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Across the aisleNovember 08,2013
At this time when members of Congress and the president are seeing some of the lowest approval ratings in modern U.S. history, it continues to be disheartening to watch political stances harden to the point of total impasse. American politics has become embarrassing.
In an interview this week with The Times Argus Editor Steven Pappas, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch pointed to several reasons for the all-or-nothing attitudes in Washington, D.C., that are leading to both parties holding one another hostage over certain issues and principles. On the public access show City Room, Welch said that gerrymandering and the politics behind getting members of Congress elected are taking a tremendous toll on both elected bodies. The river of money being pushed through campaigns is equally to blame. Third, news media providing entertainment in the name of politics are broadcasting lies and half-truths and forming legions of followers on their own side of the aisle.
Welch called the gridlock a crisis, and hes correct.
Fortunately, Welch and both our senators are trying to be part of a solution.
Vermont has something to be proud of. All three members of its delegation have made concerted efforts many of them put into action long before the partial government shutdown and the debt ceiling deadline to not only keep reaching across the aisle to their Republican counterparts, but working with all stripes of lawmaker in a show of cohesion and cooperation.
Our senior senator, Patrick Leahy, also made headlines when in his role as the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman he brought some conservative star power in Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to support more flexibility in mandatory minimum sentencing. The political odd couple, who have worked together in the past, have voiced their mutual respect for one another despite the chasm between them politically on many issues. Leahy embraced the same technique on some of his earlier anti-land mine measures which passed handily.
The House-Senate conference on the farm bill began last week, again bringing both sides together. Leahy is the most senior Senate conferee from the Senate Agriculture Committee. As a member and as chairman of the Agriculture Committee years back, Leahy developed a long history of bipartisanship in producing farm bills. In the end, his closest friend in the Senate in recent years was (now former) Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana.
Leahys long list of bipartisan accomplishments over his decades of service have made him the go-to guy on both sides.
Bipartisanship is not unusual, of course. But punching above the usual wheeling and dealing signals an attitude of moderation. And the middle ground is where discussions are had and decisions are made.
Sanders, too, is making great headway. Take the headline today on community health centers. This program got a big boost in the Affordable Care Act with the support of Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming, who was then the ranking Republican on the health committee. Earlier this week on CNNs Crossfire, support for the community health centers, Sanders drumbeat, was echoed by both Sen. David Vitter and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Sanders also worked with former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas to pass the provision that ended up in the Dodd-Frank Act calling for the first-ever audit of the Federal Reserve during the period after the 2008 financial crisis. And hes teamed up with Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa on a provision to limit the number of foreign guest workers a company that laid off American workers could hire.
All three members of the delegation have worked with Republicans on privacy concerns about the National Security Agency sifting through the emails and phone records of millions of Americans.
Welch is known for his close relationships with Speaker John Boehners floor staff and worked closely with Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia to secure disaster assistance for Vermont after Tropical Storm Irene. He serves on a highly publicized problem-solver coalition, No Labels, that includes 37 Republicans and 43 Democrats. The group included Welchs energy-efficiency legislation in its recently announced legislative agenda. Welch also regularly hosts bipartisan home-cooked dinners at his apartment in D.C.
Asked this week if anyone in Congress exemplifies his definition of a leader, Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, one of the most conservative members in the House, singled out Welch.
All three members of the delegation have reached across the aisle on other issues, including the budget, agriculture, energy policy, foreign affairs, education and telecommunications all issues important to Vermonters.
All three can take the hard line on issues. But when Vermonters look to the work our delegation has done in Washington, citizens can point to principled positions taken with the benefit of constituents in mind. Many members of both parties would do well to strike the same respected balance exactly what we expect from our elected officials.MORE IN EditorialsProtesters converged on a bank in Montpelier early this week to show their solidarity with the... Full StoryPhil Scott will take office next month after winning with a margin of 51.11 percent to 43. Full StoryIdeologues and partisans work from the outcome backward. Full Story
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When Superstorm Sandy made landfall in the American Northeast last October, millions were left without power or basic supplies in its aftermath. Celeste Grimes of New York City remembers World Vision's presence in her neighborhood when her family was in great need.
Celeste Grimes remembers walking with her children through Far Rockaway, her neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York, the morning after Superstorm Sandy blasted through in late October.
When it arrived, it carried 80-mph winds and an unrelenting sea surge. At least 285 people were killed along the storm's path in seven countries.
The National Hurricane Center reports that the storm resulted in an estimated $75 billion in property damages — making it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane to hit the United States, exceeded only by Hurricane Katrina.
"We were crying the whole time," Celeste says about that morning walk. Their neighborhood had been devastated. One of the local schools had mounds of seaweed inside. Cars were overturned; garbage bins were blown against houses.
"We've seen people in the streets crying, misplaced, and displaced," she says. "The sand was on the street — literally, the beach was on the street."
Far Rockaway is a peninsula in the borough of Queens. To one side is a bay, and on the other is the ocean. Celeste says that Sandy brought the two bodies of water together.
This isn't a wealthy community. According to the U.S. Census, 25 percent of its residents live below the poverty line, compared to 15 percent for the rest of the state. Seventy-seven percent of students here subscribe to the free lunch program.
Celeste Grimes lives in a housing project in Far Rockaway with her husband and three of their children. Last October, they decided to wait out Superstorm Sandy, and Celeste and her family watched from their eleventh-floor apartment as the waters rose rapidly.
For a week after the storm, the family and most of the neighborhood lived without power and hot water. They lost all the food they had in the freezer and refrigerator. And because nearly all of the stores were destroyed in Far Rockaway, it was almost a 20-mile round trip to pick up even basic items.
"We thought we were forgotten for a while," she remembers. "Does anyone know we're here? Can we expect anyone to help us?"
