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UPPER DELAWARE SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVER — After only one year into her job, Katherine Szupillo of the National Park Service was on patrol at the Shohola rapids. The spot is one that is hidden from the road and has very few houses nearby; if one were to need help on the river, very few people would be able to see. Luckily for one boater, Szupillo was on hand to witness his boat capsizing in the rapids and come to the rescue.
"A group of canoers come through, and they were all the way on the far side of the river," said Szupillo of the day. "We're watching them and we say, 'they look like they know what they're doing.' All of the sudden right at the top, one of the canoes flips over; the waves were so big that day." The man fell out of the boat and swam through the rapids. When he got to the bottom, even though it was midsummer, he was hypothermic.
Szupillo and her co-worker pulled him out of the water, got his boat and emptied the water out. Szupillo put him in her canoe and paddled him down to their Barryville office where he was able to get in an ambulance. He was ok.
On a summer day, hypothermia may not be on anyone's mind. But Szupillo warns that it can happen, especially when the river height is up because of rain or a dam release. She says it doesn't have to be cold water or weather. All it takes is a breeze or some clouds and if you're already wet, it will take the heat out of you. She says they deal with hyperthermia through the entire summer. On the other hand, heat stroke is another concern. Szupillo says that if you are feeling hot, simply jump in the water, and make sure to stay hydrated.
If you are going through rapids and fall out of your boat, you want to float on your back with your feet in front of you. Stay up river or to the side of your boat, so the boat doesn't run you over, which Szupillo says if the boat is full of water it is almost like getting run over by a small car. The first concern is you; worry about the boat, paddles and gear last. Wait until the bottom of the rapids to get your stuff. If you end up in the rapids, don't stand up, even if it's only waist deep. Szupillo warns that the river bottom is not flat, it has rocks, branches and crevices—all things your foot can get stuck in. This is called a foot entrapment, and Szupillo says it's common and very dangerous.
Peter VanSlyke is a member of the National Canoe Safety Patrol (NCSP), a volunteer organization that supplements the National Park Service's presence on the river by using professional level training skills to come to the aid of boaters in need. VanSlyke of Deposit, NY, joined the patrol in 2004 after going on canoe trips like the Delaware River Sojourn and doing citizen rescues. In 2012 he received a Lifesaving Award from the Upper Delaware Council.
The rescue took place in August 2011 at Skinner's Falls. Four friends in their late 50s and early 60s from Queens and Long Island decided to take a river trip. VanSlyke was on patrol and saw one of the women walking toward the canoe with a walker, and kept an eye on them. The four started paddling down the river, and immediately upon entering the rapids, both canoes flipped and suddenly all four friends were thrown into the river. VanSlyke jumped into action, rescuing Anita, the woman with the walker, first, and then single-handedly rescuing the other three, pulling them to safety on a rock.
Anita sent VanSlyke a letter, and part of it reads: "I can never forget your heroism saving my life last summer on the river. You will forever be my guardian angel, and I am eternally grateful that I am still alive today."
National Park Service Educational Specialist Ingrid Peterec has said of the NCSP, that they are "truly the unsung heroes of the Upper Delaware."
It's not always the professionals who make river rescues. Many locals have experience on the river, and know what to do in an emergency situation. Sage Ranze of Milanville, PA was sitting at the bottom of Skinner's Falls when he saw a couple flip over their canoe at the end of the rapids. They continued to float down the river without making an effort to swim or get back in the canoe. Ranze swam out to them and pulled the canoe to shore as they clung to the sides of it. Ranze said they were scared and out of their element, and if he hadn't rescued them they "probably would have floated all the way to Narrowsburg."
Remember to stay safe this summer, and thank the unsung heroes of the Delaware River.
Facts and statistics:
The river claims an average of two drowning victims per year, yet there has never been a drowning with someone wearing a properly fitted life jacket.
More than 50% of the drowning victims are swimmers (not boaters).
Thousands of people enjoy the Delaware River each year.
Always wear a properly fitted life jacket
Never swim alone
Never attempt to swim across the river
Beware of currents, drop offs, and submerged obstacles
Never fight the flow—go with the current, making your way to one shore or the other.
Wear shoes that protect your feet
[A mandatory wearing of life jackets goes into effect when the river is above six feet at either the Barryville or Callicoon gauge. To obtain current river conditions including the river height go to the park's webpage at www.nps.gov/upde [2] or call the River Hotline at 845/252-7100.]
Information from the National Park Service


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Obama's game changes
Usually after a presidential debate, both sides spin the results. But after the first face-off between President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney, Obama's exasperated handlers made no such effort. How could they when most opinion polls revealed that two-thirds of viewers thought Obama clearly lost?
Within minutes of the parting handshake, the liberal base went ballistic. Bill Maher, Chris Matthews and Michael Moore all but accused Obama of embarrassing the progressive cause. The post-debate spin focused not on whether the president had been creamed by challenger Mitt Romney, but rather on how that had been possible.
For a while, there were excuses galore. Was the meltdown due to Denver's high altitude? Perhaps the president was distracted over national security issues. Had Obama taken a pre-debate sedative for tension? Surely the rapid-recall Romney must have sneaked in written talking points on his Kleenex.
A few days later, there were accusations from the Obama camp that Romney had been "untruthful" in the back-and-forth — a post-facto charge not leveled by the president in the middle of the debate, but only afterwards in his prepared campaign speeches.
Yet Obama was not that out of character in the debate — at least not in comparison to his past performances. Obama's professorial detachment, his condescension, his long meandering answers, his avoidance of direct questions, his occasional petulance and his frequent verbal tics, stalls and stutters were all pretty normal for him.
