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Best basic heart rate monitors | Best bluetooth heart rate monitors | Heart rate monitor reviews | Heart rate monitor buying guide
Aerobic exercise is an important part of any fitness routine. It strengthens the heart, improves circulation, and burns body fat. In order to maximize cardiovascular activity, most experts say you should monitor your heart rate to stay in your target zone -- high enough to get a reasonable workout, but not so high that your heart is pumping dangerously fast.
The American Heart Association says the ideal target zone for most people is between 50 percent and 85 percent of their maximum heart rate. On average, that's 220 beats per minute, minus your age. This is only a guideline, however, and the AHA notes that certain medications can lower a person's maximum heart rate. They suggest talking to a doctor to determine your appropriate target zone, especially if you're just starting out with an exercise program.
A traditional heart-rate monitor consists of a chest strap and a wrist unit that resembles a watch. The chest strap includes a monitor that is placed at the solar plexus, just below the breastplate. This monitor wirelessly transmits a pulse reading to the wrist unit.
The simplest heart-rate monitors read and display your heart rate. More advanced monitors can calculate calories expended during your workout and keep records to show a progression. Some heart-rate monitors come packed with additional features, such as pedometers that track daily steps, and some can upload workout results to a website that lets you see long-term workout trends and interact with other users. Advanced monitors may have smart training or "virtual trainer" capabilities, setting your workout for you based on your personal information and goals.
Note that some manufacturers are starting to forgo chest straps in favor of wrist-based monitors that use LED lights to track how fast your blood is flowing. Also called optical heart-rate monitors, these devices have come under fire for being less accurate than chest straps. Expert tests have found they're fairly accurate when you're at rest or lightly active, but things can go downhill during high-intensity exercise -- especially interval training. Most recommend sticking with a chest strap if accuracy is your primary concern.
Bluetooth heart-rate monitors connect via wireless Bluetooth technology to your smartphone or another Bluetooth-enabled device, such as a GPS watch. That's where you'll be able to see your heart rate and any other recorded data. Since many exercisers already carry smartphones during their workouts -- often to listen to music, or sometimes as a safety measure -- they prefer tracking their heart rate this way. These heart-rate monitors are often compatible with a range of apps, seamlessly syncing your workout information and saving you the trouble of manually tracking your data.
If you're a more casual exerciser who is concerned about tracking data such as your step counts, calories burned, and sleep quality, you may want to forgo the more serious heart-rate monitors reviewed here in favor of a fitness tracker. While some fitness trackers do have heart-rate monitors (typically the slightly less-reliable wrist monitors mentioned above), the focus is more on overall wellness and less on closely tracking your heart rate to stay within a certain zone. Our report on fitness trackers can help you choose the best model for you. And if you want to add some exercise equipment to stay on track during home-based workouts, check out our reports on treadmills, exercise bikes and elliptical trainers.
Heart-rate monitors are largely being supplanted by fitness trackers meant for all-day wear as well as smart watches with fitness components. Still, there are a handful of quality sources detailing heart-rate monitor performance, ease of use and durability. Expert tests include those conducted by ConsumerReports.org, TomsGuide.com and CNET.com (though many of those tests also include fitness trackers). Also helpful are in-depth reviews from sites such as CNET, Wareable.com and PCMag.com as well as users' real-world reviews at Amazon.com, REI.com and BestBuy.com. We analyzed information from all of these sources to make our recommendations for the best heart-rate monitors and the best Bluetooth heart-rate monitors.
Reviewers say the Polar FT7 (Est. $70) is packed with enough features to satisfy most casual exercisers, but not so many that they inflate the reasonable price. They say the wrist unit is lightweight and versatile enough for most sports, including swimming. There are six colors to choose from, including black, purple and blue.
The FT7 nails experts' accuracy tests, notching top marks in tests that pitted it against an electrocardiograph. Extras include a Smart Calories feature, which calculates calories burned during your workout based on data such as weight, height, age, gender and activity level. EnergyPointer confirms whether your workout is burning calories or improving fitness. It can remember and summarize up to 99 workouts. The FT7 can also upload workout data to your computer and access the PolarPersonalTrainer.com site, but that requires the purchase of the optional Polar Flowlink adapter (Est. $35). The wrist unit can double as a watch that displays date and time; it also has an alarm and snooze feature.
Reviewers say the FT7 wrist unit and chest strap are comfortable to wear and simple to use for a variety of sports and activities. The FT7 is water-resistant for up to 30 meters and can be used for swimming. Unlike on some heart-rate monitors, users can replace batteries themselves, and Polar says the batteries should last up to 11 months assuming usage of one hour a day. Reviewers appreciate the large display, which also has a backlight, but some say it's too dim if you're working out in anything other than bright, direct light. This is a particular complaint with the black and red model, which displays light-colored stats on a dark screen. Most users say the FT7 is durable, with many reporting years of trouble-free use. Some report troubles with the chest-strap data transmitter, however. Polar backs the FT7 with a limited two-year warranty.
If you're a beginning runner who wants to keep tab on your heart rate, reviewers say the Garmin Forerunner 15 (Est. $110) is an excellent blend of value and features. There are several versions of the Forerunner loaded with more bells and whistles for elite runners, but they can also double -- and even triple -- the price. The Forerunner 15 is available in two sizes, large and small, in colors including black, red, teal and purple.