When the Full Gospel Tabernacle opened its doors with supplies following the disaster, Celeste got an answer. It was a God-send for her and many other families in the area.
"I don't know if people realize how important the local churches are," she says. "Without the church, we wouldn't have made it."
World Vision provided relief supplies to Full Gospel Tabernacle, including hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, and Family Food Kits.
In the days following the storm, Celeste and her family received items such as soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, and conditioner.
"First of all, it's like a little care package," she says. "You guys know basically what we need."
A pastor from Full Gospel Tabernacle notes that Celeste is just one of hundreds of people who were helped by World Vision's generous donors following the storm. His church served between 300 and 500 people each day in the first few weeks after Sandy.
Celeste has a message for those whose contributions made this possible: "Thank you for being epic at the time we needed you to be epic," she says. "Words cannot express the gratitude that we have."
Part of World Vision's disaster response strategy is to provide support over the long term to those affected by emergencies — after the headlines have faded and initial relief efforts are complete.
Nearly six months after Superstorm Sandy's landfall, World Vision continues to assist by offering building materials to help Full Gospel Tabernacle, which was badly damaged by the storm. Those supplies also will go to families as they begin the rebuilding process.
World Vision will continue to support the region with assistance through December 2013, partnering with churches and other local organizations to meet the needs of residents as they rebuild their lives.
Read more about World Vision's work in the United States, including additional articles on our response to Superstorm Sandy.
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The Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans play each other at the University of Michigan this Saturday, October 20th. If you're heading to Ann Arbor for the game, why not make a day (or weekend) trip out of it and check out what the city has to offer outside of the stadium?
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I've lived in (Pure) Michigan my entire life; I grew up in Jackson, spent my undergrad in East Lansing, and moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor just over a year ago. That said, I've spent many a weekend 'Visiting Ann Arbor,' and a whole year learning about all the things I wish I would've known before I lived here.
With the 'big game' coming up this weekend, here's my 'Top 10' list of fun fall things to do in Ann Arbor (other than actually going to the game, of course).
- The Fairy Doors. If you don't know about them, odds are, you'd probably walked right by these tiny doors, located throughout downtown Ann Arbor in various storefronts, cafes and galleries. Although going on a 'fairy door hunt' in Ann Arbor is a perfect activity for kids, I've seen adults just as excited to discover them. Get a fairy door map here.
- The Farmers Market. The Ann Arbor Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 7am – 12pm (with extended hours until 3pm this weekend). If you're headed to the game, I'd advise that you plan a grab-and-go breakfast at the market. I always get a coffee from Roos Roast, apple donuts from Kapnick Orchards, or an olive twist from Millpond Bakery.
- The Dexter Cider Mill. 11 miles southwest of Ann Arbor, the Dexter Cider Mill is the oldest continuously operating cider mill in Michigan. They're known regionally for their unique cider blend, donuts and other homemade apple goods (open Wed. – Sun., 9am – 5pm).
- The Huron River. Probably the best way to view fall scenery (weather permitting), is to rent a canoe or kayak and take a tour down the Huron River. Argo and Gallup Canoe Liveries are open every day from 10am – 7pm through the last week in October.
- Fall Colors. For those looking to explore on foot – especially this coming weekend – I have a few favorite places to go: 1) Nichols Arboretum (aka 'The Arb' to locals) on UofM's campus. 2) Gallup Park 3) Scio Woods Preserve 3) Hudson Mills MetroPark in Dexter (5) Waterloo Recreation Area in Chelsea. Bring your camera!
- University of Michigan's Campus. I absolutely love exploring the U of M's beautiful campus. If you have time while you're here, stop into the U-M Museum of Art (free, open Mon. – Sat.) or the U-M Museum of Natural History (free, open Mon. – Sun.). If you're looking for an abbreviated tour, central campus is a good place to start. You can easily see Hill Auditorium, The Michigan Union, Angell hall, Burton Tower, 'the diag', the West Hall Arch, the Clements Library and more in about a half hour. If nothing else, you absolutely must go to the 'Law Quad' and peek into the Law Library. You won't be disappointed.
- Brew Tour. There are eight breweries in Washtenaw County. Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti always carries my favorite beer (ABC's Phat Abbot Trippel), Wolverine State Brewing Company's Tap room is a favorite local hang out, and Original Gravity in Milan is a hidden hoppy gem. Honestly, they're all amazing. Arbor Brewing Company, Grizzly Peak, Jolly Pumpkin and Blue Tractor are all within walking distance from each other downtown.
- Wiard's Orchard & Haunted Thrill Park. Cider, donuts, a corn maze, hayrides, U-pick pumpkins and apples, mini-golf, childrens' play areas and more – it's the quintessential place to for fall family fun in the area. Wiards' haunted thrill park, Night Terrors, is also popular destination in October (open Friday – Sunday this weekend, 7:30 – 11:30pm).
- Don't have tickets? Not everyone has a ticket to the big game, which is fine because there are plenty of places that are great for game-watching fun. I recommend Banfield's Westide Grill, Fraser's Pub, Conor O'Neill's, The Arena, or Damon's Sports Bar. Aubree's in Ypsilanti is a great spot too. Make sure to get there early to claim your spot!
- Food. Everyone ALWAYS asks me where to eat in Ann Arbor. I never have a straight answer, mostly because there's way too much to choose from, and I have way too many favorites. Here's my short list: the falafel wrap at Pita Kabob. The TLT at Seva. The Chicken Tortilla Soup at Le Dog. The salmon burger at Monahan's. A slice of veggie pie at NY Pizza Depot. The #24 at Amer's Deli. And whenever I go to Ayse's Turkish Cafe, I always let her choose (because I can't).
