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Point Park University's Conservatory Dance Company offers dance majors the opportunity to work with both legendary and sought-after contemporary choreographers in its signature concert, Conservatory Dance Company at the Byham.
This year's show featured the works Bow Out by Val Caniparoli, Heretic by Martha Graham, Sky by Kevin Iega Jeff and Minus 16 by Ohad Naharin.
Senior dance major Mikelle Rindflish performed as the soloist in Graham's Heretic and in Naharin's Minus 16.
"This Byham experience has undoubtedly affected my development as a dancer and artist, and has been a turning point in my training in preparation for a professional career in dance," Rindflish said. "I have been challenged artistically and physically in my roles in both pieces that have allowed me to discover new aspects of my craft."
Working with outside guest artists who visited the University to set the works and conduct master classes, Rindflish and others were exposed to seasoned dance professionals who offered invaluable guidance and training.
"In rehearsals for Heretic, Judith Leifer and Diane Gray were so wonderful in helping me find my voice in such an expressive role; that I will never forget," Rindflish reflected. With regard to Minus 16, Rindflish commented, "We have been so fortunate to have Danielle Agami, former dancer of Batsheva Dance Company, working with us on the piece. Rehearsals have been such a learning and growing experience for us all. In each piece no matter how long or short the process, we create such a strong bond and as a body of dancers we take the stage together."
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"StoryLab is a new hub for innovation with a big aim: to radically improve public conversation in the U.S. and around the world. Everybody talks about it, but CDS actually knows how to do it.
To change the world, you first have to change the story.
Here is an organization I think everyone should know about -- the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS). They have been, and continue to provide world-class training in digital storytelling grounded in the power of a story dynamics to make a difference.
They are launching a new project -- StoryLab -- which aims to engage people in changing stories that keep us stuck, limited -- like our political discourse, violence, aids, etc. -- and expressing those stories that eliven and enoble us. Truly great work.
So why am I curating this and what has it got to do with business? Well -- imagine applying these same principles and ideas to the stories you share about your business, engaging your organization in this kind of deep story sharing that changes the world, and engaging with customers to create profound partnerships that make a difference.
Hmmmm -- I think there are lots of opportunities here and StoryLab is showing us the way.
The video on the StoryLab page also mentions supporting the project through donations. That is up to you. I have no affiliation with the Center other than our mutual love of story and its transformative power, and an amazing conversation I had a few years ago with founder Joe Lambert.
IMHO, thank heavens they are doing this project. There are so many others in the field of story that also work with story for transformative change. Let's keep hooking up. It is in this spirit that I bring you StoryLab."
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Apple recovered $38.05 per share yesterday, rising from $527.68 on Friday to close at $565.73 at close of play yesterday.
It seems likely that investors reacted positively to a number of factors. As we reported yesterday, the mass sell off of Apple's stock seems likely to have been driven by the looming fiscal cliff, specifically the expiration in January of tax cuts. Apple's investors appear to have been cashing in their gains now so that they won't be hit by next year's increased taxes - currently capital gains tax is 15% but this could rise to 35% in January.
Fear of the fiscal cliff certainly seems to be a credible reason for the sell off given that President Barack Obama, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and House Speaker John Boehner made calming statements regarding the fiscal cliff over the weekend and investors reacted positively on Monday, notes Forbes.
The so-called fiscal cliff is a set of law changes set to take effect in the US on 31 December 2012. They will include new taxes related to Obama's health care law as well as aim to cut the federal budget deficit. However, it is feared that they may drag the US economy back into recession.
Even more evidence that these fears are what lead to the mass reduction in Apple's share price: Obama actually called and spoke to Apple CEO Tim Cook about the fiscal cliff.
A White House official told CNN that the discussion was part of the president's "outreach on the need to find a balanced deficit-reduction solution that protects the middle class and continues to move our economy forward." Along with Cook, Obama contacted Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, Jim McNerney of Boeing, and Craig Jelinek of Costco.
Those investors that aren't afraid of the fiscal cliff, may have been spurred on by bullish comments from analysts who have overwhelmingly been describing that Apple as a Buy.
In a note to investors from Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White described the Apple sell off as "insanely insane", reports MacRumors.
White noted a number of reasons why Apple is an attractive stock: "The depressed valuation (CY13 P/E of 7.6x ex-cash), new blockbuster products for the holiday season, the attractive long-term growth opportunities that lie ahead and the Company's ability to distribute significant cash flow to investors." He also noted that the quarter we are in now has "Historically been the strongest quarter of the year for the stock." Topeka has a $1,111 12-month price target for AAPL stock, that's almost double where it is now.
White isn't the only person noting Apple's P/E ratio. A Forbes article notes that Apple's P/E of 9 "Makes Apple the cheapest stock on the market today" If the market was efficient Apple would be at $1,000 per share."
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Sheriff Arpaio Appeals Court Decision on Racial Profiling
San Francisco – Sheriff Joe Arpaio is not taking the latest decision surrounding his deputies and racial profiling lying down.
After filing to reverse a lower-court ruling barring his deputies from detaining people based solely on the suspicion that they're undocumented immigrants, a federal appeals court is considering the appeal.
On Thursday a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said it would rule later after hearing from lawyers representing the Arizona lawman.
The ACLU and other attorneys filed a federal lawsuit that alleges that Arpaio's deputies pulled over Hispanics without probable cause, making the stops only to inquire about the immigration status of the people in the vehicles.
A federal judge in December barred Arpaio's deputies, who are enforcing Arizona's immigrant smuggling law, from detaining people based solely on the suspicion that they're in the country illegally. In their appeal, Arpaio's attorneys argued the ruling was deeply flawed and that the decision means that the sheriff's office couldn't enforce certain state laws, even though no judge has declared those statutes unconstitutional.
