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Black Pepper Chicken
Black pepper chicken is a delicious and easy recipe to make at home, with only a few ingredients: black pepper, chicken, onion and bell pepper.
I love black pepper, and I love it in my Asian stir-fries.
Think black pepper crab, black pepper beef (served on a sizzling hot plate!), and black pepper in the many concoctions that ultimately add depth and awesomeness to the dish. How can you not love black pepper?
I made black pepper chicken for dinner last night. It was a very spontaneous recipe but an instant hit with my family. I had a chicken breast, a bag of onions, and a green bell pepper in the fridge. Then, I thought about black pepper chicken. It's as delicious as black pepper beef, with the wonderful flavor and aromatic black pepper and the savory sauce coating each piece of chicken.
The sliced onions lend a natural sweetness to this black pepper chicken recipe, and help tone down the heat from the black pepper. Black pepper chicken goes extremely well with rice, or even tortilla, for an Asian-inspired taco!
Below is my black pepper chicken recipe, a painless 30-minute recipes that anyone can prepare at home. In fact, it took me 20 minutes from prep to finish and dinner is ready in a jiffy. If you have a sizzling hot plate like the ones at restaurant, feel free to serve it on the hot plate for extra sizzles and I am sure you will love this recipe even more.
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In the end of the day I'm probably gonna trust Reese and Coughlin and scouts (ross and co) over everyone but here's my thoughts based on limited tape and some college watching. Very little analysis here just quick thoughts.
Happy Draft if any one of these guys is selected
Martin (doug)
Wilson (think he is a HUGE reach at 32 but really like him other then fumbles which is certainly an issue)
Pead or Turbin (not 1st round)
Unhappy Draft
Harrison Smith
Perry (while i like perry just unsure)
Still (Beast of a man but looks a bit stiff - might not matter inside - although not as prototypical with ling arms)
Didnt really grade out the o lineman cause its just not an easy thing to do. Glad it's easier for flaherty and co.
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The Burned Area Emergency Response team (BAER) arrived at the Waldo Canyon Fire last Thursday, and will be focusing their efforts on mitigating post-fire impacts.
The approximately 25-person team is compose of soil scientists, hydrologists, engineers, archaeologists, biologists, silviculturists, geographic information specialists and other professionals from across the nation.
The team will be surveying and assessing the land. The team will produce a Soil Burn Severity Map, identify Values-At-Risk with and downstream from the burn area and will also propose solutions to mitigate the risks of events such as flash flooding and mudslides.
"We have this emergency process. So, what we'll do is within seven days of 100-percent containment, containment we'll submit a report and then just about as quickly as we can we'll start getting contracts and doing work on the ground," said Dana Butler, BAER hydrologist.
The report will include proposed treatments that range from closing the area in question, felling trees for hazard-removal and erosion control, spreading wood straw to slow flooding water and road improvements.
"What we're going to use are treatments that have been established and have been tried across the entire nation and we know that there's a cost benefit to actually doing the land treatments," said Butler.
The team told KRDO Newschannel 13 they have not determined the treatments that will be proposed for the Waldo Canyon Fire, yet.
Once the report is completed, the team will submit it to the U.S. Forest Supervisor. After it is approved, it will be given to the regional forester. If the cost of the treatment exceeds $500,000, the plan must also be approved by the Washington office.
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since i've gotten into boba costuming, several of my friends have come to me with requests to make them custom mando's. well, here's the journey that one rubies collectors jango helmet made from the crappy stock paint job, to a much betterer (imo) custom one. you'll have to forgive the pics, they were taken with my camera phone, so they kinda look like poop.
this is pretty much how the helmet looked when i got it out of the package. so far here all i've done is stretched it and taken the rangefinder off
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the base coat of silver
here it is, almost finished in a new custom paint job.
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The ESP LTD SC-607B 7-String Baritone Electric Guitar is designed specifically for monstrous bottom end with mondo distortion and sustain, this one answers the darkest desires of Deftones string man Stephen Carpenter. EMG 81-7 active pickups crank out heavy bass and scream in the upper registers. The ESP LTD SC-607B's String-thru body and TonePros locking bridge add resonance and sustain to the thru-body maple 27" scale neck with rosewood fretboard, SRC inlay at the 12th fret, and mahogany wings.
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I've been playing guitar for 17 years now, I made the switch from 6 string to 7 string back in the summer of 2008. Since then, I've been thru 2 Ibanez's, 1 Schecter, and 2 ESP guitars, all 7 string. This is the "end-all, be-all" for me as a musician.
I don't 'practice' when I play guitar, I 'train'. For 2-3 hours a day to be exact. I'll never need another guitar again. Hands down,
This is a high-performance killing machine, designed to rain fire from the speakers in your amplifier. I tried to perform at an open mic the other night and they stopped me, since fire is apparently against fire safety and building codes..yeah, likely story.
Ultimately, I think that any 7 string player should have this guitar as apart of their arsenal.
Comments about ESP LTD SC-607B 7-String Baritone Electric Guitar:
If you are into down tuning and want a clear resonating tone in tune down, this instrument is for you. The leads take on almost effortless quality to them in tune down and the long scale give a different feel to the sound.
This instument is great. The pickups are placed for a less bass sound and their sound has a well balanced active sound. I did not find the pickup placement on the instrument to cause any problems for picking or playing. The scale is long for a different overall sound.
The action is nice and low but could be a tad lower. The neck thru really adds to the tone and you definately will hear the difference. The pickups have nice long sustain and a bit on the treble end of the scale. Active sound is an acquried taste for some but they are right for this axe. You need to touch the tone dial and the gain setting on your amp for the brilliance of this instrument to come through. The problem is that a lot of younger players are afraid to dial down the tone when they hit the distortion.
If you can get it on sale, this is one quality instrument and 7strings gives you plenty of more way to deliver the riffs.
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I've played with this guitar for 7 months now. before i got this monster, i've used LTD kirk hammet neck-through shit. i use both of them in my jammin and concert. boy, i love this shit... i like to play with drop A. the sounds comes out from this baby is a mass-destructive heavy... only if it had the floyd rose bridge like KH, i would use this guitar only... a great piece of an art, man. if you'll gonna buy the ibanez K7, think again. this baby will turn your music into a mass-destruction weapon.
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This guitar is absolutely awesome. The baritone neck has allowed me to Tune down to F# with ease so I can get the Gallactic Low that bands like Meshuggah have. The neck thru design that ESP/LTD has perfected is second to none. Its a bit on the heavy side but the weight compliments the tone very nicely. I decided to switch out my EMGs for Seymour Duncan Blackouts even though the EMGs were pretty damn good. I love the non trem bridge aswell cause anyone who has owned a Floyd Rose knows how much of a chore it is to re-string and tune.I cant wait to get my grip on the New ESP SRC 8 string.
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Overall I am extremely happy that I bought this guitar! I have been dying to have a 607b for years now so I had very high expectations... I was thrilled to find out it was everything I hoped it would be. I would HIGHLY recommend this guitar to anyone looking at purchasing a 7 string... especially if you like heavy music because this guitar is a BEAST! The ESP LTD SC 607b all around has stellar quality from looks to sound and everything in between.