Sydney Hawkins is the Communications Director for the Ann Arbor Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. You can follow her on Twitter @SydneyHawkins. Also, be sure to follow 'Visit Ann Arbor' at @Annarborareacvb and hashtag your visit with #VisitAnnArbor so that Sydney and team can see your favorite pictures/things to do in Ann Arbor.


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The Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education finalized its 2012-2013 budget, and the final impact on residents' property tax bills is significantly less than the preliminary budget forecast.
The proposed budget indicated a 3 percent hike on the school portion of residents' tax bill. But after an increase in state aid, due in part to 4-year-old kindergarten numbers, the average home will only see school taxes go up about $8, or 1.75 percent.
"The board has been thoughtful and looking at a balance between responding to our community members by reducing what would have been the expected property tax levy and balancing that with really looking at our achievement gap needs," said Jane Belmore, interim superintendent for the Madison Metropolitan School District.
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- Jiang, Lei; Baksmaty, Leslie O.; Hu, Hui; Chen, Yan; Pu, Han
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- The role of impurities as experimental probes in the detection of quantum material properties is well appreciated. Here we study the effect of a single classical magnetic impurity in trapped ultracold Fermi superfluids. Depending on its shape and strength, a magnetic impurity can induce single or multiple midgap bound states in a superfluid Fermi gas. The multiple midgap states could coincide with the development of a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) phase within the superfluid. As an analog of the scanning tunneling microsope, we propose a modified rf spectroscopic method to measure the local density of states which can be employed to detect these states and other quantum phases of cold atoms. A key result of our self-consistent Bogoliubov-de Gennes calculations is that amagnetic impurity can controllably induce an FFLO state at currently accessible experimental parameters.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy
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- Physical Review A, Vol. 83, no. 6 (Jun 2011), paper no. 061604
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- 2011
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- 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics; 0204 Condensed Matter Physics; 0205 Optical Physics
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- Fermi gases; Magnetic impurities; Pairing gap; Spectroscopy; Superconductors; Superfluids; Ultracold gases
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- American Physical Society
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USDA, Gulf State Producers and Partners Take the 'Initiative' for Gulf of Mexico Conservation
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2012 —Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today announced the release of a new USDA report highlighting crucial ways farmers, ranchers and landowners are participating in USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) partnership initiatives to improve ecosystems, wildlife habitat and water quality on private lands in the Gulf of Mexico region.
"USDA conservation efforts have improved water quality, enhanced wildlife habitats and bolstered agricultural operations in coastal communities," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. "Today's report shows the importance of continued partnerships, restoration and conservation of natural resources as they are key to the recovery of American ecosystems and rural economies.
The report spotlights more than 20 successful conservation projects put into action by Gulf region producers and forest owners with assistance from NRCS and its partners. Highlights include:
- Initiatives created in response to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Through one, the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative [ http://go.usa.gov/YFTG], producers and landowners created "instant wetlands" on more than 470,000 acres to create shallow water areas to provide alternative places for migrating water birds (including waterfowl, shorebirds, and neotropical songbirds).
- The Everglades Initiative [ http://go.usa.gov/YFbC] has helped restore and protect more than 95,000 acres of wetland habitat in Florida's northern Everglades as well as create habitat for the endangered Florida panther.
- The Gulf of Mexico Initiative [ http://go.usa.gov/YFbW] launched this year has and will help producers in 16 priority watersheds manage land and habitat while maintaining profitability, conserving water, controlling sediment and nutrient runoff, and keeping saltwater out of habitat needed by threatened and endangered species.
- The Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative [ http://go.usa.gov/YFbR] is helping producers and landowners along the river install water quality improvement practices that reduce low-oxygen, or hypoxic, conditions in the Gulf.
- The Working Lands for Wildlife Gopher Tortoise Initiative [ http://go.usa.gov/YFbd], a partnership between NRCS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is helping producers and landowners provide habitat for this threatened species vital to longleaf pine ecosystems in six states.
For more information on NRCS' initiatives and programs, visit [ http://nrcs.usda.gov] or your local USDA service center.
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service helps America's farmers and ranchers conserve the Nation's soil, water, air and other natural resources. All programs are voluntary and offer science-based solutions that benefit both the landowner and the environment.
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Hacienda Olontigi
Get a feel for traditional Andalusia with a stay at this charming and typical, rural property, made up of five individual houses surrounded by gardens and an outdoor swimming pool, a complete rural tourist complex where you will find rest and tranquility and a range of complementary accommodation like the best travel info at reception desk or a rustic restaurant to experience the Andalusian cuisine, El Fogon de Carmen (prior to arrangement only)
The Hacienda Olontigi provides a peaceful and authentic setting for your stay in the Spanish countryside. Its traditional-style buildings are located between the magical, historic city of Seville and the Donana National Park on the southern coastline. This makes it the ideal venue for activities ranging from bird watching, horse riding, history trails, golfing, to enjoying Donanas beaches.
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In honor of St. Patrick's Day I wrote this post last night while I was drunk. It just seemed correct in the spirit of the event. Not all that surprisingly, it actually came out more coherent than most of my posts.
There's something to be said for tradition. For instance, the tradition of celebrating St. Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland by getting tanked on Guinness and Irish whiskey. Over here at RSBS we have a slightly different tradition when it comes to St. Patrick's Day. It doesn't involve drinking because drinking still hasn't been perfected over the internets. However, it does involve that other famous Irish pastime, singing. So, pick up your glass and join Mr. McLung and Mr. O'Krause in a tribute to their shared Irish (or Scottish, but who's counting?) heritage.
Happy St. Patty's Day!
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And a happy St. Patty's Day to you gents. The best holiday for us of (Scotch) Irish heritage!!
