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Better Meal Plans
Artificial intelligence is the new hot things that provides new ways for scientist analyze data that is becoming so widely available with current technology. With new data now we can find the best optimal meal plans for each individual and find the best healthy and optimal diet to follow. Medical field will have to implement data science & Excel spreadsheets and evolve with time.
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Creating Your Meal Plan
The goal of your meal plan should be to control your blood sugar, maintain a healthy body weight, and feel well enough to carry on your daily activities and work. A Registered Dietitian (R.D.) can assist you in planning the right amounts of foods, types of foods, and timing of meals. You can reach an R.D. through your local diabetes education program, or by calling the American Dietetic Association at 1-800-366-1655.
As you begin to develop your own meal plan, you may want to start by thinking about the foods that you normally eat. You can do this by keeping a list of everything you eat for three days, the time you eat them, and the amount you eat. After you have completed this list, work with your healthcare team to analyze the results. As you analyze your diet, ask yourself the following questions:
- how does your diet compare to the Food Guide Pyramid?
- what are your favorite foods?
- do you have "problem foods," such as donuts or French fries, that are not healthy and that you probably eat too much of?
- what size are your food portions?
- how often do you eat?
- how often do you over-eat?
- do you have a time of day that is more difficult to follow your meal plan?
After you analyze your diet, you should work with your healthcare team to develop a meal plan that makes sense for you. This plan should consider the foods you enjoy as well as your usual eating habits, age, sex, weight, level of physical activity, and medications. Your own meal plan will tell you the kinds and amounts of food to eat. Even with this plan, you'll still have to make daily choices about food.
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Statins: Medication for Lowering Cholesterol
Medication for lowering cholesterol is the largest selling prescription medication in the market, therefore a huge business for pharmaceutical companies. One of the most effective medications for lowering cholesterol are statins. Statins have been known for some serious side effects which are fortunately rare, that said, some specific statins have shown to have some pretty high occurrence of serious side effects, including instances of death. There is a group of scientists and doctors that believe that cholesterol-lowering medications do more harm than good, there is actually a movement against using these medications, it's called The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics. Obviously, those who have had or have seen serious side effects from statins happening are against the medication, on the other hand numbers show that since using the medication the occurrence of death from heart attacks has decreased.
I did quite a bit of research on this, and from the looks of it there a certain age groups that don't seem to benefit from taking these medications, particularly those over 70 years old. Moreover, many studies show questionable results regarding the benefit of use associated with these medications for women, however, the general consensus among doctors is that the medication is overall beneficial, though many believe that it's overused and for instances where the problem can be solved by nature a means, like exercise and proper diet, a certain number of physicians just prescribe the medication anyways, instead of following through and making sure that patients stick to a healthy proper diet and regular exercise regime. Obviously in today's pace of life a lot of people just choose the easy way of taking the cholesterol-lowering medication and not bothering with lifestyle changes necessary to take the issue under control, and quite honestly, knowing how insane the pace could be, it's difficult to blame them.
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Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a term used to refer to a group of heart disease disorders that are related to the heart muscle. There are 4 specific types of cardiomyopathy including restrictive, dilated, hypertrophic and alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Each type can have various causes such as alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders, hereditary or genetic disorders or even pregnancy. In cases where the cardiomyopathy cause is not clearly known, the patient may be diagnosed with idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Idiopathic refers unknown etiology or unknown cause.
The most common kind of idiopathic cardiomyopathy is dilated cardiomyopathy in which the heart muscles are enlarged and sometimes weakened muscles that become enlarged and stretched over time and this causes the heart to fail to meet the blood flow pumping needs of the vital organs of the body. Because it happens overtime and is usually undetected, dilated cardiomyopathy is usually referred to as idiopathic. Other forms of idiopathic cardiomyopathy include hypertrophic and ARVD, a rare type of idiopathic cardiomyopathy that is often found in younger teenagers and children.
As with other kinds of cardiomyopathy, all forms of idiopathic cardiomyopathy can be inherited genetically or as a result of several things such as alcohol and drug abuse. It is common in most age groups particularly between adolescence and late adulthood. Idiopathic refers to unknown cause and since this heart muscle disorder has most people that have this disorder do not really know about it until it is too late, there are various symptoms that can indicate the possibility of cardiomyopathy.
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The best way to detect idiopathic cardiomyopathy of all kinds is to check the symptoms early even if the cause is not known. Symptoms can range from difficulty in breathing such as shortness of breath, fluid retention or even swelling of the ankles, feet and abdomen. Some other symptoms might also include fatigue and a high urine outtake. These symptoms should be taken seriously as all forms of dilated or idiopathic cardiomyopathy can result in heart failure and untimely death.
A doctor or cardiologist should be able to diagnose the symptoms to provide a clear diagnosis of the heart condition that a patient is suffering and recommend treatment. In many cases, there might be a need to elaborate on family genetic history to examine if the disorder is inherited or is the result of other causes. Since the disorders' exact cause is unknown, a doctor or cardiologist might recommend several types of treatment to resolve the disorder.
How to Treat Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy
Treatment for idiopathic cardiomyopathy can range from being put on a life support system or pacemaker to having heart surgery or just being put on medication. The medication that is given might help to lower blood pressure and assist a patient in regaining normal blood pressure and blood flow. For long term results, the best approach would be to have heart surgery or being assisted by a pacemaker. A heart transplant may be a last resort is the heart muscle has been severely damaged.
Dealing with idiopathic cardiomyopathy earlier than later is always the best way to guarantee some kind of reversing this disorder before it is too late.
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The United States doesn't have the infrastructure to meet the federal mandate for renewable fuel use with ethanol but could meet the standard with significant increases in cellulosic and next-generation biofuels, according to a Purdue University study.
The researchers used U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency data to determine that the United States is at the "blending wall," the saturation point for ethanol use. Without new technology or a significant increase in infrastructure, agriculture professor Wally Tyner predicts that the country will not be able to consume more ethanol than is being currently produced.
The federal Renewable Fuel Standard requires an increase of renewable fuel production to 36 billion gallons per year by 2022. About 13 billion gallons of renewable fuel was required for 2010, the same amount Tyner predicts is the threshold for U.S. infrastructure and consumption ability.
"You can't get there with ethanol," said Tyner, whose findings were published in the December issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Tyner said there simply aren't enough flex-fuel vehicles, which use an 85% ethanol blend, or E85 stations to distribute more biofuels. According to EPA estimates, flex-fuel vehicles make up 7.3 million of the 240 million vehicles on the nation's roads. Of those, about 3 million of flex-fuel vehicle owners aren't even aware they can use E85 fuel.
There are only about 2,000 E85 fuel pumps in the United States, and it took more than 20 years to install them.
"Even if you could produce a whole bunch of E85, there is no way to distribute it," Tyner said. "We would need to install about 2,000 pumps per year through 2022 to do it. You're not going to go from 100 per year to 2,000 per year overnight. It's just not going to happen."
