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Novel H1N1 (referred to as swine flu early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of novel H1N1 flu was underway.
This virus was originally referred to as swine flu because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs (swine) in North America. But further study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs. It has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and bird (avian) genes and human genes. Scientists call this a "quadruple reassortant" virus.
Spread of novel H1N1 virus is thought to occur in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something such as a surface or object with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.
The symptoms of novel H1N1 flu virus in people include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A significant number of people who have been infected with this virus also have reported diarrhea and vomiting. As with seasonal flu, severe illnesses and death have occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.
Illness with the new H1N1 virus has ranged from mild to severe. While most people who have been sick have recovered without needing medical treatment, hospitalizations and deaths from infection with this virus have occurred.
In seasonal flu, certain people are at high risk of serious complications. This includes people 65 years and older, children younger than five years old, pregnant women, and people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions. About 70 percent of people who have been hospitalized with this novel H1N1 virus have had one or more medical conditions previously recognized as placing people at high risk of serious seasonal flu-related complications. This includes pregnancy, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and kidney disease.
One thing that appears to be different from seasonal influenza is that adults older than 64 years do not yet appear to be at increased risk of novel H1N1-related complications thus far. CDC laboratory studies have shown that no children and very few adults younger than 60 years old have existing antibody to novel H1N1 flu virus; however, about one-third of adults older than 60 may have antibodies against this virus. It is unknown how much, if any, protection may be afforded against novel H1N1 flu by any existing antibody.
With seasonal flu, we know that seasons vary in terms of timing, duration and severity. Seasonal influenza can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Each year, in the United States, on average 36,000 people die from flu-related complications and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related causes. Of those hospitalized, 20,000 are children younger than 5 years old. Over 90% of deaths and about 60 percent of hospitalization occur in people older than 65.
When the novel H1N1 outbreak was first detected in mid-April 2009, CDC began working with states to collect, compile and analyze information regarding the novel H1N1 flu outbreak, including the numbers of confirmed and probable cases and the ages of these people.
The information analyzed by CDC supports the conclusion that novel H1N1 flu has caused greater disease burden in people younger than 25 years of age than older people. At this time, there are few cases and few deaths reported in people older than 64 years old, which is unusual when compared with seasonal flu. However, pregnancy and other previously recognized high risk medical conditions from seasonal influenza appear to be associated with increased risk of complications from this novel H1N1. These underlying conditions include asthma, diabetes, suppressed immune systems, heart disease, kidney disease, neurocognitive and neuromuscular disorders and pregnancy.
People infected with seasonal and novel H1N1 flu shed virus and may be able to infect others from 1 day before getting sick to 5 to 7 days after. This can be longer in some people, especially children and people with weakened immune systems and in people infected with the new H1N1 virus.
Information regarding influenza is available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site at CDC Flu Information.
State and local health departments can be contacted for information regarding the availability of the influenza vaccine, access to vaccination programs, and information about state or local influenza activity.
Reviewed 9/5/2009
By Daniel Feiten MD
Greenwood Pediatrics
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The four Sam Katzman films included in his Icons of Horror Collection stand as testaments to the American atomic age, reflecting public terror and awe towards 1950s technology and the accomplishments made in science and medicine. Sam Katzman, an incredibly prolific B-movie producer whose expertise in horror and sci-fi resulted in collaborations with Ray Harryhausen (Jason and The Argonauts), originally masterminded several wonderful thrillers, classic archetypal examples for later films on similar topics. In this DVD set, two of the four films are painfully slow paced, but contain horror scenes that vibrantly combine horror, sci-fi and film noir. Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) catalogues a researching team's attempts to confiscate a diamond stash lodged on an abandoned ship in a harbor guarded by the living dead. Some foggy shots of zombified sailors, eternally guarding the gems as a curse for stealing them, provide chills if even for a few moments. The Giant Claw (1957) introduces the viewer to the age of alien invasions and military paranoia. Opening with a great shot of an Earth diorama orbiting in space, the film chronicles Mitchell MacAfee (Jeff Morrow), an electronics engineer who reports from his aircraft shadows of a large bird dive-bombing his plane. Sally Caldwell (Mara Corday) stands by at home base, continually ready for action. When one does manage to see this elusive shadow, the viewer can almost make out the giant avian claw that looks like a chicken foot. The two films that really make the collection are Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) and The Werewolf (1956), which reinvent the Frankenstein story to chronicle humans-turned-monster in the name of science. In Creature, Dr. Steigg (Gregory Gaye) has reanimated dead men with atomic energy by injecting their brains with radioactive material that exponentially increases their strength to kill normal humans. Great sequences show Dr. Chet Walker (Richard Denning), the heroic scientist hired by police, using a Geiger counter at crime scenes. Live-dead men with stitched up heads wandering stiffly around as a monster mafia, giving hearty doses of humor to this fantastic film. Likewise, The Werewolf features awesome footage of star, Duncan Marsh (Steven Ritch), turning into a wolf while managing to keep his well-tailored suit clean as he runs through the forest. During most of the film, Marsh is fleeing a well-intentioned Sheriff Haines (Don Megowan), and two villains, Dr. Emery Forrest (S. John Launer) and Dr. Morgan Chambers (George Lynn), who accidentally turn him into a wolf when experimenting with radioactive injections that would protect humans from radiation. All four films have the look and feel of the epic Universal movies like The Wolf Man, and The Mummy, and give historical context to buffs researching 1950s monster films. Trinie Dalton
Director(s): George Stevens
Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker
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I know a lot of people who are looking for the best internet business ideas. A lot of those same people are creative folks who'd love nothing more than a career in the writing field. Luckily, there is a way to combine these two needs.