The Forerunner 15 pairs with a chest strap heart-rate monitor (but can also be bought without it). Reviewers say the heart-rate monitoring seems accurate, and the included GPS means runners can be confident that the distances tracked are reliable as well. Aside from heart rate, the Forerunner 15 tracks everything runners would expect, including time, distance, pace and laps. It also functions as an activity tracker by recording sleep quality, calorie burn and steps taken -- features the Polar FT7 doesn't have. It can remember only seven workouts, so if you want to track long-term trends, you'll have to be consistent about uploading workout data via the included USB cord to the Garmin Connect website. James Stables of Wareable.com calls the site "clunky," but also says it's "one of the most complete fitness apps we've ever seen." If you run indoors on a track or treadmill, you'll need the Garmin Foot Pod (Est. $50) to track distance and pace.
Reviewers say the Forerunner 15 is comfortable and lightweight. Jill Duffy of PCMag.com calls it "extraordinarily easy to navigate," praise that other reviewers echo. They like the large buttons and backlit display, which they say is easy to read. The rechargeable lithium ion battery is supposed to last about five days with activity tracking or about eight hours if you're using GPS, but some runners say they only got about five hours with GPS on -- not enough for some marathoners. It is water-resistant up to 50 meters and can be worn while swimming, but note that there is no mode to track a swimming workout. Though most reviewers say the Forerunner 15 is durable, a handful say it stopped working within a few months. Garmin provides a limited one-year warranty.
If you're just interested in tracking your heart rate and little else, reviewers say the Polar FT1 (Est. $37) delivers while keeping the price low. It's a basic, but cheap, good quality heart monitor.
Despite the Polar FT1's low price tag, reviewers say accuracy is excellent. Just like its more expensive sibling, the FT7, it gets top marks in experts' accuracy tests that pitted it against an electrocardiograph. You won't find much of note in the features department, however. For instance, it doesn't track calories burned or have the memory to store and summarize more than your latest workout. However, the FT1 does have settable target zones. That feature lets you set an intensity zone for your workout, and warns you with visual and audible alarms if your heart rate leaves that zone. The FT1 also uses Polar's OwnCode technology to cut down interference from other gear for more reliable communications between the chest strap and wrist unit.
Reviewers say the FT1 wrist unit and chest strap are both comfortable to wear and simple to use for a variety of sports and activities. The FT1 is water-resistant for up to 30 meters and can be used for swimming. Users say the unit seems durable, the display is clear and the large numbers are easy to read. They also appreciate the simplicity of the one-button controls. However, batteries are not user-replaceable. This is covered during the FT1's two-year warranty period, but when it's out of warranty, many reviewers say it's simply not worth replacing the batteries once you factor in shipping.
If you already exercise with a smartphone, smart watch, fitness tracker or some other Bluetooth-enabled device, a Bluetooth heart-rate monitor could be a smart choice. These heart-rate monitors use wireless technology -- Bluetooth is the most common -- to send workout data right to your phone or other device. Some also include wrist units. Most are compatible with several popular fitness apps, making it easier to keep track of your workouts.
For most users, the Polar H7 (Est. $55) wireless heart-rate monitor is a versatile, accurate, inexpensive choice. It connects to most smartphone apps and is compatible with most exercise gear that's designed for use with a wireless heart-rate sensor. The chest strap is available in black, blue, or pink.
The Polar H7 gets experts' top rating for accuracy in tests that pitted it against an electrocardiograph. They also give it great marks for versatility and features. The H7 works with most iPhones and Androids, including the Samsung Galaxy. Like most Polar monitors, it also connects via Bluetooth with gym equipment that can accept data wirelessly from heart-rate monitors. One drawback: Bluetooth has very limited range through water unlike another commonly used wireless technology called ANT+. So even though the H7 is water-resistant, swimmers might be better served by another wireless heart-rate monitor such as the Wahoo Tickr, detailed below.
Ease of use is another of the Polar H7's strong points. Users say the chest strap, available in two sizes, is easy to position and comfortable to wear. Most also report little trouble pairing their devices with the tracker, though some grouse that it can take a little while. Users can change the batteries themselves, but some warn that the juice can drain quickly unless you remove the sensor from the chest strap between uses. Others say when you change the battery you might need to reset the sensor first by shorting the battery contacts to successfully re-pair with your smartphone. Most owners seem pleased with the build quality and reliability, though customer service gets mixed reviews. Polar backs the H7 with a two-year warranty.
The Wahoo Tickr (Est. $50) is similar to the Polar H7, but this wireless heart-rate monitor supports both Bluetooth and ANT+ wireless technology. That makes it compatible with a greater range of devices, including Garmin GPS devices and some additional smartphones.
Experts say the Tickr heart-rate monitor is accurate, and PCMag.com's Jill Duffy calls it "a good and reliable device." Like the Polar H7, the Tickr connects wirelessly with several health and fitness apps, including Wahoo's RunFit app. However, it doesn't connect with the range of gym equipment that the H7 does. Wahoo offers two other souped-up versions of the Tickr with additional features: The Tickr Run (Est. $80), which has a treadmill mode and tracks more running data such as stride and form, and the Tickr X (Est. $100), which adds built-in memory, cycling cadence and rep counting.
