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Chilean avocado growers and shippers, like their Mexican and U.S. counterparts, say they know the importance of providing consumers with conditioned, ready-to-eat fruit.
"It helps increase the impulse sales of avocados," said Maggie Bezart, marketing director with the Washington, D.C.-based Chilean Avocado Importers Association.
Ripened fruit takes a lot of the guesswork out of buying avocados, and that leads to more sales, Bezart said.
"It truly helps because there's lot of consumers looking for ripe fruit to make something tonight," she said.
The onus is on the supplier to make sure the process is done correctly and consistently, said Doug Meyer, sales and marketing director with Temecula, Calif.-based West Pak Avocado.
"You have to know what you're doing when you're ripening avocados," he said.
That includes having the technology and the experienced people, he added.
Regional differences
"We're certainly aware of the differences in ripening avocados, whether they are Chilean or Californian or Mexican or Peruvian," he said.
The company plans for those differences based on its experience with fruit from those areas.
"Lead times can be much greater at the beginning of any season, no matter what country of origin of fruit that you are trying to ripen through your ripening rooms," he said.
Those lead times shorten as the season progresses, he said.
"You've got to be in tune with that to understand how the fruit is reacting in your ripening rooms to continue to hit the same target for your customer," Meyer said.
Ripening philosophies also play a role in the process, said Dana Thomas, president of Bloomington, Calif.-based Index Fresh Inc.
"There are people who believe you have to have all sorts of fancy bells and whistles and technology to get the ripening right, and then, there are other people that believe ripening is a matter of paying attention, knowing the fruit that goes into the conditioning room, paying attention to what's in the preconditioning room, understanding what the customers' needs are and paying attention to those needs," he said.
Index Fresh is in the second category, Thomas said.
"We believe that we can go out and either ripen it ourselves in good pressurized rooms and get very good results and also teach the customers how to do it on their own," he said.
Index Fresh also will teach customers how to ripen fruit themselves, if that's what they want to do, Thomas said.
"We'll send a team in there and show them how to do it," he said.
However the process is employed, ripening is essential to a successful program, said Ross Wileman, vice president of sales and marketing for Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce Inc.
"It's probably the single greatest thing that has affected avocado sales," he said.
Sales of ripe-and-ready avocados are almost triple those of non-conditioned counterparts, said Adolfo Ochagavia, president of the Santiago-based Chilean Hass Avocado Committee.


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You won't find his work in the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, but every time a car passes the Salvation Army store on Jefferson Boulevard or drives past its store on Lima Road, they can see his work.
Negley specializes in painting murals, although he is quick to tell you he also does signs, airbrush work on cars, and even wooden cutouts of Santa and his reindeer. Negley, originally from California, via Texas, said his grandfather learned his craft in the movie industry by painting sets, including those for some John Wayne movies. Negley's father learned from his father, and passed the skills on to Negley.
"Some families go out and carol; my grandfather would go around town and paint windows," Negley said.
Friday afternoon was rainy and bleak, but Negley was working on a painting around the entrance of the Salvation Army on the corner of Fairfield Avenue and West Washington Boulevard. The cold was making the acrylic paint run a little bit, slowing down the drying process. Once it dries, explained Negley, it stays on until he scrapes it off using soap and water. Safety conscious, he always paints his murals so the business can still see outside.
Negley started with a base layer of white and then proceeded to paint in every part of Santa that is white. He followed it with flesh color for the skin, and then used red for the suit. He left the surface white, where he would paint in the presents Santa was holding.
"I learned a lot from watching Bob Ross paint on PBS; you know, 'happy little trees,'" Negley said.
Recently Negley painted the interior of a new family restaurant with murals that make the customers feel like they are inside a cabana looking out at the ocean. He uses a combination of free hand painting and airbrushing on large projects. That project took him about two weeks to complete. He also paints murals for people in their homes.
This Christmas season he painted several businesses around the area including both Al Gratz car lots, Oley's Pizza and the Mac Mart in New Haven. Negley and his family moved here three years ago, so he is still establishing himself in the community.

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Valenda Newell
May 29, 2017 | Indianapolis, IN
Not sure what to say?
Valenda Newell
May 29, 2017 | Indianapolis, IN
Great Music! Wonderful Man!
Nazarene Mckinney
March 05, 2017 | Macclenny, FL
Rest Dave, until you hear at dawn,
the low, clear reveille of God.
Thank you for your service to this nation.
Harry Simpson
December 05, 2015 | Buckeye, AZ
I'll slways love your music, your honesty. I have in mind you rwfused to play somewhere because "someone" did not approve a negro muscitian of your group.
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July 08, 2015 | Tampico Mexico
very shocked and saddened when I heard of the passing of a true giant. listening to his monster hit "Take Five" tears came to my eyes not only by Dave's playing but also the smooth sax of Paul Desmond. thank god that his sons are taking over his legacy of playing his great music. I am glad that we will always have his wonderful music to remember him by. may the god of love pour out his blessings of comfort on his family at this very sad time. Rest in Peace Dave, a REAL AMBASSADOR...
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November 21, 2013 | Salt Lake City, UT
A true inspiration - and long lasting inluence on many - around the world. His sons will carry on...the traditions and create new pathways.
Thank you Master Brubeck. AlaTurk
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I saw him play a few years ago in Newport during the Jazz Fastival w/his Son and Grandson. What a true gentleman he was.
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April 22, 2013 | Providence, RI
I am 18 years old and saw the Take Five Album Cover at an Apple Keynote event where Steve Jobs was speaking (It was on an Ipod or Iphone Steve Jobs was holding and he actually played it in front of the audience). I looked into the album cover and found Brubeck's music. I can not stop listening to Take Five and Bossa Nova. R.I.P. Dave Brubeck and may your music live on forever!
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Fresh Express Incorporated is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of 9-ounce packages of leafy green romaine salad after a positive test for listeria.
The salad has an expired use-by date of Sept. 16, but the recall is a precaution in the event consumers may still have the product in their refrigerators, according to a news release from the Salinas, Calif., company.
The recalled salad product has a product code of I246A5BMG, found in the upper right corner of package, and was distributed primarily in the Midwest and Eastern part of the U.S. Because of the expiration date, the salad is no longer available in stores, according to a release.
The recall was triggered by a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes on a single package, collected for the U. S. Department of Agriculture random sample testing program, according to the release. No illnesses have been reported in connection to the recall, according to the release.


