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Capacity and lifetime of laptop batteries has improved much in the last years. Nevertheless modern processors consume much more energy than older ones and each laptop generation introduces more devices hungry for energy. That's why Power Management is more important than ever. Increasing battery run time doesn't necessarily mean buying another battery. Much can be achieved applying intelligent Power Management policies.
Please notice that this guide describes Power Management for
As this guide has become rather long, here's a short overview helping you to find your way through it.
Nearly every component can operate in different states - off, sleep, idle, active to name a few - consuming a different amount of energy. Major parts are consumed by the LCD display, CPU, chipset and hard drives. Often one is able to activate OS-independent Power Management in the BIOS, but an intelligent setup in the operating system adapting to different situations can achieve much more.
Before going into the details on making individual devices Power Management
aware, make sure certain requirements are met. After controlling the BIOS
settings, some kernel options want to be enabled - these are in short ACPI,
sleep states and CPU frequency scaling. As power saving most of the time comes
along with performance loss or increased latency, it should only be enabled
when running on batteries. That's where a new runlevel
First have a look into your BIOS Power Management settings. The best way is to combine BIOS and operating system policies, but for the moment it's better to disable most of the BIOS part. This makes sure it doesn't interfere with your policies. Don't forget to re-check BIOS settings after you configured everything else.
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support in the kernel is still work in progress. Using a recent kernel will make sure you'll get the most out of it.
In kernel config, activate at least these options:
Power Management Options ---> [*] Power Management Support [ ] Software Suspend [ ] Suspend-to-Disk Support ACPI( Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ) Support ---> [*] ACPI Support [ ] Sleep States <M> AC Adapter <M> Battery <M> Button <M> Fan <M> Processor <M> Thermal Zone < > ASUS/Medion Laptop Extras < > Toshiba Laptop Extras [ ] Debug Statements CPU Frequency Scaling ---> [*] CPU Frequency scaling Default CPUFreq governor (userspace) <*> 'performance' governor <*> 'powersave' governor <*> CPU frequency table helpers <M> ACPI Processor P-States driver <*> CPUFreq driver for your processor
Decide yourself whether you want to enable Software Suspend, Suspend-to-Disk and Sleep States (see below). If you own an ASUS, Medion or Toshiba laptop, enable the appropriate section.
Compile your kernel, make sure the right modules get loaded at startup and boot
into your new ACPI-enabled kernel. Next run
# emerge sys-apps/acpid # modprobe button # /etc/init.d/acpid start # rc-update add acpid default
The default policy will be to enable Power Management only when needed -
running on batteries. To make the switch between AC and battery convenient,
create a runlevel
# cd /etc/runlevels # cp -a default battery
Finished. Your new runlevel
Typical ACPI events are closing the lid, changing the power source or pressing
the sleep button. Every acpi event recognized by the kernel is catched by acpid
which calls
#!/bin/sh set $* group=${1/\/*/} action=${1/*\//}
# runlevel to use in AC modeRLVL_AC="default" # runlevel to use in battery modeRLVL_BATTERY="battery" # file indicating the AC stateAC_STATE="/proc/acpi/ac_adapter/AC/state" # this string means running on ACAC_ON="on-line" # this string means running on batteriesAC_OFF="off-line" function SwitchRunlevel() { if [[ "$(grep ${AC_OFF} ${AC_STATE})" != "" && "$(cat /var/lib/init.d/softlevel)" != "${RLVL_BATTERY}" ]] then logger "Switching to ${RLVL_BATTERY} runlevel" /sbin/rc ${RLVL_BATTERY} elif [[ "$(grep ${AC_ON} ${AC_STATE})" != "" && "$(cat /var/lib/init.d/softlevel)" != "${RLVL_AC}" ]] then logger "Switching to ${RLVL_AC} runlevel" /sbin/rc ${RLVL_AC} fi } case "$group" in battery) case "$action" in battery) SwitchRunlevel ;; *) logger "ACPI group battery / action $action is not defined" ;; esac ;; ac_adapter) case "$action" in ac_adapter) SwitchRunlevel ;; *) logger "ACPI group ac_adapter / action $action is not defined" ;; esac ;; *) logger "ACPI group $group / action $action is not defined" ;; esac
Give it a try: Plug AC in and out and watch syslog for the "Switching to AC mode" or "Switching to battery mode" messages.
Due to the nature of the event mechanism, your laptop will boot into runlevel
# Fake acpi event to switch runlevel if running on batteries/etc/acpi/default.sh "battery/battery"
Prepared like this you can activate Power Management policies for individual devices.
Decreasing CPU speed and voltage has two advantages: On the one hand less energy is consumed, on the other hand there is thermal improvement as your system doesn't get as hot as running on full speed. The main disadvantage is obviously the loss of performance. Decreasing processor speed is a trade off between performance loss and energy saving.
It's time to test whether CPU frequency changing works. To get comfortable with the interface to the kernel, first do some manual speed modifications. To set another CPU speed, use:
(Get current frequency)# cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "cpu MHz" (Lists supported frequencies. This might fail.)# cd /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/ # cat scaling_available_frequencies (Change frequency to 1 GHz (1000000 KHz) Replace with a frequency your laptop supports.)# echo -n userspace > scaling_governor # echo -n 1000000 > scaling_setspeed (Verify frequency was changed)# cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "cpu MHz"
If you are getting error messages, please refer to the
You can also write to
The above is quite nice, but not doable in daily life. Better let your system set the appropriate frequency automatically. A couple of user space programs like to do it for you. The following table gives a quick overview to help you decide on one of them.
While adjusting the frequency to the current load looks simple on the first view, it's not such a trivial task. A bad algorithm can cause switching between two frequencies all the time or wasting energy when setting frequency to an unnecessary high level.
Which one to choose? If you have no idea about it, first try
# emerge speedfreq # rc-update add speedfreq battery
# /etc/init.d/speedfreq start
Setting up cpufreq is a little bit more complicated.
# emerge cpufreqd # rc-update add cpufreqd battery
[General] pidfile=/var/run/cpufreqd.pid poll_interval=2 pm_type=acpi
# Uncomment the following line to enable ACPI workaround (see cpufreqd.conf(5)) # acpi_workaround=1verbosity=4 #(if you want a minimal logging set to 5) # Full performance[Profile] name=ac minfreq=600000 maxfreq=1400000 policy=performance # Maximum power saving[Profile] name=battery minfreq=600000 maxfreq=900000 policy=powersave # Constant frequency[Profile] name=dvd minfreq=900000 maxfreq=1100000 policy=powersave # Full performance when running on AC[Rule] name=ac_on ac=on profile=ac # Compiling should be fast if battery state is ok[Rule] name=compiling ac=off battery_interval=30-100 programs=emerge,make,gcc,cpp cpu_interval=0-100 profile=ac # watching DVD's gets sluggish with slow CPU frequency # Can also be used for games etc.[Rule] name=dvd_watching ac=off battery_interval=15-100 programs=xine,mplayer,avidemux,kaffeine,kmplayer cpu_interval=0-100 profile=dvd # If above doesn't apply, maximise power saving[Rule] name=battery_on ac=off battery_interval=0-100 cpu_interval=0-100 profile=battery
The last thing to check is that your new policies do a good job. An easy way to do so is monitoring the CPU speed while working with your laptop:
# watch -n 1 cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "cpu MHz"
# watch -n 1 x86info -mhz
Depending on your setup, CPU speed should increase on heavy load, decrease on no activity or just stay at the same level.
