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Trust is widely recognized as an essential factor for the continual development of business to customer electronic commerce (B2C EC). Many trust models have been developed, however, most are subjective and do not take into account the vagueness and ambiguity of EC trust and the customers' intuitions and experience when conducting online transactions. In this article, we develop a fuzzy trust model using fuzzy reasoning to evaluate EC trust. This trust model is based on the information customers expect to find on an EC Website and is shown to increase customers trust towards online merchants. We argue that fuzzy logic is suitable for trust evaluation as it takes into account the uncertainties within e-commerce data and like human relationships; it is often expressed by linguistics terms rather then numerical values. The evaluation of the proposed model will be illustrated using two case studies and a comparison with two evaluation models was conducted to emphasise the importance of usin fuzzy logic.
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I was diagnosed with PC last year. Type 2, Stage 1. My urologist said at my age(63) and being in good health, I had many options (radical prostatecomy, brachetherapy, radiation, etc). I was very concerned about the various side effects mainly impotence and/or incontenance.
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I never considered radiation because I did not want multiple
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I had a good urologist. Based on the PSA and the DRE, he suggested a biopsy. After it was confirmed that I had PC, but
it was very treatable and slow growing. He mentioned the most common treatments, including "watching and waiting". He said there was no need to rush into any course of action.
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a reference guide. The book was very good. It explained the types and stages as well as many treatment options. At first I was overwhelmed with all the options, risks, side effects, etc.
I was confused about what to do. Fortunately I had a relative that had gone through PC a few years ago. I knew he was doing OK so I asked his advice. He said his decision was easy. He was told he had type 2, stage 1 PC (same as me) but he wanted it out right away! So he went for the surgery
to remove the prostate gland. He said he looked around to
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He was very happy with the result and would recommend
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I said I was considering brachetherapy(BT) and he said that
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radiation oncologist. Turns out that doctor is one of the
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In the meantime, I was telling my daughter that I had PC and
she said her father-in-law had PC and had BT. So I called him. He said was very happy the way things turned out. He had
no lingering side effects, which was my major concern.
So I set up an appointment to see to local radiation oncologist.
I really liked him from the initial consult. He said he often worked with my urologist so that made the decision easier.
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My recommendation is to get your self a good urologist that you like and trust. Then ask around to see what others
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My urologist had told me about the side effects of the Lupron.
So if you need those as prep for the BT it is something else to consider.
I can say the my urologist was not kidding about the "hot flashes" and "temporary impotence". He said not to worry about the impotence because the Lupron would also reduce the desire for sex anyway.
Fortunately I have a very understanding and patient wife.
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FORT WILLIAM, Scotland — The power of television to shrink the world has always amazed me. Eating lunch on the road to Fort William, a man at the next table recognizes me and introduces himself.
Keith Farrington says he spent 15 years working as an assistant director of finance for the South East Thames Regional Health Authority, part of the National Health Service. He has strong warnings for the United States about Obamacare.
"The main problem is that the NHS is seen as free on delivery to everybody," Farrington said. "It is not free. The clinicians have not been trained to think about finance and budgetary control as important. For example, overseas citizens can obtain an NHS number when they visit a doctor's office. This number is seen as a passport to full NHS care, including operations and aftercare because the clinicians say it is not their job to sort out who is eligible and who is not. In this way, billions of pounds are spent on noneligible folk. … Word has got round in Nigeria, Ghana, India and Pakistan that it is possible to receive treatment on the U.K. taxpayer without restraint and cheaper than paying in their own countries."
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Tamra Werbowetski-Ogilvie
PhD Neuroscience McGill University
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The recent surge of publications demonstrating embryonic stem cell-like gene expression signatures in malignant tumors suggests that a strong relationship exists between aggressive cancers and pluripotent stem cells. My work focuses on using human embryonic stem cells to understand early events in neoplastic progression. We have recently characterized multiple human pluripotent stem cell lines that display tumorigenic features such as enhanced self-renewal and proliferation, aberrant differentiation and elevated tumor-initiating capacity. These transformed human stem cells can be used to provide further insight into other cancer stem cell systems.
