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Homeowners and designers know what a difference color makes in a home. They can spend hours poring over print and online images in search of the perfect hue. But sometimes the color in the image doesn't end up looking the same on the wall. Why?
"Have you ever bought a piece of clothing online, thinking it's one shade of a particular color, only to find that it's completely different when it arrives?" asks photographer Christopher Stark. "Same goes for photos." We talked with Stark, photographer David Duncan Livingston and designer Jean Verbridge to get the scoop on how you can find and get the perfect color for your walls.
Color 1: David Duncan Livingston, original photo on Houzz
What makes a color look different from space to space? The ambience, look and feel of a color are highly dependent on an area's light and surroundings. The quality of the light in the room and how it hits each object makes a big difference. "The light can create color casts that change the appearance of the colors," says Livingston. "Think of the coolness of fluorescents or the warmth of incandescents."
"I usually pick the final color based on the time of day I'll be spending the most time in that room," says Verbridge. "It's also easier and less expensive to purchase small paint samples instead of painting an entire room and finding out you don't like the color."
Furniture, trim and accessories can change the look of a color from one room to another as well.
Related: Consult a Professional Painter First
Color 2: David Duncan Livingston, original photo on Houzz
Why do colors look different in photos and online? The changes in color and light in different rooms are captured in photos — and often are more exaggerated, as Livingston illustrates here. While most professional photographers work to correct these color shifts and make the colors clearly, the photos will show up on different devices in different ways. "When an image is reproduced on a laptop, a magazine page or a photographic print, each of the outputs is slightly different, and the colors may shift a bit," says Livingston.
Photographers set their monitor colors to the same calibration, which allows them to get very close with color accuracy in postproduction. But the same standard doesn't apply to other devices. "Most consumers are not looking at things on a calibrated monitor," says Stark. "I wouldn't make a major decision that isn't reversible without seeing [the color] in person."
Color 3: Contemporary Dining Room, original photo on Houzz
How do I get a color I love online into my home? While Verbridge doesn't recommend going with a color listed online or in a magazine — since your own light will likely make it look very different in your space — there's still a way to get the hue you're looking for: Get a hefty supply of paint chips to find a match. "Put the color match next to the photo on your screen and squint your eyes. If the two can blur together, you have a match," says Livingston. Try a few samples from that same paint strip to test in your room to find the best one for your room's lighting and surroundings.
Related: A Color Guide for Every Room in the House
By Vanessa Brunner, Houzz


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Five Boy Scouts and two adult leaders of Melrose Troop 68 joined nearly 3200 other Scouts and leaders for the 2011 Ripley Rendezvous. The event was held at the Camp Ripley National Guard Base in central Minnesota. Boy Scouts from all over Minnesota attended, along with some Boy Scouts from neighboring States and even Canada.
The program was divided into three activities areas, based on the age of the Scouts. The three activities were:
– Action Center Midway (60+ Displays, Demonstrations, Vendors and Hands-on Activities)
– Adventure Program (Shooting Sports and Voyageurs re-enactment group)
– Extreme (Climbing, Rappelling, Team Challenges, Biathlon Course, Military Demonstrations) – for Boy Scouts 14+ and Venturers.
Other highlights of the weekend were military displays and demonstrations, including live rounds fired by tanks, an arial photograph taken of the Scouts and leaders forming a huge fleur-de-lis (watch a future blog post for this picture), and the Camp Ripley Museum.
Saturday evening finished with a grand stage show that featured a band, singers, a comedian, a juggler, and acrobats. There was also a special presentation in which the commander of the Minnesota National Guard was given a Boy Scout banner signed by hundreds of Scouts and adult leaders. This banner will be sent overseas to one of our National Guard units to remind them that we appreciate everything they are doing and are sacrificing to keep us free and safe back home.
The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 had a great time at the Ripley Rendezvous. I believe I can safely say that all the Scouts and leaders that attended the event enjoyed themselves.
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Say "Oshkosh" to any pilot – my husband, for example – and you get the same reaction as saying "Sturgis" to a Harley rider or "Vegas" to a blackjack player. Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is the home of the largest aviation show in the U.S: AirVenture, and Oshkosh is the No. 1 "bucket list" destination for aviation enthusiasts.
So imagine how hard it was to break the news to my husband that I was being sent to Oshkosh for my SolarWorld work when he couldn't get free from his own job to join me here. He's home in Oregon moping a bit, while I'm in the midst of introducing the future of aviation to the nation's largest and most knowledgeable aviation audience.
SolarWorld has partnered with a German airplane designer, Calin Gologon, and his company PC-Aero to develop a solar electric-powered airplane called Elektra One, making its U.S. debut here at the air show. SolarWorld is a sponsor of the World Electric Aircraft Symposium here in the Innovation Hangar, and the plane is getting a lot of media attention, as well as close inspection by pilots and wanna-be's.
Elektra One team from left to right: Calin Gologan, PC-Aero CEO; Norbert Lorenzen, test pilot; Dr. Birgit Weissenback, Public Relations Manager; Sasha Voithe, mechanic
The sleek white plane, beautifully tattooed with SolarWorld logos, is zero-emission, and almost silent in flight. Gologan's vision for the Elektra One is that a solar hangar charge the polymer lithium ion batteries and that solar cells on the wings provide an additional hour of flight. Of course, that's a vision SolarWorld can get behind: transitioning from fossil fuels to electricity at every opportunity.
