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Millimeter continuum emission from stars
Over the last two decades, the high sensitivity and spatial resolution of the VLA has revolutionized stellar radio astronomy. Using the VLA, major advances were made in studies of non-thermal radiation from a wide variety of stellar types. Recent upgrades in the VLA bandwidth have increased sensitivity, and this revolution has continued. ALMA has extended imaging of stars to higher frequencies.
Photospheric emission becomes much easier to observe at millimeter wavelengths owing to the Rayleigh-Jeans Law. ALMA can resolve the photospheres and chromospheres of giant and supergiant stars within a few hundred parsecs. Moreover, in addition to free-free emission, ALMA will allow (sub)millimeter imaging of thermal emission from dust in stellar envelopes. ALMA will detect the photospheres of stars across the HR diagram, including those in the Bright Star Catalog, as it did recently for α Centauri (Liseau et al A&A 573, L4 2015).
ALMA's ability to detect the photospheres of so many stars allows it to measure positions relatively often to astrometric accuracy. The orbit of any planet around its central star causes that star to undergo a reflexive circular motion around the star-planet barycenter. By taking advantage of the incredibly high resolution of ALMA in its widest configuration, we may be able to detect this motion. This will enable ALMA to indirectly detect planets which may orbit these stars.
Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
As nuclear fuel deep within a star is burned, instabilities occur. These may result in rapid increase in heating, which may be seen by observers as a thermal pulse driven episode of mass loss. Nuclear-processing enriches the outer envelopes of the star; as dense warm material enriched in C, N, O, P, S and Si deep in the star cools, condensation produces stardust. The dust is accelerated outward during pulses and drags gas along with it into the circumstellar envelope, which may be imaged in dust continuum or in the lines of molecules such as CO, SiO and their isotopic variants. Thus, ALMA provides a sensitive probe of not only the physics of the stellar matter but of its nucleosynthetic origins. In several Early Science studies, ALMA's high resolution has identified unknown components of stellar systems while its spectral line sensitivity has provided insight into isotopic variations within lost-mass shells and into dust formation processes near the stellar photosphere.
In one remarkable recent study, ALMA has imaged the detached molecular shell and circumstellar medium of the AGB star R Sculptoris with unprecedented detail during Cycle 0 (Maercker et al 2012). The ALMA data shows that the shell originates with change in mass loss rate and expansion velocity during a stellar thermal pulse. An ALMA image in a line of CO at 0.9mm wavelength reveals spiral structure in shell, suggesting an unseen companion star or massive planet modulates the loss of mass from the star. The ALMA observation demonstrates change in mass loss rate by a factor of thirty accompanied by a decrease in the expansion velocity.
Further observations (Vlemmings et al 2013 A&AP 556, L1) found variations in the 12CO/13CO intensity ratios in R Scl, signifying abundance variation in the isotopes. The ratio in the shell (~19) differs from that (>60) near the star; the ratio varies by more than a factor of ten within the shell. Isotopic fractionation in the cool (~35K) shell along with selective dissociation, perhaps owing to an embedded ultraviolet radiation source, may account for these variations although some part of them may arise from variation owing to nuclear processing in the star.
Decin et al. (2015A&A 574,5) showed that correlated structures seen in molecular images of the evolved carbon star CW Leo (IRC+10216) may result from spiral shell structure induced by an unseen binary companion, in a similar fashion to that seen in R Scl.
Figure 1. CW Leo spectra from ALMA in selected parts of a 20 GHz bandwidth measured by ALMA. Intensity is in Jy/bm and spectral resolution 1 MHz. Upper panels (red) show IRAM 30m spectra; lower panes the ALMA data.
Cernicharo et al (2013 ApJ 778 L25) imaged IRC+10216 with ALMA in nine excited vibrational states of HNC J=3-2 covering energies up to 5300 K. The radius of the unresolved emitting region is 0.6" or three stellar radii, similar to the event of dusty clumps observed in the infrared. The physical and chemical conditions in the dust formation zone should be characterized by modeling of inner envelope species. Owing to the high sensitivity, a briar patch of narrow and unidentified lines was seen.
Figure 2. Image of CO in the J=3-2 line from ALMA Cycle 0 data. The blue spiral connects emission components and shows the pattern of mass loss from the central star guided into the spiral by an unseen companion.
Figure 3. The Boomerang Nebula reveals its true shape with ALMA. The background blue structure, as seen in visible light (HST), shows a classic double-lobe shape with a very narrow central region. ALMA's ability to see the cold molecular CO gas reveals the nebula's more elongated shape, in contours. Contours levels shown are at 5s (white), 10s (blue), 20s (magenta), 30s (gray), 40s (red), and 50s (black), with s = 7.5 mJy/beam. The beam (FWHM) is shown as the white ellipse in the lower left corner. The ALMA data validate suggest a model incorporating two nested spherically symmetric shells: a warm inner shell extending 2.5–6'' with an expansion velocity of about 35 km/s and a cool, extended outer shell extending 6''–33'', with a velocity of about 164 km/s. The latter shell is cooled below the temperature of the cosmic microwave background through adiabatic expansion. The ALMA observations show that the inner component is bipolar, with a dense waist, and the outer component is patchy but roughly circular and similar in dimensions to the model, bearing in mind that a significant fraction of the flux in absorption has been resolved out. Credit: Bill Saxton; NRAO/AUI/NSF; NASA/Hubble; Raghvendra Sahai.
Post-AGB stars.
After the outer shell of the star is lost, the hot central stellar remnant is exposed, and its energetic radiation begins to ionize the remnant circumstellar shell, creating a planetary nebula. Many planetaries are markedly asymmetric, with material flowing outward at high velocity in the polar direction, and at lower velocities equatorially. Often a region of neutral gas and dust is found in the equatorial plane; ALMA provides excellent high spatial and kinematic sensitivity for imaging these regions. The Boomerang Nebula is one example of such an object. An ALMA image of the Boomerang obtained by Sahai, Vlemmings, Huggins, et al. (ApJ 777, 92) shows a central hourglass-shaped pre-planetary nebula surrounded by a patchy, but roughly round, cold high-velocity outflow centered on a dense waist containing large grains (yellow in the image above). As the flow from the central star expands, it cools through adiabatic expansion. This process has cooled the envelope substantially below the temperature of the Cosmic Microwave Background, the 2.7K relic radiation from the Big Bang which pervades the Universe. Thus the region appears to be among the coldest in the Universe, ironic for material so close to a hot central star. The ALMA observations also show that the outer regions of the CO flow are rewarmed, probably by photoelectric grain heating.
Supergiant and Hypergiant Stars
The Supergiant star VY Canis Majoris
An oxygen-rich red supergiant well-known for the complexity and large mass of its envelope is VY CMa. Using publicly available ALMA Science Verification data, Richards et al. (2014) and O'Gorman et al. (2015) imaged VY CMa with in the submm dust continuum and in the emission lines of water masers at 658, 321, and 325 GHz. The ALMA images at the highest frequency trace dust on spatial scales down to 11 R⋆ (71AU), locating two prominent components. One of these is associated with the star but the brighter, component 'C', lying about 400 AU to the southeast is massive, cool (Td ≲ 100 K) and lacks molecular emission near its peak. Overall the dust emission displays an anisotropic morphology, with 17% of the total dust mass located in clumps within a roughly spherical stellar wind. This pattern suggests continuous directional mass loss over decades. The masers extend over ~90 km s-1 and lie in irregular thick shells about the center of expansion, confirmed as the stellar position. Different transitions, however, form non-overlapping clumps with velocities consistent with expansion but exhibiting drastic and irregular departures from spherical symmetry. The maser inner rims lie at successively larger distances from the star, while the outer rims lie within the central 1.2" at ~2500, 6300, and 7500 AU in the order of the transitions given above. Bright elongated maser features suggestive of shocks are seen at up to 2000AU from the star, perhaps associated with dust formation.
