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- backpedaling by the Fed; and
- QE3 tapering.
Lessons From an Averted Crisis Posted at 12:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 27 Was it all a dream? Or, more like it, a nightmare? A week ago today, this market was annihilated as a confluence of ugliness -- the Fed's revising of growth, the collapse of the Chinese banks and the riots in Brazil. These weren't Portugal, or Greece or Cyprus. Huge markets, markets like the Philippines and Indonesia and Mexico, pretty much crashed as money came out of their bonds and stocks in torrents. These were very real threats to the bull market in stocks. They were a clarion call that turmoil globally led to buying cash -- not even bonds, specifically the 10-year. But look what has happened since then. The Chinese, who seemed on the verge of causing a Lehman-like collapse in their banking system, switched direction, and, instead of choking off the bad-actor banks, actually flooded them with liquidity. Brazil? When a million people take to the streets, you might even expect a coup in what had been a stalwart growth democracy, albeit a corrupt one. Now the government is making noises about cleaning up its act and taxing the rich, and the riots have lessened in intensity. Southeast Asia has calmed down, and the Philippines just had its best two-day back-to-back rally ever.
But no change has been more modified than what the Federal Reserve did to backpedal furiously from its statements. We have in this country a history of the Fed not really caring about the consequences of its actions. If the Fed made a move, you lived with it, and the Fed just hung the economy out to dry. However, within 24 hours and a world of hurt in the bond market and emerging markets, key players in the Federal Reserve, including presumably Ben Bernanke, let The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post know that the Fed in no way meant to do anything drastic, nothing at all. It was all about watching and waiting to see if we got better data. Since then, we have had some good numbers and some bad numbers in keeping with Fed ambivalence, not Fed action.

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The Gadget You Drive: Car Connectivity Tech is Invading CES
With the big coupe market tanking under an onslaught of SUVs, Ford killed the Thunderbird after the 1997 model year. Thunderbird fans were left wondering when and how the iconic model name would be resurrected.
The answer came in the form of the two-seat Ford Thunderbird Concept roadster displayed at the 1999 Detroit Show. It was gorgeous--a slick updating of the all the styling cues that made the original 1955-to-1957 two-seat T-Birds legendary. Best of all, it wasn't just a "concept" but a clear preview of the car that was heading for production in 2002. That led to dozens of magazine covers, wild speculation on the Internet and a positive vibe for Ford that lasted three years.
In Hindsight: The two-seat T-Bird went into production for the 2002 model year, and was an immediate disappointment. Ford scavenged too many uninspired interior and mechanical pieces from the underwhelming Lincoln LS, and that meant the T-Bird was a lackadaisical performer with a boring cockpit. And it cost $40,000. It didn't sell well and died in 2005. Ford should have known there was a reason the T-Bird went to four seats in '58.
Pontiac had shown the Aztek crossover as a concept vehicle at the 1999 show and got a generally positive reaction. But back at GM, compromises accumulated as the Aztek went into production and it, literally, got ugly.
Seemingly oblivious to the tortured mess the Aztek had become, Pontiac planned a launch press conference that included a "mosh pit" of hired teenagers and college students pretending to be excited about the Aztek (a move GM would repeat with the Pontiac Vibe intro--"The Vibe, Can You Feel It!"-- the teenagers screamed). In stunned silence the assembled press watched as Aztek Brand Manager Don Butler finished his over-enthused intro and leapt into the mosh pit to be passed around atop the throng getting high fives and indulging in the paid-for euphoria.
The assembled journalists there groaned in collective embarrassment. And the Aztek event went down as one of the worst in the history of the Detroit Auto Show.
In Hindsight: Today the Aztek's disastrous debut seems almost appropriate for a vehicle that was one of GM's biggest critical and sales disasters.
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APCO Project 33 Certification
The Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) Public Safety Training Academy recently obtained the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Project 33 Training Program Certification. DPSC becomes one of only 31 9-1-1 centers in the country that have received this prestigious certification. Of the 31 centers presently certified, two others are in Virginia; Charlottesville-University of Virginia-Albemarle County 9-1-1 and Stafford County 9-1-1.
"This is a very significant achievement which all DPSC personnel and Fairfax County can take great pride in having accomplished," said Steve Souder, DPSC Director. "This was a great team effort in assembling the voluminous body of information needed to submit to the Project 33 panel of organizational, education, and technological subject matter experts, that review and evaluate each submission to determine compliance with the 152 professional standards."
The APCO Project 33 Training Program Certification requires that a 9-1-1 training program comply with 152 professional public safety communications training standards. These standards are contained within 10 categories, all in compliance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) criteria.
- Definitions
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DPSC will be formally recognized at the APCO annual conference on Aug. 21, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minn. In addition to Project 33, DPSC will also receive recognition as a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) 9-1-1 Call Center Partner at the APCO conference. Learn more about the DPSC Public Safety Training Academy.


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He was only 15 when he decided to start building his Tumbleweed Fencl. I remember the day I met the bright eyed high school sophomore at a Tumbleweed event. He came right up to me and said that we were going to help him build a Tumbleweed and that he would blog about the process.
Austin has generously donated his time to come to our workshops and share his story. He reminds people that if a kid can do it, so can anyone else. Now 17 years old, he has just completed his Tumbleweed and is revealing it Saturday October 6th, from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm in Santa Rosa, CA. The event is open to the public.


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An ancient denomination of weight, originally Babylonian (though the name is Greek), and varying widely in value among different peoples and at different times. [Century Dictionary]
According to Liddell & Scott, as a monetary sum, considered to consist of 6,000 drachmae, or, in Attica, 57.75 lbs. of silver. Also borrowed in other Germanic languages and Celtic. Attested in Old English as talente). The Medieval Latin and common Romanic sense developed from figurative use of the word in the sense of "money." Meaning "special natural ability, aptitude, gift committed to one for use and improvement" developed by mid-15c., in part perhaps from figurative sense "wealth," but mostly from the parable of the talents in Matthew xxv.14-30. Meaning "persons of ability collectively" is from 1856.


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WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. and ATLANTA, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd., today announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to divest U.S. rights for Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 witoh,h carmustine implant) to specialty pharmaceutical company Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. As part of the transaction, which takes effect immediately, Eisai has transferred the New Drug Application (NDA) for Gliadel to Arbor, with Arbor assuming responsibilities for all regulatory obligations and further development associated with the product in the United States. Eisai will retain all rights to Gliadel outside of the United States.
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In addition, the companies have entered into a long-term supply agreement under which Eisai shall serve as Arbor's exclusive supplier of Gliadel for the U.S. market. Under the agreement, Eisai will manufacture Gliadel at its facility in Baltimore, Maryland, and will sell finished product to Arbor.
"The transition of U.S. rights for Gliadel to Arbor will ensure that patients who may benefit from treatment with Gliadel will continue to have access to it, while also enabling Eisai to reallocate funding and resources to other areas of our business to support our long-term business objectives," said Lonnel Coats, President & CEO of Eisai Inc. "As a human health care company, Eisai's focus is always on the needs of patients and their families. As such, we are very pleased that Arbor will be taking the lead on commercializing Gliadel in the U.S. moving forward."
"We are excited about our acquisition of U.S. rights to Gliadel and look forward to providing this important product to patients in the United States," said Jason Wild, Chairman of the Board of Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "We believe Gliadel has significant room to grow by maximizing its current use in all appropriate patients and through additional clinical studies for expanded indications. We expect Gliadel to fit in well with the hospital franchise being built at Arbor, which includes our new drug application (NDA) filed for the approval of an orphan-designated product, nimodipine oral solution."
