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Welcome to the PSU Global Engagement Office (GEO) and thank you for supporting your child's study abroad experience! PSU is committed to providing students with a wide array of international travel opportunities.
Regardless of academic discipline or professional goals, our graduates will live and lead a more globalized world. Worldwide forces will affect their personal and professional lives even if they never leave the White Mountains or the USA. In order to prepare for our variable, multi-cultural world, students must be knowledgeable, adaptable, independent, and fluidly communicative across cultures. Students gain these sort of skills from study abroad experiences.
Our students are fortunate enough to be educated in an age where study abroad as become a common expectation. There is a large collection of opportunities; and although you can go to the opposite side of the world, find an internet cafe, and sip coffee while skyping your friends from home, studying abroad is nothing like home, which is a good thing!
Education, development and growth are about challenging our commonly held assumptions and getting outside our comfort zones. This can be a difficult and uneasy experience at times, but the rewards and sense of accomplishment are much greater when issues are confronted and resolved independently by trial and error and application of newly gained knowledge and experience. Therefore, GEO has developed a comprehensive advising and pre-departure orientation to help students prepare for and maximize their study abroad experience.
We hope you find the resources on this page helpful and wish your child a safe and informative study abroad experience!
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Please feel free to visit contact GEO at any time; our "Contact Us" page is where all our contact information can be found. With that said, Federal law (FERPA) prevents GEO from sharing specific information about individual students, so we encourage you to communicate directly with your son or daughter so s/he is fully aware of your interest and concern. You will offer the most support and guidance to your son or daughter by allowing him or her to act on their own and communicate directly with their designated study abroad advisor. Before long, your student will be living and studying in a new and unfamilar environment, help them prepare by encouraging them to communicate with GEO and to share important information with you. Additionally please refer to the parent guide to studying abroad for even more information.


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Greater Retreat
Created out of the idea that 18-24 year olds are experiencing a major transition in life and we want to help them navigate it to set the course for a 'greater' life in Christ! Come experience a weekend to reconnect with God!
Deeper Life
10th-13th graders get the opportunity to take their faith to the next level. We tell our Deeper Life deans to plan this week to take kids out of the "faith comfort zone" and challenge them to their foundation and help them rebuild it to be fully devoted followers of Christ!


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My Approach to Helping
What I love the most about being a therapist is the opportunity I have to help people become aware of what is keeping them from fully living out their lives, then to take the steps toward opening up to a better existence. I am always interested in how and why people came to be where they are. I become passionate about helping them learn from their previous experiences to create new, more satisfying ones. I am frequently amazed at what a person can survive. Even more often, I am awestruck to witness and participate in the healing of what they've endured. More meaning, deeper spiritual connections, and better relationships with others often result from this restoration.


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I awoke with four night's worth of dreams in my head this morning.
In the afternoon, I was blessed with four fortunes in one fortune cookie.
Today is July 4th.
The coincidences were hitting me over the head with four very large hammers.
Yes, I see it, yes, I'm awake, thank you yes I appreciate all that I have, I am awake now.
I see now, so I share four dreams and four fortunes with you now:
Houses made of paper
I dreamt that houses were made of paper. Just sheets upon sheets of thin, photocopier-style paper.
The crazy thing is, they were all water damaged. You know when a book gets wet and then dries and the pages wrinkle? That's what they all looked like and it made me very sad.
Birthday bathroom
I dreamt that it was a very good friend's birthday and I hadn't bought him anything and I hadn't made him a card. I only bought a card and wrote in it.
The birthday party was meant to be a surprise. I had the keys to his house while he was two houses down, starting a BBQ. It wasn't his current house. This felt like the older houses on Victoria Drive or Graveley or Shaughnessy. He noticed me, though, so the surprise seemed to be ruined.
When I was inside a mutual friend came in. Of course, he had made a hand made card.
He was asking where the bathroom was and when I told him, he was very upset that it was facing the living room. He said you don't want dirty water spilling into the living space, into the kitchen is okay, not the living space.
Scolded labourer
I dreamt that I took a temp job as a general labourer. It felt like the day I recently volunteered at Spanish Banks – a motley crew, quite a variety of men and women. It seemed like we were on general clean up duties at various demolition sites. It felt like Vancouver, where many old buildings have been knocked down to make room for condos.
We weren't given very good instructions. Actually, we weren't really given instructions at all. Plus we weren't provided with helmets or gloves. So we just wandered around and tried to learn from nearby crews. I noticed they were picking up large rocks and collecting them on the back of a truck, so I starting doing the same. But that quickly became boring because most of the rocks were very small. Mostly everything was a huge mess of very fine destruction.
Eventually, a Jim Pattison-like character came along and was very very pissed off at us. So pissed off he mostly shuffled around, back and forth across the debris, frustrated. When he did talk, I could barely hear him because of the background music we were playing. I went to the computer to turn down the iTunes or the stereo but couldn't figure it out. So I gave up.
I tried to talk to Jimmy, to explain that I hadn't been on a construction site in years, and that we weren't given instructions, helmets, nor gloves. He didn't seem to fully comprehend.
He was a terrible leader – fully embracing the authority but not effectively directing his team at all.
Shaving seminar
I dreamt that a friend and I, plus a lot of other people were attending a seminar on How To Be Successful.
