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WATCH: Airline Passengers Capture Video of Engine Fire
(NEW YORK) -- Dramatic video has surfaced of an airliner moments after its engine caught fire about 30,000 feet in the air above Turkey, which the airline attributed to a lightning strike.
Turkish Airlines says the plane with 114 people aboard made an emergency landing last Thursday after the incident.
A passenger caught the entire ordeal on tape as sparks were seen flying out of the damaged engine through the window. Passengers on board were warned of turbulence shortly before the lights in the cabin went dark. There was little panic on board the flight as everyone remained in their seats.
Amateur video taken from the ground showed a flame streaking across the night sky.
The flight was en route to Izmir from Istanbul and was preparing to land at Izmir when the lightning struck late Thursday, the airline said. The pilot quickly activated the motor's own fire-extinguishing gear, declared an emergency and landed safely.
The company said no one was hurt.
ABC News aviation analyst John Nance said he doubts that the fire was caused by a lightning strike.
"There's almost no likelihood that a lightning strike could have created any problem with the engine," he said. "What we saw in the videos certainly looks frightening, but that is basically an engine just coming apart."
Aviation experts say every airline in the sky is hit on average once a year and the chances of being hit in the air are 500 times more likely than on the ground.
An Emirates Airbus A380 was hit back in May 2011. That same spring, a United jet from San Francisco to London was also hit by lightning. Those planes landed safely, as did a JetBlue flight that took off from Tampa Bay, Fla., in 2011 that was hit twice while in mid-air.
"Jet liners are designed to be hit by lightning in the air and it happens all the time," Nance said. "They simply absorb it because they are not grounded."
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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird talks to the Syrian refugees at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Canada's foreign minister pledged $6.5 million in additional aid to Jordan in its efforts to help displaced Syrians after seeing a refugee tent city and calling the worsening situation in neighboring Syria "tremendously horrifying."
John Baird praised Jordan, calling it an "incredible example to the world" on the frontlines of the Syrian crisis, saying that the country "should not stand alone."
"Jordan is committed to helping the Syrian people at their greatest hour of need and Canada is proud to support you as you welcome tens of thousands of Syrian refugees across your borders," Baird said at a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh in the capital Amman, where he made the aid announcement.
Jordan hosts 150,000 displaced Syrians, more than any other country. Fighting in Syria's largest city Aleppo and other recent clashes is sending ever larger numbers of Syrians to neighboring countries.
Both foreign ministers said they were deeply affected seeing the Syrian refugee children at the newly-opened Zaatari desert camp earlier in the day, where more than 5,074 Syrians are housed.
"It is tremendously important for the world to see the victims of Assad's repression and to see the conditions in those camps and be inspired to do more," Baird said.
"We both left with heavy hearts," Judeh added. It's hard to see children in their prime uprooted from their natural homes and environment and be in a refugee camp."
Baird said that as difficult as life can be in a refugee camp, "I can't imagine how horrifying it is to flee your home and risk life and limb for you and your family to escape this regime."
He added that Canada has harshly condemned the military onslaught by Syria on its citizens and has imposed the toughest of sanctions. It also has provided non-lethal support to the opposition, mainly by aiding the Syrian National Council opposition group.
Saturday's aid pledge comes on top of $8.5 million Baird said Canada is already providing to the international humanitarian response to violence in Syria.
Both Baird and his counterpart said a political solution is the way out of the crisis.
Referring to the highest-ranking Syrian to enter Jordan, Judeh confirmed that defecting prime minister Riyad Hijab is still in the country.
"I am not in charge of Mr. Hijab's itinerary. He is in safe hands. He is in Jordan enjoying the safety and security of the country," Judeh told reporters, providing no other details.
Turning to the camp, he said Jordan has appealed for international funds to replace U.N. refugee agency tents with trailers in an effort to help refugees cope better with constant dust-laden winds and extreme weather at the desert camp.
Judeh conceded the conditions there were a challenge but said Jordan is trying "it's best to do everything and make sure they improve."
"It's a harsh environment, nobody can deny it. The wind, dust, scorpions and everything," Judeh said.
While at the camp, Baird also announced that Canada will donate $1.5 million to the World Food Program in Jordan and $2 million for medical supplies for doctors inside Syria.
Dressed in beige khakis and a grey shirt, Baird spoke with a number of refugees about their difficult experiences and gave 'high-fives' greetings to children playing on a slide.
He also toured a field hospital at the camp set up by the Moroccan government, speaking in French with the doctors.
A French military hospital is soon expected to be set up at the camp as well.
Baird is on a three-day tour of the region.
Additional reporting from Zaatari, Jordan

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The Nibelungenlied (the Song of the Nibelungs) is probably the most famous heroic poem in Middle High German. Photo: Uli Deck.
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, announced the inscription of these items on the recommendation of experts during a 3-day meeting of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) of UNESCOs Memory of the World Programme which continues to 31 July in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The Director-General also announced the winner of the 2009 UNESCO/Jikji Prize: the National Archives of Malaysia in recognition of its outreach, educational and training programmes in the area of preservation within the Asian region.
The Memory of the World Register features documentary heritage identified by the International Advisory Committee and endorsed by the Director-General of UNESCO as corresponding to the selection criteria for world significance.
New inscriptions on the Memory of the World Register:
Manifesto of the Queensland Labour Party to the people of Queensland (Australia): The manifesto stands as one of the platforms on which the Queensland and Australian labour movement developed and can be described as one of the formative documents of the Australian Labour Party. It voices the party's grievances, with a focus on the ruling class of the time, those that Labour saw as opponents to improved working conditions and increased economic prosperity.
Farquharsons Journal (Bahamas): A handwritten diary by Charles Farquharson, owner of the cotton growing Prospect Hill Plantation in the eastern part of Watlings Island, now known as San Salvador. This day-to-day record from 1 January, 1831 to 31 December, 1832 provides unique insights into plantation life.
The Baltic Way - Human Chain Linking Three States in their Drive for Freedom (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania): Documents recording the 600 km long human chain formed in the three Baltic States on 23 August 1989 to mark the 50th anniversary of the German-Soviet pact of non-aggression of 1939 and its secret protocol. It was a unique and peaceful demonstration that united the three countries in their drive for freedom.
Federal Archives Fonds (Barbados): The West Indies Federation (1958-1962) was a political federation of ten territories in the Anglophone West Indies that signalled the beginning of a new era of decolonization after World War II. The history of the West Indies is inextricably linked to the histories of other former British colonies. These records are of international significance as they reflect the interconnectivity of these histories and document one of the decisive periods of the 20th century when territories under British colonial rule first flexed their political muscle and sought to become self-governing nation-states.
The Nita Barrow Collection (Barbados): An extensive collection that documents the life and times of the late Dame Ruth Nita Barrow (1916-1995), gender activist, diplomat, healthcare professional and trainer. It contains material pertaining to world events as varied as the Cuban Revolution, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Apartheid in South Africa. In her capacity as president of the World Council of Churches (W.C.C. 1983-91), the Young Womens Christian Association (YWCA 1975-83), and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE 1989-90), Nita Barrow was directly or indirectly connected to all these events.
Archives Insolvente Boedeldskamer Antwerpen (Belgium): The archives of the Chamber of Insolvent Estates in Antwerp contribute to understanding international relations and interactions in the Early Modern Period (1500-1800). It contains information about dozens of prominent Antwerp firms with branches all over Europe and offers a unique view of trade relations with, for instance, China and Brazil. The archives allow for the study of a wide variety of topics including bookkeeping, different kinds of trade and insurance.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives (Cambodia): Photographs and documents from the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the former S-21 prison and interrogation centre where more than 15,000 people are believed to have been held and only a handful survived. The archive contains photographs of over 5,000 of these prisoners, as well as confessions, many extracted under torture, and other biographical records of prisoners, prison guards and officials in the security apparatus.
