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WASHINGTON – Weighty decisions abounded on Capitol Hill this week, but the decisions for Arizona's three incoming congressmen came down to picking official stationery and the drapes that will hang in their new offices.
House freshmen danced, prayed and even invoked the luck of the Irish as they drew tokens Friday in a lottery to determine the order of office selection in the Capitol complex.
Rep.-elect Kyrsten Sinema, D-Phoenix, refrained from spectacle and calmly drew No. 47 out of 70. She quickly shook off the relatively bad draw.
"The good news is everyone does get an office," Sinema said. "I'm just hoping for something that's left over, maybe in a little corner, tucked away."
But not all suites are created equal – especially not the dregs that could be left for the lottery losers.
A list of available rooms in the Cannon and Longworth House office buildings showed options ranging from 831 to 1,105 square feet. Some were split suites, others had modular furniture, carpet or drapes.
Alongside that list were stacks of floor plans detailing the rooms' proximity to the House floor, bathrooms or noisy hallways, among other idiosyncrasies.
Many representatives heeded House Office Buildings Superintendent William Weidemeyer, who opened the lottery with a winking recommendation for "superstitious gyrations and any kind of good-luck charms."
Allison Jaslow, an aide to Rep.-elect Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., brought some delegates to their feet by drawing No. 10 after a cartwheel.
Rep.-elect Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., prefaced her pick with a nod to her hometown's famous football team: "All the way from South Bend, Indiana … Go Irish! National champions!"
Walorski drew No. 6.
Some delegates drew top picks without any demonstration. Others took pains to bring about a little luck, to no avail.
Rep.-elect Juan Vargas, D-Calif., approached the box with gestures of prayer, but landed at No. 54.
"I didn't pray hard enough," he joked.
At least Vargas did better than Rep.-elect Steve Daines, R-Mont., who drew No. 70. The luckiest lawmaker on the day was Rep.-elect Julia Brownley, D-Calif., who pulled token No. 1.
Two floors down from the lottery, large meeting rooms awaited the freshmen with information about furnishing their new offices. Gold, green, blue and red drapes hung in one room, and stationery samples were stacked in the next.
But even among freshmen, seniority rules in Washington. Rep.-elect Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Flagstaff, was allowed to pick her office Thursday because she previously served one term, while Rep.-elect Matt Salmon, R-Gilbert, chose his office Wednesday because his previous three terms make him even more senior.
Sinema didn't seem to mind.
"The idea of the office is not to have a ton of space or have the prettiest office or the best view – it's to serve the people," Sinema said. "As long as you've got some computers and chairs, you're good."


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PWTA - Frequently Asked Questions
& General Requirements
What does the Private Well Testing Act, N.J.S.A.
58:12A-26 et seq. (PWTA) require?
A1: The Act requires that, when
property with certain types of drinking
water wells is sold or leased, the well
water must be tested for contaminants.
The results of the water testing must be
reviewed by both the buyer and seller,
or in the case of a leased property, by
the lessee.
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What types of properties are subject to the testing
The Act covers SALES of two types of properties,
and LEASES of other properties. Testing is required
for the following:
When in the real-estate sales process does testing
have to happen? When the contract is signed?
At the closing? What about rentals?
A3: The Act requires the following:
When do the testing requirements take effect?
A4: Every contract of sale executed
on or after the effective date of the statute,
September 14, 2002 for property subject
to the Private Well Testing Act is required
to meet the testing requirements. Testing
is not required for real estate transactions
that were already under contract before
the statute went into effect (September
14, 2002). The testing requirement for
leased properties must be completed by
March 14, 2004, and at least once every
five years thereafter.
testing is not required under the law for real
estate transactions under contract prior to September
14, 2002, the DEP recommends that well water
be tested once a year or in connection with a
real estate sale. This testing provides important
water quality information that people and their
families should know.
Additionally, the Statewide testing requirement for arsenic and gross alpha particle activity took effect on September 4, 2018, and testing requirements for uranium became effective for more Counties on September 4, 2018. The testing requirement for 1,2,3-trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP), ethylene dibromide (EDB) and 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) took effect on March 3, 2019. The testing requirement for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) will take effect for closings that occur on or after December 1, 2021.
How much will the testing cost?
A5: Laboratories testing rates vary depending on how hard it is to collect the sample, the location of the property in relation to the lab, and other factors. The DEP estimates that the average price will be between $750 and $950. Additional costs may be incurred based on whether it is necessary to run field blank analysis to verify that contaminants have not been inadvertently introduced into the sample.
What will happen if the testing is not done?
Will the property sale be void?
Testing of your well water is important to your
family's health. If testing is not done, you
and your family may face a health risk and not
know it. You may also be subject to enforcement
My property has public water for drinking, and
also an on-site well used only for other purposes
such as lawn watering. Does that well have to
be tested?
A7: No. Only drinking water wells
are subject. See FAQ
#2 above.
Does the testing requirement apply to drinking
water wells at newly constructed residences?
A8: Yes, if the property is being
sold or leased.
What contaminants must the well water be tested
A9: That depends on where you live. All wells must be tested for the following contaminants: total coliform bacteria, iron, manganese, pH, all volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with established Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), nitrate, arsenic, 48-hour rapid gross alpha particle activity, lead, 1,2,3-trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP), ethylene dibromide (EDB), 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP). If total coliform bacteria are detected, a test must also be conducted for E. coli. Starting December 1, 2021, all wells must also be tested for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). Private wells located in certain counties will also have to test for uranium and mercury. Click here for a table showing all contaminants that must be tested.
My county also requires testing of private wells.
Which set of regulations do I follow: The county's
or the State of New Jersey's?
Both the county and state requirements must be
met. If there is an overlap between the two,
the more stringent of the two regulations will
govern. Please check with your local health authority
or municipal office for further information.
When did the PWTA requirement for testing of wells for 1,2,3-trichloropropane, ethylene dibromide and 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane go into effect?
This testing was required for real estate closings that occurred on or after March 3, 2019.
When did the statewide testing requirement take effect for arsenic in private wells?
This sampling requirement took effect on September 4, 2018.
When does the testing requirement go into effect for real estate transactions for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)?
Testing is required for real estate closings that will occur on or after December 1, 2021.
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& Analysis of Samples
Who must collect the sample? May I do it myself?
A1: The sample must be collected
by either an employee of a certified drinking
water laboratory certified to collect PWTA
samples; or by an authorized representative
of such a laboratory. See the PWTA rules
at N.J.A.C.
7:9E-1.2 (pdf format) for definitions
of "certified laboratory" and "authorized
May a real estate agent collect water samples
for analysis?
A2: If
a real estate agent is a NJ "certified laboratory," as
defined at N.J.A.C.
7:9E-1.2 (pdf format), an employee of a New
Jersey certified laboratory, or an "authorized
representative," as defined at N.J.A.C.
7:9E-1.2 (pdf format), the real estate agent
may take samples for all contaminants except
for pH. Samples for pH testing must be collected
by an employee of a laboratory that is certified
to test for pH, in accordance with N.J.A.C.
7:9E-1.2 (pdf format).
am a home inspector, and I hear that the PWTA
rules require submittal of Global Positioning
System (GPS) coordinates for the location of
each well. May I offer my customers GPS coordinate
collection service for pay?
A3: Yes.
Any person may collect GPS coordinates to be
used by a laboratory in submitting well test
results. Laboratories, realtors, home inspectors,
and surveyors are examples of professionals
who may choose to offer this service. However,
the coordinates must be collected in accordance
with the PWTA rules at N.J.A.C.
7:9E-3.1(a)1xi (pdf format) which refers
to the DEP's standard requirements for GPS
coordinates, found in the DEP Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:1D, Appendix
What kind of equipment do I need to meet the
Department's GPS Data collection standards? Does
the Department require or recommend certain brands
or receiver models?
The Department does not endorse nor recommend
certain brands or models for the collection of
GPS coordinates. However, only GPS equipment
that can meet the performance criteria of the
Department's GIS program is acceptable. A description
of the GPS
receiver requirements (pdf format) can be
found on the DEP's Private Well Testing Act website.
More detailed information on the Department's
GIS program can be found at www.state.nj.us/dep/gis.