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- Hong SH, Werbowetski-Ogilvie TE, Ramos-Mejia V, Bhatia M. 2009. Multiparameter comparisons of embryoid body differentiation towards human stem cell applications. Stem Cell Research. 2010 Apr 28. [Epub ahead of print]
- Werbowetski-Ogilvie TE, Bossé M, Stewart M, Schnerch A, Ramos-Mejia R, Rouleau A, Wynder T, Smith MJ, Dingwall S, Carter T, Wiliams C, Harris C, Dolling J, Wynder C, Boreham D. Bhatia M. 2009. Characterization of human embryonic stem cells with features of neoplastic progression. Nature Biotechnology. 27:91-97.
- Ji JF*, Werbowetski-Ogilvie TE*, Zhong B, Hong SH, Bhatia M. 2009. Pluripotent transcription factors possess distinct roles in normal versus transformed human stem cells. PLoS ONE. 4:11
- Werbowetski-Ogilvie TE*, Agar NY*, Waldkircher de Oliveira RM, Faury D, Antel JP, Jabado N, Del Maestro RF. 2006. Isolation of a natural inhibitor of human malignant glial cell invasion: inter alpha trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 2. Cancer Research 66(3) 1464-1472.
- Werbowetski-Ogilvie TE, Seyed Sadr M, Jabado N, Angers-Loustau A, Agar NY, Wu J, Bjerkvig R, Antel J, Faury D, Rao Y, Del Maestro RF. 2006. Inhibition of medulloblastoma cell invasion by Slit. Oncogene 25(37) 5103-5112.
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- Dick JE. 2008. Stem Cell Concepts Renew Cancer Research. Blood. 112: 4793-807.
- Wicha MS, Liu S, Dontu G. Cancer stem cells: an old idea--a paradigm shift. Cancer Research. 66: 1883-90.
- Ben-Porath I, Thomson MW, Carey VJ, Ge R, Bell GW, Regev A, Weinberg RA. 2008. An embryonic stem cell-like gene expression signature in poorly differentiated aggressive human tumors. Nature Genetics. 40(5): 499-507.


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4A football: East's quest for perfection ends in title game
It was hard to find a dry pair of eyes. The East Leopards, previously 13-0, a team that had shattered offensive records and steam-rolled nearly every opponent in its banner 2013 season, were faced with the sudden task of dealing with their only loss.
The Leopards took a knee along the sideline at Rice-Eccles Stadium and stared across the field at a jubilant Timpview team that just had won the Class 4A state championship 33-28.
"We walk off this field with our heads held high," East coach Brandon Matich told his team.
The lone loss of a memorable campaign stung. Preston Curtis, who posted a game-high 140 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 11 carries, emotionally embraced teammates Korey Rush and David Huntsman and thanked them.
Matich, who declined comment afterward, told his team to be sure to thank each other, the parents and fans that supported them throughout their 13-1 season.
The prolific East offense, which came into the title game averaging more than 51 points per game, rushed for 381 yards. But it was held to 28 points after jumping out to a quick 13-0 lead over the Thunderbirds.
The Leopards responded when Timpview took its first lead, 27-25, in the third quarter. East marched down the field on a drive fueled by star running back Ula Toluta'u, who finished his senior season with 2,465 yards rushing 96 shy of the single-season rushing record but the Thunderbird defense limited East to a 19-yard field goal by Isaac Anthony to give East a 28-27 lead.
Once Timpview quarterback Britain Covey led the Thunderbirds to another touchdown to take a 33-28 lead, the Leopards were tasked with keeping their season alive with one last drive. It ended when East quarterback Isaac Valles was sacked by Gabe Reid on a fourth-and-6 play. When the clock read zeroes, several East players froze, despondent that their dream season suddenly had come to an end.
Before Matich and the Leopards broke their final huddle of the season, the coach delivered this message to his team: "Stay strong."
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Advocates Call for Overturn of Vetoed Bill for AIDS Patients
AIDS activists descended on Gov. David Paterson's headquarters Monday morning, following the governor's weekend veto of a bill that would have helped low income tenants living with HIV and AIDS pay their rent. Now, protesters say they want state lawmakers to override the veto.
The bill, which would cap the amount tenants in New York City's HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA), pay at 30 percent of their income -- the same as other groups who receive housing assistance.
The governor said that it was his "most difficult veto" but that there wasn't money in the state budget to pay what he said would be a $20 million price tag. He also says he would approve the bill if the legislature could find the money. Mayor Michael Bloomberg supported the governor's veto saying the bill was an unfunded mandate.
But advocates say the city would save money by preventing evictions and homelessness -- expenses passed on to other agencies.
