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Pneumomediastinum is air in the mediastinum. The mediastinum is the space in the middle of the chest, between the lungs.
Alternative Names
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Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Pneumomediastinum is uncommon. The condition can be caused by injury or disease. Most often, it occurs when air leaks from any part of the lung or airways into the mediastinum.
Increased pressure in the lungs or airways may be caused by:
- Excessive coughing
- Repeated bearing down to increase abdominal pressure (such as pushing during childbirth or a bowel movement)
- Sneezing
- Vomiting
It may also happen after:
- An infection in the neck or center of the chest
- Rapid rises in altitude, SCUBA diving
- Tearing of the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth and stomach)
- Tearing of the trachea (windpipe)
- Use of a breathing machine
- Using inhaled recreational drugs such as crack cocaine
Pneumomediastinum also can occur with pneumothorax or other diseases.
There may be no symptoms. The condition usually causes chest pain behind the breastbone, which may spread to the neck or arms. The pain may be worse when you take a breath or swallow.
Signs and tests
During a physical examination, the doctor may feel small bubbles of air under the skin of the chest, arms, or neck. A chest x-ray or CT scan of the chest may be done to confirm that there is air in the mediastinum, and help diagnose a hole in the trachea or esophagus.
Often, no treatment is needed because the body will gradually absorb the air. Breathing high concentrations of oxygen may speed up this process.
The doctor may put in a chest tube if you also have a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). Surgery is needed to repair a hole in the trachea or esophagus.
Expectations (prognosis)
The outlook depends on the disease or events that caused the pneumomediastinum.
The air may build up and enter the space around the lungs (pleural space), causing the lung to collapse.
More rarely, air may enter the area between the heart and the thin sac that surrounds the heart. This is called a pneumopericardium.
In other rare cases, so much air builds up in the middle of the chest that it pushes on the heart and the great blood vessels, making them unable to work properly.
All of these complications require urgent attention.
Calling your health care provider
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if you have severe chest pain or difficulty breathing.
Park DR, Vallieres E. Pneumomediastinum and mediastinitis. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al, eds. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010: chap 77.
Celli BR. Diseases of the diaphragm, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 99.
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The green iguanas at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas, have a new outdoor enclosure that doubles their living space and affords them access to the outdoors for much of the year. These bright-green lizards, native to Central and South America, will be able to bask in the sun, swim and bathe in a pool, and eat native grasses. Visitors to the ranch will be able to see them enjoying themselves in their new surroundings and behaving as iguanas do in the wild: climbing and keeping an eye on everything going on around them, especially their neighbors, the brown lemurs.
The 15 ranch iguanas were all pets whose owners decided that they were not up to the job of providing the big lizards with proper care. As most people discover after it's too late, iguanas and other reptiles can grow rapidly and are difficult to house. Due to their need for tropical temperatures, iguanas require sources of heat spread throughout a large space to allow them to move under and away from the heat; their nutritional needs are very specific; and they require climbing space, resting space, and open space in order for all their biological needs to be met.
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Iguanas grow throughout their lives. Some at the ranch are young and only 16 inches long while others are "adult" and nearly four feet long. As is the case with most reptiles, the growth rate of an iguana depends upon the long-term temperature range in which it lives, and food supply. They do well in Texas because of the long warm months. Their new outdoor pool allows them to cool off when they get too warm, and gives them a more enriched environment.
Iguanas and other reptiles do not make good pets. As with all exotic and wild species marketed as pets, many individuals wind up in need of a place to go when owners realize that their pets are too demanding and potentially dangerous. The ranch iguanas are among the lucky few that have found a permanent home.
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The lawsuit included a pair of letters e-mailed to TMZ and SugarDVD, telling both entities to remove mentions of the tape from their Web sites and halt any plans to distribute it.
Troyer's suit claims that release of an excerpt of the tape was an invasion of privacy and copyright infringement. He is also seeking the return of all copies of the video.
His suit claims that he made the tape with his former girlfriend and never intended it to be shown publicly.
TMZ, which did not return telephone messages Friday, reported that the video could fetch $100,000 from a porn distributor. SugarDVD wrote in a statement on its Web site that it hoped to reach a deal with Troyer to distribute the full 50-minute version.
Gutierrez also indicated in his ruling that he may be inclined to issue a more forceful preliminary injunction unless TMZ and other parties demonstrate why it should be released.
TMZ removed the snippet of the tape by late Friday afternoon, instead redirecting Web viewers to its home page. Another post describing the lawsuit remained active Friday.
Troyer is most famous for his role as Mini-Me in two of the "Austin Powers" movies and also co-stars in the new movie "The Love Guru." He claims that the sex tape he made with a former girlfriend was stolen from his home months ago.
U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez wrote that Troyer's motion "demonstrated that he will suffer irreparable harm to his reputation" if the tape is distributed. It barred further broadcasting of the tape, which Troyer's attorney, Tracy Rane, interpreted as meaning that TMZ has to remove the video from its site.
The celebrity Web site posted the short segment on its site Wednesday; Troyer sued the site and porn distributors Thursday for $20 million in damages.
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gather round for a life lesson everyone..IF YOU DONT WANT TO HAVE YOUR SEX TAPE PLASTERED ON THE INTERNET, DONT EFFING MAKE ONE.
In the suit, filed today in U.S. District Court in downtown L.A., Troyer claims TMZ violated his privacy rights and infringed on his copyright and trademark by running portions of the tape on TMZ TV and TMZ.com. He also alleges TMZ violated his right of publicity and misappropriated his name and likeness.
