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Aurora Fox going "Xanadu"; "Elephant Man" for PHAMALy; Gravity Defied taps "Chorus Line"
The Aurora Fox announced its 27th season today, and the eclectic lineup includes everything from the guilty-pleasure musical "Xanadu" to "Rashomon," the first non-American story staged at the Fox since 2005; to local playwright Terry Dodd's "Amateur Night at the Big Heart"; to the final chapter in the Fox's quirky, regional deer-hunting comedy trilogy, "Escanaba."
With the announcement also comes word that the Fox will again host the handicapped company PHAMALy's winter play, "The Elephant Man" (Jan. 12-Feb. 5, 2012) and Gravity Defied Theatre Company's "A Chorus Line" (Oct. 21-Nov. 6, 2011). Fox subscribers receive free admission to both (Gravity Defied only if purchased by May 8).
"Xanadu," starring Olivia Newton-John, was considered one of the worst films ever made. And yet the 2007 Broadway stage adaptation is considered one of the funnest musicals. Fox producer Charlie Packard has been eyeing it for years, but he was too embarrassed to suggest it. When it finally was suggested to him, he discovered how universally beloved the musical has become.
"We just need to be careful that we are laughing with it and not at it," said Packard, "and we laugh with it because we love it."
"Rashomon" is based on the 1950 Japanese crime mystery filmed by Akira Kurosawa. Packard chose it in part because "Rashomon" was the most-embraced film of Kurosawa's by Western audiences.
Of the new slate, Packard says, "All of these characters are searching for something – until they find that where they are, is where they belong."
In totality, Packard says, the season "is a continuation of our mission to show unique American subcultures. That's been driving me for a few years now. With the exception of 'Rashomon,' these are very specific places and very specific times, and how they reflect on those different places and times is what helps us to understand who and where we are now."
The Fox season at a glance:
Sept. 9-Oct. 9, 2011: "Rashomon"
Nov. 18-Dec. 18, 2011: "Escanaba"
Jan. 27–Feb. 19, 2012: "Crumbs from the Table of Joy"
March 2-April 1, 2012: "Xanadu"
April 20-May 13, 2012: "Amateur Night at the Big Heart"
And a closer look at each title (summaries provided by the Aurora Fox)
by Fay and Michael Kanin
based on stories by Ryunokuke Akutagawa
Sept. 9-Oct. 9, 2011
Challenge yourself to uncover the truth as four people give different accounts of the same crime. Brimming with action and secrets, Rashomon is a compelling tale about the quest for justice and the complexities of human nature.
by Jeff Daniels
Nov. 18-Dec. 18, 2011
The time is 1922. In Michigan's U.P., two hunting buddies explore family, loyalty and the journey to find a place where they can truly feel settled. In the process, they learn how to deal with black bears, why you should never try to hang a cabin door by yourself and exactly what it takes to bring down the Soady Ridge Buck. Holy Wah!
"Crumbs from the Table of Joy"
by Lynn Nottage
Jan. 27–Feb. 19, 2012
From the playwright of "Ruined," explore the turbulence of changing convictions and the hidden possibilities obscured by ridged preconceptions. Join us in 1950s Harlem for a lyrical, funny and moving tale about the fractured quest toward self discovery. Race, religion, politics, and community ties are all challenged as one family navigates the changing times and re-defines itself as it tries to make room for its various members to find their own joy.
book by Douglas Carter Beane
music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
March 2-April 1, 2012
Escape with us and revel in an outrageously fun romantic adventure on skates. Xanadu is a sweet story about following your muse, risking it all for love and making your dreams come true.
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April 20-May 13, 2012
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Now in its seventh season, Jack's Bistro has settled into a fine groove. The small Canton restaurant is essentially doing today what it was doing from the start — exactly what it wants to do.
If that makes Jack's sound arrogant, you don't know Jack's.
You won't find a more down-to-earth set of proprietors than the husband-and-wife team behind Jack's Bistro, Ted Stelzenmuller and Christie Smertycha — he's the owner and executive chef; she's the general manager. They're inveterate travelers, lifelong learners and constitutionally nice people.
The staff, many of them longtime employees, are, by all indications, devoted to the restaurant and excited about telling diners about the next new thing coming out of Stelzenmuller's tightly run, consistently performing kitchen.
These days, Jack's is playing largely to an avid fan base, diners from Canton and beyond who found their favorites on Jack's compact and compelling regular menu — a few items that have been there from the start and a few more that have earned their place in permanent rotation.
Among these are a Guinness-braised filet mignon that melts in your mouth; the Bodhi Dal, a curry-based dish with green lentils, zucchini and basmati rice that ranks among the city's best vegetarian dishes; and an Argentine steak served with a marvelous chimichurri sauce and prepared sous-vide. Stelzenmuller gets credit for introducing Baltimore diners to the sous-vide, a high-tech, slow-cooking method using vacuum-sealed bags, and for continuing to experiment with it.
There are newer additions, some inspired by the proprietors' recent travels, like a Malaysian laksa, a sweet and spicy noodle soup filled with shrimp and chicken and spiked with bitter and pungent notes from cilantro and pickled vegetables. It's a complex delight.
It's this serious playfulness that defines the course of Jack's growth. I'll go ahead and call it creativity, which is a powerful force when it's operating.
Creativity is contagious. It's present at the bar, where head bartender Ryan Sparks has issued a ravishing summer cocktail called the Blind Melon, concocted form coriander gin, watermelon juice, Lillet and a dash of serrano-pepper syrup.
And it's on the table from start to finish. On a recent visit, there were sterling appetizers like razor clams, served Hong Kong-style, with rice noodles and crunchy garlic and edamame; a shimmering tartare, flavored with smoked soy sauce and served on an oversized fried wonton; and, best of all, the spicy Somboon (Thai) mussel salad, an elegantly plated arrangement of cold mussels with shallots, mint, lemon grass, red chiles and slices of jalapenos.
The Somboon salad made our eyes water — warnings are issued about the peppers — and it made us very happy. It's the best dish I've had in a restaurant all year. Good news — it's on the regular menu now.
Then there are simple, straightforward achievements like pasta tossed with lamb and plum tomatoes and basil; deceptively simple ones like crispy-skinned roasted pork belly served with grilled broccolini and a carton of shrimp stir-fried rice.
I met a friend here whose date said that there weren't many funky places like Jack's in Washington. Jack's is funky? I guess it might be. To me, it's just a nice old Baltimore tavern space with the walls painted seafoam green.
For me there's no disconnect between the high quality of the food and the casual nature of the dining experience. But I get how someone, having tasted Jack's food, would find Jack's problematic for date-impressing or client-wooing.
For instance, I could see how someone would want red wine served in a traditional red-wine glass. Jack's does use Riedel wine glasses when a diner orders an expensive bottle, but it uses an all-purpose glass for wines by the glass. It seems a small thing, but a vigorous debate over Jack's red-wine glass options dominated our dinner conversation.
We found common ground, though, on the subject of Jack's dessert listings, which tend to be overly complicated — chocolate pancakes with peanut-butter brandy sauce — when you're ready for something very light and simple.
When you like a place, you can even enjoy not liking something — within reason, of course. You can appreciate the thought behind a grilled radicchio appetizer and still think the goat-cheese vinaigrette is too thick and cloying. You're willing to take a hit, because coming right up is rib-eye steak, prepared sous-vide and grilled to finish, topped with truffle butter. It's not the purist's way with a rib-eye, but it pays off.
