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Monetary policy inertia: case of Jordan
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the inertia of monetary policy in the Jordanian economy, in which the monetary policy is neutral owing to the adoption of a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. The question of the current paper is: Does monetary policy inertia exist in such an economy despite the fact that the exchange rate is pegged to a foreign currency? Design/methodology/approach - To test the hypothesis of the current paper in Jordan, the Taylor rule, adjusted to be consistent with the context of monetary policy in Jordan, is estimated. Moreover, the model is estimated by two techniques: OLS and the Kalman filter, using quarterly data over the period (1994:1-2007:1). Findings - The empirical evidence from the Jordanian economy shows that monetary policy inertia is highly significant in Jordan. The coefficient of the lagged interest rate is estimated to lie between 0.60 and 0.69. Moreover, the evidence illustrates that both inflation rate and output gap have an insignificant effect on setting the policy rate. Further, the policy interest rate seems to be set gradually in reaction to monetary policy inertia, unobserved variable and foreign interest rate. Originality/value - The paper investigates monetary policy inertia in a developing country whose economy is small, widely open and has a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar.
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The Guys Make Fun of Little Girl Who Got Tongue Stuck in Water Bottle [FBHW]
New listeners to The Free Beer and Hot Wings show would probably think that an eight-year old girl would be exempt from ridicule. Well, that's because they're new listeners.
Shantay Small, as it turns out, was not exempt from ridicule at all. But that's mostly because she somehow managed to get a water bottle stuck to her tongue. The men of The Free Beer and Hot Wings show are nothing if not democratic with their ridicule.
"What a stupid little girl," said Producer Joe, filling in for Zane in the studio today. Producer Joe went on to mock her further, saying in her voice, "I tried to get it off myself, but I have Pringles cans stuck on my hands."
Hot Wings was a bit flabbergasted at how Small managed the feat in the first place. "A bottle? How can [her tongue] get stuck?"
"I don't think I could get my tongue stuck in a bottle if I tried to," said Producer Joe. "I'm telling you, it's impossible."
Naturally, this statement enticed Free Beer to issue a challenge to Producer Joe. Will we see a grown man try and lock his tongue inside the rim of a water bottle? Only time will tell, listeners.
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Are you or do you know a kid 10 years or older who just loves to talk about books? Well then, you just gotta check out the Young Readers' Fun Club [1] at the Lakewood Library! Much like adult books clubs, this group creates a list of books they would like to read and then assigns each book a month. On the third Tuesday of each month at 4p.m. the club meets to talk about the book of the month. But wait, the fun doesn't stop there! During club meetings kids also have fun making crafts and enjoying yummy snacks. There is no registration to attend. Just come on in and join the fun. All kids 10 years and older are welcome. Below are some of the upcoming books the club will be discussing.
December 17: Season of Gifts [2]by Richard Peck [2]
Relates the surprising gifts bestowed on twelve-year-old Bob Barnhart and his family, who have recently moved to a small Illinois town in 1958, by their larger-than-life neighbor, Mrs. Dowdel.
January 21: The Menagerie [3] by Tui T. Sutherland [3]
Hidden in the small town of Xanadu, Wyoming, there is a menagerie filled with mythical creatures like unicorns, dragons, and phoenixes. It's closely guarded. Tightly controlled. Top secret. And six griffin cubs have just escaped.
February 18: The Outcasts: Brotherband Chronicles [4]by John Flanagan [4]
Skandian outcasts Hal, Stig, and others do battle at sea against the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race across icy waters where not everyone thinks of the competition as play.
Join us!
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Until Zk is the source of truth for the cluster, zk and local node states can get out of whack in certain situations - as a result, sometimes you cannot clean out all of the remnants of a collection to recreate it. For example, if the collection is listed in zk under /collections, but is not in clusterstate.json, you cannot remove or create the collection again due to a early exception in the collection removal chain.
I think we should probably still return the error - but also delete as much as we can.
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SOLR-10720 Aggressive removal of a collection breaks cluster state
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or create the collection again due
Seems you can actually create it again - we check existence vs the clusterstate.json rather than the /collections node - we should still remove the remnants though.
Attached patch adds an attempt to remove the /collections zk node in a finally after trying to remove all of the cores.
Commit 1513864 from Mark Miller in branch 'dev/trunk'
[ https://svn.apache.org/r1513864 ]
SOLR-5135: Harden Collection API deletion of /collections/$collection ZooKeeper node
Commit 1513866 from Mark Miller in branch 'dev/branches/branch_4x'
[ https://svn.apache.org/r1513866 ]
SOLR-5135: Harden Collection API deletion of /collections/$collection ZooKeeper node
Is there any sort of a workaround for pre 4.5 versions--is there any manual way to clean up a partially deleted collection that is listed in zk under /collections, but is not in clusterstate.json?
Sure, just remove the /collection/{name}
node manually. You can use the zk cmd line tools, the zkcli tool, or a graphical tool (I like the zk eclipse plugin).
Used the rmr command from the command line, worked like a charm. Thank you, Mark!


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House of Lords
|Session 1998-99
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament
|Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill
This is the Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill, as passed by the House of Commons and introduced in the House of Lords on 13th May 1999.
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Northern Ireland Office, are published separately as HL Bill 59- EN.
The Lord Dubs has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.
Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill
Make provision connected with Northern Ireland about locating the remains of persons killed before 10th April 1998 as a result of unlawful acts of violence committed on behalf of, or in connection with, proscribed organisations; and for connected purposes.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
| 1. - (1) This section shall have effect for the purposes of this Act.
| (2) "The Commission" means the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains-
| (3) "Relevant information" means information as to the whereabouts of the remains of a victim of violence.
| (4) "Victim of violence" means a person killed before 10th April 1998 as a result of an unlawful act of violence committed on behalf of, or in connection with, a proscribed organisation.
| (5) In subsection (4) "proscribed organisation" means any organisation which at the passing of this Act is proscribed for the purposes of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996.
|The Commission.
| 2. - (1) The Secretary of State may by order-
|In this subsection "servants of the Commission" includes agents of, and persons carrying out work for or giving advice to, the Commission.
| (2) An order under subsection (1)-
| (3) The Secretary of State may-
| (4) Any expenses incurred by the Secretary of State under subsection (3) shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.
| (5) This section shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State, after consulting the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform of the Government of Ireland, may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
| (6) This section shall cease to have effect at the end of such day as the Secretary of State, after consulting the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform of the Government of Ireland, may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and an order under this subsection may include such transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be expedient.
|Admissibility of evidence in criminal proceedings.
| 3. - (1) The following shall not be admissible in evidence in any criminal proceedings-
| (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the admission of evidence adduced in criminal proceedings on behalf of the accused.
|Restrictions on forensic testing.
| 4. - (1) A person who has received any human remains or other item obtained (directly or indirectly) as a result of relevant information being provided to the Commission shall not carry out, or cause or permit anyone else to carry out, a test or procedure in relation to the item the purpose of which is-
| (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a test or procedure the purpose of which is to discover information in relation to an item where the information is sought for the purpose of establishing, for the purposes of an inquest, the identity of a deceased person, or how, when and where he died.
| (3) Subsection (1)(f) does not prohibit a test or procedure the purpose of which is to determine whether an item can safely be moved or otherwise dealt with.
|Restrictions on disclosure of information.
| 5. - (1) No relevant information provided to the Commission shall be disclosed to any person except for the purpose of facilitating the location of the remains to which the information relates.
| (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit the disclosure to members of a victim's family of-
|Powers of entry.
| 6. - (1) If on an application made by a constable a resident magistrate or, in Great Britain, a justice of the peace is satisfied-
|he may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search the premises.
| (2) The conditions mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above are-
| (3) The power to issue a warrant conferred by this section is in addition to any such power otherwise conferred.
| (4) In this section "premises" includes any place.
| (5) In this section "resident magistrate" has the meaning given by Article 2 of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.
|Short title.
| 7. This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Act 1999.
|© Parliamentary copyright 1999
|Prepared 14 May 1999


