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Dams on River Narmada
The construction of large dams on the River Narmada in central India and its impact on millions of people living in the river valley has become one of the most important social issues in contemporary India. Through this website, we the friends of the Narmada valley and its people hope to present the perspective of grassroots people's organisations on the issue. Read an introduction to the issue.
The Friends of River Narmada is an international coalition of organisations and individuals (mostly of Indian descent). The coalition is a solidarity network for the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada Movement) and other similar grassroots struggles in India. More info about us.
Note that we are NOT the Narmada Bachao Andolan.
Celebrating 25 years of resistance and reconstruction
This year, it will be 25 years since the Narmada Bachao Andolan started questioning, organizing and mobilizing resistance against destruction of life and livelihood in the Narmada river valley. been initiated in the valley.
A number of programs are planned in the Narmada valley starting from October 22 2010. Please participate.
Action Updates
(January 2010)
NBA Press Release; January 03, 2010
Narmada Ghati respectfully remembers Baba Amte and Sanjay Sangvai
NBA Press Release; December 28, 2009
SC declines to lift High Court stay on ISP-OSP Canals: Next hearing on Jan 19th
NBA Press Release; December 18, 2009
Chief Minister's letter confirms no R&R Plan for Maheshwar Project
NBA Press Release; November 27, 2009
Indefinite stay on Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar Canals - Canal affected also entitled to all R&R as reservoir-affected
NBA Press Release; November 11, 2009
Union Environment Minister proposes stoppage of work on Maheshwar dam
NBA Press Release; November 11, 2009
NBA Press Release; November 06, 2009
Arrested Activists released Except Alok Agrawal
NBA Press Release; November 05, 2009
Contempt of Court and violation of Democracy by Administration
NBA Press Release; November 03, 2009
NBA.s peaceful protest receives over-whelming civil society support on fourth day
NBA Press Release; November 01, 2009
INDEFINITE JAIL-FAST OF NBA ACTIVISTS ENTERS SECOND DAY: Against unlawful arrests and seizure of office
NBA Press Release; November 01, 2009
NBA condemns as reprehensible the lathi charge, illegal arrests and seizure of office in Khandwa
NBA Press Release; October 30, 2009
Lathicharge on Displaced People, Police Atrocity instead of Rights, Repression instead of Execution of Court Orders
NBA Press Release; October 28, 2009
NBA Press Release; October 28, 2009
Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) High Court refuses permission to fill Omkareshwar dam
NBA Press Release; September 25, 2009
Narmada in Full Spate Again: Gross Illegality and Callous Nexus of State Exposed
NBA Press Release; September 13, 2009
M.P. High Court Issues Contempt Notice to Collectors and Contractors in Narmada Canals Case
NBA Press Release; September 12, 2009
Jabalpur High Court Issues Contempt Notice to NVDA
NBA Press Release; September 03, 2009
Madhya Pradesh High Court directs grant of 5 acres of agricultural land to 16,000 adult sons and adult unmarried daughters
NBA Press Release; September 02, 2009
M.P. High Court stays review of GRA Orders favourable to oustees, sought by State and NHDC
NBA Press Release; August 29, 2009
Representatives from Narmada valley meet M.P. Governor and seek protection of Gram Sabha's rights.
NBA Press Release; August 26, 2009
Narmada Bachao Andolan kick-starts massive Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in Narmada valley.
NBA Press Release; August 24, 2009
Victory for decade-long land-struggle of tribal oustees of Man dam as M.P. High Court directs Govt. to provide 5 acres of agricultural land to adult sons
NBA Press Release; August 15, 2009
M.P. High Court Orders Continued Stay on Land Acquisition and Excavation for Indira Sagar (ISP) and Omkareshwar (OSP) - Narmada Canals
NBA Press Release; August 07, 2009
Jabalpur High Court stays land acquisition in Omkareshwar & ISP canal work
NBA Press Release; July 02, 2009
Jabalpur High Court begins hearing Omkareshwar and Indira-Sagar
NBA Press Release; June 24, 2009
Jabalpur High Court: Corruption in SSP PAF's Rehabilitation
NBA Press Release; June 23, 2009
Justice Jha Commission visits Narmada Valley: PAFs expose rampant corruption
NBA Press Release; June 09, 2009
High Court Orders No submergence of lands and houses in affected villages of Maheshwar and Upper Beda dam
NBA Press Release; May 18, 2009
Supreme Court.s No to fill Omkareshwar dam up to 193.3 m
NBA Press Release; May 14, 2009
Advocate N.S. Kale - The passing away of a mountain : Obituary
NBA Press Release; April 05, 2009
NBA Press Release; March 23, 2009
The PDF version of the book in 3 parts: [Part 1 (1.5 MB)] [Part 2 (1.1 MB)] [Part 3 (1.4 MB)]
A recent report by an independent survey team demolishes all claims of adequate rehabilitation and compensation by the government. You can access the report here [Click on "Reports" on top-right corner]
Fishworkers and Boatmen assert their Right to Water and Fisheries in Sardar Sarovar Pics[1, 2, 3]
NBA Press Release; September 30, 2006
Ministry of Environment and Forests orders stoppage of work on Maheshwar dam; Project authorities violate conditions of clearance; Maheshwar Project should be scrapped in national and state interest
NBA Press Release; June 12, 2006
The MOEF order and related documents: [DOC] [PDF]


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Check Out: 'Fringe' Season 5 Details Revealed
The prayers of Fringe fans from around the world have been answered: Fox has renewed Fringe for season 5, which will also serve as the series' finale.
This news came after months of waiting in anticipation for an announcement. Ever since Fox president Kevin Reily revealed that the network was losing "a lot of money on the show," fans of the series have been preparing for the worst.
Fortunately, Fox has somewhat of a soft spot for Fringe and its many fans. So in order for the series to continue, Warner Bros. has agreed to reduce the amount that Fox pays the studio for each episode of the show.
Here's what Reily had to say about Fringe's renewal:
Fringe is a remarkably creative series that has set the bar as one of television's most imaginative dramas. Bringing it back for a final 13 allows us to provide the climactic conclusion that its passionate and loyal fans deserve. The amazing work the producers, writers and the incredibly talented cast and crew have delivered the last four seasons has literally been out of this world. Although the end is bittersweet, it's going to be a very exciting final chapter.
What makes Warner Bros. so willing to negotiate down their asking price? With Fox renewing Fringe for a 13-episode final season, the series will pass the 100-episode syndication mark (meaning: more money for Warner Bros.).
And now with Fringe returning for season 5, the highly anticipated Fringe season 4 finale will be edited to include the additional footage which leads the story into the next season. Originally created with two endings that would either be added or left off depending on renewal, the May 11th finale will serve to wrap up many of the series storylines – but not all of them.
