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Economic environment during infancy linked with substance use, delinquent behavior in adolescence
Dec. 31, 2012 ? The larger economic environment during infancy may be associated with subsequent substance use and delinquent behavior during adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication.
The current economic crisis has received much attention from policy makers, although the focus has been on short-term effects, while the long-term influences of such financial crises, especially on young children, have generally not been examined, according to the study background.
Seethalakshmi Ramanathan, M.B.B.S., D.P.M., of the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, and colleagues examined the relationship between the high unemployment rates during and after the 1980 and 1981-1982 recession, and rates of subsequent adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviors. Researchers used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, which included a group of 8,984 adolescents born from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1984.
"The results demonstrate a strong correlation between the unemployment rate during infancy and subsequent behavioral problems. This finding suggests that unfavorable economic conditions during infancy may create circumstances that can affect the psychological development of the infant and lead to the development of behavioral problems in adolescence," the authors note.
According to the study results, exposure to a 1 percent deviation from mean regional unemployment rates at the age of 1 year was associated with an increase in the odds ratios of engaging in marijuana use (1.09), smoking (1.07), alcohol use (1.06), arrest (1.17), gang affiliation (1.09), and petty (1.06) and major theft (1.11). No significant associations were noted with the use of hard drugs and assaultive behavior, the results indicate.
"Although the past does not necessarily predict the future, it provides important lessons. Our findings suggest an important static risk factor that mental health professionals may want to take into account when dealing with children exposed to the current economic crisis," the authors conclude. "We hope that the study inspires mental health professionals to look for potential causes and explore interventions that can mitigate some of these long-term consequences."
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- Ramanathan S, Balasubramanian N, Krishnadas R. Macroeconomic Environment During Infancy as a Possible Risk Factor for Adolescent Behavioral Problems. Archives of General Psychiatry, 2012; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.280
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If cut, fiscal deal will pale against expectations
President Barack Obama pauses during a statement on the fiscal cliff negotiations with congressional leaders in the briefing room of the White House on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 in Washington. The negotiations are a last ditch effort to avoid across-the-board first of the year tax increases and deep spending cuts. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
President Barack Obama pauses during a statement on the fiscal cliff negotiations with congressional leaders in the briefing room of the White House on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 in Washington. The negotiations are a last ditch effort to avoid across-the-board first of the year tax increases and deep spending cuts. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement on the fiscal cliff negotiations with congressional leaders in the briefing room of the White House on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Washington. The negotiations are a last ditch effort to avoid across-the-board first of the year tax increases and deep spending cuts. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Whether negotiated in a rush before the new year or left for early January, the fiscal deal President Barack Obama and Congress cobble together will be far smaller than what they initially envisioned as an alternative to purposefully distasteful tax increases and spending cuts.
Instead, their deal, if a deal they indeed cut, will put off some big decisions about tax and entitlement changes and leave other deadlines in place that will likely lead to similar moments of brinkmanship, some in just a matter of weeks.
Republican and Democratic negotiators in the Senate were hoping for a deal as early as Sunday on what threshold to set for increased tax rates, whether to keep current inheritance tax rates and exemptions and how to pay for jobless benefits and avoid cuts in Medicare payments to doctors.
An agreement would halt automatic across-the-board tax increases for virtually every American and perhaps temporarily put off some steep spending cuts in defense and domestic programs.
Gone, however, is the talk of a grand deal that would tackle broad spending and revenue demands and set the nation on a course to lower deficits. Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner were once a couple hundred billion dollars apart of a deal that would have reduced the deficit by more than $2 trillion over ten years.
Republicans have complained that Obama has demanded too much in tax revenue and hasn't proposed sufficient cuts or savings in the nation's massive health care programs.
In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday, Obama upped the pressure on Republicans to negotiate a fiscal deal, arguing that GOP leaders have rejected his past attempts to strike a bigger and more comprehensive bargain.
"The offers that I've made to them have been so fair that a lot of Democrats get mad at me," Obama said.
The interview was taped Saturday while aides to the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., were engaged in negotiations in the Capitol in hopes of having something to present senators as early as Sunday.
"I was modestly optimistic yesterday, but we don't yet see an agreement," Obama said, referring to his mood Friday. "And now the pressure's on Congress to produce."
The trimmed ambitions of today are a far cry from the upbeat bipartisan rhetoric of just six weeks ago, when the leadership of Congress went to the White House to set the stage for negotiations to come.
"I outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax code and reforming our spending," Boehner said as the leaders gathered on the White House driveway on Nov. 16.
"We understand that it has to be about cuts, it has to be about revenue, it has to be about growth, it has to be about the future," House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said at the time. "I feel confident that a solution may be in sight."
And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., offered a bold prediction: "There is no more let's do it some other time. We are going to do it now."
That big talk is over for now.
