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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections.
It's admittedly early, with more than 18 months before the November 2014 elections.
But candidate recruitment efforts are well underway. And, so far, Republicans haven't been able to field a top-tier candidate in Iowa or Michigan, swing-voting states where the GOP hopes to make a play for seats left open by the retirement of veteran Democratic senators. Also, the GOP is facing the prospect of contentious and expensive primary races in Georgia and perhaps West Virginia, two GOP-leaning states where sitting senators — one Republican, one Democrat — are retiring.
With President Barack Obama not on the top of the ticket, Republicans may have their best chance in years to try to retake the Senate, which would put a major crimp on the president's efforts to enact his agenda and shape his legacy in the final two years of his presidency. Republicans need to gain six seats to win control of the Senate. Democrats will be defending 21 seats to Republicans' 14, meaning the GOP has more opportunity to try to win on Democratic turf.
Only recently, Republicans were reveling in the fact that several veteran Democrats were retiring in states where the GOP had not had a chance to win in decades. Last week, Democrat Max Baucus of Montana became the latest to announce his retirement in a state that typically tilts Republican.
But a combination of no-thank-yous from prospective Republican candidates in Iowa, slow movement among others in Michigan and lack of consensus elsewhere over a single contender have complicated the early goings of what historically would be the GOP's moment to strike — the sixth year of a presidency, when the party out of power in the White House usually wins congressional seats.
Despite that historical disadvantage, Democrats are fighting to reclaim the majority in the House, where control will be decided by a couple of dozen swing states.
After embarrassing losses in GOP-leaning Indiana and Missouri last year, the new Republican Senate campaign leadership is responding by wading deep into the early stages of the 2014 races, conducting exhaustive research on would-be candidates, making hard pitches for those they prefer and discouraging those they don't, to the point of advertising against them. The hope is to limit the number of divisive primaries that only stand to remind voters of their reservations about Republicans.
"It's more about trying to get consensus and avoid a primary that would reopen those wounds, rather than the party struggling to find candidates," said Greg Strimple, a pollster who and consultant to several 2012 Republican Senate campaigns.
This year, the party's top national Senate campaign strategists are so concerned about squandering potential opportunities by failing to convince popular Republicans to run in key places that they visited Iowa last week to survey the landscape after two top Senate prospects — Rep. Tom Latham, a prolific fundraiser, and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, a rising star — decided against running despite aggressive lobbying by the National Republican Senate Committee.
Its senior spokesman, Kevin McLaughlin, and its political director, Ward Baker, met privately Wednesday with state Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey and state Sen. Joni Ernst, who have expressed interest. They invited Mark Jacobs, the former CEO of Reliant Energy, to breakfast Thursday. And they also tried again — and in vain, it turns out — to persuade veteran Gov. Terry Branstad, Iowa's longest-serving governor, to run for Senate instead of seeking another gubernatorial term.
Despite all that, the Washington delegation shrugged off the recruitment troubles, with McLaughlin saying: "It's more important to take the time to get it right than it is to rush and get it wrong."
McLaughlin and others have lamented the national party's decision not to intervene in the candidate selection last year, when Republicans lost races viewed as winnable in Indiana, Missouri and elsewhere.
Hence, the GOP's active role in Iowa this year.
The mission in Iowa: Beat Democrat Bruce Braley, a four-term congressman seeking to succeed retiring six-term Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin. Braley is the party's consensus prospect, winning Harkin's endorsement and already raising more than $1 million for his campaign.
Democrats are similarly set in Michigan, where veteran term Democrat Sen. Carl Levin is leaving office after six terms. The Democratic field has been all but cleared for three-term Rep. Gary Peters, who already has more than $800,000 toward his campaign. Last week, Debbie Dingell, wife of Michigan Rep. John Dingell, opted not to run for the Senate, after some of her key donors made clear they were for Peters.
But, as in Iowa, Republicans have faced recruitment challenges in Michigan.
So, the GOP's Senate campaign committee is planning a visit soon to Michigan, and hope to coax Rep. Mike Rogers into the race. There's a belief in GOP circles in Washington and in Michigan that the seven-term Rogers, a former FBI agent who now chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, would be a stronger candidate than two-term Rep. Justin Amash, a tea party darling with little money in his campaign account.
National Republican officials also are working to head off primaries in several states and are taking sides when they can't. That includes in West Virginia, which Mitt Romney won and where six-term Democrat Jay Rockefeller is retiring.
Rep. Shelley Moore-Capito quickly announced her candidacy and became a favorite of the GOP establishment. Some conservatives complained about her votes for financial industry bailouts, and former state Sen. Patrick McGeehan has announced plans to challenge her. National Republican Senate Committee officials said they would campaign — and run ads — against McGeehan if he appeared to be a threat.
In Georgia, several Republican candidates are considering trying to succeed the retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss. But so far, the two who have entered the race are arch conservative House members Paul Broun and Phil Gingrey. So far, national Republicans are treading carefully there to avoid enraging the conservative base. But the primary field could eventually include up to a half-dozen people.
At the local level, some Republicans are worried the delay is costing precious organizing and fundraising time.
"Every day Iowa Republicans spend talking about potential candidate deliberations ... is a day lost," said former Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn.
But others say that the meddling from Washington stifles the voices of voters, who they say ought to be in charge of shaping the party's future, even if the primary is loud and divisive.
"It's a truer reflection of where the Republican Party needs to go," said Iowa Republican Doug Gross, a veteran adviser to Branstad.
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The Deal: Registration is now open for World Summit Youth Awards 2011 that are open to young people (under the age of 30 years from any of the UN member states) that have developed any sort of innovative project or product using information technology aimed at helping their community.
The reward is not cash, but rather serves as recognition to spur networking and innovation. It demonstrates young people's potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (Retrieved from FundsForNGOs)

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By Silvia Poles, Openeering
In these last months, Openeering, Scilab Enterprises partner, registered a renewed interest from industries on tutorials and services. Industries are approaching Scilab with an increasing attention, captured by all the benefits of its use. Openeering mission is to spread the use of Scilab and Xcos within industries. With the support of the wide range of expertise offered by EnginSoft, the Openeering team can help any company in creating tailored toolboxes to address several technical challenges including, but not limiting to, mathematical modeling, numerical simulation, optimization, statistics and data mining.
In this talk we will present a new toolbox for aeraulic systems. The study of aeraulic systems plays an import role for maintaining adequate indoor air quality and thermal comfort. Moreover, studying and optimizing aeraulic systems can reduce energy consumption in buildings due to heating and cooling or to drying and humidifying control systems.
The presentation will focus on the possibilities offered by Scilab and Xcos to model and simulate aeraulic and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems. The developed Xcos module is taking advantage of Modelica language to construct a library composed by basic elements: hoods, pipes and ideal junctions. The library can be easily extended to obtain a more complete toolbox. The presented library is tested on aeraulic circuit examples.
