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Keywords: Tuberculosis; vaccine; cellular immune response; CD8
Vaccines against tuberculosis are urgently needed. CD4 T cell responses play a major role in the generation of acquired immunity against M. tuberculosis. However, it is increasingly recognised that CD8 cytotoxic T cells (CTL) also contribute to optimal host defence against mycobacteria. Unfortunately, relatively few CTL responses against TB have been identified. The object of this proposal is to perform a complete antigen- and epitope- discovery of relevance for human immune CTL responses against M. tuberculosis. Several recently established innovative high-throughput methods from immunology and bioinformatics will be combined. Two different screening approaches will be used; one of 'forward antigen discovery', where expression libraries representing the whole M. tuberculosis genome will be screened for proteins that are targets for CTL responses in TB patients, and one of 'reverse antigen discovery', where proteins, which are likely to contain CTL epitopes, are predicted using computational methods, pre-validated by binding to relevant HLA molecules, and finally validated using CTL response from TB patients. The strategy will initially be to perform a genome-wide identification of novel target proteins. Within these proteins, we will subsequently perform HLA-wide epitope discovery where epitopes restricted by one of the major HLA supertypes are predicted, pre-validated for HLA binding and tested for CTL responses in TB patients.
Infectious diseases remain the largest cause of death in the world. Among infectious diseases, tuberculosis is responsible for the greatest number of deaths. Each year, 54 million people are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 6.8 million develop clinical disease and 2.4 million people die of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is responsible for 5% of all deaths worldwide. There is mounting evidence from animal studies that CD8 T cells are involved in the control of latent M. tuberculosis infection. However, relatively little has been published on the functional role of mycobacteria-specific CD8 T cells in humans, nor on the actual mycobacterial antigens and epitopes targeted by these killer cells.
The aims of this project are:
Firstly, this project expects to find new CTL epitopes. More specifically, it will:
The results obtained in this project can be used in the development of a vaccine against TB.
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Cartagena Travel Guide: 57 reviews and 163 photos
Cartagena is a beautiful town, both for its history and people. Full of Spanish architecture. It is listed on Unesco's world heritage site. The climate is caribbean, temperatures around 30oC sunny throughout the year, with a nice breeze blowing in, in the evening. It can get very humid especially after rain and the mossies come out in thousands.
Cartagena was founded in 1553 by Pedro de Heredia, Spanish conqueror, founder of the city Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia.
Noble from birth, for being involved in many brawls he was forced to leave Spain. He established himself in La Espa�ola. Later on, he accepted the job of lieutenant offered by the governor of Santa Marta, Pedro Vadillo. He became very rich by entering the Valledupar where he acquired lots of gold, and returned to Spain. Years later, he got hold of the position of governor of New Andalucia (currently the departments of Antioquia, Tolima and Choc�) and the authorization to conquer territories. He journeyed accompanied by 150 men and reached the bay of Cartagena, where he fought against the natives until they were defeated. He established there and founded the city in June 1, 1533. (Courtesy of Wikipedia).
Cartagena is the main port on the Caribbean Coast and therefore was targeted by pirates. The Spaniards decided to build a fort to surround the town for protection. Cartagena got its independence from the Spanish in 1821 and has grown to a population of one million. Most of the old town is preserved, however if you go to Bocagrande which is the trendy part of town where you will find newly built hotels and bars, restaurants and cafe's to sit in and watch the world go by. It truly is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy the sunshine if you don't mind the vendors annoying the hell out of you every way you turn.
I am here again in Cartagena after 19 years and to say that the place has changed is an understatement. Many tourists now visit this beautiful city. You can take a Chiva ( bus without windows) in Bogagrande. The tour last's around 4 hours and they visit all the popular sites. You can also walk around the town and explore however beware of the many touts which can be annoying because they corner you at every moment, its best to say "no gracias" or ignore them and they usually leave you alone.
