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Totolo, O.; Chanda, R. (Elsevier Science Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622855/description#description, NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: The collection of papers in this special edition of the Journal of Arid Environments is a sequel to a Workshop held in Maun, Botswana, in October 2000, on the theme Climate Change, Biodiversity and Multi-species Production Systems in the Kalahari Region. Constituting only about one-third of the workshop papers delivered, this set of articles survived a rigorous peer-review process and are being published as one of the planned outputs of the Maun meeting. Except for the keynote paper by Darkoh which is a review article with a continental purview, the collection is based on research conducted by natural and social scientists within the Southern African Kalahari region either as part of the Southern African Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000) co-ordinated from the University of Virginia in the U.S.A. or of the Kalahari Transect project based at the University of Botswana. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/316 Files in this item: 1
Hamandawana, H.; Chanda, R.; Eckardt, F. (Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207233.asp, NaN, 2007)[more][less]
Abstract: This paper draws on archival information, anecdotal evidence from local communities, in situ observations during field investigation and multi-date remotely sensed satellite imagery. The authors investigated the role of human factors in the degradation of natural resources in and around the Okavango Delta. Their study concerned a period slightly in excess of 140 years between 1860 and 2001. Environmental changes in this sub-region appear to be the convergent outcome of interaction between natural and non-natural factors. A sustained decrease in rainfall appears to have instigated downward trends from a wide range of factors whose adverse effects were aggravated by human agency. The evidence points to progressive deterioration in the form of sustained contraction of surface water sources and grazing resources. Mistakes of the past need to be avoided by formulating appropriately informed human response and adaptation strategies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/279 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: The advent of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in Botswana in the late 1980s ushered in a new paradigm in natural resource management. The strategy marked a change from state-controlled to community-controlled wildlife management. The expectation is that under community control, local expertise on biodiversity, termed in this paper as traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), plays a significant role that is supposedly facilitated through local institutions and traditional practices. This paper examines the incorporation of TEK in the CBNRM projects in KD 1, which is a controlled-hunting area (CHA) in the north-western part of the Kgalagadi North sub-district, Botswana and illustrates that the projects acknowledge and demonstrate the utility value of TEK in sustainable natural resource management. It concludes that TEK systems and institutions could serve as entry points into sustainable natural resource utilisation and management. This could be achieved through the exploration of cultural practices of the local people and integrating useful aspects into the modern natural resource management expertise. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/418 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: This study examines the sensitivity of maize and sorghum crops to global warming in Botswana, a country with arid climatic conditions and shortfalls in locally produced grain. The vulnerability of the maize and sorghum crops to climate change were studied using crop simulation models while climate change scenarios were generated from Global Circulation Models. Simulated yields indicated that rain-fed crop production under the observed climate was a small fraction of what could be produced under optimal conditions. The gap was attributed to both physical (especially lack of rain) and socio-economic constraints. Using the southern African core climate change scenario, simulated yields declined by 36% in the case of maize and 31% for sorghum in the sand veldt region. Yield reductions from the hard veldt region were in the order of 10% for both maize and sorghum. The growing season became shorter, the average reduction in days in the sand veldt region being 5 and 8 days for maize and sorghum respectively, and correspondingly, 3 and 4 days over the hard veldt region. The food security option currently followed in Botswana was found to be a good adaptive strategy under a changed climate. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/412 Files in this item: 1
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>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jan Heichler" <jan.heichler at gmx.net> >To: "richard walsh" <richard.walsh at comcast.net> >Cc: beowulf at beowulf.org >Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 3:56:10 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >Subject: Re[2]: [Beowulf] Nehalem memory configs > >Hallo richard, > >Freitag, 10. April 2009, meintest Du: > > Kilian CAVALOTTI wrote: >> On Wednesday 08 April 2009 19:48:30 Joe Landman wrote: >>> As an FYI, Beowulf veteran Jeff Layton wrote up a nice article on >>> memory >>> configuration issues for Nehalem (I had seen some discussion on this >>> previously). >>> >>> Link is here: >>> http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/04-08-2009+-+Nehalem+and+Memory+Configur >>> ations >> >> That's a great write-up, gathering all the useful information in one >> place. A must read. Thanks Jeff! It is a good write up, very good ... but there looks to be an error under "Memory Bandwidth Performance" ... first, for socket-local-memory, I am not sure of the relevance of the QPI GT rate. I would calculate the maximum rate to socket-local-memory with 1 DIMM per channel at: 1.333 GHz x 3 Channels x 8 bytes = 31.992 GBytes/sec not 35 GByters/sec. Maybe I am doing something wrong. ´ > > >I understood the 35 GB/s to be the transfer rate that you reach when >accessing Memory with 8 Cores. So it involves 6 Channels (2 CPUs, >3 channels each). ~64 GB/s (theory) - 35 GB/s (real life). Makes sense >to me. 64 GB/sec is the right dual-socket theoretical number for this situation, and Intel presents the value of 33 GB/sec for the stream triad for the dual socket boards, so 35 GB/sec could be a copy perhaps, but nothing was mentioned about any benchmark in the memory piece. In any case, I think we have the right theoretical and probable real-world numbers expressed here, if people were wondering. rbw _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.scyld.com/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20090411/bced5da3/attachment.html
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The plan to build a permanent outdoor rink at Kinsmen Park was first tossed around by the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs with a much more modest plan of attack. Now that the City and the Estevan Bruins are involved, the facility is looking to come in bigger and much sooner.