"The city would reap the biggest benefits, from reductions in the costs of people having to stay in commercial SROs (single room occupancy) often at three and four times the cost of what an apartment rent would be," says Charles King, the President of Housing Works, an AIDS services organization. King adds that stable housing would also mean fewer emergency room and hospital visits.
He says people living with HIV and AIDS, who are receiving public assistance, are often living on just $11 or $12 a day.
Rep. Deborah Glick, who sponsored the bill, say she will meet with Senate sponsor, Sen. Thomas Duane, to decide whether to pursue a veto-override vote. Glick says it was unlikely they would have the votes in the Assembly to override a veto which would require 100 votes. The bill passed in the Assembly, 84 to 54 and the Senate, 42-19.
Currently, there are about 10,000 people living with HIV or AIDS in the city who would qualify for the rent cap, if the law takes effect.
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Hi everyone. We had a great 7-0 win over Prince George on (March 8) and I was fortunate to get a goal and three assists in the game. I think the team is where I hoped it would be early in the season (at 44-16-7) and that's huge.
Personally, I'm having a pretty good season and pretty happy with the way things are going. It does feel like we're about to take off and it's a good feeling in the locker room right now. Everybody's really excited and we're all ready to get going for the playoffs. Our goalie (Darcy Kuemper, 41-12-2) has been big for us. He's a great goalie and has taken huge strides over the past couple of years. He's had an unbelievable season and he's someone we can rely on.
As I mentioned last month, I was determined to shoot a little more and I'm really clicking with my teammates really well. We've developed some good chemistry and it really came together in the month of February (when Nugent-Hopkins had 6 goals, 20 points in 12 games).
With the draft three months away, there's been quite a few interview requests but it's all fun. I'm just trying to embrace it. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, so I'm just trying to embrace it as much as I can.
It was cool to get my second hat trick of the season (against Calgary on March 4). It's a good feeling when you get a hat trick because everyone gets excited and the fans are into it. I'm just shooting the puck more and getting some really good passes from my linemates -- it's been working well.
I was told that I was among the top five prospects (according to NHL Network analyst Craig Button) and just to be mentioned among the top players is a huge honor for me. It's great being mentioned No. 1 especially. It's all very surreal for me.
Thanks for taking the time to read my blog this month. Talk to you again in April.
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Nigel Lawson's climate skeptic lobby group the Global Warming
Policy Foundation have been getting a fair bit of air-time
recently. This morning, for example, its founder Nigel Lawson was
quoted on
page four of the Daily Mail labeling green targets "absurd
commitments" and calling on the government to abandon them. He was
also featured in a
prominent slot on the Today Programme arguing for investment in
shale gas.
This last appearance was somewhat ironic, given that just two
days ago Lawson penned a lengthy opinion piece
in the Sunday Times in which he attacked the BBC's position on
climate change and complained that invitations for the
"authoritative" GWPF or "its excellent director, Dr Benny Peiser"
to appear on the BBC are "almost as rare as hen's teeth".
Apparently hen's teeth are more common than previously thought.
A Google search of the BBC website (including the terms "climate
change" or "warming") reveals about 83 results for "
Benny Peiser"; 214 results for the "
Global Warming Policy Foundation"; and around 527 results for "
Nigel Lawson". The latter includes a lengthy Newsnight
feature on Lawson's thoughts, after which he is pitched
against Director of the Science Museum and former director of the
British Antarctic Survey Chris Rapley; a Daily Politics segment
during which Lawson is placed alongside Defra's scientific advisor
Bob Watson; and (via Youtube) another interview
alongside former shadow Environment Minister and leader of the
opposition Ed Miliband. Not bad for an organization that was
founded a year and a half ago.
Such is Lawson's prominence that the BBC Trust's recent
review of the Corporation's science coverage, published in
June, specifically name-checked the GWPF, criticizing the BBC for
"false balance" in according significant time to climate skeptics
alongside mainstream scientific opinion. The report drew on a
content analysis by the Science Communication Group of Imperial
College London, whose study period included the release of the Muir
Russell report. They found not only that one third of total airtime
discussing climate change was accorded to 'skeptics', but that:
"With the exception of Radio 4's PM, all
news outlets included comment from climate sceptics -in most cases
either former Conservative Chancellor, Lord Lawson, or Dr Benny
Peiser, a social anthropologist at Liverpool John Moores University
who is Director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a think
tank founded by Lawson."