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The Resurgence of the American Automotive Industry
Source: whitehouse.gov
This is more than a chart—it's the story of the comeback of a major American industry.
Over the past few weeks we've heard some great news out of Detroit:
- Both GM and Chrysler are turning a profit, less than two years after the President decided to help the manufactures stay afloat with government loans.
- GM is hiring again.
- Chrysler has paid back their government loans six years early.
To tell this success story in full, the White House released a new report today called "The Resurgence of the American Automotive Industry."
Since 2009, GM and Chrysler have announced over $8 billion investments in their U.S. facilities, creating or saving nearly 20,000 jobs.
"The actions taken by this Administration have laid the foundation for manufacturing's quiet resurgence," the report concludes, "but we cannot be complacent." The White House has called on Congress to take action and support President Obama's agenda for growth, job creation, and competitiveness in U.S. manufacturing.
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Discussion in 'Texans Talk' started by utahmark, Apr 26, 2013.
Was waiting for someone to make this. Then I took action and made it myself.
My bad if there is already a thread
Haha, great minds think alike.
I think we trade up for a tackle in this round.
and the Jags start off with Cyprien the safety
Sees like a QB will fall... Oh, the suspense
Man, I liked Cyprien for us.
Now lets hope for a run on QBs, WRs, and CBs.
OH TENNESEE TRADED UP. Going for Geno Smith here haha
Jokes aside I don't think they had to trade their pick, they could have just waited.
I hope they take Teo
Tacks trade for ..... Hunter or CB???
Tennessee lose a 7th rounder and a 2014 3rd rounder to trade up 6 slots here.
Woah, good trade for the 49ers...
Tacks take hunter
Bullocks face when commissioner says University of Miami
So we will see twice a year if we took the right WR...
Geno to Philly? Damnit. I really wanted Ertz.
Dam there goes Cyprien.
Damn.... first 3 picks are some good players that I would of liked to get
No love for QBs in this draft... The Jets maybe?
Hunter to the tits hurts my soul a little bit.
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The Vallejo school board on Wednesday night approved the lowest number of potential certificated layoffs in years.
"I think this is the lowest number of layoffs that I have had to deal with as president (of the Vallejo Education Association)," said Christal Watts, who has led the teachers' union for the last four years.
The board voted unanimously to eliminate the equivalent of more than 46 full-time positions, a far cry from the hundreds of certificated positions notified in the last few years when state coffers were in red ink.
And many of those notices could be negated by the end of the year, in part through attrition, Superintendent Ramona Bishop said.
"Maybe we get back to zero (layoffs), which is wonderful" Bishop said at the meeting.
The potentially cut positions included physical education, Spanish language and support teachers.
The board's elation comes just weeks before State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson formally returns full local control of the district to the board. The district has been under state receivership since 2004 after it was forced to seek a $60 million state loan.
Many positions identified for potential elimination are the result of the continuing restructuring of the Vallejo City Unified School District. The programmatic changes include the creation of various magnet schools, such as the Cave Language Academy and the Loma Vista Environmental Sciences academies, and the establishment of career academies at both Vallejo and Jesse Bethel high schools.
For example, the district will begin introducing American Sign Language as a world language option at the high schools, perhaps necessitating fewer Spanish instructors, Bishop said.
By state law, districts must notify certificated employees such as teachers by March 15 of the potential loss of their job. However, because district budgets aren't finalized until much later and rely heavily on the fickle state budget, many layoffs can -- and often are -- rescinded.
The board also approved moving its elections from odd-number years to even-number years, joining a number of municipalities and agencies in Solano County either moving in that direction or considering it. John Gardner, assistant registrar of voters for the county, pointed out that Vallejo was among the first to begin talking about switching back in October, when he gave his initial presentation to the board.
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AUSTIN — Having a hard time figuring out what to give the person who has everything this holiday season? The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has some suggestions that not only will please the gift recipient, but benefit wildlife and parks as well.
One of the department's most popular conservation gifts is the annual Texas State Parks Pass. Purchase of the $60 pass before Dec. 31 entitles the purchaser to receive a commemorative 2007 Texas State Parks Christmas tree ornament, plus a pillow box for the gift and a gift card. Keep it yourself or put the unique brass-plated ornament under the tree for Uncle Joe.
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In addition to the parks pass, holiday shoppers can shop online on the TPWD "Shop the Outdoors" web area, where they can find a wide variety of other unusual conservation gift items from the TPWD.
Featured items this year are a special Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine holiday gift offer with a free wildlife calendar premium, "Life's Better Outside" t-shirts, the 2006 Covey Collector's Edition stamps, Texas Outdoor Expo posters, Great Texas Wildlife Trail maps and "Keep Texas Wild" conservation license plates benefiting wildlife diversity, state parks, hunting and fishing.
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Academic Year: 2009 – 2010
The Mathematical Sciences Department is designed to meet the ever-increasing demands for diverse quantitative skills.
The B.A. in Mathematical Sciences is designed to prepare students for careers using mathematics, operations research, and statistics in the fields of teaching, research, industry, insurance, and management or for graduate study in mathematical sciences or related areas.
By making different choices from technical electives, students can tailor their degrees to prepare for these various careers. Those who plan to teach mathematics or work in engineering or the physical sciences should choose mathematics courses. Those who wish to apply mathematical methods to life sciences, social sciences, or business fields should choose operations research or statistics courses. Any of these choices provide excellent preparation for graduate work in fields that need quantitative skills.
A minor in mathematical sciences augments a student's background in mathematics by increasing knowledge of mathematics, operations research, or statistics — knowledge that is useful in careers in teaching, research, industry, or management.
There are two options for studying mathematics at UIS: on campus or online.
On Campus degree – Entrance requirements
A. Admission to UIS and admissions fee (See www.uis.edu/admissions).
B. Completion of entrance assessment test for majors (given at the beginning of each semester).
C. Matriculation into the Mathematical Sciences Department. Requirements for matriculation are 1) selection of a mathematical sciences faculty advisor, 2) completion of three semesters of calculus (MAT 115, MAT 116, MAT 217), 3) ability to write computer programs in a procedural language, and 4) enrollment in MAT 330 Entrance Assessment.
Online degree – Application requirements
Formal application to both the university and the department is required for admission.
1. UIS application (See www.uis.edu/admissions)
2. UIS application fee
Degree entrance requirements
1. Earned a minimum of 30 credit hours at the lower-division level
2. GPA of 2.00 or higher (on a 4.00 scale) from an accredited college or university
3. Completion of 3 semesters of calculus
4. Ability to write computer programs in a procedural language
5. Enrollment in MAT 330 Entrance Assessment
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The online mathematics degree will accept new students each fall and spring semester. For best consideration, students should submit application materials as early as possible prior to the semester in which they would like to attend. Contact the online coordinator for specific information.
Note: Courses taken to satisfy matriculation requirements for on-ground and online degree programs are not counted as a part of the upper-division work needed for graduation. Students may begin work toward a degree before matriculation into the department, but matriculation should be completed before the last 16 semester hours of MAT courses needed for graduation.
Major Requirement
MAT 330 Entrance Assessment 0 Hrs.
Required Mathematical Sciences Courses
MAT 332 Linear Algebra 4 Hrs.
MAT 415 Advanced Calculus 4 Hrs.
MAT 431 Mathematical Statistics I 4 Hrs.
MAT 444 Operations Research Methods 4 Hrs.
One of the following clusters:
Cluster A
MAT 403 Abstract Algebra 4 Hrs.
MAT 404 Geometry 4 Hrs.
Two MAT elective courses 8 Hrs.
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MAT 421 Statistical Methods 4 Hrs.
MAT 432 Mathematical Statistics II 4 Hrs.
Two MAT elective courses 8 Hrs.
Note: Required and elective MAT courses must be taken for a letter grade. The CR/NC option is not acceptable. Transfer credit for upper-division coursework is evaluated on a case-by-case basis through the Student Petition process.
Students should consult with advisors in the major for specific guidance regarding completion of general education requirements.
To earn a minor in Mathematical Sciences, students must complete a minimum of 24 semester hours, at least 12 hours of which must be upper-division course work taken at UIS. Transfer credit for lower-division course work and for upper-division mathematics courses is evaluated on a case-by-case basis through the student petition process. Core courses include MAT 115 Calculus I, MAT 116 Calculus II, and MAT 332 Linear Algebra, or its equivalent. Students must then select an area of specialization (mathematics, operations research, or statistics) and complete 12 semester hours as follows —
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MAT 403 Abstract Algebra 4 Hrs.
MAT 404 Geometry 4 Hrs.
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MAT 444 Operations Research Methods 4 Hrs.
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What's your toddler's personality type?
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Many women have strangely specific cravings during pregnancy. These cravings can come and go at various stages throughout our pregnancy and could change from being sweet foods in one trimester to salty in another. Pickles and icecream? Anchovy and pineapple pizza? Tomato sauce on...well, everything? Late night chocolate binges?
Some changes in your food preferences are to be expected and can be caused due to hormonal changes in your body. For some women, even the faint smell of a once favourite food or drink is suddenly enough to make you run and hide, while for others, foods that were once avoided are suddenly sought after with a passion.
Be sure that your cravings aren't just an excuse for indulging in bad eating habits. While some say that cravings are your body's way of telling you that certain nutrients are lacking, most nutritional experts dismiss this idea. For example, just because you are craving chocolate milkshakes with a triple scoop of icrecream for breakfast does not mean you are lacking in calcium? And those pickles? It doesn't mean that you are lacking in salt.
Although sugary, fatty and salty foods are okay as occasional treats, be aware that they do provide empty calories - supplying your body with energy without contributing many vitamins and minerals needed for more sustained good health. Look at replacing these foods with other, more healthy alternatives that are more capable of providing your body with what it really needs to keep both you, and your developing baby, in great health.
Eating too many sugars and fats can lead to weight gain that could put you and your baby at risk (and be hard to budge after birth).
Pica during pregnancy is a condition in which a woman craves and consumes substances with no nutritional value. Affected women have cravings for non-food items such as ice, baking soda/powder, laundry starch, clay, dirt, chalk and ashes. If you find you have such unusual cravings, contact your doctor immediately.
This article was written by Claire Halliday for Australia's leading pregnancy resource, Kidspot.
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No disrespect here, but we're getting our kicks with Puig 66.
And if he decides to kick back, bring it on. He's on the right route.
Isn't that kind of feisty arrogance you'd think someone would have needed if he was a Cuban refugee, seeking asylum and survival, suddenly put in the blinding spotlight in a new country, with a huge contract already signed, just playing a kid's game at the highest level as he was taught by his culture's heritage?
What has Puig done to become a pug?
Played harder than everyone else? Played the game with more enthusiasm than anyone else?
Played the game with more reckless abandon than anyone should?
Rubbed opponents, and maybe some teammates, the wrong way?
You've got to wonder what would happen if Larry Bowa was still on the Dodgers' bench as a coach trying to guide this unguided "El Cohete Cubano," otherwise known by his teammates as "Little League Puig."
Four possible MLB All-Star Game MVPs for the 2013 game -- San Diego's Everth Cabrera, Texas' Nelson Cruz, Detroit's Jhonny Peralta and Oakland's Bartolo Colon -- are under the probe of the Biogenesis case that could result in multiple suspensions sometime later this month.
"I don't want to sound like it's a cop out, but once the game starts, and maybe (NL probable starting pitcher) Matt Harvey creates some electricity in the stadium -- how am I supposed to cram the Biogensis story into the game?" asked Fox play-by-play man Joe Buck. "I think it just ruins the feel of the game. There's been so much written about it. It's going to be a huge black mark and a major stain when it comes to pass. But isn't this a night to celebrate the game? I think hitting the people over the head with the Biogenesis story is out of place and something that probably doesn't belong in the game (narrative)."
Pro football.
Remember when the NFL made the exact same choice that Howard did, taking Houston and its $1 billion proposal over less-inspired L.A. pitches in 1999? The famous last words almost 14 years ago came from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: "A team needs to move to Los Angeles. We will have football in Los Angeles, and soon. What we did today will expedite that."