And even if the fuel could be distributed, E85 would have to be substantially cheaper than gasoline to entice consumers to use it because E85 gets lower mileage, Tyner said. If gasoline were $3 per gallon, E85 would have to be $2.34 per gallon to break even on mileage.
There is talk of increasing the maximum amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline for regular vehicles from 10% to 15%. But Tyner said that even if the EPA does allow it, the blending wall would be reached again in about four years.
Tyner said advances in the production of thermo-chemical biofuels, which are created by using heat to chemically alter biomass and create fuels, would be necessary to meet the Renewable Fuel Standard. He said those fuels would be similar enough to gasoline to allow unlimited blending and would increase the amount of biofuel that could be used.
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Lady Gaga Cancels European Leg of Tour for 'Health Struggles'
Lady Gaga's break from music will see a concrete extension — the Joanne singer shared on Twitter early this morning (September 18) that she's canceled the European leg of her latest album's tour for to deal with health issues that have left her with crippling physical pain.
The current show series, which kicked off in August, has taken a toll on the singer, she noted in her message, and it's simply become too much to contend with.
The European tour dates were slated to begin on September 21, but will be postponed until 2018.
"I have always been honest about my physical and mental health struggles," Gaga wrote. "It is complicated and difficult to explain, and we are trying to figure it out. As I get stronger and when I feel ready, I will tell my story in more depth, and plan to take this on strongly so I can not only raise awareness, but expand research for others who suffer as I do, so I can help make a difference."
"I use the word 'suffer' not for pity, or attention, and have been disappointed to see people online suggest that I'm being dramatic, making this up, or playing the victim to get out of touring," she added. "If you knew me, you would know this couldn't be further from the truth. I'm a fighter. I use the word suffer not only because trauma and chronic pain have changed my life, but because they are keeping me from living a normal life."
Finally, Gaga left followers with a message of hope.
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Pennsylvania will likely be the next state to see a marijuana legalization bill introduced this year, as state Sen. Daylin Leach (D-King of Prussia) announced at a Monday press conference that he would be filing one shortly.
After voters in Colorado and Washington approved marijuana legalization last November, the push is now on at the statehouse. Legalization bills have already been filed in Hawaii, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and bills are also expected shortly in Maine and Vermont.
The bill will propose a system of taxation and regulation of marijuana commerce.
"This past November, the people of Washington State and Colorado voted to fully legalize marijuana," said Leach. "It is time for Pennsylvania to be a leader in jettisoning this modern-day prohibition, and ending a policy that has been destructive, costly and anti-scientific."
Supporting the bill were drug reform groups and public health professionals.
"Our nation can acknowledge the dangers of cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana while still permitting their use," said Dr. David Nathan, MD, clinical associate professor at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. "The only logically and morally consistent argument for marijuana prohibition necessitates the criminalization of all harmful recreational drugs, including alcohol, nicotine and caffeine. We can agree that such an infringement on personal freedoms is as impractical as it is un-American. The time has come to accept that our nation's attitude toward marijuana has been misguided for generations and that the only rational approach to cannabis is to legalize, regulate and tax it."
"Cops see the ineffectiveness and harms of marijuana prohibition up close, every day," said Neill Franklin, a retired Baltimore narcotics cop and the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. "Keeping marijuana illegal doesn't significantly reduce use, but it does give tax-free profits to violent gangs and cartels that control the black market. Now, thanks to Sen. Leach's proposal, Pennsylvania has a chance to join Colorado and Washington in letting police focus on the job we signed up to do — keeping the public safe — instead of being distracted by chasing down marijuana users."
"NORML applauds Sen. Leach for taking this important step forward to end the failed policy of marijuana prohibition in his state. Pennsylvania has long been considered a bellwether state that sets the precedent for politics across the country, as such it is both exciting and encouraging to see the Keystone State take up this crucial dialogue," said Erik Altieri, Communications Director for NORML, "Marijuana prohibition costs the state of Pennsylvania over $300 million a year in enforcement costs and tens of millions a year in lost potential tax revenue, while doing little to keep the substance out of the hands of children or lower use rates. It is time for a new policy that works for the state and its people. We encourage all of Sen. Leach's colleagues in Harrisburg to join him in this call for rational marijuana laws."
It could be an uphill battle. Leach spent the last two sessions trying to get medical marijuana bills passed, to no avail, and that was with strong public support for medical marijuana. A recent Franklin and Marshall College poll had support for medical marijuana at 82%, but support for legalization at only 36%. That's up 14 points from 2006, but still well below majority support.
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Along with its twin town Waltair, the city has a bunch of huge hills, valleys and golden beaches along the Bay of Bengal coastline, giving it great tourist appeal. Vizag is bounded by three hills, Sri Venkateswara Konda, Dargakonda and Ross hill, each with a shrine dedicated to a different religion - Venkateswara temple on Venkateswara Konda; the tomb of a Muslim saint, Baba Ishaq Madina Dargah on Dargah Konda; and Church of the Virgin Mary on Ross hill. Vishakha Utsav, an annual tourism event, is held here for three days from the third Friday to Sunday in the month of January.
Visakhapatnam has a rich cultural and historical heritage. Once part of the ancient empire of Kalinga, it has been ruled by eminent kings such as Ashoka and Krishnadeva Raya. It had also been a Dutch colony in the 18th century. Now a comfortable urban hangout, the city offers the best of both ancient and modern worlds.
The popular tourist attractions are Kailasagiri Hill Park, VUDA Park, Mudsarlova, Dantapuram, Simhachalam Temple, Rishikonda Beach and Araku, a scenic hill-station.
Vishakhapatnam has an airport and a railway station on Kolkata-Chennai rail route. The city is well-connected by roads.
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Hi my name is Robin. I started paper crafting about six years ago and absolutely love it! Coloring is such a peaceful thing to do. Way better than anything else I do. I mainly use Copic markers and love to create cards.
I am sharing a card made for my friend's little girl. She wants a card made with Olaf. I colored the image with Copics and added some Glossy Accents. I embossed the paper with some snowflake swirls and added Stickles to make them sparkle. I made a bow and put some snowflakes around it. On the inside I've made it pop up with a lovely little photo I found of the Frozen movie.
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Probably the most recognized french white grape.
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is believed to have originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new and developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a "rite of passage" and an easy segue into the international wine market.
The Chardonnay grape itself is very neutral, with many of the flavors commonly associated with the grape being derived from such influences as terroir and oak. It is vinified in many different styles, from the elegant, "flinty" wines of Chablis to rich, buttery Meursaults and New World wines with tropical fruit flavors.
