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Common Questions About Type 1 Diabetes
Answers to your questions from Joslin Diabetes Center, the world leader in diabetes treatment and research.
What is type 1 diabetes?
In type 1 diabetes (formerly called 'juvenile-onset' or 'insulin-dependent'), the pancreas completely stops producing any insulin, a hormone that enables the body to use glucose (sugar) found in foods for energy. Instead of the body converting glucose into energy, it backs up in the blood stream and causes a variety of symptoms, including fatigue.
Type 1 diabetes is different from type 2 diabetes because it is treatable only with insulin, delivered either via multiple syringe injections subcutaneously (under the skin) or through an insulin pump. Many of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes, however, are also those of type 2. Your doctor will perform a test to determine your pancreatic function and confirm a diagnosis.
What causes type 1 diabetes?
The cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, although many have speculated that it is a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors such as viruses that serve as the catalyst for the disease's onset.
Who gets type 1 diabetes?
You can have type 1 diabetes at any point that your pancreas completely ceases to produce insulin to regulate glucose levels, although most people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are usually children or young adults.
How is type 1 diabetes treated?
Unlike some people with type 2 diabetes who use insulin when diabetes pills have not been effective at regulating their glucose levels, people with type 1 can never use pills. The goal of insulin therapy is to mimic the way the pancreas would produce and distribute its own insulin, if it were able to produce it.
One of the key factors in Joslin's treatment of diabetes is tight blood glucose control, so be certain that your treatment helps get your blood glucose readings as close to normal as safely possible. Patients should discuss with their doctors what their target blood glucose range is. It is also important to determine what your goal is for A1C readings (a test that determines how well your diabetes is controlled over the past 2-3 months). By maintaining blood glucose in the desired range, you'll likely avoid many of the complications some people with diabetes face.
What kind of complications are people with diabetes susceptible to?
Blood travels throughout your body, and when too much glucose (sugar) is present in it, it disrupts the normal environment that the organ systems of your body function within. In turn, your body starts to exhibit signs that things are not working properly inside—those are the symptoms of diabetes people experience. If this problem—caused by a variety of factors—is left untreated, it can lead to a number of damaging complications such as heart attacks, strokes, blindness, kidney failure, and blood vessel disease that may require an amputation, nerve damage, and impotence in men.
The good news is that prevention plays an important role in warding off these complications. By maintaining tight control of your blood glucose, you'll help your body function as normally as possible. Tight control helps you decrease the chances that your body will experience complications from elevated glucose levels.
Can type 1 diabetes be prevented?
There is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes. Despite this fact, you can decrease the chances of diabetic complications by sticking to a diabetes care regimen that includes healthy A1C readings and tight glucose control. At the Joslin Diabetes Center, your healthcare team will help you develop a comprehensive treatment plan that will help you stay as healthy as possible.
If you or a family member have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, check out Joslin's Pediatric Health Services.
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With tough luck town, Obama has deep connection
GALESBURG, Ill. — The struggles of this town are something that resonated deeply with President Obama long before he picked it as the site to launch his latest effort to refocus the national conversation on a sputtering economy.
Months before the old Maytag plant here ran its last shift in 2004, the then Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate made the 3-hour drive from Chicago to meet with workers who had already received their pink slips after the maker of kitchen appliances decided to lay off all 1,600 workers and ship their jobs to Mexico.
"What had swept through a lot of towns throughout the Midwest and Northeast had happened in Galesburg, where people were left high and dry," Obama recalled earlier this week. The "tax base had declined, unemployment had soared, a lot of folks out of work; the jobs that replaced them generally were jobs that paid a much lower wage."
To begin what the White House is billing as a several weeks-long effort to turn the national conversation to the economy, Obama picked Galesburg to kick off the campaign.
The speech in Galesburg — the first in a series the White House says Obama will make on the economy between now and the end of September — has been dismissed by some Republicans in Washington as hollow rhetoric.
Still, for the president, there are few places with as much personal resonance as Galesburg. Obama has repeatedly pointed to this community's situation as emblematic of the pressures facing middle class communities throughout the country as the U.S. economy continues to limp along four years after the Great Recession ended.
He spoke of the workers at Maytag when he delivered his first Democratic radio address in the summer of 2004.
Weeks later, he lamented in his well-received keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston that the union workers in Galesburg were "having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour."
And he returned to Galesburg in 2005 as a newly minted senator to give his first major address on the economy, a speech where he focused on how changes in technology, globalization and the weakening of unions were wreaking havoc in manufacturing communities like this one.
In his 2006 book, Audacity of Hope, Obama recalled when he went to meet the Maytag workers, Galesburg was already reeling from the loss of an industrial auto parts maker and rubber hose manufacturer, which had shut their doors. Another big employer in Galesburg, the steelmaker Butler Manufacturing, would follow Maytag's path and close its doors and lay off more than 400 other workers.
But a rebound, albeit one that is coming in fits and starts, is underway here. Through tax incentives and other programs, Galesburg has assisted the private sector in retaining or creating 1,000 jobs over the last three years. For a small community of about 33,000, that's no small thing, said Gary Camarano, the global strategies director for the city.
In a building donated from a clothing manufacturer that closed its American operation years ago, Galesburg opened an 88,000 square-foot sustainable business center to spur what it is hoping will become a front door to green technology in central Illinois.
Among the businesses that have taken advantage of the incubator: a tank-less gas water heater manufacturer, a renewable energy outfit growing a biodiesel fuel stock from a winter plant called pennycress, and a manufacturer of laminated bamboo products for flooring and construction use.
Two manufacturing businesses with longer ties to the community announced in 2012 that they would hire 87 and 76 welders respectively. The town also organized its first trade mission in December 2012 — a rarity for a community this size — to Indonesia to connect some of its companies with businesses there.
"As much as we'd all like for some 3,000 employee-company to move to Galesburg, that's probably not going to happen anytime soon," Camarano said. "So, in the meantime we're going to focus on working with small and mid-sized companies that we can help grow."
While there has been progress, anxieties about what lies ahead linger.
Linda Hankins, 58, was one of those Maytag workers who had a brief brush with Obama when he came down to meet with workers as layoffs were looming in 2004. With just a high school diploma, Hankins was able to snare a good paying job at Maytag at the age of 19. She would keep the job for 30 years until Maytag finally shuttered its facility at the end of the summer of 2004.
After Maytag, she went back to school and earned an associates degree. She is now working as an administrative assistant at Carl Sandburg College. While she has maintained economic stability, Hankins said that regaining a feeling of economic security has been more elusive.
"I still worry about losing everything I've worked my whole life for," she said.