The Hypergiant star &eta Carinae
The object &eta Carinae is considered to be an important short-lived unstable phase in the life of the most massive stars in galaxies, shortly before they explode as supernovae. It is one of the most luminous galactic sources and is regarded as an extreme case of a Luminous Blue Variable. This southern source may consist of two very massive (50-80 M) stars in a wide 5.5 year orbit. The binary is surrounded by a highly bipolar nebula containing 1-2 M of material which was ejected by one of the stars in 1843. No other stellar object (apart from supernovae) is known to have such extreme mass loss (i.e., ≈ 2x10−3Myr−1). At submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths, &eta Carinae is also avery strong source showing regular variations with a cycle of 5.5 years (it reaches about 40 Jy at maximum at 230 GHz). The variation in flux density is due to eclipsing events from the binary system. In addition, &eta Carinae is a strong emitter in the hydrogen
Millimeter observations of supernovae (SN) offer exciting possibilities, complementing observations at other wavelengths in important ways. As the radio spectrum of a supernova evolves, the higher peak flux density is expected to occur earlier in the millimeter wavelength regime. Thus at millimeter wavelengths one might observe supernovae more promptly and further away than at longer wavelengths. Very bright SNII could easily be detected andmonitored with ALMA up to a distance of 350 Mpc, i.e. z ~ 0.1.
Figure 4. ALMA identified CO and SiO in the SN1987A inner ejecta. The CO clumps comtain at least 0.1Msun of 12CO, an order of magnitude more than measured in the first few years after the explosion.
As the ejecta expand and cool, dust is formed. Recent ALMA observations of Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud showed that dust continues to form. Furthermore, in the central regions CO and SiO molecules are also found. In fact, although the data were too fragmentary for an analysis, both abundant Si isotopes, 28Si and 29Si were imaged over partial velocity extents. This suggests that ALMA might probe the nucleosynthetic character of the debris around the remnant, illuminating the evolution of its central star. ALMA views the full velocity range of emission, unobscured by dust. Doppler tomography will be possible with the completed ALMA in CO and other molecules that will probe the spatial, chemical and kinetic environment within the inner ejecta. [Kamenetzky et al., 2013 ApJ, 773, 34.]
Gamma ray bursts
Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are the brightest transient phenomena in the Universe, arising from poorly understood physical catastrophes which may involve the collapse of the densest core of a massive star to a Black Hole, or possibly the coalescence of two collapsed objects. Millimeter emission lags the high energy burst in time and can provide key insight into the development of the burst. The development of the burst can then be used to derive the energy, density and other key parameters of the explosion and help characterize the nature of the originating event. Even pre-Early Science ALMA was capable of measuring a GRB—test observations were made of GRB110715A at z= 0.8224 and made public as part of Science Verification (Sanchez-Ramirez, de Ugarte Postigo, Gorosabel et al. 2013, Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics VII, 399).
The Sun
ALMA constitutes the largest ground-based instrument for solar research built in our decade. At a recent Workshop, attendees noted that ALMA will address several key solar physics problems posing particular observational challenges:
– Imaging the dynamic chromosphere: one of the greatest challenges to ALMA since it will entail imaging a source that fills the beam and varies on a time scale of tens of seconds.
– Imaging solar flares: A recent mystery has revolved around the so-called "sub-THz" spectral component to certain large flares. Unlike the expected synchrotron component, it shows an inverted spectrum.
– Radio Recombination Lines: High-n hydrogen RRLs have been detected in the 350 and 450 micron bands using an FTS. It is expected that certain ions (e.g., O VI) may also be detected as the result of overpopulation of states by dielectronic recombination.
– Prominences and filaments: imaging with high resolution these cool, filamentary structures suspended in the low corona and the precursors to spectacular eruptions into the interplanetary medium.
Figure 5. ALMA whole-disk test data from February 2011. Observations were taken through a high level of attenuating atmospheric water. Normally special solar filters would have been inserted to attenuate strong solar radiation.
Structure and dynamics of the chromosphere
The emission of the quiet Sun as seen in the millimeter and submillimeter (Fig 5) arises mainly from thermal emission from the chromosphere, which is a thin layer above the temperature minimum region, where non-radiative heating first becomes manifest. The chromosphere constitutes a complex and rapidly evolving plasma structure. It is dynamically driven by the convection of the underlying photosphere. Its ionization structure changes dramatically from the temperature minimum to the base of the corona. ALMA's potential for measuring lower solar atmosphere temperatures directly without complex modeling enables studies of energy flow in the region. Interpretation is difficult however as shocks propagate through the region, and complex magnetic field structure mediates flows. ALMA can provide subarcsecond snapshot images of the dynamic chromosphere to probe these phenomena.
Millimeter and submillimeter Solar Flares
Electrons are accelerated in solar flares to energies beyond 70 MeV and emit synchrotron emission and gamma-ray bremsstrahlung. BIMA observations ([Kundu et al. 2000, 2001] suggest that the synchrotron emission continues beyond the millimeter waves into the submillimeter regime. A subset of large solar flares present a "sub-THz" component which shows an inverted spectrum up to 405 GHz and could be even more prominent in the higher frequency bands accessed by ALMA. ALMA offers only a limited field of view but options to improve flare observations with ALMA are available. For instance, ALMA could be split into sub-arrays to cover a larger area, at the cost of lower sensitivity and spatial resolution. ALMA could also be operated not as an interferometer, but in a single-dish mode. Each antenna may be pointed at slightly different locations within the active region so that an entire active region is covered by a rapidly sampled mosaic.
Solar Recombination Lines
Clark et al. 2001 have reported the detection of the Hydrogen recombination line emission in the 350µm and 450&mum band—ALMA Bands 9 and 10. They resport a dramatic increase of the line-to-continuum ratio moving from the center of the solar disk to its limb. These lines may provide a new probe of the altitude structure of the quiet solar atmosphere above the limb and in prominences.
Prominences and Filaments
Filaments in the sun appear as cool snakelike structures suspended in the corona above magnetic neutral lines. Seen in absorption against the disk at long wavelengths, they appear in emission above the limb. They may undergo eruption in association with coronal mass ejection. Across the ALMA Bands, the emission changes from optically thick to optically thin, suggesting that ALMA observations with high spatial and temporal resolution across the wide ALMA frequency window may allow new insights into their physics.


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Bill Lucks, senior advisor and broker of record for Sperry Van Ness-Miller Commercial Real Estate in Lewes, recently attended the first National Association of Realtors Environmental Summit in Washington, D.C.
Lucks is among a select, hand-picked group of realtors from across the nation to begin the process of determining how NAR should address climate change, and how it will affect both residential and commercial real estate.
"Dramatic changes in our environment will have an impact on how and where people want to live, which will inevitably transform local real estate markets. This summit is an opportunity for realtors to assess and prioritize the wide variety of environmental risks that could affect the way people buy and sell property," said NAR President Steve Brown.
The speakers at the summit included Dan Glickman, who served as the secretary of agriculture under President Bill Clinton, and Tom Ridge, first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, former governor of Pennsylvania, president and CEO of Ridge Global and partner at Ridge-Schmidt Cyber.
Panel topics included the economic impact of environmental changes, politics of natural resource management, public perceptions of environmental risks and threats, smart growth, and environmental regulations and protections.
Lucks said, "Climate change may create a different world for all realtors, and the time has come to address the issue and to determine what solutions we can bring to the table."
