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White leftist, communist professor blames Texas church massacre on whiteness
He also blamed white people for the Las Vegas concert attack.
White radical liberal left professor, George Ciccariello-Maher, blames the recent Texas and Las Vegas massacres on whiteness.
The very white Ciccariello-Maher blames all the world's woes on the white supremacist patriarchy, while teaching at Drexel University founded by white Philadelphia financier and philanthropist Anthony J. Drexel. We are certain Ciccariello-Maher works with various technologies created and engineered by white men, with utilities run and serviced by white men, teaching in buildings, built by white men, on city grids planned by white men, getting to work in cars dreamt up by white men…yeah, it's all the fault of the patriarchy.
Authored by Alex Thomas via SHTFplan.com…
A controversial Drexel University professor, who is already suspended from campus over comments he made following the Las Vegas Massacre, is now arguing that the recent Texas church shooting was specifically caused by "whiteness" while also attacking news outlets who reported on his previous disgusting comments about the attack in Vegas.
In an interview with the left-wing show Democracy Now!, professor George Ciccariello-Maher once again shared his disgust for all white people while specifically pinning the blame for the church attack on the existence of whiteness itself.
"Whiteness is never seen as a cause, in and of itself, of these kinds of massacres," Ciccariello-Maher said before adding, "despite the fact that whiteness is a structure of privilege and it's a structure of power, and a structure that, when it feels threatened, you know, lashes out."
The discussion, titled "What Makes White Men So Prone to This Kind of Behavior?", then goes into a sort of rant about the dangers of white people feeling vilified which apparently causes them to conduct mass shootings.
Ciccariello-Maher was previously suspended from campus for a series of Tweets that blamed white people in general for the horrific Las Vegas attack.
It's the white supremacist patriarchy, stupid.
— George Ciccariello (@ciccmaher) October 2, 2017
But liberals will drown out all discourse with a deafening chorus screeching "gun control."
— George Ciccariello (@ciccmaher) October 2, 2017
To believe that someone who would shoot down 50 people wouldn't circumvent any gun law you pass is the height of delusion.
— George Ciccariello (@ciccmaher) October 2, 2017
White people and men are told that they are entitled to everything. This is what happens when they don't get what they want.
— George Ciccariello (@ciccmaher) October 2, 2017
The narrative of white victimization has been gradually built over the past 40 years.
— George Ciccariello (@ciccmaher) October 2, 2017
It is the spinal column of Trumpism, and most extreme form is the white genocide myth.
— George Ciccariello (@ciccmaher) October 2, 2017
Yesterday was a morbid symptom of what happens when those who believe they deserve to own the world also think it is being stolen from them.
— George Ciccariello (@ciccmaher) October 2, 2017
Amazingly, Ciccariello-Maher has a history of attacking white people, having spent the last few years publicly doing so in a number of ways. In 2016, for example, the admittedly communist professor openly called for white genocide on Christmas.
You truly can't make this stuff up folks..
As I reported for Intellihub at the time, "A white professor of political science at Philadelphia's Drexel University has publicly called for white genocide on Christmas."
"The openly Communist professor, George Ciccariello-Maher, has caused a massive uproar with his late Christmas Eve Tweet calling for what could amount to the murder of untold millions of people."
Ciccariello-Maher later went on to not only double down his calls for genocide, but also attack American Veterans – all the while being supported by the likes of Salon.com.
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Yessir!!!! There has been a steady brain washing agenda for upwards of 40 years….and this idiot HAS bought into it…Since Kosovo (use that as my jumping off spot) the mainstream media in the 'western' world was completely subverted and became nothing more than 'propaganda mills'….the fact that this 'professor' was unable to detect this…and the bent of the propaganda to which he apparently succumbed fares not well for his students….
Frankenstein Designer Kids: What You Don't Know About Gender-Transitioning Will Blow Your Mind
Following the 'affirmative care' approach, the doctor is required to follow the child's lead, not vice-versa, as many people believe the doctor-patient relationship in this particular case would best work.
Authored by Robert Bridge via The Strategic Culture Foundation:
Puberty-blocking drugs, mastectomies, vaginal surgery and fake penises – all with zero chance of reversal – these are just some of the radical experimental methods being used on children. The madness must stop.
Imagine that you are the parent of a five-year-old boy who innocently informs you one day that he is a girl. Of course, the natural reaction would be to laugh, not phone up the nearest gender transitioning clinic. You have no idea how your little boy came to believe such a thing; possibly it was through something he heard at the daycare center, or maybe a program he saw on television. In any case, he insists that he 'identifies' as a female.
Eventually, possibly at the encouragement of your local school, you pay a visit to a physician. You hope this medical professional will be able to provide you and your child with some sound counseling to clear up his confusion. Prepare yourself to be disappointed. Your doctor will be forced, according to state and medical dictate, to follow the professional guidelines known as 'affirmative care.' It sounds nice and harmless, doesn't it? In fact, the program could be best described as nothing short of diabolical.
The Medical Harms of Hormonal and Surgical Interventions for Gender Dysphoric Children
Following the 'affirmative care' approach, the doctor is required to follow the child's lead, not vice-versa, as many people believe the doctor-patient relationship in this particular case would best work. In other words, if the child tells the doctor that he believes he is a girl, the doctor must comply with that 'reality' no matter what biology tells him or her to be the case. But this is just the beginning of the madness.
As the child's parent, you will be encouraged to start referring to your son as your 'daughter,' and even permit him to choose a feminine name, as well as matching clothes. Teachers will be instructed to let your son use the girl's bathroom while at school. The question of the social stigma attached to such a lifestyle change, complete with bullying, is rarely brought into the equation. Therapists will seldom discuss with the parents the social implications of such a mental and physical change; indeed, many will insist the changes are 'reversible' should the child one day have a change of heart. If only things were that easy.
Let's pause for a moment and ask what should be the most obvious question, especially among medical professionals: 'Is it not terribly naive to support the fleeting belief of a child, who still believes in Santa Claus, that he/she is the opposite sex? Isn't there a very high possibility that the child is just confused and the thought will pass? Moreover, why did we never hear about such episodes just 10 years ago, yet today we are led to believe it is some sort of epidemic?' Instead of working with the child and his newfound identity from such an obvious approach, in the majority of cases the child will be placed on the fast-track to gender transitioning. This is where the horror story begins.
