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software vendors that sponsored and exhibited at the PDMA conference represented
a large cross-section of PLM software. The participating vendors included large
ERP vendors, "pure-play" PLM suite providers, and niche application providers
that handle very specialized areas within PLM. Each of these vendors highlighted
how their particular solution contributed to the overlapping value propositions
that are associated with PLM. SAP, for example, presented a
new collaborative application for NPDI in addition to their mySAP PLM solution.
The new application, known as SAP xPD, was developed to streamline the process
of designing and developing consumer products.
large ERP vendor, Oracle, used the event to communicate the
broad and significant effort they have put into providing PLM solutions to their
customers. On the other end of the spectrum was a company named imaginatik.
The imaginatik product focuses on a narrow, but extremely valuable aspect of
PLM known as Ideation that aims to help companies improve their process for
innovation and idea management. Other vendors, such as Sopheon
and IDe, highlighted their value in helping to execute NPDI
programs more effectively.
Pure-Play vendors Agile Software, EDS PLM (now known as UGS),
PTC and MatrixOne also exhibited at the show,
displaying their approach to delivering the value of PLM. The diversity of the
vendors and their application offerings further highlights the need for manufacturers
to understand PLM as a whole, determine the areas that will provide the most
value for their business, and then map out a strategy that includes incremental
steps to achieve that value. For more information on this approach, see "The
PLM Program An Incremental Approach to the Strategic Value of PLM."
This is Part One of a two-part article.
Two will provide insight into the future of the PLM Suite and discuss the value
of the PLM Platform
PLM Just The New Name For PDM?
The discussion about diverse software offerings being labeled as PLM probably has some people asking whether "PLM" is the right name for all of these product-related solutions. Some would argue that PLM is really just then next evolution of Product Data Management (PDM) software packages. If this is the case, then the other applications without a PDM foundation should not be called PLM. Regardless of the name, there are a lot of applications that can help to improve the management of products - and therefore provide a path to the benefits that are currently associated with PLM. Perhaps a new term for the more diverse solution set is "Extended PLM". Whether this name is correct or not, it is clear that PDM is a major component in achieving value.
PDM has come a long way in the past few years. Collaborative processes and technologies have dramatically improved the value of these systems that help companies better manage product and engineering information. The truth is that many companies would benefit from implementing even basic PDM capabilities to help get control of their product information. Many companies today suffer from diminished innovation and product development capabilities because of fragmented, disjointed product data. In those companies, too much product information is still captured in poorly accessible spreadsheets, mismanaged CAD drawings and poorly integrated point systems.
The improved structure and visibility of product information available from PDM is the core of most PLM initiatives. PDM can help with everything from improving design efficiency to enabling syndication of product data to e-commerce exchanges, and is a very important part in achieving improved product management. But the PLM value proposition includes more than just improved management of product data.
PLM - Just A New Way To Categorize Old Applications?
PLM, or Extended PLM, encompasses many different software solutions that focus on improving the profitability of a product portfolio. Most companies in the PLM market today came from one of several categories of vendors. The first category of vendors that are now considered PLM includes the engineering-centric vendors. These vendors have strong roots in product design and typically evolved from companies that offered CAD and/or PDM solutions. A second category of vendors includes the commercialization-centric vendors. These vendors have strong roots in product marketing and commercialization and evolved from vendors offering Project Management, Stage Gate Automation and Portfolio Management. The final major category of vendors that are active in the PLM market are the enterprise suite providers. These vendors have strong history in implementing best practice business processes that are integrated across departmental and enterprise boundaries, and have developed PLM as an offering in conjunction with their ERP systems.
But PLM is not just a repackaging or a re-categorization of these existing software solutions. The PLM movement has placed increased emphasis on the value of products and the information and processes surrounding them. Vendors and manufacturers have joined forces to look for new and innovative ways to solve existing problems, and to achieve new levels of value. This has led to a significant amount of innovation in the software industry, resulting in valuable new applications to address everything from product requirements gathering and innovation to improved transfer of production instructions to the plant.
The existence of a common repository of product information within an enterprise has also provided an opportunity to solve product related business problems in a new way. Many initiatives that involve product data, like product catalog syndication and configuration management, have previously been forced to rely on ERP solutions for product information. This is a challenge because companies often have multiple ERP systems and the information is not always complete or organized in the right way. As companies are faced with new challenges such as RFID, new regulations, and other developing needs, the companies and their software vendors will leverage the PLM product repository by developing new applications to take advantage of the core of unified, structured product information. Far from a collection of disparate point applications, PLM is a vision that encompasses many different avenues to achieving the PLM value proposition. As PLM visions mature, the benefits will continue to expand into new areas.
concludes Part One of a two-part article.
Two will provide insight into the future of the PLM Suite and discuss the value
of the integrated PLM Platform.
About the Author
Jim Brown has over 15 years of experience in management consulting
and application software focused on the manufacturing industries. Jim
is a recognized expert in software solutions for manufacturing and has broad
knowledge of applying Product Lifecycle Management, ERP, Supply Chain Planning,
Supply Chain Execution, and e-business applications to improve business performance.
Jim served as an executive for software companies specializing
in PLM and other enterprise solutions before starting his consulting firm, Tech-Clarity
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Bare Escentuals will be releasing new press eye shadows for Fall 2011. The Bare Minerals Reader Eyeshadow Palettes have been dubbed 2.0 for the duos and 4.0 for the quads. How techy of them!
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Wow, pressed eyeshadow from them is news!
7/5/11 10:29 kimk:
Oh, BE did pressed shadows years ago – before they became the darling of QVC, and were still a cute funky lil kinda mall shop, and had bath and body things as well. In other words before they sold out and began to suck. (just my humble opinion)
I actually still have a lot of their pressed shadows – the WAY old BE formulation was much better than it is now, and they had a range of finishes, from matte to way shimmery.
