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I've always wanted to be responsible for physical security. I never understood why the security of computers, networks and data is managed by a different department than the security of doors, windows and cameras. The same principles apply in both worlds. And let's face it: Physical security is actually run on computers. So I think it's perfectly natural for information security to own it.
But not everybody agrees. In fact, I'm having a hard time finding anybody who agrees with me about this. For one thing, throughout my career as a security manager, I've always been a part of IT. Some would argue that security is a broader discipline than IT and should be in a separate organization, but I've never been with a company that used that model. So, from a practical perspective, the question becomes "Should IT own physical security?"
Normally, at least in my experience, the Facilities department owns and manages the door access, alarm systems and surveillance cameras. The problem is, to be perfectly honest, I don't think they understand the underlying technologies to do a good job of it. For example, in the company I worked for two jobs ago, each building had a local security system that controlled all the badge readers. And in each building, there was a computer that had to be configured with all the access rights that allowed people to open various doors. That computer was an old Dell desktop, outdated, dirty, unpatched and unmanaged. And there was no redundancy built into the design. If that computer died, all the access rights would be lost. On top of that, too many people had access to various doors. At one point, I did an audit of a secure room I was concerned about (having to ask for a report from Facilities because I didn't have access to the security system), and the result shocked me. Over 30 people had access to the secure room, and nobody knew who half of them were! Provisioning and deprovisioning of user access were foreign concepts to that company's Facilities department.
When I signed on to my current position, I quickly took advantage of an unclear responsibility and claimed ownership of physical security. I built an IT-quality infrastructure, complete with redundancy, backups and careful management. Our building security systems are now state-of-the-art, and the best proof of their quality is that nobody notices them. They have exactly the access they need, no more and no less, and everything works flawlessly. Unfortunately, as I'm sure you understand, this means nobody knows the complexity and planning that went into the systems. But that's OK; I'm not looking for praise.
The problem is, a new Facilities director recently signed on after the departure of the previous guy, whom I knew well and worked with closely. I haven't had time to establish a relationship with the new guy yet, but already he is insisting on taking over my systems. The reason? Facilities always owns physical security -- that's just how it's done.
As I've said, I couldn't agree less. And I'm actually making some headway in getting my point across. It helps that I started out by formalizing my responsibilities in a charter signed by the CIO. I don't think he fully understood the part about physical security, but that's OK. I have something official to point to. And I'm putting together a RACI analysis to clarify and parcel out our roles. But I just can't seem to get the Facilities director to see things my way. Security systems are technology systems, and they should be handled by people who understand the technology. Do you agree?
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Mrs. Baseball: "My Dad died from being a Phillies fan."
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Mrs. Baseball: "My Dad died from being a Phillies fan."
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- Indira said...
Good think she's seeing a neurologist because she must not be right in the head. Unless he was so overcome with joy during the 08 World Series and had a heart attack or something, in which case he died a happy man.
- February 8, 2012 at 5:27 PM
That's a contagious condition, isn't it?
- February 8, 2012 at 5:52 PM
The baseball team, or the brand of cheap cigars?
- February 8, 2012 at 6:11 PM
"In retrospect, he probably shouldn't have moved to Pittsburgh."
- February 8, 2012 at 6:14 PM
- Thatgirl said...
Hit in the head with a ball? Choked on a hotdog?
- February 8, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- Officer Cynical said...
I've been a Browns fan my whole life. I've been dead for years.
- February 8, 2012 at 7:35 PM
Philadelphia fans are dangerous, and not even their own are safe. It's entirely possible that someone could die from being a Phillies fan. There is a special court, judge and jail inside Veterans Stadium.
- February 8, 2012 at 8:08 PM
"I'm sure he wouldn't have tried to sneak into Chase Utley's house in the middle of the night to get a lock of his hair if he'd known about the guard dogs."
- February 8, 2012 at 8:42 PM
"I told him it wasn't a good idea to try to climb Everest in a Phillie Phanatic costume, but would he listen?"
- February 8, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Well, scary stufff. So far it has been proven to 100% fatal - don't know of any Phillies fan who will not die eventually.
- February 8, 2012 at 9:20 PM
My father in law, a huge Seattle Seahawks fan, died many years ago from a massive MI right after watching the Seahawks win a Monday night game. I thought at the time it was the smoking, being about 40 pounds over weight, or maybe the alcoholism. Now I know it was from being a Seahawk Fan. He was a great guy. Continue to rest in Peace Grampa Bill.
- February 8, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Excuse me, but the Phillies play at Citizens Bank Park, and there is no special jail or court there!
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The much anticipated final report into the fatal vehicle accident that occurred Aug. 9 on U.S. 395 is still pending, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Laura Roberts. She said the release of the report is expected to take months, perhaps not until December.
Roberts said the investigation is still hinging on final reports from the multi-agency investigation team. The MAIT is currently busy with multiple major accidents throughout the state and can only complete one investigation at a time, Roberts said.
The CHP did release the name of the driver of the Ford Expedition SUV, Natalie Elizabeth Nield, of Carlsbad, who would have turned 18 years old on Aug. 12. The CHP estimated the SUV was traveling at 65 mph when it strayed from its southbound lane outside of Bishop and struck one of three northbound vans, head-on, carrying members of a Southern California cross-country team.
In all, three people were killed, including the driver of the van and a second passenger in the SUV, and 16 were injured.


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Brick wall #1
On January 20, 2010, I wrote the following blog:
Raquel (Rachel) De Castillo born 1891
Raquel De Castillo was my great aunt through marriage. She married my grandmother Arthémise Dumais Levesque's brother Napoleon Dumais. What I have been finding is that Napoleon used the surname Dumas rather than Dumais or the census enumerator misspelled the name.
This morning I found them in a 1920 Federal Census living in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It tells me that they married in Cuba, were in Lawrence for the birth of their first child, returned to Cuba where three more children were born and were back in Lawrence for the birth of their last two children.
My mother often spoke of "ma tante Rachel" (aunt Rachel) and she loved her dearly. No one seems to know what became of them and my mother's first cousins (in their high 80s and 90s) believe they returned to Cuba at some point. It was thanks to them that just a few years ago I learned that Raquel was married to Napoleon. Until then, I had no idea how my family was related to her.
If anyone has information on this family, I would love to hear from you.
