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Model Organisms
Author: Richard Twyman, Wellcome Trust
Source: Wellcome Trust
A model organism is a species that has been widely studied, usually because it is easy to maintain and breed in a laboratory setting and has particular experimental advantages.
Over the years, a great deal of data has accumulated about such organisms and this in itself makes them more attractive to study. Model organisms are used to obtain information about other species – including humans – that are more difficult to study directly. We can distinguish three major types of model organism:
Genetic model organisms
These are species that are amenable to genetic analysis, i.e. they breed in large numbers and have a short generation time so large-scale crosses can be set up and followed over several generations. Many different mutants are generally available and highly detailed genetic maps can be created. Examples include baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) and the nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans).
Experimental model organisms
These species may not necessarily be genetically amenable (i.e. they may have long generation intervals and poor genetic maps) but they have other experimental advantages. For example, the chicken and the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis have many disadvantages in terms of genetics but they produce robust embryos that can be studied and manipulated with ease. These species are widely used model organisms in developmental biology.
Genomic model organisms
Regardless of their genetic or experimental advantages and disadvantages, certain species are chosen as model organisms because they occupy a pivotal position in the evolutionary tree or because some quality of their genome makes them ideal to study.
An example is the puffer fish (Fugu rubripes) which has a similar gene repertoire to humans but a much smaller genome (400 million base pairs instead of 3000 million). The difference in size is mainly due to the presence of more repetitive DNA, larger segments of DNA between genes and larger introns in the human genome.
Another consideration that must be addressed is the relevance of model organisms to humans. Surprisingly, over 60 per cent of the human disease genes that have been identified thus far have counterparts in the fly and worm, revealing a core of about 1500 gene families that is conserved in all animals.
Genes affecting more evolutionarily advanced features, such as our immune system, are less likely to have direct counterparts in simple animals. For these systems, we require closer models such as the mouse. A great deal has been learned about humans by mapping and isolating mouse genes and using these as a short cut to find corresponding human genes. The mouse genome is similarly organised to the human genome and large blocks of genes are even arranged in the same order (see Comparative genomics). Mice have been extensively used to establish disease models by mimicking the gene defects seen in humans, and these models can be used to test the efficacy of new drugs.
This article was adapted from Wellcome Trust.
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 UK


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Been awhile since I did one of these photo challenges, hasn't it? For some reason, the theme of "One" resonated.
My urban backyard bird feeders are often overrun by House Sparrows, one of the most undesirable species of feeder birds because they're an "introduced" (invasive) species that crowds out the natives, like Black-capped Chickadees. At the peak of flock size each year, we see up to three dozen House Sparrows at a time, gobbling up all the seeds we put out for less obnoxious birds. This year, we have an anomaly — just one — a leucistic House Sparrow. Leucism is a genetic defect resulting in failure to produce any type of pigment, which is not the same as albinism (albinos are missing only melanin). Technically, our one genetic freak of a House Sparrow is only suffering from hypopigmentation, or partial leucism, but it's enough to set him apart.
As you can see, Luke the Leucistic House Sparrow (I believe it's male based on what markings remain; most of his plumage is bright white) is making off with a beakful of cracked corn. In the highly hierarchical House Sparrow society, leucism permanently places Luke at the bottom of the pecking order: the larger the black bib on a male House Sparrow, the higher his social standing. Although he's accepted as part of his flock, Luke will be lucky if he ever gets a mate, and he'll never be the boss bird.
While I'm not particularly keen on this little bugger either, he's remarkable because he looks so different from his flock. And yet he's the same as the rest of them — annoying, garrulous, and greedy. Kinda like those of us with mental quirks: a little different from the rest of the flock, but with nearly all the same fundamental needs, desires, ambitions, and abilities.
Be kind to those who are different from you, friends — whether or not they had a choice in it, you can't presume to know what crosses they may bear as a result of being different.


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SSIS : Data Flow paths
I had a very interesting bug that had me running around for over a week. Turns out the bug was in my code due to a misunderstanding of how SSIS processes the Data Flow Task. I've found in that time that SSIS not only evaluates, but actually 'runs' code even if there are no qualifying records. Let me break this down for you.
I have a Data Flow task that has 4 possible paths that are mutually exclusive. This means that at any given time only one of the four paths is a valid. The Data Flow is listed below:
I have highlighted in red the Script Destination components that were my unwitting accomplices. The Data Flow is one of several clones that determine 4 pieces of information. First is the document number I am about to process a statement or an invoice. That will push is down the left path (invoice) or the right path (statement). Second does that document already exist. If the document exists, count it and throw it away. If it doesn't exist, count it and insert it into the table.
When I run this package and specifically this Data Flow task, all boxes run green, but only 1 of them has a row attached. Yes, this package works on a single input at a time per Data Flow task, 8 tasks simultaneously (email me if you are curious why I did this, I might blog it if enough people are interested). This package imports .pdf files. Now that you understand what I was seeing, let's open up the Script Destinations and see what they look like and why they contributed to the problem.
If you look at either side you will see on branch where the document is a duplicate (already exists in the table) or new. Listed below is a snippet from the Script Destination from the path of a new document:
The import part of this script has been highlighted. I insert a record into a table and get back an auto-increment number (int32) as an id to further process this. I actually have a unique 20-byte binary (hash), but it seems the Web program they use to display .pdfs I store cannot properly pull/store the unique identify so I had to create another unique ID, but I digress (always wanted to say that :) ). That number is transfered from the local variable webunique to the package variable Variables.Engine0webunique. This works fine EXCEPT when I decided to do what most programmers do; assign values for every path.