The features on this guitar are fantastic! From the locking tuners down to shape, feel, inlays and sound I enjoy everything about this guitar! It only took about 20 minutes for me to get used to the new pickup placement and the feel of a baritone 7. Anyone concerned that a baritone might be too big has nothing to worry about... I was concerned a 27'' baritone scale may be to big for me since I have smaller female hands and this guitar feels completely natural and easy to play. The inlays are gorgeous and the over all look completely reflects the sound... which is pure AWESOME-NESS!!
Every bit of this guitar is VERY good quality.. I keep trying to find ANYTHING wrong with it but I haven't found a single flaw. The SC 607b is everything you would expect from Stephen Carpenter or any badass baritone 7 string... inside and out.
This instrument is worth EVERY penny! Reasonably priced, great quality, superior sound, killer looks... what more can you ask for!?
Comments about ESP LTD SC-607B 7-String Baritone Electric Guitar:
I just got this guitar today! Well, I used to down-tune my 6 string guitars to drop A in order to play deathcore/metalcore music and cover songs by Chelsea Grin, Whitechapel, and Suicide Silence. However, high soloing was impossible cuz of drop A downtuning. So, I decided to get this guitar cuz my fav bands use this guitar. I just wanna say that this guitar is great! It's really easy to play. It also sounds better (to me at least) than downtuned-guitars(drop A). As I read the reviews of this guitar before I purchased, I was worried about the placement of the middle pickup. Honestly, I don't find it difficult to play. To me, there's enough space between pickups and strings. I hope this helps if you're thinking to buy this guitar or switching from 6 strings to 7 strings.
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I bought this guitar because I was looking for something very heavy on the bottom end than my Suhr classic. I was not overly impressed with the Ibanez seven strings so I went with the ESP LTD, they are made in Korea not Japan like good Ibanez 7 strings but the quality and workmanship is clearly obvious when you pick it up and plug it in, set neck, carved top, bound fretboard, jumbo frets, not to mention top of the line hardware, Tone Pros bridge, EMGs' etc. These Korean guitars have really come far, don't let the LTD label fool you. when I saw Lacuna coil at Ozzfest playing these same guitars I was blown away with the look, sound, clear tight bottom end without sounding muddy, very clear and articulate all around, clean or distorted. Also very natural to play when transitioning from 6 strings, when you crank this guitar it really wails! I couldn't be more happy with how good it looks, how versatile it is and how excellent it sounds. I'm glad I bought it, great guitar! great price! try it, you won't regret it. I can't say enough about this guitar now that I own it. Just what I was looking for.
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I have owned it for a about a year and it is great. For metal music it blows away anything I have ever played. The seventh string is great for the players like me that are always switching between drop D and E tuning. Stays in tune nicely, and I can say the only thing that I don't love about it is that at the start of my playing my pick it the pickups. Great value, worth the money.
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This guitar is NASTY!!! I finally found a decent 7 string w/o a whammy bar. If you're looking for something like that.....look no further. I got the gloss natural, and it looks very awesome.
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Theron - Dark haired, duty bound and deceptively deadly. He's the leader of the Argonauts, an elite group of guardians that defends the immortal realm from threats of the Underworld.
From the moment he walked into the club, Casey knew this guy was different. Men like that just didn't exist in real life - silky shoulder-length hair, chest impossibly broad, and a predatory manner that just screamed dark and dangerous. He was looking for something. Her. She was the one. She had the mark. Casey had to die so his kind could live, and it was Theron's duty to bring her in. But even as a 200-year-old descendent of Hercules, he wasn't strong enough to resist the pull in her fathomless eyes; to tear himself away from the heat of her body. As war with the Underworld nears, someone will have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
©2011 Elisabeth Naughton (P)2013 Tantor
"Conniving Greek gods, horrifying demons, vengeful warriors, and true love clash in this sexy, fast-paced paranormal romance series launch." ---Publishers Weekly
Reading is a passion and an obsession.
"A Fantastic Paranormal Romance!"
This is the first book in the Eternal Guardians series. I really enjoyed it!
My sister recommended this series to me as she had read them all (that have been released so far) and thought I would enjoy it. I downloaded this as an audiobook, as it was also recommended by Audible due to my browsing history. How's that for a coincidence?
I started to listen and was quickly pulled into the story. The narrator, Elizabeth Wiley, did a wonderful job in telling the story, but I'm afraid her attempt at foreign accents sounded a bit odd and I would have preferred if she hadn't attempted it at all. Nevertheless, her narration was crystal clear and her tone and modulation for the various characters brought them to life.
Acacia "Casey" Simopolus is a wonderful character. I really liked her. She is not your average wimpy type. She is more kick ass than mousy, which helps when dealing with unruly drunks at the bar she works part time in. But when a mysterious stranger saves her and she later returns the favour, she finds herself thrust into a dangerous world where immortal guardians protect the human population from demons sent from the Underworld.
Theron is a character I wasn't sure if I liked or not. To me, he comes across as very controlling, arrogant and sexist (mostly old fashioned sexism) at times, which made me want to punch him, and I'm not normally a violent person. He is a descendant of Hercules and the leader of a group of guardians, who "police" the demons sent by Hades to the human realm. He and his fellow Argonauts live in Argolea, a city which is in another dimension. When he meets Casey, his life takes an unexpected turn. Could he kill his soul mate to protect his home?
This story is mostly a typical paranormal romance, with lots of action and danger mixed in. However, there are several twists and turns that keep one guessing at what is really going on. There are a few characters other than Casey and Theron who have their say in this book too, which gave this story a more rounded feel. I was intrigued with Isadora, who, although a princess, seemed to have a very weak character and let herself get pushed around, especially by her father King Leonidas. However, she has a core of steel that she did not expose for most of the story, and I actually wrote her off as pathetic because of her lack of back bone. BUT, when she did show her metal, WOW! I certainly have now changed my mind about her! There are also a few other intriguing characters, both in the human world and in Argolea who have caught my interest, but I will leave it to you to discover them for yourselves.
One thing I will say about this story is the world building is excellent. The characters are well developed and extremely lifelike. I have always been intrigued with Greek gods and their offspring such as Hercules, whose exploits became legend (or are they myth?) over time. So reading about his descendants, who were with Jason on his voyage for the Golden Fleece, excited me. I am also a huge sucker for paranormal romances in general, so I am looking forward to continuing with this series and I will (hopefully) get to read/listen to Entwined as soon as I can.
Elisabeth Naughton has written an exciting start to a series. I love her fast paced writing style and the flow is wonderful. I will be continuing to read this series, but I do have one of her romantic suspense novels sitting on my Kindle, which I hope to now read in the near future too!
Due to scenes of a sexual nature that are on the explicit side, I do not recommend this book for younger readers. However, I highly recommend this book if you love erotic paranormal romances. - Lynn Worton
"Excellent narration of a well written book"
A welcome deviation from the standard fantasy/paranormal genre.
Based loosely upon the Greek Heroes and Gods, this is a welcome deviation from the standard vampire or were novel. Both the character and world building get off to a good start in this first-in-series.
This was the first book by Elisabeth Naughton I had ever bought, and after listening to the excellent narration by Elizabeth Wiley I quickly downloaded the remaining in the series so far, and bought the electronic versions for my Kindle.
