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Defense of final causes. Ratiocination and instinct. CSP is guided by the following maxim: Define all mental characters as far as possible in terms of their outward manifestations. This maxim is roughly equivalent to the rule of pragmatism. It can be said to aid security but not uberty of reasoning. "Yet the maxim of Pragmatism does not bestow a single smile upon beauty, upon moral virtue, or upon abstract truth, the three things that alone raise Humanity above Animality." The science of psychology is of no help in laying the foundations of a sane philosophy of reasoning, and precisely why CSP believes this to be so.
final Causation, Instinct, Logic (modal see Modality), Pragmatism and Pragmaticism, Psychology, Ratiocination, Reasoning (probable see also Probability), uberty of Reasoning
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Verified alarms discussion--A voice of caution
I've blogged about some of what Bart's had to say in Ken's forum before. Today Bart's talking about verified alarms, in general and about Videofied, specifically. I've written a lot about both. The thrust of Bart's address is that it's perhaps self-defeating to market video (or audio, I assume) verified intrusion detection systems as eliciting a higher priority response from police than a normal intrusion detection system.
Here's Bart's entry on verified alarms:
I am happy as anyone else for the success of Videofied and yes we monitor that platform in our office. But I am concerned about the message that your e-mail distributes and the unintended consequence for the 30 million systems that have been installed and are in service in which the vast majority is doing what they were designed to do, detect the actions of an unknown person or persons.
My direct issue with the message and content is that I believe that Mr. Jentoft is saying that those 30 million systems are sub-standard or in Lee Jones (another way left of center self proclaimed industry professional who pontificates) words, frauds.
While I believe that we should embrace new technology, we can not place ourselves in such a position that we devalue the more traditional technology that was just installed. We should not allow a new class of customer to be created to receive a higher level of response service from municipal authorities as a sales tool when a properly designed and installed system without video is just if not more effective for the purpose at hand, detection.
Members of the industry and your list SHOULD NOT endorse or perpetuate this marketing scheme all at the detriment of the system they installed yesterday or last year that was not a Videofied system.
Bart's letter is in response to an earlier posting from Keith:
This just came out in the magazine of the National Sheriffs Assn. I don't think that law enforcement has ever endorsed an alarm product before, at least not officially.
I thought it might interest you,
In any case, I enjoy your morning reports.
Thank you for your support.
I see Bart's point. And I see Keith's point. The problem, though, is that the police generally ARE, in fact giving higher priority to an alarm that's verified. Not just by Videofied, though. Most of the law enforcement officials to whom I've spoken on the topic admit that they're in the business of apprehending criminals, so if an alarm signal comes in that assures there's suspicious activity complete with a perp onsite, then the alarm is not just an alarm, it becomes a crime in progress, and police will respond with higher priority.
Bart is certainly not the only industry exec I've spoken with who questions the wisdom of marketing a verified system as better than a traditional system. When I was down in Dallas putting my recent market trends piece on verified alarms together, Mitch Clarke over at Monitronics, Ty Davis, formerly with Southwest Dispatch, and Stefan Rayner, Grant Graham and David Steinbrunner with NMC all expressed concern about devaluing the traditional intrusion system. I understand where they're all coming from. I feel like this is a debate we've seen before and will see a lot of in the future.
The problem, though is that it's not about Videofied or Sonitrol vs. traditional intrusion detection, it's about a verified crime in progress vs. something may or may not be going on… If I can tell a police officer that I just saw someone break a window at the neighbor's house and climb through, said officer is going to react more quickly and with higher priority than if a motion detector went off and we have no idea what set it off.
Mike Jagger over at Provident Security sends his security officers to every alarm he gets at his central station. That's how Provident verifies its alarms.
I've also discussed police response to alarms before. The truth is that police are not required to respond to alarms. It's a courtesy they pay to a private business. Their job is not to bring value to what a security company sells, it's to uphold the law, apprehend bad guys and deter lawbreaking in the future.
I'm curious to hear what you, my readers, think? Is there a way to promote the benefits of a verified system without devaluing a non-verified, traditional system? Should all systems incorporate some kind of verification? Chime in and let me know your thoughts.
Of course, if you have a video clip that shows a guy breaking a window and climbing through, that is important information to pass on the the dispatch center and it will no doubt get a quicker police response.  In reality, however, how often is this perfect scenario going to happen.  In most instances, the body you may see pass through the door cannot be so easily identified as the bad guy.  There is no way you could determine from that video that there was criminal activity going on.  And, as with all systems, we find that "user error" is a frequent contributing factor and the guy going through the door was the employee who failed to turn the system off before entering.  While video can be a nice, and sometimes effective, additional  bit of information - it, like audio, most often does not prove that you have criminal activity.  Video - except for the instance where you see the bad guy break and enter - is not a replacement for ECV.
Hey Ron,
You raise a good point. Even video and audio or eyewitness accounts can not unequivocally PROVE that a crime is happening. But what is true is that police will respond more quickly if you can say, "Yes I see someone there" or "I can hear loud banging on the premises and there's supposed to be no one there."
Honestly, it doesn't matter if the system proves there really is a crime happening or not... the argument is about whether or not a system should promote the fact that police respond more quickly when there's evidence of people being where they're not supposed to be. And the police I've spoken with have said that it has always been so: If you can tell them you see someone there where they're not supposed to be, they will respond more quickly because that's more information leading to a greater probability of catching someone doing something wrong.
It seems to me, it's got nothing to do with the technologies involved.
The first thing Bart will tell you when arguing his point is that he has been around since the seventees. What people like Keith Jentoft know is that unfortunately he is still there and he would have the rest of us stay there with him.
Of course any system that verifies an event by either sequential zones triggered, 2 way audio, still images or live video has to be given priority over a "traditional" system. Surely it is common sense. The police in the UK adopted a policy of attending confirmed alarms only over 20 years ago and it has worked very well.
Video verification is new. We are all still learning, but we can't let people like Bart hold us back.
Hey Steve,
As always, thanks for contributing. Yeah, you raise an interesting point re: response policy in the UK. I did a story a while ago about AD Group setting up remote monitoring in the US from one of their UK-based monitoring centers. I spoke with AD Group's Pauline Norstrom at the time and she discussed the UK's response priority policies and said much the same thing. Basically, if it isn't verified, it probably won't be responded to.
Again, thanks for the comment.
We have to be careful about how we use the word "verified." Â As we know, the proponents for not responding to burglar alarm signals call it VR, Verified Response, which essentially means that they will respond after it is verified that a crime has taken place - i.e., they respond to a crime scene. Â No one, including Bart, is saying that video cannot make a positive contribution to crime prevention and, yes, apprehension. Â The fact remains, however, Â that what you see or hear is, more often than not, not a crime in progress but user error. Â Up to 80% of unnecessary police dispatches is the result of human error and this fact does not go away with the addition of video alone. Â ECV remains the greatest treatment for the User Error ailment, and perhaps what Bart is saying is let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Hey Ron,
I admit, I don't have any solid numbers, but my guess according to the reporting I've done is that you're probably not too far off with the percentage of false police dispatches being due to user error. User error is definitely the most common cause of false dispatch. And for that reason, I completely agree that ECV is a valuable tool.