Chardonnay is an important component of many sparkling wines around the world, including Champagne. A peak in popularity in the late 1980s gave way to a backlash among those wine drinkers who saw the grape as a leading negative component of the globalization of wine. Nonetheless, it remains one of the most widely-planted grape varieties, with over 400,000 acres (175,000 hectares) worldwide, second only to Airén among white wine grapes and planted in more wine regions than any other grape - including Cabernet Sauvignon.
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A tropical destination in the heart of Japan
Located on the south eastern coast of Kyushu, Miyazaki has a warm, temperate climate and was once known as the premier honeymoon destination amongst the Japanese. Originally, the city was most associated with the first emperor of Japan, Jimmu, who lived in the 7th century BC and whose legendary palace once stood where present Miyazaki is today. Most recently, however, Miyazaki has been linked with a more contemporary figure – well-known Japanese celebrity and comedian Higashikokubaru Hideo was the governor of the Miyazaki Prefecture from 2007 to 2011.
Though a relatively small Japanese city, with a population of approximately 365,000, Miyazaki and surrounds include an array of popular tourist and natural attractions, including the Takachiho Gorge, Aoshima Island and its shrine, and many sandy beaches.
Things to do: Miyazaki
Miyazaki Shrine
The Miyazaki Shrine was reconstructed in 1907 and is dedicated to the ancient Emperor Jimmu, largely considered the first emperor of Japan. Steeped in ambience, the shrine is located in the Miyazaki Shrine Forest, and surrounded by beautiful oshirafuji (white wisteria) believed to be more than 600 years old. Nearby are the Gosho Inari and Gokoku Shrines, making it an ideal day trip.
Nichinan Coast
Spread across more than 100km of the Miyazaki Prefecture, the Nichinan Coast is one of the premier driving and sightseeing roads in Japan. It encompasses multiple Miyazaki attractions, including the Udo-jingu Shrine and Aoshima Island, as well as sandy beaches and unique rock formations. Interestingly, it also includes an Easter Island-themed park with replicas of its famous moai statues.
Udo-jingu Shrine
The Udo-jingu Shrine is famous for its unique location; it is perched on a cliff face overlooking the ocean, located within a cave. Accessible via a 20-minute walk along curving pathways and tunnels, its distinctive vermillion-lacquered exterior is revealed to maximum effect. The shrine is also said to bring good luck to newlyweds and those praying for pregnancy or a successful childbirth.
Takachiho Gorge
Located approximately two hours from Miyazaki, the Takachiho Gorge occurs where the volcanic basalt has cleaved the Gosake River, creating a natural chasm. Known for its sheer cliff faces, abundance of vivid greenery and waterfall, the gorge can be viewed two ways; either via boat to get a closer perspective of the gorge and waterfall, or by walking the path that winds along the edge of the gorge for a birds-eye view.
Aoshima Island
Found off of the south coast of Miyazaki is Aoshima, an idyllic island ringed with white beaches. Relatively small, it is easy to traverse the island and take in its multiple attractions, including tori gates, a shrine and the devil's washboard. Visible at low tide, the devil's washboard consists of a number of perfectly straight rows of basalt that appear man-made but are a natural occurrence, and should not be missed.
Airport information
Miyazaki Airport (KMI)
CBD: 6km
Travel time: About 18 minutes
Taxi: JPY ¥2600–3900
Train: JPY ¥85
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Miyazaki is one of the warmest places on the main island of Japan, experiencing a warm, temperate climate most months of the year. While December is the coldest month with average daily temperatures around 15°C, it is also the driest month. Also bear in mind that June is the wettest month of the year, with an average rainfall of 40cm for the month.
July, August and September are the best months to visit Miyazaki. With average daily temperatures of 31°C and minimal rainfall, it's an ideal time to experience Miyazaki's multitude of natural attractions and beaches.
Back to topGetting around
The easiest and most economical way to get around the Miyazaki prefecture is by taking advantage of its extensive bus network. Tourists can access the Miyazaki bus card, which allows unlimited use for only JPY ¥1000 per day and covers most well-known attractions in the Prefecture. Alternatively, Miyazaki's train lines include the Nippou Main Line, which can take you as far as Nobeoka in the north.
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Verve 3 Disc Lowstep is an easy-riding hybrid bike designed for comfort on roads, paths, and city streets. The highest-end model in the Verve family features an upgraded drivetrain, stable puncture-resistant tires, and vibration-reducing handlebars and grips that make your ride even more comfortable. Plus, the lowstep design makes this bike super easy to hop on and off.
It's right for you if...
You want a bike that will take you wherever you want to go, and keep you comfortable on every ride. You're interested in trying some longer rides for fitness or commuting and want dependable parts and an overall ride quality that makes you smile every time you hop on the saddle.
The tech you get
A lightweight aluminum frame with mounts for a rack and fenders, a lowstep design that's especially easy to mount and dismount, a wide-range Shimano 18-speed drivetrain, powerful disc brakes, wide 45c puncture-resistant tires for extra confidence and stability, a road-smoothing suspension seatpost, and an IsoZone handlebar and grips that absorb bumps from the road.
The final word
The top-shelf model in the Verve family is fast and comfortable. It has a wide range of gearing for whatever climbs you encounter on your ride, disc brakes that stop in any weather, and it's equipped with design details that keep you comfortable on longer fitness rides and commutes.
Why you'll love it
- This hybrid combines great comfort features with an upgraded road bike-style drivetrain that's lighter and better geared for performance
- The lowstep frame design makes it easy to get on and off—no need to swing your leg over!