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Photo Challenge: Take a Bite Out of Summer As temperatures rise and less is more in the clothing department the scantily clad is not all there is to summer. This challenge is all about the fun, fresh and good food that is consumed during the long hot summer days. Whether it's your favorite grilled food, ripe succulent berries or that cool ice-cream treat summer is all about taking in the sun, enjoying fun activities and eating great food.
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| Pop Goes The Sneasel
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Pop Goes The Sneasel (Japanese: ニューラとせいなるほのお! Nyula and the Sacred Flame!) is episode 265 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 12, 2002 and in the United States on September 16, 2003.
The torch that will light the flame for the Silver Conference is due to set off but a territorial Sneasel is preventing the ceremony from starting. Ash and Harrison, another trainer who appears as the story is being explained, promise to get to the flame. Meanwhile, Jessie decides that the Sneasel should replace Meowth.
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
After returning Larvitar, Ash and the gang head toward Silver Mountain. Along the way, they notice people gathered at a large closed gate. When they get there, Ash asks a bystander what's going on. The person says that there's some commotion going on the other side. The bad thing is though, this gate leads to Silver Mountain, so everyone's stuck! The gate opens a tad and one of the attendants explains the current situation. While this is happening, Togepi, who was on the ground, walks towards the gate. Pikachu follows after Togepi and soon the attendant notices that they are inside the gate! The gang runs after them.
Pikachu and Togepi are reunited with their trainers, and they apologize to the guard. But the attendant says it's probably perfect timing anyway, since he didn't know how else to say this. Before he can finish, two trainers run down a set of stone steps and it looks like they were in a battle. One of them yells at the attendant. Ash asks what was that all about, then attendant finally says that nobody's been able to get to the Sacred Fire. Ash, as usual, asks about that. Soon another trainer steps in to tell about that.
But before the stranger could tell the story, the gang breaks that off with a "Who are you?". The trainer is Harrison from Littleroot Town in Hoenn. Brock says he's heard of Hoenn, which is supposed around here. Harrison starts to explain that long ago, this area was one major place for battles and wars. People ravaged the place so badly that the Pokémon suffered because of it and the vegetation was wiped out. Soon Ho-Oh used its power to "burn" the area back to life. Eventually the forest that stands now was restored. But a bit of a tree was left burning for the longest of times. And they placed the fire in a shrine that's supposed to be around here.
The attendant adds that recently there have been reports of a Sneasel, a Machop, and a Machoke preventing people from getting near. Every trainer who volunteered to try to stop the offending Pokémon ended up coming back with hurt Pokémon, broken bones, and other serious injuries. The attendant is really worried, because without the Sacred Fire, the ceremony for the Silver Tournament can't start, and thus, no tournament this year.
Ash says he'll make sure he can get the Sacred Fire secure from the Sneasel, mainly because he wants to go compete. Harrison, on the other hand, wants the Sneasel and will help Ash out if he can get his hands on it. Ash asks where is the shrine and the attendant points the way: the same stone steps. Everyone soon goes up the stairs.
Somewhere else in the forest, Jessie and James are searching for the Sacred Fire. They plan to get it and sell it off, and finally they find the shrine, but as soon as they run, they get clotheslined by a Machoke. All but Meowth are decked, Meowth looked around and saw that there was a Machoke and a Machop, followed by a Sneasel. Jessie and James get back up and see the Sneasel and decide to capture it as well.
Jessie sends out Arbok to try to take care of the cat. She commands Arbok to use Slam, but Sneasel simply jumps out of the way and uses Slash on Arbok. Meowth makes a snobby comment but Jessie throws him to battle to prove what he said. Meowth tries to use Scratch on Sneasel, but Sneasel dodges the attack and gives Meowth a swipe, which sends the cat Pokémon crashing into Jessie and James and sending them all clear across the path.
The gang is almost there, and when they almost reach the top, Ash runs towards the shrine. However, he almost gets clotheslined as well, but manages to avoid it. He almost falls backwards down the stairs, but everyone else grabs him. When everyone reaches the top, they find out it's the Machop and the Machoke that the attendant was talking about. They decide to distract the Pokémon and then run from them since our heroes don't want to waste time.
Misty sends out Corsola and Harrison uses his Houndoom to take down the fighting duo. They successfully hold them back with Spike Cannon and Flamethrower. While this is happening, Ash goes up to the shrine and opens the doors, but almost gets swiped by the Sneasel. Ash sends out Totodile to take the Sneasel on. Ash tells Totodile to use Water Gun, but tells Totodile not to hit the Sacred Fire, and Totodile attacks Sneasel. Sneasel strikes back with Slash and knocks Totodile down, but not out. Finally the Sneasel gvies Totodile a Shadow Ball that throws Totodile right into Ash! Both get sent right back down the hill, but fortunately they collide into a tree.
As for the Rockets, Jessie and James get a little doubtful about Meowth. Jessie pulls James over for a private talk about this. Jessie says that they should get the Sneasel, since it's more powerful than Meowth but no less different, as it's still a cat. Meowth sneaks up on the conversation and listens to the whole plot to ditch Meowth for that Sneasel. James is a little hesitant, since he can't picture someone replacing Meowth. Meowth hurries back before they're finished and soon Jessie and James goes back. Jessie tries to cover up their plot with some excuse and Meowth pretends to be happy about it. James on the other hand seems a little hesitant.
The gang plans out some tactics and soon goes at the Sacred Fire again. This time they encounter the fighters who are waiting. Ash sends out Phanpy and Harrison uses Houndoom. Phanpy takes the Machop down with a Tackle and Houndoom hits Machoke with Take Down. This knocks the fighters back and when they try to run to their opponents, Houndoom and Phanpy lift them up and send them down the hill. The duo lands on the bottom where the attendant is standing, looks like they could do something else now.
They find the Sneasel, but soon the Rocket's in a Sneasel balloon float above. Everything's almost the same, except Meowth imitating Sneasel. Everyone but Ash knows that it's just Meowth in a Sneasel costume. So the Rockets put their plan into effect. Meowth brings over a present box to the Sneasel. Jessie tells the plan: Meowth gives the box which is really a smoke bomb, Jessie and James pick up Sneasel, and they run off. As for Meowth, he tells the Sneasel what's really going on. The Sneasel doesn't bite and slashes Meowth, the smoke bomb coming out of the present anyway. The bomb explodes and the Rocket's make their move and grab Sneasel. They run off and laugh in their success, but when they check on Sneasel, it's really Meowth! Meowth gives both Jessie and James a good slashing.
The smoke clears and the gang is surprised to see that Sneasel is still there. With no time to waste, Harrison takes the chance and initiates battle. He sends out a new Pokémon this time: Blaziken. Ash tries to scan it on the Pokédex, but there's no data. Then, Brock realizes that this must be a Pokémon from the Hoenn region. The first attack Blaziken uses is Quick Attack, which the Sneasel has no chance of dodging. The Sneasel tries to counter with a Shadow Ball, but Blaziken dodges from that and counters with Flamethrower. Finally Blaziken gives Sneasel a Fire Punch, knocking it down. Harrison throws a Poké Ball at Sneasel and catches the Pokémon!
