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America and the European Union debt crisis: the enigma of Japan
America and the European Union debt crisis: the enigma of Japan
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Japan for the last twenty years was the nation to kick and look down with disdain and the American model was deemed to be dynamic, flexible and based on market principles. The banking crisis in America clearly showed the world that state intervention was the order of the day and several years later the "apple pie" appears to be getting covered in more debt.
The European Union is also engulfed by a different debt crisis but one in which the situation appears to be spreading and no solutions appear to be on the table in order to remedy the crisis. Therefore, both America and the European Union seem to be following the Japanese model but with different characteristics.
Ironically, despite Japan "throwing away two wasted decades" and the terrible events of March 11 when the earthquake unleashed a potent and deadly tsunami; the government of Japan stepped in and bought more of Europe's debt in order to boost the European Union. Also, given the huge economic crisis generated by the tsunami and ongoing radiation crisis it is difficult to imagine America coping with such a strong currency despite all the problems which are happening in Japan.
However, it appears that Japan keeps on ticking while America keeps on selling more of its debt and given the lack of government policy directed towards the weakening dollar, it does appear that the government of America is not responsive to the international community. Therefore, the currencies of Japan and Switzerland are paying a high price and it is not based on market fundamentals.
In The Economist article called Debt and Politics in America and Europe: Turning Japanese the opening paragraph states "A GOVERNMENT'S credibility is founded on its commitment to honor its debts. As a result of the dramas of the past few weeks, that crucial commodity is eroding in the West. The struggles in Europe to keep Greece in the euro zone and the brinkmanship in America over the debt ceiling have presented investors with an unattractive choice: should you buy the currency that may default, or the one that could disintegrate?"
Currently Japan's debt ratio is the highest in the world but nothing is clear in Japan because this nation still intervened and offered a helping hand to the European Union. Also, Japan's unemployment rate remains relatively low when compared with the speed of unemployment in America and in other nations where it is even higher, for example Spain. Therefore, while America's debt may be half the rate of Japan's it is clear that the government of Obama did not step in to provide support to the European Union and nor does the American government appear to care about stabilizing the dollar.
However, Japan, the nation of two decades of little economic growth and periods of stagnation, keeps on mystifying many because the real picture appears disjointed and difficult to work out.
The Chinese Communist Party must be at a loss because many major democracies and economic powers are in crisis. Also, more important, it does appear that some democratic nations are blighted by political systems which focus on power at the expense of long-term benefits for society.
Therefore, while it is easy to point the finger at Japan because of political infighting and leaders resigning like it is second nature. It appears that America is going through the same crisis because why did it take the Democrats and Republicans so much time to increase the overdraft of America to a higher ceiling?
Turning back to the article in The Economist the author stated "America's debt debate seems still more kabuki-like. Its fiscal problem is not now—it should be spending to boost recovery—but in the medium term. Its absurdly complicated tax system raises very little, and the ageing of its baby-boomers will push its vast entitlement programmes towards bankruptcy. Mr. Obama set up a commission to examine this issue and until recently completely ignored its sensible conclusions. The president also stuck too long to the fiction that the deficit can be plugged by taxing the rich more: he even wasted part of a national broadcast this week bashing the wealthy, though the Democrats had already withdrawn proposals for such rises."
Xinhua which is state owned by China commented about the recent debt debacle in America that "Given the United States' status as the world's largest economy and issuer of the dominant international reserve currency, such political brinkmanship in Washington is dangerously irresponsible."
The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, commented about America that "They are living like parasites off the global economy and their monopoly of the dollar." The language by Vladimir Putin was strong but clearly many individuals share similar sentiments but based on more moderate language.
The Soviet Union bit the dust because it could no longer create a viable economic system which could maintain economic growth. The Chinese Communist Party understood this therefore all emphasis was put on economic growth and generating wealth irrespective "if the mouse was communist or capitalist."
Will certain members of the European Union and America learn from the failure of Japan and implement genuine measures? Or will they follow the Japanese model and do little in the short-term in order to preserve political power bases?
The European Union also faces many internal convulsions because why should Germany face the brunt of supporting incompetent governments in the euro-zone?
http://www.economist.com/node/21524874 – The Economist


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July 13, 2011
Andrea Fornella Abbott of Clarksville, Tennessee, was arrested by Nashville airport authorities after she refused to let the TSA fondle her daughter.
Abbott said she did not want her daughter to be "touched inappropriately" or have her "crotch grabbed," according to a police report.
Her outrage at the "security procedure" landed her in jail. She was charged with disorderly conduct and released on bond, according to The Tennessean.
"(She) told me in a very stern voice with quite a bit of attitude that they were not going through that X-ray," Sabrina Birge, an airport security officer, told police.
Abbott was told by the woman that naked body porno scanners are "10,000 times safer than your cell phone and uses the same type of radio waves as a sonogram."
Earlier this month, it was revealed that the TSA, under the guidance of the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, deliberately misled the public on the health risks associated with the naked body scanners.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center published documents released under a Freedom of Information Act request that show the TSA has been caught covering up a growing number of cases of cancer among TSA airport body scanner operators who conduct the screenings in close proximity to the radiation-emitting devices.
Despite the baseless assurance that the device is safe, Abbott told Birge she did not want her daughter's naked body revealed by the scanner.
She attempted to take cell phone video of the incident but was prevented from doing so.
In April, the TSA defended its serial molestation procedures after a video surfaced showing agents fondling a six year old girl at the New Orleans airport.
The TSA has admitted that fondling children is government policy.
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I am trying to write a query with PostGIS that returns one row where the geometry of that row is the closest to an input point. I would also like to include the distance between these points in the result. And of course, I want it to run as quickly as possible. I have scoured the internets, but haven't quite found the solution to this specific problem.
Here is what I have so far, the query runs just fine, but the result is definitely not the closest record. (Note that
geom is the name of the geometry column)
SELECT * FROM table
ORDER BY geom <-> st_setsrid(st_makepoint(-112,33),3857)
I have also tried to use the following
ORDER BY clause, but I get the same incorrect result:
ORDER BY ST_Distance(geom,ST_GeomFromText('POINT(-112 33)', 3857));
I need to fix this query so:
It returns the correct closest geom and associated row, and
Include the distance between the points with the result.
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From Pam fprint - fprint project:
- pam_fprint is a simple PAM module which uses libfprint's fingerprint processing and verification functionality for authentication. In other words, instead of seeing a password prompt, you're asked to scan your fingerprint.
The idea is to use the built-in fingerprint reader in some notebooks for login using PAM. This article will also explain how to use regular password for backup login method (solely fingerprint scanner is not recommended due to numerous reasons).
First, make sure you have one of the supported finger scanners. You can check if your device is supported by checking this list of supported devices. To check which one you have, type
# lsusb
You need to install pam and the fprint group.
# pacman -S pam fprint
Some dependencies:
# pacman -S libusb imagemagick
Once you made sure your reader is supported, you are good to go.
By default, only root has access to the device. You can create a signature from sudo, but then you can only use it for root user. The following solution from the Ubuntu forums may work for some people.
1. If the group plugdev doesn't exist, create it
# groupadd plugdev
2. Add yourself to the group
# gpasswd -a USER plugdev
3. Allow USB access
# chgrp -R plugdev /dev/bus/usb/
Login configuration
Modify the auth section of /etc/pam.d/login to this
auth required pam_env.so auth sufficient pam_fprintd.so auth sufficient pam_unix.so try_first_pass likeauth nullok auth required pam_deny.so
This tries to use fingerprint login first, and if if fails or if it finds no fingerprint signatures in the give user's home directory, it proceeds to password login.
You can also modify other files in /etc/pam.d/ using the same method, for example /etc/pam.d/gdm for GNOME's fingerprint login or /etc/pam.d/polkit-1 for GNOME PolicyKit Authentication.
Create fingeprint signature
Now you should be able to run the program under a normal user. To see the usage, run
$ man fprintd
Chose one of the fingers and run
$ fprintd-enroll
You will be asked to scan the given finger 3 times. After that, the signature is created in /var/lib/fprint/.
Setup fingerprint-gui
An alternate fingerprint reader gui. This works with libfprint-unstable which has support for the new Upeksonly readers, such as, the new Thinkpad W510 T510 T410 T420 Upeksonly reader with USB ID 147e:2016
Install a dependency:
$ pacman -S libfakekey
Install fingerprint-gui from AUR
$ yaourt -S fingerprint-gui
Please make sure your user is a member of "plugdev" and "scanner" group if you use UPEK non-free library. You may also have to log out and back in for these changes to take effect.
# gpasswd -a USER plugdev # gpasswd -a USER scanner
fingerprint-polkit-agent conflicts with files in /etc/xdg/autostart that must be removed:
"polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop" and "polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1.desktop".
Edit your PAM configuration (e.g., /etc/pam.d/{login,su,sudo,gdm}).
Change the auth section to read
auth required pam_env.so auth sufficient pam_fingerprint-gui.so auth sufficient pam_unix.so try_first_pass likeauth nullok auth required pam_deny.so
Add this to your ~/.bashrc file if you get an error saying that it can't connect to X desktop.
xhost + &>
Now run fingerprint-gui and register fingerprints for the current user. You will need to run fingerprint-gui and register fingerprints as all users you want to use the fingerprint reader, i.e. as root to use it for "su" login.


