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Our image-matching approach combines both the GPS information and the image content. More explicitly, we restrict the database of candidate-matching images to those within a predefined search radius around the GPS value at the location of interest, i.e., the user's actual location or, in the case of pre-caching, the destination. Next, we use computer vision techniques to match the query image to the set of images that is near a certain GPS location. After the GPS filters the information, we downscale the database from 500,000 images to a much smaller candidate image set (10- ≈ 100 images) to increase the likelihood of the image-based matching algorithm being successful.
To recognize the top matching database images, our algorithm inspects each database image and compares it with the query image. More specifically, for each SURF keypoint in the query image, the algorithm finds the nearest and the second nearest neighbor keypoints in the database image, based on the city block (L1) distance between the keypoints' descriptors. Next, it computes the ratio of the nearest distance to the second nearest distance. If the ratio is smaller than a threshold, the algorithm decides that the nearest point is a "true" match of the query keypoint, since it is significantly closer to it, in L1 distance, than any other keypoint, as in [6]. After the algorithm detects the matching pairs between the query image and each database image, it ranks these images in descending order according to the number of such pairs. In our system, we return the top five images to the user.
Finally, if the number of nearby candidates is reasonable, i.e., in the range of a few images (≈ 10), we perform brute-force image matching, based on the ratio of the distances between the nearest and second-nearest neighbor image features as explained previously. Otherwise, for scenarios with a high density of nearby images or with no GPS location available, the number of candidate images is large, and we use Fast Approximate Nearest Neighbor (FLANN) indexing as proposed in [12].
Building a More Realistic Database
In [8], we showed quantitative results on the standard ZuBuD test set [13], with 1005 database images and 115 query images, together with qualitative results for a small benchmark of images of iconic landmarks. Although the results on the ZuBuD set are informative, they do not precisely reflect the nature of photos taken by people under realistic conditions. To better simulate the performance of our MAR system, we selected 10 landmarks from around the world: the Arc de Triomphe (France), the Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy), the Petronas towers (Malaysia), the Colosseum (Rome, Italy), the National Palace Museum (Taiwan), the Golden Gate Bridge (California, USA), the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall (Taiwan), the Capitol (Washington D.C., USA), the Palais de Justice (Paris, France), and the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin, Germany). For each landmark, we tested the recognition performance of the MAR system. First, we reduced the 500,000-image database on the server to a smaller set that included only the images within a predefined radius. Next, we randomly picked one of the landmark images in the set as a query image, and we kept the others as database images. This provided one query image and a database for each landmark. In total, we had 10 separate databases, with a total of 777 images. The characteristics of these databases vary between sites. For instance, the size of the database is only 5 for the National Palace Museum, while it is 200 for the Palais de Justice. Also, the database corresponding to the Golden Gate Bridge has 12 relevant images of the bridge out of 19 images, while the one corresponding to the Palace of Justice has only one relevant image out of a total of 200 images. Also, images labeled by the same landmark might look different depending on the lighting conditions, the viewpoint, and the amount of clutter. To take advantage of these databases, we manually annotate them. Simulating MAR on the final databases, we obtain representative results for MAR's performance, since these databases are sampled from the Wikipedia data on our server, i.e., the actual database queried by MAR.
Matching Enhancement by Duplicates Removal
Web images have varying sizes and visual features density; therefore, many practical problems arise with realistic data that are not present in standard databases. Running MAR on the data just discussed in the "Building a More Realistic Database" section, we identified one problem in the matching algorithm that degrades MAR's performance: there are multiple keypoints in the query image matching one keypoint in the database image. Even when these matches are false, they are highly amplified by their multiplicity, which eventually affects the overall retrieval performance. We adjusted the algorithm to remove duplicate matches and to improve matching accuracy at no computational cost, as shown next.
We believe that the duplicate matches' problem particularly arises in cases where a strong imbalance exists between the number of keypoints in the database and query images, i.e., there are much fewer keypoints in the database image than in the query image. For each keypoint in the query image, the algorithm shown in our "Image Matching Algorithm" section detects the matching keypoint in the database image. Therefore, the imbalance forces many keypoints in the query image to match one single point in the database image. The standard ZuBuD data set does not have this issue, since its images have comparable numbers of keypoints. Contrarily, Wikipedia and web images in general have high variance, which emphasizes the necessity of having representative sample databases as mentioned earlier. To solve this problem, our adjusted algorithm prohibits duplicate matches. Whenever a keypoint in the database image has multiple matches in the query image, we pick only the keypoint with the closest descriptor. We recognize that duplicate matches may still be correct, e.g., repetitive structures. However, as we show in the "Experimental Results Extension" section of this article, substituting the "best" matching descriptor, i.e., the nearest, for the duplicates, improves the overall performance of our system.
Matching Enhancement by Histograms of Distances
Originally, we match the query image to each database image one at a time, by using the ratio of keypoints descriptors distances (see the "Image Matching Algorithm" section). However, we intuitively expect the distances between the descriptors of the query and a mismatching image to be larger than those between the query and a matching image. Hence, instead of merely relying on the distances ratio, we propose further exploring other statistics, based on descriptors' distances. More explicitly, we take the top ten matching database images obtained from the original algorithm shown in the "Image Matching Algorithm" section, and for each (query image, database image) pair, we build the histogram of descriptors distances. Our purpose is to extract more information from these distances about the similarity or dissimilarity between the query and the database images. For instance, by filtering out database images with large average distance, we remove obviously mismatching images. The cost of this approach is not high, since the distances are already computed, and hence we are only leveraging their availability. We applied this approach to ten query images and their corresponding GPS-constrained databases. Results are shown in the "Experimental" section of this article.
Our image-matching algorithm works this way: Let Q be the query image. We first apply our existing matching algorithm and we retrieve the top 10 database images D1, D2, …, D10. Next, we consider each pair (Q,Di) at a time and build the histogram Hi of minimum distances from keypoints in the query image Q to the database image Di. There is no additional overhead, since these distances were already calculated by the existing matching algorithm. For each histogram Hi, we obtain its empirical mean Mi and skewness Si:
The smaller the skewness, the closer Hi is to symmetric. Our main assumptions are these:
- If Mi is large, then many of the descriptors pairs between Q and Di are quite distant and hence are highly likely to be mismatches. Therefore, image Di must not be considered a match for image Q.
- If Si is small (close to zero), then the histogram Hi is almost symmetric. Having many descriptors in Q and Di that are "randomly" related, i.e., not necessarily matching, would result in this symmetry. We expect this scenario when the two images Q and Di don't match and hence there is no reason for the histogram to be biased.
Based on these assumptions, we remove database images that have very low skew Si. We also cluster the images based on the means M1, M2,..., M10 into two clusters (we used k-means). We remove the images that belong to the cluster with the higher mean. For the experimental results, please refer to the "Matching Enhancement through Histograms Distances" section of this article. Figure 3 shows a block diagram of our adjusted matching algorithm.
Matching Enhancement by Database Extension
As mentioned before, the images on our server are extracted from Wikipedia. Although Wikipedia is a good source for information in general, it is not the best source for images. For example, in the geographically restricted database of Wikipedia images in the surroundings of the Palais de Justice, only one out of 200 images in the database matches the building itself. However, not only the matching algorithm, but also the number of matching images in the database, affects the performance accuracy. Moreover, the query image might be taken from different views and under different light conditions. Having a small number of matching images, e.g., one image in the daylight for the Palais de Justice, would limit the performance of MAR. For this reason, it is preferred that the database has more images matching the query. We extend the database by combining GPS-location, geo-tagged Wikipedia pages, text in these pages, and the large resources of Web images. For each Wikipedia page, we don't only download the images on the page itself, but we also use the title as a text query on Google's image search engine. Next, we pick the first few retrieved images and associate them with the same Wikipedia page. The improvement in MAR's performance is shown in the results of the "Matching Enhancement through Database Extension" section in this article.


