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Source: MarketWatch
quote: Sorry, but you are a little out of touch with modern automatics. The ability of the electronics to act in tandem with the engine management and timing as well as react to the dynamics of any given moment is making them very efficient overall, for the average driver. The coup de grace is 6, 7, 8, and even 9 speed automatics as well as the ever improving CVTs. The range of drive ratios available in an 8 speed 'slushbox' makes up for more and more of the losses when the torque converter is not locked up. They react faster and more intelligently then the average driver. The future of efficiency is in intelligent 6+ speed autos, CVTs, and 6+ speed DCTs.
quote: Granted they are better and slightly more efficient than automatics of old, but they will never be more efficient and get better mileage than a good manual, not to mention cost less to produce or maintain.


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Facebook's new sponsored stories feature: Are you ready to be in your favorite companies' ads? | Opensource.com
Facebook's new sponsored stories feature: Are you ready to be in your favorite companies' ads?
Facebook announced this week that they will begin republishing user information in ads in a feature called "sponsored stories." They'll be using your likes and check-ins with sponsors in ads that your friends will see.
The controversy (doesn't it seem like there always has to be controversy with a Facebook announcement?) is that you can't opt out. Facebook's defense is that they're not telling anyone anything they wouldn't have seen anyway. If you check in at Cora's Cafe, that shows up in your friends' news feed in accordance with the level of privacy you've specified. It may also now appear in an ad for Cora's Cafe on the right of the page (where ads already are). The logic goes that if you like a business (in the Facebook sense of the word), you're publicly showing support for them and wouldn't object to having your appreciation used to benefit them.
Several people have noted that it seems like a watered down spin on Beacon, which Facebook discontinued in 2009 after a lawsuit.
Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities says that "you own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it is shared through your privacy and application settings." I assume Facebook would contend that because they're sharing things only to people who would see the same information in their news feeds, your privacy settings also apply to the sponsored stories. I also assume that many users would disagree--that being involuntarily used as a corporate spokesperson should involve its own privacy setting.
How do you feel about sponsored stories? A reasonable revenue stream for Facebook and appropriate extension of its abilities? Or another violation of its users' trust--what little might be left?
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...that Facebook is obnoxious and doesn't get that most people don't like having their personal data used for marketing purposes.
I haven't seen it in action yet. Anyone else?
I'm more offended that the aquarium in the example misspells "aquarium."
I wonder if people would go for a paid Facebook account (not starting a rumor or hoax here, just an idea) that would remove all "commercial" content from your view of the site, for roughly the equivalent "value" that Facebook gets from having it there in the first place.
They're potentially helping local businesses and provides funding for all the features of Facebook that are (for me at least) popular and useful like sharing photos and videos.
I can see how people would be upset about this. We also haven't seen what sort of weird side-effects we'll see from this. I guess it's something we'll have to live with for now since it's free.

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Samsung ATIV S goes on preorder for EUR 550 ($711) SIM-free, priced between HTC 8X and Lumia 920
0. phoneArena 28 Sep 2012, 04:50 posted on
This puts it in between the HTC Windows Phone 8X, which went for EUR 499 on preorder, and the Nokia Lumia 920 flagship, which ranges from EUR 599 in Italy, to EUR 649 in Germany...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. StephenEIop (banned) (Posts: 11; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
Samsung = No way.
-All fake brushed plastic that look like aluminium
-Limited apps from Samsung
-Limited support from Samsung
-No NFC/Wireless charging
-No OIS/PureView
-No PureMotion HD
-Phone look exactly like its Android counterpart, wheres the uniqueness?
3. hung2900 (Posts: 956; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
OK, so where is my romovable battery and micro-SD card slot?
5. StephenEIop (banned) (Posts: 11; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
I dont think there's a need for removable battery since I've been using Lumia 900 with an average life time of 1 day with moderate use. 3 push notification, 5 live tiles, Facebook/MSN chat on.
As for Micro-SD slot, is it even necessary that Lumia 920 have 32GB of storage? I only use 8GB on my L900
14. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
I gotta agree with elop here, removable battery is overrated. A portable charger will do. MicroSD? 32 GB storage isn't enough? What are you going to do with this phone? fill with porn?
18. AliNSiddiqui (Posts: 382; Member since: 19 Sep 2012)
A LOT of people have huge music libraries. Just like me.
25. SleepingOz (unregistered)
My Music Library is about 87GB.
MicroSD is a MUST for me.
Nokia fanboys should stop being in denial of these lackings.
32. StalkinUrMom (Posts: 111; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
Samsung fanboys should accept that just for once, their phone isn't the very best in it's respective OS. Samsung hands down makes the best Androids but leave the Windows Phones to a company who's not using the OS as an afterthought.
42. SleepingOz (unregistered)
I'm, not talking about Samsung being the best but that storage does matter.
33. StephenEIop (banned) (Posts: 11; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
You must have stored a tons of porn.. but do you watch every porn everyday? LOL
35. StalkinUrMom (Posts: 111; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
Why don't people just stream? Downloading is too risky. Seriously though, do people just fap everywhere they go?
37. SleepingOz (unregistered)
As an audiophile, I like to carry all my music with me.
Just don't take your own case for a generality buddy.
Limited storage is a con dude, deal with it fanboy.. =)
38. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
So the same goes for you, not everybody has a music library of 87GB. In my case, I only carry the music I like the most, that's it.
43. SleepingOz (unregistered)
It's not just about me, it's about choice!
The more the better.
You only carry the music you like the most because you have a LIMITED storage. You said it all!LOLOLOL
41. StalkinUrMom (Posts: 111; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
44. SleepingOz (unregistered)
No wifi in my car and I'm not willing to waste my data plan on synching music(which is kinda stupid as I can have all my music on a microSD).
Like it or not, limited storage is a con, deal with it fanboys! =]
39. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
Me thinks there's Nokia Music for that. Free for a year.
49. Plaisir009 (Posts: 4; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
87GB!? WTF, so f**king much!
30. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
and how many of those song do you listen to? See, there's an abuse in using so much storage. If you'll fill a 32GB storage with songs, I bet you need 2 lifetimes to finish all of them.
53. sup3rb0wlz (Posts: 1; Member since: 07 Dec 2012)
He probably has high bit rate music files like any true music listener does. i dont...yet. i am still building my collection but it is not unreasonable to have 87GB mines 12GB and most of mine are crappy quality(because its easier for me ATM cuz my internet sucks) stop argueing about something you dont get. Limited storage is a con
29. pookiewood (Posts: 631; Member since: 05 Mar 2012)
Yeah I have an Arrive and I'm no where close to filling it.
21. Gcombs (Posts: 133; Member since: 22 Aug 2011)
It does have a removable battery and Micro SD card slot.
4. The_Godfather (Posts: 186; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
You got to be kidding me right??? Do you even know what are you talking about and about which company?
Samsung = No way? Well, then definitely you should stand front of an Apple store and wait for Steve Jobs to give you something innovative.
1. All fake brushed plastic that look like aluminium = You should be blind then
2. Limited apps from Samsung = Hahahahaha, Microsoft is going to give you apps.
3. Limited support from Samsung = Then probably you owned a Samsung device 10 - 15 years before.
4. No NFC/Wireless charging = Won't make any difference to a phone how you charge your cell phone lolzz. It is always optional
5. No OIS/PureView = Agree with you but Ativ's camera is not bad either
6. No PureMotion HD = You should give it a go and then talk about this I'd say
7. Phone look exactly like its Android counterpart, wheres the uniqueness? = You must be blind then again....!!!!!
6. StephenEIop (banned) (Posts: 11; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
Dude your excuses sucks, try harder next time.
10. The_Godfather (Posts: 186; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
You suck too mate :p
11. pokharkarsaga (Posts: 384; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
I can see Nokia sheep blindly trolling and thumbing down. Ativ S is really a good phone apart from Nokia's purview camera.valuable pricing.
