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Atbi A - - 2013
Abstract Heart sounds and murmurs provide crucial diagnosis information for several heart diseases such as natural or prosthetic valve dysfunction and heart failure. Many pathological conditions of the cardiovascular system cause murmurs and aberrations in heart sounds. Phonocardiography provides the clinician with a complementary tool to record the heart sounds ...
Hall Aron J - - 2013
Although recognized as the leading cause of epidemic acute gastroenteritis across all age groups, norovirus has remained poorly characterized with respect to its endemic disease incidence. Use of different methods, including attributable proportion extrapolation, population-based surveillance, and indirect modeling, in several recent studies has considerably improved norovirus disease incidence estimates ...
Weinberg Geoffrey A - - 2013
Surveillance for rotavirus-associated diarrhea after implementation of rotavirus vaccination can assess vaccine effectiveness and identify disease-associated genotypes. During active vaccine postlicensure surveillance in the United States, we found a novel rotavirus genotype, G14P[24], in a stool sample from a child who had diarrhea. Unusual rotavirus strains may become more prevalent ...
Hall Aron J - - 2013
Implemented in 2009, the National Outbreak Reporting System provides surveillance for acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in the United States resulting from any transmission mode. Data from the first 2 years of surveillance highlight the predominant role of norovirus. The pathogen-specific transmission pathways and exposure settings identified can help inform prevention efforts.
Leshem Eyal - - 2013
We report an increase in the proportion of genotype GI.6 norovirus outbreaks in the United States from 1.4% in 2010 to 7.7% in 2012 (p<0.001). Compared with non-GI.6 outbreaks, GI.6 outbreaks were characterized by summer seasonality, foodborne transmission, and non-health care settings.
Jackson Brendan R - - 2013
Salmonella enterica infections are transmitted not only by animal-derived foods but also by vegetables, fruits, and other plant products. To clarify links between Salmonella serotypes and specific foods, we examined the diversity and predominance of food commodities implicated in outbreaks of salmonellosis during 1998-2008. More than 80% of outbreaks caused ...
Hong Ki Bae - - 2013
In Korea, Mycoplasma pneumoniae was detected in 255/2,089 respiratory specimens collected during 2000-2011; 80 isolates carried 23S rRNA gene mutations, and 69/123 culture-positive samples with the mutation were resistant to 5 macrolides. During 2000-2011, prevalence of the mutation increased substantially. These findings have critical implications for the treatment of children ...
Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and AmpC-Producing Enterobacteria in Healthy Broiler Chickens, Germany.
Reich Felix - - 2013
During 2010, we evaluated the presence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and AmpC-producing enterobacteria in broiler chickens at slaughter. Samples (70 carcasses and 51 ceca) from 4 flocks were analyzed by direct plating and after enrichment. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers were found in 88.6% and 72.5% of carcasses and ceca, respectively; AmpC producers ...
De Cock Kevin M - - 2013
Global health reflects the realities of globalization, including worldwide dissemination of infectious and noninfectious public health risks. Global health architecture is complex and better coordination is needed between multiple organizations. Three overlapping themes determine global health action and prioritization: development, security, and public health. These themes play out against a ...
Norovirus Surveillance among Callers to Foodborne Illness Complaint Hotline, Minnesota, USA, 2011-2013.
Saupe Amy A - - 2013
Norovirus is the leading cause of foodborne disease in the United States. During October 2011-January 2013, we conducted surveillance for norovirus infection in Minnesota among callers to a complaint-based foodborne illness hotline who reported diarrhea or vomiting. Of 241 complainants tested, 127 (52.7%) were positive for norovirus.
Lodder Willemijn J - - 2013
Detection of Aichi virus in humans was initially reported in Japan in 1989. To establish a timeline for the prevalence of Aichi virus infection among humans in the Netherlands, we conducted molecular analysis of archival water samples from 1987-2000 and 2009-2012. Aichi virus RNA was detected in 100% (8/8) of ...
Cowley Daniel - - 2013
We identified a genotype G10P[14] rotavirus strain in 5 children and 1 adult with acute gastroenteritis from the Northern Territory, Australia. Full genome sequence analysis identified an artiodactyl-like (bovine, ovine, and camelid) G10-P[14]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A11-N2-T6-E2-H3 genome constellation. This finding suggests artiodactyl-to-human transmission and strengthens the need to continue rotavirus strain surveillance.
Yip Cyril C Y - - 2013
A natural recombinant of coxsackievirus A2 was found in 4 children with respiratory symptoms in Hong Kong, China, during the summer of 2012. Two of these children died. Vigilant monitoring of this emerging recombinant enterovirus is needed to prevent its transmission to other regions.
