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While you're doing your christmas shopping you may encounter something you couldn't find last year: The flu.
More Americans are coughing and sneezing their way through the holidays, and a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the flu will likely be around long after the tree comes down.
"I think we're in for quite an influenza season," warns Dr. William Schaffner. "It's starting early, and it's called by this so-called H3N2 virus, it's the kind of virus that produces a more severe illness."
The number of states reporting widespread flu activity doubled last week to eight.
States reporting regional flu activity also doubled. Hospitalizations due to the flu are higher than normal as well.
The elderly and young children are often hit the hardest. Last week three children died from the flu, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths to five this season.
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Immunoassays are performed with two different ligands tagged with two different tagging constituents which are independent of each other and the two tagged ligands are immunologically bound together. The two different ligands may be detected independently through their independent tagging constituents for quality control, internal calibration (standardization), determination of viability and shelf life and the like.
1. In a method of performing an immunoassay in which a receptor ligand is contacted with a test ligand which binds immunologically with the receptor ligand and the receptor and/or test ligands are contacted with an assay ligand which is capable of immunologically binding to the receptor and/or test ligand the improvement which comprises employing a receptor ligand containing a tagging constituent which is independent of the tagging constituent on the test ligand.
2. The method of claim 1 which further includes the steps of quantitatively detecting at least one of the tagged constituents after contacting the receptor ligand and the test ligand.
3. In a method of performing an immunoassay in which a receptor ligand is contacted with a test ligand which binds immunologically with the receptor ligand and the receptor and/or test ligands are contacted with an assay ligand which is capable of immunologically binding to the receptor and/or test ligand the improvement which comprises employing a receptor ligand containing a tagging constituent which is independent of the tagging constituent on the test ligand, and measuring the quantity of assay ligand by measuring the quantities of tagging constituents on both the receptor ligand and test ligand while said receptor and test ligand are immunologically bound together.
4. The method of claim 3 in which said measurement is performed by detecting fluorescent light from both the receptor and test ligands with the same fluorometer.
5. The method of claim 3 in which the receptor and/or test ligand is supported on a surface.
6. The method of claim 3 in which the two tagging constituents are formed of fluorescent materials which fluoresce at different wavelengths.
This invention relates to techniques for diagnosing components of human blood and more particularly to a method of performing immunoassays.
A wide variety of techniques are known for performing immunoassays with a variety of tagging materials. Thus, immunologically active materials may be tagged with a radioactive element or a fluorescent constituent or a constituent which enters into an enzyme reaction. An immunoassay may be performed with any of these tagged materials with a variety of different immunoassay procedures. Thus a test material containing a suspected ligand may be analyzed and the ligand can be detected quantitatively by forming a complex of a tagged ligand, tagged as indicated above, with a receptor ligand and measuring the tagging constituent in the complex to deduce the quantity of the suspected ligand. The immunoassay may be performed in a number of ways, such as the well-known sandwich technique and the competitive and indirect techniques.
As used herein, the term "ligand" means any material which is capable of forming a ligand-receptor complex by means of protein interaction and the term is broad enough to include antigens and antibodies, binding proteins, haptens and hormone receptors.
The immunoassays of this invention employ at least three ligands. The three ligands are referred to as follows herein. First, there is the assay ligand which the assay has been designed to detect or measure. Second, there is the test ligand which is tagged as explained and is detected quantitatively in a complex to deduce a quantity of the assay ligand present. Thirdly, there is a receptor ligand which binds immunologically to the assay ligand and/or test ligand.
In the sandwich technique mentioned above, the assay ligand binds to immobilized receptor ligand to form a first complex. The tagged test ligand is then bound to the assay ligand in the complex to form the sandwich (the test ligand may be identical to the receptor ligand and often is), and the tagging constituent in the sandwiched ligands is detected quantitatively to deduce the quantity of assay ligand present. Detection can be performed by measuring radioactivity where the test constituent is radioactive or by measuring fluorescent light where there is a fluorescent constituent on the test ligand or spectrophotometrically where an optical density or wavelength change occurs through an enzyme reaction, or through fluorescent quenching. Detection may require separation of the sandwiched ligands from unbound ligands and this is generally done by separating the receptor ligand supported on a surface from a solution containing unbound test ligands.
The quantity of assay ligand is deduced from the quantity of test ligand detected, because the two quantities are generally directly proportional to each other in the sandwich technique. Parallel tests against known standards are employed for calibration.
The quantity of assay ligand may be deduced as as inverse proportion with the competitive technique mentioned above, where the assay ligand is contacting either simultaneously or sequentially with a known quantity of test ligand and a limiting quantity of receptor. Where the receptor and test ligands bind immunologically, the quantity of test ligand which is detected in a binary complex with the receptor is inversely proportional to the amount of assay ligand present.
In the indirect technique, a limiting amount of the test ligand will bind immunologically to either the assay ligand or the receptor ligand. The quantity of test ligand in binary complexes of test and receptor ligands is taken as an inverse measure of the quantity of assay ligand present in an equilibrium mixture of the three ligands.
The three techniques discussed above may be represented as follows where R designates the receptor ligand, A represents the assay ligand and T represents the test ligand.
______________________________________1. R + A → RA2. RA + T → RAT Sandwich1. R + A + T → RA + RT simultaneous1. R + A → RA Competitive2. RA + T → RA + RT sequential1. A + T → AT2. AT + R → AT + RT sequential Indirect1. A + T + R → AT + RT simultaneous______________________________________
In the preferred immunoassay methods of this invention, the test ligands are fluorescent materials, and the receptor ligand is bound to a surface on which a quantity of the test ligand is collected as a result of the interaction of the various ligands. Fluorescent measurement is made of the receptor and test ligands immunologically bound together on the surface. These preferred techniques employ fluorescent measurement of the surface, all as more fully described in the following U.S. Pat. Nos.: 3,992,631; 3,999,948; 4,020,151; 4,025,310; 4,056,724 and 4,067,959.
The various immunoassay techniques referred to above suffered from a variety of inaccuracies which result from inaccuracies in the amount of the receptor ligand which is present at any particular stage of operations. For instance, in the fluoro immunoassay techniques performed on the surface of an applicator, inaccuracies may occur in final test results where there are variations in the amount of the receptor ligand which is originally bound to the test surface. Similarly, inaccuracies can occur where some quantity of the receptor ligand is lost from the test surface during the course of shipment or the immunoassay procedure itself.
