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Introduction The aim of this study was to compare a combination of three commonly used tests to identify scaphoid fractures with MRI in patients with normal x-ray after a wrist trauma.
Patients and methods This prospective MRI study included patients between 18 years and 49 years, who attended the Emergency Department, Bergen, Norway after sustaining an acute wrist trauma within the previous week. Initial x-rays of the wrist were normal. MRI was done within a median of 1 day after the trauma. The study period lasted 1 year. The patients were examined with three commonly used clinical scaphoid tests; tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox with the wrist in ulnar deviation (3 points), tenderness over the scaphoid tubercle (2 points) and pain upon longitudinal compression of the thumb (1 point). The clinical scaphoid score (CSS) is a sum of these points, which was compared with MRI verified fracture of the scaphoid.
Results We included 154 patients with wrist sprain and normal x-rays; 13 had occult scaphoid fracture. A CSS of 4 or more was the only statistically significant ‘cut-off’ value to identify occult scaphoid fractures (p<0.05). Diagnostic sensitivity increased with more experienced Emergency Department doctors.
Conclusions If a patient with wrist pain after injury and normal x-ray has a CSS≥4 (pain in the anatomical snuffbox in addition to pain at scaphoid tubercle or longitudinal compression or both) we recommend MRI. A CSS <4 has a negative predictive value of 96%, which makes scaphoid fracture unlikely.
- hand injury
- clinical assessment
- imaging, CT/MRI
- musculo-skeletal, fractures and dislocations
- Trauma, extremity
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Attractive dark wicker tray filled with Chinese treats for the Chinese New Year or through the year. Send to Boston locally or across the USA.
Lucky Money Charm and Blossom complete this gift.
Twister Crisps or similar style Cookies
Lucky Candy bag
Pocky chocolate sticks
Meiji Chocolates, Milk chocolate flavor
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3 x Ginseng tea sachets
Chocolate filled Cookie Rolls
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The so-called “First educational forum of educational institutions of the Russian Federation, Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics”. Photo: minobrnauki.gov.ru
Russian occupants try to impose their own cultural and educational agenda on occupied territories. Sometimes these attempts look weird – like changing Ukrainian road signs to Russian or installing monuments of “the chief of the worldwide proletariat” . At the same time, it is not worth underestimating Russian efforts in this sphere. Behind poor ideology of the “Russian world”, serious threat of cultural, intellectual and spiritual degradation of people on occupied territories is hiding. Occupied Crimea and Donbas give sufficient evidence.
Before full scale invasion into Ukraine, the Russian Federation officially “recognized” so-called “DNR” and “LNR” (Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics). President Putin recognized “sovereignty and independency of people’s republic” by his decrees # 71 and 72 from February 21, 2022. It means he officially recognized his full responsibility for these quasi-states. His decrees did not become the trigger for the full scale war but they launched “integration processes” as Russian authorities call them.
How Moscow “cares” about higher education in Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics
The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education issued on May 5, 2022 the Order № 439 “About Organization of Interaction of Higher Education Institutions of the Russian Federation with Higher Education Institutions of Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic”.
The Order defines 24 higher education institutions of the Russian Federation which will be “curators” of 22 “higher education institutions” in “DNR” and “LNR”. Russian higher education institutions should conclude special agreements with their counterparts on occupied territory. The following priorities of cooperation are listed: “joint implementation of education programs”, “increasing the qualification of teachers and professors”, “securing the methodological support”, “organization of internships”.
The Order stipulates that graduates of higher education institutions in DNR \ LNR could receive “double use diplomas”. It means that students in “people’s republics” are openly encouraged to enter the Russian labor market.
The implementation of the Order # 439 is coordinated by the respective department within the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, with special unit on interregional and international cooperation. Three deputy ministers are responsible for its implementation.
So-called “DNR” began “introducing” Russian educational, validation and qualification practices far earlier. Mikhail Kushakov, the “minister of education and science of DNR”, declared in August 2019 about “transition to Russian standards of general education” from September 1, 2020. It is remarkable that before 2015 he managed so-called “Transnistrian State University” situated on the territory of “Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic”, unrecognized breakaway state controlled by the Russian Federation since 1991.
“DNR” started transition to Russian standards of final evaluation or tried to copy them since 2016\2017. The transition to Russian standards was envisioned in “the concept of the reform of education and science in DNR until 2030” adopted in 2016, in accordance with the information of the State Security Service of Ukraine. Educational documents issued in so-called DNR\LNR were de jure recognized by the Russian Federation in 2017.
In 2019\2020, graduates of educational institutions of “DNR” accredited in the Russian Federation received over 2,5 thousand Russian diplomas, in accordance with the State Security Service of Ukraine. Their number exceeds 8 thousand diplomas since 2014.
“Issuance of official documents of the Russian Federation to organizations and institutions on the Ukrainian territory confirms that Russia controls occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblast, manages local processes and strengthens its activity while masking it under bodies of so-called “DNR” and “LNR”, as the State Security Service reported.
In 2016, “Russian or Ukrainian language” is indicated as an obligatory exam by presentation materials about “state final exams” in “DNR”. Later “young republic” indicated only “Russian language” exam.
The order of the so-called “Ministry of Education and Science of DNR” from 22.12.20 approved the procedure of final exams or attestation. It copied the Russian standard of the Single State Exam (SSE) and stipulated two obligatory exams (the Russian language and mathematics) and two voluntary exams (subjects to be selected by students themselves: chemistry, biology, physics, history, literature, geography, informatics, social sciences). At the same time, “higher education institutions of DNR\LNR” received Russian accreditation.
In 2022, “people’s republics” reached the new level of “integration in the education”. After mid-May 2022 Russian higher education institutions initiated active consultations with their “partners” in “DNR\LNR”.
Here are examples. “Minister” Kushakov met with delegation of Higher School of Economics (Moscow) on May, 20, 2022. Academic councils of Russian Economic University named after Plekhanov and so-called “Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade named after M.Tuhan-Baranovsky” conducted joint meeting on May 23. Rectors of the Moscow State University named after Lomonosov and so-called “Donetsk National University” signed an agreement of cooperation on May 24.
“Integration” and “cooperation” evolve very quickly.
First online meeting about cooperation between the “Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade named after Tuhan-Baranovsky” and the Russian Economic University named after Plekhanov was held on May 18, 2022.
In a couple of days, on May 20, 2022, academic councils of both universities approved “network educational programs” for concrete academic subjects.
The rector of the University named after Plekhanov presented these programs at the media forum in Postov-na-Dony on July 4, 2022. Besides “double use diplomas”, programs include exchange of library resources, student exchanges etc.
Then, working groups of the Smolensk branch of the University named after Plekhanov and its “partners” in “DNR” discussed the receipt of “diplomas” by graduates from Donetsk on June 8, 2022.
Declared cooperation between the Moscow State University and the “Donetsk National University” also reached high speed. Rectors signed the agreement of cooperation in Moscow on May 24, 2022. Joint meeting of academic councils of universities was held on May 31. The road map of cooperation was approved as an addendum to the agreement of cooperation. Five working groups were set up in the following spheres: main educational programs; academic research; training and re-training; communication work. Coordination also involved various departments within both universities. Meetings of representatives of economic, journalist and law departments of both universities were conducted from the 24th to the 30th of May.