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Readers weigh in on McCain's LI comments
Sen. John McCain said Long Island was -- albeit, sometimes regrettably -- part of the United States of America.
Scores of Newsday readers want the Arizona Republican to know they pretty much feel the same about him being a representative of the U.S. Senate.
"And John McCain is regrettably still a senator," 1Nassauresident wrote in the comments section of the McCain story on newsday.com.
Or, as RBlumenthal wrote: "Probably, in some of Mr. McCain's circles, it's seen as clever to put Long Island down. I guess it's kind of a defense to overcome feeling inferior by acting superior.
"Still, it comes out as pathetically stupid."
The comment by McCain, the Vietnam War hero and 2008 GOP presidential candidate who sparked national debate when he selected former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his controversial running mate, came during a debate Wednesday on the Senate floor over a defense bill that would allow the military to hold detainees indefinitely. According to accounts, McCain cited a World War II-era case in which German soldiers were captured on Long Island as proof the issue had been addressed by the Supreme Court. That case had been noted by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in a decision.
"Isn't it true that Justice O'Connor was specifically referring to a case for a person captured on Long Island?" he said. "Last I checked, Long Island was part -- albeit sometimes regrettably -- part of the United States of America."
The comment immediately drew the ire of Sen. Charles Schumer, as well as a host of Long Island politicians.
Though McCain said his comment was only a joke, Newsday readers weren't exactly buying the explanation -- or, finding humor in the remark.
"McCain needs to revisit SNL ['Saturday Night Live'] and find out for himself if Sarah Palin is really Tina Fey," raisedLI wrote in a posted comment.
"He certainly knew where LI was when he needed money for his (failed) Presidential bid," Lanky wrote, adding: "Instead of apologizing to us, just return all of the money that Long Island handed over to you because, McCain, you don't deserve a dime of it."
"Apparently none of McCain's seven (yes, I know he forgot, but seven) houses are located on Long Island," Smithers004 wrote in a comment.
"Regrettably, people like John McCain are part of the GOP," wrote Johnsgoat, noting that three signatories of the Declaration of Independence were from Long Island.
InfoJunkie elected to cite some pertinent Long Island history for the Arizona senator:
"I am anything but anti-McCain, unlike some posters here, but let's throw some facts out there. Southampton and Southold, two Long Island towns, were settled in 1640 as the first English settlements in NY. Those same English eventually booted the Dutch from New Amsterdam, extending NY. You could make a point that the rest of NY is an appendage of Long Island, not the other way around. NY was, of course, one of the original 13 colonies that formed the USA." InfoJunkie then noted Arizona became a state in 1912.
Of course, some readers felt that, considering the sad state of the economic crunch here, McCain was not out of line.
"McCain is right," RobKoz wrote. "LI is nothing but a joke. LI used to be the place to raise a family now it's nothing but a dumping ground for non-contributors and greedy unions." In a long posted rant, RobKoz added: "There's nothing to attract tourism here . . . The only thing that developers know what to do is build malls."
And still the overwhelming majority of readers thought McCain was wrong. On the Newsday Facebook page, Ron A. Staniec wrote: "I WISH long island was its own country." And Kara O'Brien wrote: "He mispronounced 'New Jersey.' "
Ernesto R. Pereira wrote: "Seniors say the darndest things," while another reader, Victor L. Sacino, wrote: "He has a nerve, LI has a lot of hardworking people trying to survive."
As Joyce Dierschke wrote: "He likes LI tax money I bet."


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Super Asia electronics have been ranked in the top electronics companies in Pakistan due to the production of wonderful home appliances. It does not tag its products with high prices including the air conditioners. Super Asia air conditioners are the most prominent products in the local markets of Pakistan. These are available in 1.5 ton, 2 ton and 4 ton capacities. Check out the Super Asia AC prices in Pakistan for 1.5 ton ACs that are comparatively lower than the expensive air conditioners of other companies. The anti-rust cabinet integrated in Super Asia ACs is also imposing, which restricts the spread of bacteria and harmful specks in the cool air of the room. You can control all its functions with a clear LED display that tells you about the current operating functions.
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Almost half of American professionals said they struggle staying productive when working from home due to distractions specific to family life, according to a recent Regus survey.
Among the listed distractions, 58 percent reported the largest was children and family wanting attention, 44 percent said it was children, family and pets disturbing work telephone calls.
Other distractions were difficulties accessing office equipment, noises such as the doorbell, washing machine and dishwasher and the temptation to keep the television on while working.
Here are five suggestions to improve working at home offered by Guillermo Rotman, CEO of Regus Americas:
— Set guidelines. Let family and friends know when you are not available. In order to limit background noises, also inform them when there are scheduled conference calls
— Establish a routine. Set hours for work time and stick with the schedule. This helps reduce getting burned out because you won't work around the clock. Keep the television off during these times.1 comment on this story
— Communicate openly. Keep regular contact with colleagues and managers. This keeps you motivated as you understand project and deadline status. Using videoconferencing and instant messaging helps with constant contact.
— Have workspace options. There are various options of having a presence outside the home to meet with colleagues and clients, to print off documents, or even focus at a work desk. Spaces like these can be available by the hour.
— Avoid isolation. Leave your home office once in a while to attend networking events, business lunches or drop in to a collaborative work environment. Continue networking with other professionals.
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Twisted, Haunted, Ruined Souls (Dark Souls (Soul Hunters)
Today's Free Kindle eBook: Twisted, Haunted, & Ruined Souls (Dark Souls (Soul Hunters) Book 4)
Haven is the perfect, idyllic community. The residents of Haven are responsible, obedient, and happy. They also happen to be Weres. Kaylie Hart was brought to Haven by the pack leader, Slade. He's the ultimate Alpha, and even though he tells Kaylie to make herself at home, she knows he's hiding dangerous secrets. When a mystery guest arrives at Haven, an old evil returns and not everyone will survive. Haven finally reveals its true nature and Kaylie formulates an escape plan. But escaping Haven is only part of the battle. Supernatural forces are at work outside the walls of Haven and Kaylie and her friends are about to be sucked into the drama. From the crazy woman who prophesizes Kaylie's future, to the town that's been overrun with supernatural magic. Just when Kaylie thinks she's getting a handle on everything, Benson returns in the most unexpected way.Twisted, Haunted, and Ruined Souls was previously published as three separate stories: Twisted Souls, Haunted Souls, and Ruined Souls.
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Daniel and Sarah Genealogy
I am looking for a Sarah or Sally Stockman born July 25, 1853 in Dekalk County, In. She married a Daniel Sweazy May 13, 1869 in Plymouth, Indiana. They had 11 red headed daughters on of whom was Sarah Ellen Sweazy. Any info would be appreciated.