Salsa music plays a big part of the South America way of life. Almost everywhere you go you will find Salsa bands in restaurants, bars, parties. If there is no band you'll hear it on the radio and it is quiet difficult to dance to for the first time but you get better with practice. Personally l enjoy watching the locals dance, some of them are really fantastic.
- Pros:The weather is beautiful
- Cons:Be careful of the money changers.
- In a nutshell:Need at least a week to explore
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Hi- just prepared a series of reviews on Cartagena. Since you are the editor could you give me your thoughts before I go farther? Thanks!
This area sounds unsafe for a woman traveller on her own. The old town looks quite interesting, but as you said "being pestered" constantly does wear you down!
Cartagena looks like an interesting city. I enjoyed reading your tips about it.
Cartagena sounds to be a lovely city!
Hahaha! I can't believe there still running those cool old buses... thanks for sharing the pics... they bring back memories :)
Doesn't look like I'll make it there this year after all so I enjoyed a virtual one thanks to you.
Scary beach experience!
Brilliant start. Now waiting for the photos ... A photo of a cheap beer would be wonderful ... ;-)
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Companies cut back on casuals due to online shopping, says retail association
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- January 14, 2013
SHOPPERS surfing the global net are being blamed for killing off thousands of traditional after-school jobs.
Teens are among the biggest casualties of the nation's retail woes, experts warn.
Australian Retailers Association executive director Russell Zimmerman said youngsters were feeling the brunt of cut backs on summer, casual and weekend positions in part because of shoppers pouring cash into foreign websites.
"It's often a 'last on, first off' approach when a business is trying to keep its head above water and can't keep employing if they are not getting the sales or sales start to ease off," Mr Zimmerman said.
"Retail used to run at 5 to 6 per cent growth year on year and now we are sitting at 2.9 per cent which is under inflation."
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the number of people aged 15 to 19 employed in the retail sector shrunk by 3000 in the November quarter 2012 to 205,000 compared with the same period last year.
In the August quarter, the number of youngsters employed compared with a year earlier was down 6 per cent, or 13,000.
Total retail employment was up 16,000 in the November quarter compared with the previous year, but slumped by the same level for the August quarter.
E-commerce specialist Stuart Clout, of law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley, said consumers who wanted to save retail jobs should buy in Australia from either local stores or domestic online sites.
"The reality is many retailers are struggling to find their niche in a rapidly changing and increasingly cost-competitive environment," Mr Clout said.
"Less revenue and less customers means less hands needed on deck.
"Now more than ever, Australians need to support the retail sector if they want to save jobs, particularly jobs for younger Australians."
Mr Zimmerman said that while offshore retail spending currently made up just 2 per cent - or $4.8 billion - of total annual expenditure it was escalating rapidly and was a real threat to employment.
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Mr Clout said retail had the third-highest number of voluntary administrations across industries last financial year.
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Frank O'Connor of Rye Posted at 6:56 PM January 14, 2013
So now online is now taking the kids jobs. Next it will be the death of cute and cuddly pets, the cause of animals and humans having sexual congress, riots in the streets and godlessness in society. Note to retailers: Change business model, add value to the goods you sell, institute a service ethic, don't overwhelm clientele with added charges and fees, have stock on hand when purchase is made, deliver as part of the purchase price, and make us want to come to you rather than the opposite. The days of being high margin middle men who offer reduced stock catalogues and choice are over ... get with the times.
Ziggy of Sydney Posted at 6:55 PM January 14, 2013
If retailers think that GST applied to online sales will rescue them, they are sadly mistaken. I shopped around for a Casio ProTrek watch and the best I could get it for was $700 - most shops had it for $750. I bought it online for $295 including delivery to my door and it arrived within 48 hours of placing the order. Even with GST, it would have cost less than half of the price in the stores here. So where the hell do you think I bought it from? The same goes for almost every product. I'm about to buy three iPhone 5 64GB mobile phones. I won't buy them from the Apple store, because I sourced them from an overseas supplier at a substantial discount and they are not fakes - they are the real thing. Shopping has changed and shoppers are no longer at the mercy of retailers here whacking on massive markups. Those kids who will lose that part-time work also do their shopping online, so they have nothing to complain about.