I also agree that the baby should not be thrown out with the bath water. The truth does remain, though that if you as a monitoring center provide a video clip of a person at an alarmed premises where there is supposed to be no one there, police will give higher priority response to that alarm than if the alarm was just a single zone motion sensor trip. Granted, the police response will most likely uncover that it WAS user error and the person onsite in the clip was probably just an employee who didn't know the password to cancel the alarm when the operator initiated ECV. In that case the video clip would not do a single thing to combat false dispatch. That's true.
I think, however (if I understand Bart's letter correctly) it sounds like he's saying is that it's irresponsible to say that police give higher priority to an alarm if it has some sort of video/audio/eyewitness verification in place. My feeling is that whether or not it's not irresponsible, it's true... the whole false dispatch/user error argument aside, the question is whether or not a company should be using the TRUTH that police will respond with higher priority to video/audio/eye witness alerts as a marketing hook. Does using that truth as a marketing tool set up a disparate dichotomy?
What does everyone else think?
I had an answer to your question, but I spent that long trying to find out what "disparate dichotomy" meant that I forgot what I was going to say ;-)
Oh yes, I was going to say that I don't have a problem with companies quoting a higher priority response for verified alarms. Anything over and above that, might be pushing it a bit.
I think I would have to agree with Keith here. While certainly not to disparage any particular product or type of alarm service, it seems clear that municipalities and their police departments will place a higher priority on verified alarms over unverified alarms, for the reasons you state.
In fact, as we all know, an increasing number of cities will not respond at all to unverified alarms. And, the more "robust" the verification, likely the more robust the response. A video clip of an intruder in a premises is likely going to be more compelling to law enforcement than audio, and audio more compelling than a signal from a motion sensor.
My opinion only.
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Hawaiian Airlines to Launch Sendai FlightsFeb 19 (Tue ), 2013
Hawaiian Airlines will add its fifth Japan gateway in June with the launch of three times a week flights to Sendai, Japan.
The new flights - starting 25 June, pending Japan government approval - will be the first scheduled service between Sendai and Hawaii since another carrier left the market in 2004, and among the first new services to be introduced at Sendai Airport since it was closed for more than a month in 2011 due to damage caused by the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
"We are delighted to be bringing the aloha of our island home to a region being rebuilt after massive devastation two years ago," said Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian's president and chief executive officer. "Hawaii is a place for relaxation, healing and rejuvenation, and we look forward to making visitors from Tohoku feel as though they are in Hawai'i from the moment they board our flights."
Hawaiian's new Sendai service will connect with and complement its existing service to Sapporo, operating nonstop from Honolulu to Sendai, with one-stop service returning to Honolulu via Sapporo.
"We have been interested in providing service to Honolulu from Sendai for some time. The city's airport draws travelers from throughout the Tohoku region, and its peak travel periods complement those of Sapporo to the north. Our new service will take advantage of these fluctuations by offering each market the majority of available seats when local demand for travel to Hawai'i is highest. This allows us to make the most efficient use of our fleet," Dunkerley said.
Hawaiian's Flight HA 441 will depart Honolulu International Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 12:15, cross the international dateline, and arrive at Sendai Airport at 16:00 the following day.
The return Flight HA 442 will then continue to Sapporo's New Chitose Airport at 17:55 on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving at New Chitose at 19:10 before departing to Honolulu at 21:10, crossing the international dateline, and arriving in Honolulu at 09:50 the same day.
Hawaiian will operate the Honolulu-Sendai-Sapporo flights using its fleet of roomy wide-body, twin-aisle Boeing 767-300ER aircraft that seat up to 264 passengers.


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Facebook boosted revenue by 32 percent in its first earnings report as a public company, bringing in US$1.18 billion and topping analysts' expectations slightly.
The company blamed its net loss of $157 million for the quarter that ended June 30 on the fact that after its IPO, it recognised $1.3 billion of share-based compensation and related payroll tax expenses. Facebook had a $240 million profit in the same quarter of last year.
Analysts polled by Thomson/First Call expected $1.15 billion in revenue. Adjusted for one-time expenses, earnings per share were in line with analysts' expectations at US$0.12. Those earnings are based on an adjusted net income figure of $295 million, slightly increased from adjusted net income of $285 million in the same quarter of 2011.
As expected, mobile users were the growth highlight for the company, increasing 67 percent year-over-year to 543 million as of June 30. Monthly active users were up 29 percent to 955 million, while daily active users were up 32 percent to 552 million on average.
Advertising revenue accounted for 84 percent of the total take at $992 million, up 28 percent year over year. Payments and other fees revenue were $192 million in the quarter.


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Long live Snoop Lion suckers
Snoop Dogg has officially dropped the Dogg act and upgraded his name to "Snoop Lion".
The rapper says he underwent a spiritual and artistic rebirth while in Jamaica where he was given the new moniker by Rastafarian priests.
Legally he isn't any sort of animal, of course, but must go by the name Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.
"I want to bury Snoop Dogg, and become Snoop Lion" Mr Broadus Jr told journalists at a news conference in New York.
"I didn't know that until I went to the temple, where the High Priest asked me what my name was, and I said, 'Snoop Dogg.' And he looked me in my eyes and said, 'No more. You are the light; you are the lion.' From that moment on, it's like I had started to understand why I was there."
The 40-year-old said as a result of his reincarnation, his new album will be a reggae record as he finds rap no longer "a challenge."
"There comes a point where you say I done it all, or there isn't much more to do," he said. "This was like a rebirth for me.
"With no disrespect to other rappers, but they can't f--- with me in rap ... I've won every accolade you can get in rap, they call me 'Uncle Snoop' in rap. When you're an uncle, it's time to find something new ... I want to feel like a kid again."
"I have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated.I feel I have always been a Rastafari. I just didn't have my third eye open, but its wide open right now."
Broadus Jr is currently working on his fifth album, Reincarnated, which is strictly a reggae project.
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If you talk to British wrestling fans of a certain age they'll get all misty-eyed while remembering the likes of Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Kendo Nagasaki, Rollerball Rocco and Mick McManus. They'll also tell you that British wrestling isn't as good today as it was back then.
There are some who would disagree with that, and one of them is Greg Lambert, author of a new book that looks at what British wrestling has accomplished in the 21st century.
Holy Grail: The True Story of British Wrestling's Revival tells the story of how the British wrestling scene has recovered since those heady days when tens of millions would tune in to the regular weekly spot on World of Sport.
The story looks at the ups and downs of one promotion in particular, the Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Formed in 1999, the FWA was at the forefront of British wrestling for a number of years.
So why did Lambert look at the FWA, I hear you ask? Because he was there, first as a fan, then as a loathsome heel manager, and then as the main man, the head honcho.
Lambert, a local newspaper reporter in his hometown of Morecombe and a regular contributor for Powerslam magazine discovered this new world of British professional wrestling when he accidentally stumbled on the WrestleTalk radio show on Talk Sport one Saturday night. To cut a long story short, Lambert went on to attend a show called Revival, one of the biggest shows in British wrestling in the past few years, co-promoted by the FWA and Talk Sport's own Tommy Boyd.
The man who would later dub himself "The Truth" was enthralled by his new surroundings, and in a relatively short space of time he found himself working for the FWA.
Although this book looks at the fortunes of the British wrestling business it's really more of an autobiographical piece. Lambert tells of his adventures in the somewhat perilous world of British professional wrestling, of the ups and downs he faced.
