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Alzheimer's researcher reveals a protein's dual destructiveness - and therapeutic potentialDecember 04, 2012
A scientist at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health has identified the molecule that controls a scissor-like protein responsible for the production of plaques - the telltale sign of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
The molecule, known as GSK3-beta, activates a gene that creates a protein, called BACE1. When BACE1 cuts another protein, called APP, the resulting fragment - known as amyloid beta - forms tiny fibers that clump together into plaques in the brain, eventually killing neural cells.
Using an animal model, Dr. Weihong Song, Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and professor of psychiatry, found that disabling GSK3-beta's effect in mice resulted in less BACE1 and far fewer deposits of amyloid in their brains. Song's research, published online today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, also found that such mice performed better than untreated mice on memory tests.
Previous research had shown that GSK3-beta spurred the growth of twisted fibers inside neurons, known as tangles - another hallmark of AD. Song says his discovery of the protein's dual destructiveness makes it a promising target for drug research.
GSK3-beta, however, is a versatile enzyme that controls many vital physiological functions. The drug used to inhibit GSK3-beta in the mice is too indiscriminate, and could cause several serious side effects, including cancer.
"If we can find a way to stop GSK3-beta's specific reaction with BACE1, and still leave it intact to perform other crucial tasks, we have a much better chance of treating AD and preventing its progression," says Song, a member of the Brain Research Centre at UBC and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), and Director of the Townsend Family Laboratories at UBC.
BACKGROUND | Alzheimer's research
An elusive target: Finding AD therapies is particularly challenging because by the time symptoms of memory loss and cognitive decline appear, much of the damage - in the form of plaques and tangles - has already been done and is irreversible. To demonstrate a preventive effect, a new drug would have to be given to a very large group of people, and those people followed over a long period of time to determine if AD rates are lower than a control group.
China connection: Dr. Song conducted some of this research in Chongqing, China, where he is Director of the Canada-China Joint Center for Translational Medical Research in Child Development and Alzheimer's Disease - a partnership between UBC and the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.
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Hello readers and clients,
No actual question this week, but I wanted to answer a question I often get from clients:
"Why are photographers so expensive?"
Before we get started with planning, I always sit the couple down and discuss their budget. We go over general costs of food/beverage and venue. These numbers are steep too, yes, but you can't have a wedding without a location and food/drinks, right? Many clients first get sticker shock, understandably of course. I may be jaded because I'm surrounded by weddings, rental rates, price sheets, and proposals, however, I also get to taste the final product, see the quality images, film, and so forth. On the flip side, I also witness poor quality, and often times, you get what you paid for.
This is pretty standard across the board in the industry, but today, I'd like to focus on photography.
Food is eaten, music is danced to, and your dress is worn… but all you have at the end of the day to remember your wedding is your wedding images and film. So it's important to invest time and money on a high quality photographer.
Whether it's $2,000 or $10,000*, it's still a lot of money to pay someone for one day. I get your point of view, I really do! But the misconception here is that the services provided by the photographer is only for ONE day, when in fact, it's for many days spread over a long period of time.
I asked my good friend, Gary Nevitt Jr. of Gary Nevitt Photography, to shed some light on his hours per wedding, and what he disclosed below may surprise you (unless you're a fellow photographer):
Meeting and initial contacting = 1.5-2 hrs
Contracts and Misc communications about the day = 1-2 hrs.
E-Session Including travel and session =3 hrs
Processing and posting E-session = 2 hrs
Wedding day prep (charging, cleaning and organizing for the day) = 2 hrs
Wedding day Including travel time = 12-14 hrs
Uploading and Backup = 2 hrs
Editing – Culling and Color correcting = 4 -5 hrs
Blog postings, On Line Galleries, Facebook postings = 1 hr
Album design = 2-3 hrs
Final Retouching for album and prints = 2 hrs
Wrapping up final product and shipping = 1 hr
(plus additional time for business related items, such as album costs, assistants, advertising, insurance, gear, website, travel, gas, parking, taxes, health insurance, retirement expenses, etc.)
Total time involved in typical Wedding = 32-36 hrs +
A typical wedding ceremony and reception is about 5-6 hours, but photographers are usually there in the morning until the very end of the reception, and most of them go home and transfer images to their hard drive the moment they get home, and this can take hours!
So when you think a photographer is getting paid to work for just one day, think again!
Your photographer is also on his/her feet all day. So remember to request a vendor meal. A nice tip or a gift, or a glowing online review is also always appreciated for his/her hard work.
Very special thanks to Gary for taking time to help me out, and also for providing some beautiful wedding eye-candy! (PS: I just happened to choose all kissy couples! We love happy couples here at cHill Weddings!)
*note: I would like to add that you can also pay a lot of money for shoddy work. I have seen images from a beautiful wedding that were awful! And it really saddens me when a couple spends time and money planning an amazing wedding, and their forever memories are less than perfect. So, yes, you can pay less for quality images and you can pay a lot for bad images… so when interviewing photographers, always ask to see a full album or two of past weddings. Don't just rely on a few images you see on a blog!


