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Invasive Species: Consensus Reports
The division produces 60-70 reports per year. These reports are unique, authoritative expert evaluations. Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review. The experts who volunteer their time participating on study committees are vetted to make sure that the committee has the range of expertise needed to address the task, that they have a balance of perspectives, and to identify and eliminate members with conflicts of interest. All reports undergo a rigorous, independent peer review to assure that the statement of task has been addressed, that conclusions are adequately supported, and that all important issues raised by the reviewers are addressed. Thus, while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy.
Assessing the Relationship Between Propagule Pressure and Invasion Risk in Ballast Water (2011)
The release of invasive species from the ballast water of ships to U.S. waterways has caused extensive environmental and economic impacts (on the order of $1 billion since 1989 for zebra and quagga mussels alone). To limit the spread of invasive species, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard are developing plans to regulate the concentration of living organisms discharged from ballast water. These plans assume that ther... More >>Report in Brief
Review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plan Health Inspection Service Response to Petitions to Reclassify the Light Brown Apple Moth as a Non-Actionable Pest: A Letter Report (2009)
The light brown apple moth, a native of Australia discovered in California in 2006, is a moth that eats many kinds of plants. In 2007 in a pre-emptive effort against potential damage the moth might cause, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) classified the moth as an "actionable quarantine-significant pest" and implemented a program of quarantine restrictions and eradication. However, severa... More >>
Shellfish Mariculture in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California (2009)
Drakes Estero, 25 miles northwest of San Francisco, is a marine estuary home to harbor seals, waterfowl, fish, and other marine organisms. Congress designated the estuary a Potential Wilderness in 1976, signifying the intention to incorporate the area into an existing Wilderness area in Point Reyes National Seashore. Drakes Estero is also the site of commercial oyster farming since the 1930s, and Drakes Bay Oyster Company continues to operat... More >>
Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species (2008)
Since its opening in 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway has provided a route into the Great Lakes not only for trade, but also unfortunately for aquatic invasive species (AIS) that have had severe economic and environmental impacts on the region. Prevention measures have been introduced by the governments of Canada and the United States, but reports of newly discovered AIS continue, and only time will tell what impacts these species may have.... More >>Report in Brief
Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms (2004)
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(Feb. 14, 2011) On February 9, 2011, the Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 was passed by the Australian Parliament. (Press Release, Hon. Brendan O'Connor, Safer Skies for All Australians with Passage of New Laws (Feb. 9, 2011), http://www.ministerhomeaffairs.gov.au/www/ministers/
skiesforallAustralianswithpassageofnewlaws; Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 [2011], Parliament of Australia, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/d
isplay.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fs764%22 (last visited Feb. 10, 2011).) This bill amends the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 to create three new offenses and increases the penalties for a number of existing offenses. The three new offenses are:
- assault of an aircraft crew member (maximum penalty of ten years of imprisonment);
- reckless endangerment of an aircraft where danger of serious harm or death can be shown (maximum penalty of 14 years of imprisonment); and
- having or placing dangerous goods on board an aircraft, where there is risk of serious harm or death (maximum penalty of 14 years of imprisonment). (Id.)
Offenses such as hijacking or destroying an aircraft and being reckless as to whether these action cause death will continue to be subject to a penalty of life imprisonment. The changes reflect a tiered approach to penalties in the legislation, with the severity of the penalty corresponding with the type of offense in each tier. (Senate, The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 – Explanatory Memorandum, at 1-2 (2010), http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/ems/s764_ems_73
The bill also clarifies the capabilities of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in policing Australia's 11 major airports. The changes remove doubt regarding the legal basis for state and territory police to swear in AFP members and ensure that arrest and search powers are available to the AFP when enforcing state offenses in the federally-owned airports. (Id. at 4.)
The Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Hon. Brendan O'Connor, stated that airlines, airports, and unions had provided input into the development of the laws and said that he is "confident that this new suite of offences and penalties will help them to conduct their business in greater safety and security." (Press Release, supra.)


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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Progressive Education and Research Associates, Inc. d/b/a
New Haven Peoples Center
37 Howe Street, New Haven Connecticut 06511
April 29, 2012
Statement by Alfred L. Marder, president of Progressive Education and Research Associates, Inc.
regarding the request for state bonding funds to restore the New Haven Peoples Center
The New Haven Peoples Center is an historic brick building located at 37 Howe Street. It is admired as a rare example of Italianate architecture erected in 1851. It has become a necessity to re-point the bricks and restore the woodwork. As is standard practice for non-profit institutions in such circumstances, Sen. Toni Harp submitted a proposal for bonding funds to restore the structure.
The Peoples Center is not an empty building. It has been a vibrant, all-volunteer, community and labor center for education, cultural and social activities since 1937. This year marks the 75th anniversary of this remarkable institution that has contributed greatly to the life of New Haven and Connecticut.
Today it is the home to the youth group New Elm City Dream which has taken a lead in organizing for jobs and an end to violence in New Haven. It is the home to Unidad Latina en Accion which initiated the concept of a New Haven resident ID and is protecting the rights of immigrant workers to get paid by their employers for the work they do. It is the home to Free 2 Spit, a monthly poetry venue which has attracted hundreds of youth and area residents in the last few years. It is the home to the Greater New Haven Peace Council and many others. Today's activities at the Peoples Center continue the tradition started from its inception to open doors for working people and people in need to gather, educate, organize and socialize.
When a group of Jewish immigrant workers purchased the building in 1937, they wanted a place to enjoy their cultural heritage, but they also wanted a place that could be open to the surrounding community. They opened their doors to workers seeking to form unions, when few existed. In an era of deep segregation, the Peoples Center became the site of the first inter-racial theater group, the Unity Players, and the first inter-racial basketball team, the New Haven Redwings. Both groups distinguished themselves with many awards and trophies.
The Peoples Center was also the site of the first campaign to break down segregation in employment and open bus driver jobs to African Americans. It was the site of a successful campaign to open an evening college in New Haven, to allow local youth who were not able to attend Yale University a path to professional jobs. That college is now Southern Connecticut State University. For all these reasons and more, the Peoples Center is a proud site on the Connecticut Freedom Trail
The tradition of opening up the building to the needs of the community has continued through the decades. Some examples include: In the turbulent 1970's the Peoples Center hosted weekly potluck suppers where an exchange of information and ideas was popular. In the 1980's the Peoples Center was a center of community support for clerical workers at Yale who were organizing into Local 34. In the 1990's the Peoples Center opened its doors to the homeless organization We the People, and became the first homeless run daytime drop-in center in the country. After 9/11, when immigrants were being targeted, Unidad Latina en Accion was founded at the Peoples Center to represent the needs of the immigrant community.
The Peoples Center is truly a labor of love. The Center operates on a volunteer basis. The building has been maintained since 1937 by small contributions. Those who are involved in the Peoples Center are proud to be a part of such an outstanding institution that provides a vital service and continues to contribute to the well-being of the lives of those who live in the New Haven community and beyond.
Opposition to approval of bonding funds to restore an historic building carrying out a vital mission is disturbing. We understand that the request has been temporarily removed and will be renewed next month. It is reported that an e-mail letter was distributed, employing anti-Communist red-baiting and quoting the Yankee Institute. This diversionary scare tactic has been referred to by some in the media as a throwback to the ugly witch hunts of the 1950's which set back democracy in our country for many years. From its inception the Peoples Center has never employed discriminatory tactics or policies and gladly opens its doors in keeping with our mission statement for a better community and a better world.
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FRIDAY, May 31, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a new class of drugs that show promise for treating advanced prostate cancer. The drugs, known as peptidomimetics, interfere with the signaling necessary for prostate cancer cells to grow, according to a new study.
Prostate cancer depends upon the actions of androgens, such as the hormone testosterone. Androgens activate androgen receptors, resulting in a signal that causes prostate cancer cells to grow.
To stop tumor growth, men with prostate cancer have been treated with drugs to block the production of androgens or block the receptor where androgens bind. However, tumors can grow despite this treatment because of mutations in androgens or receptors.
In the latest study, published online May 28 in Nature Communications, a team of researchers led by Dr. Ganesh Raj, associate professor of urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, found the nontoxic peptidomimetic agents could disrupt androgen-receptor signaling and prevent tumor growth.
When tested in mouse and human tissue models, the drugs blocked the activity of androgens by attacking the protein in a different spot from where the androgen binds, the researchers explained. As a result, prostate cancer cells do not receive the signal to grow -- even when the androgen receptor is activated.
"We are hopeful that this novel class of drugs will shut down androgen-receptor signaling and lead to added options and increased longevity for men with advanced prostate cancer," Raj, the study's senior author, noted in a university news release.
One expert was optimistic about the new findings.
"The study represents a significant step forward in the development of a new molecular targeted therapy for advanced prostate cancer," said Dr. Manish Vira, director of the Fellowship Program in Urologic Oncology at North Shore-LIJ's Arthur Smith Institute for Urology in Lake Success, N.Y.
He said the new drug works at "preventing the [cell] receptor from promoting cancer cell growth signaling," and added that "the study is proof in principle that rationale design of peptidomimetics can lead to the development of a new class of anti-cancer therapy."
The researchers noted more testing is needed before the drugs could progress to clinical trials involving humans. Results obtained in laboratory experiments are not always replicated in humans.
"Most drugs now available to treat advanced prostate cancer improve survival rates by three or four months," Raj added. "Our new agents may offer hope for men who fail with the current drugs."
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A scenic West Coast flight from Wanaka, Part 1
I am local but the scenery just blew my mind. This is about an unforgettable day out with good friends.
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This is a story about a day out I had yesterday with 3 good friends, 2 planes and the West Coast at our front door.
We had been planning this scenic flight for 2 years, waiting for the perfect day. We all live in the stunning location of Lake Wanaka, all of us having lived here our whole lives. I was to fly with my friend Dick. He is in his early 80's and knows only too well what a wonderful gateway of adventure and fun Wanaka really is.
The day arrived and It was a absolute stunner. We met up at a leisurely 9.30 at the U-FLY office where we had the planes readied. We were off to visit Dick's friend at Gorge River and we also wanted to buy his latest book. Flying into his remote West Coast home meant he could sign the book for us and that we could enjoy a seaside picnic while we were there.
We took off, with 2 people in each plane and a full picnic and goodies in each plane for our friends over the coast - including a bunch of red roses for the lady of the house. We flew past Mount Aspiring and then over the Rob Roy Glacier which was glittering in the still crisp bright morning light.
Dick told me how he had walked the track many years ago and said the Rob Roy track is one of the best walks around Wanaka. I mentally took note to add that to my list of must-dos in my own home town. In only a few minutes and we could see the sea and we dropped over the stunning Southern Alps and down onto the West Coast.
The sea was emerald and sparkling and winking up at us, just inviting the fish rods we had in the boot. We arrived at Gorge River and there was the supply plane already on the airstrip. We landed and walked up to the house and had a great catch up over hot tea, home made muffins and cake. We went to the river and fished, the sea was rolling in and I marvelled at the thought that we had come from Wanaka in just over an hour to this remote and beautifully rugged coast.
I could see why Robert Long had chosen to live here... Click here to read Part 2.