With 900 credentialed members of the media at the show, Gologan has been interviewed a number of times already today and had a news conference scheduled for later this afternoon, as well as a flight on the schedule for tomorrow (assuming the forecast thunderstorms hold off) and a major presentation on Friday.
Historic air mail delivery plane – the past and future is on display in Oshkosh
Just how big is this show? I spoke to Dick Knapinski, the PR director for the show who told me that the control tower here is the busiest in the nation this week, with 3,000 take-offs and landings a day. He's expecting more than a half-million visitors during the week-long show, which requires 4,500 volunteers and 1,100 port-a-potties on the 1,500-acre site.
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Born Bunjiro Kawase in Tokyo, Hasui Kawase was the son of silkbraid merchant. He began his artistic career studying Japanese-style painting with Kiyokata, as well as Western-style at the Hakubakai. His talent was clear, exhibiting in the Tatsumi Exhibition of Painting at age 19. However, soon after seeing Shinsui's series Eight Views of Lake Biwa, Hasui turned his attention to woodblock printing in 1919. Watanabe was the first to recognize his artistic genius, and Hasui Kawase soon became the most popular artist working for this prestigious publisher. Hasui traveled widely in Japan and his subjects are most frequently landscape themes. The prints are based upon small, quick sketches and watercolors taken from nature. Unfortunately, during the earthquake of 1923, all of his woodblocks and over 200 sketches were destroyed. The works that predate this event are extremely scarce and in great demand today. Undaunted, Hasui continued to produce his landscape prints. In 1956, the Japanese government's Committee for the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage designated Zojo Temple in Snow and the documentation of its production as Intangible Cultural Treasures, the greatest artistic honor in postwar Japan. All of his prints are signed "Hasui" usually with a variety of red seals reading "sui." Though Watanabe published the majority of Hasui's prints, Doi, Kawaguchi, Sakai and others published some as well.
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Listen to music when you do the exercises - this can make it more fun! Keep a calendar and give yourself a check mark or star each time you do the exercises. This will help you keep track of when you started and keep you motivated. If you stop doing the exercises, start again! Just remember it takes regular practice to see results.
Kegels Exercises For Women
A kegel is the name of a pelvic floor exercise, named after Dr. Kegel who discovered the exercise. These muscles are attached to the pelvic bone and act like a hammock, holding in your pelvic organs. To isolate these muscles try stopping and starting the flow of urine. Involuntary leakage of urine (urinary incontinence) is the bane of many of us who've reached our 40's — and often affects younger women, too. Decreasing levels of estrogen can weaken the muscles that have control over the urethra (the tube carrying urine from the bladder to the outside of the body). Other factors, such as weight gain as we get older, can make incontinence worse.
What Are Kegel Exercises for Women?
Kegel, or pelvic floor muscle exercises are done to strengthen the muscles which support the urethra, bladder, uterus and rectum.
Why Do Kegel Exercises?
Often the pelvic floor muscles are weak which contributes to problems with losing urine. Doing the exercises correctly and regularly with resistance can strengthen the muscles. Stronger muscles lead to little or no urine loss for many women.
How Do I Do Them?
Over one-third of women start out squeezing the wrong muscles. Therefore, it is helpful to work with a doctor or nurse who can teach you the correct technique. You can also check yourself by placing a finger in your vagina and squeezing around it. When you feel pressure around your finger, you are using the correct muscle. Try to keep everything relaxed except the muscles right around the vagina. At the same time, do not bear down or squeeze your thigh, back or abdominal muscles. Breathe slowly and deeply. At first you can do the exercises with your knees together (lying or sitting).
How Often Should I Do The Exercises?
Be sure you are doing them correctly before you start. We recommend doing the exercises for five minutes twice a day. You should squeeze the muscle for a count of four and relax for a count of four. At first, you may not be able to do the exercises for a whole five minutes or hold the squeeze for a count of four. With practice it will become easier as the muscles get stronger.
When Should I Expect Improvement In My Symptoms?
It takes from six to twelve weeks for most women to notice a change in urine loss. Remember, if you do the exercises with resistance regularly you could see results sooner and prevent stress incontinence.
How Should I Do The Exercises?
If you read that these exercises can be done anywhere, anytime - that is not necessarily true. We have studied different ways of doing the exercises to see what works best to decrease urine loss. What we found worked best was five minute sessions done twice a day. Many women report that five minutes before they get up in the morning and five minutes before they sleep is a helpful routine.
Is There Anything I Should Change Once The Exercises Become Easy?
Once the exercises become easy, you can further strengthen the muscles by squeezing to a count of eight and relaxing to a count of eight with our recommended resistance exerciser. Repeat this for five minutes two times a day. It will also work the muscle more to do the exercises with your knees apart.
How Long Do I Have To Do The Exercises?
Once you have attained your goal, you can do the exercises for five minutes three times a week. If you start having problems again with urine loss, you may need to go back to five minutes two times a day.
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Neoliberal über-dweeb Ezra Klein just unleashed one of those "balanced" efforts on the controversies of the day that are so characteristic of his species: "Has Wal-Mart been good or bad?" The conclusion, it might not surprise you to learn: it's "a complicated question to frame and a devilishly tough one to answer."
Drawing on—I'm not kidding—Reason editor "Peter Suderman's 17-part Twitter defense of Wal-Mart," Klein asserts that Walmart's low prices are a gift to low-income consumers. (They've dropped the hyphen/star, folks; here's the official timeline.) The Bentonville behemoth's wages may be low, but not "when compared with the prevailing wages in the retail sector." Walmart's influence in setting wages is not a topic that they consider. Nor does either our neoliberal or our libertarian actually look at the history of retail wages, because it would be rather inconvenient for their argument.
