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This is a discussion on [News] Patent Trolls Embargoed, Attack Bloggers, Attack "Guitar Hero" - Linux ; Howrey Tells Clients It's Getting Off the Troll Road ,----[ Quote ] | The debate over patent trolls is dividing the IP bar. | | In one of the most overt examples of choosing sides, litigation firm Howrey | provocatively ...
Howrey Tells Clients It's Getting Off the Troll Road
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| The debate over patent trolls is dividing the IP bar.
| In one of the most overt examples of choosing sides, litigation firm Howrey
| provocatively proclaims in a new brochure for clients that it absolutely
| won't represent trolls -- and criticizes firms that do.
| "As a firm policy, Howrey does not litigate for 'patent trolls,'" the page
| blares underneath a picture of a crossed-out cartoon troll. "Why support
| firms that are helping perpetuate this scourge on legitimate businesses
| everywhere?"
Troll Tracker Sued For Defamatation By Patent Attorneys In East Texas
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| Just this morning we were lamenting the fact that the formerly anonymous
| Patent Troll Tracker had shut down his blog, but now we know why. It appears
| that two patent attorneys in East Texas have sued him and Cisco for
| defamation. One of the attorneys happens to also be the son of the judge who
| helped make Marshall, Texas famous as a favorite for patent holders. The
| details on the case suggest that this lawsuit may have been the reason that
| Rick Frenkel outed himself, as it was actually filed back in November and
| used as a way to unmask the Troll Tracker.
Activision's "Guitar Hero" violates patent: Gibson
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| Gibson said the games, in which players press buttons on a guitar-shaped
| controller in time with notes on a TV screen, violates a 1999 patent for
| technology to simulate a musical performance.
The system is imploding!
Ending software patents: Has the time come?
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| The End Software Patents Web site, here, highlights a long list of diverse
| businesses that have been sued for allegedly infringing software patents,
| including the Green Bay Packers, OfficeMax, Caterpillar, Kraft Foods , ADT
| Security Services, AutoNation, Wal-Mart , Walgreen , Barnes & Noble, Circuit
| City Stores , Ford Motor , E I du Pont de Nemours and Co. , and so on. In
| most cases, the companies have been sued because of certain basic, routine
| functions performed on their Web sites â the way images are displayed, the
| way data is gathered or transmitted â which are said to infringe software
| patents. Â* Â* Â* Â*
Here Comes Trouble: An Antidote to Software Patents
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| The $250 million Vonage burned through as a result of the patent lawsuit
| brought by Verizon et al provides yet another example of why patents for
| business processes implemented on computers (a.k.a. software patents) deserve
| to die. Verizonâs two successful âname translationâ patents negate an open
| standard assembled by Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Intel and Vocaltec via the VoIP
| Forum during 1996. The threat of patent litigation cleared the landscape of
| independent VoIP companies the VoIP Forum sought to make possible. Â* Â* Â*
Microsoft Wins in Supreme Court; AT&T Ruling Overturned
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| In a stunning 7-1 decision with extremely broad implications in
| the field of patents and patentability, the US Supreme Court has
| overturned a Federal Circuit ruling that was in favor of AT&T,
| and has apparently affirmed Microsoft's arguments that software
| coupled with the device on which the software is installed
| cannot be considered patentable.


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While sections of Evangelii Gaudium have received considerable attention in the media ("I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out in the streets"), acute observations on politics and politicians have been overlooked. Many of these are instructive for Canadians as we enter a federal election year. While recognizing that politics "remains a lofty vocation . . . inasmuch as it seeks the common good," Pope Francis notes that human dignity and the pursuit of the common good sometimes "seem to be a mere addendum imported from without in order to fill out a political discourse lacking in perspectives or plans for true or integral development."
In his 1999 apostolic exhortation Ecclesia in America, St. John Paul II referred to Our Lady of Guadalupe as the hope for the new evangelization in the Americas. Mary's appearance to St. Juan Diego at the Aztec holy site of Tepeyac in 1531 had a decisive effect in bringing the Gospel to the indigenous peoples of present-day Mexico. In the document, the pope prayed that Mary's intercession would lead to an outpouring of the Holy Spirit "so that the new evangelization may yield a splendid flowering of Christian life." Indeed, the image of Mary miraculously emblazoned on Juan Diego's cloak was replete with symbols from the Aztec culture. The Church did not even have to deliberately accommodate its presentation of the Holy Virgin to the Aztec people; Mary had done the job.
Earlier this month, faith leaders from 25 churches and faith communities, including Archbishop Richard Smith, joined together at City Hall to renew their commitment to support the goal of Edmonton's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in our city. They reaffirmed the words of the Interfaith Statement they originally signed in 2011. Significantly, this statement ends with a list of values shared by the different faith communities: "respect for human dignity, solidarity with those who are poor and vulnerable, and an affirmation of the importance of inclusive and welcoming communities where individuals and families can thrive." This is an important message for us today. Solidarity is a strong word. Pope Francis, in a recent statement, insists that solidarity "means much more than some acts of sporadic generosity."
The 20th-century historian Arnold Toynbee once wrote, "The things that make good headlines are on the surface of the stream of life, and they distract us from the slower, impalpable, imponderable movements that work below the surface and penetrate to the depths." Yet, these slower movements are what affect society most deeply. That is why the 2014 report of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on the state of religious freedom in the world ought to be of great concern. (See story on Page 11.) While religious persecution does make headlines, this does not happen enough to make it apparent that this is a great issue of our time.
Among Jesus' many teachings we find this, rather harsh-sounding, invitation: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. I suspect that each of us has a gut sense of what this means and what it will cost us. But I suspect too that many of us misunderstand what Jesus is asking here and struggle unhealthily with this invitation. What concretely does Jesus mean by this? To answer that, I would like to lean on some insights offered by James Martin in his book, Jesus, A Pilgrimage. He suggests that taking up our cross daily and giving up life in order to find deeper life means six interpenetrating things:
With the feast of Christ the King, we come to the end of the liturgical year and our last consideration of end things before returning to the expectation of Advent. The separation of the sheep from the goats, the Gospel passage chosen for this year, is the most sobering and challenging of Scriptures. It is Matthew's account of the final judgment and the criteria that will divide all people between those who will enter God's kingdom and those who will go to endless suffering. It is a simple criterion; either we respond to those in need, to those who suffer, or we don't. We either have compassion that is put into action to the extent we are able or we don't.
As the Church year draws to a close, the Scripture readings that confront us are filled with apocalyptic images that herald a monumental struggle against the forces of darkness. On one hand, it is easy to see that battle being waged in world events with wars and savage killings, not only in the Middle East and Ukraine, but also in many parts of Africa. The two recent attacks on Canadian military personnel might also be viewed as indicators that this cosmic battle has even touched our peaceful land. The cosmic battle may seem remote from our daily routines until that routine is thrown into turmoil by some crime, the death of a loved one or another disturbing occurrence. Mostly, our lives seem to continue outside any overt waging of the ultimate battle between good and evil.