Jack's Bistro
Rating: Four stars
Where: 3123 Elliott St., Canton
Contact: 410-878-6542, jacksbistro.net
Open: Dinner Wednesday through Sunday
Prices: Appetizers $6.50-$12 ; entrees $15.75 -$21
Food: Contemporary cuisine with Asian influences
Service: On point, friendly and extremely supportive of the kitchen's work.
Best dishes: Sous-vide Argentine steak, spicy Somboon-style mussels, Malaysian laksa
Parking: On-street parking
Children: There are no menu items designed specifically for children.
Noise level/television: Loud in the way you'd expect from a small restaurant but not more so. The two televisions in the bar area are set with their sound off.
[Key: Superlative: five stars; Excellent: four stars; Very Good: three stars; Good: two stars; Promising: one star]
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CINCINNATI (AP) Sean Kilpatrick scored seven of his career-high 36 points in overtime Saturday night, and Cincinnati blew a 16-point lead before rallying to a 71-69 victory over No. 25 Marquette, ending the Bearcats' streak of three straight home losses.
Cincinnati (16-3, 4-2 Big East) pulled it out without point guard Cashmere Wright, who sprained his right knee during a 75-70 win at DePaul on Tuesday night. Without him, the Bearcats depended almost solely on Kilpatrick for points.
His driving layup with 4.3 seconds left in overtime broke the final tie. Junior Cadougan missed a driving jumper before the buzzer.
Marquette (13-4, 4-1) managed only 13 points in the first half and never led until overtime. The Golden Eagles' loss leaves No. 6 Syracuse as the only team still unbeaten in Big East play at 5-0. The Orange knocked off No. 1 Louisville 70-68 earlier Saturday.
Vander Blue led Marquette with 19 points. Davante Gardner scored 15 - 13 of them on free throws, including a pair with 2.9 seconds left in regulation that tied it at 63.


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Outside of an overtime win against the Saints, the Chiefs have been unwatchable this season. The team's most damning mark of failure is the fact that it hasn't held a lead in regulation in its first seven games, a streak that remains intact after Thursday's 31-13 loss to the Chargers.
Head coach Romeo Crennel isn't going to sit by idly as the second half of the season sinks deeper into the shitpile, though. He's making moves. The team released starting corner Stanford Routt, who was cut by the Raiders in February a year into his five-year, $54.5 million contract. Also, the defensive-bred Crennel relieved defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel of his duties. Wait, what?
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"I think," said David Schwimmer over breakfast the other day, "that this may be one of the funniest plays Lookingglass has ever done."
Frankly, that's not a high bar.
One associates Lookingglass with drama, insight and beauty, for sure. But raucous comedy? Well, there have been a few lighter shows over the years. And as fans of "Friends" well know, Schwimmer knows his way around comedy. But laugh riots generally have not been the entertainment of choice in the Water Tower Water Works.
One might say something similar about Keith Huff, the highly accomplished Chicago playwright who has turned into a big player on the TV-writing scene, what with stints in the writers' room for "Mad Men" and "House of Cards" under his belt. Huff, whose father-in-law was a Chicago police commander, is known for intense, crime-related dramas — most especially for "A Steady Rain," which transferred from Chicago Dramatists to Broadway with stars Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman.
So "Big Lake Big City," a sprawling, brawny, fast-paced, pulpy, Chicago-based comedic epic with nods to romance, film noir and screwball, as penned by Huff and directed by Schwimmer, is something of a new direction. Previews began Wednesday; opening night is slated for June 29.
Actually, the new direction is true in more ways than one. Huff's shows to date have all been small-cast affairs. He has been known for monologues and duologues. But underneath that sense of theatrical practicality, it seems, a dreamer lurks. "Ever since I saw 'Balm in Gilead' at Steppenwolf in the 1980s," Huff said, "I've been interested in writing a big play for an ensemble."
Huff and Schwimmer first hung out together after Schwimmer saw Huff's "Steady Rain" on Broadway. "I asked him to please keep us in mind if he had anything else," Schwimmer said.
Turns out Huff did, although the TV stuff delayed things a little. He sent Schwimmer the unproduced script.
"Right away," Schwimmer said, "I knew this was the next thing I wanted to direct at Lookingglass."
These days, Schwimmer has become a busy director. One of the next things on his plate is the New York premiere of "Sex With Strangers," as penned by his fellow Lookingglass ensemble member Laura Eason. At Lookingglass most recently, Schwimmer helmed "Trust," a play about Internet predators.
Although it started out with a bigger sprawl, both men say that "Big Lake Big City" has been streamlined during various workshops. But, Huff said, it still requires 10 actors and 37 scenes. "Thirty-eight," corrected Schwimmer. "No one ever sits down."
The plot of "Big Lake Big City" centers on a detective with a slew of assorted problems, both personal and professional, not the least of which is the need to catch up with a criminal with a screwdriver attached to his head. Huff also said that he was intrigued by the Navy Pier Ferris wheel (a location in the show, which is set in Chicago streetscapes) and the annoyance it famously gave to the residents of Lake Point Tower, a posh skyscraper whose residents suddenly were staring out at a carnival.
Huff got pretty excited (well, for a breakfast interview) when he started talking about his screwdriver-in-the-head thing, noting the choice that one gets in the event of such a mishap. Do you walk around with this thing in your head, given that you'd probably do OK for a while? Or do you get it taken out and take your chances (good luck with that)? Such are the questions of "Big Lake Big City," which the men say is a summer tribute to Chicago's underbelly.
Comedy, Huff said, does not mean you can't be honest. On TV, cops always seem to be working on one big case only. In reality, they feel like their heads are about to explode. That, Schwimmer and Huff both allow, is the modus operandi and general feeling of "Big Lake Big City."
'Big Lake Big City'
When: In previews, opens June 29, through Aug. 11
Where: Lookingglass Theatre, 821 N. Michigan Ave.
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Al-Ashiri, who moderated and wrote for a local news website in his home village of Al-Dair, died under mysterious circumstances while in government custody, regional and international news media reported.
Security forces had arrested al-Ashiri on April 2, charging him with disseminating false news and inciting hatred, the BBC reported. The site, named Al-Dair after the journalist's home village, was inaccessible inside Bahrain, local journalists said, but CPJ reviewed its contents and found no basis for the government's allegations. The arrest came amid sweeping civil unrest in Bahrain and a government crackdown on independent reporting.
Authorities claimed al-Ashiri died from complications of sickle-cell anemia, but the journalist's family told reporters that he did not suffer from that illness or any other ailment, news reports said.
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KEITH GIFFEN Takes Aim on DCnU GREEN ARROW in December
Green Arrow #4Although DC's relaunch is barely halfway through its first month, the creative teams are already shifting. And Green Arrow is the latest title affected.
Beginning with December's issue #4, Green Arrow will be co-written by Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens. J.T. Krul, whose first issue of Green Arrow just came out this month, will leave the book after issue #3.
Krul told Newsarama that he's instead working on another DC project, which he later explained further on a public Facebook posting. Newsarama has also confirmed the information with Bob Harras, DC's editor-in-chief.
"J.T. Krul is moving off Green Arrow, but he's still just as committed to DC Comics-The New 52 with his writing on Captain Atom," Harras said. "He's transitioning to another project that we'll be announcing later this year; he has been working with Green Arrow for awhile, and we're all excited for him to be tackling some new characters."
This change follows a similar creative team shake-up announced last week for the new Static Shock, which lost one of its co-writers.
While Krul's departure from Green Arrow after more than a year writing the character was a surprise, the fact the Keith Giffen is writing a title for DC isn't. When DC originally revealed its slate of DCnU titles, Giffen's name wasn't among the writers. He was only attached as an artist on O.M.A.C., the title written by DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio.