But for the first hour or more of the presentation, the woman was teaching us how to take our beards off with a certain liquid and a dish sponge (the ones with the one rough side, usually used for dishes).
I began taking off my beard below my jawline. It felt so real, my skin was so smooth, I had to check, once I woke up, if it was gone.
In the dream, though, I went to the bathroom and all the hair down my neck below my adam's apple was left and it looked gross. My friend had a good amount of stubble and refused to remove his.


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13-time Indian Club Champion, 1920 US Epee Champion, 6th at the 1920 Olympic Games – Men's Epee Team.
Indian clubs or Iranian clubs or meels belong to a category of exercise equipment used for developing strength in juggling. They comprise bowling-pin shaped wooden "clubs" of varying sizes and weights, which are swung in certain patterns as part of an exercise program. They can range from a few pounds each, up to special clubs that can weigh as much as 50 pounds. They were used in carefully choreographed routines where the clubs were swung in unison by a group of exercisers, led by an instructor in the front. Despite their common English name implying an Indian origin, the so-called Indian clubs were in fact created in the Near East. Properly referred to as meels (Persian: میل mil), they are first recorded as being used by wrestlers in ancient Persia, Egypt, and the Middle East. They were exceptionally popular during the health craze of the late Victorian era, used by military cadets and well-heeled ladies alike, and even appeared as a gymnastic event in the 1904 and 1932 Olympics. Gymnasia were built just to cater to club exercise groups. from Wikipedia
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Ray W. Dutcher National Clubs Champion
Has Won Twenty-One Gold Medals, Ten Silver and Five Bronze
and is Still Going Strong – Was Member of the Olympic Team
It was a rather odd coincidence back in the college days of Ray W. Dutcher, The National A.A.U. Club-Swinging Champion, that due to a peculiar adverse circumstance he was not taken with the New York University "gym" Team to compete in the intercollegiates held at Yale University, after he had won practically all the firsts that could be won in competitive meets held during that Collegiate year, so to put one over on the "powers that be", he entered the nationals just to try his luck.
Of course, the National Indian Clubs were three-pounders, while those of the Intercollegiates weighed only one and a half pounds. It was quite a feature to see him try his hand at this "Man's Sport", and it was rather interesting to see him qualify for third place, when young Harris, the crack "Club-Swinger" of that day, dropped his club. During the five-minute swinging with those three-pound clubs, several of the audience started as if they were ready to assist that long lean Atom of humanity, thinking every moment that he would drop from exhaustion.
It happened that there were two keen-sighted, assiduous personages in the audience who saw a future National Indian Club Swinger in the elongated Intercollegiate Champion. So as the general run of things go, one morning Ray Dutcher was paged at the University Heights, with the notice that Mr. Matt Halpin and Paul Pilgrim were on the wire at the New York Athletic Club.
Well you can imagine what a surprise it must have been to that young collegian as he was invited by these two extinguished gentlemen to join the Club. They knew the kind of an athlete they were getting, as he has won twenty-one gold medals, ten silver medals, and five bronze medals since that day, way back in 1911.
It was only two weeks ago that he succeeded in defending his title as National Champion with the one and one-half pound Indian Clubs, which title he has held practically since 1912.
In 1915 it was suggested that he ought to make a good dueling sword champion as well, so due to the ingenious tutelage of our able Fencing Instructors he began to aspire in the fencing room. The Dueling Sword seemed to be his meat, for the training in Club Swinging developed a strong rigid wrist, which is an asset for that particular weapon.
In 1918 Dutcher qualified, and won third place in the National Dueling Sword Championships held at the Hotel Astor; in 1919 he qualified and won second in the same event; and in 1920 he reached the height of ambition when he tied for First Place with Henry Breckenridge in the same even tat the Hotel Astor, and finally, after a very heated twenty-minute fence-off, succeeded in carrying away the honors of the day by winning the National Championship.
This event not only made him National Champion Duelist for 1920, but also placed him on the 1920 Olympic Team that represented the United States at Antwerp, Belgium.
It was a rather peculiar fact to note that the judges were not exactly satisfied to have a single weapon man on the Olympic Team, so a special tryout meet was arranged the next week to test the ability of this duelist's keen judgment and nerve. The best fencers of the country were to test his aspirations, and to their surprise he succeeded in winning all his bouts at this grueling contest under the tutelage of his distinguished friend Dr. James B. Clemens. It was finally announced at the banquet that followed, that Dutcher would be added to the 1920 Olympic Dueling Team.


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Foggo Wines is a small family-owned winery and cellar door making extremely fine wine from some of McLaren Vale's oldest vines.
Foggo Wines produces individual wines with rich ripe fruit characters, we pick the grapes to taste, open barrel ferment, lightly press and mature in quality oak.
The winery and cellar door are located on our historic estate vineyard and plantings date back to 1915.
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Michael Steele
February 01, 2011
Michael Steele is the RNC's former Chair and has provided The Daily Show with quite a few moments of true-life comedy. You know, Steele's alleged "business expenses" on lesbian bondage made the headlines all over the place.
The first part of this interview is conducted with a muppet (or it might be a puppet. I'm not sure about the copyright here.) Brilliant. And my favorite part of the interview is when Stewart calls the RNC out on being fically responsible when the RNC is over 20 million dollars in debt. Steele's bodily reaction cracks me up!
Great interview. Funny. Smart. Classic Stewart.