"As part of the transaction Arbor will assume control of the contract sales team promoting Gliadel in the U.S. with plans to increase the promotional and medical support behind the product. In addition to Gliadel, this team will promote nimodipine oral solution and other future hospital-based products once approved. Arbor will continue to support the Gliadel clinical studies underway and pursue additional clinical development opportunities," added Ed Schutter, President & CEO of Arbor.
About GLIADEL® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant)
GLIADEL® Wafer is indicated in patients with newly diagnosed high-grade malignant glioma as an adjunct to surgery and radiation.
GLIADEL Wafer is also indicated in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme as an adjunct to surgery.
Important Safety Information for GLIADEL® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant)
GLIADEL® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) should not be given to patients who have demonstrated a previous hypersensitivity to carmustine or any of the components of GLIADEL Wafer.
Patients undergoing craniotomy for malignant glioma and implantation of GLIADEL Wafer should be monitored closely for known complications of craniotomy, including seizures, intracranial infections, abnormal wound healing, and brain edema. Cases of intracerebral mass effect unresponsive to corticosteroids have been described in patients treated with GLIADEL Wafer, including one case leading to brain herniation.
Carmustine, the active component of GLIADEL Wafer, can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. It is recommended that patients receiving GLIADEL Wafer discontinue nursing.
Communication between the surgical resection cavity and the ventricular system should be avoided to prevent the wafers from migrating into the ventricular system and causing obstructive hydrocephalus. If a communication larger than the diameter of a wafer exists, it should be closed prior to wafer implantation.
CT and MRI of the head may demonstrate enhancement in the brain tissue surrounding the resection cavity after implantation of GLIADEL Wafer. This enhancement may represent edema and inflammation caused by GLIADEL Wafer or tumor progression.
The short-term and long-term toxicity profiles of GLIADEL Wafer when given in conjunction with chemotherapy have not been fully explored.
The following four categories of adverse events are possibly related to treatment with GLIADEL® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant):
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Eisai Inc. Eisai Inc. was established in 1995 and began marketing its first product in the United States in 1997. Since that time, Eisai Inc. has rapidly grown to become a fully integrated pharmaceutical business. Eisai's key areas of commercial focus are neurology and oncology. The company serves as the U.S. pharmaceutical operation of Eisai Co., Ltd., a research-based human health care (hhc) company that discovers, develops and markets products throughout the world.
Eisai has a global product creation organization that includes U.S.-based R&D facilities in Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, as well as manufacturing facilities in Maryland and North Carolina. The company's areas of R&D focus include neuroscience; oncology; vascular, inflammatory and immunological reaction; and antibody-based programs. For more information about Eisai, please visit www.eisai.com/US.
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About Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Arbor Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on the cardiovascular, pediatric and hospital markets. The company intends to become a leading specialty pharmaceutical company by actively licensing, developing and commercializing late-stage products for specialty focused conditions. Arbor currently markets multiple NDA and ANDA approved products with several more in development. For more information regarding Arbor Pharmaceuticals or any of its products, visit www.arborpharma.com or send email inquiries to email@example.com.
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Odonate larvae are not choosy hunters; they will eat any animal as large or smaller than themselves, including tadpoles, fish fry, and even other odonate larvae. The larvae move by a type of jet propulsion in which they squirt water out to create a moving force. As they grow, larvae undergo about ten to twenty molts. After the final molt, they emerge as an adult; there is no pupal stage. Emergance takes place on a fixed support out of water. Young adults, which can be recognized by a glassy sheen on the wings, fly away from water for a while to feed and mature, and some develop new color.
Adult odonata have well-developed eyes and hunt mostly by sight. They are also extremely agile fliers and catching one can be even more difficult than capturing a housefly. Adult males generally hang out near water to be seen by females, who mostly stay away from water until they are ready to mate and lay eggs.
In mating, the male and female form a 'wheel' position: The male gets in front and clasps the head of the female with the claspers at the end of his abdomen; the female is behind and bends her abdomen downward to the secondary genitalia of the male where she will receive his sperm. Dragonflies can mate while perched but can also (and often do) mate while in flight. The male is often present while the female lays her eggs so that other male competition will not disturb her. The female uses her ovipositor to lay the eggs on or into aquatic plants. If she does not have an ovipositor, she will disperse her eggs on the surface of the water. -- (Tree of Life)
Odonata adults need sunshine and warmth for their daily activity, and that is why you never see them on cold or cloudy days. Many species must therefore warm themselves before they fly, and they do this in two ways. First, they bask in the sunlight at right angles to the sunlight so they can get the most out of the suns rays. Second, when they are perched, they rapidly shiver their flight muscles, which creates heat. Some large odonata can overheat on hot days. To prevent this, they begin to make longer glides between wing beats (Miller, 1987).
There are many interesting facts and misconceptions about odonata biology and behavior. Many people believe that odonata live for only one day. This is not true. The odonata life-cycle can be from a few months to even a several years. One fascinating fact is that they can fly up to speeds of 25-30 miles per hour. Also, adult odonata will feed on mosquitoes, which can be good, yet they even eat butterflies. Some will even take spiders from their webs! As mentioned before, odonata antennae are extremely small. They rely mostly on their large eyes rather than their senses of touch or smell. Odonata can sometimes be seen flying in large swarms and this is probably due to either good feeding conditions in the area or a mass migration (like those of birds). -- (British Dragonfly Society)
How to encounter:
Odonates can be found in almost any type of freshwater habitat since they breed in these areas. Look for them near rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and even marshes and swamps.
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Dragon-flies (Odonata)
Dragonflies are a well known and fascinating order of insects; you will likely see plenty of them as you go out into the field in late summer, normally near water. They are more common in warmer parts of the world than in temperate areas like the UK and of the 5 300 named species world-wide, only 38 live and breed in Britain. They are conveniently divided up into two groups Anisoptera the true Dragonflies which rest with their wings out from their body in a cross shape and Zygopteran or Damselflies who hold their wings above their body. In this article when I say Dragonflies I will mean both Anisoptera and Zygoptera, but I will use these terms separately when talking about the individual groups.
Dragonflies have strongly biting mouthparts and are active and aggressive carnivores, both as adults and as young (called nymphs), preying mostly on other insects. The adults have massively large eyes, often meeting at the top of the head in Anisopterans. These eyes may each contain as many as 30 000 individual lenses or ommatidia (your eyes have only one lens each). Because of this Dragonflies have exceptionally good eyesight and have been known to respond to stimuli from more than 40 feet away. They have very small and poorly developed antennae though.
They have two pairs of almost equally sized long thin membranous wings; both pairs of wings usually have a stigma (a dark or coloured patch near the middle of the leading edge) and a mass of cross veins giving them the appearance of being a mesh. Unlike most insects, which either flap both pairs of wings in unison (i.e. Bees and Butterflies), or only flap the hind pair (i.e. Beetles), or only have one pair (i.e. Flies), Dragonflies can flap or beat their wings independently. This means the front wings can be going down while the back ones are coming up. You can see this happening if you watch closely. Dragonflies are excellent fliers, particularly the Anisopterans and can loop-the-loop, hover and fly backwards quite easily. It is not unusual for the larger species to reach 30kph and the Australian Austrophlebia costalis has been clocked in at an impressive 58kph or 36 mph for short bursts. They flap their wings relatively slowly though, at less than 30 beats per second. Compare this with 200 bps for a hoverfly or 300 bps for a honey bee.
