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The US Drug Enforcement Administration admitted on the day of Marc Emery's arrest (July 29th, 2005) that his investigation and extradition were politically motivated, designed to target the Marijuana Legalization organization that Emery spearheaded and ran for over a decade in Canada.
Here is the original text of DEA Administrator Karen Tandy's statement released on July 29th, 2005:
Today's DEA arrest of Marc Scott Emery, publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine, and the founder of a marijuana legalization group — is a significant blow not only to the marijuana trafficking trade in the U.S. and Canada, but also to the marijuana legalization movement.
His marijuana trade and propagandist marijuana magazine have generated nearly $5 million a year in profits that bolstered his trafficking efforts, but those have gone up in smoke today.
Emery and his organization had been designated as one of the Attorney General's most wanted international drug trafficking organizational targets — one of only 46 in the world and the only one from Canada.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of Emery's illicit profits are known to have been channeled to marijuana legalization groups active in the United States and Canada. Drug legalization lobbyists now have one less pot of money to rely on.
Large JPG image of Karen Tandy Statement: here
In addition to the DEA press release, see these DEA documents (shared in Marc's blog – click here to read) that admit Marc's money all went to political activism efforts:
Over a year ago, after getting the transfer application rejected, one of my lawyers put in a Freedom of Information request about me to the DEA, FBI, Department of State, Bureau of Prisons, and other U.S. federal agencies. The FBI claimed not to have any file on me, others sent minor paperwork, and the DEA stalled – claiming that with so many email accounts and servers to go through, they couldn't afford the time to do it! But finally, some the DEA files were handed over; heavily redacted too, of course.
Some of the most interesting information is that the DEA confirmed that I gave over $2,000,000 to activists, activist groups, political parties, rallies, events, court challenges, and verified that over $753,000 of it was sent by Western Union wire. (I actually gave just under $4,500,000 in cash, check, money order, credit card and western union to those causes and people from 1995 to 2005, but the DEA apparently could only ascertain $2,000,000 of it, from 1999 to 2004.)
Here are the excerpts from the DEA release:
[Click the images to view the full pages]
In a recent Editor's Page piece, EMERY and assistant editor Giesz-Ramsay boast that "my [EMERY's] organizations (including CC) have contributed over $2,000,000 toward court battles, ballot initiatives, jailed individuals, rallies, conferences, marches and elections – all involving cannabis or the drug war."
It goes on to state, "There is virtually no drug reform group or organization in North America that has not received some assistance from us."
These sentiments are confirmed by the investigation conducted by the San Francisco FD into the numerous Western Union wire transfers initiated by Marc EMERY to many marijuana political activists around the world.
The San Francisco Field Division, in coordination with the Blaine Resident Office is investigating Marc EMERY. At the request of Blaine RO, SFFD has conducted an analysis of Western Union wire transfers sent by EMERY for the period 5 April 1999 until 5 April 2004.
In total, $753,712.14 was transferred by EMERY through Western Union Financial Services. The financial analysis revealed that EMERY distributed this money to candidates for elections in the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries.
This Report of Investigation details the significant websites and email accounts documented in cables DTG: 102055Z June 2005 and DTG: 102110Z June 2005.
So there you have it. Although I have claimed all along to have donated millions of dollars (all my seed profits) to activist efforts in those ten years I was a seed seller – because that was the point of the seed business – it's still nice to have the DEA confirm this. And out of the San Francisco Field Office of DEA, at that.


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Conserving and restoring threatened and endangered species and their ecosystems
Endangered Species Permits
Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) and Incidental Take Permits
The Endangered Species Act prohibits the "take" of listed species through direct harm or habitat destruction. In the 1982 ESA amendments, Congress authorized the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (through the Secretary of the Interior) to issue permits for the "incidental take" of endangered and threatened wildlife species (See Section 10a(1)(B) of the ESA). Thus, permit holders can proceed with an activity that is legal in all other respects, but that results in the "incidental" taking of a listed species.
The 1982 amendment requires that permit applicants design, implement, and secure funding for a conservation plan that minimizes and mitigates harm to the impacted species during the proposed project. That plan is commonly called a Habitat Conservation Plan. Habitat Conservation Plans are legally binding agreements between the Secretary of the Interior and the permit holder.
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About the Author: Kristin Haworth serves in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Today, the 40,000th Bhutanese refugee departs Nepal. The plane she is on is headed to the United States, where some 34,000 Bhutanese refugees have already settled. We here in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) are especially excited about this milestone because for nearly two decades, tens of thousands of ethnic Nepalese refugees from Bhutan have been living in camps administered by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in southeastern Nepal. Ethnic tensions and Bhutanese government policies in the late 1980s and early 1990s caused them to flee. The number of Bhutanese refugees living in camps reached a peak of about 108,000 in 2007.
In late 2007, when the possibility of refugees' return to Bhutan seemed increasingly unlikely, the United States offered to consider for resettlement as many Bhutanese refugees as expressed interest, with the cooperation of the Nepali government. To date, about 34,000 have been resettled across the United States, the third largest group currently being resettled under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Others have gone to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
The resettlement program is an example of how the U.S. government works with the international community to develop humane and durable solutions for people living in refugee settings. In humanitarian assistance-speak, a "durable solution" is a long-term, viable solution to a refugee situation. In most cases, this means either the voluntary return of refugees to their home country (if it is safe enough to go back), or integration within the country of asylum. PRM works through diplomatic channels to encourage host governments to protect refugees and provides assistance through programs that promote refugee self-sufficiency and community-based social services. In less than 1 percent of refugee cases, the best durable solution is resettlement to a third country. PRM coordinates the admission of these refugees when they are referred by UNHCR for resettlement in the United States.
Once in the United States, what can a newly arrived refugee expect? Bhutanese refugees Bal and Meena Rai were resettled to the United States in 2008 after having lived for 17 years in a bamboo hut in a refugee camp. Since starting their lives in the United States with the assistance of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) they've learned to navigate a new culture, find jobs, and master the home-buying process in Abilene, Texas. The Department of State's Reception and Placement Program supplies the 10 resettlement agencies in its public-private partnership program (including IRC) a one-time sum of $1,800 per refugee to defray a refugee's costs during the first few weeks. Using these funds and others obtained through fundraising efforts, the voluntary organizations provide support for housing, job searches, and educational workshops to help refugees become self-sufficient as quickly as possible after their arrival to the United States.
