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When Should I Have the Next CT Scan?
I had an abdominal CT that accidently found a 5mm noncalcified nodule within the posterior right lung base, that was performed because of lower abdominal pain. A second CT within a week revealed another 6mm noncalcified within the right middle lobe along with 3 calcified granulomas. I had a cancerous tumor in my head (petris ridge) that was operated on, and I then received 40 treatments of proton beam radiation in 1987. I have had no recurrence. However, I had many CT scans then (over 12). They are recommending CT scans in 3 months. Is this too soon to show any growth? What are the chances of the 6mm being cancerous? I have never smoked, but I grew up with both parents smoking. My dad died of lung cancer in `85. I am 57 yrs. I am very concerned.
A non-calcified nodule is worrisome for lung cancer. However, they may represent infection as well. If you live in the midwest, a fungal infection known as histoplasmosis is very common, which is totally benign. In some cases they can be just an old scar. Being a non-smoker your risk for lung cancer is low but you are at a slightly higher risk for lung cancer than normal because of passive exposure and family history of lung cancer.
The best way to prove whether this is cancer or infection would be to do a biopsy and examine the tissue from the nodule. However, it is hard to biopsy these nodules when the size is less than 10mm. In these cases we opt to do serial CT scans every 3-6 months upto a period of 2 years to determine if it is increasing in size (usually cancerous nodules will continue to grow), so we can biopsy successfully as soon as they reach the cutoff size. On a follow up CT scan, an infection may disappear, an old infection or scar usually remain unchanged.
In your case if you have three calcified granulomas, then it is likely that the other nodules are benign as well. But, just to be sure your physician has recommended a follow up CT scan. I would not worry too much at this point.
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Go to the Lung Cancer health topic.


text: WFP's Ingolfur Palsson, a member of the WFP team assisting Syrian refugees in Lebanon, says that as more and more Syrians flee across the border, it's getting harder to meet their food needs. On June 7, UN humanitarian agencies revised upwards their assessment of the needs of Syrians affected by the conflict. Out of 6.8 million Syrians currently in need of humanitarian assistance, 4 million need food.

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In the ad The Sun disputes de Kirchner's claim that Argentina was "stripped" of the Falkland Islands on 3 January 180 years ago and said "no civilian population was ever expelled".
Moreover, the Sun's ad, which includes the text in Spanish and English, said: "British Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands dates back to 1765, before the Republic of Argentina even existed."
The Sun ad ended with the words: "In the name of our millions of readers, and to put it another way: 'Hands Off!'"
The ad was designed by The Sun's in-house creative department and booked on page 5 of the Buenos Aires Herald, which is understood to be read by 50,000 people a day, by The Sun directly.
Yesterday in the ad in UK national newspapers The Guardian and The Independent de Kirchner said Argentina was forcibly stripped of what it calls the Malvinas Islands in a "blatant exercise of 19th Century colonialism" and called for the UK to return the territories.
In response to the Argentinian ad a spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "The people of the Falklands are British and have chosen to be so. They remain free to choose their own futures, both politically and economically, and have a right to self-determination."
Tensions between the two countries on the issue of the Falkland Islands have mounted over the last 12 months and de Kirchner even summoned the British ambassador just before Christmas.
The British ambassador to Argentina was called to see the president after the Coalition Government renamed a part of a territory in Antarctica that Argentina has also claimed for its own, Queen Elizabeth Land.
In May 2012 the Buenos Aires office of WPP's Y&R network was criticised for making an ad showing an Argentinian hockey player training on the Falkland Islands, ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
WPP chief Martin Sorrell condemned the ad and the Y&R network made a contribution to war veterans' charities in an attempt to compensate for the controversial spot, after it prompted a diplomatic row.
The Sun pens press ad for Argentina to say 'hands off the Falklands'
The Sun has taken out a full-page ad in the Buenos Aires Herald to respond to the open letter to David Cameron from Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner which appeared in British national newspapers yesterday.
In the ad The Sun disputes de Kirchner's claim that Argentina was "stripped" of the Falkland Islands on 3 January 180 years ago and said "no civilian population was ever expelled".


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TIK Art Radio Days - 6th till 11th of September 2011
COL-ME (Bratislava, Slovakia) invites radio makers, collectives and radio stations to take part in the making of a temporary radio station scheduled according to wind-time - our very own TIK Radio, to be transmitting over the TIK Radiodays from the 6th - 11th of September 2011.
TIK Radiodays is part of TimeInventorsKabinet, a project dealing with alternative time control systems, investigating into time relations within biological and circumstantial ecologies. Within the frame of this project wind-time was established, that we take as a base for measuring a new time.
Wind-time is time, that is not based on a regular intervall like a second is, but rather on the fact if wind blows or does not blow. Therefore it cannot be forseen, when the radioshow actually starts (starting time) and/or ends (length). With this event we would like to break the idea of time-based and time-related media and free it from its horrible boundaries of seconds, minutes and hours.
See the original concept here.
For contributors we have various approaches, how you can participate without screwing up your regular schedule(s) while a special unit in Bratislava is taking the adventorous approach from the 6th to the 11th of September.
How can you contribute?
Radio makers and collectives
Pre-prepare or do live one or more radioshows or code a patch using data from the wind-time clocks.
The TIK project runs a video and sound archive - padma - storing content made during workshops and working meetings. You might submit even unfinished small pieces or sounds into Padma (to be used by other participants), or use existing sound files in your show.
Radio stations
Consider providing us with 3-30 minutes of your airtime (or more) to transmit shows done by collectives.
TIK Radio will be transmitting over internet and apart from streaming shows submitted and done live there will be a constant static stream for the whole duration of the project.
If you are interested to be part of the special unit in Bratislava and/or want to contribute in any other way or have more questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!
Deadline for sumbissions: 15th of august 2011
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There's a show (foreign to me so I find out a bit late) called Dara Briain's Science Club. It's interesting to say the least.So anyway on one episode they show how to calculate the speed of light using cheese on bread in a micowave oven. The how is by disabling the turntable, cooking for a short time and measuring the distance between hot spots where the cheese started to melt. That goes into an equation... I guess based on interference (at least that's what we used in physics class 1973) to get the wavelength which multiplied by the frequency got them within 7% of the actual value. That using a pocket scale to measure distance between 2 melt spots in cheese as the experiment data gathering is just pure brilliance to me.
Fabulous!I googled and found this - http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/internet-technology/measuring-the-speed-of-light-melting-cheese-in-a-microwave-oven.html -
Anyway this is a cheap ploy to get people to watch a very interesting series.


