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The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) was established in 1974 through the Native American Programs Act (NAPA). ANA is the only federal agency serving all Native Americans, including 562 federally recognized Tribes, American Indian and Alaska Native organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations and Native populations throughout the Pacific basin (including American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). The mission of ANA is to promote the goal of self-sufficiency and cultural preservation for Native Americans by providing social and economic development opportunities through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to eligible Tribes and Native American communities, including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native Pacific Islanders organizations.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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Within EPA, the American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) coordinates the Agency-wide effort to strengthen public health and environmental protection in Indian country, with a special emphasis on helping tribes administer their own environmental programs. AIEO manages the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP). The GAP provides grant funding to federally-recognized tribes and intertribal consortia through a negotiated process administered by each EPA Region. The grant funds may be used by tribes to plan and carry out a number of environmental capacity-building activities.
Review Date: Wednesday, September 07, 2011
The mission of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is to act as the principle agent of the United States in carrying out the government-to-government relationship that exists between the United States and the federally-recognized American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives; and, to act as principle agent of the United States in carrying out the responsibilities the United States has as a trustee for property it holds for federally-recognized tribes and individual American Indians.
Review Date: Friday, April 18, 2014
The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. This relationship, established in 1787, is based on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, and has been given form and substance by numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court decisions, and Executive Orders. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. The IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 566 federally recognized tribes in 35 states. Health services provided include medical, dental, and environmental health programs. Special program concentrations are in disease prevention and health promotion, alcoholism, substance abuse, suicide, accidents, maternal and child health, nutrition, and public health services.
Review Date: Monday, October 17, 2011
The mission of the National Center on Minority Health and Disparities (NCMHD) is to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. In this effort NCMHD will conduct and support basic, clinical, social, and behavioral research, promote research infrastructure and training, foster emerging programs, disseminate information, and reach out to minority and other health disparity communities.
Review Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) was created in 1986 and is one of the most significant outcomes of the 1985 Secretary's Task Force Report on Black and Minority Health.
OMH's primary responsibility is to improve health and healthcare outcomes for racial and ethnic minority communities by developing or advancing policies, programs, and practices that address health, social, economic, environmental and other factors which impact health. OMH is committed to culturally and linguistically competent systems that will ensure the needs of minority communities are integrated and addressed within health-related programs across the nation. OMH programs address disease prevention, health promotion, risk reduction, healthier lifestyle choices, use of health care services, and barriers to health care.
Review Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The Office of Tribal Justice is the primary point of contact for the Department of Justice with federally recognized Native American tribes, and advises the Department on legal and policy matters pertaining to Native Americans:
Provide a single point of contact within the Department for meeting the broad and complex federal responsibilities owed to federally recognized Indian tribes.
Promote internal uniformity of Department policies and litigating positions relating to Indian country.
Advise Department components litigating, protecting or otherwise addressing Native American rights and/or related issues.
Ensure that the Department clearly communicates policies and positions to tribal leaders.
Maintain liaison with federally recognized tribes, and work with the appropriate federal, state, and local officials, professional associations, and public interest groups.
Coordinate, together with the Office of Legislative Affairs, the Department's legislative efforts relating to Indian country.
The Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen's Health Board is established in order to provide the Indian people of the Aberdeen Area with a formal representative Board as a means of communicating and participation with the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service and other health agencies and organizations on health matters.
Review Date: Monday, December 08, 2008
The Alaska Native Knowledge Network is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. It has been established to assist Native people, government agencies, educators and the general public in gaining access to the knowledge base that Alaska Natives have acquired through cumulative experience over millennia.
Review Date: Saturday, December 11, 2010
The mission of the Alaska Native Science Commission is to endorse and support scientific research that enhances and perpetuates Alaska Native cultures and ensures the protection of indigenous cultures and intellectual property.
Review Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008
The mission of the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A's) is to be a key collaborator within the state of Alaska in the provision of supportive services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families and in the elimination of the transmission of HIV infection and its stigma.
Review Date: Monday, January 05, 2009
The mission of the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) is to pursue excellence in Native American health care by promoting education in the medical disciplines, honoring traditional healing practices and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit. AAIP seeks to accomplish its mission by offering educational programs, services and activities that motivate American Indian and Alaska Native students to remain in the academic pipeline and to pursue a career in the health professions and/or biomedical research. AAIP also provides leadership in various health care arenas affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives such as diabetes mellitus, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and methamphetamine use.
Review Date: Monday, December 19, 2011
The Indian Country Child Trauma Center (ICCTC) was established to develop trauma-related treatment protocols, outreach materials, and service delivery guidelines specifically designed for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and their families. The Indian Country Child Trauma Center is part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network funded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative.
Review Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Indians into Medicine (INMED) is a comprehensive education program assisting Indian students who are preparing for health careers. Located at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks, INMED support services include academic and personal support for college and professional students, assistance with financial aid application, and summer enrichment sessions at the junior high through professional school levels.
The Mending the Sacred Hoop Technical Assistance Project (MSH-TA) is a Native American program that provides training and technical assistance to its American Indian and Alaskan Native relations in the effort to eliminate violence in the lives of women and their children. MSH-TA works with villages, reservations, rancherias and pueblos across the United States to improve the justice system, law enforcement, and service provider response to the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in Native communities.
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is a nonprofit Indian child and family organization formed to assist Indian programs and communities to strengthen and enhance their capacity to deliver quality child welfare services. NICWA is a membership organization with a 26 member all-Indian board of directors. Members include tribes, individuals, both Indian and non-Indian, and private organizations from around the United States concerned with Indian child and family issues.
Review Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2011
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) represents Tribal governments—both those that operate their own health care delivery systems through contracting and compacting, and those receiving health care directly from the Indian Health Service (IHS). The NIHB, a non-profit organization, provides a variety of services to tribes, Area Health Boards, Tribal organizations, federal agencies, and private foundations, including advocacy, policy formation and analysis, legislative and regulatory tracking, direct and timely communication with Tribes, research on Indian health issues, program development and assessment, training and technical assistance programs, and project management.
The NIHB continually presents the Tribal perspective while monitoring federal legislation, and opening opportunities to network with other national health care organizations to engage their support on Indian health care issues.
Review Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2011
The National Indian Women's Health Resource Center (NIWHRC), is a 501-c-3 non-profit organization whose mission is to assist American Indian and Alaska Native women in achieving and maintaining optimal health and cultural well-being for themselves, their families and their communities. The NIWHRC's goal is the establishment of a national Indian women's health network that promotes advocacy, education, policy, development, appropriate research, and encouragement of healthy lifestyle behaviors within cultural context.
Founded in 1987 by American Indian and Alaska Native activists, social workers and public health professionals, the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) is the national leader in addressing HIV/AIDS issues that impact Native communities. NNAAPC seeks to address these issues through its work in the areas of public health, community advocacy and mobilization, training and technical assistance, and communications/media. The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) helps organizations that serve Native communities to plan, develop and manage HIV/AIDS prevention, intervention, care and treatment programs.
The National Resource Center (NRC) for American Indian, Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian Elders is a grant project of the U.S. Administration on Aging. The goals of this project are to: assess the current status of Native Elders in Alaska; develop an understanding of the cultural values that drive expectations and perceived needs for care; and document "best, promising and emerging practices" that are in current use. Additional goals include soliciting recommendations for community responses to elder abuse, exploitation and violence that are appropriate to Alaska Native cultures and providing education to medical providers.
The National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA), established at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks, is a Cooperative Agreement with the Administration on Aging, United States Department of Health and Human Services. The resource center is a collaboration between the UND Office of American Indian Student Services (formerly the Office of Native American Programs) and the UND Center for Rural Health. The resource center's purpose is to work closely with the local service providers throughout the nation to address the needs of American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian elders. The resource center provides education, training, technical assistance, and research. It also assists in developing community-based solutions to improve the quality of life and the delivery of related support services to the Native elderly population.
The American Indian/Alaska Native Cancer Information Resource Center and Learning Exchange (Native C.I.R.C.L.E.) exists to stimulate, develop, maintain and disseminate culturally appropriate cancer information materials for American Indian/Alaska Native educators, healthcare leaders and students.