Over the last 40 years, as the real value of the hourly wage has fallen—down 9.3% since the January 1973 peak—the real retail wage has fallen three times as hard, 28.7%. The decline in weekly wages is even harsher, as workweeks have gotten shorter: down 17.2% in inflation-adjusted terms for all workers, but 38.3%, more than twice as much, for retail workers.
Or, looked at another way, the average retail hourly wage was 91% of that for all workers in 1972 (when the BLS's retail wage stats begin) to 70% in October 2012. The decline in the weekly ratio was even steeper—from 87% of the average in 1972 to 63% in October. Here's a graph of that history.
So clearly there's been a massive squeeze not only on the hourly wage, but also the number of weekly hours, in retail. (The average workweek is down about 3 hours since 1972 overall—but about 5 in retail.) And who has been the dominant force in retail over these decades? Walmart, of course. Not only is it famous for everyday low wages—it's also famous for never providing its workers with as many hours as they'd like to work in a week.
And, yeah, it's nice that Walmart has been able to provide a working class facing at best stagnant wages with lots of cheap stuff, but Walmart has itself had no small effect on dragging average wages down. It's not just that they've been an inspiring business model for the rest for corporate sector, impressed by the chain's growth and profitability. That's led to endless rounds of outsourcing and speedup. But also by lowering the cost of reproduction of the working class, to use the old language, they've made it easier for employers to keep a lid on wages. You might think of the minimum feasible wage as the one that would assure that most of the workforce could show up and labor day after day. By lowering the cost of the bare minimum, Walmart makes it a lot easier for all employers to pay less. That brings a smile to the faces of stockholders, of course, but no so much the average worker.
Back in 1985, Alex Cockburn, reflecting on a creepy editorial about what Augusto Pinochet's proper approach to fighting "terrorism" a decade into his dictatorial term should be, remarked that it was an instance of "our old friend The Washington Post editorialist trying to think constructively again." Clearly Ezra Klein is extending a noble tradition, even though the Post is a mere shadow of its once-grand self.


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Uh-oh: Jimmie Johnson, on the path toward another championship. Hey, dude, take a week off. Your rivals need a break. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
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Jimmie Six-Time?
Maybe his rivals can get him back on a California surfboard...in some shark-infested waters.
Actually Jimmie Johnson could afford to take a week off from this sport and Ski Tahoe or Dive Kona, and still show up the following week points ahead of title rivals Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick.
Just three races in and Mr. Five-Time has that much of a lead already? Remember he's renowned for his fast finishes to a season, not his fast starts.
Looks like Busch, on the pole for Sunday's Food City 500 (1 p.m. ET), at record speed (on tires used here last August, a good baseline), has some catching up to do, along with Stewart and Harvick.
And Busch is always a top runner here.
If past here is prologue, this should be the finishing order Sunday evening: Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, and Carl Edwards.
However, Kasey Kahne appears the man with the best shot at upsetting Kyle Busch here.
Kasey Kahne: can he beat Kyle Busch Sunday at Bristol? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Now we predicted, back in January after touring stock car racing shops on the Charlotte Media Tour, before any driver had turned a real wheel, that Rick Hendrick's guys would kick off the season in high form.
Hardly going out on a limb, of course.
Still, with these new 2013s, it was quite likely that one or two teams could find the first magic trick ahead of the rest.
And it was also clear, after January talks with various team leaders around North Carolina, that logistics and production/inventory would also likely be a big factor in early season success. i.e., Don't crash a lot of cars.
Three races in, what do we have?
Daytona, a low-downforce, high-speed track.
Phoenix, a tight, fast, high-downforce track.
Las Vegas, a big/intermediate, high-downforce, high-speed track.
Now Bristol, a wide, brutal, high-banked short-track.
Now imagine you're one of these crewmen, not only trying to build inventory but also trying learn what-all these brand new cars really want, under those glistening Detroit-styling-cues bodies.
Throw in two maddening weeks at Daytona prepping for the biggest race/races of the season, right out of the box....add a cross-country sprint to Phoenix/Las Vegas...a cross-country sprint back to Tennessee....and looking forward to yet another cross-country sprint this week to Los Angeles, followed by yet another cross-country sprint from California back to Martinsville, Va....with Fort Worth, Texas and Kansas City, Kansas next up.
Are you sure you want this job, this lifestyle?
No wonder some of these guys in this deafening infield garage are sour and grumpy.
Don't even mention rain.
The Candyman: Somehow 'Monster' seems to fit Kyle Busch better (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Sizing all things up, keeping score, here are two charts to consider, as the new Sprint Cup season opens:
-- Over the five years since Toyota's first NASCAR Sprint Cup win (spring 2008), how's the balance of power on the Cup tour look?
Dodge, 20 wins.
Ford, 32 wins.
Toyota, 50 wins.
Chevrolet, 81 wins.
-- This season so far:
Sprint Cup multi-team owners' average finishes
(through three races)
1. Rick Hendrick (Chevrolet)
four drivers, together average finish: 11.15
2. Roger Penske (Ford)
two drivers, average finish: 11.3
3. Jack Roush (Ford)
three drivers, average finish: 13.8
4. Joe Gibbs (Toyota)
three drivers, average finish: 15.3
5. Michael Waltrip (Toyota)
three drivers, average finish: 16.7
6. Richard Childress (Chevrolet)
four drivers, average finish: 21.3
7. Chip Ganassi (Chevrolet)
two drivers, average finish: 22.8
8. Tony Stewart (Chevrolet)
three drivers, average finish: 24.7
Rick Hendrick: top car owner in NASCAR so far in 2013. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Oh, and did we mention the tires?