Each year I write a column on suicide. Mostly I say the same thing again, simply because it needs to be said. I don't claim any originality or special insight, I only write about suicide because there is such a desperate need to address the question. Moreover, in my case, as a Catholic priest and spiritual writer, I feel it important to offer something to try to help dispel the false perception which so many people, not least many inside the Church itself, have of the church's understanding of suicide. Simply put, I'm no expert, not anyone's saviour; there's just so little out there. Each year, that column on suicide finds its audience. I am surprised and occasionally overwhelmed by the feedback. For the last 10 years, I don't think a single week has gone by when I did not receive an email, a letter or phone call from someone who has lost a loved one to suicide.
p>Today is New Year's Day, liturgically speaking. November is when the Church looks forward the Second Coming, and now we leave this time of preparation to enter another one, Advent, where our eager anticipation of Christ's second Advent becomes a meditation on those who longingly waited for his first one. This expectation is expressed in the First Reading. Isaiah cries out, "O, that you would tear the heavens and come down," and reveal "your presence" to the whole earth. There are two ways that someone can beg God to "come down" and reveal himself. One is a demand that God vindicate himself, that he come out of hiding and prove to his enemies that he is who he says he is.
The events of Wednesday, Oct. 22 shocked the nation. Gunshots on Parliament Hill? Soldiers killed? Could that happen in Canada? The events in Ottawa that day unsettled me. Two of my female staff colleagues at Citizens for Public Justice had been invited to the Hill that morning, and were stuck in the security lockdown with members of Parliament until 9 p.m. As the hours wore on, we couldn't understand why they were not allowed to go safely home, if indeed the situation was under control. Canadians grappled with confusion and grief, hoping for events to be somehow explained, throughout the endless rounds of repeated "news."

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Late last month we starting seeing chatter about Netflix coming to Android, but only for devices that were running a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and while those details were coming from a reliable source, they did seem a little strange. That said, it turns out that they were indeed accurate. The latest is coming by way of of an official press release from Qualcomm and stating that;
"Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced that future Android devices powered by the Snapdragon platform will have access to instant streaming of TV shows and movies from Netflix."
It looks like those who were hoping to see Netflix on their Android device better hope they have a device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor or start making plans to get one. That said, Qualcomm did not mention which devices would get a Netflix app first and whether or not it would hit new devices, existing devices or both. Of course, it was previously spied on the LG Revolution so that may be the first to have a Netflix app available.
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p Last week, as Apple was announcing the iPhone 5C, its first colored iPhone, Nokia's marketing team took a moment to poke fun at the company's latest innovation. A tweet posted to the Nokia UK account simply said "thanks, Apple" and was accompanied by an image of the rainbow-hued Lumia family alongside the text "imitation is the best form of flattery." In the never-ending smartphone wars, it was the perfect fodder for Microsoft and Nokia fans to poke fun at Apple — and it has turned into one of the most successful branded tweets ever. ...
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His family alleges that 3-4 people came to Vijay Arora's shop, poured kerosene on him and set him ablaze.
New Delhi: Mystery shrouds the death of Delhi businessman Vijay Arora, whose burnt body was found in Khayala on Friday morrning. The police have registered a case of murder and are on the lookout for his alleged killers.
According to the police Arora had a business of auto-parts. Police said that some pot vendors had encroached upon the open space outside his shop and there was dispute between Vijay and the vendors.
His family alleges that 3-4 people associated with the vendors came to Arora's shop and poured kerosene on him and set him ablaze. They then closed the shutter of the shop and fled. The police have recovered Arora's burnt body from inside the shop.


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I don't know if that is 100% right in this situation, but more or less, that is what is going on here. And yes, very few people on this board, or any other board actually understand how markets work.I am not a broker, just a trader who got interested in the markets. And I have traded less than 3 years, and I know WAY more than any broker I have ever talked to about the stock market. Or any other person I know period.(in real life, not over the net) Because people don't take the time, or are unable to, really learn what it is all about.So many people get into the market, and don't take the time to really learn it. Some get lucky, some don't.


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Registered partnership in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic offers registered partnerships (registrované partnerství) for same-sex couples. Registered partnerships grant several rights of marriage, including inheritance, hospital, spousal privilege, and alimony rights, but do not allow joint adoption, widow's pension, or joint property rights. The registered partnership law was passed in March 2006 and went into effect on 1 July 2006.[1][2][3] The country also grants unregistered cohabitation status to "persons living in a common household" that gives couples inheritance and succession rights in housing.[4]
There had been several attempts to allow same-sex registered partnerships. In 1998, a registered partnership bill reached the Chamber of Deputies, but failed by two votes.[5] In 1999, the chamber voted against another bill.[6][7] In February 2001, the Government presented third bill, which was rejected by parliament in October 2001.[8][9][10]
On 11 February 2005, another bill failed by one vote. It was backed by 82 out of the 165 deputies present - most voting Social Democrats, Communists, the Freedom Union members and some deputies for the opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS).[11]
In April 2005, a new partnership bill passed its first reading in the chamber with 82 votes for and 9 against. On 16 December 2005, it passed its third reading with 86 votes for, 54 against, and 7 MPs not voting.[12] On 26 January 2006, it was passed by the Senate (65 for, 14 against).[13][14]
On 16 February 2006, President Václav Klaus vetoed the bill.[15][16][17] In response, the Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek said that he would seek a parliamentary majority (101 votes) in the lower chamber to override the veto and did so successfully on 15 March 2006 with the exact number of votes needed (101) out of 177 votes cast.[18][19][20][21]
In September 2014, a group of the deputies introduced a bill to allow step-adoption by same-sex couples.[22] In October, the government decided to not take a stance on the bill.[23]
In April 2015, it was announced that the ban on adoption in registered partnerships will come under review before the Constitutional Court.[24]
By the end of 2010, 1,111 registered partnerships had been conducted in the Czech Republic, 66 of which have been since annulled.[25]
In the 2011 census, 2055 people reported being in a registered partnership.[26]
See also[edit]
- ^ (Czech) No. 115/2006 Coll.
- ^ Nearly weds
- ^ Gay marriage legalized
- ^ Prague
- ^ Gay-marriage bill is rejected
- ^ Czech Gay Bill Drafted
- ^ Gay marriage not likely in Czech Republic
- ^ Equality for same-sex couples
- ^ Czech Gay and Lesbian League upset about repeated rejection of same sex partnerships
- ^ Czech MPs approve law on same-sex partnerships
- ^ Bill on single sex partnerships makes it through both houses of Parliament
- ^ Czech Gays Get Partner Rights
- ^ Czech Republic President Vetoes Gay Union Bill
- ^ Gay groups angered by president's veto of registered partnership bill
- ^ Czech President Vetoes Gay Partner Bill
- ^ Czech Parliament Overrides Veto, Passes Gay Partner Law
- ^ Czech MPs approve gay rights law
- ^ Czech Parliament Overrides Veto, Passes Gay Partner Law
- ^ Same-sex registered partnerships to be introduced after deputies override presidential veto
- ^ (Czech) Sněmovní tisk 320 Novela z. o registrovaném partnerství
- ^ (Czech) Vláda se neshodla na novele o adopci registrovanými partnery
- ^ Gay couple initiates legal debate on child adoption
- ^ (Czech) Česko má 1111 registrovaných partnerství
- ^ Preliminary Census Results
External links[edit]
- Gay marriage bill likely to win approval
- Gay partnership law likely
- Czech Gov`t Delays Gay Partner Bill
- Same-sex unions: Is the Czech Republic ready for gay marriage?