As you can see in
First thing to check is the standby/suspend/off timings of the display. As this
depends heavily on your windowmanager, I'll let you figure it out yourself.
Just two common places: Blanking the terminal can be done with
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier [...] [...] Option "BlankTime" "5"
# Blank the screen after 5 minutes (Fake)Option "StandbyTime" "10" # Turn off screen after 10 minutes (DPMS)Option "SuspendTime" "20" # Full suspend after 20 minutesOption "OffTime" "30" # Turn off after half an hour[...] EndSection [...] Section "Monitor" Identifier [...] Option "DPMS" "true" [...] EndSection
This is the same for XFree86 and
Probably more important is the backlight dimming. If you have access to the
dimming settings via a tool, write a small script that dims the backlight in
battery mode and place it in your
Let's bring the hard disk to sleep as early as possible whenever it is not
needed. I'll show you two possibilities to do it. First
################################################ # DISK OPTIONS # (disabled by default) ################################################ # # Timeout to put the disk in standby mode if there was no # io during that period (in seconds) #TIMEOUT=60 # # Specified disks to spindown (comma separated devices) #DISKS=/dev/hda
The second possibility is using a small script and hdparm. Create
#!/sbin/runscript start() { ebegin "Activating Power Management for Hard Drives" hdparm -q -S12 /dev/hda eend $? } stop () { ebegin "Deactivating Power Management for Hard Drives" hdparm -q -S253 /dev/hda eend $? }
# /sbin/depscan.sh # rc-update add pm.hda battery
Recent kernels (2.6.6 and greater, recent 2.4 ones and others with patches)
include the so-called
To start and stop laptop-mode, create a script /etc/init.d/laptop-mode. You can
take the one included in
# rc-update add laptop-mode battery
Besides putting your disk to sleep state as early as possible, it is a good idea to minimize disk accesses. Have a look at processes that write to your disk frequently - the syslogd is a good candidate. You probably don't want to shut it down completely, but it's possible to modify the config file so that "unnecessary" things don't get logged and thus don't create disk traffic. Cups writes to disk periodically, so consider shutting it down and only enable it manually when needed.
# rc-update del cupsd battery
Another possibility is to deactivate swap in battery mode. Before writing a swapon/swapoff switcher, make sure there is enough RAM and swap isn't used heavily, otherwise you'll be in big problems.
If you don't want to use laptop-mode, it's still possible to minimize disk
access by mounting certain directories as
none /tmp tmpfs size=32m 0 0
Wireless LAN cards consume quite a few energy. Put them in Power Management mode in analogy to the pm.hda script.
#!/sbin/runscript start() { ebegin "Activating Power Management for Wireless LAN" iwconfig wlan0 power on power max period 3 eend $? } stop () { ebegin "Deactivating Power Management for Wireless LAN" iwconfig wlan0 power off eend $? }
Starting this script will put wlan0 in Power Management mode, going to sleep at
the latest three seconds after no traffic.
Save it as
There are two problems with USB devices regarding energy consumption: First, devices like USB mice, digital cameras or USB sticks consume energy while plugged in. You cannot avoid this (nevertheless remove them in case they're not needed). Second, when there are USB devices plugged in, the USB host controller periodically accesses the bus which in turn prevents the CPU from going into C3/4 sleep mode. The OS answer to this problem is the so called "USB selective suspend", which has not yet been implemented in the kernel. USB selective suspend only allows bus accesses in case the device is in use. The cruel workaround until it's implemented is as following: Compile USB support and devices as modules and remove them via a script while they are not in use (e.g. when closing the lid).
ACPI defines different sleep states. The more important ones are
They can be called whenever the system is not in use, but a shutdown is not wanted due to the long boot time.
The ACPI support for these sleep states is marked as experimental for good reason. APM sleep states seem to be more stable, however you can't use APM and ACPI together.
There are currently three implementations for S4. The original one is swsusp, then there is swsusp2 which has the nicest interface (including bootsplash support), but requires manual kernel patching. Last not least we have Suspend-to-Disk, a fork of swsusp.
If this confused you, have a look at a
The kernel part for this is as following:
Power Management Options --->
(sleep and standby)ACPI( Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ) Support ---> [*] ACPI Support [*] Sleep States (hibernate with swsusp)[*] Software Suspend (EXPERIMENTAL) (hibernate with swsusp2)Software Suspend 2 --- Image Storage (you need at least one writer) [*] Swap Writer --- Page Transformers [*] LZF image compression (/dev/"your-swap-here") Default resume device name (hibernate with Suspend-to-Disk)[*] Suspend-to-Disk Suport (/dev/"your-swap-here") Default resume partition
Compile your kernel with the appropriate options enabled and issue
To put your system in one of the sleep states, use
(kernel 2.4 series)# echo 1 > /proc/acpi/sleep (standby)# echo 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep (sleep) (kernel 2.6 series)# echo -n standby > /sys/power/state standby# echo -n mem > /sys/power/state sleep (swsusp)# echo 4 > /proc/acpi/sleep hibernate (Suspend-to-Disk)# echo -n disk > /sys/power/state hibernate (swsusp2)# echo > /proc/swsusp/activate
If you experience kernel panics due to uhci or similar, try to compile USB support as module and unload the modules before sending your laptop to sleep mode.
While the above should be sufficient to get swsusp and Suspend-to-Disk running
(I didn't say working), swsusp2 needs special care.
The first thing to do is to patch the kernel with the patches provided at
$ grep capacity /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info design capacity: 47520 mWh last full capacity: 41830 mWh
If the "last full capacity" differs significantly from the design capacity, your battery is probably broken. Try to claim your warranty.


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Mondelez International to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results on February 13, 2013
- Company to Present at CAGNY Conference on Feb. 19
Jan 16, 2013, 01:00 ET
DEERFIELD, Ill., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. EST and will host a conference call at 5 p.m. EST that day.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121003/MM86695LOGO)
Investors and analysts may participate via phone by calling 1-800-322-9079 from the United States and 1-973-582-2717 from other locations. To ensure timely access, participants should dial in approximately 10 minutes before the call starts. A listen-only webcast will be provided at www.mondelezinternational.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available until February 27, 2013, by calling (855) 859-2056 from the United States and (404) 537-3406 from other locations. The access code for both the conference call and its rebroadcast is 88742772. An archive of the webcast will be available for one year on the company's web site.
Mondelez International will also present at the annual Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 19 at 3.00 p.m. EST. Presenters will include Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and David Brearton, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Access to a live audio webcast with accompanying slides will be available at www.mondelezinternational.com and a replay of the event will also be available on the company's website.
Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a world leader in chocolate, biscuits, gum, candy, coffee and powdered beverages. The company comprises the global snacking and food brands of the former Kraft Foods Inc. following the spin-off of its North American grocery operations in October 2012. Mondelez International's portfolio includes several billion-dollar brands such as Cadbury and Milka chocolate, Jacobs coffee, LU, Nabisco and Oreo biscuits, Tang powdered beverages and Trident gums. Mondelez International has annual revenue of approximately $36 billion and operations in more than 80 countries. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com and www.facebook.com/mondelezinternational.
SOURCE Mondelez International, Inc.

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Every additional Beatitude deepens the breach between the disciples and the people. The disciples' call becomes more and more visible. Those who mourn are those who are prepared to renounce and live without everything the world calls happiness and peace. They are those who cannot be brought into accord with the world, who cannot conform to the world. They mourn over the world, its guilt, its fate, and its happiness…. No one understands people better than Jesus' community. No one loves people more than Jesus' disciples․that is why they stand apart, why they mourn; it is meaningful and lovely that Luther translates the Greek word for what is blessed with "to bear suffering." The important part is the bearing. The community of disciples does not shake off suffering, as if they had nothing to do with it. Instead they bear it. In doing so, they give witness to their connection with the people around them. At the same time this indicates that they do not arbitrarily seek suffering, that they do not withdraw into willful contempt for the world. Instead, they bear what is laid upon them and what happens to them in discipleship for the sake of Jesus Christ. Finally, disciples will not be weakened by suffering, worn down, and embittered until they are broken. Instead, they bear suffering, by the power of him who supports them. The disciples bear the suffering laid on them only by the power of him who bears all suffering on the cross. As bearers of suffering, they stand in communion with the Crucified. They stand as strangers in the power of him who was so alien to the world that it crucified him.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4
You have turned my mourning into dancing;
you have taken off my sackcloth
and clothed me with joy,
so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. Psalm 30:11-12
Pray for world, "its guilt, its fate, and its happiness." Pray for those who suffer from the world's injustice, that they may find justice. Pray for the unjust, that they might experience repentance, find forgiveness, be filled with compassion, and begin to do justice.
Lord Jesus, give me such compassion and love for our hurting world that I might truly mourn for all who suffer in any way.
40-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Copyright © 2007 Augsburg Books, imprint of Augsburg Fortress.


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VOGUE/Mikael Jansson
Sofia Vergara is certainly not one to censor her thoughts — not even when speaking to a prestigious publication like Vogue for their April "Shape Issue."
As a result, we now know the specifics of that exact shape, and why it's so hard for her to get dressed. "My dresses are like a work of art inside because, you know, I am 40 years old, I had a baby, and I am a 32F boob," she says in the interview. "And they are real still. When they are fake, you take the bra off and they are still there, perfect! Me — no, so I have to bring them up!"
RELATED PHOTOS: Exactly how to look hot in all your clothes!
On the short list of designers that make things she can slip on without a full corset being built: Dolce & Gabbana. "If I don't have time to alter something … you go and there is always something, it's black and it stretches," Vergara says. Everything else, from jeans to T-shirts, gets tailored perfectly to her figure.
And her clothing isn't the only place she demands perfection. Her engagement ring (from love Nick Loeb) had to be exactly right as well. "I love it because it's big enough," she said. "If it had been bigger, I couldn't have worn it every day. And if it had been smaller, I wouldn't have liked it!" Makes sense to us!
Read more from Vergara in her Vogue interview, then tell us: What's your secret to making your clothes look great?
–Alex Apatoff
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Buoyed by national editorials condemning some Democrats' desire not to touch entitlements in any fiscal cliff negotiations, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) challenged the White House today on the issue of entitlement reform.
Citing White House adviser David Plouffe recent comments that "fiscal cliff" talks should address Medicare and Medicaid, the "chief drivers of our deficit," Cantor said, "we have seen, this morning, several editorial writers indicate the same; that it is important that we put these drivers of the deficit on the table and include them as part of any agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff."
Are we inching toward bipartisan compromise on the fiscal cliff? Is the president signaling he'll be more willing to work with business leaders in his second term? No Labels co-founder Mark McKinnon, Fortune Magazine's Leigh Gallagher and former DLC Chair Harold Ford Jr. join a conversation on these issues.
Cantor defended the GOP's position of no increase on taxes for the wealthiest Americans and claimed that the party has "done its part" by putting new revenue on the table in the form of minimizing tax deductions and closing loopholes. He then accused the Obama administration of not putting forward a "good-faith effort…to talk about the real problem that we're trying to fix."
Cantor's desire to shed light on what he sees as Democrats' intransigence on entitlement reform is a calculated effort by the GOP to try and paint the president and his allies as stubbornly in favor of policies that will add to the deficit, GOP aides told NBC News.
Recently, Democrats have coalesced around the idea that a "fiscal cliff" agreement should not necessarily touch Social Security and likely even Medicare or Medicaid -- and only pertain to spending cuts and taxes.
"If the public sees we're willing to give something and Democrats are not, it'll strengthen our negotiating position," one GOP aide admitted.
It remains to be seen whether the American public will buy such an argument, especially with polls showing a majority supporting the idea of raising taxes on the wealthy to pay down the debt and not raise even the entry age into Medicare.
Michael Conroy / AP
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va.
Republicans, however, are banking on saying that Democrats are just as, if not more, unyielding on their "sacred cows," and that leading to the typical Washington narrative of both parties being unwilling to move toward the center in favor of their own special interests. That, Republicans believe, could ultimately hurt the president, elected on the promise of doing big things.


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"I have worn glasses for 40 years and have always thought there should be a way to improve my sight other than glasses or surgery.
I have finished reading through the book once. I was impressed with the theory of the eyes not resting enough. I am amazed that even though my vision is very poor that by 'resting' my eyes and not wearing glasses at all I have less eye strain. I have tried some of the techniques and am ready to get started doing the program regularly. I look forward to 'seeing' much better in the future."
Carol D. Feller, CPA Austin, Texas
"I have found most of the relevant exercises useful. Each day, my near vision gets better. I cannot assert that Bates is the primary cause, but I will not take a chance that it isn't. The cost is just a little time."
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"I have tried the first technique " sunning " and the palming technique and swinging before getting into bed for the past two days. Well all I have to say is "wow". For the past two months I have been struggling to see (I have myopia 1 degree in each eye and half degree of astigmatism in each eye as well) and sitting in the front row and barely seeing. After only two days of trying the basic drill my vision is phenomenal! I feel great! I see better sharper images and the colors are just stunning. It's like seeing the world with new eyes literally."
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Itching is a tingling or irritation of the skin that makes you want to scratch the affected area. Itching may occur all over the whole body or only in one location.
Alternative Names
Itching may occur all over the whole body (generalized) or only in one location (localized).
