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We were at the Riu palace Los Cabos Mexico. We saw 4 orbs come in from the ocean on the 17th of nov 2012 . They hovered off the beach and disappeared into the distance. My wife and I put it down to that they where flares from a ship.Two days later we were sitting on our room balcony and witnessed two glowing orbs swooping over the hotel descending and heading south over the ocean. Over the hotel they where white in colour and as they flew away they became orange to dark orange in the far distance. I asked Hotel stff the next day if anyone had seen the same thing and no one would talk about it. I found another tourist if he had seen anything. He said he saw the four orbs come in from the distance flying north to the hotel hover and disappear to the south. I and my wife did not feel threatened we actually felt kind of peacefull like they were angels. While we witnessed the two orbs we had enough time to discuss that it was not an airplane we discuss that ther was no noise.we talked a lot while we whatched them almost like time slowed down.
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At the end of this month, a new edition of TRAKO will be held in Gdansk. During this railway exhibition, we expect that Newag and PKP IC will present the first Griffin electric for the national railway operator. We already reported on a first locomotive on transport on 01.09.2019 – today we have images of EU160-002:
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The start of the 2014 school year promises to bring school supply bills, mountains of homework, and… federal scandal. On Monday Aug. 11, the jury selection process began for the 12 former Atlanta public schools employees allegedly embroiled in a state-wide cheating scandal. The employees have been accused of altering their students’ scores on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). In case you haven’t been keeping up on the details of the case, we've got you covered.
What is the CRCT?
The CRCT is used to determine the quality of education in Georgia, and whether the state meets federal education standards outlined by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The test is designed to measure a student’s skills in reading, English, math, science, and social studies in comparison to those of his or her peers at the local and state levels.
How did the scandal unfold?
In 2011, a state investigation claimed 44 Atlanta public schools were involved in a continuous cheating scandal in which over 178 teachers and principals across the district conspired to alter their students’ test scores. In addition to physically altering students’ test answers to reflect a higher median score in each school, top administrators also created a climate in which teachers unwilling to comply with the cheating were punished or fired, according to the investigation. The investigation estimated that, because of the scandal, nearly 12,000 students in the Atlanta public school district had been advanced to the next grade without achieving the mastery level to do so.
Fast forward to July 2014, when The New Yorker published a feature on the unfolding scandal that discussed both the conspiracies themselves and how to improve school accountability more generally. The article viewed the scandal through the lens of one specific public school — Parks Middle School in downtown Atlanta — to show how many of the teachers and administrators defamed in the score-boosting were stuck between a rock and a hard place, so to speak, when deciding to go along with the district-wide conspiracy.
Who are some of the key players?
The leader of the pack: Beverly L. Hall is the district’s former superintendent who had been previously named 2009 National Superintendent of the Year. Ms. Hall currently suffers from breast cancer, and will not appear in the current trial. The Fulton County Superior Court has “postponed her trial indefinitely.”
The Re-Accused: Angela Williamson was formerly a teacher at Dobbs elementary school. If convicted, Dobbs faces 35 years in prison for “coaching students to answer question correctly,” and lying to investigators. In 2012, she successfully appealed her firing and resumed teaching in the Atlanta Public School district, only to be re-indicted in 2014 with additional complaints.
The beloved teacher: Damany Lewis was a teacher at Parks Middle School and a central character in the aforementioned New Yorker article about the cheating scandal. Parks Middle School is currently suspected of having the most teachers involved in the cheating scandal.
Why would anyone alter test scores?
The New York Times suggests that the teachers and principals allegedly involved in the scandal boosted their students test scores to improve their district’s reputation, and make it seem like their students were performing better than they actually were. You're still wondering why the school employees would care enough about their school’s reputation to risk federal sanctions and jail time, right? Understanding their motives required taking a closer look at how NCLB functions at the state level, and how it can affect school culture.
In Atlanta, schools showing improvement on the CRCTs were often awarded bonuses, while schools failing to show progress and meet NCLB’s strict Adequate Yearly Progress standards are shamed at the local level and punished at the federal level. No wonder the district’s top administrators reportedly “created a culture of fear,” that encouraged teachers to meet “unrealistic testing goals” by any means possible.
In her tenure, Dr. Hall reportedly earned more than $500,000 in performance bonuses.
What will the penalties look like?
As of now, this remains uncertain. The New York Times reported that if the employees are found guilty of violating the state’s Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) —a statue usually associated with mobster crimes — they will each face a sentence of five to twenty years in prison. Each defendant, however, has also been charged with at least one other crime, which could add to their total sentence.
How long could this take?
The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that the jury selection could take two to three weeks and that the actual trial could last up to eight months. The Chronicle also estimates that this could be the most expensive trial in Georgia state history.


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Understanding risk factors for death from Covid-19 is key to providing good quality clinical care. We assessed the presenting characteristics of the ‘first wave’ of patients with Covid-19 at Royal Oldham Hospital, UK and undertook logistic regression modelling to investigate factors associated with death. Of 470 patients admitted, 169 (36%) died. The median age was 71 years (interquartile range 57–82), and 255 (54.3%) were men. The most common comorbidities were hypertension (n = 218, 46.4%), diabetes (n = 143, 30.4%) and chronic neurological disease (n = 123, 26.1%). The most frequent complications were acute kidney injury (AKI) (n = 157, 33.4%) and myocardial injury (n = 21, 4.5%). Forty-three (9.1%) patients required intubation and ventilation, and 39 (8.3%) received non-invasive ventilation. Independent risk factors for death were increasing age (odds ratio (OR) per 10 year increase above 40 years 1.87, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.57–2.27), hypertension (OR 1.72, 95% CI 1.10–2.70), cancer (OR 2.20, 95% CI 1.27–3.81), platelets <150 × 103/μl (OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.13–3.30), C-reactive protein ≥100 μg/ml (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.05–2.68), >50% chest radiograph infiltrates (OR 2.09, 95% CI 1.16–3.77) and AKI (OR 2.60, 95% CI 1.64–4.13). There was no independent association between death and gender, ethnicity, deprivation level, fever, SpO2/FiO2, lymphopoenia or other comorbidities. These findings will inform clinical and shared decision making, including use of respiratory support and therapeutic agents.
Gravitational waves from coalescing neutron stars encode information about nuclear matter at extreme densities, inaccessible by laboratory experiments. The late inspiral is influenced by the presence of tides, which depend on the neutron star equation of state. Neutron star mergers are expected to often produce rapidly rotating remnant neutron stars that emit gravitational waves. These will provide clues to the extremely hot post-merger environment. This signature of nuclear matter in gravitational waves contains most information in the 2–4 kHz frequency band, which is outside of the most sensitive band of current detectors. We present the design concept and science case for a Neutron Star Extreme Matter Observatory (NEMO): a gravitational-wave interferometer optimised to study nuclear physics with merging neutron stars. The concept uses high-circulating laser power, quantum squeezing, and a detector topology specifically designed to achieve the high-frequency sensitivity necessary to probe nuclear matter using gravitational waves. Above 1 kHz, the proposed strain sensitivity is comparable to full third-generation detectors at a fraction of the cost. Such sensitivity changes expected event rates for detection of post-merger remnants from approximately one per few decades with two A+ detectors to a few per year and potentially allow for the first gravitational-wave observations of supernovae, isolated neutron stars, and other exotica.