The San Francisco-based court will consider the narrow question of a preliminary injunction while a trial court in Phoenix is considering the merits of the entire lawsuit.
Both sides are awaiting the verdict of U.S. District Judge Murray Snow after a seven-day trial without a jury ended August 2.
The Latino group claims Arpaio's deputies pulled over some vehicles only to make immigration status checks during regular traffic patrols and the sheriff's 20 special immigration patrols.
They also accuse the sheriff of ordering some of the patrols not based on reports of crime but rather on letters from Arizonans who complained about people with dark skin congregating in an area or speaking Spanish.
Arpaio has repeatedly denied the allegations, saying his deputies only stop people when they think a crime has been committed and that he wasn't the person who picked the location of the immigration patrols.
Snow's verdict could render the 9th Circuit's decision unnecessary. Snow hasn't indicated when he would rule.
The lawsuit marks the first case in which the sheriff's office has been accused of systematically racially profiling Latinos and will serve as a precursor for a similar yet broader civil rights lawsuit filed against Arpaio in May by the U.S. Department of Justice.
There has never been a finding by a court that Arpaio's office has racially profiled Latinos, though a case that made such an allegation was settled last year for $200,000 without an admission of wrongdoing by the sheriff's office.
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NMB48, who will be releasing their first album 'Teppen Tottande' on February 27th, has announced that they will be holding a concert tour this spring.
This concert tour will kick off on March 4th at Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall, and will wrap up on April 5th at Shiga Kenritsu Geijutsu Gekijou Biwako Hall for a total of 8 shows. Tickets are on sale now.
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Monday, March 4th - Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall (Hiroshima)
Wednesday, March 6th - Okayama Shimin Kaikan (Okayama)
Thursday, March 7th - Alfa Abunagi Hall (Kagawa)
Friday, March 8th - Torigin Bunka Kaikan (Tottori)
Monday, April 1st - Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall (Fukuoka)
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It's the end of the NFL regular season, and that means it's time to find out who is among the most popular players this season. In a year where the National Football League was embroiled in its longest labor dispute ever, the popularity of this multibillion-dollar sports juggernaut has still managed to grow.
An important component of football merchandising is jersey sales — which can be seen as a proxy for the most popular players in the sport. It's better than a poll because people have voted with their wallets. Each year, NFLShop.com releases the best-selling jerseys in the NFL and its list is presented here. This following represents jersey sales from April 1 to Dec. 31. The 2011 list published first on CNBC.com.
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The Marine 2, out today from WWE Films, offers the first real opportunity to test the waters of the good guy/bad guy dichotomy. Will WWE fans head out to buy a copy of the film, which stars Ted DiBiase Jr., one of the hottest heels on the roster, and one of its true rising stars?
DiBiase thinks they will.
"Our fans get it. we're World Wrestling Entertainment. You see the trailer, the movie speaks for itself," he told SLAM! Wrestling. "It's such an entertaining film. Our fans are so loyal, man, they are. They're great about picking up our DVDs, because our company does such a great job with them, man. It's a great movie. It's action-packed. Nobody is going to be let down."
The Marine 2 is a direct-to-DVD release from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and WWE Films on DVD and Blu-Ray. DiBiase plays Marine recon sniper Joe Linwood, who is at a luxurious five-star resort when local rebels seize control of the property and take the billionaire owner (Robert Coleby), a group of guests and his wife Robin (Lara Cox) hostage. Needless to say, it's DiBiase who has to lead the fight against the rebels. (SLAM! Wrestling hasn't seen the movie yet, but we doubt Cody Rhodes or Randy Orton help him out.)
It's not a direct sequel to John Cena's The Marine from 2006, but DiBiase said that Cena was a help.
"Cena was good. He said, 'Just be yourself,'" DiBiase said. "Because what we do on Monday nights, it's live TV. I think that prepared me a lot. We're out there entertaining thousands of people live. There are no retakes, no second chances. If something goes wrong, you've just got to go. Doing the movie was just the same. It was different, acting in front of just a camera was a lot different. I feel that I was able to pick it up pretty fast."
It is important for the WWE to promote its superstars on multiple platforms, he said. "We're very talented people. We have so many guys that are so talented... Maybe those that aren't fans of WWE [will now think]: 'Hey, these guys aren't just a bunch of dumb meatheads. They actually have a lot of talent.'"
Growing up the son of Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase, he naturally always had an interest in professional wrestling, but acting was a dream as well. "What kid doesn't grow up thinking, 'Hey, man, it would be cool to be an action hero?' I guess I did a little bit. But I was pretty thrown off guard when they approached me about just reading for it. Then actually landing the part was, man, definitely a dream come true. It was an amazing moment for me."
Reminded that the last WWE straight-to-DVD release, Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia, had a star -- Ken Kennedy -- who is no longer with the company, DiBiase chuckled. "I don't think it was due to his movie. I don't know. I'm not worried about that guy. He has his own life and issues. I know that I have a good rapport with WWE. They've placed a lot of trust in me doing the film. I take a lot of pride in that. WWE Studios has just done a fantastic job of putting this together. The special effects, and even the music, is just unbelievable. It just looks like a major motion picture, like we had more money, about twice the money that we spent on it; that's what it looks like with what our budget was. We had to do it pretty quick."
His preparation routine for a scene was similar to what he does before a wrestling bout. "When I get ready for a match, right before I go out, I just try to get extremely focused, focused and relaxed at the same time, so everything's natural. On the set, there were different moods you would find yourself in. You'd be shooting the same scene for sometimes five, six hours at a time. So you'd have to keep yourself in that state of mind. That was the newfound respect for actors, that was the difficult thing about acting on film -- staying in that mood. So I'd have the iPod and whatever songs that kind of took me there, I'd listen to them and just go off by myself, do some pushups and situps, and get ready."