Ash comments about Harrison's Blaziken, seeing this Pokémon being strong and all. Finally, they go get the Sacred Fire. Finally the ceromony of the Silver Tournament begins with a runner bringing the fire to the stadium. Harrison says that he'll be at the Tournament and he's looking forward to seeing Ash there. Ash on the other hand is left stunned, but then again, nothing comes easy.
Major events
- Ash meets Harrison and together they allow the Silver Conference to commence.
- Harrison catches a Sneasel.
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Totodile (Ash's)
- Phanpy (Ash's)
- Corsola (Misty's)
- Arbok (Jessie's)
- Houndoom (Harrison's)
- Blaziken (Harrison's)
- Sneasel (Harrison's; new)
- Ho-Oh (flashback)
- Machop
- Machoke
- Poliwrath
- Butterfree
- The ceremony beginning the Silver Tournament uses a runner carrying a lighted torch into the stadium in the same manner as the Pokémon League Games in Kanto.
- It is the first time Hoenn region is mentioned in the anime.
- The Pokédex has no available data on Blaziken. This will change with the Pokédex upgrade in The Ties That Bind.
- The English title is a pun on the nursery rhyme "Pop Goes The Weasel".
- In one scene, Meowth was thinking about evolving.
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In other languages
- European Portuguese: Lá vai o Sneasel!
- French: Le gardien de la flamme Sacrée
- Italian: La fiaccola
- Latin American Spanish: ¡Sneasel y el fuego sagrado!
- Spanish: Sneasel el centinela
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The Harvard women's lacrosse team returns to Ivy League play in the first of four games on the road Friday at Brown. The Crimson, which is coming off a 3-1 homestand, takes on the Bears at 6 p.m.
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard boasts a .500 record at 4-4 after going 3-1 at home in its last four outings. Ten Crimson players have found the back of the net for a team that averages 13.2 goals per game. Jennifer VanderMeulen paces the offense with 25 goals and an assist for 26 points. Danielle Tetreault (18g, 3a), Jess Halpern (19g, 1a) and Melanie Baskind (15g, 3a), have been scoring threats for the Crimson, which leads the Ivy League and is 21st in the nation in scoring offense.
Micaela Cyr leads the team and is second in the Ivy League in draw controls with 21, while Baskind leads the team with 14 ground balls. Ellen Gleason paces the Crimson with nine caused turnovers. Kerry Clark has made 51 saves in the cage and sports an 11.25 goals-against average.
Last Time Out
After going goal-for-goal with No. 7 Virginia in the 10 minutes of the game, the Crimson fell behind 10-6 at the half and then 15-9 midway through the second session. Harvard mounted a come-back outscoring the Cavaliers, 8-3, to tie the game at 17 with 7:41 to play. The Crimson scored five straight during its scoring streak. Virginia scored twice in 15 seconds to regain the lead and fought off a determined Crimson offense in the 19-18 win.
Jess Halpern and Jennifer VanderMeulen scored five goals apiece, while Melanie Baskind had three goals and an assist on the afternoon. Kerry Clark made 10 saves in the net, while Ellen Gleason scooped up four ground balls and caused two turnovers.
Scouting the Bears
Brown enters the week with a 5-4 overall record and 1-2 in conference play, The Bears have fallen in its last two games to nationally ranked teams in Stanford and Dartmouth.
The Bears have the second best offense in the league, averaging 11.56 goals per game. Bre Hudgins and Kaela McGilloway lead the way with 22 and 20 goals, respectively. McGilloway and Julia Keller have set up the attack with nine assists each. Grace Healy has won 41 draw controls, while Sidney Jacobs has a team-best 19 ground balls. Alex Caldwell has caused 13 turnovers for the Bears.
Isabel Harvey has started every game in the net and collected 50 saves. She posts an 11.42 goals against average and .500 save percentage.
Series History
Harvard holds a 26-10 lead in the all-time series dating back to April 26, 1975. The Crimson won the first game and then 16 of the next 18 contests.
The Crimson has won four of the last six contests after to the Bears, 11-10, last March at Harvard Stadium.
National Rankings
The Harvard women are ranked 20th in the nation by Synapse Sports, formerly womenslacrosse.com, and are receiving votes in the IWLCA poll for the fifth week in a row.
Silencing the Offense
Kerry Clark and the Crimson defense held Yale and New Hampshire without a goal in the second half. In fact, Harvard held its opponents scoreless for 71 minutes and 14 seconds in those two games.
Eight is Great
Harvard has scored at least eight goals in all eight games so far this season.
Against the Rest
The Crimson leads the Ivy League and is 18th in the nation in draw controls (13.38 per game), Harvard is the most accurate team in the league, converting on 53.8 percent of its shots this season. The Crimson also has the league's highest scoring offense, which ranks 21st in the nation.
Jennifer VanderMeulen leads the league and are 16th the nation in goals per game (3.13). Jess Halpern is not far behind, ranking third in the league and 35th in the nation.
Scoring Streak
Jennifer VanderMeulen has scored in every game of her career, 23 straight contests for the Crimson. She has 13 games with three or more goals and 11 games with four or more scores.
Around the League
Brown and Harvard are the only teams in action Friday evening. On Saturday, Dartmouth looks to stay unbeaten when it hosts Cornell and Yale welcomes Princeton. Brown will host Duke, while Penn visits Northwestern on Sunday.
O' Captain, My Captain
Senior Sam McMahon and juniors Melanie Baskind and Tyler Petropulos were elected captains for the 2011 season. It's the fifth time in program history three players have been selected to lead the team and only the second since 1999.
Multi Sports Stars
Several Harvard players also moonlight on fall sports teams. Melanie Baskind is a member of the women's soccer team. She was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2008 and has earned second-team (2009) and first-team (2010) All-Ivy League honors as well. She was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team selection last fall.
Sophomore Nina Kucharczyk and freshmen Mariah Pewarski and Morgan Powell suit up for the field hockey team as well.
Tough Road Ahead
Harvard is more than halfway through the toughest part of its schedule as only two nationally ranked teams are left on the Crimson docket. The Crimson boast the 14th most difficult schedule in Division I. Six teams on Harvard's schedule appear in this week's IWLCA Division I poll: No. 8 Penn (March 12), No. 11 Virginia (April 3), No. 7 Stanford, No. 12 Princeton (April 16), No. 19 Dartmouth (April 29) and No. 16 Boston College (March 17).
Home Sweet Home
Harvard is 2-1 at home this season and 2-0 at Harvard Stadium. The Crimson's remaining three home games will be played at Harvard Stadium.