The analysis also drew attention to presenters' introductions
that are "somewhat misleading in failing to elaborate the precise
nature of Peiser's expertise and his connection with a think tank
with an established agenda." This point was exemplified in the
Today Programme segment this morning, where Lawson described his
position as "not at all" ideologically driven. On BBC
North-West a couple of weeks ago, the GWPF was described as an
"independent charitable think-tank".
But why does this all matter? The question is whether the media
debate is a fair representation of the scientific debate on climate
science. The BBC Trust review suggests that it is not. Its original version
discussed "prominent individuals such as Lord Monckton and Lord
Lawson" who make statements that are "not supported by the facts".
The report implied that Lawson had made specific statements which
he had not, and following a complaint by Lawson was withdrawn by
the BBC. However, Lord Lawson is angry because the author of the
BBC report Professor Steve Jones still maintains that he
"promotes the impression of active
scientific debate on the issue of global warming when in fact there
is clear consensus to the contrary".
Lord Lawson defends himself and the GWPF against this
accusation, writing that
"We are, of course, interested in the
views of well-qualified scientists. It was for this reason that we
recently published
The Truth about Greenhouse Gases, a briefing paper by William
Happer, an eminent professor of physics at Princeton
William Happer, a Professor of Physics, is chair of the board
of directors at the US-based Marshall Institute, which lobbies
against climate legislation. The Institute in the past has
been funded by Exxon.
Lawson cites Happer's guess that temperature rise is likely to
be "something like 1C over the next 200 years", ignoring evidence
which shows average global temperature could increase by
as much as 4°C over the next century. Such increases are
projected for atmospheric concentrations roughly equivalent to
around 650 parts per million (ppm) of CO2. Yet extraordinarily, "to
avoid harming people" Happer recommends an upper limit of 5,000ppm
- calling climate change a "supposed threat".
Happer also refers to the IPCC as the "organization charged with
producing scientific support for the climate crusade" (though in
fact it is "charged" only with providing evidence for Government
that is "
policy relevant but policy-neutral") and suggests that "the
models have failed the simple scientific test of prediction"
(relying on the same "meaningless" comparison for which John
Beddington took Nigel Lawson to task:
a single decade is too short to provide a reliable test, as the
global climate system is riddled with short-term fluctuations).
Reading this material, the question arises as to whether the
GWPF really are "interested in the views of well-qualified
scientists" or genuinely "authoritative" on this issue. In May, the
GWPF published a report by Lord Turnbull, The Real Inconvenient
Truth, or "It Ain't Necessarily So". The report was
demonstrated, among other things, to have repeatedly
misrepresented mainstream scientific opinion; misrepresented the
contents of the IPCC reports; and espoused a fabricated conspiracy
And just last month, the Daily Mail printed a correction after
reporting a GWPF claim
that green measures would add 15-20% to energy bills. The
correction recognized that "According to Ofgem, the correct figure
for environmental costs is currently no more than 9%" of energy
Lawson describes the BBC's position as "characterised chiefly by
ignorance and intolerance" and calls on the broadcaster to ensure
that "adequate airtime is given to informed dissent". As Jones puts
it in his review however,
"All of us involved in this debate need
to remember that we are entitled to our own opinions but none of us
are entitled to our own facts."
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Effects of Caffeine on Intermittent Hypoxia in Infants Born Preterm
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The purpose of this pilot study is to document the extent to which intermittent hypoxia persists beyond the age of discontinuing clinical methylxanthine, and will assess the effect of caffeine treatment on the number of intermittent hypoxia episodes and the total number of seconds with a hemoglobin oxygen saturation (HbO2 SAT) below 90%.
Drug: Caffeine citrate 6 mg/kg/day
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pilot Study of Effects of Caffeine on Intermittent Hypoxia in Infants Born Preterm
- Episodes of Intermittent Hypoxia Per Hour [ Time Frame: 35, 36, 37, 38 weeks postmenstrual age ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Number of episodes of Intermittent hypoxia per hour of pulse oximeter recording less than 90% oxygen saturation
- Number of Seconds of Intermittent Hypoxia Per Hour [ Time Frame: 35, 36, 37, 38 weeks postmenstrual age ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Number of seconds of Intermittent hypoxia per hour of pulse oximeter recording less than 90% oxygen saturation
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|Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
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Experimental: Caffeine
Caffeine citrate 6 mg/kg/day
Drug: Caffeine citrate 6 mg/kg/day
Comparison of caffeine citrate 6 mg/kg/day versus no caffeine (usual care) on extent of intermittent hypoxia at 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40 weeks postmenstrual age.