One parent, 'Elaine,' a member of the advocacy group Kelsey Coalition whose daughter underwent "life-altering medical interventions," came to understand that the transition is immensely harmful to the future health and well-being of her child.
"Once the teenage years begin, affirmative care means giving young people cross-sex hormones," Elaine said during a panel discussion organized by the Heritage Foundation. "Girls as young as twelve are prescribed testosterone for lifetime usage, while boys are given estrogen. These are serious hormonal treatments that impact brain development, cardiovascular health and may increase the risk of cancer."
This leads us to the operating table, where adolescents, lacking the mental maturity necessary to make such a huge life-altering choice, are exposed to the knife of irreversible surgical manipulation. Double mastectomies on girls, for example, as well as the fashioning of false penises derived from flesh borrowed from other parts of the body, are just some of the unprecedented procedures now available.
Elaine mentioned the high-profile story of one Jazz Jennings, who was diagnosed with 'gender dysphoria' and raised as a girl since the age of five. He was treated with hormones at the age of eleven, and at the age of 17, Jazz underwent surgery to remove his penis and create a simulated vagina out of his stomach lining.
"After surgery, Jazz's wounds began separating and a blood blister began to form. An emergency surgery was performed. According to Jazz's doctor, 'As I was getting her on the bed, I heard something go 'pop.' When I looked, the whole thing has split open.'"
Elaine called the case of Jazz a "medical experiment on a child" that "has been playing out on television for the past 12 years." It should be noted that a similar drama-packed scenario captivated the nation with the high-profile, made-for-television sexual transition of Caitlyn Jenner, born Bruce Jenner, the former Olympic gold medalist, who was quite possibly the greatest American athlete of all time.
The obvious question is 'how many impressionable children, many experiencing their own bodily changes in the form of puberty, were persuaded to decide in favor of gender transitioning (something that a child could have only heard about from some external media or source, unless the parents engage in such odd discussion topics at the dinner table) after watching these celebrity persona?' By now, few people would doubt the powerful influence that TV celebrities have over people, and especially adolescents. In fact, that is the entire notion behind the idea of a 'positive role model.' I am not sure Caitlin Jenner would qualify for such a part.
According to Michael Laidlaw, M.D., these children, who are experiencing what the medical community has dubbed 'gender dysphoria,' will move beyond their condition either naturally or with the assistance of a therapist. Meanwhile, according to Laidlaw, citing studies, many of the girls and boys who display symptoms have neuro-psychiatric conditions and autism. "Social media and YouTube, things like that, binge-watching YouTube videos of transitioners seem to be playing a role…as well as contagion" in popularizing the idea among the masses.
The movement is predicated upon the modern liberal idea of 'gender identity,' which has been defined as a "person's core internal sense of their own gender," regardless as to what the biological facts of their sex prove.
Dr. Laidlaw presented perhaps the best case against parents and their children rushing to the conclusion that their children need puberty blockers, for example, or extreme doses of hormones, when he discussed what happens when a person is diagnosed with cancer.
"If a child or somebody you knew had cancer, would you want pathology results, would you want imaging to prove [the condition] before you give harmful chemotherapeutics," he asked. Yet we are allowing children and adolescents to undergo irreversible chemical and surgical procedures without being able to see any evidence that shows the presence of 'the opposite sex' in the patient.
In other words, the medical community is monkey-wrenching with not only Mother Nature, but with the lives of children, with radical and irreversible experiments that have not been proven to promote the happiness and wellbeing of those on the receiving (or subtracting) end.
"We are giving very harmful therapies on the basis of no objective diagnosis," Dr. Laidlaw said.
Laidlaw was forced to repeat what has been widely known for millennia.
"There are only two sexes," he said. "Sex is identified at birth, nobody assigns it. Doctors don't arbitrarily assign this person to be a boy and this person to be a girl. We all know how to identify it.
"I would say 'ask your grandmother who doesn't read the scientific journals, and they will tell you exactly how to identify boys from girls.'"
Candace Owens calls out lying Democrat narrative machine [Video]
Candace Owens was the latest near-casualty in the Democrat liberal globalists' attempt to increase anger and division in the US.
In a Congressional hearing led by House Democrats, Candace Owens represented the Republican party's viewpoints in a conference that was supposed to be about "hate crimes" and their perpetration through Internet social media outlets. She was treated with a despicable level of disgust.
It would actually be very difficult for anyone but the most prejudiced liberal Democrat to not see the blatant use of out of context remarks and spin to try to destroy a person for political gain.
A well known conservative commentator, Candace Owens got a clip played of her own statement about nationalism by Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA), which she supports. She made a statement about how the perception of "nationalist" leaders is commonly held to be people like Adolf Hitler, but that this in fact is not true. Here is the exact text of what she said:
I actually don't have any problems at all with the word "nationalism". I think that the definition gets poisoned by elitists that actually want globalism. Globalism is what I don't want. … Whenever we say "nationalism", the first thing people think about, at least in America, is Hitler. You know, he was a national socialist, but if Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, OK, fine. The problem is that he wanted—he had dreams outside of Germany. He wanted to globalize. He wanted everybody to be German, everybody to be speaking German. Everybody to look a different way. That's not, to me, that's not nationalism.[59]
Where the Democrats went with this was astounding in its reach into both fiction and insanity. The allegation did not address in any regard what Ms. Owens actually said, but rather, the "concern" over her saying the name "Adolf Hitler" and also that "if Hitler just wanted to make Germany great… fine."
For the next four minutes Candace sat quietly as the Democrats used this foil to prattle on their narrative about the "hatefulness of conservatives" and underlined indirectly Owens' alleged prejudice. But finally, Ms Owens got a chance to speak. And speak, she did:
Here is the video. It is instructive to watch the whole thing, but if you want only Candace's response, go to [05:29] to see and hear what she has to say.
The body of what Ms Owens said in response to this farce is here below (we added emphasis and edited a mistaken phrase that Ms Owens corrected as she spoke – she was very angry as she fiercely defended herself and called the Democrats to account):
"I think it's pretty apparent that Mr. Lieu believes that black people are stupid and will not pursue the full clip in its entirety. He purposely presented an extract, an extracted clip…"
Here, Rep. Jerry Nadler interrupted, trying to correct Ms Owens for calling Rep. Lieu stupid, which she actually did not, as one can see in the text.