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At Gemvara, we believe that the jewelry you wear should be one of a kind, like you. That's why we make each piece to order, one at a time, just the way you want it. Choose black diamond and rose gold or alexandrite and palladium: it's your choice. Mix and match gems and precious metals for a look that's exactly you. It's jewelry for all life's occasions, from an engagement or graduation to your own personal milestones and celebrations. Gemvara uses only the highest quality materials to craft your rose gold september birthstone sapphire classic jewelry design with meticulous attention to detail. Our precious metals are recycled or responsibly mined. Sapphire is a very durable gem that wears well over generations. Sapphire is the gem of the soul, a symbol of truth and faith. Sapphire comes in blue, of course, but also pink, yellow and white, which are known as fancy sapphire. September's birthstone is sapphire, the ultimate blue gem. Gemvara also offers pink, yellow, and white sapphire for September birthstones to match every outfit. Warm 14 karat rose gold glows with an inner pink hue which flatters skin tones. Gemvara also offers many styles in luxurious 18k rose gold, which has higher gold content. Our wide selection of rose gold september birthstone sapphire classic jewelry by Jessica Behzad, Tony Rodrigues, Jeet Palavwala, and other talented designers means you can find jewelry that's exactly your style. You can also shop by style, choosing our Celtic, Key, or Celebrity Style Collections. Gemvara's fine quality rose gold september birthstone sapphire classic jewelry is designed to be passed down for generations to come, crafted by hand in the United States.
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Research Topics
A Labelle
Affiliation: University of Ottawa
Country: Canada
Detail Information
- The right profile: mismatch negativity in schizophrenia with and without auditory hallucinations as measured by a multi-feature paradigmDerek J Fisher
Department of Psychology Institute of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont, Canada
Clin Neurophysiol 119:909-21. 2008..To examine pre-attentive acoustic change detection in schizophrenia patients with and without auditory hallucinations via mismatch negativity (MMN) extracted from a multi-feature paradigm...
- Evidence review and clinical guidance for the use of ziprasidone in CanadaDavid M Gardner
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Ann Gen Psychiatry 12:1. 2013..Key challenges in practice include the need for dosing on a full stomach and managing its early onset adverse effect of restlessness. Addressing these issues are critical to its long-term success...
- Association study of the trinucleotide repeat polymorphism within SMARCA2 and schizophreniaSarojini Sengupta
Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
BMC Genet 7:34. 2006....
- Retention rates in placebo- and nonplacebo-controlled clinical trials of schizophreniaA Labelle
University of Ottawa, Ontario
Can J Psychiatry 44:887-92. 1999..To determine if the inclusion of a placebo control in clinical trials of schizophrenia affects retention rates in the first 35 days of inclusion relative to trials that did not have a placebo control...
- Risperidone treatment of outpatients with schizophrenia: no evidence of sex differences in treatment responseA Labelle
Schizophrenia Program, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario
Can J Psychiatry 46:534-41. 2001....
- Switching outpatients with schizophrenia and related disorders on long-acting injectable antipsychotics to olanzapine: an open-label naturalistic pilot studyAlain Labelle
University of Ottawa, Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychopharmacol 22:545-53. 2002..These results should be considered preliminary and require replication using appropriate control groups...
- Event-related potentials in schizophrenic patients during a degraded stimulus version of the visual continuous performance taskV Knott
Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Schizophr Res 35:263-78. 1999..The implications of these findings are described in relation to attentional disturbances and trait versus state issues in schizophrenics...
- The treatment of negative symptoms: a clinical and methodological studyY D Lapierre
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 14:101-12. 1999..In addition, the design of the study provides a methodology that is appropriate to the study of primary negative symptoms in schizophrenia...
- Quantitative EEG in schizophrenia and in response to acute and chronic clozapine treatmentV Knott
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Ottawa and Institute of Mental Health Research, Royal Ottawa Hospital, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ont, Canada K1Z 7K4
Schizophr Res 50:41-53. 2001..The preliminary findings suggest that brain electric profiling may be a promising tool for assessing and understanding the central impact of pharmacotherapeutic interventions in schizophrenia...
- Double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison of the efficacy of sertraline as treatment for a major depressive episode in patients with remitted schizophreniaDonald Addington
Departments of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Clin Psychopharmacol 22:20-5. 2002..Testing the efficacy of widely accepted but poorly evaluated treatments should be a research priority. Future studies require a larger sample size and longer duration of treatment...
- Monthly administration of long-acting injectable risperidone and striatal dopamine D2 receptor occupancy for the management of schizophreniaHiroyuki Uchida
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 69:1281-6. 2008..The objective of this positron emission tomography (PET) study was to examine the striatal dopamine D(2) binding of long-acting risperidone administered intramuscularly once a month...
- Dissociating medication effects from learning and practice effects in a neurocognitive study of schizophrenia: Olanzapine versus haloperidolLuc J Boulay
University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Royal Ottawa Hospital Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Cogn Neuropsychiatry 12:322-38. 2007..To contrast the effect of a typical antipsychotic (haloperidol) and an atypical antipsychotic (olanzapine) on neurocognitive functioning in schizophrenia when learning and practice (LP) effects are controlled...
- A PET study evaluating dopamine D2 receptor occupancy for long-acting injectable risperidoneGary Remington
Schizophrenia Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont M5T 1R8, Canada
Am J Psychiatry 163:396-401. 2006..The present study used positron emission tomography (PET) to evaluate its dopamine D(2) binding profile at doses of 25, 50, or 75 mg administered every 2 weeks...
- Increased prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum disorders in relatives of neuroleptic-nonresponsive schizophrenic patientsRidha Joober
Douglas Hospital Research Center, Douglas Hospital, Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Schizophr Res 77:35-41. 2005..In order to test this hypothesis, we compared the pattern of familial aggregation of schizophrenia related disorders in schizophrenic patients who are either responders (R) or nonresponders (NR) to typical neuroleptics...
- Neuropsychological impairments in neuroleptic-responder vs. -nonresponder schizophrenic patients and healthy volunteersRidha Joober
Douglas Hospital Research Center, McGill University, Que, H3A 1A1, Montreal, Canada
Schizophr Res 53:229-38. 2002....
- Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val-108/158-Met gene variants associated with performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting TestRidha Joober
Arch Gen Psychiatry 59:662-3. 2002
- EEG coherence following acute and chronic clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenicsVerner J Knott
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Ottawa Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 10:435-44. 2002..Findings are discussed in relation to "disconnection" theories of schizophrenia...
- CAA insertion polymorphism in the 3'UTR of Nogo gene on 2p14 is not associated with schizophreniaLan Xiong
Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, FBC Pavillion, Verdun, Quebec, Canada H4H1R3
Brain Res Mol Brain Res 133:153-6. 2005..0% vs. 15.0%, chi2=0.985, p>0.1). Furthermore, neither CAAins/TATCdel individually, nor the haplotype carrying both CAAins and TATCdel is preferentially transmitted to affected offspring...
- Dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) gene and schizophrenia phenotypic variability: a genetic association studyKenji Yamamoto
Douglas Hospital Research Centre 6875 Boulevard LaSalle, Verdun H4H 1R3, Canada
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 117:33-8. 2003..These results suggest that the DBH gene is not a causative factor in schizophrenia but that it may be a modulator of psychotic symptoms, severity of the disorder and therapeutic response to neuroleptic drugs...


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Elliott Corrects Bloomberg Story
Story Inaccurate and Erroneous, No Plans to Sell Any Business Units
Mar 11, 2010, 17:59 ET from Elliott Associates, L.P.
NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Elliott Associates, L..P. (together with funds under common management), issued the following statement in response to an erroneous and inaccurate story published by Bloomberg today regarding the firm's offer to purchase Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), for $5.75 per share in cash.
"The story that Bloomberg ran today was inaccurate," the firm said. "Elliott has made no statement with respect to its intent regarding Novell. Elliott wants to own the company. Elliott has no plans to sell any business units and to report anything else would be erroneous."
About Elliott
Elliott's two funds, Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P., together have more than $16 billion of assets under management. The funds' investors include institutions, foundations, endowments, pensions, high net worth individuals, and family offices. The 33-year-old trading firm is one of the oldest of its kind under continuous management.
SOURCE Elliott Associates, L.P.


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Train Macon → BordeauxFrom HK$0
Find a Train Ticket
Overview The average travel time between Macon and Bordeaux is 7h52 minutes. The quickest route is 6h08 minutes. The first train leaving Macon is at 06:01, the last at 17:08. There is an average of 14 trains a day between Macon and Bordeaux, leaving approximately every 36 minutes.
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- Renault news
Updates crucial to Renault's season
- Race:
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- Eric Boullier
- Teams:
- Renault
Eric Boullier says that the updates Renault will be bringing to the Belgian Grand Prix will be crucial in defining the rest of its season.
After a promising start saw two podium finishes in the first two races, Renault has slipped further off the pace with neither driver having finished higher than eighth in the last four grands prix. As a result, Boullier is now pinning his hopes on substantial upgrades which he says are focussed on the rear end of the R31.
"It's a complete package including a new floor, a re-worked exhaust and a different rear suspension arrangement," Boullier told the Official Lotus Renault website. "It really will be quite comprehensive and I hope we will see results from these enhancements."
Renault's recent poor form has seen Mercedes leapfrog it in the constructors' championship, and Boullier said that the target was to regain fourth position, the likelihood of which would be visible following the next three races.
"Our expectations are still to finish with both cars in the top 10. We need to catch up with Mercedes GP, who has replaced us in fourth position. In Spa we will see if the upgrades are enough to do this, but I hope they will be.
"We are now at a point where we switch a lot of our resources to next year's car, which of course adds new challenges. Crucially, we need to see what impact our upgrades have at the forthcoming races in Spa, Monza and Singapore. It is this, above all else, that will be the key indicator in how fruitful the remainder of our season is. We're back and we're looking forward to finding out."