Leon of Lalor Park Posted at 6:54 PM January 14, 2013
Your wrong, it's because Big Business refuse to compete! That's whats costing jobs!


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Description: Released in the US as Long Live the Lady!, Lunga Vita alla Signora! is an experience vs. naivety outing from Italian director Ermanno Olmi. The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Six catering trainees are brought to the castle upon its conversion into a resort hotel. They are ordered to prepare a special meal for the old lady, whom none of them ever seen for more than an instant. As the caterers grow in wisdom and sophistication, we learn that the lady may very well be an urbane ghost rather than a flesh-and-blood entity. Lunga Vita alla Signora! is a rewarding experience for those willing to give the film their full undivided attention.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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If things go according to plan, Paige Hunter will leave her family and friends in New Westminster in 2024 and never come back.
Hunter, 19, is the youngest on an ever-shrinking list of aspiring astronauts hoping to go to Mars as part of a program by the not-for-profit foundation, Mars One, which aims to establish a human settlement on the red planet.
In December the Netherland-based foundation announced it had whittled down the candidates from 200,000 to 1058 hopefuls and in May that number was reduced to 705 (418 men and 287 women).
After she made it through the first round, Hunter said she and the other applicants who hail from all corners of the globe, had to submit the results of a series of medical tests. She passed.
Hunter first heard about the Mars mission about a year ago from her high school chemistry teacher. There was a $40 application fee, but the only criteria to apply were to be 18 or older, physically fit and keen.
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Hunter said her mom, a lawyer, is against the whole idea because it is too dangerous. Her father David, also a lawyer, is skeptical, but supportive.
"The fact that it is 10 years down the road or more, by that point the parenting will have ended and if that is truly what she wanted to do with her life I would have to say, 'well, go for it,'" he said.
He said he has known his daughter was tough and determined since he took her to Long Beach on Vancouver Island when she was three-years-old.
"Where a lot of kids would walk for half a block and want to sit down and be carried, she would literally walk for miles," he said.
Hunter started mountain climbing with her dad when she was 13-years-old with a trek to the summit of Mount Shuksan in Washington State, carrying a 20-kilogram pack on her back.
Since then she has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and several other mountains in the United States and Switzerland.
When The Record caught up with Hunter Monday, she was at the airport en route to Salt Lake City to meet up with her climbing coach to prepare for her upcoming July climb of Monte Rosa, the highest mountain in Switzerland.
Her adventurous spirit and physical fitness will likely help her survive this summer's regional interviews, which are the next round of the Mars One selection process.
She said she is as ready as she can be.
A quick Internet search shows there are many who question if the mission is actually possible.
The mission will cost an estimated US$6 billion. According to the Mars One website, the foundation has so far raised US$573,923 from private and corporate donations.
Hunter believes the mission will happen, but questions the proposed timeline. The first unmanned Mars trip is planned for 2018.
If the manned mission doesn't pan out, she has other plans.
"I would want a job with the United Nations or the Red Cross or the Canadian Foreign Service," she said.
Hunter will study international relations at McGill University in the fall.


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Furloughed Pentagon Workers to Return to Work
Most of them, anyway.
About 400,000 of those furloughed in the government shutdown work at the Department of Defense, and most of them can expect to go back to work. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel cited a law called the Pay Our Military Act in announcing the plan on Saturday. While the law doesn't give the Pentagon permission to do a wholesale recall of its workers, government lawyers decided it allowed "employees whose responsibilities contribute to the morale, well-being, capabilities and readiness of service members" to return.


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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Lawyers for a man accused of killing two teens in a Huntsville car crash are asking to have the trial location changed.
The attorneys filed a motion asking a Madison County judge to move Felix Ortega's trial to another county due to publicity the case has received over the past five months.