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Muskingum College library adds thousands of new resources with on-line databases
MARCH 8, 2003 - New information resources have been added to the Muskingum College library's ever-growing cache of information, all of which is available with the click of a mouse.
The largest addition is the Institute for Scientific Research (ISI) database. The ISI is made up of three parts that cover a broad range of disciplines. The Science Citation Index contains 5,900 of the world's leading scholarly and technical journals, the Social Sciences Index provides cited references found in 1,700 social science journals and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index offers items from more than 7,000 science and social science publications.
The library also has added the Lexis-Nexis Environmental Universe, a tool for targeted searches on a wide range of today's key environmental issues. That database was paid for by the college's Student Senate, according to Dr. Sheila J. Ellenberger, director of the library.
"All of these databases are a real testament to how much technology is changing the way we learn," she said. "There is more information available now, right from a computer terminal, than there ever has been."
Dr. Ellenberger went on to explain that there are enormous cost benefits to this way of expanding a library's capabilities, and she credits a good deal of that with the power of the various consortiums to which the Muskingum College library belongs.
"We belong to several excellent groups," Dr. Ellenberger said, "and that banding together of libraries gives us excellent economies of scale. Without those economies, we as a single library, simply could not afford to add these excellent resources. Very few libraries could, in fact."
The Muskingum College library is a member of OhioLink, OPAL and several other library groups who work together to negotiate the costs of database subscriptions so each becomes more affordable for the individual libraries which subscribe to them.
The Muskingum College library also has added the Electronic Journal Center, an online resource of 139 journals from three different publishers; and the ABC-CLIO group, which will eventually have 270 general reference books including encyclopedias, handbooks, biographical collections and other guides.
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University of Illinois at Chicago
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Rubin, L.H., Pyra, M.Cook, J.A., Weber, K.M., Cohen, M.H., Martin, E., Valcour, V., Milam, J., Anastos, K., Young, M.A., Alden, C., Gustafson, D.R., Maki, P.M. (2015). Post-traumatic stress is associated with verbal learning, memory, and psychomotor speed in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women. Journal of Neurovirology. PMID: 2640443
Rubin, L.H., Carter, C.S., Drogos, L.L., Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H., Sweeney, J.A., & Maki, P.M. (2015). Effects of sex, menstrual cycle phase, and endogenous hormones on cognition in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 166(1-3):269-75. PMID: 25990704; PMCID: PMC4512858
Rubin, L.H. Cook, J.A., Weber, K.M., Cohen, M.H., Martin, E., Valcour, V., Milam, J., Anastos, K., Young, M.A., Alden, C., Gustafson, D.R., & Maki, P.M. (2015). The association of perceived stress and verbal memory is greater in HIV-infected versus HIV-uninfected women. Journal of Neurovirology, 21(4), 422-432. PMID: 25791344
Valcour, V. Rubin, L.H., Tien, P., Anastos, K., Young, M., Mack, W., Cohen, M., Golub, E.T., Crystal, H., & Maki, P.M. (2015). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) modulates the associations between insulin resistance and cognition in the current combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era: A study of the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Journal of Neurovirology, 21(4):415-21. PMID: 25740539; PMCID: PMC4511712
Rubin, L.H. and Maki, P.M. (2015). Elucidating postpartum depression through statistics: The value of classification methods. Lancet Psychiatry, 2 (1), 6-8. PMID: 26404435
Sundermann, E.E., Bishop, J.R., Rubin, L.H., Little, D.M., Meyer, V.J., Martin, E., Weber, K., Cohen, M., & Maki, P.M. (2014). Genetic Predictor of Working Memory and Prefrontal Function in Women with HIV. Journal of Neurovirology, 21(1): 81-91. PMID: 25515329; PMCID: PMC4319991
Maki, P.M., Rubin, L.H., Valcour, V., Martin, E., Crystal, H.A, Young, M., Weber, K.M., Manly, J., Richardson, J., Alden, C. & Anastos, K. (2014) Cognitive function in women with HIV: Findings from the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Neurology, 84(3): 231-240. PMID: 25540304; PMCID: PMC4335997
Rubin, L.H., Sundermann, E.E., Cook, J.A., Martin, E.M., Golub, E.T., Weber, K.M., Cohen, M.H., Crystal, H., Cederbaum, J.A., Anastos, K., Young, M., Greenblatt, R.M., & Maki, P.M. (2014). An investigation of menopausal stage and symptoms on cognition in HIV-infected women. Menopause, 21(9):997-1006. PMID: 24496085; PMCID: PMC4119867
Rubin, L.H., Haas, G., Keshavan, M., Sweeney, J.A., & Maki, P.M. (2008). Sex differences in cognitive response to antipsychotic treatment. Neuropsychopharmacology, 33(2), 290-297. PMID: 17392734
Rubin, L.H., Carter, C.S., Drogos, L., Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H.P., Sweeney, J.A., & Maki, P.M. (2010). Peripheral oxytocin is associated with reduced symptom severity in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 124, 13-21. PMID: 20947304; PMCID: PMC2981685
Rubin, L.H., Carter, C.S., Drogos, L., Jamadar, R., Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H.P., Sweeney, J.A., & Maki, P.M. (2011). Sex-specific associations between peripheral oxytocin and emotion perception in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 130, 266-270. PMID: 21684122; PMCID: PMC3139729
Rubin, L.H., Carter, C.S., Bishop, J.R., Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H., Harris, M.S., Hill, S.K., Reilly, J.L., & Sweeney, J.A. (2013). Peripheral vasopressin but not oxytocin relates to severity of acute psychosis in women with untreated first-episode psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 146(1-3), 138-43. PMID: 23465965; PMCID: PMC3622845
Rubin, L.H., Carter, C.S., Bishop, J.R., Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H., Drogos, L.L., Hill, S.K., Ruocco, A.C., Keedy, S.K., Reilly, J.L., Keshavan, M.S., Pearlson, G.D., Tamminga, C.A., Gershon, E.S., & Sweeney, J.A. (2014) Reduced levels of vasopressin and reduced behavioral modulation of oxytocin in psychotic disorders. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 40(6): 1374-84. PMID: 24619535
Leah H. Rubin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Leah Rubin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Women's Mental Health Research Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Rubin's program of research elucidates neuroendocrine mechanisms contributing to mental and cognitive health in women. She focuses on the effect of sex steroid hormones, glucocorticoids, vasopressin, and oxytocin on cognition and mental health in healthy women, women living with HIV, and female psychiatric patients. A central long-term goal is to improve the cognitive health of HIV-infected women and women with psychiatric illnesses through an interdisciplinary research career that incorporates epidemiological, mechanistic, and intervention science.
In Dr. Rubin's NIMH-funded HIV work, she focuses specifically on the detrimental effects of stress (perceived stress, post-traumatic stress), psychiatric comorbidities, and stress hormones on cognition and brain function in HIV-infected women at both the epidemiological and mechanistic levels (e.g., pharmacological challenge studies). As part of her work she has developed and applied sophisticated statistical approaches to assess the influence of HIV on cognitive functioning. She is an active member of the Neurocognitive Working Group (NCWG) of the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), the nation's largest prospective study of the natural and treated history of HIV in women.
Dr. Rubin also pursues programmatic investigations to better understand sex differences in psychosis through the exploration of hormonal contributions to this mental illness. To date, she has focused on the effects of sex steroid hormones, oxytocin, and vasopressin in first-episode schizophrenia, chronic schizophrenia, and more recently in probands and relatives with psychosis (Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network on Intermediate Phenotypes: B-SNIP). This line of work will hopefully have lasting impact in women's health as the end goal of this research is to identify sex-specific, neurohormonal treatments for mental illness and to improve the lives of individuals with severe mental illness.
Hormonal contributors to mental and cognitive health, women with HIV, stress, perinatal depression, biostatistics, psychoneuroendocrinology.
Education and Training:
Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2009
M.A., Clinical Psychology, Loyola University, Maryland, 2002


