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A newly released compilation of toxicological studies further supports the safety of an extract of Caralluma fimbriata, a cactus-like plant traditionally used in India as a famine food.
During a six-month chronic oral toxicity study of Sprague-Dawley rats, researchers found that the Caralluma fimbriata extract produced no deaths or treatment-related toxicities at three doses (100, 300, and 1000 mg/kg body weight). Additionally, no external, visceral, or skeletal fetal abnormalities were observed following a prenatal developmental toxicity study up to the maximum dose tested.
Published in the International Journal of Toxicology, the study was conducted by INTOX Pvt Ltd.
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As Bryn Mawr mourns its longtime UPS driver, one neighborhood resident is producing a documentary to honor his life.
Keith Basinski, age 50, died Sept. 27 in the Accent Signage shooting.
"He was more than a UPS driver, he had a real presence," said filmmaker Deacon Warner.
Warner teaches youth video production at IFP Media Arts. He interviewed people about their memories of Basinski, who worked in Bryn Mawr for more than 20 years. More than 300 people attended his funeral, most of them grieving a man they encountered just five minutes at a time.
"It's neat to listen to neighborhood residents' different reflections — how many different ways you can impact somebody's life," Warner said.
A memorial to Basinski is still standing at the Bryn Mawr Market, 412 S. Cedar Lake Rd., overflowing with candles, flowers and cards.
"We're getting a ton of money in his memorial," said staff member David Ozhigwan. "We have a jar here, and people keep putting in fives and 20s. [The total] must be in the thousands."
Warner interviewed one resident who has acute arthritis and therefore frequently shops online. She said Basinski went above and beyond the call of duty. He noticed she had difficulty getting around, and offered to bring her packages inside. At Christmas time, he helped her hide a child's present. He knew all the neighborhood pets, and carried treats for the dogs.
One resident told Warner he never received a package, but he still knew Basinski — the driver always greeted him.
"He had a big smile for everybody," Warner said.
Dena McDonald-Watschke, a Bryn Mawr resident of four years, said she felt a chill when she saw the UPS truck sitting in front of Accent Signage on Sept. 27. As an online shopper, she had gotten to know Basinski well. He was always smiling and inquisitive about her household news, regardless of severe weather or the hefty climb up the hill to her door.
"One of the most beautiful things for me, is here is the most ordinary man," she said. "If you told him last Thursday before the shooting that he would be killed, and there would be a funeral, and over 300 people would be there, with police escorts, he would have looked at you like you had come off of a strange drug trip. … To have that many people show up who just simply met him along life's path, for anyone in life who aspires to be someone, he is a prime example."
Steve Handeland, warehouse lead at Hirshfield's, 725 2nd Ave. N., said he spoke with Basinski about 20 minutes before he died. He had worked with Basinski twice a day, every day, for the past 23 years. Their sons were the same ages, and the co-workers' birthdays were just a day apart.
"The last thing he said was, 'See you Monday,'" said Handeland, who had the following day off.
As soon as he learned a UPS driver had died in the shooting, he immediately called Basinski.
"It went straight to voicemail, and I started crying," Handeland said. "All around, he was a great guy. After this happened, I realized that everybody thought so too."
Filmmaker Warner, a former public school teacher in Minneapolis, works on youth film projects at eight different schools. Some of his other film clients include the University of Minnesota and the choral group VocalEssence. He is currently creating a documentary on the history of the co-op movement in the Twin Cities.
Warner decided to make a film about Basinski at the request of a neighborhood resident.
"I can't say I knew him that well, but I knew who he was," Warner said. "It's really amazing to hear all of the different people, and hear all of the ways he was part of their life."
Staff at Accent Signage resumed work on Oct. 8.
"Our attention is focused on two things," staff wrote on their Facebook page. "Honoring the memories of our fallen co-workers and resuming operations as quickly and efficiently as possible."
Basinski, of Spring Lake Park, is survived by his wife, three children, a grandson, his parents and five siblings. He was born in Green Bay, Wis., and he worked at UPS for 29 years.
Warner plans to post the film on Vimeo.


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Some voters probably already know whether they will vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton on Election Day, leaving one important question to consider when you walk into your polling place. Is it OK to take a picture of their ballot?
While secrecy in the voting booth has become a thing of the past for those ready to share their views and daily lives on social media, laws nationwide are mixed on whether voters are allowed to take pictures of themselves in the act of voting or of their ballots, "ballot selfies."
Federal judges have struck down bans on selfies in New Hampshire and Indiana, and rules have been changed in places like California and Rhode Island, but in many states, it's still a violation that carries potential fines or jail terms.
There are laws against sharing any photo of a ballot in 18 states, while six other states bar photography in polling places but do allow photos of mail-in ballots, according to a review by The Associated Press.
In D.C., there's no ban. Election officials discourage people from taking pictures but won't do anything to stop them, said Tamara Robinson, a spokeswoman for the D.C. Board of Elections.
In Virginia, Attorney General Mark Herring issued a formal opinion last month that said ballot selfies are legal in Virginia. Nothing in Virginia law prohibits voters from taking pictures of themselves, fellow voters or their ballot within the polling place, he said.
However, Maryland bans electronic devices in a polling place, except for the media. Even media members aren't allowed to photograph a ballot that shows how someone is voting. But photos of mailed ballots are OK.
Critics said regulations have not kept up with technology and are confusing for voters and election workers. Some states that ban ballot selfies or have moved to block them cited concerns the photos could harm the integrity of the voting process by encouraging vote-buying or coercion, though some acknowledged there's no evidence to support those fears.
Nikola Jordan, 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been taking such photos for about 10 years and believes they are a great way not only to share her views on the issues, but also to stress the importance of voting and being civically active. A Nebraska lawmaker added a provision to state election law this year to allow ballot selfies.