Senate negotiators were haggling over what threshold of income to set as the demarcation between current tax rates and higher tax rates. They were negotiating over estate limits and tax levels, how to extend unemployment benefits, how to prevent cuts in Medicare payments to doctors and how to keep a minimum income tax payment designed for the rich from hitting about 28 million middle class taxpayers.
But the deal was not meant to settle other outstanding issues, including more than $1 trillion in cuts over 10 years, divided equally between the Pentagon and other government spending. The deal also would not address an extension of the nation's borrowing limit, which the government is on track to reach any day but which the Treasury can put off through accounting measures for about two months.
That means Obama and the Congress are already on a new collision path. Republicans say they intend to use the debt ceiling as leverage to extract more spending cuts from the president. Obama has been adamant that unlike 2011, when the country came close to defaulting on its debts, he will not yield to those Republican demands.
As the day ended Saturday, there were few signs of success on a scaled-back deal. But no one was declaring a stalemate either.
Lawmakers have until the new Congress convenes to pass any compromise, and even the calendar mattered. Democrats said they had been told House Republicans might reject a deal until after Jan. 1, to avoid a vote to raise taxes before they had technically gone up, and then vote to cut taxes after they had risen.
Republicans said they were willing to bow to Obama's call for higher taxes on the wealthy as part of a deal to prevent them from rising on those less well-off.
Democrats said Obama was sticking to his campaign call for tax increases above $250,000 in annual income, even though he said in recent negotiations he said he could accept $400,000. There was no evidence of agreement even at the higher level.
Obama, who once proposed nearly $1.6 trillion in tax revenue over 10 years, would get about half of that if he succeeded in getting a $250,000 threshold over 10 years. At a $400,000 level, the revenue figure drops to about $600 billion over a decade.
Republicans want to leave the estate tax at 35 percent after exempting the first $5 million in estate value. Officials said the White House wants a 45 percent tax after a $3.5 million exemption. Without any action by Congress, it would climb to a 55 percent tax after a $1 million exemption on Jan. 1. Obama's proposal would generate more than $100 billion in additional revenue over 10 years.
Democrats stressed their unwillingness to make concessions on both income taxes and the estate tax, and hoped Republicans would choose which mattered more to them.
Associated Press writer David Espo contributed to this article
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Venezuela's Chavez suffers new post-surgery complications
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering more complications linked to a respiratory infection that hit him after his fourth cancer operation in Cuba, his vice president said in a somber broadcast on Sunday.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro flew to Cuba to visit Chavez in the hospital as supporters' fears grew for the ailing 58-year-old socialist leader, who has not been seen in public nor heard from in three weeks.
Chavez had already suffered unexpected bleeding caused by the six-hour operation on December 11 for an undisclosed form of cancer in his pelvic area. Officials said doctors then had to fight a respiratory infection.
"Just a few minutes ago we were with President Chavez. He greeted us and he himself talked about these complications," Maduro said in the broadcast, adding that the third set of complications arose because of the respiratory infection.
"Thanks to his physical and spiritual strength, Comandante Chavez is confronting this difficult situation."
Maduro, flanked by his wife Attorney-General Cilia Flores, Chavez's daughter Rosa Virginia and her husband, Science Minister Jorge Arreaza, said he would remain in Havana while Chavez's condition evolved.
He said Chavez's condition remained "delicate" - a term he has used since the day after the surgery, when he warned Venezuelans to prepare for difficult times and urged them to keep the president in their prayers.
"We trust that the avalanche of love and solidarity with Comandante Chavez, together with his immense will to live and the care of the best medical specialists, will help our president win this new battle," Maduro said.
A senior government official in Caracas said the New Year's Eve party in the capital's central Plaza Bolivar had been canceled. "Everyone pray for strength for our comandante to overcome this difficult moment," the official, Jacqueline Faria, added on Twitter after making the announcement.
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Chavez's resignation for health reasons, or his death, would upend politics in the OPEC nation where his personalized brand of oil-financed socialism has made him a hero to the poor but a pariah to critics who call him a dictator.
His condition is being closely watched around Latin America, especially in other nations run by leftist governments, from Cuba to Bolivia, which depend on subsidized fuel shipments and other aid from Venezuela for their fragile economies.
Chavez has not provided details of the cancer that was first diagnosed in June 2011, leading to speculation among Venezuela's 29 million people and criticism from opposition leaders.
Chavez's allies have openly discussed the possibility that he may not be able to return to Venezuela to be inaugurated for his third six-year term as president on the constitutionally mandated date of January 10.
Senior "Chavista" officials have said the people's wishes were made clear when the president was re-elected in October, and that the constitution makes no provision for what happens if a president-elect cannot take office on January 10.
Opposition leaders say any postponement would be just the latest sign that Chavez is not in a fit state to govern and that new elections should be called to choose his replacement. If Chavez had to step down, new elections would be called within 30 days.