The code listed below is corrected, but has an annotation of what I actually had.
When I had the code snippet 'Variables.Engine0webunique=0' a problem arose, one that required me to think in parallel.
The problem was that since all paths in the dataflow, 4 in mine, must run to completion (all green), and there is no way to guarantee the order they will complete, the Variables.Engine0webunique value was being set at random. This could be the actual unique id pulled from the table insert or the 0 set by the 'document already exists' path. What do I do to solve this?
I needed a way to determine if I actually did get a value from the insert of a new document. I moved away from checking the actual value (is it >0) and added a flag. This flag would be set to true if an inserted a record or false if I did not. This enabled me to skip a step only needed on insert (for improved efficiency). Listed below is the outer framework code that uses this flag:
As you can see, the framework checks the state of the flag (true/false) and determines at each run if there is an existing or new document and runs the ancillary procedure needed by new documents, while bypassing that call if the document exists.
Moral of this post: When setting variables in a Data Flow Task, remember that all paths are run in unknown order so find a mechanism to know which paths have actual data on them.


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Votto flies out to right.
Rolen singles to right.
117 straight plate appearances without a homerun for Joey. Didn't he do that last year or the year before?
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Wow. Blanton being lifted suprises me.
This place use to be fun
Blanton done.
How good is the Dodgers' pen?
If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve!
Randy Choate in to pitch
Rolen steals 2nd.
After a 2-0 count. Gonzalez calls time at first and a pitch does not count. So then the Dodgers go ahead and intentionally walk Bruce.
Pitching change. Quite an outing for Choate. 2 balls and then 2 intentional balls and he is done.
Does Speier pinch hit Heisey for Stubbs?
If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve!
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Organize Holiday Gifts and Black Friday Shopping With the LifeTopix App
With just about a month away from the holidays, this is a great time for getting your holiday gift lists together. Whether you have a whole house of elves to buy for or if you're just making a few purchases, the LifeTopix app can help you get it all organized. The end result? A magical holiday that won't leave you feeling overwhelmed. And if you're braving the Black Friday crowds, no time is better than today to pick up the LifeTopix personal organization app at the App Store, while it's promotionally priced at 99 cents.
This post was created using the next update of LifeTopix that will be available within the next few weeks. It gives you a sneak peek into our enhanced shopping features; however, the LifeTopix Shopping topic provides great value today for creating shopping lists, creating gift lists, and tracking received gifts — all in context with everything else you do in your life.
Configuring Sellers in LifeTopix
Before you get started creating your holiday shopping lists, you should configure a few sellers in LifeTopix from where you frequently purchase items. LifeTopix works with your iOS Contacts so I recommend starting there. If you're using iOS 6, a quick way to add your favorite stores is to go to your iOS Maps app, and then enter the name of the store in the search field. When the store is found and displayed, tap it. And after the store's page displays, tap Add to Contacts as shown in the following illustration.
This way, all the location information is saved, and LifeTopix can leverage it for shopping when you add a seller via Shopping -> Configure Sellers in LifeTopix. You can see the information for sellers in LifeTopix by viewing the illustration below.
Once your sellers are configured, you'll be able to associate them to shopping items in LifeTopix. This will be convenient when you're planning your shopping trips.
Configuring Products in LifeTopix
One you've configured your sellers, you can start adding the products that you frequently buy or that you'll be planning to buy during the holiday season. Take note — you can select multiple sellers for a product, allowing you to choose the best seller depending on location or other factors. To configure products, go to Shopping -> Configure Products, and then click the Plus Sign. An example of a product is shown in the following illustration.
Associating bookmarks and photos is especially helpful for products. You can link websites with product information or photos of the gifts you wish to purchase.
Organizing Gifts for Others
A master gift list with the gift recipients; the products you want to buy; the prices for each gift; and also any tasks, checklists, appointments, reminders, bookmarks, and files (such as photos) is essential for the organized gift giver. LifeTopix makes creating these master lists simple. To get started, go to Shopping -> Gifts for Others, and then click the Plus Sign. From there, you can set this information as shown in the following illustrations.
Once you've set this information, it's added to your master gift list and each of these items can be automatically added as shopping items by using the green down arrow and tapping Create Shopping Item as shown in the following illustration.
After you've finished your master list, and you're ready to start shopping, you might wish to create a shopping list because it will provide a total cost and also show you the stores in a map view, which will help you plan your shopping trips. Moreover, you can collaborate on these shopping lists with your friends or family via email or social meda.
Creating Shopping Lists and Wish Lists
Shopping lists have always been a key component of LifeTopix. They help you keep track of the things that you buy at the supermarket, hardware store, or any other retail establishment. When the holiday season arrives, shopping lists are even more important to keep you organized and sane. In the following example, I've created two shopping lists. The first one is my "Christmas List," which includes the gifts I'm planning to purchase for others. The second list is my "My Christmas Wish List," which includes the items that I would like purchased for me. Creating shopping lists and wish lists is a great way to ensure all your family members and friends get what they really want. And collaborating with others ensures you don't buy the same gift for Sally or Uncle Joe.
In the upcoming update, we've introduced a split screen for adding your shopping items to your lists, as shown in the following illustration. This makes adding items even easier than before.
Also take note that you can view the total cost of all your items if you configure the cost for your shopping list items, as shown in the following illustration.
Keep in mind, in LifeTopix these lists can be shared via email and then opened on the recipients' iOS devices and used within LifeTopix. Encourage your family members to use the sharing capabilities shown in the following illustration to share their wish lists with you. You can open the lists directly from your email in LifeTopix by tapping and holding the attachment in the email message, and then tapping Open in LifeTopix.
