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Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Generic Name & Formulations
Legal Class
General Description
Hydrocodone bitartrate, acetaminophen; 5mg/325mg, 7.5mg/325mg, 10mg/325mg; scored tabs.
Pharmacological Class
Opioid + analgesic.
How Supplied
Contact supplier
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Indications
Acute pain severe enough to require opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate.
Limitations of Use
Reserve for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options (eg, non-opioid analgesics) are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate.
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Dosage and Administration
Use lowest effective dose for shortest duration. Individualize. 5mg/325mg: 1–2 tabs every 4–6hrs as needed; max 8 tabs/day. 7.5mg/325mg, 10mg/325mg: 1 tab every 4–6hrs as needed; max 6 tabs/day. Conversion to/from other opioids: see full labeling.
Not established.
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Contraindications
Significant respiratory depression. Acute or severe bronchial asthma in an unmonitored setting or in the absence of resuscitative equipment. Known or suspected GI obstruction, including paralytic ileus.
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Boxed Warnings
Boxed Warning
Addiction, abuse, and misuse. Life-threatening respiratory depression. Accidental ingestion. Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. Cytochrome P450 3A4 interaction. Hepatotoxicity. Risks from concomitant use with benzodiazepines or other CNS depressants.
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Warnings/Precautions
Life-threatening respiratory depression; monitor within first 24–72hrs of initiating therapy and following dose increases. Accidental exposure may cause fatal overdose (esp. in children). COPD, cor pulmonale, decreased respiratory reserve, hypoxia, hypercapnia, or pre-existing respiratory depression; monitor and consider non-opioid analgesics. Abuse potential (monitor). Increased risk of hepatotoxicity with underlying liver disease, concomitant alcohol, acetaminophen doses >4g/day or involving >1 acetaminophen-containing product. Adrenal insufficiency. Head injury. Increased intracranial pressure, brain tumors; monitor. Seizure disorders. CNS depression. Impaired consciousness, coma, shock; avoid. Acute abdominal conditions. Biliary tract disease. Acute pancreatitis. Drug abusers. Renal or hepatic impairment; monitor. Reevaluate periodically. Avoid abrupt cessation. Elderly. Cachectic. Debilitated. Pregnancy (Cat.C); potential neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome during prolonged use. Labor & delivery, nursing mothers: not recommended.
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Pharmacokinetics
See Literature
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Interactions
Avoid concomitant other acetaminophen-containing drugs. Increased risk of hypotension, respiratory depression, sedation with benzodiazepines or other CNS depressants (eg, non-benzodiazepine sedatives/hypnotics, anxiolytics, general anesthetics, phenothiazines, tranquilizers, muscle relaxants, antipsychotics, alcohol, other opioids); reserve concomitant use in those for whom alternative options are inadequate; limit dosages/durations to minimum required; monitor. During or within 14 days of MAOIs: not recommended. Risk of serotonin syndrome with serotonergic drugs (eg, SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, triptans, 5-HT3 antagonists, mirtazapine, trazodone, tramadol, MAOIs, linezolid, IV methylene blue); monitor and discontinue if suspected. Avoid concomitant mixed agonist/antagonist opioids (eg, butorphanol, nalbuphine, pentazocine) or partial agonist (eg, buprenorphine); may reduce effects and precipitate withdrawal symptoms. Potentiated by CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, macrolides, azole antifungals, protease inhibitors). Antagonized by CYP3A4 inducers (eg, rifampin, carbamazepine, phenytoin). May antagonize diuretics; monitor. Paralytic ileus may occur with anticholinergics. May increase serum amylase. Acetaminophen may cause false (+) test results for urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid.
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Adverse Reactions
Adverse Reactions
Light-headedness, dizziness, sedation, nausea, vomiting, constipation, somnolence; respiratory depression, severe hypotension, syncope, hepatotoxicity; rare: serious skin reactions or anaphylaxis; discontinue if occurs.
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Clinical Trials
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Hydrocodone/acetaminophen (325mg) Note
Formerly known under the brand name Norco.
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PC maker Velocity Micro on Tuesday announced the $299 Cruz Tablet computer, a handheld device that is priced significantly lower than Apple's popular iPad tablet, which is available starting at $499.
The Cruz tablet will provide a "truly mobile experience at an affordable price," Velocity Micro said in a statement. The tablet will come with Google's Android OS and is slated to become available on Sept. 1, according to the company.
However, there are differences between the Cruz and iPad, including screen size and storage. The Cruz tablet comes with a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen, which is smaller than Apple's 9.7-inch screen.
The Cruz also comes with 4GB of internal storage and 8GB of storage through an SD slot, while the most inexpensive iPad model comes with 16GB of storage.
The Cruz provides around six hours of battery life when watching video, while Apple claims up to 10 hours of iPad battery life when surfing the Web, watching video or listening to music. The Cruz comes with 802.11n Wi-Fi capabilities, which is at par with the iPad.
The Cruz tablet will be able to play back 720p high-definition video, said Josh Covington, a Velocity Micro spokesman. The screen will display images at a 800-by-480-pixel resolution.
The company could not provide processor details as the device hasn't reached production phase, Covington said.
Velocity Micro is jumping into a tablet market that is growing at a fast rate, primarily driven by Apple's iPad. Apple in June said it had sold 3 million iPads in the first 80 days after its release. Research firm IDC has said tablet shipments could top 7 million by the end of this year and exceed 46 million by 2014.
Many device makers have either announced or intend to ship tablets based on Android OS. Dell has already shipped its Streak tablet, which comes with a 5-inch touch-capable screen. Cisco has announced the Cius business tablet, which has a 7-inch screen and will become available for testing later this year. Other companies planning to launch Android tablets include Notion Ink and Innovative Converged Devices.
Velocity Micro also announced an e-reader, the $199 Cruz Reader, which will also include a 7-inch screen. The device will provide access to more than 2 million e-books available via Borders' e-book library application. Users will be able read e-books in multiple formats, including ePub and PDF. The device will provide up to 10 hours of run time on a single battery charge. The e-reader will ship in August.


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Wireless headphones use one of these three technologies:
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Bluetooth not only makes it easy to access music, it delivers high-quality sound. Bluetooth headphones from Teufel work with current Bluetooth technology for a stable connection with minimal battery use.
A range of at least 10 and up to 20 meters ensures freedom of movement. Thanks to the aptX codec, music is transmitted in CD quality for convenience without compromised sound.
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Phoenix, AZ – Officers Investigating Injury Crash on I-10 at Deck Park Tunnel
Phoenix, AZ (September 11, 2020) – Deputies from the Phoenix Police Department responded to a multi-vehicle crash at the Deck Park Tunnel on Friday afternoon.
Officials say the multi-vehicle accident happened on Interstate 10 eastbound in the greater Phoenix area. Police officers were dispatched to the scene of the accident around 6:00 p.m., in the middle of the Deck Park Tunnel. The vehicles involved, including two sedans, were traveling in the right lane of I-10 when they collided in an apparent rear-end accident. Though officers with the Phoenix Police Department have not released extensive details regarding the crash, initial reports indicated that only two vehicles were involved.
Ambulances and fire rescue units were on the scene and appeared to either treat the victims at the scene or transport them to a local hospital via ambulance. However, the victims' information and current conditions have not been released.
Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their families at this time. We hope for their fast recovery.
Highway Car Accidents in Arizona
Per accident data collected year over year, Interstate 10 in Arizona is one of the most dangerous highways in the country, ranking in the top five across the nation for fatalities and injuries. In fact, nearly 300,000 motorists travel on the Interstate 10 in Phoenix's stretch of the highway on a daily basis, putting many drivers at risk for serious collisions on the major thoroughfare.
Furthermore, many fatalities on Arizona highways occur each day. By the end of each calendar year, almost 1,000 fatalities are seen statewide as a result of these serious car accidents. When it comes to these crashes, victims and their families may pay a steep price.
From painful long-term injuries and trauma to emotional distress and financial insecurity for years to come, wrecks cause tragic consequences for both victims and their families. Oftentimes, fatal accidents leave victims' families to pick up the pieces in the aftermath. Thankfully, those affected can seek help from a Phoenix personal injury lawyer, especially if they've been involved in an accident that occurred as a result of the negligent actions of another driver.