A belated Happy St. Patrick's Day to you both. As for the singing, I went to an Italian restaurant and they played Irish music all night. I said to the waiter, "Are you serving corned beef and cabbage too?" He said, "No, we're not going that far."


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As leaders in the field of advertising, our attorneys advise leading trade organizations such as Promax/BDA and the Association of Interactive Electronic Marketers, teach or have taught at leading universities, publish articles in trade and legal periodicals and frequently speak at industry events including the Promotional Marketing Association, American Conference Institute's Regulatory Summit and the Annual National Forum on Advertising Law, Practicing Lawyer's International seminars, the Gamer Technology Law Conference from Law Seminars International, New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Sports and Arts Law Section and Digital Media Wire. We are dedicated to assisting our clients anticipate change and conform to a constantly evolving marketplace.
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Representative Advertising, Marketing and Branding experience includes
- Sweepstakes and contests, including complex promotions involving user generated content, audience voting, interactivity, etc.
- Character, trademark, music, photo and clip licensing for advertising.
- Agreements to engage performers, models, celebrities and athletes for commercials, print, personal appearances and endorsements.
- Engagement agreements for ad, branding, marketing and promotional services agencies, PR firms and special event planners.
- Create forms and policies and procedures for agencies.
- Work with creative and marketing executives to develop legal-compliant style guides, trademark and marketing materials usage agreements for distributors and resellers and ongoing education and compliance programs.
- Ad copy clearance and compliance review.
- Counsel regarding claims substantiating comparative advertising, false deceptive and unfair advertising and puffery.
- Commercial speech and First Amendment analysis.
- Counsel regarding advertising of gambling and gaming.
- Talent union and guild issues and compliance.
- Co-promotion, co-branding, co-marketing and cross linking agreements.
- Media buy and barter agreements and engagements of media planners and buyers.
- Ad sales agreements for and with cable networks, independent TV stations, Web Sites, interactive game publishers, portals and mobile media.
- Sponsorship agreements of all kinds including concerts, events, charities, sports, adver-games, NASCAR teams, etc.
- Counsel regarding direct marketing legal issues (including Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act and FCC rules, FTC Do Not Call registry and telemarketing rules, spam issues, state unsolicited fax and proposed do not mail laws).
- Counsel clients regarding UT and MI non-solicitation registries for minors.
- Advise regarding SMS/mobile interactivity (including TCPA, Can Spam and pay to play lottery/sweepstakes laws).
- Alcoholic beverage sponsorship requirements.
- Children's advertising requirements and response to CARU complaints.
- Advertising and IP liability insurance issues.
- Engagements of production companies.
- Coupon, gift certificate, gift card, stored value card and rebate regulatory compliance.
- FCC, FDA, FTC and CPSC regulatory compliance issues and defense of investigations and civil penalty cases.
- BATF alcoholic beverage label clearance.
- FDA label and labeling compliance reviews.
- Buzz, street, word-of-mouth and viral advertising risk reduction counsel.
- Counsel regarding recommendation marketing programs.
- Counsel direct response video distributor regarding continuity programs, prenotification negative option rule, and the unordered merchandise statute.
- Arrangements with charitable organizations and cause-based marketing initiatives.
- Counsel regarding use of testimonials.
- Advise clients regarding recalls and corrective advertising.
- Draft agreements and policies and procedures regarding direct sales programs for cosmetics and consumer products companies.
- Infomercial production, clearance and distribution.
- Proper use of notices and disclaimers, including in online advertising.
- Representation before Congress in lobbying campaigns.
Representative Entertainment, Media and Music experience includes
- Options for and acquisitions of literary properties.
- Life rights agreements.
- Production and post-production services agreements.
- Voice-over and above and below the line talent agreements.
- Script, story board and final av clearance.
- Ad sales agreements for cable networks and independent stations.
- Content license agreements of all sorts.
- Product placement and branded entertainment agreements and issues, including sponsor-produced programming with associated ad buys.
- Counsel regarding federal regulations regarding paid product placement and with respect to children's programming.
- Music master use, mechanical and synchronization licenses, agreements with performance rights societies and compulsory sound recording license compliance.
- Music composer agreements.
- Created some of the first license agreements with record labels, music publishers and performance rights societies for interactive, Internet and wireless media.
- E&O insurance issues.
Representative Intellectual Property, Privacy and Data Security experience includes
- Chain-of-title review, due diligence and clean-up.
- Copyright and Trademark clearance, registrations and infringement matters.
- Work-for-hire and invention rights assignment agreements.
- License agreements of all sorts.
- Assignments and quit claims.
- Counsel with respect to on-line and off-line privacy issues, including California law, COPPA, HIPAA and Gramm-Leah-Bliley.
- Instruct companies on how to create and maintain copyright, trademark and patent registration, administration and protection programs and policies; option and rights tracking systems; IP audits; and procedures to protect trade secrets and confidential information and avoid third party infringement.
- Counsel client regarding how to minimize risk of infringement claims in creating trade dress for pet food packaging that plays off of elements associated with breakfast cereals.
- Counsel regarding scope of parody and other fair use issues.
- Created and operated on-Line and off-Line anti-piracy programs that have resulted in changes to ISP and eBay policies and procedures, arrests and prosecutions of intentional and chronic offenders, and the reform of "innocent" fan clubs and Web Sites.
- Develop limited, revocable licenses, and policies and procedures, for use of content on fan sites.
- Work with investigators, litigators and law enforcement to build cases against infringers and pirates.
- Create vendor confidentiality, IP protection, IT security and conflicts of interest policies and codes of conduct.
- Counsel entertainment Web Sites and a well known entertainment cable channel on scope of lst Amendment news and public interest fair use.
- Inter-company intellectual property agreements.
Representative Internet, Mobile Media and eCommerce experience includes
- Web Site terms of use, end user license agreements, user codes of conduct and related policies and forms.