In accordance with this invention a dramatic improvement is obtained in quality control of immunoassay procedures and dramatic improvements are obtained in the convenience and accuracy of immunoassay procedures by binding to the receptor ligand a tagging constituent which remains independent of the tagging constituent of the test ligand and can be detected in the immunoassay independently of the tagging constituent on the test ligand.
Direct tagging of the receptor ligand in this way permits direct detection and measurement of the receptor ligand without interfering with the normal immunoassay procedure with the following advantages:
1. The tagging constituent on the receptor ligand can be used as a quality control to determine that a controlled amount of the ligand has been bound to a test surface during original manufacture of assay reagents.
2. Tests may be performed detecting the tagging constituent on the receptor ligand in a customer's laboratory to determine that reagents have not been damaged during transit and to calibrate an instrument for detection of the test ligand.
3. Finally, and possibly most importantly, the receptor ligand can be quantitatively detected during an immunoassay procedure independently of quantitative detection of the test ligand so that immunoassay procedures may be made self-calibrating.
Detection and measurement of the quantity of tagging constituent on the receptor ligand can be performed in known ways with known equipment as radioactive and fluorescent tags have been used heretofore. In designing the particular test, however, where it is intended to detect the receptor ligand prior to incubation of the receptor ligand with the other ligands, a tagging constituent on the receptor ligand should be used which will not interfere with the chemistry of the subsequent assay. Thus, where the receptor ligand is to be detected for quality control or for instrument calibration prior to incubation, it may be impractical to tag the receptor ligand with an enzyme tagging material.
A variety of pairs of tagging constituents can be used on the receptor and test ligands in a given assay where the two tagging constituents are independent of each other and can be detected independently of each other. Thus, one of the two ligands may be tagged with a fluorescent constituent while the other ligand is tagged with a radioisotope or enzyme tag. One of the ligands may be tagged with an enzyme tag while the other is tagged with either a radioisotope or a fluorescent tag, and one of the ligands may be tagged with a radioactive tag while the other ligand is tagged with a fluorescent or enzyme constituent. With suitable instrumentation other tagging constituents might be used which emit or absorb radiation of particular wavelengths.
Additionally, the receptor and test ligands may be tagged with similar types of tagging constituents which can be detected independently. For instance, one of the two ligands may be tagged with iodine 125 while the other is tagged with colbalt 57. Additionally, one of the ligands may be tagged with one fluorescent constituent, such as fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) while the other ligand may be tagged with a separate fluorescent constituent, such as tetraethylrhodamine isothiocyanate (RITC) or tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate (TRITC) where the two fluorescent constituents which are selected fluoresce at different wavelengths and thus may be detected separately.
In this invention, it is preferred to use two fluorescent constituents fluorescein and tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate because the test using those two fluorescent constituents may be performed in a very sensitive fluorometer presently available on the market simply by inserting in the fluorometer different filter assemblies for exciting and detecting the sample at different wavelengths.
The use of two-tagged ligands in accordance with this invention may be advantageous in a wide variety of immunoassays with a variety of different receptor and test ligands designed to detect a variety of different antigens, antibodies or haptens as assay ligands.
For example, assays may be performed in accordance with this invention with the following sets of receptor, test and assay ligands:
______________________________________Receptor-Tag Test Ligand-Tag Assay Ligand______________________________________Anti-gentamicin- Gentamicin-FITC GentamicinTRITCAnti-tobramycin- Tobramycin-FITC TobramycinTRITCAnti-phenobarbital- Phenobarbital- PhenobarbitalTRITC FITCAnti-phenobarbital- Phenobarbital-FA PhenobarbitalTRITCAnti-theophylline- Theophylline-FITC TheophyllineTRITCAnti-diphenyl- Diphenyl- Diphenylhydan-hydantoin-TRITC hydantoin-FITC toinAnti-diphenyl- Diphenylhydantoin- Diphenylhydan-hydantoin-FITC Umbelliferone toinAnti-herpes-TRITC Anti-herpes-FITC Herpes VirusAnti-CMV-TRITC Anti-CMV-FITC CMVAnti-Acid phos- Anti-Acid phos- Acid phosphatasephatase-TRITC phatase-FITCAnti-Acid phos- Acid phosphatase- Acid phosphatasephatase-TRITC FITCRubella Antigen- Anti-Human IgG- Human Anti-TRITC FITC rubellaRubella Antigen- Anti-Human IgM- Human Anti-TRITC FITC rubellaDigoxin-TRITC Anti-digoxin-FITC DigoxinAnti-digoxin- Digoxin-FITC DigoxinTRITCHEp-2 Cells- Anti-human IgG- Human-Anti-nu-TRITC FITC clear AntibodiesAnti-digoxin- Digoxin-protein- DigoxinTRITC FITCAnti-digoxin- Digoxin-protein- DigoxinFITC UmbelliferoneAnti-gentamicin- 125 I Gentamicin GentamicinFITCAnti-gentamicin-57 Co 125 I Gentamicin GentamicinAnti-gentamicin- Gentamicin-β-D- GentamicinFITC galactosidaseAnti-gentamicin- Gentamicin-FITC GentamicinEvans blueAnti-gentamicin- Gentamicin- GentamicinFITC dansylAnti-gentamicin- Gentamicin-coumarin GentamicinFITC 120______________________________________ Key: FITC fluorescein isothiocyanate CMV cytomegalovirus TRITC tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate FA fluorescein amine
As indicated above, the invention permits certain immunoassays to be made self-calibrating. Thus, where a fluorescent measurement is made by illuminating a surface and quantitatively detecting fluorescent light emitted from the surface, there are a number of factors which may effect the optical gain at the interface between the surface and the fluorometer. Optical characteristics of the surface itself may effect the gain as, for instance, where the surface has a reflective undercoating. If the surface has a reflective undercoating, generally speaking fluorescent emission from the surface may be higher because (a) incident light passing through the surface passes back to augment fluorescent emission, and (b) fluorescent emission initially directed into the surface may be reflected out. Similarly, the gain at the optical interface may be effected by characteristics of the fluorometer, such as cleanliness of lenses, electronic gain or age of components and the like. The optical gain in the system may also vary depending upon a number of processing factors, such as the quantity of a reagent initially bound to the surface, shelf life of the product, vibratory damage during shipment and the like.
Because of the myriad of factors which may effect the gain between the surface fluorometer interface, it has been standard practice in many fluoro immunoassays to provide an extensive calibration procedure for calibrating the fluorometer with standardized surfaces periodically. With the preferred embodiment of this invention, the effect of gain variations at the surface--fluorometer interface may be compensated by cancelling out those variations as they appear in measurement of both tagging constituents. This is particularly effective where both tagging constituents are measured after incubation and also where the measurement is performed with the same instrument.
