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THESE three cute kittens are on their way to making a full recovery after being discovered dumped with the rubbish in a Bridlington skip.
Newly-named Scooby, Scrappy and Star have been fostered by Andrea Cockerill and the Bridlington Lost and Found Animals group, after they were rescued from the bin in nearby Saxton, by a kind-hearted skip worker.
They've been treated for irritated eyes and will be hand-reared until they are nine weeks old and eligible for adoption.
Emma Newlove, a member of the rescue group, said: "People don't want the responsibility of looking after them. If they can't afford it then they should ring the RSPCA to ask for help. You don't just dump them.
"This isn't new to me. The last ones were found inside a carrier bag in an alleyway."
Ms Newlove said the kittens can't be feral because they are so calm around people.
She added: "Even if you are on benefits there are still plenty of schemes out there. If you still can't afford it, then you need to call the RSPCA," she added.
The RSPCA say the UK's cat population has reached a "crisis point", with the number of cats entering the charity increasing constantly.
The charity claim while the majority of people are predisposed to the idea of neutering, there is a widely held mistaken belied that a cat should have a litter of kittens before she is spayed.
The RSPCA said: "Having a litter of kittens has become a deeply ingrained social norm.
"The one litter myth is further reinforced by owner applying human emotions to their cats, e.g. 'she'll make a great mum, I don't think it's fair to deny her the right to motherhood'."
The charity added that cat owners who might be reluctant to spay or neuter their pets often overestimate the procedure's cost.
"The cost of neutering is only a genuine barrier to those in lower-income socioeconomic groups where other costs, such as household food and paying bulls, are hard to meet.
"Many veterinary practices provide reduced cost neutering to support subsidised schemes. Despite considerable inestment by both the veterinary profession and charities, it is not stopping the increasing cat population."
For more information visit www.rspca.org.uk


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Under direction, to organize and coordinate human resource software system operations and maintenance; to provide business process support to customers and recommends solutions using human resources software; to monitor and respond to customer needs related to human resource software; to act as liaison between HR staff and Technology Services in resolving technical issues; to serve as a functional expert on upgrades and re-implementations; and to do other work as required.
The Department of Human Resources provides human resources services to all County departments, including employee recruitment and selection, personnel ordinance and policy administration, employee relations, position classification and compensation, organizational development, employee training and development, workforce planning, benefits administration, employee wellness, risk management, workers' compensation, liability and casualty claims management, human resources business systems, labor relations and collective bargaining.
The HR Business Systems Analyst is an expert level, department functional/technical classification requiring a broad based knowledge of human resource principles and practices and integrated computerized human resource system software applications. Incumbents work with internal customers and Technology Services staff to translate business and operational requirements into workable HR system solutions.
The HRIS Analyst differs from the Human Resources Analyst, which performs journey level professional human resources assignments in support of one of the department's functional areas. It also differs from the HR Business Systems Manager, which is responsible for the implementation, maintenance and administration of the County's Human Resource Information Systems and has supervisory and management responsibilities.
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Provides guidance, expertise and technical support to human resource software system customers; acts as liaison for problem management, resolves system issues and addresses customer issues; gathers information from customers and recommends best practice methods to utilize software effectively; runs test scenarios to confirm the system provides the necessary functionality; tracks issues and documents solutions.
- Develops and conducts on-going needs and skills assessments to improve customer experience and for consideration in software upgrades; coordinates and presents training to enhance skill development and competency for HR system end users; develops, coordinates and conducts presentations to County management, workforce partners and other stakeholders.
- Analyzes business rules and process requirements; identifies and analyzes complex, ambiguous or conflicting work processes; partners with Technology Services, HR Managers and staff, and other customers to identify and recommend process solutions or alternate methods capable of addressing and resolving their business needs; recommends work process and/or operating changes to complement technology options.
- Utilizes the County's human resource information system and query tool to generate statistical reports; develops reports for ongoing customer needs; assists HR Business System Manager with special projects and acts on behalf of HR Business System Manager as assigned.
- Participates in the specification, review, testing and implementation of HR system upgrades and re-implementations; conducts analysis to determine changes in functionality between product versions and recommends necessary customizations; identifies issues or problems and works with functional and technical staff to recommend and implement solutions; develops and maintains training and documentation of system for end users.
- Develops, recommends and assists in implementing comprehensive HR system policies and procedures; ensures provision of services is in compliance with labor agreements and Federal and State statutes, rules and regulations; analyzes legislation and new regulations to determine effect on department programs and services and its use of technology.
- May act as project lead in developing new or enhanced business systems and processes; participates in designing project scope, task list and time estimates; evaluates design and technology alternatives; works collaboratively with customers, Technology Services staff and HR staff to resolve development and implementation issues.
- May participate in labor contract negotiating sessions; identifies and researches significant or controversial issues; prepares exhibits for fact-finding and interest arbitration hearings; researches and resolves grievances; drafts and recommends contract language; researches, analyzes and reports on costs of contract proposals.
Working knowledge of: Principles and practices of human resources and personnel administration; principles and methods of systems analysis, including business process analysis tools and methods; principles and practices of project management; principles and practices of public administration; operations, services, and activities of human resource information systems; methods of data generation, data collection, and database management; methods and techniques of statistical research and analysis; applicable Federal, State and local personnel and EEO laws and case law, rules, regulations, codes and ordinances; County government organization and operations; general functions, capabilities, characteristics and limitations of human resource information systems and devices as they apply to performing business and systems analysis.