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I'm researching my great-great grandfather, James Kelly McConnell. I believe he was born in New Jersey about 1820, but I don't know where. He met and married Belle Hathaway, whose last known address before marriage was Michigan. James and Belle migrated to LeRoy, Kansas and lived many years there before moving to Siloam Springs, AR in their golden years. I believe they moved there to be near their son, Charles McConnell, who was my mother's grandfather, and someone she remembers. James McConnell died in 1904, I believe; at least, long before my mother was born in 1920. Does anyone have any leads I might follow to trace the ancestry of James Kelly McConnell further?
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Since I'm fond of JavaScript, I find these two O'Reilly books a nice starting point for the Adobe AIR environment, especially considering I'm a "cookbook learner." So while the jury is still out on what Adobe will actually come through with, O'Reilly certainly hasn't let us down with a mighty fine addition to its "Cookbook" collection.
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The White Bird - Poem by Lola Ridge
Man of the flame-eyes
And mouth with the bitter twist of in-grown laughter,
And little bald man . . . whose seeming stillness
Is akin to the velocity of a spinning star
Holding its perfect poise—
You two yea-sayers
Beetling over the little deniers,
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puttiers and pluggers of rotten piles—
You of the rich life, running in ample measure, amidst
life deleted of its old raw fire as earth is deleted
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Trotsky and Lenine—
Yet can you hold . . . the unconstrainable One
Of the slow and flaming deaths
And multiple resurrections ?
Hands, reaching in hundreds of millions,
Backs, straightening under the keeling floor of the world,
Can you hold the great white bird?—
She that sweeps low over the chain-gangs
When they glance up from their stone7breaking
Into morning's burning gold;
She that goes down into underground cells,
Sending the cool wind of her wings
Through unsevering stone . . .
And departs, unbeknown, from those who announce her,
Saying: 'Lo, she is ours!'
Ah, what a mighty destiny shall be yours,
Should you persuade her—
The Unconstrainable One
Who has slid out of the arms of so many lovers,
Leaving'not'a feather in their hands!
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Recently, there have been a series of cases in the UK, where straight people have tried to hang up straights only signs and make gay free zones. In particular, there have been several court cases with hoteliers deciding to run straights-only establishments to deny service and accommodations to gay visitors.
And, in addition to the Christian groups and MPs banging the homophobia drums, inevitably people have turned round and glared at gay bars and similar gay spaces. And I sigh, I do, because it's not the first time.
"Why are there gay bars and no straight bars?" "Why is there a gay community centre and no straight community centre?" "How come there are gay friendly hotels and no straight friendly hotels?" "Why do you need gay bathhouses?" It gives me a migraine it does. I've spoken before on respecting safe spaces, but it really can't be emphasised enough why marginalised people need these spaces.
Every bar that isn't a gay bar, is a straight bar. 99% of the community centres around the world are straight. The vast vast vast majority of hotels are straight friendly.
Let's be clear here. The world is a straight space. 99.999999% of the world is a straight space – not only a straight space, but an aggressively straight space, that fiercely resists being anything but straightness. The whole damn world is straight dominated, straight ruled, straight controlled and straight enforced.
We are grudgingly allowed to be barely tolerated guests in this straight world. Most places actively erase us at best, and every step we take is viciously fought by some of the most powerful organisations on the planet. We are not encouraged or appreciated, if we are an active and open part of this straight world and the straight world makes it abundantly clear.
And, even aside from the outright rejection and hostility of the straight world, sheer demographics means we are overwhelmed by the straightness all around us. Straightness that demands the world cater to them and not leave room for us.
If I go out I feel unnerved. Being in large crowds outright panics me, because I know I am surrounded by straight people and I know that's not safe – I've had it proven over and over that it is not safe. I am on edge, on alert all the damn time. It's exhausting, it's draining, it gives me migraines, but I cannot relax in this straight-lead, gay-hostile world.
I made a promise to myself a long time ago that I would be out. That I wouldn't creep back into the closet, that I wouldn't hide in it. But I still do, a 100 times over I do. I still find myself hiding behind careful wording, desperately avoiding any gendered words. My partner, my spouse, my other-half. I still don't touch Beloved in public, I don't hold hands, I certainly don't kiss him. Even when I'm having one of my mini-meltdowns and desperately need his reassurance, a touch, a hug – I pull away or we both avoid it – uncomfortable and nervous and frightened by the straight world around us.
Going out for the night round pubs and clubs outright frightens me. If I am pushed into a straight space or club, there's no way I can relax. Often, I won't even drink because it may make me careless or foolish or less alert and ready. It's not a great night out, I have to say, it ranks a little behind having to leaf through Aunt Marjory's holiday photos.