There are many small businesses out there who need things occasionally written. As a writer, you might not appreciate how difficult it can be for someone who is not creatively minded to come up with an interesting newsletter or write the company mission statement in a way that is powerful and effective. These companies are typically happy to pay a professional to spin their information in a way that makes it compelling to the average person.
If you choose to start this type of business, the first thing you'll want to do is write several examples of the type of work you're capable of. You should write examples of each of the services you offer. Some of the types of writing you might offer would be things like press releases, company and employee biographies, mission statements and web content. You can use a fictional company for your examples, or focus on a large company that everyone would recognize.
Once you have these examples in your online portfolio, it's time to move on to advertising your services. There are many ways to do this from print to internet media. One of the best options when you are getting started out is to take advantage of personal relationships you have. Surely you know business owners – make sure they're aware of the services you offer.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Memories of High Holidays Past...
Of course, all the typical items go in: rabbi's message, mazel tovs and condolences, upcoming events, times and dates of the upcoming holidays, and any other important stuff.
I thought it might be nice for the members to contribute to this upcoming issue, and sent out a notice for members to submit memories they have of the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah) they experienced while growing up.
Unfortunately, there haven't been too many takers, but most of the memories already submitted are associated with wearing new clothes, family togetherness at synagogue and at the meals, long, drawn-out services.
If I had sent out the call to you, what -- if any -- memories do you have from your distant past, or even not-too-distant past of marking/celebrating the High Holidays in your childhood or teenagehood?
Maybe I'll have more takers via the Internet.... :)
(I will share my memories perhaps in a separate post.)
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- OldLady Of The Hills said...
My Memories are probably very similar to all those you have already gotten....I cannot say there was anything quite special that ever happened. Sorry my dear.
But I LOVE your idea! I hope you DO get more response from your readers....!
- August 26, 2010 4:40 PM
- Robin said...
It's a lovely idea. I remember visiting my relatives in Baltimore. My aunt would set up a bunch of tables in her downstairs den, and I would always be the first one sitting down and waiting for the fun to happen. I loved seeing my mother's sisters and brothers and their families. They would all laugh as they came downstairs and saw me sitting expectantly alone at the table proudly dressed in my holiday clothes.
- August 26, 2010 8:27 PM
- Minnesota Mamaleh said...
i can so see you in this role! offer to sit down and have coffee as you write (type?) these memories! no one would turn down a chance to chit chat with you!
- August 27, 2010 4:20 PM
- Minnesota Mamaleh said...
pearl, i miss you! how did this project go? tell me something i don't know, lady! :)
- September 03, 2010 11:42 AM
- rabbi neil fleischmann said...
I just listed 20 memories and then blogger said it couldn't post my comment and they were gone!
- September 06, 2010 5:44 AM
- torontopearl said...
Neil, I'm so sorry about that. Send them to me in an email, or try blogger again to post them here.
I had numerous memories, but I will note the ones put into our shul newsletter: memories for me, and a memory of my husband's.
Pearl Saban: My childhood shul was a shteibel in a rabbi's home. When there was an overflow crowd on Rosh Hashanah, some women sat and prayed upstairs in the kitchen, where there was a trapdoor in the floor that opened up to the services below. We could easily follow the davening and hear the blowing of the shofar.
I especially remember the hard wooden chairs, and on Yom Kippur some of the women wearing white aprons over their dresses, and tichels on their heads. I always wore a new outfit and white, cotton gloves – very formal.
In those days my father still wore a silk tallis, and I recall going over to the men's side, standing behind my father and playing with the cool, silky fringes, letting them slide through my fingers.
After Yom Kippur was over, and the shofar was blown, we women would go outside and wait for the men as they did Birkat HaLevana. At that young age, I couldn't understand why my father was still davening and not hurrying home to eat! (back at home, we always broke our fast on a "glaisele tay" and piece of honey or sponge cake)
Ron Saban: One of the nicest Yom Tov memories that Pearl and I share took place at Torah v'Avodah, the "old man's" shteibel where we davened. The members were mainly in their seventies, so we brought down the average age.
Our son Avi was about 6 months old, and on Erev Simchas Torah we took him to shul dressed in a white, plush velour sleeper. He was passed around among the men, and across the mechitzah to the women. Avi sat high on my shoulders as we danced in circles, and this happy baby brought a lot of smiles and joy to that room of elderly men and women that Simchas Torah.
- September 06, 2010 10:59 PM
- rabbi neil fleischmann said...
I Remember -
I was chosen to be in a photo for a local newspaper when I was in Kindergarten. I'm wearing my father's kittel and dipping an apple slice in honey. Debbi Flaum is standing next to me with a doily on her head, lighting the candles.
My father kept that photo in his machzor and looked at it every year on Rosh HaShana (till in adolescent rebellion I took it out).
Discovering pomegranates and other fun fruits. Fruits that have become more common to me now - like mango - served as shehechiyanu fruits back in childhood.
The loopy tradionational tune for Hayom at the end of davening (ha-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a - hayom...AMEN!)
The slow dai-dai-dai traditional high holiday nusach, the haunting and slow kadeishim.
The shofar blower having a hard time getting the sound out and tapping the mouth piece repeatedly while we all waited anxiously in complete silence.
My brother and I waking each other up if we started to doze on Rosh HaShanah afternoon because we learned that if you sleep on Rosh HaShanah day you'll have a sleepy year.