Skill to: Analyze and document business operations and reach sound, logical conclusions regarding customer needs, business requirements and system recommendations; collect, compile, and analyze complex information and data; plan and implement installations and maintenance of systems and applications software; identify, diagnose and resolve system software problems; make accurate arithmetic calculations; analyze and resolve problems and prepare recommendations; prepare clear, concise and accurate documentation and project management reports and other written materials; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; facilitate and lead meetings with business process owners and stakeholders to develop cooperative decisions and negotiate understanding and agreement; incorporate collaborative team participation with customers, Technology Services staff and HR staff; respond to changes desired by citizens and County staff; establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees, job applicants, union officials, other agencies and the public; interpret and explain personnel and related laws, policies and programs to County employees, elected officials and the public; operate standard PC software packages, computer keyboard and related tools; develop queries, spreadsheets and reports.
Driving may be necessary for County business. For position(s) with occasional/incidental driving, incumbents must possess a valid driver's license. Accommodation requests for an acceptable alternative method of transportation will be reviewed on an individual basis in compliance with State and Federal legislation. For position(s) with regular driving, incumbent(s) must also possess and maintain an acceptable driving record throughout the course of employment.
Any satisfactory combination of experience and training that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge and skills.

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|2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L drivers door mirror VIN: 1J4GW58N64
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Cockpit Alley, later called Pitt Court, was one of a series of narrow alleys that ran southwest to northeast between Drury Lane in the west and Great Wild Street (now just Wild Street) in the east. It took its name from the Cockpit Theatre which was located in the alley or very nearby. It is not labelled in the Agas Map, but appears clearly on the Rocque map of 1746.
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The breeding season in the Pyrenees has begun with 14 pairs formed and 11 of them incubating.
A year more, ten years from the beginning of the project, the Catalonian Pyrenees colony of black vulture (placed in National Hunting Reserve of Boumort) has been launched. It was at the end o january when the pairs started breeding and we hope that knew chicks will born in the next days of april.
Fourteen pairs have begun breeding in this 2017 season, but, as usual in the breeding process of black vulture, not all the pairs do it succesfully, not even experienced pairs. In this way, only eight of them continue in the breeding process. It is not discarded the possibility of some of the pairs who have no succes in the process start breeding again like the recently three pairs formed.
In this season, and as has happened in last seasons, not all the pairs with experience breed succesfully. In 2017, eight pairs of black vulture have experience (five of them breed succesfully a chick in last seasons) and another three have lack of experience. On of this three is breeding, in spite of it has been recently formed.
Now we only have to wait the births in the next month and dream of overcoming the record number of the last year with more than 6 chicks birth and flow!
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I've never paid much attention to West Elm's bedding before, but two things that grabbed my attention in their new catalog: The Heirloom Quilt with vintage keys printed down the side (the photo in the catalog is so much better than this one, it looks so stiff here) and the Trees print Euro sham (not a big fan of the duvet though, very 'been there done that' bird print) I would love to have a big euro on my bed with those trees, and I like the idea of a cozy quilt. Both are very affordable, though not available in stores so I can't vouch for the quality. After working for a bedding company for 2 years I'm skeptical about bedding quality and know 300-thread count percale doesn't mean crap sometimes. Anyone own any West Elm bedding?
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The Riddle
What may increase when something is lost?
To answer this question let's take a look at some sheep. The Dorset breed of sheep was developed in southern England several hundred years ago. Dorsets had many likable traits and were imported to the United States in the late 1800s.1 They were a medium-sized white breed. The ewes were good mothers and could give birth more than once a year. And Dorsets always had horns. Well, until around 1948 anyway.2 At that time, in a purebred flock in the United States, a lamb was born that never grew horns. This condition is called polled (hornless).
Now horns can look very attractive on sheep. However, farmers often consider them a nuisance. Horns get caught on things, injure people or animals, and damage equipment. In fact, since horns in sheep usually curve back toward the head, sometimes they can actually grow into the animal's head!3 Animals with horns require more space, especially at the feed or water trough. To avoid these problems, farmers can dehorn (remove the horn buds from) their lambs soon after they are born. That way the horns don't grow and the problems associated with them don't develop.
When the polled lamb was born, farmers were very interested. Imagine having all the good qualities of the Dorset breed without the annoying horns. Just think, hornless sheep without all the work associated with dehorning. So, when the lamb grew up, it was used for breeding; soon there were more Dorsets with the polled trait.
Since farmers liked the polled sheep, they started selecting for them. In other words, they would keep the polled sheep for breeding and get rid of the horned ones. Through this artificial selection, soon a new breed had developed, the Polled Dorset.4 This breed has become so popular that it is now the second most popular breed in the United States. Horned Dorsets are now rare.
So back to our riddle. What may increase when something is lost? First let's ask what was lost in the polled lamb? Its horns. And what increased? Variety.5 Initially, Dorsets had always had horns; now some had horns and some did not. Variety can be gained when some animals lose a trait that previously all animals in the group had. Can variety also be lost? Certainly. This was done through selection. When the Dorsets were selected for the polled trait, the horned trait was then lost from the group. This decreased variety because none of this new breed, Polled Dorsets, had horns.
Why was the lamb polled? This was a result of a mutation that destroyed information in a gene necessary for horn growth. Mutations are really errors in the information stored in genes. They are commonly known by the disease they cause6 (e.g. sickle cell anemia in people,7 spider lamb syndrome in sheep8). Some mutations are not obviously harmful and may go unnoticed. It is very unusual for a mutation to be beneficial,9 although farmers may be convinced that this one in Dorsets was. What has virtually never been observed is a mutation that adds information, like one for growing horns on dogs or cats.