One June afternoon the phone rang and the call was coming in my Florida. I was very busy and almost did not answer thinking it might be a telemarketer. After the third ring, I decided to pick up so this "telemarketer" would continue to call - what a great decision! The person at the other end said "my name is Adriana Blanco - I am a great granddaughter of Raquel Del Castillo. A brick wall going back many years when my mother used to talk about Raquel had come down.
Brick wall #2:
Almost since I began my family research I had been digging for the birth/baptismal record for Georges Dumais who was my great grandfather on my mother's side. By the way, he was the father of Napoleon who had married Raquel Del Castillo. All of my great grandfather's siblings were baptized in the parish of St-André, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada so I totally expected to find his baptism there as well. For years I scoured that parish register and other registers for Kamouraska but could not find this record at all.
On January 21st, 2010, I was searching on ancestry.com through Family Tree Maker when I saw a baptism for a Georges Dumais in the parish of Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada. I thought I may as well check it out. This was indeed Georges' baptismal record! I could not believe it and such an exciting find that I doubted anything could top this. The only thing I could figure regarding his baptism in Rivière-du-Loup rather than Kamouraska was that perhaps because he was being baptized "Georges" it was decided to go to the church of St-Georges..just a wild guess but who knows.
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When in my early twenties, my father told me the names of his parents who had died when he was young. Since then I had searched for birth, marriage and death and burial records. I had never been able to find my grandfather, Damien LeBlanc's death and burial records. On October 20th, 2010 I decided to search through ancestry.com but all I could find were census records. This time it occurred to me how many times I had seen my grandfather's name as Daniel in censuses. I always made the correction on Ancestry believing that either the enumerators or the transcribers had made an error. That night when I went to bed a huge light went on and I sat up straight in bed! I remembered that when I had gone to the City Clerk's office in Lawrence, Massachusetts to search through index cards of deaths that in my notebook I had written the death of Daniel LeBlanc in February 1913. Well 1913 was the year my grandfather disappeared from Lawrence City Directories so I decided I would take a look at that notebook next morning. The death date I'd noted was 16 February 1913. I then went on the Mormon's site familysearch.org which at the time was a "pilot" site. I typed in the name Daniel LeBlanc and bingo! Up popped not only the name, date and place of death but there was a digital copy of the actual death record that I was able to download and print. My grandmother had pre-deceased him so the person giving the information at the time of his death stated the names of his parents so I knew without a doubt this was my grandfather Damien.
Later mentioning this to a well known research in New Brunswick, Canada which is where these grandparents came from, I was told that many Acadian men with the name of Damien change their given name to Daniel - how I wish I'd know that sooner! Nonetheless, another wall came down.
After finding this record, I decided to look my grandmother's death certificate on the same site. I knew her date of death but did not yet have her certificate. Sure enough, a digital copy was on the Mormon site and I now have that one also. So this was somewhat of a double whammy and I didn't think things could be better. I was wrong!
Brick wall #4+
I found so many records on the familysearch.org site this month alone that I call of it #4+ of brick walls as it consists of records that I never expected to find and some surprises that I did find.
I had never been able to find the marriage record for my aunt (my father's half sister) Genevieve "Jennie" LeBlanc. About ten years ago I met a long lost cousin who was the son of another of my father's sisters - he told me that Jennie had married a fellow by the name of Miller. Again, thanks to the familysearch.org site I now have Jennie's marriage certificate of marriage to John Miller. My cousin also told me they had three children who died young. Now have the three birth and death certificates. On this great Mormon site I have also found death certificates for on of my uncles who drowned in the Merrimack River at the age of 9. My finds just go on an on and I could not be happier.
Some of the surprises: finding birth and death records for aunts, uncles and cousins I'd never heard of before. Children who died either at birth or shortly thereafter that no one ever mentioned.
We always have more brick walls but 2010 was a great year of finds as you can see. I always tell people to never give up the search no matter what. The records I have found are proof of that because you never know how, where or when your long search will culminate in success. I have always believed that our ancestors are waiting to be found.
I encourage you to try familysearch.org - it is free. Happy hunting!
N.B. Now I have another mystery to solve. On my grandfather Damien/Daniel LeBlanc's death record is the name Mrs. Pierre LeBlanc - she is the one who gave information regarding my grandfather's parents etc. I've no idea who she was but I will certainly be trying to find information about her.
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Asbestos in Construction, Renovation and Maintenance Activities
|Asbestos in Construction, Renovation and Maintenance Activities
|Finance, Operations and Auxiliary Services
|Planning, Design and Construction Management
2004, Asbestos in Construction, Renovation and Maintenance Activities Placed in University Policy Manual after EXPEDITED REVIEW, transitioned without substantive change from prior version, March 25, 2013.
Assistant Director, 328-6166 Associate Vice Chancellor, 328-6166
|Related Policies
ECU Construction Standards
|Additional References
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose: East Carolina University has developed a program to ensure minimal disturbance of asbestos-containing materials associated with construction, renovation and maintenance activities (includes Telecommunications/ITCS cable installation, etc.).
1.2 This primarily affects Facilities Services and ITCS, but applies to every University affiliated department and includes both in-house and contractor activities.
1.3 Intact and undisturbed asbestos materials do not pose a significant health risk. Asbestos-containing material that is in good condition, and is not damaged or disturbed, is not likely to release asbestos fibers into the air. When asbestos-containing material is properly managed release of asbestos into the air is prevented or minimized, and the risk of asbestos-related disease can be reduced to a negligible level.
2. Definitions
2.1 Suspect Materials: There are buildings at the University that have some type of asbestos-containing material. These "suspect materials" include, but are not limited to, thermal system insulation, fireproofing, floor coverings, ceiling tiles, cement piping, and acoustical and decorative treatments for ceilings and walls. All "suspect material" is presumed to be asbestos containing until it is sampled by an accredited inspector and analyzed by an accredited laboratory.
3. Responsibilities
3.1 Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)
3.1.1 The Office of Environmental Health and Safety will provide review and approval of construction, renovations and maintenance activities involving "suspect materials".
3.1.2 EH&S will maintain an asbestos sample database and provide accredited personnel to conduct small-scale inspections.
3.1.3 An annual evaluation of the program will be provided by EH&S along with an annual training to all affected University personnel.