Review Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011
One Sky Center is a National Resource Center for American Indians and Alaska Natives. It is dedicated to improving prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental health across Indian Country. The objectives of the National Resource Center include: (1) promote and nurture effective and culturally appropriate mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services for Native populations; (2) identify culturally appropriate, effective evidence-based mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment practices and disseminate them so that they can be applied successfully across diverse tribal communities; and (3) provide technical assistance, training and products to expand the capacity and quality of mental heath and substance abuse prevention and treatment practitioners serving Native populations.
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e-Public Policy Update - October 2012
- Important Changes to Select Agent Regulations Published
- ASM Receives the APHL Award for Excellence in Developing LRN Scientific Guidelines
- ASM Sends Legislative Alert to Members Regarding Budget Sequester
- ASM Cosigns Coalition Letter on Research Policy Issues
- ASM Participates in Policy Meetings
- ASM Invited to PCAST Report Release Event
- Joint Commission New Portal for Accredited Labs
- ASM mBio® Commentaries: Research on Enhanced Transmissibility in H5N1 Influenza: Should the Moratorium End?
- CDC's NCEZID Releases First Strategic Plan
- ASM Congressional Science Fellow Placement
- ASM General Meeting Minority Travel Grant
Important Changes to Select Agent Regulations Published
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published regulatory changes to the Select Agent and Toxin rules in the October 5, 2012 Federal Register. The final rule changes implement the findings of the third biennial review of the Select Agent and Toxin lists. The final rules modify the list of Select Agents and Toxins, designate a subset of the list of Select Agents and Toxins as Tier 1 based on their risk to be deliberately misused, and change security requirements for entities possessing Tier 1 Select Agents and Toxins. On October 11, the Public and Scientific Affairs Board sent an alert to all ASM members informing them of the changes.
Highlights of the DHHS changes include:
- The following viruses are added to the HHS select agent list "based on scientific data related to their significant public health risk": SARS-CoV, Lujo and Chapare viruses
- The following agents are removed from the list of HHS and overlap select agents and toxins: Herpes B virus, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, Coccidioides posadasii/Coccidioides immitis, Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (South American type only), Flexal virus, West African clade of Monkeypox virus, Rickettsia rickettsii, the non-short, paralytic alpha conotoxins containing the following amino acid sequence, CCX2, PACGX3, X4, X5, X6, CX7, Shigatoxins, Shiga-like ribosome inactivating proteins, Staphylococcal Enterotoxins L(non-A, non-B, non-C, non-D, and non-E subtypes and Tick-borne encephalitis complex viruses (Central European subtype)
- The following agent would no longer be considered an overlap select agent: Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (subtypes ID and IE)
- Executive Order 13546 directed HHS to designate a subset of the select agent and toxin list as Tier 1, a category that presents the greatest risk of deliberate misuse with the greatest potential for mass casualties or devastating effects to the economy, critical infrastructure or public confidence. There are eight (8) HHS Tier 1 select agents and toxins: Ebola virus, Francisella tularensis, Marburg virus, Variola major virus, Variola minor virus, Yersinia pestis, Botulinum neurotoxin, Botulinum neurotoxin producing species of Clostridium; and three (3) Tier 1 Overlap select agents and toxins: Bacillus anthracis, Burkholderia mallei, and Burkholderia pseudomallei
- There are changes in the rules for physical security for entities possessing Tier 1 select agents and toxins, including requirements for pre-access assessments and monitoring of personnel with access to Tier 1 agents and toxins
- There are miscellaneous revisions to the regulations concerning security, training, biosafety and incident response
- The effective date for amendments to 73.1, 73.3-73.6, 73.9. 73.10, 73.13, 73.16, 73.17 and 73.20 is December 4, 2012.The remaining provisions of the final rule are effective April 3, 2013.
Highlights of the APHIS changes include:
- The following agents would no longer be considered PPQ select agents or toxins, or would be excluded from compliance with the select agent regulations: Any subspecies of Ralstonia olanacearum except race 3, biovar 2 and all subspecies of Sclerophthora rayssiae except var. zeae, and Xylella fastidiosa, citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) strain.
- The following agents would no longer be considered VS select agents or toxins, or would be excluded from compliance with the select agent regulations: Any low pathogenic strains of avian influenza virus, any strain of Newcastle disease virus which does not meet the criteria for virulent Newcastle disease virus, all subspecies Mycoplasma capricolum except subspecies capripneumoniae (contagious caprine pleuropneumonia), and all subspecies Mycoplasma mycoides except subspecies mycoides small colony (Mmm SC) (contagious bovine pleuropneumonia), Akabane virus; Bluetongue virus (exotic), Bovine spongiform encephalopathy agent; Camel pox virus; Ehrlichia ruminantium (Heartwater); Japanese encephalitis virus; Malignant catarrhal fever virus (Alcelaphine herpesvirus type 1); Menangle virus; and Vesicular stomatitis virus (exotic): Indiana subtypes VSV-IN2, VSV-IN3.
- The following agent would no longer be considered a VS/Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) overlap select agent: Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (subtypes ID and IE).
- Tiering of the select agent and toxin lists:
- Tier 1 select agents and toxins: PPQ select agents and toxins: None.
- VS select agents and toxins: Foot-and-mouth disease virus and Rinderpest virus.
- VS/HHS overlap select agents and toxins: Bacillus anthracis, Burkholderia mallei, and Burkholderia pseudomallei.
- Establishes physical security standards for entities possessing Tier 1 select agents and toxins, including the requirement to conduct pre-access assessments and ongoing monitoring of personnel with access to Tier 1 agents and toxins;
- Miscellaneous revisions to the regulations to clarify regulatory language concerning security, training, biosafety, and incident response.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is holding a 2012 Select Agent Workshop, which will be broadcasted via webcast-only on Friday, November 16 from 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m (EST). The Workshop will cover the following topics: changes to the Select Agent Regulations, occupational health, information and physical security, personnel suitability, Bioterrorism Security Risk Assessment Form (FD-961 form), and changes to the Application for Laboratory Registration for Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins (APHIS/CDC Form 1). All who wish to participate in the webcast must register for the workshop. There is no charge for registration. Registration forms are due no later than October 16, 2012.
To register for the webinar go to: http://www.selectagents.gov/resources/2012_Fall_SA_Workshop_Registration_Form_English.pdf. For updates regarding the Federal Select Agent Program or if you have problems with the workshop link go to http://www.selectagents.gov/
The HHS and APHIS Federal Register notices are available on the ASM webpage at: http://asm.org/index.php/public-policy-2/97-policy/documents/8417-sa-10-9-12
ASM Receives the APHL Award for Excellence in Developing LRN Scientific Guidelines
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) recognized the ASM with the Award for Excellence in Developing Scientific Guidelines on October 10 at their 2012 Laboratory Response Network (LRN) National Meeting in Denver, CO. This award is given to an organization which has made significant contributions to the advancement of LRN practices and policies, positively influencing the network and its members. For over a decade, ASM has maintained the Sentinel Level Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Guidelines for Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases and continues to make improvements to these important guidelines, which are used by all Sentinel laboratories. PSAB Committee on Laboratory Practices member James Snyder attended the meeting and received the award for ASM. Dr. Snyder represents ASM in the LRN and is assisted by Alice Weissfeld of the Professional Affairs Committee. The Laboratory Response Network was established in accordance with Presidential Decision Directive 39 in 1999 to improve US readiness for bioterrorism and is equipped to respond to acts of biological or chemical terrorism, emerging infectious disease, natural disasters and other public health threats. To see the current guidelines, visit our page http://www.asm.org/index.php/issues/sentinel-laboratory-guidelines. For more information on the LRN, see http://emergency.cdc.gov/lrn/.
ASM Sends Legislative Alert to Members Regarding Budget Sequester
In September, the ASM Public and Scientific Affairs Board sent a Legislative Alert to members regarding the negative impact of the upcoming automatic across the board cuts to both defense and non-defense discretionary spending, known as sequestration, as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and failure by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to reduce the Nation's debt by $1.2 trillion. These mandatory cuts, set to be enacted on January 2, 2013, will have a devastating effect on the research and public health programs supported by federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Energy and others. ASM members sent approximately 2,000 messages to members of Congress regarding the cuts. To see the alert go to: http://asm.org/index.php/public-policy-2/93-policy/8380-la-seq.
