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Journal of Psychiatry Depression & Anxiety Category: Clinical Type: Review Article
Primary Negative Symptoms: Appraisal of a Misty Outlook
- Saeed Shoja Shafti1*
- 1 Department Of Psychiatry, Razi Psychiatric Hospital, University Of Social Welfare And Rehabilitation Sciences (USWR), Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
*Corresponding Author:Saeed Shoja Shafti
Department Of Psychiatry, Razi Psychiatric Hospital, University Of Social Welfare And Rehabilitation Sciences (USWR), Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Tel: +98 21 33401220,
Fax:+98 21 33401604
Received Date: Mar 04, 2019 Accepted Date: Mar 13, 2019 Published Date: Mar 20, 2019
But according to a quantity of data, such invented classification into above-mentioned clusters, may not be verified reasonably. In addition, unconditional pessimistic standpoint regarding inflexibility of ‘primary negative symptoms’, against therapeutic approaches, does not seem to be tenable and thus needs to be revised. So, the time has arrived for a critical review about such a conjectural dichotomy, which is seeking diligently cure for no authentic theme.
So again, negative symptoms in schizophrenia, as one of the main criteria in DSM-5, include: 1) Restricted up to flat affect, 2) Apathy 3) Alogia, 4) Anhedonia, 5) Avolition, 6) Asociality, and lastly 7) Attention Deficit . Previously in DSMIV-TR, existence of at least two of these symptoms for at least twelve months was enough for diagnosis of deficit schizophrenia . Anxiety, suspiciousness, mental retardation, depression, drug induced parkinsonism, active positive symptoms (like delusion and hallucination) and lack of environmental stimulants and so on are regarded as potential variables that can cause secondary negative symptoms or reinforcement of primary ones. Among them Affective Blunting, Alogia and Attention Deficit are grouped by some of the researchers as enduring, deficit, persistent, trait and treatment-resistant cluster and Anhedonia, Asociality, Avolition and Apathy as non-enduring, phasic ,transitory, state and treatment-responsive cluster of negative symptoms [4,5]. Hence, it is supposed that the first group is due to structural and developmental factors and the second cluster is caused by imbalance of dopamine in the mesolimbic-mesocortical circuit [4,5]. In addition, the first group is usually more evident in the residual or pre-morbid phase of schizophrenia, while the second group is more observable in the acute (psychotic) phase and pre and/or post psychotic illness. Besides, the first cluster is recognized as poor prognostic sign, while the later one as an either independent from prognosis or as an indication of good prognosis. Moreover, the enduring group seems to be more prevalent among the patient's relatives in comparing with the non-enduring group. Even among the enduring cluster, some researchers believe that affective blunting or flattening and poverty of speech, perhaps, are more appropriate for including as ‘primary negative symptoms’ and they consider them in relationship with deterioration of social function during puberty, while attention impairment and poverty of content of speech are perceived in relationship with cognitive disturbance and poor school performance of such patients in the former period of their illness. Neither of the aforesaid functions seems to have any association with symptoms of second cluster, like Avolition-apathy or Anhedonia-asociality [4,5]. Disregard to validity of such kind of classification or viewpoints with respect to clinical aspects of primary negative symptoms, also a general despair is evident regarding resistance of ‘primary negative symptoms’ against antipsychotic treatment. Therefore, adjunctive strategies are commonly acknowledged as the complementary inventions in this regard . Cognitive deficits of schizophrenic patients too, do not seem to be independent totally from ‘primary negative symptoms’ . But according to a quantity of data, such invented categorization into ‘enduring vs. transient’, and ’primary vs. secondary’ negative symptoms, may not be verified reasonably.
For example, in a series of double-blind clinical trials, we tried to assess the effectiveness of different adjunctive drugs for improvement of apparently ‘primary negative symptoms’, after employment of a specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, which was determined according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,4th edition, Text Revision. In this regard and in the first tryout on 40 schizophrenic cases, we found that citalopram, alprazolam, and clomipramine, in minimum to moderate doses, were significantly more effective than placebo (P=0.001, P=0.01 and P=0.01, respectively) in reducing the score of SANS for different items, though commonly about 20% in comparison with the baseline. Also there was not any direct relationship between response and severity of the negative symptoms . It is mentionable that in this evaluation, Affective Blunting showed the most and Anhedonia-Asociality the least improvement .
Consequently and in a further study, the effectiveness of bromocripme, fluoxetine and nortiptyline were judged against placebo in 100 schizophrenia patients. According to the results of this experiment, while all of the used adjunctive drugs , in minimum to moderate doses, were better than placebo , only nortriptyline was significantly more effective (P=0.005) . In this trial, attention deficit showed the most and affecting blunting the least improvement by adjunctive drugs. Once more, there was no clear relationship between severity of the symptoms and their further response .
In another trial, the effectiveness of maprotiline and fluvoxamine were compared to placebo, in 30 schizophrenic patients, and according to the results, both of them were more effective than placebo, though it was significant only with respect to maprotiline (P=0.01) . In this sample severe symptoms responded more than mild ones to adjunctive drugs [9,10].
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
Based on the exclusion criteria, therefore all of the negative symptoms in those samples could be supposed as primary ones, and as has been said before, Affective Blunting in the first trial, Attention Deficit in the second trial, and Affective Blunting, Alogia and Anhedonia-Asociality in the third trial showed the best response to adjunctive drugs. So, in contrast to the old-fashioned classification, symptoms like Avolition-Apathy in the third trial and Anhedonia-Asociality in the first and second trials were the least responsive ones. Similar results as well can be found in a lot of studies regarding negative symptoms. Consequently, the following conclusions can be taken into consideration with respect to our discussion:
1. Unconditional pessimistic standpoint regarding inflexibility of ‘primary negative symptoms’ against therapeutic approaches does not seem to be tenable and needs to be revised.
2. There is no sufficient evidence for classification of ‘primary negative symptoms’ into two aforesaid clusters of ‘enduring, treatment-resistant’ and ‘transient, treatment-responsive’ ones.
3. Also, categorization of negative symptoms into’ primary ‘and ‘secondary’ is a challenging issue. Firstly, DFSM-5 has not stressed on precise identification of primary ones for diagnosis of schizophrenia. It seems that it has supposed only one type of negative symptoms that are easily diagnosable. Secondly, positive symptoms are in the realm of psychopathology, while negative symptoms are mainly in the realm of interpersonal function. Function is a multidimensional concept, and its interactional aspect, which is assessed by clinician, can have root in the pre-morbid traits. Cluster A personality disorders, like schizotypal and schizoid, have traits similar to negative symptoms, and while all of them are in the realm of behavior, there is no necessity that always and in all situations they ought to be considered dysfunctional.
4. According to the aforesaid trials, a positive, though restricted, response due to adjunctive treatments was evident in the clinical spectrum of negative symptoms. There are other studies also that have shown that negative symptoms are treatment responsive, and there is no necessity to consider it factual only with respect to ‘secondary negative symptoms’ [11,12]. But if, in opposition to the diagnostic criteria of DSM-5, differentiation between ‘primary ‘and ‘secondary’ in the realm of therapy is so sensitive and hard to accomplish, then it is better to consider them totally as’ secondary’, instead of ‘primary’, which can only promote a morbid cycle of stigmatization. That kind of deficit symptoms that are due to disturbances of mood, anxiety, positive symptoms, extra-pyramidal side effects and so on, are only a cluster of by-products that can be ruled out by careful clinical exam, and in essence they are not negative symptoms.