- This bike brings people together—attach a trailer and tow your kids, meet up with friends to cruise the bike path, or commute to the office with coworkers
- Disc brakes perform well in any weather, let you slow down or stop faster, and require less effort to activate than rim brakes
- Like every Trek hybrid, it's backed by Trek's Lifetime warranty, which means you get a companion for life
Frame | Alpha Gold Aluminum, lowstep, rack & fender mounts, DuoTrap S compatible, IS disc brake mount, 135x5mm QR |
Fork | Verve Alloy, threaded steel steerer, rack mounts, post mount disc, 460mm axle-to-crown, ThruSkew 5mm QR |
Rims | Bontrager Tubeless Ready Disc, 32-hole, Presta valve |
Spokes | 14g stainless steel |
Tires | Bontrager H5 Hard-Case Ultimate, wire bead, 60 tpi, 700x45c |
Crankset | Shimano MT210, 46/30T, chainguard, 170mm length |
Shifters | Shimano Acera M3000 2x9-speed |
Front Derailleur | Shimano Acera T3000, 34.9mm clamp, top swing, dual pull |
Rear Derailleur | Shimano Alivio M3100, long cage |
Cassette/Freewheel | Shimano HG200, 11-36T, 9 speed |
Chain | KMC X9 |
Brakes | Shimano MT200 hydraulic disc |
Handlebars |
Size: XS, S, M Bontrager IsoZone alloy, 31.8mm, comfort sweep, 620mm width Size: L Bontrager IsoZone alloy, 31.8mm, comfort sweep, 660mm width |
Tape/Grips | Bontrager Satellite IsoZone Plus, lock-on, ergonomic |
Stem |
Size: XS, S Bontrager alloy quill, 31.8mm clamp, adjustable rise, Blendr compatible, 85mm length Size: M, L Bontrager alloy quill, 31.8mm clamp, adjustable rise, Blendr compatible, 105mm length |
Headset | 1-1/8" threaded, semi-integrated, semi-cartridge bearings |
Seatpost | Alloy, adjustable suspension, 27.2mm, 300mm length |
Saddle | Bontrager Boulevard |
Pedals | Bontrager City pedals |
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PIG Full Dexterity Tactical (FDT-Alpha) Glove
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- Category: Gloves
- Created: Friday, 11 January 2013 00:00
SKD keeps cool guy stuff coming with their PIG line, this time some smooth operator gloves. With a lot of carbon fiber punch-the-wall kind of stuff out there, SKD went the other direction to a streamlined shooter's glove. Developed by a Rogers Shooting School "Advanced" graduate with over a decade of experience in instructing Military and Law Enforcement personnel, they started from the ground up rather than altering existing designs and it shows. The protection is there to keep the wearer's hands protected during firearm manipulation while being overall very slim and flexible to not hinder usage either. A classic example is a heavy padded palm zone may be great for giving bad guys a kung-fu palm strike, however will greatly affected the grip feel on a pistol. The PIG FDT-Alpha Gloves do not suffer from this issue.


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A meeting with Pope Francis designed as reflection on the last Synod of Bishops turned into a group reflection on strengthening the synod itself and the way the world's bishops assist the pope.
Meeting Thursday with members of the ordinary council of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis said there needs to be greater reflection on "the church, the mother church, with all its nuances, including that of synodality."
Pope Francis said each of the eight cardinals he named in April to advise him on the reform of the Roman Curia mentioned the need to "find a path for coordination between synodality and the bishop of Rome."
The work of the world Synod of Bishops, which has gathered bishops at the Vatican every three or four years to discuss a theme and make recommendations to the pope, "has to take a new path that expresses its uniqueness when united with the Petrine ministry," he said. "This is a big challenge."
Australian Cardinal George Pell of Sydney spoke about the possibility of expanding the role of the synod council to be a more regular advisory body for the pope, one that would meet with the pope for several hours two or three times a year to discuss a specific topic.
Pell and two other council members -- Cardinals Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, India, and Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasha, Congo -- also are part of the eight-member group Pope Francis named in April to advise him about reforming the Roman Curia.
The pope told the synod council that the advisory group would be expanded by one "because our Eastern brothers were a bit angry that they weren't represented. So, one's missing, but he still hasn't been chosen."
In the text prepared for the meeting Thursday -- a text the pope said would be handed to the council members -- Pope Francis had described the synods as "one of the fruits of the Second Vatican Council" and a structure "at the service of the mission and communion of the church, as an expression of collegiality."
"Open to the grace of the Holy Spirit, the soul of the church, we trust that the Synod of Bishops will undergo further developments to further promote dialogue and collaboration among the bishops and between the bishops and the bishop of Rome," he had written.
While the pope did not read his prepared text, audio from the meeting Thursday was broadcast in the Vatican press office.
Council members were invited to tell the pope their initial ideas for the next world Synod of Bishops. Their suggestions included: the meaning of the church, the church's encounter with the world, collegiality and "synodality" -- basically the relationship between the College of Bishops and the pope -- ecology, the family, interreligious dialogue and formation of the laity.
After listening to several cardinals' suggestions, the pope joked, "The cake is only half cooked, huh?"
The council members were to continue meeting and to vote on three possible themes to suggest to the pope. He told them, "I'd take a fourth, too."
Pope Francis said, "The family is a serious problem. ... Today many people, even Catholics, don't get married but live together. Marriage is seen as provisional. It's a serious problem."
The pope said that in October, he and his cardinal-advisers would discuss who they would entrust with "a study on pastoral work with families. The synod? A special synod? With the presidents of bishops' conferences? This is a problem that we'll look at in October."
Another important theme, he said, is ecology, not in the strict sense of environmentalism, but regarding the relationship between what Catholics have called "human ecology and creation," an ecology that begins with the human person -- the sacredness of human life, human dignity and the obligation of human beings to protect each other and the environment.


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I am here to tell you that the precise amount of time it takes to pick up stitches along the rather expansive neckline of a Mithril sweater and then do an attached I-Cord edging is the same as the amount of time it takes to watch Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix. It was a complete match and a happy coincidence, because I did it all in one go. Unfortunately, because I ended this adventure at 2 am, I'm a little bit brain dead. I'll do a post later these week and leave behind breadcrumbs for anyone who wants some thoughts about using this technique. I'm very pleased with it and found it to be surprisingly easy to do, including the join at the end.
I'll leave you with a photo of my happy hunters, Wingus and Dingus, enjoying a surprisingly pleasant (i.e. not blastingly humid) Saturday and some incredibly vibrant colors going on in my garden this morning.


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Enterprise carries Microsoft until Windows 8 launch; Q3 strong
Microsoft delivered a strong fiscal third quarter as the software company's enterprise line-up---SQL Server, System Center and products like Lync and Dynamics CRM---carried the team.
The company reported third quarter earnings of $5.11 billion, or 60 cents a share, on revenue of $17.41 billion.
Wall Street was expecting Microsoft to report earnings of 57 cents a share on revenue of $17.18 billion.
As for the outlook, Microsoft said it is cutting its operating expense guidance.
Overall, the quarter played out about the way analysts projected---Microsoft's business tools carried the quarter. Microsoft's server and tools unit saw revenue jump 14 percent from a year ago to $4.57 billion. SQL Server revenue was up double digits and System Center sales surged 20 percent. Operating income for the servers and tools unit was $1.74 billion.
Microsoft's business division delivered third quarter revenue of $5.81 billion, up 9 percent from a year ago. Office upgrades continue and Dynamics revenue jumped 11 percent. Operating income for the business division was $3.77 billion.
Windows revenue also held its own with sales of $4.62 billion, up 4 percent from a year ago. Microsoft said that enterprise upgrades continue. Indeed, Gartner recently reported that PC sales weren't as bad as originally thought. Windows operating income was $2.95 billion.
In a statement, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touted a series of product launches leading up to Windows 8 and the next-generation Office.
As expected, Microsoft's online unit continues to lose money, but the software giant cut its losses. For instance, Microsoft's online unit lost $479 million in the third quarter on revenue of $707 million. That's still a big chunk of change, but an improvement on the $776 million lost in the third quarter a year ago.
Here's a snapshot of Microsoft's units and the profit and loss statements:
By the numbers:
- Microsoft ended the quarter with $6.38 billion in cash and equivalents.
