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Beth and Priscilla ventured out to the studio for a little sewing time while the weather was clear and before we braced for another 10 -12 inches of snow.
Beth is marking her pattern for her "lions" quilt.
Priscilla has made a good start on a new quilt she's composing from a pattern that she drafted and enlarged. She has a great selection of fabrics to pick from on her table, but we really like the shibori-dyed fabric she has on the wall.
When the quilters leave the studio, Inspector Suki feels the need to explore any items left behind. Here, she has jumped into a tall bag that Priscilla left by her table.
And, of course, it didn't take long for her to knock the bag over and make it more comfortable for her to see out.
It was another snowy day here, which limits her outdoor explorations, but she has managed yet again to locate some indoor possible attractions.
The studio was built by New Energy Works (Timberframers, Housewrights & Joiners) as an addition to the west end of our existing house. The timberframe structure is 23 x 33' and was built using reclaimed douglas fir timbers. The interior cabinetry was made from reclaimed rustic beech, and the countertops
from Australian Jarrah wood. The construction started in April, and we moved into the studio in August 2007.


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CHARLOTTE, NC — Some people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) could benefit from eliminating foods found to be problematic by a novel diagnostic tool, new research reveals.
The tool identifies increases in immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels caused by food allergies, showing which offenders to remove from the diets of individual patients with IBS. Eliminating the problematic foods resulted in a significant difference on global measures of improvement and symptom relief, according to the prospective, multicenter, double-blind study.
The study’s findings were presented at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2022 annual meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, being held in-person and virtually.
Whether IgG-based elimination diets help patients with IBS is highly controversial, even though more than three quarters of patients relate their symptoms to eating a meal, coprimary study investigator William Chey, MD, professor of medicine and director of the GI Physiology Laboratory at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, told Medscape Medical News.
“This is one of the largest and most rigorous randomized, controlled trials to be done on an IgG-based elimination diet,” Chey said.
The researchers chose the most common foods that caused IgG antibody levels to spike in previous IBS research.
Milk, corn, eggs, oats, onion, soybeans, walnuts, wheat, and chicken were most often removed from diets, said Anthony Lembo, MD, the other coprimary study investigator, a gastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Even though food sensitivities are common among people with IBS, “outcomes following self-directed elimination diets are poor,” the researchers note.
To determine if a novel, proprietary IgG panel (InFoods, Biomerica) could help improve IBS symptoms, Lembo, Chey, and colleagues studied 223 adults with IBS enrolled at six centers.
After a 2-week baseline, those who tested positive for one or more food allergies and who had an average daily IBS abdominal pain intensity score of 3 to 7.5 (on a scale of 1 to 10) were evaluated.
Participants were randomly assigned to a treatment diet group or a sham diet group for 8 weeks. Those in the treatment diet group were instructed to eliminate foods to which they tested allergic, while the sham diet group eliminated foods to which they tested negative. The groups were balanced in terms of how many foods were eliminated.
People in both groups reported bowel habits, bloating, and abdominal pain intensity scores daily. They also completed weekly assessments using the IBS Adequate Relief, Subject’s Global Assessment of Relief (SGA), and Global Improvement Scale (GIS) instruments.
Compared with baseline, the treatment group showed a greater drop in abdominal pain intensity (IBS-API) and bloating scores compared with the sham group, according to an intent-to-treat analysis at 8 weeks. However, these changes did not meet statistical significance.
However, participants in the treatment group experienced significant improvements on the SGA (P < .001) and GIS (P < .001).
One subgroup of patients, 149 people with non-IBS diarrhea, showed the greatest decrease in symptoms from baseline on the IBS-API (P = 0.014) and IBS-Bloating (P = 0.021) measures. They also reported the best improvements on the GIS (P < .001) and SGA (P < .001).
No significant adverse events were noted during the study.
The study offers “credible evidence that this IgG-based elimination diet provides benefit for overall symptoms in some patients with IBS — and this benefit seems to be most robust in patients with non-diarrhea IBS,” Chey said.
The researchers note that the findings should help guide other studies.
“We need to repeat this study in a larger cohort of patients with IBS,” Lembo said. “Also, the long-term impact of eliminating specific foods needs to be explored further.”
An Unexpected Finding
Prior to this study, data suggested that diet modification based on a patient’s IgG antibody response to foods could relieve IBS symptoms, Lin Chang, MD, told Medscape Medical News, when asked to comment.
“This study provides additional evidence that IgG food panels can provide overall relief of IBS symptoms at least in some patients, but with a less robust effect on abdominal pain and bloating,” added Chang, vice chief of the Division of Digestive Diseases at UCLA Health in Los Angeles, California.
“It is a little unexpected to see a greater benefit in non-IBS-D patients,” she said. “I would have expected a greater benefit in IBS-D.”
Chang also noted that more studies are needed.
For more information, see the “AGA clinical practice update on the role of diet in irritable bowel syndrome: Expert review,” authored by Chey, Chang, and colleagues.
The study was independently supported. Chey has reported being a consultant for Biomerica, as well as AbbVie, Allakos, Alnylam, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Commonwealth Diagnostics International, Gemelli Biotech, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, ISOThrive, Nestle, Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Progenity, Redhill, Urovant Sciences, and Vibrant Pharma, as well as being a consultant and receiving grant/research support from QOL Medical and Salix Pharmaceuticals, and owning stock options in GI OnDEMAND, ISOThrive, and Modify Health. Lembo has reported being a consultant for Alkermes, Arena, Bayer, Gemelli Biotech, Ironwood, OrphoMed, Salix, Shire, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and Vibrant, as well as being an advisor for Vibrant and owning stock options in Bristol-Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson. Chang has reported no relevant financial relationships.
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At 1:10 a.m. this morning, town emergency units responded to a Danielson woman who crashed her car into a tree, according to a police release.
The woman, 49-year-old Lori Ducharme of 37 Fall Brook Part, was driving her 2004 Kia Optima northbound on Norwich Road when her vehicle veered off the street, police said. She was transported to William Backus Hospital for injuries.
Ducharme was still in the Emergency Room as of 6:30 a.m., with no update on her condition, according to the Backus Hospital nurse supervisor. The case is being investigated by police.