More dangerous is the involvement of “educational institutions of DNR\LNR” into the activity of pseudo-cultural institutions of the Russian Federation as it is about Russian indoctrination of the Ukrainian youth on occupied territories.
Branches of “Russian Historical Society” opened in LNR \ DNR on May 25-26, 2022. Russian delegation was headed by Konstantin Mogilevsky, the director of foundation “History of Motherland”. This “non-commercial organization” was created by the decree of President Putin. Its Supervisory Board is headed by Sergei Naryshkin, the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.
Newly created Donetsk branch of the “Society” was headed by “the dean of the faculty of history of the Donetsk National University”.
“DNR” branch of another Russian pseudo-cultural organization “Russian Military Historical Society” was founded on June 10, 2022.
“The First educational forum of educational institutions of Russia, DNR and LNR” was held in Rostov-na-Donu on June 3-5, 2022. Forum resolution emphasized “the support of student media centers”. In accordance with the Russian Ministry of Science of Higher Education, the goal of the forum was “to shape unified educational space, develop training activity, youth policy, and volunteer movement as well as to preserve the historical memory”. “History teachers” from “DNR” and “LNR” received “diplomas” certifying their completion of “higher qualification courses”. Courses were conducted on the basis of the Southern Federal University in Rostov-na-Donu.
The Russian government informed about preparation of the agreement on “mutual recognition of education, qualifications and academic degrees” of the Russian Federation and “DNR” on June 1, 2022. The draft agreement about “mutual recognition of diplomas” was supported by the order of the Russian government # 1351-r from 28.05.2022
Dubious perspectives of “higher education” on occupied territory
Russian authorities launched integration of higher education system of “people’s republics” with Russian environment very quickly – within one month. Key measures can be summarized as follows:
- In 2022, nineteen (!) “points” for passing Russian “single state exam” were set up in “DNR” and “LNR”. The Russian Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science certified those “points”
- Russian universities established “partnership” relations with their “colleagues” in “DNR” \ “LNR”. Declared tasks of this activity are to “unify” the curriculum; exchange methodological and training materials; increase qualification of personnel. Special emphasis is put on disseminating the Russian language as the “vehicle” of empire ideology and teaching “history”
- Legitimization of educational documents has been also carefully considered
The latter process is tackled from two angles. First, the Russian ministry applied the scheme of “double use diplomas” tested in Crimea when “diplomas” of graduates from “DNR” \ “LNR” were recognized by Crimean occupation authorities. Second, the Russian government is going to legalize “educational qualifications” received in “DNR” \ “LNR”. It is unclear whether these measures will increase the prestige of Donetsk “universities” or, on the contrary, will undermine the world wide prestige of the Russian higher education.
However, previous Crimean experience is not encouraging. In order to legalize abroad Crimean diplomas about higher education, the Russian Federation had to create special proxy or shell organizations. They desperately needed such “legalization” as students from India or countries of the former USSR kept entering Crimean universities.
The task formulated by the order # 439 of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education seems to be far more complicated than “Crimean problem” of 2014. “DNR” \ “LNR” are not yet annexed by the Russian Federation as it happened with Crimea.
At the same time, current Russian agenda for “DNR” \ “LNR” largely follows the Crimean path, as it was formulated by the Russian federal law # 84-F3 from May 5, 2014. Though this law does not yet cover “DNR” \ “LNR”, the Russian authorities do not make exceptions for them. Such an approach is different from the situation in Crimea in 2014 when Crimean students were given the opportunity not to pass single state exam.
The Russian Federation aggressively draws in its cultural and educational framework those people who live on Ukrainian territories occupied after February 24, 2022. “Heads” and “mayors” appointed by Russian occupants demonstrate unprecedented speed in adopting relevant decisions. For example, Tetyana Kuzmich, the so-called “head of department of education and science” of Kherson region, declared that the tuition in Kherson schools would be conducted on the basis of Russian standards after September 1, 2022. Russian manuals will be supplied to the region by the end of August whereas teachers will go through special re-training courses in Crimea or online.
It is very likely that the pressure on teachers in Donetsk and Luhansk regions will grow. The so-called “Ministry of Education and Science of DNR” reported about conducting “methodological seminars” for teachers on occupied territories in Novoazovsky district. Special emphasis was put on teaching “history of Russia” and “patriotic education”.
It is not worth ignoring these “integration attempts” on occupied territories, though perspective of expanding “educational standards of DNR” or introducing “double use diplomas of the Russian Federation” may seem ridiculous. Silent sabotage and resistance by Ukrainian teachers and educational managers are the main reason these Russian attempts fail. As an outcome, Russian occupants started using open violence against them as the abduction of Maksym Vinnyk, the pro-rector of Kherson State University, demonstrates.
It should be also noted that the Decree of the President of Ukraine from June 9, 2022 # 401 sanctioned Russian higher education institutions and their managers and banned any cooperation with them for Ukrainian legal entities and citizens.
Borys Petrunyok for the Center for Journalist Investigations

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We have been praying for some new music from Dannii Minogue for years – and that wish came true with the arrival of #PressPlay (aka Summer of Love).
The track features a scintillating dance beat and a verse from British rapper Reece Robertson, but most importantly, a glorious return from Dannii’s heavenly vocals. It’s unclear whether this is just a buzz track to promote the singer’s performance at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or if this is the long-awaited first single from a potential new album.
This is the first new track from Dannii since she released Ruth Lorenzo collaboration Cause You’re Beautiful on her latest Greatest Hits compilation back in 2013. The singer’s last studio album was 2007’s Club Disco.
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The Simple Way to Boost Your Sunshine: USANA Vitamin D
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Sunshine. It feeds your soul and, quite literally, nourishes your body by helping it create vitamin D. But you have to be committed if you want to get all your vitamin D from the sun. First, make sure you live close enough to the equator during the prime time of year for optimal rays. Then spend at least 10 to 15 minutes outside every couple of days, between 10 am and 3 pm. Expose as much skin as possible. And don’t wear sunscreen but avoid a skin-damaging sunburn.
Sounds complicated, right? You’ve got things to do, places to go, and people to see. So, do yourself a favor—get dressed, slather on your daily sunscreen, and nourish your body by taking USANA® Vitamin D all year.*
The odds are high that you need to supplement your sunshine. You could be one of every two people worldwide who are deficient. And getting enough vitamin D is important. This essential nutrient has been associated with maintaining good health throughout the body in many ways:
- Retaining normal cellular health and function*
- Supporting bone and tooth mineralization and growth*
- Supporting muscle strength and coordination*
- Assisting robust and balanced immune function*
Supplementation with vitamin D has been linked to long-term good health. And USANA’s Vitamin D formula also offers another key benefit for lifelong well-being. It’s especially heart smart because it’s high in vitamin K2, an important nutrient for cardiovascular health.*
If you spend a lot of time outdoors in the sun, you may not need additional vitamin D supplementation beyond your regular multivitamin on most days. But if, like most people, you aren’t getting the right kind of sunlight every day, try to spend more time in nature and make USANA Vitamin D your personal source of sunshine.
A Not-So-Sunny Outlook for Trends in Vitamin D
Vitamin D status is a factor in the maintenance of good health. However, deficiency and insufficiency are all too common. Reports continue to show that nearly 50 percent of the worldwide population is suffering from too little vitamin D. In the U.S. alone, as many as two-thirds of people don’t get enough vitamin D every day.