3.1.4 Training shall include, but not limited to:
184.108.40.206 Information regarding asbestos and its various uses and forms;
220.127.116.11 Information on the health effects associated with asbestos exposures;
18.104.22.168 Location of asbestos-containing materials, recognition of damage, deterioration, and delamination of asbestos-containing materials;
184.108.40.206 The name and telephone number of the person designated as Program Administrator.
3.2 Requesting Department (Facilities Services, ITCS, etc.)
3.2.1 Any construction, renovation or maintenance conducted by the requesting department will be in accordance with this document.
3.2.2 The requesting department must receive written/electronic approval from EH&S prior to initiating project.
3.2.3 The department is responsible for costs associated with any response/remediation required for unauthorized activities.
3.2.4 They must provide (Contact EH&S) asbestos awareness-training opportunities to all affected University personnel prior to any construction, renovation or maintenance activities.
3.2.5 The Project Manager must provide information to affected University and /or contractor personnel regarding the specific location of asbestos-containing material for each project.
3.2.6 They must also ensure that University and /or contractor personnel not disturb any material until they have confirmed with the project manager that it does not contain asbestos.
4. Procedure
4.1 Prior to initiation to any construction, renovation or maintenance activity involving "suspect materials", the project manager/responsible personnel must submit a request to Environmental Health and Safety.
4.1.1 Copies of work orders or an e-mail request including the location and scope of the project must be provided.
4.2 EH&S will review asbestos sample data and provide guidance to minimize disturbance of asbestos-containing material.
4.3 When adequate data are not available then the area must be inspected by an accredited inspector and samples taken accordingly.
4.3.1 Standard sample turnaround is 7 to 10 days - so advance notice must be provided to avoid extended delays.
4.3.2 Emergency turnaround is available, but it significantly increases the sample costs.
4.4 Large-scale inspections may require the services of an accredited contractor.
4.5 EH&S has a limited sample budget for routine, small-scale maintenance and repair activities.
4.6 Sample costs for property acquisitions, construction/renovation projects, etc. should be included as part of the project and are the responsibility of the requesting department.
4.7 EH&S will provide a verbal response to the requesting department followed by written or electronic approval/disapproval.
4.7.1 The requesting department must not proceed with the activity until they receive the written/electronic approval.
4.8 Activities that will disturb asbestos-containing material must be performed by an accredited contractor or alternative methods utilized to avoid disturbance of material.
4.8.1 Alternative methods must be approved by EH&S.
4.9 When the services of an accredited contractor are required, the project must be coordinated by the Facilities Services Work Center and Environmental Health and Safety
4.10 Any unauthorized activity discovered or reported to EH&S will be terminated immediately.
4.10.1 Any costs associated with the unauthorized activities will be the responsibility of the department with project oversight.


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Mar 28, 2011
March 28, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Sophomore Glen Scher has been named UCSBgauchos.com Athlete of the Week after winning the individual title at last week's Barona Collegiate Classic in Lakeside, Calif.
Scher shot a 7-under par 209 to beat Nevada's Scott Smith and San Diego State's J.J. Spaun by one shot apiece. His effort helped the Gauchos to a sixth-place finish out of 16 teams. It was the fourth time in the last five tournaments that they finished among the top-six.
Scher, a native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., became the first UCSB player in nearly five years to win an individual title. The last time a Gaucho won a title was on May 1, 2001 when Jeff Wood won the Big West title.


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SAN LORENZO — East Bay Arts High School in San Lorenzo was locked down Wednesday morning after someone reported seeing a student with a gun, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.
The incident took place about 8:45 a.m. at the school at 20450 Royal Ave., said Sgt. J.D. Nelson.
Following the anonymous report, deputies were alerted, searched the school campus and contacted a male student who reportedly was seen with a weapon. Deputies did not find a gun and were interviewing the boy.
As of 9:45 a.m., the lockdown was lifted and no arrests had been made.
No students were injured and the incident remains under investigation, Nelson said.
Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.


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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Fight or Flight? Oh, yeah, Fight!
My daughter is a warrior. And although her name does mean princess, she's nothing like Xena, Warrior Princess. She's a lot buffer and tougher.
Last week she came home in the middle of the day with her baby girl in her car seat. As she walked through the front door she saw that the stereo was on the floor in the middle of the living room. Odd. That shouldn't be.
She set her girl down on the floor by the coat rack and was pondering whether her husband was unexpectedly home, or whether there was a burglar in the house, when she heard noises downstairs. Walking down the carpeted stairs, based on the quality of noises she heard, she decided, "definitely burglar."
When she rounded the corner into the family room she saw a pile of their things (xBox, stereo, laptop, etc) by the sliding glass door and next to it a man trying frantically to open the door. Unfortunately for him, that door is broken and requires a precise series of lift, shove, push, and lower in order to be opened.
The adrenaline already surging through my daughter peaked and she flew at the intruder, screaming at the top of her lungs, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?" Then she punched him in the face three times. He broke free and ran upstairs, my daughter chasing and screaming the whole time. After he sprinted out the front door she called 911.
After the adrenaline surge left, the cops and her husband were able to gently tell her that what she had done wasn't the optimal course of action. When there's an intruder in the house, you should leave the house immediately and call 911. She was very blessed that the burglar was not a professional (he'd walked by more valuable things on his way to the xBox) and that he hadn't had a knife or gun on him. Also, that her daughter sat unfazed and untouched in her car seat the whole time.
I said that the burglar was blessed that she didn't think about picking up one of the 15 lb. dumbbells lying there.
So why do I tell you this story? Because I love that my daughter is awesome, confident, strong, and fearless. And she approaches life with the same attitude. Her kitchen is a place of wonder, mystery, and adventure where she tries out new things all the time. Zero fear of failure. She's teaching me new things all the time and she inspires me.
Recently, I finally got around to trying something new that's been on my to-try list for about 2 years. Homemade Nutella. I had some crepes leftover from a savory dish and really wanted Nutella and banana crepes. But, sadly, I had no Nutella. My younger daughter offered to bike to the store and buy some (she really wanted those crepes, too), but it occurred to me that I had hazelnuts in the freezer, so I should make it myself.
I don't know why I put this off for so long. It's so easy. It takes longer than opening a jar from the store, true, but I do have the satisfaction of knowing exactly what goes into my homemade version. Plus I get to check another item off my to-try list. Yeah and high fives to me!