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In molecular biology, a self-complementary nucleic acid sequence; a sequence identical to its complementary strand, if both are "read" in the same 5' to 3' direction, or inverted repeating sequences running in opposite directions (for example, 5'-AGTTGA-3') on either side of an axis of symmetry; palindromes occur at sites of important reactions (for example, binding sites, sites cleaved by restriction enzymes); imperfect palindromes exist, as do interrupted palindromes that allow the formation of loops.
[G. palindromos, a running backward]
A segment of double-stranded DNA in which the nucleotide sequence of one strand reads in reverse order to that of the complementary strand.
pal′in·dro′mic (-drō′mĭk, -drŏm′ĭk) adj.
Etymology: Gk, palin + dromos, course
a segment of DNA in which identical or almost identical sequences of bases run in opposite directions of the complementary strands. Palindromes are often sites for attack by restriction endonucleases.
Molecular biology Inverted repeat A sequence of duplex DNA or RNA with dyad symmetry that reads the same in the 5' to 3' direction on complementary strands; DNA-binding proteins may recognise palindromes.
molecular biology A self-complementary nucleic acid sequence; a sequence identical to its complementary strand, if both are "read" in the same 5'-3' direction, or inverted repeating sequences running in opposite directions (but same 5'- to 3'- direction) on either side of an axis of symmetry; palindromes occur at sites of important reactions.
[G. palindromos, a running backward]
palindromea sequence in double-stranded nucleic acids that reads the same on both strands when reading one strand from left to right and the other from right to left (i.e. both strands are read 5′ → 3′). See Fig. 243 .In a single-stranded molecule, COMPLEMENTARY BASE PAIRING can occur when the chain is folded back (See also HAIRPIN). Palindromes occur in, for example, many operator sequences (see OPERON MODEL), transcription terminator sequences (see TRANSCRIPTION).and most recognition sites for RESTRICTION ENZYMES.
literally, something that reads the same backwards as forwards. In nucleic acid biochemistry palindromic sequences of 4 to 10 or more base pairs occur not infrequently. These are of interest because they are recognition sites for cleavage by restriction endonuclease enzymes; responsible for secondary structures in nucleic acids such as the folding of RNA molecules or the hairpin structures found at the termini of the single-stranded DNA genome of parvoviruses.
interrupted palindrome
restriction enzymes such as BglI recognize sequences which are interrupted palindromes, e.g. GCNNN↓NGGC where N is any nucleotide.


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The companies did not reveal how large an ownership stake the Caisse will have in the 1.5GW portfolio, which includes 11 US and two Canadian projects. It said Invenergy will remain the majority shareholder.
"In addition to generating stable and predictable long-term returns, the projects will enable us to broaden our presence in a forward looking sector - renewable energy - in Québec, Canada and the United States," said Macky Tall, the Caisse's senior vice-president of infrastructure.
The Caisse provided C$25 million in debt financing for the 272MW Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Farm, under construction in Quebec. Last year it spent around C$100 million to take a 10% equity stake in Quebec-based wind developer Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.


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Capital investment committee visits school
The Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee heard from city officials about the plans to upgrade Riverside Arena and from Superintendent Robert Indihar about the request for $20 million in funding for a new Moose Lake school when it visited the school on Tuesday, October 1.
The committee was on a tour to the sites that have requested funding in the next Legislative bonding session. The committee members had visited the prison just before coming to the school.
The details about planning the upgrades to Riverside Arena was described to the Senators.
A vision was developed through the Age to Age group with the overview of the Northland Foundation. An architect was hired and drew up a design for a new addition that would house restrooms and changing rooms that were up to code.
The benefits of upgrading the arena were to: Expand the regional benefit of the community center, strategically located as a tourism driver, diversify and maximize the use of the Riverside Center, and create wealth for the City of Moose Lake, owner of the arena.
The Legislature has been asked for a $600,000 grant, with matching funds provided by local government and private donations.
Moose Lake Mayor Ted Shaw explained that, after the flood, while the city was still tallying the areas damaged by the flood waters, repair work was started on the arena to prepare for hockey season. He said the city invested $75,000 to repair and replace portions of the arena that had been damaged in the flood. It did not qualify for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds or flood insurance.
Talking points that Supt. Indihar brought up were that Moose Lake and the Rushford-Peterson schools were old buildings that had experienced a flood in 2012. A bill had been introduced in the Legislature last year to seek $20 million in funding for each school district for replacement of the school buildings. The bills were not successful in being passed.
Supt. Indihar spoke about the three failed local referendums before the flood, and the referendum that failed 2 to 1 last spring.
"This is a unique situation," he said. "Moose Lake is not only on the loser's side, it went through a flood that exacerbated the whole situation.
"Seventy-five percent of the property within the city is non-taxable. A small portion of property taxpayers have a huge burden. The flood did extensive damage. We don't know what the long-term effects are going to be. We have seen four large cracks in the wall on the back of the stage that weren't there before, and the downstairs hallway floor is wavy. Water was running under the building. There may possibly be some shifting.
"Is it wise to build a building here?"
Supt. Indihar went on to describe the other upgrades needed at the school, such as new roofs and more security.
Unequal equity for other school districts in the state was brought up by Supt. Indihar.
"What the citizens of Moose Lake have to pay for a new building is not equitable with what other districts have to pay," he said. "The flood made our situation significantly worse."
After the presentations Supt. Indihar took the committee members on a short tour of the school and showed them the areas that had been affected, such as the shop. He said that he was also going to take them up on the roof and show them the proximity of the lake to the school grounds.