ASM Cosigns Coalition Letter on Research Policy Issues
The ASM joined more than 200 science and health organizations in an October 1 letter expressing concerns about research policy provisions for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) included in the FY 2013 spending bill adopted by the House Labor-HHS-Education subcommittee July 18. The letter was sent to Subcommittee Chair Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). The letter stated that the bill provides insufficient funds for NIH and prescriptive language that would impede NIH's ability to manage its portfolio. The letter urged the committee to allow NIH to continue to fund the highest quality research and the next generation of talented researchers in the most effective manner possible. To read the letter go to: http://asm.org/images/PSAB/LHHS-Sign-on10-1-12_final.pdf.
ASM Participates in Policy Meetings
In September and October, ASM was represented by staff at coalition and other meetings including a September 20, press conference titled, "The Unkindest Cut of All: Sequestration's Impact on NIH, from Patients to Research to Jobs" held by United for Medical Research and Research!America. Speakers included: Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and focused on the potential impacts of sequestration on public health and research. On October 2, a meeting of the Washington Animal Research Network (WARN) where issues including: air transportation of research animals, the use of chimpanzees in research and the Great Ape Protection Cost Savings Act as well as upcoming Congressional activities were discussed. On October 10, the ASM, as a founding member of the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SOAR) coalition, attended the group's first organizational meeting in Washington DC. Issues discussed included communications strategies, goals and membership efforts. For more information on SOAR please visit: http://supportagresearch.org/ The Public Affairs staff also met with staff from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on October 11 to discuss policies of interest to microbiology.
ASM Staff Attends PCAST Report Release Event
On September 25 The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released its Report to the President on Propelling Innovation in Drug Discovery, Development, and Evaluation in partnership with and hosted by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Washington, DC. The speakers for the event included PCAST Co-Chairs John Holdren, Advisor to the President for Science and Technology, and Eric Lander; and Margaret Hamburg, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). You can this report, and others from PCAST, by going to the link http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast/docsreports.
The ASM is a cosponsor of the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation. The Forum sponsors meetings with leaders from federal agencies, non-profit associations and the private sector to discuss issues related to drug discovery and regulatory approval to translation of research into clinical practice. In the past year the Forum has held meetings on Multidrug-Resistant TB and clinical trials. More information on the Forum and links to its reports are available on-line at: http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Research/DrugForum.aspx.
Joint Commission New Portal for Accredited Labs
In August, The Joint Commission announced the launch of Lab Central Connect™ for accredited laboratories. The Joint Commission is a non-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States to improve health care for the public. The portal is designed to help Joint Commission-accredited laboratories centralize storage of important survey-related documents, as well as improve safety and quality by helping to maintain continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards. A distance training exercise occurred during the 19 September Laboratory Professional and Technical Advisory Committee Members (LAB PTAC) conference call to acquaint members with the resources available of the portal. ASM's LAB PTAC Representative Yvette McCarter, from the PSAB Committee on Laboratory Practices and ASM Staff took part in the training. To read more about Lab Central Connect™, go to http://www.jointcommission.org/lab_central_connect_portal/.
ASM mBio® Commentaries: Research on Enhanced Transmissibility in H5N1 Influenza: Should the Moratorium End?
How can scientists safely conduct avian flu research if the results could potentially threaten, as well as save, millions of lives? In a series of commentaries appearing on Tuesday, October 9 in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, prominent microbiologists and physicians argue the cases both for and against lifting a voluntary moratorium on experiments to enhance the ability of the H5N1 virus to move from mammal to mammal, so-called "gain-of-function" research, and discuss the level of biosecurity that would be appropriate for moving that research forward. Commentaries by Ron Fouchier of Erasmus MC Rotterdam in The Netherlands, Adolfo García-Sastre of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Marc Lipsitch and Barry R. Bloom of the Harvard School of Public Health, Ian Lipkin of Columbia University and Stanley Falkow of Stanford University are featured. To read the commentaries go to the mBio® website: http://mbio.asm.org/.
CDC's NCEZID Releases First Strategic Plan
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) is releasing its first strategic plan since the Center's inception in 2010. The plan is posted on the NCEZID website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/. The plan lays out the priority work for the Center for the next 5 years (2012-2017) with four strategies. Each strategy has a set of selected strategic objectives and specific actions associated with it. The strategies and objectives build upon the principles described in CDC's Office of Infectious Diseases' A CDC Framework for Preventing Infectious Diseases: Sustaining the Essentials and Innovating for the Future, which serves as a roadmap for all of CDC's infectious disease work. The NCEZID strategic plan also aligns with CDC priorities to strengthen surveillance and epidemiology, enhance the agency's ability to support state and local public health, provide leadership in global health, promote effective public health policy, and to address the causes of death, illness, and disability.
ASM Congressional Science Fellow Placement
Kristen E. Shatynski, Ph.D., ASM's 2012-2013 Congressional Science Fellow has found a placement in the office of Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA). The American Society for Microbiology has supported Congressional Fellows since 1977. The ASM Congressional Science Fellowship Selection Committee selects a postdoctoral to mid-career microbiologist to spend one year on the staff of an individual congressman, congressional committee, or with some other appropriate organizational unit of Congress. Prospective Fellows must be citizens of the United States, members of ASM for at least one year and must have completed their Ph.D. by the time the fellowship begins in September. The Congressional Science Fellowship is supported in part by the Frobisher Fund, a bequest made to ASM by Martin Frobisher. Contact the Office of Public Affairs at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information on the ASM fellowship or go to the ASM web page for a program description: http://asm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7535. The deadline for applications for the 2013 – 2014 fellowship is February 22, 2013.
ASM General Meeting Minority Travel Grant
In an effort to increase the participation of underrepresented minority (URM) groups in microbiology related fields, ASM will offer American General Meeting Minority Travel Grants to help defray expenses associated with travel to asm2013. Postdoctoral scholars, faculty from URM groups, and faculty from Minority Serving Institutions and Community Colleges who have demonstrated their interest in mentoring URM trainees in the microbiological sciences will be eligible to receive up to $2,000. Funding for this program is pending. For complete details on eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and to download the application form, please visit http:www.asm.org/asmgmminoritytravelgrant.

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10 Sun-Loving Plants
If you're looking for plants that want to soak up the summer sun as much as you do, here are 10 for your consideration.
1. Who doesn't like the smell of rosemary?
2. Day lilies are flowering perennials that don't need much maintenance.
3. Yarrow is a hardy, medicinal perennial that blooms from mid-summer into fall.
4. Climbing clematis vines like full sun, but keep the roots shaded or covered with mulch. Varieties include bushy and tall sizes and colors such as white, mauve, and purple.
5. Cleome is a unique-looking annual that will add height variety to a garden plot.
6. Peppery nasturtium flowers are edible!
7. Drought-tolerant blue rug juniper works well as a groundcover along edges and on slopes.
8. Moss roses (portulaca) come with pretty, multicolored flowers, and the plants do well in containers or beds on even the hottest, driest days.
9. Part of the amaranth family, celosia comes in bold colors and interesting shapes. Celosia argentea (pictured) flowers and leaves are edible.
10. Fast-growing sweet potato vine can do well in shade, but it will thrive in sunny window boxes or other planters.
(Images: 1.Flickr user geishaboy500 licensed under Creative Commons 2. HGTV 3. Wikipedia member Timmeh 87 4. Lawrence Journal-World 5. National Institutes of Health 6. Personal Garden Coach 7. Lowes 8. Willow House Chronicles 9. Hedwig Storch licensed under Creative Commons 10. Better Homes and Gardens)


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Discarding clothing in one of the dozen drop boxes planted at several Ionia County retail store parking lots won't necessarily benefit a local charity, as some bin messages imply.
Discarding clothing in one of the dozen drop boxes planted at several Ionia County retail store parking lots won't necessarily benefit a local charity, as some bin messages imply.
Instead, your donation will be part of a global textile industry organized by companies set up for profit. Only a fraction of the money earned – if any – is donated for cancer, childhood disease or breast cancer research, or a local charitable cause.
Discarded clothing and shoes support a billion dollar for-profit resale industry with little to do with philanthropy, says Randy Slikkers, executive director at Goodwill Association of Michigan.
Slikkers coordinates policy and legislative issues for 10 independent Goodwill programs statewide, including Goodwill Industries of West Michigan, and has dogged sources behind the clothing bins for years.
While Goodwill Industries and other groups export excess textiles, whatever proceeds they collect help finance local programs, he said. Slikkers helped spur passage of legislation in 2010 introduced by then-District 100 State Rep. Goeff Hansen, now Republican Senator of District 34, representing Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Mason counties.