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Experience the barefoot lifestyle and tropical landscape of the Phi Phi Islands in the Andaman Sea on a full-day tour from Krabi. Swim with colorful fish at Lohsamah and Monkey Bay, snorkel among coral gardens and laze on white sand beaches at Maya Bay.
Pick-up service
Free pick-up is available from your hotel in Ao Nang, Krabi Town, Ao Nam Mao, Klong Muang and Tub Kaek Beach, except Railay Beach.
Pick-up time
- Klong Muang Beach 08.00-08.20 am.
- Ao Nam Mao 08.00-08.20 am.
- Krabi town 08.00-08.30 am.
- Ao Nang Area 08.20-08.45 am.
Pick-up from Railay Beach
If you are staying in Railay Beach, You must contact the boat in that area and pay the boat fee separately. In order to go the meeting point by yourself before time this following
- Nopharat Thara Pier before 08.45 am.
- Ao Nang Leaf fish statue before 08.30 am.
- Ao Nammao Pier before 08.00 am.
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Enjoy a full-day of relaxation on this speedboat trip to Phi Phi Islands, lapped by turquoise waters and shaded by towering limestone rocks. Scene of the blockbuster movie "The Beach," Phi Phi is a paradise destination just 30 miles from mainland Thailand.
Composed of 2 islets, Phi Phi Don is the larger, known for its fine beaches and coral formations. Above average tourist facilities are available along the 2 beautiful curved bays of Ton Sai and Lodalam. During the day you can visit Maya Bay, where "The Beach" was filmed, swim in some of the world's clearest water, snorkel at beautiful Hin Klang, and explore Viking Cave, where thousands of swallows nest.
Discover the hidden coves of Phi Phi Lee, such as Phi Lee Bay, where the limestone cliffs rise straight up from the waters and are only reachable by boat. Snorkel among the coral gardens of Ao Maya and Ao Lo Sama. Completely uninhabited and surrounded by flawless sand beaches, expect to see abundant reef fish and even the occasional leopard shark.
You will also visit Monkey Beach, which is located on the southwestern side of Ton Sai Bay. It is a simply stunning 150 meter long strip of white powdery sand fringed by emerald water. During low tide you can see a colony of monkeys having their breakfast down on the beach.
The morning session will end on Phi Phi Don, the larger of the 2 sister islands. A rich Thai buffet lunch is served in the restaurant of Phi Phi Cliff Beach Resort. Then it is time to explore the island path of Ton Sai which offers average tourist facilities along the beautiful curved bays of Ton Sai and Loh Dalum Bay.
In the afternoon you will have to chance to swim and snorkel at Bamboo Island, a tiny and flat island covered by lush vegetation and entirely surrounded by a strip of white sand and a reef that spreads up to 500 meters from the shore. The uninhabited paradise located 3 miles (5 km) off the northern tip of Koh Phi Phi Don provides visitors with the feeling of swimming in an aquarium.
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• It is recommended to bring the waterproof bag to protect your electronic belongings
• This trip is not allowed for participants with heart conditions or other serious medical conditions, or for pregnant women
• The boat is not wheelchair accessible
• Vegetarian food is available on request
• Please note that the itinerary may change due to bad weather conditions or other unforeseeable events
• The speedboat is operated with 2 engines and contains 30-35 or 45 seats maximum (depends on the number of customers)


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West Coast vintners' endeavors with Rhône varieties are showing new sophistication with each passing vintage, and, while capably capturing the richness inherent in each, these are wines that exhibit more polish and complexity than ever before.
Among the most out-and-out inviting and delectable of the Rhône reds, Grenache is a wine that we have been watching for some time, and the exciting new bunch that has made its way to our tasting table is cause for real celebration
Well-made Syrah can be very serious stuff, and this month's collection of new worthies warrants serious attention. There are examples made for cellaring and others that provide tasty drinking right now, and the across-the-board quality is striking.
Grown throughout Southern France, Mouvèdre has slowly taken hold here in California and has become an important component of a good many savory blends.
Wines made from Carignane, especially those sourced from very old, "heritage" sites are a hearty bunch ideally suited for pairing with hearty roasts, braises and stews.
Cinsault makes unexpectedly delicate and graceful wines and is sure to come as a surprise to those that think all Rhônish reds are big, beefy and robust.
With its intoxicating perfume of flowers and fruit, Viognier is, when well-made, a wonderfully rich wine that is lovely on its own or when matched up with food.
We see a few more bottlings of Grenache Blanc with each new vintage, but more than any other of its pale Rhône relations, Grenache Blanc in California is a work still in progress.
Although Roussanne is usually combined with other white varieties, its rich, slightly honeyed qualities come clearly through, and occasional, unblended bottlings can impress with their richness, structure and fruity strength.
Relatively scarce in California and, like Roussanne, almost always employed in blends, Marsanne makes rich and weighty wines of which we have occasionally been impressed.
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and a handful of reprised Chardonnay favorites head up the March edition of Best Buys and, if all offer fine value, more than a few are unqualified steals.
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Rad Tech Special Procedures (Per Diem)
PeaceHealth is seeking a Rad Tech Special Procedures (Per Diem) for a per diem, Day shift position.
