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Hi, Every week, I bring my two year old with me to visit my grandmother. My cousin also lives with her and is HIV positive. I learned this a few months ago, when he started receiving treatment after actually being categorized as having AIDS. He is doing much better and is now on medication. I was still a little nervous about him holding my son, and my son playing and eating in their household. This is also because he has had recurring staph infections. I did some research and confirmed that casual contact shouldn't pose him any risk to HIV. But to make myself feel more at ease, I brought this issue up with my pediatrician. She seemed disapproving of me bringing my son to visit there and said that most things I mentioned should be fine, but it would be better if I could find someone else to watch my son when I go. (But then my grandmother wouldn't be able to see my son.) Our pediatrician said over and over to watch out for secretions since she didn't know what stage of the disease my cousin was in. I was taken aback and didn't even think to ask specifically what she was talking about. I was really just looking for reassurance, and now am very bothered by this. Was this medical advice or her personal views? The rest of my family will not bring their children to the house. I am trying to be realistic and not overly paranoid. But I still feel uneasy. The thing I am most worried about is that my son got a hold of my cousin's toothbrush and put it in his mouth. I don't think he had it there long and it wasn't wet. What I thought about is what if my cousin has bleeding gums, but then also I realize that the virus couldn't live for long outside the body. What was my pediatrician warning me about with watching out for secretions? What kind of precautions should I take with my son visiting the house, if any? Should I be at all concerned? Thank you!
HIV is not transmitted by casual contact. Period.
It's unfortunate that your pediatrician frightened us so unnecessarily. She is obviously misinformed about HIV-transmission risk. The only "secretion" to be at all concerned about would be fresh blood. And even that would have to come into contact with a fresh wound on your son. The chances of this occurring are obviously remote at best. I'll reprint below some information from the archives that addresses casual contact and HIV. You can find additional information in the archives in the chapter on HIV nonsexual transmission. The toothbrush incident was also not a risk for HIV transmission, as it was dry and no blood was involved.
Finally, I should mention the recurrent staph infections could be a problem for you and your son, particularly if your cousin has the methicillin resistant type. He should keep all affected areas well covered when you visit. Frequent and thorough hand washing is advisable. And if you or your son have any scrapes or cuts, those areas should be covered with a bandaid as well.
I encourage you not to close Granny or your cousin out of your and your son's lives. It's unfortunate that the rest of your family is sequestering the children unnecessarily. Please share the information you've garnered with them. Hopefully they will realize their fears are unwarranted.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
Grandfather and HIV (CASUAL CONTACT, 2009) Mar 25, 2009
My mom said to email you, I'm 15 and just found out my grandpa has HIV. I'm so scared because my grandpa hugs/holds me for LONG periods of time(like 5 minutes), he also ALWAYS kisses my face, cheeks and when he's hugging/holding me, he kisses the top of my head. My mom says to stop worrying, and I want to get tested now! She said I'm ridiculous and that I'm worried for nothing. This is why she showed me this website. My grandpa used to share drinks with me and hot chocolate from those to go cups from donut places. This was before I knew he had HIV. I'm not sure if any blood was on his lips when he kissed my face and top of head or if I had cuts on my face or head, or when he shared hot chocolate.
If I do get tested can i test 5 months after the last time he held/hugged me or kissed my face and top of head? Will this be definate enough at 5 months?
My mom says she will donate money to you on behalf of me. I don't want to be afraid of my own grandpa!! Please help me.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Your mom is right about this issue! Your fears are completely unwarranted. HIV testing is neither needed nor recommended. HIV cannot be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging, holding, kissing, sharing drinks or food with, or living in the same home with someone who has HIV. (See below.) So many kids would love to have a grandpa who loves them like your does. Not only should you not be afraid of your grandpa; you should stop being so self-centered and selfish and love him back! Yes, at 15 it's time for you to grow up. HIV is real and your grandpa has it. He needs (and deserves) your love, not your irrational fear. Check out the information below and then go give Gramps a big hug and kiss from me, OK?
Dr. Bob
New Friends have HIV (HIV TRANSMISSION, CASUAL CONTACT) Jul 30, 2008
My wife met a nice couple and we have been hanging out with them. They told her when they first met that they are HIV positive. I know it is just my ignorance of this disease but I admit I'm a little nervous and I shouldn't be. I know most transfers come from sex and blood contact. I just want to make sure we are safe and learn all I can about this. Are there other things we should be on the lookout for when we are at their house or with them?
Response from Dr. Frascino
You're correct. You're a little nervous, but you shouldn't be!!! HIV is not transmitted by casual contact. See below. Also, check out the archives of this forum. We have an entire chapter devoted to nonsexual HIV prevention.
Enjoy your new friends. Don't let HIV spoil the party.
Dr. Bob
THANK YOU...you opended my mind (HIV TRANSMISSION, CASUAL CONTACT) Oct 23, 2007
I wrote to you about 3 to four days ago about my fear of contracting hiv by casual contact with my father. Well, I just want to thank you for making me see how wrong and uneducated I was by my behavior and HIV. I know now that with proper percautions I can stay negative but still give the love and support that my dad needs. Yes, if I ever were to contrat the virus I would not like to be descriminated against in any way and specially by my own family. Thank you, for making me understand that HIV is more that a virus...HIV is a virus that inhabits people as me and you. And, this people are heroes for not letting themselves get defested by this disease
Response from Dr. Frascino
I very much appreciate your writing back! I'm delighted you now have a better understanding of what HIV is, what it means to those of us who are infected and how HIV is and is not transmitted. Please "pay it forward" by helping us increase HIV/AIDS awareness in others who may also benefit from such enlightenments. Give your dad a hug from me. OK?
Dr. Bob
PLEASE RESPOND! I'M OUT OF MY MIND! Oct 18, 2007
My father is a very promiscous man that likes to go to many strip joints and sleep around. He tested positive about 6 months ago and since then I' have lived in total panic. I'm afraid to have casual contact with him. Like every time I give him a kiss on the cheek I freak out if he has a a cut or something. Like today I gave him a kiss on the cheek not notesing that he has a rasor cut on his cheek with dry blood. Or what I think it was dry and I have had chapt lips for a while. So my question is how risky is that? thank you for your time
Response from Dr. Frascino
Let's start with a very basic fact: HIV/AIDS is not transmitted by casual contact. Period! This basic information has been readily available for over a quarter of a century! Your comment, "I'm afraid to have casual contact with him," is alarming and disappointing. It demonstrates once again a significant lack of general and very basic HIV/AIDS knowledge! (I could also point out you have a significant lack of general spelling knowledge as well: promiscuous, not "promiscous;" noticing, not "notesing;" razor, not "rasor;" chapped, not "chapt;" etc., but that's another issue entirely!) I'd suggest you spend less time worrying and being freaked out and more time perusing the wealth of information on HIV/AIDS available on this site, its archives and its related links. I'll reprint some basic information from the archives below.
Your father needs and deserves your love and support, rather than your "total panic," as he copes with the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS. Being excessively judgmental and ill informed is certainly not helpful.
Dr. Bob
AIDSinfo What You Need to Know About HIV and AIDS
How HIV is Spread
The most common ways HIV is spread are: By having unprotected anal, vaginal, or oral sex with one who is infected with HIV
By sharing needles or syringes ("works") with someone who is infected with HIV
From mothers to their babies before the baby is born, during birth, or through breast-feeding. Taking the drug AZT during pregnancy can reduce the changes of infecting the baby by two-thirds, but will not prevent all babies from becoming infected with HIV.