Dragonflies are a very ancient order of insects and fossils exist from more than 300 million years ago. Dragonflies are also relatively large insects, even now, but in they past they were much larger. Fossil remains of some of the largest flying insects to have ever existed are Dragonflies, one species Meganeura monyi had a wingspan up to 75 cms. The largest Dragonfly in the world now is actually a Damselfly (Zygoptera) Megaloprepus caerulata from Costa Rica with a wingspan of 19.1 cm or 7.52 ins and a body length of 12 cm or 4.72 ins. Tetracanthagyna plagiata from Borneo is the largest Anisopteran or true Dragonfly. The smallest is probably Agriocnemis naia from Burma with a wingspan of just 1.76 cm or .69 ins.
Dragonflies are unique in the insect world in that the male possess a set of secondary sexual organs on the 2nd abdominal segments as well as his primary sexual apparatus on the 9th segment at the end of his abdomen. Before mating can occur the male Dragonfly must charge his secondary copulatory apparatus with sperm from his primary copulatory apparatus. Mating commences with the male grasping the female with his abdominal claspers. The pair then assume the wheel position with the tip of the females abdomen and thus her sexual apparatus engaging the males secondary copulatory apparatus. The male first uses his penis to remove any sperm left by a previous male before inseminating her himself.
Copulation can take from several minutes to several hours depending on species. The male stays in tandem with the female in many species while she lays her eggs. In those species which lay endophytically some lay below the water line, and in some cases both the male and the female may become fully submerged. In other species the male stays close to the female guarding her while she lays, while in those strongly territorial species the male may be satisfied by continuing to expel all other males from his territory allowing the female to lay within the territory at her leisure.
Eggs are laid either endophytically (inside the living tissue of a plant) or exophytically (into or onto the water or the mud of the bank). Eggs are normally laid in batches (one at a time in quick succession), endophytically laying species tend to be limited to several hundred or less eggs per day whereas exophytically laying species can lay several thousands per laying episode. Some temperate Dragonflies overwinter in the egg stage and thus the eggs do not hatch for several months, however with tropical species the eggs can hatch in as little as 5 days.
Larvae are aquatic, normally in rivers, streams, ponds and lakes but some species such as Podopteryx selysi make use of plant trapped water, such as water filled tree boles. The exception to this rule is the Australian Antipodophlebia asthenes whose larvae may be terrestrial in subtropical rainforests. Zygopteran larvae swim by flexing their abdomen from side to side, but Anisopterans tend to walk though they can turn on the speed with jet propulsion by expelling water from their anal respiratory (breathing) orifice. Zygopteran larvae, like other aquatic insects breath through caudal gills (their tails) but Anisopteran larvae breath through their anus. Which is an enlarged cavity with special internal folds to increase the surface area, water is pumped in and out of this muscularly to increase water flow across the respiratory membranes. Most larvae are free ranging, though they tend to hunt by stealth often sitting waiting for their prey to walk by, but some live in burrows in the mud. Larvae are carnivorous detecting their prey by sight in most cases and catching it by means of a rapidly extensible grasping modification of the labium, (you have to watch this to believe how fast it moves), they eat mostly other invertebrates.
Larvae generally go through 12 - 15 instars depending on species and some bivoltine (having 2 generations in one year) tropical species can develop in as little as 60 days. In colder climes species tend to be univoltine (having one generation per year), semivoltine (guess) or even multivoltine, taking up to 6 years to develop in some near arctic species. Most temperate species therefore overwinter at least once as a larvae as well as an egg.
In any given set of climatic conditions most species emerge at well synchronised times of year over a period of about a month. Many species emerge at night to avoid predation during this vulnerable time but in colder environments some species wait for sunrise before emerging.
After emerging most dragonflies leave the vicinity of the water and go through a period of maturation, this generally lasts about one month during which time the gonads finish developing, and the body colour brightens; for many species this is also a time of dispersal. Adults generally feed on flying insects which they catch on the wing, either by flying around constantly, or by sitting perched on a lookout post and sallying forth to catch passing insects; most species use one tactic or the other preferentially.
In some species the males are territorial, i.e. they stake out and defend a territory from all other males, mating with any mature female that enters the territory. Territories may be held for only a few hour, for several days, or even longer in exceptional cases.
Apart from mankind, see below Dragonflies are eaten as larvae by fish (particularly Bass), water shrews, water beetles, water bugs, and birds particularly diving ducks. In one study it was found that Dragonflies made up 14 percent of the food eaten by Ring-necked Ducks in America. Dragonfly nymphs will also happily eat each other. As adults they are also eaten by Birds, with Blackbirds and other Thrushes specialising in taking them as they are emerging from their larval skins and therefore helpless. Another bird that eats a lot of Dragonflies is the Hobby a small hawk which catches them in mid-air. Hobbies are relatively rare though and they do not hurt the population levels.
The order Odonata is divided into 3 Suborders ; the Zygoptera or Damselflies which can fold their wings over their abdomen, the Anisoptera or Dragonflies which can't, and thus hold their wings straight out from their thorax, and the Anisozygoptera an ancient suborder possible once containing the seeds of both the other 2 more modern suborders but now containing only two species from Japan. Anisoptera means 'unequal wings' and generally speaking the members of this suborder have their hindwings broader than their forewings. They are also normally stouter, larger and much more acrobatic in their flight, Zygopterans tend to fly slowly and leisurely, it is the Anisopterans that swoop around grandly.
A Cladistic Representation of Odonatal Taxonomy at the Tree of Life
Mankind has long appreciated Dragonflies, in a number of Asian countries both the adults and the larvae are eaten much in the way we eat prawns and in Japan and China they have been popular subjects for poetry and paintings. In fact in Japan the Tombo or Dragonfly is a national emblem and Japan itself is often referred to as Akitsushima (the Dragonfly Island). This is because the first emperor Jimmu Tenno thought that looked at from the top of a mountain Japan looked like a Dragonfly liking its tail. Dragonflies also appear in Japanese mythology, 'Shoryo tombo' is the Dragonfly of the Dead whose job it is to carry the spirits of the families ancestors to the family during the festival of Bon. Dragonflies are still much respected in Japan where they are a symbol of playfulness and victory in war. Japan has far more species of Dragonfly than the UK and was the first country in the world to create a special Dragonfly Nature Reserve.
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Dragonflies have also been given many strange names in the UK where it was wrongly believed that their long tail was a huge sting. Some of the names they were called are Horse-stinger, Horse-adders, Snake-doctors and Devils Darning-needles. We now know ofcourse that dragonflies have no sting, though they will give you a nip if you pick one up with your hands.
Mankind has a diverse effect on Dragonflies, for many his building of ponds and farm ditches supplies much welcome additional breeding habitat but in other ways mankind has destroyed some species habitats entirely and 2 species are known to have gone extinct as a result of mankind's changes to the environment. These are Megalagrion jugarum and from the USA and Sympetrum dilatatum from St. Helena. According to the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) there are between 100 and 140 species threatened with extinction at the moment.
Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Europe , by Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra, illustrated by Richard Lewington
Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland , by Steve Brooks illustrated by Richard Lewington
Biological atlas of Aquatic Insects by W. Wichard, W. Arens and G. Eisenbeis
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Northeast Ohio , by Larry Rosche
De danske guldsmede , by Ole Fogh Nielsen
The Dragonflies of Europe , by R.R. Askew
The Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Second edition) , by C. O. Hammond (Revised by R. Merrit)
Dragonflies: Status survey and Conservation Action Plan , by Norman W. Moore.
Aquatic Insects of Northern Europe Vol. 2. Odonata and Diptera; a taxonomic handbook. by Anders Nilsson (Ed.)
Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland , by Steve Brooks illustrated by Richard Lewington
Naturalists' Handbook Vol. 7 :- Dragonflies by Peter Miller
Atlas of the dragonflies of Britain and Ireland , by Merrit, R., Moore, N.W. and Eversham, B.C.
Askew, R.R. (1988). The Dragonflies of Europe, Harely; Colchester UK
Corbet, P.S. (1962). A Biology of Dragonflies . Witherby London.