Common Causes
There are many causes of itching, including:
- Aging skin
Atopic dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis (
poison ivyor poison oak)
- Contact irritants (such as soaps, chemicals, or wool)
Dry skin Hives Insect bites and stings
- Parasites such as
pinworm, body lice, head lice, and pubic lice Pityriasis rosea Psoriasis Rashes(may or may not itch) Seborrheic dermatitis Sunburn
- Superficial skin infections such as
folliculitisand impetigo
Generalized itching may be caused by:
Allergic reactions
- Childhood infections (such as chickenpox or
measles) Hepatitis Iron deficiency anemia
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease with jaundice
- Pregnancy
- Reactions to medications and substances such as antibiotics (penicillin, sulfonamides), gold, griseofulvin, isoniazid, opiates, phenothiazines, or
vitamin A
Home Care
For persistent or severe itching, see your health care provider for a diagnosis and treatment instructions.
In the meantime, you can take some steps to help deal with the itch:
- Avoid scratching or rubbing the itchy areas. Keep fingernails short to avoid damaging the skin from scratching. Family members or friends may be able to help by calling attention to your scratching.
- Wear cool, light, loose bedclothes. Avoid wearing rough clothing, particularly wool, over an itchy area.
- Take lukewarm baths using little soap and rinsing thoroughly. Try a skin-soothing oatmeal or cornstarch bath.
- Apply a soothing lotion after bathing to soften and cool the skin.
- Use moisturizer on the skin, particularly in the dry winter months. Dry skin is a common cause of itching.
- Apply cold compresses to an itchy area.
- Avoid prolonged exposure to excessive heat and humidity.
- Take part in activities that distract from the itching during the day and make you tired enough to sleep at night.
- Try over-the-counter oral antihistamines such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl), but be aware of possible side effects such as drowsiness.
- Try over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream on itchy areas.
Call your health care provider if
Call your doctor or nurse if you haveitching and:
- Other,unexplained symptoms
- Is severe
- Does not go away
- Cannot be easily explained
Most itching does not require medical evaluation. Look for an obvious cause of itching at home.
It is sometimes easy for a parent to find the cause of a childs itching. Looking closely at the skin will help you identify any bites, stings, rashes, dry skin, or irritation. Often the cause of itching is fairly obvious, such as a mosquito bite.
Have the itching checked out as soon as possible if it keeps returning and does not have an obvious cause, you have total body itching, or you have hives that keep returning. Unexplained itching may be a symptom of a disease that could be serious.
What to expect at your health care providers office
Your doctor or nurse will examine you and ask questions aboutyour medical history and symptoms.
You may be asked the following questions:
- How long have you had this itch?
- Does it itch all the time?
- Does it seem to get worse, and has it spread?
- What do you think caused this itch?
- Have you ever had this kind of itch before? What caused it then?
- Did you recently come in contact with any irritating substance?
- Do you have any allergies or sensitivities?
- What medications are you taking?
- Have you started using any new product recently? What was it?
- Have you used any new soaps, fabric softeners, perfumes,
deodorants, fabrics such as wool, or chemicals?
- Have you been around animals?
- Have you eaten shellfish or nuts recently?
- Have you had insect bites recently?
- Do you use lotions on your skin?
- Have you been in the sun recently?
- What part of your body itches?
- Is it all over your body (generalized itch)?
- Is the itch limited to a specific area? What area?
- What does the skin that itches look like?
- Is there a rash? If so, are there blisters or scales?
- Are you being treated for other medical conditions?
- What other symptoms do you have?
Norris DA. Structure and function of the skin. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 443.
Habif TP. Atopic Dermatitis. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 5.
Habif TP. Urticaria and angioedema. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 6.
Habif TP. Infestations and bites. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 15.
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Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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The Northern Trust is putting final arrangements in place ahead of the opening of the new emergency department (E.D.) at the end of June.
The new building will officially open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, and will offer state of the art emergency facilities as well as a 24 bedded unit and a new medical records department.
It has been built to facilitate up to 90,000 attendances per year, and at 8,000 square feet, is over twice the size of the current department.
[Source: Antrim Guardian]
A huge swell of support for a new initiative aimed at boosting tourism and the general economy of Crossmaglen and the Slieve Gullion area was witnessed at the launch of the "Colourful Past Confident Future" strategy in Crossmaglen Community Centre on Friday, June 7.
Led by Newry and Mourne District Council and incorporating local businesses and voluntary sector groups, the scheme is a promotional campaign highlighting the positive programs, activity and efforts being made by local communities and agencies to stimulate development and economic growth of the area.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
Carlow senior boss John Meyler says he wasn't the least bit surprised by the county U-21 hurlers' sensational win over Dublin on Tuesday night.
Dublin, having reached each of the last two All-Ireland minor finals, were expected to make light work of the Barrowsiders at Parnell Park though, like their football counterparts against Longford earlier this year, slipped to a shock 1-13 to 1-11 loss.
Meyler doesn't have a direct involvement with the under-21 set up, which is managed by Pat English, though 12 of the players that featured on Tuesday are part of his senior squad.
[Source: Irish Mirror]
The Gathering tourism initiative is having a positive impact on visitors to the county, particularly from America, anecdotal evidence from those in the hospitality industry would suggest. The acting C.E.O. of B&B Ireland, Mary Doogan, told The Anglo-Celt that B&B Ireland online booking figures show a 66 percent increase for Cavan compared to this time last year.
"This is a great achievement, but we have to point out that this figure includes advance bookings for the entire year so it does not mean that the county has seen a huge rise in B&B visitor numbers up to now for 2013. The general trend in the B&B sector this year has seen an increase in visitors from the US and continental Europe, but in Cavan the U.K. remains a strong market because it continues to attract the anglers in particular."
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
Better consultation and planning is needed for festivals to avoid clashes, as has happened with this year's Feakle Festival and Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.
That's the message from Councilor Pat Hayes, who says this year's Fleadh Cheoil, which takes place in Derry from August 12 to 18, will have a knock-on effect for other traditional music festivals in Clare.
He believes a shift in the fleadh's dates over time "has caused difficulties for other festivals, such as the Feakle Festival."
[Source: Clare Champion]
Cork comedian Tara Flynn used her talents to take a unique stand against racism recently after her husband was subjected to verbal abuse in her hometown, Kinsale.
Tara and her husband Carl Austin, were visiting Kinsale over Easter when he became the subject of ridicule while out walking his dog.
In response to the racial attack, Tara made a satirical comedy sketch focusing on the issue of Irish racism. The video stars many Kinsale residents, as well as Tara's husband Carl.
The incident occurred when Carl, from Los Angeles, was out walking his dog in Kinsale over the Easter weekend late at night. Passing a pub a group of men began shouting at him and calling him names.
[Source: Cork Independent]
Food critics from across the globe have been finding out exactly what the people of the city ate during the Siege of Derry as part of the Feast or Famine Food Tours.
Local chef Emmett McCourt treated a group of American visitors, including a leading food critic from New York, to a real taste of Derry as part of the City of Culture celebrations.
The group of 30 visitors was taken on a tour of the city's Food Heritage Trail guided by Emmett.
The food tour stems from the research Emmett undertook into the North West's culinary heritage for his book "Feast or Famine," which is due to be published later in the year.