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The Cincinnati Bengals have waived LS Bryce Davis, SS Tony Dye, OT Reid Fragel, HB Dan Herron, C T.J. Johnson, CB Chris Lewis-Harris, CB Onterio McCalebb, DE Dontay Moch, CB Shaun Prater, WR Taveon Rogers, WR Roy Roundtree, LB J.K. Schaffer, QB John Skelton, DT Terrence Stephens, OG John Sullen and LB Bruce Taylor.
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After jumping 3.32% last week, the U.S. Comex gold futures traded between $1,717.60 and $1,738 and ended at $1,724.80 on Tuesday, down 0.35% from Friday. The S&P 500 index fell a further 0.39% this week after dropping 2.43% last week while the Euro Stoxx 50 index recovered 0.54% this week after falling 2.64% last week. The Dollar Index has been hovering around 81 in the past four days. The VIX index fell from 18.61 last Friday to 16.65 on Tuesday.
Last week, China reported better-than-expected exports growth, industrial production data and fixed asset investment growth while the reported inflation data was lower than expected, fuelling hopes of recovery without higher inflation. As the new Chinese leaders will be confirmed on Nov. 14, the market will focus on how well the new administration can carry out the structural reforms to rebalance and further liberalize the economy.
In Hong Kong, where the annual London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) conference took place on Nov. 12-13, many eyes were on Chinese gold demand and trading. According to the World Gold Council, China's gold demand has risen 27% per year since 2007 and China's world share has doubled from 10% to 21% from 2007 to 2011. Nevertheless, its gold reserves as a percentage of total reserves were only 2% as of 2009 compared to over 70% in the developed countries. To further enhance trading, the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges will soon launch gold ETFs while the Shanghai Gold Exchange will have an interbank market in early December which will also be open to foreign banks.
According to the LBMA survey, gold price will rise to $1,849 by next September. Market participants generally expect gold to trade within a range of $1,800 to $2,000 in 2013. The rise in gold price is supported by harder and harder gold discoveries according to Barrick Gold's CEO. Barclays predicts gold production to rise by less than 1% in 2013.
In Europe, the Finance Ministers have agreed to postpone by two years to 2022 for Greece to reach its target debt to GDP ratio of 120 percent although the IMF disagreed with the delay. Greece needs to borrow an extra €32.6 billion which will further threaten its debt sustainability.
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I don't know about you, but my sewing room is filling up with small practice quilts and I think it's time we learned how to put these quilted pieces together to create bigger quilts.
This method is traditionally known as Quilt As You Go because you can literally quilt each piece as you create your quilt, then put the quilted pieces together at the end.
I love this method because it's SO much easier to quilt smaller pieces on a domestic sewing machine. While not every quilt pattern can accommodate a Quilt As You Go construction method, many can, and it's definitely worth considering, especially if you have a king sized quilt in your future.
So let's learn how to put our quilted pieces together using binding strips:
Now just in case you can't watch the video, let's review how to connect quilted pieces together:
#1 - Trim and Square - Trim your quilted pieces so they're roughly the same size and square.
Let's call these pieces Piece A and Piece B.
Make sure to trim off any places where the fabric shifted to show the batting underneath. You need a solid piece with fabric+batting+fabric through the whole sandwich. Also make sure to trim INTO the quilting so you're not leaving weird lines you stitched to get to another row, etc.
#2 - Cut Binding - You will need 2 strips of binding for every seam you connect:
Top Binding: 1 inch wide
Back Binding 1 1/2 inches wide - fold this binding in half and press the snot out of it.
Make sure both binding strips are a bit longer than the pieces you're connecting together. It's always easier to trim the excess away, but not add more if it runs out half way through the seam!
#3 - Layer first seam - Lay the top binding on your table with the raw edges facing the RIGHT. Lay Piece A with the raw edges matching up with the raw edges of the top binding. Lay the TOP binding strip on top of this stack. Hold them together or pin as needed to get to your machine.
#4 - Stitch seam #1 - Stitch through all 3 layers: top binding, Piece A, back binding carefully with a SUPER accurate 1/4" seam allowance.
With all these layers it's sometimes easier to stitch this with a walking foot, but I prefer to use a piecing foot because it's much more accurate. Of course if you have a 1/4" walking foot, you've got the perfect foot for the job!
#5 - Finger press and prep for second seam - Lay Piece A on your table and finger press the TOP binding over to the RIGHT. If you need to hit this with your iron you can, but finger pressing firmly usually works fine.
Now layer Piece B right side UP, and put Piece A on top, right side down. Line up the TOP binding with the edge of Piece B.
Make sure the back binding stays firmly attached to the back of the quilt. and out of your way You do NOT want to stitch through it in the second seam.
#6 - Second seam - Match up the TOP binding strip with the edge of Piece B. This leaves a nice little groove for your foot to fit into as you stitch the seam.
By stitching this way, the back binding is on top so there's no chance of accidentally stitching through it!
#7 - Finish folded back binding - With the second seam stitched, take the connected quilted pieces and unfold them. Press both seam allowances into the groove created by the TOP binding.
Here you can see both seam allowances fitting snugly together in that 1/2 inch groove created by the top binding.
Flip the quilt over to the back and finger press the BACK binding over to the right. You want this top binding to stretch over both seam allowances and be secured along the second line of stitching.
Pinmoors are wonderful for capping the ends of these pins so you don't get stuck while closing the seam!
Here's what it looks like when you secure the back binding by hand:
Here's what it looks like when you secure the back binding by machine:
It's entirely up to you which way you secure the back binding! Securing by hand will give you a perfect, seamless, stitchless finish on both sides.
Securing by machine will be much faster and of course, you can use less visible thread that won't show up as much on either side.
Once you connect and finish the seam for 2 pieces, the next step is to connect 2 more pieces, then connect all 4 together to create a pretty quilt! All the seams can be connected using this same method, just make sure to cut longer and longer binding strips.
Now keep in mind that this is not the only Quilt As You Go technique or the only way to connect quilted pieces together!
There are many more methods and even whole books written on these Quilt As You Go techniques. I simply prefer this one because it creates a nice flat finish and it allows you to connect fully quilted pieces together. You don't have to worry about leaving space along the edges or anything crazy like that, and it also binds up all your thread ends so there's no mess!
Now what exactly should you practice this week?
Definitely try this method of connecting quilted pieces and also get on your machine to do a bit more Stippling. Make sure to ask any questions you have about this design before we start moving on to new designs this spring!
Now let's link up our progress from last week's Quilting in Sashing and Borders!
Instructions for Linking Up Your Blog:
1. Write your blog post. Publish it on your blog.
2. Copy the link of the specific blog post. This is not just the link to your blog itself (www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com), but the link to the specific post: http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2012/01/quilt-along-2-quilting-in-rows.html
3. Click the blue link up button above and paste your link into the box.
Keep in mind that you're posting your progress from LAST week on THIS week's post. This way you have time to watch the lesson, play with the ideas, then post your progress to the next quilt along. I hope that makes sense!
As always, any questions you have, please post them in the comments below or on your blog and I'll answer 5 tomorrow on Question Thursday.