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A NOSTALGIC journey back to the sights and sounds of wartime Britain awaits visitors to the Black Country Living Museum this weekend.
The museum will host its largest ever 1940s weekend on Saturday and Sunday (July 19 and 20), bringing Home Front history to life.
Visitors moving through the military checkpoints can expect to encounter squaddies, G.I.s, bombed out families and a calvacade of military vehicles.
A real air raid scenario will take place at St James' school, where evacuee lessons will be held and spivs will be touting questionable ration cards, redeemable for spam fritters, bread pudding and other wartime classics.
The weekend will also feature a host of vintage entertainment with the witty wartime variety show 'Dodging the Doodlebugs', the austerity-busting 'Home Front Kitchen and Beauty Tips', vintage fashion shows, memorabilia markets and stirring speeches by Churchill.
The wartime melodies of the D-Day Darlings will also fill the Women's Institute on Saturday evening.
Laura Wakelin, the museum's director of communications and marketing, said: "This weekend is one of our most ambitious yet, full of a huge variety of wartime entertainment – we're hoping it gives visitors a real feel for what it would have been like to live through Britain at that time."
The evening event is pre-purchase only.
For information about tickets and prices, visit www.bclm.co.uk or call 0121 5579643.


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A MOTHER has spoken of the terrifying ordeal she and her three-month-old daughter went through when a breeze block was thrown through her bedroom window and killed her cat - metres away from where they were sleeping.
Hannah Woods, 23, was in bed with daughter Talia on Saturday when the large heavy brick came smashing through her first floor window at around 3am and landed half a metre away from the child's cot.
While the pair luckily avoided any injury, her one-year-old cat Henry was killed when the masonry brick landed and crushed the pet's back legs at her flat on Heath Court in Dursley.
Ms Woods was awoken by the animal's screams as it had a fit after the shock of the incident and died soon after.
She said that as she called the police while holding her screaming baby, two more windows were smashed on the ground floor.
"At this point I was hysterical," she said.
"It felt like it took the police forever to get here but later on I realised it was only actually about five minutes."
Police arrived on the scene with a sniffer dog to help track the offenders.
She told the Gazette that the bed and cot had been covered in glass from the incident and admitted they had both had a lucky escape, as Talia had been sharing her bed because she was teething.
"It's just absolutely ridiculous, it's absolutely disgusting," she said.
"They do not think about it, they have no morals."
Her father Rhys Woods, a garage mechanic also from Dursley, said his daughter was not holding up well after the ordeal and did not want to return to the flat and instead was currently living with family.
"It has been quite a traumatic time for her, it is very upsetting for all of us," he said.
"Obviously I am very angry. It could have so easily been Hannah or Talia that was hit. It could have caused serious injuries or worse.
"People need to realise what will happen from their actions. Glass was all over the place, all over the baby's cot."
* A 23-year-old man from Forest Green was arrested soon after the incident took place on suspicion of criminal damage and has been bailed until Wednesday, April 30 pending further enquiries.


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|Saturday October 05, 2013 @03:11PM
|Microsoft Reportedly Seeks To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices
|Saturday February 23, 2013 @08:04PM
|FTC to HTC: Patch Vulnerabilities On Smartphones and Tablets
|Saturday January 26, 2013 @04:23PM
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|US Judge Orders Apple To Share HTC Deal Details With Samsung
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|Windows Phone 8 Users Hit Some Snags
|Tuesday November 13, 2012 @09:01AM
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|Samsung Expected To Sue Apple Over iPhone 5 LTE Networking
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Laurier mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus David Falk
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Jun 3/13
It is with deep sadness that Wilfrid Laurier University announces the loss of the Faculty of Musics Professor Emeritus David Falk, who died June 1 at the age of 80.
Falk began his dynamic teaching career with Lauriers Faculty of Music in 1975 as a voice instructor and, although modest about his accomplishments, was a highly respected vocal pedagogue. His contributions to teaching have truly impacted Canadian singing.
Falk also led Lauriers Opera program beginning in the late 70s and had continued involvement until his retirement. He was keen on making performances memorable and often would invite composers such as Virgil Thomson and Malcolm Williamson to bring attention to Lauriers program and students.
Falks influence on Lauriers Faculty of Music was felt far beyond retirement and will continue for years to come. He will be remembered fondly by his former students and fellow faculty members.
Wilfrid Laurier University flags are being flown at half-mast to mourn Falks passing.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 4, starting at 7 p.m., at Erb Street Mennonite Church, 131 Erb St. W., Waterloo, followed by a reception.
Condolences for the family or donations to the Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.


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Always itching to play, Hill accepts night off
CHICAGO -- About the best you can hope for when Aaron Hill is out of the lineup is that the D-backs second baseman will understand the reasoning behind it, because there is no chance he will like it.
Hill was out of the starting lineup Tuesday as Arizona manager Kirk Gibson continues to rotate players.
Martin Prado shifted over from third to second while Eric Chavez got the start at third.
"He's been giving guys a day here and there," Hill said. "It's one of those where he's the manager."
Hill has been struggling at the plate going 9-for-54 (.167) in his last 13 games.
"I wish I had an answer, but the thing is just finding a rhythm," Hill said. "My swing feels great and everything. It's just swinging out of the zone a little bit right now."
Sometimes a day off can help a player in a slump, but that's something that Hill only grudgingly will accept.
"Obviously it can always help," Hill said. "I'm stubborn, I like to be in there every day because when you're not swinging good you like to be in there and fix it. But it's something where you get into the cage, you get in BP and work on it and maybe you get a pinch-hit tonight."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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MUMS enjoyed a special treat to celebrate mother's day at a Worcester school yesterday.
Reception children at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School invited their mums and grandmas into their school for the afternoon for a tea party.
The children made and sent home an invitation and spent the week learning songs to sing.
Jolanda Simmonds, deputy headteacher, said: "They all made a special mothering Sunday card.
"They all made a bunch of flowers to give to their mum.
"Each child has also made and decorated a fairy cake to give to their mum.
"The children also made a small heart with a message about how wonderful their mum is and read this to them."