Ortega is charged with two counts of murder in the April deaths of 16-year-old Leigh Anna Jimmerson and her 19-year-old boyfriend Tad Mattle.
He was driving a pickup truck that struck Mattle's car from behind and the car burst into flames. Ortega, who entered the U.S. illegally, had an outstanding warrant for driving under the influence at the time of the crash.
Circuit Judge Loyd Little has not ruled on the motion.
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I still get Sigil of power after i passed 10 and now i got 13?? and i don't get any epics ..
LFR still giving me Sigil of power???
What did you expect? Guaranteed epics after reaching 10 Sigils?
Probably so you could get another gem later. You know those gems are not unique.
And FYI the gems are indeed unique equipped, so you can only have one weapon with the gem equipped at a time.
Off-specs for the win.
14/11/2012 16:18Posted by ThestpaulPretty sure you'll be able to just buy gems from gold once finished with quest line.
GC said you can purchase more than one, but never stated a currency to be used.
He said you can buy new ones for gold from a vendor.
16/11/2012 15:45Posted by Halaberiel
GC said you can purchase more than one, but never stated a currency to be used.
He said you can buy new ones for gold from a vendor.
Source link?
it was said you could think of the gems as a reputation rewards from the black prince. you can only ever have one equipped in your current gear (unique-equipped), but you can have as many as you want in your inventory. if it would be so easy to get you wouldnt by them for sigils :)
16/11/2012 15:51Posted by ThestpaulSource link?
he said it in a tweet a week or 2 back, also from simple deduction, one can assume that the fect we are gathering moret han the 10 required that should players need to aquire a second or third gem from wrathion when all quest objectives have been met, that it requires a further set of 10 sigils of each type per gem.
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Balochistan Caretaker Chief Minister Nawab Ghaus Bakhsh Barozai Monday paid a surprise visit to civil Secretariat and inspected offices of different departments.
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He described this furniture as unserviceable and termed it wastage of resources and directed it should be repaired immediately. He also directed for improving cleanliness situation in offices, galleries and premises for permanent basis.
Taking notice of absence of officials in the offices he directed all the secretaries to remain present in office and ensure presence of their staff also. He asked them to give time to people coming to secretariat for resolving their problems While directing suitable planning for saving water and energy at the secretariat Chief Minister said unnecessary lights should not be put on and use of government vehicles should be made suitable to save petrol and diesel.
Chief Minister also went to protesting representatives of Secretariat Officers Association and took stock of their problems. He termed their protest and dharna as unsuitable and said they should launch written campaign in support of their demands and avoid dharna and establishing protest camps. He asked them to end their dharna immediately as it wastes time.
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The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care has released a statement concerning the need to preserve, protect and defend quality nursing home care and local caregiver jobs during upcoming negotiations on reducing the federal debt.
A congressional committee of six Democrats and six Republicans is scheduled to begin negotiations on reducing the debt by at least $1.2 trillion and report to the full Congress by Nov. 23. Medicare and Medicaid cuts are expected to be part of the discussion.
If the committee cannot agree on debt reduction, or if Congress does not approve the proposals, $1.5 trillion in automatic cuts would take place. These cuts would include a 2% reduction in Medicare payments but would not affect Medicaid.
"This distinguished bipartisan group of lawmakers is charged with a budgetary balancing act of historic proportions, and we respectfully ask that they ensure the most vulnerable seniors in their state and the jobs of their dedicated caregivers receive the funding priority warranted," Alliance President Alan G. Rosenbloom said in a news release.
"The nursing home sector intends to put forward several substantive policy initiatives designed to maximize efficiency in Medicare spending, and we look forward to working with the Super Committee to discuss and implement them.
"Without exception, each of the Super Committee members have an awareness of the challenge faced by their home state nursing facilities in dealing with the cumulative Medicare-Medicaid funding squeeze, and we will continue to discuss how and why strong funding of each program is integral to preservation of quality care and local jobs."