Req ID: 175148
Provides patient services to a wide range of patient ages from neonates to geriatric patients using imaging modalities; performs angiographic and cardiac catheterization procedures; applies principles of radiation protection; evaluates images for technical quality; exercises professional judgment in the performance of procedures; provides patient care essential to procedures; recognizes patient conditions immediate action and initiates life support measures; maintains knowledge current with developing requiring technology.
1. Conducts examinations for diagnostic interpretation, evaluates procedures, and makes recommendations for improvement. Integrates previous imaging studies, laboratory results, patient history and medical records to optimize exam. Evaluates patient information for potential risk factors
2. Initiates investigation of incidents when immediate action is required; otherwise refers for further evaluation to department leadership.
3. Provides patient services using imaging modalities; performs examinations, assists in procedures; applies principles of radiation protection; evaluates images for technical quality; recognizes patient conditions requiring immediate action and initiates life support measures; maintains knowledge of current/developing technology.
4. Administers ionizing radiation for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Performs angiographic and cardiac catheterization procedures.
5. Administers contrast agents as required by specified procedures under the direction of a qualified physician.
6. Prepares supplies and equip exam room to meet the needs of requested examinations and to meet specific physician requirements for procedures.
7. Organizes daily work schedule and performs related clerical duties as required.
8. Perform most appropriate examination based on patient information through consultation with interpreting physician and/or ordering physician as necessary.
9. Provide patient education and instruction prior to and after examination. Provide training/education to staff & students as indicated.
10. Applies ALARA principle to ensure appropriate radiation safety for self, staff and patient. Evaluates patient for pregnancy prior to exam as indicated.
11. Perform surgical x-ray examinations utilizing appropriate radiation safety measures and adhering to AORN standards.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.
- Graduation from an accredited school of radiologic technology required.
- Experience and demonstrated ability to adapt exam to address problems of patient care as they arise making decisions to appropriately resolve problems.
- Appropriate knowledge of radiologic principles, physics, anatomy, physiology, positioning and related medical terminology.
- Minimum of one year prior experience preferred prior in general imaging field.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient's need
- PACS/RIS knowledge required. ImageCast/CareCast experience preferred
- Licensure/Certification/Registration to practice in trained modality as required by the State.
- Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required at date of hire.
- Current ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) must be obtained within a standard grace period from hire or transfer, as specified in the PeaceHealth Policy Resuscitation Training Completion Requirements, or upon hire.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects and display flexibility in a fast paced and changing work environment.
- Ability to work with basic office equipment such as telephones, photocopier, facsimiles, computers, etc.
- Work requires moderate physical exertion from 34 to 65% of the time.
- Ability to lift objects weighing 80 lbs. or less.
- Work is performed under normal working conditions with adequate lighting and ventilation.
- Reasonably anticipated exposure to blood and body fluids.
- Job duties frequently require intense concentration and attention to detail (34-65% of work time).
There may be more than one opening on this posting.
Please apply online to be considered. For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application.
About PeaceHealth
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 900 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of its founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission.
We offer competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a collaborative, Mission-driven work environment! To learn more about working at PeaceHealth and the Bellingham community please visit our homepage: www.peacehealth.org/careers.
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Probably the hardest aspect of the new layout is simplifying the feeding system so it's easy, intuitive and informative. So of course that's what I picked to work on first! It's nearly finished, only a couple more bugs to iron out, including one I discovered at the end of the these preview videos.
Key Changes of the Feeding System
- Everything is moved into a small box right on the main profile, instead of it's own whole section everything is open to the public so players can help each other with feeding settings
- Instead of choosing both a percentage of feed and a total weight now all you need to do is choose how much of the horses energy will come from each food (percentage)
- If you keep your horses total feed at 100% he'll maintain his current weight (assuming you don't exceed the max intake values for both maintenance and training)
- Protein, Fiber and Sugar are now displayed as progress bars with a blue line indicating the needs of that particular horse
- The previous Maintenance/Training progress bar has been replaced with a simple table showing the max kg the horse can eat, as well as how much he'll need to eat to reach the owners chosen energy percentage
- New "Weight Gain Mix" feed added to help your hard keeps gain some weight
- An extensive Help Section has been written alongside the development so it'll be ready right from the start
Preview Videos
The new Help Section is displayed at the end of the first video. Most other sections of the page are incomplete currently.


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Probability and Statistics > Tables
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This is a very elegant tea. The overall taste sensation of this tea is mineral-stone, crisp & clean with an underlying layer of buttery sweetness. Mengding Mountain Huang Ya has a cool and bracing quality that affirms its high plateau origins – its magnificent terroir – and expresses the chilly early spring weather during which time the tea bushes on Mengding Mountain first flush with tender new buds. The buds re-steep well so you should try many short steepings with these buds that are so packed with flavor. It also cups very well as a room temperature or cold beverage, so don't miss this refreshing option.
…see our Steeping Notes…
– The tasting notes for the 2020 tea will be updated when its samples arrive –
Our batch of 2019 new harvest Mengding Mountain Huang Ya was gathered in early-to-mid April 2019, somewhat later than some other years but well within the 'normal' time for this early tea. The weather in Sichuan has not been quite as finicky as it has been in many other places this spring; however, the early leaf just did not have the concentration of flavor that we were hoping for, so we gambled on waiting a bit to try to find that 'sweet spot' of the harvest. This would be the point at which this bud-only pluck would still be young, tender, small and fresh, but would also exhibit some adolescent vigor and youthful complexity.