"I was doing this for years before I learned it was technically illegal," Jordan said with a laugh. "It's all about encouraging other people to get involved in the process, to show it can be fun and exciting to make your voice heard (at the polls). Don't think of voting as some boring thing. It's your chance to make a difference.''
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston last month upheld a decision that New Hampshire's ban on ballot selfies was unconstitutional, saying it suppressed a large swath of political speech, and there was no evidence to support the state's concerns.
"It goes to the core of democracy," said Gilles Bissonnette, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, which brought the suit on behalf of three people investigated for violating the statute.
Among those filing briefs in support of ballot selfies was Snapchat, which argued they are the latest way voters, especially young adults, get involved in the political process and express support for or against a cause or a candidate.
"We had a failure to recognize the importance of online political speech, especially to the younger generation," Bissonnette said. "The First Amendment needs to be guarded rigorously. These old laws cannot and should not be applied to the modern technology."
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last month that repeals a 125-year-old law barring voters from showing people their marked ballots. It goes into effect after the November election, but legislative analysists have found no occasion of the ban being enforced, and it hasn't stopped people from sharing photos of their 2016 ballots.
Colorado started mailing ballots this week in the all-mail presidential election, and some ballot selfies started popping up on social media. In response, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey on Thursday issued a reminder that publicizing completed ballots is a misdemeanor in the state.
The ACLU criticized his statement as potential voter intimidation. Morrissey's spokeswoman told reporters he had no plans to comb social media looking for folks posting ballot selfies, saying authorities investigate only in response to a complaint.
"This is a product of the times we live in," said Democratic New Jersey Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, who has sponsored a measure to allow ballot selfies. "If voters want to express their pride in participating in our democracy by voting or tout their political preferences on social media, they should be entitled to do so."
Clarissa Livingstone, 26, of Toms River, New Jersey, said she doesn't understand concerns raised over ballot selfies. She doesn't believe people would be influenced by seeing ballot photos that she or anyone else might post.
"People are so rigid in their political beliefs these days, they're not going to change their votes once they see how some Jersey girl voted," Livingstone said.


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The "12 articles of the faith" is another name, not usual in English usage, for the Apostles' Creed.
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This policy establishes the process that will be used in developing new degree/major programs at the University of North Florida within context of institutional and systematic priorities and resources. It provides a sequence of steps that must be followed to ensure that thoughtful and due consideration is given to each newly proposed degree or major.
There are five phases, spanning a little over two academic years, for the approval and implementation of new degree programs at the University of North Florida. The first four phases are associated with the approval process and the fifth is associated with program implementation. A brief description of each phase follows and a more detailed timeline can be found at the end of this section.
A "Request to Plan" (RTP) is completed within the department and college. The RTP seeks information about the proposed degree program (e.g., goals, need/demand for the program), how it fits within the department's and college's strategic plans, resources that might be needed, etc. The RTP must be submitted by September 1 (fall) or February 1 (spring) and is submitted to either the Dean of the Graduate School (for graduate programs) or the Dean of Undergraduate Studies (for undergraduate programs). Prior to submission, the department chair and college dean must approve the development of the new degree program. Once reviewed by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or the Dean of the Graduate School, the proposal is then presented to the Council of Deans for its review and recommendation to the Provost. Upon approval of the Provost, the RTP is presented to the SUS Council of Academic Vice Presidents (CAVP) Academic Program Coordination Committee for review.
Once permission to plan is granted, a degree program is added to the master plan and the degree proposal process must be completed within a three-year period. Once the three- year limit has been reached the potential program will be removed from the master plan, unless justification to for extending the program's inclusion on the master plan is provided.
The department chair completes the BOG Request to Offer a New Degree Program and discusses the document with the college dean and either the Dean of Undergraduate Studies (for undergraduate degrees) or the Dean of the Graduate School (for graduate degrees). Proposals are accepted twice a year (February 1 and September 1). After the complete proposal is edited as necessary, the college dean discusses the merits of the proposal along with budget implications with the Provost and the Council of Deans.
The department chair will submit the proposal through the APC Workflow system for review and approval. Provided the proposal is approved, the proposal will be added to the Faculty Association agenda for a vote. If the Faculty Association approves the proposal, it will be sent to the provost. The provost will discuss the proposal with the president as appropriate.
If the president approves the degree proposal, the provost and college dean will submit the proposal to the Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) of the Board of Trustees. If the AAC approves the proposal it will be moved forward for review and approval of the full Board of Trustees (BOT). After the BOT approves the proposal, the Florida Board of Governors will be notified. If the degree proposal is for a doctorate program, then it also must receive approval by the Florida Board of Governors.
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The father of an Elkhorn woman killed by police along a Minnesota highway is accusing officers of excessive force.
Investigators have now revealed the woman was armed with a camping knife when police shot and killed her.
Dawn Pfister, of Elkhorn, was shot and killed by Minnesota police over the weekend. Her father said he is considering suing authorities there.
"All I want is justice for her," Pfister's father, Michael Kennedy, said.
Investigators said Thursday that Pfister, 34, and her boyfriend, Matthew Serbus, 36, were armed with a camping knife when deputies opened fire early Friday morning.
Police initially responded to a car driving erratically on a highway in Eden Prairie. Authorities said the same car was also involved in a hit-and-run that morning.
Officers chased the car and discovered it was stolen. When it crashed, police said Serbus and Pfister got out, but refused police commands to drop the knife. That's when police shot them several times.
"She was no threat to all of those officers. There's nothing they can do to convince me that she could hurt any of them with a knife, when they all stand there with bulletproof vests, guns and cars between them," Kennedy said,
The 34-year-old mother leaves behind two young children.
Serbus has a history of drug arrests. The two apparently met at a New Year's Eve party last month.
WISN 12 News reporter Christina Palladino spoke with Pfister's ex-husband on the phone Thursday night. He has had custody of their two children for some time now and said the kids are doing OK.