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When grandfather John Magee started work as an apprentice welder, he never imagined the deadly legacy his working life would leave.
For eight years, John, now 66, worked in dirty and dusty conditions after joining James Watkinson (Engineers) Ltd as an apprentice, continually hammering huge amounts of asbestos lagging from pipe work in boiler houses.
Eventually, he became responsible for installing the new pipe work, and he often visited local factories, coal mines and the Shell and BP gas works.
But he believes the continual exposure to asbestos has left him with terminal cancer.
Now John, of Lythcoe Avenue, Fulwood, is appealing for former colleagues to come forward to help him shed light on his disease.
The grandfather-of-two hopes former colleagues at James Watkinson will help find out why and how he came into contact with asbestos back in the 1960s, before it is too late.
John started as an apprentice at the company, formerly of Club Street, Bamber Bridge, in 1963.
"My dad bumped into James Watkinson in the street and asked about an apprenticeship.
"I started on the Monday – it was as easy as that in those days," he explains.
"The work I did was always dusty and dirty because I had to knock huge amounts of asbestos lagging from the pipe work in the boiler houses with a hammer.
"The lagging was often old, and crumbled off easily, which meant it covered my clothes and hair, and I couldn't help but breathe it in.
"We never wore a mask."
John stayed at the company until 1971, when he began work at Baxi in Bamber Bridge, where he stayed for 34 years.
He says work carried out there never brought him into contact with asbestos.
But he adds: "It is only recently after I began getting short of breath that I went to the doctors."
John was referred to Royal Preston Hospital by his doctor where a specialist confirmed he was suffering from mesothelioma.
"I had chemotherapy in April last year but they told me it is incurable. They can only monitor it.
"I'm having chemotherapy but they say there's not much hope. My wife Shirley finds it very hard.
"I just live day by day now. I am having problems sleeping at the moment and I don't know if it is because of this or not."
John says because of this disease he can no longer manage jobs around the house such as gardening and DIY. He is also unable to go shopping.
He is hoping to get in contact with former colleagues so he can talk to them about the conditions they worked under.
He says: "There is the chance they also have mesothelioma but they don't know yet.
"A lot of my colleagues moved on and we lost contact."
John is being represented by law firm Irwin Mitchell's Manchester office.
Its staff say they believe the company was taken over by B & R Fabrications Ltd in 1970/1.
Geraldine Coombs, a partner and industrial disease expert at Irwin Mitchell, is representing John in his battle for answers.
She is urging his former colleagues to provide information about the working conditions he endured and to help identify the firm's insurance company.
Ms Coombs explains: "Mesothelioma is an aggressive and incurable cancer and causes so much distress to victims like John and their families.
"We often hear about people who have worked in boiler rooms and were exposed to asbestos-lagged boilers and pipes on a regular basis.
"Sadly, many employers did not do enough to manage the risks of asbestos, despite knowing how dangerous the material is."
Anyone with information about James Watkinson's insurers can contact Geraldine Coombs on 0161 838 3059 or email email@example.com.


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We do love us some Vitruvian Man. Especially with marketing like: "Each artistic design expresses the harmonization of the relationship between parts of the body which manifest themselves in beauty." So, with no further ado, give a big hand, please, to "Strength," a pale but interesting chap doing a handstand of sorts, with no clothes on (of course).
He measures 11 inches (tall… oh come on, people), is a bargain $39.99, and is made from resin, on a black base with the sort of sharp edges that often feature in CSI, perhaps after a heated row over someone's taste in art.
But the biggest danger here is that after a few cocktails a guest might drunkenly say "I can do that…" causing social embarrassment and a visit to the E.R.
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Two policies may change nature of sustainability in the US
Two important green regulations that have a long term influence on green building and renewable energy recently went into effect, and if successful, they could change the industry.
When the clocked struck 12:01 on New Year's, two important green regulations went into effect that have a long term influence on green building and renewable energy. If successful, either of these regulations would do more to change the green industry than any legal challenge to LEED's legitimacy (see the continued coverage of the case here and here):
1. CALGreen
As I have said before, green building practices are becoming code, and California has (as usual) taken the lead. California is the only state to have a state-wide green building code, CALGreen, which went into effect on January 1. If California successfully implements this mandatory green building code without significant impact on building rates or building costs, look to other states and municipalities to follow. Implementing green via building code is being made significantly easier through the creation of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) which integrates with the ICC construction codes already in place in most jurisdictions.
An interesting question that has been bandied about is what a green construction code will do to LEED. California will be an interesting laboratory. Will developers still seek LEED certification for their buildings when all new construction must be green? How sensitive is the customer base to green vs. more green?
2. EPA Regulation of GHG Under the Clean Air Act
EPA limits on greenhouse gases for power plants which also went into effect January 1 (a quick fact sheet from the EPA is available here). When cap-and-trade or cap-and-tax died in Congress last year, the EPA continued its plan to regulate GHG via the Clean Air Act. There is significant controversy over these limitations, and legal challenges have been filed.
On Wednesday, December 29, 2010, the Fifth Circuit Court refused to stay the regulations, and on Thursday December 30, 2010, Texas filed a petition to the Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit to stay the regulations. If the EPA regulations on power plants remain in place, more GHG regulation of other categories will follow, creating the same massive shift in the priority of green tactics to manage GHG emissions that cap-and-trade would have had.
The reason I started this post by saying that these regulatory efforts (not will) shift the green building and renewable energy industries is because of the massive efforts being undertaken to derail the regulatory efforts.
According to the Center for American Progress:
The 20 biggest-spending oil, mining and electric utility companies shelled out $242 million on lobbying from January 2009 to June 2010. Trade associations that generally oppose clean energy policies spent another $290 million during this time. This is over $1,800 in lobby expenditures a day for every single senator and representative.
Opponents of GHG regulations were successful in killing cap-and-trade legislation in Congress. In California, a referendum seeking to overturn California's cap-and-trade regulations was on the ballot in the November election, although it was defeated handily.
In the tug of war over between proponents and opponents of environmental regulations, watch these two hotspots in 2011.
This post originally appeared on Shari Shapiro's Green Building Law blog
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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We discuss politics, computer science, philosophy, economics, gardening, and sex.
Monday, May 19, 2008
On the US "Imperialist" Issue
"Well that's what the Democratic Party thinks of you. John Murtha thinks you're a bunch a rapists and murderers who go on a killing spree, and he didn't even apologize when that turned out to be a complete fabrication. John Kerry thinks you're too stupid to do anything but join the military. And Barack Obama's pastor, Jeremiah Wright, compares you to the Roman legions..."
At that point I was pulling into my office building's parking lot and there was a black woman going in, so I turned off the radio. On the off-chance the radio guy said something ridiculous, I didn't want to have to say, "I don't agree with him, really I don't! Some of my favorite comedians are black people!"
But anyway, I think it is wrong when today's conservatives say that the US can't possibly be an empire, because we are helping the countries we liberate. Well holy cow, don't you think the average Roman (and British subject in the 19th century) thought the same thing? They built roads for those savages, by Jove! (Gene please correct me if they didn't swear like this.)
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The scene is enough to give even bird lovers a case of aviphobia. Every day at dusk for the past four months, five million blackbirds have screeched and wheeled over Christian County, Ky., ever narrowing their circle until, with a final frenzied flapping, they settle into their roosting spot30 acres of pine trees in the midst of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division base at Fort Campbell. At dawn the birds (mostly starlings and a scattering of grackles, cowbirds and red-winged blackbirds) take off to feast at local farms and feed lots. Again the sky darkens; again the air is filled...
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Jimi Hendrix spent many years in Harlem at the Palm Cafe, the Apollo Theater and many more venues. As some of you may know Harlem has had a number of historical buildings, the Renaissance, Cotton Club, the Lafayette Theater, Connie's Inn, the Ubangi Club, the Audubon Ballroom, the Savoy Ballroom, the Harlem Opera House, Continue Reading →
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Esther Jones is a singer who was known by her stage name, "Baby Esther." Baby Esther was a popular entertainer at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. Baby Esther interpolated words such as 'Boo-Boo-Boo' & 'Doo-Doo-Doo' in songs at a cabaret. Continue Reading →
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The U.S. Constitution is about 8,000 words long, and although it is the bedrock of America's form of government, more often than not our way of life is governed by reading between the lines of that venerable document.
Yale Sterling Professor of Law Ahkil Reed Amar visited Wilton Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, to discuss his book, America's Unwritten Constitution, and explain how "there is more to the Constitution than its text." He spoke before a large crowd at Wilton Library.
The Constitution "doesn't say a criminal defendant has the right to take the stand in his own defense," Dr. Amar said, and yet that is something that occurs in every courtroom in the country.
"The rights people live on the ground get read into the Constitution," he said.
An engaging speaker, Dr. Amar sketched out the chapters of his book, offering multiple examples of how the Constitution is constantly being interpreted.
One chapter is devoted to women. "Where does it say Hillary Clinton can be president?" he asked. The Constitution constantly refers to "he," "him," "his." It doesn't say Sarah Palin, Condoleezza Rice or Hillary Clinton can be president, "but they can," he said.
"Where does it say Barack Obama can fire his cabinet? … The presidency is defined not by what the text says but by what George Washington did," he said.
Washington decided he could fire his cabinet, and so succeeding presidents have thought and done the same. Executive privilege is not outlined in the Constitution, but Washington exerted it, and so have his successors.
"I believe there's deep wisdom bound in the Constitution … but it doesn't unlock itself," he said. Nevertheless, he believes that "the Constitution is accessible. It's not like the tax code," he said jokingly.
How is the Constitution applied in situations that never existed when it was written? Dr. Amar used the Affordable Health Care Act — Obamacare — as an example. The act prohibits insurance companies from discriminating against insuring people with pre-existing conditions.
If a person with a pre-existing medical condition wanted to change jobs, but the new employer's insurance company refused to insure the person because of that, the person very likely would not change jobs. That creates a condition called "labor lock-in."
"That goes against the free flow of commerce," which is written into the Constitution, he said.
During a question-and-answer period, the Second Amendment — the right to bear arms — was raised. Does the "well-regulated militia" application still hold?
At the time of the American Revolution, Dr. Amar explained, the militia — the Colonists — were "the good guys," defending themselves against the British, seen as the aggressors.
Later, the role of the militia changed, and there were many cases where they were seen as "the bad guys." For example, who would protect black families from the Ku Klux Klan?
The right to keep a gun in the home was recognized as necessary when law enforcement could not be counted on as protection.
The Supreme Court has ruled, he said, that to keep a gun at home for self-protection is legal. That doesn't mean, Dr. Amar said, that there can't be laws on how many guns a person may own or carry.
Given that there are about as many guns in the United States as there are people, "getting rid of all the guns would make Prohibition look like a walk in the park," he said.
"We need to have a national conversation where liberals say it is OK to have guns in the home. That said, can we talk about reasonable regulation on the number of guns, the size of the clips and the amount of ammunition?"


