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The City Centre Garden of Reflection project is delighted that the Chair of Theatrical Innovation will be Teya Sepinuck for the third of its Chairs of Learning events.
The theme that Teya will be addressing during the event is 'Final Reflections on Theatre of Witness in Northern Ireland'.
The City Centre Garden of Reflection Project is a partnership between Inner City Trust (Lead Partner), Derry City Council and DiverseCity Community Partnership. In addition to the programme element, the project has two major physical elements - the installation of lights to illuminate the City Walls and the development of the Garden of Reflection to the rear of the newly developed Holywell building in Bishop Street. The project is funded by the PEACE III Programme through the European Union's Regional Development Fund managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.
Theatre of Witness, a model of performance that gives voice to those whose stories haven't been heard. For the past 29 years, Teya has been creating and producing Theatre of Witness projects with prisoners and their families, survivors and perpetrators of abuse, refugees, immigrants, elders and those who have lived through war. Theatre of Witness has since taken Teya to Poland and here to Northern Ireland where she is currently completing her 5th and final year as artistic director of The Playhouse Theatre of Witness Programme. Through this partnered programme with Holywell Trust, Teya created a trilogy of original works with ex-combatants, members of the security forces, survivors, witnesses and those living with the intergenerational legacy of the Troubles. Her final Theatre of Witness project was with those seeking asylum and safe haven in Northern Ireland.
All of these works have been made into documentary videos and continue to be featured in workshops, screenings and discussions throughout north and border counties. Live productions have toured to more than 25 venues as well as Brussels, London, and Utrecht.
The theme for the Chair of Theatrical Innovation event on 11th June is 'Final Reflections of Theatre of Witness in Northern Ireland' and it will be Teya's last formal event in Northern Ireland.
The Chair of Illumination session will take place on Wednesday 11th June from 5.00pm until 7.00pm (food will be provided at 5.00pm) in the Holywell - DiverseCity Community Partnership, 8-14 Bishop Street, (The Junction Meeting Room).
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10000 MW power can be generated without fuel: EFP
KARACHI: Chairman Energy Foundation Pakistan (EFP) Javed Ahmad on Tuesday said Pakistan can overcome energy crisis by generating thousands of megawatt of electricity by using renewable energy resources especially geothermal energy which is available in all provinces of the country.
Masses and the business community continue to brave prolonged outages despite import of petroleum products worth $ 15 billion annually by the government which call for enhanced focus on other resources, he said.
The coal powered plants are source of pollution, importing electricity from other countries will require heavy investment while IPI and TAPI Gas pipeline projects initiated decades back were far from reality due to political uncertainty and security problems. Similarly, nothing has been accomplished despite heavy investment in Thar Coal discovered in 1994, therefore government should use abundantly available green energy resources like solar, geothermal, water, wind, and bio waste, which are with an estimated capacity of more than 200000 MW.
Javed Ahmad said that green energy is free, environment friendly, renewable and sustainable source of low cost electricity and heat with reliable supply which reduces dependence on imported fuels saving billions of dollars every year. Chairman EFP said that more than 30 countries are producing electricity through geothermal energy and about 200 power plants are under construction around the world while 70 countries are using geothermal energy for air-conditioning, cooling, heating and supply of hot water.
He said that he can attract all the investment required to initiate geothermal energy power projects for 10000MW and start producing electricity at less than Rs 10 per unit within three years in all the provinces. Green energy can help trigger economic growth and protect environment for our future generations, he said adding that establishment of a National Energy Security Organization under direct control of the Prime Minister can help Pakistan to overcome energy crises.


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I grew up in Parsippany, New Jersey and went to Rutgers for undergrad so I'll always be a jersey girl at heart. After college, I worked in NYC at Barclays in Electronic Trading. I chose Booth for my MBA for lots of reasons, but perhaps most importantly I felt at home with the people here.
I wanted an environment where I felt truly comfortable and a school that presented the ability to meet people who shared my curiosity and thirst for learning. It was also important to me to have a strong academic focus and classroom setting. And Booth has some of the best faculty and curriculum in the world.
Booth gives you a platform for developing new skills and becoming a stronger leader while allowing you to stay true to yourself and your values. There is no ideal MBA student at Booth. We all come from different backgrounds, have different experiences and personalities, and we are able to maintain our uniqueness without feeling like we need to become a version of ourselves that Booth wants us to be.
I am excited to share my personal experiences with potential future Boothies to help you navigate your own business school careers. Hopefully, I can provide useful insight from my involvement with the Dean's Student Admissions Committee (DSAC) and other clubs like the Adam Smith Society, Booth Dance Club, Follies, and as the co-chair for Chicagonomics.
I try to attend at least 2-3 events per week on campus ranging from lunch and learns by faculty to talks by distinguished alumni to make the most of everything available to me at Booth. It gives me a good sense of the various opportunities open to us students as well as exposure to the people involved in the Booth community.
So far, my favorite moment has been participating in Follies, our sketch comedy troupe that covers Booth culture, business, current events, and basically anything that's funny. Follies allowed me to explore a different side of myself (creative) and meet fellow Boothies in a setting other than classes and recruiting.
Something else I'd like to note is the pay-it-forward mentality at Booth. It permeates everything we do. Not only has it helped me navigate my Booth experience thus far but it also inspires me to empower my classmates and to help them in any way I can to achieve their goals. I hope to continue mentoring and helping out fellow Boothies during my internship this summer at Amazon and in my second year at Booth.
I am also having a great time living in the Loop, where hundreds of Boothies choose to call home. I love being able to take a walk in Millennium Park or go for a jog by the lakefront. I'm also a fan of exploring Chicago's many local breweries.
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- Jun 20, 2018
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"ACT FOR CHILDREN!" asked the Parliament to strengthen the obligations of the Government institutions to protect children and young people victims of domestic violence
Tirana, June 20, 2018 - The Albanian National Child Rights Network "ACT FOR CHILDREN!" responded positively this morning to the invitation of the Parliamentary Commission on Labour, Social Affairs and Health to attend a special hearing session that is considering the changes proposed by the Government and civil society to the law "On Measures against Domestic Violence in Family Relations".
The Network "ACT FOR CHILDREN!" since its establishment has focused on advocacy for the improvement of laws that protect children and young people from violence and abuse. In this context, the Network presented its recommendations for the improvement of the draft law and in particular aspects related to the protection of children from violence at family settings. The recommendations focus on 10 key issues, which seek to strengthen the role and responsibilities of the central and local government for the protection of victims.
One of the shortcomings identified in the law is the lack of support for programs to deal and eliminate aggression, bullying and educating positive behaviours in the pre-university education system, including young people up to the age of 21 who use violence. In the opinion of the network, institutions shall make efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate the perpetrators of violence. It was also recommended that it shall be mandatory for the teachers and educators in schools to report every case of domestic violence where a child is involved, while the Ministry shall establish an early identification, registration and reporting system of suspected or confirmed cases of domestic violence at all levels of education.
The Albanian National Child Rights Network established in 1999, aims to strengthen the respect for the rights of the child and young people. It is an initiative of the Child Rights Centre Albania (CRCA), in cooperation with the Albanian National Child Helpline (ALO 116), ECPAT Albania, Albanian Coalition for Education (ACE), Center "Children Today" and the Albanian National Youth Network (ANYN). The Network provides some of the most important national platforms and services for children and youth for protection from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.


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Stylish Geometric Tattoos by Ash Boss
Sophisticated patterns and flawless execution. Ash Boss has geometric tattooing on point.
Black dotwork is always a great source of tattoo inspiration, so strap in for some great tattoo ideas.
Tattooing from Crown of Thorns, Chester, tattoo artist Ash Boss is highly regarded for his strong blackwork and gorgeous dotwork designs. Be it an animal head or patternwork sleeve- Boss kills it! His geometric tattoos are arguably his best work. Combining the best of his blackwork style and awesome dotwork technique, Boss' geometric designs are certainly cutting edge and make a fine addition to any tattoo collector.
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Pushing the geometric game to new levels in the UK, Boss is a tattooer you can count on to produce a clean tattoo every time as well as a tattoo that'll inspire further designs. Enjoy the masterclass of geometric tattooing below.
