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Teva Neuroscience representative Van Bramlett presents
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Teva Neuroscience gives stethoscopes to UTSA
By Amanda Beck
Communications Specialist, College of Sciences
(Oct. 28, 2008)--Students in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course in the UTSA College of Sciences received stethoscopes donated by Teva Neuroscience, a company that develops products and services for patients with neurological disorders, particularly multiple sclerosis. Thomas Forsthuber, M.D., Ph.D., UTSA professor of immunology, surprised his students with the gifts last week.
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Van Bramlett, professional education research manager from Teva Neuroscience, was on hand to personally give the stethoscopes to the students. Bramlett said the drive from Houston was well worth it to see the expressions on the students' faces. The experience "gave me a great feeling of satisfaction... that my company had done something to give back to the educational, academic community."
This is the second year Teva Neuroscience has given money to purchase stethoscopes for students in the class. Forsthuber previously worked with Teva Neuroscience because of his research on autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. The disease attacks the central nervous system, impairing control of sensation or movement, and often has crippling effects.
Students in Forsthuber's clinical medicine class study multiple sclerosis and other diseases using examples based on his medical experience. The course is unlike many classes that biology majors take because students must use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills rather than just rote memorization.
Receiving a gift from their professor was not only a surprise, but a motivating experience for many students. For Eric Ruiz, the gift of the stethoscope "fueled the fire" to become a physician. He feels the structure of the class fits the needs of a premedical student. Ruiz is honored that Teva Neuroscience decided to give stethoscopes to students instead of doctors who already practice medicine. It was that decision, and Teva Neuroscience's generosity that inspired Ruiz the most.
Another premedical biology student, Meredith Murrell, was completely shocked by the announcement in class. She said receiving her stethoscope reminded her of opening her stocking at Christmas. She said she has "enjoyed the class so far, although the material has been difficult, and Dr. Forsthuber has made it understandable and relatable to her future in the medical industry."
Scott Dillon, one of the students who received a stethoscope, e-mailed Forsthuber saying, "What you did today was the coolest thing I've ever seen a professor do for a student." Dillon expressed his appreciation for both the gift and his opportunity to participate in the class.
"If my students had half the fun I did, they had a blast," Forsthuber said. He views the whole experience as an example of both the care UTSA professors have for their students and the desire they have to help them succeed."
For many of the students, the stethoscope is more than a piece of medical equipment; it is an inspiration to pursue their careers and dreams.


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I don't think there's any doubt they want Cruz to remain a Giant with a long term contract. His back to back 1,000 yard seasons can't be ignored as well as his Pro Bowl selection. While I'm the first to point to the Pro Bowl as little more than a beauty contest , players like having that to point to when negotiating.
I don't know what's going to happen, but I think it's better than an 85% chance Cruz remains a GIANT

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"To Have and Have Not" is the dramatic, brutal story of Harry Morgan, an honest boat owner who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who swarm the region, and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair.
In this harshly realistic, yet oddly tender and wise novel, Hemingway perceptively delineates the personal struggles of both the "haves" and the "have nots" and creates one of the most subtle and moving portraits of a love affair in his oeuvre. In turn funny and tragic, lively and poetic, remarkable in its emotional impact, "To Have and Have Not" takes literary high adventure to a new level. As the "Times Literary Supplement" observed, "Hemingway's gift for dialogue, for effective understatement, and for communicating such emotions the tough allow themselves, has never been more conspicuous."
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A New York Times Bestselling Author -- First published in 1937, To Have and Have Not was Ernest Hemingway's first novel since A Farewell to Arms was released in 1929 and since the country had entered the Great Depression. Key West native Harry Morgan runs a charter fishing boat service to support his family until the Depression ruins his business. As Harry is forced into illegal and increasingly dangerous activities to get by, Key West's port is home to the yachts of those rich enough to be insulated from the hard economic times.Review:
First things first: readers coming to To Have and Have Not after seeing the Bogart/Bacall film should be forewarned that about the only thing the two have in common is the title. The movie concerns a brave fishing-boat captain in World War II-era Martinique who aids the French Resistance, battles the Nazis, and gets the girl in the end. The novel concerns a broke fishing-boat captain who agrees to carry contraband between Cuba and Florida in order to feed his wife and daughters. Of the two, the novel is by far the darker, more complex work.
The first time we meet Harry Morgan, he is sitting in a Havana bar watching a gun battle raging out in the street. After seeing a Cuban get his head blown off with a Luger, Morgan reacts with typical Hemingway understatement: "I took a quick one out of the first bottle I saw open and I couldn't tell you yet what it was. The whole thing made me feel pretty bad." Still feeling bad, Harry heads out in his boat on a charter fishing expedition for which he is later stiffed by the client. With not even enough money to fill his gas tanks, he is forced to agree to smuggle some illegal Chinese for the mysterious Mr. Sing. From there it's just a small step to carrying liquor--a disastrous run that ends when Harry loses an arm and his boat. Once Harry gets mixed up in the brewing Cuban revolution, however, even those losses seem small compared to what's at stake now: his very life.
Hemingway tells most of this story in the third person, but, significantly, he brackets the whole with a section at the beginning told from Harry's perspective and a short, heart-wrenching chapter at the end narrated by his wife, Marie. In between there is adventure, danger, betrayal, and death, but this novel begins and ends with the tough and tender portrait of a man who plays the cards that are dealt him with courage and dignity, long after hope is gone. --Alix Wilber
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Discussion in '2008 Playoffs' started by Dlev59, Apr 24, 2008.
This flame out is coming so much sooner than I could have ever imagined. This is truly amazing.
I think we lose this series. You could just see it in our vets' faces. They looked broken. Rasheed had no fire in this game, even when it was close. I'm sick of these guys. I envy young teams like Philly that play with energy, intensity, and a sense of urgency. As for our bench, Rodney is a horrible fit for our offensive system. Hayes only passes after failing to create space for a fadeaway jumper. The only play I saw ran in the third quarter was a double baseline screen-read for Rip. By the time the ball came out of our PG's hands, six seconds were left on the shot-clock. We didn't look cohesive at all. Our offense just isn't designed for playoff success. This is why Flip Saunders needs to go.Amir is probably never going to become a starter in this league. The guy has been in the league for three years, and he has shown minimal development. The core, we can only hope, is finished. I want youth and losing seasons, please. No more B.S. about Chauncey being a star PG, Rasheed's talent-- all of that amounting to a 'ship? Please. No starter on this time has the desire, heart, or will to beat Boston.
Do you still believe in starting 5? Fire flip with players, thats what I'm saying. Firing flip alone is fool's gold.
Sorry brother. Things aren't going well.