Up Next
Harvard remains on the road for a non-conference tilt at Holy Cross April 13. First draw is scheduled for 7 p.m.


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CTGal1011 wrote:Any chance that instead of it being a hoax, it could be a deliberate act?
Non esiste ancora una lista dei passeggeri definitiva. È l'effetto di Schengen, spiegano a Berlino. Esiste un elenco, ricostruito faticosamente, che individua 16 nazionalità (altre fonti ne indicano 18) in un quadro ancora "provvisorio". "Sul 10 per cento delle vittime non vi è ancora certezza", ha detto stamani a Berlino il portavoce del ministero degli Esteri tedesco Martin Schaefer, rispondendo in conferenza stampa. "In un aereo che viaggia nell'area Schengen non è affatto facile sapere quale sia la provenienza dei passeggeri - ha continuato - e questo per il semplice fatto che nell'aerea Schengen non ci sono più controlli dei passaporti, e non vi è più l'obbligo di presentare documenti che chiariscano quale sia il paese di origine".
From http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2015/03 ... 110403510/
Yvonne Selke performed work under contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon's satellite mapping office, Booz Allen and the Defense Department confirmed in statements after the AP had reported her identity and employment.
In June 2013, Edward Snowden – at the time a Booz Allen employee contracted to NSA projects – publicly disclosed details of classified mass surveillance and data collection programs, including PRISM.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booz_Allen_Hamilton
nonhocapito wrote:It seems as if they want us to believe that not everything is in their computers, and not our every movement is followed and recorded, that there is this big gap of information and control we need to fill, when, at least in regards to flying and airports, the opposite is true.
brianv wrote:Not unlike the other French clown show recently, now we have "El Prat Airport".
Prat : An incompetent or stupid person; an idiot. El Prat = The Fool
Get some t-shirts made! Je suis un Prat.
The New York Times quoted an unnamed investigator as saying that one of the pilots - it is not clear if it is the captain or the first officer - left the cockpit and had been unable to get back in.
"The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door, and there is no answer," the investigator said, describing audio from the recorder.
"And then he hits the door stronger, and no answer. There is never an answer. You can hear he is trying to smash the door down."
The A320 is designed with safeguards to allow emergency entry if a pilot inside is unresponsive, but the override code known to the crew does not go into effect — and indeed goes into a five-minute lockdown — if the person inside the cockpit specifically denies entry, according to an Airbus training video and a pilot who has six years of experience with the jets. (...) Airlines in Europe are not required to have two people in the cockpit at all times. European regulators have refused to comment on the regulation when contacted by The AP.
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, airlines in the U.S. don't leave one pilot alone in the cockpit. The standard operating procedure is that if one of the pilots leaves — for example to use the toilet — a flight attendant takes their spot in the cockpit.
Lufthansa has refused to identify the pilots, or give details of ages and nationality, but it said the co-pilot joined Germanwings in September 2013, directly after training, and had flown 630 hours.
A Lufthansa plane carrying 62 relatives of victims who will visit the plane crash site in the French Alps arrived in Marseille on a flight from Barcelona. Lufthansa said they will meet up with 14 others who decided not to fly to France and instead took an overnight bus from Barcelona provided by the airline.
The airline said the relatives will be taken together "to the closest point possible to the accident zone, taking into account the difficult access conditions." Part of the zone is closed to everyone except crash investigators and experts removing remains of the victims.
(CNN)Latest developments:
• 8:39 a.m.: Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said he was not thinking of the Germanwings crash as a suicide, explaining, "When you are responsible for 150 people, I don't call it a suicide."
• 8:39: a.m.: The bodies of the victims won't be released to families until all the DNA identification work has been done, the prosecutor said.
• 8:20 a.m.: As of now, there's "nothing to allow us to say that it was a terrorist attack," Robin said.
• 8:20 a.m.: Screaming could be heard on the audio recording only in the last few minutes, and death was instantaneous for those on board when the plane crashed, he said.
• 8:20 a.m.: The name of the co-pilot was Andreas Lubitz, and he was 28 years old, Robin said.
• 7:55 a.m.: The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight "activated the descent" of the plane when he was alone in the cockpit, Robin said Thursday. That can only be done deliberately, he said.
• 7:55 a.m.: The co-pilot was alive until impact, Robin said, citing the sound of steady breathing in the cockpit. [Over the sound of the pilot trying to break open the door? ]
• 7:55 a.m.: There was a "deliberate attempt to destroy the aircraft," Robin said.
Maat wrote:(CNN)Latest developments:
• 8:20 a.m.: Screaming could be heard on the audio recording only in the last few minutes, and death was instantaneous for those on board when the plane crashed, he said.
"The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and there is no answer... And then he hits the door stronger and no answer. There is never an answer," one of the investigators told the New York Times citing the information extracted out of the CVR.
"You can hear he is trying to smash the door down," the investigator added.
Maat wrote:Aah, it's a pilot "suicide/murder" now
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Previously Undefeated, Chrome Gets Pwned. Twice.
For four years, our Editors' Choice browser Chrome has escaped determined hackers at the Pwn2Own competition, making it hard to argue against Google chairman Eric Schmidt's frequent proclamations that Chrome is the "safest browser in the world." Meanwhile its peers, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, etc., have all been exploited and quickly patched.
But despite a last minute release, Chrome fell to two different hackers this week during the CanSecWest security conference taking place in Vancouver. But only one of them received Google's bug bounty.
Pwn #1:
At Google's own Pwnium competition, Russian university student Sergey Glazunov was awarded Google's top prize of $60,000 for running a 0-day exploit.
ZDNet said Glazunov used a pair of exploits (only disclosed to Google) to bypass Chrome's sandbox, but didn't break out of it entirely. However the exploit would have allowed Glazunov to run any arbitrary code on the infected machine. Glazunov has received plenty of Chrome bug bounty in the past, and is part of Chromium's security hall of fame for frequent reporting.
No doubt Google's programmers are now furiously working on a patch. Sundar Pichai, SVP of Chrome and Apps, wrote on Google+:
"Congrats to long-time Chromium contributor Sergey Glazunov who just submitted our first Pwnium entry. Looks like it qualifies as a 'Full Chrome' exploit, qualifying for a $60k reward. We're working fast on a fix that we'll push via auto-update."
This year Google broke off from Pwn2Own to form its own ethical hacking competition, Pwnium, after disagreements with event organizer Tipping Point for a significant change in the rules:
"We decided to withdraw our sponsorship when we discovered that contestants are permitted to enter Pwn2Own without having to reveal full exploits, or even all of the bugs used, to vendors," Google wrote in a February blog post. "Full exploits have been handed over in previous years, but it's an explicit non-requirement in this year's contest, and that's worrisome."