Rosenbloom said the nursing sector has contributed heavily to advancing healthcare reform and deficit reduction. He cited factors that contribute to the skilled nursing facility sector's instability in the face of a growing demand for care and services: "plummeting" state Medicaid funding, $14.6 billion in Medicare cuts contained in the Affordable Care Act, rising patient acuity, shrinking length of stay, escalating costs and having the lowest operating margin of all provider groups.


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YEAR 12 CHEMISTRY RESEARCH TASK - CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM in INDUSTRY - THE CONTACT PROCESSHISTORY OF THE CONTACT PROCESS
The contact process is the modern industrial method of producing sulphuric acid in large quantities, over the year many processes have come and gone but one has been efficient and that is the contact process.
Although sulphuric acid is now one of the most widely used chemicals, it was probably little known before the 16th Century. It was first prepared by Johann Van Helmont (c.1600) by destructive distillation of green vitriol or ferrous sulphur. The first every major industrial demand for sulphuric acid was the Leblanc process for making sodium carbonate (c. 1790). This was an expensive process hence the need for a much improved and cheaper process. Then a man named Johann Glauber used a process of burning sulphur with potassium nitrate, this was done in the 17th century and was developed commercially by Joshua Ward in England (c.1740). This process was then superseded by the lead chamber process.
The lead-chamber process was first used by John Roebuck in 1746 in Birmingham, England, where he began producing sulphuric acid in lead-lined chambers, which were stronger, less expensive, and could be made much larger than the glass containers that had been used in previous methods of making sulphuric acid. This method became the standard method of production of sulphuric acid for almost two centuries that is until the Contact process came into play.
The Contact process was first patented in 1831 by a British vinegar merchant who went by the name Peregrine Philips. The contact process was a much more improved process than previous methods because in addition to it being a much better economical process for producing concentrated sulphuric acid in large quantities, the contact process also produces sulphur trioxide and oleum, both of which are quite useful products in today's society.
Sulphuric acid is one of the most important industry chemicals to date and more of it is made each year than is made of any other manufactured chemicals. Annually more than 170 million tons of sulphuric acid is produced and about 30% of this production comes from the U.S. It has many varied uses and also plays a part in the production of nearly all manufactured goods.
One of the major uses of sulphuric acid is in the production of fertilisers such as ammonia sulphate, (NH4)2SO4, and superphosphate, Ca(H2PO4)2. Sulphuric acid is also used in the manufacturing of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, ether, plastics, metal sulphates, cellophane, dyes, drugs, perfumes, disinfectants and even glue. It is also used to manufacture nitro-glycerine acid and tri-nitro-toluene (TNT) in the explosive industry. Sulphuric acid is also used as an electrolyte in lead acid batteries in our vehicles and sulphuric acid also helps in the removal of oxides from iron and steel before electroplating or galvanising.
So as you can see sulphuric acid is a very important chemical as it is used in the production and manufacturing of many different things we use today.
The process of creating sulphuric acid doesn't really have any impact on the environment due to the fact that it is produced in a purification unit, but sulphuric acid still exists as particles or droplets in the air if released into the atmosphere, which it is through the use of its many uses. It dissolves when it is mixed with water and has both a moderate acute (short-term) toxicity on aquatic life and a moderate chronic (long-term) toxicity to aquatic life. Sulphuric acid is very corrosive and would badly burn many organisms in the environment like plants, birds or land animals that get exposed to the acid. Small quantities of sulphuric acid will be neutralised by natural alkalinity in aquatic systems , while larger quantities may lower the pH for an extended duration.
How does sulphuric acid enter our environments? Well industrial emissions of sulphuric acid can produce increased concentrations of the acid in the atmosphere, and exists as particles or droplets which may dissolve in clouds, fog, rain, dew or now, which results in very dilute acid solutions. When sulphuric acid is present in clouds and moist air it travels along the air currents until it is deposited as wet acid deposition (acid rain, etc.). In waterways the acid mixes with the water, which causes pollution and can seriously affect an environment and its organisms.