Fans of his writing on recent DC series like Doom Patrol were concerned, but Giffen alleviated their fears when he told Newsarama in June, "you'll be hearing about a couple things coming from me as a writer at DC."
Now, we find out that Green Arrow is one of those things.
But what is surprising about Giffen's new writing gig is that he's co-writing with Jurgens, since the two haven't collaborated before. Jurgens is also currently writing Justice League International for DC and was already attached to Green Arrow as the artist, with help from George Pérez.
Of course it's not the first time Giffen has taken on a job as a co-writer. He's had some legendary runs with writing collaborations, including his stint on Justice League with J.M. DeMatteis and the more recent Blue Beetle with John Rogers.
Newsarama contacted Giffen after today's announcement to find out more about why he took the job, what he's hoping to bring to the title and what it's like to co-write with Jurgens.
Newsarama: Keith, was Green Arrow a surprise job for you? Or was this something you wanted to do?
Keith Giffen: Dan Jurgens and I have wanted to work together for the past 10 years. It's hard to believe that in all the years we've both been in comics, we've never worked a project together. We've been trying to for awhile.
So when Green Arrow came up, I jumped at it, mostly to work with Dan. It was actually working with Dan and George even more than the character. But I do have a fondness for the character that dates all the way back to the Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams social conscience stories with Green Arrow.
And it was just a matter of volunteering and waiting to see if they'd let me step on board. And they did! That was a surprise.
Nrama: Is this going to be the same direction we've seen in the September relaunch of the character?
Giffen: I'm not coming in to uproot everything after three issues and say, "here's something all new!" No, it's a continuation of the themes and a continuation of the characters that were introduced in the first three issues.
I'm just putting my unique spin on it. Our I should say, "we're" putting our unique spin on it, because Dan and I talk over plots and work together so closely on this that we may as well be one person.
Nrama: Yeah, you're listed as co-writers.
Giffen: Yeah, I've never been in this close of a collaborate effort. Dan and I will talk over what we think should happen in the issue, talk over the characters and how we think they should interact, and I make little notes. Then I go and I write the script. It's not just Dan being handed a script by me, saying, "here it is -- go draw it up!"
Then Dan does... I don't even know how to describe what Dan does. To me, they're full pencils minus the blacks, but Dan says "no, no, no, they're not full pencils; they're little more than breakdowns." But there's just this unique thing that he does where everything you need is there.
Then after he pencils like that, I take a final spin over the pages in case Dan decided to open up a scene or shift a couple of angles, just to massage things a little bit after his input. Then George comes in and does the finishes, and jazzes up the pencils a little bit.
And voila! We've got ourselves a book.
But I tell you, everyone is kind of playing around in everyone else's playground. Dan and I are truly collaborating on this, and it's great because even George is involved in finishing the pencils.
It's great because it's a book where it's hard to tell where one guy stops and the other guys begins. And I've never had that kind of situation in my career. I guess the stuff I did with Marc DeMatteis where we kind of started homogenizing everything and started blending into each other's work would be close. But nothing this instant.
And I love it! I love it!
Nrama: And this is going to be the creative approach all the way down the road with Green Arrow? You didn't just do this for your first issue on #4?
Giffen: No, this is the way we've been working things on Green Arrow and how we'll continue working it. It's our preferred method of working together.
Nrama: Let's talk about Ollie a little as you take over the character's title. What are you hoping to bring to the comic as you start writing Ollie?
Giffen: Well, what any writer hopes to bring to a title, I suppose: a grasp of who Oliver Queen is and how he relates to the world at large. How does he change in subtle ways when he puts on the Green Arrow costume? How does he seem himself as being Green Arrow? How is Green Arrow perceived by the world, and by the people who know him as Green Arrow and help him out? The same for Oliver Queen.
It's about focusing on the characters and letting them drive the story.
I'd like to think I also bring some quirky characterization there, but of course, it's not a re-characterization. If you pick up the fourth issue of Green Arrow and read through it, you'll recognize all of the characters and their relationships and how they relate to each other, but filtered through my perception.
And if I make a radical misstep, Dan's the first one on the phone going, "Hey, stop it!" It's great.
Nrama: You know, retailers told me O.M.A.C. is getting a lot of positive buzz, and I've seen some great reviews about how unique and enjoyable it is.
Giffen: Yeah, the positive reaction to O.M.A.C. went way above any expectations that Dan and I ever had. I'm just thrilled people gave it a chance and enjoyed it so much.
Nrama: Will people who enjoyed O.M.A.C. also enjoy Green Arrow? Or is it a little more tempered?
Giffen: First off, I'm no longer going to temper anything. When Dan DiDio and I first took on O.M.A.C., we agreed that we wanted to create a big, bold, unapologetic comic book. We wanted it to be intense and in-your-face and colorful, where you can almost hear the calliope music in the background while you're reading it.
That wouldn't work on Green Arrow.
But I do want to bring back that sense of dynamism to the character and to Green Arrow's fight scenes. And I couldn't ask for anyone better than Dan Jurgens to draw it. It's going to pop! That's why I reserve the right to, once the pencils are in, to kind of go over them and massage the dialogue, because if I know Dan, I'm going to get scenes in there that I didn't think would work that well, and I might actually want to cut down a couple of word balloons because the expression on the character's face might make the word balloon redundant.
This relaunch, to me, is a chance to bring some of the sense of wonder back into comics. I can promise you that on no book, whether it's O.M.A.C. or Green Arrow or whatever else DC decides to throw at me, you are never going to see two pages of people just sitting around tying their shoes, which drives me crazy.
If anything, I'm trying to be the opposite of the decompressed comic book, not that I'm going to rush things through... but I would like to see the stories move along at a nice pace. Get in, tell the story, get out and guess what? There's another story to be told! Isn't that wonderful? That's pretty much the way I'm working on all my projects.
Green Arrow just makes for some dynamic kind of fight scenes you can't get with any other character because a bow and arrow brings with it its own dynamic.
A fight scene that we stage with Green Arrow, unless you give Green Lantern or Batman or the Flash a bow and arrow, you're not going to be able to duplicate it.
Nrama: Is there anything you want to tell people about the first issues you're doing?
Giffen: We're introducing new characters. There's a new villain in issue #4. There will also be a new villain in #5. And some of the best supervillains, or most of the best supervillains, have a connection to the character. Dr. Doom and Reed Richards have a past. That's why he's a great Fantastic Four foe and not so much a Daredevil foe. The Red Skull and Captain America, the Joker and Batman... there's something that draws these characters to one another that makes them arch foes, not just because you caught him robbing a bank. And that's one of the things we're going to try to do with the Green Arrow villains, to make sure they are so obviously villains of Green Arrow, where if you used them in The Flash or some other book, the impact would be less.
Nrama: Any idea why J.T. left the book?
Giffen: You know, I don't involve myself with that. I just sort of hunch my shoulders and do the books. And even if I did know 100 percent why J.T. was leaving the book, that would be J.T.'s story to tell. As far as I know, the book came open, I stepped on board. And I certainly wish J.T. the best for the future.
Nrama: Then to finish up, is there anything else you want to tell fans?
Giffen: Yeah. You know, O.M.A.C. was such an odd little book coming out. Dan DiDio and I kind of knew we might turn out being the dark horse DC book. And we were trying to do something different from what people conditionally expect from a DC book. And I was aware there are all those idiots out there that dislike anything Dan does no matter what.
So the fact that O.M.A.C. was received the way it was, and so many people gave it a chance and actually enjoyed it. I'd just like to say thank you to the fan community for giving us a chance, and for the support. Now... do the same for Green Arrow!Got a comment? There's lots of conversation on Newsarama's FACEBOOK and TWITTER!