Hansen's chief of staff Peter Wills said the legislation's language was crafted, "hoping to minimize any unethical behavior," except he added, "there are not enough employees to track every unattended box" to ensure boxes post information clarifying donated clothing is collected by for-profits.
Ionia County isn't alone in its proliferation of drop boxes. Ionia City Manager Jason Eppler and Berlin Township Clerk Mark Adams both said their municipalities have no restrictions for the drop-off boxes that are set up on private property.
The city of St. Johns in Clinton County outlawed boxes in city limits. The city of Westland, a Wayne County suburb west of Detroit, initiated a novel approach.
According to public service director Kevin Buford, Westland city officials saw drop boxes of all types and sizes accumulating throughout the city. The city adopted an ordinance regulating size and appearance and partnered with the Detroit-based City Recycling Center business responsible for the boxes. City Recycling Inc. is a subsidiary of Mid America Export, a wholesaler of used shoes, new shoes (store return and closeout shoes), second hand and used textile recycling industry.
Its Website states the company ships large quantities of trailers/containers per year throughout the world from warehouses in Detroit and Miami.
"Companies dropped containers off willy-nilly," Buford said. "Nothing was offered to the city and there was no incentive program. Now we have uniformity and the revenue we collect goes into the sanitation fund."
Westland permits the boxes exclusively from City Recycling, and all bear the city logo and city's curbside recycling message. Buford could not estimate the amount of revenue the city has earned, explaining the program has not operated a full 12 months. Municipalities in Washington State, Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, New Jersey, to name a few, alert the donating public by requiring boxes carry printed messages to the effect that donated items will be sold and after expenses charity receives a guaranteed fixed monthly revenue.
But donors may pay more attention to the words in large letters such as "Cancer Research" or "Childhood Disease Research."
Mel Trotter Industries, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, Love Inc., World Mission, Goodwill Industries and other agencies with a presence in Mid and West Michigan have felt the pinch competing with the for-profits that conveniently place their drop boxes near gas stations, big box stores and grocery stores.
Slikkers consider the for-profit boxes an "absolute threat to legitimate charities that bring good to the local community."
Many of the named charities are "absolutely illegitimate and fraudulent," he said. Planet Aid had its charitable status revoked by the federal government after its leadership was indicted.
Slikkers would like to see current legislation strengthened with additional penalties.
"The bill only went so far to say bins had to be marked," he said. "There is absolutely no enforcement. We believe the law did not go far enough."
Mel Trotter Industries have placed a few large clothing bins in outlying areas of their thrift stores.
One is at Rick's Market on M-44, another at Greenville Hardware and another at the back door of the Belding thrift store. Greg Alvesteffer, vice president for retail operation, oversees five stores run by Mel Trotter Industries.
Store proceeds get funneled back into Mel Trotter programs such as shelters for men, women and children. The organization has a food pantry, substance abuse recovery program and offers evening and holiday meals.
"Our donations are definitely down from a year ago," Alvesteffer noted, adding this can be due to the competing drop boxes and to donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy.
He foresees abundance of the for-profit drop boxes will impact donations brought directly to Mel Trotter stores over the long run.
"People ought to read the information on the boxes and be aware where the donated clothing goes. All our proceeds stay in west Michigan, but people see a drop box and believe they are making charitable donations. They need to look for a box that represents a local charity."
Alvesteffer said competing bins have been around for five years or more, but only over the last 18 months has "the number of bins exploded."
Availability makes donating easy, he said especially when gas prices surge and people don't want to drive out of their way. Organizations such as Goodwill and Mel Trotter export their excess textiles or clothing that are not salable. Textiles are compressed into bales for added value and shipped overseas.
"Money from that still stays in West Michigan," Alvesteffer stressed. "Exporting clothing is not a bad thing, but where are the proceeds going?"


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Tidy Profits
By Jeffrey Klineman
Kids are used to hearing they need to clean up their rooms. Now drinks aimed at kids are cleaning up their ingredients.
It's part of a broader cleanup of American lifestyles. Particularly in the CPG arena, there's a growing awareness that the earlier the life stage, the easier it is to create a natural or organic foods consumer.
And the kids themselves are aware, as well. Molly Kridel, a partner in Kid Kritics, which certifies products as both good for kids as well as "kid approved" through focus group testing, told BevNET that their young tasters themselves are more aware of what's healthy and what isn't – and will reject branded products that aren't.
"The kids are looking to be healthier," Kridel said. "As we teach kids what foods feed which body parts, they ask for them. And they'll lecture us if we aren't providing healthier products."
Of course, that awareness is part of a larger product trend that involves providing healthy foods – or foods perceived as healthier alternatives – earlier.
Baby food has become the hottest product in the organics, for example, but to grow with consumers, companies like Plum organics have begun to move their products forward in time, to keep the brand part of kids' lives as they leave the crib and start walking around.
In a similar vein, organic, natural, or just plain healthier beverages aimed at kids have also begun to take a hard look at the various life cycle stages of their potential customers. InZone Brands, for example, has divided its product lines into toddler, kindergarten, and grade school kids; Honest is looking to find a product for a slightly older grade schooler – one who may be outgrowing the pouch drink in Honest Kids. Apple & Eve might have a dependable license in Sesame Street characters, but it has also long reached out to older kids, as have carbonated juice products like The Switch. Wat-aah seems to be aiming for the "'tween" set as well, marketing a bottled functional water behind an 11 year-old named Sammi.
As it is, there's been a massive growth in food and beverage products aimed at kids, according to a study by Mintel's Packaged Facts research arm, and it's expected to continue to grow up to 40 percent by 2015. And following larger trends, a lot of that growth will come from products that have been tidied up to have better sourcing, fewer calories, and better, more natural ingredients. For some product lines, that has meant reducing calories through artificial sweeteners, while for others it's been through improving on the sweeteners that they have, or else fortifying whatever is included in the product.
The pressures on beverage companies to provide more offerings for children are also being influenced by changes in their old marketing strategies. Under the Alliance for a Healthy Generation initiative from the Clinton Foundation, signed by beverage firms in 2009, big soda companies agreed to limit the kinds of products they sell in schools. Meanwhile, marketers are attempting to advertise only juices, milk and water during television programs geared toward kids.
The increased scrutiny means that even products like Honest Kids are trying to make sure they present an even more compelling argument to parents. Already a product line that was closing in on one-third of the revenues of the Honest brand, according to founder Seth Goldman, Honest Kids replaced sugar with white grape juice in its formulations – this after it had famously trumpeted its lack of High Fructose Corn Syrup, a move it made in the face of owner the Coca-Cola Co., Inc.
"There weren't any data points," Goldman said of the decision to move to an all-fruit juice formulation. "It's instinctive. And it makes it an even tighter product."
And while juice is a more expensive sweetener than sugar, let alone HFCS, by tightening the product, a company is able to create a premium category where one had previously been nonexistent.
"The whole category has been defined, for a long time, by what might be on special," Goldman said. "Parents haven't had a chance to trade up."
Now they will – the company is rolling out the re-worked Honest Kids nationally on Jan. 1 through its entire big-store network, including supermarkets, drug stores, Target and other channels – and it's expected to cost twice as much as Capri Sun, but with Honest's strong brand equity, retailers appear to be welcoming the opportunity.
Other companies are going beyond 100 percent fruit juice – to fruit juice that isn't just fruit juice anymore because it's actually infused with other things, like vegetable juices. In the best imitation of celebrity wife/cookbook author Jessica Seinfeld, who is a fan of sneaking veggies into otherwise palatable foodstuffs, earlier this year, Campbell's took its V8 V-Fusion juice – which combines vegetables with fruit juice – and stuck it into lunchbox-ready drink boxes.
Another company trying to change kids' diets through subterfuge is Sneaky Pete's, an oat beverage disguised as a regular juice drink. Under the combined hands of co-founders Pete Stilianessis and Jerry Bello, this product's attempts to get heart-healthy fiber into the hands of both kids and adults are symbolized by the mischievous rascal on the label.
A product that is similarly looking to combine fun and healthy is Califia Farms' Cuties Juice, which is taking tangerines from Califia Farms in California and blending it with a number of other juices to create a line of smoothies, juice drinks, and even products fortified with protein or spirulina.