The Stones laid a collective steaming pile w/ Flip leading the charge. They think they are a great jump shooting team when they have streaky shooters. CB is a blow hard and is most responsible for this debacle. The team goes where the PG takes them. Comparing these guys in any form or shape to the Bad Boys is a joke.
With a coach that doesn't allow them to slack, absolutely. This coach has no backbone or strategy.
im not sure flip makes it to the end of the playoffs. i swear i saw sheed taking a nap during half time, guys are arguing with him about rotations, during one time out chauncy was setting up the play and flip was outside the huddle like he was the 12th man on the team. this is not good what else isnt good is iggy has been held in check all series. he's the kind of guy who could steal a game single handedly. if iggy does, that, gets philly a win where they should lose, pistons lose this series.
Flip needed to get to #12 to keep his job, but it looks like he's gonna have a hard time reaching 3, or even 2 I guess I can forget my hope for "forcing the issue"
I missed this game all I have to ask is................................................WTF happened????
describe me, please how would you inspire full-of-themselves-millionares? Do you really believe that benching would help? (even then they think they are better) Btw, my attitude towards our starting 5 was described one of first post I made here. Forumites took it so offensively that admins had to delete this post
AA/Amir were the only players with + and in 5 min. The players have tuned Flip out. Flip can't get over the fact that he's an idiot. Hopefully, the players are tanking. Afterall, you can't make adjustments in the post-season. You knew this game was over from tip-off. Tell me what well-coached team comes out looking like a/ they just woke up from a nap, b/ have no f'in clue what plays they are trying to run, and c/ continue to look comatose for long stretches, and still be IN the game. I'm so glad we tried a new rotation for the PO's.
Aside from Maxey and the rooks... I'm ready to fire/trade everyone but Kander, Abdenour, and Mason.
I'm not an NBA coach, so I couldn't tell you how I would do that. However, I know a $#@& coach when I see one and I'd rather find out how the new one inspires them than to do nothing and watch this crock of @$#@ continue.
i wish i saw this, i was at a friend's watching the 3rd quarter not very closely, and turned it off after that. Can someone describe in more detail? Who was arguing? Hey you know LB just became avaliable
Winning? Not really important to Flip. Shafting Dumars, very important to Flip. Retribution for making him play Afflalo and Amir during the season. Nobody is this bad a coach, unless they have an agenda totally unrelated to the game at hand. Which Flip does. I say it again, all he cares about is shafting Dumars. Now for some details on this game. We reached the 4th quarter with our starters overplayed, and behind. And as predicted before the game started, what does that mean to Flip? Play his tired starters the whole 4th. Of course, the last few minutes or so were garbage time, so our starters did not play then. But if it had been a close game, you know Flip would have just played them the whole quarter. Despite what some very uninformed fans think, 33 year old basketball players, like Sheed for instance, can't play a whole game without decent rest. This game was lost for poor substitution patterns. Patters so poor as to be unexplainable, except by the thing about Flip wanting to shaft Dumars with all his heart, mind, and soul. When was this game lost? The moment Sheed came back into the game with 10 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter after a brief rest. That pretty much sealed the loss. The rest of the game was quite anticlimatic. What were the Piston fans treated to tonight? Our future starts playing? Nope. Instead, we see an old Theo Ratliff play way too many minutes. Now, Theo did come in for a very brief stint toward the end of the 1st quarter / beginning of the 4th. He was quite effective there, in that brief stint. I was proud of Flip, for a fleeting moment, to see him use a player like that just about right. But then Theo played a whole lot after that. Old Theo. Old. Didn't Dumars say after our last exit from the playoffs, lets raid an old folks home for the next playoff run. I know he said something relating to age. Which brings us to Hunter. Great to flash into a game for a moment. That though is the extent of what he is good for. Hunter was just an excuse not to play Afflalo. Nothing more. Not to Flip. And look, this is really, really important to Flip. Not to us fans who like to see the Pistons win, but very important indeed to Flip's so strong desire to give Dumars the shaft. To the fans who cheer Flip on as he gives Dumars the shaft, hey please change your ways. Dumars is a great guy, and does not deserve to be shafted so. Plus, there are a whole lot of us fans who really want to see the Pistons win it all this year, as they are very capable of doing. Rip hit a bunch of shots. But this meant Sheed was doing no damage inside. And when Rip sat, Sheed was too tired to do anything. So basically, the old man was wasted as far as his offensive talent as he sat around and watched Rip shoot the ball. Tay did some good scoring, inside and out. Stuckey had a miserable game. Very miserable. He kept going inside and getting stripped. He did end up getting some points at the line, but we were way behind at that point. At least Stuckey did play a lot in this game. Dyess suffered a broken nose. But we had not scored a bucket for quite a while, and Dyess had not scored at all as far as I remember, before the injury. No, Dyess getting injured did not lose this game for us. This game was lost, like I mentioned, early 2nd quarter, just by having Flip as a coach and not caring about anything but shafting Dumars. We did cut Hayes out of the rotation. Stuckey played as Tay's backup instead. Hayes did get in for Rip when Rip sat with serious foul trouble. We did also find a function for Hayes. In garbage time, Hayes bricks one shot after another so the young guys who should be getting the shots can't show up Flip. Another very important thing to Flip. Ok. Back to the fight. Dumars and Flip will be arguing something fierce between now and Sunday. Whose side are you on? Me, I am Dumars side. I want to see the Pistons win it all this season. What is your priority, those who still come around here and cheerlead Flip on?
You didnt answer to my question, you try to take cover:"I'm not NBA coach so..."
I went out to get some Mongolian BBQ. Pistons game was on the screen. I glanced up...no surprise, really. Guys, this is a blessing in disguise. They weren't going far anyhow. Better they should lose now and that way Flip is gone for sure. Plus maybe a little shake up of vets. Really, I'm sorry for you guys who care so much more than I do about this team. You all deserve better my friends. But I think it's best to go out in the first round than to wait for a Cleveland or Miami (inferior talents) to knock us out. I'm not exactly going to root against Detroit, but I really think it's best to go out in round one if we can't seriously compete in the later rounds. Flip sucks and the team needs a true player/leader too. Not a hot head like Sheed or an arrogant jackass like CB. Sorry. Time for some changes. This team has become everything the 2004 team despised and destroyed on their way to the top.
I am calling it now. Thats the line of the night..
I just don't understand the change in rotation that won you game 2.