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*** IMPROMPTU RIDE FOR STATS CREDIT *** This Saturday's (8-3-19) J.A.M.B.A. Ride will be on the John Nicholas Trail. We will meet at 10:00 am in the small parking area at the John Nicholas Trailhead in Sanborn Park on Black Road. The John Nicholas Trail is a big climb up, but very fun downhill. Almost the entire ride will be under canopy (in the trees). To get to the John Nicholas Trailhead, take the Bear Mountain Road exit off Hwy 17, go straight across Bear Mountain Road at the stop sign, continue on Montevina Road for about an eight of a mile, turn left onto Black Road and continue 3.4 miles to the small parking area. (Parking is at a premium so you may have to find a spot either up or down the road from the trailhead.) Bring all necessary supplies. Hope to see you there.
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"Outdoor Mathematics" at MNU in Berlin
On the 11th and 12th September 2018, the annual MNU conference Berlin/Brandenburg took place at the Freie Universität Berlin. MathCityMap was represented as well.
In the main opening lecutre, Prof. Dr. Matthias Ludwig presented possibilites to include mathematics in an out-of-school-environment. Next to classical methods, the focus was furhter on GPS-based technologies and the use of mobile devices. About 200 participants gotto now outdoor mathematics as a chance to transfer their normal classroom teaching.
A strong interest was on the workshop "MathCityMap – live and interactive" hold by Prof. Dr. Matthias Ludwig und Martin Lipinski.
With help of the MathCityMap-App, measuring instruments and great motivation among the participants, the tasks around the campus were solved. As an example, we want to show the slope of the spiral staircase.
Finally, the participants created own tasks in the webportal (www.mathcitymap.eu), which were used to create an own small math trail.


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Delocalizations: A threat for developed countries?
- Introduction
- The glass ceiling or non-fit between business needs and aspirations of women managers
- The glass ceiling: a barrier to career progression of women managers
- The glass ceiling, a form of vertical discrimination
- The walls of glass, a horizontal merger
- Wage disparities
- Recognition of skills: differential treatment
- Skill enhancement of males
- A differentiated access to employment
- The glass ceiling: A limit to the interests of the company
- Women's contribution to human performance
- Women's contribution to business performance
- Women's contribution to financial performance
- The glass ceiling, a construction beyond the walls of the company
- Organizational causes of the glass ceiling
- The lack of sponsorship
- Weak networks
- A traditionally male culture
- The so-called "lack of careerism" of women
- Social causes of the glass ceiling
- The difficulty of reconciling work and family
- Women confined to predefined roles in society
- The "self-censorship" of women
- Towards a better management of the glass ceiling
- The statutory equality sought by professionals
- The basic legislation
- Incentives for companies to act
- The Equality Label
- Support the "glass ceiling" by the company
- Approach
- Different policies to promote women
- Action plans
- Childcare
- Universal service employment checks (CESU)
- Maternity and paternity
- The organization of working time
- Conclusion
Metaleurop, Alstom, JVC and Alcatel are names of companies that made the front pages of our newspapers in the relocation of their production abroad. These names recall the social drama that may be the closure of a firm in a particular territory at a time when most developed countries have a high rate of unemployment. Fear of off-shoring anchored in people's minds the idea of a threat that could call into play the whole dynamics of a territory or a living area.
In fact, off-shoring is the ability of a firm to move its production facilities in the world space, a consequence of the capacity that today's capital can move freely. There are two different contrasting views related to off-shoring: the logic of the state based on borders and on taking into account the general interest against the logic of multinational firms who think in terms of space and look for cross-border economic profitability.
Now, with the emergence of new powers and with comparative advantages in terms of production costs, it is questionable whether there is a risk to developed countries (that is conceived as the member countries of the OECD) if off-shoring continues. Thus, for example, Serge Dassault, a senator from Essonne, declared in 2004 during an interview, "The Chinese will win the economic battle." The relocation would be a threat as well, namely a harbinger of impending danger.
Can it be considered that off-shoring threatens the economic survival of developed countries? Are we losing the game in global economics? This article will first dismantle the argument that off-shoring is a strategic and rational response of firms in an area corresponding to the global capitalist logic, to observe in the second step that relocations are made for reducing production costs. The economic environment has changed and developed countries need to adapt. The real danger then is their inertia and lack of responsiveness.
A phenomenon that has accompanied the evolution of industrial capitalism: off-shoring as a spatial redeployment of industrial activities and services pre-date the origin of industrial capitalism in the late nineteenth century. But it sees the nineteenth substitute the export of means of production to that of capital and goods. From 1855, the year the international fair in Paris, Singer opens offices in France and then in 1858 in Brazil.
The great movement of relocation began in the 1960s with the maquiladora assembly plants in Mexico and South East Asia for the purpose of re-exports. Sectors with a strong labor unskilled textile and automobile at the beginning, the activities most outsourced. The Japanese electronics industry and automotive invests primarily in Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia to Thailand to have an abundant labor, inexpensive and close to market supply and sales.
A first wave of off-shoring concerns mainly the textile industry and a second incorporates products with higher added value, automotive and electronics. But now outsourcing does not just rhyme industries. Indeed, the progress of ICT opens the way to the relocation of service activities abroad that a few years ago appeared immune against the risk of expatriation. United States, the off-shoring of services is multiplying in the areas of assurance, accounting, and financial services.
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The poor
Mathew 26:11 'The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.'
Jesus shows that his physical life on earth was temporal, but that the poor will remain. Why is this? Why did Jesus not come to dispense with the poor and bring physical wealth to all? In this time before Good Friday we can ask what do we do for the poor? Have our consciences been overwhelmed by the massive volume of poor and suffering? The poor are a reflection of the actions of humanity. James 2:15,16 'Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat. What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!" – if you don't give them the necessities of life?' Bring God's love to those in need. May God bless you in this Holy week remembering Jesus's crucifixion.
Prayer. Heavenly Father, thank you for your wonderful grace.
Let Dominique find you in her struggle with ill health. Strengthen David in his work. Fill Meghan, Jen, Mathew, Elsa, Enrique, Michael , Delano, Anthony, Jean- Pierre and Enzo with your gift of faith and healing. Please reconcile and restore Anton and Nadia, Monique and Brett, Lambert and Ida, please help Kevin with business, David, Peter, Jared and Imelda with employment and restore and heal: Phoebe, Aaron, Christian, Kerry, Ryan, Larry, Deidre, Liz, Keith, Martine, Jude, Dricky, Ria, Albert, John, Tiffany, Mathew, John, Richard, Dominique, Lequisha, Jeanne, Nicolene, Sandy, Christopher, N, Theresa, Ryan, Fr Barney, Bronwyn, Charlotte, Vicky, Claudia, Wendy, Travis, Jenny, Chris, Petra, Ward, Theresa-Charmaine, Mel, Christopher, Ken, Rose, Debbie, Darren, Eric, Bernadine , Alice, Daniel, Fatima, Allyson, Veronica, Tracey, Keith, Chris, Fr Terry, Helmut, Justine, Joseph, Graham, Angelo, Nicole, Gabriel, Leigh, Rene, Joanne. Vincent, Anthea, Eli, Herc, Tony, Zoe, Isaiah, Robin, Sylvie, Lynette, Joe, Nick G, Sharon, Ethne, Belinda, Marcus, Gillian, Joan, Johan, Ronnie, Natasha, Joshua, Angelina, Guida, Fiona, Tanya, Addie, Deborah, Darren, Jacqui, Colleen, Joyce, Bella, John, baby Mathew, Wally, Jimmy, Ralph, Mark, baby Daniella, Barbara, Austen, Keith, Johan, Marius, Rose, Lesley, Jimmy, Joanne, Roger, Don, Petra, Racheal, Pauline, Billy, Bernadette, Jenny, Sarah, Stacey, Maria, Teena, Debra, Trish, Michelle, Pedro, Charlotte, Chad, Anton, Nicky, Tony, baby Mia, Kathy, Michael, Brandon, Mark. Amen.
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A "Paw-tastic" Cafe
The GAP Cafe in Melbourne, Australia, is not your average cafe. Yes, it offers coffee and hot chocolate. But this cafe also serves up "puppy-chinos" and treats for your dog. The Greyhound Adoption Program, or GAP, is all about finding "forever homes" for greyhounds that are retired from racing.
GAP welcomes dogs of any breed. They can relax inside with a doggy donut or take a stroll in the outdoor area. The cafe, which opened in March, is the first of its kind in Australia. Already, it has had a positive effect on greyhound adoption.