- Gay and Lesbian League in Prague uses light-hearted comics to portray life without registered partnerships
- Registered partners bill likely to fall
- Czech President May Not Sign Gay Partnership Bill
- Social Democrats divided ahead of key vote on gay marriage
- Row over same sex partnership bill
- Partnerships: True test of the 'progressives'
- 582 same-sex couples registered partnerships within 2 years
- Gay marriages on the rise


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Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia Chapter 1 Summary
Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr.
- We hear the sound of a pickup, which means it's an OK time for Jess to get out of bed. He puts on his overalls but no shoes.
- His sister May Belle asks where he's going, and he tells her to be quiet; he's going to go run.
- He has to practice hard so he can be the very "fastest" runner in fifth grade – that's his big goal.
- Jess has to be super quiet so he doesn't wake his mom or three other sisters. May Belle, the second youngest, really looks up to Jess, which can be a drag sometimes. He eases out of the house and passes their cow Miss Bessie.
- He imitates the racers he sees on TV, calls "bang," and runs around the cow field. He doesn't have great technique, but he puts everything he's got into it.
- The school he attends is short on resources, so at recess the big kids hog all the supplies, and the younger kids have to amuse themselves by doing stuff like racing.
- Last year, he won a race, and became obsessed by running, even though he previously liked drawing. The whole day after he won, people called him the "fastest kid." He's determined to have that title next year – he'll have glory and his family, including May Belle and their dad, will be super impressed.
- Jess is tired but keeps pushing himself until May Belle calls him in for breakfast.
- When he comes in, his other sisters Ellie and Brenda make fun of him for sweating and stinking, and his mom tells him to wash off, totally interrupting his coffee drinking.
- His mom tells him to put on a shirt, so he tells May Belle to go get it, and she does, even though he just bopped her on the head.
- Their mom tells them there are lots of chores to do, and the two big sisters squirm out of it by fooling her into thinking she said they could go shopping in Millsburg. They even cajole her into giving them five bucks by saying their dad said they could have it.
- When Brenda pushes for six bucks their mom gets angry and Ellie makes her sister wash the dishes.
- This means Jesse has to do all the chores, even though he's now wiped out from running. His mom calls him lazy, which he thinks is rich.
- When he's picking beans, May Belle lets him know that they're getting new neighbors at what used to be the Perkins' house.
- In a moment of foreshadowing, the narrator tells us that later Jess will think it's ironic that this event didn't mean anything at the time even though it would mean so much in the long run.


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Gilad Barnea
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience: $15,000
Developing a Technique for Mapping and Manipulating Neural Circuits in Flies
Neural circuits are the basic computational units in the nervous system. Our understanding of brain function is severely limited by the lack of techniques for tracing and functionally-manipulating specific circuits. Barnea's project combines molecular biology and genetics to develop such a technique in flies. At the core of this system is a synthetic signaling pathway that will be introduced into all neurons. Selective activation of this pathway within a particular circuit will be used to label or functionally manipulate it, and Barnea's lab will study the behavioral consequences of these manipulations. These experiments will serve as proof-of-principle for the utility of his approach, and the establishment of similar systems in mice and primates. This project aims to broaden our understanding of normal brain function and of the causes and progression of various brain diseases.
Cici X.C. Bauer
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics: $7,500
Small-Area Estimation using Complex Survey Data
Complex designs are common in survey implementation because they allow the efficient collection of data and aid in providing access to groups who are traditionally hard to reach. For small areas, however, the conventional design-based approaches can result in highly variable estimates due to small sample sizes. Bauer will address the limitation by developing statistical methodology for Bayesian small area estimation that acknowledges the complex design in order to eliminate bias, and borrow strength across areas using spatial models. She will also create open-source software that permits researchers to apply the proposed method, facilitating the transfer of statistical methodology to practice and benefiting researchers in other areas, including health services and social sciences.
Adia Benton
Assistant Professor, Anthropology: $12,300
Surgery for All? Understanding the Cultural Politics of Bringing Essential Surgical Care to the Global Health Equity Agenda
Surgically-treatable diseases account for a significant proportion of the global burden of disease, and can be provided at relatively low cost to the poor. Yet global health advocates struggle to mobilize the same level of political, social and financial support for access to surgical services as they have for HIV/AIDS and other, less-pressing public health matters. Few scholarly accounts have considered how institutional and professional cultures of global health and biomedicine may impact how access to surgical care is perceived – and conceived–to be a public health problem and social justice issue. Building on multi‐sited ethnographic research, Benton's project explores the role of professional and institutional cultures in shaping advocacy around, and political attention to, access to surgical care.
Roee Gutman
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics: $15,000
Health Provider Profiling Using Causal Inference Framework
"Health provider profiling" is the evaluation of the performance of hospitals, doctors, and other medical practitioners to enhance the quality of medical care. Current statistical methods rely on the strong assumption that the risk model is correctly specified, and when patients' background characteristics differ across providers and the models are mis-specified, applications may result in large bias of the expected health providers' outcome. Gutman proposes a novel method to address these challenges using causal inference framework. This framework posits that each patient has different potential outcomes that would be observed under the possible providers. The methodology allows for comparison of several outcome measures across providers and of patients with certain background characteristics across providers. This is especially important in personalized medicine, where certain providers perform better for specific patients and worse for others. This new methodology will also generate a latent structure of providers without heavily relying on the modeling assumption.
Elizabeth Hoover
Assistant Professor, American Studies and Ethnic Studies: $15,000
From "Garden Warriors" to "Good Seeds": Indigenizing the Local Food Movement
This project examines the Native American gardening movement as a food sovereignty/health promotion/cultural preservation movement distinct from, but connected to, the broader local food movement. Hoover will visit 11 Native gardening projects to interview leaders and participants in order to learn more about their motivations for participating, the successes and challenges the group has faced in running their project, the ways in which tribal history and heritage has influenced the gardens, and the extent to which each project envisions itself as part of a larger food movement. These findings have implications for greater inclusion of contemporary American Indians in agricultural anthropology, for the expansion of a sociology of gardens and social movements, and for indigenous community leaders interested in promoting garden projects of their own.
Yen-Tsung Huang
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology: $7500
Gene-environment and Gene-gene Interactions in Cancer Survival
Through this project, Huang pursues innovative investigations into lung cancer survival, especially how multiple genetic effects act through smoking behavior. Huang will build a new framework of modeling complex gene‐environment and gene‐gene interactions as a biological process for cancer progression. He will develop and employ a novel statistical methodology on an existing dataset to conduct a genome‐wide association study in lung cancer survival that characterizes genetic effects in a biological pathway with respect to its interaction with smoking. The genes and pathways identified from the analyses will provide promising targets for prognostic monitoring and therapeutic intervention. The proposed statistical model for the pathway‐environment‐disease process will be of broad utility in studying wide range of human diseases.
Nancy Khalek
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies: $15,000
The Companions of Muḥammad and the Articulation of "Orthodoxy" in Medieval Islam
The historical origins of Islamic political and religious identity have recently attracted the increased attention of academics across disciplines. When Muḥammad died, disagreements over leadership arose among the friends and relatives Muḥammad had left behind, a group known collectively as the Companions. Khalek will analyze biographical and hagiographical literature from the 10th-15th centuries CE to discern different religio-political theories of succession and authority generated by medieval Muslim scholars on the basis of their allegiance to different subsets of Muḥammad's Companions. Khalek will examine the Companions of Muḥammad through social and discursive practices of the community over time to assess the development of the authority of the Companions in biographical literature, historiography and, as much as possible, social practice. This project will broaden our understanding of the changing concepts of community and sectarian identity in the Islamic High Middle Ages.