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AT&T Appoints New President of Government Solutions
Dallas, Texas, February 28, 2013
AT&T* (NYSE: T) today announced the appointment of Kay Kapoor to head AT&T Government Solutions, the unit within AT&T that serves a wide range of federal agencies.
In her new role, Kapoor will lead a 4,000 employee organization responsible for delivering IT and professional services solutions to government customers at the federal level. Kapoor will be based in AT&T's Oakton, Virginia office, and will report to Frank Jules, President-Global Business Solutions, AT&T Corp.
"At a time when the federal government is transforming how it does business, Kay brings the necessary focus, depth of experience, and proven record to lead our federal business, helping our customers succeed in this new environment," said Jules.
Kapoor brings 25 years of experience in the government contracting and technology space to AT&T. Most recently, she served as chief executive of Accenture Federal Services, the company's federal business unit. She also held executive positions at ITT Corporation and Lockheed Martin.
"I'm proud to join and lead AT&T's federal business at this critical time," said Kapoor. "The federal government is going through a technological transformation, embracing mobile and cloud solutions while combating new cyber security threats to our nation's infrastructure. AT&T is clearly established in these areas and uniquely positioned to help federal customers meet these pressing challenges."


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Cam Newton has plenty going for him — talent, money, good looks and fame. Yet, Newton says he does not have a girlfriend.
"I wish I did," Newton told Jarrett Bell of USA Today. "I'm looking for one. You got somebody for me?"
The Panthers' starting quarterback does not think it will be easy to find the right woman. Newton admits he keeps his guard up, worrying about people being attracted to him for the wrong reasons.
"It's a cliche for people to say you have to be on alert," Newton, 23, said. "But sometimes, that is the case. You may see a particular female who's attractive, but you already sense it.
"I pray for discretion every single night, that I can see through people, see what their greater good is. Sometimes that individual 'wows' you by the eye, but when it comes to heart to heart, that person's not there for you. That's not just females. That may be friends, people that come into your life just to use you for who you are.
"Genuine people, at this stage of my life, are very scarce. That's unfortunate. Most of the time, I don't really give people a chance. I have a wall up. I'm always protecting who I am. Thinking about my brand. I make it hard on people. Sometimes, it's a good thing. Sometimes, it's a bad thing."
At least Newton is putting serious thought into the company he keeps. For him, and for the Panthers, that's a good thing.


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hi, I've only been diagnosed for a short time. But I've been dealing with this for years. I go for years without a major flare. I believe you can get remissions like with diseases.
Hope is good. Faith and belief hold us steady.
We can only go with the flow and see what happens.
living Life to the best of my ability....
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Two of our associates are out of the country (not just out of the office) recruiting staff for this summer.
John and Lauren have been all over this month, literally –
Cairo, Egypt
Amman, Jordan
Istanbul, Turkey
Pristina, Kosovo
Kiev, Ukraine
Moscow, Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia
Hopefully, I can get some pictures from them when they return. We can't wait to meet this year's new associates from these countries.
Safe travels!
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The built environment has the capacity to shape a people's thinking, interactions and even culture. This is the kind of power that exists in an Architect's hand. It is the power to create something from nothing and in the process solve societal problems. In light of this, I think the work that an Architect does must be seriously informed by not only set rules and guidelines (like council by-laws), but by centuries of documented research and experience in form of Architectural theory. Many people in history have written on theory of design and the design process including an Architect known as Salingaros.
Salingaros describes architecture (or at least architecture that he terms "adaptive") as a characteristic phenomenon of Emergence. Wikipedia describes emergence as the way complex systems and patterns arise out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions. Big words. My interpretation of this is that design is informed by small components interacting to form bigger ones and slowly evolving into a solution.
He further states "It is generally acknowledged nowadays that Architectural theory has degenerated into a narrow point of view, neglecting architectural space and meaning."
He has a model that judges the success of Architecture by the quality of life in a building.
This in my opinion is great foundation for any Architect working on a design solution. The Architect must understand and apply architectural space and meaning in his designs. This is however difficult without the proper backing of Architectural theory, thankfully taught in the school of Architecture.
I find sometimes a slight disconnect between the theory of Architecture taught in school and the actual practice. Many of us Architects often after completing our course, get into the job market and begin working only to realize after a few years that you have been drafting and not designing like you were taught in school. You realize that the things that you were hard pressed to mention in your presentations in school hardly ever come up in conversation or even in presentation with colleagues or to a client.
In my opinion, Architectural theory is what separates the Architect from a draughtsman, because Architecture is not about drawing walls and labeling the room but about the creation and manipulation of spaces guided by laid down principles of designing a livable environment. Without the foundation of Architectural theory informing your design, it may prove difficult to convince one that you are aware of what you are doing.
I believe that this is why walking into some recently finished apartments today can leave a bad taste in your mouth asking yourself whether the apartment was actually designed by an Architect and if that Architect would be confident to admit the same. No ergonomics, no privacy gradient, little or no natural lighting, poor access etc. Some of the mistakes we see in these buildings are not a result of poor construction passé but start from poor design and I believe a lack of proper application of Architectural design theory.
I am of the opinion that architecture is becoming more commercial by the day, and there is nothing wrong with that. But it is the responsibility of the Architect to retain the integrity of the profession. The evolving times should not in any way compromise the method of design and application of informed design.
I submit that I didn't pay much attention in the theory classes in campus, but I wish I did pay a little more attention than I did as it has led to some hard lessons in practice. Much as I pointed earlier that there is a disconnect between Architectural theory and practice, this shouldn't be so.
I often hear people mentioning to Architects, "Please do for me a quick design" and I'm normally tempted to react and tell them that there's nothing like a quick design. Design takes time and evolves according to many different factors and that design is informed and not generated by my computer.
It is the Architect's responsibility to educate their client appropriately especially when they come with ridiculous expectations for the perceived end. The client should be able to understand what the Architect means when they say they are designing. Some, honestly think it's a click away, clearly they don't understand design. But they are not Architects, so they are allowed to think as such.
The only way however this can be successfully achieved is by overlooking self and seeing the greater good, that is, to design the built environment fit for human habitation and this by extension will be achieved by applying the basic Architectural theory in the designs.
The common problems we see in some designs today e.g. over crowding, lack of open spaces, insufficient parking, poor access to buildings (especially in emergencies), poor lighting and ventilation etc. will be addressed by us, the community of Architects. How else will these be solved if we do not apply the basic architectural principles propagated in the theory of Architecture?View full entry
Hi all, this is totally new to me. May be I'll start by introducing my self. My name is Kelvin Bwamu. I'm an Architect and Designer in Nairobi, Kenya. I have for a long time wanted to do this but have always thought it's not for me. That is until in my practice I discovered a need. The need to... View full entry
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Every Friday, Sporting News' Ryan Fagan will take a deeper look at the players making on-the-field headlines—both good and bad—with the help of advanced baseball metrics. Unless otherwise specified, statistics have been gathered from baseball-reference.com and fangraphs.com, two thoroughly indispensable websites.
This week, we'll look at three of the leading candidates for the National League rookie of the year award. This year's NL class is stacked, a group that's far superior to the AL class. Guys who didn't make this list, like Julio Teheran, Hyun-jin Ryu, Evan Gattis, Didi Gregorius, Nolan Arenado, Jim Henderson and Jedd Gyrko, would merit consideration for the top spot over in the junior circuit. (all stats through Thursday)
Yasiel Puig, Dodgers
This is the type of impact that Puig has had on the Dodgers: His veteran teammates wearing t-shirts bearing his name while going through their pregame warmup routines. He is no ordinary rookie. Even though he didn't make his debut until June 3, he's probably the favorite at this point. He's batting .377/.437/.549, with 11 homers and seven stolen bases. And he's adjusting to pitchers and becoming more patient. After walking just seven times in his first 42 games, he's drawn 12 walks in his past 15 games.
The stat: 194 wRC+
What wRC+ isn't: Wanting Roger Clemens' Hair Highlights
What wRC+ is: Weighted Runs Created Plus. This stat is similar to OPS+ (and other metrics) in that it attempts define a player's overall offensive production, but this one translates that production into how many runs a player is worth to his team. It's based off wOBA, designed to include park effect and set up so 100 is league average. As the Fangraphs' description explains, every point above or below 100 represents a percentage point. So, a player with a wRC+ of 131 is producing runs 31 percent better than league average.
What this means for Puig's ROY case: For the moment, let's stick with comparing Puig to his fellow rookies. His 194 wRC+ is easily the best for anyone contending for this award; among rookies with at least 150 at-bats. Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams is next at 138 and Atlanta's Evan Gattis is at 114 (for argument's sake, Philly's Darin Ruf has an exceptional 167 wRC+ in 89 at-bats and L.A.'s Scott Van Slyke is at 134 in 95 at-bats). Over in the AL, Tampa Bay's Wil Myers has an outstanding 157 wRC+ in 158 at-bats.
There is no conversation about the best position-player rookie in the NL. It's Puig. Heck, if he maintains his pace, or close to this pace, he's going to get into the MVP conversation, too. There isn't a runaway favorite, and the Dodgers' record since his arrival (41-18, easily the best in the majors) will hold sway with the voters.
Jose Fernandez, Marlins
He is the brightest bright spot in an otherwise dreary season in South Florida. Fernandez, the 14th overall pick of the 2011 draft, has a 2.58 ERA and, in 132 2/3 innings and has allowed just 91 hits and struck out 143 batters. He's given up just eight homers in his 22 starts, and he just keeps getting better with a 1.79 ERA in a dozen starts since the beginning of June.
The stat: 2.83 FIP
What FIP isn't: Fishing in Pawtucket
What FIP is: Fielding Independent Pitching. This stat looks at the absolutes controlled by a pitcher and not his fielders—strikeouts, homeruns, walks and hit-by-pitch—as explained in this handy Fangraphs video. The major league-average FIP over the past five years has ranged from 3.94 to 4.32.
What this means for Fernandez's ROY case: This number is especially important in determining the value of a pitcher like Fernandez, who plays on a team that's 27 games under .500 and is below-average defensively, as a group.
Here is the complete list of players with a better FIP than the Marlins' exciting young right-hander: Matt Harvey, Adam Wainwright, Anibal Sanchez, Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez, Max Scherzer. That's pretty impressive company, and you'll notice that none of those players are rookies who will compete with Fernandez for the NL ROY award (Harvey threw 56 innings last year, just over the 50 innings limit to be a "rookie"). Shelby Miller (3.10) and Hyun-jin Ryu (3.28) are the only other rookies with a FIP under 3.50.
Shelby Miller, Cardinals
Less than 24 hours after taking a Carl Crawford line drive directly off his pitching elbow, Miller was throwing in the outfield with his teammates. That was a very good sign for the Cardinals and their young starter. In 22 starts, he has a 2.89 ERA and a 3.77 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He's very much a part of their postseason rotation plans.
The stat: 27.0 K%
What K% isn't: Kramerica Industries
What K% is: Strikeout percentage. Simply, the percentage of total batters that a pitcher strikes out.
What this means for Miller's ROY case: In 121 1/3 innings, Miller has struck out 132 batters. His K% is just a fraction below Fernandez (27.0 percent) and well ahead of any other rookies with a qualifying number of innings (Teheran is next, at 21.3 percent). Actually, it's tough to separate Fernandez and Miller, statistically. They're very close in K/9 (Miller 9.79, Fernandez 9.70), ERA (Miller 2.89, Fernandez 2.58), WAR (Miller 2.3, Fernandez 3.0), xFIP (Miller 3.31, Fernandez 3.12), K/BB (Miller 3.77, Fernandez 3.04).
If the numbers stay similar down the stretch, that might actually be a boost for Puig. Miller and Fernandez could split votes, or the voters could just decide to go with the offensive player, even though Puig made his debut later in the year.