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Steve Horn | June 29, 2012
By Steve Horn • Friday, June 29, 2012 - 10:47
The rush to drill for unconventional gas, enabled by a process popularly known as "fracking," or hydraulic fracturing, has brought with it much collateral damage. Close observers know about contaminated water, earthquakes, and climate change impacts of the shale gas boom, but few look at the entire life cycle of fracking from cradle to grave.
Until recently, one of the most underlooked facets of the industry was the "cradle" portion of the shale gas lifecycle: frac sand mining in the hills of northwestern Wisconsin and bordering eastern Minnesota, areas now serving as the epicenter of the frac sand mining world.
The silence on the issue ended after several good investigative stories were produced by outlets in the past year or so, such as Wisconsin Watch, PR Watch, The Wisconsin State Journal, the Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, Orion, EcoWatch, and most recently, Tom Dispatch. These various articles, all well worth reading, explain the land grab currently unfolding in the Midwest and the ecological damage that has accompanied it.
To put it bluntly, there could be no shale gas extraction without the sand. As Tom Dispatch's Ellen Cantarow recently explained,
That sand, which props open fractures in the shale, has to come from somewhere. Without it, the fracking industry would grind to a halt. So big multinational corporations are descending on this bucolic region to cart off its prehistoric sand, which will later be forcefully injected into the earth elsewhere across the country to produce more natural gas. Geology that has taken millions of years to form is now being transformed into part of a system, a machine, helping to drive global climate change.
Frac sand, which consists of fine-grained sillica, can cause the respiratory illness, silicosis. Washing the frac sand in preparation for the fracking process is also a water intensive process, particularly threatening in the age of increasing water scarcity in the United States and around the world.
"The state's water supplies are also threatened as sand mining destroys sandstone formations which serve as giant filters for local aquifers." Sara Jerving of PR Watch wrote. "The mining process can use thousands of gallons of water which can also deplete aquifers."
The "frac sand rush" has been an uphill battle for small towns and municipalities that are trying to fight, or at the very least, attempt to negotiate with large corporations, with compartively little governmental oversight to deal with corporate behemoths such as EOG Resources, mirroring in many important ways the shale gas rush.
Cities and concerned citizens have done their best to keep up with the boom, but have no precedent to look for, no previous legislation to protect themselves, their infrastructure (see: roads and heavy trucks rolling through), their groundwater and their air.
Enter "Sand Land"
To further introduce the world to the impacts of frac sand mining, DeSmogBlog presents "Sand Land," a short video report filmed and produced by Milwaukee, WI by photo-journalist and film-maker, Spencer Chumbley of 414 Wire, co-reported on with DeSmogBlog Research Fellow, Steve Horn. The film serves as a short audio-visual primer on the issue.
We encourage you to watch and share it with friends, colleagues, and family.
Stay tuned for much more to come from DeSmogBlog on one particularly powerful sand-mining corporation, EOG Resources, formerly known as the now infamous Enron Oil and Gas, a little explored fossil fuel industry giant that does it all: frac sand mining, fracking, pipelines, and LNG terminals.
Image credit: Sara Jerving | PRWatch
The sand mines have produced
The sand mines have produced sand for other purposes before fracking came along, including glass making. Before the current boom, there were 5 mines and 5 processing facilities. Now, there are 63 mines and 36 processing facilities. There are no state permits required, each county handles it on their own. All they need is a reclamation plan. At a minimum, the counties and state need to beef up their inspections, given the 10-fold increase in the number of mines.
Last month, one of the new frac sand mines spilled their waste sand & silt into a creek that contaminated the Saint Croix River:
Oh come on, "prehistoric
Oh come on, "prehistoric sand"? Are you kidding me? ALL rock (and sand) is prehistoric, unless it just recently was spewed out of a volcano and cooled.
You guys are just grasping here. I mean, is there ever any good news to come from this blog other than being happy when your enemies (Heartland, et.al) are down?
You're just increasing the credibility gap evry time you post another article like this, don't you see? Your almost as bad as Joe Romm's Climate Progress now, and that is most definitely NOT a compliment.
I read a ton of Climate related news on both sides of the debate every day and I'm really shocked at the marked increase in rheoric on the pro-warmist side. At least WUWT tries to report some of the science now and then.
I kinda agree… Apart from your last 2 paragraphs.
I mean… sand or no sand… A big company shows up, it will leave a mess. Pick an industry. Fracing is just a side show.
In the same vain.. increased warm weather (Climate Change) brings people in the way of gun fire. But I'd be loath to write about it in that light.
what prehistoric means here
There's an API PDF out there that goes into it. Sand that was formed less than 60 million years avoid usually not spherical enough. Only 2 or 3 formations in the USA can produce sand that they can use. It is a limited resource. How limited? That's a question the regulators should ask.
A lot of the concern seems to be with potential threats to aquifers and runoff of silt from processing plants. Oh, and the copious amounts of water di
verted from the water cycle.
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New sand
New sand, separate particles of quartz and sometimes other minerals, is being formed all the time along certain seacoasts. The waves pound rocks against each other and the quartz particles fall out of the slowly dissolving matrix of other, less stable, minerals.
Before being so disassociated, the parent rock, being a mixture of various minerals, has another name. For example granite is a mixure of quartz and feldspar usually with a little magnitite or mica. The feldspars are unstable in the presense of water, eventually weathering into clay.


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Manhunt 2 banned
Censor acts to prevent game's sale
Rockstar Games' Manhunt 2 has been to all intents and purposes banned in the UK after the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) refused to certify the PS2 and Wii title. Without a BBFC certificate, the game can't legally be sold here.
The BBFC's verdict of the game is damning: "Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end video games by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone in an overall game context which constantly encourages visceral killing with exceptionally little alleviation or distancing," the organisation said today.
"There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game," it added, and highlighted "the game's unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying and the sheer lack of alternative pleasures on offer to the gamer".
The BBFC can demand publishers and developers tweak titles that fail to make the grade, or cut material in order to gain a certificate or one allowing it to be sold to a lower age group. However, the BBFC suggested Manhunt 2 could not be so modified, leaving it no choice but to refuse certification.
While many countries have voluntary game rating schemes, the UK's certification process is mandated by the Video Recordings Act of 1984, ammended in 1993, which obliges publishers producing visual material that depicts realistic or semi-realistic people to have their material certified by the BBFC. The Act applies to games, videos, DVDs and cinema releases. The certificate - U, PG, 12, 12A, 15 or 18 - defines to which age groups a work may be sold. Selling a certified work to an inappropriate age group is a crime under the Act.
"The Board's carefully considered view is that to issue a certificate to Manhunt 2... would involve a range of unjustifiable harm risks, to both adults and minors, within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and accordingly that its availability, even if statutorily confined to adults, would be unacceptable to the public," the organisation said.
In short, the BBFC believes it's not worth risking the game falling into the hands of kids, which retail restrictions aside, on past evidence we all know it surely will. There are too many parents ignorant of the meaning of game certification, some who imagine gaming's just for kids and others who simply don't care.
Rockstar has the right to appeal against the decision, but at this stage it's not known whether it will do so.
The original Manhunt, released in 2003 was granted an 18 certificate by the BBFC, which did not require any cuts to be made in order for the game to be awarded that certification.
However, today the organisation noted the title "was already at the very top end of what the Board judged to be acceptable at that category" and hinted certification might not have happened had "the BBFC's recent games research" taken place at that time.
Rockstar has a history of causing a ruckus with its games, most infamously Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' hidden sex scenes and, later, the brouhaha over Bully, renamed Canis Canem Edit in the UK.