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In the latest recent boost to offshore Norway's petroleum prospects, Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil ASA on Tuesday significantly increased its estimates of a previously-announced oil discovery.
Statoil said the Aldous Major South discovery in the North Sea, announced on Aug. 8, is now estimated to contain between 400 to 800 million barrels of oil equivalent—twice as much as previously thought. The company also confirmed that Aldous is attached to another discovery, Avaldsnes. The combined prospect is estimated to hold between 500 million and 1.2 billion barrels of recoverable oil equivalent, making it one of the 10 largest ever on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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Allan L. Goldstein, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus in Residence of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, co-authored a paper published in Nature Medicine finding a potential new drug to treat and stop the progression of cystic fibrosis.
Researchers at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences found a majority of first-year medical students changed their online behavior after participating in a social media and professionalism course, with results published in the Teaching and Learning in Medicine journal.
Fourth-year medical students at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences will gather with family, friends, alumni, and faculty for a Match Day ceremony on Friday, March 17.
Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) have developed a way to test recombinant vaccines for their ability to stay effective after years of storage. This is an important next step in the development of a recombinant hookworm vaccine being developed at GW.
Mitchell R. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed as the associate center director for clinical investigations at the GW Cancer Center. In this role, Smith will be responsible for overseeing all clinical cancer research and the clinical cancer research infrastructure of the GW Cancer Center.
Clinicians and researchers from the GW Department of Dermatology will present on a variety of topics, including nanotechnology, fungal infections of the skin, cannabis for autoimmune diseases, contact dermatitis, and public health threats at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., answered questions about abortion on Face the Nation on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
Here is part of Rubio’s response:
"Yes, Mitt Romney is pro-life, and the Republican Party -- although it has diversity on this issue -- is the home of the pro-life movement in American politics," Rubio said. "So are a growing number of Americans, by the way. There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro- life."
We wanted to check to see if Rubio was correct that there is increasing evidence that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life.
Polls that ask respondents to identify as "pro-life" or "pro-choice"
The Gallup poll asked this question regularly between 1995 and 2008: "With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?" Those responding "pro-life" were anywhere from 33 percent to 46 percent between 1995 and 2008.
In May 2009, there was a change: 51 percent said they were "pro-life" and 42 percent "pro-choice."
Just two months later in July 2009, the pro-life percentage dropped to 47 percent and stayed in that ballpark for a couple of years.
The most recent Gallup data available -- May 2012 -- shows 50 percent referring to themselves as "pro-life" and 41 percent "pro-choice."
So that means between 1995 and 2012, the percentage considering themselves pro-life rose from 33 percent to 50 percent. And the percentage identifying as "pro-choice" dropped from 56 percent to 41 percent.
Gallup said that the "pro-choice" response was at a record low in 2012. It stated that identification with the labels had shifted "from a wide lead for the pro-choice position in the mid-1990s, to a generally narrower lead for ‘pro-choice’ -- from 1998 through 2008 -- to a close division between the two positions since 2009."
Gallup found the pro-life position ahead twice -- in May 2009 and May 2012 -- but said it remained to be seen whether those were temporary spikes or would be sustained.
Gallup noted that Democrats’ positions changed the least on abortion, while the percentage of Republicans and independents identifying as pro-life increased. The recent shift in abortion views is not due to a change in the political composition of the samples, Gallup said.
We found one other poll that asks respondents if they identify with "pro-life" or "pro-choice."
PollingReport.com, which lists multiple polls from different organizations, showed that a Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll in 2011 asked "on the issue of abortion, would you say you are more pro-life or more pro-choice?" Starting in 2009, each year more respondents chose "pro-life" than "pro-choice." (This poll showed occasionally pro-life edged out pro-choice narrowly in a few additional years.) For the most recent year listed, 50 percent said "pro-life" while 42 percent said "pro-choice" in 2011.
Polls that ask other abortion-related questions
But there are lots of different ways pollsters ask Americans for their opinions on abortion that don’t ask respondents to characterize themselves as "pro-life" or "pro-choice." These questions show that the abortion debate isn’t black and white -- the results change if pollsters ask Americans if they support abortion under certain circumstances, support Roe v. Wade or other questions about abortion.
Gallup's longest-running measure of abortion views, established in 1975, asks Americans if abortion should be legal in all or certain circumstances or illegal in all circumstances. That middle position of legal in certain circumstances has almost always been in the 50 percent range. The number was 52 percent in May 2012, while 25 percent chose "legal under any circumstances." Abortion-rights supporters emphasize that combined statistic to argue that most Americans support abortion in all or some circumstances.
But opponents of abortion rights point to the poll question that shows when asked to narrow "certain" circumstances, more choose "only a few" rather than "most" circumstances. When you add those who chose "illegal in all circumstances" and those who said legal in "few" that adds up to a majority, said David O’Steen, director of National Right to Life.
Wellesley economics professor Phillip Levine, who wrote a book on abortion policy, said that Rubio’s claim is technically correct since it simply refers to Americans using the "pro-life" or "pro-choice" labels.
"How people label themselves as pro-choice or pro-life is probably of secondary importance to what sorts of policies they support," he said. "In that view of the world there has been very little movement. I would be hard-pressed to imagine other policies that have that level of stability."
Most Americans have fallen into the middle category for decades of supporting abortion in certain circumstances.
Rubio said, "There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life."
Rubio’s claim is carefully worded. He referred to Americans identifying themselves as "pro-life," so that would allow him to zero in on polls that specifically ask questions about labels.
Gallup polls show that the percentage of Americans that consider themselves "pro-life" has increased from 33 percent in 1995 to 50 percent in May 2012.
But policy matters more than labels. When pollsters ask respondents other questions about abortion -- such as if they favor abortion in limited cases -- the answers become more complicated, and it’s not easy to categorize those positions as "pro-life" or "pro-choice." Rubio has avoided those nuances, however, by carefully wording his statement.
We rate this claim Mostly True.
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CBS Face the Nation, Interview with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Aug. 26, 2012
Gallup, Polls on abortion, Accessed Aug. 28, 2012
Gallup, "Pro-choice’ Americans at record-low 41 percent," May 23, 2012
PollingReport.com, Abortion and birth control polls, Accessed Aug. 28, 2012
Pew Research Center, "More support for gun rights, gay marriage in 2008 than in 2004,"April 25, 2012
PolitiFact, "Rhode Island Right to Life executive director Barth Bracy contends more than half of Americans say they are ‘pro life,’" Feb. 12, 2012
PolitiFact,"Charlie Crist says GOP platform bans abortion even in cases of rape,"Aug. 27, 2012
NARAL, Memo on Gallup poll, May 23, 2012
Interview, David O'Steen, director of the National Right to Life, Aug. 28, 2012
Interview, Mallory Quigley, spokesman for the Susan B. Anthony List, Aug. 28, 2012
Interview, Amanda Harrington, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of America, Aug. 28, 2012
Interview, Samantha Gordon, spokeswoman for NARAL, Aug. 28, 2012
Interview, Phillip Levine, economics professor at Wellesley College, Aug. 29, 2012
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Top 7 Trending Smartphones This Week! [October 15th, 2018]
Starting this week, we will share the top trending smartphones of the week.
As the festive sales end, get ready for some of the big upcoming sales of the season. With Diwali just a couple of weeks away, e-commerce companies will host another round of top sales in a few days.
In case you missed out and still planning to buy a new smartphone, a lot is yet to come.
With a streak of launches in the last few months, only a few have been able to put up a mark. Both Amazon and Flipkart have sold over a few millions of smartphones this sale. Here’s a list of the trending smartphones in the country this week.
Trending Smartphones Of The Week | Top Smartphones In October
The Indian smartphone market is flooded with different smartphones at multiple price points. The current trending smartphone are:
The upcoming OnePlus 6T is currently the most trending smartphone on the globe. The smartphone is coming to the country on October 30 and already there’s a lot of hype around OnePlus 6T. The smartphone is tipped to launch with an in-display fingerprint sensor, water-drop notched display and the same Snapdragon 845.
The leaked images of the smartphone has some striking resemblance to the recently launched Oppo R17.
Google Pixel 3 & Google Pixel 3 XL
The much-awaited third generation Pixel phones are out and internet can’t stop trolling them. The Pixel 3 draws a lot in from the last generation Pixel device, but Pixel 3 XL is something nobody is ready to accept. Be it the big notch or the huge chin down under, the Pixel 3 XL memes are already breaking the internet.
The smartphones run the latest Android Pie out of the box with a single special Google camera at the back.
Realme 2 Pro
The newly launched Realme 2 Pro is the new talk of the town. A Snapdragon 660 powered smartphone at under 14,000 rupees came as a huge surprise for many. Realme 2 Pro features some top features like an immersive water-drop notched display, dual cameras, 3,500 mAh battery and more.
The smartphone is currently available in three variants starting at Rs 13,990 via flash sales exclusively on Flipkart.
The new Xiaomi superstar currently topped the sales sheet with big offers on Flipkart sale. The smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 845, notched full HD display, dual cameras, 4,000mAh battery and more. Xiaomi Poco F1 is at par with some top flagships like Asus Zenfone 5Z and OnePlus 6.
The smartphone currently starts at Rs 20,999 available via open sale on Flipkart.
The OnePlus 6 was available at the Amazon Great Indian Festival for an effective price of Rs 26,999. The smartphone received a flat 5,000 rupees off with an additional 10 percent discount with SBI cards and another 1,000 Amazon Pay cashback.
This was possibly the best price you would have ever got a brand new OnePlus 6 in India.
The Realme C1 has become a top budget smartphone offering some flagship features at under 7,000 rupees. The smartphone comes with a Snapdragon 450 processor, massive 4,230 mAh battery, Android Oreo, dual cameras, a 19:9 notched display and much more.
Realme C1 is currently available in a single variant priced at Rs 6,999 via flash sales exclusively on Flipkart
Redmi Note 5 Pro
The Xiaomi mid-range was trending this week after the smartphone received a flat 2,000 cut at the Mi Super sale and Flipkart Big Billion Day sale. The Redmi Note 5 Pro is has one of the best smartphone cameras in the price range. The recent price cut brought the limelight again to the 8-month old device in India.
The smartphone comes with a Snapdragon 636, dual cameras, 4,000mAh battery, 18:9 widescreen display and much more at under 15,000.


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place musicians behind the audience for antiphonal effects. The campus boasts ample parking.
Marianiello said that she is intent on presenting musicians “from a range of performing groups in the area — but a central idea is to use New Mexico-based artists. As soon as I moved here, I was struck by how many affordable, high-quality, really world-class artists are here, including a surprising number of people who have retired here after successful musical careers and remain excellent players.” Although as artistic director she will plan and participate in some of the concerts, she is also big on the ideal of collaboration with other performing organizations, several of which have already dropped in to check out the space. The inaugural event on Feb. 13 features the Taos Chamber Music Group, directed by Nancy Laupheimer (another flutist), and it is seasonally themed for Valentine’s Day. The evening starts with an optional dinner in the Retreat Center’s Sunmount Room and continues in the chapel with Franz Schubert’s E-flat-Major Piano Trio, Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, and Jake Heggie’s song cycle The Deepest Desire, set to poems by Sister Helen Prejean, which will be performed by the local wife-and-husband team of Kirsten Lear (mezzo-soprano) and Robert Tweten (pianist), along with Laupheimer. The concert begins with a recent work for alto flute and electronics by the experimental composer Eve Beglarian; its title, I Will Not Be Sad in This World, sets the optimistic tone that Marianiello hopes may rule over the whole series.
An ulterior motive also works its way into her programming: a desire to encourage musical interest among young listeners. The second concert this spring, on April 17, features chamber music for wind instruments by Mozart, Ibert, Poulenc, and Piazzolla. “Curiously,” she said, “wind instruments are somewhat underrepresented among student musicians locally. We want to encourage wind study.” And the final concert this season, on May 15, features the New Mexico School for the Arts Chamber Choir, with an instrumental ensemble assisting, all directed by Franz Vote, who has conducted many performances at the Metropolitan Opera and the entire 2001 Ring cycle at Seattle Opera — and who happens to be Marianiello’s husband. The concerts are modestly priced, and discounts are available to students and to parents accompanied by their children. That being the case, one hopes that an abundance of younger listeners will be on hand to help launch this promising new series, joining the more experienced music-lovers who will undoubtedly flock to discover Santa Fe’s newest performing venue.