Looks like everything old is new again, but the old BE really was just minerals… They've abandoned their roots so badly I don't even look at BE anymore… Just a crotchety old fogey, I guess…
7/5/11 10:48 Littlecreek:
Actually I'm happy they're doing this. I used to own a lot of BE but having absolutely everything be loose drove me up a wall and I got rid of all of it and haven't gone back to the brand. I'll def be picking up one of these. If the color is as nice as the loose stuff was this just might end up being me "reintroduction" to the brand. Yay!
7/5/11 11:52 JoElla:
KimK remember Escentuals? That was fantab, and I really wish they would bring it back.
I really don't know what to think about these. Part of me is YAY! something I can actually travel with, and then a really big part of me is WTH?!
I think I remember them doing this before.. wasn't this when they were sold at Garden Botonica?
7/6/11 16:41 Kimk:
YES!! I sure do – that's what it was called waaaaay back when! 😀 Y'know, the Garden botanica that was around here didn't carry Escentuals… I could just get 'em when I travelled someplace that had Escentual shops or off QVC… Sigh… Ah, the good ol' days.. I really miss the Escentuals bath and body stuff. MAN I loved the Escentual scent…
7/7/11 9:23 Aging_Beauty:
"Escentuals" fragrance is the most unique scent and my favorite as well! BE released an LE set two years ago during the holidays; I so hope they do it again SOON.
7/5/11 13:02 Musebeliever:
I love the design of the little palettes !
7/5/11 13:20 Nora:
Love BE- not sure ill be able to get on board with the pressed shadows.
FYI- Aaron Johnson is engaged and has a child with a 45yr old. Not okay no matter how ridiculously cute he is! He's only 20!!!
7/5/11 14:18 peri:
im excited about this. i have some loose shadows that i love, but i far prefer pressed ones as theyre less messy…i cant seem to use to loose ones without having to perform cleanup on my face afterward.
9/8/11 23:16 Amy G:
Use their eye primer and you won't need to use much shadow. Not only will it not crease, you will see the shadow color "pop" instantly. You won't need to glom on so much shadow. If it's ending up on your cheeks, you're using too much shadow. A quality brush designed specifically for minerals makes a big difference, too.
7/5/11 15:49 diane:
i'm stoked about BE pressed shadows!
i actually watched about 100 youtubes on how to press pigments and pressed all my BE loose powders since they were too messy for me but the colors/stay power is awesome
7/5/11 22:19 Comrade Garlic:
They also had a liquid foundation! It was't too bad. Once again I'm showing my age.
7/18/11 22:37 Comrade Garlic:
I'll be 35 in August. But I still get carded! Always wear SPF kids!
7/6/11 0:00 Quinctia:
The packaging is so nice and sleek. I have a BE lipstick that is surprisingly the perfect nude lip for me, but I don't see myself getting into their eyeshadows.
7/6/11 11:32 Aging_Beauty:
I'll never give up my BE loose shadows! NEVER!!!! They're too sparkly and magical!
10/1/11 12:29 Jennifer:
I have tested out all of these shadows and for the most part they are really nice, there's a few colors I'm not that impressed with, but they're a good deal considering it's $14 for one shadow and you can get 2 for $20 or the best deal 4 for $30! There is quite a bit of matte colors in these and like some mattes certain colors are a bit patchy, but overall I really do like these pressed shadows and the packaging they're in are beautiful, somewhat NARS inspired? But sleek, chic, and classy. I'm looking forward to the pressed Mineral Veil as well!


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VIDEO: President Obama cries as he thanks campaign staff
Obama to staff: I'm proud of you
After forging through a grueling election, President Obama got emotional and shed a few tears Wednesday as he took time to thank his Chicago campaign staff for helping him to get re-elected.
He told his staff, who are mostly 20 to 30-somethings, that their passionate hard work reminded him of himself as a community organizer in Chicago when he was their age.
He even said in many ways, they were smarter and better than him. But he got choked up as he told them he'd come full circle, because the work they've done means that the work he's doing is important.
He wiped his face as he shed tears as and told onlookers that when he first got to Chicago, " I wanted to make sure that my life attached itself to helping kids get a great education or helping people living in poverty to get decent jobs and be able to work and have dignity. And to make sure that people didn't have to go to the emergency room to get health care," President Obama said.
"I'm really proud of all of you…What you guys accomplished will go on in annals of history," President Obama said.
The moment was captured by the Obama Campaign cameras and posted on Youtube. To see the 5-minute video, watch below.
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- About virtualenv
- Combine virtualenv with IPython
- Proof by trial
- Conlcusion
- Packages and version
About virtualenv
I recently got introduced to virtualenv: a "tool to create isolated Python evironments". It allows to have a fine grain control on the dependencies of each of your python project, and separate each project environment from the others.
For example, if a cool project requires the
spamspam v1.1 and another cool project requires the version 1.2, performing a system-wide update of the
spamspam library from 1.1 to 1.2 would cause the first project to break. To avoid this kind of problem, you can place each project in a separate virtualenv, and force the version of the
spamspam library to the required one.
You can read more about virtualenv on their PyPI page, but a important takeaway is that you will have pseudo-root rights in your virtualenv: you will be able to install whatever python packages you need. I strongly recommand to use pip for that.
Combine virtualenv with IPython
If you don't know IPython, check it out. It adds powerful features like autocompletion, colors, crazy data visualisation tools, help, source code visualisation of packages and functions, etc. It's just raw awesomness.
Now, the problem is that virtualenv default behavior is to ignore all packages located in your
/usr/lib/pythonX.X/site-packages directory when creating a new virtualenv, which is precisely where IPython is installed. You thus won't be able to use IPython in your virtualenv without a little bit of hacking.
There are two ways to make it work:
- the good way
- the bad way
I'll describe both techniques and you'll decide which is which.
Install a local IPython in each virtualenv
First, you can install IPython in each new virtualenv, with
$ pip install ipython
That will work well, but the package is quite heavy (~10Mb), and frankly, that could/should be automaded. Another problem I see with this technique is that you might want to push your code on a repository, for other people to be able to contribute. If so, you might want to push the virtualenv content, to simplify them the set-up work. Even if extremely handy, IPython might not be vital for you project, and you should only install required packages in the virtualenv, for the sake of testing.