At ELG, our skilled team of Arizona injury accident lawyers specializes in fighting for victims and their families.
In fact, at ELG, when we represent a client and an adverse insurance company asks us to allow for a recorded statement from our client, 99% of the time the answer is a definitive no! Our recommendation is to tell them you will seek out counsel first, then call us at ELG. We will gladly review the facts of your case and tailor our advice to match the specific needs of your case.
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Disclaimer: As members of the local Phoenix and broader Arizona community, we hope everyone in our community is safe and protected. We cover the events included in this blog as a way to offer support to the victims in similar circumstances and to provide relief during these difficult times. However, this information should not be misconstrued as legal advice, and you should speak with a trained legal professional for more information regarding your situation.


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The Secret Beyond Matter
The Miracle of Termites
A Fascinating Nutritional System
Termites' nutritional needs differ from those of other creatures, because their staple is cellulose—an energy-rich source of carbohydrates found in green plants. But because cellulose is thick and difficult to decompose, most insects cannot digest it.
The digestive enzymes secreted by most animals cannot break down this thick carbohydrate. Termites are one of the rare creatures that have the ability to digest cellulose and actually nourish themselves with wood, which to us is wholly indigestible.
But something else makes this nutritional system even more remarkable. The termites themselves have no ability to break down cellulose in wood; they can do so only because of microorganisms living in their guts.22
These organisms, each the size of a micron, perform their complex chemical functions in this fashion:
Symbiosis: a Balance Within a Balance
Among the many examples of symbiosis in nature is that of termites and the unicellular protozoa living in their intestines. The flagellates that live and move about with their flagella in the termites' intestines possess special enzymes able to break down the cellulose of the ingested wood and making it utilizable for themselves and their hosts. This process takes place in a special section of the termites' intestinal tract that has widened to form a fermentation chamber. The flagellates multiply profusely, supplying their hosts with not only digestible carbohydrates but also with their necessary protein—because the surplus population of these small organisms is itself digested in the termites' gut.23
These single-celled protozoa could not survive on their own and so they become attached to termites and other insects. On the other hand, if these single-celled creatures did not exist, termites could not digest the cellulose in wood and provide energy for themselves.
For this reason, the two creatures must have come together at the same time. If termites were born in the absence of these single-celled creatures, they would die from being unable to digest their food. But as usual, evolutionists assert that these creatures came into existence in various ways through some imaginary process of evolution and later decided to enter into a symbiotic relationship with one another. But then, evolutionists are bound to answer the question of how termites and the protozoa could manage to survive before they encountered each other.
What contradicts evolutionist claims in this symbiosis is that these two creatures must have come into existence at the same time. Evolutionist claims assume that creatures are in a state of constant development, choosing whatever ways of behavior are most beneficial and advantageous for them. This being the case, the symbiotic relationship between termites and their protozoa presents a problem for evolutionists. Why do these single-celled creatures attach themselves to termites, break down cellulose and give it to their hosts to ensure their survival?
These two different creatures living together and complementing each other's physical systems is clear proof that they could not have come into existence—much less together—by chance. Everywhere we are confronted by the evident fact that the world functions according to a flawless system. This implies that Someone ensures this order; it is God Who has created the whole universe in all its perfection. He has the infinite power to know the needs of every creature on Earth and endows them with the systems they need.
He has inspired termites to know what they must eat; He created protozoa for the benefit of termites, and placed these creatures within their tiny bodies to ensure their survival. In the Qur'an, God tells us that He feeds all living creatures:
There is no creature on the Earth which is not dependent upon God for its provision. He knows where it lives and where it dies. They are all in a Clear Book. (Surah Hud: 6)
Nutritional Habits of Other Members of a Termite Colony
Another interesting thing about termite colonies is that the workers feed the queen, the king, the soldiers and the larvae.
The workers perform this duty, providing every member of the colony without fail with the nourishment they need. Especially the queen and soldier termites would go without food if the workers did not feed them. When she begins laying eggs, the queen becomes so heavy that she cannot move and needs to be fed by others. The soldiers' head has a structure appropriate for defending the nest; their mouths are more suited to repelling intruders than to eating and therefore, they too must be fed by the workers. Also, the larvae are fed for a while by the workers with food they had digested themselves. This is very important because, in this way, the workers "seed" the bodies of the new termites the vital microorganisms they will need to digest cellulose. And a short while later, as they grow larger, the new termites become able to digest their own food, thanks to the protozoa that the workers put into their systems.24
As you see, the workers are responsible for the care of most of the other termites. In nourishing their colony, they show a high degree of self-sacrifice—clear proof that the claims of the theory of evolution are basically untenable. If the natural world were merely an arena of conflict where only the strong survive, the workers would let the other starve and might even kill them. But termites act totally opposite to the claims of evolutionists, feeding the whole colony tirelessly, without ceasing and with no hope of reward.
It seems remarkable that soldier termites are fed by the workers, because the soldiers would appear to be the strongest members of the colony.
Evolutionists cannot explain why these stronger individuals have been dependent on workers for their survival for millions of years. As stated earlier, one basic aspect of the theory of evolution is the idea of natural selection, that the strong must struggle to survive. Meanwhile, as claimed, over long billions of years, they developed the qualities they needed for survival. If we apply this same mythological claim to termites, we'd expect the soldiers to acquire the necessary traits and eliminate their nourishment problems. Evolutionists regard one creature's dependence on another as a disadvantage. But as we can see clearly in the fossil record, and contrary to what evolutionists claim, termites have not undergone any physical change in 250 million years; they have continued to survive as termites.
In one moment of creation, God made soldier termites with their special endowments and a mouth structure that prevents them from feeding themselves. At the same moment, He made worker termites with their selfless industriousness, and the queen with her astounding reproductive ability.
The attentiveness of worker termites to the duties inspired in them, and their care for feeding the whole colony are manifestations of God's signs. In the Qur'an,; God tells us that He feeds all creatures:
How many creatures do not carry their provision with them! God provides for them and He will for you. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Surat al-'Ankabut: 60)


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BERLIN (JTA) — Israel's embassy in Berlin tweeted that it was "proud to be among the targets" of the German rapper Bushido, who changed his Twitter profile to a map of the Middle East sans Israel.
"First women, then gays, now Israel: We are proud to be among the targets of integration prizewinner Bushido," the embassy reportedly tweeted.
Bushido, who reportedly has more than 285,000 followers on Twitter, stirred controversy over the weekend after tweeting the map with a Palestinian flag over the State of Israel with the words "Free Palestine."
German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich responded that the map "doesn't serve the interest of peace but instead sows hate."
The rapper, who is of German and Tunisian descent, won a 2011 Bambi Prize, a German media award, for successful integration — a decision that had shocked many in the media who are familiar with his controversial lyrics, which have been widely criticized as anti-gay and misogynistic.
Bushido now reportedly is tweeting "Bambi for sale."
Ruprecht Polenz, who heads the German Parliament's foreign relations committee, told the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper that it was "a scandal that a German musician who reaches so many people should question Israel's right to exist in this manner."


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With Hurricane Sandy set to destroy the Jersey Shore, Governor Chris Christie ordered all stupid people arrested.
A year after telling New Jersey residents to "Get the hell off the beach" as Hurricane Irene approached, Gov. Chris Christie has a new message for people on the coastline: "I am going to arrest all the stupid people in New Jersey. We can't risk them harming anybody else during the hurricane."
Hurricane Sandy is poised to make a direct hit on New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie issued the typically blunt warning to those who he thinks "are morons or imbeciles" – those that think they should ride out the storm.
This was the first guy arrested by New Jersey State Troopers:
And this was the first woman arrested:
Governor Christie said that most "stupid people in New Jersey" live at the Jersey Shore and "for some stupid reason, they think they can survive a hurricane with just a six-pack of beer and spray tan."