Pwn #2:
Meanwhile within five minutes at Pwn2Own, French security firm Vupen Security bypassed the Chrome sandbox to execute arbitrary code.
According to Ars, Vupen exploited a use-after-free bug in Windows to bypass data execution prevention (DEP) and address space layout randomization (ASLR). Then the team exploited a second, unnamed, native Chrome bug that allowed code to break out of the sandbox.
A Google spokesman said of Vupen's achievement, "Because the Pwn2Own contest rules don't allow it we haven't seen any proof of the exploit or how it works, so we unfortunately don't have details to share. This is why we launched a purely whitehat alternate competition, Pwnium - so we can quickly protect our users and learn from the community."
Last year, Vupen had submitted a video demonstrating another 0-day exploit of Chrome. It was rejected because it involved hacking into the Adobe Flash plugin that comes bundled with the browser; Google explicitly states that only native code qualifies.
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When blood glucose levels are out of the normal range, they cause complications. These may include:
In the short-term:
In the long-term:
Careful control of diabetes can reduce your risk of complications.
Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar, usually 50-60 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or 2.8-3.3 millimoles per liter (mmol/L). It can be caused by any of the following:
Hypoglycemia can be managed fairly easily if you are able to recognize the symptoms and treat it right away. The symptoms of hypoglycemia include:
If you think you are hypoglycemic, test your blood with your blood glucose monitor. If your blood glucose level is below your normal range, treat the hypoglycemia. (If you do not know what your normal blood sugar range is, ask your doctor). Or, if you recognize the symptoms of low blood sugar, you may want to treat it immediately, without waiting to test.
If you are just starting treatment, you may feel some of these symptoms when your blood sugar level is close to the normal range for you. This is called relative hypoglycemia. This happens because your body is adjusting from a high blood sugar level to a lower, more normal level. In this case, it is important that you test your level if you feel these symptoms. By testing your blood sugar, you can avoid treating a normal level.
If you have had diabetes for a long time or have frequent hypoglycemia, you may lose the ability to sense hypoglycemia with these symptoms. This is called hypoglycemia unawareness. It is very dangerous. With your doctor's approval, you will also need to check your blood sugar before driving an automobile or operating machinery to ensure safety.
The goal of treating hypoglycemia is to quickly raise your blood glucose level to within your normal range. This can be done by eating or drinking some form of sugar, such as:
Always carry some form of medical alert identification. It can alert others that you have diabetes.
To immediately treat hypoglycemia, you should always have some type of sugar with you.
Wait 10-15 minutes after eating the sugar, and then retest your blood glucose. If it is still too low, repeat the treatment.
If you pass out from hypoglycemia or do not respond to a snack, you will need immediate treatment. This can be an injection of glucagon. Glucagon is a hormone that raises the level of blood sugar. Ask your doctor for a prescription so that you can have it on hand. Also, teach your family members and coworkers how to administer the glucagon. If glucagon is not available, you should be taken to the hospital for emergency treatment. Once successfully treated, you need to try to identify the reasons that caused the condition so that you know how to prevent future recurrences.
Hyperglycemia is high blood sugar. Long-term hyperglycemia is the major cause of many of the long-term complications that occur in people with diabetes (discussed below) though short-term hyperglycemia can cause a life-threatening condition called diabetic ketoacidosis. Hyperglycemia occurs when you do not have enough insulin to dispose of the glucose in your body. It can be caused by any of the following:
Hyperglycemia should be treated immediately to avoid further complications. Ask your doctor how often you should check your blood sugar.
The symptoms of hyperglycemia include:
If hyperglycemia is not promptly treated, it can lead to ketoacidosis. When there is not enough insulin around, blood sugar levels rise, and the body breaks down stored fat into acids, instead. The by-products of fat breakdown are ketone bodies, which are acids that build up in the blood that can be toxic.
If your blood sugar is unusually high for more than several hours, check your urine for ketones using a urine ketone kit. If you have ketones, you will need either to consult your doctor immediately or follow a previously agreed plan for managing ketosis. In most cases, the treatment for high blood sugar and urine ketones will be additional insulin and increasing your water intake.
If you often have hyperglycemia, talk with your doctor about the best way to prevent it. You may need to adjust your diet and your insulin regimen.
People with type 1 diabetes can develop ketoacidosis, a serious condition that rarely happens in people with type 2 diabetes. When your body is not getting enough insulin, sugar cannot get into the cells to generate energy. When this happens, the body starts breaking down stored fat for energy. The by-products of fat breakdown are ketone bodies, which are acids that build up in the blood that can cause ketoacidosis. The most common reasons for your body to generate ketones are generally the same for hyperglycemia with the following addition: taking too little insulin when you are sick with an infection, the body may need more insulin. This is the setting in which ketoacidosis typically occurs.
Signs and symptoms that signal ketoacidosis include:
Generally, the treatment for ketoacidosis is more insulin and fluids. You may need to get the fluid by IV.
Ask your doctor for a plan on when to measure and call about ketones. Ketoacidosis is a life-threatening condition and needs immediate medical treatment.
Chronic high blood sugar, as well as high blood pressure, can damage tiny blood vessels in the retina of the eye. Diabetes is the most common cause of blindness in individuals between the ages of 20-60 in the United States. This damage, called diabetic retinopathy, usually occurs over a long period of time. Signs of eye damage include:
Some people do not have any symptoms until the damage is significant. Therefore, it is essential to see your eye doctor regularly for a dilated eye exam at least yearly. Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with laser therapy, called photocoagulation, or surgery. Quitting smoking and controlling your high blood pressure are also important preventive measures.
Other eye conditions occur almost twice as often and at a younger age in people with type 1 diabetes than in people without this disease. These are cataract and glaucoma. A cataract is a cloud over the lens of your eye. Your lens, which is usually clear, focuses light onto the retina, but a cataract makes your vision cloudy. This condition can be treated with surgery.
Glaucoma is caused by increased pressure in the eye that damages your eye's main nerve, the optic nerve. The damage first causes you to lose sight from the sides of your eyes. Without treatment, glaucoma can lead to blindness. Glaucoma can be treated with special eye drops or laser surgery.
High blood sugar and high blood pressure damage the kidneys' glomeruli, which are responsible for filtering waste out of the blood. This damage allows protein to leak out of the glomeruli and causes wastes that otherwise would be excreted with the urine to build up in your blood. Having small amounts of protein in the urine is called microalbuminuria. Your doctor will order a urine test yearly to monitor for this. Two classes of drugs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers, can reduce the leakage of protein in the urine and delay the onset of diabetic nephropathy.
As damage continues, more protein is leaked and more wastes build up. Having larger amounts of protein in the urine is called proteinuria or macroalbuminuria. Eventually, this damage can progress to kidney failure, which requires dialysis or a kidney transplant. Restricting protein intake in diabetic patients with chronic renal failure can lower the death rates.