During a recent visit, I spoke with Sean Stanton, the rehoming manager for Greyhound Racing Victoria, an organization that helps animals find a home after they retire from racing. Stanton explained that the inner-city cafe "aims to expose the greyhound breed to the wider community and show how greyhounds can make a lovely pet."
With their quiet and well-mannered nature, greyhounds are gaining in popularity among pet lovers. Since the dogs are easy to care for and make great companions, they can fit into the lifestyle of many city families.
Each morning at the cafe, greyhounds can be found snoozing under a table or relaxing on the deck outside, eager for a pat and a cuddle. Customers are able to browse on iPads located in and around the cafe to see the latest greyhounds up for adoption. Staff members and volunteers help answer questions and show customers how to start the process of adopting a new best friend.
"The biggest misconception about greyhounds is that they are an active, energetic dog," said Larissa Darragh, adoptions manager at GAP. "Actually, they're the opposite. They're sprinters, so they get tired quickly." It's normal for a greyhound to sleep up to 18 hours a day.
Darragh hopes that more people consider adopting a gentle, fun-loving greyhound. "Seeing how happy they are in their new homes," she said, "with happy new owners, that's really rewarding."


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Summer is definitely here, but that doesn't mean you can't get out and enjoy what Houston has to offer. We present our top tips for events and activities in July.
Houston Events for Friday July 4, 2014
Revolutionary Celebration at Bayou Bend
Try something different this Fourth of July: Join the Texas Army Fife & Drum Corp, Betsy Ross and other period re-in-actors at Bayou Bend for a historic afternoon celebration. Free. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Learn more at Bayou Bend event page.
Houston Events for Saturday July 5, 2014
Paddle down Buffalo Bayou
Paddle down Buffalo Bayou in a kayak and see the downtown Houston skyline in a whole new way. Make your reservation by Thursday, July 3. $60. Kayak Trip event page.
Houston Events for Sunday July 6, 2014
Bike around Houston Bayous, 8 a.m.
Meet at Market Square Park for a 25- to 40-mile bike ride exploring the bayous of Houston. Mountain bikes or bikes with fat tires are necessary. Free. Market Square event page.
Houston Events for Friday July 11, 2014
The Big Show at the Lawndale Art Center
Lawndale Art Center's annual open-call, juried exhibition since 1984. This year juror Erin Elder, Visual Arts Director, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, selected 115 works from nearly 1000 pieces submitted. Free. Learn more at lawndaleartcenter.org
Houston Events for Saturday, July 12, 2014
Galveston Art Walk, 6 – 9 p.m.
Every six weeks you can join art lovers from the Island and beyond on a convivial crawl through Galveston's art galleries, antique shops and more. Wine and hors d'oeuvres served by many establishments. Free. Galveston ArtWalk event page.
Houston Events for Wednesday, July 16, 2014
37th Houston World Series of Dog Shows
This five-day extravaganza at NRG Park (the big low-rise convention center north of the old Astrodome) is a great way to learn about different dog breeds. But the secret is it's really about the people watching. Free on Wednesday only, otherwise $15 (cash only). houstondogshows.com/visitors/tickets/
Houston Events for Friday, July 18, 2014
Mixers & Elixirs at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Houston Museum of Natural Science cuts loose after dark for this Comic-Con-themed monthly get-together. Enjoy a live band and food from some of the best of Houston's food trucks (bring cash for food trucks) Doors open at 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. $20 or $12 for HMNS members. Press Release
Beyoncé and JAY Z: On the Run
Houston's own Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z are on the run, from what were not sure; possibly the Kardashians after they skipped Kimye's Big Italian Wedding. $96.80 – $800+ Event page
Houston Events for Thursday, July 24, 2014
BCO Pub Stroll and Scavenger Hunt
Here's a great way to get to know the people at the Bayou city outdoors club: join them for a pub stroll and scavenger hunt starting in East Downtown Houston at Lucky's Downtown Pub (on 801 St. Emanuel). This group has dozens and dozens of outdoor activities throughout the year across Houston. Event page
Houston Events for Saturday, July 26, 2014
Houston Museum District: The Museum Experience 2014
Four times a year the Houston Museum District Association organizes special programming with its member museums in different zones. This time the focus is on zone three: The Jung Center of Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston. (These are all an easy walking distance from Dr. Brewton's office on Hermann Park Drive.) Visit the event page.
Battle on the Bayou Beard and Mustache Competition
It's time to get your fuzz on for a good cause. Super Happy Fun Land hosts this charity event benefiting Shriner s Hospital for children, brought to you by the Houston facial hair club. Visit Facebook event page.


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Experimenting on U.S. military personnel without informed consent is legal...under certain circumstances. This is just one Department of Defense document delineating those circumstances. I have cut and pasted the contents of DODD 3216.2 into this message string. The relevant paragraph is subheading
. I've highlighted 4.2.2 in blue.
The former DOD official whose signature is on this document dated March 25, 2002 is former Deputy Secretary of Defense,
Paul Wolfowitz
Think about it.
Gary Matsumoto
Department of Defense
[b]NUMBER 3216.2
March 25, 2002
Certified Current as of December 1, 2003
Protection of Human Subjects and Adherence to Ethical
Standards in DoD-Supported Research
DoD Directive 3216.2, "Protection of Human Subjects in
DoD-Supported Research, "January 7, 1983 (hereby
Section 980 of title 10, United States Code
Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 219, "Protection
of Human Subjects," current edition
DoD Directive 6200.2, "Use of Investigational New Drugs
for Force Health Protection," August 1, 2000
through (m), see enclosure 1
This Directive:
Reissues reference (a) to update policies for protecting the rights and welfare of humans as subjects of study in Department of Defense (DoD)-supported research, development, test and evaluation, and other related activities hereafter referred to as "research."
Implements 10 U.S.C. 980 (reference (b)).
Supports implementation of 32 CFR Part 219 (reference (c)), referred to as the "Common Rule."
Establishes other DoD policies for the ethical conduct of research.
This Directive:
Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").
Applies to research involving human subjects, as defined herein, conducted by a DoD Component (i.e., intramural) and other research that is supported by a DoD Component (i.e., extramural) through a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other arrangement.
Does not apply to the use of investigational new drugs, biological products, or devices for purposes of Force Health Protection. Such use is not research and is governed by DoD Directive 6200.2 (reference (d)).
Does not apply to accepted medical practice, including the use of investigational products in such practice, undertaken for purposes of treatment, not research. Such medical practice is not research and is not subject to this Directive.
Terms used in this Directive are as defined in enclosure 2.
It is the policy of the Department of Defense that:
Protection of Human Subjects in Research
. The rights and welfare of human subjects in research supported or conducted by the DoD Components shall be protected. This protection encompasses basic respect for persons, beneficence, and justice in the selection of subjects.
Informed Consent
. In general, as required by reference (b), no DoD Component may conduct or use appropriated funds to support research involving a human being as an experimental subject without the prior informed consent of the subject.
DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
In the case of research intended to be beneficial to the subject, if the subject lacks capacity, due to age, condition, or other reason, to make a decision regarding consent to participate in the research, prior consent may be provided by a legal representative of the subject. In any such case, the determination that research is intended to be beneficial to the subject must be made by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) under reference (c).
4.2.2.Consistent with 10 U.S.C. 980(b) (reference (b)), the requirement for prior informed consent under paragraph 4.2. or subparagraph 4.2.1. may be waived by the Head of a DoD Component with respect to a specific research project to advance the development of a medical product necessary to the Armed Forces if the research project may directly benefit the subject and is carried out in accordance with all other applicable laws and regulations, including 21 CFR 50.24 (reference (j)).
Applicability of Federal Policy for Protection of Human Subjects in Research
The Department of Defense has joined with other Federal Agencies to adopt the "Common Rule" Federal policy for protection of human subjects in research. Reference (c) is the Department of Defense's implementation of the Common Rule. All DoD-supported and -conducted research shall comply with reference (c) and this Directive.
The IRBs of the DoD Components established under reference (c) shall consist of members who are either Federal employees, individuals covered under the Inter-governmental Personnel Act (IPA), or consultants consistent with the requirements established by 5 U.S.C. 3109 (reference (e)).
All human subject research supported or conducted by the Department of Defense shall be conducted under an assurance of compliance acceptable to the funding Agency. Research performed at DoD facilities and funded by the Department of Defense shall have a DoD assurance of compliance. The DoD Components conducting or supporting research must ensure that the investigators are familiar with the Nuremberg Code, the Belmont Report, 32 CFR Part 219 (reference (c)), this Directive, and any related requirements.