Lifeway foods has taken that natural and functional push even further, driving large revenues through a focus on kid-centric "Probugs," its kefir line aimed at the younger set.
An interesting countervailing trend is that, while some companies are battling to batten down their all-natural, 100 percent juice profiles, others are going the opposite in an effort to tamp down obesity – an effort that has become much more widely accepted recently.
For example, artificial sweeteners have become much more widely accepted for the kiddie set – more than twice as many kids consumed artificially sweetened drinks over a 24 month period from 2007 to 2008 as they did earlier in the decade, according to a recent federal nutrition survey.
That's a curve that is likely to have turned sharply upward, however, given the even louder drumbeat against childhood obesity. Additionally, with the growth of products like Stevia and Erythritol there are even more zero calorie sweeteners on the market – even if they are considered to have been derived naturally. For example, True Drinks, Inc., formerly GT Beverages, is re-launching its "AquaBall" line of globe-shaped drinks next year, with a stevia-sweetened formula.


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Victor Kislyi, the CEO of Wargaming.net, has revealed that World of Tanks is making "double digit millions" per month. In addition, Kislyi reported that the team has grown to over 800 employees around the world and hinted at the WoT deployment in Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and the Philippines. Further, Wargaming.net is considering South American and Middle Eastern releases as well.
"Ironically the game is not squeezing monetisation, it's not rough. There's no velvet rope over the gates and you have to buy a key to open it. Some MMOs are like this but we are not. It's smooth and non-intrusive," he insisted.
Read the full report at GamesIndustry.biz.


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Here are some pics that will show how far I can twist with a T2-pelvic fusion.
I also have pics of my rib hump, which is now much less. I still have about 30 degrees rotation in my vert, verified by my cts. My hump was much worse before my surgeries.
Hopes this gives some idea as to limitations after a full fusion.


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Development Code Updates
The Planning Commission and Planning Department are seeking public feedback on amendments to the Community Development Code, which are proposed for the purposes of ongoing maintenance, making the code more user-friendly, and complying with Oregon statute. Two public Discussion Drafts are available for review, and comments received by June 10 will be shared with the Planning Commission for their June 23 work session on the amendments. Additional project information can be found below, including how to comment on the Discussion Drafts.
Annual Code Updates (LU 14-0014A): These amendments to the Community Development Code (CDC) are part of the City's efforts to make the regulations more useable for residents, developers and City staff by correcting errors, eliminating text ambiguities and redundancies, and clarifying code text. For project information on these amendments visit the webpage for LU 14-0014A.
May 28 – Planning Commission Hearing
July 29 - City Council
Staff Contact: Leslie Hamilton, 503-675-3731
Non-conformities and Variances (LU 14-0018): These amendments implement recommendations from the 2010 Community Development Code Audit and the 2012 Code Reorganization projects and are intended to update, streamline and simplify sections of the Development Code that allow adjustments or variances to code standards and regulate nonconforming structures and uses to make them easier to understand and administer.
June 23 – Planning Commission work session to review public comments on Discussion Draft
July 28 – Planning Commission hearing
September/October, 2014 – City Council Hearing
Staff Contact: Jessica Numanoglu, 503-635-0283
Clear and Objective Housing Standards (LU 14-0019): These amendments are proposed to bring the Code into compliance with State regulations which require an opportunity for housing to be developed under clear and objective approval standards. The State requirement is intended to reduce unnecessary costs and delays in permitting housing and the City must come into compliance as part of its Periodic Review process. The amendments address attached housing with three or more units, multi-family housing, and residential mixed-use. Detached single family homes are already permitted through a clear and objective process.
June 23 – Planning Commission work session to review public comments on Discussion Draft
August 11 – Planning Commission hearing
September/October, 2014 – City Council Hearing
Staff Contact: Sarah Selden, 503-697-6524
* Please note the above dates have been updated since publication of the May Hello LO, and are subject to change. Please check this web page for updates.
How to Comment on the Discussion Drafts
Public Discussion Drafts for Nonconforming and Variance Code Amendments and Clear and Objective Housing Amendments are available using the links below. The public is invited to review the draft online, or may request a copy from the Lake Oswego Planning Department, 380 A Avenue, Third Floor.
Staff encourages the public to contact them with questions, and is available to meet with citizens informally or present at community group meetings.
Comments may be submitted in the following ways, please include reference to the topic you are commenting about LU 14-0018 or LU 14-0019 as shown above.
E-mail to: Click on the appropriate staff planner listed above and the email window will automatically open.
Mail to:
City of Lake Oswego
Planning Department
P.O. Box 369
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Hand-deliver to:
City Hall, 3rd Floor Reception Desk
380 A Avenue, Lake Oswego
Please submit your comments by June 10, 2014, in order for them to be considered by the Planning Commission at their Work Session on June 23, 2014.
See Public Discussion Drafts, below, for more information on how to submit comments.
Phase 2 Community Development Code Streamlining & Updates (PP 12-0007)
May 15, 2014 - Informational Meeting Materials


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SOMERSWORTH — Mayor Matt Spencer is feeling better, but is not yet completely well after a scary bout with fungal meningitis in October.
"I am waiting for these headaches to subside and hopefully things will work out. There have been several others effected from this condition in the Seacoast and Merrimack," said Spencer.
The mayor is one of as many as 13,000 patients that may have received contaminated steroid injections made by the Framingham, Mass., New England Compounding Center. According to the Boston Globe and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, federal investigators found widespread evidence of mold and other contamination when they visited New England Compounding in October. At least 656 patients who received the injections for back pain last year, including 39 who died, have become ill from fungal meningitis or other infections.
"Dozens of patients have sued the company, prompting New England Compounding to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. The company has pledged to help put together a fund to pay victims, but reported in bankruptcy filings that it had less than $10 million in assets — far less than some plaintiffs lawyers say is needed," the Globe reported recently.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms of meningitis include; headache, fever, nausea, neck stiffness, confusion, dizziness, and light sensitivity.
Spencer visited the PainCare Clinic on Route 108 in Somersworth on Sept. 19 last year to receive an injection because of an injury he suffered during his service in the Coast Guard. PainCare and other medical facilities unwittingly received the tainted medication from the drug manufacturer. The medication was contaminated with a fungus that has been linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak reported across 15 states.
After experiencing spinal headaches a week after his Sept. 19 visit to PainCare, Spencer admitted himself to the hospital. He then received a lumbar puncture and medical caregivers were unable to obtain cerebral spinal fluids. After multiple lumbar punctures attempts, medical personnel discovered Spencer had abnormal white blood cells.
Spencer said his illness seriously impeded his abilities to care for his mother, who uses a walker, as well as his brother, who has a developmental disability.
When asked if he intends to take legal action in connection with his bout with fungal meningitis, Spencer declined to comment on specifics. He would only say he was "waiting to see how things panned out."


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Murder on the Orient Express
Some of our best ideas come from dedicated Hunk du Jour readers like yourself and Eric! Leave a comment and say thanks to Eric for recommending this post, then Suggest a Hunk of your own!
Brian J. Smith is one of the dreamy stars of the latest in the Stargate franchise, Stargate Universe. Check out the Hulu video interview with him after the jump for some personal insight.
Brian has appeared on stage and screen before, including the 2005 film Hate Crime where he played a gay man brutally beaten while walking his and his partner's pug. He will also appear in the latest Agatha Christie television film series Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express will air sometime in 2010.
In the meantime, we'll be content seeing him handle those big guns (Double entendre for the win!) on what will hopefully be another successful and long-running edition of the Stargate series.
[ Brian J. Smith - Twitter ]
[ Stargate Universe - Official Site ]


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A BlankTV Premiere Presentation:
Crazy & The Brains - "Saturday Night Live"
New Jersey's Crazy & The Brains are back with "Saturday Night Live", the band's second video released in support of their 'Don't Need No Snacks' EP. Things you will probably see in this video or at one of the bands shows include: Punk rock, xylophones, gorillas, skateboards, fire, Chris, Jeff, Brett and Lawrence.
The band will embark on a U.S. Tour this July with Baldy Longhair label-mates The Disconnects.