Registry of Slaves of the British Caribbean 1817-1834 (Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, St Kitts, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom): This registry was drawn up to help control the illegal import of slaves to the Caribbean after Great Britain abolished the trade in African slaves in the islands in 1807. Enslaved Africans made up the great majority of transatlantic migrants from the 15th to 19th centuries and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade remains a sensitive subject with many ethical implications.
Collected Works of Norman McLaren (Canada): Norman McLaren is among the most influential artists in the history of animation. The archive consists of 82 films and 52 film tests completed between 1933 and 1985, decades during which Norman McLaren engaged in constant groundbreaking research and experimentation.
Original Negative of the Noticiero ICAIC Lationamericano (Cuba): The ICAIC Latin-American Newsreels were produced weekly from 1960 to 1990 and represent a unique historical document depicting the wars for independence in many African colonies as well as other events, which illustrate the worlds growing bipolarization. These newsreels constitute the most comprehensive record of the history of the Cuban Revolution but their international scope endows them with international significance.
The Arnamagnaean Manuscript collection (Denmark, Iceland): The Icelandic scholar and antiquarian Árni Magnússon (Arnas Magnæus, 1663-1730) spent much of his life building up what is generally considered to be the most important collection of early Scandinavian manuscripts anywhere. It numbers close to 3,000 items, the earliest dating from the 12th century and provides invaluable sources on the history and culture of medieval, renaissance and early-modern Scandinavia and much of Europe. The collection features many examples of the uniquely Icelandic narrative genre known as the saga, landmarks of world literature still widely translated and read today.
Book for the Baptism of Slaves (1636 1670) (Dominican Republic): The book is a source of precious information on American slavery, particularly in the Dominican Republic and provides information about lesser-known aspects of the colonial slave system, namely the transition from a slave society to a society with slaves; from a slave plantation society to a patriarchal slavery. This later system, linked to the economic crisis that marked the Spanish colony in the 17th century, was accepted because it was not dependent on the world market system, but served to consolidate the social stratification of Creole society.
Documentary Heritage on the Resistance and struggle for Human Rights in the Dominican Republic, 1930-1961 (Dominican Republic): From 1930 to 1961, the Dominican Republic endured one of the most oppressive regimes in Latin American history: the Rafael L. Trujillo dictatorship. Thousands of Dominicans and foreigners were imprisoned, tortured or killed. Some were mutilated, others endured permanent physical or mental scars. The inscribed items document these atrocities and contain rich evidence of the Dominican resistance movement and its struggle for democracy, freedom, and respect for human rights.
Radziwills Archives and Niasvizh (Nieśwież) Library Collection (Belarus, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine): The collection was assembled from the 15th to the 20th century by members of the Radziwill family, one of the most prominent aristocratic families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Many members of the family held the highest positions and played an important role in the histories of Prussia, the Russian Empire, and the Polish Republic. The Radzwills Archives were in fact the official archives of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and contained state records and treaties alongside private family correspondence.
Library of the Cistercian Abbey of Clairvaux at the time of Pierre de Virey (1472) (France): The Clairvaux manuscripts form one of the largest medieval monastic library collections in western Christendom. The collection was inventoried in 1472 by the Abbot Pierre de Virey. At the time, the library contained 1,790 manuscripts, of which 1,115 have survived. The library is now the foremost medieval collection in France in terms of its size and excellent state of conservation.
Song of the Nibelungs, a heroic poem from mediaeval Europe (Germany): The Nibelungenlied (the Song of the Nibelungs) is probably the most famous heroic poem in Middle High German and can be compared to epics such as Gilgamesh (Babylonia), the Mahabharata (India), or the Heike Monogatari (Japan). It tells the story of dragon-slayer Siegfried from his childhood and marriage to Kriemhild to his murder and the subsequent story of Kriemhild's revenge, culminating in the extinction of the Burgundians or Nibelungs at the court of the Huns.
János Bolyai: Appendix, scientiam spatii absolute veram exhibens. Maros-Vásárhelyini, 1832 (Hungary): For over 2,000 years many of the best mathematicians tried to prove Euclids parallel postulate (or axiom). János Bolyai created entirely new settings for the problem by inventing absolute (or neutral) geometry that is independent of parallelism. He is the father of non-Euclidean geometry, clearly and flawlessly presented in his Appendix. This discovery stimulated not only the creation of new space concepts vital for modern physics but the evolution of modern mathematical thinking. This copy of the Appendix once belonged to the author and contains notes, manuscript title pages and figures by him and by his father, Farkas Bolyai.
The Csoma Archive of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Science, (Hungary): Hungarian scholar Alexander Csoma de Kőrös (c. 1784-1842) was the first European to interpret the cultural heritage of the Tibetan people. He compiled the first Tibetan-English Dictionary of scientific value together with a Grammar of the Tibetan Language (1834). He became the founder of Tibetan studies in the West.
Administrative Documents of Astan-e Quds Razavi in the Safavid Era (Iran): This 69,000-page collection of the Astan Quds Razavi charity organizations dates from 1589 to 1735 and covers a vast geographical area that includes Iran, especially Khorasan province, and Afghanistan. It contains information on administrative, social, economic, agricultural, religious and other issues that provide the reader with an image of the city of Mashhad and life in the Safavid era.
Donguibogam: Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine (Republic of Korea): An encyclopaedia of medical knowledge and treatment techniques compiled in Korea in 1613 and edited by Heo Jun with the collective support of medical experts and literati according to royal instruction. The work informed the evolution of medicine in East Asia and beyond. As a health care system, it developed the principles of preventive medicine and public health care by the State, which were virtually unprecedented ideas up to the 19th century.
Royal Archives (1824-1897) (Madagascar): The collection comprises the royal archives, old journals, registers of Sakaizambohitra (village heads), and registry office documents. Representing a key element in the foundation of the countrys identity, they contain written documents that come from the recovery in 1895, at the end of the reign of Ranavalona III, of the archives of high-ranking figures in the Kingdom of Madagascar.
Batu Bersurat, Terengganu (Inscribed Stone of Terengganu) (Malaysia): The Batu Bersurat, Terengganu - or Inscribed Stone of Terengganu - constitutes the earliest evidence of Jawi writing (writing based on Arabic alphabets) in the Malaya Muslim world of Southeast Asia. The Stone is a testimony to the spread of Islam offering insight into the life of the people of the era as well as depicting the growth of Islamic culture under a set of religious laws.
Collection of the Center of Documentation and Investigation of the Ashkenazi Community in Mexico (16th to 20th Century) (Mexico): The collection consists of 16,000 volumes, mostly in Yiddish and Hebrew, but also in Polish, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Russian and other languages relating to Ashkenazi culture. It preserves and disseminates a European Jewish culture that almost disappeared during the Nazi era. It also safeguards the memory of the community of Jews who arrived to Mexico from Central and Eastern Europe.
Diaries of Anne Frank (Netherlands): The diary of Anne Frank tells of daily life during World War II in the Netherlands through the eyes of an adolescent girl and shows the impact of Nazi occupation. It describes her life during the two years she, her family and four other people, all Jews, lived in hiding from Nazi persecution, before they were betrayed and deported. Her diary is one of the top 10 most read books worldwide.
Catecismo Corticu, First Catechism Written in Papiamentu Language (Netherland Antilles): Papiamentu, an Afro-Portuguese-based Creole, is widely spoken by almost a quarter million people in the Dutch Caribbean islands today, across social class, race and ethnicity. The translations of the Roman Catholic catechism into Papiamentu in 1826 and 1837 had great impact on the history of the ABC-islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao). It is the oldest surviving document where Papiamentu appears in a full book-form printed publication and marks a turning point in the evolution of Papiamentu from a popular spoken tongue to the official language of the people of the ABC.
Archives of Terror (Paraguay): The Archives of Terror are official documents of police repression during the 35 years of Alfredo Stroessner's dictatorship. They also contain supporting evidence of Operation Condor activities, part of a campaign of political repressions involving assassinations and intelligence operations launched in 1975 by the right-wing dictators of the Southern Cone of South America.