5. Proponents of ‘primary negative symptoms’, who may have based their suppose on the observable facts of ‘disturbance of function’, ‘chronicity’ and ‘neuro-anatomocal changes’ of schizophrenic patients, believe in the existence of a set of similar symptoms that are treatment resistant and enduring , not originating from the abovementioned .Hence, they termed the later cluster as ‘secondary negative symptoms’. But what kind of treatment resistant is it that easily responds to even the minimum doses of a variety of SSRIs, TCAs and etc.
There are a lot of trials in this regard, many of them with valuable scientific methods that have shown treatability of this kind of symptoms. Although the proponents of primary negative symptoms discard most of them as faulty that are dealing mostly with secondary ones, but it does not look as if their facts are in essence different from other’s facts. Whichever subject that cannot be separated, by any means, from the concept of’ secondary perhaps is nothing except than a wholly ‘secondary’ phenomenon. If the problem is in the apparent reality of ‘disturbance of function’, then that aspect can be described more precisely. If the neuro-anatomical changes bear in mind the Hughlings Jackson’s perspective of ‘progressive dissolution of function’ and subsequent neurological classification of positive and negative symptoms, it should not be ignored that schizophrenia is still in the field of psychiatry. Sticking so rigorously to “primary” vs. “secondary”, based on indistinct proofs and subjective inferences, is not truthfully in concord with the fundamental objectives of psychiatric rehabilitation, because promotion of deinstitutionalization is not achievable with endorsement of stigmatization. Consequently, it seems that the time has arrived for a critical review about such a conjectural dichotomy, which is seeking diligently cure for no authentic theme.
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Citation: Shoja Shafti S (2019) Primary Negative Symptoms: Appraisal of a Misty Outlook. J Psychiatry Depress Anxiety 5: 019.
Copyright: © 2019 Saeed Shoja Shafti, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Jacky Ido (born 14 May 1977) is a Burkinabe-born French actor. His first role was as Lemalian in the 2005 German film, The White Masai. He is best known to English-language audiences for his role as Marcel, the film projectionist in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film, Inglourious Basterds. Ido's brother Cédric Ido, who is also an actor, has directed him in the short Hasaki Ya Suda. Ido works and resides in Paris, France and is working on an album of slam poetry.
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Wondering what to read this summer? The team from the National Library have some suggestions for adults, children and teenagers…
Page-turners for adults
In his new book, Just One Thing: How Simple Changes Can Transform Your Life, Dr Michael Mosley reveals reading fiction not only enhances our interpersonal skills, but it "acts as a ‘whole brain’ workout as it increases blood flow across the entire brain". As Hercule Poirot said during his investigation of The ABC Murders: "If the little grey cells are not exercised, they grow the rust."
The Woman in the Library
Linda’s recommendation, Sulari Gentill’s The Woman in the Library, opens with what I describe as a painfully hilarious paragraph:
"Writing in the Boston Public Library had been a mistake. It was too magnificent. One could spend hours just staring at the ceiling in the Reading Room. Very few books have been written with the writer’s eyes cast upward."
Sound familiar? Just be hopeful your distracted-ceiling-gazing is not interrupted by a loud scream and a dead body, as the protagonist Freddie Kincaid and her fellow readers were. As Linda says:
"You will never look at your fellow readers in the Reading Room the same way again!"
Rook Files trilogy
For those of you who love historical fiction with a dash of sci-fi, Meri recommends Blitz by Canberra-based writer and National Library frequenter, Dan O’Malley. It is the third book in his Rook Files trilogy and is set in London during World War II. Meri says, "O’Malley [has an extraordinary] ability to weave the supernatural and real worlds together… [which makes Blitz] a supernatural romp from beginning to end with plenty of twists and turns along the way". The first two books, The Rook and Stiletto, are also in the Library’s collection if you need to catch up.
The Beach Volcano
Kathryn’s suggestion, The Beach Volcano by the ACT’s Artist of the Year 2022, Nigel Featherstone, is a novella "about family reunions – and all the challenges they bring". It might provide some inspiration and courage for a family and friends filled summer.
Kill Your Brother
A slightly darker turn on the ‘family’ theme, Jess suggests Jack Heath’s Kill Your Brother, in which Elise is searching for her missing brother only to become captive of the same woman holding her brother. The premise, ‘kill your brother and you can go free’ kept Jess gripped to the end:
"I couldn’t put it down."
How to Manage Men
To restore your merry holiday vibes, Lisa suggests Mary Hyde’s 1955 guide How To Manage Men.
"I was introduced to [it] by Kaz Cooke’s You’re Doing It Wrong: A History of Bad and Bonkers Advice to Women. There’s an excellent chapter on brothers and, as a sister to a younger one, how to manage them. Hyde describes younger brothers as ‘a menace… [and as a] species is pretty revolting and not exactly amenable to orders from his elder sister’."
Zoe Foster Blake’s Textbook Romance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting the Guy, a title that presumably continues on with ‘to behave himself’, and which Megan recommends as it reads like a conversation with "a girlfriend trying to help you puzzle out our biggest investment – giving our heart to someone else". If you don’t know, Zoe is married to comedian Hamish Blake, of ‘Hamish and Andy’ fame, so the funny perspectives offered by Hamish provide a layer of giggles.
Treasure and Dirt
Cathie describes Australian author Chris Hammer’s Treasure and Dirt as a "novel [that] took me by surprise". Hammer "beautifully captured the sense of the outback; both the beauty of the place and the claustrophobic nature of a small town under pressure". The novel details the police investigation after an opal miner is found crucified in his mine.
"Lots of tension, some terrifically complex characters and a sense of foreboding that kept me up very late one night until I had found out what happened."
The French Photographer
A lighter keep-me-up-all-night page-turner is Natasha Lester’s The French Photographer. Historian Lisa says it’s,
"unputdownable until the wee small hours and the weeping intensified when I came across a bibliography at the end!"
An Evening with the Messiah
Not one for reading fiction, Matthew also found himself reading Catherine Jinks' 1996 novel, An Evening with the Messiah, into the wee small hours.
"I felt like I’d met the characters in real life and I'm looking forward to meeting them with a summer re-read of this great read."
Other fiction recommendations include:
- Dymphna Cusack’s historical family saga set in 1953 Newcastle, Southern Steel;
- Jane Harper’s newest novel, Exiles;
- Jane Caro’s The Mother;
- Shankari Chandran’s Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens; and
- Kerry Greenwood’s new Miss Fisher mystery, Murder in Williamstown.
We haven’t forgotten our younger readers! Last school holidays, the Main Reading Room’s Kid’s Reading Corner was expanded and there are now reading delights available all-year-round for little ones, teenagers and those who haven’t lost their love of a great fairy-tale or illustrated adventure.
Christopher Cheng and Lucia Masciullo’s The Imagineer, follows Penny’s visit to her Grandpa’s house, a house "packed with all kinds of stuff", which she imagineers into a "most wonderful, phantasmagorical, incredibleacious, stupendorific creation". Guaranteed it will inspire your little imagineers over the school holidays and may help get the shed or spare room cleaned out!
Our Bush Capital
Samantha Tidy’s Our Bush Capital, beautifully illustrated by Juliette Dudley, provides another school holiday activity for Canberra residents and visitors in the form of a guide to Australia’s capital. Featuring all the fantastic cultural and tourist destinations in Canberra, this book will inspire young readers with their mini-adventuring plans for the summer holidays. Come plot together using a free National Library of Australia ‘Clever Thinking’ notepad available in the Kids’ Corner.