Previous genetic association studies have failed to identify loci robustly associated with sepsis, and there have been no published genetic association studies or polygenic risk score analyses of patients with septic shock, despite evidence suggesting genetic factors may be involved. We systematically collected genotype and clinical outcome data in the context of a randomized controlled trial from patients with septic shock to enrich the presence of disease-associated genetic variants. We performed genomewide association studies of susceptibility and mortality in septic shock using 493 patients with septic shock and 2442 population controls, and polygenic risk score analysis to assess genetic overlap between septic shock risk/mortality with clinically relevant traits. One variant, rs9489328, located in AL589740.1 noncoding RNA, was significantly associated with septic shock (p = 1.05 × 10–10); however, it is likely a false-positive. We were unable to replicate variants previously reported to be associated (p < 1.00 × 10–6 in previous scans) with susceptibility to and mortality from sepsis. Polygenic risk scores for hematocrit and granulocyte count were negatively associated with 28-day mortality (p = 3.04 × 10–3; p = 2.29 × 10–3), and scores for C-reactive protein levels were positively associated with susceptibility to septic shock (p = 1.44 × 10–3). Results suggest that common variants of large effect do not influence septic shock susceptibility, mortality and resolution; however, genetic predispositions to clinically relevant traits are significantly associated with increased susceptibility and mortality in septic individuals.
Fungal otitis externa is prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical climates; however, over the past two decades, there has been a reported increase in the prevalence of otomycosis in paediatric patients from more temperate climates. This study aimed to review the children diagnosed with otomycosis at the University Hospital Limerick with reference to frequency, causative organism, predisposing factors and management.
A retrospective review was conducted of paediatric patients from 2001 to 2015. Patients with positive fungal ear swabs and a diagnosis of otomycosis were identified.
Ninety-three patients were positive for candida (mean age, 5.8 years), 10 patients were positive for aspergillus (mean age, 9.1 years) and 1 patient had mixed fungal infection containing both fungi. There was a positive correlation between a diagnosis of otomycosis and prior treatment with topical fluoroquinolones (r = 0.8; p < 0.01).
The incidence of otomycosis has been increasing since 2001, which correlates with an increase in the use of topical fluoroquinolones. Previous studies identify aspergillus as the commonest causative fungi; however, this study found that candida was the commonest isolated fungi in the paediatric population.
High disgust sensitivity and poor cognitive flexibility have been independently identified as contributing factors in the aetiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder. This study looks at the relationship between contamination fear and disgust sensitivity in a non-clinical population. In particular, at whether two moderating factors, cognitive flexibility and emotional reappraisal, have a buffering influence. One hundred participants from an undergraduate population completed a battery of questionnaires which rated their disgust and level of contamination fear. They also completed a set-shifting task to assess cognitive flexibility and an emotion regulation questionnaire. The mean age of the sample was 21.4 years with 62% of the sample population being female. SPSS 16 was used to correlate the main variables using Pearson's correlation and moderated regression, using MODPROBE, was used for analysis. Results confirmed previous findings that high disgust sensitivity is significantly associated with contamination fear (P < 0.01). In addition to this, both cognitive flexibility and emotional reappraisal reduced the influence that disgust has on an individual's contamination fear. Cognitive flexibility and emotion reappraisal were not found to be significantly correlated to each other (P = 0.511), which suggest that these variables moderate the relationship between disgust and contamination fear independently of each other. Individuals with poor cognitive flexibility and/or poor emotional reappraisal were found to have high levels of contamination fear, which suggests that these two variables may attenuate the relationship between disgust and contamination fear. Future implications of these findings have been discussed although further research is needed to confirm these conclusions in a clinical population.
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Executive functions (EF) drive health and educational outcomes and therefore are increasingly common treatment targets. Most treatment trials rely on questionnaires to capture meaningful change because ecologically valid, pediatric performance-based EF tasks are lacking. The Executive Function Challenge Task (EFCT) is a standardized, treatment-sensitive, objective measure which assesses flexibility and planning in the context of provocative social interactions, making it a “hot” EF task.
We investigate the structure, reliability, and validity of the EFCT in youth with autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder; n = 129), or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with flexibility problems (n = 93), and typically developing (TD; n = 52) youth.
The EFCT can be coded reliably, has a two-factor structure (flexibility and planning), and adequate internal consistency and consistency across forms. Unlike a traditional performance-based EF task (verbal fluency), it shows significant correlations with parent-reported EF, indicating ecological validity. EFCT performance distinguishes youth with known EF problems from TD youth and is not significantly related to visual pattern recognition, or social communication/understanding in autistic children.
The EFCT demonstrates adequate reliability and validity and may provide developmentally appropriate, treatment-sensitive, and ecologically valid assessment of “hot” EF in youth. It can be administered in controlled settings by masked administrators.
This study originated in collaboration with Thomas Dishion because of concerns that a group format for aggressive children might dampen the effects of cognitive-behavioral intervention. Three hundred sixty aggressive preadolescent children were screened through teacher and parent ratings. Schools were randomized to receive either an individual or a group format of the child component of the same evidence-based program. The results indicate that there is variability in how group-based cognitive-behavioral intervention can affect aggressive children through a long 4-year follow-up after the end of the intervention. Aggressive children who have higher skin conductance reactivity (potentially an indicator of poorer emotion regulation) and who have a variant of the oxytocin receptor gene that may be associated with being hyperinvolved in social bonding have better outcomes in their teacher-rated externalizing behavior outcomes over time if they were seen individually rather than in groups. Analyses also indicated that higher levels of the group leaders’ clinical skills predicted reduced externalizing behavior problems. Implications for group versus individual format of cognitive-behavioral interventions for aggressive children, and for intensive training for group therapists, informed by these results, are discussed.
Intracranial aneurysm (IA) is an expansion of the weakened arterial wall that is often asymptomatic until rupture, resulting in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Here we describe the high prevalence of familial IA in a cohort of Newfoundland ancestry. We began to investigate the genetic etiology of IA in affected family members, as the inheritance of this disease is poorly understood.
Whole exome sequencing was completed for a cohort of 12 affected individuals from two multiplex families with a strong family history of IA. A filtering strategy was implemented to identify rare, shared variants. Filtered variants were prioritized based on validation by Sanger sequencing and segregation within the families.
In family R1352, six variants passed filtering; while in family R1256, 68 variants remained, so further filtering was pursued. Following validation by Sanger sequencing, top candidates were investigated in a set of population controls, namely, C4orf6 c.A1G (p.M1V) and SPDYE4c.C103T (p.P35S). Neither was detected in 100 Newfoundland control samples.
Rare and potentially deleterious variants were identified in both families, though incomplete segregation was identified for all filtered variants. Alternate methods of variant prioritization and broader considerations regarding the interplay of genetic and environmental factors are necessary in future studies of this disease.
Introduction: Although oral rehydration therapy is recommended for children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) with none to some dehydration, intravenous (IV) rehydration is still commonly administered to these children in high-income countries. IV rehydration is associated with pain, anxiety, and emergency department (ED) revisits in children with AGE. A better understanding of the factors associated with IV rehydration is needed to inform knowledge translation strategies. Methods: This was a planned secondary analysis of the Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) and Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) randomized, controlled trials of oral probiotics in children with AGE-associated diarrhea. Eligible children were aged 3-48 months and reported > 3 watery stools in a 24-hour period. The primary outcome was administration of IV rehydration at the index ED visit. We used mixed-effects logistic regression model to explore univariable and multivariable relationships between IV rehydration and a priori risk factors. Results: From the parent study sample of 1848 participants, 1846 had data available for analysis: mean (SD) age of 19.1 ± 11.4 months, 45.4% females. 70.2% (1292/1840) vomited within 24 hours of the index ED visit and 34.1% (629/1846) received ondansetron in the ED. 13.0% (240/1846) were administered IV rehydration at the index ED visit, and 3.6% (67/1842) were hospitalized. Multivariable predictors of IV rehydration were Clinical Dehydration Scale (CDS) score [compared to none: mild to moderate (OR: 8.1, CI: 5.5-11.8); severe (OR: 45.9, 95% CI: 20.1-104.7), P < 0.001], ondansetron in the ED (OR: 1.8, CI: 1.2-2.6, P = 0.003), previous healthcare visit for the same illness [compared to no prior visit: prior visit with no IV (OR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.3-2.9); prior visit with IV (OR: 10.5, 95% CI: 3.2-34.8), P < 0.001], and country [compared to Canada: US (OR: 4.1, CI: 2.3-7.4, P < 0.001]. Significantly more participants returned to the ED with symptoms of AGE within 3 days if IV fluids were administered at the index visit [30/224 (13.4%) versus 88/1453 (6.1%), P < 0.001]. Conclusion: Higher CDS scores, antiemetic use, previous healthcare visits and country were independent predictors of IV rehydration which was also associated with increased ED revisits. Knowledge translation focused on optimizing the use of antiemetics (i.e. for those with dehydration) and reducing the geographic variation in IV rehydration use may improve the ED experience and reduce ED-revisits.