The problem is widespread and increasing. This could have potentially severe and far-reaching repercussions. Low vitamin D status has been linked to many different poor health outcomes in people across the globe.
There are a number of factors that can contribute to insufficient levels of vitamin D.
Lack of UVB Exposure
Humans evolved outdoors, where we were constantly exposed to sunlight. So, our bodies developed the ability to convert ultraviolet B (UVB) rays into a vital substance that acts like a vitamin and a hormone to support our health: vitamin D.
Unfortunately, the circumstances for UVB exposure aren’t too favorable in the modern world. People spend more and more time indoors. And fears of skin cancer and premature aging mean wearing sunscreen and covering up when outdoors. This has led to a significant decline in natural vitamin D levels due to a lack of UVB exposure.
Where You Live
Take a look at a globe and find the equator. As you get further from it, your body will have a harder time using sunlight to make vitamin D. This is because sunlight is hitting the atmosphere at more of an angle, blocking out more UVB rays, especially during the winter season. If you live in polluted areas, that can impact how much UVB gets through to your skin, too.
Time of Day and Year
During the fall and winter months, the sun’s angle is also a problem. This is because fewer UVB rays pass through the atmosphere during the early and later parts of the day. The closer to midday you are, the more UVB rays your body is getting.
You can test this simply by looking at the length of your shadow when standing outside. If your shadow is longer than you are tall, fewer UVB rays are reaching your body, and you’re not producing as much vitamin D.
The fact that older people usually spend more time indoors due to lowered mobility, impacts vitamin D status. But aging correlates to vitamin D deficiency in a couple of other ways: First, the skin loses its ability to absorb as much vitamin D as you get older. And second, your kidneys slowly become less effective at converting vitamin D from the sun into the form used by your body.
Those with darker skin are at a higher risk for vitamin D deficiency because skin pigment has a direct correlation with how much vitamin D is made by the body. Some research suggests that those with darker skin may need up to 10 times more sun exposure than those with lighter skin to produce a comparable amount of vitamin D.
Vitamin D is fat-soluble—meaning that the fat in your body is how you collect and store it. So, if you’re overweight, the excessive amount of fat in your body needs a comparable amount of vitamin D to absorb. So, you’ll need a lot more vitamin D than someone with a lower percentage of body fat.
Certain gut conditions that cause a lower absorption of fat can also lower your absorption of vitamin D.
You can add vitamin D to your daily diet with some foods. Fatty fish (salmon and trout), milk (dairy, almond, or soy), yogurt, egg yolks, fortified orange juice, and fortified cereals are sources of vitamin D. However, the amount in these foods is pretty low.
It’s tough to get enough sunshine for your body to make vitamin D. And, depending on your habits, your daily diet may not give you enough either. Fortunately, you can overcome the cloudy outlook about vitamin D. Most experts agree, supplements are a smart, safe way to increase your vitamin D.*
Let the Sunshine in All Year ‘Round with USANA Vitamin D
Fifty micrograms (mcg) may not sound like much. But USANA Vitamin D packs the same amount of vitamin D into one small tablet as you would get from drinking more than 14 cups of milk or four servings of salmon per day.*
And USANA’s Vitamin D supplement is a good choice to help avoid deficiency, because it’s an excellent source of the most useful form of vitamin D—cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Research suggests D3 is better than ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) at raising levels of active vitamin D in the blood. This increase is backed up in a clinical study that was conducted by USANA scientists. The results showed that individuals taking the USANA multivitamins and/or Vitamin D are six times more likely to have vitamin D levels in the optimal range.*
USANA Vitamin D is also enhanced with another nutrient you might be lacking in your daily diet: vitamin K2. It works with vitamin D to ensure proper calcium utilization in the body to support cardiovascular and skeletal health.*
Each tablet contains 30 mcg of vitamin K2 as menaquinone-4 (MK-4) and menaquinone-7 (MK-7). (“Menaquinone” plus the number is simply a way to describe subtypes of vitamin K molecules with slightly different structures.) By providing both types of vitamin K2, you get benefits similar to those from a varied diet.
The MK-4 form of vitamin K comes from animal sources, like butter, liver, and eggs. Your body also naturally synthesizes a small amount of MK-4 from vitamin K1 (which comes from green leafy vegetables).
The MK-7 form of vitamin K comes from fermented foods that tend to be more popular in Asian cultures, such as natto—the Japanese fermented soy food. The MK-7 used in Vitamin D is exceptionally pure and uniquely designed to be identical to active molecules you would find in nature. This helps ensure long-lasting effectiveness.*
Cell Health is One of Many Benefits of Vitamin D
You’ll find Vitamin D in USANA’s Cellular Health category because many tissues and cells in your body have vitamin D receptors. And they all require it to function properly.*
Vitamin D is unique because it goes through a couple different conversions in your body. First, 25(OH)D is made as a result of a reaction between the vitamin D3 from your skin or diet and enzymes in your liver. This form is considered a prohormone, which means it’s a precursor of a hormone that becomes active when it’s metabolized.
When your body needs it, it takes 25(OH)D and converts it to the active form of vitamin D, which is called “calcitriol” or 1α,25(OH)2D3. (To keep things simple, we’ll continue to refer to it as “vitamin D” or “active vitamin D.”)
Your body tightly controls the circulating levels of active vitamin D. But a supplement can help ensure ample 25(OH)D will be available for conversion into the active form when needed. And your body needs a lot. Because the active vitamin D hormones influence many biological activities by sending messages via receptor sites.
Dozens of tissues have vitamin D receptors, including (but not limited to) cells in the following:
- Brain and central nervous system
- Adrenal glands
Vitamin D has also been estimated to regulate somewhere between 200-300 genes.
The prevalence of vitamin D’s influence throughout the body is likely why it’s been linked to so many health outcomes. Many of these associations are actively being researched to determine the extent of their connection with vitamin D deficiency. But science currently understands that vitamin D unquestionably exerts a significant influence on many body systems. The most researched being your skeletal system.*
Help Your Skeletal System Stay Strong with Vitamin D
When you think healthy bones and teeth, you probably think calcium. It’s well known as the major building block of a strong skeleton. But other nutrients are equally important.
Vitamins D and K are two nutrients that are vital for minimizing age-associated bone loss and maintaining bone mass. So, you’ll need to consume ample amounts throughout your lifetime. Because keeping your skeleton strong and sturdy becomes especially important as you get older to help you stay stable on your feet.*
Vitamin D works by aiding intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus. Vitamin K, too, aids the proper use of calcium in the body. It does this by helping to activate osteocalcin, which is a hormone that takes calcium from the blood and binds it to the bones.*
And the sunshine vitamin doesn’t just shuttle calcium into your bones. Vitamin D is also responsible for initiating the process that moves the mineral out of the bone if calcium is absent from the diet and your body needs it.*
Beyond bone health, deficiency in vitamin D has been linked to weakness or limited joint mobility. And muscle recovery after intense workouts has also been shown to benefit from vitamin D. So, the nutrients in USANA Vitamin D may also support healthy muscle and joint function for complete skeletal support.*
Vitamin K2 Cares for Your Cardiovascular Health
Some research has linked sufficient vitamin D levels and heart health. But the vitamin K2 in USANA Vitamin D also plays a role in another important action your heart will love. It activates the matrix Gla protein (MGA) gene. Production of the MGA protein is necessary, because it acts like a “wrong way” sign. As the osteocalcin hormone incorporates calcium into your bones, the MGA protein directs it away from where you don’t want it to go—your soft tissues. This helps support healthy blood vessels for normal blood flow, making vitamin K a key part of maintaining cardiovascular health.*
Vitamin K2 also has been linked to healthy endothelial function, which is also important to cardiovascular health.*
Vitamin D is the Key to Your Immunity
From long summer days to short wintry nights, your life never slows down. And neither does your immune system. USANA Vitamin D can help keep you well, so you can keep up with your life—no matter the season.