One IPython to rule them all
Now there's a trickier solution: we can configure your system IPython, to make it aware of your virtualenv.
This has been extremely well done by Chris Lasher, and all instructions and explanations can be found
The main idea is to check if you're running in a virtual environment when you launch IPython. If so, add all your virtualenv python environment at the begining of your
I however encountered a small problem with this method. IPython being in
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages directory, my virtualenv was not even aware of an IPython module being installed, and this error was fired even before executing the code shown in Chris' cool blogpost:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/ipython", line 30, in <module>
import IPython.Shell
ImportError: No module named IPython.Shell
Here's the small hack I did to make everything work.
First I added these lines to my
/usr/bin/ipython file, before importing
import sys
if "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages" not in sys.path:
append command will only be executed when I'm launching IPython from a virtualenv, otherwise, the
if statement would not be
Now that
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages is in my
sys.path, I can import
IPython.Shell from my virtualenv.
The code contained in
~/.ipython/virtualenv.py (as described in Chris' article) will now be executed but still need a "counter-hack",
to cancel the effects of what we wrote in
/usr/bin/ipython. We need to completely remove
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages from our
To do that, we'll add a small snippet in
for item in sys.path:
if '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages' in item:
Here is the final
~/.ipython/virtualenv.py code:
import site
from os import environ
from os.path import join
import sys
if 'VIRTUAL_ENV' in environ:
virtual_env = join(environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV'),
'python%d.%d' % sys.version_info[:2],
# Remember original sys.path.
prev_sys_path = list(sys.path)
# Personal hack
# Remove /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages and associates from the path
# Counter the effects of this code, in /usr/bin/ipython
# import sys
# if "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages" not in sys.path:
# sys.path.append("/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages")
for item in sys.path:
if '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages' in item:
# Reorder sys.path so new directories at the front.
new_sys_path = []
for item in list(sys.path):
if item not in prev_sys_path:
sys.path[1:1] = new_sys_path
print 'VIRTUAL_ENV ->', virtual_env
del virtual_env
Proof by trial
Now, let's try it, to check everything's working:
balto $ cd path/to/virtualenv/project
balto $ source bin/activate
(project)balto $ ipython
VIRTUAL_ENV -> /path/to/virtualenv/project/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Python 2.7.2+ (default, Oct 4 2011, 20:06:09)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
IPython 0.10.2 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help -> Python's own help system.
object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.
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Yay. Now, you won't have to worry about installing IPython when creating a new virtualenv.
To check that everything is working properly, install a package in a fresh virtualenv that you have not installed in your "system" python.
Open two IPython interpreters: one in the virtualenv, one outside, and try to import this newly installed package in both.
The virtualenv IPython should be fine, and the second should fire an
Packages and version
I'm running IPython 0.10.2, Python 2.7.2+, and virtualenv 220.127.116.11.


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Chicago Bulls v Brooklyn Nets - Game Five
Reggie Evans of the Brooklyn Nets argues a call during the game... Fotografia de notícias2013,Barclays Center - Brooklyn,Basquetebol,Basquetebol - NBA Pro,Brooklyn Nets - Equipa de basquetebol,Chicago Bulls,Cidade de Nova Iorque,De Corpo Inteiro,Desporto,Discutir,EUA,Fase dos Quartos-de-Final,Game Five,NBA,Playoff,Reggie Evans,Vertical,eliminatórias da NBAPhotographer Bruce BennettCollection: Getty Images Sport 2013 Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 29: Reggie Evans #30 of the Brooklyn Nets argues a call during the game against the Chicago Bulls during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at the Barclays Center on April 29, 2013 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)


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For immediate release - February 7, 2007
Whistler celebrates the three year countdown to 2010
Whistler, B.C. - Whistler is in a party mood and it's not just because of the record breaking snowfall on the mountains. The 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are now just three years away.
The countdown celebration hits high gear on February 12, with exactly three years to go to the Opening Ceremonies of the Games.
The Vancouver 2010 Information Centre in Whistler will host the ever-popular cutting of the countdown cake, now a well-loved community tradition, followed by an afternoon of music and laughter with performances by a host of local entertainers from 4 to 6:30 pm at the 2010 Info Centre.
The fun in Whistler continues February 13 through 28. Watch for the Sport of the Day where each day, a different Olympic or Paralympic sport discipline will be featured at the 2010 Info Centre, complete with sport demos, equipment displays, special guests and interactive fun for everyone.
On February 17 and 18, the paving stones outside the 2010 Info Centre in Whistler will be transformed into a street hockey rink for the 2nd annual 2010 Street Hockey Tournament. Eight teams of five will compete for prizes and bragging rights - a great spectator sport too.
February 18, the Whistler Film Festival presents Whistler Stories, six short films on a giant outdoor screen at the Whistler Village Gondola base. Whistler Stories is a commissioned film program by the Whistler Film Festival with the goal of building a legacy program for the Whistler area in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
February 22, the Whistler Museum and Archives presents the third part of a five-year series of featurette-films focusing on Whistler community members. The objectives of this project are to promote the 2010 Winter Games spirit, foster community pride in Whistler's history, heritage and culture, and create an archival record that visually documents Whistler's people and places leading up to 2010. A reception with entertainment follows the screening.
On March 12, its more countdown cake in Whistler celebrating the three year mark to the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games scheduled for 3 p.m. at the 2010 Info Centre followed by the Cultural Cabaret at 7:30 p.m. on the stage of Whistler's Maurice Young Millennium Place.
Whistler's Celebration 2010 activities have been organized by the Whistler Arts Council, in partnership with the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee (VANOC), the RMOW and other community partners.
Whistler is a year-round leisure and meeting destination located 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is site of the alpine, nordic, sliding and Paralympic venues for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Whistler has a range of accommodations totalling 3,200 hotel rooms, and more than 5,000 other tourist accommodation units including condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler offers a wide selection of restaurants, bars, spas, boutiques, galleries and activities ranging from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. Whistler Blackcomb mountains feature 3,036 hectares (8,171 acres) of terrain and receives an average of 9.14 metres (30 feet) of snow per year. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent residents.
Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, the Whistler Golf Club, the Whistler Visitor Centres and tourismwhistler.com, as well as 1-800-WHISTLER and whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor bookings and information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 7,000 members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on resort lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.
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Nathan Fletcher concedes San Diego mayoral race, endorses David Alvarez
Alvarez, Kevin Faulconer in runoff election
SAN DIEGO - Former Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher announced Wednesday he is "leaving public life" and will support City Councilman David Alvarez's bid for San Diego mayor.
After 100 percent of precincts were reported, Fletcher was less than 3,000 votes behind Alvarez in the race for second place. Alvarez received 52,283 votes, 25.59 percent of the vote, and Fletcher 49,645, 24.3 percent.
In a noon press conference, Fletcher said he contacted Alvarez and City Councilman Kevin Faulconer to congratulate them. He acknowledged that he did not believe uncounted ballots would change the results.
"I leave today with my head held high, feeling really good about the campaign that we ran, about the ideas we've advanced, about the way we've conducted ourselves," he told reporters.
Fletcher said he promised his wife he would step away from public life if he lost the race.
In a message sent to his supporters, Fletcher said:
"Fortune favors the bold"
Those are the words of Virgil and I believe they are true in life. However, they aren't always true in political campaigns.
I am very proud of the ideas we advanced, the way we conducted our campaign and the vision we laid out for San Diego. I had an amazing team and committed group of supporters.
However, in the end it wasn't enough. We ended up 1% point short of advancing to the run off.
I want to thank all of you who had faith in me and stood strong in a tough campaign. I will never forget you.
While this election marks the end of my time in politics, I leave with my head held high. I will always care deeply about our city, state, and country and look forward to finding new ways to make a positive difference.
I am proud of my time as a public servant for the people of San Diego. I know whether during my time in the State Assembly or more recently in the campaign for mayor, I gave it everything I had and am eternally grateful to all who helped me.
Semper Fi,
Alvarez will take on fellow Councilman Kevin Faulconer in a runoff election on a still-to-be scheduled date early next year.
Faulconer led a field of 12 candidates in Tuesday's special election with 43.58 percent of the vote, with vote by mail ballots and all 581 precincts counted, according to figures released by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
The only other candidate to receive at least 1 percent of the vote was former City Attorney Michael Aguirre, who finished fourth with 4.44 percent.
The special election was brought about by Filner's resignation in August, when he was under fire for sexual harassment and being investigated for various other transgressions, including alleged shakedowns of developers.
Filner subsequently pleaded guilty to one felony count of false imprisonment by violence and two misdemeanor counts of battery and was placed on three years probation.


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Today, 70-80% of the value of the average company is intangible. The intangible value of I-Capital Advisors is closer to 100%.
That's why we, like most companies, need to make our intangibles visible and tangible to our stakeholders. We have pages for each of the main categories of our IC, including strategic, human, relationship and structural capital.
Trek Consulting is a pioneer in the U.S. in helping organizations and their stakeholders bridge the intangibles information gap. Our principals wrote the critically-acclaimed book Intangible Capital. We speak on the subject around the world. We are dedicated to helping jump start a new era of global prosperity using the knowledge intangibles that lie hidden and underused in organizations everywhere.
We invite you to join us on our mission to use intangibles to fuel prosperity and growth around the world. And we welcome you to get to know our own IC, including our strategic, human, relationship and structural capital.


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Each vagina is a unique environment, that's why treating an infected one requires a very personal approach. That's why a team at the University of Idaho has made a major advance in the study of the normal vaginal biology so that physicians can better detect conditions that make women vulnerable to infections and other diseases.
"Women suffer from insidious health problems, including bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections, and those problems send them in droves to seek medical treatment. Unfortunately, prescribed treatments aren't necessarily effective because doctors don't understand distinctive differences in the microbial composition of the vagina among women," said Larry Forney, a professor of biology at the University of Idaho.
The interdisciplinary team discovered that the microbial ecosystem of the human vagina varies greatly, fact that can turn some women vulnerable to many infections, including sexually transmitted diseases, like HIV or syphilis, based on the investigation made on a representative sample of Caucasian and black women in North America.
This is the first study detecting the existence of at least eight types of bacterial communities in healthy vaginas, each community being distinct, and, among them, some are confined just to one or the other racial group.
"Understanding the differences between these normal vaginal communities is the key to developing effective treatment and keeping women healthy. For example, with this new insight into the vaginal ecosystem, we will be able to better understand a woman's risk to disease and individual health care needs, and assist doctors and women to make more informed decisions about health issues and treatment plans," said Forney.
"It's important for us to understand that the bacterial landscape in vaginas is different in different women and that's normal. Every speck of the human body has bacteria and those bacteria, including bacteria in the vagina, play a role in maintaining the body's health." he added.
"A healthy vagina is populated with lactic acid-producing bacteria. The environment maintains a low pH balance that inhibits the growth of pathogens. A healthy vagina maintains itself and is able to self-correct when minor imbalances occur."
When the vagina's acidity changes significantly, harmful bacteria can boom and provoke infections called bacterial vaginosis; the infection is not well understood and symptoms include several elevated pH levels and vaginal discharge. It makes women extremely vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections, like HIV.
This research could also explain why some women have recurrent vaginal yeast infections, while others are totally immune to this fungus; and also racial differences concerning vulnerability to various vagina infections. "Differences in the kinds of bacteria normally present in the vagina might mean that vaginal odor is normal for some women and not an indication of an underlying health problem," said Forney.


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Supernatural is a nice little show--what holds it back is its unevenness. My two favorite seasons are 1 and 4. Both were consistently good. Season one was fun and was the best season doing mostly standalones and the occasional big myth episode here and there. I thought the standalones after season one were never as good resulting in very stale plots leaving only the characters to buoy them but in the later seasons the character stuff becomes stale itself. I also loved the simplicity and newness of everything in season one when they hunted monsters of the week before things take an epic turn.