Earlier in the AIDS epidemic some people became infected through blood transfusions, blood products (such as clotting factors given to people with hemophilia), or organ or tissue transplants. This has been very rare in the United States since 1985, when the test for HIV was licensed. Since then, all donated blood and donors of organs or tissue are tested for HIV. Health care workers, such as nurses, risk getting infected if they are stuck with a needle containing infected blood or splashed with infected blood in the eyes, nose, mouth, or on open cuts or sores. In a few cases, a person sharing a house with a person with HIV infection or taking care of a person with AIDS has become infected themselves. These infections may have been caused by sharing a razor, getting blood from the infected person into open cuts or sores, or some other way of having contact with blood from the infected person. If you are taking care of a person with HIV infection, carefully follow the steps on protecting yourself from infection discussed later.
How HIV is NOT Spread
You don't get HIV from the air, food, water, insects, animals, dishes, knives, forks, spoons, toilet seats, or anything else that doesn't involve blood, semen, vaginal fluids, or breast milk. You don't get HIV from feces, nasal fluid, saliva, sweat, tears, urine, or vomit, unless these have blood mixed in them. You can help people with HIV eat, dress, even bathe, without becoming infected yourself, as long as you follow the steps described later in the section on "Protecting Yourself" later in this brochure. You do get other germs from many of the things listed above, so do use common sense.
Can a child contact HIV from a carrier who's "dads friend"? (CASUAL CONTACT, HIV BASICS) Dec 12, 2007
My daughters (5) and her father, is in a relationship with a girl who is a HIV Carrier on medication. Can the virus be given to my child? I want to make sure to protect her from getting it.
Response from Dr. Frascino
First of all, there is no such thing as an "HIV carrier." Someone is either HIV positive (infected) or HIV negative (not infected).
Next, HIV is not transmitted by casual conduct and you should have no fears about your daughter visiting Dad, even if he is involved in a magnetic coupling (one poz plus one neggie). See below. I'll reprint some basic information about HIV from the archives.
Dr. Bob
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It�s not often a non-title match headlines Wrestlemania. Still, after the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels tore the house down last year in Houston, it only made sense to put them in the top spot for Sunday night�s Wrestlemania XXVI show in Arizona.
Living up to the hype of their previous match was a difficult task, but both men gave it their all. On a night that already saw Chris Jericho retain his World Heavyweight Championship against Edge and John Cena nab the WWE Championship from Batista, the announced crowd of 72,219 at University of Phoenix Stadium saved its loudest reactions for the main event.
The stakes were higher this time around, with Undertaker�s perfect 17-0 record at previous Wrestlemanias going up against Michaels� career, which would be over if he lost. He showed his lack of fear by stealing the Dead Man�s signature gesture and making a throat slash before the action began.
After an exchange of chops, Undertaker whipped Shawn into a corner and struck with a running boot to the face. He followed with a charge into the corner and delivered his Old School rope walk.
Michaels slipped away from a choke slam attempt and began attacking �Taker�s left knee, a tactic he would return to throughout the match. Shawn found himself hurled out to the floor twice, where his back was rammed into the ring post.
Undertaker hit his trademark leg drop off the apron but was soon fending off a Figure Four back inside the squared circle. He flipped it over to escape but was quickly dropped again by a flying forearm shot.
The crowd cheered as Shawn kipped up, but �Taker rose quickly and scored with a choke slam. HBK scrambled to kick out, then managed to counter a Tombstone with an ankle lock.
Michaels clotheslined his foe to the outside and held on to skin the cat. He tried to follow with a springboard cross body but was caught in mid-air and fell victim to a Tombstone on the floor.
Undertaker took the fight back inside the ring, where his Last Ride was partially countered. Michaels went for the flying elbow off the top rope, but Undertaker got his knees up at the last second.
The Dead Man turned to his Hell�s Gate submission only to see HBK roll through it for a near fall. Sweet Chin Music followed for another two count, but Undertaker blocked a second attempt and hit the Last Ride for his own near fall.
Tossing Shawn to the outside again, Undertaker cleared off the announce table. But his Last Ride attempt was countered with more Sweet Chin Music, and he was the one who ended up on the table. Michaels climbed high for a moonsault that left both men in the shattered debris of the table.
Michaels literally dragged his enemy back inside for more Sweet Chin Music, but �Taker managed to kick out at two. Sidestepping another superkick, the Dead Man delivered a choke slam and a Tombstone only to incredulously watch Michaels kick out again.
Undertaker took the straps of his singlet off and went for his throat slash before thinking better of it. Glancing down at the battered Michaels, he implored HBK to stay down. Shawn pulled himself up off the canvas and managed to slap �Taker in the face in a final show of heart.
As it turned out, it would also be the beginning of the end. Undertaker jumped to add some force to another Tombstone and covered Michaels for the three count. He savored his victory for a few moments but eventually helped HBK to his feet, shook his hand and hugged him.
Michaels lingered in the ring, soaking in what could be the final applause of his illustrious career. He dropped to his knees at the top of the ramp as another Wrestlemania came to an emotional conclusion.
The next WWE pay-per-view is Extreme Rules on April 25th.
If you�ve been with us for the past few years, you know the drill by now. Nick�s comments will be in plain type with Dale�s comments in italics.
This year�s three-man rotation at the announce table is Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker. Yes, I said Matt Striker.
My apologies to The King! J.R., please get well soon.
The Miz and Big Show (champions) vs. R-Truth and John Morrison (challengers) � Unified Tag Team Championship Match
R-Truth and Morrison try to prove they are a legit tag team early by double teaming The Miz. Show tags in and catches R-Truth during a cross body. Show tosses him across the ring with a fall-away slam. Morrison tags in and sets Miz up for the corkscrew moonsault, but Miz is pulled out of the ring and Morrison crashes and burns. The Miz tries for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Morrison counters. Show makes a blind tag and then decks Morrison as he tries a springboard maneuver. Show steps in the ring and covers Morrison to retain the belts.
I know the WWE hasn�t cared about the tag team division in... well, it�s been a long time. But why even put this on the show if it�s only going to be three minutes long? It�s kind of a shame, too, because even though I hate to admit it, Miz and Show are really growing on me.
Winner ... The Miz and Big Show at 3 minutes and 22 seconds.
Match Rating: 3/10
Ted DiBiase vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton � Triple Threat Match
This is a de facto handicap match, so Orton knocks Rhodes to the floor, but DiBiase dropkicks Orton. Rhodes and DiBiase stomp away at Orton, and then beat him into the corner. Orton fights out of the corner, but DiBiase takes him out with a clothesline. Rhodes climbs the ropes, but DiBiase makes the pin attempt. Rhodes pulls Ted off Orton and tosses him from the ring. Cody hits an Alabama Slam and makes an attempt to cover. DiBiase pulls Rhodes off, and the two fight on the outside. Orton gets to his feet to drop DiBiase over the ropes, then he power slams Rhodes. Orton hits Cody with a back breaker and stalks his prey. DiBiase pulls Orton from the ring, and Rhodes comes flying over the top rope. Unfortunately, Rhodes crashes into his own partner. Orton catches both men re-entering the ring, dropping both with a DDT. Ted is pushed from the ring, and Orton eyes up Rhodes for the punt. Randy rears back and nearly kicks Cody out of the ring. Orton catches DiBiase coming up from behind, blocking Dream Street, and then hitting an RKO. Orton covers Ted and gets the win.