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1) We need 6-8 people to help with basic staffing needs on the day of the event, helping guests find their way around or answering basic questions. Volunteers will be trained. Let me know as soon as you can if you want to help out with this!!!
2) There is also a need for volunteers to help put up flyers on campus and around Corvallis. This can be a fun way to volunteer for a couple of hours with a group or individually.
The expo is scheduled for Saturday May 14, 2011, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and will be held at the Linn County Fair Grounds.
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text: 'Caps men's team put to the test March 18, 200812:00AM PDT Previous Next Vancouver Whitecaps FC men's team kicked off their 2008 season training camp with a Player Assessment and Orientation Day over the weekend. Teitur Thordarson's squad were divided into four groups for the Saturday morning sessions at Simon Fraser University. The players were assessed in both functional and orthopedic sessions, as well as given advice on diet and nutrition by top professionals from SportMedBC. The squad were also put through a rigourous fitness session on the Whitecaps Training Centre turf at SFU, as players were measured on their strength and conditioning before embarking on their preseason work over the next few weeks. With less than a month before the season opener at home to Canadian rivals Montreal Impact, both staff and players gave their thoughts below on the team's first day of training camp. Video Distance Test The Beep Test Head coach Teitur Thordarson "I think today has been very good. All of this testing is about controlling the fitness of the players, and it's also very good for our work in the future. With some of the tests that we are doing today, we can relate them to earlier tests we did in January, like the 'beep test'. When we do these tests the next time, we can see how their development has been." Assistant coach Todd Wawrousek "What we are providing to the team is a more accurate barometer of their fitness with the testing. These tests will be conducted on a regular basis, so we will have a measurement to determine where their improvement needs to occur. We've already implemented new things here. We have a recovery table after every training session and pre-hydration when it's required in certain quantities prior to training. We've also looked at diet when we are on the road, as a lot of the meals will be planned, as opposed to leaving the players at their own discretion as to what they are going to consume. Those things will be done from now until the conclusion of the season. By and large, it has been quite positive." Goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic "Today's assessment is very important. It's definitely the step in the right direction from the club's point of view, and it's important for us players to know that what we are doing is the right thing. The fitness test, meanwhile, shows us what we need to work on. This is the first day of preseason training, so it's important for me to set the bar and monitor my progress. It's definitely impressive to see the Whitecaps take the initiative to do these things. When I was in Serbia, guys would have a smoke after practice, and in preseason, we would go up into the mountains to do some fitness work. However, we did not have the type of monitoring, as we have here." Left fullback Willis Forko "I think from a coaching standpoint, today helps you see what guys have been doing in the off-season, and you can assess where the guys are and need to be at a certain point. Obviously, we are getting paid to play, so you have to do what is demanded of you on your own." Strength & Conditioning coach Steve Ramsbottom "Today, we were trying to get a really good base of where the players' strength and conditioning levels are right now in preseason. I've been with the guys for about a month now, and have done tests to see their aerobic capacity. We've also looked at their muscular power and their muscular endurance, as well as their foot speed and agility. We are looking at a lot of specific movements in the players, and in conjunction with the doctors and physiotherapists, we have been also looking at the physical function of the players' bodies. We then put all that information together in order to make sure we are building better athletes. Teitur and Todd believe in what a good strength and conditioning program can do for the club, and we will be more encompassing with a lot of the recovery training this season. I think things are going in the right direction, and there has been some dramatic improvement in some of the players." Previous Next


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Face it, Melbourne, you need another dam
Was taking a look at Andrew Bolt's latest round-up of Australia's part-time, 180K/year climate commissar, paleontologist Tim Flannery.
You know, how his fear-mongering predictions about permanent drought and rains that would never fill our dams and rivers were so utterly wrong.
Anyway, what really cought my eye was the table Bolta put up a little ways down in that post.
I'm from Brisbane originally, and he's from Melbourne, so I took a quick look at the two.
Brisbane has water storage capacity of about 2.2 million megalitres.
Melbourne has a capacity of only about 1.8 million megalitres.
Brisbane's dams are about 90% full.
Melbourne's dams are only at around 80% (and that's being generous).
And yet, flick over to Wikipedia, and Melborne has a population of about 4.2 million.
Brisbane? Only 2.2 million.
Start doing some back of the envelope math, and it's beyond obvious that Melbourne has far less water per person than Brisbane.
With dams at 100% capacity, Brisbane has enough for about 1 megalitre per person.
Melbourne at full capacity can can barely manage about 40% per person compared to what Brisbane gets.
Look at actual current capacity, and the numbers get even worse.
Currently, Brisbane can manage about 900 kilolitres per person.
Melbourne? A mere 330 kilolitres per person – barely over a third.
Now back when it was a bit dry, even Brisbane had to do it tough. Sure, no ridiculous buckets in the shower, but the only way Mum could keep her modest garden well watered, was thanks to Dad installing two water tanks in the back yard. Otherwise, Mum might as well have gotten some sand and desert rocks.
And folks in Bris Vegas still can't use water like it's endless. But, crikey, you guys in Melbourne currently have only around a third of the water per person as they do in Brisbane.
That's nuts.
Long story short, it's time to put the propaganda aside, and build another bloody dam, Melbourne.
It won't be the end of nature. Heck, the habitat around Brisbane's Wivenhoe dam is gorgeous. Nature is resilient. Nature adapts. Nature tends to like water.
How high can one hope, though? The Victorian premier seems about as non envirotard liberal as Mitt Romney smoking a joint at a John Lennon tribute concert.
Related: Yes, whole swathes of people CAN be convinced with dud "science".


