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Key Words: Linux/Kernel/Device Driver/Low Level/Hardware. Senior Linux Device Driver Engineer - Cambridge - £80,000. Senior Linux Device Driver Engineer required for a leading network software and hardware company. Length: Permanent... Start Date: ASAP. The Role: Working as part of a team and working as an individual meeting...
Salary: £50000 - £80000 per annum + shares, pension, healthcarePosted: 5 hours ago
Linux Engineer/Device Drivers/Kernel/TCP/IP
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Embedded Linux Device Driver Engineer - Up to £80,000 + Benefits (Dependant on experience) I am seeking an. Embedded Linux Device Driver Engineer. for a fantastic opportunity in Cambridge. This is an excellent opportunity to join company that has just secured a multi million pound private investment. Required Skills: - Linux/Linux...
Salary: £50000 - £80000 per annum + pension, shares, healthcare, medicalPosted: 18 days ago
Embedded Linux Engineer(C/ Linux/ Kernel/ Device Drivers)
Cambridge -
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I am recruiting for an Embedded Linux Device Driver Developer who has over 5 years experience in Embedded C and Linux. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a high calibre embedded Linux device driver developer who will be responsible for the design and development of display device drivers.....
Rate: £25 - £35 per hour + competitivePosted: 4 days ago
Linux Kernel Software Engineer - C, C++ Cambridge (£35-50k)
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Vertical IT are currently seeking a Linux Kernel Software Engineer for one of the world leading providers of virtualisation software who are looking for talented software engineer to join their impressive team. The Linux Kernel Software Engineer will be responsible for performance tuning and testing of new features, be able...
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annumPosted: 2 days ago
Embedded Linux Systems Engineer - C, Linux, real-time, embedded, JTAG, TCP/IP, Cambridge - West, to £55k + excellent benefits
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A great opportunity for an Embedded Linux Systems Engineer to join this medium sized product company... As the Embedded Linux Systems Engineer you will have a good technical university degree and significant experience in: - Embedded (Linux) development experience. - C programming skills... RTSP, IGMP, HTTP. - Experience of Agile development, ideally Scrum.....
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Total AG Ratings: 103
Was almost done except the scalpel action and tube action is VERY slow!!!! otherwise it was fun.
the tubes and scalpel actions go very slow. I completed with 3 secs left
It doesn't give you enough time!!! It's also a bit disgusting.
bam perfect win
all the surgery games would be great if they we like virtual knee surgery with no timer
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based in Helsingborg, SWEDEN
Nederman, one of the world's leading environment technology companies, develops, produces and markets products and systems for the extraction of dust, smoke, vehicle exhaust fumes and equipment for industrial cleaning. Nederman also produces and sells a comprehensive range of hose and cable reels.
Xinxiang Dazhen Grain Cleaning Equipment Co.,Ltd
based in Xinxiang , CHINA
Xinxiang Dazhen Grain Cleaning Equipment Co.,Ltd is an ISO certificated manufacturer of farm machinery products. We supply quality farm machinery including vibrating sieve, grain separator, grain cleaner, conveyor, bucket elevator etc to customers all over the world.
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Therma-Flite has a long history of screw conveyor technology and auger design, manufacturing equipment for chemical and process industries all over the world. Therma-Flite (then known as Christian Engineering) designed, built and sold the first hollow screw heat exchanger in 1939 for the food industry. After World War II holo screw heat exchangers became more widely used ...
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With approximately 600 employees worldwide, Dantherm is market-leading supplier of energy-efficient climate control solutions for customers across the globe. Dantherm Power is engaged in the development and production of hydrogen-cell backup power systems and micro CHP units based on fuel cell technologies. Dantherm owns 38 % of Dantherm Power and is treated as an ...
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West side residents have a new place to play with their pups.
Walnut Grove Park officially opened Monday afternoon with an opening ball toss ceremony. The park at 202 N. Westfield Road is the eighth Dane County dog park.
Madison Parks Superintendent Eric Knepp said buying a pass for the park extends throughout the county.
Starting Monday, Walnut Grove Park, 202 N. Westfield Road, joins seven other parks in the city of Madison as locations for a fenced dog exercise area.
Everyone and their dogs are invited to join Mayor Paul Soglin, Madison Parks Superintendent Eric Knepp and the west side neighbors and dog owners for a special unveiling.
There will be an official 'ball toss' opening at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at the park.
"Madison Parks in committed to providing safe places for dogs and their owners to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. The city of Madison is proud to be ranked number 6 in the nation for off-leash dog parks by the Trust for Public Lands," said Knepp.
Click here to find out the dog park rules.
The cost of the Annual Permit is $30 and the daily permit is $5.
The city of Madison will begin the season's leaf collection pickup next week.
The Streets Division crew will start collecting leaves Monday and will continue as long as the weather permits through late November or early December.
There is no leaf collection schedule, according to the city news release. The crew begins in the Monday refuse collection area and continues through each district in order of the day of the week. However the collection may be on a different day than the regular refuse schedule depending on the workload.
"We always start leaf collection the first Monday in October because many residents want to get started cleaning out their gardens," Madison recycling coordinator George Dreckmann said. "We will operate with fewer crews until the volume of material picks up," which is expected to be mid-to-late October.
With the school year right around the corner, the Madison Police Department would like to remind Madison residents to slow down and obey school zone speed limits.
Watch for crossing guards and please follow their directions. Yield to pedestrians who are crossing the street and be aware of children present in the area.
Obey posted parking restrictions and park your vehicle accordingly.
The MPD considers School Zone safety a top priority and will be enforcing School Zone violations throughout the school year, to help keep children safe.
They also want to remind the public of Wisconsin State Statute 346.46 (2m) when approaching a crossing guard.
To read more about MPD rules and regulations, click here for more information.
Earlier this year, Habitat for Humanity of Dane County purchased 29 family unit lots in Sun Prairie and will be building homes in both the Uplands and Vandenburg Heights neighborhoods over the next several years, according to a press release. Habitat also recently purchased 24 lots in Fitchburg in the Renaissance in the Park neighborhood and three lots in Southwest Madison.
For individuals and families interested in building with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County starting in 2015, informational meetings will be held:
A new privately-funded live-music venue is coming to Madison by 2015, according to Frank Productions.
Frank Productions announced plans Thursday to build the venue in the 1000 block of East Washington Avenue.
According to Fred Frank, chief operating officer of Frank Productions, the currently nameless venue will be uniquely Madison.
"We intend to create a space that's both easy and exciting for artists, as well as a venue that the Madison community can support and be proud of. We want the venue to become a Madison destination," Frank said.