Because LifeTopix Shopping is one of 12 connected life topics, you can see your shopping trips on your master calendar if you've set a due date. This will help you plan accordingly, depending on the other commitments that you might have.
Planning Your Shopping Trips
After you've created your shopping lists, and you're ready to start shopping, location services can help you maximize the time that you have. If you've set an address for your sellers as described above, you'll see the sellers on your map and the products shown in a list below the map. This will help you plan the most efficient route for your holiday shopping trip.
We hope this helps you get started with the shopping season. Good luck and happy holidays!


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By Casey Seidenberg
Mealtime doesn't have to turn into mayhem. My two boys were wild the other night, laughing uncontrollably at absolutely everything, chasing each other around the house and entirely unable to settle down. When I wrangled them to the dinner table, the wildness continued. They were kicking each other under the table and laughing so hard they spit their food clear across the room. Not the type of dinner I had planned. Apparently, I had allowed our positive dinner habits to fall by the wayside over the holidays. And now that my baby is a factor at the table, trying to climb out of her highchair and throwing food to the floor, I find myself more preoccupied during dinner than I have been in years. I needed to make a change.
So I stopped our dinner mid-bite. I got the boys up and asked them to walk outside, take three deep breaths and walk back to the dinner table ready to share a meal the right way. They knew what this meant, as they've done it hundreds of times before.
To help set the mood we got out a few votive candles, dimmed the lights, put on some classical music and filled a pitcher of water for the table. Then we all sat back down, held hands (baby included), took another deep breath and shared our "thanks." Miraculously, our dinner turned from a messy, loud, boisterous feast into a calm, enjoyable hour together.
Here are some tips my family has learned along the way to make dinner a meaningful meal:
1 Sit and eat with your children. Even once a week. Modern work schedules make this harder and harder to accomplish, but eating together makes children feel special, more unified as a family, and studies show it helps with vocabulary, social skills and table manners.
2 Place everything on the table before you sit down. This way, you won't have to get up every time a child is thirsty for another glass of water or asks for seconds. I know it can be hard to imagine if you have little kids, but if you are organized, you really can sit for an entire meal and actually eat with your family.
3 Begin dinner by holding hands and saying thanks. This is an important way to separate the hectic day from the calmer meal. Holding hands creates a connection around the table, stressing that you are a family. Saying thanks every day is a positive habit to instill at a young age.
4 Play calm music and light a candle or two (assuming your children are old enough not to treat them as toys). This sets a peaceful mood and calms the nervous systems of even the most hyper boys.
5 Turn off the TV and talk with your children. Studies show that children eat more and miss cues that they are full when they are watching television during a meal. This contributes to obesity and unhealthful eating habits.
6 Avoid topics that cause tension. Who wants their stomach in knots during dinner? It doesn't make for effective digestion. We also don't want our children to associate mealtime with the time their parents always break bad news or tackle upsetting subjects. Do that later; make dinner a happy time.
7 Eat slowly and remember to chew. Sounds obvious, I know, but most people eat too quickly and fail to chew. In our family we call it "shoveling our food," and it is not a compliment! Chewing sounds obvious, I know, but is the first part of proper digestion, and without it, food enters our stomachs in a form that is much more difficult to digest. This can cause gas and an upset stomach, and inhibit nutrient absorption. So eat slowly and chew.
8 Create a jar of conversation starters. Or do what we did and buy a set of idea cards ($25) at www.tabletopics.com. I assure you I would never have asked my boys if they "would rather have no rules to live by or the rules they have now" had I not been prompted by a card. And I never would have heard their very insightful, hilarious responses. (They begged me not to share them publicly.)
9 Unwind. Stop thinking about work. Be in the moment.
How nice would it be if our children remembered family meals, even if they are just once a week, as positive, happy, laughter-filled events with parents who were present and relaxed.
First published in the Washington Post on Thursday, February 7, 2013.


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A painting of Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave by Australian artist Ben Smith titled "The Influence: Leonard Cohen consoles Nick Cave":
Leonard pours out the wine of blood and the fruit of knowledge (apple of passion?) lies, sliced, before them. This is father and son, master and pupil, and — perhaps — ventriloquist and dummy.
Nick said in a French interview that listening to Leonard taught him that it was okay to sing sad songs:
He is the symbol of my musical independence. I remember these other guys that came to my friend's house that thought Songs of Love and Hate was too depressing. I've realized that this 'depression' theory was ridiculous. The sadness of Cohen was inspir[ational], it gave me a lot of energy. I always remember all this when someone says that my records are morbid or depressing.
Leonard has said that he loves Nick Cave's covers:
I never got over that thrill that someone else has chosen a song and wants to do it. I think Nick Cave's instinct in choosing that song ["Avalanche"] to cover was very good because that's just the kind of song that is made to be torn apart and I like the way he tore it apart. I like the way he went out with it.
Yeah! I'm your man.
(via Dangerous Minds Thanks, Klaus!)
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (DVD of tribute concert produced by Nick Cave)
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Best of 2005
The Photo Friday challenge this week is the Best of 2005. It would be impossible for me to pick my "best" photo from this year. My pictures mean so much to me, whether it is because I think they are artistically beautiful or the content holds sentimental value, there is no best. Yes, I have my favorites, how could I not? So, on the last day of 2005 I give you some of my favorites from a year that has brought me so much change and joy.
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Last month I discussed the benefits of using thematic lessons in speech therapy. Today I will discuss how I write goals using this type of therapy. Please understand the following information is based solely on my own clinical experience and information shared with me from other licensed speech-language pathologists.