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Rights Across Borders: Immigration and the Decline of Citizenship
BRILL, 1996 - 181 páginas
In Rights across Borders, political sociologist David Jacobson argues that transnational migrations have affected ideas of citizenship and the state since World War II. Jacobson shows how citizenship has been increasingly devalued as governments extend rights to foreign populations and how, in turn, international human rights law has overshadowed traditional definitions of sovereignty. Examining illegal immigration in the United States and migrant and foreign populations in Western Europe, with a special focus on Germany and France, Jacobson shows how the differing political cultures of these countries--the ethnic basis of citizenship in Germany versus its political basis in the United States, for instance--have shaped both domestic and international politics.
"This short but well-written book addresses a neglected aspect of the contemporary decline of the nation-state. It studies in depth the criteria by which France, Germany, and the United States distinguish between citizen and alien, from the political-territorial definition of the French to the ethno-cultural one of the Germans."--Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs
"Jacobson challenges scholars to rethink their views of the state. Current theories of political sociology and international relations are rooted in conceptions that, he feels, are losing their relevance and bite... A thought-provoking book."--Lawrence M. Friedman, Law and Politics Book Review
"Few people discussing national and cultural identity or citizenship have looked at the legal ramifications of immigration. David Jacobson fills this gap in his important book."--Jeff Spinner-Halev, American Political Science Review
"A compelling explanation of theintersection between transnational migration and human rights norms. It will be of interest to scholars of both international migration and human rights as well as a general reading audience interested in questions regarding immigration and citizenship"--Debra DeLaet, Perspectives on Political Science
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Obituary: William 'Bill' Houlton
William (Bill) Graham Houlton, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Keystone on Feb. 8, surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Denver on June 9, 1923. He attended East High School and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder with a degree in aeronautical engineering. He was a fighter pilot and a flight instructor during WWII, and had a varied and colorful work life, engaging in biomedical engineering at Cobe Laboratories, aerospace engineering at Martin Marietta Corporation, and manufacturing at Component Service Company, selling early era solid-state amplifiers to rock bands such as Three Dog Night, Mitch Ryder and Frigid Pink. Always dedicated to fitness, he learned to ski at age 68 and skied 100 days during his 80th year. He is survived by his wife, Joan Manley Houlton; William (Gray), John, Jeffrey and Dana Houlton, children of Marilyn Nelson Houlton, who died in 1990. He also leaves 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. After their marriage in 1991, Joan and Bill settled in Keystone and participated in Summit County music and arts events. They were early contributors to the Summit Medical Foundation and Flight for Life and were among the founding sponsors of the Snake River Chamber Players. Bill enjoyed classical music from his earliest years and with his wife supported the National Repertory Orchestra of Breckenridge and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra of Denver. His family requests your contribution to those orchestras in lieu of flowers.
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It was a record-setting game on a perfect afternoon at Edwards-Maurer Field as the Wittenberg Tigers cruised past visiting Washington University, 37-7. Head Coach Joe Fincham reached a milestone with his 129th career victory - tying him with National College Football Hall of Famer Dave Maurer atop the school's list - after junior wide receiver Josh McKee (New Carlisle, Ohio/Tecumseh) broke school and conference records with 318 yards and five touchdowns through the air.
The number both Fincham and McKee cared most about after the game was three - as in the number of wins the Tigers have so far in 2010 through the first three games of the season. Washington University dropped to 1-2 after its second consecutive road loss.
The scoring started less than one minute into the game as McKee hauled in a 64-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Ben Zoeller (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier). The barrage continued with an eight-yard connection between the two less than seven minutes later and ended with a 33-yard score by McKee on a halfback option pass from senior running back Corey Weber (Pataskala, Ohio/Watkins Memorial) with 58 seconds left in the first quarter. By halftime, the score was 31-0 thanks to a 28-yard field goal by sophomore Sean Williams (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) and a 41-yard touchdown connection between McKee and Zoeller.
McKee and Zoeller capped their day with a 61-yard touchdown pass with 13:18 left in the fourth quarter after a scoreless third for both teams. Washington University finally got on the scoreboard with a 36-yard run by Jim O'Brien with 3:27 left before the final horn.
Through the first three games of the 2010 season, Wittenberg has outscored Olivet, Ohio Wesleyan and Washington University by a combined total of 137-13, including a 70-0 margin in the first quarter alone. Just as they did in the first two games of the campaign, the Tigers outgained the Bears by a wide margin, finishing with a 533-195 advantage, including a whopping 424 yards through the air.
Zoeller had 391 of those yards as he posted his second straight 300-yard passing game in just his third career starting assignment. It was the third-highest single-game passing total in Wittenberg's illustrious football history.
McKee's receiving total obliterated both the Wittenberg and North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) records. Wittenberg's previous high was 227 by John Lutz in 1980 against Butler, while the NCAC mark was 250 by Wabash's Kurt Caspar against Allegheny in 2000. It is also the 12th-best receiving total in NCAA Division III history, based on records compiled prior to the 2010 season. Likewise, McKee's five receiving touchdowns broke both records - Wittenberg's mark of four had been set by Bob Cherry in 1963 and equaled several times since, while the NCAC mark of four was previously held by 10 different players (12 total times).
The offensive fireworks overshadowed another outstanding defensive performance, led by senior linebacker Brad McKinley (Hilliard, Ohio/Davidson) with nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss. Senior linebacker Fields Davis (Ashland, Ky./Paul G. Blazer) added eight tackles, junior linebacker Zach Hurtt (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands) finished with seven stops, and sophomore defensive back Jamaal Everett (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont) had perhaps his best game as a collegian with five tackles, including one for loss, a pass broken up and an interception he returned 22 yards. It was one of three picks on the day for the Tigers, the others coming from junior safety Seth Parker (DeGraff, Ohio/Riverside) and senior safety Ty Whittington (Sabina, Ohio/East Clinton).
It all added up to the kind of winning performance Tiger fans have come to expect from the NCAA Division III football program with the most wins in history. One hundred twenty-nine of those have come since Fincham took the reins in 1996, matching Maurer's total between 1969-83.