Archives of the Literary Institute in Paris (1946-2000) (Poland): The Archives of the Polish Literary Institute are the complete documentation of the Paris-based Institute's activities in the years 1946-2000. The unique collection depicts the work of an unparalleled emigration institution and its magazine Kultura. Thanks to the intellectual and political vision implemented for decades by its founders and leaders, the Institute played a vital role in the peaceful victory over communist dictatorship in Eastern Europe and the division of the world into two hostile political blocs.
Sir William Arthur Lewis Papers (St. Lucia): A collection that documents Sir William Arthur Lewis's career as a scholar and as an economic advisor to numerous international commissions and several African, Asian and Caribbean governments. These papers include biographical data, professional correspondence, country files, minutes of meetings, reports, etc. as well as lecture notes and articles pertaining to Sir Arthurs activities as professor and Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. The collection also encompasses audio-visual materials including lecture series and the 1979 Nobel Laureate ceremony, when he received the Nobel Prize for Economics.
Santa Fe Capitulations (Spain): The Santa Fe Capitulations is a document of the Royal Chancery of the King of Aragon containing the Capitulations Christopher Columbus signed with the monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in Santa Fe de la Vega on 17 April 1492, a few months after the capture of Granada. The Capitulations lay down the conditions under which Columbus was to set off on his first voyage, which led to the Europeans discovery of America in the same year. The document can be regarded as the first written record of the history of America.
Archival Documents of King Chulalongkorn's Transformation of Siam (1868-1910) (Thailand): Present-day Thailand owes much to the policies and reforms carried out by King Chulalongkorn the Great of Siam (1868-1910). The documents record social policies such as the emancipation of slaves by peaceful and legal means, the abolition of gambling, the establishment of a public school system and the reform of the Buddhist Sangha, as well as the promotion of agricultural production, the market economy, and financial and fiscal institutions. These measures contributed to Siams ability, exceptional during the age of Western colonialism, to retain its independence.
Magna Carta, issued in 1215 (United Kingdom): Often described as the foundation of English liberty, law and democracy, the Magna Cartas influence endures worldwide. The critical importance of the charter lies in the fact that it imposed, for the first time, detailed written constraints on royal authority regarding taxation, feudal rights and justice. It also asserted the power of customary practice to limit unjust and arbitrary behaviour by the king and has become a symbol for freedom and democracy throughout the world.
John Marshall Ju/'hoan Bushman Film and Video Collection, 1950-2000 (USA): The collection, held at the Smithsonian Institution's Human Studies Film Archives, is one of the seminal visual anthropology projects of the 20th century providing a unique example of sustained audiovisual documentation of one cultural group, the Ju/'hoansi, of the Kalahari Desert in northeastern Namibia, over half a century. It is an unparalleled historical record not only of an indigenous peoples traditional way of life and ties to the land but of the transformation of their life in the rapidly changing political and economic landscape that developed in concert with the struggle for Namibian independence.
Woodblocks of Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam): The 34,555 plates of wood-blocks of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) helped to record official literature and history as well as classic and historical books. Their value is at once documentary and artistic. Their technique furthermore represents a landmark in the development of wood-block carving and printing in Vietnam. Their importance and high value led feudal dynasties and state authorities to pay considerable attention to preserving these records through the ages.
League of Nations Archives 1919-1946 (United Nations Office at Geneva, UNOG): The League of Nations was conceived in 1919 in the aftermath of World War I. Its archives bear testimony to the will to create the worlds first intergovernmental organization for peace and cooperation, which led to a fundamental change towards an institutionalization of international relations. These unique archives attest to the efforts of diplomats, officials and the first international civil servants to promote cooperation between nations and guarantee peace and security.
UNRWA Photo and Film Archives of Palestinian Refugees (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA): Since the inception of the agency 60 years ago, UNRWAs Public Information Office has produced photographs and films covering all the stages of the history of the Palestinian refugees, from the establishment of functional camps in the 1950s, the second flight during the 1967 war, the civil war in Lebanon, the turbulent periods in the second half of the 80s to the consecutive unrest starting in the year of 2000. UNRWA has produced and collected a comprehensive record of still photographs and films, covering most aspects of the lives and history of the Palestine refugees.
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Northern Ireland Badger Group Press Release
Immediate issue 5th July 2015. Badger conservation group affirms support for 5 year test & vaccination project and rejects claims of a Northern Ireland 'pilot badger cull' The Northern Ireland Badger Group is the lead badger protection and conservation body in Northern Ireland. Since it was formed in 2006, its volunteers have worked to protect these iconic animals from a range of threats including persecution, sett disturbance and destruction, and human ignorance.
The threat level remains high, fueled by those who scapegoat badgers for the problem of TB in cattle. We recognise that bovine TB is a serious disease that brings hardship to the industry and farming families. However, the available evidence indicates that badgers do not play a significant role, if any, in herd breakdowns. Indeed current research in Ireland has failed to demonstrate any significant contact between badgers and cattle. It is a matter of record that not one actual herd breakdown has ever been conclusively proven to have been caused by badgers anywhere in these islands.
So, what needs to be done? We need to increase our understanding of the dynamics of this disease in our environment. The link between badgers and cattle is uncertain. Both species get the same TB but the direction and route of transmission remain unknown. Indeed, Professor Sir John Bourne, Chair of the group that analysed the data from the most robust and most expensive culling trial in history holds the view that "Badger infections are following, not leading, TB infections in cattle".
Significantly, the same Independent Scientific Group that reported on the British Randomised Badger Culling Trial concluded that "culling badgers can make no meaningful contribution to the control of TB in cattle in Britain".
This is why the Northern Ireland Badger Group opposes, and will continue to oppose, badger culling as part of any bovine TB strategy anywhere in these islands. There is no credible evidence that the badger culling programmes in England or the Republic of Ireland have reduced TB in cattle. Both Northern Ireland and Wales have halved TB using cattle measures alone. TB continues to fall in Northern Ireland without the need to slaughter badgers.
A range of measures will ensure healthy cattle and healthy wildlife. We, along with the other major conservation groups and industry stakeholders, give qualified support to the Northern Ireland TVR project. Although this may involve a very small number of confirmed TB-positive badgers being humanely euthanased, TVR remains primarily a vaccination-led project. All 280 badgers trapped in year one (last year) were vaccinated and any 'new' badgers in year 2 and beyond will also be vaccinated.
Our record on culling is clear. To date, with the support of the Badger Trust, we have successfully foiled previous attempts to cull badgers in Northern Ireland. The Badger Group has long advocated an evidence-led bovine TB strategy in Ireland. We expect the TVR project to greatly inform our understanding of the dynamics of the disease and we have been transparent about our support for this initiative.
Ultimately, bovine TB is a bovine disease requiring a bovine solution. There is broad agreement that cattle vaccination is the key to eradicating TB from our herds. Badger vaccination, which is already being realised by the TVR project, is a stepping stone to achieving this.
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This release is a direct response to a recent article on the BBC Northern Ireland website. A remark made by Badger Group spokesman Peter Clarke that the 'TVR project was proportionate and had buy in from everyone' was carelessly and incompletely quoted in a way that wrongly suggested that we support a pilot cull. This has since been corrected by the BBC. The Northern Ireland Badger Group is the lead badger protection and conservation body in Northern Ireland and works to protect these iconic animals from a range of threats including persecution, sett disturbance and destruction, and human ignorance. It is an independent voluntary group and receives no funding from any government, corporate or commercial source. NIBG is affiliated to the Badger Trust and plays an active role in the Team Badger and Team Broc campaigns against badger culling in GB and Ireland respectively. NIBG contributes to the Department of Agriculture's TB Stakeholders' Group where it champions an evidence-led bovine TB strategy. The Badger Group also supports and promotes the DARD road kill badger study.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Linda Ronstadt, the U.S. pop star who won Grammys from the 1970s through the '90s, says she now has Parkinson's disease that has left her unable to sing.