If you're curious what direction Fringe season 5 will head into, Peter Bishop himself, Joshua Jackson, revealed that the battle between the Fringe team and the Observers in the year 2036 is the key. "If you watch that, you'll have an understanding of where they want to take the series," Jackson says.
Whether you're a fan of the series or not, it's always great when a television show is able to end on its own, and allow its many viewers a chance to experience the complete, intended story. That being said, Fringe has certainly earned its position to end its story properly.
Being the only purely science-fiction series on television isn't easy. With broadcast networks looking to appeal to the masses, science-fiction often doesn't garner a large enough audience to allow the series to grow into its own. But thanks to the many fans of Fringe, many of whom followed the series through its many moves and awkward hiatuses, network television's last surviving sci-fi show will receive a proper farewell
Fringe season 4 finale airs Friday, May 11 @9pm on Fox
Fringe season 5 will premiere September 2012
Follow Anthony on Twitter @anthonyocasio
Source: TVLine

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The networks on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning derided the conservative uprising against ObamaCare, mocking Senator Ted Cruz's "bizarre," "long-winded protest" against funding for the law. This stands in stark contrast to how ABC, CBS and NBC hyped "folk hero" Wendy Davis.
On Wednesday, Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos opened the program by needling the "Tea Party senator's all-night marathon fight against the President in a bizarre, blockbuster speech on Capitol Hill." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] Reporter Jeff Zeleny, rather than focus on the substance of the arguments from Senator Cruz, gossiped, "He talked about Dr. Seuss. And in the wee night hours, he even invoked the reality show, Duck Dynasty."
The coverage on ABC's World News featured no clips of Cruz (other than him asserting, "I intend to speak in opposition). Instead, the network devoted most of the coverage to the duo of Barack Obama and Bill Clinton speaking, Tuesday, at the Clinton Global Initiative.
Over on NBC's Today, Natalie Morales huffed that it was a "long-winded protest."
NBC, at least, allowed Cruz to explain the substance of his extended speech (technically not a filibuster). Kelly O'Donnell showcased Cruz announcing, "This is life and death...If you vote to give that power to Harry Reid to fund ObamaCare, then you are responsible for it being funded."
However, O'Donnell also heavily hyped Cruz's asides, "As the night wore on, Cruz moved off topic, even referring to the homespun wisdom of TV's Duck Dynasty."
NBC's Nightly News did not find time for clips of Cruz. Instead, O'Donnell gossiped, "As you point out, the Tea Party conservative Ted Cruz is in a talk-a-thon, even though some of his Republican colleagues told him not to do this." She added that "many" Republicans fear "their party could get the blame if this does result in a government shutdown."
CBS This Morning's Charlie Rose talked to moderate Senator Bob Corker over whether there is "room for compromise."
Unlike ABC and (to some degree) NBC, CBS featured more clips of Cruz's substance. Nancy Cordes explained:
NANCY CORDES: The 42-year-old new senator from Texas is a passionate opponent of the President's health care law. As the hours have worn on, he has detailed his concerns.
TED CRUZ: That is forcing so many Americans into part-time work. The most egregious parts of ObamaCare still haven't kicked in yet. This law is a train wreck.
The CBS Evening News described Cruz's speech as a "lonely quest." Cordes noted that some Republicans see it as a "stunt."
In contrast to Cruz, the networks in June fawned over Democrat Wendy Davis's pro-abortion filibuster in Texas, hailing it as "epic" and praising the state senator as a "folk hero."
ABC's Zeleny, who fretted over "firebrand" Cruz, gushed over Davis and her running shoes.
A transcript of the September 25 GMA segment is below:
7am tease
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning, America. Breaking right now, one Tea Party senator's all-night marathon fight against the President in a bizarre, blockbuster speech on Capitol Hill.
TED CRUZ: I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Ted Cruz has been going more than 16 hours. But can he really reverse the President's health care bill?
ABC GRAPHIC: Tea Party Senator's All Night Delay: Cruz Reading Dr. Seuss on Senate Floor
STEPHANOPOULOS: But, let's get right to the Mr. Smith goes to Washington for the Tea Party, happening right now on Capitol Hill. There you see him, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has been holding the Senate floor since after two yesterday afternoon, all to show how much he wants to block President Obama's health care law from taking hold next week. And ABC's Jeff Zeleny been tracking it all night long. Good morning, Jeff, you look okay.
JEFF ZELENY: Good morning, George. This freshman firebrand from Texas is really holding an all-night crusade. But this is no ordinary policy debate. He talked about Dr. Seuss. And in the wee night hours, he even invoked the reality show, Duck Dynasty. Let's take a look.
TED CRUZ [Montage]: Most Americans could not give a flying flip about politicians in Washington. Who cares? Almost all of us are in cheap suits with bad hair cuts. I will embarrassingly admit that I took the coward's way out. And so, went and purchased some black tennis shoes. I'm a big fan of eating White Castle burgers. Redneck rule number one, most things can be fixed with duct tape and extension cords. Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-Am. I do not like green eggs and ham. Thank you. Thank you, Sam-I-Am.
STEPHANOPOULOS: And there they are, the Senator's daughter getting a little good night from their dad from the Senate floor. You have to get creative on these long speeches. But Jeff, we know he's not going to be able to block the President's health care bill from becoming law. Does not have the support for that. But this does increase the chance of a government shutdown on Monday.
ZELENY: It does, George. And largely because time is running out. I mean, this debate from Senator Cruz stretching out all night long, means the vote by the Senate side won't happen until the weekend. The government shutdown could start as early as Tuesday morning. And all of this talking has done nothing to prevent that.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Not any closer. Okay, Jeff Zeleny, thanks very much.


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An Evaluation of the Adrenal Suppression Potential and Pharmacokinetic Properties of CB-03-01 Cream in Subjects With Acne Vulgaris
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01831960
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 15, 2013
Last Update Posted : April 16, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Acne Vulgaris
|Drug: cortexolone 17α-propionate
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|42 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|An Open Label Evaluation of the Adrenal Suppression Potential and Pharmacokinetic Properties of Cortexolone 17α-Propionate (CB-03-01) Cream Applied Every Twelve Hours for Two Weeks in Subjects With Acne Vulgaris
|Study Start Date :
|April 2013
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|November 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2013
Experimental: Cortexolone 17α-Propionate
Topical cream, 1.0% concentration, applied every twelve hours
Drug: cortexolone 17α-propionate
Other Name: CB-03-01
- Change in HPA Axis Response to Cosyntropin [ Time Frame: Baseline and Day 14 ]Measurement of serum cortisol concentrations after stimulation of the adrenal cortex with cosyntropin (Cosyntropin Stimulation Test - CST). HPA axis suppression is defined as a post-stimulation serum cortisol level ≤ 18 μg/dL at Day 14.
