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New ways to protect female fertility
Melbourne researchers have identified a new way of protecting female fertility, offering hope to women whose fertility may be compromised by the side-effects of cancer therapy or by premature menopause. The researchers, from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Monash University and Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, made the discovery while investigating how egg cells die.
They found that two specific proteins, called PUMA and NOXA, cause the death of egg cells in the ovaries. The finding may lead to new strategies that protect women's fertility by blocking the activity of these two proteins.
Associate Professor Clare Scott from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute said the research showed that when the DNA of egg cells is damaged following exposure to radiation or chemotherapy, such as that received during some cancer treatments, PUMA and NOXA trigger the death of the damaged eggs. This egg cell death causes many female cancer patients to become infertile.
"PUMA and NOXA can trigger cell death, and have been found to be necessary for the death of many different cell types in response to DNA damage," Associate Professor Scott, who is also an oncologist at The Royal Melbourne and Royal Women's Hospitals, said. "This removal of damaged cells is a natural process that is essential to maintaining health but, for women undergoing cancer treatment, can be devastating when it leads to infertility."
Associate Professor Scott, Dr Ewa Michalak and Professor Andreas Strasser from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, together with Associate Professor Jeffrey Kerr from Monash University, and Dr Karla Hutt and Professor Jock Findlay from Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, focused their studies on egg cells called primordial follicle oocytes, which provide each woman's lifetime supply of eggs. Low numbers of these egg cells can also be a cause of early menopause. Their findings are published online this week in the journal Molecular Cell.
Associate Professor Jeff Kerr said that when these egg-producing cells were missing the PUMA protein, they did not die after being exposed to radiation therapy. "This might ordinarily be cause for concern because you want damaged egg cells to die so as not to produce abnormal offspring," he said. "To our great surprise we found that not only did the cells survive being irradiated, they were able to repair the DNA damage they had sustained and could be ovulated and fertilized, producing healthy offspring. When the cells were also missing the NOXA protein, there was even better protection against radiation."
"We were very excited to see healthy offspring could be produced from these cells," Associate Professor Scott said. "It means that in the future, medications that block the function of PUMA could be used to stop the death of egg cells in patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Our results suggest that this could maintain the fertility of these patients."
A joint leader of the study, Professor Jock Findlay, head of the Female Reproductive Biology Group at Prince Henry's Institute, said the study could also have implications for delaying menopause. "We know that the timing of menopause is influenced by how many egg cells a female has," he said. "Interventions that slow the loss of egg cells from the ovaries could delay premature menopause. As well as prolonging female fertility, such a treatment could have the potential to reduce menopause-associated health conditions, such as osteoporosis and heart disease."
The research was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council, Cancer Council Victoria, the Victorian Cancer Agency, the US Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the US National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the Victorian Government.
Source: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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- Cell death discovery suggests new ways to protect female fertilitySat, 22 Sep 2012, 13:35:39 UTC
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- New protection for female fertilityfrom Science AlertMon, 24 Sep 2012, 1:30:22 UTC
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CHICAGO -- If the Los Angeles Clippers hope to hold onto the Western Conference's final playoff spot, they will have to play well enough down the stretch to stave off the teams that remain hot on their tail.
The Clippers enter Tuesday's game against the Chicago Bulls having won two straight games and eight of their past 11 as the regular season winds down. Although the Bulls have long been out of postseason contention as they focus on evaluating and developing young players for the future, Chicago isn't conceding anything as it plays out the string.
For the Clippers (36-29), that means continuing to play as well on the road beginning Tuesday at the United Center -- as they did when they won four of six on their recent homestand.
"Tough games, every game," Clippers coach Doc Rivers told the Los Angeles Times after a victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday. "We've just got to keep our focus. We've got the one game at a time mantra, which we've kept all year."
As much as the Bulls have struggled this season as they begin a multiyear rebuilding effort, the Clippers -- who will also face the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder on back-to-back nights later this week -- can't afford to overlook its first stop of its three-game road swing in Chicago.
With 17 regular-season games left and with virtually no room for serious error to remain in playoff contention, the Clippers understand the importance of building off the momentum they have established in their past 10 games.
"We've got a tough stretch coming up," Clippers guard Lou Williams told the Times. "So to go on the road with a couple of wins under our belt, it feels good."
Chicago (23-43) has dropped seven of its past 10 games but is coming off a come-from-behind victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Establishing consistency and cohesiveness has not been easy for the Bulls since the All-Star break when team executives committed to spending the remainder of the regular season experimenting with a variety of combinations to go along with Chicago's young core of Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine and rookie Lauri Markkanen.
The youth movement hasn't produced much success and hasn't allowed players like Dunn to establish a rhythm as the talent around him is constantly changing.