"As I said, he is assuming that black people will not go pursue the full two-hour clip. And he purposefully extracted; he cut off — and you didn't hear the question that was asked of me. He's trying to present as if I was launching a defense of Hitler in Germany, when in fact the question that was asked of me was pertaining to whether … or not I believed in nationalism, and that nationalism was bad…
And what I responded to, is that I do not believe we should be characterizing Hitler as a nationalist. He was a homicidal, psychopathic maniac that killed his own people. A nationalist would not kill their own people. That is exactly what I was referring to in the clip and he purposely wanted to give you a cut-up, similar to what they do to Donald Trump, to create a different narrative. That was unbelievably dishonest, and he did not allow me to respond to it, which is worrisome, and and to tell you a lot about where people are today in terms of people trying to drum up narratives.
By the way, I would like to also add that I work for Prager University, which is run by an Orthodox Jew. Not a single Democrat showed up to the Embassy opening in Jerusalem. I sat on a plane for 18 hours to make sure that I was there. I am deeply offended by the insinuation of revealing that clip without the question that was asked of me."
Ms. Owens was not finished. Fox News reported further:
Turning to her 75-year old grandfather seated behind her, Owens remarked, "My grandfather grew up on a sharecropping farm in the segregated South. He grew up in an America where words like 'racism' and 'white nationalism' held real meaning."
Though Owens stood up for truth, a deeper problem still exists
The hearing in which this took place was one in which executives from Facebook and Google answer lawmakers' questions about the companies' spread of "hate crimes" and the mythical issue of "white nationalism" in the United States.
This "white nationalism" is a total farce and only exists in the minds of woke liberals and Democrats. Further, there is nothing illegal about what has popularly come to be called "hate speech", though of course as Christians we are taught not to speak hatefully about anyone, even our enemies.
Of course, since Christianity is rejected in the US, with more and more people saying they do not believe in the traditionally held concept of God, and an increasing number of outright atheists, who deliberately believe there is no such thing as God. Concurrent with this breakdown is the inability for people to handle themselves, and a corresponding increase in unrestrained rage over social media and even face to face.
The mainstream media will not report this, but we will. One of the biggest factors in this madness is the use of social media as a "blasting point" from which anyone can say anything, no matter how vile, to anyone else or to everyone else. Even religious discussion groups, such as Facebook's various groups on Orthodox Christianity (the oldest and purest Christian confession on earth) swiftly devolve into accusations, name calling and enough invective to turn any inquirer into Christianity completely off.
As a matter of fact, the live streaming of this Congressional hearing had to have its comments disabled, and Representative Nadler showed a copy of the transcribed comments to the people in the meeting and read it, perhaps blissfully unaware of how his own dishonesty added to it.
This is a problem. While it is refreshing to many people that Candace Owens stuck up for herself and did so with strength and self-restraint at the same time, the circus antics do reveal exactly what she talked about and further how serious it is.
It is unclear how far this goes. Google and YouTube and Facebook are probably not themselves to blame for the breakdown, but their services are certainly highly employable by people who are energized with self-righteous rage in any direction, and all of that is helping separate us all from one another.
It should be noted that Russia did not have to do one single thing to cause this. This is totally Made In USA.
The Number Of Americans With "No Religion" Has Soared 266% Over The Last 3 Decades
There is no doubt that Christianity is in decline throughout the western world, and churches are dying one after another.
Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog:
Over the last 30 years, there has been a mass exodus out of organized religion in the United States. Each year the needle has only moved a little bit, but over the long-term what we have witnessed has been nothing short of a seismic shift. Never before in American history have we seen such dramatic movement away from the Christian faith, and this has enormous implications for the future of our nation. According to a survey that was just released, the percentage of Americans that claim to have "no religion" has increased by 266 percent since 1991…
The number of Americans who identify as having no religion has risen 266 percent since 1991, to now tie statistically with the number of Catholics and Evangelicals, according to a new survey.
People with no religion – known as 'nones' among statisticians – account for 23.1 percent of the U.S. population, while Catholics make up 23 percent and Evangelicals account for 22.5 percent, according to the General Social Survey.
In other words, the "nones" are now officially the largest religious group in the United States.
At one time it would have been extremely difficult to imagine that one day the "nones" would someday surpass evangelical Christians, but it has actually happened.
And the biggest movement that we have seen has been among our young people. According to a different survey, two-thirds of Christian young adults say that they stopped going to church at some point between the ages of 18 and 22…
Large numbers of young adults who frequently attended Protestant worship services in high school are dropping out of church.
Two-thirds of young people say they stopped regularly going to church for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22, a new LifeWay Research surveyshows.
These are the exact same patterns that we saw happen in Europe, and now most of those countries are considered to be "post-Christian societies".
The young adults of today are going to be the leaders of tomorrow, and they have a much higher percentage of "nones" than the population as a whole. According to a study that was conducted a while back by PRRI, 39 percent of our young adults are "religiously unaffiliated" at this point…
Today, nearly four in ten (39%) young adults (ages 18-29) are religiously unaffiliated—three times the unaffiliated rate (13%) among seniors (ages 65 and older). While previous generations were also more likely to be religiously unaffiliated in their twenties, young adults today are nearly four times as likely as young adults a generation ago to identify as religiously unaffiliated. In 1986, for example, only 10% of young adults claimed no religious affiliation.
To go from 10 percent during Ronald Reagan's second term to 39 percent today is an absolutely colossal shift.
Right now, only about 27 percent of U.S. Millennials attend church on a regular basis. Most of them simply have no interest in being heavily involved in organized religion.
And even the young people that are involved in church do not seem very keen on sharing their faith with others. According to one of the most shocking surveys that I have seen in a long time, 47 percent of Millennials that consider themselves to be "practicing Christians" believe that it is "wrong" to share the gospel with others…
A new study from the California-based firm Barna Group, which compiles data on Christian trends in American culture, has revealed a staggering number of American millennials think evangelism is wrong.