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(CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of people who entered the United States as children but without documentation can apply -- beginning Wednesday -- to remain in and work in the country without fear of deportation for at least two years.
"I've found the form!" screamed Maria, a young Chilean at a Latino community center in New York, as she leaped from her seat.
She was with a number of other undocumented immigrants meeting there to get legal advice in anticipation of the release of the form, which authorities surprisingly posted a day before they had said they would.
The form, titled "Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals," was dated August 15, 2012, and bore the expiration date of February 28, 2013.
Maria started filling it out immediately, telling a reporter she was too afraid to divulge her last name or details of her childhood trek to the United States, but would feel differently once the form had been processed and her status ensured.
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"This afternoon, USCIS makes available online the forms and instructions for individuals who will request deferred action for childhood arrivals," Director Alejandro Mayorkas said in a conference call.
The announcement comes two months after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that people who arrived in the United States as children may request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years subject to renewal, and would then be eligible for work authorization.
The program, dubbed Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was created in June under an executive order signed by President Barack Obama.
As many as 1.7 million youths may qualify for the program, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.
When he signed the order, Obama said the changes will make immigration policy "more fair, more efficient and more just."
The shift on the politically volatile issue of immigration policy elicited praise from Latino leaders, while Republicans reacted with outrage, saying the move amounts to amnesty -- a negative buzzword among conservatives -- and usurps congressional authority.
"This is not amnesty," Obama said. "This is not immunity. This is not a path to citizenship. It's not a permanent fix. This is a temporary stopgap measure."
Mayorkas reiterated Tuesday that deferred action does not provide lawful status or a shortcut to permanent residency or citizenship.
The $465 application fee will fund the administrative costs of the program, including a biometric check and the issuance of a secure work-authorization document, he said.
Each request will be examined for possible fraud, he added.
In a suburb north of Atlanta, David and Daniel Hernandez listened carefully as their lawyer detailed the program.
They arrived in the United States on tourist visas some 15 years ago, when David was 3 years old and Daniel was 1.
Their mother, Salima Hernandez, said they wanted a better future and education for her kids. She said she didn't worry about their legal status until she learned that they would not be able to continue their education without a government ID or Social Security number.
David, now a senior in high school, and Daniel, a freshman, say they were not aware of their status until a couple of years ago, when they began to make plans for college.
"I felt that after high school I didn't have anywhere to go," David said. "I felt that if it was not something coming up soon I would end up back in Mexico."
He said he remains concerned about revealing his status to federal authorities by filling out the application, but says it's worth any risk. "Whatever comes in the future is better than three months ago," he said.
Ana Ramirez said her parents brought her and her sister Juana to the United States without any documentation many years ago when they were just toddlers.
The two sisters went to school and grew up in the United States. They consider themselves U.S. citizens. Only, they're not.
They are filling out the paperwork for the deferred action program.
I didn't have a choice to come here," Juana Ramirez said.
Added her sister: "I'm scared to get my hopes up."
Lawyer Charles Kuck said people like the Hernandez brothers and the Ramirez sisters are not cutting in line -- they just want a chance at life without fear of deportation.
"They are getting two things out of this program: one, a promise they wont be deported for two years and, two, a work permit," Kuck said. "In exchange, the federal government is getting a million or more kids coming forward, give their biographical information and that of their whole family and give their pictures."
He urged anyone applying to do so with the help of a lawyer.
"The government has said quite clearly: there will be no appeals, there will be no motions to reopen," he said. "You get one bite at this apple."
In announcing the program, Obama noted that children of illegal immigrants "study in our schools, play in our neighborhoods, befriend our kids, pledge allegiance to our flag. It makes no sense to expel talented young people who are, for all intents and purposes, Americans."
The president declared that the policy change is "the right thing to do."
Under the new policy, people younger than 30 who arrived in the United States before the age of 16, pose no criminal or security threat, and were successful students or served in the military, can get a two-year deferral from deportation and apply for work permits.
Participants must prove they have been living in the country continuously for at least five years.
The change is part of a department effort to target resources at illegal immigrants who pose a greater threat, such as criminals and those trying to enter the country now, Napolitano said.
The move addresses a concern of the Latino community and includes some of the provisions of a Democratic proposal called the DREAM Act that failed to win enough Republican support to gain congressional approval.
Obama has been criticized by Latino leaders for an overall increase in deportations of undocumented immigrants in recent years. Last year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed 396,906 illegal immigrants, the largest number in the agency's history.
Obama and Napolitano have called for Congress to pass the DREAM Act, which would put into law similar steps for children of illegal immigrants to continue living and working in the country.
Republicans who blocked Democratic efforts to change immigration laws have condemned the move, with some calling it an improper maneuver to skirt congressional opposition.
Rep. Steve King of Iowa, a GOP foe of Democratic proposals on immigration, threatened in June to sue to stop Obama "from implementing his unconstitutional and unlawful policy."
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has called the decision "a classic Barack Obama move of choosing politics over leadership," while House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, has called the change a "decision to grant amnesty to potentially millions of illegal immigrants."
Others predicted the move will tighten an already poor job market for young Americans.
However, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, who sponsored the DREAM Act, said it "will give these young immigrants their chance to come out of the shadows and be part of the only country they've ever called home."
Presumed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in June that the issue needs more substantive action than an executive order, which can be replaced by a subsequent president.
As president, Romney said, he would seek to provide "certainty and clarity for people who come into this country through no fault of their own by virtue of the actions of their parents."
Latinos make up the fastest-growing immigrant population in the country, and the Latino vote is considered a crucial bloc for the November presidential election.
A spokeswoman for a major Latino group, the National Council of La Raza, hailed the administration's move.
"In light of the congressional inaction on immigration reform, this is the right step for the administration to take at this time," NCLR spokeswoman Laura Vazquez said in June.