Lloyd Jennifer K - - 2013
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning is a gastrointestinal illness caused by consumption of bivalves contaminated with dinophysistoxins. We report an illness cluster in the United States in which toxins were confirmed in shellfish from a commercial harvest area, leading to product recall. Ongoing surveillance is needed to prevent similar illness outbreaks.
Rha Brian - - 2013
Noroviruses are the leading cause of gastroenteritis in the United States, but timely measures of disease are lacking. BioSense, a national-level electronic surveillance system, assigns data on chief complaints (patient symptoms) collected during emergency department (ED) visits to 78 subsyndromes in near real-time. In a series of linear regression models, ...
Vugia Duc J - - 2013
US vibriosis rates have increased since 1996, and many Vibrio vulnificus infections are fatal. In April 2003, California implemented a regulation restricting the sale of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico during April 1-October 31, unless they were processed to reduce V. vulnificus to nondetectable levels. We analyzed ...
Savini Hélène - - 2013
Data collected by the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network for 1,415 ill travelers returning from Indian Ocean islands during 1997-2010 were analyzed. Malaria (from Comoros and Madagascar), acute nonparasitic diarrhea, and parasitoses were the most frequently diagnosed infectious diseases. An increase in arboviral diseases reflected the 2005 outbreak of chikungunya fever.
Tate Jacqueline E - - 2013
We compared rotavirus detection rates in children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and in healthy controls using enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) and semiquantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR). We calculated rotavirus vaccine effectiveness using different laboratory-based case definitions to determine which best identified the proportion of disease that was vaccine preventable. Of ...
Dallman Tim - - 2013
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O117:K1:H7 is a cause of persistent diarrhea in travelers to tropical locations. Whole genome sequencing identified genetic mechanisms involved in the pathoadaptive phenotype. Sequencing also identified toxin and putative adherence genes flanked by sequences indicating horizontal gene transfer from Shigella dysenteriae and Salmonella spp., respectively.
Hyeon Ji-Yeon - - 2013
The epidemiology of enteroviral infection in South Korea during 1999-2011 chronicles nationwide outbreaks and changing detection and subtyping methods used over the 13-year period. Of 14,657 patients whose samples were tested, 4,762 (32.5%) samples were positive for human enterovirus (human EV); as diagnostic methods improved, the rate of positive results ...
Jula Alma - - 2013
Human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1) was detected in a young child hospitalized for pneumonia and subsequently in his twin brother and other family members. The mother's nasopharyngeal samples intermittently showed HBoV1 DNA; the grandmother had HBoV1 reinfection. Findings in this family lead to consideration of HBoV virulence, latency, and reactivation.
Abid Muhammad - - 2013
Campylobacter- spp.-related gastroenteritis in diners at a catering college restaurant was associated with consumption of duck liver pâté. Population genetic analysis indicated that isolates from duck samples were typical of isolates from farmed poultry. Campylobacter spp. contamination of duck liver may present a hazard similar to the increasingly recognized contamination ...
Yandim Cihangir C Gene Control Mechanisms and Disease, Department of Medicine and MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, London, - - 2013
This is an exciting time in the study of Friedreich's ataxia. Over the last 10 years much progress has been made in uncovering the mechanisms, whereby the Frataxin gene is silenced by (GAA)n repeat expansions and several of the findings are now ripe for testing in the clinic. The discovery ...
Bertoli Cosetta C Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK. - - 2013
The accurate transition from G1 phase of the cell cycle to S phase is crucial for the control of eukaryotic cell proliferation, and its misregulation promotes oncogenesis. During G1 phase, growth-dependent cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) activity promotes DNA replication and initiates G1-to-S phase transition. CDK activation initiates a positive feedback loop ...
Shamloo Amir A Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4045, - - 2013
Besides its cooperating effects on stem cell proliferation and survival, Kit ligand (KL) is a potent chemotactic protein. While transwell assays permit studies of the frequency of migrating cells, the lack of direct visualization precludes dynamic chemotaxis studies. In response, we utilize microfluidic chambers that enable direct observation of murine ...
Simmons Kirsten K Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, - - 2013
The duration of immunity to norovirus (NoV) gastroenteritis has been believed to be from 6 months to 2 years. However, several observations are inconsistent with this short period. To gain better estimates of the duration of immunity to NoV, we developed a mathematical model of community NoV transmission. The model ...
Bility Moses T MT Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, - - 2013
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infect and replicate primarily in human hepatocytes. Few reliable and easy accessible animal models are available for studying the immune system's contribution to the liver disease progression during hepatitis virus infection. Humanized mouse models reconstituted with human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ...