"It's tough -- you can't get by it," Dunn told reporters recently, according to the Chicago Tribune. "But we're all men -- just play basketball. That's our job. (You) don't try to get too involved with the other stuff that's going on. I just try to have positive energy and try to bring it every day. That's the only thing I can do."
That has been the mindset the Bulls have been forced to take on as their struggles have continued throughout the season. And while there's not much Dunn and his teammates can do about their circumstances, coach Fred Hoiberg still expects his players to remain as competitive as possible.
"It doesn't matter who's on the floor. You have to play with great effort and hopefully unselfishness," Hoiberg told the Tribune. "It is good for those (core) guys to have to figure it out. Those three guys are young players still trying to find their way. ... A big part of this is who is going to emerge as leaders."
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Harry A. Lloyd, 71, of Stroudsburg, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at his home. He was the husband of Suzanne Carol (Buck) Lloyd; they were married 36 years. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Ellen (Gilliland) Lloyd.
Born Oct. 20, 1941, in East Stroudsburg, he was the only child of the late Charles Alfred and Marion Ruth (Sampson) Lloyd. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe County.
Harry was a 1959 graduate of East Stroudsburg High School and attended East Stroudsburg State College.
He was a member of Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stroudsburg. He was also a member of Antique Automobile Club of America and one of the founding members of the Pocono Region AACA. He also belonged to the Lehigh Valley Model A Club. Harry was a member of Longford Lodge and Pine Flats Association in Pike County, where he enjoyed hunting, and served on the committee of Troop 86 of the Boy Scouts of America in Stroudsburg.
Harry especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends at their cottage in Canada, fishing, boating and tinkering around.
Prior to his retirement, he worked as a truck salesman for Pocono Peterbilt in Bartonsville for more than 35 years; he also served as an officer with the Stroudsburg Borough Police Department for several years. When he was younger, he worked at Ehrlich's Market.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his two sons: James Harry Lloyd and his wife, Betsy, and Timothy Charles Lloyd, all of Stroudsburg, and a daughter, Amy Elizabeth Lloyd of East Stroudsburg.
He is also survived by his grandchildren: Rachael Marie, Michael Robert and Daniel Vincent Paladino, all of Wilcox, and Anne Elizabeth Lloyd of Stroudsburg.
Harry was preceded in death by his daughter, Sue Ellen Marie Lloyd Paladino.
There will be a visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of the services Saturday, March 2, at Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 9 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg.
Memorial funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Pastor Gail H. Kees officiating. Cremation will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center or American Diabetes Association.
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Harry A. Lloyd
Harry A. Lloyd, 71, of Stroudsburg, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at his home. He was the husband of Suzanne Carol (Buck) Lloyd; they were married 36 years. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Ellen (Gilliland) Lloyd.


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The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) is very excited to announce that it has raised $400,000 through the Irving G. Brilliant Parkinson's Research Challenge, all of which will be directed towards Parkinson's research programs.
It was only because of your support - our donors and friends to whom the fight against Parkinson's is a priority - that we were able to surpass our original goal. How did we do it? Here's our story behind the challenge.
March, The Challenge Begins!
As you may remember, on March 30, PDF announced the launch of the challenge, by Mr. Brilliant, a businessman from Brooklyn, New York who lives Parkinson's. Mr. Brilliant offered to match all gifts made during April, for up to $100,000.
April, The Challenge Doubles
On April 28, we announced with excitement that due to a generous gift by The Light of Day Foundation and Mr. Bob Benjamin, PDF far surpassed the original challenge goal.
Upon hearing about Mr. Benjamin's gift, Mr. Brilliant DOUBLED his challenge, promising to match any gifts for up to $200,000 made by Thursday, June 30.
May and June, More Than 1,000 Supporters
The community responded with enthusiasm to the doubling of the challenge. To date, more than 1,000 people have donated well over $200,000.
Mr. Brilliant is matching the $200,000 with his own generous donation, meaning a total of $400,000 will be directed towards Parkinson's research.
$400,000 for Parkinson's Research
Thank you all for your generosity. As my colleague Eddie Pelto discussed several months ago, the fact that many donations were of modest size shows the impact of our grassroots community.
Stay tuned to our website next week, when we'll announce our fiscal year 2012 research grants, so you can see the research your funds will support. As always this research is designed to bring us closer to understanding the cause(s) of and a cure for Parkinson's.
Robin Elliott
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Thank You, Brilliant Challenge Raises $400,000
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When I first found the BCB comic I thought Paulo was a Fox, and even after learning that wasn't the case the idea stuck. As a result I adapted his features to base the Maned Wolf character off of... I still feel like a douche for self-inserting a character into Taeshi's creation, hence the apology.