Why, then, the hysteria over a typical Obama performance? Again, roll the tape of any prior debate, press conference or question-and-answer session, and what you see is about the same as we saw the other night.
What was radically different was not Obama's normal workmanlike performance, but two novel twists.
This was the first debate in which Obama has had a record to defend. In 2000, he ran for Congress in a primary race against Bobby Rush and attacked the incumbent. In 2004, he ran successfully for the U.S. Senate, offering all sorts of promises — but never ran for re-election on their fulfillment.
In 2008, a blank-slate Obama ran for president and won by lumping in challenger John McCain with unpopular incumbent president George W. Bush — while offering banalities like "hope and change" and "yes, we can!"
The debate with Romney, however, marked the first time in his national political life that Obama has had the harder task of defending a record of governance. That he could not make the case onstage for a successful four years suggests either that his record is nearly indefensible — 42 months of unemployment above 8 percent, more than $5 trillion in new debt, record numbers of Americans on food stamps, anemic economic growth — or that Obama believes voters don't care that much. Perhaps they will again be mesmerized by his promises of millions of new green jobs, more government entitlements and more attacks on the better-off who haven't paid "their fair share."
Barack Obama has always felt that it was enough to show up rather than to achieve. We all know that he got into Occidental College and Columbia University, was Law Review editor at Harvard, was offered a professorship at the University of Chicago Law School, and was elected senator and president. But we rarely heard of a significant record of actual achievement as a student, academic or legislator — until his first term as president.
This was also the first time that Obama has faced a skilled debater. In Obama's 2000 debate with the plodding Rush, the latter coasted — rightly assuming that his long incumbency would be enough to defeat the so-so challenger Obama.
In the 2004 senatorial race, Obama's main rivals in the primary and general elections imploded due to mysteriously leaked divorce records. The last-minute fill-in candidate in the general election, Alan Keyes, was deemed wacky and not a serious opponent.
Obama ended up mostly achieving draws when jousting with Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries. He won two of the three debates with nondescript presidential rival McCain by consistently attacking Bush and blaming the 2008 financial meltdown on Republicans.
In previous debates, Obama sounded not much different than he did last week against Romney. Obama customarily looked down, gave disjointed off-topic sermons, and stuttered uncertainly. That did not matter all that much, given that his youth and professorial air contrasted well with the inept Bobby Rush and Alan Keyes, and he appeared on camera as a fresh face in contrast to old, familiar, retread politicos like Clinton and McCain.
Obama's handlers know all this. No wonder what worries them is not that Obama was off his game against Romney, but that the game itself — not Obama — has suddenly changed.
: (Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the author of the just-released "The End of Sparta." You can reach him by e-mailing: [email protected].)
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[Intro: Puff Daddy]
See I told ya'll
I told ya'll motherfuckers
I told ya'll to stop
I prayed for you to stop
But you didn't stop
And then we won't stop
[Hook: The Notorious B.I.G. (singing)]
Time, time for you to die
As I kiss.. your.. ass.. goodnight
Time, time for you to die
As I kiss.. your.. ass.. goodnight
[Verse 1: The Notorious B.I.G.]
I make yo' mouthpiece obese like Della Reese
When I release, you lose teeth like Lil' Cease
Nigga please, blood floods your dungarees
And that's just the half of my warpath
Laugh now cry later, I rhyme greater
Than the average playa hater, and spectators
Buy my CD twice; they see me in the streets
They be like, "Yo he nice, but that's on the low though"
Be the cats with no dough, tried to play me at my show
I pull out fo'-fo's, and go up in they clothes
Short-change niggas, snort 'caine niggas
Extortion came quicker, bought the Range nigga
Ya still tickle me, I used to be as strong as Ripple be
Til Lil' Cease crippled me
Now I play hard, like my girl's nipples be
The game sour like a pickle be, y'all know da rules
Move from BK to New Jeruz -- thinkin 'bout
All the planes we flew, bitches, we ran through
Now the year's new, I lay my game flat
I want my spot back, take two
Motherfuckers mad cause I blew, niggas envious
Too many niggas on my dick, shit strenuous
When my men bust, you just move with such stamina
Slugs missed ya, I ain't mad at cha (we ain't mad at cha)
Blood rushin', concussions, ain't nothin
Catch cases, come out fronting, smokin somethin
Sippin' White Russians, bitch in the Benz bumpin'
I laced it with the basic, six TVs a system
Knockin' Mase shit, face it, we hard to hit
Guard ya shit, 'fore I stick you, for your re-up
Wipe the pee up, lick shots, woke your seed up
Go in the ashtray, spark the weed up
Long kiss
[Interlude: Puff Daddy]
Hell, we don't give a fuck
We just absolutely don't give a fuck because
There ain't no love here
There ain't no love here
You know, we gon' keep doin' what we do
We gon' keep fuckin' you up
I'll be stomping your motherfucking head in, you fucking bitch
[Hook 2x]
[Verse 2]
Uhh.. I'm flamin' gats, aimin' at, these fucking
Maniacs, put my name in raps, what part the
Game is that? Like they hustle backwards
I smoke Backwoods and Dutchies, you can't touch me
Try to rush me, slugs go, touchy-touchy
You're bleeding lovely, wit'chyo, spirit above me
Or beneath me, your whole life you live sneaky
Now you rest eternally, sleepy, you burn when you creep me
Rest where the worms and the weak be
My nine flies, baptize, rap guys
With the Holy Ghost, I put holes in most
You hold your toast shaky, slippin' tryin to break me
Look what you made me do, brains blew
My team in the marine-blue, six Coupe
Skied it out, weeded out, cleanin' out -- the block
For distances, givin' long kisses BITCH!