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How to Deal with Anxiety or Panic Attacks
A panic attack is a sudden surge of overwhelming anxiety, apprehension and intense fear. People often describe it as a feeling of fear in response to a threat, even though no threat exists.
Panic attacks occur suddenly without any warning. They can last for just a few minutes or more. They rarely persist for more than an hour. Recurring attacks may lead a person to avoid situations or places where they have had them, when in fact there is rarely a correlation between the activity or place and such attacks.
Along with anxiety and fear, panic attacks can have physical symptoms like chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath, hyperventilation, rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling, hot or cold flashes, nausea, numbness or tingling sensations, or a choking feeling in the throat.
Some people also describe feeling as if they might die or feeling unreal and detached from their surroundings. A person may feel fatigued and worn out after a panic attack subsides.
The exact cause of panic attacks is not known. However, it may have a genetic component and factors like excessive stress can trigger attacks. Additional risk factors include a history of childhood abuse, experiencing a traumatic event, pregnancy and the death of a loved one.
For frequent and recurring panic attacks, proper diagnosis and treatment is a must. Left untreated, panic attacks can take a toll on your emotional as well as physical health. There are also some simple techniques that can help.
Here are the top 10 ways to deal with panic attacks.
1. Slow Breathing
You can put an end to a panic attack before it starts by practicing proper breathing techniques. When more oxygen enters the body, it has a calming effect on your mind and body. Slow, deep breaths can ease many of the symptoms of a panic attack. Plus, practicing breathing exercises and techniques daily can help prevent panic attacks.
- Sit in a relaxing position and try to relax your muscles.
- Breathe in deeply through your nose.
- Next, breathe out slowly through your mouth.
- At the same time, focus on the word “calm”.
- Repeat until you feel relaxed and calm down.
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology found that chamomile can reduce symptoms of mild to moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Chamomile is a rich source of calcium and magnesium, two important nutrients that help ease the severity of panic attacks.
- Add two teaspoons of dried chamomile flowers to a cup of hot water. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Strain, add some honey and drink it. Try to drink two cups of chamomile tea daily to promote relaxation and prevent panic attacks.
- Alternatively, you can take chamomile supplements (400 to 1,600 milligrams). Consult your doctor for the proper dosage.
Another popular herbal treatment for panic attacks is valerian, which helps calm the nerves. A study conducted by the National Phobics Society found that valerian can help reduce the symptoms of panic attacks. Plus, it promotes sleep.
- Soak two teaspoons of chopped valerian root in cold water for eight to 10 hours. Strain the water and sip it throughout the day.
- Alternatively, take 400 to 900 milligrams of valerian extract a few hours before going to bed. Consult a doctor for the proper dosage.
Note: Do not take valerian on a regular basis for more than four weeks. Also, expectant and nursing mothers must avoid this herb.
Being an adaptogen, ginseng can also be used to cure panic attacks. It has been found that people who take ginseng can cope better with adverse conditions because it helps reduce the intensity of the body’s response to stressors. Plus, it has a relaxing effect on the nerves.
- Simmer five to eight thin slices of ginseng in three cups of water for 15 minutes on low heat. Strain, add a little honey and drink it when it is cool. Drink one to three cups of ginseng tea daily as needed.
- A ginseng supplement can also also help prevent panic attacks. Consult your doctor for proper dosage.
Note: Avoid ginseng if you are taking high blood pressure medication.
5. Hot Bath
A hot bath or shower can help provide immediate relief from a panic attack. Hot water has a relaxing effect on the body, helps combat stress and promotes better sleep.
- In a bathtub filled with hot water, add a few drops of any essential oil of your choice like lavender, chamomile or rose oil.
- Also add some carrier oil like jojoba oil.
- Soak in this relaxing bath for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Follow this remedy whenever you are stressed or having a panic attack.
Give yourself a massage daily can help reduce the intensity as well as frequency of panic attacks. The whole process of massage helps calm the nerves and keep your mind more relaxed.
For massage, use aroma-producing oils (essential oils) from plants to promote relaxation. You can use oils like sesame, olive or coconut oil for this purpose.
- Slightly warm the oil of your choice.
- Use the warm oil to massage your shoulders, neck, back and bottom of your feet.
- Massage your body daily or as needed.

