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Biofiltration of WWTP sludge composting emission at contact times of 2 to 8 seconds Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Gabriel Buguña, David; Gamisans Noguera, Javier (2013)
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Open AccessThe performance of a biotrickling filter for the abatement of composting emissions was evaluated at short contact times of 2 to 8 seconds. The effect of EBRT, pH control and water renovation rate were evaluated. The ...
Characterization of microbial activity within biofilms grown on trickling filters by microsensors measurements Guimerà Villalba, Xavier; Mora, M.; López, L.R.; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Lafuente, Javier; Gabriel Buguña, David (2017)
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Coupling respirometry and titrimetry for the characterization of the biological activity of a SO-NR consortium Mora, Mabel; Lopez, Luis R.; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Gabriel Buguña, David (2014-09-01)
Restricted access - publisher's policyDetermining growth rates and kinetic mechanisms of microbial consortia often needs of combining several tests and techniques. The present work demonstrates that combining titrimetric and respirometric data obtained in a ...
Examining thiosulfate-driven autotrophic denitrification through respirometry Mora, Mabel; Guisasola, Albert; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Gabriel Buguña, David (2014-10-01)
Restricted access - publisher's policyAnoxic respirometry was applied to characterize a sulfide-oxidizing nitrate-reducing (SO-NR) culture obtained from an anoxic biogas desulfurizing biotrickling filter treating high loads of H2S. Immobilized biomass extracted ...
Interaction between sorption and biodegradation in a biofilter packed with activated carbon Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Lafuente Sancho, Francisco Javier; Gabriel Buguña, David; Gamisans Noguera, Javier (2012)
Open AccessThe main objective of this study is to evaluate qualitatively and quantitatively the effect of starvation periods in the biodegradation capacity of microorganisms when the support media is a material with high sorption ...
Kinetic and stoichiometric characterization of anoxic sulfide oxidation by SO-NR mixed cultures from anoxic biotrickling filters Mora Garrido, Mabel; Fernandez, Maikel; Gómez, José Manuel; Cantero, Domingo; Lafuente, Javier; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Gabriel Buguña, David (2015-01-01)
Open AccessMonitoring the biological activity in biotrickling filters is difficult since it implies estimating biomass concentration and its growth yield, which can hardly be measured in immobilized biomass systems. In this study, ...
Modeling an aerobic biotrickling filter for biogas desulfurization through a multi-step oxidation mechanism Lopez, L. R.; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Mora, M.; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Lafuente, J.; Gabriel Buguña, David (2016-06-15)
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Modeling of a bacterial and fungal biofilter applied to toluene abatement: Kinetic parameters estimation and model validation Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Baquerizo, G; Maestre, J P; Gamisans Noguera, Javier; Gabriel Buguña, David; Lafuente, J (2008-07)
Restricted access - publisher's policyBiofiltration has been established as a promising alternative to conventional air pollution control technologies. However, gas biofilters modeling has been less developed than experimental research due to the complexity ...
Optimization of oxygen transfer through membrane diffusers for biological sweetening of biogas Rodriguez, Ginesta; Dorado Castaño, Antonio David; Bonsfills Pedrós, Anna; Gabriel Buguña, David; Gamisans Noguera, Javier (2013)
Open AccessBiological techniques for the removal of gaseous pollutants such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) have proved to be effective, environmentally friendly, and economically viable. However, when high concentrations of H2S are ...


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I'm am very pleased with Being Human.
I believe that the US have lost sight of what's really important in film/TV, particularly depth of character. All I see in American film and TV these days are a bunch of clichd characters who speak in one-liners and catch-phrases.
Not the case with British film and TV - apart from Guy Ritchie films, tic.
Like "Dog Soldiers", Being Human relies on old technology to make their Werewolf work. So what, the wolf looks fake. You can look beyond it as the rest of the show is excellent.
Being Human has stayed true to the crux of Horror, which is the Supernatural element. Nowadays too often we see "genetically mutated" monsters, which takes the fear factor out of it all. If it bleeds, we can kill it (and easier than we thought).
Being Human is beautifully written, superbly cast and has its own feel; one you can immerse yourself in. It's simple viewing without being too predictable or too tame.
I'm pretty sure I would be happy to watch further installments of this show for the next 5 years and not be bored with it, provided the writing remains as refreshing as it is at the moment.
For me, Being Human is about the relationships between the characters and the anticipation of something "big" happening in each episode.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A New York City co-op board is suing one of the building's tenants, alleging the smell of marijuana coming from his apartment is overwhelming, lawyers said.
The board of The Fontaine, an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side, is suing Richard Kempter, 73, the occupant of apartment 8B for the last 12 years. Neighbors said the stench of pot coming from his place has permeated their own homes and has become intolerable, The New York Post said Thursday.
The neighbors suspect it isn't Kempter who's been smoking pot, but some of his house guests who use the apartment while Kempter, a psychology professor, is away.
Kempter responded, charging residents are targeting him because his guests were black and all of the building's residents are white. He said he hasn't invited the offending guests back after initially hearing the complaints.
A lawyer for the co-op board declined comment on the pending litigation, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.


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WASHINGTON -- Two defense contractors at the center of former representative Randy ''Duke" Cunningham's bribery case also spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to curry favor with other influential lawmakers, records indicate.
One contractor, Brent Wilkes, provided private jet flights to lawmakers, including Representatives Tom DeLay, Republican of Texas, and Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican who is serving as majority leader while DeLay fights money-laundering charges in Texas.
Wilkes also raised at least $100,000 for President Bush's 2004 reelection bid and donated more than $70,000 to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who appointed him to two state boards.
There is no indication that the donations were improper. Prosecutors have not suggested that the investigation that snared Cunningham -- a California Republican who resigned last week after pleading guilty to taking $2.4 million in bribes -- involves other lawmakers.
Wilkes and defense contractor Mitchell Wade, along with their families and companies, donated generously to dozens of political campaigns -- mostly Republican -- beginning in the 1990s. Among the top beneficiaries, according to an Associated Press analysis of records from PoliticalMoneyLine, which tracks campaign spending, were:
DeLay, who received $70,000 from Wilkes and his associates.
House Armed Services Committee chairman Duncan Hunter, a California Republican who received $46,000 from Wilkes, Wade, and their associates.
House Appropriations Committee chairman Jerry Lewis, a California Republican who received about $50,000 from Wilkes, Wade, and their associates.
Representative John Doolittle, a California Republican who is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, who received about $46,000 from Wilkes and his associates.
The contractors' political activity came as they landed valuable government contracts, drawing the attention of campaign finance watchdog groups.
''There's no question that both Wilkes and Wade were expert at greasing the wheels of the legislative machine," said Keith Ashdown, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense. ''They knew who and when to give money to, and it really gave them free rein over taxpayer-funded defense contractors."
The list of lawmakers who took money also includes Representative Katherine Harris, Republican of Florida; Representative Virgil Goode, Republican of Virginia; Representative Alan Mollohan of West Virginia, the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee; House Intelligence Committee chairman Pete Hoekstra, Republican of Michigan; and Senator Larry Craig, Republican of Idaho.
Hunter, Lewis, Harris, and Hoekstra have donated the money to charity, or plan to. Craig, Mollohan, DeLay, and Doolittle have said they will hang on to it. As of Thursday, Goode had not decided, an aide said.
''I just think it was the appropriate thing to do," said Hunter, who is giving the money to help injured Marines. He also released two letters Thursday that he sent Pentagon officials in 1997 and 2000 urging them to use their judgment on pursuing projects to convert paper documents to digital form -- the specialty of Wilkes's company ADCS Inc., which has its headquarters in Hunter's district in the San Diego area.
Published reports have said Cunningham and Hunter promoted such programs in the face of Pentagon opposition.
Neither Wilkes nor Wade is named in Cunningham's plea deal, in which he admits taking cash and gifts including antiques and a
The plea mentions four unnamed co-conspirators, who have not been charged. Details make clear that coconspirator .2 is Wade; Wilkes's lawyer, Michael Lipman, has confirmed that Wilkes is coconspirator .1.