We sought to define the prevalence of echocardiographic abnormalities in long-term survivors of paediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and determine the utility of screening in asymptomatic patients. We analysed echocardiograms performed on survivors who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from 1982 to 2006. A total of 389 patients were alive in 2017, with 114 having an echocardiogram obtained ⩾5 years post-infusion. A total of 95 patients had echocardiogram performed for routine surveillance. The mean time post-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was 13 years. Of 95 patients, 77 (82.1%) had ejection fraction measured, and 10/77 (13.0%) had ejection fraction z-scores ⩽−2.0, which is abnormally low. Those patients with abnormal ejection fraction were significantly more likely to have been exposed to anthracyclines or total body irradiation. Among individuals who received neither anthracyclines nor total body irradiation, only 1/31 (3.2%) was found to have an abnormal ejection fraction of 51.4%, z-score −2.73. In the cohort of 77 patients, the negative predictive value of having a normal ejection fraction given no exposure to total body irradiation or anthracyclines was 96.7% at 95% confidence interval (83.3–99.8%). Systolic dysfunction is relatively common in long-term survivors of paediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation who have received anthracyclines or total body irradiation. Survivors who are asymptomatic and did not receive radiation or anthracyclines likely do not require surveillance echocardiograms, unless otherwise indicated.
Mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins; Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a major disturbance agent in pine (Pinus Linnaeus; Pinaceae) ecosystems of western North America. Adaptation to local climates has resulted in primarily univoltine generation time across a thermally diverse latitudinal gradient. We hypothesised that voltinism patterns have been shaped by selection for slower developmental rates in southern populations inhabiting warmer climates. To investigate traits responsible for latitudinal differences we measured lifestage-specific development of southern mountain pine beetle eggs, larvae, and pupae across a range of temperatures. Developmental rate curves were fit using maximum posterior likelihood estimation with a Bayesian prior to improve fit stability. When compared to previously published data for a northern population, optimal development of southern individuals occurred at higher temperatures, with higher development thresholds, as compared with northern individuals. Observed developmental rates of the southern and northern populations were similar across studied lifestages at 20 °C, and southern lifestages were generally faster at temperature extremes (10 °C, 27 °C). At 25 °C southern fourth instars were significantly slower than northern fourth instars. Our results suggest that evolved traits in the fourth instar and remaining unstudied lifestage, teneral (i.e., preemergent) adult, likely influence latitudinal differences in mountain pine beetle generation time.
Public Health England has set a definition for free sugars in the UK in order to estimate intakes of free sugars in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey. This follows the recommendation from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition in its 2015 report on Carbohydrates and Health that a definition of free sugars should be adopted. The definition of free sugars includes: all added sugars in any form; all sugars naturally present in fruit and vegetable juices, purées and pastes and similar products in which the structure has been broken down; all sugars in drinks (except for dairy-based drinks); and lactose and galactose added as ingredients. The sugars naturally present in milk and dairy products, fresh and most types of processed fruit and vegetables and in cereal grains, nuts and seeds are excluded from the definition.
A range of endophenotypes characterise psychosis, however there has been limited work understanding if and how they are inter-related.
This multi-centre study includes 8754 participants: 2212 people with a psychotic disorder, 1487 unaffected relatives of probands, and 5055 healthy controls. We investigated cognition [digit span (N = 3127), block design (N = 5491), and the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (N = 3543)], electrophysiology [P300 amplitude and latency (N = 1102)], and neuroanatomy [lateral ventricular volume (N = 1721)]. We used linear regression to assess the interrelationships between endophenotypes.
The P300 amplitude and latency were not associated (regression coef. −0.06, 95% CI −0.12 to 0.01, p = 0.060), and P300 amplitude was positively associated with block design (coef. 0.19, 95% CI 0.10–0.28, p < 0.001). There was no evidence of associations between lateral ventricular volume and the other measures (all p > 0.38). All the cognitive endophenotypes were associated with each other in the expected directions (all p < 0.001). Lastly, the relationships between pairs of endophenotypes were consistent in all three participant groups, differing for some of the cognitive pairings only in the strengths of the relationships.
The P300 amplitude and latency are independent endophenotypes; the former indexing spatial visualisation and working memory, and the latter is hypothesised to index basic processing speed. Individuals with psychotic illnesses, their unaffected relatives, and healthy controls all show similar patterns of associations between endophenotypes, endorsing the theory of a continuum of psychosis liability across the population.
Academic health systems and their investigators are challenged to systematically assure clinical research regulatory compliance. This challenge is heightened in the emerging era of centralized single Institutional Review Boards for multicenter studies, which rely on monitoring programs at each participating site.
To describe the development, implementation, and outcome measurement of an institution-wide paired training curriculum and internal monitoring program for clinical research regulatory compliance.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) were developed to facilitate investigator and research professional adherence to institutional policies, federal guidelines, and international standards. An SOP training curriculum was developed and implemented institution-wide. An internal monitoring program was launched, utilizing risk-based monitoring plans of pre-specified frequency and intensity, assessed upon Institutional Review Boards approval of each prospective study. Monitoring plans were executed according to an additional SOP on internal monitoring, with monitoring findings captured in a REDCap database.
We observed few major violations across 3 key domains of clinical research conduct and demonstrated a meaningful decrease in the rates of nonmajor violations in each, over the course of 2 years.
The paired training curriculum and monitoring program is a successful institution-wide clinical research regulatory compliance model that will continue to be refined.
This paper reports three cases of severe post-stapedectomy granuloma, emphasising the variable presentation of this devastating complication and the challenges of its management.
A retrospective review was conducted of three cases of post-stapedectomy granuloma requiring surgical debulking between 2010 and 2015. Clinical symptoms, serial imaging, histopathology and post-operative outcomes were considered.
Intra-operatively, extensive granulation tissue with erosion of the otic capsule was found. There was spread along the VIIth and VIIIth cranial nerves to the cochlear nucleus in one patient. Post-operative clinical improvement was demonstrable, corroborated by diminution of contrast enhancement on serial magnetic resonance imaging. Facial nerve function recovered, tinnitus amelioration was variable and some otalgia persisted. Post-operative complications included grade IV facial weakness and late Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis, which all resolved.
To the authors’ knowledge, this paper reports the only case of post-stapedectomy granuloma tracking to the brainstem. Otalgia was present in all our cases, and may be deemed a red flag symptom of progressive bony destruction and otic capsule involvement. Although granuloma remains rare, it should be considered in any patient with worsening otological symptoms following stapes surgery.