Voila, the gods smiled on this high plateau and the budset cooperated to produce a wonderful mid-period harvest of delicious bud-only Huang Ya for us.
This year's Mengding Mountain Huang Ya has a flavor that is well-concentrated, exceptionally fragrant (when steeped, but not the dry buds), stunningly delicious and full of life. The aroma has just a touch of the 'tomato-stem' or 'cocoa' smell that some tea varietals possess. The mouthfeel (aka 'brothiness') is quite remarkable. The 'hui gan', or 'returning flavor' that lingers on the palate well after swallowing is remarkable too in this year's leaf.
The shape of this tea is precise and lean because there was just enough moisture to plump up the cell structure. The color of both the dry and re-hydrated leaf is outstanding – a green that is quite unusual and that could only be produced in a natural, plant-based material. This is one of the most beautiful of Chinese teas. Because this tea is so special, we sell out of it every year. We recommend not waiting too long to place your order.
We have only needed to increase the price just a minor amount from last year – this is very exciting given the world-wide demand for premium tea and the competition that we find ourselves among for special teas such as this.
Mengding Mountain Huang Ya is a glorious springtime phenomenon. This tea is made of 'first-of-the-season' compact, tender buds brimming with the vigor of tea bushes that are beginning their annual growth cycle. Yellow teas are increasingly uncommon in China because few tea makers specialize in making them today. The extra work involved in making yellow tea makes it more labor-intensive than that for manufacturing green tea and the market for these teas is judged to be dwindling. We are thrilled to have this tea so that our tea enthusiast customers can experience it before the day arrives when it may no longer be made.
Mengding Mountain Huang Ya production is small and the season begins early in the unusual micro-climate of Sichuan province. Tea pluckers gather delicate, sword-shaped buds and carefully place them into small silk bags (rather than traditional woven bamboo tea plucking baskets) to avoid any damage to the buds. Two workers picking in this manner for one full day will gather only one kilo of fresh buds. This quantity of fresh 'leaf' (actually buds!) may reduce to as little as 500grams of finished tea.
Mengding Mountain is located on the Tibetan Plateau in NW Sichuan Province. It is considered by tea historians to be the birthplace of cultivated tea in China. Mengding Mountain is situated northwest of Mt Emei, one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism. These gardens' proximity to Ya'an, and its Agricultural University is no accident, as the professors there have a keen interest in all things tea and the temples in the surrounding mountains are the origins of cultivated tea as we know it today.
When we visited a Mengding Mountain Huang Ya tea garden, temple, and tea factory one spring, there was fresh snow on the tea garden from an overnight storm the night before, when we also had arrived. What an experience to walk past the garden's scolding 'guard' monkeys (actually Tibetan Macaques) onto a famous tea mountain in the fog, the tea bushes covered in ice and snow! The garden supervisors lent us lead crampons to navigate the treacherous paths that guided us past those gregarious (and hungry) monkeys to our destination: exquisite and well-hidden, lush tea gardens…dusted with a fresh snowfall.
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Paul Greenberg's Four FishPosted: 02/24/2011 Filed under: Rhode Island, Sustainability | Tags: barramundi, bass, bluefin tuna, cod, Connecticut, Fish, Fishery, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, Japan, Kona Kampachi, monkfish, Paul Greenberg, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, salmon, sashimi, soft-shell clams, stripers, sushi, Sustainability, sustainable consumption, tuna Leave a comment
Paul Greenberg's fascinating new book Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, examines the reasons why humans chose to seek out salmon, tuna, bass, and cod, the four staples of our seafood diet, and questions the sustainability of our efforts to continue doing so. I recently lived in Japan for three years, and had my fair share of Toro sashimi, fatty blue fin tuna, along with other delicacies. Having lived in that seafood-based culture, and having fished for salmon myself, I understand the appeal of the current staples of seafood. I was really impressed with the background and the framework with which Greenberg examines these fisheries.
Greenberg grew in Connecticut, fishing along its namesake river (Connecticut comes from the Algonquin word quonehtacut, or 'long coastal river'), and developed a love of fishing from an early age. He understands fisheries management and aquaculture, and deftly explains how our fisheries came to be in their current state. At root, the book is examining four fish, "Or rather four archetypes of fish flesh which humanity is trying to master in one way or another, either through the management of a wild system, through the domestication and farming of individual species, or through the outright substitution of one species for another." In fact that is where Four Fish is particularly insightful – Greenberg identifies some potential sustainable aquaculture candidates that are efficient and safe (for both humans and the marine environment), that you probably never heard of, like barramundi and Kona Kampachi.
I recently attended a public hearing about proposed fisheries regulations in Rhode Island, and what became immediately apparent to me was that most of the audience, stakeholders in the fisheries industry, spoke an entirely different language than the fisheries scientists, employees of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM). There were both commercial and recreational fishers of a wide range of aquatic species, ranging from soft-shell clams to cod, stripers to monkfish. Their individual economic incentives often conflicted with each other; party boat captains relied on a large bag limit of tautog, because the state regulations were more liberal than in neighboring states; divers and waders for shellfish fought for different season opening dates, to get an advantage on each other. The fisheries scientists spoke of maintaining sustainable fisheries through regulation, while the fishermen complained they would be unable to make a profit with 'micromanagement.'