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After 25 Years as Adman, Mike Shine Transitions to Full-Time Artist
BSSP Creative and Co-Founder Departs Agency to Focus on His Passion
These days, when an agency creative leaves her or his post, it's usually to: defect to another agency, hang a new shingle, head to the marketer side or explore Silicon Valley.
For a crew that's so creative, it's rare that they leave just to go do more of what is it they do best. Stretch those creative muscles.
But that's exactly what Mike Shine will be doing as he departs California agencyto focus on his artwork -- which draws on a broad range of inspirations and ranges from graffiti to large installations.
He pays homage to early surf and skate culture by painting on driftwood he finds while catching waves. But he's also fascinated by the creepiness of American carnival culture and the dark side of Nordic mythology, having created interactive experiences inspired by both.
It's a far cry from his career as an adman. Mr. Shine and John Butler, partners for 25 years, were the first creative duo to exitin San Francisco to start their own agency.
They opened it in 1993 and soon after Greg Stern joined the shop as its CEO. The Sausalito-based firm has stayed independent since then (and has no plans on selling anytime in the near future), working with clients such as Mini Cooper, Google, Priceline, Columbia Sportswear, Coca-Cola's Zico and a recent addition,U.S. Bank. In a note to employees, Mr. Butler talks about his friend and partner and explains that it's high time for him to get more recognition for his artwork. Read it below.
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Mike Shine has always been an artist.He's been my partner for over 25 years, and he's always carried himself that way. Back when we were a young team at Chiat/Day in New York, when he wasn't writing and art directing ads with me, he was building furniture on the roof of his building in Manhattan. His apartment at the time looked like the love child of George Jetson and Alvar Aalto, and every bit of it was constructed on that roof, by hand.If we were working on a print campaign, many times, Mike did the illustrations, or rendered the type by hand. I was usually the more patient one (that will blow a few minds I'm sure) so would wind up spending hours cutting it apart and designing the pieces, but much of it visually started with Mike. He was always a talented illustrator, with a solid aesthetic, and when it came to defining a look, nobody did it better.As we moved west, to Goodby, Berlin & Silverstein, where we were fortunate enough to meet Stern, Mike kept making things in his spare time. It seemed like it didn't really matter what it was, in the end, the point was that it was something he did on his own, without a partner or a client or a budget telling him how it should be. Shortly after starting the company, in his spare time he renovated homes and built everything that went into them, from floor to ceiling, like a modern day Frank Lloyd Wright. And then he started putting things on the walls, which seemed to me like the final transformation.In the midst of all of this, he helped to create a great agency. A place that is fun and creative, yet maddening and frustrating at times, as well. An agency that people leave (sadly, just about everyone leaves at some point,) yet one that no one ever fully leaves, as evidenced by the many who have come back to us for a second and third stint, and that speaks volumes.And now, as Mike has told you, it's his time to leave. His exposure as an artist has reached a level that will take him out of here more and more frequently, so it seemed like the timing was right to make the jump. He goes with love and support from both Greg and me—he'll be missed, but he'll be doing what he loves to do—making stuff. He continues to be one of the most talented people I have ever worked with— he'll always be a founding partner to me, and this place wouldn't ever have come into existence without him.I wanted you all to know that this is something that we've talked about for a while, and planned for. The three of us have never bought into the whole cult of personality thing—this place is and continues to be as good as the people who are here. And to that point, we've spent a good bit of time these past 5 years cultivating and training a crew of very talented CDs and ACDs who will continue to do what they do, creating exceptional brand stories for our clients, on a day to day basis.I imagine you'll see Mike here from time to time. Hopefully we can snare him to help us with a pitch or something along the way. Because as I said earlier, you never really leave this place.Thanks, John
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Eqology AS's President Research, Development and Communication of health concepts Børre Gjersvik second-largest shareholder
Eqology AS's President Research, Development and Communication of health concepts Børre Gjersvik has today acquired 7,000,000 shares in Eqology AS. He previously had 4,152,930 shares. This means that he now has 11,152,930 shares in Eqology AS, which means that he has become the company's second-largest shareholder with 10, 2% of the company's shares. In this connection, he states that he has great faith in the future of the company and its growth potential.
Shares issued by Eqology AS are registered in the Norwegian VPS with ISIN NO0010585144. Last trading price of the shares will be reported on the Norwegian OTC-list (notc.no).
Norne Securities AS facilitates the trading of shares in Eqology
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When Norne Securities is able to match a buyer and a seller, Norne Securities will close the transaction between the parties after further instructions.
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I must be bored or something.
I decided to make this video of the apps that get me half coherent, and living relatively comfortable in Japan.
First on the video is Human Japanese. It's one of the few teaching aids that keeps me interested with my ever-shortening attention span.
Japan Transit is the only English language train planner that I could find as an iPhone app.
It's a little bit limited that it only shows the next and last trains, but it gives good results, and considering it's the only one of its kind I'm happy to have it. There is a better Yahoo!路線情報, but it's Japanese only.
iKana was one of the first Japanese learning aides I used. It has a simple layout, and gives a painless way to practise learning, and memorizing the hiragana and katakana.
Kotoba! is definitely the MOST essential app I'm probably most thankful for. Many a time I have been totally misunderstood, I could get myself out of trouble by using this free one.
I've mentioned this one before. Radirou is great for listening to Japanese radio stations on the go. Unfortunately Japan only to you outsiders. I have the radio on my Nano, so I'm not using this one so much since I got that.
Fruit Ninja is the least essential of this bunch. It has taken its cues from a mini game of Rhythm Tengoku (nee "Rhythm Heaven" everywhere else.) It's a fun little time killer, and it kind of keeps to the Japanese theme of my post.
Make Out With Japanese reminds me of the "Make Out In Japanese" phrasebook that I had. Dang, I lost it around here someplace. This's a kind of Japanese girl dating sim.
Kind of fun. Ja ne!