Opposition figures believe they have a better shot against Maduro, who was named earlier this month by Chavez as his heir apparent, than against the charismatic president who for 14 years has been nearly invincible at the ballot box.
Any constitutional dispute over succession could lead to a messy transition toward a post-Chavez era in the country that boasts the biggest oil reserves in the world.
Maduro has become the face of the government in Chavez's absence, imitating the president's bombastic style and sharp criticism of the United States and its "imperialist" policies.
In Sunday's broadcast, Maduro said Chavez sent New Year greetings to all Venezuelans, "especially the children, whom he carries in his heart always."
(Additional reporting by Deisy Buitrago and Mario Naranjo; Editng by Kieran Murray and Christopher Wilson)
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Making new residents feel at home
Recently, the Ranch Ehrlo Society implemented a new intake process for all new residents who come to stay at the agency.
Rationale
?The purpose of the new intake process is to help young people coming to live at the Ranch transition as smoothly as possible,? commented Linda Meyer, vice-president of clinical services. ?Coming to the Ranch might be a bit scary so we just want to let residents know what they might expect. Our goal is to ensure all new residents feel safe and warmly welcomed.?
Some of the major changes and additions to the new intake process are listed below:
Pre-Intake Letter
A pre-intake letter was developed that will be sent to the referral agency. ?Included with this letter is the Welcome to the Ranch orientation video and the Ranch Ehrlo resident handbook, so that this information can be reviewed with the youth and family prior to the admission meeting. Reviewing this information prior to the admission meeting helps answer questions that the new residents and their parents/guardians may have about Ranch Ehrlo?s programs and services. The intent is to help make the admission meeting a positive experience. The youth and family are also encouraged to visit our web site, which also has information about our programs and services as well as a virtual tour of the Pilot Butte campus.
Resident handbook
The resident handbook was updated, complete with information about the agency and its programs, the treatment process, guidelines for resident behaviour and family involvement, an outline of the agency?s and resident?s responsibilities, and new images to give new residents a sense of the agency.
Intake Package
The Intake Package was reduced in size:
- Some forms were removed entirely and other forms were combined
-?The full policies that were previously included for review with the resident and family were removed from the package, with the information within the resident handbook (which contains an abridged version of those full polices) being used in place of the full policy version
-??The resident handbook is now to be reviewed within a seven-day period of admission, giving the resident time to settling into the program before sitting down with a worker to review this information
-??The Welcome to the Ranch Orientation Video was developed, in part, for use within the intake meeting, giving the resident and families important information in a fun and non-threatening format
Welcome to the Ranch orientation video
Ranch Ehrlo has also just released a brand new orientation video for new residents. The video features former Ranch youth as actors and the narrator. The five minute video highlights treatment services available at Ranch Ehrlo, our unique schools, recreational activities, family involvement, and home life in the residential units. The original video was shot in English and translated to Cree, Dene, and Inuktitut.
Virtual Tour
A virtual tour of all aspects of our Pilot Butte campus is anticipated to launch next week on our main website.
Fidget Baskets
Fidget baskets were assembled to use during intake meeting. Items include: fidgets, little toys to play with, silly putty, play dough, crayons, and paper.
Welcome package
An intake welcome package was also introduced. This package contains a sports bag, pillow, blanket, hygiene bag, hygiene items, paper, a pen, envelopes, a journal, a photo album, and an informational card supplied by the Advocate for Children and Youth. In addition to all new residents being provided with a welcome package, all current residents were also provided one.
Credit Where Credit is Due
A very special thanks needs to go to Jane Powell Showchuk, director of special projects who took the lead on the redesign of the intake and admission process.? Jane developed a working committee in partnership with Karrie Derbyshire, director of programs.? Together Jane and Karrie worked with the clinical team, who were instrumental in coming up with many of these ideas during a brainstorming session at one of their clinical team meetings held last year.?
Many other employees contributed significantly to the project. This includes credit for the orientation video concept going to Julie Francella; credit for the creative video script and overall video development and management going to Trudy Bosch; credit to Nick Crighton for helping locate translators for the Cree, Dene, and Inuktuk versions of the orientation video; credit for organizing the purchase and distribution of the welcome packages going to Justin Waldrop; and a special thanks to Cheryl Gosselin, Michele Foraie, and Monica Gohm for assembling the new intake packages.? The clinical team, program directors, and unit managers all worked to review and provide feedback to help ensure the process would meet the original goals.
Finally, it is important to note that the late Dr. Geoff Pawson, Ranch Ehrlo Society?s founder and past CEO, inspired this entire project about a year and a half ago, as he wanted to ensure that our intake process was as warm and welcoming as possible and completely aligned with our philosophy.
Source: http://www.ehrlo.com/making-new-residents-feel-at-home/
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Dragonfly has human-like power of concentration
Dragonflies lack humans' big brains, but they still get the job done, according to new research that suggests that these insects have brain cells capable of feats previously seen only in primates.