In an interview with the American Association of Retired Persons, Ronstadt, 67, said she experienced symptoms for years before she got a diagnosis.
"I couldn't sing, and I couldn't figure out why. I knew it was mechanical," said the singer known for songs such as "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)," "Hasten Down the Wind" and "Blue Bayou."
"I knew it had to do with the muscles, but I thought it might have also had something to do with the tick disease that I had. And it didn't occur to me to go to a neurologist. I think I've had it for seven or eight years already, because of the symptoms that I've had. Then I had a shoulder operation, so I thought that's why my hands were trembling."
She said she was "completely shocked" when she finally got the diagnosis. She said she now uses poles for support when she is walking on rough surfaces and a wheelchair when she is traveling.
Ronstadt has won 11 Grammys with many more nominations, two Academy of Country Music awards and an Emmy. She was nominated for a Tony and a Golden Globe award for her performance as Mabel in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "Pirates of Penzance."
Her book, "Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir," is to be published in September. She told AARP the book does not discuss her battle with Parkinson's.
While she had high-profile relationships with California Gov. Jerry Brown -- the first time he was governor -- and with "Star Wars" director George Lucas, Ronstadt has never married. She has two adopted children.
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Daring Mendelssohn from Andrew Litton
Symphony No. 2 (Lobgesang)
Judith Howarth (soprano), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor); KorVest; Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra/Andrew Litton
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A full review plus star ratings will be published in our August '09 issue
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Markets Close 2013 On a High
U.S. stocks rose on the final trading day of 2013, as the Dow industrials looked to cap their best annual price performance in 18 years. Tomi Kilgore joins the News Hub. (Photo: AP)
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Government demands action on web safety
Google, BT and a clutch of other web giants and internet service providers have been put on notice - the government wants action on sorting out the problem of harmful content on the internet.
The Culture Secretary Maria Miller has summoned them to a meeting on 17 June where they will be expected to come up with plans to do more to stop access to material such as child abuse images or material designed to promote terrorism.
In her letter to the companies, the culture secretary says there is widespread public concern:
"Whether these concerns focus on access to illegal pornographic content, the proliferation of extremist material which might incite racial or religious hatred, or the ongoing battle against online copyright theft, a common question emerges: what more can be done to prevent offensive online content potentially causing harm?"
In a briefing to journalists, the language is even blunter.
"Woolwich is the latest catalyst," an aide to Ms Miller says. "Enough is enough - concentrated effort is now needed by the whole industry."
What this effort is expected to achieve in terms of concrete action by the companies is a lot less clear. They may point out that a whole lot of different concerns, from child safety to copyright infringement, are being lumped together.
In the case of child abuse images (not "child porn" as some government officials still erroneously describe it) the law is already clear - they are illegal. The Internet Watch Foundation maintains a blacklist of such images, updated twice a day, and its members agree to block them - though there will be pressure on the industry to do more to fund the IWF's work and be more proactive in hunting down offending sites.
But when it comes to other material that may be considered harmful but is not yet illegal, the internet industry may struggle to respond to Ms Miller's demands for action. The companies will ask who is to decide exactly what is harmful and should be prevented from "potentially causing harm", and they will not be keen to be cast in the role of internet censor.
The Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) is suggesting various ideas to be discussed at the summit. They include "a set of industry-wide protocols around how they respond to concerns around content when they arise, a look at the extent to which filters can be used, looking further at the public wi-fi proposals beyond the pornography focus". It is also pointing to the code of practice agreed by the mobile broadband companies which restricts access to certain content on mobile phones and asking why the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft can't come up with something similar.
The government is stressing that it isn't going into the summit with a list of demands, but, in the words of one official: "We're saying this is a serious issue, there's a lot of concern and we want you all to think about what you can do."
The companies invited to the summit are keeping their heads down for now. But I imagine conference rooms at Google, BT and Microsoft will be booked out for the next fortnight as worried executives try to come up with simple solutions to make the internet a safer place.
Update: 12:56 BST
A number of web liberty campaigners, including the Open Rights Group and Index on Censorship, have written to Maria Miller expressing their concerns about her planned summit.
They warn that "an understandable desire to ensure a 'safer' environment online can easily lead to overreaching or unaccountable powers or practices".
Jim Killock, of the Open Rights Group, said the government should be talking about concerted international action against criminals posting illegal content, rather than attempting to blame internet companies.


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Millions of clumsy cellphone users have been in the situation shown in this video: One minute your iPhone's in your hand, the next it has hit the floor and cracked! That's where 25-year-old A.J. Forsythe comes in with a simple idea: iPhone doctors who make house calls.
Forsythe co-founded iCracked, a start-up that with a team of repair people who specialize in cracked screens.
"We're an on-demand group of individuals that no matter where you are, you can press a button and we'll dispatch a group of iTechs to you in real-time," he said.
The company has raised $700,000 from Y-Combinator, SV Angel and other investors. It is moving into another round of financing and hopes to raise $5,000,000.
A spokesperson for iCracked said revenue for 2012 was $2MM and this year the company says it expects to 'crack' $10MM. The company's co-founders, recently made Inc. Magazine's 30 Under 30 list.
At the core of the iCracked business is a network of iTechs who promise to fix your phone in a flash. Currently their network has 340 iTechs spread over 11 countries. Forsythe said thousands apply, but only 2 percent are accepted. The firm adds 50-70 new iTechs every month.
"We are extremely diligent in who we bring on and who represents us as a company…we background check every single one of them," Forsythe said. "We have a five-step interview process. We have a sales team that will vet them at different stages of the process."
While the company's iTechs are popping up in lots of new cities (customers can find iTechs on the site by entering their zip code) they're still not everywhere. For cell phone users in places like Kalamazoo, Michigan, where iTechs currently don't make house calls, the company offers the option of sending the broken phone to iCracked, where an iTech will fix it and ship it back the same day. For people who like to take matters into their own hands, iCracked offers a Do-It-Yourself repair kit. The company also has a buyback program, which offers cash for old iPhones, iPads, and iPods.
Forsythe said he believes the potential for the service is huge. One thing's for sure, the potential market is enormous, the world has more than 1 billion smartphones in use, and researchers estimate the next billion smartphone users to be online by 2015.
Apple (AAPL) recently started an in-store repair service for cracked screens but Forsythe says he's not concerned. "We're doing something completely different and changing how service is rendered," he said. "We don't really look at our competitors as long-term competitors since they're so big and slow they don't have time to react or scale at the speed we can."
RELATED: Apple Suppliers Drop Clues for Analyst
The company says 80% of iTech repairs are done for $70-$99 dollars, but iPhone 5 repairs run a bit higher averaging between $180-$220.
Forsythe said repairing iPhones is just the beginning, "I think when we have such a large network we can really push any product or service through them," he said. Over the next few months iCracked has plans to start repairing android models, as well as selling cell phone insurance.
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Genealogies of the Agard, Nunn, Hardenbrook, Wortman, Doyle, and Tucker family lines.
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It is the time of year when I think about holidays past and all the family members no longer with us. I feel good about the fact that I spend a fair amount of time documenting the lives of my ancestors so that they will always be remembered. That is what genealogy is all about. May you all be blessed this coming year and I wish you every success in your particular ancestral journey.


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Odontopteryx toothless jaw section exhibiting several Volkmann's canal structures which are faux teeth. The triangular structures are actually bone tissue vessel to carry blood and have evolved 60 million years ago or so into a useful grasping aid. When the bird was grasping slippery or soft prey from the surface of the water or just under the surface. The Pelagornithidae birds would skim over the seas in pursuit of prey, manly soft-bodied cephalopods it is thought. It is believed the faux teeth were fragile, easily broken and worn down quickly. An excellent and rare specimen of a section of a beak matrix. The overall preservation is good, the beak section is a rare find in the fossil record.