If mutations don't add information, how did the information get there to begin with? The answer is in Genesis, the first book in the Bible. God put it there when he created life at the beginning. He said that he created animals (and plants) to reproduce after their own kind.10 Dogs give birth to nothing but dogs. Much of the variety5 we see in people, animals and plants was a part of the information God originally placed there.11 Since the Fall of man,12 mutations have increased variety somewhat, but they have never added information or created a new kind of animal.13
There are people today who are concerned about the loss of variety5 in animals caused by selection. Some breeds that are no longer popular are in danger of dying out. Yet these breeds often have important traits such as resistance to certain diseases or parasites, or the ability to do well in extreme climates (very wet or very hot and dry). In the United States, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy works to protect less popular breeds of animals. They recognize that if these breeds are lost, any unique traits they have will be lost forever. This type of loss can never be regained.
This all testifies to the creation of the genetic information in the beginning. Such information can be lost, sometimes even with good effects for farmers. However, gaining the information necessary to put horns on animals that lack the information for horns just does not happen by natural processes.
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References and notes
- Dorsets were first imported to the West Coast of the USA (Oregon) in 1860. Later, in 1885 and afterward, they were imported from England to the East Coast. Dorset, ansi.okstate.edu, accessed August 2004. Return to text.
- Some sources claim a slightly different year. Polled Dorsets became a recognized breed in 1956. Return to text.
- Cobb, R., Horns on domestic farm animals, classes.aces.uiuc.edu, accessed August 2004. Return to text.
- There is also a Poll Dorset breed that was developed in Australia between 1937 and 1954. However, this was done by introducing the polled trait from several other polled breeds (Corriedale and Ryeland rams) and then breeding the polled offspring back to Dorsets, polldorset.org.au and nzsheep.co.nz, accessed 20 August 2004. Return to text.
- The type of variety we are discussing here is known as genetic variation or genetic diversity. Return to text.
- Most genetic diseases/defects are caused by mutations. Sometimes several different mutations can cause the same disease. There are over 4,500 genetic diseases known in man. Mutations: evolution or degeneration?, christiananswers.net, accessed August 2004. Inheritance of single-gene defects, merck.com, accessed August 2004. Similarly, there are many genetic defects in animals. Sweiter, K., Gacsala, E., Esquivel, H., Genetic defects in sheep, ag.ansc.purdue.edu, accessed August 2004. Chart of genetic defects, kinne.net/ob4.htm accessed August 2004. Canine Inherited Disorders Database, upei.ca, accessed August 2004 Return to text.
- This mutation causes an abnormal hemoglobin to be produced. When oxygen levels are low in the blood, the red blood cells take on an abnormal sickle shape and tend to plug up small capillaries. See Sickle-cell anemia does not prove evolution! Return to text.
- Also known as ovine hereditary chondrodysplasia. Although lambs appear normal at birth, within 4–6 weeks they have obvious skeletal deformities. Taraska, T., Spider Lamb Syndrome, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, dlab.colostate.edu, accessed August 2004. Return to text.
- See also Wieland, C., Beetle bloopers, Creation 19(3):30, 1997; creation.com/beetle. Lightner, J., Special tools of life, May 2004. Return to text.
- Genesis 1:11, 12, 21, 24, 25. Return to text.
- People and animals were told to multiply and fill the earth (Genesis 1:22, 28; 8:17; 9:1, 7). With this command, God gave them the ability to obey it. Everything we know from modern genetics confirms the fact that God gave these creatures the ability to adapt to a wide range of environments. Return to text.
- Recorded in Genesis 3 (see Sarfati, J., The Fall: a cosmic catastrophe, J. Creation 19(3):60–64), December 2005. This brought death, disease and suffering into the world. In spite of the curse that resulted from mankind's rebellion, God still sustains and cares for his creation (Matthew 6:25–34; Colossians 1:16, 17). If He didn't, it wouldn't exist. Return to text.
- Although they may form a new species. For an explanation, see: Catchpoole, D. and Wieland, C., Speedy species surprise, Creation 23(2):13–15, 2001; Bell, P., Genetic engineers unwind species barrier, Creation 25(4):52–53, 2003; and Wieland, C., Brisk biters, Creation 21(2):41, 1999. Return to text.
I think B L.'s question about adaptation is an interesting one. If epigenetics is showing that some adaptations are driven by the environment, in essence selecting from available design options, and the environment the sheep are in is one of less threat (so less need for horns), the polled adaptation might have spread without the artificial selection attempts.
But it also makes me wonder about whether the traits, either horned or polled would actually be lost even if the trait were bred out of the population. If environmental threats arose, might the horns not come back, and be selected for epigenetically?
This example of Dorset mutation raises two immediate questions for non-geneticists like myself, since new varieties of domestic animals are by definition less "fit" a la the church of Darwin as compared to the parent group or their wild relatives.
1) Instead of trying to maintain many small, "unpopular" domestic populations, wouldn't it be more prudent to cross-breed all the "unpopular" and popular types back into a gene pool of "mutts" to protect the overall DNA? The popular breeds can still continue on. New breeds would still require artificial selection again in the future for wool, milk, meat, size, etc. But the added genetic stability and easier care would halt the fear of losing a unique trait forever. And the mutts could be used to periodically reinfuse genetic stability into a popular breed, if it is ever threatened by a serious new mutation. Call it life insurance for the animal rich and famous. (Maybe there's even a TV series better than National Evolutionographic's pitiful offerings in all of this.)
2) Pursuing question 1 even further, has anyone in animal husbandry or baraminology ever successfully reverse-extroplated an entire kind? In other words has anyone ever physically and systematically bred every single suspected species of a "kind" together to try to get back to the approximate critter that exited the Ark (minus any extinctions since then, of course)? For example, cross-breeding all members suspected of being wolf-kind, cow-kind, camel-kind, whale-kind, pig-kind, cat-kind, raptor-kind, etc. This would at least give us an approximate idea how much rapid speciation has changed the original animals since the Flood, since most domestic creatures are typically scattered across every continent except Antarctica.