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Michael DelRio Admits To Conspiring To Commit Identification Document Fraud
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – A New Jersey man, and the fourth member of a Charlottesville-based fake identification ring, pled guilty this morning in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Michael A. DelRio, a.k.a. "Copernicus Lionheart" age 19, of Edison, New Jersey, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit identification document fraud. Previously, Alan McNeil Jones, Kelly Erin McPhee and Mark Gil Bernardo all pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit identification fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for their roles in the conspiracy.For Resident Scam Fell Urges Wary To Be Others Who W1SSTnE
"Mr. DelRio played a significant role in perpetuating a high-tech and sophisticated scheme to produce and sell high-quality false identification documents all across the nation," United States Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy said today. "He worked to develop a web-based interface for potential customers that, if deployed, would have made the criminal enterprise even more lucrative than it was. Because false identification documents present very real threat to our security, we will continue to prioritize cases like that against Mr. DelRio and his co-conspirators."
"Counterfeit identity documents, like the ones produced by this ring, can be used by criminals, enabling them to mask their identities and operate with ease in the United States," said Scot Rittenberg, acting special agent in charge of ICE Homeland Security Investigations, Washington. "HSI is committed to stopping this threat that undermines our nation's security."
Previously, Jones, McPhee and Bernardo admitted to conspiring to create high-quality, fraudulent driver's licenses out of the home they shared on Rugby Road in Charlottesville. The conspiracy, which began in 2010 and operated under the name Novel Design, produced and sold more than 25,000 fraudulent driver's licenses, primarily to college students, throughout the nation.
As part of the scheme, Jones paid commissions to students at the University of Virginia, and elsewhere, to refer his service to other students interested in obtaining fraudulent driver's licenses. He also outsourced some of the manufacturing work to companies in Bangladesh and China.
Jones and Bernardo recruited DelRio to streamline the website for their fraudulent identification business. Jones paid DelRio $15,000 to build a website that would allow customers to input biographical information directly onto the site, which would then be printed on the fraudulent identification document each customer had ordered. Allowing customers to enter information via a secure, off-shore website would have saved the conspirators the time it previously took to input that information by hand. Both Jones and Bernardo indicated that DelRio had been informed of the nature and use of the program he was being asked to produce.
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"archaic and badly aged roleplaying offering with an infuriating morals mechanic and a demented parser" - wow, you really know how to sell a game... :-DReplyDelete
I refute that statement Captain! Describing the game 'Forget Me Not' as a "psychedelic Pac-Man-esque thing" has ensured that I'll be checking it out. I've enjoyed many games of Pac Man (and come to think of it, many psychedelics as well) over the years. Marrying the two things into one soundbite has sold it to me completely!ReplyDelete
I rather like the look of the Hogwarts thingy too...
Ah, but you see "psychedelic Pac-Man-esque thing" has a really good ring to it, but "archaic and badly aged roleplaying offering with an infuriating morals mechanic and a demented parser"? Although the demented parser does actually sound quite fun!!ReplyDelete
I never really got on with the Warthogs game, probably needed to have a bit more patience with it.
How can you? where did you? have you any idea I have to work, sleep and eat? and now you expect me to play these.. intriquing... captivating.. mammoth selection of free games...? Have you even heard of generosity having bounds?ReplyDelete
(takes off coat....)
...looks like I'll be eligible for naturalisation after I get through this lot....
(hugs Gnome)
Thank you! :)
(heads for Cryptozookeeper....)
Even though it's probably true, it's still sad to hear people beat on Ultima IV.ReplyDelete
If you hear anyone weeping below the comment box, it's not me.
@ Captain D: It did come out a bit negative, didn't it? :) Well, I suppose I never really liked the thing that mcuh, though it admittedly is a genre classic.ReplyDelete
@ Father K: Psychedelics and games eh Father? Two definitive signs of wisdom I would dare suggest.
@ Elderly: Well, I'm frankly sorry my friend. The Cryptozookeeper made me do it. But, wait, awwww... (Hugs back)
@ Harbour Master: Oh, please, don't be sad. Here have a cookie. And I do quite love Ultima 5 you know. Does that count?
(helps himself to free cookies...)
I never played U5. Didn't come out on my machine.ReplyDelete
(takes cookie)
(smiles at Harbour Master, takes another cookie)
...wonder where's he's gone? last I heard he was looking for a white shirt... he does make exceptionally good cookies though... :p
Hope he didn't put on a red shirt, because once he beams down to the planet, that'll be the last we see of him.ReplyDelete
Here I am. It's just that weddings always lead to monumental hangovers really. And a lot of jacket swapping, which is fun but takes time to remedy.ReplyDelete
Anyway. More cookies anyone?
A bit of Ultima 5? It's really good that one...
(..hides worry beads and resists the urge to hug the missing humanoid...)ReplyDelete
...more cookies are you kidding me..? :)
(whispers to Harbour Master..) Thank heavens he went for the white shirt but judging from that jacket he's grown....alot..
(searches Star Trek wiki for correlation between abnormal growth patterns and planetary exploration..)
So, uhm, no cookies then. Perhaps if I cooked something then? Eh?ReplyDelete
Is everything allright here?