One of the his co-stars was Michael Rooker, who has a cult following in Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer, and has been in a ton of other films as well, including Cliffhanger, Days of Thunder, Slither, and Tombstone.
"This guy's been in a lot of movies. He's one of those guys you look at, 'I've seen him before.' His name might not really pop up at first. He was so much fun. Me and Michael got along extremely well," DiBiase said.
Rooker is an accomplished martial artist, and he and DiBiase talked about his training. DiBiase himself did almost all of his own stunts, including working with Muay Thai fighters.
The Muay Thai might just be something he brings back with him to the wrestling ring. "Yeah, I've got some things hidden up my sleeve, maybe, that I'm waiting for a special day. I don't want to blow it for the movie, but you'll see a few new moves coming out in The Marine 2."
But even after a long, long round of interviews, he's still able to laugh. Will his brothers, Brett and Mike, hassle him now that he's a movie star?
"Actually, I give them flack. 'What are you guys doing? Huh? Step it up a little bit!' I've got a younger brother, 21 years old [Brett], he's coming up. I think he's got a big future. He's a really talented kid -- well, he's not a little kid anymore, he's actually probably surpassed me, he's bigger than me."
When asked about his older brother, Mike, DiBiase surprisingly reveals that the brothers have not been talking: "I don't know about [him]. I haven't heard much from him lately."
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Taylor Swift Responds to Cancer-Stricken Teen's Prom Date Offer
Taylor Swift sadly cannot make Kevin McGuire's prom in New Jersey. However, the singer has instead asked the cancer-stricken teen, whose sister started a Facebook campaign to get Swift to accompany him to prom, to be her date to the upcoming 2012 ACM Awards. What a class act Taylor Swift is. No wonder she inspires such fiercely loyal dedication among her fans.
McGuire, who is battling leukemia for the second time in his life and is having trouble securing a course of treatment due to the high cost of production and low return for the manufacturer, is keeping a positive attitude despite his diagnosis. The viral campaign to get Swift to escort him to prom reached the singer, who responded with a post on Facebook, asking him to be her date to a country sort of prom!
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The weather today was just like our wedding day, 32 years ago…it rained all day long in spite of my mother hanging rosary beads on the bushes outside the house. You cannot stop the rain…my mother still is not over it!
We decided to celebrate close to home at Water Street Landing in Lewiston, NY. I'd say the view was fantastic (if it were daylight or not raining I would be correct) but the lack of daylight and clouds reduced the opportunity.
But, if you are there just for the view then you have not taken the time to look at the menu. There are always specials and I usually like to try those because you are sure to get the freshest catch but I was uncertain about lobster with maple. Maybe it's just me…
We started with our favorite cocktails served to our satisfaction. Mine was a lemon drop, the perfect combination of sweet and, well, sweet. It was filled so high I had to sip it on the table in the best ladylike sip I could muster.
We ordered calamari with our drinks. They were lightly fried with a Vietnamese chili aioli. I like the aioli but did not find it particularly spicy.
We shared a bowl of lobster bisque, sliding it between us. I really enjoy this soup and try to order it each visit. It did not disappoint.
My entree was the Lobster Pasta. I loved the bite of sun dried tomatoes. The tomato sherry cream sauce was smooth and mild. The fettuccine was cooked al dente, just the way I like it. There was a perfectly cooked Australian Lobster Tail, split, in the shell on top of the perfect pasta. The Langostinos were chopped and generously mixed through out the dish. I brought home more than I could eat and enjoyed each bite.
We drank a nice Australian Malbec but don't remember the vintner. I appreciate a restaurant who understands that wine tastes different depending on the glass. Our server also did not over fill the glass, allowing us to enjoy the wine completely.
It was very cute to see the staff decked out in Halloween finery. Our server was a devil but sweet as heck!
She offered dessert and after listening to the offerings decided on a Creamsicle cheesecake. It was served on a large white plate with a fruity sauce scribbled on the plate. The sauce was tart and the cheesecake brought back memories of the ice cream truck and the creamsicles that made me forget the guy didn't have chocolate!
I think what makes me the happiest is that we have so many wonderful places to eat just a few miles from home. Water Street Landing was the perfect place to celebrate our anniversary.
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If you've just purchased a new riding lawn mower and you aren't sure where to start, here are some lawn mower basics to get you started, along with helpful lawn mower maintenance tips to keep running strong. Before beginning, be sure your mower is on a flat, level surface.
Remove the red battery terminal cover from the red terminal. Attach the red battery cable to the positive terminal. Then, remove the black battery terminal cover from the black terminal. Attach the black battery cable to the negative terminal. Once both cables are attached, place the red cap on the positive terminal. Lawn mower basics: Do not allow the wrench to come in contact with any metal.
Check your engine's oil level with the dip stick before every use since too little or too much oil can damage your engine. Lawn mower maintenance tip: Change the oil at the end of each season to promote superior performance the following summer.
Fill the fuel tank. You don't want to run out of gas half-way through the yard, as you'll need to wait for the engine to cool before you can fill up again. Lawn mower maintenance tip: Fuel only lasts for 30 days unless a stabilizer is added.
Fuel stabilizer helps your fuel last an additional 30 days. Lawn mower maintenance tip: You may want to add it to the gas can you keep to refill your mower, rather than the gas tank as it will keep more of your fuel from breaking down. It's also important for proper winter mower storage.
Before each mowing, check your air filter for dirty, loose or damaged parts. Lawn mower maintenance tip: It is highly recommended that the air filter, spark plugs, oil filter and any other damaged riding lawn mower parts are replaced every year when you prepare your mower for off-season storage.
To start the mower, be sure you are seated back in the seat. If you are too far forward, the mower may not start. Lawn mower basics: Never mow with children on your lap.
Check to be sure the PTO lever is in the off position and activate the choke.