Urged to take a more active role by the FWA's charismatic front man Alex Shane, it's interesting to read how this long-time fan became one of the most recognisable names in the business over the past decade or so.
It's also interesting to read what the FWA was really like, how it was a company of polar opposites, with shows that garnered five star reviews but was run so poorly behind the scenes.
Lambert tells of his various dealings with those who would go on to feature on professional wrestling's main stage. Leading this revival on the home front were the likes of Doug Williams, Paul Burchill and his future storyline sister Nikita, and with a little help from their overseas friends like C.M. Punk, Steve Corino, Raven, A.J. Styles and Colt Cabana.
Ultimately this is the story of how a critically acclaimed company over-extended itself, of how it literally had no money, of how the cult of personality of it's front man kept the company going, and how it's biggest show ever was really the beginning of the end.
In short, this really is a tremendous read, especially for those who either witnessed these events as they happened or who followed them closely from afar. Yours truly falls into both of those categories.
Lambert comes across as someone truly passionate about the wrestling business. As I read his words it really seemed as if he was in the room telling me his story himself. Although if that really had happened I'd be worried, mainly because I do most of my book reading sitting in bed.
Joking aside though, if you've followed the British scene over the past decade or so then you need to read this book, and that's why I'm giving this the big thumbs up.
With thanks to the esteemed Mr. Lambert for providing a copy of this release (even though I never got a mention! Only kidding!) Holy Grail: The True Story of British Wrestling's Revival is available to buy online in all the usual places, in print and electronic form.


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Thanks for the reminder, I forgot that the normal 'vanishing act' has been the regular M.Shisui.
Yeah. Nurarihyon used the regular MS in the Muchi fight, which fits all the normal approach of the regular technique. Erases the presence entirely, without leaving any after-image.
As for the possibility of Nurarihyon having Matoi, unless Gyuuki was just speaking generally about the strength of hyakki to the leader, chapter 98 showed Nurarihyon's clique during the acknowledgement of the second capability ( Matoi ), which seems to imply that Nurarihyon could do it too. There is a possibility that it's simply matter of individual character, since Nurarihyon is a very whimsical person who loves wandering off on his own most of the time. On the other hand, Rihan ( so far, not many flashbacks to him atm ) seems to travel with his group together more and isn't as much of a one-man action.
Of course, there's no proof for either yet, but admittedly, none of both techniques thus far has explicitly made a mention to the need of the human blood within Rihan or Rikuo.
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In chapter 98, Zen also told the stories how his father followed Rihan -not Nurarihyon- and become his strength, also in chapter 107, Gyuuki even mentioned this about rihan:
"He acknowledged his human side… and managed to achieve that which only humans can do."
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After this wonderful manga series,Nurarihyon no Mago now one of my favorite demon based manga.
Anyway after reading latest chapter,i think Kyoto arc is not the final arc as there still some other plot such as one of the Nura traitor identity.Also i think Rikuo defeated Kitsune and Nue by using all of his Hyakki Yakō to combine all of it and defeated Kitsune and Nue.
Also here my prediction on future arc:
Traitor hunt arc:After Kyoto arc,i hope they found out someone playing both side and pulling string and search who is traitor in Nura clan.
Travel whole world arc:Although its very unlikely,i like the idea Rikuo travel whole world to meet demon from foreign nation such as chinese fox,sea dragon,Vampire,werewolves,orc,Elves,succubus, gargolye and other type demon,fight them,recruit them and learn new skill along the way.Also i like to see Yura learn new skill and technique from foreign demon hunter especially chunrch( Also i like to see Yuki Onna get jealous when Rukio recruit beautiful vampre or succubus)
I hope this manga continue to be popular!
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Im glad Nurarihyon is alive.I wonder Rikuo can defeat Kitsune and Nue as well.
I think Rukuo should travel world as its already modern era which means can travel around the world pretty quick and like to see Rikuo face powerful foreign ayakashi such as vampire.
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According to the ayakashi hiroku data book, the Nura clan is the ruling clan of the east. Considering kyoto is cosndiered the west capital, the Kyoto Youkai is the probably ruling clan of the west. There's still the north and south clan which I think will be explored in the next arc, probably joining Rikuo for the final battle.
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Well, it seems that three ruling youkai clan from 3 of the 8 region in Japan has been introduced. Kanto (Nura), Kansai (Kyoto Youkai), Shikoku (Tanuki). That leave 5 other region. I'm especially looking forward to the youkai from Okinawa, Kyushu region.
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Shrinky Dinks! Do you remember playing with these as a kid? Well it's time to take another look at them. They are such fun for making charms and even custom embellishments for scrapbooking pages and cards. Shrinky Dinks are also now available in a variety of different paper types including frosted, glossy and even a special paper that you can print images on directly from your ink jet printer. Read on for details on how you can get a free gift with purchase!
A fun fact about Shrinky Dinks: They were created by a pair of Cub Scout Den mothers in 1973 when the boys in their den took to a craft activity that they read about in a magazine. The boys (and moms) enjoyed it so much that the pair created a business that one of them, Betty Morris, still runs today!
How Shrinky Dinks work: you make a design on the plastic sheet, cut it out and bake it in the oven. It will shrink and thicken in just a matter of a few minutes. Prior to baking, you can also use rubber stamps (I had good results with the Staz-On ink) and colour them with permanent markers or pencil crayons. The markers used here are Sharpie and the rubber stamps shown in the examples here are by Red Lead PaperWorks, Crafty Secrets, Maya Road and Technique Tuesday.
If you can remember to punch a hole in the plastic before you bake it in the oven, then the designs can be easily turned into key chain charms or pendants for necklaces. (I forgot to punch holes in the photo prints below!)
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The enormous public display of grief and (ultimately) great respect after the unexpected death of Tom Gruen was fitting for a man who had given so much of himself to the community. But it also spoke of the amazing life that Tom had lived and gave credence to the concept of grabbing life by both horns and taking advantage of as many opportunities as possible.
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This Date In Royals History – September 28, 1984
Another clinching game for the Royals, but this one was probably the most unexpected of all. The Royals were coming off a disappointing 1983, which saw them finish a full season with a below .500 record (79-83) for the first time since 1974. Not only that, a drug scandal had rattled the organization in the off-season resulting in a suspension for Willie Wilson that kept him on the sidelines through May 15. Plus George Brett struggled with injuries going on the disabled list three times and playing in only 104 games.
Yet on Friday, September 28 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum the Royals were closing in on their fifth American League Western Division title in nine years. Many familiar names played key parts in that game including HRs by George Brett and Frank White with Dan Quisenberry getting the save after Willie Wilson captured a fly ball off the bat of Rickey Henderson to close out a 6-5 clinching win.
Just A Bit More: There were also several new names on the scene in 1984 that helped the Royals get back into the playoffs for the first time since 1981. Charlie Leibrandt was the winning pitcher in that division clinching game and is often overlooked among the Royals fresh faces that year.
Charlie came to Kansas City in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds on June 7, 1983 for LHP Bob Tufts, but didn't make his Royals debut until almost a year later on June 1, 1984 at the Metrodome against the Twins. He soon became a key member of a revamped Royals rotation that also included youngsters Danny Jackson, Mark Gubicza and Bret Saberhagen. Seemingly out of nowhere Leibrandt would win 11 games for the 1984 Royals – his first of five consecutive seasons posting double figures in the win column in Kansas City.