Pelagornithidae birds are toothless pelagic birds of the Palaeocene and Eocene of Morocco. Actually, this thin wall boned flying toothless bird had the appearance of teeth in its beak or jaws, these were, in fact, an anatomical feature termed Volkmann's canals, in the simplest terms Volkmann's canals are any small channels within the bone that transmit blood vessels. These atomic cortical bone structures appear along the outer edge of the birds' jaws and were not very strong, prone to breaking and quickly worn down. Unlike teeth of dentin, these arrangements were more adapted to holding soft-bodied creatures like cephalopods or fish which enabled the toothless birds to grasp and immediately swallow prey.
The Odontopteryx ranged globally and may not have returned to its birthplace but only to reproduce, having a lifestyle similar to the great Albatross of today. Having very fine or hollow bone structures to enable flight, the downside to this was the light construction which may not have normally supported strenuous activity such as diving into the ocean for prey as is quite often depicted, rather to scoop its prey from the surface or just under the surface, its beak being the only part of its body to feel the full force of flight while skimming across the sea.
The enigmatic Pelagornithidae birds narrowly missed early man on earth, Homo habilis 2.6 million years, Pelagornithidae birds show up in the fossil record from the Palaeocene to the end of the Pliocene a reign of about 50 million years. In the Palaeocene fossils have been found of a size of the great Albatross around 3.5 metres wingspans. It is estimated the largest of the Pelagornithidae attained a size of about 5 to 6 metres, with the ability to fly rather than soar, as at one-time science thought Pterosaurs did only soar, today new research is leaning away from those theories for Pterosaurs. The great Pelagornithidae birds must have dominated the ocean scene in great numbers, ranging over much of the planet.
These remains are from a classic fossil bed site in what is now the Middle Atlas of Morocco, North Africa. As the machinery of the largest industry of Morocco near Casablanca, rolls forward it exhumes thousands of tons of phosphates rock for the production of cement, these fossil bones are dredged up as a by-product. If not foraged immediately they become crushed in the automated machinery along with all other phosphate mineral material.
The pelagic birds (a bird that spends a significant portion of its life on the open ocean, rarely venturing to land except to breed), had, therefore, a vast range and are found from South America to North Africa. However their remains are very scarce, perhaps due to the lightweight frame of birds generally, their bones were easily dispersed and broken down rather than fossilising successfully in sediments.
Genus: Pelagornithidae, Odontopteryx gigas, toothless or false toothed bird, (Possibly Pelagornis mauretanicus).
Age: Ypresian stage. Mesozoic era, Palaeocene, early Eocene, approximately 66,000,000 to 48,000,000 years.
Origin: Phosphate deposits of Khouribga, Ouled Abdoun Basin, Oued Zem, Morocco, North Africa.
Odontopteryx measurements.
Jaw span: 19.0 cm
Matrix: 21.4 cm
Approximate weight: 1,261 Kg
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300,000 warned not to drink water after W. Va. spill
A chemical spill left the water for 300,000 people in West Virginia's capital city stained blue-green and smelling like licorice. Officials say it is unclear when it might be safe again for even mundane activities like showers and laundry. (Jan. 10) AP
State, feds declare a state of emergency as out-of-state water is trucked in.
Some 300,000 residents in nine West Virginia counties have been told avoid consuming or using public water supplies indefinitely after a chemical spill that emitted the odor of black licorice tainted the Elk River near Charleston, prompting businesses, schools and restaurants to close, a run on bottled water and state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin urged water customers in the southwest counties of Kanawha, Putnam, Jackson, Clay, Lincoln, Logan, Roane and Boone counties, as well as customers in the area of Culloden in Cabell County, to stop using water for everything but flushing toilets and fighting fires. There is no timeline for water restoration.
"Do not drink it. Do not cook with it. Do not wash clothes in it. Do not take a bath in it," Tomblin warned. "For safety, we would ask everyone -- this includes restaurants, hospitals, any institutions out there -- please do not use any tap water if you're a customer of West Virginia American Water."
Late Friday, West Virginia regulators ordered Freedom Industries, the company responsible for the leak, to cease operations until it recovers the chemical from the river and tests storage tanks and containment structures for reliability.
It's unclear how much of the chemical, 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol (MCHM), was spilled and how much of a hazard it poses.
State health officials say MCHM could be potentially harmful if swallowed and could cause skin and eye irritation. But Jeff McIntyre, president of the West Virginia American Water Company, says so far, water tests to determine how much MCHM is in the water have been inconclusive. "We don't know that the water's not safe. But I can't say that it is safe," McIntyre said.
"There is material present. We don't know how to quantify it,'' McIntyre said. A National Guard mobile lab will conduct sampling, he said.
The spill occurred Thursday when MCHM, used to wash coal of impurities, leaked from a Freedom Industries tank and overran a containment area, then poured into the Elk River and a nearby treatment plant.
Officials from Freedom, which makes chemicals for the mining, steel, and cement industries, said they were working with local and federal officials and are following "all necessary steps to fix the issue."
At least 100,000 homes and businesses around West Virginia's capital have been told not to use the water, after a chemical spill in the Elk River. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has declared a state of emergency. (Jan. 10) AP
Earlier Friday, the spill prompted President Obama to issue a state of emergency for the state. Retailers quickly sold out of bottled water. Truckloads of water were shipped from Maryland by the National Guard. Wal-Mart said it would also provide several truckloads of water.
The state Department of Environmental Protection's air-quality officials discovered the spill -- which the company had not reported, the Charleston Gazette reported. "We're confident that no more than 5,000 gallons escaped," said department spokesman Tom Aluise. "A certain amount of that got into the river. Some of that was contained."
But Freedom Industries President Gary Southern said the company is still trying to determine how much MCHM had been released. The steel tank holding the chemical has a capacity of 35,000 gallons. "We have mitigated the risk, we believe, in terms of further leakage,'' Southern said at an evening news conference. "Our mission now is to move on to the next phase of remediation."
The leak caused a licorice-like smell to envelope the capital, forcing businesses schools in five counties and the state legislature to shut down.
Warnings of contamination to the water supply triggered a run on stores selling bottled water, including a Sam's Club that sold its 4,200 cases of water in an hour and a half, The Charleston Daily Mail reported. Store employees said they were unable to find any more water at stores in a 20-mile radius.
The sheriff's office in Kanawha county reported receiving about a dozen 911 calls after scuffles broke out over rapidly dwindling supplies. the Gazette reported. Police were asked to step up patrols around convenience stores.
The chemical's odor -- similar to cough syrup — was especially strong at the Charleston Marriott hotel a few blocks from the Elk River, which flows into the Kanawha River in downtown Charleston. The Marriott shut off all water to rooms, and then turned it back on so guests could flush toilets. Each guest was given two 16.9-ounce bottles of spring water upon returning to the hotel.
The head of the state Air National Guard's 130th Airlift Wing said 75 tractor-trailers loaded with water were sent to West Virginia from a Federal Emergency Management Agency facility in Maryland, the Gazette reported. A C-130 cargo aircraft was sent to Martinsburg to pick up the water.
Some officials said the orders against drinking water from the tap were issued as a precaution, as they were still not sure exactly what hazard the spill posed to residents. It also was not immediately clear how much of the chemical spilled into the river and at what concentration.
The governor's warning about water use included restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes and other establishments that use tap water. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said he wasn't aware of any hospitals closing and that area medical centers "seemed to have adequate water supply, at least for the short term."
The water ban also affected airlines serving Charleston's Yeager Airport in Charleston. Yeager spokesman Bryan Belcher said Friday that a USAirways flight from Charlotte, N.C., was cancelled overnight because its crew couldn't take showers.
Belcher says airport officials have notified airlines of the problem so they can make contingency plans.
Airport executive director Rick Atkinson says the airport is working with the airlines to find alternative housing for overnight flight crews.