If I go out, I try to go to gay bars, clubs or centres. Some of these places have had so many straight tourists there that they no longer feel safe or like home – and I eventually move on elsewhere and strike it off as a place we have – it's another place straightness has taken over, another place I'm not safe, another place I can't relax. And it's sad when one of our oasis are claimed and overwhelmed. It's more than just losing a pub where the seat cushions have now molded themselves to the shape of your arse, or you've spent so long propping up the bar, you think it may fall down without you, it's another one of our few spaces lost.
Maybe we wouldn't need our safe spaces, if the world wasn't so aggressively, overwhelming straight. Maybe if the world wasn't so hostile to us, maybe if the world were happier with us being in straight space, rather than grudgingly tolerant at best. Maybe we wouldn't need "gay-friendly" establishments, if gay-hostile wasn't the damn norm.
We need our spaces where we can be. That's it – a place where we can exist as us. And maybe if that wasn't so damn hard in the rest of the straight world, we wouldn't need them.


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'The View' Confirms EP Bill Geddie's Exit, Picks Bill Wolff as Replacement
ABC has finally confirmed longtime rumors about "The View" executive producer Bill Geddie's departures. On Thursday, August 28, the network announced Bill Wolff would take over the job. Wolff is executive producer for MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" and vice president of primetime programming for the network.
"I am so appreciative for the privilege to work on this iconic program and to have the chance to collaborate with incredible people like Whoopi and Rosie, who each bring immense talent and boundless passion to show," said Wolff in a statement. "I will be forever grateful to Rachel Maddow for six amazing years together. As I begin this next chapter, I cannot fully express my profound gratitude to Ben Sherwood for making it all possible."
The show also has a new production team. Brian Balthazar is appointed as co-executive producer, Ashley S. Gorman will direct, and Kathleen Rajsp will serve as senior supervising producer.
Geddie co-created "The View" with Barbara Walters. He served as executive producer on the daytime talk show since its launch in 1997.
Geddie's exit is part of the shakeup that the show is currently undergoing. Walters retired in May, while Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy bid goodbye to the show earlier this month, leaving Whoopi Goldberg as the only cast member returning to the next season. Rosie O'Donnell has been tapped to rejoin the show as a co-host.
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Selfless senior puts service first
Some want riches. Some want power. Some want glory. Senior communication studies major Kelsey Gower just wants to help others.
Kelsey, of Columbus, Ind., thought Manchester was a good fit for her, but she wasn't sure until she got here. "After coming to Manchester and getting involved," she says, "I realized it was one of the best decisions of my life." Without the scholarships and financial aid I've received," she adds, "it would have been a struggle for me to come to Manchester."
Kelsey is taking advantage of all that Manchester offers.
Michelle Calka, assistant professor of communication studies, calls Kelsey "the most service-minded student I know."
Kelsey has worked for the Center for Service Opportunities since her first year, most recently as the director of the Office of Volunteer Services. She also is president of Manchester's Circle K Club, and is the organization's Indiana district governor. "Service is a big part of my life," reflects Kelsey, "Circle K not only helped me volunteer and give back to others, it also taught me how to be a leader."
How big of a role does service play in Kelsey's life?
"I hope to have a career in the volunteer and nonprofit sector after graduation," she says.
Opportunities to help others are abundant at Manchester. Kelsey says that she has been lucky to travel the world, learn, grow, and help others. "This would not have been possible without the opportunities that Manchester has to offer," she adds.
After nearly four years at Manchester, Kelsey knows well the University Mission.
In fact, she personifies it. "I truly believe," she says, "that I have learned the meaning of becoming an individual of ability and conviction."
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Audrey Gloves by Brenda K. B. Anderson
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Audrey Gloves
Perfect for the romantic type, these elegant, ribbon-tied mitts show off a glint of color, thanks to slowly shading metallic-blend yarn.
Short rows are used to give these mitts shape. The stitch pattern creates a very stretchy, warm, and smooth fabric that looks like knitting.
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Book Review - The Hidden Whisper by JJ Lumsden
Paranormal publishing appears to fall into one of three camps nowadays. The factual, scientific research tome (I'm thinking of books such as An Introduction to Parapsychology by Irwin), whilst hugely informative and factual, tends to put off the more casual reader, and is perceived (although not necessarily correctly) to be the domain of the super sceptical. At the opposite end of the spectrum are the multitude of psychic autobiographies which, whilst occasionally hugely entertaining, can hardly be regarded as repositories of facts and information. The third category is paranormal fiction, which inevitably describes a world full of demons, ghosts and native American Indians buried under the patio.
So I was intrigued by an apparently new concept in the field - a work of paranormal fiction written by a genuine parapsychologist. Lumsden's research has been in the areas of the effect of emotion on PK effects (looking at the effect of emotion on Random Event Generators), then later exploring the effect of direct mental healing on REGs. I was initially concerned that this background may mean that Lumsden was from the Wiseman school of parapsychology (Richard Wiseman appears to have built a whole media career around being the arch sceptic of all apparent paranormal phenomena and it may be argued that he lost his objectivity some time ago). Being myself initially from a field research background rather than an academic background I always worry when the academic parapsychologists get involved, as they inevitably (apart from a few notable exceptions) have no concept of how field research is conducted.