Background: The diagnosis of a sports-related concussion is often dependent on the athlete self-reporting their symptoms. It has been suggested that improving youth athlete knowledge and attitudes toward concussion may increase self-reporting behaviour. The objective of this study was to determine if a novel Concussion-U educational program improves knowledge of and attitudes about concussion among a cohort of elite male Bantam and Midget AAA hockey players. Methods: Fifty-seven male Bantam and Midget AAA-level hockey players (mean age=14.52±1.13 years) were recruited from the local community. Each participant completed a modified version of the Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey–Student Version immediately before and after a Concussion-U educational presentation. Follow-up sessions were arranged 4 to 6 months after the presentation, and assessed retention of knowledge and attitude changes. Results: Forty-three players completed all three surveys. Concussion knowledge and attitude scores significantly (p<0.01) increased from pre- to post-presentation by 12.79 and 8.41%, respectively. At long-term follow-up, knowledge levels remained significantly (p<0.01) higher than baseline by 8.49%. Mean attitude scores were also increased at follow-up; however, this increase was not statistically significant. Conclusions: A Concussion-U educational program led to an immediate improvement in concussion knowledge and attitudes among elite male Bantam and Midget AAA hockey players. Increased knowledge was maintained at long-term follow-up, but improved attitude was not. Future studies should investigate whether similar educational programs influence symptom reporting and concussion incidence. In addition, they should focus on how to maintain improved concussion attitudes.
In southern Africa, wetlands of different types are an integral part of the drainage network, yet evolve and are sensitive to different combinations of geologic, climatic, geomorphic, edaphic and hydrologic controls. Understanding of these controls can help in the interpretation of environmental and climatic records from different wetland types, given that wetland sensitivity to environmental and climatic changes may vary throughout their ‘life cycle’. The chapter discusses inland wetland records from dated sites in South Africa in order to consider their significance for reconstructing late glacial and Holocene climates; and the relationship of wetlands to preservation of the Pleistocene archaeological record. Wetlands are sensitive to degradation under contemporary environmental and climatic changes, which may impact on their hydrological and ecological function as well as the integrity of associated archaeological sites.
Objectives: Cognitive reserve moderates the effects of gray matter (GM) atrophy on cognitive function in neurological disease. Broadly speaking, Reserve explains how persons maintain function in the face of cerebral injury in cognitive and other functional domains (e.g., physical, social). Personality, as operationalized by the Five Factor Model (FFM), is also implicated as a moderator of this relationship. It is conceivable that these protective mechanisms are related. Prior studies suggest links between Reserve and personality, but the degree to which these constructs overlap and buffer the clinical effects of neuropathology is unclear. Methods: We evaluated Reserve and FFM traits—Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness—in a cohort of 67 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. We also examined the extent to which FFM traits and aspects of Reserve interact in predicting cognitive processing speed. Results: Retrospectively reported educational/occupational achievement was associated with higher Openness, and childhood social engagement was associated with higher Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. Current involvement in exercise activities and social activities was associated with Extraversion, current involvement in hobbies was associated with Neuroticism, and current receptive behaviors were associated with Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. When tested as predictors, Conscientiousness and childhood enrichment activities interacted in predicting cognitive processing speed after accounting for age, disease duration, disability, and GM volume. Conclusions: Childhood enrichment activities and Conscientiousness have a synergistic effect on cognitive processing speed. Current findings have implications for using psychological interventions to foster both Reserve and adaptive personality characteristics to stave off clinical symptoms in MS. (JINS, 2016, 22, 920–927)
An abattoir-based study was undertaken between January and May 2013 to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Yersinia spp. carriage and seroprevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) in UK pigs at slaughter. In total, 626 pigs were sampled at 14 abattoirs that together process 80% of the annual UK pig slaughter throughput. Sampling was weighted by abattoir throughput and sampling dates and pig carcasses were randomly selected. Rectal swabs, blood samples, carcass swabs and the whole caecum, tonsils, heart and tongue were collected. Salmonella spp. was isolated from 30·5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 26·5–34·6] of caecal content samples but only 9·6% (95% CI 7·3–11·9) of carcass swabs, which was significantly lower than in a UK survey in 2006–2007. S. Typhimurium and S. 4,,12:i:- were the most commonly isolated serovars, followed by S. Derby and S. Bovismorbificans. The prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica carriage in tonsils was 28·7% (95% CI 24·8–32·7) whereas carcass contamination was much lower at 1·8% (95% CI 0·7–2·8). The seroprevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and PRRSv was 7·4% (95% CI 5·3–9·5) and 58·3% (95% CI 53·1–63·4), respectively. This study provides a comparison to previous abattoir-based prevalence surveys for Salmonella and Yersinia, and the first UK-wide seroprevalence estimates for antibodies to Toxoplasma and PRRSv in pigs at slaughter.
This study aimed to compare the efficacy of diode laser, coblation and cold dissection tonsillectomy in paediatric patients.
A total of 120 patients aged 10–15 years with recurrent tonsillitis were recruited. Participants were prospectively randomised to diode laser, coblation or cold dissection tonsillectomy. Operative time and blood loss were recorded. Pain was recorded on a Wong–Baker FACES® pain scale.
The operative time (10 ± 0.99 minutes), blood loss (20 ± 0.85 ml) and pain were significantly lower with coblation tonsillectomy than with cold dissection tonsillectomy (20 ± 1.0 minutes and 30 ± 1.0 ml; p = 0.0001) and diode laser tonsillectomy (15 ± 0.83 minutes and 25 ± 0.83 ml; p = 0.0001). Diode laser tonsillectomy had a shorter operative time (p = 0.0001) and less blood loss (p = 0.001) compared with cold dissection tonsillectomy. However, at post-operative day seven, the diode laser tonsillectomy group had significantly higher pain scores compared with the cold dissection (p = 0.042) and coblation (p = 0.04) tonsillectomy groups.
Both coblation and diode laser tonsillectomy are associated with significantly reduced blood loss and shorter operative times compared with cold dissection tonsillectomy. However, we advocate coblation tonsillectomy because of the lower post-operative pain scores compared with diode laser and cold dissection tonsillectomy.

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By Eva M. Selhub, Alan C. Logan
How to soundly de-tox from IT overload—with the therapeutic results of nature
Scientific reports have proven that typical environments could have extraordinary merits for human healthiness. common environments usually tend to advertise optimistic feelings; and viewing and strolling in nature were linked to heightened actual and psychological strength. Nature has additionally been discovered to have a good influence on young children who've been clinically determined with impulsivity, hyperactivity, and a spotlight deficit affliction. a strong warning sign for our tech-immersed society, Your mind on Nature examines the interesting results that publicity to nature could have at the brain.
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not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy thro' their unbelief: even fo have these also now not believ'd that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. Now fuch a Converfion as this of the Jews, I think, has not been yet, and therefore must be expected before the Day of Judgment, and the end of the world, which fhews that the end of the world will not be yet; and how long it may be deferred, we cannot tell.
II. How long foever the end of the world, and the Day of Judgment be delayed, yet we have great reafon immediately to prepare for it; for indeed this Life is the only time we have to prepare for it, Death puts an end to our Account for Eternity; for we fhall be judged according to what we have done in the Body, whether it be good or bad; and the Final Sentence fhall pafs on us according to that ftate which Death finds us in; which feems to be the reason why our Saviour warns us always to be upon our watch, as not knowing at what hour our Lord will come; for whatever the intermediate State be, how long foever it be between Death and Judgment, yet our Account is the fame, and to be furprized by Death before we are provided for it, is the fame thing as to be furprized by Judgment: 24. Matth. 42, 43, 44. Watch therefore, for ye know not at what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have fuffered his boufe to be broken up. Therefore be ye alfo ready for in such an hour as you
think not, the Son of man cometh. Which if it concern all Chriftians, muft relate to the hour of Death, as well as to the day of Judgment.
And therefore flatter not your felves, that Judgment is a great way off, when you know not how near Death is, which will finish your Account. The State of bad Men is very miserable, as you have already heard, as foon as they go out of these Bodies, and they are referved for the terrible Judgment of the great Day; and though the Day of Judgment is not yet, is it not a terri ble thing to be certainly referved for it? Which how long foever it be delayed,has an Eternity to follow.