The Lost Thing and Eric
Sam recommends two Shaun Tan books, The Lost Thing and Eric. The Lost Thing takes readers on a beautifully illustrated journey where we learn that "it’s totally okay to not always know where we’re going, what we want, or even who we are". Sam describes it as a story of hope: "Even if you are lost in life, it is possible to find purpose." A comforting read for younger and older readers, especially after the past few years.
Eric is a story about being a little bit "different", Sam says, but that this is something to embrace and to understand "the beauty of a life lived outside the box".
"Sometimes, things and people have their own reasons for being, above and beyond our knowledge. Sometimes, the greatest gifts come in the strangest, smallest and most unusual wrappings."
Pow Pow Pig
Some readers may know Anh Do from his ABC TV show, Anh’s Brush with Fame, but did you know Australia’s "Happiest Refugee" is also a children’s author? Felicity recommends Pow Pow Pig, the illustrations by Peter Cheong "drew us in" and "captivated my son with its energetic, fast-paced storyline that follows the adventures of the Creatures Helping Other Creatures organisation". Pow Pow Pig involves time travel and the CHOC saving the world. It's inspirational fun for our future activists and saviours of the world.
The Night of the Hiding Moon
Anyone else traumatised by a, for example, eldest sister who scared you with tales of a monster under your bed because she loved the [terrified] hugs you gave? No? Just my brother then. Loris recommends Emma Allen and Sher Rill Ng’s "beautiful book for the little people", The Night of the Hiding Moon, which explores the ideas of the "shadows of the night making our imaginations run wild" with "extraordinary illustrations" and a creative section with instructions for making your own shadow puppets in the age-old Asian tradition. This book shows how night-time is all about shadowy, moonlit inspiration, creativity, and fun!
Boy Swallows Universe
For the young adult readers who haven’t yet discovered Boy Swallows Universe, currently in production for a Netflix series in 2023, Morgan and thousands of readers around the world recommend Trent Dalton’s 2018 novel. "This novel blew me away!", says Morgan. "It is as surprising, intimate, both heart-wrenching and -warming, bizarre and miraculous as the title suggests."
Tomorrow When the War Began
And an oldie, but a goodie that draws in new readers every year is John Marsden’s Tomorrow, When the War Began series. Ellie and her friends head to the bush for an end-of-year camping trip and return to their country town to find they have all disappeared. Lisa says:
"I watched the ABC TV series and finally understood why my brother followed the series devotedly… and my nephew spent two summers devouring all the books."
The Library also holds worldwide popular favourites The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, books by author of The Maze Runner series, James Dashner, the for-all-ages story by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.
Planning a visit?
You can visit the National Library’s Main Reading Room in Canberra to exercise your little grey cells where many of the books mentioned above will be on open access across the summer holiday. View our Summer Opening Hours.


Another weekend?!? We just had one of these at the end of last week!
Father John Misty/Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit @ Armory
Father John Misty has invented his own snide, bitter style of cocktail-lounge musical comedy, although he sings more like James Taylor than Billy Joel. Jason Isbell has mastered a gravely earnest country-folk hybrid whose austere, dust-coated sound matches the realist detail of his writing. Their double-bill show is sure to emphasize the contrast. With Jade Bird. All ages. 7 p.m. $53-$60. 500 S. Sixth St, Minneapolis.More info here.—Lucas Fagen
Nur-D @ 7th St. Entry
By rapping about social anxiety and video games with jovial, slightly nervous enthusiasm, Nur-D lives up to his name. On last year’s Mixtape 2: Electric Boogaloo, the bouncy singsong jams move (“Get Familiar”), and the fragile, adorable ballads ache (“Nin10doh”). His show is also a release party for his next mixtape. With Fruitpunchloverboy, Mac Turner, Lt. Sunnie, Kode Red, and Tuvok the Word. 18+. 7:30 p.m. $10/$15. 701 First Ave. N.. More info here. —Lucas Fagen
Stanley Clarke Band @ Dakota
Classically trained virtuoso Stanley Clarke is the most innovative bassist of his generation, and also one of the most prolific. A founding member of the groundbreaking jazz fusion band Return To Forever, Clarke pioneered funky string slapping, note flurries, and bass-defined melodies. The latest version of his ever-evolving band is a sextet, including keyboardists Cameron Graves and Beka Gochiashvili, who also played on 2018’s wildly eclectic The Message. Around a loose dystopian theme, its material ranges from blistering funk to Bach to jazz-infused pop, rock, and hip-hop. Also Saturday. 7 & 9 p.m. $30—$60. 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis. More info here.—Rick Mason
Complete Friday music listings here.
Coheed and Cambria, Mastodon @ Armory
Despite considerable musical differences, this double bill makes because of the bands’ similarly conceptual songwriting. Led by Claudio Sanchez and his poppy, almost androgynous voice, New York’s Coheed and Cambria have a fluid, occasionally metallic prog-rock sound; they’ve largely remained committed to a sci-fi storyline throughout their entire recording career, most recently with last year’s Vaxis—Act 1: The Unheavenly Creatures. The altogether heavier Atlanta band Mastodon also built their reputation off concept albums, starting with 2004’s Moby-Dick-inspired Leviathan and, later, 2009’s Crack the Skye, which they’ll be performing at the Armory in light of its 10th anniversary. 6:30 p.m. $31-$104.50. 500 6th St. S., Minneapolis. More info here.—Michael Madden
Taj Mahal Quartet @ Minnesota Zoo
After some 50 years, Taj Mahal (born Henry St. Clair Fredericks Jr.) continues building his legacy as a country blues aficionado and master whose ethnomusicological curiosity has spawned global connections and insight. His pursuit of blues threads from the Caribbean to Africa, India and the South Pacific has led to an uncommonly rich, deeply influential, profoundly innovative body of work that will long resonate. Mahal will lead his quartet at the zoo, promising to leave his audience satisfied ’n tickled too. The Stan Kipper (of local New Primitives fame) Trio opens. 7:30 p.m. $50—$62.50. 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. More info here.—Rick Mason
The Comet Is Coming @ Turf Club
Despite the cosmic vagueness of the title of The Comet Is Coming’s second album, Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery(released earlier this year), there’s nothing spaced-out or occult about this sax-synth-drum trio, featuring the mighty British-Barbadian hornman Shabaka Hutchings, reigning here under the name King Shabaka. His attack is blunt and focused, communicating emotion in sharp, staccato bursts and repeating strands of upwardly arching melody, his tune-sense holding strong even when he’s telegraphing a series of single note dot-dot-dashes. Drummer Max “Betamax” Hallett can sprawl out with trippy accents but prefers a steady backbeat or heavy unshifting patterns, and synth maestro Danalogue (aka Dan Leavers) is a versatile mood-setter, contributing minimalist ripples that nostalgically echo ’70s futurism, new-wave chord vamps, and a synth bass I bet you’ll feel in your pancreas if you see them at the Turf in June. If Kamasi Washington’s sprawling spiritual ecstasy ever strikes you as just maybe a little bit extra, here’s some brassy improv as down to earth as the volatile hunk of gaseous interstellar ice Hutchings and his pals are sure will one day destroy our planet. With Makr and DJ Jon Jon Scott (Sound Verite). 8 p.m. $20. 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. More info here.—Keith Harris
Complete Saturday music listings here.