People with type 1 diabetes are more likely to have and die from cardiovascular disease than people without diabetes.
Having diabetes can cause your blood cholesterol levels to rise, leading to clogged, narrowed arteries ( atherosclerosis). Clogged arteries make it more difficult for blood to carry oxygen and other essential nutrients to vital organs and tissues, such as your heart, and can cause:
Type 1 diabetes makes you 2-4 times more likely to have a stroke. A stroke is caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain. The effects of a stroke depend on the part of your brain that is damaged and may include:
Many people with diabetes have mild-to-severe forms of diabetic nerve damage, called diabetic neuropathy. Having high blood sugar for many years can damage the blood vessels that bring oxygen to nerves. High blood sugar can also hurt the covering on the nerves. Damaged nerves may stop sending messages, or, they may send messages too slowly or at the wrong times.
Nerve damage due to diabetes could manifest as:
Your feet are especially vulnerable to the effects of type 1 diabetes. Damage to the peripheral nerves, which go to the arms, hands, and legs, as well as the feet, can impair your experience of sensations such as pain, heat, and cold. In addition to nerve damage, type 1 diabetes can also cause a decrease in blood flow. If you have a blister or sore on your foot, you may not feel it because of neuropathy. Then, because of poor blood flow, the sore may not heal and be at a higher risk of becoming infected. In severe cases, this nerve damage can lead to foot and leg amputations. Because of this, it is essential to wash and examine your feet daily. When you have a doctor's appointment, remember to remove your socks and shoes so that your feet can be examined.
If you are at high risk for foot ulcers, checking the temperature of your feet, using an infrared skin thermometer, may reduce the number of ulcers. Products like the TempTouch thermometer are available.
Your doctors can often spot early signs of complications. Perhaps more importantly, most of the complications listed above can be prevented be following recommended standards for diabetic care.
If you have had diabetes for several years, your doctor may recommend that you:
Unfortunately, many people fail to achieve these targets. As a result, complication rates for diabetes are higher than they might otherwise be.
It is important that you know what your normal ranges are for:
Work with your doctor to determine healthy ranges for you.
If you have any of these warning signs, contact your doctor right away:
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Wow, has it been a long time since I have been able to do a beauty post. I think back in Spring I did one, but this is the first time since then that I have had the opportunity to tell you about some of my more recent beauty finds. This will at least be a three part series so, enjoy and let me know what you think of some the products. Have you tried any of them? What did you think?
1. IT Cosmetics – Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream with SPF 50 + (In Fair) – (www.sephora.ca) – $49.00 CAN
My wear all the time foundation for the last couple of years was an excellent Urban Decay Foundation called "All Nighter," but I purchased this Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream from IT Cosmetics, as soon as the brand became available in Canada in spring. I had read from countless beauty bloggers with a similar fair skin, hat they loved this CC + cream both for its anti-aging benefits and because it functioned as a matte foundation.
Moreover, when I purchased this CC+ Cream with some other IT Cosmetics loot, I was extremely pleased with their products. The original CC+ Cream works well, providing the full coverage of a foundation. However, it also has moisturizer and anti-aging ingredients plastic surgeons and dermatologists use in their cosmetic skin treatments. For me, the moisturizer and anti-aging products were a plus as the last couple of years my skin has tended to be more normal and less oily. Since my skin is drier, and the extra moisturizer keeps my skin hydrated. I loved that the product had such a high SPF of 50+ as I burn easily and protecting your face from sun damage and future wrinkles is essential in the summer and all year round.
As well, for those of you who do not know the difference between a foundation, a CC cream, and BB Cream I'll define those briefly. Foundation is extra coverage on your face to make your skin appear flawless and have an even skin tone. It can come in a cream, liquid, stick or in other version but it does not have extra moisturizer or anti-aging benefits. A BB Cream, however, ss essentially a moisturizer with light coverage and a CC cream has anti-aging products, moisturizer, and buildable or full coverage similar to the coverage of light to medium coverage foundation.
This specific CC+ Cream by IT Cosmetics, is one of the best CC + Creams I've ever used and it superior to many foundations, providing full matte coverage that stays most of the day. The product descriptions notes that along with having SPF 50 + UVA/UVB rays, the CC+ Cream works to "clinically increase hydration," give skin a"smooth[er] texture, and enhance [skin] brightness." As advertised, I have never found this CC + Cream to crack or crease and its great at hiding imperfections.
As well, the matte CC+ Cream from IT Cosmetics is anti-aging and the ingredients in the product include "hydrolyzed collagen, peptides, niacin, hyaluronic acid, vitamins, and antioxidants" that diminish " wrinkles" and the size of pores.
If you wear makeup almost every day, a tube of matte CC+ Cream from IT Cosmetics lasts three months and feels lighter than my Urban Decay All Nighter Foundation which I save for when I'm going out and wearing my makeup for 18 to 20 hours. This CC+ Cream is a light feeling makeup for in the day and I definitely recommend it. Its price is also comparable in price to most foundations and the benefits of anti-aging ingredients, make thee CC+ creams one of my new favorites for almost every occasion. I give it 5/5 stars!
2. IT Cosmetics – Your Skin But Better CC+ Illumination Cream with SPF 50 + (In Fair) – http://www.sephora.ca – $49.00 CAN
The second time I ordered the IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Illumination Cream I noticed they had a new version of the CC + Cream out so I decided to try it as it promised full coverage but with a "radiant finish." I was as happy with this CC+ Cream as the one above, it still had great anti-aging ingredients such as Collagen and Hyaluronic acid which are essential to your skin staying youthful. However, I also liked that the Illumination formula felt a tad lighter on my skin.
I don't notice that is less matte than the original CC+ Cream or that it shows more glowiness or radiance. However, comparing the two together the first CC+ cream is actually a bit heavier in coverage while this one feels a bit more natural and mixes better with a liquid highlighter cream. The original CC+ Cream doesn't mix well with liquid highlighters and tends to remain quite matte. However, to get that 'radiant' finish a person does have to add their favorite liquid highlighter. Tarte has a great one if you're interested, check it out HERE.
I have continued using this CC+ Illuminating Cream into Fall and Winter, for the lighter feel and finish of the CC+ Cream compared to the initial CC+ Cream. I ordered it a third time this month and like the original cream, it lasts about three months.
Especially now that its winter, I notice I need the extra moisturizer and after a few months of using both CC+ Creams I do notice my skin is smoother and feels nicer. Also, if you are worried about breaking out I hardly break out with either CC+ Cream and when I attempted to switch back just to a light coverage foundation, it wasn't comparable to either the illuminating or original CC + Creams not having the moisture or extra anti-aging products.