I'm a reporting lab and want to report GPS data.
What are the correct units for reporting GPS?
Should these values contain a decimal point?
Labs should be reporting the coordinates in New
Jersey State Plane (survey) feet, referenced
to the NAD83 horizontal datum. A coordinate in
this system consists of an Easting (x) and a
Northing (y). Valid values within the state have
Eastings ranging from 192,000 to 660,000 and
Northings ranging from 34,000 to 920,000. There
is no need for decimals, as these values represent
integer feet on the ground. None of the required
GPS receivers (GIS types included) can accurately
measure to within a tenth of a foot.
The New Jersey State Plane Coordinate System
is not the same as the Universal Transverse Mercator
(UTM) system, which also uses the terms Eastings
and Northings. Be certain you are using the correct
Are latitude and longitude coordinates allowed
when reporting GPS coordinates? What if my GPS
unit records in latitude and longitude?
Labs should not be reporting GPS coordinates
in latitude and longitude, but rather only in
the NJ State Plane Coordinate System, in survey
feet units, referenced to the NAD83 datum (see
above question). However, if latitude & longitude
values are read from the GPS receiver's display
a conversion is necessary before reporting. Make
sure there are enough decimals when performing
the conversion. Here is what is needed for an
accurate conversion: Five (5) decimal places
for Decimal Degrees (DD.ddddd) gets a coordinate
to within 3 feet; three (3) decimal places for
Degrees Decimal Minutes (DD MM.mmm) gets a coordinate
to within 5 feet, and one (1)decimal place for
Degrees Minutes Decimal Seconds (DD MM SS.s)
gets a coordinate to within 9 feet.
Caution: If
4 decimal places are used for DD then the coordinate
might be only within 30 ft. Similarly, if 2 decimal
places are used for DDM then the coordinate might
be only within 50 ft, if 0 decimal places are
used for DMDS then the coordinate might be only
within 90 ft.
in other coordinate systems must be converted
to New Jersey State Plane coordinates. GPS receivers
designed for GIS data collection have the conversion
utilities available in the processing software
that comes with the receiver. There are also
conversion utilities (CORPSCON)
available on the worldwide web.
Where can I find a list of New Jersey certified
drinking water labs?
A7: Click here for
a list of certified drinking water laboratories
that conduct PWTA testing.
Who pays for the sampling and testing?
A8: When there is a sale of property,
the costs are negotiated between the buyer
and the seller. When property is leased,
the landlord must obtain and pay for the
testing and provide the results to the
Where in my house should the water sample be
collected? What if I have a water softener or
other treatment unit installed?
A9: The water sample must be collected
on untreated water. If the plumbing in
the building has a water softener, water
filter, or other treatment unit installed,
the sample must be collected before the
water goes through the unit. If there is
no treatment unit installed, the water
may be taken from any cold water, non-aerated
tap in the building.
Previously, I had testing done for other reasons.
May I use those test results to comply with the
PWTA? For example, may I use test results from
four months ago?
If the sample was collected and tested in accordance
with all the requirements of the PWTA rules at N.J.A.C.
7:9E (pdf format), the test results may be
used to comply with the law for one year after
the sample was collected, except for the coliform
results, which may be used for six months after
sample collection. Of course, if a new well were
installed, the test results from the old well
could not be used. See N.J.A.C.
7:9E (pdf format) for full details.
Can more than one laboratory be used for the
Yes, as long as all the laboratories are certified
by the NJDEP for the analysis of the particular
parameters in accordance with N.J.A.C.
7:18 (pdf format). It is important to note
that the party collecting the sample must be
certified by the DEP for the collection for those
PWTA parameters or the collector must be an authorized
representative of a certified laboratory. The
laboratories performing the analysis must be
certified by the DEP for the analysis of that
parameter. The list of laboratories certified
by the DEP for the collection and/or analyses
of PWTA parameters can be found here.
However, the PWTA rules at N.J.A.C.
7:9E-3.1(b) (pdf format) require that one
lab coordinate and submit all the PWTA results
to the DEP electronically.
May I test my well for additional parameters
not required in the PWTA rules?
Yes. The rules set minimum parameters. Anyone
is free to test for more contaminants. If you
choose to have additional tests, the DEP recommends
using a New
Jersey laboratory that is certified by the
DEP for the analysis of that parameter in drinking
What is a 48-hour rapid gross alpha test?
The 48-hour rapid gross alpha test identifies
the presence of gross alpha particle activity
in your well water. Alpha particles are emitted
during the decay of certain radioactive substances.
Gross Alpha particle activity includes radium,
uranium and thorium, but most of the gross alpha
radioactivity found in drinking water is from
radium. New Jersey has adopted a protocol that
requires the analysis of a gross alpha sample
with 48 hours of sample collection. The 48-hour
rapid gross alpha test includes the gross alpha
particle activity captured from radium-224, an
isotope with a half-life of 3.64 days, which
is not captured using the standard USEPA method.
In New Jersey, where is gross alpha particle
activity a concern?
While gross alpha can be found in most rocks
and soil in New Jersey, studies have shown that
elevated levels of naturally occurring radioactivity
appear mostly in southern New Jersey's Kirkwood-Cohansey
aquifer. The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer is present
in all or parts of the following counties: Atlantic,
Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester,
Monmouth, Ocean and Salem Counties. Many of the
private wells located in these counties draw
from the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer.
Who is required to test for gross alpha particle
activity in New Jersey?
Private Wells in all counties are required to test for gross alpha particle activity, starting September 4, 2018.
How do I arrange for a 48-hour rapid gross alpha
There are currently several laboratories that
are certified by the DEP to analyze for the 48-hour
rapid gross alpha test. Although, most of the
labs certified for the 48-hour gross alpha test
are located outside New Jersey, arrangements
can be made to have samples shipped to one of
these labs for analysis. Many laboratories certified
for sampling and/or analysis for other PWTA parameters
can arrange to have one of these laboratories
conduct the gross alpha test analysis. View information regarding these and other certified
What counties need to sample for Uranium for compliance with the PWTA program?
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.
Test Results & Subsequent Actions (including
Will the lab tell me if my water is clean?
A1: The laboratory is required to
report the test results to the person who
requested the test, on a New
Jersey Private Well Water Test Reporting
Form (pdf format) provided by the DEP.
The reporting form will show how the well
water results compare with State and Federal
drinking water standards. For PWTA parameter
standards, click here (pdf
format). For all drinking water standards,
click here.
If the well water does not meet one or more of
the drinking water standards, does that mean
it's not safe to drink?
A2: Not
necessarily. Some of the standards are based
on aesthetics (secondary standards), while some
are based on long-term health effects (primary
standards). The fact that water tests above the
standard would not necessarily mean that the
water is unsafe to drink. For example, high levels
of iron (secondary standard) in the water are
generally not dangerous but do give the water
an unpleasant taste. On the other hand, the presence
of nitrates (primary standard) above the MCL
may cause a condition called blue baby syndrome
in infants. Learn more about New Jersey's PWTA
standards by clicking here (pdf
format) or the national drinking water standards
by clicking here.
Q3: If
the well water does not meet one or more of the
drinking water standards, can the property sale
be completed? Does the water have to be treated
before the property is sold or rented?
A3: The PWTA rules do not prohibit the sale of property if the water fails one or more drinking water standards. The rules mainly ensure that all parties to the real estate transaction know the facts about the well water so that they can make well-informed decisions. Of course, it is possible that mortgage companies or local health departments may require treatment of the water in some cases.
If a well fails to meet one or more of the standards,
who will pay to have the water treated?
The PWTA rules do not require treatment for well water that fails to meet standards. Therefore, if a well owner chooses to treat the water, they are responsible for paying for treatment, or for obtaining assistance in paying. In some cases the DEP or other government agencies may provide funding assistance for treatment for some types of drinking water contamination. The New
Jersey Private Well Water Test Reporting Form (pdf format),
upon which test results are reported, will include
information on any available assistance.
If a well fails to meet one or more of the standards,
will DEP make that information public?