III. But if the near approach of the end of the World, and the Day of Judgment be confiderable, it is certain that is not far off neither; the World has continued now fome thousand Years, and if the time of Chrift and his Apoftles were the laft Days, after Sixteen hundred Years we must be pretty near the end of the laft Days: We have a nearer profpect of Eternity, than those had who lived fome thousand Years ago, at leaft if they had known how long this World would have continued; but tho' they might not think it would have continued fo long, we know now, that it cannot continue fo much longer: there are fome Prophefies to be accomplished ftill, but how foon they may be accomplished, we know not no Man questions but that the World now grows to an end, and therefore it is time for every Man to think of Eternity.
Who shall be our Judge, viz. The Man CHRIST JESUS.
ET us now confider who fhall be our Judge: That man whom he bath ordained, whereof be bath given affurance unto all men, in that be bath raised him from the dead; where there are two things to be confidered: First, The Perfon who is to judge us. Secondly,. What Affurance we have, that He fhall be our Judge.
First, The Perfon who is to judge us: That man whom he bath ordained; that is, the Man CHRIST JESUS: for thus both Chrift and his Apoftles affure us, that God hath appointed him to be the Judge of the World: The Father judgeth no man; but bath committed all judgment to the Son, 5 John 22. The ·Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father,, with his Angels ; and then shall be reward every man according to his works, 16 Matthew 27., Thus St. Peter affures Cornelius concerning Chrift, He commanded us to preach unto the peo-. ple, and to testifie that it is be which was ordain ed by God to be the Judge of quick and dead, 10 Acts 42. But there is no need to multiply Texts in fo plain a Cafe, it is of more. concernment to inquire, why Christ who is the Eternal Son of God, and a God Incar
nate, when he is fpoke of as Judge of the World, is most usually defcrib'd as a Man, or the Son of Man; thus, He is that man whom God bath ordained; and the Son of man; nay, Christ himself tells us, For this reafon God hath given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man, 5 John 27.
Now the reason why our Saviour is defcribed as a Man, and the Son of Man, when he comes to Judgment, is, because he fhall vifibly appear in Humane Nature to judge the World; and therefore will be, and will appear as much a Man as he did when he dwelt on Earth, though he will appear alfo more like a God: Thus the Prophet Daniel describes it: He faw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of man, came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him Dominion and Glory, and a Kingdom, that all People, Nations, and Languages fhould ferve him: bis Dominion is an everlasting Dominion, which fhall not pass away, and his Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, 7 Dan. 13, 14. It is the Son of Man who has this Glory and Kingdom given him, and which he must administer as the Son of Man.
And this feems the true reafon why our Saviour fo often calls himself the Son of Man, not as fome imagine with respect to the mean Circumftances of his Appearance in the World, for this Phrafe, The Son of Man, no where in Scripture relates to fuch an external Meannels and Poverty as diftinguishes one Q 2
49 Jer. 28. Man from another; but it either fignifies no 25 Job 6. more than a Man, or it refpects the com80 Pfal.17. mon Weakneffes of Humane Nature; and 146Pal3 when this Name is applied to any particular 2 Ezek. Perfons, it is never used of mean Men, but always of Princes or Prophets : But by this Title of the Son of Man, our Saviour gives us to underftand, that he is that Great and Extraordinary Perfon, known by the Name of The Son of Man in Daniel's Visions, whom God hath ordained to be the Lord and Judge of the World.
But I fhall not pafs over this Argument thus, but fhall more particularly confider the great Wisdom of this; how neceffary, congruous and fitting it is, that the Son of Man fhould judge the World; which will fuggeft a great many useful Meditations to us. Now I fhall reduce what I have to fay to thefe two Heads : 1. That it is very fitting and neceffary, that the Saviour of Mankind fhould be their Judge alfo. 2. And therefore that the Man Chrift Jefus, who is the Saviour of the World, fhould judge it.
I. That it is very fitting and neceffary that the Saviour of Mankind fhould be their Judge alfo; and that upon two Accounts.
Because the Authority to judge is ef fential to the Notion and Authority of a Saviour To Save Sinners, fignifies to fave them from their Sins; which is the true Interpretation of the Name Jefus, 1 Matth. 20. And to fave them from their Sins, is to deliver them


Two weeks ago we discovered a small mural village in Suwon that we didn’t even know existed. While it was pretty small, I still had a lot of fun taking pictures and it made for a good walk although the weather was a wee bit too hot for my liking.
Last week, the boyfriend drove us out to Yongin where we visited MBC Dramia. I’m not a big fan of saeguk dramas and I’ve only invested my time in a few. Perhaps my favorite is Chuno (추노). I don’t know if anyone reading this will know what I’m even referring to but I do like visiting drama sets and this is my third one. The first time I visited one was in Jeju Island back in 2007 and the second time was just last year.
As soon as we got there, I spotted this and we found out that Ha Ji Won (하지원) was there filming for her new drama titled “Empress Ki” which is supposed to air some time in October. We overheard some people saying they saw her, unfortunately, all I got to see were some extras lounging around.
If you are a big fan of saeguk dramas, this would definitely be a fun place to hang out and take tons of pictures.
See that building where all the cars are parked in front of? That’s the makeup and dressing area. The last time I was at the KBS drama center, I walked by Uee’s (유이) dressing room.


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Jun 19, · Excellent news! Remember about a year ago when I put up a fan survey as part of my research for a chapter in an upcoming Vivien Leigh compilation book? Well, that book is slated for publication in November. Mar 12, · It was with sadness that I learned last week of the death of Suzanne Farrington, Vivien Leigh’s only child. She passed away presumably at home in Lower Zeals, Wiltshire, of unstated causes at age Many people know of her, but few outside her family and immediate circle seem to .
Earning an unprecedented 13 Oscar nominations, Gone With the Wind won eight statuettes and two special awards, taking Best Picture in Hollywood's "miraculous" year, as well as Best Director for Victor Fleming, and Best Actress for Vivien Leigh. Best Supporting Actress Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American actor to win an Oscar/5. Oct 15, · Vivien Leigh's mystique was a combination of staggering beauty, glamour, romance, and genuine talent displayed in her Oscar-winning performances in Gone With the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire. For more than thirty years, her name alone sold out theaters and cinemas the 5/5.
Books Advanced Search Amazon Charts Best Sellers & more Top New Releases Deals in Books School Books Textbooks Books Outlet Children's Books Calendars & Diaries of 71 results for Books: "vivien leigh biography". Aug 23, · On top of that, Vivien Leigh's romance with Laurence Olivier was a fairytale that wowed s Hollywood. after threatening to release tell-all book about 'toxic' marriage.
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'This is the best book we have had on Vivien Leigh, the most thoroughly and shrewdly researched, the most acute in its realization that Leigh was an actress who had to find herself in her parts if she was to do well, but who invariably began to destroy herself in the process.'--The Boston Sunday GlobeCited by: 5.
Feb 22, · Featuring key contributors from the UK, France and the US, the chapters range from analyses of Leigh's work on stage and screen to her collaborations with designers and photographers, an analysis of her fan base, her interior designs and the ‘public ownership’ of Leigh’s celebrity status during her Vivien Leigh book and beyond.5/5(2).
Oct 16, · Through both an in-depth narrative and a stunning array of photos, Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait presents the personal story of one of the most celebrated women of the twentieth century, an engrossing tale of success, struggles, and triumphs.
It chronicles Leigh's journey from her birth in India to prominence in British film, winning the most-coveted role in Hollywood history, her /5(98). Good biography of Vivien Leigh that uses personal letters and diaries as some of the source material. The author did a great job of describing Leigh's life and there were several aspects that had not been explored in detail in previous books such as that she did have a fulfilling life after Olivier left her/5(12).
Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait by Kendra Bean is a biography of British actress Vivien Leigh and her work both in Britain and in Hollywood in movies and on the stage.