The narration is good, consistent throughout. The characters are all voiced differently, with good consistency. The pace, intonation and inflection is also good.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book (and I'm writing this review after my third listen in a year) and have since gone in to buy more from both author and narrator.
i am a fabric crafter and love listening to books whiel I create fabric pictures or felt brouches with my sizzix machine. i am mad on animal
"a rfeal interesting twist on themyths of anicnet g"
the myths that the story had been built upon and how the idea of the argonafuts had been created
the way ancinet greek myths had been devoloped and then laced through the ideas of mortal and immortals
made my laugh sometimes
despite that the sexual chapters werfe a little long in places i really loved this book. being into greek mythology i found the way that myth and legend as wellas the elemetns of mortal, immortal and half mortal were vfery well interlaced. i brilliant series and i cna't wait to read the nfext installment
"Theron The Divine Hot Argonaut Guardian Leader !!"
Elisabeth Naughton have invented a true spunky Greek Gods and underlings Story. This book is full of excitement, lust, Demons, powerful Gods and Gorgeous Theron leader of the Argonaut Guardian's. Full of action and many additional characters this book has kept me entertained to the very end. So glad they released book 1 of the Eternal Guardians. I have had book 3 on my wish list for ages thinking i don't want to jump into the series with-out the very important first installment. Elizabeth Wiley done the Perfect Narration and her voice suited each character beautifully. It was intriguing to find out a bit about all the characters that will be included in the rest of this thrilling series. I hope book 2 is on it's way to us and will download it as soon as it is released. Totally YUMMY in every way :)
"I tried"
I really wanted to like this book. I stopped, rewinded, started it again, but to me it just didn't work. I've rewinded this book more than any book I've ever heard because I did like parts in it and I just know I liked it and I really needed to give it more of a chance to grow on me. I'm thinking maybe I was in a bad mood that day so rewind it again today and listen again. I'm just going to have to face the fact that this one is not going to be one of "those" books for me. So I'm just going to say I wish I'd used my credit on something else. This would be a good "on sale" book for me.
"Delicious Greek Hero"
I first read the Eternal Guardians series and was happy to see them finally on audible. This is a great PNR series, something different. It isn't about vampires, shifters, or things that go bump in the night, although some things that go bump; bite back, but that's off topic. This series is about the seven greatest heroes of Greek Mythology and their descendants. Marked is about Theron, descendants of Greek mythology's greatest hero, Hercules and Casey, a human woman. From the moment Theron meet Casey the sexual attraction between them was scorching. Theron knows there is more to Casey then an ordinary human woman and even though he is betrothed to someone else, he can't stop the feelings that Casey arise in him.
Casey is a strong, fierce woman who will fight deadly monsters (and she does) if it means she will save a friend by doing so. She fights with everything that she has for what she believes is right and really isn't afraid to tell anyone otherwise. She doesn't allow Theron to decide the decision in her life; even if he is the hottest thing she has ever seen in her life. Theron is a hot, steaming alpha male. He is the captain of the guardians and expects everyone to jump when he yells, that is until he meets Casey. Give him a sword and he will fight his way through anything. Give him Casey and he is at a loss for words.
Narration was decent. I didn't like the accent she was trying to portray for Theron. It came off wrong. But besides that, it was decent.
"An interesting PNR with mythology"
The narration was okay. I don't feel like added or detracting from my enjoyment. It got the job done.
I liked this book, but I didn't love it. It has great potential as a book one of the series as the writing was pretty fast paced. Constant action and an interesting mix of mythology made the novel interesting. I really liked Theron, but I liked the sister Isadora more than I liked Casey. I didn't want Theron and Isadora together, but I liked Isadora's inner fortitude. Both sisters obviously had the capacity for self-sacrifice and get love, so that was really cool. I never quite understood King Leonidas and his fascination with humans when he didn't really care about humans either. I also had a hard time with "Eternal guardians" who were more human acting, eating sandwiches and wearing jeans. But there was a clear sense of duty and what was right, and the guardians strived to do their duty. How they could spend time on earth fighting demons but be clueless about Misos, half breeds, was beyond me.
I actually enjoyed Hades, who was kind of a villain, and his wife Persephone. They brought a special kind of mischief to the table and it was entertaining. I also enjoyed having a woman, Atalanta, be the villain because of the discrimination she suffered. I felt her pain, though her means of exacting retribution was too extreme. I look forward to her next plan to slaughter the Argoleans. I am hoping book 2 will fill in some more background and tell us more about Isadora's deal with Hades and Persephone.
From the very first Chapter until the last I was absolutely consumed by this awesome listen and I found myself using stealth and ingenuity tactics. So, I growled at anyone who dared to speak to me, I let the answer-phone pick-up my messages, gave my husband the remote and a beer, bribed the kids, ordered in pizza and then happily became just a 'ghost' for the day. Why you may ask? well......
It's such a richly described, well-written story that'll have you picturing each Chapter, be surprised at the twists and turns and you'll become so emotionally invested as this entertaining, powerful soul-mate love story deliciously unfolds. There's some really great characters, plenty of villains, interesting sub plots, sexy drool-worthy Argonauts, Greek Gods, Demons and it's full of mythology.
A very enjoyable thrilling fantasy romance, with lots of action, passion, sacrifice, lust, Demon slaying and well narrated by someone who breathes life into the characters, puts emotion into the storytelling and adds plenty of feeling into all the drama.
Worth a credit? YES - not only worth the credit but I downloaded all the others that are available too and sooo worth the beer, bribe and pizza money - and all the phone calls I had to return too!!
"Demons, Hades, Argonauts, Humans"
I loved this story. Although Theron is supposed to wed another and hates humans. Fate has decreed that he will not only rescue Casey and human but she is his One. The Argonauts are the defenders of a hidden kingdom and guardians of the gates that keep others out but allows them to travel to earth and intermingle with humans. This intermingling produces off springs that are left to fend for themselves because the kings don't tell the Argonauts about them. Naturally this causes trouble between the two groups.
Theron is a descendant of Hercules and when he goes about doings the kings business he discovers the off springs. What follows is descriptions of demon attacks, a god plotting revenge, Hades and his wife making bargains by telling half truths. Two sisters who find each other and so much more. Although there are many subplots they all weave together to create a great story. As on opening to another great series this is a good start.
"Greek Mythological Romance."
I have been on the lookout for a series that I can sink my teeth into and with this book I think I have found one. It isn't in the league of some of my other favorites (Kresley Cole, Thea Harrison or Gena Showalter) but close and the story is engrossing that my day just flew by as I listened. I liked the characters and the world that has been created by Elisabeth Naughton. I'm always a sucker for Greek Mythology, I love how stories can be twisted and remolded into stories. At first I was leery about Theron because he was a bit prejudice but Cassy wasn't afraid to call him on it and soon he learned that he was wrong. I am always a fan of strong woman and Casey soon shows her true colors and makes for a great character. I look forward to reading more from this series. I see that many reviewers did not like the narrator. I thought she was good and don't understand all the bad reviews, mind you she is not the best but good none the less.
"Fair Start, Dont Care for Narrator"
A bit boring, but I stayed with it and it turned out fair. Second book is better.
Narrator? Well, there are better ones out there, but I was able to stand it.