Once all organizations got behind the project, a committee chaired by city councillor Chris Istace was formed with members of the Kinsmen, Bruins and City of Estevan.
The preliminary plan calls for the ice surface to be equal in size to Spectra Place, which houses an NHL-sized ice surface of 200 feet by 85, complete with boards and glass. That was important to Keith Cassidy, Bruins head coach and general manager, and the committee who want to have something the Energy City can be proud of when all is said and done.
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"It was an idea that started getting thrown around at our meetings this year," Tribiger said, "and we just decided we wanted to spruce up our Kin Park a little bit more."
The Kinsmen's original construction plan, before the Bruins and City got involved, was to use leftover concrete from jobs around the city, piecing together the cement pad a little bit at a time. That won't be how they have to do things anymore.
"We had a little bit of a plan to do something, obviously not to this extent because we didn't have the manpower. Once we teamed up with the Bruins, it made it a lot easier to go to the size we're planning on. Now with us doing it the size we are, we can really afford to get a company to do it."
Cassidy said the project won't come cheap, but it's a new facility that could be used for any number of recreational activities.
"It's going to be a fairly costly endeavour, but the Bruins are certainly happy to be partnering with the City and Kinsmen and Kinettes," added Cassidy.
Cassidy said it would be nice to have something that is permanent, full-time and can be used year-round, noting the facility can still be used for other activities in summer like ball hockey and lacrosse.
The project is expected to be in the $250,000 range in order for the finished product to be something worthwhile. The Bruins are committed to raising $40,000.
Fundraising efforts will begin shortly. Similar to last year, when the team raised money through an auction of third-jerseys, the Bruins plan on auctioning jerseys again with proceeds going to the rink.
"It's an exciting project. We're pretty excited for the involvement. It's kind of puzzling that the city doesn't have an outdoor rink," added Cassidy.
"We were talking about what we wanted to put our charitable donations toward this season. A suggestion had been made that the city didn't have a permanent outdoor rink. We thought we would ask around and see if there was a need for it or a want for it. Kinsmen got on board right away."
The committee has already put in an application for a grant through the Community Infrastructure Fund. What the Bruins raise will be matched by the grant.
The committee is hoping to break ground Canada Day 2013, with a permanent concrete slab being poured next summer.
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AWS CloudFormation gives developers and systems administrators an easy way to create and manage a collection of related AWS resources, provisioning and updating them in an orderly and predictable fashion.
You can use AWS CloudFormation's sample templates or create your own templates to describe the AWS resources, and any associated dependencies or runtime parameters, required to run your application. You don't need to figure out the order in which AWS services need to be provisioned or the subtleties of how to make those dependencies work. CloudFormation takes care of this for you. Once deployed, you can modify and update the AWS resources in a controlled and predictable way allowing you to version control your AWS infrastructure in the same way as you version control your software.
You can deploy and update a template and its associated collection of resources (called a stack) via the AWS Management Console, CloudFormation command line tools or APIs. CloudFormation is available at no additional charge, and you pay only for the AWS resources needed to run your applications.
To use AWS CloudFormation, you simply:
Supports a Wide Range of AWS Resources – AWS CloudFormation supports many AWS resources, allowing you to build a highly available, reliable, and scalable AWS infrastructure for your application needs. Today AWS CloudFormation supports:
Easy to Use – CloudFormation makes it easy to organize a collection of AWS resources you want to deploy and lets you describe any dependencies or special parameters that can be passed in at runtime. You don't need to figure out the order in which AWS services need to be provisioned or the subtleties of how to make the dependencies work. CloudFormation takes care of this for you. You can use one of the many CloudFormation sample templates -- either verbatim or as a starting point -- or create your own.
AWS CloudFormation comes today with the following ready-to-run sample templates:
No Need to Reinvent the Wheel – A template can be used repeatedly to create identical copies of the same stack (or to use as a foundation to start a new stack). You can capture and control region-specific infrastructure variations such as Amazon EC2 AMIs, as well as Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and Amazon RDS snapshot names.
Transparent and Open – Templates are simple JSON formatted text files that can be placed under your normal source control mechanisms, stored in private or public locations such as Amazon S3 and exchanged via email. AWS CloudFormation allows you to "open the hood," to see exactly which AWS resources are used to create a stack. You retain full control and have the ability to modify any of the AWS resources created as part of a stack.