- The entertainment and device division reported a third quarter operating loss of $229 million on revenue $1.61 billion. Xbox remains the top gaming console.
- Research and development spending was $2.517 billion in the quarter, up from $2.27 billion a year ago. For the nine months ended March 31, Microsoft spent $7.2 billion on R&D.


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Conveyor - Sun Ray
Physical Street Date: September 6, 2011
Digital Release Date: June 12, 2012
Art: JT Fridsma
The debut release of Brooklyn's Conveyor circa Spring 2011 combines the swaying of the human hammock with a machine invented by four dudes that absorbs and interpolates frequencies of light within the visible spectrum emitted by our Sun, transposing and arranging and developing solar songs. The results are four tunes that channel the inchoate form of a subtly breathing adenoidal growth; a hum that rattles and rolls over into a buzz of infant activity; a morning yawn.
Purchase the limited edition 12" on orange vinyl through the band. The records are hand-numbered and come with a download of the album.
01. Conveyor - Foreword
02. Conveyor - Sun Ray
03. Conveyor - Yes, Some Things Are So Heavy
04. Conveyor - Milkman
(and many other fine digital retailers)
"Overall though, this is the perfect EP - no song goes on for too long, or ends too quickly, it debuts a band that talent-wise, is ready for the spotlight, and is hopefully, an accurate sampling of the quality of an upcoming LP."
- In Your Speakers
"Conveyor is a band from Brooklyn that is appealing to me because I could easily see them being interesting with no synthesizers at all. But the barely-there electronic elements add another dimension to their music that helps to mix up songs featuring an acoustic guitar that gives all four of their songs on the EP Sun Ray a Midwestern feel for a NY band. Though I can't say it completely reminds me of Caribou musically, it makes me recall the feel of the album Swim by Caribou that I spent a lot of time with in spring of last year."
- Potholes In My Blog
"This four track EP, which incidentally is available on the most gorgeous orange vinyl, combines danceability, wistful yearning and playful yet emotional lyrics. They're not quite dreampop but certainly have something of the shoegaze about them, provided that as you gazed your shoes were tapping and grooving along."
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Board investigates major chemicals accidents, influences OSHA
President Donald Trump's proposal to do away with the federal agency that investigates chemical accidents drew sharp criticism from environmental, labour and safety advocates, who said that eliminating the watchdog would put American lives at risk.
Christine Todd Whitman, the former United States Environmental Protection Agency head, on Thursday called the proposal to get rid of Chemical Safety Board (CSB) and cut EPA funding short-sighted, saying both have long been an industry target for advocating greater public information on chemicals.
"If you want to put the American people in danger this is the way to do it," she said of the president's proposal to cut the CSB's funding entirely from the 2018 federal budget. "The chemical industry has fought back from the beginning."
The CSB investigates major chemicals accidents to search for their causes and makes recommendations that could prevent a recurrence. It has no regulatory power, but is influential because its recommendations are often adopted by industry, labour, government officials, the EPA and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The president on Thursday outlined a plan for fiscal 2018 discretionary spending, which exclude programs like Social Security, that removes allocations for 19 independent bodies, including the CSB and Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The CSB, which has an annual budget of about $12 million, defended its work, saying its work has broadly improved safety. "As this process moves forward, we hope that the important mission of this agency will be preserved," the agency said in a statement.
Chemical and energy industry officials offered limited comment on the proposal. Petroleum and refining industry groups, Exxon Mobil Corp, BP plc and Tesoro Corp did not respond or declined to comment directly on the potential phase out.
The American Chemistry Council, a trade group that represents major chemicals producers, said in a statement it would work with the administration and Congress to "ensure EPA has funding to carry out essential responsibilities." It did not comment directly on the CSB.
The American Petroleum Institute, the oil industry trade group, said it looked "forward to working with the administration and Congress as all of these issues work their way through the budget process."
Michael Wright, director of health, safety and environment at the United Steelworkers union, said the CSB's recommendations generally have been welcome by labour and industry. One such recommendation that stemmed from a fatal 2005 refinery incident included barring portable trailers that cannot withstand an explosion.
The board's reviews of major accidents have proved significant. Its probes have led to industry standards on worker fatigue, greater reporting of hazardous chemicals to first responders, and have prompted companies to keep workers not directly involved in projects out of harm's way.
In California, many of the board's safety recommendations have been drafted into law. For example, the state worker safety agency, known as Cal/OSHA, has doubled its investigative staff based on CSB recommendations.
"This is one of the best bargains in Washington," said the USW's Wright. "If it has prevented even one accident, it has saved far more money than its budget over its entire history."
Its probe of the fatal Deepwater Horizon rig explosion was controversial because of its two-year length and extensive need for outside help. The work led to new standards for safety in the offshore oil industry and in well equipment.
But some recommendations have not been yet been implemented. After a fatal 2013 explosion in West, Texas, that killed 12 first responders the CSB proposed facilities that store large amounts of fertilizer be covered by emergency planning laws that give first responders more information. That remains open.
Beth Rosenberg, a former CSB board member and now an assistant professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, said the CSB "does excellent work; other countries admire this agency." She said opponents "don't know what they're doing here or how useful this board is."


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People's Assemblies for The Future of Our Food & The Future of Our Planet
We face social, economic, and ecological collapse in every corner of our world. Big Industrial Agriculture is a major contributor to this collapse.
While having destroyed 75% of our soil, water, and biodiversity, and contributed to 50% of climate change, this model, that has its roots in war, produces only 30% food.
The real food producers are our pollinators, soil organisms, and biodiversity and small farmers who – as co creators and co producers with nature – provide 70% of the food which is nourishing for the planet and people.
Monsanto has emerged as the biggest destructive force in agriculture over the last 20 years using myths of GMOS, patents, free trade and toxics to monopolise our seeds and poison our food.
This year during the Seed Freedom Call to Action from 2nd October to 16th October 2016, Navdanya will be co-organizing a Monsanto Tribunal as well as a People's Assembly in The Hague from 14 to 16th of October.
We invite you to organise People's Assemblies, wherever you are, to reclaim our food system – Our bread and Our freedom.
INDEX: – Key Dates – People's Assemblies Guidelines — World Food Day –
Also read: 6 Questions to Monsanto —
Monsanto Tribunal and People's Assembly at The Hague – Download Leaflet
Key Dates
15th – 16th October – The Hague, Netherlands: International Monsanto Tribunal
14th – 16th October – The Hague, Netherlands: People's Assembly for the Future of our Food and the Future of our Planet.
2nd – 16th October – Everywhere: Local People's Assemblies for the Future of our Food and the Future of our Planet.
16th October: World Food Day – Everywhere: Monsanto Protests/Marches against Monsanto.