Brandon D.L. Marshall
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology: $15,000
Agent-based Modeling to Optimize HIV Prevention for Drug-using Populations
HIV transmission among injecting dug users (IDU) is a significant public health problem. Although research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a variety of HIV prevention interventions, continuing transmission in endemic settings and emerging regional outbreaks have pointed to the need for the comprehensive and coordinated delivery of HIV prevention services. Marshall will develop an agent-based model (ABM) using computer representations of individuals to examine how sets of interventions may eliminate HIV transmission among IDU. Bayesian methods will be used to validate the model, account for variation, and conduct sensitivity analyses. This project has the potential to produce valid and robust results that yield novel insights into the complex phenomena that perpetuate HIV vulnerabilities in drug-using populations. It also aims to inform more effective strategies in epidemiology and public health that lead to comprehensive and equitable HIV prevention strategies for injecting drug users.
Stelios Michalopoulos
Assistant Professor, Economics: $7500
The Origins and Consequences of Group Identity: Evidence from Global Surveys
There is a growing understanding among social scientists that in order to gain a deeper insight of the forces behind economic and political decision making at the individual level, one has to explicitly consider the fact that agents form part of cultural groups. The exploration of the origins and consequences of group identity necessitates micro-level and anthropological data sources that cover a wide range of individual and group-specific traits. The aim of Michalopoulos' research is threefold – to investigate the drivers of group formation, to identify the circumstances that accentuate or attenuate the importance of group identity and finally, to uncover how variation in the salience of group identity determines individual beliefs, values and attitudes towards the society, government, free-market institutions and other groups.
Eric M. Morrow
Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry: $15,000
Studies in Patient-Derived Neurons using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) Technologies
Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are common and are associated with profound emotional and monetary costs. There are currently very few biotherapeutics that target the causative pathophysiology and there are few biomarkers that may serve to predict treatment responses. Morrow's goal is to dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying abnormalities in postnatal brain development that are associated with IDD. For the first time, Morrow's team is able to study developing patient neurons in the lab, using an extensive collection of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from patients with mutations and related controls, and a technique that can differentiate these lines into neurons. This project will yield a mechanistic understanding of how endosomal mechanisms govern postnatal human brain growth, a critical first step in a progression of research that will ultimately lead to the development of new clinically-useful treatments for individuals with IDD or related conditions due to impoverished neuronal arborization and postnatal brain undergrowth.
Paul Myoda
Assistant Professor, Visual Art: $7,500
The Glittering Garden: An Interactive Sculptural Installation
With this research award Myoda will create an interactive sculptural installation titled The Glittering Garden. The components of the installation will be designed using basic engineering software and fabricated in aluminum and acrylic. The interactive system will include programmable LEDs, ultrasonic sensors, stepper motors and arduino microprocessors. The Glittering Garden will be a richly immersive environment for the viewer(s), with interactions ranging from attraction to repulsion, camouflage to revelation, and predictability to spontaneity.
Joshua Neves*
Assistant Professor, Modern Culture & Media: $7,500
Asian Video Cultures: Comparative Media, Theory, and Regionalisms
This project centers on video as a cultural form and practice across Asia, paying close attention to regional experiences that exceed the foci of North-Atlantic media, cultural, and urban studies, among other disciplines. Neves' research asks: How do video flows forge new inter-Asian convergences? And how have such phenomena been taken up by critical cultural scholars in distinct, but often interconnected, locations? Extending existing notions of Asia, this project seeks out comparisons and convergences that are not implicit to routine boundaries and imaginations: East Asia, the Pacific Rim, the Indian subcontinent, the former Soviet bloc, etc. Neves will build on numerous valuable studies of Asian media and popular culture, and chart the sub- and supranational exchanges that suggest shifting networks of meaning and practice in the region.
Elena Oancea
Assistant Professor, Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology: $14,960
Investigating the Function of a Novel Ultraviolet-Activated Pathway in Mice with Humanized Skin
Human skin is constantly exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR), a powerful environmental risk factor for skin cancer, which accounts for more than half of all human malignancies. Exposure to low doses of ultraviolet radiation results in increased skin pigmentation, while exposure to high doses correlates with skin cancer. The larger goal of Oancea's research is to understand the molecular processes that control the human skin's ability to detect and respond to UVR. Using a newly-developed approach, she will test the function of a recently identified novel pathway in human melanocytes that is activated by UVR, and measure the changes in pigmentation responses as a function of UVR dose and exposure time. Oancea's experiments will significantly advance our understanding of melanocyte function and of the skin's response to UVR and will represent an invaluable foundation for future in vivo studies.
Samuel Perry
Assistant Professor, East Asian Studies: $15,000
Japan's Korean War: Culture and Politics in the 'Postwar' Era
This project contributes to an emerging literature on the cultural history of the 1950s in Japan, which has brought into relief Japan's deep and abiding connections to the Korean War. Perry's research seeks to shed light on how members of the ideologically split Communist Party, the divided ethnic Korean community, and the Japanese colonialists repatriated from the former Korean colony experienced the Korean War affectively in Japan. By reading a variety of sources written by members of these three different communities—whose experiences lay in many ways on the margins of mainstream Japan—Perry will offer a new cultural history of "Japan's Korean War" and a careful examination of how these experiences as well as the memory of the Korean War set in place narratives of class and ethnicity that would continue to be influential in Japan for decades to come.
Robert O. Self
Associate Professor, History: $12,100
The Best Years of Our Lives: Houses, Cars, Children, and American Consumer Economics
Self examines a century in the history of the American consumer economy through the lens of the nuclear family and its lifetime investments in home equity and children and its purchase of automobiles. From the 1910s through the 2010s, he seeks to trace how patterns of domestic consumption have been organized around these three sites or locations: homes, automobiles, and children. At the heart of this research is the evolution of the relationship between household spending, debt, and GDP over the decades between 1910 and the current crisis, and in particular how households have leveraged a variety of resources in distinct periods to sustain or increase levels of consumption. At its broadest, the study is concerned with both the cultural and economic dynamics of these three sites for organizing consumption and their implications for both the domestic life of individual Americans and the economic life of the nation.
Susan E. Short*
Professor, Sociology: $14,901
Social Change, Gender, and Health over the Life Course in China
Using survey data that span over two decades, this project examines the relationship between gender and health over the life course in China. Few studies have described the gender gap in health while taking into account both the age effect, conceptually the effect of gender over the lifespan, and the cohort effect, or the effect of gender on health across different cohorts. In so doing, Short will be well-positioned to contribute to discussion on cumulative disadvantage theory. This work will also contribute to efforts to elaborate the relationship between social change and stratification in China. While numerous studies have examined "who gets ahead" in post-reform China, when gender is considered, it is most often in terms of education or labor market outcomes. This research, with its focus on health, will provide a complementary perspective on gender stratification in post-reform China.