After years in a refugee camp, the transition to life in a new country isn't easy. But thanks to the generosity of the American people, refugees from Bhutan and many other countries from around the world have found sanctuary in the United States.
Lokendra T. in New York writes:
Thanks to the US government. I am a Nepali citizen and US permanent resident. It was a major problem for Nepal for many years. I grew up hearing about the Bhutanese refugees problem. Finally those refugees have some hope for future.
US is the best model country for the whole world.
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I recently received a sample bottle of a new French whisky, Bastille 1789, from the Cognac region of France.
First thing I want to note is the producer's preferred spelling: whisky. If you note there's no e, that might give you a clue as to the style of whisky on offer. Bastille offers a blended whisky in a Scotch style. The whisky's made of malted barley and wheat, and distilled in alembic pot stills; what sets it apart from blended Scotch is that Bastille is aged in Limousin oak, cherry, and acacia casks.
The color is light, in keeping with most blends. The flavor is malty, fruity, spicy, and lightly sweet; what I really enjoyed about it were the unique flavors from the cask. Body is medium.
Overall, I found Bastille pleasant to sip on its own at the end of a long day, caring for my son. My favorite cocktail use of whiskey these days is in Old Fashioneds, and there I don't think I'd care for the Bastille. It's a little too light to hold up to the hefty amount of bitters I like in an Old Fashioned, and it's sweet enough on its own that it doesn't need sugaring. Likewise, although the promotional literature recommended mixing it into a Manhattan, I can't see it playing well with sweet vermouth. But I speak as a guy who prefers rye whiskey and rye-forward bourbons, to softer, wheatier whiskeys, so my prejudices may be showing.
If you, your friends, or your customers prefer softer tipples, you may be pleased with how it works in cocktails. For myself, I quite enjoyed just sipping it on ice, and also neat. As a sipping whisky, it may well find a steady home on my bar, for days I want something lighter than rye.
Bastille 1789 is currently available in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. It launches nationally in May. Suggested retail price is $29.99. 40% alcohol by volume.


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Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino and Sharefest have launched an assistance fund for the families affected by last week's bus crash that killed five Los Angeles Unified School District students and injured several others.
The fund — called the Humboldt Bus Crash Victims Assistance Fund — will collect donations to provide money to victims and families who are dealing with financial hardships following the accident. Other funds also have been set up for crash victims and their families.
On Thursday, a tour bus carrying students to an orientation program at Humboldt State University, collided with a FedEx truck. Ten people were killed, including the drivers of both vehicles and five students.
Donations to the fund can be made by going to www.Sharefestinc.org/buscrashfund or by mailing a check, made payable to Sharefest, designating "Humboldt Bus Crash Victims Assistance Fund" in the memo line.
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Writers worry quite a bit about how long their books should be. And people like me worry quite a bit about how to give the right advice - because you want a straight answer, but the only true answers are quite wiggly.
As a writer in the arty sense, the truest answer I can give, though it's not the one you want, is that "the book should be the right length for the story." The story should fit beautifully inside the covers (whatever size those covers are) and the reader should not feel that you either spun it out or cut it short in its prime with a headlong rush towards the end.
As a writer in a practical frame of mind, however, I have to have some commercial considerations in mind. These considerations are even truer for the unpublished author, who has not established an audience.
The first thing I'd say is that if you're going to look around to check out the lengths of similar books to yours, a) that's a very good idea indeed, and I hope you do, BUT b) do not consider the unusually short or long in this equation; and do not consider any books which had phenomenal success despite being extremely short or long. For example, if you're looking at the lengths of books for 10-12 year-olds, ignore the length of the Harry Potter books. Extremes and exceptions tell you nothing useful.
The second thing I'd say is that word count is a bit of a red herring. Yes, we have to use it because it's the only objective method we have, and agents and publishers need it. But publishers are perfectly capable of making a book look longer or shorter than it is - by judicious use of font size, font type and letter/line spacing. That's what they'll do, but unfortunately it doesn't help you because they do sometimes get quite hung up on word length at the acquisition stage.
- Each book will be costed at an early stage in the process - often at the acquisitions meeting which is also deciding whether to accept it. The cost must account for the number of pages to be printed. The price points of particular books don't vary as much as word length, and they have to compete price-wise: so the price cannot usually reflect the different costs of production between a book of, say, 300 pages and a book of 500 pages. Therefore, an over-long book which a publisher is unsure about is more likely to be rejected than if it was a standard length.
- Readers do sometimes consider the value of a book according to how long the pleasure will last. So, some readers will reject a book if it's too short, especially by an unknown author. I know that doesn't seem right, as a book's value is not related to length, but it's what many readers do, often subconsciously.
- Similarly, and particularly in some genres, a book that's too long may put readers off. This is particularly the case in children's writing.
- Identify twelve books which you think would be your competitors - with the same readership. But do not include extremes (see above).
- Remove what look like the two shortest and the two longest.
- Do a rough word count for each of the remaining eight: simply do an accurate word count for ten full pages in each and multiply by the number of pages. Make some vague adjustment for pages which only have a few lines on them.
- Is there a very large range? For example, is the shortest 90,000 and the longest 250,000? In that case, your genre is wide open and you don't have too much to worry about as long as you keep within that range. If they all seem a similar length, work out the average and try to stick to within 15-20% of that average.
As an enormous generalisation, because I sense that you want me to give figures, I'd suggest that a starting-point is that a novel for adults will generally be longer 100,000 words and a novel for teenagers will be less than that. My novels have ranged from around 42,000 (Mondays are Red) to 78,000 (the Highwayman books). When you hold them in your hand - which is what really matters to the reader, who has no idea of the number of words - Mondays are Red feels too short to me and the Highwayman books feel too long, especially since they are aimed at younger teenagers, including 10+. Despite that, they both did well, but I'll never know who was put off by the length of the Highwayman books.
In my opinion as the author and a keen book buyer, my new baby, Wasted, feels like the perfect length. Mmmm, beautiful - I'm still at the stroking stage, I warn you. It feels chunky enough to last a good number of hours, but not at all off-putting. It has 352 pages and contains something not much over 60,000 words. That's the target I've given myself for the next one, and it just "feels right".
Wasted blog. All you have to do is register as a follower and you'll be entered each week. The Wasted blog is launched on April 23rd and from that day on I offer you a feast of info, snippets, competitions, stories of fate / luck / chance, and lots of ways for you to get involved. Head over there now so that you are with us when we begin the fun and games!