Winner ... Randy Orton at 9 minutes.
Match Rating: 5.5/10
Josh Matthews interviews Vickie Guerrero�s Diva team. Jillian Hall sings (sort of), and Santino Marella pimps Slim Jim.
Santino�s Slim Jim is magic! He just snaps into it to get Jillian to change into Mae Young (who gives him a kiss) and then again to get Mae to transform Gene Okerlund in a dress, then into Melina. I like Slim Jims, but I�ve never had one that could do that.
Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Matt Hardy vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Kane vs. Christian � Money in the Bank Match
Winner ... Jack Swagger at 13 minutes and 41 seconds.
Match Rating: 7/10
A video recap takes us back to Saturday night�s Hall of Fame induction ceremony, with Bob Uecker and Ted DiBiase both giving memorable speeches. Fittingly, DiBiase made it rain money at the end of the night. Keeping with tradition, the new class was brought to the stage to acknowledge the fans, though the late Stu Hart and Gorgeous George both needed family members to stand in for them.
Triple H vs. Sheamus
Hunter slaps Sheamus in the corner. Sheamus slips out of a Pedigree and rolls to the floor. Sheamus whips Hunter into the ring steps and smashes him off the barrier. Back in the ring, Sheamus and Hunter trade punches. Sheamus power slams Hunter, and then locks in an arm bar. Hunter hits a back suplex, and then hits a DDT. Hunter and Sheamus trade punches again. Hunter hits a high knee, and then a face buster. Sheamus counters a Pedigree but gets kicked into the corner. Hunter hits a neck breaker and sets Sheamus up on the top turnbuckle. Sheamus counters, but Hunter drops out of the Celtic Cross. Sheamus counters the Pedigree and hits the bicycle kick. Hunter kicks out of the pin. Hunter fights out of another Celtic Cross and hits a spinebuster. Sheamus kicks out of the pin and follows with a kick from the apron. Sheamus picks up Hunter, who was playing possum. Hunter hits the Pedigree and covers. HHH gets the three count for the win.
Winner ... Triple H at 12 minutes and seven seconds.
Match Rating: 6/10
A video package reminds everyone of the issues that stirred up the feud between Rey Mysterio and CM Punk. Usually I�m not a huge fan of angles that involve non-wrestling family members, but I thought this one worked. And if you aren�t a fan of the current heel Punk character, well, I don�t know if we can be friends.
CM Punk w/ Luke Gallows and Serena vs. Rey Mysterio
Punk lands a big kick early on but shows some frustration by unsuccessfully trying for the cover about four times in a row. Mysterio gets his first real offense in using a counter DDT to score a near fall. After a series of reversals, Rey tries and misses a Frog Splash. He lines up a 619, but Serena throws herself in front of Punk. Mysterio counters a Go To Sleep, knocking Gallows off the apron in the process. He hits the 619 and a big splash to get the pinfall. No Straight Edge Society for him.
Winner ... Rey Mysterio at six minutes and 29 seconds.
Vince walks out on stage with a microphone. He tells Bret that he is in for a Wrestlemania-sized screwing. Vince went out and bought a bunch of lumberjacks and a special referee. Vince paid the Hart Dynasty and the Hart family to be at ringside as lumberjacks. Plus, the special referee is Bret�s brother Bruce. Bret isn�t happy, obviously, but it seems the Hart family got paid up front. Bret says his family is united, and there is a double cross in the works.
Vince goes down with one punch, and Bret pulls him to his feet. Vince rolls out of the ring, and the Hart Dynasty tees off on him. DH Smith picks Vince up, and Tyson Kidd hits a flying forearm off the top rope. Vince pulls a crowbar out from under the ring, and the Harts back off. Bret isn�t intimidated, and keeps up the assault inside the ring. Hart grabs the crowbar and beats Vince with it. Bret gets a chair and takes a break in the middle of the ring. Vince gets to his feet, only to be smacked back down with the chair. After a number of chair shots, Hart finally decides to end it with the Sharpshooter. Vince quickly taps.
Winner ... Bret Hart at 11 minutes and eight seconds.
Match Rating: 4.5/10
Wrestlemania 27 will take place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
You know what that means -- road trip!
Chris Jericho (champion) vs. Edge (challenger) � World Heavyweight Title Match
Winner ... and still World Heavyweight Champion ... Chris Jericho at 15 minutes and 47 seconds.
Match Rating: 8/10
After the match, Edge beats up Jericho, spearing him off the announce table through the ringside barricade.
Eve Torres, Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim & Mickie James vs. Alicia Fox, Vickie Guerrero, Maryse, Layla & Michelle McCool.
Well, yeah, it�s a ten-woman tag match. And one of the women is Vickie. There is a cool sequence of signature moves at one point, but it�s all ruined by McCool laying out Phoenix and tagging in Vickie. She uses a horrible Bullfrog Splash on Beth, but the pin is so sloppy that the ref is forced to say Phoenix got her shoulder up even though she clearly wasn�t trying. Guerrero covers again and this time gets the pin. If I was allowed to give the last minute of this match negative points, I would.
Winners ... Alicia Fox, Vickie Guerrero, Maryse, Layla & Michelle McCool at three minutes and 22 seconds.
Match Rating: 1/10
Batista (champion) vs. John Cena (challenger) � WWE Title Match
John Cena is joined by the Air Force Honor Guard drill team for his entrance.
Batista and Cena lock up, with the champion getting the upper hand. A shoulder block sends Cena to mat. Cena ducks a punch in the corner and pummels Batista with punches. The champ counters by whipping Cena into the corner and then kicking him in the head. Cena hits a suplex, and both men are down. Batista counters an Attitude Adjustment with a DDT. Batista locks in a sleeper with a body scissors. Cena gets to his feet with Batista on his back. Cena breaks the hold, but Batista knees him in the back. Both men trade blows until the champion hits a neck breaker. Cena breaks another hold with a back body drop. Cena builds some momentum with a shoulder block and side slam. He follows with a Five Knuckle Shuffle attempt, but Batista jumps to his feet and counters with a spinebuster. Batista gives the thumbs down, but Cena counters into an STF. The champ gets to the ropes to break the hold, and then hits a spear. Batista covers for a two count. Batista sets Cena up on the top rope, but Cena fights him off and hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle off the top rope. Cena looks for the Attitude Adjustment, but the champ counters into the Batista Bomb. Batista covers, but Cena kicks out. Batista and Cena counter each other until Cena finally hits the AA. Batista kicks out at two. Cena climbs the turnbuckle, but the champ counters the high risk maneuver into a Batista Bomb. Cena counters another Batista Bomb into the STF. Batista can�t get to the ropes and is forced to tap out.
Winner ... and new WWE Champion ... John Cena at 13 minutes and 29 seconds.
Match Rating: 6.5/10
Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker
Winner� The Undertaker at 23 minutes and 59 seconds
Match Rating: 9.5/10
Total Event Time: 3 hours and 56 minutes
Event Rating: 6.5/10
One final thought on the televised product. Michael Cole and Matt Striker did a horrendous job on commentary. Seriously, it cost the show a full point in our ratings.
Dale Plummer has been writing for SLAM! Wrestling since 2003, while Nick has been at it since the Dark Ages of the Internet (circa 1998). They are dead serious about a road trip for Wrestlemania 27. Join the convoy by writing them at email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Michele Bachmann and her short-lived campaign last year for the GOP presidential nomination are being investigated by the Office of Congressional Ethics.