Like I stated before, I went with the second book because I liked the back story and it's far better, narrator still not that great, but it'll do.
Enjoying the story
Great fantasy--loved the mythological world. The characters are interesting. The story and plot are good too. For mature readers. I am looking forward to the series. Narrator is good also.
"My ears may be bleeding!"
While I would have preferred a series about any group of men, warriors, highlanders, SEALS, etc, to be narrated by a man, this one is done by a woman. Some can handle it, and she did not do too bad on men's voices, though as someone else pointed out, the only man that had an accent was the hero, Theron. All his brother Argonauts spoke regular unaccented English, which made no sense. I could live with that. Her regular narration voice was OK and sounded like a normal woman's voice. But her female characters sounded like 13 year olds - high pitched, often whiney. I had to force myself to finish but I was on a trip in my car and had to tough it out. If she would just have used her normal speaking voice for women, it would have been so much better. So I would ask her "When you speak to your friends, do you pitch your voice much higher and try to sound like a kid?" Think normal!
As for the story itself, I enjoyed it very much, though again, sometimes the dialog of the heroine, and her sister, was reminiscent of kids instead of 27 year old women. I'll get the rest of the books from the library and just read them maybe. I sure won't get the audio.
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Exercise Intervention to Prevent Fall-related Fractures and Other Injuries : The Ossébo Study (Ossébo)
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- Primary objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention exercise program in preventing falls resulting in fractures and other physical traumas.
Secondary objectives:
- to better understand the mechanisms by which physical exercise prevents falls and ensuing injuries (improvement in physical functional abilities, global physical activity level, general physical and psychological wellbeing and self-confidence).
- to determine the individual factors associated with long-term adherence to the exercise program.
Accidental Falls
Fall-related Injuries
Other: Fall prevention exercise program
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Randomized Controlled Trial of Prevention of Fall-related Fractures and Other Injuries by Physical Exercise Among Community Dwelling Elderly Women
- Incidence of serious fall-related injuries and of all injurious falls including those leading to more moderate injuries [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Incidence of serious fall-related injuries (i.e., falls accompanied by fractures, head injuries requiring hospitalization, joint dislocations, severe sprains, other non-specified serious joint injuries, or lacerations requiring suturing), and of all injurious falls including those leading to more moderate injuries (such as bruises, cuts, abrasions or reduction in physical function for at least 3 days, or if the participant sought medical help).
- Changes in physical functional capacity, global physical activity level, feeling of self-efficacy (fear of falling), and general physical and psychological well-being (quality of life) at 1 year (mid-intervention) and 2 years (end of intervention) [ Time Frame: 1 year and 2 years ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: 1
Usual activity / care
Experimental: 2
Physical exercise classes plus home exercises:
Weekly physical exercise sessions in small groups, led by a qualified and specially trained instructor, and supplemented by simple exercises to do at home. The exercise program will focus on progressive balance retraining but will also include strength/resistance, coordination and flexibility training exercises.
Other: Fall prevention exercise program
Weekly physical exercise sessions in small groups, led by a qualified and specially trained instructor, and supplemented by simple exercises to do at home.
The exercise program will focus on progressive balance retraining but will also include strength/resistance, coordination and flexibility training exercises.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|75 Years to 90 Years (Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- women aged 75 years and older,
- living at home but with impaired physical functional capacity (as assessed by simple functional tests: 6-meter walking test and tandem walk test).
Exclusion Criteria:
- serious health problems preventing practice of a physical activity (medical contra-indications),
- already engaged in fall prevention or general group exercise classes.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00545350
|Centre de Recherche Clinique, CHU Amiens Sud
|Amiens, France, 80054
|Centre d'Examen et de Santé (CPAM)
|Annecy, France, 74000
|Clinique Les Abondances
|Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 92
|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
|Caen, France, 14000
|Hôpital Corentin Celton
|Issy-les-moulineaux, France, 92130
|Hôpital gériatrique les Bateliers
|Lille, France, 59037
|Centre Régional de Prévention
|Lyon, France, 69007
|Centre de Prévention et de Traitement des Maladies du Vieillissement, CHRU Montpellier
|Montpellier, France, 34295
|Hôpital Bellier (CHU)
|Nantes, France, 44000
|Centre d'Examens de Santé (CPAM)
|Nimes, France, 30000
|Hôpital La Collégiale
|Paris, France, 75005
|Centre de Gérontologie Sainte Périne
|Paris, France, 75016
|Observatoire de l'âge
|Paris, France, 75017
|Hôpital Bretonneau
|Paris, France, 75018
|Hôpital Tenon
|Paris, France, 75020
|Centre Marnais de Promotion de la Santé
|Reims, France, 51100
|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle
|Rouen, France, 76000
|Hôpital de La Charité
|Saint-etienne, France, 42000
|Hôpital de la Robertsau
|Strasbourg, France, 67091
|Hôpital Paul Brousse
|Villejuif, France, 94807
|Principal Investigator:
|Patricia Dargent-Molina, PhD
|Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, 94800 Villejuif
|Principal Investigator:
|Bernard Cassou, MD, PhD
|Université Versailles-Saint Quentin, AP-HP, Hôpital Sainte Périne, 75016, Paris
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00545350 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
0900342 ( Other Identifier: PICRI (Région Ile de France) )
|Study First Received:
|October 16, 2007
|Last Updated:
|April 2, 2014
Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
Falls, accidental falls
Physical injuries
Physical exercise
Balance exercise
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Fractures, Bone
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Artist: Claude MONET
Birth/Death: 1840–1926
Title: The pink skiff
Date Made: 1890
Lender: Private Collection
Kunisada's Abalone fishing has the characteristic liveliness of a nineteenth-century Japanese artist's depiction of plebeian contemporary life, quite different from the dreamy mood of the two bourgeois girls in Monet's The pink skiff. There are similarities, however, between the way each artist has cut their brightly coloured boat by the frame and angled it into the scene. In both works the empty plane of water in the foreground is animated by curving lines. In a letter of June 1890 Monet wrote: 'I have again taken up things impossible to do: water with grass waving in its depths…' His obsession with representing the almost invisible movements below the surface of the water caused him to abandon his plan to paint a figure in a boat. If the Kunisada print hung, as it does today, in the 'small salon' at Giverny, one can imagine Monet studying the Japanese artist's depiction of water rippling over seaweed, and pondering how to paint 'the intangible, the ungraspable', before going out to the little river and trying the 'impossible'. This may be one reason why he never painted figures after 1890. He was seeking to express the relationship between his consciousness and a nature that he perceived as a structure of interacting, constantly changing forces. In such a relationship, the human figure was simply a distraction.
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Evaluating Shelter GSD?
I'm new to the forum, but not to GSDs, having previously found/adopted a byb GSD with multiple temperament issues (separation anxiety, and similar, but nothing big). Turned out to be a great dog with a little work. He died happy at 13+.
I may be in position to consider a shelter GSD. What kinds of tests can I do in that limited environment to suss out behavioral issues? I know the shelter wouldn't offer him unless he passed some minimal testing, but I'd like to focus our time together on evaluating him for typical GSD issues to determine how big a project he might be. I understand even a good GSD may be aloof and untrusting during an initial interview, so I need to dig a little deeper than that.
Thanks for any help.