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Duchess Kate and Prince William watch Andy Murray at Wimbledon
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, were in attendance today for Day 9 of the Wimbledon championships. They attended two matches, one of which was for defending champion Andy Murray!
Some people have wondered where Prince George gets all of his hilarious expressions from -- and so we give you: Kate Middleton's reactions to these tennis matches. She's hilarious, and so very clearly engrossed in the game!
Unfortunately, Britain's shining star lost his match today, and the photo above pretty much sums up how everyone in the U.K. is feeling. (AND how everyone in the U.S. felt after yesterday's USA vs. Belgium soccer match...)
The Duchess re-wore the white eyelet Zimmermann dress from the recent Royal Tour (our favorite look of the whole trip!) and carried a fun beaded red, white and tan fan clutch by Anya Hindmarch. She wore her LK Bennett nude pumps and a red scarf just in case it got chilly.
Click through the gallery to see the Duke and Duchess at Wimbledon, and more celebrities in attendance!


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AppLander is a simple yet elegant responsive landing page perfect for advertising or selling your app, software, retail product, service, e-book or audio book. The theme is build with Bootstrap, an image slider and Google webfonts. It is coded in valid HTML5 and CSS3 and is well structured and commented. The download also contains a PSD file with the black and white dummy mobile device seen in the template.
- Valid HTML5 & CSS3
- Responsive layout (big desktop, normal desktop, tablet, mobile)
- Build with Bootstrap
- Embedded videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Blip.tv, Viddler & Kickstarter will behave responsive too
- Clean, well structured and SEO-friendly code
- Google Webfonts
- Flexslider
- PSDs of the two dummy mobile devices included
- The used webfonts are not included in the download, but they are free to download on http://www.google.com/webfonts.
- The contact form ist not functional.
- If you want to customize the template and not only put your content in then a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and Bootstrap is required.
- Not tested with Safari 6!


text: The ISU Extension will host a heifer clinic in Richland on February 7th. The clinic is an effort to increase the number of cattle in Iowa, says Byron Leu, the organizer of the event, because cattle numbers in the state have been dropping for the past few years. Iowa used to have upwards of a million cattle, now the number is more like 800,000. The focus of the clinic will be about technologies and systems that can be used to make raising heifers more cost effective. Registration is required by tomorrow so they can prepare enough materials. The class will take place at the Keokuk County Veterinary Clinic at 6pm.


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Paraprofessional Training – Class Instruction
The St. Charles City-County Library District believes that its professional staff, through their education, experience, and teaching ability, is uniquely qualified to tailor the District's training of Library Paraprofessionals to the procedures, techniques, and customer service functions inherent to the Missionof the St. Charles City-County Library District.
Staff engaged as Paraprofessional Training Instructors are required to follow these procedures:
While the Director's intent is to maximize the use of its extant staff as Paraprofessional Instructors, it may occasionally be advisable to recruit instructors from outside the District.
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Officials and citizens of Sriracha, Thailand turned out today to welcome the Scientology Volunteer Minister Southeast Asian Goodwill Tour to their city.
The people of Thailand first became acquainted with the Volunteer Ministers (VMs) in December 2004, when a tsunami devastated portions of their country. Hundreds of VMs from around the world responded to the call, aiding the people of Thailand and surrounding regions. As a consequence of their selfless actions during that disaster, the VMs gained a reputation in Thailand for their willingness and ability to help which has preceded the cavalcade at each stop along its route through the nation.
Such was the case when the VM tour arrived in Sriracha, a city two hours southeast of the capital, Bangkok. In his welcoming speech during the opening ceremony for the VM tents, the Mayor of Sriracha said, "Scientology welcomes people from all religions to work together. I encourage everyone to take full advantage of the opportunity the Scientology Volunteer Ministers are giving them to learn how to help themselves and others."
Immediately following the ceremony, 143 people attended a seminar on Study Technology—designed to teach people of all ages how to overcome the barriers they encounter when trying to learn different subjects. Following that, there was another seminar on organizing and running an efficient workplace; then yet another on assists, Scientology techniques which help people recover from physical and emotional trauma.
Almost immediately, the VMs were invited to deliver seminars to the parents of students at a local school on how to care for and communicate with their children. Medical personnel in and around Sriracha have also asked the VMs to train volunteers in disaster response and assist technology.
Once finished in Thailand, the Volunteer Minister Goodwill Tour will continue to other ports of call in Southeast Asia—carrying their message of hope that "Something Can Be Done About It."


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This class is especially for siblings ages 4 to 9 (children must be accompanied by an adult). This is a fun time for older siblings to learn about what to expect before and after the new baby arrives by participating in activities all designed to help them welcome their new baby brother or sister. Children are encouraged to bring a doll or stuffed animal and a picture of themselves as a baby to class. A family tour is included.
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Conference of Vice Chancellors and Deans of Science, Engineering and Technology (COVIDSET), 2011
This is to inform you that the venue of the 4th African Regional Conference of Vice Chancellors and Deans of Science, Engineering and Technology (COVIDSET 2011) has been changed from Abuja, Nigeria to Johannesburg, South Africa. The dates for the conference remain the same .i.e. 23rd to 25th November 2011.
The new conference venue is Birchwood Hotel & OR Conference Centre.
The change has been necessitated by the current security problems in Abuja, Nigeria. We regret any inconvenience that may have resulted out of this last minute change of plans.Welcome to the website of the Conference of Vice Chancellors and Deans of Science, Engineering and Technology (COVIDSET 2011). This is the fourth in the series organised by UNESCO and ANSTI in collaboration with Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile, Ife, 23-25 November, 2011
The African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI) established COVIDSET as a forum for university leaders responsible for science, engineering and technology (SET) education to meet and dialogue on strategic and emerging issues in SET education. COVIDSET 2011 will provide the podium for Vice Chancellors, Deans, Heads of Department, Private sector and Development Partners in Africa and the Diaspora to exchange ideas and experiences, share good practices as well as sensitise university leaders on new and emerging trends in science, engineering and technology to enhance Africas global competitiveness and the impact of high-level training and research on Africas development.
With the organisation of COVIDSET 2011, ANSTI is re-affirming its commitment in making this forum of African leaders responsible for Science and Technology in higher education an important and regular platform for exchange and sharing of ideas and strategies on capacity building.