Saturday June 16th - Brooklyn NY, Northside Festival (*)
Sunday July 1st - Washington DC, The Velvet Lounge
Monday July 2nd - Baltimore MD, The Sidebar
Tuesday July 3rd - Atlanta GA, WonderRoot
Wednesday July 4th - New Orleans LA, Checkpoint Charlie's
Thursday July 5th - Houston, TX, White Swan Live
Friday July 6th - Austin TX, Legendary White Swan
Saturday July 7th - Dallas TX, Bill's Records
Sunday July 8th - Denver CO, Lions Lair
Tuesday July 10th - Fort Collins CO, Surfside 7
Wednesday July 11th - Las Vegas NV, The Cheyenne Saloon
Thursday July 12th - Escondido CA, The Metaphor Cafe
Friday July 13th - San Diego CA, Bar Eleven
Saturday July 14th - Sacramento CA, The Cave (TWF Wrestling Event)
Sunday July 15th - Long Beach, CA Que Sera
Tuesday July 17th - Anaheim CA, The Doll Hut
Wednesday July 18th - Santa Cruz CA, The Blue Lagoon
Thursday July 19th - Oakland CA, Rec Center Studios
Friday July 20th - San Francisco CA, Brainwash
Saturday July 21st - Portland OR The Know
Monday July 23rd - Seattle WA, The Fun House
Thursday July 26th - Omaha NE, Side Door Lounge
Friday July 27th - Cincinnati OH Madison Theater
Saturday July 28th - Youngstown OH The Royal Oaks
Sunday July 29th - Cleveland OH, Now That's Class
Monday July 30th - Philadelphia PA, JR's
Friday August 3rd - Brooklyn NY, Bar Matchless
Saturday August 4th - Bayonne NJ, McFadden's
Tuesday August 7th - New York NY, The Studio At Webster Hall (*)
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CERTIFIGATEWND Exclusive
Obama aide blasts Romney's son for eligibility comment
Democrat campaign levels accusation of 'pandering to dead-enders'
Matt Romney, whose father, Mitt, is vying for commitments from Iowa GOP caucus voters this weekend, said his dad would release his financial records when President Obama "releases his grades and birth certificate."
The younger Romney later insisted he was joking, but Barack Obama, in Hawaii now on a vacation estimated to set the taxpayers back some $4 million, saw it as an opportunity to cash in for his campaign. His 2012 fundraising machine immediately posted online: "The Birth Certificate Thing Again?"
"Matt Romney says his dad Mitt will release his tax returns 'as soon as' President Obama releases his birth certificate," the campaign fundraising pitch by "Grant," said today. "This is how the Romney campaign thinks it's going to win the Republican primary: by pandering to the dead-ender fringe of extremists who still question where the president was born."
The Obama campaign continued, "We can't rewrite the other side's talking points for them, but we can drive up the cost of this kind of politics. So we're re-releasing our coffee mugs with the president's birth certificate smack-dab on the side. Get yours today and remind the GOP what we all know is true – our president is made in the USA."
The pitch didn't explain how selling $20 mugs to those who presumably support Obama would drive up the cost for members of the GOP.
The questions over Obama's birth certificate relate to his eligibility to be president, as the U.S. Constitution requires a president to be a "natural born citizen." That's not defined in the Constitution but constitutional experts have said that at the time the Constitution was written, it would have been considered to be the child of two citizen parents.
Freshly updated! Find out what Obama's story truly is, in "Where's the REAL Birth Certificate?" by Jerome Corsi. Or join in the billboard campaign that seeks the answer to "Where's the Real Birth Certificate?"
Under that standard, Obama, does not qualify to be president, as his father was a subject to the British crown through his citizenship in Kenya at the time Obama was born. Others believe Obama was not born in the United States, and that the "Certification of Live Birth" image released on the Internet during the 2008 campaign and the subsequent "Certificate of Live Birth" released online by the White House this year are creations of various software programs in use today.
Obama has refused to allow access to whatever original documentation there might be in the state of Hawaii, where he said he was born, as well as many other documents, such as passport records, kindergarten records, Punahou school records, Occidental College records, Columbia University records, Columbia thesis, Harvard Law School records, Harvard Law Review articles, University of Chicago articles, Illinois State Bar Association records, Illinois State Senate records and schedules, medical records, Obama/Dunham marriage license, Obama/Dunham divorce documents, Soetoro/Dunham marriage license and adoption records.
According to a Talking Points Memo report, Matt Romney was talking with a reporter Thursday on the topic of documents and candidates' information.
"He's certainly not afraid of anything, he's not hiding anything," he said of his father in a video recorded by a Patch reporter in New Hampshire, reported TPM.
"But I heard someone suggest the other day that as soon as President Obama releases his grades and birth certificate and sort of a long list of things, that maybe he'd do that," Matt Romney said.
Matt immediately noted "that's a suggestion from someone else."
Later yet, TPM said, Matt Romney tweeted, "I repeated a dumb joke. My bad."
Barack Obama
But the "dead-ender fringe of extremists," as the Obama campaign described those who continue to have questions about the information Obama hasn't released, includes a significant number of the Iowa GOP voters attending caucuses in just a few days. And even signficant numbers of Democrats and independents across the country have questions.
A recent Public Policy Polling report noted that one in three Iowa GOP members do not believe Obama was born in the United States – an indication of their disbelief about his eligibility to be president.
Another 21 percent were not sure. Some 47 percent said they believe he was born in the United States, but they didn't address the argument that the "natural born citizen" requirement demands parents who are citizens.
The question asked, "Do you think that Barack Obama was born in the United States, or not?"
WND reported that another poll earlier this year showed half of registered voters would like to see Congress investigate Obama's eligibility. It also showed nearly that many believe the definition of the constitutional term "natural born citizen" means both parents must be U.S. citizens.
"There's no marginalizing those who want this matter investigated by Congress," said Fritz Wenzel of Wenzel Strategies after conducting the WND/Wenzel Poll telephone survey during the summer.
"Even among Democrats, more than one in four – 28 percent – said they now want an inquiry, as do 43 percent of independents and 77 percent of Republicans. Interestingly, men are much more skeptical than are women about the question of eligibility – only 42 percent of men said they think Obama proved his eligibility by releasing the electronic birth certificate, compared to 59 percent of women."
The poll at that time indicated 43.5 percent of Americans believe that a Hawaii birth would make no difference in Obama's eligibility. The figure included 56.9 percent of Republicans, 40.2 percent of independents and 32.9 percent of Democrats.
The eligibility saga, as Wenzel noted, has taken on a life of its own. It began with questions about Obama's birth place and parentage before his election. At that time, he released a computer image of a short-form "Certification of Live Birth" from Hawaii and insisted it was original and the only document available.
Then in April, just as a new book, "Where's the Birth Certificate? The Case that Barack Obama is Not Eligible to Be President," by Jerome Corsi, Ph.D., reached the No. 1 spot on Amazon and was about to be released, Obama took a dramatic step.
He instructed his White House counsel, Robert Bauer, to have a private attorney, Judy Corley of Perkins Coie, contact the Hawaii Department of Health to obtain a copy of his "Certificate of Live Birth" purportedly on file with the state.
The White House subsequently released copies of a copy of the document, as well as an online image, calling it "proof positive" of a Hawaii birth. Since then, however, dozens of experts, including several ex-CIA members, have asserted that the document is fraudulent.
The image:
At its release, WND contacted the Hawaii Health Department and the office of Gov. Neil Abercrombie, an ardent Obama supporter, to request confirmation that the image released was an accurate representation of the state's file information. Officials declined to respond.
A constitutional expert recently weighed in on the the issue and concluded that the obvious meaning of the term "natural born citizen," which is not defined in the Constitution, is someone who obtains citizenship naturally, from citizen parents, and not from any act of Congress or other affirmative action.
"Obama came into office with such fanfare and made such sweeping claims that his administration would repair holes in our social fabric and fix our economy, but America has seen none of that. Disappointment has given way to disillusionment and anger, and this survey reveals that even on a simple, basic question of his qualification to hold the office of president, many are skeptical that what the White House has delivered is not at all what was advertised," Wenzel said.
"There are many reasons this eligibility question has taken on a life of its own, but that only half the country [in the Wenzel poll] believes that the president has proven he deserves to hold the office reveals a deeply held belief that he is somehow trying to trick the country. This sense of distrust underlies public perception of everything Obama does and says, which means that, as he begins to build a re-election campaign, it is going to be increasingly difficult for him to make a case on any issue as long as this question about the authenticity of his birth certificate remains unanswered. In fact, releasing the birth certificate that Obama released may have made worse his standing with the American people, and that will certainly be the case if a congressional inquiry discovers it has been tampered with or forged," Wenzel warned.