Charly Bliss @ 7th St. Entry
Charly Bliss made the familiar “indie guitar band goes ’80s pop” jump in just two albums, a record low. Their debut, Guppy, abounded with grungy guitar noise and power-pop choruses, while the new Young Enough daubs on keyboard polish, clouds of electronic smoke, and new wave glitter. On both albums, Eva Hendricks’s sharp, giddy, excellent songcraft sparkles. With Emily Reo. 7 p.m. $15/$17. 701 First Ave. N.. More info here.—Lucas Fagen
Polo G, NLE Choppa @ El Nuevo Rodeo
Polo G and NLE Choppa are two leaders of rap’s youth vanguard. Polo is a 20-year-old from Chicago’s North Side who broke out last year with the infectious street smash “Finer Things,” following it with an even bigger collaboration with Bronx sing-rapper Lil Tjay, “Pop Out.” Meanwhile, Memphis native Choppa has the distinction of being a phenomenal rap talent who wasn’t born until 2002(!). The NLE stands for No Love Entertainment, and his style is fittingly cold and ruthless. His explosion came off the strength of January’s “Shotta Flow,” an incredibly hard burst of menacing energy. Choppa reportedly turned down at least one $3 million record deal, choosing instead to work under the wing of resurgent mogul Steve Stoute and his startup UnitedMasters. 7 p.m. $40. 2709 E. Lake St., Minneapolis. More info here.—Michael Madden
Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers @ Dakota
Since the early ’90s, Mindi Abair has contributed saxophone and/or vocals to innumerable diverse sessions while her solo career emphasized pop-jazz often uncomfortably close to the dreaded “smooth.” Her evident sax chops and hints of more substantial roots bloomed around the time she hooked up with guitarist Randy Jacobs and the Boneshakers. Now, on her gritty, hard-rockin’, blues and funk slathered No Good Deed, Abair channels Joan Jett and Junior Walker with muscular covers of the Rascals, Pat Benatar, Etta James, and Ike and Tina Turner, among impressive originals. 7 & 9 p.m. $25—$45. 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis. More info here.—Rick Mason
Complete Sunday music listings here.


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Authorities said Sunday that both suspects are described as black males in their 20s.
They were seen in a white sedan with dark tint and a sunroof.
Investigators say the two suspects got into an argument with the victims and one allegedly retrieved a handgun from the car and fired multiple times.
They then fled in the car.
The victims include two men and two women.
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2 edition of Early Precambrian of Scotland and related rocks of Greenland found in the catalog.
Early Precambrian of Scotland and related rocks of Greenland
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Pangea, also spelled Pangaea, in early geologic time, a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth. Paleogeography and paleoceanography of (top) Early Permian and (bottom) early Late Permian times. Adapted from C.A. Ross and J.R.P. Ross, Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, Special Publication The Palaeogene igneous rocks of Great Britain, Ireland and the surrounding sea form part of the North Atlantic Igneous Superprovince that extends to East and West Greenland, Baffin Island and the Labrador Sea (Upton, ; P). This volcanism was a precurser to and accompanied the opening of the North Atlantic and continues to the present.
Laurentia is a large continental forms the ancient geological core of the North American continent.. Originally, it included the core of Greenland and the northwestern part of Scotland, known as the Hebridean tia is also called the North American is a modern geological feature, and it is also a very ancient geological core made of igneous rock. Geological History of Britain and Ireland tells the region's story at a level accessible to undergraduate geologists, as well as to postgraduates, professionals or informed amateurs. This second edition is fully revised and updated, reflecting our continually developing knowledge of the region's geology.3/5(1).
The Cambrian was a time of mild, equitable climate, when high sea levels covered extensive continental margins. Sediments deposited on the margins of one of the Cambrian continental masses, Avalonia, now form the type section in Wales. Modern dating techniques have shown that the Cambrian was of shorter duration than previously thought: the currently accepted . Large Igneous Provinces - by Richard E. Ernst September
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Additional Physical Format: Online version: Park, R.G. Graham). Early Precambrian of Scotland and related rocks of Greenland. Newcastle, Eng., Dept. of Geology. The composite lithostratigraphic units of these early Precambrian terranes include a wide spectrum of basic lithologies ranging from early Archaean to early Proterozoic.
The Archaean Complex of East Greenland, on the other hand, contains relatively few basic units and the craton is dissected by the Ammassalik Proterozoic mobile belt (Chadwick Cited by: 5.
Basic magmatic rocks make up approximately three-quarters of the crust ofthe present day Earth. Because we can observe and study the volcanic products of present day tectonic regimes comprehensively, we can shed light on ancient tectono-magmatic provinces, and thereby deduce the petrogenesis and Author: R.P.
Hall. Early Precambrian Basic Magmatism. This is the primary objective of this book. basic rocks of the USA Early Precambrian basic rocks of the Canadian Shield Early Precambrian basic rocks of Greenland and Scotland Early Precambrian basic rocks of the Baltic Shield Early Precambrian basic rocks of China Early.
Early Precambrian of Scotland and Related Rocks of Greenland’ by the same editors, published inwould be doing it a gross injustice; the intervening fourteen years have seen dramatic advances in the understanding of high-grade gneiss terrains (including the Lewisian) and the contents of the book reflect this expansion ofAuthor: D.
Manning. Precambrian Research. Supports open access. Articles in press Latest issue Article collections All issues Submit your article.
Search in this journal. Volume 3, Issue 1 Pages (January ) Download full issue. Previous vol/issue. Next vol/issue. Actions for selected articles. Select all / Deselect all. Download PDFs Export citations. Greenland’s major physical feature is its massive ice sheet, which is second only to Antarctica’s in size.
The Greenland Ice Sheet has an average thickness of 5, feet (1, metres), reaches a maximum thickness of ab feet (3, metres), and covers more thansquare miles (1, square km)—over four-fifths of Greenland’s total land area.
The results obtained suggest that the sources for the studied Pt placers might be buried mafic-ultramafic rocks which are manifestations of major Precambrian magmatic events. The Early Paleozoic zircons fall in the Ma range, corresponding to the age of late tectonic granites, the alkali suite and late granites in northern Scotland , and to the Grampian and.
We also assume, from an extremely sketchy geologic record, that sedimentary rocks were present in the very early Precambrian--i.e., more than about b.y.
ago--to such a minor extent that development of the early crust may be con- sidered wholly in Cited by: Tarney, J.,The Scourie dyke suite and the nature of the Inverian event in Assynt, in R.
Park and J. Tarney, eds., The Early Precambrian of Scotland and Related Rocks of Greenland. University of Keele, – Google Scholar. The geology of the Isle of Mull in Scotland is dominated by the development during the early Palaeogene period of a ‘volcanic central complex’ associated with the opening of the Atlantic bedrock of the larger part of the island is formed by basalt lava flows ascribed to the Mull Lava Group erupted onto a succession of Mesozoic sedimentary rocks during the.
Precambrian Scotland as a Laurentia-Gondwana link: Origin and significance of cratonic promontories but the extremity of the Labrador-Scotland-Greenland promontory was detached during final continental separation in Vendian to earliest Cambrian time to form the Arequipa massif and in Jurassic time to form the Hebridean shield.
The Cited by: Well preserved late Precambrian Paleosols from Northwest Scotland Gregory J. Retallack; Laurentian margin evolution and the Caledonian orogeny—A template for Scotland and East Greenland The Greenland Caledonides: Evolution of the Northeast Margin of Laurentia The Second Hutton Symposium on the Origin of Granites and Related by: The mountains and fjords of Greenland preserve a record of nearly four billion years of Earth history - a story of mountain building, volcanic eruptions, primitive life and ice ages.