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"We've dug into a series of incredible Sony Computer Entertainment patents that describe an almost sci-fi sounding controller. Read on to learn about the most advanced, most bizarre and most sexual controller you can possibly imagine."
Finally, guys will be able to talk their wives into playing with their PlayStations.
"Oh, and it has a reservoir that stores "an inflating material" that expands to "cause a sensation of hardness.""
This needs to be made.
Next they'll patent retractable needles that stab your hands when you get shot or hit.


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Bel-Ray Continues Support of Rockstar Energy Racing
In addition, professional racer Davi Millsaps joins the 2013 team to compete in the 450 class for both the Supercross and Outdoor Motocross events. The 250 class features returning team members Blake Wharton and Jason Anderson, who will be joined by new additions Ryan Sipes and Nico Izzi. All five riders on the team have achieved success during their racing careers, including a second place overall finish for Millsaps in the 2012 Supercross Championship.
"Bel -Ray's commitment to the team has been remarkable. The support they give, along with the products they provide, are best in class," said Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki Team Manager Dave Gowland. "It would be hard to find another brand with the kind of commitment they provide to this team. We are privileged to have them as a partner."
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Brown, Hallie Q.
" Sad days were those--ah, sad indeed!
But through the land the fruitful seed
Of better times was growing .
The plant of freedom upward sprung ,
And spread its leaves so fresh and young --
Its blossoms now are blooming."
The subject of this sketch was born in Shelby County, Kentucky. She had many thrilling experiences during the time spent in slavery. In her own language she tells some highly interesting facts concerning her life. She pondered over her condition, wondering why she was not permitted to learn to read--why she was compelled to work for people who gave her few clothes and no wages--why she could not live with her mother and grandmother--in fact why she was a slave--dangerous thoughts for a young woman in bondage--but these and other thoughts kept obtruding until she found resentment against her condition had filled her bosom. The crisis came one day when Matilda, house maid and cook for fourteen persons, was accused by her mistress of an act of which she was not guilty. She denied it and--"Miss Matt slapped me in the face, causing the blood to flow. I was peeling an onion, I threw the onion across the kitchen and with the knife in my hand walked out. She ordered me back. I did not go. She called me all the pet names such as you will not find in the unabridged. I knew I had violated a law which meant the whipping post. I did not know which way to turn. Night
It is interesting to follow her from Binie's cabin until her fetters were broken. When emancipation came she was told that only soldiers' wives were free, but soon she learned that she too was free and when she gave vent to her feelings was told to pack her things and leave. Again she says--"Early that morning I sang, my heart was so full! I had a fine voice for singing. At four o'clock I sang like a mocking bird. I sang the whole house awake. I was in the kitchen getting breakfast. The word came--'All darkies are free.' I never finished that breakfast! I ran 'round and 'round the kitchen, hitting my head against the wall, clapping my hands and crying, 'Freedom! freedom! freedom! Rejoice, freedom has come!' I hurried to Louisville and on January first there was a great celebration. As the parade passed on Broadway near Twelfth street some one turned a wild bull loose. For a time there was
She did not long continue in Louisville as her heart yearned to see her mother who was in Dayton, Ohio. The narrator continued, "I was permitted to care for my mother in her old age--although deprived of her love and affection in my childhood. Well do I remember how we little ones, peeking through the logs of the cabin, saw our poor, little mother ready to be whipped for an act she did not commit. 'Who did it if you didn't do it?' 'I don't know, Massa David,' she cried. His wife Miss Sallie, said, 'If you know about it Liza, tell him.' 'I don't know, Miss Sallie.' She could not stand the sight of that poor tearful mother, but turned to her husband and said, 'Mr. Glass, I did that'."
Mrs. Dunbar resides in the Dayton home from which her poet son fell into "that last dear sleep whose soft embrace is balm." That comfortable, commodious home, shaded by magnificent elms, where he fought his losing fight, watched over and tenderly cared for by the devoted mother--those last days or any of his days and years would have been impossible without that mother who faithfully fulfilled a heavenly mission during the weary months and years of her son's illness. At the open door she greets the visitors with a smile. They come to talk of Paul--her one great theme--then she conducts them to his sanctum sanctorum--"Well, his den," she says--he named it "Loafingholt"--the walls lined with book shelves filled with his own works and choice bits from noted authors--photographs of eminent men and women of both races and dainty bits of bric-a-brac. Here is his desk with pens and ink wells, his caps and boots--his couches piled high with gay sofa pillows, inviting one to "loaf"--a violin made by Captain Stivers of Steele high school--all cherished by this loving mother who delights to show them, these silent remembrances


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Skip to 0 minutes and 7 seconds There are standardised symbols for drawing pedigrees which have been adopted internationally. Squares for men, circles for women, with coloured in symbols for individuals affected with the condition– in this case, diabetes. Start with the proband. This is the first individual you come across. And then, add partners. The proband is indicated by a small arrow. Collect information about relatives and their partners in one generation before moving up or down a generation. Then collect information about children, starting with the eldest first, then parents and grandparents until you have as much detail about other family members as possible. Include names, current ages, and ethnic group. Specific information from everyone with diabetes would be helpful, including age at diagnosis, treatment, HbA1c and BMI.
Skip to 1 minute and 3 seconds Other features, for example, glycosuria, oral glucose tolerance test results, C-peptide or antibody results, diabetes complications, renal cysts, uterine abnormalities, miscarriages, causes or ages of death, sulfonylurea sensitivity, deafness, birth weights, neo-natal hypoglycemia, or learning difficulties and epilepsy and neo-natal diabetes can all be extremely helpful in indicating the most likely genetic cause of the diabetes.
Family Trees
Taking a good family history is a key skill which can also aid the recognition of individuals likely to have MODY. Taking a thorough family history can help identify patterns of inheritance and involves asking for information about many family members. It allows pictorial representation of biological relationships between family members in a family tree or pedigree and indicates those family members affected by medical conditions. Ideally a pedigree would include at least 2-3 generations, the minimum would be first degree relatives (children, siblings and parents) of an individual.