12. AliNSiddiqui (Posts: 382; Member since: 19 Sep 2012)
I agree that Lumia is the best windows phone smartphone. But for different reasons, some of your arguments can be easily countered.
1. Lumia is plastic too so why not add a metallic finish while you are at it?
2. Agreed
3. Not true, Samsung is updating a ton of devices to Jelly Beans that it didn't even update to ICS, and Galaxy S III is also the first officially NonNexus Jelly Bean update.
4. Wireless charging is kind of a gimmick anyways.
5. Agreed. That stuff is amazing
6. AMOLEDS have a much better refresh rate than LCD even with Pure Motion HD. AMOLEDS have less than a second of refreshing.
7. Agreed
19. AliNSiddiqui (Posts: 382; Member since: 19 Sep 2012)
By the way, ATIV S also has NFC... so that invalidates your number 4.
26. SleepingOz (unregistered)
StephenElop got PWNED in the ass!
23. satydesh (Posts: 71; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
refresh rate is in micro seconds
2. hateftotti (Posts: 198; Member since: 03 May 2011)
If you do not notice about the camera of lumia 920,Ativ S is really better than that;)
8. StephenEIop (banned) (Posts: 11; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
You must be blind, the fact that 90% of people choose Nokia over Samsung/HTC in various polls at Windows Phone site.
22. RobotMan (Posts: 145; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Not me. I will never buy nokia again. Bad quality.
7. cyborg009 (Posts: 112; Member since: 17 Sep 2011)
I'll wait and see what HTC's zenith brings to the WP8 game.
9. wendygarett (unregistered)
It will be a long wait :)
13. psysect (Posts: 49; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
Again chip plastiiiiiic!! I never go 4 samsung ..PureMotion HD is very important..its design similar to android device and Without Innovation.
HTC 8x is mooooooooooor beautifull & better quality..
Htc Built the best wp & samsung even cant near to it..return to win phone history.
remember HD2 masterwork of HTC and revive win phone.
17. AliNSiddiqui (Posts: 382; Member since: 19 Sep 2012)
If PureMotion HD is very important to you then you better get an ATIV S because its refresh rate is less than a second which is way way better. I agree about its design but its plastic build is fine, I prefer this to an easily scuffable aluminum body on the iPhone 5.
36. StephenEIop (banned) (Posts: 11; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
Agree.. Samsung is one cheap ass company
15. valapsp (Posts: 557; Member since: 12 Aug 2011)
I'll definitely go for Nokia Lumia 920 but not with the current price tag of $900 on eBay.
16. darkvadervip (Posts: 365; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
I feel all wp8phones from the three companies are great. Just pick the one you like and stop bashing the other ones. Its something about every phone made from windows to Android to ios that people like or dislike.
20. phoneghoul (Posts: 12; Member since: 01 Mar 2012)
ATIV S is the best WP8 hand set on the market. Reasons;
1. Professional looking design. (good for office and corporate use). Fancy colors on the Lumia 920 is good for play kids.
2. Slim Profile. (just 8.7mm). (Lumia 920 = 10.7mm)
3. Large screen. (4.8 inches) Better web browsing and media experience.
4. Removable battery. (Even the most tech savvy experts in the industry agree with the benefits of a removable battery).
5. Large battery. (2300mAh) ( Lumia 920 - 2000mAh).
6. Super AMOLED consumes less power than IPS TFT.
7. Expandable memory. (up to 32Gb).
8. NFC will become an industry standard only when APPLE makes a move.
9. Great brand. (Samsung's future is certain and Nokia's future is extremely uncertain.
28. Alistaire (Posts: 132; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Sounds great, you should get it.
Still going for the Lumia 920... ^_*
24. KLikePhones (Posts: 5; Member since: 24 Aug 2012)
I really want the Ativ S for the professional slim and chic design, and the size of the screen. I just wish samsung phones didn't have that bluish tinge to their screens. I see that with a lot of Samsung phones people own, when I'm on the train or out and about. The green or blue glow over the display really makes the phone seem cheap to me, to be honest.
If I could get Nokia's screen on the Samsung body, it would be a 100 percent choice for the Ativ S for me. I have a Samsung tv and I wouldn't go with anything else, because I know they make high quality displays. I don't know why the phones are different. Maybe someone can explain.
But the real test will come when I can get hands-on time with both these phones when they come to the stores.
27. Alistaire (Posts: 132; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
I assume they all have the pricing and just playing the waiting game to let their competitors make the 1st announcement.
31. StalkinUrMom (Posts: 111; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
Oh sure, almost nobody has anything negative to say about WP8 when we're on a thread about a Samsung phone. They should stick to making overrated Androids, that'll give the fanboys something else to do other than troll on Lumia and 8x threads.
46. SleepingOz (unregistered)
How is Android overrated? Can you please explain?
You sound more like biased nokia fanboy, envious of Android and Samsung's success. lololol
48. StalkinUrMom (Posts: 111; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
Who's envious? My platform of choice is Android, I've never owned a Nokia, not even one of the bricks. I'm just tired of this little Samsung cult following polluting the internet. I've seen your posts, you undermine Apple users all the time on their own threads, are you jealous of Apple?
50. SleepingOz (unregistered)
undermine Apple users?
When I state something, unlike you, I come with valid arguments.
34. StephenEIop (banned) (Posts: 11; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
Sigh.. this thread is full of Galaxy user I bet.
Just look at multiple polls/votes at WPCentral/Wmpoweruser.com and you'll see Samsung only make up 2~3% of the votes, HTC having 11% and Nokia having a staggering 87% for its Lumia 920.
Why in the world am I arguing with fanboys? -__-
45. SleepingOz (unregistered)
This thread is about the SAMSUNG Ativ. If you don't like Samsung, why are you here in the first place? Oh I forgot, you're a troll! Once got banned and back again to troll harder.
"Why in the world am I arguing with fanboys?"
See the irony? You're not even able to argue with valid arguments. You got pwned each and every time you try to troll. (example above)
WPCentral and every other WP sites are full of Nokia fanboys, as most of WP fans are the remaining Nokia fanboys who haven't switch to Android or iOS. Samsung and HTC users doesn't even care about WP and Nokia.
40. Mobile-X-Pert (Posts: 565; Member since: 20 Dec 2010)
The Ativ S is an excellent phone, nobody can deny that. It's got some features that I wish the L920 had. But it's ok, I'm still getting the L920.
47. StalkinUrMom (Posts: 111; Member since: 16 Apr 2012)
Nokia 4 Lyfe.
51. imradar (Posts: 1; Member since: 25 Sep 2012)
I live in area, where I am not always in a coverage area, I also travel to remote areas, where there is also NO coverage. I prefer to travel with all my work related files, music, etc. I LIKE the idea of external storage, as ALL computers/phones/tablets etc can and will crash at some point, and I prefer my data with me, and up to date, AND secure on an external card, because if I need to do an emergency reflash/recovery/reset, I have all my bases covered. I am wondering still, does this phone also have OTG or usb host?
52. andrew1953 (Posts: 176; Member since: 13 Nov 2011)
To my way of thinking,the best windows 8 phone yet.Mini SD card for expandable memory,2300 removable battery. Also has FM radio and camera does the job which is all you need from a phone/camera. Want better buy a dedicated camera. Just hope the in car navigation is as good as the Nokia's or close. For me it's the ATIV S or a BB10.


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Impact fees paid from natural gas drillers operating in Lycoming County's Marcellus Shale formation will help pay for a new terminal building at the Williamsport Regional Airport.
Members of the Williamsport Regional Airport Authority approved an agreement Thursday evening that will bring $1 million in Act 13 money - known as impact fees - that would be used for feasibility studies and design work for an updated, larger terminal facility.
Natural gas drillers are assessed a fee for each well drilled within the county. Act 13 funds recently were distributed to municipalities throughout the county by the Pennsylvania Utility Commission.
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Mark R. Murawski, authority chairman, said the money was offered to the airport authority by the Lycoming County commissioners.
"They wanted to put it toward this project," he said. "The commissioners think it's a good investment."