Big Goodyear tire tests are coming up in April. And as one big tire company likes to say 'The right tire changes everything....'
Goodyear has been coming to tracks so far with generally conservative tires, and Goodyear has been under heavy pressure to come with 'softer' tires. Changing the tire setup of course can significantly alter the chassis setup. So much of the note work done so far on these chassis could be headed for the dumpster.
Oh, and have we pointed out the worries among engine builders that a new horsepower-cutting/speed-cutting rule may be coming?
Some engine builders say they're worried...while some crew chiefs say 'Bring it on.'
The theory here isn't new -- slower speeds, better racing. Less dependence on aerodynamics and more on mechanical grip. Less of an advantage for running in clean air. All that should logically lead to more passing.
Here's one top Sprint Cup crew chief: "The Trucks and Nationwide cars, which both use engines with (speed-cutting) tapered-spacers, put on great shows, and they've got 200 less horsepower than we do. Nationwide cars are 150 pounds heavier than Cup cars, and Nationwide cars are faster in the middle of the corners than Cup cars."
And all three series run the same tires each weekend.
NASCAR's Charlotte Motor Speedway test of such speed-cutting engines in Sprint Cup cars several weeks ago showed corner-entry speeds down some 13 mph, and mid-corner speeds up six mph.
If NASCAR were to throw that engine setup at Cup teams for California -- it's cheap, since it's just a piece of aluminum plate, in a design that has been used for several years now in the Truck and Nationwide series -- crews say "We already know what to do."
But then maybe cutting horsepower may be more of a PR issue for NASCAR than a technical issue....and we all know the problems in NASCAR's PR operation at the moment....
It's been 20 years now since legendary engine man Robert Yates first told NASCAR it's time to cut horsepower. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Here's the background, and it may sound like a broken record:
Robert Yates, that legendary engine building genius, told NASCAR nearly 20 years ago that it was time to downsize these 358s and cut horsepower. That was back when a monster motor was maybe 750 horsepower.
Now Sprint Cup engines are 900 horsepower behemoths...continuing the long-standing philosophy that NASCAR stockers are over-horsepower and under-tired.
(Consider this for a little comparison: The new Corvette ZR1 V8 (378 c.i.) puts out 638 street horsepower, one of the most powerful production engines on the road today. And that Camaro Jeff Gordon thrilled that Chevy dealer with the other day Here packs a 580-horsepower engine.)
Do NASCAR stockers really need 900 horsepower? Does speed make for better racing?
There's a good argument there. Probably a good fight or two too.
Engine men here say they don't expect any speed-cutting rules for the California 400, because NASCAR typically gives them at least a week's warning.
However if nothing happens between now and next Sunday, the corner entry speeds at two-mile California's Auto Club Speedway, into those relatively flat 14-degree turns, should be flat awesome. And the racing, not so much so. Corner speeds at the California track have been a major factor there in that track's now infamous single-file NASCAR racing.
Drivers says they were hitting 210 mph into the corners last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and that's just a 1-1/2-mile track.
Corner entry speeds at Michigan, a higher-banked track than California, though similar two-mile D-shape, reached 218 mph on the new asphalt there last summer.
"The fans in the stands don't care if we've got 700 horsepower, 800 horsepower, 900 horsepower, or 1,000 horsepower. They just want to see a good race."
That was Doug Yates. In the spring of 2009.
Doug Yates (R), son of Hall of Famer Robert Yates, added his voice to a call to cut horsepower....some four years ago. Is it finally time? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Why NASCAR has hesitated to mandate the tapered spacer for Cup remains baffling. Also needed is the roof blade and the wicker on top of the rear spoiler - they add drag and help slow the cars further and can make the draft work again.
there is no way the manufacturers will allow a roof wicker after pushing NASCAR to remove visible hood hinges, embed the tether plates in the hood, and move to clear lexan shark fins in the pursuit of better identity to the street car.
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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.98 n.2 Pretoria Feb. 2008
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Lipidology: Contributions and threats
The ever-reducing support for South Africa's academic health centres long preceded our democratic change and has continued unabated. National and provincial heads of health focusing narrowly on service requirements, repeatedly lament their lack of control of academic heads of departments, registrars and others involved in the education process. Unlike the current Eskom power delivery debacles, which are on or off, often with disastrous effects with the latter, the insidious erosion of capacity of our teaching institutions is not immediately apparent. David Marais in his editorial1 outlines the effects of this situation on a unique service and research facility. He emphasises the importance of multidisciplinary teams that integrate clinical practice, clinical research, specialised laboratory diagnostic procedures and laboratory research.
The unique experience of the Cape Town team with over 1 000 patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is documented comprehensively by Jean Firth and David Marais.2 FH is a common, serious disease affecting all ethnic groups in South Africa. It can be diagnosed by clinical features and routine laboratory tests at primary care level. Effective treatment prevents early and debilitating cardiovascular disease. FH is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder. The heterozygous phenotype is characterised by a personal family history of premature ischaemic heart disease, tendon xanthomata and elevated plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels. The homozygous phenotype displays tendon and cutaneous xanthomata and higher plasma LDL levels, and often presents in childhood with physical signs and complications of the disease. A diet low in cholesterol and saturated fat should be started during childhood. Treatment with statins has contributed to improvement in survival in these patients.