Additional Protections for Certain Categories of Research
. In addition to the requirements of reference (c), the following requirements apply to research involving certain subjects or purposes.
Research supported or conducted by the Department of Defense that affects vulnerable classes of subjects shall meet the additional protections of 45 CFR DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
Part 46, Subparts B, C, and D (reference (f)) (e.g., fetuses, pregnant women, human in vitro fertilization, prisoners, or children). For purposes of this paragraph, actions authorizing or requiring any action by an official of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with respect to any requirements of reference (f) shall be under the authority of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering.
The involvement of prisoners of war as human subjects of research is prohibited.
For research involving more than minimal risk (as defined in 32 CFR 219.102(i), reference (c)) to subjects, an independent medical monitor shall be appointed by name. Medical monitors shall be physicians, dentists, psychologists, nurses, or other healthcare providers capable of overseeing the progress of research protocols, especially issues of individual subject/patient management and safety. Medical monitors shall be independent of the investigative team and shall possess sufficient educational and professional experience to serve as the subject/patient
Depending on the nature of the study, the medic
al monitor may be assigned to assess one or more of the following phases of a research project: subject recruitment, subject enrollment, data collection, or data storage and analysis.
At the discretion of the IRB, the medical monitor may be
assigned to discuss research progress with the principal investigator, interview subjects, consult on individual cases, or evaluate adverse event reports. Medical monitors shall promptly report discrepancies or problems to the IRB. They shall have the authority to stop a research study in progress, remove individual subjects from a study, and take whatever steps are necessary to protect the safety and well-being of research subjects until the IRB can assess the medical monitor's report.
For research involving more than minimal risk and also involving military personnel, unit officers and noncommissioned officers (NCOs) shall not influence the decisions of their subordinates to participate or not to participate as research subjects. Unit officers and senior NCOs in the chain of command shall not be present at the time of research subject solicitation and consent during any research recruitment sessions in which members of units under their command are afforded the opportunity to participate as research subjects. When applicable, officers and NCOs so
excluded shall be afforded the opportunity to participate as research subjects in a separate recruitment session. During recruitment briefings to a unit where a percentage of the unit is being recruited to participate as a group, an ombudsman not connected in any way with the proposed research or the unit shall be present to monitor that the
DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
voluntary nature of individual participants is adequately stressed and that the information provided about the research is adequate and accurate.
Research involving use of human subjects for testing of chemical or biological agents is generally prohibited by 50 U.S.C. 1520a (reference (g)), subject to possible exceptions for research for prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purposes. Any such research shall comply with reference (g).
Education and Training on Protection of Human Subjects in Research
. Awareness of human subjects protection requirements shall be established for all DoD personnel involved in the conduct, review, or approval of research covered by this Directive.
Awareness activities shall be commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the participants in the process of protection of human subjects of research, and compatible with Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) policies.
Research ethics training shall be incorporated into the continuing education program at all DoD Component activities that conduct research involving human subjects.
Inclusion of Women and Minorities in Clinical Research Projects
. The selection of subjects reflecting gender and minority participation as appropriate shall comply with section 252 of Pub. L. 103-160 (reference (h)). The Head of the DoD Component concerned may exercise the waiver authority under this law.
Fetal Tissue Research
. Fetal tissue research supported or conducted by the Department of Defense shall comply with 42 U.S.C. 289g - 289g-2 (reference (i)).
Research Misconduct
. All DoD Components shall establish procedures to monitor and review the ethical conduct of research. The DoD Components that conduct or support research shall ensure that data and data collection are conducted in an ethical manner. In cases in which data are not collected in an appropriate manner, the DoD Component shall determine if the misconduct was intentional or reckless; was an isolated event or part of a pattern; had significant impact on the research record; or had significant impact on other researchers or institutions. The DoD Component shall initiate and carry through on any actions that are necessary to ensure resolution of misconduct findings. All findings of serious research misconduct under this section shall be reported to the Director, Defense Research and Engineering.
Relationship to Other Requirements
. Some activities subject to this Directive may also be subject to regulations of other Federal Agencies, organizations,
DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
and non-U.S. entities. Examples include: Food and Drug Administration policies regarding investigational drugs, vaccines, biological products, or devices; multi-agency research; and international research. Activities subject to this Directive and one or more of these other requirements shall comply with all applicable requirements (e.g., references (c) (32 CFR 219.101(g) and (h)), (j), (k), and (l)).
. Issues related to non-compliance with this Directive by any DoD Component, subordinate, or supported activity shall be referred initially to the next higher management echelon to take deliberate action to resolve. All findings of serious non-compliance under this section shall be reported to the Director, Defense Research and Engineering.
The Director, Defense Research and Engineering, under the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)
Shall be the single point of contact within the Department of Defense for all matters relating to the Department of Defense's compliance with the "Common Rule" and act as the principal DoD liaison with Agencies outside the Department of Defense on matters pertaining to protection of human subjects in research.
May initiate updates to reference (c) and issue any DoD Instructions or other guidance necessary to implement this Directive. With respect to matters affecting medical research, this shall be done in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (ASD(HA)).
Shall establish a committee to coordinate DoD Component activities in the protection of human subjects. The committee shall be composed of representatives from the DoD Components' human subject protection offices.
Shall exercise the authorities of the Secretary of Defense under reference (c), except for matters not delegable, reserved, or covered by another specific delegation.
Shall establish procedures and standards, consistent with the Federal Policy on Research Misconduct (reference (m)), for the prevention of research misconduct in the Department of Defense.
DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
May grant exceptions to policy under this Directive if justified by special circumstances and consistent with law. Records shall be maintained on exceptions granted under this Directive.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, under the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall
Advise the Director, Defense Research and Engineering on matters related to the involvement of human subjects in research, especially, regarding medical safety, ethics, and standards of professional care and conduct.
Serve as the DoD representative on matters relating to implementation of Food and Drug Administration regulatory requirements (references (j) and (k)).
The Heads of the DoD Components shall
Develop, issue, and monitor implementing policies to ensure
compliance with this Directive and with any implementing Instructions issued under the authority of this Directive. In research undertakings in which more than one DoD Component is involved, the Heads of the Components shall determine and jointly assign executive responsibility for compliance.
Maintain adequate documentation of DoD-supported or -conducted research involving human subjects and establish procedures for supporting DoD reporting requirements.
Delegate authorities and responsibilities under this Directive to levels of command or authority appropriate to ensure compliance. This shall include procedures for the investigation and resolution of allegations of non-compliance, and may include procedures for headquarters-level administrative review of research. A DoD Component may delegate headquarters-level research review responsibility to another DoD Component for purposes of efficiency and consolidation of functional
With respect to research for which primary involvement is from the Department of Defense, establish the required administrative procedures to protect human subjects from medical expenses (not otherwise provided or reimbursed) that are the direct result of participation in a research project involving more than minimal risk. For this purpose the determination of primary involvement shall be based on
consideration of the DoD portion of the total involvement (i.e., funding, personnel, facilities, and all other resources) in the research.
DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
This Directive is effective immediately.
Enclosures - 2
E1. References, continued
E2. Definitions
DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
, continued
Section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, "Employment of Experts and Consultants, Temporary or Intermittent"
Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 46, "Protection of Human Subjects," Subparts B, C, and D
Section 1520a of title 50, Unites States Code, "War and National Defense"
Section 2358 note of title 10, United States Code, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994," (Public Law 103-160, Sec. 252)
Sections 289g - 289g-2 of title 42, United States Code, "Public Health and Welfare"
Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapters A, D, F, and H, "Food and Drug Administration"
Memorandum of Understanding between the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Defense, "Concerning Investigational Use of Drugs, Antibiotics, Biologicals, and Medical Devices by the Department of Defense," May 1, 1987
DoD Directive 6000.8, "Funding and Administration of Clinical Investigation Program," November 3, 1999
Federal Policy on Research Misconduct, Office of Science and Technology Policy, 65 Federal Register 76260-76264 (December 6, 2000)
DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
Common Rule. The regulation adopted by multiple Federal Agencies for the protection of human subjects in research. The Department of Defense's implementation of the Common Rule is at 32 CFR 219, "Protection of Human Subjects" (reference (c)).