Wade's lawyer declined to comment on Thursday, and a message left with Lipman was not immediately returned.


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More than 50 people, most of them veterans, met this morning to say that Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry is not as friendly to veterans issues as he portrays himself to be.
Kerry has recently defended himself against charges that he exaggerated his military record. But Las Vegan Ted Pew, a retired Navy officer, said he still has questions about Kerry's record largely because of what he's heard from fellow Navy veterans.
"I struggle with the veracity of the statements made by Kerry regarding his Vietnam duty," Pew said.
Crewmates of Kerry during his time in Vietnam have come to his support in a new commercial that will air in Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin, where a commercial by a group calling itself "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" aired.
But that wasn't all that the veterans supporting Bush cited this morning.
Kerry, in his 20 years in the Senate, has voted against defense and military budgets, said Paul Adams, chairman of the Nevada Veterans for Bush, which hopes to recruit more than 500 veteran volunteers statewide to work on the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign.
"Senator Kerry clearly does not understand the war on terror," Adams said.
In his time in office Bush has increased the defense budget from $269 billion to more than $401 billion and increased funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs by more than 40 percent, Adams said.
Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., said Bush has shown "great compassion" for veterans and realizes the enormity of the war on terror. Gibbons criticized Kerry's comments that the United States would reach out to other countries to be allies and fight a "sensitive" war on terror.


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G.I. Joe: A Real American Failure
September 10, 2009 - August NPD numbers show that EA's movie tie-in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra fizzled on store shelves last month. Despite being connected to a moderate hit film, the game version was panned by critics and ignored by gamers. According to NPD, no version of the game sold even 35,000 units in its debut month.
Head-to-Head - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
August 12, 2009 - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra – The Videogame hit stores Wednesday like a turd dropping into the toilet. These games suck. Whether you are looking to purchase G.I. Joe on PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii or Xbox 360, you are better off buying a third kidney. Hey, you never know when you might need a new kidney. You certainly won't need this game. That's right, a bonus kidney is better than G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Put that on the back of a box. If you must buy a G.I. Joe version, pick up the one that came out for DS (and isn't part of this head-to-head). The content, controls and quality are different (AKA better).
EA Calls All G.I. JOE Fans to Report for Duty
August 4, 2009 - REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today released the G.I. JOE(TM) The Rise of Cobra video game for all major video game platforms as well as mobile devices unleashing an elite team of G.I. JOE characters to fight the evil forces of the COBRA organization. Releasing alongside its film counterpart, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Hasbro, the video game presents an all-new storyline that weaves in key elements from the film and, for long-time G.I. JOE enthusiasts, adds a layer of nostalgia inspired by the animated cartoon series, comic books and action figure toy line delivering the ultimate adrenaline-pumping, action-packed G.I. JOE experience. The accessible third person action-arcade shooter allows G.I. JOE fans to step into the boots of 16 playable characters as they battle through 20 levels of intense gameplay armed with high-tech gadgetry, weapons and vehicles.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Game Review
August 4, 2009 - I grew up in the '80s and owned more than a hundred G.I. Joes. I was obsessed for the better part of my childhood with the action figures. Needless to say, I watched the show as if it held the secrets to the universe. So when G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra feature film was announced, naturally I vomited on myself. Nothing good can come from dredging up '80s nostalgia. What's next, bringing back Molly Ringwald's awkward dance moves from The Breakfast Club? What was worse, I knew that a summer feature meant new toys (that were lesser versions of my '80s collection), some form of fast food joint tie-in, and a new videogame. Cartoon-to-movie translations don't have a great track record for quality, but attempts at cartoon-to-movie-to-game translations fare even worse.
G.I. Joe Fans Take Sides with Premium PS3 Themes
July 31, 2009 - Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 fans will have to declare more than just their console allegiance today as EA and the G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra video game gives them yet another reason to pick sides: premium G.I. JOE and COBRA themes are now available for download on Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network!
G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra Game Website Launches
July 29, 2009 - Today G.I. JOE fans worldwide can head to the recently launched G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra The Game community web site to declare their allegiance in the epic battle of G.I. JOE and COBRA and set up a "base of operations" to get all the latest news and information on the upcoming video game. Users can share battle strategies and talk about the game on the EA forums, visit the official G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra movie site, sign up for the G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra newsletter to get classified intelligence in real time, get their own G.I. JOE or COBRA badge to show their allegiance on Facebook and MySpace, and battle ninjas and defend their base from COBRA in G.I. JOE mini-games (coming soon). Fans will also be able to declare their allegiance to G.I. JOE or COBRA by using the site's faction switcher to customize their G.I. JOE experience while browsing.
G.I. JOE Mission Briefing Planned for Comic-Con Attendees
July 21, 2009 - G.I. JOE fans attending San Diego Comic-Con will get a chance to gain clearance to a covert "briefing" this week as Paramount, Hasbro and EA teams working on the movie, toy, and video game line present a special G.I. JOE panel for Comic-Con attendees. The session will take place on Thursday, July 23rd, from 11:30AM-12:30PM at the San Diego Convention Center's Room 7AB. Aaron Archer (Hasbro Design), Jeff Labovitz (Hasbro Marketing) Michelino Paolino (Hasbro Design) and Jason Enos (EA Marketing) will be on hand to discuss the 50-year G.I. JOE legacy and give fans a sneak peak at what's ahead for everyone's favorite American hero, including the upcoming release of the G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra movie, the new toy line hitting shelves, the new video game and much more. The panel will also include Q&A time, as well as some special guests G.I. JOE fans won't want to miss!
EA Storms Comic-Con
July 17, 2009 - Action and fantasy explode at EA's Comic-Con booth! Today, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS) revealed the titles that it will showcase at San Diego Comic-Con International from July 23 – 26, 2009. EA's booth can be found in stall #5213 in the San Diego Convention Center and will feature over a dozen open, playable kiosks of blockbuster holiday games Brütal Legend, Dante's Inferno, Dead Space Extraction, G.I. JOE The Rise of the Cobra, The Saboteur and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. At the booth, consumers will also find a signing station for the comic artists behind Army of Two: The 40th Day, Dead Space Extraction and Dante's Inferno, as well as a retail corner with unique EA merchandise for sale (http://www.easpecials.com/).
EA Keeps It Classic With G.I. JOE Preorder Bonus
July 17, 2009 - Gamers who pre-order G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra at participating retailers in North America will receive a special code to unlock select playable characters in their classic uniform from the original 1980's G.I. JOE cartoon/toy series.
G.I. Joe Updated Impressions
July 16, 2009 - As a kid, I had two loves: Transformers and G.I. Joe. Michael Bay has managed to destroy one part of my childhood, leaving only my precious Joes to give any meaning to my formative years. It's yet to be seen if the upcoming G.I. Joe movie and game pay proper homage to my water-colored memories or if they destroy the last bits of my innocence. Judging by the movie trailers, the film looks like a wrecking ball set to swing. But EA's game, while holding true to much of the movie, does manage to fit in some elements fans will admire.
'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' Advances on 7-Eleven Stores
July 1, 2009 - Retailer takes aim at G.I. Joe Fans with Liquid Artillery Slurpee, 'Go Joe' energy cappuccino.
Get a Piece of the Action With G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Unlockable Features
June 26, 2009 - Dedicated G.I. JOE fans to be rewarded with classic unlockables.
E3 2009: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Hands-on
June 2, 2009 - If you've been dreaming about Scarlet moving around in your shorts, you're in luck -- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is coming to the Nintendo DS.
Hasbro Readies for Big Wave of Video Game Releases
June 1, 2009 - Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) today announced that more than a dozen of its globally popular toy and game properties will land on various video game platforms in the second half of this year through licensing alliances with video game leaders Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) (EA), Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI), and Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU). The new wave of video games builds on the momentum achieved by EA in the past 18 months with its release of nearly 40 Hasbro-inspired titles across 16 brands and 13 platforms, several of which have held top sales rankings by platform. Additionally, through an extended licensing agreement with Performance Design Products (PDP), a new line of Hasbro-branded video game accessories will land at retail in 2009.