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|The Drained Lake - Victoria Park - July 2011
8" x 10" pen and sepia ink in Moleskine sketchbook
I planned on sketching the lake on the basis that it must surely have been refilled for the summer months.
Yet again, I was met with a park which for most of 2011 has resembled a very large building site. Huge screens block off access to large parts of the park. It's so depressing that I now rarely visit.
I ended up sketching the line of stakes which go out to the defunct fountain in the middle of the lake and the puddles which remain in the middle.
All this in the middle of summer after the schools have broken up.
Did nobody at Tower Hamlets Council think it might be a good idea to have most of the park operational in time for the school holidays and the good weather?
I'd add at this juncture that I watched while the lake in St James Park in Central London (which is run by the Royal Parks and is a much bigger lake) was drained, silt removed and then refilled. I seem to recall think this took a few weeks - and every time I visited I saw vehicles scurrying around the lake bed moving silt around. It was unsightly while it lasted - but it was also relatively speedy in getting back to normal
Every time I have visited Victoria Park in 2011 all I can see is a nearly drained lake and lots of screens preventing access to the edge. What I never see are
- any signs of anybody doing anything to the lake
- any signs indicating start and finish dates for any of the jobs being done in the park. In the past I've always found lack of communication on dates to be an absolute sure-fire indicator of poor project planning and poor project management.


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Last year, MB&F introduced the Frog variant of their popular Horological Machine 3. This saw the transformation of the mechanical protrusions into highly stylized organic spherical shapes, meant to invoke an amphibious quality for which it is named. Continuing to push the imaginative nature of the watch, the magicians at MB&F have revealed the limited edition Frog Zr.
If you payed attention in your high school chem classes, you will recognize Zr from the periodic table of elements as zirconium. This metal resembles titanium, but benefits from a much stronger composition. Most zirconium can be found in the nuclear reactors and space vehicles of the world. Now, you can walk around with a chunk of it on your wrist.
Sporting an exterior that's brimming with testosterone, you might be surprised to find rather playful elements comprising the movement. Retained from the original Frog are those ultra-thin hour and minute domes, bulbous numbers and all. Seen through the large sapphire window in the dial side is the familiar battle-ax shaped rotor, though in the Zr, it is made in purple 22K gold.
The purple rotor has a mesmerizing effect, gleaning shades of green and gold as it spins. It takes an up-close inspection to fully appreciate the effect, and you'll find yourself staring to identify each subtle hue. This chameleon effect lends a sense of humor to one serious machine.
MB&F will be producing a mere 18 of the Frog Zr, and it will be priced at $92,000. Check out more of our live pics from Basel after the break.
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AMMAN, Jordan, July 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to "a basis for resuming direct" Middle East peace talks.
Speaking in Jordan, Kerry said Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat and Israeli negotiator Tzipi Livni would meet him in Washington "to begin initial talks within the next week or so," Britain's The Telegraph newspaper reported.
"We have reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming direct final status negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis," he said.
Kerry said details of the agreement were in the process of being formalized, the newspaper reported.
The announcement came after Kerry traveled to Ramallah in the West Bank Friday to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about resuming peace talks.
Abbas has been reluctant to resume negotiations, saying the conditions were too favorable for Israel.
Top Palestinian leaders met Thursday to discuss a proposal from Kerry to resume U.S.-brokered talks with Israel. While terms were not disclosed, Palestinians said it did not include the guarantees needed to resume negotiating, The Washington Post reported.
Kerry extended his Middle East trip in hopes of easing Palestinian concerns. The United States also called on Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to be more flexible.
Leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization and others met in Ramallah Thursday with Abbas to consider Kerry's latest outlines but could not reach consensus, the Post said.
Palestinian officials have insisted talks about the future state of Palestine be based on pre-1967 borders. Netanyahu has said Israel was willing to return to the negotiating table immediately but without preconditions.
"A negotiation in which you first say what you are willing to give up is not the kind of negotiation that leads to good results in the Middle East," Deputy Foreign Minister Zev Elkin told Israel Radio Friday.
Also Thursday, President Barack Obama spoke with Netanyahu, encouraging him to keep working with Kerry to resume negotiations with the Palestinians, a White House readout of the conversation said.
"The leaders affirmed the importance of continued close coordination between the United States and Israel on a range of security issues," the readout said.
European Union officials issued directives Friday forbidding use of EU funds for Israeli settlements, The Telegraph said. Israel has said such a policy would harm prospects for peace by predetermining borders, but the EU said international law does not recognize the settlements as sovereign Israeli territory.


