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WVU School of Pharmacy's Suresh Madhavan recipient of Distinguished Pharmacy Alumni Award from Purdue University
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — S. Suresh Madhavan, MBA, Ph.D., was the recipient of Purdue University College of Pharmacy's 2017 Distinguished Pharmacy Alumni Award.
Dr. Madhavan was one of four Purdue alumni who received this award, which recognizes the recipient's outstanding achievements in professional and scientific endeavors.
Madhavan, professor and chair of the WVU School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, has been a faculty member of the WVU School of Pharmacy since 1988. His primary areas of research interest include health services research, with particular emphasis on improving access to and quality of health and preventive care services.
During his tenure at WVU, Madhavan and his graduate students have studied health disparities — or inequalities in the prevalence of disease, health outcomes or access to care when comparing one population to another — in breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers, multiple sclerosis, insomnia, depression, diabetes and autism, in a variety of West Virginia and national populations — including Medicare and Medicaid —with a focus on issues related to access, cost, affordability, quality of health care and the economic burden of care.
Madhavan has been involved as principal investigator on numerous grants and contracts exceeding $28 million from federal and state agencies and private corporations. He currently has over 100 research publications in a variety of journals, and his recent cancer disparities work has been published in Cancer Epidemiology, Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Psycho-Oncology, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Journal of National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Journal of Cancer Survivorship and Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. He has presented over 150 abstracts and presentations at various national conferences and as an invited speaker.
Madhavan has also been involved in developing, implementing and evaluating innovative roles for pharmacists in the health care system. Of particular note is a Centers for Disease Control-funded study, in partnership with the American Pharmacists Association, dealing with the pharmacist's role in immunizations, which was a driving force nationally for pharmacists becoming providers of immunizations. Madhavan also developed and evaluated the pharmacist's role as a prescriber educator to improve prescribing in the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (WV PEIA) program, for which his work received the Council of State Governments' National Award for Innovation. Currently, he is working with a team of colleagues to expand the role of pharmacy to improve prescribing of pain medications to prevent opioid addiction and abuse in the WV PEIA and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WV DHHR) Medicaid pharmaceuticals program.
Madhavan helped establish the Rational Drug Therapy Program in 1995 — a program that provides prior authorization and consultative services for the West Virginia Bureau of Medical Services' (Medicaid) pharmaceuticals program. Since 2005, it has provided services to the WV PEIA Public Employees Insurance Agency and the West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program (WV CHIP). He also helped establish the Ph.D. program in Health Services and Outcomes Research, designated as a "Program of Excellence" by the WVU Board of Governors.
"This award substantiates the outstanding research, educational and service endeavors that Dr. Madhavan has led," Mary Stamatakis, Pharm.D., interim dean for the WVU School of Pharmacy, said. "His leadership is also reflected in the many junior faculty and graduate students he has mentored at WVU in his almost 30-year career. We are proud that Dr. Madhavan was recognized for his work by his alma mater."
(l-r) Dr. Craig Svensson, dean of the Purdue University College of Pharmacy, presents Dr. S. Suresh Madhavan with his Distinguished Pharmacy Alumni Award. (Photo courtesy of Purdue Pharmacy)
Dr. S. Suresh Madhavan (Photo courtesy of Purdue Pharmacy)


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Fate: Warhammer 40,000
'General' Haronen Scipio
Admiral of the Scipii Fleet at Nyx Infernus
"General" Haronen Scipio is a third-cousin nobility of the Familias Scipii. Sometimes described as being "wildly incompetent", he is the unwanted black sheep, secretly (and at times not so secretly) ridiculed by the family. He has been assigned to the rusty bucket 'o ships around Nyx Infernus to keep him out of more important family matters. He has been promoted to "General" at his own insistence, even though it is not a recognized rank within the Imperial Navy.
Fortunately, a Gyokai adviser keeps him in line, or at least on the right side of an airlock.

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Ontario Health Insurance Plan
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Keeping Health Care Providers informed of payment, policy or program changes
Primary Health Care Services InfoBulletins
To: All Primary Care Physicians
Published by:Strategy Execution Branch, Ontario Public Drug Programs, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Date Issued:September 26, 2017
Bulletin Number: 11180
Re: OHIP+ and Medications for Children and Youth
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As a result of OHIP+, starting January 1, 2018, all children and youth aged 24 and under who are OHIP insured will automatically be covered under the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) program.
OHIP+ will ensure that eligible children and youth have no out of pocket costs for all benefits currently covered through the ODB program. This includes over 4,400 drug products listed on the ODB Formulary/Comparative Drug Index and additional medications eligible for funding through the Exceptional Access Program (EAP).
Children and youth often have very different medical treatment and drug therapy needs from adults. The ministry is working with clinicians and specialty groups who oversee the medical care of children and youth to ensure there is a smooth transition to OHIP+ on January 1, 2018.
How To Get Ready
Prescribers that specialize in treating children or provide care to children and/or youth are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the kinds of drugs and drug products covered on the ODB Formulary to help patients access medications that are appropriate and covered on January 1, 2018. You can search the Formulary at:
Exceptional Access Program and OHIP+: Children and Youth Pharmacare
The EAP facilitates publicly funded access for recipients (including all Ontarians age 24 and under who qualify for OHIP+ starting January 1, 2018) in exceptional circumstances to:
- Drugs not listed on the ODB Formulary;
- Drugs listed on the ODB Formulary but not for the patient's indication; or
- Where ODB Formulary drugs were ineffective, not tolerated or where no listed alternative was available.
To receive coverage for an EAP drug, a funding request must be submitted by the patient's prescriber with specific information on the patient's medical circumstance to support funding of the particular drug. Requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and categorized by priority – taking into consideration how quickly a drug is needed, the type of drug, and the condition for which the drug is being used. If the request is approved, the child or youth will be fully covered for the cost of the medication.
The ministry is planning a streamlined EAP request process for OHIP+ eligible patients who are currently stable on a medication for a chronic condition (whether previously paying out-of-pocket or through private insurance). The ministry will confirm details regarding this process in the next few weeks.
In order to ensure seamless coverage on January 1, 2018, the ministry is encouraging prescribers to submit EAP requests for eligible patients as soon as possible. Please feel free to fax full EAP requests to 1-844-227-6590.
What's new in the OPR?
Updates to the OPR include:
- Spreading out and enhancing the original two-page record to three pages to allow for more thorough documentation of medical, genetic, and psychosocial issues
- A total of five pages, including a page of mental health screening resources and a standardized postnatal visit record
- Consolidation of all lab and ultrasound tests on page 2
- A comprehensive section on immunizations
- Prompts for special circumstances requiring time sensitive interventions
- Inclusion of mental health screening questions and tools
- Updated genetic history and investigations
- Updated language respectful of gender identity and the multiple ways in which individuals may identify themselves as a parent
- Grouped and expanded discussion topics by trimester
- Updated demographics to reflect newer methods of contact, planned place of birth, newborn care provider
- A detailed user guide
To order hard copies:
- Go to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Central Forms Repository, and
- Submit completed forms to email@example.com (preferred option) or fax to 416-679-8192.
The OPR and user guide can also be downloaded from www.pcmch.on.ca.
What about the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)?
Technical specifications for the electronic version of the OPR are currently under development. In the meantime, practitioners who use an EMR may want to use the 2017 OPR as a guide to care, while still working within their existing record.For further details regarding when your EMR will be updated, please contact your vendor.
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Detroit must lead driverless vehicle effort or face extinction
By Mike Renda, General Manager
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines but don't touch that steering wheel - autonomous cars with no driver in the front seat could be here soon … as long as our local leaders move fast.
It is vital that our region grab a piece of the driverless vehicle before another major competitor takes advantage of this quickly advancing technology.