Be aware that the information may be very sensitive and include personal issues such as family break ups, miscarriages / stillbirths and bereavements. An accurate family history may help indicate whether genetic testing is appropriate and may reveal family members previously thought to have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who may also benefit from genetic testing, confirming one unifying diagnosis. If a family history is not taken, a patient's relatives are less likely to be considered. Taking a family history can also identify other family members who may be at risk of developing the condition.
In the video you can see an example of how to draw a pedigree or family tree. The example here from a MODY family clearly indicates the three key characteristics of MODY:
- autosomal dominant inheritance
- a young age of onset of diabetes
- non-insulin dependence
However even when a family tree clearly indicates the key features of MODY it is important that healthcare professionals are aware of its significance and are able to make the correct decisions based on this information. Dan has a family history of diabetes inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion across five generations and yet his Mum describes the frustration of highlighting this to health care professionals who did not recognise the importance of these details.
So the fact that Dan has a autosomal dominant family history of diabetes combined with his antibody negative status, the probability score and other family members diagnosed with diabetes below the age of 25 years who were non insulin treated clearly point to an alternative diagnosis to Type 1 diabetes. We offered genetic testing to Dan and this confirmed he had HNF1A MODY.
We will meet Dan again in Week 3 to see what difference having a genetic test made for him and his family.
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Local girl, parents sue over molestation by teacher
Crimes allegedly happened in Charleroi Area Junior-Senior High School auditorium
A 16-year-old girl and her parents have sued two school districts and two teachers - one of whom is serving four to eight years in prison for having sex with the girl after he was hired to direct a high school musical in a nearby district.
Jeffrey Hahn, 24, was a seventh-grade teacher at the Bethlehem-Center School District but allegedly committed the crimes last May at the Charleroi Area Junior-Senior High School auditorium, where he was directing the musical.
The (Washington) Observer-Reporter reports the lawsuit seeks "substantial" but unspecified damages against both districts, Hahn and a Charleroi teacher who allegedly didn't properly report the abuse. She is no longer with the district.
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ESA chooses 3 scientific missions for further study
Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by ESA as candidates for two medium-class missions to be launched no earlier than 2017.
On Thursday 18 February, ESA's Science Programme Committee (SPC) approved three missions to enter the so-called definition phase. This is the next step required before the final decision is taken as to which missions are implemented. The three proposals chosen to proceed are Euclid, PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO), and Solar Orbiter.
Euclid would address key questions relevant to fundamental physics and cosmology, namely the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter. Astronomers are now convinced that these substances dominate ordinary matter. Euclid would map the distribution of galaxies to reveal the underlying 'dark' architecture of the Universe.
The PLATO mission would address one of the most timely and long-standing questions in science, namely the frequency of planets around other stars. This would include terrestrial planets in a star's habitable zone, so-called Earth-analogues. In addition, PLATO would probe stellar interiors by detecting the gaseous waves rippling their surfaces.
Solar Orbiter would take the closest look at our Sun yet possible, approaching to just 62 solar radii. It would deliver images and data that include views of the Sun's polar regions and the solar far side when it is not visible from Earth.
These three missions are the finalists from 52 proposals that were either made or carried forward in 2007. They were whittled down to just six mission proposals in 2008 and sent for industrial assessment. Now that the reports from those studies are in, the missions have been pared down again. "It was a very difficult selection process. All the missions contained very strong science cases," says Lennart Nordh, Swedish National Space Board and chair of the SPC.
And the tough decisions are not yet over. Only two missions out of three of them: Euclid, PLATO and Solar Orbiter, can be selected for the M-class launch slots. All three missions present challenges that will have to be resolved at the definition phase. A specific challenge, of which the SPC was conscious, is the ability of these missions to fit within the available budget. The final decision about which missions to implement will be taken after the definition activities are completed, which is foreseen to be in mid-2011.
In addition, the SPC has decided to consider at its next meeting in June, whether to also select a European contribution to the SPICA mission.
SPICA would be an infrared space telescope led by the Japanese Space Agency JAXA. It would provide 'missing-link' infrared coverage in the region of the spectrum between that seen by the ESA-NASA Webb telescope and the ground-based ALMA telescope. SPICA would focus on the conditions for planet formation and distant young galaxies.
"These missions continue the European commitment to world-class space science," says David Southwood, ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, "They demonstrate that ESA's Cosmic Vision programme is still clearly focused on addressing the most important space science."
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Question: "Should a Christian woman wear a bikini?"Recommended Resource:
Whether or not to wear a bikini is a question many women struggle with, but for a Christian woman, the issue takes on additional implications. The Bible tells us that God calls women to modesty, which means to not draw attention to themselves: "I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God" (1 Timothy 2:9-10). God also calls us to purity: "don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity" (1 Timothy 4:12). The question is whether or not wearing a bikini is consistent with modesty and purity.
Another issue to consider is that God calls all people to control their thought lives, so as women, we should help our brothers by dressing modestly: "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart" (Matthew 5:27-29). When we dress immodestly, it can lead them to commit the sin of lust, and this is displeasing to God. Please understand that each person is responsible for their own actions. In this instance, women are responsible for dressing modestly. Men are responsible for their thoughts.
A further consideration is that our bodies, like our minds and hearts, belong to God and are to be used for His glory, not our own. Romans 12:1 tells us, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." When we offer our bodies to God as "living sacrifices," we are saying, in effect, "My body is yours, Lord. Use it for your glory." It's hard to imagine a bikini-clad body being used for God's glory.
Of course, wearing a bikini in a private location, like a fenced-in back yard, is probably acceptable, providing there is no visual access to the yard by the neighbors. According to the verses above, we have the responsibility not to put the males around us in a position that they might lust or have impure thoughts (see also Matthew 18:7).