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Welcome to Fabric Tuesday!
Every Tuesday we share a recent craft finish that uses fabric. Whether you have a project to link up or you're coming to look, make sure to stop by and comment on all the great projects!
Heather and I have a niece that is about to turn 19, eek! She's the oldest grandchild and just started her first year of college. I am in town visiting all of my family and last week my mom and I drove the couple of hours to see her in her dorm.
Here are some highlights of the trip.
a. She's stinking adorable.
b. Bringing her food is like Christmas and birthday combined.
(don't you remember how amazing any food was in college?!?)
c. She could not wipe the silly grin from her face as she was initialing her pasta, gum, sauces, etc.
(my husband and I still have spices with our initials on them! Did you all do that?)
d. She is such a good, strong, smart, sweet girl. I am so excited to see where her life goes.
Naturally, the night before I decide to whip her up a couple of decor items for her side of the room.
And I have pictures of her on my cell phone in her room with the stuff, but of course I have no idea how to send pictures from my phone to my email or something fancy like that.
This pillow I penciled the letter "K" on the fabric and embroidered it using a back stitch.
I used probably about a 2" border with the stripe fabric and maybe a 3.5" finished bordered with the flower. It came together really fast. And I had no pillow form so I just stuffed it with batting.
And this super easy banner to go with.
Giant ric-rac + 4 triangles cut with pinking shears
darling banner above college girls bed
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As gold and gold ETFs have been under pressure lately, investors have begun to wonder if the 12-year bull market in gold is over.
Gold just experienced one of its worst quarters in years, as its price fell from $1,781 per ounce on Oct. 5 to $1,646 per ounce on Jan. 7.
Gold and the major gold ETF, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF GLD, +1.65% has been in a significant downtrend since October but now appears to be forming a double bottom that started in mid-December through the present. The price of GLD has also broken below and then recently reclaimed its 200-day moving average which would indicate that GLD now could be poised for an advance. Read Can Gold Push Through? Weekly Gold Report
Many analysts have declared that the bull market for gold is over and that its price will not advance much further than $1,700 per ounce. Nevertheless, the Census bureau reported that China imported approximately 91 metric tons of gold in November.
There is quite a bit of speculation that China's gold imports for 2012 could exceed its acquisitions from 2011 by several hundred tons. Gold ETFs will soon be available in China. For the individual investor, there are a number of pros and cons to be considered before investing in gold at this juncture.
First, let's consider the advantages gold offers for investors:
1. The availability of several ETF alternatives allowing for instant purchase or sale from a computer, a tablet device or a phone call to one's broker. Depending on the ETF, the shares may be backed by actual physical gold in a vault.
2. China is expected to be getting involved in offering gold ETFs — boosting demand and price.
3. Guaranteed quality gold is readily available in the form of one-ounce American Eagle gold coins.
4. Unlike many other investments which carry an unlimited downside risk, gold will never become worthless, no matter how much its value declines.
5. The Fed's Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) has made bank savings accounts a losing proposition, as the rate of inflation will exceed whatever fractional interest rate a bank will pay, eroding the value of the account balance.
Some of the disadvantages to be considered by investors are:
1. Physical gold bullion bought on the open market can be of dubious quality, often containing tungsten or lead.
2. According to the United States Mint, sales of American Eagle gold coins declined during 2012 by approximately 25% from the amount sold in 2011.
3. Gold has been on a losing streak since October.
4. Once the Federal Reserve ends quantitative easing and takes away the punchbowl, the value of the dollar will rise and there will likely be a flight from gold.
What we are left with is a set of circumstances which create a bearish outlook for gold over the near term. On the other hand, investors have grown distrustful of financial markets and paper assets and this could motivate more buying of an historically trusted commodity which has always been viewed as a substitute for paper money.
Central banks continue buying large quantities of gold, and many analysts forecast that inflation will be one likely result of the recent bout of money printing that has occurred across the globe. All of these factors would indicate that the long-term outlook for gold would still be bullish for the long, term despite the bearish outlook over the near term. Gold will likely continue to follow the path of other risk assets, including the U.S. stock market, and for today, Wall Street Sector Selector remains in "yellow flag" status, expecting sideways action or trend change ahead.


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A 19-year-old Perry Street woman is accused of stabbing a man Saturday evening with a three-inch pocket knife.
Patricia Dyer, of 549 Perry St, was charged with first-degree assault for allegedly stabbing Andrew Pilarski, of Kane Street, in the chest about 7:15 p.m.
Pilarski was taken to Erie County Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition late this morning.
Dyer also was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, and violating an order of protection.


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Pop star Jessie J has hit back at a British journalist after he branded her "charmless, rude and unpleasant."
The "Price Tag" hit maker was subjected to a withering broadside by Ally Ross, a TV critic for The Sun newspaper, who took her to task in his column on Tuesday.
In the column, he slammed her performance as a mentor on U.K. singing contest "The Voice "and wrote that her "malign presence" on the judging panel "kills the mood" of the show.
He added, "Jessie J … still mistakes being charmless, rude, egotistical and unpleasant for being 'real.' With her in tow, the atmosphere isn't just awkward, it's verging on the poisonous."
When the pop star was alerted to the article by a fan on Twitter, she immediately hit back, writing, "And we hung out when? … An edited version is never the full story. You wouldn't write a review on a book after reading 3 pages would you? … When you go to [bleep] about someone you have never met … Think … for a second before you do … 'Oh yeah I have NEVER met them'."


