Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Dieting, essential fatty acid intake, and depressi...[Nutr Rev. 2000] - PubMed Result
Dieting, essential fatty acid intake, and depressi...[Nutr Rev. 2000] - PubMed Result: "Bruinsma KA, Taren DL. University of Arizona College of Public Health, Tucson 85724, USA. Studies have both supported and contested the proposition that lowering plasma cholesterol by diet and medications contributes to depression. Evidence suggests that an imbalance in the ratio of the essential fatty acids (EFAs), namely the n-6 and n-3 fatty acids, and/or a deficiency in n-3 fatty acids, may be responsible for the heightened depressive symptoms associated with low plasma cholesterol. These relationships may explain the inconsistent findings in trials of cholesterol-lowering interventions and depression. Dieting behaviors have similarly been associated with alterations in mood state. This review discusses studies of EFAs and depression and explores the involvement of dieting-related psychological factors as potential confounders. PMID: 10835899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]"
Friday, September 28, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
UVSC in the News
UVSC in the News
September 17, 2007
For Immediate Release
For an interview:
Lyn Bennett
(801) 863-8136
Speaker to Discuss FBI Counterintelligence
The Department of History at UVSC begins its Fall 2007 Turning Points in History Lecture Series with visiting scholar Dr. Athan Theoharis on September 24th, 7 p.m., in LA 101. Theoharis' lecture entitled "FBI Counterintelligence and the Politics of McCarthyism," is free and open to the public.
Theoharis, Professor Emeritus History, Marquette University, specializes in federal surveillance policy and more specifically, the history of the FBI in the post 1932 years. He has written extensively on issues of civil liberties, federal surveillance policy and authority and how secrecy in government affects historical research, national politics and institutions.
"This is a great opportunity for the campus and the surrounding community," said Lyn Bennett, Associate Professor of History and Political Science and coordinator of the lecture series. "This is a great opportunity to interact with a prominent scholar and learn more about the inner workings of U.S. intelligence, in particular, how American politics and internal security have been and continue to be intertwined."
For more information about lecture and upcoming lectures, contact Dr. Lyn Bennett, Department of History at (801) 863-8136.
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College Marketing Contact:
Megan Laurie
(801) 863-7149
Written by:
Lisa Rose
(801) 863-8504
September 17, 2007
For Immediate Release
For an interview:
Lyn Bennett
(801) 863-8136
Speaker to Discuss FBI Counterintelligence
The Department of History at UVSC begins its Fall 2007 Turning Points in History Lecture Series with visiting scholar Dr. Athan Theoharis on September 24th, 7 p.m., in LA 101. Theoharis' lecture entitled "FBI Counterintelligence and the Politics of McCarthyism," is free and open to the public.
Theoharis, Professor Emeritus History, Marquette University, specializes in federal surveillance policy and more specifically, the history of the FBI in the post 1932 years. He has written extensively on issues of civil liberties, federal surveillance policy and authority and how secrecy in government affects historical research, national politics and institutions.
"This is a great opportunity for the campus and the surrounding community," said Lyn Bennett, Associate Professor of History and Political Science and coordinator of the lecture series. "This is a great opportunity to interact with a prominent scholar and learn more about the inner workings of U.S. intelligence, in particular, how American politics and internal security have been and continue to be intertwined."
For more information about lecture and upcoming lectures, contact Dr. Lyn Bennett, Department of History at (801) 863-8136.
# # #
College Marketing Contact:
Megan Laurie
(801) 863-7149
Written by:
Lisa Rose
(801) 863-8504
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Free Tech Support - Computer Questions and Answers - Ask Bob Rankin
Free Tech Support - Computer Questions and Answers - Ask Bob Rankin
Includes information on xp optimization.