There is concern over loss of 'wild' types of plants and animals worldwide, because of the loss of potentially valuable genes for future breeding needs. See this, mainly on plants: What! No potatoes? Thankfully, there are private enthusiasts who are preserving old breeds of domestic animals in many countries. And there are large seed banks established to preserve plant species.
With dog breeds, one need look no further than the various species of wolves to see the original, from which dogs have been bred in the last few thousand years. 'Mongrel' dogs (cross-breeds) tend to revert towards the wolf form, as you suggest.
Regarding your 2: I am not aware of any concerted effort to do this. I believe that horse-zebra hybrids ('Zorse') do give us some idea of what the original created kind was like, for example.
Thank you for taking the time to correct me Robert.
Phrasing the 'information' argument the way you explained removed the interpretation and ambiguity that could be read into it.
I appreciate your guidance.
Thanks again
Dear CMI
I would respectfully argue these two points - 'mutations have increased variety somewhat, but they have never added information' and 'virtually never been observed is a mutation that adds information'
Mutations can add information. The foundational point is they can't add or create 'NEW' information.
I was 'back footed' in a debate where I said the mutations can't add information, only to be shown they can.
The difference is in wording is subtle but important!
God bless
Please consider this article: Can Mutations Create New Information. In it, I argue that the "no new information" argument is flawed and difficult to use effectively, as you found out. When using the "information" argument, wording is critical. Instead of saying no "new" information is created through mutation (because this depends on the definition of "information"), we should say, "The types of changes we see are not the types of changes required to explain the common ancestry of all things."
It is possible to edit genes to eliminate horns in animals using the CRISPR technique.
That may well be possible.
This article puts a sliver of discontinuity in the ideas behind evolution and species conservation.
A riddle indeed. "And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen." (Gen 22:13-14)
So, an instrument of creature-aggression from the Fall ensnared a lamb, providing a way of escape for Isaac, and by inference all mankind - through Christ, the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world! 'Let angel minds inquire no more!'
Jean, where is the scientific research which proves that the polled lamb had a DNA mutation which caused it to grow no horns?
You've stated that horns aren't always beneficial to sheep (they can grow into their skulls, etc), so how do we know that this polled trait is not an adaptation and not a mutation?
There is little doubt that the USA Polled Dorset breed arose from a mutation in the 1950s. Four female lambs were born with no horns and then one of twin rams were born with no horns. This can hardly be some non-genetic adaptation. Then the researchers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh bred the polled ones together and eventually got a 'true to type' Polled Dorset breed, once again underlining the genetic basis of the polled condition. Is this genetic change due to a designed capacity to adapt (to the domestic situation, for example)? Dr Lightner comments: I do not think we have an answer to this question at present.
The Polled Dorset in Australia arose by a different route, earlier, by a breeding strategy: from the introduction of Corriedale and Ryeland blood into the Dorset Horn, then repeatedly back-crossing to the Dorset Horn, with selection for hornlessness, to get the Polled Dorset breed. The Ryeland is one of the oldest British breeds, tracing back to the 11th century, and has apparently been hornless all along.
However, we have to ask 'what was the original created kind of sheep? Was it horned or polled?' It is almost certain that it was horned. It is easy to lose something such as horns by a post-creation natural process such as mutation, but it is impossible to gain something as complex as horns.


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The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia honored David Brenner in 1984 as our Person of the Year. He was inducted into our Hall of Fame on June 18, 2003. Daivd passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014 in New York City from cancer.
David Brenner e-mailed us:
I graduated from the School of Communications (Temple University) which was situated in the middle of the mass known as the North Philly slum, as opposed to the one in which I was living in West Philly. I wrote, produced and directed documentaries for KYW (television), heading up the department for Westinghouse, before moving to NYC to the same job for Metromedia Broadcasting, then to Public Broadcasting where I made the decision that nothing I had done on TV changed one damn thing, that Man has all the answers and solutions to the inequities but just doesn't want to implement them, probably a combination of Man's innate evil and all the money that can be made from Man's suffering. So, I quit trying to solve the problems and decided to make people laugh about them. Every so often, I see a new version of the same documentary that I did over thirty years ago. I should laugh, but I don't.
David told us by telephone late in 2012 about his first shot at comedy. He said that he was working at Channel 3 when Westinghouse came back to Philadelphia. "The Mike Douglas Show" came to Philly and management thought that the program should be live in Philadelphia. The telecast was syndicated across the country via video tape but live here in the Quaker City. Why? Because management thought it would create excitement. Well, one day well-known comedian Shelley Berman was delayed on the train from NYC because of snow. Douglas was live and someone needed to fill the time. Brenner was well known around the station as a wit and making people laugh.
Brenner continued by saying that Berman was alloted 10 minutes. They filled half the time with Douglas singing a song and the remaining 5 minutes was given to Brenner. From there, he started appearing in clubs as a sideline. While he was working in the Big Apple doing documentaries, the large city opened up doors and next thing he knew he was on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
David Brenner has written and produced 115 documentaries, that earned him a total of nearly thirty awards and citations including an Emmy for his program, On Call: Dr. Amato. Brenner is the author of five top selling books.
From Davids website:
This multi-talented man began as a kid in the poor sections of South and West Philadelphia where he was a gang leader who used humor as a powerful weapon and as a negotiating tool. From fourth grade through high school, Brenner was elected class president, as well as class comedian. He attended Temple University where, in spite of being funny, he graduated with honors, majoring in mass communications.
While at Temple University, David Brenner like most communications students was involved in local campus productions including WRTI-FM. Some were done for WFIL-FM (WFIL Studio Schoolhouse) in association with the School District of Philadelphia and were produced by former Broadcast Pioneers President Marguerite Farley. David said by e-mail:
My involvement with the station, when I was a Mass Comm. major, was as a background voice and then gravel pit walker for the radio show we did for the Philly schools.