- Privacy and security policies and regulatory compliance.
- Counsel regarding click-wrap and browse-wrap enforceability.
- Policies and procedures to comply with the Child On-Line Privacy Protection Act, and CAN SPAM, to create complaint programs that qualify for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act "safe harbor" and with regard other laws and regulations.
- eCommerce legal compliance including return policies, Mail Order Rule and sales tax issues.
- Counsel e-tailers regarding recurring billing and continuity payment programs, Fair Billing Credit Act, and Electronic Funds Transfer Act.
- eCommerce fulfillment and payment processing arrangements.
- eCommerce affiliate agreements.
- On-Line community forum policies and user posting submission agreements and counsel regarding maintaining CDA immunity.
- Internet radio and podcasting rights clearance and compliance.
- Digital music distribution (downloads and streaming) arrangements.
- Negotiated early agreements with SAG, WGA and DGA for made-for-Internet content, which agreements were the forerunner of the current standard agreements. Negotiate waivers and variances to the standard agreements.
- Work with insurance brokers to obtain broad Web Site and multimedia insurance coverage.
- Linking agreements and policies.
- Advise single sponsor adver-tainment Web Sites on commercial speech restrictions and scope of First Amendment protection regarding various proposed programming.
- Counsel game / contest Web Sites, targeting young adults and children for marketing purposes, regarding structure and legal compliance, including privacy, safety and marketing issues.
- Counsel on-line auction Web Sites on how to structure merely as a "venue" for third party transactions and thereby attempt to avoid state regulations of auctioneers.
- Help structure B2B exchange sites to minimize operator liability.
- Advise investment information Web Site on notices and disclaimers to minimize liability.
- Counsel regarding guarding against hackers, viruses, bomb, worms, Easter eggs, bots, spiders, scrapers, etc. and enforcement against infringers and regarding linking, framing and metatags.
- On-Line sweepstakes and contest rules, procedures and regulatory compliance.
- Domain name disputes and acquisitions (usually though a third-party front).
- Network service provider, site hosting and operator, co-location, edge network, distributed network, IP transit, content management and data center agreements.
- Wireless network content distribution agreements.
- Advise major cellular telco regarding a variety of content and related issues.
- Advise mobile media music distribution company.
- Placement and distribution agreements with portals, ISPs and broadband providers.
- Co-branded Web Site agreements and co-promotion arrangements.
- On-Line advertising agreements of all kinds, including barter.
- Content syndication arrangements.
- Application Service Provider ("ASP") agreements.
- Structure on-line pay-per-view content arrangements.
- Review and revise corporate Internet, data security, privacy, and computer and email use policies and best practices, including employee and vendor agreements.
- Counsel client on compliance with data breach disclosure laws following security breach.
- Counsel with regard to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act / Stored Communications Act.
- Advise clients regarding CARU Privacy "safe harbor" certification and other Web Site privacy certification programs.
- Counsel regarding use of competitor marks as paid search terms.
Representative Merchandising, Publishing and Consumer Products experience includes
- Developed form consumer products merchandise licensing, publishing, premium promotions, licensing agent and/or manufacturing agreements for multiple companies. Negotiate and document these types of agreements on both sides.
- Master toy license agreements.
- Advise regarding restriction on transshipments, scope of permitted distribution channels, the gray market and the Treaty of Rome.
- Served as entertainment and merchandising expert on studios outside litigation team regarding suit regarding merchandise rights and participations.
- Development of "no sweatshop" and best practices clauses and policies.
- Work with local counsel regarding application of foreign law (e.g., Section 89b German Commercial Code requiring post-term compensation to distributors, local labor laws, etc.).
- Consignment and services agreements, distribution and sales representative agreements.
- Warehousing and shipping agreements.
- Publishing agreements (both writer and publisher side).
- Writer collaboration and ghost writer agreements.
- Comic book publishing agreements.
- Location-based entertainment projects, including theme park rides and theme restaurants.
- Branded retail store license arrangements.
- Rights clearance, acquisition, and protection.
- Represent apparel companies regarding the acquisition of celebrity names for product line, trademark issues and manufacturing and distribution arrangements.
- Overseas manufacturing and import agreements for a variety of products, including regulated products.
- Private label distribution agreements.
- Product warranty matters.
- Development and implementation of product safety and quality control recalls.
- Toll manufacturing agreements.


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Kevin Grandia | August 15, 2006
By Kevin Grandia • Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 17:55
ya, NASA's jet propulsion lab came out with this in the 70's. It just makes the gas burn cleaner. It's been used in trucks for years. Costs like 2K a unit. I'd like to know what is so special about these guys though. Seems like they are just re-patenting the same technology that has been around for decades. That video is very misleading. The cars aren't going to run off of just water. So that guy seems like a con and FoxNews got duped.
Kgrandia replied on Permalink
Too good to be true...
Oh well, I can dream can't I. Do you have any info/links to back this up, would make a great post…
I really don't understand why people are just now hearing about this. A buddy of mine has been doing this for years with a homemade device. As for the wired article " The HFI units are relatively small and cost between $4,000 and $14,000, depending on the size of the vehicle." That kind of shocks me because as far as I know it's just electrolysis. From what I gather, that small box is basically 2 needles and some electricity so it's insanely overpriced. Unless there is some super secret tech that's using some law of physics I'm not aware of I really don't understand how these people are charging so much. This is especially true since NASA is the one that came up with the idea.
This is one of their patents posted on their site:
Notice it doesn't say anything usefu/informative
I tried looking for the patent from these guys:
But then I got bored. If anyone has a link please post.
Spam Gobbler replied on Permalink
H2O vs. HHO
HHO works. There's no problem with that. But what isn't mentioned is that it takes an enormous amount of energy to convert the lower energy H2O molecular arrangement into the higher energy HHO molecular arrangement.