No. The laboratory reports test results to the person who requested the testing, to the DEP, and to the local health authority. Both the DEP and the local health authority are required to keep the address of tested wells confidential. The laboratory will provide a copy of the test results on the New Jersey Private Well Test Reporting Form to the person who requested the testing. In addition, the laboratory reports the water test results to the DEP electronically. The DEP in turn notifies the local health authority of test results that exceeded the standards. If analysis shows an exceedance of an acute parameter, such as coliform or nitrates, the laboratory, which analyses the water sample, notifies the local health authority directly. In some situations, the local health authority has the discretion to notify the reported presence of a PWTA parameter in a private well to nearby well owners to test for the parameter of concern. Under the PWTA rules, the local health authority may not reveal the address or location of the impacted residence. Lastly, the DEP may provide general compilations of water test results data collected that may be identified by county and municipality or other appropriate areas of delineation.
What are the types of home drinking water treatment
devices available, and which are generally effective
for specific contaminants?
A6:Chemical Treatment: There are generally three major types of home drinking water treatment devices available to consumers for removing chemical contaminants. These treatment devices include filters, distillers, and softeners. Filters, such as carbon or reverse osmosis, use different kinds of media to filter out contaminants from drinking water as the water passes through it. Distillers use a process where the water is heated and subsequently cooled to remove contaminants. Water softeners utilize a process known as ion exchange to remove contaminants from drinking water. Ion exchange uses reciprocal transfer of contaminant ions between the drinking water and a resin or other solid media to remove a contaminant. These devices are capable of removing a variety of contaminants that may be found in drinking water, but individually they may not provide all of the necessary treatment for all contaminants of concern.
more specific information regarding the effectiveness
of these treatment devices, we recommend visiting
the NSF International website.
NSF International is a non-profit organization
that provides information to consumers and ranks
drinking water treatment devices for their inherent
effectiveness for specific contaminants.
How do I interpret the 48-hour rapid gross alpha
testing results?
A7: Gross alpha particle activity
in drinking water is measured in the standard
unit of picocuries per liter (pCi/l). The
State and Federal Maximum Contaminant Level
(MCL) standard for gross alpha particle
activity in drinking water is 15 pCi/l.
The 48-hour rapid gross alpha test does
require a second gross alpha particle activity
count to be conducted to determine if there
is an exceedance of the MCL only if the
first count is greater than 5 pCi/l. The
following illustrates the degree of significance
for gross alpha particle activity if detected
and what, if any, appropriate action is
additional information concerning sampling and
analysis for gross alpha particle activity, please
contact the DEP's Office of Quality Assurance
at (609) 292-3950.
What can be done if gross alpha particle activity
is detected in my potable well water?
A8: Several measures can be taken
to reduce or eliminate radioactivity in
your drinking water. The following specific
options are recommended:
water treatment devices, such as water softeners,
and ion exchange and reverse osmosis units, must
be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's
specification so they are continually effective.
Furthermore, after installing one of these water
treatment systems, it is recommended that you
conduct another gross alpha test to verify that
the installed treatment device is effectively
working and reducing radioactivity to a satisfactory
level. If you are currently using an activated
carbon system to treat your well water, it is
essential that you first treat for the removal
of gross alpha particle activity. This is to
prevent the accumulation of gross alpha particle
activity within the carbon bed of the treatment
device. Further information can be obtained by
contacting your local health office to determine
which type of treatment system may be appropriate
for your home. Click here.
If the well water does not meet one or more of the drinking water standards, what type of assistance from the State is available for treatment?
A9: Generally, homeowners are responsible for installation and maintenance costs that are incurred concerning their potable private well water. However, there are two state programs that may be available to homeowners for financial assistance if specific eligibility requirements are met.
The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) has a Potable Water Loan Program that is available to owners of single family residences whose source of potable water exceeds the State of New Jersey's Primary Drinking Water Standards. In addition, the loan program covers iron and manganese although these contaminants do not have Primary Drinking Water Standards. For further information, please contact the NJHMFA Hotline at 1-800-NJHOUSE (1-800-654-6873) or they may be reached at: P.O. Box 18550, 637 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton, N.J. 08650-2085 or on the web at: www.nj.gov/dca/hmfa.
The Spill Compensation Fund administered by Environmental Claims Administration within the Department offers help to innocent parties suffering from direct or indirect damages resulting from the human-caused discharge of a hazardous substance. There are specific eligibility requirements and guidelines for filing claims with the Spill Compensation Fund. For more information, please see the Processing of Damage Claims Pursuant to the Spill Compensation and Control Act rules, N.J.A.C. 7:1J (http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/rules/njac7_1j.pdf) for eligibility requirements or contact the NJDEP-Environmental Claims Administration at 609-984-2076 or visit its website at https://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/finance/eca.htm. You may write to the ECA: NJDEP-ECA/Spill Fund, Mail Code 401-06J, P.O. Box 420, 401 E. State Street, Trenton, N.J. 08625-0420.
Will the Spill Fund continue to pay for the operation and maintenance of treatment units previously installed if the property is sold to a new owner?
No. Beginning March 2, 2009, the Spill Fund Program will no longer pay for costs associated with an existing treatment unit, that originated from a Spill Fund Claim, after the ownership of the property is transferred to a new owner. Additional questions regarding this subject may be answered by contacting the Spill Fund Compensation Program at 609-777-0101.
What is the current effective Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) for Arsenic in potable well water?
The NJDEP adopted a new drinking standard (MCL)
to decrease long-term exposure to arsenic in
drinking water. The effective date of this new
MCL (5 ug/l or 5 ppb) was January 23, 2006, and
all New Jersey drinking water supplies were required
to comply with 5 ppb by January 23, 2006. This
new regulation will provide added protection
for all New Jersey residents.
My test results show a concentration for arsenic
in my potable well water between 5 ppb and
10 ppb. Should I be concerned?
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found
mostly in the Piedmont
Region of New Jersey. It generally enters
potable well water in these areas through natural
processes. Arsenic may also have been released
into the environment through human activities,
such as smelting, arsenic pesticide use, and
other industrial processes.
PWTA regulations do not require homeowners to
test for arsenic nor to provide treatment if
arsenic levels are found to be above the MCL.
However, local or county health agencies may
require compliance with drinking water standards
(including arsenic), and homeowners are advised
to contact their local health agency. Arsenic
has been linked to several different adverse
health effects, such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular
disease, nervous system damage, skin disorders
and different forms of cancer. The DEP has developed
a fact sheet concerning arsenic in drinking water
that can be downloaded at the following webpage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/dsr/arsenic/guide.htm.
If you have additional questions concerning arsenic,
please call us at 609-292-5550.
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What can I do to reduce my exposure to arsenic?
When arsenic is tested, the results are expressed as "total arsenic". Of this total arsenic, there are generally two types (species) of arsenic that are found in well water in New Jersey, arsenate (As+5) and arsenite (As+3). Even though both species can be found in New Jersey, the arsenate (As+5) species generally dominates. However, since there is no simple and affordable test commercially available to determine which species is present, it is best to assume both species are present so that arsenic can be effectively removed from potable well water by treatment. There are treatment systems available that will remove both arsenic species from potable water. The DEP has conducted research to determine the most efficient, cost effective, user-friendly treatment technologies currently available and the following provides a description of technologies.
Treatment for Removing Arsenic from Private
When choosing an arsenic treatment option, there are various criteria to be considered by the homeowner and treatment installer. There are several factors to consider when making this decision: the level of arsenic in your drinking water, other water quality characteristics which may require treatment (such as hardness, or the presence of other contaminants which may need to be removed), the effectiveness of the treatment option, and the cost to install the unit and maintain it. In some cases, it will be necessary to pre-treat the water so that the arsenic can be removed. A combination of two or more different types of treatment may be needed to address all water quality treatment concerns. Homeowners are encouraged to work with a reputable water treatment firm and obtain all required local permits. The following steps may be used as guidance for selecting the most appropriate arsenic treatment option for your home:
levels below 5 ug/l:
action is required because the water meets the
regulatory standard.
levels greater than the MCL (above 5 ug/l):
1: Install a POU device to remove arsenic from
the water at each faucet where water is used
for drinking and cooking.
2: Install a Point of Entry (POE) device to remove
arsenic from all the water in the home to ensure
that there is no exposure to arsenic via water
in the home.