Other Name: Cafcit
No Intervention: Active Comparator: no caffeine
Compare extended use of caffeine citrate 6 mg/kg/day to no caffeine (usual care) in regard to extent of intermittent hypoxia from 35 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) to 40 weeks PMA.
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Infants with prior clinical treatment with caffeine in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) will be enrolled and continuous physiologic data recording of oxygen hemoglobin saturation (HbO2 SAT) and heart rate will begin as early as 33 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA). Randomization will occur when enrolled infants reach a corrected gestational age of at least 34 weeks PMA AND clinical caffeine has been discontinued for at least 5 days. Infants will be randomized to receive caffeine or to continue with usual care. The group randomized to start caffeine will receive an oral loading dose of caffeine citrate of 20 mg/kg on Day #1, followed by a single daily oral maintenance dose of 6 mg/kg starting on Day #2 and continued daily thereafter until 40 weeks PMA. The continuous oximeter recordings will be stopped at the same time. The number of intermittent hypoxia events/hour per week will be compared between the caffeine group and the usual care (no-caffeine) group for each week of physiologic data recordings.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|33 Weeks to 37 Weeks
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Gestational age of 25 + 0 to 32 + 0 weeks PMA at birth, and 34 + 0 to 375 + 6 weeks PMA at randomization
- Prior treatment with caffeine based on routine clinical indications, and clinical caffeine now discontinued ≥5 days before randomization
- Previously tolerated clinical treatment with caffeine
- Breathing room air (no current supplemental O2 treatment; may have previously required respiratory support)
- Parental consent to enroll in pilot study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Congenital syndrome or other medical diagnosis associated with known risk for neurodevelopmental abnormality, including intraventricular hemorrhage Grade 3 or greater, cyanotic congenital heart disease, confirmed central nervous system infection, or fetal alcohol syndrome
- Currently receiving supplemental oxygen, ventilatory support, or nasal airflow therapy
- Clinical decision to restart caffeine prior to completing 5 days of continuous physiologic monitoring after clinical caffeine stopped
- Anticipated inability to meet protocol requirements
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01875159
|United States, Maryland
|Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20814
|Study Director:
|Betty McEntire, PhD
|American SIDS Instittute
|Responsible Party:
|Carl Hunt, Research Professor of Pediatrics, American SIDS Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01875159 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 3, 2013
|Results First Received:
|January 14, 2014
|Last Updated:
|March 16, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by American SIDS Institute:
Apnea of prematurity
Intermittent hypoxia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Caffeine citrate
Central Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neurotransmitter Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Purinergic Agents
Purinergic Antagonists
Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists
Therapeutic Uses
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I'm voting for the man or woman who will bring back the America we seem to have lost. I'm voting for the candidate who will work with both sides of Congress to cure our ills, without thought of political gain but keeping always as a goal what is good for America.
I'm voting for the one who isn't interested in placing blame but instead is focused on finding solutions to our problems. I'm not looking for a guy or gal who wants only to cure our economy, or fix our border fences, or get us out of foreign wars. I want someone who will lead us, who will not weaken our country, who will make us into the world-respected leader nation we once were.
I want someone who will stop apologizing for being an American and will stand tall and make the rest of us proud that we are Americans. I want our jobs to come home; I want oversight without bureaucratic weight; government for the people and by the people.
I will vote for the candidate who offers me all of that. He or she is not yet on the list of candidates, but there's still time and I'm hopeful.
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The hires rate fell significantly in July for total nonfarm, total private, the construction industry, and the Northeast and South regions. The hires rate did not increase significantly in any industry or region in July.
The hires rate is the number of hires as a percent of total employment. Hires are any additions to the payroll during the month.
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Mindfulness Meditations for Teens, by Bodhipaksa (CD)Gosia Wozniacka, The Salt Lake Tribune: As the morning school bell rings and students rush through crowded corridors, teenagers in one Portland classroom settle onto mats and meditation pillows. They fall silent after the teacher taps a Tibetan "singing bowl."
"Allow yourself to settle into the experience of being here, in this moment," teacher Caverly Morgan tells two dozen students at Wilson High School.