Research. Any systematic investigation, including research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E), designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
Research Involving a Human Being as an Experimental Subject. An activity, for research purposes, where there is an intervention or interaction with a human being for the primary purpose of obtaining data regarding the effect of the intervention or interaction (32 CFR 219.102(f), reference (c)). Examples of interventions or interactions include, but are not limited to, a physical procedure, a drug, a manipulation of the subject or subject's environment, the withholding of an intervention that would have been undertaken if not for the research purpose. This does not include:
Activities carried out for purposes of diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of injury and disease in members of the Armed Forces and other mission essential personnel under Force Health Protection programs of the Department of Defense.
Authorized health and medical activities as part of the reasonable practice of medicine or other health professions.
Monitoring for compliance of individuals and organizations with requirements applicable to military, civilian, or contractor personnel or to organizational units. This includes such activities as drug testing, occupational health and safety monitoring, and security clearance reviews.
Activities exempt under 32 CFR Part 219 (reference (c)).
Support. Unless otherwise clarified in a specific paragraph of this Directive, this term generally means the provision of funding, personnel, facilities, and all other resources.
DODD 3216.2, March 25, 2002
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ex-WRAMC staff
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Location: Up North Michigan
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:46 am
Post subject: what about??
do have any info on policy prior to 2002 as to how Dod C.T.A.'ss. Or this could be collectively the same document, with new language added here and there to fit the current times. That's usually how government operates.
GWI, non-deployed, 100%, former WRAMC staff on first Gulf War Center, ill from adjuvant induced autoimmune disease.
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Posts: 10
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:56 pm
Post subject: DoD inserts foot...
Like most things, the DoD understands their own writing differently than the way they write them.
Such as this statement in red for informed consent. Even if we are given the choice, how many of us have the "capacity" for the "other reason" to make the decision? My case being that I haven't enough knowledge "capacity" about vaccine development and medical science to make the decision.
In the case of research intended to be beneficial to the subject, if the subject lacks capacity, due to age, condition, or other reason, to make a decision regarding consent to participate in the research
, prior consent may be provided by a legal representative of the subject. In any such case, the determination that research is intended to be beneficial to the subject must be made by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) under reference (c).
And this statement in red. Case being, they didn't know how it was going to benefit anyone...period. Plus from other readings, they have never even tested it enough or found enough threat over any other type of warfare to make it "necessary" or "beneficial".
4.2.2.Consistent with 10 U.S.C. 980(b) (reference (b)), the requirement for prior informed consent under paragraph 4.2. or subparagraph 4.2.1. may be waived by the Head of a DoD Component with respect to a specific research project to advance the
development of a medical product necessary to the Armed Forces if the research project may directly benefit the subject and is carried out in accordance with all other applicable laws and regulations
, including 21 CFR 50.24 (reference (j)).
Hope I made sense, I saw the tid-bit and wanted to get something in before going to work. Just my personal feeling onthe matter.
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ex-WRAMC staff
Joined: 13 Nov 2004
Posts: 10
Location: Up North Michigan
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:15 pm
Post subject: 1999 language vs. 2007 language
Hey Gary,
I just happened to find this 1999 Clinton policy on informed consent. Look at the difference in language between the current and this one. If I am reading this right, informed consent used to be waived by the President, with Dod providing evidence as to why it should be waived.
NOW a Dod head can waive informed consent.
GWI, non-deployed, 100%, former WRAMC staff on first Gulf War Center, ill from adjuvant induced autoimmune disease.
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ex-WRAMC staff
Joined: 13 Nov 2004
Posts: 10
Location: Up North Michigan
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:18 pm
Post subject: 1999 language vs. 2007 language
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release September 30, 1999
- - - - - - -
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including section 1107 of
title 10, United States Code, and in order to provide the best health
protection to military personnel participating in particular military
operations, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Military personnel deployed in particular
military operations could potentially be exposed to a range of chemical,
biological, and radiological weapons as well as diseases endemic to an
area of operations. It is the policy of the United States Government to
provide our military personnel with safe and effective vaccines,
antidotes, and treatments that will negate or minimize the effects of
these health threats.
Sec. 2. Administration of Investigational New Drugs to Members of
the Armed Forces.
(a) The Secretary of Defense (Secretary) shall collect intelligence
on potential health threats that might be encountered in an area of
operations. The Secretary shall work together with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to ensure appropriate countermeasures are
developed. When the Secretary considers an investigational new drug or
a drug unapproved for its intended use (investigational drug) to
represent the most appropriate countermeasure, it shall be studied
through scientifically based research and development protocols to
determine whether it is safe and effective for its intended use.
(b) It is the expectation that the United States Government will
administer products approved for their intended use by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). However, in the event that the Secretary
considers a product to represent the most appropriate countermeasure for
diseases endemic to the area of operations or to protect against
possible chemical, biological, or radiological weapons, but the product
has not yet been approved by the FDA for its intended use, the product
may, under certain circumstances and strict controls, be administered to
provide potential protection for the health and well-being of deployed
military personnel in order to ensure the success of the military
operation. The provisions of 21 CFR Part 312 contain the FDA
requirements for investigational new drugs.
Sec. 3. Informed Consent Requirements and Waiver Provisions.
(a) Before administering an investigational drug to members of the
Armed Forces,
the Department of Defense (DoD) must obtain informed
consent from each individual unless the Secretary can justify to the
President a need for a waiver of informed consent in accordance with 10
U.S.C. 1107(f). Waivers of informed consent will be granted only when
absolutely necessary.
(b) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 1107(f), the President may waive the
informed consent requirement for the administration of an
investigational drug to a member of the Armed Forces in connection with
the member's participation in a particular military operation, upon a
written determination by the President that obtaining consent:
(1) is not feasible;
(2) is contrary to the best interests of the member; or
(3) is not in the interests of national security.
(c) In making a determination to waive the informed consent
requirement on a ground described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this
section, the President is required by law to apply the standards and
criteria set forth in the relevant FDA regulations, 21 CFR 50.23(d). In
determining a waiver based on subsection (b)(3) of this section, the
President will also consider the standards and criteria of the relevant
FDA regulations.
(d) The Secretary may request that the President waive the informed
consent requirement with respect to the administration of an
investigational drug. The Secretary may not delegate the authority to
make this waiver request. At a minimum, the waiver request shall
(1) A full description of the threat, including the potential
for exposure. If the threat is a chemical, biological, or
radiological weapon, the waiver request shall contain an
analysis of the probability the weapon will be used, the
method or methods of delivery, and the likely magnitude of its
affect on an exposed individual.
(2) Documentation that the Secretary has complied with 21 CFR
50.23(d). This documentation shall include:
(A) A statement that certifies and a written
justification that documents that each of the criteria
and standards set forth in 21 CFR 50.23(d) has been met;
(B) If the Secretary finds it highly impracticable to
certify that the criteria and standards set forth in 21
CFR 50.23(d) have been fully met because doing so would
significantly impair the Secretary's ability to carry out
the particular military mission, a written justification
that documents which criteria and standards have or have
not been met, explains the reasons for failing to meet
any of the criteria and standards, and provides
additional justification why a waiver should be granted
solely in the interests of national security.
(3) Any additional information pertinent to the Secretary's
determination, including the minutes of the Institutional
Review Board's (IRB) deliberations and the IRB members'
voting record.
(e) The Secretary shall develop the waiver request in consultation
with the FDA.
(f) The Secretary shall submit the waiver request to the President
and provide a copy to the Commissioner of the FDA (Commissioner).
(g) The Commissioner shall expeditiously review the waiver request
and certify to the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs (APNSA) and the Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology (APST) whether the standards and criteria of the relevant FDA
regulations have been adequately addressed and whether the
investigational new drug protocol may proceed subject to a decision by
the President on the informed consent waiver request. FDA shall base
its decision on, and the certification shall include an analysis
describing, the extent and strength of the evidence on the safety and
effectiveness of the investigational new drug in relation to the medical
risk that could be encountered during the military operation.
(h) The APNSA and APST will prepare a joint advisory opinion as to
whether the waiver of informed consent should be granted and will
forward it, along with the waiver request and the FDA certification to
the President.
(i) The President will approve or deny the waiver request and will
provide written notification of the decision to the Secretary and the
Sec. 4. Required Action After Waiver is Issued.