Just days after the White House released the "birth certificate" image, Gallup reported that only 47 percent think Obama was definitely was born in the U.S. and 18 percent said he "probably" was.
Obama released the image saying he had no time for such silliness as questions about his birth, then departed for an appearance on Oprah's television show.
It was only a few months after Obama's inauguration that a WND/Wenzel Poll
showed that 51.3 percent of Americans said they were aware of the
questions raised about Obama's constitutional eligibility for office.
Only 18.7 percent said they were not and another 30 percent were
At that point, 58.2 percent of Republicans said they were aware of the controversy.
Polls later revealed Americans to be increasingly skeptical of Obama's official narrative:
- A survey by Angus Reid Global Monitor, a division of Vision Critical Group, in October 2009 found three in 10 people in the U.S. believed Obama to be a foreigner.
only 13 percent of Democratic Party supporters believe Obama was not
born in the U.S., the proportion rises to 25 percent among independents
and 51 percent among Republican Party backers," the report said.
- Then in January 2010, another WND/Wenzel Poll
showed on the one-year anniversary of Obama's tenure in office that
fully one-third of Americans refused to believe Obama was a "legitimate
president," with another 15.8 percent saying they were not sure.
Barely half the voters, 51.5 percent, said they believed the president
legitimate even though he had not produced documentation
proving his constitutional eligibility. Even 14.6 percent of the
Democrats said they did not consider him legitimate.
- In May 2010, a WND/Wenzel Poll showed that 55 percent of Americans wanted Obama to release all records
relating to his childhood and his education, including "college
records, Harvard Law School papers, passport records, travel records,
and other similar documentation."
"Asked what should be done should it be found that Obama does not meet
the qualifications to be president, 59 percent said he should be
removed from office, and 35 percent said all bills signed into law by
Obama should be repealed," the poll's analysis revealed.
- By June 2010, other media were beginning to put their toes in the waters of the controversy.
A 60 Minutes-Vanity Fair poll showed only 39 percent of respondents
believed Obama was born in Hawaii as he claimed in his book.
"A shocking 63 percent – very nearly two-thirds of us – went out on a
limb and stated for the record that we believe in the United States.
It's enough to make you proud to be an American – or 63 percent proud,
at any rate."
But that figure included those who said they believe he was born in
Kansas or some other unknown state, which still would conflict with
Obama's story.
- In later 2010, a poll by CNN
said 6 of 10 people were uncertain Obama was born in the U.S. The poll
said only 42 percent believe Obama "definitely" was born in the U.S.
The CNN report said, "Hawaii has released a copy of the
president's birth certificate – officially called a 'certificate of
live birth.' And in 1961 the hospital where the president was born
placed announcements in two Hawaiian newspapers regarding Obama's
WND founder and CEO Joseph Farah has developed a campaign to put the question before the American public. He most recently flew a banner over an NFL game in Dallas. Following that, CNN's Anderson Cooper discussed the Obama eligibility question.
He called the banner that was flown before the matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants the "banner to nowhere," noting the stadium's closed roof. He wondered just how people were supposed to see it.
He didn't mention that the roof typically is open during the pregame time period when the banner flew, and even as it closed, fans presumably were walking from the parking to the stadium before the game when the banner was flying.
His comments:
Cooper called WND's banner "about the spin."
"I'd go so far as to say WND has more spin than a club DJ reading Spin magazine while sitting on a washing machine … and the DJ also just got back from his spin class. I just thought of that one," he said.
He said the banner was visible mostly to "passed-out tail-gating stragglers in a mostly empty stadium parking lot."
And he suggested, "Just as a public service in case you want to be involved in supporting this kind of high-flying effort in futility, maybe hop on over to the WND Superstore and buy one of their 'Where's the Birth Certificate?' yard signs."
Farah noted that while CNN was calling the banner a waste of money, the network was putting it before many more viewers.
"Isn't that funny – as CNN airs video footage of the stunt! I know CNN's ratings are hurting, too, but Cooper provided a virtual infomercial – including pitching 'Where's the real birth certificate?' yard signs on sale in the WND Superstore," said Farah.
The banner contained a special message for the man who calls himself president of the United States.
The banner was originally set to fly above the same stadium during the Cowboys' annual Thanksgiving Day game but had to be postponed due to inclement weather.
"This flyover is another manifestation of our national billboard campaign that began three years ago, asking simply, 'Where's the birth certificate?'" explained Farah, founder of WND. "The question today is, 'Where's the REAL birth certificate?' since Jerome Corsi's new e-book on the subject completely discredits its validity. We have used billboards because the rest of the media refuses to address seriously the problems of Obama's eligibility. And we will continue to use other creative efforts to address one of the most serious constitutional questions facing our country, namely, 'Is Obama actually eligible for office?'"


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Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection (US - BD RA)
We've updated the new with a press release image of the complete series set
Starring: Jason Voorhees
Released: 13th September 2013
Further Details:
After taking a quick look at Warner's upcoming Blu-ray release of Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection, I thought I'd share a couple of things that many people may have questions about. You can expect a full review sometime next week. - Matt
- No new special features were created specifically for this set.
- Save for the artwork, the discs featuring Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th Part II and Friday the 13th Part 3 are the exact same discs that were previously released by Paramount; Friday the 13th Part 3 is still presented in 2D and red and blue anaglyph 3D.
- Likewise, save for the artwork the disc for Friday the 13th (2009) is the same as the previous release. The disc containing Freddy Vs. Jason has a revamped menu, but the same content as the previous Blu-ray release.
- Only the R-rated cut of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is included; the commentary track found on the DVD is also absent.
- The "Killer Bonus" DVD of extras included in the set is the exact same disc that was included with the "From Crystal Lake To Manhattan" boxed set released in 2004, right down to the disc artwork and copyright stamp.
- After a cursory look it seems that all of the Deluxe Collector's Edition extras for Fridays 4-8 have been ported over to the set, and many of them are now presented in high definition.
- The "From Crystal Lake To Manhattan" commentary tracks for Friday the 13th Part 3 and Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood are not included; all of the original eight Paramount films contain at least one commentary track except for Friday the 13th Part II and Friday the 13th Part 3 which do not have one. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan each include two commentary tracks.
- The UltraViolet code included with the set is one code for the entire collection--you do not get a separate code for each film.
It has been almost exactly four years since Paramount released Friday the 13th: Part 3 on Blu-ray. Four years and no sign of films 4 through X. Today Warner Bros., in cooperation with Paramount, finally announced a complete collection Blu-ray set, set to be released on September 13th of this year.
Quote: The 10-disc collection includes the twelve films on nine Blu-ray discs, as well as a killer DVD bonus disc full of special features on the making of the famous franchise. The must-own set will be presented in a collectible tin case with 11 hours of previously released special features and a 40-page soft cover book. The book is excerpted from Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th, a fan-favorite volume that's viewed as the ultimate memoir of the series, and highlights some of the 200 interviews, 600 photos, storyboards, concept art and more. Also included is a brand new, official Camp Crystal Lake embroidered Counselor Patch.
Friday The 13th: The Complete Collectionalso includes digital versions of all 12 films with UltraViolet™, allowing viewers to download and instantly stream the films to a wide range of devices from computers and compatible tablets to smartphones, game consoles, Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.
Films in the Collection include:
- Disc 1 - Friday the 13th (1980)
- Disc 2 - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
- Disc 3 - Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D (probably anaglyph) (1982)
- Disc 4 - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
New to Blu-ray
- Disc 5 - Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) / Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
New to Blu-ray
- Disc 6 - Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) / Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
New to Blu-ray
- Disc 7 - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) / Jason X (2002)
New to Blu-ray
- Disc 8 - Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- Disc 9 - Friday the 13th (2009) (Theatrical Version and "Killer Cut" Extended Version)
- Disc 10 – Killer Bonus DVD Disc
Update: Here's the press release image:
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Soil Mates: Companion Planting for Your Vegetable Garden by Sara Alway
TITLE: Soil Mates: Companion Planting for Your Vegetable Garden
AUTHOR: Sara Alway
PUBLISHER: Quirk Books
While I had a pretty successful season with my raised bed vegetable garden last year, a dedicated gardener knows there's always room for improvement. And though I had heard of companion planting before — and understood the basic concept — I knew it was something I was interested in putting to practice in my own garden. When I saw the book Soil Mates: Companion Planting for Your Vegetable Garden, with its cute and catchy cover, I thought it might be just what I was looking for.