Thus, in accordance with the preferred form of the invention, a fluorescent tag on the receptor ligand and a fluorescent tag on the test ligand are detected quantitatively, while they are bound to each other, and preferably by the same fluorometer, and the quantity of the assay ligand present in an unknown is determined as a function of the ratio of the quantitative measurements of the two tagging constituents. To the extent that any factor effecting the gain of the surface to fluorometer interface is the same in both measurements, the effect of that factor cancels out in the ratio eliminating the need for calibration to compensate for that factor.
In the following two examples, assays were performed using the competitive technique. Tagging constituents were used on both the receptor and test ligands, tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate tagged antibody for the receptor and fluorescein isothiocyanate tagged hapten for the test ligand.
Surface quality control and independent detection of receptor ligand during an immunoassay procedure were demonstrated in T4 assay. Tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate-anti T4 was prepared in the following way:
to a solution of 250 μl of anti T4 IgG fraction from (NH4)2 SO4 precipitation, 24 mg/ml: and 100 μl of 0.1 M sodium phosphate, pH 9.72 was added 5 μl of TRITC (2.28 mg/ml in 0.1 M sodium phosphate pH 9.72 freshly prepared). The mixture was stirred at 4� C. overnight. The product was purified through a Sephadex G-50-150 column (14�1 cm), eluted with PBS pH 7.4. The eluate was collected in 10 drop fractions. The fractions containing the product were combined. The absorbance at 280 and 555 nm was measured. R/p was determined according to the following equation. ##EQU1##
The resulting TRITC-anti T4 was diluted with unlabelled anti-T4 to R/p of 0.0084, 9.68 mg protein/ml (equivalent to unlabelled anti-T4 IgG fraction titer 2.5). 40 μl (287 μg) was spotted onto 10 samplers of the general type sold commercially by International Diagnostic Technology, Inc. under the trademark StiQ. The samplers used in these tests have a support surface with an area of approximately 0.283 square centimeters of periodate activated cellulose. The StiQ samplers were dried and reduced with NaCNBH3. Fluorescent measurements were made of the StiQ samplers with the fluorometer sold by International Diagnostic Technology, Inc. under the trademark FIAX using a 540 nm filter in the excitation channel and a 570 nm filter in the emission channel. StiQ rhodamine signal was read both wet and dry after being soaked in 0.01 M borate 20 minutes. The StiQ's were incubated with 500 μl of 0.01 M borate pH 9 and FITC-T4 (7 ng T4 moiety by RIA) for 1 hour. The results are shown in the following table.
______________________________________Rhodamine Signalsoaked in borate 20 minutesStiQ Assay SignalNo. wet (gain 10) dry (gain 2.5) gain 8______________________________________1 156 150 1522 138 140 1633 154 155 1384 147 138 1325 188 (gain 7.9) 189 (gain 1.9) 1756 142 150 1377 133 126 1438 116 115 1159 149 147 13210 114 100 114______________________________________S. Dev. unediteda 29.46 32.03 19.2 editedb 8.38 10.6 11.4Mean unediteda 146.9 144.7 140.1 editedb 145.6 144.5 142.4______________________________________11 22 12 13612 21 12 15613 73 83 6214 75 86 67______________________________________ a all StiQ's included b underlined value excluded
______________________________________CV's StiQ No. 1-10 Rhodamine CV's soaked in borate 20 minutes wet dry Assay CV's______________________________________1-10 20% 22% 13.8%5.8.10 5.8% 7.4% 8%dropped______________________________________
The activity of anti T4 lightly labeled with TRITC is the same as unlabelled anti T4 (StiQ's 11 and 12 titer 2.5, 287 μg/StiQ). If the antibody--StiQ Schiff's base linkage is not reduced by NaCNBH3 (StiQ's 13 and 14), the assay signal is decreased resulting from the detachment of antibody from the surface. This could be readily detected by the weakened rhodamine signal.
The nondestructive QC has pronounced effect on improving the CV's for assays using periodate oxidized paper. With QC, three outliers could be easily dropped, and the assay CV's were lowered from 13.8% to 8%.
In this example assays were performed for gentamicin. Concentrations of tagging constituents from both ligands were measured after incubation and the ratios of the two measurements were determined to correlate with the concentration of gentamicin assay ligand. Tests were performed with two types of StiQ samplers with different optical properties. One had white transparent glue between the cellulose acetate-nitrate polymeric surface and a blue plastic substrate while the other had a black opaque glue. The StiQ samplers with white glue gave higher emission measurements. The use of the two types of StiQ samplers shows how the determination of the ratio of tag measurements can compensate for variable gain in the interface between the StiQ sampler and the fluorometer.
These tests were performed as follows: a group of StiQ samplers were spotted with TRITC-anti-gentamicin, dried and washed and dried again. A set of assay ligand samplers were prepared with the following known concentrations of gentamicin: 10, 20, 40, 80, 160 and 320 nanograms of gentamicin per 500 microliters of buffer containing 0.01 N NaH2 PO4 and 0.85% NaCl at pH 7.4 To these samplers were added 100 μl of FITC gentamicin solution containing 66 nanograms gentamicin moiety as determined by radioimmunoassay. A group of 10 samplers were incubated in each concentration of assay ligand for 30 minutes. Thereafter surface fluorescence of the samplers were measured using FIAX fluorometers to obtain values for the fluorescence (FSU) arising from rhodamine and fluorescein. Rhodamine was measured with an excitation wavelength filter of 540 nanometers and an emission wavelength filter of 570 nanometers. Fluorescein was measured with an excitation wavelength of 475 nanometers and an emission wavelength filter of 540 nanometers. No fluorescence quenching was detected. For each different concentration of assay ligand, the following determinations were made of Standard Deviation, Mean and Coefficient of Variation (CV): separately for fluorescein, rhodamine and the ratio of fluorescein to rhodamine on the StiQ samplers with both clear and black glue. A plot of the data demonstrates good correlation and compensation for differences in the optical interfaces between StiQ samplers and the fluorometer even though it was necessary to increase the gain when reading the StiQ's employing black glue by a factor of approximately 3.25 for both the fluorescein and rhodamine signals.