Corbet, P.S. (1980). Biology of Odonata, Annual Review of Entomology 25 pp 189-217.
Hammond, C.O. (1983). The Dragon-flies of Great Britain and Ireland, 2nd Ed. Revised by Merrit, R. Harely; Colchester UK
Miller, P. (1987). Dragonflies (Naturalists' Handbooks No7). Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd. Slough England.
Tillyard, R.J. (1917). The Biology of Dragonflies , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
A list of Odonata Books
Keys and Texts relevent to Odonata Slater Museum of Natural History
Collecting and Preserving Dragonflies & Damselflies
E-Mail Directory of Odontologists Got a Question? Ask one of these Gals or Guys.
Digital Dragonflies With some rather good images.
Odonata Information Network "OIN"
The FSCA "Dragonflies and Damselflies" Home page
A list of other Odonata sites
The Societas International Odonatiologica
The International Odonata Research Institute
The American Dragonfly Society
The British Dragonfly Society
Slovene Dragonfly Society
Catching and preserving dragonflies
Roy Beckemeyer's Odonata Home Page
Dragonflies A nice Site.
Ron Lyons Odonata Quite a worthwhile page.
quatic Invertebrates in Suffolk Some images.
Checklist of Kansas Odonata
Dragonflies From James Cook University , North Queensland.
Megalagrion damselfly status in Hawaii Hawaii Biological survey
Odonatal Images From the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
The Biology of Dragonflies and Damselflies
Checklist of the Odonata of California
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SANTA CRUZ -- The woman behind one of the country's most pivotal cases for gay rights will speak at UC Santa Cruz on March 7.
Karen Thompson, a Minnesota resident, went through a years-long legal battle that started in 1983 after her partner, Sharon Kowalski, suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident caused by a drunk driver.
Thompson's talk at UCSC, called "Love Is A Dangerous Promise," will be held at the Second Stage Theater in the Performing Arts Center.
Kowalski's father, Donald Kowalski, won guardianship of his daughter, who was left with permanent physical disabilities that required she remain in a wheelchair. The accident left Sharon Kowalski with the mental capacity of a child.
Donald Kowalski cut off visitation from Thompson and moved his daughter to a new nursing home, which sparked years of legal fights between Thompson and the Kowalski family.
Thompson won the right to visit Sharon Kowalski again in 1989.
When Donald Kowalski's health started to decline in 1989, Thompson petitioned the court to become her partner's new guardian.
She eventually won guardianship in 1991 from the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
The Kowalski decision was viewed as a victory for gay rights by those who fear they too might be legally deprived of taking care of their partner.
Several books have been written about the case, including Thompson's book "Why Can't Sharon Kowalski Come Home?"
Thompson, professor emerita at St. Cloud State University, speaks across the country to raise awareness for human rights issues and the legal protection of LGBT relationships.
The high-profile case also highlighted the importance of durable power of attorney forms for homosexual couples wishing to name one another as guardians in similar situations.
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Date: January 22, 2014 PIO Number: 14-1-17
The Broward Sheriff's Office will hold a Shred-A-Thon and Operation Medicine Cabinet prescription drug "take back" event this weekend at the Festival Flea Market in Pompano Beach.
10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, January 25, 2014
Festival Flea Market
2900 W. Sample Rd, Pompano Beach
The prescription drug take back program, operating under the name Operation Medicine Cabinet, allows participants to turn in unused or expired prescription medication to receive a $5 gift card (while supplies last, limit one per family).
The Shred-A-Thon provides residents with a safe way to dispose of their personal documents, check stubs, credit card offers, receipts and any other paperwork that contains sensitive information. The service is free of charge. There's a limit of five boxes per person.
The Shred-A-Thon events began in Broward County in May 2008, as a joint initiative by the Broward Sheriff's Office and the Florida Attorney General's Office, with the assistance of UNISHRED and The National Association of TRIADS.
For more information on the Shred-A-Thon, please call (954) 321-4100. For more information about the prescription drug "take back" event or prescription drug prevention presentations, contact Jonathon Fishman at (954) 831-8902.
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WATSONVILLE - Several shots were fired at a Jasper Way apartment around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Watsonville police said.
Officers responded to the first block of Jasper Way and found an apartment there had been struck by gunfire several times, according to Sgt. Morgan Chappell. A number of people were in the home at the time of the shooting but no one was injured.
Police are seeking help from the public to identify the shooter or shooters.
Watsonville police ask anyone with information on the case to call investigations at 768-3352 or the anonymous tipline at 768-3544.


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Oh blog – how I have ignored thee. Been slammed over the fall with some exciting new stuff that I can't share right now – but suffice to say, me poor blog was feeling a little attention starved.
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Paws-itive Partners is hosting the Purr-fect pasta dinner on Friday, Oct. 26. Dinner will be served at the Masonic Temple at 1600 West B in North Platte beginning at 5 p.m.
Chefs from North Platte Community Colleges Phi Theta Kappa, Eagle Radio and Paws-itive Partners, KNOP-TV and North Platte Police Department/North Platte Animal Shelter will vie for bragging rights as the best chef.
Competition will be stiff as diners determine the winners by vote. Along with the chefs pasta dishes a salad, bread sticks, beverages and dessert are included. Admission will be by free-will donation.
The Purr-fect pasta dinner is a fund raiser for Crazy for Cats, the name affectionately given to the project to build a Cat Room at North Platte Animal Shelter. Mayber said.
Presently, cats entering the shelter are housed in banks of stainless steel cages. The area can get loud with noise and activity and can upset the cats. Once built, the Cat Room will be in a quieter area, separated from other happenings at the shelter.
Cats will be in feline-friendly cages designed for a less stressful stay as they await adoption, Mayber said. Some cats and kittens will be allowed in a commons area to climb poles, sit on ledges and lay in sunshine as they interact with other well-socialized felines.
Mayber said the new Cat Room will be where the shelters main office is now. The office will move to another portion of the building and will be larger, more efficient and more conducive to serving the public.
The public is invited and encouraged to dine Oct. 26 at Purr-fect Pasta Dinner. For those who cant be there but would like to support Crazy for Cats donations can be mailed to Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation in North Platte.
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A Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of an HIV Vaccine for HIV-Positive Patients Receiving Anti-HIV Drugs for at Least 2 Years
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The purpose of this study is to see if 2 study vaccines, ALVAC-HIV (vCP1452) and gp160 MN/LAI-2, are safe and effective in boosting the body's attacks on HIV in HIV-positive patients.
HIV-infected patients who have been treated with anti-HIV drugs for a long time may have weakened immune responses. One way to strengthen these responses may be to have a safe and effective vaccine, which will boost immune responses that are specific to HIV.
|HIV Infections
|Biological: ALVAC(2)120(B,MN)GNP (vCP1452) Biological: gp160 MN/LAI-2
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I/II Safety and Immunogenicity Evaluation of a Prime/Boost Vaccine Using ALVAC-HIV (vCP 1452) With Recombinant gp160 LAI/MN-2 in HIV-Infected Subjects Treated With Antiretroviral Therapy for a Minimum of 2 Years
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HIV-infected patients treated with antiretroviral therapy for prolonged periods of time may show decreased levels of HIV-specific immune responses. In these patients, a prime-boost vaccine strategy may induce both humoral and cell-mediated immunity. The hypothesis of this study is that the vaccine strategy selected will be both safe and immunogenic in the patient population being tested.