Season 4 was the closest the show ever got to being well-plotted and doing a better job in effectively incorporating the myth arc in a more central manner each week than any other season so the episodes didn't feel like filler. All the other seasons just had the mytharc floating in the background--a lot of times the episodes felt that they existed to spit out a crumb of the plot to seed for further use down the line unlike in season one where the episode itself was worthwhile making a lot of episodes in that stretch feel like a mixed bag. S2, 3, 5 were all over the map giving me whiplash from the wide swings in quality from week to week. S6--the current one--is consistent but consistently mediocre--it is vying with season 3 as my least favorite. It really needed to end after season 5.
As the series goes on its budget is cut back and it shows and the show which was a solid drama in its early seasons starts toying with comedies, parodies and meta commentary that for me undermined the dramatic gravitas it had earned. I still prefer The X-Files or Friday the 13th The Series more but I'll admit it was one of the better sff shows to come out of the last decade.
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A railroad station built in 1850 as part of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, which began in 1838 to connect Baltimore to Philadelphia. The original transportation office and depot, circa 1840 & 1842 were razed in 1850 to build the present station house. Both with and without the aid of employees of the PW&B Railroad, the facilities were used by the General Vigilance Committee Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia, as well as other groups and individuals, to escape or aid others in escaping slavery.
Visitor Information: Currently open to public.
Location: 601 President Street, Baltimore, 21202
Contact Information: 410-461-9377 (main phone)
National Park Unit: No
Ownership: Maryland Historical Society
Location Type: Site
Freedom Seekers: Charlotte Giles,Frederick Douglass,Harriet Eglin,Henry Box Brown,Jake, Bob, and Stephen Pennington,Joseph G. Johnson,Rachel and Elizabeth Parker,William and Ellen Craft
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Hi. I'm Ally Ruchman. I'm a junior at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in Rumson, New Jersey. I would like to introduce Wally. He is one of those magical creatures who, by his mere presence, can manage to make both men and women begin speaking baby talk within seconds! People lose their sense of self around him. His tail always wags as if he doesn't have a care in the world and his fur is velvety-soft -- this makes for endless possibilities. Smiles. Laughter. Rekindling memories. Even revealing deep, dark secrets. His chocolate brown, soulful eyes are irresistible. Sometimes I forget that Wally is a five year-old beagle.
In 2009, I trained Wally to become a therapy dog. He had helped me to relax when I had to undergo an MRI in late 2008. He provided a blanket of comfort, hope, and distraction. Thinking about Wally as my body was pushed through a hole that barely seemed big enough, inspired me to get him certified. He was the best motivator, and inspired me to do the same for others. Even though his sense of smell dominates the way he sees the world, his sweet temperament and calm personality made the training process possible.
Wally and I have undergone a two year journey since his certification. We visit the library and hospital on a regular basis, in an effort to spread "Wally magic." Our efforts have taken us down many roads, including science, culminating in a research project that scientifically proved that dogs can sufficiently relax people undergoing MRI's thereby helping eliminate the need for sedatives. The research abstract, entitled "Animal Assisted Anxiolysis Prior to MRI," will be presented at a national medical conference in May.
I am eager to share my journey with everyone. The "Wally Diaries" are the many adventures that Wally and I have shared with the hundreds of people that we have met.
Ally Ruchman is a junior at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in Rumson, NJ. She loves animals, reading, science, and traveling.


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Learning to navigate through an unfamiliar environment can be a difficult challenge. Could you find your way through the crowded, narrow streets of the city depicted at left — especially if the signs were in a foreign language (bonus points if you can identify the city in the comments section!)?
If you do have to get around in a new place, what's the best way to learn? People have different preferences — some prefer to look at a map first, while others orient themselves using landmarks. Is one method better for you? I prefer maps; nothing's more frustrating to me than getting directions from someone who likes to use landmarks: "first you go past the gas station. Then look for a little flower stand on the right. After you pass that, then take the second left." I'd much rather have someone tell me to "go north on Main Street, then head east on 3rd Avenue." That is, until my recent vacation on Swan's Island, Maine. None of the streets on the island had signs, and the houses weren't numbered either. When I presented one of the locals with the address of the place we were staying, I was greeted with a blank stare. Only when I told her what the house looked like and the owner's name was she able to direct me where I wanted to go — using landmarks, of course.
So is one method better than the other — or does personal preference matter? Do people who prefer to use landmarks learn better that way? Alexa Fields and Amy Shelton have developed a study to try to answer those questions.
Previous studies have found no difference between whether an area was learned with landmark-based navigation or map-based navigation, but these studies required participants to learn the space with as many as seven separate trips through it. Fields and Shelton believed that if participants had fewer opportunities to learn about the space, then they might find differences between the two types of learning. The researchers developed two three-dimensional virtual environments for study: a park, and a zoo. Here's a top-view of the park environment:
Participants were shown through the environment once by an experimenter who identified all the landmarks in the environment (slide, tower, carousel). Then they were asked to study it on three virtual "trips" through it, following the path indicated by the arrows on the diagram. In the "map" condition, observers saw the environment only from above. In the "landmark" condition, they were transported through the 3-D environment as if they were walking through it, again, following the same path.
Next they were tested on their knowledge of the environment: they were asked to imagine standing at one of the landmarks, facing another, and then point in the direction of a third landmark (for example, "imagine you are standing at the slide, facing the swingset. Point to the carousel.").
Finally they were tested on a wide array of spatial skills, including mapreading, mental rotation, and imagining the perspective of another (the tests they took weren't identical to the ones I link here, but you get the idea…). They were also asked whether they prefered to orient themselves via maps or landmarks.
The results? Pointing error was significantly smaller when participants had seen the overhead (map) view rather than the walkthrough (landmark) view — 39 degrees versus 44 degrees. Preference for landmark- or map-based navigation did not affect the results: even if you prefer the landmark approach, you still learn the environment better with maps. Men were better at the task than women, and certain spatial abilities led to better performance in the tasks. Interestingly, spatial perspective was the most important skill in both landmark- and map-based learning, but while mental rotation was more important for map-based learning, spatial span, or the number of different objects you can recall, was more important for landmark-based learning.