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Medicaid is the nation's primary health insurance program for persons with disabilities and low-income populations. The program currently covers 60 million low-income Americans including nearly 30 million low-income children, 15 million adults and 8 million non-elderly people with disabilities. The federal government sets minimum eligibility levels for coverage and then states have the option to expand eligibility. Medicaid is jointly funded by states and the federal government. The federal government pays an average of 57 percent of Medicaid costs, with a range of 50 to 76 percent. Medicaid programs have different names in each state (for instance, Medical in California).
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Despite numerous significant improvements to the Medicaid program for people with disabilities in the new health care reform law, there remain a number of issues that will continue to affect our constituents for years to come. Specific issues of concern are:
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released a Fiscal Year 2012 spending plan (known as a budget resolution) that would have turned the Medicaid program into a block grant program. Under a block grant, states would receive a fixed and reduced amount of federal Medicaid dollars to provide health services to all of their eligible residents. A fundamental problem with a block grant is that the entitlement to services goes away. People with I/DD no longer would be entitled to health care or to long term services and supports under a block grant. And with a fixed amount of severely reduced funding, states would be forced to cut eligibility, benefits, and provider payments. People with disabilities stand to lose access to physicians, medications, therapies, medical equipment, and many other crucial products and services. Worse, states could go back to institutionalizing people with disabilities to save money since they would no longer have to meet the quality standards currently imposed by the Medicaid program for nursing homes or community based services. Read more...
Currently, 57% of Medicaid's long term care funding goes to institutional care. This bias towards institutional care is due to the fact that nursing home services are mandatory for states, while HCBS are optional. States have several options for funding HCBS – the HCBS waiver (Section 1915(c)), the HCBS state plan option (Section 1915(i)), the Community First Choice (CFC) Option (Section 1915(k)), and the Section 1115 Demonstration waiver. The 1915(c) waiver is only available to individuals who qualify for an institutional level of care. Under this waiver, states can cap the number of eligible people, keep waiting lists, and limit services to certain geographic areas. Additionally, states must apply for renewal of the waiver from Medicaid which is a complex and lengthy process. The 1915(i) state plan option allows states to provide any number of HCBS to individuals before they need institutional care. Due to the Affordable Care Act, the 1915(i) state plan option no longer allows states to cap the number of eligible people, keep waiting lists, or limit services to certain geographic areas. They may target services to certain population groups. The CFC option allows states to provide attendant services and supports to people who would be eligible for institutional services. States that choose the CFC option receive a 6% increase in their FMAP for HCBS services. Section 1115 waivers allow states to try new and innovative ways to provide Medicaid services, including providing HCBS services. All of these options require states to obtain approval from CMS in order to provide services to people in the community rather than in institutional settings.
Due to the limited number of HCBS slots in states, there are currently over 300,000 people with disabilities on waiting lists for home and community based long term services and supports across the country. The wait can be as long as 8-10 years. This crisis results in unnecessary, unwanted and costly institutional care; family members being forced to quit jobs or take on second jobs to help care for their loved one; and having to leave their loved ones unattended or in the care of unqualified persons.
Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care physicians, specialists and dentists are very low. This is one of the major reasons why people with disabilities lack access to quality medical and dental care. The new health reform law increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for physicians and pediatricians (but not specialists) for two years (2013 and 2014). Hopefully Congress will extend this increase and cover specialists and dentists.
The economic recession has caused many states to make drastic reductions in their Medicaid programs, which are having devastating effects on people with disabilities, families and communities. In response, the federal government provided a temporary increase in the federal share of Medicaid spending (known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided states with a temporary increase in the federal share of Medicaid payments from October 1, 2000 through December 31, 2010 to help support Medicaid and state budgets during the recession when demand for programs increases and states have less ability to finance care. To be eligible for these increased funds, states could not restrict eligibility levels or make it more difficult for individuals to apply for coverage. Later, Congress extended the increased FMAP to states through June 2011.
To help take pressure off state Medicaid budgets in the long term, advocates will be encouraging employers and individuals to participate in the new national long term care insurance program, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, which was scheduled to became effective in January, 2011. The date was pushed back as policymakers grapple with design of the program.
There are approximately 10.2 million people who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare, sometimes referred to as dual eligibles or duals. Individuals with disabilities under the age of 65 comprise about 38% (3.4 million) of duals and estimates of the percentage of duals that are individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) is about 7%. Duals represent 21% of Medicare beneficiaries and account for 36% of Medicare costs. Similarly, dual eligibles constitute 15% of Medicaid enrollees, but account for 39% of the program's costs. Over 60% of dual eligible beneficiaries have incomes below the poverty level. They also require a complex array of services from a variety of providers across different settings. In short, duals are people with high needs who are very poor.
On April 18, President Trump signed the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 (H.R.1839) into law. This bill adds an additional $20 million for the Money Follows the Person (MFP) program through September 30, 2019. MFP has helped … Continue reading →
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If there's one thing that makes fall and winter worth the shivering, it's velvet. Indeed, nothing makes an outfit as instantly chic (and comfortable!) than this cold-weather go-to. Though we can't stock up on every gorgeous piece we're lusting after (#wishfulthinking), we're bringing you our top picks right here, right now.
Envisioning that crushed-plush number your parents made you wear to your violin recital? No friggin' way. This season is bringing our favorite luxed-up fabric new life, thanks to fresh silhouettes like structured outerwear, sweet-but-wearable heels, and, of course, dresses you'll want to wear all fall long. So, go ahead and click through, but if you see us wearing the same covetable piece at a party, be sure to give us a shout-out.


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The tech job market is strong and IT pros are reaping the benefits. According to the latest salary survey from Dice, salaries rose 7.7 percent year-over-year in 2015, representing the largest yearly increase ever. The survey also found that while the rate of those receiving bonuses remained steady, the amount of those bonuses rose 7 percent from 2014. Contract workers also saw positive increases in income during 2015, with a rise of 5 percent in hourly compensation.
It's no surprise that salary satisfaction for IT pros is increasing. For the first time ever, seven metro markets across the U.S. posted six-figure average salary figures for tech professionals. Silicon Valley once again posted the highest average salaries overall.
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The second "platform preview" of Internet Explorer 10 was made available to developers last night in a series of blogs, community alerts, and privately held briefings.
With this update, Microsoft says that IE10 continues to deliver support for site-ready HTML5 technologies, as well as improving performance through support for several new technologies like CSS3 Positioned Floats, HTML5 Drag-drop, File Reader API, Media Query Listeners, and initial support for HTML5 Forms.
According to Microsoft, "HTML5 application performance improves across the board, as well as the ability to deliver better performance with more efficient use of battery life with new technologies like Web Workers with Channel Messaging, Async script support, and others."
Web application security is said to have been improved, using the same markup with support for HTML5 Sandbox and iframe isolation. Microsoft is keen to highlight IE10's continuation of IE9's precedent for enabling web applications to do more in the browser without plug-ins.
"It also continues the pattern of offloading work to the parts of a PC that are best suited for them, like the GPU for graphics, and different processor cores for background compilation of JavaScript," says Microsoft's IE development lead Dean Hachamovitch, in his IE10 blog post.
This IE10 platform preview includes parsing improvements from the W3C HTML5 spec, reflecting the fact that developers can now expect the same behavior in all compliant browsers, even for imperfect or invalid markup. Speaking directly to Microsoft's Ryan Gavin, senior director of Internet Explorer business and marketing, and Rob Mauceri, partner group program manager for Internet Explorer, DDJ online learned that Microsoft has played a very active role up on more than one W3C working groups.
One can only hope that Microsoft's proximity to working groups and new specs as they are laid down will result in maximum interoperability as the product evolves.
With platform previews, Microsoft states that developers can try out new technologies and provide feedback without any confusion about which technologies are site-ready and which are experimental. This approach is hoped to enable the technical community to work through safety issues before putting any consumers at risk — it also minimizes wasted effort rewriting consumer-facing sites.
HTML5 is the first version of HTML to define the behavior of invalid markup. Rather than relying on "fix-up" rules that vary from browser to browser, HTML5 parsing behavior is now specified in a way that developers can count on it.
IE10 now supports the File Reader API and HTML5 Forms validation, as well as advanced hit testing for more complex selection scenarios like graphics editors, games, and other applications that typically use multiple graphics layers.
Looking ahead, Microsoft's IE blog team states that, "As different browsers support developers using the same markup to achieve the same results with great performance, we can all realize the promise of HTML5 applications. To this end, we have posted over 270 new tests to the IE Test Center and submitted them to the standards bodies."