[Interlude: Puff Daddy]
Only understand, I say a prayer for you
You know, that's the only thing I can do, just pray for your mind
Because, see, your mind is in control of your heart
Where its supposed to be the other way around
Your heart has got to control your mind
So now, I have no feelings for you
You have made me cold
[Hook 2x]
[Verse 3]
Frank White the menacing, Chron Chron's the medicine
I got the lettuce and, you turn green like cucumber skin
Got the new, Hummer in the summer when I was a new comer
Then, drugs and MAC-10s
Hugs from fake friends, make ends they hate you
Be broke -- girls won't date you
That's why I relate to, choke yo' ass out til your face blue
Make you, open the safe too
No matter how you call it (how you call it)
This brolic, alcoholic
Like his weed green'd out, like his brick solid
Distribute to, kids who, take heart like Valentine
Drink Ballantine, all the time
Slugs hit your chest tap you spine, flatline
Heard through the grapevine, you got fucked fo' times
Damn that three to nine, fucked you up for real though
Sling steel slow, as for remorse, we feel no
[Hook 3x]
[Outro: Puff Daddy]
See the fucked up thing is that I love you
You know what I'm saying
It's just in my nature to love you
I can't hate you
'Cause its not in my nature to hate you
You know, I don't know
Maybe I'm a different type of individual
But you have me on a line
And there's a thin line between love and hate
And God-forbid I cross that line
Cause I'm not gon' give a fuck
I'm telling you right motherfucking now
The shit that ya'll done started
Is never gonna stop!
We are never gonna stop!
And we're not talking about no other rappers
We're talking about you, motherfucker!
You know who I'm talking to
We comin' for you
We comin' for you
Feels so good
I'ma make you love me baby, baby
One of Biggie's tracks that contains the most shots at Tupac, even though his name is never actually spoken. This is the closest thing we have to a 2Pac diss by Biggie and it's mainly in response to 2Pac's "Hit 'Em Up", in which 2Pac called out Biggie
The title is inspired by mildly successful 1996 Geena Davis action vehicle The Long Kiss Goodnight, which also gave female rapper and Biggie sling Charli Baltimore her rap name. Biggie and Charli actually watched the movie a lot {citation needed} when Biggie was resting after his car accident, which inspired Biggie to give her this name {citation needed}.
If this was really about 2Pac, it appears this was written after 2Pac's death! Big references his car accident with Lil Cease twice in this song, and Big said in an interview that that car accident happened 3 days after Pac died. Big also raps about it being a "new year," by which he presumably meant 1997. Pac passed on September 13, 1996. Last, the title and theme of the song is "Long Kiss Goodnight," which comes from the film The Long Kiss Goodnight, which came out October 11, 1996, a month after Pac's death.
Lil Cease said it was about Pac. Then Puff said it wasn't. Then Cease said it wasn't.
This song samples Al Green's "The Letter".


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Mosquito Spraying Debate
By Health Day
.. officials may order aerial spraying to protect against the West Nile Virus... a potentially deadly disease that can be passed on to humans by infected mosquitoes.
But can the insecticide they use affect your health?
Researchers in California say not in the short term.
A UC Davis study analyzed emergency department records from Sacramento hospitals during and immediately after low-volume aerial spraying of the insecticide pyrethrin during the summer of 2005.
The researchers took that data and compared it to E-R visits in nearby areas not exposed to aerial spraying.
They looked at specific diagnostic categories including respiratory, gastrointestinal, skin, eye and neurologic diseases. all considered most likely to be associated with pesticide exposure.
The analysis found that exposure to aerial spraying was not associated with increased rates of emergency room visits for any of these conditions.
This is believed to be the first public health study on this topic...and while it concludes there's no short-term risk with aerial mosquito spraying, the researchers warn that the study did not address potential long-term health affects.
I'm Dr. Cindy Haines of HealthDay TV with the news doctors are reading health news for healthier living.
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Optical illusion demonstration at art society
February 12, 2014 —
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Art Society (CAS) will present John B. Johnston for "Light and Reflection," an optical illusion demonstration at the CAS Arts Center on Sunday, February 16 at 2 p.m.
Come explore the magic of mirrors, lenses, and light. Retired physics teacher Johnston will show off an array of specially crafted tools and contraptions to demonstrate the eye-popping properties of real-life phenomena.
This event will be held in tandem with the current CAS exhibition "Reflective Surfaces," featuring the photography of Julia Forrest and Flora Hogman. It is on display at the CAS Arts Center through February 23.
The show is for adults and teens age 16+. This event is free and open to the public, and small donations will be accepted at the door. For more information, visit www.catskillartsociety.org.


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"I have been a fan of Catholic Answers from its beginnings. Keep up this great apostolate, as it does help many of our Catholics appreciate their faith, especially in the military. Blessings and prayers for your continued success."
"I should not believe the Gospel except on the authority of the Catholic Church."


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My DD is almost 10 months old. Although I've enjoyed breastfeeding my daughter, I've decided that I'm going to give it up once she turns a year old. When should I start weaning her and how do i start?
My DD is almost 10 months old. Although I've enjoyed breastfeeding my daughter, I've decided that I'm going to give it up once she turns a year old. When should I start weaning her and how do i start?
Just wanted to say that you don't have to wean at a year and be sure you are doing so because you want to, not because you feel pressured to do so. Breast milk still has wonderful benefits past a year.
That being said, if you want to be done, then the weaning really needs to start happening after she turns one. She needs breast milk or formula up until one year of age. Then you can start adding in cow's milk (if you wish, is that the route you were going to take?) You can't start replacing feeds with cow's milk before the age of one.