- Change in PK profiles of cortexolone 17α-propionate and cortexolone [ Time Frame: Baseline and Day 14 ]Concentration-time profiles of cortexolone 17α-propionate and its metabolite, cortexolone, in plasma.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject has moderate to severe facial acne vulgaris as determined by the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) and obvious acne on the chest and/or back at study start.
- Subject has facial acne vulgaris (including the nose) with a minimum number of inflammatory lesions (papules, pustules, and nodules/cysts) and a minimum number of non-inflammatory lesions (open and closed comedones) at study start.
- Females must be post-menopausal, surgically sterile or using highly effective birth control methods with a negative urine pregnancy test (UPT) at study start.
- Subject must be in general good health in the opinion of the investigator, with normal renal function, based on screening physical examination, medical history, and clinical laboratory values.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject is pregnant, lactating, or is planning to become pregnant during the study.
- Subject is 12-20 years of age and has a Body Mass Index (BMI) for age percentile > 85%.
- Subject is > 20 years of age and has a BMI > 32.0 kg/m2.
- Subject has used tobacco, smoking cessation products, or products containing nicotine within three months prior to study start.
- Except for the use of contraceptives, subject has used any prescription drug or herbal product within 14 days prior to dosing, any non-prescription drug or vitamin or mineral supplements within 7 days prior to study start; any known enzyme-inducer, enzyme-inhibitor, or reported chronic exposure to enzyme-inducers such as paint solvents or pesticides within 30 days of study start.
- Subject has used topical anti-acne medications containing retinoids such as tazarotene, adapalene or tretinoin, within four weeks of study start.
- Subject has used the following systemic anti-acne medications: antibiotics within two weeks of study start, spironolactone within four weeks of study start, or retinoid therapy within three months of study start.
- Subject has any skin or medical condition, including facial hair that could interfere with the evaluation of the test article or requires the use of interfering topical or systemic therapy.
- Subject has the need or plans to be exposed to artificial tanning devices or excessive sunlight during the study.
- Subject has used light treatments, microdermabrasion or chemical peels to the face, chest and back within eight weeks of study start.
- Subject cannot avoid any type of strenuous exercise (swimming, running, team sports, etc.,) or the use of hot tubs/saunas from study start to the end of the study.
- Subject has received an investigational drug or been treated with an investigational device within 30 days prior to study start.
- Subject is currently enrolled in an investigational drug or device study.
- Subject has used topical corticosteroids (including inhaled and intranasal corticosteroids) within two weeks of study start.
- Subject has used systemic corticosteroids (including intramuscular and intralesional injections) within four weeks of study start.
- Subject has an irregular sleep schedule or works night shifts.
- Subject has experienced significant blood loss within 60 days or has donated plasma within 72 hours prior to study start.
- Subject tests positive at Screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or is known to be seropositive for HIV.
- Subject tests positive at Screening for hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibody or has a history of a positive result.
- Subject had major surgery within 30 days prior to study start or plans to have surgery during the study.
- Subject has participated in a previous CB-03-01 study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01831960
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|Northwest Clinical Trials, Inc.
|Boise, Idaho, United States
|United States, Indiana
|Shideler Clinical Research Center
|Carmel, Indiana, United States
|United States, Michigan
|Michigan Center for Research Corp.
|Clinton Township, Michigan, United States
|Study Director:
|Syd Dromgoole, Ph.D.
|Therapeutics, Inc.
|Responsible Party:
|Intrepid Therapeutics, Inc.
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|NCT01831960 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|April 15, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 16, 2015
|Last Verified:
|March 2015
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Acne Vulgaris
Acneiform Eruptions
Skin Diseases
Sebaceous Gland Diseases
Epinephryl borate
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
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Sept. 15, 2008 -- Widely prescribed, newer-generation antipsychotic drugs are no more effective for the treatment of schizophrenia in children and teens than older, cheaper drugs, a government-funded study shows.
Under the direction of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), researchers compared two of the newer drugs, known as atypical antipsychotics, to an older-generation antipsychotic.
They found no major differences in treatment outcomes, but big differences in side effects among young patients taking the newer and older drugs.
The findings are similar to a larger NIMH study in adults with schizophrenia, published in 2005.
Weight Gain With Zyprexa
Children and teens who took the newer drugs Zyprexa and risperidone gained about 13 pounds and 8 pounds, respectively, during the two-month treatment part of the study.
The Zyprexa-treated patients also experienced increases in total cholesterol, LDL "bad" cholesterol, insulin, and liver enzymes. Such metabolic side effects in addition to risk for obesity "generate considerable long-term risks for diabetes and cardiovascular disease," the researchers noted.
The patients who took the older antipsychotic drug molindone (also known as Moban) experienced no weight gain, but did have more akathisia (movement disorder involving restlessness and need to fidget).
"All three of these drugs have different side effect profiles, but the newer drugs are much more likely to cause weigh gain," says psychiatrist and study researcher Linmarie Sikich, MD of the University of North Carolina.
Sikich points out that almost all children and adolescents now treated for schizophrenia start treatment on the newer, atypical drugs.
She adds that the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) -- the nation's leading pediatric mental health organization -- recommends the second-generation drugs as the first-line treatment for schizophrenia in children and teens.
"At the very least, we think these results mean AACAP needs to revisit these guidelines," she says.
Erin Baker, a spokeswoman for AACAP, tells WebMD that the group is doing just that.
"We are currently revising our practice parameter for schizophrenia and will take into account all data, including this new information," Baker tells WebMD.
Zyprexa Manufacturer Responds
A spokesman for Zyprexa manufacturer Eli Lilly says the new study paints an incomplete picture of the side effect profile of molindone and other first-generation drugs.
The second-generation drugs were developed in large part to avoid these side effects, which can include tics, rigidity, and even an irreversible, Parkinson's-like syndrome that can be crippling.
Jamaison Schuler of Eli Lilly tells WebMD that the eight-week treatment arm of the study was far too short to assess the risk for the well established, long-term side effects.
"Physicians balance such potentially disabling and irreversible movement disorders associated with many first-generation antipsychotics with the potential metabolic adverse events associated with the second-generation drugs when considering what therapy is best for each patient," he says.
The patients in the study who took the first-generation drug also took another drug used to reduce these movement-related side effects, which is a common treatment practice.
The study included 116 children and teens aged 8-19 who had been diagnosed with early-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorder (EOSS).
After eight weeks of treatment, 50% of the study participants taking molindone showed improvement in schizophrenia symptoms, compared to 46% of patients taking risperidone and 34% of patients on Zyprexa. There were no statistically significant differences among the improvements seen in the three different groups.