The Rabbi telling the story on Kol Nidrei night about a town on that night that feared the worst because someone had been killed and they knew the Jews would be blamed. The end of the story is that someone ran into that shul of old and said, "We don't have to worry - good news, it was a Jew who was killed."
The two older men (they had white hair - but probably weren't so old) (reminded me a bit of the two guys on the Muppet Show) who appeared every year on Yom Kippur. One of them would always finish Shmoneh Esrei way early and step outside for a while. My father made a point for me to shake their hands and wish them well, in addition to the guy (I think he was a plumber?) who was also a once a year-er who sat next to my dad.
Mel Taubman (what a kind, gregarious man)and others walking around with little blue bottles of smelling salts (what happened to smelling salts).
The cops parking in front of the shul for a while to keep an eye on us. One year we kids spoke with them and they were amazed that starting at 10 we were fasting all day. One of them teased me by breathing his onion roll breath in my face.
As a young kid, breaking the fast at lunch time and hanging out at the Riback home.
My dad having to pause on the way to and from Shul.
My mom hanging out in the classroom upstairs during the break along with many others. One of those regulars was a man who always wore a jacket that was too small and buttoned it.
Hanging out in the Cohen house during the break and Elliot commenting that in suits and sneakers we were like Woody Allen who went to the White House dressed in that combo.
Some people sharing crackers after the fast on the way out from shul.
Watching the Odd Couple after the fast while eating (between courses, in my room). It was the episode where Felix's son loses his frog.
The Birnbaum machzors.
My favorite page in the Birnbaum machzor, the back page which listed the English date for the first day of Rosh HaShanah and for Yom Kippur over the course of thirty five years. This was of interest to me because my dad's birthday is October 2 and mine is October 11.
- September 08, 2010 6:25 AM
- torontopearl said...
Neil, so glad you shared those with us. Memories give us insight.
I have countless more that I could've written about the High Holidays, but sometimes less is more. Or maybe I'll post them in a separate post after Rosh Hashanah.
Happy & Healthy 5771 to all.
- September 08, 2010 12:37 PM
- Minnesota Mamaleh said...
*sigh* those are lovely and definitely separate-post-worthy! :)
- September 24, 2010 4:20 PM


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That is why WHO recommends that couples get tested for HIV — and counselled — together. Receiving voluntary HIV testing and counselling as a couple means that both partners get tested together, receive their results and share their status with the support of a counsellor. A range of prevention, treatment and support options can then be discussed and decided upon together.
Maripaz is now married to Moises Marinero. Moises was aware of Maripaz's HIV-positive status from the beginning. Maripaz was reluctant to start a new relationship at first, but a counsellor told her that it was safe to have sex, provided she always used a condom. She has been on HIV medication, antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), since 2002. Today, she remains healthy and Moises is still HIV-negative.
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Life was initially tougher for Godfrey and Paulina Mtonga of Lusaka, Zambia. The couple have now been married for 32 years. They have 11 children and 8 grandchildren. In 1994, they went for HIV testing together. Godfrey was positive and Paulina negative.
"The first week was very bad for us," Godfrey recalls. "The counsellor came to visit us the very next day." The counsellor kept coming, and the couple decided to stay together. They continued to have a sexual relationship, using condoms from a nearby clinic. Godfrey started taking antiretroviral treatment in 2002. Pauline has remained HIV-negative.
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Terrorist attacks on transportation systems in Moscow and Mumbai caused significant loss of life and highlighted the vulnerability of surface transportation systems to terrorist attacks. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is the primary federal agency responsible for securing the nation's transportation system. GAO has previously reported that TSAhas taken actions to improve transportation security, but additional actions could enhance its efforts, such as consistently coordinating security assessments. GAO made recommendations to improve TSA's coordination with stakeholders, including other DHS entities and federal agencies. Likewise, the Administration's Surface Transportation Security Priority Assessment highlighted the need for federal entities to coordinate their security assessment activities given that TSA's security assessment responsibilities overlap with those of other federal agencies, such as the Department of Transportation (DOT). The report recommended, among other things, an integrated federal approach for conducting security assessments to produce more thorough risk-based evaluations.
GAO has found that TSA and DOT do not have a process in place to share information on the results of their security programs, and stakeholders in the commercial trucking industry have expressed concerns about a lack of coordination between the two agencies. Specifically, TSA's security assessments for hazardous material trucking companies overlapped with efforts conducted by DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and as a result, government resources were not being used effectively. After GAO discussed this overlap with TSA in January 2011, TSA officials stated that, moving forward, they intend to only conduct reviews on trucking companies that are not covered by FMCSA's program, which, if implemented as intended, GAO projects could save more than $1 million over the next 5 years. However, it will be important for TSA and FMCSA to continue efforts to improve data sharing and coordination to help prevent future overlap in security reviews, as well as continue efforts toward the long-term goal of TSA assuming full regulatory responsibility from FMCSA for commercial trucking security, thereby reducing fragmentation.