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|According to the model of memory we have been developing, the hippocampus
may be centrally involved in encoding spatiotemporal aspects of memory.
We have been using a Computer-Generated Arena (C-G Arena) task patterned
after the Morris Water Maze (MWM) to test predictions made by cognitive
One of our earlier studies with the C-G Arena indicated that humans are capable of place learning through observation alone. In the experiment, participants who received observational learning trials showed more direct movement to an invisible target than those participants not receiving such trials.
The goal of this project is, therefore, two-fold. The first, and immediat7e goal is to employ brain imaging techniques in order to understand the neuroanatomical correlates of learning and memory performance, in this case observational learning. The second, more distant goal is to find ways to enhance learning in memory-impaired patients by taking advantage of memory processes or cognitive systems that might be spared in such patients. We will evaluate the utility of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as a tool for mapping the changes in patients’ learning strategies (and, presumably, brain function) that occur through the course of cognitive rehabilitation.
Stage 1: Each participant was prepared and packed into the magnet with a pair of 3D goggles covering their eyes. Visual stimuli were fed through the goggles. The participants viewed:
a) 4 trials (30sec each) of successful searches for an invisible target.
Stage 2: Upon completion of the visual stimuli recording, participants were taken out of the magnet and given a layout confidence questionnaire.
Stage 3: They were then told to find the same target in the computer program, the participants were given:
Stage 6: Participants were given a full debriefing and dismissed.
Latency (participant's time to target) of naive participants.
The latency is used as a measure of the participant's knowledge of the
target. We took this measure after the subjects have seen the recording
in the MRI, therefore we use it as a measure of the extent of "observational
learning" that the participant achieved. Although there are 6 trials
in this task, it is the first three that are of particular interest, since
they reflect the subject's knowledge learned from the recording while they
were in the arena. We are, therefore, using performance in this task as
a measure of learning in the observational stage.
Correlational analysis in MRI data was done under the cognitive subtraction model. In the analysis, the experimental stage was subtracted from the control stage. Data analysis was performed on a PC running Linux 2.2.x using Afni, developed by Dr. Robert Cox of the University of Wisconsin.
|This, the first of the data analysis models, compared Experimental
Condition 1 against the control--invisible against kaleidoscope.
It is designed to detect areas of the brain activated during perception
and visual integration.
vis_all: visible - (invisible + kaleidoscope)subtracted trials with an invisible target and the kaleidoscope trials from trials with a visible target.
Activation Curves: this shows what happens inside those activations within their scan time. Here are some selected graphs from subjects
b) Right Frontal Eye Fields (slices 1-2)
b) Right Superior Anterior Parietal (slices 9-11)
a) Left Lateral Anterior Parietal (slice 9)
b) Left Lateral Parietal (slice 9)
b) Right Posterior Hippocampus (slice 14)
b) Right Occipital (slices 21-22)
|Data Analysis: Learning & Memory Models|
|The following models are intended to discover the neuronal substraits
that underly spatial learning (easier said than done).
Although hippocampal activation has been spotted only sporadically, we should not conclude that the hippocampus is inactive or in any way “dormant” during the experiment. Evidence from non-human primates suggest that hippocampus in these non-human primates fire intensely for but a brief interval of time, when it is scanning the environment, either novel or experienced (Feigenbaum & Rolls, 1991) although there are conflicting reports. Studies of the hippocampus in rats found neurons in the rat hippocampus fire more strongly when the rat determined its own movement than when it is being passively guided by a human hand (Feigenbaum & Rolls, 1991). Goldman-Rakic et al. Speculated this to be one possible reason for the lack of correlation between the rat hippocampal neuronal recording studies and those of the monkeys—that the monkey studies employed primarily passive behavioral tasks, whereas rats were used in such tasks as the radial maze and the MWM (Goldman-Rakic, et al. 1989).
Even more so than the monkey studies, behavioral tasks in neuroimaging consists of primarily passive tasks. Participants at most push buttons to indicate a decision on a particular task. In perhaps the only spatial memory and navigation studies in which the participant himself controlled navigation via manipulation of a joystick, Aguirre 1996 detected significant activation in the hippocampal formation. But as even Aguirre himself admitted, the free navigation of space resulted in such complex data that is difficult to analyze in detail (Aguirre 1996). This is but one possible explanation for the scarcity of hippocampal activity detected in this experiment. Numerous other possibilities exist, from the low spatial resolution (relative to single cell recordings) of fMRI to the imprecision of the “cognitive subtraction” models. Aguirre perhaps put it best when the author remarked the hippocampus to have been “a recalcitrant target of neuroimaging” (Aguirre 1996).
Rolls et al noted that during passive viewing, approximately 10% of the “space” cells in the hippocampus fire. In addition, the peak-firing rate is low, and the topographical dispersion is sparse (Rolls et al 1998). It is, therefore, dangerous to draw conclusions about cognitive mapping and spatial functions in the hippocampus in neuroimaging studies. Indeed, most of the activity in the hippocampal formation has been found in the parahippocampus, which has many functions besides spatial cognition. The parahippocampus serves as a connection between the hippocampus and a number of cerebral cortex structures. This, along with the other cognitive functions the hippocampus subserves, could mean that activation’s in the hippocampal formation in neuroimaging studies do not reflect spatial processing or mapping at all but rather a neural pathway or other cognitive functions that occur during spatial cognition, much to the same extent that the hippocampal formation appear activated in verbal non-spatial tasks (e.g. Fernandez et al. 1998).
With or without detected hippocampal activity, the extensive activation
of the parietal lobe is of great interest in itself. The parietal cortex
has been long regarded as a center for sensorimotor integration. The exact
nature of this integration, as well as the possibilities of other cognitive
functions, however, remains fuzzy.
This system would explain the extensive activations in the parietal and occipital areas, but it would still be missing, although not completely, how. Recent recordings from monkey, however, may shed light on the process. Theories about parietal functions have ranged from Mountcastle’s generation of motor command, to visual attention, to motor planning, and the generation of visual maps (Colby et al. 1995). Andersen et al. 1990b first reported evidence of “dynamic maps” among parietal neurons. Much like hippocampal maps, these maps contain relationship and distance information. Unlike hippocampal maps, however, maps in the parietal structure holds integrity only when the monkey makes a saccade, and whatever images and relations are enveloped into the fovea by the saccade are mapped onto the parietal neurons. With each new saccade, a new map among the neurons is formed.
Preliminary results from cluster analysis support the foveal maps proposed by Andersen et al. During presentations of invisible trials, MR signals in the parietal lobe, in the same region as the lateral intraparietal area identified in Andersen et al, showed peak activity during the last 10-15 sec of the trials, when the video pans 360º, and provides, for the first time in that particular trial, a full scope of the arena, whereas during the first 10-15 sec, they were shown a relatively straight path to the target. Therefore, the amount of information that subjects must encode is inordinately greater in the latter half of the trial.
ET Rolls in 1996 introduced a similar idea. Rolls proposed that the spatial computation center was located in the neocortex, perhaps in the parietal area. And because of the highly developed primate visual systems and of the neocortex, the hippocampus is required only to store or retrieve certain information in the performance of certain tasks. According to Rolls’s theory, the hippocampus is operating as an “on-the-fly” memory storage area, which, because of the convergence of the numerous pathways from the different regions of the brain, the neural signals are combined, whereupon later, they are retrieved by the neocortex, most likely the parietal cortex, and gradually “binded” into richer, semantic representations. (Rolls 1996) This would account for the paucity of hippocampal activity in neuroimaging, as hippocampal activity by this theory would be transient and dispersed. There is, however, to our knowledge, no substantial data supporting the “binding” and backpropagation of information back to the neocortex.
This, of course, does not preclude the theories of motor command and planning. The activity in the parietal areas may simply be a function of parietal projections into the cerebellum and the motor cortex, since why else would the cerebellum be consistently activated during both invisible and visible stages? Cerebellar activity, however, may not be related to motor planning at all. Indeed, cerebellar activity has appeared in numerous neuroimaging studies, including some that seemingly involves neither motor movement nor planning, such as verbal working memory.
Indeed, there has been many experiments showing cerebellar activity during cognitive tasks that seemingly do not, and should not, involved motor activity. This has led to some researchers to speculate on the possibilities of the cerebellar involvement in a cognitive capacity. Experiments that been run to show cerebellar activation by subtracting MR signals of certain cognitive tasks from the baseline control, whereas subtraction of the control experiment condition from the baseline control yielded no activation or less activation (Ackermann et al. 1998).
Single cell recordings from subhuman primates and cats, however, offer a simpler, and perhaps more parsimonious explanation. Kakei et al. 1997 has shown two different areas of the parietal cortex that receive cerebellar outputs. They speculate that the one of the functions of the projection may be to acts as a filter that may either enhance or suppress feedback signals from ongoing movement (Kakei et al. 1997). This suppression/enhancement could also include control of saccades (e.g. Keele & Ivry 1990, Ron & Robinson 1973), that has been demonstrated to be within the domain of parietal functions (e.g., Andersen 1995, Heide & Kompf 1997). Therefore, the cerebellar activations seen in neuroimaging studies may involve the controlling of saccadic movements via the parietal cortex, but it need not be involved in any explicit “cognitive processing.” But there exists numerous projections between the parietal lobe and the cerebellum, as well as between parietal, motor, and cerebellum, and, as the nonhuman primate literature demonstrates, a number, if not most, of these cortical connections are bi-directional (Schmahmann & Pandya, 1997). Therefore, even if the cerebellum activations in these cognitive tasks are not related to saccadic control, it may be due to any of projections from the aforementioned connection. Thus, cerebellar activity during purely cognitive tasks need not be interpreted as a sign of cerebellar involvement in cognitive processing.
Another theory, by Keele & Ivry, suggests that part of cerebellum
functions as a “temporal computational clock,” responsible for motor and
perceptual timing. Therefore, it may be also that the cerebellar activity
observed here has more to do with perceptual timing than motor planning
or other functions.
The temporal cortex has been implicated in visual learning and memory in a number of studies across various methodologies, including functional neuroimaging and lesion studies in humans (e.g., Vandenberghe et al., 1995), single cell recording in primates and rats (e.g., Nakamura 1996, Li et al., 1993). The temporal cortex has been theorized to be the endpoint of the visual pathways, and as such, subserves much of what we call learning and memory. The temporal cortex, especially the inferior temporal cortex, has been implicated object learning. In a study on novelty effects of stimuli, it was found that a novel object acting as a stimulus activates the inferior temporal cortex more than does the same object once it becomes familiar (Li et al., 1993).
The dissociation between the temporal and parietal activations is of particular interest. In the “perception models,” only the dorsal and ventral areas in the parietal and occipital cortices were seen activated; the temporal areas, except a few areas near the hippocampal formation, remained largely devoid of activity. In the “learning models,” very little of the dorsal and ventral systems were seen activated; but the temporal areas were consistently and extensively activated. In line with much of the existing neuroimaging literature, temporal lobe activity appears to be associated with familiarity of stimulus.
Of even more interest is the dissociation between the invisible and the visible trials. Whereas the “perception models” show no significant differences between the invisible and the visible trials, activations in the frontal and the temporal areas do reveal some differences. This is perhaps an indication of the attention or learning. Although the perceptual stage of spatial cognition does not differentiate between the invisible and visible trials, since they are relatively similar, the encoding and attention stages may differentiate between the two conditions. Whereas the invisible trials contained a target in a fix relationship with its surroundings, the visible trials contained a target in different relationships to its surroundings. Therefore, spatial relationships in the visible trials will need to be reassessed with each trial, whereas in the invisible trials do not require further encoding once the spatial relationships have been learned.
In addition, whereas the intensity of the activation in the parietal cortex is relatively similar between experienced and naive subjects, it shows great disparities in the learning models. Temporal cortex activity is extensive in naive subjects, but the intensity is much lower than activations in experienced subjects, which otherwise have fewer voxels of activation. This may be the result of the temporal lobe’s role in retrieval of memory. Whereas the experienced subjects have much more localized and efficient areas of encoding and retrieval, the naive subjects, have more extensive but less efficient areas. Therefore, it is possible that efficient encoding and retrieval may be the difference between the two groups.
That the frontal, along with the parietal and temporal areas of the brain constitute a network within the brain for spatial memory and attention has been a staple in the neuroimaging literature in recent years (e.g., Gitelman et al. 1999, Vallar et al., 1999, Corbetta et al., 1998). Gitelman et al summarized this network particularly well in stating that:
(S)patial representation is coordinated by a network of interconnected cortical areas, the epicentres of which are located in cingulate gyrus… The frontal eye field has a relative specialization for the overt motor-exploratory aspect of spatial attention, the posterior parietal cortex for the sensory representational and sensorimotor aspect, and the cingulate gyrus for the limbic-motivational aspect.If there be such a network, this study shows the close temporal relationship between the precentral and parietal areas. The precentral and parietal areas show extremely similar activation patterns—both areas are activated most when there is a most amount of stimuli to be processed. The temporal cortex, however, does not appear to share in this similarity. Perhaps the neuronal activity ceases after the first few trials, but this conclusion is compromised by the absence of temporal activity in visible trials. Further research clearly is needed to discern the temporal cortex’s role in the network, as well as the network as a whole.
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Meghan Markle may still be on maternity leave, but that didn’t stop her from making an appearance at Wimbledon on Thursday to cheer for her close friend Serena Williams, who was competing in the second round of the tennis tournament. The Duchess of Sussex arrived at the event wearing a relaxed look that was decidedly old-school Meghan: dark wash jeans, a black top, and a white pinstriped blazer.
But her accessories — black sunnies, a Panama-style hat, and chic black heels — that really elevated the ensemble. The new mom was also spotted donning a delicate diamond necklace with a tiny “A” pendant. The jewelry choice was almost certainly a nod to Archie, her two-month-old son with Prince Harry. The blog Meghan’s Mirror, which closely follows and verifies the sartorial picks of the duchess, has yet to confirm details about the necklace. However, it did report that Meghan’s hat is from Madewell and her sunglasses are by Finlay London, one of her favorite eyewear brands.
Meghan is practically a regular at Wimbledon. Last year, she attended the tourney alongside her sister-in-law Kate Middleton, stepping out in a blue-and-white striped shirt and wide-legged trousers, both from Ralph Lauren. Back in 2016, right around the time when she began dating Prince Harry, she attended Wimbledon wearing — what do you know — dark sunglasses and a white straw hat. Most recently, Meghan took a cue from her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, and gave her three-stone engagement ring a modern update. She transformed her gold banded ring into a glittering micro pavé design.
If you're looking to channel Meghan's initial pendant necklace for yourself, check out a few of the similar picks we've rounded up ahead.