(a) Following a Presidential waiver under 10 U.S.C. 1107(f), the DoD
offices responsible for implementing the waiver, DoD's Office of the
Inspector General, and the FDA, consistent with its regulatory role,
will conduct an ongoing review and monitoring to assess adherence to the
standards and criteria under 21 CFR 50.23(d) and this order. The
responsible DoD offices shall also adhere to any periodic reporting
requirements specified by the President at the time of the waiver
The Secretary shall submit the findings to the President and provide a
copy to the Commissioner.
(b) The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable, make the
congressional notifications required by 10 U.S.C. 1107(f)(2)(B).
(c) The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable and consistent with
classification requirements, issue a public notice in the Federal
Register describing each waiver of informed consent determination and a
summary of the most updated scientific information on the products used,
as well as other information the President determines is appropriate.
(d) The waiver will expire at the end of 1 year (or an alternative
time period not to exceed 1 year, specified by the President at the time
of approval), or when the Secretary informs the President that the
particular military operation creating the need for the use of the
investigational drug has ended, whichever is earlier. The President may
revoke the waiver based on changed circumstances or for any other
reason. If the Secretary seeks to renew a waiver prior to its
expiration, the Secretary must submit to the President an updated
request, specifically identifying any new information available relevant
to the standards and criteria under 21 CFR 50.23(d). To request to
renew a waiver, the Secretary must satisfy the criteria for a waiver as
described in section 3 of this order.
(e) The Secretary shall notify the President and the Commissioner if
the threat countered by the investigational drug changes significantly
or if significant new information on the investigational drug is
Sec. 5. Training for Military Personnel. (a) The DoD shall provide
ongoing training and health risk communication on the requirements of
using an investigational drug in support of a military operation to all
military personnel, including those in leadership positions, during
chemical and biological warfare defense training and other training, as
appropriate. This ongoing training and health risk communication shall
include general information about 10 U.S.C. 1107 and 21 CFR 50.23(d).
(b) If the President grants a waiver under 10 U.S.C. 1107(f), the DoD
shall provide training to all military personnel conducting the waiver
protocol and health risk communication to all military personnel
receiving the specific investigational drug to be administered prior to
its use.
(c) The Secretary shall submit the training and health risk
communication plans as part of the investigational new drug protocol
submission to the FDA and the reviewing IRB. Training and health risk
communication shall include at a minimum:
(1) The basis for any determination by the President that
informed consent is not or may not be feasible;
(2) The means for tracking use and adverse effects of the
investigational drug;
(3) The benefits and risks of using the investigational drug;
(4) A statement that the investigational drug is not approved
(or not approved for the intended use).
(d) The DoD shall keep operational commanders informed of the overall
requirements of successful protocol execution and their role, with the
support of medical personnel, in ensuring successful execution of the
Sec. 6. Scope. (a) This order applies to the consideration and
Presidential approval of a waiver of informed consent under 10 U.S.C.
1107 and does not apply to other FDA regulations.
(b) This order is intended only to improve the internal management of
the Federal Government. Nothing contained in this order shall create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any
party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its
officers or employees, or any other person.
September 30, 1999.
GWI, non-deployed, 100%, former WRAMC staff on first Gulf War Center, ill from adjuvant induced autoimmune disease.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:15 pm
Post subject: Reply to ex-WRAMC Staff
Various federal regulations have permitted medical experimentation on U.S. military personnel without informed consent. I'm not sure how long these regulations have existed in writing, but at least one such policy (Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act) has existed on HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) books since the 1960s. This act contain language permitting clinical trials (on service personnel) without informed consent under certain circumstances.
DoD issued its own policy directives indicating it was permissible to use INDs (investigational new drugs), without specifying which INDS, during the first Gulf War. DoD documents show there were extensive discussions about the possibility of conducting clinical trials with experimental vaccines "in theater." Military scientists expressed concern about the Iraqis launching CW and BW attacks on coalition forces, and there was a consensus at the time both in Britain and the U.S. that the licensed vaccine didn't work very well (limited immunity, didn't defend against certain strains, required too many boosters). By coincidence, Fort Detrick had developed a new and theoretically improved anthrax vaccine in 1986-88, just prior to Desert Shield/Desert Storm. This new and improved vaccine contained two oil adjuvants: one was squalene; the other was its molecular cousin, squalane.
President Clinton issued Executive Order 13139 after I published an article in Vanity Fair, reporting preliminary data indicating troops at Dover AFB were injected with squalene-laced anthrax vaccine, starting in 1998. The two events may be purely coincidental, but I suspect not. When I phoned the National Institute of Health about squalene in anthrax vaccine prior to the article's publication, the NIH flak's first response wasn't: "that's crazy!" It was: "Are you working with a private investigator?"
NIH scientists had just published a paper (Banchereau J, Steinman R, Nature, v.392, 19 March 1998, pgs 245-252) hypothesizing that they could "tolerize" a subject to an immunogen by introducing nano-doses of said immunogen into the body through a special immune cell: "dendritic cells." The same year that NIH scientists published this paper, nano-doses of squalene in what appeared to be a two-fold serial dilution turned up on in the U.S. military's anthrax vaccine supply.
That exact same year, 1998, the NIH had formed a "Working Group" with DoD and the FDA to accelerate the development of rPA102 -- Fort Detrick's new recombinant anthrax vaccine that contained what? Squalene emulsions.
As DoD points out, one mustn't forget that squalene is also found in eggs, in mayonnaise (it's the eggs), all throughout the human body in much higher amounts, on fingertips, in plants, and in health food supplements.
And let us not forget.
From 1986 to at least 2002, it was added to various formulations of Fort Detrick's second generation, recombinant anthrax vaccine, otherwise known as rPA102. Fort Detrick scientists published that they had, at various times, added Ribi Adjuvant System (squalene emulsion), SAF-1 or Syntex Adjuvant Formula-1 (squalane emulsion) and MF-59 (squalene emulsion) to its second generation anthrax vaccine.
Interestingly, none of these publications contained any reference to the three decades-worth of pre-clinical data in animals showing that squalene, when injected into a variety of animals species, induces a variety of autoimmune diseases.
In all this time, DoD has never admitted to the media that it has been trying to develop a second generation anthrax vaccine for almost 27 years, and that for at least 12 of those years, some of the formulations contained squalene emulsions. To date, it has never admitted to the media that, even in this day and age, it is permissible to run classified clinical trials on U.S. service personnel without informed consent.
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"How can you live with yourself watching people die right next to you?"
Cast: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy
This is a world where the rich live forever and the poor must do whatever means necessary to live a day longer.
In this futuristic dystopia, time is literally money. At 25 people stop ageing and are given just one more year to live. Will, being poor (or you could say being one of the 99%) is just trying to get through each day as it comes..
When Will is gifted one hundred years by a rich, old man though, the timekeepers (aka the authoritarians) suspect foul play and set off after Will, who they accuse of murder. Wanting to rebel against the system that favours the rich and neglects the poor, Will finds an unlikely alliance with Sylvia, daughter to tycoon Philippe Weis, and works his way to becoming a modern day Robin Hood/ Bonnie and Clyde.
Niccol's an anti-capitalist allegory, while maybe seeming promising, turns out to be a bit heavy handed and clunky. We never are told why everybody is living by this time constraint device or as to who is in charge, so to speak.
The acting is okay, but nothing Oscar worthy. Justin Timberlake is certainly establishing his name in the acting industry rather than being the kid who sings, and he does seem to have developed from his early days. He was actually alright in the film. But seeing Olivia Wilde as his mother really freaked me out. I thought they were gonna get it on when I initially saw the two of them together. And then I couldn't concentrate.
Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser also made an appearance as a time-tycoon. I think he should stick to 60s America though, he didn't seem too motivated or emotional in any of the 'distressing' scenes. Amanda Seyfried was a bit boring for me too. The ginger wig is plain awful and if the people of this dystopian future are really in a literal race against time, why is she still wearing 6 inch heels?
Good concept, well executed, but it lacked in character development and overall roundness, there was no real foundation for the film to be built on. Just a bit meh.
Star rating: 5/10
Directed by Andrew Niccol.
Running time 109 minutes.


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Trivial pursuits
As skill-testing social games like HQ take hold, antique parlour games help while away the winter in more artful style
When children gathered in the 1800s to play Game of the Goose, a distant precursor to Monopoly, they wouldn't use dice. The devil's device was too strongly associated with gambling. Instead, players shook and spun carved wood pieces adorned with numbers or letters called teetotum. Although games of the time involved some element of chance, moral distinctions of the era sought to distance children from gambling and educate them instead.