So after she is a year, you can start to drop one nursing session at a time, give it a least a few days, preferably a week, and then drop another one. So on and so forth.
with Shannon. Weaning is best done after 1 year, and is always best done sloooowly! If you wean cold turkey, you set yourself up for possible problems with engorgement, plugged ducts, and mastitis, because your body doesn't understand that you've weaned. It expects the baby to come along and nurse at any minute, so it keeps making the same large amount of milk. To encourage your body to gradually cut back production, you drop a feeding, replace it with solids if the baby is >1 year old, or with formula if the baby is <1 year old, wait several days, and then drop another feeding. Most moms have the greatest success if they drop the least-favored feeding first. That often means that the wake-up, pre-nap, and pre-bedtime nursing sessions are the last to go.
Some things that can help you wean:
- Enlist helpers. The baby expects to get milk from you, but not from daddy or grandma! If they can take her when she wants to nurse, she may forget about nursing and skip a feeding.
- Distraction is your friend. When you're out and about, looking at new and interesting things, the baby may forget to nurse.
- Keep snacks and sippy cups of water available to the baby. Satiate her thirst/hunger with a solids or a sippy, and she may not need to nurse.
- Avoid your customary feeding locations. If you've always nursed in a particular chair, avoid it like the plague, because if the baby sees you in it she'll think "Nurse!"
- Expect setbacks. Sometimes the baby will really need to nurse, and it's okay to let her. When it comes to eliminating nursing sessions, you're aiming for consistency, not perfection.
Are there any nursing issues that are making you feel like you need to wean? If so, perhaps we can help you solve them, or at least provide confirmation that they're normal and will pass. Speaking as a mom who thinks that toddler nursing is the best part of the nursing experience, I'd love to help you continue on if you're interested. No pressure, of course! If you're feeling done, that's fine.
Do you work outside the home? If so, pump-weaning would be the first step. Then dropping others gradually as PP said.
My son weaned himself when I became pregnant, so you could always take that route
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Could the Chinese government soon open ports to U.S. milled rice imports? In mid-August, indications are that will happen and, considering the size of China's prospering, rice-eating class, the U.S. rice industry stands to gain a massive market.
An indicator of which way the Chinese government is leaning: in September, it will send delegation to the United States for a series of tours. The delegation will visit California and Mid-South rice farms, mills, and research facilities before traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. trade officials and legislators.
The opening of the Chinese rice market has not been an exercise for the impatient. Since 2005, Greg Yielding, head of the Arkansas Rice Growers Association, has spearheaded U.S. Rice Producers Association efforts to find a way through Chinese bureaucracy and myriad trade laws, along with language and cultural barriers.
In 2008, Yielding was fresh off a trip to China where he'd set up grocery store surveys and rice-tasting booths. Having garnered positive results from both, Yielding was enthusiastic. "China doesn't have an emerging middle class — it's already viable. Money is all over. Everything we're wearing and using is made there. They're taking our money and improving their living conditions."
For more, see Producers group works to open Chinese market to U.S. rice.
Now, three years later and having recently finalized the Chinese delegation's touring schedule, Yielding has only amped up expectations for Chinese acceptance of U.S. rice. "If you're a rice farmer or miller, how can you not be excited by the prospect of selling to the Chinese? This is a huge opportunity for all of us, including the Chinese who'll be able to buy a U.S. product that's second to none.
"This really is one of the most important things, in terms of agricultural exports, in years. This could be a huge market opening for us. And it could help our trade deficit with China."
Yielding – who lauds USDA Agriculture Trade Office (ATO) employees, the Foreign Agriculture Service, and the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in helping bring the market-opening process forward – recently spoke with Delta Farm Press about the long process to open markets, what the Chinese want from U.S. rice and what to expect in coming months. Among his comments:
On what's happened between 2008 and now…
"Since (the last DFPress story in September 2008), we continued to do U.S. rice promotions and surveys.
"We traveled to Shanghai and surveyed folks on not only long-grain but also medium-grain – Neptune and Jupiter. The surveys had even better results: 80-plus percent of folks liked the medium-grain. The long-grain results stayed around the high 70s.
"So, we were still seeing the same positive survey results. The Chinese supermarkets and importers kept saying they want U.S. rice on the shelves. We'd sit down with them and explain we need market access from their government.
"At the same time, we were working with APHIS employees, who were sending letters to the Chinese asking for market access and explaining that a pest-risk assessment wouldn't be necessary for milled U.S. rice.
"We also were working with grants provided by the Emerging Markets Program for the USDA and Foreign Agriculture Service. There are now five ATO offices in China. I started working with the ATO office in Shanghai and they've really helped us out.
"I conducted surveys in Guangzhou in southeastern China north of Hong Kong. Then, we did surveys in Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong and also in Zhuhai, next to Macao. After that, I went north to Shanghai, where we worked with different stores and chains."
Were you still cold-calling people? Or did you have enough connections after the first round?
"For the second round, we worked with some of the same chains.
"For the third round of surveys in Shanghai, it was back to cold calls. By then, it wasn't hard because the Chinese really wanted to do it. With one of the Shanghai stores, the ATO office was especially helpful – the store is actually in the same building the office is in."
Same set up in grocery stores with the samples and surveys?
"We tweaked it a bit but we still had the 'U.S. rice' displays, the surveyors in outfits. We changed up the gifts – hand towels, shopping bags, other things -- for completing the surveys.
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Demand GMO labelingMarch 11,2014
Demand GMO labeling
Andy Leaders claim that GMO is a natural phenomenon could be used to argue that sanitary landfill is sanitary.