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The FDA's Guidance for Industry #213, (http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm378100.htm) asking drug makers to voluntarily change the labels on antibiotics used for livestock, and requiring farmers to get a prescription from veterinarians in order to buy antibiotics for farm animals falls far short of what is needed to protect consumers, the environment and the public health.
The American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition are among the over 400 organizations (http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/solutions/strengthen-healthy-farm-policy/pamta-endorsers-list.html) representing health, consumer, agricultural, environmental, humane, and other interests that have supported enactment of legislation to phase out nontherapeutic use in farm animals of medically important antimicrobials.
These organizations recognize the dangers posed by the overuse of antibiotics, such as including penicillin, azithromycin and tetracycline, that are critical to protecting humans from infection. Antibiotic resistance linked to food animal operations is on the rise. Studies suggest that hog farms are a source of a new strain (ST398) of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), a disease responsible for more deaths per year in the United States than AIDS.
In 1998, the National Academy of Sciences noted that antibiotic-resistant bacteria generate a minimum of $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000 in costs to United States society and individuals yearly.
The public has waited for more than 36 years for the FDA to take decisive action to control the use of antibiotics on factory farms. This latest guidance will do little or nothing to protect consumers and the environment. Please take stronger, mandatory action to phase out the routine use of sub-therapeutic doses of antibiotics, particularly those that are critical to protecting human health.
Organic Consumers Association
This petition closed over 4 years ago
More than 36 years ago the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged there was a problem with the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms. In March 2012, a lawsuit forced the FDA's...
More than 36 years ago the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged there was a problem with the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms. In March 2012, a lawsuit forced
the FDA's hand. Last week (December 11, 2013), the FDA finally
announced a plan to curb the routine use of sub-therapeutic doses of
antibiotics to treat and fatten up livestock on factory farms.
But the mostly voluntary, loophole-riddled "plan" falls far short of what scientists say is needed to stop the spread of antibiotic-resistant superbugs that now pose a real and widespread danger to public health.
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter
(D-N.Y. 25th District), the only microbiologist in Congress and author
of the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA),
had this to say
about the FDA's long-awaited plan: "The FDA's voluntary guidance is an
inadequate response to the overuse of antibiotics on the farm with no
mechanism for enforcement and no metric for success."
With at least 2 million people infected every year in the U.S. with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, resulting in 23,000 deaths, you'd think the FDA could come up with something better than a plan that relies on the good will of corporate agribusiness and Big Pharma to protect us. Then again, the fact that lobbyists from just a few groups spent over $17 million—just since the first of this year—to quash efforts to limit the use of antibiotics on factory farms might explain the FDA's thinking.


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Sept. 23, 2006
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - UC Santa Barbara's cross country team traveled to the Roy Griak Inviational in Minneapolis Saturday morning and had one of the greatest performances in team history. The Gauchos not only secured the team title, but placed three runners in the top six capped off by Seniors Stephanie Rothstein and Lauren Christman finishing first and second.
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Rothstein (Sr., Phoenix, Ariz), secured another monumental race as she became the first Gaucho to win Griak, a race where six times the individual champion has gone on to win the NCAA crown . The 2003 Big West Champion Rothstein was a step ahead of 2004 Big West Champion Christman (Sr., Santa Cruz, Calif.) as they covered the 6,000m course in 21:12.45 and 21:12.95 respectively. Just seconds behind in sixth was Lindsay Christman (Sr., Santa Cruz, Calif.), finishing in 21:30.75. The Christmans participated in their first collegiate race in almost two years after red shirting the 2005 cross country and 2006 track seasons.
Closing out the scoring for UCSB were Bethany Nickless (Jr., Fountain Valley, Calif.), who placed 32nd at 22:09.60 and Liza Hitchner (So., Half Moon Bay, Calif.) who finished 52nd in 22:34.35. Three more women finished under 23 minutes for UCSB with Megan Lewis (Jr., Tracy, Calif.) 59th at 22:41.75, Danielle Domenichelli (So., El Dorado Hills, Calif.) 72nd at 22:52.10 and Hadas Moser (Sr., Irvine, Calif.) 76th at 22:57.80. Newcomer Katie Voigtlander (Fr., Burlingame, Calif.) making her first trip to Griak finished 174th at 24:14.65
The Gauchos will return to action Oct. 14th when they once again travel cross country to compete against the majority of the NCAA's top ranked teams at Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.