In addition to being a senior advisor with SVN-Miller, Lucks is also on the board of directors at NAR, a member of the NAR Broker Involvement Committee, the chair DelPac for the Delaware Association of Realtors, a past president of DAR, a member of the Sea Level Advisory Committee for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and currently serves on the Beach Regulations Advisory Committee and the Well Water Review Committee. For more information on the outcome of the Environmental Summit, contact Lucks at email@example.com or call 302-703-0377.
Sperry Van Ness–Miller Commercial Real Estate, with offices in Salisbury, Md.; Annapolis, Md.;, Bethesda, Md.; Seaford; Wilmington; and Lewes provides advisory, brokerage, consultation, and leasing services to clients in Maryland and Delaware, and asset and property management in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. For information contact 410-543-2440 or go to www.SVNMiller.com.
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It is because of remarks such as these that the Republican John Boehner, who will be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, was able to say recently that Washington had been "disrespecting the American people".
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For some years, the American electorate has been voting consistently against the party in power. Mr Obama is the third president in succession to lose control of the House of Representatives at the halfway point. More than 70 per cent of Republicans embrace the Tea Party, but the feeling is not reciprocated. If conservatives could vote for the Tea Party as a party, they would prefer it to the Republicans.
In his book published earlier this year, The Ruling Class: how they corrupted America and what we can do about it, Professor Angelo Codevilla, who teaches at Boston and Stanford, writes: "Our rulers, both Democrats and Republicans, gladden the hearts of some one-third of the electorate – most Democratic voters plus a few Republicans". This Ruling Class, he adds, has a party: the Democrats. It is where you find Harvard graduates (such as the President), Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, the Hollywood crowd and media types. Professor Codevilla argues that the first tenet of the Ruling Class is that its members are the best and brightest, while the rest of Americans are retrograde, racist and dysfunctional unless properly constrained.
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In our days the winning takes all and the looser, nothing. It is the chance to get useful information and marketing techniques for best exhibiting. A chance to get your company on the winning side.
Exhibitor 2014: The trade show and conference for all exhibitors.December 17, 2013
http://www.activteam.com/activteam_engl_1/stand_construction.htmlDecember 6, 2012
A great collection of exhibition stand designs. From modern to fantasy, The are really nice.
Wonderful Video, Wonderful Stand DesignsApril 11, 2012
Wonderful Video, Wonderful Stand Designs
It's a must see and the music so nice …
Why custom stands are better?March 2, 2011
Custom stands have a great advantage over system stands. Custom stand designs are the best way to attract more visitors at the trade show exhibition. These custom stands are basically customized according to the company's goals and corporate brand. These designs are handmade and the materials that are used for the construction of the stands are often based on the budget of the company.
A well tailored stand is what people look for in an exhibition. When it comes to leaving the ultimate impression on the visitors then you are required to have custom stand.
Custom stands are made by wood, iron and other necessary materials for giving the company a very striking look at the trade show.
We don't believe in the promotion of system stands because there is no innovation in it. Since, they are already pre-build, there is no scope of enhancement. These system stands are pre-build panels which need to be just adjusted together. So, where is the creativity in this task? Thus, we follow our golden rule of uniqueness in our every endeavor. We, recommend custom stands in order to enhance visibility and the results of a trade show.
A Creative Exhibit Booth Design Equals More VisitorsNovember 8, 2010
Imagine the potential benefits of having an exhibit booth design that both creates visual appeal as well as draws visitors to it. The benefits would be nearly endless. It could potentially bring long term business for the exhibiting company and work as a continuing form of advertising.
The exhibit booth design works by lingering fresh on the minds of the visitors who saw it. If it makes a good enough impression on the visitor, they will be talking about it a year later. Customers will likely even go to the next trade show anticipating your exhibit booth design. Visitors will come to know the company name and remind company's brand.
Exhibit booth design is the most important part of a tradeshow event. It is the mobile hub of the exhibiting company. Just as is important to take pride of the company logo and place of business, is also important to take pride of the exhibit booth design. Exhibitors have one chance to make a lasting impression at the trade show.
Creativity in the exhibit booth design is an important part in the trade show because it is this creativity that will put your exhibition booth above the rest of the competitors. When visitors see your booth, they will flock to it giving the opportunity to gain a loyal customer or make a sale. Common or dull exhibit booth design, usually get lost in the trade show among the competitors.
Many times, it is a products packaging that makes the sale. Children look for cartoon characters and bright colors while, adults look for sleek and neat packaging. This alone makes the sale many times regardless of what is inside the package. It is this same concept that comes into play with exhibit booth design. Visitors will look at the company's "package" (presentation) and this is what will draw them into the sale. Having a stylish and appealing exhibit booth design that was built while thinking out of the box will intrigue the visitors to stop in the booth and ask more questions about the offered products or services.
It is hard to be unique in a world that is full of competitors trying to stand out. It is not impossible to achieve this success though. With a creative exhibit booth design, exhibitors have a unique booth that is sure to be talked about.
With a creative and unique booth design companies exhibit at the trade show with the confidence that are portraying a strong, lasting image to visitors.
In the economic downturn, participation in foreign exhibitions becomes more important than everApril 16, 2009
Experts agree loyal customers and new contacts will return and drive profits as soon as the economy begins its inevitable turn-around. Participation in a foreign exhibition reassures customers the business remains healthy; and it makes them wonder why many of your competitors have failed to make an appearance. When the recovery begins in earnest, the exhibitor's competitors will struggle against a major disadvantage: The exhibitor was there even during the slump, and they were not.
John Kannt, marketing advisor of EUTEA says: If the exhibitor participates in foreign exhibitions even during the downturn, making the point he is "present as usual" without reducing or changing his corporate image, he will see significant return on his investment when the economy begins growing again. In the down economy, the foreign exhibitor may cut costs by reducing space, but he should continue "branding" his logo, image, and identity, putting special emphasis on customer service.
Kannt and other industry leaders predict significant advantages from continuing to participate in foreign exhibitions as if were business-as-usual:
1. With proper follow-up contact, more contacts and more leads will become profitable clients.
2. The company's presence sends a strong message to existing clients: We are here, we are healthy, and we remain a leader in the market.
3. The exhibitor gets a realistic estimate of customers' loyalty and respect for his products and services.
4. Participation in international fairs boosts morale and motivation among the sales staff, inspiring them to drive sales in spite of the recession.
Further, John Kant, insisting smart business people cannot afford to miss international exhibitions, recommends staying faithful to the basic principles that have made past presentations successful:
Even if the company chooses to cut costs by reducing space and staffing, it must maintain customized exhibition design; customers must see the company's brand and image as clearly and powerfully as ever.
Do not change the visual branding. Changes will disturb customers. In times of crisis, people naturally respond well to anything that remains "normal," deriving comfort from the sameness. Reassuring customers, the company remains strong and vital as always, Kannt recommends constructing the same custom stand you always have used.
Clients naturally wonder how the crisis has affected the exhibitor's business; the more it looks like "business as usual," the more customers will feel confident the business will remain a reliable partner and supplier.
How to create a successful exhibition standNovember 20, 2008
Create an Eye-Catching Booth
Your company might make computers or luxury automobiles. You might sell scrub brushes. It doesn't really matter. When you're at a trade show, what you're selling is your image.
Your exhibition booth is perceived to be a reflection of what you are like as a company.
The target of a long term exhibition strategy should be to create and maintain a visual brand.Visual Branding Keys To Make Your Business Memorable
Have you ever asked yourself why a competitor's business gets more attention?
The answer just may have to do with the elements that go into how memorable the business is. And that has to do with branding.
Visual branding and messaging – the silent sale.
But exactly what is branding, anyway? Think of branding as predefining what a company is all about in the minds of its clients. Good branding differentiates your products and services in a positive way that really sticks in the minds of potential customers.
Your stand should include your corporate colours or a modern design that fits in the company's image.