Time for me to shut up and quilt,
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University of Geneva relies on UNOSAT expertise for its new Master on humanitarian action [1]
8 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - Since 2008, the main technology application drive of UNOSAT has been accompanied by a fast growing training and knowledge sharing offer [2]. As a result the Programme evolved into a centre of excellence acting on two interconnected fronts: services and training. This strategic choice is in line with the mandate and role of UNITAR in training national experts in UN member states and adds a distinctive competitive edge to UNOSAT geospatial expertise [3].
The Manager of UNOSAT explained: "There is an important difference between training and education. We don't do education, our university partners do that. Through their classes and Master courses we share our knowledge and know-how in crafting solutions to help UN agencies and member states with geospatial tools and satellite analysis."
The audience interested in UNOSAT training is typically made of national experts engaging in building better national capacity and individuals aspiring to work for humanitarian agencies and other international organizations. Through the partnership with universities and other education institutions, UNOSAT is reaching out to a new audience, made of students and young post-graduate experts.
The long standing connection with the University of Geneva [4] has developed into a more substantial partnership as the University embarks into expanding its education offer in the area of humanitarian relief. This partnership contributes also to the profile of Geneva as a global reference for the international humanitarian community.
UNOSAT is part of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Disaster Management and the Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Action run by the (CERAH), a joint programme of the University of Geneva and the Geneva Graduate Institute [5].
The University of Geneva sees the advantage too. Dr Corine Frischknecht, Course Coordinator at the University of Geneva, said: "Since maps and remote sensing information are more and more often used in disasters, having lectures and practical exercises dedicated to this topic is important. It allows understanding the world behind a map, an image. In addition experts from UNOSAT are enthusiastic and willing to share their knowledge, expertise and experience with participants. As UNITAR is based in Geneva, it offers an unique opportunity for collaboration at various levels.".
Images: Top: One of UNOSAT trainers with a few students during one of the practical exercises that simulate the use of mobile technologies in the field. Bottom:
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3 1/2 cups (1 pound) cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter*
1 cup milk, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fat for frying, such as canola oil*
Variation: for chocolate donuts, melt 3 ounces of unsweetened chocolate along with the butter and continue as directed.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the eggs until foamy, gradually add the sugar and continue to beat until thick and yellow. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat and combine with milk and vanilla extract. Stir the milk mixture into the egg mixture until blended.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until incorporated. Chill for 30 minutes to make it easier to roll and cut.
Roll or pat the dough out on a heavily floured surface to about 1/4-inch thick, the dough is somewhat wet. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter, saving the holes. Transfer to a sheet of waxed paper and allow to air dry for 10 minutes. The dough will form a slight crust and absorb less fat when fried.
Heat 3-inches of vegetable oil or shortening to 375 degrees F in an electric fryer or deep saucepan. Fry doughnuts until golden, about 5 minutes each side. To keep the oil temperature constant, fry 3 at a time. Fry the holes separately and drain on paper towels.
Chocolate Glaze:1/3 cup unsalted butter4 ounces bittersweet chocolate2 cups confectioners' sugar1/4 cup warm water
For the chocolate glaze: melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan until melted, remove from heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Gradually stir in the water until the mixture reaches the desired consistency. Dip the tops of the doughnuts in the glaze.
Yield: 6 doughnutsPrep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Several members of the Federal Open Market Committee said the central bank should begin tapering its bond buying program later this year and stop it by year-end, according to the record of the FOMC's March 19-20 meeting released today in Washington. The market apparently took this positively, perhaps finding solace in the Fed's increasingly positive views of the economy, and thus the U.S. stock markets are having good sized rallies today. The S&P 500 broke its all-time high today, with the JUN13 E-mini S&P 500 trading up 18 points to 1581, and the JUN13 E-mini Nasdaq trading up almost 2% to 2850.
Natural gas has rebounded strongly from yesterday's short term correction to the key $4 level. MAY13 natural gas is trading up 3.44% to $4.15. We would not be surprised to see this market continue to trend higher to the $4.30 area. Crude oil is consolidating today, trading down just $.18 to $94.03. $95 looks like a key resistance area for the short term, and if crude cannot stay above $95, we look for a move down to below $90. This potential move downward could potentially help to propel the stock market even higher, as lower energy costs for companies and individuals might help to keep more income and profits in their pockets for investment and spending.
The precious metals markets are down today, with MAY13 gold down $16 to $1,570. We believe this market is headed to its low of $1,540 hit earlier this month. We believe this market could head lower from there, as more investors potentially pile in to the equity markets.
We focus our technical analysis on the S&P 500. Our next target for this market is 1615. This would be the top of another 80 point rally from its recent swing low area of 1535. The key pivot area is 1550 to 1560. The market has looked extremely bullish, staying above 1550. Considering the market broke all-time highs today, the sentiment seems to be very bullish and we would not be surprised to see the trend continue to our target.
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WASHINGTON Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.
Both the former Illinois congressman and his wife, Sandra, had agreed to plead guilty in deals with federal prosecutors. Jackson's guilty plea was to a conspiracy charge.
His wife was due in court later on a charge of filing false joint federal income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2011 that knowingly understated the income the couple received. The Jacksons were appearing separately before U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins.
Both Jackson and his wife face maximum penalties of several years in prison; he also faces hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and forfeitures.
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Ex-officer guilty of felony in I-93 crashBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 15. 2013 8:20PM
MANCHESTER — Former Manchester police officer David Connare was convicted this week of a single felony charge stemming from a high-speed accident on Interstate 93 last year.
Connare avoided a conviction on a drunken-driving misdemeanor charge, as well as two assault-related charges. The trial was held Monday and Tuesday at Hillsborough County Superior Court-North.
At the time of the Oct. 16 accident, Connare was an officer with 21 years of experience and the Patrolmen's Union president. He resigned his job and union position days after the crash. Connare is also a step-son of Raymond Wieczorek, a former Manchester mayor and New Hampshire executive councilor.
A jury found Connare guilty of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon — his vehicle — a felony that allows for a prison sentence of 3 1/2 to seven years.
"Any conviction on a Class B felony, it's a major accomplishment. It opens the possibility for major punishment," said Merrimack County Attorney Scott Murray.
His office prosecuted the case to avoid any appearance of impropriety for the Hillsborough County Attorney.
The crash took place about 7 p.m. on I-93 southbound, just south of the Exit 6 interchange.
At the time, state police said speed and alcohol were contributing factors. Connare, who was off-duty at the time, drove his Mazda A-3 compact into the rear of a Mazda Tribute SUV. Police said Connare's car pushed the SUV off the road and into a bridge abutment. The driver, Hudson resident Heather O'Regan, suffered fractured ribs.
The jury delivered the verdicts in the reckless conduct, second-degree felony assault and vehicular assault charges.
Procedures call for judges to rule on Class B misdemeanors. Superior Court Judge Kenneth Brown rendered the not-guilty verdict on the drunken-driving charge.