As for ease of use, owners say the Tickr is easy to set up, but like most similar devices, they report occasional problems pairing the device with their smartphones. They say the chest strap is comfortable, and the battery is user-replaceable like the one in the Polar H7. The Tickr has a one-year limited warranty. We give the H7 a slight edge for its ability to link to more exercise equipment, but if that's not a concern for you, the Tickr is certainly worth a look.
If you prefer an arm-based wireless heart-rate monitor, reviewers roundly praise the Scosche Rhythm+ (Est. $80). The Rhythm+ heart-rate monitor does not use a chest strap, but an armband. Unlike most arm-based heart-rate monitors, the band goes on a user's forearm instead of around the wrist. The band comes in red, orange, blue, green, pink and black.
Like many Bluetooth heart-rate monitors that don't use a chest strap, the Rhythm+ gets mixed reviews for accuracy. Users are divided over whether it's as accurate as a chest strap, but most seem to agree that it's better than heart-rate monitors worn on the wrist. The device "seemed accurate, based on other heart rate data I've collected over the recent years while exercising," says Duffy of PC Mag. Beyond heart rate, the Rhythm+ tracks stats such as calories, distance and pace. It connects to most Bluetooth-enabled smartphones and tablets. It also supports ANT+ wireless technology, used by Garmin devices, some smartphones and some exercise gear. Scosche doesn't have its own fitness app, but the Rhythm+ supports many third-party apps.
While several reviewers say the Rhythm+ is more comfortable than a chest strap, some say it's still not as unobtrusive as a wrist-based monitor. A few owners grouse that the cloth strap can get soaked with sweat and slide during intense workouts. Duffy calls the forearm placement of the Rhythm+ "awkward" and says the Velcro on the strap is "a magnet for dust bunnies and dog hair." On the bright side, she says the monitor was easy to turn on and pair with her phone. Most reviewers say the Rhythm+ maintains a reliable connection with their phones. It is waterproof up to 1 meter and can be used for swimming. The monitor has a limited one-year warranty.
If you're a runner who doesn't mind paying a premium for a sport-specific, feature-packed wireless heart-rate monitor, reviewers say the Garmin Forerunner 235 (Est. $330) is the way to go. Available in black and gray, black and red, and blue, the watch is lightweight and goes beyond workouts to become a full-fledged activity tracker that also adds a dash of smart-watch functionality.
The Forerunner 235 has a wrist-based optical heart-rate monitor that can track your heart rate all day. Experts note that optical heart-rate sensors are highly accurate when you're at rest or are lightly active, but they can lag during high-intensity exercise. This is borne out in tests by CNET.com's Dan Graziano, who found that the Forerunner 235's optical sensor was nearly as accurate as a chest strap during an easy run, but lagged during an interval workout. Moral of the story: If you're very concerned with accuracy, stick with the chest strap, but the built-in optical sensor is fine if you just want a baseline. If you're in the former camp, consider pairing the less costly Garmin Forerunner 230 (Est. $250) with a chest strap such as the Garmin Premium Heart Rate Monitor (Est. $45).
For the data-driven runner, the Garmin 235 tracks everything you would expect: distance, pace, time and heart rate. It has built-in GPS to track your routes. But it also features activity tracking that can give users a fuller picture of their daily activity by tracking steps, calories and sleep. Data can synced via Bluetooth with the Garmin Connect app or website. The unit has basic watch functions such as time, date and alarm, but adds music control and notifications such as email and text alerts when paired with your smartphone.
The Forerunner 235 is water-resistant to 50 meters, but experts caution that there are no swim-specific tracking features. Though it's meant mostly for running, it also has a bike mode and a multipurpose "free tracking" setting. Most reviewers like the large, color LCD display, but a few say it's too dim to easily read in lower light. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery reportedly offers good battery life; Graziano measured battery life at 11 hours with GPS turned on. Users say the unit is lightweight and the rubber strap is soft and comfortable enough for continuous wear. Garmin backs the Forerunner 235 with a one-year limited warranty.
If you can't skip the chest strap, or you want a more versatile Bluetooth heart-rate monitor that still has all the bells and whistles, reviewers say the Suunto Ambit3 Sport (Est. $270) is ideal for a wide range of activities. Available in white, coral, blue and black, the watch comes with an included chest strap.
Few reviewers report accuracy complaints regarding the Ambit3's chest-strap heart-rate sensor. The unit's GPS also "fared near the top of the heap" in tests by Jediah Porter at OutdoorGearLab.com. Like most high-end heart-rate monitors, the Ambit3 Sport can track runners' speed, pace, distance and routes, but it also has extensive swimming and cycling modes, as well as multisport tracking for triathletes and other activities. Data syncs with the Suunto MovesCount app and website, which Porter says is "easy to use and reliable" for tracking workouts. Note that if you're a serious hiker or climber who doesn't mind a bulkier unit, the Suunto Ambit3 Peak (Est. $360) [B00N1WXL28] has a built-in altimeter to track altitude gains.
The Ambit3 Sport is water-resistant to 50 meters. It has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and reviewers say battery life -- up to 24 hours with GPS, according to Outdoor Gear Lab -- is admirable. The backlit LED screen is reportedly easy to read with large type, and the wrist unit itself is "elegant and intuitive," requiring users to perform more complex tasks on MovesCount, Porter says. Still, the watch is "far from dainty" on a woman's wrist, according to Elizabeth Palermo of LiveScience.com, and at 2.8 ounces, it's almost double the weight of the Garmin Forerunner 235. Some reviewers also report problems with pairing the Ambit3 and the heart-rate strap or their phones, but this is a common complaint for fitness devices.