His website also said:
Beginning with his debut National TV appearance on The Tonight Show, where he went on to make 158 appearances, the most of any guest on the show. He has continued to be the most frequent talk show guest of any entertainer, as confirmed in "The Book of Lists #2." Today, Brenner is a regular on David Letterman and, because his act is based on "very" current events and he is recognized as a political pundit, also he appears on news-oriented shows, like MSNBC with Chris Matthews and a slew of others on CNN and The Fox Network. Among other shows, he is also a frequent guest on Greg Kilborn, Jon Stewart, Hollywood Squares and Bill O'Reilly.
While other comedians debated whether to tell jokes after September 11, 2001, David Brenner terminated a forty-eight week engagement in Las Vegas to go on a nationwide tour he entitled "Laughter to The People", which has since taken him on the road every week to almost all fifty states. In his own words: "I truly believe that laughter is the best medicine and that if one can laugh, one can live. The same applies to a country and her people." It has been the most gratifying tour of his career, which is saying a lot for someone who has been making the American people laugh since 1971.
David Brenner has three sons: Cole, Slade and Wyatt.
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Do you think Katy Perry was paid less than a living wage to pose for these fast fashion ads?
How the hell do people think a sequin embellished t-shirt can possibly be sold for 9.99 or an embroidered, sequin alpaca sweater or a bloody evening dress for 19.99 unless it is unethically created by underpaid, overworked and mistreated garment workers?? It's sickening that celebs would promote this BS for a pay cheque instead of using their influence to help educate the public and improve the lives of those who actually make the garments and accessories they're shilling.
Unfortunately the general public has been conditioned to believe that the crazy prices of unethically produced fast fashion are the "norm" and are constantly on the lookout for even cheaper deals, sadly never giving a thought to how and by whom the garments are made. Trying to actually earn a living wage by creating sustainable, ethically produced products is near impossible as the average consumer expects the same (or cheaper) prices for "handmade" goods.
How can sustainable, ethical makers possibly compete with celebrity endorsed, mass produced, throwaway fast fashion?
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"I hear people saying we don't need this war/ I say there's some things worth fighting for/… Some say this country's just out looking for a fight/ After 9/11, man, I'd have to say that's right/ …Have you forgotten all the people killed?/ Some went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania field/ Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?/ All the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on/ Don't you tell me not to worry about bin Laden." -Lyrics from "Have You Forgotten?" by Darryl Worley (this song is currently speeding up the country charts.)
Oh for fcuk's sake. This kind of jingoistic blather is part of the reason people believe that in order to avenge 9/11 and prevent another terrorist attack on the U.S. we have to go to war with Iraq. Bush and Powell are doing everything they can to feed into this rhetoric as well. And it's working. In a recent poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, 46 percent of Americans thought most of the September 11th hijackers were Iraqi. None of them were Iraqi. Whether or not there is a link between bin Laden and Hussein remains a highly contested topic. But what the hell, let's bomb them anyway.
And to add offense to injury, it's a cheesy, crap song.
I also came across this apt description of Bush in a Salon.com article, Bush vs. Bush: "Critics of the pending war slam the president as on a personal crusade — a "fixation," as Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., said last week, stopping short of comparing the president to the avenging Spanish fencer Inigo Montoya from the film "The Princess Bride." (President Bush didn't help matters by once describing Saddam as 'the guy who tried to kill my dad.')"
Hehe. "My name is George Bush, you tried to kill my dad, prepare to die."


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Severe setbacks. Women work in a tomato field in Marjaoun village in south Lebanon. (Reuters)
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The Arab Weekly
Samar Kadi
Beirut - The protracted conflict in Syria coupled with the economic crisis in Egypt and difficult access to the Gulf countriesŌĆÖ markets has dealt severe setbacks to Leba┬ŁnonŌĆÖs agricultural exports, includ┬Łing its main crops of apples and bananas.
More than two years since the closure of the transit route through Syria in May 2015 made it impossi┬Łble for Lebanese exporters to reach markets in Jordan, Iraq and the Gulf by land, the government has failed to find a plausible alternative route.
ŌĆ£The ability to maintain and im┬Łprove access to export markets is most critical for the performance of the agriculture sector,ŌĆØ said An┬Łtoine Howayek, president of the Lebanese FarmersŌĆÖ Association. ŌĆ£The government has been inca┬Łpable to find a good temporary al┬Łternative to the closure of the land route to help farmers and exporters overcome the crisis caused by con┬Łflicts and tensions in the region.ŌĆØ
Lebanese agriculture depends heavily on exports to Middle East┬Łern markets, which dropped at least 35% since the closure of the land route. Exporters now send their merchandise by sea at a much higher cost.
ŌĆ£The government should have declared a state of emergency in the agricultural sector and devised an emergency plan,ŌĆØ Howayek said. ŌĆ£We have suggested that the gov┬Łernment buy a number of ferries to transport the Lebanese products for free and maintain a regular ac┬Łcess to outside markets without incurring many extra costs on the farmers and exporters to no avail.ŌĆØ
After protests by cultivators two years ago, the government subsi┬Łdised refrigerated trucks with drivers by $2,000. Trucks and refrigerated containers are ferried to ports in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Aqaba in Jordan and then continue to market by land.
Fruit, including apples, cit┬Łrus, bananas and grapes, make up LebanonŌĆÖs main exports, account┬Łing to 46% of total agricultural ex┬Łports in 2015, compared to 42% for vegetables, particularly potatoes and leafy greens.