Turn the key to the start position. Once the mower has started, release the key and allow it to return to the on position. Now move the throttle to the rabbit position. Lawn mower basics: Start your riding lawn mower outside or in a well-ventilated garage to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
To begin driving your mower, make sure you have a clear path and press the brake pedal to release the parking brake. Move the shift lever forward and then press the drive pedal to increase your speed.
To engage the blades, first, be sure that your throttle/choke lever is in the rabbit position. Then, push the PTO/Blade engage lever forward into the on position.
There are many attachments, riding lawn mower parts and accessories available to help keep a beautiful lawn. Bagging is a highly recommended method of helping maintain a healthy lawn by reducing thatch build-up. You can then add the cuttings to your compost which will add nitrogen to the soil when they break down. Spreading the compost throughout the summer will encourage grass to grow in the bare areas of your yard.
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Editor's note: With last week's royal announcement, we're guessing that parents-to-be Kate Middleton and Prince William will be taking close notes on studies like this (and we already know what HRH Prince Charles of Wales thinks about organics). Congrats to the royal family, and to the American Academy of Pediatrics for taking this issue on, even if we think their guidelines could have gone -- much -- further.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently announced its first-ever guidelines on organic foods for babies and children, published in the journal Pediatrics. The article, Organic Foods: Health and Environmental Advantages and Disadvantages, hit the mark in some cases, but in others, fell way, way short. Generally, their wishy-washy "recommendations" are unclear and, in some cases, follow the usual Big-Ag party line insisting on a lack of evidence in the scientific literature of the dangers of industrial agriculture mainstays, like growth hormones and pesticides, even as these potential dangers have been largely (in fact, hugely) understudied. In other words, the AAP seems to be OK withnot practicing the precautionary principle when it comes to the health of children.
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In talking with my mom friends, most dismissed the Pediatrics report and the AAP's guidelines entirely, saying that they were going to go with their "gut" feeling about whether or not to give their kids organic foods – essentially, that they would practice the precautionary principle until there was unequivocal evidence (from a non-biased source – more on that below) that ingestion of pesticides, growth hormones and other mechanisms of the industrial agriculture system are safe for kids (hint: don't hold your breath). But while reading the report, I couldn't stop thinking about how my mom friends and I are very, very lucky – we have the financial option to choose to feed our kids organic food. Parents with less means may have to make a cruel choice – feed their children less fruits, vegetables and dairy to avoid pesticides, antibiotics and hormones? (Clearly, not a nutritional option.) Or take their chances – because, as the AAP points out, it is "unclear" whether exposure to these substances is "clinically relevant"?
Are Organics More Nutritious?
The AAP's primary stance is that kids should consume lots of fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy – no matter their source – because these products are so important in a balanced diet. They cite the expense of organic products as a limiting factor for choosing organic products, and note that organic food has not been shown to be more nutritious than its conventional equivalent. (We've seen this back-and-forth about the nutritional value of organics before, most recently with the now-infamous "Stanford Study" that did not find higher levels of nutrients in organic food, thoroughly rebutted by several sources.)
I'd argue that point, as there are a number of studies (some of which the AAP acknowledges in the report) that have demonstrated higher levels of nutrients in some organic foods (vitamin C in certain types of produce, vitamin A and antioxidants in grass-fed meat and dairy, etc.). But more importantly, sustainably raised fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat contain significantly less pesticide residue, growth hormones and antibiotics than their conventional counterparts. Sustainable food is also better for the environment, relying less upon fossil fuels and creating less pollution. (To their credit, this is something that the AAP does acknowledge, making their other discussion points that much more confusing.)
Dairy and Meat: Organic or Not?
The most egregious problem with the article is the section on organic dairy and meat. The AAP all but dismisses the evidence that shows that organic and low-input (i.e., not factory farmed) milk is higher in antioxidants and polyunsaturated fatty acids, and pooh-poohs the potential health effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBGH) and sex steroids, both commonly used in factory farming. In addition, the organization asserts that the administration of artificial growth hormones in dairy cows is actually good for the environment:
GH [growth hormone] treatment of cows may actually have environmental benefits. GH increases milk production per cow, which could theoretically decrease the number of cows needed to produce a given amount of milk, with resultant need for fewer cows and, thus, less cultivated land needed to feed the cows. In addition, fewer cows would result in the production of less manure with resultant reduced methane production and less carbon dioxide production, with a resultant salutary effect on global warming.
These are arguments we have heard many times from Big Ag, as Chris has discussed (and thoroughly debunked) hereand here, so it is not entirely surprising that the citations supporting the claims that rBGH is safe and that the administration of growth hormones in dairy cows is environmentally "friendly" were both penned by authors from Monsanto, the agrochemical behemoth that designed it. (Stephen Colbert also spoofed this line of reasoning back in 2007.) This is clearly a red flag for bias, with the company that patented and produced rBGH standing to gain financially by making pronouncements about its safety and environmental friendliness. (Although Monsanto sold rBGH to Ely Lily in 2008, both articles cited in the Pediatrics piece went to press earlier.)
In addition, the AAP's discussion of estrogen supplementation in cattle is confusing at best. One sentence states: "Ingestion of milk from estrogen-treated cows appears to be safe for children." Later in the same section, however, the authors acknowledge that there is no threshold "below which there are no hormonal effects on exposed children" and that "children are extremely sensitive to estradiol [an estrogen] and may respond with increased growth and/or breast development even at serum concentrations below the current detection limits." So is estrogen supplementation safe or not? The authors call for more studies to find out.
Pesticide Exposure
The AAP acknowledges that eating organic produce exposes kids to fewer pesticides, citing several studies that demonstrate that an organic diet reduces children's exposure to common agricultural pesticides. The article also points out the severe health consequences of pesticide exposure (including prenatal exposure) seen in farm workers, along with the results of a large federal study (NHANES) that demonstrated increased rates of attention-deficit disorder correlated with increased urinary concentrations of a common agricultural pesticide. Additionally, the AAP reports that "the primary form of exposure to pesticides in children is through dietary intake."