How many of us cringed when the refs allowed the Cavs to come back on the floor two weeks ago and beat the Sixers with those last 2 FT's?? What that did was push the Sixers into the 7th spot and it created a matchup that only few of us suspected would turn out like this (me, Low, Lpgrl to name a few). The Pistons are better on paper, but the matchup was bad and that was apparent from the two losses the Sixers put on them in January and April. They came out aggressive and we came out lethargic with greasy palms. 12 TO's and 2-8 FT shooting was bad in the first half, but the defense was still able to hold the sixers to 44 points and we were facing just small 4 point halftime deficit. The last time the Pistons were in this game was when they were down 48-46. After that the game was over, we just didn't know it yet. It was obvious based on their body language in the locker room at haltime that they were going to exhibit the same type of complacency that they did in the first half and once again they came out with little effort. You are not going to win many games when Sheed and Billups are taking jumpers with reckless abandon and turning the ball over. Tay entered the second half shooting 6/7 from the floor and despite playing the whole third quarter took one shot, while the rest of the team was shooting bricks that at one point reached 14 straight misses. Like Jon Barry said during his commentary, Flip should have sat the starters for a spell midway through that 3rd befor the lead got to 15 and tried his whole bench in there to wakle up the starters. How does ateam expect to win a game with 23 turnovers and 25 points in the paint?? They shot 61% in the first half and 22% in the second hitting 8 of 37 FG's??? They are going to have to win the next 3 to put this team away..any more victories by the sixers in the next two games and I think its over the Pistons, Flip and at least one or two of the starters
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- Extreme weather conditions can alter the performance of planes in flight
- A lightning-lab at Cardiff University recreates the conditions present when lightning strikes a plane
- An ice-tunnel experiment at Cranfield University analyzes the build up of ice on engines and wings
Cardiff University may be struck by lightning every day, but it's nothing to do with the miserable British weather.
Deep within the Welsh university's department of engineering is a state-of-the-art "lightning-lab" where bolts of electricity are shot onto aircraft components.
The idea is to recreate the conditions present when lightning strikes a plane at 35,000 feet, testing the fortitude of composite materials and conductor strips found on modern planes.
"There is a lightning strike every second around the world (and) every single aircraft is hit by lightning once a year," said Professor Manu Hadad of Cardiff University's Institute of Energy.
Displaying the charred remains of two recently zapped plane panels, Hadad explains that a thin layer of copper mesh on an aircraft's exterior can drastically reduce the damage caused when lightning strikes.
With support from the government and aerospace manufacturer, EADS, the ultimate aim of the $2 million project is to further refine and increase the working knowledge of how aircraft cope with these elements at altitude.
But while of particular interest to the electrical storm specialists at Cardiff University, lightning is just one of the many extreme weather phenomena encountered by planes when in the air.
The build up of ice and strong winds in particular can also be issues and a host of academic institutions are applying hi-tech techniques to study the impact these conditions can have.
At Cranfield University just outside London a team of engineers specialize in analyzing the formation of ice around engines and on aeroplane wings.
Here, sub-zero temperatures are created and tests carried out in a specially designed "icing-tunnel" with the aim of understanding ice and its aerodynamic qualities.
According to Dr David Hammond of Cranfield's School of Engineering, a large build up of ice can alter the shape and performance of vital aircraft components.
Pointing to a freshly tested model wing, Hammond explains how "the ice that forms (during flight)... can have a big spike that reverses the curvature of the leading (wing) edge and creates unsteadiness."
"In an aircraft we work out which parts are most critical and make sure they're protected one way or another," he added.
Researchers at Cranfield are currently investigating how a wire mesh can act as an effective method of preventing ice build up near fuel tanks.
But Hammond is hopeful that other discoveries on how planes react to extreme weather will arise during the process of the group's studies.
"We're really trying to support the people who design and test aircraft," Hammond said.
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Anyone who thinks the 2011 team was better than the 1986 team is probably age 37 years or younger. I can't see any Giant fan over the age of 10 in 1986 possibly saying 2011 was better than 1986. It's not even close.
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Welcome, clean and pleasant apartment in a nice neighborhood because a little behind the sights too. Monica is listening and full of good advice.
Bon accueil, appartement bien entretenu et agréable, situé dans un quartier sympa parce qu'un peu en retrait des sites trop touristiques. Monica est à l'écoute et pleine de bon conseils.
Apartment very nice and friendly, clean and functional. You can use the kitchen and all that is present. The photos represent faithfully the reality, for the summer period the communal area overlooking the terrace is very cool and pleasant. Monica is very friendly and helpful, provides some household products, hygiene and food for the guests. He gave us the option of using a desktop computer. Very good location, 10 minutes walk from the Sagrada Familia and 5 minutes from the metro. The area is quiet and peaceful.
Appartamento davvero molto carino e accogliente, pulito e funzionale. É possibile utilizzare la cucina e tutto cio che é presente. Le foto rappresentano fedelmente la realtà, per il periodo estivo la zona in comune che dà sulla terrazza è molto fresca e piacevole. Monica è molto gentile e disponibile, mette a disposizione alcuni prodotti per la casa, l igiene e il cibo per gli ospiti. Ci ha dato la possibilità di utilizzare un computer fisso. Posizione molto buona, a 10 minuti a piedi dalla Sagrada Familia e a 5 minuti dalla metro. La zona è tranquilla e silenziosa.
A luxury watch sunrise Barcelona from the terrace of Monica. Good quality / price. Recommended.
Todo un lujo ver amanecer Barcelona desde la terracita de Mónica. Buena relación calidad/precio. Recomendable.
lovely appartment! nice and big terrace! fully equipped kitchen! trendy bathroom!
i stayed with my girlfriend for 5 nights in the smaller double room. there was another double room (bigger and air conditioner +10 €/night) and a single room but most of the time we had the whole flat for us. in our room was a little fan (no AC) but next time i would recommend AC! we just underestimated the temperatures in barcelona while summer :D
we had a wonderful holiday though and monica is a kind renter! we would choose again her flat :)
Super nice apartment, with its own kitchen, living room and balcony in a great location (10 minutes from the Sagrada Familia). Everything was clean and Monica is a very nice hostess. Top!
Super schönes Appartement, mit eigener Küche, Wohnzimmer und Balkon in top Lage ( 10 min zur Sagrada Familia).
Alles sauber und Monica ist eine sehr nette Gastgeberin.
We were nine days in Barcelona and the accommodation was perfect. Everything was very clean and tidy, Monica is very nice & helpful and answered every question. Nearby there are 2 metro stations, one comes quickly to the center and the main attractions. Our roommates were also very friendly. The dream of the apartment was of course the huge terrace. Highly Recommended!
wir waren 9 Tage in Barcelona und die Unterkunft war perfekt. Alles war sehr sauber und ordentlich, Monica ist sehr nett & hilfreich und beantwortet jede Frage. In der Nähe befinden sich 2 Metrostationen, man kommt schnell ins Zentrum und zu den wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten. Unsere Mitbewohner waren auch sehr freundlich. Der Traum der Wohnung war natürlich die riesige Terrasse. Absolut empfehlenswert!
We had the best time ever,and Monica rocks!