Local People's Assemblies – 2nd – 16th October 2016 – Guidelines
People's Assemblies for the Future of our Food and Future of Our Planet are self-organised events aimed at placing criminal corporations that threaten the health of our planet under a public trial. At any level; in communities, villages, towns, regions and countries, people are taking stock of the harm caused by Monsanto and other similar corporations to our environment, public health, scientific and regulatory independence and to our freedom and democracy. People's Assemblies also aim at laying out a collective vision and participatory planning at a local level towards the GMO free, poisons free, fossil fuels free, patent free, "free trade"- free, corporate control free future we want and are shaping.
Form a group of volunteers from different aspects of movements, such as: seed savers, gardeners, farmers, mothers, chefs, schools, local authorities, doctors, lawyers, citizens, etc… Find a public space (garden, farm, town hall, public square, community facility, church yard, school, college or university) where you can organize your local People's Assembly between 2nd to 16th October and invite all friends and families, all movements and institutions to attend.
The format is yours to shape -it can be a food festival with an organic meal/picnic and/or a seed festival for seed exchange and a commitment to not accept patents on seed.
The two aspects that should be addressed are:
1. Identify the harm Monsanto and co. have done in your local community and region. The role of Monsanto and its products in your area – Roundup, GMOs, Patents and Royalties, genetic contamination, attack on scientists, corruption of officials and elected representatives, dismantling and deregulating laws for safety and farmers' rights to seed. Hold a public trial of the corporate criminals destroying our species, biodiversity, our health, the health of our children, our democracy.
2. Identify the initiatives in your area that people are taking to create poison free, GMO free, patent free, fossil fuel free, corporate control free local food systems and local food communities in your area, including initiatives for seed saving, organic farming, urban and school gardens, local farmers markets, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), ethical purchasing groups, etc…
Chart the vision you have for a GMO free, chemical free future, as well as a vision for Seed Freedom and Food Freedom for 2020 and a transition plan on how to get there. If you wish, form discussion groups, create kids' and adults' drawings, vision boards, and artworks.
Create a people's alliance to continue the democratic process to stop the war criminals in our food systems and create a non violent, healthy and abundant food system. Sow the seeds of Life, Sow the seeds of Freedom.
More ideas for your People's Assembly from march Against Monsanto South Africa
How to share your event
1. Announcement
Add your upcoming People's Assembly/action/event to the Seed Freedom calendar with the date/s, a short description, an image of your choice and available links (your website, social media, etc…):
Fill event form: http://seedfreedom.info/events/submit-your-event/
For Events near you, visit: http://seedfreedom.info/events/
2. Outcome
Send us findings and resolutions in writing and videos and/or photos of your local People's Assembly on the Future of our Food, Future of our Planet. Email: submit [@] peoplesassembly.net
If you are organising a Monsanto Protest on 16th October, read out your vision at the rally, break bread together, exchange seeds. Our Bread is Our Freedom.
World Food Day – 16th October
By Dr Vandana Shiva
This World Food Day let us make a choice for Seed Freedom and Food Freedom, let us make a commitment to break free of corporate propaganda that imprisons us.
Let us make the Earth and Biodiversity our guide on seeding the future based on Seed Freedom and Food Freedom.
The 2016 Corporate World Food Prize given on World Food Day has been announced for « Biofortification ».
Corporate Scientists funded by Gates have been given at the Prize for inventing an Orange Sweet potato. But the Māori in New Zealand had developed kūmara, orange (Beauregard) sweet potato centuries ago. Gates is also funding the biopiracy research of Dr Dale of Queensland, who took the vit A rich indigenous bananas of Micronesia and declared it his invention by genetic engineering banana. Biopiracy of people's Biodiversity and indigenous knowledge is not science or innovation. 107 Nobel Laureates (including a dead one) had to be mobilised to prop up the failed "golden Rice" to continue pushing GMOs. And even as Bt and Ht GMOs fail to control pests and weeds and instead create superpests and superweeds, Big Money and the Biotech industry it owns is trying to unleash exterminator technologies such as gene editing and gene drives.
Extermination is a crime against nature and humanity.
Biodiversity produces more nutrition than the "corporate "Biofortification" projects.
On World Food Day let us celebrate Agroecology and our Rich Biodiversity, as alternatives that are superior to all the violent and failed tools that come from war and a militarised mind.
Let us honour all beings, and our communities in their rich and vibrant diversity with marches and feasts, with fairs and festivals.
Add your upcoming World Food Day event to the Seed Freedom calendar http://seedfreedom.info/events/submit-your-event/
Also read:
By Dr Vandana Shiva – The Asian Age, 16 June 2016
By Dr Vandana Shiva, 7 July 2016
By Gerry Everding – The Source, Washington University in St Louis, 2 June 2016
- Glenn Davis Stone, Dominic Glover – Disembedding grain: Golden Rice, the Green Revolution, and heirloom seeds in the Philippines – Agriculture and Human Values, 2016; DOI: 10.1007/s10460-016-9696-1–
- Pro-GMO campaign exploits Nobel laureates to attack Greenpeace and fool the people
GM Watch, 30 June 2016
By Dr Vandana Shiva – Common Dreams, 20 May 2015
• Learn more about Monsanto Tribunal and People's Assembly at The Hague
• Learn more about Navdanya's campaign on Jaiv Panchayat – Living Democracy since 1999
Further Actions for Seed Freedom
• Sign the Declaration on Seed Freedom: http://seedfreedom.info/declaration-on-seed-freedom/
• Subscribe to Seed Freedom News & Updates: http://seedfreedom.info/newsletter/
Join Seed Freedom online:
Website – http://seedfreedom.info
Twitter – https://twitter.com/occupytheseed
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/savetheseed
Facebook Event — http://bit.ly/SF2-16Oct15
YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/occupytheseed
Email: info [at] peoplesassembly [dot] net
Reports quoted by Dr Vandana Shiva in the above video
Report 'Monsanto the Gene Giant
The Monsanto Files – The Ecologist, 1998 (browse 1998)
The GMO Emperor has No Clothes
The #CorporateWar against ThePlanet People&Democracy https://t.co/enFO7fFQ55 https://t.co/gSr66uld9X @drvandanashiva #ExposeMonsantosCrimes
— Seed Freedom (@occupytheseed) August 4, 2016
#SeedFreedom coord. #Ruchi presents @MonsantoTribun & #PeoplesAssemblies @ #Peliti Festival https://t.co/FO6defVI7a pic.twitter.com/tVgCfKSck2
— Seed Freedom (@occupytheseed) May 14, 2016
#SeedFreedom Call To Action 2016 – #OurBreadIsOurFreedom https://t.co/FO6defVI7a @DrVandanaShiva @monsantotribun https://t.co/b6fGfKbpgx
— Seed Freedom (@occupytheseed) April 28, 2016


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Press Release Sept. 24, 2012 – AFIRM funds ten projects to help Japan fishermen
August 29 - Alaska Fishing Industry Sends Help to Japan Fishing Fleets Group funds six more projects to help fleets return to fishing after 2011 Tsunami
June 5, 2012 : Alaska industry sends aid to Japan fishermen
May 23, 2011: Alaska Crab Fleet and Processors lead Tsunami Relief Effort