During the vast period of time, through processes of continental drift, Greenland has journeyed from the southern hemisphere through the tropics to its present polar position. Clowes, Ronald Wyman, Derek and Kerrich, Robert Mantle plume – volcanic arc interaction: consequences for magmatism, metallogeny, and cratonization in the Abitibi and Wawa subprovinces, CanadaThis article is one of a series of papers published in this Special Issue on the theme Lithoprobe — parameters, processes, and the evolution of a by: Britain and Ireland have a remarkably varied geology for so small a fragment of continental crust, with a fine rock record back through three billion years of geological time.
This history would have been interesting enough if it had been played out on relatively stable continental crust. However, Britain and Ireland have developed at a tectonic crossroads, on crust once traversed by. Argyll and the Islands: A landscape fashioned by geology Encompassing much of the ancient Scots’ kingdom of Dalriada, the area described in this book is dominated by long peninsulas and islands, narrow lochs and some of the roughest, rocky terrain in Scotland.
The evolutionary history of life on Earth traces the processes by which living and fossil organisms evolved, from the earliest emergence of life to the present. Earth formed about billion years (Ga) ago and evidence suggests life emerged prior to Ga.
(Although there is some evidence of life as early as to Ga, it remains controversial due to the possible non-biological. Rob Strachan teaches tectonics in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth.
His published research of over papers mainly results from fieldwork on Precambrian and Lower Palaeozoic rocks in Scotland, Greenland and Range: £ - £. Scotland (Scots: Scotland, Scottish Gaelic: Alba [ˈal̪ˠapə] ()) is a country that is part of the United ng the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a 96 mile ( km) border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and the Irish Sea to the g code: +Such a framework is well established for the Fennoscandian Shield of Finland, Sweden and northwestern Russia , for Greenland/Laurentia [5, 6] and for the Lewisian of NW Scotland [7, 8], but not yet for the Precambrian crystalline rocks within and west of the Scandinavian Caledonides in North Norway (Figure 1).Cited by: Earth's Oldest Rocks provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of early Earth, from planetary accretion through to development of protocratons with depleted lithospheric keels by c.
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Solange x Puma: Now Featured In Your Shoe Dreams
Solange is back at it again with her second capsule collection for Puma Sneakers. The collection, titled “Wild Wonder” features three designed-by-Solange interpretations of Puma’s famed Trinomic XT2 sneaker. Designed in two separate parts, the second drop, entitled “Behind the Bazaar,” will feature two styles that will be released on December 13th.
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Small but good deeds can go a very long way. The number of people who live for helping others out is very low. Most of the people in this world are living only for themselves. They don’t really care about what other people might be going through. Being totally selfless has its rewards.
One can make this world better and bring peace by doing the smallest of deeds but regularly. If we all start donating a single dollar every day, it can have such a huge impact by the end of the year. It truly can change a lot of people’s lives.
Mr. Jim Larkin and Mr. Michael Lacey are the examples of such selfless people. They lead a very purposeful life and are always looking to help people in one way or another. They work day and night to make their community a better place to live.
What the duo did in the year 2013 in Mexico is still remembered by a lot of people. They came across an unpleasant situation back in the year 2007.
Mr. Larkin and Mr. Lacey are two individuals working in the field of journalism. They spoke against the extremism of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This man was known for being cruel and unfair to the people of Mexico.
The journalist duo decided to speak against this cruel man and put him to justice. Joe Arpaio was a powerful man in the country, and he was not going to let two journalists stop him or even speak against his wrongdoings.
Therefore, he gave an order to his army to capture both, Mr. Larkin and Mr. Lacey as well. People had quite an angry response towards this arrest order. Everybody demanded that Mr. Larkin and Mr. Lacey shall be released.
The journalist duo did get released, and after coming out, they decided to work even more hard against Joe Arpaio. After a couple of days, the decided to go to court. After battling in court for 6 years, Mr. Larkin and Mr. Lacey were able to win the case against Joe Arpaio.
Michael Lacey and Jim Larin were awarded more than 3 million dollars for winning the case. This case completely changed their lives. They decided to open a foundation. Lacey and Larkin Frontera Fund is what they named this foundation. This fund financially supported other organization.
The organization named, Center of Neighborhood works to improve the lives of many, especially the youth. They guide them into living a purposeful life. The Frontera Fund foundation helped a lot of people in Pheonix and Arizona. They were able to help their societies and families on a larger regional scale. They were able to speak up and get recognition. This resulted in getting support.
The organization, Center of Neighborhood also grants different scholarships. They help a lot of bright students get in top notch institutes. They try to make sure that every person in the State gets good quality education.
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Steve Ceragno recently caught the Least Tern above performing a flawless nosedive at DeKorte. Below are some Snowy Egrets from Mill Creek and a Least Bittern at DeKorte. Thanks Steve!
The North Jersey Concert Band is headed to the Meadowlands Environment Center for a free concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 14.
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Stem cells are unique cells, as they have the potential to undergo repair and regeneration into a variety of distinct cell types of the body. These cells are of great importance in today's regenerative medicine and can be isolated from specific tissues of the body including oral cavity. Especially, stem cells obtained from the placenta and umbilical cord that were considered to be biologic waste can be used in the treatment of cancerous conditions also. Moreover, the recent past has plenty of studies carried out in pulpal stem cells from the dental tissues. Hence, the present study was conducted to assess the level of awareness and knowledge about different sources of stem cells and its importance among expectant mothers in rural areas of Puducherry population. Through this study, the knowledge of stem cells will be emphasized among the pregnant women.
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Benny AM, Murugappan S. Efficiency of Universal Back Resting Device in Public Health Dentistry Outreach Activities: A Cross-sectional Study among Patients and Service Care Providers. 2020; 10 (2):34-37.
Aims and objectives: This study was undertaken to analyze the benefits and drawbacks of the universal back resting device (UBRD) and to use the obtained data to rectify defects if any and modify it for the betterment of treatment outcomes at camp sites. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire study undertaken among a group of 100 patients and 100 healthcare providers who have received treatment with the aid of and provided treatment with the UBRD, respectively. The data that were obtained by analyzed and percentages were calculated using SPSS 17 for windows. Results: The results of this study conclusively pointed out that the UBRD meets the demands that it was intended for and it can also be used as an alternative to portable dental chairs at camp sites or even in primary health centers when the available funds are insufficient in ratio to the number of people requiring treatment. The possible alteration that can be made to the device to increase its efficiency was also noted. Conclusion: The UBRD has proved to be useful in providing oral healthcare at camp sites and could be stated that it is a fair enough alternative to conventional chairs when minimum resources are available. Clinical significance: The UBRD is a unique device that can aid in providing better treatment and is cost efficient and if it is implemented in camp/outreach sites, it would drastically increase the number of patients getting treated in a short period of time and to an efficiency level almost as equal as a portable dental chair.
Schwannoma is usually an uncommon, benign, encapsulated, very slow-growing, usually solitary tumor that originates from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath derived from the neuroectoderm. Only 1% of schwannomas was intraoral of which the most common site is always the tongue after which the palate, floor of the mouth, buccal mucosa, lips, and jaws can be affected. Schwannoma is an uncommon benign tumor that originates from the Schwan cell of the peripheral nerves. It is difficult to diagnose clinically. In our case, the patient reported a solitary swelling present on the left cheek. The swelling was warmth, tender, and consistency is soft. Inflamed buccal mucosa was also noted and the patient had restricted mouth opening. Then, surgical excision was done under general anesthesia.