The study is published online in the latest issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Although schizophrenia is not commonly found in children under 12, the Department of Health & Human Services estimates it occurs in about three out of every 1,000 adolescents.
Newer Antispychotics vs. Older Antispychotics
NIMH chief of child psychiatry Judith Rapoport, MD, agrees that the study was too small and the treatment arm too short to capture the full side effect profile of the older-generation drugs.
But she adds that periodically taking patients off molindone and other older antipsychotic treatments can help mitigate the risk for permanent side effects.
"The pendulum has probably swung too far in the direction of the newer generation of drugs," Rapoport tells WebMD. "There are probably children who would be better off taking a low-dose of a first-generation drug instead of a second-generation drug, especially if they gain a lot of weight on these newer drugs."
NIMH director Thomas Insel, MD, tells WebMD that the new study and the earlier trial in adults illustrate the need for better antipsychotic drugs.
At best, only half of the patients in the study responded to the medication they were on. And just 10% to 20% of the patients continued treatment for a full year.
"We really need a new era of drug development for psychotic illness, both in children and adults," Insel says. "These studies remind us that we are not where we want to be in the treatment of psychosis. There are just too many people who aren't getting better."
Teva Pharmaceuticals, the maker of generic risperidone, was contacted but WebMD did not receive comment by publication time.


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There have been several reports in the media suggesting that some doctors in British clinics are agreeing to abortions solely because of the foetus' gender. The allegations stem from an undercover investigation by The Daily Telegraph, which said it had secretly filmed three doctors offering to arrange terminations after being told the women did not want to go ahead with the pregnancy because of the sex of the foetus. The paper has posted edited highlights of the secret filming online.
Abortion for non-medical purposes, for example, because of the foetus' gender alone, is illegal in Britain. The Abortion Act 1967 covers England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland.
What is the basis for these current reports?
In a report this week, the Telegraph said it carried out an investigation into the possible abortion of a foetus on the grounds of its unwanted gender after concerns were raised that the procedure was becoming increasingly common "for cultural and social reasons".
Acting on specific information, undercover reporters accompanied four pregnant women of different ethnic backgrounds to nine abortion clinics in different parts of the country. In three instances, it said, doctors were recorded offering to arrange terminations after being told the woman did not want to go ahead with the pregnancy because of the sex of the foetus.
Are abortions legally available "on demand" in Britain?
No. It's a common misconception that a woman "has the right to choose" an abortion or that she can have an abortion carried out "on demand".
Nevertheless, there are some 200,000 abortions carried out in Britain each year and a third of British women will have had an abortion by the time they reach the age of 45.
What does the law actually say on abortion?
The 1967 Abortion Act governs abortion in England, Wales and Scotland. Under the Act, termination of a pregnancy under 24 weeks is legally justified if two doctors "decide in good faith" that one or more of the following grounds are fulfilled:
- Continuing with the pregnancy would be a greater risk to the woman's life than ending the pregnancy.
- Continuing with the pregnancy would involve a greater risk of injury to the woman's physical or mental health than ending the pregnancy.
- Continuing with the pregnancy would be more of a risk to the physical or mental health of any of the woman's existing children than ending the pregnancy.
- There is a real risk that the child, if born, would have a serious physical or mental disability.
In 1990, the Act was amended to include "the selective reduction of a multiple pregnancy" as a permissible reason for abortion.
In the case of an emergency where there is risk of a serious injury or threat to the mother's life, only one doctor needs to agree to an abortion.
The Act also allows abortion past the 24-week point in circumstances where it is likely to cause "grave, permanent injury" (physical or mental) to the pregnant woman.
The vast majority (over 95%) of the 200,000 induced abortions carried out in Britain each year are clinically justified on mental injury grounds: which are that to continue the pregnancy would cause a greater mental injury than having it terminated.
Does the law say anything about abortion on the grounds of gender?
No. But agreeing to an abortion on the grounds of the foetus' gender alone, without a medical reason to support it, would not be viewed as fulfilling the medical criteria required by law.
Would there ever be any legal justification for an abortion on the grounds of gender?
If a foetus was found to have a genetic, sex-linked disorder that would cause serious disability, this might fulfil the legal, medical criteria for terminating the pregnancy. Sex-linked disorders are inherited through one of the X or Y chromosomes.
It may also be possible that a foetus could be aborted because of its gender if the gender issue could be shown to risk "injury" to the mother's mental health. The predicted injury would have to be deemed greater than any caused by the termination.
On what grounds are most abortions allowed?
According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, of the 200,000 abortions carried out each year in Britain, 98% were carried out because the mother was less than 24 weeks pregnant and the continuation of the pregnancy would involve a greater risk of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman. Of these, the vast majority are justified on grounds of mental, rather than physical, injury.
What happens next?
The health secretary, Andrew Lansley, has told the Telegraph that the Department of Health (DH) would be speaking to the police about the allegations to investigate whether criminal offences have been committed. He said the DH would furthermore ask the General Medical Council to investigate individual clinicians. The DH has also asked the Care Quality Commission (the NHS regulator) to inspect the named clinics urgently. The DH chief medical officer has written to all clinics licensed to carry out abortions to remind them of the requirements of the Abortion Act.
Two of the doctors filmed have reportedly been suspended.
Who can I talk to about whether to continue my pregnancy?
If you are pregnant and don't know what to do, a good starting point is to consult the fpa (Family Planning Association) guide to your options.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Abortion investigation: Doctor admits procedure tantamount to 'female infanticide'
Daily Telegraph, 23 February 2012
Abortion investigation: Available on demand – an abortion if it's a boy you wanted
Daily Telegraph, 23 February 2012
Abortion investigation: Doctor secretly filmed offering to terminate a foetus because of its gender
Daily Telegraph, 22 February 2012
Doctors suspended in the furore over abortion by gender
Daily Mail, 24 February 2012
Gender-based abortion claims probed by Department of Health
BBC News, 24 February 2012
Clinics granting sex-selection abortions to be investigated by health officials
Guardian, 24 February 2012
Further reading
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
Abortion Act 1967 (as amended): termination of Pregnancy (PDF, 41kb)
February 23 2012
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists:
The care of women requesting induced abortion (PDF, 812kb)
November 2011
Department of Health:


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Austrian, est. 1836
Vase, c. 1900
28 x 12.5 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Mr. Arthur King, Montreal
The Loetz-Witwe glassworks at Klostermühle in Southern Bohemia were accomplished producers of iridescent glass, having begun extensive experiments with the technique created in the 1890s under then-director Max Ritter von Spaun (1856–1909), grandson of the firm's original founder Johann Loetz (d. 1848). Interest in iridescent glass was spurred by recent archeological discoveries of ancient glass that, due to centuries of chemical reactions with carbonic acid in the soil, had corroded, providing an iridescence to the glass surface. The prismatic effects of iridescence were greatly admired and used to much effect during the Art Nouveau period. This tulip-shaped vase, with its natural yet stylized form and entwined foliage, evokes the organic sensibilities of Art Nouveau; the delicate colouring exploits the play of light across the passages of iridescence.