Frank said he wants to build the 46,000-square-foot music venue to accommodate touring artists and their fans, which Frank said the community has been missing.
"It's just going to be built for what the touring artists are looking for today. They can't play every venue across the country. They are going to play the ones where they think the best fans are and where the best facilities are," Frank said.
Toxic algae were spotted on Lake Mendota near the University of Wisconsin campus and in Lake Waubesa, according to a release from UW officials.
Officials said cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae blooms, were spotted Tuesday in the area of Memorial Union and Hoofers.
The public is urged to avoid contact with the algae and not swim at night when the blooms can?t be seen.
The algae blooms occur when there is little wind and hot temperatures combined with lake nutrients.
Symptoms of a reaction to algae blooms include eye, throat, nose or skin irritation, and vomiting or diarrhea. These symptoms can happen between several hours and a few days after being exposed.
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The big brawl between Naomi Knight and Cameron that you witnessed on Monday Night Raw this week was indeed the big breakup that has been teased over the last couple of weeks by WWE. As many already know, this story was set up for the sake of Total Divas, as producers wanted more dramatic stories for the reality television show. Since it is involved with another network, the belief is that WWE will get behind the story and put some emphasis on it.
July 9, 2014
Since he has managed to behave himself rather well since being put into the dog house, there are talks that Ryback could be on the receiving end of a push from WWE in the near future. There are rumors that he and Curtis Axel could be going their separate ways soon, and it looks like Ryback will be the beneficiary of that breakup. He should be moved back into the mid card scene by the summer.
April 22, 2014
Even though the stable was just reunited, it appears that WWE is already planting seeds for an eventual breakup between Triple H, Batista and Randy Orton. Through an online poll, the company has been asking fans which of the three is the most dominant. The belief is that WWE will go with a story line where egos break apart the trio like it did several years back.
April 18, 2014
A picture of Randy Orton celebrating his birthday with what appears to be his new girlfriend. The WWE champion was previously rumored to be involved in a relationship with JoJo Offerman, whose removal from the Total Divas cast happened to coincide with the breakup between the two.
April 2, 2014
Those that watched Total Divas this week were treated to a cliffhanger ending, where the rumor is that John Cena and Nikki Bella are now engaged, as the final scene made it seem like the former WWE champion was about to propose to his girlfriend. The two of them went through a temporary breakup because Cena refuses to get married again.
March 16, 2014
During a recent interview, Mickie James revealed that she is back in a relationship with Brutus Magnus. The former WWE diva and the current TNA heavyweight champion went through a breakup last year, but it looks like they have reconciled their differences.
March 14, 2014
Brooke Hogan has called off her engagement to Phil Costa, a backup offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys. The couple has split up after getting engaged during the summer.
November 22, 2013
After making quite a bit of headlines worldwide due to her breakup with actor George Clooney, Stacy Keibler has become the object of affection for WWE. The company really wants her to make a return and a contract has been placed on the table for her. Management likes the idea of pairing her up with Daniel Bryan on television.
July 24, 2013
AAA wanted Frankie Kazarian on board when they venture into the United States because he is one of the most talented and most well known free agents in wrestling, but the former TNA star has decided to reject their contract offer. The belief is that the deal is too restrictive when it comes to the performers being able to work other independent wrestling shows. The pay is also said to be less than what a lot of wrestlers are hoping for.
September 2, 2014
A status update from Twitter from Frankie Kazarian, which involves Chris Sabin and potentially taking a jab at TNA for not paying their performers on time.
May 27, 2014
On June 6, Tommy Dreamer is doing another House of Hardcore wrestling event, and the ECW legend has stacked his card up tremendously. Confirmed for the event are Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, AJ Styles, Devon, Bully Ray, Abyss, Gangrel, Kassius Ohno, Adam Pearce, Kevin Steen, Homicide, Matt Striker, Petey Williams, Shane Helms and the Godfather.
May 20, 2014
If you are already having Bad Influence withdrawals, some help is on the way. Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian will be working the ROH pay per view in June. Daniels has already been publicly confirmed for the event, but Ring of Honor cannot advertise Kazarian just yet because he is still officially under contract with TNA. They have to wait two weeks to announce his return.
May 18, 2014
Since the two sides could not come to an agreement on a new contract, Frankie Kazarian finished up his stint with TNA this week by working a pair of taped Impact Wrestling episodes. Rumors have it that management is letting the veteran performer walk, so that they could use his salary slot to sign a pair of younger and cheaper wrestlers.
May 12, 2014
While they both have now established themselves as singles stars, there are talks backstage in TNA of doing a Beer Money reunion. The hope would be that James Storm and Bobby Roode can remain relevant while carrying the tag team division once again. It would help fill the void that is being left by the potential departures of Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian.
April 24, 2014
With his contract status in limbo at the moment, Frankie Kazarian is heading over to Japan to work a match for the Great Muta and his new Wrestle-1 promotion. Kazarian will be teaming with Abyss, who is still under contract to TNA, in a tag team match against Muta and Tajiri, the former WWE star. The event will be taking place on May 4th.
April 23, 2014
While the sides have been unable to come to terms on contract extensions, Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian are said to be leaving TNA on good terms. The door has been left open for a possible return down the line. For now, however, Bad Influence is taking their act elsewhere. The belief is that Daniels and Kazarian are going to do a quick tour of Japan.
April 20, 2014
It appears that Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian are set to leave TNA once their contract expires in the coming weeks. Both performers are already accepting bookings on the independent wrestling circuit. There are rumors floating around that Bad Influence could be taking off to Japan or joining Jeff Jarrett in Global Force Wrestling later this year.
April 19, 2014
A status update on Twitter, where Frankie Kazarian makes a wrestling reference while discussing the recent earthquakes that hit California.
April 2, 2014
There are a ton of rumors floating around right now that Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels are leaving TNA after their contract expires this year. It looks like Bad Influence will have a job to fall back on, as the former tag team champions are now working on a comic book together. Daniels and Kazarian are the main characters in it.
March 27, 2014
When Frankie Kazarian revealed on Twitter that he was not working the Impact Wrestling episode this week, it spurned a lot of speculations about his future and that of Christopher Daniels, as both performers will be free agents after April if they do not sign a new contract with Dixie Carter. There have been talks of both guys going to Japan to work.
March 14, 2014
A video interview of Great Muta, Seiya Sanada and Yasufumi Nakanoue discussing their big victory over Chris Sabin, Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels at TNA Lockdown 2014.
March 13, 2014
In a steel cage match at TNA Lockdown 2014, the Great Muta, Seiya Sanada and Yasufumi Nakanoue defeated Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian. All three Japanese wrestlers were representing Wrestle-1.