Hasbro Readies Big Wave of Videogame Releases
June 1, 2009 - New line of Hasbro-licensed videogame accessories also set to hit retail shelves.
EA Spotlights Blockbuster Titles at E3
May 27, 2009 - REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 27, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed the games it will present at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) June 2 - 4. The year's lineup features blockbuster franchises, new intellectual property as well as ten titles for the Wii.
GDC 09: G.I. Joe Preview
March 24, 2009 - It's fair to say that I am a massive G.I. Joe geek. As a kid, I owned more than a hundred G.I. Joe figures, including a create-your-own-Joe figure. So you know that when it comes to anything Joe-related, I'm going to be pretty friggin' tough on it. After all, I don't want anyone to crush my childhood love. Considering EA's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is licensed from a movie (which in turn is based on a series of action figures) and is aimed at a mass audience rather than hardcore Joe fans, things are definitely stacked against it. But I will say that after a lengthy demo, I wasn't dragged from the room kicking and screaming. Sure, it's probably not going to be getting Game of the Year nods (barring a miraculous change in the next few months of development), but the first G.I. Joe game in more than a decade has a chance of being good. And a chance is really all a Joe fanatic can ask.
Summer Games Vs Movies
February 19, 2009 - Now that software publisher Activision has announced its upcoming game adaptation of Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, almost every big summer blockbuster movie - with the notable exception of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot - has a tie-in game as part of its full-frontal multimedia assault.
G.I. Joe Preview
February 15, 2009 - The G.I. Joe movie is getting a lot of press now, but it's really only part of a wider effort at Hasbro to introduce Joe to a new audience. That effort includes loads of new toys and an ambitious new video game from EA. The game is being shown in private meetings at New York's Toy Faire this weekend so, after having just unpacked from the recent Comic Con show, we hopped right back on a plane to Manhattan to see the game. EA Casual Games' Matt Marsala, senior producer, and Jason Enos, senior product manager for Hasbro, were on hand to play through a few levels and talk about their overall plans for the game. They began by referencing our recent wishlist for the game, and explaining how much their concept of the game agreed with our expectations, particularly with regard to the action and overall style of the franchise.
EA Announces G.I. Joe Game
February 11, 2009 - EA has made the unsurprising announcement that it's to publish a game to coincide with one of the summer's biggest movies, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.


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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne promises there will be "clarity" in the upcoming budget for a plan to upgrade GO service in Waterloo Region.
"We're going to be bringing a transit investment plan in our budget as you know, we've talked about how we're going to build transit over the years to come," said Wynne. "We'll be bringing that plan forward in our budget and there will be more clarity then."
Wynne made the comments on The Morning Edition Wednesday, saying she has heard much from citizens in the region about the need for better train service.
"Many people, before they talk to me about LRT they talk about full-day, two-way GO service," said Wynne. "Increased connectivity between Kitchener-Waterloo, the region and the [Greater Toronto and Hamilton area], I would say that's a high priority for me."
Wynne added many constituents in Barrie have also voiced a similar desire for better GO service between their city and Toronto.
However, the premier was not able to give an exact timeline as to when commuters in the region could expect more trains.
"My hope is that we'll be able to move on it sooner than later," said Wynne.
When asked about the region's plans for light rail and the anti-LRT stance of some candidates running for municipal seats, Wynne said nothing has changed on the province's part.
"The municipalities will have to have that discussion about LRT. We've committed $300 million to support rapid transit in Waterloo Region and that commitment remains in place," said Wynne.
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Love is in the Air
A pleasant break from the drudgery of winter, Valentine's day has become a reason to change décor, purchase chocolate, celebrate love. But as a care companion of an individual with dementia, it can be a bittersweet time. Remembering Valentine's past; looking at how much has changed, and wondering just how loved your loved one really feels.
Some individuals living with dementia have behavioral and psychological symptoms as their brain changes. Your loved one may begin to have anxiety that results in wandering or expressing a need to go home. Research shows that there are a variety of anecdotes to the symptoms. In the case of the home seeker, success is rarely achieved by taking them home.
A caregiving daughter reports taking her father home for a visit in hopes that his anxiety would ease. It was actually worse, Dad didn't recognize anything and just got more agitated, asking for home. I love my Dad, I want the best for him. But home is not the answer to his anxiety.
What once gave your loved one comfort is no longer enough. Research shows that behavioral and psychological symptoms diminish when the individual with dementia has the following components:
- Living a full life with dementia
- Being meaningfully engaged and having purpose
- Having dignity, choice and respect
- Having a quality of life that includes care as well as the value and esteem others put on the recipient's ability and life
These four components are difficult to achieve in your home. Specialized design, dementia-trained staff, abundance of staff, and a high level of dementia-specific programming would be the features best able to deliver this precise prescription for behavioral and psychological symptoms.
Arden Courts' residents often tell their family and friends, "It's home. I love it." Individuals living with dementia have a full life with meaningful engagement, dignity, choice, respect. They feel valued and capable.
Your Valentine is different today. Let Arden Courts show you and your loved one how to celebrate the difference with the expertise that comes from longevity, design and focus.
Love, K., & Fernia, E., 2015. Helping individuals with dementia live more fully through person-centered practices, Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 41(11): 9-14.
By-line: Cate McCarty, PhD, ADC has been collaborating with Arden Courts in a variety of roles since the late 90's. Her background in nursing, activities and admissions has given her a passionate commitment to quality of life for the individual and family with dementia.


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Two weeks ago, my friends Chris and Shirley Herrera brought me a very special present from Hawaii. It wasn't the usual chocolate covered macadamia nuts or a pineapple; it was a little vial of air. Dr. John Barnes, station chief of the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island, had given them the air sample taken on May 8, 2012. Because of the level of carbon dioxide in the bottle, I wasn't surprised when I read of the astounding heat records in Seth Borenstein's article ("Spring fever: U.S. smashes heat records for season," June 7).
Stationed at a lofty 11,135 ft, the Mauna Loa Observatory has been documenting carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere since 1958, the longest continual monitoring of an atmospheric greenhouse gas. The first carbon dioxide level to be recorded there was 316 parts per million, or ppm. We know from study of ice core samples that throughout human history prior to the industrial revolution, the highest level was 280ppm. The carbon dioxide in the air sample I received was 397ppm.
People have been talking about reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases for over 20 years. Summits have been held, and governments (excluding the United States) have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Many individuals, businesses and local governments have reduced their carbon footprints. Yet, atmospheric carbon dioxide continues to climb. In fact, in 2011, the Mauna Loa Observatory documented the biggest yearly jump since recording began. And this spring was the warmest ever recorded in U.S. history, smashing the prior record by 2 degrees.
The effects of a warming climate are being seen in Utah, too. Here in the Wasatch, Utah climatologist Dr. Chris Gillies and his colleagues have shown that 9 percent of precipitation is falling as rain instead of snow, compared to 40 years ago.
Despite sound evidence to the contrary, many continue to hold to beliefs that the warming is part of a natural cycle. Unfortunately, one group that clings to this fantasy includes many Utah state and federal legislators. In fact, the Utah Legislature is on record as denying the existence of human-caused climate change with their 2010 Climate Change Joint Resolution, HJR012.
Fortunately, there are many reasons to move to an economy powered by clean energy even if one is not convinced that climate change is a serious threat. Changing to clean energy will stimulate growth of jobs in the green economy, reduce air and water pollution, diversify our energy sources, eliminate our reliance on foreign oil and increase our national security.30 comments on this story
We need legislators who are willing to address the data from the Mauna Loa Observatory, and as Jon Huntsman Jr. advocated, let science guide our discussion. The upcoming elections give us an opportunity to choose representatives who are willing to face the challenge of climate change. One such candidate is Bill Barron, who is running for U.S. Senate on a platform of carbon fee and dividend. Bill would like to see a revenue-neutral tax on carbon at the source, with the proceeds returned 100 percent to the American people. Other candidates might not be so forthcoming with their energy positions, so one can ask, "How do you propose to deal with the rising temperatures and rising carbon dioxide in our atmosphere?"