General Motors President Dan Ammann recognized this when he said:
"The role that GM will play in the auto business is going to change remarkably .It is our intention to define mobility. We're taking this deadly seriously and we're going to win."
In the past few years our local automotive industry has significantly ramped up efforts to make driverless vehicles a reality.
Even if we are years from mass commercialization, the reality is this: Detroit must be the leader of testing and research or face extinction.
The state of Michigan is doing its part by becoming one of the first states to allow autonomous cars with no driver on public roads.
And Gov. Rick Snyder just signed bills allowing automakers to operate networks of self-driving taxis in our state.
According to MichAuto, a local automotive development group, this state has 50 different car-connected projects that are looking to test their new mobility solutions.
Our region has already made some big moves; we have more than 125 miles of highway infrastructure built with Lear Corporation sensors that connect to autonomous vehicles.
Willow Run will be home to the American Center for Mobility and the University of Michigan opened its testing facility for autonomous vehicles last summer.
Here's my take - we can't take a back seat to anyone at this historic moment.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and suburban county leaders Warren Evans, Mark Hackel and L. Brooks Patterson need to aggressively engage with the leaders of the mobility companies to ensure that our region will be ground zero for driverless vehicle testing.
Make no mistake if we don't take the lead on autonomous vehicles testing and production, we will become an afterthought in the evolving world of mobility solutions.
In the end it's about remaining the capital of the world's automotive industry, laying claim to the jobs this innovative technology will create and making sure our region thrives as long as there are cars on the road.
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Live Regally in The Palace at Bal Harbour Unit PHB
The Palace at Bal Harbour, located on 10101 Collins Ave, ranks as one of South Florida's most luxurious condos. Nowhere will you experience its splendor better than from Unit PHB, the crown jewel of resort-style living. This one-of-a-kind unit is guaranteed to provide an unparalleled standard of living.
First built in 1994, this high-rise residence remains in pristine condition, with sleek finishes and appointments that put it on the level of more contemporary units. You'll find exquisite details and installments in every room of this sky mansion, with elegant walls of glace creating a naturally-lit environment while offering magnificent views. The combination of modern and regal motifs makes for an exceptional living space.
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by Jason DeWitt | Top Right News
Last year we reported on a Muslim man who complained about a school which passed out fliers inviting students to an Easter Egg hunt — actually claiming it violated the Constitution.
Now a sign even mentioning bacon is now insensitive to the Muslim community. But it's what one business did in response that will really make you upset.
From Breitbart:
Local Winooski, Vermont restaurant Sneakers Bistro has removed a sponsored traffic sign that read, "YIELD for Sneakers Bacon" citing opposition from a Muslim community member and safety concerns.
The sign was put up as part of a city program that allows businesses to post an advertisement in an area where they have helped maintain city flowerbeds. The sign that read "Yield Sneakers Bacon" was removed after a woman, identifying herself as a Muslim, posted in an online community forum, stating she was personally offended by the sign, according to a WPTZ News report. WPTZ wrote that the woman who complained online called the sign "insensitive to those who do not consume pork."
Here's how the cowardly restaurant responded on Facebook:
Sneakers has since taken down their Facebook, but their Website is still up, HERE.
As The Federalist Papers says, spot-on:
The part I don't understand is the restaurant owner claims one of the reasons the bacon sign was removed was over "safety concerns." Did they think the Muslims in the community would riot and burn the business down? If that's the reason they should not have done it.
Giving in to terror simply emboldens the terrorists!
The woman who was offended needs to get a grip, or perhaps move to an Islamic country that practices the sharia law she clearly wants.
Religious Jews also don't eat bacon or pork. Yet, I just did a Lexis search of articles in the past 25 years of a Jew asking for any mention of bacon or pork to be removed from any sign. There is not even ONE. Yet this woman — in Vermont of all places — feels completely emboldened to demand this sign be taken down? She clearly does not understand our 1st Amendment traditions. Sadly, the store owner understands it even less.


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My Best Friend Is You is the second album by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash, released in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2010. The album was originally going to be called Crayon Full Of Colour, but was changed to My Best Friend Is You after fans were said to have complained on her website that the album name was too similar to a recent single called "Pencil Full of Lead" by fellow British singer Paolo Nutini.
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In an earlier post we told you that Sundance had announced its "Park City at Midnight" lineup which plays host to a multitude of horror films. You can view the complete list here. Among them is a new film starring Elijah Wood called "Cooties" and we have our first look at the film down below.
The film is the directorial debut of Jonathan Millott and is being written by Leigh Whannell ("Insidious") and Ian Brennan ("Glee"). "Cootie" stars Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Jack McBrayer, Leigh Whannell, Nasim Pedrad.
A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school and transforms the students into a feral swarm of mass savages; then an unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.
"Cooties" makes it debut at Sundance 2014, which runs from January 16th to the 26th.


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I want perfection so badly. I want it in gymnastics, in school, in my body. I just want to be perfect. The problem is that I can never seem to reach it. A girl will always get a skill before me. Whether or not mine ends up being prettier, she still had it first. But I work harder. I always do. I strive to work harder than everyone around me. I just want to be on top. I hear it all the time, that the aim for perfection is ridiculous. It doesn't exist. You can't be perfect. But I want to be as close as humanly possible. Coaches constantly have to make me walk away and take a break after trying too many times. I get so angry and frustrated. Don't get me wrong, I love how nice and clean my skills end up at the moment that I earn success. It just kills me that people who don't want it as bad or who don't work as hard, get it first. I just want to be perfect. I want to salute and smile and know that what I did is what everyone wants to see. AS for school, I spend hours writing and rewriting and editing. I just want my papers to sound right. Get the point across, not have anything to be critiqued on. But that never happens. Ever. In fact, some of the papers that I worked the most on, got the lowest grade. The body part goes wihtout saying. I just want it to be what society expects. What people look at and envy. What I can look in the mirror and not hate. I work hard for it. But it is still never perfect. I will never be perfect. And that will be the death of me.
Perfection doesn't exist, so why do we want it?
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CARSON CITY — After nearly seven hours of open and closed door meetings Monday, the state Senate adjourned without voting on a petition to raise the room tax rate by 3 percentage points in Clark and Washoe counties.
"Some members still have questions," said Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford. "We have until Friday."
Eight senators expressed various reservations about the tax increase designed to raise $233 million over the next two years and help address the state's budget crisis.
The Assembly passed the proposal Feb. 24 on a 35-7 vote, with all 28 Democrats and seven of 14 Republicans voting in favor.
Normally an ardent foe of tax increases, Gov. Jim Gibbons has said he would sign the tax increase petition into law. Gibbons even included the revenue from the tax in his $6.17 billion, two-year budget.
When Gibbons released his proposed budget in January, he anticipated the tax would raise $292 million. But since then, the economy has continued to decline, with room tax revenues and occupancy levels falling. Legislative budget analysts last week estimated the tax would bring in $233 million, but said Monday that it might even be lower than that.
The proposed room tax increase would need the support of 14 of the 21 senators before going to Gibbons for his signature.
Although Horsford said he had not counted votes, a lack of sufficient support appeared to be why he did not take a final vote. One legislator said Horsford would have scheduled a Monday night vote if he had the 14 votes required for approval.
Even Senate Taxation Chairman Bob Coffin, D-Las Vegas, who has advocated tax increases to cover perceived budget shortfalls, said he was "teetering" on whether to back the room tax increase.
He did not like the idea of implementing tax increases through initiative petitions.
"It takes away the ability of the Legislature to act," he said. "It is harmful to the legislative process."
The tax increase petition plan ran into rough waters almost from the moment the debate began in a committee of all 21 senators.
Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, and Sen. Barbara Cegavske, R-Las Vegas, both complained that Clark County hotels and motels were being treated unfairly because nearly 99 percent of the room tax revenue would be raised in the state's most populated county.
Less than $3 million would come from sales in Washoe County and none from the remainder of the state.
"Clark County will subsidize the entire state," Cegavske said.
Lee said he wanted a trailer bill that would require the tax increase to be levied in every county.
"I believe every business should be taxed the same," Lee said. "I am going to look for something that shows me parity."
What the senators ultimately may vote on is the tax petition circulated last fall by the Nevada State Education Association.
About 130,000 residents signed the petition to change state law and increase the room tax rate in Clark and Washoe counties by as much as 3 percentage points, but to no more than a 13 percent tax rate.
Under the state constitution, the tax proposal must be approved or rejected by the Senate by Friday, or it will be placed before voters as a ballot question on the election ballot in November 2010.
The proposal received support from 66 percent of the voters in Clark County and 57 percent in Washoe County when it appeared as an advisory question on ballots in November.
Because of the voter support, Gibbons agreed to sign the increase into law if it reaches his desk.
Since rooms in most of Clark County are now taxed at 9 percent or 10 percent, depending on the area, patrons at hotels and motels would be assessed an additional 3 percentage points.
In Washoe County, only hotels and motels in unincorporated areas now pay less than 13 percent in lodging taxes. Consequently, only a small amount of money would be raised there.
In testifying for the tax increase, Wynn Resorts general counsel Kim Sinatra said that even with the increase, the 13 percent tax rate in Las Vegas would be less than most other major convention cities.
New York has a 14 percent lodging tax and a $3 a room charge. The rate in San Francisco is 14 percent, the same as Los Angeles and Atlantic City. New Orleans has a 13 percent tax.
Under terms of the petition, the money raised between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2011, can be placed in the general fund budget and used for any purpose.
But starting on July 1, 2011, money raised through the increase must be used only for programs to increase student achievement, or to increase salaries of teachers.
"The single most important matrix in the classroom is the teacher," Sinatra said in backing the increase.
While money isn't everything, she said it is a factor in retaining and securing quality teachers.
Sinatra added that Las Vegas business leaders are frustrated because job candidates often are "unprepared" because of the lack of a good education.
She said Wynn Resorts, Station Casinos and Harrah's continue to back the increase despite the deterioration of the gaming industry.
"We are long-term thinkers," she said. "We have confidence our industry will recover."
The Las Vegas Sands Inc., however, opposes the tax increase.
In response to questions, Sinatra admitted her company agreed to back the room tax petition in exchange for the union's decision to drop a petition to increase the gaming tax by 3 percentage points.
NSEA President Lynn Warne said her 28,000-member association agreed to drop the gaming tax plan because "we certainly didn't want to cripple the industry."
Wynn Resorts and the other companies came to the NSEA with the alternative plan to increase the room tax, she added.
"We know it doesn't fill the entire need (for education)," she added. "We need another $500 million to get back to 2007 funding levels."
Warne added the NSEA simply is tired of Nevada ranking at or near the bottom of lists for per capita funding of public education.
No gaming companies or the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority sent representatives to speak against the tax increase plan.
Sen. Terry Care, who chaired the committee hearing, called it "inexcusable and indefensible" that the convention and visitors authority did not testify on the tax plan.
"It makes me wonder if the LVCVA is going to be a player this session," added Care, D-Las Vegas.
After hearing opposition to the tax increase, Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio, R-Reno, reminded members that if they reject the proposal, then they will have even a bigger hole in the budget to plug.
"We are faced with a very severe budget crisis," he said.
The room tax proposal may be more palatable than other tax increases because the tax would be paid by tourists, he added.
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You know there is something I've always liked about the mid-90s Nissan 300ZX. Maybe it's because that's what my college boyfriend drove for a spell. It was bright cherry red and I even drove it around a bit myself.
Flash forward twenty years later and it's still pretty cool to see one of these on the road. They still have style and while they aren't old enough to be considered a true "classic" yet, they are what I'd call timeless. Plus, in a market where classic car prices are skyrocketing, they can be a cool collector sports car for under $10,000.
Two guys who work for Hagerty happen to be big fans of the 300ZX, too. Both Steve Haas and Matt Nelson own a 1996 300ZX and they're taking us for a ride along to show us how much fun driving one of these can be. They also say while prices are relatively low now, they won't stay that way.
The first Z launched under the Datsun nameplate in 1969. It arrived in the U.S. as the 2.0-liter 240Z coupe. A few other models launched as the line became a bit more middle-aged, but Nissan brought back the oomph with the 300ZX in 1984.
The first Nissan 300ZX would run until 1989. But it was the second-generation ZX, introduced in 1990, that really solidified its place in history. According to Hagerty, the 1990 300ZX was one of the first cars designed with computer software. It also came with optional four-wheel steering in the turbo versions.
Nissan discontinued the 300ZX stateside after 1996. According to Hagerty, Nissan sold 85,080 examples of the 1990-1996 300ZX in the U.S. and you can buy a base model today for about $8,750.


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Very good book. It's a sweet and interesting take on the classic Jane Eyre. I was a bit skeptical first, as classics were never really my thing, however the book proved it'self many times over. I look forward to reading more by the author, and exploring the genre a bit more. Definitely would suggest this for anyone who enjoys the classics, but also to anyone who wants a cool beach read.
a GREAT book about love that keeps the pages turning.
This book is great for teen girls!
This book is really well written I liked it a lot!
The book had been well paced, however, I felt as though the romance had been forced, that the main character, Jane, was dull, and that the original story didn't work in such a modern setting.
excellent modern version.
This is a retelling of Jane Eyre with Jane forced to drop out of college after her parents are killed in an accident. Mr Rochester is reborn as a rock star poised to begin a massive comeback tour. This book was enjoyable, but didn't blow me away. It certainly makes the classic story accessible to a new generation. But it left me wanting to go back to the original because, in my memory, it was somehow much more satisfying.
I had to read the original Jane Eyre a few years ago, and while I liked the general love story, I hated how it was written. After reading the modern version, Jane, I fell in love with this story! I found the events in this version much more practical, and the writing was a lot easier to understand. In the original, I didn't understand Jane and Mr. Rochester's hot-and-cold relationship, but the modern version makes so much more sense. I like how bold and independent Jane is, and how she doesn't let Nico get away with being a jerk. I would recommend reading the original Jane Eyre before reading the modern version so you can fully comprehend and compare the stories, but it isn't a necessity. I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did,but it kept me completely absorbed the entire time. If I had to describe this book in one word, it'd be "delicious!" If you're looking for a timeless love story, stop here - you've found it! Enjoy!
Lindner's novel is a brilliant modern re-telling of Jane Eyre. She brilliantly captures the Gothic novel's romance and mystery and transposes the characters to the present quite well. Jane is still a serious and strong heroine with firm convictions. While having the male lead as a rock star might initially seem an odd choice, it actually works really well and Nico is just as an intriguing character as Mr. Rochester. My only quibble requires a spoiler warning, so skip ahead if you haven't read Jane Eyre. SPOILER: The only detail that I felt fell a little false in the modern context was the marriage proposal. While it is necessary for several of the later major plot points, I had difficulty swallowing the quick turn around from being in a relationship to being engaged, which made more sense in the 19th century than in the 21st. However, my general love for Jane Eyre helped me swallow it a little easier and the novel still works well despite this minor flaw. END SPOILER. An excellent read for those who love Jane Eyre and also a great introduction to Jane Eyre who might struggle with the linguistic quirks of the original. Very much recommended.