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CAMERON Jerome's move to Bolton Wanderers could be completed by the weekend.
A fee of £3.5 million, rising to £6 million, has been agreed in principle.
But before all the paperwork is finalised, Bolton want to be certain about the extent of Jerome's current injury.
He damaged his heel in pre-season and after losing Tyrone Mears and Chung-Yong Lee to leg breaks already this term, Bolton don't want to be splashing out only to then find Jerome remains on the casualty list for an extended spell.
However, Jerome, who is 25 on Sunday, has started jogging again following a period of rest and expects to pass a medical.
Stoke City and Fulham are interested in Jerome, but he prefers a move to the north west and Bolton.
With Marlon King (knee) injured and Nikola Zigic, who is expected to leave St Andrew's as well, recovering from groin surgery, Chris Hughton is desperate to secure more options up front.
Defender Anthony Gardner is set to join on a Bosman today, subject to a successful medical, to provide extra cover at the back.
But it is in the forward areas where Hughton is doing his most feverish work.
Chris Wood was signed on loan from Albion last week and Hughton is also taking a look at Craig Fagan as well as Lomana LuaLua in training.
They both figured in a 6-3 defeat for the reserves at Spurs yesterday, along with Darren Carter.
LuaLua netted twice against the hosts, who included David Bentley.
Fagan, 28, came through the Blues Academy system and is a free agent after his contract was not renewed at Hull City.
He left Blues in 2004 after a successful loan spell at Colchester United.
From there it was on to Hull City and Derby County, Fagan helping the Rams to promotion in 2007 via the Championship play-offs at the expense of Albion.
Blues fan Fagan returned to Hull and struggled with injury last season before he left.
He spent time on trial at Cardiff City and appeared for Crystal Palace in a friendly this pre-season.
Midfielder Carter, an Academy contemporary of Fagan and Blues 2002 play-off final penalty hero, is also spending a week at the club in a bid to earn a contract.
Hughton is exploring a variety of avenues as he tries to beef up Blues squad.
Sourcing Bosman free agents and loans is his main concern at present because of Blues' financial plight.
Peter Pannu was tasked at the end of last season by parent company Birmingham International Holdings Limited to generate money from sales, and also slash the wage bill.
He warned that he would have to implement some 'unpopular decisions' just before Ben Foster was loaned to Albion.
Michel has since been sold and Jerome is on his way, with Scott Dann also likely to go, although Stoke's capture of Matthew Upson on a free from West Ham United could impact on their needs now.
Whether Hughton will have funds to use in the transfer market himself remains unclear.
Six signings so far have been Bosmans, two loans, and inviting available players for trials is a risk-free option.
Blues had Brazilian midfielder Radames da Silva and two other trialists in the side yesterday – one of whom scored – but their names are being kept under wraps.
Carter got an hour's action and Fagan 70 minutes for Richard Beale's team at Spurs Lodge training facility.


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A South African pigeon named Winston beat (and by beat I mean absolutely obliterated) the ADSL African broadband Internet connection when the two message-carrying devices were pitted against each other in a race to see who could deliver a 4 GB message faster to a specific destination.
The South African pigeon carried a USB stick 60 miles in a about 2 hours. In that amount of time, four percent of the same message was sent across the ADSL line. A victory for carrier pigeons everywhere, but a sad reality for the rest of Africa.
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Thank you Celeste, Hanne, mimi and young man.
If you saw the house young man, you would not be so upset about losing it.
OK who was the wise guy who took my house? Nice picture young lady but you should have caught the house thief.
Terrific puzzle. I just love the way it looks!
More of our friends have outdoor fireplaces like this where they grill etc. But I do think it's a fine idea to leave it for those who would like to use it for something!! Thanks so very much Sandy!!
lol If I had not read the comments.. My question was going to be.. Ok where did the house go... :) giggles..
Thanks for a great photo Chickie
Thanks PLG and robryan.
That's really neat! Thanks chickie.
So glad they saved it! I love it! Thanks, Chickie!
Yes it would morris.
Thank you shirley. Will watch for the pic.
Yes it is bradjan, thanks.
It didn't take them long to deck it out punkie.
All decked out for the season.
A little strange, but like it.
This is a beauty, Thanks chickiemama.I know of a house that burnt down and all that was left was a fireplace just like this one, they built a new home and the fireplace is now part of there beautiful garden, looks great, if I get the chance, I'll take a photo of it.
It would would be nice tu have.
Thank you Dottie and morris.
Wouldn't it be fun. There is so much that could be done with it and around it. I wish it was in my yard.
Very cool!! They may keep as an outdoor fire pit. You could use it as a grill even!
What a neat photo! I had to laugh when I saw the lights on the wreath. I would love to know the person who did that! Thanks, Chickie!
Thank hyou JiggyBelle, snooker, puzzaddled and Ank.
Larry, I don't know what you wrote! LOL
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Funny. And a very nice idea. Like the puzzle, thanks
This is a great whimsical photo. Yup, Jan, needs the logs. Wonder if they're going to build the new house around the chimney.. .lol
Excellent photo. Guess a house next door is providing the power.
I can't believe there is a lit wreath on it. Why NOT add the logs? This is amazing and, really, what a wonderful chimney - especially with all the greener! LOVE this puzzle!
A week ago I saw a house being demolished. When I drove by last night, this is all that was left. What a clever idea to save the fireplace. I would put some fake lit logs inside and put a flagstone patio around it. ( :