Yes. That is Bucky Dent on the right side of the picture above. He played eleven games for the Royals down the stretch in 1984 – the final games of his 12-year major league career.
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26th/ 27th May – 7th XI Tour
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Fri 25th v THE FULL MONTY (Somerset Tour). Lost by 56 runs.
The Full Monty 158-6 innings closed
Dulwich 102-9 innings closed
27th May v WITHAM FRIARY (Somerset Tour). Won by 20 runs.
Dulwich 152 (Jeff Mascarenhas 45*)
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This was the leftover. The stand in, the understudy that usually never gets the spotlight. I made two tarts, one with a pretty, fluted edge, the other roughly, haphazardly patched together with the remaining scraps of dough.
This was, to reiterate, the latter. The afterthought.
Yet, I'm fond of it. I'd even say that its imperfection is its charm. Its saved grace is really through no talent of mine, but rather owed to the recipe for the crust. It's the Whole Wheat Pastry Dough from the book The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread(Wiley, 2008), and it's one to keep handy. My quiche thanks my friend for sending it in my direction.
I'll interrupt myself for a moment, as I can't make, eat, or even consider quiches without mention of her remembrance, that the introduction of quiches and tarts into my life is something I want to attribute to an aunt of mine. The instinct is possibly incorrect, but she has the nostalgic credit.
She wasn't an aunt by blood, but by friendship, one of those people in your life that was simply there, from the very beginning. A thought of her brings the smell of Yardley's English Rose perfume, the particular accent of her voice, and the time she let me dictate from memory a recipe for double chocolate cookies. By that I mean, I was five years old and most assuredly making it up as I went along, but she made the biscuits just as I said, and even pretended them a triumph, even though they were stuck irrevocably to the pan.
That aunt, she made quiches. Sausage rolls too, and we'll get there someday. Her quiches were always the same, or at least in my memory they were, eggs and cream with bacon. Nothing fancy. We'd eat them cold, straight out of the fridge or soon after. Then there would be tea, and maybe a butter biscuit from the navy tin she kept on the kitchen table.
So when I made our lunch, there was bacon involved, with thin rounds of squash and a sweet tangle of shallot, some grated Parmesan for resonant salinity to balance the lull of cream and egg, all poured into a whole wheat crust. We're back to that.
This pastry, unlike those cookies, is an actual triumph; heavy with butter, granted a freshness from cream cheese well matched to the whole wheat flour's gentle nuttiness. The dough goes supple and is quite forgiving as it's worked, which was, beyond my frugality, one of the reasons I thought to cobble together the scraps and use every last bit I could.
I'm glad I did, because after lunch I found myself chasing the last of the crumbs off my plate with the tines of my fork. Plucking up those evasive fragments with the tips of my fingers as needed. The pastry is afternoon-nap-dream-worthy, the kind I think the best of dreams, as this is one of the best of pastries. I liked it for its subtlety and substance, for its structure of alternating tender and crisp. I liked how it baked up golden with speckles of brown still visible.
It's a good dough to know.
A few newsy things to pass along, while we're chatting:
A piece I did for Saveur.com, on cakes and decorating. It was such fun to do, and I hope you enjoy it.
I'm rather lucky to have collaborated with someone pretty darn special for the inaugral issue of Kinfolk Magazine. It launches July 15.
UPPERCASE's summer issue will be out soon; Janine put together a slideshow of some of the content, including a glimpse of my contribution - a story on Peach Melba Ice Pops.
Here's to happy days, friends!
From the book The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread by Amy Scherber and Toy Kim Dupree (Wiley, 2008). Though I've only talked about the pastry today, the book is a wealth of homey, welcoming recipes. The Pecan Sticky Buns are already famous around here.
From the authors: The whole wheat flour and cream cheese give this pastry a special flavour and texture that areaperfect complement to our Spinach and Mushroom Quiche filling. This crust is surprisingly light, rich, and tender, so you might want to use the remaining dough scraps to make savory turnovers with any meat and/or vegetable scraps that are hiding in the refrigerator.
- 146 g / 5.15 oz / 2/3 cup Unsalted butter, cut into 3/4-inch dice
- 112 g / 4.0 oz / 3/8 cup + 1 tablespoon Cream Cheese, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 52 g / 1.83 oz / 4 tablespoons Ice Water
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Apple cider vinegar
- 158 g / 5.60 oz / 1 cup + 1 1/2 tablespoons Unbleached all-purpose flour
- 86 g / 3.0 oz / 1/2 cup Whole wheat flour
- 3/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon Baking powder
Freeze the diced butter and cream cheese for at least 30 minutes. In a small cup or bowl, combine the ice water and the vinegar.
In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine the 2 flours, salt and baking powder and process them until they are just combined. Add the frozen chunks of cream cheese and process again for 15 seconds or until the mixture looks like coarse meal. Add the butter chunks and process again for 10 to 15 seconds, until the largest pieces of butter are about the size of peas. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and sprinkle it with the ice water mixture. (If you don't have a food processor, mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl with a wire whisk and rub very cold, not frozen, cream cheese into the flour with your fingers until it looks like coarse meal. Repeat the process with the very cold, not frozen, butter chunks until the largest pieces of butter are about the size of peas. If the butter starts to feel soft, freeze the mixture for 10 minutes before continuing. Sprinkle the ice water mixture over the flour.) Using your hands, stir the mixture, pressing it together firmly until it becomes a cohesive ball of dough. There shout not be any pockets of dry crumbs remaining. If necessary sprinkle in another 1 or 2 teaspoons of ice water. Place the ball of dough on a large piece of plastic wrap, seal the wrap around the dough, and flatten the ball to make a round 3/4-inch disk. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This dough may be kept refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen up to 6 months.
Yield: pastry for six 4 1/2-inch quiches or one 9- or 10-inch quiche.


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Impending free-agent linebacker Rey Maualuga acknowledged after his poor performance in the season-ending playoff loss to the Houston Texans that the Cincinnati Bengals might not welcome him back. When coach Marvin Lewis recently outlined a plan to lock up the team's young stars, Maualuga's name was conspicuously absent.
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Citing a source with knowledge of the situation, Thesidelineview.com's Adam Caplan confirms the Bengals likely will take a pass on re-signing Maualuga.
Although Maualuga played a career-high 1,025 snaps while starting all 16 games last season, he was burned for some big plays in the middle of the field. The Bengals have weakside linebacker Vontaze Burfict ready to move to the middle after exceeding expectations as a star rookie.
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An Introduction to Dietary Supplements for People Living With HIV/AIDS
June 24, 2010
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Staying healthy when you're HIV positive is about so much more than taking antiretrovirals. Yes, HIV medications are the most important part of the equation for most people. However, they're not the whole story: For instance, ensuring that your body maintains optimal levels of key nutrients can be critical in maintaining your health.
Much of the time, people with HIV can maintain good nutrient levels simply through a balanced diet, regular exercise and a healthy overall approach to the way they take care of their body. But it's not always easy to do this -- and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it's still not enough to ensure that you get all the nutrients you need. When this happens, taking supplements can help fill the gaps.
This article will answer a few common questions about vitamins and supplements for people with HIV/AIDS, and provide quick introductions to some of the more popular supplements that HIV-positive people take.