Specifically, the dragonflies can screen out useless visual information to focus on a target, a process called selective attention. The new study, published Dec. 20 in the journal Current Biology, is the first to find brain cells devoted to selective attention in an invertebrate animal.
Selective attention is crucial for responding to one stimulus among the dozens of distractions that clamor for notice at any given time, said Steven Wiederman of the University of Adelaide in Australia.
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"Imagine a tennis player having to pick out a small ball from the crowd when it's traveling at almost 200 kilometers an hour," Wiederman said in a statement. "You need selective attention in order to hit that ball back into play."
But little is known about how the brain locks onto its targets and ignores all else. To find out, Wiederman, who is from the university's Center for Neuroscience Research, and his colleague David O'Carroll turned to an unlikely animal. The researchers have long studied insect vision, and the dragonfly turns out to be quite adept in that arena. [ Photos: Dew-Covered Dragonflies & Other Sparkling Insects ]
"The dragonfly hunts for other insects, and these might be part of a swarm ? they're all tiny moving objects," Wiederman said. "Once the dragonfly has selected a target, its neuron activity filters out all other potential prey. The dragonfly then swoops in on its prey ? they get it right 97 percent of the time."
Using a glass probe with a tip 1,500 times smaller than a human hair, the researchers measured the neuronal activity that enables such amazing aerial hunting. A similar process is at work in the primate brain, O'Carroll said in a statement, but researchers weren't expecting to see the same thing in an insect that evolved 325 million years ago.
"We believe our work will appeal to neuroscientists and engineers alike," O'Carroll said. "For example, it could be used as a model system for robotic vision. Because the insect brain is simple and accessible, future work may allow us to fully understand the underlying network of neurons and copy it into intelligent robots."
Plenty of other insects have inspired robot designs. Swiss scientists, for example, have built a hovering drone that mimics insects in its ability to survive collisions with hard objects. Sometimes insects are recruited directly. North Carolina State University researchers reported in September that they'd managed to create cyborg Madagascar hissing cockroaches. The scientists wired a microcontroller to the insects' sensory organs, enabling them to steer the cockroaches' movements.
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Northeast Cobb Homes For Sale - Northeast Cobb, GA Patch
This week House Hunt presents eight homes for sale and listed at exactly the same price: $189,900. What can you buy for $189,900? Ranch homes, two-story homes, homes in great school districts, a swim/tennis community, private, fenced backyards, hardwoods, tile floors, 3-5 bedroom homes and upgrades galore! One home has two bedroom suites; another home has the master bedroom on the main with a sunroom overlooking a beautiful private in-ground pool. And this is the short list.
Click on a picture in the photo gallery to see a listing description. Click on an address listed below and get directly linked to AOL Real Estate for complete listing information. In addition to helpful home buying tips, maps and contact information for the listings you choose, you will also be to calculate a monthly mortgage payment, check your credit and get prequalified.?
3161 Oak Crest Traill, Marietta ?30062. $189,900. 4 Bedrooms ?3 Bathrooms ?3,392 Sq Ft. ? 0.41 Acre Lot.? John Wieland at his best! All spaces oversized including 3 walk-in-closets, fabulous fenced yard, 4 yr old roof, well maintained gormet kitchen ? a dream home for your family. Brokered By Re/Max Greater Atlanta-Cobb.
1653 Windcrest Drive Sw, Marietta ?30064. $189,900. 3 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms. Beautiful total renovation. Tiled kitchen with new stainless appliances and countertops. Decor colors and plush newer Frieze carpet. New plumbing and lighting fixtures. Real hardwood floors. Large fenced backyard with patio/deck combo. Sought after schools. New high efficiency heating and A/C units. New exterior paint. Brokered By Keller Williams Realty Signature Partners.
3306 Timbersedge Drive, Marietta ?30064. $189,900. 3 Bedrooms ?2 Bathrooms. ?Easy living and "step free". Wonderful open floor plan w/family room open to dining room and kitchen allows for easy entertaining of family and friends. Smooth vaulted ceilings. Spacious master bedroom w/walk in closet, master bathroom w/large vanity & double sinks, linen closet. Bright sun porch or office. Cherry cabinets and upgraded kitchen counter tops. Tile floors in bathrooms and kitchen, 2 car garage w/extra storage. Great amenities. If you enjoy meeting people, there are many different scheduled activities in the clubhouse. Walk to shopping and restaurants. Brokered By Prudential Georgia Realty.