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If you can't get the link, the one that is showing is that dude from the Rocky movies. Scroll down the video choices on the right hand side. You'll find it. TMZ added videos into their player so the Verne vid is lower in the list.
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The Covington Elks Lodge 1806 recently conducted their annual Hoop Shoot Contest at the Newton High School gym. It is the first line of competition in the long journey to become the best hoop shooter in the United States.
The participants were divided into three categories according to age: 8-9 year olds, 10-11 year olds and 12-13- year olds.
More than three million kids participate each year in the country.
One boy and one girl in each of the three categories will win a national title in Springfield, Mass.
The program has allowed students to build character while promoting integrity, hard work and good sportsmanship since 1973. It is the largest non-commercial, co-educational sports program in America.
Following the contest, the Elks Lodge held its awards luncheon for students and their families.
Pictured, from left to right, are first-place winners of the Newton County Hoop Shoot: Noah Wimmer, 8-9 year old boy; Josh Mathura, 12-13 year old boy; Josh Wimmer, 10-11 year old boy; and Latesha Franklin, 10-11 year old girl.
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"Resto is all about its beer and nose-to-tail meat programs; the Cannibal tidily packages the whole lusty experience for home consumption."
"The massive brew list features 350 selections from around the globe."
"Christian Pappanicholas of Belgian restaurant Resto is opening a "takeout-shop-small-plates-restaurant-butcher-shop-beer-store" next door this weekend called The Cannibal."
"By day, starting Friday, they will sell terrines and fresh sausages made by the chef, Michael Berardino, above, as well as sandwiches, ground beef from Pat LaFreida and other cuts of fresh meat."
"It is never okay to eat your fellow man, but tasty animals are always fair game, and The Cannibal is out to use every piece of said animals, from snout-to-tail. "
"Located right next door to Resto and run by the same owners, this small shop lets you take sandwiches and brews to go during the day."
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"Adjacent to Resto, a Belgian restaurant in Murray Hill, this tiny new eatery also functions as an artisanal food market and craft beer shop—a bodega for trustafarian foodies."
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This page needs to be re-organized, revised and updated. Its last significant update was in 2009, so evaluations and comparison of the various software are not current and the information may be old.
One unfortunate change is that the free Personal Ancestral File family tree program was withdrawn by the FamilySearch/LDS website as of July 15, 2013 and is no longer available there. A Google search should uncover copies floating around to download. However, BEWARE of certain sites offering copies as they may also download unnecessary "installer" programs and toolbars loaded with advertising and other creepy stuff. Some software companies offer free versions of their family tree software which are limited bare-bones but functional and useful.
Also, there may have been changes regarding how the FamilySearch website described later processes family trees. I have not looked at it, tried to use it or update the narrative. The significance to the topics here is how it may or may not interface with various family tree software programs. That may be important to some users.
This page consists of an overview and some notes concerning computers in genealogy. The information technology field continues to change continuously and rapidly, and those changes directly impact (and hopefully benefit and assist) genealogists. Those changes far exceed the ability of this page to keep up with it all. There is now even an annual conference (Roots-Tech) needed to present all the genealogy-related information technology changes that occur during the year. So this page will be almost historical in nature, with some basic, brief and general descriptions of computer-based tools and facilites.
CyndisList - Software and Computers Section - Software and Computers Section from Cyndis List.
FamilySearch is the website maintained by the LDS Church as the gateway to search its genealogical data. As of June 2012, access has been limited to Church members. The website is evolving and its facilities will likely have a significant impact on how individuals maintain and communicate their genealogical data. One of those is "FamilySearch Family Tree." Reportedly, users can upload their family tree to the site BUT it appears that once the tree is uploaded, other users can modify it. It have a problem with that. I do not have much more information now, but this will be an area to monitor.
An associated aspect of importance is their "cerfification" of genealogical software for compatability and interaction with the FamilySearch website. The following article explains: "Which FamilySearch Certified Affiliate Software is Best for Me?"
Article: March 8, 2010 by Peter & Don; by Ileen Johnson
FamilySearch Certified Affiliates are third-party companies that provide products and services with features that are compatible with FamilySearch programs. Certification indicates the affiliate's declaration of compliance with FamilySearch requirements. Note that these products and services are independently developed and supported by their respective organizations, not by FamilySearch. To see a list of certified software programs and Internet links to their Web sites, click this link: http://www.fami lysearch.org/eng/affiliates/index.html.
New FamilySearch features that can be certified are Access, Helper (assist others), Multi-Language, Ordinance Reservation, Ordinance Request, Ordinance Status, PAF Add-In, Print, Research Wiki, Print Service (poster-size reports), Synchronization (between new FamilySearch and personal database), and Update (publish new data to FamilySearch). New FamilySearch and all affiliate programs access the same database, but the affiliates add features to help users perform new FamilySearch functions. The affiliat es also perform some functions not yet available in new FamilySearch, such as print charts and reports, and download data from new FamilySearch.
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Family tree software maintains various information about individuals, their family group and creates a chain-linkage through the ancestral line. This characteristic is described as "lineage-linked." This software is the mechanized replacement for the old manual family group sheets and pedigree charts, maintaining the information on computer and producing those reports on the computer's printer.
All programs roughly operate the same and maintain mostly the same information. Just like cars. But also like cars, they have their unique characteristics and appearance and like politics people are very strong in their opinions about which they prefer and may or may not be right. Some have versions that are free to download. Some of the free versions are limited in capability from the full paid versions; others may be trial versions that expire or are crippled in some material way.
Many of these programs are constantly changing as vendors continue to tinker and add new features to stay competitive or beat the competition. Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is an exception, as it has been frozen and will not be revised or updated.