So certain skills might help you become a better map-learner or landmark-learner, but they're not going to override the overall superiority of using maps to learn an environment, at least for this task.
One big problem with this type of study is that environments can be very different. Perhaps in a different setting, landmark-based learning would be more effective. Both map-based and landmark-based navigation have their advantages, as demonstrated in my Swans Island example above.
How do you prefer to navigate? And can you identify the photo above? Let us know in the comments.
Fields, A.W., & Shelton, A.L. (2006). Individual skill differences and large-scale environmental learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 32(3), 506-515.


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It's blueberry season! Our list of five spots to pick wild blueberries ran in the paper today (many thanks to the Facebook friends who helped compile it). We held a couple of our favorite spots back… the bears provide enough competition as it is! But feel free to share the location of your favorite blueberry patches. We promise not to pick them all.
Speaking of eating…
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seems like the whole top of mt Alander in the mt washington state forest near berkshire mass is COVERED in blueberries and the view is amazing. its an easy and rewarding hike, maybe i'll go do it this weekend!
oh. yeah. just read the article where you mentioned that one… good thing i didn't bother to mention Crane, too


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Lighthouse Project - History: On average a major hurricane hits Naples every 18 years
Since 1851 more than 80 storms have passed within 65 miles of Naples
They've caused millions of dollars in damage, knocked out power, disrupted communication, left thousands homeless and destroyed the Naples Pier time and time again. From Donna to Wilma — and numerous earlier storms — hurricanes have had a profound effect on Southwest Florida's residents and its history.
Last year marked six years since Wilma — the longest the U.S. has gone without a major hurricane since the start of record-keeping in 1851.
"And I'd like to see that record continued, thank you," National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said.
But it's likely that good fortune will only continue so long. Florida, especially its coasts, is naturally vulnerable.
"You can count on another hurricane in Southwest Florida," National Weather Service Meteorologist Dan Noah said. "We just can't tell you when."
On average, a major hurricane can be expected to occur in the region every 18 years, Feltgen said. Eighty-one named storms have passed within 65 miles of Naples since 1851.
The worst of them — Category 5 hurricanes — cause an extreme threat to life and property, destroying poorly constructed or maintained homes and substantially damaging the roofs or walls of stronger ones. They can take down signs and trees, knock out power for extended periods and leave roads impassable.
"Hurricanes are a fact of life in Florida and they're not going to go away, and we're not going to be able to control them," Feltgen said. "The only thing we can do is prepare for them."
Today, readying for hurricanes is assisted by technology that was unimaginable when Donna devastated Southwest Florida in 1960. People knew a major hurricane was coming, but weather satellites were just getting started, Noah said. Computer simulations were unheard of.
"Back then, you didn't get five-day hurricane forecasts; you didn't get warnings 36 hours in advance," Feltgen said. "Things have changed today quite a bit — and certainly for the better."
Feltgen said the hurricane center aims to improve track and intensity forecasting by 50 percent in the next 10 years.
Already, data from hurricane hunter aircraft, data buoys, Doppler radio and satellites are combined to create a five-day track forecast that is as reliable as three-day forecasts were just 15 years ago.
Improvements have also come at a local level in Southwest Florida. After Hurricane Charley, which took officials by surprise in 2004 when it suddenly veered off course and tore through Lee County, changes were made to the area's transportation, power and emergency management systems.
Aging wooden utility poles and traffic signals were replaced with stronger, newer models and emergency management and relief agencies tweaked preparedness plans to allow quicker deployment of water, ice and other supplies to areas most in need.
But the improvements don't matter if Southwest Floridians aren't prepared for the likely occurrence of another hurricane.
"Watches and warnings are absolutely useless if you don't use them," Feltgen said. "If you ignore them, then the odds go up exponentially that you can get yourself injured or killed in these things."
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Dustin Grella's Animation Hotline turns anonymous voice mail messages into compelling micro-animated shorts – each produced in a single day.
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The flock of 'Shaun the Sheep Movie' have a way with(out) words.
I've been a sap for not picking up on the brilliance of this show until now.
Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Moana' Finds Her Voice
Disney casts 14-year-old native Hawaiian newcomer Auli'i Cravalho as the voice of the title character in its forthcoming animated feature, 'Moana.'
FOX Orders New Seasons of 'Bob's Burgers'
Critically acclaimed animated series celebrates its 100th episode this season, featuring guest voices Jenny Slate, Billy Eichner, Steve Buscemi, Wanda Sykes, Henry Winkler, Tim Meadows, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Zach Galifianakis.
'Freaktown' Takes Off with International Sales
Portfolio Entertainment signs its first set of international sales deals for new animated series with Cartoon Network in Asia Pacific, Turner's Kids Networks in EMEA, The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia and ABC Australia.
Studio 100 Media Signs Deal with Jeem TV
Studio 100 Media concludes a deal with Al Jazeera Media Network for the new CGI versions of 'Vic the Viking' and 'Heidi' and the CG-animated preschool series 'Trains.'
Nelvana Partners with Oktobor Animation on New 'Mech Mice' Series
'Shaun the Sheep Movie' Headed to Blu-ray
The hilarious family film arrives on Digital HD November 10 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment; available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand November 24.
Illumination's 'Minions' Arrives on Blu-ray Dec. 8
Bonus features include three all-new original mini-movies, deleted scene and behind-the scenes interviews, artwork, image galleries and more.
Mixtape Club Teams with ESPN for 'The Wild Bunch'
Animated documentary short is narrated by former MLB All-Star and current ESPN baseball analyst John Kruk.
Mattel, 9 Story Announce New Partnership
Mattel and preschool entertainment arm HIT Entertainment partnering with 9 Story Media Group to re-launch iconic brands 'Barney & Friends' and 'Angelina Ballerina.'