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Do you want data on calories burned, steps taken, and sleep quality? If you're more concerned about your overall fitness level and want to monitor your habits all day, you may be better served by a fitness tracker than a heart-rate monitor. Many fitness trackers, which we cover in a separate report, include heart-rate monitors, though they tend to be wrist-based monitors that aren't as accurate as chest straps. If your focus is on staying in a certain intensity zone during exercise, stick with a heart-rate monitor that has a chest strap.
How hard a workout do you want or need? Training at different intensities and heart rates can help produce different fitness results. For instance, runners can benefit by increasing their endurance during training that stays between 70 and 80 percent of their maximum heart rate; going beyond that number for shorter periods of time can help them develop a bit more speed.
Be skeptical of the so-called "fat burning zone." You may have seen a chart on cardio gym equipment indicating that lower-intensity exercise burns a greater percentage of calories from fat versus the carbohydrates used as fuel during higher-intensity exercise. If your goal is to burn fat, it might be tempting to use a heart-rate monitor to ensure you're in this zone. However, experts warn that sticking solely to this zone can simply result in a lower calorie burn, making it harder to obtain the calorie deficit you need to lose weight.
Can you swim with a heart-rate monitor? Typically, yes. However, most manufacturers warn that touching any button while underwater can harm the display's water integrity, and while we see lots of feedback from users saying that they have had great success swimming with their heart-rate monitors, others complain of damage, fogging, and other complications after swimming. Using a wireless heart-rate monitor and sending data to a poolside device is another alternative, but keep in mind that Bluetooth does not work well under water. Instead, opt for a sensor that uses ANT+ such as the Wahoo Tickr (Est. $50).
The editors at ConsumerReports.org evaluate about a dozen chest strap-style and watch-style heart-rate monitors. Scores are based on accuracy, ease of use and versatility. Units are rated and ranked; however, results are available only to subscribers.
Prospero compares several heart-rate monitors and fitness trackers for accuracy against an electrocardiograph while sitting still, walking at a brisk pace, and running. The Polar H7 wireless heart-rate monitor came out on top, but there was more variance in results with wrist-based monitors.
Amazon.com lets users post reviews of heart-rate monitors they own. Some units attract hundreds or even thousands of comments, while others get only a handful. Many monitors score similarly, so it's easy to spot both the few that are standouts as well as the few that are more likely to disappoint.
This roundup details four of Wareable's picks for the best chest strap heart-rate monitors, four wrist-based heart-rate monitors and three fitness trackers with heart-rate monitoring. Blurbs are informative, but uniformly positive. Links to more in-depth, balanced reviews are included when available.
Sharon Profis tests five wrist-based heart-rate monitors against an electrocardiograph, finding a percentage of error up to roughly 10 percent at rest and nearly 60 percent during high-intensity exercise. However, technology has advanced in the past two years. More useful are CNET's in-depth looks at recent heart-rate monitors, found under the site's extensive "reviews" section.
This is the personal site of triathlete Ray Maker. There are lots of reviews here for gear for runners, bikers and swimmers, including a handful of heart-rate monitors. Products are not rated or ranked, but the write-ups are incredibly detailed.
PCMag.com features in-depth reviews of a few heart-rate monitors, listing pros and cons as well as considering other similar products. Other reviews at PCMag focus mostly on wrist-based fitness trackers aimed at more casual exercisers instead of heart-rate monitors, as well as smartwatches that have some fitness-tracking features.
While this roundup is includes a lot of crossover in fitness tracking, heart rate monitoring and GPS tracking, wrist-style heart rate monitors are well-represented. The products each get a thorough review, and are rated and ranked against each other.
As with the roundup at OutdoorGearLab.com, there is some crossover here into the smart watch/GPS watch category, but it's also a good resource for those who want wireless heart rate tracking. Each product gets a thorough review that includes features, comfort, ease of use and other qualifiers.
REI customers rate heart-rate monitors on a five-star scale, noting whether they would recommend the product for a friend. Reviews vary in helpfulness but tend to be a bit briefer than those at Amazon.com. Garmin, Suunto and Polar are the dominant brands here.
This site ranks several popular wrist-based monitors, but rankings are not based on first-hand testing by experts or real-world use by owners -- just features. Still, the site offers a handy way to compare features that are important to would-be owners.
At BestBuy.com, customers can post their opinions on products they've purchased. Heart-rate monitors are covered in different categories here, so a site wide search for heart-rate monitors might be needed to find various models. Some heart-rate monitors only get a few comments, others more than 100 reviews.
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Ivanplats Ltd. (IVP)'s C$300.8 million ($301.8 million) initial public offering last month will be a "litmus test" for whether Canada is ready for a revival in mining-company IPOs, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said.
Four mining companies sold shares for the first time on the TSX Venture Exchange in the third quarter, down from 14 a year earlier, PwC said today in a report. Mining IPOs on the exchange in the first nine months of 2012 fell to 25 from 34.