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Forced to drop out of an esteemed East Coast college after the sudden death of her parents, Jane Moore takes a nanny job at Thornfield Park, the estate of Nico Rathburn, a world-famous rock star on the brink of a huge comeback. Practical and independent, Jane reluctantly becomes entranced by her magnetic and brooding employer and finds herself in the midst of a forbidden romance.
But there's a mystery at Thornfield, and Jane's much-envied relationship with Nico is soon tested by an agonizing secret from his past. Torn between her feelings for Nico and his fateful secret, Jane must decide: Does being true to herself mean giving up on true love?
An irresistible romance interwoven with a darkly engrossing mystery, this contemporary retelling of the beloved classic Jane Eyre promises to enchant a new generation of readers.
This book is a retelling of Jane Eyre. Jane works as a nanny for a rock star's daughter. She is a penniless orphan as is Jane Eyre in the original story by Charlotte Bronte. I would suggest reading the original first and then pick up Jane by April Lindner. It is a fast and enjoyable read.
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Skip to comments.Letterman "Jokes" About Palin's Daughter (Voted into NOW Hall of Shame - Hell Freezes Over)
Posted on 06/11/2009 4:33:58 PM PDT by joinedafterattack
Letterman voted into NOW Hall of Shame: After two nights of "jokes" at the expense of Palin and her family, Letterman tried to explain himself and offer something of an apology. On his June 10 show, Letterman said he was referring to Palin's 18-year-old daughter, Bristol -- not the 14-year-old daughter who actually accompanied Palin on her New York trip. Letterman said "I recognize that these are ugly" jokes. NOW agrees. Comedians in search of a laugh should really know better than to snicker about men having sex with teenage girls (or young women) less than half their age.
The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days -- it is exploitative and has a negative effect on how all women and girls are perceived and how they view themselves. Letterman also joked about what he called Palin's "slutty flight attendant look" -- yet another example of how the media love to focus on a woman politician's appearance, especially as it relates to her sexual appeal to men. Someone of Letterman's stature, who appears on what used to be known as "the Tiffany Network" (CBS), should be above wallowing in the juvenile, sexist mud that other comedians and broadcasters seem to prefer.
(Excerpt) Read more at now.org ...
Still waiting for the ACLU to protect America's Civil Rights.
These are nothing but liberal hackneyed groups put up to try and make people feel warm and fuzzy that they don't have to do anything ... And the POW.
Wow. NOW and stopped clocks have something in common.
NOW is the mistress of 'Mobile Gloming' (word play on global warming; there's nothing 'warm' about the harridans except their eternal destination): wait until an issue is clarified by polling, then speak out in the direction the polls lead.
NOW has to go back, what, 16 years to illustrate Republican hypocrisy on matter? That's scraping.
When NOW gets it, you know it's really bad. Atta girls...you tell Letterman to take a hike.
Look - there's nothing wrong with Letterman that a good old-fashioned pistol-whipping wouldn't cure.
Wow.Letterman is a pig and should be fired.
Must say that I didn't expect a comment from NOW. I do give them credit for addressing this.
Credit where credit is due. Thank you NOW for speaking out. I tried to contact them personally to thank them but they do not have contact information on the site. Nevertheless, such actions should be encouraged, not ridiculed.
Ah, "finger in the wind" sort of folks.
You didn't expect them to be totally right, did you?
Afterall they are still NAGs
half his age ???? try 1/4th his age.
If I remember correctly, Rush aplogized for that by saying he was sorry...I need to look that up...but of course, they had to go and ruin it at the end. In a way, they are just like Letterman...they just can't make the point without making a political point to go along with it. They are such children.
On that point, it's important to note that when Chelsea Clinton was 13 years old she was the target of numerous insults based on her appearance. Rush Limbaugh even referred to her as the "White House dog." NOW hopes that all the conservatives who are fired up about sexism in the media lately will join us in calling out sexism when it is directed at women who aren't professed conservatives.Of course NOW had to find some way to attack the right, even when it is their side that is once again behaving in poor taste. So they go all the way back to the early '90s, and morally equate calling a homely girl a "dog" with a hateful comment about raping a 14 year old girl in front of her mother.
'Until they trashed Rush Limbaugh at the end of the article.'
Yep. They mentioned Rush, but not the famous SNL skit that included an unfortunate depiction of Chelsea. Oh well, it's NOW. Take their announcement and run with it. As generic as it was, it's still something.
Wow! I'm in shock. Wonder if they have new leadership or something?
Finally!!!! Now if the MSM will wake up and start reporting the truth about Obama.
Yes ... and you don't want to be down wind from them. Trust me!
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 9, 2011) - Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN)(NYSE:IVN)(NASDAQ:IVN), announced today that Andrew Harding and Kay Priestly, senior executives of Rio Tinto's copper division, have been appointed to the Ivanhoe Mines Board of Directors.
Rio Tinto's nomination of Mr. Harding and Ms. Priestly increases to six the number of Rio Tinto appointees presently on the 14-member Ivanhoe Mines board. Rio Tinto is entitled to nominate a proportionate share of members to the Ivanhoe board, based on Rio Tinto's shareholding in Ivanhoe, under terms of the October 2006 private placement agreement between Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe Mines. Rio Tinto currently owns a 42.1% interest in Ivanhoe Mines.
Mr. Harding, Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Copper, previously was a director of Ivanhoe Mines from November 2009 to July 2010. Mr. Harding joined Rio Tinto in 1992, initially worked for Hamersley Iron and progressed to hold operating roles within the energy, aluminum and iron ore product groups, including at the Mount Thorley, Hunter Valley, Weipa, Mount Tom Price, Marandoo and Brockman mines. In 2007, he became global practice leader for mining within Rio Tinto's technology & innovation group. Mr. Harding was President and Chief Executive Officer of Kennecott Utah Copper until his appointment as Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Copper in October 2009.
Ms. Priestly is the Chief Financial Officer of Rio Tinto Copper and a director of Stone Energy Corporation. She joined Rio Tinto in 2006 and was Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of Kennecott Utah Copper from 2006 to 2008. Previously, Ms. Priestly spent 25 years with global professional services firm Arthur Andersen, where she provided tax and consulting services to global companies in the energy and mining sectors. She also was a managing partner of Andersen's New Orleans office and a member of Andersen's global executive team.
Mr. Friedland thanked outgoing directors Kjeld Thygesen and John Macken, who have relinquished their seats on the Ivanhoe board to create vacancies for Ms. Priestly and Mr. Harding.
Mr. Macken, President of Ivanhoe Mines, will continue his leadership of the company's management team responsible for bringing into production the world-class Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine now under construction in Mongolia's South Gobi region. Mr. Macken also will continue as a board member of each of Ivanhoe's three principal subsidiaries, SouthGobi Resources, Ivanhoe Australia and Altynalmas Gold.
Mr. Friedland acknowledged the 10 years of service provided to Ivanhoe Mines by Mr. Thygesen, Managing Director of London-based Lion Resource Advisors. "Kjeld joined us before we drilled the initial discovery hole at Oyu Tolgoi in the summer of 2001. I am deeply grateful to Kjeld for the knowledge and experience that he brought to the board table and for the contributions he has made to the successes of our company. We all wish him further successes in the future."
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What are the absolute MUST SEE and MUST DO things in the parks? I polled my family and here are the things we consider Must-Do Attractions at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom:
This particular park is a half-day excursion for us. Our family prefers the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT to this park or Disney's Hollywood Studios. However, both of those parks also have a few things we consider Must Do attractions.
- Mt. Everest Roller Coaster. Wow, Wow, Wow! This is a fairly new attraction and I was really amazed and thrilled when I rode it. You go forward, backward, and change tracks. You should love coasters if you're going to ride this one. My husband got disoriented and was not a happy camper. I, on the other hand, rode twice in a row.
- Lion King Show. This is a Cirque du Soleil-type show and won't disappoint. Your family will love the monkeys' acrobatics and the music!