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| December 6, 2011, 12:25 pm
When MM read this morning of the untimely death of Rita Hayworth's grandson, I feared it was the troubled and fascinating Marc McKerrow featured in Kimberly Reed's 2008 documentary "Prodigal Sons." Colorado festgoers may recall that Reed's documentary was a hit when it premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and did quite well a couple months later at the Starz Denver Film Festival.
It turned out the deceased, Andrew Embiricos, was the 25-year-old grandson of Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan. Sadly, however, I also learned that McKerrow is also deceased. The father of three died in his sleep in 2010 of a seizure disorder.


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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The air was cool and breathing challenging as her legs continued to pump, putting more and more distance behind her and the finish line ever closer.
As flights and special events shut down across the East Coast due to impending landfall of Hurricane Sandy, wind was perhaps the most difficult challenge 1st Lt. Caitlin Oviatt faced when she raced through the streets of the nation's capital at the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27.
Oviatt, the first Air Force officer to lead an Army materiel management flight at Joint Base Elmendorf - Richardson, Alaska, and her three-person team competed against every branch of service and won the All-Service Championship for the Air Force female division.
"I've been very humbled and honored to represent the Air Force in that way," said Oviatt, a native of Aurora, Colo. "The women on the team are eccentric; they're really talented runners. I'm the youngest on the team, so I see a lot of what I would like to become as a runner and an officer, so it's a really good opportunity."
Once selected to represent the Air Force in the sport, athletes run the Air Force half-marathon. Successfully completing that, Oviatt won the opportunity to continue onto the next race.
"They pick the top three females and males from the team and then you go and run at the Marine Corps Marathon," she said. "We just got back from it and we won the All-Service Championship, which is a big deal, so it's pretty cool. Our female team beat all other services; the Navy, the Army, the Marines; they were all there and we beat them."
But the win didn't come easy, said Oviatt.
"That was in Washington, D.C., in the hurricane -- the winds were nuts," she said. "It didn't make for easy conditions to run a marathon, so we really had to work hard. We duked it out. My husband and some of the other teams got stuck (in Washington) because their flights were cancelled. So you can run a marathon, but they'll cancel your flight. That was pretty interesting."
While she'd always enjoyed running, she only recently decided to run in marathons.
"I've done two marathons in my entire life," the 773rd Army materiel management flight commander said. "I decided to get into marathon-running this past year. It's actually worked out pretty well. "There's something about running; I was always fairly decent at it."
The sport has deep meaning to the marathon winner.
"There's a spiritual effect to running," she said. "It allows calmness in my life and my thoughts; how I start my morning. I get up every day at 4 a.m. to get in my runs before work at 6:30 or 6:45, rain, shine or Alaska snow. I do lots of treadmill running if I have to. I just love that drive."
It takes a lot of devotion, she said, but it's worth it.
"In distance running you have to put in a good amount of base mileage to build your endurance," Oviatt explained. "(But,) you also need to have speed, so you do have to incorporate the track workout, speed workout, interval workout, as well as your distance training," she said. "You can go as short as 800 meters to one-mile repeats and as long as a 20-mile run."
Oviatt was accepted on the team despite her lack of long-distance experience.
"(My application) was interesting because I didn't have any marathon times, everything was half marathons or shorter distance races," she said. "But they thought it was fast enough to qualify for it so I put those down, got on the team. I've run two marathons since."
Despite her lack of running accolades, Oviatt said she is optimistic.
"I'm just getting started," she said. "I'm hoping to just keep getting faster and, over time, all this crazy morning training will pay off. I'm just keeping positive."
In terms of distance, a half-marathon is 13.1 miles, and a marathon is 26.2 miles. Time, said Oviatt, is the most limiting factor in her training.
"My mileage right now is about 60 miles a week. I'd like to do more but there's only so much time in the day and my number one responsibility is being an officer," Oviatt said. "You can't necessarily run as much as you want, which is totally OK. I've been running half marathons, just cutting the time down; I'm at about an hour and twenty-five minutes. I want to get that down to about 1:20."
Oviatt said while training in the local climate has it's challenges, she loves running in Alaska.
"Alaska's a great place to run," she said. "I remember the first 19-mile run I had out here; it was out on the flight line area. I had a face mask on, and when I got home my husband pulled it off and I had this huge frostbite on my chin; the life of a runner. Alaska is extreme; you have to dress for the climate. You need some tough athletes, that's for sure, but it's been a really good experience."
After a brief recovery from the race, Oviatt is now back to training for cross-country championships and already revamped her training. While her future is in running, she said total fitness approach to life is important.
"I'm a firm believer in fitness, especially in the military," she said. "Down the road, I have some big dreams and big goals and maybe running will allow me to do that. It's all about that balance in life."