Branding as predefining what a company is all about in the mind of its client's.
Good exhibition design differentiates your company your products and your services in a positive way that really sticks in the minds of potential customers.Take Apple for example
Exceptional design is the personality of Apple and thus is key to it's brand experience. It's products are exceptional, Apple stores are themselves an exercise in visual branding – the minute you step over the threshold you are immersed in Apple theatrics. In exhibition presentation, there's no difference.
Every aspect of the experience with the company is visually stunning. Visual differentiation as a strategy for success is not merely window dressing, but an accurate reading on their brand personalities.
Custom exhibition design allows you to create your visual branding a memorable look differentiates you from the competitors and create a leader image.
With so many new companies and products coming to market every day, consumers turn instinctively to strong brands they know and trust.Make your presence unique
When designing the stand make sure it passes the 30 second test – 30 seconds is roughly how long people will look at your stand before they decide to visit or walk on. So the message must be loud and clear.
A custom booth can be a big investment. But if it's done right, it can attract attention and give a strong impression of your company to visitors. With careful planning and experienced professional help, you should be able to plan a stand design that meets your goals without breaking your budget.
A custom trade show booth is uniquely designed and constructed for your company not made on a prefabricated frame. A stand made by prefabricated frame does not allows unlimited forms and shapes.
Custom booths can give you great freedom in choosing the shape, design, layout and configuration of your booth and they can make your company stand out from the crowd on the trade show floor.
A custom exhibition is a real opportunity to display the personality of your business by creating an eye-catching exhibition presence.Can't afford to be the biggest booth on the floor?
Don't worry, you can still attract attention with a creative and unusual exhibition booth design. Some stand constructors get creative by choosing a unique shape for their booth.
Get professional help. Professional exhibit design firms can work with you in designing a custom booth that will get attention-without going over-budget.


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Victoria's Dirty Little Secret
You've probably heard VS rolled out a line of lingerie for teens called "Bright Young Things."As part of the PINK brand for all the teenaged "things" across the world, these undies feature polka-dot hipsters with "Feeling Lucky?" printed on them, a lacey thong with the words, …Read More
Sex Sells, But We're Buying More Than We Bargained For
"To live in a culture in which women are routinely naked where men aren't is to learn inequality in little ways all day long." – Naomi Wolf In a world where advertising-fueled media is inescapable, where the pornography industry has infiltrated all aspects of …Read More
Our Issue with Swimsuits (or lack thereof) in Sports Illustrated
Every February, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue hits the mailboxes of 70 million SI subscribers, every newsstand and media outlet, and hundreds of millions will view the thousands of digitally manipulated, nude and near-nude images online. Since it's unlikely you will hear any …Read More
Cosmo Magazine: The Best-Seller That Sells Women Short
Cosmopolitan magazine – the notoriously risque and best-selling women's magazine for decades – says it is "by women for women." In a media landscape jam-packed with sources by men for women, this magazine has serious potential to break free from the stifling, predictable, cookie-cutter portrayals of sexuality, bodies …Read More
There is More to BE than Eye Candy
People in the 21st Century spend nearly 8 hours per day using entertainment media. In fact, the average person in the U.S. appears to be "plugged in" nearly every waking moment of the day! In a world where advertising-fueled media has become all but inescapable, …Read More
Porn & Pop Culture: Taking Our Power Back
"To live in a culture in which women are routinely naked and men aren't is to learn inequality in little ways all day long." – Naomi Wolf Beauty Redefined stands firmly behind a few truths; one of which is "there is more to BE than …Read More
We're Not Buying Candie's or Their Sexed-Up Ads!
Thanks to Dr. Jennifer Shewmaker, who heads Operation Transformation, we have learned about the teen clothing line Candie's latest ad campaign! Beauty Redefined is all about recognzing and rejecting harmful messages about women's bodies, and the blatant sexualization of very young women's bodies for marketing …Read More
Porn & Pop Culture: A Deadly Combination
In the last year, I have spent hours on the phone with a good friend as she discovered her boyfriend's heavy use of pornography and his eventual cheating on her. I have cried with a colleague who carries the burden of finding out her dad, a …Read More
How Girls and Women Can Take Back Beauty
It takes real-life strategies to recognize harmful ideals about beauty and health and then reject them! Start with this list of totally doable strategies to redefine beauty and health in ways that promote real health, happiness, strength and love for yourself and others. Stop …Read More
How Boys and Men Can Help Take Back Beauty
Below are some practical tips that boys and men can use in the battle to take back beauty. This important cause can be greatly benefited by the support of males who care! RUN from Normalized Pornography: Depicting sexual images and dialogue is now a normal part …Read More
A Hit TV Show Under Inspection: XOXO, Gossip Girl
High society and low blows are back as teen drama GOSSIP GIRL continues its rein as a smash hit in its 4th season, giving millions of viewers a glimpse into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite. Here, we're offering the inside scoop on this wildly …Read More
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The soft drinks and snack foods maker says it has quit advertising cola to children under 12 years of age and has voluntarily limited portion sizes in products bound for schools. "Our intent is not to just beat our chests and try to take credit for what we're doing. We're just quietly doing it because it's the right thing to do," said Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Frito-Lay North America.
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My dog barks at snails climbing up the fence so she's hardly a reliable guard dog, so doesn't give me much reassurance!
My dog barks at snails climbing up the fence so she's hardly a reliable guard dog, so doesn't give me much reassurance!
Most murders etc are done by someone Known to the victim .. Still scary .. But randomn murders are not that common .. Just with this case .. It may be a family member ... Very sad for such a young life !
Helicopters are back, probably should expect this for the rest of the week
i saw them unloading this morning.
i have changed my route to school so ds doesn't ask questions.
i do hope they can end the families waiting....but i guess i still sort of hoped they would find her alive...and never thought they would find her in our park.
DS and I did one of my uni assignments at the creek there last year...were digging around the banks and recording plant life and anything else we could find (bugs and abiotic matter)...makes me feel ill now.
They are saying they are looking at another reserve or something, other then Old Joe Creek.. Anyone heard where the other location is?
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People matter. Organizations are recognizing this and investing more in their employees to make sure they have the information they need to succeed. Luckily for hotels, this means the demand for training meetings is rapidly increasing.
May 28, 2015 12:19:00 PM
People matter. Organizations are recognizing this and investing more in their employees to make sure they have the information they need to succeed. Luckily for hotels, this means the demand for training meetings is rapidly increasing.
Topics: Knowland University, Hotel Trends, Training, Insight, Meetings and Events
Jul 7, 2014 9:35:00 AM
Are you looking for a way to improve your skills and grow within your career but don't know where to start? It's always hard to take the first step, especially when you don't know what options are out there! Hoteliers like yourself have options that can provide you with expertise and skill that others may not have.
Topics: Knowland University
Jun 25, 2014 9:40:00 AM
When shopping for something new, there are mutliple reasons why you choose a certain product. You think about the basic, functional reason you are buying the product, then you outline what features and benefits are plausible for your budget, and then you start to consider personal preferences.
Topics: Knowland University, Webinar Topics
Apr 27, 2014 11:00:00 AM
The global meetings and events industry is evolving rapidly, but for professionals involved in the pharmaceutical market segment, the industry is evolving at break neck speed. 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (fondly called by many "Obama Care") marked the beginning of a new era for pharma meeting planners. As a result of the new legislation, an enormous amount of information reporting is now required from pharma planners – and more importantly – there are major penalties for failure to report on these thousands of pieces of data about the meetings between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers.
Topics: Knowland University
Apr 21, 2014 1:38:00 PM
Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners are not like the rest. With the recently implemented Sunshine Act, other regulations, and an ever changing industry, it can be difficult to understand exactly what they need from you. Their busy schedules and strict budgets keep them coming back to hotels that are knowledgeable and easy to work with when planning meetings.