The report, commissioned by the discipleship group Alpha USA, showed a whopping 47 percent of millennials — born between 1984 and 1998 — "agree at least somewhat that it is wrong to share one's personal beliefs with someone of a different faith in hopes that they will one day share the same faith."
These numbers are hard to believe, but they are from some of the most respected pollsters in the entire country.
Politically, these trends indicate that America is likely to continue to move to the left. Those that have no religious affiliation are much, much more likely to be Democrats, and so this exodus away from organized religion is tremendous news for the Democratic Party.
In a previous article, I documented the fact that somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 churches in the United States are dying each year.
That means that more than 100 will die this week.
And thousands more are teetering on the brink. In fact, most churches in America have less than 100 people attending each Sunday…
A majority of churches have fewer than 100 people attending services each Sunday and have declined or nearly flatlined in membership growth, according to a new study from Exponential by LifeWay Research.
The study, which was conducted to help churches better understand growth in the pews, showed that most Protestant churches are not doing well attracting new Christian converts, reporting an average of less than one each month.
But even among all the bad news, there are some promising signs for the Christian faith. The home church movement if flourishing all over the country, and many of those home fellowships are focused on getting back to the roots of the Christian faith. All throughout history there have been relentless attempts to destroy the Christian faith, and yet it is still the largest faith in the entire world.
However, there is no doubt that Christianity is in decline throughout the western world, and churches are dying one after another.
This is what one pastor had to say about the slow death of his church…
'My church is on the decline,' he said. 'We had 50 (congregants) in 2005 and now we have 15. We're probably going to have to close (in a few years).'
'Mainline Christianity is dying,' he added. 'It's at least going away. It makes me feel more comfortable that it's not my fault or my church's fault. It's part of a bigger trend that's happening.'
John Adams, the second president of the United States, once said the following about our form of government…
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
As America has turned away from the Christian faith, we have become steadily less moral and steadily less religious.
If we continue down this path, many believe that the future of our nation is going to be quite bleak indeed.
About the author: Michael Snyder is a nationally-syndicated writer, media personality and political activist. He is the author of four books including Get Prepared Now, The Beginning Of The End and Living A Life That Really Matters. His articles are originally published on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dreamand The Most Important News.
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The entire world is counting the minutes until September 9th when the US Congress is expected to reconvene in order to decide the fate of Syria, either banning or approving a US strike against Syrian government targets, following an alleged chemical attack that killed more than a thousand people.
Israel Today spoke to Yelena Gromova, a Russian journalist residing in Damascus, who presents another angle to the complicated Syrian saga.
US claims about an alleged chemical attack seem suspicious. At the same time, even the supporters of Syria's President Bashar Al Assad (like Iran) acknowledge the fact. Who should people believe?
The attack did take place. But it wasn't carried out by the party that the US and its allies are trying to accuse. On the first day of the attack, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Aleksander Lukashevich, announced that according to the information possessed by the Russian authorities "in the early morning of August 21st a makeshift rocket was launched from the areas occupied by the militant [rebel] forces."
Anyone who doesn't want to speculate on the subject knows that the chemical attack was carried out by the rebels. Other claims are no more than deceitful accusations aimed at discrediting the Syrian authorities. Those countries who are now blaming Syria have always actively supported those [Islamist] militants. This makes them partners in crime and therefore they should be held responsible for the blood of all those victims, including children.
It looks as if Russia is not going to interfere in the US-Syria conflict. This is despite the fact that Russia is one of Syria's main allies. What's going on? Did Russia get scared understanding that it's incapable of facing the US military?
Of course, it could have acted more vigorously like the Soviet Union did at the time of the Cuban missile crisis [of 1962]. But Russia provides Syria with serious diplomatic assistance. The mere fact that no American bombs have landed on Syrian soil so far is primarily Russia's doing. Russian diplomats might be thinking that it's better not to provoke Washington right now [in order not to trigger an escalation of tensions], but if the war does eventually erupt, I am convinced that Russia will be able to find the necessary leverage to stop it.
Knowing the psychology of the Syrian people, what do you think the West can expect from them in the event of an attack? Is Syrian going to turn into another Afghanistan?
The majority of the Syrian people are not scared. You can hear many Syrians saying: "We've been living in war conditions for the past two years, what else can scare us?"
Furthermore, if before there were some people who believed in the righteous cause of the so-called opposition, the situation has now changed. No longer do people believe in the good intentions of the US government or the "opposition," which calls for foreign attacks on its own country.
Syrians don't want the same outcome for their country as what happened in Iraq, and they loathe those who support western aggression against the Syrian government.
Some experts claim that Russia and the US are attempting to split Syria into smaller states (Alawite, Christian, etc.). How realistic are these claims?
Syrians do not want the split. Even the Kurds, who generally supported the idea of separation, are now speaking against it. Of course, Western powers are interested in splitting Syria as they remain loyal to the old Roman tactics of "divide and conquer."
But the Syrians say: "We have been living together for our entire lives. We are one people". It's worth mentioning that during Syria's struggle against French colonialism, France offered to divide Syria into states based on sectarian differences, creating Alawite, Druze and Sunni federations, while giving Lebanon to the Christians. Yet, the leaders of anti-colonial struggle opposed the idea and called on the people to join forces to fight for a united and free Syria.
The representative of Syria in the League of Nations – who was a Christian – rejected claims that the presence of French forces on Syrian territory would protect Christians and announced that Christians and Muslims were one people.
Syrians are brought up on these values and they will do their best to prevent a split from happening.
How many people actually support President Assad and who are these rebels?
When I first came to Syria in 2011 I saw tremendous rallies in support of Assad and his government.
In 2014, Syria is expected to hold presidential elections. If the opposition was so sure of the people's backing, it would have proposed its candidacy and would have used political methods to obtain power, especially given the fact that the new reforms allow that. But the point is that they are afraid of elections. Their only way to assume power is with the help of American military might.
The rebels neglect basic ethical principles, and call on Obama to stage a war against the Syrian people. You can imagine what they will do if they assume power. Look at Libya, where everyone fights everyone. Syrians have to do anything it takes to prevent the Libyan scenario evolving in their country.