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Guna TP, Sathyanarayanan R, Pilavullathil R, Jude NJ, Kumaravel R, Selvakumar C, Bharathi S. Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis with Intralesional Injection of Hyaluronidase and Dexamethasone: A Case Report. 2020; 10 (2):41-42.
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic premalignant condition more common. It occurs mostly due to betel quid chewing. The characteristic feature of OSMF is the progressive hyalinization of the submucosa. Resistance and progression are the factors that attributes to its nature of affecting the entire mucosa. It causes reduction in mouth opening gradually, which can extend to the pharynx. It is a potentially malignant condition causing fibrosis of the connective tissues. Although medical treatment provides only symptomatic, optimal doses of injection with corticosteroids, hyaluronidase, and local anesthesia locally produced significant reduction in the clinical symptoms. This article is to report a case of OSMF, which was treated similarly and had better results than either agents used individually.
Most of the patients reporting for the correction of proclined teeth have an underlying skeletal Class II base relation; management of these cases during the growth phase early in the treatment when patient compliance is at their best is advantageous. Although various functional appliances are available for use, the Carriere Motion Appliance (CMA) is simple, not bulky, and easy for the patient to adapt, as there is no bulky acrylic that would hinder the speech or during eating. This case report presents a 14-year-old patient treated with the CMA.
Odontogenic keratocyst is classified under developmental cyst which develops from cell rest of dental lamina. It has no specific predilection for age and can occur from infancy to old age, however with a slight predilection for males. The mandibular posterior region is most commonly affected. The cyst has high chances of recurrence. One of the most important radiographic features is that the cyst tends to expand antero-posteriorly within the medullary cavity of the bone without causing bony expansion. A case with odontogenic keratocyst of the left posterior mandible is discussed with clinical and radiographic findings. Clinical examination revealed buccal lymphadenitis with obliteration and tenderness over the left mandibular buccal vestibule. Radiographic examination such as intraoral periapical (IOPA) radiograph and orthopantomogram revealed a multilocular lesion with mixed densities involving the apices of the left mandibular posterior teeth. The corresponding third molar was impacted and the inferior alveolar nerve canal was displaced inferiorly. There was no bony expansion evident on the occlusal radiograph. The features were suggestive of odontogenic keratocyst.
A common hereditary defect of the oral cavity with grave socioeconomic problem is cleft lip and palate. Although the defect varies in forms and severity, the individuals presented with glitches regarding functions and esthetics. Authors claim that nasoalveolar molding improves facial esthetics and function and has gained more attention. The objective of presurgical nasoalveolar molding comprises improving lip segment, inferior lateral alar cartilages, and alveolar cleft segments. Outcomes of presurgical nasoalveolar molding are promising and hence are encouraged immediately after birth and continued until further corrective surgery is planned. The rationale of presurgical nasoalveolar molding is approximation of the alveolar segments, wherein the surgeon has to perform gingivoperiosteoplasty followed by corrective lip surgery.
One of the major problems faced by most of the denture wearers especially geriatric population comes in the form of denture stomatitis, and the common causative organism is found to be Candida albicans. It has the greatest ability to form biofilm on the surface of the dentures. Various mechanical and chemical methodologies have been employed to eradicate this problem. Several studies have evaluated the antifungal properties of commercially available denture cleansers and other novel agents. Turbinaria conoides proves to have promising antifungal properties, and further studies have to be conducted to reach the depth of the individual compound responsible for the antifungal activity.
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Prathima G Shivashankarappa
The introduction of adult NiTi rotary file system for children was a revolution in the field of pediatric endodontics. With the use of these files, cost-effective, consistent obturations were made possible in shorter instrumentation time. The various restraints of adult rotary files such as file length and taper created the need for newer rotary file system. These voids were fulfilled with the advent of exclusive pediatric rotary file—Kedo-S file system. In this article, we have discussed how the innovative pediatric rotary files have made its mark overpowering the limitations of the existing adult rotary file system in children.

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Tan Chong Group to invest extra 50 million USD in Da Nang
TCIE Vietnam Company, a member of Malaysia’s Tan Chong Motor Group, will build a new car factory in Hoa Khanh industrial zone in the central city from 2019 with total investment of 50 million USD.
The city’s Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) confirmed that the company has completed procedures to soon commence the project.
The agency said TCIE Vietnam had invested 55 million USD between 2013-2017 to produce the first locally-assembled Nissan Sunny and Nissan X-Trail SUV car models at the Da Nang-based factory – the first and only Nissan Sunny assembly plant in central Vietnam.
In a meeting with the city’s leadership last month, TCIE said it would increase investment to 150 million USD in the coming years to promote production and sales of cars in the central and nationwide market.
TCIE said it sold 3,500 Nissan Sunny models in 2018 and contributed 2.2 trillion VND (nearly 95 million USD) to the city’s budget.
The company plans to produce 5,100 cars with an estimate contribution of 110 million USD to the city’s budget in 2019.
TCIE also plans to produce Nissan vans and Nissan trucks in the near future.


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Quick Detach Sling Swivel in black oxide finish to a Magpul MS2
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by Walt Anderson
The featured wild neighbors this week are the two species of cormorants that occur in Arizona: Double-crested and Neotropic.
The Double-crested breeds in the interior of the US and along the coasts from Mexico to Alaska. The Neotropic barely gets into the United States except in Texas and New Mexico, but that is changing. Arizona recorded its first in 1961, when two carcasses of the species were found on a ranch near the border. A few individuals were spotted now & then in the southern part of the state, but in the 1990s, population expansion really took off, and they are now abundant in places in the Phoenix area and increasingly common in Prescott and Verde Valley. All of these shots were taken in Prescott (Willow and Watson Lakes) or Prescott Valley.
Even though the northern portion of its range barely gets into the US, the species is truly Neotropical, ranging all the way to Tierra del Fuego from sea-level lowlands to over 16,000 feet in the Andes.
The genus name, Phalacrocorax, translates as “Bald-headed Raven,” which is pretty insulting and reflects a common disdain for big blackish birds that sometimes compete with bald-headed fishermen (as does the Bald Eagle on occasion, but we give that species acclaim as the national bird!). As you will see, closer looks reveal gorgeous wing patterns, incredible emerald eyes, and dazzling cyan-purple iridescence in the plumage of adult birds. So let’s take a closer look . . .
The Double-crested Cormorant (top) is larger and bulkier than the Neotropic (below), with a comparatively shorter tail and broader dark margins on less pointed feathers on back and wing coverts.
Notice those blunt, dark-edged back and wing-covert feathers on this handsome adult Double-crested. There is a larger, more rounded throat pouch and orange facial skin between eye and bill.
In contrast, the smaller Neotropic has more pointed upperside feathers with narrower dark margins. Its throat pouch is smaller and sharply pointed at the rear; the white margins often make that clear. There is no orange facial skin in the lores between the eye and bill.
The immature Neotropic is much browner, almost bronzy in this case, but the acute angle at the back of the smaller pouch, as well as the long tail, gives it away. I just love this reflection.
The immature Double-crested shows the large throat pouch, more rounded at the rear, and orange lores. Also note the significantly shorter tail relative to that of the Neotropic. Throat and breast tend to be much lighter, as well. This bird is just beginning to get some of the handsome feathers of the adult.