Please note that this article is not meant to be a comprehensive review of everything a person with HIV needs to know about supplements. It's just the beginning of the conversation, and we hope you'll add your own thoughts in the comments section to help that conversation along.
Why Bother With Supplements?
The word "nutrients" refers to a group of chemicals that aid in all of the body's natural functions, whether it's cognition, digestion or immunity. Nutrients include vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
You get most of your nutrients by eating food. But if you're living with HIV, food might not always be enough, since the virus can impair your immune system or force it to work in overdrive. This is when supplements can come in handy. Supplements are substances you can take to make up for not getting enough nutrients through your everyday life. Although supplements are usually taken in pill, capsule or tablet form, they can also potentially be in powder or liquid form, and sometimes are required to be injected.
Supplements can control or improve many aspects of your health, including:
Many supplements also have antioxidant qualities, which relieve a condition called "oxidative stress." Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies because every metabolic process produces chemicals that can damage healthy cells. Although oxidative stress happens naturally through illness, aging and other triggers, that stress can perpetuate the activity of HIV within the body. Antioxidants are the shields that protect the body from some of this oxidative stress.
That being said, bear in mind that supplements cannot replace HIV medications. There is no substitute for antiretrovirals when it comes to keeping HIV at bay. There are definitely side effects and other downsides to taking HIV medications, but overall, the long-term side effects of untreated HIV are far more dangerous. And no supplement has yet been found that, conclusively, reliably fights HIV itself -- although there are several supplements that people over the years have claimed can do so.
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Comment by: Brett Maas (AZ) Fri., Aug. 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm UTC
Great article. My favorite supplement to take has to be amino acids. I think that they are the most effective and on top of that my overall health has improved since taking them. This is the one I take if anybody wants to check it out http://www.amazon.com/Cellucor-Alpha-Amino-Supplement-Servings/dp/B00VAS1VRW
Comment by: Judy (Egypt) Thu., Mar. 1, 2012 at 8:24 pm UTC
What about astragalus? I read a book by Dr. Andrew Weil and he recommended this for people with chronic immune conditions like HIV. This and maitake mushrooms,calcium,garlic and some others this article addresses.
Comment by: MsCharlie (south africa) Thu., Jul. 28, 2011 at 8:06 am UTC
Over the weekend I found out I was positive, Im 27yrs old, my CD4 is 1004. Wat supplements can you suggest. I havent told anyone except my boyfriend, dont think Im going to tell anyone. Im all alone please advise.
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Comment by: Social Worker (India) Fri., Jun. 3, 2011 at 4:29 pm UTC
1) Good diet
2) Exercise
3) Enough sleep
4) Stay away from drugs
5) No to unprotected sex
Increase your CD4...
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Comment by: Anonymous (Detroit, Mi) Tue., Jan. 4, 2011 at 2:54 pm UTC
I drink green tea every day,take a multi vitamin with 200mg selenium and do yoga. This regimin took my cd4 from 400's to 600.
Comment by: Jay (houston Tx) Sun., Jan. 2, 2011 at 5:58 pm UTC
coconut oil is very good 2 tbls a day
Comment by: Christos (athens) Tue., Dec. 28, 2010 at 10:51 am UTC
hi from athens Greece.... for 2 years I had undetectable virus load but my immune system had stabilized around 230 cd4. Before one month my doctor told me that my immune system dropped at 180 cd4...
I had to do something so I started to take daily (zinc,drinking a lot of fresh orange juice, selenium,Omega3 ,A,D,Q10,L-carnitine,tetosterone) and I went back after 3 weeks to count my cd4....it went up at 350 from 180 ....I was at 230cd4 for more than 3 years with undetectable virus load....I m taking norvir/intelence/presista /truvada ...I dont which of all helped me to increase immunes cells but I will keep going with this combination...Good luck to all of us...but supplements are helping a lot...
Comment by: EUCABETH (Kenya) Tue., Sep. 21, 2010 at 2:17 am UTC
As far as i know supplments should be recommended to hiv patient in situations that patient has recorded a high instance of a particular nutrient diffiency thats attributed by the related factors or generally inadequacy of the intake of that nitrient in terms of dietary intake,maybe to correct the diffiency.
Comment by: Stephanie (East London) Fri., Sep. 3, 2010 at 9:19 am UTC
All types of supplements and pills of all sorts are invented to help maintain the patients health and also to help them with the prevention of lacking certain nutrients. I am a nutritionist and in my profession, if you have the money to buy supplements as such then the patient should buy it indeed. But in a poverty stricken situation, clearly we discourage the unnecessary spending on these pills which will then promote and provide sufficient disposable capital to the patient to spend on nutritious foods instead of pills. There is advantages and disadvantages to using supplements with any sickness, however ignorant people shouldn't slander against such supplements.
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Comment by: ralph (tn) Sun., Aug. 29, 2010 at 9:52 am UTC
Your Dr. Should Question you well on your Overall Well-Being and have Him/Her Suggest the Right Sups for You,Ig not "ASK" .But I Know these Sups won't work for Everyone,we're all different taking different meds on different Hiv Levels. I'm a 2 year old Vet of HIV and I'm still learning the ropes. Think/Consult your Dr. Before you Act on these Sups.You may save yourself some or Alot of unnessary Grief.Thank You
Comment by: (Des Moines, WA) Mon., Aug. 23, 2010 at 11:56 pm UTC
you people shut up because if this information does not benefit you then leave it behind nobody is forcing you to do it! what doesnt people you may help somebody else.
Comment by: marie (michigan) Thu., Aug. 12, 2010 at 3:47 pm UTC
supplements do not help but make bacteria grow.
Comment by: Mathew (Niger) Mon., Aug. 2, 2010 at 5:40 pm UTC
We should always back our atricle with real proof and not by mere writing. People wit hiv should not be led to spend their money unecessary. God is watching. The sickness may be any of us. Thank u
Comment by: s.l (jamaica) Tue., Jul. 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm UTC
dietery supplements are not relevant the important thing is to keep a good diet ..stay away from sugar fructose corn syrup [hfcs]..eat fresh fruits and vegetables an use oilve oil to cook ..eat natural no sodas or things like that
Comment by: Myles Helfand (TheBody.com) Fri., Jul. 9, 2010 at 1:14 pm UTC
@George: Actually, there's a whole section on calcium and vitamin D on page 3 of this article. :) It's also worth noting that the most compelling info we have on bone density issues for HIV-positive women is among *postmenopausal* women, where studies have shown a higher risk of not just low BMD, but actual bone fractures.
All that said, though, I just want to take a moment to remind y'all of a point made a couple of times within the article itself: This is by no means meant to be a comprehensive list of supplements to take, or of specific vitamin deficiencies you need to watch out for, if you're living with HIV. We've got lots of other articles on our site that provide additional information; this one is meant to help get you started on some of the important issues. Your comments help add a lot to the discussion! (Well, those that aren't from trolls trying to sell their products. :) )
Comment by: George (Palm springs) Thu., Jul. 8, 2010 at 1:44 pm UTC
This is really superficially done. There have been loads of findings about vitamin d3 deficiency in people with HIV. Why isn't that here? Plus loads of stuff about calcium because of bone density issues in people with HIV (particularly in women). This little guide is not for HIV positive people.
Comment by: James (Atlanta) Tue., Jul. 6, 2010 at 4:16 pm UTC
Supplements are great! I became resistant to Atripla a couple of years back and after doing research discovered the benefits of selenium and alpha lipoic acid. I took these two supplments faithfully. I recently went back to my doc. I have no mutations and I currently take Atripla again.