A lawyer for the Minnesota Republican says Bachmann is cooperating with the investigation. The Office of Congressional Ethics is an independent investigative body established by the House five years ago to conduct preliminary investigations into allegations of misconduct by House members or their aides. The panel can dismiss cases or refer them to the House Ethics Committee.
Lawyer William McGinley says there are no allegations that Bachmann "engaged in wrongdoing." He says Bachmann is confident that the investigators will conclude that she did nothing inappropriate.
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Miami Supports Clean Air Act, Joins Urgent Call for Climate-change Action
Rising Seas and Storm Surges Threaten City's Infrastructure, Water Supply
MIAMI— As much of America swelters under record-breaking temperatures, Miami has joined 30 other U.S. cities in supporting the use of the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas pollution to head off catastrophic climate change.
Through a July 12 resolution, Miami became the 31st city to join the Center for Biological Diversity's national Clean Air Cities campaign, which urges national leaders to take action on global warming. Tampa approved a similar resolution May 3, and two other Florida cities have also joined the campaign.
"Miami will be ground zero for climate change's most harmful effects, so we are calling on the federal government to use the Clean Air Act to protect coastal cities," said Marc D. Sarnoff, vice-chairman of the City of Miami Commission. "We're proud to join Tampa and more than two dozen other cities in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to act decisively to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. As sea levels rise, our future depends on getting this dangerous problem under control."
"By passing this resolution, Miami highlights the terrible risk posed to Florida by the global climate crisis and supports one key solution: the Clean Air Act," said Rose Braz, the Center's climate campaign director. "Cities around the country, from Seattle to Tampa — and now Miami — are sending an urgent message to our national leaders. To avert a climate catastrophe, we need to act now."
The first six months of 2012 were the hottest such period on record in the United States. Climate change is making severe heat waves far more likely, according to a new study by researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
South Florida, with its low elevations and Hurricane Alley location, is particularly vulnerable to climate change. The state's southeastern area could see a 2-foot sea-level rise by 2060, according to a 2011 report prepared for the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact. Rising seas and storm surges could flood homes, businesses and key infrastructure in coastal areas; they will damage beaches, coral reefs and other environmental treasures that sustain the state's tourism industry.
Miami ranks number one in the world in terms of assets exposed to coastal flooding, according to a report from the European-led Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Sea-level rise and storm-related flooding threaten power plants, airports, schools, hospitals and the Biscayne Aquifer, Miami's main source of drinking water.
The Center's Clean Air Cities campaign is working with volunteers around the country to encourage cities to pass resolutions supporting the Clean Air Act and using the Act to reduce carbon in our atmosphere to no more than 350 parts per million, the level scientists say is needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. The resolutions call on President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency to take swift action under the Clean Air Act to address climate change.
Similar resolutions have been approved in Tampa and Pinecrest, Fla.; Cincinnati and Oberlin, Ohio; Chicago; Seattle, Wash.; Kansas City, Mo.; Albany, N.Y.; Tucson, Ariz.; Boone, N.C.; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Penn.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Santa Fe, N.M.; Cambridge, Mass.; Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., and Los Angeles, Arcata, Richmond, Berkeley, Oxnard, Santa Cruz and Santa Monica, Calif.; Eugene Oregon; and Teton County, Wyo. Several other cities around the country will be considering resolutions over the next few months.
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Minnesota Senate panel approves medical marijuana billST. PAUL - A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Minnesota cleared a second committee hurdle in the state Senate on Tuesday, and is scheduled for another hearing Wednesday.
By: Christopher Snowbeck, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Forum News Service
ST. PAUL - A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Minnesota cleared a second committee hurdle in the state Senate on Tuesday, and is scheduled for another hearing Wednesday.
The Senate's state and local government committee approved the measure on a voice vote after reviewing rule-making provisions that would govern how a new network of marijuana dispensaries would prevent thefts and advertise cannabis treatment.
Rules also would govern how new groups of patients could seek access to marijuana, as well as a system for tracking marijuana inventories.
The legislation from Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, provides access to 2.5 ounces of medical marijuana for patients with conditions including cancer, glaucoma and AIDS. Cannabis also could be used for the treatment health problems such as severe nausea and epilepsy seizures.
Doctors would have to certify that a patient might benefit. Patients would receive an ID card from the state health department, and obtain marijuana from a new network of dispensaries.
The bill asks the state health commissioner to create rules for receiving petitions from the public about new patient groups that might want access to access medical marijuana in the future. A medical cannabis advisory council would provide input on any such petitions, which would be subject to a public hearing.
Under the bill, the health commissioner also would work with law enforcement personnel to develop standards to prevent diversion and theft of marijuana from dispensaries, which the bill calls "alternative treatment centers."
Sen. Chris Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Center, asked why Dibble's bill would create a new network of treatment centers rather than utilize pharmacies, which she said do a good job of handling other controlled substances.
Dibble said he believed dispensaries would enforce tougher standards to prevent cannabis diversion. Heather Azzi of Minnesotans for Compassionate Care, a lobbying group that supports the bill, added that pharmacies could run afoul of federal regulations by dispensing marijuana.
When Eaton commented during the hearing that legislation for medical marijuana might simply be a cover for advancing outright legalization of marijuana, Dibble seemed to take offense. He asked that committee members not "question the veracity of what I'm proposing to do here."
Aggie Leitheiser, an assistant commissioner in the health department, offered testimony raising a laundry list of concerns about the rule-making provisions in the bill. "We're concerned about the timeline," Leitheiser said.
But Sen. Sandra Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, questioned why the health department -- which has previously testified against the bill -- didn't provide the critical commentary sooner, so Dibble could respond to concerns with an amendment. Sen. Branden Petersen, a Republican from Andover and co-author on the bill, challenged the health department's assertion that it shares the goal of promoting patient access to promising new treatments.
Leitheiser referred to a proposal put forward by Gov. Mark Dayton to give some patients access to medical marijuana as part of a clinical trial. But Petersen said such studies offer little help because federal rules surrounding marijuana prevent research from moving forward quickly.
Marijuana is deemed by the federal government as a Schedule I controlled substance. Petersen suggested that Dibble's bill ought to eliminate that designation for marijuana in Minnesota.
Dibble responded such a provision might take the focus of the bill off medical marijuana, adding: "Unwinding that is going to be a very, very long national debate."
The bill asks the health commissioner to establish advertising and marketing rules that likely would prevent dispensaries from using "neon signs flashing," Dibble said. Marijuana sold in dispensaries would have to be tested and labeled to indicate the potency of the cannabis as well as its weight.
The health commissioner would establish rules for criminal background checks of dispensary operators, and create a process for investigating complaints.
Dibble's bill is scheduled to be heard in the Senate's judiciary committee Wednesday.
The Pioneer Press is a media partner with Forum News Service.
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Earlier this month, more then 130 governments, UN agencies and the global Red Cross Movement met in Oslo at the invitation of the Norwegian government, to discuss the humanitarian, environmental and developmental consequences of nuclear explosions.
Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International executive director, contributed to a video submission screened to government delegates on behalf of civil society. The video sets out how nuclear weapons represent an unacceptable and uncontrollable risk to us all.
At Greenpeace, we believe that the battle to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons – the first campaign Greenpeace ever engaged in – is as urgent as ever and that we must not rest until we eliminate nuclear weapons from the world altogether. We also believe that civil society has a crucial role to play in the process and support the efforts made by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to bring civil society together for this purpose.