[Source: Derry Journal]
A 70-year-old man living in west Donegal appeared in Dungloe District Court last Tuesday charged with seven alleged sex offences.
One charge relates to the alleged indecent assault of a male on a date in June 1984, while the other charges are of gross indecency against males on dates between February 2001 and June 2006.
Appearing before Judge Mary Devins, the accused was released on continuing bail and the case was adjourned until July 9 for the preparation of a book of evidence.
[Source: Donegal Democrat]
Newry's Tesco store finally opened its doors to the public last Thursday at 8 a.m., welcoming more than 30 eager shoppers who had arrived early to check out the city's sprawling new superstore.
The 63,000 square feet store, just outside the city center, is the third largest Tesco in Northern Ireland and boasts a vast array of shopping departments all under one roof, including the F&F clothes range, a mobile phone shop, an optician and an electronics department, in addition to grocery, bakery, beers, wines and spirits and health and beauty departments.
The Examiner was there to gauge the opinion of local shoppers and first impressions certainly suggested that Newry's newest superstore was proving a massive hit with the early morning crowd, with most shoppers telling us they "loved" the bright and airy premises, and others declaring it a beautiful and spacious store which they would definitely shop in again. The free parking in the 600 space car park also appealed to many shoppers who commended Tesco on providing such a service for its customers.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
There was relief for holidaymakers on Thursday as French air controllers called off their strike.
Thousands were left in limbo last Wednesday as the fallout from the action spread across Europe to Irish airports.
Some passengers in Dublin Airport had been on their planes for more than an hour waiting for take-off when they were told their flights had been canceled.
Long queues of travelers who had to reclaim their baggage were then looking at abandoning their holidays.
[Source: Evening Herald]
They have used their land to create a "road to nowhere," placed an enormous telephone mast in one of their fields and stationed police at every lane, yet for Linda Moore and her family, life inside the "iron curtain" is relatively stress free.
First told about the plans to put up the fence in February, things could have been much worse for the Moore family.
The neighboring farm within the exclusion zone, was originally due to be inside the fence.
"They asked, 'How did we feel?' And I said that's appalling the inconvenience of my husband Charlie having to go in and out through the fence to the farm and the possibility of being surrounded by protesters. To me it was the worst possible scenario."
[Source: Fermanagh Herald]
Galway City Council is being urged to carry out improvement works at the Ballymoneen/Rahoon road junction in the city.
Councilor Donal Lyons wants the council to widen the road at the junction to allow two-way traffic.
He also wants footpaths and lighting put in at the location to protect pedestrians.
Speaking to Galway Bay FM News, Councilor Lyons, who has tabled a motion on the matter, says there is a safety issue at the junction.
[Source: Galway Bay FM]
A national crime league table compiled by the Irish Examiner shows Roscommon and Longford to be the safest counties, while Waterford, Louth, Wicklow, and Limerick recorded some of the highest crime rates.
A breakdown of official crime statistics for 2012 confirms Dublin as Ireland's crime capital, with an average of 789 offences per 10,000 people compared to the national average of 532. It has the highest rates for robberies, theft, drug, and fraud offenses.
While overall crime rates were down nationally, one in every 18 people was a victim of crime last year, with one in 60 a victim of theft.
The Garda (police) division of Roscommon/Longford narrowly edged Mayo as the region with the lowest crime rate, with an average of just 325 offences per 10,000 population — less than half the rate in Dublin or Limerick. Low crime levels were also recorded in Donegal, Clare, and Tipperary.
Limerick has the highest crime levels for sex offenses and criminal damage to property, while Waterford has the worst crime rate for assaults and weapons and explosives offenses.
Kerry recorded the highest incidence of public order offenses. However, the county has the lowest crime rate for burglary, fraud, and criminal damage.
[Source: Irish Examiner]
An entrepreneur and Trinity College graduate, who organized the importation of one of the largest amounts of cocaine ever seized in Ireland, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Gareth Hopkins (33), with addresses at Carnlough Road in Cabra, Dublin and Leixlip in Co. Kildare, was caught with $39 million worth of cocaine on June 26 last year.
Passing sentence, Judge Mary Ellen Ring said she accepted that Mr. Hopkins had turned to a life of crime after losing his job in 2012, but that many Irish people with similar problems didn't turn to drug dealing.
[Source: Kildare Nationalist]
Kilkenny City's new Central Access Scheme will obliterate an historic famine graveyard if it goes ahead, according to the director of Kilkenny Archaeology.
In the latest stunning revelation about the controversial $14.2 million project, Cóilín Ó Drisceoil says that a burial ground is recorded as having been located at the county Fever Hospital, Wolf Tone Street. The graveyard is noted by Tony Patterson in the 1997 Old Kilkenny Review (Famine Fever in Kilkenny), in which he cites the Kilkenny Journal: "In March [1847] the Kilkenny City Relief Committee voted ten pounds for coffins and £10 to buy a plot of land behind the Kilkenny Fever hospital."
[Source: Kilkenny People]
There is a lot of anxiety in Portlaoise about breast cancer, following the announcement that Hollywood star, Angelina Jolie, had a double mastectomy, according to Councilor Kathleen O'Brien.
At a meeting two weeks ago of Portlaoise Town Council, the Fine Gael councilor called on the H.S.E. to extend the age limit for Breastcheck to 70 years of age.
"There is a lot of anxiety among people following Angelina Jolie's operation.
"She carries the BRCA1 gene, and although it's rare it's genetic so it is in families," she said.
[Source: Leinster Express]
A priceless medieval window surround stolen from Church Island over two years ago has been found dumped near the shoreline of Lough Garadice.
The discovery was made by local man, Patrick Bradley, early last week. Mr. Bradley had reversed a piece of farm machinery to the lake shore to wash it down at Keelrin, near Newtowngore, when he noticed the stones lying in the shallow water of the lough. He contacted Gardaí (police) to report the find, and the pieces of hand carved masonry have since been removed.
The medieval masonry was reported stolen just three weeks ago after a regular visitor to Church Island realized that the ruins of an ancient abbey had been desecrated. However, it is clear from photos taken on the island a few years ago that the window surround has been missing for at least two years.
[Source: Leitrim Observer]
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, the ex-I.R.A. chief-of-staff and Republican Sinn Féin leader, has died.
During his political career, the Longford native also served as a T.D., elected on the abstention ticket.
Ó Brádaigh was raised on the Battery Road in Longford Town, the son of staunchly republican parents. After attending St. Mel's College, he went on to study at University College Dublin before taking up a teaching post at Roscommon Vocational School.
During his time at U.C.D., Ó Brádaigh joined both Sinn Féin and the I.R.A., eventually progressing to senior positions in both organizations.
[Source: Longford Leader]
County Louth has the fourth highest crime rate in the country, with rapes and sexual assaults up by over 45 percent in 2012, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (C.S.O.) figures.
Only the three major urban centers – Dublin, Limerick and Waterford – recorded more crimes on a per capita basis last year. The C.S.O. report shows that the rate of burglaries in Louth is more than 50 percent above the national average and over four times the rate of burglaries in Kerry – the county with the lowest rate.