VIEW 2015 Celebrating LAIKA's 10th Anniversary
Special presentations on the future of video games and 'Everest' planned for remarkable gathering of talent in Turin, Italy.
WATCH: New Trailer for Pixar's 'Good Dinosaur' Introduces Talking Dinos
New trailer for Pixar Animation Studio's second film of 2015 provides a look at Arlo's origin story, taking viewers through a sequence of events that leads him to the little boy who becomes a friend.
Rainbow Acquires Bardel
Canadian animation studio employs 650 artists across three divisions, working with companies such as Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Disney, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.
'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' Series Going Global
Produced by DHX Media and Sony Pictures Animation, animated series commissioned by Canada's TELETOON has been picked up by Turner Broadcasting for its second flagship kids channel, Boomerang, across EMEA, APAC and Latin America.
Universal Launches Kids Production Unit
Former Nickelodeon executive Teri Weiss to lead production of kid and family-focused original content for all platforms leveraging the studio's existing portfolio of IP.
Corus and Bento Launch Bento Box Canada
New partnership to develop and produce animated series targeting 18-34 demographic; production begins on 'The Pandas,' from internationally renowned comic strip creators Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler.
Jamie Foxx Joins 'Groove Tails' Voice Cast
New CG-animated family film from AMBI Group and Imprint Entertainment to be directed by Cameron Hood and produced by Foxx at Toronto-based AIC Studios.
Box Office Report: 'The Martian' Makes $55M U.S. Launch
Ridley Scott's space epic also dominates overseas with $45.2 million; Robert Zemeckis' 'The Walk' sees soft limited IMAX debut.
'Mike Tyson Mysteries' Rings in Round Two on Adult Swim
Original series from Warner Bros. Animation was a hit in its first season, with episodes regularly claiming their Sunday timeslot among key adults 18-24/34/49 and men 18-24.
Manchester Animation Festival Unveils Inaugural Program
Guest speakers include 'Song of the Sea' director Tomm Moore, Aardman animation director Will Becher, and U.K. comedy animation director Tim Searle.
Philippe Alessandri Elected Chair of French Animation Producers' Association
The French Animation Producers' Association elects Watch Next Media head Philippe Alessandri as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Studio 100 Presenting 'Arthur and the Minimoys' at MIPCOM 2015
Paris-based Studio 100 Animation to co-produce new kids series based on the children's book and feature film from EuropaCorp's Luc Besson.
'Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom' Set to Launch in the U.S.
Award-winning preschool series from the makers of 'Peppa Pig' will make its U.S. broadcast debut on October 5th, 2015.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 to Shine World Spotlight on Japan
Set to draw 7,000 participants from more than 50 countries, SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 introduces two new programs, the Symposium on Education and the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing.
Sony Delivers Monstrous Sound for 'Hotel Transylvania 2'
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The Boy Who Lived, Daniel Radcliffe, is The Boy Who Talked About American Football On The Empire Podcast this week, while Alexander Payne doesn't mention sport of any kind, instead sticking to his latest, Nebraska.
Elsewhere, movie A.I.s get the once over, the team wonders about Wonder Woman in the Batman Vs. Superman project and the amazing Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer and imminent arrival of X-Men: Apocalypse also sneak into the superhero portion of the news section.
In the reviews department, Kill Your Darlings gets dissected (hence the Radcliffe factor), alongside Frozen, Homefront and, of course, Nebraska. So for all that and a slightly wonky (but still impressive) performance of David Bowie's 'You Remind Me Of The Babe' from Labyrinth, you know which movie podcast to listen to...
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Making Healthy Food More Accessible
In January 2011 Walmart pledged to reformulate its store brand of packaged foods by cutting sodium 25 percent and removing industrially produced trans fats by 2015. Over the past three years, Walmart, Walgreens and several regional grocery stores have pledged to build or expand 1,500 stores in communities with limited or no access to healthy food. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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2. Lena Dunham: I've really been dining out on the fact that I met the Bachelor and he gave me chocolate. Gonna stretch this glory ouuut.
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The allocation of the mahimahi total annual catch limit to South Atlantic fishermen is based on historical landings. The recreational sector is allocated 92.46 percent and the commercial sector is allocated 7.54 percent of the total annual catch limit. Other methods for allocating the catch limit between the recreational and commercial sectors have been previously considered by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. The council is developing an amendment that considers modifications in the allocation of the total annual catch limit between the recreational and commercial sectors. READ MORE
In the Atlantic, mahimahi are attracted to Sargassum, a floating brown algae which serves as both a hiding place and source of food. Managers have created a management plan for Sargassum to protect the algae as an essential fish habitat. Regulations prohibit all harvest and possession of Sargassum in certain areas and restrict commercial harvest in general. READ MORE


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(NBC NEWS) -- The American Medical Association officially designated obesity as adisease on Tuesday - a disease that requires medical treatment andprevention.
The organization doesn't have any kind of officialsay in the matter, but it's influential nonetheless, and the vote ofthe AMA's policy-making House of Delegates is one more step in theevolution of social attitudes towards obesity.
"Recognizingobesity as a disease will help change the way the medical communitytackles this complex issue that affects approximately one in threeAmericans," AMA board member Dr. Patrice Harris said in a statement.
Onethird of Americans are obese - and that's on top of the one-third whoare overweight. Obesity is more than just a matter of carrying aroundtoo much fat, says Dr. Michael Joyner, an exercise physiologist at theMayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
"The fat cells themselves wethought of for a long time as just warehouses for energy," Joyner saidin a telephone interview. But they also secrete chemicals, includingchemicals that can cause inflammation, raise blood pressure and thatdown the road help harden the arteries.
"More widespreadrecognition of obesity as a disease could result in greater investmentsby government and the private sector to develop and reimburse obesitytreatments," the AMA said in one statement on the issue.
"Employersmay be required to cover obesity treatments for their employees and maybe less able to discriminate on the basis of body weight."
The downside, the AMA says, is that people may expect that should be able to take a pill and "cure" obesity.
Thatclearly isn't going to happen, Joyner says. Pharmaceutical companieshave tried and tried, but just a very few drugs are approved for weightloss and even they don't produce spectacular results.