Topics: Knowland University, Webinar Topics
Feb 19, 2014 10:55:00 AM
This is the last part of our blog series dedicated to understanding third party meeting planners – we are now all experts on what third parties are and why event planners use their services (and if you're not, click here to start from the beginning).
But how can you take what you've learned and effectively apply it your sales strategies? Well, it boils down to learning about third parties' existing relationships.
Topics: Knowland University
Feb 12, 2014 10:09:00 AM
Yes and no! Last week we talked about what third party planners are and what kinds of services they provide. But now that we know who they are, we need to explore why they are becoming so prevalent in the hospitality industry.
It's not always obvious why meeting planners use third parties and, at times, it may frustrate you to have another party in the negotiations. But it all comes down to their ability to provide help.
Topics: Knowland University, Webinar Topics
May 20, 2011 5:00:00 PM
We have just been named a Great Place to Work by The Washington Business Journal, and as Kaitlin so eloquently put it, we already new that. Coincidentally an article was published at about the same time in Talent Management Magazine about lessons learned from the most admired companies, and it got me thinking about what we can do to continue building a company for which people want to work.
Topics: Knowland University
Mar 25, 2011 1:00:00 PM
We have recently launched our Employee Development Pipeline, an ongoing effort to continuously build a culture of success at the Knowland Group, in which people at all levels in the organization have opportunities to grow personally and professionally. The pipeline attempts to address the needs of those who are motivated to take on the challenge of developing their careers.
Topics: Knowland University
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Tag: device
Garmin takes heat for dog-zapping device
Garmin, a company that makes devices that tell us how to get from here to there, has unveiled its latest gadget aimed at "teaching" your dog good behavior — by shocking him when he misbehaves.
The Delta Smart is a small, smartphone-compatible gadget that fits over a dog's collar, enabling an owner, through an app, to keep track of their dog's activity levels, and how much barking they are doing while we're away.
It's not the first Garmin product for dogs, and not the first to include a shock feature — but it is the first to spark such widespread protest and an online petition asking the company to remove the feature.
The product promises to "reduce or eliminate unwanted behaviors" and make your dog a "more enjoyable member of the family."
It gives dogs warnings by beeping, vibrating or by applying what the company likes to call "static" or "stimulation" — which is a nice way of saying a jolt of electricity.
There are 10 levels at which a dog can be zapped, either by an owner who is present, or remotely.
As the petition points out, it's not the right way to train a dog:
"For example, a woman wants her dog Bowser to learn to not jump on the couch. Bowser trots into the family room, jumps up on the couch, and climbs into her daughter's lap — at which point the electric shock hits him. She has now put her child in serious danger.
"Bowser will not associate the act of jumping up on the couch with the pain; he will associate her child with the pain and could very well become aggressive toward her."
Like all the makers of shock collars, Garmin says the jolt does not hurt the dog.
"What is missing from this argument is the fact that aversive methods only work if they scare and/or hurt the dog. If the zap doesn't bother the dog, then the dog will not learn. Electric shock collars do hurt and scare dogs. If they didn't, no one would use them," says the author of the petition, dog trainer and freelance writer Tracy Krulik.
We haven't seen the CEO of the company try one out (but then again maybe he or she hasn't misbehaved). To the company's credit the new device has put some cushioning over the two metal probes that, in earlier versions, stuck into the dog's neck.
The Delta Smart is basically a combination of a FitBit-like device and the company's "Bark Limiter," which has been on the market for a while.
In the ad above, various dogs are shown, each labeled for the kind of bad behavior they engaged in — barking too much at the mailman, shredding the blinds, stealing food off the kitchen counter, knocking over the trash can, chewing up the slippers.
The "dog activity trainer and remote monitor" can correct all those problems — even when you're not home, the ad says.
It can monitor barking and activity levels while you're away, and it comes with tags that can be placed on items and in areas you don't want the dog near that activate warning tones when the dog approaches.
In other words, it is a control freak's dream — and it's only $150.
After the video was posted on Facebook, it had nearly 2,800 comments, most of them condemning the product as cruel, and the wrong way to train a dog, according to the Washington Post
On YouTube, the company has disabled public comments on the video — and if you try to leave one, you receive an electrical shock. (OK, we made that last part up.)
You've got to wonder, though, technology being what it is, if the day will come when we get shocked for making wrong turns or for not taking enough steps during the day, for failing to do our sit ups or eat our vegetables — and if someday, by a family vote, we can equip a bratty nephew or an annoying uncle with such a device.
For his own good, of course, and just to make him a "more enjoyable member of the family."
Posted by John Woestendiek September 15th, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, app, bark limiter, barking, behavior, behavior modification, collars, control freaks, cruelty, delta smart, device, dog training, dogs, electric, electrical, electricity, garmin, jolt, modification, monitor, petition, pets, shock, shock collars, technology, training, zap
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Samsung doesn't make a dog-skinning machine, Snopes.com reports
True, some South Koreans still eat dog meat.
True, Samsung is a South Korean company.
But, no, Samsung does not sell and distribute a washing machine-like device with spikes in which dogs — sometimes alive — are spun to remove their fur.
Snopes.com has labeled the rumor false.
A call to boycott the South Korean multinational conglomerate — featuring a photo of the alleged device — has been widely shared over the Internet.
"The device pictured in the graphic is real, but the accompanying description of it is inaccurate," says Snopes. "This device is not manufactured or sold by Samsung, and it was not used to skin a live dog."
Snopes reported the photograph used in the graphic was taken by Swiss documentary photographer Didier Ruef in South Korea in 2002, who noted the device was being used to eliminate the fur from an already-dead dog.
The machine resembles a commercially available device that is used to de-feather slaughtered chickens, but it was more likely a homemade version, Snopes said.
The graphic bouncing around the Internet shows the machine, and falsely describes it this way:
"These machines are manufactured by Samsung to ripped (sic) the hair off dogs while they are still alive in the machine as it spins!
"Samsung supplies these machines to vendors and dog meat traders. Not only is Samsung actively helping the barbaric practice of dog eating to continue but are also contributing to the suffering of thousands of dogs that are being tortured and killed, by being boiled, blow torched or skinned alive, the most horrific brutal methods possible by the dog meat butchers.
"Samsung does not care! Their interest is only in profit."
How Samsung came to be pinpointed in the campaign, and who is behind it, are both unclear.
There are petitions online that encourage boycotts of Samsung and LG products.
But those aren't aimed at those company's products — only at encouraging those companies to use their influence to help end the practice.
Having visited and been sickened and appalled by the open air markets in South Korea where live dogs are butchered and sold for their meat, I'm all for calls to end the practice, and all for well-aimed boycotts.
But such calls need to be culturally respectful, and they need to be based on truth — which is plenty horrible enough — not manufactured facts and made up scapegoats.
(Photos: Snopes.com)
Posted by John Woestendiek July 27th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, boycott, butchering, campaign, companies, corporations, device, dog, dog meat, dogs, eat, eating, false, graphic, internet, lg, machine, markets, misinformation, petitions, pets, rumor, samsung, snopes, south korea, untrue
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Prototype device allows blind people to keep tabs on the health of their guide dogs
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a device that allows blind people to better monitor the health and well-being of their guide dogs.
The researchers are fine tuning a vibrating harness that monitor a dog's breathing and heart rate and shares the information with the dog's handler, according to NC State News.
"Our goal is to let guide dog handlers know when their dogs are stressed or anxious," said Sean Mealin, a Ph.D. student at NC State and lead author of a paper describing the technology.
Mealin is blind and works with his own guide dog, Simba.