Christie, who famously urged New Jersey residents last year to "get the hell off the beach" as Hurricane Irene approached, urged residents of the state's narrow barrier islands to move to higher ground. He predicted the storm would come ashore somewhere between Toms River and Atlantic City. In preparation for the storm, he said he would personally be eating a "whole chicken and two cows" just in case he would be away from food during the hurricane.
Christie has had a War on Stupid People since he came into office. A source close to Christie said that the Governor would prefer to round-up all the stupid people in New Jersey and bus them out to Minnesota or some other "cold, blue state."
In other news, Chris Christie announced that he is going on Nutella diet.
"I think this one's going to do us in," said Marc Pinotta, owner of a bait and tackle shop on an inlet to the ocean in Point Pleasant Beach. He used the same wood he boarded up the store with in past storms to secure it this time, crossing out the names of hurricanes Isaac and Irene and spray-painting "Sandy" next to them. Marc then put a pair of boxers on his head and danced into the surf.
"I got a call from a friend of mine from Florida last night who said, 'Marc: Get out! If it's not the storm, it'll be the aftermath. People are going to be fighting in the streets over gasoline and food," he said. "But I don't listen to people in Florida, because they are retards."
New Jersey residents: For tips on how to prepare, he directed residents to the state Office of Emergency Management's Hurricane Survival Guide at www.ready.nj.gov/plan/hurricanes.html.
Residents can receive messages from the state police by sending a text message with their zip code to 888777. Online registration is also available at www.nixle.com.
The state office of Emergency Management has information on its website at www.ready.nj.gov, on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/READYNEWJERSEY, and Twitter via @NJOEM2010. Residents can sign up for the office's email and text alerts at www.njalert.gov.


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- pandas.ewma(arg, com=None, span=None, halflife=None, min_periods=0, freq=None, adjust=True, how=None, ignore_na=False)¶
Exponentially-weighted moving average
arg : Series, DataFrame
com : float. optional
Center of mass: ,
span : float, optional
Specify decay in terms of span,
halflife : float, optional
Specify decay in terms of halflife,
min_periods : int, default 0
Minimum number of observations in window required to have a value (otherwise result is NA).
freq : None or string alias / date offset object, default=None
Frequency to conform to before computing statistic
adjust : boolean, default True
Divide by decaying adjustment factor in beginning periods to account for imbalance in relative weightings (viewing EWMA as a moving average)
how : string, default 'mean'
Method for down- or re-sampling
ignore_na : boolean, default False
Ignore missing values when calculating weights; specify True to reproduce pre-0.15.0 behavior
y : type of input argument
Either center of mass, span or halflife must be specified
EWMA is sometimes specified using a "span" parameter s, we have that the decay parameter is related to the span as
where c is the center of mass. Given a span, the associated center of mass is
So a "20-day EWMA" would have center 9.5.
- When adjust is True (default), weighted averages are calculated using weights
- (1-alpha)**(n-1), (1-alpha)**(n-2), ..., 1-alpha, 1.
- When adjust is False, weighted averages are calculated recursively as:
- weighted_average[0] = arg[0]; weighted_average[i] = (1-alpha)*weighted_average[i-1] + alpha*arg[i].
When ignore_na is False (default), weights are based on absolute positions. For example, the weights of x and y used in calculating the final weighted average of [x, None, y] are (1-alpha)**2 and 1 (if adjust is True), and (1-alpha)**2 and alpha (if adjust is False).
When ignore_na is True (reproducing pre-0.15.0 behavior), weights are based on relative positions. For example, the weights of x and y used in calculating the final weighted average of [x, None, y] are 1-alpha and 1 (if adjust is True), and 1-alpha and alpha (if adjust is False).
More details can be found at http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/computation.html#exponentially-weighted-moment-functions


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Paul George's broken leg leaves US, Pacers reeling
Paul George's broken right leg has left two teams reeling.
The U.S. men's national team, too emotional to finish the exhibition game it was playing when George suffered the gruesome injury Friday night, had to shift its focus away from the World Cup of Basketball to thinking about an injured teammate.
The Indiana Pacers, a round short of the NBA Finals the last two years, were left pondering a season without their best player.
"This is a tough blow for not only USA Basketball, but for the Indiana Pacers," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said.
Both were thinking only of George, who remained at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas after surgery to repair an open tibia-fibula fracture. He was expected to remain hospitalized for about three days and the Pacers hope he can return to Indianapolis next week, though it will be months, perhaps a year, before he can return to the court.
"Any discussion regarding the future of our team would be inappropriate at this time," Pacers President Larry Bird said in a statement. "Our focus is solely on Paul and doing whatever we can to help."
George's loss comes on the heels of Lance Stephenson's departure to Charlotte in free agency, leaving Indiana without its two most versatile players. The Pacers had the Eastern Conference's best record last season at 56-26 and could have been the favorite to reach the NBA Finals after LeBron James' departure from Miami if they could have brought their core back.
Now, they could struggle just to stay in the playoff picture in the toughened-up East. James' arrival in Cleveland, with Kevin Love perhaps still to come, could make the Cavaliers the team to beat. Or it could be Chicago, with Derrick Rose looking back in form after another surgery while playing for the Americans this week and with Pau Gasol joining the Bulls next season.
Washington and Toronto figure to keep building after their playoff appearances last season, Miami rebounded well after losing James to keep a competitive team together, and the Pacers without George might not be as good as any of them.
"There is no question about the impact on our team but our goal is to be as strong-willed and determined as Paul will be in coming back," Bird said. "Our franchise has had setbacks in its history but has demonstrated the abilities to recover. Paul will provide the example of that off the court and it is up to the rest of us to provide that example on the court."
The U.S. team will try to do the same, but the Americans aren't ready to move forward yet.
They were putting on a good show for the fans in Las Vegas, then were going to get down to business Saturday. The roster would be trimmed from 20 to about 14 or 15 finalists, and those who made the cut would return when the team resumed practice on Aug. 14 in Chicago.
Plans changed after George's right leg smashed into the basket stanchion and crumpled as he was trying to block James Harden's fast-break layup. He was taken off on a stretcher as teammates watched, all too upset to talk afterward. Colangelo said roster decisions would wait, even with the tournament opener in exactly four weeks away.
"We just need to step away," he said.
The Americans are better equipped to overcome George's loss, with a deep roster that might still be the best in the world even without the All-Star forward who figured to start.
The bigger impact for the Americans could come in the future, if fear of injuries causes top players to decline to play. Some NBA executives have long argued against the risk of having their players compete in international tournaments, though Colangelo points to its benefits, noting how players such as Rose and Dwyane Wade had their best seasons after suiting up for the U.S.
Bird, who played on the 1992 Dream Team, made clear where the Pacers stood.
"We still support USA Basketball and believe in the NBA's goals of exposing our game, our teams and players worldwide," he said. "This is an extremely unfortunate injury that occurred on a highly visible stage, but could also have occurred anytime, anywhere."


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Barnacles encrusted on a piece of plane debris that washed up on the French island of Reunion might help unravel the mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared last year with 239 passengers and crew on board.
Malaysia said on Sunday the piece of debris, a 2-2.5 meter (6.5-8 feet) wing surface known as flaperon, had been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as the missing Malaysian plane. Investigators in France are expected to determine whether the piece came from MH370 or not by Wednesday.
MH370 is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, about 3,700 km (2,300 miles) away from Reunion.
Based on photographs, ecologists in Australia believe the crustaceans clinging to the wing piece are goose or stalk barnacles.
"Barnacle shells … can tell us valuable information about the water conditions under which they were formed," said Ryan Pearson, a PhD student at Australia's Griffith University who is studying the shell chemistry of barnacles to determine migration patterns of endangered loggerhead turtles.
The technique is also used to study the movement of whales.
Experts analyze barnacle shells to determine the temperature and chemical composition of the water through which they passed to help reveal their origin.
While the technique could help narrow the area of the search for MH370 to within tens, or hundreds, of kilometers, it is unlikely to pinpoint an exact location, Pearson said.
Barnacles can be aged, based on growth rates and size. If the barnacles on the debris are older than the date MH370 went missing, it would rule it out from coming from that plane, said Melanie Bishop a professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University.