The impacts of nuclear weapons are not abstract or speculative. We know how terrible their impact is. Nuclear weapons have been used twice and have been tested on numerous occasions. And yet the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki did not put a stop to the race to acquire nuclear weaponry and test it, showing complete disregard to human beings and natural habitats; treating entire populations as guinea pigs.
Take for example the beautiful atoll of Rongelap in the Marshall Islands. In 1985 the residents of Rongelap asked Greenpeace to help them relocate to a new home.
They had no choice. Their islands had been contaminated in 1954 by radioactive fallout from a US nuclear weapons test, codenamed 'Bravo', conducted on the neighboring atoll of Bikini 200 km to the west. For years following the test many of the women exposed to the radiation suffered reproductive problems and many others have developed thyroid and other cancers. During this time the US repeatedly stated that Rongelap was a safe place to live.
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior then helped the 350 residents leave the island they had populated for thousands of years and relocate them to another island. In the early 1990s the US acknowledged the damage cause to the Rongelapese and after long legal battles agreed to pay some compensations. Nearly 30 years later, the Ronglapese still live in exile.
In 2009 a minimal 'clean up' was conducted and pressure was put on them to return, but many of them believe that the Island is still too contaminated. Even if they do return, they will be restricted in where they can gather food and will be heavily reliant on imported tinned food. The damaging legacy of the nuclear test nearly 60 years ago continues to be felt today.
This is what makes nuclear explosions truly monstrous: their impacts cannot be cleaned or erased – the contamination created by radiation will impact not only those living in the region now, but also future generations. There are no technologies capable of effectively cleaning up radiation. It persists over a long period of time and clean up is a dangerous, costly process, with only limited effect.
Much of what we know about radiation we learnt from accidents in the nuclear power sector. It has become clear that nuclear energy conceals inherent dangers, in some aspects, even greater than atomic weapons: the radiation release from one reactor in Chernobyl exceeded the radioactive contamination caused by the atomic weapons used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki by one hundred times.
Around Chernobyl, more than 25 years after the disaster, a vast area still remains uninhabitable despite billions beings spent and hundreds of thousands of people working on the very risky clean up, many of them paying with their lives or health. Contamination does not disappear overnight. Radiation has disastrous and long-term implications on health.
There is another painful parallel between the impacts of nuclear weapons and nuclear disasters: social disruption. Like in Chernobyl, the Fukushima nuclear accident two years ago has left vast areas around the reactors radioactively contaminated. The human suffering continues. And like the stigmatisation of the Hibakusha (people exposed to the effects of the bomb) after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, people in Fukushima region are now being stigmatised with some media reports and websites suggesting that Fukushima women are 'damaged goods'. The stigmatisation has now hit several generations.
When talking about impacts, we must not forget the environment. The production of nuclear weapons has polluted vast amounts of soil and water at hundreds of nuclear weapons facilities all over the world. Many of the substances released remain hazardous for thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of years.
When, in a thousand years from now, future archeologists would dig up what we have left behind, what would they find? Do we really want our existence on earth to be marked by the remains of nuclear reactors, missiles, ships, submarines, fuel and other waste? Do we want to leave behind plutonium (that takes around 250,000 years to become lead), uranium, strontium, caesium, benzene, polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury and cyanide?
No, this is not what I want to leave behind. Do you?
Nuclear weapons lead humanity on a path towards collective suicide. For the sake of our children, and for the sake of future generations, we must stop our governments from continuing along this path, choosing a peaceful, greener future instead.
Jen Maman is Greenpeace International peace adviser.
The post was compiled with input from Dr. Rianne Teule, a radiation expert and Greenpeace nuclear campaigner and Bunny McDiarmid Executive Director Greenpeace New Zeland/Aotearoa


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Albania has a coastline stretching for 362 kilometres from the sandy northern deltas of the North to the majestic bays of the South, its shores washed by both the Adriatic and Ionian seas and its profile distinctively Mediterranean. With its spectacular cliffs and azure waters, churches full of mediaeval religious art and a history that blends classical ruins with Illyrian heritage - not to mention the fine seafood cuisine - the Albanian Riviera is a potential attraction also for international tourism.
A journey along the Albanian Riviera begins at the pass of the Llogara Mountain, where the Llogara National Park (900 meters above the sea level) offers large pine forests and lively mountain streams. Descending along a road offering panoramic views, where local sellers offer honey, beeswax and local raki, the first stop on the Ionian coast is the spacious and secluded beach of Palasa, located at the beginning of the Karaburun Peninsula, where Julius Caesar's legions are said to have landed on their way battle Pompey in the 1st century BC. Further south is the village of Dh Ebrmi, where the houses and churches are perched on the very edge of spectacular cliffs. As well as its famous beach and vibrant night life, Dh Ebrmi is home to 31 churches and monasteries, including the Saint Mary Church and Panais Monastery, with a Byzantine-style basilica dating back to the 14th century.
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Further along the coast lies the resort town of Gjipe, with a kilometre-long canyon filled with ancient trees and stone walls, followed by the town of Himara, where the long, sandy beaches are surrounded by hills planted with olive and orange groves and elegant cypresses. First settled by an Illyrian tribe, Himara has been inhabited for thousands of years, and has seen Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Goth, Slavic, Saracen and Norman occupation. Its 5th century BC castle is now home to the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus. Another 10km along, the Castle of Ali Pahsa sits on a peninsula running into the Porto Palermo bay. It was built in the 18th century by the Ottoman-appointed Albanian sovereign, Ali Pahsa Tepelena, in honour of his wife. In the 19th century he also played host to the rebel British poet Lord Byron.
Albanische Riviera
For the camping enthusiast, the Bay of Jala offers a retreat into spectacular nature alongside deep blue waters. For a more worldly atmosphere, the town of Saranda is the largest on the Riviera, with well-developed accommodation and a lively night life, a favourite spot for Albanian honeymooning couples. At night, the Castle of Lekures offers spectacular views over the bay. Ksamil is one of the most attractive tourist villages in the south, with its five small islands hosting a variety flora and fauna.
Butrinti is the historical and archaeological jewel of the Riviera - a World Heritage site dating back 2,500 years. Legend has it that this Hellenic site was established by the same refugees of the Trojan War who would later found Rome. It has a complex of ruins that include public baths, Roman housing and a basilica, as well as fine sculptures, carvings and mosaics.
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Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who is playing a bankrupt lover in the rom-com Bewakoofiyaan, said the film took him to his earlier days when he had only Rs 10,000 as savings for marriage.
The 29-year-old Vicky Donor star said he eventually overcame his financial troubles by finding fame in showbiz. "I have not struggled much in my career as my character (Mohit Chadhdha) in the film does. I did face rejections but was never bogged down. I only relate to the financial insecurity part of my character. I remember when I married Tahira, I only had Rs 10,000 in my account. But I don't relate to the joblessness. I rather feel I was always at the right place at the right time," Ayushmann told PTI.
The actor married his childhood sweetheart Tahira before entering Bollywood. Bewakoofiyaan, also starring Sonam Kapoor and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor in prominent roles, hit theatres today.
The love-story is set in the backdrop of recession.
"I am not nervous but I have always been excited about my every release. I am getting good response because it's a quirky and edgy film. It's a young film. I think effects of recession are still there as people continue to get pink slips. There is a lot of unemployment in India due to the recession," Ayushmann said.
