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By Tim McAdams | June 1, 2007
WIND IS DEFINED BY WEBSTER'S dictionary as a strong current of air. Although simple in definition, the effects of wind on an aircraft can be profound.
To a pilot wind can be a friend or a foe, depending on its direction. Yet pilots seem to underestimate the consequences of this natural force fairly often. According to the NTSB, during the last 10 years there were 48 helicopter accidents where the pilot said a gust of wind was a factor.
On March 27, 2002, at about 1205, a Hughes 269 was substantially damaged during a loss of control while hovering at the Fort Collins Downtown Airport, Colo. The instructor pilot reported that the wind was 2 – 3 kt at takeoff, but forecasted to be gusty in the afternoon. While hovering at about 3 ft, the helicopter, with the student pilot at the controls, encountered a very strong gust and began to wobble. The instructor took control of the helicopter, and climbed to about 15 ft, when another gust hit the helicopter, turning it sideways, and then downwind.
The instructor stated he was attempting to get it on the ground, but the wind continued to drive the helicopter forward with excessive nose-over tendency.
With the tail rotor into the wind, creating a high power demand and limited tail-rotor authority, the helicopter skipped along the dirt two or three times. The helicopter traveled forward 180-200 ft. The right strut failed, and the helicopter rolled over on its right side.
The instructor reported the wind was gusting to 60 kt at the time of the accident.
At 1215, the reported weather at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, 8 nm south of the accident site, was wind from 260 deg at 13 kt, gusting to 25.
It is not surprising that many accidents were reported while hovering with students. However, like the following, some happened while in flight.
On June 12, 1997, a Bell Helicopter 206L-3, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees while maneuvering 15 mi southwest of Weston, Colo. The commercial pilot and four passengers escaped injury.
According to the pilot's accident report, this was his fourth trip of the day over the same proposed gas pipeline route and he noted that convective clouds had been building all day. The flight was for the purpose of conducting a bird study, and required low and slow flight over wooded areas.
The pilot said he crested a ridge and descended into the next valley, following the terrain downhill. As he approached the far side of this particular valley, it was obvious he was going to require a climbing, 360- deg turn to clear the next ridge. After completing about 90 deg of the turn, the helicopter was hit by a gust from the rear, causing a significant decrease in airspeed. The helicopter settled toward the trees.
The pilot said he had to decide whether to attempt completing the turn and risk striking a tree with ground speed or try a landing with zero airspeed. He chose the latter. The helicopter settled into trees and rolled over on its right side.
Reported winds don't always tell the complete story. The NTSB report listed winds from 100 deg at 13 kt. Ridges and valleys can have a major effect on wind patterns. Flying low and slow at high density altitudes and high gross weight makes even a small wind change very demanding.
Yet helicopters do not need to leave the ground to experience the damaging effects of a sudden gust. For example, on April 19, 1996, a Robinson R22 Beta was substantially damaged while refueling near Franklin, La.
According to the pilot, the helicopter returned to the initial point of departure to pick up additional equipment needed in the field. While there, the pilot elected to hot refuel.
The pilot's father drove a pickup truck equipped with an auxiliary fuel tank under the rotor disk of the running helicopter to accomplish the refueling. The pilot said he stayed at the controls of the helicopter and a gust caused the main-rotor blades to flex down, striking the top of the truck.
Although no one was injured, the helicopter rolled to the right into the truck resulting in structural damage to the helicopter and minor damage to the truck. At the time this happened the winds at the accident site were reported from 170 deg at 18 kt, gusting to 25.
Wind can affect the flexing of a rotor blade at low rpm much more than at normal speed. No objects should be allowed under the disc area of a spinning rotor, especially in gusty wind conditions.
Another accident happened on April 29, 2002, when an Enstrom 280FX was substantially damaged when the main-rotor blades struck the tail boom.
In an interview with the NTSB, the pilot stated he landed in a corn field and disembarked from the helicopter while the rotors were still under power. Subsequently, he said a gust appeared and the main rotor severed the tail boom.
It should go without saying that leaving the pilot station of a helicopter with power still applied to the rotor system is just a really bad idea under any circumstances.


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Paul Taylor's UFC future will be determined by the results of a full medical checkup and CT scan he plans to undergo in the next 10 days.
"[The UFC] wants it as a precaution," Paul Hennessy, Taylor's manager, told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
The lightweight fighter suffered what officials called a "classic migraine" the night prior to a scheduled fight with John Gunderson at UFC 112 this past Saturday and was removed from the card shortly before the event began.
He returned this week to his home in Cannock, Staffordshire, England.
A migraine is a severe headache which lasts between four and 72 hours. Its symptoms include nausea, vomiting and increased sensitivity to light and sound.
Hennessy said Taylor's migraine struck between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. the night prior to the event. Doctors initially gave him a 50-50 chance to fight, but as the day progressed, Taylor's symptoms grew worse.
"He got a fever and it became obvious that he wasn't going to fight," Hennessey said. "[UFC doctors] couldn't give him any medication … because if they gave him medication, he wouldn't be able to fight."
By the afternoon, Taylor couldn't keep food or liquids down and had lost vision in his left eye, according to Hennessy. At 3:30 p.m., Marc Ratner, UFC vice president of regulatory affairs, made the decision to remove him from the card. A former executive director with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Rather oversees and regulates UFC events held in locations without formal athletic commissions.
Amid concerns of dehydration, doctors wanted Taylor to go to an area hospital to receive IV fluids. Taylor declined the trip and stayed in his hotel room, where he remained bedridden until Sunday. He did not see the event.
"Distraught," Hennessy said of Taylor's reaction to the removal. "He was almost in tears, apart from the pain and everything else. He didn't want to let anyone down. Paul's a fighter and he really wanted to get in the octagon."
The UFC paid Taylor his show purse.
Taylor (10-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) most recently dropped a unanimous decision to John Hathaway at UFC 105 in November. And with four losses in six fights, he would have been in a must-win situation.
Hennessy said the UFC is happy to have Taylor back when he is cleared to fight.
For complete coverage of UFC 112, check out the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
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Steven Marrocco is a staff reporter for MMAjunkie.com and an MMA contributor for The Vancouver Sun.