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Because the Viread in Truvada reduces the level of Reyataz in the bloodstream, could it be better to take Epzicom with Reyataz (provided one has had the HLA-B test and is not hypersensitive to Ziagen)? It seems that even with boosted Reyataz, the use of Epzicom would result in higher Reyataz levels. Do you have a preference of which NRTI combo to use with boosted Reyataz? Thanks.
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Thanks for your post.
You raise some very cogent points about drug interactions. There aren't any fully powered studies that address this issue. Because of this, the relevancy of the reduction of atazanavir (Reyataz) levels with tenofovir (Viread, Truvada) remain theoretical.
It's seems clear that boosted atazanavir with either nuke combo works well in therapy naive persons. I think that the real difference in the two might be seen where the regimen's potency might be compromised- this could be because of low-level resistance or when the atazanavir levels are further compromised by taking the medication on an empty stomach or with anatacids.
With the new HLA genetic testing to reduce the risk of abacavir hypersensitivity (Ziagen, part of Epzicom), the combination of Epzicom with boosted 'taz makes a lot of sense to me. We've had quite a bit of success recently with the combination.
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The individual responsible for threatening tweets against the University of Evansville on Tuesday which led to school officials to cancel the men's baseball game against Austin Peay State University later that day is in police custody.
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Clark is the New York Ranger's Director of Player Personnel and I do not deny that I am a strong believer in what Clark preaches when it comes on how to scouting and development.
Scouting has to be the single toughest job to do in sports as you are only as good as your last good pick. But few ever remember your good picks because they have your bad ones written in stone.
Scouting is also a job that wears on you because of all that is involved especially on the travel end. Most scouts only serve as long as the General Manager of their team remains in his job which at times is less than 4 years.
The Rangers though have greatly upgraded their scouting and development team over the last few years. Clark is clearly the brains of the operation and does not always get the rightful credit he deserves.
The Rangers almost never talk about their scouting staff which is a huge shame in my opinion as there is some of the best scouts in hockey working for them. Wonder why the Ranger's prospect talent level has gotten better in the last few years?
This group of scouts is one of the most experienced and respected in the entire NHL. You have former GMs, former coaches and even a son but they are all very good at what they do.
Gordie Clark was no slouch as a player for New Hampshire in the 1970s and was named to the ECAC 50th Anniversary First Team. While Clark did not have a great pro career he has made his mark behind the desk and bench.
Clark started his scouting career after serving as an assistant coach for the Boston Bruin working his way to Assistant GM/Director of Pro Scouting (1992-96). Clark had some interesting picks while with the Bruins like Hal Gill, P.J. Axelsson, and Andre Roy.
From the Bruins, Clark moved on to the Islanders where Ranger fans should be grateful that those above Clark gave away what Clark drafted. On his Islander watch, Zdeno Chara, Roberto Luongo Eric Brewer and Michael Rupp were his best picks.
The best day for the Rangers came when the Islanders did not offer Clark a new deal as the Rangers grabbed him up in 2002 as a pro scout. When Tom Renney was named head coach it was Clark who replaced Renney as the Director of Player Personnel.
In one of my first conversations with Clark in 2005, the one thing that stood out is this is a person who always has a plan and believes in building via the draft. A really nice guy that everyone likes; you would have to really do something dumb to get on his bad side.
Clark's Assistant Jeff Gorton is pretty good in his own right as this is the guy who as interim General Manager of the Boston Bruins convinced the Toronto Maple Leafs to trade then prospect Tuuka Rask for washed up Andrew Raycroft. The Bruins were not too bright either as they fired Gorton in 2007.
The scouts are pretty good in their own right as the Rangers have one of the most experienced staffs in the NHL. When you wonder how the Rangers have signed 11 out of the last 20 prospects drafted these are the guys who did the grunt work.
Daniel Dore is one of the most respected scouts in the NHL as his main base is the QMJHL. Another dumb move by the Bruins firing him when they fired Gorton.
Rich Brown who has coached in the OHL with the Sarnia Sting. He has been with the Rangers it seems almost forever but most of the OHL picks come from his work.
Larry Bernard who was an 8th round pick of the Rangers in 1985 and coached in the WHL.
Tommy Thompson former Asst GM with the Wild (and blogger for The Hockey News ) is well go read his blog and see why he is a good addition.
Ernie Gare who used to work for Toronto covers the WHL. Gare has been out in the WHL since before I started doing this. He has a tough job given how spread out the WHL is.
Brendon Clark who even though is Gordie's son had a pretty good career with Merrimack College. But this is not a guy who lives on daddy's coattails; smart with a bright future ahead of him in his own right.
Toss in former Wild GM Doug Risebrough who doubles as scout/consultant, Adam Graves who needs no intro and the guys in Europe who are led by Anders Hedberg: Jan Gajdosik,Otto Hascak, and Vladimir Lutchenko.
If you want to keep rehashing all the bad picks they Rangers have made go right ahead as odds are it has been done every year at this time. Maybe this is why I wish the Rangers would shine a little light on their current group of scouts and developers were not why the Rangers drafted badly.
The core of this group has been with the Rangers for about as long as Clark has been in charge but the majority or I should say the additions have just started coming to work for the Rangers in 2007.
If you want to bash the Rangers for all their bad picks then why not give them some credit for the picks and prospects who are starting to pay dividends? There is a very young talented group of prospects on the verge of changing the Ranger landscape.
The Rangers are also being noticed as their prospect pool is viewed as 5th best by the Hockey News. Yes we know it has taken forever but it is finally starting to arrive so maybe 8 years after the Hugh Jessiman pick we can give that one a rest already.
The class of 2008 has 4 players who are just reaching the NHL level, the 2009 class has resulted in 3 signings which is going to rise to 5 once Kreider and Pashnin sign deals. One can make a case to include Oscar Lindberg who the Rangers got in the trade for Ethan Werek which would be 6 out of 7 picks signed.
2010 has already seen McIlrath, Wilson and Thomas signed and it too will increase when Fasth is free to come over from Europe. If Yogan can stay healthy he too can be a contributor which is another 5 prospects.
Then toss in Ryan McDonagh along with young prospects Jyri Niemi, Tommy Grant, Cameron Talbot, Carl Hagelin, and Jason Missiaen and you have a prospect group that it would be fair to say offers promise.