Natures evolution process is not in any way the same as the process man applies in the name of GMO. The manipulation of DNA to achieve results for profit is in no way for the benefit of mankind. Producing unsustainable amounts of food to feed an overpopulated world is not in the best interests of the humans of this planet. Introducing pollution into the ecosystem that gets short-term results ignores the long-term effects. Sixty years ago I fished regularly in Lake Champlain. Are weed-free green grass on your lawn and the chemicals spread on the farms worth the condition of Lake Champlain today?
Cross breeding plants is not GMO. The GMO corn as we know it today cannot grow in the wild. Producing food with built-in insecticide means we devour that insecticide ourselves. Means the insecticide affects all insects coming in contact with the plant. Means you cannot use the seed to grow the next crop because the GMO also is deliberately sterile, which requires you to purchase new seed each year.
There is no triumph of modern science. That we cannot create a clone of any kind makes that clear. You cannot use the genes from only one string of DNA to clone an entire animal. Manipulating one gene from one string of DNA is pointless because living things consist of many types of nucleic acids.
A cloned animal looks nothing like its parent. It is a myth that we can truly clone anything. Why then does anyone believe that manipulating one gene will only produce positive benefits when the interaction of many genes is required to create the whole?
As has been demonstrated many times, mans intervention fails to take into account the many unknown interactions among the details. Science reduces processes to simple one-at-a-time events because dealing with the whole is far beyond mans capacity to comprehend.
As long as corporations are not held responsible for what they introduce into our environment in the name of profits we are all at risk.
Demand GMO labeling. It is the least we can ask.
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Home List of Titles Abrupt and ramped flicker-defined form shows evidence for a large magnocellular impairment in dyslexia
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- Abrupt and ramped flicker-defined form shows evidence for a large magnocellular impairment in dyslexia
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- Laycock, Robin; Crewther, David P.; Crewther, Sheila G.
- Abstract
- Controversy still exists over whether there is a magnocellular deficit associated with developmental dyslexia. Here we utilised a magnocellular system-biased phantom contour form discrimination task defined by high temporal frequency contrast reversals to compare contrast sensitivity in a group of children with dyslexia and an age- and nonverbal intelligence-matched control group (9-14 years). Stimuli were either abruptly presented for 4 refresh frames (34. ms), or in two reduced transience conditions had contrast progressively ramped on and off over either 4 frames or 10 frames (86. ms). Children in the dyslexia group showed increased contrast thresholds compared with the control group in all three conditions, and thus strong evidence for a magnocellular deficit. Although the absolute size of the differences in threshold scores between control and dyslexic groups increased dramatically between the abrupt and the 4 and 10 frame ramped onset stimuli, the similar effect size across all tasks, and also the similar range of contrast change at the first frame of stimulus presentation across all tasks between groups suggests that a similar neural mechanism could provide the locus of the apparent magnocellular deficit in children with dyslexia for all tasks tested. These results suggest that threshold discrimination of stimuli with low contrast and high temporal frequencies designed to target the magnocellular system, and has great potential for early screening for children at risk of visually derived reading difficulties.
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Brain Sciences Institute
- Source
- Neuropsychologia, Vol. 50, no. 8 (Jul 2012), pp. 2107-2113
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- 2012
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- 1109 Neurosciences; 1701 Psychology; 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Contrast sensitivity; Dyslexia; Flicker-defined form; Magnocellular
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- Elsevier
- 0028-3932
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- In the battle of the big banks, should investors side with JPMorgan Chase (JPM) or Goldman Sachs (GS) ?Jim Cramer told Debra Borchardt at TheStreet.com Monday he's investing in Goldman for his charitable trust, Action Alerts PLUS, and he wishes that he had invested more.
Cramer said JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon will rise above the scandals and distinguish the firm as more than just a mortgage bank. He said if Dimon really wanted to turn public sentiment in his favor, the CEO should decline his bonus this year and prove that he's willing to do the work to turn things around.
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Water-absorbing polymer balls can grow to 400 times their original size.
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The soft and colorful product can be easily mistaken by a child for candy. When the marble-sized toy is ingested, it can expand inside a child's body and cause intestinal obstructions, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and could be life threatening. The toys do not show up on an x-ray and require surgery to be removed from the body.
Be Amazing! Toys toll-free at (877) 798-9795, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.beamazingtoys.com, then click on Safety Recall at the bottom of the page for more information.
About 14,200 in the United States and 1,200 in Canada
This recall involves marble-sized toys that absorb water and grow up to 400 times their original size. They were sold as Monster Science Colossal Water Balls (model #7255) and Super Star Science! Colossal Water Balls (model #7704). Monster Science packages contain eight balls and "Growth Powder." Super Star Science! packages contain five balls. The balls were sold in an assortment of blue, green, orange, purple, red, yellow or clear colors. The "Be Amazing! Toys" star logo, "Ages 8+", the name of the toy, "Colossal Water Balls" and a warning not to use without adult supervision are on the front of each product's packaging. Model numbers are printed on the back of the packaging.
None reported. CPSC is aware of one incident with a similar water-absorbing polymer ball product in which an 8-month-old girl ingested the ball and it had to be surgically removed.
Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and contact Be Amazing! Toys for a refund.
Specialty retailers and education centers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, BeAmazingToys.com and WorldMarket.com from September 2010 through November 2012 for about $3 per package.