"This is important because it is widely believed that stress is a significant contributing factor to early retirement of guide dogs and other service animals," Mealin said. "The technology may also be able to help handlers detect other health problems, such as symptoms of heat exhaustion."
The researchers developed a specialized handle, equipped with two vibrating motors, that attaches to a guide dog's harness.
One motor is embedded in the handle by the handler's thumb, and vibrates – or beats – in time with the dog's heart rate.
When the dog's heart rate increases, so does the rate at which the motor beats.
The second motor is embedded in the handle near the handler's pinky finger, and vibrates in synch with the dog's breathing. The vibration increases and decreases in intensity, to simulate the dog breathing in and out.
"Dogs primarily communicate through their movements and posture, which makes it difficult or impossible for people who are blind to fully understand their dogs' needs on a moment-to-moment basis," said David Roberts, an assistant professor of computer science at NC State and co-author of the paper.
"This challenge is particularly pronounced in guide dogs, who are bred and trained to be outwardly calm and avoid drawing attention to themselves in public."
The paper, "Towards the Non-Visual Monitoring of Canine Physiology in Real-Time by Blind Handlers," was presented yesterday at the Second International Congress on Animal Computer Interaction, in Johor, Malaysia.
(Photos: NC State News)
Posted by John Woestendiek November 17th, 2015 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, beat, blind, breath, breathing, device, dog, dogs, guide dogs, harness, health, heart rate, monitor, motors, north carolina state university, pets, pulse, sean mealin, technology, vibrations
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High tech device promises to tell a dog's mood — by monitoring the wag of the tail
Yes, ohmidog! pokes cruel fun at "new technology" from time to time, but only when "new technology" deserves it — as is the case with this tail wagging monitor a group hopes to bring to the market.
Some Cornell University graduates have launched an Indiegogo campaign to finance the manufacturing of DogStar TailTalk, which they describe as a translator of dog emotions.
The device consists of a lightweight sensor that wraps around your dog's tail, monitoring the speed and direction of the tail's movement with an internal accelerometer and a gyroscope.
Coupled with a phone app, the developers say, it will tell you when your dog is happy, and when his or her tail wag may be a sign of stress.
There's some hard science behind it — but not much.
Scientific studies conducted in Italy have concluded that the prominent direction of a dog's tail wag is an indicator of whether he's happy or feeling anxiety, aggression or fear.
Wagging more to the right is said to be an indication of positive feelings.
The developers of the device say the direction of the wag isn't always discernable to the naked eye: "Tail wagging is asymmetric and includes complex emotional signals that the human eye cannot recognize."
We're not so sure about that, just as we're not so sure that a dog owner, seeing their dog's tail wagging upon meeting, say, another dog, will have time to fire up the app to determine whether the meeting is going to go well.
Like a lot of canine-oriented technology — from treat poppers to automatic ball throwers to spy cams — this little gizmo takes over a task and/or responsibility that we should be doing ourselves, thereby growing closer and better knowing our dog, as opposed to distancing ourselves from our dog and giving them the features of robots.
As the goofy video above shows, the device may have some value when used remotely, such as learning the dog really doesn't like the dog walker at all, but that — again — is something a dog owner should be able to ascertain beforehand without gyroscopes or apps.
The design team says it consulted on the project with "professors from the famous College of Veterinary Medicine in Cornell University."
We think we smell a class project resurfacing for the marketplace. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Current plans call for the TailTalk app to work with iOS or Android phones, and to include features like the "Happiness Overview" function, which tracks a dog's emotional status over the course of a day, a week, or a month. The monitoring device will be waterproof and "chew-resistant." We can only hope that dogs, annoyed by having a tail attachment, don't inadvertently chew through something other than the device.
So far, the campaign has raised about a third of its $100,000 funding goal.
If all goes according to plan, the TailTalk device will be ready to hit the market in about a year, and we suspect that — just as there are those who are willing to fund it — there will be those willing to buy it.
Because while the dog may sometimes wag his tail, and the tail may sometimes wag the dog, technology seems destined to almost always wag us.
Posted by John Woestendiek October 8th, 2015 under videos.
Tags: animals, anxiety, app, campaign, cornell, crowdfunding, device, direction, dog, dogs, dogstar, emotions, fear, fearful, happy, high tech, indiegogo, marketing, marketplace, monitor, pets, research, science, stressed, studies, tail, tailtalk, technology, wag, wag direction, wagging, wags
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But wait! There's more
Sometimes, technology is little more than putting a bygone relic to new use.
Witness the Woof Washer 360 — basically a Hula Hoop with holes in it that attaches to your garden hose, allowing you to squirt your dog clean with the kind of coverage Anderson Cooper might envy.
It's currently being direct-marketed to consumers with the kind of goofy ad direct-marketers are famous for.
"Rover loves to play, but he ends up filthy from the day," we are told, as if we are second graders who wouldn't otherwise realize that.
Simply connect the magic wand to a hose, add soap, slip it over your dog and the "sudsy solution" will "scrub" Rover clean — in less than one minute.
The secret, we're told, is the "360 degree design…Amazing…like a soothing massage for your pet."
Somehow, we are supposed to conclude that "Rover" will not be as frightened by a giant hoop producing dozens of streams of water as he is by a garden hose.
We are supposed to "Act now!" of course, because this item is "not available in stores."
And what would any TV/Internet only offer be without the ubiquitous added incentive: "But wait, there's more" — in this case a bonus "Woof Washer 360 Microfiber Quick Drying Mitt" to dry your dog even faster.
Woof Washer 360 comes in two sizes — small ($19.99) and large ($24.99).
One one level, it makes a weird kind of sense. Then again it looks like the kind of contraption that ends up stashed in the corner of the garage, gathering cobwebs.
But worry not; decades from now, when its unearthed anew, the grandkids can always use it as a Hula Hoop.
Posted by John Woestendiek July 2nd, 2015 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: act now, ad, advertisement, animals, bath, bathing, clean, commercial, contraption, device, direct marketing, dog, dogs, garden hose, grooming, hula hoop, not available in stores, pets, technology, wash, woof washer, woof washer 360
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A fitness tracker (geesh) for your dog
Reading stories about technological advances hitting the marketplace often makes me roll my eyes — because many of those so-called innovations, in my view, are like those new clothes that emperor wore.
Case in point, fitness trackers — those devices you wear on your wrist to remind you to get off your duff. Perhaps they perform some more vital functions, but based on a TV ad — pretty much the extent of my knowledge about them — they will buzz or beep if you've been sitting still too long (which most often is a result of earlier technology, i.e. the computer and television).
If that weren't ridiculous enough, there are also (eye roll) fitness trackers for dogs.
Forbes reports that Whistle, the maker of a fitness tracker for your dog, is raising $16 million in a Series B venture capital round, bringing its total funding to $25 million.
In other words, a lot of people with money believe in it.
Whistle's $100 Fitbit-like dog collar features a 3-axis accelerometer to track movement, Bluetooth for connecting with your smartphone, WiFi, and an app that collects fitness data, allowing you to track the activity level of your dog.
Whistle has acquired Snaptracs, which makes Tagg, a GPS tracker for your dog that — in addition to tracking movement — also includes a temperature sensor to make sure your dog doesn't get too hot or cold.
The interest of such companies is understandable, given society is nuts about gizmos, apps and pets. On the latter alone, Americans spent $58.51 billion last year, according to the American Pet Products Association.
I'm all for any device that helps find dogs when they're lost, but really now, do we need devices to let us know whether our dogs are too hot, too cold, and getting enough exercise?
We already have two devices for that, called eyes. And better yet, they are rollable, and don't need recharging.
(Maybe someday there will be a wristband I can wear that notifies me when I am rolling my eyes — and reminds me, perhaps with a gentle zap of electricity, that it's not an attractive trait.)