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November 05, 2008
NEW YORK -- Suresh Muthulingam of UCLA Anderson School of Management has been named a winner of The Aspen Institute's 2008 Dissertation Proposal Award. This annual award recognizes doctoral students for their innovative and cutting-edge research in the area of social impact management. Applications came from academic institutions from ten countries around the world.
Muthulingam's primary research interest, which he is investigating in a series of essays for his dissertation, is the adoption of environmentally sustainable operating practices. Further, he hopes to develop models which aid businesses in understanding the benefits of adopting these sustainable practices.
Meng Zhao of the Said School of Business at Oxford University was named a winner of The Aspen Institute's 2008 Dissertation Proposal Award. His research analyzes key aspects of European venture philanthropy investments -- over 300 social projects by 40 funds. His work aims to provide a fine-grained understanding of the organization of social innovation by specifying and formally measuring the structure and the contingent nature of social innovation.
"We're thrilled to learn of the exciting new research that top-notch doctoral students are conducting in the social, ethical, and environmental space," said Rich Leimsider, Director of Aspen CBE. "Suresh and Meng are outstanding examples of the future of highly sought after business school educators -- brilliant aspiring scholars who understand the importance of the role of business in making the world a better place."
Winners were selected by a panel of award-winning business school faculty from around the world. Review criteria included the scholarly contributions of the student's research, the clarity of materials submitted, and its applicability to the intersection of business and social, environmental, and/or ethical issues.
Complete details are available at http://www.aspencbe.org/awards/dissertation/index.html.
Suresh and Meng were recognized at an awards ceremony at Ernst & Young's National Headquarters in New York City. They received an award stipend as well as publicity in print and online materials.
About the Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education
The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (Aspen CBE) equips business leaders for the 21st century with the vision and knowledge to integrate corporate profitability and social value. We offer business educators targeted resources to incorporate issues of social and environmental stewardship into their teaching, research and curriculum development and to share cutting edge practice among peers.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
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AFTER two years of rebuilding and months of delays, the new Dean Court Community Centre is set to open to the public.
The centre, in Pinnocks Way, was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in February 2011, nine months after it was closed.
And in June last year it was targeted by thieves who stole wood going to be used as planters in the new centre.
After the blaze in February 2011
The new £430,000 building was due to be finished by Christmas, but construction delays mean the centre should now be finished by the end of the month.
Community fun days on Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6, will celebrate the opening.
Cumnor Primary School teacher Anna Pearson, 30, of Pinnocks Way, has been part of the four-year project to re-open the building.
The chairwoman of Dean Court Community Association said: "Having spent years of looking at all the shapes of it on paper and deciding where to put the walls and dreaming about how to make it brilliant, you can't imagine what it is like to now have an official opening date.
"The most exciting bit was seeing the walls go up. I could suddenly see the plans we had been poring over for months and months actually becoming a reality."
The walls are being painted and carpets need fitting alongside a couple of finishing touches.
The building has a main hall, kitchen, children's room, and two smaller meeting rooms – one which could be a base for the local Police Community Support Officer.
A tae kwondo club, zumba group, Brownies and Scout groups and a homework club could be launched in the centre when it opens.
Most of the rebuild costs were covered by insurance, with £35,000 coming from fundraising.
Oxfordshire County Council's Big Society fund also contributed £15,600, a Vale of White Horse District Council grant gave £2,000 for kitchen equipment and Barnard Kenneth Hufton Charity gave £1,000 for tables and chairs.
A grant of £1,500 from Sovereign Housing Association will cover costs to organise the celebrations .


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And to celebrate, Naturally Nora, a manufacturer of all-natural, no-creepy-ingredient cake mixes, has kindly offered up a sweet prize for one lucky reader: a parcel containing a box of their chocolate cake mix, a box of their chocolate frosting mix, and a box of brownie mix.
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Oct. 27, 2005
It will be remembered as a game of missed opportunities.
Two unsuccessful penalty kicks, one in each period, two failed breakaways and two shots cleared away at the goal line kept the Lipscomb Bisons from overcoming a three-goal North Florida lead in a 3-2 Atlantic Sun loss Thursday night.
The Bisons wasted little time getting the scoring started. Forward Ben Page kicked the ball from about 15 feet out from the right into the left side of the net at 1:59. Midfielder Andy Irvine was given the assist.
"We started off the game the way we wanted to early," said Bisons assistant coach Kevin Burk. "We got the early goal and the early lead."
At 11:45 of the first period North Florida midfielder Martin Schuhte headed in a shot from about 10 feet out from the right side on a pass by midfielder Ryan Brennan.
North Florida made the score 2-1 at 37:47 when forward Martin Pettersson headed in a long pass downfield from goalkeeper Kyle Callahan.
A little over a minute later at 38:49 North Florida would score its third and last goal of the game. Defender Mats Elmasater put the ball past Bisons goalkeeper J.D. Murphy. Schuhte earned the assist.
`Their goals were the result of our defensive lapses, particularly on the outside" said Burk.
The Bisons came out strong in the second period. Defender Micah Johnson scored on a header off of a corner kick from the left side by Page at 68:19.
`We came out fighting in the second period," Burk said. "We came with the intensity that we lacked in the first half. We just failed to convert our chances."
The Bisons had seven corner kicks. North Florida had one.
Callahan made seven saves for North Florida as the Bisons recorded 23 shots, 12 shots on goal. There were three saves credited to the team as the North Florida turned back seven shots by the Bisons in the second half. The Bisons out-shot North Florida 15-6 in the second period.
Murphy made three saves for the Bisons. North Florida made 15 shots, seven shots on goal.
"I'm proud of the way we played in the second period," Burk said. "We had the momentum."
The Bisons are 4-9-1, 1-6-0 in the conference. North Florida is 3-7-1, 3-2-0 in the A-Sun.
The Bisons close out the home portion and A-Sun portion of their schedule Saturday afternoon at 1 against Jacksonville University. The Bisons will also honor the senior members of the team.