"It is very,very difficult, once people get fat, to lose fat and keep it off,"Joyner says. "We live in a low-physical-activity, high-calorie,high-food-variety environment," he added. "We are bombarded with imagesof food."
But designating obesity as a disease could make iteasier for policymakers to make changes. This has happened before withpublic health - once with smoking, and again with driving safety.
Withsmoking, first the U.S. Surgeon-General declared that smoking couldcause disease, then gradually workplaces and then public places beganbanning smoking. Taxes on tobacco and restrictions on who could buytobacco products helped - and smoking rates plummeted from above 40percent in the 1960s to 18 percent now.
With traffic safety, firstspeed laws, then requirements for vehicles to have seat belts and airbags helped reduce deaths, Joyner said.
Now something policy measures are needed for obesity, the AMA says.
"It changes the ways society looks at things. It gives people maybe a new set of tools," Joyner says.


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The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate the life and legacy of Minnie Pearl, one of its most iconic members, beginning this week. The celebration will culminate with an Opry show in her honor October 23, two days before what would have been her 100th birthday.
Born Sarah Ophelia Colley on October 25, 1912 in Centerville, Tenn., she became Mrs. Henry Cannon in 1947 and first appeared as Minnie Pearl in 1938. An executive from 650 AM-WSM saw her perform in 1940 and invited her to appear on the Opry, where she went on to entertain generations of Opry fans, shouting her signature line of "How-dee! I'm jes' so proud to be here!" and telling stories about her character's life in fictional hometown of Grinder's Switch, Tennessee.
Though she passed away in 1996, her wish was that her character would live on forever. To fulfill her wish, a plaque honoring Minnie Pearl at the Country Music Hall of Fame is inscribed only with a birth date, no date of death listed. An actor dressed as Minnie Pearl still greets the audience at every Opry show.
"Minnie Pearl's legacy is stronger at the Opry today than it's ever been," Pete Fisher, Opry vice president and general manager, said. "We're excited about celebrating the love and laughter the character Minnie Pearl embodies with our guests and with our partners at the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation. It's going to be a fun celebration throughout the summer and leading up to Minnie's 100th birthday in October."
In honor of the celebration, guests on Grand Ole Opry House Backstage Tours will be able to take their photo with a Minnie stand-up in the 'Now That's Funny' dressing room which celebrates the greatest comedians at the Opry. There will also be video clips of some of Minnie's best comedic moments.
Beginning next month, Minnie Pearl's character will be available for photos with guests before each Opy show. There will also be a variety of Minnie-related games in the auditorium before the show. Photos depicting the life of Sarah Colley Cannon and Minnie Pearl will be on display in the lobby of the Grand Ole Opry House beginning July 12.
In addition, the Opry Backstage Grill will serve a strawberry shortcake birthday dessert resembling Minnie's famous flowered hat. The Opry's official website includes a special "Hats Off To Minnie!" page with vintage photos and video of Minnie on the Opry, "Minnie Moments" from country stars, and more. The page also details how fans can share their own "Minnie Moments" with the Opry and the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation.
"The spirit of Minnie Pearl is alive and well within The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation," Susan Hosbach, executive director of The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation, said. "We've been celebrating our 25th anniversary and Minnie's 100th birthday all year long. 'We are just so proud' to partner with the Grand Ole Opry to give Minnie and her legacy a celebration worthy of an icon."


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A Indian horoscope is a passport for the native at the time of birth and it is an imprint of one's life on this earth. It is the construction of basic placements of planets at the time of birth in a various diagram format called vedic horoscope chart. There are basic differences in practices in casting birth charts by Indian Vedic, Western, Greek, and Chinese System etc. It is this difference which makes the interpretations & predictions different and superior to other systems. Simply, effective astrological techniques are applied to assess horoscope and to make astrologers able to give accurate predictions.
The word Indian horoscope is derived from Greek words meaning "a look at the hours" It is used as a method of divination regarding events relating to the point in time it represents and forms the basis of the horoscopic traditions of astrology. In common usage, horoscope often refers to an astrologer's interpretation, usually through a system of Sun sign astrology or based upon calendar significance of an event, as in Chinese astrology. In particular, many newspapers and magazines carry predictive columns based on celestial influences in relation to the zodiacal placement of the Sun on the day of a person's birth, identifying the individual's Sun sign or "star sign." The India Vedic system is by far the most accurate and sophisticated method.


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With the release in June of national standards addressing prisoner rape, this form of abuse has received unprecedented
attention - from government officials and journalists alike. Much of the discussion has focused on adult prisons and jails,
which hold the vast majority of U.S. inmates. In the meantime, however, juvenile detention centers remain plagued by sexual
violence - and largely hidden from public view.
Rather than receiving the special protections they need, youth behind bars are exceptionally likely to be subjected to rape
and other forms of abuse, often by the very corrections officials whose job it is to keep detainees safe.
Sexual abuse scandals have rocked various youth detention systems in recent years, including the now notorious Texas Youth
Commission (TYC) where for many years incarcerated juveniles were subjected to systemic abuses at the hands of corrections
officials and detainees alike. Recent studies from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) confirm that incarcerated youth are
especially vulnerable to abuse. A pre-test of the first-ever nationwide BJS survey of juvenile detainees found that a shocking
one in five youth reported being sexually abused in the previous year. (The full survey is due to be released in December 2009.)
JDI is committed to ending the sexual abuse of youth by working directly with detention systems. This week, JDI is wrapping up
a series of staff training sessions at all of the California Division of Juvenile Justice's facilities. Officials have learned
about the dynamics and impact of sexual violence in detention, and about how to respond to abuse without further traumatizing
survivors. Meanwhile, in collaboration with the TYC, JDI has helped revise the training curriculum for Texas juvenile detention
staff and is preparing to do a comprehensive review of TYC policies.
To learn more about the sexual violence of juvenile detainees, please go to JDI's Fact Sheet, Incarcerated Youth at Extreme Risk of Sexual Abuse.