The nature of physics dictates that every time you process some efficiency losses will occur. If you get HHO from H2O, you will have wasted energy in the process.
Just the same as considering hydrogen as a fuel source you must consider the energy cost of manufacuring HHO. Someone somewhere is burning fossil fuels to create the electricity used to convert H2O to HHO.
While you may be able to drive an emissions free HHO vehicle, you have still burned fossil fuels to get access to HHO. Effectively all that has occurred is you have moved the pollution source off the highways; the pollution will still occur and the wind will still carry it into the atmosphere.
Shane replied on Permalink
"Effectively all that has occurred is you have moved the pollution source off the highways; the pollution will still occur and the wind will still carry it into the atmosphere."
This is true if you only have HHO in your gas tank. However they are creating it on demand. In their setup you are not relocating the pollution. Also it CAN increase efficiency but it depends on the situation.


text: Is there a book or website that any of you would recommend on baby led solids? DS is only 3 months old (no where near ready for solids) but I'd like to go ahead and start reading up on it so I feel that I have a good understanding by the time he is ready. Thanks!


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With all due respect to Christian Louboutin, you haven't really seen a stiletto until you've seen the 15th-century assassin's model. There is an improbable beauty to the design of arms and armor. One of the most traditional categories of collecting, arms and armor have attracted tastemakers from Horace Walpole in the 18th century to Ronald Lauder in the 21st. The enduring appeal? "The finest craftsmanship, the finest techniques, the finest materials, and the highest technology," explains Donald LaRocca, curator in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's arms and armor department, which is celebrating its centennial through September with a new installation of the permanent collection.
Classically defined, the field includes European armors (sometimes called harnesses; the colloquial "suits of armor" is incorrect), edged weapons (swords, etc.), and firearms from the 14th through the 19th centuries. German and Italian armorers all but monopolized royal patronage, with the exception of the monarchs — such as the Hapsburgs and Henry VIII — who established court workshops. A separate studio might design and execute ornamentation. The art of firearms reached its peak in 18th-century France, with gun makers like Nicolas-Noël Boutet, who was the directeur-artiste of the arms manufactory at Versailles after the French Revolution.
Biannual arms and armor sales are held by Hermann Historica, in Munich; Bonhams, in its San Francisco salesroom; Christie's South Kensington, in London; and Thomas Del Mar, in association with Sotheby's London. Fischer, in Lucerne, Switzerland, has a yearly sale. Peter Finer, in London, is the field's preeminent dealer. The same specialists generally handle materials from antiquity, the Middle and Far East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the United States, each a collecting field unto itself.
No, although the core material — ornate medieval and Renaissance full armors and important royal arms — has largely disappeared into private collections and museums. The record at auction is £1.95 million ($3 million) for an armor made for Henri II of France, between 1540 and 1545, by Giovanni Negroli, of Milan, which sold at Sotheby's in London in 1983. Privately traded examples go much higher. In 2009 the Philadelphia Museum of Art purchased a rare horse armor made in 1507 by Wilhelm von Worms the Elder, Nuremberg's leading armorer of the time, for an undisclosed price (speculated to have been more than $10 million) from Peter Finer.
Given the contentious history of the world, there's still a lot of material out there. And much was produced during times of peace: ceremonial armors for parade and tournament in the 16th and 17th centuries (by which time guns had rendered battle armor obsolete), sporting arms for hunting, and personal weapons for fashionable dress and self-defense in the 18th and 19th centuries. There is entry at every level, from hundreds of dollars up.
At Christie's, specialist Howard Dixon advises, "Choose your weapon — say, 'I love rapiers.' Concentrate on it. Pick an area that you have a passion for."
"Gain familiarity with the subject," suggests Thomas Del Mar. "Go to the great museums — Philadelphia, Chicago, the Met. Read. Watch sales." For the novice, Del Mar proposes buying individual elements, such as a breastplate, as a relatively affordable way to begin.
As with furniture, the collector should be looking at originality, provenance, and condition. Originality covers the integrity of the piece: Is it what it claims to be; has it been restored, altered, or changed; is it a composite of parts taken from several sources to create one superb example? The last is not necessarily a bad thing, but it must be acknowledged and reflected in the price. "Another problem is real armors being embellished falsely," says Paul Carella, a Bonhams specialist.
Much reproduction material was made in the 19th century to satisfy the collecting tastes of newly moneyed industrial titans, and that material complicates the market today. Good Victorian copies can have their own aesthetic (and budgetary) appeal, but don't pay top dollar for a fake. Provenance covers the object's origins (value rises where there is an association with a historical person, court, or campaign) as well as the lineage of its collectors.
Arms and armor is a very steady, conservative category, fit for investment, not speculation. "It's a fairly flat graph of values," Finer says. "They don't leap, but they never go down."
According to Del Mar, an armor might cost anywhere from $8,000 (for a good 19th-century reproduction) to $5 million. A mid 16th-century harness is likely to average $95,000 to $130,000. With embellishment, that can double. But a good "element" will be far cheaper. "You could have an excavated spur, worn by a knight on the fourth Crusade, for $150, $300," Del Mar says of the market right now. "You couldn't pick up medieval sculpture for anything close to that price."
Robert Weis, at Hermann Historica, advises, "start at the lower end — pole arms, halberd types — which average $1,200 to $2,000. The cheapest material is the youngest, so start with the 17th century, helmets and swords. There are still a lot around, with prices that appeal to the beginner."
Weis sees a trend toward swords: "well-preserved 9th, 10th, and 12th century. Depending on the general beauty or an interesting inscription on the blade, they could be $4,000 to $40,000 and up." The small-sword, a civilian sidearm developed from the rapier in the 17th and 18th centuries and worn as a fashion accessory as much as a defensive weapon, has also caught the attention of collectors.