Agler Anne H AH Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, - - 2013
Antioxidant nutritional status is hypothesized to influence chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) susceptibility and progression. Although past studies relate antioxidants to gene expression, there are no data in patients with COPD. This study investigated the hypothesis that antioxidant status is compromised in patients with COPD, and antioxidant-responsive genes differentially express ...
Hoque Rafaz R Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, - - 2013
The ability of tissue injury to result in inflammation is a well-recognized phenomenon and is central to a number of common liver and pancreatic diseases including alcoholic steatohepatitis and pancreatitis, as well as drug-induced liver injury, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and pancreatitis from other causes. The requirements of extracellular damage-associated molecules and ...
Tomlinson Kyle W KW Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. - - 2013
Biomass partitioning for resource conservation might affect plant allometry, accounting for a substantial amount of unexplained variation in existing plant allometry models. One means of resource conservation is through direct allocation to storage in particular organs. In this study, storage allocation and biomass allometry of deciduous and evergreen tree species ...
Khan Wajahat Ali WA Department of Computer Engineering, Kyung Hee University , Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of - - 2013
Data interoperability among health information exchange (HIE) systems is a major concern for healthcare practitioners to enable provisioning of telemedicine-related services. Heterogeneity exists in these systems not only at the data level but also among different heterogeneous healthcare standards with which these are compliant. The relationship between healthcare organization data ...
Liu Xian Shuang XS Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, - - 2013
Cerebral ischemia induces neurogenesis, including proliferation and differentiation of neural progenitor cells and migration of newly generated neuroblasts. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that decrease gene expression through mRNA destabilization and/or translational repression. Emerging data indicate that miRNAs have a role in mediating processes of proliferation and differentiation of ...
Dendritic spine density, morphology, and fibrillar actin content surrounding amyloid-β plaques in ...
Kirkwood Caitlin M CM Translational Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, - - 2013
Dendritic spines are the site of most excitatory synapses, the loss of which correlates with cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer disease. Substantial evidence indicates that amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, either insoluble fibrillar Aβ deposited into plaques or soluble nonfibrillar Aβ species, can cause spine loss but the concurrent contributions of ...
Rowe Rachel K RK Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, - - 2013
Valid modeling of traumatic brain injury (TBI) requires accurate replication of both the mechanical forces that cause the primary injury and the conditions that lead to secondary injuries observed in human patients. The use of animals in TBI research is justified by the lack of in vitro or computer models ...
Morell Carola M CM Department of Surgery and Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, - - 2013
Cholangiocytes are involved in a variety of processes essential for liver pathophysiology. To meet their demanding metabolic and functional needs, bile ducts are nourished by their own arterial supply, the peribiliary plexus. This capillary network originates from the hepatic artery and is strictly arranged around the intrahepatic bile ducts. Biliary ...
Roh Yoon Seok YS Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California 92093-0702, - - 2013
Activation of innate immune systems including Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling is a key in chronic liver disease. Recent studies suggest that gut microflora-derived bacterial products (i.e. lipopolysaccharide [LPS], bacterial DNA) and endogenous substances (i.e. high-mobility group protein B1 [HMGB1], free fatty acids) released from damaged cells activate hepatic TLRs that ...
Petrasek Jan J Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, - - 2013
The similar histopathological characteristics of alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and the crucial role of the innate immune response in both conditions may lead to the assumption that ASH and NASH represent the same pathophysiological entities caused by different risk factors. In this review paper, we elaborate on ...
Koeppen Arnulf H AH Neurology and Research Services, VA Medical Center, Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA. - - 2013
Nikolaus Friedreich (1825-1882) presented clinical findings in six patients with a severe hereditary disorder of the nervous system and secured full autopsies in four of them. He was fascinated by the spinal cord lesions in the siblings of two unrelated families, and in the first three of his five long ...
Increasing frataxin gene expression with histone deacetylase inhibitors as a therapeutic approach ...
Gottesfeld Joel M JM Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, - - 2013
The genetic defect in Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is the expansion of a GAA·TCC triplet in the first intron of the FXN gene, which encodes the mitochondrial protein frataxin. Previous studies have established that the repeats reduce transcription of this essential gene, with a concomitant decrease in frataxin protein in affected ...
Hepatoprotective and anti-fibrotic functions of interleukin-22: therapeutic potential for the treatment of ...
Kong Xiaoni X Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. - - 2013
Interleukin-22 (IL-22) plays a key role in promoting antimicrobial immunity and tissue repair at barrier surfaces by binding to the receptors IL-22R1, which is generally thought to be expressed exclusively in epithelial cells, and IL-10R2. Our laboratory previously demonstrated that IL-22 plays an important role in ameliorating liver injury in ...
Transforming potential and matrix stiffness co-regulate confinement sensitivity of tumor cell migration.