Greenberg's Four Fish examines the economic aspects of fisheries as well, and he recommends that artisan fishers replace factory trawlers; subsidized fishing fleets should go away and in their place, respectful fishermen-herders who will steward the species as well as catch them. He also argues that blue fin tuna and other species that travel across oceans are unmanageable, and should be protected like tigers and whales. Having seen the Japanese fish markets, I know how difficult that will be, but mercury-laden tuna is simply not sustainable or manageable. Here in Rhode Island, fishermen at the hearing spoke of resources and jobs; while they may sometimes disagree with the fisheries scientists, both will need to work together in the long term to create sustainable fisheries, sustainable jobs, and sustainable seafood. Ultimately, that will require "a profound reduction in fishing effort," and open-minded consumers.
Democracy in actionPosted: 02/23/2011 Filed under: Rhode Island, Sustainability | Tags: Fisheries, Fishery, New England, Rhode Island, Sustainability Leave a comment
Last night I attended a public comment hearing on some proposed fishing management regulations, and I could hear the tension that exists between our economy, reliant on steady growth, and our diminishing resources. The proposals, presented by RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM) administrators, were framed by scientific assessments of the health of fisheries. The fish were referred to mainly as biomass and resources. The hearing was attended by 50 people, mainly fishermen and women, but also citizens concerned about sustainable fisheries.
Critics of DEM regulation presented arguments about the rising cost of fuel, and the need to maintain a high harvest in order to make a profit; many of them did not agree with the DEM about their fishery assessments. Ultimately, the administrators and the fishermen seemed to be speaking two languages, much like our national political discourse. When the DEM administrator chairing the hearing referred to 'management,' fisherman recoiled as if the word meant 'closure.' The DEM assessed fishery populations scientifically, whereas the fishermen offered anecdotal evidence about days when the fish come and days when they don't. One shellfisherman asked a DEM scientist to explain where the evidence of soft-shell clam underpopulation was.
The hearing was an exercise in democracy, one that both sides seemed familiar with. The DEM administrator chairing the hearing knew many of the fishermen by name, including several leaders of trade associations. Those trade associations take different positions on DEM regulation, but the word 'micromanagement' came up many times. Several members of an Advisory Panel, which worked prior to the hearing to offer recommendations to the DEM on the proposals, spoke of the long hours spent trying to identify the best path forward. Several veterans, involved with RI fisheries and regulation going back to the 1970s, spoke of the 'give-and-take' that happens with these regulations over time. The process itself offered by the hearing gave me some hope about the ability of our system of government to work 'for the people and by the people.' Ultimately, that is the only way we can move forward, especially with the great challenges we will face in coming years.


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*Some dates might change from year to year and events can be added. Please contact an leadership team member if you have questions.
Online February & March
Garden Opening Day
Around the First Outdoor Farmer's Market: Mid April
Elections & Garden Closing
Last Outdoor Farmer's Market: Mid November
Leadership Team Transition & Planning
The registration form is due before Opening Day and is filled out online. All returning and new members must fill out a registration form. An email is sent to all members in April with this form and details about Opening Day.
Garden Opening Day
Opening Day generally occurs on the same Saturday as the first outdoor farmer's market. This will be a social event to meet the garden leadership team and fellow gardeners. All plot fees and security deposits are given to the Treasurer. Plots will be assigned. We will conduct new member orientation. Members will be encouraged to help prepare the garden for the growing season. Gardeners will have a chance to meet with the Educational Director if they have questions on how to get started. This is a required event for all members.
Maintenance Notice
Any plots that have not been visibly cared for or planted will receive a notice from the leadership team. They will have one week to rectify the situation. If no progress is made, their plot fees and security deposit are forfeit and the plot will be given to someone on the wait list. If there is no one on the wait list, another member or the Educational Director can ask for the space.
Work Parties
Throughout the growing season, the leadership team may schedule work parties for members to collectively improve the garden space, create community, and educate the public. These events can be used to satisfy member volunteer hours. Members are expected to volunteer at least four hours each year.
Social Events & Workshops
Members are welcome to plan social events or workshops. Some events in the past have included Make Music Madison, Yoga, Planting Day, Compost Workshops, Herb Workshops, Social Hours at local bars, and Seed Starting Workshops.
Elections & Leadership Transition
The Leadership Team is in charge of making sure the garden is a welcoming place and runs efficiently. Sometimes positions change or duties shift depending on who is able to serve. Positions are often filled at winter monthly garden meetings based on who has shown interest in serving.
All positions are considered open every season except the role of Chair. This person will be appointed from the current leadership team. This allows for some continuity between seasons in the case that the elected leadership team consists of all new people.
Members may hold no more than two positions. Transition between former and new leaders will occur over the winter months and the new Leadership Team will start serving the following spring.
Garden Closing
One last work party will be held to ensure that beds, tools, compost, and the garden space are ready for the winter. Security deposits will be returned to members in good standing. This is a required garden event for all members.
Winter Planning
Leadership Team members will receive needed materials for their position (the new treasurer will be added to the bank account, educational materials will be handed over, etc.). The Leadership Team will plan the following year by creating goals for the garden, seeking outside funding sources if needed, establishing pathways of communication with necessary community entities and making any necessary changes to the website and welcome packet. Members and neighbors are welcome to attend these meetings as well.