March 9, 2014
Seems like everyone in professional wrestling will be in New Orleans during Wrestlemania 30 weekend. It has now been announced that Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian have been signed to make appearances at WrestleCon. They will be signing autographs and taking pictures during the entire weekend.
March 6, 2014
Shortly after announcing that the Great Muta would be wrestling at TNA Lockdown 2014, the company has now revealed what match he will be involved in. The Japanese legend will team up with Seiya Sanada and Tigre Uno to take on the TNA trio of Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Chris Saban.
March 1, 2014
There are talks that Frankie Kazarian could be heading off to work for New Japan after his contract with TNA expires this summer. While he wants to leave the door open for a future return to the company, he is rumored to be interested in a change of scenery, even if it's just for a few months. He has several friends working overseas right now.
February 22, 2014
An interesting name that has popped up as a potential to join Jeff Jarrett in his new wrestling promotion is Frankie Kazarian. He and Christopher Daniesl are both set to become a free agent this upcoming summer. While Kazarian is not unhappy in TNA, the chance for a change of scenery might be enough to entice him to jump ship.
February 19, 2014
As part of their new business relationship, the Great Muta and Seiya Senada will be wrestling at TNA Lockdown 2014, and it now appears that management is leaning towards a tag team match for them. Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian are the rumored opponents, as those two guys are versatile enough to work the Japanese style.
February 8, 2014
There are talks that TNA will be taking the tag team championship from Robbie E and Jessie Godderz soon. The feud involving Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards is supposed to take center stage, and the belts will more than likely be used in that program.
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You belong in Canada. You are highly tolerant of other cultures and you don't like wars. You abhor any type of nationalism. Read more
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Luvocracy's website today. The firm is being purchased by @WalmartLabs.
@WalmartLabs, part of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s social media division, has acquired another shopping app, Luvocracy.
Re/Code reports that the 16 of the 20-person staff will join @WalmartLabs, which is shutting down the service:
Luvocracy was one of a host of startups attempting to make online shopping a more social experience. Prospective shoppers visited the app to browse through images of products uploaded by other individuals. Luvocracy's team scoured the web to find the best available price for each product, which shoppers could then order directly through the Luvocracy app.
Wal-Mart hasn't disclosed terms of the deal. Founded in 2011, Luvocracy has since been surpassed by Pinterest, another social shopping platform. Still, Luvocracy managed to raise about $11 million in investment from entities including Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, according to TechCrunch.
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Joyner Lucas - What Do They Know?
Artist: Joyner Lucas
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The Booth debut of newcomer Joyner Lucas is dedicated to the ladies, but it's not a slow jam or a club song; it actually has some real meaning behind it. While society may dictate how women are supposed to act, what they should say and what they should wear, there are some men like (like Lucas) who refuse to do so. Instead they ask, in regard to those who feel they can tell women what to do, "What Do They Know?" Powerful but not overdone, producer Khep's synth-driven, minimalist beat sets the mood on this heavy song selection. The real meat of the record, however, comes from Lucas' brisk, resonating flow, which he uses to provide a refreshing, reassuring perspective on gender relations. If What Do They Know? leaves you wanting more from this Massachusetts native, be sure to check out his upcoming project, LFO's, when it drops on Saturday, August 17.
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Truckers support Walmart workers ahead of Black Friday
An early action against the megamonster, known for its always-low wages, always-bad benefits and rampant labor law-breaking, came Nov. 18.
McDonald's tells workers to sell their Christmas gifts for cash
McDonald's won't stop dolling out bizarre "advice" for their employees, including a set of "tips" ranging from stress management techniques to how to get a quick buck.
Walmart seeks food donations for its workers
"How about paying workers more than $7.25 an hour?'" asked Terrie Napolitano, a Lodi, New Jersey resident who shops at several Walmarts in her area.
Today in labor history: Employee time clock invented
On this day in 1888, the employee time clock was invented by Willard Bundy, a jeweler in Auburn, N.Y. Bundy's brother Harlow started mass producing them a year later.
U.S. to prosecute Walmart for violation of workers' rights
The National Labor Relations Board General Counsel is issuing a decision today to prosecute Walmart for its widespread violations of its workers' rights.
Black Friday Walmart strike wave already underway
"I want people to be able to live better, you know, like the commercial says; nobody lives better now except for the Waltons."
50 arrested protesting Walmart's poverty wages
LOS ANGELES - The modern-day story of David and Goliath is playing out in cities and towns across America, and last night, on Cesar Chavez Avenue, one of the story's scenes took place when Walmart workers staged a civil disobedience action in front the retail giant's "mini" store here.
Unsafe buses being built in LA with $1.50-per-hour Chinese labor
The workers have been living in dormitory-style housing for up to six months, getting paid only $1.50 per hour and a $50 a day allowance.
SEIU'S Henry: Half of jobs to be low-wage by 2020
"When the airport opened, they were all well-paying jobs; now they're all minimum wage, with no benefits and many are contracted out."
Today in labor history: 40 hour week and minimum wage
October 24 marks events in two of the most significant struggles by workers in U.S. history: for shorter hours and better wages.


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Sure. NYC and DC vs. the rest!
But seriouslyl, I don't see the country as divided as most do. I see different groups trying to get to the same place from different paths. Pretty much everyone wants the same end results. They just have different ideas of how that can happen. What we have to do is coalesce those onto the same solution.
I'm 100% convinced that if we solved the money issue, ALL the rest of the problems would go away.
A richer middle class would never blindly cowtow their political leadership to lobbyists. A less struggling poor class would not even compromise that many liberties if they could earn a living from a pool of plentiful jobs. The rich would not be able to wield as much power without light getting shed on their actions. Even welfare recipients would prefer assistance from local charities rather than incompetent government lackeys. Obviously biased media would more easily be exposed and people would not be as tied to the cheapest product so the power of the boycott would regain it's rightful place in society.
We just need to make the free market work again and show by example how that gives the workers back their power to have companies compete for their skills. This is NOT as hard as it sounds, but it does have to start somewhere.
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On July 17, 2014, Sheriff Dale R. Gribler reports vandals damaged several vehicles in and around Lawton and Paw Paw between 4:00 a.m. and 5:05 a.m.
Paw Paw PD investigated a report that vandals entered the Strength Beyond Gym in Paw Paw, throwing eggs all over the inside of the building.
It is believed that the same vandals threw eggs at the US Postal Office just south of the Strength Beyond, and there was at least one car damaged with a mirror torn from the car.
Lawton PD's first call was at 4:43 a.m., when a passerby reported an egg being thrown at their car. Investigation found tires being slashed on cars and eggs thrown at the US Post Office in Lawton.
Two homes in the vicinity of the Post Office also had tires slashed.