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"European regulators are beginning to see that cooperation (between transmission grid operators) could help liquidity and competition in the market. Progress will be made in the next five years."
"The loan contributes to the financing of a grid development project that includes the upgrading and construction of transformer substations, the rehabilitation and extension of distribution lines and connecting 320 000 new consumers."
"We did what we call the Work Manager where the data grid is tied around particular data. Think of it more like a batch process as opposed to a data process."
"This is a prescribed action that we do to support the electric grid. Certain areas will be experiencing rolling blackouts every 15 minutes, but we we'll be taking power off of the system and returning it to different areas."
"The idea is that you get all these different data sources put into a local information grid so that you are a subscriber to the grid. You can call down the information for whatever you need, when you need it."
"Truth be told, though our economy operates in the Information Age, our power grid functions more like something from the Stone Age, ... We must act to change this now in the energy bill that is before the Congress."
"I'm really, really looking forward to the opening round. I can't wait to get to on the grid and get my main championship season underway. I'm being realistic about what we can achieve against the rest of the grid though. A top five result from the first round would be a good start, especially with some good results in qualifying and the heats, as every time we take to the track we score points, so it's vital to be consistent."
"The damage to the electric power grid is the most important source of damage to consider in evaluation of the impact of Hurricane Katrina."
"This technology will remove barriers to computational science not being addressed by the incremental infrastructure projects involving data grids and network control planes. By creating better science, we will have better answers, and with better answers, policy makers will have more accurate information on which to base decisions."


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Thousands celebrate Saint John Paul II during Divine Mercy Sunday in Stockbridge
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STOCKBRIDGE -- In what many Catholics believe was a once-in-a-lifetime event on Sunday, more than 24,000 pilgrims walked, drove or were bussed to Eden Hill to celebrate the co-canonization of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII at the annual Divine Mercy Sunday celebration at Eden Hill.
The actual canonization ceremony was held earlier Sunday at the Vatican in Rome.
"In Blessed John XXIII, we find a man, who, through his compassionate approach to others, literally changed the world's perception of the church," said Msgr. Jim Lisante, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa Park, N.Y. Lisante was the homilist of Sunday's celebration.
"He possessed a humility that allowed people, powerful and less so, to lay down their defenses and begin to act as true brothers and sisters to one another," said Lisante.
Of John Paul II, Lisante said that while he survived Nazism and later Communism, the faith and power of compassion of Divine Mercy was severely tested..
"John Paul had to make a determined choice," said Lisante. "Do we give in to hatred, hard-heartedness and an unwillingness to forgive? Or does a faith rooted in Divine Mercy not compel us to embrace love above all? And with love, forgiveness and mercy.
"Two amazing men of the Church, celebrated and canonized this day," he concluded. "Both reflections of the Divine Mercy, Jesus of Nazareth."
With the dual canonizations on Sunday, Marian officials expected a large crowd. More than 245 busses packed the parking lot, according to Robin Parow, chief communications officer for the Marians.
Traffic reached its peak between 10 and 11:30 a.m., with busses and cars slowly entering the Eden Hill complex from Pine Street, brake lights blinking every few seconds.
And, as usual, the busses were from all over the East Coast, from New England to Florida. In all, there were more than 300, said Parow.
"I was walking up to the Shrine," reported the Rev. Patrick McGee, a Franciscan monk from the Order of Our Lady of Holy Family of Patterson, N.J. "It was like being at the United Nations. I was on a mission in Zambia, and today reminded me of that."
"This amazing event, yes," said Aiden Marquiset, a Dominican from Delaware attending the event with his two sons. "Two popes canonized. We had to come and be a part of it."
By 10:30 a.m., lines to the Confessional tent were close to a quarter-mile long. In fact, it was a wait for everyone, whether they wanted to go to Confession, to go to the bathroom, buy a tee shirt, or buy a soda at the concession stand, run by the Marketplace of Sheffield.
Early afternoon entertainment was provided by a host of local Christian musicians, including Tanny Labshare and Jessica Roemischer, of Stockbridge, Candy Morley, of Lenox, Ron Ramsey, of Pittsfield, and Mary Verdi, of Dalton.
"We're so well-known, that we can recruit some of the best Christian musicians from around the country," said Parow.
The crowd was packed tightly in front of the Shrine altar. An intermittent rain made the grass slightly slick, so that one had to step carefully trying to get through the crowd.
Police reported no major incidents throughout the event.
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Ask Anthony Genovese, a vice president at payments company Compass Plus in St. Louis, to assess the current state of mobile banking apps and his verdict is bluntly unenthusiastic.
"There's a lot of 'me-too' apps," said Genovese, who spoke in connection with the release of a new Compass Plus white paper, "Mobile Banking: One Size Doesn't Fit All." (A free download is here.)
"I do not see very many truly empowering apps. Financial institutions are not signing up new customers because of their mobile apps," said Genovese.
He added that getting to the next, higher level of mobile banking is as simple as, "Have a strategy and knowing what your customers want."
Genovese added that central advice from Compass Plus to credit unions is to "focus on the importance of the mobile channel" and to take steps to make use of uniquely mobile features such as built-in GPS (the phone knows where it is), a camera, and in an increasing number of phones NFC, the near-field communications payments chip.
Genovese added that "the stickiness of mobile user is questionable. Financial institutions aren't offering many features that compel users to keep using the channel."
The white paper text elaborated: "While many users have signed up for mobile banking services, the on-going use of these services is often rather limited." Compass Plus cited research that said perhaps 8% of subscribers "could be considered active users."
The white paper continued: "By leveraging the ubiquity of mobile communications, financial institutions can deliver always-available highly personalized services and instant access anytime, anywhere."


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For most of 2013, the stock market's been pretty easy for investors. Stocks rose whether the news was good or bad, equities prices rose steadily. But that gravy train's coming to an end, and the next few months more and more are looking like a gauntlet for investors.
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Gracias Peter, I will check it out. And thank you for your posts from 8 or 9 years ago about bakers percentages... I have been reading and re-reading the post trying to understand. Actually I am not in the US I am in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. If you ever get south of the border look me up and I will buy you a slice or two....
Hola TXCraig1,Thanks for your reply... do you have a pizza restaurant? what are your pizza related food costs?38.5% seems a little high.... Jaja I was hoping to hear lower numbers.
Most people look at food cost as the culprit, but low prices are the real culprit.The market determines your price. My experience is that trying to make a better pizza and compete with chains on price is suicide. Branding is remarkably powerful. People would rather pay more for a mediocre pizza from chain store than pay less for a better pizza from an independent store.That's why the large chains are large. It isn't from having delicious food. Make a different pizza instead. You have to be something different. Better service doesn't count. You need a magic bullet. Something that you make that no one else makes. The chains are going to kill you. You can't take more than 10% of their customers even if you're 25% cheaper in price.I have always run about 20% food cost on pizza (side orders are higher), but I'm the exception to the rule. Your volume affects whether your food cost is viable. My prices are higher, so I can get away with it.33% would be the highest food cost I would go on an eat-in restaurant. About 30% may be a reasonable target for you.Portion and control your cheese very carefully. That's most important in controlling food cost.Good luck!
If i could pull one thing out of this post is the statement that LOW PRICE is a main culprit of restaurant failures. This I know for a fact. I know a few guys who failed because they priced themselves too high......but WAAAAY more guys failed because they underestimated their products worth.
Such a short post, yet it says so much.
Low prices aren't a bad thing. Lots of people say competing on price alone is a bad idea. I have a family friend who made his fortune just by finding ways to make the same product cheaper.
That's not really competing on price. Competing on price in the commonly held sense implies lowering price while cost is flat. Your friend is an innovator.
Yes and no. I think it can apply both ways. For instance Walmart is always talked about for their business model of just undercutting competitors prices, but they also found way to their cost at the same time. I always think about how they are responsible for deodorant no longer coming in box.