Impact fees may be used for road, bridge, water and sewer projects and affordable housing needs, among other things, but Murawski said he does not know of many other airports in the state that are using Act 13 funds.
Murawski added that funding the airport terminal project with natural gas drilling impact fees makes sense because almost half of the airport and fixed-based operator's traffic is from Marcellus Shale business.
"It's being treated as a grant. It doesn't have to be paid back," he said of the $1 million.
Related to that funding, authority members approved a continuation of a consulting agreement with Rettew Associates Inc., 416 Pine St., to provide a feasibility study and design plan that will be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval.
The $13 million terminal replacement is scheduled to be completed by May 2014.
Murawski said an additional $2 million for the project may be available through Federal Highway Administration funds that originally were slated to be used for local road improvements that ended up being cut. However, not all $2 million would fit into the category of the airport terminal replacement.
Authority members approved the agreement for a cost not to exceed $202,900, which may be reimbursed with the impact fee grant, said Thomas J. Hart, authority executive director.
Before members approved the contract, however, some items in the document were struck because members felt they were too favorable to the consulting firm.
"It seems to be very one-sided," said Chris Logue, authority member.
William Martin, authority member, suggested striking out certain provisions instead of trying to negotiate through legal means, in an effort to save time.
"I don't know if we're going to get this project completed in the time allotted," he said.
Murawski also noted the recent passing of long-time authority member George E. Logue Sr., who died late last month.
Logue was recognized for his "outstanding contributions to the authority for many years," Murawski said.
Logue served on the authority's board of directors for 15 years.


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Infants (0-12 Months)
- Background
- Validation of Dietary Assessment Methods in Infant Populations
- Collection of a Breast Milk Sample
- Test Weighing
- DLW (Doubly Labeled Water) Method
- Direct Observation
- Other Methods
- See Infants and Toddlers tables
Infants (0-12 months) Background
The dynamic growth and development experienced in infancy is the most rapid of any age. The progression in feeding skills (Exhibit 3.1) marks important developmental milestones that support rapid changes in food habits and nutrient intakes. The frequency of dietary assessment during infancy is an important methodological issue in longitudinal studies, as is the selection of a method validated for the developmental stage of the infant and for the specific research questions.
Exhibit 3.1 Development of Infant Feeding Skills (25;29;70;74)
|Chronological Age
|Feeding Skills
|Birth to 1 month
|Suckling and sucking reflexes
Frequent feedings of >8 to 12 per 24 hours
Only thin liquids tolerated
|1-3 months
|Volume increases up to 6-8 fl. oz. per feeding
Feeding frequency drops to 4-8 per 24 hours
Sucking pattern allows thin liquids to be swallowed
|4-6 months
|Cannot easily swallow lumpy foods, but pureed
foods swallowed 6-8 fl. oz. per feeding and 4-5 feedings per day (may be
variable in breastfed)
Interest in munching, biting, and new tastes.
Can hold bottle (if bottle fed)
|7-9 months
|Self-feeding with hands emerges
Munching and biting emerges
Indicates hunger and fullness clearly
Prefers bottle, but can hold open cup with little loss
|10-12 months
|Likes self-feeding with hands
Spoon feeding emerges
Drinks from an open cup as well as bottle
Enjoys chopped or easily chewed food or foods with lumps
Sitting position for eating
Enjoys table foods even if some baby foods still used
Assessing breastfeeding behaviors, breast milk intake, and milk composition present additional methodologic issues to address, especially because more than two-thirds of mothers currently initiate breastfeeding and about a third of infants are still consuming breast milk at 6 months of age (25;29;70). The benefits of breastfeeding to both the mother and infant are well documented, and it is encouraging that U.S. breastfeeding rates are projected to increase by at least 2 percent per year by 2010 (29). However, the considerable variation in the content of breast milk between women, and within the same woman from day to day, from feed to feed, and during a single lactation (31;32) all make the measurement of breast milk composition and infant intake challenging. Sources of variation include the stage of lactation, parity, maternal body composition, nutritional status, time of day, and within-feed timing of breast milk sample collections (71). Feeding frequency and duration of feeds also differs among women; frequent feedings of up to 10 to 12 feedings a day are not unusual (33), making application of current dietary assessment methods difficult. The lack of consistent definition of breastfeeding behaviors (e.g., exclusive, partial) in the dietary assessment literature (30) also has made comparisons among studies difficult.
Assessing formula intake is not without methodologic challenges. Data on formula preparation methods must be collected. The amount of formula consumed versus the amount offered at a feed must be quantified. In both breast and bottle feeding, the amount of infant regurgitation (spitting up) or drooling during or after feeding may be an important issue in some infants. A further challenge is that many infants receive both breast milk and formula each day. As the infant begins consuming complementary foods, collecting portion size information on the small quantities consumed is difficult. Although not recommended, many infants receive complementary foods such as cereal mixed in a bottle with formula, further complicating accurate assessment of intake.
Another issue is identifying and selecting surrogate reporters of the infant's intake. About one-third of employed mothers with children less than three years of age return to work within 3 months after childbirth, and about two-thirds within 6 months of childbirth (72;73). This requires information from all of the different adults who care for the infant.
Validation of Dietary Assessment Methods in Infant Populations
Collection of a Breast Milk Sample
Human milk samples are used to investigate the nutrient content of the milk and to assess level of exposure of infant populations to certain environmental chemicals. The lack of standardized methods for collecting breast milk samples has hampered evaluation of the literature and made valid comparisons between studies difficult (71). Although the specific protocol for collecting human milk is dependent on the research question, the recommendations in Exhibit 3.2 represent current consensus on guidelines for collecting and storing human milk.
Exhibit 3.2. Guidelines for Collection and Storage
of Human Milk:
Recommendations from the 2002 Technical Workshop on Human Milk Surveillance
and Research on Environmental Chemicals in the United States (71)
Test Weighing
The most validation work in this age group has focused on assessing infant milk intake by test weighing. This method involves weighing the infant immediately before and after each feeding without change of clothing or diapers and taking the gain in weight of the infant (in grams) to be the net milk intake (in milliliters). An alternative approach in breastfed infants involves weighing the mother before and after each feeding (75). The introduction of electronic balances, which can integrate moderate movements and record these weights, has improved the accuracy and precision of measuring the weight of the infants (76;77).
Scanlon et al. published a thorough review of test weighing validation studies published through 2000 (78). Additional work in this area was not identified. Test weighing of formula-fed preterm and full-term healthy infants (Table 3.1) in the hospital by nursing staff using an electronic scale showed agreement between test weighing of the infant and the direct measurement of formula within 1 percent (79). In home settings including five to 10 mother-infant pairs, infant test weighing and formula measurements by the mother underestimated intake by 7 to 10 percent using a mechanical scale (80) and overestimated intake by 7 to 11 percent using an electronic scale (75).
Test weighing validation studies in breastfed infants have focused on modifications of procedures to reduce the maternal burden and disruptions of feeding. Results of three studies (31;81;82) examining whether breast milk intake could be estimated from the product of test weights for one or two feeds in a 24-hour period found the highest correlations between intakes estimated with 24-hour test weighing and estimates calculated from two consecutive test weights in the mid 24-hour period. Differences in mean intake estimates ranged from a 0.6% overestimation among infants 4 weeks of age to an 6% underestimation among infants 12 weeks of age (31). Meier validated the accuracy of home test weighing by mothers using the Baby Weigh electronic scale in a population of pre-term breastfeeding infants (76).
The test weighing method has several obvious limitations for a large-scale longitudinal study. Test weighing is tedious and requires careful training and supervision of mothers with some degree of technical sophistication who can operate an expensive electronic balance in the home (82). Test weighing also interrupts usual feeding routines. When milk intakes of breastfed infants are compared to those of formula-fed infants, both groups of infants should be test weighed (80). No studies have validated test weighing with combined feeding regimens (formula and breastfeeding).