Be Amazing! Toys, of Salt Lake City
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Magnetic Balls 8/10/12
Meaghin Jordan "Good boy." (Braylon claps) Two-year-old Braylon Jordan somehow swallowed eight super-strong magnetic balls, which are at least 15 times stronger than traditional magnets. The force of the magnetic attraction punched through Braylon's small intestine - almost all of which had to be surgically removed. Meaghin Jordan "Braylon isn't allowed to eat anything, so he has to be fed through a tunnel catheter in his chest." Braylon has to wear an ostomy bag day and night that catches his waste. Still, it could have been worse. Dr. R. Adam Noel "Braylon is fortunate to be alive." Braylon's doctor, R. Adam Noel, is conducting a nationwide study and says he's seeing an alarming increase in this type of injury. Several different companies sell these rare-earth magnets and advertise online, including Buckyballs, Zen Magnets, Magnet Balls, and Neocube. "They are fascinating, and sales are through the roof. For example, Buckyballs, which has only been on the market since 2009, claims to have annual sales of more than 25-million dollars." Buckyballs has a warning that states "keep away from all children, and do not put in nose or mouth." Andrea Rock "But our investigation shows that warnings in other brands of magnet sets could be easily missed." Zen Magnets' warning is buried under several layers and encased in cellophane. And some online retailers do not have any warnings. Toys "R" Us simply touts "endless hours of play." Andrea Rock "We are concerned that the warnings on these magnetic balls have not prevented serious injuries in children, and we are calling for the removal of these toys from the consumer market." The Jordans bought the magnets long before they had Braylon and had no idea of the potential danger. Meaghin Jordan "I would advise parents with everything in me not to buy them at all." .."
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The Attorney General's Office is in the process of collecting all the items that were used at the Independent prosecutor's office when it was set up in 2009. The items include a Ford SUV, furniture, computers, cabinets, chairs, bookshelves and other office equipment.
Samoa News understands that Independent Prosecutor Fa'amomoi Masaniai transferred the IP's Ford SUV to the Public Defender's office along with the computers and office equipment, and there was also some equipment transferred to other government agencies.
Ua pasia e le Maota Maualuga i le taeao ananafi sa latou iugafono e faavae ai se Komiti Suesue a le Senate (SSIC), e gafa ma le iloiloina o mataupu tau tupe ma gaioiga a le malo, lea e le o manino lelei i ai le Fono Faitulafono.
The Financial Aid Office at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has recently taken steps to clarify a change in the federal student aid policy for the current 2011-2012 academic year in order to avoid confusion and misunderstanding with regards to student funding for summer school.
Attorney Afoa Leulumoega Su'esu'e Lutu yesterday declared he is running for Governor of American Samoa in the coming general election. Afoa, a High Chief of Utulei, has chosen for his running mate, Le'i Sonny Thompson a ranking orator of Ofu, Manua and currently Director of Administrative Services.
The Senate yesterday passed a resolution to establish a Senate Investigating Committee (SSIC), when all Senators attending yesterday's morning's session voted yes.
Sixteen Longliner mariners have just completed two weeks of training for U.S. Masters operating in the American Samoa Longline Fishery. The training was coordinated with the Tautai-O-Samoa-Longline & Fishing Association, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) American Samoa Safety Detachment Office, American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Observer Program.
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Mr Doyle met with the group - led by Deputy Prime Minister Fonotoe Lauofo - at Parliament House.
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Some hot drinks for cold, wintry days
The cold and often snowy days of January call for hot drinks to warm up the insides.
And the most popular of these beverages are coffee, tea and hot chocolate, with hot mulled cider close behind, when it is in season.
Tea is a drink that is easily brewed and packed with health benefits, including immunity-boosting powers.
Green tea is winter's hottest beverage.
To brew the best mug, pour hot water – not boiling but steaming hot – over the tea bag or leaves and let it steep for up to 3 minutes. This is according to Mary Lou Heiss, co-author of "The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook."
Different kinds of green tea are:
— Sencha: It's one of the most popular types in the United States and Japan. The name refers to tea leaves that have been steamed and then roasted to bring out the grassy tone.
— Genmaicha: Mixed with grains of toasted brown rice, it brews up a slightly nutty-tasting cup with a mild flavor. It is great for those new to green tea, it was noted.
— Gunpowder: Tight pellets of the leaves unfurl in hot water. It has a robust flavor and a slightly earthy aroma.
— Dragonwell: Also known as Longjing tea, it's one of China's most famous green teas. The leaves are pan-fired to create a full, toasted flavor.
— Matcha: This is actually ground leaves that are whisked into hot water for a frothy, strongly flavored drink.
— Winter Solstice: This is a premium-quality spiced tea, suited for enjoyment during the coldest months of the year. Black teas are combined with spices, vanilla and citrus to yield an aromatically tantalizing treat.
— Holiday Breakfast Blend: This is a blend of the finest black teas, created with cold weather enjoyment in mind. It is in its third decade and is a recurring favorite with tea drinkers.
Coffee comes in all manner of flavors, so it needs only the addition of cream and a sweetening ingredient. Some coffees are blended with a glimmer of berry fruit and give the aroma of chocolate, suggesting hints of cocoa and baking spice in the mix.
This information is from Peets Coffee and Tea which blend coffees from the four growing regions of Latin America, Africa, Arabia and Indo-Pacific.
Hot chocolate is a favorite drink of youngsters and is quite popular with adults at football games during cold weather. A prepared hot chocolate powder mix can be used and made from a recipe at home.
Here is a recipe for a Mexican hot chocolate drink from the Kitchen Keepsake Book. It has the additional flavor of cinnamon and a tablespoon of vanilla as well as being thickened a bit with flour.