Syria has traditionally been Leba┬ŁnonŌĆÖs largest trading partner for agricultural produce, especially bananas, followed by Egypt for ap┬Łples.
ŌĆ£We used to export 95,000 tonnes of bananas to Syria but af┬Łter the war started, our banana exports dropped to 35,000-30,000 tonnes,ŌĆØ Howayek said, adding that the overall agricultural ex┬Łports to Syria sharply declined in the past five years. They were down more than 32% in 2015 compared to 2012 levels.
The economic crisis in Egypt has also taken a toll. It had been the largest importer of apples from Lebanon, accounting for more 65% of total apple exports, said Naim Saleh, president of the Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Syndicate in Lebanon.
ŌĆ£We were deeply affected by the foreign exchange crisis in Egypt, which imports an average of 80,000 tonnes of apples annually,ŌĆØ Saleh said.
ŌĆ£One kilo of apples selling at 8 Egyptian pounds used to be equiv┬Łalent to almost $1 before 2016. The farmers then made a profit of 750 Lebanese pounds (50 cents) per kilo. Today, $1 makes 20 Egyptian pounds. While the price of the kilo in Egypt did not change, the profit for the Lebanese farmers is down by more than half at 300 Lebanese pounds (20 cents) per kilo,ŌĆØ Saleh said.
ŌĆ£While the volume of apples exported to Egypt may have in┬Łcreased, the returns have nose┬Łdived because of the poundŌĆÖs de┬Łpreciation,ŌĆØ he added.
Apple exports to Iraq decreased because of the difficulty in the rout┬Łing and the higher cost incurred by the closure of the crossing through Syria. ŌĆ£In the past, apples were sent to Iraq via Syria at the cost of $4,000 per truck; today we are exporting apples to Iraq via Turkey and Er┬Łbil at a double cost of $8,000. This definitely affected exports to Iraq, especially during the last months when fighting against ISIS (the Is┬Łlamic State) was raging,ŌĆØ Saleh said.
Lebanese agricultural exports to Libya have dropped because of insecurity in the North African country.
Lebanese agricultural products were no longer as competitive since exports by sea started, Howayek argued.
ŌĆ£We used to export 120,000 tonnes of citrus fruits in 2009 and 2010. This Exports of citrus fruits have gone down to some 40,000-50,000 tonnes because we have no longer competitive prices, which used to be the case when the merchandise was transported by land,ŌĆØ Howayek said.
He blasted the governmentŌĆÖs sub┬Łsidy to refrigerated trucks as ŌĆ£a su┬Łperficial and aestheticŌĆØ move that did not really alleviate the burden on exporters and farmers.
ŌĆ£We have a banana crisis because Syria reduced its purchases. We have an apple crisis because of the devaluation of the Egyptian pound. At the same time, the cost of ex┬Łports has increased. We have had a series of crises for the past four to five years amid total idleness of the government,ŌĆØ he said.


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I have an history. Francisco Ferreira Armond went to Brazil at the begining of 1725. His wife was godmother in 1728 and 1734 in Ilha Terceira. Later the couple had children in Brazil, the first in 1736. Ten years without children. At tis time, I Think the divorce didn't exist.
On Ilha Terceira, the "vox populi" said that Brazil was "the forgetting land".Theses cases are very frequent. The husband went to Brazil to have a "best way of life". Some went back to Terceira. Some wife joined the husband in Brazil. Some are definitively "auzente nas portas do Brazil". Philippe Garnier Paris - France http://philippegarnier112.wixsite.com/familiasilhaterceira/copie-de-familias-da-ilha-terceira Le lundi 17 octobre 2016 22:21:13 UTC+2, Cheri Mello a écrit : > > I'm starting the topic of lost husbands in its own thread since Paul's > topic was different. However, when Margaret brought the following up, I had > questions. > > Margaret said: > <<They are all saying the same thing i.e. husband was away, not missing. > The number of years gives the reader an insight at this lady's situation. > Unfortunately this happened to many women on the islands with immigrated > husbands. Some waited for many years, others didn't. Does this answer your > question?>> > > I would say it's a fairly safe bet for the man to leave. Why did he leave? > Some of my thoughts would be he left to try to make a better life. One > would like to think that he went somewhere with the intent of making money > to send back for his wife and children, (assuming he had children already). > Suppose he was not successful in making enough money. He's in a new county > and she's back in the Azores. It must be very difficult for her, and more > so if she had children. > > Suppose the husband and wife decided that they could not stand each other. > I'm sure very few got divorced back then. He could leave and start up a new > family in a new country and no one would know. > > From the couple of ideas I thought of above, the husband could start over > and no one would know. He could have a second family! But everyone in the > freguesia knew if she had a 2nd family! > > Does anyone have historical insight as to these situations? > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.


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Fire on the Mountain has been Portland's go to wings outpost for over 10 years. With a loyal following, three crowded locations and a complete line of sauces and swag they were ready for a new website.
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They are crazy stories, really. It is hard to believe they are true.
The second story is even worse.
How could health care professionals screw up this much? We are not talking about forgetting to do a small and easily overlooked lab test.
What we are talking about is the "omission of an essential therapeutic intervention": food. "An analogy might be drawn to omitting insulin in the treatment of type 1 diabetes."
There are a number of possible reasons that, when combined together, lead to these extreme cases of medical negligence. Below is a list ofsome of the reasons that medical personnel might fail to feed, or otherwise care for, patients with anorexia nervosa. This list is taken from a longer list in the paper by Pauline Powers and Nancy Cloak (2012). Some of these reasons might be generalizable to all eating disorders or all mental disorders, whereas others are probably unique to anorexia nervosa.