However, I need not have worried. This book works on many levels - as a story it is written in an easy-reading yet well written style that will have you reading "just one more chapter before bed" to see how the plot pans out. As such, it is a book that can be read in a few days which should appeal both to the reader with little time to get involved in a heavy novel, and the more casual reader who wants to read something a little less taxing than War and Peace. But there is so much more to this book. As Luke, the main protagonist, is asked questions by various characters concerning his field of speciality (paranormal research), the various concepts and ideas within parapsychology are described in an easy to understand fashion. But more than this, each new concept has a reference to an endnote which explains the concept in far more depth. In fact, the last quarter of the book is entirely taken up with endnotes and references, all of which provide an excellent introduction to the concepts current in the field of parapsychology.
Lumsden obviously either has experience of field research, or has discussed the subject at length, as the character of Luke manages to tread the fine line of investigating in a truly objective fashion whilst managing not to alienate the people surrounding him. Obviously I cannot give away the ending of the book, but I will only say I approved of the final denouement, although the case was far more dramatic than most of what I have seen in real life!
I recommend this book both to those who wish to learn more about the field of parapsychology, as the endnotes are a mine of information, and also to those who feel they already have a background in the field, as at best you may learn something new, and at worst you'll have read a witty and well-written paranormal detective story.


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July 14, 2003
Ajax Southern California (Los
Angeles, CA.) - Jeff Thomas
Utah Spiders (Salt Lake City, UT.) -
Jamie Schock
Elk Grove Pride (Elk Grove, CA.) -
Frank Vellutini
Denver Diamonds (Denver, CO.) -
Scott Dedycker
San Diego WFC (San Diego, CA.) - Lu
California Storm (Sacramento, CA.) -
Jerry Zanelli
Maryland Pride (Millersville,
Maryland) ö Jack Wetherson
New England Mutiny (Springfield, MA)
ö Joe Ferrara
San Francisco Nighthawks (San
Francisco, CA.) ö Dick Cross
Sonoran Thunder (Tucson, AZ.) - Mark
Northern California Blues (Monterey,
CA) ö John Richer
San Joaquin Valley Quest (Modesto,
CA) ö John Abkemeier
Houston Tornados (Houston, TX) ö
Rose Leverton
Lady Arizona Sahuaros (Carefree, AZ)
ö Linda Suiter
Rhode Island Rays (Wakefield, RI)
ö James Kelly
SWC Houston Stars (Houston, TX) ö
Luis Labastida
East Bay Power (Orinda, CA.) -
Ernesto Silva
New York Vendaval (New York, NY) ö
Cathya Espinoza
1. The East
Division point leader will travel to
San Francisco for
the Championships from New York in
order to get the best deal on
2. The WPSL
Championship will be held at Kezar
Stadium in San
Francisco, CA on Saturday, July 26th
at 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM and
Sunday, July 27th at 5:00 PM. Dick
Cross, the Championship
Tournament Commissioner, will
determine details such as who plays
who when. It is agreed that teams
within the same division will
not play each other in the
3. Financial
report given by Dick Cross. It is
agreed that a team
will not be considered for playoffs
unless all league dues are
4. Ajax of
Southern California and San Diego
WFC will have forfeit
wins against the Quest.
5. The Rhode
Island/Maryland game on July 19th
will count twice, only for points,
not goals.
6. The USASA/USSF
convention will be held Aug. 13-17th
in Chicago. Jerry Zanelli will
attend as well as Colette Hanlon.
The league will cover all travel and
registration costs for Colette
7. Dick Cross has
applied for a credit card with MBNA
with Jerry
Zanelli, Dick Cross and Colette
Hanlon listed as signatories.
8. The San Joaquin
Quest was formally reprimanded for
unregistered players in several
9. Jeff Thomas
will serve as Chairman of Player
Registrations for
the league.
10. For future
discussion at the AGM: Change the
limit of 28
players on the active roster to
unlimited, more stringent
consequences for unregistered
11. The active
roster limit has been extended to 35
players for
the weekend of July 19-20 to
accommodate Elk Grove due to their
participation in Nationals.
12. San Diego has
filed a Financial Dispute Claim Form
with the
league against the Denver Diamonds
regarding a hotel bill. It was
agreed that San Diego would ask the
hotel to reduce the bill and
then split the remaining balance
with Denver.
13. Airline
sponsorship needs to be actively
14. Best wishes
were given to the Ajax of Southern
and Elk Grove United U-19 teams for
their participation in
National tournaments this month.
15. To offset the
cost of teams traveling to San
Francisco for
the Championships, the league has
agreed to cover the cost of
housing and transportation for
Utah/Denver and Maryland/Mutiny
and housing for Ajax during the
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. Next
meeting scheduled for August 11,
2003 at 7:00 PM PDT, 8:00 PM MDT,
10:00 PM EDT as a conference call.
respectfully submitted.
Colette Hanlon
Women's Premier
Soccer League. All Rights Reserved.