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Anyone please help . How do i go about getting a tree identied using this site ?.
Cliff Taylor
Post some photos - ideally:
- whole tree,
- stem (showing several leaves),
- leaves,
- flowers,
- fruit,
- anything unusual (eg twisted bark texture, different coloured underside to the leaves).
Depending on the time of year, some of those may not be available on the tree. But you may still be able to help, by looking on the ground; that applies to leaves, flowers and fruit.
And tell us where and when the photos were taken, and whether the tree is growing in a natural or garden/park habitat.
Thanks very much for the reply. I will set about getting the info .
The above is an ideal; tree IDs here are often done on a lot less info!
I think it is katsura, Cercidiphyllum japonicum
(note the leaves are opposite not alternate, unlike Cercis)
Message was edited by: MikeHardman - Update: see further, different opinion later on
Thanks for the reply I have more pics that may be of use but i will have to wait for the kids to help with uploads, approaching retirement, I'm hiding behind the old dogs new tricks thing.....
Curious: I now see, in these further photos, alternate leaves (rather than opposite as I thought I had seen earlier).
Which means it is not katsura.
Candidates: Cersis siliquastrum (Judas tree), Tilia species (lime) and Alnus species (alder).
If you've got any clues about flower or fruit (perhaps on hte ground/pot from last year) that would help greatly. But it may be too young.
I might have some more thoughts later.
Update: for general future reference, you could try the NHM's tree key
It covers quite a few species, but not all; certainly there are ornamentals that are not included.
This may help, too


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Per Segman,
Same as yesterday, but insert Louis Lopez into second (batting 8th) for Bergolla
3B Freel
SS Felo
1B Casey
CF Griff
LF Dunn
RF Kearns
C Fe Fe Larue
2B Louis Lopez
P Claussen
Anyone else think that Bergolla looked awfully overmatched last night. Its the first time I saw him at bat this year. Looks like he needs a full year down in AAA. Hopefully its just one game, I was hoping to see a little more out of him than a bunch of whiffs, and a gift infield single. Perhaps a couple of solid outs, or at least ground balls.


text: better known as Star Trek IV - The One With The Whales What "Voyage Home" is the title referring to? Is "home" literally the Enterprise ("my friends, we've come home")? Or Earth? for in the beginning they were on Vulcan with nothing to do. Coming to think of it, the movie series up to IV made a mess (in a good sense) of Star Trek: Kirk was promoted to Admiral and that was not good, Spock died, the Enterprise was destroyed, Earth almost was destroyed too (twice), very little was left from the tv series. Except of course, the heroes. Maybe this is why the TNG movies were generally more bland, they were too much like from the tv series model? But back to the question? What "Voyage Home?"


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ARM Reaches Out With Muscular 2nd-Gen GPUs
Aug 7, 2012 7:00 AM PT
Mobile processor manufacturer ARM on Monday announced the second generation of its Mali T-600 family of graphics processor units (GPUs), based on ARM's Midgard architecture.
The new chips represent the second generation of Mali-T600 processors; the first was announced in November.
"The graphics demands in smartphones, tablets and DTVs continue to accelerate," Steve Steele, senior product manager at ARM, told TechNewsWorld.
"GPU technology typically moves faster than CPU technology," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld.
About the Sons of Mali
The ARM Mali-T600 series consists of three GPUs for smartphones, tablets and smart TVs: the T624, T628 and T678. The first two are for smartphones and smart TVs; the T678 has been optimized for tablets.
The Mali-T624 offers up to four cores, and the other two up to eight cores. The second generation Mali-T600 family offers 50 percent better performance than its predecessor, ARM said. This was achieved by optimizing the register transfer level and implementing microarchitectural improvements for more efficient graphics execution.
GPU computing capabilities allow computational methods of enhancing or extending digital photography, such as enabling multiple perspectives on a subject and real-time photo editing on mobile devices. They also allow photo editing and video stabilization to be offered for a wider variety of consumer products.
ARM expects products with first-generation Mali-T600 cores in the market before the end of this year, the company's Steele said. Products with the second-generation GPUs will be available in Q3 of 2013.
Working With the CPUs
The new Mali-T600 family is the first series of GPUs to include ARM's Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC).
ASTC gives content developers better control over the tradeoff between space and quality inherent in lossy compression schemes. Designers can pick among a wide choice of input formats without having to support multiple different compression schemes. It optimizes GPU performance and increases battery life in devices, enabling an always-on, always-connected experience, ARM said.
"Given the heavy focus on ever higher graphics generally, the GPU is now as power-hungry as the CPU or more power-hungry, and it controls the screen, which is the most power-hungry part of the device," Enderle said.
The Mali-T600 CPUs support the major compute application programming interfaces to perform GPU computing for more efficient execution of parallel-intensive tasks.
"This is really about the GPU and CPU working together to more efficiently handle the compute workload," Craig Stice, a senior principal analyst at IHS iSuppli, told TechNewsWorld. "They balance tasks, allowing performance of the right task by the most efficient architecture."
For Tablets, With Love
With the T678, which was designed for tablets, ARM may be seeking to anticipate mobile device market trends.
"The importance of energy-efficient graphics processing capable of presenting the user experience for watching videos, playing games, and similar applications with sufficient battery life is the genesis for these embedded graphics engines targeting tablets," Tom Hackenberg, semiconductors principal analyst at IHS iSuppli, told TechNewsWorld.
"Nvidia is competing with Tegra 3, which is the line of SOCs (Systems on a Chip) with an ARM core, and Nvidia embedded graphics targeting high-performance mobile," Hackenberg continued. "TI (Texas Instruments) is competing with OMAP 5, targeting the same."
"ARM is No. 1 in the Android market, and we see how diverse and dynamic the market is," ARM's Steele remarked. "Mali offers a wide range of performance points enabling silicon providers to offer a range of tablet, smartphone and DTV products all based around the same software stack."
However, the leader in graphics core intellectual property (IP) is Imagination Technologies, which "has over half of all embedded graphics, including Apple iPads and iPhones," Hackenberg said.