Ecologists would look at whether the barnacles were on the surface of the flaperon or confined to the sides as that could indicate whether the debris moved on the surface of the water or was submerged.
The investigators in France would also be on the lookout for other organisms such as tube worms, coralline red algae or shellfish that could also provide clues.
Marine archaeologists study barnacles for clues about shipwrecks but this was believed to be the first time they will be studied to determine the fate of an airliner.
"It's a nice example of the unexpected ways that discovery research can be surprisingly useful in tackling new problems in different contexts," said professor Angela Moles, evolution and ecology research center at the University of New South Wales.


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I always find myself buying chanterelles because I really like them when I eat them somewhere where the chef knew what he/she was doing. I always end up with an inedible mess -- or at least something that is significantly less tasty than what I expected.
Clarification: I'm not looking for a recipe that uses chanterelles, but the basic technique to prepare the mushrooms themselves.


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When writing conclusion paragraphs, it is important to remember a few important things. First, a conclusion paragraph should return to the hook. Next, an effective conclusion paragraph should restate your thesis. Finally, a concluding paragraph should try to relate to the reader when applicable.
If you're anything like me, conclusions can be the most frustrating part of a paper, you've been working on it for a while and you just want to be done. So I want to give you a couple of tricks that will help make conclusion writing a little bit easier and I call them the three R's. So in every conclusion, you want to make sure you return to your hook and that's going to really make your paper feel like it's coming full circle. Restate your thesis, and when I say restate I mean reword it altogether, you don't want to just copy and paste your thesis statement from the introduction to the conclusion and then relate to the reader's world, they'll reach a higher conclusion, alright?
So some tricks to remember, do not introduce new ideas in your conclusion; this is a place where you're summing up everything that you've said. If you've got a new idea, add it to the body of your paper. Please don't start with 'in conclusion' or 'in closing' or anything that looks similar to that. We know it's your conclusion, we see it's the last paragraph of your paper; you don't need to tell us that, alright? And then like I said before, reword, reword, so you don't want to just return to your hook by copying and pasting it, or copy and paste your thesis statement, you want to actually work on paraphrasing or redoing it. So let's take a look at an example and see if we can identify the three R's, right.
Here we have a conclusion that one of my students wrote about the book 'The Chocolate War' and the essay asked this person to compare Jerry Renault, who's the main character, to a revolutionary that had existed in the world. So here's how they closed up, "Loyalty to petrified opinion is overrated-both Nat Turner and Jerry Renault knew this. In an effort to brake the chains of their times..." wow, you can tell it's a student writing, like 'break', "...the chains of their times, they both gave their all in a fight against accepted traditions. They were willing to risk their own safety and livelihoods for the sake of changing their worlds for the better. If more people were inspired by these two men today, this world would be a more just place."
Alright, so let's start with that first R and we can do this in any order. Let's take a look, we have this "Loyalty to petrified opinion is overrated" and if you are kind of a literary 'person', you might recognize this as a famous quote from Mark Twain and if you looked at the introduction to this paper, that's how this person laid the paper out. So here is that return to hook. And you'll notice that they didn't just copy and paste the quote that they started with here; they just referenced a part of it as a means to return to it, alright? So then we have "Both Nat Turner and Jerry Renault knew this. In an effort to break the chains of their times, they both gave their all in a fight against accepted traditions," and that was the thesis statement; this is what these two had in common. "Both Nat Turner and Jerry Renault fought against accepted traditions," so there's the restatement of the thesis. And then "They were willing to risk their own safety and livelihoods for the sake of changing their worlds," and here's where we reconnect to the reader and we kind of take this, we give the paper a meaning in the real world. "If more people were to be inspired by these two men, this world would be a more just place," so here is where we reach the reader. Now again, you can do these R's in any order, it doesn't matter but just make sure they are there in your conclusions and hopefully this will make that frustrating part of the paper a little bit easier.


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Remarks at a Celebration of African American Music, History, and Culture
The President. Good afternoon, and welcome to the people's house, the White House. Laura and I are so very pleased that you all came, and we're glad to see you. We had a wonderful time marking Black Music Month last year, and we had some pretty strong company—James Brown, Lionel Hampton, Shirley Caesar, the Four Tops—and we've got some great names with us today as well. And you're welcome. And we're looking forward to a fine afternoon, celebrating music loved by all the world and born right here in America.
I want to thank Laura for escorting me in today. [Laughter] I appreciate so very much our Secretary of Education, Mr. Rod Paige. Thank you for being here, Rod. He carries a heavy burden, and that is to work with school districts and folks all around our country to achieve this noble goal: Every child educated in America—I mean every child—and not one child left behind.
Dr. Bobby Jones is with us. I'm honored to welcome Bobby back. He was here for the gospel tribute, February 2002, and what a tribute that was. It was a fantastic evening.
Dr. Jones. We shouted the roof off.
The President. Yes, we did. [Laughter]
I appreciate the members of the Presidential Commission on the African American Museum of History and Culture; I'll speak a little bit about that in a second. Thank you all for coming.
Afterwards, there's a reception where the Robert E. Lee High School Chorale of Midland, Texas, will be singing. And what makes that interesting and important is that's the high school Laura graduated from. [Laughter] And so did Tommy Franks.
I want to thank all the artists and record label representatives of the entertainment industry who are with us today. Thanks for being here.
Today we'll be entertained by the famed Show Choir from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. They're the bearers of one of America's oldest and finest musical legacies. We thank them for sharing their gifts, and of course, they're welcome here to the White House.
We've also got some royalty with us, a woman known as the Queen of Gospel. For more than six decades—for more than six decades—I probably wasn't supposed to say that—[laughter]—since her first performance in Chicago's West Point Baptist Church, Albertina Walker has lifted the hearts everywhere.
I reminded Albertina that my middle name was Walker. [Laughter] She now calls me "Cousin." [Laughter] She reminded— her brother's name is George Walker. [Laughter] I call him "W." [Laughter]
But if you give this woman a song of praise, a song like "Lord, Keep Me Day By Day" or "He Keeps On Blessing Me" or "Yes, God Is Real," you'll hear it like it was meant to be sung. Not since her friend and mentor Mahalia Jackson was last recorded has the good news sounded so convincing and so sweet. We're honored you're here, "Cousin." [Laughter] Welcome to the White House.
In the history of Black music, some of the finest moments have taken place right here in this house. Among the first Black soloists to perform in the White House was the daughter of a slave; Sissieretta Jones sang ballads for three Presidents, including McKinley and Roosevelt. President Taft hosted the violinist Joseph Douglass, who was an ancestor of one of our guests today, Frederick Douglass IV. Welcome. Good to see you, sir.
The first Black choir to sing here was the Jubilee Singers from Fisk University. That happened over 120 years ago, during a time when America wasn't a very hospitable place for a lot of Americans. After all, the kids couldn't find a hotel room in which to stay. The next day they were welcomed here by President Chester A. Arthur and touched him deeply with their rendition of the old spiritual "Safe in the Arms of Jesus."
The spiritual has always had that power to move—to move many Americans. And they always will. The people who first sang them and taught them to their children knew the worst of human cruelty and earthly injustice. In their songs we hear the pain of separation, the bitterness of oppression, the troubles of the world. We also hear the courage of a soul, the strength of a faith, and the trust in God, who will right every wrong and wipe away every tear.
Over many generations, in song both mournful and joyful, the music of Black America has created sounds like no other in America. From the deep South of another era to New Orleans to Chicago to Harlem, Black musicians have set a standard for originality and authenticity.
Someone once described Louis Armstrong's music as always real and true, honest and simple and noble. The same may be said of Black music in so many forms, and the artists who compose it and play it and sing it with such style. How much richer we are to have known the voices of Nat "King" Cole and Lena Horne, Diana Ross, Duke Ellington and their orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie on the horn, superb arrangements of Quincy Jones. America's a richer place for it.
The music varies widely and keeps changing, while incredible talent keeps coming on. Yet, there is a continuous theme: Black music is the sound of experience, written, as Stevie Wonder would say, "in the key of life."