At the Little India restaurant in Charleston, about 12 customers were asked to leave when bar manager Bill LaCourse learned about the shutdown notice.
Karlee Bolen, 16, of Charleston, said her family, including her parents, two sisters and brother, were considering the possibility of heading to her grandmother's home in Braxton County, where tap water was unaffected, an hour to the northeast.
"I kind of want to shower and brush my teeth," she said.
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The U.S. government battled the Taliban on Twitter during the weekend concerning an alleged roadside bombing, an official said Monday.
The war of words began Sunday when a pro-Taliban Twitter user alleged a recent roadside bombing had killed eight soldiers, Politico reported.
Lt. Col. Stewart Upton, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force's Regional Command Southwest, disputed the claim, tweeting, "Wow! 8 killed, don't you think there would be some type of announcement from ISAF? how was your poppy harvest?"
The ISAF then got into the mix and posted several comments addressed to the pro-Taliban user, including, "The details on your videos are about as accurate as the details on your websites. I think we're done here. Good day."
The pro-Taliban account came back with "Super duper pro tip: Never argue against a documented video clip. Makes you look like a juvenile, JUST STOP!"
Upton told Politico the Taliban post about "10 lies or false tweets a day," and have a goal of showing strength to supporters and financial donors.
"By engaging them yesterday on their false claim, they were held to account for their post and forced to somehow try and validate it," Upton said. "In the end, hopefully they lose credibility, donors and recruits when these false posts are pointed out."


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VICTORIAN police have begun interviewing key witnesses as part of an investigation into the Australian Workers Union scandal.
Fraud squad detectives have contacted at least two people, including retired Greek-born builder Kon Spyridis, who said he spoke with police on Monday in relation to payments he'd received from the AWU in the mid-1990s.
Police have also contacted former Slater & Gordon employee Olive Brosnahan, who in 1993 did the conveyancing on the Melbourne property at the centre of the affair.
The police move comes as new allegations emerge that Prime Minister Julia Gillard was heavily involved in the creation of a union body later used as a "slush fund".
The Australian reports today that documents, released after 17 years, show Ms Gillard argued the case for the incorporation of the Australian Workers Union Workplace Reform Association.
Ms Gillard told her employers at the law firm Slater & Gordon in 1995 that the association was a "slush fund" to be used for the re-election of union officials.
However, it eventually became the vehicle through which major union fraud was committed, with $100,000 from it being used to buy a Melbourne home which Ms Gillard's boyfriend, union official Bruce Wilson, lived in.
Ms Gillard has always vehemently denied any knowledge of the fraud.
She has admitted having only been involved in providing legal advice to Mr Wilson and their friend, union bagman Ralph Blewitt, as to the incorporation of the association.
The newly released documents, a record of interview about the association between Ms Gillard and Slater & Gordon then-senior partner Peter Gordon in September 1995, show Ms Gillard alone prepared the response when the authority suggested it was ineligible for incorporation due to its "trade union status".
Yesterday, Ms Gillard yesterday declined, amid multiple questions from the Opposition, to give a direct answer when asked if she had written to WA's Corporate Affairs Commission vouching for the bonafides of the association 20 years ago.
Ms Gillard provided legal advice for the incorporation of the AWU Workplace Reform Association, but has denied any knowledge of its operations.
She labelled Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop - who is under fire after admitting to meeting key witness Ralph Blewitt - an embarrassment before telling Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, who has remained silent on the affair in parliament this week, that she would answer if he asked the question.
"Get up and ask it yourself, then I will answer it," she thundered at her political rival.
Liberal Senator George Brandis used parliamentary privilege to call Ms Gillard's account of her actions "implausible."
A spokeswoman for Ms Gillard said Victorian police had not approached the Prime Minister.
Victorian police are investigating whether criminal action took place during 1992 to 1995 in relation to a series of unauthorised union accounts. The Kerr St Fitzroy home, which was purchased for $230,000, was partly financed with around $67,000 from the AWU Workplace Reform Association.
The Opposition has questioned the Prime Minister's involvement in helping to purchase the property, although Ms Gillard insists she has done nothing wrong and that her role was limited to witnessing a power of attorney from Mr Blewitt, a former AWU official and self-confessed "bagman".
That document gave Ms Gillard's then boyfriend, Bruce Wilson, authority to secure a loan and purchase the property, which was later sold in 1996.
Mr Spyridis told News Limited that police had quizzed him over work he had done for the AWU in the mid-1990s. In August, the retired builder broke a 17-year silence to clear Prime Minister Julia Gillard of allegations that funds from the AWU "slush" had helped to pay for renovations on her Melbourne home.
Yesterday, Mr Spyridis denied he had ever approached former AWUVictorian State Secretary Bob Smith seeking payment for unpaid work.
"I don't remember Bob Smith," he said.
Mr Smith declined to comment on whether he had been contacted by the fraud squad.
It is understood Peter Gordon who was one of two Slater and Gordon senior staff who interviewed Ms Gillard around the time she left the firm over the AWU association affair has not been contacted by police.
Victoria police said the fraud and extortion squad "is currently assessing a file which relates to the alleged misappropriation of funds from a Union. Victoria Police does not confirm who may or may not be under investigation or providing statements."
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12 Ways Fermented Foods Heal Your Body & Mind
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said disease begins in the gut. So, it only stands to reason that health and beauty begin there, too. The importance of good bacteria in the gut is central to this. We want to increase this friendly bacteria, and one of the very best ways to do this is through fermented foods. As a yoga therapist that uses nutrition, I noticed a profound positive shift in my students' health when I began prescribing regular fermented foods as part of their daily diet.
There are many kinds of fermented foods. Most can be easily made in your home by placing some starter culture in a jar with a food base. Alternatively, you can purchase them from most health food stores. Some of the healthiest fermented foods are: kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, apple cider vinegar (with "mother"), kombucha, mixed pickles, and tempeh. Fermentation occurs naturally when bacteria is given an opportunity to transform the carbohydrates into more complex substances.
Here are twelve fantastic ways taking one meal a day that includes some quality fermented food will heal your body and mind:
1. Increase gut flora. This will strengthen digestion for better elimination of toxic waste through the bowels. Get clean from the inside out, and cleanse yourself of the old!
2. Clearer, smarter, sharper thinking mind. Any dysfunction of the brain is usually connected to what's going on in the digestive system. Many highly-regarded healers have cured mental problems through addressing the gut. It is well established that the gut serves as our second brain. Hence the phrases, "What's your gut feeling?," "Have you got the guts?" and "Trust your gut instincts."
3. Massively boost and heal your immune system. If the bad bacteria overwhelms the friendly bacteria, the maldigested food particles and fungus start to spread around the body. This is often called leaky gut syndrome. This sets off a firestorm of inflammation, which can lead to autoimmune disorders - including Addison's disease, Celiac, Multiple sclerosis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, Lupus, etc.
4. Detox. Fermented foods are some of the most potent detoxifiers, capable of drawing out a wide range of heavy metals. The beneficial bacteria grab hold of mercury, lead, aluminum, arsenate, and anything else toxic, holding on to them until they're removed through stool.
5. Beautiful skin. Every day you will see your skin improve. When you decrease the toxic load, and the bad bacterial load, this alleviates pressure on the body to do other things. Connective tissue is able to repair and heal. I have seen my student's beauty shine through. Acne, psoriasis, eczema, and other chronic skin conditions can clear, and the beautiful subtle coloring in their face radiates from their inner health.
6. Essential for nutrition. If you eat one meal with fermented foods every day, your gut will be dominated by beneficial probiotic species of microbes, and they will start to build and make all kinds of essential nutrients like B12, vitamin B6, vitamin K2, and biotin.
7. Biological enrichment of protein, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, and vitamins. As we ferment the vegetables, we break down their cellulose structure, and they become more nourishing and mineral dense. The protein structure of foods is unraveled through fermentation, and becomes much easier to digest.