"Upon reflection of the testimony, evidence, and the closing arguments of the counsel, the court finds that the state has failed to meet its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant operated a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor," Brown wrote in the court file.
Connare's attorney, Nashua-lawyer Eric Wilson, did not return a telephone call. The prosecutor who handled the case was not available for comment Thursday. Murray, his boss, said he did not know if Connare consented to a blood-alcohol test.
State law allows police to charge a drunk driver with a felony if a person is injured in an accident. However, Murray said prosecutors don't always bring the felony charge.
"As a tactical matter, if you prosecute a (felony) DWI and you don't prove intoxication, you've got a problem," he said. He said the penalty for a felony DWI conviction is the same as the reckless conduct conviction.
However, Connare will avoid immediate license revocation. Connare's sentencing had not been scheduled as of Thursday. Murray said he's yet to speak to the prosecutor about a possible sentence.
"Obviously, the area where it happened — on an interstate highway — there are serious public safety concerns," he said.
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Conan O'Brien reviews Hitman: Absolution, chucks stealth out the window
Conan O'Brien is at it again. The 'clueless gamer' sat down to tackle Hitman: Absolution in preparation for the title's imminent release.
While O'Brien's methods aren't particularly effective, he seems to get the job done with a few bullets. Watch out for a slight glitch that looks like he is trying to remove an enemy's trousers.
Hitman: Absolution is set for worldwide release on November 20. IO Interactive's game will be available on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.


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Dear colleagues,
We would like to introduce a new tool called "CU-DREAM" for intersecting two microarray datasets. CU-DREAM compares the datasets of two microarray experiments (reported in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo) with different conditions to determine if the two conditions share genome wide gene regulation pathway. CU-DREAM is an effective tool for the pre-screening of drugs, substances or environmental insults or the identification of the genetic changes that are associated with pathological conditions. For more information please find the CU-DREAM article at http://abm.digitaljournals.org/index.ph ... ew/589/431
CU-DREAM(X) can intersect a GSE dataset with "a gene set." This program is designed to find the association between up or down regulation of certain GSE microarray experiments and a group of certain genes. Example of CU-DREAM(X) comparing gene expression and gene containing intragenic LINE-1 (long interspersed nuclear element-1) can be found at http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi ... ne.0017934
All materials (executable file, user manual, examples) can be downloaded at the project homepage: http://pioneer.netserv.chula.ac.th/~achatcha/cu-dream
Please reference CU-DREAM and CU-DREAM(X) as follow.
Aporntewan C, Mutirangura A. Connection Up- and Down-Regulation Expression Analysis of Microarrays (CU-DREAM): A physiogenomic discovery tool, Asian Biomedicine, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 265-270, April 2011. DOI: 10.5372/1905-7415.0502.034.
Aporntewan C, Phokaew C, Piriyapongsa J, Ngamphiw C, Ittiwut C, Tongsima S, Mutirangura A (2011) Hypomethylation of Intragenic LINE-1 Represses Transcription in Cancer Cells through AGO2. PLoS One 6 (3):e17934. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017934
Best Regards,
Prof. Apiwat Mutirangura, Center for Excellence in Molecular Genetics of Cancer and Human Diseases, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Asst.Prof. Chatchawit Aporntewan, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.


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You can't beat a system you can't understand
You can't beat a system you can't understand
Remember when you were a kid and played that game called telephone, or Chinese whispers? You whispered something in your friend's ear, and the friend passed it on to another person, and that person passed it on until the message was delivered to let's say, twenty people. When the twentieth person revealed what he or she heard, it had nothing to do with the original message. It was a great game.
I was always amazed that the results were invariably the same. The original message never survived. Passing on information to more than one person and expecting it to remain intact is an absurd concept. It's like expecting a fisherman to never exaggerate when telling about the one that got away. The fish always gets bigger with each telling of the tale. Why? Because we enjoy telling and listening to a good story in our mundane, day-to-day lives.
That's why gossip is so popular. You can change it to fit any situation. For instance, a teenage girl will not describe a hot date she had to her mom and her girlfriends in the same way, and for obvious reasons. I think you get the idea, which takes us to today's topic.
Although newspapers discourage columnists from playing in the political arena, sometimes it's just too irresistible. You see — I have a theory about politicians and their staffs that is not party sensitive. I think the government, inadvertently or otherwise, mixes gossip with a complex game of Chinese Whispers and occasionally it gets them into trouble.
Let's say that the president told his chief of staff to have a letter drafted to Yale University saying that the president was injured in an unfortunate accident when he fell off his horse onto a cactus this weekend. He regrets that he will not be able to attend your commencement exercises, but he sends his best wishes.
Sounds innocent enough, but by the time the chief of staff tells his secretary who calls the president's secretary, who verbally relays the message to her assistant who actually writes the letter, it could come out like this: The President injured his butt when he fell off his horse onto a cactus this weekend. He regrets the unfortunate accident and will not be able to send his best wishes to attend to your commencement exercises.
The words sound the same, but when presented in a slightly different order, they have a dramatically different flavor and meaning. I'm sure that a letter of this nature would not be at the forefront of important things to check by the president and an error like this could happen in the Washington version of Chinese Whispers.
In light of recent events, a few politicians who are in lofty positions at the national level have inadvertently found themselves in situations where they are in unfamiliar territory. That is, covering up lies. Now before you jump to conclusions and say, "Is he nuts? The success of many political careers is dependent on covering up lies."
Think about this carefully. Politicians are accustomed to covering up the truth, not lies. During the last few months, they have been caught off balance while attempting to stage clandestine or covert operations.
To cover them up, people "in the know," so to speak, feel that it is their responsibility to protect their administration. So, they lie from time to time, hoping that their planted rumors will find their way to the press and divert attention from the secret activities.
Don't you think they could sometimes get confused because they have to make up lies to cover up other lies, and somewhere along the line in the Washington version of Chinese Whispers, they probably get the facts muddled? I think it happens a lot. Then, quite inadvertently — in the middle of all the confusion somebody accidentally prints the truth. Oooops! That sets Washington on its ear. They don't have much experience actually accounting for the truth. It's kind of a new concept, at least to them.
Show the aforementioned scenario to any politician worth his salt, and he will jump on it faster than a Rottweiler after a pork chop. "Sounds like a perfectly good defense to me," he'll say. "We do what is necessary to prevent compromising the security of our great nation and protect our administration. But things don't always go as planned. Leave it to the media to take a perfectly good lie and twist it into the truth. Sometimes there's just nothin' we can do?"
I suppose it is rather sad that after an unblemished record of distorting the facts, their downfall is the one time they told the truth, accidentally or not.
What is most amazing, however, is that they'll probably get off the hook by blaming the media for not recognizing the need to lie. Huh? Are you confused? Hmmm . . . so am I. However, I think that's what they want. I guess it's just part of that system we can't understand.


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Medical expert: Recovery posssible after broken neckBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 08. 2014 8:32PM
Complete paralysis from a broken neck is rarely permanent, and a person with a broken neck can recover from paralysis, as long as the actual spinal-cord nerve is not severed, according to a Tufts Medical Center expert.