Aim and Objectives
The aim of the conference is to bring together university leaders/policy makers, researchers and the private sector to deliberate on how to exploit
Africans research and innovation capacities and capabilities to generate new products, processes and markets for its socio-economic development as
well as increase Africas global competitiveness under the theme:
The sub-themes are:
- Innovative use of science, engineering and technology in meeting the Millennium Development goals: The Role of Universities
- University-Private Sector- Donor Partner collaboration: Case studies on R&D and Commercialisation; Intellectual Property Right (IPR); Technology Transfer; Technology parks; Centres of Excellence.
- Science, Engineering and Technology Institutions in Crisis in Africa: The Way Forward.
- Nanotechnology,
- Climate change and Green Energy
- Quality Assurance in Science and Engineering: International Bench marking
Expected outcome
Africa has an enormous potential in human and natural resources, favourable geographical location and young population to play an essential role in knowledge based global economic insurgence but has not taken advantage of these attributes. It is expected that the conference will achieve the following:
- Strengthening the capacity of university leaders responsible for science and technology teaching , policy makers, researchers and private sector to exploit Africas available knowledge base, human resources in science and technology for sustainable development;
- Increase the opportunity for Vice Chancellors and Deans to acquire skills to respond to challenges in new and emerging areas of science, engineering and technology;
- Develop an Action Plan for harnessing science, engineering, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship capacity and capabilities in universities in Africa for sustainable socio-economic development; and
- Develop strategies for strengthening Science and Technology Institutions in Africa


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248-A Cabell Hall
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400786
Charlottesville, VA 22904-0786
(434) 982-2235
Overview Now approaching its twenty-fifth year, this
well-regarded interdisciplinary program was launched by a small group of University
faculty from several departments committed to the idea of broad social inquiry.
It offers qualified students the opportunity to pursue the study of society,
and the study of politicsconceived both in its broadest and narrowest
senseswithout being limited by the boundaries, or the methodological preoccupations,
of the relevant disciplines. With the advice of associated faculty, independent
and capable students can fashion a program of study that reflects their intellectual
interests and goals. Some students construct a program that emphasizes thought
and significant thinkers (e.g., John Locke, Karl Marx, Max Weber, John Dewey,
Hannah Arendt) or concepts (justice, property, welfare, human rights). Others
place greater emphasis on concrete studiesin the past (nineteenth-century
Christian missionaries in Africa; labor unions in the 1930s auto industry),
or in the present (the impact of welfare reform; the impact of South Africas
Truth and Reconciliation Commission). Some students are more theoretically oriented,
others more practically inclined; all share a deep curiosity about the content
and implications of social and political thought. A key strength of the program
is that, within reasonable limits, it can be custom-tailored to the students
interest. Another is its interdisciplinary character, established during the
intensive year-long core seminar offered in the third year. The student can
study politics and society wherever they are best examined for his or her purpose.
Among the departments and programs that have played a considerable
role in this program are history, politics, sociology, anthropology, studies
in women and gender, religious studies, philosophy; and more recently, economics,
bioethics, and English.
The program is an outstanding major for a variety of future
activitiesin many cases better than a major in a single department. Students
graduating from this program often pursue further study in graduate and professional
schools, gaining admission to the nations top programs. Members of recent
classes, for example, have been accepted to law schools at Harvard, Yale, N.Y.U.
and Virginia; and to Ph.D. programs at the same and similar institutions. Other
students have gone on to careers in publishing, investment banking, labor organizing,
and positions in NGOs and advocacy groups like Amnesty International. In short,
PST majors find themselves well-prepared for careers in a wide variety of fields.
Because of the intensive nature of this two-year program, study
abroad during the school year cannot ordinarily be allowed.
Faculty Michael Joseph Smith, the program director,
is a Thomas C. Sorenson Professor of Political and Social Thought, and an associate
professor of politics. Other faculty associated with the program and its faculty
committee include Ellen Contini-Morava and George Mentore of anthropology; James
Childress, William Wilson, and Charles Mathewes of religious studies; John Arras
and John Simmons of philosophy; George Klosko of politics; Erik Middlefort and
Alan Megill of history; Murray Milner and Sharon Hayes of sociology; Ann Lane
of history and studies in women and gender; and Rita Felski and Raymond Nelson
of English. The programs high reputation often attracts other faculty
from throughout the University to act as thesis advisors.
Students The program attracts able, creative, diverse,
and independent students with strong interests, both theoretical and practical,
in politics and society. Each spring about 16-18 rising third-year students
are selected for the program from a substantial applicant pool. Students are
chosen on the basis of strong grades, a writing sample, a faculty recommendation,
and a short essay explaining the students interest in the field. PST majors
share an intensive, full-year core seminar in their third year in which they
write short essays virtually every week. In the fourth year, students focus
on their individual thesis projects, while sharing a weekly thesis seminar and
workshop during the fall term. In this way, they come to know each other and
their teachers.
Requirements for Major The major has four basic components:
PST Seminars 8 credits, open to majors only, consisting
of PST 485, 487, and 498.
Foundation Courses Each student must complete at least
six credits from the following list of courses, or equivalents approved by the
director, dealing with political and social thought or its historical foundations:
Theory and History of Anthropology
Evolution of Economic Thought
Origins of Modern Thought
Intellectual History of Modern Europe
Origins of Contemporary Thought
Classics in Political Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Ancient Political Theory
Modern Political Theory
Contemporary Political Theory
American Political Theory
History of Christian Political and Social Thought I
History of Christian Political and Social Thought II
Introduction to Social Thought
Classical Sociological Theory
Area Studies Each student is required to define three
different area studies. An area is defined as a particular intellectual theme
or subfield of interest to be investigated in the course of the students
studies. These areas can be derived from within, between, or outside traditional
disciplines. Some examples of area studies might include ancient (or modern,
or contemporary) political thought; 18th-19th century intellectual history;
applied ethics; human rights; church-state relations; feminist theory; issues
in third-world development; the modern welfare state; or African-American movements
in the post-war era.
For each area, the student must complete two relevant courses
at the 300 level or above. The total of six courses necessary to fulfill the
area requirements must be drawn from at least three different disciplines,
programs, or departments. In brief: 3 areas; 2 courses per area; 3 disciplines.