1 If POU treatment at the kitchen
sink is used, the kitchen tap should be the only
source of water used for drinking or cooking. If
water may be used for drinking in other rooms of
the home (e.g., at a bathroom sink), either a POU
unit should be installed at each potential drinking
water tap in the home, or a POE whole-house treatment
system should be used.
2 Adsorption includes treatment by materials that adsorb arsenic. The most effective adsorptive media that have been tested by NJDEP include granular ferric oxide, titanium, and hybrid media that contain iron-impregnated resin. These systems remove both As3 and As5 species. Arsenic water treatment research is continuing in New Jersey and around the globe. New arsenic treatment technologies may be developed in the years ahead. View the latest on arsenic water treatment.
3 Reverse osmosis is not effective
in removing all arsenic species. When arsenic is
tested, the results are expressed as "total
arsenic". Of this total arsenic, there are
generally two types (species) of arsenic that are
found in well water in New Jersey, arsenate (As5)
and arsenite (As3). Reverse osmosis is not effective
at removing As3 and there is no simple and affordable
test commercially available to determine which
arsenic species is present. However, a rule of
thumb has been developed for determining the presence
of As3 in New Jersey. A significant percentage
of the arsenic should be considered to be in the
As3 species if a well with an arsenic MCL exceedance
has any of the following: sulfur odor, iron greater
than 50 ug/L (0.05 mg/L), or manganese greater
than 50 ug/L (0.05 mg/L). If any of these conditions
are present, reverse osmosis should not be the
selected option for arsenic removal.
4 Point of Use (POU) System installation
typically costs less than $400 per unit with maintenance
costs at about $0.33 per day per unit. Point of
Entry (POE) System installation typically costs
around $3,000 with maintenance costs at about $1.00
per day. Costs have been estimated from an NJDEP
Cost Survey which was conducted in October 2003.
Costs may vary with time and market conditions.
Many companies are qualified to install water treatment
systems. We recommend that buyers shop around and
obtain references before selecting an installer.
The following treatments are not effective for
removing arsenic:
Treatment System Maintenance
A maintenance plan
provided by a water treatment professional should
be a serious consideration when dealing with arsenic
treatment. Because you can't see, smell,
or taste arsenic in your water, it is very important
that your system be monitored and maintained as
recommended. View additional guidance on selecting an
arsenic treatment system
What is the current effective MCL for 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in potable well water?
0.030 micrograms per liter (µg/L).
What is the current effective MCL for Ethylene dibromide (EDB) in potable well water?
0.05 micrograms per liter (µg/L).
What is the current effective MCL for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) in potable well water?
0.2 micrograms per liter (µg/L).
Q17: What is the current effective MCL for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) in potable well water?
A17: 0.013 micrograms per liter (µg/L)
Q18: What is the current effective MCL for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in potable well water?
A18: 0.014 micrograms per liter (µg/L)
Q19: What is the current effective MCL for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in potable well water?
A19: 0.013 micrograms per liter (µg/L)
Q20: Where can I find more information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)?
A20: The DEP has a website with more information and resources on PFAS in drinking water here.
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Water Definitions & Concepts
What are the meanings of the terms MCL, Action
Level, and recommended limit regarding Safe
Drinking Standards?
Some of literature refers to point-of-entry
(POE) and point-of-use (POU) treatment, what
is the difference?
Point-of-entry (POE) devices are installed
where the water supply enters the home. POE
treatment devices consist of equipment applied
to water entering the house or building for
the purpose of reducing contaminants in all
water distributed throughout the house or building. Point-of-use
(POU) devices are installed at the tap
and can be used to effectively remove contaminants
from the water at the tap only. A POU water
treatment device is a device or equipment used
for the purpose of reducing contaminants in
water at a single tap.
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Gratitude and Thanksgiving
I'm sorry, brethren and sisters, I can't see you, but it looks like somebody is in front of me. Even a blind man can feel that. I have in mind talking to you a few minutes about gratitude and thanksgiving. The virtues of gratitude have been widely extolled and the sinfulness of ingratitude has been just as widely condemned.
It has been said that "an ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from." (Timothy Dexter, The New Dictionary of Thoughts, Garden City, N.Y.: Standard Book Co., 1961, p. 308.)
Jesus revealed his feeling about ingratitude when only one of ten lepers who had been healed turned back and gave thanks. Luke tells us that "it came to pass, as [Jesus] went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
"And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
"And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
"And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
"And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
"And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
"And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
"There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger." (Luke 17:11–18.)
Christ set an example in giving thanks when, at the last supper, "as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
"And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it." (Mark 14:22–23; italics added.)
Both ancient and modern scriptures are replete with references to occasions of supplication, praise, and thanksgiving to the Lord.
The Psalmist sang, "Know ye that the Lord he is God: … Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name." (Ps. 100:3–4.)
King Benjamin (as recorded in Mosiah in the Book of Mormon) admonished his people:
"O how you ought to thank your heavenly King!
"I say unto you, my brethren, that if you should render all the thanks and praise which your whole soul has power to possess, to that God who has created you, and has kept and preserved you, and has caused that ye should rejoice, and has granted that ye should live in peace one with another—
"I say unto you that if ye should serve him who has created you from the beginning, and is preserving you from day to day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move and do according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment to another—I say, if ye should serve him with all your whole souls yet ye would be unprofitable servants." (Mosiah 2:19–21.)
"I believe," said President Joseph F. Smith many years ago, "that one of the greatest sins of which the inhabitants of the earth are guilty today is the sin of ingratitude, the want of acknowledgment, on their part, of God and his right to govern and control. We see a man raised up with extraordinary gifts, or with great intelligence, and he is instrumental in developing some great principle. He and the world ascribe this great genius and wisdom to himself. He attributes his success to his own energies, labor and mental capacity. He does not acknowledge the hand of God in anything connected with his success, but ignores him altogether and takes the honor to himself; this will apply to almost all the world. In all great modern discoveries in science, in the arts, in mechanics, and in all the material advancement of our age, the world says, 'We have done it.' The individual says, 'I have done it,' and he gives no honor and credit to God. Now, I read in the revelations through Joseph Smith, the prophet, that because of this, God is not pleased with the inhabitants of the earth but is angry with them because they will not acknowledge his hand in all things." (Gospel Doctrine, 5th ed., Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1939, pp. 270–71.)
[President Romney read the text up to this point. He then made the following comments:] Well, now, I have a fine talk prepared that I can't read. I will have it printed, and you can get the message plainly from what the Lord has revealed that we must give him credit for our gifts and our accomplishments, and be grateful in all things that he confers upon us. I am grateful to him for the privilege of being in his service. I appreciate the opportunities that I have and hope that I can serve him some way and show my gratitude the rest of my life. I leave my blessings with all of you in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
[The following is the rest of his prepared talk.]
Great men have always recognized the greatness of God and their dependence upon him, and they have with regularity rendered to him gratitude and thanksgiving.
Consider these words written by Abraham Lincoln as part of a resolution in 1863:
"We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in number, wealth, and power as no other Nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God who made us.
"It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the offended power, to confess our … sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness." (John Wesley Hill, Abraham Lincoln, Man of God, 4th ed., New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, p. 391.)
Note also how the Prophet Joseph Smith responded to the receipt of some letters during the time he was languishing in Liberty Jail. "We received some letters last evening [and] we were much gratified with their contents," he wrote. "We had been a long time without information; and when we read those letters they were to our souls as the gentle air is refreshing." (History of the Church, 3:293.)
You and I are, of course, moved by these quotations. They are not, however, the source of our most powerful motivation to develop greater gratitude and more fervent thanksgiving. We have been commanded by the Lord to be thankful.
In March of 1831, before the Church had been organized a year, the Lord said to the Saints in Kirtland:
"Ye are commanded in all things to ask of God, who giveth liberally; and that which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that ye should do in all holiness of heart, walking uprightly before me, considering the end of your salvation, doing all things with prayer and thanksgiving, that ye may not be seduced by evil spirits, or doctrines of devils, or the commandments of men; for some are of men, and others of devils. …
"And ye must give thanks unto God in the Spirit for whatsoever blessing ye are blessed with." (D&C 46:7, 32; italics added.)