Mexican Hot
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups cold water
6 cups milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
Combine sugar, cocoa, flour, cinnamon and salt in a large saucepan. Stir in cold water and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often. Slowly stir in milk and heat almost to boiling. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
With a rotary beater or mixer, beat the mixture until it is frothy. Serve in mugs or cups, garnishing with a cinnamon stick or a dollop of whipped cream. Serves 10.
A simpler way to make a one-serving cup of hot chocolate follows. It is how my mother made it for the McHugh children in the 1940-1950s.
I don't remember store-bought hot chocolate mix being in our house until the late 1950s.
Hot Chocolate
1 cup milk
1 heaping teaspoon cocoa
2 heaping teaspoons sugar
Dash of vanilla
Combine cocoa and sugar in pan. Pour in 1/4 cup of milk and stir over medium heat.
As it warms, the cocoa will dissolve. Add remainder of milk. Let milk come to a very slow simmer and remove from heat. Never let it boil or a scum will appear that needs to be removed or beaten in well with a rotator mixer or whip. Top with marshmallows or whipped cream.
Here is another way to make hot chocolate. The name sounds German to me but whatever nationality, it is a rich cup of chocolate drink, with the serving suggestion of only allowing 1/2 cup. It makes 15 servings.
Wolfensburger Pass Hot Chocolate
15-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
4 ounces semi-sweet cooking chocolate, 4 squares
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
6 cups milk
In a small saucepan, mix condensed milk and chocolate. It also can be melted in the microwave first. Stir constantly over low heat until chocolate melts and is mixed in well. Cool to room temperature and fold in whipped cream. Mix 1/4 cup of the chocolate mixture with 3/4 cup steaming hot milk and enjoy.
The condensed milk and chocolate mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week in a covered container.
Spiced tea is a tasty drink. The powdered mix can be purchased or it can be made quite inexpensively at home and stored in a jar or tin to make 5 1/2 cups of mix.
This recipe is from the Kitchen Keepsakes Cookbook.
Spiced Tea Mix
1 cup instant tea
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Thank you, NarutoBase Staff
I have to give 1 this time...
Seeing how Obito is so bitter and full of anger and hate---wanting to kill everyone and causing so much troubles makes me hate him even more than ever before. LOL.
You're all ridiculous---those of you who gave it a 1.
Don't understand what everyone is *****ing about. The chapter was good, and had an underlying message that people completely missed. Tobi was talking about how the villages aren't actually unified and that nothing has really changed. Yet what we saw was a perfect uniting of all villages to pull of the best collaboration we have ever seen. All the elements had a specific purpose in that they all exemplify their respective country, ie konoha used fire for th fire country, sand used wind for the wind country, etc, etc.
People don't appreciate the things Kishi is actually trying to portray through his panels which as always were beautifully drawn. Also lol at people that said the alliance was fodder - they just owned madara, obito and the Juubi.
Also just because you want to see sasuke doesn't mean that every chapter until his is shown is crap since it didn't include him.
Last edited by Gatsuuga; 12-05-2012 at 08:56 AM.
Originally Posted by Aimee Matsuyama
Madara admired and praised their "perfect combination".
Stop your *****ing. This chapter is a good build up for what is in store for next chapter.
I thought the same during the Kages' fight with Madara.. There's no buildup, Madara is gonna simply OP them, and they all will be amazed by his power. The same bullshit continues until some twist no jutsu happens, like Sasuke-Oro doing something or Naruto taming 10 tails or unleashing a new power (possibly given by the other bijuus)..
It felt like watching a cooking class...! :rofl:
anyways 3/5 from me..!
Disappointing...although I wasn't expecting to see so many lava and storm element users! Those elemental kekkai genkai aren't that rare! And it was interesting seeing the sarutobi clan...
But I really wanna see whats happening with the kages and with orochimaru too!
Meh.... 2/5.
It was cool seeing the villages work together, and Shikamaru's Dad's skills.
I wanted to see some Oro and Sasuke.
That in anime would be like 2 minutes, which is about how long it took me to read it.
I wanna see the Perfect Form of the Jyuubi, as well as some Taijutsu users fight Madara. Guy and Rock Lee teaming up maybe?!?!?!
I hope next chapter makes up, maybe some fighting only to see its useless vs Madara and Obito, then The Perfect Form is completed. Then it pops to Oro and Sasuke or The Kage situation :D
I can't believe people actually enjoyed this bullshit..man the fanboyness is strong within you guys.
ever since the Juubi came its been getting worse and this last chapter was garbage, Madara and Obito are going to laugh this combo off, we need Orochimaru and Sasuke already
The Juubi's perfect for will look awsome. It needs to look epic to make up for the fact that its current form looks like the monster in a five year-old's nightmare.
I'm gonna be honest, it was boring.
They can not know about the 5 minute limit!
Also... does everybody has a kekkei genkai now? Lava.... Storm... wtf
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Multiple Storm and Lava Element Users
Chapter is a build up to squash Naruto's Alliance No Jutsu
Next Chapter:
Naruto: EAT THIS!!!
Madara: Juubi!
Juubi launches Shinra Tensei making a huge crater knocking the shit out of Naruto and the alliance.
Originally Posted by Tobiwan
They can not know about the 5 minute limit!
naruto, kakashi, gai, and bee all know about.
Well i love it cos we will still see a shift i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ τ̣̣ђё story........maybe sasuke nd oro
did anyone notice how temari praises shikkaku , she loves that family .... & shikkamaru ..... right ?
as you guys mentioned so there is no need to read about this chapter,right?:confused:
short and not exciting
maybe anime of this episode will be much better
and we know they cant stop juubi with this :D .
painful part is to w8 1 week for nothing new :-s .
and yes we need to see sasuke now :D
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The Shan gets canned
Huh?, Mike Shanahan is Broncos freggin history.