Family tree information can be exchanged and transferred between most of these programs by creating a GEDCOM file. A few can directly import the database from another program. So you will not be locked into any particular program. The GEDCOM standard has not been updated for many years, so there may be certain objects that cannot be transferred, but the essential data elements will still transfer.
See genealogy-software-review.toptenreviews.com for current product comparison and evaluation. But, like all third-party software evaluations, their methodology may be uncertain and your own experience may vary considerably. Also, they rated Family Tree Maker 2008 as #2, which is completely contrary to the near universal disparagement by people who have actually tried it. Their objectivity may also be in question. Also, they do not include certain free programs such as PAF and GRAMPS.
This section has not been significantly updated since 2009, so the information, evaluation and comparison here is not current.
The following are misc. consolidated comments are from my own opinions and observations and various newsletter and other sources.
The following list and comments are from my own opinions and observations and various newsletter and other sources. The sequence is roughly in order that I recommend considering them. These are all for Windows unless noted otherwise.
Current note, July 2012: Reportedly only three of the following programs come from FamilySearch "Approved Affiliates": Ancestral Quest (v14), Roots Magic and Legacy. That may be a key consideration for some.
As of July 15, 2013, LDS has withdrawn PAF and it is no longer available
from them.
However, copies will likely be available from other places on the
A Google search should uncover copies floating around to download.
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Personal Ancestral File (PAF) Version 5.2.18 (28.10.2009)
Instructions for download and installation as well as a Users Guide is at: Surname Web
Personal Ancestral File is a family tree software program that was developed and distributed for free by the LDS Church, lastly through their FamilySearch.org website. Its name was derived as a "personal" version of the LDS "Ancestral File" which was an early attempt at creating something of an online world family tree build through users submitting their family trees which would be consolidated. That turned out to be an operational nightmare and quagmire of inaccurate genealogy which was quietly put out of its misery, but references to it will still be found.
Various versions of PAF were released beginning in the 90's with the latter GUI versions being based on code that was developed by Ancestral Quest. Users will certainly notice similiarities. Features and capabilities of the GUI versions are very similar to the paid genealogy software programs. Those paid programs have expanded by adding various features that general users may not necessarily find useful. While development had been frozen for many years PAF still possesses the essential features of a comprehensive program. Ca. June 2012, LDS announced that it would be discontinuing user support. As noted previously, it was withdrawn from all official distribution as of July 15, 2013.
There were active user communities and mailing lists for these programs. The initial PAF4 GUI version was reportedly a copy of Ancestral Quest (AQ). AQ supposedly is being actively maintained and may be a migration path for PAF users. PAF5 and AQ are Unicode compatible.
Existence of a Version 1 is not known to me. Version 2 was a very old loose collection of programs with limited functionality and extremely poor user interface which should be quickly forgotten. Version 3 (PAF-3/PAF3) was the first "real" comprehensive family tree program with data entry screens and lineage-linked database, a character-based version requiring only MS-DOS. I still use it, running under Windows 3.11. Version 4 (PAF-4/PAF4) was the first version developed to support the Windows GUI and retained the PAF 3 compatible database format with a few data element additions. It had the additional advantage of having a more comprehensive database integrity and repair routing than PAF 3. Version 5 converts to a different database format which is not backward-compatible with the previous versions. The user interface of 4 and 5 is similar; 5 has a few additional features. PAF 3 was issued on diskettes and not online for download but was, I think, included on the CD distribution which was ordered through the LDS Distribution Center in Salt Lake City. All support GEDCOM file generation.
A helpful history: A Brief History of Personal Ancestral File
This is a very sophisticated, complex program that requires a steep learning curve. Professionals love it; beginners may be frustrated.
Rated #1 in the above survey. Comments:
Reportedly, a FamilySearch "Approved Affiliate."
Touted as being easy to use. Reportedly, a FamilySearch "Approved Affiliate."
Didn't make the above Top Ten list, but has its very vocal supporters.
Didn't make the above Top Ten list. This was the basis for PAF4 which incorporates much of its design. As of July 2012, up to version 14 which works with the PAF5 database. A "basics" version is available for free download. Reportedly, a FamilySearch "Approved Affiliate."
Owned my MyFamily.com parent of Ancestry.com FTM 2008 has been universally despised by people who have tried it, according to postings I have seen in email lists and on websites. It was apparently completely rewritten; the previous version #16 (2007) is the last one recommended; it will work with Vista. Reports are that older versions do not work with Vista. They are also notorious for frequent, expensive "upgrades" which add little functionality.
GRAMPS is a genealogy program for Linux and other UNIX-like systems. The GRAMPS name stands for Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System. GRAMPS can be downloaded at no charge. GRAMPS is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License. You have full access to the source code and are allowed to distribute the program and source code freely. A Windows version is being worked on but is not stable and requires a very complex installation procedure. At this point, GRAMPS is more of a geek toy and not recommended for the general user community.
The only game in town for MAC users.
Was created by Genealogy.com. Development and support discontinued as of June 30, 2003. Looks like Genealogy.com bought out by MyFamily.com parent of Ancestry.com. Not surprisingly, F.O. website suggests converting to Family Tree Maker.
Apparently discontinued. Reportedly based on Foxpro for Windows 2,6a
"Gedcom" refers variously to a method, protocol, standard, file format specification or physical computer data file that allows different family tree software programs to exchange genealogy data with each other. GEDCOM is an abbreviation for "GEneological Data COMmunications" and is the name given to a standard file format for genealogical information specified by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) ("Mormons") for transmitting or transferring genealogical from one computer system or program to another. A gedcom data file contains the various genealogy data about individuals such as birth, death, burial, marriage and notes. It is a "flat" data file in plain text format, as contrasted with the hierarchtical internal format used within the programs, but is structured in a manner that it maintains an individual's relationships to parents, siblings, spouse(s) and his/her own children. The gedcom is generated from one family tree software program ("exported"), sent to another computer and read into another ("imported") family tree program where it reconstructs the hierarchital family tree relationships and adds them to its own database. The programming protocol for the gedcom ("standard") was originally developed by the LDS Church which is still the authoritative source for the specification, the last version being 5.5.