In February 2009, GAO reported that TSA and FMCSA have similar security review programs for hazardous material trucking companies. TSA conducts corporate security reviews (TSA review)—voluntary in-person reviews of a trucking company's security practices and plans.[1]FMCSA, which has primary responsibility for commercial trucking safety, conducts security contact reviews (FMCSA review)—mandatory in-person reviews that enforce the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's regulations on hazardous material trucking companies' security plans. In 2010, GAO continued to identify considerable overlap between TSA's and FMCSA's security reviews. For example, nearly half (43 percent) of the 95 questions in a TSA review were either "somewhat similar" or "substantially or entirely similar" to one or more of the questions in an FMCSA review, and almost all (92 percent) of the 48 questions that comprise an FMCSA review were either "somewhat similar" or "substantially or entirely similar" to one or more of the questions in a TSA review.[2]In addition, officials from both agencies agreed that there are similarities between the two reviews. Furthermore, 71 of the 200 TSA reviews performed from fiscal years 2006 through 2010 by TSA staff on hazardous material trucking companies were conducted on companies that had received an FMCSA review during the same period; of these, 31 were conducted less than 2 years after the FMCSA review.[3]The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 requires that DOT consult with DHS to limit, to the extent practicable, duplicative reviews of hazardous material security plans.[4]
In February 2009, GAO recommended that TSA establish a process to strengthen coordination with the commercial vehicle industry, including ensuring that the roles and responsibilities of industry and government are fully defined and clearly communicated. DHS concurred with this recommendation and has taken steps to address it. However, in August and September 2010, officials from three industry associations GAO interviewed continued to express concerns about overlap between TSA's and FMCSA's security reviews and a lack of coordination between the two agencies. Moreover, in July 2010, the Office of Management and Budget advised TSA to work with DOT to implement an integrated federal approach for security assessments and take advantage of existing information to avoid redundancy.
[1]TSA also conducts corporate security reviews on nonhazardous material trucking companies, as well as entities in other transportation modes. GAO excluded these other reviews from its analysis.
[2]For the purposes of this analysis, the term "substantially or entirely similar" refers to questions for which a trucking company would likely provide the same or mostly the same information. The term "somewhat similar" refers to questions for which a trucking company would likely provide some of the same information, but would likely also provide additional or different information for one of the questions.
[3]TSA reviews were also conducted by state inspectors in five states, primarily Missouri. However, TSA was unable to provide comprehensive data for these reviews, and as a result GAO excluded them from its analysis.
[4]Pub. L. No. 110-53, § 1555, 121 Stat. 266, 475 (2007) (codified at 6 U.S.C. § 1205).
By taking action to reduce or eliminate overlap in hazardous material security reviews and improve data sharing and coordination, TSA and FMCSA could use their resources more effectively and improve the relationship between the federal government and industry stakeholders. TSA and FMCSA officials have stated that TSA's long-term plan is to develop security regulations for hazardous material trucking companies to replace the existing security regulations FMCSA enforces, which they believe would address the overlap between the two agencies' security reviews. These officials added that once TSA develops regulations, the agencies plan to work together to eliminate FMCSA's security-related regulatory responsibilities so that it can focus solely on safety issues while TSA focuses on security issues. However, TSA is in the early stages of the rulemaking process, which TSA officials believe may take up to 3 years. Until the rulemaking is completed and TSA is able to assume full responsibility for commercial trucking security, it will be important for TSA and FMCSA to continue efforts to delineate their respective security roles and reduce fragmentation.
Until TSA issues security regulations to replace the existing regulations enforced by FMCSA, GAO has identified two potential options for improving data sharing and coordination to address the overlap of TSA's and FMCSA's security reviews in the short term; in addition, TSA proposed a third option that GAO believes, if implemented as intended, should also address existing overlapin the short term:
(1) Improve interagency coordination by sharing each other's schedules for conducting future security reviews, and avoid scheduling reviews on hazardous material trucking companies that have recently received, or are scheduled to receive, a review from the other agency. TSA and FMCSA considered this option worthy of pursuit, and in October 2010 they signed an interagency agreement to coordinate with each other when scheduling their respective security reviews. The agreement is intended to eliminate duplicate visits to the same trucking company that occur within 2 years of each other. However, it is too early to assess the results from this effort.
(2) Enable TSA to access the full results of past FMCSA reviews through an existing DOT Web portal. This increased access could enable TSA to leverage security information on the thousands of hazardous material trucking companies that have received FMCSA reviews without having to conduct a TSA review on them, thereby efficiently increasing the agency's knowledge of industry security. TSA has spent $400,000 since February 2010 to access the Web portal, and according to FMCSA, TSA already has access to data on FMCSA reviews through the portal. However, although the portal does include some data related to FMCSA reviews (such as the dates and recipients of past reviews), it does not contain the full results of these reviews, which TSA officials agreed would be beneficial. DOT officials who administer the portal stated that adding this information to the portal and granting TSA access to it most likely would be relatively straightforward, but doing so would require a request and cooperation from both TSA and FMCSA. TSA officials added that they were unsure whether future budget constraints would allow continued funding for TSA access to the portal.
(3) Discontinue conducting the voluntary TSA reviews on hazardous material trucking companies, thereby enabling TSA to increase its security efforts in other areas. For example, TSA could seek to improve security practices among nonhazardous material trucking companies, as these entities are not subject to the FMCSA security reviews. TSA officials stated in January 2011 that they intend to pursue this option, which, if implemented as intended, should eliminate the short-term overlap between FMCSA and TSA commercial trucking security assessments. However, as stated previously, GAO believes it will be important for TSA and FMCSA to continue efforts to improve data sharing and coordination to help prevent future overlap in security reviews, as well as continue efforts toward the long-term goal of TSA assuming full regulatory responsibility from FMCSA for commercial trucking security, thereby reducing fragmentation.