Now, Georgian and Victorian Board Games: The Liman Collection meticulously reproduces 50 rare and beautiful British examples of how leisure time was passed from 1790 to the mid-1800s.
The book (Pointed Leaf Press, $88) opens with a group of young people playing Every Man to His Station by candlelight. The 1825 game included educational elements such as depictions of everyday occupations (sailors, soldiers, and doctors) and an instruction book written in rhyming verse.
"I think [this image] highlights the mission of these games for parents and children, which were considered an alternative to schooling," says artists and philanthropist Ellen Liman, who put the collection together. "Schooling was spotty in that era, and it's remarkable when you look at every level of erudition that's required to advance and win," she adds. "And, it's visually gorgeous."
Surviving historical examples from this early English period by the artistically important publishers of the day – Darton and Spooner, for example – are exceedingly scarce and with iconic games such as the Game of the Goose and the Adriatic Ostrich, to the more obscure astronomy and science boards, this book assembles as definitive a catalogue raisonné of vintage children's games as exists.
Liman wrote the book's descriptive material based on research she spent decades collecting with her late husband Arthur Liman, the noted American litigator. "Arthur was very aggressive, and he brought that personality to finding these games," she says. "It was a challenge like winning a case, and one that we shared."
The collection began, Liman explains, more than 40 years ago when their son, Doug, found a game for $10 in yard sale. After they learned how old it was, they began looking for more. The "little hobby" of searching for games became a "challenging addiction," and the family collection grew – all without any acquisition plan, besides the thrill of the hunt.
"We shopped at fancy antiques stores and modest yard sales, at auction houses, flea markets, fairs all over the United States and internationally," she recalls. "We were always the earliest in the morning to arrive, often in the dark, with flashlights in hand, to beat out any competition."
After her husband's death 20 years ago, Liman came across something Arthur had written on the subject in a drawer. That document serves as the book's preface. "In the age before radio, television, the phonograph, and motion pictures, families had to provide their own home entertainment," he wrote. "Rare because they often perished at the hands of children, [the games] have become among the most prized, least known, and interesting artifacts of the emerging middle class at play in England."
There are no trivial pursuits in this book: From imaginative and detailed narrative vignettes of Indian history to science and social etiquette, each parlour game has some sort of educational component. The knowledge-based ones focus on history, morality and mathematics, as well as visually elaborate aspects of science and astronomy. They also offer armchair travel to significant geographical, architectural and archeological sites from Australia and South America, to the leaning Tower of Pisa and the pyramids of Egypt. These sites were particularly relevant during the Industrial Revolution when Britain was promoting itself as becoming more international.
While her husband was "really much more enthusiastic because of the historical content," as a painter, Liman says she appreciates their artistry – the intricacy, colour sense and visual complexity of favourites, including the Wonder of Art and the Wonders of Nature, or the Elephant and Castle, especially. "They're wonderful illustrations and they're universal."
"The originals, in mint condition, are really rare works of art," she adds of the games' engraved, etched and hand-coloured lithography printed on linen or board, many of which are displayed as fine art in archival frames around Liman's Fifth Avenue home. The museum-quality artifacts are a promised gift to the Yale Center for British Arts in New Haven, Conn. But, Liman says, "it's important for me to be able to share this with as big an audience as possible."
Accordingly, the lavish book is designed in the spirit of the games it showcases – to be as scholarly as it is entertaining. While the avid collectors never played the games themselves, reproductions rendered in 2/3 size and with five full gatefolds mean readers can.
They are windows into another era. "The games reflect the biases of their times," Liman says, including aspects of player comportment that today seem quaint. In the Mansion of Happiness, published by Laurie and Whittle in 1800, for example, a player who landed on the square of Piety, Honesty, Sobriety, Chastity, Charity or Humility advanced, while Audacity, Cruelty or Immodesty required the player to lose a turn or to move backwards. "In one of the games there was a reference to somebody flirting – you'd get a demerit." Liman adds. "There's these hugely strong moral virtues and vices, if you're virtuous you win, with vices you go backwards. You lose!"
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|Posted by PCbasics on April 23, 2013 at 8:00 PM
If any of our readers are wondering what happened to PCb in the past months, this is an update on the PCbasics site.
So, Whats going on?
I have taken a break from PCbasics in order to focus on my school work in the past months, but at the same time we are also deciding on how we can improving the site. The PCbasics Websites are currently running two blogs. AppRadar: covering iOS apps, and PCbasics: covering Windows applications and freebies. With a small team of 3 people, it's a work demanding job. We have tried launching other sites in the past, but we didn't have enough bloggers to run them at full speed. Both have been put on hold as we sort out the future of PCbasics Websites. As for PCbasics, we are currently deciding whether we should migrate our site to the more popular Wordpress platform. As we have been on the Freewebs platform for 3 years now, the Webs platform is very limited to the cusomization level. As you can tell, our site did not change that much over the years. Yes, there were small graphical changes to the homepage and a few changes the the blog look, but the overall site experience has not changed. Although the site design isn't bad, we would like a bit more control on comments, blog content manager, and ability to implement more social media sharing ability. For the comments section, we would like to continuously keep our giveaways fair. The current comment system is buggy and limited on functionality. No tracking and or spam filter. We have tried to control the spammers and cheaters, but it has been all manual work for me to sort them by hand. This isn't ideal when we are getting 100 (possibly more) comments on blog posts. We are also looking for more implementation within the blog posts. As of right now, the blog post editor doesn't have the ability to add flash, or other elements (such as raffle copter), which is why we have seperate pages for raffle copter giveaways. Social media is also a very import part to our site. The ability to share and follow us on social media allows our reader base to grow. We are growing, but without proper social media compatibility and ease of use, we are limiting our reader base to a low number. As you may know, most if not all major blogs are on Wordpress, and we are still considering this move, but would first like to inform our readers. Either way, we wil be continuing to deliver the best content to our readers. The difficulties of moving platforms is the inability to move our articles from here to the new platform, but at the same time it would be nice to get a fresh start for PCbasics.
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I can't say for sure. As I have said before, I am busy with the load of school work, but as far as new blog content, within the next month PCb will be back up to normal speed. We haven't decided on whether we should migrate or stay the same, so it wold be great if you guys could leave your thought on what would be best for our readers. Since, well, you are are our readers.
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Scott Walker More Afraid Of Iowa GOP Than ISIS?
After 1 day on the job, Scott Walker's social media duru quits due to tweets that dissed Iowa http://t.co/d4sMFFUC9g pic.twitter.com/0gY4uUfxvs
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 18, 2015
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker made headlines when he claimed at CPAC that his experience standing up to unions prepared him to deal with ISIS. The comments were not met with much acclaim for a multitude of reasons not the least of which was the apparent comparison of union workers with bloodthirsty terrorists.
But the message Walker was trying to send with the claim was clear – he is tough and does not buckle under pressure. Which makes his recent move to fire his campaign's online communications director for questioning Iowa's role in the presidential primary system rather problematic.
The aide, Republican strategist Liz Mair, was forced to resign a day after she was selected by Walker to lead his online communication efforts because she tweeted that an event featuring Iowa Congressman Steve King was "embarrassing" and that "The sooner we remove Iowa's front-running status, the better off American politics and policy will be."
Unfortunately for her, the Iowa GOP feel entitled to the luxurious benefits they get from their front-running status and protested the comments and demanded Walker fire her – shortly thereafter, Walker caved.
On Tuesday, Iowa GOP Jeff Kaufmann told the AP that Mair's statements were "not only incorrect, they're rather juvenile, they're naive, they're ignorant." Kaufmann said he wanted Mair to apologize and learn more about Iowa or "I'd send her packing."
Walker senior aide Rick Wiley acknowledged Mair's departure in a statement: "We accept those who have a variety of viewpoints on issue, but what we ultimately must have is absolute respect for people across the country."
Looks like Scott Walker is good at standing up to peaceful protesters but when it comes to his friends he gets weak in the knees and folds like a cheap suit. It's easy to oppose your opposition, it takes character to withstand pressure from your own side – something Scott Walker needs to develop in a hurry if he wants to get through a presidential primary.