8. Food lasts longer. Fermenting has been a way of preserving foods since ancient times. Fermented foods generally do not need refrigeration, and certainly don't require artificial chemicals for preservation. Quite on the contrary: time actually assists the fermentation process.
9. Promote weight loss. Fermented foods are stabilizing for blood sugar, which means two things. First, they will balance appetite, leaving you feeling more satiated and less hungry. And secondly, they create a more even and steady release of insulin so the body doesn't store fat.
10. pH balance. Acetic acid and alkaline fermentations bring the blood and vital fluids back to a correct hydrogen level of pH7.35. In a very acidic world, this is very important.
11. Elimination of antinutrients. Foods that would normally be unhealthy because of phytic acid get transformed (like soy).
12. Great taste! You can enrich your diet through a more diverse range of flavors, aromas, and textures in food substrates. Expanding your cuisine into new foods goes against the health trend of denying and cutting out. Delicious and nutritious.
Feel free to check out the blog on my website for how to create your own goji berry sauerkraut.
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Suparna Goswami is principal correspondent at ISMG Asia and has more than 10 years of experience in the field of journalism. She has covered a variety of beats ranging from global macro economy, fintech, startups and other business trends. Before joining ISMG, she contributed for Forbes Asia where she wrote about the Indian startup ecosystem. She has also worked with UK-based International Finance Magazine, and leading Indian newspapers like DNA and Times of India.


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Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) protection is a critically important issue for our industry. Strong and effective IP protection is essential for SEMI member companies in all regions of the world. SEMI is actively working to provide educational opportunities for companies, to work with governments to strengthen IP enforcement, and to advocate on the industry's behalf.
Position Statement of SEMI International Board:
Global IP Protection. SEMI supports free, fair and open trade. This includes rigorous adherence to internationally recognized intellectual property laws. We support World Trade Organization (WTO) policies and urge all governments and companies to adhere to these commitments, including those in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs).
Governments. IP protection is in everyone's best interests. Strong IP policies can benefit countries by helping to attract foreign investment and encouraging domestic companies to engage in innovation. SEMI urges governments to ensure that they have effective IP protection and enforcement policies. These measures should serve as a deterrent to IP violations and should include provisions for criminal prosecution, when appropriate. Prosecuting IP violations should not result in retaliation against the company making the claim. While many trading partners have sufficient IP protections, there clearly is a need for more effective enforcement.
Companies. All companies should take steps to avoid infringement of others' intellectual property. This includes ensuring that purchases of new and used equipment, spare parts, etc. are legitimate and that no counterfeit items are purchased regardless of price. This also includes ensuring that sensitive information is respected and is not shared with other parties. These principles must be embraced by all levels within a company and not just the highest corporate levels. Companies benefit from IP protection through continued investment in innovation and promotion of a global culture that respects the IP associated with semiconductor devices and other products.
SEMI Intellectual Property Information
- Update to IP White Paper (Nov 2012): SEMI Releases Additional Intellectual Property Survey Information
- 2012 SEMI IP White Paper (Mar 2012): IP Challenges for the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Industry (PDF)
- Archive: 2009 SEMI Standards to Combat IC Chip Counterfeiting
- Archive: 2008 SEMI IP White Paper
Regional IP Offices
- China: State Intellectual Property Office English Version
- Europe: Europe Patent Office
- India: Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
- Japan: Japan Patent Office English Version
- Korea: Korea Intellectual Property Office English Version
- Russia: Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks
- Taiwan: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office English Version
- Singapore: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
- United States: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- WIPO Directory of Intellectual Property Offices
Spotlight on improving patent processing:
The Five IP Offices (IP5) is a forum of the world's five largest IP offices: China, Europe, Japan, Korea and the United States. Since 90 percent of global patent applications are handled by these offices, they are working together to increase efficiencies, reduce backlogs and improve quality. This group's mission is "the elimination of unnecessary duplication of work between the Offices, enhancement of patent examination efficiency and quality, and guarantee of the stability of patent right." The offices have agreed to a work-sharing arrangement that should result in a significant increase in patent examination capacity. This is an excellent example of global cooperation that contributes positively to technology development and innovation.
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- WTO Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)


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China is rolling up the red carpet for Hollywood.
Just six months after Chinese and American leaders reached a new agreement allowing more foreign movies into the world's most populous nation, officials there are trying to torpedo the box office returns of some of Hollywood's biggest summer films.
American studios carefully schedule their pictures' launch dates — often declaring them a year or more in advance — to avoid colliding with similar movies going after similar audiences. But the state-owned China Film Group, which oversees the release of imported movies, has been scheduling U.S. films from the same genres on the same dates, aiming to limit their total grosses and boost the percentage of box office generated by Chinese-made pictures.
REEL CHINA: More stories about film and culture
On Tuesday the superhero movies "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Amazing Spider-Man," the Nos. 2 and 4 films of the year at the global box office, will open simultaneously in China.
-- Ben Fritz, John Horn and David Pierson, Los Angeles Times


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BALANCE DISORDER and AlprazolamPatientsVille
BALANCE DISORDER Symptoms and Causes
Have you ever felt dizzy, lightheaded, or as if the room is spinning around you? If the feeling happens often, it could be a sign of a balance problem. Balance problems can make you feel unsteady. You may also have blurred vision, confusion, and disorientation. They are one cause of falls and fall-related injuries, such as a hip fracture.
Some balance problems are due to problems in the inner ear. Others may involve another part of the body, such as the brain or the heart. Aging, infections, head injury, certain medicines, or problems with blood circulation may also cause balance problems.
It is important to see your doctor about balance problems. They can be a sign of other health problems, such as an ear infection or a stroke. Your doctor may send you to a specialist for a diagnosis. You may need a hearing test, blood tests, or imaging studies of your head and brain. Other possible tests look at your eye movements, and how your body responds to movement.
In some cases, treating the illness that is causing the disorder will help with the balance problem. Exercises, a change in diet, and some medicines also can help.
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A friend and I tried to build a pottery kick wheel ourselves, but the concrete flywheel we poured cracked immediately, rendering the wheel a bit wobbly. Fortunately I later discovered these two kits, which include everything you need to make a solid kick wheel, including the wheel head, ball bearings, and all the pre-cut wood. And if you're a better woodworker than me, you can just buy the metal kit and build the wood frame yourself. I use it all the time to make pottery, which is what it's all about!
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Memories of Munson's death remain strong with Narron
The moment is forever burned into Jerry Narron's memory.
A young catcher with the New York Yankees, Narron and his roommate, Ron Davis, were spending a lazy off-day at their apartment in New Jersey 35 years ago Saturday when Catfish Hunter called and told them to turn on the television.
The moment is forever burned into Jerry Narron's memory.
A young catcher with the New York Yankees, Narron and his roommate, Ron Davis, were spending a lazy off-day at their apartment in New Jersey 35 years ago Saturday when Catfish Hunter called and told them to turn on the television.
And there it was. The reports that Thurman Munson, the first Yankee since Lou Gehrig to be given the title "Captain," had died in a private plane crash. Instead of heading back to New York from Chicago, where the Yankees had last played, Munson, who had a private pilot's license, flew home to Ohio to spend time with his family.
While practicing landings and takeoffs at the Akron-Canton Airport, Munson's Cessna Citation crashed, and he suffered a broken neck.
"Ron and I just sat there, in silence, not believing what we were seeing," said Narron. "It was unreal."
The reality set in the next night at Yankee Stadium, Aug. 3, 1979. The Yankees hosted the Baltimore Orioles. Narron, a 23-year-old rookie, was the one who had to step in behind the plate for "The Captain."
"That day at the ballpark, there had been a death in the family,'' said Narron, now a bench coach with the Milwaukee Brewers. "Solemn doesn't begin to give you a feeling for the emotions."
Back then, the players from the home team took the field and stood at their position during the playing of the national anthem. When the Yankees headed out of the dugout that night, however, Narron remained behind, standing next to Yankees great and Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra.