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The Curse of Jacob Tracy by Holly Messinger Thomas Dunne Book: December 1, 2015 Genre: Western; Historical Fiction Source: Free From Library
The Curse of Jacob Tracy is the first in a new series, featuring a former seminary student/soldier.
Death constantly lives in the shadow of Jacob Tracy. After surviving the Civil War, Trace discovered that he could see ghosts; this was not a gift that he wanted and each time he tells someone about this gift they die. So, when Miss Sabine Fairweather asks for his assistance and claims to be able to help Trace with his gift, Trace is understandably wary.
Trace has lived for years repressing his ability to see and speak with ghosts. Trace has always believed that his gift was a curse and does his best to ignore it. After starting to do the odd jobs for Miss Fairweather, Trace finds his powers increasing and changing all the while Miss Fairweather tempts him with her knowledge. However, Trace refuses to succumb to the temptation that Miss Fairweather presents, instead running off only to discover that he has been targeted by another man with powers, Merek. It seems that the mysterious and secretive Miss Fairweather is Trace’s only chance for answers, and she needs him just as much as he needs her. (more…)
Lost Among the Living by Simone St. James NAL: April 5, 2016 Genre: Historical Fiction Source: Free From Publisher
I’d go there again!
I’ve been a long-time fan of Simone St. James and I longingly await each new book. I will admit that I struggled a bit with the first half of the book, but there is a turning point in Lost Among the Living and when I reached that there was no way I was putting the book down. If you read it, you will no exactly which event I am referring to.
Jo Manders is a young widow still mourning the loss of her husband, Alex, three years after his disappearance during the war. Due to the fact that Alex’s body was never recovered, Jo has been living in a state of limbo and strained finances, as she cannot receive her widow’s portion without petitioning the court. Instead of pursuing the legal channels, Jo accepts Alex’s aunt’s offer to become her companion. After traveling on the continent with Dottie it’s time to return home. Dottie’s son is returning from his stay at a hospital and Dottie wants to be home to greet him; Jo must also go as she has no other place to call home. (more…)
The Visitor by Amanda Stevens MIRA: March 29, 2016 Genre: Mystery Source: Free From Publisher
I’d go there again!
The wait for Steven’s fourth installment of her Graveyard Queen series has been a long one. The last book was published in 2012 and it’s only now, several years later that readers are treated to a new installment that follows graveyard restorer Amelia Gray. I don’t know why there was such a long delay, but I can tell you that The Visitor is worth the wait. From the start readers are dropped into the highly atmospheric and haunting setting of the old South.
Amelia Gray has come a long way since her introduction in the first book in the series. Most notably she has decided to stop following her father’s rules; she’s no longer ignoring the ghosts that are attracted to her, and this has severe repercussions for both her personally as well as in her new relationship with John Devlin. In The Visitor Amelia is followed by a ghost that could be her identical twin, except for one thing, this ghost has gouged out her eyes. This visitor is only one of many that come to Amelia, but each of them compel her to Knoll cemetery, a place that only came to be after the violent mass death at a commune many years ago. For Amelia, there is a personal connection to that cemetery and only by listening to those ghosts that Amelia will find out what the connection is. (more…)
Winterwood by Jacey Bedford DAW: February 2nd, 2016 Genre: Historical Fantasy Source: Free from publisher
I’d go there again!
This book has so many of the elements I love in a good fantasy: pirates, fae, magic, a wolf shapeshifter, a heroine who disguises herself as a man, adventure, romance, an alternative historical setting… really, this book is just my thing.
Rossalinde (Ross) Tremayne, is introduced as she works her way to her mother’s house, where her parent lays dying. Ross and her mother have had a difficult relationship for as long as Ross can remember, and she goes reluctantly. When she arrives, she discovers that her mother sent for Ross to trick her into taking up their family’s heritage – a curse in the shape of a magical winterwood box. If Ross were to take up her destiny, she would restore balance to the world and in the process, drastically alter England., (more…)
We often agree in our assessment of books, as our reviews of Tower of Thorns, I Spy a Duke, and Uprootedshow. This time, we disagreed. Stacey loved it; Jaclyn barely finished it. We all know reading experience is personal, a relationship forged between author and reader.
Read on to find out what we loved and what we didn’t. Hit the comments and let us know how you feel about it.
In a world still recovering from a war between shifters and humans, Tiger is alone. As a déchet, a creature created by humans to balance the field against the shifters, she alone remains among her kind. Despised or hunted by all races: shifters, humans, and vampires, she hides in a destroyed bunker with the ghosts of her past. Until the night she leaves her bunker on a supplies-gathering mission and hears the cry of a child. Unable to ignore the cries and leave the child, Penny, for the vampires to eat, she unwittingly becomes entangled in an attempt to save other kidnapped children like Penny. Penny’s uncle Jonas, a full shifter, and a woman named Nuri, are investigating the disappearances of these children, and need Tiger’s specialized skills to succeed.
I waited with so much excitement and anticipation for the first season of Outlander. When I finally got my copy from the library (yep, still without cable, still not torrenting, still not buying episodes on iTunes), I started watching it immediately. As excited as I was, I still had no idea how much I would love the series. Fellow book adventurers, I finished the whole season in a WEEKEND. I did not do so many things that I was supposed to do this weekend.
The series remains very faithful to the plot of the book, the costumes are perfect, the scenery is gorgeous, and the acting is so good I felt just as immersed in the show as I did in the book. Well, almost. I do remember “knowing” the characters better after I read the series the first time, than I did after watching the TV series.
Knowing how addicted I am, and how much more I am anticipating the second season than I did the first, I’ve decided to put together a list of books I (and you) can come back to whenever I’m (we’re) feeling withdrawal from Outlander.
This book is aptly titled. It borrows from the gaslamp fantasy’s Victorian setting, which borrows from the Victorians’ fascination with the dead, ghosts, seances, and Ouija boards. And yet, it is unlike any gaslamp I have read.
It begins with the heroine at the age of six. Mirror is traveling with Goliath around England in search of soothsayers, magicians, mediums, and other people who profess to have connections to the Otherworld. Mirror has a problem that they hope these people can solve. The context for their predicament is not shared until nearly halfway through the book, where it takes on a tinge of horror. (more…)
A psychic, if she is to have a career, must deal with both skeptics and believers. They both bring their own set of problems – skeptics with their endless needling questions, believers with their suffocating faith. My mother taught me that, in the middle of the storm, the medium herself must have one philosophy: Believe, or don’t believe. It is up to you.
Ellie Winters is a psychic, she doesn’t contact the dead, but she finds things, things that people have lost. She’s been living a lonely life for the past three years since a bad falling out with her close friend, Gloria, and the death of her mother. Ellie’s dreary, but safe life is about to be changed when Gloria is murdered, only leaving a note behind that Ellie can find her.
Gloria’s older brother pulls Ellie into the investigation of her death and soon Ellie also finds herself the target of a murderer. Joining forces with the James Hawley, the man who announced to the world that Ellie and her mother were frauds, Ellie and James investigate the final séance that Gloria presided over. (more…)
I really liked the idea behind The Eterna Files. Secret government organization in Victorian England? Yes, please! Unfortunately, this one missed the mark for me. Some of the characters were interesting, but I never felt that I spent enough time with them to truly get invested in their stories.
Harold Spire has been appointed by Queen Victoria to Special Branch Division Omega, and he’s not happy about it. Spire had been in the midst of a very difficult case and he doesn’t want to let it go unsolved to lead a secret branch of the government that’s bent on investigation the extraordinary. He does not believe in that sort of thing. Spire’s first order of business is to investigate the supposed discovery of the Eterna Compound. Apparently it grants immortality, and if the Americans have it, the British definitely want to get their hands on it. (more…)
The Witches of Echo Park, by Amber Benson.
Published January 6th, 2015 by Berkley Publishing (Urban Fantasy)*
Per my 2015 reading resolution, I read 100 pages of this book – but by the time I got there, the action still had not really started, I felt nothing for any of the characters, and the world and magic rules didn’t make much sense. By the end of the first chapter following page 100, I had reason to finish this book. Flashbacks and descriptive passages, along with unlikeable characters and inconsistent characterizations, left me with a feeling of relief when I finally put it down.
Lyse, an orphan raised by her great aunt Eleonora, returns to LA when she discovers Eleonora has cancer – and only months to live. Eleonora is glad to have Lyse back, mostly because Lyse is needed to take over the coven that Eleonora leads. There are witches in Echo Park (you guessed that, right?) and Eleonora is the Head Witch. There is some Great Evil preparing to descend on the world, and Lyse is Our Only Hope to defeat it. Trouble is, she doesn’t know magic exists. Or, more specifically, that her great-aunt is a witch.