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At the beginning of this month, the FDA extended the period to submit public comments about Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) genetic testing to the Molecular and Clinical Genetics Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee (referencing docket ID FDA-2011-N-0066 at http://www.regulations.gov). For more information on this topic, please check out this post from The Spittoon (the official blog for 23andMe).
I just submitted a comment to the FDA (which is essentially a shortened version of this blog post). You can currently view my comment here using Google Docs, but I do not currently see the posting on http://www.regulations.gov (I will work on verifying that the comment was successfully uploaded). In fact, there were only a few comments posted after the original 3/1/2011 deadline, and I do not see any new comments posted after the extension of the comment period that occurred on 4/1/2011. If you have not already done so, please submit a comment before the new deadline on May 1st!
In many ways, I think DTC genetic testing companies are similar to medical websites like WebMD (which is an idea I first remember seeing in this blog post comment). I personally think it would be a great disservice to society if websites like WebMD, Mayo Clinic, and MedlinePlus were banned because they provide medical advice to the public without consultation with a physician. Likewise, I also think it is very important that people be able to learn about their own genetic information without having to consult a physician (although I would certainly encourage people to seek advice from medical experts if they feel the need to do so). Although all doctors do not agree that patients should have access to DTC genetic tests, there are also some doctors that dislike WebMD. I do not believe this is a valid reason to ban either type of medical information.
I want to emphasize that I do not oppose any sort of FDA regulation. For example, companies that intentionally mislead people should be penalized (as one example, check out this post on My Gene Profile by Daniel MacArthur). However, I do not think the FDA should ban companies who are transparent in their actions and are basing their analysis of published, peer-reviewed scientific research.
I think there is sufficient evidence to show that most people will have reasonable reactions to their results (for example, check out this research article in New England Journal of Medicine). However, I think it might be helpful for the FDA to help classify which test results clearly require medical action and which ones are "research" grade tools that connect people with findings in the medical literature. In an earlier post, I discussed how a "3-tier system" might be able to help accomplish this. Essentially, we currently do have "clinical" tests and "research" tests, but I think formalizing some sort of system to distinguish between such tests could be useful (especially if it helps provides a way to maintain DTC genetic testing without the need to require physicians act as a gatekeepers for this information, or if it prevents these tests from being outright banned).
In general, I think it is important for individuals to have access to a variety of opinions in order to think critically when making medical decisions. It is not good to blindly trust any source of information - whether that information comes from a doctor, a DTC genetic testing agncy, a government regulatory agency, or a scientist (like myself). I strongly believe that people should have access to second opinions about their genetic tests (through tools like Promethease).
I think the FDA could also potentially help improve genetic testing (for both DTC and non-DTC tests) by helping provide people access to secondary sources of information. For example, I think it would be fine for the FDA to force companies to allow users to export their data in a standard format in order to allow people to easily get second opinions about their genetic testing results. Strictly speaking, I don't think this is necessary - for example, there are 3rd party web apps that help users learn more about their 23andMe results (such as this Firefox app), and Promethease already helps users search for annotations from SNPedia (although there is a $2 fee if you want your results quickly). However, I don't think it would hurt to have a standard format that applies to all genetic testing companies.
In fact, a standard format for sequence data from genetic tests could provide a useful framework for a collaboration between the FDA and NIH to fund development of of a free tool for people to analyze their genetic information. For example, MedlinePlus is an excellent resource provided by the NIH, and I think it could be really cool of the FDA would work with the NIH to help people analyze their genetic information similar to the way MedlinePlus provides traditional medical advice If such a collaboration were to take place, then I think it would also be fair to require genetic testing companies to provide links to this 3rd party tool (as well as other tools, if they choose to do so). This could be helpful both in terms of helping people think more critically about their results and I think it could be a good way to fund research on how to best convey genomics research to the general public and incorporate publicly available data into a single risk assessment provided by this free, 3rd party tool.
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A typical reed finch, the chestnut-breasted mannikin flocks in groups of up to several hundred birds. They bunch into tight-flying packs, calling and executing all manoeuvres in rapid unison. They also feed, drink, rest, sleep and sing together; fighting is rare but ritualized. They do not preen one another and never build roost nests, clustering instead to sleep in thick grass areas or reeds. Bonds and coherence in flocks are kept by 'jingling' and peering.
Chestnut-breasted mannikins inhabit banks of rank grasses and reeds on the margins of swamps, mangroves and rivers around northern and eastern coastal Australia. There they are locally nomadic, more so in the northwest than the east.
They mostly eat half-ripe grass seeds, gathering while clambering nimbly among seeding stems, one foot after the other. They land among the upright stems, reach out to a laden spike, pull it down and clamp it with one foot while they pick out the seeds. At the start of breeding season they also catch flying termites on the wing. Drinking is by scooping, then the birds tilt their heads back to swallow.
The chestnut-breasted mannikin may breed through all months, but have a preference for summer and autumn. They build a spherical nest with dry blades of grass. The nest is compressed at the side, somewhat resembling a bottle lying on its side. The birds line the nest with fine grass stems. Nests are built within 2m of the ground, usually in dense clumps of grass and reeds or bushes. 4-6 eggs are laid and incubated by both sexes for 12-13 days.


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100, 55, 20,000. Even casual basketball fans know Wilt Chamberlain's most famous records by heart. Yet the Stilt lost claim to one of his lesser-known NBA marks last night when Orlando's Dwight Howard went to the free-throw line 39 times, smashing the previous record of 34.
He missed 18 of those 39 foul shots, which provides the inspiration for our soundtrack featuring The Dresden Dolls. (Sadly, this left him short of yet another Wilt record, 22 missed free throws in a single game, something we'd have been way more excited about.) [TNT]