Lawton also is reporting damage to mail in the mailbox outside the Post Office.
They would like the public to know that any mail placed in that box between 4:00 p.m. on July 16 and 9:00 a.m. on July 17 has been destroyed.
Customers should take steps to mail those items again.
Van Buren County took a report of damage to a car on County Road 669 and M-40 Hwy, south of Lawton. In this case, the suspect vehicle was south bound on CR 669 at 5:05 a.m.
Paw Paw Police Department was able to develop persons of interest.
The three agencies involved are asking for public assistance in identifying the persons of interest in the attached picture. The male on the right was believed to be driving the small car dark blue or black. It may have had black rims and a loud exhaust.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Paw Paw Police Department at 269-657-5501, Lawton PD at 269-624-2382 or Van Buren County Sheriff's Office at 269-657-3101, CRIME STOPPERS 800-342-7867, SILENT OBSERVER 343-2100 or 866-774-2345


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A joint statement said they condemned the violence, attacks on police and threats to politicians which have been issued in recent weeks.
The almost eight-hour meeting was then adjourned to reconvene in the New Year.
A statement said: "Leaders welcomed the opportunity to meet and engage in a discussion of the events over recent days and weeks.
"Party leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the rule of law and the primacy of the political process and deplored violence, attacks on the PSNI, as well as threats to elected representatives.
"Recognising the importance of culture and identity within the community, and conscious of the impact on business, political leaders re-emphasised that their task was to find political solutions and to ensure peace and stability for the people of Northern Ireland."
There has been unrest across NI over the past three weeks following Belfast City Council's decision to reduce the number of days the Union flag flies at City Hall.
More than 40 police officers have been injured dealing with bouts of violence and 42 people have been arrested and charged.
Several politicians have received death threats and business in Belfast has been disrupted in the busy run-up to Christmas.
The leaders continued: "The meeting was adjourned and will reconvene in the New Year to further discuss these matters."
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The 54th Annual Rotary Pancake Day returns to the Alexandria Room of Edmond Town Hall, Saturday, December 6, from 8 am to 1 pm. Rotary members will be staffing the kitchen, turning out fluffy flapjacks and homemade sausages from Butcher's Best. The $7 ticket for adults and $3 ticket for children under the age of 10 includes applesauce, orange juice, milk, hot chocolate, coffee, or tea, as well. If one serving does not quite do the trick, there is no need to be shy. As always, Pancake Day is "all you can eat," served with a smile by Newtown Middle School and Reed Intermediate School Interact Club members.
The Newtown Foundation is seeking donations of books in like-new or new condition that are an appropriate reading level for elementary age school children. Volunteers from the Newtown Foundation will deliver books to the Savoy Elementary School in Washington, DC, prior to the second annual vigil for victims of gun violence, at the National Cathedral on Thursday, December 11. Many children at the elementary school are at risk, because they do not have access to books outside of school. The book drive will enable these children to attend a book fair at school, where they can fill a bag with books, before they go on holiday break.
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The Chamber of Commerce of Newtown has expanded its fundraising for the 30th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Ram Pasture, scheduled this year for Friday, December 5. A few weeks ago, The Tree Lighting Committee members announced that they have decided to use glow sticks inside the white bags, replacing tea light candles that have been traditionally used. With that decision, however, also comes a larger bill than in years past for the one of the first events in town of the holiday season. Chamber President Timothy Haas said this week that the cost of putting on the tree lighting ceremony has gone up "significantly" due to the decision to use glow sticks.
This week kicks off the hectic holiday season and that means travel, turkey, and a tendency toward large family gatherings. It also means happiness for the household hounds with guests bearing extra treats, kisses, and belly rubs. As we plan for the upcoming festivities let's pledge to keep our pets happy and hazard-free.
The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) of the State of Connecticut released a report Friday, November 21, focusing on Sandy Hook Elementary School (SHS) mass murderer Adam Lanza. The report defines lapses in integration of education and health care, and how untreated mental illness contributed to Adam Lanza's overall decline.
Directed by the State Child Fatality Review Panel (CFRP), in late January 2013, the OCA was asked to investigate "the circumstances leading to the death of the children at Sandy Hook, with a focus on any public health recommendations that may emanate from a review of the shooter's personal history."
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by Helen Thomson When the criteria for diagnosing autism were changed last year, concerns were raised that people already diagnosed might be re-evaluated and end up losing access to treatments and services. The American Psychiatric Association (APA), which publishes the diagnostic guidelines, recommends that children who are receiving appropriate treatment as the result of the old criteria should not be required to undergo a re-examination with the new criteria by insurance companies. But a small survey revealed to New Scientist suggests that not everyone is following the party line. In May, the APA published the DSM-5, the latest edition of what has come to be known as psychiatry's diagnostic bible. One controversial change was to the criteria used to diagnose different kinds of autism, which are now combined under the umbrella term of "Autism Spectrum Disorder" (ASD). Under the previous criteria of DSM-4, a person would be diagnosed with ASD by exhibiting at least six of 12 behaviours, which include problems with communication, interaction and repetition. Now, that same person would need to exhibit three deficits in social communication and interaction and at least two repetitive behaviours – the latter, say critics, makes the new criteria more restrictive. To see how the change in criteria was affecting people, Autism Speaks, a US science and advocacy organisation, asked users of its website to complete an online survey about their experiences. "We wanted to ensure that people are still maintaining access to the services they need," says Michael Rosanoff, Autism Speaks' associate director for public health research and scientific review. © Copyright Reed Business Information Ltd.