Reducing overlap between TSA's and FMCSA's security reviews could result in cost savings. TSA's total spending on the 71 reviews it conducted from fiscal years 2006 through 2010 on companies that had also received an FMCSA review during the same period was about $268,000. TSA's spending on the 31 reviews that occurred less than 2 years after an FMCSA review at the same company was about $120,000. Extrapolating from data from prior years, GAO estimated that, over the next 5 years, avoiding TSA reviews conducted on companies less than 2 years after an FMCSA review could save approximately $164,000; avoiding TSA reviews on companies that receive an FMCSA review during the same 5-year period could save approximately $373,000; and eliminating all TSA reviews on hazardous material trucking companies could save over $1 million.[1] Reducing overlap between the two agencies' security reviews could also improve their relationship with the commercial trucking industry. As industry observes more coordination among federal agencies, trucking companies may be more willing to participate in voluntary security initiatives and share information with federal stakeholders.
[1]All estimated costs are reported in 2010 dollars and based on TSA estimates of the staff time, staff salaries, and travel costs associated with conducting TSA reviews. While eliminating some or all TSA reviews could result in cost savings, it may also result in the loss of some security information, since TSA reviews do not completely duplicate FMCSA reviews. Additionally, GAO identified 84 FMCSA reviews from fiscal years 2006 through 2010on trucking companies that had also received a TSA review during the same time period. Of these FMCSA reviews, 21 were conducted less than 2 years after a TSA review. However, FMCSA was unable to provide cost estimates for its security reviews, so GAO could not calculate the cost associated with this overlap. Moreover, FMCSA conducted more than 9,000 reviews during the same period, and less than 1 percent of these reviews overlapped with a TSA review.
The information contained in this analysis is based on a previously issued report, noted on the "Related GAO Products" tab, and recent efforts to update that work. To update that information and identify continuing issues related to overlap in commercial trucking security assessments, GAO interviewed officials from TSA, FMCSA, and other agencies, as well as officials from three key industry groups that represent a large portion of the trucking industry.[1]GAO also reviewed prior reports and relevant documentation, including DHS/DOT interagency agreements and examples of completed TSA and FMCSA security reviews. To estimate the amount of overlap in trucking company security assessments, GAO compared the 95 questions in TSA's hazardous material corporate security review protocol with the 48 questions in FMCSA's security contact review protocol and assessed their similarity using three categories: substantially or entirely similar, somewhat similar, and not at all or slightly similar.[2]To determine the extent to which TSA's and FMCSA's security reviews were conducted on the same companies, GAO analyzed TSA and FMCSA data on reviews conducted from fiscal years 2006 through 2010. GAO reviewed the data for obvious errors and spoke with knowledgeable officials to determine that the data were sufficiently reliable for the purposes of its review. GAO estimated the cost of overlapping security reviews on hazardous material trucking companies by using TSA data on (1) the number of TSA reviews conducted from fiscal years 2006 through 2010 and (2) the staff time, estimated staff salaries, and estimated travel costs associated with conducting these reviews. Cost estimates do not include indirect costs, such as general administrative costs. GAO estimated the potential financial savings associated with eliminating overlapping security reviews by (1) estimating the average annual number of reviews, and (2) multiplying by the estimated cost of conducting a review. GAO reviewed the data for obvious errors and spoke with knowledgeable TSA officials to determine that the data were sufficiently reliable to provide a general indication of costs and potential savings.
[1]These three stakeholder groups were the American Trucking Associations, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
[2]GAO categorized each question based on its assessment of the similarity of the information that trucking companies would likely provide in response to that question. Specifically, if GAO determined that, in response to a TSA review question, a company would likely provide the same or mostly the same information as it would in response to an FMCSA review question (and vice versa), those questions were considered "substantially or entirely similar." If GAO determined that a company would likely provide some of the same information in response to a TSA review question as it would in response to an FMCSA review question (and vice versa)-but would likely also provide additional or different information for one of the questions that likely would not be provided for the other-those questions were considered "somewhat similar." If GAO determined that a company would likely provide mostly or completely different information in responding to a TSA review question relative to an FMCSA review question (and vice versa), those questions were considered "not at all or slightly similar."
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First it was the seagull found in Sag Harbor in April pierced in the head by a blowdart. Then it was the box turtle discovered July 5 in a Sag Harbor backyard impaled by a rusty nail. A couple weeks ago, it was a swan spotted by a kayaker in Riverhead with an arrow shot right through the center of its torso. And most recently, it was a seagull in Montauk stoned to death, allegedly by a man and his two children.
These incidents of animal cruelty have caught the community off guard, causing many to wonder: Who would do such a thing? And why?
"I don't know what's happening," said Roy Gross, executive director of the Suffolk County SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). "I find this very disturbing."
Gross said his office has seen about a 20 percent increase in calls reporting cases of animal abuse in Suffolk County in the last year, but he attributes some of this to cases of animal abandonment related to the down turn in the economy.
"Sometimes people can't afford to take care of their animals anymore," he said. However, he doesn't believe the economy is to blame for this recent surge in incidents of animal cruelty. "I don't believe the economy would make someone go out of their way to torture an animal," he continued. "It's [the result of] a demented individual, in my opinion."
While the incidents themselves are enough cause for alarm, Gross emphasized the broader implications of such crimes.
"It's a fact that people who hurt animals hurt people," said Gross, who used to work as a child abuse investigator. Citing serial killers Albert DeSalvo, "The Boston Strangler," and Jeffrey Dahmer, he said "all of these people began by torturing and mutilating animals before they started torturing people."