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Six Elements of an Effecient Locker Room
Whether you're running a health club or an athletic facility for a professional team, good locker room design can help contribute to the health and happiness of your members.
Designing locker rooms that are asethetically pleasing, yet functional can help create a better experience for all members. This blog highlights the crucial features each locker room should have to function properly and safely.Lockers
Recreation centers often use utilitarian lockers made out of heavy-duty materials, such as phenolic or plastic laminate. Phenolic is a strong, scratch-resistant and versatile plastic resin material that is typically more expensive than plastic laminate, thought lasts much longer and is easier to maintain. It comes in a wide variety of colors and wood-look finishes providing for many applications.
Private and boutique clubs use these materials, too, but they also use wood lockers. Wood lockers can be designed and customized with specific profiles and typically have more custom options and electronic locks. Custom shoe shelves and safes for valuables also are some custom options for these types of lockers.
Locker hardware varies depending on the clientele and usage. For recreation centers, hasp locks might be a good option. These locks are ones that members either bring in themselves or borrow from the club. Members also could pick up basic key locks at the front desk. If you choose this option, you will need to create space at the front desk to store the locks and keys. This option also requires more reception staff time and coordination. One of the best locks to use is the electronic lock that is similar to safe locks in hotel rooms. Members enter in their own code to lock and unlock their lockers. This option is great for all varieties of clubs but is more expensive than the hasp or key
Layout is essential to keep
members moving to, from and within the locker room with
comfort and ease. The central circulation path should allow enough room for two people to walk side by side. Dry locker areas should be easy to access, but somewhat private so members do not feel exposed while changing. It is ideal to have a locker room layout where the wet and dry vanities, as well as the showers are in a central location so the travel from wet to dry areas is somewhat close.
The layout of the lockers should add value to the space by creating pods where people have more privacy. Unique arrangements and locker placements can create small social spaces where members can gather or relax.
The wet area of a locker room requires tile and materials that are moisture resistant. For safety, the tile must have the proper coefficient of friction (slip resistance texture) for a wet environment. Smaller tiles (1 inch by 1 inch) with more grout joints will add to the slip resistant qualities and can provide more design options for colors and patterns on the walls and floors. However, more grout joints mean more maintenance.
All materials in the wet areas of a locker room are critical because of the level of moisture in these spaces. Showers should be made of durable materials and waterproof membranes that will withstand heavy usage at peak hours. The construction details of wet areas are crucial for the longevity of the showers and amenities as is the mechanical systems. The airflow must be designed to pull the wet, moist air from the locker rooms. This is otherwise known as negative air pressure and is vital to any locker room. When the mechanical systems are properly designed, it will provide more comfort for members, and the materials and finishes will last longer in the dry areas.
Staples and Amenities
Basic staples of locker rooms include areas with dry vanities for make-up application/primping along with wet vanity space for men to shave. However, locker room amenities vary greatly depending on membership types and available space. Whirlpools, saunas and steam rooms will draw members in. Some locker rooms may include tanning rooms, private changing rooms and massage rooms. In clubs with a lot of family memberships, family changing rooms are essential with access to the pool.
Lighting should create ambiance and should be adequate for the space. Providing side lighting at the dry vanities can create fewer dark shadows on the face while shaving and putting on make-up. Lights above lockers or indirect lights can provide good light for circulation and gathering. Specifications for the lighting in wet areas are fundamental and are based on the level of moisture in the space. Certain lights are listed for damp and wet locations, but their quality and price can vary based on the construction and materials used. Careful attention to fixture selection is necessary in all locker room designs.
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On the train
Watchin' the rainbows peak, (thank you window seat)
I mean, it's all the same to some
But that cityscape makes me numb
Walkin' the wire between firewater and water - I'll take the tap
and still manage to end up thirsty the day the nursery collapsed
In my hand I hold the plumage of a buzzard
suffered for circlin' nutrition (seems barbaric)
I may have just saved your children
There's an inborn tendancy tellin' me to grip that sickle
for the pirate tyrant breeds feed on your precious little pixels
I interviewed the sun, he said the future's lookin' bright
I interviewed the rain, he claimed the sun's truly an asshole
I's supposed to interview the snow today but of course he flaked
So I let my frigid demeanor teeter and take his vacant place
We 3 sprout from the same litter
Yet amazingly crafted by seperate scissors
I sloth from off the beaten path splashed in the cretin blizzard
Half my time is herded towards little lost causes
Half my time is spent pluggin' these leaky faucets
An' I'm here to pose inquiries
I'm here to draw a fork in the road and call it the diary of common sheep aspiring
Little Billy starlet up the block got the right premise
But can't thread the needle without consultin' apprentice present.
Now I don't really know you (I don't)
But I dont' really care (I don't)
Can't judge a man's dignity by the wattage in his stare
Maybe that deem's be that vagabond you'd love to kill
But I really ain't got time for the all the motherfucking guilt.
I'm gone. Best believe I'm leavin'
Packing my belongings then it's off into the evening
I haven't exactly been embraced by the populace
Set sail upon the 7 deadly seas of the annonamous
I'm gone. Best believe I'm leavin'
Packing my belongings then it's off into the evening
I'm diggin' a tunnel to where the sun will never shine
I got my book, I got my dream, I've got myself and I'll be fine
(My time) is the day before the day the earth stood still
(My time) is the day before the soldiers fired at will
(My time) is the day before the hunter made his kill
My time's the final mile before the valley meets the hill
And I'm an archer
Parked where the farmers barter appetites
Sweet-talkin' harrassment down to a mere flashing of badges
Prototypic landscapes chased every step of my well-oiled collective workforse with frozen intention festive. Wait.
What about the captivated?
Well I am the product of skeleton dancers poised crooked scattered amidst blue fields of firey bliss mixed
With disease applicant activist rattlers, fascinate grave child
Oh you're expecting slave smiles after sticking the pin in limb and
God, if I could offer maintenance of fantasies I would
I'd place the button in the city square for everyone to push
You see my mission responsibilties range across the board
And still I'd rather be a pen than a sword
I swim a cold lake, and make no mistake: I was not ready
All edgy and out of shape, made the company look messy
(Sorry, well sorry) Honestly take it or leave it
Just let me know so I ain't beggin' forgiveness thoughout the evening.