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Link ID: 19174 - Posted: 01.27.2014
By SARAH MASLIN NIR The day after the funeral of Avonte Oquendo, the boy with autism whose remains were found this month after he disappeared at age 14 from his school in October, his mother and grandmother stood with Senator Charles E. Schumer as he announced a proposal for a new law. Called "Avonte's law," it would finance a program to provide optional electronic tracking devices to be worn by children with autism. "Avonte's running away was not an isolated incident," Mr. Schumer, Democrat of New York, said at a news conference on Sunday morning in his office on the East Side of Manhattan. "This is a high-tech solution to an age-old problem." Citing research that suggests nearly 50 percent of children with autism wander off, often to escape the overstimulation of sounds and noise, Mr. Schumer said the new legislation would expand an existing Department of Justice program that grants money to law enforcement agencies and other groups to provide trackers for people who have Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Schumer said he had contacted the department months ago about including children with autism in the program. There was receptiveness, he said, but money was needed to provide children with the devices, which cost $80 to $90 and a few dollars a month to operate. The legislation would allocate $10 million for the program, giving interested parents free access to the equipment, which can be worn like a watch or even sewn into clothing. Whether to use such a monitor would be up to the parents, and the exact system of employing the devices would be up to individual municipalities, Mr. Schumer said. There are different variants that could be selected, including one that alerts authorities automatically when a child has stepped across a given perimeter — for example, outside school grounds — and another that becomes activated only after authorities are called. © 2014 The New York Times Company
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development
Link ID: 19173 - Posted: 01.27.2014
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. A long-awaited study has confirmed the fears of Somali residents in Minneapolis that their children suffer from higher rates of a disabling form of autism compared with other children there. The study — by the University of Minnesota, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the research and advocacy group Autism Speaks — found high rates of autism in two populations: About one Somali child in 32 and one white child in 36 in Minneapolis were on the autism spectrum. The national average is one child in 88, according to Coleen A. Boyle, who directs the C.D.C.'s Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. But the Somali children were less likely than the whites to be "high-functioning" and more likely to have I.Q.s below 70. (The average I.Q. score is 100.) The study offered no explanation of the statistics. "We do not know why more Somali and white children were identified," said Amy S. Hewitt, the project's primary investigator and director of the University of Minnesota's Research and Training Center on Community Living. "This project was not designed to answer these questions." The results echoed those of a Swedish study published last year finding that children from immigrant families in Stockholm — many of them Somali — were more likely to have autism with intellectual disabilities. The Minneapolis study also found that Somali children with autism received their diagnoses late. Age 5 was the average, while autism and learning disabilities can be diagnosed as early as age 2, and children get the most benefit from behavioral treatment when it is started early. Black American-born children and Hispanic children in Minneapolis had much lower autism rates: one in 62 for the former and one in 80 for the latter. © 2013 The New York Times Company
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development
Link ID: 19044 - Posted: 12.17.2013
Many physicians and parents report that their autistic children have unusually severe gastrointestinal problems, such as chronic constipation or diarrhea. These observations have led some researchers to speculate that an ailing gut contributes to the disorder in some cases, but scientific data has been lacking. Now, a provocative study claims that a probiotic treatment for gastrointestinal issues can reduce autismlike symptoms in mice and suggests that this treatment could work for humans, too. The reported incidence of gut maladies in people with autism varies wildly between published studies—from zero to more than 80%—making it difficult to establish just how commonly the two conditions go together, says principal investigator Sarkis Mazmanian, a microbiologist at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena. Overall, however, the evidence seems to point toward a connection. Last year, for example, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of thousands of children with developmental disabilities found that kids with autism were twice as likely as children with other types of disorders to have frequent diarrhea or colitis, an inflammation of the large intestine. For many years, Mazmanian and his and colleagues have been studying the effects of a nontoxic strain of the bacterium Bacteroides fragilis on diseases such as Crohn's disease, which causes intestinal inflammation and allows potentially harmful substances that should pass out of the body to leak through junctions between cells that are normally tight. Although the researchers don't understand the mechanism, the bacterium appears to restore the damaged gut, possibly by helping close these gaps. © 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 13: Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development; Chapter 9: Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
Link ID: 19009 - Posted: 12.06.2013
By Dana Smith Daniel Tammet has memorized Pi to the 22,514th digit. He speaks ten different languages, including one of his own invention, and he can multiply enormous sums in his head within a matter of seconds. However, he is unable to hold down a standard 9-to-5 job, in part due to his obsessive adherence to ritual, down to the precise times he has his tea every day. Daniel is a savant. He is also autistic. And he is a synesthete. Daniel experiences numbers as having color, as well as shape and texture. This helps him perform amazing mathematical feats seemingly without effort, the answer simply materializing to him rather than having to calculate it out. In an interview he gave with The Guardian, Daniel explained, "When I multiply numbers together, I see two shapes. The image starts to change and evolve, and a third shape emerges. That's the answer. It's mental imagery. It's like maths without having to think." Clearly this man has an extraordinary brain. However, Daniel is perhaps not entirely unique, and it appears that the link between autism and synesthesia is more common than originally thought. This suggests that there is a potential common mechanism between these two conditions, which may even help to explain some of Daniel's special savant abilities. A new study published in the journal Molecular Autism from a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge now empirically shows that there is an almost three-fold higher occurrence of synesthesia in individuals with autism (18.9%), compared with that of the general population (7.2%). This increased prevalence implies that there is indeed a significant link between autism and synesthesia. © 2013 Scientific American
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 8: General Principles of Sensory Processing, Touch, and Pain
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development; Chapter 5: The Sensorimotor System
Link ID: 19008 - Posted: 12.06.2013
By PAM BELLUCK Scientists have been eager to see if oxytocin, which plays a role in emotional bonding, trust and many biological processes, can improve social behavior in people with autism. Some parents of children with autism have asked doctors to prescribe it, although it is not an approved treatment for autism, or have purchased lower-dose versions of the drug over the counter. Scientifically, the jury is out, and experts say parents should wait until more is known. Some studies suggest that oxytocin, sometimes called the "love hormone," improves the ability to empathize and connect socially, and may decrease repetitive behaviors. Others find little or no impact, and some research suggests that it can promote clannish and competitive feelings, or exacerbate symptoms in people already oversensitive to social cues. Importantly, nobody knows if oxytocin is safe or desirable to use regularly or long term. Now, the first study of how oxytocin affects the brains of children with autism finds hints of promise — and also suggestions of what its limitations might be. On the promising side, the small study, published Monday in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that the hormone, given as an inhalant, generated increased activity in parts of the brain involved in social connection. This suggests not only that oxytocin can stimulate social brain areas, but also that in children with autism these brain regions are not irrevocably damaged but are plastic enough to be influenced. The limitations could include a finding that oxytocin prompted greater brain activity in children with the least severe autism. Some experts said that this could imply that oxytocin may work primarily in less-impaired people, but others said it might simply suggest that different doses are needed. © 2013 The New York Times Company
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 5: Hormones and the Brain
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development; Chapter 8: Hormones and Sex
Link ID: 18996 - Posted: 12.03.2013
by Bethany Brookshire Most people take it as a given that distraction is bad for — oh, hey, a squirrel! Where was I? … Right. Most people take it as a given that distraction is bad for memory. And most of the time, it is. But under certain conditions, the right kind of distraction might actually help you remember. Nathan Cashdollar of University College London and colleagues were looking at the effects of distraction on memory in memory-impaired patients. They were specifically looking at distractions that were totally off-topic from a particular task, and how those distractions affected memory performance. Their results were published November 27 in the Journal of Neuroscience. The researchers worked with a small group of people with severe epilepsy who had lesions in the hippocampus, and therefore had memory problems. They compared them to groups of people with epilepsy without lesions, young healthy people, and older healthy people that were matched to the epilepsy group. Each of the participants went through a memory task called "delayed match-to-sample." For this task, participants are given a set of samples or pictures, usually things like nature scenes. Then there's a delay, from one second at the beginning of the test on up to nearly a minute. Then participants are shown another nature scene. Is it one they have seen before? Yes or no? The task starts out simply, with only one nature scene to match, but soon becomes harder, with up to five pictures to remember, and a five-second delay. People with memory impairments did a lot worse when they had more items to remember (called high cognitive load), falling off very steeply in their performance. Normal controls did better, still remaining fairly accurate, but making mistakes once in a while. © Society for Science & the Public 2000 - 2013.