All of these prospects joining the Rangers in the next 2-3 years which is a long way from 2000 when there was even less than nothing on the way up.
The Rangers are not there yet according to Clark but they are getting close which is good news for Ranger fans.
At the Memorial Cup, Casey Cizikas and his Mississauga St. Michaels Majors got a small measure of revenge when they defeated the Owen Sound Attack 3-1 to earn a day off as well as a spot in Friday's semifinal.
The Attack who won the OHL championship on the same ice over the Majors can only blame themselves for why they now have to try to make the Memorial Cup final from the tiebreaker game.
They face a Kootenay Ice team who they spanked 5-0 during round robin but have to do so without their best player Joey Hishon who was injured in that same game by Brayden McNabb. If it was up to us the rule change on head shots would be that your suspension does not begin until the first game the injured player returns.
Now the question for the game (which supposedly is going to be shown live in the US on the NHL Network at 7PM) is who will start in goal for Owen Sound. Jordan Binnington has not played badly despite his 1-2 record but how much does he have left in the tank?
The tiebreaker game will be Owen Sound's 4th game in 6 days so does Owen Sound coach Mark Reeds go with a well rested Scott Stajcer or stick with Binnington? We believe that in a must win game that Reeds goes with a rested goalie who has a Ranger contract but something to prove.
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Daily Caller reporter Matthew Boyle draws our attention to the fawning coverage Politico reporter Amy Parnes gives to Michelle Obama's crusade against obesity. Parnes. Boyle argues, might as well be regarded as an unpaid press agent on the First Lady's behalf. Parnes in particular wants to criticize conservatives who have taken aim at the First Lady's self-chosen cause as another manifestation of the nanny state. But who can deny that the authoritarian left has our menus in its gunsights? From Mayor Bloomberg's ban on transfats and war on salt in New York City to bans on sodas and other treats in public schools to the documentaries and pressure groups attacking McDonald's, is the idea of extending government regulation to our food choices that far-fetched? Our nannies have already proposed taxing certain politically-incorrect foods at a higher rate. And if they come for our donuts, won't our guns be next?
Never mind the obvious irony of our obese government tackling overconsumption by Americans. That's just too easy. It is possible, though, that conservative criticism of the First Lady's crusade is too modest, not because it is wrong about the authoritarian impulse lurking in the shadows, but because the First Lady's choice of a cause to champion is so small and pathetic compared to what she and her husband might choose to do.
What is the single largest problem in the African-American community today? It's not obesity; it's fatherless children, and the social pathologies that come in its wake. Our first African-American president and his accomplished wife are in a position to use their moral authority and own example to make a sustained argument on behalf of responsible and stable family life. Such a campaign, spearheaded by the First Lady, would gain the president a lot of goodwill from social conservatives in his own party whose votes he is otherwise losing in large numbers.
President Obama made a few sensible comments in this direction during his campaign, but the idea has been totally absent since he took office. Compared to what they could be doing, the First Lady's obesity campaign makes Nancy Reagan's "just say no" anti-drug campaign look bold and edgy by comparison. Heck, even taking up Barbara Bush's literacy campaign would do more for the well-being of minorities than curbing obesity.
I suspect one reason this idea has been ruled out is that it wouldn't fit the leftist narrative of victimization and racism, and would undermine the redistributionist impulses at the center of Obama's ideology. There's also likely an element of fear. Recall during the campaign Jesse Jackson caught by an open microphone saying that he wanted to "cut Obama's nuts off" because Obama was "talking down to black people." The race-mongers of the left simply won't allow it. Obama's "audacity" apparently has limits.
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And I really don't understand what changing the PxSh can do to help (though I will try none the less, and humbly thank you for taking the time to post an offer of help) as entering the main menu doesn't require a PxSh check. Besides, as far as I know, the default setting of G3 is pixel shader 2.0, which my video card can support.
The problem is that it doesn't even enter the main menu. Which is annoying to say the least...
Again... thank you for the help.
I will check back after I install G3... all over again...
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Trying to rid the state's rice supply of trace amounts of a GM trait, the Arkansas Plant Board passed new regulations on Dec. 28, its last meeting of 2006. Although concerns remain, testimony during the meeting did help smooth several prickly points of contention between rice industry segments.
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/news/0761229-gm-rice/) came after several hours of enlightening, unheated debate — most during the seed committee meeting just prior to the full Plant Board gathering. Several of the big issues broached included potential farmer liability, the mills' approach to the problem and farm-saved seed.
The Arkansas Farm Bureau opposes "restrictions on the ability of farmers to test, clean and plant any of their own seed," said Joe Christian, an Arkansas rice farmer speaking on behalf of the Arkansas Farm Bureau.
Farm Bureau supports the clean-up plan adopted by the USA Rice Federation (USARF) "that would institute mandatory testing of all rice seed planted in Arkansas in 2007. That includes farm-saved seed.
"We understand this is a necessary step in assuring our foreign customers our rice industry is making a good faith effort to rid our rice of the undesirable GE LibertyLink trait. We oppose any ban that (calls) for banning of farm-saved seed with the exception of the already-banned Cheniere."
Testing farm-saved seed using the same protocols required in testing certified seed "is significant (enough) to ensure the quality and purity of the seed to mills, marketers and other foreign customers. We further believe that any (additional) restriction on farm-saved seed puts an undue burden on rice producers."
Tommy Hoskin, who farms rice and soybeans near Stuttgart, Ark., also serves as chairman of the Riceland Food board. Riceland is a farmer-owned co-op with 9,000 members it serves "by receiving, drying, storing and processing the grain our members produce. (Riceland also) markets those products across the United States and around the world."
Riceland, said Hoskin, understands "all too well the costs associated with the discovery of trace amounts of genetically engineered rice in the 2005-06 crop. These costs include transportation and reprocessing costs when Riceland products are returned by export customers. They include costs incurred by our U.S. food ingredient customers when their products in Asia are destroyed. Then there are the costs of lab tests and legal defenses at home and abroad."
To help remove resistance to U.S. rice in foreign markets, "it's critically important to take bold steps that represent our best effort to eliminate the problem from our commercial production."
Hoskin said the Plant Board's earlier decision to ban Cheniere — so far the only rice variety found to harbor the LibertyLink trait — from state fields in 2007 was the correct action.