We're in danger of letting silly gizmos replace our common sense, while gizmo-making companies get rich on our gullibility.
That's how my rolling eyes see it; others see it differently. As Whistle CEO and founder Ben Jacobs explains:
"As the Internet of Things moves into these initial areas, people are looking at other key parts of life," he is quoted as saying in the Forbes article. "The pet is a member of the family and an interesting vertical in the Internet of Things."
Is there an app to translate that?
Posted by John Woestendiek January 30th, 2015 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, apps, collar, collars, collection, data, device, dog, dogs, eye roll, fit, fitbit, fitness, gizmos, gps, pets, products, snaptrac, tagg, technology, wearable, whistle, wristbands
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"Dogs with No Names" provides an insightful look at the plight of reservation dogs
It sometimes seems a new dog book leaps off the presses everday — some not so good, some far too precious, some (though we like goofy) way too goofy, some noble and some ignoble.
Often, the most noble ones are so preachy, pedantic and overwrought they leave you feeling like you've spent six hours locked in a room with an evangelist who's more concerned with lassoing your mind than opening it.
"Dogs With No Names" is an exception to that — a collection of photos, thoughts and insights gathered by Dr. Judith Samson-French while she was on a mission to sterilize stray and feral dogs on an Indian reservation in Canada.
It has a point, without being preachy; it has heart, without being schmaltzy; it has depth, valuable insights and some awesome photographs; and it looks at the plight some reservation dogs face without being desperate, culturally insensitive or overly judgmental.
Millions of unnamed, unclaimed and often unwanted dogs roam North America's indian reservations — some feral, some tame, many somewhere in between — doing what they need to do to survive, including repopulating.
Samson-French's mission was to implant a new type of contraceptive into female dogs on a reservation in Alberta, Canada, but her insights extend far beyond Canada, and far beyond reproduction.
She exposes the adversity, despair and suffering reservation dogs often face, and she looks at ways to compassionately and effectively address the overpopulation problem. She examines the behavior of reservation dogs, and how they've evolved to the conditions they live in. And she doesn't overlook the role humans have played — and could play — in the equation.
The book lives up to its billing as "an intimate look at the relationship between North America's First Nations communities and dogs: seeing past our prejudices to build bridges and understanding between our often combative cultures."
Samson-French is a veterinary clinician and surgeon with over 20 years of experience. She owns and operates a veterinary hospital in the Rocky Mountain foothills. A graduate of McGill University (B.Sc.) and the University of Alberta (M.Sc.), she received her doctorate in veterinary medicine from the Ontario Veterinary College.
All of the profits from the sales of Dogs With No Names are donated to the Dogs With No Names project, of which Samson-French is founder.
(Photo: The cover photo of "Dogs with No Names," courtesy of evocativedogphoto.com)
Posted by John Woestendiek June 25th, 2013 under Muttsblog.
Tags: alberta, animals, book, books on dogs, canada, contraception, control, controlling, culture, device, dog, dog books, dogs, dogs with no names, feral, implant, indian, Judith Samson-French, native americans, overpopulation, pets, population, reservations, stray
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Costley P.L.,Royal Womens Hospital
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews | Year: 2013
The rate of operative deliveries (both caesarean sections, vacuum extractions and forceps), continues to rise throughout the world. These are associated with significant maternal and neonatal morbidity. The most common reasons for operative births in nulliparous women are labour dystocia (failure to progress), and non-reassuring fetal status. Epidural analgesia has been shown to slow the progress of labour, as well as increase the rate of instrumental deliveries. However, it is unclear whether the use of oxytocin in women with epidural analgesia results in a reduction in operative deliveries, and thereby reduces both maternal and fetal morbidity. To determine whether augmentation of women using epidural analgesia with oxytocin will decrease the incidence of operative deliveries and thereby reduce fetal and maternal morbidity. We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (30 June 2013). All published and unpublished randomised and quasi-randomised trials that compared augmentation with oxytocin of women in spontaneous labour with epidural analgesia versus intent to manage expectantly were included. Cluster-randomised trials were eligible for inclusion but none were identified.Cross-over study designs were unlikely to be relevant for this intervention, and we planned to exclude them if any were identified. We did not include results that were only available in published abstracts. The two review authors independently assessed for inclusion the 16 studies identified as a result of the search strategy. Both review authors independently assessed the risk of bias for each included study. Both review authors independently extracted data. Data were checked for accuracy. We included two studies, involving 319 women. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in either of the primary outcomes of caesarean section (risk ratio (RR) 0.95, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.42 to 2.12) or instrumental delivery (RR 0.88, 95% CI 0.72 to 1.08). Similarly, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in any of the secondary outcomes for which data were available. This included Apgar score less than seven at five minutes (RR 3.06, 0.13 to 73.33), admission to neonatal intensive care unit (RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.29 to 3.93), uterine hyperstimulation (RR 1.32, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.80) and postpartum haemorrhage (RR 0.96, 95% CI 0.58, 1.59). There was no statistically significant difference identified between women in spontaneous labour with epidural analgesia who were augmented with oxytocin, compared with those who received placebo. However, due to the limited number of women included in the studies, further research in the form of randomised controlled trials are required. Source
Hickey M.,Royal Womens Hospital
Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society | Year: 2012
Evaluation and management of anxiety and depression during the menopausal transition are complicated by the overlap between some symptoms of affective disorder with those of menopausal symptoms, and also by inconsistencies in the literature regarding the relationship between the menopausal transition and affective disorders. We have reviewed key studies over the past three decades addressing depression and anxiety during the menopause transition, in order to present a practical, clinical approach to the evaluation and management of anxiety and depressive symptoms at midlife. Symptoms of anxiety and depression are common at midlife and may coincide with menopausal symptoms. Some menopausal symptoms are also symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. Management should include treatment of troublesome menopausal symptoms, providing strategies to deal with psychosocial stressors, and exclusion of clinically significant anxiety and depressive disorders. Interventions such as exercise and cognitive behavior therapy may improve mood and general health at menopause, and a multifocal approach is recommended. Depression of greater than moderate severity requires treatment with an antidepressant. Some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors may also improve vasomotor symptoms and these should be considered in women with both affective disorder and vasomotor symptoms. There is no clear evidence that the menopause transition alone increases the risk of clinically significant affective disorders, except in women with risk factors such as psychosocial stressors, severe and prolonged vasomotor symptoms and a previous history of affective disorders. Nevertheless, anxiety and depression are common in women and clinicians should be alert to the symptoms of these conditions at all encounters. Source
Predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging in assessing myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer: is radiological staging sufficient for planning conservative treatment?