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Biological Sciences
Research Highlights
May 2005
Collaborative research published in PNAS focuses on skeletal muscle cell understanding
Joint efforts between research teams at UW and PNNL have resulted in the publication of an article entitled "Sites of proteolytic processing and noncovalent association of the distal C-terminal domain of CaV1.1 channels in skeletal muscle" appearing in the April 5, 2005 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
This article describes new findings regarding the regulation mechanisms of the Cav1.1 calcium channel in skeletal muscle, which permits the slow influx of calcium ions into the myocyte that initiates muscle contraction. The regulation of this channel is impaired in dystrophic mouse muscle, suggesting that dysfunction of this channel may be important in neuromuscular disease. The Cav channel is highly regulated by interactions with multiple proteins that ensure the precise coordination of contractile function under various cellular conditions. This fine-tuning of channel function during contraction requires that many of these regulatory proteins reside in proximity to their regulation sites within the channel. In fact, the Cav channel functions as a multi-protein complex for which the composite proteins are just beginning to be defined.
With the PNAS paper, the UW-PNNL research teams have demonstrated a novel regulatory aspect of this channel complex; that is, that a 40-amino acid peptide at the C-terminus of the channel itself is proteolytically cleaved in vivo to provide a regulatory interaction with the major portion of the channel. Interaction of the channel with this truncated peptide is essential to the subsequent formation of protein-protein interactions with additional regulatory proteins. The definition of the precise cleavage site, which was accomplished by mass spectrometric analysis by the PNNL team, was critical to understanding the exact nature and significance of this truncation. As the related Cav1.2 channel in the heart and brain also undergoes a C-terminal cleavage, this mechanism likely has wider significance in similar regulation of cardiac contractility and neural transmission.
PNNL scientists Marina Gritsenko, David Camp, and Diana Bigelow were among the co-authors, who included University of Washington scientists Joanne Hulme, Keiichi Konoki, Teddy Lin, and William Catterall.
The work was supported by PNNL's Biomolecular Systems Initiative and National Center for Research Resources, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Heart Association. A PDF of the article is available at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/102/14/5274.pdf.


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Selena Gomez Scratches Her Car [PHOTO]
Oops! Selena Gomez put a gash and a nasty scratch on the passenger's side of her black BMW over the weekend.
The singer, who canceled the Aussie leg of her tour so she could take some time off to chill and recharge her battery, was trying to maneuver out of a salon in West Hollywood when she ended up with pretty intense damage to her ride.
Time to call Flo and Progressive Insurance.
That dinger to her car ought to put a little sting in Sel's holiday happiness. She had posted a photo of herself cradling a baby on Instagram, telling fans how happy she is right now! She captioned the snap as such: "I'm the happiest I've been in a while.. So blessed and thankful for the future, for release and to finally be happy for those I loved.."
Now she has to deal with the headache of getting her car fixed. Actually, we take that back. She probably has an assistant whose headache it is to deal with getting Sel's car fixed.


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Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry; Chair, Human Investigations Committee II & IV, Human Research Protections Program
Departments & Organizations
Psychiatry: Center for Nicotine and Tobacco Use Research at Yale (CENTURY) | Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism | Connecticut Mental Health Center | Division of Addictions | Division of Women's Behavioral Health Research | Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP) | Psychology Section | Psychotherapy Development Center | Substance Abuse Research | Tobacco Research in Youth (TRY) | Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
Yale Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention and Control
Office of Cooperative Research
Dr. Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Her research is focused on developing a bio-behavioral understanding of substance use behaviors in adult and adolescent substance users, with the goal of developing optimal prevention and cessation interventions. In the area of adolescent tobacco use, she has conducted qualitative research including focus groups and surveys to understand patterns and perceptions of use of tobacco products, clinical trials to develop and test the use of novel behavioral and pharmacological cessation and prevention interventions, and experimental evaluations of behavioral and neural predictors of use and cessation behaviors. Because of her expertise in youth tobacco use behaviors, she has contributed to the Surgeon General's report on "Preventing Tobacco Use among Young People" and also serves as a member of the FDA's Tobacco Product Scientific Advisory Committee. Dr. Krishnan-Sarin is the Co-PI on the Yale Tobacco Centers Of Regulatory Science which is using a multidisciplinary approach to understand the role of flavors in tobacco and nicotine addiction.
Education & Training
|Purdue University (1992)
|Postdoctoral fellowship
|Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
Honors & Recognition
Young Investigator AwardSociety for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (1997)
Professional Service
(2014 - 2016) Member, Board of Trustees, CT Tobacco and Health Trust Fund
(2014 - 2015) Journal Editorial Board
Surgeon General's Report "Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People". (2012 - Present) Health effects of smoking on children, adolescents, and young adults
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Report "Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products (2012 - Present) Ethics and Oversight of Research Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products
Alcoholism: Clinical Experimental Research (2011 - 2015) Journal Editorial Board
Addiction (2010 - 2015) Journal Editorial Board
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Editorial Board (2009 - 2015) Journal Editorial Board
Yale School of Medicine Human Investigations Committee (2008 - 2012) Vice Chair
Yale School of Medicine Admissions Committee (2008 - 2011) Member
James and Esther King Biomedical research program and the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research program, Florida Department of Health (2007 - 2012) Member
Pennsylvania Department of Health Tobacco Settlement Fund Reviews. (2006 - 2012) Member
Yale School of Medicine Human Investigations Committee (2003 - 2012) Member
California Tobacco Related Disease Research Program Committee (2003 - 2005) Member
NIH study sections (2002 - 2012) Member
NIAAA Alcohol Clinical and Treatment Review Committee (2002 - 2006) Member
Departmental Protcol Review Committee (1999 - 2002) Member
Developing smoking cessation interventions for adolescent smokers Amsterdam, Netherlands (2011 - 2013)
To develop and examine the use of computer based retraining of implicit tobacco approach tendencies for smoking cessation in adolescent smokers when combined with clinician provided CBT for treating tobacco dependence.