You might want to go with a rescue who will have assessed the dog, often as it lives in their own home.
What state are you in?
Hi there,
Welcome to the forum!
One option you may want to consider is becoming a foster volunteer. You can be upfront and tell the shelter/rescue that you would like a foster-to-adopt situation. In any event, fostering is a great way to get to know a dog. And, if it turns out not to be a good fit for your household, well, you are still helping the dog find the right home for him/her.
I should tell you that some rescues/shelters do not have formal "foster-to-adopt" programs. But, most will give the foster the first option to adopt if they decide that is what they want.
It can be really difficult to get an accurate evaluation done on this breed while they are still in a shelter environment. In general, they just don't do well and mentally start to shut down. As a result, some behaviors are somewhat masked.
During the years that I worked as a foster program coordinator for a large humane society, I was able to observe GSDs in the shelter itself. Then, after taking them home to foster, I could compare the temperament/training evaluations done in the shelter with what I actually saw living with the dog. There was often a very big difference.
I have seen this breed respond to no commonly used obedience commands while in the shelter, only to get them home and "de-stressed" and find them to actually be well trained.
It is just really hard to get a real feel for what you will end up with when they are still in a shelter. Poor things can just kind of disappear inside themselves.
A rescue that has their dogs in foster homes for a minimum of 3-4 weeks is the best bet.
Thanks to all for the useful comments, all of which make sense with this breed. [Here comes a little rescue rant - apologies in advance, and no offense intended to msvette2u in case she is a rescuer] Re: Rescues - As detailed by others in the excellent thread re: giving up on rescues due to their seeming over-process, I, too, find their process daunting and confining. While the shelter wants a 1 page application, the Seattle area rescues want 6 pgs of info, some of it personal (name/address of employer, etc.). I appreciate that they've been misled by others who've misrepresented their circumstance, and that a rescuer's effort is a labor of love, etc. Rescues seem to insist on a fully-fenced yard, but mine is only partially fenced to permit the deer to move through. The fenced portion is there to prevent an excited dog from running to "greet" other dogs that walk by on the street (little to no traffic, and what there is slow on this dead-end street). I've owned the property for 17 years and have had 3 permanent dogs, as well as multiple foster dogs, living in the house and using the yard without incident. I've never lost a dog because I don't let them off-leash until they're ready, a timing I've learned from lots of experience, including fostering dogs for 20+ years. I've obedience-trained many dogs, including some problem children. How do I adequately communicate that level of dog awareness to a well-meaning but previously fooled rescue person via a 6 pg questionaire that is prefaced with "all yards must be fully fenced or no adoption"? I'm placed in the position of taking time and effort to plead my case (and possibly lose it) to someone who may have less experience with dogs than I do. Sure it's doable, but it's a lengthy, time-consuming, potentially frustrating process of which the shelter's is a mere fraction for the same result. I've got $$ to get a sweet puppy or young adult from any one of several qualified breeders within 50 miles of my house (very lucky in Washington state). In fact, I'm going do just that, along with the shelter dog, if that works out. Those breeders will be able to accurately size me up as a possible puppy purchaser in 15 minutes by talking to me without a questionaire, and they'll accurately match my needs/abilities to the proper puppy based on their own experience. The rescues, however, state they will match me with one of their rescue dogs based on their determination of the best fit as set forth in the questionaire (and other input, I'm sure). Frankly, when I consider a rescue dog, it's because I've seen a particular one I want (based on appearance, as well as the description provided). I don't want to take additional time/energy to also plead my case as to why I don't want one of the other dogs. The rescues may have their own reasons for promoting one of the other dogs. If I'm not appropriate for the dog I'm interested in, tell me - I can take it, but telling me up front in the application process that you'll pick my ADULT dog for me is enough to make me not want to undertake the burdensome process. It sounds like I'm arrogant, imperious, etc., but I'm really not. Getting a good dog is part of my life and I'm willing to devote reasonable effort/time to the process. Happy to provide the vet references, home visit, video, pictures of past happy dogs, etc., but I'm not prepared to be judged on whether my yard is fully fenced, nor to be told which homeless dog in need of a home is best for me after I've expressed interest in a particular dog. Has any of this happened to me? Not yet, and maybe the rescue process is less cumbersome than their questionaire and edicts make it appear. For the time being, however, I'm looking at the shelter and to professional breeders to fill my 2 slots. Re: Fostering the shelter dog - that's a good idea, especially if they'd give me the right of first refusal if someone else expressed interest. I'd hate the idea of getting attached and having to give it up. We fostered a death row pitbull that we just had to adopt. Her death, after 14 years, is what has opened the 2 slots for GSDs. I've written the shelter to ask if they'd xray their dog's hips/elbows and let me know the results. No response, so I'll have to call. Even the shelter's a bit of a process. :] Thanks again for the helpful responses.
And my apologies for the large block of text. I added returns to designate paragraphs, but they didn't take.
How do you do it? Well, you vent your frustrations here (see! you have a good start) then you just buck up and do it and hope for the best. That is, fill out the application, explain yourself, attach map and photos if you want, submit it. Like applying for jobs, schools or a loan (or a dog club for that matter), the applicant thinks they are a good match. The employer, university or loan officer may disagree. Yup, the applications are a lot of work and there is no guarantee of acceptance.
My public shelter's application for a GSD is 6 pages, asks for your employer name and contact info, and for permission to verify employment (to assure financial ability to care for a large, expensive-to-maintain dog)-- as well as personal and vet references. We even contact landlords of renters to verify permission to have a dog, if the adopter doesn't own the property.
I helped the shelter model our current application on a rescue app (and had a rescue help us with it) because we were getting a lot of returned GSDs. We needed to reduce the return rate by helping shelter staff make better decisions on homes, and for that, they needed better information. With the new app, our return rate has plummeted, and we're adopting more dogs than ever (into better homes!).
I get that it's a burden. I get that it rubs some people the wrong way. Once you see what we see with prospective adopters wanting to keep dogs on chains in unfenced yards, and worse, adopters lying about every aspect of the home they'll provide, you'll understand why the process is daunting.
Fencing requirements vary by rescue. Some are sticklers about it and won't budge. Some prefer it but will be flexible depending on the home. If the one you are talking to is a stickler, move on to a different rescue or shelter. If one wants to pick the dog for you and won't budge on that, move on to one that will let you apply for a particular dog -- many will!
Also, if you want the shelter to do X-rays, you might consider offering to pay the shelter's cost for them, if your shelter is like most (barely staying afloat due to chronic underfunding). I honestly think our shelter would ignore an adopter who asked for x-rays -- they don't even have the equipment to do it at the shelter, and if they did, they wouldn't be able to afford to take xrays for a non-emergency. When a dog comes in after a car accident, we literally have to do volunteer chip ins sometimes to get money together to get it x-rays at a local vet who will do it at a discount for the shelter. There's simply no money for it in the shelter budget here. It is another reason for you to foster, though, as you could pay to have your own vet take the x-rays....
Back to your original question about testing at the shelter...
Take high value treats, and a kong. Plan to spend an afternoon. Get the dog out and go for a walk to clear the dog's head a bit. Sit with it for a while. Play some games in a fenced yard. Don't rush it, give it time.