Cade T.J.,Royal Womens Hospital
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society | Year: 2010
There has been an increasing interest in accurately assessing tumors preoperatively to plan appropriate surgery or, in some low-risk patients, conservative treatment. We wish to determine the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in predicting myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer and whether it is a safe and suitable tool for planning conservative treatment. We compared MRI scans and final histopathologic diagnoses of 111 patients with endometrioid adenocarcinoma over a 6-year period at a major tertiary centre. Data were analyzed collectively and according to histological differentiation and types of MRI scans (1.5 vs 3 T). Outcomes were presence versus absence of myometrial invasion and recently revised International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IA (up to 50% myometrial invasion) versus deep invasion. Magnetic resonance imaging had a high negative predictive value for the presence of deep invasion (87% overall and 95% for grade 1 disease). However, although the positive predictive value for the presence of any myometrial invasion was high, negative predictive values were poor (35% for all grades and 46% for grade 1). There was no difference between 1.5- and 3-T scanning. Magnetic resonance imaging is a suitable screening tool for the presence of stage IA disease under the newly revised International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging system. The significance of this finding will depend on whether clinicians are willing to treat all grade 1 stage IA disease (under the revised system) as low risk and to deem selected patients in this group suitable for more conservative treatment. Source
Gibson A.-M.,Murdoch Childrens Research Institute |
Doyle L.W.,Royal Womens Hospital |
Doyle L.W.,Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine | Year: 2014
Extremely low birth weight (<1000g birth weight) or extremely preterm (<28 weeks of gestation) infants are surviving in greater numbers as neonatal care advances. Many of these survivors, especially those who develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia, have more respiratory ill health in the first years after discharge home, reduced respiratory function and impaired exercise capacity throughout childhood and into adulthood compared with term-born controls. It is important to establish the long-term respiratory outcomes for the tiniest or most immature survivors as they grow older, since they may contribute disproportionately to rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory ill-health in adulthood. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Source
Wheeler K.,Royal Womens Hospital
Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) | Year: 2010
Damage caused by lung overdistension (volutrauma) has been implicated in the development bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Modern neonatal ventilation modes can target a set tidal volume as an alternative to traditional pressure-limited ventilation using a fixed inflation pressure. Volume targeting aims to produce a more stable tidal volume in order to reduce lung damage and stabilise pCO(2) To determine whether volume-targeted ventilation (VTV) compared with pressure-limited ventilation (PLV) leads to reduced rates of death and BPD in newborn infants. Secondary objectives were to determine whether use of VTV affected outcomes including air leak, cranial ultrasound findings and neurodevelopment. The search strategy comprised searches of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE PubMed 1966 to January 2010, and hand searches of reference lists of relevant articles and conference proceedings. All randomised and quasi-randomised trials comparing the use of volume-targeted versus pressure-limited ventilation in infants of less than 28 days corrected age. Two review authors assessed the methodological quality of eligible trials and extracted data independently. When appropriate, meta-analysis was conducted to provide a pooled estimate of effect. For categorical data the relative risk (RR) and risk difference (RD) were calculated with 95% confidence intervals. Number needed to treat was calculated when RD was statistically significant. Continuous data were analysed using weighted mean difference. Twelve randomised trials met our inclusion criteria; nine parallel trials (629 infants) and three crossover trials (64 infants).The use of VTV modes resulted in a reduction in the combined outcome of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia [typical RR 0.73 (95% CI 0.57 to 0.93), NNT8 (95% CI 5 to 33)]. VTV modes also resulted in reductions in pneumothorax [typical RR 0.46 (95% CI 0.25 to 0.84), NNT 17 (95% CI 10 to 100)], days of ventilation [MD -2.36 (95% CI -3.9 to -0.8)], hypocarbia [typical RR 0.56 (95%CI 0.33 to 0.96), NNT 4 (95% CI 2 to 25)] and the combined outcome of periventricular leukomalacia or grade 3-4 intraventricular haemorrhage [typical RR 0.48 (95% CI 0.28 to 0.84), NNT 11 (95% CI 7 to 50)]. Infants ventilated using VTV modes had reduced death and chronic lung disease compared with infants ventilated using PLV modes. Further studies are needed to identify whether VTV modes improve neurodevelopmental outcomes and to compare and refine VTV strategies. Source


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Introduction to Nonfiction Reading Unit
Essential Questions When our curiosity is raised about a topic how do we learn more about it? How do capable readers make sense of nonfiction text? How do responsible readers judge the accuracy of nonfiction text? How do we read nonfiction text to become aware and empathetic to the needs of our community?
So, why are we doing this? Practicing nonfiction reading by studying text structures can help us… *Read faster* *Understand better* *Remember longer*
Before Reading Strategies (1)Access Prior Knowledge *What do you already know about the topic? Features (2)Examine Text Features * title, bold faced words, italics, headings, graphics Structure (3) Predict the Text Structure of the article *hint: you can find useful clues in the title! (4) Determine your reader's purpose and (5) determine your reading rate
Reader's Purpose People read for different reasons. -For example, you may read a horror story to be entertained. -Or a history of World War II to learn more about the subject that interests you. When you read, it is often helpful to set a purpose for reading, or determine what you'd like to get out of a piece of writing. To get an idea of that purpose, try asking yourself questions that begin with who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Reading Rate Each type of reading has a different rate. –An exciting novel is a quicker read than a text in biology. You should adjust your reading rate depending on the type of text that you read. Look at the chart on the next slide to determine where a newspaper article would fall.
Reading Flexibility ModePurposeRateRate range D E C R E A SE 1. Analytical reading (legal documents, persuasive essays, directions) To analyze information for inference, language, tone, bias; to evaluate logic and writer's craft. Usually the slowest rate. Varies with complexity of material. May require more than one reading wpm 2. Study reading (textbooks, newspapers, magazines) To learn, synthesize, and retain information; gaining complete understanding of text material. Rate varies with amount to be learned and type of material wpm BASEBASE 3. General reading (newspapers, magazines, novels) To read as a leisure-time activity for pleasure and general information. Rate varies with material, purpose, and familiarity wpm 4. Skimming (initial research) To get a general idea of the material and some details; to get a mental outline of material's organization. Can be twice as fast as general reading rate wpm IN C R E A S E 5. Scanning (phone numbers, airline schedules) To locate specific information and answer questions as quickly as possible. Fastest rate with no specific wpm determined range
During Reading Strategies Connections –Text to self, world, text, etc. Predict Infer Annotate Summarize
Unit Activities Most of the reading people do is nonfiction reading. text structures reading strategies accuracy of the informationDuring this unit we will be examining the nonfiction text structures through magazine, newspaper, and internet articles, practice reading strategies, and develop skills to help us determine the accuracy of the information that we consume. Have fun reading!
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DetailsThis Tail Tidy is suitable for the Triumph Daytona 675.
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- the detachable lattice hanger shown in the picture is the original item and is optional for inclusion
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Continental Drift
Overview and explanation of the theory of continental drift
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Rosalyn Pearson 10R 20/02/2010 Geography, Mr. Meek
The theory of Continental Drift is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to
each other. It is thought that once the continents were arranged differently and that
land masses were of different size and shape than now. This idea arose before the
theory of Plate Tectonics as when it was first speculated people did not know about
the different plates that make up the Earth's crust. It was first suggested by Alfred
Wegener in 1915 after he had noticed that the shapes of some continents (most
notably Africa and South America) seemed to `fit together'. Wegener's theory was not,
however, accepted until after his death.
Wegener speculated that once a giant super-continent named Pangaea (meaning `all
Earth') existed in the earlier geological eras, 200 million years ago, and has since
broken up.
Pangaea supposedly broke up into two smaller continents named Laurasia and
Gondwana before forming the continents that we know today. Evidence that
supported this theory was discovered in the way of fossils. Fossil beds in some parts
of the world appeared to match exactly those in other parts of different continents.
For example, fossils of the aquatic dinosaur Mesosaurus were discovered on the East
coast of South America and the west coast of Africa.
Eduard Suess, an Austrian geologist, noticed a link between South America, India,
Australia, Africa and Antarctica. He named the super-continent that combined these
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Rosalyn Pearson 10R 20/02/2010 Geography, Mr. Meek
Gondwana was the southern land mass that broke off from Pangaea and was named
after an area in India where fossils of the Glossopteris plant (native plant of
Gondwanaland) can be found.
South African scientist, Alexander duToit, supported the theories of both Suess and
Wegener after making several observations concerning continental drift.
Continental drift is such a slow process that it is barely noticeable. On a geological
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Yoskay Yamamoto - Guide Me Home - #6
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- Because these are unique art pieces, it is possible that the piece you want has sold before we've had a chance to update the site. If this happens, you will contacted about a refund or exchange.