Taken together, the three areas of study should be well thought-out
and intellectually coherent, and form the general basis of study for the fourth-year
thesis. The three areas of study define the interdisciplinary character of the
students program and must meet a rigorous standard of coherence. In consultation
with their advisors and the program director, students are expected to articulate
the rationale of their choices in a brief written statement due by the end of
the third year.
Fourth-Year Thesis Six credits consisting of PST 497Y.
Admission Interested students currently in their fourth
semester in the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to apply for admission
into this interdisciplinary program. As a distinguished major, the program admits
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Dora is the pseudonym given by Sigmund Freud to a patient whom he diagnosed with hysteria, and treated for about eleven weeks in 1900.[1] Her most manifest hysterical symptom was aphonia, or loss of voice. The patient's real name was Ida Bauer (1882–1945); her brother Otto Bauer was a leading member of the Austromarxism movement.
Freud published a case study about Dora, Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria (1905 [1901], Standard Edition Vol.7, pp1–122) - the first, and subsequently the most controversial, of his published case-studies.[2]
Case historyEdit
Family backgroundEdit
Dora lived with her parents, who had a loveless marriage, but one which took place in close concert with another couple, Herr and Frau K. The crisis that led her father to bring Dora to Freud was her accusation that Herr K had made a sexual advance to her, at which she slapped his face - an accusation which Herr K denied and in which her own father disbelieved.[3]
Freud himself reserved initial judgement on the matter, and was swiftly told by Dora that her father had a relationship with Frau K, and that she felt he was surreptitiously palming her off on Herr K in return.[4] By initially accepting her reading of events, Freud was able to remove her cough symptom; but by pressing her to accept her own implication in the complex interfamily drama, and an attraction to Herr K, he alienated his patient, who abruptly finished the treatment after 11 weeks, producing, Freud reported bitterly, a therapeutic failure.[5]
Freud initially thought of calling the case 'Dreams and Hysteria', and it was as a contribution to dream analysis, a pendant to his Interpretation of Dreams, that Freud saw the rationale for publishing the fragmentary analysis.[6]
Ida recounted two dreams to Freud. In the first:
[a] house was on fire. My father was standing beside my bed and woke me up. I dressed quickly. Mother wanted to stop and save her jewel-case; but Father said: 'I refuse to let myself and my two children be burnt for the sake of your jewel-case.' We hurried downstairs, and as soon as I was outside I woke up.[7]
The second dream is substantially longer:
I was walking about in a town which I did not know. I saw streets and squares which were strange to me. Then I came into a house where I lived, went to my room, and found a letter from Mother lying there. She wrote saying that as I had left home without my parents' knowledge she had not wished to write to me to say Father was ill. "Now he is dead, and if you like you can come." I then went to the station and asked about a hundred times: "Where is the station?" I always got the answer: "Five minutes." I then saw a thick wood before me which I went into, and there I asked a man whom I met. He said to me: "Two and a half hours more." He offered to accompany me. But I refused and went alone. I saw the station in front of me and could not reach it. At the same time, I had the unusual feeling of anxiety that one has in dreams when one cannot move forward. Then I was at home. I must have been travelling in the meantime, but I knew nothing about that. I walked into the porter's lodge, and enquired for our flat. The maidservant opened the door to me and replied that Mother and the others were already at the cemetery.[8]
Freud reads both dreams as referring to Ida Bauer's sexual life - the jewel case that was in danger being a symbol of the virginity which her father was failing to protect from Herr K.,[9] He interpreted the railway station in the second dream as a comparable symbol.[10] His insistence that Ida (Dora) had responded to Herr K's advances to her with desire - "you are afraid of Herr K; you are even more afraid of yourself, of the temptation to yield to him"[11] increasingly alienated her. [According to Ida, and believed by Freud, Herr K himself had repeatedly propositioned Ida, as early as when she was 14 years old. (Freud, "Fragment of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria ('Dora')")].
Ultimately, Freud sees Ida as repressing a desire for her father, a desire for Herr K, and a desire for Frau K as well. When she abruptly broke off her therapy, much to Freud's disappointment, Freud saw this as his failure as an analyst, predicated on his having ignored the transference.[12]
Two years later, Ida returned to see Freud and explained that her symptoms had mostly cleared up; that she had confronted the Ks. who confessed that she had been right all along; but that she had recently developed pains in her face.[13] Freud added the details of this to his report, but still viewed his work as an overall failure; and (much later) added a footnote blaming himself for not stressing Ida's attachment to Frau K, rather than to Herr K, her husband.[14]
Freud's interpretationEdit
Through the analysis, Freud interprets Ida's hysteria as a manifestation of her jealousy toward the relationship between Frau K and her father, combined with the mixed feelings of Herr K's sexual approach to her.[15] Although Freud was disappointed with the initial results of the case, he considered it important, as it raised his awareness of the phenomenon of transference, on which he blamed his seeming failures in the case.
Freud gave her the name 'Dora', and he describes in detail in The Psychopathology of Everyday Life what his unconscious motivations for choosing such a name might have been. His sister's nursemaid had to give up her real name, Rosa, when she accepted the job because Freud's sister was also named Rosa—she took the name 'Dora' instead. Thus, when Freud needed a name for someone who could not keep her real name (this time, in order to preserve his patient's anonymity), Dora was the name that occurred to him.[16]
Critical responsesEdit
Early polarisationEdit
Freud's case study was condemned in its first review as a form of mental masturbation, an immoral misuse of his medical position.[17] An obscure English physician, Ernest Jones was led by the study to become a psychoanalyst, gaining "a deep impression of there being a man in Vienna who actually listened to every word his patients said to him...a true psychologist".[18] Carl Jung also took up the study enthusiastically.[19]
The middle yearsEdit
By mid-century, Freud's study had gained general psychoanalytic acceptance, Otto Fenichel for example citing her cough as evidence of identification with Frau K, her mutism as a reaction to the loss of Herr K.[20] Jacques Lacan singled out for technical praise Freud's stressing of Dora's implication in "the great disorder of her father's world...she was in fact the mainspring of it".[21]
Erik Erikson however took issue with Freud's claim that Dora must necessarily have responded positively at some level to Herr K's advances: "I wonder how many of us can follow without protest today Freud's assertion that a healthy young girl would, under such circumstances, have considered Herr K's advances 'neither tactless nor offensive'"[22]
Feminist and later criticismsEdit
Second-wave feminism would develop Erikson's point with a vengeance, as part of a wider assault of Freud and psychoanalysis. Freud's comment that "This was surely just the situation to call up distinct feelings of sexual excitement in a girl of fourteen", in reference to Dora being kissed by a "young man of prepossessing appearance",[23] was seen as revealing a crass insensitivity to the realities of adolescent female sexuality.