The experience of the team with severe hypertri-glyceridaemia as a result of familial chylomicronaemia is reported by Pouwels and colleagues.3 Severe hypertriglyceridaemia is often encountered in clinical practice, where it is usually secondary to diabetes, alcohol excess, renal disease or medication. Familial chylomicronaemia is an autosomal recessive disorder and is a rare cause of severe hypertriglyceridaemia. Successful therapy depends on expert dietetic advice and the patient's adherence to fat restriction. The lipid-lowering agents are not effective in familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency.
Paying clinical trial participants
Doctors take clinical trials for granted. Learned journal articles and pharmaceutical representatives extol the virtues of products shown to be effective in such trials. But we rarely think about the participants and what being in a trial means to them in terms of financial and other sacrifices. In order to protect participants, good practice now demands that ethical clearance for such research is obtained from recognised authorities before it is commenced. Lyn Horn discusses the contentious issue of the payment of clinical trial participants in her editorial.4 Payment for expenses incurred is generally accepted. Payment for time, inconvenience and recognition of a contribution is far more contentious. Another category, an inducement to participate, is widely regarded as being unacceptable. She concludes that a one-size-fits-all approach is injudicious and that the final decision should be made by the research ethics committee after consideration of all factors.
The patients' perspective of remuneration for participation in a clinical trial was investigated by Lesley Burgess, Nicky Sulzer and Shaunagh Emanuel.5 Reasons for participating in clinical trials included contributing to scientific understanding, learning about their condition, achieving a sense of belonging and having access to services that they would otherwise be unable to afford. Participants believed that they should be compensated for travel expenses and time spent. The authors conclude that the blanket compensation of R150 per study visit as mandated by the Medicines Control Council is unrealistic and that policy should be revised.
The role of the pharmaceutical industry in clinical trials is explored by Michael Kahn and Michael Gastrow.6 They conclude that the focus of pharmaceutical research and development is in the area of clinical trials and not discovery. In South Africa there are good prospects for increased clinical trials activity. Policies (such as those addressed above) should therefore be directed towards this end.
Nevirapine-associated hepatitis
Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, political pronouncements alleging the severe toxicity of antiretroviral treatments have done much to sow confusion among the public and hamper appropriate treatment programmes. Further evidence backing the medical/scientific approach is reported by Black and Rees,7 who investigated nevirapine-associated hepatitis in an antenatal clinic (hepatitis is a side-effect of nevirapine therapy of concern to physicians). Their study found that nevirapine-containing ART has a favourable safety profile, with a low incidence of serious hepatic events.
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1. Marais AD. Lipidology: adding value to tertiary services. S Afr Med J 2008; 98: 91-92. [ Links ]
2. Firth JC, Marais AD. Familial hypercholesterolaemia: the Cape Town experience. S Afr Med J 2008; 98: 99-104. [ Links ]
3. Pouwels ED, Blom DJ, Firth JC, Hendersen HE, Marais AD. Severe hypertriglyceridaemia as a result of familial chylomicronaemia: the Cape Town experience. S Afr Med J 2008; 98: 105-108. [ Links ]
4. Horn L. Payment of clinical trial participants. S Afr Med J 2008; 98: 93-94. [ Links ]
5. Burgess L, Sulzer N, Emanuel S. Clinical trial remuneration: the patients' perspective. S Afr Med J 2008; 98: 95-97. [ Links ]
6. Kahn M, Gastrow M. Pharmacologically active: clinical trials and the pharmaceutical industry. S Afr Med J 2008; 98: 114-116. [ Links ]
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Shaping Space
Shaping Space brings together strands from the National Curriculum dance and science units and is aimed specifically at Year 5 and 6 students.
Ballet!!! Science!!! It really helped to push the learning points through... this should be a must for every school.
Shaping Space, Year 6 Class teacher
Comprising of three 2-hour workshops led by a dance artist and musician over three consecutive weeks, the sessions will use The Earth and Beyond unit from the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum as a stimulus.
Each session includes a warm up class and creative tasks exploring the Sun, Moon, Earth and Solar system, developing dance skills through the study of this part of the curriculum.
I can concentrate for longer and show people what I have achieved.
Shaping Space participant
A resource pack for teachers accompanies the project, consisting of lesson plans, worksheets, suggestions for working with music and information on how this relates to the National Curriculum.


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Janet Tamarohas stepped down as showrunner ofRizzoli Isles,Deadlinereports.
Tamaro developed the series,based on Tess Gerritsen's novels in 2010, but has decided to cede her producing and showrunning responsibilities to focus on new projects. She will remain onthe TNT dramaas a ...
Janet Tamaro has stepped down as showrunner of Rizzoli & Isles, Deadline reports.
Tamaro developed the series, based on Tess Gerritsen's novels in 2010, but has decided to cede her producing and showrunning responsibilities to focus on new projects. She will remain on the TNT drama as a consultant.
NCIS, Glee and more of this fall's biggest cast shakeups
"This is what we all dream of getting to do," Tamaro said in a statement. "And I got to do it for four phenomenal seasons. I'm at the top of my game, thanks in large part, to this unbelievable experience and show. It's time to challenge myself and develop new projects. TNT and Warner Horizon have been a dream to work with, and I look forward to doing it again. The heartache for me will be leaving the day-to-day working relationship with an incredible cast and crew."