Vitamin D supports a healthy, balanced immune system. It works throughout your body to preserve healthy function, including some places you might not think about when you consider immunity, like your skin. The key role vitamin D plays in immune function is regulating and differentiating immune system cells. In other words, it helps to create specialized immune cells.*
Vitamin D also help control immune responses though cellular communication. Receptors for vitamin D are found on most types of immune cells. When vitamin D binds to cellular receptors, it sends messages to help support many different natural responses that can help keep you healthy. Sometimes, those responses can include turning on production of even more active vitamin D to increase levels right where and when it’s needed.*
How Much Vitamin D Do You Need?
Vitamin D supplementation is essential in the winter, when you spend the most time indoors and are covered up from head to toe. But even when the winter months are behind you, it doesn’t mean your body needs less of a good thing. In fact, research has shown that most people don’t get nearly as much vitamin D from sun exposure in the summer as they might think. So, USANA Vitamin D is formulated with a high level of vitamin D to help prevent deficiency throughout the entire year.*
When it comes to vitamin D recommendations, many experts believe the current Daily Recommended Intake (DRI) is significantly out of line with the science. The DRI set by the Food and Nutrition Board for most adults is only 15 mcg (600 IU) per day. However, much higher amounts are almost always needed to achieve optimal concentrations (40-60ng/mL) of 25(OH)D.*
An in-house study conducted at USANA found that supplementation of up to 5,000 IU of vitamin D3 was necessary to reach the optimal level. That’s about 125 mcg per day. This amount lines up with the recommendation made by the Vitamin D Council.*
The Signs of Low Vitamin D
The only way to know your vitamin D status for sure is to get a vitamin D test. But if you’re wondering what low levels of vitamin D might feel like, here are a couple signs to pay attention to:
Feeling Down and Out
Turns out, when you run low on vitamin D, it takes a pretty serious toll on your mood. This is because your brain produces serotonin—a hormone that affects mood—at a higher rate when you’re exposed to sunshine or bright light.
Achy Bones and Joints
People who are unknowingly deficient in vitamin D might complain of low back pain. This could be related to weakened bones. Those with low levels of vitamin D may not absorb calcium and phosphorus efficiently, which, in turn, may impact bone mass.
Muscle cramps, pain, or weakness; fatigue; and hair loss have also been attributed to low levels of vitamin D. If you’re experiencing any of the above symptoms, talk to your doctor and ask for a test to check your vitamin D levels.
This is why USANA’s Vitamin D is designed to complement other USANA supplements, including the CellSentials, MagneCal D, and BiOmega. It’s an easy way to get 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D3 per day. Taking a combination of these USANA products should be enough for most healthy adults to reach ideal levels and get the true health benefits of a vitamin D supplement.
Also, by taking both the CellSentials and the Vitamin D supplement daily, you’ll get a total of 570 mcg of vitamin K—90 mcg of which is vitamin K2. (There is 480 mcg of vitamin K1 in Vita Antioxidant to support blood clotting in addition to bone health).*
- Vitamin D3
- Vitamin K2
Take one (1) tablet daily, preferably with food.
Keep out of reach of children. Consult your physician if you are pregnant, nursing, taking a prescription drug, or have a medical condition. If you exceed the established Upper Limit (UL) of 100 mcg (4,000 IU/d) for Vitamin D intake, regular blood tests for vitamin D and calcium status are recommended.
- Healthy adults
- Adults who are overweight or obese (more likely to be deficient)
- People who regularly wear sunscreen or spend most of their time indoors
- Certified Kosher (U.S. formula)
Frequently Asked Questions About USANA Vitamin D
Can I take more than one Vitamin D tablet per day?
USANA can only recommend that you follow the suggested serving size and other applicable directions as they are listed on product labels. If you feel that you require higher amounts of vitamin D, please consult with your healthcare professional.
Why does USANA’s Vitamin D contain a warning about blood tests?
USANA’s Vitamin D product provides the following warning on its label:
“Keep out of reach of children. Consult your physician if you are pregnant, nursing, taking a prescription drug, or have a medical condition. If you exceed the established Upper Limit (UL) of 100 µg (4,000 IU/d) for vitamin D intake, regular blood tests for vitamin D and calcium status are recommended.”
In addition to the standard dietary supplement warning, the warning about blood tests is a general warning added as a precaution. There has never been a clinically documented case of vitamin D toxicity below 30,000 IU. However, the official upper limit for vitamin D is currently set at 100 µg (4,000 IU) per day, and as a company we feel it is our duty to promote awareness and education among our customers.
Unfortunately, there are many people who may take dietary supplements without thought of excess or who may not wish to follow label directions. We have included this additional warning because while vitamin D deficiencies are widespread, vitamin D products are not something that should be taken without regard to safety.
If someone has concern about safety, is regularly exposed to unusual levels of sunlight, or wants to be absolutely certain of their vitamin D blood levels, we suggest getting vitamin D levels checked before taking large supplemental levels of vitamin D.
Are there any drug interactions with vitamin D?
Vitamin D supplements do have the potential to interact with certain types of medications (including steroids and cholesterol-lowering drugs). Those taking medications should discuss vitamin D supplementation with their healthcare providers prior to use.
How do I convert micrograms to IU’s?
1 microgram (μg) vitamin D = 40 IU vitamin D
e.g. 50 mcg vitamin D = 2,000 IU vitamin D
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My initial ascent was up Spring Canyon following the so-called Spring Canyon trail (no spring found btw, probably dried up). At a point where the "trail" became too obscure mainly because of vegetation, I decided to go up a talus slope on the western side and to the ridge because it appeared to have a clearer pathway. However, that path soon dead-ended into dense brush. I had to zig-zag up and down the slope again to find a path to the ridge only to find that the ridge runs through a maze of rock spires (and brush) that one has to navigate around (the standard topo maps and Google images I saw did not have the resolution needed). Ultimately I had to descend back down and then up over the eastern side of the canyon and around the upper reaches of a re-entrant of Windmill Canyon to reach the North Peak. On the descent, however, I stuck to mostly heading straight down the gully of Spring Canyon which was much easier (one just needs to take very brief side excursions to avoid much of the prickly brush). Overall, the trip took me about 8 hours (~6.5 miles), including climbing the North Peak spire and several stops). Had I stuck to heading more straight up the canyon, I am pretty sure I would have shaved off at least a mile and two hours.
Hiked the Windmill Canyon Trail. Very nice place with very nice views.