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Ayushmann is currently shooting for his next Yash Raj Films venture Dum Laga Ke Haisha in Rishikesh and Haridwar. Directed by Maneesh Sharma, the story revoles around the life of a small town couple. The actor also learnt Marathi for Bambai Fairytale, where he is playing eminent scientist Shivkar Bapuji Talpade.


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New York, July 24, 2012--Authorities in Tajikistan blocked domestic access to the independent regional news website Asia-Plus on Monday after the outlet reported on the murder of a high-ranking security official and its aftermath, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the government to immediately restore access to the site.
The Tajik state communications agency told local Internet service providers to block access to the site, the Tajik service of the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported. Asia-Plus reported that authorities had not provided them with an official explanation for the blocking. The censorship order was imposed after Asia-Plus reported on the murder of Abdullo Nazarov, a top regional security official, in Khorog, the capital of the southeastern Gorno-Badakhshan region, news reports said.
After the murder, Tajik authorities sent military forces to Khorog, where at least 40 people were killed in clashes with local militants reportedly responsible for Nazarov's death, news reports said. Authorities had accused Tolib Ayombekov, a local border guard commander, of being involved in the murder plot and refusing to hand over the suspected killers, the reports said. But in an interview with Asia-Plus, published Monday, Ayombekov denied it all and called for an independent probe into the murder.
Asia-Plus was the only local news outlet that reported on both sides of the conflict in Gorno-Badakhshan, according to Nuriddin Karshiboyev, head of the Dushanbe-based National Association of Independent Mass Media in Tajikistan. Karshiboyev told CPJ that the blocking was related to the outlet's independent coverage of the clashes. "It is not the first time that the state agency acts as a censor, and imposes restrictions against the independent media without an official probe or a court order," he said.
"The murder of a security agent and the ensuing violence demand independent reporting that reflects all sides, and Tajik authorities should not be blocking this information from reaching the public," CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova said. "We call on the government to restore access to Asia-Plus without delay."
It is the second time this year that authorities censored the independent press, CPJ research shows. In March, the state communications agency temporarily blocked domestic access to several independent news websites as well as Facebook, citing scheduled technical maintenance as the reason, news reports said. Authorities did not explain why those particular websites had to be shut down.
Tajik authorities have also imposed media blackouts in the past, CPJ research shows. In September 2010, the government told local Internet providers to temporarily block access to Asia-Plus, Ferghana News, and several other news websites after they accused the defense ministry of botching a counterinsurgency operation.
- For more data and analysis on Tajikistan, visit CPJ's Tajikistan page here.


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Antarctica: Secrets of the Southern Continent
"The geology, ecology and biology of the "continent for peace and science.""
This comprehensive, fully illustrated and reader-friendly book honors the International Polar Year (2007-08) with a spectacular range of information on Antarctica and the Antarctic Islands, the world's harshest environment.
Antarctica features up-to-date material from an expert team of scientists, expeditioners and historians. Included are more than 600 photographs, illustrations and maps. Among the topics covered are: Prehistory of Antarctica Geology and geography Flora and fauna Climate and the nature of ice The Antarctic ozone hole The explorers Current scientific research Conservation issues The impact of global warming The Sub-Antarctic Islands.
Detailed information is found on current issues of land, law and treaties, shipping, resource exploitation, and tourism. Also included are the Antarctic Treaty, a gazetteer and a bibliography.
Front-page news reports cover the relative health of Antarctica. This authoritative book could not be timelier.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT women's fencing team was three victories shy of claiming its eighth consecutive New England Championship title on Sunday. Boston College took the team crown while the Engineers and Tufts University finished in a tie for second place. Overall, Tech outpaced both the men's and women's fields en route to a six-weapon team victory.
By winning 12 of 14 bouts, Shauna Jin placed third and helped lead the sabre squad to a tie for second place. In the "B" pool, Lynn Wang totaled a ledger of 11-3 while Yushin Chen went 7-4 in the "C" pool.
The foil team found itself in a tie for third with a record of 32-8. Gemmel Mendel paced MIT with a 12-2 performance in the top tier. Nancy Hua posted a mark of 10-4 as Barrette Strickland finished at 10-2.
A 12-0 performance by Joanna Tong in the "C" pool lifted the epee team to a fourth-place finish. Mika Tomczak totaled a 9-5 ledger while Lele Yu went 7-7 on the day.


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Parents need to know that using
antibiotics when they are not the right medicine will not help and may even
cause harm to children.
Antibiotics are medicines used to treat
infections and they target bacteria, not viruses. Before prescribing an
antibiotic, your child's doctor will find out if it is the right medicine to
treat your child's infection.
Read on for answers from the American Academy
of Pediatrics to questions about the use of antibiotics. Talk with your child's
doctor if you have other questions.
Q: My child has a really bad cold. Why won't the doctor
prescribe an antibiotic?
A: Colds are caused by
viruses. Antibiotics are used specifically for infections
caused by bacteria. In general, most common cold symptoms—such as runny
nose, cough, and congestion—are mild and your child will get better
without using any medicines.
Q: Don't some colds turn into bacterial infections? So why wait to
start an antibiotic?
A: In most cases, bacterial
infections do not follow viral infections. Using antibiotics to
treat viral infections may instead lead to an infection caused by
resistant bacteria. Also, your child may develop diarrhea or
other side effects. If your child develops watery diarrhea, diarrhea
with blood in it, or other side effects while taking an antibiotic, call
your child's doctor.
Q: Isn't a nose draining yellow or green mucus a sign of a
bacterial infection?
A: During a common cold,
it's normal for mucus from the nose to get thick and to change from
clear to yellow or green. Symptoms often last for 10 days.
Sinusitis is a
term that means inflammation of the lining of the nose and sinuses. A
virus or allergy can cause sinusitis and in some cases, bacteria can be
the cause.
There are certain signs that
bacteria may be involved in your child's respiratory illness. If your
child has a common cold with cough and green mucus that lasts longer
than 10 days, or if your child has thick yellow or green mucus and a
fever higher than 102°F (39°C) for at least 3 or 4 days, this may be a
sign of bacterial sinusitis.
If your child has developed
bacterial sinusitis (which is uncommon), an antibiotic may be needed.
Before an antibiotic is prescribed, your child's doctor will ask about
other signs and examine your child to make sure an antibiotic is the
right medicine.
Q: Aren't antibiotics supposed to treat ear infections?
A: Not all ear infections
are treated with antibiotics. At least half of all ear infections go
away without antibiotics. If your child does not have a high fever or
severe ear pain, your child's doctor may recommend observation
Because pain is often the first
and most uncomfortable symptom of ear infection, your child's doctor
will suggest pain medicine to ease your child's pain. Acetaminophen and
ibuprofen are over-the-counter pain medicines that may help lessen much
of the pain. Be sure to use the right dose for your child's age and
size. In most cases, pain and fever will improve within the first 1 to 2
There are also eardrops that may
help ear pain for a short time. You can ask your child's doctor if your
child should use these drops. Over-the-counter cold medicines
(decongestants and antihistamines) don't help clear up ear infections
and are not recommended for young children.
Your child's doctor may prescribe
antibiotics if your child has fever that is increasing, more severe ear
pain, and infection in both eardrums.
Q: Aren't antibiotics used to treat all sore throats?