So their conclusions on pesticide exposure from conventionally-grown produce is truly baffling: "Organic produce contains fewer pesticide residues than does conventional produce, and consuming a diet of organic produce reduces human exposure to pesticides. It remains unclear whether such reduction in exposure is clinically relevant." Because there are no studies that have causally linked the relationship between exposure to pesticides from conventionally grown foods and adverse health effects, the AAP feels comfortable not taking a direct stance on the effects of pesticide exposure on children.
What AAP Got Right – and Fundamentally Wrong
Fortunately, amidst the confusion of their discussion points, the AAP hit a couple of nails on the head. They point out the detriments of the use of non-therapeutic antibiotic in livestock production, which affects everyone (even vegetarians) by creating strains of dangerous bacteria that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics. I also give them props for talking about the overall environmental impacts of industrial agriculture, including fossil fuel use and pollution. And plus one in the AAP column for the inclusion of studies that demonstrate that sustainable agriculture is a viable option for feeding the world (but minus one for prefacing that section with quotes from Norman Borlaug about the necessity of GMOs to stave off world hunger).
Mostly, I think that the American Academy of Pediatrics missed a valuable opportunity to advocate for children – to acknowledge that no parent should have to make the choice between feeding their kids enough fruits, vegetables and animal products and exposing them to the ills of industrial agriculture. To stand up and say: we will be advocates for making healthy, pesticide-and-hormone free food available to all, not just those privileged enough to choose organics. Wishy-washy recommendations and discussion points only serve to muddy the debate further.
As for me, I'm counting my lucky stars that I have the option to feed my son organic food. Like my mom friends, I choose to err on the side of caution when it comes to exposing my son to pesticides, hormones and other byproducts of industrial agriculture. What about you? We'd love to hear your reaction to the Pediatrics report – do you plan to alter your kids' diet based on the advice of the AAP?


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France, Ireland, the UK, Romania, Poland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are among the countries that will be represented at the meeting, which will be chaired by Irish Agriculture minister Simon Coveney.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared that it "stands ready" to provide scientific advice to the European Commission and Member States should it be required. EFSA said that the contamination of beef products with horsemeat raises issues of false labelling, food quality and traceability in the EU food chain.
It added that although there is no evidence at the moment of any food safety issues, risk managers from EU countries are already conducting extensive tests of meat products to assess their components.
"In the European food safety system, risk assessment is done separately from risk management," the agency explained in a communiqué. "The European Commission, European Parliament and EU member states are responsible for determining European policies and making decisions to manage risks associated with the food chain such as this case of entry of horsemeat into the food chain."
European investigations into the horsemeat contamination continue. French authorities claim they have identified two slaughterhouses in Romainia as possible sources of the contaminated beef supplied to French processor Comigel. However, the Romanian government has denied allegations that horsemeat left the Romanian slaughterhouses labelled as beef. Daniel Constantin, the Romanian agriculture minister, has insisted the country's veterinarian authorities verify that meat products are as declared on their labels.
In the UK, food safety officials and police yesterday (15 February) raided a West Yorkshire slaughterhouse and Welsh processing plant, seizing meat and documents. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said that it believed Peter Boddy Licensed Slaughterhouse supplied Farmbox Meats Ltd, in Aberystwyth, with horse carcasses. It added that officials were "looking into the circumstances through which meat products, purporting to be beef for kebabs and burgers, were sold when they were in fact horse."
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The Livingstone Legacy
From abolishing slavery in Africa to changing the face of tropical medicine, David Livingstone was an extraordinary man. Mike Barrett writes of his life and legacy.
A month today, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology at the University of Glasgow are hosting a symposium about David Livingstone and his legacy in tropical disease. February 25 marks the day in 1858 when Livingstone addressed the students at the University of Glasgow and 2013 is the bicentenary of his birth.
Livingstone was born at a millworks in Blantyre, 13 miles south of Glasgow on the banks of the river Clyde. His story became the epitome of the Victorian ideal. A boy born into poverty, through hard work and determination gained sufficient education to enter medical school and from there, through more selfless hard work and self-sacrifice, ended the slave trade in Africa.
He started at Anderson's college in Glasgow in 1836 and after a couple of years there finished his medical training at Charing Cross and Moorfield's hospitals in London while training with the London Missionary Society. His father had only blessed him pursuing a career in science once Livingstone had persuaded him medicine and Christianity were compatible if carrying out God's work among the sick. He set out for South Africa as a medical missionary in 1840 and over the next 16 years made a number of the great geographical discoveries of his age. Central Africa was largely unknown to Europeans at this time, and Livingstone walked the breadth of the continent charting its rivers and geographical features. He was able to succeed above all because of his diligent observational skills as a clinician. Critically, he was aware that quinine, a product of bark from the Peruvian Cinchoa tree, could be used to successfully treat African fever (which we now know to be malaria caused by protozoan parasites, although this wasn't known in Livingstone's time).
Livingstone wrote about his travels and in 1857 his book Missionary travels and researches in South Africa became a bestseller as the British public were able to read at first-hand about amazing scenes, incredible animals and bizarre cultures of the people in Africa. Upon seeing the extraordinary mile-wide waterfall on the Zambezi River, known by local Africans as Mosi-oa-tunya (the smoke that thunders), which he named the Victoria Falls, Livingstone wrote, "It has never been seen before by European eyes, but scenes so wonderful must have been gazed on by angels in their flight."