Five months later he gave unto the Church in Zion—that is Jackson County, Missouri—this commandment. Now notice how the Lord puts the commandment to be thankful along with other strong commandments. He said:
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy might, mind, and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him.
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Thou shalt not steal; neither commit adultery, nor kill, nor do anything like unto it.
"Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things." (D&C 59:5–7; italics added.)
It is perfectly evident from this scripture that to thank the Lord in all things is not merely a courtesy, it is a commandment as binding upon us as any other commandment.
In a later revelation the Lord said:
"And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more." (D&C 78:19; italics added.)
"Verily I say unto you my friends"—that always moves me, to think of the Lord calling you and me his friends—"Verily I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks." (D&C 98:1; italics added.)
"If thou art merry, praise the Lord with singing, with music, with dancing, and with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving." (D&C 136:28; italics added.)
This last commandment that I have just read came through the prophet Brigham Young at Winter Quarters when the Saints were on their way across the plains. At that time the Saints were suffering the greatest of hardships, but the Lord was commanding them to be full of praise and thanksgiving.
These commandments that I have read put us under a solemn obligation to develop gratitude and the spirit of thanksgiving. We should be thankful and express appreciation for all of our blessings.
To the Lord Jesus, who bought us with a great price, we owe an undying debt of gratitude. It is impossible for us, weak mortals as we are, to fully comprehend and appreciate the suffering he endured on the cross so that he might gain for us victory over death. And even less can we understand the suffering he endured in Gethsemane so that we might obtain forgiveness of our sins. "Which suffering," he said, "caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink." (D&C 19:18.)
But nevertheless, he endured it for our sake. None of us could have endured that suffering. No mortal man nor any number of men together could have endured it. All people who understand what Jesus did for us ought to love him and demonstrate that love by rendering to him, in a realistic manner, thanks and gratitude.
Elder Richard L. Evans once said, "Gratefully we acknowledge the infinite mind of our Maker, and gratefully ought to offer our tithes and offerings, and earnestly consistent service, in thanks for all that God has given, and keep his commandments in remembrance of the love and providence and purpose of the Creator, the God and Father of us all, the organizer and operator of heaven and earth, without whom all these things would not be so. Thank God for all this: for life and what sustains it, for loved ones that make it meaningful, for faith and purpose and continuance, always and forever. Thank God for all of this—and much, much more." ("Thanks: for the Organization and Operation of the Earth," Improvement Era, Feb. 1968, p. 74; KSL "The Spoken Word" broadcast, Nov. 19, 1967.)
Now, brethren and sisters, I bear my testimony to you that the Lord wants us to be grateful and thankful unto him. And if we do these things which he has advised us to do, we will be the happiest people who dwell upon the earth, for this is the way to the presence and society of our Father in heaven. I so testify, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.


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Toddler Falls Ten Stories, Is Caught by Passer-By
How are your baby-catching skills? Probably not as good as those of Wu Juping, a 32-year-old Chinese woman who apparently caught ("bare-handed," according to state news agency Xinhua) a two-year-old girl who'd fallen from a tenth-floor apartment.
The toddler, Niu, was left alone in the apartment while her grandmother ran errands. After awakening from a nap, she seems to have climbed onto the windowsill and slipped out; Wu—herself the mother of a seven-month-old (that's her baby in the photo)—was walking by when she noticed the baby hanging out the window. She ran across the street and caught the falling baby, breaking her arm in the process.
Niu, now in the hospital, isn't out of the woods yet—she may be bleeding internally—but she was saved from head or neck injuries. Wu says she just did what "everyone else would've done," but, as Xinhua points out, "[m]any believe that a mother who was willing to sacrifice so much for a complete stranger should be cherished by society." We cherish you, Wu Juping!


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Key Figures
Since 1987, the Foundation has awarded more than $450 million to fund more than 6,500 grants to more than 5,400 leading scientists around the world.
More than 18% of adults in the U.S. experience mental illness in a given year.*
Just over 20 percent of children, either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental disorder.*
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Regime of Yazid
- :Dr. Ibrahim Ayati
- 1174
When Yazid attained to the caliphate, the Governors of Madina, Makkah, Kufa and Basra were Walid bin Utba bin Abu Sufyan, Amr bin Sa'id, Nuaman bin Bashir and Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad respectively. In the first instance Yazid decided to obtain oath of allegiance from Husayn bin Ali, Abdullah bin Zubayr and Abdullah bin Umar, who had not acknowledged him heir-apparent during the time of Mu'awiya. He, therefore, wrote a letter to Walid bin Utba, the Governor of Madina, desiring him to obtain allegiance from these three persons as early as possible and not to accept any excuse from them. To accomplish this task Walid called Marwan bin Hakam for consultation, ignoring their previous strained relations. Marwan said: "Summon them immediately, and ask them to take the oath of allegiance to Yazid. If they agree to take the oath well and good otherwise execute them before they come to know about the death of Mu'awiya, because, if they learn about his death, everyone of them will become a claimant for caliphate and refuse to obey, excepting Abdullah bin Umar, who need not be feared, because he is not the type of man, who may rise or oppose".
Walid sent Abdullah bin Amr bin Uthman to Imam Husayn and Abdullah bin Zubayr. He found both of them in the mosque and conveyed to them the message of Walid. They said to him: "You may go back and we too shall meet Walid soon" Then the Imam said to Abdullah: "I think Mu'awiya is dead and the object of this untimely call is that we should take the oath of allegiance to Yazid".
Imam Husayn summoned a group of his men and told them to arm themselves. He said to them: "Walid has called me just now, and I think that he will propose something which I may not accept. In that event I cannot trust him. You should, therefore, come with me and when I enter his house you should stay at the door and as soon as you hear me speaking aloud enter the house to prevent him from doing me any harm ".
The Imam went to meet Walid and saw that Marwan was also there. Walid informed him about the death of Mu'awiya and also conveyed to him the orders of Yazid. The Imam said: "You I will not certainly be contented with my taking the oath secretly and would like that I should take it in the presence of the people". Walid said: "Yes". Thereupon the Imam said: "Then you should wait till tomorrow so that I may arrive at a decision in the matter". Walid said: "All right. You may go now and come tomorrow along with the people to take the oath of allegiance". Marwan said: "I swear by Allah that if Husayn bin Ali leaves this place without taking the oath of allegiance it will no longer be possible for you to lay hands on him without bloodshed. You should, therefore, detain him till he takes the oath and in the event of his refusing to do so, you should chop off his head. On hearing the words of Marwan the Imam got up from his place and said: "O bastard! Is it you, who will kill me or Walid? By Allah you have told a lie and become a sinner".
Then he departed and reached his house along with his men. Marwan said to Walid: "Now that you have not accepted my advice I swear by Allah that you will not be able to lay your hands on him again". Walid said: "Marwan! What are you saying? You have suggested to me something that must spoil my faith. By Allah, even if the entire wealth of the world is placed at my disposal I will never kill Husayn bin Ali. Should I kill him if he declines to take the oath of allegiance to Yazid? By Allah I believe that whoever sheds the blood of Husayn, the grandson of the Holy Prophet, shall be very unlucky and helpless before Allah on the Day of Judgment". Marwan who did not like Walid's words said to him: "It is all right if you think so".
On the following day which was Saturday the 28th of Rajab 60 A.H. Walid sent for the Imam again so that he might take the oath of allegiance from him. The Imam, however, told his messenger to tell him to wait for that night, so that he might take a decision by the following day. During the same night he left Madina along with his wives, brothers and nephews and most of the members of his family, and proceeded on his journey to Makkah, remembering the words of Prophet Musa, son of Imram: "So he left the city afraid and cautious saying: Lord! Protect me against the unjust people." (Surah al-Qasas, 28:21)
When it was said to Imam Husayn that it would have been better if he had adopted a deviated path so that the enemies might not have been able to lay hands on him he replied: "By Allah I shall not go by a deviated path. Let that which Allah wills happen". Eventually he arrived in Makkah on Friday night after the 3rd of Shaban. Remembering the story of Prophet Musa, he said: "When he started his journey to Midian he said, "Perhaps my Lord will show me the right path '." (Surah al-Naml, 28:22)
The pilgrims used to visit the Imam in Makkah. Even Abdullah bin Zubayr, who knew very well that none would take the oath of allegiance to anybody in the presence of the son of the Holy Prophet and the Imam enjoyed a position higher than everyone in all respects, came to see the Imam every day.