I have the color fair in either CC+ Cream and its perfect for my pale skin but the product can be applied lightly enough so that if you were going on vacation somewhere hot and needed good coverage with the SPF 50+ and UVA/UVB protection, you could use a darker shade of the CC+ cream or add a few drops of a darker foundation to the product. I give the Illumination CC+ Cream 4/5 stars only because I was expecting more luminance from it.
3. IT Cosmetics – Your Skin But Better CC + Airbrush Perfecting Powder SPF 50+ (www.sephora.ca) – $45.00 CAN
When I had oilier skin I went through powder almost as often as I used foundation and I had never found a product comparable to Clinique's Almost Powder Makeup until I used this Perfecting Powder from It Cosmetics. One of my favorite things about the powder in summer was that the packaging is designed so that sponge has a little place beneath the powder compact so no germs or bacteria end up in the powder.
Also, I used the color fair which was perfect for me. It gave me coverage where I needed, say when using concealer beneath my eyes or over a concealed blemish.
I do put a bit of powder on my skin for contouring and in only in certain areas of my currently normal skin type. When it was warmer, I put the powder where it might be oilier or where my makeup might fade. Now, I simply use a small powder brush to set concealer under my eyes, on my forehead, chin, and under my contour and blush and it lasts me the entire day.
Also, I love that powder feels light and but has excellent coverage. Again, in a warmer place where you tan, a darker powder would work to keep your face more matte. I liked this powder better than the illuminating powder for its coverage in areas a person needs.
My current compact, purchased in spring, has lasted almost a good six months. I'm only now getting down to the bottom of the package which I bought in early spring. IT Cosmetics also has a colorless powder if you don't like the skin toned powder and don't need it. As well, if you use the powder all over your face with one of the CC+ Cream it improves the coverage of your makeup a great deal
As well, the powder is made with "skin-loving Drops of Light Technology" that "transform" the appearance of your skin with "optical-blurring pigments that visually camouflage pores, dark spots, and fine lines." When I put this powder on certain areas or if you put it on your whole face, it most definitely makes your skin appear "soft, flawless, and luminous" as advertised on Sephora.ca.
Moreover, the Air Brush Perfecting Powder's anti-aging ingredients include "hydrolyzed collagen, peptides, niacin, and silk," and the coverage of the powder is buildable. I do not have many lines or any wrinkles yet but the product also claims not to settle into lines or wrinkles which is always a bonus.
This is my new favorite powder and comparable in price to my old Clinique Almost Powder makeup as it lasts longer. It also feels lighter on my skin and my skin still feels soft when wearing it. A 5/5 star product for sure!
4. IT Cosmetics – Ombre Radiance Bronzer – http://www.sephora.ca – $44.00 CAN
My first impressions after ordering this Ombre Radiance Bronzer mid-summer was that the Bronze color would be too dark for me even though its a bronzer for most skin tones. I'm quite pale so something too orangy or dark looks ake on my skin especially for bronzing or for contouring.
However, what I loved about this product as I used it was that it was ombre so that I could essentially mix the bronzer so I used about a medium shade of the ombre on my skin for contouring and the lighter more radiant end for bronzing. If I wanted a look not too matte but a little glowy, I could also mix the light bronzer and the dark bronzer together. Overall the ombre bronzer works well and is a good concept for a bronzer. However, having fair skin I have to be careful not to use the dark and matte end of the bronzer alone.
I liked that the bronzer was big in size for blending in the palette and I also felt like I was receiving my money's worth. Nevertheless, the cover is similar to a clear bubble and is difficult to put away with other makeup as it sticks up and doesn't lie flat.
Overall I think the IT Cosmetics Ombre Radiance Bronzer excellent product with 3.5/5 stars. I do think there should be two shades of this bronzer, one for skin with blue or pink tones (and less orange) and one for skin tones that are warmer. It would make it a more effective product for all women. As well, the packaging could be changed to make it easier to store.
5. IT Cosmetics – Brow Power – Universal Brow Pencil (Universal Taupe) – http://www.sephora.ca – $32.00 CAN
This Brow Power Universal Brow Pencil is absolutely one of my favorite brow pencils that I have ever used. It's not quite a pencil that you sharpen but a thicker brow pencil turning out of the penciled cover with an "ovalled tip." The pencil is easy to apply to shape brows and to fill in sparse eyebrows.
As brows are a huge makeup trend right now, finding your perfect brow pencil is difficult. However, this pencil is wonderful for many skin tones unless your eyebrows are black or have a warmer tone such as those women who are redheads or have more red in their natural hair color.
As well, if your brows are on the lighter side, you can apply less of the brow pencil. For instance, you can use it to shape your brows and then take the spoolie at the end of the pencil and brush through your brows, using the outside pencil shaping to fill in your naturally lighter toned brows. However, if your eyebrows are naturally a little darker such as mine, you can outline your brows and fill them in a little in the middle, for a more natural looking brow with a bit more definition.
Also, if you wanted a full-on brow look, shaping and filling in your brows with the pencil all over, will give you this bold look. Moreover, it is my opinion that a brow gel such as Benefit's Volumizing Brow Gel gives your brow hairs a more defined look and more volume with the Benefit Brow Gel or a similar product. You can also use less brow pencil inside your brows when using a volumizing brow gel.
IT Cosmetics writes that their Universal brow pencil is infused with "proprietary Brow Power™ Technology and brow-enhancing ingredients." These include ingredients such as "biotin, saw palmetto, and antioxidants." The "oval tip" of the pencil is also meant to "mimic" the "look of real hair" and the formula of the pencil is "budge-proof" and long-lasting.
My only thought was that a person who has a warmer skin tone might need a brow pencil that is a warmer brown and not a cool taupe. For me the Brow Power IT Cosmetics brow pencil is perfect and I would give it 5/5 stars.
It also lasts a bit over 2 months which is excellent for a quality brow pencil and the price is comparable to say the Anastasia Brow Definer or Benefit Goof Proof Easy Shape and Fill Brow Pencil which tends to be around $30.00 but come in more shades.
6. IT Cosmetics – Vitality Lip Flush Hydrating Lip Gloss Soft Stain – High Shine Finish – (Color: Je Ne Sais Quoi) – http://www.sephora.ca – $25.00 CAN
If you're like me, you might not be a big lipstick person. Partly because you choose not to focus on your lips in your makeup routine, or partly because you want a more natural lip color that moisturizes and stays on your lips. Although this Vitality Lip Flush is a neat product as it alters lip color to your natural PH level, and your best pink lip color, it's only moisturizing when you have it on your lips.
It is not long lasting and once it wears off your lips, they tend to feel dried out even though this lip product is supposed to hydrate well. The Lip Flush appears beautiful when you have it on but it needs to be re-applied every half hour or so. It's also anti-aging and creates a "pink stain" on your lips which looks pretty, natural, glossy, and healthy.