Pathak Amit A Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1762, - - 2013
It is now well established that tumor cell invasion through tissue is strongly regulated by the microstructural and mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM). However, it remains unclear how these physical microenvironmental inputs are jointly processed with oncogenic lesions to drive invasion. In this study, we address this open ...
Pastore Annalisa A MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK. - - 2013
Reduced levels of the protein frataxin cause the neurodegenerative disease Friedreich's ataxia. Pathology is associated with disruption of iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis, mitochondrial iron overload, and oxidative stress. Frataxin is a highly conserved iron-binding protein present in most organisms. Despite the intense interest generated since the determination of its pathology, identification ...
Wang Jiaqiong J Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298, - - 2013
Much of the morbidity after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with traumatic axonal injury (TAI). Although most TAI studies focus on corpus callosum white matter, the visual system has received increased interest. To assess visual system TAI, we developed a mouse model of optic nerve TAI. It is unknown, ...
Ding Li - - 2013
Two thioxanthone-based fluorescent probes exhibited prominent solvatofluorochromism, and they were further found to be useful as fluorescence indicators for the qualitative and quantitative detection of low-level water content in various solvent media.
Jevtovikj Ivana - - 2013
The reaction of [Na2(thf)4(P4Mes4)] () with tributyltin chloride gives 1,2,3,4-tetramesityl-1,4-bis(tri-n-butyltin)tetraphosphane () which is stable towards disproportionation in solution at room temperature.
Feketeová Linda - - 2013
Oxidative damage to DNA yields guanine radical cations. Their gas-phase IR spectroscopic signature and acidity have been modelled by the radical cation of 9-methylguanine. Comparisons with quantum chemistry calculations suggest that radical cation formation produces the ground-state keto tautomer, which has an N-H acidity enhanced by ∼470 kJ mol(-1).
Zhang Peng - - 2013
Real-time dynamics of native super-paramagnetic nanoparticles (SPMNPs) with different sizes were observed in a microchip at the single-particle level. Based on the optimized magnetic field conditions obtained in the single-nanoparticle study, the SPMNPs were successfully separated and detected within ∼15 s from the model polydisperse mixture.
Kilic Leyla - - 2013
Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is the standard of care for gastric cancer patients in the USA. However, in countries where D2 lymph node dissection is performed, the effect of radiotherapy on locoregional recurrence is controversial. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes in pN3 gastric cancer patients following ...
Hu Yongfei - - 2013
The human gut microbiota is a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes, but little is known about their diversity and richness within the gut. Here we analyse the antibiotic resistance genes of gut microbiota from 162 individuals. We identify a total of 1,093 antibiotic resistance genes and find that Chinese individuals ...
Kriukienė Edita - - 2013
Dynamic patterns of cytosine-5 methylation and successive hydroxylation are part of epigenetic regulation in eukaryotes, including humans, which contributes to normal phenotypic variation and disease risk. Here we present an approach for the mapping of unmodified regions of the genome, which we call the unmethylome. Our technique is based on ...
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Land Run: Builders Drive Up Land Prices As Homes Sell
Marilyn Alva / Investor's Business Daily / April 25, 2013
Goodyear, Ariz., became a dot on a map in 1917 for one reason: land.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) wanted the area's farmland to grow cotton for its tire manufacturing plants. A town was born.
Cotton has long given way to suburban homes. And like a lot of fast-growing Phoenix suburbs, including Gilbert in the Southeast Valley, land is a valuable asset again.
Land values have soared in recent months as the housing market has roared back to life in the region. And run-ups are happening in lots of places around the U.S. as homebuilders literally plow through their "A"-location stock and look farther out for big tracts to build on.
"You could go to virtually any growing metropolitan area in the country and see the same condition: The price of lots and land is up to way up," said Greg Vogel, chief executive of Land Advisors Organization, a land brokerage firm.
Finished lots in Goodyear that went for $15,000 to $20,000 after the crash have been selling for $50,000 to $60,000 in multiple subdivisions, he says.
As finished lots get gobbled up, builders and other land buyers are turning to raw land. Unimproved land in the area was selling for $25,000 an acre. It's now going into contract for $90,000 an acre, Vogel says.

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Huge Analytics Director Calls it Quits, Citing 'Moral Objections' - Posted March 18, 2013
Well, this is one of the more interesting items to start of the work week. Over the weekend, we received a letter that Huge analytics director Yosaif Cohain sent to his colleagues at the agency in which he announced his resignation. Why, well, read o... [GalleyCat]


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Odd Future's TV Show Set to Premiere on Adult Swim
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|Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly
After releasing a new book and dropping Goblin last year, frontman Tyler, the Creator has been hard at work with his group mates (Lionel Boyce, Taco Bennett, Jasper Dolphin) developing "Loiter Squad" for Adult Swim, a 15-minute live action show comprised of sketches and other tomfoolery (destruction and rape jokes, we assume, which are obviously always funny).The show is set to be produced by Dickhouse Productions, the same company that (fittingly) created the much beloved (and cringe-worthy) show "Jackass".