I made it to the top of both south Florida peak and north peak. I started hiking from road B023 at 0630 and summited south peak at 0930, then north peak about an hour later. The final climb to north peak was a bit exposed, but doable without ropes. South peak was easier. The steepest part of the hike is all off-trail scrambling/bush wacking. Make sure to wear protective clothing as many of the bushes have sharp spines. The total round trip from where I parked was 5.3 miles based on mapmyhikes. It was a challenging but enjoyable climb!
With Florida Peak, Little Florida Mountains Highpoint & Agate Point.
I think this is the first time I've signed the log while on top of the peak! Actually on the south summit now, will go check out the north one next. I just checked the Strava GPS track and it shows the South peak as 14 feet higher than the North peak! That was using the Strava app on a cheap LG tablet so not sure how accurate that is.
After much deliberation, prayer, and testing the climb of the north summit, l finally went for it alone, without a rope. Was so hyped up when l got on top l forgot to look for a summit register. The down climb had an anxious moment searching for the 1st critical foothold but after that it was fine.
Hit the N/S running ridge to peak 7205 from Windmill Canyon. Parked on the poor 4WD road at the Windmill Canyon trailhead just past a ranch gate. Started around 9:30 am and summitted by 1 pm. Lots of loose scree and scrambling and a little 3rd class but by in large a good time. Descended through the canyon which was very brushy, enough to benefit from long-sleeves, gloves and sunglasses, but that's part of the game in these remote places. Beautiful in the winter.
A rough hike through the vegetation. Got rattled at by two rattlesnakes. I eventually made it to the top of the North Peak and signed the register. Gerry Roach wrote in the register that this was the higher of the two summits and so I skipped the other one and headed down.
Climbed both summits of the North Highpoint, then traversed to Florida Peak. Nice climbing, perfect weather, great views!
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Pseudo-summit log showed that my partner and I were the first summit of 2008. Can that be right? No one since December 2007. It was a typical backcountry bushwhack although more than I have grown accustomed too while climbing down here for the short month I have had here. But it was nice to knock off Florida since it was on my list of "to dos" while I was here. Should have gone up the north highpoint but wanted to make it official and do the named Florida Peak. Maybe next time.
I tagged along with Weeds who was climbing the peak for a second time. I'm not sure I would do such a thing with such dense undergrowth. True to Southern New Mexico climbing, the crux of this peak was the plant life...and the rattle snakes...and the lose rock. BUT, it was a fabulous mountain - remote and rugged - with two great summits. I highly recommend climbing it once.
This was a great hike punctuated by an intriguing summit on the north HP. The rock is solid and the moves are easy, but the consequences of a misstep are bad. A wonderful December adventure a short ways from Las Cruces. Check out the Adobe Deli if you're heading back towards Las Cruces, it's quite a place and the food is Great!
A peaceful hike/bushwhack with good roped climbing potential. Having hiked just about every mountain range around, it was time to do the Floridas. We decided to take the steep, rocky canyon that splits off to the west about a half-mile from the end of the jeep road, which was good steady climbing until the brush closed in on us, so we called it a day. Will be back out someday to continue the bushwhack to the ridge.
February 1993: Climbed Florida Peak.
December 2003: Climbed Florida Peak & the North Highpoint.
November 2005: Climbed Florida Peak & the North Highpoint

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Ai Fuji (フジ アイ)Ai, known as Amber in the English dub, is the daughter of Dr. Fuji, the creator of Mewtwo, and Mewtwo's first friend. When Mewtwo first meets her, she is a clone, and is thus referred to as Aitwo. She teaches him about the world using her memories of her first life. Her death is the first catalyst of Mewtwo's life, but she's tragically wiped from his memory.
She appeared as a speaking character during the beginning sequence that was originally cut from the English dub of Mewtwo Strikes Back, but later featured on the Mewtwo Returns DVD as The Uncut Story Of Mewtwo's Origin. She also first appeared in The Birth of Mewtwo radio drama, released in CD format exclusively in Japan.

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When the city's five-member zoning appeals board voted unanimously to issue a special permit to Ann and John Arnold to allow them to continue to rent out properties they have refurbished on Curran Street, many said the city should work to find similar common ground with Chaussee property owners.
But the city did not heed the warnings it would be difficult to lawfully restrict property owners from leasing their homes and pushed forward seemingly oblivious to the inevitable legal challenges that would ensue.
The lawsuits were filed shortly thereafter and two years later the property owners were vindicated — once again — when Ohio's Sixth District Court of Appeal ruled the city overstepped its authority and was indeed violating the rights of property owners.
It was a no-brainer from the beginning, but the city's decisions ended up costing taxpayers at least $50,000 in fees to lawyers who accomplished nothing.
We believe a better way to have spent that money would have been to demolish five abandoned and vacant homes in the city, improving the quality of life in five different city neighborhoods.
Now the city must decide whether to appeal the court's decision yet again and continue lining the pockets of private lawyers whose advice has proved to be self-serving, or acknowledge the mistakes and find that common ground with the property owners it refused to talk with previously.
This is one fight the city can't win, and can't afford to continue, but if past is prologue that makes no difference to Sandusky's leaders when working for special interests.

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In the past few months, Marc Jacobs has been busy creating the costumes for the "Amoveo" ballet at Paris' Opera Garnier, launching the Marc Jacobs Waterford tabletop collection and signing a deal with Zannier Group for an extensive collection of...
In the past few months, Marc Jacobs has been busy creating the costumes for the "Amoveo" ballet at Paris' Opera Garnier, launching the Marc Jacobs Waterford tabletop collection and signing a deal with Zannier Group for an extensive collection of Little Marc children's wear that will be launched in the spring. And Jacobs has been doing all that while on a strict diet and workout regime that has resulted in a newly svelte figure.The momentum looks set to continue next year with several initiatives that will further the brand globally.The year will kick off with a new advertising campaign for Jacobs featuring Dakota Fanning. The ads, which will break in February issues of W and Vogue, were shot by Juergen Teller on location in Los Angeles in mid-November. "Marc loves her as a character and thinks she is beautiful and a great actress," said Robert Duffy, president. "He loved the idea of having this young, small girl in the clothes, and we made them in her size to shoot her in."Jacobs and Duffy are getting ready for a move of sorts. The duo has decided to stage the Marc by Marc Jacobs show during London Fashion Week in February. "We have a really nice Marc by Marc business in Europe," Duffy said. "I always felt when we showed it in the U.S. we would do it the day after, because Marc had to get back to Paris for Louis Vuitton. I always felt bad, because Marc by Marc has such a strong identity but would always get lumped in with the Collection show. I also always wanted to show in Europe."The aim is to present the collection on Feb. 16, which would coincide with the opening of the first Collection store in London. The 2,800-square-foot unit will be located in a former antiques store at 24-25 Mount Street in Mayfair and offer women's and men's apparel, children's wear, home furnishings, accessories and an in-house public relations office. The store was designed by architectural firm Stephan Jaklitsch Design.In addition, a Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc boutique is scheduled to open in February in Moscow, and a Marc by Marc store is slated to open in Savannah, Ga. A Dubai Marc by Marc boutique is opening next week, and the company just signed a deal to open a Marc by Marc boutique in Tokyo's Omotesando area. There are also plans for a large unit on Madison Avenue in New York that will house all the categories and is scheduled to open next year, though few details could be learned at this time.