The students are enrolled in a for-credit, year-long mindfulness class meant to ease youth anxiety and depression and to prevent violence. For 90 minutes, three days a week, they practice a mix …
Kate Lunau, Maclean's: Aliza Naqvi, a 14-year-old student at Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute in Toronto, carries a key chain strung with seven coloured beads. When she's feeling stressed or anxious, she can pull it out as a reminder: The first bead, which is blue, stands for "breathe." The second, red, cues her to reflect on her thoughts; yellow is to consider her emotions, and so on. "At any school, there's a lot of stress involved," Naqvi says. "The expectations are really high." This small token, which fits in her pocket or handbag, reminds her to "take a mindful breath, and to be …
Lee Carpenter, Penn State News: Grant from the Institute on Education Sciences focuses on teaching adolescents mindfulness practices.
Teaching adolescents mindfulness practices that may strengthen their attention, executive function and emotion regulation skills, and in turn improve their academic and social functioning is the focus of a new grant received by the Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State. Mark Greenberg, Edna Peterson Bennett Endowed Chair in Prevention Research and professor of human development and psychology, is the principal investigator.
The three-year, $1.4 million grant from the Institute on Education Sciences will enable the integration of mindfulness practices and teachings into the regular …
Brogan Driscoll, Huffington Post UK: Once upon a time mindfulness was reserved for spiritual types sitting cross-legged on the tops of faraway mountains, but these days the mind-calming practice has well and truly gone mainstream.
Now, everyone is doing it, from comedian and HuffPost UK blogger Ruby Wax to high-flying bankers ditching the city for a life of peace.
But what exactly is it? Mindfulness is a therapeutic technique that involves focusing on the present moment while acknowledging and accepting feelings and thoughts – whether positive or negative.
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Business Standard: Researchers at the University of Montreal have suggested that mindfulness-based meditation could lessen some symptoms associated with cancer in teens.
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Mindfulness-based meditation could lessen some symptoms associated with cancer in teens, according to the results of a clinical trial intervention led by researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine children's hospital.
Mindfulness-based meditation focuses on the present moment and the connection between the mind and body. Adolescents living with cancer face not only the physical symptoms of their condition, but also the anxiety and uncertainty related to the progression of the disease, the anticipation of physical and emotional pain related to illness and treatment, the significant changes implied in living with cancer, as well as the fear of recurrence after remission. Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise of the university's Department of Psychology presented the … Read more »
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I picked up Google Glass, which is essentially a smartphone that you wear on your head, on July 6. I'd made a pitch to Google in order to get Glass, saying that I wanted to explore it as a tool for teaching meditation and mindfulness.
The timing in some ways wasn't great, because I was working a second job at the University of New Hampshire over the summer, teaching personal development and study skills to teens from low income families. And when that seven-week stint was up I had a heck of a lot of catching up to do back at Wildmind.
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Room to Breathe is a surprising story of transformation as struggling kids in a San Francisco public middle school are introduced to the practice of mindfulness. Topping the district in disciplinary suspensions, and with overcrowded classrooms creating a nearly impossible learning environment, overwhelmed administrators are left with stark choices. Do they repeat the cycle of forcing tuned-out children to listen, or experiment with a set of age-old inner practices that may provide them with the social, emotional, and attentional skills that they need to succeed?
Even just this brief extract of the film is powerfully moving. I can't wait to see the whole thing.
Room to Breathe Official Trailer from Sacred Planet Films.
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Richard Schiffman, OpEdNews: There are two jobs that have become a lot more difficult in recent years. One is being a teacher, which was never easy at the best of times. But in an age of virtually unlimited opportunities for distraction and rapidly shrinking attention spans getting kids to focus on their schoolwork can be (with apologies to dentists) like pulling teeth.
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Mothers Against Meth-amphetamine, (MAMa) held its fourth annual conference in Branson April 20 – 22. The conference this year was sponsored by the Sedalia MAMa chapter, said MAMa Executive Director Liz Rehmer.