The double crests of this individual give it the mad-scientist look. Crests are individually and regionally variable and are present only during the breeding period when one has to look sharp to get a mate.
This handsome Double-crested sports a thick black crest.
While this one goes for a touch of silver.
The silvery filoplumes of this Neotropic are placed farther back on the head. All cormorants have huge feet that are totipalmate; i.e., all four toes are joined by webbing. This increases surface area for powering dives in pursuit of swift fish. They also help the heavy bird get airborne—two-footed thrusts synchronized with the wing flaps. In contrast, most waterbirds (e.g., geese and swans) thrust alternately with their palmate feet as if running during take-off.
Cormorants are efficient fishermen, quickly coming up with a succulent trout, much to the envy (and sometimes anger) of the nearby human attached to a pole with a silly lure on the end. Why wait for a fish to come to you when you can go directly to the source and pick your own? It’s clear who wins the piscine contest!
That sharp hook at the tip of the beak is great for snagging a slippery fish. Cormorants can open their gapes widely when swallowing large prey items. In various parts of the world (e.g., Japan, China, Greece, Macedonia), humans used trained cormorants to capture fish for them. The birds were allowed to eat the smaller fish they caught, but the larger ones were prevented by neck rings from getting down the throat and were collected by the fishermen. With current fishing technologies (mostly unsustainable), a few Japanese now demonstrate cormorant fishing as a tourist attraction.
Notice the turquoise eye that resembles a ring setting in a jewelry store.
That orange gular pouch is somewhat expandable (think of how a pelican can expand its capacious pouch), and it is fluttered to help dissipate heat by evaporative cooling when it gets too hot.
After a fishing session, a cormorant typically spreads its wetted wings to dry. This gives you a chance to count its flight feathers: 10 primaries, 19-20 secondaries, and 12 rectrices (tail feathers).
Because cormorants are so efficient at catching prey, they spend much of the day preening and simply loafing, usually in the company of other cormorants. We have plenty of human analogues at local coffee shops.
Cormorants are built more for diving than flying, so it takes effort to get aloft. On the water, they usually head into the wind for better lift, and their big, webbed feet help power the take-off. When they take flight from a tree, they usually lose some altitude before stabilizing. They flap pretty consistently, rarely gliding except when landing. As they land, they spread wings, feet, and tail and again head into the wind to help slow them down. Surprisingly, they are maneuverable enough to land in trees and even on wires.
During nesting, the male brings material to the female, who constructs the large stick nest. Cormorants are often attracted to the nesting colonies of herons and other wading birds. Their excrement is extremely high in nitrogen and phosphorus, which ultimately can kill the nesting trees. Accumulations of guano (up to 200 feet thick!) on islands in Peru where cormorants have bred for centuries was harvested unsustainably as “brown gold” for use in fertilizers and explosives. Those guano stocks are diminishing because fishing has reduced anchovy populations so much that cormorant populations have declined in tandem.
The creation of reservoirs (almost every “lake” in Arizona is one) and stocking of game fish have greatly improved habitat for cormorants in the state. Only after the City of Prescott purchased water rights to Watson and Willow Lakes, thereby creating year-round water, were cormorants able to breed in this area, notably at Willow Lake at the Cottonwood Peninsula.
During the 19 th Century, cormorants were harvested (the usual euphemism for slaughtered) at high rates, as were many other birds and mammals (e.g., bison) until conservation measures were started in the early 20 th Century. Then in the 1960s and 1970s, heavy pesticide use caused eggshell thinning and reproductive failure like what happened to the Peregrine Falcon and other members at the top of food webs. Finally pesticide use was banned, and the birds began to recover.
Now because of the increased populations in parts of the US, cormorants are persecuted for the alleged impacts on fish populations. Some of the killing is illegal, but some is government-approved and sanctioned. Humans have created conditions that have favored certain species that are perceived as “pests.” Think gulls at garbage dumps and Canada Geese at golf courses.
At the same time, many other species have suffered from loss of habitat, impacts of introduced species, predation by cats, collisions with windows and vehicles, mining and fracking, and all sorts of human-induced mortalities.
Wildlife management today is mostly about human management. It also requires an enlightened and caring electorate, which is why I go to the effort of writing Wild Wednesdays. If I can change a few hearts and minds to better understand and truly care about our wild neighbors, then perhaps I can justify some of my own environmental impacts that come from simply being human.


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Our first ever Swedish guests just left La Maison des Deux Clochers and are already planning their return trip!
“I think that everyone is hoping to find “that place” where you just want to sit on the stairs and don’t want to leave. Now I’ve found that place and I know that me and my family are going to return to this lovely place with the lilac shutters.
This quiet and peaceful little village is situated in the middle of the wineyards. It doesn’t even has a bakery, only winemakers, very good one’s. Every morning we walked with a smile through the beautiful landscape to the next village to buy bread and said “Bon jour” to everyone we met.
There was also a little cat next door who visited us every day. My son and I love cats. This house and this village is such a wonderful place to stay.
Hopefully we’ll return already this autumn.
Jenny & Håkan Ströberg – Stockholm – Sweden
I also love waking up to the light pouring through the lilac shutters and captured a photo of one of that dreamy French moment this summer…


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Amazon is closing the New Jersey facility by means of December 26 as a consequence of virus spikes amongst Reuters staff
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(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 announced Sunday that it had been cautiously closing one of its New Jersey warehouses until Dec. 26 after the number of asymptomatic positive cases increased among workers.
“Through our internal COVID-19 testing program, we have seen an increase in the number of asymptomatic positive cases at our PNE5 facility in northern New Jersey and are proactively closing the site out of caution by December 26,” said Amazon spokeswoman in a statement to Reuters.
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, does not expect this closure to have any impact on operations or delivery.
It was not reported how many workers in the PNE5 facility, a sorting center, had the disease.
However, the company said its employees are being paid for the shifts they miss due to the facility’s closure.
In October, Amazon announced that more than 19,000 of its U.S. frontline workers have contracted the coronavirus this year, up 1.44% of the total. This has been advocated by workers who have criticized the company’s COVID-19 response.
Some employees, elected officials and unions have said in recent months that Amazon put the health of its employees at risk by keeping warehouses open during the pandemic.
The company had announced that it would expand virus tests to 50,000 US employees per day by November through internal capacities.
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It was one of the last major hoops for the deal to jump through. It is now expected to close before the end of the year.
The merger will represent the largest takeover in history of a U.S. company by a firm based in China.
Smithfield’s largest shareholder, Starboard Value LP, initially tried to stop the takeover. Starboard, which owns about a 5.7 percent stake in Smithfield, wanted to try to find a better offer.
Smithfield’s deal with Shuanghui contractually prohibited it from seeking superior offers. So Starboard tested the waters instead, but couldn’t land a better offer before the shareholder vote and voted in favor of the takeover by Shuanghui.
The Smithfield Foods deal already received approval from U.S. regulators, but still needs to overcome a hurdle to the takeover in Missouri. Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a bill in Missouri that would have eliminated a total ban on foreign ownership of Missouri farmland. Smithfield Foods owns Murphy-Brown LLC, the largest hog producer in Missouri.
Smithfield said it will work with Missouri on the issue after the closing. Corporations often work around these state laws by placing the property under control of a U.S.-based, majority-owned subsidiary.