Taking data for thematic therapy does not differ as compared to taking data for non-theme based therapy activities in general. However, it does depend on the specific goal for each student and the sources from which you are planning on collecting data.
In the school setting, working as a multidisciplinary team, there are a number of different ways goals can be targeted: in the speech room, in the classroom, in particular academic exercises, in small groups, in large groups, in functional language opportunities, conversation, play, etc. I also have used data collected by a number of different individuals in the school setting to determine generalization of skills: the SLPA, the reading specialist, the classroom teacher, the special educator, the classroom paraprofessional, etc. The key to determining effective data collection is to know what you want to target and who will be taking the data.
Goal writing
First let's discuss how goal writing can affect data collection. Goals should always be objective and measurable in nature targeting the individualized needs of each student. However, we must guard against writing goals that are too specific, such as naming particular intervention programs, school curriculum, or technological devices that will be used in therapy. The problem with writing goals that are too specific is that they are not always able to translate from one school district to another, especially if a new district lacks the same access to such named programs, have different school curriculum or different technological devices. Therefore, I always like to say my goals must be objective, measurable, individualized and transferable (meaning no matter where this child may move, any SLP can work on each goal as it is written).
Goals to be used with any thematic activity
How can an SLP write specific goals with the plan of using thematic therapy in mind? I tend to write my goals using a particular percentage of accuracy as the measurement, however I base it on the number of opportunities per session. For example, I may write something like:
"Johnny will receptively and/or expressively label subjective (he, she, they) and objective pronouns (him, her, them) during thematic therapy activities independently (or types of cues-verbal, nonverbal, visual, written, phonemic, semantic, etc., and level of prompting required-minimal, moderate, maximum) with 80 percent accuracy of total opportunities per session, across three consecutive data collection days."
The reason I write my goals in this manner is because in natural conversation or in the classroom, there may not be an exact number of trials/opportunities to demonstrate a skill. So functionally, if my student begins to demonstrate that skill successfully at 80 percent accuracy, regardless of the number of opportunities across three consecutive data collection days, then I feel I can confidently say this student has learned this skill. Writing goals this way also allows me to easily take data throughout an entire session regardless of the number or types of thematic activities my student participates in that day.
Writing thematic vocabulary goals
Thematic therapy is such a great way to improve semantic skills! One way to do this is to use academic vocabulary within thematic therapy activities and keep a running record of the targeted and learned vocabulary words. It is believed that the average child can learn approximately 10 new vocabulary words every day (from approximately 3 years old on through elementary school), setting a total number of vocabulary words a child would typically learn in a week at approximately 70, and the total number of words per school year (36 week) at approximately 2,520. Not all of these words will be useful in the academic environment; therefore, when working on vocabulary goals for school age children, I tend to rely on academic vocabulary to guide my therapy as I know giving a child words they can use in the classroom will translate into improved academic performance. As some children who are receiving speech and language services may not be able to learn 10 academic vocabulary words a day, due to cognitive delays or other reasons, I prefer to write a goal of learning new academic vocabulary words over the course of a marking period (9 weeks) based on teacher input. I may write goals that target learning anywhere from 10-20 new academic vocabulary words a week, depending on the number of new vocabulary words the teacher will present to the student in the classroom on a weekly basis, as well as the student's learning ability. A simple example of this type of goal would be:
"Over a nine week period, Johnny will increase his understanding and use of academic vocabulary as determined via the academic curriculum and classroom teacher by demonstrating improvement in defining vocabulary, correctly using vocabulary in sentences, and/or labeling synonyms and antonyms of vocabulary for at least 90 new words during thematic therapy activities in small group speech therapy sessions."
Keeping a simple running record of the academic vocabulary presented and learned during each nine week period serves as a simple way to collect data during therapy sessions.
When working in early childhood, I wrote goals specifically for thematic vocabulary that aligned with the weekly classroom themes for my preschool students. An example would be:
"Johnny will demonstrate an increase in thematic vocabulary repertoire, by receptively and/or expressively labeling objects related to various developmental themes as determined by the classroom teacher (e.g. transportation, clothing, seasons, foods, etc.) via structured thematic therapy activities given phonemic and semantic cues with minimal assistance (cuing less than 25 percent of the time) with 80 percent accuracy of total opportunities, per theme presented."
As preschool classrooms are based on thematic education, this particular goal could transfer to any preschool classroom. Also adding in that this goal would be targeted for each theme presented throughout the academic year, helped to ensure that this goal would continue for each classroom thematic lesson.
Writing goals to accept data from other sources
As I briefly mentioned above, another effective way to demonstrate if speech services are having a positive effect on a student in other settings is to accept data recorded from other sources within the academic setting–classroom teacher, classroom paraprofessional/aide, special education teacher, reading specialist, etc. To do this, it should be identified within a goal that certain sources will be used for data collection. For example:
"Johnny will demonstrate generalization of understanding and use of subjective pronouns (he, she, they) and objective pronouns (him, her, them) to the general education classroom by verbally expressing and/or writing the correct pronouns during class participation (e.g. responding to teacher questions, reading group discussions, etc.) or in classroom assignments (e.g. classroom journal, worksheets, homework, etc.) with 80 percent accuracy of total opportunities as per teacher report and graded classroom assignments, across 3 separate data collection dates."
In this particular example, the goal here is to demonstrate generalization of a language skill to another environment. Therefore, as an SLP, I may continue to target this specific skill through various thematic therapy activities, however I will use teacher report and classroom assignments to determine if generalization has occurred.