3119 Haverford Lane, Marietta ?30067. $189,900. Price Reduced. 4 Bedrooms ?2 Bathrooms. ?Next to Terrell Mill Park - 2.5 miles to I-75. Pristine 4-Sided Brick East Cobb Home. Finished terrace level with bedroom, full bath and family room with charming gas log free standing stove with its own thermostat & bookshelves. Refinished hardwood floors upstairs & under living room carpet - lovely kitchen: stainless oven & gas cooktop; Corian, custom cherry island-storage room or workshop. Swim/tennis, clubhouse: membership optional,? newer roof, fresh paint, new carpet, updated lighting,? security system, ?wonderful level backyard for play & gardening. Front Bermuda lawn with irrigation system. refrigerator, washer & dryer included. Brokered By Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
1500 Brandon Drive Sw, Marietta? 30008. $189,900. 3 Bedrooms ?2 Bathrooms. ?Fabulous, updated ranch with a large yard for your next gathering. You will love to call this home, modern details in this ranch, no need for upgrades - move right in! Hardwood floors, expanded master bath with views to the backyard and an open floorplan so you can see everything from the kitchen. Enjoy the close proximity to the park as well. This home has a newer roof, water heater and furnace - all purchased in 2006. See this ready to move in ranch today! Brokered By Harry Norman Realtors.
951 Burnt Hickory Circle, Marietta ?30064. $189,900. 2 Bedrooms ?2 Bathrooms ?1,593 Sq Ft. Immaculate home in highly sought after neighborhood. New hardwood floors and new carpet, new interior paint, spacious living room with fireplace, dining area, fabulous sunroom, 2 nice bedroom suites with private baths and walk-in closets. Bright kitchen has a full range of appliances, breakfast bar and area, laundry room. Mint condition! Brokered By Harry Norman Realtors.
3925 Stanton Trail, Marietta ?30062. $189,900. 3 Bedrooms ?2 Bathrooms 1,597 Sq Ft? ?0.51 Acre Lot. ?Spacious ranch located in Providence Place. Great school district. This home offers a cozy stone fireplace in the family room, hardwood floors, separate dining, crisp white kitchen with a breakfast area, bonus room, large private yard with a relaxing patio, and a 2-car garage! Brokered By Rasmus Real Estate Group.
2853 Davis Road NE, Marietta, ?30062. $189,900. 3 Bedrooms ?2 Bathrooms ?Whether sitting out on the covered front porch or lounging by the private pool, this charming ranch offers the comforts of a cottage with the convenience and top schools of East Cobb. Renovated and updated, the light and bright kitchen opens to the dining/living room complete with a fireplace and 9 foot ceilings. The main level master suite has a beautiful sunroom with a view of the pool. Two additional bedrooms upstairs with a full bath. Plenty of storage. Brokered By Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
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PhoneSat: Smart, small and sassy
Dec. 28, 2012 ? The fast-paced proliferation and popularity of mobile devices here on Earth, like smartphones loaded with powerful operating systems, will find a new niche market- this time in space, thanks to NASA's trailblazing PhoneSat project.
To be rocketed into space early next year, PhoneSat is set to showcase use of lower cost, off-the-store-shelf, commercially available technology that enables space commerce, educational activities and citizen-exploration.
"PhoneSat demonstrates a philosophy of taking a creative idea, then building and testing that inspiration in a very rapid way?as opposed to long planning processes typical of larger spacecraft programs," said Andrew Petro, NASA program executive for Small Spacecraft Technology within the Space Technology Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Petro said PhoneSat is an out of the box activity, one novel pathway being explored for small-sized satellites that, quite literally, "chip away" at lowering the cost of constructing future spacecraft. PhoneSat takes advantage of commercial products already imbued with speedy computing chips, lots of memory and ultra-tiny sensors like high-resolution cameras and navigation devices. That's a mix of attributes akin to what spacecraft require, Petro said. "Those are already built into a smart phone and that's what we're taking advantage of in the PhoneSat Project, which could ultimately lead to very low-cost satellite designs."
Non-traditional hardware
"From the programmatic level, we're exploring the use of non-traditional hardware and systems providers?outside of what you normally call the aerospace industries," said Bruce Yost, manager of the Small Spacecraft Technology program at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., home to a tight-knit team of engineers that conceived of and developed PhoneSat.
"PhoneSat is a way to find other ways to do some of our space missions in a non-traditional manner," Yost said.
There are three prototype satellites built for launch in the PhoneSat Project, each a "nanosatellite" that is a 4-inch cube and weighs just three pounds. The three PhoneSats are dubbed Alexander, Graham, and Bell.
PhoneSat 1.0 makes use of Nexus One smartphone technology made by HTC Corporation and Google's Android operating system.
A beta version of PhoneSat 2.0 joins the two battery-powered PhoneSat 1.0 spacecraft. PhoneSat 2.0 is built around an updated Nexus S smartphone made by Samsung Electronics which runs Google's Android operating system to provide a faster core processor, avionics and gyroscopes.
PhoneSat 2.0 has solar panels to enable longer-duration missions and a GPS receiver. It also has magnetorquer coils -- electro-magnets that interact with Earth's magnetic field -- as well as reaction wheels to actively control the satellite's orientation in space.