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Not that humorous, but since the episode was more or less made for exposition, I can forgive it. I think I'm going to enjoy this series a bit more now. It's definetly an upgrade from the pilot episode, which I hated.
It was more that I don't remember any ropes in Pokemon, but I didn't progress that far into any game due to my natural inability to play on handheld consoles.
Have you ever used explosion?
The best joke was the conversion of borebats into household products and professor with a machete...otherwise the jokes are really bland and obvious.
pretty interesting show.
Okay, first, that was Hilarious, I still chuckle at the professor saying, "that's just silly!" see, just typing that made me laugh again. But...
If this is to become a regular thing that doesn't get too old, it needs it's own twist on the two franchises you are parodying. One I've seen and would really be interested in watching unfold would be if that first trainer battle that Justin "won" got Justin in trouble with the law of the creature world, as he wasn't supposed to battle without a license, much less toss a Exploding Tun-Tun without one.
He would have to sneak around to get the badges, staying low to avoid all the twin-girl-women with-the-same-name cops, thereby gaining the interest of the "Team Explosionary-Device" which he would have to take down by destroying their expensive impractical giant Ralph Robot (that's Rawr and meowth mixed together to make a talking dog creature). Hell, I would help write that just to see it!
Lengthy explanation but necessary for the context of it. Good start I might add, and the Professor butchering the bats was the perfect shock factor needed to overcome any complaints for slow animations. Getting quicker I noticed or is it just me? Meh.
I think this could be promising, I will be following it.
I would agree that the charm ran thin quickly, however, this is just episode one, and it did manage to get a few loud laughs out of me, so it can only get better as far as I'm concerned.
Ehhh.... I don't know. It's not bad, but it doesn't blow me away either. I'm just going to wait for that moment where it becomes something new and special, and in the meantime I'm going to try to think of some better critique for it.
Maybe... you could just watch and read things like Yu-gi-oh Abridged, Super Effective, and the hundreds of others in that ilk and purposefully avoid the obvious jokes. That's all I can think of right now.
I enjoyed it! Definitely funny. I like Tun-Tun's "Floating Lumps". Keep up the good work.
Loved it, brings back memories too.
That joke was quite clever, except... Well, it ran on for a bit too long without going fully as a longer gag nor integrating entirely with the story as a mechanic of this fictional world.
Especially in this series, where Justin seems to have a pervasive sense of innocence, cluelessness and optimism without quite being the "Clueless innocent optimist" character. He's like Ash, or he's like Yugi, but without the features used to make them the "likeable main character." I mean, if Ash had been in the Escape Rope gag, he would've gone, "Oh, THAT's how it works!" *cue laugh track while he rubs the back of his head with his hand humbly to end an episode*
On the writing: I really like the plot additions but one thing that kinda makes me feel awkward is the comedy. It mood swings, like I'll be quiet and be like, "Oh, ok..." And then just out of nowhere a joke. There's almost never any real set up for it either. It's not that it's bad, but I haven't watched anything with this style of humor for a while.
On the technical stuff: You seem to have upgraded in the little while we've waited for an episode. I love the shading and lighting work in the cave. Your motions have become more smooth and fluent. Along with that your sound effects are nice. They're very equal to the rest of the audio and it doesn't overtake sections of the voice over.
Overall: I like the humor of it all, the writing, and even the fact that it does have some plot. I can't wait for the next episode!
Tun Tun is my hero :D
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I'm not a huge fan of this show, but...did you actually just say that you disliked Legendary Frog? His FFVII parody is still, almost 10 years later, one of the funniest things I've ever seen on the Internet.
Essentially what you're saying is that you hate parodies, since everything you described is exactly what goes into the creation of a parody. That's fine, but clearly a lot of people like them; it's a little pretentious to say that "these jokes are not meant to be made".
OT: This was a decent episode, but is Justin's manner of speech supposed to sound kind of stiff? The way he talks is fairly odd.
As someone who does enjoy Legendary Frog I have to say that Duffeknol has a point. A lot of Legendary Frog's stuff is just basic observational humor. The only reason it works is because he puts his own quirks and unpredictability into to it making a joke that isn't fit to see the light of day something that can be quite funny. But even then a lot of Legendary Frog's work isn't all that great, he has a few gems but most of it is just okay stuff.
And what's wrong with Show About Games Show? I think it's pretty good so far. Nothing to amazing aside from the LBP bit but it has more promise then this show. But I agree with you on Game Dogs, that show was horrible.
I am as well, plus the Rebel and Escape rope joke had me dying of laugher!!!
Yes, no better method of collecting data than sending 10 year olds out into a dangerous world possibly risking their life against the harsh environment, deadly creatures and poachers with a Giant R LOGO on their T-shirts....
RESPONSIBILITY, How does it work!? XD
Nice episode. Quite alot of good lines in there that made me laugh a bit. Keep up the good work.
And borebats remind me a bit of sea-bears.
"Is it in my pants?
You went from an amusing beginning to an incredibly dull second half once they got to the professor's house. Too much exposition, not enough going on. Also... no widescreen? For shame.
This was...pleasantly surprising. It's like pokemon with an escapist-y sense of humour and a little bit of clever thought behind it to make it go down easier, I love it :D
Well, you're right. Legendary Frog doesn't have the most intelligent humor around, but that doesn't mean it's not funny (same thing here). Maybe I just think of Legendary Frog as awesome because of all the crazy nostalgia.
Show About Games Show is quite literally the least funny thing I have ever seen. It's actually painful to watch. The "jokes" (gag) are so insipid and poorly delivered that the small gleam of humor that the creators might have seen is destroyed by the fact that I can see everything coming a mile away, the miserable acting, and awful delivery. I have never laughed at show about games show. In fact, I've shown it to several people, and none of them have laughed even once either.
Regardless, I like the new show and want it to keep going.
Warming up, I actually think I preferred the pilot to this a little. In terms of direct parody, its not quite up to Legend of Neil standard, but getting there. All we need now are to get the first 'capture' sorted out and then come up against an improbably arduous first boss/gym leader fight just because Tun Tun has a type disadvantage. "what? You mean I should have chosen Paku Paku back when I was 5? This sucks!"
"Is it in my pants? No, I'm not wearing any pants..."
That had my laughing for so long I had to pause it. Pants is just a funny word.
Great episode.
Yaaay, I has my very own fan!
You could really benefit from better pacing for this show. The jokes aren't really that funny but good timing could save them.
You know....for a Pokemon/Yugioh Rip....this is turning out pretty good.
Keep it up.
Seeing the professor slaughter those Zubats, pardon me, I mean Borebats, was great. He did what I've wanted to do for years. And the newspaper headline was great.
Surprised Team Rocket hasn't started investing in guns up to this point XD
But the thing about Legendary Frog is that at the time his stuff WAS original. It was all basically observational humor but it worked because he knew what timing and pacing are and even though his stuff wasn't necessarily intelligent or anything of the such it worked because he paced it and the stuff that he was parodying was relatively new. This guy is just taking old jokes and reviving them with horrible pacing, horrible voice acting, and a crap load of tweening. The material is not even close to new or original which means it's one saving grace (the fact that it is parody) is gone.
And I'll agree with Show About Games Show having under-par delivery. But their stuff is at least some what original and inspired. It's the same problem I have with LRR. Their jokes are great and interesting but the delivery is usually mediocre and their acting can range from horrendous to really good. I would rather have Show About Games Show and LRR though because they have originality. This show however has been seen thousands of times in hundreds of different variations. It will offer nothing new and it will be stale a second after it is released.
@ both of you.
Since you know Legendaryfrog you must've heard of the Star Syndicate (#1 uploader on Newgrounds). I'm a very long time member. That about sums it up.
I liked how the newspaper's headlines said "Another Evil Corporation taken down by a band of Children" XD
Ugh. Not a fan. I think each episode only got me to snicker once, tops. And even if the jokes weren't ten years old, the slow pacing would ruin the whole thing regardless.
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While commissioners have yet to fill the open appraiser position in the county, the topic came up several times Monday on a day with little action.
After conducting four interviews, Chairman Randy Dallke said no notable progress was made, and asked if the commission should consider re-advertising the position.
"I don't think we have any other choice," Commissioner Dan Holub said.
Job offers did not work out either because of a disagreement on salary or family issues where applicants were not ready to relocate.
There is still an offer out from last week that has not been returned, prompting commissioners to consider re-advertisement.
The commission also:
- Voted to purchase a Bobcat angle broom attachment for $4,901 and combination bucket for $3,663.
- Met in closed session for 35 minutes to discuss contracts and personnel. No action was taken.