We can elect leaders who will take the bold actions necessary to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. I hope that one day I will receive another bottle of Mauna Loa air with a lower level of carbon dioxide.
David Folland is a retired pediatrician who volunteers for Citizens Climate Lobby.


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Ineffective pitching hurts Tribe
Ineffective pitching hurts Tribe in twin bill
CLEVELAND -- The wait certainly wasn't worth it for Aaron Laffey, or any of the other Indians for that matter. Following a rainout Monday, the Indians were forced to play a doubleheader Tuesday with uninspiring results. Laffey was hit hard in a rare off night and the Tribe's comeback attempt fell short in a 10-5 loss to the Rangers in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader Tuesday in front of 12,976. Laffey looked on as the Tribe also lost the first game, 11-9. The Rangers made a long day even longer for the Tribe by hitting everything thrown their way.
"They knocked the ball around all day today," manager Eric Wedge said. "I liked our fight today, but we kept letting it slip away once we crawled back into the game." Laffey had been the Indians' best pitcher and has been very good of late. He had given up three earned runs or less in each of his last six starts. But not much went right for him Tuesday, as the left-hander was hit hard early and often. "It was one of those days," Laffey said. "I threw some good balls that were hit hard and threw some bad balls that were really hit hard. A lot of those balls on many of my other starts are right at guys. But we were just a step away. "I'm going to have days like this, I've just been lucky that it's only been one or two so far." It didn't look like it was going to be a good night for Laffey from the beginning. Laffey wriggled his way out of trouble in the first when Andruw Jones lined hard into a double play. But that's just about the only hard hit ball that found a glove. With Nelson Cruz on first with one out, Laffey walked Taylor Teagarden and then gave up three straight singles as the Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead. They would score one more in the inning on an Elvis Andrus groundout to put the Indians in a 4-0 hole. "They were able to string all those hits together and just kept piling it on after that," Laffey said. The Rangers scored two more in the third when Cruz doubled and later scored on David Murphy's single. Teagarden then hit Murphy in with a double of his own to extend the Texas lead to 6-0. Laffey would give up one more run in the fourth before being pulled. In all, he gave up six earned runs on 12 hits with a walk and a strikeout in just 3 1/3 innings. "The last time we faced him, he pitched on the edge of the plate and we chased him," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "Tonight, we laid off those pitches and made him throw the ball over the plate." Laffey gave way to reliever Tomo Ohka, who had one of his better outings of the season, and the Indians were almost able to mount a comeback. Trailing, 7-0, in the fifth, Kelly Shoppach got his team on the scoreboard with a solo homer. Jamey Carroll led off the sixth with a single, and then Asdrubal Cabrera hit his sixth homer of the year to cut the Rangers' lead to 7-3. Chris Gimenez walked and Shoppach doubled with one out in the seventh. Gimenez was then able to score on an Eddie Guardado wild pitch. Michael Brantley, who has now had a hit in all eight of his Major League games, drove in Shoppach with a single to get the Indians within two. Ohka was then replaced by Jose Veras in the ninth after pitching 4 2/3 scoreless innings. "Tomo gave us a chance," Wedge said. "He was outstanding." But with two outs, Andy Marte made a crucial error, which later led to a three-run home run by Chris Davis that would put any thought of an Indians comeback to rest. It was the second time in the almost seven hours of play that the Tribe had rallied only to allow the Rangers to score three ninth-inning runs to put the game out of reach. "I don't think we played particularly well today," Wedge said. "But we had a lot of a fight and there was a lot of battling."
Matt O'Donnell is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Two fires near Kensington destroy home, granary
Two separate fires in the Kensington area - one late Friday night and the other early Saturday morning - destroyed a log home and a farm building.
The first fire took place shortly after 9 p.m. February 6 at the David and Lisa Hanson residence on County Road 25 near Kensington.
When authorities arrived on scene, they found the residence, a log home, fully engulfed in flames. No one was injured, but the home appears to be a total loss, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Three fire departments were called to the scene, including Hoffman, Evansville and Kensington.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The second fire occurred at about 4:30 a.m. February 7 at the Denise and Craig Quinn residence on County Road 15 NW near Kensington.
The homeowners' dogs reportedly starting barking, waking up Denise Quinn, who discovered the fire in a farm building on the property.
When authorities arrived on scene, the 120-year-old granary building was fully engulfed.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and is under investigation. Deputies on scene, however, noted that nothing looked suspicious, according to the sheriff's report.
The Brandon Fire Department was dispatched to the scene and requested mutual aid from the Evansville Fire Department.


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The teen talent on display in the 16th annual "Young Masters" exhibition stuns. You'll see 60 original pieces, selected from 732 submissions created by fine-arts students in Advanced Placement classes at 10 area schools, in the Dallas Museum of Art show, which runs through April 27. The works include two- and three-dimensional art, art-history essays and musical compositions.
More than 14,500 art and music students have earned over $22 million in scholarships since the founding of the O'Donnell Foundation's AP incentive programs, which support this exhibition. Awards were presented for first, second and third places and honorable mentions on Feb.25 at the DMA.
Check out our slide show at GuideLive.com to see all the "Young Masters 2014" artwork created by students at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Coppell High School, Creekview High School, Lovejoy High School, McKinney Boyd High School, Newman Smith High School, Plano East Senior High School, Plano Senior High School, Plano West Senior High School and Richardson High School.
Continues through April 27 in the Concourse Gallery at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas. Exhibit and museum admission are free. 214-922-1200. dma.org.
GRANT MORRIS, 18, 12th grade, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Artwork: Remorse
Medium: Graphite
Teacher: Eva Kutscheid
Inspiration: "My biggest struggle comes from inner conflicts and temptations. Therefore, I created a representative and symbolic piece that illustrates my life."
GRANT WOODRUFF, 16, 11th grade, Lovejoy High School
Artwork: Bedside Creep
Medium: Wood
Teacher: Jeff Seidel
Inspiration: "I wanted to explore organic design implemented into a traditionally nonorganic form. Using basswood, I sculpted lifelike legs and wrinkles to the nightstand. Then, after hollowing out the center, I constructed a drawer of canary and purple heartwood. This was my first time carving detail in wood, but I think I successfully animated this furniture model."
CELIA SHAHEEN, 17, 11th grade, Plano West Senior High School
Artwork: Suspension
Medium: Digital
Teacher: Ted Kincaid
Inspiration: "This fantasy-oriented photo manipulation serves to challenge a reality perceived by the viewer, creating an ever-widening gap between an abstract and concrete world. The intensity of the piece creates an instinctual response while its simplicity leaves many questions unanswered. In particular, the suspended figure further encourages curiosity and allows the viewer to openly question the surroundings. Is the figure ascending or descending? In water or in the air? Dead or alive?"
Music-theory AWARDS
Chase Dobson, 17, 12th grade at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, for "Chiaroscuro" for piano.
Inspiration: "In art, chiaroscuro describes a technique involving strong contrasts between light and dark. I contrasted light and dark in elements such as texture, timbre and sonority. The form imitates contrast, featuring a dissonant, driving section, followed by a more lyrical, sweeping section, built largely in quartal and quintal harmony. The end reflects the darkness of the beginning in a different light, as it slows into a murky conclusion."
Michael Langford, 18, 12th grade at Plano West Senior High School, for "Mists" for solo viola
Inspiration: "'Mists' illustrates the confused, random, and dangerous states of mind associated with losing one's bearings in a cloud of mist. Through two movements, actions and reactions in shrouds of fog are explored. The first movement includes scordatura to paint the dramatic mood. The second movement, entirely pizzicato, portrays confusion through rapid modulation and new techniques."


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New VA clinic opens its doors
An estimated 3,500 veterans in Douglas and surrounding counties will no longer have to travel to St. Cloud or other areas for health care services.
The Alexandria community-based outpatient VA clinic is now open for business.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Monday morning at the new facility, located on 22nd Avenue in Alexandria.