Swelling, bruising and bleeding in the area of the spinal cord can cause paralysis, but most patients begin to recover within three to six months, said Dr. Wei-Lee Liao, a member of the Tufts Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and an expert in spinal cord injuries and paralysis.
"The spinal cord is well-protected by bone structures. It takes a lot of force to injure the spine itself if the bones are healthy," he said.
The New Hampshire Union Leader contacted Tufts with questions about spinal cord injuries in light of the broken neck and paralysis of Manchester resident Fern Ornelas last October. Liao spoke about the medicine, but not Ornelas' specific case.
Ornelas is widely reported to have suffered paralysis and a broken neck, likely sometime between a fight with security guards at Elliot Hospital and his incarceration at Valley Street jail. His injuries are under investigation by state and local officials.
A spinal cord is rarely severed, an injury that results in permanent paralysis and has little hopes for recovery, Liao said. A cord can be severed in a bad automobile accident or by a bullet or knife to the spine, he said.
In a fight or most automobile accidents, contusions and swelling are more likely. That is why first responders take care to immobilize a back when someone is involved in a serious accident, he said.
The recovery is slow, and it usually plateaus. But patients do regain some mobility and motor skills, he said.
Treatment involves physical and occupational therapy; rarely does one's entire range of fine-motor skills return, he said.
"The extent of the recovery is a little bit hard to predict," Liao said.
After spinal damage, one can walk around until swelling or bleeding eventually brings about the paralysis.
"It could take minutes to hours; rarely more than a few hours," Liao said.


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City sells empty downtown fire station
Shakopee's City Council has finally agreed on what to do with the city's old downtown fire station.
The building at 334 2nd Av. E. will go to a classic vehicle restorer, Peter Lund, the council decided last week. The price is $320,000. The deal is to close July 12.
Firefighters cleared out of the place last year when a new fire station, Station 2, was ready at 1001 Vierling Dr. W.
After exploring options such as a community center and arts hub, the council decided last fall to sell it.
Get ready for big-time mess on 169 bridge
Officials are warning commuters to prepare for a major disruption for about a month beginning in late July.
Traffic on the already overloaded Hwy. 169 bridge will be throttled back to a single lane in both directions, the Minnesota Department of Transportation warns.
Repairs of the Bloomington Ferry Bridge are expected to run from July 26 through Aug. 23.
Crews will be doing maintenance on bridge joints, strengthening the shoulders and making, ironically, "traffic flow improvements" between County Road 101 and Pioneer Trail.
For more information, visit the project website at www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/169bloomington. There you can sign up for e-mail notifications.
Information is also available on Shakopee's website at www.ci.shakopee.mn.us/roadcon struction.
Weigh in on major plans for bike paths
A chance to offer your advice on a major new effort to define the metro area's biking needs is coming up in July.
The Metropolitan Council is leading what it's calling a Regional Bicycle System Master Study to improve the metro area's network of on- and off-road bike lanes. That study in turn will flow into the state's upcoming "Bicycle System Plan."
There's a workshop coming up for bike enthusiasts, who can also comment online.
The event takes place on July 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the St. Louis Park Recreation Center, 3700 Monterey Drive.
Online, there is an interactive web mapping tool at http://wikimapping.com/wikimap/Twin-Cities-Bicycle-Study.html.
There is also a website at www.metrocouncil.org/Trans portation/Planning/Transpor tation-Resources/Bicycle-Sys tem-Master-Study.aspx.
Lake's rise may trigger boat speed limits
With all the rain this year, Prior Lake is nearing the point where boaters will have to slow to a crawl no matter where they are on the lake.
The city is warning that the lake is close to the 904-foot level at which a "slow, no wake" limit kicks in. And it's asking folks to limit shoreline erosion and damage by taking it easy this summer.
The lake had reached the 903.6-foot level by late last week.
When the lake hits 904 feet, "city ordinance dictates no person shall operate a watercraft at greater than a slow, no-wake speed on the entire lake."
The Prior Lake/Spring Lake Watershed District has up-to-date information on lake levels on its website at www.plslwd.org.
Sandbags can be purchased at City Hall for $.25 per bag and delivered free as soon as equipment and staff are free, usually within a day or two. For more information, call the city at 952-447-9800.
Tennis, skateboard lessons for kids
Starting next week, tennis and skateboard lessons are being offered by the Savage Recreation Department.
The tennis sessions are aimed at teaching kids proper racquet handling, forehand and backhand swings, good sportsmanship and other skills.
From July 8 to Aug. 5, sessions are available to accommodate various age groups and individual schedules. Visit cityofsavage.com/rec or call 952-224-3420 for details and to register.
There are two skateboarding camps at Savage Community Park this summer.
Beginners age 4 to 12 have a Mini-Shredders camp on techniques and foot placement. Equipment is supplied. The camp is July 8-11 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Boys and girls age 6 to 12 can attend Skateboarding Camp from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 5-8. Bring your own board, pads and helmet.
Free outdoor concerts all summer long
Four acts will perform at the McColl Pond Environmental Learning and Event Center in Savage's free outdoor music series in July.
Bring a chair and cooler for the performances, which are from 7 to 8 p.m.
The schedule includes the Blue Drifters on Wednesday, July 10, the Teddy Bear Band on July 17, the Eelpout Stringers on July 24 and the Splatter Sisters on July 31.
The city's Music in the Park series continues in August. A schedule is available at cityof savage.com. The center is located at 13550 Dakota Av. S.
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Again, I appreciate everyone that goes out and makes use of this a99 camera. Gives me a chance to not have to lay out the "big bucks" until the "green light" is posted. For me, SONY just waited too long to produce this one. While I was in school, I had a right to experiment and kind of absorb the overt costs. Now, not so much. Making the change would require a much more severe consideration. The cost/benefit has to be exploited.
No surprises? By it not having RF-triggering technology and WiFi... again, i protest that this is short-sighted. C'mon... this is professional level equipment, right? Right? So, what's left?
Congrats on breaking 10K, Rooz. Jeff ought to send you a "no-prize" or something.


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Certificate-based authentication over an SSL connection is the most secure type of authentication. Therefore, when authentication occurs at the connection layer, the client does not need to provide an additional name (bind DN) and password to Directory Proxy Server during the LDAP bind.
A client can only perform certificate-based authentication over an SSL connection. The basic steps in establishing an SSL connection are as follows:
The client requests that a secure connection be established.
As part of this request, Directory Proxy Server provides a server certificate to the client. A server certificate is a single certificate associated with one instance of Directory Proxy Server. When a secure connection is used, the server certificate identifies the instance of Directory Proxy Server to the client.
The establishment of the connection includes a negotiation phase. During this phase, the client and Directory Proxy Server attempt to agree on the encryption policy that is used. The server certificate contains the list of encryption policies (ciphers) that are supported by the Directory Proxy Server.