A first look at @virgilabloh’s sneakers for @louisvuitton. Abloh spoke to WWD about his debut collection for Louis Vuitton, creating @kendalljenner’s #metgala outfit and redefining the heritage brand. Read the full story on WWD.com. #wwdfashion 📷: @alfredo_piola)
The world’s largest producer of denim @iskodenim is sharing the strategy behind its product development process. Read our full interview with ISKO’s product development manager Baris Ozden on the company’s extensive research practices, upcoming denim trends and the latest material innovations on WWD.com. #iskodenim
“I genuinely fell in love with water, I fell in love with Fiji, I fell in love with the whole life that we lived for those few months,” says @mrsamclaflin of filming for his new movie “Adrift” with @shailenewoodley. The 31-year-old actor spoke with WWD about his upcoming projects, meeting Jamie Dornan and working with co-star Woodley. #wwdeye (📷: @jamstoker)
3 years ago, fans of the late singer Aaliyah started calling for a collaboration with @maccosmetics. With the strength of social media — including mock ups of products — 25,000 people signed a Change.org petition for a limited-edition collection, and MAC couldn’t ignore the buzz. Tomorrow, MAC will unveil MAC x Aaliyah, a tribute to the singer who passed away nearly 17 years ago. Head to our stories to preview the new collection, which was worked on by Aaliyah’s family and inspired directly by her makeup bag. #wwdbeauty
Artistic director @clarewaightkeller will be dedicating @givenchyofficial’s fall 2018 couture show in Paris on July 1 to house founder Hubert de Givenchy, who passed away in March at age 91. Givenchy said the collection would be “an homage to his iconic creations, technique, and personal lexicon” and a “celebration of his timeless elegance and grace.” Head to WWD.com to read more. #wwdfashion (📷: Delphine Achard)
La Double J made a name for itself with its vintage-inspired prints, but for resort, designer JJ Martin has ventured into new territory: enter rich jewel toned solids and decadent embellishment, in the form of appliqués, crystals and sequins. #wwdfashion #resort19 #ladoublej
This Just In: J. Crew Group has named Johanna Uurasjarvi as its chief design officer.
Uurasjarvi succeeds Somsack Sikhounmuong, who left the company last September. Tap the link in bio for the full report. #wwdnews
“She came into my hotel room and she was like, ‘I have Chanel and Christian Dior.’ She was like, ‘Chanel likes you.’ And I was like, ‘I’m going to start crying,’” breakout star Maddie Hasson tells WWD of her styling sessions Molly Dickson. “I really like classic, elegant things. I love the way Anna Wintour dresses.” Read more about Hasson’s role in @impulseseries on wwd.com. (📸: @jgreenery ) #wwdeye
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Vogue Australia fashion director @christinecentenera for his debut @louisvuitton men's collection, which will be presented in Paris on June 21. Centenera met Abloh while both working with Kanye West, where she consulted on his all his runway collections since his debut spring 2012 women's wear show. Read the full story on WWD.com. #wwdfashion #wwdnews (📷: @asussmanphoto)


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Secretary to the State Government in Cross River State, Barr. Tina Banku Agbor has admonished the people of the state to ensure that they register and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Barr. Agbor stated this as part of the media campaign to sensitize the people on the importance of acquiring the PVCs in order to be eligible to vote for the 2019 elections.
It would be recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have warned Nigerians that anyone without his or her voter card may be denied access to voting.
This therefore has mandated Barr. Agbor to use this platform to encourage all Cross Riverian to avail themselves for the PVCs so that they could elect their rightful candidate in 2019.

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Ralph Breaks The Internet is an easier script than the previous one and without any polishing around the edges, the material is often chalky.
Johnston and Moore’s surf through the internet is free but definitely time consuming. Picking up from where we left these two characters, they had to create an almost newer dimension to fill in. And boy, did the writers came up with one. To capture an internet into a physical dimension itself scares you. It is a double edge sword though. It can be really easy as much as you are distracting the viewers. And since the glossy distraction in here is something that the audience is familiar- or in fact lives in it- it gets immensely effortless for them to hold us. Having said that, if not taken proper care of, and not worked on the details, it might come off as a one big hocum, which is what exactly happens in here.
The script is definitely gripping and thoroughly entertaining. But the rich details that such animated feature usually contains, it lacks in aplenty. Aforementioned, the narration just surfs through the storyline and never digs deep, either the writers were afraid to open the vortex or just couldn’t grasp it all in. Nevertheless, it still would have worked, if had better conversations, compelling arguments and genuine morale conflicts to bedazzle us.
But what was once explored by Disney movies is left untouched in here. And with very little surface to walk on, it is still a smooth ride. In fact the concept has so much heart and potential in it, that the first hour of the narration is boost off by just visiting characters only. The structure of the script too is familiar to your usual Disney features. The performance cast though, ups the ante of the game. Revisiting their characters, Reilly and Silverman both are equally challenging on the screen. Their duo is a force to be reckoned with.
His overprotective nature and her rebellious carefree attitude bodes well for the equation. And once again, the visual effects are jaw dropping, the artists do work a lot into it and it does pay off; this internet world projected in here is much more welcoming than the internet itself. Silverman’s deep dive on mocking or updating the Disney princesses’ sequence, is definitely the show stealer. One of the best bits of the storytelling is how it depicts both side of the range that this internet goes to. It shows you all the power there is by offering all the “heart” there is, within a snap. And it can also take all of it away with that snap itself.
On that note, on that very message that is conveyed in here, the movie is a sure shot win. It also has possibly the least enthralling final acts of all. Where it was supposed to fiddle intellectually with the viewers, it instead puts up a behemoth physical stature to climb upon. It is not the most mature script ever to come across in a Disney world, but it surely is an entertaining one. Ralph Breaks The Internet is an easier script than the previous one and without any polishing around the edges, the material is often chalky.


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Arsenal’s Theo Walcott will be left wondering if he will ever appear at a World Cup final after his latest injury setback puts him out not only for the rest of the club season but for the entirety of this year’s World Cup.
Walcott suffered a knee injury in Arsenal’s 2-0 FA Cup victory over local rivals Tottenham, a win that may be remembered more for the Englishman’s ‘score line gesture’ while leaving the pitch than it will be for his imperious form.
Walcott’s smiles while leaving the pitch perhaps masked the seriousness of the injury at the time, as a later released Arsenal statement read: “Theo has sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. He will have surgery in the near future and is expected to be out for at least six months, thus missing the rest of the season and the World Cup.”
With an injury so severe, six months is often at the more optimistic end of the recovery period, and will only be achieved if the forward suffers no setbacks along the way. Such a lengthy period out will undoubtedly leave both Arsenal and England wondering how to replace a man who seemed destined to play a crucial role for each of them this year.
World Cup Curse?
Somehow, despite being in the England set up and the public eye for nearly a decade, Theo Walcott has never played at a World Cup final. He made his England debut in 2006 aged just 17, only weeks after becoming the surprise inclusion in then England manager Sven Goran Eriksson’s World Cup squad.
Walcott’s shock inclusion came at the expense of established Premier League goal scorers like Darren Bent and Jermain Defoe, and remains one of the most controversial selections of all time. However, his trip to Germany was wasted as he didn’t play any minutes and was later relegated to the Under-21 squad by Eriksson’s successor, Steve McClaren.