Declarative and Flexible – To create the infrastructure you want, you enumerate what AWS resources, configuration values and interconnections you need in a template and then let AWS CloudFormation do the rest with a few simple clicks in the AWS Management Console, via the command line tools or by calling the APIs. You won't have to recall the details of how to create and interconnect the respective AWS resources via their service APIs; AWS CloudFormation does this for you. You also don't need to write a template from scratch if you prefer to start with one of the many sample templates that come with AWS CloudFormation.
Customized via Parameters – Parameters allow you to customize aspects of your template at runtime, when the stack is built. For example, the RDS database size, EC2 instance types, database and webserver port numbers can be passed to AWS CloudFormation when a stack is created. You can also use a parameterized template to create multiple stacks that may differ in a controlled way. For example, your Amazon EC2 instance types, Amazon CloudWatch alarm thresholds and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) read-replica settings may differ between AWS regions if you receive more customer traffic in the US than in Europe. You can use template parameters to tune the settings and thresholds in each region separately and still be sure that the application is deployed consistently across the regions.
Integration Ready – AWS CloudFormation publishes progress events through the AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS). This allows you to track stack creation and deletion progress via e-mail, and integrate with other processes programmatically.
No Extra Charge – AWS CloudFormation is available at no additional charge. You will be billed only the normal rates for the AWS resources that are created by AWS CloudFormation and used by your application.
There is no additional charge for AWS CloudFormation. You pay for AWS resources (e.g. EC2 instances, Elastic Load Balancers, etc.) created using AWS CloudFormation in the same manner as if you created them manually.
In order to avoid having you sign up individually for all services supported by AWS CloudFormation, we automatically sign you up for all these services when you sign up for AWS CloudFormation. This makes it easy for you to use the AWS CloudFormation sample templates without having to manually check that you are enabled for the respective AWS services. With all AWS services, you only pay for what you use, as you use it; there are no minimum fees and no required upfront commitments.
You provide the template to the CreateStack operation in the AWS Console, the command line tool or API. There is no need to register the template with AWS CloudFormation beforehand. AWS CloudFormation retains a copy of the stack template so you can use the AWS Management Console, the command line tools or the APIs to look up the precise resource configurations that were applied during stack creation.
A template has the following high level JSON structure:
{ "Description" : "A text description for the template usage", "Parameters": { // A set of inputs used to customize the template per deployment }, "Resources" : { // The set of AWS resources and relationships between them }, "Outputs" : { // A set of values to be made visible to the stack creator }, "AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "2010-09-09" }
The following template is a simple example that shows how to create an EC2 instance:
{ "Description" : "Create an EC2 instance running the Amazon Linux 32 bit AMI." "Parameters" : { "KeyPair" : { "Description" : "The EC2 Key Pair to allow SSH access to the instance", "Type" : "String" } }, "Resources" : { "Ec2Instance" : { "Type" : "AWS::EC2::Instance", "Properties" : { "KeyName" : { "Ref" : "KeyPair" }, "ImageId" : "ami-3b355a52" } } }, "Outputs" : { "InstanceId" : { "Description" : "The InstanceId of the newly created EC2 instance", "Value" : { "Ref" : "Ec2Instance" } } }, "AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "2010-09-09" }
The collection of resources that result from instantiating a template is known as a stack. A stack is created by supplying a template and any required parameters to the AWS CloudFormation service. Based on the template, the service determines what AWS resources need to be created and in what order. The order is determined by the dependencies specified between the resources declared in the template. Some of these dependencies are implicit, for example, in order to associate an EBS volume with an EC2 instance, the name of the EBS volume must be passed to the instance. For that to happen, the EBS volume must be created first so that it is given a name or identifier. In other cases, the dependency is explicit. For example, if an application is deployed using an Auto Scaling group and needs to access an Amazon Relational Database Service instance, the database instance must be created before the EC2 instances are created. In this case the template author can define a dependency between the resources, ensuring one is created before the other.
Stacks are created, updated and deleted using the AWS CloudFormation service. During stack creation, AWS CloudFormation records the mapping from the logical name given in the template (e.g. 'myServer') to the actual name of the resource that is instantiated (e.g. EC2 instance name 'i-19d3ac161'). The stack creation status and resource name mappings are available via a simple API. In addition, AWS CloudFormation tags EC2 resources, such as instances and EBS volumes, with the stack name.
Stacks are updated by supplying a template that contains the desired configuration of all of the resources in your stack. You can modify properties of the existing resources in your stack to react to changes in your environment or new application requirements. For example, you can change the alarm thresholds on your AWS CloudWatch alarms or update the AMI running on an instance in your stack. AWS CloudFormation takes care of rolling that changes through the different resources in your stack. In many cases, the changes will be made without impacting your running application, however, if a change cannot be made dyanmically (such as updating the AMI on an EC2 instance), AWS CloudFormation will create a new resource and rewire it into the stack, deleting the old resource once the service is sure that the full update will be successful.