Depending on the security configuration of the proxy server, the server might require the client to provide a certificate.
The client provides a certificate to the server, either because the client is configured to do so, or because the proxy server has requested it.
The client then sends an LDAP bind request to Directory Proxy Server to establish the client's identity on that connection.
If the request is a simple bind, Directory Proxy Server uses the bind DN and password provided by the client.
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Maps the certificate by searching the backend server for an entry that matches the received certificate. If the verify-certs property is set, Directory Proxy Server verifies that the received certificate is the one stored in the entry that is found.
The following configuration properties determine how Directory Proxy Server performs that search:
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When the proxy server has the bind DN, it can verify the validity of the client.
For more information about SSL for Directory Proxy Server, see Secure Sockets Layer for Directory Proxy Server.
For certificate-based authentication to occur, Directory Proxy Server must be configured to accept client certificates and the client must be configured to use SASL external bind.
When you create a Directory Proxy Server instance, the certificate database is automatically populated with the CA certificates of certain trusted CAs. You can add trusted CA certificates to the certificate database if necessary, by using the Directory Service Control Center (DSCC) or by using the dpadm command. For more information, see To Install a CA-Signed Server Certificate for Directory Proxy Server in Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Administration Guide.
When a client provides a certificate to Directory Proxy Server, the server verifies that certificate against the list of trusted CA certificates in its certificate database. The verification is successful if the server's certificate database contains the client certificate itself, or the CA certificate with which the client certificate was generated.
The server certificate can be one of the following:
Self-signed certificate. A public and private key pair, where the public key is signed by Directory Proxy Server.
Trusted CA certificate. A single certificate that is automatically generated by the company's internal certificate server or by a known Certificate Authority (CA).
Directory Proxy Server also supports the use of a server certificate chain. A server certificate chain is a collection of certificates that are automatically generated by the company's internal certificate server or by a known CA. The certificates in a chain trace back to the original CA, providing proof of identity. This proof is required each time you obtain or install a new server certificate.
When an instance of Directory Proxy Server is created, a default self-signed certificate is created. By default, Directory Proxy Server manages the SSL certificate database password internally.
You can install any number of certificates on a server. When you configure SSL for an instance of Directory Proxy Server, you must install at least one server certificate and one trusted CA certificate.
For an explanation of how certificate-based authentication works, see Certificate-Based Authentication. For information about how to configure certificate-based authentication for Directory Proxy Server, see To Configure Certificate-based Authentication in Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Administration Guide.
When a client binds to Directory Proxy Server with the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) external bind, Directory Proxy Server obtains the credentials of the client from the certificate, rather than from the bind DN.
The server obtains the credentials in one of two ways:
Considers the subject of the certificate as the bind DN of the client
Maps the certificate subject to data within its own database, to deduce the bind DN
SASL external bind cannot be used if Directory Proxy Server is configured for BIND replay. In BIND replay, Directory Proxy Server authenticates the client to a backend LDAP server by using the client DN and password. In SASL external bind, no password is provided by the client. Furthermore, the password that is stored in the user entry cannot be read in clear text. For information about bind replay, see Directory Proxy Server Configured for BIND Replay.
SSL can be used to protect subsequent interactions between the client and Directory Proxy Server.
For information about how to configure authentication by SASL external bind, see To Configure Directory Proxy Server for SASL External Bind in Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Administration Guide.


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January 03. 2013 3:35PM
Conway police arrest six on drug charges
By SARA YOUNG-KNOX
Union Leader Correspondent
CONWAY - During the months of November and December, the Conway Police Department arrested six people on drug charges after several investigations into the possession and sale of controlled drugs. The drugs involved include various types of prescription pills, heroin, and marijuana.
Among those arrested were Jonathan Folds, 22, of Conway, and Christopher Scott, 27, of Conway, who both face two counts of possession with intent to distribute and possession of controlled/narcotic drugs. Also arrested were: Randall Boucher, 25, of Fryeburg, Maine, charged with two counts of controlled/narcotic drugs; Ashley Bowley, 18, of Conway, two counts of criminal liability for the conduct of another; John Quincy Jones, 46, of North Conway, charged with sale of controlled/narcotic drugs, theft of lost or mislaid property; and David Masse, 34, of North Conway, charged with possession of controlled/narcotic drugs.
The illegal acts are alleged to have occurred within a school zone.
According to Detective Sgt. Christopher Mattei, all have been released on bail and are waiting for their next court appearance.


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Two Idaho farms are accusing a produce company of failing to pay for about $1.3 million worth of potatoes.
Jacob Silver K Farms of Rexburg and Kirk Jacobs Farms of Hamer have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for the crop from Taylor Produce of Rigby.
The complaint alleges that Taylor Produce violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, under which brokers must keep the proceeds from crop sales in trust until growers are paid.
Capital Press was unable to reach Taylor Produce as of press time.
The lawsuit also claims that the company transferred money that should have been kept in trust to the Idaho Potato Packers Corp. of Blackfoot and affiliated firms.
The farms have asked for a court order that would force Idaho Potato Packers Corp. to disgorge those funds.
Idaho Potato Packers Corp. directed Capital Press' questions to Taylor Produce.


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Jepara is a city at the north coast of Central Java. Jepara is known as center of teak-wood furniture production, the birth place of the national heroine Kartini and the woodcarving industry. Jepara is the jump of point for ferries and speedboats to Karimunjawa.
Get in
From Semarang there you can hail a 7 seaters Toyota Innova by Central Java Transporter, ☎ +62 852 2599 3574 ([email protected]), [1]. they serve you to Karimunjawa tour packages
A short visit to the TIC or 'Tourist Information Centre' in Semarang will ensure you find transport to Jepara, usually a small comfortable bus seating around 10 people with air conditioning. They leave at multiple times daily, for around Rp. 30,000pp.
Buses from Semerang leave Terboyo bus terminal everyday from 5am to 5pm and cost between Rp. 10,000 and Rp. 15,000. Expect to pay twice the amount if you put your backpack on an empty seat (there are no luggage compartments on small buses).
Get around
Taxis are a bit hard to find. Becaks are fairly easy. Motorbikes can be rented from some of the motorcycle dealers.
Schedule for ferry service to/from Karimunjawa Islands is available at Karimunjawa Info Page.
Typical Art of Jepara
1. Weaving Troso Troso is the name of a village located in the district of Pecangaan Jepara. In the village is the place weaving Troso communities located. 2. Monel Monel metal is a type of iron in other places people used to call white steel. The uniqueness of this metal among others, does not rust, because it is suitable for body-worn accessory. All kinds of accessories, ranging from necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, belt up tool for scrapings. This accessories is being produced and are sold in the village kriyan, Kalinyamatan, Jepara, about 18 km south from the direction of the Holy Jepara.
Get out
If you know Indonesian You can call Raja which is a taxi service using a normal SUV type car. 085 225 111 234 or 081 705 62002 You can also call Atlas taxi in Semarang. If you don't speak Indonesian try going to Jepara Indah Hotel, or Kencana Hotel. The Hotel Sugoro on the North end of town (near the gas station) has a travel service and can also charter cars. There is a bus station in Jepara also with buses to various locations including Jakarta and Surabaya.