For a long time, many citizens have hoped to see a museum in Washington that conveys the experience of African Americans. I'm pleased that Congress has authorized a Presidential commission, which I take very seriously, to take us closer to the goal of building a National Museum of African American History and Culture. I hope the museum, when it's built, will remind visitors of both the suffering and the triumph, the hurt that was overcome, the barriers that are being cast away.
In the Black American experience, there has been a lot of pain, and America must recognize that. There's been progress, too, and there needs to be more. And always, there will be faith that mankind must be called to a higher calling—to be kind and just, if only he would follow what Martin Luther King, Jr., called the soul-saving music of eternity. The music and culture of Black Americans has brought great beauty into this world. Today, it brings great pride to our country. And for the contributions so many of you have made to that legacy, your fellow Americans are very grateful.
I want to thank you for being here. And it is now my honor to bring to this podium the Queen herself, Albertina Walker.
NOTE: The President spoke at 2:20 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to gospel artist Bobby Jones; and Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command. The Black Music Month proclamation of May 31 is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.
George W. Bush, Remarks at a Celebration of African American Music, History, and Culture Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/215044


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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 16, 2001
Press Briefing by
Ari Fleischer
President's Conversation with P.M. Howard of Australia 1
Update on Events for the Day 1
Anthrax Situation 4;8;11;13
Mail Protection Steps 4
Investigation Underway 5
Taliban Asks for Cease-Fire 2
Red Cross 6
Bin Laden 6
Stimulus Package 6-8
President's Trip to China 8-9
Demonstrations in Asia 9-10
Wto Ministerial Meeting 11
Antibiotics/Pharmacies 12
Afghan Children's Fund 2-13
Pakistani Prime Minister's Statement 10;15-16
Powell's Statement From Pakistan 14
the White House
Office of the Press Secretary
Immediate Release October 16, 2001
Press Briefing
Ari Fleischer
the James S. Brady Briefing Room
MR. FLEISCHER: Good afternoon. The President this morning spoke with Australian Prime Minister Howard. The President told the Prime Minister that he appreciated Australia's commitment to help the coalition in the campaign against terrorism, and said he was looking forward to seeing the Prime Minister at the upcoming APEC meeting for which the President will depart for Shanghai tomorrow.
The President convened a meeting earlier this morning of his National Security Council, and he will depart from the White House shortly after this briefing to arrive at the Red Cross, where the President will take part in an event to help the children of Afghanistan. As you know, the Red Cross is helping to process all the money that is coming in as a result of children's contributions across America to help the children of Afghanistan.
The funds raised by America's children will go to provide clothing, emergency medicine, clean water, shelter and food for the children of Afghanistan. Following that, the President will return to the White House.
And then I have one additional announcement, then I'll be happy to take questions. The President will meet with the Federal Chancellor of Austria, Wolfgang Schuessel on November 1st, 2001, to talk about bilateral issues involving the United States and Austria as well as coalition efforts in the war against terrorism.
Q Ari, given that three of the letters now have been traced to Trenton, New Jersey as its place of origin, has the government been able to establish a link beyond those letters to each other, but to any of the hijackers or anyone associated with Osama bin Laden?
MR. FLEISCHER: Federal investigators are poring through all of the evidence that they have at their disposal about all these incidents of anthrax, whether it's in Boca Raton or New York City or elsewhere. And there is nothing definitive to report at this time. The investigation is well underway, the federal resources are committed to it, but there is no indication of anything I can point to at this time.
Q The major focus of the investigation now is establishing links between bin Laden or others who are operating here?
MR. FLEISCHER: The investigators will be on the lookout for the source of the anthrax that was put in the mail, and they will make any determinations they can about who was behind that, where it came from, whether there are any links among the various incidents, and whether or not there is any foreign involvement. All of that is being actively looked at.
Q Ari, there is a dispatch from Islamabad that says that a so-called moderate Taliban member, official, has asked for a bombing pause of two days so that they can persuade -- the moderates can persuade the hard-line Omar to turn over bin Laden. Now, what is -- is there such a thing in the works? Have they talked to Powell? Have you heard anything at the White House?
MR. FLEISCHER: I think the President addressed that in its entirety when he returned from Camp David on Sunday, when he said there will be no negotiations. The military campaign remains underway, the financial campaign remains underway, the diplomatic, the political, and --
Q Why not any negotiations? Everything is negotiated eventually And why not a cease-fire for a couple days?
MR. FLEISCHER: Because that's not what the President announced to the American people in his speech to the Congress. The President is not pursuing such a course, because he does not think it would be constructive.
The President has given the Taliban government ample time to respond. The President made it perfectly plain about what actions the Taliban needed to take in order to avoid the fate that they have chosen for themselves. They had plenty of time; they chose not to act.
Q It isn't a question of time. This is a possible opening.
MR. FLEISCHER: The President does not view it as such.
Q Ari, if I follow-up on David's question. Given that there are anthrax attacks confirmed now in Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., post offices in New Jersey and Florida where al Qaeda cells that committed the hijacking were known to operate, given the scale of this, isn't the administration leaning toward, at all, the notion that this is not some kind of lone American crazy, but that there would be foreign involvement, connected to September 11th?
MR. FLEISCHER: The administration is suspicious. The administration is suspicious about whether or not there are or are not any such links. And that is being actively reviewed and looked at. But again, there is no hard evidence. But there remains the issue that the administration is taking a good hard look at.
Q Is there a policy in place perhaps before September 11th about any nation or group which would cross the line of using biological weapons? Was there any policy of what the U.S. response would be in that regard?
MR. FLEISCHER: Terry, I'm not going to speculate about what our reaction would be to a foreign nation that did this, because we don't have any such evidence at this time. Suffice it to say, the President has taken action to defend our country and will continue to do so.
Q Ari, the anthrax found at the personal office of Tom Daschle has been described as, quote, "not amateurish," a suggestion that it is of a particularly pure, powerful nature. Given that and other attacks, is it now clear that the United States is subject to bioterrorism, that you were reluctant to describe that yesterday; will you now confirm it to the American public now, assume, is bioterrorism happening within the United States?
MR. FLEISCHER: That's a determination that will be made by the appropriate law enforcement officials. The line between whether this is merely criminal or terrorist is something that often involves whether or not a foreign nation is involved or whether or not cells of any type of foreign nation or terrorist group operating in this country. All that is under investigation right now, and I don't want to get ahead of that story.
Q How does it not reach the threshold, based on what you know so far? What's missing? What could possibly be missing from that equation?
MR. FLEISCHER: The determination of who was behind it; and that has not been determined at this time.
Q Secretary Thompson said, clearly people feel terrorized. There is anthrax in the mail. Therefore, it's bioterrorism.
MR. FLEISCHER: Again, I think the investigation is well underway to determine the source of these mailings, and I'm not going to go beyond that.
Q Ari, Congress has taken steps to protect the mail. And I think that they've suspended the delivery of mail. The White House gets a lot of mail. What steps have the White House taken to protect the mail, and what other measures have the White House taken in -- these anthrax outbreaks?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, unfortunately, well before September 11th, the White House had security systems well in place. And the reason I say unfortunately, is because the White House, obviously unique among government agencies, has precautions, security precautions that exceed most other federal agencies, if not all federal agencies; a reflection of the fact that the entire Executive Branch is personed -- one person, the President. And so, there have been a series of protections that were in place prior to September 11th. Suffice it to say, as many of you can witness being around here, security is beefed up even more since September 11th took place. That includes the mail that the White House receives. So there have been a series of precautions put in place that put the White House in a different spot, a more protective spot.
Q Ari, on the anthrax itself that was contained in these letters, is there anything to suggest it might have been a type of anthrax stores that a laboratory might hold for research that got booted out the back door? Or is there any evidence that this was the sort of anthrax that had been worked up into a weapon of bioterror?
MR. FLEISCHER: The source of the anthrax is being investigated right now where it possibly could have come from. So, that's the only answer I can give you. They're trying to determine where it is. Helen asked me this morning earlier a question about whether it came from any government stockpiles such of that nature. I just want to remind you that the United States has no anthrax for offensive purposes as such; it was all destroyed as a part of the Biological Weapons Convention, to which the United States is a signatory. So any other supplies that may be available for biodefense purposes are all accounted for.