Patients continue antiretroviral medications throughout the course of this study. All patients receive intramuscular injections of ALVAC-HIV (vCP 1452) and recombinant soluble gp160 MN/LAI-2 on Days 0, 30, 90, and 180. Patients are monitored for safety 30 minutes after each immunization and by telephone contact within 72 hours of each vaccination. In addition, each patient records adverse events in a diary. Patients have regular physical exams, pregnancy tests, and blood drawn for virologic and immunologic assessments. The induction of HIV-specific responses will be measured.
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria
Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are HIV-positive.
- Have a viral load (amount of HIV in the blood) of less than 50 copies/ml.
- Have been taking anti-HIV drugs for at least 2 years.
- Are already participating in ongoing clinical trials at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center.
- Are at least 19 years old.
- Practice abstinence or use 2 barrier methods of birth control, both men and women who are able to have children.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:
- Have HIV infection that is spreading through the body even though they are taking anti-HIV drugs.
- Are breast-feeding.
- Are pregnant.
- Are allergic to eggs and/or neomycin.
- Show evidence of poor immune responses.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00006509
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|New York, New York, United States, 10016
|Principal Investigator:
|David Ho
|Principal Investigator:
|Martin Markowitz
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00006509 History of Changes
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|November 17, 2000
|Last Updated:
|March 5, 2015
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Recombinant Proteins
HIV Envelope Protein gp160
AIDS Vaccines
Anti-HIV Agents
Treatment Experienced
HIV Therapeutic Vaccine
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HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen left the company in 1983 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. He has recently made comments about Windows 8 and believes that people will eventually learn to like the OS. However, he recently stated that Windows 8 was "puzzling" and "confusing initially." Allen made comments on a post this week made on his personal blog.
Allen says that he has been running Windows 8 Release Preview, which shipped back in May, on his desktop and on a Samsung 700T. That is the tablet that Microsoft is been handing out to developers, analysts, and some members of the press to get them to try out Windows 8.
"The bimodal user experience can introduce confusion, especially when two versions of the same application -- such as Internet Explorer -- can be opened and run simultaneously," Allen said.
The two user interfaces that Allen is talking about are the Windows 8 style, previously called Metro, offering a minimalist look and the classic view that looks like a slightly modified Windows 7 desktop. Allen also criticized some of the changes to the operating system that have been voiced by other users as well.
"Strangely, there is no way to set the desktop as your default view (there should be)," Allen wrote. "This is one of the single biggest changes in Windows 8: the lack of the familiar Start menu."
"I found myself wishing that a Power tile was available on the Start screen to make these commands more accessible," Allen continued.
Ultimately, Allen says that even with the quirks of the new operating system that Windows 8 would be manageable by users. He also believes that Microsoft will address any issues with its next release. Some of the issues Allen mentions are reasons beleived to be contributing to the
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Righty Clemens ready to put it all together
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- During his first big league camp a year ago, right-hander Paul Clemens impressed just about everybody who watched him pitch. Pitching coach Doug Brocail was a huge fan, and veteran hurler Brett Myers was one of the players who took Clemens under his wing, keeping up with his progress all season in the Minor Leagues.
Clemens struggled in the Triple-A Oklahoma City rotation before ending the season at Double-A Corpus Christi, and he said he put some pressure on himself.
"I loved it because I knew there were guys in my corner," he said. "They saw the light at the end of the tunnel, but with me struggling, I didn't see that light. It kind of hurt me, because I wanted to be [in the Majors] so bad with the way Brocail, Myers, [David] Carpenter and [Bud] Norris and the guys took me under their wing. I kept pressing and pressing, which in turn kept digging me in a hole."
Clemens, acquired from the Braves in the Michael Bourn trade in 2011, has terrific stuff and is ready to put it all together this year.
"It was good to get an offseason and hit the reset button and come back fresh," he said. "The ball is coming out of my hand real tight now. I feel great, and I'm right where I want to be physically and mentally."


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Optioned Gonzalez keeping positive outlook
BALTIMORE -- Miguel Gonzalez is heading down to Triple-A Norfolk and the Orioles are covering themselves in case the starting pitcher can return before the 10 days a player is typically required to spend in the Minor Leagues after being optioned.
Gonzalez will start on Tuesday against Triple-A Buffalo and pitch only about 3-5 innings. The O's want to keep their options open in case a pitcher is injured and Gonzalez becomes eligible to return. Manager Buck Showalter said Gonzalez could be available to to pitch again as soon as Thursday.
"It was tough for them to do this, but I'm one of the few guys that has options," Gonzalez said, "so that's why I've got to go down there and go through a start and see what happens after that."
Gonzalez was optioned to the Minors on Saturday to make room for starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez, who came off the disabled list to make his first start since July 5. Gonzalez took a work day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday -- he isn't required to leave until 24 hours after being optioned -- and will report in Norfolk on Monday.
As of now, Gonzalez, who is 6-6 with a 3.80 ERA this season, is eligible to rejoin Baltimore on August 19. It's possible that he could be optioned once more after returning, but he would then be able to come back to the Major League team for September callups.
"It should be the last time that he ever gets sent out in his Major League career," manager Buck Showalter said.
Gonzalez is the second contributor the O's have had to send to the Minors in 10 days. The Orioles designated relief pitcher Ryan Webb off the 25-man roster on Aug. 1 to make room for Trade Deadline-acquisition Andrew Miller and later optioned him to the Tides. Webb had also posted a 3.80 ERA with 34 strikeouts and 10 walks in 42 appearances.
It's a far cry from Showalter's earliest days with the Orioles -- and as recent as last season -- when Baltimore struggled to find consistent pitching and shuffled players in and out of the Minors due to necessity. Now it's a luxury.
"They were tough when it was last man standing, too, but for a different reason," Showalter said. "It's not something where you just call them in and say, 'Hey, you're going to Norfolk, might be back, see you later, bye, and don't let the door hit you on the rear in the way out.' We don't have that kind of conversation."
As a team, the O's pitching has finally come around. Their 3.63 team ERA is the fifth best in the American League and their 2.81 mark since the All-Star break is the fifth best in the Majors.
With a 2.92 ERA in the second half, Gonzalez has been impressive, but only the fourth best member of the Orioles' rotation since the break.
"We're stacked," Gonzalez said. "We've got a good ball club. You've got to take that and be like, 'Oh well.' You can't do anything about it. Everyone's pitching well. Everyone's playing well. There's just got to be a guy that's got to go down."
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter @britt_ghiroli. David Wilson is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Do you remember my post titled, "Why every musician should have a flickr pro account."? If not, go read it and get back over here. Today's post is about two things. First, flickr now has a great new way to embed slideshows like the one you see above. Second, a reminder that flickr groups are a great place to go to get your gearlust on!
You could always embed slideshows from flickr using flickrslidr. But the new embeddable slideshows direct from flickr itself are very nice. You can customize the embed size without going into the code, decide if the titles and descriptions are displayed and videos now play inside slideshows!
One of the main improvements we've made is that you can watch videos as they appear in a slideshow. When we come to a video in a slideshow, we'll play it before we move on to the next item. You can also embed a slideshow on another website in bite-sized form. Just click the "Share" link from any slideshow, then copy and paste the embed code wherever you want. – blog.flickr.net
The above slideshow is from The Audio Recording Studio group. Here are a few other music related groups I like to check out from time to time:
Gear Porn
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Electronic Music
Flickr is a fun place and it's also a highly usefull promotional tool. Using flickr stats I can see my own photos have been viewed 102,234 times. The most viewed photo? The Horrorist – Studio… easy, free promotion!
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Thai-Inspired Turkey Mini-Meatball Lettuce Wraps.