text: I figured it out--I am now able to build Python, Numpy, and Scipy with the Intel C, C++, and Fortran compilers. Here is the command line that I used: /home/me/Python_Test/bin/python setup.py config --compiler=intel --fcompiler=intelem config_fc --fcompiler=intelem install --home=/home/me/Python_Test > scipy_build_log.txt What I did differently to make it work: pass the --fcompiler=intelem option to the config_fc module. The option "--fcompiler=intel" did not work for me (perhaps because I am compiling on a 64-bit machine?) Unfortunately, Numpy distutils are not well documented, so I had to read the source to figure this out. Thanks to those who offered advice. Now that I have two separate installs, one built with GCC and one with Intel, I will try to run some benchmarks to compare the two. Craig ----- Original Message ---- From: Craig Finch <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: firstname.lastname@example.com Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 6:31:08 PM Subject: Building Python, Numpy and Scipy with Intel compilers and MKL I'm trying to build Python, Numpy, and SciPy on a Red Hat system using the Intel Fortran, C, and C++ compilers, along with the Intel Math Kernel Library. This is proving to be difficult--I've tried everything I could find on the web, and it's still not working (everything works fine if I use GCC). I would really appreciate any suggestions. I can get Python and Numpy working correctly after compiling with Intel compilers, but I can't import anything from SciPy without getting an "undefined symbol" error. According to what I've read, this can happen when gfortran is used to compile some library (such as BLAS) while Intel fortran is used to compile SciPy. I don't think this is my problem, because I'm only using the Intel Math Kernel Libraries. Is this correct? Here's my latest attempt at installation: Python install: CC='icc' CXX='icc' LDFLAGS='-L/opt/intel/cce/10.1.008/lib' CFLAGS='-I/opt/intel/cce/10.1.008/include' CXXFLAGS='-I/opt/intel/cce/10.1.008/include' ./configure -prefix=/home/me Numpy install: python setup.py config --compiler=intel --fcompiler=intel install --home=/home/me Scipy install: python setup.py config --compiler=intel --fcompiler=intel build_ext --fcompiler=intel -L/opt/intel/cce/10.1.008/lib install --home=/home/me Here's something that bothers me: when I start my Python interpreter which was compiled with icc, this is what I see: Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Apr 22 2009, 15:52:10) [GCC 4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat 4.1.1-52)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> Why does the interpreter think it's built with GCC? Can that be causing problems with SciPy? How can I ensure that only Intel libraries are used? Craig


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PORTLAND, Ore. (TheStreet) -- In my garage, there are two seat-cushion-sized Case Logic binders filled with hundreds of compacts that sit next to an old stereo system that came with the house and required a butter knife to open its CD player.
Like the CD collections of many music fans of my generation, it eases to a gentle halt sometime around 2001. There are a handful of exceptions, but it mostly remain frozen in the post-Napster, pre-iPod/iTunes/Amazon world of Sam Goody, Compact Disc World, Columbia House, the BMG music club and countless independent record stores that populated it. It speaks to a certain period in history and says quite a bit about how it ended.
Many of my friends keep similar collections kicking around the dark recesses of attics, basements, storage units and closets. They're kept for sentimental value and as backups, long replaced by iTunes, Windows Media, Amazon (AMZN) and countless other digital players. They've been ripped down, filed away and all but forgotten -- passed over for the digital file format that was supposed to march music fans into the 21st century and beyond.
We should have known better. How could 20th Century listeners who went through vinyl, eight-tracks, cassettes, mini-discs, CDs, Hit Clips and various other formats believe that the MP3 and other digital sound files were going to be the last word in music ownership -- or that ownership would still be as prized a concept at it was in their youth? As we speak, the iTunes library and others like it are turning into hard drive, cloud-stored versions of those forgotten CD collections -- and buying patterns indicate that resemblance will only become more acute with each passing year.
As Nielsen SoundScan indicated earlier this month, album sales were down 8.4% in 2013. For the first time since Apple launched the iTunes store in 2003, digital downloads declined from the year before. It was by less than a percent, but it was less than a percent in the wrong direction.
There were only two forms of music buying that gained traction in 2013. The first was vinyl which saw sales increase 33% last year. If you look back to 1993, vinyl sales rose 250% in the last 20 years as overall music sales slid 50%. However, vinyl is still only 2% of the overall music market compared to 41% for digital downloads and 57% for CDs. It should be noted, however, that CD sales dropped 15% last year and have fallen steadily since the early 2000s.