Tracy Steffes
Assistant Professor, Education & History: $13,500
A Reversal of Fortunes: City Schools and Suburban Schools in Metropolitan Chicago, 1945-2000
Steffes' research explores the city of Chicago and its diverse suburban landscape to ask important and interrelated questions about the relationship between public schooling and postwar patterns of racial and class segmentation in metropolitan areas. By examining how public schooling helped to shape, deepen, and reproduce inequalities across space and time, Steffes contributes to historical efforts to understand the persistence and evolution of racial disparities and social inequalities in an era of civil rights mobilization and growling formal equality. This research also contributes to education history and policy efforts to understand the repeated failures of reform efforts in the era to improve the quality and reputation of urban schools by exploring how this urban school failure was inextricably linked with suburban school success and by illuminating the structures, politics, and unexamined assumptions that have constrained these reform efforts.
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Home Safe Home: How to Live in a Toxic-Free Haven
By Elina Makeva
Our home is a unique space. It is our private comfort zone where we grow, we laugh, we eat, we sleep and we unwind.
When we walk through our front door we want to feel as though we've entered a safe territory where we can get comfortable and relax. However, when we shut out the outside world, kick off our shoes and plummet onto the couch we may not be in the safe environment we imagine ourselves to be in.
But many of our homes are filled with toxic, dangerous and carcegenic items. So here are some tips to kick the bad stuff to the curb and detox your home.
1. Purge the Plastics. Plastic is everywhere, and it's problematic to our health and the environment alike. Studies have shown that BPA (Bisphenol A), a compound found in plastic containers, bottles, shower curtains and array of other plastic products, is an endocrine disrupter. In other words it messes with our hormone systems and can lead to health problems ranging from infertility to cancer to diabetes. The good news is there are simple and effective alternatives. Opt for glass containers, stainless steel water-bottles and natural fabrics in order to keep your body BPA free.
2. Breathe Fresh. Its time to toss those artificial air fresheners out the window. Then keep that window open and let the fresh air circulate. If you're craving a little more aroma then opt for an all natural air freshener or better yet, make one yourself. The typical brand name air fresheners contain loads of harmful chemicals and phthalates, which are known to disrupt hormones. Another great option is to burn some natural essential oils, which will fill your home with an array of wonderful scents while calming your senses.
3. Live Clean. Chores are never fun, but they shouldn't be dangerous. Household cleaning products, such as surface cleaners, dishwashing liquids, laundry detergents, window cleaners, and sanitizing gels are all essential in keeping our homes pleasant and bacteria free. However, many of these products contain harmful ingredients that can irritate our eyes, cause respiratory problems and even lead to cancer. So it is best to replace household cleaners with natural varieties, or better yet create your own cleaners with simple items that are probably already in your cabinets.
4. Say Goodbye to Toxic Fumes. It is time to get rid of those candles.They may smell wonderful and they emit zen-like rays, but conventional candles are just devils in disguise. They emit toxic fumes and pose a real health threat. Toss away those lavender-scented hazards and instead opt for pure beeswax candles that actually act as air purifiers. They may not come in all colours of the rainbow, but they are a pleasant natural alternative. Their subtle sweet scent and long lasting burn time, should also keep your mind, your wallet, and your lungs satisfied.
5. Don't Stick with Non-Stick. Cooking with less oil in non-stick pans may sound like a great idea, but don't be charmed by the promises of a healthier diet or easier clean-up. Teflon, the material that coats pots and pans in order to make them non-stick, is a proven carcinogenic. In studies, it is also shown to break apart in high temperatures, and leak into your food. When it comes to cooking, the best options are stainless steel or cast iron cookware. Another great alternative is ceramic coated cookware which has all the non-stick benefits without the harmful effects of Teflon.
6. Disconnect. There has been lots of debate regarding the effects of EMR (electromagnetic radiation) on human health. Wi-Fi, cell phones and microwaves all emit this type of radiation. Although research hasn't provided us with a complete picture, it is best to be cautious. And while it may be irrational and impossible to completely rid ourselves of our techie gadgets, we can definitely use electronics in a more responsible manner. Turning off our Wi-Fi connections when we're not using them, and moving electronic items out of our bedrooms when we're sleeping are some great ways to stay safe.
7. Leave it at the Door. Taking off your shoes at the door is more than just a lesson in good manners. Pesticides, chemicals, dust and dirt all collect on your shoes. So leaving your outside footwear for your outside endeavors is a great way to keep your home clean. Placing mats at the doorways can also keep all that nasty outside residue from entering your home.
In a very toxic world where all types of environmental pollution is present, our homes are often the place where we come to cleanse our bodies and our minds. And just like our bodies, our home also needs a regular detoxification.
Although I realize that when I shut my front door, I may not be leaving behind the fumes of the city highways, I still want to be assured that am doing everything in my power to create a healthy home.
I want to know that I am doing everything in my ability to create more than just a dwelling, but a safe haven—a place where I can share precious moments with my friends and family, and feel confident in knowing that we are all safe and sound.
Elina Makeva is a freelance writer, avid yoga practitioner and eco-advocate based out of Toronto, Canada. Writing, blogging and spreading the word about everything green is her passion. She is currently employed in the holistic-alternative medicine field and she spends most of her time focusing on living a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
Twitter: @elinamakeva Her blog is at http://underthemangotree350.wordpress.com/
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Please read 'how not to get Fat' great advice for healthier eating – goodbye to sugar.
Great article on an important topic.
I have a blog that deals with these issues and more at http://www.yourpollutionfreehome.com
I also have an ebook at http://www.amazon.com/Taming-Toxic-Menace-Your-ebook/dp/B008G65RWQ
Wonderful article, thank you !
However, I was hoping for some information on non-toxic sofas or at least ones without fire retardants, especially since there's a picture of one at the start of the article.


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Oasis North County will present "Neolithic Turkey: First Town and Temple in the World" from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Rancho Peñasquitos Library, 13355 Salmon River Road. Open to ages 50 and older, the free class will explore the sites of Catalhoyuk and Gobekli Tepe. A one-time trimester processing fee of $10 may apply. Register at oasisnet.org/escondido or call (760) 796-6020.


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STOCKTON - A court challenge to the language of a November ballot measure that would extend term limits to some elected offices in San Joaquin County will have to wait until next week for resolution.
The challenge to Measure D - which would extend the limit members of the county Board of Supervisors and Board of Education could serve in office from two terms to three - was in court Thursday and was rescheduled for Tuesday morning.
Dean Andal, a Stockton activist and former politician responsible for many local term limits, filed a lawsuit earlier this month challenging the Measure D wording, calling the language both misleading and ambiguous. A successful challenge would change the ballot language.
In its response, the county states there is nothing false or misleading in the ballot measure. The county also called the legal challenge "premature," since it was filed before a deadline at the county elections office. The deadline - which was also Thursday - was for people wishing to submit rebuttals to argu-ments both in favor and against the measure that would appear in election materials.
Superior Court Judge Michael Coughlan on Thursday said the challenge would have to be refiled, then set the hearing date for Tuesday.
"I don't want this to be a big expense to the taxpayer, either," he said.
That could be the case if any changes are required after Sept. 10, the printing deadline for ballot materials for the Nov. 6 election, according to a statement filed in court by county Registrar of Voters Austin Erdman.
Beyond expense, any change after that date would jeopardize the office's ability to conduct the November election, according to the statement.
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Crepeau, who just completed his 33rd year as cross country coach, guided his boys team to its first-ever Class A championship.
Acheson, a senior, did well in the Class A Western Maine Regional tournament, placing fifth while helping her team to a second-place finish. She did even better a week later, taking third in the Class A state meet, once again helping the Mustangs to a second-place finish.