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The long road ended a little short for the Demons.
The last two Durango High School wrestlers remaining in the CHSAA Class 4A State Wrestling Championships were eliminated in the consolation quarterfinals Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
At 113 pounds, Matthew Lavengood (31-12) lost a 2-0 decision to Sage Budd (35-6) of Mead to miss the podium.
At 220 pounds, Daniel Gustavson (29-14) lost an 11-6 decision to Damian Garcia (35-10) of Pueblo Centennial to miss the podium.
Budd and Garcia moved on to the consolation semifinals, where Budd took fifth and Garcia sixth, both on the podium.
Durango, behind Gustavson, Lavengood and Nick Tarpley, finished the state tournament with nine points.


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Streisand To Close MusiCares Gala
Streisand To Close MusiCares Gala
MusiCares has announced that 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year Barbra Streisand will close out the evening with a performance at the 21st annual benefit gala to be held during GRAMMY Week on Feb. 11, 2011, two days prior to the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. An eight-time GRAMMY winner, GRAMMY Legend Award and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Streisand is being honored in recognition of her renowned creative accomplishments and philanthropic work. Proceeds from the dinner and concert will provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need. (10/29)
"Thriller" To Inspire Motion Picture
The video for Michael Jackson's GRAMMY-winning "Thriller" could become the only music video in history to inspire a big-budget, feature-length film, according to a Deadline.com report. GK Films, Fox 2000, Lionsgate, and Summit Entertainment are all bidding on rights to the film, which is set to be written by Jeremy Garelick (The Hangover) and directed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical and Michael Jackson's This Is It). (10/29)


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The Bahamas lawmaker who prompted a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case has publicly apologized to the judge and the people of the island chain.
Picewell Forbes says his announcement of an acquittal while the jury was still deliberating last week were "reckless" and "not true."
But he isn't saying where he heard the report that he repeated in a televised speech at a political convention.
Forbes' attorney Anthony McKinney said Tuesday his client cannot comment further because the matter is still before the court. The judge who declared a mistrial has said she is considering a contempt of court charge against Forbes.
Forbes has a court hearing scheduled on Thursday.