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How to Turn on Windows Security Essentials (Anti-virus)
There's not much to do. Microsoft Security Essentials works in the background to protect your PC. It checks for updates automatically a few times a day and doesn't slow your PC down while it works.
Simple color-coding, simple actions
You can keep track of how your PC is doing by looking at the Microsoft Security Essentials icon in the notification area at the far right of the taskbar. Green means everything is okay, yellow means that your PC is potentially unprotected, and red means that your computer is at risk.
When you see yellow or red, click the icon and you will be able to see the details and take actions. Usually, the best thing to do is to choose Clean computer so that the threat can be removed.
If you want to delete threats automatically whenever they are identified, open Microsoft Security Essentials, click the Settings tab and then choose Default actions.
Scanning right now
Open Microsoft Security Essentials and you'll be on the Home tab. You can select a Quick scan or a Full scan (and then click Scan now).
The quick scan will look for viruses in all the places they are most likely to hide. It's a good choice when you're just checking on the health of your PC.
But if something makes you think your PC is infected with a virus or spyware, we recommend a full scan. Your computer will be a little slower while it is running, but the full scan looks everywhere for possible problems.
Scheduling scans
By default, Microsoft Security Essentials runs a scan of your PC once a week when you're probably asleep (2:00 am on Sunday).
If you want to adjust this, open Microsoft Security Essentials and click the Settings tab. Under Scheduled scan, you'll be able to change the day and time as well as the type of scan.
Scanning more than just your hard drive
It may be useful to scan external drives and USB drives since they can get infected too.
Open Microsoft Security Essentials and click the Settings tab. Go to Advanced and click the option to Scan removable drives. Whenever scans run, your removable drives will also be scanned (if they're attached to your PC). If you want to run a scan right away, go back to the Home tab and click Scan now.
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Quarterly Recap - 3rd Quarter 2013
U.S. and foreign stocks rebounded in September, extending third quarter and YTD gains as central banks kept their economic stimulus programs intact. Despite a widely expected reduction in the Federal Reserve's $85B monthly asset purchase program, FOMC policymakers surprised global markets on September 18 with a "no taper" stimulus decision. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke cited a recent "tightening of financial conditions" that could threaten the pace of recovery as a reason for the decision, which led to the biggest one-day price jump in 10-year Treasury notes since 2011, triggering a 0.5% yield decline from its 3% two-year peak on September 3. Stung by concerns over the looming government shutdown, the S&P 500 retreated 2.6% during the second half of September, paring an earlier 5.7% gain. Overall, equity valuations rose as a third straight year of earnings growth continued to lift investor sentiment. Smaller capitalized U.S. companies outperformed large-cap stocks as the Russell 2000 Index, a proxy of small-cap equity performance, rose 6.4% in September, rallied 10.2% during the third quarter and has returned 27.7% YTD. In a turnaround, growth stocks widely outperformed value for both the month and quarter as the Russell 1000 Growth Index rose 4.5% last month whereas the Russell 1000 Value Index returned 2.5%. During the third quarter, the Russell 1000 Growth Index advanced 8.1%, while the Russell 1000 Value Index gained 3.9%. All ten major sectors rallied in September with Materials (+5.7%), Consumer Discretionary (+5.4%) and Healthcare (+4.4%) gaining the most. For the quarter, Healthcare (+10.3%) and Materials (+8.9%) led, while Energy (-4.4%) was the only sector to decline. On a YTD basis, Consumer Discretionary (+29.1%) and Telecom (+28.5%) are this year's best performing sectors. Developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, widely outperformed domestic indices during the month (+7.4%) and quarter (+11.6%). The EAFE Index strengthened after the mid-August announcement that Europe's 17-nation euro-zone emerged out of its 18 month recession. Emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Market Index, also reversed course, posting a 6.5% gain last month after falling 1.7% in August. Emerging markets also rose on a quarterly basis, returning 5.9% during the 3Q versus an 8% pullback during the 2Q and trimmed its YTD loss to 4.1%. Commodities were a mixed bag during the quarter. Gold rebounded over 8.4% from its $1,200/oz. bear market low at the end of the second quarter. Crude oil futures fell 4.9% in September while gaining 6% on the quarter. In the bond market, the Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index snapped a three quarter decline, returning 0.7% in September and 0.1% during the third quarter. The yield on benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury notes ended the third quarter at 2.64%, up 12 basis points from the start of the quarter. At the other end of the credit quality spectrum, non-investment grade corporate bonds returned 1% in September and 2.3% on the quarter, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index. Higher quality investment grade bonds, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, gained 1% on the month and 0.6% during the quarter. The Barclays Municipals Index posted its best monthly gain since January 2012, returning 2.2% in September, trimming its 3Q downturn to 0.2%.
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Community colleges have clearly arrived on the political agenda. From the White House, to Governors' Offices, to local legislatures, discussions regarding community colleges and their role in economic development are taking place with a seriousness unlike anytime in history since the Truman Commission. Much of the conversation about the role of community colleges in economic development focuses, almost exclusively, on workforce development and training. To be sure, these are important components of the community college mission and a critical factor in economic development. Click here for the complete story.