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Exploring with Edna! Onion Mountain Lookout
Today we took the Raider up to see Onion Mountain Lookout. Along the way we take a fun side road to show off the ability of the rig. It was a fun trip and best part of all no issues with the rig. Hope you all enjoy and if you like what you see please like and subscribe!
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In what can best be described as an Octopocalypse, dozens of helpless octopuses have been swarming the beaches of Wales for mysterious reasons.
The octopuses' plight was first brought to world attention by Brett Jones, the head of the SeaMôr dolphin-watching company in Wales, according to Newsweek. He first noticed roughly 25 octopuses climbing on the Welsh beach on Friday and claims he has seen several more do so on subsequent days. Jones told Newsweek that while he has witnessed this type of behavior before, "to see that many coming out of the water is unusual."
Jones further commented to the BBC that it was like "an End of Days scenario. There were probably about 20 or 25 on the beach. I have never seen them out of the water like that."
It is unclear why the octopuses are doing this, although experts seem to agree that the behavior itself is uncharacteristic. James Wright, the curator at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, told the Telegraph that the number of stranded octopuses in Wales was "quite odd . . . and suggests there is something wrong with them."
He added, "As the areas where they are exhibiting this odd behavior coincides with the two areas hit by the two recent low pressure depressions and associated storms of Ophelia and Brian, it could be supposed that these have affected them. It could simply be injuries sustained by the rough weather itself or there could be a sensitivity to a change in atmospheric pressure."
While beached whales tend to capture the public imagination more than octopuses, the cephalopods are actually quite intelligent. Octopuses have been observed engaged in complex problem solving, constructing methods of playing and recalling learned information when it benefits their interests. Despite being solitary creatures (intelligence is often associated with socialization), they have large brains relative to their total biomass, including complex neurological systems that help them manipulate their eight tentacles. They are notoriously difficult to keep in aquariums precisely because of their penchant for breaking out of their tanks and disassembling various items that scientists place within their tanks.
"Octopuses are pretty good at sophisticated kinds of learning, but how good it’s hard to say, in part because they’re so hard to experiment on," philosophy professor Peter Godfrey-Smith told The Guardian. "You get a small amount of animals in the lab and some of them refuse to do anything you want them to do – they’re just too unruly."
Here is to hoping that our slimy little tentacled buddies manage to survive whatever it is that happens to be ailing them.


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So you want to invest in real estate — maybe a little or maybe a lot — but you’re not sure of how to get started. Maybe you have no plan at all or those late-night infomercials didn’t quite deliver on the step-by-step promises they were pitching.
Getting into flipping houses or any other real estate investment strategy isn’t one to take lightly. Recent history is full of people with dollar signs in their eyes that should probably have stayed in their old jobs for many reasons.
But here at the Top 3 Ways to Lose Your Shirt Investing in Real Estate
1. Think it’s going to be easy right from the beginning. News flash — this is going to be hard work. Second news flash — that’s actually a good thing. To quote Tom Hanks in ‘A League of Their Own’: “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The ‘hard’ is what makes it great”. I always love that quote. Be prepared for big change, especially if you’re leaving years of the 9-to-5 mindset to be a full time real estate entrepreneur. Get used to working into late night hours and waking up at the crack of dawn to pick up where you left off. Eventually, you’ll be able to put the principles of The E-Myth in place to be more of an entrepreneur and less of a ‘technician’, but one step at a time.
2. Go for the home run right away. The home run deals are fantastic paychecks, but it’s the singles and doubles that will keep food on the table for you and your family. And quite often, those home runs aren’t really deals at all — they just seemed so lucrative that it was easy to ignore the checks and balances and odds against them ever materializing. Get used to monetizing the regular cookie cutter deals over and over again using systems, then take down the home runs when they present themselves to you.
3. Try to reinvent the wheel. You’re not the first person to get the idea of flipping houses for big time profits. I know, big shock. But you’d be surprised how many people make the decision to become a real estate investor but have no plan for how to get from A to Z. They don’t have a plan to attract sellers, create a marketing system, raise private capital or work with the right contractors. They figure it out on their own — or at least try to — and waste so much time and money figuring out what people across the country already know how to do. What takes them 5 years to learn could have been 5 months.
BONUS METHOD: Ok, I’m not sure this category qualifies for a ‘bonus method’, but the last golden way to go phenomenally broke in real estate…..
SPECULATE. Yup, to work off tomorrow’s anticipated profits with today’s market. After all, it’s largely speculation that crashed the housing market a few years ago. No one has a crystal ball into the future. That’s not to say you need to be entirely risk averse, but the overwhelming amount of ‘noise’ out there — news bytes, opinion pieces, so-called experts, subjective housing data — can often influence us to think differently than our gut tells to do. In my opinion, if you’re going to speculate in real estate, you might as just go on a fun trip to Las Vegas. At least the drinks will be free!
Don’t Lose Your Shirt!


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Ontario must expand rehab services to kids with spinal cord injuries
Ontario needs to close health care gaps that leave children with spinal cord injuries without access to the rehab services they need
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While Ben Wood spends hours each week retraining his legs, hoping to be able to take a few more steps, his family worries about where they will find the money to pay for this intensive physiotherapy.
If he were older, the situation would be different. But Wood is only 17 and, incredibly, Ontario does not cover this type of physio for those under the age of 18, as the Star’s Barbara Turnbull reported on Saturday.
This makes no sense at all. Even Ontario’s health minister can’t explain why the province provides out-patient rehab services for adults with spinal cord injuries but not for children.
Young people with incomplete spinal cord injuries – like Wood – have the best prospects for improvement through intensive therapy because their brains are better able to form new neural pathways. Young people also have the most to gain from potential mobility increases. The difference between being entirely wheelchair bound and able to stand or take a few steps is enormous. It can mean independence, more job opportunities and a better future.
And, in some cases the results of specialized neurological intensive therapy have been far more dramatic. Nick Schoenhoff suffered a spinal cord injury in a snowboard accident when he was 13. He was sent home from the rehab hospital in a wheelchair and told there was nothing else to do. But, after years of intensive physiotherapy funded privately and through donations, Schoenhoff is now a university student who uses a wheelchair only for long distances. The rest of the time he walks with a cane.
This experience led his mother to start Support in Motion, a charitable organization to help fund similar therapy for Ontario teens like Wood. It’s wonderful that this family is using its experience to help others, but the province should be providing these necessary services.
“Kids should get whatever they need to be as strong and healthy as they can be,” said Health Minister Deb Matthews, adding that she’s looking into how to close the gap in services. “We’ve got some work to do.” Ontario certainly does.
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by: KARIS TAYLOR
The first iPhone was released on January 9th, 2007, 10 years ago. Since then, the world has gone crazy over iPhones.
Known as the first smartphone, iPhone changed the game by not including a keyboard and making it touchscreen. iPhone included things like music and the App Store that are things iPhone users can not live without. The iPhone has set the stage for all the other types of smartphones we have now.
Apple is continuously remaking the iPhone and adding to it, making the phone more than a phone. iPhone’s technology has limited the need for MP3’s or even iPods, and with their improvements on the camera, it limits the need for digital cameras. Smartphones are now like mini computers, instead of just phones.
By Apple starting the smartphone battle, we have stepped away from phones that just call and text and went to phones that browse the internet, play games, play videos and shows or movies, have a GPS, browse social media, connect to TVs, can pay for things, and even turns off your lights at home. Phone technology has skyrocketed, and the iPhone has helped with that. With all said, happy birthday iPhone.