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Comment by: Drew (Sydney , AUS) Mon., Jul. 5, 2010 at 7:07 am UTC
This is all about MONEY... There is no Science to back up Vitamins/Supplements
I urge everyone to think twice in regards to using these pills.
Capitalism never cares about the HIV Communities health only profit margins $$$$$$
Be warned !!!
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Comment by: mocahbrown36 Tue., Jan. 13, 2015 at 6:29 pm UTC
Do you really believe the fda and the pharmaceutical industry give a crap about you? If they did they wouldn't create toxic life threatening medication. You're right it is all about the money and thats exactly why they wont
inform you about a breakthrough when it comes to suppliments. Please don't discourage those who are simply trying to better their health..its a ruff road for them. I have sicknesses to and blueberry has helped me alot
Comment by: Debbie (Florida) Mon., Jul. 5, 2010 at 1:51 am UTC
My Best friend is HIV positive and I have tried finding so many products to help him find some relief. I was told about a product from a lady named Candace halls that has changed his life, he feels a lot more energized and a lot stronger. So if you are willing to try something that might help you go to. Ardysslife.com/candacehalls
and look for LeVive or you can get a power pack email candace at firstname.lastname@example.com
I hope this will help someone the way it's helped my best friend.
Comment by: Leslie (Manitoba, Canada) Sun., Jul. 4, 2010 at 10:01 am UTC
With all these drugs that are used to deal with HIV, I think Milk Thistle would be an invaluable addition. I read from several sources that it aids the Liver and since this organ processes everything that goes through the body. it should be included.
Comment by: L. C. (Chicago, IL) Fri., Jul. 2, 2010 at 10:56 am UTC
I attended a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and HIV presentation a few years ago. The presenter (an MD)mentioned that astragalus (a Chinese herb) has been shown to stimulate the immune system, protect it from chemotherapy/RT, increase CD4 count. It has also been used to treat hep C. He said the recommended dose is 1,000-1,500 mg daily.
Has anyone out there heard more on the subject?
Comment by: Rick (North Carolina) Fri., Jul. 2, 2010 at 6:00 am UTC
D.J. Thanks for the very useful supplement information.
Comment by: Gary (Wichita) Thu., Jul. 1, 2010 at 11:47 pm UTC
EGCG, the main component of green tea, has been shown to be very effective in increasing the immune response, thereby lowering the viral load and increasing CD+4. EGCG also seems to lessen many of the side effect of taking antiretrovirals. Drink lots of green tea or take lots of powerful green tea extracts. Cell Pro 7 is a good one. Go to www.pubmed.gov and search for HIV EGCG and see all of the research.
Comment by: Mark (London) Thu., Jul. 1, 2010 at 4:51 pm UTC
I wouldn't touch most of those supplements with a 10ft bargepole, even if you paid me, unless I had a diagnosed medical need to be taking them and had discussed that need with a dietician.
Like Karen, I take a daily cheap pharmaceutical grade multivitamin and mineral tablet; but beyond that, this long-term survivor gets by just fine on a sensible and uncomplicated varied diet.
If you are going to supplement, don't go for unsupervised megadosing or any of the ludicrously expensive patent formulations that are so unscrupulously marketed to part the HIV-positive with their money - all you will get if expensive urine and the possibility of a needless toxic overdose or an unexpected adverse interaction.
Keep it simple, keep it sensible, get professional advice and be honest with your doctor about what, and how much, you are taking.
Comment by: Karen Geronymo RDLD/N (Miami Beach, Florida) Tue., Jun. 29, 2010 at 3:19 pm UTC
Though I don't generally recommend a large variety of vitamin and mineral supplements for the average stable person living with HIV as many supplements are frequently not well studied for benefits/disavdvantages/interactions with medications, their content and production location is often unregulated by the FDA, and they can be costly for those on a limited budget. I do, however recommend a Pharmaceutical grade or USP (United States Pharmacopia) designated multivitamin and antioxident supplement IN ADDITION TO a healthy and varied diet. Whenever possible, a person with HIV should meet with a Registered Dietitian at least one time to help assess their needs and provided education as necessary.
Comment by: D.J. (Wilton Manors, FL) Sat., May. 22, 2010 at 1:46 pm UTC
I think we missed some important supplements in this article. Niacin (Extended Release)- to reduce Cholesterol and Triglycerides, Potassium - purely for the vasodilation properties and taken 2 - 1 to Calcium as Calcium is a vasoconstrictor, CLA - to help move and balance fat deposits (buffalo hump and visceral fat), Fish Oil - to help with Cholesterol and Triglycerides as well, Selenium and Vitamin A as Beta Carotene - in combination stave off Thrush and actually reversed the Leukoplakia I had developed. Since taking Selenium and Beta Carotene I have not has a single sore throat or incident of Thrush...things that plagued for for over 2 years.
I think Evening Primrose Oil is also a recommendation as it has helped me with Insulin Resistance. I have stopped taking EPR 3 times and all three times my doctor has mentioned that my blood sugar has risen. She now recommends all of her patients take Evening Primrose Oil.
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Easter in the Park is Saturday, March 30
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The annual Easter in the Park event is Saturday, March 30, beginning at 10 a.m. at Little Creek Park.
The event will kick-off with the Easter Parade, followed by the sack race will be at 10:30 a.m. and Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. The event will move to the First Baptist Church gymnasium if the weather is inclement. For more information, see the March 28 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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It can be hard to trust someone with your hard-earned money, but the truth is, most of us don't have the knowledge and tolerance to invest wisely.
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The uncertainty of the economy over the past few years has left many baby boomers skeptical about putting their financial future into the hands of advisers. Retirement planning has become so complex and full of unknowns that many boomers are relying on financial advice to help form their nest egg.
When it comes to choosing an advisor it's important to evaluate product knowledge, service and trust. A new report by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services found that 56% of those surveyed prefer taking care of their own planning and 38% "don't need" professional advice adding that the most trusted group for advice would be friends and family.
Val Srinivas, leader of banking and securities research at the Deloitte Center for Financial Services, took some time to discuss the findings of this report and answered the following questions:
Boomer: Why does planning matter for retirement security?
Srinivas: Retirement planning helps individuals to be more disciplined in establishing goals and implementing savings and investment behaviors that are good for them in the long run. These behaviors are self-reinforcing and over time can contribute to greater retirement security.
Boomer: What are three of the biggest reasons for retirement insecurity?
Srinivas: The three biggest reasons for retirement insecurity are 1) not having enough savings, 2) not having enough disposable income and 3) the belief that no matter how much one saves, the investment returns won't be enough to provide sufficient retirement income. .
Boomer: What are some of the barriers to setting up a retirement plan, and how can they be overcome?
Sinivas: Some of the main barriers to setting up a retirement plan are:
- Conflicting priorities that divert attention from retirement,
- Not having access or using a financial professional,
- Lack of familiarity with retirement investment options .
- General mistrust in financial institutions and advisors (only 27% of respondents in the report trust them).
They can be overcome by:
- Taking a more holistic approach to retirement planning by accounting for other priorities (healthcare, savings for children's college, etc.)
- Seeking the help of a financial professional
- Being more proactive in learning about retirement investment options
- Finding a trusted source of information on retirement matters
Boomer: How can boomers become more familiar with retirement investment products?