Home plate remained vacant.
It was a mandate from owner George Steinbrenner.
"It told you how sacred Thurman was to George," said Narron.
And the reaction of the 51,151 fans who filled Yankee Stadium underscored the respect Munson had earned from the public.
"It was so emotional," said Narron, remembering the face of Munson glancing down at the crowd from the center-field scoreboard. "To have that ovation that lasted a couple of minutes made it so evident the respect people had for Thurman."
Narron was in another world.
A left-handed hitter struggling to get to .200 in his first big league season, he had to face Orioles lefty Tippy Martinez, and struck out twice before Oscar Gamble pinch-hit for him, and Gamble also struck out. The Orioles won, 1-0, but on that night, nobody seemed too concerned about the outcome -- not even Steinbrenner.
"It shook George up," said Narron. "They had that bond. They both wanted to win so badly. They were both from Ohio."
That game was so different from any other Narron ever played.
Filling in for Munson was part of Narron's job, but the finality of what happened that led to his start on this night was an emotional challenge.
"The night before [Munson's death], he played first base and I caught," said Narron. "His knees were bothering him. The game before that, he played a couple innings and then they took him out early. The plan was to give him a few days off from catching.
"But that night at Yankee Stadium, that was different than any game I ever played."
What may be the ultimate moment of Narron's career was in 2009, 30 years after Munson's death, when he was invited to participate in the Yankees Old-Timer's Day.
Munson's widow, Diana, threw out the first pitch. Narron caught it.
"The day was about Thurman's memory," said Narron. "Some of the Yankees fans had to be wondering what a career [.211] hitter was doing playing in a Yankees Old-Timer's Game. I would have, if I was a fan."
Narron, however, was more than a fan. He was a part of that memory of Munson.
"He was a leader and everybody liked him," said Narron. "He and [Yankees manager] Billy [Martin] were close. Lou [Piniella], Catfish, club officials, pitchers, position players, regulars, backups, it didn't matter. Munson was the guy everybody turned to."
Munson had his own style, gruff but caring.
"He wasn't a style master," said Narron. "He wasn't a smooth talker."
Having spent the previous season at the Class A Advanced level, Narron was brought to big league Spring Training for the first time in 1977 to help ease the catching load on the big leaguers. One day during live batting practice, Narron was catching and Munson was hitting.
"You want my job, don't you?" Munson said.
"Yeah," Narron replied.
"Well," said Munson, "I'm going to practice hitting foul balls."
Narron smiled when he recalled the moment.
"The first couple he hit went right off my mask," said Narron. "He wanted me to know. It wasn't going to be easy. I better be tough if I wanted the job."
Nothing, however, prepared Narron for dealing with a moment as tough as that first pitch he caught in that first game after Munson's death.
Tracy Ringolsby is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Jerry Ortbahn, Engineering Supervisor, 605.773.3281
Larry Dean, Planning Data Manager, 605.773.3157
County Highway Systems:
Project Development is the official record keeper of the primary "County Highway System" as specified in SDCL 31-12-2. Roads can be added or deleted from this designated system, but must follow these Procedures.
Roads are added or removed at the local county level. The respective county commissioners make these decisions based on their knowledge and public input. They pass a resolution specifying the modification and forward to SDDOT for processing. Here the resolution is reviewed to insure the necessary steps have been taken and presented to the secretary of the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
There is also a "County Secondary Highway" designation. This is defined as the next lower level of roads in counties with no organized townships. This would be known as township roads in counties with organized townships. However, this law does not apply to this designation. If the county does add or remove roads from the "County Secondary Highway," these modifications should be reported to Greg Pollreisz or Perry Griffith in Transportation Inventory Management.
County Highway System Maps By County are available on the Interactive Road System Maps website.
Local Road Inventory Reporting Guide
Federal Aid:
Planning and Programs is responsible for working with local governments to depict which roadways are eligible for receiving federal-aid for construction and improvements.
All public roads functionally classified at least as a rural major or urban minor collector or higher classification are eligible for Federal assistance provided by ISTEA and continued through FAST Act. These roads are referred to as "Federal-aid Highways".
Prior to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, the Federal-aid Highway Program was directed primarily toward the construction and improvement of four Federal-aid systems: the Interstate (FAI), Primary (FAP), Urban (FAU) and Secondary (FAS) systems. The ISTEA restructured the Federal-aid system and repealed the FAI, FAP, FAU, and FAS system. Instead of four Federal-aid systems, there are now two federal-aid systems: The National Highway System (NHS) and the Surface Transportation Program (STP). The Interstate system, is a component of the NHS.
For areas of less than 5,000 population, the Surface Transportation Program permits up to 15 percent of the amount reserved for rural areas to be spent on rural minor collectors, at the State of South Dakota's discretion. South Dakota Department of Transportation also distributes a portion of the STP funding to urbanized areas above the population of 5000. The Office of Administration is responsible for the distribution to the local government entities.
Flood damage to non-federal-aid roads may be eligible for FEMA funding.
Functional Classification:
Project Development is responsible for coordinating the functional classification for all roads in South Dakota. Functional classification refers to the type of service each particular road provides the traveling public. Functional Classification designations include:
Planning and Programs coordinates with city, county, and federal government agencies as well as other local and tribal entities to determine mutually agreeable designations for these roads. These recommended designations are then forwarded to FHWA for final approval.
In addition to describing the type of service, the functional classification designation is also used to determine federal funding eligibility. All roads except those classified as Minor Collector and Local are eligible for participation in federal funding. There are, however, a limited number of roads that are also eligible for federal funding regardless of the functional classification designation. These are roads that were eligible under the previously designated "federal aid system". If you want to determine this possible eligibility for any roads functionally classified as minor collector or local, email your request to the person indicated above or call during normal working hours.
Highway Functional Classification Manual
State Highway Functional Classification Map


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Women with a Cause: Bringing it home
By Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post, February 16, 2010
Melly Kinnard, left, chaired the Junior League luncheon at which Susan Kiely, right, spoke. Photo by Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post
In 2005, Susan Kiely attended a World Vision AIDS Day conference that painted a very grim picture of the economic plight of women in developing nations. She could have just sighed and dismissed all thoughts from her mind.
But the images lingered, and it wasn't long before the wife of MillerCoors CEO Leo Kiely made something happen. After much research and the support of her husband and a band of well-connected friends, Susan traveled to India for the first in a series of meetings that would lead to the establishment of work centers where women living in abject poverty in rural towns would be taught to sew. They would make beautiful silk jackets that Susan's Women with a Cause Foundation would sell in America and other world markets.
There were bumps and turns along the way, but in the end, the project succeeded and the women, who otherwise may have been destined for a life of prostitution or slavery, were able to support themselves in a way they never dreamed possible. A couple of years later, the program was expanded to Thailand, where hundreds of formerly impoverished women make purses and other accessories.
Susan recently turned the jacket sales over to the Dalit Freedom Network.
Last week, at a luncheon for sustaining members of the Junior League of Denver, Susan revealed that Women with a Cause is about to begin its first United States initiative — a plan that will address both homelessness and the nursing shortage. A formal annoucement will come March 9 at a reception held at Beta, a club in Lower Downtown. For details, or to RSVP, call 303-675-2011 or visit www.womenwithacause.com.
In a nutshell, the initiative will focus on homeless mothers, helping them enroll in nursing school and complete their degrees. They will receive housing assistance and childcare, and be eligible for student healthcare at one of the partner schools: Front Range and Arapahoe community colleges and the University of Colorado School of Nursing.
Mentors will be at their disposal, and women accepted into the program will be asked to give back by performing community service in the healthcare arena, such as at a hospital or hospice.
"It's a win-win situation on so many levels," Susan told the gathering at Cherry Hills Country Club.
Joanne Davidson: 303-809-1314 or email@example.com; also, GetItWrite on Twitter


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