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View the gallery from the award ceremony. Every day, Baylor alumni represent the commitment to excellence, service and faith that has distinguished Baylor University in American higher education for more than 165 years. They are Fortune 500 company CEO's, professional athletes, teachers in third-world countries, missionaries, surgeons, ministers, and more.
In October 2010, Baylor honored 10 members of the Baylor family for their work and dedication to the ideals of Baylor University, which is to serve the Church and world in which we live.
Baylor Alumnus of the Year
J. Cary Gray, BBA '79, BA '80, JD '83
Awarded annually to a graduate who has demonstrated remarkable achievement in the previous year.
Baylor Young Alumna of the Year
Katie Kilpatrick, BA '08
Awarded annually to a graduate age 40 or under who has demonstrated remarkable achievement in the previous year.
Pro Ecclesia Medal of Service
Dr. Bill Pinson
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Sen. Kirk Watson, BA '80, JD '81
Awarded to an individual whose contributions in furthering the mission of Baylor in the public or non-profit sector have made an immeasurable impact.
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Maine lawyer calls on administration to display labor mural elsewhere
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � An attorney for five people who sued over Gov. Paul LePage's removal of a mural depicting scenes from Maine's labor history from a Labor Department building says the governor should stand by his pledge to display it elsewhere.
Jeff Young said Thursday he'd consider dropping future appeals if the state displays the mural at the Maine State Museum. There's no word from the governor's office.
The Republican governor created an uproar last year when he ordered the 11-panel, 7-foot-tall mural removed because he believed it presented a one-sided view of history.
The lawsuit was dismissed by a federal judge and the decision was upheld Wednesday by an appeals court in Boston. Young says he could appeal the decision in federal court or file new action in state court.


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SEATTLE – Real Salt Lake (14-9-6, 48 points, West #2) fell 2-0 at Seattle Sounders FC (15-8-4, 49 points, West #1) on Friday night, giving up two first half goals at CenturyLink Field to slip out of first-place in the Supporters' Shield and Western Conference races.
RSL fell behind right from the jump, allowing Seattle FW Obafemi Martins to score in the third minute. Martins collected a pass at the top of the box on the left side, playing MF Andy Rose through on the left side with his first touch. Rose chipped a cross to the middle of the box, with Martins running onto it and volleying home inside the right post from eight yards out.
Real Salt Lake GK Nick Rimando made a huge save to keep Seattle from doubling its advantage in the seventh minute. DF Zach Scott got on the end of a corner kick from the left side, heading a shot toward the far post that Rimando kept out with a fine diving save.
The Claret-and-Cobalt had a shout for a penalty kick in the 18th minute. The play began when DF Chris Wingert played a through ball to MF Javier Morales in the left side of the box. Morales took an uncharacteristically heavy touch and appeared to get fouled in the box by Sounders MF Osvaldo Alonso when trying to recover the ball, but referee Allen Chapman waved off his protests, continuing play.
FW Joao Plata nearly put RSL on the board in the 31st. The Ecuadorian striker picked up a loose ball in the center of Seattle's defensive third, taking a touch before firing a 25-yard shot just wide of the left post.
Seattle went up 2-0 in the 38th minute. GK Michael Gspurning started the move, playing on the ground out of the back, with the Sounders eventually finding DF DeAndre Yedlin on the right flank. The U.S. Under-20 international took a touch into space, picking his head up and firing a low cross to unmarked FW Lamar Neagle in the center of the box. Neagle made no mistake with the opportunity, firing a shot into the top right corner with his first touch.
Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis made one change at the break, bringing FW Olmes Garcia on for MF Luis Gil.
RSL's switch didn't affect much change, however, as Seattle would've added a third in the 54th if it weren't for another big stop from Rimando. The Sounders slipped Neagle through down the left side, allowing the speedy striker to get into the box for a 1-v-1 with Rimando. The Claret-and-Cobalt's veteran 'keeper came up huge for the second time on the night, getting low to block Neagle's far post attempt.
Things died down after Rimando's big save, with neither side registering another opportunity until RSL almost pulled one back in the 80th minute. MF Javier Morales lifted a free kick in from the left side that DF Nat Borchers got on the end of at the spot. Borchers flicked his contested header toward the far post, with the ball nearly crossing the goal line before Gspurning got his body in front of it.
RSL dodged one more bullet in the 83rd minute. Seattle played Martins in behind the Claret-and-Cobalt defense, with the Nigerian Designated Player racing into the box for a 1-v-1 with Rimando. Martins took one touch too many, however, allowing Borchers to recover and clear the ball off his foot and out for a corner before he took a shot.
The Real Salt Lake Reserves will play tomorrow, taking on Seattle Sounders FC Reserves at 1:00 p.m. MT at Starfire Sports Complex.
The Claret-and-Cobalt first team will return to action next Saturday, Sept. 21, when it will take on Western Conference foe San Jose Earthquakes at 7:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium. A very limited amount of tickets are still available to the San Jose match – fans can purchase tickets at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office, online at www.RealSaltLake.com/Tickets or over the phone at 801-727-2700.
Click here to access video highlights and the RealSaltLake.com MATCHCENTER for RSL 0-2 SEA
Real Salt Lake Match Notes – RSL 0-2 SEA
- Tonight's crowd of 55,107 was the largest crowd Real Salt Lake has ever played in front of.
- Real Salt Lake FW Alvaro Saborio did not dress for tonight's match due to a left calf injury suffered while he was on international duty with Costa Rica. Real Salt Lake's all-time leading scorer, Saborio is tops on RSL this year with 10 goals in just 13 league games.
- Tonight's loss broke RSL's five-game unbeaten streak on turf. The Claret-and-Cobalt was 1-0-4 in its last five games on artificial surface – including a 1-0-2 mark on turf in 2013 – prior to tonight's defeat.
- Real Salt Lake was shutout tonight for the first time since losing 2-0 to the LA Galaxy at Rio Tinto Stadium on April 27 – a span of 23 games across all competitions. RSL still leads MLS in goals scored with 52 in 29 games played.
- Tonight's loss dropped Real Salt Lake out of first-place in the Supporters' Shield and Western Conference races. The Claret-and-Cobalt is now one point behind Seattle, which has two games in hand on the Utah side. RSL has five league games left in the regular season, while Seattle has seven regular season matches remaining.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 0 0 0
Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 2
Scoring Summary:
SEA – Obafemi Martins (Andy Rose) – 3'
SEA – Lamar Neagle (DeAndre Yedlin, Obafemi Martins) – 38'
Misconduct Summary:
RSL – Javier Morales (Tactical Foul; Yellow) – 33'
RSL – Carlos Salcedo (Foul; Yellow) – 60'
RSL – Ned Grabavoy (Foul; Yellow) – 63'
RSL – Olmes Garcia (Foul; Yellow) – 70'
SEA – DeAndre Yedlin (Foul; Yellow) – 79'
RSL – Khari Stephenson (Foul; Yellow) – 85'
RSL – Kyle Beckerman (Time Wasting; Yellow) – 89'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2): Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Nat Borchers, Carlos Salcedo, Chris Wingert; Kyle Beckerman (C); Luis Gil (Olmes Garcia, 46'), Ned Grabavoy; Javier Morales; Joao Plata (Khari Stephenson, 76'), Robbie Findley (Devon Sandoval, 58')
Substitutes not used: Jeff Attinella (GK), Lovel Palmer, Cole Grossman, Yordany Alvarez
Seattle Sounders FC (4-4-2): Michael Gspurning; DeAndre Yedlin, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Zach Scott, Leo Gonzalez; Mauro Rosales (C) (Eddie Johnson, 75'), Osvaldo Alonso, Andy Rose, Marc Burch; Obafemi Martins, Lamar Neagle (David Estrada, 93')
Substitutes not used: Marcus Hahnemann (GK), Djimi Traore, Alex Caskey, Patrick Ianni
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant Referees: Anthony Vasoli, George Gansner
4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal
Attendance: 55,107


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Events for July 12, 2018
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Jabadao (referral only)
Jabadao combines music and movement and is ideal for people with dementia. There is no right or wrong way to take part – you just 'go with the music'. At BIADS we have seen some amazing results from the groups which give people with dementia a chance to participate in light exercise whilst socialising with […]Find out more »
Activities Group (referral only)
This group provides meaningful fun activities for people with dementia, while their carer is in the support group which runs alongside this session. If you would like your loved one to attend, please see your carer support worker who will make a referral.Find out more »
Carer Support Group
We have two Carer Support Workers. Their job is to ensure that any carers who make contact with us have access to all of the information and advice they need and are fully aware of the services BIADS is able to offer them. The journey of caring for a loved one or family member with […]Find out more »


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Harvard has a chance to break the program record for Ivy wins in a season for the third year in a row this weekend (Gil Talbot).