Sinivas: Obviously, there is plenty of information out there on different retirement products. The first step is take responsibility for self-learning. And if this can be done in conjunction with a financial professional someone can trust, then the task becomes easier. It is also helpful to ask what other boomers are doing regarding retirement investments.
Boomer: How can having a financial adviser help my boomer readers with their retirement?
Sinivas: Financial advisers can help boomers in many ways. But the most important thing they can do is to help boomers focus on retirement and be more disciplined. They could act as coaches in setting up a retirement plan, addressing any concerns and educating boomers on different options.


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"All domination is, in the last instance, maintained through social control strategies"
(Bonilla-Silva 2001:25)
The moment I learned the identity of the shooter behind the Aurora massacre (read white male), I knew how the story would go. James Holmes would immediately be subjected to amateur psychiatric diagnoses — he would be "sick", "insane", "sociopathic". I imagined headlines just like this — "What Does a Killer Think? Is the Colorado shooter delusional, depressed, or psychotic? And how do we stop the next one?"
His story would be his lonesome own, no matter that he precisely shared the demographic characteristics of the vast majority of the 56 other mass murderers/spree killers who have shot up schools and malls and workplaces over the past 30 years.
But the true power of this story becomes clear in juxtaposition of competing systems of social control — the Medicalization of White versus the Criminalization of Black/Brown.
A conversation with a colleague (one with whom I have had frequent chats with about the construction of the school to prison pipeline ) brought the point home.
"You know, I never fully understood what you were talking about until I saw the coverage of Aurora and then thought about what they did to Trayvon", she said."Five minutes after we knew the Colorado shooters identity, he was described as mentally ill and…"
"And Trayvon was criminalized even though he was the victim, even though he was the one who was actually dead??" I interjected.
"Yes" she replied sadly. "There it was."
White Privilege, Deviance and Social Control
Certainly one of the prime benefits of white privilege is the right to represent yourself and to do so without fear that your actions will be used to condemn all who look like you. Or vice versa.
Chancey DeVaga sums it up perfectly:
When viewed through the white racial frame, there is nothing in his deeds on last Friday night that reflects upon the behavior of white people, generally, or white men in particular…..
The freedom to kill, maim, commit wanton acts of violence, and to be anti-social (as well as pathological) without having your actions reflect on your own racial group, is one of the ultimate, if not in fact most potent, examples of White Privilege in post civil rights era America. Instead of a national conversation where we reflect on what has gone wrong with young white men in our society–a group which apparently possesses a high propensity for committing acts of mass violence–James Holmes will be framed as an outlier.
But the power of white privilege extends beyond individual versus collective accountability and representation. The white racial frame also shapes the labels we attach to aberrant white behavior and the systems we call upon to control the related deviance. Although James Holmes is indeed facing criminal charges of the most extreme sort, it is the medical model that is called on to "understand" him. He isn't totally "bad" — despite his horrific criminal acts, Holmes is a mutant, an aberration on the trajectory of "normal" white maleness. Even in the context of criminal justice – insanity pleas or no, death penalty or no — he will be viewed as "psychopathic", ultimately then as "sick". Someone should have/could have "helped" him before it was too late. Of course, one of the key features of the medical model involves mitigating deviant behavior by attributing it to "sickness rather than badness", with a particular focus on the condition rather than the behavior and treatment as opposed to punishment.
The white racial frame increasingly sees white "deviants" as sick – and maybe some are — but contrast this with the framing of both offenders and victims of color. They are irredeemably "evil" — no questions asked, guilt assumed, and punishment — in draconian legal systems not posh private treatment centers — is the corresponding response. The collective taint of criminalization is so strong that the actually innocent may be easily swept up, wild racial hoaxes furthered without sufficient doubt, and victims, such as Trayvon Martin, reframed via" white logic" as dangerous hoodie-wearing thugs who ultimately got just what they deserved.
Deviance, "Discretion" and Double-Standards
The labeling of "deviants" offers informal/extra-legal, medical and formal/legal options, all designed, at least in theory to regulate particular types of rule-breaking. (See Figure 1). Informal, medical and formal systems of social control all involve varying degrees of discretion or flexibility in decision-making, as to who should be controlled and how. These models suggest that different types of deviant behavior warrant different types of social control; i.e. minor deviations may be handled via highly discretionary informal social control, deviants who have mental illnesses may best be served by the "expert" judgment and treatment of the medical model, and intentional violators of the law must be punished via formalized legal systems.
A closer examination of the mechanisms of social control, however, reveals that the type of social control exerted has much less to do with the deviation in question and much more to do with the demographics of the deviant. Far from being mutually exclusive or race and class blind, these systems of control are inter-dependent and over-lapping, and discretion often is shaped by discrimination.
Race, class and gender are inextricably bound up with the definition and control of deviance. To the extent that the privileged and empowered "norm" is white, male, financially well off, heterosexual and adult, then people of color, women, the poor, GLBT persons, and the young become "the Other", the "abnormal", the "deviant".
Further, these "Others" have been subject to labeling and social control based on the intersection of race, class, gender and other differences. The "matrix of domination" shapes access to systems of social control as well as to social opportunity. And, while there are "deviants" of all classes, all races, all genders and ages, the models under which they are controlled reflect their relative social status. The informal markers and sometime associated stigmas of race, class and gender often provide the foundation for escalations in social control, leading to medicalization of the "redeemable" white middle and upper classes and criminalization for the poor and communities of color.
Indeed, the medical model and criminal justice have operated as parallel systems for comparable deviations but disparate deviants from the outset. The medical model was always a therapeutic alternative for whites, women and the well-to do, while crime has long "been imputed to color". Analysts have argued that the very foundations of criminal justice are rooted in racism and classism, that in fact our notions of crime and criminal justice have essentially served the primary function of social control of persons of color and the poor. While these disparities are long standing, in recent years, two key trajectories have magnified the disparities in these systems of control – the inter-connected rise of both the medicalization of deviance and the prison industrial complex.
Medicalization versus Prisonization
Once laden with stigma and images of the publicly funded insane asylum, the treatment of mental illness is now a multi-billion dollar industry, privatized and driven by the wide-spread use of pharmaceuticals to treat nearly every major affliction. Let's just call it the Medical Industrial Complex. The medical model is based in an understanding of deviance as individual "sickness", i.e. psychological or physical "abnormalities create a deviant condition. The medical model largely denies social and structural factors and focuses attention instead on treatment of the mind and body of the "deviant". Hence the long list of Mental Disorders outlined in the American Psychiatric Associations'(APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) lists symptoms devoid of social context.
While psychiatric labels carry their own disadvantages, they certainly are most often preferable to the sanctions laid out by the criminal justice system. The medical model offers the deviant the shelter of the "sick role" and an exception from certain responsibilities, save compliance with treatment. Increasingly in an era of mass advertizing for pharmaceuticals, potential patients are encouraged to self-diagnosis and then "ask their doctor" for the meds they need to wake up, fall asleep, cheer up, get it up, leave the house, do their homework and so on.
Access to this model requires insurance or sufficient wealth to accommodate psychiatrists, $50,000 stays at private treatment facilities, and psychotropic medications. The expansion of the model was initially sparked by the privatization of the addiction treatment industry for Substance Use Disorders, and now extends far beyond.