Q In your statement, you said you had nothing definitive. It sounds like you have something.
MR. FLEISCHER: Nothing definitive -- which statement?
Q You said nothing definitive on the cause and the linkage and so forth.
MR. FLEISCHER: It's all under investigation. Keep in mind, the package that was received by Senator Daschle, for example, yesterday came in just 24 hours ago; the investigation has just begun. I don't think it would surprise anybody that at this point in the investigation there is nothing to declare. Everybody in the FBI, all the appropriate law enforcement agencies, including local, are reviewing the information sources.
Q Isn't there a full press court on this thing?
MR. FLEISCHER: That's putting it lightly, Helen.
Q I was just wondering, have any of the investigators told you whether the spores were kind of clumped together in these little clumps, or whether they were in the fine powder that they would be manufactured in for use in a weapon?
MR. FLEISCHER: It's all being investigated, John, and remarks like that or answers like that will come from the appropriate investigative authorities in due course.
Q And, Ari, does the investigation extend since you've just said that our biodefense stockpiles are all accounted for, does this investigation then extend overseas? Are we in contact with Russia, which had a major bioweapons program, not all of which can be accounted for? Do you know if we're in touch with Russian officials on this?
MR. FLEISCHER: I would have to ask for specificity about any diplomatic contacts of that nature.
Q Ari, do you foresee a role for the Taliban in a postwar Afghanistan? Apparently, Secretary Powell has been saying that over there in Pakistan.
MR. FLEISCHER: I think that's a little bit of an overcharacterization, what the Secretary said, and I've read the transcript of the news conference that he had with President Musharraf. But the President has made it very plain in the Afghanistan Declaratory Policy that the United States will work with those who would seek a peaceful, economically developing Afghanistan that is free from terrorism, and that will be a broad-based group.
I think beyond that, it's too early to say exactly who will be in, who will not be. That's going to be something the President has indicated he wants to work with the United Nations as a part of. Suffice it to say, it will be broad-based.
Q Ari, given that the President is speaking at the Red Cross this afternoon, is he going to have any reaction to the bombing of the Red Cross warehouse in Kabul?
MR. FLEISCHER: That's a matter that the Department of Defense is taking a look at right now and has not yet been confirmed.
Q But, Ari, the International Red Cross says that it happened. And how do you square that confirmation from the Red Cross with the President's very personal plea to the children of America to help buy supplies, the very same supplies destroyed over in Kabul?
MR. FLEISCHER: As I indicated, the Department of Defense is taking a look at this right now to determine what, if the source could have been. And as I remind you, that in a case like this, until information comes in that is determinative or final, it's hard to say whether something was a result of anti-aircraft weaponry that was shot from the ground, other weapons that were shot from the ground, that it came back down, or whether or not it was coalition efforts. And that's why the Department of Defense reviews these matters carefully and takes it seriously.
Q Might the President have enough information by the time he speaks at 2:30 p.m.?
Q Ari, Bob Graham, who is the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has said that he has information that the United States is very close to getting bin Laden, either killing him or capturing him. Is this a view that is shared in the White House?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, again that gets into operational areas. And I'm not going to discuss operational areas.
Q Is he speaking out of school, as a recipient of intelligence?
MR. FLEISCHER: I think I would want to see exactly what he said, how he said it, before I can characterize what somebody said and something that -- I'm hearing about it for the first time today.
Q You don't believe me?
MR. FLEISCHER: Of course I do.
Q Ari, Secretary -- Treasury Secretary O'Neill said yesterday, indicated that the stimulus package that the Republicans are pushing in the House is too big. Is that also the President's position on it, too?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, the President said that what we need to do is have a stimulus that could help the get the economy without having any adverse impact on long-term interest rates. And that's what the President supports. The President identified a number, as scored by the Department of Treasury, between $60 billion and $75 billion.
As you know, Keith, better than many, there often are a difference in the scoring conventions used by the Joint Committee on Taxation, the congressional entity, and the Department of Treasury here in the Executive Branch.
And so often, when you take a look at a similar proposal, it was somehow scored differently by both entities. So the President is very pleased with the actions that the House Ways and Means Committee has taken, and Chairman Thomas' leadership. He looks forward to the vote on the floor, and hopes that this will pass. He's confident in the end, the bill that emerges from the conference will indeed be a stimulus that can get bipartisan support, that will help get the economy going, while fit into the description you describe: big enough to provide a boost to the economy, but not so big that it has any impact on long-term rates.
Q So since the House bill is bigger than $75 billion, is it safe to assume that the President also thinks that that's too big, it may have an effect on long-term interest rates?
MR. FLEISCHER: No, I think it's safe to say that the President understands this is the beginning of a process, and he's going to want to continue to work closely with the Democrats and Republicans, to successfully complete the process.
Q Ari, what does the President want to see taken out during the committee -- the conference committee? You keep saying that it will go to confident -- conference and come out in the end okay. What do you hope will be taken out?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, I think at this point it's important to let Congress do its work. The House Ways and Means Committee just passed it on Monday; it's scheduled for a vote on the floor of the House perhaps as early as Thursday, and then it's important to let the Senate do its work. And very often, the most helpful way to be successful and bipartisan is to be respectful of each the Senate and the House's prerogatives and wait until it gets to conference, and then work shoulder-to-shoulder, bipartisan in conference.
Q You're giving no instructions to the Senate what the President would like to see in that bill?
MR. FLEISCHER: The Senate is very well aware of the proposal the President made, which is, scored by the Department of Treasury, a stimulus that costs between $60 billion and $75 billion that would include such bipartisan ideas as expensing, as elimination of the corporate alternative minimum tax, as acceleration of the existing tax cuts that are in law, as well as rebates which score in many ways as a spending program for people who did not pay income taxes.
Q Ari, you said earlier to us this morning that when federal officials speak about anthrax, they should speak accurately. Were you in any way indicating that to date that hasn't always occurred? And is the President, himself, feeling a particular burden to help the nation deal with what is becoming a rising level of anxiety about anthrax?
MR. FLEISCHER: No, when I said that I'm saying it because everybody should speak accurately in all that they do. It's worth noting that in the developments of this anthrax story, I've seen a wide discrepancy in the media about how many people, for example, have been exposed. I've seen reports in the media that people were hospitalized with anthrax when they never were. So it's a particularly important job for the federal government -- and I speak for the President and for agencies in the government to some degree -- to make certain that the information they have is considered and is accurate before rushing to report it.
Q How about the President? Does he feel any particular burden to help the country deal with what is becoming a rather anxious situation, not just with the war, not just with the general threat of terrorism, but with anthrax specifically?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, if you recall in the remarks the President made last, I believe it was Friday, at the Hispanic Heritage event in the East Room, the President addressed the topic of anthrax when it came to light that an employee at NBC News had been diagnosed with exposure to anthrax and --
Q Well, what has happened since then? Is he going to try to work the country through this day by day?
MR. FLEISCHER: I think you've heard the President speak about this before, and you'll hear him speak about it in the future, of course.
Q Ari, the President is going to be out of Washington for six days, and out of the country for the first time since September 11th. A lot of Americans are wondering, is it safe for him to be that far away for that length of time, and is it a good idea?
MR. FLEISCHER: Let me take that in both parts. One, the President has absolute faith in the Secret Service to secure his safety. Presidents before have traveled to places that were dangerous, and Shanghai certainly does not fit that description. So the President has absolute confidence in the ability of the Secret Service to protect his safety at all times.
As for being out of the country, I just remind you the communications available to the President is second to none. He will be in frequent contact with everybody he needs to be in contact with throughout this issue. I anticipate he'll be having lots of updates and phone calls and he'll be able to give direction from the road, just as he would from the White House.
But even beyond that, the President continues to be concerned about the strength of the United States economy. Even during this time of war, it's important to keep an eye domestically on issues that matter. And the ability of the United States and our allies to engage in free trade, which helps create high-paying jobs at home for Americans, and also to help developing economies of the world so they can grow richer and prosper, creating jobs and security for their own people, is in the American interest at all times, in war and in peace.