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He is most remembered, by many, for his extraordinary talent as a runner who put Cubberley High on the map in the world of track and field.
By 1978, as a junior, he won the California State championship at 440 yards and track officialdom took notice. The next year, as a senior, he ran 45.51 in the 400 meters and set a national high school record having run it faster than any high school athlete ever. In addition, he was a fail-safe, come-from-behind anchor in the sprint relays.
Bill was selected for the Pan American Games, though he did not compete. At age 18, after placing in the top three in the U.S. Men's National Championship meet in Southern California against veteran college stars, he found himself three days later on a flight to Europe with a team of Americans sent to compete on the world stage.
He had a large collection of trophies, but among his proudest recognitions were those earned at home — his Athlete of the Year honor at Cubberley and the Peninsula Male Athlete of the Year Award, presented by the Peninsula Times Tribune in 1979.
He ran 10.59 for the 100 meters, 20.91 for the 200 and 45.51 in the 400 — times that still rank among the best all-time in the Central Coast Section. His 400 time still ranks No. 2.
From Cubberley, Green graduated to USC and was a member of some of the world's fastest relays.
In 1980, the ecstasy and agony of his running career were realized when he won the 400 meters at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., despite know full well that U.S. President Jimmy Carter had called for a boycott of the Moscow Games.
Nonetheless, Green's memory will always carry the legacy of being an Olympian.
When news of Bill's death reached friends, fans and coaches, they flooded social media venues with tributes and photos of his track accomplishments.
"Bill and I were roommates, teammates, and friends at USC,":wrote one friend. "Bill was a track and field phenomenon, and a far better friend. Bill had many interests beyond track, life was always interesting with Bill, you never new what adventure was around the corner. He touched many lives."
"As a Bellarmine track athlete, I had the privilege of competing against Bill in one race and watching him in a few others. A truly incredible athlete, a good guy, and one of the best high school track & field athletes in CA history. For those of us who had the opportunity to watch him, he will not be forgotten," wrote Doug Griffith. "A very special athlete. God bless Bill and his family."
And, from Dan Carney: "I ran for Buchser High School in my senior year '79 against Bill. We raced in the 220 at Cubberley and after he smoked me I was so mad I threw my shoes on the ground. But, he came up to me and said, 'You had me all the way off the turn and I ran as hard as I could.' I know he was just trying to make me feel good, but he insisted he gave it his all. Anyway, it just proves his character and how modest and humble he was. He was the fastest athlete I've ever had the privilege to compete against. Over the years I tell people of him and how amazing he was and how lucky and fortunate I was to run against him. You're the man, Bill Green."
Friends and family recalled his love of animals; his "techno-geek" interest in electronics and computers; his collection of vintage radios; and his status as a licensed ham operator.
Bill spent long hours in the library, loved gardening, music, cooking, hiking, camping, metal-detecting and fishing. Friends praised his sense of humor and his kindness and compassion.
Bill was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 1, 1961. The family moved to Rochester, N.Y., where he attended the Harley School and later public school. The Greens moved to Palo Alto in 1971 and he attended Crescent Park School, Jordan and Wilbur middle schools, and was a graduate of Cubberley's last class before it closed in 1979.
Bill is survived by his parents, Palo Altans Loretta Martin Green, a retired journalist, and William E. Green, an attorney and a former quarter-miler at the University of Pittsburgh. He also leaves his brother Roderic Martin Green (Tammy) of Commerce, Mich., who also was a member of the speedy Cubberley Cougars. Bill is survived by his sisters Inelle Lisa Green of San Jose and Nicole Elise Green of Oakland.
A celebration of Bill's life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, at the Unity Palo Alto Church, 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in Bill's memory to the Peninsula Bay Links Scholarship Fund, 1635 Candace Way, Los Altos, CA 94024. The money will fund a Bill Green academic scholarship to be presented in May to a local, college-bound senior track and field athlete.
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The fall opera and music scene is making promises that may not mature for years, but at least things are moving in the right direction.
There's a new conductor in town (well, not for another year. And he banged his head on a door, so we're watching that). There's a new opera troupe in town (well, it's an old troupe being reborn, but we have high hopes). The fall opera and music scene is making promises that may not mature for years, but at least things are moving in the right direction.
The major news comes from Symphony Hall, where the Boston Symphony Orchestra welcomes its 15th music director, Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons. Trouble is, because of scheduling, he won't actually start until 2014. And because of an inadvertent collision with a doorway, a concussion kept him from even guesting with the orchestra this summer. But presumably Nelsons will be recovered by Oct. 17, when he leads pianist Paul Lewis in Mozart's piano concerto No. 25, and the orchestra in Brahms' third symphony.
The BSO season officially begins with an all Brahms evening Sept. 21, the double concerto (Augustin Hadelich, violin; Alban Gerhardt, cello) and the second symphony. Christoph von Dohnanyi conducts, and he returns the next week for Mahler's Resurrection symphony as well. Other fall highlights include concerts by Yo-Yo Ma (Shostakovich first cello concerto, Oct. 3-8); guest conducting appearances by Thomas Adès (Oct. 10-12) and Charles Dutoit (two separate engagements, Oct. 31-Nov-9, including a program dedicated to Britten's War Requiem); and premieres by Mark-Anthony Turnage (Oct. 24-26) and Marc Neikrug, his concerto for bassoon (Nov. 21-23) featuring BSO principal Richard Svoboda.
The local opera scene was rocked in late 2011 when Opera Boston closed its doors. The heady troupe, led by conductor Gil Rose, had spent nearly a decade staging outside-the-margins works like Shostakovich's The Nose and Hindemith's Cardillac, and even basked in the Pulitzer Prize glow when Zhou Long's score for Madame White Snake, which Opera Boston premiered in 2009, won the award in 2011. Now Rose is back. Opera Odyssey makes its debut with Wagner's Rienzi, a four-plus hour extravaganza that will be broken up by a civilized dinner break. One performance only is scheduled, for Sept. 15 at Jordan Hall, and no further stagings have been announced for the season. But here's hoping Opera Odyssey has a long journey.
Boston Lyric Opera has, and its artistic and organization revitalization under Esther Nelson continues this season. BLO opens with Mozart's Magic Flute (Oct. 4-13), and this year mixes in two other operatic mainstays (Rigoletto, I Puritani) with a commissioned work, Jack Beeson's Lizzie Borden (Nov. 20-24). Guerrilla Opera expands to two productions, opening with Andy Vores "No Exit" (Sept. 19-22) at Boston Conservatory's Zack Box Theater. A new troupe, Opera Brittenica, fills its inaugural season entirely with the music of Benjamin Britten, kicking off with his "Rape of Lucretia" (Oct. 18-28 at the Cambridge YMCA Theatre).
Boston Baroque begins its 40th anniversary season with a jolt of organizational energy and a renewed sense of musical investigation. Chamber works, including a premiere composed by music director Martin Pearlman, start off its New Direction series (Oct. 19, at Longy), and its subscription concerts begin with a bang, Beethoven's Ninth (Nov. 8 and 9 at Jordan Hall). Boston's other longstanding period orchestra, Handel & Haydn Society, begins its 199th season with artistic director Harry Christophers leading Bach's B Minor Mass (Sept. 27, 29) at Symphony Hall. Ex-AD Grant Llewellyan returns for a Mozart (Haffner symphony) and Beethoven (No. 2) program Nov. 1 and 3.
Celebrity Series has its own 75th anniversary to celebrate, although its opening night star, Sonny Rollins, had to cancel due to illness. Banjoist Bela Fleck starts the season Oct. 10 at Sanders Theatre, and other marquee events include pianist Yuja Wang (Oct. 18, Jordan Hall), the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (Oct. 27, Symphony Hall), pianist Andras Schiff (Nov. 1, Jordan Hall), and violinist Joshua Bell (Nov. 17, Symphony Hall).
Chamber music gets its due, as usual, with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's stellar Sunday afternoon series beginning with the string ensemble A Far Cry on Sept. 22, and its Avant Gardner Thursday evening performances starting Oct. 17 with violinist Tim Fain. The intrepid Chameleon Arts Ensemble begins Oct. 5 with a Parisian flavored program at the Goethe Institut. Boston Chamber Music Society opens Oct. 27 at Sanders Theatre. Firebird Ensemble plays from its new release of Eric Moe's music Sept. 6 at First Church in Boston. Radius Ensemble opens at Longy Oct. 5 with music of Rota, Piazzolla and Luna Pearl Woolf. Irish pianist John O'Conor opens Boston Conservatory's esteemed Piano Masters series on Oct. 1 with an all-Beethoven program (Pathetique, Moonlight, Appassionata); Janice Weber gives a faculty recital at BoCo Sept. 17.
Other major orchestral openings this fall include Boston Modern Orchestra Project (a concert performance Virgil Thompson's Four Saints in Three Act, Nov. 16, Jordan Hall), and Boston Musica Viva (Oct. 5, Tsai Performance Center). The Boston Philharmonic, joined by Chorus pro Musica, has rescheduled its performance of Beethoven's Ninth, which was cancelled after the Marathon attacks last spring, for Sept. 30 at Symphony Hall; the Boston Classical Orchestra (Fanueil Hall, Sept. 28, 29); Boston Civic Symphony (Nov. 10, Jordan Hall); Longwood Symphony (Oct. 5, Jordan Hall); and Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, featuring music director-emeritus Gisèle Ben-Dor, Oct. 5 at Sanders Theatre, all return as well. On the choral side, Cantata Singers opens its 50th season Sept. 20 at Jordan Hall with three Bach Cantatas.