The news of the death of Mu'awiya spread throughout Iraq and the people also came to know that Imam Husayn and Abdullah bin Zubayr had declined to take the oath of allegiance to Yazid and had gone to Makkah.
The distinguished supporters of Imam Ali gathered in the house of Sulayman bin Surd Khuzai and thanked Allah for the death of Mu'awiya. Sulayman bin Surd then said addressing those present: "Mu'awiya has departed from the world and Husayn bin Ali has declined to take the oath of allegiance to Yazid and has gone to Makkah. You are the supporters of Husayn as well as of his father Ali. If you think that you are ready to assist him and to fight against his enemy and can lay down your lives for his sake, you should inform him of your readiness through a letter. In case, however, you are scared that you will show slackness and will abstain from rendering him assistance, you should not deceive him by claiming unduly to be his supporters and devotees".
When Sulayman bin Surd said these words he had in mind the fact that so long as there is no question of making sacrifices the people can distinguish very well between truth and falsehood and make no mistake about it. They understand clearly as to who is truthful and who is a liar, where lies the truth, and where lay the falsehood; who is wise and who is ignorant and who is a guide and who is a bandit. However, they can make such a correct assessment only so long as the question of profit and loss does not arise and they do not suffer any loss by supporting the truth and fighting against falsehood. But when the preliminaries for test become available and truth and falsehood stand facing each other most of the people side with falsehood, and as truth cannot be supported without sacrifice the views of the people alter and they abandon truth and support falsehood.
Sulayman bin Surd knew well that the sentiments of the people at that time could not be relied upon, because it might so happen that if Husayn bin Ali rose against Bani Umayya later and they employed their full strength to kill him and rendering him help became something dangerous, the same people might turn away their faces from him, ignore the letters written by them, close their doors in his face and even join his enemies. They might consider it a religious duty to kill him and might put him and his friends to sword to gain the pleasure of Allah and His Prophet. And after killing those godly persons they might stand and cry: "Allah is the Greatest. I testify that there is no God but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His Prophet"; as if they had committed no sin at all! It was for this reason that he explained the position to the distinguished supporters and said: "Even now you should judge the result in your minds and visualize the situation which is bound to arise and then decide whether you can make him hopeful of your assistance and invite him to Iraq with perfect confidence and final determination. It should not be that today, when your sentiments are roused, you should be writing letters, making covenants and taking oaths and pull the son of the Prophet of Allah from Allah's sanctuary to Iraq, but tomorrow when the enemy surrounds him and compels him either to take the oath of allegiance or lose his head you should desert him and forget the promises made by you". The distinguished supporters replied with one voice: "We are prepared to perform jihad and make sacrifices and shall lay down our lives for the sake of our Imam". Thereupon Sulayman said: "In that case you should write a letter to the Imam". They, therefore, wrote a letter as follows:
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
This letter is being written by Sulayman bin Surd, Musayyab bin Najbah, Rafa bin Shaddad Bajali, Habib bin Mazahir and other Muslim and. faithful supporters of Husayn bin Ali residing in Kufa. They write to Husayn bin Ali: Peace be upon you. We join you in praising the Almighty Allah except whom there is no god. Praised be Allah Who has destroyed your oppressive and spiteful enemy, the man who prevailed over this nation, assumed unlawfully the reins of government, usurped the public treasury and became the ruler of the Muslims without their consent. He then killed the pious persons and spared the bad ones and placed the property of Allah at the disposal of the oppressors and the rich. May Allah deprive him of His blessings as He deprived the people of Thamud. At present we, the Iraqis, do not have any leader and Imam. Hence, we request you to proceed to us. Maybe the Almighty Allah may draw us together on truth through you. We have nothing to do with Nau'man bin Bashir in the matter of Friday and Eid prayers. He is alone in the governor's House. If we come to know that you have left to join us we shall turn him out and shall, God willing, pursue him up to Syria".
They sent this letter through Abdullah bin Suba Hamdani and Abdullah bin wal and instructed them to leave for Makkah immediately. They reached the Imam in Makkah on the l0th of Ramazan, 60 A.H. and delivered the letter to him.
Adapted from the book: "A Probe Into the History of Ashura" by: "Dr. Ibrahim Ayati"
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Sometimes the wine world seems baffling. Take the term "en primeur" for example.
Every year, for weeks and months (and getting longer), the wine world is abuzz with the "campaign" to sell Bordeaux from the latest vintage. A small selection of wineries from the world's most famous wine region generate massive enthusiasm for wines that only a handful of "experts" have ever tried, selling them years before they will be bottled and leave the winery, and for figures that make bankers weep for the fact their bonuses simply aren't big enough.
It seems very odd.
Many point to this complex, elitist and expensive system to demonstrate how out of touch the wine world has become.
Yet, today I find myself in the middle of a series of other "en primeur" campaigns.
Apple is the master at this game. In the last few weeks we have seen the "pre-order" frenzy for both iPads and the iPhone 4. These are products only a handful of "experts" have ever tried, being sold to consumers days or weeks before they will be shipped, and for figures that certainly make YOUR bank manager raise her eyebrows.
This is all stage-managed to generate excitement, the illusion of scarcity, the social value of one-upmanship and the insatiable demand for innovation.
Maybe it is the rest of the wine world that is out of touch? We all like a bit of showmanship and prestidigitation from time to time, … don't we!?
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Mechtilde (MATILDA VON HACKEBORN-WIPPRA), Saint, Benedictine; b. in 1240 or 1241 at the ancestral castle of Helfta, near Eisleben, Saxony; d. in the monastery of Helfta, November 19, 1298. She belonged to one of the noblest and most powerful Thuringian families, while her sister was the saintly and illustrious Abbess Gertrude von Hackeborn. Some writers have considered that Mechtilde von Hackeborn and Mechtilde von Wippra were two distinct persons, but, as the Barons of Hackeborn were also Lords of Wippra, it was customary for members of that family to take their name indifferently from either, or both of these estates. So fragile was she at birth, that the attendants, fearing she might die unbaptized, hurried her off to the priest who was just then preparing to say Mass. He was a man of great sanctity, and after baptizing the child, uttered these prophetic words:" What do you fear? This child most certainly will not die, but she will become a saintly religious in whom God will work many wonders, and she will end her days in a good old age." When she was seven years old, having been taken by her mother on a visit to her elder sister Gertrude, then a nun in the monastery of Rodardsdorf, she became so enamored of the cloister that her pious parents yielded to her entreaties and, acknowledging the workings of grace, allowed her to enter the alumnate. Here, being highly gifted in mind as well as in body, she made remarkable progress in virtue and learning.
Ten years later (1258) she followed her sister, who, now abbess, had transferred the monastery to an estate at Helfta given her by her brothers Louis and Albert. As a nun, Mechtilde was soon distinguished for her humility, her fervor, and that extreme amiability which had characterized her from childhood and which, like piety, seemed hereditary in her race. While still very young, she became a valuable helpmate to Abbess Gertrude, who entrusted to her direction the alumnate and the choir. Mechtilde was fully equipped for her task when, in 1261, God committed to her prudent care a child of five who was destined to shed luster upon the monastery of Helfta. This was that Gertrude who in later generations became known as St. Gertrude the Great. Gifted with a beautiful voice, Mechtilde also possessed a special talent for rendering the solemn and sacred music over which she presided as domna cantrix. All her life she held this office and trained the choir with indefatigable zeal. Indeed, Divine praise was the keynote of her life as it is of her book; in this she never tired, despite her continual and severe physical sufferings, so that in His revelations Christ was wont to call her His "nightingale". Richly endowed, naturally and supernaturally, ever gracious, beloved of all who came within the radius of her saintly and charming personality, there is little wonder that this cloistered virgin should strive to keep hid-den her wondrous life. Souls thirsting for consolation or groping for light sought her advice; learned Dominicans consulted her on spiritual matters. At the beginning of her own mystic life it was from St. Mechtilde that St. Gertrude the Great learnt that the marvelous gifts lavished upon her were from God.