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President Barack Obama's push for military action in Syria is running into a serious problem — Senate Democrats.
Opposition is growing to a U.S. strike on Syria among Obama's allies and former colleagues in his own party, a sign that there is a real chance that the White House could fall short of the 50 votes it needs to win in the Senate, according to several sources familiar with the situation.
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Publicly and privately, an increasing number of Democrats are signaling they won't go along with the resolution, at least not right now. While just six Senate Democrats have publicly announced their opposition, that number could increase dramatically in coming days, Democratic sources say.
There is still time for Obama to turn things around, especially as he personally leans on senators for support. He is coming to Capitol Hill Tuesday to address Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans at their party lunches. The president will also give a televised address to the nation on Tuesday night.
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But a mass defection among Senate Democrats could force the White House to turn to Republicans to push the Syria resolution through the chamber. That scenario seems unlikely to work given the scant support among congressional Republicans so far for "limited, proportional" strikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad over the alleged use of chemical weapons during an Aug. 21 attack in the Damascus suburbs.
And Russian proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under international control could change the calculation — and timing of any votes — in the Senate, as well.
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Yet on Monday, six senators — Republicans Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Johnny Isakson (Ga.), Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Roger Wicker (Miss.) and Roy Blunt (Mo.), as well as Democrat Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) — all came out against the Syria resolution, while Democrats Barbara Mikulski (Md.) and Martin Heinrich (N.M.) announced they'd back it.
In addition, a number of other Democrats are officially undecided, and the White House fears they may vote against the measure. These include Sens. Jon Tester of Montana, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and the independent Angus King of Maine.
"This is going to a be a very, very tough vote," said a top Senate Democratic aide. "I'm not sure the president can win it."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), a close Obama ally, is expected to push hard for the Syria resolution, as are other top Senate Democrats. Yet in a bad sign for the White House, a large number of Democrats remain unconvinced, concerned about public polls — as well as the streams of letters, phone calls and emails pouring into their offices — showing a large majority of the American public is opposed to a U.S. military intervention in Syria.
Obama himself would not predict whether he can get congressional backing for the Syria resolution during a series of TV interviews on Monday night.
"I wouldn't say I'm confident," Obama told NBC News. "I'm confident that the members of Congress are taking this issue very seriously and — and they're doing their homework, and I appreciate that."
( Also on POLITICO: President Obama: Strikes on hold if Assad turns over weapons)
With fears growing that his own party could reject the use-of-force resolution, Obama's lobbying campaign is stepping into high gear. At the White House on Monday evening, nearly half of the Senate Democratic Caucus was invited to meet with Vice President Joe Biden, a day before Obama planned to make the trek down Pennsylvania Avenue. POLITICO reported that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been calling members on behalf of the proposal, although one of the Democrats she contacted — Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor — has already come out as a "no."
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) have also been calling senators at the White House's behest, said Democratic insiders.
The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote later this week to open debate on the Syria measure, which was approved last week by the Foreign Relations Committee by a 10-7 vote. That cloture vote, which requires 60 backers, is expected to succeed as even senators who are expected to oppose the plan — like Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn — say they are prepared to open debate on the Syria resolution.
"I think [there] will be broad consensus to get on the resolution and offer amendments — and debate those — that's what we're supposed to do, and that's what the gravity of this deserves," Cornyn said.
Yet that's the only thing that remains assured in the Senate on the Syria crisis. It's unclear whether a second vote to end debate on the resolution — likely now to slide into next week — would garner the 60 votes necessary to move to a final up-or-down majority vote.