His accounts of the African interior fired the imagination of a generation of explorers. Livingstone believed that if Europeans arrived in Africa and introduced modern agricultural methods and trade with Europe, the trade in human beings that was decimating the continent would end. A second expedition aimed to use the Zambesi River as a route into central Africa. During the Zambesi expedition Livingstone and his colleagues, particularly Dr John Kirk, made numerous observations on diseases that were obliterating the population and stifling economic activity other than the slave trade. The tsetse fly, which he surmised to carry a germ that affected domestic but not wild animals, he believed was a major impediment to the opening up of central Africa since it meant horses, cows and other beast of burden could not be used in transport nor agriculture. We now know that these flies carry parasites called trypanosomes.
Livingstone noted how many tribes had the strange habit of eating soil, a trait today attributed with hookworm infections where small parasites ingest blood from the intestines inducing an innate desire to replenish lost minerals. He saw individuals afflicted with elephantiasis, a disease where microscopic worms cause profound thickening of the skin and swelling of limbs including arms, legs and most distressingly the scrota of some afflicted individuals. He also noted the link between mosquitoes and malaria, although didn't propose the insects to transmit this disease. However, he did notice that a tampan tick bite transmitted relapsing fever, a disease we now known to be caused by a bacterium.
As it happens, a distant relative of Livingstone, Patrick Manson from Oldmeldrum in Scotland, is often called "the father of tropical medicine" because of his discovery that mosquitoes transmit the filarial worms that cause elephantiasis. Manson went on to encourage a generation of Scottish doctors to make other key discoveries in tropical diseases. We have previously written about this "Scottish Encounter with Tropical Disease" [PDF] on our website . David Bruce showed that trypanosomes cause sleeping sickness, William Leishman identified the parasites that cause the spectrum of diseases now named after him, and Henry Shortt showed these parasites were transmitted by sandflies. Douglas Argyll-Robertson described the worms that cause Calabar fever and loaiasis, and Robert Leiper showed how small water fleas carry the Guinea worm.In spite of the observations that Livingstone made during the Zambesi expedition, it was seen as a failure as a wave of missionaries answering his call to Africa arrived but were rapidly killed by malaria for which they were poorly prepared. His wife, Mary, died there too. He was recalled to Britain. Then in 1866 he set out on a final expedition, determined to find the source of the Nile. It was during this trip that he met Henry Morton Stanley, the journalist sent by the New York Herald to find Livingstone. Stanley left Livingstone for the last time in 1872 and the doctor continued seeking the Nile's source in the great swamp lands around Lake Bangweulu in modern day Zambia. It was here he died in 1873.
Next month's symposium in Glasgow aims to tell the story of Dr Livingstone through a presentation to the public of facts about many of the tropical diseases that Livingstone faced but which are still active today. In addition to local speakers, myself, Eileen Devaney, Sarah Cleaveland and Paul Hagan – who now directs research across all of Scotland – and experts from around the world will be discussing the contemporary problems of other diseases and their historical legacy. Enock Matovu is an expert in trypanosomiasis research from Makerere University in Uganda. Jim Mackerrow is travelling from University of San Francisco to discuss the American trypanosomiases and Sanjeev Krishna from St George's, University of London will provide details on the progress against malaria. The Director of Neglected Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization (WHO), Lorenzo Savioli – himself born in Zanzibar and inspired by Livingstone's work – will give an overview of the neglected diseases today, and Julie Jacobson from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will give insight into the implementation of programmes to help fight these diseases.
A year ago, the WHO and Gates Foundation, with other organisations including the UK Department for International Development, were responsible for the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases, where the world's major pharmaceutical companies signed their commitment to provide drugs that, it is hoped, will lead to the elimination of many tropical neglected diseases. What more fitting tribute to Dr Livingstone, in his bicentenary year, than a turning of the tide on tropical infectious disease.
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Michael Barrett is Professor of Biochemical Parasitology at the University of Glasgow.
The David Livingstone symposium takes place at the University of Glasgow on 25 February 2013.
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New Year's is still a few months away, but country music couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are already nailing down their resolution for 2012: to release new albums.
That will be an especially big feat for McGraw, who has been battling with his record company to release new music since his last album hit in 2009. Curb Records and the 'Live Like You Were Dying' singer are scheduled to meet in court to discuss the matter this November. If the battle is successful for McGraw, it's likely we'd hear new tunes by very early in the new year.
"I really feel like there's a lot more ahead of me than behind me," McGraw tells the Sydney Morning Herald of where he's headed in his career. "I'm really just starting to figure out what I want to do and the music I want to make. I'm only about 30 per cent into my career. It's been foothills until now."
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Hey, I own a 2009 Toyota Corolla with about 100,000 miles on it....I do some serious driving to and from work, particularly in the summer.
Recently I've begun to hear a humming/rumbling/growling sound whenever I go above 30 mph. The sound disappears when I go slower or idle. The sound remains if I coast in neutral downhill (so I don't think its an exhaust leak or muffler problem). I suspect the sound may be coming from the left front wheel bearing - but obviously need to take it to a mechanic and have it on a lift to know for sure.
How long is it safe to go before getting this fixed? Funds are tight right now and I'd rather wait until I get my tax refund. Is it something I can put off a bit or does it need to be addressed, particularly in winter weather?


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As an historian I attempt to read and understand primary sources in the context of their culture and times without passing judgement on the words and actions of the people involved so that I can better understand why people did what they did. Here is such a case. Many things said and described in the excerpts from the Alanson Moore diary below would be considered out of place and even offensive in our culture and times today, but because his writings occasionally mention my great-grandfather I wanted to share some of Mr. Moore's accounts in this episode of the "Life and Times of a Country Doctor."
Winnsboro, Louisiana – excerpts from the Alanson Wood Moore Diary
19th March, 1898, Saturday
Still cloudy and warm. Spaded a little in garden: ground just dry enough from last Monday's rain, to work and pulverize well.