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Nikka will release a new single coffey malt on November 22.
It is the product of a Coffey still at Nikka's Nishinomiya distillery. Coffey stills are usually associated with making grain whisky but I don`t think Nikka are totally new to Coffey malt experiments. I seem to remember being offered something along these lines at the Nikka Blenders Bar.
Anyway, there will be 3,027 bottles: 2,031 for the Japanese domestic market and 996 for the European export market, where it will be distributed by Nikka's European representatives La Maison du Whisky (see this post for more information on that relationship). I suppose this shows us how significant the export market is becoming for these specialist Japanese malts.
Here is Nikka's pretty slick promotional web page for the single coffey malt.
Alcohol: 55 per cent
Price: 8,400 yen for a 700ml bottle in Japan. The European price is 109 Euros (£75/$150/18,000 yen).


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale lightweight crew team posted strong results in its first regatta of the year, the Head of the Housatonic, held on Yale's home river in Derby, Conn. All boats posted fast times in the changing conditions. With almost every athlete racing twice, the regatta was a valuable opportunity for the athletes to gain racing experience going forward.
In the first race of the day, junior Peter Bridgwater finished fourth in the 1x event, posting a time of 17:46. Also racing in the men's lightweight 1x event were Coaches Andy Card and Ian Duthie, who finished second and fourth respectively. The next race was the open men's 2-. Yale, entering two pairs, finished third and fourth in times of 18:11 and 18:43. Yale also entered an eight in the collegiate novice event, finishing sixth in 16:16.
In the afternoon, Yale entered three eights in the Collegiate Men's 8+ event, finishing first, third and sixth. All the boats used strong starts to get into quick rhythms. The top eight finished in 13:27, winning by 20 seconds over the top Yale heavyweight crew boat. The next Yale boat finished in 13:49, narrowly missing second place by two seconds. The third eight finished in 14:11.
In addition, Yale entered four fours in the Collegiate Men's 4+ event. The Yale boats finished in second, fourth, fifth and seventh, posing times of 15:33, 15:38, 16:01 and 16:18 respectively.
Captain William Ferraro was pleased with the results of the regatta. "It was great to have everyone compete," he said. "The freshman and sophomores stepped up very well, racing in varsity boats for the first time. We learned a great deal about what we can improve on in the next two weeks. We look forward to challenge of picking up speed."
The Bulldogs have a weekend off from competition before racing at the Head of the Charles, one of the largest two-day regattas in the world, on Oct. 21 in Boston.
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Kings GM Lombardi feels indebted to pair of mentorsby Dan Rosen
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Dean Lombardi hasn't forgotten his mentors.
If not for the advice of steady-handed Lou Lamoriello in 1996 and the friendship and eventual job offer from the fiery Bob Clarke in 2003, Lombardi might be somewhere back in Massachusetts right now, putting his Tulane University law degree toward something far more safer -- but far less rewarding -- than he is right now as the general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, one of the five teams still standing in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Kings ready for goalie duel with CoyotesBy Curtis Zupke - NHL.com Correspondent
Hoping to build off their strong postseasons, Jonathan Quick and Mike Smith will be the focal points of the Western Conference Finals.
Six years into his job in L.A., Lombardi has turned his team into a championship contender following the organizational philosophy of these two distinctly different members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
"Those are two special people with special franchises," Lombardi told NHL.com Wednesday from his office at the Toyota Sports Center. "I was very lucky to have two people like that."
Lombardi's connection to Lamoriello started in the late 1980s when he went to the Minnesota North Stars to become an assistant general manager to Jack Ferreira, a Providence native who knows Lamoriello well. Lamoriello is also close with Lombardi's father-in-law, Bob Pulford, another member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
When a 39-year-old Lombardi was hired as the new general manager of the still fledging San Jose Sharks in 1996, he turned to his fellow New Englander for advice.
Lamoriello invited Lombardi into his office in New Jersey and proceeded to unload all of his trade secrets on the young, brash, bold and quick-thinking new member of the NHL's fraternity of general managers.
"I'll never forget him taking me into his office, missing his own team bus, and putting up his organizational chart and explaining to me how an organization has to have structure if it is going to succeed," said Lombardi, now in his sixth season as the Kings' GM. "He gave me his blueprint. It was amazing. He wasn't even talking about his team, he was talking about his organization. But his point was if you're going to have a winning culture, this has to be in order. I still have the files, the quotes he gave me."
Lombardi still keeps those files in his office at the Toyota Sports Center. He still has the memory of Lamoriello telling his own public relations guy that the team bus headed for Philadelphia could leave without him because the meeting with Lombardi was too important.
The fact that Lombardi was going to manage another team in the NHL did not matter to Lamoriello.
"I do remember the meeting very clearly," Lamoriello told NHL.com in a phone interview Thursday. "He just wanted to ask me some questions, and I enjoyed it. Whenever you can help someone out, you do it. Dean is a good friend. He wanted to know if I would share my philosophy with him, and I had no problem doing that. We spent a great deal of time talking."
Lombardi said one of the sections in the file is filled with quotes from Vince Lombardi.
"Lou said, 'Whenever you get in trouble, just take this out and read it,'" Lombardi said.
He does.
"That happens in life; there are always people that reach out for you and you are forever indebted to them," Lombardi said. "Hopefully I can do that for some young people down the road."
Seven years later, after Lombardi was fired late in 2002-03 for one bad season after six good ones, each better than the next, another hockey legend gave him his second wind at the age of 45.
Clarke, then the general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, called Lombardi every week after he was fired to make sure he was OK, that he was getting along.
"I was at the lowest point in my life," Lombardi said. "At first when you get fired, you get calls -- but then they stop and you're all alone. This guy would call me. 'How are you doing today? How are you doing today?' I was beat up, but he picked me up and called me."
Clarke, who got to know Lombardi at the annual meetings of the general managers, just wanted to make sure Lombardi knew he had a friend.
"Every manager seems to be fired somewhere along the line, and the protocol is usually to call the guy, tell him the organization made a mistake, but within a week it's like you never existed," Clarke told NHL.com in a phone interview Thursday. "It can get to be a very lonely place when your whole life is hockey. I knew he was hurting, and I just called him to talk hockey because we were friends.
"Hockey was his whole life. It's not like he was just passing through. He was devastated."
The day finally came when Clarke phoned with something far more tangible than another "keep your head up" message. He had a job offer for Lombardi to come be a scout for the Flyers.
"He called and said, 'Enough pouting, it's time to get up. That's enough. You come work for me, get back to work,'" Lombardi said. "Talk about critical moments in your life."
Lombardi became the Western Conference scout for the Flyers.
"One thing is we were friends, but we had a lot of faith in his hockey judgment and we had a position for him," Clarke said. "He knew the players in the Western Conference, he loved scouting and he had to get back in the game. I knew scouting wouldn't be the end for him, but he had to get back in the game, back to being around hockey people."
Lombardi wouldn't trade his three years with the Flyers for anything.
"It really opened my focus," he said. "It was great to go into the rinks and just have to focus on hockey. Sometimes as GM we have so much on our plate that we don't get to watch hockey like we should. Then Clarke would always bring me in every 90 days to go with the team and then sit with him.
"Sitting in his office was a great education. Every third word to come out of his mouth is 'team.' If you ever want to see venom come out of his mouth, just talk about something that is selfish. There is nothing that irritates him more than selfishness. It's pure anger."
Lombardi wouldn't say he has used the Flyers as a model for how he's built the Kings, but he has used them as an example of culture -- and why building a culture is so much more important than just building a team.
"When you have a culture, it transcends generations," Lombardi said. "It's passed on and everybody feels it."
It's no surprise that he has ex-Flyers goalie Ron Hextall as his assistant GM and that so many former Flyer players are currently starring for the Kings.
"They're the only team other than the Flyers that I like and want to see win," Clarke said of the Kings. "Dean is bright. He's intense and he's very inquisitive."
He's also eight wins away from calling himself a Stanley Cup champion, just like his mentors.
Follow Dan Rosen on Twitter at: @drosennhl