Only in her fiftieth year did St. Mechtilde learn that the two nuns in whom she had especially confided had noted down the favors granted her, and, moreover, that St. Gertrude had nearly finished a book on the subject. Much troubled at this, she, as usual, first had recourse to prayer. She had a vision of Christ holding in His hand the book of her revelations, and saying: "All this has been committed to writing by my will and inspiration; and therefore you have no cause to be troubled about it." He also told her that, as He had been so generous towards her, she must make Him a like return, and that the diffusion of the revelations would cause many to increase in His love; moreover, He wished this book to be called "The Book of Special Grace", because it would prove such to many. When the saint understood that the book would tend to God's glory, she ceased to be troubled and even corrected the manuscript herself. Immediately after her death it was made public, and copies were rapidly multiplied, owing chiefly to the wide-spread Influence of the Friars Preachers. Boccaccio tells how, a few years after the death of Mechtilde, the book of her revelations was brought to Florence and popularized under the title of "La Laude di donna Matelda". It is related that the Florentines were accustomed to repeat daily before their sacred images the praises learned from St. Mechtilde's book. St. Gertrude, to whose devotedness we owe the "Liber Specialis Gratiae" exclaims: "Never has there arisen one like to her in our monastery; nor, alas! I fear, will there ever arise another such! "—little dreaming that her own name would be inseparably linked with that of Mechtilde. With that of St. Gertrude, the body of St. Mechtilde most probably still reposes at Old Helfta though the exact spot is unknown. Her feast is kept 26 or February 27 in different congregations and monasteries of her order, by special permission of the Holy See. (For an account of the general life at Helfta and an estimate of the writings of St. Mechtilde, see Gertrude of Hackeborn; Saint Gertrude the Great.)
There is another honor, inferior certainly to that of sanctity, yet great in itself and worthy of mention here: the homage of a transcendent genius was to be laid at the feet of St. Mechtilde. Critics have long been perplexed as to one of the characters introduced by Dante in his "Purgatorio" under the name of Matelda. After ascending seven terraces of a mountain, on each of which the process of purification is carried on, Dante, in Canto xxvii, hears a voice singing: "Venite, benedicti patris mei"; then later, in Canto xxviii, there appears to him on the opposite bank of the mysterious stream a lady, solitary, beautiful, and gracious. To her Dante addresses himself; she it is who initiates him into secrets, which it is not given to Virgil to penetrate, and it is to her that Beatrice refers Dante in the words: "Entreat Matilda that she teach thee this." Most commentators have identified Matilda with the warrior-Countess of Tuscany, the spiritual daughter and dauntless champion of St. Gregory VII, but all agree that beyond the name the two have little or nothing in common. She is no Amazon who, at Dante's prayer that she may draw nearer to let him understand her song turns towards him "not otherwise than a virgin that droppeth her modest eyes". In more places than one the revelations granted to the mystics of Helfta seem in turn to have become the inspirations of the Florentine poet. All writers on Dante recognize his indebtedness to St. Augustine, the Pseudo-Dionysius, St. Bernard, and Richard of St. Victor. These are precisely the writers whose doctrines had been most assimilated by the mystics of Helfta, and thus they would the more appeal to the sympathies of the poet. The city of Florence was among the first to welcome St. Mechtilde's book. Now Dante, like all true poets, was a child of his age, and could not have been a stranger to a book which was so popular among his fellow-citizens. The "Purgatorio" was finished between 1314 and 1318, or 1319—just about the time when St. Mechtilde's book was popular. This interpretation is supported by the fact that St. Mechtilde in her "Book of Special Grace" (pt. c. xiii) describes the place of purification under the same figure of a seven-terraced mountain. The coincidence of the simile and of the name, Matelda, can scarcely be accidental. For another among many points of resemblance between the two writers compare "Purgatorio", Canto xxxi, where Dante is drawn by Matelda through the mysterious stream with pt. c. ii, of the "Liber Specialis Gratise". The serene atmosphere which seems to cling about the gracious and beautiful songstress, her virgin modesty and simple dignity, all seem to point to the recluse of Helfta rather than to the stern heroine of Canossa, whose hand was thrice bestowed in marriage. Besides, in politics Dante, as an ardent Ghibelline, supported the. imperial pretensions and he would have been little inclined to sing the praises of the Tuscan Countess. The conclusion may therefore be hazarded that this "Donna Matelda" of the "Purgatorio" personifies St. Mechtilde as representing mystic theology.


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Kids' Ear Infections: New Guidelines for Treatment
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines for identifying and treating a common childhood ailment that can cause a lot of misery -- the ear infection.
In the guidelines released Monday, the pediatrics group more clearly defines the signs and symptoms that indicate an infection that might need treatment. They also encourage observation with close follow-up instead of antibiotic treatment for many children, including some under the age of 2 years. And, for parents of children with recurrent infections, the new guidelines advise physicians and parents when it's time to see a specialist.
"Between a more accurate diagnosis and the use of observation, we think we can greatly decrease the use of antibiotics," said the lead author of the new guidelines, Dr. Allan Lieberthal, a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente Panorama City, in Los Angeles, and a clinical professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
The last set of guidelines was issued in 2004. Lieberthal said those stimulated a lot of new research, which provided additional evidence for the current American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines appearing in the March issue of Pediatrics.
Lieberthal said the biggest change in the new document is the definition of the diagnosis itself.
Pediatrician Dr. Roya Samuels, who has reviewed the new guidelines, agreed. "The definition is more clear-cut, more precise," she said. But, she added, "There's still no gold standard for diagnosis. There are different stages of [ear infections], and making the diagnosis can be tricky."
Because the diagnosis isn't always easy to make, the AAP offers detailed treatment suggestions, encouraging observation with close follow-up, but also leaves it up to the discretion of the doctor whether or not to prescribe antibiotics. If children who are being observed don't improve within 48 to 72 hours from when symptoms first began, the guidelines recommend beginning antibiotic therapy.
Previous guidelines recommended giving antibiotics for ear infections in children age 2 and under. The new guidelines suggest that children aged between 6 months and 23 months can be observed with close follow-up as long as they don't have severe symptoms.
Another key component of the new guidelines is pain management. "Antibiotics take 24 to 48 hours before they start to improve signs and symptoms, so if a child has fever or pain, it's important to place them on [pain-relieving or fever-reducing medications]," Samuels said.
The guidelines also confirm that amoxicillin should be the antibiotic of choice unless the child is allergic to penicillin, or if the child has been treated with amoxicillin during the past month.
The new guidance from the AAP also states that children, even those with recurrent infections, shouldn't be on long-term daily antibiotics to try to prevent infections from occurring.
Children who have three or more ear infections in a six-month period, or four or more infections in a one-year period (with at least one infection occurring in the previous six months), should be referred to an ear, nose and throat specialist. That's because children with such frequent infections may need to have tubes placed in their ears for better fluid drainage.
Finally, the guidelines also recommend staying current on your child's vaccine schedule, particularly with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), and the annual flu shot.
"Studies show that anything that decreases viral infection will decrease the incidence of [ear infections]," Lieberthal said.
Both Lieberthal and Samuels said that parents increasingly understand the importance of trying to reduce the use of antibiotics. First, because it exposes their child to unnecessary risks from side effects if they didn't need an antibiotic. And, second, because parents understand the dangers of developing antibiotic resistance.
"Parents are getting more comfortable with the idea of watching and waiting, as long as they know they can come back for antibiotics if their child's symptoms don't improve," Samuels said.
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(CNN) -- Lawmakers on Sunday called for toning down the political rhetoric in Washington and across the country following a deadly shooting in Arizona that left six people dead and left a congresswoman with a bullet wound to the brain.
"We live in a world of violent images and violent words, but those of us in public life and the journalists who cover us should be thoughtful in response to this and try to bring down the rhetoric which I'm afraid has become pervasive in our discussion of political issues," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, told CNN's "State of the Union."