Homemade Nutella
adapted from Su Good Sweets
2 cups whole raw hazelnuts
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
up to 1/4 cup vegetable or nut oil
1/2 tsp vanilla
1- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place hazelnuts in a single layer on a shallow baking pan. Toast until the skins are almost black and the meat is dark brown, about 15 minutes. Stir the nuts halfway through baking so ensure an even color.
2- Wrap the hazelnuts in a clean kitchen towel or paper towel, and rub until most of the skins have come off. Don't fret if you can't get off all the skins.
3- Place the nuts in a food processor and process, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally. At first, you will get coarsely chopped nuts, and then it will turn into a fine meal. After a little while, the nuts will form a ball around the blade, and it will seem like you only have a solid mass. Keep processing. The heat and friction will extract the natural oils, and you will get hazelnut butter! This takes about 5 minutes.
4- When the nuts have formed a paste, add in the sugar, cocoa and vanilla. Slowly drizzle in enough oil to make a spreadable consistency. Since the mixture is warm, it will be more liquidy now than at room temperature. Transfer the spread to an airtight container, and store refrigerated for up to 1 month. For best results, stir the Nutella before using.
12 comments:
- vkochis said...
Your daughter is amazing. Thank God she wasn't hurt! That burglar didn't stand a chance.
Wow. I wonder if I'd have the chops to do what she did....
- May 10, 2011 at 8:05 AM
- Jennifer Jo said...
What a story! I got short of breath, reading it. My chin was dropped and I was gasping for air, my eyes bugging out of my head. Whoa, dude!
- May 10, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- hobby baker said...
Thank God for protective angels. That was hard for me to read. All moms put themselves in your daughter's shoes reading it I'm sure. I'm so glad it turned out the way it did! Here's to happy endings and homemade Nutella. ♥
- May 10, 2011 at 10:44 AM
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- May 10, 2011 at 10:50 AM
- Astrid and the kitties Kashim, Othello and Salome said...
oh my! glad your daughter and granddaughter were not hurt and everything turned out fine. it was real scary to read!
now about this nutella: did it taste like real nutella? tell me, a nutella addict needs to know!! :)
- May 11, 2011 at 3:58 AM
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
Astrid - It doesn't taste exactly like real Nutella. It's good, but the flavor is different. I'm going to try the version David Lebovitz has on his blog and see how that tastes.
- May 11, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- Baking Soda said...
Yikes! She is a toughie! So glad it turned out this way and that they were both safe.
- May 11, 2011 at 1:03 PM
- bellini said...
High fives to both you and your daughter Lynn!!!!It has happened to both my sister and my brother but neither of them found the burglars in the house. I'd say luck was on her side but you have to admire her fortitude!!!!
- May 12, 2011 at 5:36 AM
- Adam said...
You know they're filming a new Wonder Woman show right now :). That's pretty awesome/scary what you're daughter did. I'm glad that she's okay and everything worked out.
I feel the same way about Peanut Butter as you obviously do (did) about Nutella. I love PB to death, but for some reason have never bothered to make my own. I keep telling myself I should. I mean how hard is it to stick peanuts in a food processor :)?
- May 12, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- grace said...
girl power! me, i would've cowered in fear and/or run screaming. i'm glad nothing ghastly happened!
also, nutella = heaven on earth. the end.
- May 13, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- Avanika [YumsiliciousBakes] said...
Woah! Your daughter sure is a toughie. Great inspiration though, I've been meaning to try homemade Nutella since forever! How was it?
- May 21, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- Lien said...
What a scary read, glad it all turned out OK. That's GIRLPOWER for real!!
That nutella sounds delicious to make, I can do home-made peanut butter, so why not this... Great idea
- May 22, 2011 at 3:27 AM


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Slide Session II: Animal Models
Optogenetic Stimulation of Cholinergic Brain Networks for Preventing Cortical Dysfunction during Seizures
Presenting Author: Moran Furman
Collaborating Authors: Joshua Motelow, Benjamin Lerner, Ilana Witten, Karl Deisseroth, Fahmeed Hyder, Jessica Cardin, Hal Blumenfeld
Ictal and post-ictal loss of consciousness is a major cause of disability, and currently there are no effective treatments for this debilitating side effect of epilepsy. Studies in humans and animal models have shown that during complex partial seizures, the cortex transitions into slow-wave oscillations (1-2Hz), resembling neocortical activity during deep sleep, anesthesia, and coma. Furthermore, this transition is mediated by suppression of subcortical arousal structures, including the brainstem pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPT) and thalamic centro-lateral nucleus (CL), structures that are essential for maintaining the cortex in an alert and awake state. Thus, stimulating these subcortical arousal regions is a promising avenue for improving the level of consciousness during seizures.
We aim to prevent neocortical slow-wave activity in a rat model of complex partial seizures using optogenetic stimulation of subcortical arousal structures. Recent evidence from our lab shows that cholinergic PPT neurons, but not other cell types, are inhibited during limbic seizures. To selectively stimulate cholinergic neurons in the PPT, we performed stereotaxic viral injections into the PPT and confirmed expression of the light sensitive protein channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) specifically in PPT cholinergic neurons. Using acute electrophysiological recordings with optogenetic stimulation and in the future also fMRI imaging and behavioral testing, we will examine the effect of stimulating and inhibiting cholinergic subcortical pathways on neocortical function during limbic seizures. These experiments will advance our mechanistic understanding of impaired consciousness in epilepsy and hopefully lead to novel treatments for preventing ictal unconsciousness, particularly in cases when medications or surgical therapies are ineffective or unfavorable.
Optical Approaches to Unraveling the Function of Dendrite-Targeting GABAergic Interneurons
Presenting Author: Michael Higley
Collaborating Authors: Chiayu Chiu, Gyorgy Lur
GABAergic synaptic inhibition plays a critical but poorly understood role in shaping neuronal activity in the neocortex. The disruption of GABAergic signaling is implicated in several neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and autism. Hypotheses of inhibitory function have largely focused on perisomatic synapses, which control the magnitude and timing of action potential output from excitatory pyramidal neurons. However, the majority of GABAergic synapses in the neocortex are formed onto pyramidal cell dendrites, where their actions are less clear. Here, using cell type-specific optical stimulation in combination with 2-photon Ca(2+) imaging, we show that dendritic inhibition mediated by somatostatin-expressing interneurons exerts highly compartmentalized control over postsynaptic calcium (Ca(2+)) signals within individual dendritic spines. Anatomical and computational analyses indicate that this highly focal inhibitory action is mediated by a subset of GABAergic synapses that directly target spine heads. Our results demonstrate that GABAergic inhibition participates in localized control of dendritic biochemical signaling.