Owen Miller, who is president of the Veterans Council, along with being an Alexandria City Council member, past commander of the American Legion and a veteran, emceed the event.
The hour-long ceremony included remarks from Barry Bahl, St. Cloud VA Medical Center director; Cynthia Breyfogle, VA Midwest Health Care Network action director; Jim Conn, a United States Air Force veteran whose parents owned the land that the new VA Clinic was built on; and Dr. Susan Markstrom, chief of staff at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. Father Al Ludwig provided the invocation and benediction and the Veterans Council posted and retired the colors.
In addition, there were two legislators on hand, including U.S. Representative Collin Peterson and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, who addressed the large crowd. An aide from U.S. Senator Al Franken's office was also at the ceremony and read a letter from Franken, who was in Washington, D.C.
Special guests included family members of Max J. Beilke, whom the new Alexandria VA clinic will be named after once the bill passes both the House and Senate allowing the clinic to bear his name.
Beilke, a Vietnam veteran from Alexandria, was the last official American combat soldier to leave Vietnam. A retired master sergeant of the United States Army, Beilke died on September 11, 2001 when a hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon, where he was working as the deputy chief of the Retirement Services Division.
Representative Peterson praised the staff of the new clinic, along with the staff from the St. Cloud VA Clinic, for working hard on this project.
He is hoping to get the bill passed soon that will name the clinic after Beilke, who he called a "true American hero."
"It will be very appropriate to have this clinic named after him," Peterson said. "Thanks for letting me be here today. It's a great day for Alexandria."
Senator Klobuchar, who touted the fact that she was wearing "Vikings purple" and planned on being at the dome Monday night to watch the Vikings take on the Green Bay Packers, said that opening a VA clinic in Alexandria makes it easier for veterans of central Minnesota to receive care.
"Veterans shouldn't have to drive all over to get the medical care they deserve," she said. "I want our veterans taken care of. We need to put our arms around those who served [our country]."
Klobuchar stressed that veterans have to be treated with respect. She told a story of a time she was in an airport when a plane carrying a group of World War II veterans, most of whom were in wheelchairs, had just landed. When the veterans walked through the airport, she said everyone started clapping and cheering for them.
"Veterans need to be treated with respect, but not just by clapping for them, but by honoring them with clinics like this," she said. "Like naming this one after Max."
After the ceremony, Klobuchar spoke with the newspaper and stressed again the importance of having clinics like the new Alexandria VA Clinic for soldiers.
She said, "When they [veterans] signed up for duty, they didn't have to wait in line. They shouldn't have to wait in line at a clinic."
Opening clinics like the one in Alexandria makes it easier for veterans to receive the care they deserve, she added.
The counties that will be served at the new Alexandria community-based outpatient VA Medical Center include Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Todd and Wadena. However, veterans may receive care at the VA facility of their choice, regardless of their place of residence.
An estimated 3,500 veterans are anticipated to enroll at the Alexandria outpatient clinic.
Services offered include primary care for veterans in Central Minnesota; specialty care referrals to the St. Cloud and Minneapolis VA medical centers; mental health services; social work services; clinic pharmacy services; laboratory services; home-based primary care; prescription processing by mail, telephone and Internet; tobacco cessation counseling; and nutrition services. The clinic will be fully accessible for people with disabilities.
The Alexandria VA Clinic is located at 515 22nd Avenue East. For more information or appointments, call (320) 759-2640. If veterans wish to transfer their VA health care to the Alexandria facility, they should call (320) 255-6339.


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The Vancouver Whitecaps are in the driver's seat.
The Major League Soccer side left Commonwealth Stadium with a 2-0 aggregate advantage over FC Edmonton after the first leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal on Wednesday through goals from Eric Hassli and Atiba Harris.
Hassli's 18th-minute effort was his first goal in 18 matches, as he slid a low effort past goalkeeper David Monsalve. Omar Salgado made the play by beating fullback Paul Hamilton down the left side before cutting the ball back for the big Frenchman to fire home.
The Whitecaps doubled their lead in the 41st minute, and once again Salgado was the catalyst. Hassli sent the Texan into a good position in the box, and Salgado beat his marker before hitting a fine chip over Monsalve's head. The ball bounced off the post, but Harris was there to control before tapping home for the 2-0 goal.
Vancouver started strongly, dominating the early proceedings with 60 percent possession in the first half. It didn't take long for the visitors to put the scare into the Edmonton defensive unit, as Davide Chiumiento's sixth-minute free kick rattled off the crossbar before going out of bounds after Monsalve appeared to misjudge the flight of the ball.
Three minutes later, several Edmonton players appealed for a penalty as a ball appeared to strike Alain Rochat's outstretched arm, but referee Carol Anne Chenard wasn't interested.
In the second half, Ilja van Leerdam fired a swerving effort from outside the area, but goalkeeper Brad Knighton got down well to push the ball to his right for a corner kick.
Chiumiento nearly tripled the lead for Vancouver in the 80th minute as he beat Jonathan Jo Augustin with ease on the left side of the area before firing a shot at the near post, but Monsalve reacted well to parry away.
Five minutes later, John Thorrington put Long Tan through on goal with a well-weighted pass, but Monsalve once again parried away, meaning the match ended 2-0.
Both teams play in their respective leagues this weekend before meeting for the second leg of this tie at BC Place on May 9. Vancouver host the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, while FC Edmonton take on Martin Rennie's former team, the Carolina RailHawks, on Sunday at Commonwealth Stadium.


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My daughter ended up having quite a few things go missing by the end of the year. I wondered if she was just so busy at school that she couldn't keep up with her belongings, but that ended up not being the case. On Field Day at the very end of the year, I was talking to a couple of other moms about missing items. Both of the moms were laughing about how kids are always getting their things mixed up and how everyone (including them) ends up with the wrong things by the end of the year. As it turned out, each of these women had one of my daughter's missing items at their home. (Strangely, I didn't find it that funny.)
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Birmingham City v Norwich City
BBC coverage
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- Full live commentary on BBC WM (DAB Birmingham); live text commentary on BBC Sport website
Birmingham City may have Diego Fabbrini (back) fit but fellow midfielder Stephen Gleeson is a doubt as Blues seek a first home win since 3 March.
Jack Storer starts his three-game ban for Birmingham after being sent off in Saturday's 3-1 home defeat by Wolves for headbutting Kortney Hause.
Ivo Pinto is a doubt for Norwich after he came off in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Ipswich with a hamstring problem.
Jacob Murphy impressed in Tuesday's 6-1 EFL Cup win over his old club Coventry.
Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty, who ended up last season on loan with Birmingham, scored the opener in midweek.
Goalkeeper John Ruddy (groin), Martin Olsson (hamstring), Graham Dorrans (groin), Alex Pritchard (side strain) and Matt Jarvis (knee) are all missing for the Canaries, who rested Michael McGovern, Timm Klose, Robbie Brady and Alex Tettey in midweek.
BBC Radio Norfolk's Chris Goreham:
"It feels like a pivotal week in Norwich City's season. A win at Birmingham would give them 11 points from five games and mark a very strong start to life back in the Championship.
"Anything less would still leave big question marks for the fans about their ability to make a swift Premier League return.
"With the transfer window closing in less than a week, Alex Neil is also running out of time to land the striker that he has had earmarked as a priority all summer long."
Match facts
- Birmingham City, who have picked up five points from their first four matches, have dropped the most points (5) from leading positions in the Championship this season.
- Norwich, fourth in the table after an unbeaten start, have not lost in their last 14 away league games in the second tier (including play-off games).
- Blues, who have not won in their last eight home league games, have drawn three of their last four league meetings with Norwich at St Andrew's.
- The Canaries have not lost in their last eight league games meetings with Birmingham, having won three and drawn five.
- Blues midfielder David Davis is the only player in the division to have been booked in all four games this season – just one away from a ban.


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The extinction of the golden toad is thought to have been caused mainly by climate change and the disease chytridiomycosis.