- Primeval Whirl. This is a roller coaster in Dino Land USA (a part of the park that is themed like a carnival). This coaster is like a tilt-a-whirl on rails. If you have any issues with spinning, stay away. But, if you're like me, and spinning is awesome and only adds to your experience, try it out!
- My husband and my son love to do Kali River Rapids. I do not. I am not a fan of cold and wet. If you're visiting when it's hot, though, this is the ride for you.


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Ever wondered what happens when the smartest guys in the room turn out to be saps? Then cast your eyes over to Ireland, where the Celtic Tiger that roared through the dawn of the twenty-first century is being rapidly turned into cat food even as I type. How bad is the Irish economic crisis? The truth is that nobody knows. The latest price tag for the IMF bailout is 85 billion euros, but the situation is sufficiently fluid—and reportage sufficiently hysterical—that the Guardian website has a live Ireland Bailout blog offering minute-by-minute updates. At the moment Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen is refusing to resign until after the next slice of austerity measures has been approved by the Dail (Ireland's parliament)—or as the headline writers at the tabloid Daily Star put it: "USELESS GOBSHITES / Government in meltdown but STILL they cling onto power."
In addition to its entertainment value, the Irish debacle is worth paying attention to for the way it vividly illustrates the folly of neoliberal economics. In case you've forgotten, Ireland, with its educated workers, weak unions, business-friendly tax regime and wide-open banking system, was supposed to be a model for the rest of us. Someday maybe someone will put together an anthology of the paeans to the Celtic Tiger—but here's two examples worth highlighting. In February 2006 George Osborne, now chancellor of the exchequer and Britain's budget-cutter-in chief, wrote an article in Rupert Murdoch's London Times urging his courtrymen to "Look and Learn from Across the Irish Sea." Osborne's claim that "Ireland stands as a shining example of the art of the possible in long-term economic policymaking" has proved irresistible to any number of pundits in recent weeks, but the article is well worth reading in its entirety as a compendium of the myths that still guide British policy-making. But before American readers get too smug, take a look at this essay by Chris Edwards, director of tax policy at the CATO Institute (and hence a big player in the new Republican-led House of Representatives on budgetary matters). Writing in March 2007 for National Review online, Edwards asks whether Dublin's boomtown atmosphere was due to "the luck of the Irish." Not at all, he answers himself: "It resulted from a series of hard-headed decisions that shifted Ireland from big government stagnation to free market growth. After years of high inflation, double-digit unemployment rates, and soaring government debt that topped 100 percent of GDP, Irish policymakers began to cut spending in the late 1980s in a desperate bid to recover financial stability." Again the whole piece is worth reading—especially if you want to know what kind of shit Congressional Republicans are still smoking.
Now we know that the whole shining green edifice of Irish prosperity was built on a housing and banking bubble even less substantial than the towers of Oz—only here the men behind the curtain weren't benevolent wizards but greedy and incompetent bankers who thought they were too clever to be governed by the laws of economic gravity. The best brief explanation of what happened can be found in the Financial Times, where columnist Martin Wolf explains that unlike Greece, where the government really had been spending money it didn't have for years, and counting on endless growth (and rising tax receipts) to defer the day of reckoning, the Irish government had if anything been excessively frugal. Irish public debt in 2007 was just 12 percent of GDP (compared to 50 percent in Germany and 80 percent in Greece). As Wolf points out, "It was not the public but the private sector that went haywire in Ireland and in Spain"—a triumph of the free market which allowed Irish banks to rack up massive loan books in a Celtic version of our own subprime mortgage crisis. Here, too, the myth of infinitely sustainable growth covered a multitude of corrupt practices—all cruelly exposed to view once the US crisis yanked the cloth off the table.


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Born Italy, Nov. 7, 1884
Killed Detroit, MI, Feb. 7, 1931.
Lamare was born in Italy and traveled to the United States as a child in 1897. Lamare involved himself in bootlegging and other rackets in the Italian colonies of Wyandotte and Hamtramck in the Detroit, Michigan, area. Police arrested him often between 1915 and 1921. Lamare was believed to control gambling and narcotics rackets in the area. He was arrested and charged with a bootlegging violation in 1927. He was convicted but let off with a fine.
At about that time, he went to work for the Ford Motor Company, ensuring peace with Italian laborers at the auto plants. He was given control of an automobile dealership and organized produce sellers in the region.
In the late 1920s, Lamare became a strong ally of New York Mafia boss Giuseppe Masseria. Masseria became boss of bosses of the American Mafia by 1928 and urged Lamare to expand his underworld interests into areas controlled by those less loyal to Masseria, including Angelo Meli's Mafia and an affiliated group commanded by Castellammarese Mafioso Gaspar Milazzo.
Lamare ordered the assassination of Milazzo on May 31, 1930, at a Detroit fish market, 2739 Vernor Highway. It appears that he planned to eliminate Meli at the same time and place, but Meli did not appear. Milazzo and his companion Sam Parrino were shot to death by Lamare gunmen. Many believed that Masseria personally approved the murders, and used the incident to rally Mafiosi around the country to a growing anti-Masseria faction.
Lamare proclaimed himself leader of the Sicilian underworld in the area. Meli and his organization did not oppose Lamare at first but quietly worked against him.
Lamare eventually found himself hunted by gangsters and the police. He went into hiding, traveling as far as New York City and Louisville, Kentucky.
In February, he moved into a fortified home on Detroit's Grandville Avenue. Lamare's rivals tracked him down and had him shot him to death in that home just after midnight on Feb. 7, 1931. The assassin was probably someone known and trusted by Lamare, as the gang boss appears to have allowed him into the house.
Police, summoned to the location by Lamare's wife, found the gang leader with a bullet holes in his head. They also found a small arsenal in the place, including six revolvers, a tear gas gun, two rifles, 4,000 rounds of ammunition and some hand grenades.
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500 days of Summer is very good for junkies of romantic comedies such as me. I've always been a romantic-at-heart and probably thanks to all these romantic comedies. You name it, i've probably watched every single one of them, and re-watched many - and i credit them for having fucked up my love lives. All these fairy tales about meeting the "right one", how you know it the moment you met that person, fireworks and all, is often your own one-sided fantasy world in real life - they often do not resonate with the other. People like me are just deluded and destined for heartaches like Tom. These fantasy "dream girls" often have their own dream boys, who is not you.
Stupid love-fools like Tom and myself, who crave for consistencies in someone who has someone else in mind, and living in our own dream worlds even after the affair is over, are really silly and as Tom's little sister wisely advised, to paraphrase, that we are just remembering the nice moments, but if we were to look back and look again, there were always the signs, that their minds or hearts are somewhere else with someone else. We were just blinded by our own delusions.
Tom and me were just refusing to accept those signs and pushing ahead, thinking that at some point, love will conquere all, even subjecting ourselves to being the "invisible" companion, and against our will, accepting that some people do not like "labels". Meantime, all your friends around you would remind you how stupid you are, and that if someone truly loves you, why would they be so concerned about being seen with you, or as being with you. Tom should have seen earlier that there was someone else in Summer's life and hence she was just killing time with him until the other guy affirmed his love.
We have all been vehicles at some points of our lives, to help someone else get to their destination. Just that sometimes, it is more painful to be driven around without a destination and in the end, realising that there was never a destination when the passenger boarded. She was eyeing the aeroplane in the car.
Summer is always full of heat and excitement, but luckily for some of us, Autumn arrives with the leaves falling, a cooler weather, a little less colourful than Summer, but more calming and more beautiful.


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The stories have been written for the Red Sox all year. They've just had trouble pulling off the endings everyone wanted.