One of the major growth sectors of psychiatry is the diagnosis and treatment of Disorders of Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence (DICA), particularly the Disruptive Behavior Disorders of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder. These diagnoses are widely used in the context of K-12 and beyond:
In 2003, six million American schoolchildren—about 15 percent—took methlphenidate (Ritalin) alone. Methylphenidate has replaced Prozac as the drug defining an entire cohort, with authors beginning to speak of a "Ritalin nation," a "generation Ritalin," and the like.
Students themselves actively seek the ADHD diagnosis. The pills have many uses related to the spectacularized culture of testing, overwork, stress, and body-consciousness—they aid in concentration, provide wakefulness, suppress appetite, assuage certain emotions, and improve athletic performance. They can be crushed and snorted or smoked recreationally in ways similar to methamphetamines. The diagnosis itself directly addresses high-stakes testing: medicated or not, ADD and ADHD-diagnosed students can request additional time in many testing circumstances.
Many more students than diagnosed use the medication: There is an active black market in Ritalin in every educational environment from primary school through graduate degrees. Students pay up to $10 a dose for "vitamin R."
These psychiatric labels perfectly overlap with potential educational and legal labels, and thus offer an alternative mechanism for parents, school officials and law enforcement to deal with disciplinary infractions and drug use by both adults and juveniles.(See Figure 2) Indeed, research indicates that class, insurance coverage, and race are key indicators of who receives treatment. These factors play a significant role in the labeling of youth in particular; study after study shows racial disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD as well as other Disruptive Behavior Disorders, with the indication that teachers were most likely to expect and define ADHD as an issue for white boys.
The expansion of the medical model creates new opportunities for the diversion of white and middle-class children and adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Their substance use, their disruptive behavior, their deviance may now be defined as an addiction and a disease, not as a disciplinary infraction or a crime. White deviance is mitigated as "disease". And as a bonus, the medical industrial complex makes billions pushing prescription drugs to children and their parents and offering them expensive treatment once they are addicted to the same.
From Nancy A. Heitzeg, "Race, Class and Legal Risk in the United States: Youth of Color and Colluding Systems of Social Control"Forum on Public Policy, Oxford University Press, Winter 2009.
The existence of a therapeutic medical alternative also makes the rise of the punitive state of juvenile and adult criminal justice possible. It allows for the harsh mandatory prison terms associated with the War on Drugs aka The New Jim Crow — there is now a safety value for diverting the white, the well- to -do, the celebrity into treatment. It allows for the increasing punitive penalties associated with both educational systems and juvenile justice; it makes the school to prison pipeline possible with little fear of ensnaring white middle class youth. It allows for the mass incarceration of millions of people of color without the concomitant risk of targeting privileged race and class groups. The rise of the medical model creates the context for the escalating risks for youth and adults of color by insuring that their white counter-parts may not be caught in the same legal net. And it allows some to say, even in the face of the horrible crimes of Aurora and elsewhere, that a white mass murder's actions must be mitigated – not only by the individualistic perks of white privilege – by appeals to mental illness and diminished responsibility.
Shaking Off the White Racial Frame
Back to where we started — James Holmes and Trayvon Martin. I hope the absurdity is clear but let me say it plain. What kind of racialized double-standards allow a young white male to purchase thousands of dollars of assault weapons, tactical gear, ammunition and explosive materials unchecked, unnoticed while a young black male is targeted for Walking While Black?? What sort of white denial seeks an immediate medical mitigation for a shooter who kills 12 and wounds 70 while idling avoiding the victimization of a young man executed by a vigilante? Or worse yet, denying it all together by entertaining the notion that it was somehow deserved because he was a "gangster" or :::shudder::: wearing a hoodie??
Of course James Holmes and Trayvon Martin are but two cases, but they illustrate the general trend. People of color are disproportionately – no overwhelming criminalized via informal media-driven stigma and stereotypes, by racial profiling, by a white racial frame that assumes guilt and demands suspension/expulsion, imprisonment, execution. Conversely their white counter-parts, who use drugs — legal and otherwise – at a comparable rate, commit white on white violence/white on black violence, organized sexual assaults and in fact, the vast majority of all crime, are exceptionalized, individualized, and, dare i say it ?? at least partially excused by appeals to the medical model. So much for "the safety and security" crowd and their concern for "crime".
In America, folks often ask, "what the hell is wrong with black people?" In the aftermath of the Colorado Movie Massacre, Columbine, and many other incidents, we need to ask, "what the hell is wrong with young white men?
Sadly, that question will not be asked on a national stage. White privilege is blinding. In the case of James Holmes, it also mutes a much needed national conversation about the ties between (white) masculinity and violence.
Let me be clear. I am not calling for increased criminalization of white people. CI stands for Abolition, and calls for transformative justice as an alternative to mass incarceration. Nor am I suggesting that the psychiatry does not have a place — just that the current over-diagnosis driven pharmacological soup does not. Our current systems of social control have failed to make us safer or saner and in fact, both the medical industrial complex and the prison industrial complex are just soaking our fears and insecurities, appealing to/upholding white privilege for massive profit. That is what they are intended to do — dope us up, lock us up, divide up us, cha-ching!!
White privilege has its' costs as well as benefits, and the racism that under-pins it, is taking a toll. We are looking for trouble in all the wrong places, relying on racialized profit-driven systems to regulate "deviants" within a white male racial frame. The notion that we can identify "deviants" by their race, their class their attire, the notion that we can police or pill-pop our way to safety and security without any analysis of the social structural factors that may correlate with "deviance", now that is the real insanity.
Years ago, before pseudo-suave serial killer Ted Bundy was to be executed, he was granted a last TV interview (Yes let's talk about white male privilege) where he blamed his rape/murder sprees on alcohol and hard core pornography. A medicalized mitigation, "addictions", he called them. The next day in various classes — didn't matter which classes – students could not stop talking about it. The conversation always went like this – lots of questions about his mental health, discussions about the links between pornography and sexual violence, the role of alcohol and inhibition, lots of anger, but even more confusion. And the last comment — barely audible, indeed a whisper – was always this:
"But he seemed so normal."
Exactly. And that is the entire point..
Shake off the racial fog — it's costing us, killing us all.


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Indian energy firm EESL expressed interest in Vietnam's clean energy market, particularly LED street lights and solar energy projects, during a recent workshop.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited, as the company is officially known, is a joint venture set up by India's Ministry of Power. It has signed a partnership contract with Cambodia's D&D Group, paving the way for future energy efficiency projects in Vietnam and Cambodia.
D&D Chairman Dibyendu Pattnaik said his company was considering investing in new transmission lines, hydroelectric power and renewable energy projects.
Vietnam's economic growth, particularly the expansion of the manufacturing sector, will continue to drive demand for electricity.
According to state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN), annual energy consumption in the country has reached 162 billion kilowatt-hours and is projected to grow by 10 percent.
Simple energy efficiency measures can provide some of the easiest and cheapest ways to meet the country's energy demand and reduce green house emissions.
Other Indian investors have also eyed Vietnam's energy sector.
Smita Pant, Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City, told the Vietnam Investment Review that Tata Power's $2.1 billion investment in the Long Phu 2 Thermal Power Project in the southern province of Soc Trang would make India one of the top foreign investors in the country. The plant is expected to start running in either 2021 or 2022.
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