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The impact of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) issues on U.S. foreign relations is an understudied area, and only a handful of historians have addressed these issues in articles and books. Encounters with unexpected and condemnable (to European eyes) sexual behaviors and gender comportment arose from the first European forays into North America. As such, subduing heterodox sexual and gender expression has always been part of the colonizing endeavor in the so-called New World, tied in with the mission of civilizing and Christianizing the indigenous peoples that was so central to the forging of the United States and pressing its territorial expansion across the continent. These same impulses accompanied the further U.S. accumulation of territory across the Pacific and the Caribbean in the late 19th century, and they persisted even longer and further afield in its citizens' missionary endeavors across the globe. During the 20th century, as the state's foreign policy apparatus grew in size and scope, so too did the notions of homosexuality and transgender identity solidify as widely recognizable identity categories in the United States. Thus, it is during the 20th and 21st centuries, with ever greater intensity as the decades progressed, that one finds important influences of homosexuality and gender diversity on U.S. foreign policy: in immigration policies dating back to the late 19th century, in the Lavender Scare that plagued the State Department during the Truman and Eisenhower presidencies, in more contemporary battles between religious conservatives and queer rights activists that have at times been exported to other countries, and in the increasing intersections of LGBTQ rights issues and the War on Terror that has been waged primarily in the Middle East since September 11, 2001.
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American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer and former American Idol judge Paula Abdul started her 51st birthday by tweeting "All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much."-George Harrison. Speaking of cakes and to complete the celebration Aventine gave the singer a cake to enjoy herself!
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In the first rainy weeks of spring, no teams have struggled as much with their schedules as area tennis squads, whose sport is not at all suited to wet weather.
Chestnut Hill Academy opened its 2011 racquet campaign with a loss to Friends Central back on St. Patrick's Day, but since then it's been a battle just to get players onto a reasonably dry court for a scheduled match. Recently, the Blue Devils saw their Inter-Ac League opener with Germantown Academy go by the boards, along with an encounter with a nearby non-league opponent, Springfield High School.
In any event, CHA was missing its number one player, sophomore Sam Shropshire, all last week. A regular on the junior tournament circuit, he was out in California participating in 2011 edition of the USTA National Spring Championships, better known as the Easter Bowl.
Shropshire's mother, the former Diane Morrison, was a three-time All-American at Stanford University and played on the pro tour. His older sister Theresa, a Germantown Friends senior whose focus is more on squash than tennis, will also attend Stanford.
This spring, the Inter-Ac League has followed the lead of the PIAA schools and has adopted a three-singles, four-doubles match format.
"The idea is to involve more players in the matches," explained CHA coach Larry Hyde. "The singles players at a lot of schools are participating in tournaments throughout the year, but for many of the doubles guys the school team is at the heart of their tennis experience."
Vying for the second and third singles spots in the Blue Devils' line-up are the Moss brothers, Josh, a freshman, and Andrew, a senior tri-captain for CHA.
The other team captains are seniors Elliot Baxter and Nick DiDonato. At this stage of the season Baxter is partnered with fellow upperclassman Peter Lynn at first doubles. Lynn has been a mainstay on the school's squash team, but is out for tennis for the first time this year.
DiDonato has been playing with sophomore Christian Dorff at second doubles, and the third tandem consists of junior Crosby Harris and sophomore Tim Ogle.
At number four are sophomore Alex McCall and freshman Harrison Tracy. Coach Hyde indicated that Tracy could also go solo in situations where CHA will be playing a fourth singles match.


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Shia LaBeouf continues to take his art to the next level, and this time he's doing that literally.
The former "Transformers" star shut himself and a group of people inside a British elevator for 24 hours, only allowing people out for quick bathroom breaks and to give a talk Friday evening at the Oxford Union.
The elevator occupation, dubbed #ELEVATE, is part of LaBeouf's latest performance art installation.
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The whole event is being live streamed on YouTube, where you can stare at the metal doors of the elevator while listening in to the thrilling conversation. It looks like the former Disney star is answering questions, including those about his "transition" in Hollywood.
READ: 8 revelations Shia LaBeouf experienced after watching all his movies
"I had a lot of shame about what I was a part of," he said during one portion. "Some of the movies I've been part of that had no intrinsic value... are just commercials."
We hope he isn't referencing "Even Stevens," because that would just be downright upsetting.
LaBeouf and his guests, who include musical collaborators Nastja Ronkko and Luke Turner, entered the elevator at 9 a.m. Friday local time and will remain inside until 9 a.m. Saturday.
This stunt is just the latest in a string of performances that LaBeouf has put on. The 29-year-old actor previously set up his own call line that people could use to ask him questions.
He also rented out a movie theater in New York City where he screened all his films, an event called #ALLMYMOVIES. He spent three days watching his 29 films.
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Original Trinity Hymnal, #480
Awake, my soul, stretch ev'ry nerve,
And press with vigor on;
A heav'nly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.
A cloud of witnesses around
Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the steps already trod,
And onward urge thy way.
'Tis God's all-animating voice
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'Tis his own hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye.
That prize with peerless glories bright,
Which shall new lustre boast,
When victors' wreaths and monarch's gems
Shall blend in common dust.
Blest Saviour, introduced by thee,
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The Chevrolet Impala is the automaker's front-drive full-size sedan that strives to offer a bit of luxury without forcing buyers to step up into luxury brands. It seats five and competes against the Ford Taurus, Chrysler 300, and Toyota Avalon.
The Chevrolet Impala is offered with three engines: a 2.4-liter I-4 with eAssist (a mild hybrid system), a 2.5-liter I-4, and a 3.6-liter V-6 that most buyers select. All trims come with a six-speed automatic and front-wheel drive. The 2.4-liter I-4 hybrid combo makes 182 hp, 172 lb-ft of torque and, with mild hybrid intervention, gets an EPA estimated 25/35 mpg city/highway. The unassisted 2.5-liter I-4 makes 196 hp, 186 lb-ft of torque and gets an EPA estimated 21/31 mpg. Topping off the lineup is the 3.6-liter V-6 that pumps out 305 hp, 264 lb-ft of torque (class-leading for non-turbo sixes in the segment), all while getting an EPA-estimated 19/29 mpg.
The newly redesigned 2014 Impala interior boasts more legroom, an available eight-inch touch screen display with Chevrolet MyLink, and a passcode-protected dash cubby (it hides valuables behind the 8-inch infotainment screen and prevents valets from accessing personal nav settings).
The redesign also brought a host of safety features, two firsts for Chevy: full-speed-range adaptive cruise control, and crash-imminent braking. The 2014 Chevrolet Impala has a five-star overall safety rating from the NHTSA (out of a possible five stars), and in IIHS testing received a rating of good (the highest-available rating is good) in the two categories for the side and moderate overlap front categories, the two for which it's been tested.
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Harvard will host two games at Soldiers Field Lacrosse Stadium to open the 2013 campaign (Gil Talbot).
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The 90th season of Harvard men's lacrosse will get underway this weekend as the Crimson hosts No. 7/5 UMass Saturday, Feb. 23 at Soldiers Field Lacrosse Stadium. First draw is slated for 1 p.m.
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The Crimson will play twice in front of a national television audience in 2013 beginning with its March 30 meeting with No. 13/14 Duke. The game, which will be aired live on NBC Sports Network, will be played under the lights of Harvard Stadium at 7 p.m. The Crimson will also be featured on ESPNU when it takes the field at No. 14/13 Princeton Friday, April 19 at 6 p.m.
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Harvard has announced that for the first time ever, each of the Crimson's nine home games will be available either through live or on-demand streaming. Eight of the nine will streamed live through GoCrimson.com while the Crimson's nationally televised matchup with No. 13/14 Duke will be available for on-demand viewing shortly after its completion.
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The Crimson returns 26 letterwinners to the field in 2013 led by senior captain Jason Gonos. Gonos is coming off a season in which he recorded career-highs with 33 groundballs and 14 caused turnovers, both of which ranked second on the team. The Annapolis, Md., native was tabbed as an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America honorable mention selection and will be joined in the defensive third by Joe Petrucci who made seven starts a year ago.
Daniel Eipp, who is coming off a gold medal performance with the U.S. Under-19 Men's National Team at the 2012 Lacrosse World Championships this summer, is the team's top returning scorer and ranks second in scoring among Ivy League returnees. Eipp registered 42 points on 24 goals and 18 assists as a sophomore and ranked 47th in the NCAA in points per game (3.00), 50th in assists per game (1.29 apg) and 76th in goals per game (1.71). Carl Zimmerman (5-6-11) and Jack Walker (7-1-8) also return.
Senior Harry Krieger and sophomore Jake Gambitsky saw the bulk of the action in goal for the Crimson in 2012. Krieger posted an 8.42 goals against average and a .510 save percentage while Gambitsky allowed 10.61 goals per game and notched a .471 save percentage. The two started 13 of 14 games a year ago.
Fresh Faces, New Places
Chris Wojcik '96, the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse, has added 9 freshmen to the Crimson roster for the 2013 season. The Class of 2016 was ranked as the fourth-best recruiting class in the nation by Inside Lacrosse and features six student-athletes ranked in the top 100.
This year's group of newcomers includes Inside Lacrosse's No. 2 recruit in defenseman Bobby Duvnjak, the No. 4 recruit in attackman Devin Dwyer and the No. 22 recruit in attackman Ian Ardrey. They will be accompanied by No. 27 Walker Kirby, No. 52 Sean McDonagh, No. 68 Deke Burns, as well as Bryan Moore, Conor Murphy, and Brendan Newman.
Scouting No. 7/5 UMass
The Minutemen, who were ranked seventh in this week's Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and fifth in the USILA Coaches' Poll, enter play Saturday with an unblemished 2-0 record. The squad started the year off with a comfortable 16-9 victory over Army before erasing a four-goal fourth quarter deficit to upset No. 7/4 North Carolina, 12-11.
UMass has averaged 14.00 goals per game through its first two contests led by Andrew Sokol who has posted nine points on five goals and four assists. Matt Whippen (6-2-8) and Kyle Smith (4-4-8) have added eight points apiece to round out the attack. In goal, Zachary Oliveri has allowed just 9.69 goals against while notching a .587 save percentage in goal. Midfielder Joe Calvello has nine ground balls to help the Minutemen to a 69-62 advantage in that category and has won 27-of-53 face offs he has taken.
UMass is coming off a season in which it finished 15-1 after winning each of its first 15 games to begin the year. The Minutemen earned the six seed in the NCAA Tournament but were upset by Colgate in the first round, 13-11.
Inside the Series
Harvard trails UMass 13-30 in the all-time series and dropped a 16-8 decision to the Minutemen last season in Amherst. Alex White led the Crimson attack on that day with his first career hat trick while Jake Gambitsky registered 11 saves in net. Harvard had won two straight against UMass prior to last year's meeting and has taken three of the last five games played between the teams.
Up Next
The Crimson will host Holy Cross Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. before heading out on the road for the first time to face No. 19/20 Hofstra.
CLASS Act
Jason Gonos has been named as one of 20 candidates for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.
Gonos has anchored Harvard's defensive unit for the last three years, but even more impressive than his play on the field has been his work within the community. In November, he organized the Crimson's involvement in Lacrosse Mustache Madness which raised $6,979 for the HEADstrong Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer. Gonos has also spent time working with Happy Helpers for the Homeless in his home state of Maryland, helping to feed and clothe the homeless in Glen Burnie, Md.
To read Gonos' full Senior CLASS Award bio, click here.
Preseason Plaudits
Several members of the Crimson have been recognized with preseason honors, including Daniel Eipp and Jason Gonos who were named preseason All-America honorable mention selections by Inside Lacrosse. Additionally, Eipp and Alex White were named to the preseason All-NEILA team while Devin Dwyer was named NEILA's preseason rookie of the year.
Home Field Advantage
Harvard is 11-4 at home under Chris Wojcik '96, The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse. This includes a 6-3 mark in Harvard Stadium and a 5-1 record at Soldiers Field Lacrosse Stadium.
Hats Off
Career Hat Tricks
On the Sidelines
Chris Wojcik '96 is in his third season as The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse. Wojcik carries an overall record of 16-14 into the year and has coached two All-American's and seven All-Ivy League selections while at the helm of the Crimson.
Joining Wojcik on the sideline this season are Ryan Glennon, Adam Ghitelman and Ben Smith '10. Glennon is in this third season with the team while Ghitelman begins his second and Smith enters his first.
Captain Crim
Senior defenseman Jason Gonos was voted as the team's captain for the 2013 season. Gonos is the 151st captain in program history and the first individual to serve as captain since Jeff Psaki '00 in 2000.
"Jason is a young man of impeccable character and is an outstanding leader," commented Chris Wojcik, the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse. "The program is fortunate to have Jason as our Captain and I am looking forward to working closely with him over the course of the year."