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one question to the (very nice) solution: I'm not sure whether I'm right. Is it possible that there are perl bugs in older versions with exactly this kind of substitution pattern:
I'm just curious. Probably it was in another context. Where are the perl core hackers?
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Welcome to the Moray Menace TF2 cup, sponsored by Razer. This is a double-elimination cup with room for 64 teams. It will run in little over 2 weeks, so it should be a compact and fun environment for all.
The cup will have 4 matchdays plus a grand final. The cup will be spread out over 2 weeks, which means there will be 2 matchdays per week. These days will be Monday and Thursday. Please make sure you can play on these days if you want to participate.
The winners will get 6x Razer Moray earbuds!
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Maximum teams: 64
Date: Wednesday 20 January - Thursday 4 February
Format: Double elimination cup
Admins: DeNeusbeer, Crasp, D2M
Sponsor: Razer
Rules: [Click here]
Sign up: [Click here]
IRC: #esportsheaven (QuakeNet)
Note: The first two playdates have changed since the announcement. Please take a look at the schedule and assure you can play before signing up.
Day 1: Wednesday 20/01:
20:00 CET UB Round 1
20:45 CET UB Round 2 + LB Round 1
21:30 CET UB Round 3 + LB Round 2
Day 2: Tuesday 26/01:
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21:30 CET LB Round 5 + UB Round 5
Day 3: Thursday 28/01:
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Day 4: Monday 1/02:
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Day 5: Thursday 4/02:
21:00 CET Grand Final
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I have been running into this issue more and more lately during pentests.
Network Appliances with web interfaces where a client-side javascript mangles the login credentials before posting. I haven't been able to locate a tool capable of bruteforcing logins in this situation. I have written a script on a few occasions to deal with the issue, but I can't help, but think that someone might have addressed this issue.
What say the hivemind, is there something out there I could be using to make my pentests more efficient?


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Re: st: descripive stats on %tc formatted variables
Nick Cox <email@example.com>
Re: st: descripive stats on %tc formatted variables
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:40:07 +0100
Also, your sample results imply a very skewed distribution, so mean,
SD, min and max need to be supplemented with more summary statistics.
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 1:28 AM, Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Format is a matter of how numbers are displayed, but the complaint
> about format is undeserved:
> 1. The format is not biting here, so much as the magnitudes you have,
> given the units being used.
> 2. The relationship between a variable's display format and how
> numbers are displayed by -summarize- is at best indirect. In this case
> the display format %tc is not being used at all by -summarize-. If it
> were then the mean would be displayed otherwise as is shown by
> . di %tc 889268.9
> 01jan1960 00:14:49
> which is not what you are seeing (and would be even less help).
> #1 is the main point. A clock time is expressed in milliseconds, so
> the numbers are right, as for example 3 hours is 1,080,000 ms.
> . di 3 * 60 * 60 * 100
> 1080000
> You don't say how you would prefer the numbers to be displayed, but
> suppose that minutes are what you want. Then
> gen double q27_min = q27 / 60000
> Now try -summarize q27_min- to see results in minutes. If you want
> hours, you need a different divisor.
> Your idea of a different format won't help much or at all here, as #1
> and #2 imply. Also, it is best not to think of assigning a different
> -format- as converting a variable, as the values stored remain the
> same: all you change is how they are displayed, but even that is not
> directly relevant in this case.
> To sum up: As far as Stata is concerned, you are getting what you
> asked for, results in milliseconds. But all you need to do is change
> the units. However, that is nothing to do with -format- in Stata's
> sense.
> Nick
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Kerry MacQuarrie
> <email@example.com> wrote:
>> I am struggling to run the most basic summary statistics on selected
>> variables in my dataset because they are formatted as %tc (aka clock) data.
>> For example, a certain variable for waiting time to see a provider is in the
>> format HH:MM:SS, with a range of 1 minute to 5 hours. The seconds are
>> always zero (i.e. always ending in :00) as the times were reported in
>> minutes with much heaping at :05, :10, :30, and :00 minutes as one might
>> expect in self-reported data.
>> I simply want to run some summary statistics such as the mean/median, range,
>> quintiles, etc. But I'm tripped up by the formatting. A straightforward
>> command like sum varname returns this non-intuitive output:
>> Variable | Obs Mean Std. Dev. Min Max
>> -------------+--------------------------------------------------------
>> q27 | 766 889268.9 1644010 0 1.80e+07
>> Do I need to convert the variable into a different format? Are there
>> commands to produce the types of summary statistics I'm looking for that are
>> specific to %tc variables?
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The Tiquan Underwood experiment is over.
Or at least it should be.
The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted Underwood out of Rutgers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft with the hopes of developing the speedy 6-foot-1, 185-pound wide out into a serviceable slot receiver.
Expectations were not high, but Underwood has still been under whelming during his time with the Jaguars, accumulating just 111 yards on eight receptions the past two seasons while developing a reputation for dropping passes.