Toril Moi was speaking for many when she accused Freud of phallocentrism, and his study of being a 'Representation of Patriarchy';[24] while Hélène Cixous would see Dora as a symbol of "silent revolt against male power over women's bodies and women's language...a resistant heroine".[25] (Catherine Clément however would argue that as a mute hysteric, in flight from therapy, Dora was surely far less of a feminist role model than the independent career woman Anna O.).[26]
Even those sympathetic to Freud would take issue with his inquisitorial approach, Janet Malcolm describing him as "more like a police inspector interrogating a suspect than like a doctor helping a patient".[27] Peter Gay too would question Freud's "insistent tone...The rage to cure was upon him";[28] and conclude that not only the tranference but also his own countertransference needed more attention from Freud, at this early stage of development of psychoanalytic technique.[29]
- Hélène Cixous, Portrait de Dora, des femmes 1976, Translated into English as Portrait of Dora Routledge 2004, ISBN 0-415-23667-3
- Charles Bernheimer, Claire Kahane, In Dora's Case: Freud-Hysteria-Feminism: Freud, Hysteria, Feminism, Second Edition, Columbia University Press, 1990
- Hannah S. Decker, Freud, Dora, and Vienna 1900, The Free Press, 1991
- Robin Tolmach Lakoff, James C. Coyne, Father Knows Best: The Use and Abuse of Power in Freud's Case of Dora, Teachers' College Press, 1993
- Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson: Against Therapy (Chapter 2: Dora and Freud),[30]
- Patrick Mahoney, Freud's Dora: A Psychoanalytic, Historical, and Textual Study, Yale University Press 1996, ISBN 0-300-06622-8
- Gina Frangello, My Sister's Continent, Chiasmus Press, 2005
- Dan Chapman, 'Adorable White Bodies', a short story based on Freud's case, interpreting it from the perspective of Ida Bauer.[31]
- Dror Green, "Freud versus Dora and the transparent model of the case study", Modan Publishers, 1998.
See alsoEdit
- ↑ Peter Gay, Freud: A Life for Our Time (1989) p. 246
- ↑ Gay, p. 153
- ↑ Gay, p. 247-8
- ↑ Gay, p. 248-90
- ↑ Gay, p. 251-2
- ↑ Gay, p. 247
- ↑ Sigmund Freud, Fragment of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria, Standard Edition, Vol. VII, p. 64.
- ↑ Sigmund Freud, Fragment of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria, Standard Edition, Vol. VII, p. 94.
- ↑ Gay, p. 251
- ↑ Janet Malcolm, Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession (1988) p. 96
- ↑ Quoted in Gay, p. 251
- ↑ Malcolm, p. 93-4
- ↑ Gay, p. 252
- ↑ Jacques Lacan, Écrits: A Selection (1997) p. 92
- ↑ Akavia, Naamah (2005). Hysteria, identification, and the Family: A Rereading of Freud's Dora Case. American Imago 62 (2): 193–216.
- ↑ Sigmund Freud, The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, Standard Edition, Vol. VI, pp. 240-41.
- ↑ Ernest Jones, The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud (1961) p. 383
- ↑ Quoted in Gay, p. 184
- ↑ Gay, p. 199
- ↑ Otto Fenichel, The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis (1946) p. 221-4
- ↑ Lacan, p. 236
- ↑ Quoted in Gay, p. 686
- ↑ Sigmund Freud, Fragment of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria, Standard Edition, Vol. VII, p. 28.
- ↑ Gay, p. 761
- ↑ Quoted in L. Appiganesi/J. Forrester, Freud's Women (2004) p. 46
- ↑ S. L. Gilman, Hysteria Beyond Freud (1993) p. 332-3
- ↑ Malcolm, p. 73
- ↑ Gay, p. 251 and p. 255
- ↑ Gay, p. 253-4
- ↑ Against Therapy: Table of Contents
- ↑ Chapman, D. (2010), The Postmodern Malady ISBN 978-1477645062
Further readingEdit
- C. Bernheim/C. Kahane, In Dora's Case: Freud-Hysteria-Feminism (1985)
- Mary Jacobus, Reading Woman (1986)
- P. McCaffrey, Freud and Dora: The Artful Dream (1984)
External linksEdit
- Essay about Dora
- Outline of the Case
- Freud's Dora A Victorian Fable by Doug Davis
- Discussion on Dora's dreams
- Freud exhibit which contains images of 'Dora'
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In the latest buyout of what's been a busy M&A week, Japanese drug maker Otsuka inked an $886 million pact on Thursday to snag U.S. cancer treatment maker Astex (NASDAQ:ASTX).
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The deal will allow Otsuka to get its hands on Astex's myelodysplatic syndromes franchise, which is highlighted by its leukemia treatment Dacogen that was recently approved in Europe for seniors.
Otsuka agreed to pay $8.50 a share in cash for Dublin, Calif.-based Astex, representing a 27.2% premium on the drug maker's closing price on Tuesday, the day before a report indicated a deal was imminent. The price tag also represents a 48% premium on the stock's average closing price in the prior 30-day window.
"We believe that Otsuka's financial resources and development expertise will enhance Astex's ability to build further its oncology portfolio, pipeline, and discovery prowess," Astex CEO James Manuso said in a statement.
In addition to Dacogen, Astex has a number of drugs in its pipeline, including SGI-110, a hypomethylating agent being evaluated in multiple trials for a number of hematological and solid tumor oncology indications such as ovarian and liver cancer.
"I hope that this acquisition of Astex will strengthen not only our cancer portfolio but also our drug discovery research in the central nervous system field," said Taro Iwamoto, Otsuka's president.
Shares of Astex surged 23.8% on Wednesday following a report from Japan's Nikkei indicating a Otsuka was on the verge of a takeover. The shares advanced another 2.78% to $8.50 in premarket trading on Thursday on the agreement.
The deal is expected to close early in the fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) served as Astex's banker, while Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) advised Otsuka.
There were a number of other prominent deals announced this week, including Verizon Communication's (NYSE:VZ) enormous $130 billion agreement to take full control of Verizon Wireless, Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) $7.2 billion buyout of Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) mobile phone business and Jarden's (NYSE:JAH) $1.75 billion buyout of Yankee Candle.