______________________________________Clear Glue Samplers Genta- Fluo- Stan- micina resceinb, dard Concen- Rhodaminec, Devia-Sampler # tration Ratio tion Mean CV %______________________________________ 1-10 1 μg/ml F 7.30 177 4.1 R 4.29 179.86 2.4 F/R 0.04 0.98 4.111-20 2 μg/ml F 5.8 168 3.5 R 5.25 182 2.9 F/R 0.033 0.92 3.621-30 4 μg/ml F 5.2 149 3.5 R 2.875 183 1.6 F/R 0.02 0.81 2.431-40 8 μg/ml F 5.35 134.4 3.9 R 4.6 189 2.4 F/R 0.026 0.707 3.641-50 16 μg/ml F 2.32 121.06 1.9 R 2.15 193.7 1.1 F/R 0.009 0.62 1.451-60 32 μg/ml F 2.72 98.6 2.8 R 3.14 192.4 1.6 F/R 0.009 9.509 1.85______________________________________ a in sample b gain = 1.2 c gain = 2.2
______________________________________Black Glue Samplers Genta- Fluo- Stan- micina resceinb, dard Concen- Rhodaminec, Devia-Sampler # tration Ratio tion Mean CV %______________________________________ 1-10 1 μg/ml F 3.29 183.4 1.8 R 5.37 177.9 3.0 F/R 0.02 1.03 2.211-20 2 μg/ml F 5.96 164.7 3.6 R 6.59 170.6 3.8 F/R 0.032 0.96 3.321-30 4 μg/ml F 11.18 146.4 7.6 R 7.05 166.41 4.2 F/R 0.037 0.88 4.231-40 8 μg/ml F 7.62 127.31 5.9 R 7.57 169.4 4.4 F/R 0.02 0.75 2.841-50 16 μg/ml F 3.78 121.81 3.1 R 5.38 177.08 3.0 F/R 0.03 0.687 4.251-60 32 μg/ml F 6.94 100.78 6.8 R 14.28 169.3 8.4 F/R 0.02 0.596 3.2______________________________________ a in sample b gain = 4 c gain = 7.1
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He was WWII Navy veteran. Bud was an entrepreneur in the Carrollton area having owned several businesses and retiring as a salesman for Huebner Chevrolet in Carrollton. An avid golfer for many years, Bud was twice able to score "a hole in one". Once while in his eighties and once while in his nineties.
Bud was a member of First United Methodist of Carrollton, Carrollton Masonic Lodge #124, and the Carroll County Vets Club.
He is survived by: one son, Ronald Smith of Carrollton; three granddaughters, Rhonda (Rob) Atkinson, Lisa (Dale) Baker, and Mendi (Bruce) Worth; 11 great grandchildren; niece, Erin Van Fossen of New Philadelphia; and nephew, Sean R. H. Smith of Carrollton
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ginny McAfee Smith, Dec. 20, 2010; daughter-in-law, Dixie Smith; one granddaughter, Andrea Smith; two brothers, Robert and Lindsey Smith; and three sisters, Dorothy Lutton, Martha Brooks, and Mary Margaret Flannigan.
Funeral services will be Friday, May 24 at 11 a.m. in First United Methodist Church, S. Lisbon St., Carrollton, with Rev. Dan Loomis officiating. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery in Carrollton. Visitation will be Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the church.
Memorial donations in Bud's name may be made to First United Methodist Church, PO Box 85, Carrollton, OH 44615.
Bud's funeral services were under the care and guidance of Sweeney-Dodds Funeral Home in Carrollton.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State fans will have several opportunities to donate to charitable organizations prior to Saturday's Blue-White Game presented by AAA. Canners will be at three different gates inside Beaver Stadium to collect contributions with proceeds benefitting Lift for Life, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). Life for Life will be located at Gate B, PCAR will be at E, and RAINN will be located at Gate A. Canning outside of Beaver Stadium is prohibited. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. and an autograph session with the players begins at 11:55 a.m. until 12:40 p.m. and the game kicks off at 2 p.m.
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BELT RANKING IN AMERICAN KENPO KARATE ŌĆō through our lineage in the Chinese Karate Federation
The color of oneŌĆÖs belt is to symbolize the level of the practitioner within the confinements of the base material being taught and tested upon, beginning with white belt and leading to black belt through constant refinement of skill and intellect.┬Ā In American Kenpo one must learn certain basics, sets, forms, freestyle, and self-defense techniques in each belt to test upon as a blueprint of motion providing the tools to reach his/her full potential.┬Ā Aside from the physical movements, students learn the concepts and principles of Kenpo based on scienceŌĆöprimarily physics and geometryŌĆöas well as certain rules, code words, themes, definitions and possible theories so that they can also speak the language of Kenpo, become free thinkers and self-correcting. What is learned outside of the tested curriculum through analyzing, interpreting, tailoring and improving is what is most important, however.┬Ā The written material guides us to the ultimate findings in our journey throughout the three stages of American Kenpo: academic, sport, and combative.
The ranking system in Martial Arts is not an ancient custom, however, because it was first used by Kano Jigoro (founder of Judo) in the 19th century. Senior Grandmaster Edmund K. Parker, the founder of American Kenpo Karate, dug deeply into the ŌĆ£Color in Chinese culture.ŌĆØ┬Ā To understand the ranking system we need to know the following:
The ancient Chinese culture was based on the color BLACK = YANG and WHITE = YIN to represent the cycle of life.┬Ā The ancient Chinese regarded BLACK as the KING OF COLORS and believed ŌĆ£BLACK as the color of HEAVEN and BEGINNINGŌĆØ while they believed in ŌĆ£WHITE as the END.ŌĆØ
In the traditional Chinese culture and Chinese physics, ChinaŌĆÖs emperors selected standard colors by using the ŌĆ£Theory of the Five Elements.ŌĆØ
Movement: Earth┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā Metal┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā Water┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā Wood┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā Fire
Color: yellow┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā purple┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā ┬Āblue┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā green┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā red
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By knowing the basics of Chinese culture the ranking system is easy to understand:
White┬Ā┬Ā ┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā-┬Ā┬Ā The ŌĆśEndŌĆÖ as new ŌĆśBeginningŌĆÖ
Yellow┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā -┬Ā┬Ā to stabilize what youŌĆÖve learned
Orange┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā -┬Ā┬Ā add a little red to yellow and learn more
Purple┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā -┬Ā┬Ā to contract what youŌĆÖve learned
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Green┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā -┬Ā to generate what youŌĆÖve learned
Brown┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā -┬Ā combine yellow to green and keep on going
Black┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā -┬Ā┬Ā Heaven and the ŌĆśnew beginningŌĆÖ
Red Stripes┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā┬Ā -┬Ā Fire = Expansion
In all aspects of life, there is always an opposite and a reverse, and we view everything in American Kenpo as such.┬Ā ŌĆ£For every move, concept, principle and definition there is an opposite and a reverse.ŌĆØ
Through studying the meaning of colors in Chinese culture in detail, Mr. Kelley has decided to reverse ŌĆ£HEAVEN and FIREŌĆØ (black belt with red stripes) into ŌĆ£FIRE and HEAVENŌĆØ (red belt with black stripes).┬Ā This signifies humility, honors the wisdom and commits to the willingness of being a lifetime student of Kenpo, with the final goal ŌĆ£THE REAL HEAVEN.ŌĆØ
ItŌĆÖs an honor to get and to wear the ŌĆ£red beltŌĆØ which can be only presented by the President of the Chinese Karate Federation for ranks 5th and above.