Basic locomotive with a whistle and caboose
Tryin'a pull my cargo 'cross the map without a boost
Fragile in more ways then 10 yet sturdy bird construction
Hope the smoke stacks puff into the morn, dream torn
I'm gone, best believe I'm leavin'
Packing my belongings then it's off into the evening
I'll knock upon every little door that comes about
I'll sweep your porch if you can spare a couple of breadcrumbs and a couch.
I'm gone, best believe I'm leavin'
Packing my belongings then it's off into the evening
This turning in my sleep is getting old and older still
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can,
I think I will.
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Artista: Aesop Rock
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For Lady Gaga's Indonesian fans, Sunday was a day of mourning. For the country's 240 million citizens, most of them Muslim, it was the culmination of weeks of debate over whether Islamist hardliners are gaining ground in Indonesia.
Lady Gaga cancelled her sold-out concert in Jakarta, the biggest on her Asia tour, Sunday due to threats from a group of Islamists who call the American pop star a "devil worshiper" and complained that her style and dance moves are pornographic.
The Lady Gaga saga is one of many incidents recently, where Islamist groups have threatened or used violence against what they say are attempts to destroy Indonesia's religious and moral fabric. Some worry recent events could mark a resurgence of violent Islamist activism that could ultimately threaten the democratic gains Indonesia has made since the end of the Soeharto dictatorship in 1998.
"This is part of the dilemma of the transition to democracy," says Ulil Abshar Abdalla, head of the department for policy studies within the ruling Democrat Party. "On one hand we have the phenomena of rising intolerance, and on the other hand we have a weak government unable to address this issue."
Indonesia is a secular state and has made strides by allowing much greater freedom of speech and expression since the end of Soeharto's rein.
In the years following Soeharto's ouster, Indonesia was wracked by sectarian violence, separatist movements, and Al Qaeda-style terror attacks like the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people. But by the middle of the past decade, Indonesia's transitional crisis had cooled. Militant groups were on the run, and emerging democratic institutions were finding ways to mitigate communal conflicts that earlier had been flaring into violence.
But this month, Islamist hardliners led by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) have been throwing their weight around. They injured several people attending an event by Irshad Manji, a Canadian proponent of liberal Islam and a lesbian. On May 6 protestors in a Jakarta suburb launched stones and death threats to disperse Protestant worshipers forced to pray on the sidewalk since local authorities stopped construction of their church in 2010.
The FPI has a long reputation of vandalizing bars and nightclubs for selling alcohol. It has also violently attacked Christian worshipers and smaller Muslim sects, namely the Ahmadiyah, a group persecuted in many majority-Muslim countries as heretical for not believing that Muhammad was the last prophet.
Rights activists accuse the police of turning a blind eye, allowing the FPI to act with impunity.
"The police over the past decade have basically tolerated the FPI and others, allowing them to grow," says Andreas Harsono, a researcher with Human Rights Watch Indonesia.
"The government is pretty sure that this rising conservatism, rising radicalism among certain segments of society is very dangerous and should be dealt with," says Mr. Abdalla. But fears of a backlash from social conservatives have led to official pacifism from the government.
Cause for concern?
Though most of Indonesia's population dismisses the FPI as a group of thugs not to be taken seriously, activists are worried.
"The majority of people here I believe are moderate, but they don't realize the situation is getting more and more serious," says Harsono, who says groups such as the FPI and Hizbut Tahrir, which advocates for a pan-Islamic caliphate, are growing increasingly influential.
Some estimate the FPI to be some 30,000- strong. The group's chairman, Habib Rizieq, has more than 140,000 Facebook followers.
"The FPI has real power and real friends in the government," says Harsono, who also says that the current chief of the National Police has befriended several FPI leaders.
Those friends have helped shield many hardliners from punishment, say activists, who point to an attack in February 2011, when a mob of some 1,000 Islamists killed three Ahmadiyah men. Despite video evidence, a court later sentenced 12 of the attackers to short prison terms of between four and six months.
"People are really frustrated with the FPI, but they are afraid," says Tunggal Pawestri, one of the founders of Indonesia Without FPI, a small group of rights activists who are trying to push back against hardliners. "It's only people who have a lot of guts who can protest in public."
It's the police and government's responsibility to enforce the law and ensure the safety of its citizens, she says echoing the sentiments of many Indonesians.
The police say they do what they can, saying they had more than 5,000 officers on hand to guard the Lady Gaga concert and were fully prepared to provide adequate security.
"We're not afraid of the FPI, if they threaten someone we will investigate and send the case to the court," says National Police spokesman Saud Usman Nasution, adding that Islamists are free to protest.
Increasingly violent
But those protests had become increasingly threatening in the lead up to the concert. After saying they would use violence to prevent Lady Gaga from getting off the plane in Jakarta, one FPI member broadcast on Facebook that he had snapped up more than 100 concert tickets, heightening concerns that the group would try to create chaos inside the venue. During a protest last Friday a coalition of militant organizations threatened to burn the stadium.
On Sunday the FPI reacted with jubilation to the cancellation, thanking those who fought to "defend the moral health" of the nation.
Meanwhile, fans and supporters poured out their sympathy. "She doesn't teach violence. She teaches us to be confident," says Adiyanti Firdausi, who participated in a flash mob dance on Sunday in honor of Lady Gaga dressed in costume from the Judas video, a bandana wrapped around her headscarf.
While many said they were disappointed –some were on the verge of tears – others worried how the decision would reflect on Indonesia internationally. "It means the situation in Indonesia is becoming more severe," says Ms. Firdausi.


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text: Sir John Tavener news Sir John Tavener Our thoughts are with the family of Sir John Tavener, who died yesterday at his home with his family. He was Britain's foremost classical composer, renowned for his both profoundly religious and inspirational secular works. Both John Lennon and Ringo Starr took an interest in John Tavener's music. His first major composition, the iconoclastic and ground-breaking The Whale, was premiered at the Proms in 1969 and was recorded by Apple Records the following year, followed by the release of the extraordinary Celtic Requiem, a piece for orchestra and children's choir, in 1971. Andy Davis wrote: "John Tavener's The Whale and Celtic Requiem are two of the most extraordinary records ever issued, certainly on Apple Records, and most likely on any mainstream label. A bold claim, perhaps. But listen first and then decide." John Tavener was very happy that Apple Records was supportive of his early works. "It was marvellously refreshing because serious music at that time was very humourless and narrow, and if recorded at all, therefore tended to be on very obscure labels. To have Apple take on The Whale and Celtic Requiem was wonderful." John had two sponsors at Apple, John Lennon and Ringo Starr. He recalls meeting John Lennon and Yoko Ono at a dinner party one night, where they swapped tapes and exchanged ideas. And Ringo? "I met Ringo at my brother's house," Sir John says. At that time, Roger Tavener ran the family's up-market building firm and was renovating Ringo's home in Highgate. Sir John adds: "My brother had prepared caviar, but Ringo just wanted a jam sandwich. We finally agreed to record The Whale at that meeting." "Ringo came to all the rehearsals and the recordings of The Whale and Celtic Requiem," adds Sir John. Indeed, Ringo is one of those shouting through a loud hailer in 'Melodrama & Pantomime' on The Whale. "John and Ringo were very important to me," Sir John admits. "They were lovely people. I don't think I could actually call them friends but they were wonderful people to meet." In 2000, John Tavener was knighted by the Queen for his services to music. For him, music is not merely artistic expression. Instead, his belief in God and his desire to articulate his relationship with the divine is paramount. "God shows himself in everything that lives," he has said, "and this includes the sublime language of music." "My life has taught me that music has a primordial origin," Sir John concludes today. "I can't really explain it. I wanted to produce music that was the sound of God. That's what I have always tried to do."