DLW (Doubly Labeled Water) Method
Infant milk intake indirectly estimated from measurements of infant total energy expenditure (TEE) with the DLW method has been validated in small groups of formula-fed (83-86) and breastfed infants (83;87;88) in hospital and home settings (Table 3.1). The method involves carefully (avoiding loss from spitting up) administering a DLW dose to the infant and collecting samples of urine or saliva at baseline and over the subsequent 5 to 15 days. To increase accuracy of energy expenditure measurements, water from supplemental foods or fluids other than milk must be measured and adjusted for, as well as environmental water influx, insensible water losses, change in energy stores during the study period (change in weight), and the macronutrient content of the diet. The method has been refined over time and later studies, correcting for environmental water influx and insensible water loss, found close agreement (1 to 2% in formula studies and 2 to 5% in lactation studies) between energy intake estimated by the DLW method and direct measurement of formula or test weighing of breastfed infants.
The DLW Method has a number of advantages because it is non-invasive and requires no special equipment. The method does not interrupt infant feeding patterns, it allows for greater mobility of the mother-infant pair, it is unaffected by daily variations in intake or frequent feedings, and is practical under field conditions (87). However, the availability and cost of the isotopes, the need for sophisticated laboratory analysis, and the care required to administer the DLW dose, limit its use in large samples of infants.
Direct Observation
Direct observation involves estimating the volume of breast or formula milk consumed by visually assessing the infant during feeding. Studies by Meier on preterm infants and/or high-risk infants found low correlations (0.48 to 0.79) and large and random errors between direct observation and test weighing when observations were performed by either mothers, nurses, or lactation consultants (89). Mothers and investigators gave comparable, yet inaccurate, estimates of infant milk intake over a single feed (r = 0.91) demonstrating that direct observation cannot be substituted for test weighing if an accurate measure of infant intake is necessary.
Other Methods
Only six studies examining the validity of other dietary assessment methods in older infant populations were identified (Table 3.1). A 2001 study compared energy intake measured by a 5-day estimated Food Record with a 5-day weighed Food Record and the DLW method in a cross-over study design in 6- to 12-month old infants (90). Both weighed and estimated food records overestimated DLW measurement of energy expenditure by 7%. A diet history method was compared with a weighed food record in two studies (91-93); although the diet history methods were not comparable, both overestimated intake measured with a 3- or 4-day weighed food record. The use of the Portable Electronic Tape Recording Automated (PETRA) scale in the home was found to be difficult in a British study of children from low-literacy Asian immigrant households because the equipment malfunctioned or was damaged in the home and it required intensive participant instruction and monitoring (92).
Though not validation studies, Stuff et al. (94) and Black et al. (95) each studied the day-to-day variation in energy intake of breastfed infants through rigorous tests weighing (Table 3.4). In both studies, the range of pooled within-subject coefficient of variation was wide and increased as the infant aged and more complementary foods were introduced. Black's study includes measurements through 18 months and concluded the number of days of food records needed for breastfed infants is 4 days and for toddlers is 7 days (95).
Two studies examined the validity of the 24HR (24-Hour Recall) method. In one study a 24HR collected 24 hours after collection of a duplicate diet by the parent resulted in a significant overestimation of energy and other nutrients (96). A study validating telephone 24HR interviews with face-to-face 24HR in telephone and non-telephone households in the lower Mississippi Delta Region found no significant differences in mean energy intakes, but the results for the 32 infants included in the study of 409 participants were not analyzed separately (97).
Only one FFQ validation study was found. Marshall (98) compared parental reports of beverage intake of infants at 6 and 12 months on a mailed beverage FFQ (Food Frequency Questionnaire) with a 3-day FR (Food Record) of all foods and beverages consumed. This FR was completed the week after completing the FFQ. Correlations with types of milk consumed ranged from 0.83 to 0.99 while correlations between methods for measurements of water, juice/drinks, or soft drinks were lower.
In the early 1980s, a study comparing an interview that included short questions on breastfeeding practices with the infant's medical record found mothers overestimated reporting of length of previous breastfeeding when questioned at 12 months (99).
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2014


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The celebrity couple name for Zac Efron and Kevin Jonas. Similar to "Brangelina" or "Zanessa."
Person 1: "Did you see Kac together at that one awards show?"
Person 2: "Yeah, they're so cute!"
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Kick-Ass Clue. Often used in game chat rooms, such as Word Riot Deluxe, to commend fellow teammates' great clue.
WTG (player)! KAC!
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Pearle Publishes Chapter in Aharonov Festschrift
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Posted November 20, 2013
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Professor of Physics emeritus Philip Pearle contributed a chapter titled "Collapse Miscellany" in Quantum Theory: A Two-Time Success Story, a Festschrift in honor of physicist Yakir Aharonov's 80th birthday.
Pearle's chapter provides an introduction to his Continuous Spontaneous Localization (CSL) theory of dynamical wave function collapse, as well as some new research results.
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Flag:The colors blue and white were chosen according to the colors of the 'Tallit' – the Jewish prayer shawl. The Star of David appearing in the center of the flag has been a Jewish symbol for hundreds of years.
State Emblem:The official emblem of the State of Israel is the Menorah – a candelabrum, whose shape is derived from the sage plant (Moria). In certain species of the plant, the leaves branch out in a way that resembles the candelabrum that stood in the Holy Temple in ancient Jerusalem. The Menora appearing in the state emblem is similar to the one carved on the Arch of Titus in Rome. It is flanked by two olive branches that symbolize Israel's longing for peace.
Official languages: Hebrew, Arabic.
Currency:The Israeli currency is the New Israeli Shekel (NIS), which is divided into 100 agorot (as of January 1986).
(In April 2009: $1= approx. 4.25 Shekels)
Capital:Jerusalem. Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950. The United States, like nearly all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv.
Declaration of Independence: 14 May 1948
Governing system: Democratic – unicameral parliamentary.
Constitution: None; however, the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws of the parliament (the Knesset), and the Israeli citizenship law fill many of the functions of a constitution.
Governing Branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
Executive Branch: includes the President, Prime Minister and government ministries.
President: The first President: Dr. Chaim Weizmann, was sworn into office on 16 February 1949.
The President is the titular head of state and is elected by the Knesset every seven years, and his main duties are largely symbolic. The current president, President Shimon Peres, was sworn into office on June 13, 2007.
The Prime Minister: The first Prime Minister was David Ben-Gurion. The first government was established on 8 March 1949. The current Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been in office since March 31, 2009.
Legislative branch is the Knesset. The Knesset is the parliament of the State of Israel. It is located in Jerusalem, and has 120 members. The present Knesset is the 18th, and the elections for this Knesset were held on February 10, 2009. The Knesset has parliamentary sovereignty, and enacts legislation on every issue.
The Judiciary includes the system of courts: the Supreme Court, the District Court, Magistrates Court, Court for Local Affairs, Religious Court, Traffic Court, Labor Court, Juvenile Court, etc.
Local authorities: Municipalities, local councils, and regional councils. These authorities have governmental and administrative powers in their areas of jurisdiction, and are responsible for provision of services to their constituencies.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF): The Israeli army is comprised of conscription, reserve and career service. All eligible men and women are drafted at age 18, three years for men and two years for women. Men are liable for reserve duty until age 51 and women until age 24. Individuals accepted at institutions of higher education in disciplines needed by the IDF (medicine, nursing, teaching, engineering, etc.) may defer induction and serve in the IDF in their profession for 3-5 years after graduation. With a small standing army, the IDF is built principally on its reserves, which are regularly called up for training and service.
Geography: The State of Israel is located on the southwest tip of the Asian continent, on the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The State of Israel lies at a latitude between 29° and the 33° north of the Equator.
Area of the country:
13,714.905 miles. (as of 1967 including East Jerusalem and as of 1982 including the Golan Heights).
Land area: 13,448.3 sq miles.
Area of lakes: 266.5 sq miles (Sea of Galilee – 101.9 sq miles, the Dead Sea-164.6 sq. miles)
Land border: Total length of border: 532.5 miles.
Coastline: Length of Mediterranean Sea Coast 120.5 miles.