Help from other colleagues
Some of the best goals I have found come from other speech-language pathologists. Tatyana Elleseff, a colleague and owner of Smart Speech Therapy, LLC, has shared some of her preferences in writing goals with the use of thematic lessons in mind, which I very much like. The following are examples simple skills one can target using thematic therapy. Adding your own measurements systems and identifying ways in which data will be collected are necessary to complete these particular goals to create something objective, measurable, individualized and transferable.
Short-term vocabulary and/or grammar skills:
- Child will be able to appropriately label 150 functional objects (nouns) related to his academic and home environment.
- Child will be able to appropriately label 70 functional actions (verbs) related to his academic and home environment.
- Child will be able to appropriately label 35 functional descriptors (adjectives) related to his academic and home environment.
- Child will define and use curriculum/related vocabulary words in discourse and narratives.
- Child will improve his ability to formulate semantically and grammatically correct sentences of increased length and complexity.
These particular skills lend themselves very nicely to SLP data collection simply by keeping running records or recording performance during therapy sessions.
Storytelling/narrative skills:
- Child will increase ability to produce cohesive age-level narratives containing 5+ story grammar elements
- Child will identify main ideas in presented text.
- Child will identify details in presented text.
- Child will answer simple inferencing and predicting questions (e.g., "How did this happen?"/ "What would happen…?") based on presented text.
The above skills can be measured either in the therapy room by the SLP during specific language tasks, within classroom assignments and teacher report, or a combination of both depending on how many sources of data collection you would like to use.
Other long-term language skills
Receptive Language: Client will demonstrate age-level receptive language ability (listening comprehension, auditory processing of information) in order to effectively communicate with a variety of listeners/speakers in all conversational and academic contexts.
Expressive Language: Client will demonstrate age-level expressive language ability in order to effectively communicate with a variety of listeners/speakers in all conversational and academic contexts.
Pragmatic Language: Client will demonstrate age appropriate pragmatic skills in all conversational contexts.
As you can tell from the particular skills targeted above, data collection from an SLP alone is not going to be enough to demonstration functional skills throughout the academic environment or in all conversational contexts. Therefore, using a number of data sources within the academic environment is necessary to accurately measure these particular skills.
In general, data collection does not change drastically when using thematic therapy lessons versus the "drill and kill" concept. However, when planning to use thematic therapy, you may notice the way you write your goals and the sources from which you collect data can differ slightly from when skills are traditionally targeted by the SLP alone.
Next month, I will discuss how I collect data during thematic therapy and how I get teachers on board to become an additional data source as well.
Maria Del Duca, M.S. CCC-SLP, is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in southern Arizona. She owns a private practice, Communication Station: Speech Therapy, PLLC, and has a speech and language blog under the same name. She received her master's degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. She has been practicing as an ASHA certified member since 2003 and is an affiliate of Special Interest Group 16, School-Based Issues. She has experience in various settings such as private practice, hospital and school environments and has practiced speech pathology in NJ, MD, KS and now AZ. Maria has a passion for early childhood, autism spectrum disorders, rare syndromes, and childhood apraxia of speech. For more information, visit her blog or find her on Facebook.


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text: 01 Aug 2013 10:00 Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates(UAE) has unveiled plans to acquire 49 per cent of JatAirways. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier has also been awarded a five year management contract for the Serbian national airline. • Etihad Airways to acquire 49 per cent of JatAirways• JatAirways to be renamed and rebranded Air Serbia• Etihad Airways awarded five year management contract for new airline• Etihad Airways and Government of Serbia both to inject USD 40 million• Etihad Airways and Government of Serbia to each provide up to USD 60 million further funding• Air Serbia to launch fights to Abu Dhabi from October 2013 These are two of the key components of a wide-ranging strategic partnership agreement, signed by Etihad Airways and the Government of Serbia, which includes a fleet of new aircraft, and a new integrated network of international destinations enabling greater access for business and leisure travellers to Serbia. The historic agreement follows the launch of Etihad Airways flights between Abu Dhabi and Belgrade in June and will significantly enhance trade and investment relations between the United Arab Emirates and Serbia as well as boosting the tourism sector in both countries. Economic ties between the two countries, valued at EUR 23.3 million in 2012, three times greater than in 2011, continue to expand with a number of key government agreements signed in recent months which will see investments in agriculture, defence, technology, and tourism. The strategic partnership agreement was announced by James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways and Aleksandar Vučić, Deputy Prime Minister of the Serbian Government, at a media conference in Belgrade today, Thursday 1 August 2013. Within the agreement Etihad Airways will make available a USD 40million loan facility which will be converted into equity on 1 January 2014, subject to regulatory approval. This will be matched by an equal funding injection by the Government of Serbia. Etihad Airways and the Government of Serbia will also each provide further funding through shareholder loans and other funding mechanisms of up to USD 60 million to meet working capital requirements and support network development for the newly created Air Serbia. James Hogan, Etihad Airways' President and Chief Executive Officer, said: "We are delighted to welcome Air Serbia to our equity alliance and look forward to working constructively with them and their stakeholders to build a sustainable, competitive, and profitable airline. "In addition to creating scale, our renowned business model provides a unique common platform to drive