Includes information on xp optimization.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Amp Up Your Brain / Wired How To's
Amp Up Your Brain / Wired How To's: "�Read better, faster. Speed-reading courses preach a form of skimming that doesn’t help comprehension or retention. The best way to pump up the pace is to read a lot – for pleasure. In a 2001 study, subjects who read assigned texts increased their speed an average of 18 percent and comprehension by 11 percent. Those who read texts of their own choosing improved speed by 87 percent and comprehension by 33 percent."
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Sara Lee Corp Killed 21 People with Toxic Hot Dogs
Sara Lee Corp Killed 21 People with Toxic Hot Dogs: "This is the situation: Bil Mar Foods is a unit of the Chicago-based giant Sara Lee Corporation, the maker of pound cakes, cheesecakes, pies, muffins, L'Eggs, Hanes, Playtex and Wonderbra products -- your typical food and underwear conglomerate."
Folic acid may slow cognitive decline in old age
Folic acid may slow cognitive decline in old age: "Older people taking folic acid supplementation had improved memory and ability to process information, as well as a slower rate of age-related cognitive decline, says a study from the Netherlands. "
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Guts, Brains & Gulf Veterans
Guts, Brains & Gulf Veterans: "5. IAG and Opioids. The production of IAG in the gut leads to extensive disorder of gut structure and function. Digestive processes are reduced leading to incomplete breakdown of proteins in the food and the increase in biologically active peptides such as the casomorphins, derived from milk, and the gliadomorphins derived from gluten. The compromised gut wall is 'leaky' and allows the opioid peptides resulting in extensive modulation of peripheral and central opioid effects. The central effects include changes in behaviour, cognition, perception and mood via major effects on the higher executive functions. In autism there are also changes in pain levels and in gut function which are consistent with this hypothesis, eg. self harming behaviour and large stool formation. The opioid theory of autism was first proposed by Pansepp, 1979 and since then has been supported by the work of Reichelt, 1981 and Shattock and colleagues, 1997,1998, 1999, 2000. Recent research on dermorphins, possible products of microbial metabolism, Clostridia spp. are the most likely source in the gut, has added to this theory, Reference. Dermorphins are some 700-fold more potent than morphine and opioids, AAL, 2000. They contain D-amino acids which render them resistant to metabolic breakdown and therefore prolong their actions in the body. "
Monday, June 25, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
This Is Your Life (and How You Tell It) - New York Times
This Is Your Life (and How You Tell It) - New York Times: YouTube routines notwithstanding, most people do not begin to see themselves in the midst of a tale with a beginning, middle and eventual end until they are teenagers. “Younger kids see themselves in terms of broad, stable traits: ‘I like baseball but not soccer,’ ” said Kate McLean, a psychologist at the University of Toronto in Mississauga. “This meaning-making capability — to talk about growth, to explain what something says about who I am — develops across adolescence.”
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Confident Spurs Show Jazz What It Is Missing - New York Times
Confident Spurs Show Jazz What It Is Missing - New York Times: "%u201CThat%u2019s what you are looking to see from players,%u201D Sloan said. %u201CWe know we are playing against one of the great, great teams, and you find out who you are. You don%u2019t find out anything about yourself if you don%u2019t compete.%u201D"
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Wired 15.04: Mixed Feelings
Wired 15.04: Mixed Feelings
For six weird weeks in the fall of 2004, Udo Wächter had an unerring sense of direction. Every morning after he got out of the shower, Wächter, a sysadmin at the University of Osnabrück in Germany, put on a wide beige belt lined with 13 vibrating pads — the same weight-and-gear modules that make a cell phone judder. On the outside of the belt were a power supply and a sensor that detected Earth's magnetic field. Whichever buzzer was pointing north would go off. Constantly.