Erase a poor finish to 2011 with a great 2012. Rebound from a tough start to 2012 with a strong summer. Beat off injuries to put together a winning streak. Find a way to get into the playoffs despite playing .500 ball late into July.
But Tuesday night, the Red Sox at last came through on their end of the bargain. The storybook called not only for Boston to play spoiler to New York's playoff hopes but also to chip away at the years of misery the Yankees have brought by advancing to postseason fun while the Fenway Faithful's playoff ambitions ended early.
The Red Sox did play spoiler to the Yankees on Tuesday, beating them 4-3 while the Orioles won elsewhere in the American League East, evening the division race. But Boston also provided a few left hooks toward knocking New York out of the playoff picture for good, a la the Sox of 2011. While plenty of baseball remains, Boston knows what it can do with a series sweep, and Phase 1 is complete.
Taking the win wasn't the only story of Tuesday night. Just as important was how the Red Sox did it. While everyone hoped the team would come back swinging after it took a breather Monday from a 1-11 stretch, the fact that the Sox made it happen in usual Boston fashion was just as important. Grit, timely hits and a walk-off win — these are the usual harbingers of Red Sox success that Yankees fans have become accustomed to over recent years. If something needs to be thrown into the mighty cogs that make up the Yankees machine, have it be a Boston special.
The opportunity continues Wednesday and Thursday night, with a Yankees team that can provide a choke at the worst of moments (remember which team it was that gave the Sox their first win in that unmemorable start to the 2011 season?) ready to really kick this one away.
The Yankees may be confident and ready to ride out this poor stretch of their season, but their play Tuesday night seemed to suggest otherwise. Dropped popups, late throws, miscues here and there — this team may still be contending for a playoff spot, but it's playing right into that Red Sox lucky streak that gives the hometown players a win when the visitors had a combined 20 men left on base.
No one needs to chronicle what a pain the Yankees have been to the Red Sox over the years, or the resilience New York has had in pulling out wins to get into the playoffs.
But, after the Red Sox affirmed the fans' hopes that they would play spoiler with one very Boston-like win, there can be wishful thinking. There can be hope. There can be a feeling that one gut punch at this point could salvage a season that has otherwise been less than satisfying.
The Red Sox haven't always dominated the Yankees, but they've found ways in recent years to frustrate them. All they need this time around is — after a season where they failed to do the right thing at the right time over and over — to get some well-placed runs, pitching and victories.
If this is what the Red Sox have been saving themselves for all season, it may be worth it for Boston fans.
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Wireless phones are high fashion among marketers ranging from cable networks (ESPN) to surfer wear (Roxy), affinity groups (AARP) and even rappers (Sean "P. Diddy" Combs) as companies look not just for a slice of burgeoning cellphone revenue but a chance to extend and enhance their brand aura. Since last August, the number of marketers branding mobile nearly tripled, from 22 to 56, according to marketing consulting firm Global Advertising Strategies.
"Cellphones are badges and tell people something about who you are," said Allen Adamson, managing director, WPP Group's Landor, New York. Any marketer "with a large loyal consumer base and a brand image" is likely to offer a mobile phone to create another consumer touch point. "I can't believe it will be long before there's a Ralph Lauren phone or a Tommy (Hilfiger) phone," said Mr. Adamson.
Four major providers-Verizon Wireless, Sprint Co., Cingular Wireless and T-Mobile-dominate a market in which 180 million Americans spend an average $50 a month on service. But other brand names are cropping up on cellphones now, thanks to a business model called mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs, that operate through wireless carriers similarly in some ways to branded credit cards issued by Visa or MasterCard.
Many of the early MVNOs were price plays, such as Virgin Mobile, a joint venture between Virgin Group and Sprint Corp., which targeted teens and others looking for a prepaid telephone service instead of the more common post-paid contract plan. Now, however, MVNOs are being considered not just for less affluent or less-established consumers but for segments of a more mainstream consumer base.
ESPN in the next 12 months plans to launch a branded mobile phone offering scores, statistics, columns, games, information, fantasy-team trades and updates and eventually game-ticket sales, said Manish Jha, senior VP, ESPN Mobile. ESPN has a deal in which Sprint will provide wholesale network for voice and data, but ESPN will arrange for its own handsets, call centers, billing and distribution through traditional phone stores as well as big-box retailers and eventually sporting-goods stores or sporting events.
"We want to create a fan experience that is more immersive, deeper and designed for sports fans," said Mr. Jha. "We want to be there with the most compelling content we have."
ESPN recently named Havas' Arnold Worldwide, Boston, as agency for its anticipated $30 million advertising account backing the new phone.
George Bodenheimer, president ESPN and ABC Sports, in a recent keynote address to the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association meeting in New Orleans, stressed that the branded ESPN phone will not damp ESPN's commitment to licensing partnerships with other traditional cellphone companies now carrying ESPN content, nor does he expect it to cannibalize those partners' sales. ESPN's parent, Walt Disney Co., also is considering a branded phone.
One of the more successful MVNOs is 2-and-half-year-old Virgin Mobile's youth-targeted prepaid service, a joint venture with Sprint that recently reached the 3-million-subscriber milestone. But Howard Handler, chief marketing officer, Virgin Mobile USA, noted there's more to the business than that: While its pay-as-you go service has about 2% of all U.S. cellphone users, it also has 8% of the lucrative $3 billion ringtone market.
More are coming. Verizon Wireless has announced a deal with Amp'd Mobile to offer multimedia mobile-phone service targeting youths 18 to 25. Movida Communications is partnering with Sprint and the Cisneros Group of Cos. for a Hispanic-targeted, prepaid Movida service to be sold through Wal-Mart Stores that's aimed at the more than 40 million Hispanics in the U.S. The retail behemoth itself is said to be considering its own branded mobile-phone service, as have affinity groups such as the AARP. Internet service provider Earthlink is teaming with a Korean phone company for an MVNO and Time Warner Cable is joining Sprint PCS for a test of a telecom service bundle to include a mobile phone.
Diddy an MVNO?
"Right now it's the flavor of the month," said Mark Fewell, senior director-business development for Nextel's Boost Mobile, which has partnered for three years with Quiksilver's Roxy brand for a phone aimed at teen girls. Matt Jacobson, VP, Quiksilver Entertainment, declined to disclose Roxy's phone sales, but said his company is also considering bringing its branded Quiksilver phone from Australia to the U.S.
At the CTIA meeting, even music artist Mr. Combs told the audience, "I am an MVNO. Maybe the biggest one. I don't own spectrum. I don't have a network infrastructure. I don't make customer-service calls. But I do have subscribers. They spend millions of dollars on music, on fashion, on cosmetics, on soda, on fast-food and, yes, on consumer electronics and wireless-communications technology."
Whether newcomers to the mobile-phone business will be successful in the long term remains to be seen. Virgin Mobile's Mr. Handler cautions that MVNOs face a lot of static before targeted consumer segments will be able to hear them clearly. "It ain't as easy as it looks."
Marc Lefar, chief marketing officer, Cingular Wireless, said a successful MVNO needs access to a unique marketing segment not reached by the major carriers, or really compelling content. Otherwise, he said, "It's a lot simpler to cut licensing deals than get into the wireless business."
Indeed, it was unclear from Mr. Combs' remarks whether he actually planned to deliver a branded cellphone to market in the near future. A spokesman later said in fact, nothing specifically is the works. "It's something he's very interested in. He's always looking for what's next."


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10 FEBRUARY 2004 -GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) today releases guidelines for good agricultural and collection practices for medicinal plants - an industry estimated worth more than US$ 60 billion. The guidelines are intended for national governments to ensure production of herbal medicines is of good quality, safe, sustainable and poses no threat to either people or the environment.
Herbal medicines could be the natural answer to some ailments and can often be readily available. For these reasons, they are growing in popularity in wealthy countries and their use remains widespread in developing regions.