Length of Red Sea Coast about 7.456 miles.
Population Figures (2008)
In May 2008, Israel's 60th Anniversary, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the population of Israel numbered about 7.4 million inhabitants.
The population of Israel is comprised of:
Over 5.4 million Jews (75.5 %)
Over 1.4 million Arabs (20.1%)
Over 300,000 are immigrants and their offspring who are not registered as Jews by the Interior Ministry (4.3%).
Annual population growth 1.8%
Urban population 91.8%
Percent of population aged 0-18: 34.9
Percent of population aged 19-64: 55.3
Religious Life
The three most practiced faiths in Israel are Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
Israel contains holy sites to practitioners of each of these religions.
Indeed, places such as the River Jordan and the City of Nazareth are holy to Christians and Jews and Muslims share a reverence for the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
The City of Jerusalem, houses holy sites for each of these religions: the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims, the Western Wall (the remnant of the Second Temple) for Jews and, for Christians ,the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
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Tablets are great for consuming entertainment, while laptops and other full PCs are required to actually create those works, or so the conventional wisdom goes. Some substitute the charged word "productivity" for creation, but the pitch is the same. You need one device for A, B, and C, and another for X, Y, and Z.
That means there's a sizable group of people out there spending at least part of the time lugging around a laptop and a tablet simultaneously. I've been guilty of that, usually packing a 13-inch ultrabook or MacBook Air and an iPad into my carry-on bag for airline flights.
With the new Surface Pro 3 from Microsoft, the software powerhouse (and occasional hardware maker) says it finally has the single grand unified device that will satisfy both the creation and consumption instincts equally. You'll feel just as at home watching a movie or reading a book as you will editing video footage or writing your novel.
That's largely the same pitch, of course, we got for the Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 tablets, which points to the difficulty in translating the full Windows 8.1 experience freely between a laptop and tablet. Dozens of our hands-on reviews of devices ranging from 8-inch slates to 13-inch two-in-one hybrids back this up, as does the mixed reception to the first two generations of the Surface Pro.
Both of those devices, as well as the Surface Pro 3, at least begin with the right idea and smartly lean toward the laptop side of the tablet spectrum, including Intel Core i-series CPUs and keyboard covers designed to feel more like laptop keyboards.
With the Surface Pro 3, starting at $799 or £639 for an Intel Core i3 CPU and a 64GB SSD, we can see the thinking at Microsoft start to lean even more toward the laptop side, with a new kickstand and touch cover that allow you to work at almost any angle. Our review configuration is upgraded to a Core i5 CPU and 256GB SSD, which costs $1,299 or £1,109, while the type cover keyboard is an additional $129 or £110.
The new Surface Pro is thinner than its predecessors, with a larger, higher-resolution screen. On that mark alone, it outshines the Pro and Pro 2. The internal specs and performance are largely similar to the Pro 2, but that means it's still just as fast as any current-gen premium laptop.
With the generation-over-generation tweaks to the design, especially the hinge and keyboard, you can see a dedicated push towards advancing the cause of practical usability. It's not entirely there yet, and it's still a leap to say this will be a true laptop replacement for most people, but the Surface Pro 3 is the first Surface device I feel confident in saying I could get away with using as a primary PC.
|Microsoft Surface Pro 3
|Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro
|MacBook Air 13-inch (June 2013)
|Price as reviewed
|Display size/resolution
|12-inch, 2,160 x 1,440 touch screen
|13.3-inch, 3,200 x 1,800 touch screen
|13.3-inch, 1,440 x 900 screen
|1.9GHz Intel Core i5 4300U
|1.6GHz Intel Core i5 4200U
|1.3GHz Intel Core i5 4250U
|PC Memory
|8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz
|4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz
|4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz
|1,792MB (shared) Intel HD Graphics 4400
|1,792MB (shared) Intel HD Graphics 4400
|1,024MB Intel HD Graphics5000
|256GB SSD hard drive
|128GB SSD hard drive
|128GB SSD hard drive
|Optical drive
|802.11a/c wireless, Bluetooth 4.0
|802.11b/g/n wireless, Bluetooth 4.0
|802.11a/c wireless, Bluetooth 4.0
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|Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
|Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
|OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.4
Design and features
Despite the talk of this being the thinnest Intel Core i-series device to date, it still doesn't feel quite as thin and ethereal as, for example, the iPad Air. But its thinner body, coupled with a larger 12-inch screen, give it a more upscale feel than either the Pro or Pro 2, which were criticized for a certain boxiness.
Both of the previous Surface Pro models had 10.6-inch screens and were 13mm thick, with a footprint of 10.8 inches by 6.8 inches. This new 12-inch version is 11.5 inches by 7.9 inches, but its thickness drops to an impressive 9.1mm. The Pro 3 is also a tad lighter than its predecessor: 800 grams versus 900. Again, when you consider the larger screen, that's a worthy achievement.
With a wink and a nod, Microsoft says this new Surface Pro design isn't exactly fanless, but it might as well be. That's because the new system internals, designed in partnership with Intel, allow the system run run not only ultra-low-voltage Core i3 or i5 CPUs, but also Core i7 ones, with a slim, quiet fan moving air as needed, allegedly without that telltale whirring sound, or a fan exhaust blowing on your hands. Our Surface Pro 3, a midrange model with an Intel Core i5 CPU, certainly felt cool during our hands-on testing, but an audible fan also kicked in at times. To call the experience fanless-like would not be accurate.
One major difference in the new design is the kickstand, which can be adjusted to nearly any angle between 22 degrees and 150 degrees. That's especially useful for tilting the screen way back, as an artist using a drafting table might, but as the owner of normal-size legs for a 6-foot-tall man, I still had a hard time getting the Surface Pro 3 to sit comfortably on my lap. The kickstand either kept the screen angle too severe to see clearly while seated, or else the end of the kickstand was sliding off my knees when I tilted the screen further back.
Taking the type cover and kicking in its additional top-edge magnetic hinge, raising the back edge of the keyboard to a better angle, helped a bit, as the raised angle feels much more natural for typing (which is why nearly every PC keyboard has tiny feet at the back edge). It's a small change, but one that says Microsoft is thinking seriously about ergonomics.
Of portrait modes and pens
It may take a second to spot, but there's one major change to the Surface design ID this time around. The capacitive touch button Windows logo -- which brings you back to the Windows 8 tile interface -- has shifted from the bottom long edge of the chassis to one of the shorter edges.
There are two reasons for that, to my mind. First, the new keyboard covers cover the area where the original Windows button was located when you use the second tilt-up hinge. Second, moving the Windows logo button to the short edge points users toward using the device in portrait mode. I've found that most Windows tablets and hybrids are designed around use in a laptop-like landscape mode, which has the screen lying against its longest side, while the all-popular Apple iPad is primarily understood as a device to be held upright in portrait mode, much like a book or magazine.
This ties directly into Microsoft's strong pitch for the Surface Pro 3 as an educational device for note-taking, annotation, drawing, and sketching. The included battery-powered Bluetooth pen is metallic, and more substantial than versions I've tried with other Windows 8 tablets, such as the 8-inch Asus VivoTab 8 .
In the case of the Asus, the Wacom stylus was made of thin plastic, but at least it slid right into an internal slot in the tablet body. For the Surface Pro 3, you'll need to either keep in your pocket or bag, or perhaps slide it behind your ear, unless you have a sold-separately type cover and its awkward stick-on stylus-holding loop.


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By THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished March 11th 2009 | 198 Ideas
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At last we have a new president—and one who obviously "gets it" about the need for America to change over to a Clean Energy system and renew our national ideals and sense of purpose in the process. With that in mind, I am now going to begin to revise and update Hot, Flat, and Crowded for a new edition and to write the new chapter, Chapter 18. Thanks to all for your contributions; I'll take up a number of them in the new chapter.