So the President does see important domestic goals to be achieved through this conference, which will bring together some 21 leaders from across the globe, as part of the Asia Pacific Economic Council. And that's why he's heading off to this meeting.
Q He doesn't see any limits on his ability to give commands at a time of war from the other side of the world?
MR. FLEISCHER: Absolutely not. Telephones work.
Q Does the President have any reaction to the violent demonstrations, anti-American demonstrations in Indonesia, Pakistan, other parts of the world? And is that likely to change his policy in any way?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, as you have heard the President say before, he understands people throughout the world have the right to demonstrate and to have their voices heard. But I think it's worth keeping these protests in context. Pakistan is a nation of 150 million people. And the protests have numbered in the thousands. With each day, it seems that there are less people in the streets, not more.
I remind you that when the President has traveled around Europe, for example, after he left Goteborg, where there was an EU summit, the President was already in Poland, and there were more protesters at that EU meeting than there were in some of these protests that we've seen in the Middle East. So I don't think that was an indication that the European governments, for example, had a majority of their populations against them -- to say that.
Similarly, in a nation of 150 million people, when the protests do number in the thousands, I think it's also fair to say, and to ask, is there a majority that is silent on this matter? So you do have pictures, of course, that I've seen on the air, of these protests. Pictures often get on the air easier than the broader context does.
Q Where is the Vice President going to be during the President's trip?
MR. FLEISCHER: I'll have to get you an answer to that with specificity, whether it's at the White House or some other secure location. I don't know. The Vice President's office would probably be the fastest way to get there.
Q Ari, on the stimulative package, you said earlier the Senate understands the components that the President laid out. But according to Senator Daschle, one of the other understandings of that initial meeting was that these tax cuts should be temporary and not permanent. Does the White House believe the tax cuts should be permanent or temporary in order to stimulate the economy?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, obviously it was some of them; for example, the tax rate reductions that are already part of the law. Those are by definition permanent. They were agreed to by Congress earlier this year and signed by the President. So when you talk about accelerating them from 2006 to 2004 or 2003, or 2002, I'm sorry, that doesn't really fall within that definition. It's something permanent that's being accelerated.
Q But specifically the corporate investments. In order to -- if you have an open-ended window, the argument is then there's no reason to --
MR. FLEISCHER: Let me put it to you this way. One, a lot of those ideas are bipartisan. Expensing is something that had been suggested to the President by a number of Democrats. But the President wants to make certain that the package has a short-term effect on the economy, to give it a boost, so that the fiscal impact will be measured short-term, and not have any type of longer, larger, long-term implications.
Q You said a little while ago that you didn't want to speculate on our reaction to any -- if it were discovered that any particular state had been the source of this anthrax, because we don't know the source of it. Let me ask you a policy question. In 1991, the first Bush administration issued a very specific warning to Iraq, that if the Iraqis used any chemical or biological weapons on U.S. forces, U.S. targets, or U.S. allies, then we'd respond with weapons of mass destruction. Does that still stand as U.S. policy?
MR. FLEISCHER: I answered the question by saying that the President has said that the United States will defend itself.
Q -- policy still stands?
Q Ari, when you talked about the Senate trimming back the stimulus package to $75 billion, as you proposed. Can you say that's what your message is going to be tomorrow morning, clearly? Because you're sort of talking out of two sides, and I think there is a lot of --
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, again, you're really --
Q And secondly, on the WTO ministerial meeting, does the administration have a position on possibly moving it to Singapore or Geneva?
MR. FLEISCHER: On the first of the two very related questions -- on the first part of it, you really now are getting deep into the weeds of scoring conventions between the Department of Revenue Analysis, I think is the technical name, at the Department of Treasury, and the Joint Committee on Taxation in the Congress. And this is not a surprise. Very often, both entities take a look at the exact identical proposal and come out with a different analysis of how much the cost would be. And so the proposal that the President made, taken a look at by the Department of Treasury, fit into the President's parameters. The proposal that was received on the Hill was scored differently by the JCT.
In addition, the items passed by the Ways and Means Committee included several items that the President did not propose. But again, this is the beginning of the process. This should surprise nobody who's watched Capitol Hill before. The process has just started, and that's how you can get it to a conference where a successful end can come. If they never started, there wouldn't be a stimulus. The fact that they've started is very healthy.
On the second question, the WTO has been discussing very actively the site for its next meeting. The government of Qatar has done a superb job in preparing for the meeting that is scheduled in November in Qatar. The United States intends to show up wherever that meeting is, because of the importance of securing another round of free trade throughout the world. So this is a decision that the WTO will make as far as its exact location. It very well may end up being where it's scheduled to be, but in all cases, the United States will be there.
Q Ari, reports coming out of Boston today that doctors are going to pharmacies and basically clearing the shelves of Cipro and other antibiotics, not for their patients, but for their own families. If the caregivers are not feeling secure about the threat of bioterrorism, isn't it incumbent upon the President to say something, especially before he leaves the country tomorrow, to tell people whether or not they should be panicking? There is panic in the country about this.
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, first of all, the supply is plentiful, and Secretary Thompson has made that clear. The United States government has some 2 million antibiotics available in the case of treating anthrax symptoms, and if you take a look at what's happened now, you've seen, at most, several thousand people -- at most -- who have even been tested for possible exposure, out of a supply of some 2 million. And so health professionals have told people if they're coming in, that there is no need to take this unless there has been an exposure. And as you know, there's been few places where there has been any type of confirmed exposures.
Q But still, doctors are cleaning out the pharmacies, themselves.
Q Ari, can you talk about the volume of mail response is to the White House, to the President's request that children send in dollars for the children in Afghanistan? And also, is there any concern at the White House that the President solicited this mass mailing right before we have all these concerns about what's in the mail?
MR. FLEISCHER: On the answer to the numbers, this morning when I was briefed on this, after yesterday afternoon, the White House had received some 8,000 pieces of correspondence addressed to the children of Afghanistan. And then by 9:15 a.m. this morning, it had been up to 18,000. So obviously it's coming in, and the President is very pleased to note that. We'll have updated numbers, of course, throughout the process.
As for the security arrangements, all that is being considered, of course, so that any questions like that will be fully addressed.
Q In relation to that question, many critics are wondering, how can the President ask for children to send money for the Afghanistan children, when many children at the World Trade Center still have not -- well, children of the victims of the World Trade Center still have not received funding yet, because of the loss of a parent?
And also, the White House pretty much is a place unto itself, as far as security, with the metal and organic detectors for mail. What about that -- what about at the post office -- the head -- the main post offices in certain states, or in every state, to have some type of sophisticated system, because this is going on, to do what the White House is doing?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, it's -- I heard Mayor Giuliani say this yesterday, and I think it's sage, that across the United States, every day, the volume of the mail sent, compared to what is happening here, you can't even compare. I mean, what's happened here is you've had, in the case of Boca Raton, NBC, Senator Daschle's office, three confirmed instances of something being -- apparently either mailed or dropped off, it's not clear whether it was mailed or dropped off in all cases.
Billions of pieces of mail move across this country on a regular basis. And I don't recall if that's over a day period or a year period. So there clearly, based on everything we know, there's no need to take that type of step. It has to be kept in perspective. And every precaution is being taken. I think people are hearing about what to do if they receive something they believe is suspicious, types of activities they should engage in, as far as putting it down immediately, calling 911, federal law enforcement authorities or the postal inspector will come, will take care of it. They're trained to take care of it. That's the proper response.
Q What about the Afghan situation --
MR. FLEISCHER: To compare the plight of the children of Afghanistan to people who are blessed to live in this country, even those whose lives have been affected by the attack on our country really is not equal. The children of Afghanistan have no food, or they have barely any food. It's been taken away from them by the Taliban. Children of Afghanistan don't have access to medicine, they often don't have access to blankets and to clothing, and that's what this is aimed at.
The families of those who have been affected by the attacks in New York have suffered a tragedy in human terms and in family terms, that has touched everybody in this country. But you can't compare the resources available to help those families to the resources available to help the children of Afghanistan. Help is available for both, in different measures. And the President thinks it's entirely fitting, in the traditions of our country, to have the children of America help the children of Afghanistan. We'll also help our home here as well.