Sulphuric acid can enter the air during its production, use and its transport. When in the air it will react with other chemicals present in the air, like ammonia, magnesium and calcium, to form salts, which neutralise the acid. The acid dissolves hence resulting in and impact on the environment as wet acid deposition or 'acid rain'.
As you read in the history of the contact process, there were many different processes of creating sulphuric acid before the discovery of the contact process, these previous processes would cause more damage than the contact process because of the method of the other processes and because of an enhancement of technology which helps us to minimise the impact it has on the environment.
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Party, beer and fun! Well, not just that :) I truly enjoy living! :) It's the biggest gift I've been ever given and I love it so much! It gives me a chance to experience something deep, beautiful or exciting every day. A chance to go through a little bit of new adventure and learn something about people around me and myself. A chance to meet someone special who might open my mind for a different point of view. I spend a lot of my free time outdoors as I love mountains and everything connected to them. I am used to put away the comfort of the home to have an authentic experience. I love fresh morning air, evenings near the seaside, chilling with my friends at a campfire or just having a chat and laugh with a beer in my hand :) I like to observe how nature changes throughout the year and feel the diversity that every season brings. It reminds me that a change in life is a very good thing that keeps us active and ready. Meeting people from other countries, different cultures and sharing experience is something I will always enjoy as for me, it is the best way to learn about the world and humanity.
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I like hiking, snowboarding, skiing, cross-country skiing, running, cycling and camping and would love to get more into kayaking and surfing. When I travel I like to hitchhike as it is the best way to get to know the countries and people living there. I also enjoy playing basketball, volleyball, swimming or rafting from time to time. And I like photography, guitar and good beer :)
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Local lawmaker petitions for special session
Published: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 8:05 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 8:05 p.m.
BATON ROUGE — Although it has historically been the prerogative of Louisiana governors to call special sessions of the Legislature, a Lafourche Parish lawmaker sent a letter to members of the House Wednesday asking them to take the unusual step of calling it themselves.
Such a call would have to be echoed by the Senate as well, but Rep. Dee Richard of Thibodaux, who has no party affiliation, said he'll begin his drive in the larger chamber.
Since lawmakers adjourned their regular session in June, Richard said nearly $1 billion in budget reductions have been carried out by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration "without any input from the Legislature."
Specifically, Richard said he is concerned about cuts being made to higher education and health care, and the likelihood that neither will be discussed by lawmakers until the 2013 regular session convenes in April.
"I believe that we are witnessing a complete disregard of the Legislative branch's powers by this administration and must address this immediately or we shall find ourselves completely left out of the budget process," Richard wrote in the letter.
Richard said he believes it is time for lawmakers to "aggressively reinsert" themselves into the budget process by triggering the Legislature's constitutional right to call itself into a special session.
On the other hand, Richard said in an interview Wednesday that "it's not going to be easy."
According to The Associated Press, no Legislature has called itself into session since the modern state constitution was ratified by voters in 1974.
Constitutionally, such a special session can be called for a maximum of 30 days, and lawmakers would be permitted to set the agenda and dates.
In addition to cuts at colleges and public medical centers, Richard said lawmakers are displeased with prison closings, and that too could make the official call, or agenda.
"Anyone can bring forth an idea," Richard said. "That's their right."
In his letter, he wrote that the "Constitution allows for us to set the agenda and each of you may have other interests to bring before the body."
Technically, 53 out of 105 members in the House and 20 out of 39 in the Senate will need to vote to call the Legislature into a special session.
Richard said he is in the process of gathering 35 signatures in the House and 13 in the Senate, which is needed to start the process.
From there, ballots will be mailed to all lawmakers, and they will have 20 days to respond, he said.
"I should know by next week if I've reached that," Richard said. "There's a lot of excitement about it. Liberal or conservative, it doesn't matter. There's something advantageous about this for everyone."
Richard said he will likely send an appeal to senators next week as well.
In that body, Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, said last month he would urge his colleagues to coalesce behind a special session as well if more information isn't forthcoming about the reductions at public hospitals.