However, reports of patients experiencing negative health consequences caused by the use of herbal medicines are on the rise. One of the major causes of adverse events is directly linked to the poor quality of herbal medicines, including raw medicinal plant materials, and to the wrong identification of plant species. Cultivating, collecting and classifying plants correctly are therefore of the utmost importance for the quality and safety of products.
In addition to patient safety issues, there is the risk that a growing herbal market and its great commercial benefit might pose a threat to biodiversity through over-harvesting of the raw materials for herbal medicines and other natural health care products. If not controlled, these practices may lead to the extinction of endangered species and the destruction of natural habitats and resources.
The WHO guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) for medicinal plants are an important initial step to ensure good quality, safe herbal medicines and ecologically sound cultivation practices for future generations. In an easy-to-understand style they cover the spectrum of cultivation and collection activities, including site selection, climate and soil considerations and identification of seeds and plants. Guidance is also given on the main post-harvest operations and includes legal components such as national and regional laws on quality standards, patent status and benefits sharing.
Background facts
The safety and quality of raw medicinal plant materials and finished products depend on intrinsic (genetic) or external (environment, collection methods, cultivation, harvest, post-harvest processing, transport and storage practices) factors. Inadvertent contamination by microbial or chemical agents during any of the production stages can also lead to deterioration in safety and quality. Medicinal plants collected in the wild may be contaminated by other species or plant parts through misidentification, accidental contamination or intentional adulteration, all of which may have unsafe consequences.
Adverse reactions due to substitution of incorrect plant
Digitalis: Cases of serious cardiac arrhythmias were reported in the USA in 1997 following the accidental substitution of plantain, to be used as a dietary supplement, with Digitalis lanata, generally used for heart conditions. Subsequent investigations were reported to reveal that large quantities of the misidentified plantain had been shipped to more than 150 manufacturers, distributors and retailers over a two-year period.
Podophyllum: Fourteen cases of Podophyllum poisoning have been reported from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China following the inadvertent use of the roots Podophyllum hexandrum instead of the Gentiana and Clematis species for their antiviral qualities. It is reported that this accidental substitution arose because of the apparent similarity in the morphology of the roots.
Aconitum: Cases of cardiotoxicity resulting from the ingestion of Aconitum species used in complementary medicine for acute infections and panic attacks have been reported from Hong Kong, China. Aconitum rootstocks are processed by soaking or boiling them in water in order to hydrolyse the aconite alkaloids into their less toxic, aconine derivatives. Toxicity can, however, result when such processes are mismanaged. In the United Kingdom, the internal use of aconite is restricted to prescription only.
Endangered medicinal plants
The wild types of the popular medicinal plant ginseng (Panax ginseng), used to address digestive conditions resulting from nervous disorders, is currently reported to be rapidly declining due to increasing demand and collection.
Wild American ginseng, goldenseal, echinacea, black cohosh, slippery elm and kava kava top the "at-risk list" of endangered species of medicinal plants.
Cultivation has replaced wild collection for the supply of some essential drugs used in modern medicine. The Madagascar rosy periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, is widely cultivated in Spain and the United States for its properties which are considered useful in treating childhood leukaemia and Hodgkin's disease.
A traditional medicine for which demand is greater than the potential for supply is the African tree Pygeum (Prunus africana). The bark is a very popular natural remedy for prostate disorders in some European countries such as Spain - but it is harvested from wild trees growing in the mountain forests of continental Africa and in Madagascar and is unsustainable under current practices. While the bark can be harvested sustainably, harvesters either cut too much, which results in the death of the trees, or they fell whole trees. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) and others are working to establish sustainable sources of Prunus africana through conservation of wild tree populations and assistance to smallholders to grow the tree - something that will also help increase farmers' incomes. ICRAF is also working on a breeding programme to select varieties which will take less time to reach harvestable age.
Devil's Claw, Harpagophytum procumbens, is another popular remedy that is unsustainably harvested and may become extinct in the wild under current practices. It has been used as a tonic, as a treatment for arthritis and rheumatism, to reduce fever, ease sore muscles, reduce cholesterol, and externally the ointment is used to treat sores, boils, and ulcers. It is also used to cleanse the lymph system, and to remove toxins from the blood.
Devil's Claw is produced in southern Africa, and Namibia is the biggest exporter in the region. Just under 200 tonnes were exported from Namibia between January and August 2000. Between 10 000 and 15 000 harvesters rely on sales from its collection as their only source of cash. However, current prices are not a true reflection of the real value of their work: indeed, over the last 24 years the price has dropped by as much as 85%. In 1998, a sustainably harvested Devil's Claw project was set up on one resettlement farm in Namibia and has rapidly expanded. The following year, 10 210 kg of certified organic Devil's Claw was produced, providing local people with a sustainable product at a guaranteed and fair price. This could be the way forward, provided that users of Devil's Claw demand that suppliers stock only certified products.


text: TV / VideoFilibustering Rand Paul Builds His BrandUpdate: Jr. Kentucky Sen. droned about drones, started #filiblizzard campaignBy Sam Thielman|March 7, 2013ShareBy Sam Thielman|March 7, 2013Share Update: Paul's filibuster ended shortly after this item was posted, at 12:40, just shy of the 13-hour mark. "I've discovered that there are some limits to filibustering, and I'm going to have to go take care of one of those," he said. John O. Brennan was confirmed in a 12-3 vote. Rand Paul had a busy day Wednesday, although he only did one thing: talk. And talk. And talk. And also talk. The junior senator from Kentucky began his filibuster of Brennan's appointment to the leadership of the CIA just before noon on Wednesday. Speaking endlessly to stall a vote is not a tactic that has seen a lot of use in recent years, given that all you have to do to filibuster a bill these days is say, "I'm going to filibuster this"—no excessive talking required, and suddenly the majority needs 60 votes to override the filibuster. Besides, filibustering is about getting attention, and Strom Thurmond famously conducted the longest filibuster ever (24 hours, 18 minutes) in 1957 in opposition to the Civil Rights Act, so it's not exactly a ploy with a dignified history. But one of the most notable aspects Wednesday's coverage was that even though the conservative Paul is, to put it mildly, a divisive figure, pundits across the board were backing him. Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer told Fox News that Paul "would be remembered" for the stunt; even Rachel Maddow's backhanded assessment ended up mildly complimentary: "Congress demanding to play its part in matters of war is the way our government is supposed to work." Paul, who definitely loves the spotlight, spent some time getting attention for this move. The lawmaker started live tweeting his filibuster practically as soon as he stood up; buddies asking him lengthy questions gave him the chance to sneak a quick candy bar, tweet out an update and start the #filiblizzard hashtag trending. (Here's hoping he didn't have to pee—Thurmond took a steam bath before he went down in infamy in 1957 so he wouldn't have to visit the gents mid-rant.) It's also important to explain why he was doing it. Last week, attorney general Eric Holder wrote Paul about U.S. drone strikes: "It is possible, I suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution and applicable laws…for the president to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the United States." That didn't pass muster with Paul. It's worth noting that the question of whether it's lawful for the president to personally order the killing of U.S. citizens isn't hypothetical. Speaking on the Senate floor at length and actively filibustering Brennan's nomination until further notice Tune into @cspan now #filiblizzard — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 6, 2013 The gambit worked like gangbusters. Every TV news organization dusted off clips from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for their segments, and there's already a site tracking the endeavor. Paul's tweet @cspan sent viewers scurrying to get the latest from The Network That Never Cuts Away. Gavel-to-gavel coverage is critical for this event since length is the point; Fox News, CNN and MSNBC all had segments on the filibuster, but C-SPAN continued to get links from the Drudge Report, the Huffington Post and Glenn Beck's TheBlaze—all major traffic drivers for political news. That, by the way, was the extent of the information C-SPAN would part with about its audience; it isn't Nielsen-rated and is tight-lipped about its traffic figures, but a source conceded that the filibuster is a "big event" for the network. So why was Paul doing this? Why wasn't he asking for a supermajority like every other silent filibusterer? He could even have started his filibuster via email. Well, Paul wants to be president. And this may be his opening gambit—the Senate has the necessary supermajority to override him, but they couldn't take a vote until he shut up. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kMtweu copy Adweek Adweek


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Thirty Million Words® Initiative
The Thirty Million Words® Initiative is an innovative parent-directed program designed to harness the power of parent language to build a child's brain and impact his or her future. In the video, mothers describe how the program has helped them to use more words with their kids. Dr. Dana Suskind, founder and director of the Thirty Million Words Project discusses the research behind the program and its potential to transform lives.