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Scientists sequence GM papaya genome
[BEIJING] Scientists have sequenced the genome of a genetically modified (GM) papaya, a step that could benefit both cultivation of the fruit and the understanding of fruit tree genomics.
As the first GM virus-resistant fruit tree to be sequenced, the researchers also hope it will further the understanding of GM genomes and the effects of inserted genes.
Led by Wang Lei at China-based Nankai University and Ray Ming from the US-based University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, researchers from 22 US and Chinese institutions published the draft genome in Nature today (24 April).
Rich in provitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium and fibre, papaya is one of the most nutritious cultivated fruits. It is grown across the globe's tropical regions and recommended for preventing vitamin A deficiency in children.
The researchers sequenced over 90 per cent of papaya's genome. They found that it has significantly fewer genes than other sequenced flowering plants, and that the plant has not experienced major genetic change across its genome in the last 72 million years.
When compared with other flowering plants, the researchers also found genetic changes associated with enhanced fruit production, adaptation to tropical day lengths and attracting seed dispersal agents such as animals.
The 'SunUp' papaya used by the scientists contains randomly inserted genes to give it immunity to the papaya ringspot virus, which reduces papaya yields and fruit quality.
"When targeted insertion becomes possible, the draft genome sequence will certainly provide guidance to the targeting sites," Ming told SciDev.Net.
Lai Zhongxiong, director of the Institute of Subtropical Fruits at Fujian University of Agriculture and Forestry, welcomes the study, saying it could offer information on cultivating papaya varieties with diversified traits such as higher yields and tolerance in extreme environments.
"More importantly, so far most genetic insertions in GM plant breeding take place randomly. The method used in this study may help researchers better understand the role of the inserted genes in the GM crops, easing safety concerns on them," Lai told SciDev.Net.
The draft genome sequence has been added to the GenBank database and is freely available to researchers worldwide.
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Press freedom is guaranteed by Colombia's 1991 constitution, and there was modest improvement in the media environment in 2011. However, attacks and threats against reporters persisted, primarily in provincial areas. Defamation continues to be an issue, and in June the Supreme Court upheld provisions in the penal code on criminal defamation, ruling that they did not contradict the country's international obligations. There was one major defamation case in 2011. In September, columnist Luis Agustín González of the newspaper Cundinamarca Democrática in Fusagasugá was convicted of libel and slander for a 2008 editorial about a gubernatorial candidate. He was sentenced to 20 months in prison, but his case was under appeal at year's end.
Also in September 2011, the government proposed a new electoral code containing multiple regulations on political communication during election periods. The draft rules included restrictions on political and state advertising, campaign expenses, electoral information, opinion polls, and contracting. Article 75 of the bill requires impartiality, equity, balance, and pluralism in election news, as well as reports on campaigns to the National Electoral Council. Articles 136 and 138 prohibit any electoral advertising, rallies, communiqués, or political interviews on the day of the election, and no public affairs programming supporting candidates or political parties is allowed. Many media experts believe that these regulations would be unconstitutional, and due to continuing debate, the proposals had not been passed by year's end. Antidiscrimination laws and economic norms against misleading advertising also concerned media experts in 2011. A proposal in the Senate to revive professional memberships and identification cards for journalists, as well as sanctions for reporters through honor tribunals, drew criticism for its apparent contravention of national and international jurisprudence.
The constitution guarantees the right to freedom of information—for individuals and political parties—in Articles 15, 74, 78, and 112. The 1985 Law Ordering the Publicity of Official Acts and Documents stipulates that any individual may examine and request a copy of actual documents held by government agencies. The only exceptions are for documents protected by the constitution, by another law, or by the government for security purposes.
Two official bodies are responsible for regulating and licensing the broadcast media. The Ministry of Communications regulates the licensing of radio outlets, while the nominally independent National Commission on Television (NCT) handles the television sector. The NCT is extremely politicized in practice, and often distributes licenses based on political motives. No licensing is necessary for print media.
Death threats via pamphlets, telephone calls, and mailed messages are common in Colombia, especially in response to reporting on sensitive topics. Consequently, self-censorship remains a serious problem, particularly in rural settings and during elections. Topics considered sensitive include corruption, local mafias, issues of public order, and extrajudicial executions. In rural or provincial areas, criminal gangs and paramilitary groups target journalists, human rights defenders, community leaders, trade unionists, organizers of displaced persons, and those seeking land restitution. In May 2011, the Black Eagles paramilitary group threatened the president of the Colombian Federation of Journalists (FECOLPER) and other prominent journalists in the country as a result of their reporting. A number of media outlets—including Radio Nasa in Toribío and La Voz del Cañaguate in Valledupar—were also attacked in 2011, and dozens of incidents of harassment of individual reporters were recorded by local press freedom organizations. Other journalists, such as Gonzalo Guillén in Bogotá in July, suffered break-ins at their offices or homes, with perpetrators stealing files or computer equipment to prevent the publication of sensitive stories. There were increased media restrictions during the local elections in October. Journalists reported being harassed by political candidates, but this occurred mostly in regions where armed conflict was more intense.
One journalist was killed in 2011. In June, freelancer Luis Eduardo Gómez, the celebrated "father of journalism" in the conflict-racked region of Antioquia, was fatally shot by an assailant on a motorcycle, most likely for his investigations of corruption among paramilitary groups, local authorities, and politicians. Two journalists left the country in 2011 as a result of threats. In July, Félix de Bedout of La W Radio left the country to work in the United States after a decade of reporting official wrongdoing and corruption. In August, Mary Luz Avendaño of El Espectador and Hora 13 Noticias in Medellín left the country after being threatened by city police members allied with drug gangs and corrupt public officials. Five more reporters abandoned their regions due to intimidation. The Human Rights Division of the Ministry of Interior and Justice provided protection to over 200 journalists through a dedicated program during 2011.
In a major step against impunity, the Attorney General's Office confirmed accusations implicating former congressman Francisco Ferney Tapasco González, suspected material assassin Henry Calle Obando (alias "Botija"), and brothers Fabio and Jorge Hernando López Escobar in the 2002 murder of journalist Orlando Sierra, deputy director of the daily La Patria. Hit men Luis Miguel Tabares and Luis Arley Ortíz had already been convicted for the crime. In a number of other cases, relatives of murdered journalists and human rights monitors filed appeals at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in 2011 because the statute of limitations in Colombia had expired after 20 years of impunity.
Media ownership is highly concentrated among groups of private investors, and television is the dominant news medium. Independent and privately owned print and broadcast media are generally free to express a variety of opinions and cover sensitive issues without official restrictions. All print media in Colombia are privately owned. The government operates one educational and two commercial television stations, along with a national radio network. There are hundreds of community radio stations, although they sometimes receive pressure from the government and armed groups. Officials from the region of Magdalena attempted to impede the flow of news and information in June 2011 by purchasing an entire Sunday edition of the Barranquilla daily El Heraldo. In October, government officials collected all issues of El Informador before its distribution to suppress an exposé about a mayoral candidate. There is a widespread perception that journalists accept bribes in exchange for biased coverage. Local media depend heavily on advertising by regional and municipal government agencies to stay in business, encouraging collusion among media owners, journalists, and officials.
There are few government restrictions on access to the internet, and 40 percent of the population had regular access in 2011. An increasing share of the public is using social-networking websites such as Facebook, and digital communication is a new and effective tool against censorship, violence and repression, administrative corruption, drug trafficking, and ecological destruction for many journalists. A recent study identified 88 exclusively digital news organizations, operating mostly in Bogotá, Antioquia, Atlántico, Santander, and Valle del Cauca. However, local multimedia outlets have complained of personal harassment, hacking, e-mail threats, and stolen or damaged equipment. A recent proposal in the Senate aimed to regulate online copyright infringements and give internet service providers the power to either remove or block content that is considered to violate exclusive rights, without a court order.