AFIRM on Fish Radio (April 21)(.mp3) The Alaska Fishing Industry Relief Mission, Inc. (AFIRM) has reactivated to respond to Fishing Communities impacted by the Japan Earthquake and Tsunamis. AFIRM includes fishermen, processors, transportation and financial segments of the seafood industry from Alaska, the West Coast and their respective offshore federal waters. AFIRM donations are fully tax deductible IRS 501(c)(3) ID 59-3816002
Ishinomaki Fishing Vessel
Sendai fishermen with lifejackets from AFIRM Courtesy of Linda Ohama
"Japan is Alaska's largest trading partner, with the majority consisting of Alaska seafood. In one way or another, everyone involved in any aspect of the seafood industry in Alaska and the West Coast has strong ties and relationships with Japan. Our hearts and prayers are with the Japanese people as they seek to recover from this terrible tragedy, and we will look for guidance from them on best to use the resources we raise to assist their fishing communities," said Larry Cotter, AFIRM's Chair. "We are also aware of damage suffered by fishing communities in Brookings, Crescent City, Fort Bragg and other Oregon and California North Coast communities, and we intend to apply some of our efforts to help their communities as well," said AFIRM Secretary-Treasurer Mark Vinsel. AFIRM, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, was first formed to assist the Gulf fishing communities following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The group coordinated the donation of a Marine Travellift to refloat thousands of vessels grounded far inshore by the hurricanes, as well as providing for an ice-making facility. AFIRM will seek in this effort to repeat this success by communicating directly with the affected fishing communities to ascertain needs, and leveraging cash donations with equipment or other obtainable assets to directly meet these needs. This website is to provide information on our efforts, and to provide an easy and secure way for you to contribute individually. To make a fully tax deductible contribution, send your contribution to : AFIRM 211 Fourth St Ste 110, Juneau AK 99801. To contribute by credit card without using PayPal, donations may be made by phone through United Fishermen of Alaska at (907) 586-2820. Or Donate Online through Paypal: We thank you for your support. Larry Cotter, Chairman Mark Vinsel, Secretary/Treasurer Press Releases: Alaska Fishing Industry Announces Assistance to Fishing Communities Affected by Japanese Earthquake (March 25, 2011) Alaska Donates Icemaking Equipment to Mississippi (June 6, 2006) Alaska Exports 16-Ton Helping Hand To Gulf Relief (February 9, 2006)
AFIRM in the News: Alaska fishermen unite and rock to help brethren in Gulf by Laine Welch Alaska Journal of Commerce (October 9, 2005) Alaska fishermen donate next year's catch to hurricane victims by Margaret Bauman Alaska Journal of Commerce (October 9, 2005)


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Tesla investors approve stock split; Musk to add factories
DETROIT (AP) - Tesla shareholders on Thursday approved a three-for-one stock split, a move that will make the company's shares more accessible to smaller investors.
Preliminary results of the shareholder vote were announced at the electric car and solar panel maker's annual meeting at its new factory in Austin, Texas.
CEO Elon Musk also discussed at the meeting a major factory expansion in the future as the company moves toward a goal of making 20 million vehicles per year. It now produces around 1.5 million per year.
Musk said Tesla might announce another factory site this year, and it expects to have about a dozen in the future. Currently the company has assembly plants in Fremont, California; Austin; Berlin and Shanghai. Musk joked that many had suggested Canada as a site for the next new plant.
The company made its 3 millionth vehicle in the past few weeks, Musk said.
Tesla stock closed Thursday at $925.90, down 12.4% so far this year, but it almost completed a split itself, tumbling more than 40% by May after Musk made a $44 billion bid to buy Twitter in April.
Investors were worried that Musk would be distracted from Tesla if he purchased the social media platform.
But Musk backed out of the deal in July and Twitter sued him to force him to make the purchase. A trial is scheduled for October in Delaware Chancery Court. Tesla stock began to recover in July, boosted by better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
Tesla announced plans for the split in late March when shares were trading over $1,000. It will not affect Tesla's overall market value or its status as the world's most valuable automaker.
Share splits are used by companies when their stock price gets too high for retail investors to buy individual shares, or when a company wants more shares to exist in the marketplace to make the stock more liquid to trade.
Tesla has said it was trying to accomplish both of these goals: giving its employees greater quantities of shares as well as making the stock more accessible to retail investors.
Musk sold some shares of Tesla for the Twitter purchase and had planned on using other shares as collateral.
Shareholders also re-elected Ira Ehrenpreis and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to the Tesla board.


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New York, April 2, 2012–A prominent Syrian videographer who ran the media center in Baba Amr where two foreign journalists were killed in February has been detained since Wednesday, according to news reports.
Ali Mahmoud Othman was initially held at a military intelligence unit in Aleppo and is believed to have been tortured, Paul Conroy, a photographer for The Sunday Times, said in an interview with the U.K.'s Channel 4. Activists were cited in news reports giving the same information. Conroy and other reports said Othman was transferred to Damascus over the weekend.
Conroy, who was injured in the attack that killed Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik, said Othman was instrumental in getting journalists in and out of the besieged neighborhood Baba Amr. He said Othman, who was originally a vegetable vendor, was one the first Syrians to video document the unrest in Homs. Citizen journalists such as Othman have filled the information void as the Syrian regime has rounded up professional reporters and excluded foreign journalists to prevent coverage of unrest, CPJ research shows.
"We call on authorities to immediately release Othman and all journalists detained for their work," CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney said. "Syrian citizen journalists have been documenting the unrest at extraordinary risk to their lives. The regime must end its campaign to intimidate them and silence reporting of its brutal crackdown."
British Foreign Secretary William Hague called for Othman's release and expressed concern over reports that he had been tortured in detention. Hague said some of Othman's colleagues may have also been detained. The French Foreign Ministry has also called for Othman's release.
Syrian authorities continue their campaign against the local and international press. CPJ has documented the continued detention of nine local journalists and activists after a raid in February on the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, a group instrumental in reporting the killing and detaining of journalists since Syria's uprising began last year. The detainees have been denied basic procedures and rights groups say they have been tortured.
Two Turkish journalists, Adem Özköse and Hamit Coşkun, went missing in mid-March and are believed to be in government custody. Their condition and whereabouts are unknown, according to news reports.
In its December 1, 2011 annual prison census, CPJ identified at least eight other journalists imprisoned for their work in Syria, many of whom remain in detention. At least eight journalists have been killed on duty in the country since November, making it the most dangerous place for journalists in the world right now, CPJ research shows.