A: No. More than 80% of sore
throats are caused by a virus. If your child has sore throat,
runny nose, and a barky cough, a virus is the likely cause and a test
for "strep" is not needed and should not be performed.
Antibiotics should only be used to
treat sore throats caused by group A streptococci. Infection caused by
this type of bacteria is called "strep throat." Strep throat generally
affects school-aged children and not children younger than 3 years.
If your child's doctor suspects
strep throat based on your child's symptoms, a strep test should always
be performed. If the test is positive, antibiotics will be
Q: Do antibiotics cause any side effects?
A: Side effects can occur in 1
out of every 10 children who take an antibiotic. Side effects may
include rashes, allergic reactions, nausea, diarrhea, and stomach
pain. Make sure you let your child's doctor know if your
child has had a reaction to antibiotics.
Sometimes a rash will occur during
the time a child is taking an antibiotic. However, not all rashes are
considered allergic reactions. Tell your child's doctor if you see a
rash that looks like hives (red welts); this may be an allergic
reaction. If your child has an allergic reaction that causes an itchy
rash, or hives, this will be noted in her medical record.
How long does it take an antibiotic to work?
A: Most bacterial
infections improve within 48 to 72 hours of starting an
antibiotic. If your child's symptoms get worse or do not
improve within 72 hours, call your child's doctor. If your child stops
taking the antibiotic too soon, the infection may not be treated
completely and the symptoms may start again.
Q: Can antibiotics lead to resistant bacteria?
A:The repeated use and misuse of
antibiotics can lead to resistant bacteria. Resistant
bacteria are bacteria that are no longer killed by the antibiotics
commonly used to treat bacterial infection. These resistant bacteria can
also be spread to other children and adults.
It is important that your child
use the antibiotic that is most specific for your child's infection
rather than an antibiotic that would treat a broader range of
If your child does develop an
antibiotic-resistant infection, a special type of antibiotic may be
needed. Sometimes, these medicines need to be given by IV (vein) in the
Q: What are antiviral medicines?
A: Influenza (flu) is a viral
infection that can cause cold symptoms for which an antiviral
medicine will work. An antiviral medicine may be prescribed
for children that are at higher risk of becoming severely ill if they
get the flu. For most other viruses causing cough and cold symptoms,
there are no antiviral medicines that work or are recommended.
Keep the following in mind if your child gets sick:
Antibiotics aren't always the
answer when your child is sick. Ask your child's doctor what the
best treatment is for your child.
Ask your child's doctor if the
antibiotic being prescribed is the best for your child's type of
bacterial infection. For instance, certain antibiotics such as
azithromycin are no longer effective for the bacteria causing most ear
and sinus infections.
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections. They don't work on colds and flu.
Make sure that you give the medicine exactly as directed.
Don't use one child's antibiotic for a sibling or friend; you may give the wrong medicine and cause harm.
Throw away unused
antibiotics. Do not save antibiotics for later use; some
out-of-date medicines can actually be harmful. Call Poison Help at
1-800-222-1222 or check the US Food and Drug Administration Web site at
www.fda.gov for information on the safe disposal of
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There's little doubt the new 'Pad is going to have the most gorgeous screen we've ever seen on a mobile thing—but is everyone going to take advantage of all those angelic pixels? Team CoCo thinks not.
Your games are going to look great, yes. Websites will be more legible than ever. Books will read more like beautiful paper. But let's be real—how many of us are going to be swapping through ultra-high definition, professional-grade photos and home movies that look like they were shot for a Gap ad? Probably far less than those of us who will be watching the same old "baby laughing at tree" or "cat with laser pointer" YouTube vids. [9to5Mac]


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Welcome Back
Last month I started a sew along to create an advent calendar, did you make one too? I'd love to see your pictures. Here's how mine turned out.
I started by ironing on lightweight interfacing onto the back of the panel (well DH ironed it on for me) We did this as there was so little fabric on the turn ins that I was worried it would fray.
DH had the idea of putting a thin strip of iron on interfacing on to the top and bottom edges again resisting any fraying and to stop things catching on the edges of the pockets. Thanks to my crocked hands DH put this on for me too. Turned into a joint project 😉
Any pockets that spread over more than one square had box pleats. First I placed the pockets in place and sewed along the dotted line between the pockets. Next I pinned the two side edges in place and sewed the other edges in place. This has made for a nice secure pocket that should stand up to a few years use.
To hang the panel I made some tabs using the same fabric that was going on the back and I sewed those across the top inside the seam allowance and pointing down towards the bottom of the panel, so that when it's turned through they will point up.
Not convinced that sewing into wadding would be a good plan without getting LOTS of fluff into the machine. I pinned the tabs in place so they didn't get in the way, pinned the backing fabric on to the panel, right sides together and sewed around three and a half edges. I clipped the corners and turned everything right side out. Next I put the wadding into the 'envelope' of fabric and DH pinned it in place using curved safety pins. Then I sewed around the inner side of the decorative edge and finally it was finished.
I sewed around the fireplace area of the design and around the clock to highlight that. If I'd thought in advance I'd have sewed some blue ribbon under the pocket but I didn't think of that till the pockets were already in place. DH pinned the bottom edge in and I top stitched around all the edges. This looks nice and holds things firmer.
Can't say I loved the process, it took ages coz I over thought the whole thing made worse by never having quilted anything before and I was scared of getting wadding jammed in my machine. Change your needle as you go through the project it helps a lot. I am very pleased that I went with the interfacing, it has given a nice sturdy result and having now seen a few of these made up in a shop, I like the result the interfacing gave and would do it that way again.
Did you make an advent calendar for the sew along? I'd love to see your results.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂


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ICD-9 code 474.8 for Other chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER DISEASES OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT (470-478).
Calculus, tonsil
Cicatrix of tonsil (and adenoid)
Tonsillar tag
Ulcer, tonsil
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text: We first told you about the pop group the Me N Ma Girls early last year. Their career was taking off, and their native Myanmar was in the very early days of emerging from decades of military rule. There have been some big changes in the country and for the group since then. A couple of week's ago brought another milestone: the Me N Ma Girls' first show in the U.S. We talked to them a few hours before that show, which wasn't, by they way, at some off-brand, dimly-lit club. It was at Lincoln Center in New York City. The last time we talked with them, in January of 2012, they were really excited about a small victory they'd just won from Myanmar's censorship board: they were allowed to wear colored wigs in one of their music videos. "When we heard that news we shouted and chanted," band member Htike Htike enthused at the time. Today, that censorship board doesn't even exist. "Now we can sing freely and we have freedom of speech. That's why we're really glad," Htike Htike told us when we caught up with the five members of the Me N Ma Girls in the lobby of the swank midtown Manhattan hotel where they were staying, right across from Lincoln Center. They say one thing they did with their expanded freedom was pen the new song "Come Back Home." The lyrics talk about how much potential Myanmar has right now, and how the country needs all of the expats who fled during decades of repression and bleak prospects. Htike Htike summarizes the song's message this way: "Please come back home to build for our country. Let's do it together; let's build together." "Most of Myanmar people are, you know, shy and afraid to express their feelings because they have been under the military government. Even me," Me N Ma Girl Ah Mon continues. "Now is the time to wake up and time to show them what we've got. You can live everywhere because it's better, but your home is here. It's here that we need you, because we're building, recreating a new country." The group got a dose of Myanmar pride while they were touring New York City before their gig, at a place you might not imagine pop groups going for inspiration. "I can't believe, oh my God, I'm here in UN, and I'm seeing everything in the UN building," says Winnie. She and the other Me N Ma Girls toured United Nations headquarters, and posed for a picture in the main General Assembly hall. The place has a particular significance for their country–the UN's third Secretary General, U Thant, was from Myanmar, and is still a national hero. "When I saw the U Thant picture, you know, at that time I can feel it: 'Oh my God, we can do it what we want, we can be a leader'. That's good; that feeling is so amazing and so great, yeah," says Cha Cha. The good feelings continued. A few hours after we talked to them they closed the annual Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center. Hillary Clinton had opened the day. Then the band was off to L.A. to record some more tracks for their first international album.