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Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitos carrying one of several parasites that causes the disease. Plasmodium falciparum is the parasite responsible for the vast majority of malaria infections and deaths in Africa.
Nearly half of the people in the world are at risk for malaria infection, but pregnant women and children in Africa are particularly vulnerable. In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is the leading cause of death for children under five. The burden is heaviest in sub-Saharan Africa, where in 2020, an estimated 95% of all malaria cases and 96% of all malaria deaths occur, where children under the age of five accounted for 80% of all deaths. Infection during pregnancy, particularly among new mothers, increases the risk of maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, and low birth weight1. According to the World Health Organization, malaria deaths reached 627,000 deaths in 2020, compared to 409,000 deaths in 2019. Although progress in preventing morbidity and mortality due to malaria has fallen globally since 2010, the rate of decline has stalled and even reversed in some regions since 20142.
In addition to loss of life, malaria places an economic burden on African nations. It is estimated that malaria costs Africa US$12 billion per year in direct costs and reduces GDP growth by 1.3 percent annually3. The burden is carried mostly by poor, rural families that have less access to current prevention and treatment services.
Despite the devastation caused by malaria, the investments made by country governments and international donors are helping to protect millions of people from malaria every year.

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"This is green chemistry. We are starting to illuminate for the first time how this enzyme can do it in mild conditions," said researcher Lance Seefeldt, a USU professor in the department of chemistry and biochemisty. He is a senior co-author on a paper published last month describing a method for identifying key steps in natural nitrogen reduction.
Seefeldt estimates that 2 percent of the world's fossil-fuel consumption is devoted to nitrogen reduction using the existing Haber-Bosch process. Replacing this process with one that replicates nature will mean far fewer resources are burned to make fertilizer.
"The agronomic and economic and, indeed, human significance of this process can be appreciated from the perspective that the 'fixed nitrogen' of ammonia, along with water, are generally the two limiting nutrients in crop production, and that the lives of about two-thirds of Earth's population depend on the ammonia produced by nitrogenase," said co-author Brian Hoffman, professor of chemistry at Northwestern University.
Nitrogenase are the bacterial enzymes that have evolved to break down nitrogen. Without them, life would not have prospered on Earth.
"Nitrogen is essential to our proteins, our DNA. Every living thing needs it. Where we get that nitrogen is the challenge. Nitrogen is the limiting element," Seefeldt said. For his work in nitrogenase, Seefeldt was honored last week as the recipient of the 2012 D. Wynne Thorne Career Research Award, USU's highest research prize.
"It is fair to say that professor Seefeldt is the most influential thinker in the area of nitrogenase enzymology in the world today," said Southern Methodist University provost Paul Ludden, an expert in microbial biochemistry. "Through brilliant experimental design, professor Seefeldt and his collaborators have been successful where others have failed. I have heard the word 'fearless' used to describe professor Seefeldt, and this is quite an appropriate attribution."
Before Haber-Bosch, named for the Nobel-winning chemists who invented and scaled up the process around World War I, global population had plateaued. Industrial ammonia changed everything, triggering the Green Revolution.
"It's had a huge impact. The growth in population is directly correlated with Haber-Bosch. It's feeding the world, but there are expensive inputs and pollution. More than 30 percent of the nitrogen in your body was fixed by Haber-Bosch," said co-author Dennis Dean, director of the Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech.
Figuring out how nature fixes nitrogen would be a monumental scientific achievement, and much progress has been made by the group led by Seefeldt, Dean and Hoffman.
"That makes me optimistic that we are on the cusp of unravelling the whole thing, perhaps within a decade," Dean said. The research team has refined a chemical methodology to trap and detect intermediate steps in nitrogen reduction, which Seefeldt called "black boxes." The team has been able to describe the molecular contents of three of 10 boxes involved.
Co-authors Zhi-Yong Yang, a doctoral candidate, and Brett Barney, a former USU postdoctoral fellow now at University of Minnesota, liken the effort to capturing single movie frames on a moving reel. The team now has the whole "reel"; they just need to define each frame of the "movie."
"Soon, we'll be able to see the entire picture," Yang said. "We'll be able to describe each step, at the mechanistic level, of one of the most vital processes to life on Earth."
The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, appears online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Co-authors include Northwestern's Dmitriy Lukoyanov.

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I just finished my fourth book in The Guardians, Inc Series for Love Inspired Suspense called Christmas Stalking. It will be out in November of this year. What a great feeling to write the end. I feel a weight lifted up off my shoulders that I will make my deadline. I'm excited to see the story come together, but a little sad that I'm through with these characters. I have enjoyed writing this series about female bodyguards. I have been contracted to write two more in the series. When I came up with this series, I wasn't sure I could do more than three books, but three more stories came to me and I proposed them to my editor. They bought the stories.
What I would like to know is what kind of stories do you like to read? Whether suspense, romance or historical. I like to get ideas from others. My favorite stories to read and write are romantic suspense. Next month I have my first longer romantic suspense story out from Abingdon Press called Saving Hope, the first in The Men of the Texas Rangers Series.
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When a teenager goes missing from the Beacon of Hope School, Texas Ranger Wyatt Sheridan and school director Kate Winslow are forced into a dangerous struggle against a human trafficking organization. But the battle brings dire consequences as Wyatt's daughter is terrorized and Kate is kidnapped.
Now it's personal, and Wyatt finds both his faith and investigative skills challenged as he fights to discover the mastermind behind the ring before evil destroys everyone he loves.

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With all the big names in the A's bullpen, it's easy to forget about Ryan Buchter. But since the beginning of August, the 31-year-old left-hander has been as reliable as anyone for Oakland.
Buchter has allowed just two earned runs in his last 22 outings, stranding 20 straight inherited runners. For the season, the veteran is 5-0 with a 2.89 ERA and 1.21 WHIP.
“I just want to do my job and do it well,” Buchter told NBC Sports California. “It's been a lot of fun this year. The guys are great. The clubhouse is great.”
Buchter will likely be the only left-handed reliever on Oakland's postseason roster. He has been lights out against left-handed hitters this season, allowing just a .177 batting average with 26 strikeouts against six walks.
“Very (important),” said manager Bob Melvin of Buchter's impact down the stretch. “There are certain teams in the league where he gets a lot of work.”
While the Yankees' lineup is dominated by right-handed hitters, Buchter could enter the Wild Card Game for a crucial battle against shortstop Didi Gregorius, if healthy, or Brett Gardner. If the A's advance to face Boston, he would almost certainly face lefties like Andrew Benintendni, Jackie Bradley Jr., Mitch Moreland, and Rafael Devers at some point in the series.
Buchter signed a one-year, $555,000 deal with the A's this offseason after back-to-back stellar seasons, where he posted an ERA under three. The signing has proven to be a bargain for Oakland.
Buchter has allowed just 12 earned runs on 32 hits in 37 1/3 innings this season, striking out 37 and walking 13. He has been especially valuable in September, as other key members of the A's bullpen have struggled.
Lou Trivino has allowed eight earned runs in seven innings this month for an ERA of 10.29. Veteran right-hander Fernando Rodney has a 7.04 ERA in September, Shawn Kelley's is 6.00, and Jeurys Familia is at 5.23. Meanwhile, Buchter has recorded an ERA of 2.25.
While the A's certainly hope their other setup men get back on track before the postseason, they can feel comfortable trusting Buchter to retire any key lefties in opposing lineups.