"There are some very significant IPOs in the pipeline that could revive the total IPO market and turn around the year, but it will require the resolution of some thorny economic issues beyond our borders" Dean Braunsteiner, a PwC partner in Toronto, said in the report.
Ivanplats, founded by billionaire Robert Friedland, was the largest Canadian mining IPO since Tahoe Resources Inc. (THO) raised C$348 million in 2010.
There may also be a rebound in Canadian mining merger and acquisitions in coming months as so-called junior mining companies face pressure from "impatient" shareholders seeking a return on their investment, PwC also said. "Senior" miners are approaching some of their smaller rivals and offering "significantly" less than what they were worth a year ago, PwC said.
"Many junior miners, who are holding their breath, hoping to be acquired by a senior mining company, will either have to pursue other growth and financing options or be willing to accept much lower valuations," PwC said.
Junior Canadian miners with operations in Africa may draw bids from Chinese suitors interested in "unrestricted access to supply," PwC said.
"Chinese buyers typically have much higher risk tolerance for the financial and political risk that infiltrates many African regions," it said.
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Cells will only behave naturally when they are cultured under the specific conditions of their biological environment. In mammals, the most prominent conditions are a temperature of 37 °C, a pH of 7.4 that is controlled by a bicarbonate buffer at a 5 % CO2 concentration, and constant concentrations of salts and nutrients. In order to achieve biologically relevant results, it is crucial to maintain these conditions on the microscope stage during live cell imaging experiments.
Many cellular processes can be visualized directly on the microscope. Some of these in vitro assays, like rolling adhesion, chemotaxis, or tube formation assays, don't even require staining. These assays can easily be performed with simple phase contrast techniques. However, more structural details and molecular interaction can be revealed by fluorescence microscopy, using reporter proteins like GFP. Highest magnification microscopy (e.g., TIRF) focuses on single molecule dynamics, such as the cellular F-Actin cytoskeleton. LifeAct, ibidi's F-actin marker, is a prominent example of that.


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Current treatment for teens that struggle with mental disorders and thoughts of suicide doesn't appear to be helping according to a new study. Adolescents need a more intuitive treatment plan and for the most part, that's not what they are getting.
The Harvard study found that around 1 in every 8 U.S. teens have thought about suicide and nearly 1 in 25 either made plans to or actually attempted suicide.
Researchers collected data on suicidal behaviors from 6,500 teenagers, aged 13 to 18. They also had the teen's parents fill out questionnaires.
Just over 12 percent of the teens said they had thought about suicide and 4 percent said they had created a plan or attempted suicide.
"What adults say is, the highest risk time for first starting to think about suicide is in adolescence," said Matthew Nock, a psychologist who worked on the study at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Researchers found that almost all the teens who had thought about or attempted suicide had a mental disorder including, but not limited to, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD or abused alcohol or drugs.
While 89 percent of the teens were in treatment for various mental disorders, researchers discovered that 55 percent didn't start their suicidal behavior until after treatment began.
Mental health professionals are not simply meeting with adolescents in response to their suicidal thoughts or behaviors, the authors said.
Nock also noted that the results were both encouraging and disturbing.
"We know that a lot of the kids who are at risk and thinking about suicide are getting (treatment)," he told Reuters Health. However, "We don't know how to stop them - we don't have any evidence-based treatments for suicidal behavior."
Nock believes that treatment is important for teens that have mental disorders or may be having thoughts of suicide, but that treatment needs to be better.
Because most youth who think about suicide never go on to make an actual plan or attempt, doctors need to get better at figuring out which ones are most at risk of putting themselves in danger, according to Nock.
"For parents, if they suspect their child is thinking about suicide or talking about death, I would have that child evaluated," he said.
Sadly, suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among teens and according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than 4,100 teenagers kill themselves each year.
While the study results are troubling, the authors didn't say what kind of treatment the teens received or from whom.
Other studies have shown that treatment can help teens work through their suicidal thoughts especially when there is follow-up by the treatment center and the child's family is supportive and involved.
Kidshealth.org has a list of behaviors parents and friends should be aware of. These are indicators that a teen may be thinking about suicide.
It notes that suicide often occurs following a stressful life event, such as problems at school, a breakup with a boyfriend or girlfriend, the death of a loved one, a divorce, or a major family conflict.
The signs are:
- Talks about suicide or death in general.
- Gives hints that they might not be around anymore.
- Talks about feeling hopeless or feeling guilty.
- Pulls away from friends or family.
- Writes songs, poems, or letters about death, separation, and loss.
- Starts giving away treasured possessions to siblings or friends.
- Loses the desire to take part in favorite things or activities.
- Has trouble concentrating or thinking clearly.
- Experiences changes in eating or sleeping habits.
- Engages in risk-taking behaviors.
- Loses interest in school or sports.
There's nothing more tragic than a family who loses a child. Teen suicide is on the rise and treatment should be available and appropriate for a teen's needs. Perhaps this study will inspire more research into what works best for helping teens that are dealing with mental disorders and thoughts of suicide.
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Here's my take of histone modifications. It's probably a reasonably accurate snapshot of what we knew by the end of 2013. (There is a lot more to cover, and this view will surely go out of date fairly quickly. If you are reading this post in 2016, you might want to look for your cheat sheet somewhere else!)
So – this summary is mainly for Sandro, but I am pretty sure there are others who might like to use it.