Simply put, companion planting is a traditional organic gardening technique that boosts yields just by planting certain species of plants together. It's sort of like online dating for your vegetable garden; find your mate and you have the potential to live a happy and prosperous life together. Horticultural matchmaking is this book in a nutshell.
But this isn't your typical ho-hum gardening book. Soil Mates is full of sweet illustrations with festive pages that give off a picnic-like vibe. But what makes this book truly a pleasure to read is the witty writing. As the book walks you through the vegetables, it does so by listing its "Love Match" or the best companion plant to plant with it, and sheds light on why they're suited to be together. It addresses the plant's profile by breaking each plant down to explain its Turn-Ons, Turn-Offs, Needy Alerts, Stalker Alerts and Love Triangles. These topics delve into tips and tricks to keep your plants happy, situations to avoid, special needs, common pests or diseases, and additional soil mate companions, respectively. At the end of every plant description, you'll find a recipe that combines the flavors to bring out the best of your companion plants.
Beginning gardeners will appreciate the section in the back that is devoted to garden preparation, planning, and care. You'll find vegetable gardening advice ranging from how to plan and build a bed to the benefits of composting. There's also a handy planting chart in the back that is a great quick reference for the listed veggies. I particularly loved the section on natural pesticides (from tobacco sprays to a spearmint-hot pepper horseradish spray), complete with DIY recipes.
Bottom Line: Soil Mates is a quick, fun read with a layout that's easy to navigate if you're searching for a particular plant or helpful advice. If you're an organic gardener, or interested in trying your hand at it, this book will help you learn the basics of companion planting so your garden will thrive — without the use of nasty chemicals. And it's cute to boot, so it will look smart on a bookshelf or table, or even as a gift for the gardener in your life.


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Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster Trailer: New Features
Get ready to see a whole host of new features in Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster when it's released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
The video runs down the list of new features in the revamped versions of the classic Final Fantasy 10 games. In fact, here's a list of what you can expect to see in the remasters:
- Enhanced visuals
- Re-arranged background music
- Trophies
- Cross-save compatibility
- Audio drama with concept art
- Expert Sphere Grid
- Dark Aeons and Penance
- FFX Eternal Calm CG
- Psychic and Festivalist Dresspheres
- Creature Creator and Fiend Arena Tournaments
- Last Mission: Iutycyr Tower
Try saying "Iutycyr Tower" five times fast. While graphical enhancements are most certainly welcome, it's even better to know we'll be getting extra content to help beef up our experiences across both games. Not only do we get more bits of narrative thanks to the audio drama and Eternal Calm CGs, but we'll also receive two new Dresspheres for use in battle, as well as a creature creator to while away the hours.
There is going to be a lot to do across both games, so it's great that the Cross-Save feature will allow us to transfer our progress between the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions of the game, meaning we'll be able to take our adventures on the go. The only thing left to do before grabbing the HD Remaster is take time off work or school, because you're going to be busy for a long while.
You can grab all of this role-playing goodness when Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster is released on March 18.


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The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry has dedicated its outdoor plaza to Frances Lee Hire, mother of Don M. Hire, a longtime supporter of UAB along with his wife, Marsha H. Hire.
"We are lucky to have people like Don and Marsha Hire support the UAB School of Optometry, and we are very grateful for their ongoing support," said Rod W. Nowakowski, O.D., Ph.D., dean of the School of Optometry. "Don has served loyally on our Dean's Community Advisory Committee, and their gift made the renovation of the plaza surrounding the school possible."
Nowakowski says the beautification of the plaza includes new plants, tables, chairs, umbrellas and re-surfacing.
"This has opened pleasant new areas for Optometry faculty, staff and students to enjoy outside our building, and they are taking full advantage of it on a daily basis," Nowakowski said. "This makes our school much more appealing and competitive for prospective students when they visit prior to deciding where they want to attend optometry school."
Funding for the updates came from a $200,000 charitable trust that the Hires gave to the school.
"After our parents were deceased, we made the decision to give to the School of Optometry because of the sight problems in Alabama and because former professor and Optometry Dean John F. Amos, O.D., was a personal friend," Don Hire said. "We wanted to help people and help somebody we liked.
"My mom always loved flowers, plants and being outdoors," he added. "So when Dr. Nowakowski called and said they wanted to use the money from the trust to fund having their portion of the plaza redone, it was appropriate and something my mom would have been very happy with because of the enhanced ability of staff and students to be outside and enjoy the world."
Hire says he and his wife try to support UAB in multiple ways, in both academics and athletics.
"Our parents taught us if you do well you're supposed to give back to others, and this is a portion of our doing what we were taught to do," Hire said.


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Free Summer Food Program Coming to Jarvis Campus
Jarvis Christian College and the East Texas Food Bank have partnered to offer a healthy and fun
summer to children through the Summer Food Program. The program which provides free
breakfast and lunch to children ages 1 through 18, starts on June 10 and ends on August 23, 2013.
Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., trained staff will serve free breakfast and lunch to
program participants from The Grill inside the Ron Hayes Building on the Jarvis campus.
The Summer Food Program does not offer activities, but Cory Gipson, Director of Student
Activities, says that Jarvis' Olympic-sized pool and weight room will be open to participants looking
for more. Lifeguards will be present at the pool and there is a small fee for use of the swimming
pool and weight room. For more information call 903-730-4890, Ext. 2146.
Jarvis Christian College is a historically Black liberal arts, baccalaureate, degree-granting institution
affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The mission of the College is to prepare
students intellectually, socially, spiritually, and personally to pursue professional and graduate studies
and productive careers, and to function effectively in a global and technological society.
P.O. Box 1470 US Highway 80 E. PR 7631 Hawkins, Texas 75765 ǀ www.Jarvis.edu


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Joins Head Coach Rudy Meredith On Trip
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Meredith Speck made an immediate impact on the Yale women's soccer team in her first year. Now, she will have a chance to shine on the international stage. Speck, who earned first team All-Ivy recognition as a freshman for the Bulldogs last fall, has been named to the United States Under-23 Women's National Team that will travel to Norway for a Three Nations Tournament that features the hosts and Sweden.
"It's the chance of a lifetime and an honor to be invited to compete with the U23 national team," Speck said. "I definitely think it will help me improve as a player for the upcoming [Yale] season. By playing with the best players in the country, I hope to learn as much as I can from them and do what I can to bring that same intensity and high level of play to Yale soccer."
Speck will join Yale head coach Rudy Meredith on the trip. Meredith is serving as an assistant coach.
"Rudy's involvement as an assistant coach will definitely benefit me," Speck said. "As of now, I'm not familiar with many of the other girls on the roster, and Rudy will help me feel as comfortable and confident as possible. From a soccer perspective, Rudy and I are already on the same page when it comes to tactics and other areas of the game, so his role on the coaching staff should smooth any adjustments I will have to make to fit in to the team's playing style."
Meredith played an instrumental role in Speck earning a spot on the team. At the training camp in California last month, head coach Randy Waldrum felt the team needed a left-footed defender. Initially reluctant to suggest one of his own players, Meredith finally mentioned that Speck might be a good fit, and Waldrum agreed.
Speck enjoyed an outstanding rookie season at Yale. Splitting time between forward and defender, she started all 17 games and finished with four goals and four assists.
The USA will face the Sweden U-23s on Friday, June 15 followed by matches against Norway's U-23s on June 17 and June 19. All the matches will be played at Overlands Minde in Stjordalen, Norway.
The USA roster is made up of top college players and recent graduates who are playing in the U.S. amateur leagues and semi-professional leagues around the world. The roster includes forward Sarah Hagen, who is scoring consistently for Bayern Munich in the German Women's Bundesliga and recently helped her club to the German Cup title.
Oklahoma State goalkeeper Adrianna Franch, who recently spent some training time with the full U.S. Women's National Team during a camp in Princeton, N.J., is also on the roster. Five players on the roster have experience playing for the USA in a FIFA youth Women's World Cup, including Amber Brooks, who captained the USA at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand and also played at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany in 2010. Defender Elli Reed and midfielder Christine Nairn were on the U.S. team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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