The figures reveal that Louth has the worst record for burglaries with over 93 per 10,000 people in 2012. The number of burglaries jumped by 23 percent last year to 1,146 – up 126. Louth also has the second highest rate of robberies and sexual offenses.
[Source: Dundalk Democrat]
Gardaí (police) in Westport are still investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred on Friday, June 7, at Sheeaune, Westport at approximately 9:10 a.m. The collision on the main Westport to Castlebar Road, the N5, involved a rented car and a truck. The collision took place close to a filling station, known locally as Tip Top.
The deceased female passenger, aged 24 years, has been named as Franziska Zeller. She was pronounced dead at the scene and the male driver of the car, aged 33, was taken to Mayo General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has now left hospital. The couple was on holiday in the area from Ludwigsburg, which is near Stuttgart in Germany. The driver of the truck was not injured but was severely shaken after the crash.
[Source: The Mayo News]
Around 400 people gathered at Martry Mill, Kells, for the Kells Tourism Day which saw a number of tourism products being launched, and the opening of the mill by Madame Emmanuel d'Achon, the French Ambassador.
The mill has been in near constant service since 1641 but due to water levels falling in the Boyne River, had to resort to electric powerl however, it now can grind its flour again using the power of the Blackwater River.
Madame d'Achon also launched the French translation of the Kells Tourism Brochure, which was translated voluntarily by Fábienne Melard from Paris, who had visited Kells 40 years before, and edited by Headfort School.
[Source: Meath Chronicle]
Conroy Gold and Natural Resources said it has received a further positive mineralogical report as it plans to develop its first operational gold mine at Clontibret in Co. Monaghan.
The company has discovered a 30-mile gold district in Ireland running across Counties Armagh, Monaghan and Cavan.
The new report involved an analysis of the mineralogical characteristics of both the flotation bulk concentrate and rougher tailings, the company said. It shows that gold grade in the bulk concentrate was very high at 32.8 g/t with 3 g/t silver while that contained in the rougher tailing had a much lower gold grade of 0.25 g/t and 1 g/t of silver.
[Source: Sunday Business Post]
To celebrate the year of The Gathering, over 50 international brand representatives of Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey attended a three day "Brand Homecoming" event in the inspirational surroundings of the Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Centre.
Tullamore D.E.W., the world's second largest Irish whiskey brand, hosted the brand workshop with representatives from the U.S., Scandinavia, South Africa, Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. Attendees are responsible for the future growth and marketing of the Tullamore D.E.W. brand worldwide and will play a significant role in promoting the Visitor Centre and Tullamore as a tourist destination.
[Source: Offaly Express]
A new exhibition entitled "Landscapes From the History House" by Roscommon artist Lucy Brennan Shiel and poet Kieran Fury opened at the Backstage Theatre's Atrium Gallery last Thursday.
Inspired by a collection of Furey's poems called "The History House," which is set against the backdrop of Strokestown House and the National Famine Museum, Brennan Shiel has produced a series of oil paintings and prints that continue her decade-long study of the Shannon-side landscape.
[Source: Longford Leader]
The Russians are coming to Sligo – but not President Putin.
The northwestern town is celebrating after a Russian delegation block-booked the Clarion Hotel in Sligo.
While the Americans will be using the Slieve Russell in Ballyconnell, County Cavan, and a number of Chinese staff-members have been booked into the Hillgrove Hotel in Co. Monaghan, Sligo and all her charms will be home to the large Russian entourage.
[Source: Irish Independent]
Minister of State for Public and Commuter Transport Alan Kelly has launched Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail's new official app. The app is free to download and available now from the Apple and Android app stores.
Deputy Kelly said Kelly the app will be especially beneficial to Tipperary commuters who can have live and real-time access to information at their local station.
"This will greatly enhance the rail experience for Tipperary commuters. Technology has the ability to greatly improve the transport experience and this app represents an advance of those technologies," he stated.
[Source: Tipperary Star]
The disappearance of life saving rings at a popular local beauty spot has been described as "despicable."
A number of lifesaving rings at Creeve Lough were found to be missing by council staff last Monday and it's not entirely clear whether it was an incident of theft or antisocial behavior.
This incident follows news of a tragedy in Annalong, County Down, where a man and a teenage boy drowned in a quarry.
[Source: Tyrone Courier]
Postmortems were carried out on the bodies of three brothers who drowned when their fishing vessel overturned at sea.
The tragedy unfolded off the southwest coast of Ireland when the men's 18-foot punt did not return to Dunmore, County Waterford, last Wednesday evening.
The three, named locally as Paul, Shane and Kenny Bolger, have been remembered as hard-working and decent men who will be sorely missed.
All were aged in their 40s and originally from Passage East; two, Paul and Shane, were married with children.
[Source: Irish Independent]
The Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar is among the hospitals where abortions may be carried out under the government's Protection of Human Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013.
As part of the legislation, some "appropriate institutions" are specified for the purposes of the act, including Portiuncula, Mullingar and Portlaoise hospitals. The hospitals listed include public hospitals with obstetric units.
Under the bill, it will now be lawful to carry out a medical procedure, in the course of which, or as a result of which, an unborn human life is ended where the procedure is carried out by an obstetrician at the listed hospitals. This is subject to two medical practitioners having examined the pregnant woman and certified that there is a real and substantial risk of loss of life and that risk can only be averted by carrying out the procedure.
[Source: Westmeath Examiner]
The cream of Enniscorthy's art scene went on display two weeks ago, when a special exhibition opened in the Presentation Centre.
Attracting a huge crowd, the opening night for the art show, which runs through this month, received high praise from all visitors who noted the high quality of each of the varied pieces.
The Enniscorthy Showcase Exhibition is a joint project between the Centre and The Denis Collins Gallery in Wexford, and features the work of over 15 artists from or living in the town. It consists of a number of different pieces – over 60 in total – ranging from sculpture, paintings, drawings, ceramics, photographs, prints and illustrations.
[Source: Wexford Echo]
Wicklow County Council has gone on trial in relation to breaches of health and safety that led to the death of two firefighters in a derelict building almost six years ago.
Brian Murray (46) and Mark O'Shaughnessy (26) died fighting a blaze at a disused ink factory at Adelaide Villas in Bray on September 26, 2007.
Wicklow County Council is the fire authority for the region and runs the fire service in County Wicklow. It is the prosecution's case that the council failed in its duty to ensure the health and safety of its employees.
[Source: Irish Times]


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Dec. 9, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Freshman sensation Rastislav Racz swam a stunning 58.2 in the 100-yard breaststroke in the Zesiger Center pool on Saturday afternoon and the MIT men's swimming and diving team defeated New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) rival Wheaton College, 159-96. The sub-minute mark was good enough to lower the Bratislava, Slovakia native's previous NCAA "B" cut time achieved earlier this season.
Tech remains perfect on the young season with the victory, as the youthful squad now stands at 3-0 (2-0 NEWMAC). Wheaton drops to 4-4 (2-3 NEWMAC) with the loss.