:P well if you insist, I mean it's early days, heaven knows what visitors could still arrive...ReplyDelete
...I'll get the flour.. assuming it's flour you use?
Yeah, sure. Flour will definitely be needed. And olive oil. And, uhm, artichokes I believe. Ah, yes, that's going to be lovely, but first to wear the cooking-suit.ReplyDelete
(enters after a short delay, carrying the ingredients.....spots gnome in his cooking suit..drops artichokes...)ReplyDelete
....what the?
What? What?ReplyDelete
Ah, the...
The THE!ReplyDelete
oh THE the!ReplyDelete
why didn't you just say so...?
But, uhm, I just did, didn't I?ReplyDelete
yes but...ReplyDelete
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Terra Incognita podcast #016
Terra Incognita SF podcast #016 is now available for streaming and download at www.tisf.com.au, or on itunes! This episode features Matthew Chrulew reading Beast Machine Fableaux and Keith Stevenson reviewing Ian Irvine's The Terminator Gene.
Tin Duck Award nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2010 Tin Duck Awards, the annual Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) Achievement Awards for WA writers and artists. The awards will be presented at Swancon 2010.
The Nameless competition
Are you a writer? Do you have a keen imagination and ten dollars? Then you may be able to assist Paul Haines by completing the enigma that is the Nameless round-robin story. For an investment of 50 to 500 words, your work could be judged by the master of dark fantasy Ramsey Campbell! If you win, your $10.00 (AU) donation will have brought you the $500.00 (AU) cash prize, plus a swag of books and subscriptions. This competition closes on March 13 2010. To read the Nameless story and find out how to enter the competition please visit the AHWA Website.
Melbourne Horror Film Society
The Melbourne Horror Film Society are a not-for-profit film society dedicated to screening the best/worst horror films ever made. The society screens one film on the last Thursday of each month from 8:30pm at Glitch Bar + Cinema in Fitzroy North. Click through for membership types, and to view the 2010 program.
5th International Aeon Award short fiction contest
Albedo One, Ireland's magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, is proud to announce the fifth International Aeon Award short fiction contest. Grand prize is 1000 euro and publication in Albedo One. Second and third place stories win 200 and 100 euro respectively, alongside publication in Albedo One. Click through for more details.
Antipodean SF #140
AntipodeanSF Issue 140 is available for your enjoyment on the net, with another ten fabulous pieces of flash fiction from around the world.
1st Annual Women In Horror Awards
Created in honor of Women in Horror - Recognition Month, the Women in Horror Awards are the first annual awards created by women in horror, for women in horror. The awards are designed to recognise excellence and contributions, and to foster awareness of the growing population of hardworking females within the genre. Preliminary nominations are open to the public for voting through the month of February. To view nomination categories (which includes Best Writer, Best Female-Run Publication, and a range of different screen industry roles), and to make a nomination, visit the website.
Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards
Writer's Digest is searching for the best self-published books of the past few years. Whether you're a professional writer, part-time freelancer, or a self-starting student, here's your chance to enter the only competition exclusively for self-published books! Deadline May 3 2010. For full details of prizes, to view competition rules, and to enter the competition, visit the website. This competition welcomes self-published genre fiction.
Dancing On Your Grave
Described as a Victorian music hall skit gone sour, this ghoulishly entertaining treasure is the brainchild of Lea Anderson, one of the UK's most creative director choreographers. Song, dance and original music combine as vaudevillian zombies vie for our attention, regaling with humorous songs of regret while urging us to celebrate life before it's too late. Perth, February 22 and 23. For more information please visit the Perth International Arts Festival website.
Continuum 6 horror and writing program
Continuum 6 have released the convention program on their website, and there are a number of items of interest to horror writers and aficionados; click through for a selection of highlights. There are many other panels and presentations that may be of interest. Visit the website for the complete program. Continuum 6 are host to the awards night for the Chronos Awards for excellence in Victorian science fiction, fantasy and horror in 2009. 26-28th February, 2010, Melbourne.
2009 Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot
A record five Australians made the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award 2009 preliminary ballot: Kaaron Warren and Stephen M. Irwin for first novel, Amanda Pillar (Grants Pass co-editor) for anthology, Rocky Wood for non-fiction, and Shane Jiraiya Cummings for collection. The Bram Stoker Award is the peak international horror fiction award, and the preliminary ballot represents the longlist of potential Stoker nominees as decided by the HWA membership. Click through to view the full 2009 preliminary Stoker ballot.
Submitting News
If you have news about Australian and New Zealand Horror publishing and film, or news of professional development opportunities in the field, feel free to submit news to Talie Helene, AHWA News Editor. Just visit HorrorScope, and click on the convenient email link. (International news is not unwelcome, although relevance to Antipodean literary arts practitioners is strongly preferred.)