I was at Monica's place last summer and she was a really good host. The place was very clean and nice and the location was also good. No complaints!
everything was fine: clean apartment, central location, great terrace, all shops and subway nearby, etc. Thank you!
alles war schön: saubere Wohnung, zentrale Lage, tolle Terrasse, alle Geschäfte und U-Bahn in der Nähe usw. Danke!!!
The apartment is perfect ! Rather small room, but that is of no importance because there is also a nice living room and a wonderful terrace. The kitchen is equipped with everything you could want, even coffee is there ready to be prepared. Monica is nice, sympathetic and very helpful, she lives next door and therefore would be there if you had any problem. I could even use her computer. Thanks again, Monica ! The apartment is quiet, in a save neighborhood, very good connection with public transportation - what do you want more? I'll be back here when I come back to Barcelona.
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150 mg for every 2.2 lbs (1 kg) of body weight, split into two doses taken before stressful activitiy (take the second dose 40 to 90 minutes after the first)
Occasionally taking this amino acid before a stressful activity may help maintain your mental capacity.
Tyrosine is an amino acid used by the body to produce certain adrenal stress hormones and chemical messengers in the nervous system (neurotransmitters). Animal research shows that brain levels of these substances decline with stress, and that giving animals tyrosine supplements reverses this decline and improves various tests of performance in stressed animals.1 In a controlled study, a protein drink containing 10 grams per day of tyrosine was more effective than a carbohydrate drink for improving mental performance scores in a group of cadets taking a stressful six-day combat training course.2 A double-blind trial in humans found that one-time administration of 150 mg of tyrosine per 2.2 pounds of body weight helped prevent a decline in mental performance for about three hours during a night of sleep deprivation.3 Single administrations of tyrosine (100 to 150 mg per 2.2 pounds of body weight) have also helped preserve mental performance during physically stressful conditions such as noise or extreme cold in several controlled studies.4 , 5 , 6 , 7
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Some people with depression have been found to improve with tyrosine.
The amino acid L-tyrosine can be converted into norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter that affects mood. Women taking oral contraceptives have lower levels of tyrosine, and some researchers think this might be related to depression caused by birth control pills.8 L-tyrosine metabolism may also be abnormal in other depressed people9 and preliminary research suggests supplementation might help.10 , 11 Several doctors recommend a 12-week trial of L-tyrosine supplementation for people who are depressed. Published research has used a very high amount-100 mg per 2.2 pounds of body weight (or about 7 grams per day for an average adult). It is not known whether such high amounts are necessary to produce an antidepressant effect.
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Supplementing with L-Tyrosine may help prevent a deficiency caused by the PKU diet and improve behavoir.
PKU results from a deficiency or malfunction of the enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase, which converts phenylalanine to . People with PKU have elevated concentrations of phenylalanine and low levels of L-tyrosine, which may contribute to behavior problems. In addition, low L-tyrosine levels in women with PKU may contribute to fetal damage. In some, but not all, double-blind studies, keeping L-tyrosine levels in the normal range by adding supplemental L-tyrosine to the diet improved behavior. In a preliminary study, blood L-tyrosine levels fluctuated significantly in people with PKU, suggesting a need for careful laboratory monitoring of people supplementing with L-tyrosine.
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Alcohol Withdrawal (Glutamine, Multivitamin, Phenylalanine, L-Tryptophan)
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In double-blind research, alcoholics treated with L-tyrosine combined with DLPA (D,L-phenylalanine), L-glutamine, prescription L-tryptophan, plus a multivitamin had reduced withdrawal symptoms and decreased stress.
Kenneth Blum and researchers at the University of Texas have examined neurotransmitter deficiencies in alcoholics. Neurotransmitters are the chemicals the body makes to allow nerve cells to pass messages (of pain , touch, thought, etc.) from cell to cell. Amino acids are the precursors of these neurotransmitters. In double-blind research, a group of alcoholics were treated with 1.5 grams of D,L-phenylalanine (DLPA), 900 mg of L-tyrosine, 300 mg of L-glutamine , and 400 mg of L-tryptophan (now available only by prescription) per day, plus a multivitamin-mineral supplement.12 This nutritional supplement regimen led to a significant reduction in withdrawal symptoms and decreased stress in alcoholics compared to the effects of placebo.
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Parkinson's Disease
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L-tyrosine is the direct precursor to L-dopa and therefore could be an alternative to L-dopa therapy, however, it should not be taken with L-dopa as it may interfere with L-dopa transport to the brain.
L-tyrosine is the direct precursor to L-dopa. Theoretically, supplementing L-tyrosine could be an alternative to L-dopa therapy; however, L-tyrosine should not be taken with L-dopa as it may interfere with the transport of L-dopa to the brain.13 One small preliminary trial demonstrated that some people with Parkinson's disease who supplemented with L-tyrosine (45 mg per pound of body weight) for three years had better clinical results and fewer side effects than did patients using L-dopa.14 Until these findings are confirmed, L-tyrosine should not be used as a replacement for, or in addition to, L-dopa.
How It Works
How to Use It
Most people should not supplement with L-tyrosine. Some human research with people suffering from a variety of conditions used 100 mg per 2.2 pounds of body weight, equivalent to about 7 grams per day for an average-sized person. The appropriate amount to use in people with PKU is not known, therefore, the monitoring of blood levels by a physician is recommended.
Where to Find It
Dairy products, meats, fish, wheat, oats , and most other protein-containing foods contain tyrosine.
Possible Deficiencies
Some people affected by PKU are deficient in tyrosine. Tyrosine levels are occasionally low in depressed people.15 Any person losing large amounts of protein, such as those with some kidney diseases, may be deficient in several amino acids , including tyrosine.16
Interactions with Supplements, Foods, & Other Compounds
Vitamin B6 , folic acid , and copper are necessary for conversion of L-tyrosine into neurotransmitters.
Interactions with Medicines
Side Effects
Side Effects
L-tyrosine has not been reported to cause any serious side effects. However, it is not known whether long-term use of L-tyrosine, particularly in large amounts (such as more than 1,000 mg per day) is safe. For that reason, long-term use of L-tyrosine should be monitored by a doctor.
Related Information
1. Owasoyo JO, Neri DF, Lamberth JG. Tyrosine and its potential use as a countermeasure to performance decrement in military sustained operations. Aviat Space Environ Med 1992;63:364-9 [review].
2. Deijen JB, Wientjes CJ, Vullinghs HF, et al. Tyrosine improves cognitive performance and reduces blood pressure in cadets after one week of a combat training course. Brain Res Bull1999;48:203-9.
3. Neri DF, Wiegmann D, Stanny RR, et al. The effects of tyrosine on cognitive performance during extended wakefulness. Aviat Space Environ Med 1995;66:313-9.
4. Banderet LE, Lieberman HR. Treatment with tyrosine, a neurotransmitter precursor, reduces environmental stress in humans. Brain Res Bull 1989;22:759-62.