A stack will either be created or updated in its entirety or rolled back if it cannot be fully instantiated or modified. During stack creation, for debugging purposes, the rollback operation can be disabled and manually initiated at a later time.
AWS CloudFormation can be easily accessed through the AWS Management Console, which gives you a point-and-click, web-based interface to deploy and manage stacks. You can create, delete and update an application from inside the AWS Management Console in a few simple steps. AWS CloudFormation also provides a simple set of APIs that are easy to use and highly flexible. For a full list of the available AWS CloudFormation APIs, please see the AWS CloudFormation API Reference Guide. Some of the most commonly used APIs and their functionality are listed below:
AWS CloudFormation is integrated with the Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), allowing you to receive notifications as the creation, update and deletion of the stack progresses. In addition to providing you with status, this also allows other programs to become aware of events within CloudFormation and respond or even participate in the stack configuration process.
The AWS CloudFormation template is designed to leverage your existing experience with AWS. Each resource has a set of parameters with names that are identical to the names used to create the resources through their native API. The following template snippet shows how you define an Amazon EBS Volume. The logical name of the volume in the template is "myVolume"
, and its type is "AWS::EC2::Volume"
The properties will look very familiar if you have used EBS volumes previously.
"myVolume" : { "Type" : "AWS::EC2::Volume", "Properties" : { "Size" : "10", "SnapshotId" : "snap-7b8fd361", "AvailabilityZone" : "us-east-1a" } }
AWS CloudFormation provides a number of helper scripts that can be deployed to your EC2 instances. These scripts provide a simple way to read resource metadata from your stack and use it to configure your application, deploy packages and files to your instance that are listed in your template, and react to stack updates such as changes to the configuration or updates to your application.
The following scripts are available:
The CloudFormation scripts can be used standalone or in conjunction with CloudInit, a feature available on the Amazon Linux AMI and some other Linux AMIs. For more details of bootstrapping applications and updating configuration see the AWS CloudFormation whitepapers
The best way to get started with AWS CloudFormation is to work through the Getting Started Guide, which is included in our technical documentation. Within a few minutes, you will be able to deploy one of the sample templates and start creating your own infrastructure configurations.
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5 DIY Pore Minimizer Recipes
By Cari Dunn
If you're looking for a pore minimizer, there's no need to turn to expensive products. Before you make your way out to the cosmetics section of your local pharmacy, become familiar with simple tips and procedures you can follow to minimize your pores with items you most likely already have in your home.
To keep your skin looking its best, use one of these pore minimizer mask recipes once a week. Clearing your pores not only helps you have beautiful skin immediately, but it also helps clear blemishes and prevent new ones.
Salt and Buttermilk
The salt gently exfoliates your face to remove dead skin cells, dirt, and debris from the pores. Buttermilk constricts pores so they appear smaller.
Place 1 teaspoon table salt in a small bowl. Add buttermilk to make a paste. Massage this on your face, paying special attention to large pores and then let sit for 10 minutes. Rinse with cool water.
Sugar and Egg White Mask
This recipe is great for sensitive skin because the mask gently exfoliates without scrubbing. The egg white naturally tightens pores.
First, make a paste with 1 tablespoon each sugar and honey. Add olive oil until thin enough for a mask. Apply directly to the problem area and let sit up to five minutes.
Rinse with cool water and dry your face.
Separate an egg and discard the yolk. Whip the egg white until foamy and apply to the face. Let dry and rinse with cool water.
Brown Sugar Scrub Recipe
The sugar works to exfoliate the skin while the aloe vera and olive oil add moisture. This pore minimizer technique will leave your face feeling smooth and refreshed.
Mix 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel and1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil. Apply directly to your body and face, gently massaging in using a circular motion. It may feel gritty at first, but as you continue to rub, the sugar will soften up and become more paste like.
Rinse the scrub off with cool water, towel dry, and follow up with a moisturizer of your choice.
Egg and Oatmeal Mask for Oily Skin
The oatmeal gently exfoliates your skin to remove dead skin cells, dirt, and oil from your pores.
Beat one egg, half a teaspoon of olive oil or sweet almond oil, and two tablespoons of oatmeal. If you have sensitive skin, grind the oatmeal in a coffee grinder or food processor before using. Gently massage on your face for a few minutes and let sit for up to 15 minutes before rinsing.
If you find that this recipe is too oily for your skin, substitute water for the oil.
Apple Cider Vinegar Astringent
Vinegar helps dry extra oil and remove dirt from your pores. Vinegar is also antibacterial and will to kill bacteria that causes acne. This recipe also balances your pH level while constricting pores for clear, healthy skin.
Combine 1/2 cup water and 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar. Apply all over the face with a cotton ball after you wash your face. This recipe must be stored in the fridge to prevent bacteria from growing. If the smell bothers you, you can add a few drops of lavender essential oil.