While it's too early to say whether or not these patterns of abuse will extend beyond the animal kingdom, Gross said recent events here on the East End are certainly cause for alarm.
"When someone goes out of his [or her] way to put a nail through a turtle, that's premeditated," he continued. "And in the case with the swan, to take a bow-and-arrow and shoot an innocent animal like that: somebody wanted to hurt that animal."
In the course of his professional career, Robbie Stein, a child psychologist based in Sag Harbor, said he has worked with children who have tortured animals.
"Generally, what we're really talking about is the development of a sense of compassion, or empathy," he said. Or, he added, it's the manifestation of a feeling that's been displaced, like an abusive relationship or an imbalance at home. "[These patients] project that onto the animal," Stein continued.
But, this isn't necessarily indicative of psychopathic behavior—however cruel it might be.
"I remember a patient saying once that they shot a BB gun [pellet] through a squirrel, and when the squirrel died they were very, very sad."
In this sense, he said cruelty toward animals can be a way some children "find out about others' pain." Although, "there's also a much more pathological kind of cruelty."
With so few details, Stein said it's impossible at this point to tell what we're dealing with here on the East End. For one thing, no one knows whether any of these incidents are connected or are isolated acts of cruelty. But, "if you see a kid torturing animals, it's certainly a warning sign," he said.
As the result of public outcry in the wake of these reported cases of animal abuse, the SPCA has announced an $11,000 reward for anyone with information on the person (or persons) responsible for hammering the nail into the turtle, and an additional $12,500 for anyone with information on the person (or persons) responsible for shooting the arrow into the swan.
The two animals are currently recovering at the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons. (The two gulls have since perished.) According to Virginia "Ginnie" Frati, executive director of the Wildlife Rescue Center, "the turtle's doing really good." The Center will soon take the terrestrial reptile back to Dr. Jonathan Turetsky of the Veterinary Clinic of East Hampton, who removed the nail two weeks ago, to make sure there's no infection, Frati said, adding "we think we'll be able to release him soon."
The swan, however, "isn't looking too good," she said. Doctors don't believe the arrow punctured any vital organs and said its digestive system is working; but the animal is having a hard time eating (it is currently receiving nutrients via IV) and cannot walk.
"We're not sure what the outcome will be [with the swan]," said executive director Mark Lembo on Wednesday. "But we're hopeful."
While the SPCA has yet to receive any information on the box turtle, Gross said he has received some calls related to the swan and he has several leads on the Montauk gull. (According to those at the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons, a woman in Montauk actually took photographs of a man and his two children throwing the stones.) Gross added that he's "hoping for an arrest in the very near future."
"Since 1984, we've not only been investigating cases of animal abuse, but we've been giving presentations to people [at schools and other organizations] about animals' feelings," he continued. "And what we say all the time is: if you suspect something, call us. An animal can't pick up a phone, obviously. We need the public to step-up to the plate."
In the grand scheme of things, Stein added there are a number of possible hypotheses as to why these incidents have seen a surge in recent weeks. The violence could stem from economic deprivation, or the rise of violent video games; or, it could be that these incidents are just being more frequently reported here on the East End.
"What's key here is whether [the increase in animal cruelty reports] is because the animals are more visible, or because awareness of animal cruelty is more prevalent in this area because we care about nature," Stein continued. And in the case of the latter, he added, at least "that would be a good thing."
Anyone with information regarding any acts of animal cruelty, or details about those responsible for the incidents involving the turtle, swan or seagull mentioned above are encouraged to call the Suffolk County SPCA at 382-7722. All calls will be kept confidential.


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Lasse Jensen, an assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State, has been selected to receive an American Chemical Society (ACS) Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Junior Faculty Award for 2012. The award program provides a monetary prize for up to four outstanding tenure-track junior faculty members to present their work at ACS National Meetings.
Jensen's research focuses on developing new theoretical and computational tools for addressing important questions relevant to the optical spectroscopy of biological and nanoscale systems. He is particularly interested in understanding how enhanced Raman spectroscopy -- which uses visible light to reveal the structural properties, local interactions, and vibration frequencies of a molecule -- can selectively probe a specific subsystem of a more complex system.
Jensen also studies surface-enhanced Raman scattering, in which a metallic nanostructure can amplify over a million times the Raman signal of molecules near a metal surface. He has used theoretical methods to gain a microscopic understanding of such phenomena. This understanding has provided detailed information not directly available from experiments. It also helps to guide the direction of future experiments.
Jensen's previous honors include a 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers "for addressing fundamental questions relevant to optical spectroscopy of bio- and nano-systems and for exemplary teaching efforts and the dissemination of computational tools to the chemistry community." In 2010, he was honored with the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The CAREER award is the NSF's most prestigious award in support of junior faculty members who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent teaching, and the integration of education and research. In 2005, Jensen was awarded an International Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering (ICCMSE) young scientist prize. He received support from an Internalization Fellowship from the Danish Research Agency from 2000 to 2004.
Prior to joining Penn State in June of 2007 as an assistant professor of chemistry, Jensen was a research associate at Northwestern University from 2004 to 2007. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1998 and 2000, respectively, and a doctoral degree in chemistry at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in the Netherlands in 2004.


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During your average Phillies broadcast, the freakiest thing you're likely to see is some antic of the Phanatic. Maybe, if you're lucky, a fight will break out in the Citizens Bank Park cheap seats.
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This article is intended to provide opinions and a broad
conference overview. The opinions of the authors do not necessarily reflect
those of the magazine.