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
English politician and founder of the Whig party (1621-1683)
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (22 July 1621 – 21 January 1683), known as Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Baronet, from 1631 to 1661 and as The Lord Ashley from 1661 to 1672, was a prominent English politician during the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles II. A founder of the Whig party, he is also remembered as the patron of John Locke.
- (Not to be confused with his grandson, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury.)
About Anthony Ashley-CooperEdit
- I will dwell a little longer on his character; for it was of a very extraordinary composition. He began to make a considerable figure very early. … He had a wonderful faculty in speaking to a popular assembly, and could mix both the facetious and the serious way of arguing very agreeably. He had a particular talent to make others trust to his judgment, and depend on it: and he brought over so many to a submission to his opinion, that I never knew any man equal to him in the art of governing parties, and of making himself the head of them. He was, as to religion, a deist at best.
- Gilbert Burnet, in Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time (1823), Vol. I, p. 164
- A person came to make him a visit whilst he was sitting one day with a lady of his family, who retired upon that to another part of the room with her work, and seemed not to attend to the conversation between the Earl and the other person, which turned soon into some dispute upon subjects of religion; after a good deal of that sort of talk, the Earl said at last, "People differ in their discourse and profession about these matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion." Upon which says the lady of a sudden, "Pray, my lord, what religion is that which men of sense agree in?" "Madam," says the Earl, "men of sense never tell it."
- Note by Speaker Arthur Onslow in Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time (1823) by Bishop Gilbert Burnet, Vol. I, p. 164.
- For close designs and crooked counsels fit,
Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit,
Restless, unfixed in principles and place,
In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace;
A fiery soul, which, working out its way,
Fretted the pigmy-body to decay
And o'er informed the tenement of clay.
A daring pilot in extremity,
Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high,
He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit,
Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit.
Great wits are sure to madness near allied
And thin partitions do their bounds divide;
Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest,
Refuse his age the needful hours of rest?
Punish a body which he could not please,
Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease?
And all to leave what with his toil he won
To that unfeathered two-legged thing, a son,
Got, while his soul did huddled notions try,
And born a shapeless lump, like anarchy.
In friendship false, implacable in hate,
Resolved to ruin or to rule the state.
- John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel, 1681.


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JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
Years ago, around 1995, I was at Washington's National Airport, flying at a time of much laxer security precautions in the history of air traveling the U.S., when you were able to walk right up to the gate from your car by passing through only one metal detector, and then not having to show a boarding pass. I went through the detector just fine; the person behind me set it off. I was only paying a little attention to the scene as the metal-man was asked to stand to the side and be inspected by a detector wand. In my peripheral vision I noticed that the man raised his arms parallel to the ground while still holding his attache, which was a little odd, so I turned to watch what was going on. The person turned out to be Mike Wallace, who stood their stoically, as the security personnel went over his entire body, very thoroughly, for perhaps a minute, perhaps a little more. He never said a word, never moved after raising his arms.
Here was a person who spent perhaps more time in the public eye, who had been on television more often than almost anyone in history, being given a metal detecting bath without uttering a word, which I though to be splendid behavior.
In that entire procedure, the security officers didn't wand his briefcase.
The Illustrated London News ran this print in their 28 March 1914 issue, entitled " 'Any Arms, Revolvers, Ammunition?'--a New Customers Question!" with the sub-title "In search of weapons destined for Ulster Volunteers1, customs officers are asking passengers if they have any arms to declare on their arrival at Greenore" [75k north of Dublin, on the coast].
1. "The original Ulster Volunteers were formed by Edward Carson and James Craig as Unionist militias in the tensions surrounding the potential success of the third Irish Home Rule Bill. At the start of 1912, Unionists and members of the Orange Order started drilling and on 9 April (Easter Tuesday) Carson and Conservative Andrew Bonar Law reviewed 100,000 Ulster Volunteers marching in columns.[1] On 28 September 237,368 men signed the Ulster Covenant pledged to "using all means which may be found necessary to defeat the present conspiracy to set up a Home Rule Parliament in Ireland", with the support of 234,046 women."--Wikipedia.


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MIT officer killed in bombers' rampage being laid to rest
Sean Collier shot to death by Boston Marathon bombing suspects, police say
A funeral was held Tuesday for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology officer allegedly ambushed by the terrorists.
Mourners gathered for a private service at St. Patrick's in Stoneham for Officer Sean Collier. Police said the 27-year-old was shot and killed at the start of the suspects' 21-hour rampage Thursday night.
The officer's family and friends gathered for a private wake on Monday night. Collier was with the MIT police for about a year.
It was Collier's dream to become a police officer. He served with distinction at MIT, and he was just about to become an officer in Somerville.
Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for Collier. It is planned for midday Wednesday at MIT's Briggs Field.
Collier was a Wilmington native and a graduate of Salem State University and is survived by his parents and five siblings.


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10 Fun Games That Look Like Office Work
10 Fun Games That Look Like Office Work
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Ego – Integrity – Willfullness – Secrecy – Strategy – Shadow self – Spiritual insights
Feelings of competition. The desire for power and control.
Controlling information. Communications may be aggressive, but indirect, and even passive-aggressive.
Need for approval, recognition or status.
Quick decisions are required testing our ability to stay in integrity.
Good day for introspection, planning, investigation, and strategy.
Ego, lack of integrity.
Willfullness. Reckless and prideful behaviors.
Acting from fears and insecurities, perhaps from deep wounds of pain, anger or betrayal.
Giving your power away by looking for approval outside yourself.
Shirking responsibilities or taking on too many.
Learn to commit to a relationship or project, but don't be taken over by it either.


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After a long and valiant battle with Alzheimer's disease, we are sad to report tonight that Pat Garlits, the wife of the greatest drag racer ever, Don Garlits has died. The role of Pat Garlits in the career of her husband can never fully be appreciated. She served as the rock that anchored their family. She served as emotional and even physical support for Don, she was there for the best of times, she was there for the horrifying worst times where her husband was burned, maimed, and in positions of grave danger. She logged all of those road miles over the years, she was even a winning racer herself for a time, but most of all she was a mom and a wife, and a person loved and respected by many.