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Fixed mortgage rates hit new all-time record lows for the second consecutive week, Freddie Mac reported Oct. 4 in its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
The 30-year fixed-rate dropped 0.04 percentage points to 3.36 percent (down from 3.94 percent a year ago). The 15-year fixed-rate also declined 0.04 percent to 2.69 percent (down from 3.26 percent a year ago).
The one-year adjustable-rate mortgage fell 0.03 percentage points to 2.57 percent (down from 2.95 percent a year ago). The five-year Treasury-indexed adjustable-rate, however increased 0.01 percent to 2.72 percent (down from 2.96 percent a year ago).
"Fixed mortgage rates fell again this week to all-time record lows due to the mortgage securities purchases by the Federal Reserve and indicators of a weakening economy," Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, said in a news release. "The final estimate of growth in gross domestic product was revised down to 1.3 percent in the second quarter, representing the slowest growth in a year. In addition, personal incomes rose only 0.1 percent in August, while July's increase was revised downward. And finally, pending home sales in August fell 2.6 percent, well below the market consensus forecast of a slight increase."
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SKT declares Yeosu as special LTE area
By Cho Mu-hyun SK Telecom, the country's biggest mobile phone operator, is seeking to use the upcoming expo in the southwestern port city of Yeosu as a stage to boast its expanding long-term evolution (LTE) network. The company declared the venue for Expo 2012 Yeosu as a ``special LTE area'' Sunday, revealing plans to showcase advanced communications technologies and mobile devices to visitors and accelerating its efforts to complete a nationwide network for LTE, the standard technology for fourth-generation (4G) communications. ``We are determined to provide excellent services for the expected 8 million visitors worldwide by continuous implementation of LTE and 3G coverage in the vicinity of Yeosu,'' the company said in a statement. SK Telecom unveiled that it has completed providing LTE coverage for major expressways, national roads and various other transportation routes and systems expected to be used during the expo. The company is also strengthening its 3G coverage and boosting servers to respond to the expected rise in mobile data traffic during the event. In the area of the actual exhibition, the company has installed 29 LTE stations and 82 remote radio units (RRU), while adding 30 stations and 112 repeaters for its 3G network. SK has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with exhibition organizers to provide the best wired and wireless services whiling handing out around a thousand tablet computers and smartphones to organizers and volunteers. To connect LAN and wireless platforms, SK is to offer "W-Zone" and "L-Zone" that allow cross connection between the two. In collaboration with the organizers, SK is to provide free WiFi for visitors to exhibition facilities and halls. To avoid possible frequency disturbance due to multiple APs being set by other telecommunications service providers, the network within the exhibition halls was built exclusively by SK Telecom. During the actual "The Living Ocean and Cost" themed expo from May 12 to Aug. 12, SK will position mobile stations for the opening and closing ceremony in case of a data traffic explosion. SK is to increase the number of its personnel have up to 22 data experts to observe the network and standby for possible emergencies. "As SK Telecom is the only provider (of networks) for the exhibition halls among the telecommunications companies, we are well prepared for visitors to use their mobile devicess easily," said the head of SK's network division Kwon Hyuk-sang. "We expect a vast number of foreigners, so we will show them the excellence of Korean network infrastructure." |


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Test ID: MMAS
Methylmalonic Acid (MMA), Quantitative, Serum
Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluating children with signs and symptoms of methylmalonic acidemia
Additional confirmatory testing must be performed.
Evaluating individuals with signs and symptoms associated with a variety of causes of cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency
Several studies have suggested that the determination of serum or urinary methylmalonic acid could be a more reliable marker of cobalamin deficiency than direct cobalamin determination.
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Cobalamin Deficiency
Methylmalonic Acid (MMA)
MMA (Methylmalonic Acid)
Methylmalonic Aciduria
Specimen Type Describes the specimen type needed for testing
Specimen Required Defines the optimal specimen. This field describes the type of specimen required to perform the test and the preferred volume to complete testing. The volume allows automated processing, fastest throughput and, when indicated, repeat or reflex testing.
Preferred: Red top
Acceptable: Serum gel
Specimen Volume: 1.5 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume Defines the amount of specimen required to perform an assay once, including instrument and container dead space. Submitting the minimum specimen volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or perform reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (quantity not sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.
Reject Due To Identifies specimen types and conditions that may cause the specimen to be rejected
Hemolysis | Mild OK; Gross OK |
Lipemia | Mild OK; Gross OK |
Icterus | Mild OK; Gross OK |
Other | NA |
Specimen Stability Information Provides a description of the temperatures required to transport a specimen to the laboratory. Alternate acceptable temperature(s) are also included.
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
Serum | Refrigerated (preferred) | 48 days |
Ambient | 48 days | |
Frozen | 48 days |
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
The concentration of serum methylmalonic acid (MMA) is elevated primarily in patients affected with methylmalonic acidemia and patients with a nutritional deficiency of cobalamin (vitamin B12) or folic acid. Of the 2, nutritional deficiencies are much more common and can be due to intestinal malabsorption, impaired digestion, or poor diet. Elderly patients with cobalamin deficiency may present with peripheral neuropathy, ataxia, loss of position and vibration senses, memory impairment, depression, and dementia in the absence of anemia. Other conditions such as renal insufficiency, hypovolemia, and bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine also contribute to the possible causes of mild methylmalonic acidemia and aciduria.