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In the News: Canaport LNG Undergoing Maintenance.
Canaport LNG, an LNG import terminal located in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, began planned maintenance on May 1. Most of the natural gas delivered from the terminal is transported to the United States via pipeline. The maintenance is expected to last up to 16 days, and since it began, flows have been negligible. The maintenance on the terminal's compression system is expected to reduce emissions from the site.
The reduction in flows from Canaport since the beginning of the month underlies the substantial decrease in Canadian pipeline imports to the Northeast this week compared to last week, according to data from BENTEK Energy LLC (Bentek). Additionally, before the planned maintenance, flows from Canaport were at a reduced level, accounting for part of a year-over-year decrease in net imports to the Northeast in 2012. Reduced net pipeline imports from Canada to the Northeast is likely the result of both the warm 2011-2012 winter, which reduced demand for natural gas for space heating, and the reduced LNG shipments to Canaport. Comparatively low North American natural gas prices have likely contributed to a decline in LNG imports (as cargoes can receive higher prices in other markets). This has also affected the Everett LNG terminal in New England, where imports have declined this year.
At the NYMEX, the June 2012 contract rose from $2.253 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.465 per MMBtu yesterday, an increase of 21.2 cents per MMBtu (9.4 percent). With the exception of a 3 percent drop on Friday, the contract rose steadily over the week. The 12-Month Strip (average of June 2012 through May 2013 contracts) followed a similar pattern with a 19.5 cent per MMBtu (6.8 percent) increase for the week.
With the exception of a strong gain yesterday, movement in the Henry Hub day-ahead price reflected a relatively flat cash market over the week. The price fluctuated between $2.27 and $2.31 per MMBtu between last Wednesday and this Tuesday and then gained 9 cents yesterday to close the week at $2.36 per MMbtu (up 2.2 percent).
Nearly all downstream trading locations showed daily single-digit price fluctuations for all but the last day of the report week. The Rocky Mountain Region was the exception, with many locations registering double digit drops last Thursday, due in part to a Kern River pipeline outage. After dropping almost 20 cents per MMBtu last Thursday, both the Kern River and Opal pricing points quickly recovered, with both points finishing the week up 5 cents per MMBtu (2.4 percent). Spot prices at Transcontinental Pipeline's Zone 6 trading point for delivery into New York City, which started the week at $2.58 per MMBtu, dropped 12 cents per MMBtu over the week to close at $2.46 per MMBtu (down 4.7 percent). Over the same period, the Chicago citygate spot price registered a 6 cent per MMBtu gain (from $2.32 per MMBtu last Wednesday), ending the week at $2.38 per MMBtu (up 2.6 percent).
Total consumption for the report week registered an overall decrease, with an increase in power sector demand partially offsetting declines in other sectors. According to estimates from Bentek, domestic natural gas consumption fell by 7.1 percent from last week, driven by a 24.2 percent decline in residential/commercial sector consumption and a 2.7 percent decline in the industrial sector. Consumption increased in the power sector, which ended the week up 2.2 percent, 44 percent above last year's consumption for the same week.
Total supply was down 1.1 percent over the report week, with declines in all reported supply sources. According to Bentek estimates, domestic weekly dry gas production averaged 63.6 Bcf per day, 0.5 percent lower than the previous week and 4.1 percent above the same time last year. Imports from Canada averaged 4.9 Bcf per day, down 7.6 percent from the previous week and 3.4 percent below year-ago levels. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) sendout during the week, which averaged 242 MMcf per day, declined 14.3 percent and remains 60.7 percent below year-ago levels.
Working natural gas in storage increased to 2,606 Bcf as of Friday, May 4, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents a net injection of 30 Bcf from the previous week. This week's injection was 54 Bcf lower than the 5-year (2007-2011) average injection for the same week. During the same week last year, the implied net injection was 71 Bcf. Working inventories are currently 799 Bcf (44 percent greater than their year-ago levels and 803 Bcf (45 percent) greater than the 5-year average.
Two of the three storage regions posted increases this week. Inventories in the East and West Regions increased by 24 Bcf and 8 Bcf, respectively, while in the Producing Region, inventories decreased slightly by 2 Bcf. In the Producing Region, working natural gas inventories decreased 8 Bcf in salt cavern facilities and increased 6 Bcf in nonsalt cavern facilities.
Temperatures in the lower 48 States during the week ending May 3 were 2.6 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal temperature and 3.3 degrees warmer than the same period last year. The average temperature in the lower 48 States was 60.3 degrees, 2.6 degrees higher than the 30-year normal of 57.7 degrees. While overall temperatures were a few degrees warmer than normal, temperatures varied somewhat across Census Divisions. The East South Central and West South Central Regions in the South were particularly warm, averaging 8.4 and 8.1 degrees, respectively, warmer than the 30-year normal. In the East, the New England and Middle Atlantic Regions were particularly cool, averaging 4.0 and 2.6 degrees cooler, respectively, than the 30-year normal.


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THE TRUSTEES of a Muslim charity are seeking to reassure the public about the organisation's intention to take ownership of an advice point building in Broadgreen.
The Millen Advice Point charity used to operate a regular service similar to the Citizens' Advice Bureau from an office in Manchester Road, but the centre is now only available for booked appointments and meetings.
The Millen charity merged some months ago with another charity, Al-Habib Islamic Educational and Cultural Centre, a Mosque and Islamic community centre based in Chapel Street, Gorse Hill. The Charity Commission approved the merger and registered the new charity, also called Al-Habib Islamic Educational and Cultural Centre.
The deed for the building, however, is still in the name of two former Millen trustees, plus two trustees of the merged charity, so a meeting has been arranged at the office on Thursday, February 14 to discuss a proposal to transfer the title deed of the building to Al-Habib's charitable company.
This has provoked opposition from some residents, including Nazma Ramrutten, one of the two former Millen trustees, who say the office was bought with Lottery cash for the benefit of the whole community and should not be transferred to a religious charity.
They fear the office would only be used to benefit one section of Swindon's Muslim community, and claim the transfer would be haram – contrary to Islamic law – as Lottery cash was involved.
However, Abdul Latif, an Al-Habib trustee, denies the claims and says it would continue to be used for meetings and booked appointments by the whole community, pointing out that the trustees of the two charities had been the same since 2009.
He said: "The advice point is still used for the same purpose it was used for – but, as everybody knows, there's no funding – and it's run by the same volunteers who ran it before the merger.
"Since the merger, other communities have used that premises."
Mr Latif said there were a few Muslim trustees at Millen, including Mrs Ramrutten, in 1999 when the charity applied for and used about £174,000 of Lottery cash to purchase and run the building for three years, but there were no concerns at the time, adding it would only be haram to use Lottery money to buy a mosque.
He said the concerns about the transfer were not shared by the majority of people.
Mahmood Ahmed, the last chairman of Millen, who is a trustee of the merged charity, said: "Only the name will change. Millen Advice Point will become Al-Habib advice point. The constitution is the same, the people running it are the same. But nothing to do with Islamic law or anything else, just a name changed."
Commenting on the use of Lottery money in 1999, Mrs Ramrutten said: "Millen was not for the Muslims at that time, it was for everybody, so that's different."


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The London-based oil giant estimated last year that it would spend roughly $7.8 billion to resolve tens of thousands of claims covered by the settlement agreement. But in a regulatory filing this week, BP PLC said businesses' claims have been paid at much higher average amounts than it had anticipated.
The company also said it can't reliably estimate how much it will pay for unresolved business claims following a ruling Tuesday by the federal judge supervising the uncapped settlement. U.S District Judge Carl Barbier rejected BP's interpretation of certain settlement provisions.