Don and Pat Garlits met in 1952 and they were married on February 20, 1953. Over the span of nearly 61 years they encountered and endured things that no other couple on Earth could conceive of, let alone understand.In a move that set the course of drag racing history for roughly the next 30 years, she refused to let doctors remove Don's severely burned hands after a disastrous fire in Chester, South Carolina in 1959. She found another doctor in another hospital in Florida that thought he could help so she rode on a train with her husband who was in immense pain from South Carolina to the Florida hospital. Don's hands were saved and they were the instruments of so much success and innovation that the sport would not look the same today without them. Though gnarled and thick from decades of constant use and harsh treatment, Don's mitts were most often seen wrapped around Pat's at the races before she became too ill to travel.
In recent years it was Don who became the caretaker and emotional support for his wife who had served in that role for the majority of his life. They shared a love and a bond that's all too rare in today's world. It held stronger than the strongest TIG weld until the very end.
We could literally go on for thousands of words about Pat Garlits, but we won't. In the coming days and weeks there will be many great words spoken about Pat Garlits. In all of those things we ask that you remember one thing. Pat Garlits was not just the wife of Don Garlits. She was a singular force in the sport and in her family that fostered, encouraged, hugged, listened to, and facilitated the most driven mind and most determined spirit the sport of drag racing has ever known and ever will know. She completed him. For that, every person who loves drag racing should be thankful.
We send our most heartfelt condolences to Don Garlits and his daughters on the passing of his beloved wife and their beloved mom.
Dear Friends,
My dear wife of nearly 61 years left this world and went over to the other side at 5:53 PM, this afternoon. She has been suffering a lot these last few… days and it was a Blessing to see God take her into His care. I will miss her very badly, but will be with her sooner than I realize, as time is very different here that over there.
She passed at home with her two Daughters at her side and me holding her hand and a little Yorkie dog on each side of her. She went without making a sound and this house is going to be very quiet for a while. I had "Glenn Miller" playing in the background, as that was her favorite "Big Band".
I will let everyone know what the Arrangements will be when I know myself. Thanks for all the Prayers and support through this terrible ordeal.
Don Garlits


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The Mapleson Cylinders - Program Notes
|Wagner: SIEGFRIED
|Band 2
Act I: Hammer Song excerpt: "[sein rothes Rieseln] röthete dich" ... "als Niblungenfürst fahr'ich [darnieder]"
Georg Anthes (t), Siegfried (?)
Albert Reiss (t), Mime (?)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra--Alfred Hertz (?)
January 19, 1903 (?)
[A dated container and Glackens 121 both ascribe this cylinder to Jean De Reszke on March 19, 1901, but there are strong internal reasons for questioning that attribution. (1) This cylinder was recorded at a different mandrel speed from the preceding and following ones--not impossible, but unlikely given the proximity of the passages in question. (2) The aural perspective is strikingly different from Bands 1 and 3, and much clearer; Mapleson could hardly have recorded from different locations during the same scene. (3) The singer's voice and technique seem significantly different from De Reszke's in the adjacent bands. (4) The cylinder in Band 3 begins with a repetition of the measures during which Siegfried plunges the sword into the water, present in Band 2; if that brief passage on Band 3 was recorded on March 19, 1901 (i.e., at the same performance as the remainder of the band--and it seems to stretch the possibilities of coincidence that it was recorded on another occasion), then Band 2 cannot come from March 19, 1901 and cannot be Jean De Reszke, for he sang the opera only once during his single "Mapleson season."
The alternative possibilities are as follows:
|Dippel, Von Hübbenet/Damrosch
|Dippel, Reiss/Damrosch
|Anthes, Reiss/Hertz
|Burgstaller, Reiss/Hertz
|Burgstaller, Reiss/Hertz
After remolding the molten metal into a new sword, Siegfried uses Mime's hammer to shape it. On this band, Siegfried's "Hammer Song" is abridged in much the same way as was the "Forging Song" in the preceding band, by skipping from the middle of the first stanza to the parallel spot in the second. (The performance on Band 4 is complete.) At the point where Siegfried plunges the sword into the water, Mapleson's recording level drops drastically, but Mime's next speech remains faintly audible (at least if followed with a score). Mapleson had a similar problem at the Tannhäuser performance on January 17, 1903 (see Side 9/Band 3). and the proximity of that date to January 19 might be regarded as favoring our ascription.
[ Band 4 begins→ ]
Hoho! Hoho! Hohei!
Schmiede, mein Hammer,
ein hartes Schwert!
Hoho! Hahei!
Hoho! Hahei!
Einst färbte Blut
dein falbes Blau;
sein rothes Rieseln
[ Band 2 begins→ ] röthete dich:
kalt lachtest du da,
das warme lecktest du kuhl!
Heiaho! Haha! Haheiaha!
[ cut in Band 2 begins→ ] Nun hat die Gluth
dich roth geglüht,
deine weiche Härte
dem Hammer weicht:
zornig sprühst du mir Funken
dass ich dich Spröden gezähmt.
Heiaho! Heiaho!
Hahei! Hahei! Hahei!
Er schafft sich ein scharfes Schwert,
Fafner zu fällen,
der Zwerge Feind,
ich braut ein Truggetrank,
Siegfried zu fangen,
dem Fafner fiel.
Gelingen muss mir die List;
lachen muss mir der Lohn!
Hoho! Hoho! Hohei!
Schmiede, mein Hammer,
ein hartes Schwert!
Hoho! Hahei!
Hoho! Hahei!
Der frohen Funken [ ←Band 4 ends ]
wie freu' ich mich;
es ziert der Kühnen
des Zornes Kraft:
lustig lach'st du mich an,
stellst du auch grimm dich und gram!