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished December 23rd 2008 | 79 Ideas
While Washington was bailing out Detroit, President-elect Obama made two crucial appointments: he named Steve Chu as his secretary of Energy and Carol Browner as an energy coordinator or "czarina." It seems to me that the two posts neatly frame the two aspects of the effort to create a Clean Energy System—what we might call the clean energy predicament.
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We have a new president-elect, and he (with his predecessor) is facing an old problem: what to do about the Big Three automakers? These companies haven't been innovative or competitive in the marketplace in a generation or more. Now General Motors is looking to the federal government to offer a big aid package to keep the company in business and keep its many thousands of employees working. There is little doubt Ford and Chrysler will follow suit.
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished October 13th 2008 | 83 Ideas
With the economy in turmoil, many people have asked me what effect the turmoil will have on all the green initiatives I call for in Hot, Flat, and Crowded. This morning I was talking to my friend David Rothkopf, the energy expert at the Carnegie Endowment, and he put it this way: "Is this financial crisis going to be the end of green, or is green going to be how we end this financial crisis?" Really, that is the question of the hour.
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished September 23rd 2008 | 32 Ideas
Hot, Flat, and Crowded is about two problems: the world's problem, and America's problem. The world's problem is that it is getting hot, flat, and crowded. But what's on my mind especially today is America's problem. America has lost its way in recent years – partly because of 9/11 and partly because of the bad habits that we have let build up over the past thirty years, bad habits that have weakened our society's ability and willingness to take on the big challenges.
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished September 16th 2008 | 75 Ideas
Thanks to all for the comments. As I am finding from the people I meet on the road during events in connection with the book, there is a real groundswell of enthusiasm and commitment to bringing about a change from the Dirty Fuels System to a Clean Energy System. But as your comments indicate, we all know that many, many obstacles stand in the way.
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished September 9th 2008 | 50 Ideas
I want to thank all the early posters for their ideas for Chapter 18. This was an experiment on my part, but the early response is really encouraging: serious people are contributing serious ideas. Thanks and please keep the cards and letters coming, especially as you have had a chance to finish the book.
Best wishes, Tom Friedman
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The fight against cancer is fought one day, rather than one way, at a time. This distinction underscores the unique value of the hands-on approach used by Rex Healthcare and UNC Health Care professional in the fight against gynecologic cancer. Board certified specialists in Gynecologic Cancer from UNC spend 3 days a week at Rex consulting with patients and assisting Rex physicians in surgery. This provides the latest up to date treatment.


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We didn't understand why the cute little café on East Avenue in Lockport is named Scripts Cafe until we pulled up in front. It's right next to the Historic Palace Theatre, and the decor of the café echoes its neighbor with old-time movie posters on the walls.
The entry was old-fashioned, too, with small tiles forming the numbers of the two storefronts. You enter through the door into No. 12, and place your order at the counter under a small, ornate Victorian glass chandelier. Patrons can eat at one of the two small tables in the front window near the counter or turn right into what was once No. 10 and pick from three small round tables or two larger rectangular tables.
The second room had an easygoing, informal look, with mismatched chairs and tables and a small, empty, dark-wood bookcase that could have used a Swiffering. A side table, thoughtfully stocked with a large pitcher of water and plastic cups, plastic cutlery and napkins, made us think that this spot gets busy at lunchtimes during the week.
In fact, it got busy while we were there. At first, just two women with their young daughters sat at the front tables, but as Ruth, Dan, John and I lingered, an older couple, a twentysomething couple, and another group of four came in. Some had coffee and cupcakes, some had soup and sandwiches.
Scripts' regular menu is nicely edited, offering several soups of the day, eight panini, six specialty sandwiches and six salads, each with an interesting name. Nothing on the menu is more than $6.95. The panini range from $5.50 for a Weber (three cheeses on grilled sourdough) to $6.95 for a Hughes (barbecued pulled pork, cheddar, sauteed red onion on ciabatta), or a Matthew (grilled chicken, bacon, cheddar, spicy sweet chili mayo on ciabatta).
The specialty sandwiches include the Cindy, in which a portobello mushroom is dressed with balsamic vinaigrette, greens, provolone and garlic mayo and served on ciabatta ($6.50) or the Brendan, made with grilled chicken, ham, Swiss and mayo on ciabatta ($6.95). The salads range from a vegetarian Café Salad of tomatoes, cukes, red onion and Parmesan ($5.95) to a Cobb with chicken, egg, bacon, crumbly blue cheese, tomato and avocado on a bed of romaine ($6.95).
An extra sheet of new menu items lists two more panini, two sandwiches, two salads and five $6.50 wraps. If you're more in the mood for a plain sandwich, or a combination not listed, you can create your own deli sandwich from a variety of breads, meats, cheeses and condiments for $5.95.
Scripts seems to take pride in its soups of the day. As we found out, the pride is justified – we tried each soup and all were excellent. On the day we visited, the choices were tomato basil, chicken dijon and white bean and bacon with rosemary. A cup ($2.99) of soup was served in a tall, sturdy mug; a bowl was served in a round, thick china bowl. The tomato soup was topped with shavings of aged cheese that, along with the basil, added delicious accents. The white bean soup had a somewhat thinner broth than we expected, but was delicious, with sizable chunks of bacon, carrots and a notable onion influence. The chicken dijon was a masterpiece, a delicious chicken-rich soup with chunks of potato and long strips of cooked kale, with a slight but delicious mustard accent.
Just as we were spooning up the last of the soup, our sandwiches arrived. All were winners. The steaming-hot Weber ($5.50) was two panini press-marked slices of sourdough enclosing a melty layer of cheddar, provolone and American cheese, topped with a slice of fresh tomato to add a contrasting flavor and texture. It was better than any grilled cheese we could have made at home.
The Langella ($6.50) was also nicely toasted, although on ciabatta bread. The thick layer of tender, flavorful roast beef was topped with melted provolone and thin-sliced sauteed red onions. A smear of horseradish mayo added a small bite.
The Drewski ($6.95), also on ciabatta, combined a sizable serving of fresh-cut deli turkey with thick, crispy bacon, a thin layer of soft avocado, Swiss, lettuce, tomato and, as requested, light mayo. It was delicious.
If the Drewski was generous, the Scripts Club (also $6.95) was ridiculous. Made on just two thick slices of toasted wheat bread and cut in half rather than the usual quartered-and-stacked presentation, it was too thick to eat with one bite. Each side-by-side turkey and ham layers could have supported a sandwich by itself. The crispy bacon added a savory crunch.
We packed up half of the larger sandwiches to go and swung by the counter again for a square of the coffeecake ($2.99). Mysteriously, it was a bit hard to cut with our plastic knife, but its layers – a base that resembled poundcake, with a cinnamon streusel topping, sprinkled with confectioner's sugar – were yielding, rich and just sweet enough.
Scripts Cafe
Where: 12 East Ave., Lockport
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Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday.
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As more and more biopharmaceuticals move along the torturous process of development, clinical evaluation, and approval, dealing with changes to these complex protein molecules becomes increasingly paramount. A number of meetings and symposia have examined this question lately, and it's clear that the technology is ramping up to successfully add or delete whole classes of changes when necessary.
Gary Walsh, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Limerick in Ireland, foresees a wave of advances in fundamental post-translational modification (PTM) engineering technologies as new protein therapeutics work their way through the research lab and into the marketplace. With more than 2,000 biopharmaceuticals in clinical and preclinical development, there will be a pressing need for platforms that can successfully address the upscaling of highly modified protein therapeutics.
Dr. Walsh believes that biosimilars will become increasingly important and the issue of achieving their appropriate post-translational modification profile will constitute a major challenge in coming years. The EMA has already approved six biosimilars, and many more are being evaluated.
Whereas glycosylation is the major concern of post-translational engineers, there are many other alterations in protein molecules that may be required for appropriate performance. These include acetylation, ADP-ribosylation, acylation, phosphorylation, disulfide bond formation, proteolytic processing, γ-carboxylation, β-hydroxylation, amidation, and sulphation.