The lowlight of his mediocre tenure came during Thursday's 47-12 preseason loss to the New Patriots. Underwood did what he did best, dropping two catchable passes.
Yes he's fast but his inability to make routine receptions has made him a liability for the Jaguars.
More importantly, he's stealing invaluable repetitions from promising undrafted rookies.
Armon Binns (Cincinnati,) Jamar Newsome (UCF) and Greg Ellingson (FIU) have all had solid preseasons and have the ability to fight for a roster spot.
All three rookie receivers are 6-foot-1 or taller and would provide size, which is something current Jacksonville receivers lack.
Binns looks like a good redzone target while Newsome has been explosive throughout the preseason and had a nice 16-yard snag during Jacksonville's loss to New England.
But none of the rookies are getting enough meaningful preseason game reps against first or second-string defense and that has a lot to do with Underwood getting early reps. The Jaguars will have to start playing guys like Binns and Newsome in the first half in order to get an accurate gauge on their talent level.
That means pushing Underwood needs to get pushed to the back of the depth chart. He's had his chances and has failed. Time for some other youngsters to get their shot.
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Round Jacob's Ladder Blanket for Babies by Maxine Gonser
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Rentech-SilvaGas Biomass Gasification Process
Rentech-SilvaGas Biomass Gasification Process is a patented, commercially proven, gasification technology with over $100 million invested in technology and assets. The gasifier can process a wide variety of cellulosic feedstocks to produce syngas. The syngas can be used to produce renewable power or it can be processed through our Rentech Process or other third-party fuel conversion technologies to produce drop-in, certified, renewable fuels. The gasifier had successfully operated in Burlington, VT for over 2 years in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Battelle Columbus Laboratory.
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Violinist warns of music lesson 'catastrophe'
A lack of music lessons in schools will prove "catastrophic" to the future of the country, internationally-acclaimed violinist Nicola Benedetti has claimed.
The musician claimed cuts caused by the economic crisis were having a detrimental impact on the amount of music being taught.
The 25-year-old secured a £2 million, six-album record contract after winning BBC Young Musician of the Year at 16 and is due to perform at this year's Last Night of the Proms.
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For immediate release: June 23, 2011
From left to right: Stewart and Marlene Greenebaum; award recipients Anne McNerney and Rosemary Wilson; Michael Greenebaum and cancer center director Dr. Kevin J. Cullen
Two employees at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center were recently honored with a special award recognizing their exemplary compassion in patient care. Anne McNerney, patient navigator, and Rosemary Wilson, patient referral coordinator, were chosen to receive the 2011 Greenebaum Compassion Award. The award was presented at the cancer center's May 16 all staff meeting.
The award is presented twice each year by Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum to cancer center staff members who exemplify exceptional caring and compassion in their work with cancer patients. Mr. Stewart Greenebaum established the award in 2007 to recognize the special care that has become the hallmark of the cancer center that bears his name.
The following are excerpts from the citations read at the awards presentation:
Anne McNerney: "Anne treats each patient with respect and kindness. The empathy she shows each patient comes from her own experience as a cancer survivor and her genuine desire to offer help and comfort to every patient. Her commitment to helping each patient she encounters is truly inspirational and comes from an endless well of compassion."
Rosemary Wilson: "Rosemary is the first contact patients have with the cancer center. Her empathy, humor and commitment to making every patient feel welcome and comfortable goes a long way to helping patients start their long and often arduous journey of cancer diagnosis, treatment and hopefully cure, with a feeling of hope and comfort."
The award is open to all employees of the cancer center who are involved with patient care. Nominations may be submitted throughout the year, and are reviewed by the selection committee on a bi-annual basis.
Each award recipient receives a $2,500 cash award, a crystal award plaque and a commemorative pin, and his or her name is added to a permanent display of Greenebaum Compassion Award winners, located in the cancer center.
"We are extremely grateful to the Greenebaums for their generosity in making this award possible," says Dr. Kevin Cullen, cancer center director.
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Kim Kardashian Was Poison Ivy
Like every reality star trying to whore a dollar out of 15 cents this weekend, Kim Kardashian – sans Kris Humphries, of course – hosted her own Halloween party in New York Saturday night and showed up as Batman villain Poison Ivy. Which makes all kinds of sense once you realize urine is a natural remedy for poison ivy outbreaks. Clears it right up, according to the Google search I did five minutes ago just to make a pee joke. I'm very professional.


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MORE than £22,000 was given to local charities during a day where Andover's Freemasons opened their doors to the public for the first time in their history.
The open day was held on March 8, where people could have a tour around the Masonic Centre, in East Street.
A special gala evening was also held for more than 120 guests, including Test Valley Mayor Janet Whiteley and MP Sir George Young.
And 22 local charities were given donations from the five lodges that meet at the centre.
Bill Atkinson, chairman of the open day, said: "This is an historic event for Freemasonry in Andover.
"It is the first time in 140 years the public have had the opportunity to learn more about Freemasonry locally and the work it continues to do in support of local charities."