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 18: Attention and Higher Cognition; Chapter 17: Learning and Memory
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 14: Attention and Consciousness; Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development
Link ID: 18979 - Posted: 11.27.2013
By Helen Briggs BBC News A condition where people experience a mixing of the senses, such as tasting words, has been linked with autism. Research suggests synaesthesia is nearly three times as common in adults with autism spectrum disorder than in the general population. The two conditions may share common features such as unusual wiring of the brain, say UK scientists. The study helps understanding of how people with autism experience life, says the National Autistic Society. Synaesthesia is a condition where one sense automatically triggers another. Some people experience tastes when they read or hear words, some perceive numbers as shapes, others see colours when they hear music. People with synaesthesia might say: "The letter q is dark brown," or: "The word 'hello' tastes like coffee," for example. Following anecdotal evidence of links between synaesthesia and Asperger's syndrome, researchers at the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University set out to test the idea. More than 200 study participants - 164 adults diagnosed with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome, and 97 adults without autism - were asked to fill in questionnaires to measure synaesthesia and autism traits. The study found one in five adults with autism spectrum conditions - a range of related developmental disorders, including autism and Asperger's syndrome - had synaesthesia compared with about 7% of people with no signs of the disorders. Prof Simon Baron-Cohen, who led the research, told BBC News: "Synaesthesia involves a mixing of the senses and it's a very subjective private experience, so the only way we know it's happening is if you ask people to report on their experiences. BBC © 2013
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 8: General Principles of Sensory Processing, Touch, and Pain
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development; Chapter 5: The Sensorimotor System
Link ID: 18948 - Posted: 11.20.2013
Jessica Wright A new test of mouse intelligence closely mimics the types of assays used with people and detects a subtle learning deficit reminiscent of one seen in teenagers with autism, according to findings presented Saturday at the2013 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego. Another behavioral test, also presented Saturday, uncovers an unexpected social deficit in an autism mouse model. The test in the first study could be used to screen for drugs that improve cognitive deficits associated with autism, says Jill Silverman, a postdoctoral associate in Jacqueline Crawley's lab at the University of California, Davis MIND Institute. Silverman presented the work at a poster session. To measure learning in mice, researchers typically place them in a water maze, or see if they learn to anticipate an electric shock. "But you don't shock people or put them in a pool to swim," notes Silverman. Silverman instead trained the mice in a human activity: using a touchscreen. In the most basic form of the test, the mice see two graphic images (such as a plane and a spider) and learn that they get "yummy" strawberry milkshake if they touch the spider, Silverman says. (She says she uses milkshakes because the mice work hard for them, even if they aren't hungry.) BTBR mice, which have many autism-like features, learn to go for the spider just as readily as control mice do. So Silverman made things much more complicated. The complex test follows the logic of transitive properties. For example, if John is taller than Anne and Anne is taller than Jane, we are able to infer that John is taller than Jane. © Copyright 2013 Simons Foundation
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 17: Learning and Memory
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development; Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development
Link ID: 18908 - Posted: 11.11.2013
Sarah DeWeerdt Parts of the brain that process vision and control movements are poorly connected in children with autism, according to results presented Saturday at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego. In addition to the social deficits that are a core feature of autism, children with the disorder often have clumsy movements. Studies have also found that people with autism have trouble imitating others. The new study uncovers patterns of brain activity suggesting all three of these deficits may be related. The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure resting-state activation — brain activity that occurs while individuals are resting quietly in the scanner — in 45 children with autism and 45 controls. Parts of the brain that tend to activate and deactivate together during this procedure are said to be functionally connected. The researchers zeroed in on two sets of brain structures involved in motor activity. One of them, the ventral motor component, includes parts of the cortex, the thalamus and lobule 6 of the cerebellum. They also focused on three areas of the brain involved in visual processing. The most interesting is a region at the back of the brain responsible for complex interpretation of visual information. © Copyright 2013 Simons Foundation
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 11: Motor Control and Plasticity
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development; Chapter 5: The Sensorimotor System
Link ID: 18906 - Posted: 11.11.2013
Ewen Callaway Children with autism make less eye contact than others of the same age, an indicator that is used to diagnose the developmental disorder after the age of two years. But a paper published today in Nature1 reports that infants as young as two months can display signs of this condition, the earliest detection of autism symptoms yet. If the small study can be replicated in a larger population, it might provide a way of diagnosing autism in infants so that therapies can begin early, says Warren Jones, research director at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Jones and colleague Ami Klin studied 110 infants from birth — 59 of whom had an increased risk of being diagnosed with autism because they had a sibling with the disorder, and 51 of whom were at lower risk. One in every 88 children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the most recent survey by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. At ten regular intervals over the course of two years, the researchers in the new study showed infants video images of their carers and used eye-tracking equipment and software to track where the babies gazed. "Babies come into the world with a lot of predispositions towards making eye contact," says Jones. "Young babies look more at the eyes than at any part of the face, and they look more at the face than at any part of the body." Twelve children from the high-risk group were diagnosed with an ASD — all but two of them boys — and one male from the low-risk group was similarly diagnosed. Between two and six months of age, these children tended to look at eyes less and less over time. However, when the study began, these infants tended to gaze at eyes just as often as children who would not later develop autism. © 2013 Nature Publishing Group
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 10: Vision: From Eye to Brain
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Link ID: 18890 - Posted: 11.07.2013
By PAM BELLUCK In a study published Wednesday, researchers using eye-tracking technology found that children who were found to have autism at age 3 looked less at people's eyes when they were babies than children who did not develop autism. But contrary to what the researchers expected, the difference was not apparent at birth. It emerged in the next few months and autism experts said that might suggest a window during which the progression toward autism can be halted or slowed. The study, published online in the journal Nature, found that infants who later developed autism began spending less time looking at people's eyes between 2 and 6 months of age and paid less attention to eyes as they grew older. By contrast, babies who did not develop autism looked increasingly at people's eyes until about 9 months old, and then kept their attention to eyes fairly constant into toddlerhood. "This paper is a major leap forward," said Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, a pediatrician and autism researcher at the University of Alberta, who was not involved in the study. "Documenting that there's a developmental difference between 2 and 6 months is a major, major finding." The authors, Warren R. Jones and Ami Klin, both of the Marcus Autism Center and Emory University, also found that babies who showed the steepest decline in looking at people's eyes over time developed the most severe autism. "Kids whose eye fixation falls off most rapidly are the ones who later on are the most socially disabled and show the most symptoms," said Dr. Jones, director of research at the autism center. "These are the earliest known signs of social disability, and they are associated with outcome and with symptom severity. Our ultimate goal is to translate this discovery into a tool for early identification" of children with autism. Copyright 2013 The New York Times Company
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Link ID: 18889 - Posted: 11.07.2013
by Anil Ananthaswamy THE first clinical trial aimed at boosting social skills in people with autism using magnetic brain stimulation has been completed – and the results are encouraging. "As a first clinical trial, this is an excellent start," says Lindsay Oberman of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston, who was not part of the study. People diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder often find social interactions difficult. Previous studies have shown that a region of the brain called the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) is underactive in people with autism. "It's also the part of the brain linked with understanding others' thoughts, beliefs and intentions," says Peter Enticott of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Enticott and his colleagues wondered whether boosting the activity of the dmPFC using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), which involves delivering brief but strong magnetic pulses through the scalp, could help individuals with autism deal with social situations. So the team carried out a randomised, double-blind clinical trial – the first of its kind – involving 28 adults diagnosed with either high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome. Some participants received 15 minutes of rTMS for 10 days, while others had none, but experienced all other aspects, such as having coils placed on their heads and being subjected to the same sounds and vibrations. © Copyright Reed Business Information Ltd.