Phase One Appetizers and Condiments
Raw Cashew Hummus from Gluten-Free Goddess (serve with veggie crudites but not carrots for phase one)
Phase One Salads and Salad Dressings
Arugula or Spinach Salad with Tomatoes, Olives, Sausage, Cheese and Buttermilk Dressing from Farmgirl Fare
Grilled Radicchio Salad with Gorgonzola and Balsamic Vinaigrette from Leite's Culinaria (use portion control on the cheese)
Japanese Tomato Tofu Caprese Salad from The Taste Space (limit tofu serving size to 1/2 cup for South Beach)
Phase One Soups, Stews, or Chilis
Cannellini Bean and Kale Soup with Ham and Sherry Vinegar from Kalyn's Kitchen
Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea) Soup with Garlic, Sumac, Olive Oil, and Lemon from Kalyn's Kitchen
Navy Bean and Refried Bean Stew with Ham, Leeks, and Tomatoes from Kalyn's Kitchen
Crockpot Recipe for Sausage, Peppers, and Cannellini Bean Stew with Parmesan from Kalyn's Kitchen
Pressure Cooker Recipe for Pinto Bean and Ground Beef Stew with Cumin and Cilantro from Kalyn's Kitchen
Keena's Gazpacho from Orangette
Turkey Chili from Sarah's Cucina Bella
Spicy Sausage, White Bean, and Spinach Soup from In Good Taste (use turkey or chicken sausage for South Beach)
Chicken Puttanesca from In the Kitchen with Kath
Phase One Vegetables and Side Dishes
Roasted Broccoli with Garlic from Kalyn's Kitchen
Sichuan-Style Stir-Fried Chinese Long Beans from Simply Recipes (The recipe has a tiny amount of sugar which you could replace with Splenda, although I wouldn't worry about that much sugar.)
Soft Zucchini with Harissa, Olives, and Feta from The Wednesday Chef
Creamed Spinach Lightened Up from Eat Little, Eat Big
Baked Cauliflower Cream from Salad in a Jar (don't use butter for South Beach Diet)
Simple Coconut Dhal with Crispy Onions from Nami Nami (use lite coconut milk for South Beach and limit serving size to 1/2 cup for phase one)
Oven-Roasted Rainbow Swiss Chard from Leite's Culinaria
Chickpeas and Escarole from Mele Cotte
Roasted Cauliflower with Anchovy Sauce from Tobias Cooks (skip the brown sugar or use Splenda for South Beach Diet)
Spicy Sauteed Cabbage from The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Sauteed Kale with Toasted Cashews from Simply Recipes
8-Ball Zucchini wth Vegetable Lentil Medley from Mele Cotte
Phase One Meat, Chicken, or Fish Entrees
Thai-Inspired Turkey Mini-Meatball Lettuce Wraps from Kalyn's Kitchen
Balsamic and Onion Pot Roast from Kalyn's Kitchen
Sugar-Free Teriyaki Chicken from Kalyn's Kitchen (make the recipe with all Splenda for phase one)
Grilled Salmon with Balsamic-Rosemary Glaze from Learning to Eat
Garlic-Lover's Roast Beef from SkinnyTaste (remember to use beef with 10% fat or less for South Beach Diet)
Korean Lettuce Wraps from Jeannette's Healthy Living (It's best to use Splenda instead of agave nectar for phase one, although I wouldn't worry too much about such a small amount; don't use slaw mix with carrots.)
Flank Steak stuffed with Spinach, Feta, and Artichokes from Bitchin' Camero
Spiced Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Tomatoes from Life's Ambrosia
Phase One Vegetarian or Meat-Free Entrees
Chickpeas and Escarole from Mele Cotte
Portabella Pizza with Greens from Zesty Cook (omit the bacon for South Beach Diet)
Phase One Breakfasts
Roasted Vegetable and Cheese Omelet from Eat Little, Eat Big
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Passport to Texas, TPWD's radio series of weekday, 90-second stories, is broadcast on more than 100 Texas stations. Airing this week, we'll tell you how anglers can help coastal fisheries by doing what they love most - fishing. TPWD Biologist Robert Adami explains the Gulf Coast Roundup. Plus, TPWD staff is literally putting one foot in front of the other to take inventory of every single trail in the state park system. We'll talk to TPWD Natural Resources Coordinator Greg Creacy about the project. For more information, visit the Web.
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Tell us about the workouts you have done lately and your schedule before the draft.
Keith Brumbaugh: Just worked out with the Detroit Pistons and I am currently in New Orleans (Wednesday) working out with the Hornets. I had a great experience playing against the Chinese Junior National Team in Houston the other day and I look forward to the remainder of my workouts. This is a great time and a tremendous learning experience.
How are your preparing for the draft in terms of conditioning? and mentally?
KB: I have a great relationship with John Lucas, so I have been working out with John in Houston who has been huge for me. He really pushes you. I am extremely focused right now.
About the workouts… Are they all the same or do they change from team to team?
KB: Usually a little different, team to team, but it's great going up against guys from around the country and being able to measure yourself. Everything has been totally first class.
Some scouts compare you to Tayshaun Prince: lefty, 6-foot-9 tall, you play the 2/3 spot… Do you agree?
KB: Wow… That's a great honor to even be compared to a player like Tayshaun. Obviously, I have a long way to go before I can even place myself anywhere near his level, but I feel like I am a natural scorer who brings versatility and have a good feel for the game.
Have you received any feedback from the teams so far?
KB: Clearly, I was disappointed that the Orlando camp did not go better for me. That week was a great learning experience for me. I did not play up to my ability that week, but this is a long process where I plan on redeeming myself leading up to the draft and giving people a real feel for my true potential. But I know that I need to keep moving, keep working hard and show teams that I do bring a lot to the table in terms of my basketball skill. I have enjoyed speaking with several NBA guys who have been very encouraging and tell me that I just need to keep playing and prove that the past is behind me. They have said some really nice things about my upside and versatility, so I am just taking this process day by day and trying to get better each day.
What are your best skills? And the ones where you have room to improve?
KB: I would say my best skill is my shooting ability and my ballhandling for my size, my court vision and creating mismatch problems due to my size at my position…. I would say my most immediate need for improvement is my upper body strength and my defense.
You averaged 35 ppg in junior college. How did Coach Derrick Worrels help you at the Hillsborough Community College?
KB: Coach Worrels was a huge help. He believed in me, trusted me. Taught me so much about life. Me and coach have a great relationship, so important for any young player to have a coach who really cares in his corner.
Do you keep in touch with anyone you met when you played at DeLand High School, the place where you became somewhat of a star in the making?
KB: I keep in close contact with my high school coach. He was another great influence in my life. I owe him so much. He always believed in me and had great confidence in me.
All the problems you had in the recent past, especially the arrests and withdrawing from Oklahoma State… What have you learned from them?
KB: I learned to surround myself with positive people and keep my circle small and be careful who you trust. I learned how important it is to do the right thing and make smart choices. I learned how important family is… And I learned to take responsibility for your actions and how important it is to learn from your mistakes. I have learned that being a father is the most special thing in the world and I care about giving my daughter the best life possible.
You said that your 17-month-old daughter, Deliah, has been a motivating force. Is there anything else that has motivated you to change?
KB: The biggest motivating factor is knowing that I never want to live through hard times again. I don't want to live in the past, I want to move forward and show people that I have really grown up and learned from mistakes. I come from a college-educated family who I have learned to lean on quite a bit. Bottom line, I want my daughter to be proud of me and think of me always in a positive way. I want to set positive examples for my daughter. She is the driving force for everything I do. She is my world and I just want the best for her and my family.
Reports say that you have the talent to be a first-round pick, but first you must overcome all of the negatives in the minds of NBA executives. Do you agree?
KB: I definitely realize that I dug myself a hole because of my past mistakes. I look forward to teams getting to know me better and see that I have really matured and have incredible passion for the game of basketball. I have one goal in mind now and this is to be the best player I can be and have success at the next level NBA teams are interested in you.