"We're providing a set of 3 satellites, inserted into a spring-loaded dispenser attached to the launch vehicle. They're stacked in there like a toaster," said Jim Cockrell, PhoneSat 1.0 project manager at NASA Ames.
An Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares booster, roaring skyward from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va., will eject the trio of PhoneSat spacecraft into low Earth orbit in 2013.
Creative and cost-saving approach
A creative and cost-saving approach in fabricating the solar paneled PhoneSat 2.0 is the use of Triangular Advanced Solar Cells, or TASC. Purchased from Spectrolab of Sylmar, Calif. at a modest price, the solar cells are "leftovers" from the manufacturing process of larger solar cells.
Cockrell said the cells are very small so it took more of them to cover the given surface area available on the PhoneSat. The cells offer high efficiency (27 percent) and, as they are a byproduct of the fabrication of larger cells, they are sold very cheaply -- about $250 for a quantity of 100, he noted.
Yet another cost-cutting avenue taken was the PhoneSat project's use of economical, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) brushless DC motors.
Cockrell said that the mass of the motors armatures provide all the momentum needed. "No external flywheel is attached, and they have built-in speed controllers," he said, "so the mechanical and electrical designs have minimum moving parts and are simple."
Because they are COTS hardware they are inexpensive. For comparison, Cockrell added, the least expensive, space-qualified, purpose-built attitude control system for CubeSats can cost two orders of magnitude more than the PhoneSat attitude control system made from COTS parts.
Popular Science magazine has chosen the NASA Ames Research Center's PhoneSat project as one of the winners in the Aerospace category for their "Best of What's New 2012" awards. PhoneSat is a demonstration project to build, launch and fly one of the lowest-cost, easiest-to-build satellites in space.
Technology demonstration
"The PhoneSat project is kind of a technology demonstration effort," said Jasper Wolfe, technical lead for attitude determination and control of the launch vehicle for the PhoneSat Project at NASA Ames.
During the PhoneSat Project's time in orbit, a global amateur radio community will be engaged, able to download and upload packets of data. Wolfe is anxious to see how they creatively utilize the Earth orbiting PhoneSats.
"Personally, one of the other benefits from PhoneSat is inspirational?demonstrating cool, cheap technologies that can inspire a lot of people to get involved in space," Wolfe said. "We want to keep up with all the technologies that are coming out and continually find new applications for technologies from other industries, particularly low-cost industries." NASA's Petro said the PhoneSat Project is a forerunner of things to come that can decrease the costs of future small spacecraft.
"It really is a revolution?and it's happening," Petro said. "My goal is to get in front of this wave and not be carried along by it?and see where NASA can make a contribution to the field."
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Trine Begins Doctoral Program In Physical Therapy
The Schneider Foundation through PNC Charitable Trusts has awarded $50,000 for Trine University?s new doctoral program in physical therapy, making it the first gift for Trine?s first doctoral program.
The grant will help Trine establish a professional doctorate in physical therapy program at Trine?s regional campus in Fort Wayne, where students are receiving both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Trine is partnering with Parkview Health System and the program will be located on the Randallia campus. Clinical partnerships will include Parkview and Lutheran locations, as well as smaller hospitals in the region.
To educate students, the professional doctorate program will bring together leaders in biomedical engineering, rehabilitative science, physical therapy and orthopedics to engage in multidisciplinary approaches to enhance the capability of the human body to recover and rehabilitate from orthopedic surgery and traumatic orthopedic injury.
?Trine is eager to address the nation?s need for higher educated physical therapists and is grateful for the grant from PNC Charitable Trusts,? said Trine president Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D. ?The Midwest is home to only 24 percent of doctoral programs in physical therapy, so this is certain to fill a need for physical therapy professionals seeking a higher degree.?
Trine plans to enroll the first cohort of students in fall 2014.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 39 percent growth from 2010 to 2020 for physical therapists, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. Physical therapists typically need a doctorate degree in physical therapy, according to the bureau.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
EPA Administrator Jackson announces resignation
FILE - This photo April 17, 2012 file photo shows Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson during an interview with The Associated Press at EPA Headquarters in Washington. Jackson, The Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation's economy and people's health. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
FILE - This photo April 17, 2012 file photo shows Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson during an interview with The Associated Press at EPA Headquarters in Washington. Jackson, The Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation's economy and people's health. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation's economy and people's health.
Jackson, the agency's first black administrator, constantly found herself caught between administration pledges to solve controversial environmental problems and steady resistance from Republicans and industrial groups who complained that the agency's rules destroyed jobs and made it harder for American companies to compete internationally.
The GOP chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Fred Upton, said last year that Jackson would need her own parking spot at the Capitol because he planned to bring her in so frequently for questioning. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney called for her firing, a stance that had little downside during the GOP primary.