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A protest over the results of a March 19 special Jasper County School Board District 9 election has been rejected.
Two candidates - Priscilla Green and Pamela Williams - protested the results saying the Jasper County Election Commission violated at least three statutes of Title 7, which is South Carolina's election law.
The Jasper County Election Commission rejected the protest during a Monday hearing ruling Green's protest was denied for "lack of evidence," and Williams' was denied for "absence of presence."
Leroy Bentley of Bellinger Hill was declared the winner with 108 votes, ahead of Green (97 votes) and former District 8 school board member Williams (84 votes). Bentley earned 29 absentee votes; there were two for Green.
Green and Williams argued Monday that they were not notified of the hearings in a timely manner.
Green said she received her notification on Monday morning via mail. She said the postmarks on the letters from the election office, one for the first protest made on March 20 and the second for the protest on March 24, were dated March 27 and March 28, respectively.
Green said the protests were delivered as they are required to be delivered by the Sheriff's Office, but if she hadn't checked her mail Monday morning, she would never have known about the protest hearing, which was held at 1 p.m. Monday.
"I had no time to prepare for this hearing," she said.
Election Commission vice-chairman James Daley recused himself from the proceedings because he was personally listed in the protest. Concerns about early public disclosure of absentee ballot results were not discussed.
"I do plan on appealing this with the South Carolina State Elections Commission," Green said. "I'm going to take this to the next level. I expected this today."
Among the statutes Green and Williams said were violated is 7-27-340, which requires that the county elections commission be comprised of nine members. It has five: Donald Sheftall, Daley, Carl Tyler, Jake Brown and Lillian King.
The second and third statutes deal with absentee ballots.
Absentee ballot results are not to be made public until after the polls close, but during the afternoon of the special election, Williams and others heard Bentley had received 27 absentee votes. The absentee ballot count ended at 11:30 a.m.
According to Chris Whitmire, director of public information and training for the State Election Commission, that information is not public record until after the polls close.
The state statute, 7-15-420, notes that "results of the tabulation must not be publicly reported until after all the polls are closed."


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Fox's show is a "vehicle for him to deploy his skill and intelligence" as an actor, writes PEOPLE's TV Critic
Advertisers were given their first big glimpse of the fall TV schedule Monday as NBC launched the annual Upfront Week in Manhattan. The upfronts are lavish (and longish) network presentations staged for the ad community with the hope of vacuuming up all their money with the promise of great, popular shows.
The truth is, of course, that few shows manage to be great and/or popular. One could even call this a sad truth.
But, to be philosophical, nothing ventured, nothing gained – and NBC could use some gaining. After applying advanced critical theorem to the brief clips presented at Radio City Music Hall, I would say these shows showed the most potential:
The Michael J. Fox Show: Clearly a prestige sitcom, it stars Fox as a news anchor who – like the actor himself – has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Fox has already proven, on Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Good Wife, that he can play comedy that acknowledges yet doesn't exploit his physical condition. This is just a bigger vehicle for him to deploy his skill and intelligence. The excellent supporting cast includes Kate Finneran (I Hate My Teenage Daughter) and Wendell Pierce (Treme). Watch a clip below:
Blacklist: NBC is very high on this new drama, claiming it had the best testing scores of any drama in a decade, or roughly one-and-a-quarter Honey Boo Boo years. James Spader plays a notorious criminal fugitive who surrenders himself to the FBI with the helpful suggestion that they use him to solve other crimes – and with the proviso that he be partnered with a young FBI profiler (Megan Boone). Well, yes, it does sound something like Silence of the Lambs, doesn't it? The chief selling point is Spader, who won many Emmys for Boston Legal and is an expert at playing characters who are pretentious, elusive, unpleasant, yet charismatic. That's a fairly small market to corner. But still, he's done it. Watch a clip below:
Believe: Because I'm a sucker for just about any pilot from producer director J.J. Abrams of Lost fame. This is one, coming in January, about a little girl gifted, or cursed, with a range of mysterious powers, including everything from telekinesis to – who knows … preternaturally advanced grammar? Also, there are the expected shadowy forces that conspire to capture her and her power.
Now that I've written out that description, I'm less sure about this one …
One worrisome note: The prospect of a Dracula starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) gave me a nice Gothic frisson, but the clip of this production, while rich in Victorian detail, didn't have much atmosphere or menace. Still, that was just an early clip – and there's no way this could be as lifeless as Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows. Watch a clip below:


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Since I was diagnosed with HIV 20 years ago, my life has been an incredible journey -- filled with joy, love, anger, and a whole array of emotions. One of the hardest challenges has been disclosing, not only to potential intimate partners, but to friends, family, and co-workers. At one point, I felt I just had to accept that God did not have someone in mind for me to spend the rest of my life with. But what's that old saying? "When you finally stop looking it finds you." Boy, did it find me! I can see that because of HIV I learned how to live my life -- and that's why I was ready for Tom when he entered the picture.
One of the things I learned was that the way people respond to my HIV status doesn't have to do with me personally. They're trying to figure out how they can deal with it. But accepting that is easier said than done, because rejection still hurts. I've decided that the only people I want in my life are those who fully support me. After telling potential partners that I had HIV and seeing them run screaming for the hills, afraid that I infected them by just holding their hands, or having them stay and then ending it myself because of their baggage, I resolved to always just say it up front.
When Tom and I started talking, I put it right out there. I knew to look at how someone responded. If he was completely on board with no questions, I was scared! If he couldn't find the door fast enough, then so be it -- don't let it hit you on the way out. I live without shame -- if you can accept me for who I am and what I bring to the table, let's get to know each other.
I found that Tom's baggage wasn't any worse than mine and the relationship of my lifetime began.
When I told him, there was a pause and then: "Okay, what does this mean for us moving forward? What do I need to learn? How can we be together?" All amazing questions, and he ended with: "I want you in my life. I want to learn how to deal with this and how to incorporate it into our lives." He was the first man to see me completely -- not just my HIV.
I never felt I had to reassure him, but I have taken the time to continue educating him -- not only about my life but about the community as a whole. In the beginning, I did have to reassure myself, though. I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop -- for Tom to come to me and say he was sorry, but that after giving it a lot of thought this was just something he couldn't do. It wasn't until a year and half ago that I finally realized he was "all in", had both shoes firmly on the ground, and wasn't going anywhere.