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SACRAMENTO -- Some rural areas in California have such a shortage of medical specialists that some children must wait two years or more for routine surgeries, such as tonsillectomies, two lawmakers said Tuesday.
A bill by Assembly members George Runner, R-Lancaster, and Virginia Strom-Martin, D-Duncans Mills, would encourage doctors to volunteer for "mercy missions" to care for patients in those areas.
Doctors organized two such missions to Shasta County recently to help about 100 children who needed ear, nose and throat surgeries.
Pamela Jones of Redding said her daughter was left "high and dry" when her surgeon moved. Redding has two ear, nose and throat specialists to handle surgeries, she said, and the waiting list included hundreds of patients.
The family waited for two years until Danielle Jones' simple tonsil and adenoid inflammation worsened and she could no longer breathe through her nose, her mother said.
"Playing the clarinet was the biggest joy that she had, but she couldn't play anymore," Pamela Jones said.
To prove she has recovered, Danielle Jones played a short clarinet solo at a Capitol press conference Tuesday.
Missions only put a Band-Aid on a larger problem -- doctors leave because they aren't paid enough to treat Medi-Cal patients, said Dr. Anny Murphy, a physician with the Shasta Community Health Center.
"But I have real patients who can't wait for that problem to be solved." Murphy said. "So I'm willing to do whatever it takes to take care of that child right now in the office and this is one way to do it."
The bill would require the state Department of Health Services to solicit specialists for a registry of physicians willing to gotravel on the missions.
DHS would also raise private money for the program. Doctors would be paid by Medi-Cal, if the patient was enrolled in the program. Private money would pay for uninsured patients, but physicians would also donate their time, Runner said.
The California Medical Association, which represents physicians, supports the bill, which CMA President Frank Staggers called "only one of the solutions" needed to improve access to medical care.
CMA also wants a 20 percent increase in Medi-Cal reimbursement rates, financial help for hospitals that have lost money on emergency room services and incentives to recruit more doctors to the state.


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Mechanical advantage
Muscles and bones act together to form levers. A lever is a rigid rod (usually a length of bone) that turns about a pivot (usually a joint). Levers can be used so that a small force can move a much bigger force. This is called mechanical advantage.
There are four parts to a lever – lever arm, pivot, effort and load. In our bodies:
bones act as lever arms
joints act as pivots
muscles provide the effort forces to move loads
loads are the body parts that are being moved
Levers can also be used to magnify movement, for example, when kicking a ball, small contractions of leg muscles produce a much larger movement at the end of the leg.
Types of Levers
Class 1 lever – nod your head
The pivot is the place where your skull meets the top of your spine. Your skull is the lever arm and the neck muscles at the back of the skull provide the force (effort) to lift your head up against the weight of the head (load). When the neck muscles relax, your head nods forward.
Class 2 lever – stand on tip toes
The pivot is at your toe joints and your foot acts as a lever arm. Your calf muscles and Achilles tendon provide the effort when the calf muscle contracts. The load is your body weight and is lifted by the effort.
The load is between the pivot and the effort (like a wheelbarrow). The effort force needed is less than the load force, so there is a mechanical advantage. This muscular movement at the back of your legs allows you to move your whole body a small distance.
Class 3 lever – bend your arm
Bent arm
The pivot is at the elbow and the forearm acts as the lever arm. The biceps muscle provides the effort (force) and bends the forearm against the weight of the forearm and any weight that the hand might be holding.
The load is further away from the pivot than the effort. There is no mechanical advantage because the effort is greater than the load. However this disadvantage is compensated with a larger movement – a small contraction of the biceps produces a large movement of the forearm. This type of lever system also gives us the advantage of a much greater speed of movement.
What is torque?
In the examples above, the effort and load forces have acted in opposite rotation directions to each other. If a load tries to turn the lever clockwise, the effort tries to turn the lever anticlockwise. Forces acting on a lever also have different effects depending how far they are away from the pivot. For example when pushing a door open it is easier to make the door move if you push at the door handle rather than near to the hinge (pivot). Pushing on the door produces a turning effect, which causes rotation.
This turning effect is called torque (or leverage).
You can increase the amount of torque by increasing the size of the force or increasing the distance that the force acts from the pivot. That's why the door handle is far away from the hinge.
Forces from our muscles produce torques about our joints in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions. If the torques are equal and opposite, the lever will not rotate. If they are unequal, the lever will rotate in the direction of the greater torque.
In this diagram, the load and weight of the lower leg produce a clockwise torque about the knee. The lower leg will rotate in a clockwise direction.
If the hamstring muscle at the back of the upper leg contracts with a strong force, it produces an anticlockwise torque that holds the leg up.
Lifting heavy weights
In this diagram, lifting the weight like the person on the left produces a greater torque about the lower spine (pivot) – the lifting force is at a greater perpendicular distance to the pivot. The back muscles must exert a huge force to provide a torque that balances the torque from the weight being lifted.
It is important to lift a heavy weight close to your body to reduce the torque produced around your lower spine
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1. As you left a barbell, your arm is acting as what type of lever?
a. class 1 b. class 2 c. class 3
2. As you stand on your tip toes your foot is acting as what type of lever?
a. class 1 b. class 2 c. class 3
3. What is the LOAD of the lever as you stand on your tiptoes?
a. your ankle b. calf muscles c. your whole body
4. What part of your body acts at the pivot points to levers?
a. joints b. muscles c. weights
5. Another name for a pivot point is the:
a. output b. torque c. fulcrum
6. If you place the doorknob on the same side of the door as the hinge, you will ____ the torque.
a. increase b. decrease c. not change
7. Why is it better to lift objects using your legs instead of your back?
a. torque forces may injure back muscles
b. the leg is a stronger lever
c. the back does not have as much torque as the ankle
8. What is the overall theme of this article?
a. to describe how body parts act as levers
b. to advise people on how to lift objects
c. to persuade readers to exercise
9. When a force tries to push one end of a lever clockwise, a balancing force on the opposite side (to the fulcrum) must push:
a. clockwise also b. counterclockwise
10. The hamstring muscles are used to perform watch action?
a. raising the upper leg b. bending over c. bending the knee