All amphibians are sensitive to even small changes in temperature and moisture. Changes in global weather patterns alter breeding behaviour and affects reproductive success.
Climate induced changes in habitat may also decrease amphibians' immunity to disease, as well as increasing their sensitivity to chemical contaminants.


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Many of the major diseases and illnesses of today begin or accelerate when toxins build up in the body. We live in a virtual sea of pollutants. The municipal water supply is filled with toxins, viruses, bacteria, solvents, and parasites. Our air is equally contaminated and our food is a major contributor to our ill health. Fortunately, there are positive answers to these negative realities - It is called Detoxification. We now know how to identify the culprits, cleanse the system, and repair the accumulative effects so we can live a healthier life.In this comprehensive two hour presentation you will learn the natural, user friendly, non-toxic therapies from juicing to herbs, from healing tonics to colonics. This is the complete guide to purifying your body.Gary Null, an internationally respected author, lecturer, and advocate of natural and alternative health practices, highlights various modalities that can help you live a healthier, more vibrant life.
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But GERD isn't exactly funny. Its letters stand for gastroesophageal (say: gas-troh-ih-sa-fuh-JEE-ul) reflux (say: REE-fluks) disease. You can't catch GERD from someone else, but it's a fairly common disease. In fact, millions of kids and adults have this problem. Chances are that you know someone who has GERD.
Let's talk about eating for a moment. Chewed-up food slides down the esophagus (say: ih-SAH-fuh-gus), or swallowing tube, and into the stomach. There, acidic digestive juices begin to break down the food.
A special type of muscle called a sphincter (say: SFINK-ter) connects the esophagus and the stomach. The sphincter works like a gate. It opens up so food can get into the stomach, and then it closes again. This keeps the food and acidic stomach juices from flowing back into the esophagus.
However, if the sphincter opens at the wrong time, there's a problem. Whatever's in the stomach goes the wrong way, which is back up into the esophagus. This is called reflux.
Putting it all together, then, gastroesophageal refers to the stomach ("gastro" means stomach) and esophagus. Reflux means to flow back or return. So gastroesophageal reflux is when the stomach's contents flow back up into the esophagus.
Just about everyone has gastroesophageal reflux (GER) once in a while. Many people don't even feel it happening. Other people might feel something commonly known as heartburn. Heartburn describes an uncomfortable burning feeling behind the breastbone.
Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart, but everything to do with your stomach and esophagus. When stuff from the stomach goes back up into the esophagus, the esophagus can become irritated because what's in the stomach is high in acid. That's what causes the burning feeling.
Heartburn commonly happens after a meal, like eating too much at Thanksgiving, having extra-spicy salsa, or wolfing down some pepperoni pizza right before bed.
Many people, even newborn babies, have this problem so often or so severely that it becomes a disease. It's no longer just reflux. Now it's GERD.
If you have GERD, you have a lot of company because it's estimated that millions of people in the USA have it. Most are adults, but kids and even babies can have the disease, too.
Here are some signs and symptoms of GERD:
These uncomfortable feelings can last as long as 2 hours. Lying down after eating, wearing tight clothes around the waist, or even just bending over can make these symptoms worse. So can some medicines.
Certain foods can make GERD worse in some people, such as:
It's possible that a doctor can tell you have GERD just from hearing about your symptoms. But your doctor may also want you to have a test to get a better idea of what's going on.
The most common test is called a barium (say: BAIR-ee-um) swallow or an upper gastrointestinal X-ray series. First, you drink a thick liquid containing a substance called barium. (It can be chalky, but sometimes it's flavored.) Then the doctor uses a special X-ray to track how the barium has gone down the esophagus and into the stomach. The barium is visible on the X-ray to give a clear picture of any reflux.
Another test is called an impedance-probe study. In this study, a thin, flexible tube is inserted into the esophagus through the mouth or nose. The tube is connected to a machine that records the pH (or acid level) at the lower end of the esophagus.
If acid refluxes from your stomach into the esophagus, the machine picks up an increase in acidity. The machine also can tell if fluid from the stomach refluxes into the esophagus even if it is not acidic. The thin tube is kept in place for several hours (usually overnight or sometimes for 24 hours).
You're probably wondering how this feels. It doesn't hurt to insert the probe, but it may be a little uncomfortable. The doctors, nurses, and a parent will be there to help you feel at ease during this test.
A milk scan lets your doctor see if stuff in your stomach refluxes into your lungs. This test uses a special scan to follow the path of a liquid after you've swallowed it.
Upper endoscopy is the name of another test. The doctor also uses a thin, flexible tube for this test, but now the tube has a light and a tiny video camera on the end of it. This lets the doctor actually see and take pictures of the esophagus and stomach. A person getting this test would receive anesthesia, a special medicine that keeps the person from feeling pain or discomfort.
Your doctor can tell you and your parent about diet changes and medicines to help with GERD. Medicines called antacids can be helpful for some people who have GERD. These work by lowering the amount of acid in the stomach. They should only be used for a short time because they can cause side effects and might not control the problem for very long.
For long-term problems, doctors may prescribe other medicines. Some work to lower stomach acid. Other medicines can help make the sphincter muscle stronger and help the stomach empty more quickly. If nothing else works, a person may need surgery to treat GERD, but this isn't done very often.
If you have GERD, here are some tips to help prevent or reduce your symptoms:
Reviewed by: J. Fernando del Rosario, MD
Date reviewed: January 2015
|Pediatric/Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER) PAGER is a nonprofit organization that provides information and support to parents, patients, and doctors about gastroesophageal reflux (GER).
|Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF) The CDHNF website provides information on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
|Indigestion Got tummy troubles? Indigestion is a common condition that many people - even kids - have at one time or another. Find out more in this article for kids.
|Inflammatory Bowel Disease It's normal to get a stomachache once in a while, but some kids have something more serious called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Find out more about it.
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Stakes are high as UK votes on AV
Forty million people will get the chance to support an historic change to the British voting system today.
"Super Thursday" will see the UK's first nationwide referendum for 36 years, as well as the customary elections to English local authorities, the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland's Assembly and councils.
Yesterday the three leaders of the main Westminster political parties made their final pitches to voters. The stakes are high for all three men.
Nick Clegg anxiously awaits the public's verdict on his party's long-cherished goal to scrap the first-past-the-post system – and braces for the loss of hundreds of council seats.
He will cast his referendum Yes vote and town hall vote in his Sheffield Hallam constituency, where the Liberal Democrats may struggle to hold on to power on the city council. In line with tradition, he will not campaign today.
David Cameron, facing his first major test of public opinion since becoming Prime Minister, and following the Conservatives' failure to win an outright majority in last year's general election, will cast his ballot against the alternative vote in London before returning to Downing Street. He, too, faces the loss of hundreds of town hall seats but will be cautiously optimistic about the referendum result after the final opinion polls put the No lobby well ahead.
Ed Miliband, who has already cast a postal ballot in his Doncaster North constituency (Yes to AV), will hold meetings with his advisers in his Commons office. He is hopeful of gaining 600 council seats in his first electoral test but experts say Labour should gain 1,000 to show it is making progress. And he faces a setback in Scotland, where Alex Salmond's Scottish National Party may scupper Labour's hopes of regaining power.
Last night Mr Miliband insisted that the AV referendum was still winnable. "There is still time for people to make up their minds," he said."There is still time for people to focus on the issue."
The Labour leader again urged the public not to use the plebiscite to give Mr Clegg a bloody nose for joining the Conservatives in coalition. "This is not about a particular individual. It is about a big change, a once-in-a-generation chance to change politics. In the 10 minutes it takes to vote, you could help change British politics for the better."
The Labour leader warned that if a No verdict is returned when the votes are counted tomorrow, electoral reform would be off the agenda for a long time. "I don't think we are going to be coming back to this very quickly," he said. "I do think there is an anti-Conservative majority in this country and I don't think first past the post gives expression to it."