It is reported here this morning that Gus Grimble, a negro living at Jno. V. Munn's, some time last night, inflicted on the person of his wife which will likely produce her death. It seems that during the early part of the night, they were quarreling and fussing to such an extent that John V. Munn went out and ordered quiet. He heard no more from them; but this morning early she was found lying on the gallery of their cabin in an unconscious condition, though breathing. Upon examination, her skull was found fractured by some blunt instrument and her throat cut, to what depth my informer did not know.
Gus Grimble could not be found and Munn's buggy animal, a nice large mare he had recently bought, was also gone. The man was tracked down the road a short distance, then through the woods to Turkey Creek above town. The supposition is, Gus rode the mare and swam the creek. It seems he left his house with his clothes, but failed to bundle them securely and several articles were found along the road and from the appearance of the mare's tracks along the road, she was going at rapid speed.
News came in that Gus Grimble did not ride Munn's mare, as was first thought, but he rode Dr. Cicero Guice's horse and that the negro woman is dead.
The report came in town from Ogden's place, the former home of Gus Grimble this P.M. that he had suicided by cutting his own throat.
H. Block came in town today from New Orleans to look after his ownership interest in the Mills property. A very pretty warm eve. A good many people in town today.
News afterwards came in that Gus Grimble had not suicided, but attempted to do so and was prevented. He was arrested by Isaac M. King, Constable, of the 8th Ward and lodged in jail.
The stolen horse part of the story happened not long after Dr. Cicero had come to Winnsboro after graduating medical school. His letter to Clara in the previous post on this blog was written only a month after his horse had been stolen. I'm assuming the horse was returned to him after the arrest of Gus Grimble.
What happened to Gus Grimble…
24th October, 1898, Monday
Civil term district court opened this morning with the smallest docket the district court ever had in this Parish. The day is warm and pleasant; no frost this morning.
W.H. Burn commenced work on the scaffold or gallows on which Gus Grimble is to hang next Friday the 28th Inst.
W.H. Brown went with a two horse carriage to meet Billy Earle, who had been in the U.S. army over a year and was in the cavalry at the engagement at Santiago de Cuba and was wounded in the hip, sent then to New York and it is reported that his wound is incurable, but it has got well enough for him to come home, tho he will be a cripple. He is at home.
28th October, 1898, Friday
On the 4 March last, John Grayham was hanged, by the Sheriff in the front of the jail; see an account of it in my diary of that date. On the 19th of said month, Gus Grimble, murdered his wife, see an account thereof in my diary of that date. Today is the time fixed by the governor for him to pay the penalty on the gallows for the dead of 19th March. But the hanging will be within the four walls of the jail unlike that of the 4 March.
There are very few people coming to town. No one seems to think or care much about the transactions of today. By 11 o'clock there was quite a gathering of negroes in town. The day is bright and clear, tho a little cool. I estimate 200 negroes in the court house square at 1:30 o'clock P.M. But all quiet and orderly. The hanging took place about 2 o'clock P.M. The convict died hard, tho he had frequently said he was ready and anxious for the day of execution to come. This can be accounted for from the consideration that the event was inevitable, the last spark of hope for deliverance had been blown out. Under such circumstances, the mind can be wrought up to that degree of frenzy as to assume the attitude of perfect indifference and quiet resignation to the pending fate.
I will be posting other stories from this diary that mention my great-grandfather. If you would like to read this diary in its entirety click this link – Alanson Wood Moore Diary – 1898 – 1909 Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, LA . Each diary year is linked separately at the bottom of that page.


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1998 Toyota Tacoma - Locked & LoadedPosted in Project Vehicles on October 1, 2009
Casey Boyd hails from Truckee, California, a town synonymous with wheeling. Naturally, he has a capable rig that's built to handle even the most brutal terrain.
Typical of a good trail rig, Boyd has made a significant number of modifications to his Tacoma. The front fenders have been radiused to make room for a pair of meaty 42-inch Super Swamper IROK tires on modified Hummer wheels. A custom front bumper/brushguard holds a Ramsey REP 8.5 E winch and a trio of Lightforce lights.
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Type: Toyota 3.4L V-6
Aspiration: Fuel injection
Output, hp/torque (estimated): 200/na
Transmission: Stock automatic
Transfer case(s): Marlin Crawler
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A Wellcome future for science
April 28th, 2008 by dwentworth
When he gives talks for research foundations about ways to spur innovation, John Wilbanks often shares the story of John Snow, the anesthesiologist who in the mid-1800s used maps to figure out how a series of cholera epidemics were spreading. By marking the precise locations where the outbreaks occurred, Snow was able to demonstrate that they clustered around water sources, showing that the "morbid poison" was spreading through tainted water.
What does this have to do with modern-day research foundations? If you envision research outcomes as pieces of a map — in biomedical research, a map of the human body — you can easily see the advantages of ensuring that when they are published, they are published openly. A single research paper may not hold the answer to stopping an epidemic or curing a disease; placed in context, however, it could make finding the solution trivial.
On that note, below is the first profile in our series on people and organizations working at the frontiers of open science: a look at the pioneering work of the UK-based Wellcome Trust.
The Wellcome Trust, a global leader among charity organizations, is working to keep the results of the research it funds "widely and freely available to all." Importantly, it defines this freedom explicitly in terms that embrace the advantages that computers and network technology give us. The most recent update to its position statement on open access encourages — and in cases where it has paid an open access fee, requires — that funded research is licensed so that it can be "freely copied and re-used (for example for text and data-mining purposes), provided that such uses are fully attributed" (emphasis, mine). This might read as a minor parenthetical; in fact, the explicit freedom to use computer technology to derive value from the literature can help make the difference between having a map and continually, painstakingly redrawing it.