I think number four and seven are really important. Observing my friends and my partner go through medical school made it very clear for me that, when compared to other facets of medicine, mental health is barely taught. The disparity is striking given that mental health issues affects nearly everyone, directly or indirectly. It is not something reserved for a particular group of individuals deemed "crazy."
Powers and Clark wrote that when it comes to eating disorders,
Clinicians may not understand the mental processes that interfere with the patient's ability to eat appropriately. This kind of response may relate not only to lack of information, but also to a kind of collusion with the patient's denial of illness, or to a misunderstanding of eating disorders as caused by societal pressures for thinness.
There is a tendency–a desire that I think all of us have–to think of physicians and surgeons as always acting in the best interest of the patient. But that's not always true. It is not true for many reasons, but from the list above, two broad categories appear: (1) lack of knowledge and (2) countertransference reactions.
Countertransference, as Wikipedia defines it, is "a redirection of a psychotherapist's [or physician's] feelings toward a client—or, more generally, as a therapist's [/physician's] emotional entanglement with a client."
Think number thirteen or fourteen.
When it comes to knowledge about eating disorders or how to treat them, physicians don't do so well:
- 42% of primary-care physicians felt they didn't have the skills to screen for EDs, according to a US survey (Linville, Brown, & O'Neil, 2012)
- 72% were uncertain about how to managed patients with EDs (Linville, Benton, O'Neill, & Sturm, 2010)
- 42% of Ob/Gyn's in the UK and Australia over-estimated the weight loss required for the anorexia nervosa diagnosis (J. F. Morgan, 1999), and in one UK survey, 53% of primary care physicians thought a BMI of 16 or less was required for the diagnosis of AN (Currin, Waller & Schmidt, 2009)
- 25% thought bulimia nervosa was untreatable (J. F. Morgan, 1999)
Adding to the general lack of knowledge about eating disorder diagnosis and prognosis is the bad reputation that ED patients have among health care professionals. Clinicians and therapists often feel envious, frustrated, and helpless when it comes to treating patients with EDs. Patients are often seen as being weak and manipulative (J. F. Morgan, 1999). The perceptions of nursing staff, therapists, and physicians are similar to that of the general public: patients with anorexia nervosa are not really sick. They are attention seeking, bratty, middle-upper class white girls. Nothing, of course, could be further from the truth.
In 1977, H.G. Morgan wrote in an article titled "Fasting girls and our attitude toward them" about countertransference:
We are of course anxious to feed those who take insufficient food, but if frustrated, our anxiety quickly turns to hostility at what seems to be an unnecessary, self-imposed disease . . . . we need to come to terms with [this] if our treatment is to be more effective than our predecessors.
I'm not in the healthcare profession, and I'm not old enough to know how much things have changed. But I do know that more needs to be done. A lot more.
Powers and Cloak provide some advice–tailored not at specific individuals but at health care institutions more broadly–about how to minimize the risk of the medical errors such as those described in the stories above. I summarized their suggestions in the figure below:
This list is just skimming the surface. It is aimed at physicians and health care workers in hospitals or other health care institutions. It is aimed at working professionals and what they can do now. There are many more things that need to be addressed at the training level for physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, and so on. We need more education for families and carers about how they can work together with their loved ones and the healthcare team to facilitate recovery.
Finally, I think we need to work toward a better public understanding of eating disorders. I want to see more stories about eating disorders in the medicine, health, and science sections of newspapers and magazines, as opposed to the fashion and celebrity news sections.
Naturally (because I write this blog), I think that for better eating disorder treatment and care, we need more research findings to get into the hands of clinicians and health care workers, parents, patients, and the general public. (Of course, these issues are not unique to eating disorders, and I would never imply that they are.)
As an aside, this is probably (99% likely) my last post for 2012. Happy New Year! And as always, thank you so much for reading, commenting, tweeting, sharing, and sending me lovely messages about how much you enjoy the blog. It means so, so much to me!
Powers, P., & Cloak, N. (2013). Failure to Feed Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Other Perils and Perplexities in the Medical Care of Eating Disorder Patients Eating Disorders, 21 (1), 81-89 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2013.741994


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Dikanda in one of the African's dialects stands for family. This is directly connected with the group's spirit – they live and work as if it was a small, loving family.
The group was founded in 1997 in Szczecin, Poland. Passion for the traditional music and hard work let them create their own style and original sound.
Their acoustic songs have been inspired wholly by Poland's folklore, Oriental culture, Balkan, Macedonian and Romanian. Typical Dikanda's style is creation of new words and meanings in composed songs, as well as traditional folk songs.
So far they have released many albums, played hundreds of concerts, including many significant European festivals. They were given numerous prizes, such as:
I Prize at the Festival "Nowa tradycja" in 1999,
I Prize at the Festival "Eurofolk" in 1999,
III place at the Folk Phonogram of the Year for the record "Jakhana Jakhana" in 2002,
The First Award and the Audience Award on "Folkherbst 2004" festival in Plauen,Album of the year 2005 for "Usztijo" awarded by "Folker magazine"
Dikanda's concerts are a unique journey round the music of the world, a spontaneous meeting full of energy, charisma, genuine passion, joy and emotion for the audience as well as the band itself. They have played in India, Greece, and Russia and at the Montreux Jazz Festival. They achieved their popularity and great sympathy audience in many western-European countries (particularly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy) and throughout the world.


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KABUL, Afghanistan—An avalanche struck two remote villages in northeast Afghanistan, trapping at least 45 people in the snow, authorities said.
The avalanche hit the villages of Poshan and Ghadoor in Mondol district of Nuristan province, said provincial spokesman Mohammad Zareen.