The book contains a foreword by Claire Bloom. I absolutely adored this book/5. May 28, · "Vivien: The Life of Vivien Leigh" by Alexander Walker is a comprehensive biography of one of the stage and screen's greatest actresses.
The book is divided into three sections based on the three prominent men in her life (her first husband, Leigh Holman, the great love of her life, fellow actor Laurence Oliver, and Jack Merivale, who was a source of comfort to her in her final years.)4/5.
Vivien Leigh The Complete Guide This is a Wikipedia book, a collection of Wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Nov 22, · Vivien Leigh: Dark Star is currently available in the UK.
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Vivien Leigh by Hugo Vickers — This book is widely regarded by fans as being the best Vivien biography ever published, and rightly so. This book was carefully researched and tells Vivien’s. Vivien Leigh.
Jump to navigation Jump to search. Vivien Leigh. Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. Born Children: Suzanne Farrington. Jan 01, · Vivien Leigh really had the kind of life that only exists in novels, filled with adventures, travels, great loves and great love affairs, madness, illnesses, great parties with the most famous artists and politicians of her time.
Her story was enchanting and at times heartbreaking.4/5. This book Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh was supposed to have a lot of "new" information with regard to letters between Vivien and Laurence Olivier that had been recently released to the public.
There were many quotes throughout the book from them, and many different people associated with the two, and a few from Suzanne Holman, who was /5. Jan 03, · BOOK OF THE WEEK.
DARK STAR: by Alan Strachan (I B Tauris £25, pp) Vivien Leigh will forever be remembered for two things: as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With The Wind, and as Laurence Olivier.
Vivien Leigh was a British actress who achieved film immortality by playing two of American literature's most celebrated Southern belles, Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois. Who Was Vivien Leigh. Born: Nov 05, Sep 15, · Sadly, most of the American movie going public in had never even heard of Vivien Leigh; till she arguably, snagged the most sought after female lead in an American made motion picture based on Margaret Mitchell's bestselling novel "Gone With The Wind", as Scarlett O'loveletterstotoledo.com by: 6.
Oct 03, · Hugo Vickers is a writer and broadcaster, who has written biographies of many twentieth century figures, including the Queen Mother, Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, a study of Greta Garbo, Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece, and his book, The Private World of The Duke and Duchess of Windsor was illustrated with 4/5.
This book could have been a sordid tangle of tabloid sensationalism, but Alexander Walker carefully crafts it into a loveletterstotoledo.com Leigh was one of the most memorable actresses of the twentieth century, playing the headstrong Scarlett O'loveletterstotoledo.com by: 5.
Vivien Leigh, Actress: A Streetcar Named Desire. If a film were made of the life of Vivien Leigh, it would open in India just before World War I, where a successful British businessman could live like a prince.
In the mountains above Calcutta, a little princess is born. Because of the outbreak of World War I, she is six years old the first time her parents take her to England. Her mother. ‘Gone with the Wind’ star Vivien Leigh suffered from misunderstood bipolar disorder, miscarriages, book claims Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) embraces Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) in a famous scene Author: Stephanie Nolasco.
Jul 22, · Illustrated by hundreds of rare and never-before-published images, including those by Leigh's official" photographer, Angus McBean, Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait is the first illustrated biography to closely examine the fascinating, troubled, and often misunderstood life of Vivien Leigh: the woman, the actress, the legend/5(32).
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Book This book does not require a rating on the project's quality scale.Sep 01, · “Scarlett O’Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm” Margaret Mitchell opened Gone with the Wind with this description of Scarlett O’Hara, but her words can hardly be applied to Vivien Leigh, the British actress who gave an unforgettable performance as the Southern belle.
Leigh possessed a beauty that men seldom failed to recognize and a charm that.The list of Vivien Leigh movies and roles grew substantially after Gone With The Wind, but American film lovers will always remember her as Scarlett O'Hara. During my research on the life of Vivien Leigh, one of the books I found most helpful is the highly rated Vivien Leigh: A Biography by Anne Edwards.
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Pokemon Fire Red Action Replay Codes is also a type of Pokemon Fire Red Cheats that bring new interesting things to you. With them, your game should be completed easier than the normal ways. A lot of Action Replay Codes are posted here and to know how to use them on Visual Boy Advance or Nintendo GBA System, you can view this post.
How do you get unlimited Master Balls in Pokemon fire red?
The following Master Ball cheat code for Pokemon Fire Red gives you unlimited Master Balls in your PC. If you are using a system that requires you to enter a master code, enter that first, then the actual Master Ball code. Then check out your Item Storage in the game and unlimited Master Balls should be there.
What is the cheat code for Pokemon fire red?
The Pokemon Fire Red all Pokemon starters cheat. Also works for Leaf Green. The code is: 83000F9C 0000 How to do it: Reset the game if used. Put the code in right away, but TURN IT OFF. When you get to the choosing part, you need to go to any Pokemon on the table.
How do you enter cheats on Pokemon Fire Red MGBA?
Use Pokémon Fire Red Cheats With Visual Boy Advance
- Open the VBA emulator.
- Select File > Open and choose the Pokémon Fire Red ROM.
- When the game starts, select Cheats > Cheat list from the VBA menu.
- Select Gameshark.
- Enter a code and select OK, then repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter all the codes you want.
Does the Mew glitch work in fire red?
Mew is an Event Pokémon, and was only available during a single event in 2006. There is a glitch that people claim will work to find Mew, but this only works in the original Pokémon games. It does not work in Fire Red.
Should you Rare Candy Fire Red?
Rare Candies automatically boost your Pokemon to the next level. Since, at higher levels, it takes more experience to advance to the next level, using a rare candy on a high level Pokemon maximizes the benefit. I often save and use Rare Candies for specific tasks or objectives.
How do you farm Rare Candy?
For Rare Candies, though, you’ll need to look somewhere else. They are usually awarded for completing raids. Going through raids is one of the most consistent ways of obtaining more Rare Candy. There’s a Raid type for all difficulty levels, and you may even have some Rare Candy stacked from your old Raid runs.
Where can I find rare candy in Pokemon Red?
Make your way to the island in the middle of Lake Axwell that has a Haxorus on it. If you go to the far side of the island, inbetween the patch of grass and the water, there should be a sparkle on the ground. This is a Rare Candy. Pick it up.
What are master codes?
MASTER CODE means the common code for each product used until the final metal layer.
Can you go to Johto in Fire Red?
– Can you catch Johto or Hoenn Pokemon? While all of the Kanto Pokemon barring Mew were included, only a handful of the Johto Pokemon were added in these games, all of them only available in the wild once you reach the Sevii Islands. The remaining Johto Pokemon can be captured in Pokemon Colosseum.
How to get Rare Candy in Pokemon fire red?
1. On your android phone, use My Boy version 4.0, the emulator for GBA FireRed. 2. Go to Cheats, then go to Rare Candy cheat. The cheat is 82025840 0044. Enable it by clicking on it. If done properly, it will be depicted by a right tick mark. 3. Go to a Pokemon Center and go to the PC or even your home PC and hit A. 4.
Are there any cheat codes for Pokemon FireRed?
Having only limited rare candies in a Pokemon game is not that exciting. That’s why some players acquire them through cheating. Using cheat codes in Pokemon GBA games is so popular since players are using them for extra fun. Also check: Pokemon FireRed Cheats. In GameBoy Advance, cheat codes are referred to as GameShark codes.
How do you level up Pokemon with rare candies?
One Rare Candy is used to level up any one Pokemon a single level, so you’ll need a lot of these to level up all of your Pokemon to any level you want. Enter the above code as a GameShark code in your emulator’s cheat menu. Save your game before you activate the cheat in case anything goes wrong.
Do fire red cheat codes work on emuparadise?