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Daily Slice: Polpettine Pie at Lil' Frankie's
Pizza reviews in NYC.
Opened in 2002, Lil' Frankies in the East Village started serving Neapolitan-ish pizzas in Manhattan before anyone could have even predicted the current wave of Neapolitan pizzerias that the city is awash in. An Italian-American kid from New York, the eponymous Frank Prisinzano, runs three East Village restaurants these days (Frank Restaurant, Supper Restaurant, and Lil' Frankies). The man even started a storefront, street-level, community radio station way back in 2003. A pizzeria with a radio station? Take note, Roberta's.
Of course, all of this is moot if the pizza is no good. There's some pretty stiff competition for Neapolitan pizza in Manhattan these days. Does Lil' Frankie's continue to stack up?
First off, it's important to note that Lil' Frankie's is not just a pizzeria. Indeed, the appetizer and entree sections of their menus—which comprises everything from a bresaola salad ($13.95) and steamed mussels ($12.95) to squash gnocchi ($15.95) and marinated skirt steak ($18.95)—run longer than the pizza section. That said, they've got the brick-by-brick imported double-walled lava rock 900°F wood-burning oven, and there's still a good dozen or so pizza options on a daily basis.
The Margherita ($10.95) is tasty, though their mozzarella doesn't stack up in terms of creaminess and flavor to that of, say, nearby Motorino. Their crust is also not as flavorful or skillfully cooked. It comes with a nice amount of charring on the bones, but the underbelly is a bit over-charred for my taste, and I like my pizza damn near burnt to a crisp. Perhaps it's a matter of under-proofed dough? It's not completely flat tasting, but it lacks true complexity, instead relying on a heavy hand with the salt to amp up its flavor.
So what reason is there to go to Lil' Frankies? The toppings. I'm not much of a toppings man, but I know plenty of people who are, and the choices at Lil' Frankies are both varied and top notch. The Pizza Polpettine ($14.95) we had last time featured perfectly seasoned, tender, and nicely crisped miniature meatballs with a good amount of fresh sage flavor. I'm also a fan of the Pizza Napoletana ($14.95) with capers, olives, and anchovies, and the Pizza Salame Piccante ($14.95)—you can't go wrong with adding spicy salami to anything.
At one point, Lil' Frankie's was one of the very few true Neapolitan-style pizzerias in the neighborhood. This is no longer the case, but it's still got solid pies and is one of the few with a huge menu of non-pizza food and pizza toppings alike. This means that you pizza nerds can come with your normal friends* and make sure that everyone finds something they'll like on the menu.
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Lil' Frankies Pizza
19 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003 (between 1st and 2nd streets; map) 212-420-4900; lilfrankies.com
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Two Huskers Named to Lombardi Award Watch List
Lincoln – Nebraska offensive linemen Spencer Long and Jeremiah Sirles were recognized on Monday, as both players are on the initial 2013 Rotary Lombardi Award. The candidates earned a place on the preliminary watch list by earning All-America honors, being named to their respective all-conference teams or receiving 2013 preseason honors.
Long has been the anchor of the Huskers' offensive line for the past two seasons. The 6-foot-4, 315-pounder has started the past 27 games for the Huskers at offensive guard. He has played a major role in the Huskers being ranked in the top 15 nationally in rushing in each of the past two years. As a junior, he started all 14 games, helping NU to a 10-4 mark and an appearance in the Big Ten Championship game. He was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection and garnered second-team All-America honors from the AP and Walter Camp Foundation, becoming the first Husker All-American lineman since 2001.
Sirles has been a two-year starter at offensive tackle for the Huskers and enters his senior season with 40 career games played. As a junior, the 6-foot-6, 310-pound tackle enjoyed his best season, starting all 14 games at right tackles and earning second-team honors from both the Big Ten coaches and media. He helped a pair of Huskers rush for over 1,000 yards, while Nebraska led the Big Ten in total offensive and rushing offense.
Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage.
Long and Sirles were two of the 12 players from the Big Ten on the list. The Lombardi Award winner will be announced on Dec. 11, 2013, in Houston, Texas.


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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is set to unveil legislation that would expand protections offered to gift card consumers, taking a crusade he launched as Connecticut attorney general to the upper chamber of Congress.
Blumenthal on Monday will introduce a bill that would ban gift cards with expiration dates and those that carry fees for failing to use them after one year. The Democrat says the Gift Card Consumer Protection Act would strengthen g laws permitting cards to expire after five years and non-use fees.
The bill would also prevent companies that file for bankruptcy from selling gift cards and require them to accept and honor unredeemed gift cards.
Blumenthal says the measure will eliminate "exploitative expiration dates and petty, underhanded junk fees" that confiscate cash from consumers.
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A group of eight Democratic lawmakers from Texas sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner asking for a bipartisan conversation that would alleviate the sequester cuts that jeopardize thousands of Texas jobs.
Reps. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine; Beto O'Rourke, D- El Paso; Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo; Joaquin Castro D-San Antonio; Filemon Vela D-Brownsville; Marc Veasey D-Fort Worth; Eddie Bernice Johnson D-Dallas; and Gene Green D-Houston said Texas is home to the most active-duty military personnel, and is among the states that could feel the sequestration sting the most. Texas is expected to be the third-most affected states by cuts to military budget.
In Texas, there are 131,500 active duty military personnel and 48,000 Department of Defense civilian employees. Lawmakers said the bases of Fort Hood, Lackland Air Force Base, and Fort Bliss will feel the financial pinch most notably due to cuts to military training and quality-of-life budget. Nearly 100,000 jobs could be lost by 2013 because of the spending cuts, and at Lackland Air Force Base as many as 11,000 employees could experience furloughs.
"This threatens our national security, military personnel and bases, especially in Texas. As lawmakers, it is our fundamental duty to ensure our troops, military families, and military bases do not bear the brunt of these blunt and thoughtless spending cuts."
Representatives say the consequences are avoidable, if a bipartisan alternative is agreed upon.
"Lets come to the table and work to avert these dire consequences to the men and women who serve our country in Texas."
Want more details on sequester budget cuts? Check out our fact sheet.