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To remove toner from your hands use cold water with mild household soap. Do not use warm or hot water as this will fuse the toner to your skin.
If the original drum has been damaged during the collection and recovery process, a new drum will be fitted which will usually be shiny light green (see below).


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The Supreme Court upheld federal gun laws that make it a crime when buying a weapon to lie about plans to give it to someone else.
By a 5-4 vote, the justices agreed that a "straw purchaser" of a gun is guilty of a crime, even if he and the ultimate owner are both legally entitled to own firearms.
Justice Elena Kagan said the federal firearms laws assume that gun purchasers will tell the truth when they fill out federal forms and return them to a licensed dealer. One question asks: "Are you the actual buyer of the firearm listed on the form?" It includes, in bold letters, a warning that a dealer cannot sell a weapon to someone who is not the actual buyer.
If buyers were free to lie, she said, it "would undermine--indeed, for all important purposes, would virtually repeal--the gun law's core provisions."
The laws aim to keep guns "out of the hands of criminals and others who should not have them," she said in the decision in Abramski vs. United States. "And no part of that scheme would work if the statute turned a blind eye to straw purchases."
Speaking for the dissenters, Justice Antonin Scalia said it was not clear that the plain language of the gun laws prohibited a legal buyer from purchasing a weapon for another legal buyer.
The ruling upholds the conviction of Bruce Abramski, a former Virginia police officer, who offered to buy a Glock 19 handgun for an uncle who lived in Pennsylvania. He said he could get the weapon for a better price. He had a $400 check from his uncle when he bought the weapon and falsely checked "Yes" on the form claiming he was the "actual buyer."
He was later arrested and his belongings searched in an investigation of a bank robbery, but he was charged only with violating the gun-purchase laws. He entered a guilty plea and was given five years of probation. He then appealed, contending his purchase of the Glock was legal because he and his uncle were legal buyers.
Kagan disagreed, noting that it was not legal for him to buy a weapon if he was "merely a straw."
If he had told the truth, "the sale could not have gone forward," she noted. Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor agreed.
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1. What to see
Rakai Pikatan, king of the the Hindu Sanjaya Dynasty is considered as the founder of this majestic temple complex. It was an answer to the Buddhist Sailendra Dynasty's Borobudur and Sewu temples nearby. According to an inscription from 856 AD, the temple was built to honor Lord Shiva and its original name was Shiva-grha (the House of Shiva) or Shiva-laya (the Realm of Shiva).
The temple was used as a royal temple during the Mataram kingdom, it was even extended with hundreds of pervara temples around the main temple. Golden age of Prambanan ceased by the 930s when the court was moved to East Java by the founder of the Isyana Dynasty. The reason for this act remains unknown, but it is likely that an eruption of volcano Merapi put an end to the blossom of the Prambanan area. The abandoned temple soon began to deteriorate.
Collin Mackenzie, a surveyor in the service of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, father of Singapore discovered the ruins in 1811. Reconstruction of the compound began in 1918, the main building was completed around 1953.
1.1. Shiva temple
1.2. Brahma temple
1.3. Vishnu temple
1.4. Nandi templeNandi bull, the vehicle (vahana) of Lord Shiva. Besides it, there are also other statues, the statue of Chandra the god of moon and Surya the god of sun. Chandra stands on his carriage pulled by 10 horses, and the statue of Surya also stands on a carriage pulled by 7 horses.
1.5. Pervara temples
2. When to see
Prambanan temple complex is open daily from 7am – 6pm.
3. Location
4. How to get there
If travelling on a package tour to Java, you can be sure that Prambanan will not be missing from your journey.
If staying on the island of Bali, you can consider to take a one-day Yogyakarta guided trip. These trips usually include the famous Borobudur and Prambanan temples along with the sights of Yogyakarta. You'll arrive at the airport of Denpasar very early in the morning, fly to Yogyakarta with a local Indonesia flight (Lion Air / Garuda), enjoy the above mentioned monuments and finally get back to your hotel in Bali in the evening. It is important to know that you have to purchase the airplane tickets in advance, but it might be difficult, since Indonesian air flights only accept VISA cards issued in a few countries. Lion Air simply doesn't accept any European or US card, Garuda only accepts cards issued in Western Europe. If you are lucky, you can purchase your tickets in cash a few days before your excursion in a nearby country like Singapore.
It is not recommended to drive on your own in Indonesia due to the general negligance of driving rules. Singposts are written with Latin alphabet, but it might be difficult to find remote places on your own. The best solution is to rent a car with a driver for an entire day.
5. Where to stay
There are hotels in Yogyakarta for every budget: from backpackers to luxuary 5* hotels.


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Wednesday, October 4, 2006
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Fashion makes the BEST bedfellows….
Love the stone colour and texture of that coat and that the shoes follow this theme. Classy.
Also like the composition of the photo – the stark contrast of her neighbour!
The woman in the top photo has a beautiful, alluring face, which is assisted in no small way by the perfection of this photograph. It's all about the facial expression and how it is caught, the rest is periphery.
wonderful juxtaposition
Been meaning to post this somewhere, so why not here- Thank you Sart for the most inspiring series of photos from this week and last, Paris/Milan, on Style.com and here…hard week last week for me with kids sick at home from school, barely got out of sweats, etc. but this was my escape and my relief…I will walk forth among adults well dressed again!
I agree about the shoes on the lower photo.
The sparkley pants and spotted coat are a bit much for me, but those shoes… Could a person actually sit down in such pants?
But the shoes! They actually look wearable.
Ooh I love the sequins in the top picture. Is there a name for particularly large disc sequins like these?
She looks like a mythical beast: a little unreal and reptilian. I mean this in the best way. She looks very beautiful and powerful.
And the woman in the second picture must be fun. There's a law about mixing sequins and animal patterns that says so.
love all the pailletes,especially of the Asian girl. The leopard with hot pink sequins is so glam rock. I'm not sure what to think but hey you're in Paris…vive la difference, as they say.
I love the calmness on the girl's face in the top picture.
Was that a Anna Piaggi imitator?
That girl is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! Poetry & Power— and let me add that these forces rarely meet as an image!! Ha!! She has the Bruce Lee double punch we all miss. Gotta love her face!