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We are a brand new (hot!) startup looking for some wicked shirts that people will like wearing, while putting in place a solid brand. We will be giving out thousands of these things, so there is the possibility of the designer building a bit of a name for himself/herself once the brand gets bigger.
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Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious conglomerations of gospel, country, blues, folk and rock music.
But the one that might crystallize his approach to music throughout his life was "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show," an ode to the kind of freewheeling gatherings in which the musician, who died of cancer Thursday at 71 in New York, thoroughly reveled.
When your arms are empty, got nowhere to go
Come on out and catch the show
There'll be saints and sinners you'll see losers and winners
All kinds of people you might want to know
That song appeared in 1970 on "Stage Fright," the third album by the rock group that miraculously emerged out of the shadow of serving for several years as Bob Dylan's backing band to achieve a reputation in its own right as one of the most esteemed groups in pop music history.
Helm's wife, Sandy, and daughter, Amy, posted a note on his website on Tuesday alerting fans and friends that he was in the final stages of cancer.
"Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration," the note said. "He has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage."
The Band's former guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson, in a statement issued Wednesday, said,
"Levon is one of the most extraordinary talented people I've ever known and very much like an older brother to me. I am so grateful I got to see him one last time and will miss him and love him forever."
Helm had been diagnosed in 1998 with throat cancer, which threatened to end his singing career. He declined to undergo a recommended laryngectomy, which he believed was certain to terminate his ability to sing, opting for radiation treatment instead, which left him nearly unable to speak, much less to sing.
Even before he regained the use of his voice, Helm started holding regular jam sessions he called Midnight Rambles at his home studio in Woodstock, N.Y., an outlet he said was crucial to keeping his outlook positive while rehabilitating his voice.
That effort was slow and arduous — it was more than two years before he could speak above a whisper. The medical bills also nearly caused him to lose his home. But thanks to the success of the Midnight Rambles series, eventually he clawed his way out of physical and financial debilitation to enjoy a latter-day career resurgence that yielded three Grammy Awards for his post-illness recordings "Dirt Farmer," "Electric Dirt" and "Ramble at the Ryman."
Mark Lavon Helm was born May 26, 1940, in Elaine, Ark., according to his official website, although some sources have listed the year of his birth as 1942 or 1943.
He was the second of four children of Nell and Diamond Helm. His father was a cotton farmer who also enjoyed playing music. At 6, he experienced his first live music event, a performance by bluegrass music patriarch Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. "This really tattooed my brain," he recalled. "I've never forgotten it."
Helm talked to The Times in 2008 of other early ways he was exposed to music: "I would go right into Chapel Silas' grocery story and Mr. Silas had one of the best jukeboxes in Phillips County, and I would sit there and feed that jukebox and he would feed me, you know, bologna and cheese."
A 1955 show by Elvis Presley, before he became a national sensation, impressed Helm with the contributions the drums added to his sound, in that he'd seen Presley the previous year before drummer D.J. Fontana was accompanying him. He was further enamored of the drums when he saw Jerry Lee Lewis' band with drummer Jimmy Van Eaton.
Still a teenager, he joined the backup band for fellow Arkansas singer Ronnie Hawkins.
"It was five people that were put in that sink-or-swim place," he said in 2002. "Thank God, we swam."
Helm was the only American in the Hawks, which included four Canadians: songwriter and guitarist Robertson, guitarist-keyboardist Richard Manuel, bassist Rick Danko and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson. For a time after they broke with Hawkins they continued as Levon and the Hawks, acknowledging his role as the primary singer.
Bob Dylan heard and recruited the Hawks to be his band in 1965, a pivotal time in his explosive career as he broadened his sound from the traditional folk-rooted acoustic-guitar-and-harmonica sound of his earliest recordings to incorporate the visceral power of electric instrumentation that was at the heart of rock.
Dylan and the Hawks were booed by audiences in the U.S. and England when Dylan toured in the mid-1960s, folk purists arguing that he had betrayed his roots in the music of Woody Guthrie, the Weavers, Pete Seeger and other folk artists.
But Dylan ultimately triumphed in electrifying his sound. After a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 1966, he went into seclusion at an upstate New York house dubbed "Big Pink," working with the members of the Hawks, recording dozens of songs in sessions that were widely bootlegged and only released years later as "The Basement Tapes."
Some of those songs surfaced when that group launched its own career, for which the members adopted the name the Band in a nod to its star-free ethos.
At a time when rock was splintering in disparate directions — psychedelia, early heavy metal, folk-rock and pure pop — the Band took listeners back to the root strains that originally gave birth to rock. The timeless sound that resulted, beginning with the 1968 debut album "Music From Big Pink," influenced hundreds of musicians who followed in its wake, and the Band almost single-handedly established the template for a genre that has come to be known as Americana music.
Rather than a lead singer surrounded by accompanists, the Band was an egalitarian collective in which each member's contributions were indispensable. All five were multitalented musicians who shifted roles for different songs, and often within the same song, creating a fluid and democratic approach to music making that was the Band's signature.
A perfect example is "The Weight," one of the cornerstones of the Band's repertoire. After an arcing opening solo acoustic guitar riff, Helm struck three chest-rattling drumbeats before establishing the rock-steady loping rhythm, then delivered the evocative first verse evoking the weariness of a generation battle-scarred both by the Vietnam War and the broad social and political unrest of the 1960s:
I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half-past dead
I just need a place where I can lay my head
'Hey mister, can you tell me, where a man might find a bed?'
He just grinned and shook his head, 'No,' was all he said.
Helm handed the fourth verse off to Danko, and in the chorus with Danko and Manuel created a multilayered tapestry of voices.
Helm's was the dominant voice on that song and other signature works including "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Rag Mama Rag," "Ophelia," "Don't Do It" and "Daniel and the Sacred Harp."