Neural Hyperactivity Disrupts Cerebral Microvascular Formation during a Postnatal Critical Period
Presenting Author: Christina Whiteus
Collaborating Authors: Catarina Freitas, Jaime Grutzendler
During the first postnatal month extensive synaptic and vascular remodeling occur in the mouse brain, however it is not known how these processes are coordinated. We investigated whether neural activity in the cortex influences the patterning of the vascular bed during this period. We found that increases in neuronal activity through audio and motor stimulation lead to reduced vascular branching in audio and motor cortices respectively, but had no effect in control areas. Pathological high neuronal activity induced by pilocarpine- and tetanus seizures caused an even more dramatic reduction in blood vessel branching. These branching deficits corresponded with a drop endothelial proliferation, though non-endothelial proliferation was unaffected. In vivo two-photon imaging revealed fewer vessel formations in animals experiencing seizures, however, we observed no increased elimination of either vessels or growing sprouts. The observed vascular deficits appear to be long-lasting as mice exposed to a 15 day auditory stimulation exhibit reduced vessel density up to three months later. Our results suggest the existence of a postnatal critical period during which inhibition of vascular growth in the brain might be detrimental later in life. Exposure of stimulated mice to low atmospheric oxygen reveals an increased sensitivity to hypoxia in brains with fewer vessels. This may have important clinical implications, especially during aging when vascular compensatory mechanisms are compromised by arteriosclerosis and stroke.
State-Dependent Inhibitory Control of Local Networks
Presenting Author: Jess Cardin
Collaborating Authors: Ulf Knoblich, Renata Batista-Brito, Mitra Miri
Brain activity is regulated by the interplay between two major types of neural cells: excitatory neurons that use the neurotransmitter glutamate and inhibitory interneurons that use the neurotransmitter GABA. Acute disruption of GABAergic inhibition profoundly alters brain activity patterns and leads to seizure, while constitutive changes in interneuron number and function are strongly linked to psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism. In the cerebral cortex, which controls perception, cognition, and action, excitatory neurons receive a continuous barrage of synaptic inputs that must be integrated to produce output to target cells. Synaptic inhibition is thought to shape this integration and to provide a 'brake' on excitatory activity. Inhibition is thus hypothesized to be a critical regulator of healthy brain function and a key mediator of dysfunction in disease. However, little is known about the activity of inhibitory interneurons in the intact brain. Recent work has highlighted two major classes of hippocampal interneurons whose dysfunction is associated with seizure: 1) parvalbumin-expressing, fast-spiking interneurons that target the soma of excitatory neurons (PV) and 2) somatostatin-expressing interneurons that target the dendrites (SOM). These two populations are hypothesized to function differently in maintaining neural network stability. Until recently, it was not possible to target specific interneuron populations for either electrophysiological recording or perturbation of their activity in vivo. However, the recent development of transgenic optical tools for neural stimulation and suppression provides a novel approach for identification and direct manipulation of specific neural classes in vivo. In our current work, we are using a combined electrophysiological and optogenetic approach to record and manipulate the activity of genetically targeted PV and SOM interneurons under healthy conditions and in mouse models of disease.
Glutamine Synthetase and Astrocytes in the Pathophysiology of Localization-Related Epilepsy
Presenting Author: Tore Eid
Collaborating Authors: Ronnie Dhaher, Helen Wang, Nathan Tu, Hitten Zaveri, Benjamin Albright, Caroline Ong, Argyle Bumanglag, Eyiyemisi Damisah
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder with a prevalence of approximately 1% in the general population. Up to one-third of individuals with epilepsy cannot control their seizures with current antiepileptic drugs, and the available drugs have side effects that limit their use. Uncontrolled seizures are often very disabling due to their unpredictable appearance and frequently associated features such as loss of consciousness, physical injury, and social stigmatization. Epilepsy is also associated with significant comorbidities including depression/suicide, cognitive impairment, and sudden unexpected death. Thus, our long-term goal is to facilitate the development of more efficacious and better tolerated treatments for epilepsy and its comorbidities. To attain this goal, the main scientific objective of the laboratory is to understand the cellular, molecular and metabolic mechanisms of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), which is one of the most common forms of medication refractory, localization related epilepsies. Our central hypothesis is that an initial brain insult (seizures, head trauma, intracranial infection) leads to proliferation of phenotypically abnormal ("reactive") astrocytes in the medial temporal lobe. The reactive astrocytes facilitate the development of recurrent seizures by perturbing the brain glutamine-glutamate-GABA homeostasis. We postulate that loss of glutamine synthetase in reactive astrocytes is a critical event in the pathophysiological process that leads to TLE.
Epileptiform Discharges in Transgenic Alzheimer's Mice Correlate with Impairments in Spatial Memory and are Reduced by Ethosuximide
Presenting Author: Haakon B. Nygaard
Collaborating Authors: Adam Kaufman, Linda L. Huh, Stephen M. Strittmatter
Background: Hyperexcitability and seizures have emerged as possible mechanisms underlying the neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Despite recent advances, it is not known to what extent seizures affect memory function or disease progression in AD, or whether reducing seizures could be an effective therapy in this disease.Here, we address these questions in detail utilizing rodent models of Alzheimer's disease.
Methods: APP-PSEN and 3xTg-AD mice were used, both of which harbor APPswe and PSEN1 transgenes, with the latter model also harboring the P301L tau mutation. All underwent continuous EEG monitoring for 72 hours. The APP-PSEN mice were tested in the Morris Water Maze, and their memory function correlated to the presence and severity of seizures. Subgroups with frequentseizures then underwent anticonvulsant therapy with Phenytoin, Ethosuximide, and Levetiracetam to assess effectiveseizure reduction. In addition, APP-PSEN mice lacking expression of cellular prion protein (PrPC) were also assessed for seizure reduction. The therapeutic effect of anticonvulsant therapy on the memory impairments in AD mice is now being tested.