For six weird weeks in the fall of 2004, Udo Wächter had an unerring sense of direction. Every morning after he got out of the shower, Wächter, a sysadmin at the University of Osnabrück in Germany, put on a wide beige belt lined with 13 vibrating pads — the same weight-and-gear modules that make a cell phone judder. On the outside of the belt were a power supply and a sensor that detected Earth's magnetic field. Whichever buzzer was pointing north would go off. Constantly.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Monday, April 2, 2007
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Design Intervention - New York Times
Design Intervention - New York Times: "Let%u2019s be realistic. John Edwards is cute. His wife I adore madly. But I see few signs that our great country will reverse course away from the extreme economic polarization that we%u2019ve been moving toward since the late 1960s. If we%u2019re determined to live in a plantation society, why pretend that the slave quarters can be magically transformed into the planter%u2019s mansion? Why should a slave ship resemble the Queen Mary? Why add delusion to discomfort?"
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Monday, March 5, 2007
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Welcome to Post Modern Zen
Welcome to Post Modern Zen: "With the rise to dominance of science, technology, and capitalism as a unified perspective, the materialistic, creative ecology of American society dramatically changed. Many people compartmentalized what gave meaning to their life; commitment to a particular religion gave spiritual meaning and commitment to scientific, democratic, capitalism gave material meaning. Other people defined meaning for themselves totally in terms of satisfying materialistic goals. Often these goals could be achieved via a work ethic and/or via other means, e.g., the robber barons of the early 20th century and the recent scandal of Enron going bankrupt, independent of personal transformation. Thus, I distinguish between creative and non-creative utilitarianism. Those who chose non-creative utilitarianism found meaning in a non-creative ecology, and those who chose creative utilitarianism found meaning in a creative ecology. Throughout the 20th century utilitarianism progressively overshadowed the message of traditional religions. After 1958, when scientific capitalism came to dominate public education and undermine to various degrees private, religious education, materialistic meaning progressively overshadowed spiritual meaning. Also, scientific capitalism with its emphasis on mechanistic thinking converted postsecondary education into a non-creative, book-learning project to obtain entrance into the marketplace in order to achieve money, status, and power. "
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
EngineeringEthicsBlog: Tesla and the Secret of "The Prestige"
EngineeringEthicsBlog: Tesla and the Secret of "The Prestige": "The job of the artist in a culture is not so much to solve moral problems, although they can sometimes help, as Harriet Beecher Stowe tried to do with Uncle Tom's Cabin, which she wrote explicitly to expose the horrors and wrongs of slavery. The artist should bring our attention to things we either do not see out of familiarity, or out of unfamiliarity, or for some other reason. The recent debates over so-called 'therapeutic' cloning and embryonic stem cell research, frankly stated, involve the question of whether we should duplicate existing human beings and kill them for some purpose of our own. That is exactly what Angier did with his duplicated magicians. In the movie's system of justice, he died for his wrongdoing at the hand of his enemy. "
Monday, February 26, 2007
The Magic of The Prestige
Review: The Magic of The Prestige @ Blogcritics.org: "Houdini would often disguise himself and attend a rival escape artist's show. When the proper time came, he would either reveal himself, or get invited onto the stage so he could sabotage the act. In the cinematic equivalent, Borden disguises himself and attends one of Angier's performances to sabotage his version of the Transported Man. With glee, and with uncharacteristic panache, he reveals the secret to the audience, reveals himself triumphantly, and implores them to come and watch his much better magic show coincidently playing in another theatre."
Shooting "The Prestige."
Page Title: "Throughout, Nolan and Pfister went after a more hand-made, old-school aesthetic - emphasizing organic camera movements and minimalist opticals over elaborate effects. Explains Pfister: 'Chris and I wanted to really minimize the technical and equipment idea of this picture. We followed as much as possible the notion that you just put the camera on your shoulder and run in there and capture the scene. It was a very exciting way to shoot for all of us - for me, for Chris and for the actors, who were freed of the usual technical restrictions. It actually put me much more in the story-telling process than if had been sitting back by a monitor with someone else operating the camera and was much more efficient and spontaneous. It's a liberating, unconventional way to shoot and it gives the film a naturalistic style that makes it very different from how any other period film has been captured in our current era.' "
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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Friday, February 9, 2007
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