Up until I read R-Luv's comment about it in the comment section of this blog, I hadn't heard, or really even considered this.
Well that's not exactly true, after suffering through Sunday's game in San Diego and watching the Broncos go from leading the AFC West by three games to losing it with only only three games left, the idea of Mike taking a hike had creeped it's way into my head.
<font color="#00275d" Makes you wonder how long Pat Bowlin has been contemplating this move. Some speculated it would happen last year, not me. I thought Mike would retire a Bronco.
I remember listening to Mike talk a little smack during a radio interview at Broncos training camp this past summer.
Mike was feeling a little cocky and said that he would "Guarantee that the Broncos would make the postseason this year."
I heard that and thought "oh sheet, he didn't just say that did he?"
He did, and the Broncos didn't.
Every once in a while the topic of canning the Shan would come up in conversation, but it
usually ended with, "yea, but who are you going to replace him with?"
It's a good question, as pertinent then as it is now, "Who are the Broncos going replace him with?" The only logical answer is Mike Ditka, I'm kidding, or am I? Give it some thought.
I'm thinking (I'm sure Pat Bowlen is too), that John Elway could do this if "he" was so inclined, don't be surprised if that idea gets tossed around into the head coach mix.
Elway as head coach of the Broncos would silence the nay-sayers, appease the fans, and bring peace to a restless Broncos country.
Plus from a fans point of view, how cool would it be to see Elways mug at Mile High again, running the show just like old times (Just please put on shirt John).
This is what Pat Bowlen had to say about canning the Shan Man: "After giving this careful consideration" (Which means, I had a nice chat with Elway), " I have concluded that a change in our football operations is in the best interests of the Denver Broncos.
This is certainly a difficult decision, but one that I feel must be made and which will ultimately be in the best interests of all concerned."
Bowlen went on to say, "I appreciate the 21 years that Mike Shanahan has given to the organization as an assistant and head coach, and the two Super Bowl wins in that time. His contributions hold a special place in Broncos history."
Shanahan's record is 146-91 with the Broncos, including 8-5 in the postseason. His 154 victories, including eight with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988 and '89, have got him tied with Marv Levy for 15th place on the NFL's all-time list of coaching wins.
On a personal note, I really like Mike. He never pulled punches with anyone. He's reserved (usually), but is articulate and well (carefully) spoken.
The day the Broncos won their first Superbowl was the day my pug Jonsie died.
That Superbowl had special meaning on a bunch of different levels for me. Mike was running the show then and for that he will always have my respect and admiration.
He was/is a class act and had a knack for spotting hidden talent, especially running backs.
Mike Shanahan, thank you and good luck in your future endeavors.
Consider purchasing a cowboy hat and taking a road trip to Dallas?
Remember it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile and Cowboys are usually friendly folk…D
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I was shocked when I heard on the news yesterday that Shanahan was fired. Jets & Lions coaches I could see but this one was a suprise. I hope they don't live to regret it! Glad you're feeling better and Happy New Year!
Hey D,
Hope you're feeling better.
Yeah, seems like the end of an era for the Broncos. It would be interesting if Elway did take the job. Sorry to hear about your pug Jonsie passing on their first Superbowl win. That's crappy on a lot of different levels.
Yeah, this one was a big surprise to me. I guess a few Super Bowls doesn't necessarily give you job security for life.
Can't see the Broncos getting any better coach than him, so I think that was dumb by letting him go.
-King of Cali
R-LUV and JULIA-Feeling much better today, thanks
MAXBLOG-Welcome to the Rant, those Super Bowls were a long time ago, and we've missed the playoff 3 years in a row. Believe it or not, it seems to me that most Broncos fans are ok with this bold move.
KING OF CALI-Sup man, guess that remains to be seen, tell Brian Fuentes I said hi…D


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Daniel Snyder: 'RG3' Not Okay; 'Redskins' Okay
The Washington Post's entertainment and nightlife blog "The Reliable Source" reports that at the Vanity Fair/Bloomberg party in D.C. on Saturday night, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder snapped at a guest for calling his star quarterback by his nickname, RG3, instead of his proper first name. "It's Robert," Snyder snarled at the partygoer.
So to recap: According to Snyder, it's okay to use the term redskins, a derogatory term which is offensive--considered racist--to many Native Americans, and its use is currently being challenged in court and by the U.S. Congress. But don't you dare call an athlete by his nickname--which is really just his initials--that he himself uses.
RG3 is, of course, Robert Griffin III, the 2011 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback out of Baylor University who is now one of the most exciting players in the NFL. In addition to being named to the Pro Bowl last season, RGIII was the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and the Sporting News Rookie of the Year. He led the Redskins to a 10-6 record and their first playoff appearance since 2007.
Griffin's been known as RG3 since at least 2009, when he was playing at Baylor and a Waco, Texas, sports anchorman called him that, as ESPN recounts, and it stuck.
Just don't call him "Bob," as New York Giants d-lineman Osi Umenyiora learned.
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Assistant Police Chief Richard Cantu said the raid took place after investigators learned that the resident there, 48-year-old George Steven Ramirez, was possibly making and selling methamphetamine.
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Cantu said investigators obtained a warrant to search the property and surprised the occupants.
Ramirez already was wanted on a parole violation (blue warrant), making him ineligible for bond.
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A 32-year-old woman who was in the residence at the time of the raid, identified as Michaela Ann Fuentes, was arrested on the same charges, not counting the parole violation charge.
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Cantu said no officers, suspects or neighbors were injured in the raid.
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