I can usually get the shutdown, lonely, depressed ones to start opening up this way. I won't get a fully accurate personality read, but I'll start to see some glimmers of who they are after a long afternoon together. They'll always be holding a lot back in the shelter environment, but I usually will see a few flashes of what's lurking beneath the surface. That is what you are looking for.
I usually get better and better reads the more I see them -- after several visits, more trust develops and they'll give me more. A puppy might start to tentatively nibble a finger for example -- that tells me that once it gets home and comfortable, it's likely going to be mouthy (I've had a few fosters like that--a few tentative nibbles at the shelter were the sign that foreshadowed a little landshark waiting to get comfortable enough to put its mouth on everything).
Try to be very cognizant of subtle clues like that -- the glimmers of the real self, underneath the shelter depression.
The rescue we got Tasha from and where I volunteer at times... has a 3 page application form. I did not feel uncomfortable answering any of the questions asked unlike some of the other rescue applications. They do not ask for social security numbers or long invasive questions on philosophies of raising a puppy. They do ask for a vet reference and questions about other pets in household being spayed and neutered.
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Time to have a list of both local and national businesses that have anti-gun policies for their customers so for those of us who choose not to patronize anti-gun businesses, we are more informed. Please put the name of the business, it's location (town and state), and whether or not you contacted the business regarding their policy. If you did contact and hear back, please let us know the reposes. Note: this is not a thread to post if you work for a company that is anti-gun for its employees.
Edit to add: This is not a call to boycott thread. It is simply a list of businesses that have anti-gun policies. What you choose to do with the information is up to you.
Kroger Grocery Stores
Fuquay Varina, NC
Contacted corporate and awaiting response.
graybar in Buffalo NY doesn't allow weapons in there store for the saftey of there customers and employees
While I haven't been in every store, I have yet to find one with the LEGAL sign posted in the Conroe/Woodlands/Spring area yet. Gotta love Texas, hot summers and all.
All Texas Hospitals (guess I better not need ER care or surgery of anykind)
All U.S. Post Offices (who needs snail-mail anyway?)
San Patricio County and Aransas County jails
All Texas State Prisons (I don't wanna get arrested)
All Texas schools (who need education?) (Local school just started a clays shooting program, wonder how they're working that out?)
I'm not so sure I'm ready to brand any business who has a No Concealed Weapons as someone who doesn't "want" my business.
Maybe uninformed or bowing to corporate lawyers.
This is a bit like my personal policy of not going in restaurants that allow smoking. The owners don't know, don't care, and (until the laws change) are within their rights to allow smoking. It could bug me if I let it, but not as much as the smoke would affect me if I went in.
If I made it a policy to not go anywhere that forbid (forbad?) concealed guns, I'd miss out on doing busines with people that I need for my business. And they would probably never miss me.
Now if they should start supporting anti-2nd amendment legislation, that would be a concern, and one that would call for a letter of protest.
Fortunately, I live in Texas, where guns have the governor's approval. And for now I have better things to do with my energy than be angry over not being able to take my gun in to the hospital.
Never argue with drunks or crazy people.
I am pretty sure that all banks and post offices are going against concealed handguns. Funny thing though if I was going to rob them or do anything stupid why would I pay attention to the no carry signs.
I know I work for the city here and they have the no guns for the office and the garage. Not only that Applebee's has the no handgun sticker on the door. But it doesnt say no concealed handguns so I have to double check on that one (as I heard a rumor it had to actually say no concealed handgun on the sign).
NC State law prohibits concealed carry at banks.
(I'm not touching the post office can of worms)
ETA: laws have changed, cocealed carry in banks OK as long as no sign is posted prohibiting it
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The Sportsmans Warehouse in Colorado Springs had clearly visible signs in front of the store (outside) prohibiting firearms within with the exception of on duty uniformed officers. I haven't been in the one here in Lacey, WA yet, but intend to carry a few of these in when I do:
Ohhh I want some of those. But my luck they would just get thrown away.
I know about NC and banks. I meant banks all over the country. Post offices are classified as a government building so techincally you arent suppose to carry in there.
This one was just sent to me by Gunbroker:
Sometimes its good to take a positive approach, too.
Never argue with drunks or crazy people.
Texas Law says you have to have their 30-06 sign in English and Spainish. Those hardware store no guns signs mean nothing in the eyes of TEXAS LAW!
I was surpised that there is no law in Florida against carrying in a bank. PO,schools,and hospitals. Of course Gov buildings.
I guess I'll throw one of those "chains" out there. Buffalo Wild Wings in Fort Collins, CO doesn't allow concealed carry in their restaurant.That's interesting. I wonder if the Sportsman's Warehouse by me in Northern Colorado is the same. I have carried there, but I guess I wasn't paying enough attention to see whether there were signs or not. I must have just assumed that since they sold firearms.... I don't go there much, but next time I go, I'll have to look and give an update here.Originally Posted by Growler67
For these large chains, like Buffalo Wild Wings and Kroger, would CCW policy be determined at corporate or by the local manager or owner? I know the local guy does get some leeway in how he runs the store.


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Daniel W. McShea
THE MIRAGE OF A SPACE BETWEEN NATURE AND NURTURE. Evelyn Fox Keller. viii + 107 pp. Duke University Press, 2010. $64.95 cloth, $18.95 paper.
Is there anything new to say about how we should understand the nature-nurture problem? The answer is yes, and it is not because there are conceptual matters still unresolved. It is because no one has offered a way to think about the problem that is simple and grabs the imagination. Absent a clarifying story, teachers continue to struggle to explain it to students. And some of us continue to write books and papers in which we say or imply things we do not literally mean about nature and nurture, genes and environment, heritability and plasticity—things we later regret having phrased the way we did. So wouldn't it be nice if there were a small book that explained, clearly and simply, how to understand the problem, pitfalls and all; if there were a concise manual—something like Strunk and White's famous style guide—that we could just hand to our students; if there were a little manifesto that we could curl up with and reread every couple of years to restore to our thinking the clarity we know this difficult subject deserves? The Mirage of a Space Between Nature and Nurture, by Evelyn Fox Keller, may be just the book we've been waiting for.
Here is the issue she is addressing. We sometimes think of nature and nurture as distinct and separable causes, each with its own quantifiable contribution to a given trait. But at the same time, we know that every trait requires both, that genes alone produce nothing (as does environment alone, for that matter), and that therefore in a developing individual, both are 100 percent responsible for every single trait. In the metaphors Keller cites, drum and drummer are each 100 percent responsible for the beat we hear, bricks and mortar are each 100 percent responsible for the wall that is being built, and the person at the end of a hose aiming a stream of water into a bucket and the person turning the valve at the spigot both get 100 percent of the credit for filling the bucket. In such cases, it is absurd to think about quantitative partitioning of causes. So why do we slip? Why do we even occasionally hear ourselves suggesting, with a sober countenance, that Suzy's shyness might be partly genetic, when we know already for certain that it is both 100 percent genetic and 100 percent environmental?