In February, NSF International arranged for many experts to
cover the issues and facets of point-of-use and point-of-entry (POU/POE), how
they can be used for PWS compliance and other opportunities for the
manufacturers and users. Federal and state regulators provided pros and cons.
Regulators have a major role if they can demonstrate their willingness to drive
POU/POE forward. The importance of product certifications to facilitate
customer acceptance and credibility was well covered. Small and large utility
speakers presented their experiences. Case studies sponsored by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the American Water Works Association
Research Foundation (AWWARF) were presented. Vendor and consultant
presentations and attendees provided excellent professional awareness. Carrying
this awareness to the public remains the next challenge.
Pros and Cons
Historical and current POU/POE developments were summarized.
It was pointed out that similar case studies on the applicability of in-home
water treatment technologies for meeting federal water standards were conducted
in the early 1990s and these earlier benefits of POU/POE did not significantly
advance the marketplace. Several speakers named the new maximum contaminant
level (MCL) for arsenic in drinking water as the driver to increase the public
use of POU/POE technologies. The EPA has mandated utility compliance with the
new arsenic 10 ppb MCL by January 2006, if the agency doesn't grant extensions
to the rule. Historically, right or wrong, utilities have been granted
extensions for compliance. Some POU/POE industry leaders believe their equipment
can help utilities, large and small, meet this stricter requirement as well as
others such as the new radium rule. Granted, there are hurdles including the
assurance that these units can be properly maintained in the home.
Thinking Outside the Box
Several state regulators, speakers and attendees at the
conference expressed a change of mind from earlier positions. Previously. many
people were not in favor of POU/POE treatment technologies. Today, though, the
momentum appears to be moving toward an increased use of POU/POE technologies.
Major reasons for this change of heart are due to the economic reality of small
water suppliers, improvements in POU/POE devices and customer acceptance. Many
spoke of utilities service changes and paying more attention to the customer as
part of the trend.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) with
about 670,000 water hook-ups, is surveying and advising its customers about use
of POU/POE equipment. A prior LADWP survey revealed that about 70 percent of
the utility's customers use some drinking water enhancement inside their home
(roughly 35 percent POU and 35 percent bottled water). LADWP plans future
customer surveys and educational programs. Education is a slow process, but as
more utilities of all sizes think outside of the box, they will have tangible
benefits. Utility customers are getting smarter about drinking water quality
and health effects. Utilities may need to think about risk assessment from
lawsuits and liability reduction through new services and improved water
Activated Carbon Role
Many of the speakers pointed out that "customer
acceptance" of the POU/POE contaminants removal technologies was most
important. Improving customers' drinking water taste and odor was the most
powerful way to get customers to use POU/POE technologies. Activated carbon
adsorption has long been recognized as the best available technology to improve
tap water aesthetics cost effectively. Thus, it is logical that POU/POE vendors
are using carbon in their devices.
The NSF conference had two approved vendors that
demonstrated the use of reverse osmosis (RO) and distillation technologies.
Both vendors had carbon in their units. Carbon benefits for removal of volatile
organic compounds and protection against membrane fouling as well as a final
water polishing step was cited by these vendors. Both were enthusiastic about
their technologies and indicated significant price reductions were possible ...
if the number of units sold increased. A market research report by Baytel
Associates also has come to a similar conclusion. (See Market Study Report
Future Opportunities
The POU/POE industry needs to be patient and not expect
unbelievable growth. Growth will come, but the industry will need to work
smarter to develop these future opportunities at utilities and in homes.
Large retailers selling home units presently are weak on
service and education. Many of these retailers provide in-store "how to
fix" free workshops. POU/POE manufacturers need to work with these
retailers to assure the correct messages are getting to the customers. Many
customers think filters last forever or revert back to not filtering their
drinking water. POU/POE suppliers also need to "think outside the
box" to grow their business. One filter medium or water treatment
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The toxin has been shown to improve erections in rats with hypertension and diabetes; now, researchers have tested it in aging mice and found that the toxin is effective in reversing age-related ED as well.
"It's working in aging, which is a natural process," study researcher Kenia Nunes, a physiologist at Georgia Health Sciences University, told LiveScience. "It's not just in disease."
Related: 10 Wild Facts About the Male Body
Viagra, Levitra and other ED drugs on the market work by inhibiting an enzyme called PDE5. To get an erection, a man's body must release nitric oxide, which relaxes the smooth muscle around the arteries of the penis, allowing for his blood vessels to dilate. The nitric oxide is a first step in a series of chemical reactions that allow this muscle relaxation to take place. One step in the series is cGMP, a signaling molecule that acts to keep the muscles relaxed. PDE5 degrades cGMP. That's a good thing for ensuring that erections don't last forever, but too much PDE5 can mean an erection doesn't happen at all. By blocking the enzyme, PDE5 inhibitors solve the problem.
The spider toxin works differently. Instead of affecting PDE5, the compound seems to trigger nitric oxide release, acting directly to relax the smooth muscles. Because about 30 percent of patients don't respond to PDE5 inhibitors, the toxin could provide an alternative to ED treatments currently on the market, Nunes said.
In the new study, published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Nunes and her colleagues injected aging and young rats with the toxin extracted from the spider venom. They found that the toxin reversed age-related erectile dysfunction, offering hope that the toxin could eventually move out of animal testing and into human use. The toxin has not yet been tested in humans.
The researchers have since developed a synthetic version of the toxin. The next step, Nunes said, is to make sure that the compound doesn't have any nasty effects beyond its intended purpose.