He added: "It is an organisation now placing considerable emphasis on openness and public awareness and a part of this is the support given to local charitable causes from funds raised within its membership."


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St. Sava, wonderworker and enlightener of the Serbs, was born in 1169, the son of the prince Stephen Nemanya. He was a pious child who naturally shrank from all those empty longings which weaken soul and body. It was not in vain that he was given in holy baptism the name Rastko, which is "to grow good in the Lord."
When he came of age, his parents desired that he should marry. But such was not the inclination of the youth nor was it the will of God. It happened at, that time that some monks from the Holy Mountain of Athos came to beg alms. Questioning them concerning their way of life, Rastko was at once inspired to follow them on the monastic path. Fearing his desire might meet with his parents' opposition, the young aspirant asked their blessing to go into the mountains to hunt. Secretly he joined the company of monks and together they made haste for the Holy Mountain where, at his fervent request, he was tonsured a monk and received the name Sava. And his parents, being pious people, could not be sorrowful when they heard what was the good and all-perfect will of God.
The young monk settled in the monastery of Vatopedi, in vigils, fastings, and perfect obedience. His parents sent him no little gold and all manner of fine things for the monastery, whereby they became its greatest benefactors. So great was his joy there on the Holy Mountain that St. Sava wrote to his father: "Lay aside all those things of little moment, take to yourself the way of meekness and follow me, that together we may live in the desert doing the will of God." St. Sava's elder brother Stephen was now autocrat of the Serbian land; his father became a monk with the name of Simeon and, following his son's persuasion, came to settle with him in the monastery of Vatopedi. Together they received permission to rebuild the monastery of Chilandar, which lay in ruins. Not sparing any care or expense, they built the monastery as a fitting place for the worship of God and a sure refuge for the sons of their fatherland.
Not many years later his father reposed in peace; in his memory St. Sava gave great alms to the poor and to the monasteries of the Holy Mountain. And the holy Simeon was · glorified of the Lord, for from his body there gushed forth an abundance of myrrh, healing the sick and confirming his place with the saints of God.
At this time, great troubles befell the Serbian land. At the fervent request of his brother Stephen, St. Sava returned to his homeland, taking with him the holy remains of his father which were laid, as he had requested, in the monastery of Studenitsa. Like an apostle, St. Sava then traveled throughout his fatherland, teaching the people the divine dogmas of the Orthodox Faith, building. churches, and bringing the singing and services into order according to the practice of Mt. Athos. Through his divine mediation, peace was restored and from this time the Serbian state began to grow in power.
His heart, however, longed for the desert, and he returned to his monastery Chilandar. But even there he continued to work on behalf of his fatherland. Feeling that the time had come that Serbia no longer be ecclesiastically dependent upon Constantinople, St. Sava requested that one of his brethren be chosen as archbishop for Serbia and that in the future the Serbian bishops themselves elect their archbishop. The Emperor agreed, but insisted that St. Sava himself be consecrated as first archbishop. And this was done to the great joy of the Serbian people who greeted him with great honor on his return to Serbia.
In 1222 St. Sava persuaded the people to honor their autocrat with the crown of kingship. He himself performed the Liturgy during which he consecrated, anointed and crowned his brother Stephen with the cry, "bong life to the first-crowned King of Serbia!" The next day the Saint also served Liturgy, expounding the whole of the Gospel and exhorting the King and nobles to publicly recite the Creed and make an oath of obedience to the Canons of the Seven Holy Ecumenical Councils and local synods, which they did..
Two years passed and King Stephen fell ill unto death. He called his brother to come and tonsure him a monk, but while St. Sava delayed, the King died. Stricken with remorse at not having fulfilled his brother's last request, St. Sava prayed earnestly that the soul might return to the body. He made the sign of the Cross over the King who arose as if from a dream. Straightway he was made monk with the name Simon and, blessing his son Radoslav with authority to rule, he gave up his spirit to the Lord.
Now St. Sava journeyed to the Holy Land, venerating the tomb of Christ and other holy places. Coming to the Monastery of St. Sava the Blessed, he received the staff of that saint according to his instructions which had been passed down, that when so ever there should come from the West someone bearing the same name and the founder of a people, it should be given to him.
After traveling to many other holy places of the East, St. Sava went to Constantinople and from thence to Bulgaria, where he celebrated the feast of the Holy Epiphany for the King who was his kinsman. There he fell ill and, perceiving his end was near, the ailing Saint prepared himself with prayer, received t he Holy Sacrament, and departed to his Lord with the grateful words, "Glory be to God for all His goodness ." He was buried on the l4th of January, 1236, in the royal monastery of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Later the body was moved to the Serbian monastery of Mileshe, where it rested peacefully for 350 years until it was burnt by the Turks who hoped in this way to wipe out the memory of the just. But the glory of a Saint of God is not in relics alone, but is held firmly in the hearts of men. And so; the nameof St. Sava of Serbia reaches also to us. Wondrous is God in His Saints ![OA/_private/oabot.htm]


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Willis, taking another paycheck. great.