Keller argues that much of the trouble has to do with linguistic practice, with slippages in usage and concepts. In her apt words, the nature-nurture debate is a "morass of linguistic and conceptual vegetation grown together in ways that seem to defy untangling." Undaunted, she takes on the task of untangling, focusing on two key points, two areas where words have historically set us up to muddy things that we know should be perfectly clear. First, it should be clear that difference makers (the factors responsible for observed differences in particular phenotypic traits) are not the same as trait makers (the developmental processes by which the trait came to be)—that difference makers may be only trivially involved in the production of a trait. The address on an envelope makes a huge difference in where the letter goes but has little to do with generating the process that actually gets it there. And reciprocally, variation in a hugely important trait maker may produce only trivial differences in the result. The U.S. Postal Service gets my letter there about as reliably as the United Parcel Service, despite the many differences between the two organizations.
So the difference between difference making and trait making is clear. And in biology, we know that mutation studies in developmental genetics tell us only about difference making. So why, when we find a mutant gene that affects a trait (a difference maker), do we jump so easily to the claim that this gene is critical in the production of the trait (a trait maker)? Keller traces such slippages back to the first mutation studies in the early 20th century, and remarks:
It is hard to imagine that the early slippage was entirely accidental. To think of genes simply as difference makers would have been to detract from the power of the gene concept. Mapping difference makers and tracking their assortment through reproduction may have been all that the techniques of classical genetics could do, but the aims of these scientists were larger. What made genes interesting in the first place was their presumed power to mold and form—in a word, their presumed power to act. . . . [And] the easy slide between genes as difference makers and genes as trait makers perpetuated the illusion (as widespread among geneticists as it was among their readers) that an increased understanding of the effects of gene differences would enhance our understanding of what it is that the entities called genes actually do.
Times have changed—somewhat. As Keller points out, the modern focus is on expression patterns and on the role of noncoding DNA, not just on the genes themselves. And given what we know now about the cyclically interactive processes of development, today's biologists are much less likely to attribute causal agency to genes (or even to DNA). But the problem has not disappeared. A mutant allele associated with a speech and language disorder still gets labeled a speech and language gene. We continue to slip.
The second slippage has to do with alternative meanings of heritability. Used colloquially, heritability has to do with the transmission of genes from parent to child. "Where did you get those brown eyes?" I'm asked. "I inherited them from my mother," I reply, intending to convey that my mother passed along to me certain genetic brown-eye-color difference makers. But studies of nature-nurture in humans use heritability in a very different and technical sense, what is called broad-sense heritability—a measure of the proportion of phenotypic variation in a population that is due to the total genetic variation (including variation arising from gene-environment interactions). What this measure tells us, essentially, is the degree of resemblance between parents and offspring in a population, regardless of how that resemblance is transmitted from parent to offspring.
Now suppose that it is discovered that some trait—shyness, say—has high technical-sense heritability. When we hear this, we are likely to think that it tells us something about heritability in the colloquial sense, something about how Suzy came to be shy. Indeed, we might leap to the conclusion that she is shy because she inherited certain difference-making alleles from her parents, alleles that directly affect her individual psychology, making her more likely to be shy. Of course, that does not follow at all. Suzy could be shy for some other reason—because she has a speech impediment that makes her self-conscious about asserting herself socially, for instance. Indeed, this could be true of all shy individuals. And in that case, technical-sense heritability would still be high, even though inheritance involves a critical cultural factor. (And in a different culture—one where speech impediments were more socially acceptable, for example—the heritability of shyness might be much lower.)
So we know that this move from a measure of population heritability to a conclusion about the genetic contribution to a trait difference in an individual lineage is unwarranted, but we do it anyway. Here is Keller again:
Most behavioral geneticists would agree that a mistake has been made when explicit claims about the genetic basis of individual traits are inferred from measures of technical heritability, or at least I hope they would. More commonly, however, such claims are formulated simply in terms of heritable traits, with the implication of a genetic basis left just short of explicit. . . . But if one were to confront the authors of such claims (as I have) with this obvious source of confusion, a common response is: "Yes, of course. But that's not the way I use the term; I use it merely to refer to measures of heritability in the population."
Keller's story of how we came to this, of the roots of these slippages in the history of biology, especially in the writings of Charles Darwin and of Francis Galton, is a fascinating one. I will not retell it here. Instead let us turn to the question with which she titles her last chapter, "What's to be done?" We could try to change the words we use—for example, by ditching the word heritability for the population-level measure. But linguistic practice is highly resistant. Perhaps instead, Keller suggests, we can change the questions we ask. We are interested in nature-versus-nurture in part because we want to know which traits can be changed and which cannot, and for those that can be changed, we want to know how to change them. So instead of asking about genes versus environment, or heritable versus not, why not ask how malleable a trait is (at a given developmental age) and what factors actually affect it? Instead of asking, What are the genetic causes for trait X?, we could ask, What are the pathways that produce X? In answering this question, we would be interested in all of the resources involved in producing X, including DNA and its molecular products, of course, but also the many resources not manufactured by DNA. In making this suggestion, Keller is in good company. Essentially the same change of questions has been suggested by scholars in a school of thought known as developmental systems theory (William C. Wimsatt and Susan Oyama, for instance) and by some in developmental biology (Fred Nijhout, for example). These ideas have been in the air. Their time is coming.
In the meantime, while we await the coming change in the scientific culture, Keller's little essay is an excellent teaching resource—and an excellent resource for reminding ourselves about the pitfalls of the current way of thinking. Anyone with an interest in the nature-nurture problem—which is to say, almost everyone—should read this book.
Daniel W. McShea is an associate professor of biology at Duke University. He is coauthor with Robert N. Brandon of Biology's First Law: The Tendency for Diversity and Complexity to Increase in Evolutionary Systems (University of Chicago Press, 2010) and is coauthor with Alex Rosenberg of Philosophy of Biology: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 2008).
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/untangling-the-morass
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I go back to my 'overview' page, and sure enough, my Amazon card has several attempted charges out of New York (Brooklyn) and New Jersey. Apparently a couple gas stations and a grocery store. I immediately called the CC company and told them the charges were fraudulent and to terminate my account.
Now obviously I'm a paranoid security guy, so I don't just throw my card #'s out there. In addition, these cards (I have 2; mine and my wife's) have never been taken outside of my house since I recived them (they still have stickers on them). The only time they were used, was when I made a purchase through Amazon and signed up for the card to get a discount (and I didn't even know what the account # was for that purchase, so it was never typed in).
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Blake Lively — You Made A Beautiful 'Bride' at The 'Green Lantern' Premiere Last Night!
Blake — you were absolutely stunning in Chanel Couture at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, June 15, but why did you go so bridal?
Hmm! Are you wondering the same thing as I am — did Blake , who stars Carol Ferris, as top gunnish pilot/ airplane manufacturer exec, realize she'd look like she was walking down the aisle instead of the red carpet at her Green Lantern premiere?
There was no potential mate for Blake i.e. new boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio was no where in sight. But she did have a stack of stunning gold and silver Chanel bracelets — love the mix of metallics — on her arm, and have significant glittering baubles on her fingers. Her co-star Ryan Reynolds aka the Green Lantern, also came without a "date", tho his mom, Tammy Reynolds, was there beaming.
Plus the huge gold and sparkling camellia brooch in her hair was – we have to say — breathtaking!
So Blake, brave choice of the white floral mini atop a long sheet white skirt. Too bad Leo didn't see what a vision you were. His loss!