5. Shurtleff D, Thomas JR, Schrot J, et al. Tyrosine reverses a cold-induced working memory deficit in humans. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1994;47:935-41.
6. Deijen JB, Orlebeke JF. Effect of tyrosine on cognitive function and blood pressure under stress. Brain Res Bull 1994;33:319-23.
7. Dollins AB, Krock LP, Storm WF, et al. L-tyrosine ameliorates some effects of lower body negative pressure stress. Physiol Behav 1995;57:223-30.
8. Rose DP, Cramp DG. Reduction of plasma tyrosine by oral contraceptives and oestrogens: a possible consequence of tyrosine aminotransferase induction. Clin Chim Acta 1970;29:49-53.
9. Moller SE. Tryptophan and tyrosine availability and oral contraceptives. Lancet 1979;2:472 [letter].
10. Kishimoto H, Hama Y. The level and diurnal rhythm of plasma tryptophan and tyrosine in manic-depressive patients. Yokohama Med Bull 1976;27:89-97.
11. Gelenberg AJ, Wojcik JD, Growdon JH, et al. Tyrosine for the treatment of depression. Am J Psychiatry 1980;137:622-3.
12. Blum K. A commentary on neurotransmitter restoration as a common mode of treatment for alcohol, cocaine and opiate abuse. Integr Psychiatr 1986;6:199-204.
13. Wurtman RJ, Wurtman JJ, eds. Nutrition and the Brain, vol 7. New York: Raven Press, 1986.
14. Lemoine P, Robelin N, Sebert P, Mouret J. L-tyrosine: a long term treatment of Parkinson's disease. C R Acad Sci III 1989;309:43-7.
15. Chiaroni P, Azorin JM, Bovier P, et al. A multivariate analysis of red blood cell membrane transports and plasma levels of L-tyrosine and L-tryptophan in depressed patients before treatment and after clinical improvement. Neuropsychobiology 1990;23:1-7.
16. Alvestrand A, Ahlberg M, Forst P, Bergstrom J. Clinical results of long-term treatment with a low protein diet and a new amino acid preparation in patients with chronic uremia. Clin Nephrol 1983;19:67-73.
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The members of the Woodland's Marine Corps League Detachment 627 were scheduled to begin distributing toy barrels for the Toys for Tots Program this past Wednesday, continuing the tradition that is now 65 years old.
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Historic Timeline
Wild almonds emerge and develop on western slopes of mountains separating China from Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Iran.
People begin cultivating almonds in Central Asia and eastern Mediterranean area.
King Tutankhamen takes handful of almonds to his grave to nourish him on his journey into the afterlife.
Alexander the Great's armies bring almonds home to Greece to begin widespread almond culture in western Mediterranean area.
Blue Almond orchard in the Sutter Buttes.
California growers experiment with almond culture; following failed attempts in eastern U.S. Almonds prove well adapted to California climate.
California almond crops in excess of one million pounds test marketing ability of numerous growers negotiating with only a few buyers.
Local growers form the Davisville Almond Growers Association to pool their crops and bargain for higher prices. Their success encourages growers in other districts to form similar associations.
In 1909, a speech by J. P. Dargitz at a grower conference in Watsonville triggered the movement that led to the formation of the California Almond Growers Exchange. Dargitz was the Exchange's first president, and was a fruit and almond grower from Acampo, a village north of Lodi, California.
J. P. Dargitz, an almond grower from the Lodi area, promotes concept of a statewide almond marketing association.
On May 6 at the Hotel Turclu in Sacramento, nine grower associations, representing 1,200 tons of almonds and 60 percent of the probable California crop, form the California Almond Growers Exchange (CAGE).
T.C. Tucker proposes a branded consumer package of inshell almonds to be sold through department stores to help stabilize the almond market, which launched the Blue Diamond consumer business.
CAGE erects an almond hulling and shelling plant on C Street in Sacramento to expand its shelled almond business for higher member returns.
CAGE moves its headquarters to San Francisco to be closer to the financial center, port and business services.
T.C. Tucker lobbies U.S. government to improve railroad rates and service for almond shippers, expanding on his efforts begun seven years earlier to lower freight rates on almonds and increase tariffs on imported almonds. His contacts establish CAGE's close relationship with government officials.
CAGE invents almond bleaching and drying system to salvage rain-stained inshell almonds for superior member returns.
Eight year old Thelma Tucker was the daughter of the first manager of the Exchange, T.C. Tucker, and the first image used to advertise Blue Diamond almonds.
CAGE mounts nationwide sales and advertising campaign to help move huge crop, building on the Exchange's earlier work with brokers and buyers to encourage brand awareness and increased sales. The 1919 campaign began the association's use of media to promote the Blue Diamond brand and sell California almonds nationwide.
CAGE opens New York office to work with brokers, wholesalers and retailers to help sell more almonds.
CAGE introduces The Minute Book, a publication designed to keep the membership "informed of what their cooperative is doing, its decisions and the reasons for those decisions."
Plant operations expand to include manufacturing with work underway on canning blanched, salted almonds. Plant personnel develop the necessary equipment, including cracker, bleacher, scalder, grader, cooker and gum and salt application machines.
CAGE develops chocolate candy market for California almonds with some million-pounds of shelled almonds sold to major candy manufacturers.
6-pound vacuum packed can of almonds for sundae topping.
CAGE successfully blanches and salts California almonds to compete with imports and expands manufactured line to include roasted, sliced, split, pieces and ice cream topping.
As the Great Depression deepens, CAGE board authorizes "tentative" pool closings to get as much money in members' hands as soon as possible.
Tucker attributes CAGE's marketing success with the 1933-34 crops to "preferential trade, the confectionery and baking trade which is exacting in its grading demands."
CAGE successfully introduces three new items for the retail trade: a one-pound cellophane package of unshelled almonds, and one-half pound and one-pound cellophane packages of shelled almonds.
CAGE moves back to Sacramento into new offices across from plant.
CAGE hires advertising executive to create an in-house program to promote retail sales and wider use of almonds in ice cream, candy and bakery products.
CAGE introduces cultural seminars at annual meetings to help growers cope with rising insect damage in orchards.
CAGE adopts nutrition message for almonds, funds new research on almond benefits and distributes results nationwide. Almonds win privileged status as an "essential food" during World War II. Growers get special access to production materials.
Large annual meetings suspended for duration of World War II.
CAGE focuses on consumer market to move record-size 1945 crop in weakening post-war economy.
Smokehouse Cocktail Almonds introduced to receptive consumers. Numerous new products for bakery and ice cream businesses introduced to win more sales to those trades. President Truman signs bill authorizing marketing order for almonds and filberts.
Almond growers overwhelmingly approve almond marketing order.