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by Rob Cox, December 26, 2012
A-B-C's of Pool Shock. What is Shocking the Pool?
Shocking the pool with chlorine is the raising of free chlorine levels in the pool to such a high level that every living thing in the water is killed by cell disruption. I liken the process to a lightning bolt ripping through the water, and perhaps that's why they call it shocking the pool.
Oxidation is a term that's thrown around alot. Chlorine oxidizes the contaminants in the water, by attacking the cell walls of pathogens, algae and bacteria. Oxidation begins immediately when granular or liquid chlorine is added to water.
Add enough pool shock to the water, and you will reach what's known as "breakpoint chlorination", a threshold beyond which survival of any contaminant is unlikely.
Why Shock the Pool?
There are basically three reasons to shock a pool - I call them the A-B-C's of Pool Shocking.
- Algae - Chorine is a great algaecide.
- Bacteria - Chlorine kills bacteria, when dosed properly.
- Chloramines - Chlorine breaks apart combined chlorine molecules.
Algae: Green, Pink, Black - no matter what color, shocking with chlorine is one of the best treatments for algae. Small blooms in the corner, or a full-on assault by the single-celled enemy can both be treated effectively with granular or liquid chlorine. It's generally agreed that for algae removal, a 30ppm chlorine level will kill most active algae. This equates to about 4 lbs of 65% available, calcium hypochlorite pool shock, per 10,000 gallons. If you shock with liquid, about 3 gallons of 12% sodium hypochlorite per 10,000 gallons will do the job. Brushing, vacuuming and thorough filter cleaning is also required.
Bacteria: E. Coli, Legionella, Cryptosporidium, Pseudomonas, Shigella to name a few. Bacteria, viruses, and parasites can lead to Illness, hospital visits and in rare cases can be fatal. Water is a good breeding ground for bacteria and can support viral and parasitic outbreaks. They can enter the pool through many means, and infect users through absorption, or by breathing or drinking the pool or spa water. Bacteria is invisible in your pool or spa, but can be tested with bacteria test strips.
Chloramines: When a chlorine molecule is floating around in your pool water, looking for some cell to invade, it often is rendered useless when it combines with an ammonia or nitrogen molecule. These combined molecules, known as chloramines, are no longer effective sanitizers, and worse, are responsible for red eyes, chlorine odor, and itchy skin. A pool that has these symptoms is not over-chlorinated; and actually needs a whole lot more chlorine to correct the condition!
The level of chloramines in a pool can be measured with a DPD test kit. Subtracting Free chlorine from Total chlorine will give the level of Combined chlorine in the pool water. When combined chlorine (chloramines) are 0.3 ppm or greater, a good shocking of the pool is indicated.
To reach the breakpoint chlorination threshold mentioned above, you will need to raise the chlorine level 10 times the level of combined chlorine. If you don't quite reach this level, you will have wasted your pool shock, and only contributed to the problem - so be sure to "hit it hard"!
"C" can also stand for cloudy pool water, another condition that shocking the pool can help, except in cases where the turbidity is caused by suspended carbonates or calcium that have precipitated out of solution.
Cloudy, hazy, murky water can be caused by circulation, filtration or sanitation issues, and shocking the pool may be a temporary solution to a cause it cannot correct, such as an undersized and worn out filter or one that isn't filtering long enough each day. For spas or pools, shocking after heavy use is also advised to remove bather waste.
When to Shock the Pool
Most pool stores are fond of telling their customers to shock the pool monthly, whether it needs it or not. Some suggest that a weekly pool shocking should be performed. But such a general timetable would be hard to apply to all pools, in all situations.
Referring again to our A-B-C's of pool shocking, there can be only 3 reasons to shock the pool. You either have Algae, Bacteria or Chloramines (and sometimes cloudy water).
If you don't see any algae, and your tests for bacteria and chloramines are not concerning, then you can keep the pool shock on the shelf. No sense in wasting money, and treating the pool for conditions that don't exist. Those that shock the pool every week, whether it needs it or not, may be not only wasting money on pool chemicals, but could be harming their pool. Plastic, vinyl and steel can be weakened by high chlorine levels, so shocking the pool is best avoided until necessary.
How to Shock the Pool
- Clean the Pool. Leaves and debris on the floor and surface will waste your chlorine's killing power, as it attacks these organic materials, rather than the A-B-C problem that we are trying to correct.
- Lower the pH. Chlorine is very sluggish at high pH levels. At a pH of 8.0, less than half of the chlorine you add to the water will convert to hypochlorous acid, the killing form of chlorine. Lower the pH to 7.2 before shocking.
- Read the Label. We have 8 different types of pool shock, all with slightly different dosages. For some pool shock, dilution in a bucket is necessary to dissolve the granules, to prevent damage to pool surfaces.
- Add the Shock. Distribute the chlorine throughout the pool surface, with the pool pump running. Be careful not to spill any on your clothing or the pool deck, and don't broadcast it into the wind!
- Brush the Pool. This helps to distribute the chemical, and removes the layer of dust and film on your pool surfaces, which may allow some contaminants to escape treatment. A good brushing, vacuuming and backwashing should follow an algae shock treatment.
Pool shock can also be used in smaller amounts, as a quick booster to your chlorine level. This practice I call Super-Chlorination. Usually just a pound of shock will bring chlorine levels up from zero to a range that will prevent problems. Waiting for tablets to dissolve could take too long, so if you find your chlorine level at zero, use a pound or two of pool shock to bring up the chlorine level quickly.
The moral of the story is that you have to test your pool to know when to shock. Shocking monthly, or even weekly is overkill in many cases.
Test visually for algae and cloudiness, and test your pool (and especially your spa) for bacteria with these inexpensive bacteria test strips. Chloramine tests can be performed with any good DPD test kit (not OTO, the yellow color test), or if you notice a strong chlorine smell and eyes are burning, you may assume that a good, strong pool shock is needed.
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RE: st: Definition of strata and PSUs when svysetting
"Angel Rodriguez Laso" <email@example.com>
RE: st: Definition of strata and PSUs when svysetting
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:27:07 +0200
Thank you, Steven, for your interest.
Answering to your questions, I didn't go into more details on the sampling
procedure because I didn't think they were needed for the definition of
strata and PSUs. There was intermediate sampling of dwellings. There was a
list of all dwellings in census tracts and from this list 12 dwellings in
each selected census tract were chosen at random. From each dwelling one
person was taken at random (and his/her weight calculated from the number of
people living in the dwelling). People were interviewed until a sample of 7
bellow 65 and 3 over 65 was obtained in each census tract. The reason why 12
dwellings were selected initially is that it was expected that taking only
10 would not yield the final 7/3 proportion desired. Nevertheless, not in
all census tracts 7 and 3 individuals could be selected and that's the
reason (more than the existence of missing items) why there are census
tracts with only one individual over 65.
I'm trying to check if following your advice (merging strata in single PSU
per stratum census tracts) or just dropping the second stage specification,
would give very different results, but when I run a svy: prop under the
first specification:
svyset censustract [pweight=pondef], strata(area) fpc(#censustractsinarea)||
identificationvariable, strata(agegroupscorrected)
I get the message: 'Missing standard error due to stratum with single
sampling unit; see help svydes.', but when I
svydes variable, single stage(2)
no single PSUs are displayed. Do you know why?
Ángel Rodríguez Laso
Institute of Public Health of the Region of Madrid
-----Mensaje original-----
De: firstname.lastname@example.com
[mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] En nombre de Steven Samuels
Enviado el: viernes, 28 de marzo de 2008 22:25
Para: firstname.lastname@example.com
Asunto: Re: st: Definition of strata and PSUs when svysetting
I'm sorry that I missed your initial post; I was on vacation and
canceled my Statalist subscription. I agree with Stas's suggestion
for the first specification.
I have some questions
1. Your description implies that you created a list of ALL people in
each selected tract, stratified by age. Then selected by simple
random sampling: 7 from the below 65 list; 3 from the over 65 list.
Is that a correct description? Or, was there intermediate sampling
of dwellings?
2. Your PSU's are census tracts, not people. ("Primary" refers only
to the first stage.) You are saying that in some of the census
tracts, you had only one person either under or 'over' 65. Is that
For those tracts, I suggest that you go with option 1, but ignore
the stratification, but keep the sampling probabilities. That is,
create a single stratum for those tracts by recoding.
You may still analyze your outcomes by age. The analysis age groups
need not match the stratum age-groups.
On Mar 28, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Angel Rodriguez Laso wrote:
> Thank you for your answer, Stas.
> I´ve tried both specifications and the first surprise was that Stata 9
> ignores further stages when stage 1 is sampled with replacement. It
> was good
> to come across this warning because in our survey sampling was without
> replacement and the sampling fraction of the census tracts was
> quite high
> (more than one third in some strata) what precludes assuming that
> selection
> was with replacement.
> The problem with using age groups as second stage strata is that
> being 3 the
> number of people over 65 selected per census tract, whenever there are
> missing values in the variables some strata become single-PSU (person)
> strata, what prevents Stata from calculating standard errors. So,
> the two
> specifications I´ve tried are:
> svyset censustract [pweight=pondef], strata(area) fpc
> (#censustractsinarea)
> svyset censustract [pweight=pondef], strata(area-by-age) fpc
> (#censustractsin
> area)
> Not surprisingly standard errors with both specifications differ
> only in
> some hundreths. I believe this is mainly due to the fact that in
> both cases
> degrees of freedom are very large. This is something I want to
> check with
> you: From the reading of Korn and Graubard "Analysis of health
> surveys" I´ve
> understood that in complex surveys degrees of freedom are
> calculated as
> #PSUs - #strata (624 for the first specification and 1244 for the
> second,
> because Stata duplicates the number of census tracts because each
> of them
> belongs to two different strata). I do not follow you very well
> when you
> recommend doing a small simulation with census or simulated data to
> ascertain degrees of freedom or when you state that Taylor series
> expansion
> standard errors might be badly off with small samples. It´s usual
> practice
> to work with such low numbers of individuals per PSU (10 in my
> case) and
> I´ve never heard that there was a problem of a small sample size then.
> Unfortunately, I don´t have enough knowledge to go for option 3.
> To conclude, although both specifications yield similar results, I
> agree
> with you that the second one implies linked selection of PSUs while
> the
> first one is conceptually sounder.
> Ángel Rodríguez Laso
> Institute of Public Health of the Region of Madrid
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: email@example.com
> [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] En nombre de Stas
> Kolenikov
> Enviado el: jueves, 27 de marzo de 2008 20:06
> Para: email@example.com
> Asunto: Re: st: Definition of strata and PSUs when svysetting
> I would say your first specificaiton makes better sense, even though
> the design it produces is quite weird, and the degrees of freedom in
> that design are strange (and 7 initial strata won't get you very far,
> anyway). In Stata 10, that's doable with
> svyset tract, strata(area) || person, strata(age_group)
> if I am getting your design right.
> In the second specification with region by age strata, you have some
> sort of coupled sampling when selecting a PSU in one stratum implies
> selecting a certain PSU in the another stratum linked by geography.
> You could still analyze that, but you would need to get accurate
> pairwise probabilities of selection to compute Horwitz-Thompson
> estimator, and Grundy-Yates-Sen estimator of its variance (which I
> don't think is implemented anywhere commercially as those higher order
> probabilities of selection are rarely known; Jeff P, that might
> produce a cutting edge addition to Stata's set of -svy- tools,
> although I've no idea how to input and parse those :)). Any reasonably
> high level book would have it (Kish, Cochran, Mary Thompson's books
> spring to mind). For special cases, I think that can be programmed in
> Mata. Let's call that option 3. Note that the naive implementation as
> svyset tract, strata(area X age) || person
> produces wrong probabilities of selection, and the variances are
> likely to be understated, as there is more variability in this
> specification than in your actual design.
> If I were in your shoes, I would try both specifications you described
> and see whether they are producing comparable substantive results.
> Keep in mind that either way you are getting asymptotic Taylor series
> expansion standard errors, and they might be badly
> off with small samples like those you have. And I think you need to
> worry about your degrees of freedom, not your number of PSUs; I would
> do a small simulation to determine the approximate d.f.s for your main
> variables -- from census data if you have it, or from simulated data
> resembling the actual population. If I had infinite time to work on
> that project (meaning, a week or two of devoted programming), I would
> implement option 3 as the most proper.
> On 3/25/08, Angel Rodriguez Laso <email@example.com>
> wrote:
>> Greetings to all members of the list,
>> I have the following questions on svysetting for an analysis of a
>> complex
>> survey:
>> We have carried out a regional health population survey. We defined
> strata
>> initially as geographic areas in the region (n=7) and allocated
>> to each
> of
>> them a sample proportional to their population. But because we
>> wanted to
>> over-represent the elderly, we set that the number of people over 65
> years
>> sampled in all areas had to reach a minimum number. We didn't
>> change the
>> sample size of people bellow 65 obtained through the proportional
>> allocation. Therefore the sampling fractions (and consequently the
> weights)
>> are different for each area by age group (bellow/over 65) category.
>> Then we selected census tracts in each geographic area with
>> probabilities
>> proportional to their total population, and randomly sampled 10
> individuals
>> in those selected, always keeping the proportion 7 bellow 65
>> years/3 over
> 65
>> years, which was the regional overall age distribution after the
>> oversampling explained above. My first question is if strata
>> should be
>> defined as geographic regions alone or as geographic area by age
>> groups
>> (bellow/ over 65 years) (n=14) when svysetting. The first
>> possibility
> looks
>> more reasonable, because census tracts were selected within
>> geographic
>> areas, not within geographic-age groups areas. If this is
>> correct, then
>> probably the way to svyset would be declaring geographic areas as
>> first
>> stage strata, census tracts as first stage PSUs and age groups as
>> second
>> stage strata.
>> Alternatively, if the answer is that strata should be defined as
>> region
> by
>> two age-groups categories, then the same census tract can belong
>> to two
>> different strata (for example area A bellow 65/ area A over 65)
>> depending
> on
>> the age of the individual considered. If I svyset: strata (region
>> by age
>> group categories) and PSU= census tracts, STATA interprets that
>> there are
>> twice the number of PSUs than real census tracts are. Is that
>> correct?
>> Many thanks.
>> Ángel Rodríguez Laso
>> Institute of Public Health of the Region of Madrid
> --
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To the Editor of EDN:
This letter is directed to the United States Postal Service as a whole in thanks on behalf of my five-year old son Riley.
My mother had sent out Valentines cards to her family including my son but by some mischance the stamp was forgotten on his.
My son waited days excited to receive his card while everyone else had already gotten theirs. It was delivered to my house today and to my shock there was no stamp on it.
It is my firm understanding that postage is required and reparations will be made but I need to thank them for delivering the letter for my son who was so grateful to have gotten his Valentine.
Thank You United States Postal Service for making the day of my five-year old.
Sincerely, Lindsey Johnson
in care of Riley Johnson