Mr Clegg, too, refused to concede that the referendum was lost, saying many people would not turn their minds to how they would vote until today. "If you basically think the current system is absolutely fine, totally perfect, nothing wrong with it then obviously vote No and stick with what we've got," Mr Clegg said. "If you want something a bit fairer, a bit better, which makes all politicians work a bit harder for your vote then vote Yes, vote for change."
Two new surveys were broadly in line with yesterday's ComRes poll for The Independent showing that 66 per cent of people certain to vote would back the No lobby and 34 per cent the Yes camp. A poll by research agency TNS produced exactly the same figures while an ICM survey for today's Guardian suggested 68 per cent would vote No and 32 per cent Yes.
A YouGov poll for The Sun pointed to a closer result, with the No camp on 60 per cent and Yes on 40 per cent.
In the Commons, the Prime Minister defended the current system after Bob Russell, the Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester, told him it produced results "that would embarrass Robert Mugabe". He added that, at last year's general election, the Tories polled 49 per cent of the votes in Essex but won 95 per cent of the seats.
Mr Cameron replied that, despite the differences between the Tories and Liberal Democrats over AV, there was "as good an argument" today for the Coalition as when it was formed. "Of course we do not agree about the future of our electoral system. We are having a referendum, we are having a debate about it," he told MPs.
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OCONEE COUNTY 4, PARKVIEW 1: The Warriors got singles wins from Austin Roebuck(6-4, 6-4) and John Allen (7-6, 7-6) and the duos of Adam Howe and David Fleming (3-6, 6-4, 6-1) and Aaron Palardy and Daniel Bell (7-6 , 7-6) won in doubles. Oconee County improves to 10-1 on the season with the win.
The Warriors' only loss came tuesday at Collins Hill, a 4-1 defeat. Oconee County is currently playing without its best player, Josh Varela, who is away at a boys 16-an-under national tournament.
Oconee County wraps up its regular season today at home against Duluth at 4 p.m.
PRINCE AVENUE 3, COMMERCE 2: The Lady Tigers held a 2-1 lead heading into doubles play Wednesday, but Prince Avenue was able to sweep both matches and come away with the win.
In singles action, Prince Avenue's Angela Matheson defeated Anna Bearden 9-7 at No. 1, Commerce's Ashley Evans downed Rebecca Satterfield 8-5 at No. 2 and Commerce's Wendy Massey defeated Kim DeMersseman 8-3 at No. 3. In doubles,
In doubles, Prince Avenue's Nikki Baughman and Katie Harvill defeated Jamie Allen and Sneha Patel 8-3 and Laurie Fields and Sarah Park knocked off Acacia Wilson and Jena Fildes 8-3.
Commerce drops to 4-6 on the season with the loss. The same two teams meet Monday at Athens Academy at 10:30 a.m. at the Region 8-A tournament.
Prince Avenue also took the JV girls match, winning 3-2.
OCONEE COUNTY 4, PARKVIEW 1: The Lady Warriors improved to 10-2 on the season Wednesday with the win. Posting wins were Anna Tedder (6-0, 6-4) and Amanda Kavocuklis (6-3, 6-0) in singles and Megan Davis and Sarah Bailey (6-4, 6-4) and Jessica Doles and Rebecca Roebuck (7-6, 6-4) in doubles.
On Tuesday at Collins Hill, Oconee County suffered just its second loss of the season, falling 4-1.
The Lady Warriors conclude their regular season at home today at 4 p.m. against Duluth.
ATHENS ACADEMY 8, APALACHEE 5: At Apalachee, Reed Carson pitched a complete game Wednesday, striking out 10 batters as the Spartans improved to 8-2 on the season.
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I got my brochure advertising the upcoming Utah Opera season the other day. And I thought, "These days, every season — every day — is opera season."
That's because these days, there seems to be an operatic quality to almost everything we do.
For example, I've been watching the NBA playoffs — Grand Opera at its finest. It is an opera filled with villains and heroes, elation and heartbreak. When all seems lost, someone will rush to the rescue. When victory seems assured, disaster strikes.
And NBA "opera fans" can feel every twist of fate in the pits of their stomachs. They live and die not only in L.A., but in every city with a team involved.
People who don't care for basketball, however, think the whole spectacle looks rather silly. All that joy and agony over somebody tossing a ball through a ring?
How corny.
But such has always been the lot of opera.
For aficionados, hearing Placido hit High C brings tears to their eyes, while — for outsiders — all that make up and mugging feels cartoonish, like those robust women in horned helmets busting windows with their voices.
I once knew a couple that looked for a happy medium.
She'd attend basketball games with him and read a book while he whooped and booed.
Then he'd go to the ballet with her and sleep while she daubed tears from her eyes.
One man's opera will always be another man's sideshow.
And that, I think, goes for the biggest opera of all — the opera of religion.
For Catholics, the Pope in his miter performing high mass fills the heart and touches the soul on a dozen levels.
For outsiders, it all looks overdone and melodramatic.
For Mormons, the tenets of their faith make the spirit soar.
For others — the "Book of Mormon Musical" boys, for instance — such things are the stuff of parody.Comment on this story
For the Broadway set, the most earnest and vital moments in life come from characters jumping around on stage while singing and dancing their emotions.
That's why all Broadway musicals look ditsy when seen from afar.
For those deeply involved, however, they are a reason to go on.
In the end, I suppose, the ideal would be for us to recognize what is "operatic" in each other's lives and — even if we don't get it — refrain from mocking it.
Every life has an element of opera to it. And whether your opera is "Grand" or "Grand Ole," remembering that may soften some of the barbs and needles we like to poke at each other.
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The Federal Communications Commission is investigating the game show "Our Little Genius'' over allegations it might have been rigged. The probe was prompted by a complaint from the father of a child slated to compete on the Fox quiz show, which features children between the ages of 6 to 12. The father, whose name was redacted from the complaint, alleged his child was coached. The show was yanked last month by producer Mark Burnett, who said he discovered "an issue'' with how some information was relayed to the contestants.
Sheen enters rehabCharlie Sheen has entered rehab and is taking a break from television's top-rated comedy, "Two and a Half Men.'' His publicist, Stan Rosenfield, did not specify why. The move comes two months after Sheen, 44, was arrested after a fight with his wife at his home in Aspen, Colo. Sheen's wife, Brooke, is also in rehab seeking treatment for an undisclosed reason, her attorney said Monday.
Sutherland on mendKiefer Sutherland will return to the set of "24'' Monday after surgery that shut down filming of the Fox network thriller for two weeks. Neither the network nor Sutherland's representative has commented on the nature of Sutherland's ailment. The Los Angeles Times reported that Sutherland suffered from a ruptured cyst near his kidney.
Singer, spouse splitBritish singer and TV personality Cheryl Cole (pictured) said she is separating from her husband, soccer player Ashley Cole. The 26-year-old Girls Aloud pop singer is a judge for the British reality talent show "The X Factor'' along with Simon Cowell.
After six years of legal wrangling and one Supreme Court review of Janet Jackson's infamous Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction,'' CBS argued anew yesterday that it should not be held responsible for the half-second of nudity. The 3d Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia had thrown out the FCC's $550,000 fine against CBS as arbitrary, only to have the US Supreme Court kick it back down for review. The Supreme Court pointed to its ruling in a Fox Television-led challenge, when it said the FCC could threaten fines over the use of a single curse word on live TV.
CBS back in court
Rushdie's storyNovelist Salman Rushdie plans to write a book about his decade in hiding under a death threat from the Iranian government using a digital archive of his personal papers housed at Emory University, he said yesterday. "It's my story, and at some point, it needs to be told,'' said the author of "The Satanic Verses.''
Country legendsThe Country Music Association announced yesterday that Ferlin Husky, Jimmy Dean, Billy Sherrill, and Don Williams will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Nashville this year.
Bristol's acting debutSarah Palin's daughter Bristol will make her acting debut on the ABC Family drama series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager.'' The network says the 19-year-old will play herself on an episode scheduled to shoot and air this summer. It will deal with the consequences of teen pregnancy.
First sentence"im super new to this twitter . . . 8 days of freedom" -- The first Twitter post by rapper Lil Wayne, who will be sentenced to up to a year in prison on weapons charges next Tuesday.