Without a proper flow of information, Richard said lawmakers won't have much of a choice.
"This is how I look at the situation: We can either continue to stand by and allow the administration to amend the budget, or we can do what we were elected to do, to represent our constituents" Richard wrote in the letter. "The Constitution gives us that right. The choice is up to each one of us."
Richard's efforts Wednesday led to a day of diverse media exposure, including a full-fledged pitch on the "Moon Griffon Show," a state syndicated radio program about Louisiana politics.
Hammond attorney C.B. Forgotston, who pens a popular political blog, also released Richard's letter to his subscribers before it was seen by many members of the House.
Forgotston, a senior staff member of the 1973 constitutional convention and former counsel to the House Appropriations Committee, said Richard's letter represents a true litmus test for legislators.
"There's been a lot of whining by (legislators) about the budget cuts being made by Bobby Jindal without their input," Forgotston said. "Richard is giving those (legislators) an opportunity to put up or shut up."
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LOOKING BACK: Anna Nicole's Commitment Ceremony
See the photos of Smith exchanging vows with Howard K. Stern last fall
In the fall before her tragic death, Anna Nicole Smith, 38, and lawyer Howard K. Stern, 37, boarded the 41-ft. catamaran Margaritaville in the early morning hours of Sept. 28 and set sail off the coast of the Bahamas' Paradise Island – and then pledged their love in a commitment ceremony.
During the simple ceremony, Smith and Stern exchanged vows and temporary rings before a Baptist minister and some of the couple's close friends. Although the high-seas ceremony was not legally binding (and no marriage certificate was issued), a source close to the couple told PEOPLE, the pair "made a commitment before God to be there for one another, to be each other's strength during this difficult time."
"Howard and Anna were both crying and kissing and holding hands. It was kind of sad and happy at the same time," friend and former Dynasty actor John James told PEOPLE. The bittersweet ceremony came, after all, on the heels of the still-unexplained death of Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel on Sept. 10, just three days after the former Playboy pinup gave birth to her second child, a 6-lb. 9-oz. daughter named Dannielynn Hope.
After the ceremony, the couple literally took the plunge into the balmy waters off the coast of a nearby island. After guests toasted the couple with champagne and apple cider, the pair celebrated in their own special way – with some fresh Kentucky Fried Chicken, ferried to the wedding party by sailboat.
Of the questionable timing of the ceremony, Smith's Nassau attorney Michael Scott explained, "This was intended to be a lift to steel them for Daniel's funeral." And while their relationship came as a surprise to many, Smith's longtime lawyer and confidant revealed on Larry King Live two days before the ceremony that he had loved Smith "for quite some time," and that he hoped they would someday marry.
Stern, who also revealed in the Sept. 26 Larry King interview that he (not Smith's ex, photographer Larry Birkhead, who filed a paternity suit) is the father of Smith's daughter Dannielynn Hope, has a tender moment with the 3-week-old baby girl.


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Commissioners of the BCS conferences announced today that they have reached a consensus for a four-team college football playoff. Their proposal will be presented to the Presidential Oversight Committee on Tuesday in Washington, DC.
Details of the four-team playoff, including how the teams will be selected and whether there will be a requirement for teams to win their conference championship, were ironed out in a series of meetings.
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney would not reveal how the teams will be seeded or selected, but did say that the presidents will make the final decision. However, it was revealed that the semifinal games will be worked into the existing bowls and the national championship game will be bid out on a yearly basis like the Super Bowl.
SEC commissioner Mike Slive said he was "delighted, very pleased" with the playoff format that was agreed upon. The new format will begin after the conclusion of the 2014 regular-season.
In a series of tweets shortly after the announcement this evening, Brett McMurphy of CBS Sports revealed a few possible details of the playoff:
Sources tell @cbssports commissioners preferred model is "best four" w/emphasis on conference champs using selection committee
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 20, 2012
Selection committee will have guidelines giving more weight to conference champs. Semifinals in bowls also very, very likely
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) June 20, 2012
While the four-team playoff format will likely still have its detractors, any sort of playoff is the right step forward for college football. We would still like to see an 8-team or even a 16-team college football playoff.