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It's almost here. Anticipation pervades the Uptown neighborhood as we ready ourselves for the big weekend ahead. The most colorful parades start tomorrow! Anyone living within a short walk, like our New Orleans B&B, are getting out the barricades and ropes to save parking space for family and friends. This is a time you realize you have friends you didn't even know. A nearby bathroom is a wonderful addition to the parade experience.
The neutral ground between the streetcar tracks on St Charles is awaiting the influx of ladders, grills and revelers. Well… I better go dust off the ladders and chairs and start getting ready myself!


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The popular JUnit test framework is integrated into Android. JUnit, if used properly, brings two major benefits to the test implementation.
- JUnit enforces the hierarchical organization of the test cases
- The pattern JUnit is based on guarantees the independence of the test cases and minimizes their interference.
The most important impact of using JUnit is the way one test method is executed. For each test method, the TestCase descendant class is instantiated, its setUp() method is invoked, then the test method in question is invoked, then the tearDown() method is invoked then the instance becomes garbage. This is repeated for each test method. This guarantees that test methods are independent of each other, their interference is minimized. Of course, "clever" programmers can work around this pattern and implement test cases that depend on each other but this will bring us back to the mess that was to be eliminated in the first place. JUnit also provides ways to collect test classes into test suites and organize these suites hierarchically.
JUnit has been included into Android and Android-specific extensions were provided in the android.test package. Android test cases classes should inherit from android.test.AndroidTestCase instead of junit.framework.TestCase. The main difference between the two is that AndroidTestCase knows about the Context object and provides method to obtain the current Context. As many Android API methods need the Context object, this makes coding of Android test cases much easier. AndroidTestCase already contains one test method that tests the correct setup of the test case class, the testAndroidTestCaseSetupProperly method. This adds one test method to every AndroidTestCase descendant but this fact rarely disturbs the programmer.
Those familiar with the "big", PC-based JUnit implementations will miss a UI-oriented TestRunner. The android.test.AndroidTestRunner does not have any user interface (not even console-based UI). If you want to get any readable feedback out of it, you have to handle callbacks from the test runner.
You can download the example program from here.
Our example program contains a very simple test runner UI, implemented as an Activity. The UI provides just the main progress indicators, details are written into the log so this implementation is nowhere near to the flexible test runners of the "big" JUnit. The test suite contains two test case classes. One of them (the MathTest) is really trivial. It demonstrates, however, the hidden testAndroidTestCaseSetupProperly() test method that explains the two extra test cases (the test runner will display 5 test cases when we have really only 3). The main lesson from the other test case class (ContactTest) is that individual test cases must be made independent from each other. This test case class inserts and deletes the test contact for each test method execution, cleaning up its garbage after each test execution. This is the effort that must be made to minimize interference. ExampleSuite organizes these two test classes into a suite. As we respected the JUnit test method naming conventions, we can leave the discovery of test methods to JUnit.
At this point, we have everything to write structured, easy to maintain tests for Android, using the Android test instrumentation mechanism to drive the UI. This will be my next step.