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Checking in on… the Sun BeltPosted by rtmsf on February 27th, 2010
Laura Hathaway of the Clarion is the RTC correspondent for the Sun Belt Conference.
Current Standings
East Division (conf/overall/streak)
- Troy (12-5/17-11/W4)
- Middle Tennessee (12-5/18-12/W2)
- Western Kentucky (11-6/18-12/W5)
- Florida Atlantic (10-7/14-14/L2)
- South Alabama (8-10/16-14/W1)
- Florida International (4-13/7-23/L7)
West Division (conf/overall/streak)
- North Texas (12-5/20-8/W7)
- Arkansas State (11-6/16-12/W1)
- Louisiana-Lafayette (10-7/13-15/L1)
- Denver (9-8/16-12/L1)
- Louisiana-Monroe (6-11/11-17/L3)
- New Orleans (3-14/8-20/L2)
- Arkansas-Little Rock (3-14/7-21/L6)
News and notes
Western Kentucky's A.J. Slaughter was named conference player of the week. He has now received this honor three times this season and also was picked as the preseason player of the year. In his senior year, Slaughter has shown why he was picked as such,as he had four straight 20-plus point performances in the last few weeks. Western Kentucky will be a force in the conference tournament as always. Despite their third-place conference record in the SBC East, their overall record is the second best in the SBC and they play much harder teams during non-conference play.
The Sun Belt Conference tournament is fast approaching at with one more night of conference play and several games that shouldn't make too much of a difference. The standings probably won't change at all either except for Troy and Middle Tennessee. If Middle Tennessee beats Florida Atlantic and Troy loses to Arkansas State, then the seed positions for the conference tournament might change a bit. The Troy versus Arkansas State game will be a good matchup and an important final regular season game.
Some easy wins will be for Western Kentucky against Florida International and Denver, on their home court, versus Louisiana-Lafayette. Denver has struggled on the road this season, losing nearly every game away from home so it will be a positive note for them to end regular season play at home with a win. Unfortunately, the Pioneers will have to take the road again for the conference tournament in Arkansas. This will be a huge factor in their performance. It is a shame for senior and star Nate Rohnert that the team plays so poorly on the road, because in reality they are better than many of the SBC teams. It's a mystery as to why they can't perform on the road. One that will have to be answered next season perhaps.
You can pretty much forget about New Orleans, Arkansas-Little Rock, Florida International and Louisiana-Monroe now. If any of these teams survive the first round of the conference tournament, I would be surprised. A good matchup though for a season closer will be the New Orleans versus UALR game, since the teams have almost exact records.
For the conference championship I'd like to see a match-up between West Division leader North Texas and East Division Western Kentucky. These two teams have the best overall records and a game against each other would be fun to see in the tournament. The Mean Green did it. They pulled off leading the West Division again. Early in the season, they had the lead, lost it and now have it back. Something changed in the last half of the season and North Texas pulled it together and took the top spot just in time. For awhile, I wasn't sure if Denver or Arkansas State who would clinch that spot instead.
It will be interesting to see which team (if any) can beat Western Kentucky and prevent them from going to the NCAA Tournament again as the SBC representative.
Upcoming games
All games are on Saturday, Feb. 27
- North Texas v. Louisiana-Monroe 1 p.m.
- Middle Tennessee v. Florida Atlantic 6 p.m.
- Louisiana Lafayette v. Denver 6 p.m.
- New Orleans v. Arkansas-Little Rock 7 p.m.
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From Me To Oprah, Week #7: Respect Yourself!
As I settled into my bleacher seat yesterday, about to watch my younger son's weekly basketball class, I overheard a woman next to me yell "get your ass out on that court now!" to her 7 or 8 year-old son. The first thought that came to my mind was "did I really just hear her say that?" She continued to rant, and even made fun of her son for complaining he was so tired. A few minutes later, as the child stood alone on the sidelines while class began, I overheard his mom say "he doesn't look so fat from this far away" to another parent. I'm not sure how this mom failed to see the smoke that was coming out of my ears; I needed every ounce I could muster to not overstep the boundary we parents try not to cross with one another and give her a hefty piece of my mind.
During this whole surreal episode, I couldn't help but think of how this child must have felt. Being made fun of and spoken to in such a negative, disrespectful way by his own mother had to have been mortifying–or perhaps, even more sadly, he's gotten used to it by now. Maybe I'm naive, but in my world it's not ok for a mother to talk to her son this way (nor is it right, in my opinion, for anyone to talk to anyone else like that, period).
Putting my dietitian hat on, this experience made me think about how so many of us belittle or berate ourselves because of our appearance or body weight in the comfort of our own minds or even out loud when talking with friends, spouses, parents, or colleagues. Of course no one is perfect, and everyone has insecurities–if we didn't, we wouldn't be human. But if it's not ok to be so rude and disrespectful to others, why should we be allowed to treat ourselves this way day in and day out? Negativity breeds negativity, and feeling badly about yourself can make you settle into a less than healthful lifestyle in which you're just going through the motions (this may include relying on comfort foods and/or alcohol to numb negative feelings or make yourself feel better, at least for a little while!).
Although from time to time I catch myself thinking or saying something like "my legs are big," I can honestly say that I have come to a place where I accept and am even happy about my body and my weight. This positive mindset and self-acceptance didn't happen not overnight–it was a long time in the making since my overweight teen and early adult years. Studying nutrition and finding physical activities that I enjoy and that challenge me (like running, skating, tap dancing, and weight training) definitely helped me in my quest to look and feel better. Falling in love with my husband of almost 17 years also helped: he loved me for who I was, not how much I weighed (I was about 25 pounds heavier when we met). With every passing year I feel a little more at peace with my body and the shape I was given. To celebrate that, and reinforce those good feelings, I take time each and every day to take care of myself, be a role model to my children and family, and share all I've learned and am still learning about what it means to live a healthy and happy life with consumers.
I wish I could tell you there was a secret formula for transforming negative, sabotaging thoughts into positive, constructive ones and living a more healthful and happy life. But identifying how you feel and making a conscious decision to one up those feelings with other, more positive ones can be one tool to help you steer your own course on the road to a better, more proactive, more productive life. So my advice is to spend more time and energy each and every day focusing on and identifying the things that you like (or even love) about yourself and your body, and less time and energy on what you don't. On a piece of paper with two columns, write down every negative thought or feeling you have about your body when it pops into your head or comes out of your mouth in one column; for each negative thought, come up with at least two positive thoughts and record those in the other column. In time, the list of things you like or love about yourself should be long; refer to this list often as a reminder of all the wonderful things that makes you you.
No one–I repeat no one–likes to be judged, looked at, or scrutinized (The Situation, Snookie, and The Kardashians are some exceptions!). If you become more positive about yourself, an added bonus is that you'll probably become less judgmental and more of a well wisher to others as well (if you're not already, you'll become someone most people love to be around–and not because you're skinny or have a six pack, but because of who you are!). Just like negativity breeds negativity, being more positive and celebrating what you love about yourself and others makes you much more likely to do the things you know you should–make more healthful food choices most of the time, and be more physically active–to optimize your health and live the best life you can.
Oprah, I'm sure you would agree. So have you started your list yet?
March 2, 2010 8:15 am
Wow the story you told at the beginning of this shocked and disturbed me! But the rest of post was really moving. I relate a great deal to the internal battle of self-criticism. For me acceptance and appreciation for my body has grown through understanding the things that it needs to function properly. Treating and feeding my body right has made all the difference in how I view it.
Great post! Thanks!!!