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 3: Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development; Chapter 3: Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
Link ID: 18863 - Posted: 11.02.2013
By MICHAEL TORTORELLO SONOMA, Calif. — Here is a truth about children with autism: they grow up to become adults with autism. Advocates estimate that over the next decade some 500,000 such individuals will come of age in the United States. No one can say for sure what adulthood will hold for them. To start, where will everyone live and work? A 2008 Easter Seals study found that 79 percent of young adults with autism spectrum disorders continue to reside with their parents. A solid majority of them have never looked for a job. And yet the life expectancy of people with autism is more or less average. Here is another truth, then, about children with autism: they can't stay at home forever. This realization — as obvious as it is worrying — has recently stirred the beginnings of a response from researchers, architects and, not least, parents. In 2009, a pair of academics, Kim Steele and Sherry Ahrentzen, collaborated on "Advancing Full Spectrum Housing," a comprehensive design guideline for housing adults with autism. (An expanded book on the topic is scheduled to come out next year.) Perhaps the first development to closely follow their template is Sweetwater Spectrum, a residence for 16 adults whose abilities and disabilities span the full range of autism. The innovative $10.4 million project opened in January in the heart of California wine country, and its founding families and board hope to make Sweetwater a model for like-minded experiments across the country. "You hear about different organizations planning to do these things," said Dr. Ahrentzen, a professor in the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at the University of Florida, in Gainesville. But "it takes time to get all these different funding sources in place." © 2013 The New York Times Company
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Link ID: 18774 - Posted: 10.10.2013
The discovery of "missing" genes could help scientists understand how autism develops, a study suggests. US researchers looked at the genetic profiles of more than 431 people with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and 379 without. They found those with an ASD were more likely to have just one copy of certain genes, when they should have had two. UK experts said genetic factors were one promising area of research into the causes of autism. About 1% of the population has an ASD. They can run in families - but scientists have not identified a cause. Gene deletions or additions happen in everyone - it is why people are different. It is which genes are affected that determines what the effect is. 'Mis-wiring' There were far more gene deletions in the ASD group, and they were more likely to have multiple deletions. Writing in the American Journal of Human Genetics, the team from Mount Sinai suggests this "mis-wiring" could alter the activity of nerve cells in the brain. Prof Joseph Buxbaum, who led the research team, said: "This is the first finding that small deletions impacting one or two genes appear to be common in autism, and that these deletions contribute to risk of development of this disorder." BBC © 2013
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Link ID: 18748 - Posted: 10.05.2013
Virginia Hughes Enzymes called topoisomerases are crucial for the expression of extremely long genes in neurons, according to a study published 5 September in Nature1. More than one-quarter of these genes are known autism candidates, the study found. In the process of doing these analyses, the researchers stumbled on something surprising about autism genes in general: They're three to four times longer than the average gene expressed in neurons. "It's pretty remarkable that, at least to my knowledge, no one had noticed this before," notes Benjamin Philpot, associate professor of cell biology and physiology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and one of the study's leaders. "But the genes are definitely much longer. It's very striking." The findings suggest that defects in topoisomerases — whether caused by genetic mutations or environmental influences — may contribute to some cases of autism and other developmental disorders, the researchers say. If it's true that long genes are preferentially affected in autism, "the implications are really quite fascinating," notes James Sutcliffe, associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, who was not involved in the research. In genetic sequencing studies, for example, mutations found in long genes tend to be discounted in statistical analyses. That's because the longer a gene is, the more likely it is to harbor a mutation just by chance. But the new study suggests that mutations in long genes should be considered more carefully.