Draft partners like Ty Lawson think that you are NBA-bound. But as Kevin Pritchard said, they are going to "talk with coaches, classmates, academic counselors, trainers, teachers"… As many people as they can who have been around you, like they do with every prospect. Does it bother you or it's just part of the draft process?
KB:Ty Lawson is one of the best point guards I have played with and I appreciate this compliment very much. Teams doing background checks and learning more about a player's character goes with the territory. I understand this is a business and they have every right to do whatever they need to do to make the best decision possible. So no, this does not bother me. Me, more than a lot of other guys will be subject to more scrutiny. I understand this and can appreciate how much work has to go into evaluating hundreds of players.
You said that you're not worried if you make the NBA or not. If not, will you consider playing overseas or would you rather play in the D-League?
KB: Playing in the NBA has always been my dream. Maybe I pushed the issue in the past too soon, but I do want to be a part of the NBA. I am a basketball player and will work as hard as I can to get there. If I do not make a roster right away, then I will keep my head up and report to the D-League or overseas to keep improving and fight for my dream. I care about getting better and will work every day to become the best I can be.


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HOUSTON - A man is facing felony charges after, investigators said, he left a child alone at a home with guns inside.
Houston police said Christopher Barajas, 30, left the under 15-year-old child at home at his apartment complex in the 8900 block of Broadway near Hobby Airport.
Barajas is accused of leaving the child at home with an unreasonable risk to harm, because of drug paraphernalia and a firearm in the apartment.
According to court documents, Barajas should have taken the child to a designated infant care provider.
Barajas was arrested at his apartment and has been in jail since November 21. No bond has been set in the case.
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I heard an inspiring talk last week about brands: owning, sharing, marketing and embracing brands. And something I hadn't thought about, is that everyone has one.
I attended one of Alltech's North American Lecture Tour in Lincoln, Neb., along with others in the industry. At it, Alltech's Global Consumer Marketing Manager Laci Poulter spoke about brands – a subject I've heard about for over two decades in publishing and the animal health industry. But what caught my attention in a different way was how Poulter took brands from the multinational arena down to the individual person.
"Your brand is not just a logo," Poulter said. "It's your promise to your customers. It's where you're from to what you're proud of and your vision and personality." Poulter noted that the word and concept of branding is unique to agriculture as cattle brands are some of the original brands and means of identifying something.
Poulter said consumers are demanding — not just wanting — food that is health-enhanced, safe and nutritious, with variety, flexibility and choice, and they want an exceptional taste and experience. This is what the food industry and marketers must provide in a variety of ways, using branding all the way. But it's not just the responsibility of the restaurant or retailer, it goes far back in the chain to the source.
Poulter said successful brands create an emotional bond through stories. "Are we telling our side of the story?" she asked. "Take for example the words 'producer' or 'farmer'. When people not involved in agriculture are asked what they mean, they have an emotional, positive connection to the word 'farmer'. The word 'producer' makes them think about someone making movies in Hollywood. It's all about framing the message."
Poulter said brands have numerous benefits including customer loyal that create emotional bonds, commanding price premiums, providing frameworks for integration, increasing media and social outreach and providing a platform for growth.
Veterinarians and brands
I re-cap Poulter's talk about brands because she is right. Everyone has one. I hope for the last almost 20 years that Bovine Veterinarian's brand has fulfilled its objectives and that it has remained consistent, trustworthy and valuable to its consumers — the beef and dairy veterinarians who read it.
In the same way, beef and dairy veterinarians also have their own brands, whether it's their name, their practice, their specialty, etc. You've had to build trust, consistency, engagement and passion with your own customers, clients and communities. How much have you thought about your name – your reputation – as your brand, and have built and fostered it? As Poulter said, your brand is not just your logo. It's your promise to your customers.
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It is certainly altering them in dramatic ways and rarely for the better. The summer of 2012 has been full of extreme
weather events connected to climate change. Heat records have been broken across the country, drought conditions
forced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make the largest disaster declaration in U.S. history,
and wildfires have raged throughout the West. New research by world-renowned climate scientist James Hansen
confirmed that the increasingly common extreme weather events across the country, like record heat waves and
drought, are linked to climate change.
This report examines those climate change impacts whose harm is acutely felt in the summer. Heat waves; warming
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with this summer and what we are likely to face in future summers.
Download a copy of Ruined Summer: How Climate Change Scorched the Nation in 2012 (pdf)
Unfortunately, hot summers like this will occur much more frequently in years ahead. Climate change means far more
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prairies, rivers, wetlands, and other habitats, as well as the communities and wildlife that depend on them. Average
water temperatures in streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans are increasing, precipitation patterns are changing, and
extreme weather emergencies such as droughts and floods are becoming both more frequent and severe.
To understand how 2012 represents what we can expect in the future, we must understand how climate change is
connected to the weather we are experiencing. A recent scientific study published in the Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society, "Explaining Extreme Events of 2011 From a Climate Perspective", found that some of the
weather extremes around the world have become far more likely because of climate change. For example, climate
change made the severe heat wave Texas experienced in 2011 twenty times more likely to occur than it would have
been in the 1960s. Climate change made this heat wave hotter and last longer. Penn State geosciences professor
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Category: New Zealand baby names
New Zealand native Anna Hamilton parses the recently released Kiwi name statistics and analyzes what's up and down, in and out, including such surprise (to us) hits as Aria, Ayla, Anahera, Manaia, and Sione..
Looking first at the boys: The big news here is that after a five-year reign, Jack was topped by Liam, Jack's reign lasting one year less than his predecessor Joshua. Liam, who placed seventh in 2009 (and also 2008) jumped up to the top, followed at second place by James, who has been in the Top 10 for the last eleven year, and at third is Oliver, who joined the Top 5 in 2009. Jack slips down to spot four, while William remains steady at five; Joshua and Samuel lose, but still stay within the Top 10. Leaving the Top 10 are Thomas and Daniel, who fall to 11th and 16th respectively. Taking their places are Jacob, jumping seven spots to 8th, and Lucas up one to get the last spot.
The biggest rises amongst the boys in 2010 were: Mason (Number 32), with a mighty leap of 22 spots, Brooklyn (#79), up 20, Ryder (#67) up 19 along with Edward (now #72) and then Quinn, bounding 16 places to Number 63, and Zachary (#49) up 14.
The biggest drops were nicknames Sam (#77) and Ben (#99), down 21 and 19 respectively. Sebastian (#87) and Joel (#81) followed suit, down 16 each. Felix dropped down more than a dozen places–fifteen in fact– to number 98, just hanging in on the Top 100. Gabriel (#95), Aidan (#76) and Jesse (#60) all fell 14 spots, with the traditionally spelled Aidan seven spots under the variation Aiden.


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A CARE home has been warned that it must make urgent improvements following an inspection.
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited Heathside Residential Home on Plank Lane, Leigh, on July 2 and found that the service was failing to meet the national standards.
The CQC has taken enforcement action and warned Wigan Council, which runs the home, that it must immediately improve its management of medicines at the care home as "the service was failing to protect people against the risks associated with poor medicines management".
The report reads: "Appropriate arrangements were in place for recording medicines but these arrangements were not always followed. Medicines were not always 'booked in' on people's charts and we saw two 'gaps' in administration records.
"When details of a person's medicines had to be written on their chart by a team leader the information was not checked and signed by a second person.
"This meant there was a greater risk of an error occurring and medicines being given incorrectly."
The report added: "During our inspection of the home we found the environment to be generally clean, hygienic and well maintained."
But that "in the majority of care files looked at, documentation had not been completed accurately or was incomplete".