The gedcom standard is not precise in all aspects and certain aspects may have been interpreted differently by different developers who may also attempt to "enhance" it to suit themselves. Generally, though, gedcom files are interchangeable amoung offerings of the various vendors. Program glitches may also arise. PAF3, for example, FAILS to write notes into a gedcom if the text block does not include at least one line that starts in the first column. So, the user is warned to verify that the gedcom contains what he/she thinks it should.
As of 2012, there may be some movement among various affected communities to develop an updated standard. That will be a subject to be monitored.
Warning!!! A word of caution: When importing someone else's gedcom file into your genealogy database, always read it into a "test"/temporary family tree file/database and examine the results before adding it to your primary database. It may contain junk you don't want. Also, occasionally gedcom files downloaded may be corrupted, often with a strange character in the first position (column) of the first record (its "header"). That will cause the file to be unrecognized and rejected by the program. Just edit the file and delete the bad character(s) and try again. Gedcom files are just plain text files and can be edited with any ordinary text editor.
Excellent overview description of the GEDCOM standard with a sample. Does not go off the technical deep-end (like some Wikipedia articles do).
A more detailed description of GEDCOM, but first must wade through the author's walk through memory lane.
A more technical description of GEDCOM including version information.
Includes link to the current (5.5 as of April, 2006) standard and a couple utilities.
Randy Winch's page for GEDCOM utilities. Includes GEDSplit, Analyze, GEDPlace, Addnote, Addsour, Gedcaps, and GEDLiving.
Deletes personal information from a GEDCOM file about individuals who are determined to be living.
Deletes personal information from a GEDCOM file about individuals who are determined to be living.
Arbor Vita
Arbor Vita is a freeware that lets you display your genealogy tree on the web by generating HTML pages.
Bygones is a freeware software program designed primarily to keep genealogical research notes on a laptop computer. However, it also has databases that genealogists without laptops may find useful. It is available for Windows 95/98/me/XP/NT and Macintosh 8.1+ computers.
is a free genealogy software with a Web interface. It can be used off-line or as a Web service. It uses very efficient techniques of relationship and consanguinity computing. Available in English, French, German, Dutch and Swedish.
GedTree :
Family Tree Website Generator Software.
a free program which automates the task of "cleaning" the personal information about living individuals from a GEDCOM file containing genealogical data.
GedHTree: a GEDCOM to HTML converter.
GedView A Windows program to navigate through GEDCOM files
GedReporter : A tool for generating reports and web sites from genealogy databases. A scripting language similar to Visual Basic allows for complete customization.
KStableau : You can use KStableau.exe to generate HTML files to display a graphical family tree. Such a chart is a great way to visualise your family tree. Make an ancestor or descendants chart for web publishing. You can also use it to analyse kinship (inbreeding, pedigree loss, etc.).
UncleGED : a GEDCOM Reader, a GEDCOM to HTML Converter, and a GEDCOM Cataloging Tool
FamilyTree House. This site offers free family tree software and links to key genealogy sites. The software is available on-line. You can build your FamilyTree House in real time, no downloading is required.
My Family Health Portrait. Free download of a tool the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that will help you organize your family tree and help you identify common diseases that may run in your family.
Gendex.pl Is a free Perl script that will simplify search in your (many) files if you currently publish your Gedcom file with Ged2www, Gedpage, Ged2HTML, Gedbrowser, Ged4Web or any other genealogy program that generates a Gendex file.
England, Scotland and Wales Parish Locator for Windows. - A database of almost 25,000 parishes and churches. From the full listing you are able to select a 'Home' parish around which you need to identify other churches. You can enter a distance in either miles or kilometers from the 'Home' parish and request a listing of all such churches from the database within that radius.
Research filer.
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Is that paint job real life? It looks like the car ate a messy hot dog and has mustard all over it's mouth. Shame to ruin such a gorgeous vehicle :(
Where the Ford resemblance??? This looks way different than ALL OF FORDS LINE UP!!! HATERS GONNA HATE BUT NEVER MAKE GREAT!!
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Answer: The Second Intelligent Species: The Cyclical Earth, a novel set in a dystopian near future written by Dale Langlois of Bangor.
Mr. Langlois, after hundreds, if not thousands, of hours working and reworking the novel, self-published it a few months ago and has sold more than 100 copies of both the paperback and e-book. In addition, he has given away more than 2,000 e-book versions of the novel for promotional purposes.
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Mr. Langlois, a 1979 Chateaugay High School graduate and 17-year employee at Alcoa in Massena, was forced to take some time off work a few years ago following back surgery. With so much down time ahead of him, he determined to parlay his lifelong interest in science into a work of fiction.
Ive always loved science, said Mr. Langlois, who is known for spreading [his] seeds of science among his Alcoa West coworkers, who doubled as his beta readers during the writing of the novel.
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I was a one-finger only typist, so I got a book at the library, he said, and learned how to type in two days.
For the basic structure of The Second Intelligent Species, Mr. Langlois learned as much as he could about the extinction of the dinosaurs (and the rise of Homo sapiens at the first intelligent species) and overlaid that scenario on the near future. His main characters, Nick and Beth, reflect different aspects of his own personality and philosophy. Beth, he said, is also a stylized version of his actual wife.