The Particulars
The Harvard softball team squares off against Dartmouth in its final regular-season league series of the season Saturday and Sunday. Harvard will host the Big Green in Saturday's doubleheader, and will travel to Hanover, N.H., for two more games Sunday.
A Step Above
After setting the record for Ivy League wins in a season in 2010 and again in 2011, Harvard enters the final weekend of the 2012 regular season with a chance to set yet another record for Ivy wins in a season.
The 2010 team won 11 of its 12 Ivy North Division games en route to a 17-3 league record and an appearance in the league championship series. In 2011, Harvard swept its Ivy North Division schedule, went 18-2 in the regular season and swept Cornell in the championship series. This season, the Crimson stands at 15-1 in Ivy action with its only loss coming against Cornell; a 10-8 defeat in Ithaca in just its second Ivy game of the season.
Series History
Harvard has been dominant in the all-time series with Dartmouth, owning a 48-12 record in 60 career meetings. The Crimson took the first ever matchup, 15-4 in 1981, and owns the longest winning streak in the series at 19 games from 1985-99.
Last season, the Crimson scored at least eight runs on all four matchups with the Big Green, sweeping Dartmouth to clinch the 2011 North Division title. Kasey Lange ripped a solo homerun to back a quality start from Rachel Brown in Game 1 as the Crimson took an 8-1 decision and a five-run sixth inning in Game 2 helped Harvard to a 9-7 victory with Marika Zumbro earning the win in the circle. The teams traded seven-run innings in Game 1 the following day, but home runs by Ellen Macadam '11, Lange and Allison Scott and a 4-for-4 showing by Shelbi Olson led Harvard to a 10-9 win. Lange homered again in Game 2 as the Crimson wrapped up the series with a 10-1 win.
Last Time Out
The Crimson played its final non-conference game of the regular season Thursday against Holy Cross and silenced the Crusaders in a 10-0 win in Worcester, Mass. Harvard took a 5-0 lead through five innings of play and doubled its lead in the top of the seventh when Jess Ferri ripped an RBI double and Adrienne Hume plated a pair with a single to center field. Jane Alexander and Kasey Lange both collected four hits and a pair of RBI in the game while Rachel Brown spun a two-hit shutout, striking out 11 for her 17th win of the season.
About Harvard
The Crimson boasts a pair of players hitting .400 or better, as Jane Alexander leads the team at .442 and Kasey Lange isn't far off at .400. Lange's five home runs and 36 RBI are both team-high totals while Alexander leads the Crimson with nine steals and four triples this season. Shelbi Olson (.345), Stephanie Regan (.336) and Ashley Heritage (.313) are all hitting above .300 on the season and Heritage has eight steals in 10 attempts this year.
Rachel Brown has been rock-solid in the circle for the Crimson, leading the team with a 1.37 earned run average, 148 innings pitched and 207 strikeouts. Laura Ricciardone has also pitched well this season, bringing a 1.83 ERA and 12-6 record into the Dartmouth series.
Scouting Dartmouth
The Big Green enters the weekend with a 12-23 overall record and 5-11 mark in Ivy play. Kara Curosh has been one of Dartmouth's biggest offensive threats this season, posting a team-best 36 hits, while Noelle Ramirez leads the team with 14 RBI and Kat Hicks has a team-high 11 doubles. Kristen Rumley has been the go-to option in the circle for Dartmouth. She has collected 102 innings pitched this season and leads the team with 131 strikeouts, five wins and a 2.47 ERA.
Up Next
Harvard will host the Ivy League Championships Series for the second year in a row next weekend at Soldiers Field. The Crimson will take on the South Division champion, which will likely be determined this weekend.


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Cancer is a Pacific Concern
The islands of the US Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) are scattered across the immense Pacific Ocean north and south of the equator spanning one million square miles and five time zones that include the international dateline. Each of the USAPI jurisdictions and territories is rich in culture, history and language, but small in population. The islands are fragile and diverse but have a long past offering plentiful, sustainable eco-systems that supported their indigenous populations.
While the economic, health and political environment of the ten USAPI jurisdiction and territories are related, each island nation has its own unique strengths as well as challenges. The current health infrastructure in the USAPI suffers from severe resource limitations. Health status indicators demonstrate significant disparities for almost all non-communicable diseases, including most cancers. Factors influencing policy issues, political relationships, the economy, the environment, diverse cultures, stressed health systems, education, limited human resource development and the sheer physical isolation of these islands all contribute to the enormous challenges in achieving health equity in the USAPI.
One of the most dramatic illustrations of the severe resource limitations in the USAPI that contribute to health disparities is the per capita total health expenditure. Significant variations occur even between the ten jurisdictions. When compared to the United States the difference is enormous. See Figure 1 below.
Figure 1: USAPI per capita health expenditure, WHO 2013
The US data comes from the article of: Micah Hartman, Anne B. Martin, David Lassman, Aaron Catlin and the National Health Expenditure Accounts Team National Health Spending In 2013: Growth Slows, Remains In Step With The Overall Economy Health Affairs, , no. (2014):
Colonization and rapid westernization have adversely affected many of the social, cultural, and environmental structures and practices that traditionally supported and protected the health of the islands, their waters and their people. Within only the last two decades the epidemiologic profile in the Pacific has shifted dramatically from predominantly infectious diseases to among the highest incidence and prevalence of preventable chronic diseases in the world, such as diabetes (47.3% in American Samoa) and hypertension, cardio-vascular disease (34% in American Samoa and 21% in the Pohnpei).
Below are two of our most recent findings, that visually represents the Top 13 cancers in the USAPI region (see table and chart below). If you wish to learn more about cancer in the Pacific, please read our newest publication:
Cancer in the US Affiliated Pacific Islands 2007 - 2015
To access earlier versions of the publication, click button below
(by clicking on the pictures, a larger version can be accessed)
Cancer mortality is now the second most common cause of death in nearly all USAPI jurisdictions. Multiple factors contribute to and explain the high cancer mortality:
Figure 2: Multiple factors contribute to high cancer morbidity & mortality in the Pacific
Reducing Cancer Disparities in the Pacific
Regional Partners and Collective Action
The Pacific Region Cancer Coalition, under the leadership of the Cancer Council of the Pacific Islands (CCPI), developed the Pacific Regional Comprehensive Cancer Control (RCCC) Plan. The Regional Plan is harmonious with the individual USAPI CCC plans. Together the regional and USAPI CCC plans commit to addressing the collective challenges and mobilizing cohesive action in the Pacific region. The individual 5-year USAPI Comprehensive Cancer Control plans are available on this website under the "Pacific Partners" tab.