Tamaro's decision comes only a few weeks after production on Rizzoli & Isles was shut down following the suicide of co-star Lee Thompson Young. Rizzoli & Isles was renewed for a fifth season in August.
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Caregiver Delegate Role
The Caregiver Delegate appointed will function as a point person for communication between the Professional Provider Caregiver Board (PPCB) and the professional providers and caregivers in their country;
To collaborate with the IPWSO Parent and Professional Delegates in their country around services available for PWS
To obtain information (when possible and with appropriate permission) about the demographics of the people with PWS served in their country and send this back to the PPCB, including:
ages of people with PWS in the country
level of functioning
services available for people with PWS in the country for inclusion on the World Map:
what kind of living situations they have, e.g., living at home, living with a residential provider, or living in some other option like shared living with a family NOT their own?
what kind of work they have?
what kind of medical support they have, i.e., is there a multidisciplinary team for PWS?
what kind of education is available for the children and young adults with PWS?
To identify concerns about residential living, work or other topics pertinent to PWS in their country, and to bring this information to the PPCB for consideration. (This information may become topics for future Caregiver Conferences, and the Caregiver Delegates will have an opportunity to take an active role in these conferences)
To describe successful projects or programs that could become models for other countries to emulate (We want to focus on positive outcomes as well as problems!);
To identify parents, professionals or caregivers from their country who have been instrumental in changing the lives of people with PWS (someone who shares values, vision and determination)
To attend the IPWSO meetings and Caregivers Conferences so Caregiver Delegates will have the opportunity to meet others and decide for themselves some sense of direction for their group under the leadership of the PPCB. (Ultimately, these caregiver delegates will have the potential to be nominated and elected to become the successors of the current PPCB members)
To access resources in IPWSO for translation of information into their country's language and to make this information available and understandable for all who need it.
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Agile Results is a simple productivity system to help you be more and achieve more in work and life.
You can get started with Agile Results instantly, right here, right now.
The Fastest Way to Get Started
The simplest way to get started with Agile Results is to write down on paper the answer to the following question:
"What Three Outcomes, or what Three Wins, do you want to achieve today?"
Think of outcomes simply as results or what you want to achieve today.
Yes, it's that simple!
By figuring out the three results you want to achieve today, you set the stage for the day.
Three Easy Steps for Agile Results
Agile Results has 3 key parts. To get started with Agile Results system, you can use three easy steps:
- Adopt The Rule of 3 to avoid overwhelm and get mindful about your results.
- Adopt the Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, Friday Reflection pattern for weekly results.
- Set boundaries in your Hot Spots to find work life balance.
Step 1. Adopt The Rule of 3
Apply the Rule of 3 to life. Rather than get overwhelmed by your tasks, bite off three things you can accomplish. This puts you in control. If nothing else, it gives you a very simple frame for the day. This will help you get on track and practice the art of ruthless prioritization.
Here's how you can apply the Rule of 3 to time:
- 3 outcomes for the day
- 3 outcomes for the week
- 3 outcomes for month
- 3 outcomes for the year
An outcome is simply a result that you want to accomplish. Simply identify 3 outcomes. The outcomes at each level support each other and help guide your results. To give your outcomes life, turn them into simple stories. For example, turn "call customer" into "win a raving fan." Think in terms of 3 stories each day, each week, each month, each year.
Step 2. Adopt the Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, and Friday Reflection Pattern for Weekly Results
The Monday Vision, Daily Outcomes, and Friday Reflection pattern is a simple habit for daily and weekly results.
Monday Vision
On Mondays, identify 3 outcomes you want for the week.
To support you, consider the following:
- Remind yourself what you learned from last Friday's reflections.
- Scan your Hot Spots (Note – your Hot Spots include any work projects, personal projects, and your life frame: mind, body, emotions, career, financial, relationships, and fun.)
- Scan your calendar for any key events for the week.
- Scan my inbox for new information and action items.
As you scan, ask 5 guiding questions:
- "What do I want to accomplish?"
- "What MUST be done? … What SHOULD be done? … What COULD be done?" (all based against what I want to accomplish)
- "What value am I delivering? (Note – in value delivered vs. activity performed and value is in the eye of the beholder … whether it's value to yourself, your manager, your company, the world … etc.)
- "How am I improving myself in key areas: mind, body, emotions, career, financial, relationships, and fun?"
- "What are the key things that if I don't get done … I'm screwed?" (By using the principle of contrast, you paint a picture of where you don't want to be.)
Ask yourself the most important question … "If this were Friday, what 3 things would I want under my belt?"
When you're done, you'll have a good mental picture of the week's 3 most important outcomes (notice outcomes vs. activity), you know your big risks for the week, and you know my MUSTs vs. SHOULDs vs. COULDs.
Daily Outcomes
Each day is a fresh start. Think of 3 outcomes for your day. It helps to think in terms of simple stories. If you get stuck, a good question to ask is … "What will be my 3 best results for today?"
Friday Reflection
This is the day where you do your reflection. To do this, ask yourself 2 questions:
- "What are 3 things going well?"
- "What are 3 things to improve?"
As input to this exercise, first scan your Daily Outcomes for the past week. (This is fast if you keep a simple tickler list for each day.) Also, do a quick mental scan of your key accomplishments.
Step 3. Set Boundaries Using Hot Spots
Where do you need to spend your time? What do you need to focus on? Hot Spots are a simple metaphor for thinking about what's important.
It's where the action is or should be. More importantly, it's where your attention, energy, and focus should be. By thinking in terms of Hot Spots, you can imagine a "heat map." A heat map is simply a bird's-eye view of what's important.