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Parkinson's disease (PD) occurrence is higher in rural than in urban populations of industrialized countries. Epidemiologic and human tissue studies suggest that pesticides may be responsible for causing dopaminergic cell death at increased rates. While many pathophysiologic pathways may be involved in the neurodegeneration responsible for PD, genetic factors are likely to determine a general susceptibility to neurodegeneration.
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|Parkinson's Diseases Susceptibility Genes and Pesticides
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While many pathophysiologic pathways may be involved in the neurodegeneration responsible for PD, genetic factors are likely to determine a general susceptibility to neurodegeneration. There are a number of genetic polymorphisms of genes such as those coding for the cytochrome p450 super-family of genes referred to as 'susceptibility genes'. However, they are generally not sufficient to cause disease unless a person encounters exposure to an environmental toxin: the disease is caused by a gene-environment interaction. Thus, it is imperative to assess genetic susceptibility in individuals exposed to a toxin. We will test the gene-environment interaction hypothesis by conducting an epidemiologic population-based case-control study of newly diagnosed PD patients from three rural California counties: Kern, Fresno, and Tulare. Over a four year period, we expect to collect 400 cases referred to us by local neurologists, farm worker clinics, and Parkinson's foundations. For each case, one population control will be selected at random from residential parcel maps and Medicare databases and, in addition, one unaffected sibling control and - when possible - affected siblings to avoid potential biases and inefficiencies inherent in the use of each type of control. For each study subject, an environmental and occupational pesticide exposure estimate will be derived using California pesticide-use reporting (PUR) data and information about pesticide application on crops in combination with crop patterns shown in satellite images and aerial photographs; in addition, extensive exposure interviews will be conducted with all study subjects. In a three-tiered approach to examine the effects of gene-environment interactions we will: 1) test for association (and linkage) of PD to selected loci associated with PD in earlier studies using multiallelic repeat markers and genotyping; 2) test for association using intragenic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 50 candidate genes arrayed to create "the PD array"; and 3) use future technical possibilities to screen for genome wide associations using array technology to scan 5,000-10,000 SNPs throughout the genome. Data analysis will employ hierarchical modeling procedures to take into account multiple comparison issues and to incorporate prior knowledge such as increased neurotoxicity due to the interaction of gene products and chemicals.
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Newly diagnosed patients with idiopathic PD (first PD diagnosis after January 1998 who are currently living in one of the three target counties (Kern, Tulare, Fresno) and have lived in California for at least 5 years are eligible for participation. For each patient, one or more unaffected sibling controls and one population control will be recruited. The population control are being selected randomly from Medicare records (95% of all controls) and residential parcel listings (for those patients younger than 65 years of age only; the same inclusion criteria will be applied as to the cases. The controls are being marginally matched to cases according to 5-year age categories (e.g. 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, etc.), race (white, African-American, Asian, Hispanic, other), and sex.
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Keywords provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):
Parkinson's disease
Genetic susceptibility
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Disease Susceptibility
Parkinson Disease
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Disease Attributes
Movement Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Parkinsonian Disorders
Pathologic Processes
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Super-Green Summer Shake
As promised, I am going to share with you my favorite BlenderBottle recipe to date.
Do you cringe at the words 'wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa, spirulina, spinach and broccoli?'
Now imagine blending all those green goods into a shake and drinking it. Some of you may be thinking to yourself, "Gross. I will never drink something that has grass in it, spinach maybe."
I was a little hesitant myself, but when my sister made me try this stuff, I couldn't get enough of it. It's called Amazing Grass Green SuperFood Drink Powder: Cacao Chocolate Infusion. This super-blend helps you achieve your five to nine daily servings of fruits and veggies; it naturally detoxifies and boosts your immune system; contains probiotics and enzymes that aids digestion and absorption. Everything in this powder is raw and natural, non-GMO, and my personal favorite, GLUTEN FREE!
Often times, it is hard to find a product that both tastes good and is gluten friendly. I love it when something is clearly labeled "GF" because it saves me the time and frustration of having to read through every little additive on the ingredient list.
Though this product is infused with organic cacao, I will be honest, you are still going to taste the earthiness of the greens. But, that's the best part. You can actually taste the ingredients in the product, so you know what you are getting is good, natural and raw.
Here is the Nutritional Information: At only 30 calories, low in carbs and 0 grams of sugar--this is a product you will want to grab off the shelves.
The directions on the bottle suggest that you mix 1 scoop (8 grams) with 8 ounces of your favorite milk or water (it dissolves best when mixed with at least 1 ounce of water prior to adding milk).
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- 1 Scoop (8 grams) Amazing Grass SuperFood Drink Powder
- 3/4 cup Almond Milk (My favorite: Silk Pure Almond Vanilla Unsweetened)
- 1/4 cup Water
Add 1/4 cup of water to BlenderBottle. Add in 1 scoop of Amazing Grass drink powder. Shake to blend. Add 3/4 cup of almond milk (or more--the more milk you add the less "green" you will be able to taste). Shake again. Enjoy!
This is a very low-cal drink that packs a huge nutritional punch! Most of the time I will drink this shake as a pre-dinner snack, but it would also be a great pick-me up in the morning or mid-afternoon.
You can find this product in most health foods stores or order it online. Don't be alarmed by the price, you will get many shakes out of the little container.