Q Ari, going back to Secretary Powell's statement from Pakistan today. From your remarks from the podium, are you trying to distance the White House and the President from what Powell said today? And secondly, isn't it irregular for a United States Cabinet officer, particular a Secretary of State, to talk about including an organization, and any kind of government, that we are now at war with?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well again, let me just cite to you what the Secretary said in his remarks in Pakistan this morning. In our discussions, there was no doubt that both are common goals, seeing that the post-Taliban government in Kabul would be one that represented all the people of Afghanistan, would be a regime that obviously would be friendly to all its neighbors, would include -- including Pakistan. So that's what the Secretary said, and that's perfectly consistent with the President's Afghanistan Declaratory Policy, of course.
Q Except that the organization that -- the Pashtun, which is the largest ethnic organization, is the Taliban.
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, there are elements of the Pashtun that are in the Taliban, but I don't think it's accurate to say -- I know it's not accurate to say that all the Pashtun are Taliban.
Q What are you objecting to?
Q Ari, in addition to the APEC agenda you've spoken to earlier, the President has a chance in Shanghai obviously to meet with a lot of his coalition partners. Can you say something about what he can do in that face to face diplomacy that he's not been able to do in Washington in five weeks?
And second, the President has been talking for weeks about his vision of a post-Taliban Afghanistan. Will that be on the table when he meets with these folks? Will he be asking for some specific commitments or some ideas from these people on how to knit together a post-Taliban Afghanistan?
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, I think you can anticipate two broad areas of topics -- of conversation at the APEC meetings, beginning in Shanghai. And they are one, on the trade front, the stated purpose of APEC, as is traditional. It is an economic council. Its purpose is to create an environment to have economic development that benefits all the entities that belong. So that, number one, the trade matter.
Two, I think you can expect some type of statement about anti-terrorism that will unite all those who are there. And the exact language will be available at the time. Then in the bilateral meetings which the President will be holding, I think it just depends. There will be different conversations with different nations about what they think, about the future of Afghanistan, about their efforts in the coalition, their financial efforts, for example, in seizing assets or shutting down banks or entities that fund the al Qaeda organization.
So it really depends, nation to nation, what those nations want to talk about, as well.
Q Can you talk a little bit about the mood and level of anxiety at the White House, given the fact that anthrax has now turned up in part of official Washington?
MR. FLEISCHER: I think the concern at the White House is the same concern that all the American people have. It touches everybody who works here to learn about what happened in Boca Raton, and that one person has died as a result, that there are other people, a small number, who have been exposed. Any number who's been exposed is going to cause concern in this White House, just as it does with people across the country.
To hear that an infant up in New York City has been exposed, of course it awakens in everybody who works here a real sense of concern for our fellow countrymen. It also is a reminder we have a job to do in this building. And that job is being done. And that is to make certain that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Centers for Disease Control are on the ground in Boca Raton and in New York City and in Washington, D.C., helping the people who have been directly impacted by this, making sure that they get the health care they need, making sure that the supplies are available, and they are. So it's an emotional reaction to it because people are human, and this has been a wonderful, an emotional time for our country where everyone has come together.
It's also a businesslike environment, because it is the job of the White House to coordinate all of the efforts of the agencies to make certain that people's needs are being taken care of.
Thank you.
THE PRESS: Thank you.


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Title: Privileged
Author: Carrie Aarons
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Release Date: July 23, 2017
In a world of wealth and power, the rules of love and war are nothing as they seem.
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We've heard of the Scuderi Split-Cycle engine before, and we even spotted a plastic mock-up at SAE World Congress last year. This year the design is complete, and they project 140 HP per liter!
The Split-Cycle engine is a new type of compression cycle, so named for it's use of a pre-charge piston feeding an ignition piston which fires well after top dead center is reached. We spoke with company President Sal Scuderi about his engine.
According to Mr. Scuderi, the design is now complete on their first prototype engine, which is designed to run on virtually any liquid fuel with much higher efficiency than a traditional internal combustion engine. It does this with very high combustion pressures, generated from the built in compressor, driven by the same crankshaft as the combustion piston. The system relies on several vigorously designed elements like the pre-intake-valve mixing chamber, the lifting rocker arm which pulls the intake valve out of the compression chamber rather than pushing it in, the 2900 PSI fuel pump, and the compressed air transfer passages.
The novel post-top-dead-center ignition is made possible by incredibly high pressures and air cooled by the transfer passage with something similar to an in-block intercooler system, to adopt common lingo. The fuel is injected in to a carefully designed chamber ahead of the intake valve and the swirl effect creates a stratified charge injection, leaving a very controlled flame front and avoiding knock from high pressures.
What we see here is the bench display of the first finished prototype, and the engine currently resides at the company testing facilities in Texas, where it's about to undergo it's initial firing and tuning (the current configuration is even turbocharged to force even more air into the compression cylinder). Should the simulations and calculations prove accurate, engineers are expecting 140 HP per liter out this thing with significantly reduced weight and greatly improved efficiency compared to a traditional engine.
First Scuderi Engine Prototype Unveiled
Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine Technology Gives Automakers New Internal Combustion Process
DETROIT – April 20, 2009 – The Scuderi Group today unveiled a cutaway model of the first proof-of-concept prototype for its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine, fulfilling a family dream and passing another milestone in developing a more fuel efficient, powerful and green technology for internal combustion engines.
The engine prototype was introduced to news media, automotive engineers, OEMs and the general public this morning at a news conference at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2009 World Congress in Detroit. The engine cutaway is an exact duplicate of the proof-of-concept prototype undergoing testing and analysis by an independent laboratory in San Antonio, Texas.
(A podcast about the Scuderi Engine prototype and model is available at www.ScuderiEngine.com)
The one-liter, naturally aspirated gasoline prototype is expected to produce up to 80 percent fewer toxins than a typical internal combustion engine. When fully developed with its turbocharged and Air-Hybrid components, the engine is expected to achieve significant gains in fuel efficiency – the most since the inception of the Otto cycle over 130 years ago. The original Scuderi Engine was designed and invented by Carmelo Scuderi (1925-2002).
The Scuderi Engine is a split-cycle design that divides the four strokes of a conventional combustion cycle over two paired cylinders: one intake/compression cylinder and one power/exhaust cylinder. By firing after top-dead center, it produces highly efficient, cleaner combustion with one cylinder and compressed air in the other. Unlike conventional engines that require two crankshaft revolutions to complete a single combustion cycle, the Scuderi Engine requires just one. Besides the improvements in efficiency and emissions, studies show that the Scuderi Engine is capable of producing more torque than conventional gasoline and diesel engines.
Scuderi split-cycle technology is significant because it gives automotive OEMs an immediate solution for complying with higher emissions and efficiency standards going into effect around the world - without having to make large investments to modify current production processes. The Scuderi Group expects further advancement of the technology once the greater engineering community begins working with the engine, making their own modifications that will most likely take the efficiency to even higher levels.
"This is a very proud moment for our company as well as the Scuderi family," said Sal Scuderi, president of the Scuderi Group. "After over seven years of hard work, this unveiling marks the realization of our father's dream and his vision of the full potential this technology holds. We strongly encourage automakers to take advantage of the opportunity that the Scuderi Engine presents to make more fuel-efficient engines."
With the assembly of the naturally aspirated Scuderi Engine now complete, the Scuderi Group and its independent laboratory continue to work on the next prototypes. Completion of the turbocharged Scuderi Engine and the Scuderi Air-Hybrid are expected in 2010.
About The Scuderi Group
Based in West Springfield, Mass., USA, with offices in Frankfurt, Germany, the Scuderi Group is a research and development company focused on proliferating its technology through R&D and licensing. Its revolutionary Scuderi Engine technology, when fully developed, is expected to be the most significant improvement in engine efficiency in over 130 years. The Scuderi Group's global patent portfolio contains more than 200 patents including 72 issued in more than 50 countries. For more information call 1-413-439-0343 or visit www.ScuderiEngine.com.


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