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Octopus Play and Squid Eyeballs—and What They Can Teach Us about Brains
For cannibals, octopuses seem to be surprisingly fun loving. Some have been observed using their funnels to repeatedly blow objects around in their tanks.
For cannibals, octopuses seem to be surprisingly fun loving. Some have been observed using their funnels to repeatedly blow objects around in their tanks.
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2013s Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine honors three researchers in particular – but what it really honors is thirty-plus years of work not only from them, but also from their labs, their graduate students and their collaborators.
At Neurotic Physiology today, I'm talking about eating disorders. We've long suspected a genetic basis, but it's been hard to pinpoint which genes might be involved.
The Obama administration's neuroscience initiative highlights new technologies to better understand the workings of brain circuits on both a small and large scale.
Science and common sense are alike grounded in human experience. Yet these ways of thinking about things are often in conflict. Sometimes the simplicity of most commonsense explanations can make it hard to win people over to the complexity and uncertainties of most scientific arguments.
Scott Small, a professor of neurology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, researches Alzheimer's, but he also studies the memory loss that occurs during the normal aging process.
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There is an intersection of art, science and engineering in the works of Lego artist Nathan Sawaya, whose "Art of the Brick" traveling show I visited last weekend at the Discovery Times Square Museum in New York (the exhibition closed Sunday).
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The latest project of photographer Laurie Simmons, who has previously portrayed life-like dolls in everyday poses, features live subjects with doll gazes.
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Effective treatments for drug addiction have been hard to come by. There's behavioral interventions, methadone maintenance for heroin users, nicotine patches for smokers, antabuse for acoholics, but while all of these are effective in a minority of users, they aren't effective in all.
I realized that I had somehow managed to forget a horrible account of my grandmother's deathbed. And I immediately wished that I could forget it for a second time.
We are responsible for our own actions. Of course we are. Sure about that? "I think I can?" "I think I can't?" All philosophizing aside, the assumption that we have free will has been called into question by research that suggests our brains are deciding for us before we become conscious of the decisions streamed [...]
So yea, you know how the left brain is really realistic, analytical, practical, organized, and logical, and the right brain is so darn creative, passionate, sensual, tasteful, colorful, vivid, and poetic?
Shark Week is upon us, and rather than be fooled by sharky fakery or outright lies, how about some real, true, scientifically-accurate shark science?
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2005 Ford Escape (Page 15 of 19)
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2005 Escape has problems where the engine shuts down while driving. Ford finally issued a September 2014 recall. Time will tell if the recall fix really solves the problem.
However the 2005 Escape also has a defect where the PCM (Power Control Module) fries at around 100k miles. Ford extended the PCM warranty to 80,000 miles, but only after most owners were past the mileage limit. Now owners are on the hook for the average repair cost of over $2,000 (!!)
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This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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Arriving in the horror of Kololi and its bar street amassed with young Gmabian men and their middle-aged, sunburnt European girlfriends, Adam was as impressed as one can be. GTS Restaurant and my friends there made Kololi seem less like the sex tourism-crappy bar area, at least until we walked back to our dodgy hotel.
But the Barra Ferry was Adam's first real taste of Africa, and mine also because now we don;t have the all powerful travel agency arrangements to smooth our way
In the short time we have here, local taxis are not really an option. And given the propensity of these vehicles to break down, they aren't particularly enticing.
We started bright and early, lining up at the ferry crossing at dawn.The infamous Barra Ferry crossing from Banjul on the south coast of Gambia River to the north bank, has improved in recent times... according to rumour.
Usually the routine is that those who can pay a bribe can get across fairly quickly in under two or three hours after lining up. We arrived bright and early, lined up and then Mr Kebbe paid a bribe, but not enough to get us through straight away.
No problem, we can wait for the second one. We can get into this African groove.
Seven and a half hours later our vehicle is on the ferry. I'm am not grooving with anyone, least of all Mr Kebbe
Even more galling, today is a Sunday and the lebanese felefel shop is closed. Other than a baguette of mystery meat there is little choice. It's proving to be a challenging day, not least of all because we are hungry, hot and fed up.
We change our plans to avoid driving through the night, and stop at Toubacouta, a village of souvenir shacks, a butchers shop, a telephone and not much else.
Le Pelican resort is a step into Europe and it's sports fishing scene here in teh Sine Saloum Delta. Beautiful bungalows with thatched roofs and upmarket decor, Le Pelican couldn't be further from our Barra Ferry misery.
A swim, delta-side meal and a few ice cold beers, and we are back in the groove.


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Town Square
A flood of public records requests hits the DA's office
Original post made by studabaker, Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park, on Mar 15, 2013
was investigated and that the DA acted "appropritely" in handling the investigation are enroute to his office by fax, e-mail and in some cases hand delivery.
This is a most sticky wicket for Wagstaffe because the public records submitted do not seek personnel records nor is it clear that the Peace Officer Bill of Rights which affords special protections from similar demands for public records applies.
Another problem for Wagstaffe is precedent. Four years ago a San Mateo County judge ruled against a former Atherton Finance Director who sought to protect his right to privacy by squashing a personnel investigation. The judge ruled that the finance director was a public official.
The question now facing Wagstaffe is that if a judge were to rule McKowan is a public official (a strong possibility given her involvement in a high profile child molestation case) then Wagstaffe faces the prospect of being caught in a lie.
Count on lots of County money being spent defending what we can anticipate as Wagstaffe's refusal to hand over public records.
Then again Wagstaffe could just resign and spare us all the intrigue. Chances of that happening now seem remote at best. People inside the office speak of a bunker mentality and a man at the top with a persecution complex.
Comments (4)
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Mar 15, 2013 at 1:49 pm
The DA's office sent a letter to the person who filed the Bar complaint in October 2010, stating that the DA had concluded its internal investigation into Mckowan. It would not address any of the individual complaints to the complainant. The Chief Deputy DA told the complainant in the letter to stop criticizing the prosecutor as it would accomplish nothing.
So if the DA told the complainant that the investigation was concluded in October 2010, why is Wagstaffe telling the Almanac that their investigation into the prosecutor concluded just last year? Was there ANOTHER internal investigation into the prosecutor or does the DA not care about actual dates of internal investigations, so he just pulled a phantom date out of his hat?
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Mar 15, 2013 at 4:10 pm
So television legal analyst Robin Sax who appears regularly on the Today Show and Fox News has just come forward today to say that Wagstaffe tried to get her into trouble with her then-bosses at the Los Angeles District Attorney's office after she wrote a critical piece about him and the Ayres prosecutor in 2009 for Huffington Post. Wagstaffe had the gall to contact her bosses at the DA's office to try to get her into trouble about the article. She did not get into trouble. He is used to controlling the local press in San Mateo County but it won't work for the national press.
a resident of another community
on Mar 15, 2013 at 5:16 pm
The public records act says a public agency MAY withhold personnel actions but doesn't have to. A separate body of law in the penal code specifies a public agency MUST withhold personnel actions related to peace officers. Wagstaffe was simply lying when he said the law prohibits him from releasing these records. He doesn't want to, but doesn't want the public to know that.
a resident of another community
on Jun 24, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Has anyone had a response to their public records request into the details as to how District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe "disciplined" prosecutor Melissa Mckowan on the Ayres case?
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