Additionally, the gang has announced that they will hold a 10 city national tour prior to "Loiter Squad"'s March 25 premier, which will include an Odd Future pop-up retail store and an exclusive viewing of the show's first episode.
In case that wasn't enough Odd Future for your 2012, Mellowhype's Numbers drops in the summertime, and Tyler, the Creater will be dropping Wolf, his folllow-up to Goblin, in the spring (though personally, we are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the title of his fourth album -- our bet's on Sasquatch).
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A two-story house just south of Santa Rosa burned to the ground Thursday evening in a spectacular blaze that drew firefighters from a half-dozen agencies.
Electrical power and gas had been turned off to the house several days ago, according to the owner, James Quail, who said he has been trying unsuccessfully to evict the occupants.
"I believe somebody left a candle burning in one of the rooms," said Quail, 67, as he stood in the street outside the garage he lives in, close to the burned house.
Ward Road Structure Fire
"I'm pretty sure that's what started the fire," he said.
Occupants of the burned structure on Brooks Avenue near Ward Road said no one was inside at the time, but firefighters were still trying to make sure as they sorted through smoldering remains Thursday night.
"We're still trying to determine whether there was any loss of life," said Central Fire Authority Acting Battalion Chief Ron Busch. He said the cause remained under investigation.
Some adjacent structures on the one-acre property were also spared.
"Quick action by the crews kind of contained this thing," Busch said .
The three-alarm blaze, reported at 5:31 p.m. was in a rural neighborhood on the east side of Highway 101, north of East Todd Road.
More than two dozen fire engines and pieces of equipment were on hand from Santa Rosa, Rincon Valley, Rohnert Park, Rancho Adobe and Cal Fire.


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Fritt Vilt Aqcuired by LeomaxGoon
We have covered this film in the past when it was simply known as Fritt Vilt. Today The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Leomax has picked up the North American rights to the film which is now being called Cold Prey. After a limited theatrical release it will be released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment through Leomax's genre arm, Indigomotion.
It's about a group of friends who goes skiing in the Norwegian mountains and when one of their friends gets hurt they seek shelter. They manage to make their way to an abandoned hotel, but they get the feeling that they are not alone!
Thats when all the fun happens. You can check out the kick ass trailer here. Hopefully we'll hear some more news about this film soon..


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Mix together special effects, graphic design, digital audio, animation, 3D, RTF, typography and Fine Art and what do you have? Motion Graphics – a new program in VisCom. This mix is part of what Associate Professor Steven Mullins loves about his work. Walk into his classroom and it's obvious that Steven shares his enthusiasm with his students.
"People who have multiple areas of interest often walk the line between the technical and the creative. They will find that motion graphics frees them to create anything they dream up. So many types of information can be conveyed as a motion designer and motion can be used to guide the users eyes in a way that makes an interface more intuitive. Or motion can help evoke an emotional response to engage viewers as you tell a story."
A recent visit to his Motion Graphics class at Northridge campus found Steven working with Lindsey Chastain (in photo) as she fine-tuned her characters using Adobe Illustrator to get them ready for action in Adobe After Effects. As a VisCom instructor, Steven loves the practicality of the curriculum and appreciates that the classes bring together people from so many backgrounds combining their creative skills – just like they would at a studio. The ACC Motion Graphics program teaches the Adobe Creative Suite and emphasizes the mastery of Adobe After Effects. Steven believes that these skills will continue to be highly sought after in Austin's job market.
Steven has loved art as long as he can remember and was part of Austin's Art Enrichment Program in elementary school. He pursued art and music throughout high school and college earning a BFA in Studio Art at the University of Texas at Austin. After studying 2D Animation at ACC, he co-founded HorseBack Salad Entertainment in 2001. Since 2005 Steven's one-man studio, EchoOut Motion Design, has handled a wide range of tasks in Motion Graphics and interactive design for many industries.
Notable recent projects have included "Dragon Age: Origins" console RPG HUD/UI design, the "Young Indiana Jones" DVDs interactive menus, motion graphics for "Props BMX" on FuelTV, Aion: The Tower of Eternity trailers, and Flash motion design on the "Nike Skateboarding: ZOOM Tre AD" microsite. The Indiana Jones and Nike projects were featured in the Communication Arts 14th Interactive Annual.
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Faced with the decision of continuing his pro soccer career at a reduced salary or starting a new career, Kenney Bertz chose the latter.