"But we now encourage you to recommend the Plant Board adopt the other industry recommendations, including the testing of all rice seed for the LL trait at the 0.01 level, providing documentation of lab reports showing no detection of traits in the rice seed."
Liability and markets
Farmer liability was also discussed. "We … want to ensure the farmer isn't held liable or there isn't a discount if he does what's right and follows (any adopted regulations)," said John Alter, a rice farmer from DeWitt, Ark., and president of the Arkansas Rice Growers Association.
Alter, referencing a list of marketing information, pointed to "a bit of misinformation being passed around on the true impact of this. Our exports in Mexico and Central America are on track to surpass last year. Basically, paring it down, there's no problem other than the European Union (EU).
"We're talking about 6 percent, 7 percent, 8 percent — depending on whose numbers you use — of the market as far as an impact. We hope this committee considers that versus the potential economic impact it might have on farmers, who will ultimately pay for the test. Any liability … that might fall back on the seed grower, the seed dealer or the producer needs to be weighed against what the true economic impact is."
U.S. rice customers in Central America want the issue dealt with quickly and quietly, said Alter. "They're sending strong signals to us now: 'Just shut up about this.' It's not a problem but the more we continue with it, the more the perception (grows) that there is."
Keith Glover, president of Producers Rice Mill, presented much gloomier marketing numbers. As of early December, "overall U.S. export sales are down 409,000 metric tons, or down 19 percent.
"U.S. long-grain milled rice export sales are down 218,000 metric tons, or down 27 percent. U.S. brown rice export sales are down 103,000 metric tons, or down 72 percent. Overall, U.S. mills are running 16 million hundredweight below a year ago, or down 23 percent."
Last year, "the European market imported 300,000 metric tons of U.S. rice," said Glover, who oversees the 2,500 member farmer-owned cooperative in Stuttgart, Ark. "That market is gone for this year and that will hurt."
Also last year, "Cuba — which has been a big buyer of U.S. rice in recent years — bought 186,000 metric tons. Today, for this marketing year, they've bought zero, not a ton from the United States."
Currently, Russia has a ban on all U.S. rice and the Philippines have had two tenders of PL480, worth approximately for $20 million. Last fall, the island nation cancelled twice.
Meanwhile, "Canada and many of the Middle Eastern countries that the U.S. ships to — Iraq and Saudi Arabia — now require a certificate that shows (U.S. rice shipments) have tested negative for LL (traits). That means if I load a barge destined for the Middle East and the lab result comes back positive, I can't ship that barge. I have to unload it (and take the rice) somewhere else. This has had a devastating impact on our demand."
Glover said Alter's marketing numbers for South American and Central American were correct. "We're grateful and thankful for that. In fact, Mexico's demand is running ahead of last year. That's a good thing and has helped us."
But he claimed a Mexican anti-GMO movement has sprung up.
"So far, our industry has been able to fend off any effort to affect our exports into Mexico. But, again, there are (Mexicans) actively at work trying to derail … that market."
Glover, while pointing out nothing is foolproof, advocated for the 0.01 testing level. "When you think about the controls and protocols in place with foundation seed — along with the controls used when experimenting with the (GM) rice — you'd think controls would be tight. But despite all those controls, (the current imbroglio) happened. In the grain business, we know there's always a possibility grain will be commingled."
Harvey Howington, a rice farmer from Poinsett County, Ark., was dubious of testing only certain points of the rice seed chain. "If this committee decides we do need to test the seed, then I think the tests need to be done all the way down the line.
"The most likely contamination (source) for the 2007 crop will come from the storage facilities. … That being the case, I think we need a plan to clean up those storage facilities. If the buyers want a certificate that we've got clean seed, I think the farmers should have a certificate (showing our rice) is going into a clean storage facility."
Clean-up of the current problem will be difficult. That point was driven home when Wendell Stratton, owner of Stratton Seed in Stuttgart, Ark., told the seed committee "the source of this trait in Cheniere probably started with one seed. (Perhaps) it was hung up in a combine, or in a dryer in Puerto Rico. At this stage, we don't know.
"But it's amazing to me that one foreign seed could create all the problems in the industry that it has."
While the seed industry acknowledges farm-saved seed "is a legitimate part of the rice seed industry," Stratton said time constraints call for aggressive actions.
The only way for the industry to assure "there'll be no (LL) trait in the market (after 2007) is to plant certified seed from a source that's been traced all the way back to breeder seed."
While Stratton agrees farmers should have the ability to plant seed they've saved, "there are a lot of things in this discussion that we should have (and don't). Speaking for our company … and from our years of experience of dealing with farm-stored seed, the only way to do this … is for this committee to only allow certified seed channels as seed sources for rice planting this year."
Stratton, who admitted his views were unlikely to be popular, cautioned if farm-saved seed is allowed, the LL trait currently plaguing the industry "won't (be purged) from the system. As a seed company, we've purchased grower-produced seed stored in farm bins. It has been planted from registered seed. It has been walked by Plant Board (employees). It has gone through all the processes and been brought to our facilities to clean.
"(On) numerous occasions, the seed didn't make certified grade due to mixture or weed/seed content or red rice content. So we have knowledge and history from working with seed growers."
Seed committee
Shortly after testimony ended, millers in attendance were again asked whether farmers will be released from liability if they bring mills a GM-tainted rice crop. If farmers "abide by the plan and (the Plant Board) regulates it, as far as we're concerned, in a good faith effort, they won't have any liability," said Glover.
"We concur with Keith's remarks," said Terry Richardson of Riceland.
George Tidwell, chairman of the full Plant Board, asked if there are enough inspectors to pull the seed samples.
"We've notified our inspectors in the western part of the state to have their suitcases packed," said Darryl Little, Plant Board director. "It'll be a burden but I believe we can (do it). We're at these facilities at this time of year on a routine basis anyway. We're sampling the same seed. In many cases, it'll be a matter of drawing an additional sample."
However, farm-saved seed "is an additional burden," added Little.
Allowing farm-saved seed to be planted in 2007 "opens a can of worms that, to me, we don't need to (open)," said Noal Lawhon, Plant Board member.