Results: 40% ofaged APP-PSEN mice had at least 1 convulsive seizure over a 72 hour recording period, and approximately half had frequent non-convulsive spike-wave discharges (SWDs), lasting 1-2 seconds. Many SWDs were accompanied by a 1-3 second behavioral arrest.The presence of SWDs correlated with both learning and memory, with SWD-positive mice performing significantly worse in both the acquisition phase and the subsequent probe trial of the Morris Water Maze.Ethosuximide was most effective in reducing SWD frequency, with a complete resolution lasting 4 hours after dosing, with returnto baseline over 12 hours. Levetiracetam produced more than 50% reduction of SWD frequency, while phenytoin caused a slight increase in SWDs. The lack of PrPC expression completely reversed the SWD phenotype in APP-PSEN mice.
Conclusions: Our study is the firstto detail the correlation betweennon-convulsive SWDs and the behavioral impairments of AD mice. Our data suggest that the use ofanticonvulsants in the treatment of AD has therapeutic potential, either as an alternative or complimentary to current anti-amyloid interventions.


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Skip to comments.Video: Derrick Bell Describes Marxist Foundation of Critical Race Theory
Posted on 03/11/2012 3:04:38 PM PDT by Nachum
I posted a clip from Derrick Bell last week which included some pretty obvious Marxist undertones, but this this is like a Marxism primer. CUNY TV in New York has curiously pulled a video clip of this down from their site, and YouTube, but cmon, you know thats not going to stop me. From 2007:
(Full source MP3 available here.)
But I thought according to Soledad OBrien, Critical Race Theory was just about the intersection of race and politics and stuff?
On a related note, does this (pdf) remind of you anyone?
The empathethic perspective also comes from the Critical Race Theory tradition, which suggests that a diverse judiciary greatly shapes judicial decision making, legal analysis, and, by extension, the law itself. Specifically, judges who hail from different social or cultural backgrounds may provide a more nuanced understanding of facts, evidence, and credibility determinations than judges who lack such experience.
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The file on Derrick Bell (so far)
Excellent! Thanks.
Just the 10,000th Ordinary Guy in the neighborhood.
Nothing to see here.
Just move along.
Yeah, neither can I.
These mental giants never get around to naming a system that doesn't have winners and losers, rich and poor. There never has been one and there never will be one.
They wanna pick who wins and who loses.
Of course they do which is inherently unfair compared to a system where people rise or fall based on their own merits. Bell himself engaged in picking and choosing winners. He tried to blacklist a black professor from tenure at Harvard because he didn't buy into Bell's crackpot race theory. Bell didn't want a fair system he just wanted to be the oppressor.
To some extent CRT is correct that laws that do not mention race were indeed used to target and suppress some races at the benefit of others.
Several years ago, during the public debate on a ballot proposition in Missouri on the subject of concealed carry, one group in St. Louis carried an article that recalled the long and sad history of Missouri law and indeed laws in southern states that were passed to prohibit carrying of concealed weapons but at the time were never meant to be enforced against white people.
It quotes legal scholars Robert Cottrol and Raymond in a 1995 Chicago-Kent College of Law article, titled "Never Intended to be Applied to the White Population: Firearms Regulation and Racial Disparity— The Redeemed South's Legacy to a National Jurisprudence?"
These scholars, and others, show that over time those laws began to apply to every citizen and now those who champion the right to self defense must claw their way back to a legal way to carry a concealed weapon.
The article ends by asking that isn't this what Blacks wanted all along, that we must have law that applies to everyone in the same way? This is why "may issue" laws are so dangerous to the civil rights of everyone, in that it institutionalizes disparate treatment. We see this in New York and LA where celebrities can get a concealed carry permit but the little people are routinely turned down.
Would that none of our laws were every cryptically designed to give disparate advantage or deny rights to anyone any more.
However, in closing, let me point out that Critical Race Theory was developed as a vehicle by which to justify socialism in repairing the defects of our present legal structure. The proof is in how CRT was used and in what disparity that advocates of CRT complained of.
They complained about the disparate number of blacks suffering from drug laws tailored to the drugs that blacks were more likely to use than whites. I am very sympathetic to that complaint. However, champions of CRT were not at all concerned when laws that were meant to prevent blacks from exercising their rights under the Second Amendment also came to prevent everyone from enjoying those rights. The truth was they only cared about some rights and not all rights. And in that bias, we see the real reason that CRT was so popular with the left. It was yet another way to bash our Constitution and our unalienable rights in the same overarching way the ACLU does.
I've been listening to a lot of Sowell on the issue.
I don't know a damned thing about a theory of Critical Race, but I recognise a racist, race baiting, white hating black man when I see one.
Derrick Bell, Hussein Obama, Eric Holder ,Farrakhan, Jeremiah Wright, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton all meet that criteria.
They are all Marxists, some are Muslim or Communists all are bigots, and they all take advantage of the ignorant in their own race for their own desires.
Neither prohibitions on carrying guns nor "may issue" laws are in line with the character of the Constitution and Bill of Rights so Critical Race Theory is not supported by pointing to them. If anything the un-Constitutional nature of those laws proves the opposite about our founding principles than what Bell espoused. That is it is necessary to try to by-pass founding principles in order to pass discriminatory laws.
Listening to Thomas Sowell on anything is always a good thing.
It is clear by the totality of the evidence so far that Bell is indeed hostile to the Constitution and Bill of Rights, except where it would advance his liberal agenda.
When we have a law, such as existed in Missouri for several generations that prohibited carrying concealed firearms but yet was initially only applied to Blacks but not to whites, we have a pattern that exactly follows Critical Race Theory.
My observation was that Bell and those who champion CRT never have raised, nor would they ever raise, the same objection to laws like this that they raised against other laws that had a similar pattern of deliberate disparate enforcement.
CRT says that racism was written into our founding documents but the law you're talking about is antithetical to those documents. That makes CRT fall flat on its face.
"CRT says that racism was written into our founding documents but the law you're talking about is antithetical to those documents. "
Yes, you are right about that claim. In my opinion, that is just more proof of the agenda of CRT advocates. They would overthrow our founding documents with what? They don't want to be seen on camera answering that question.
That's for sure. The most they will say is couched in vague terms like "hope," "change" or "fairness." Specific definitions of the kind of change they want are never spoken. Not in public anyway. We do have tapes of good communists like Van Jones spelling it out in private venues to faithful followers of the cause.