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My good friend Tina and I created the Sleepover Rover® services largely because we refuse to subject our own pets to pet resort kennel care when we need to be away from home. Both of us have extensive experience in the pet care industry - Tina, a former veterinary practice manager, and I the former Director of Store Services, and District Sales Manager for Petsmart, a large pet supply / boarding retail franchise. Of course, both businesses employed animal care professionals who worked hard to keep the animals fed, walked, and clean. Nevertheless, I will never forget the haunted eyes of the dogs as they looked out at me from behind the bars of their runs or metal cages. Why had they been abandoned into such a strange and bewildering environment by the people they loved and trusted? They were terrified by the smell of antiseptics, tick dip, and blood from the adjoining veterinary hospital as well as by the constant noise of barking dogs all around - some of them quite large and intimidating!
Tina and I found that alternatives to boarding kennels were very limited. We were both single again, and our children were grown. We knew that we were imposing on our family and friends by constantly asking them to care for our dogs when we traveled. We felt insecure and uncomfortable allowing a hired individual access to our homes to care for our pets while we were gone. Furthermore, we realized that our dogs would be alone in the house for most of the day anyway - an unacceptable condition. We tried doggie daycare facilities, but discovered that our dogs were traumatized by other animals in joint play areas, and we knew that they were exposed to communicable diseases and parasites.
After an extensive search for a better alternative, I found Gail, a wonderful retiree whose love for dogs matched my own, to watch my German Shepherd "Libby". I tested the waters by dropping off Libby for one day with Gail, while I was at work. A week later, I dropped off her at Gail's house for the weekend so I could attend an out of town wedding. Her tail began to wag as we pulled into his driveway, and she bounded up the front walk to the door. Never again would I leave my pet in any other environment!
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Innovation:Tennis Participation Pathways
Rationale:This is an innovative system that clearly illustrates the competitive skill level of a facility's tennis events. This path provides a simple, incremental progression, from "Quickstart" beginner to national or collegiate-level tennis that is easy to understand. Parents and players are having difficulty determining what their competitive level is and which tournaments they should be playing. This confusion results in lack of participation. Tennis is the only sport without a clearly outlined, logical progression that increases the competitive level, relative to a player's age and ability. The system begins with one-day, non-elimination "Quickstart" events and progresses to short-set scoring events, one-set scoring events and two-set (and a match tiebreak) scoring. As the age and ability of the player increases, the length and difficulty of the matches increase.
Proven where:Randolph Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz.
Quote from the innovator:"The Adult & Junior Participation Pathways have provided simple clarity for 'self-serve, walk in' customers looking at the counter display and browsing the Randolph website online. It also allows rapid comprehension for new counter employees who will be servicing potential customers.
"Randolph's instructional programs are also integral to the system so that, regardless of a student's level, it is clear that there are participation opportunities for him/her. The Participation Pathways provide a very simple, self-explanatory method for a facility to communicate its programming options to the consumer. It also eliminates barriers for customers who are seeking information. They are often left picking through messy magazine racks or bulletin boards." -- Jeff Brack & Jim Reffkin, Randolph Tennis Center, Tucson, Arizona.
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In the opening of the HBO movie "Game Change," it's 2007 and political consultant Steve Schmidt is talking to Republican candidate for president John McCain.
"There's an upside to being in last place," Schmidt says. "You can say what you truly feel."
We know the history. McCain becomes the straight-talk express and cruises to the nomination. The movie then focuses on what happens next: the disastrous choice of Sarah Palin to be the GOP vice presidential candidate. It suggests that she may have cost the Republicans the election.
The reality is that nobody was going to beat Barack Obama in 2008. But the movie, based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heileman, is one of the best political drama in years, at least since my all-time favorite, "The Candidate."
That 1972 classic opens with a potential senate candidate, Bill MacKay, played by Robert Redford, who is even farther out than last place. His handlers promise him one thing: "You lose." And then they add the words that McCain heard for real: "But you can say whatever you want."
Imagine how exciting: a candidate free to speak. We have at least one today: Ron Paul. He cannot win.
Perhaps the last person to speak his mind and actually win — Ronald Reagan. And in 1980, his critics insisted he would start World War III. Actually, he brought the Soviets to the negotiating table.
Now we have a party that worships at the altar of Reagan, but it's doubtful that the nation's 40th president would get the GOP nomination in 2012. He's much too liberal for this crowd!
In "Game Change," Sarah Palin describes Reagan as her hero. The character, played brilliantly by Jullianne Moore, is more nuanced than the Tina Fey cliche. Her incredible campaign-trail charisma bursts forth, along with her nerves of steel and sometimes strong-headedness that had her clashing with the campaign. She makes a series of embarrassing gaffes, and according to the film did not know what the Federal Reserve was, nor why North and South Korea were separated.
Palin then proceeds to melt down and simply ignore her handlers and regularly "goes rogue."
In one of the film's closing scenes, Schmidt begs McCain to intercede, but the senator, also played magnificently by Ed Harris declines, saying, "She just might start turning on me."
Palin, it should be noted, says the movie is "fiction."
But the film is also sympathetic toward Palin and the role she was thrust into.
Schmidt, played by Woody Harrelson, is left at the end of the film to reflect on what might have been. On "60 Minutes" he is asked, "If you had it to do over again, would you have her on the ticket?" Schmidt's answer: "You don't get to go back in time and have do-overs in life."


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Soon after the New Year we sketch out our logistical requirements for the event and start contacting vendors. The most challenging aspect to Opera in the Park (from a Production point of view) is creating a venue from scratch in an open space. This requires us to rent and setup everything from the portable stage to the sound equipment and power generators down to the tents, tables, dumpsters, and restrooms. Additionally, we contract with a number of outside organizations—including the Red Cross, our concessionaire Tante's, the San Francisco Bike Coalition and Green Mary—who help keep the park looking great during and after the concert.