For information on the Australian Horror Writers' Association, visit australianhorror.com.
This AHWA NEWS DIGEST has been compiled, written, and republished in select Australian horror haunts by Talie Helene. Currently archived at the AHWA MySpace page, and Southern Horror; hosted at the social networking sites Darklands and A Writer Goes On A Journey; and hosted by AHWA members Felicity Dowker, Brenton Tomlinson, Scott Wilson, and Jeff Ritchie (Scary Minds: Horror's Last Colonial Outpost).
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The Fringe is open to submissions of poetry, flash fiction and short stories of any genre. Stories accepted will be published online in our Ezine and also in the monthly pdf magazine.
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The SIG Member-of-the-Year Award was established in 1991. It is administered by the SIG Cabinet.
1.1 The award shall consist of a certificate to be presented to the winner(s) by the SIG Cabinet Director during the SIG Cabinet Meeting (held during the ASIS&T annual meeting).
2. Purpose of the Award
2.1 The purpose of the award is to recognize the service of an individual to the program of a particular SIG. It is given for significant contributions to the membership of the SIG through participation in and support of its events at the annual and mid-year meetings, its publications, and its other activities.
3. Eligibility
3.1 Any ASIS&T member who is currently a member of the nominating SIG is eligible to receive the award. More than one awardee may be chosen in a given year. The same person may not receive the award in two consecutive years.
4. Administration
4.1 The SIG Member-of-the-Year Award is sponsored by the Society-at-Large and is administered by the SIG Cabinet through its steering committee.
5. Nominations
5.1 Nominations shall be solicited by mail from the SIG Chairs by the SIG Cabinet Director.
5.2 Nominations can be made by any ASIS&T member, but are to be associated with the nominee's activities in a particular SIG. The members of the SIG Cabinet Steering Committee (in their roles as liaisons to individual SIGs) shall also be responsible for soliciting nominations from the SIG Cabinet Representatives. SIG Cabinet Steering Committee members may also submit nominations. Nominations may not be carried over to the following year.
5.3 Nominations shall be submitted electronically by August 15th.
5.4 Each nomination for the SIG Member-of-the-Year Award shall include:
(a) A nominating letter, briefly describing the contributions of the nominee to a specific SIG;
(b) A list of the nominee's contributions to current SIG activities, e.g.,
- SIG offices held,
- Participation in annual and mid-year meetings,
- Role in developing SIG publications,
- Recruitment activities of the nominee,
- Role in SIG special projects,
- Role in providing other services to SIG members, and
- Role in other SIG activities during the year;
(c) No more than two letters of support; and
(d) No more than two documents illustrating the nominee's SIG activities.
6. Jury Committee
6.1 The SIG Cabinet Steering Committee shall serve as the jury for this award, with the SIG Cabinet Director serving as Jury Chair.
6.2 If any Jury member has been nominated for this award, the Jury Chair shall appoint another member of the SIG Cabinet (SIG Representatives of Alternates) to serve on the Jury, in place of the nominee.
6.3 If the Jury Chair has been nominated for this award, the Deputy SIG Cabinet Director shall serve as Jury Chair and shall appoint another member of the SIG Cabinet to serve on the Jury, in place of the nominee.
7. Selection of the Awardee
7.1 The nominee's activities that shall be considered for this award will include:
(a) Participation in annual and mid-year meeting programs as organizer, moderator, speaker, discussant, etc.;
(b) Participation in the SIG's publication program as author, editor, etc.;
(c) Service as a SIG officer;
(d) Participation in SIG special projects;
(e) Recruitment of new SIG members; and
(f) Participation in the SIG's provision of other services to its members.
7.2 The Jury may also take into account the SIG's past activities and the increase in activity for which the nominee is responsible.
7.3 The Jury shall make their decision based upon the documentation submitted. Each member of the Jury shall have one vote.
7.4 If the vote is not unanimous, the Jury shall decide if more than one award should be given. If necessary, run-off votes may be taken or the Jury Chair may convene a conference call to resolve the decision.
7.5 If there are no appropriate candidates, the award need not be given in a particular year.
7.6 The Jury Chair shall communicate the jury's decision to the ASIS&T President, the Chair of the Awards and Honors Committee, the ASIS&T Executive Director, and the recipient(s) of the award prior to the annual meeting. Prior notification will allow the recipient(s) to be present to accept his/her/their award(s).
7.7 The Jury Chair shall provide a 50-250 word abstract, stating why the award was given. This abstract will be used to publicize the award. Material for this abstract can be taken from the voting rationales provided by the members of the Jury.
7.8 The Jury Chair shall submit the nomination packets and the results of Jury deliberations to ASIS&T Headquarters, after selection of the awardee(s) has been completed.
8. Presentation of the Award
8.1 The award shall be presented to the winner(s) by the SIG Cabinet Director during the SIG Cabinet meeting (held during the ASIS&T annual meeting).