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"Iron Man 2″ finished first at the weekend box office.
The Paramount film starring Robert Downey, Jr., as an armored superhero took in $133.6 million, according to early estimates from Hollywood.com.
Last week's winner, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (Warner Bros.), placed second, with $9.1 million.
"How to Train Your Dragon" (Paramount/Dreamworks), was third with $6.7 million, while Fox's "Date Night" placed fourth with $5.3 million.
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The above figure shows the braking force distribution characteristics of the Combi Brake of a certain model, to front and rear wheels. The axis of abscissa represents the braking force of the front wheel while the axis of ordinate the braking force of rear wheel. The curve connecting blue points indicates an ideal braking force distribution characteristics in case of a single rider while the same connecting red points the ideal braking force distribution characteristics in case of maximum loading.
The maximum deceleration on a road surface having a friction coefficient occurs immediately before the simultaneous lock of the front and rear wheels. Individual points denote ideal braking force distribution on a road surface µ. Ideal braking force distribution characteristics are obtained by connecting points of ideal braking force distributions of respective friction coefficients. On a road surface with friction coefficient (µ) of 0.2 in case of single rider (green circle), for example, the figure shows that it is better if the braking force on the rear wheel was made larger than the front wheel. In case of 1.0 (yellow circles), on the other hand, it will be better if the distribution on front wheel brake was increased.
The riders will make either higher or lower distribution from the ideal braking force distribution characteristics. Making higher distribution will indicate that braking force distribution on rear wheel is larger while making lower distribution will show the braking force distribution on front wheel is larger.
The dark blue line denotes the braking power distribution characteristics into the front and rear wheel on operation of pedal (or the left lever) of the Combi Brake. Being positioned above the ideal braking force distribution characteristic diagram, the braking force distribution on rear wheel is larger. On operation of the right lever, braking force will take place on the front wheel only so that the distribution will be on the green line of front wheel braking force line.


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The energy team from HM Capital has spun out to form Tailwater Capital, a new Dallas firm that has raised $425 million and will manage HM's legacy energy investments, Jonathan Shieber reports for LBO Wire.
And while Tailwater is taking its first steps in the market as an independent firm, an energy investment is already paying off big for another firm. Warburg Pincus has reaped $1.8 billion in profits from a $400 million investment in natural gas processor Targa Resources, Mr. Shieber reports. Click here to read the full story (subscription required).
More stories available to LBO Wire subscribers: Food-ordering services Seamless North America and GrubHub have merged, with Seamless shareholders including Spectrum Equity Investors, GS Capital Partners, CCMP Capital, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Warburg Pincus set to own a majority of the company…Providence Equity Partners is bulking up events platform George Little Management with an add-on deal for properties from Stella Show Management…and GMT Communications Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson partner to provide growth capital to IT-Ernity Internet Services.
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Firms including Blackstone Group and Advent International are bidding on specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings' pigments business, according to Reuters.
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Shahrukh Khan's Don 2 in legal tangle?
"We had given remaking rights only for the film Don – The chase begins again in 2005. But the rights for Don 2 are yet in our possession, therefore we have raised our objection upon the infringement on our copyright, through our solicitors Film India Corporate Legam Law Firm," a source said to Daily Bhaskar.
If we remember Shahrukh's last movie Ra.One, it faced the same issue. TV producer Yash Patnaik had moved the court claiming that much-anticipated sci-fi film Ra.One was conceptualised by him. The script writer alleged that Ra.One producers had copied his idea of an Indian superhero and thus violated the copyright act.


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11th September 2006
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to express my support, on behalf of the World Health Organization, for the global campaign Healthcare Information For All by 2015: 'By 2015, every person worldwide will have access to an informed healthcare provider'. This campaign has the potential to make a substantial impact on the quality of healthcare in developing countries and countries in transition. Progress in meeting the campaign objective is vital if we are to achieve the broader Millennium Development Goals.
As I have stated recently with others: "Applying what we know already will have a bigger impact on health and disease than any drug or technology likely to be introduced in the next decade. If disease is to be defeated, existing knowledge must be applied in ways that will improve health care, especially in developing countries… The 15th challenge is to ensure that everyone in the world can have access to clean, clear knowledge – a basic human right, and a public health need as important as access to clean, clear water, and much more easily achievable." (Pang T, Gray M, Evans T. A 15th grand challenge for global public health. Lancet 2006; 367:2846)
Healthcare Information For All by 2015 will address a fundamental part of 'the 15th challenge': the healthcare information needs of family care givers, primary health workers, and staff of district hospitals – it is at these levels where most healthcare – including most unsafe healthcare – takes place; and it is at these levels that the majority of avoidable deaths occur. These healthcare providers are also the least well served and the most neglected in terms of availability and application of healthcare knowledge. It is here that knowledge can make the greatest difference in terms of lives saved and reduced suffering and disability.
Healthcare Information For All by 2015 is an ambitious goal but it can be achieved if all stakeholders work together. The approach proposed by the Global Healthcare Information Network and its partners is innovative and promises to harness the international cooperation and understanding needed to achieve the goal. It also represents a concerted effort to implement a key recommendation of the Ministerial Summit on Health Research in Mexico in November, 2004 to increase public trust and confidence in science – if healthcare providers have better access to healthcare knowledge and information, they can serve the public more effectively.
I support the global campaign Healthcare Information For All by 2015 and urge others to do the same.
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January 15, 2003
New York Governor Proposes 25 Percent Renewable Power Mandate
New York Governor George E. Pataki proposed on January 8th a requirement for the state to generate 25 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources within ten years. Governor Pataki announced during his annual State of the State Address that he was directing the Public Service Commission to implement the requirement, which is known as a Renewable Portfolio Standard. New York currently produces about 17 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources, primarily hydropower. The governor also proposed that the state adopt carbon dioxide emissions standards for motor vehicles, similar to those proposed in California. See the Governor's press release. The proposal came near the end of the governor's address.
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Well, I'd say the only thing "wrong" with Romney as far as voters are concerned compared to the others is his religion and ability to relate with the common man. He doesn't seem marred by scandal [Gingrich] or whack-job societal opinions [Santorum].
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the only thing "wrong" with Romney as far as voters are concerned compared to the others is his religion
Agreed for them, but for me he has a total lack of charisma and leadership style. He voices all the standard conservative guff so as to harness his unsophisticated voter base, but without giving any sense that he has opinions of his own, or that he really understands what he is talking about.
He is a totally uninspiring, boring, vanilla candidate. A hint of scandal or societal opinion from him would make him more interesting. Perhaps they are the characteristics required to make him a respected Mormon and successful in his field of investment business – seriously.
Some might assume that this makes him an ideal conservative prospect, totally predictable and unlikely to introduce radical change, but I fear that such a blank canvas would be written upon by the extremists of the far right.
The USA does not need a preacher or a merchant wanker, but a statesman leader who has a vision we want, and the drive to take us there. If this guy has any vision at all it seems to be up his ass.
Nevertheless, he is still the least worst Republican candidate. He helps me to understand why those voters think that Reagan was a good president.
Doesn't matter anymore
At this point, the race between those three is pointless. Not a one of them stands a snowball's chance of winning against Obama. Hell, at this point I'll probably end up voting for Obama because he's guaranteed only 4 more years. I can't accept being stuck with one of them for a possible eight.