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On my mind: how adolescents experience and perceive mental health around the world
UNICEF and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Adolescence (age 10-19) is a time of exceptionally rapid growth marked not only by physical transformation into an adult body, but also by equally rapid brain development. In addition to physical and cognitive changes, social changes occur that stem from greater exposure to people, social contexts and ideas.
Given these concurrent development changes, it is not surprising that adolescence is a particularly sensitive period for the emergence of mental health conditions. Indeed, it is estimated that more than 13 per cent of adolescents globally live with a mental disorder, and many more experience significant psychosocial distress that does not rise to the level of a diagnosable disorder. The most widespread of these mental health conditions include symptoms of anxiety and depression, with rates increasing dramatically throughout adolescence, particularly among girls. Other prevalent challenges include drug and alcohol abuse, conduct disorders, eating disorders and suicidal behaviours. Taken together, approximately 74 per cent of lifetime mental health conditions manifest by age 24.
To better understand mental health issues and concerns from the voices of adolescents, 71 focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted by 14 partner organizations in 13 countries: Belgium (francophone and Flemish), Chile, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America. The countries were selected to ensure geographic, economic and cultural diversity. This report summarizes the results of these FGDs with qualitative research coordinated, analysed and drafted by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS) in collaboration with global partners and as part of UNICEF’s flagship report, The State of the World’s Children 2021: On My Mind – Promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health.


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Marc Jacobs' Fall Collection was presented as well. Marc played with the pastel,grey and blue colors mostly and created very simple and elegant clothes. He was connecting the past with the future creating a very strange feeling.
Let's see one by one the clothes.
Tati Cotliar opened the show for Marc Jacobs. She was wearing a grey blouse with a grey skirt. The skirt was long-knee. I think it's too plain.
The show continued with Joan Smalls. I found this outfit way better than the first one. A grey blazer with a blue-grey dress were nice together but they were not THAT impressing.
In pastel-earth colors. Very good. it reminds me of Karl Lagerfield's chanel.
I liked that look a lot. It was very nice.
I liked this one as well. It was looking like the previous outfits though.
I liked this dress. It is very cute.
This beige outfit looks very cute as well. The silver purse is very nice.
This dress which Christina Carey wore was quite detailed. I liked the shoes as well.
What a nightgown! I don't like it. Seriously.
This grey outfit was very feminine. I liked it.
My favourite dress of the show. No other comments.
At the end Marc Jacobs.
I was expecting something completely different from Marc Jacobs but he really impressed me. It is nice that he was not trying to create something which looks new and tres avant garde.
As he said:
"It's refreshing to see something that isn't trying so hard to be new,"

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Jesse Hogan Swans contest Heath Grundy's one-match suspension, but in vain.
Emma Quayle Recruiters repeat the same line before every draft: that they’re planning to take the ‘‘best available player’’.
Emma Quayle Recruiters repeat the same line before every single draft: that they're planning to take the 'best available player' with their pick.
Emma Quayle Jordan Murdoch was not sure what to think when he was drafted to Geelong late last year.
Fremantle defender Alex Silvagni has won the race to replace injured backman Luke McPharlin, but the club's need for speed has cost ruckman Jonathon Griffin his spot for Saturday night's AFL...
Martin Blake Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson and Western Bulldogs skipper Matthew Boyd are among the unlucky players who missed out on All-Australian squad selection yesterday.
Garry Lyon History tells us that great finals teams are built on their defence.
Michael Voss The Cats finished sixth, but they could win another premiership from this position.
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite is all very well, but give us Enright, Scarlett, Mackie any day.
Rohan Connolly The scoreline at quarter-time looked as expected. But the teams were the wrong way round.
Rohan Connolly For Ross Lyon, it's about a job. And for him and his side, it's a job only partially done.
Jon Pierik Gary Ablett continues to show why he remains one of the game's greatest talents.
Perth He's yet to win over the Fremantle faithful, but Dockers defender Zac Dawson has had no such problems winning over his AFL teammates this year.
Robert Walls Five weeks ago at home, the Crows comfortably beat the Dockers by 28 points. That day, Rising Star winner Daniel Talia kept Matthew Pavlich in check, and two of the Dockers' very best, Aaron...
Rohan Connolly It goes without saying that you can't please everyone when picking an All-Australian team, but generally you'll find reasonable consensus about at least 75 per cent of those selected.
Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich looks likely to be a shock omission from tonight's All-Australian team, after telling a media conference today that he was not invited to the awards ceremony in...
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Matt Murnane RICHMOND spearhead Jack Riewoldt last night became only the second Coleman medallist in 13 seasons to miss out on All-Australian selection.
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Simon White Bloody tough gig that All-Australian selection lark.


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The three -dimensional sense of the jewelry showcase is not only the external form of the real object, but also a three -dimensional atmosphere and shocking feeling formed by the rays of different directions composed of a certain different direction. So, how to use lights to enhance the three -dimensional sense of jewelry display cabinet? I believe many people are paying attention to this issue. First of all, to talk to you about the common lights needed in the design and production of the showcase.
Do n’t talk about the color of the light source here. Mainly talk about the direction of the light source. At present, the lighting of the lights we usually say has 5 directions.
They are top light, side light, surface light, backlight, bottom light, etc. The top light is generally a three -dimensional sense of the upper and lower direction. The lighting objects are small, and the light and dark contrast are strong.
The side light is the light of the left and right yin and yang surface. The projection of light objects is clear, the three -dimensional sense is strong, and the level is rich. It is the most easily accepted way of light; face light is an oblique front 45°Light, the projection is plain, the color of the light objects is complete, but the three -dimensional sensation; the role of the backlight is the light that removes the product from the background.
The light from the rear, the outer contour of the light object is clear, and the artistic charm is It is a very enhanced artistic effect in the exhibits and space; the bottom light is the light that forms a rebellious effect as a subsidy. The lighting from the bottom up should be auxiliary light. Gold, pearls, etc.
that rely on reflecting light jewelry, pay attention to the direction of light incident, so that the reflected“Flash point”Stimulating customers' eyes; jadeite, crystal, etc., which pay attention to light -transmitting texture, must pay attention to light transmission. Therefore, if you want to enhance the three -dimensional sense of the jewelry showcase, it is the key through the selected light light and reasonable use of them.
The area, specific space, and specific environment are equipped with a specific effect of irradiation to achieve the purpose of enhancing the three -dimensional sense of jewelry showcase.鸯 鸯 鸯.


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Tiger Brennan Dr on street map of Darwin (Northern Territory), Australia).
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Random streets in Darwin:
Below is just random list of streets in Darwin. For full list go to Darwin street map start page.Mclachlan St Tinter St Stott La The Mall Hughes Av Gardens Rd Smith St Packard Pl Kitchener Dr Searcy St Mauna Loa St Mitchell St Cavenagh St Dinah Beach Rd Shepherd St Gardiner St


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Constant C review. Classic Game Room presents a CGR Undertow review of Constant C on the Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 developed and published by International Games System.
Something has gone wrong on this space ship. Suddenly, it’s as if everything is just frozen in time, like someone pressed a pause button on life. It’s a good thing there’s a cute little robot on board. In Constant C, you play as that very robot. With a protective bubble around you, in which time still flows normally, you explore the ship and try to figure out what went wrong. Constant C is a puzzle-platformer with simple gameplay and complex level designs, requiring players to actually rotate the levels, similar to a game like The Bridge. Plus, if you touch an object with your bubble, time will also affect that object. You can make frozen crates fall, stuck platforms operate…these are essential actions to collecting all the data and solving the puzzles. Constant C is a single-player game.
This video review features video gameplay footage of Constant C on the Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 and audio commentary from Classic Game Room's Derek.