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My #JanuaryGlamBag from #ipsy arrived today! @ipsy. Love the lipstick from @trestique, the eyeshadow trio from @cityColorCosmetics and the liner from @theBalm_cosmetics (so glad it's bronze not brown) #allEyesOnYou #alleyesoncitycolor #sweepstakes #alleyesonthebalm #alleyesontrestique
The other day I received my Glam Bag from ipsy for January 2016 – and I was mostly happy with what I received. I got:
theBalm Cosmetics – Mr. Write (Now)
"We have a Mr. Write (Now) for every day of the week… and then some! Meet this new collection of attractive eyeliners that are truly easy on the eyes. These pencils deliver the long-lasting color you've been looking for, and have built-in sharpeners so they are always ready when you are. With high payoff, eight wearable shades, and a satin smooth texture, we understand why your eyes wander- but rest assured, your eyeliner won't!"
I got the "Jack B. Bronze" (rich bronze) colour which I liked the idea of – but it wasn't nearly as metallic as I had hoped for and worse still… it's dry. It TUGS. I won't be wearing it for eyeliner, though it might be pretty for drawing with… eh. 1/5
Mitchell and Peach -English Leaf Body Cream
"This indulgent body cream contains Vitamin E, shea & cocoa butter and organic English honey to soften, nourish and protect your skin. It rubs in and absorbs easily, without the stickiness. It is delicately scented with the lush, aromatic English Leaf fragrance, it's a classical 'green floral' with an English twist."
This is a fine cream, but I found the scent way too strong for me – though thankfully it doesn't last too long. 3/5
City Color Cosmetics- Eyeshadow Trio in Falling Leaves
"City Color Eyeshadow Trio features three complimentary shades in one travel-friendly palette. Trio includes neutral shades in matte burnt orange, metallic bronze and champagne highlight."
Now this one I love – the colourway is perfect, the formulation is great, the colour sticks around nicely, and it's a good size for travel or in my purse (if I also have a brush with me mind you…). 5/5
pur~lisse- BLUE LOTUS 4-in-1 Eye Adore Serum
"Blue Lotus eye serum is enhanced with active ingredients like French marine plants, Matrixyl 3000 and Haloxyl that bring 4 times the power against aging. This formula works together to fight against wrinkles, dark circles and puffiness, while hydrating and lifting the delicate eye area."
This is ok… nothing really special. 3/5
tre'StiQue – Mini Matte Lip Crayon
"Fall in love with this new matte lip pencil. Buttery soft, rich, yet light as air and uber comfortable with a futuristic vibrant finish. Infused with Vitamin E, and Monoi Tahiti Butter for moisturization and antioxidant properties."
I received the shade Florence Fig – a blush pink, though I would have much rather have received Chile Red. I really love the formulation of these lip crayons, and love how easy they are to wear, to pop in my purse, and that they last pretty nicely too. 5/5 despite the fact that I'd like a bolder colour.
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What I Used:
Spinach/Palak – 1 cup, chopped
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What I Used:
Spinach/Palak – 1 cup, chopped
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Mahimaa's kitchen says
wow.. looks so yummy!
renuka says
Lovely pakodas and your blog looks great now
Seena says
Now I postponed publishing my version.. 🙂
Love deep frying in coconut oil, but noway to use that much here.. yummy vadas..
Sia says
did u use coconut oil for frying it??? u r just my kind of gal;)
Saswati says
Nags the pakodas look yummy…an all time favourite:)
Jayashree says
I can just imagine the smell of that being fried in coconut oil….
Cynthia says
Nags I can just imagine how good these are.
Rupa says
My favourite snack..seems like a pakoda day today
Mansi Desai says
same pinch Nags! I posted Methi pakodas on my blog today:) I guess we both had similar cravings:) nice pic gal!
Nanditha Prabhu says
would surely love to have your masala chai and hot bhajjias enjoying the down pour!… wow… especially if i don't have to make it!
Kalai says
I rarely fry as well, but these are definitely one of my favorites for when I actually fry. Awesome pic, too! 🙂
Rosie says
Lovely photo and your pakoras look soooo gorgeous and tempting 😉
Rosie x
Uma says
Looks deliciious.
Divya Vikram says
A perfect tea time snack..
Mythreyee says
Looks just gorgeous and tempting. Love the recipe too. And, thanks for the note at the end.
Ramya's Mane Adige says
I dont make deep fried dishes very frequently either… but your pic is really tempting!!! Lovely!!
Vanamala Hebbar says
Longtime ….. never made. Almost same method… Lovely
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Swapna says
Lovely picture…this is the first time I could able to get in to your blog…very good blog!!!
easycrafts says
Perfect color..I made these too some time back
Srivalli says
my all time fav snacks..but then what is not..:)..
what you held the plate towards the sky and shot it??>.lovely picture..:D
Happy cook says
Here the weather is reall bad, i woudn't mind having few of those delicious pakoras and the masal chai.
Love the new look of your blog
dee says
hi, i'm so glad i found you!
i love indian food but i hardly ever cook it because it's cheap and plentiful where I live (malaysia), and it just seems intimidating.
perhaps, it's time for a change.
would love for you to visit – choosandchews at blogspot. i'm a newbie.


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I was born and raised on a dairy farm in the center of Wisconsin. From the time I was little, I have had the privilege of working in gardens. I am connected to the earth when I share the conversation of growth with plants. My room of wonder is open; I can see the unanswered questions: how that plant migrated to a better location, how the other became something different after its 5-year mark. This sense of wonder is at the core of my work and the garden continues to inform my wondering. In Wisconsin my garden has a resident pine snake. It is the keeper of the garden, minding all small rodents and surprising me. The garden is new and different every year.
"Karen Fitzgerald's paintings transform matter into cosmic revelations." – Michaël Amy
Over the past 5 years the moon has been a reference point in my work for ideas that seem in-exhaustible. The cycles this orb transits, and the myriad manifestations of its appearances embody the persistence of change, the agitation of energy that we live within. Communicating that within the staid parameters of plasticity seems a fool's errand, yet for my work, my voice, it is a perfect fit.
For 30 years I have been working exclusively in the tondo form. Roundness is fundamental to my visual thinking. The form is uniquely able to convey an essence of interconnection, wholeness and metaphysical purpose. For as long as I've worked on this form, I have felt that it is the right container for what I am saying. The energies within our physical world are interconnected; I elucidate those interconnections through references to phenomena in the natural world. I thin oil paint until it is in a fluid form, build up layers and produce a luminous, subtle, rich surface. The paint is added on top of a gilded surface. The gilded ground, whether copper, silver, 23k, 21k, or 12k gold provides a distinctly "other-worldly" space. It evokes a universal space including our physical plane.
Light suffuses our world – its energy shapes the mood of each day. My use of color as pure light, as physical energy, creates complex shades and tones that reconnect energies present in the everyday world with my own (as well as viewers') experiences. I use the gilded ground as a cue; just as the artists of the Renaissance used gold leaf to signify spiritual aspects, my use of gold does not hold a decorative intention. I intend that the precious metals indicate something beyond our physical world, something metaphysical.
What is there, what is not there? The edge of "there-ness" and how we perceive nothingness is less than a breath away from belief. The surfaces here also embody a specificity of "there-ness", and translate very poorly beyond direct perception. This work is dynamic, and spiritual to its core; and no matter how taboo the subject spirituality is in the contemporary art world, I do not despair for my work.
-Karen Fitzgerald, 2019


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After their admirable one goal victory away at Benfica, Chelsea are in pole position to get thumped by Barcelona in the next round. But before that defeat awaits them there, they will need to wrap up victory here.
With home advantage, an away goal and the quarter-final almost in the bag, the pressure is on not to blow it. Benfica on the other hand have little to lose and know they have to boss the game.
Chelsea have enjoyed a fine spell of form since the change of manager, though sympathy to Villas-Boas who had a thankless task with arrogant pensioner mutiny in the ranks. Some of the players should have walked the plank instead of the manager being thrown overboard.
If you take a look at the http://www.justbookies.com/ website then you will see that tonight Chelsea are odds-on to win this game in the 90 minutes. It does not look great value when a draw is enough for them to go through to the semi-final. So the advise would be to lay Chelsea at the prevailing 1.7 odds and hope for a draw or Benfica victory.
Top online bookie Bet365 bets:
Chelsea 4/6, Draw 11/4, Benfica 9/2.
Chelsea are 10/1 in the Champions League betting to lift the trophy, and they would need to beat the red-hot 10/11 favourites Barcelona in the next round. I think I would want a fair bit bigger than tens at this stage.


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