The CQC will inspect the home again unannounced to determine whether the appropriate action has been taken.
Jo Willmott, assistant director for provider management and market development at Wigan Council, said: "I'd like to reassure the families of people cared for at Heathside Residential Home that we are working flat out to drive up standards.
"We're determined to improve care at the home and I believe we've already made good progress.
"We were already aware of and working hard to correct the areas highlighted by CQC during their assessment. Significant changes aimed at improving the quality of care have been introduced.
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We've been hearing about Kanye West's potential fashion internship plans from everyone but the hip-hop star, and last night, West spoke to PEOPLE at the Flaunt 10th Anniversary party about his plans to balance music and fashion. First and foremost, he says "I'm not breaking with music. I'm just going to do it on weekends. Just learning, learning as much as I can about fashion." Turns out that this is hardly a new passion, "I was drawing and designing stuff for the longest [time]. I actually went to art school and dropped out to do music. It's the real thing for me. It's not a thing that I just put my name on something." Speaking of fashion with his name on it, Kanye tells PEOPLE that he's "going to Paris this Saturday to finish my shoes up that I'm doing with Louis Vuitton." The timing of the internship is still up in the air at this point, but he's already had several invitations from fashion world pals. As for his own fashion idols, he says he admires, "Stefano Pilati, Raf Simmons, Kim Jones." If his timetable isn't concrete, his long-term goals are. "Just trying to get to the point where I'm good enough to make clothes to put my name on it…it's my love. It's something I want to do for the rest of my life."


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Comparison Between White Light Endoscopy and Bright Narrow Band Imaging in Diagnosis Colonic Adenomas. (WLEvB-NBI)
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|Colonic Adenomas
|Other: Bright Narrow Band Imaging. Other: White Light Endoscopy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Screening
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|A Randomised Comparison Between White Light Endoscopy (WLE) and Bright Narrow Band Imaging (B-NBI) in the Diagnosis of Colonic Adenomas in Asymptomatic Subjects Undergoing Screening Colonoscopy.
- Improvement in detection of colorectal adenomas. [ Time Frame: One year ]It is anticipated that colorectal adenomas will be more easily identifiable using Bright Narrow Band Imaging.
- Improvement of histological prediction [ Time Frame: One year ]It is anticipated that the use of Bright Narrow Band Imaging will significantly improve the histological detection of colonic adenomas when detected as opposed to White Light Endoscopy.
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|Study Start Date:
|February 2014
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|June 2017
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Experimental: Bright Narrow Band Imaging
Use of B-NBI to detect colonic adenomas.
Other: Bright Narrow Band Imaging.
Using Bright Narrow Band Imaging to detect colonic adenomas.
Active Comparator: White Light Endoscopy
Use of White Light Endoscopy to detect colonic adenomas.
Other: White Light Endoscopy
Use of White Light Endoscopy to detect colonic adenomas.
Detailed Description:
Removal of colorectal adenomas prevents occurrence of cancers [1]. It is recognized that colonoscopy can miss colorectal adenomas and early cancers [2]. There is a need to further improve performance of colonoscopy. The use of chromoendoscopy has been shown to improve detection of flat adenomas [3]. Narrow band imaging was introduced in year 2006. It is similar to chromoendoscopy in that it provides more mucosal details. This enables endoscopists to accurately describe the pit pattern of adenomas. NBI has been used as a substitute to chromoendoscopy.
In pooled analysis, NBI is comparable to chromoendoscopy in their sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of malignant colorectal adenomas [4]. Unfortunately, the use of NBI has not been shown to conclusively improve rate of colorectal adenoma detection. Two of 3 randomized trials that compared WLE to NBI showed a higher adenoma detection rate with the use of NBI [5, 6]. In a study by Rex et al., the rate was however similar with either modality. In a pooled analysis, NBI was only marginally better than WLE [7].
The effective use of NBI depends on the quality of bowel preparation and the experience of endoscopist. In the presence of fecal matters, NBI tends to be dark and detection of small adenomas becomes difficult. The prototype bright NBI coupled with high definition resolution is likely to overcome this drawback of original NBI.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Asymptomatic subjects undergoing screening colonoscopy, age > 50, average risk subjects and, ability to provide a written consent to trial participation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- personal history of inflammatory bowel disease, colon adenoma or cancer
- family history of FAP or Familial nonpolyposis syndrome
- first degree relatives having diagnosed to have colorectal carcinoma
- no colonoscopy in past 5 years
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01737567
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|Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
|Principal Investigator: Michael Bourke, MBBS, FRACP
|Sub-Investigator: Eric Lee, FRACP, MBBS
|Sub-Investigator: Stephen Williams, FRACP, MBBS
|Responsible Party:
|Professor Michael Bourke, Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Western Sydney Local Health District
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01737567 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
HREC2011/12/4.9 (3395) ( Other Identifier: HREC WSLHD )
|Study First Received:
|November 27, 2012
|Last Updated:
|December 15, 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
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Jennifer Dunn asks for damages in excess of $10,000 and requests a jury trial.
A Southport woman has filed a civil lawsuit against a funeral home and its operators for "desecrating" her husband's body by turning over a portion of his cremated remains to an unauthorized person.
In the complaint filed Monday in Brunswick County Superior Court, Jennifer Dunn alleges that she entered into an agreement with Peacock-Newman & White Funeral and Cremation to handle the cremation of her husband, Shepard Nash Dunn, who died in February 2011.
When Jennifer Dunn entered into the agreement, she designated her husband's son as the only other person authorized to pick up Dunn's remains.
The complaint states the doctor had left very specific direction for his funeral, including how he wished a portion of his remains be scattered at his parents' graves, and the remainder in the river behind the couple's Southport home.
Jennifer Dunn claims she was unable to fulfill her husband's wishes when she learned that half the remains were delivered to her for a memorial service, but the remainder was turned over to a third person, not Dunn's son. The remains, according to the complaint, have never been recovered. The third person was not identified.
Jennifer Dunn claims the funeral home's breach of contract caused her physical pain and suffering, severe emotional distress, mental anguish and has "deprived her of the right to lay her husband and best friend to rest in the manner in which he desired."
At no point, the complaint alleges, did the employees of the funeral home apologize to her, attempt to retrieve the ashes, or respond to her repeated attempts to contact them. They did, however, the complaint alleges, ask for the full payment of $3,999.59, which she paid.
County Coroner Greg White, owner of the funeral home, said he had not yet seen the lawsuit and could not comment, according to WWAY NewsChannel 3.
Jennifer Dunn asks for damages in excess of $10,000 and requests a jury trial.
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In the little-more than a week since the election, I've been amazed at the reactions of those who feel they lost! Made more ineffectual since the results were predicted back in April, available to all.
Even with the data at hand Republicans made no efforts to appease the constituents they lost to.
Now I keep seeing suggestions that the losing states want to secede in protest.
They don't mention the fact that they cannot afford to, but I think it is a good move for the rest of us.
Example: For each dollar California sends to the feds, it gets back only $.75 to use for itself.
On the other hand, for each dollar Texas contributes, it gets back almost $1.75.
We should pay Texas to secede!
Although the old saying speaks of "not being able to make sweet wine from sour grapes," perhaps the vast amount generated in Lake County could be part of the wine industry and produce vinegar.
Guthrie "Guff" Worth


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
If you are in the Boise area, be sure to attend Thursday's meeting of the Boise
.NET User Group. I'll be delivering a talk on "SQL Server 2005 Worst Practices".
If time permits, I'll also be diving into any other SQL Server/Visual Studio topics
that are of interest, so bring your questions!
Please note that we will be meeting at the Microsoft
building downtown (old ProClarity building).