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The Hills Are Alive Austrian Pavillion Expo Shanghai 2010
The Hills Are Alive
'Mountain climbing was always more than just physical activity or the search for a natural experience – it was and it still is also an examination of the individual with oneself and with one's social environment. This examination has deep roots within our culture.' (1)
The Austrian pavilion for the Expo 2010 has been developed with two topics as main focus: Landscape and Music. These two topics substantially shape the cognition of Austria throughout the world. The proposed building develops out of a 'parcour' that describes an abstract path from the city up to the top of a mountain. The visitors move through a Walkable Composition, crossing different thematic areas from an urban landscape up to an alpine environment, gaining insights into the multi-layered Austrian culture, into landscape and technology, cities, music and society.
(1) Free translation from: Monika Gärtner und Oskar Wörz in Berge, eine unverständliche Leidenschaft, Editor: Philipp Felsch, Beat Gugger, Gabriele Rath; Folio Verlag Wien/ Bozen, 2007
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"Nine months of sustained industry growth has surprised everyone," said Mr Jim Press, executive vice-president of Toyota Motor's US sales unit.
"An explosion of all-time sales records in the final quarter will close out the millennium with a bang."
Generous discounts on out-going 1999 models combined with the continuing strength of the US economy to power sales across the industry. Despite the torrid pace of sales, the pressure to cut prices persisted.
"The wind blows fiercest at the top," said Mr Jamie Jameson, vice-president of sales and marketing operations at DaimlerChrysler. "It's competitive out there."
Pick-up trucks and sport utility vehicles were among the hottest sellers last month, while some manufacturers reported declines in car sales.
General Motors saw truck sales surge 30 percent in September, while car sales dropped 6.4 percent. Overall, the top auto maker recorded a 9 percent increase in sales to 431,281 units. DaimlerChrysler saw its sales of sport utility vehicles, or SUVs, rise 38 percent, while overall sales gained only 7.4 percent to 223,582 units, including Mercedes-Benz. Ford will report its September sales this week.
Toyota recorded its best September sales ever, with a total of 119,825 units, up 10.4 percent year on year and the sixth straight monthly sales record. Toyota car sales rose only 4.2 percent, including the Lexus luxury brand, thanks mainly to discount-driven higher sales of the Camry mid-sized sedan.
One exception to the weakness on the car side of the market came from a European car maker. Germany's Volkswagen reported a 52 percent sales increase to 27,753 units, its best September in 25 years, thanks to a line-up of stylish cars like the Jetta and Passat.
Auto executives and analysts said they expected industry sales to remain strong for the next few months at least.
"The fundamentals are still all in place," said DaimlerChrysler's Mr Jameson. "Our production plans are robust and full-speed ahead just about across the line."
Falling inventories may limit further discounting, some observers say, but no manufacturer seems willing to give ground in the market without a fight.
"We're going to do everything we can to make sure that we keep the push on," said Mr Roy Roberts, GM's North American sales chief.
GM had been hoping to get its market share to 32 percent this year, but executives now say 30 percent is more likely. Mr Roberts said GM's share in September probably would come in around that level when all the data were in. GM's market share in 1998 was 29.9 percent.
Securities analysts warned that rising oil prices and interest rates were likely to skim some of the froth from the market in coming months, though the low jobless rate and record affordability of new cars and trucks would keep sales running strongly.
"You'll need a very big increase in interest rates before you're going to start whacking car sales," said Mr Nick Lobaccaro, auto analyst at Lehman Bros.
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Oxygen reduction reaction evaluation of platinum catalysts formed via the reactive spray deposition technique
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|Reactive Spray Deposition Technology (RSDT) is a fabrication process developed for the 1-step deposition of platinum catalyst, carbon support and ionomer directly onto a Nafion® membrane. The process involves pumping a platinumorganic solute dissolved in a combustible solvent through an atomizer. The spray is then combusted and nanosized particles of platinum are produced and subsequently cooled by a gas quench. Once the reaction plume is cooled a secondary set of nozzles is used to inject the carbon support and ionomer. The quench air cools the reactive zone enough to allow direct deposition onto a Nafion® electrolyte or a glassy carbon electrode. This arrangement thus realizes a process for one-step catalyst formation, dispersion onto carbon and direct deposition onto an electrolyte membrane. The independent control of the three components allows for real-time control of the carbon, platinum, and ionomer ratios in the final electrode. In this research work we examine the oxygen reduction reaction via a rotating disc three electrode set-up to understand the intrinsic activity of the as-sprayed platinum. The mass and specific activities were measured in a 0.1 M perchloric acid electrolyte under different deposition conditions and loading was verified by atomic emission spectroscopy inductively coupled plasma (AES-ICP). A range of microscopy images for visualization of the microstructure are also presented. The initial results show that the RSDT technique is capable of producing catalysts with oxygen reduction mass activity at 0.9 V of 200 mA/mgPt rotating at 1600 rpm and 30 °C. © 2011 by ASME.
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Silent Hill Live, starring Silent Hill composer, Akira Yamaoka, is a concert series headed to the UK this October. Mr. Yamaoka will be rocking out to a number of his musical scores for the video game series in five different locations.
(NOTE: This is not the Silent Hill Band, but rather an Akira Yamaoka concert. However, I have asked Yamaoka-San if Mary Elizabeth McGlynn will be joining him and will update this article if a response is received.)
UPDATE: Per Yamaoka, they have not made plans to include Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as a vocalist at the concert.
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Concert tickets for Silent Hill Live go on sale this Friday (Sept 11) HERE for the following shows:
- October 29th – Motion, Bristol
- October 30th – Tramshed, Cardiff
- November 1st – The Laundry, London
- November 2nd – Engine Rooms, Southampton
- November 3rd – Gorilla, Manchester
- November 4th – The Art School, Glasgow
- November 5th – Gorilla, Manchester
- November 6th – The Haunt, Brighton
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