Written by:┬Ā Brigitte Schulte (Kenpo legend Rainer SchulteŌĆÖs wife) and
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- This paper shows the early development of the first approximately 50 verbs found in the recorded speech production of one Croatian girl. The aim is to analyse and interpret the child's verb development in terms of the distinction of a pre- and a protomorphological phase before modularised morphology in language acquisition (Dressler & Karpf 1995). Furthermore, focus will be laid on the emergence of first verb paradigms.
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HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. – On Wednesday, Oct. 2, INDOT will perform pavement testing at the U.S. 31 and Keystone Parkway interchange area. Temporary ramp restrictions will be required between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Motorists will need to seek alternate routes while the following ramps are restricted:
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The "hot & bubbly" Brie & carmelized onion panini was served ice cold. Although the bread was warm I can not say the same for the onions & cheese. I requested the sandwich be reheated and again received warmed bread and cold Brie, which never melted and even colder carmelized onions. The restaurant was out of fresh vegetables and sausage requiring two people in our party to change their original order.
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Get the 4 cheese pizza with extra carmelized onions and you won't regret a damn thing... oh my gawd best pizza in the area! More expensive than your typical pizza but you'll see why after having some, don't get something boring like plain and waste your money, try some of the interesting ones! Rustika ownz.
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Pizza Rustica is right accross the street from me so I was hoping it would be good. Unfortunately the pizza there was below average, maybe average at best. I have also had a sandwich there another time and wasn't really thrilled about that either. Would definitely recommend going elsewhere.
Posted by Janine on 07/23/2007
Pizza rustica has a very nice atmosphere, owner and bartenders give amazing service. My personal favorite menu item is mozzarella caprese and the espresso which comes served with its very own rock candy sugar. Thats amore!
Posted by Mike on 07/17/2007
I am a regular at pizza rustica and I just love it there! The food is fabulous and the service from the day bartender was excellent. She really made me feel at home! By the way the coffee at PR is made by the cup (some people just can not appreciate fine Italian coffee!)


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We're not disagreeing. That's why I lament the inconsitency we've seen over the years in the administering of fines and suspensions.
As for Josh Gordon, it isn't so much the penalty I protest versus the test itself. The World Anti-Doping Agency is the organization that set the 15 ng/L threshold. They have since changed that threshold to 150 ng/L. I blame the NFLPA for not amending their agreement to reflect the new standards. But Josh's "positive" test was inconclusive at best, even at the 15 mark. Two cups, one tests 16 nanograms, and the other tests 13 nanograms. That's inconclusive. Imagine you were on a jury and presented that evidence. Would that be concrete enough for you to send a guy up for a year? Not for me, especially when I knew he had passed 70 previous tests.
I am anti-drug but given the number of states legalizing marijuana I don't see how some professional sports can continue to justify the stiff penalties for using marijuana unless they change the policy on alcohol use as well. .


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Local schools can apply to establish a Confucius Classroom through the Confucius Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas. If the application is approved, the newly established Confucius Classroom can apply to the Confucius Institute Headquarters for start-up funds for the first year and operation funds for the year after. It can also apply for volunteer Chinese teachers provided by the Confucius Institute Headquarters. In addition, superintendents and principals of the school district where the Confucius Classroom is established, Chinese language teachers in the school and its students will have opportunities to go on sponsored trips to China.
To date, the Confucius Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas has established 11 Confucius Classrooms in local schools. They are:
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The Conference Board has released a study on the comparative sustainability practices of 476 Chinese enterprises and multinational corporations doing business in China. The report, "Business and Sustainability in China," outlines the steps being taken by private companies to align with the Chinese government's increasing focus on sustainable development. Among its findings are that cost concerns represent the strongest barrier to sustainability programs, and that government directives are the decisive factor in defining corporate sustainability strategies.
Design for Social Innovation, a new program of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, is now accepting applications for its first class of students. The MFA degree integrates ethics, sustainability issues, game, social movement and communication design to equip designers for socially innovative work in business, mission-based nonprofits, and government organizations. The Design for Social Innovation MFA is the first degree of its kind for graduate-level professional design and sustainability training. Designers, graduates in other disciplines, social entrepreneurs, and business professional are encouraged to apply. Applications are due by January 30th.
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Letter: Column was not timed well
To the Editor:
Perhaps syndicated columnist Susan Brown will wish she had waited a day before writing her column "Earning trust is crucial for Obama in Israel." In it, she attacked the Obama administration's policy toward Israel.
Had she waited a day, she may have seen how the conservative newspaper Jerusalem Post headlined his visit with the words "You had us a Shalom," or how he received high praise from Prime Minister Netanyahu, and a standing ovation from the students he addressed.
And while it is true that the U.S did not actively engage in the 1967 war, perhaps it was because Israel preemptively attacked the Arab nations (using U.S.-made tanks) and did not require our support, or maybe because Israeli air and sea forces attacked the USS Liberty in international waters killing 37 Americans and wounding over 100 more. Be that as it may, the U.S. has and always will remain Israel's one true friend.
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Here Are Some Terrible Pickup Lines From Hilarious Comedians
Matt Fulchiron: Is your father a thief? No? Then who stole the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes?
Matt Iseman: Damn girl, I wish I were you so I could make love to me.
Alycia Cooper: You must have hurt your back (then you give a crazy look) when you fell from heaven.
Shawn Halpin: I lost my virginity...can I have yours?
Lahna Turner: I'm a little out of shape but there's still pleasure to be had from my body.
Cory and Chad (The Smash Brothers): Hey you want a shot of Fireball? We should totally fuck after this.
Chris Millhouse: Relax, I'm not trying to hit on you. I'm trying to fuck you.
Alright folks. If we have learned nothing here, please soak in the fact that even some of the funniest people around have the most grotesque pick-up lines EVER. Maybe you have heard some of them before and maybe you haven't but the point is, the lines (not the comics) are beyond puke worthy. Think about that the next time you try hitting on someone, and just be yourself. Or don't. Whatever. Either way, good luck using any of these lines and not getting slapped. We're just here to help.