The Engineers took the top spot in 10 of the afternoon's 16 events. Chief among MIT's point contributors were those who took part in the breaststroke events, as Tech took the top three spots in both the 100-yard and 200-yard. Racz took first-place in both, and was followed by Brian Kreider and Kevin Brulois in the 100 and Kalvin Kao and Brulois in the 200.
Both Jeff Zhou and Luke Cummings - each a part of the victorious 400-yard medley relay team - turned in a number of season bests.
Other victories for Tech included Ken Warnock in the 1650-yard freestyle (17:44.99), Peter Wellings in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.34), Deke Hu in the 200-yard butterfly (2:00.79), Jeremy Chang in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.77) and Udit Garg in the 500-yard freestyle (5:00.84).
Sophomore Dan Lopez swept the diving events, taking the 1-meter with a dive earning 223.70 points and the 3-meter with a 206.35 point effort.
Head coach Dawn Gerken had particular praise for freshmen Dan Klenk and Chris Carper, who turned in impressive times in the 200-yard events. However, Gerken's praise didn't stop there, as she gave credit to her entire team for a strong performance.
"After an intense academic week, I thought the team swam with intensity and desire. We are headed to Puerto Rico to train for nine days in January and you can bet on both our men's and women's teams being in the hunt for a NEWMAC Championship title and top 15 NCAA finishes," she said.
Wheaton's Barrett Roberts provided a bright spot for the Lyons, as he broke Zesiger Center pool records in both the 50-yard freestyle (with a 20.48 leading off the 200-yard freestyle relay) and the 100-yard freestyle (45.30).
The Engineers will have plenty of time to recover from their hard-fought victory, as they now have over a month before returning to dual meet action. On Saturday, Jan. 13, Tech will travel to Waltham, Mass. to take on Brandeis University at 1:00 p.m. Wheaton is also entering the winter break, as the Lyons will next compete on Saturday, Jan. 6 when they host Coast Guard at 1:00 p.m.


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Cake can sometimes speak louder than words — one bite and you know that someone out there loves you. Edd Kimber doesn't want fears of failure or the pursuit of perfection to keep us from sharing a simple slice of cake with those we care about. In his new book, he has cakes for every occasion, big and small, with all the details and encouragement we need to bake with confidence.
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I also like that Kimber's definition of "cakes" extends to desserts beyond the spongy, pillowy variety. Towers of profiteroles, a plate of coconut-dusted lamingtons, and classic mousse-like charlottes feel just as celebratory and festive to me as layer cakes, and I like the variety they add to this collection.
• Who would enjoy this book? New bakers ready to up their cake game; bakers looking for new cake inspiration for any event, big or small; if you agree with the statement, "It's not a celebration until there's cake"
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Are your online relationships as productive or satisfying as your real ones? And if the answer here is "yes," do you have many real relationships? This week Marcus Brown, alias The Kaiser, resigned all of his posts in his social media presence in favor of real life interaction.
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There's a lot great about new web tools. But unless we master them -- and not the other way around -- Web 2.0 will be remembered as just another fad.
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Bradley Manning Seeks Plea DealWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Police State
by Stephen Lendman
Plea bargains are sought or accepted for lesser sentences on charges faced. Innocent victims take them if offered. They know potentially what they face against hardball prosecutors wanting blood.
If convicted on all or most serious charges, Manning faces potential life in prison. In America, innocence is no defense. Thousands languish unjustifiably in gulag hell. US prisons are some of the worst.
Manning's lawyer, David Coombs notified the military court that he'll plead guilty to some charges. It's more a partial plea deal than a traditional one. More on that below.
The Bradley Manning Support Network (BMSN) asks, "When did exposing truth become a crime in America?" It's criminalized when government rogues want uncomfortable truths kept secret.
Manning is an American hero. He's a courageous Army intelligence analyst turned whistleblower. Harry Truman once said:
"When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth, then all Americans are in peril."
The National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC) is an alliance of whistleblowers. Sibel Edmonds founded it in August 2004. It's independent and nonpartisan. She serves as president.
Its members include "current or former federal employees or civilians working under contract to the United States who, to their detriment or personal risk, bring to light fraud, waste, and abuse in government operations and agencies when such improprieties compromise the national security of the United States."
At perhaps the most perilous time in world history, exposing vital truths takes on greater importance than ever. A legion of Bradley Mannings is needed.
Exposing government criminality involves great risk. Failure to do so assures unaccountability and greater crimes. America is the world's leading rogue state. Criminals run it.
They're waging war on humanity. Human survival is at stake. Stopping them is top priority.
Manning exposed snippets of US criminality. Doing so harmed no one. It got him in trouble. In May 2010, he was arrested in Iraq on suspicion of passing on classified material to WikiLeaks. A Pentagon statement said:
"The Department of Defense takes the management of classified information very seriously because it affects our national security, the lives of our soldiers, and our operations abroad."
Then Defense Secretary Robert Gates lied. He called the leak "potentially dramatic and grievously harmful....The battlefield consequences of the release of these documents are potentially severe and dangerous for our troops, our allies and Afghan partners…."
Unmentioned were multiple US imperial wars, lawless occupations, exploitation of people and resources, crimes of war, against humanity, and genocide, as well as millions of noncombatant civilians killed, injured, or otherwise harmed.
Whistleblowers like Manning deserve praise, not prosecution. They're heroes. They're America's finest. They risk great personal harm to expose vital truths everyone needs to know.
Exposing crimes or intent to commit them deserves highest praise. America equates it with treason, subversion, or terrorism.
Manning faces 22 counts under America's Espionage Act. He's also accountable under Articles 92 and 124 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). They include aiding the enemy. It's a potential capital offense.
Prosecutors said they won't seek the death penalty. Manning could face life in prison. Possibly it would be without parole. He and Julian Assange received Nobel Peace Prize nominations.
On February 1, 2012, the Movement of the Icelandic Parliament (MIP) nominated Manning for the Nobel Peace Prize. They felt compelled to recognize his important contribution to world peace.
MIP's letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in part said:
"We have the great honor of nominating (Manning) for the 2012 (award)."
He stands accused of leaking documents revealing "a long history of corruption, war crimes and imperialism by the United States government in international dealings."
The evidence "should never have been kept from public scrutiny." They document crimes of war and against humanity."
"Citizens worldwide" are indebted "to the WikiLeaks whistleblower for shedding light on these issues, and so I urge the Committee to award this prestigious prize to accused whistleblower Bradley Manning" for displaying the highest form of courage at great personal risk.
On October 2, Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, moved to have all charges dropped without prejudice. He cited constitutional and Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) violations.
The Sixth Amendment requires "the right to a speedy and public trial….by an impartial jury….and to be informed of the nature and cause of (all charges); to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have" legal counsel assist in defense proceedings.
UCMJ calls for trial within 120 days of restraint and arraignment. When a service member is placed in pre-trial confinement, "immediate steps shall be taken" to inform the accused of all charges, proceed with trial, or dismiss the case entirely.