synergies and cost savings which will be of considerable benefit to Air Serbia as the new airline evolves. "We will have tough decisions to make but the financial investment by Etihad Airways and the Government of Serbia, together with the positive impact of our joint management expertise and experience, will help ensure this airline, with its proud history, now has an even brighter future." Aleksandar Vučić, Deputy Prime Minister of the Serbian Government, said: "Etihad Airways' reputation, financial strength and stability will be of significant benefit to Air Serbia and we are delighted to launch this strategic partnership. Air travellers to and from Serbia will soon benefit from an incredible range of new products and services. "The partnership will provide passengers with an extensive route network and smooth flight connections. It will also consolidate and enhance both airlines' market competitiveness as the relationship deepens over the coming months." The rebranding and renaming of JatAirways to Air Serbia is a significant moment in the history of the Serbian carrier which is more than 80 years old. Tail fins on Air Serbia aircraft will feature the Serbian coat of arms and the country's state colours on both sides. The new livery was designed by a team in Serbia and the UAE and provides a new look and feel for the national airline. The aim was to make a break with past practice, but not with Serbian heritage and also offer an unmistakeable national identity. Among other planned developments will be an enhanced flight network, codesharing with Etihad Airways and airberlin, adding to Air Serbia's current network of 33 cities another 12destinations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Thenew destinations are Abu Dhabi (complementing Etihad Airways' daily service), as well as Banja Luka, Beirut, Bucharest, Budapest, Cairo, Kiev, Ljubljana, Prague, Sofia, Varna, and Warsaw. Among the first new destinations to be launched by Air Serbia will be a four flights a week service between Belgrade and Abu Dhabi. Complementing Etihad Airways' current daily flights, the new Air Serbia service will start in October 2013 and will move to daily when the new fleet grows to facilitate an increased service. The new A319 aircraft will be in Air Serbia livery, with a stylish cabin trim and product of a standard never seen before operating out of Belgrade. The current JatAirways fleet of 10 Boeing 737-300 aircraft will be retired from scheduled operations, and in the short term will be replaced by leased narrow body aircraft. In the longer term, an Air Serbia order will be made for 10 new narrow body aircraft. The strategic partnership agreement will also offer unprecedented career development opportunities for Air Serbia cabin and flight deck crew, who will have access to Etihad Airways' world class Training Academy and facilities in Abu Dhabi. 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In a prefatory note to The Last Kind Words Saloon, his first novel in five years, Western writer supreme Larry McMurtry states that he wants to create a "ballad in prose." And he borrows a line from great moviemaker John Ford: "When legend becomes fact, print the legend."
Set in the autumn of the 19th century, mainly in Texas, Colorado, and Arizona, McMurtry's slender book contains a multitude of familiar and unfamiliar Western characters, including some who do belong to legend as well as history: part-time lawman Wyatt Earp and gun-toting dentist Doc Holliday, back together again. Also Jessie, Earp's hard-working wife whom he stupidly batters now and then, brother Warren Earp who opens a saloon with the same title as the novel, and lawman brothers Morgan and Virgil.
The list goes on, with some assorted irascible Kiowa Indians on the rampage, a Comanche businessman, a pretentious (and ill-fated) English cattle and land baron, Buffalo Bill's girlfriend Nellie Courtright, who aspires to become a journalist, a working journalist from the Times of London, a bunch of muddy cowboys on a cattle drive, and a beautiful brothel-owner with long dark hair who was born into a Turkish harem.
Sounds exhausting, but it's not.
The story moves along like a moderately quick stream in summer, heading toward the legendary gunfight at the OK Corral. Except that McMurtry's actually questioning the legend, constantly underplaying — if not undercutting — the exaggerated and highly accentuated version of these events that we all think we know. At one point, Doc Holliday reminds Earp that the famous Western lawman Bat Masterson praised him for being able to hit a coyote at 400 yards. "Hell, I couldn't even see a dang coyote if it was that far away, unless they painted it red," Earp shoots back.
McMurtry's vision is a little sharper. His heroes drink a lot more than they shoot, and when it comes to women, they're terrified of anything resembling love and affection. And by the time they get to the famous OK Corral, the novelist definitely underplays the event, and strips the action to a bare minimum:
"... gunfire erupted and Morgan went down.
" 'No, no ... I don't want this,' Virgil said. 'I'm the sheriff.'
"Then he went down too.
"Ike Clanton quickly ran into the photographer's shop and was not shot. Both McLaurys fired and Wyatt killed them both. Somebody hit young Billy Clanton, who died after a brief agony.
"Doc was nicked, Wyatt untouched...
"When Wyatt walked in on Jessie she grabbed him and held him tight and kissed him passionately.
" 'You fool, you could have been killed,' Jessie said, crying.
" 'Yes, but I wasn't, let go,' Wyatt said."
Most of us can't let go either. The story still resonates. A ballad, a legend? Not entirely. Still, McMurtry's mostly charming, sometimes salacious, and sometimes aggravating novel — no one wants to think of Earp as a wife-beater — comes off as more valentine than critique. It's a peach of a book about the struggle between wilderness and domestication in the old West.
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And I'm Melissa Block. Westerns have been good to writer Larry McMurtry, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Lonesome Dove." He's now out with another novel, set in the old West. It's called "The Last Kind Words Saloon." Alan Cheuse has our review.
ALAN CHEUSE, BYLINE: I think most Westerns are pretty corny, but not Larry McMurtry's. So I've picked up this book and I've put on my big hat, packed my bag and taken the stagecoach West. It's autumn 1881. Wyatt Earp, Doc Halliday - they're back together again, drinking in the Last Kind Words Saloon of the title of this book. There's Jessie, Earp's hard-working wife, his brother, Warren, who gave the saloon its name, Buffalo Bill's girlfriend, Nellie Courtright, who aspires to become a journalist is here in this story. And there's a working journalist from the London Times and a bunch of muddy cowboys on a cattle drive and a beautiful brothel owner with long dark hair who was born into a Turkish harem.