9. Publicity
9.1 The award shall be published through the Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology and the Association website. In addition, press releases will be sent to the winner's employer, local newspapers, and other people/agencies suggested by the winner.
10. Deadlines
10.1 ASIS&T Headquarters and the Jury Chair shall solicit nominations by May 15.
10.2 Nominations are to be submitted electronically by August 15.
10.3 Selection shall be made and the ASIS&T President, the Chair of the Awards and Honors Committee, the ASIS&T Executive Director, and the award recipient(s) shall be notified by 30 days before the start of the ASIS&T annual meeting.
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Leveson and Blogs: Act now!
Anyone living in the UK will be aware of the active debate over Leveson and freedom of the press, but few will be aware of the alarming way in which this applies to blogs and web publishing. The Open Rights Group is on the case:
Lord Leveson's regulations are being applied to UK websites – in ways that could catch more or less anyone who publishes a blog. Ordinary bloggers could be threatened with exemplary damages and costs. If this happens, small website publishers will face terrible risks, or burdensome regulation – and many may simply stop publishing.Open Rights Group has a web page that will let you express your opinion to the relevant parties in less than a minute it. Do it now!
We have until Monday to stop this happening.Lord Leveson said he wanted to regulate print media. He proposed that judges be allowed to award exemplary damages and full costs against unregulated publishers. These are stringent and controversial measures, but he only envisaged them applying to large and powerful publishers. Not websites, unless they belonged to print publishers.
Last weekend, the proposals were agreed in a rush, without public consultation, and with no attention to the detail.
Outrageously, they have given the Lords until Monday to fix their mistakes.The result is that they apply to any size of web publisher – if there's more than one author, the content is edited and there's a business involved, then you must join a self regulator.
Most blogs like this aren't powerful publishing houses. Even ORGZine would need to be regulated, or face punitive measures if it ended up in court.
The threat of websites being regulated like this was never the purpose of Lord Leveson's recommendations. Websites weren't involved in phone hacking. There is no evidence that they need to be forced into self-regulation like this.
We need you to email Nick Clegg, Harriet Harman, and David Cameron to ask them to back off and leave the Internet out of Leveson.
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Economists Tell WSJ That The Economic Recovery Has Been Driven By Stimulus
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An interesting nugget from this morning's Wall Street Journal:
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal are increasingly optimistic about the pace of the recovery, predicting the U.S. will grow at better than a 3.2% annual rate in each quarter this year.
"The U.S. economy appears to have successfully navigated the adjustment from a recovery driven primarily from economic stimulus and inventory rebuilding to one driven by private domestic demand and rising exports," said economists at Wells Fargo & Co. "Three percent growth looks pretty good, particularly with housing stuck in low gear."
News that the U.S. economy is transitioning from a recovery driven largely by the stimulus bill signed into law in early 2009 to a recovery driven by private demand might come as something of a shock.
After all, the right-wing noise machine spent the better part of the last two years trying to convince us that the no good, very bad stimulus was an unmitigated failure. Never mind that economists all along have credited it with creating millions of jobs that otherwise would have not existed. Forget as well that economists have credited the stimulus with significantly boosting GDP during a deep recession.
Nope. The "Obama did it, so it must be bad" rule applied. Thus, the stimulus was called a failure.
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I don't think there is a review for this grip so....
I just got this grip installed on my putter last week. Not a lot of time but I wanted to share my experience with you as I think it is an excellent product and just what I have been looking for in a putter grip.
Just a little bit about my putter and my putting.
To be honest there is still a lot to be desired with my putting, but I have been putting better since I was custom fit to an Edel E-1. I had much better distance control and aim. Only problem I had was with my grip and stroke where sometimes during the stroke I would not be able to keep the putter from slightly "swaying" in my hands (the putter head moving outside of my comfortable swing arc when I gripped the putter lightly).
This forced me to grip the putter tight, especially on longer putts and I tend to miss the middle of the face when I do this. I have always had this problem with all of my putters, regardless of the grips I have tried on my putter - Pingman grip, Edel round grip, Superstroke Slim 3.0 - and all the others I demo'd at the stores.
Enter the Forward Putter Grip
I read about this grip online by complete chance, but the reviewer's description sounded like exactly what I felt I was missing. It is relatively inexpensive - in line with Superstroke prices - so I decided to take a blind plunge, and boy I am glad I did!
It has eliminated any gap between my hand and the grip - it "falls" comfortably into my palm and stays there. I can grip as lightly as I want and the built in design automatically aligns the shaft and my forearms - this is also a key benefit of this design, and the main difference for me compared to other "jumbo" sized grips.
I don't have large hands, so when I tried grips larger than Slim 3.0, the size of the grips started to feel awkward, and ultimately led to straining to hold the putter in other areas of my hand - which became inconsistent, or my lead wrist would break excessively during the stroke.