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The Band
The Music
The Tour
The Press
The Goods
The Look
The Lyrics
The Tabs
The Mail
The FAQ
The Links
The Store
Welcome to The Strange Ones Supergrass Site
This is the
official Supergrass fan site
, home to the world's largest Supergrass information archive.
Find out how the band got together in The Band, check out all their single and album releases in The Music, then find out when they're touring near you in The Tour. The Press sections contains literally hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles, photos are in The Look and I'm sure you can guess where the lyrics and tabs are. Latest site updates are below.
Two other sites you must check out are
, for the latest news from a selection of Supergrass sources, and the legendary
Children of the Monkey Basket
site which is lovingly crafted by the band themselves and includes loads of exclusive content, like the photo tour diary and album micro sites.
Enjoy your stay,
Monday 21 September 2015
The Music
Where have the last five years gone?! Not to mention the previous 15... how did we get so old?! However, on the bright side, it's only a couple of months (13 November 2015 to be precise) until we can get down to our favourite record store, buy the new 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition of
I Should Coco
and pretend it's 1995 all over again - ba ba ba ba ba!
Monday 12 April 2010
The Band
Supergrass have today announced their split after 17 years together. The band said: "Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years. We still love each other but, cliché notwithstanding, musical differences have led to us moving on and of course we all wish each other well in the future." The band will play four
farewell shows
in Glasgow, Manchester, London and Paris on 8th-11th June 2010.
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Survey on Need for ME/CFS/FM/Lyme Center in Southeast
P.A.N.D.O.R.A. (http://www.p-a-n-d-o-r-a.org) is running an important survey:
"A health care / hospital system in the southeastern United States has expressed interest in creating a center of excellence for NeureEndocrineImmune diseases. If you have fibromyalgia, ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) or chronic Lyme disease, please fill out this survey." The information will be used to determine the need for and financial viability of such a center. Read more & take the survey here: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e6a230arh6193mcp/start
Valid Pain Scripts Not Being Filled in Florida, KY Docs Fearful
According to a post on MiamiHerald.com:
I want to thank the Drug Enforcement Administration for making it utterly impossible for any pharmacy or pain-management clinic to fill valid scripts anymore. Not a pharmacy in Broward County can supply those of us who legitimately require pain relief in order to function…. I have scripts, but no one can fill them…. See "Feds' rules keep me in pain," Aug 17, 2012.
And in Kentucky, according to a post on Courier-Journal.com:
"I'm not going to be threatened with jail time or criminal charges and lose my career,"says one doctor practicing in Central Kentucky. See "Pill pain: Some doctors see law targeting abuse as excessive and confusing," Aug 19, 2012.
New Research: Statins Increase Risk of Polymyalgia Rheumatica 14-Fold
In an article titled "A New Greek Name for Statin Toxicity: Polymyalgia Rheumatica," GreenMedInfo director Sayer Ji reports on new research indicating that "statins increase risk of Polymyalgia Rheumatica 14-fold." This is an inflammatory disorder typically presenting as pain and stiffness in multiple muscles, especially shoulders, neck and/or hip.
On the Little-Recognized Opioid-Induced Androgen Deficiency
Re: "Important opioid-induced deficiency linked to hot flashes, fatigue, weight gain, depression, more"
Reader comment: Usually higher chances of occurrences in men. We should refrain from consuming painkillers. – D
Black Dog Depression Help Website
The site of the Australia-based Black Dog Institute, a pioneer in depression research and support, offers many resources for those with mood disorders. Two examples include a section on depression in someone who is medically ill, and the interactive online myCompass program, to support self-help (limited to Australians).
Obama Throws in On the Side of ME/CFS Community
In his syndicated "White House Chronicle" column, ME/CFS Alert co-host) Llewellyn King wrote an editorial explaining the importance of President Obama's statement urging NIH and HHS to feel "a sense of urgency" regarding ME/CFS. See: "Obama Takes an Interest in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome."
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High Praise for Phone-Accessible Therapist
Post seen on the Hunter Hopkins Center Facebook page :
If you are looking for a Psychologist who specializes in conducting therapy with persons with M.E., CFS, & FM or any challenging and life changing chronic illness, Hunter Hopkins Center highly recommends Dr. Katrina Berne. She is very experienced and understands the illnesses well. How refreshing! – M (INTRODUCING: Katrina Berne PhD. Dr. Berne is a licensed clinical psychologist with a specialty in ME/CFS, FM and other chronic illness. Dr. Berne has written numerous books on these conditions, and understands the many challenges they bring to patients' daily lives. Dr. Berne provides therapy sessions via telephone. She is currently accepting new patients. Contact info: 206 432-9313. Email email@example.com.)
Free New Full Video: "Faces of Lyme"
The Poughkeepsie Journal is doing a multi-media series on Lyme in New York State's Hudson Valley. Reporters met with people who have been diagnosed with advanced cases of Lyme disease, and one part of the series is this full video ("Faces of Lyme" by Chrissie Williams). It features interviews with four diagnosed patients, who explain their symptoms, their experiences seeking a diagnosis, and their hopes for treatment. (Thanks for this news to a post on the XMRV Global Action Facebook page!)
UK Petition: Govt ME Advisors Should be ME Experts, Not Shrinks!
An e-petition to HM Government's Department of Health already has hundreds of signatures behind it. Titled "Advisors to the government on ME (commonly referred to as CFS) should be ME experts, not psychiatrists," the petition states: "We, the undersigned, believe that the current level of psychiatric involvement in policy for a physical disease is unethical."
To read the petition and sign (UK residents/citizens only), go to http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/37117.
Video: Prof. Ruggiero's Virus-Fighting Probiotic Studies
CFS Patient Advocate blogger Chris Cairns explains the research being done on the probiotic GC-MAF 314 as a therapy for MECFS by prof Marco Ruggiero and Dr. Paul Cheney, as well as work that Dr. Derek Enlander is doing on a similar probiotic (MAF878). The article, with a video of prof Ruggiero's presentation shot by Peter Cairns, was posted Aug 15 HERE.
Migraine: Male Brain Says Ouch but Female Brain Says OUCH
Re: "Women & Migraines: Females' Brain Structure May Increase Pain Of Headaches, Study Suggests"
According to this Harvard study, scans of migraine sufferers brain shapes and features found that the brains of female migraine sufferers clearly have thicker gray matter than male migraineurs in two areas thought to affect the severity of headache pain.
Kinesio Taping – Olympic Favorite for Muscle Injury
Apparently kinesio tape's not really new, but so many 2012 Olympic athletes wore it that the sports and pain world is curious. Essentially it's not a rigid stabilizer like athletic tape but rather a soft stretchy tape that allows support and stability for muscles and joints without restricting the range of motion. The inventor (Dr. Kenzo Kase) saw it as a gentle circulation stimulant for injured muscles. Apparently it's also a kind of warning if you are extending a part of your body – like a shoulder with rotator cuff problems – in a way that could cause injuries. For more info, see the Kinesio website.
Chemical & Drug Sensitivities Rarely Flagged by PC Docs
Re: "Chemical/Med Intolerance Affects 1 in 5, Rarely Diagnosed"
People (like myself) with MCS end up avoiding doctors because we get treated like we're crazy…but I think the article surveyed people who didn't know about MCS at all. The 20% that met the criteria for being chemically sensitive were probably not aware of their condition. The irony being that if they were aware and sought medical help for the condition they would not be treated for it because most doctors think it's not real.
I think what the article is saying is that if doctors recognized MCS as being real, they could prevent a lot of the illnesses that their patients come to them for. Since neither the patient nor the doctor recognized the true problem, the patients keep coming back again and again for treatment for all kinds of chronic conditions. It's one of those negative feedback loops. The medical community and the drug companies make money off of keeping people sick. – J


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It's hard to believe with the crazy, record temperatures out there, but it's already time to start working on your fall/winter garden, if you're planning to grow from seed.
I've never grown from seed before, so I've been doing everything as by-the-books as possible. Before doing anything, I researched each plant I'm going to grow and sorted out where it would live in my garden and whether I could sow directly into the ground or if I needed to sprout seedlings.
It turns out that the fava beans and bok choy can go right into the soil, and the broccoli, kale, and Brussels sprouts need to sprout. So! Last weekend, I got everything that needs sprouting into starter pots, and they're now sitting under my studio's window, waiting to sprout. It's easy as pie to start seedlings! Here's how:
- Purchase your seeds. You'll want something appropriate for the season, and some seed companies make this really easy. Territorial Seed has a seasonal section that I found really handy.
- Get seed pots. You can use a fancy, store bought one like mine (I had this already), or you can make seed pots out of all sorts of recycled materials, like yogurt cups, toilet paper/paper towel tubes, or egg cartons.
- Get some potting soil or organic seed starting soil mix.
- Fill your starter pots with soil and plant the seeds at the depth specified on the seed packet.
- Water every other day, until they sprout!
- Once they're sprouted, you can transplant them to bigger pots or your garden. Yay!
In other news, Molly is fascinated with these babies. Check her out trying to be good and not stick her nose in them:


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Wednesday, September 26, 20187:00PM - Saturday, September 29, 201810:00PM
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LU Theatre opens their performance season by presenting Brian Friel's play, Translations. An Irish countryside and its people are threatened to be torn apart by a cultural invasion of British soldiers. Against a hauntingly beautiful backdrop, a forbidden romance between an Irish girl and a British soldier tell the story of the power and dangers of language and its ability to divide us—and sometimes help us fall in love. For Tickets visit http://www.longwoodtickets.com. Tickets are also available on the night of the performances at the box office. Longwood University Theatre Department, Bruce Speas, Program Coordinator, firstname.lastname@example.com , 434.395.2761
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September 26-29 at 7:00 pm
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Formula E 'the future' of motorsport - Heidfeld
Former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld says he offered his services to Formula E because he thinks it has the tools to eventually overtake F1 as the premier motorsport series in the world.
Formula E's inaugural season begins at Beijing's Olympic Stadium in September 2014, with the electronically-powered series including teams formed by the likes of Richard Branson and actor Leonardo Di Caprio. The revolutionary series hopes to make an impact on the future of the electric motor vehicle and Heidfeld believes growing environmental awareness across the world makes Formula E an exciting series to be part of.
"I cannot look into the future but of course with the technology behind it, if you tried to look into the future, Formula E looks like the place to be and the place to go," Heidfeld told ESPNF1 at the Formula E launch in London. "Everybody you speak to, even sponsors, seem to be very interested in that because it's a lot more environmentally friendly. This is also why I like it, because it can turn into something big.
"When I started karting and motor racing when I was young, the environmental effect of racing as a child was not on my mind and I think for the general public it was the same as well. Now that has changed. Obviously I like both! I want to be friendly to the environment and race and here I can combine the two and I think that is the future."
But Alain Prost, who has also created his own team in the series, is more wary of predicting how big Formula E can become.
"For sure the fans are very motivated and interested by Formula One," Prost told ESPNF1 at the same event. "I don't know if they are going to be curious about what is happening, but I don't know if they are going to go to Formula E [from F1], I am not convinced at all.
"Formula One is Formula One, this is Formula E, so we are going to develop it. Is it going to be quick, or fast, in terms of success? We don't know."