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Friday, September 24, 2010
Family Memoirs: Include Your Siblings
When I was a kid, my brothers and I took a family vacation to Jamaica with our Mom. I had so much fun going to the beach and to restaurants. I also remember being haunted by the poverty. My oldest brother, on the other hand, was bored. He spent most of his week reading under a palm tree. If we were to share recollections of that event now we would very likely have completely different memories.
Sometime when you have a to chance to visit with your siblings - even if it has to be on the phone - ask them to recall a specific event. Perhaps Christmas at Aunt Betty's house when you were kids. Ask them how they remember that experience.
Ideally, afterward, you would encourage them to write down their version of the event. If they protest, write down to the best of your ability, a recap of the conversation. When you finish writing send them a copy.
One of the best ways to get people writing is to start the writing process for them. You'll find that when they receive your document they will want to edit or re-write it. All the better for ensuring you capture their point of view.
Difficult situations from the past can also be handled this way. If your parents were divorced when you were young, you and siblings may remember it differently. Ask your siblings to recall or write about their memory of that time in your lives. Not only will it show you had different experiences it may just provide a healing experience as well.
The more siblings you have the more varied the memories of your event or situation will be. Contact your siblings soon and start capturing the events of your own childhood.
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I just had that experience with my sister: I had reconnected with someone from our youth, and we were reminiscing about our memories of his family home, and I shared it with my younger sister. I didn't remember if she had even spent any time there. She came back with "Not fair, making me cry so early in the morning!" I guess her attachment to the house was as strong as mine. You never know!ReplyDelete
Great idea - and it also works with parents and their siblings!! I have found that it is often hard to get my Mom to come up with interesting things from her past - even when I think I have pretty specific questions - but when she and her brothers get together they just feed off each other. I need to get my recorder fired up for the next get together!! [scratch that, first I need to PLAN the next get together!!]ReplyDelete