A major component of research in this area is concerned with the redesign of production systems to move post-translational modifications forward on an industrial scale, according to Dr. Walsh. As an example, cell lines are being engineered for improved glycosylation production by inactivating glycosylation enzymes that are problematic. One of these is the Potelligent cell line, in which fucosyltransferase is knocked out from the CHO parent cell. This allows the stable production of fucose-free antibodies, which show dramatically enhanced ADCC in vitro and ex vivo, and improved in vivo activity.
Another engineering accomplishment eliminates the problem of hypermannosylation in yeast. GlycoFi has radically engineered Pichia pastoris, knocking out four genes while at the same time introducing 14 others.
Yet another protein-production platform that has received relatively little notice is plant systems, which may generate hyperglycosylated products containing α-1,3-fucose and β-1,2-xylose. Greenovation Biotech working with moss, and Biolex which is based on the exploitation of duckweed, have engineered around this problem.
"Choosing an expression system capable of generating an appropriate post-translational product profile remains one of the most crucial decisions drug developers must make," says Dr. Walsh.
The moss Physcomitrella patens offers unique opportunities for bioengineering, according to Andreas Schaaf, Ph.D., head of R&D at Greenovation. All green plants use photons of light to produce energy, so they thrive in simple media while retaining the ability to produce complex, post-translationally modified proteins at the same time.
Mosses are different from more advanced plants in that they are haploid through most of their life cycle and can be easily engineered to avoid plant-specific xylose and fucose glycosylation steps, for instance.
"Our facilities are capable of producing 500 liter batches of high-quality, fully glycosylated proteins within a time frame of 6 to 10 weeks," Dr. Schaaf explains. Because the product is secreted into a medium containing only a simple mineral constituency, downstream processing is much simpler than is the case with mammalian cells. "The purity of protein secreted into the medium is approximately 80%, and after moss removal the medium is ready for generic downstream processing."
Finally, as a fully contained, whole plant production system, bryotechnology enjoys several regulatory advantages, according to Dr. Schaaf. The culture medium is free of any animal-derived compounds, and there is no chance of inadvertent passage of viruses or prions in the products.
K. John Morrow Jr., Ph.D. ([email protected]), is president of Newport Biotech and a contributing editor for GEN.
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History lesson in order on Second Amendment
I think a little history review is in order. In North America in 1774, the ruling party, the British, could request that the police enter any citizen's home to search and inspect for items that the government considered a citizen ought not to have, and seize and remove all such items, especially firearms. The police could even put you in jail if you had literature that the king did not like. After the revolution, to prevent such police searches and seizures, our founding fathers included the Second and Fifth Amendments in our Constitution.
These amendments had nothing to do with hunting, but they did give you considerable protection from the police entering your home and confiscating anything that the ruling party did not like you to have.
I would suggest that our president and Congress carefully review the historical reasons for these amendments before they propose any new laws that degrade their original intent. Congressional actions following 9/11 have largely stripped many of a citizens' protections under the Fifth Amendment. The actions by the Legislature of New York over the years have done great damage to the intent of the Second Amendment. Let us all take some time to think carefully before we endorse new laws in this area.
Philip J. Kintner


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The Ludlows are a hard-charging family, and patriarch Carl Ludlow treats his offspring like employees—which they are. But his daughter, Fina, is a bit of a black sheep. A law school dropout, her father keeps her in the fold as the firm's private investigator, working alongside her brothers. Juggling her family of high-powered (and highly dysfunctional) attorneys, the cops and Boston's criminal element is usually something Fina does without breaking a sweat. But when her sister-in-law disappears, she's caught up in a case unlike any she's encountered before. Carl wants things resolved without police interference, but the deeper Fina digs, the more impossible that seems. The Ludlows close ranks, and her brother Rand and his unruly teenage daughter Haley grow mysteriously distant from the family. As Fina unearths more dirt, the demands of family loyalty intensify. But Fina is after the truth—no matter the cost. Ingrid Thoft was born in Boston and is a graduate of Wellesley College. Her interest in the PI life and her desire to create a believable PI character led her to the certificate program in private investigation at the University of Washington. She lives in Seattle with her husband. Loyalty is her first novel. "What starts, in Thoft's dazzling first novel, as a missing-persons case for Boston PI Fina Ludlow—the search for her sister-in-law, Melanie—swells through layers of familial secrets, lies, and betrayals to something approaching Greek tragedy....Readers will be eager to see more of smash-mouth Fina, a hard-boiled throwback equally comfortable shooting from the hip or the lip." — Publishers Weekly (starred)


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A blue hairy monster that bites your cock off and eats it.
AAH! Watch out! A cockmonster!
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1. Another form of a cock block where the person cock blocking not only prevents you from getting some, but also has sex with the person you were trying to score.
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Extremely large monster (usually black) closely resembling the form of a male penis.. Normally residing in residential swimming pools and bathrooms... rises from dormant state when provoked by habitual line stepping hos and blue balls.
Rudely awakened from his slumber, the dark skinned COCK MONSTER, growled as she put her cloths back on!!!
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Someone that is so cocky and thinks they are so great, but cocky just doesn't cut it. They are a monster.
That guy think's he's so great, he's such a Cock Monster.
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Boston Red Sox free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has reached agreement on a seven-year contract with the New York Yankees pending a physical exam, a baseball source told ESPN.com.
The source confirmed a CBSSports.com report that Ellsbury's deal exceeds Carl Crawford's seven-year, $142 million contract with the Boston Red Sox in December 2010.
Ellsbury was on his way from his home in Arizona to New York on Tuesday night to take the physical, the source said.
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Welp since I only had a hand full of posts in the last Am thread it wasn't a terrible loss to me, maybe like that great aunt who passes away who smells like old lady perfume and you only ever saw because some other closer relative passed away.
So it really doesn't matter why Cedar did it to me lol. I can tell you it entertained me for the day however, listening to you guys bitch about post count and lost content lol.
I found the humor in it, laughed all day about it. Lol. Still laughing today about it actually, if you�re going down in flames, might as well crash the plane into the aircraft carrier lol.
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B.U.S. 9Local artists risk their creative necks to support Bricolage's 2014 season. Inspired by a 90-minute city bus ride, these artists have just 24 hours to write, direct, and memorize six new 10-minute plays. The last stop on the journey is an unforgettable performance at The New Hazlett Theater. Come Friday night to learn all the secrets, and/or hop on board Saturday for food, libations, performances, music, and a silent auction. We guarantee an amazing ride.04/04/2014 - 04/05/201404/04 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm04/05 - 6:30 pm - midnightBricolage Production Company, 937 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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A local youth football coach was arrested Friday night accused of making lewd acts in front of children.
Jeffery Kerr McWhorter, 54, is charged with two counts of soliciting lewd acts on a child and lewd act in the presence of a child and lewd/lascivious exhibition.
Detectives said McWhorter has been coaching youth football for 32 years and has most recently volunteered for the city of Orlando football and basketball leagues which practice at Lorna Doone Park.
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Manziel, Te�o, Klein named three Heisman finalists
NEW YORK � Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te�o and Kansas quarterback Collin Klein are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Manziel is the favorite to win college football�s most famous player of the award when it is presented Saturday night in New York.
He would be the first freshman to win the Heisman and the first Texas A&M player since halfback John David Crow won the school�s only Heisman in 1957.
Te�o is trying to become the first defense-only player to win a Heisman and the eighth player from Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish have had seven Heisman winners, tied for the most, but none since Tim Brown in 1987.
Klein, a former prep football and basketball star at Loveland, would be the first player from Kansas State to win the Heisman.
Protective hat liners proposed for pitchers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. � Big league pitchers could experiment with protective hat liners next season, hoping they can absorb the shock of batted balls such as the ones that struck Brandon McCarthy and Doug Fister in the head.
Major League Baseball medical director Dr. Gary Green presented ideas to executives, physicians and trainers at the winter meetings this week. Among the prototypes being studied is headgear made of Kevlar, the high-impact material used by the military and law enforcement and NFL players for body armor.