A wooden California Almond Growers Exchange box full of shelled almonds.
CAGE introduces wooden bulk boxes to replace field bags for grower deliveries.
CAGE invites leading Spanish and Italian exporters to talks to exchange marketing information. The success of the meetings established a more stable world market.
CAGE completes construction of 14-silo bulk storage complex designed to hold nine thousand tons of almonds for processing.
50th Anniversary celebration at State Fairgrounds. Chairman Delbert Birdseye and General Manager D. R. Bailey retire. W. Glenn Stalker becomes General Manager after serving since 1939 in finance and membership and government relations. William McNeil becomes chairman.
Electric eye sorting technology developed at CAGE declared operational and CAGE begins purchasing the machines.
California almond growers out-produce both Spain and Italy. Exports to Europe continue to set records, building on the pioneering work throughout the 1950s by Jack Axer, export manager.
Airline snack packs included smoked and Smokehouse Almonds from the late 1960s.
Blue Diamond Smokehouse Almonds take to the skies on American Airlines, inaugurating a vast new market that at its peak saw every major airline serving the snack almonds on their flights.
CAGE introduces its new hulling system that provided high-volume hulling at relatively low cost. Debuts "Elegance Is An Almond" film distributed to TV stations, schools and civic groups in the U.S. and abroad.
New, more modern and graphically strong Blue Diamond logo debuts. Bulk truck delivery by growers introduced at Chico.
Salida receiving station opens. Also includes bulk receiving pits, scales, automatic samplers and high-capacity elevators to transfer deliveries to storage building holding 25 million pounds of in-shell almonds.
Distribution and storage center east of silos opens to streamline shipping operations. CAGE launches first million-dollar advertising and promotion campaign to move record crop.
California growers approve advertising program for almond marketing order.
Roger J. Baccigaluppi becomes Chief Executive Officer upon Stalker's retirement.
Walt Payne, vice president - export, is first representative of California almond industry to visit the People's Republic of China. Board establishes Grower Liaison Committees in each membership district to strengthen communications between members and management.
CAGE targets health food/natural food markets in its advertising and with new trail mix product: Almunch. Steve Easter, manager of member and government relations, obtains lower tariff on almonds shipped into India, opening that market to California almonds.
Largest crop in history - 376 million pounds - and highest prices ever make almonds California's leading food export. CAGE handles 95 percent more tonnage than previous year, achieves lowest costs in years, and counts its highest membership total of some 5,000 growers.
CAGE introduces member-employee investment certificate program and composite, pull-top can that costs less, keeps contents fresh longer and looked better on the shelf.
CAGE purchases Oregon Filbert Growers of Salem, Oregon, to gain leverage in the marketplace and earn extra profits for members.
CAGE purchases the Del Monte plant on the adjoining property and converts it for manufacturing operations, offices, a visitor center and retail store, and storage.
CAGE launches largest advertising and promotional campaign in its history to move its share of a 600 million pound crop. Multi-media campaign included first almond cookbook published in the U.S. - "New Almond Cookery."
In November 1986, television viewers were amused to see for the first time real almond growers, buried waist deep in 2.5 million almond kernels, making a pitch: "A can a week, that's all we ask."
The instantly popular "A Can A Week, That's All We Ask" television campaign hits the airwaves.
The official name of the cooperative is changed from California Almond Growers Exchange to Blue Diamond Growers to capitalize on the public awareness of the brand.
After being beaten on grower returns for two years in a row, the Board of directors changes the mission of Blue Diamond Growers from working to achieve higher prices for the entire industry to "beat the competition.," and begins modernizing and streamlining operations.
Roger Baccigaluppi steps down as President and Chief Operating Officer Walter F. Payne is named successor.
Blue Diamond accelerates efforts to increase competitive standing, reaches out to members for suggestions on communications and operations effectiveness. First meeting of new Member Relations of Advisory Committee that would meet with management several times a year to discuss major issues and exchange ideas on operations and policies. High Quality Grower Meat Program launched to reduce processing costs and reward producers of top quality meats.
The leadership class of 1997 is shown meeting with President Walt Payne for a candid discussion of Blue Diamond policies and procedures, and almond industry issues.
Leadership Program for young growers introduced.
After extensive economic analysis, Board votes unanimously to keep processing plants in Sacramento and Salida as opposed to moving to a new location to reduce costs. Millions of dollars of improvements to increase capacity, efficiency and quality at the two locations followed.
Almond Board right to engage in generic advertising for almonds restored by court decision. Nutrition and health research on effect of almonds in human diet funded by ABC in the interim results in flood of evidence that eating almonds helps prevent chronic diseases, obesity and supports a healthy lifestyle. Blue Diamond and ABC capitalize on those findings with advertising and public relations messages encouraging consumers to eat almonds for health as well as pleasure.
Blue Diamond expands nut line with purchase of MacFarms of Hawaii, a macadamia producer. Large crops continue to disrupt almond markets worldwide, resulting in low producer prices and grower concerns. Walter Payne, CEO, retires, is replaced by Doug Youngdahl, effective January 2001.
The board of directors and top management begin annual strategic planning sessions. First plan sets new course for Blue Diamond with goals to achieve a better return for members than competition pays, reduce revolving reserves, expand global demand for Blue Diamond products and lead the industry as most efficient processor. Youngdahl promotes "rational marketing" to reduce effect of speculation and let market prices reflect facts of supply and demand. All Natural line of products introduced. Almonds declared a "Super Food" by nutrition researchers. Blue Diamond operating costs cut nine cents per pound with introduction of new efficiencies and deep cuts in staffing. Elaine Rominger, first female director, elected.
Nut-Thins were a hit with consumers beginning in 1997. Crispy crackers made with almonds and rice, and targeted for upscale, gourmet cracker consumers, the low-calorie, wheat-free crackers are popular with gluten-intolerent consumers.
Youngdahl continues to urge industry not to fear larger crops because demand continues to rise at steady pace worldwide, and would support higher prices to growers to encourage more production to meet future demand. Media stories promoting almonds as a healthy food proliferate. Nut*Thins win American Taste Award of Excellence in a blind tasting by professional chefs. John O'Shaughnessy joins Blue Diamond as head of consumer marketing. Major improvements in processing efficiency and productivity meet growing customer demand for high-end products and services, and increasing grower deliveries. At annual meeting, Chairman Howard Isom declares, "Excitement is the right word for what is happening at Blue Diamond...(there's) a confident 'Can Do' attitude of a winner..."
After 2002 crop is declared the first billion-pound crop, Youngdahl says, "We needed it to meet worldwide demand!" Grower prices rise as market responds to Blue Diamond supply/demand information; growers begin replanting. Almonds approved by FDA for first qualified health claim for a food for immediate use on packaged foods. Blue Diamond grower return at top of the industry. Processing costs lowest in 25 years. Customers continue to choose Blue Diamond over the competition for "superior quality" and "products no one else can produce."