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Tickets are on sale now for the Center Theatre Players production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." The show will be held at 7:30 p.m. from July 28-30 in the auditorium of the Penn State Beaver Student Union Building. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Brodhead Cultural Center office at 724-773-3610 or by sending an email to email@example.com.
The play, which is presented as part of the Brodhead Cultural Center's 35th summer series, is directed by Sandy Reigel. Songs from the show include "Comedy Tonight" and "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid." The play debuted on Broadway in 1962 and has been revived frequently since then in the United States and London, England. The 1966 film featured comedy greats Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers and Buster Keaton.
For a complete schedule of the Brodhead Cultural Center's summer series, visit http://www.beaver.psu.edu/brodhead online.


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Mustang Fire Causes Closures in Bitterroot Forest [AUDIO]
The Bitterroot National Forest is implementing an "emergency area closure" on the West Fork Ranger District due to expected future fire behavior from the Mustang Fire burning on the Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho. The lightning caused fire has grown to more than 196,000 acres, some of which (approx. 3,000 acres) has burned on the Montana side of the divide on the Bitterroot NF.
The area closure includes Trails #650 ,#106 (Divide Trail), and Mine Creek Road #5688. Hughes Creek Road in Montana remains open along with Wood's Creek Road. Access to Reynolds Lake Trailhead and Upper Blue Joint are also open at this time.
With archery and other hunting seasons beginning this Saturday, September 1st, Forest officials are reminding hunters and Forest visitors that fire season is still underway and Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on smoking and open fires are still in effect.
On the Bitterroot National Forest, campfires are not permitted at dispersed camping sites that do not have a Forest-provided metal fire ring. Smoking is permitted only within an enclosed vehicle, building, or designated recreation site, or while stopped in an area cleared of all burnable vegetation at least three feet in diameter.
The Stage 1 fire restrictions do not apply to stoves using liquid petroleum or LPG fuels or to designated wilderness areas. All hunters are reminded to contact your local Forest Service office for up to date fire and closure information.
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More than $170,000 awarded to environmental projects
Waikato regional councillors have this week signed off on more than $170,000 worth of environmental initiatives fund grants for community organisations.
Waikato regional councillors have this week signed off on more than $170,000 worth of environmental initiatives fund grants for community organisations.
Waikato Regional Council has partnered with Thames-Coromandel District Council and Forest & Bird to release 400 small beetles to combat a big pest weed problem in New Zealand's oldest arboretum.
Waikato Regional Council staff are available to provide dairy farmers on the flood-affected Coromandel Peninsula with advice on the safe disposal of milk supplies.
The vast majority of people living in the Waikato region rate their overall quality of life positively, according to the results of a new survey incorporating Waikato statistics for the first time.
A groundbreaking plan change proposal aimed at restoring and protecting the Waikato and Waipa rivers has today been approved by Waikato Regional Council for public notification. Councillors were split 7-7 on a motion to approve and the measure was passed on the casting vote of the chairperson Paula Southgate.
Boaties speeding around boat ramps, failing to wear lifejackets and breaching other rules on the lower Waikato River near Port Waikato have regional council harbourmasters concerned about safety.
Eleven areas of outstanding natural character on the Waikato region's coasts have been identified in a new report prepared by consultants Boffa Miskell for Waikato Regional Council.
A landmark co-management agreement will see Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Waikato Regional Council work closely together to restore and protect the health of the Waikato River.
Boaties are being urged to clean their hulls ahead of the upcoming summer boating season, which traditionally kicks off at Labour Weekend.
A committee made up of river iwi governors and Waikato regional councillors has agreed to recommend a proposed plan change for the Waikato and Waipa rivers to the regional council for consideration.
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This morning's real tsunami alert, coming hard on the heels of a national tsunami exercise this week, reinforces the need for Waikato communities to be prepared for a real disaster, says Waikato Civil Defence group.
Waikato Civil Defence says eastern Waikato coast and Firth of Thames are included in the tsunami marine and beach threat issued after the quake off East Cape this morning.
Release from Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora
Important decision times are approaching for a groundbreaking, multi-million dollar regional plan change process aimed at restoring and protecting the health of the Waikato and Waipa rivers.


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Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. It is a neurological brain disorder named after a German physician, Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906.
Browse this section to learn about the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease, what happens to the brain as the disease progresses, and what are the risk factors and symptoms.
Dementia vs. Alzheimer's
"What's the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's?" We hear that all the time here at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation. It's a common question, and doctors can sometimes contribute to the confusion.
Alzheimer's Diagnosis
There are many reasons why it's important to seek a doctor's diagnosis as soon as possible. There are many causes of dementia symptoms, and this may determine how to treat it.
Top Ten Signs of Alzheimer's
See some of the first signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Clinical Trials
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Scientific research is helping to inform and improve drug and non-drug approaches to the treatment of Alzheimer's.
Clinical Stages of Alzheimer's
New York University's Dr. Barry Reisberg outlines the seven major clinical stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Reisberg is the Clinical Director of New York University's Aging and Dementia Research Center.


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Pan Seared Halibut with Romesco Sauce
This simple, elegant dish can be on the table in about 20 minutes. The beautiful Romesco sauce, which hails from Spain, is equally delicious on tuna, swordfish, grilled chicken breasts and vegetables. It may be made three to four days in advance and kept refrigerated.


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My rule is that I live within one hour of work, which could include taking public transit.
What many people don't consider is combining public transportation with cycling. Now there are limits, for sure, but if you can get to work in an hour using public transit and cycling, go for it.
All public transit agencies in the Bay Area accommodate bikes, but the service varies. Caltrain offers a place to store your bike on board, as does VTA (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority) light rail in the South Bay, but BART doesn't allow bikes during peak commute hours. Almost all buses have bike racks. Even ferries take bikes.
For two years I took an express bus on El Camino Real between Palo Alto and Sunnyvale to get to work. Most of the time there was plenty of seating, and there was always room for my bike. Only once or twice the bus broke down or didn't show up, so it was reliable transportation.
A benefit of taking public transit is that you have time to read, listen to music, sleep, or watch the world go by. When you're driving you don't have that luxury. Public transportation is also safer than driving.


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