Hope the pictures illustrate what I mean by eliminating gaps and filling my hand comfortably…
Softness is very similar to a Superstroke grip, but the texture feels tackier. Tackiness is not something I would need in a putting stroke, but does seem to aid in giving me the confidence to hold the grip lightly. No complaints.
Performance - for me
I feel much more comfortable holding a putter than ever before. The wrists don't break during the putting stroke, even when I grip the club lightly and I believe this will give me more feel and touch as I use it even more. Most importantly, I strike on or close to the sweet spot of my putter more consistently regardless of the length of the putt. In short, I love this grip and finally feel I am completely set with my putter.
Other bits and pieces
I use the reverse overlap grip, but I found it equally comfortable with left hand low. But I am not sure if this would be a good fit if you were using other types of methods as it is a v-shaped grip.
Here are some pictures to give you an idea of the size and shape of the grip.
Manufacturer Specs
• Unique shape & tapered design calms the hands
• Minimizes tension required to hold the grip
• Great feel and tackiness
• Fits standard shaft sizes: .58″ and .60″
• Standard installation with grip tape & solvent
• Lightweight (70g +/- 3g)
• Approved: conforms with USGA Rules
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On the Web Builder Zone (a part of DZone.com) there's a recent post from Giorgio Sironi reviewing the Mockery library, a mock object framework created by Padraic Brady.
Mockery is a mock object framework (more properly Test Double framework) from @padraicb, independent from testing frameworks like PHPUnit. It can be used to quickly prepare Mocks, Stubs and other Test Doubles to use inside your unit tests. I've tried Mockery via a PEAR installation and I must say its expressive power is higher than that of PHPUnit mocking system. However, it may be too powerful for effective usage.
He talks about some of the features that are in Mockery that aren't in PHPUnit like alternative expectations, recording of the expected calls and the mocking of non-existent methods. He notes that it can be too overwhelming at times, though, with so many features that may or may not be useful for the large majority of testers. He includes some sample code showing a set of five tests on a simple class implementing an interface.


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Reviewed by Theresa L. (age 10)
I thought this book was exciting and unpredictable, and I liked it a lot. I liked this book because there were particular parts, like when Christian overheard Queen Olympia, that made me want to keep reading. My favorite part in this book is when Christian hugged Marigold and Ed watched through the telescope in the forest on the other side of the waterfall. I liked this part because the way the author described this scene; I was able to visualize Ed looking through the telescope with his jaw dropping. In this book, the character I disliked was Queen Olympia because she was like the witch or stepmother in most fairy tales, always trying to get rid of someone so they can get all the glory.
I would recommend this book because when I read it, the author made me want to keep reading. I wanted to know what would happen to Christian and Marigold. I would only recommend this book to readers past third grade who enjoy fantasy and adventure.


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If it did, Daily Racing Form wouldn't compel its customers and racing fans to pay a premium to read, of all things, routine stakes advances meant to showcase the game's brightest stars while keeping fans informed and engaged.
In an age where mainstream racing coverage has all but disappeared in markets not named Southern California, Kentucky, or Saratoga, thoroughbred racing's paper of record is no longer in the business of bringing you all the news needed to follow the sport comprehensively.
It's what happens when the corporate mission is to monetize everything.
From the beginning, Thoroughbred racing, with boxing and theater to a lesser degree, kept the publication alive over a span of three centuries. The converse is also true.
Racing's fans could always depend on "the Form" to let them know what was happening to their favorite horses and about the horsemen who labor on the backstretch of America's racetracks.
I've made many friends at the DRF in the course of 40 years, and even worked for them a bit, conducting handicapping seminars at Siro's in Saratoga and as a sports handicapper.
And I'm convinced that DRF's present day editorial people must horrified by this change in focus, at once understanding that revenue pays the bills but now are left to wonder "why did I get into this business in the first place?"
Oh, yes, their passion to be involved in Thoroughbred racing on some level.
If recent events are a measure, it appears that DRF is no longer in the new news business, and into everything else. The original charter to promote the sport has become secondary; racetracks and profitability, not readership, are now the true constituency.
No disrespect intended, but if you wanted to read about what's happening at Tampa Bay Downs or Zia Park this weekend, you could still do that by simply logging on to DRF.com.
But if fans wanted to know what the Clark or Cigar Mile players were saying in advance of possible championship defining events, they would have to pay a premium to read about it on DRF Plus.
The DRF's focus has changed dramatically since it entered the bookmaking space. Instead of supporting the game and the racetracks as it once did, it now competes for the dollars created by an industry and infused it with purpose, it now monetizes the stories fans want to read about.
The Thoroughbred industry is incestuous. Tracks and their ADWs never really put any pressure to bear on this once-partner now-competitor. Indeed, online wagering competitor Xpressbet powers the DRF betting platform, and tracks continue selling the DRF product in their buildings.