Oddly enough, Ron Paul (who could never win the Republican ticket unless these three all died in freak shaving accidents) did better against Obama than any of these guys. If I had to guess, I'd say he appeals better to the middle 60% of us.
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Nancy Dell'Olio to perform in 'Strictly Come Dancing' finale
Submitted by Kiran Pahwa on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 10:00
London, Dec 17 : Nancy Dell'Olio will be seen once more in 'Strictly Come Dancing' as she perform in a group routine for the show's final.
Despite being eliminated over the past few weeks, the former contestants will have been delighted to be asked back to appear in the final - even if its just in a supporting role.
Sven-Goran Eriksson's former girlfriend Dell'Olio and 'One Show' presenter Alex Jones were among the celebrities pictured training hard for the much-anticipated show, the Daily Mail reported.
Dell'Olio was seen being thrown upside down by her partner Anton du Beke in London's Pinapple Studios.
The 50-year-old showed she had retained her dancer figure, moving gracefully in a pair of black leather leggings and towering heels.
Jones went for comfort over glamour in a grey jumper and skinny jeans but still opted for heels in a pair of chic boots.
The 'Strictly Come Dancing' final will see a competition between Jason Donovan, Chelsee Healey and Harry Judd.
However, judge Alesha Dixon said that it's a 'two-horse race' between Healey and Judd.
The final will even be showing live in 3D in cinemas on Saturday night. (ANI)
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Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
Jon E. Levine, Ph.D.
Dr. Levine is a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is Director of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Prior to his appointment to the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Levine was a Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Physiology at Northwestern University, where he had served as Director of the Program in Biological Sciences and Director of a National Institutes of Health-supported training program in reproductive biology. He received his B.A. from Oberlin College, a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and completed his postdoctoral work in neuroendocrinology at Oregon Health Sciences University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center.
For the past 30 years Dr. Levine has studied the neuroendocrine regulation of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons, in part by developing and using physiological methods to monitor and analyze GnRH neurosecretion in awake animals. His research has also focused on the mechanisms by which ovarian steroids exert their effects in the brain, the latter including the negative feedback mechanisms that maintain homeostatic control within the reproductive axis, as well as the positive feedback actions of steroids that culminate in release of preovulatory gonadotropin surges. His recent work has made use of newly developed mutant mice to analyze the cell signaling mechanisms that mediate the effects of estradiol on energy homeostasis and body weight.
Dr. Levine is the Co-director and project principal investigator on an ORWH-sponsored Specialized Center of Research entitled "Genes, Androgens, and Intrauterine Environment in PCOS." The work is designed to investigate the genetic and developmental basis of the pathogenesis of polycystic ovarian syndrome and includes experiments that test the hypothesis that excess intrauterine androgen exposure leads to the programming of pancreatic and brain tissue to exhibit symptoms of PCOS in adulthood. The hypothesis specifically holds that the pathogenesis of PCOS arises from prenatal programming of resistance to the neuroendocrine actions of estradiol, which in turn produces dysregulation of reproductive and metabolic function in adulthood.
Dr. Levine is a former Eli Lilly Foundation Teaching Scholar, the recipient of an NIH/NICHD Research Career Development Award, and was named several times to the Faculty Teaching Honor Roll at Northwestern University. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, and has previously served as an Associate Editor of the journal Endocrinology.


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HIV/AIDS: Is the Tide Turning? Part 1
We're now entering the fourth decade of HIV/AIDS awareness. Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the earliest report (on June 5, 1981) of what is now known as AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome).
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Exertional, or exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis (ER) is a rare but sometimes catastrophic condition in which muscle fibers break down in response to exertion and release their breakdown products into the circulation. Commonly referred to as "rhabdo" among health professionals, this condition was first observed and studied during the bombing of London in World War ll. People trapped in the rubble sustained severe crush injuries and often died of kidney failure. The situation in which it was discovered earned it the description of "crush syndrome".
Today, most cases of ER are observed in people whose muscles have been severely damaged by intense exercise. In any given year a busy emergency room will treat an average of eight cases of ER. Moderate cases can be triggered by rigorous physical events—such as triathlons, obstacle courses and basic military training—or by any other strenuous exercise sessions that the participant is not well prepared for, such as a heavy weight-lifting session.
In moderate cases participants have a high enough level of the chemical myoglobin in their blood to cause painful symptoms but not enough to cause kidney failure. Severe cases of ER are potentially life threatening. Personal trainers need to be particularly aware of the danger of ER, as it is within their power to inadvertently encourage their clients to push past a safe level of exercise and into the range of overexertion. There have been numerous lawsuits regarding trainers encouraging their clients to disregard signals that their body is giving them. The popular form of cross training known as Crossfit seems to generate a particularly large number of these lawsuits. That said, it is important to remember that it is a trainee's responsibility to know when enough is enough, and that they need to cool off and take a break from intense exercise. Typically, the most common signs that you are crossing over into overexertion are an accelerated heart rate, shaking or a burning sensation in muscles, or symptoms of low blood sugar. Once exertional rhabdomyolysis has taken effect there are four signs that signal its occurrence:
Muscular Symptoms and Signs- Muscle pain, weakness, tenderness, stiffness and contractures are the most common muscular symptoms related to ER. A burning sensation or inability to move limbs in a certain range of motion are also common.
Myoglobinuria (Leaking of Myoglobin Into the Urine)- When muscles fibers are destroyed by intense exercise or external damage, myoglobin and other cell components flood into the blood stream and can disrupt organ functioning, mainly the kidneys. There is a distinct brownish color to the urine during ER.
Laboratory Features- Between 2 and 12 hours after the muscle damage, creatine phosphate levels will rise dramatically.
Constitutional Symptoms. These symptoms include fever, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting. Confusion, panic, loss of consciousness and low urine output can also be characteristics. ER complications can include acute kidney failure and death. Life-threatening complications other than renal failure include excessively high levels of potassium in the blood and problems with blood clotting.


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Virginia State Police have identified the tractor-trailer driver who died in an accident Friday in Amherst County.
Leroy Haywood of Greensboro, N.C., was killed in the accident on Route 130. He was 41.
The crash is still under investigation.
Public safety officials say a tractor-trailer driver died in Amherst County Friday morning, following an accident on Route 130.
According to Amherst County's public safety director, Gary Roakes, the truck driver was heading west on Route 130 when he hit a passenger car. Roakes said the truck, which was carrying corrugated material, left the road and went down a 35-foot ravine.
Barbara Lloyd, 63, of Monroe, was driving a Honda. She was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital. Roakes said her injuries were not life-threatening.
The accident happened around 9:43 a.m., at the intersection of Route 130 (Elon Road) and Route 635 (Buffalo Springs Turnpike). Route 635 will remain closed until 8 p.m. tonight as crews work to remove wreckage of the truck.


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Yeah, George Clooney, I didn't see why women thought he was so hot until I saw him in O Brother Where Art Thou? He's Cary Grant handsome. Such a smooth charmer, too.
A ? for the ladies.....
by kerj2leev 45 Replies latest jw friends
FHN...you dont look a day over 48
um guys.......... danny devito
Why thank you, Ninja. You oughta start a charm school.
sofia loren,in her 70's and still,one of the most beautiful women to ever walk the earth..luckily when one gets older,and more experianced,appearances are more entertainment than vitals.know what i mean?