Histones are proteins that package up DNA. The combination of histones and DNA is called "chromatin", and this is the natural way one finds DNA in eukaryotic cells. Histones come as two groups of four proteins in a unit, called a nucleosome.
There are different types of histone protein. And just to be extra confusing, the same type of histone protein is sometimes made by more than one gene. (A lot of histone protein needs to be made during each cell cycle.)
Histone proteins are mainly compact, globular structures, but each one has a floppy peptide region at the start of the protein, which is described as the histone "tail" (somewhat confusingly in my view, as it's at the start of the protein! Isn't it more like a "trunk"?). These histone tails have many lysines (single amino acid code, K) which can often be modified chemically with the addition of a methyl group (CH3) or an acetyl group (CH3CO; alcohol, basically).
Modification themes
There are some strong themes that emerge in the sets of modifications, and the most important rule for recognising them is that a particular lysine can have either 1, 2 or 3 methyl groups, or one acetyl group. There are other combinations and modifications, but this rule (lysine in one of four states) is the main one.
There are many different histone proteins, and each protein has many different lysines. Because the histone modifications were first described biochemically, they had a standard naming scheme, for instance H3K4me3, or H3K27ac. The naming scheme is:
- H is for histone (H3K4me3)
- The next number is the type of histone protein. Much of the action happens on histone 3 (H3K4me3)
- The next letter is amino acid that is modified. It is very often lysine: K (H3K4me3)
- The next number is the residue of that amino acid. Remember, the histone tail is at the N-terminus, so it is often a small number (H3K4me3)
- The next group is the modification. It might be me1 (mono-methylation), me2 (di-methylation), me3 (tri-methylation, as in the example) or ac (acetylation). (N.B. 'me' by itself is ambiguous, but 'ac' by itself is not.)
Histone modifications and chromatin behaviour
Histone modifications are observed across the genome, but are very different in different parts of the genome and in different cell types. There is a raging debate about whether histone modifications can be considered to drive chromatin behaviour, or whether chromatin behaviour is simply a consequence of things which are happening nearby on the chromatin (in particular, transcription factor binding) (I am mainly a "consequence" person here). Either way, these modifications are extremely informative about what is going on in any given cell type.
Well-known modifications: some notes
The H3K4me3 vs H3K4me1 pair: promoters vs intergenic
H3K4me1 is kind of its opposite, as it is present far more in intergenic regions, including many "enhancers", through both active and inactive enhancers. H3K4me1 is more enigmatic than H3K4me3, and is a slightly less localised mark.
H3K4me2 is (normally) tightly correlated with H3K4me3, and I think of it as really on its way of getting its third methylation to become H3K4me3.
The H3K27me3 vs H3K27ac pair: repressed vs active
H3K27me3 is also present on the inactive X chromosome. In common with most other repressive marks, H3K27me3 is far more diffuse, and there are mechanisms that take an initial H3K37me3 region and expand it "automatically".
In contrast, H3K27ac is a strong, "active" mark, and shows activity over both active promoters and active enhancers. As this is happening in the same residue, you can see that this system is being set up nicely to be either active or repressed.
The H3K36me3 and H3K79me2 pair: transcriptional repression
When a gene is transcribed, there is this huge, hulking protein complex (RNA polymerase) that is marching through the chromatin, making it far easier for cryptic promoters in the DNA sequence to be activated. This would lead to a mess (in particular if they were going anti-sense), except that the RNA polymerase deliberately comes to the rescue with a histone modification scheme that puts down a "don't start transcription here, because I am transcribing through this region" message: H3K36me3. This means this mark is indicative of polymerase activity, and in theory should be relatively flat across a gene body.
H3K79me2 is the same thing, but only at the start of the gene, whereas H3K36me3 picks up after the first bit.
The H3K9me3 vs H3K9ac pair: repeat repression vs active
There is also something weird going on with H3K9me3 and zinc finger genes.


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Fox News political analyst and Newsday columnist James P. Pinkerton argued that the "only reason" Washington, D.C., radio station WMAL-AM recently decided to fire conservative talk show host Michael Graham was "because he went after a PC [political correctness] thing, which is the sanctity of Islam."
WMAL suspended Graham's daily three-hour show after he made numerous inflammatory remarks about the Islamic faith. On August 22, The Washington Post reported:
According to WMAL, Graham said "Islam is a terrorist organization" 23 times on his July 25 program. On the same show, he also said repeatedly that "moderate Muslims are those who only want to kill Jews" and that "the problem is not extremism. The problem is Islam."
On August 24, Rightalk.com, a conservative, Internet-based radio network, announced that it had hired Graham to host a daily program.
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RICH LOWRY (National Review editor): But what bothers me most about these kind of stories is whenever someone says something controversial or dumb, and then they get criticized or fired or whatever, their free-speech rights are being violated, which is nonsense. He [Graham] had all his First Amendment rights; he can stand on, you know, the roof of his house and shout, "Islam is a terror organization." But he just doesn't necessarily have a right to say it on [WMAL owner] ABC's airwaves.
PINKERTON: I agree. Just as I support the right of TV stations not to run ads, I support the right of WMAL to fire this guy. However, he made a good point. He said, Look, if I had said that the Catholic Church is a haven of pedophiles, if I had said that right-to-lifers are terrorists because of Eric Rudolph, nothing would have happened to me.