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Link ID: 18694 - Posted: 09.24.2013
By Laura Geggel and SFARI.org Boredom, tiredness, hunger and stress can all set off a yawn. People can even 'catch' a bout of yawning when they see or hear another person in the throes of the involuntary gesture, a phenomenon known as social yawning. Researchers speculate that this shared behavior is a form of empathy that strengthens the bonds of a group: One drowsy person's yawn that triggers others to do the same could lead to a unanimous call for bedtime, for example. Humans aren't the only species to yawn sympathetically: Dogs yawn in response to human yawns, and chimpanzees and baboons yawn in concert with one another. Children with autism apparently don't respond to social yawning, however, prompting some researchers to blame their well-chronicled struggle with empathy. A new Japanese study suggests that, instead, children with the disorder miss facial cues, such as closed eyes, that make yawning contagious. The study was published 22 July in Autism Research and Treatment. The researchers say children with autism miss those cues because they avoid looking at people's faces. But that may not entirely explain it. For example, a small 2009 study found that typically developing children yawn even when they've only heard another person do so, but children with autism do not. In the new study, the researchers set up two experiments to determine whether children with autism look at others' faces enough to catch a social yawn. In the first test, 26 children with autism and 46 controls wore eye-tracking devices while watching video clips of people either yawning or remaining still. The researchers asked the children to count how many people in the clips were wearing glasses to make sure they looked at the people's eyes. The video showed the person yawning only when the eye tracker verified that the children had fixed their gaze on the eyes. © 2013 Scientific American
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 15: Emotions, Aggression, and Stress
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Link ID: 18693 - Posted: 09.24.2013
Emily Underwood Jackie Murphy didn't worry that her son Fintan was a late talker, at least at first. Her other two children had been slow to say their first words, so it was only when the former California nurse noticed that her 20-month-old wasn't responding to his name, or even reacting to loud noises, that she became concerned. "One day, I dropped a toy xylophone behind him and he didn't even flinch," she says. "That's when I knew something was wrong." Fintan didn't have a hearing problem—he had autism, his mom finally learned after more than 6 months of searching for a diagnosis. A few months later, Murphy enrolled Fintan in the Autism Phenome Project at the MIND Institute at the University of California (UC), Davis, a long-term assessment of children, as many as 1800, aimed at teasing out subtypes of the complex disorder. Murphy also became a research subject, donating a blood sample. One of the project's researchers, Melissa Bauman, soon informed Murphy that her blood had tested positive for antibodies that react to fetal brain proteins. Bauman asked her to donate more blood for studies exploring the provocative idea that some of Murphy's antibodies had slipped through the placenta and into Fintan's developing brain, affecting its maturation. At that point, Murphy says, she and her husband made a big decision: Fearing that the immune proteins in her blood would harm another baby, they decided that she would not again get pregnant. Many more women could face a similarly difficult choice. In July, immunologist Judy Van de Water and her team at UC Davis, which includes Bauman and Daniel Braunschweig, bolstered the hypothesis that maternal antibodies cause some autism with two studies, including one showing autismlike symptoms in monkeys injected with such antibodies. And women may soon be able to check whether they have the suspect antibodies: California company Pediatric Bioscience announced that it is moving forward with a new diagnostic test, based on patented antibody screening techniques licensed from Van de Water and UC Davis. © 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 15: Emotions, Aggression, and Stress
Related chapters from MM:Chapter 13: Memory, Learning, and Development; Chapter 11: Emotions, Aggression, and Stress
Link ID: 18646 - Posted: 09.14.2013
by Simon Makin Autism may shape the brains of women differently to those of men. The condition seems to cause female, but not male, brains to look more masculine, suggesting that one controversial view of autism – as an extreme version of the male brain – may need rethinking. Simon Baron-Cohen at the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge, UK, has previously found that men tend to be better at systematising tasks and females better at ones involving empathising. As people with autism tend to be good systematisers and below-average empathisers, he has argued that autism may be an extreme version of the male brain, or EMB. However, the theory is contentious. "The jury is still out," says autism researcher Uta Frith of University College London. That's partly because of the difficulty in pinning down the source of the gender differences. "It's far from clear which male-female differences are biological and which are cultural," says developmental psychologist Caspar Addyman, of the Birkbeck Babylab at the University of London. In their latest study, Baron-Cohen's team used MRI scans to look for differences in the volume of brain regions in 120 adults, split into four equal groups – men and women, with and without autism. The researchers first compared the brains of males with and without autism, then did the same for female brains. They then compared these two differences. "If autism manifests the same in both genders, these two differences should be alike," says Baron-Cohen's colleague at the Autism Research Centre Meng-Chuan Lai, "but if not, they should be different – and this is what we found." © Copyright Reed Business Information Ltd.
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 12: Sex: Evolutionary, Hormonal, and Neural Bases
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Link ID: 18504 - Posted: 08.14.2013
The Associated Press The biggest study of its kind suggests autism might be linked with inducing and speeding up labour, preliminary findings that need investigating since labour is induced in increasing numbers of U.S. women, the authors and other autism experts say. It's possible that labour-inducing drugs might increase the risk — or that the problems that lead doctors to start labour explain the results. These include mothers' diabetes and fetal complications, which have previously been linked with autism. There is a growing consensus that risks for autism occur before birth or soon after.There is a growing consensus that risks for autism occur before birth or soon after. (Veejay Villafranca/Getty ) Like most research into autism causes, the study doesn't provide conclusive answers, and the authors say the results shouldn't lead doctors to avoid inducing labour or speeding it up since it can be life-saving for mothers and babies. Simon Gregory, lead author and an associate professor of medicine and medical genetics at Duke University, emphasized, "We haven't found a connection for cause and effect. One of the things we need to look at is why they were being induced in the first place." Government data suggest 1 in 5 U.S. women have labour induced — twice as many as in 1990. Smaller studies suggested a possible tie between induced labour and autism, but the new research is the largest to date, involving more than 600,000 births. The government-funded study was published online Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. © CBC 2013
Related chapters from BP7e: Chapter 7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior; Chapter 5: Hormones and the Brain
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Link ID: 18503 - Posted: 08.14.2013


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"With the zero-tolerance policy on weapons and drugs, I look at this report and I question how do so many get to go back to school," he said.
"I want to assure everyone that students get penalties that are commensurate with their infractions. Sometimes the child is allowed to go back, but they have a tight leash, and one infraction will result in the expulsion taking place," she said.
Still, Beaudry said he was concerned that special education students may be getting off scot-free when misconduct on their part is classified as a "manifestation of disability."
It now falls on Ward 11 Alderman Normand Gramache to nominate a replacement to serve out the remaining few months of the term.
Alderman-At-Large Joe Kelly Levasseur, that's who - at least if the source of the tickets are Manchester police officers.
About a month ago, you may recall, police signaled drivers wearing their seatbelts to pull over, and Fisher Cat volunteers offered them tickets for three upcoming games. It was meant to be a reward for buckling up.
"When you start saying that the police can pull you over for free stuff, well that opens the door for a lot of issues," he said. "What if (a driver) had alcohol on their breath. If the police didn't have probable cause to pull them over in the first place, do they let them go?"
"It's good public relations, to get people to wear seatbelts," Mara said.
Levasseur had other questions about the program, such as whether the police were working regular shifts or getting overtime.
He's opening his campaign headquarters, at 1117 Elm St., behind The Bridge Cafe. And at noon on Tuesday he's to deliver a "policy speech" in the aldermanic chambers.
According to a campaign news release, he "will address his vision for improving Manchester's school district, halting skyrocketing violent crime, and developing innovative new ways to grow Manchester's economy and create good jobs for local workers."
Ted Siefer may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @tbsreporter.
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- In the 1970's there were a couple hundred SWAT raids annually in the U.S., that number now tops 50,000. To what do you attribute the spike?
- More violent crime
- 22%
- Erosion of civil liberties
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- Militarization
- 31%
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- Police safety
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- War on Drugs
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