The Pacific Regional Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan strives to maintain a U.S. Affiliated Pacific regional platform for discussing, addressing and reducing cancer. The PRCCC is a long-term plan, working in conjunction with the Pacific Islands Health Officers Association (PIHOA) regional initiatives such as regional laboratory services, human resources for health and quality assurance. PIHOA is the paramount health sector leadership in the region representing the Ministerial offices of every Ministry or Department of Health. The Plan aims to develop minimum standards for cancer prevention and care for the USAPI largely through education, advocacy and policy development and by providing technical leadership and guidance for the implementation of the jurisdiction-specific CCC plans. For example, RCCC develops regional policies regarding the utilization of cancer data, provides access to regional expertise in cancer prevention, early detection and care, provides regional technical support for all components of the comprehensive cancer plan, and promotes regional cancer advocacy at the U.S. national level.
In addition, the Pacific Regional Central Cancer Registry has been established under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Program of Cancer Registries and every USAPI jurisdiction now maintains a cancer registry managed by a full-time registrar. The Pacific Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (CEED) focused on breast and cervical cancer was also awarded to the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii. Funded by REACH US at CDC, Pacific CEED is a regional program that adds value to the Regional CCC Plan and the ten USAPI CCC Plans through technical assistance, short-term grants and human resources development using community-based approaches and the socio-ecological model.
Regional Goals and Objectives
The strategies outlined in the Pacific Regional Comprehensive Cancer Control (RCCC) plan are comparatively short-term (2-10 years) and focus on regional efforts in training and planning for policy-making and health systems strengthening to impact primary prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and data quality. Each individual USAPI jurisdiction also has a 5-year Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan. Each USAPI-CCC plan contains prevention, early detection, diagnosis & treatment, palliative care and quality of life objectives and strategies that are community-based and tailored to their particular situation and environment. The priority objectives include:
Figure 3: RCCC Priority Objectives
- To strengthen and expand regional collaboration, planning and advocacy affecting all components of comprehensive cancer prevention and control
- To diagnose cancer in individuals as early as technically possible within the USAPI region
- To improve the capacity to treat cancer effectively within the USAPI region
- To collect, analyze and report accurate cancer-related data across the region
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Publication of the ACOG Committee Opinion
In September 2013, an expert panel on cervical cancer screening in the U.S. Territories and Pacific Island Jurisdictions met to explore screening strategies to improve the rates and efficacy of cervical cancer screening in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands. This Committee Opinion summarizes the recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists based on the deliberations and findings of the expert panel.
This Committee Opinion resulted from the Expert Panel on Cervical Cancer Screening in the US Territories and Pacific Island Jurisdictions meeting in September, 2013. (link)
Read the Commitee Opinion by clicking >HERE<
- Lung and oral cancer prevalence is high in all countries attributable to tobacco and combined tobacco-betel nut misuse.
- Preventable and curable cancers such as cervical and breast cancers occur at a younger age, demonstrate high incidence rates comparable to other developing countries and result in high mortality due to lack of primary prevention and early detection.
- The availability of supplies or funds to ship and process screening tests varies widely.
- Mammogram is not available in many places in the Marshall Islands nor in the Federated States of Micronesia.
- A working colposcope for diagnosis and early treatment of cervical cancer is non-existent in several areas of the Freely Associated States
- The availability of fecal occult blood testing, colonoscopy or prostate-specific antigen varies and is not available on some jurisdictions.
- High rates of thyroid cancers and nodules in the RMI i,ii attributable to the U.S. Nuclear Weapons testing program in the 1950s.
- A pathologist or radiologist is not present in several of the jurisdictions.
- Most of the USAPI jurisdictions do not have an oncologist.
- No radiation oncology is available in the region, most cannot do maintenance chemotherapy.
- Medications for palliative care, such as pain are often in short supply or not available.
- Health personnel are inadequately trained and shortages persist.
- Local support groups or patient navigators are only recent, overcoming cultural tradition, beliefs and practices to share their personal stories for the first time.
- The concept of hospice care is relatively new, however, home care for loved ones with cancer or chronic illness is the Pacific Islands way.
i Palafox NA, Katz A., Johnson D., Minami J., Briand K. Site-specific Cancer incidence in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Cancer 83:1821-4.
ii Palafox, NA, Minami J. Cancer in the U.S. Associated Pacific countries: Cultural Considerations. Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health Vol. 6 No. 2:401-404.


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This is going to be another fun drawing tutorial for the day. This next animated character is fairly new on the Disney show list. In this next tutorial I will be showing you "how to draw Phineas and Ferb". The show is about two stepbrothers and the creation of their beyond the impossible adventures that they have in their own backyard during summer vacation. They are often picked on by their sister Candace who lives with the brothers. Although Phineas has to take a lot of crap from his big sister, he still remains to be very polite, unselfish or rude to anyone including his sister (at least sometimes). He is also described as being intelligent and creative. He also has a great desire to make summer as great as possible. So what he does is come up with ideas for unusual, exciting, and sometimes impossible activities that he usually does with Ferb. The show first aired in February of this year and has since become a success. It has become so popular in fact, Phineas and Ferb was nominated for an Emmy Award. I find the show awesome and funny and so does my twelve year old sister. She loves the show mainly because her all time favorite person happens to play the voice for Candace which is Ashley Tisdale who is also the girl that plays Sharpay from High School Musical. In this tutorial you will be learning "how to draw Phineas and Ferb", but you can also check out the other tutorial I have how to draw Phineas, either way it's your choice. I will soon be back with more so hang in there kiddies.
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Freedom of the Press
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The formal secession of South Sudan in July 2011, following a referendum on the issue in January, brought with it an outbreak of insecurity in the border regions and continued attempts to stifle press freedom. High rates of censorship, journalist intimidation, and repressive government oversight severely limited the media throughout the year.
Though the constitution guarantees press freedom, the legal environment for media is largely unfavorable. Article 29 of the 2005 Interim National Constitution—adopted in connection with that year's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Khartoum government and the Southern rebel group, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)—nominally protected freedom of the press and citizens' expression. The CPA created somewhat greater space for journalists to report freely and reduced the common practice of censoring newspapers prior to publication. Another step toward expanded press freedom was taken in June 2009, when the government replaced the highly restrictive Press and Printed Press Materials Law. However, media freedom organizations criticized the new law for falling short of international standards. It allows for restrictions on the press in the interests of national security and public order, and contains loosely defined provisions related to the encouragement of ethnic and religious disturbances and incitement of violence. The law also gives the National Council for Press and Publications (NCPP) the authority to shut down newspapers for three days without a court order. Several other laws were used against the press in 2011, including elements of the 1991 penal code, the 2010 National Security Forces Act, and the emergency law applied in the western region of Darfur.
Defamation is a criminal offense, and there is no freedom of information law, making access to public information difficult. The Ministry of Information manages broadcast licensing in a highly politicized manner, allowing progovernment stations to acquire licenses more easily than independent outlets. The NCPP regulates the journalism profession and entry into the field. Journalists are required to pass a test prior to receiving accreditation and a license.
Throughout 2011, authorities in Khartoum maintained their tight grip on the media sector, and repression intensified in the period surrounding the secession of South Sudan in July. Direct prepublication censorship was officially lifted in 2009, but it occurred on a nightly basis between May and August 2011. Editors of newspapers sometimes received orders from the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on what they are allowed to report. Publications were instructed not to carry any information about rebel groups or activities, and a media blackout on stories from the restive states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan was instituted. One day before the official independence of South Sudan, Sudanese authorities revoked the licenses of six newspapers, including the pro-SPLM daily Ajrass al-Hurriyah, on the pretext that their shareholders included Southerners. The government closed the independent newspaper Al-Jarida in September after it reported on a Sudanese military presence in the contested border area of Abyei. The paper was allowed to resume publication in December, but the NCPP denied its request for new hires.