Some users have reported the cheat codes do not work for them, and this is true if you are using FireRed version V1.1. Cheat codes work best for (US) ROMs with version V1.0. Years ago, Emuparadise took down the download file for their FireRed v1.0.

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by Meg Huber
Pittsburgh is known for technological innovations, a thriving healthcare industry beginning with the invention of the Salk polio vaccine, vibrant college campuses and educational esteem — a financial hub and the Hollywood of the East.
But not so long ago, the city thrived on the production of steel. In fact, in 1875, Edgar Thomson Steel Works was the first major steel mill built in the country. During the 1920’s, one third of the steel produced in the country came from Pittsburgh. This steel-centered economy stemmed from the Monongahela Valley, also known as Mon Valley, and included areas like Braddock, Clairton, Swissvale and others.
Then in the 1980’s the steel industry took a downturn. What were once vibrant, manufacturing communities in the Mon Valley became lifeless, as factories closed and young people moved out.
Pittsburgh as a city turned its focus to the industries its known for today, and has revived its economy.
But what about the people? Those who stayed in the Mon Valley, whose small businesses struggle, whose children live in poverty, whose neighborhoods are almost empty? The towns are barely surviving, as most businesses close their doors, unable to survive in this downward spiral. Residents are elderly or poverty-stricken. Homes are boarded up, buildings are broken, streets are riddled with crime.
In 2011, the UPMC hospital in Braddock, its last remaining hope, closed its doors forever. There are plans in the future to build a four-lane toll road right through the center of the town, destroying half of what is left. Braddock mayor John Fetterman has earned national recognition in this attempts to rescue his decimated town, but walls are still crumbling.
The people are barely surviving as the city of Pittsburgh grows up so close to them. They fight, they struggle, and they hope.
These people have a story to tell. They have things to say, battles to win and an economy to revive.
The documentary, Renaissance IV: Mon Valley Moving Mountains (produced by Ron Turowski and Veronica Halpin of Cool Attitude Films) follows their stories and shares their struggles. It brings to light a community that has been forgotten — a community that has a chance to start again if only given the chance.
The documentary is currently in production. The expected release date is May, 2013.
For more information about the documentary visit http://www.coolattitudefilms.com/renaissance-iv-mon-valley-moving-mountains

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Gilchrist Hat-trick in Clarets Romp
Top scorer Jason Gilchrist bagged a hat-trick as the young Clarets romped to their biggest win of the season at struggling Morecambe.
Gilchrist took his tally for the campaign to six as Burnley won away for the first time.
Cameron Howieson, starting his first game at youth level this term, set the Clarets on their way when he drove home from the edge of the box after 18 minutes.
And it was 2-0 at half time as Gilchrist headed home a Howieson cross three minutes before the break.
Gilchrist then made it 3-0 with a shot into the bottom corner as the Clarets continued to dominate and with 17 minutes to go Charlie Holt got on the scoresheet with the fourth after a Gilchrist shot had been saved.
The striker wouldn't be denied, though, and in the final minute Gilchrist completed his treble with a shot across the keeper into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area.
Burnley: Jakovlevs, Holt, Hill, Gallagher, Whitmore, Conlan, Jackson (Bianga 59), Lowe, Gilchrist, Howieson (Crawford 79), Massanga (Frost 55). Subs: Nugent, Eccles.


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A 45-year-old man was arrested on charges of molesting a nine-year-old girl at Kumaramangalam near Thiruchengode on Saturday. S Kaliamoorthy (45) lured the girl to his place with money while she was playing with her friends outside her house, on Saturday evening. He later took the child to a secluded spot and molested her.
Meanwhile, the victim narrated the incident to her parents when they returned from work. They immediately rushed the girl to the Thiruchengode GH, and later lodged a complaint with Thiruchengode rural police.
Based on the complaint, police booked Kaliamoorthy under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and arrested him.

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A group of South Bay students in grades K-4 invite the community to recognize Earth Day (April 22) by picking up trash and sharing pictures on social media.
The students attend DaVinci Connect school and are in a multi-family group -the Wilderness Warriors – that undertakes outdoor learning in various locations. After brainstorming ideas about Earth Day, the group chose ‘Trash Scouts’ as their theme and set a goal of collecting 850 bags of litter in April.
Supporters are encouraged to choose a location and fill bags with collected trash. Then, snap a picture and share it on the Facebook page #trashscouts.
In a written statement, Wilderness Warrior participant Adalyn Besemer of Hollyglen expressed excitement about the project, saying, “We are going to change the world and hope you accept our challenge to join us in helping our Earth. Come out, wear a mask, social distance and help us, one trash bag at a time.”

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How to correct beam hardening effects in dual phase grating interferometry?
X-ray grating interferometry has shown the potential for microstructural analysis over large areas by exploiting the so-called dark-field signal. Dark-field signal originates from ultra-small-angle scattering by unresolved features in the sample. A variant of conventional XGI named dual phase grating interferometry was developed by the X-ray tomography group. Based only on phase-shifting structures, straightforward micro-structural investigations have been carried out with conventional X-ray sources.
Recently, the group have expanded the theoretical understanding of such dual phase grating interferometers taking into account beam hardening and polychromatic sources. With this approach, beam hardening effects can be corrected in a dual phase interferometry. The researchers were able to also show that quantitative retrieval of underlying real space correlation function of the sample can be achieved. This comprises a significant step towards the application of the method for the quantitative investigation of the microstructure of materials and devices using dual phase grating interferometry.


Xenon flash lamps are light sources that emit pulses of light at regular intervals, typically triggered by a signal function generator, a spectrometer or a detection system. Xenon flash lamps, with their high energy output, combined with high repeat rate, low heat generation and long lifetime (>10^9 flashes), are used in numerous UV-VIS spectroscopy and industrial applications such as water analysis, colorimetry or reflectometry.
The amount of energy contained in each pulse and the repeat rate depend on the internal main discharge capacitance of the flash lamp and on the main discharge voltage that can be set by the user, typically between 400 and 1,000V.
The emitted light, an almost instantaneous high peak output, covers the UV-VIS-NIR spectral region. Different window materials can be selected for specific spectral requirements.
The Xenon flash lamp produces a flash several microseconds after the trigger signal. Time jitter of a few hundreds of nanosecond also occurs at each flash. This time delay and time jitter must be factored in when triggering / synchronizing the spectrometer electronics for full capture of the flash.
tec5USA has developed high-end Xenon flash lamp drive electronics to work in conjunction with our families of spectrometers and sensors. tec5USA “BEKFLASH” electronics can create multiple trigger pulses out of one main pulse from the operating electronics. The cycle is started by this trigger pulse, n trigger pulses with the selected timing / frequency are then generated by the trigger board within one scan. Used with tec5 Operating Electronics for photodiode arrays and spectral sensors, controlling the number of flashes in a series within an integration period allows to change the light level and results in an improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio by accumulating and averaging multiple flashes.


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India banks on patent power
India has set up the world’s first Traditional Knowledge Digital Library database and signed an agreement with the European Patent Office to establish a mechanism to stop bio-piracy, reports Sanchita Sharma.india Updated: Feb 10, 2009 00:20 IST
It seems the long-drawn battles over neem and turmeric patent claims in other countries have dawned upon India the urgency to stop bio-piracy. India has finally set up the world’s first Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) database and signed an agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO) to establish a mechanism to stop the piracy.
The Rs 7-crore TKDL project — completed in partnership with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) — took nine years to enlist 2,00,000 formulations from Auyurveda, Unani and Siddha schools of medicine.
“India has signed an Access Agreement with the EPO to establish a mechanism to protect India’s traditional medicinal knowledge from bio-piracy. The Patent Examiners at the European Patent Office (EPO) have been given access to the TKDL from February 2 so that no patents are granted if there is existing documentation in the database,” said S. Jalaja, secretary, AYUSH,a department of Indian systems of medicine in the ministry of health and family welfare.