Tidwell asked about any assurances "that if we don't allow the farmers to plant their (saved) seed we'll clean this up (quickly) … I see the merits (of banning farm-saved seed). But the thing is, historically the Plant Board has allowed farmers to save their own seed."
"And historically the seed dealers haven't been asked to … test all their seed," countered Lawhon.
Randy Veach, Plant Board member, said there are "probably farmers out there who have never raised an ounce of Cheniere. Probably some seed dealers have never had any in the plant … They've got a bin full of Wells that could be some of the best … rice we have. I hate to see us limit the market by taking it out of (production)."
While allowing properly handled and tested farm-saved seed to be planted in 2007, the seed committee did call for scrutiny of farms' rice-planting history.
"All we're trying to do is make sure this thing goes no further," said Otis Howe, Plant Board member. "If (in the history) there's something (Plant Board employees) don't like, they can say, 'No, you don't need to keep that.'"
Little said such a rule would make the situation "more comfortable."
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As UNO's first-ever basketball coach, Ron Greene compiled a 146-65 (.692) record in eight seasons (1969-1977). Four of his teams qualified for NCAA Division II tournaments, finishing fourth in the nation in 1974 and second in 1975. Greene remains UNO's all-time winningest men's basketball coach. He was twice named Louisiana Collegiate Coach of the Year.
Greene, a native of Terre Haute, Ind., also served as Athletic Director at UNO and paved the way for the Privateers' move up to Division I for the 1975-1976 school year. His coaching career began at Loyola University as an assistant coach in 1965. After one year as an assistant, he served as the Wolfpack's head coach for two years before moving on to UNO.
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Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger: Cybele Pascal
Some time back, I got a book in the mail from Cybele Pascal's publishing company, Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking: 30-Minute Meals without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Fish, Shellfish, and Sesame. When I looked at the book I found most of it was meat-centric, so it took me a while to find recipes that would work for me. I was intrigued by the allergy-free focus, though, and when I read that Cybele developed her recipes out of the need to modify her diet to breastfeed an allergic baby, I felt a newfound empathy for her efforts. I had to go on a similarly severe allergy diet to breastfeed Baby Yum, and so I could understand how that could spark a passion for allergy-free eating! When I found that Cybele had a blog, I decided to adopt her for Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger.
Unfortunately, it ended up being quite a while before I could actually make any of her recipes. Kid Yum (now 3 1/2) got sick with a tummy flu on Christmas Day, the poor dear, and shortly after we all caught it as well. I spent New Year's Eve in bed, and was sick for two weeks and then a bit more with sinus evil-ness. Oh dear me! But happily, this week I finally got better and was able to make some of Cybele's recipes.
I started with a recipe for potato gnocchi that caught my eye in Cybele's cookbook. The dough was easy to shape and the recipe came together easily enough. After I made it I wasn't quite sure how to serve it, but I had some homemade pasta sauce so I ended up coating the gnocchi with pasta sauce and a little fresh basil leaf. It was pleasant and a good recipe for gnocchi.
Next I made a recipe from Cybele's blog, for Pumpkin Sunbutter Soup with sweet potato. I was intrigued by the idea of this savory root vegetable and squash soup with a touch of "un-nutty" butter for depth. Sure enough, I enjoyed the recipe, although since I didn't have canned sweet potato, I think it ended up a tad less smooth than Cybele's original. Still, it was very good and Kid Yum dug in enthusiastically. She may have been missing Mommy's home cooking, as she ended up perched enthusiastically at the counter gobbling up some leftover sweet potato cubes and soup. This recipe was probably my favorite that I tried for this installation of adopt a blogger.
Finally, I made the gluten-free blondie brownie recipe with chocolate chips that I'd been eying from Cybele's blog. This was a tasty recipe, and a good opportunity to use those super yummy enjoy life chunk chips. I only wish my friend JM with the soy allergy was in town so I could share some goodies with her!
Cybele has a great blog and assortment of gluten-free, allergen-free cookbooks out, and I hope you'll take some time and explore them. I'd like to check out the Allergen-free Baker's Handbook myself!
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The 2012 Board of Directors for the Franklin County Youth Baseball/Softball Association was introduced during opening ceremonies on Friday, April 5 at the Franklin County Sports Complex.
More than 450 children have signed up to participate and 40 teams have been formed. For a listing of officers for the organization, see the April 11 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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The new mural under the 47th Street Metra pass is finished, and was dedicated this past Saturday, Sept. 19. If you haven't glanced at it from your car, or walked past it on your way to the lake yet, it's worth a look.
It's in a style called "bricolage" mosaic, using broken tile, mirrored tile, colored grout, and tiles with photo transfers. The lead designers were Carolyn Elaine (a Bronzeville resident) and John Pitman Weber. The themes were chosen at community meetings, and photographs were donated by community members. The photos pay tribute to both better-known and unknown 47th Street inhabitants (and esteemed guests, in the case of Ella Fitzgerald) and they are, hands down, my favorite part of the mural.
Alderman Preckwinkle provided menu money to support it. The cost was $86,000, including wall prep and the youth team that worked on it over the summer.
Jon Pounds, Executive Director of the Chicago Public Art Group (CPAG), told me that the challenge was to create something sweeping and almost cinematic as you drive by, but more intimate and thoughtful if you're walking.
The symbols that each take up about 1/5 of the mural are (from west to east):
1) the Adinkra (West African) symbol for "know your heritage," called the Sankofa bird, holding the egg of the future in its beak
2) a hand with a spiral in the palm, the Native American sign of human presence
3) a woman's face, reading ("know, learn, read")
4) the Adinkra symbol for "adaptability," called the Denkyem, a crocodile-turtle that lives in water, breathes air, and lays eggs on land
5) Another hand, the Mudra, for tranquility and balance.
My biggest worry about murals, and public art in general, is the question of maintenance and removal. In the process of funding this mural, no money was set aside for future maintenance. When it deteriorates -- as it inevitably will (for instance, how color-fast are the photo transfers, when exposed to the elements? Will tiles pop off with seeping, freezing water? The grout in my shower needed work after 10 years!) -- a group like CPAG will have to scramble to find public and private funds for restoration. And years from now, the community that lives with it will likely have little say in whether it's historic enough to be restored, or dated enough to be retired.