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PINKERTON: The only reason I'm being -- well, he said -- I agree with him. The only reason he's being fired --
GABLER: That's ridiculous.
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One year after the song's appearance on the band's mixtape and a certain ITV ad campaign, Bastille have released a music video for their 'Of the Night' single.
The song mashes up Corona's 'Rhythm of the Night' and Snap's 'Rhythm is a Dancer' in sombre yet spectacular style, and it even removes the now infamous line: 'I'm serious as cancer when I say / rhythm is a dancer.'
Their new single will be released on November 24 and will be the first track from their 'All This Bad Blood' album re-release.
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I know only about half of you wake up in a good mood this morning, but I'll try to brighten the day with some witty banter. Or at least some remind you the Bearcats are playing to go to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the conference on Saturday. The basketball team opens one of the most anticipated seasons in recent history on Sunday.
See, you should feel better already. If not, I recommend coffee and a danish.
Let's eat...
--- In case you missed it, yesterday I wrote about the comments from Butch Jones, Brendon Kay and Jordan Luallen from the Tuesday availability. I don't plan on turning this blog into a QB speculation epicenter, so if you want to know the situation read that because I won't be repeating or expounding on it unless news breaks.
Scott at Bearcats Blog involved me in a roundtable discussion about the quarterbacks here, if you are looking for some more fodder.
Of course, there is Bill Koch's piece here.
--- I also caught up with newest Bengal JK Schaffer this week and detailed the conversation on the blog yesterday afternoon. Just pumped to see JK down there and hope everything works out for him. His key will be to show some of his capabilities in practice the rest of this season and then be in the conversation to kill it next training camp. In the new NFL where backers who make plays on the ball and excel in coverage are in high demand, he could definitely help the Bengals.
He's certainly got a city rooting for him.
--- Kevin Kelly also detailed JK's arrival. And it's really been a bad month or so for headline writers over there. Which, to specify, is not Kelly, who does great work.
--- Butch Jones talked a bit about having perspective during yesterday's press conference, I think he made a valid point worth reiterating.
Here was his quote:
"Name me another college football team in America maybe Alabama that's had to replace the graduating talent that we have had to replace. To be sitting at 6-2 and be playing meaningful games in November and being in a Big East title hunt I think that's a tremendous story that everyone here should be extremely proud of. Are we satisfied with it? Absolutely not. You are never satisfied as a coach but I think we have some players that are grinding things out on a day to day basis they're gritty they understand what they are representing."
Not that winning every game isn't the objective, but any doom and gloom surrounding this portion of the season needs to be shelved. The team is 6-2 and 2-1 in the conference with the chance at a share or better in the Big East within reach. They were one overtime period away from the undeniable driver's seat in the conference.
All this has been done with a team that lost its starting quarterback, leading tackler, offensive player of the year and defensive player of the year in the conference.
They lost more in the NFL draft than any other school in the conference:
- Cincinnati: 4 (DL Wolfe, RB Pead, DL Hughes, TE Robinson)
- Temple: 3 (RB Pierce, TE Rodriguez, OLB Whitehead)
- Syracuse: 2 (DE Jones, G Tiller)
- Rutgers: 1 (WR Sanu)
- Louisville: 1 (DE Scruggs)
- UConn: 1 (DE Reyes)
- Pitt: 0
And, oh by the way, UC also lost its best overall player in Walter Stewart.
Yet, here they are with only one OT conference loss the difference between them and top dog in the Big East. Perhaps the expectations created from both last year's run and the early success this season evaporated that perspective, but this is not a team full of prolific seniors. It is predominantly a young team (65 first and second year players) trying to find its way.
They've been finding a way to win with a number of inexperienced pieces playing a major role. This team has three games left against the worst three teams in the league and a huge home tilt against Rutgers. Winning out would be considered far from a longshot at this point.
At worst that would mean fifth 10-win season in the last six years and date in one of the top three Big East bowl games. Depending on Louisville's ability to win at Cuse and at Rutgers, it could mean at least another share of the Big East title or better.
When you combine the possible season accomplishments paired with the facts of what this team rebuilt during the offseason, I think a better perspective should remain about the respect this group deserves.
--- Andrea Adelson details what all the teams in the Big East have left to play for.
--- Don't look now but George Winn could be playing himself into an NFL conversation. This from CBSSports.com.
-- The New York Post with some love for Sean Kilpatrick.
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--- Creative punishments are the best. Congrats Cleveland. I know a lot of Browns fans who would hang a sign of this ilk around Pat Shurmur's neck during games.
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Take the pump out and your set.
Take the pump out and your set.
the nib is plain new.
It works, but it's gone now. Sent to Germz.
BTW, I am on the hunt for OT mops. PM me.
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What are OT mops? haha
OrientalTrading mops?
I have a few empty ones.
has anyone used diagraph markers. they look badass but i dont want to order some and them be shit
got some illadell mops, the red one kind sucks, like its see through except for the drips, silver is dece, and the black is amazing, also got a minni blue burner , so sick.
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does anyone know how to tell the difference between the paint replacment nib and the ink replacment nib for the otrs? i ordered one of each from BS and they didnt come labeled or anything and now i don't know which one im supposed to use with paint/ink.
does it even matter? the youtube video said it does, but they are the same size/shape/feel as each other....
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It doesnt matter, if it fits and it is snug, it works.