This is just one example of the smart choices the Wellcome Trust has been making to cultivate what it calls a "richer research culture." Below is a brief overview of the Trust's trail-blazing work over the past five years (with thanks to Peter Suber for his meticulous documentation of the work in the Timeline of the Open Access Movement):
- 2003: The Wellcome Trust commissions a report asking how the economics of scientific publishing impact the long-term interests of the research community. The findings are released in tandem with a landmark position statement supporting open and unrestricted access to the published output of research. Writes Suber: "When a foundation awards a research grant, it is showing its belief that the results of that research will be useful to the wider world. With its commitment to open access, WT is showing its belief that open access to those research results will make them even more useful."
- 2004: The Trust announces its intention to establish a European PubMed Central, and to require that its grantees deposit an electronic copy of research publications in PubMed Central no later than six months after publication.
- 2005: The Trust makes history by becoming the world's first research funding agency to implement an open access mandate.
- 2007: In January, the UK PubMed Central (UK PMC) is launched, a collaboration among of the Trust and nine other leading UK organizations. Wellcome Trust Director Mark Walport promises that the launch is "only the start" of an effort to develop the site as the resource of choice for the international biomedical research community. In the spring, the Trust signals its support for sharing preliminary research and findings, joining the British Library, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and Science Commons as a partner in Nature Precedings.
- 2008: The UK PMC holds a workshop on further developing the site. Its workshop report [PDF] hints at future developments to enhance the usefulness of the literature; in a summary of a discussion about text mining, Dr. Sophia Ananiadou explains that semantic markup helps text mining tools work "optimally," and would allow researchers to "use a simple natural language query that will retrieve specific facts matching that query, rather than just a set of whole documents to be read."
The Trust shows no signs of stopping pushing the envelope, making strategy and policy decisions that reflect its ongoing commitment to maximizing the "downstream" impact of research.
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I'm just itching to start my tomato seeds, but know that waiting until 6-8 weeks before my optimal sowing date is best. Here is a blog post from Margaret Roach that tells you everything you need to know about growing good starter tomato plants.
I'm most excited about the white tomatoes that we found at the Petaluma Heirloom Seed Bank last summer. Danielle and Justin grow these at YellowTree Farm and sell them to a St. Louis restaurant for their white bloody mary - how cool is that??
What tomato varieties are you growing this year? Are any of them new to you? Tried and true favorites?
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Which tomato varieties are best suited to container conditions? As a renter in the city I can't dig up my "yard," but I can get crafty with containers. I am starting small: lettuce, herbs, flowers. But I love my tomatoes and don't want to pass up growing them! I'm not sure about lead contamination in my urban soil, so I might have to plant these varieties at my folks' house in the country:
Well, Caroline, I guess I'll point you to the HOMEGROWN 101 on Container Growing and see if you can find the information there! ;)
We are growing Snow Whites and Super Lakotas. Although I think we started them a bit early as they have only been growing a week and are already getting too leggy to stay in the planting pods they are started in. I transplanted 2 of each into 4 inch peat pots and I am hoping that will give them the chance to develop more of a root system and get to the "true leaf" point. We will see. I can always buy started plants when outdoor planting time comes but I really wanted to use the seeds we started because they are local and organic heirloom varieties. Everyday I am talking to them and trying to encourage them to grow more out rather than more up...but it is probably about as useful as trying to "encourage" the kiddo to clean her room. Problem is, I can just threaten the tomatoes with a timeout if they don't grow, lol
Alix, Melissa shared this idea: How To Grow Uber Tomatoes, Even When You Start Them Too Early.
I've had good success doing this, and am still surprised how persistent a well-treated starter plan can be. I'm still waiting (impatiently) and will be using a fan to encourage hearty stems, which I haven't done in the past. Every season is another opportunity to implement what I've learned from my mistakes.
I have grown tomatoes outside in Central Idaho for 6 years. I have always had to start them inside and transplant to my gardens after the last frost. This year we set up our first large greenhouse and are growing for our local market. One major factor we didn't take into consideration with the greenhouse was too much sunlight. Shade is critical when growing in hotter climates that come with a controlled environment as in greenhouses.
I have found it best to always, when possible start the plant where it will grow if you can. This will eliminate the dreaded transplant issues. One problem most growers have with tomatoes and most plants that they don't realize is the lack of sufficient light. When plants are starting out if there in low light they grow too rapidly looking for light and end up with stems and roots that cannot support the plants. Adding a small LED or halogen grow light just above the plants stop this from happening and improve the plant in all areas of growth, i.e, roots, stem and leaf. Remember added light energy means adding more nutrient and water as well, but not too much extra water as this will promote disease.
A fan is helpful as well and helps keep the plants cool especially if the sunlight is too intense. I have had plants stop growing and start flowering too early and stop the growth process of the plant due to being in too much direct sunlight. This effects the productivity of the plant in probably the worst way, little to no fruit harvested. Usually when this happens it is best to remove the plant and start over, especially if the plant shows cosmetic issues. The rapid growth of the new plant will ultimately overcome the slow growth of the damaged plant and result in better harvest quantities even if later in the season.
Another helpful tip is tomatoes like their germination temperature to be around 87 degrees F and consistent moisture. This can be best achieved by a small heat-mat on a thermostat with a sensor to control the temp. I always water early in the morning to give the plants their moisture to utilize during the heat of the day and not lack in water in the critical heat time of the day.
Root bond plants can also be a determining factor in a plants producing quantities later on. It is best to transplant up to keep the root system growing. Once it gets bond and stops growing or changes to the flowering stage it's usually too late and the plant is already changed permanently for it's life cycle.
We are growing in pots to help control disease and eliminate nutrient issues. We plan on rotating our used soils after regenerating with organic compost to our outdoor gardens and starting fresh every year in our pots. This will ultimately improve all our soils on our small 1 acre farm. Good luck and good food!
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