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4 That day—may it turn to darkness;
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5 May gloom and utter darknessd claim it once more;
may a cloud settle over it;
may blackness overwhelm it.
6 That night—may thick darknesse seize it;
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nor be entered in any of the months.
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9 May its morning stars become dark;
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10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
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text: Pretoria - Under South Africa's highly commercialised private health system it was possible for a nurse to charge patients R23 000 for every wound dressing she did, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said in Pretoria on Thursday. Motsoaledi, speaking at the inauguration of the new Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), said: "We cannot afford this commercial health system." Citing a case where a nurse was being investigated for charging patients R23 000 for every wound dressed, Motsoaledi said that such practises of profiting were "bleeding" the country. "It is disgusting the service costs that are being charged in the private health system. There is no reason people must be charged so exhorbitantly." He cited a case where a person was billed R1.2m by a private hospital in South Africa for a simple laparotomy - operation on the abdomen. While the public health system "was in crisis" there were problems in the private health system that were very often not highlighted. In the private sector there were many instances where "tests are just ordered to make money". Motsoaledi said it was also worrying that many senior doctors who were supposed to be working full time for the public health system were also working full time in private practice. The new HPCSA president Sam Mokgokong urged the minister to consider placing teaching hospitals directly under the jurisdiction of the national health department rather than provincial health departments. He said that to prevent strikes affecting the public health sector, the national health department should be proactive and act to address staff grievances before strikes affected the hospitals.


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By Gabrielle Rabinowitz, @GabrielleRab
In Part I of this post I explained the harm that can result from over-hyped science reporting. But what if scientists' own enthusiasm for their work is what sparks the hype? As Rob O' Sullivan of Dar-winning pointed out in a comment on Part I, scientists in poorly funded fields sometimes rely on hype to raise funds. As science funding is increasingly threatened by federal cutbacks, scientists need to reach out to the public to explain why their research is exciting and important. As we reach out, we need to be careful that our sincere enthusiasm doesn't feed the hype machine. Every scientist needs to consider the consequences of their words.
Hype on Mars
No one knows better about shrinking funds and the need to excite the public than NASA. I've already mentioned the "arsenic life" incident of 2010, where NASA scientists did nothing to stop the overexcited press from exaggerating their findings. Last November a much more cautious NASA research team unwittingly let their enthusiasm become the source of hype. The senior scientist from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, John Grotzinger, told NPR that he and his team had discovered something in a soil sample from Curiosity that was "gonna be one for the history books." Joe Palca, NPR's science correspondent added that according to his sneak peek at some of the data, the finding was "earth shaking."
Inevitably, people started to get curious. What had NASA found? Was it a fossil? Organic molecules? Life?
But the scientists wouldn't talk. Having learned their lesson from the "arsenic life" fiasco, Grotzinger and his team waited until their data was confirmed before they made an official statement.# In the meantime, the media ran wild with speculation. When the official announcement finally came, people were shocked to discover… that the Curiosity rover was fully functional. That was it. The rover had found perchlorate, an oxygen and chlorine compound which formed organic compounds when heated in the analysis chamber. But as the press release was careful to express, "We have no definitive detection of Martian organics at this point."
So what happened to the "earth shaking" finding? Well, this result was very exciting to the NASA scientists. It was the first time a rover had ever scooped and analyzed a Martian soil sample. But, as is often the case with science, the data were inconclusive and required further study. Maybe Grotzinger shouldn't have said "one for the history books," but "one for the history of science textbooks."
Some think that John Grotzinger should have just kept silent until the official announcement. For example, Jeffrey Kluger over at Time believes that the "verbal high-fiving" shown by Grotzinger "might have been better shared with other scientists who understand the limitations of the finding… The lesson for JPL [Jet Propulsion Laboratories] and NASA is straightforward: scientists should be circumspect when outsiders are present."
Kluger paints a bleak picture of the current state of scientific communication in the public sphere. Not only does he think that scientists should suppress their excitement to avoid overreactions, but he reinforces the stereotype of science as a secret club that is inaccessible to non-academic "outsiders."
I strongly disagree.
We need clear, enthusiastic discourse between scientists and the public in order to increase scientific literacy, raise support for research, and inspire the next generation. If people cannot "understand the limitations" of a scientist's research, it is the duty of that scientist (and the journalist who conducts the interview) to equip them with the knowledge necessary to do so.
So how can scientists start the discourse? In blogs and on Twitter, some scientists are already engaged in direct communication with the public. They are PhD educated science writers, researchers looking for funding, or just scientists interested in sharing their knowledge and passion. They aren't free of the threat of hype. Any one of them could accidentally be the next John Grotzinger. But they are willing to take that risk in the name of open communication. Curious as to how different scientists navigated those risks, I turned to Twitter to hear from them directly.
Have your own question for scientists? As always, feel free to contact any of us at The Incubator, but also check out this list of scientists on Twitter. Talk to them about their research, your ideas, or anything else. It's a lot harder to be mislead by hype when you can directly follow up on the science news yourself.
Read Part I of this post here
Follow Gabrielle on Twitter (@GabrielleRab)
[1] Although the team at NASA subjected their results to their own critical analysis, the results have yet to be published.
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House Recap: Episode 11, "Frozen"
House Rundown: Episode 11, "Frozen"
From what I understand, "Frozen" wasn't initially intended to be the post-Super Bowl episode of House: Even guest star Mira Sorvino didn't find out about the episode's prime placement until she was already on set. Considering that, I thought the producers did a remarkable job of making this episode feel special. Practically the whole gang was there (save for Chase), and the case itself was a new spin on the old House formula. Plus, there was some romance — the best part of which we had to wait to the very end to understand. Want to talk more about it? Just
When I first heard the premise of this episode, I was afraid it sounded like "One Day, One Room," another episode where House spent the whole time working on a single, nontraditional case. But as far as I'm concerned, this episode blew that one out of the water. For one thing, Cate had a strong personality — and a pretty serious chemistry with House, especially considering that the two were never physically together. Cate was tough and self-reliant and didn't want anyone's pity; she got a thrill from psychoanalyzing House but also liked him just the way he was. He saw someone in a vulnerable situation who managed to not act vulnerable at all (I mean, she stabbed herself in the chest to reinflate her lung. That's hardcore). Sorvino hinted that she could return to the show, and I would love if she did: There's so much potential there.
The case itself had some dramatic bits, both for the regular viewer and the House newbie — but did it seem to anyone else that it was especially heavy on the gross-out shots? If I didn't already like the show, I'm not sure that leg spurting blood in the opening scene would have been enough to get me to stay, not to mention the skull drilling. But for it all to come down to a broken toe that House hadn't seen out of respect for the fact that Cate didn't like her feet to be cold? That was classic House logic.
The other thing I liked about that: Kutner's personality! Who would have thought Kutner would be the first one to stand up to House? After complaining about the new team not doing much in last week's episode, I now wonder if it was meant to be that way. House clearly wasn't seeing much from them either; that's why he told them to stop being afraid of getting fired. That got Kutner out of his goofily incompetent shell; who will be next?
Oh, and then there's Wilson's girlfriend: Cutthroat B*tch! Who called it? I certainly didn't — I was betting it would be Cameron, actually — but I loved that twist. And good for Amber, or rather for the actress who plays her; I thought she was great during the competition episodes, and I'm glad she's on the show somehow.
Some other thoughts:
- When's the last time we saw Wilson and Foreman in a room together? That was so welcome.
- Also, Foreman's line after learning how House was courting Cate: "Oh God, he's been wooing me for years!"
- Some of the House-Wilson banter seemed to be missing its usual zing (a consequence of the writers' strike?), but this was fantastic:
House: "You're wearing that shirt for someone."
Wilson: "The health department. They frown on topless oncology."
- Loved the meta moment when Cameron told House he'd be stuck with broadcast TV: "I'll be fine on Tuesdays."
Did "Frozen" live up to the hype? And what to make of Wilson and Amber, sitting in a tree, apparently k-i-s-s-i-n-g?
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