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Gamestop's Only Female Executive Is Fictional
GameStop, the videogame retailer, is having a rough time. They shut down two percent of their stores in 2013. In March, they announced plans to close another 2 percent this year.
But rather than admit that the Internet has diminished the market for a physical stores that sell used video games, GameStop plans to open or acquire 300 to 400 new stores focused on "other types of electronics." CEO Paul Raines just told analysts that each of three chains GameStop acquired—Simply Mac, Spring Mobile, and Cricket—"have the potential to become $1 billion businesses." Each!
Where did he get the hubris? The same inner voice that told him that featuring Lara Croft, the video game character, as the only female in "Executive Leadership" would be a hoot. GameStop's 11-person board of directors has two women, both human.
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On Thursday after the election I spent over an hour on the phone with my sister. We hadn't talked politics since around the time of the Illinois primary. At the end of our conversation she asked me to write this blog article to explain why she voted for Obama this time (after voting for McCain last time) and why some people we know chose to just stay home. I will personally accept some of the blame for not thinking to contact my sister to try to sway her vote – but I admit I was shocked to find out she voted for Obama. (Btw her husband cancelled out her vote which wouldn't have made a difference here in Illinois anyway.) I should also mention that her husband carried on running the family farm, expanded the family corporate farming business, and is on a major IL (and possibly national) farming committee. They run into politicians on a somewhat regular basis. My sister is just as vocal as I am and told me she will be sharing some of her views to politicians on both sides of the aisle.
Although she and I are a lot alike in some things – we have very different opinions on others. I admit I am a right wing conservative. She is a moderate Independent that has only voted in 3 primaries in the last 38 years because she hates "declaring" which ballot she wants. Her first time "declaring" was to vote for her high school government teacher that ran for office on the Democrat ticket. Through his teachings she is still an extremely strong supporter of "checks and balances" in which she believes different parts of government should be controlled by the different parties. She splits her ballot up between them. She "declared" in 2008 to vote for Huckabee and in this year's primary to vote for Santorum.
Anyone that knows me knows that I didn't decide to support Mitt until AFTER he picked Paul Ryan for his VP. His choice of Ryan helped me to trust that he would govern "as a conservative" like he said. But, not everyone is as familiar with Paul Ryan as I am by being a political junkie that also lives only about 20 miles away from him. My sister said Romney would have had her vote if he would have picked Huckabee or Santorum as his VP.
Mitt supporters were notorious for calling those of us that chose other candidates bigots. I know there are some bigots out there – but not many among those that I associate with. According to information from The Pew Forum, How the Faithful Voted: 2012 Preliminary Analysis; Romney received a higher percentage of the "Protestant/Other Christian" vote (including Catholics and Evangelicals) and really gained among the Jewish vote. Ironically, he lost 2 points among the Mormons compared to Bush in 2004. I'm not saying for sure that there weren't some voters that stayed home because of bigotry. I just don't see it as much bigotry as that moderate Republicans don't give religious voters a good enough reason to bother voting – regardless of which Party they usually support.
Please don't think of this article as Mitt bashing. I voted for Romney/Ryan and worked hard trying to persuade others to vote for them. But, if Obama doesn't completely destroy our country and we do get another chance we need to answer the question – what did go wrong? I feel I can shed some light on this because I have so many friends and family that never warmed up to Romney for various reasons. These are the reasons my sister and I discussed yesterday:
• The first thing my sister said was a huge factor in her decision is that she still didn't trust where Romney really stood on some of the issues because he seemed to change his views according to what he thought might help him get elected. She said he seemed to be trying to go to the middle after winning the nomination – but since he didn't have a consistently conservative record to the right he didn't have any wiggle room to keep the base when moving to the middle. (IMO this is another reason why moderate Republicans have never won a general election.)
• People want candidates to vote FOR – so tell us the best things about your candidate NOT the worst things about your competition. Several people we know have a huge issue with the negative campaigning during the primaries and some of them never got over it – whether they were done by the candidates themselves or by the Super PACs. Three quotes sum this up: 1. "He who slings mud generally loses ground." 2. Reagan's 11th commandment, "Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican." 3. "If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from." Those of us that supported other candidates in the primaries realized how much it angered us that better funded candidates had the chance to define our candidate before they had the money to define themselves. Romney supporters didn't really comprehend this roadblock until it happened to Mitt in the general election. Although I was fully on the R&R bandwagon – there was still that small voice saying, now the Romney team is facing what we did in the primaries – "What goes around comes around."
• My sister worked as an accountant for decades. So, the issue of equal pay for men and women is a huge issue for her. After she told me she was upset by the "binders of women" in the debate (before it ever went viral) – I explained what Mitt really meant and how he actually worked toward that equality. (This point reemphasizes my previous point.)
• The way the GOP chooses the nominee needs to be changed. Solid blue states (and the bluest areas of red states) have way too much say in the GOP nomination. Electoral votes should be proportionally based by congressional districts. This will probably make the primary season take longer to decide on a candidate – but it will also help the majority of us to have a say on who our nominee is. Therefore helping us choose the strongest candidate for all of us to support. This point goes somewhat with my first point because the reddest states and the reddest areas of blue states tend to be more conservative.
• Like it or not Romney was just too wealthy. Even though some of us realize that was due to his being successful – it still made this election too easy for the Democrats to use class warfare in their campaign.
• Although my sister is not a SoCon and did not bring this point up, several of my SoCon friends have. The Chick-Fil-A appreciation day had several of us driving for hours to get to our closest Chick-Fil-A to stand in line for hours to buy "fast food." Yet, Romney shied away from the SoCon issues and a good opportunity to speak up for the sanctity of marriage, the freedom of speech, and the freedom of religion.
• It has been recorded that Romney could receive fewer votes than McCain did and only 3 out of 10 eligible voters were able to re-elect Obama because of the lousy turnout. In my sister's and my opinion part of why voters chose to stay home was due to the negative campaigning. Many Americans didn't think Obama deserved to be re-elected – but instead of buying ads telling them why Romney/Ryan were the best for America – too much was spent telling them what they already knew was wrong with Obama.
H/T to whoever created this image that goes along with my last point.


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When we're in a drought, farmers don't think about planting cover crops, but they should consider it, says Kris Nichols, research soil microbiologist with the USDA Agriculture Research Service, Mandan, N.D.