After spending two years with the Under-21 ‘squad, Walcott made his competitive debut for England in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra in 2008. He followed that match by becoming the youngest ever player to score a hat-trick for England in a 4-1 win against Croatia.
Walcott appeared to have arrived on the international stage but his contribution to England’s qualification to the 2010 World Cup wasn’t enough to see him included in the squad for the finals. England manager Fabio Capello later admitted he regretted not including the Arsenal forward after a bitterly disappointing campaign.
The 2012/2013 club season was by some distance Walcott’s finest yet, and saw him cement his international place when available. Injury problems often saw him miss out on key qualification matches but manager Roy Hodgson made no secret of his plans to use Walcott when fit.
After more injury issues early on in the 2013/14 club season, Walcott’s comeback had inspired Arsenal’s return to form and left England fans hopeful that he could repeat such feats in Brazil. His current setback will now see him miss out on another World Cup final which is being billed as one of the biggest of all time.
Walcott will be 29 by the time the 2018 World Cup in Russia begins. In football mythology, the late 20s and early 30s represent a player’s ‘prime’, but this may prove different for the England striker. In 2018, Walcott will have been playing at the top level for nearly 15 years, and as a player who relies on his pace, 2018 could be the former Southampton man’s last hopes of a World Cup appearance.
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more breast feeding = less breast cancer
There's been a lot of news this week about breastfeeding, fertility and delayed pregnancy. NPR did a story this morning about a new study showing that breastfeeding reduces the chances of breast cancer for women who "delay childbirth." Basically, having kids later in life increases the chances for breast cancer, however breastfeeding voids out that risk. Luckily, older moms are more likely to breastfeed and rates of breastfeeding in general are slowly climbing. It's also good because--and no matter how many times I hear this I will never get used to it--1 in 9 women get breast cancer.
Also, over at Slate Amanda Schaffer takes a good, long look at the research about breast cancer and fertility treatments. This line drew me in:
"But there is little or no evidence that fertility treatments raise the odds of getting the disease. In other words, don't panic."Older moms rejoice ... even if you are chained to the couch for months on end.
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hi! i saw your book news posted on cool hunting.
love the graphic + your blog banner.
this topic though is not true that breastfeeding protects older moms unfortunately. i assumed it protected all ages of moms, but it only has a smalll percentage of protection even for moms who give birth before 30. i found this out from several doctors + websites after breastfeeding my daughter 2 1/2 years, then being diagnosed with breast cancer while i was weaning her. lots of pregnant + breastfeeding moms have breast cancer + it's harder to diagnose + have mammograms with lactating breasts. plus, no one wants to think their lumps could be cancer. it's important not to let your guard down + thank you are protected from breast cancer, because you're never safe. and about fertility treatments causing breast cancer, there are many different types of breast cancer. some are estrogen responsive + some are progesterone responsive + some aren't stimulated by hormones at all, so it depends on the woman + type of breast cancer.
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Thursday, November 07, 2013
Snow moving into Winnipeg/RRV Friday afternoon into Friday evening..
A clipper system from western Canada will track across southern MB Friday, bringing an area of snow with it. Snow from this system is expected to spread into Winnipeg and the Red River valley from the west Friday afternoon into Friday evening, with some slushy accumulations possible Friday night. Temperatures Friday afternoon should be near or just above freezing before the precipitation starts, so snow will likely be melting at first. However, as temperatures cool Friday evening, snow will likely start accumulating, especially on grassy surfaces, with amounts of 2-3 cm possible by Saturday morning. Northwesterly winds behind this system will usher in colder temperatures for Saturday along with occasional flurries. Much colder but dry conditions are expected early next week before temperatures moderate again later in the week.
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Michigan gas prices rise 10 cents to $3.10 per gallon average
AAA Michigan says average gas prices statewide have risen about 10 cents in the past week to about $3.10 per gallon.
The Dearborn-based auto club said late Monday that the average price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline is about 66 cents more than at the same point last year. AAA says the statewide average around the Memorial Day holiday hasn’t been as high since 2014.
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Do these bikes belong on Michigan trails?
Michigan’s lowest average price was about $3 in the Marquette area. The highest was about $3.14 in the Ann Arbor area, which AAA says had the highest average for the fifth week in a row. The Detroit-area’s average was about $3.09, up about 8 cents per gallon.
AAA Michigan surveys daily fuel prices at 2,800 gas stations across the state.


Effectively monitor and control an indoor growing environment, even from a remote location. The "Remote Monitoring Software" allows the user to monitor and alter growing conditions remotely from a PC or laptop. This software can also data-log or chart a grow room's environmental conditions.
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History — Features of this day ever: First significant fight in America’s Civil War battled at Bull Run in Virginia; Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ closes; Peace bargain closes Indochina War; Author Ernest Hemingway and on-screen character comic Robin Williams conceived. (July 21)
During the American Civil War, Union and Confederate powers take on the First Conflict of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia. The war’s first significant fight closes in a Confederate triumph. So does the Second Battle at Bull Run the next year.
History for July 21st
1925- – in History Dayton, Tennessee, the finish of what’s known as the Scopes Monkey Trial. John Scopes is indicted for abusing state law for instructing Darwin’s hypothesis of development in science class. That conviction is later toppled on a detail.
1954- – a harmony bargain finishes up almost eight years of battling in what is then known as French Indochina in Southeast Asia. The arrangement parts Vietnam into a socialist north and noncommunist south as France closes its pilgrim rule in the district. Throughout the following decade, American contribution in Southeast Asia develops, coming full circle in the Vietnam War.
1899- – creator Ernest Hemingway is conceived in Oak Park, Illinois. Among his works, “The Sun Also Rises,” “A Farewell to Arms,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” and “The Old Man and the Sea.”
What’s more, 1951- –
ROBIN WILLIAMS: You have dreams that perhaps one day your child will be up there going, “I’d prefer to thank the Nobel Academy.” And you have this other dream where your child’s going, “Do you need fries with that?”
CAMILLE BOHANNON: Robin Williams, the on-screen character and entertainer known for his pantomimes and film jobs, is conceived in Chicago.
Today ever, July 21, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

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Perhaps you are familiar with Delta Airlines Ticket Counter Facebook app, which allows passengers to book flights from within the social network. But, if you’re like me, it can sometimes feel uncomfortable to be seated next to a complete stranger.
Malaysia Airlines, through a Facebook app called MHBuddy, takes that concern off the tray table by not only allowing passengers to book airfare, but arrange flights with friends in tow. In fact, the app lets passengers perform several useful functions:
- Book flights with friends and check in directly on Facebook;
- View the aircraft’s seating map and select a preferred seat upon check-in;
- See the picture and seat number of friends traveling on the same flight;
- Meet up with friends who will be in the same city where passengers are traveling;
- Find friends who live in the destination city and let them know arrival times;
- Share itineraries with your friends via their Facebook Wall.
Put another way, the app makes use of social commerce to facilitate social seating. And Malaysia Airlines is not the only carrier to cater to the concept. According to CNN report, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will soon be launching its own version of the app.
If the following infographic is any indication, it appears that a number of major airlines have embraced social media wholeheartedly, and not for nothing. A recent post in Today Online quotes Morris Sim, CEO and co-founder of Circos Brand Karma, a social media solution for the travel industry, as saying, “There’s realisation at the highest level that social media isn’t child’s play…Brand reputation is on the line, literally every minute of the day, in social media, and when left unmanaged can have adverse effect on the value of the brand.”