MMA is also a specific diagnostic marker for the group of disorders collectively called methylmalonic acidemia, which include at least 7 different complementation groups. Two of them (mut0 and mut-) reflect deficiencies of the apoenzyme portion of the enzyme methylmalonyl-CoA mutase. Two other disorders (CblA and CblB) are associated with abnormalities of the adenosylcobalamin synthesis pathway. CblC, CblD, and CblF deficiencies lead to impaired synthesis of both adenosyl- and methylcobalamin.
Since the first reports of this disorder in 1967, many hundreds of cases have been diagnosed worldwide. Newborn screening identifies approximately 1 in 30,000 live births with a methylmalonic acidemia. The most frequent clinical manifestations are neonatal or infantile metabolic ketoacidosis, failure to thrive, and developmental delay. Excessive protein intake may cause life-threatening episodes of metabolic decompensation and remains a life-long risk unless treatment is closely monitored, including serum and urine MMA levels.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
< or =0.40 nmol/mL
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
In pediatric patients, markedly elevated methylmalonic acid values indicate a probable diagnosis of methylmalonic acidemia. Additional confirmatory testing must be performed.
In adults, moderately elevated values indicate a likely cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Diet, nutritional status, and age should be considered in the evaluation of serum or urine methylmalonic acid level.
Clinical Reference Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Fenton WA, Gravel RA, Rosenblatt DS: Disorders of propionate and methylmalonate metabolism. In The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease. In Scriver's The Online Metabolic and Molecular Basis of Inherited Disease (OMBBID). Edited by D Valle, A Beaudet, B Vogelstein, et al. McGraw-Hill. Chapter 94. Retrieved 2010
2. Klee GG: Cobalamin and folate evaluation measurement of methylmalonic acid and homocysteine vs vitamin B12 and folate. Clin Chem 2000:46(8):1277-1283
3. Hussein L, Abdel A, Tapouzada S, Boehles H: Serum vitamin B12 concentrations among mothers and newborns and follow-up study to assess implication on the growth velocity and the urinary methylmalonic acid excretion. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2009 Sep:79(5-6):297-307
Method Description Describes how the test is performed and provides a method-specific reference
Methylmalonic acid (MMA) is determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) stable isotope dilution analysis. The specimen is mixed with an internal standard (methyl-d3-malonic acid; d3-MMA, 0.2 nmol). MMA and d3-MMA are isolated by automated strong anion-exchange solid phase extraction. LC-MS/MS is performed using mobile phases composed of acetonitrile/0.4% aqueous formic acid and water/0.4% aqueous formic acid (5/95, v:v) using a short C18 column (C18, 50 mm x 4.6 mm, 5 micron) to separate MMA and d3-MMA from the bulk of the specimen matrix. The MS/MS is operated in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) negative mode to follow the precursor to product species transitions 117 m/z to 73 m/z and 120 m/z to 76 m/z for MMA and d3-MMA respectively. Separation of MMA/d3-MMA from the more physiologically abundant succinic acid is accomplished by the careful selection of MRM transitions and optimization of the LC separation. The ratios of the extracted peak areas of MMA to d3-MMA determined by LC-MS/MS are used to calculate the concentration of MMA present in the sample.(Lacey J, Magera MJ, Matern M: Methylmalonic acid quantitation in serum, urine and amniotic fluid: a method modification with benefits. J Am Soc Mass Spec 2010:21[5], Supplement 1, S44)
Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed Outlines the days and times the test is performed. This field reflects the day and time the sample must be in the testing laboratory to begin the testing process and includes any specimen preparation and processing time required before the test is performed. Some tests are listed as continuously performed, which means assays are performed several times during the day.
Monday through Friday; Continuous until noon
Analytic Time Defines the amount of time it takes the laboratory to setup and perform the test. This is defined in number of days. The shortest interval of time expressed is "same day/1 day," which means the results may be available the same day that the sample is received in the testing laboratory. One day means results are available 1 day after the sample is received in the laboratory.
Maximum Laboratory Time Defines the maximum time from specimen receipt at Mayo Medical Laboratories until the release of the test result
Specimen Retention Time Outlines the length of time after testing that a specimen is kept in the laboratory before it is discarded
Performing Laboratory Location The location of the laboratory that performs the test
Test Classification Provides information regarding the medical device classification for laboratory test kits and reagents. Tests may be classified as cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and used per manufacturer's instructions, or as products that do not undergo full FDA review and approval, and are then labeled as an Analyte Specific Reagent (ASR), Investigation Use Only (IUO) product, or a Research Use Only (RUO) product.