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Ninety days after Dawson Odums took over as interim football coach at Southern University, 19 days after the end of the regular season and 10 days after Athletic Director William Broussard began digging into a pool of six semifinalists, the Jaguars have apparently ended their search where it began.
With Odums.
According to sources familiar with the search, Broussard will recommend Odums' name to the SU System Board of Supervisors at their on-campus meeting Friday afternoon, ending a search that effectively began when Southern reassigned Stump Mitchell on Sept. 14.
Broussard declined to confirm the recommendation.
The move to keep Odums will surely please many players and alumni who have gotten to know Odums well, but will also probably frustrate other parts of a fractured fan base that perceived Odums as the ultimate fall-back option, and hardly a slam dunk.
The other finalist was James Spady, a Nevada assistant and former Grambling offensive coordinator, who has 20 years of coaching experience. His face-to-face interview with Broussard was Monday.
Bethune-Cookman coach Brian Jenkins was supposed to wrap up the interview phase with an on-campus visit Thursday, but both sides agreed to cancel. Instead, Jenkins was back at his post Thursday, agreeing to a contract extension with Bethune-Cookman.
"Southern has a great tradition and that is a great university with a wonderful athletic director," Jenkins said in a university release. "But after spending time with God, my family at home, my family at work, and just hearing from so many passionate fans of Bethune-Cookman University — I just knew staying in Daytona Beach (Fla.) at B-CU was the right decision for me and all involved. Our fans are the best."
Meanwhile, Odums declined Thursday to confirm a long-term agreement with Southern, but said in a text message: "Recruiting will pick up as soon as they name a coach, until then, I am still working hard."
The Jaguars played nine games this season with Odums in charge, going 4-5.
Three of those wins came against their top rivals — Jackson State, Florida A&M and Grambling. Four of their losses were close. One of them — a 50-21 wipeout against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the eventual champion — was not.
At any rate, if the Board of Supervisors approves the recommendation, Odums will find himself with a challenging job.
Southern's football program — once the envy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, winning 18 titles overall and five from 1993-2003 — has wandered aimlessly for the better part of a decade.
Since the Jaguars lost to Alabama State in the 2004 SWAC championship game, they've gone 39-47 overall, with no Western Division titles.
Mitchell's tenure ended after only 24 games in two-plus seasons. Hired in 2010, he came to Southern with a deep NFL background and unmatched work ethic, promising to graduate players and win games.
Lots of games.
Though Mitchell uncovered more than a few hidden gems — several of his first-year recruits, including quarterback Dray Joseph, cornerback Virgil Williams and linebacker Anthony Balancier, are now among the SWAC's best players — the Jaguars never did achieve his stated dream of conference dominance.
Mitchell infamously said his first team had enough talent to go undefeated. Instead, the Jaguars went 2-9.
Mitchell finished with a 6-18 record as Southern's coach. His tenure ended after a 6-0 home loss to Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 13. He was in the final guaranteed year of a contract that paid $200,000 annually.
Odums had joined Mitchell's staff during spring practice in 2011, starting as defensive line coach and ascending this season to the role of defensive coordinator.
A native of Shelby, N.C., he played football at North Carolina Central, graduating in 1997.
Odums went straight into coaching after college, working as defensive ends coach at George Washington in 1998.
Odums then went to Georgia Southern for two years (1999-2000) before heading to Clark Atlanta in 2001. He served as defensive coordinator before being named interim head coach at the Division II school in 2004.
He eventually wound up at North Carolina A&T in 2008. Odums was promoted to defensive coordinator there in 2010, but was not retained when former Grambling coach Rod Broadway took over the program.
On Sept. 14, Odums took over a Southern team that had been embarrassed on national television less than 24 hours earlier. Shut out at home by a Valley team that was 1-24 in its previous 25 games, the Jaguars felt about as far down as a college football team could feel.
With Odums in charge, they won three of its first four games under Odums. But they soon faltered.
Though they came within two points of defeating Alabama A&M and Alabama State, they lost both games — part of a four-game slide that dropped SU from potential Western Division champion to also-ran.
Southern rebounded for its first Bayou Classic victory since 2007, but even that didn't come easily. The Jaguars — facing a Grambling team that finished 1-10 — took a big second-half lead, but needed a last-minute turnover to hold on, 38-33.
Since then, Odums and his staff have continued to handle day-to-day operations of the program.
After interviewing Tuesday, he said: "I'm still the coach here at Southern University until I'm told otherwise."


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COLUMBUS — A $2,000 reward has been offered for information involving a man who robbed a bank and then tried to wash dye off the money at a local Laundromat.
WBNS-TV reports that police say the man walked in the Key Bank in downtown Columbus on Dec. 17 and demanded money from a teller. The teller complied, and the man ran west from the bank, where the dye pack exploded. Police said he later tried to wash the dye-stained money at a Laundromat on the west side of the city.
The same man is also accused of robbing a Fifth Third Bank in Grandview.
The group Central Ohio Crime Stoppers said Sunday that it's offering $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest or indictment of the man in the case.


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text: By: John Lofstock, Editor. After a years-long struggle to get some much-needed relief from the high interchange fees that are eroding the industry's profitability, convenience store operators are in danger of seeing the victory slip between their hands. The Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank Consumer Financial Protection Act, which is set to be finalized April


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Monday, September 25, 2017
African American Health
African Amer & Cancer in the Proximal Colon
In the NetWellness article by Julia Gore Thornton, it states:
Emerging research also suggests that African Americans are more likely than Whites to have precancerous polyps and colon cancer in the proximal colon, which could potentially be missed if screening was done by flexible sigmoidoscopy alone."
Where is the proximal colon and why is it not able to be screened using flexible sigmoidoscopy? Has any research showed why African Americans are more likely to develop polyps and cancer in this location of the body?
The scopes used to perform flexible sigmoidoscopy are shorter than the scopes used to do colonoscopies. Since the colonoscopy scopes are longer, the entire colon is visualized and since the flexible sigmoidoscopy scopes are shorter, the entire colon usually can't be evaluated.
If you look at a picture of the colon, it is usually divided into different parts: ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum. The proximal colon usually refers to the ascending colon and transverse colon. This is also the area that usually cannot be seen by flexible sigmoidoscopy.
We don't know why African Americans are more likely to develop polyps and cancer in the proximal colon. Researchers speculate that diet may play a role but there's no definite known reason as of yet.
Julia Gore Thornton, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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September 7, 2012 BY Brendan Dunne
As you've no doubt noticed the Olympic footwear from around Beaverton is still trickling out well past the conclusion of the games. Aside from those two Jordan Brand models wearing the USA colorways there's also this, the Nike Free Powerlines+ sporting a more worldly Olympic makeup that should be hitting stores this weekend (the second of the sort if you'll recall that 'Gold Medal' look). Stay with us after the jump for a full look at the Nike Free Powerlines+ 'Olympic' and keep in mind that Extra Butter will be dropping their pairs this Saturday, September 8th, with other NSW stockists likely following suit.
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-- Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- More action is needed
to reduce illness and death among the millions of Americans exposed
to silica dust at work, according to a new report.
It has long been known that silica -- a natural substance found
in most rocks, sand and clay -- causes the lung disease silicosis,
and evidence has mounted in recent decades that silica causes lung
cancer, said report co-author Kyle Steenland, of the School of
Public Health at Emory University.
"Current regulations have substantially reduced silicosis death rates in the United States, but new cases of silicosis continue to be diagnosed," Steenland said.
Recommended measures include stronger regulations, increased
awareness and prevention, and greater attention to early detection
of silicosis and lung cancer using low-dose CT scanning, the
researchers said in the current issue of
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
"While the lung cancer risk associated with silica exposure is not as large as some other lung carcinogens, like smoking or asbestos exposure, there is strong and consistent evidence that silica exposure increases lung cancer risk," Steenland said in a journal news release.
The risk of on-the-job exposure to silica is highest in the
construction industry. Exposure occurs when workers cut, grind,
crush or drill silica-containing materials such as concrete,
masonry, tile and rock.
About 320,000 U.S. workers are exposed to silica dust in
operations such as foundry work, sandblasting and brick, concrete
and pottery manufacturing. Silica exposure also occurs from
hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in oil and gas wells.
The most effective ways to control silica exposure on the job
include banning sandblasting, avoiding abrasive blasting, modifying
processes and equipment, controlling dust transmission, and using
personal protective equipment, the report said.
Although people are exposed to low levels of silica on beaches
and in the air, there is no evidence that such low-level exposure
affects health, the report said.
More information
The American Lung Association has more about
preventing silicosis.
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