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Today, in the Philippines, young people whose lives have been turned upside down by repeated typhoons are planting mangrove trees to protect homes from storm damage and protect fish-pond dykes to ensure more secure livelihoods.
Today, in Gambia, young musicians are delivering powerful messages, through music, about vaccines, malaria prevention and HIV to increase community access to much needed health care. In Romania, youth volunteers are spreading similar messages through an innovative SMS helpline.
Today, in Afghanistan, where the conflict and its resulting insecurity prevents many from safely accessing health care, thousands of volunteers are learning basic first aid techniques, thereby safeguarding vital access to primary health care for their communities.
Today, In Lebanon, to build respect for diversity and a culture of non-violence in a region facing unprecedented change, youth are breaking world records by securing creative commitments to tolerance, participating in peace festivals and leveraging the power of our fundamental principles.
Today, on World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, we honour these contributions and encourage young people around the world to continue "doing more, doing better and reaching further."
Each year, the 8th of May allows us an opportunity to celebrate our remarkable history of neutral, impartial voluntary service to humanity. But this year, World Red Cross Red Crescent Day also affords us a chance to look to the future, faced as we are by emergencies that are unquestionably increasing in their frequency, severity and complexity. From civil unrest in the Middle East, to open conflict in Afghanistan, to food insecurity in the Sahel, to severe flooding in South America, our well-established network of more than 13 million volunteers and humanitarian workers continues to play a vital role in meeting the needs of the world's most vulnerable people. But we cannot rest on the stable foundations of today.
Rather, we must work to better recognize, invest in and empower the next generation of young leaders who will surely carry our Movement and our lifesaving mandate forward. Today, we recognize "Youth on the move," and the profound impact that young people, who represent nearly half of our volunteers world-wide, are having in their communities and on the global stage through the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
In the face of major challenges such as climate change, conflicts and violence, migration and urbanization, young people everywhere are showing that they want to be part of the solution. They give time, talent and energy, delivering vital assistance and harnessing the power of technology to mobilize their peers, connecting people and the causes that are important to them. They are helping communities prepare for disasters, facilitating safe and equitable access to health care, accepting responsibility as agents of behavioural change and building a culture of peace. Youth around the world are exploring humanitarian law enabling them, as tomorrow's leaders, to take decisions preventing unnecessary suffering in times of armed conflict and other situations of violence.
Today, young people are already making a profound difference in the lives of vulnerable people. They have true capacity to become community champions and to provide needed expertise in an increasingly digital world. For these reasons, young people should fill positions of leadership within our humanitarian network, and they should be afforded real opportunities to advise our strategic decision-making. They should increasingly become the face and the voice of our Movement, allowing us greater access to new generations of volunteers and leaders to come after them.
On World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, let us, together, celebrate our rich history of service to humanity. Let us, at the same time, celebrate the rich promise of our "Youth on the move" and fully embrace the potential they offer for an even brighter future.
Jakob Kellenberger
President, International Committee of the Red Cross
Tadateru Konoé
President, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies


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Why won't our leaders call BP a terrorist, a label readily applied not only to Faisal Shazhad but also to radical Muslims? Even if BP is indicted, few will question its right to the best defense money can buy even as police limit Shazhad's Miranda rights. Our knee-jerk silencing of all radical Muslims while giving BP endless benefits of the doubt limits our ability to assess critical problems.
BP's crimes are more serious than Shazhad's. Even if Shahzad's plot had succeeded, far fewer Americans would die than will perish from the gulf eruption. Over a generation their petrochemical toxins in our environment will kill some of our youngest or most vulnerable citizens.
Since BP did not plan this catastrophe, shouldn't it be exonerated? The company's culture of short-term profits, however, led it knowingly to violate environmental regulations, cut corners on safety, and fire whistleblowers. Even now, BP hires unemployed shrimpers, denies them respirators, and imposes nondisclosure rules on them. As one shrimper puts it, workers are desperate and broke and "ain't got no choice. So [BP] ain't no different than a terrorist." (Democracy Now, June 2.)
Despite spending only 4 percent of its profits on alternative energy, BP rebranded itself as an entrepreneurial friend of the environment. The major media skim over BP's checkered past while dwelling on every well-capping maneuver. For days, President Barack Obama didn't challenge BP's self-serving efforts. If BP, however, were owned by Muslims — or even state owned — its every utterance would be scrutinized and ridiculed as propaganda.
Religiously and often ethnically different from the U.S. mainstream, Muslims here and abroad are easily cast as dangerous. Some of our religious leaders charge that Islam is intrinsically violent. Ironically, some of our fundamentalists have a rhetorical style that resembles the radical Islamists'. Nonetheless, though not speaking for all Christians, they always command a hearing.
Islam, like Christianity, includes some violent rhetoric and violence-prone sects. Nonetheless, even extremist Islamists, like the Christian right, have varying targets and don't always resort to violence. Yet, even those political and media figures that acknowledge Islam is not uniformly violent often reduce all Muslims critical of U.S. policies to a stereotype. They hate us for our freedom, as President George W. Bush said. It seems the only good Muslims are those who endorse our foreign and domestic policy, especially some Saudi potentates.
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Portraying even verbal dissent as "out to destroy our freedom," a concept ill-defined by Bush, may reassure us as to the worth of our own economic institutions and cultural practices. In the process, however, our corporate and military policies are given a free pass. Those evil "Muslim extremists" become a convenient scapegoat for policy failure.
Though BP has an inordinate presence in our media, we seldom hear Muslims. Quoting or discussing the particular motives of radical sects is off-limits. Discussion of motives would constitute excusing terrorists. An odd position, when we consider our justice system.
In murder trials, part of confirming guilt lies in establishing motive. Articulating motives hardly excuses crime. Motives may exonerate partially, but they can also suggest how despicable some crimes are.
If our goal is safety rather than buttressing our own sense of righteousness, shouldn't we want to know as much as possible about the criminal? To combat BP and Taliban crimes, we must understand both the cultures of predatory capitalism and various extremist sects.
Reports, even in Arab papers hostile to radical Islam, suggest that the Taliban isn't interested in destroying our freedoms. Some even care little about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Many are outraged by U.S. occupation of Arab lands, U.S. corporate expropriation of oil wealth, and especially by the use of drones to kill suspected Taliban. Some polls suggest that those attacks make the U.S. extremely unpopular.
Would Americans eschew revenge against a foreign power, even one committed to uprooting acknowledged evil, if it — albeit "accidentally" — killed thousands of our civilians? These are the questions that a dogmatic faith in our own values, way of life and policies excludes. The only beneficiaries are corporate predators and religious radicals here and abroad.