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By Carol Meyer
While Hingham is considered to be an affluent town, that's not true for some of its residents.
During a recent financial snapshop leading into the new budget season, Selectman Chairman Karen Johnson emphasized the board’s goal of “preserving the financial diversity of Hingham’s population.”
That said, the $841,276 average assessed home value and accompanying $10,000-plus annual tax bill make meeting that objective more challenging than ever.
Fifty percent of Hingham households have an annual income of less than $100,000. By 2020, 47 percent of the households will have members age 65 and over -- with many of those on fixed incomes.
Selectman Mary Power noted that the board has heard from Hingham seniors (and some other residents) of limited means who are finding it more and more difficult to remain in town. Efforts have been successful in increasing the town's "affordable" housing stock, but there's not enough to meet the need.
Among the Selectmen's top priorities are providing some tax relief, exploring public/private partnerships for some of the costly capital projects on the radar screen, pursuing grant and other funding opportunities, and working toward more development in South Hingham that’s appropriate for the area to help decrease the tax burden on residential property owners, who shoulder most of the tax burden.
Can you think of other ways to help maintain diversity in Hingham, including residents of different backgrounds and financial means?


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led to the rapid evolution of swift-footed hunters such as dogs.
There were still 5 toes on each of Cynodesmus' feet, although the first toes were smaller than the rest. Its claws were narrow and partially retractable, like those of a cat, rather than the thick, blunt, weight-bearing structures that developed in later dogs. It was probably Cynodesmus' habit to ambush its prey, cat-style, rather than running it down, dog-style.
name: Cerdocyon time: Pleistocene locality: South America
(Argentina) size: 2 ft 6 in/80 cm long The dog family evolved in North America throughout the Tertiary period. The animals that belonged to this group could not reach South America because the 2 continents were separated by a sea. Then, toward the end of the Tertiary, in Pliocene times (about 5 million years ago), the Central American land bridge was reestablished, and animals could migrate southward. The dogs crossed into South America in the Early Pleistocene, some 2 million years ago, and the early fox Cerdocyon was among the invaders in this trek southward.
Two million years later, Cerdocyon lives on in the form of the common zorro or crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous, found from Colombia to northern Argentina. Crabs are only part of the diet of this omnivorous night-hunter. It also eats rats and mice, frogs and insects, fruit and carrion, and any creature's eggs it can find. Its Pleistocene relative probably pursued the same opportunistic lifestyle.
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Nové sady 6
The sixth edition of Nové sady series presents three art projects which entered the public space in an era of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hladová zeď (Hunger Wall) by Bára Bažantová is a project comprising of two performative interventions in the public space of Brno. The project was photographed by Markéta Wagnerová. The first performance took place in front of the labour office on Křenová street. The author chose a spot in front of the main entrance where she stood with a wheel of fortune offering passers-by a chance to win a job contract as a builder of the “hunger wall”. The building itself was realized during the second performance. The wall has been built and dismantled on a small site beneath the plane trees at the crossroads of Bratislavská and Hvězdová streets.
Zuzana Janečková’s project Dveře (Doors) was created as a site-specific performance in a day care centre for elderly people Domov Naděje in Brno-Vinohrady. This lively piece follows the principles of art therapy. It was inspired by an interior renovation in the centre. The physical work of art is accompanied by a “freeware” version – an online kit including free instructions, a screenplay and digital materials that can be used for future realizations of the performance.
Jupiter by Matyáš Zeman opens up a discussion about the future of our planet, space travelling and life on the street. It is an invitation for a joint debate aimed specifically at those who are often left out from such discussions. The project presents a video and a four-part series of podcasts following interviews with clients of the drop-in centre on Vlhká street, Brno, run by the non-governmental organisation Společnost Podané ruce. The episodes will be published once every two weeks one by one on Terén’s website and Soundcloud.


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Monday, 29 September 2014
I love this 12", released on Warp back in the early 90s by Rhythm Invention. It still sounds good, with a driving beat and bassline and it's far more direct than a lot of Warp's stuff.
There are many people who would say, 'yeah it's good, but really it's all about the Ali Cooke remix on the other side.'
Ali adds some hip-hop at the start, a stuttering vocal snippet and when those synth strings hit at three minutes thirty odd seconds, ooh, goosebumps, yeah, I think they're right. Awesome, as the kids say. Tune as we used to.


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Here’s our latest Look What SHE Did! video about a crazy-great woman who made a difference… but we’ve all probably never heard of her. Playwright/Professor Laural Meade tells a fun tale about the very independent-minded political activist Sara Bard Field. Give it a look, and please do pass it on. Thanks!
Laural Meade wrote a play about a few intrepid suffragettes who barnstormed across the country in an unreliable car, without proper maps or even paved roads, to gather half a million signatures demanding a woman’s right to vote. She came away with a great respect for all of them, but especially Sara Bard Field, orator, activist, and woman with the courage to walk the walk, in both her personal and professional life, at a time when there were serious societal penalties for living outside the norm. Get a little courage for yourself from Sara, who had the moxie to follow her own path.

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Elena UriosteYoga & Wellness
Hailed by The Washington Post as “a drop-dead beauty who plays with equal parts passion, sensuality, brains and humor,” violinist Elena Urioste was recently selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, and has been featured on the cover of Symphony magazine. She has given acclaimed performances with major orchestras throughout the United States, including the Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras; Boston Pops; New York and Buffalo Philharmonics; and the Chicago, San Francisco, National, Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Austin, Charleston, Richmond, and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras.
Recent season highlights have included return performances with the Cleveland and Hallé Orchestras and the Chicago and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, a recital debut at the Kennedy Center with pianist Michael Brown, and a series of live BBC Radio 3 broadcasts from England’s Roman River Music Festival. This season sees debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, IRIS Orchestra, and England’s Philharmonia and Opera North orchestras; return engagements with the Delaware and Asheville Symphony Orchestras; and three separate concerto and chamber music appearances in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall.
As first-place laureate in both the Junior and Senior divisions of the Sphinx Competition, Elena debuted at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium in 2004 and has returned frequently as soloist. She has collaborated with acclaimed conductors Sir Mark Elder, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Christoph Eschenbach, and Robert Spano; pianists Mitsuko Uchida, Dénes Várjon, and Ignat Solzhenitsyn; cellists Peter Wiley, Colin Carr, and Carter Brey; violists Kim Kashkashian and Michael Tree; and violinists Joseph Silverstein, Arnold Steinhardt, and Cho-Liang Lin.
An avid chamber musician as well as soloist, Elena has been a featured artist at the Marlboro, Ravinia,Cho-Liang Lin. An avid chamber musician as well as soloist, Elena has been a featured artist at the Marlboro, Ravinia, La Jolla, Bridgehampton, Moab, and Sarasota Music Festivals, as well as Switzerland’s Sion-Valais International Music Festival, the Verbier Festival’s winter residency at Schloss Elmau, and is a regular at the Roman River Music Festival in Essex, England. She performs extensively in recital with pianists Michael Brown and Tom Poster.
In 2018 Elena joins our Communication Training faculty as one half of Intermission, a groundbreaking yoga program that celebrates the symbiosis between music and yoga, allowing musicians to reconnect their minds, bodies, and spirits with the process of music-making, a program begun with fellow violinist Melissa White. Melissa and Elena met in 2003 via a combination of ENCORE School for Strings, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Sphinx Organization. Through their attendance at and performances in affiliation with all three, the two grew to be wonderful friends and natural collaborators. And, fun fact: they both began playing the violin as a result of watching the very same episode of Sesame Street in 1988!


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The Justice Department has asked the FBI to determine whether a probe into Exxon Mobil Corp.’s climate change disclosures is warranted.
California Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu and Mark DeSaulnier had asked DOJ to look into whether Exxon violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, by failing to disclose truthful information about climate science to its investors.
Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik informed the two lawmakers in January that his department had referred their request to the FBI, DOJ’s investigative arm. News of the referral first appeared on InsideClimate News.
"The FBI will determine whether an investigation is warranted," Kadzik wrote the California Democrats in the letter obtained by Greenwire.
Some lawyers and politicians have suggested litigation against oil companies under RICO, which was previously used in a major lawsuit holding tobacco companies liable for covering up health risks linked to smoking (E&ENews PM, Feb. 10).
Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) is investigating whether Exxon lied to the public or to investors about the risks of climate science.
The investigation is probing the company’s actions dating back to the 1970s, including alleged efforts to fund groups that sought to undermine climate science (E&ENews PM, Nov. 5, 2015).
Exxon spokesman Alan Jeffers said today in a statement that the company "has included information about the business risk of climate change for many years in our 10-K, Corporate Citizenship Report and in other reports to shareholders."
Jeffers added, "Media and environmental activists have used publicly available materials from the company’s archives to deliberately distort ExxonMobil’s nearly 40-year history of climate research, which was conducted publicly in conjunction with the Department of Energy, academics and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."
He said, "To suggest that we had reached definitive conclusions, decades before the world’s experts and while climate science was in an early stage of development, is not credible."
Lieu, a former securities lawyer, said in a recent interview that he was certain Exxon had broken the law.
"The securities laws are very clear: If a company makes a misleading statement of material fact, or omits a material fact from their filings, they can be prosecuted," he said. "Exxon for decades has been misleading the American public; at the very least, omitting material facts from their disclosures about climate change."