A standout defender the past four seasons for the Rochester Rhinos, the 26-year-old said Friday he is retiring to pursue a career that will utilize his criminology degree.
"(Players) love playing soccer but we need to make a living as well," Bertz said from Cincinnati. "I love playing. I'm passionate about playing, but we can't play forever." ...


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I love the weight/feel of my AP1 712s with XP S300, however would like to lower my ball flight and was considering the DG S200. How would these two compare and any other suggestions? I've found the DG S300 to be a hair too stiff for me. I typically hit my 7 iron 150-155 with a slight fade. Thanks :-)
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1. Make your lofts stronger.
2. Hard step your the XP S300 (put an 8 iron shaft in the 7 iron).
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I have 712 AP1 irons with DG S300 was thinking about KBS C-Taper Stiff. need lower ball flight here in Texas.
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|Maternal Characteristics and Hospital Policies as Risk Factors for Nonreceipt of Hepatitis B Vaccine in the Newborn Nursery.
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|PMID: 21941215 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|BACKGROUND:: A birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) is a primary focus of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus in the United States. We sought to assess the impact of maternal characteristics and hospital policy on the receipt of a birth dose of HBV. METHODS:: A retrospective cohort study was performed using data from the 2008 Colorado birth registry. Hospital policy was assessed by state health department personnel. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association of maternal characteristics and hospital policy with nonreceipt of HBV. RESULTS:: A total of 64,425 infants were identified in the birth cohort, of whom 61.6% received a birth dose of HBV. Higher maternal education and income were associated with nonreceipt of HBV (master's degree vs. eighth grade or less: adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.66, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.49-1.85; >$75,000 vs. <$15,000: adjusted OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.13-1.30). Lack of a hospital policy stipulating a universal birth dose strongly predicted nonreceipt of a birth dose of HBV (policy with no birth dose vs. policy with a birth dose: adjusted OR = 2.21, 95% CI = 2.13-2.30). CONCLUSIONS:: Maternal characteristics such as higher education and income are associated with nonreceipt of the HBV during the perinatal period. To effectively reduce risk of perinatal hepatitis B transmission, hospitals should stipulate that all infants are offered HBV and ensure that these policies are implemented and followed.
|Sean T O'leary; Christina Nelson; Julie Duran
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|Title: The Pediatric infectious disease journal Volume: - ISSN: 1532-0987 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep
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Designed by the same artist who gave birth to the INFOBAR and INFOBAR 2, the Prismoid is yet another simplistic (feature wise), ultra stylish clamshell phone with a 2.7 IPS screen, an additional 06" display on the side, GPS, 2Mpix camera sensor, a MicroSD and MicroSDHC card slot, EZ Felica and supports all AU EZ sevices and goodies.
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They worked and worked and managed to make ends meet. Even though their bank account was empty at the end of the month, they still had each other.
Their hard work paid off a little. By scraping together their savings they managed to buy a mobile home in Bourne. But the land their new home was on was not their own and monthly trailer park fees bled them dry.
Paycheck to paycheck was no way to live, and yet they couldn't seem to escape it. While their hard work kept a roof over their heads and food in their cabinets, it would take only one unexpected expense to put all of their efforts in jeopardy. Then, in February, the water heater broke.
To fix the water heater would mean sacrificing some other necessary expense so, they went without. But cold shower after cold shower, their spirits withered. They needed help.
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Are you considering what to buy your special ones this Christmas? For your best friend will it be a new gadget or a water buffalo? For your grandmother, a former teacher, will it be a fancy new coffee pot or supplies for a needy child to attend an after school program? Hmmm. If you shop at the Alternative Christmas Market, every single gift will make a difference somewhere in the world or right here in our local community! Representatives from non-profit agencies set up exhibits that will explain exactly how they serve people in need ... one agency even serves pets in need.
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Economy's mixed blessing: Commodity prices fall
Published June 13, 2012 8:18 pm
Economy • Some consumer goods could be cheaper, but global slowdown carries risks.
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Originally posted by Paul Wheaton: You might need to set your classpath to point to where your class is. Do you have a classpath set now? What operating system are you using?
Originally posted by Paul Wheaton: Tony's answer pretty much covers how to get started. The cattle drive doesn't have any applet stuff, so if you want to learn more, like how to pull your applet up in Netscape, post your question to the applets forum.
Originally posted by Paul Wheaton: Wow - I'm not sure I can answer that. Core Java is either that lousy series of books or else we're talking about the language without any of the libraries. Or maybe we're talking about Java with the core libraries and not the extended libraries or any third party libraries. Does this help?