[The crew starts unloading the equipment the morning of the event.]
Once the crush from the summer season is over in early July, we begin to work with our partners throughout the city—not only Rec & Parks but also the Police, Fire, and Emergency Management departments—to make sure we have all the permits and contingency plans necessary for an event of this size. We also hold the first of many internal company meetings to map out every detail and create a (wishful) timeline for the event.
[Getting the speakers ready.]
For those of us on the Production side, the weekend starts in earnest at first light on Saturday morning. The stage, sound system and setup crew arrive at Sharon Meadow, and we take delivery of 800 chairs, 180 steel barricades and 12 tents. In all, it takes approximately 40 stage hands, electricians, props and audio crew members to construct the stage and place all the tents and chairs. The sound system alone consists of nearly 50 loudspeakers and a 48-channel console to mix and record the performance. We work for about 12 hours on Saturday, then return at 6:00am on Sunday (sometimes lagging behind a few of the most dedicated attendees) to finish up before the Orchestra rehearsal that morning. Finally, by the 1:30pm downbeat, many of us can sit back for a few minutes and enjoy the concert along with the crowd.
[The crew setting up the stage.]
Fortunately, the teardown happens much more quickly than the setup. The load out crew descends upon the stage as soon as the last applause fades, and the deck, including all orchestra equipment, chairs, heaters, and lights, is cleared within about an hour. The stage, scaffolding and roof collapse to fit inside a standard 40-ft shipping container, and the meadow is mostly empty by 8pm. The last of the rented equipment is picked up later that evening or early on Monday morning, and with that Opera in the Park is history for another year…as long as we remember to reserve next year's date!
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Milani Matte Powder Eyeshadow Review & Swatches
Oh hello matte lovers!
You'll be wanting to haul the new Milani Matte Powder Eyeshadows your next trip to CVS I'm sure. These come in a range of vibrant shades and a few neutrals too to keep all the matte lovers happy.
Take a peek!
Milani has released 12 new shades of powder eyeshadows recently, six of those shades are a satin finish and I recently reviewed them for you with the other six shades providing a matte finish.
Milani again went with a mix of both vibrant and neutral shades as they did with the satin finishes. If bold is your bag you'll love hot pink shades like Shocking Pink and Olympian Blue. The more conservative shadow shade lovers will love shades like Brown Stone and French Vanilla.
Without a doubt these have a highly pigmented formula. For under $5 bucks each you probably won't find a nicer eyeshadow with this kind of color pay off. They do have a heavier texture but it blends out easily and will build nicely without looking messy, I personally feel you need to spend a little TLC time with them to get the best application and finish.
I'm not a matte connoisseur by any means but the formula seems to have a smooth, silky feel to me and applies with very minimal issues aside from a little patchy action on the darker shades which can easily be fixed by simply building the shade up.
Shocking Pink, French Vanilla, Pitch Black
White Lie, Brown Stone, Olympian Blue
Pitch Black
Brown Stone
French Vanilla
White Lie
Shocking Pink
Olympian Blue
I'm actually partial to French Vanilla at the moment. This is a cool, creamy vanilla that creates a nice color wash for other shadows or perfect on its own to brighten the eye area up and prep it for dramatic eyeliner.
If matte is your finish of choice I don't think you'll find any issues with this formula and you have to love the cheap as chips price tag of around $4.49 with a whooping 0.11 oz of eyeshadow per pot.
These will become part of Milani's stanard catalog this Summer. I've seen them at a few drugstores already so do check displays at your local drugstores.
Will you be hauling them?
P.S. Pitch Black is unwearable for me all over the lid but DO pick it up anyway! Dip a liner brush in water, shake the excess out, and draw a line down the center of the pan of Pitch Black. Now use one side wet to line eyes with and one side as dry powder eyeliner to either fill in after you've applied your eyeliner pencil for more drama or on its own for a matte lined look! Works a treat using this method!
This review contains a sample product sent for consideration by PR.
Read my full disclosure statement here.
5/2/12 17:51 Tigress:
That blue is awesome! Too bad I don't do matte shadows.
5/2/12 17:55 Mahsa:
Before you wrote you are partial to French vanilla I saw it and thought wow that's perfect for my brow bone shame we can't get these over here xx
5/2/12 22:24 Becca @ The Beauty Sample:
Holy moly–those mattes look SO pigmented! Who knew? Milani has really been stepping it up lately! Definitely need to try these
These look incredible! These colours really remind me of that SugarPill Sweetheart palette.
I am really considering buying a few of these
5/3/12 1:31 Miss_Silk:
I have every intention of picking up Pitch Black and French Vanilla ^^
5/4/12 15:19 Phyrra:
This is awesome! What a great set of new mattes from Milani.
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I really didn't like the pink or blue and returned them, I thought they were chalky and sheer


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BRETT HOFFMAN: Riddle rides into top 15 in bareback standings
Caine Riddle needed a break.
And he got it when he spurred for a career-high bareback riding score of 90 points last weekend in Sikeston, Mo.
Riddle, who grew up in Weatherford and resides in Vernon, entered the rodeo ranked 16th in the world bareback standings, one slot away from the elite top 15. He had slipped from being ranked 10th in the world standings after the busy July 4 weekend, known as Cowboy Christmas, according to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Riddle, whose father, Rusty, qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in bareback riding eight times in the 1970s while living in Weatherford, turned in the 90 aboard a bronc named Top Flight, owned by the Lancaster & Pickett rodeo stock firm.
"It was one of those deals where you realize that you're going to have to take every opportunity you can get, especially when you draw a great horse," Riddle said.