Jackson, 50, a chemical engineer by training, did not point to any particular reason for her departure. Historically, Cabinet members looking to move on will leave at the beginning of a president's second term.
"I will leave the EPA confident the ship is sailing in the right direction, and ready in my own life for new challenges, time with my family and new opportunities to make a difference," she said in a statement. Jackson gave no exact date for her departure, but will leave after Obama's State of the Union address in late January.
In a separate statement, Obama said Jackson has been "an important part of my team." He thanked her for serving and praised her "unwavering commitment" to the public's health.
"Under her leadership, the EPA has taken sensible and important steps to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink, including implementing the first national standard for harmful mercury pollution, taking important action to combat climate change under the Clean Air Act and playing a key role in establishing historic fuel economy standards that will save the average American family thousands of dollars at the pump, while also slashing carbon pollution."
Environmental groups had high expectations for the Obama administration after eight years of President George W. Bush, a Texas oilman who rebuffed the agency's scientists and refused to take action on climate change. Jackson came into office promising a more active EPA.
But she soon learned that changes would not occur as quickly as she had hoped. Jackson watched as a Democratic-led effort to reduce global warming emissions passed the House in 2009 but was abandoned by the Senate as economic concerns became the priority. The concept behind the bill, referred to as cap-and-trade, would have set up a system in which power companies bought and sold pollution rights.
"That's a revolutionary message for our country," Jackson said at a Paris conference a few months after taking the job.
Jackson experienced another big setback last year when the administration scrubbed a clean-air regulation aimed at reducing health-threatening smog. Republican lawmakers had been hammering the president over the proposed rule, accusing his administration of making it harder for companies to create jobs.
She also vowed to better control toxic coal ash after a massive spill in Tennessee, but that regulation has yet to be finalized more than four years after the spill.
Jackson had some victories, too. During her tenure, the administration finalized a new rule doubling fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. The requirements will be phased in over 13 years and eventually require all new vehicles to average 54.5 mpg, up from 28.6 mpg at the end of last year.
She shepherded another rule that forces power plants to control mercury and other toxic pollutants for the first time. Previously, the nation's coal- and oil-fired power plants had been allowed to run without addressing their full environmental and public health costs.
Jackson also helped persuade the administration to table the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would have brought carbon-heavy tar sands oil from Canada to refineries in Texas.
House Republicans dedicated much of their time this past election year trying to rein in the EPA. They passed a bill seeking to thwart regulation of the coal industry and quash the stricter fuel efficiency standards. In the end, though, the bill made no headway in the Senate. It served mostly as election-year fodder that appeared to have little impact on the presidential election.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
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Children's Interior Game Titles
There are many of enjoyable factors that little ones can do outside. Nevertheless, you will find times when enjoying outdoors will be not possible, like if the weather's also undesirable in order to allow children engage in outside the house. In contrast to older people who can be contented examining publications as well as watching Television set, most children have excellent amount of power in them that should always be put in. They are able to turn out to be stressed and also bored stiff any time they are doing nothing at all. One particular approach that the little ones might be amused while currently being inside is as simple as allowing these perform games that happen to be perfect indoors. You are able to perhaps take part together to be able to reveal the particular fun.
Among the standard game titles played in the home tend to be table game titles. This can consist of video games just like snakes as well as steps, scrabble, checkers, mentally stimulating games, monopoly, etc. This could end up being enjoyable, presented that your youngsters tend to be outdated sufficient to grasp the particular idea of these aboard game titles. It is possible to engage in together on the area rug or even rug covered floor, otherwise you can location the idea about the kitchen table.
Faux engage in is additionally a fantastic way to keep young children entertained, specifically preschoolers. This will end up being done at your home and even in school. It is possible to hold the children fake whom they wish to always be, similar to getting a physician, a nurse, the patient, and so on. This type of recreation won't just keep all of them amused, nevertheless they also can specific what they sense and permit these people to discover precisely what other individuals feel with the game.
Generating greeting card podiums can also become a fantastic way to amuse little ones indoors. It is possible to generate various minute card towers with these, making it possible for these people to position the cards meticulously to forestall these via dropping down. It is possible to perhaps ensure it is a lot more thrilling by which makes it right into a opposition. In the event you have got a lot of playing cards available, you can make an effort to check if who are able to build the actual tallest card tower system. It's also possible to provide the particular winners together with prizes to have these more considering the game.
Should you possess a big home location, yet another sport which you can play using your children will be hide as well as seek. This can be one of several frequently played out video games interior as well as outdoor. It may become entertaining to test to seek out those who are generally covering in the home. You'll be able to actually increase diverse guidelines to produce the game more lively and a lot more exciting.
Constructing as well as creating some thing together with design toys and games like LEGO, could also become a fun sport to be able to participate in. If your youngsters have got wonderful creativity, you'll be able to inquire all of them to build one thing with their design playthings within a offered time period. This will permit your own little ones to work with their own creativity. To make it more exciting, you are able to then assess his or her completed material and provides a value for the winner.