At any rate, we should know more details about the playoff plan on Tuesday after it is presented to the presidents. However, the presidents are not expected to approve a playoff plan until July at the earliest.
No championship with two teams from same conference is all I ask please
If you want to have these stupid playoff brackets at least have a lot of teams like college basketball
Playoffs brackets are not being traditional
As long as every one gets a more fair chance than before. Like the SEC or Big 12 getting favorited is getting old. This better be fair, but if the SEC commissioner is very pleased, that doesn't sound too good in my opinion.
A four-team playoff eliminates many of the arguments. However, Utah and Boise State went undefeated twice each in a 6 year period and they were ranked 6 or lower all four times. They never reached the top 4 until AFTER their BCS victories. If an undefeated team in the top 10 isn't part of the playoff, then we haven't fixed anything. Ranking TCU and Utah #2 AFTER they went undefeated was a travesty.
I'm a fan of the SEC. I know Slive took care of the SEC. I hope they got rid of that ridiculous computer programming by some knot-head dude out in Oklahoma and who knows where. I still do not like Selection
Committees. People are biased, it's ingrained. Conference Champions, I wish the whole thing was decided on the field.
Any system is biased. Even if you just do conference champs, someone has to decide which conference champs are better than the other conference champs.
Eight teams would be much better than four, and 16 (if they could figure out how) would be better than eight.
Yes, hopefully at least 3 conference champions, I reckon I can live with one wildcard . As one of the posters said decide it on the field by winning your conference, not some beauty contest for ones that don't even win their division and slip in.
First time that the committee leaves out the #3 ranked team in favor of the #5 team everyone is going to be up in arms. Then we will get a 8-team field.
the SEC hate is beautiful.
beat one of them in the tile game and stop crying
Oregon tried….failed
Oklahoma tried…failed
Ohio State tried twice….failed
Texas…you guessed it, failed
It took an SEC teams to beat and SEC team.
TCU, Cinci, Utah and Boise St are never given a shot.
They mentioned a strength of schedule component so I hope my wish comes true as no more D1-AA games as teams will have to play better non conference schedules. I say allow teams to play one scrimmage with a D1-AA opponent where they get a decent payday so everyone wins.
I think the four team playoff can and will work, but in my opinion the playoffs really start with the opening weekend of the season. If you want a chance to be in the "4 team" playoff, win your conference or otherwise shut-up!
Ding!Dong! The NCAA's dead!
What a travesty,NCAA commissioner said it won't be no longer know as
the BCS anymore,but the current contract of the BCS doesn't end
until after the 2014 anymore,in any rate the commissioner is right,
maybe it shouldn't be any longer known as the BCS it should be
the Bullshit Championship Playoff Series!
This whole 4-team playoff proposal didn't fix anything,at
the end of the day,Boise State,Utah,and TCU did not get their
shots when they were undefeated then.About the SEC,I see some
bias fans of the respected SEC schools rebuttals favoring another
SEC school going against the conference champ based on theory
that nobody beating the SEC elites,well I come from SEC country
myself and I would say to you guys that it's everybody getting a fair shot at the SEC,like Boise State,speaking of which defeated GEORGIA
this past season,otherwise I don't know if we're gonna know
if there isn't football team that can level with the SEC if I
support the 'Status quo' like the last season.we would know if
Oklahoma State would have beat LSU,we would know if Boise State
would have beat Alabama because of this I'm sorry you guys I have
say this this continuing debacle of this college football system!!
PLAYOFFS? Don't talk about playoffs! PLAYOFFS? You kidding me? PLAYOFFS?


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A statue of former US President Ronald Reagan will be unveiled outside the US Embassy in London on Monday, 100 years after his birth.
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The Natural Products Foundation on Monday named the three recipients of its 2012 NPF Scholarship.
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