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What is a Lifestream?
In 2007 I was looking for a way to aggregate data I published to multiple services like Twitter, YouTube, Delicious and others in a single online location in reverse chronological order. I did research and found that several people had also been working on doing the same thing. After learning how to do it, I wrote about my original goals and shared the resources I found. I began thinking about all the amazing possibilities a lifestream could offer to enhance our lives and my passion inspired me to create this blog.
The original Lifestream concept originated in 1996 as a project at Yale by Eric Freeman and David Gelernter. They described it as "a time-ordered stream of documents that functions as a diary of your electronic life". Here is an interview with David Gelernter where he provides more insight. Another concept that goes hand-in-hand with lifestreaming is lifelogging.
What is Lifelogging and the Quantified Self?
Lifelogging was a concept pioneered by Gordon Bell as part of his MyLifeBits project which aimed to capture all personal data in digital form and create software that allowed the ability to search and review it. In recent years new devices such as smartphones, activity trackers and more have allowed us to capture many new personal data metrics that can all be stored in a lifelog. The Quantified Self is a concept that was created around finding ways to analyze lifelogs to help optimize and improve our lives. I've created a list of devices, services, and resources for lifelogging and the quantified self here. You can also watch Gordon describe Lifelogging at a quantified self meetup.
How to Create a Lifestream
1. Start by defining the services you want to use to create your Lifestream. The services listed on that page offer the ability to track our activities such as bookmarking (Delicious), listening to music (Last.fm), sharing photos (Flickr), or creating or liking videos (YouTube).You may already have accounts on existing sites, or want to create new ones.
2. Determine how you want to create your Lifestream. I recommend starting with one of the many available services and then once you get the hang of it you can add one to your personal site or blog.
Here are some more helpful posts to get you started
- Why create a Lifestream? – I provide some insight here. Also check out Lea Woodward who also provides some great reasons to create one here
- 5 elements for a well balanced Lifestream - My thoughts on how you can create a fresh and interesting Lifestream
Here are great resources on the web
- How to create a Lifestream of your online activities – Chris Spooner provides a great tutorial from a designers point of view utilizing Simplepie
- Why are we all screaming for Lifestreaming? – A good post that generated a great conversation in the comments discussing why you may want to be Lifestreaming
- Some thoughts from Dana Lookadoo on why to Lifestream & what is gained


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I told yall a few months back that Young Cory Gunz was getting his own reality show on MTV. Here is the trailer for the show that was created by Gunz and Nick Cannon. Believe it or not, I think this young man is gonna be a star
I told yall a few months back that Young Cory Gunz was getting his own reality show on MTV. Here is the trailer for the show that was created by Gunz and Nick Cannon. Believe it or not, I think this young man is gonna be a star
Sarah Stokes who was once a member of Diddy's Da Band was allegedly choked and beaten by her husband Tony who was later charged and arrested.
According to TMZ, Tony accused his wife of cheating while at a friend's house in Georgia, and then went on to choke and beat her.
Tony was booked and released on $2,000 bail the next day.
This is not the first domestic altercation between these two. Back in 2009 Sarah was arrested for stabbing Tony with a knife.
Rolling Papers in store tomorrow…Will YOU buy it?
Lil DeWayne sat down with Sway from MTV and talked about the shot heard round the world…You know the one where Jay-Z says " I'm like really half a billi nigga, Really you got baby money, Keep it real with niggas, niggas aint got my lady money" Really you got baby money, Keep it real with niggas, niggas aint got my lady money" Yeah….That line…LOL
Wayne insists that the line was not a diss and he did not take it personal…
"Um. Me and my wit, given my wit, I would probably play off of it, but I wouldn't make it a competition because actually the subject that he's talking about in that line, I can't box with the god, I'd be the first one to tell you that. Given my wit, and the type of person that I am, I'd capitalize and I'd play off of it. Yeah, I definitely would," said Lil Wanye
Maybe the young fella just knows what's best for him and realizes that an actual lyrical battle with Jay #AINTWHATHEWANT ….
Leave a comment and let me know…
Looks like the MTV is catching up with the times. The network is going to launch a online award show that will cater to the folks who have a digital presence on the innanets.
"To suit an altered music landscape, MTV is planning an untraditional award show celebrating digital music. The network says it's prepping an as-yet unnamed, multiplatform award show for April or May that will exult digital music and its many varied incarnations. The exact nature of the show hasn't yet been defined, but MTV says it will be a "multiscreen experience," including the Internet, social media and mobile — but not broadcast. Categories for awards haven't been determined, but they'll include things like best app, best blog, best Internet feud, best music meme of the year and best Kanye West tweet.
"MTV hopes the show will do for digital music what its Video Music Awards did for the music video. Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music and Logo Group, calls the planned show "an interactive musical mess" to celebrate both "the cool and the geekdom."
"It will be sloppy," Toffler says. "It will be interactive. It will be customizable. It will be fun and unexpected. Most shows on television are about what's popular, and I think this will be about what's bubbling up."
Another example of how the game is constantly changing…If you're an artist and you still think you're gonna get signed by sending your demo to record label execs, you may want to reevaluate some thangs. #imjustsayin
I'm truly proud of this young lady right here! Richmond Va. natiev and Maybach Music Group's newest edition Audra The Rapper spits it for MTV's Sucker Free.
Looks like we may have found our modern day MC Hammer #NORICKROSS. In a recent interview, DeAndre claims that he has spent at least $3 millie on jewelry in recent years.
Sway asked him where he stores all of his ice, and he replied "It's in a safe deposit bank in Soulja Bank over in Japan that you never heard of. Nah, it's heavily secured though, ya feel me?" He also stated, "I keep my jewelry locked up, I keep it on watch. Whenever I select a piece… I put everything else up."
Now since his most recent CD only sold 14,000 copies in it's first week I wonder if Soul-jer is going to slow down on the jewelry purchases.
A week after her debut CD "Pink Friday" drops, MTV will be airing a special documentary on Nicki Minaj. The special will hit the screens on November 28th @ 10pm
Aubrey talks to MTV news why his new R & B mixtape "Never Enough" has been pushed back.
I been rapping a lot lately. Me and 40 have been doing some great rap music, so I sort of took a hiatus on the R&B for a second. It's cool to do R&B, I love it, but it's just hard for me to always commit to it. Because some nights, I get in there and 40's beats, as melodic or R&B-driven as they may be, just have that right pocket that I just wanna spit.