CPT Code Information Provides guidance in determining the appropriate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code(s) information for each test or profile. The listed CPT codes reflect Mayo Medical Laboratories interpretation of CPT coding requirements. It is the responsibility of each laboratory to determine correct CPT codes to use for billing.
LOINC® Code Information Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the result codes returned for this test or profile.
Result ID | Reporting Name | LOINC Code |
80289 | Methylmalonic Acid, QN, S | 13964-2 |


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Melbourne-born chef David Buckley is the new executive chef at the Eden Fishermen's Recreation Club, lured here after hearing about Eden in a fishing yarn.
Mr Buckley spent the first 10 years of his career in the Melbourne CBD, taking on an apprenticeship at 16, but he prefers to work in small, coastal towns where the after-work lifestyle appeals.
More recently Mr Buckley has been working in Eastern Arnhem Land, on the east coast of the Gove Peninsula in Nhulunbuy, a town of around 4500 where half the population are Indigenous Australians and the main industry is mining.
He holds an advanced diploma in hospitality and an advanced assessment certificate but a career change to hospitality teaching several years ago was overcome by "an itch to get back into the kitchen".
One of his first priorities in Eden is to find a good fish for the table. This week he has been experimenting with snapper.
"Every menu must have decent fish and chips so I want a fish that is economically feasible, available and tastes great," he said.
Last Friday he and newly qualified chef Trudi Marrapodi and two first year apprentices Amy Kosseris and Derek Boehme experimented with snapper.
He's also looking closely at the menu ahead of the busy whale season and summer period.
"I'd like to do something that perhaps some of the other places around here aren't doing while still expecting to do up to 300 covers a day during the Christmas period," he said.
"So it's about creating the right menu and a capable team to get it done, to run some specials, and of course the seafood will be a prominent factor as well.
"It's a young team but they are good, really keen to get on with it and ready to mould.
"Every day is different in the kitchen and every night there's a bit of excitement especially with young guys around."
Mr Buckley discovered fishing in the Northern Territory and has caught tuna and Spanish mackerel from a tinny he bought with a mate.
"A lot of the fish were too big to bring into the tinny," he said.
"There's nothing like doing that for your first attempt at fishing, it hooked me in."


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Don't you just feel warm all over? Our House and Senate representatives finally got their act together and came to an agreement so our country didn't go over the financial cliff. We all now have our direct line fix, for at least the next 2 months that is, until they have to deal with the next self imposed crisis, the debt ceiling. Everyone feels better until we all feel the pain in the next few months from the business owner to the wage earner.
They passed an additional year of unemployment benefits for those who have been out of work for the past 4 years and they used yours and my social security funds, or at least what was is left in the funds account. They retained the death tax that was set to expire from $5 million and return to $1 million this time permanently. If they had not there would be more people out of work as they lose their farms to the government and our country would lose even more G.D.P. that comes from these family farms. Payroll taxes went up as well for the business owners. At least we have one more year before Obama Care starts in 2014. They raised taxes on everyone from $50,000 and up and kicked the real problem down the road once again and saved their own jobs.
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(jiří macek) The wooden Tonda handlebars implemented in Ton not only develop the local tradition of wood bending, which originated the Thonet chair, but also introduce an unexpectedly friendly t-o-n-e into the world of biking, which only wood is able to provide to sports. Surfers can tell you about it.
As for top sports equipment, wood is still an irreplaceable material in many sports disciplines despite all the up-to-date technologies and new materials. One can find it everywhere – in surfs, snowboards, and skis. The reasons are primarily its qualities, the way it responds to loads and our impulses, plus the way it balances vibrations. This is exactly what one will appreciate on wooden handlebars. Take the handlebars that have been tested in a complex manner into your hands and you will immediately see that riding a bike while holding a piece of wood is simply charming. Jerry Koza, who actively tested the handlebars on his own self-assembled bike, praises them to the sky. If you meet him, just ask and he will tell you what to do that evening.


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I was a preacher barnstorming the direct marketing countryside. "Content," I preached in 2003, "is king." Couldn't hold an audience then and wouldn't have a problem now. We can see content marketing's tipping point in our rear-view mirror.
Google too seems to recognize they've made the sale they wanted. Google's latest change with its "over optimization penalties" signals a new SEO thinking. Google is all but saying, "We will be the judge of your content's value via our magic math." Any attempts to manipulate Google magic math will be met with a stern look followed by penalties.
Best SEO Is No SEO
I don't want to confuse readers by implying Title, body copy and link architecture aren't important. What we know as the "basics" of SEO are and will be important since those tagging tactics teach inanimate math what they are "seeing" and where it belongs in the world's largest information cupboard.
The difference is subtle but critical. The ultimate value of your content is what others do or don't do with it. The ultimate value of your content is its ability to be social, to garner links, to gain social shares. There is no way to "over optimize" your way to social value. The only way to gain value in the chaotic lion's den of public opinion is to consistently create "Purple Cow" content.