Keys to Effective Hot Spots
The keys to effective Hot Spots are:
- See the forest from the trees
- A portfolio of where you invest your time and energy (your life force)
- Balance your life
Life Frame
This is the big picture. It's how you chunk up your overall time and energy. There are certain areas in life that if you invest in, you get rewarded. On the other hand, if you ignore these categories, you get penalized. Here's a starter set of categories you can use to think about the areas in your life that need your focus and energy:
Hot Spots
Mind includes investing time to learn thinking techniques and keeping your mind sharp.
Body includes investing time in keeping your body in shape. It includes learning patterns and practices for health. The most important basics are eating, sleeping, and working out.
Emotions includes investing time to keep your emotions healthy. It includes learning emotional intelligence and keeping your emotions in check. It's about learning skills for feeling good.
Career includes activities and projects for your job and your professional services.
Financial includes investing time to learn patterns and practices for building and sustaining wealth.
Relationships includes your relationships at home, work, and life.
Fun includes investing time to for play and doing whatever you enjoy.
By having a set of Hot Spots identified, you can be more deliberate about how you spend your time and energy, as well as the trade-offs you make. You can also focus on finding key patterns and practices that help you improve in these areas.
Setting Boundaries
You should set minimums and maximums for your Hot Spots in terms of time and energy. This keeps you from getting over-invested. Use your Hot Spots to set boundaries. For example, you might set a max on career and a min on relationships, body, and fun.
Example Boundaries
Min of 3 hrs.
Max of 50 hrs.
Min of 8 hrs.
Min of 3 hrs.
In this case, step one is deciding to spend no more than 50 hours each week on your career hot spot. Now it forces you to bite off only what you can chew. This is how you start improving plate management and pushing back effectively. You can only spread your life force over so much. The categories help support each other. They can also work against each other.
Note that you might need to set the opposite limits. Set your limits and test results. The key is to use boundaries and limits to keep yourself balanced and improve your results.
Want to Learn More About Agile Results?
Check out the Agile Results page.


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Human Abnormal Development
How and why do things go wrong in development?
These notes cover abnormalities that can occur during development often described as congenital defects or birth defects. There are many different ways that developmental abnormalities can occur the 3 major types are Genetic (inherited), Environmental (maternal) and Unknown (not determined) derived abnormalities. The environmental factors that cause or lead to any of these abnormalities are described as Teratogens.
It is the group now classified as "unknown causes" that require further research to place them in one of the two other real categories.
Please note that abnormal development pages may contain clinical images not suitable for children.
Prenatal diagnosis are the clinical tools used to determine both normal and abnormal development. There are a growing number of new diagnostic techniques that are being applied to human embryonic development.
|Diagnosis Links: Prenatal Diagnosis | pregnancy test | amniocentesis | chorionic villus sampling | ultrasound | Alpha-Fetoprotein | Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A | Fetal Blood Sampling | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Computed Tomography | Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing | Fetal Cells in Maternal Blood | Preimplantation Genetic Screening | Comparative Genomic Hybridization | Genome Sequencing | Neonatal Diagnosis | Category:Prenatal Diagnosis | Fetal Surgery | Classification of Diseases | Category:Neonatal Diagnosis
| 2010 BGD Phase 2 Tutorial - Applied Embryology and Teratology
While genetic abnormalities will have well-defined impacts upon development, environmentally derived effects can be harder to define and often variable depending on many different factors (timing, exposure level, and the combination effects with other factors). This combination effect can also be seen between genetic and environmental interacting to give an even broader spectrum of both major and minor abnormalities.
|Environmental Links: Introduction | low folic acid | iodine deficiency | Nutrition | Drugs | Australian Drug Categories | USA Drug Categories | thalidomide | herbal drugs | Illegal Drugs | smoking | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | TORCH | viral infection | bacterial infection | fungal infection | zoonotic infection | toxoplasmosis | Malaria | maternal diabetes | maternal hypertension | maternal hyperthermia | Maternal Inflammation | Maternal Obesity | hypoxia | biological toxins | chemicals | heavy metals | air pollution | radiation | Prenatal Diagnosis | Neonatal Diagnosis | International Classification of Diseases | Fetal Origins Hypothesis
Often not considered, is that pregnancy itself can also expose abnormalities in the mother (congenital heart disease, diabetes, reproductive disorders) that until then had gone undetected. This section of notes also includes links to prenatal diagnosis techniques, twinning and statistical information relating to abnormalities at birth from several different countries.
The links below are to Science student group projects on prenatal diagnosis completed in 2010.
- 2010 Student Projects: Project 1 - Ultrasound | Project 2 - Chorionic villus sampling | Project 3 - Amniocentesis | Group Project 4 - Percutaneous Umbilical Cord Blood Sampling | Project 5 - Fetal Fibronectin | Project 6 - Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein | Students Page
Statistics - Top Ten
The ten most frequently reported birth defects in Victoria between 2003-2004 (More? Australian Statistics - Victoria)
- Hypospadias
- Obstructive Defects of the Renal Pelvis or Obstructive Genitourinary Defects
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Congenital Dislocated Hip
- Trisomy 21 or Down syndrome
- Hydrocephalus
- Cleft Palate
- Trisomy 18 or Edward Syndrome - multiple abnormalities of the heart, diaphragm, lungs, kidneys, ureters and palate 86% discontinued.