The story moves along like a moderately quick stream in summer, heading toward the legendary gunfight of the O.K. Corral. Except, in actuality, legend comes into question. In a prefatory note, McMurtry states that he wants to create a ballad in prose, quoting the great moviemaker John Ford as saying that when you had to choose between history and legend, print the legend. But McMurtry constantly seems to be underplaying, if not undercutting, the legend. When Doc Watson reminds Earp that Bat Masterson, the famous Western lawman, praised his marksmanship, saying he could hit a coyote at 400 yards, the legendary marshal says, hell, I couldn't even see a dang coyote if it was that far away unless they painted it red. McMurtry's vision is a little sharper.
These heroes of his drink a lot more than they shoot and with respect to women, they're terrified of anything resembling love and affection. And when it comes to his version of the O.K. Corral gunfight, this novelist definitely underplays the event. A ballad, a legend? Not entirely. It's certainly more Valentine than critique, though, about the struggle between wildness and domestication in the old West.
BLOCK: That's Alan Cheuse reviewing for us the new novel from Larry McMurtry, titled "The Last Kind Words Saloon." Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration more authority to regulate companies that compound sterile drugs and ship them across state lines.
The bill, called the Drug Quality and Security Act, now goes to the Senate for a vote. House and Senate committees agreed on the legislation on Wednesday.
Introduced after a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis killed more than 50 people last year, the act would also create a national set of standards to track pharmaceuticals through the distribution chain to help thwart the introduction of fake medication into the drug supply.
The fungal meningitis outbreak was traced to a tainted steroid sold by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Complaints from companies that felt previously proposed laws would cost too much to implement helped derail earlier attempts to create such national standards to track and trace drugs.
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So, I'm trying to build Kirby's inhale ability in the editor, but I'm having trouble getting the power to read out as a cone. I know I could just add the cone extra, but I'd rather have the area be native to the power. And in fact I've tried using the Eval Scripts from the Cone extra, but I can't get the syntax right.
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I just now noticed this one. I'll try to remember to take a look at this tonight. You want the cone to show up in the attack description, right? If you get to this before I do, look for powers with built-in areas like Gravity Control and Obscure.
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And indeed, if you look at the first Eval Script for Gravity Control, they're setting it up as a burst, but it's easy to pull the code out and modify it to instead display text for a cone.
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~ Calculate our total area
var v_minarea as number
var v_maxarea as number
var v_mult as number
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NEW YORK, March 24 (UPI) -- A spokesman for Jon Corzine said the former New Jersey governor and head of MF Global never directed customer funds to make up for a $200 million overdraft.
Investment giant MF Global collapsed last year, declaring bankruptcy. As it did it was discovered that hundreds of millions of dollars were missing with no explanation.
Before the firm's collapse, JPMorgan & Chase informed the firm of a $200 million overdraft that needed to be covered immediately.
A memo says that a Chicago employee, Edith O'Brien, authorized the transfer, The New York Times reported Saturday.
The memo also says that transfer was done "Per JC's direct instructions," using the initials of company's chief executive officer.
However, the note from Corzine instructs employees to make the transfer, but does not stipulate customer funds be used to cover the overdraft, the Times said.
"I never gave any instructions to misuse customer money ... and I find it very hard to understand how anyone could misconstrue what I've said as a way to misuse customer money," Corzine said recently in testimony for the Senate Agriculture Committee.
The transfer's legitimacy was even discussed at the time it occurred. JPMorgan's chief risk officer, Barry Zubrow, called Corzine in October for reassurances the transferred funds complied with regulatory guidelines.
Lawyers from the two firms discussed a letter covering the matter in detail. A memo reveals, however, that the letter was never sent.


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The Windows 8 Release Preview is just around the corner, and Microsoft is nearly ready to offer up a total of four nearly-final versions that testers the world over can take for a test drive ahead of the launch in October. Three global versions will be offered: Windows 8 Core, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 ProWMC — which bolts on, Windows Media Center. A specially tailored China Edition will be offered, too, and both 32- and 64-bit builds of each SKU are going to be available.
There will, of course, be no Release Preview for Windows RT. The only way the general public will be able to get their hands on it is to purchase an ARM-powered Windows 8 tablet, laptop, or desktop.
Though Microsoft has done a good job of preventing widespread leaks, the crew at Winunleaked.tk managed to get their hands on build 8400 a bit early. Apart from the build number, there's a touch of Glass on that screenshot. Just recently on the Building Windows 8 Blog, Microsoft's Jensen Harris said that it was being dropped because the trend of "faux materials" had exceeded its shelf life and Aero now looks "dated and cheesy." Judging from the screenshot, it turns out that Aero Glass isn't completely dead.
Assuming there's no third-party software at work here — Winunleaked screens usually come from fresh Windows installs — it looks like those of you who want to re-enable Aero Glass will still have the option to do so in Windows 8 after all.
All that's missing now is some official pricing news. So far, all we've heard is that the discounted Windows 7 Pro to Windows 8 Pro upgrade will cost you $15 when you buy a new system and that Microsoft may (or may not) be raising the price of some OEM licenses.
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Blue Sky Uranium Corp (BSK.V) shares are on close watch heading into the middle of the week as the price has moved below the Balance Step indicator, revealing a potential near-term bearish trend. The Balance Step formula is based on near-term moving averages to predict which direction a trend is heading.
When it comes to equity investing, being too confident may be just as detrimental as not being confident enough. Many investors may think they are making all the right moves when the markets are riding high. This may be the case, but sometimes it might be good fortune. Finding confidence to make trades in down market environments may make the difference between a good portfolio and a great portfolio. It can also be quite easy to confuse skill with a long-term bull market. Many bad decisions may still get rewarded when the market keeps heading higher. On the other end of the spectrum, having too much self-doubt may leave an investor with way too many what ifs. Managing confidence in the markets may play a pivotal role when making tough investing decisions. Finding that perfect balance between the needed gusto and the correct amount of caution may help ease the burden moving forward in the equity market.