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4pm Update:
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. (AP) - Only minor damage is reported after an earthquake centered in southeast Missouri shook at least nine states.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.0 earthquake was centered near the town of East Prairie, Mo. Geological Survey geophysicist Amy Vaughan says several people in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee reported being awakened by the quake that happened at 3:58 a.m. A few residents of North Carolina, Alabama, Indiana and Georgia also felt it.
East Prairie City Administrator Lonnie Thurmond says the shaking lasted about seven seconds. Vaughan says he's heard reports of cracks in sidewalks and walls, some broken windows, and minor household damage such as rattled shelves and things falling from cabinets.
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Story from CBS affiliate KFVS in Southeast Missouri:
The Center for Earthquake and Research Information in Memphis reports a 4.0 magnitude earthquake five miles NNW of East Prairie, Mo. at 3:58 a.m central time.
It was 3.1 miles deep.
The earthquake was also 12 miles ENE of Matthews and 13 miles SSE of Blodgett which is 36.850°N, 89.409°W.
Amy Vaughn, a geophysicist with the USGS National Earthquake Center in Golden, Colorado, says they located the earthquake around Sikeston and Charleston. She says they've had a large number of felt reports indicating it was widely felt regionally and even felt hundreds of kilometers away.
Vaughn says it is considered a light earthquake with maybe some minor damage possible with things falling off walls and maybe some cracks. Viewers have reported cracks in walls and things fallings off walls. There have been no major reports of damage.
Vaughn says earthquakes are more likely to be widely felt in parts of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, usually over 10 times greater than in areas west of the Rockies.
She says smaller aftershocks are possible.
Vaughn says it's important to know what to do when an earthquake occurs. If you're outside, stay away from buildings and if you're inside get under something.
Shaun Bell with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department says they felt the earthquake and received several phone calls with some people saying it sounded like a vehicle was dragged through their house.
Martha Knupp in Anniston says it sounded like a loud boom, then "stuff went to shaking." She said she got up to find several of her things in the floor and some of the cracks in her walls from an earlier earthquake widened and lengthened.
Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. Rick Schmidt says he's heard reports from several residents. However, he says it will be business a usual at the police station Tuesday.
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seems that he may of been arrested now !
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better link goo.gl...edit on 29/3/13 by DanaKatherineScully because: better link
Legal sources have said the allegations included contemporary claims related to the 1980s and 1990s. Most of the claims being probed by Yewtree relate to the 1960s and 1970s.


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Topic: Presenter 7.0.6!
Well I happened to run the update feature in Presenter today and there it was the update to 7.0.6. No release notes yet, but from my understanding, this update makes Presenter 7 compatible with Office 2010, along with other fixes. So run the updater and for those of you with PPT 2010, time to validate that it now works!


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This week
When youre starting vegetable seedlings, be sure that youre using clean materials, as bacteria and fungi can kill tender seedlings.
Use sterilized soil, and if youre reusing seed- starting trays or pots from last year, wash them in warm, soapy water and spray them with a 10 percent bleach mixture and let them dry before starting to plant.
Tomato and pepper seedlings germinate best at about 75 degrees.
Get birdhouses out now birds will be nesting as soon as it warms up.
This month
Trim back winter-killed stems on shrub roses. (Dead twigs will be gray or brown and snap easily, while live ones will look green or reddish and will be flexible.)
If you put tree wrap on new trees last fall, remove it.
You can plant bare root trees and shrubs as soon as the ground is dry enough to dig. Dont fertilize new little trees, as the fertilizer can burn the roots.
As bulbs begin to emerge, mark the spots (with stakes, pebbles or other markers) to remind you where they are so you dont dig them up later in the season when the foliage has died down.
Pick at least one new plant to try in the garden this year. Make sure to read tags carefully so youll know how much sun and water it needs, and how big its going to get!
Stephanie Bruner is a freelance writer from Des Moines who has a degree in horticulture.