In addition to pocketing $4,988 for winning in Sikeston, Riddle raked in $1,379 after tying for fourth at last weekend's PRCA in Lawton, Okla. He placed at those two rodeos right after sustaining a groin injury at last week's PRCA show in Lovington, N.M., where he tied for fifth ($799).
After all that, Riddle was ranked 15th in this week's PRCA world standings with $47,400. If he finishes in the top 15 when the regular season concludes in late September, Riddle will advance to the December Wrangler National Finals in Las Vegas for the first time.
College cowboys killed
Two Southwestern Oklahoma State rodeo team members were killed early Tuesday morning in a vehicle crash five miles north of Weatherford, Okla. A third team member was hospitalized.
Killed were Aaron J. Custer, 18, of Elk City, Okla. — the eldest son of 1992 World Champion Bull Rider Cody Custer — and Benton (Ed) E. Drury, 18, of Olustee, Okla. The driver of the vehicle, Shane H. Frey, 19, of Marlow — the son of three-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier Shawn Frey — was transported to Weatherford Regional Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition on the day of the crash.
According to the report by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, the men were traveling southbound on Caddo Road at about 3 a.m. when the driver lost control on a curve. The vehicle ran off the road and careened down a 30-foot embankment, where it came to rest on its top in a creek.
The Custer family requests that memorials be made in lieu of flowers to the Merritt Athletic Association or Southwestern Oklahoma State Rodeo Team.
Funeral services are scheduled this morning at Trinity Fellowship Church in Sayre, Okla.
Bullish Brazilians
Brazilian Fabiano Vieira, who lives in Decatur when he competes in North America, earned $40,230 after winning last weekend's Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series tour stop in Tulsa.
It was Vieira's first victory at a Ford Series show and pushed his regular-season earnings to $145,293, which will be enough to qualify for the Oct. 26-30 PBR World Finals in Las Vegas.
Silvano Alves, the PBR's 2010 Rookie of the Year who also lives near Fort Worth, finished second at Tulsa and held onto his world title race lead. Alves is No. 1 with 9,876.75 points, 713.50 ahead of No. 2 Valdiron de Oliveira.
De Oliveira, another Brazilian living in Decatur, finished sixth in the average in Tulsa, but was injured in the final round when a bull named High Steaks fell onto his left side, according to PBR senior writer Keith Ryan Cartwright, who attended the show. The impact with the ground knocked Oliveira unconscious. He was momentarily pinned beneath the bull, and was stepped on in the midsection as High Steaks got back onto his feet.
Three-time world champion Adriano Moraes, who translates for Brazilian riders, told www.pbrnow.com that De Oliveira was "OK," but plans on missing this weekend's tour stop in San Antonio.
Brett Hoffman, a Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame member, has written a rodeo column for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram during the past two decades. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Change to the header in ports Makefiles
September 1, 2012 by tabthorpe · Leave a Comment
An idea has been floating around for some time, and it was brought up again on the ports@ mailing list recently, please remove the extraneous header information from the Makefile, leaving only the $FreeBSD$ id on the first line.
It is an idea that is long overdue, so from now on, the other fives lines shall be removed.
We do request that this be done sparingly in the short term, as we do not want to cause any additional churn on the repo as we approach our upcoming Ports Feature Freeze, still tentatively scheduled for September 7.
So please proceed only on existing updates. Please do not do any sweeping commits until we have the ports tree stablised post 9.1 tagging. Also bear in mind that Redports/QAT queues a job for every change done to a Makefile, we do not want to overburden the QAT at this time. It is important to allow this service to run at peek efficiency at this time to ensure it's full potential as we approach the upcoming Feature Freeze.
The new look of the Makefile has been document in the Porter's Handbook.
The next item on the todo list is to update devel/newfile for those that do a port create.
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I received the following news this morning in my inbox:
Christopher Paolini is Appearing in New York City TODAY!
New York City fans can not only see the Eragon movie today, they can also meet Christopher Paolini in person
Today, Friday, December 15th at 4:00pm
Barnes & Noble
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(between 45th & 46th Street)
New York, NY
And of course many of you know that Eragon opens in theatres today. You can access the movies website here.
Congratulations Christopher!
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Annual Tour
Horticulture big part of homes event
by W. Winston Skinner
When visitors arrive at historic homes for the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society's annual tour Saturday, they will also get a big dose of historical horticulture.
Local Master Gardeners have been involved in this year's Tour of Homes in a big way. "We have three historic homes, and it's going to a be a home and garden tour," said Cindy Bruce, chairperson for the local Master Gardener Extension Volunteers.
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Atelier-To-Go Launch Event
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Ella Catliff attends the launch party for Atelier-To-Go at Agua Spa,... News PhotoAdult,Adults Only,Ankle Boot,Arts Culture and Entertainment,Attending,Boot,Brown,Brown Boot,Brown Hair,Dress,Ella Catliff,England,Fringing,Full Length,Green,Green Dress,Hand On Hip,High Heels,Launch Event,London - England,Looking At Camera,Mid-Length Hair,One Person,One Woman Only,People,Shirt Dress,Shoulder Bag,Side Swept Fringe,Sleeveless Dress,Tights,UK,VerticalPhotographer David M. BenettCollection: Getty Images Entertainment 2013 David M. BenettLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 21: Ella Catliff attends the launch party for Atelier-To-Go at Agua Spa, The Sanderson Hotel on March 21, 2013 in London, England. Atelier-To-Go is a brand-new fashion platform that offers a carefully-curated edit of contemporary labels, with a mix of luxe essentials & must-have trends, to offer a complete, covetable wardrobe. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images for Atelier-To-Go)