When it comes to investing in the equity market, discipline can play a major role in achieving ones goals. A few bad moves can send the investor's confidence spiraling. Acting purely on emotion can lead to impulsive decisions that may cause the losses to pile up. Creating a solid plan and following through with the plan can help investors stay on track and focus on the proper details. Markets are constantly going up and down and the investing ride can sometimes be a bumpy one. Being able to see the big picture and focus on the important data can help keep the investor tuned in to the right channel. Investors who expect to jump into the market and immediately start raking in the profits may find out fairly quickly that trading without a plan can be a recipe for defeat.
Active traders may be zooming in on some additional technical indicators for share assessment. Currently, Blue Sky Uranium Corp (BSK.V) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -218.75. The CCI technical indicator can be used to help determine if a stock is overbought or oversold. CCI may also be used to help discover divergences that could possibly signal reversal moves. A CCI closer to +100 may provide an overbought signal, and a CCI near -100 may offer an oversold signal.
We can also do some further technical analysis on the stock. At the time of writing, the 14-day ADX for Blue Sky Uranium Corp (BSK.V) is 16.47. Many technical chart analysts believe that an ADX value over 25 would suggest a strong trend. A reading under 20 would indicate no trend, and a reading from 20-25 would suggest that there is no clear trend signal. The ADX is typically plotted along with two other directional movement indicator lines, the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI). Some analysts believe that the ADX is one of the best trend strength indicators available.
Interested investors may be watching the Williams Percent Range or Williams %R. Williams %R is a popular technical indicator created by Larry Williams to help identify overbought and oversold situations. Investors will commonly use Williams %R in conjunction with other trend indicators to help spot possible stock turning points. Blue Sky Uranium Corp (BSK.V)'s Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R currently sits at -100.00. In general, if the indicator goes above -20, the stock may be considered overbought. Alternately, if the indicator goes below -80, this may point to the stock being oversold.
Tracking other technical indicators, the 14-day RSI is presently standing at 20.89, the 7-day sits at 9.68, and the 3-day is resting at 2.19 for Blue Sky Uranium Corp (BSK.V). The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is an often employed momentum oscillator that is used to measure the speed and change of stock price movements. When charted, the RSI can serve as a visual means to monitor historical and current strength or weakness in a certain market. This measurement is based on closing prices over a specific period of time. As a momentum oscillator, the RSI operates in a set range. This range falls on a scale between 0 and 100. If the RSI is closer to 100, this may indicate a period of stronger momentum. On the flip side, an RSI near 0 may signal weaker momentum. The RSI was originally created by J. Welles Wilder which was introduced in his 1978 book "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems".
For further review, we can take a look at another popular technical indicator. In terms of moving averages, the 200-day is currently at 0.16, the 50-day is 0.14, and the 7-day is resting at 0.12. Moving averages are a popular trading tool among investors. Moving averages can be used to help filter out the day to day noise created by other factors. MA's may be used to identify uptrends or downtrends, and they can be a prominent indicator for detecting a shift in momentum for a particular stock. Many traders will use moving averages for different periods of time in conjunction with other indicators to help gauge future stock price action.
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A few things come to mind when reading the letter from the young man who was treated so poorly at the RWC. Thank you for taking the higher ground when it comes to dealing with people who are confrontational. It takes a strong person to see an obvious wrong and take the time to deal with it in an adult manner. It would seem this is not the case when it comes to the management of our RWC. From the responses given by Mr. Grems when questioned by the board it appears that there is little or no defense to the incidents in question.
As a taxpayer, I feel we are deserving of an elaboration on the "issues" and "concerns" that are in question about the ILCC students using the facility. If a "non-member" adult, student or child pays a fee to use the facility are we allotted a lesser degree of respect than full-fledged member? Are older members, long time members, members who don't waste as much time between exercise sets entitled a different degree of tolerance for access by management by their judgment alone? As a community that is losing our population I think we need to show that Estherville is better than this. It seems that in order to retain and even attract young people to our community that this a big step in the wrong direction.
The biggest mistake anyone can make in this economy is to think that they know what's "best" for a facility and take for granted the community that pays for and supports it. No person is irreplaceable when it comes too personal and public responsibility when we are asking for someone answer to the community for their actions. Thank you to the board members for pursuing answers to the questions we all have in regard to the incidents that have occurred. I hope that we will show that as a community we won't tolerate this kind of behaviour as a representation of what our community is about.
Randal Moffitt,


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Monthly updates aren't interesting - they're time-based announcements of... predictable outcome. However, an update at each milestone would be interesting. A copy of a standard-month's invoice from Linode would be reasonable, I think, as long as each month has identical charges.
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Just off the 7 train in Long Island City, Queens, you'll find a 200,000-square-foot warehouse that's impossible to miss.
It's called 5 Pointz, and it's the center of the New York City street art scene. This isn't your typical tag-your-name-and-run-when-the-cops-come type of place.
5 Pointz is an outdoor exhibit for the absolute best underground art in the city, where artists from around the world show off their incredible work. After g aining permission from the building owner in 2001, the walls have seen continuous change under the curation of Jonathan Cohen, a self-described "graffiti veteran" with the signature tag "Meres One."
The graffiti mecca has been rumored to be getting demolished and replaced with high-rise apartments. But those are only rumors, says Marie Cecile Flaguel, a spokesperson for 5 Pointz.
"Just for demolition purposes, [building management] needs to get permission of MTA and Amtrak," Flaguel told Business Insider, because the work would have major effects on train traffic. Those permits, she says, have not been approved.