For example, Virgin America and Jetblue award loyalty points for check-ins using Facebook or Foursquare, and British Airways created a Facebook Page for a global charity it supports. Of course, they all have Facebook Pages and use Twitter for social CRM.
Even though United felt a sting when the video “United Breaks Guitars” hit YouTube, the advent of social media – and MHBuddy, in particular – has given new meaning to the company’s famous tagline “Fly the Friendly Skies.”


Insight boosts competitiveness
Securing and exploiting knowledge of and insight into products, customers and the market is one of the most important requirements for Eika Forsikring. Easier and better access to data helps to make the Norwegian insurance company more competitive.
We apply our insights to everything from product development and setting rates, through better sales follow-up in the banks, to new solutions for distribution and sales. Thomas H. Pedersen Head of Analytics Eika Forsikring
Banking and insurance are experiencing rapid change, driven by innovation and customer expectations about automation and digitalisation. The potential for using analytics in this sector is enormous, explains Petter Dybvig, Vice President for technical support in the Nordic region for SAS Institute.
“Data analysis has many different applications, such as reducing bad debts and customer churn as well as boosting turnover by identifying the best new sales opportunities for existing clientele”, he notes.
“Analysis-driven organisations can increase their productivity dramatically while developing new products and solutions more quickly.”
Eika and SAS Institute have collaborated closely and well since 2011. They have jointly implemented a number of projects to create value for Eika by applying technology from SAS. Products currently utilised by the insurance company, with great success, include SAS® Visual Analytics and SAS® Visual Statistics.
“To be a challenger in the market, we must know ourselves, the market and the customers better,” says Thomas Dinhoff Pedersen, Head of Analytics at Eika Forsikring.
“The insights we acquire through data and analysis fuel better decisions at every level. We want to continue this progress by establishing solutions in several of our business areas in order to enhance understanding throughout the value chain.”
Easy and effective
Solutions from SAS Institute help Eika to acquire better insights into its own processes. Because it can analyse large quantities of data more easily and effectively, the company can also respond quicker to ad hoc questions which arise in the daily work. Simpler access to large volumes of data have made everyday life much easier for employees.
“The ability for the users to do their own analyses and reporting through SAS helps to make their daily work more efficient,” observes Petter Dybvig.
“Instead of spending a lot of their time comparing and collating data, commercial users can concentrate more attention on value-adding activities. The burden on the IT department is also reduced and it can now devote more capacity to other priority tasks.”
Equipped for the future
Eika’s goal in using solutions from SAS Institute is to improve the customer experience across all channels. Dinhoff Pedersen believes this will be the key to competitiveness in the future.
“We apply our insights to everything from product development and setting rates, through better sales follow-up in the banks, to new solutions for distribution and sales,” he says.
“Our understanding of the customer journey and trends also improves. Generally speaking, we become better equipped to meet market requirements and to enhance both customer satisfaction and profitability in the time to come.”
Eika Forsikring wants insight into and knowledge of its own products and processes as well as patterns of customer behaviour in order to enhance its competitiveness in a demanding market.
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The uptrend is weakened now because a lower high was printed last week (1.1840) but support is still holding and the latest candles show long wicks in their lower part, which is a sign of rejection. All this creates a mixed picture, without a clear bias but as long as the pair is trading above 1.1700 – 1.1713 and above the 50 days Exponential Moving Average, we expect to see a continuation of the uptrend and a move closer to 1.1875. A break of the mentioned support and a move below the 50 days EMA would be a strong sign that the uptrend is coming to an end.
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Friday the US Dollar will be affected by the U.S. Durable Goods Orders and the Jackson Hole Symposium will continue in Wyoming, so this can affect other currencies as well, not only the greenback.
The British Consumer Price Index (main gauge of inflation) missed the market consensus of 2.7% and showed a reading of 2.6%. This triggered the biggest move of last week and brought the pair into the support at 1.2850 but the bearish momentum soon faded and support remained intact.
The pair is trading below the 50 days Exponential Moving Average, a fact which makes the short-to-medium term outlook bearish. However, we can see that for several days the bears have tried to break 1.2850 support and each time they failed, so this level will be this week’s main “player”. A bearish break will make 1.2770 the immediate target, followed by 1.2630 in the longer run. A bounce at 1.2850 will take the pair into the 50 EMA, followed possibly by 1.3050.
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We study a class of stochastic flows connected to the coalescent processes that have been studied recently by Möhle, Pitman, Sagitov and Schweinsberg in connection with asymptotic models for the genealogy of populations with a large fixed size. We define a bridge to be a right-continuous process (B(r),r ∈ [0,1]) with nondecreasing paths and exchangeable increments, such that B(0)=0 and B(1)=1. We show that flows of bridges are in one-to-one correspondence with the so-called exchangeable coalescents. This yields an infinite-dimensional version of the classical Kingman representation for exchangeable partitions of ℕ. We then propose a Poissonian construction of a general class of flows of bridges and identify the associated coalescents. We also discuss an important auxiliary measure-valued process, which is closely related to the genealogical structure coded by the coalescent and can be viewed as a generalized Fleming-Viot process.


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[Chimera-users] APBS maps
meng at cgl.ucsf.edu
Wed Apr 11 10:41:51 PDT 2012
I was also thinking you might try smoothing the difference map to see if that better brings out the major features. Various kinds of map smoothing (Gaussian filtering, etc.) can be done with "vop" command options or the Volume Filter tool (under Tools...Volume Data).
Of course, the more processing you do, the more you have to explain to your audience!
I'm not sure what you are getting at with the residue charge issue. The APBS map doesn't have charges, it only has the potential resulting from those charges. You already know for the most part which residues are charged (Asp/Glu negative, Lys/Arg positive, His being the ambiguous case) and that only involves the structure, not the map.
While you could use the Values at Atom Positions tool to get ESP values mapped to atom positions,
...and sum over atom values to get the residue values with Attribute Calculator,
...that doesn't seem particularly useful applied to the same atoms that gave rise to the potential. Typically it would be used to map potential from one molecule (say a receptor) onto other molecules not used to calculate the potential (say different small molecule ligands in the binding site).
Maybe I misunderstood the question, though. Best,
On Apr 11, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Rebecca Swett wrote:
> Thanks for the quick reply. I have the side by sides. I'll see if I get anything particularly wonky if I try the subtract. Alternatively, can you think of a way I could output per-residue charge from an APBS map? I might be able to do a simple subtract and render by attribute to get a rough approximation.
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The go-ahead has been given for a £25 million funding bid to transform part of Grimsby town centre.
Councillors have backed the joint submission worked up by the local authority, North East Lincolnshire Council, and the owner of Freshney Place shopping centre, including a cinema and new retail and leisure offers.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Suzanne Sten sings Mahler, a rather rare recording
Moving along with our project presenting previously unreleased in digital format recordings of Jewish singers of the Holocaust era, I present the beautiful mezzo-soprano Suzanne Sten singing Mahler's "Ich atmet 'einen linden duft" the first of the Ruckert lieder. This recording beautifully sung is from a 1940's Columbia record with Leo Taubmann at the piano. Enjoy!