Some people who comment appear to forget that Willis didn't take a "paycheck" for the movie "Four Rooms". Willis also appears in films (Catch .44 / Setup) that didn't really have blockbuster platforms.
Willis is good at his craft, and continued to prove it in many different ways.
Yeah I know. I've always viewed him to above such mundane things, like getting paid to work. What's that all about really? Fuck making money, how trivial. He should be doing polarizing art house stuff that really appeals to a small niche and earn some critical acclaim. And if he isn't paying bills or putting food on the table, SO WHAT? It's art. Art doesn't need food. Art needs Bruce.
Yeah, let's all keep pretending this guy can open a movie. Has anyone in the executive suite take. A look at the box office returns of his movies in the last decade or so? And you're going to have yet another novice director try and ride herd over one of the smuggest bullying actors out there? They'll be lucky if this turns out 20% as good as the execrable Die Hard 5.
Schwarzenegger playing "an ordinary guy"? That would've netted him an Oscar nod if he could pull it off.
god forbid them try to cast a new person! sounds like the same old same old


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Two days after I first arrived in Japan, on my first day of a week-long training period, I was awarded the title sensei. You are probably familiar with the word, which is usually loosely translated as teacher in English. In Japanese, it can be used to refer to any professional or expert in a particular field. A doctor, an artist, a poet, all can be a sensei. So, what made me a sensei? My passport, my eye colour? In a private Japanese language school, basically, yes. Having said that, there were some fine teachers there – they were kind, friendly, smart… and with no official teaching qualifications whatsoever they were able to help their students learn.
When I returned to the UK, I was qualified to teach at a university thanks to my CELTA certificate. This time, I had colleagues who were not native-speakers of English. Of course, English Language instructors are not necessaily afforded the same wages and conditions as teachers in other university departments… people who have never studied teaching at all, not even for four weeks. A historian, for example, just has to demonstrate that they know a lot about their subject. They are not required to prove they can teach it. So a teacher has to have subject knowledge to be considered a true professional?
Now I am in the higher education system in Japan, and the entry level qualification is a masters degree. It used to be unimportant what that degree was in, but now more and more schools expect it to be in English, Applied Linguistics or a related field. Competition is such that a doctorate is increasingly useful, and it is expected that teachers publish and present fairly regularly. A DELTA, whilst handy, is not well recognised. In order to call oneself a teacher, then, research is a high priority.
I don't know enough about the UK Further Education sector, but from what I can gather there are an incredible number of hoops to jump through in order to qualify. Every ESOL teacher I have ever met, as well as being very nice, has also been in the middle of some nationally standardised training course or another. Perhaps standardisation is the key. We need to be sure that our teachers can fit into a qualification structure?
So what gives someone the right to call themselves a teacher? Because the last one was so much fun, I've made a poll… but this time you can vote for as many as you like. The real game is in the comments box though, so get stuck in! I'd also like to know what you have to do to be called a teacher where you are.
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From what Reini tells me, he is mostly focused on making some fundamental changes to the Perl 5 language (unlikely to be adopted)
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Reini is the only one working with ALL of Perl 5, not just a subset of Perl 5.
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You can't be working for all of perl if, in the meantime, you're changing the language.
So, what parts of Perl would he be changing, syntax-wise or semantics-wise?
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John Roberts Jester was born June 8, 1875 in Cotton Hill, Clay County, Georgia. He attended Southwest Georgia Agricultural and Military College and graduated from Mercer University in 1899 with a BS degree. Jester attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky from 1904 to 1905. Throughout the rest of his life, Jester received honorary degrees of Doctor of Divinity from Oklahoma Baptist College, Bethel College, and Mercer University.
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So every precaution must be taken against dampness and dry-rot.
The dry-rot principally attacks ill-seasoned timber, and more particularly that of ships and badly ventilated buildings.
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House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today that he would support raising the Social Security retirement age to 70 to help pay for the war in Afghanistan.
"If you have substantial non-Social Security income while you're retired, why are we paying you at a time when we're broke?" he said to the paper in an interview.
Democrats are pouncing on Boehner's remarks, arguing that they foreshadow the approach to government Republicans would take if they win control of Congress in the 2010 midterm elections.
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Flustered Phil Taylor will aim to break his duck in the Betway Premier League on Thursday, admitting: "I prefer the penthouse to the cellar."
Taylor meets Peter Wright in Belfast in the unfamiliar context of being BOTTOM of the table following back-to-back defeats by Michael van Gerwen and Adrian Lewis.
The 'Power' suffered an unprecedented short-circuit against MVG in Liverpool two weeks ago, crashing 7-0 – his first-ever whitewash in the competition.
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Wright, beaten world championship finalist at Alexandra Palace last month, said: "I've never beaten Phil before, and it will be a huge occasion for me."
Defending Premier League champion Van Gerwen faces Dave Chisnall tonight, while Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton face off in an all-Scottish clash at the Odyssey arena.