The Blue Diamond brand is the Number One snack almond with a 43 percent share. Grocery sales are up nearly 50 percent for second year in a row. All shipments set records. Global demand responds to good health and nutrition news about almonds, exceeds supply. Growers step up planting pace. Nurseries sell out. Grower return for 2003 is 35 percent higher than 2002 which was 26 percent higher than 2001. Growers are back in the black. Almond industry leadership acknowledges Blue Diamond's vital role in the industry's success.
Worldwide demand continues to grow at rapid pace. Industry markets rationally. Blue Diamond BOLD line extensions introduced - Jalapeno Smokehouse, Lime 'n Chili, Maui Onion & Garlic, and Wasabi & Soy Sauce. BOLD line appeals to fastest-growing consumer groups in America: young men, Asians and Hispanics. A modernized Blue Diamond logo is introduced. "Continuous Improvement" culture at Blue Diamond wrings more costs out of operations while enhancing quality and productivity. Nut*Thins premium crackers add two flavors: Cheddar Cheese and Country Ranch. Almond Breeze sales soar 128 percent.
Blue Diamond's Natural Foods group - Almond Breeze and Nut*Thins - sales accelerate three years in a row. Almond Breeze is fastest-growing non-dairy beverage in the aseptic category. McDonald's introduces Asian Salad with Blue Diamond almonds, following Jack-in-the-Box example the year before. Construction begins on new Salida Distribution Center and state-of-the-art production line. Plantings accelerate. Industry ships one billion pounds a year three years in a row. Youngdahl announces 2005 crop return is highest ever - the fourth year in a row of higher returns while industry produced the four largest crops in history. Howard Isom retires as chairman and from board of directors.
Clinton Shick is elected chairman and Dale van Groningen, vice chairman. The new pasteurization rule that Blue Diamond led the development of for the industry becomes effective on 2007 crop. Blue Diamond advertising returns to TV on the Oprah! and Dr. Phil shows. Youngdahl continues to encourage the rest of the industry to engage in "rigorous marketing" as opposed to lowering prices, because growing worldwide consumption could easily absorb larger crops. Two more BOLD flavors are introduced: Salt 'n Vinegar and Salt & Black Pepper. A line of 100-calorie packs of almonds and a line of oven-roasted almonds for women are introduced. O'Shaughnessy announces "best year ever" for Consumer Foods: highest sales, new products higher grower return contribution.
Industrial products sales expanding worldwide as Blue Diamond volume increases and new uses for almonds are developed. Several years of statewide water shortages begin to affect almond production in hardest-hit areas. Consumers seeking gluten-free products adopt Nut-Thins, sales up 20 percent a year. Chilled Almond Breeze is introduced to dairy cases nationwide. A surge of new members, larger crops and expanding member acreages in 2007 produced member deliveries not expected until 2010, but plant upgrades and added shifts met the challenge. Sacramento plant running manufacturing lines continuously to meet remarkable growth in Consumer Foods sales. Don Yee, businessman and consultant, joins board as first "outside" director for Blue Diamond.
Worldwide financial crisis not a serious threat to Blue Diamond, Chairman Shick assures members. Blue Diamond continues to maintain a "Golden" balance sheet. Food Safety becomes regular topic in news media following a series of major food recalls in a variety of food industries. Blue Diamond leads in food safety practices and technology, and works closely with huller/shellers to keep raw product free of contamination. Blue Diamond Almond Butter in two styles and three different flavors has successful launch. The ingredient almond business begins leveraging the Blue Diamond brand at the retail level in Europe and to drive ingredient sales growth worldwide with new products, new partnerships and emphasis on the nutritional value of almonds. Four new flavors of the oil-roasted line are introduced.
Mark D. Jansen
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With crops averaging over 1.5 billion pounds, double what they were in 2000, California almond growers produce over 80 percent of the world's almond supply, while barely keeping up with rising world demand. California growers export 70 percent of what they produce to over 95 countries. Blue Diamond's vast array of new products continues to expand, adding value for consumers and growers alike, and creating greater demand for almonds. New industrial products from Blue Diamond led to many new uses which catapulted almonds past peanuts as the world's #1 ingredient nut. Blue Diamond's commitment to the concept of Power in Partnership with growers, employees, customers and suppliers paid off handsomely in the first decade of 2000 and promises to lead the cooperative to even greater heights in the decades ahead. It will be a story of commitment, innovation, integrity and quality. Mark Jansen was selected by the Blue Diamond Growers Board of Directors to become President and Chief Executive Officer on October 4, 2010, replacing retiring President and CEO Doug Youngdahl after his 10 years of leadership.


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Just going off the eye test though...I still think Mack is better suited in 4-3 than Barr is. I wouldn't mind either of them though.
I'd be much happier if Darqueze Dennard fell to us.
Lots of good info guys. The reason I hope one of these guys drops is what I mentioned before-it will give us an every down linebacker with the added special element of a pass rusher from the LB position, which we are lacking. It would give us such a good matchup problem and added dimension to our defense.
Most importantly, I don think there is a DE worthy of the 12th pick if we don't draft a CB or OT with the 12th pick, maybe a TE like Ebron or WR though. This year is going to be interesting for many reasons. The holes we need to fill, the pressure to do well next year, etc
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Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo?
Low voltage conductors are in contact with the 120 volt conductors they should be separated....
The 120v circuit should had been in a shielded seperator type duct or a panduit wiring duct w/a center shield seperator.
The PLFA should be saparated by 0.25" from power circuit. 760.136.D1
Manufacturers should be required to build their equipment so as to keep the circuits seperate.
This particular cabinet has knock-outs on the left side immediately adjacent to the termination and the manufacturer specifies that location as the entry point for the NPL power circuit. The PL FA circuits are then free to route through the top and right sides of the cabinet.
This one is an installation error with the installer not following the manufacturers documentation.
I understand code BUT my thought this isn't the installers site but the manufacture of the alarm
are of that is also down grading the wire manufacture
THHN against PVC is there and EMF, EMI between them
I know in 517 it talks about types of wires that have higher insulation and help with less leakage between them
but does it apply here. Yes if they had the 120 mixed in the same conduit as the 24 volt they would be breaking the code
Both Canadian and US codes require that there be separation between non-power limited and power limited circuits terminating in a common enclosure, such as this FACP. Some junction boxes will also have a mechanical barrier or partition between the two circuit types.
Isn't this installation OK since it's installed in a UL approved design from the manufacturer? I agree I would move the incoming power and tuck it out of the way.
I also see:
No bushing on the EMT connector for the supply circuit and a possible raceway fill problem with the Fire Alarm Cable assemblies through the pipe nipple.