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. {AP} Despite everything going wrong for the last month, the Minnesota Twins are still going into Cleveland just 11/2 games behind the Indians.
The Twins lost again Monday, as Nick Bierbrodt pitched seven scoreless innings to complete Tampa Bay's four-game sweep over Minnesota with a 5-1 victory.
Minnesota, which has lost 21 of 28, now go to Cleveland to open a three-game series Tuesday night with the AL Central leaders.
"Going into Cleveland, we're going to definitely have to bring our 'A' game, so we need some things to break loose for us," Minnesota manager Tom Kelly said.
"If we don't bring our 'A' game with us, we don't have a chance. We have to bring our 'A' game no matter who we're playing. It doesn't matter if we're playing the Indians, Red Sox, Blue Sox, Yellow Sox or the team down the street playing in the Little League field."
Bierbrodt (1-2) allowed just two hits. The left-hander, who struck out seven and walked three, retired his last 10 batters.
"I just kept the ball down, and they hit the ball right at our guys," Bierbrodt said.
The Twins finished with three hits all doubles.
"They threw some quality pitching on us," Minnesota DH David Ortiz said. "That's the reason why we got beat up."
Ben Grieve hit a solo homer for Tampa Bay, which has a season-high four-game winning streak. Tampa Bay, with the major's worst-record of 42-77, have won 12 of 22 since July 21.
"We have hustled, we've executed and we've played with a lot of enthusiasm," Tampa Bay manager Hal McRae said. "I thought we played good baseball over a stretch of six to eight weeks, but we were always shooting ourselves in the foot. This time we didn't do it."
The Twins threatened in each of the first four innings, but went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Minnesota failed to convert any of nine opportunities with runners in scoring position in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Devil Rays.
"The Devil Rays outplayed us four days in a row," Kelly said. "They deserved to win all the games."
Minnesota went 1-for-31 with runners in scoring position during the four-game set.
In contrast, four Tampa Bay runs came on two-out hits Monday.
Toby Hall put the Devil Rays ahead 1-0 with a two-out RBI single in the third.
With two outs in the fifth, Tampa Bay scored twice to take a 3-0 lead. Grieve hit a solo shot to center and, after Hall singled, Randy Winn has an RBI triple
Jason Tyner had an RBI grounder in the sixth and Aubrey Huff had a two-out, run-scoring single in the seventh to make it 5-0.
Denny Hocking's ground ball in the ninth drove in the Twins' only run.
Twins starter Kyle Lohse (3-5) is winless in his last six starts, losing five times. He gave up four runs and nine hits in 51/3 innings.
"We're hitting a little tough streak right now, but the guys are still confident we'll get through it," Lohse said. "There's a lot of baseball left to play."
Lohse helped himself out of a first inning jam by catching a liner by Winn with the bases-loaded and turning it into an inning-ending double play.
The Twins had just nine runs in the series, and have scored three times or less in 20 of 31 games.
"We're in a funk," Kelly said. "When you get beat up four in a row, it's tough to have fun."
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Endangered Species Act protection for polar bears will remain in place following a U.S. Supreme Court decision late last week to reject an attempt by the fossil fuel industry to overturn the 2010 listing.
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text: Broncos confirm Garbutt signature Wed 16 Jul, 2014, 5:40pm Broncos Media, NRL.com Tweet Email Print The Brisbane Broncos have continued their extensive recruitment campaign with the signature of promising Storm prop Mitch Garbutt. Credit: Brett Crockford. Copyright: NRL Photos The Brisbane Broncos have added more depth to their squad for 2015 with the signing of exciting front-rower Mitch Garbutt for the next two years.At 115 kilograms and 190 centimetres, Garbutt will also add plenty of size when he joins the club at the end of the 2014 NRL season.Garbutt will be a Bronco until at least the end of the 2016 season after agreeing to a two-year deal to leave the Melbourne Storm.At 25 years of age– the age when front-rowers are generally starting to find their best form – Garbutt is a long-term prospect for the Broncos. He is a valuable acquisition, said coach Anthony Griffin."Mitch will add some depth and some size to our squad next season," said Griffin."He is coming to the right age as a front-rower and has the best football of his career in front of him."I'm sure he will fit in well at the Broncos and his addition will complement the other talent we have in our group of forwards."Garbutt has played nine NRL matches with the Storm and was respectful to his current club when announcing his intention to join Brisbane.He has been performing solidly in the Intrust Super Cup for Storm feeder club Easts Tigers, but has now set his sight on breaking into the Broncos' top 17 permanently next year. "The Broncos are a really professional club and I'll do the hard work necessary to get into the side," Garbutt said."There are some great players at the club so I can learn a lot there."A junior from the Newcastle Wests club, Garbutt made his NRL debut for the Storm in Round 14 last season.That match came against the Knights, ironically the team that represent the region he was recruited from. Tweet Email Print Send to a friend: Your Name: Your Email: Friend's Name: Friend's Email: Close Submit loading image needs to go here


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Cason Fulcher
Looking for information on Cason Fulcher.
Cason FULCHER born abt 1754
wife: unknown
1. Daughter:Mary FULCHER born 1779 in South Carolina died Feb 1844 Tippah Co., Mississippi, married Michael BOX (1780-1844)
2. Son:Frank FULCHER (?Francis) born South Carolina
(NOTE: There may be a connection to the Hellums family.)
1. 1790 U.S. Census.
"1790 United States Federal Census
Name: Cason Fulcher
Greenville, South Carolina
pg 107
Cason Fulcher
1 male 16 yrs & over, 3 males under 16 yrs
1 free white female."
2. Periodical.
The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research
SCMAR, Volume VI
Number 4, Fall, 1978
Pendleton County Court Minutes (Continued from Vol. 6, p.150)
SCMAR, Vol. VI, Fall 1978, No. 4, p.220
30. Cason Fulcher.
3. Tax List.
1806 Tax List for Early East Tennessee"
Carson Fulsher:228 acres
John Hellums: 237 acres, 2 slaves
Compiler: Pollyanna Creekmore, Early East Tennessee Taxpayers, McClung Collection, Lawson McGhee Library, Knoxville, Tennessee, pg 69.
4. Book.
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Name: Cason FULCHER;Birth Date: 175?
Birthplace: South Carolina
Volume: 59;Page Number: 217
Reference: Heads of Fams. at the first U.S. census. 1790SC. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (150p.): 69.
5. International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah84150, USA, www.familysearch.org.
FHL Films:#1149523, pg 429, pg 463; #170542, pg 570-71
Cason Fulcher Proxy Baptism performed in 1876 by grandson, Thomas Box.
Implied relationships in IGI records:
CASON FULCHER: Grandfather to Thomas Box
MARY FULCHER BOX: Mother to Thomas Box
FRANK FULCHER: Uncle to Thomas Box (Thomas's son, Thomas Michael Box, stated that Frank Fulcher was his uncle --should have been a great-uncle to son Thomas Michael Box)
KEZIA FULCHER is also mentioned but no relationship is given (FHL#170847, 10 Sep 1878)
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"The Augusta Chronicle" invites readers to share their memories of favorite cars they have owned: muscle cars, first cars, maybe even worst cars.
Back in the late 1960s and early '70s, I owned three cars equipped for performance. First was a '63 Ford Galaxie 500XL 2-door fastback with a 390-cubic-inch V-8 and four-speed manual transmission. It was with this car that I received my first speeding ticket, courtesy of the Chicago Police Department.
Next was a '65 Corvair Corsa convertible with a 180-horsepower, turbocharged flat six and four-speed manual transmission. This was more of a sports car than a muscle car, although when that turbocharger kicked in, it was a real rush.
After that, I owned a '67 Firebird 400 convertible with automatic transmission. This was by far the fastest car I had owned. The 400-cubic-inch Pontiac V-8 in the relatively lightweight Firebird made for some wickedly fast driving, and even a couple of speeding tickets. Imagine that!
I own an '02 Trans Am which would absolutely run circles around any of my previous muscle machines.
Bill Harding, Evans
My first muscle car was a 1962 Chevy Impala Super Sport I had in high school in 1967. It had a factory 409 with 409 horsepower, two four-barrel carburetors, four-speed transmission and a 4:11 Positraction rear end. It was painted Honduras maroon from the factory with a saddle-tan interior and Cragar S/S mags. Just beautiful!
In the short time I owned this beast, I managed to destroy about four or five rear-end ring gears and pinions. A high-rpm power shift from first to second gear would do it quite easily. I'm sure the larger nonstock rear tires (they were known as cheater slicks back then) contributed highly to that.
The parts guy at the Chevy dealership started keeping replacement parts under the counter and would pull them out anytime I walked in. I sold it before graduation that year, deeply regretting that moment ever since.
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The first session of the historic trial against the ousted president of Egypt on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters began on Wednesday morning in Cairo. The ailing, 83-year-old Hosni Mubarak was laid on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars.
The scene, shown live on Egypt's state TV, was the first images of the deposed leader since Feb. 10, the day before his fall when he gave a defiant speech refusing to resign.
Inside the cage, Mubarak craned his head up to see the proceedings, a sheet drawn up to his chest. His two sons – Gamal and Alaa, who are on trial with him – stood next to his bed, leaning over to talk with him. The elder Mr. Mubarak and his nine co-defendants, also including his former interior minister, all wore white prison uniforms.
The courtroom is divided. Relatives of the defendants sat in rows of seats near the cage. A fence running through the middle of the chamber divided them from the rest of the audience of around 300 people, including a few relatives of protesters killed in the uprising.