In case your youngsters tend to be keen on their particular toys and games, it's also possible to perform with these through making distinct apparel models for his or her gadgets. You may need several components where one can lower out and about different designs to become used as clothes for their playthings. You are able to present your children precisely how it's carried out and aid them throughout reducing or perhaps putting the garments together.
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Top Ten Ways to Show Children That You Love Them - Fatherhood ...
Have you ever wondered about the best ways dads can show their love to their children?? I suspect a lot of dads have a hard time demonstrating love.? After all, we are generally not as emotional as the moms, and we often feel pulled in so many different directions that making the time to show love consistently and effectively can be tough.
These ideas are designed to help dads generate their own thoughts and plans about ways to better show love.? It would be a great New Year's resolution to make more time to love and show love at home; maybe these ideas will help with that important resolution!
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Fresh Ideas And Tips For Home Improvement Projects | Sacred ...
If you?re like many homeowners, you?ve planned a few home improvement projects. However, when the homeowner is inexperienced, home improvements can seem tough to accomplish. Read on to discover tips that will help you make any project the biggest success possible.
TIP! You can cheaply improve the curb appeal of your home by planting colorful flowers. Make sure that they are season orientated when choosing them.
Don?t just hire the cheapest contractor available. It?s might seem like a good idea to go with the lowest starting offer, but some contractors will keep increasing the charges as the work goes on. You may also be the victim of sub-standard work when you go for the lowest price. Thoroughly research what you want done, and select your contractor accordingly.
Don?t forget about the lighting when you fix up your bathroom. Lighting is just as important as the other fixtures in a bathroom remodel. Think about lights that can form a perimeter around your mirror and medicine cabinet. Also, use ceiling lights with replaceable bulbs.
TIP! A fresh coat of paint is the quickest and easiest home improvement project to tackle. A house that is newly painted looks brand new, and does not require a lot of cash or time.
Dressing up some pillows for a teen?s room can be easy. Use old clothes that aren?t being worn anymore, including band shirts, old jeans, and cool shirts, and cut and sew the pieces together so that they can fit onto the pillows. Let them decide which materials to use to give the room some of their own personality.
Ceiling fans make wonderful additions. A ceiling fan is a great project for anyone, as it is fairly simple and inexpensive. They also save money on your energy bills. Because they circulate cooler air from the ground, you?ll run your air conditioner less.
TIP! As you start any type of home improvement project, remember not to underestimate the amount of work to be done. You need to take the time and write down all of the things that need done.
Replace your front door with one made of steel for a great home improvement that will add value to your home. A lot of homeowners who invest in things like steal doors were able to sell their home for more money. A steel door that is new can boost curb appeal and create an energy efficient home.
Do not eyeball your measurements. This is especially important for measurements that require something to be level or fit at an angle. Measure twice, cut once. Instead, use a tape measure, level and speed square so that your measurements are accurate.
TIP! Cleaning and inspecting your chimney should be done by contracted chimney swifts. Whether you have an ornamental fireplace or a more functional heating system that burns wood or other fuel, proper ventilation and a clean chimney are vital.
Get an precise estimate before beginning any home improvement project. Many novice homeowners make the mistake of underestimating the cost of their improvements. Try to obtain many estimates and then average them to get a good idea of what you will be spending.
If you want do a new project, it could be time to paint the outside of your house. Painting your home improves the curb appeal and makes it look new again. Do not hesitate to choose an original color for a brand new look.
Sealant strips and draft excluders will help you keep air from running out the doors. You put draft excluders under your door, and they help stop cold air from coming in and hot air from going out. Find sealant strips that go around the door frames. Look for them in hardware stores.
TIP! Instead of just rushing into a home improvement project, think about whether the project will pay for itself. The best project choices are those that have a high appeal at time of resale.
Don?t spend more than you plan on. When you set a budget, you?re ensuring that the home-improvement work you do is within a reasonable range for your home and neighborhood, as well as not putting you into the poor house. Work hard on your budget and make sure you can truly afford what you think you can.
Invest in plans for your major home improvements so that you don?t end up with an unsafe upgrade. The cost of this is well worth the ?peace of mind? you get. These can also be shown to the buyer if you want to sell your home.
TIP! If you?ve bought a home that you now want to sell, fix up the outside of the house before you fix problems with wiring or plumbing. The latter cannot be seen right away, but a neglected exterior can affect the price and time of the sale.
Furthermore, it can be hard for a homeowner to plan a home improvement task, especially if they have no experience. Success and failure balance on the head of a pin. If you don?t have an expert to help you, you will need a lot of luck. Make use of this article?s tips, as they can help any task become completed.
Peter Barret is a home improvement expert and enjoys sharing his knowledge about the property industry.
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