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Team mascots across the nation are heaving exaggerated sighs of relief this morning.
The front-page news in Milwaukee is that "Guido, the Klement's racing Italian sausage costume last seen a couple weeks ago adorning a bar hopper in Cedarburg, was returned Wednesday night."
According to the Journal Sentinel:
"Two men — one wearing a hoodie pulled tight over his face — lugged the larger-than-life link into [TJ Ryan's] bar just before 8 p.m. Wednesday, plopped him on a bar stool and warned staff, 'You did not see anything,' said bartender Jen Mohney.
" 'Like I didn't just see two guys plop a sausage on a bar stool,' Mohney said."
Guido — all 7 feet of him — hadn't been seen since Feb. 16, when he attended a fundraiser at the Milwaukee Curling Club's facility in Cedarburg.
The case of the missing link had local police mustarding their resources to ketchup with the criminals. Authorities were steamed. It looks as if the prospect of being grilled or stuck under some hot lights convinced the crooks to bring Guido back.
Or, perhaps they just decided Guido was too hot to handle.
Regardless, it appears the Milwaukee Brewers' sausage — one of five who race during the baseball team's games — will be ready for the upcoming season.
If, that is, he manages to stay out of bars between now and then. And speaking of sausages and bars, feel free to complete this line: "A sausage walks into a bar ..."
Baseball fans in Wisconsin can sleep a little easier tonight. As of late yesterday, Guido, the seven-foot Italian sausage, is safely back in the hands of his owners.
You see, Guido is a racing sausage. Yes, I said racing. He's part of a line-up for the Milwaukee Brewers, one of five costumed figures who run around the field during games.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the world famous Klement's incredible, edible racing sausages.
CORNISH: There's the Bratwurst, the Polish, the Hot Dog, the Chorizo and the last member of the quintet...
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Wearing Number Three, the Klement's Italian sausage. Number Three, Italian.
CORNISH: Fans just call him Guido. For the past two weeks, Guido has been AWOL. The $3,000 Italian sausage outfit vanished from the backroom of the Milwaukee Curling Club earlier this month. Witnesses have spotted the missing costume in various drinking establishments around the area in the past two weeks.
This theft, however playful, was especially painful for Guido's fans, says Tyler Barnes. He's the vice president of communications for the Brewers.
TYLER BARNES: Obviously the news was a little distressing when you have your most successful sausage from the previous year go missing.
CORNISH: And Guido's stats were impressive. He led the 2012 season with the most wins after years of losing.
Well, according a bartender in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, last night, two men walked into her bar in with Guido in tow. The pair left the sausage costume on a stool and told the staff: You did not see anything, and promptly left.
According to a spokesman for the Cedarburg Police, the case of the missing Italian sausage remains open, meaning no one yet can claim the two rewards: A year's supply of sauerkraut and a year's supply of mustard.
CORNISH: This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Here we sit, on the cusp of mandatory accreditation for 'Advanced Imaging' modalities at outpatient providers (these are CT, MRI and PET), and a series of articles on medical radiation exposure splashes across the New York Times.
In nearly concurrent moves, the Joint Commission (JC) unveils their just-developed Advanced Imaging (AI) accreditation program, the FDA is clamoring for new authority to regulate medical device safety (or gearing-up to use authority that it's been hiding for safe-keeping, that isn't exactly clear to me), the US Congress whips together a set of hearings on the issue, and, at those hearings, the American College of Radiology (ACR) recommends that the Feds expand the scope of the AI accreditation requirement to include radiation therapy and to apply the expanded accreditation requirements to hospitals, too.
Whew, that's a lot of ground covered for radiology in just the last few weeks! Wait a minute… who is that sitting in the backseat? Who has been drug through all of the hullabaloo about radiation exposure and patient safety without once having been considered, individually? MRI, that's who.


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There are just a lot of things that are bothering me right now. And not all of them have to do with racism. I guess I will just jump right in and rant and vent all my disgust with the world or at least this country right now. First of all how in the hell is denying gays the right to be just like everyone else NOT hate? I am trying to figure that out.
After the states that had gay marriage referendums on the ballots actually voted the right down anti gay marriage people came out praising the people for doing the right thing and said that it wasn't about hate. Well when blacks were denied the right to marry white people was that NOT about hate? Wasn't the whole reason blacks couldn't marry outside their race due to the fact that some if not most white people hated blacks and wished to keep them out of their blood lines?
So now it is OK to tell part of the population that "you're totally not equal to me" so it is fine for me to deny you the right to marriage. I think it is your god given right to believe that gay people are going to hell or that you disagree with what they do behind closed doors. It is even your right as a clergy person to say that you will not participate in gay marriages. But since marriage is a legal contract and has nothing to do with a church, the church or any religious beliefs have no business dictating law.
Now this is the ultimate in mixing church and state. Yet you have all these silly ass people screaming about the founding fathers and the constitution who see no problem with this travesty which is totally ignoring all that the constitution stands for. For one the constitution allots for separation of church and state. And the Bill of Rights gives everyone the right to the pursuit of happiness; it also states that ALL men/women are created equal.
How is everyone equal if you are telling some that they shouldn't be given the same rights as you and I? This is the same bullshit that is affecting black people. We are all equal but when companies decide not to hire blacks, too bad. They need to look for work elsewhere. Or my favorite, we are all equal but if a company doesn't want to include or equally represent blacks, blacks should start their own company.
And this crap about protecting marriage is just totally insane. How is gay marriage going to affect my heterosexual marriage? People keep saying that they want to defend marriage by denying gays marriage. HUH? If you wanted to defend marriage then you would outlaw divorce. Or better yet outlaw cheating as that seems to destroy more marriages than gays getting married somewhere you don't even know about.
I wish someone would explain to me exactly how a gay marriage destroyed a heterosexual marriage to the point that we have to defend them from the gay ones. This is just mind boggling. I haven't seen a gay marriage and don't know any gays, or at least don't think I do, who have gotten married. And I bet the plethora of idiots who are voting to keep gays unequal don't know of any gays who have or are marrying either.
The fact of the matter is, is that most of these people just don't like the idea of homosexuality and therefore wish to punish those they feel go against their so called religious beliefs. Well none of these people are holding fast to their religious beliefs anyhow. Since we know that the bible says judge not less ye be judged. So why not let god deal with the gay people. If he felt that what they do is so against him wouldn't he have smote them already? Aren't we ALL children of god? So get a clue and stop trying to play god under some phony fallacy of a moral compass. Hate is hate, is hate! There is no middle ground.


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