The Rule for Court Martial (RCM) 707 also calls for trial within 120 days from arrest to arraignment to assure speedy trial proceedings. By the time Manning's trial begins on February 4, he'll have been incarcerated for nearly 1,000 days.
Willful delay prevented him from being tried earlier. Doing so was unjustified, unconscionable, and illegal. Coombs said:
"The Convening Authority, therefore, is just as much at fault for the lack of a speedy trial as is the prosecution."
"The Convening Authority abandoned any attempt to make an independent determination of the reasonableness of any Government delay request."
"Instead, the Convening Authority operated as a mere rubber stamp by granting all delay requests."
The Pentagon ordered Manning's trial delayed. Generals wanted time to punish him ruthlessly. He was isolated in solitary confinement for nine months and imprisoned in pre-trial detention for around 900 days.
In confinement he was subjected to brutal, inhumane treatment. Despite being a model prisoner, he was declared a "Maximum Custody Detainee." Doing so subjected him to the harshest possible treatment.
BradleyManning.org said "Evidence shows (a) three-star general ordered (his) unlawful, brutal treatment." Brig commanders followed Pentagon orders.
Constitutional and US statute laws were violated. So was UCMJ's Article 13. It prohibits pre-trial confinement conditions "any more rigorous" than what's minimally needed to ensure the accused appears for court hearings.
Coombs uncovered emails that "reveal everyone at Quantico was complicit in the unlawful pretrial treatment, from senior officers to enlisted soldiers."
Military officials lied. They claimed Manning was placed on special "prevention of injury" watch for his own protection. Brig psychiatrists called his treatment unjustified.
Bradley Manning Support Network attorney Kevin Zeese said emails made public "now make all previous assertions by Quantico and Pentagon officials that they were simply following procedures to keep Bradley Manning safe patently ridiculous."
Retired Army Col. Ann Wright added:
"The revelation that a Lieutenant General would order the mistreatment of a fellow soldier in violation of the UCMJ leaves me aghast."
"This general, and those who obeyed his orders to mistreat whistle-blower Bradley Manning while he was held in pre-trial confinement, must be held accountable. If not, the entire military justice system fails all members of the military."
Manning was subjected to the following harsh treatment:
• isolation for 23 hours a day;
• one hour alone outside in an isolated room; he was shackled, allowed to walk in circles, and returned to his cell the moment he stopped;
• extremely limited activities overall;
• prohibited from exercising;
• directly and by video surveilled constantly;
• barred from accessing any news or other information;
• forced to respond to guard inquiries almost every five minutes all day;
• awakened at night for being out of full view; he was curled up under very uncomfortable blankets;
• denied a pillow and sheets; and
• for weeks subjected to forced nudity; he was kept that way at night and outside his cell mornings for inspection; military officials lied; they claiming it was to prevent him from injuring himself.
The Pentagon exerted great pressure to break Manning emotionally. He hung on courageously throughout his entire ordeal. Obama threw Manning under the bus.
He defended his lawless treatment. He said it met basic standards. He left unexplained gross human rights violations. Coombs said Manning's constitutional and statutory rights were "trampled on with impunity."
On November 7, Coombs posted the following information on his web site:
"PFC Manning's Offered Plea and Forum Selection"
"PFC Manning has offered to plead guilty to various offenses through a process known as 'pleading by exceptions and substitutions.' "
"To clarify, PFC Manning is not pleading guilty to the specifications as charged by the Government. Rather, PFC Manning is attempting to accept responsibility for offenses that are encapsulated within, or are a subset of, the charged offenses. The Court will consider whether this is a permissible plea."
"PFC Manning is not submitting a plea as part of an agreement or deal with the Government. Further, the Government does not need to agree to PFC Manning's plea; the Court simply has to determine that the plea is legally permissible."
"If the Court allows PFC Manning to plead guilty by exceptions and substitutions, the Government may still elect to prove up the charged offenses."
"Pleading by exceptions and substitutions, in other words, does not change the offenses with which PFC Manning has been charged and for which he is scheduled to stand trial."
"PFC Manning has also provided notice of his forum selection. He has elected to be tried by Military Judge alone."
In other words, Coombs made this offer for Manning. In return, he hopes more serious charges will be dropped or lessened. He awaits word from the court. If willingness is expressed, a traditional plea bargain may follow.
Spokesman for the Bradley Manning Support Network Nathan Fuller said it's "very premature" to speculate whether prosecutors will show leniency. Given how harshly Manning's been treated, it appears a long shot at best, but can't be ruled out.
Manning is world renown. Many distinguished figures and others support him. Pentagon officials may decide to make it appear they're showing some leniency.
Trial proceedings are expected to last six weeks. Manning chose to be tried by a military judge alone instead of a jury of military officers. Nothing will be known for sure until the judge rules. He has marching orders and will do what he's told.
Coombs said Manning will plead guilty to lesser charges alone. Perhaps by late November, some indication of court sentiment will be known.
Law Professor Eugene Fidell represents defendants in court-martial case. He was puzzled by Coombs' move. He said it's unusual to plead guilty without benefit of a pretrial agreement assuring something in return.
At the same time, Manning hopes court leniency may follow. Cooperating to save government time and expense may help.
It's hard to know after authorities invested enormous effort and expense to make an example of him. At issue is deterring other whistleblowers. Going soft might encourage them.
At the same time, playing hardball may encourage fighting back. Manning supporters are enraged about his harsh treatment. If he's imprisoned for decades or life, they won't be silent.
Retribution will be on the minds of many. Above all, supporters want justice. Manning's been afforded none so far. It's highly unlikely he'll be treated fairly. Police states rarely show leniency and never say they're sorry.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at email@example.com.
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After ruling last week that Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was subjected to overly restrictive confinement at a Marine Corps brig, a military judge postponed proceedings in Manning's court-martial until June. The Army should use that delay to consider a plea arrangement in which the accused leaker of vast amounts of classified information would receive significant prison time but not the life sentence associated with the most serious charge against him.
Manning, a 25-year-old former intelligence analyst in Iraq, has been accused of providing WikiLeaks with more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables and thousands of military field reports from Iraq and Afghanistan. To his supporters, Manning is a whistle-blower to be honored — perhaps with a Nobel Peace Prize — for disseminating material such as a video of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack that killed 12 civilians in Baghdad. To the Army and the Obama administration, he is an insubordinate soldier whose reckless disgorging of classified information undermined national security and the conduct of diplomacy. Some argue that Manning is neither hero nor villain, just an immature young man with poor judgment and a propensity for self-dramatization.
Whatever one thinks of Manning, he was entitled to humane treatment once he was arrested. In fact, his imprisonment in a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., in 2010 and 2011 was cruel and degrading. Officials acknowledged in court that Manning was kept in a windowless cell for 23 hours a day and sometimes stripped of his clothes, supposedly to prevent him from hurting himself or others. The judge, Col. Denise Lind, concluded that his confinement had been "more rigorous than necessary" and as compensation she shaved 112 days from any prison sentence he would receive if convicted.


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