- For more data and analysis on Syria, visit CPJ's Attacks on the Press.


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RG Retirements 2014
1. Hoop and All-Around European Champion Daria Svatkovskaya announced her retirement in August 2014 due to a serious spine injury. Doctors said to Dasha that she must stop doing rhythmic gymnastics. First of all, surgery was the first option, but finaly it was't neccesary.
"Thank you so much to all my coaches, Irina Alexandrovna Viner, Anna Shumilova and my mum. Thank you also to my choreographers, doctors, Oleg Naumov for your amazing picture"
"I don't know how I will live now without Rhythmic Gymnastics"
"Take advantage of what you have now in this moment, because maybe next day, you won't have it" – Dasha said.
2. Lala Yusifova said she would retire in September 2014. After a long break caused by her shoulder injury, she was back for Azerbaijan Championships, where she won silver medal behind current national champion Marina Durunda. However, World Cup Corbeil-Essonnes was her last international tournament.
"But now, I'm retired." she said.
"First I want to thank you for all, because you always supported and loved me so much, thank you very much, It was very nice to hear your applause, your ovations (…) I competed for myself and especially for you my fans!! But now i'm retired. Thank you so much for everything. "
3. Alexandra Piscupescu who won the 2014 Irina Deleanu Cup also announced her retirement from Rhythmic Gymnastics after Romanian Championships. She placed 32nd at World Championships and was 6 times Romanian Champion.
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THE LATEST STATISTICS on food allergy and intolerance will come as no surprise to those who have wondered why shop bread doesn't agree with them. Coeliac disease now affects one in a hundred people, other wheat intolerances probably more. Even before the Atkins diet, people were giving up wheat bread because it made them feel 'bloated', or worse. Consumption of our staple food – the staff of life – has declined by more than half in the last forty years. Does it matter if more and more people steer clear of bread? After all, most of us have an unparalleled range of foods from which to choose, at prices that have never been cheaper (if the checkout cost alone is counted). I think it does.
For one thing, if people abandon bread, they need to be sure that what they replace it with is at least as nutritious. Leaving aside bread's value as a source of dietary fibre (of which almost everyone in the UK consumes too little), the evidence suggests that other foods too have been progressively degraded by intensive production. Fruit and vegetables contain half the vitamins and minerals they did fifty years ago, chicken is much fattier, and intensively produced milk is shown up as deficient in the essential fatty acids whose role in physical and mental health is becoming widely recognised.
Equity comes into it, too. The relatively affluent may be able to afford a varied diet, but poorer people depend disproportionately on bread. For them especially, it matters that every slice is as good as possible. Sadly, the signs are that the opposite is true. Bread's fate stands as an example of what the industrialised food system does to all food.
Bread Matters contends that, at each stage of its transformation, from seed to wheat, from flour to loaf, changes in production and processing have made bread worse. We have bred wheat for high yield in intensive growing conditions with scant regard for its nutritional quality: modern varieties have 30–40% fewer minerals than traditional ones. Roller milling separates grain into its constituent parts so effectively that white flour has up to 88% less of a range of minerals and vitamins than whole wheat. A recent study showed that organic stoneground flour had 50% more magnesium and 46% more zinc than conventionally grown roller-milled flour. When it comes to baking, the story is no better. Almost all British bread is made in a hurry, with masses of yeast and no time for the fermentation that releases the nutrients in bread. Undeclared enzyme additives puff it up and keep it squidgy for days. Fair enough, if that's what you like. But it now emerges that one of these added enzymes actually changes part of the wheat protein, making it toxic to people with a predisposition to wheat intolerance.
Bread is life. Literally, in the sense that, properly made, it has what George Stapledon called "the ability to enliven"; symbolically, in that it stands for all food. Modern bread, however, symbolises food in a more sinister way. It embodies the moral vacuity of reductionism, the assumption that we can live on an essentially denatured food provided only that we fortify it with whatever isolated nutrients (folate, omega 3, selenium, etc.) the scientists from time to time ordain.
There is an alternative. For bread, this means wheat from a living soil, milled to preserve its inherent vitality and turned into loaves by a slow process that harnesses natural systems. We urgently need research into the exact ways in which modern growing, milling and baking have depleted our bread. But rather than wait for conclusive proof, we can take matters into our own hands – by making bread using flour stoneground from organic wheat. This is more radical than a gesture, more life-changing than therapy. Think of it as the first stage of a planned withdrawal from the Tescopoly. At a stroke, between 10% and 20% of our diet is back under our control. It is fresher, less carbon-dependent and guaranteed to contain only what we decide to put in it. If the seven million or so people who own but do not currently use domestic bread machines started to do so, even the food industry might be forced to recognise that bread matters.
Andrew Whitley founded The Village Bakery and now teaches bread-making. He is the author of Bread Matters (Fourth Estate).


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Qingdao Haier Carrier Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd., won the bid for the transcritical carbon dioxide (CO2) ice making system for the National Speed Skating Oval, the "Ice Ribbon" in Beijing, China. Haier Carrier is a joint venture established in 2001 by Haier Group and Carrier (NYSE: CARR), a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.
The venue's ice making system will consist of Carrier CO2 racks with 4 MW max cooling capacity running on the natural refrigerant CO2, which has a low Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 1. The modularized semi-industrial system uses Carrier's state-of-the-art multi-climate transcritical CO2 technology to achieve the best energy efficiency possible.
The "ice ribbon" covers an area of about 12,000 square meters, almost equal to the size of a track and field. The divisional control of the ice surface meets the competitive requirements of five major categories of ice sports such as speed skating, short track skating, figure skating, curling and ice hockey.In an effort to reduce carbon emissions, the National Speed Skating Oval adopted CO2 transcritical ice making technology, a historic first for the Olympic Games. It is the most environmentally responsible ice making technology in the world with a direct carbon emissions close to zero, thanks to the low GWP of the refrigerant. The advanced technology can control ice temperature variances within 0.5 degrees. In post-Olympic operation, it can save nearly 2 million kWh of electricity each year, which makes the venue sustainable long term.
For more information on Haier Carrier and its products and services, visit www.haier-carrier.com.
About Haier Carrier (Qingdao):
Qingdao Haier Carrier Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established in 2001 by Haier Group and Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. It is a world-class, ISO9001-certified facility producing supermarket display cabinets (more than 1,000 specifications), compressor units (scroll, piston and screw), and heat exchangers (air-cooled condenser and air cooler). It can provide customers with whole sets of freezer and refrigeration solutions such as patented D2D hot gas defrosting, Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) technology, HybridCO2OL® cascade refrigeration technology and CO2OLtec® transcritical refrigeration technology, both using ultra-low GWP refrigerant. The company is committed to providing advanced energy-saving systems, including CO2 refrigerant systems, for customers in the Asia Pacific region.


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