Specialists agree that firearms, chronologically the rear guard of arms and armor, present great entry-level opportunities. "There are amazing guns out there," says Dixon, who cites collector interest in sporting and hunting weapons manufactured well into the late 19th century, particularly British examples.
Kuno Fischer, director at Fischer, in Lucerne, observes, "It's a new thing we see now, the comeback of hunting. People who hunt are interested in firearms." Fischer says that one can have well-produced guns, such as a pair of 17th-century German firearms with inlaid ivory ornamentation, for a starting price of $50,000.
For veterans of the bidding wars in contemporary art and design, that price seems well within range.
This article was published in the January issue of Art+Auction.


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I experience sore nipples during ovulation, but not every month. Hmm... am I not ovulating every month?
I experience sore nipples during ovulation, but not every month. Hmm... am I not ovulating every month?
Oh, again i see that i share so many problems with you mamas...
When my twin girls were about 18mo i got my period back. Eversince, every second month i go through a little hell. It takes about a week and it's terrible. They latch aggressively. And very often, especialy at night. My nipples are not sore, just very sensitive. I can cope BF one, but when they latch on simultaniously it drives me mad. Sometimes i get resentfull. It's hard to keep control. Often i try to get my nipple out of their mouth when they stop drinking but want to stay latched for what it seems an eternity. Often they dont like it and scream, wake up themselves and and everybody else. Sometimes they get so angry and frustrated that they dont want to be with me anymore and they climb over to my husband and sleep with him (that's the only good thing in this mess! They have never ever fallen asleep with my husband since they could crawl. So this is a kind of a progress.)
At least every other month its a bit better. My doctor says one of my ovaries is much smaller than the other one. It make a huge differnce in many things...
If i cant handle this any better, i ll have to consider weaning. But i dont really want to. I d like to continue BF for one more year. My girls will turn 2 in a couple of weeks.
I cant expect taking vitamins or mineral or drinking some special tea would help, right?
I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one that experiences this! Though I'm sorry you all do too!! I get horrible nipple pain around ovulation and then that very irritated sensation around the start of my period though mine has seemed to get better the older DD has gotten or maybe I'm just dealing better
Married to my High School sweetheart 5-15-04
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born 6/1/10 tongue and lip ties nursed 13 months with sore nipples and mutually agreed it was time to quit!
born all natural 1/27/12 nursed for 16 months and lost interest
born all natural 11/4/14 nursing like a champ and growing like a weed!


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- Enough time should be planned for discussion and there should be sessions that promote interactions between the participants.
- Poster sessions should be held at a time that encourages maximal attendance and in a room with sufficient space.
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- Ideally, early stage participants should have the opportunity to attend.
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- When selecting participants, you are requested to consider the commitment of EMBO to a reasonable gender balance in all EMBO activities.
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- There should be enough speakers to cover the topic in sufficient depth but without making the programme overly dense.
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A. A limited number of EMBO travel grants support the attendance of participants from selected countries at EMBO Courses & Workshops and The EMBO Meeting. You can find details how to apply on the website of the event.
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EMBO travel grants are not available for participants working in labs in: Australia, New Zealand, North America, Japan, Korea, and other European countries not included in the priority countries. However, grants can be provided to participants working in these countries from the EMBO core funding or if you have additional sources of support.
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Today's word is belfry, an eggcorn that has become the official version. Will the rest also be egcorns?
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#216948 - 06/07/14 12:16 AM Re: This weeks topic: Eggcorns? [Re: Faldage]
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"It would be so easy to dismiss eggcorns as signs of illiteracy and stupidity, but they are nothing of the sort. They are imaginative attempts at relating something heard to lexical material already known."
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Welsh rarebit is apparently an eggcorn from the earlier version Welsh rabbit.
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Berries and Cream Cake Roll
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Ready Time: 195 min
- Yield: 12 servings
- Pillsbury™ Baking Spray with Flour
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup Pillsbury™ Softasilk® Enriched & Bleached Cake Flour, or Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar
- 1 cup Smucker's® Strawberry Preserves, or Smucker's® Low Sugar Strawberry Preserves
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Fresh fruit and mint sprigs for garnish (optional)
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 375°F. Spray 15 x 10 x 1-inch jelly roll pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
- BEAT egg whites on high speed 4 to 5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Beat egg yolks in separate bowl 3 minutes or until slightly thick and light lemon colored. Add sugar and vanilla to egg yolks; continue to beat 1 minute.
- SIFT together flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl. Add to egg yolk mixture. Fold in beaten egg white. Pour into prepared pan, spreading batter evenly.
- BAKE 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle powdered sugar onto clean kitchen towel. Loosen cake edges from pan. Immediately invert onto towel. Gently roll cake with the towel into a log, starting at long end. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
- CHILL beaters and mixing bowl from electric mixer 10 minutes in preparation for next step. Stir preserves slightly for easier spreading.
- BEAT cream in chilled bowl with chilled beaters until stiff. Unroll cake; spread carefully with preserves, then with whipped cream. Reroll cake without towel. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
- SPRINKLE with powdered sugar; garnish with fruit and mint, if desired, before serving.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1/12 of recipe), Calories 250 (Calories from Fat 80), Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 100mg, Sodium 110mg, Total Carbohydrate 40g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 32g), Protein 3g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%, Vitamin C 15%, Calcium 4%, Iron 4%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Halloween 2009 is likely to go down in history as the year of the dead celebrity, but traditional favorites like witches and vampires still rule the holiday.