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The widow of the Shai Osudoku Constituency National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirant, Mrs Linda Akwele Ocloo, on Saturday gave her late husband a glowing tribute by beating Dr Michael Kpessa Whyte in the NDC parliamentary primary in the constituency in the Greater Accra Region.
The professional teacher polled 5,156 votes against 3,372 garnered by Dr Kpessah Whyte, the Acting Executive Director of the National Service Secretariat.
The NDC Shai Osudoku parliamentary ticket became vacant after the elected candidate, Mr Desmond William Ocloo, died in a tragic accident at Juaso in the Ashanti Region in March 2016 shortly after he was elected.
It is the second time Dr Whyte has lost the primary having contested the earlier one against three others. In the first contest, Mr Ocloo defeated the incumbent, Mr David Tetteh Assumeng, by polling 4,350 votes, with the two other contenders, Dr Kpessah Whyte and Ebenezer Adzakli, polling 3,189 and 393 respectively.
The camp of Mrs Ocloo explained that her decision to contest the seat was to fulfil the ambition of her late husband who they said had contributed significantly to the cause of the NDC in the constituency.
Peaceful process
Voting took place in 50 polling stations in the constituency where 15,800 party members were expected to cast their ballot. However, only 8,652 votes were recorded out of which 124 were rejected.
The voting process was generally peaceful save a minor incident at the Dodowa Post Office Polling Centre, in which some supporters of Mrs Ocloo booed and jeered at Dr Kpessa Whyte and his team who were on monitoring rounds.
However, the security agencies ensured calm for the voting to continue.
At about 3:15 pm, a downpour was recored but that could not deter the party faithful from voting. They defied the rains by remaining in the queue to cast their ballot.
At the end of the exercise, officials of the EC who supervised the process declared Mrs Ocloo, a teacher with no political experience, the winner of the election.
She expressed gratitude to party members and called for unity as the party prepared for the general election.
Incumbent MP
The incumbent NDC Member of Parliament (MP) for Shai Osudoku, Mr Tetteh Assumeng, opted out of last Saturday's primary in solidarity with the late Ocloo, leaving the contest to be between Mr Kpessah Whyte and Linda Ocloo.


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On the leafy, tranquil streets of south-east London, something very scary is afoot. Scary, that is, if you're small, fluffy and answer to the name of Mr Whiskers.
As Arctic gales blow across the capital, hundreds of tiny furry pets – from hamsters to gerbils, rabbits to guinea pigs – are being abandoned by their owners. No longer snug in their cages, the creatures have been dumped in car parks and dustbins to fend for themselves. Since September, residents have seen an increase of a quarter in the number of pet rodents ditched on doorsteps, while experts say the number of abandoned animals rose by 28 per cent last year.
The latest casualty was Snowball the hamster – so named because her fur was frozen solid when commuters rescued her from ice-covered bins outside Pimlico tube station last week. Her owner left a note: "Please take care of my hamster. I cannot afford to look after her any more."
Another victim of the recession, perhaps? A heartbroken child with no pocket money? Jacky Carter doesn't think so. "Lies – they always lie," snorts the founder of GBH animal rescue and rehoming centre in Beckenham, Kent. "I've heard it all: 'We're emigrating', 'The owner died'. People treat small animals like disposable toys: once they get bored, it's someone else's problem."
GBH (which stands for guinea pigs, bunnies and hamsters) is an animal shelter like no other. Set up over a decade ago, it houses 130 former pets, from chinchillas to Lionhead rabbits, and takes in animals from vets, the RSPCA and members of the public. Doggy print sofas against one wall, hutches and cages against another, Jacky shares her small semi-detached house and garden with 62 guinea pigs, 30 chinchillas, 20 rabbits, 16 hamsters, two gerbils, two cats and two dogs.
First things first: what are all their names? "Don't get me started on names; it's the bane of my life," Jacky admits. "None of this was planned. I took a couple of cats home for a vet once and it spiralled from there. I'm lucky to have understanding neighbours, who leave cauliflower trimmings on the doorstep, and my friends are good at hamster-sitting."
I arrive in the middle of a bunny blind-date (rabbits are rehomed in pairs) – and when Flopsy has finished fluttering her eyelashes at Cottontail, Jacky introduces some of her other residents. Amelia Pond ("quite lively") was one of 29 hamster babies dumped in a park last September, while the Steptoe family (four "very naughty" guinea pigs) were rescued from an abandoned house in Sydenham.
Last week, two newcomers arrived, found in a box in Battersea with a note that read: "Two female gerbils, make lovely pets."
"It makes me so angry – if they're such lovely pets, why didn't you keep them?" says Jacky. "More and more of these small animals are being dumped, so rescue centres are full to bursting."
But why the recent increase? "All I know is it's not the recession. People tell me they can't afford to keep a guinea pig and then they pull up in a new Ferrari with leather seats. I think pet owners are becoming more callous – it is selfish and irresponsible to dump creatures at this time of year."
The scourge of abandoned animals goes through cycles, Jacky explains. In the winter, more outdoor pets are rescued ("Smaller creatures don't tend to be found alive in the cold"); whereas in the summer it's hamsters and gerbils. Other factors can also lead to neglect. Hundreds of guinea pigs were given up after the novelty of Disney film G-Force (starring the rodents as secret agents) wore off, while in 2003 Finding Nemo led to children "freeing" their pet goldfish by flushing them down the toilet.
"It's a never-ending workload," says Jacky, who juggles three jobs to fund GBH. "We have three volunteers, but the phone still rings off the hook." Doesn't she ever wish she had time for herself? "People are over-rated. When you hear how cruelly they treat their pets, it makes you hate people. I prefer animals."
As she excuses herself to "read bedtime stories and sing the guinea pigs to sleep", Jacky explains her centre's unusual name. "I couldn't bear the idea of another shelter called 'Happy Endings' or 'TLC'. What the hell, I thought, I'll call it GBH. That gets people's attention."
She grins. "You get a warped sense of humour doing this job. You've definitely got to be crazy, but then I can't be too crazy because I know it's mad – so I must still be a little bit normal, right?"


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text: Web surfing drops 15 percent in December Published on January 18, 2001. Web users are steadily decreasing the amount of time they spend surfing the Web, with surfing declining 15 percent in December 2000 alone, according to the latest Internet ratings report by Nielsen/NetRatings. Web users are spending less time surfing the Internet at home and at work, with the average time spent per person online declined more than 15 percent in December from October 2000, dropping from 17.5 to 14.9 hours. Web usage dropped across the board with page views declining more than 17 percent from 1196 page views in October to 983 in December. The number of unique sites visited per month fell 15 percent from 20 to 17 sites, while the number of surfing sessions per month decreased 15 percent from 33 sessions to 28 sessions in December. Copyright January 2001, Crain Communications Inc. Most Popular In this article: News