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Lital Magid didn't set out to become an award-winning medicinal chemist at Hebrew University's School of Pharmacy. She had no idea how to say "chemistry" in Hebrew, let alone English, when she immigrated with her parents to Jerusalem from Russia at age 13 in 1992. And she had no interest in science.
"The only interest I had was to go back to Russia," she tells ISRAEL21c with a laugh. "It was really hard for me. I knew about two words in Hebrew."
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She finally blossomed after starting ORT Ramot high school in Jerusalem the following year, diligently mastering both Hebrew and English. Along the way, she fell in love with the Israeli people and lifestyle. "I felt very secure here in a way I couldn't feel in Russia," she says.
Her youthful tenacity has paid off professionally, too. Trained as a registered nurse by the Israeli army and having earned her bachelor's in nursing at Tel Aviv University, Magid decided she would prefer "real science" and labored to catch up with other organic chemistry students at Hebrew University so she could go right into a master's degree program.
The university recently gave Magid a Kaye Innovation Award for synthesizing 22 versions of the cannabinoid THC – an organic substance in the marijuana plant that has great potential for treating neurological and inflammatory diseases. She was mentored by the global pioneer of this field, Prof. Raphael Mechoulam.
"I was an only child and was brought up to be very independent," says Magid. "I was always expected to be efficient at everything in life."
'Little Girl' makes a big discovery
True to that expectation, Magid says she was a good nurse. However, she had gone into nursing at the urging of her mother, and her heart wasn't in it. She really wanted to be in a laboratory — Mechoulam's lab, to be specific.
She'd heard that Mechoulam encouraged his graduate students to work independently and express their own thoughts and ideas. When she first approached him, his lab was full, so she waited patiently for an opening.
For the first year and a half, her mentor playfully called her "Little Girl," a takeoff on "Lital" that didn't bother her a bit.
"It was okay with me — he was the age of my grandfather," explains Magid.
And he certainly didn't treat her like a little girl. Mechoulam introduced Magid to the molecule that would become the focus of her award-winning work.
Mechoulam had shown that THC binds to a brain receptor called CB2. That's significant, because cannabinoids also bind to the CB1 receptor responsible for the psychoactive effects of marijuana. CB2 doesn't trigger those effects, but it kick-starts therapeutic properties such as relief from pain and other symptoms of disease.
Magid's job was to synthesize the molecule for more widespread application. After months of hard work and advice from pharmaceutical chemistry professor Morris Srebnik, she succeeded. By now she has 22 cannabinoid compounds to her credit.
'I didn't want to leave my work'
Her early success spurred her on to complete a doctorate.
"I didn't have plans for a PhD, but I didn't want to leave my work – I wanted to see the effect of my molecules in biological models, and synthesize derivatives," she says.
Mechoulam allowed her to stay on, and invited her to test her compounds in animal models although her background was not in biology. She eagerly accepted.
"This receptor, CB2, plays many functional roles in the immune system and the central nervous system," she says. "I really want to cure the world from multiple sclerosis. I believe CB2 can be over-expressed in this disease, and if one of my compounds can bind to the receptor it can improve the functional status of the patient."
Working with psychopharmacology professor Esther Shohami, Magid saw good results in 2008 with her experiments involving anti-inflammatory effects of her compounds, which have since been patented through the university's Yissum tech transfer company and licensed to a major pharmaceutical company.
"I thought nothing would come of the patent, but interest in CB2 suddenly grew and everybody wanted to search in this direction for therapeutics," says Magid, who overcame her fear of public speaking in English so that she could present at international conferences in the cannabinoid field.
Her agents are closer to THC than others synthesized in labs elsewhere. "We believe if you have a compound similar in structure to marijuana, it won't be as toxic as other synthesized compounds for activating CB2 can be," she explains. "If you stay close to nature, then probably the human body won't reject it."
While waiting for the slow wheels of drug development to turn, she is doing further experiments.
Magid is married to a physical therapist and lives in Jerusalem. After giving birth to a daughter and son, now four years old and 18 months old respectively, she began leaving the lab at 4:00 every afternoon.
"I used to stay there without limit — even overnight if I wanted to. But I learned to manage with the children and the research. I say to all my friends that my research is one project and I have another two projects at home," says Magid.


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Hillside home to smallest middle school classes in ManchesterBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 17. 2014 11:00PM
MANCHESTER — School district officials are puzzled that class crowding has been largely eliminated at Hillside Middle School while remaining a major problem at the city's other three middle schools.
Nearly 80 classes in the middle schools are crowded by the state standard of 30 students per teacher. The greatest number of crowded classes, 37, is at McLaughlin Middle School, according to enrollment numbers shared with the school board last week. There are 23 crowded classes at Parkside, and 17 at Southside. Only two classes at Hillside exceed 30 students.
The head of the Hillside Parent Teacher Organization, Jim O'Connell, is also the president of school advocacy group Citizens for Manchester Schools. Last year he was outspoken in calling on city and school officials to address the crowding issue. The discrepancy in middle school class sizes led one school board member last week to speculate the "squeaky wheel gets the grease."
O'Connell said on Monday that he had no explanation for why classes were considerably smaller at Hillside.
"Clearly the administration is aware we keep close scrutiny on what's going on at Hillside," he said, adding, "I was appalled to hear the numbers were as high as they were at the other schools."
24.2 kids in math classes
District officials did not initially release the class size data to the public, but on Monday they provided numbers to the New Hampshire Union leader that were largely the same as those released to the school board last week. The numbers show a significant difference between the average class size at Hillside and the other schools.
For example, the average math class at McLaughlin, excluding special education-oriented courses, is 30 students, whereas at Hillside it's 24.2. Assistant Superintendent David Ryan said neither he nor Superintendent Debra Livingston knew why class sizes at Hillside were lower.
"We were not part of the administration team that worked on the staffing plan last year," Ryan said in an email. "We began working on next year's staffing plan in January and feel confident in our approach to ensuring reasonable class sizes that meet the state's minimum standards for school approval."
The district recently hired two substitute teachers who have been placed in crowded English and Math classes at McLaughlin to "team teach."
The school board has urged the administration to use part of a $830,000 budget surplus to hire more middle school teachers.
Hillside's active PTO
Compared to the other middle schools, Hillside is located in a well-off part of the city, north of Bridge Street next to Derryfield Park. Hillside is also the beneficiary of an extraordinarily active and supportive PTO. Last year, the group raised $32,000. O'Connell said he believed the group may have surpassed that amount following its annual fundraiser on Friday.
"We had a huge turnout, lots of parents, and that includes a significant number of elected representatives," O'Connell said.
But O'Connell stressed that the PTO's support went toward computers and technology at the school, not staffing.