The first time we had sex, I'll admit I was scared. I was so afraid he was going to change his mind and decide this wasn't worth it. Or that he would suddenly freak out and take the "forever shower" and scrub and scrub! But he didn't, and over the years, the sex has gotten better. Our lines of communication are wide open and we are able to talk to one another throughout sex. We even laugh and then stop and say, "Are we supposed to be laughing during sex?" Yes, because we enjoy one another so much.
I'm actually more careful during sex, because if Tom were to become infected I'm not sure how I would handle it. He says if it happens, it happens, but we know what we need to do to protect him. Sometimes, I've even had to play "HIV cop" to make sure that no matter what we experience, Tom is safe.
Eventually, we decided that my undetectable viral load and the fact that I am a woman lowered his risk enough that we could take off the condoms. That decision is not for everyone, and each couple needs to make an informed decision after talking to their doctor. If my viral load was detectable, safer sex would definitely be required. I will say that the first time we opted not to use a condom was an anxious moment for me. But we educated ourselves, we talked to experts, and did research. So we both felt comfortable with the decision.
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- 4. Draw a picture of three different types of fishing reels. Explain how each works.
- 5. Tie three fishing flies. Use at least one to fish.
- 6. Demonstrate proficiency in casting at a target 30 feet away.
- 7. Select a species of fish and draw a picture of it, correctly labeling each part and its function.
- 8. Replace the line in a fishing reel.
- 9. Make a simple pole and line fishing rig. Use it to catch a fish.
- 10. Catch a fish using artificial bait or lures.
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Natural Disasters and People Living With HIV and AIDS
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May 31, 2011
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As if the tornadoes that recently devastated several communities including Joplin, Missouri, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama and the flooding along the Mississippi River weren't enough, June 1 marks the start of hurricane season. These are all stark reminders of the stunning impacts these forces of nature can have on anyone and the importance of doing what we can to be prepared to the extent we can.
The effects of these disasters on people living with HIV and AIDS can be particularly severe:
Any of these circumstances can disrupt the continuity of care for those living with HIV and result in negative health consequences. It is possible, however, to mitigate some of these possible outcomes with some planning.
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Now is the time to plan ahead for what you may need to stay safe, healthy, informed, mobile, and independent during a disaster. CDC's recent advisory regarding preparedness for a zombie apocalypse (or hurricanes, flood or other emergencies) offers a number of useful preparedness tips that we may all wish to pause and consider. In addition, read our AIDS.gov page about Natural Disasters and People Living with HIV/AIDS for more information and tips to help you prepare your plan. Finally, visit Ready.gov for more information on what you can do to make preparations for dealing with a natural disaster or other emergency situation. The site includes a page on special considerations for people with disabilities, some of which may be relevant for you to consider. We hope you'll never need it, but we'll be glad that you have a plan in the unfortunate event that a disaster does strike your community.
Do you have an emergency plan? What special features would you recommend be considered by people living with HIV/AIDS? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Miguel Gomez is the AIDS.gov Director.
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China will launch a sample return mission to the Moon in 2017, officials say, while declaring complete success for the current Chang'e 3 mission to land and deploy a lunar rover.
The next mission, Chang'e 4, will be similar to the current effort, using a backup spacecraft and rover, but will be adapted to prove technologies for the sample-return mission, Chang'e 5, says Wu Zhijian, a spokesman for the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.
Wu gave no schedule for Chang'e 4, but last year it was slated for 2015.
In 2017 Chang'e 5 will be China's first space expedition to land on the Moon, collect samples and return them to Earth. Chang'e 6 is designed to do the same, following China's habit of planning a pair of missions for each stage of its program to explore the Moon, in case of failure.
Stage two, to land and deploy a rover, has succeeded, says Ma Xingrui, chief commander of the lunar program and formerly the president of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., which builds most of the equipment for the lunar exploration program.
Chang'e 3 landed at 1:11 p.m. GMT on Dec. 14 and deployed its 140-kg (300-lb.) rover about seven hours later. On Dec. 15 the lander and rover began demonstrating their operational capability by photographing each other.
The rover, called Jade Rabbit, is intended to examine the Moon's geological structure and surface material and look for natural resources for the next three months, although U.S. experience suggests that it could operate for much longer. The lander, unable to move, is to observe its surroundings for a year.
China's lunar exploration program began in 2007 with the launch of Chang'e 1, a spacecraft built on a DFH-3 satellite bus, was launched into orbit around the Moon and finally crashed on to its surface. Chang'e 2, a very similar spacecraft built as a back-up, improved on its predecessor in 2010 by being launched directly into a lunar transfer orbit. Among the tasks of that mission was surveying possible landing sites for Chang'e 3. That completed stage 1, although Chang'e 2 is still operational, heading into deep space and now 60 million km (37 million mi.) from Earth.
No details are available on how Chang'e 4 will be adapted to lay groundwork for the third-phase sample-return missions, but Wu tells state news agency Xinhua: "The program's third phase will be more difficult because many breakthroughs must be made in key technologies, such as Moon surface takeoff, sampling encapsulation, rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit, and high-speed Earth reentry, which are all new to China."
Chinese space engineers and scientists hope to follow the third phase by sending people to the Moon, perhaps in the late 2020s, but they do not have approval for such a program.
Chang'e 2's surveys helped with the choice of the plain called Sinus Iridium as the landing spot. Taking advantage of technological advances since the last lunar landings 37 years ago by the Soviets, the Chinese engineers fitted Chang'e 3 with a system for autonomously evaluating its touchdown location during descent.
The descent began with the main braking phase at an altitude of 15 km in which, according to the published plan, velocity was to be reduced from 2,000 meters per sec. 70 meters per sec. by the time it reached 2.4 km altitude. Following further braking, at an altitude of 100 meters (330 ft.) the lander was to hover for less than 30 sec. to survey the terrain before dropping to 30 meters while maneuvering to avoid obstacles.
At 30 meters the 7.5 kilonewton (1,690 lb.) variable-thrust engine was expected to kick up dust from the surface; the rate of descent was then to be reduced to 2 meters per sec. At 3 meters, the engine was to shut down for a free fall to the surface.
Jade Rabbit, with six wheels, will move at speeds up to 200 meters an hour. It has three pairs of sensors, for navigation, panoramic imaging, and obstacle avoidance. With solar panels folded, it is 1.5 meters long, 1 meter wide and 1.1 meters high.