text: Does This Dog Deserve an Oscar? Uggie won't roll over and play dead in this fight By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff Posted Jan 11, 2012 3:41 AM CST STORY COMMENTS (3) (Newser) – Can dogs act? And if so, should they be considered for an Oscar? Those are the kinds of questions moviegoers are wondering, many for the first time, after seeing Uggie the Jack Russell terrier ham it up in the much acclaimed film The Artist. Uggie fans have launched an Oscar campaign on Twitter—for "Best Pup-porting Actor" for his astute portrayal of the loyal, lovable sidekick of a fading silent film actor. He's already fetched the Palm Dog award at Cannes. One fan who definitely believes dogs can act is Susan Orlean. She's written a book about that famous thespian Rin Tin Tin. "His performances sometimes leave you amazed. I mean how would you teach a dog to look suspicious or all of those emotional reactions that Rin Tin Tin had?" she asks. "Maybe he had a subtle kind of intelligence that allowed him to understand emotions." As for Uggie, he's not getting too wrapped up in all the hoopla. He prefers a good nap on the nearest sofa to winning the acclaim of his industry peers, reports the BBC. Uggie, who was awarded the Palm Dog at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Artist, attends a special screening in London this month. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) What a ham. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) Uggie the dog poses on arrival for the Gala screening of 'The Artist' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during AFI Fest 2001 on November 8, 2011 in southern California. (Getty Images) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow BBC (Source Grid ») Celebrity • Entertainment Oscars • Uggie • The Artist • Rin Tin Tin CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 16% 13% 1% 2% 67% 1% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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Jon Parise
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Mar 12, 2008 07:51:00
Hey everyone,
I rarely make JAR files, but I currently need one. Anyways, I have forgotten a lot of things about their creation. The one thing I did figure out is that I need a manifest file with a classpath in it.
I need to point to some jar files that are located in C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.3/program/classes/
When I add this to my jar file's class path it doesn't seem to work. I am assuming it has something to do with the spaces. I tried putting "" around the whole thing as you would on the DOS prompt, but still no luck.
Every time I get a
at runtime on the JAR.
Could someone refresh my memory and show me how to add C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.3/program/classes/ to my JAR file's CLASSPATH?
And before you ask I can't copy the JARs I need else where, they only run out of that particular folder, which is the source of many problems.
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Mar 12, 2008 08:38:00
Hi Jon, if you are using JDK6 and if your class files are located in C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.3/program/classes/
then try this:
jar cvfe <jarfilename>.jar <mainclass> -C "C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.3/program/classes/" .
If not create manifest file with the following lines:
Main-Class: <classname>
Class-Path: "C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.3/program/classes/"
then do
jar cvfm <jarfilename>.jar <manifestfilename> -C "C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.3/program/classes/"
The only thing I'm not sure of is if you need to specify individual jar files in the manifest's class path since you can't use .../*.jar while leaving as is just adds all files in that dir to your jar file.
Jar command description
Usage: jar {ctxui}[vfm0Me] [jar-file] [manifest-file] [entry-point] [-C dir] files ...
-c create new archive
-t list table of contents for archive
-x extract named (or all) files from archive
-u update existing archive
-v generate verbose output on standard output
-f specify archive file name
-m include manifest information from specified manifest file
-e specify application entry point for stand-alone application
bundled into an executable jar file
-0 store only; use no ZIP compression
-M do not create a manifest file for the entries
-i generate index information for the specified jar files
-C change to the specified directory and include the following file
If any file is a directory then it is processed recursively.
The manifest file name, the archive file name and the entry point name are
specified in the same order as the 'm', 'f' and 'e' flags.
Example 1: to archive two class files into an archive called classes.jar:
jar cvf classes.jar Foo.class Bar.class
Example 2: use an existing manifest file 'mymanifest' and archive all the
files in the foo/ directory into 'classes.jar':
jar cvfm classes.jar mymanifest -C foo/ .
Hopes this help
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Jon Parise
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Mar 12, 2008 09:06:00
I'd like to use a manifest file for this since I am redistributing this JAR.
Currently, I have a JAR file that netbeans created. The only problem is that Netbeans wants to copy the files locally as I mentioned in another thread. I have found about a dozen other posts with peopel having the same netbeans issue.
Anyways, what I am now trying is this:
1) Extract the jar file with WinRAR/WinZip
2) Fix the incorrect classpath netbeans provided
3) zip the folder back into a zip file
4) Change the extension to .jar
This works, except it still can't find my jar files..
What I need to know is if within the manifest file I should put C:\Program Files or "C:\Program Files" or something else. Right now neither seems to work.
Here is the manifest(and yes it ends in a newline)
Manifest-Version: 1.0 Ant-Version: Apache Ant 1.7.0 Created-By: 1.6.0_03-b05 (Sun Microsystems Inc.) Main-Class: Logger.LoggerFrame Class-Path: lib/postgresql.jar lib/swing-layout-1.0.3.jar C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.3/program/classes/ X-COMMENT: Main-Class will be added automatically by build
What makes this incredibly annoying is that it runs just fine in Netbeans, referencing the JARs like it should. However when it makes the JAR it sets the classpath incorrectly...
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They are a very small one but you can't have well known guys like Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle and Sting and not be known just a little bit. TNA does do better than the WWE in the UK. I guess they actually like to see an enteraining wrestling show over there. TNA beats the WWE in TV viewing every week and in show attendence when they tour there. It's not much but at least it's expanding the audience for TNA.
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Fields worked at Kids in Distress in Wilton Manors and had sex with a 15-year-old girl at least four times, say police.
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