Journalists were regularly harassed, attacked, arrested, detained, and reportedly tortured throughout the year, despite President Omar al-Bashir's announcement in August that he intended to free all imprisoned journalists in the country. The announcement was followed by the release of a journalist with the daily Al-Sahafa who had been detained without charges since November 2010. Separately, two senior staff members of the opposition daily Rai al-Shaab were released in February after being detained for a year. In January, two journalists from the weekly Bar'ut were detained and accused of attacking the constitution in an article discussing partition for the east of the country; they were released without charge after three weeks in detention. Six journalists with the opposition newspaper Al-Midan were arrested for their coverage of street protests in January. Three of them were released after three days, and another in late February. Journalists who covered the arrest, torture, and gang rape of human rights activist Safiya Ishag by members of the NISS in February were especially targeted. Three were jailed or fined for their coverage of the attack, and another seven faced investigations. A repressive environment for press freedom leads many journalists to actively self-censor.
The government selectively restricted the activities of international media in 2011. Some foreign journalists were denied visas, while others were allowed unfettered access to the country and the opposition, though international media were not granted access to opposition leaders during the referendum. A team from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was detained and interrogated about their coverage of the referendum in January, after which the BBC withdrew its staff from Khartoum. In June, a team from Qatar's Al-Jazeera television network was attacked and beaten by security forces in South Kordofan and then temporarily detained for an investigation into their activities.
Despite these constraints, there has been a proliferation of media outlets in recent years. There are nearly 20 political dailies operating in the country, plus dozens of sports and social affairs publications. However, experts have argued that there is little difference between private and state-run media, as all are subject to serious government intrusion, ranging from interference in management decisions to censorship of content. Newspapers are generally too expensive for most citizens. The state dominates the broadcast media, which are the main source of information for much of the population. Television programming continues to be formally censored, and radio content must reflect the government's views. There are approximately 60 private radio stations broadcasting on FM frequencies, in addition to the state radio network. As the licensing of radio stations remains firmly under government control, private stations avoid reporting on political affairs and focus instead on entertainment and music. Some foreign shortwave radio services were available in 2011, though the government restricted UN-sponsored radio broadcasts. A cable network directly rebroadcasts uncensored foreign news and other programs.
Ownership of media houses is generally not transparent. There are no laws requiring the release of ownership information. Moreover, many owners refrain from acknowledging their status in order to evade taxes and avoid possible attacks. Journalists work for low pay, and many freelancers do not earn enough to cover the cost of living. Some analysts believe this has encouraged corruption within the media, with journalists and editors selling coverage to politicians. Independent media do not receive public subsidies, but do benefit from secret financial support if their coverage is deemed friendly to the government. Khartoum authorities also withhold the flow of state advertisements from newspapers that are deemed critical of the government.
The confiscation of entire press runs of newspapers appears to have become a favorite tactic of the authorities for intimidating and financially crippling publications. In many cases, no official reason for the confiscation is given. During 2011, eight newspapers, mostly independent or oppositionist, had entire editions seized by NISS agents. In August, security forces confiscated two editions of the independent newspaper Al-Ahdath, which had planned to run an interview with a senior SPLM official and had a history of reporting on corruption and terrorism in Sudan. In September, NISS agents confiscated copies of the progovernment daily Akhbar al-Yawm after it published a statement by a rebel leader.
Internet penetration in Sudan is relatively high for sub-Saharan Africa, with 19 percent of the population accessing the medium in 2011. The government monitors the internet, including e-mail correspondence, through the National Telecommunications Corporation. Websites and proxy servers deemed offensive to public morality were blocked during the year, and access to the video-sharing site YouTube was regularly obstructed.


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It's taken a while, but now that I've made it through my first week in Dubai, I finally have a chance to reflect on my final class with the Pura Vida Dogme group. I'm calling this one class 17 and 18 as it included a two-hour class followed by two hours conversation in English in the local cantina – something I'll sorely miss…
Right from the get go
Walking into class, it was clear what the students had on their mind. They knew it was my last class (Chris was going to finish off the course), and wanted to know how we were going to celebrate. Since they all seemed to be pub-going folk, functional language for drinking establishments seemed to be a sensible direction for the class.
After about 20 minutes of lexis review exercises, the main part of the lesson went something like this:
Talking about pubs
- Quick discussion of what cantinas are called in English (UK and US)
- Pairs made a list of all the qualities of an excellent bar and boarded them
- Groups of 4 had to compare and combine their lists before choosing the 5 most important qualities (this list was then compared to mine and Chris' very short list)
- A bit of clarification, reformulation, drilling and correction of the new lexis that had come up
I felt like this part of the lesson went over well and was another one of my preferred mini-TBL cycles. However, while it provoked discussion and led to some useful lexis, it still felt like they hadn't had much opportunity for challenging speaking practice involving new language. So…
Talking in pubs
- Class brainstorm of when they would need to speak in English in a pub (asking for a drink, chatting up a girl, finding the washroom, etc.)
- Pairs came up with all the exponents they could think of and boarded them
- Clarification stage in which we categorized by register and I added a few exponents I thought they might find useful
- Pairs wrote dialogues in pairs, trying to use the new language
- Performed the dialogues in front of the class
- Minimal delayed feedback to finish
Canchis Canchis
And off we went to the local cantina. Drinking Imperial, eating Chicharrones, and watching Costa Rican music videos from the 1980's. If you haven't seen Canchis Canchis, I highly recommend you click here.
Anyways, it was a great informal wrap up to my part of the course, in large part because two of the more loyal students had a lot to say. Both had unexpectedly checked out this blog and were curious as to what Dogme was. As we talked, they described how it was different, and here were some of the points they made:
On the positive side
- Highly enjoyed the course
- Liked the focus on lexis
- Loved the amount of speaking
- Liked that everything was based around them
- Liked the small number of students
- Didn't feel like it would work so well with beginners
- Didn't feel it would work with non-native speakers
- Didn't feel as much pressure to do homework as there was no assessment (and consequently didn't do as much at home)
Rather than analyze these comments now, I think I'll wait for their learner diaries and final course evaluations to be turned in and write up another post then. Instead, I'll leave you with a small clip of the final class (unsteadily shot on my phone). Thanks D and F!


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30 Sep Andrew McCarthy and Matt Atchity
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Adam opens the show discussing some of his travel woes from a very long weekend of performing. Stories include getting lost on the way to the venue, spending bonus bucks in the hotel, and getting accosted by a drunk guy in the elevator. Matt Atchity then enters the studio and talks with Adam and the gang about some new movies like Looper, End of Watch, and Dredd 3D.
Adam then welcomes Andrew McCarthy to the show and talks with him about his path to acting. The guys also chat about the Pretty in Pink premiere that they were both at, and Andrew's second career as a travel writer for National Geographic. Adam then shares his love of 'St. Elmo's Fire', and talks with Andrew about his directing career.
Alison opens the news discussing some controversial Fox footage of a man killing himself. The guys then laugh about some classic news reporter guffaws, and Adam recalls the 'Lineman Dyke' controversy. Other news stories include Danny Bonnaduce being bitten by a fan, Justin Bieber barfing on stage, and a new bill that will give juvenile delinquents a second chance. As the show wraps up, the guys discuss Taco Bell's new Mountain Dew morning drink and a new tablet made just for kids.
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