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Screening 'leads to overdiagnosis'
Breast cancer screening leads to thousands of women undergoing unnecessary treatment despite saving lives, according to an independent review.
The official study found that as many as 4,000 women in Britain receive therapy for non-life threatening forms of the disease every year because of overdiagnosis. But it revealed that about 1,300 lives are saved by mammography.
The NHS Breast Cancer Screening Programme was launched in the UK in 1988 and invites all women aged between 50 and 70 to screening every three years.
There has been an ongoing debate about the benefits and harms of screening for the past 10 years, prompting the Government and charity Cancer Research UK to last year launch a review of the controversial programme.
An independent panel led by University College London's Professor Sir Michael Marmot was tasked with analysing data from screening trials from a number of countries over recent decades. Its report, published in The Lancet, concludes that screening reduces breast cancer mortality but that some overdiagnosis occurs. It found that for every life saved, three women were overdiagnosed.
The panel said: "Since the estimates provided are from studies with many limitations and whose relevance to present-day screening programmes can be questioned, they have substantial uncertainty and should be regarded only as an approximate guide.
"If these figures are used directly, for every 10,000 UK women aged 50 years invited to screening for the next 20 years, 43 deaths from breast cancer would be prevented and 129 cases of breast cancer, invasive and non-invasive, would be overdiagnosed; that is one breast cancer death prevented for about every three overdiagnosed cases identified and treated. Of the roughly 307,000 women aged 50-52 years who are invited to begin screening every year, just over 1% would have an overdiagnosed cancer in the next 20 years."
The panel added: "Evidence from a focus group organised by Cancer Research UK and attended by some members of the panel showed that many women feel that accepting the offer of breast screening is worthwhile, which agrees with the results of previous similar studies. Information should be made available in a transparent and objective way to women invited to screening so that they can make informed decisions."
Professor Sir Mike Richards, National Cancer Director, said: "I welcome the fact that the review clearly recommends that breast screening should continue. But the key thing is that we communicate this new information to women so they can make an informed choice for themselves. NHS Cancer Screening programmes have already asked independent academics to develop new materials to give the facts in a clear, unbiased way. I hope to see them in use in the next few months. If any woman has concerns about breast screening she should talk to her GP or health professional."
Dr Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said: "We think it's vitally important for women to have access to clear information about breast screening, the balance of benefits and harms and the fact that they could be diagnosed with and treated for a cancer that might not cause them harm. So, on balance, taking all the evidence into account, Cancer Research UK recommends that women go for breast screening when invited."


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In this VMA interview with MTV, Taylor jokes around about how fans will cry when they see him as a werewolf, talks about how RPattz doesn't need any workout tips, and also gave us some insight as to what Eclipse may be like:
Slade is the third director to helm a "Twilight" flick, and Lautner admits that he's got a whole new dark take on the saga. "It's been good. He's a lot different, but I think he's going to add a cool taste to the movie," he explained. "It might be a little darker."Read the rest at MTV.
And Lautner thinks Slade will take the action in this flick, which involves a lot of battling, to the next step. "I feel like the action level is stepping up each and every film. 'New Moon' definitely has a lot more [action] than 'Twilight,' and I feel like Eclipse is bumping it up another level," the actor said.


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We Three Kingsarr. Matthew Culloton - MorningStar Music Publishers
With a flair for the dramatic, this unaccompanied setting of the well-known carol uses three male soloists (one baritone, two bass) as the kings' voices over the choir. There is accompaniment provided by oboe solo as it dances around the melody and, in one passage, even quotes Greensleeves. Creative divisi chorus sings backup to the kings and then takes the lead at all the refrains, which are set differently. Here's a fun and sprightly piece that will give your good soloists a chance to shine!
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Native Bee Conservation Presentation
If you are interested in learning about native bees as crop pollinators, here is a presentation that you can download and watch.
Mace Vaughan, Conservation Director of the Xerces Society, gave a lecture on Native Bee Conservation 101 to the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) on May 10, 2007 via the internet. The presentation provides an overview of the importance, life history, and conservation of crop-pollinating native bees. Also included is information on some of the great things that the NRCS is doing for pollinator conservation in the U.S.
This video has been made available by the NRCS. Download this presentation (wmv file, 12.5 MB).
If you view the talk or forward it on to others, you should be aware that this is a recording of the live event. The first few minutes contain lots of beeps and some random comments as participants came on-line for the meeting (also some directions about how the system worked, which are not relevant to anyone viewing this recording). The presentation is about an hour, with an additional fifteen minutes of questions at the end.


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first of all the nets might not trade kidd and if they do dont you think they will get something in ruturn for like one of the best PG in the NBA.
boston are you kiddin who do they paul and gary. gary is old he wont be much of a threat. and paul cant carry that team to the top of a division.
and the magic are way better that the wizards. are you kidding howard is ganna be big. steve is a good PG. and Mobley is a great shooter. and did you forget grant hill. he said he might be coming back this year. so this is there line up
thats not a bad team at all at least better then the wizards.
the knigs did not lose there main player. there main play is webber who will be better this season because he needed rest. and they got peja. who i think is not going anywhere. bibby is still there and now he has a younger player to pass to Ostertag. and i know hes not the best center but hes not that bad. o yea and dont forget Doug Christie, Bobby Jackson, and there other person that can play center Brad Miller.
now how can anyone tell me that the suns are better then this team.