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^agreed...if it fits it works..fuck the dumb shit...
The mint G purple mops are dope as hell.
Same body style as the krink mops, and they have a dope ass quick drying chrome.
I get them here handmade from a local writer.
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I'm making some ball point pen ink right now. I cut up 40 pen's and they're soaking in alcohol right now and will be ready tomorrow. What do you guys usually put this ink in? Will it flow right through one of those zig posterman markers, because I have plenty of those. Can I just empty one out, clean it, and throw this ink in there or do I have to modify anything on it to get it to flow right?
Also, where the fuck do you guys get your leather dye from? I checked eckerds, target, and michael's art store and none of them had it. If I can't find any tommarow, i'll probably just throw some woodstain and dot3 on there and be done with it.
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it was the shit i liked it alot it was one of those fruity memory songs u know. keep it up ;D
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good, if it werent copied
Its a really sweet song, the only problem is that this is the same exact song from that crappy tv show on cartoonnetwork like totally she spies or somethin
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Very sweet.
It has an excellent build up. That was the part that really stuck out in my mind.
I also really liked the riff that began in the second "verse". It fit perfectly.
This brings a lot of imaginitive thoughts my way and I would love to use this in one of my flashes.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the NSA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) for failing to deliver on requests for documents about how intelligence agencies decide whether or not to disclose zero-day security flaws.
The request was filed after Bloomberg News, citing "two people familiar with the matter," reported April 11 that the NSA secretly exploited the Heartbleed bug themselves for at least two years before the public knew about the vulnerability.
April 28, Michael Daniel, special assistant to the President and the cybersecurity coordinator stated in a blog post that the NSA had no prior knowledge of Heartbleed and further stated that they have developed an "interagency process for deciding when to share vulnerabilities," called the Vulnerability Equities Process.
As Daniel described:
"This interagency process helps ensure that all of the pros and cons are properly considered and weighed. While there are no hard and fast rules, here are a few things I want to know when an agency proposes temporarily withholding knowledge of a vulnerability:
EFF wants to know more. The FOIA request filed May 6 asks for "all records, including electronic records, concerning or reflecting: the development or implementation of the 'Vulnerabilities Equity Process' and... the 'principles' that guide the agency 'decision-making process for vulnerability disclosure' in the process described in the White House blog post."
"It's hard to speculate on what they have or don't have," but the messaging from the government implies that documents formally outlining the process and records describing how it has been implemented exist, says EFF Legal Fellow Andrew Crocker. Although some of the information might be classified and therefore redacted from the disclosed documents, it is possible that these records could include prior decisions on what zero-day vulnerabilities were disclosed, when, he says.
EFF formally asked that the processing of the request be expedited. ODNI granted that request; NSA rejected it. Under the law, agencies have 20 days to respond to a regular FOIA request, and fewer if that request is expedited. Crocker says that in practice those deadlines are rarely met. EFF filed the lawsuit July 1 -- nearly two months later -- alleging that these organizations are in violation of FOIA for failure to expedite processing and wrongful withholding of agency records.
"We as a country, as a public, have engaged in a particularly intense debate about the scope of intelligence gathering-techniques," Crocker says. He says that the debate has resulted in greater transparency, but that zero-day vulnerability disclosure remains "a particularly not very well-understood area of what the intelligence agencies do."
The agencies being sued have 30 days (from July 1) to respond to the lawsuit.Sara Peters is Senior Editor at Dark Reading and formerly the editor-in-chief of Enterprise Efficiency. Prior that she was senior editor for the Computer Security Institute, writing and speaking about virtualization, identity management, cybersecurity law, and a myriad ... View Full Bio


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I think our foster is slowly driving us insane. We've had Tigger for two weeks now and we're definitely getting more sleep-deprived. Let me start from the beginning. Tigger is an extremely cute 65-lb black lab puppy. He's only about 1.5 years old and he's still VERY much a puppy. After Jazzy and Digger, two of the most mellow fosters we've had, it just seems so much worse.
He was at his previous foster home for 4 mos, so he's been having transition issues for the first week, lots of pacing, whining, squeaking, panting. Plus the foster home usually gets up around 5am so I think he's used to early morning hours. It took us about a week to figure out the best way to let him sleep at night. Originally we tried just leaving him loose in the bedroom, but he spent the nights pacing, whining, jumping on the bed, jumping on the couch, then having to potty at 4am. After two nights of that, we tried crating him downstairs in the family room. Unfortunately everytime he heard movement in the bedroom (doesn't help that I was sick and coughing all night), he'd bark for a few minutes everytime. Next step was crating him in our bedroom. That seemed to hit it off with Tigger and we were able to sleep through the night finally....until 4:30am. At that point, he'd wake up and starting whining because he really really needed to go potty. We've tried restricting water after 7pm, but that still didn't work. So currently he's crated at night and still wakes us up anywhere between 3am-6am every morning.
Last weekend, we took him to the dog park and he seemed to really enjoy it. It also appeared to wear him out, so on Sunday we took him back to the dog park and resolved to keep him awake all day. Hopefully that would mean he'd sleep through the whole night. The poor dear, we'd start talking to him and petting him when he got sleepy, so he spent the whole day in a half-dozed state. The good news is that he was extremely mellow the entire day, the bad news is he still woke us up really early the next morning.
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