I did this song the other night; I've now completed the second song for my album. So I only had one song before for the new album; two nights ago, I did the second song. I'm loving it. I'm loving the sound. I'm excited again.


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Mako Vunipola will make his first start for the England rugby team in this weekend's Six Nations match against Italy.
Courtney Lawes was among three changes to the England rugby team starting lineup for this weekend's Six Nations game against France.
James Haskell returns to the England rugby team starting lineup for this weekend's Six Nations match against Ireland.
Owen Farrell kicked all England's points in a 12-6 win against Ireland that lifted his team atop the standings after two rounds of rugby's Six Nations.
Danny Care and James Haskell were recalled to the England rugby team for next month's tour of South Africa.
England rugby coach Stuart Lancaster added flanker James Haskell, wing Ugo Monye, prop Mako Vunipola and hooker Tom Youngs to the 32-man squad preparing to play Fiji at Twickenham Nov. 10.
England back-rower James Haskell will play for the Highlanders in the 2012 Super Rugby competition as one of five overseas World Cup internationals contracted to New Zealand franchises.
England held off Wales 23-19 in an international rugby Test match as Jonny Wilkinson kicked 13 points and Manu Tuilagi touched down in his national team debut.
Martin Johnson quit as coach of the England national rugby team following a disappointing World Cup campaign on and off the field.
The following is a roundup of stories from the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.


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Greenberg Traurig Alert
January 2002
By John Scalia, Esq. and
Julia Perkins, Esq., Greenberg
View or download the PDF version of this Alert
On January 8, 2002, in an unanimous decision, the United States Supreme
Court addressed the important employment law issue of what an employee must
demonstrate to show that he or she is substantially limited in the major
life activity of performing manual tasks in order to be considered disabled
under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, U.S. No. 00-1089
(1/8/02), the Court interpreted the broad terms of the ADA, which obligates
employers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees. The
Court held that an employee is substantially limited in performing manual
tasks when he or she has an impairment that "prevents or severely restricts
the individual from doing activities that are of central importance to most
people's daily lives." In so holding, the Court sends the message to all
courts interpreting the ADA that an employee does not receive ADA protection
by merely showing that he or she is unable to perform repetitive tasks with
respect to his or her job duties. Courts now must require an employee to
establish that the repetitive activities in his or her daily life are also
substantially affected by the impairment.
The Williams case involved the following facts. Ms. Ella Williams worked
at a Toyota Motor Corporation assembly plant. Ms. Williams developed carpal
tunnel syndrome, a repetitive-stress injury resulting in pain in her arms
and hands. Her physician placed her on permanent work restrictions that
included restrictions on lifting, "overhead work," and constant repetitive
extension of her wrists or elbows. In light of these restrictions, Toyota
transferred Ms. Williams to a job within the facility inspecting the paint
on cars. Toyota subsequently expanded Ms. Williams' duties to include wiping
the cars with oil as they passed by at the rate of a car a minute. Ms. Williams
requested that Toyota accommodate her physical condition by returning her
to the original duties in the new position so that she would not have to
perform the repetitive wiping of the oil on the cars. No accommodation was
made and Ms. Williams subsequently was terminated for poor attendance.
Ms. Williams filed suit, alleging that Toyota violated the ADA by failing
to reasonably accommodate her disability and by terminating her employment.
The U.S. District Court granted summary judgment in Toyota's favor, finding
in relevant part that Ms. Williams was not disabled under the ADA. The Court
of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the District Court's ruling. The
Sixth Circuit held that Ms. Williams had sufficiently demonstrated she was
disabled under the ADA by demonstrating she was substantially limited in
the performance of her job duties. The Sixth Circuit therefore held that
Ms. Williams was entitled to partial judgment in her favor as to the issue
of whether she was disabled under the ADA. However, the United States Supreme
Court accepted review of the case, and concluded that the Sixth Circuit
Court of Appeals had not used the proper standard for assessing whether
an individual is substantially limited in performing manual tasks. The Supreme
Court reversed the Sixth Circuit's partial summary judgment in Ms. Williams'
favor, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
In reaching its decision in Williams, the Supreme Court looked to the
legislative history of the ADA, which makes mention of an estimated 43 million
Americans who have a physical or mental disability. The Court reasoned that
if Congress had intended the ADA to cover everyone with a physical impairment
that precluded the performance of an isolated manual task, the number of
disabled Americans cited in the legislative history would have been much
higher. According to the Court, the material issue was "whether the claimant
is unable to perform the variety of tasks central to most people's daily
lives, not whether the claimant is unable to perform the tasks associated
with her specific job." The Court determined that the repetitive work that
resulted in Ms. Williams' impairment was not an important part of most people's
daily lives. "Household chores, bathing and brushing one's teeth" are the
types of activities that should be considered in deciding whether an employee
is substantially limited in performing manual tasks. Because the Court of
Appeals disregarded all non-workplace evidence in reaching its determination,
the matter was remanded for further consideration in light of the Supreme
Court's decision.
The Williams decision is a significant judicial development in the area
of ADA law. It is the latest in a series of United States Supreme Court
decisions defining the scope of the ADA and giving much-needed guidance
to employers and employees alike. As a result of Williams, when claiming
to be disabled because of a substantial limitation of an ability to perform
manual tasks, an employee can no longer rely solely on evidence showing
he or she is unable to perform repetitive tasks within the workplace in
order to qualify for protection under the ADA. It is now clear that the
employee must also show that the impairment substantially affects his or
her life outside of the workplace. Furthermore, the Court cautioned that
the Act's essential definitional terms, "substantially limits" and "major
life activities," need to be interpreted strictly in order to create a "demanding
standard for qualifying as disabled." Finally, as in recent cases, the Court
stressed the importance of an individual, case-by-case determination of
disability rather than a conclusion based on a medical diagnosis.
On a practical level for employers, the Supreme Court's decision in Williams
points out the importance of the interactive process. Employers should engage
employees in meaningful dialog to determine the basis for requests for accommodation.
Particularly with respect to an accommodation request for an ailment affecting
the ability to perform manual tasks, employers should consider the severity
of the ailment on the employee (for example, as noted by the Court, the
effect of carpal tunnel syndrome on individuals runs the gamut) and how
the ailment affects not just the performance of the person's job, but, more
importantly, the daily, repetitive tasks central to most people's lives.
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Is baby walker a dangerous choice?
Are you thinking of purchasing a walker for your child? If yes, then reconsider your decision because this might not be a wise decision. In fact researches say that it is not only dangerous for your baby, it also delays the learning process of walking.