The liners, weighing perhaps five ounces or less, would go under a pitcher�s cap and help protect against line drives that often travel over 100 mph.
Kruk joins ESPN lineup for Sunday night baseball
NASHVILLE, Tenn. � John Kruk is following Bobby Valentine and Terry Francona into ESPN�s Sunday night baseball booth.
A member of ESPN�s studio team since 2004, the three-time All-Star will be announced Monday as the new partner of Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser, giving ESPN a different trio for the third consecutive season after 21 consecutive years with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. Buster Olney remains as the crew�s reporter.
Shulman and Hershiser were in the Sunday night booth in 2011 along with Valentine, who left to become manager of the Red Sox and was replaced by Francona, Boston�s manager from 2004-11. Francona departed ESPN in October to become Cleveland�s manager.
Barehanded catcher among Hall of Fame selections
NASHVILLE, Tenn. � Former New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, longtime umpire Hank O�Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White were elected to the Hall of Fame on Monday for their excellence through the first half of the 20th century.
The trio was picked by the Hall�s pre-integration panel � part of what was known as the Veterans Committee � and gave the shrine exactly 300 members.
Induction ceremonies will be held July 28 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
They will be honored along with anyone chosen in January in voting by the Baseball Writers� Association of America.
Utah takes a long shot at the 2026 Winter Olympics
SALT LAKE CITY � Utah officials announced plans Monday for a longshot bid for another Winter Olympics, saying they already have the venues in place and have left behind the taint of scandal from the 2002 games.
The bid for 2026 is contingent on the U.S. Olympic Committee deciding it will endorse a city for those games. Utah announced the bid far in advance to scare off any competitors, Reno-Tahoe among them.
Herbert said 40 percent of U.S. winter athletes train in Utah, and that the state was looking into adding housing to the Utah Olympic Park, the ski jumping and sliding venue.
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Jane FondaActivist / Actor
Born: 21 December 1937
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Best known as: Outspoken Oscar-winning actress and Ted Turner's ex-wife
The daughter of screen legend Henry Fonda (and the sister of actor Peter Fonda), Jane Fonda started in the movies with the forgotten 1960 comedy Tall Story. A decade later she was a movie star in her own right, having gone from the sex kitten in 1968's Barbarella to earning a reputation as a serious actress, winning Oscars for her roles in Klute (1971, directed by Alan Pakula) and Coming Home (1978). In the 1970s she was also famous as an outspoken opponent of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. She made a highly publicized trip to Hanoi, denouncing U.S. policy and earning the uncomplimentary nickname "Hanoi Jane" -- a stunt she never lived down. In the 1980s she suddenly had a new career as the star and producer of the "Jane Fonda's Workout" exercise videos and books. She married media mogul Ted Turner in 1991 and semi-retired from the movies. They separated in 2000 and Fonda filed for divorce in April of 2001. Her other films include The China Syndrome (1979, with Jack Lemmon), 9 to 5 (1980, with Dolly Parton), Stanley and Iris (1990, with Robert DeNiro) and Monster-in-Law (2005, with Jennifer Lopez).
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Christian Ehrhoff helped his team recapture some pride, set up two goals and delivered another minute-hogging performance.
He walked away from it with a bruised midsection and battered psyche.
Like the rest of the Buffalo Sabres, Ehrhoff spent Monday recuperating from a bitter 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh. The new collective bargaining agreement requires teams to give their players four days off during every full calendar month, and the Sabres stuck with their plan to take a respite. They'll return to First Niagara Center today to host the Winnipeg Jets.
Although there's no telling what to expect from the Sabres – they've lost three of four but were minutes away from a weekend sweep of elite teams – it's nearly certain Ehrhoff's involvement will be significant.
The defenseman led the Sabres with 24 minutes, 18 seconds of ice time Sunday against Pittsburgh. He's played at least 23 minutes in 11 straight games and paced the team in all of them.
"I feel comfortable," said Ehrhoff, whose average of 24:33 ranks 23rd in the NHL. "Obviously, I like playing a lot."
It works out because the Sabres have needed him on the ice. In an uneven start by the blue-liners, Ehrhoff has been the steadiest performer. He leads the Sabres with a plus-6 rating, is tied for second with eight assists and ranks fifth with 10 points. He's also the runaway leader in Corsi rating, which tracks how many shots are directed at the opposing goalie versus how many a player's own goalie faces whenever that player is on the ice.
It's essentially what the Sabres expected when they acquired him prior to last season and negotiated a 10-year, $40 million contract.
"My game hasn't changed over the offseason," he said. "Obviously, having the first year over, I know the guys now and that's the only difference. Other than that, nothing."
Ehrhoff was on his way toward a game to remember Sunday before a forgettable ending. He assisted on the Sabres' first two goals, allowing them to tie the game after falling in a 2-0 hole after 87 seconds. He got plunked in the ribs by Deryk Engelland's first-period slap shot but came right back.
"I'm sure your cameras can't see the contusion on his body, but the blocked shot he had, sacrificing himself probably speaks for itself," left wing Steve Ott said. "The rest of his game was phenomenal, getting shots through, creating chances. Those are the big things we need from him, and he's very solid."
Ehrhoff, however, was on the ice when Pittsburgh scored the winner with 2:04 to play.
He was the last Buffalo player to see the puck. He was standing in front of goaltender Ryan Miller and missed the chance to block Paul Martin's shot.
"I'm in front screening Millsie," Ehrhoff said. "He doesn't have a chance on that, and it's frustrating.
"I couldn't really move. It went too quick. I wish it would have hit me, but obviously it went in."
Another area where Ehrhoff has struggled to deliver is on the power play. Buffalo is tied for 27th in the 30-team league with a 13.6 percent success rate. Ehrhoff set up Thomas Vanek's power-play tally Sunday, but they have just two goals in 34 chances during the last nine games.
During Ehrhoff's two seasons on a talent-laden Vancouver team, he totaled 12 goals and 51 points on the power play.
He has no goals and three assists this year after a one-goal, 10-assist debut in Buffalo.
"Overall, we can be better there," he said. "We just need to improve."
They seemingly get a glorious opportunity tonight. The Jets' penalty killers rank last at 65.9 percent.
By comparison, Carolina is 29th at 70.9 percent, and Columbus was at the bottom of the NHL last year after killing 76.6 percent.
Like the 6-9-1 Sabres, Winnipeg has struggled early.
The Jets are just 5-8-1 and are playing the first game of a five-game road trip.
"I don't want to say this is the most important road trip of the season, but the next five or six games are going to be huge," Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec told reporters in Winnipeg. "If we don't play well on the road, we could be in big trouble."
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HEDGESVILLE - Police have released the identities of the two adults killed in Friday's single-vehicle fatal accident in Berkeley County and said Saturday that the third deceased victim has been identified as a 14-year-old girl from Washington County, Md.
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Department declined to release the name of the juvenile victim Saturday because of her age, but identified the two adults who died in the accident as William L. Kendall Jr., of Pennsylvania, and Joseph M. Sullivan, of Conservation Drive, Hedgesville.
Three others, two of them small children, who were passengers in the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck when it crashed into a large tree at about 5:30 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Conservation Drive and Wishbone Circle near Hedgesville were all transported from the scene by medics for injuries sustained in the accident.
The woman who was driving the truck, whose identity has not been released, was flown by helicopter to Shock Trauma Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Police said Saturday it was reported she sustained numerous fractures and is listed in critical, but stable condition. One of the children injured in the wreck, whom police said is younger than five, was flown to Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and is also listed in stable condition with numerous fractures, police said.
The other child was transported to Berkeley Medical Center and was treated and released for non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Family members of all six people involved in the accident were located and contacted in California, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia by police.
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Department was assisted by numerous surrounding agencies during the investigation into the accident and the notification of family members. Sgt. R.S. Sell of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department also assisted in the reconstruction of the accident.
The accident still remains under investigation by Deputy C. Cochran of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department. Criminal charges are pending the completion of the investigation, but Cochran said no charges had been filed as of Saturday.
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