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Laughter: It's The Best Medicine in Rogen and Reiser's '50/50′ [VIDEO]
In a back booth at Canter's, Seth Rogen is digging into his matzah ball soup with gusto as his close friend, screenwriter Will Reiser, sips a glass of club soda. In person, Rogen — who has emerged as one of the leading comic actors, writers and producers of his generation — offers up the same rumbling laugh (think a Jewish Santa Claus) and humorous banter as the stoner-slacker characters he plays in such films as "Knocked Up" and "Pineapple Express."
Reiser, part of Rogen's "Jew Tang Clan" entertainment posse since the two met on "Da Ali G Show" eight years ago, is quieter and thoughtful, even as he and Rogen seamlessly finish one another's sentences on this late afternoon.
The same dynamic appears in the best friends who make up the heart of their new movie, "50/50," which is loosely based on how Reiser's life and relationships — including his friendship with Rogen — evolved after he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor of the spine in 2005.
In "50/50," which is by turns poignant and hilarious, Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a 20-something writer for public radio who has an artist girlfriend (Bryce Dallas Howard) and a pothead-jokester best friend, Kyle (Rogen). But early on, it's clear all isn't well with Adam, when he fatigues while jogging and complains of worsening back pain. When Adam finally visits a doctor, the news is shocking: A tumor is snaking alongside his spine, with the almost unpronounceable name of neurofibrosarcoma, or malignant schwannoma. And his MRI — actually based on Reiser's own MRI — indicates he has only a 50 percent chance of survival. A life-threatening surgery is his only option.
Adam is by nature emotionally repressed and stoic, and as he struggles to come to terms with his cancer, his friends and relatives respond in disparate ways: His girlfriend is unable to deal with the illness and cannot even bring herself to drive Adam to his chemotherapy sessions. Kyle, after an initial freakout, wants to use Adam's sympathy card to score chicks. Friends say exactly the wrong things, and Adam's mother (Anjelica Huston) is supportive but smothering.
As Adam's health deteriorates, help arrives in the form of a novice oncology psychotherapist (Anna Kendrick) assigned to him by the hospital. "She is young and unable to face what she is dealing with — just like Adam — which creates a strong connection between them," said the film's director, Jonathan Levine (whose credits include "The Wackness").
There is levity amid the drama, much of it akin to the raunch-fests-with-heart for which Rogen, and his comedy mentor, Judd Apatow, are known. In the scene where Adam shaves his hair before it can fall out due to chemotherapy, Kyle reveals that his razor has been used on hairs other than from his head. "It's inevitable, it's just where my head goes," Rogen said of the joke.
Online, some individuals have critiqued Rogen for even attempting to make a comedy about cancer, stating that their experience with dying loved ones was anything but funny — some even went so far as to write, "F—- you, Seth Rogen."
"I'm used to people hating all my s—- before they watch it," Rogen said. "But I think we did the movie honestly and respectfully and based it on our own experiences."
Levine, who has helped care for relatives braving cancer, agreed: "It's not just because I'm Jewish and I own a bong that I relate to this," he told the producers while lobbying to direct the movie.
"What this film does with character and pushing the boundaries of comedy is incredibly resonant and important. The salient theme is: What does it mean to be young and facing this disease? What does it mean to be facing the end of your life before you've really lived it?"
Rogen, 29, and Reiser, 31, met when they were the two youngest staff members on the American version of Sacha Baron Cohen's "Da Ali G Show." "I remember feeling threatened that there was another young dude working on the show," said Rogen, who was recently named by Forbes as "the hardest-working man in Hollywood."
At the time, Rogen shared an office with his current writing and producing partner, Evan Goldberg ("Superbad"), a friend since being in the same bar mitzvah class at their Reform synagogue in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Reiser, who had his bar mitzvah at a Jewish community center in White Plains, N.Y., remembers being envious of Rogen and Goldberg, who were staff writers while he was an associate producer. "Our office was divided by just a window, so we could see each other all day long," Reiser said. "In their office, they'd be joking, imitating Sacha's accents, shouting in Kazakhi [a reference to Baron Cohen's character of "Borat"] and running back and forth, and I would be on the phone, really stressed out, on the verge of having a nervous breakdown, trying to book guests."
Rogen and Reiser quickly bonded, however, in part because of their similar ages; they were the only staff members who smoked (both have since quit). Since they couldn't light up in the show's skyscraper offices, they'd have to trek down to the parking garage, which provided a nice break from the office intensity. "You needed a reason to leave, and the only reason to leave was to smoke, so we would go smoke cigarettes all the time," Rogen said.
Reiser, who at 24 was already a workaholic and always the first person in the office at 7:30 a.m., initially dismissed his early cancer symptoms as stress-related. "I had no energy and my knee kept swelling up with fluid," he recalled. "[Eventually], I could not stay awake, and I was having these horrible night sweats, where I would wake up and my shirt would be drenched, like I had just gone swimming."
"Your skin just got bad," Rogen said of the "Ali G" days. "It was like 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' when those people were melting. … Will began looking worse and worse, but of course we had no idea how sick he was; we just thought he was working too hard. We'd always joke, 'The hours are killing him.' Sacha would say, 'Should we tell him to go home?' "
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"50/50" will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 12 before opening in theaters on Sept. 30.


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When Canadian stage director Stafford Arima was first approached with the concept of "Altar Boyz," a musical spoof about a Christian boy band, he faced a delicate balancing act.
"I didn't want it to be poking fun at boy bands and I didn't want it to be a religious satire. You don't want to offend but you need to keep it funny. And in the end, it's a laugh-fest," said Arima, who staged the musical's 2005 smash off-Broadway production and directed the national tour, which arrives Tuesday at the San Diego Civic Theatre.
Arima -- who was in San Diego in January directing the musical "Ace" at the Old Globe -- said it was critical in the show's early development stages that its characters have depth and its story be more than a simple parody.
"I didn't want it to be a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch," Arima said. "It had to be more than a one-joke story. It was important to me that it have a strong heart. I wanted it to have a universality about it and I wanted it to be about love and brotherhood. It was also real important to me that it be smart, and I think we've achieved that."
"Altar Boyz," a nonstop singing-dancing show that clocks in at 90 minutes, is the story of five 'N Sync-style boy-banders who team up in a Christian pop vocal harmony group. Matthew, Mark, Luke and Juan (oh, and don't forget Abraham, the Jewish member), perform five-part harmony and highly choreographed dance moves to lyrics such as "Girl, you make me wanna wait," "Church rulez" and "Jesus called me on my cellphone."
The musical -- which won the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award asbest off-Broadway musical -- has inspired a cultlike followingamong its fans, who call themselves "Altarholics" (and post theirshow experiences on www.altarholics.com). Celebrity Alterholicsinclude Ana Gasteyer, Liza Minelli, Kevin Bacon, Cynthia Nixon andJeff Timmons (from the now-defunct boy band 98 Degrees).
Arima said the show (book by minister's son Kevin Del Aguila, score and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker) spent more than two years in the workshop and development stages to "get the tone just right." "It had to be absolutely right on the page before we could take it before an audience, and then out of the workshops we came up with something I'm very proud of."
Arima said "Altar Boyz" is a sweet-spirited, high-energy show that has an all-ages, all-nations appeal.
"Boy bands have been around ever since the Beatles and the Beach Boys. This is just the new boy band, and another incarnation of boy bands will come along in the future," he said. "If you can cross the age borders, geographic lines, language and religion, then you've got something."
Arima said an even bigger challenge than getting the musical in stage-worthy shape was finding actors who could do the show justice. The performers needed to be quadruple-threats, capable of singing, dancing, acting and doing comedy.
"It's the most difficult show I've ever cast," Arima said, adding that the touring company is younger than the quintet in the current New York company. "These guys have an exuberant energy that is so captivating."
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