Speakers for this year's event were: Jeff Mittelhauser, Sedalia, Pettis County prosecutor– "The War on Drugs," dealing with marijuana use in Pettis County; Steve Box, Piece City, author of "Meth=Sorcery;" Tim Medlin, Springfield, president of Missouri Narcotics Officers Association–"The Truth About Pseudo-ephedrine;"Jim Chappelle, M.A. LPC RASAP, Consulting, Life Coach and Psychotherapy, Sedalia–"Enabling the Addict;" Larry Parham, Sedalia Police patrolman and executive director of Gangs & Ribs International, LLC–"Gang Enforcement in Rural Missouri;" Dave Parnell, Dresden, Tenn., author of "Facing the Dragon."–Personal testimony of addiction and methamphetamine prevention; Dr. Mary F. Holley OB-GYN, Arab, Ala., founder of MAMa and author–Spoke on "Cooks and Gangsters;" Dr. Jack Smart, Cape Girardeau, president of Teen Challenge International USA–"Where to Find Help for the Addict;" John Colligan, M.A., CASAC, State of Missouri Department of Corrections clinical director, Farmington Treatment Center–"The effects of substance abuse on the DOC;" Tiffany Eis, Hiawatha, Kan., Former addict, motivational and inspirational speaker–Personal testimony of meth addiction that lead to two strokes and the loss of her legs at age 30.
State Fair Community College offered 6.5 hours continuing education unit (CEU) credit, and law enforcement were offered peace officers standards and training (POST) credit for several of the presentations.
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I had my DS in April 2010, so I will tell you what I remember because on top of that being 3 years ago I am now 30 weeks pregnant so I have "pregnancy brain". :)
I think we waited 4 weeks before bringing him to the Hall. I know it was not before that. The pediatrician also told us to sit next to the wall so that he would not be in the line of traffic.
Do you have a nursing cover? When I brought my oldest in and out of our baby/nursing room, I felt that whoever was nursing in there didn't need to cover up for me as long as she was comfortable. It was me who was invading her space, not the other way around. :) If a cover would make you feel more comfortable, use one. I brought my oldest around 2 or 3 weeks, this one hasn't been home yet so he'll be at the meetings as soon as he is able to be with us. You'll probably do better than you expect,
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With our first we waited about 3 to 4 wks. I also needed time b/c I had a c-section. There wasn't a nursing room in our hall so I tried the bathroom at first but all the little girls would crowd around and it was a small space. I ended up in the library with hubby (DH? I don't post often so I haven't learned all the abbrv.) standing guard.
As for germs. I always had hand sanitizer and the first few visits had him strapped in his carseat with mittens on. I will pull back the canopy for a good view. This time around I hope to do the same although now we are back in a cong with many friends that have known my husband and I since birth so .... a lot of spiritual mothers that I'm sure will be reaching for the baby.


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Statistical inferences in phylogeography
Article first published online: 4 FEB 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04059.x
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Molecular Ecology
Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 1034–1047, March 2009
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NIELSEN, R. and BEAUMONT, M. A. (2009), Statistical inferences in phylogeography. Molecular Ecology, 18: 1034–1047. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04059.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 4 MAR 2009
- Article first published online: 4 FEB 2009
- Received 17 June 2008; revision revised 22 October 2008; accepted 30 October 2008
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- Coalescence theory;
- likelihood based inference;
- phylogeography
In conventional phylogeographic studies, historical demographic processes are elucidated from the geographical distribution of individuals represented on an inferred gene tree. However, the interpretation of gene trees in this context can be difficult as the same demographic/geographical process can randomly lead to multiple different genealogies. Likewise, the same gene trees can arise under different demographic models. This problem has led to the emergence of many statistical methods for making phylogeographic inferences. A popular phylogeographic approach based on nested clade analysis is challenged by the fact that a certain amount of the interpretation of the data is left to the subjective choices of the user, and it has been argued that the method performs poorly in simulation studies. More rigorous statistical methods based on coalescence theory have been developed. However, these methods may also be challenged by computational problems or poor model choice. In this review, we will describe the development of statistical methods in phylogeographic analysis, and discuss some of the challenges facing these methods.


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CHARDON, Ohio -- The teenager who killed three students and wounded three more at Chardon High School last year has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Lane's attorney Ian Friedman told the court during a sentencing hearing Tuesday that Lane did not wish his defense team to present any witnesses, statements or other evidence to mitigate his sentence.
When Lane addressed the court he flipped the middle finger and used profane language toward those in the courtroom including the victims' families.
Lane's guilty plea on Feb. 26 came on the eve of the anniversary of the attacks. Daniel Parmertor, Russell King Jr., and Demterius Hewlin were killed and three others were wounded, two seriously, including Nick Walczak who is now confined to a wheelchair.
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