FACP manufacturers should be required to have these barriers in their equipment. How do they get a UL approval without such barrier?
If the FACP is a UL (or other recognized listing lab) approved piece of equipment and the installation is per the FACP manufacturers instructions it is a legal installation. Are we going to start disassembling every listed device and trying to apply the NEC to appliances, TVs, computers.......
Canadian code says if all cables have same voltage rating in the panel it's okay to mix conductors
Different voltages mixed, No bushing on the fitting, Terminations are not properly cut to length for the terminals used, I do not see any bonding of the supply ground to that box either. Thats just from the little portion you can see in the picture...imagine the rest of this beauty!
Every fire alarm panel is done like this. I do not know a single electrical company that would separate the two derived conductors. The fire alarm conductors are rated for 300v.


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Having closed four transactions in the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year, ASG Security acquired 2,600 accounts representing $114,000 in recurring monthly revenue (RMR).
July 10, 2013
BELTSVILLE, Md. — Having closed four transactions in the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year, ASG Security acquired 2,600 accounts representing $114,000 in recurring monthly revenue (RMR).
The deals include the acquisitions of full-service security firm Allied Central Station of Oceanside, N.Y., and Feel Safe Systems Group of Owing, Md. The firm also purchased accounts in Louisiana from Alarm Protection Technology, a North Salt Lake, Utah-based firm, and accounts from a company in Texas. Roughly 78% of the acquired accounts are residential, ASG Security CFO Ralph Masino tells SSI.
Started 37 years ago, the family-run Allied Central Station previously had its own central station, but now operates solely as a security company. By acquiring the firm, ASG will expand its presence in Nassau County, N.Y.
Feel Safety Systems Group's operations, which started in 2009, will fold into ASG's Beltsville, Md.-based office, while the firm's Louisiana branch, which ASG opened last year, will service the APT accounts.
The transactions allow ASG to add about 10 employees to its roster, including former Allied Central Station owner Jon Wapner.
"About half of the employees are technical, and one of the technicians is NICET Level IV certified," Masino says.
The acquisitions help ASG, which exited 2012 with $7.9 million in RMR, to remain on track to add more than $1 million of RMR during 2013.
"Our acquisition activities in the second quarter represent about 24% of our total RMR growth," Masino says. "In terms of overall RMR growth, we expect 2013 to be similar to the last several years at ASG. We expect our acquisition activities to be in the 25 to 30% range of total RMR growth."
Roughly 70% to 75% of the company's growth comes through its organic sales, which ASG plans to continue to build by offering interactive and cloud-based video services.
"People are aware that these services are out there, and there is a really strong appetite out there, so we're out there telling that story first," ASG Security Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Bob Ryan tells SSI. "That awareness will translate into a demand, and the people are going to expect that that's what your company provides. If you don't, your company isn't going to be around for very long."
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|I followed the excellent advice I found on some of the posts about replacing a motor coupling on my ten-year-old Kenmore washer. Except for a bit of cursing while trying to remove the plastic coupling that attaches to the transmission, everything went well. Thanks!
But I hadn't really diagnosed the cause of the destruction of the coupling (the black rubber one was almost reduced to powder, and several of the pins on the white plastic ones had broken). I was worried that the problem might reappear.
Fortunately, the laundry appliance repair forum gods were smiling on me, and I discovered a small plastic part that had apparently gotten caught between the basket and tub. I assume that this had jammed the spin cycle, and the coupling performed according to design by sacrificing itself to prevent damage to the motor.
Here is my question for the wise Samurai who runs this forum, or for any of his learned apprentices:
What is the part? You might not notice from the attached picture, but it looks like it's made of a hard semi-transparent plastic, with a bayonet mount between two guides near the open end. The other closed and rounded end has the number 18 stamped on it. There is black dust near the bayonet end (an indication that it had been mounted somewhere near the coupling?)
Is it essential that I replace it? If so, where does it go? I'd guess that it mounts to the back panel, but I can't find anything that looks like it on the repair parts list and diagrams.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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|It is simply a catcher for the shipping pin which drops when the yellow strap is removed from the rear on a brand-new unit. It is now garbage, there should have been a clevis pin inside. There were three of these installed to catch the three shipping pins. If you look under the unit cradle you should see the other two. The coupling failed because they fail over time, thank god.
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|Hmm, from the pic, I was thinking it looked more like a ruler.
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It is simply a catcher for the shipping pin which drops when the yellow strap is removed from the rear on a brand-new unit.
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Foxes bred for tamability in a 40-year experiment exhibit remarkable transformations that suggest an interplay between behavioral genetics and development
Lyudmila Trut
Physical Changes
Physically, the foxes differ markedly from their wild relatives.
Some of the differences have obvious links to the changes in their
social behavior. In dogs, for example, it is well known that the
first weeks of life are crucial for forming primary social bonds
with human beings. The "window" of bonding opens when a
puppy becomes able to sense and explore its surroundings, and it
closes when the pup starts to fear unknown stimuli. According to our
studies, nondomesticated fox pups start responding to auditory
stimuli on day 16 after birth, and their eyes are completely open by
day 18 or 19. On average, our domesticated fox pups respond to
sounds two days earlier and open their eyes a day earlier than their
nondomesticated cousins. Nondomesticated foxes first show the fear
response at 6 weeks of age; domesticated ones show it after 9 weeks
or even later. (Dogs show it at 8 to 12 weeks, depending on the
breed.) As a result, domesticated pups have more time to become
incorporated into a human social environment.
Moreover, we have found that
the delayed development of the fear response is linked to changes in
plasma levels of corticosteroids, hormones concerned with an
animal's adaptation to stress. In foxes, the level of
corticosteroids rises sharply between the ages of 2 to 4 months and
reach adult levels by the age of 8 months. One of our studies found
that the more advanced an animal's selection for domesticated
behavior was, the later it showed the fear response and the later
came the surge in its plasma corticosteroids. Thus, selection for
domestication gives rises to changes in the timing of the postnatal
development of certain physiological and hormonal mechanisms
underlying the formation of social behavior.
Other physical changes mirror those in dogs and other domesticated
animals. In our foxes, novel traits began to appear in the eighth to
tenth selected generations. The first ones we noted were changes in
the foxes' coat color, chiefly a loss of pigment in certain areas of
the body, leading in some cases to a star-shaped pattern on the face
similar to that seen in some breeds of dog. Next came traits such as
floppy ears and rolled tails similar to those in some breeds of dog.
After 15 to 20 generations we noted the appearance of foxes with
shorter tails and legs and with underbites or overbites. The novel
traits are still fairly rare. Most of them show up in no more than a
few animals per 100 to a few per 10,000. Some have been seen in
commercial populations, though at levels at least a magnitude lower
than we recorded in our domesticated foxes.
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