"Side effects are the next big hurdle," she said.
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Heya Hello Weasyl Staff. You guys do have a rather stable site that offers a large amount of submission types that others don't offer, but it is still pretty quiet even after all this time. I've come back on occasions to check on it and post this and that. I hear it mention off hand every few months as well, but not too often. I think that weasyl could use some advertisement to reach out to more audience once more.
FurAffinity offers advertising, and I do know that other art sites are allowed to advertise on there: http://www.furaffinity.net/advertising.html
Sadly, I can't really offer suggesting other advertising opportunities that you can do without breaking wallet, as the furry sites are kind of the sites that promote helping creators while sites like DA's ad service is more focused towards large scale businesses and super expensive. The ads on FA do reach a large amount of people, though, and I'd suggest perhaps have a human artwork in the ad somewhere as well to try to appeal to diversity. So far reaching out to folks has been pretty reliant on word of mouth, and in all cases I see people comment how "weasyl is pretty deserted" which isn't the best word of mouth promotion.
I could also suggest creating a DeviantArt group focused around this art site to help promote Weasyl on DeviantARt, too, to reach out to the non-furry artists as well. Collect fanArt of your Mascot drawn by DeviantArtists to help promote both the website, the character, and urge more artists to draw the character too. It'd be more work than needed, so its a bit of a hassle of a suggestion. I didn't see a weasyl group, though. https://groups.deviantart.com


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This pledge closed about 6 years ago
US Representatives Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, with help from their fellow US Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, circulated a pro-wolf letter among their 435 colleagues in the US House of Representatives. This letter urged the US Fish & Wildlife Service to keep federal protections in place for America's wolves in the 45 states where they are still protected under the Endangered Species Act.
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I love crab rangoon. Who doesn't? This stuffed mushroom recipe is based on the classic crab rangoon, but I add red pepper and green onion for color and crunch. This hors d'oeuvres was very popular at my catering events - and you can make 50 of these in a matter of minutes with the help of a pastry bag. They are a great bite-size bite for a party - be sure to make at least 3-4 per person... they go fast!
with red pepper and green onion
4 cups of mushrooms
1- 8 oz. box of cream cheese, softened
1 (approx. 5oz.) small can of crab meat
1/2 red pepper, small dice
4 green onions, small dice
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
In a mixer with the paddle attachment, stir together cream cheese, crab, red pepper, green onion, parmesan, salt and pepper until well combined. Put filling into a pastry bag.
Remove stems from mushrooms and place bottoms up on a baking sheet. Pipe the mixture into each mushroom.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes until the mushrooms are tender.
Get all of the mushrooms upside-down on a baking tray. I only made a half of a batch, so you'll have twice as many mushrooms for the entire recipe.
I didn't have a pastry bag, so I used a ziplock!
Fill them over filling - the more cream cheese and crab the better!
Ready to go in the oven!
You can see that they are done because the mushroom has browned and is tender. A little bit of moisture has gathered underneath each one.


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CIS Steeplejack LLC is seeking an experienced roofer / mason / painter and or general laborer for seasonal to part-time work. We are a family owned and operated restoration, repair and maintenance company specializing in historical and modern church steeples, domes and bell towers. Increased volume of work opens an opportunity for qualified candidates who are able to travel in an out of state (1-4 weeks or more), and willing to work up to 60 hours per week, Mon-Sat as required. Rate of pay will be determined based on experience and skill. We offer room for advancement; incentive pay as well as bonuses for work efforts and performance. Feel free to visit our website here and or fill out an application here. ***Safety training is a key component of our organization's productivity and prosperity. We provide on-going education and OSHA Safety Training to ensure our employees are protected from workplace hazards and are given the knowledge and skills they need to work safely*** Ideal candidates will have experience; removing, matching & replacing mortar carpentry removing & replacing roofing applications preparing exterior surfaces and applying protective coatings operating man lifts, telehandlers, etc. using ladders, scaffold and rigging using hand tools; power tools; metal brake; etc. cleaning, organizing, maintaining equipment and work area
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If you're a dad, with an adorable daughter, you want her to experience all the joys that life can bring. Especially if one of those joys is a 1000 horsepower monster of a Nissan GT-R. And the smile on her face is just the cutest thing ever.
If you manage to have a kid that does nothing but demand that you "go faster!" all the while with a big silly grin and plenty of laughter, then you've won at life, and probably in the genetic lottery, too.
And if introducing the next generation to Nissan GT-Rs is a new trend, then it should never stop.
The video is titled "Don't Tell Mummy," and even though the driver JamiePGTR, made his daughter promise not to say a word, the description says she spilled the beans the minute they got home.
For Mummy's sake, we'll pretend this was all done on a track.


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Our good friend Herman Darr was inducted into the Narrow Gauge Hall of Fame at the 2011 National Narrow Gauge Convention. Congratulations Herman!
This is a site dedicated to the Nevada County Narrow Gauge railroad. It was located entirely in California. From it's connection with the SP in Colfax, through Grass Valley and terminating in Nevada City it was a 22 mile narrow gauge shortline with a rich history. Hauling timber & supplies in and gold out of Nevada County it served it's community well throughout it's life.
If you are a NCNG historian, modeler, or merely a fan, we hope you enjoy this site.
There is a video out that has some NCNG footage - Sierra Shortlines Vol 2 DVD. NCNG starts at 1:38 into this preview.
Facebook is a great place to communicate with other NCNG fans. Please Like our page and post pictures of your NCNG adventures.