- Renal Agenesis/Dysgenesis - reduction in neonatal death and stillbirth since 1993 may be due to the more severe cases being identified in utero and being represented amongst the increased proportion of terminations (approximately 31%).
- Cleft Lip and Palate - occur with another defect in 33.7% of cases.
Neural Tube Defects
Neural tube defects that were just outside the top ten most common birth defects but are widely known.
- Spina Bifida - (73%) of parents choose to discontinue a pregnancy affected by spina bifida.
- Anencephaly - (94%) of parents choose to discontinue a pregnancy affected by anencephaly.
- Data: from the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit
Links: Neural System - Abnormalities
Genetic (inherited)
|Genetic Links: genetic abnormalities | maternal age | Trisomy 21 | Trisomy 18 | Trisomy 13 | Trisomy X | trisomy mosaicism | Monosomy | Fragile X | Williams | Alagille | Philadelphia chromosome | mitochondria | VACTERL | hydatidiform mole | epigenetics | Prenatal Diagnosis | Neonatal Diagnosis | meiosis | mitosis | International Classification of Diseases | genetics
Environmental (maternal)
|Environmental Links: Introduction | low folic acid | iodine deficiency | Nutrition | Drugs | Australian Drug Categories | USA Drug Categories | thalidomide | herbal drugs | Illegal Drugs | smoking | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | TORCH | viral infection | bacterial infection | fungal infection | zoonotic infection | toxoplasmosis | Malaria | maternal diabetes | maternal hypertension | maternal hyperthermia | Maternal Inflammation | Maternal Obesity | hypoxia | biological toxins | chemicals | heavy metals | air pollution | radiation | Prenatal Diagnosis | Neonatal Diagnosis | International Classification of Diseases | Fetal Origins Hypothesis
Critical Periods
The table below identifies approximate windows of time, "critical periods", that following exposure to teratogens can lead to developmental abnormalities (anomalies, congenital). In general, the effects for each system are more severe (major anomalies) in the embryonic period during organogenesis in the first trimester. Later teratogen exposure are less severe (minor anomalies) in the fetal period during continued growth and differentiation in the second and third trimester.
|Embryonic development (weeks)
|Fetal period (weeks)
|Upper limbs
|Lower limbs
|External genitalia
|Major abnormalities
|Functional and Minor abnormalities
Now consider how different environmental effects during pregnancy may influence developmental outcomes. The terms listed below are often used to describe these environmental effects
- Teratogen (Greek, teraton = monster) any agent that causes a structural abnormality (congenital abnormalities) following fetal exposure during pregnancy. The overall effect depends on dosage and time of exposure. (More? Critical Periods of Development)
- Absolute risk the rate of occurrence of an abnormal phenotype among individuals exposed to the agent. (e.g. fetal alcohol syndrome)
- Relative risk the ratio of the rate of the condition among the exposed and the nonexposed. (e.g. smokers risk of having a low birth weight baby compared to non-smokers) A high relative risk may indicate a low absolute risk if the condition is rare.
- Mutagen a chemical or agent that can cause permanent damage to the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in a cell. DNA damage in the human egg or sperm may lead to reduced fertility, spontaneous abortion (miscarriage), birth defects and heritable diseases.
- Fetotoxicant is a chemical that adversely affects the developing fetus, resulting in low birth weight, symptoms of poisoning at birth or stillbirth (fetus dies before it is born).
- Synergism when the combined effect of exposure to more than one chemical at one time, or to a chemical in combination with other hazards (heat, radiation, infection) results in effects of such exposure to be greater than the sum of the individual effects of each hazard by itself.
- Toxicogenomics the interaction between the genome, chemicals in the environment, and disease. Cells exposed to a stress, drug or toxicant respond by altering the pattern of expression of genes within their chromosomes. Based on new genetic and microarray technologies.
Australian Birth Anomalies System
- "The national collation and reporting of birth anomalies data has been suspended in recent years due to concerns about data quality and comparability."
- Variability among states and territories in scope of birth anomalies data collections
- sources of birth anomalies notifications
- definitions and classifications used
- method of data collection
- available resources
- Variability among the states and territories in the timing and method of the provision of birth anomalies data to the AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit (NPSU) for national collation and reporting.
- New Australian Birth Anomalies System should be data for birth anomalies detected up to 1 year of age
- including data on terminations of pregnancies with birth anomalies
- regardless of gestational age (i.e. including less than 20 weeks gestation)
- System will initially be based on data from the states able to detect birth anomalies at least up to 1 year of age
- NSW, VIC, WA and SA
- further extending the period of detection in the future
(Modified from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW))
- Links: Australian Congenital Anomalies Monitoring System (ACAMS) | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
UNSW Embryology Links
- Abnormal Development
- Abnormal Development- Australian Statistics | Abnormalities by Systems
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Genetic Abnormalities | Down Syndrome | Edwards Syndrome | Fragile X | Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
- Maternal Factors | Maternal Diabetes | Maternal Hyperthermia | Neural Tube Defects | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Smoking | Chemical | Drugs | Illegal Drugs | Radiation | Heavy Metal | Iodine Deficiency | Viral Infection | Rubella | Polio | Parvovirus | Varicella | Bacterial Infection | Malaria | Toxoplasmosis | Autism
- Fetal Origins Hypothesis
- Intrauterine Growth Retardation
- Twinning
External Links
Glossary Links
- Glossary: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Numbers | Symbols | Term Link
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2020, December 1) Embryology Human Abnormal Development. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Human_Abnormal_Development
- © Dr Mark Hill 2020, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G