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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 28 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), Michigan Milk Producers Association, United Dairymen of Arizona and Upstate Niagara Cooperative (O-AT-KA) to sell 5.899 million pounds (2,676 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese and 1.636 million pounds (742 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Oceania. The product will be delivered April through September 2013.
Year-to-date, CWT has assisted member cooperatives in selling 47.055 million pounds of cheese, 46.484 million pounds of butter, 44,092 pounds of anhydrous milk fat and 218,258 pounds of whole milk powder to 30 countries on six continents. These sales are the equivalent of 1.449 billion pounds of milk on a milkfat basis. That is equal to 90% of USDA's projected increase in milk marketings for all of 2013.
Assisting CWT members through the Export Assistance program positively impacts producer milk prices in the short-term by helping to maintain inventories of cheese and butter at desirable levels. In the long-term, CWT's Export Assistance program helps member cooperatives gain and maintain market share, thus expanding the demand for U.S. dairy products and the farm milk that produces them.
CWT will pay export bonuses to the bidders only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required documentation.
Source: Cooperatives Working Together (CWT)


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The overriding principle of the soil food web and all Living organisms is the first trophic level.
Green growing plants feed all life.
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17 October 2018 Please Note: due to the prolonged lack of rain, we are only able to provide lamb products at this time. Buy your Grass Fed Beef and Lamb direct from the producer in our beef, lamb or combination packs. Exceptional eating and great value. We deliver throughout Australia, refrigerated to your door!
Running of cattle and sheep together has given us a powerful ecological tool for repair and rehabilitation of our pastures. The 'Herd Effect' and 'Animal Impact' are tools that we have used through our grazing system to repair and restore problem areas, increasing total yield. This allows us to grow all of our meat the way nature intended – from grass.
Eric is a member of Stipa Native Grass Association, Australian Simmental Breeders Association, Australian Professional Woolclassers Association At Gilgai Farms he regularly host field days and training days for a number of organizations wishing to showcase and teach regenerative and sustainable agricultural practices.
Gilgai Farm's ecological farming system promotes an increase in biodiversity to build a resilient ecosystem able to withstand fluctuations in temperatures, rainfall patterns and climate variability while producing healthy and nutritious, quality foods.
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Britain's Paralympians will be bidding to build on their Super Saturday success as they continue their gold medal charge.
Among those gunning for glory on Sunday is the "Quadfather" Peter Norfolk, who starts his campaign for gold in the wheelchair tennis.
Norfolk, 51, had a motorcycle accident in 1979 which left him with a spinal cord injury at T4/5 level. He won gold in the quad singles in Athens and Beijing and will be hoping to make it a hat-trick this week.
Meanwhile at Eton Dorney, former Army captain Nick Beighton will be going for gold in the mixed double scull event.
Beighton, 30, will take to the start line just three years after losing his legs in a devastating Taliban bomb blast. He was on a reconnaissance foot patrol in Helmand in October 2009 when he trod on an improvised explosive device.
Beighton, from Shrewsbury, needed 36 pints in blood transfusions and will mark his incredible recovery by competing in the mixed adaptive rowing sculls final with Samantha Scowen.
Also appearing at Eton Dorney is single sculls reigning Paralympic and world champion Tom Aggar.
The 28-year-old, who is paralysed from the waist down after an accident in 2005, is unbeaten in five years and cruised to victory in Friday's heat.
Their appearances come after a stunning day for ParalympicsGB, which saw golds in swimming, cycling and equestrian events.


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(a) No gaming facility may be licensed to operate in a county until the county commission of the county holds an election on the question of whether a gaming facility may be operated within the county and the voters approve the operation of a gaming facility in the county. The election shall be determined by a vote of the resident voters of the county in which the facility is proposed to be located.
The county commission of the county in which the proposed facility is located shall give notice to the public of the election by publication of the notice as a Class II-0 legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for the publication shall be the county in which the election is to be held. The date of the last publication of the notice shall fall on a date within the period of the fourteen consecutive days next preceding the election.
On the local option election ballot shall be printed the following:
Shall West Virginia Lottery Commission video lottery games and authorized games of chance be permitted within an area at the [name of qualified historic resort hotel]?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
(Place a cross mark in the square opposite your choice.)
Any local option election to approve or disapprove of the proposed authorization of a gaming facility within a county shall be in accordance with procedures adopted by the commission. The local option election may be held in conjunction with a primary or general election, or at a special election. Approval shall be by a majority of the voters casting votes on the question of approval or disapproval of gaming facility operations at the election.
If a majority votes against allowing a gaming facility, no election on the issue shall be held for a period of one hundred four weeks. If a majority votes "yes" no election reconsidering the action may be held for a period of five years. A local option election may thereafter be held if a written petition of qualified voters residing within the county equal to at least five percent of the number of persons who were registered to vote in the next preceding general election is received by the county commission of the county in which the gaming facility is to be located. The petition may be in any number of counterparts. The election shall take place at the next primary or general election scheduled more than ninety days following receipt by the county commission of the petition required by this subsection: Provided, That the issue may not be placed on the ballot until all statutory notice requirements have been met: Provided, however, That no subsequent disapproval may take effect until after the expiration of the five-year licensing period in effect at the time of the referendum.
(b) No local law or regulation providing any penalty, disability, restriction, regulation or prohibition for operating a gaming facility or supplying a gaming facility may be enacted, and the provisions of this article preempt all regulations, rules, ordinances and laws of any county or municipality in conflict with this article.
(c) Except as specifically provided in this article, no other fees or taxes may be imposed by a local governing body.


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Is anybody sick of watching supercar and superbike drag races at air strips yet? No? Didn't think so. I could watch this stuff all day, and I'll bet you can too.
After all, if you and your buddies owned some sweet rides like a Nissan GT-R, a Lamborghini Reventon, and a Ducati, and you had access to a giant runway, wouldn't you do the same thing?
We get treated to a couple of races in this video, and the results are pretty surprising and fun to watch. Tell us which of these badass toys you'd pick and why.
Hat tip to George!


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Hey people, today I will be uploading more lessons based on some Christmas stuff. To start the day off right, here is "how to draw a reindeer for kids", step by step. By the red nose you are probably thinking that this is Rudolph, and it very well may be. But in all honesty, this is just a reindeer that can be what you want it to be. A lot of people like drawing reindeer in their own way, but this tutorial will allow you to draw reindeer in a very simple, cute and seasonal manner. Have fun people and be sure to let me know what you think. I shall return so stay put.
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Runs along ground in open areas, often barren ground with little to no vegetation. Sand, dirt, gravel flats are home, unlike preferences of most songbirds. Appears squatty with short legs and low profile body. Unique black and yellow markings on head. Short black horns occasionally visible. Plain brown above, whitish below. Often in flocks, sometimes with pipits or longspurs.
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