In the past, the EPO, with 34 member states, granted patents on the use of 285 plants used in traditional Indian medicines — such as papaya, Indian long pepper, hoary basil (kali tulsi), ginger, aloe, psyll_ium, Indian gooseberry, cumin, tomato, almond, walnut, and soyabean.
About 2,000 patents on Indian systems of medicine are granted each year, mainly because traditional medicinal knowledge exists in many languages — Sanskrit, Hindi, Arabic, Urdu and Tamil, to name a few — that are not understood by patent examiners. The TDKL makes the information available in five international languages like English, Japanese, French, German and Spanish, said project leader Dr V. K. Gupta, head, information technology division, CSIR.
“We’ve learned from the past, where the government spent crores of rupees in fighting wrong patents granted for the wound-healing properties of turmeric and the anti-fungal properties of neem. Fighting each patents costs Rs 2 to Rs 3 crore. But setting up the database will help ensure traditional knowledge is not wrongfully taken away from India,” said CSIR director general Samir K. Brahmachari.
India has taken up the issue in the World Health Assembly, an inter-governmental committee at the World Intellectual Property Organisation and TRIPS council at the World Trade Organisation, but no consensus has been reached.
“Getting global recognition for this tool is a beginning. We’ve also reached agreements on most issues with the US Patent and Trademark Office. We expect results soon,” said Dr Gupta.
First Published: Feb 10, 2009 00:18 IST


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Endowments, pension funds and other institutional investors had shunned the sector, citing climate concerns and poor returns
Now some investors are coming back as energy emerges as the stock market’s best performer—the S&P 500 Energy Sector Index is up 40% so far in 2022—and projections that the world might face shortages in the years ahead suggest continued near-term upside for those willing to bet on fossil-fuel producers.
The lack of new investment is one reason oil and gas supplies haven’t kept up with surging demand and the loss of output caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The short-term factors and a growing realization that new supplies will be crucial, even as the world transitions to cleaner energy sources, have some investors reconsidering their aversion to energy.
New money could boost production, though there are other factors limiting supply. And any increase in investments will likely be modest, as some groups such as college endowments or public pension funds continue to stay away.
Last year, when the Houston private-equity firm Quantum Energy Partners met with big investors ahead of a potential new fund launch, it heard concerns that the transition to cleaner energy sources meant there would be little need for new oil and gas development, says Wil VanLoh, Quantum’s founder.
After the Ukraine war began and European nations started feeling pressure to locate new energy supplies, Quantum began fielding calls from many of those same investors—they were expressing interest in oil and gas once again. The firm recently began fundraising for a new fund with a target size of $5.6 billion. Quantum also plans to start an energy-credit fund in the midst of growing interest from investors.
“The difference in tone and receptivity since the Russian invasion has been amazing—it has been a 180-degree change in three months,” says Mr. VanLoh. “Last year, we had to convince people the oil and gas business would be around in five to seven years.”
Southern Methodist University in Dallas was among those that shied away from new deals in recent years. Like others, it had lost money from investments made before the 2015 downturn. Now the university is considering new investments in US oil and gas producers, including new projects, and is likely to announce new investments in the months ahead, says Brad Demicco, SMU’s director of private markets.
“For a long time there were crickets in the industry,” Mr. Demicco says. “The uncertainty surrounding energy was mind-numbing and endowments and others stepped back from energy, but there is new interest and investments are coming.”
The new money won’t lead to a near-term burst of production, suggesting prices could stay elevated for a while, as long as the US and Europe don’t fall into a recession. Over time, though, the new investments will boost oil and gas supplies, helping put a lid on prices, analysts say.
“The combination of high commodity prices and increased geopolitical relevance is forcing many institutional investors to rethink their aversion to hydrocarbon investments,” says Dan Pickering, founder of Pickering Energy Partners. “The upside is too compelling to ignore, so they are dipping their toes back in the water.”
A string of energy deals, including March’s merger agreement between the rival shale drillers Oasis Petroleum Inc,
and Whiting Petroleum Corp,
, has helped spark investor interest. Acquisitions in the energy industry can be a sign of health, some investors say, suggesting that executives have confidence about future prospects.
More-hospitable capital markets will likely encourage energy companies to drill more oil and gas wells, analysts say. But factors stand in the way of any surge, such as the difficulty many companies face in finding labor and rising costs for fracking sand and equipment.
At the same time, it is hard to determine how long investors will keep betting on energy prices, which have been volatile lately. And if the US or European economies slow, or enter recessions, energy prices will likely come under further pressure.
“There has been a slight change in investor appetite,” says Tomas Ackerman, a partner at Carnelian Energy Capital, a Houston-based private-equity firm that last month closed on a $975 million buyout fund that will primarily focus on traditional energy investments.
As it marketed the fund, Carnelian had a tough time attracting new university endowments, which are feeling pressure from students and others to avoid oil and gas investments. But other investors showed interest in the fund, including some large pension plans that aren’t feeling the same pressure to avoid the industry and wanted to invest in firms that increase domestic energy production in an environmentally conscious way.
“The importance of energy security and energy poverty is taking a more prominent place in people’s psyche after Ukraine,” Mr. Ackerman says. “That said, the floodgates of new capital haven’t opened up.”
An indication of continued caution about energy: Shares of oil and gas companies, including producers and integrated-oil companies, show among the highest levels of net new shorting of all sectors, according to the research firm Two Rivers Analytics, a sign that some investors believe there is too much enthusiasm lately regarding the industry.
Still, the pessimism that pervaded the business in recent years has lifted, which will likely aid energy producers.
“Last year it was like pulling teeth getting people to talk to us,” says Sam Oh, who runs Mountain Capital Management LLC, an energy-focused private-equity firm in Houston that is raising money for a new fund. “Starting around February, people began calling. Now we have a call every week.”
Write to Gregory Zuckerman at [email protected]
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Neymar Jr is seriously thinking about leaving Paris this summer.
Manchester United have been spoke to by intermediaries about signing Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain this summer.
Erik ten Hag’s side is one of the teams who have been contacted regarding Neymar’s possible availability.
While a business transaction may make sense, he is not currently a United target.
In any event, it’s difficult to see how United could sign him, pay his salaries. It’s also hard to get him used to playing in the Premier League.
Earlier this month that PSG might be open to hearing proposals for Neymar this summer.
PSG made the statement after criticizing supporters who gathered outside Neymar’s home and screamed for him to leave the club.
Fans were seen yelling for the board to quit outside the club’s offices, while further footage showed a group of supporters visiting Neymar’s home and urging him to leave.
Lionel Messi is also likely to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season. The Ligue 1 club refused to extend his contract.
Neymar Jr to leave PSG: Where could be the next Destination?
Neymar’s future at PSG is unknown. It’s the end of the ‘bling-bling’ culture, and they want to go in a different route, therefore they’d be open to offers for Neymar.
They had previously been open to listen to proposals for him, and things have not been going well for Neymar.
There were protests outside his residence by PSG supporters yelling, “Get out of our club.” PSG issued a strongly worded statement denouncing this.
There’s a lot of commotion surrounding Neymar, and I believe PSG believes they no longer require it.
I believe his departure would be consistent with their new approach. PSG do not want to be the Harlem Globetrotters or the Dream Team; instead, they want to be the club version of France’s World Cup squad, which had youthful, modest, and hungry French players.
Hypothetically, the Qataris could acquire Manchester United and then relocate Neymar from PSG to Man Utd to become the club’s new face.
However, financial fairness would be a concern. I don’t think Manchester United have the funds, even with the new Qatari owners, to give someone a huge wage, and I don’t think he’s a true Erik ten Hag type of player.
However, if Neymar is to leave PSG, Premier League teams must be involved.