Who knows, maybe this is payback going back to the time when tracks got into the past performance business, selling their overpriced track performance programs at a cost that was still cheaper than buying the Form.
Traditional mainstream news has moved into a space once occupied by new media. But even though cyberspace is endless, mainstream media has all but abandoned horse racing. In the interim, meanwhile, tracks have learned that no-news can be good news.
The industry now controls the message almost completely while avoiding the spotlight's hot, hostile glare. It is no wonder racetrack press releases are being disseminated by communications outlets for free all over the Internet.
HorseRaceInsider started out on a shoestring seven years ago and created a press release section to fill the considerable gaps a one-man staff couldn't. Commentary and insight, not hard news, became the true grist of the Internet's mill, especially in a business founded on the opinion that one man's horse can beat another's.
Press releases provide fans with racing information with sanitized quotes that almost never acknowledge accompanying storylines that could be viewed as being controversial, even if an essential part of the story.
Equidaily was the first news aggregator to take the LexisNexis route to disseminate racing information. Ray Paulick took that idea, added his reporting skills and brought in a partner to create a sound business model. Horse Races NOW most recently entered this space, coming in and essentially ripping off both.
In practical terms, DRF stopped covering the game when it got into bed with the racetracks, the most glaring example when it failed to even acknowledge that a boycott of Santa Anita betting pools organized by the grassroots Horseplayers Association of North America group that was protesting a significant rise in takeout existed, much less that it was successful.
For the first time ever, horseplayers were given a voice. Sounds like a news story to me.
This past weekend featured great, bettable races that had possible Eclipse Award implications--the case in both the Grade 1 Clark and Cigar Mile.
Fans could have read all about it had they previously purchased a one-year subscription package (among other plans offered) to DRF Plus for $119.95. The stakes advances were free to DRF Bets customers. And so the cross-promotion goes.
Javier Castellano rode five winners on the Cigar Mile program, underscoring the fact that he is New York's dominant reinsman after injuries to Joel Rosario and Johnny Velazquez seriously curtailed their Eclipse aspirations.
The story on the DRF website Monday from Aqueduct had the headline: "Castellano Could Get Eclipsed by Stevens" You couldn't read it unless you were DRF Plus subscriber or DRF Bets customer.
I live in the "real world." If a company wanted to charge for information related to wagering, they should have at it. If a customer can benefit financially from the fruit of the organization's labor force, paying a premium has some justification.
But if you wanted to read about the pros and cons of Gary Stevens' comeback in Eclipse terms, or learn about Shug McGaughey's 2014 Kentucky Derby mindset, that cost money.
What this policy will cost the Thoroughbred industry down the road is incalculable.
There simply are too many racing organizations that want to charge customers a premium for almost anything worthwhile; from the rake on making a bet to the past performances that drive the horse betting business.
I might live in the real world but I don't have to like it. Charging for important stakes advances, or stories like the Jockey Eclipse scenario, is a terrible disservice to the industry and its fans, showing a lack of regard for the sport of modern-era horse racing.
On the DRF Plus order page, there is a note that reads: "If you would like to donate $1.50 to the Keeneland Library to digitally preserve a full page of Daily Racing Form's historical editions, check this box."
I wonder how much DRF policy makers would charge for a bowl of Rocky Mountain Oyster Stew.


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This example shows how to define functions at the command line with anonymous functions.
Consider the function
If we want to allow any multiplier of
x, not just 10, we might create a variable
g (where
g is initially set to 10), and create a new function
Let's do this in MATLAB® by creating a function handle
g = 10; h = @(x) g*x;
You can integrate the function by passing its handle to the
integral function.
ans = 495.0000
Consider another function:
Create a function handle to this function where
alpha = 0.9.
alpha = 0.9; f = @(x) sin(alpha*x);
Plot the function and shade the area under it.
x = 0:pi/100:pi; area(x,f(x)); % You can evaluate f without feval title('f(x) = sin(\alpha x), \alpha =.9');
We can use the
integral function to calculate the area under the function between a range of values.
ans = 2.1678
Consider the function:
a = 1, b = -2, and
c = 1.
Create a function handle for it.
a = 1; b = -2; c = 1; f = @(x)(a*x.^2+b*x+c);
fplot(f); % Plot the function title('f(x)=ax^2+bx+c, a=1,b=-2,c=1'); hold on; % Find and plot the minimum minimum = fminbnd(f,-2,2); % We can pass the function handle directly % to the minimization routine plot(minimum,f(minimum),'d'); % We can evaluate the function without % using feval grid; hold off;
We can create handles to functions of many variables
a = pi;
b = 15;
f = @(x,y) (a*x+b*y);
title('f(x,y) = ax+by, a = \pi, b = 15');
We can also create handles to functions of functions
f = @(x) x.^2; g = @(x) 3*x; h = @(x) g(f(x)); h(3)
ans = 27