Yvonne DeCarlo, aka Lilly Munster, she was gorgeous on up into her 70s.
Yes, it pisses me off because it is generally true. It's very unfair.
On the other hand I like older men so it's not all bad.
I like distinguished men. Andy is younger than me by 14.5 years though.
Robby Benson is another example. He was kind of creepy when he was younger. As he got older, he got better looking.
Robby as a kid:
Robby later on. Reminds me of Jesus in the WTBTS pubs.
he looks exactly like Jesus in the WTBTS pubs. As for all those other folks, the kind of money they make will keep you good looking for a long time if you don't do drugs or spend all your time in the sun. Has anyone see Robert Redford lately?
wow! robbie really does look like jw's jesus! i wonder if he'd like to know this?..i saw a lot of older folks at the park i worked at last summer,and i must say that some of them were so cool and wonderful,that i couldnt even remeber what they did or didnt look like.my fave was a 91 yr old woman traveling alone in a van w/her dashound,and rotti..sharp as a tack,beautiful,funny and brave...i bet no one has ever said that about any of the brittanys or jessicas around these days..also,i appreciate a good sense of humor and eye contact more now than i did when i was younger..things change,ya know?
John Doe
Looks to me like a lot of the discrepancy between the young old pictures here is just the lighting and setting. I don't think you all would be claiming the old guys are sexier than the younger if the pictures were taken in the same setting in the same fashions by the same photographer. Lighting, composition, and style are everything.
Well I remember George Clooney (he was on "Facts of Life) and Patrick Dempesy (he did some films in the 80's) when they both were younger, neither one was drop dead goreous just kinda goofy looking and cute. Both men have aged quite well.
This made me giggle, that subject line generally relates to the dreaded "Auntie Flo" on my other boards.
But now that you mention it, perhaps the mirror is reflecting a change in your eyesight? Or perhaps older men tend to have handsome (or more handsome, anyway) bank accounts.
But I admit that Brad Pitt finally almost looks interesting and Harrison Ford and Paul Newman are welcome on my front porch any time. Joanne Woodward too, dag nab it.
horrible life
Jon Voight young and cute
Jon Voight Ummmm Not so cute. Definitely not distinguished.
I love older ladies, yum yum, a wkend with an older woman... WOW. i mean more along the lines of Kirsty (veronicas closet) or Rays wife in everybody loves raymond than say the queen, older women are scrupteous, theres a pupil ready and waiting here if you wanna play teacher .... LOL
Bob Dylan---Enough said.
Men get better looking as they age? Hmm let's see, man boobs, hair loss, nose and ear hair, shrinkage. Yup, false theory there my friend. Some men become more attractive as they age to a point. Same with women. Have you ever run into a girl you went to school with who was skinny, geeky with bad glasses and skin? Then at 40 you see her and think OMG, yummy mummy? We all go downhill eventually. Only difference with men and women, our brains continue to grow while yours stagnant, at about age 18. JK, mostly.
skeered me
he looks like he needs an IV of fluids and something else...
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:02 pm
Post subject: Fathers reaction
So, I got home at the very end of July with my son. He was born 10 weeks early. The father couldn't see him because of other things until we got home. It took a little bit for him to adjust to the new baby, but that was fine. It was really hard for me emotionally mentally to deal with a preemie. I have tried explaining this to the father but he doesn't understand. I figured by now he might be more willing to try to understand but each time I try he doesn't understand.
The most recent time, he actually said he talked to someone else and they had their baby in the hospital and they had a hard time with it but they are ok now. So he is saying why are you having a hard time with it. The baby is alive (he almost died). Why should I have a problem. We got into an argument. I really need him to understand. I don't know if anyone else has had this problem.
It hurts that he doesn't even seem to care that I am going through this. It hurts really badly. He said that he had a hard time with me in the hospital but its all over now why relive the moment. I can't forget. I can't stop panicking. I can't stop the resentment for everyone that has had a healthy baby. That went full term. Hes my first one I was told I probably wouldn't be able to have a baby my first pregnancy I miscarried twins. And now this.
I just really, really need him to understand and I don't know how to explain it or get him to understand. Please help me.
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My son was also 10 weeks early and I think the difference is that my oh was with me everyday while he was in hosp. It was a really tough time as you can imagine as everyday we went in to visit there was something else wrong!
I think if your oh was there he would know how stressful you had it. I dont know the circumstances why he wasnt but couldnt he have seen him at all?
I think he needs to forget what he is being told by other people and listen to what you are saying.
My son is 6 yrs old and my oh still thinks it was the hardest few months we went through, and even when we came out of hosp it wasnt easy. I felt we were on our own once we left the hosp and that was very stressful as ds used to suffer from apnea attacks but thank God he grew out of them and was only hosptilised once with it.
best of luck
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Cailin09, He couldn't see him at all. I tried saying listen to me. I am the one that went through it. I am the one that had to watch him suffocating. I am the one that watched him as he would almost die again and again and again. He doesn't seem to care. at all. I NEED him to understand but I can't get him too...
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The problem is I dont think he will understand as he wasnt there when all this was happening and I think he is listening to other people instead of you.
Having a prem baby is very hard, its frightening and just because they are discharged from hosp doesnt mean you will feel ok about it, if anything I felt worse cause at least in hosp the monitors would pick up if he was breathing etc.
It took me 3-4 yrs to agree to ttc again for this lo so the experience isnt something you forget once the baby is at home!
I really dont know what you can do to make him understand as he wasnt there to witness anything!! Do you have his hosp notes he can read through?


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Self (Re)Made Man: Rich Roll
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Jan 29, 2013
- Updated Dec 30, 2014 at 9:04 AM UTC
A Day Of Plant Power
Here's what a typical day on the PlantPower Diet looks like for its creator.
1 glass of cold distilled water with 2 T apple cider vinegar upon waking
1 glass Vitamix smoothie:
3 kale leaves
1/2 beet & beet greens
1 celery stalk
1 bunch spinach
1/4 pineapple
1 T chia seeds
1 T ground flaxseeds
1 T maca powder
3 cups water
Workout 1
Coconut water
Plain distilled water
Dates, bananas
CarboPro (about 200 calories/hour)
Distilled water
Post-workout Vitamix smoothie:
1/2 cup blackberries
1 banana
1 T açai powder
1 T spirulina
1 T almond butter
1 T hemp seeds
1 cup almond milk (unsweetened)
1 scoop Jai Repair plant–based recovery formula
Veggie burrito with brown rice, black beans, lightly sautéed peppers, guacamole
Remainder of pre-workout Vitamix blend
Brown rice, quinoa, lentils withhot sauce
Workout 2
Same as workout 1
Same as post-workout 1
Brown rice, sprouted mung beans, lentils
Brussels sprouts, steamed with balsamic vinegar
Baked yam with sea salt
Garden salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Homemade banana puree popsicle
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Timbaland and will.i.am's concerts are set to get fans on a hype, as their shows are known for being full of energy and surprises. The concerts will come to life on the 25th and 26th of the current month.
Other stars taking part in the Music Week event are legendary Music Producer Quincy Jones, who will be presenting the events of the week, and superstar Selena Gomez.
Dubai Music Week is the region's first music industry tradeshow and conference.
According to statement on behalf of the event, in addition to the headlining international talent, Quincy Jones will host a series of seminars given by celebrities and industry pioneers.
Concerts will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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