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bargs got a rebound!!!!
Casey calls a timeout, and doesn't set up a two for one...just unbelievable
goltending, andrea gets the 2
Boston commentator on Bargnani rebound: well one thing they didnt thought he's going to do is to rebound in this league.
Andrea looks like he lost a lot of weight, and some arm muscle
Hes playing great though, mostly because he's taking good shots. I really think he could thrive being the second or third option
sadly jose is leading Detroit past Brooklyn right now.. we need them to lose
The man can pass the ball, it's just that for whatever reason, the coaches haven't looked to exploit this by putting him in the right position. But our offence seemed to change when he got injured; bigs began to pass much more actively; hopefully he becomes a part of this as well.
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Her name is Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy) and she's the wealthiest woman in the world. But when she gets arrested for insider trading, she's forced to give up her satin leisure suits and coiffed hairdo for an orange jumpsuit. Fast forward 6 months and she's sleeping on the couch of her former employee, a single mom played by Kristen Bell. When this bourbon drinking power player is set loose in the suburbs, she shakes up the PTA by starting a brownie empire. In the hilarious comedy The Boss, you better watch your assets.
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Spring Horse Feeding Considerations
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Monitor a horse's body condition score carefully to ensure he's not consuming too much green grass.
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Longer days and warmer temperatures can only mean one thing: Spring is on its way. As spring arrives, pastures will start to grow, horses' long winter hair coats will begin to shed out, and many riders will start spending more time in the saddle. Here are some points to consider about your horse's diet to help him transition smoothly from winter to spring.
Monitor Body Condition
Some horses will have dropped some weight over the winter, and others might have gained a bit too much. As such, it's importand to evaluate his body condition before altering your horse's feeding regimen to ensure he's not consuming too much or too little food to start the spring.
The best way to monitor a horse's weight without using a scale is by body condition scoring. This system estimates the fat present on the horse's body and can help horse owners adjust their feeding programs accordingly. Provide extra calories to horses that could stand to gain a few pounds, and consider restricting calories for overweight animals.
The most important part of a horse's feeding program is adequate amounts of fiber from forage. During the winter months, when pastures lay dormant, owners typically provide horses with hay or other fibrous feed sources (such as beet pulp). But in spring, the transition from harvested forage sources back to pasture grasses can begin.
Shedding and Hair Coat Quality
Typically, horses begin to shed in response to increased day length in spring. Proper grooming can hasten the shedding process, but nutrition plays a role in shedding as well. Low dietary levels of some nutrients can affect both the shedding process and the quality of a horse's hair coat.
For instance, protein and amino acid deficiencies have been shown to slow shedding. On the other hand, essential fatty acids, including omega-3 and -6 fatty acids—found in fresh pasture and some grains such as flaxseed and rice bran—can help improve hair coat quality. Adding fat to your horse's diet during the winter can help maintain his coat condition prior to fresh pasture growth.
Kristen M. Janicki, MS, PAS
Monitor a horse's body condition score carefully to ensure he's not consuming too much green grass. Early spring pasture tends to be higher in most nutrients compared to other times during the year. This is especially true of sugar and starch, or calories. Therefore, manage equids that are adversely affected by high sugar and starch levels (such as overweight horses or those with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, or equine Cushing's disease; insulin resistance; or laminitis) carefully during the spring. Employ reduced turnout time or a grazing muzzle to help limit pasture intake for at-risk horses. (Editor's note: For more information on safely turning horses out on spring pasture, see Spring Turnout Tips for Horses.)
Adjust the type and amount of concentrate your horse consumes based on his level of work and body condition.
As pastures grow and horses' grass intake increases, owners might consider decreasing the amount of grain their horses consume daily due to animals' increasing body condition. However, calories are only one component of grain: By reducing the volume being fed each day, you could inadvertently be limiting your horse's intake of other essential nutrients such as amino acids, minerals, and vitamins.
Read the feed bag or tag to determine the minimum amount of grain that should be fed per day in order to meet your horse's nutrient requirements. If calories are a concern, consider switching that horse to a ration balancer pellet. (Editor's note: For more information on ration balancer pellets, see Equine Ration Balancer Pellets Explained.)
Regardless the season, horses always need access to fresh water. But as ambient temperatures increase and riders begin spending more time in the saddle, horses will require even more water to replenish losses from sweat.
In addition to water, horses also lose electrolytes, such as potassium, sodium, and chloride, when they sweat. Owners might need to supplement those minerals via a mineral block, supplement, or electrolytes.
Take-Home Message
With the emergence of spring, horse owners should monitor their horses carefully for changes in body condition and adjust their animals' feeding programs accordingly. If questions or concerns arise, contact a veterinarian or equine nutritional advisor.
About the Author
Kristen M. Janicki, MS, PAS
Kristen M. Janicki, a lifelong horsewoman, was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences from the attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and later attended graduate school at the University of Kentucky, studying under Dr. Laurie Lawrence in the area of Equine Nutrition. Kristen began her current position as a performance horse nutritionist for Mars Horsecare, US, Inc., and Buckeye Nutrition, in 2010. Her job entails evaluating and improving the performance of the sport horse through proper nutrition.
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Entergy to close, decommission Vermont Yankee
BRATTLEBORO -- Entergy Corporation, the owner of Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant in Vernon, on Tuesday morning announced plans to close and decommission the power station following its current fuel cycle.
In a release Entergy stated the decision was "driven by sustained low power prices, high cost structure and wholesale electricity market design flaws for Vermont Yankee plant."
It added that Entergy's focus would "remain on safety during remaining operation and after shutdown."
"This was an agonizing decision and an extremely tough call for us," said Leo Denault, Entergy's chairman and chief executive officer. "Vermont Yankee has an immensely talented, dedicated and loyal workforce, and a solid base of support among many in the community. We recognize that closing the plant on this schedule was not the outcome they had hoped for, but we have reluctantly concluded that it is the appropriate action for us to take under the circumstances."
SLIDESHOW: Vermont Yankee, inside and out.
After this morning's news broke, Gov. Peter Shumlin said this was "the right decision for Vermont." After speaking with his gubernatorial counterparts in neighboring New Hampshire and Massachusetts, he pledged to "work with Entergy to ensure that those losing their jobs have a bright economic future."
"My heart goes out to the hard-working employees and their families," Shumlin said.
Meanwhile, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan said that as the plant is preparing to close, her state will continue to work with Vermont to prepare for and minimize any impacts to the electric grid and energy costs.
Hassan said Tuesday the state also stands ready to work with local, regional and federal partners to assist displaced workers and to ensure that the closing protects the health and safety of New Hampshire residents.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he was delighted the plant was closing down, after facing so many problems in recent years.
"The closure will allow Vermont to focus on leading the nation toward safer and more economical sources of sustainable and renewable energy like solar, wind, geothermal and biomass," Sanders, a member of the Senate energy and environment committees, said on Tuesday.
Sanders also stressed that jobs at the plant be preserved while the decommission process moves forward.
Speaker of the House Shap Smith in a statement said the closure reflected part of a broader national trend in which the economic viability of nuclear power is uncertain, as the country looks to develop an affordable and sustainable energy profile for the future.
"In the coming months and years, the legislature will work with the administration, Windham County leaders and others to assist employees of the plant and the surrounding communities during this transition period," Smith said. "Entergy repeatedly has assured Vermonters that it will decommission the plant in a safe and environmentally sound way."