Compared to the other middle schools, Hillside is moderately more wealthy, less diverse and has fewer non-native English speakers. Hillside is 69.5 percent white; 46 percent of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, according to state Department of Education data. McLaughlin, by comparison, is 63 percent white; 51.5 percent of students receive subsidized meals.
Large classes have proven to be one of the district's most vexing issues, prompting leaders in Hooksett and Candia last year to take steps to end its high school tuition contract with the city.
A showdown at Hillside in the fall of 2012 set the stage for what would become the dominant issue facing the school board that year. O'Connell informed media outlets that two classes at Hillside had more than 40 students and might pose a safety hazard.
Mayor Ted Gatsas at the time defended school staffing levels.
Citizens for Manchester Schools has not pressed the issue of class sizes so far this year. O'Connell said CMS wanted to give the new administration a chance to "solve the problem."
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Many children stayed away from school in Chile's northern coastal region Monday as aftershocks continued to rattle the area a day after a magnitude-6.7 quake hit and prompted brief evacuations due to tsunami fears.
More than 100 aftershocks, including a tremor late Sunday of magnitude-6.2, had been recorded since the strong earthquake struck just offshore Sunday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Most were imperceptible but a few unsettled residents of the coastal towns in northern Chile, leading some people to sleep in their cars or outdoors.
The initial quake caused only minor damage, though officials briefly evacuated more than 100,000 people from coastal zones.
Education officials in the Tarapaca region said about 60 percent of students missed classes Monday.
"We're a seismic country and we have to return to our daily lives, we have to continue working," Ricardo Toro, national director of Chile's ONEMI emergency agency, said in encouraging people to return to normal activities.
Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. A magnitude-8.8 quake and the tsunami it unleashed in 2010 killed more than 500 people, destroyed 220,000 homes, and washed away docks, riverfronts and seaside resorts, costing Chile $30 billion, or 18 percent of its annual gross domestic product.


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Tri Kappa Accepting Cheese Ball Orders
The Spencer Alpha Delta Chapter of Tri Kappa is currently accepting orders for the sorority's always-popular holiday cheese balls. The cheese balls are made of cheddar and blue cheese, blended and rolled in chopped pecans.
These 10 ounce cheese balls are available for the holiday season and sell at a reasonable rate of $8. Deliveries are available for Christmas and New Year's Eve.
If you would like to place an order, please call Pam Hey at 829-6460.
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2 women, child injured after falling more than 15 feet from Ferris wheel in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. - Two women and a 7-year-old boy were injured after falling more than 15 feet from a Ferris wheel in Port Townsend Thursday night, according to East Jefferson Fire and Rescue.
It happened around 6 p.m. on the ride at the Rhododendron Festival at Memorial Field downtown.
"According to an eyewitness, one of the Ferris wheel carts flopped upside down, ejecting three occupants," said Bill Beezley, the East Jefferson Fire and Rescue spokesperson.
Officials said those three occupants, a 59-year-old woman, a 47-year-old woman, and the boy, fell 15 to 18 feet and landed onto the ride's metal flooring.
The 59-year-old woman was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Hospital staff said she's listed in critical, but stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. She has multiple fractures and an open head injury according to Beezley.
"The women took the brunt of the fall. The other people fell on her," said Beezley.
The other woman and the boy were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The boy has since been released.
The ride has been shut down and cordoned off for the investigation into what happened.
Officials said the rest of the festival is still going on as planned.
Rhody Festival Vice-President Brandi Hamon and President Debbie La Follete were fighting back a wave of emotions Thursday night. Their sons were stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel during the terrifying accident
"They're pretty shaken up," said Hamon.
They said it took about an hour for everyone to get off the Ferris wheel.
The Jefferson County Rhododendron Festival released a statement asking for prayers for the victims and everyone involved in the accident.
The statement read: First and foremost the Rhododendron Festival would like to ask for everyone to please pray for all the victims in today's carnival accident. This was a tragic event and our thoughts and prayers are with all involved. At this time we are letting the Port Townsend Police Department, East Jefferson Fire and Rescue and Funtastic Traveling Shows (which the carnival is owned and operated by) conduct their investigations. Any detailed inquiries regarding the incident need to be directed to the above mentioned agencies. Thank you to all the volunteers and employees that stepped up out of the crowd to make sure the victims were attended to and the incident was controlled. Once again please keep the victims and their families in your prayers.


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Who doesn't love designer names like Oscar de la Renta, Narciso Rodriguez, and Carolina Herrera? Can't afford them? No problema! Rent the Runway (the site that allows you to rock high-end labels for rental costs) is holding their Semi-Annual Online Clearance Sale (AKA our favorite day of the year) and that means you can purchase dresses that you've rented (or wanted to) for a fraction of the retail tag you would usually pay.
Not only can you save big on the aforementioned labels, but on Robert Rodriguez, Rodrigo Otazu, and Calvin Klein (Brazil's own Francisco Costa is the mastermind behind the line) as well!
Designer dresses available for purchase through the Semi-Annual Online Clearance Sale are gently worn pieces from Rent the Runway's rental inventory. If you buy options available from the clearance sale, Rent the Runway will also give you a credit towards your next rental.
Visit renttherunway.com now to start taking advantage of this 80% off discount, because with back to school, end-of-summer parties and weddings, and fall right around the corner, we know your closet could use an update. Rent the Runway stylists are also available for consultation on dress specifics via the phone at 1 (800) 509-0842 and via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Recent studies show that the incidence of vitamin D deficiency is on the rise in the United States, particularly among residents of the northern regions of the country and among African Americans. Furthermore, some professional organizations are recommending levels of vitamin D intake that are twice as high as the current recommendation.
By helping the body to absorb calcium and phosphorus, vitamin D is essential for building and maintaining strong bones. In addition to preventing rickets in children and osteomalacia and osteoporosis (bone disorders which lead to fractures) in adults, recent research studies indicate that vitamin D may play a role in the prevention of some cancers (colon, breast, and prostate) and other chronic diseases, such as hypertension, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes. More research is needed to understand vitamin D's protective effect against disease.
The daily amount of vitamin D recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is:
Be aware that vitamin D is the most toxic vitamin. Persons should not exceed the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (TUL) of 1000 IU for infants and 2000 IU for all other ages. Unsafe intakes are most likely to result from supplements. The major toxic effect is hypercalcemia (high blood calcium) which is associated with nausea, vomiting, reduced renal function, and calcification of soft tissues, such as blood vessels and lungs.
The main way that we obtain vitamin D is by synthesizing it in the skin through exposure to the ultraviolet rays in sunlight. About 10-15 minutes of sun exposure a few times a week provides adequate vitamin D. Foods that are fortified with vitamin D (such as fortified milk products, cereals, and fruit juices) are also good sources of the vitamin. Only a few foods (butter, egg yolks, fatty fish, and liver) are naturally rich in vitamin D. If enough vitamin D cannot be obtained from sunlight and food, supplements may be appropriate.
This article originally appeared in Nutri-bytes (November 2008), a service of the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and was adapted for use on NetWellness with permission.
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