Purple Cow, a great Internet marketing book by Seth Godin, explains how dead normal is, how boring and passe. Internet marketers must look for and consistently create purple content, content capable of sprouting legs and walking around the web on its own. Analytics are the best measure of your content's "purpleness". Watch clicks, Retweets and shares to know when you've hit on something.
Read Newsjacking by David Meerman Scott to understand how to surf an existing wave. Surfing a wave doesn't mean you aren't in the wave creation business. You are, but surfing can be easier than creating so look for waves to hop on even as you attempt to create the super human energy necessary for meme creation (and ownership).
A meme is a cultural idea that picks up scale and speed as it travels. Pinterest is a meme now with a tremendous wave building under it. Content marketing is out of the soap box stage and a full fledged meme with all that implies (misconceptions, zealous supporters and crazed detractors). Once there is a scaled conference you know the fat lady has sung (Content Marketing World is the fat lady singing for content marketing).
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Le Bernardin Wins the Luxist Award for Best Seafood Restaurant
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A world-renowned New York restaurant that has received numerous awards, Le Bernardin, is also the winner of the Luxist Awards' Readers' Choice Award for Best Seafood Restaurant.
A seafood restaurant with French roots, Le Bernardin is known for its understated elegance. The mid-town Manhattan restaurant is beautifully and tastefully decorated: the restaurant reportedly spends $12,000 a month on fresh flowers. Its menu is extensive and includes such delectable dishes as warm lobster carpaccio, smoked yellow fin tuna, "prosciutto", bread crusted red snapper, crispy black bass and whole red snapper baked in rosemary and thyme salt crust. There are several tasting menus from which to choose, including Le Bernardin's Tasting Menu, which costs $138 per person, or $225 with wine pairing, per person. The prix fixe dinner costs $112 per person.


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Stayed in a private double room that was clean and had great views of the lake. The kitchen, bar area, and garden were great places to chill and the staff were very friendly. The breakfast was unfortunately poor. Wifi is only strong on the floor where reception is. It's not quite as good overall as Tango Inn a few more... More
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What I would like to know is how they can afford all those little soaps and shampoos for their infinity-squared guests.
Infinite Grand Hotel
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This is a deep and profound topic.
The Infinite Grand Hotel and The Nature of the Infinity Boundary.
The shifting of guests and flipping between infinite set of number vs infinite set of odd or even numbers is a function that relies on the disregarding of the attributisation boundary of numeric infinite sets to work. In other words, we have to understand both cardinality (countable equivalence) and 'quality of numberness' in order to untangle the paradox.
The integer infinity boundary can be understood as an 'attribute boundary', that is the infinity of a 'single quality of number', that is the infinity of all integer numberness. But within this singular attribute boundary,the infinity of positive integer, we can also have the infinity of odd numbers and the infinity of even numbers, and the infinity of any other categorization or quality of (countable) number. If we regard them as partitioned attribute infinities, then we can't shift guests about, as 'odd' and 'even' are different partitioned attributes of number (numeric oil and water - different qualities of infinite numberness) but if we regard all subset categories of numbers (odd, even, prime, whatever...) as all part of the singular integer numberness infinity, without attribute partitioning, then the Hotel works, and the cause of the paradox, the attribute infinity boundary, is hidden.
I make these observations to show that part of the paradoxical nature of these infinities lies in the nature of the infinity boundary, which is more accurately understood as an attribute boundary such that the infinity of interger number represents the attribute boundary of the realm of all integer number. The limit is bounded and defined by the quality or kind of number, an attribute boundary - a dimension-like boundary, not, obviously, a magnitude limit.
If we disregard the significance of the attribute boundaries of other infinite qualities of numberness (odd, even, prime,...), then the paradoxical behaviour is preserved there is cardinality in these infinities and we can apparently 'swap' between them or add others.
However there may be instances where the infinity attribute boundaries are relevant.
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Beer and kitingWhy does beer taste so good after a session?
Re: Beer and kitingBecause you have snorted so much nasty water up your nose
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I second that. It's good to wash out the taste of third ave water at the lower launch with the team. Kites: 2013 F-One Bandit VI: 12m, 9m and 7m.
Board: 2013 F-One Acid 134x42 & 5'6 Fish. Harness: Underwave "Imperial" vaccust. Wetsuit: Underwave Sultan shortleg 4/3.
Re: Beer and kitingI was out at Sherman a couple of weeks ago, and had backed my pick-up truck into one of the Rock Star parking spots. I came in after several hours of kiting, put down the tail gate and laid back on my equipment for a snooze as the sun kept me warm. Parked next to me were two kiters also with a vehicle also backed up in the spot drinking Buds and keeping up a constant patter that lulled me to sleep. I woke up, not sure how long I was out, but these guys were still talking and drinking. I have no idea how many beers they consumed, but at some point they got up, rigged up and went out kiting.
I overheard them talk about them being sponsored, and it was then that I realized why I was not a pro.
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