"Cover crops can be an important part of keeping moisture in the soil because they keep that soil covered," Nichols said.
Below the soil's surface, Nichols says, cover crops play a vital role in soil and plant health."A green and growing cover feeds a whole web of soil organisms — much more than crop residue," Nichols said.
She explains that most soil organisms are carbon-limited, making them dependent on plant material either directly or indirectly to obtain carbon.
"In order to get that carbon, they have to trade something to the plant. Many times they are trading nutrients which they acquire from the soil, and in some cases, they also trade water," she said. She uses the function of mycorrhizal fungi as an example.
"Mycorrhizae are a key group of organisms which are made up of fine threads and filaments called hythae. Because these threads are so much smaller than plant roots, they have access to more soil and the nutrients or water it contains," Nichols said. For farmers who have been using cover crops for a few years and have built up their soil ecology, she says these same organisms will help reduce the amount of stress their plants succumb to during a drought.
"Many times during a drought, plants are not as much water stressed as they are nutrient stressed," she explains. "The way plants get nutrients from the soil to their roots is through water. In times of drought, plants will sometimes give off their own water supply to create a water fill around the roots so nutrients can travel."
She explains that plants growing in soils rich with mycorrhizae can take advantage of the fungi to help them obtain nutrients from the soil. "The fungi can do this using much less water," she said. Nichols adds that soil rich with living organisms has a soil structure more conducive to water retention.
"Organisms help form soil aggregates, which allow for better water absorption because there is more pore space between the soil for water as well as gas exchange," she said.
Can I plant cover crops during a drought?
Maintaining a soil ecology that promotes vigorous and sustainable crop production depends heavily on plant diversity, says Justin Fruechte, cover crop and forage specialist for Millborn Seeds, Brookings and North Sioux City, S.D. "Cover crops are the most important factor in determining the biological diversity of the soil and the microorganisms in the soil and each plant introduced to the soil supports a host of unique bacterium, insects and organisms," Fruechte said. To increase the overall beneficial soil organisms, Fruechte recommends implementing a diverse cover crop mixture. Although the state is in a drought, he says cover crops can still grow. "Most species have very fine seeds and require little moisture to germinate," he said. "When planting into dry soil, be sure to close the furrow tightly and that seed will wait for moisture."


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USDA has reduced its U.S. cotton export forecast for 2006-07 by 8 percent, to 14.5 million bales due to a combination of lower total estimated imports by China and a lower expected U.S. share of the China market.
Projected ending stocks were raised 1.2 million bales to 8.3 million bales. The forecast stocks-to-use ratio of 43 percent is the largest since 1988-89. No changes were made to production or domestic mill use.
Despite lower projected world production and higher consumption, world stocks were raised 1.3 percent due to an increase in the residual supply factor for China. China's continued sluggish import demand suggests that domestic supplies are higher than previously estimated.
USDA's estimate of U.S. corn exports remained unchang from its January report despite stronger competition from South America. U.S. sorghum exports were lowered 5 million bushels based on slowing U.S. shipments and sales to Mexico even as corn shipments and sales remain strong.
Projected corn production for Argentina was raised 2 million tons to 21 million. Brazil corn production was raised 4 million tons to 46 million. Both increases are based on good growing season weather. Good weather and higher prices also favor increased area for second-crop corn in Brazil.
The estimate of U.S. rice imports was raised 500,000 hundredweight to 18.5 million hundredweight. While rice exports remain unchanged at 102 million hundredweight, exports of rough rice were lowered 2 million hundredweight.
U.S. rice ending stocks were raised slightly to 30.4 million hundredweight with long-grain stocks projected at 21.6 million hundredweight, and combined medium-and short-grain stocks projected at 7.9 million hundredweight.
World rice ending stocks for 2006-07 were projected at 78.9 million tons, up 1.1 million tons from last month, down 2.4 million tons from 2005-06, and the lowest stocks since 1983-84.
U.S. soybean exports for 2006-07 were projected at 1.1 billion bushels, down 20 million bushels from January, but still a record high. Global soybean production was projected at a record 228.4 million tons, up 1.6 million tons from last month. The Argentina crop was raised 1.5 million tons to 44 million tons based on slightly higher harvested area and improved yield prospects.
U.S. wheat supply, use, and stocks projections for 2006-07 were unchanged in February. Global 2006-07 wheat production was projected 1.3 million tons higher. Global consumption was raised 1.8 million tons. Estimated global ending stocks for 2006-07 were lowered 1 million tons.
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It's been a long and influential road for the songwriter/guitarist and original Wall Of Voodoo vocalist. His darkly humorous, and richly cinematic musical tales of the ironies inside the American Dream have been compared to other classic songwriting iconoclasts like Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash and even hard boiled mystery writers like Raymond Chandler and Jim Thompson, as well as twisted film makers like David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino. The San Francisco Chronicle said, "He conjures "Burroughs, Bukowski and Brecht," while LA Weekly has called him "the Nathaniel West of rock."
"Mr. Trouble" is Ridgway's latest solo recording from the A440 Music Group, and is his 12th solo album.
"Singer/songwriter Stan Ridgway's new solo album is a glorious hard-boiled Hollywood road movie for the ears. " THE WIRE
"Ridgway's post-Wall of Voodoo output has cemented his neo-noir rep as one of American music's greatest storytellers, the wild and wily Steinbeck of sad whiskey railroads and rusted, ramshackle American dreams." AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"Truly modern, 21st century folk music, Ridgway's dark, tall tales often take place in the microcosmic miasma of L.A. and its outer desert, where his characters try to wrest meaning from the beautiful catastrophe of their lives." UNCUT
"Stan Ridgway is equal parts Raymond Chandler and John Huston, Johnny Cash and Rod Serling." NME
"Through the bright lights and wicked nights of Real America, Ridgway deserves the reverence of the best of fellow soul troubadours Randy Newman, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen." TOTALLY MUSIC
"Ridgway has always peeked around corners as a kind of detective "of the heart ". He misses nothing and he keeps his mouth shut. That's a hard trick for a singer," . - GREIL MARCUS
"Mixing folk, crime jazz, garage rock, electronic music, film scores, big
-band covers, country-inspired excursions,- no question, Ridgway is a restless creative spirit." WASHINGTON POST
"Probably the most compelling portrait of American social life to appear on a rock 'n' roll record since Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska." ART FORUM


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