"The Band was an ensemble — it wasn't a group of soloists — and they worked together so great," said Lauren Onkey, vice president of education and public programs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted the group in 1994. "But when I hear Levon's voice, I hear it crying out over everybody else's. He had the roots of all elements of American music. I don't think any of them could have handled 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' the way Levon did."
Grammy Museum executive director Robert Santelli, co-author with E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg of the 1991 book "The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock's Great Drummers," said, "Something I didn't realize until I wrote the book with Max is the respect — not just as a singer, but as a drummer — that Levon Helm had in the music world. Max considers Levon Helm one of the greatest drummers in popular music history, as high as you would rank [Led Zeppelin's] John Bonham or [Cream and Blind Faith's] Ginger Baker, obviously for different reasons.
"My sense is that Levon Helm was the greatest white blues drummer of all time," Santelli said. "He had an innate ability to create something that not only had great authenticity, but also was strikingly original in the way he played it."
When Dylan emerged from his hiatus in 1974 with a new album, "Planet Waves," and a tour, once again he called on the Band. Among the highlights of their tour together were his thunderous recasting of his 1966 song "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" and the massive, newly muscular arrangement of "All Along the Watchtower," both propelled by Helm's explosive drumming.
But after having toured incessantly for 20 years, the Band called it quits in 1976 with perhaps the most famous sendoff concert ever, an all-star affair that director Martin Scorsese documented in the concert film "The Last Waltz." Dylan, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond and numerous others played at the concert in San Francisco that brought the Band's career to a close.
For Helm, "The Last Waltz" was the last straw. He pursued a solo career with a string of albums for which he again employed the communal approach. Gathering associates for a group he branded "The RCO All-Stars," he worked with soul, R&B and blues musicians Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, and Booker T. Jones and two members of his group the MG's, Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn. In the late-1980s, he was invited by fellow drummer Ringo Starr to join the ex-Beatle's first "All-Starr Band" tour featuring numerous players with stellar pedigrees.
He established a second profession as an actor, starting with his role as country singer Loretta Lynn's father in the 1980 Oscar-winning biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter," and put his Arkansas drawl to work as narrator of the 1983 film adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book about the U.S. space program, "The Right Stuff."
"Levon Helm will always hold a special place in my heart," Lynn said Thursday in a statement. "He was as great of an actor as a musician. ... For me, watching him play the role of my daddy in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' is a memory I will always treasure."
Minus Robertson, the remaining members of the Band reconvened in 1983 and began touring, but three years into their career revival, Manuel hanged himself after a club performance. Helm, Danko and Hudson continued and recorded three new studio albums — "Jericho," in 1993, "High on the Hog" in 1995 and "Jubilation" in 1998. In 1999, Danko died of a drug-related heart attack.
And there were other problems along the way. In his 1993 autobiography "This Wheel's on Fire," Helm charged that Robertson unfairly claimed sole songwriting credits, and therefore publishing revenues, on songs he said were often the result of collaboration among several or all of the Band's members.
"Those songs weren't written," he told an interviewer in 2002. "They were planted, cultivated and grown over a period of time."
He also bristled in the book at how he felt that Scorsese's film painted Robertson as the star and put the others in subordinate roles. Consequently, Helm refused to attend when the Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In an interview last year with The Times, Robertson expressed his admiration for his former Band mates.
"I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band," he said. "This wasn't a singer and guitar player and some other guys. ... Everybody in that group played such a pivotal part in it. ... It made me feel excited about coming up with ideas and ways to structure songs, and that we could do this almost like a theater group: 'You sing those lines, and then you come in after that thing, and you come in on the chorus there.' It was a position I could take in this thing and not feel like, 'No, no, I need to be singing that part.' I could really stand back and look at it through more of a director's lens, or some position other than trying to be the center of everything all the time."
In addition to his wife and daughter, Helm is survived by two grandchildren.
Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious conglomerations of gospel, country, blues, folk and rock music.


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- Who's the big winner today? Miami Dolphins. Looks more and more likely, that the Favre will trade will only get the Packers a third round pick, when the cast-off Chad Pennington rides his magical Dolphin into Miami today. It's a shame because Thompson has hit second-round gold with his picks, we could have used another.
- Pretty safe guarantee, Travis.
- Jarret Bush-league. I don't have have to say much about your performance on Monday night, you let your play speak for itself.
- Enjoy a victory for the last game. It's been awhile.
- Get ready for an off-season of Ranting! Fear it!
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Sack-beating or Fingernail-pulling?
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Good reference to sack beating. Though without the link I was sure you ment something else, equally unpleasent.ReplyDelete
A little too close at times, but a nice win against a team playing a "superbowl" (toiletbowl). Two 100-yard rushers, Two 100-yard receivers. Rodgers gets 4,000 yards passing and Driver gets another 1,000 yards receiving.ReplyDelete
Only time in NFL history that it's happened. I don't know what that means when it's against the Lions, but oh well. One more record for the Packers.ReplyDelete
Nice for to Driver bust 1,000 yards again. The move he put on that guy was beautiful and so was the throw. Loved the man-hug he and Rodgers had afterward.
Jerkmichael Finley is going to be VERY good.
Deborah, interesting you should say that, the first image to come up on google image search for "sack-beating" was a woman place-kicking a dude in the junk.ReplyDelete


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I'm a very relieved oilhead owner. I thought I had an expensive transmission prob, but it was just the shift lever.
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I have a 2001 R1150GS with 95,000 miles. The transmission started getting very hard to shift. The shift lever would stay in the last position- I had to nudge it back to center position with my toe. I was worried that this was a major transmission prob. Turned out to be just the shift lever. Big relief.
I took the shift lever off the footrest plate and discovered the pivot had seized. I had to POUND out the pivot bolt. I cleaned off some corrosion and ordered new plastic bushings.
I reassembled, but left one of the bushings out (it was damaged in the removal). I test rode around the block, and the transmission shifts like a champ. So the prob was definitely in a VERY sticky shift lever pivot.
I need some advice: What rotates? Are the bushings fixed to the shift lever and pivot around the pivot bolt, or are the bushings fixed to the pivot bolt and the shift lever rotates around the bushings? I never had this assembly off the bike while it was properly operating, so I have no point of reference.
I think the bushings are fixed to the shift lever and they rotate around the pivot bolt.
When I reassemble with the new bushings, the book says to torque the pivot bolt to 35nM. Is this the best way to do this, or should I torque until the rotation drag feels right and call it a day. Also, when I removed the pivot bolt, it clearly had some blue lock tight n the threads, which make me think that I may not want to WRENCH down on the pivot bolt, but to leave it loose enough for a good rotation of the pivot. The locktite keeps the bolt from falling out.
Love to hear from folks who have dealt with this.
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