The comments came a day after Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot, along with 19 others, by a man outside of a supermarket in Tucson. Six people died, authorities said, and suspect Jared Lee Loughner was taken into custody by police.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, told CNN, "We have to be very careful about imputing the motives or the actions of a deranged individual to any particular group of Americans who have their own political beliefs." He added, "We ought to cool it, tone it down, treat each other with great respect, respect each other's ideas and even on difficult issues like immigration or taxes or health care law, do our best not to inflame passions."
Other lawmakers from both sides of the aisle echoed those comments across the Sunday political talk shows. Their message: While the motivation of the gunman remains unknown, it is time to dial back the fury that has overtaken so much of the U.S. political discourse.
"This ought to be a wake-up call to not only the members of Congress but to the people of this country that we are headed in the wrong direction," said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, on NBC's "Meet the Press." "Congress meets a lot but it rarely comes together."
He added, "We've got to watch what we say, and we're not doing it. It starts in campaigns."
Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that he had spoken with Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, who is "very angry about the level of angry rhetoric that he believes incites people."
Officials in Arizona voiced dismay over the possibility that highly polarized rhetoric in the conservative hotbed state may have played a role in the assassination attempt of Giffords, who was targeted during a meet-and-greet with constituents in a shopping center. A federal judge, a 9-year-old girl, and four other people died in the mass killing.
While not stating a motive for the shootings, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik in Tucson used a nationally televised press conference to condemn the tone of political discourse in his state. He charged that public debate is now "vitriolic rhetoric" which has rendered Arizona "the mecca for prejudice and bigotry."
Dupnik suggested that such rhetoric can have deadly consequences.
"We need to do some soul searching," Dupnik told reporters. "It's the vitriolic rhetoric that we hear day in and day out from people in the radio business and some people in the TV business.
"When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government, the anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this county is getting to be outrageous. Unfortunately, Arizona, I think, has become sort of the capital," Dupnik, a Democrat, continued.
"We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry," he said.
Arizona is a Republican stronghold where the party members hold a two-thirds majority in both chambers of the legislature and occupy the governor's office.
"People who are unbalanced may be especially susceptible to vitriol," Dupnik said. "It's not unusual for all public officials to get threatened constantly, myself included. That's the sad thing that's going on in America. Pretty soon we're not going to be able to find reasonable people to subject themselves to serving the public."
Dupnik added, "People tend to pooh-pooh this business about the vitriol that inflames American public opinion by the people who make a living off of that. That may be free speech but it's not without consequences."
Last March, Giffords raised concerns about inflammatory rhetoric after her office was vandalized, and she cited that her name appeared on a website titled "take back the 20" as part of a list originally issued by Sarah Palin against vulnerable House Democrats.
A map on the site showed crosshairs over the contested Democratic districts.
Palin first posted the list in March 2010, naming 20 House members who voted for health care reform and represented districts that Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona won in the 2008 presidential election.
At the time, Giffords responded to the map by saying on MSNBC that her long-serving colleagues had "never seen anything like it."
"The thing is, the way that she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district," Giffords said in March. "When people do that, they've got to realize there's consequences to that action."
Palin once famously tweeted, "Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: 'Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!'" But she emphasized that she was not encouraging violence, rather just encouraging conservatives to fight for their positions.
On Saturday, Palin posted a message on her Facebook page: "My sincere condolences are offered to the family of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims of today's tragic shootings in Arizona. On behalf of Todd and my family, we all pray for the victims and their families, and for peace and justice."
Durbin, speaking Sunday to CNN, said, "The phrase 'don't retreat, reload,' putting crosshairs on congressional districts as targets -- these sorts of things, I think, invite the kind of toxic rhetoric that can lead unstable people to believe this is an acceptable response."
He said he was not drawing a direct connection between the shooting and Palin's remarks, or those of anyone. "But don't we have an obligation... to say this is beyond the bounds?"
On "Fox News Sunday," Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, said, "Without a doubt, the political rhetoric has increased across the board, inflammatory remarks. And Republicans, Democrats, liberals, conservatives, Tea Party activists have all condemned what happened in Arizona. I think it's important to remember that this was an individual 22 years old, he dropped out of high school. As far as we know, he's not tied to a political movement, and this wasn't a politically motivated act."
Tom Fuentes, a former FBI assistant director who's a CNN contributor, said that when media cover "hateful" public statements by officials or television personalities, those remarks are often framed as "they're exciting their base," Fuentes said.
"Law enforcement executives out there know, like this sheriff, that it also excites the lunatic fringe," Fuentes told CNN. "In this country, we have no shortage of mentally unbalanced people, and it seems in case after case, they have no trouble obtaining firearms. So when they go over the edge and go public and try to initiate an attack, this is what happens."
Arizona state Rep. Matt Heinz, a Democrat and a Tucson physician, supported Dupnik's remarks.
"I think he is very, very correctly calling attention to some of the vitriol and some of the ways we're talking about each other," Heinz told CNN. "For those with troubled minds, sometimes some of those things that are said are unfortunately taken in the wrong way."
Arizona state Rep. Steve Farley, a Democrat from Tucson, said the country now faces a challenge of overcoming polarizing politics. His political aide witnessed the shootings and applied pressure to Giffords' wounds, he said.
"The question is, can we come together as a state and can we come together as a country and sort of put this harsh hyper-rhetoric that has caused people who are a little unhinged in the first place to go over the edge," Farley told CNN.
"This country is something that deserves no less than a politics that rises above violence," he added.
McCain, the state's Republican senator, said he was "horrified by the violent attack on Representative Gabrielle Giffords and many other innocent people by a wicked person who has no sense of justice or compassion. ... Whoever did this, whatever their reason, they are a disgrace to Arizona, this country and the human race, and they deserve and will receive the contempt of all decent people and the strongest punishment of the law."
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, was among the many other lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who quickly condemned the shooting. "An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society," he said.
Former U.S. Rep. John Boccieri, a Democrat from Ohio, was threatened last year when a man said he would burn down Boccieri's house. The man is facing jail time.
That threat came amid "the heat of the debate over the health care issue," Boccieri told CNN Sunday. "Intimidation and threats of violence have no realm in our public discourse. We should make sure that we hold folks accountable like that and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law."
In the wake of the shooting in Arizona, Boccieri said, "I would hope that our country would appeal to its better senses so we could tone down the heated rhetoric and discuss with a degree of civility these important concepts and issues."
He added, "Both sides, in my opinion, are guilty of this and we know that folks are struggling, they're at last end's rope in some instances, and some of this rhetoric could push folks over the top."
But Boccieri also warned against deciding too soon what may have fueled the Arizona shooter, since the facts of the case are still being investigated.
The U.S. House of Representatives agreed Saturday that it will cease any discussion next week about repealing President Barack Obama's health care reforms -- a law opposed by many Arizona Republicans and voters in a November ballot measure -- and instead address Saturday's shootings.
Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer said she was saddened by the mass shooting.
"These heinous crimes have no place in America, and they are especially grievous when committed against our elected officials," Kremer said. "Spirited debate is desirable in our country, but it only should be the clash of ideas. An attack on anyone for political purposes, if that was a factor in this shooting, is an attack on the democratic process. We join with everyone in vociferously condemning it."
CNN's Michael Martinez, John Helton and KC Wildmoon contributed to this story.


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Vicente Guerrero, (born Aug. 10, 1782, Tixtla, Mex.—died Feb. 14, 1831, Chilapa), hero of the Mexican efforts to secure independence.
Guerrero began his military career in 1810, and soon the early Mexican independence leader José Maria Morelos commissioned him to promote the revolutionary movement in the highlands of southwestern Mexico. After Morelos' execution by the Spanish in 1815, Guerrero continued to lead his guerrilla forces against the Spanish until 1821, when he joined forces with Agustín de Iturbide and with him issued the Plan of Iguala, which became the political platform for the conservative wing of the Mexican independence movement. The Mexican forces triumphed over the Spaniards and achieved independence for Mexico in August 1821.
Guerrero continued to participate in the military and political struggles that followed independence, and in March 1829 he attained the presidency of Mexico as the result of a successful liberal revolt against the conservative candidate who had been chosen president in the election of 1828. But the aged Guerrerro proved to be less adept at political administration than at military command, and that same year he was unseated by General Antonio López de Santa Anna, who replaced him in the presidency with Anastasio Bustamante. After leading rebel forces Guerrero was captured, tried, and executed.