Parents think of buying a walker after the child has learned to sit up and are unable to walk without assistance. By giving a child a baby walker, he gets an added height which brings him within reach of possible hazards like electric irons, boiling pots and unprotected electrical cords. Now, once a child is in the walker, it can travel as fast as three feet a second! Even if you are attentive to your child, you may not reach him in time and there is every chance that you may not be able to avert any possible accident. Experts say that the design of a walker helps children to move much too easily to sustain serious injuries.
Babies in walkers often tumble downstairs, sometimes plunge-over in walkers snagged by cords, thresholds, and edges of carpet, roll themselves against heaters and, plummet over concrete curbs or fall into swimming pools. Parents should be particularly cautious of old-style x-frame walkers that have been responsible for serious injuries like finger amputations! For such reasons, the walkers should be totally discarded.
Instead of this, try something that is safer while being more enjoyable as well. Stationary activity centers can be a good option as they have no wheels. Instead, they have seats that rotate, tip, and bounce. You can also send your babies to play yards or playpens where they can learn to sit, crawl, or walk and are great safety zones for them. Older children can enjoy sitting up in a high chair and enjoy coloring, drawing or simply playing with their toys.
New safety standards have been implied for baby walkers since 1997. Baby walkers are now made wider so they cannot roll through most doors. They also have brakes to stop at the edge of a step. Nonetheless, these improvements will not stop all injuries that happen from walkers. The addition of wheels makes children move fast and reach higher.
A ban has been called by The American Academy of Pediatrics on the production and trade of baby walkers with wheels. So even though technology takes us to new heights, we should weight the pros and cons well before adapting to new inventions.


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Problem Transferring Files to WD TV Live Hub
Hi there,
Just picked up my WDTV Live Hub today after a few recommendations from friends. However, I ran into what seems to be a common issue.
I have a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.5.8. I was told I could transfer my video and audio files from my laptop to my Live Hub HDD by directly connecting the two with an Ethernet cable. When connected, the WDTV Live Hub is shown under SHARED in FINDER but I cannot drag and drop any files into it. There is no error message, just a symbol indicating that I cannot drop a file when the WDTV Live Hub is highlighted.
However, I can drag and drop the stock files from the WDTV Live Hub onto my Mac HDD.
Does anyone know the root of this issue? I realize I can load my Hub by file sharing over a network but if I can transfer files directly, this would be a much easier option.
Please advise. Thanks!
Connect to it via USB, not Ethernet. I can't possibly see how you can drag and drop via Ethernet, because of the permissions issues involved.
If you connect via USB, the hub should show as a HD icon and you can drag and drop to it from there.
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Articles by Jennifer Whittle
Poll Recap: Room for a Rescue
August 19, 2014
Of the 575 total respondents, 450 (78%) said they have rescued a horse. Read More
Poll Recap: Barn Wear Splurges
August 12, 2014
Of the 1,138 respondents, 532 (47%) said they're most likely to splurge on riding boots. Read More
Poll Recap: Horses Injured by Dogs
August 05, 2014
Of the 989 respondents, 731 (74%) said they have not had a horse injured by a dog. Read More
Poll Recap: Dental Care Costs
July 29, 2014
Of the 868 respondents, 359 (41%) said their annual dental care costs vary depending on their horses' needs. Read More
Poll Recap: Finding a Veterinarian
July 22, 2014
Of the 872 respondents, 498 (57%) said their current veterinarian was recommended by a friend or equestrian. Read More
Poll Recap: Water Sources for Horses
July 15, 2014
Of the 1,476 respondents, 643 (44%) indicated their horses have access to a stock tank for water. Read More
Poll Recap: Horses on the Fourth of July
July 08, 2014
Of the 716 respondents, 203 people (28%) said they bring their horses into a barn before fireworks start. Read More
Poll Recap: Bathing Horses Warm or Cold
July 01, 2014
Of 1,071 poll respondents, 489 (46%) said they didn't have access to warm water to bathe their horse. Read More
Poll Recap: Bath Time
June 24, 2014
Of the 1,198 respondents, 790 (66%) said they rinse their horse after every ride during the warm months. Read More
Poll Recap: Hauling Hay
June 17, 2014
Of the 1,112 respondents, 514 (46%) said they haul and stack their own hay. Read More
Poll Recap: 2014 Hay Costs
June 10, 2014
Of the 599 respondents, 212 people (35%) said that they will pay more than $250 per ton for hay this year. Read More
Poll Recap: Summer Horse Plans
June 03, 2014
Of the 473 respondents, 201 (42%) said they are most excited about trail riding or camping this summer. Read More
Poll Recap: Farmers' Almanac: Truth or Fiction?
May 27, 2014
Of the 294 respondents, 86% said they don't rely on the Farmers' Almanac for horse management decisions. Read More
Poll Recap: Riding Lesson Expenses
May 20, 2014
Of the 1,031 respondents, 348 (34%) said they pay $36-$55 for individual private riding lessons. Read More
Poll Recap: Hoof Care Costs
May 13, 2014
Of the 1,142 respondents, 824 (72%) said they spend $100 or less per horse when the farrier or trimmer visits. Read More
Poll Recap: Equine Leg Protection
May 06, 2014
Of the 756 respondents, more than half said their horses wear boots, wraps, or both when exercising. Read More
Poll Recap: Spring Blanket Cleaning
April 29, 2014
Of the 1,160 respondents, 471 (41%) said they wash their horse blankets in a washing machine. Read More
Poll Recap: Fly Control Methods
April 22, 2014
Of the 487 respondents, 150 (31%) said fly sprays are their favorite fly control method. Read More
Spring Cleaning, Stable Style
April 18, 2014
Here are some spring-cleaning tasks and tips from our Facebook fans. Read More
Poll Recap: Longeing Lessons
April 15, 2014
Of the 797 respondents, 329 (41%) said longeing is a regular part of their horses' fitness program. Read More
Poll Recap: Identification Methods
April 08, 2014
Readers share insights on the various identification methods they use to identify their horses. Read More
Poll Recap: Spring Conditioning
April 01, 2014
Of the 554 respondents, 231 individuals (42%) said they have started their horses' spring conditioning. Read More
Poll Recap: Weather Emergency Plans
March 25, 2014
Of the 388 respondents, 32% said they plan for "other" weather-related emergencies, including wildfires. Read More
Poll Recap: Nutrition Knowledge
March 18, 2014
Of the 1,127 respondents, 225 (20%) indicated they were interesting in learning more about supplements. Read More
Poll Recap: Mud Woes
March 11, 2014
Of the 758 respondents, 233 (31%) said slick footing caused by mud is their biggest concern. Read More