When you hit a Halloween party this year, you are almost guaranteed to find at least one person dressed as Michael Jackson. The costume has proven popular this year because of Jackson's June 25 death. BuyCostumes.com reported searches for Michael Jackson are up 1,000 percent over previous years and red jackets, fedoras and shiny white gloves are now in popular demand.
But Jackson isn't the only dead celebrity who will be haunting neighborhoods and parties Oct. 31. Other popular dead celebrity costumes include Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and infomercial pitchman Billy Mays.
However, as the National Retail Federation reports, most of us will be sticking with the traditional this year. According to the group's annual survey, witches will once again be the most popular costume overall among adults this year.
And vampires, thanks to a pop culture upswing in everything vampire, have moved up one spot on the list, finishing No. 2 behind witches. The costume has proven popular not only because of "Twilight" books and movies, but also from TV shows like HBO's "True Blood" and CW's "The Vampire Diaries" and other movies like "The Vampire's Assistant."
For children, make-believe takes the top spot for the fifth year in a row with 4.5 million princesses expected to flood the streets in pink dresses and tiaras on Halloween. Those handing out candy will also see an estimated 2 million witches, 1.3 million Spidermen, and 1 million pirates, pumpkins and vampires.
The NRF also found that while vampires and witches are as popular as ever among adults, nurse and politician costumes have fallen out of favor this year.
"The departure of both nurses and politicians from the top costumes list could be an indication that Americans would like to shelve the health care reform debate ?- at least for one night ?- to have a little bipartisan fun," said Tracy Mullin, NRF president and CEO, in a statement. "Pop culture always influences Halloween costumes, and it will be interesting to see how creative Americans can get this year."
The pop culture costumes aren't likely to stop at Jackson, Fawcett and other dead celebrities either. Kate Gosselin, Hannah Montana and Lady Gaga are proving to be popular ideas this year, according to NRF spokeswoman Kathy Grannis, along with Alice in Wonderland/Madhatter costumes in anticipation of the upcoming Tim Burton-Johnny Depp film.
Indeed, swine flu and the Madhatter traded positions as No. 1 and No. 2 for the week ending Oct. 23 on a list of most popular costume ideas on Costumzee, an online community of more than 20,000 people focused on costumes.
Most adults surveyed by the NRF -- 88 percent -- said that while they plan to celebrate Halloween this year, they plan to spend less because of the economic downturn. The report found that the average consumer plans to spend $56.31 on Halloween merchandise this year, down from $66.54 in 2008.
Consumers plan to spend an average of $20.75 on costumes, which includes children's and pets' costumes, $17.99 on candy, $14.54 on decorations and $3.02 on greeting cards.
The survey found that 47 million adults and 58 million children across the country plan to dress up for Halloween this year.


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Gosh I'm tired of the rollercoaster. When LO was tiny, I remember thinking "This will all be a vague memory". Baby is almost 6 months old now, and I'm still struggling every day.
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Adopted baby, managed to get to exclusive b/f, and then found out that LO wasn't gaining hardly at all, started supplimenting when all else failed, and by all else I mean oatmeal, fenugreek, blessed thistle, domperidone, high protein diet, lots of calcium, lots of vitamin B, fennel tea, basil, a ton of water, lots of rest, co sleeping and nursing around the clock for hours on end.
We stayed at one bottle a day for quite a while, but now LO is acting hungry again. I'm up to three 4 oz bottles a day, and one through the night, along with rice cereal twice a day. The boy has an insatiable appetite, and I just can't keep up with it through b/f. He is only 5 and a half months old, I never fed any of my biological children cereal until about 8 months, and then they didn't really care for it.
I guess what this long post is all about is that I feel like I have failed him, and I'm always embarrassed to give him a bottle. Yesterday HD said "another bottle"? and I was almost in tears. He was mearly commenting on his huge appetite, but it feels like a jab to my inability to nurse the child. Milk supply was never an issue for my 5 other chidren, it was always just a given, that I could feed my children. I know b/f isn't just about milk, and I am grateful that I have created such a strong bond with my little man. I just need to focus on that I guess.


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Home List of Titles Panax ginseng (G115) improves aspects of working memory performance and subjective ratings of calmness in healthy young adults
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/93720
- Title
- Panax ginseng (G115) improves aspects of working memory performance and subjective ratings of calmness in healthy young adults
- Author(s)
- Reay, Jonathon L.; Scholey, Andrew B.; Kennedy, David O.
- Abstract
- There is a lack of research into the cognitive and mood effects of repeated ginseng ingestion. The present study assessed the effects of Panax ginseng (G115) on subjective mood and aspects of 'working' memory processes, following a single dose and following subchronic (7 days) ingestion, in healthy volunteers. A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised, crossover was utilised. Thirty volunteers (mean age 22.87 years; SD 4.01) received each treatment (200 mg; 400 mg; placebo) for 8 days, in a counter balanced order, with a 6-day wash-out period. Testing was on days 1 and 8 of each treatment period, at pre-dose, 1, 2.5 and 4 h post-dose. Results revealed dose-related treatment effects (p < 0.05). Two hundred milligrams slowed a fall in mood at 2.5 and 4 h on day 1 and at 1 and 4 h on day 8, but slowed responding on a mental arithmetic task across day 1 and at 1 and 2.5 h on day 8. The 400 mg dose also improved calmness (restricted 2.5 and 4 h on day 1) and improved mental arithmetic across days 1 and 8. We found no evidence of additional benefits, nor attenuation of acute effects following repeated ingestion of Panax ginseng (G115).
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Brain Sciences Institute
- Source
- Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, Vol. 25, no. 6 (Aug 2010), pp. 462-471
- Publication year
- 2010
- FOR Code(s)
- 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences; 1701 Psychology; 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Acute effects; G115; Panax ginseng; Sub-chronic effects; Working memory
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- 0885-6222
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Peer reviewed