Entergy said the decision to close the plant was based on a number of financial factors, including low natural gas and wholesale energy prices; a "high cost structure for this single unit plant" ("Since 2002, the company has invested more than $400 million in the safe and reliable operation of the facility."); along with what it called wholesale market design flaws resulting in artificially low energy and capacity in the region.
Entergy believes that continuing operation through the fourth quarter of 2014 would allow workers to properly "plan for a safe and orderly shutdown and prepare filings with the NRC regarding shutdown and decommissioning."
Entergy said it will create a decommissioning planning organization, which will be responsible "for planning and executing the safe and efficient decommissioning of the facility." Following the shutdown, workers on site will de-fuel the reactor and place the plant into SAFSTOR.
"We are committed to the safe and reliable operation of Vermont Yankee until shutdown, followed by a safe, orderly and environmentally responsible decommissioning process," Denault said.
Vermont Yankee opened in 1972, and at one time provided as much as a third of Vermont's electrical supply. Currently, nearly all of its power is shipped to electric companies in neighboring states.
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After being granted the federal license it also needed for continued operation, Entergy sued the state and won a first round in federal court in Brattleboro.
The state appealed but largely lost earlier this month. Attorney General Bill Sorrell has said the ruling worked out well in one respect: The court overruled a part of the lower-court decision saying the state had violated the U.S. Constitution by trying to demand cut-rate power from Vermont Yankee if it were allowed to continue operating.
The company employs about 630 people, a staffing level that will gradually be reduced as the plant moves through the stages of decommissioning.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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This is an old version of the DREDF site and is no longer being updated.
Visit the current site.
Assisted Suicide
DREDF, along with numerous other nationally prominent disability organizations, opposes the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Legalization is a serious mistake for many reasons that are not always immediately apparent. Supporters often focus solely on issues of choice and self-determination, but actually, legalization would restrict choice and self-determination.
It is crucial to look deeper. For example, assisted suicide would be a deadly mix with our broken, profit-driven health care system.
It is imperative to distinguish personal wishes from the significant dangers to society of legalizing assisted suicide as public policy. The legalization of assisted suicide has many harmful consequences.
Find out why DREDF regards the legalization of assisted suicide as a dangerous mistake.
See below regarding assisted suicide. Or read about the dangerous campaign by assisted suicide proponents for so-called "End-of-Life-Care / Patients Right to Know Acts."
A. By DREDF
Read DREDF's updated statement, Why Assisted Suicide Must Not Be Legalized.
See short DREDF handout summarizing our Key Objections to the Legalization of Assisted Suicide.
DREDF's overview of the assisted suicide issue, Killing Us Softly: The Dangers of Legalizing Assisted Suicide, was published in the Disability and Health Journal, January 2010.
Read Op Eds by Marilyn Golden, DREDF Policy Analyst:
An Op Ed targeted at progressive readers in Beyond Chron, April 12, 2005
An Op Ed in the Sacramento, California Capitol Weekly, April 26, 2007
An Op Ed in the San Jose Mercury News, March 1, 2007
B. Other Short Handouts
See the lists of disability organizations and individuals who oppose the legalization of assisted suicide
See the list of national and California disability organizations
See the list of Washington state and national disability organizations and individuals
See a one-page summary of Some Oregon Abuses and Complications
Attempts to Legalize Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide in the United States shows the many failed attempts to legalize assisted suicide, and the few that have succeeded.
See a one-page summary of The Risks of Legalization
See three one-page leaflets about assisted suicide in Oregon, compiled by Dr. Paul Longmore, Professor of History, San Francisco State University:
Oregon's Death with Dignity Act and AB 374: Spurious Safeguards
Oregon's Death with Dignity Act and AB 374: Flimsy Reporting, No Regulation
Oregon's Death with Dignity Act: Pro-Suicide Doctors
C. Medical
Read an important article from the Michigan Law Review, June 2008, entitled "PHYSICIAN–ASSISTED SUICIDE IN OREGON: A MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE" which describes how "seemingly reasonable safeguards for the .. protection of terminally ill patients written into the Oregon law are being circumvented ... primarily [due to] the Oregon Public Health Division, which is charged with monitoring the law."
The article was written by Dr. Herbert Hendin and Dr. Kathleen Foley. Herbert Hendin is Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, Suicide Prevention International, and Professor of Psychiatry, New York Medical College. Kathleen Foley is Attending Neurologist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Clinical Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and Medical Director, International Palliative Care Initiative of the Open Society Institute.
Read testimony by Dr. Gregory Hamilton focusing on problems posed by assisted suicide in Oregon for people with mental health disabilities. Dr. Hamilton is Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Co-founder of Physicians for Compassionate Care.
Read testimony by Dr. Rex Greene to the California Medical Association in 2006. Dr. Greene is the former Medical Director of the Dorothy E. Schneider Cancer Center at Mills Health Center in San Mateo, California; currently a member of the AMA Ethics Council; and a leader in bioethics, health policy and oncology.
Read another article by Dr. Herbert Hendin about Oregon and the Netherlands in Psychiatric Times.
Association of Northern California Oncologists & Medical Oncology Association of Southern California, Position Statement on Physician-Assisted Suicide and Opposition to AB 374, April 16, 2007.
D. Disability
Read excellent article by Diane Coleman, President of Not Dead Yet, on the website of the American Bar Association entitled "Assisted Suicide and Disability: Another Perspective," which lays out some basic tenets of the disability rights movement's critique of the legalization of assisted suicide. Not Dead Yet represents the disability rights movement's opposition to assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Read Diane Coleman's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about Not Dead Yet, the culture war, the link between disability and assisted suicide, third-party decisionmakers, the Wendland and Schiavo cases, futility policies, and health care rationing.
Read Diane Coleman's draft memo for the National Council on Disability about how assisted suicide devalues the lives of people with disabilities, as reflected in the case of Terri Schiavo and other instances of withdrawing life support.
Read Carol Gill's excellent article in the Disability and Health Journal, January 2010, responding to distortions of disability rights arguments against assisted suicide.
Read the disability rights brief to the Montana Supreme Court. The brief explains that there is no legitimate state interest, let alone a compelling one, for finding a constitutional right to assisted suicide for all or some (e.g. "terminal") people with disabilities. It degrades the value and worth of people with disabilities and violates the rights enshrined in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
E. Other Important Readings
Important article by Margaret Dore on the King County Bar Association (Seattle, Washington) website about how assisted suicide increases elder abuse and decreases self-determination.
Read the brief from the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide to the Montana Supreme Court, which shows how assisted suicide in Oregon lacks transparency and provides a false sense of protection; health insurance programs will authorize assisted suicide over more costly medical treatment; and legalized assisted suicide masks domestic and elder abuse.
Read short article by John Ruhl and William Watts, M.D., on the King County Bar Association (Seattle, Washington) website explaining the pitfalls of the new Washington State law.
See a chart showing Oregon Physician-Assisted Suicide: Theory vs. Practice, compiled by Dr. Robert D. Orr, President of the Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care.
See a 2004 study from the Journal of Palliative Care showing a reduction in the quality of palliative care at end-of-life in Oregon since assisted suicide began.
Read the book The Case Against Assisted Suicide - For the Right to End-of-Life Care, edited by Kathleen Foley, M.D., and Herbert Hendin, M.D., John Hopkins University Press, 2002, $26.95 in paperback.
Two outstanding chapters are:
Chapter 8, "Oregon's Culture of Silence" by Dr. Gregory Hamilton. Dr. Hamilton is Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Co-founder of Physicians for Compassionate Care.
Chapter 10, "Not Dead Yet" by Diane Coleman, President of Not Dead Yet.
Read DREDF's old statement against the legalization of assisted suicide.


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