The product is created with IT Cosmetics's "Hydra-Luxe™ technology" with ingredients such as "plum oil, cherry oil, shea butter, aloe, and jojoba" that are all supposed to "hydrate, condition, and nourish" your lips. For me, I didn't like how my lips felt when the product had worn off.
On the upside, it is a great product for all skin tones as it adapts to your perfect pink lip color. It's not a bad product and I do think its benefits outweigh its 'cons' so I would give the product 3 /5 stars as its extremely versatile and moisturizing for the time it remains on your lips.
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2013 seems set to be a very different year in Pacha. I have already blogged recently about Tiesto not holding a residency with Pacha in 2013 with Tiesto claiming its too much to do it every year.
Yesterday Defected announced that they to will be leaving Pacha to set up camp elsewhere. Simon Dunmore said the following
Ibiza's clubbing landscape, however, is rapidly evolving and these are exciting times. Continuing a tried and trusted formula would have been the easiest option but next summer will be our tenth on the island and our achievements last summer give us a great platform to look at the new opportunities available to us. So, to conclude, we will not be at Pacha next summer and shall announce our plans for 2013 early in the New Year.
It sounds like they have some exciting plans, and the fact that they have announced they are not in Pacha signals to me that they plans are probably confirmed.
The above are stories straight from the horse's mouth. However, when i was first reading about this on Mixmag, they threw the following in at the end
There are also rumours circulating that Cadenza and Pete Tong are very likely to be leaving, along with David Guetta, Tiesto and Eric Prydz weekly nights possibly relocating to an alternative club.
Now, i find it hard now days to remember who played in which clubs in which years, but im pretty sure Eric Prydz did have a night in Pacha last season.
Take from the above what you will, i personally think that if five out of the seven promoters from one club are upping sticks and leaving all at the same time, then there has got to be trouble from within.
I could see Cadenza on the terrace of Amnesia or in Space, i could See Pete Tong anywhere and everywhere! I wouldn't be surprised to see a collaboration of nights filling Privilege.
Time will tell, but it gets the brain thinking on a cold Friday afternoon!


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This is a pretty general treatment of endangered species with a nice from-the-field synopsis of prey/fecal sampling by KUOW intern Irene Naguchi, but it didn't deliver what I expected — new information derived from the fecal sampling. The main news I caught from Brad was that they, Ken, and Mark haven't noted any new calves in J, K, or parts of L pod this late fall/winter. Nice work getting an intern out on the water, Brad! (There is a link to the archived podcast at the bottom of the clipping…)
I was impressed with Pimm's unwavering focus on delivering a positive message about the global extinction trend and with LaBorde's careful statements about Northwest salmon recovery progress in 2008. Sara surprised me with the fact that 75% of Washington State is home to one of the 28 listed evolutionarily significant units of salmon.
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Starved for attention: Why budget cuts shouldn't include nixing foreign aid
With billions in aid on the chopping block, who is looking out for the world's poor?
The first hard numbers emerging out of the famine in Somalia are staggering: Between May and August, U.S. aid officials estimate that more than 29,000 children under the age of 5 died in southern Somalia alone. The famine threatens 12 million in the region; the U.N. reports that 640,000 Somali children are acutely malnourished, suggesting the death toll among children is certain to rise.
The relief effort promises to be difficult, challenged by geography and the region's poor-to-nonexistent infrastructure, and complicated, too, by the presence of al-Shabaab Muslim extremists. Aid from the United States has begun to reach those most hungry, but sadly the rush of aid in early August arrived too late to save the lives of thousands of children. But how much higher would that death toll be if emergency aid from the U.S. weren't coming at all?
What if, in an effort to reduce the federal deficit at home, Americans turned their backs on the suffering and the starving around the world? It seems incomprehensible that the world's richest nation might abandon the pivotal role it has played in humanitarian relief, but that is exactly what some fear might happen as the United States puts together a plan to cut $2.4 to $3 trillion from the federal budget over the next 10 years.
Hidden within the $50 billion State Department budget is most of the money for relief and development work that the United States conducts. When you whittle away all the State Department's "international" aid that actually fronts for military spending, you end up with something in the vicinity of $30 billion of actual funding for relief and development.
Former U.N. Ambassador and member of Congress Tony Hall, now an advocate for the world's hungry, worries aid programs will be especially vulnerable as deficit reduction decisions are made. International aid is not protected by natural constituencies in the United States, he says. Politicians are not likely to suffer recriminations at the ballot box if they cut off funding. Lives are at stake, says Hall.
Since billions in aid to Israel, Egypt, and "partners" in "overseas contingency operations"—what we used to call the "war on terror"—in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan will apparently remain sacrosanct in the upcoming negotiations, budget hawks will likely target that $30 billion or so in development and relief aid. Considering the trillions that have to be cut, it is worth calculating whether the loss of U.S. influence and prestige—and lives—is really worth the tiny contribution foreign aid cuts could make toward deficit reduction.
Speaking on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Albany, New York's Bishop Howard Hubbard, chairman of the bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace, and Catholic Relief Services President Ken Hackett rejected a recent proposal to cut humanitarian funding floated by House Republicans in July. That plan, they wrote in a letter to Congress, "makes morally unacceptable, even deadly, cuts to poverty-focused humanitarian and development assistance . . . that will undermine integral human development, poverty reduction initiatives, and stability in the world's poorest countries and communities."
Hard decisions will have to be made as the nation attempts to restore its fiscal health. But when the choice is between feeding the world's hungry and funneling more subsidies to U.S. farmers, will we make the right call?
By supporting the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals in 2000, the United States joined an alliance of the world's wealthiest nations in an unprecedented effort to reduce measures of poverty and deprivation worldwide by half by 2015. That date is fast approaching, and there's still a long way to go.
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that the validity of U.S. public debt "shall not be questioned." The nation is properly concerned with shoring up the credibility of that commitment. What will it take for us to feel the same responsibility to live up to the commitment we have likewise made to the world's poor?
They have no lobbying firms to argue their case; they have no politicians, bankers, or bureaucrats in their pockets. They only have us.
This article appeared in the October 2011 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 76, No. 10, page 39).
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Taking some pictures outside Bear Country Cabin of Whispering Pine Cabins during our new year vacations at Ruidoso, New Mexico. It snowed that night before.
New Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Inhabited by Native American populations for many centuries, it has also been part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S. territory. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics at 45% (2008 estimate), being descendants of Spanish colonists and recent immigrants from Latin America. It also has the third-highest percentage of Native Americans after Alaska and Oklahoma, and the fifth-highest total number of Native Americans after California, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Texas. The tribes represented in the state consist of mostly Navajo and Pueblo peoples. As a result, the demographics and culture of the state are unique for their strong Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultural influences. At a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth most sparsely inhabited U.S. state.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_mexico]


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