Heiaho! Haha! Haheiaha! [ ←end of cut in Band 2 ]
Durch Gluth und Hammer
glückt es mir;
mit starken Schlägen
streckt' ich dich:
nun schwinde die rothe Scham,
werde kalt und hart, wie du kannst.
Heiaho! Heiaho!
Heiahohohohoho! ( He swings the blade and plunges it into a pail of water. )
Heiah! [ ←level drops on Band 2 ]
Den der Bruder schuf,
den schimmernden Reif,
in den es gezaubert
zwingende Kraft,
das helle Gold,
das zum Herrscher macht,
ihn hab ich gewonnen!
Ich walte sein!
Alberich selbst,
der einst mich band,
zur Zwergenfrone
zwing ich ihn nun;
als Niblungenfürst
fahr ich [ ←Band 2 ends ] danieder;
gehorchen soll mir
alles Heer!
Hoho! Hoho! Hohei!
Forge me, my hammer,
a hardy sword!
Hoho! Hahei!
Hoho! Hahei!
Once blood did stain
your steely blue;
its ruddy trickling
made you red;
then you laughed coldly,
you licked the warmth cool!
Heiaho! Haha! Haheiaha!
Now the fire's glow
has made you red,
your softened temper
yields to the hammer:
angrily you spray sparks
at me, who tamed your pride!
Heiaho! Heiaho!
Hahei! Hahei! Hahei!
He makes himself a sharp sword,
to conquer Fafner,
the dwarves' enemy,
I've brewed a deadly drink,
to kill Siegfried
when he has felled Fafner.
My guile must win;
the prize must be mine!
Hoho! Hoho! Hohei!
Forge me, my hammer,
a hardy sword!
Hoho! Hahei!
Hoho! Hahei!
The cheerful sparks,
how they cheer me;
the brave are adorned
by anger's strength:
merrily you laugh at me,
though you would look grim and grisly!
Heiaho! Haha! Haheiaha!
Heat and hammer
have made me lucky;
with strong blows
I stretched you:
now banish the ruddy shame,
become as cold and hard as you can.
Heiaho! Heiaho!
Heiahohohohoho! ( He swings the blade and plunges it into a pail of water. )
The gleaming ring
that my brother made,
in which is ensorceled
compelling strength,
the bright gold
that makes one a ruler--
I have won it!
I shall rule!
Alberich himself,
who once bound me,
I will now force
into dwarf's servitude;
as Nibelung prince
I will return underground;
the entire host
will obey me!


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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Motto: Maju Pulu Kita (Malay)
"Our developed island"
|West Island
|Largest village
|Bantam (Home Island)
|Official languages
|English (de facto)
|Federal constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
|Elizabeth II
• Administrator
|Jon Stanhope
|Aindil Minkom
|Territory of Australia
• Annexed by
British Empire
• Transferred to
Australian control
• Total
|14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
• Water (%)
• July 2009 estimate
|596[1] (241)
• Density
|43/km2 (111.4/sq mi) (n/a)
|Australian dollar (AUD)
|Time zone
|Calling code
|61 891
|ISO 3166 code
|Internet TLD
The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia. There are two atolls and twenty-seven coral islands in the group. The islands are in the Indian Ocean, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka.
History[change | change source]
Captain William Keeling was the first European to see the islands, in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the nineteenth century, when they became a possession of the Clunies-Ross Family. Slaves were brought to work the coconut plantation from Indonesia, the Cape of Good Hope and East Asia by Alexander Hare who had taken part in Stamford Raffles' takeover of Java in 1811. A Scottish merchant seaman called Captain John Clunies-Ross, who had also served under Raffles in the takeover, set up a compound and Hare's severely mistreated slaves soon escaped to work under better conditions for Clunies-Ross.
On November 23 1955, the islands were transferred to Australian control under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955. In the 1970s, Australian government dissatisfaction with the Clunies-Ross feudal style of rule of the island increased. In 1978, Australia forced the family to sell the islands for the sum of AU$6,250,000, using the threat of compulsory purchase. By agreement the family retained ownership of Oceania House, their home on the island. However, in 1983 the Australian government moved to dishonour this agreement, and told the former last ruler, John Clunies-Ross, that he should leave the Cocos. The following year the High Court of Australia ruled that the government could not buy Oceania House. Instead the Australian government ordered that no government business was to be given to his shipping company, an action which contributed to his bankruptcy. John Clunies-Ross lives in exile in Perth, Australia, but his successors still live on the Cocos.
In 2004 there were 629 people living on the Cocos (Keeling) islands. There are about 120 Europeans on West Island and 500 Malays on Home Island. A Cocos dialect of Malay and English are the main languages spoken and 80% of Cocos Islanders are Sunni Muslim. India does not recognise Anglo annexation of these Cultural Indo-Indian/Indies islands as part of Australia and disputes it's status to counterbalance regional hegemonic sea power.[source?]
Government[change | change source]
The capital of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is West Island while the largest settlement is the village of Bantam (Home Island). Governance of the islands is based on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 [2][3]
Other websites[change | change source]
- Atoll Research Bulletin vol. 403
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Tourism website
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands entry from the CIA World Factbook
- Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Noel Crusz, The Cocos Islands mutiny, Reviewed by: PETER STANLEY, Principal Historian, Australian War Memorial
- History of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Areas of individual islets
- The man who lost a 'coral kingdom'
References[change | change source]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
- ↑ "Cocos (Keeling) Islands". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955".
- ↑ "Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955".
|States and territories of Australia
|New South Wales • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania • Victoria • Western Australia
|Mainland: Australian Capital Territory • Jervis Bay Territory • Northern Territory
|Overseas: Ashmore and Cartier Islands • Australian Antarctic Territory • Norfolk Island • Christmas Island • Cocos (Keeling) Islands • Coral Sea Islands • Heard and McDonald Islands


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