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Part of attracting customers to a brand new Facebook business Page involves uploading photos, which makes the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" ring true, especially when it comes to social media.
Images are a crucial part of a business' marketing strategy on Facebook. You can use it to show off various parts of a business like a store's interior, a staff roster, or even the products on sale offered to customers.
With the right images on a Page, you can attract some of the 1.49 billion daily active users on Facebook.
Uploading Facebook Business Profile and Cover Photos
First impressions are crucial to success, which makes your profile and Facebook Business cover photos even more important. These are the first things that potential customers will see when they visit a business Page so it needs to be a high-quality and compelling image.
Facebook Business Profile Photos
Changing your business' profile picture only takes a few clicks:
- Click on the camera icon on the bottom-right of the image. You can choose to add a photo from your existing gallery of images on your page or upload a photo from your computer. You can also take an impromptu photo.
- You can then choose to make edits to the image, and check the cropping window to see that it fits both the square and circular frames. You can also add a brief description of the image.
- When you're satisfied with the final product, you can click the "Save" button to finalize the process.
Facebook doesn't have a recommended size for profile photos. However, it says that the image is displayed at different dimensions if it's viewed on a computer, smartphones, or other mobile devices.
- Computers: 170 x 170 pixels
- Smartphones: 128 x 128 pixels
- Most feature phones: 36 x 36 pixels
When uploading a profile image, you need to make sure that it's still clearly visible in all of these small dimensions. Even though the image is on a square frame on the Page, Facebook will crop it onto a circular frame for ads and posts. Make sure that your profile picture works for both shapes.
Facebook Business Cover Photos
Unlike profile pictures, Facebook actually gives out minimum dimensions for a business's cover images (400 pixels wide and 150 pixels tall). Fortunately, the process for adding the image is just as easy as the profile photo.
- Click on the "Add a Cover" button on the top-left corner of the cover image frame. You can choose to upload a picture from your computer, choose from existing images on your Page, or even use the frame to create a slideshow (more on this later).
- Your image then appears within the frame. You can drag it around so that it positioned correctly.
- Hit the "Save" button when you're done.
Cover images appear in the dimensions of 820 x 312 pixels on computers and 640 x 360 pixels on smartphones. While it is important that cover images have a high enough quality to appear clear in these dimensions, you should remember that higher quality images can increase loading times on your Page.
For the fastest load times, Facebook recommends uploading an image that is 851 pixels wide and 315 pixels tall. It should also be in a JPG file format with sRGB color spacing, which should also reduce the file size. Facebook also mentions that the image should be less than 100 KB in size.
If you want to add a logo as a profile or cover photo, Facebook says that you should classify it as a PNG file, which should provide better results in overall quality.
Can I Use Facebook Business Manager to Upload Photos?
Facebook Business Manager (FBM) can help you create Pages for businesses with multiple locations. Unfortunately, it doesn't have an easy way to upload photos because you still have to go to each individual page to add a new photo.
However, you can set up a parent-child Page system within FBM to upload the same profile and cover photos to each Page at once.
You can upload the pictures to the parent, or main, Page, which will also affect the location, or child, Pages. You can also choose to change the cover and profile photos for specific Pages to reflect special events or upcoming deals.
However, any future changes to the main Page's profile or cover images might override the custom photos picked for location Pages.
Uploading General Photos to Your Facebook Business Page
Cover and profile pictures aren't enough to attract customers to your Page. You'll need to keep a steady stream of images on your timeline. These can be photos of your products, services, or involvement in a special event.
Clicking on the Photo/Video button underneath a Post template reveals the many ways you can add photos to your Page. Just click on your preferred method to immediately add the image to your Page.
Upload Individual Photos
This option allows you to upload a single image onto your timeline. You can upload the picture by itself or add a description to attract Page visitors. Any photos uploaded this way appears in your Page's "Photos" section under the Timeline Photos album. Speaking of which…
Photo Albums
You can upload an album that consists of multiple photos that were uploaded at the same time. Make sure that you also give the album a title to give more information to your viewers.
Another way to show off multiple photos is with a slideshow. You can select between 3 – 10 images and customize the presentation with background music. You can also use slideshows as an update to an existing post.
Photo Carousel
Utilizing a carousel allows a business to not only show off its products and services but to also provide a direct link to a product page. You can upload up to 10 images with each one having its own link.
Facebook recommends a minimum image dimension of 1,080 pixels wide and 1,080 pixels tall.
Instant Experiences
Another way to showcase the business' offerings is with Instant Experience. Clicking on the image will take users to a presentation where you can add additional photos, videos, image carousels, and forms.
Even though you can use your Page to create Carousels and Instant Experiences, Facebook also lets you create these customer-focused presentations through its Ads Manager platform.


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This painting is heading to Settler's West for the American Miniatures show next Saturday. The early morning scene was inspired from a trip to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on a cool clear morning. The sun is just gracing the distant trees and has not yet reached the foreground.
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!! History Commons Alert, Exciting News
This is a scalable context timeline. It contains events related to the event October 13, 1991: Thomas Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. The lower the scale, the more relevant the items on average will be, while the higher the scale, the less relevant the items, on average, will be.
When Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first and only African-American to serve on the Court, announces his retirement, the Bush administration is ready with a far more conservative replacement. President Bush himself is already under fire for previously naming a moderate, David Souter, to the Court, and Bush is determined to give his conservative base someone they can back. Although Bush had wanted to nominate an appropriately conservative Hispanic, his eventual nomination is Clarence Thomas, who is completing his first year as a judge on the DC Court of Appeals. Thomas has two qualifications that Bush officials want: like Marshall, he is African-American; unlike Marshall, he is as conservative a jurist as Antonin Scalia (see September 26, 1986) or Robert Bork (see July 1-October 23, 1987). Two of former President Reagan's closest legal advisers, C. Boyden Gray and Lee Liberman (a co-founder of the conservative Federalist Society), privately call Thomas "the black Bork." Bush calls Thomas "the most qualified man in the country" for the position. [New York Times, 7/2/1991; Dean, 2007, pp. 146-153] During the July 2 press conference to announce Thomas's nomination, Bush says: "I don't feel he's a quota. I expressed my respect for the ground that Mr. Justice Marshall plowed, but I don't feel there should be a black seat on the Court or an ethnic seat on the Court." For his part, Thomas extols his upbringing as a desperately poor child in Georgia, crediting his grandmother and the nuns who taught him in Catholic schools as particular influences on his life and values. Republican senator Orrin Hatch says that opposing Thomas will be difficult: "Anybody who takes him on in the area of civil rights is taking on the grandson of a sharecropper." [New York Times, 7/2/1991] However, the non-partisan American Bar Association's recommendation panel splits on whether Thomas is qualified or not, the first time since 1969 the ABA has failed to unanimously recommend a nominee. Twelve panelists find Thomas "qualified," two find him "not qualified," and none find him "well qualified." One senior Congressional aide calls the assessment of Thomas "the equivalent of middling." [New York Times, 8/28/1991; Dean, 2007, pp. 146-153] In 2007, former Nixon White House counsel John Dean will write, "For the president to send a nominee to the Supreme Court with anything less than a uniformly well-qualified rating is irresponsible, but such decisions have become part of the politicization of the judiciary." Thomas, himself a beneficiary of the nation's affirmative action programs, opposes them, once calling them "social engineering;" he has no interest in civil rights legislation, instead insisting that the Constitution should be "color-blind" and the courts should stay out of such matters. Civil rights, women's rights, and environmental groups are, in Dean's words, "terrified" of Thomas's nomination. To overcome these obstacles, the Bush administration decides on a strategy Dean calls "crude but effective… us[ing] Thomas's color as a wedge with the civil rights community, because he would pick up some blacks' support notwithstanding his dismal record in protecting their civil rights. [New York Times, 7/2/1991; Dean, 2007, pp. 146-153] The nomination of an African-American quells some of the planned resistance to a conservative nominee promised by a number of civil rights organizations. [New York Times, 7/2/1991] Three months later, Thomas will be named to the court after a bitterly contentious brace of confirmation hearings (see October 13, 1991).
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Anita Hill. [Source: ABC News]Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court (see October 13, 1991) are muddied by explosive charges of sexual harassment. Anita Hill, a conservative, African-American law professor who once worked for Thomas both at the Department of Education and at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about Thomas's alleged sexual advances towards her. The committee learned of the allegations from one of Hill's close friends, who says that Hill was the victim of frequent and pernicious sexual harassment by Thomas. The committee has investigated Hill's claims, but until now, the reticent Hill has been unwilling to come forward publicly and make the charges. (The FBI is conducting an investigation of the charges as well, though the investigation will be inconclusive.) After the story breaks in the press on October 6, committee members persuade her to come forward and lodge formal charges with the committee, thus allowing them to make her allegations public. The committee opens a second round of hearings to determine the accuracy of Hill's charges. Hill's testimony before the committee is calm and lethally specific. [Dean, 2007, pp. 146-153] Testimony - Hill tells the committee: "I am not given to fantasy. This is not something I would have come forward with if I was not absolutely sure of what I was saying." Hill testifies: "He spoke about acts that he had seen in pornographic films involving such matters as women having sex with animals, and films showing group sex or rape scenes. He talked about pornographic materials depicting individuals with large penises or large breasts involved in various sex acts. On several occasions Thomas told me graphically of his own sexual prowess." He also "referred to the size of his own penis as being larger than normal" and spoke of the pleasure he had "given to women with oral sex." Thomas spoke of his fondness for films depicting sex with animals, and of his particular fondness for one actor known as "Long Dong Silver." Her last encounter with Thomas was in 1983, when, on her last day as an employee at the EEOC, she agreed to go to dinner with him after he "assured me that the dinner was a professional courtesy only." She adds: "He made a comment I vividly remember.… He said that if I ever told anyone of his behavior, that it would ruin his career." Judith Resnick, a law professor at the University of Southern California Law Center, says of Hill's testimony, "You're seeing a paradigm of a sexual-harassment case." Asked why she is testifying now after so many years of silence, Hill says: "I have nothing to gain here. This has been disruptive of my life, and I've taken a number of personal risks." She says she has been threatened, though she does not elaborate on the alleged threat. She concludes: "I have not gained anything except knowing that I came forward and did what I felt that I had an obligation to do. That was to tell the truth." [Time, 10/21/1991] Thomas will vehemently deny the charges (see October 11-12, 1991), and his conservative supporters will smear Hill in the hearings (see October 8-12, 1991).
Entity Tags: Anita Hill, Judith Resnick, Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas defends himself against Anita Hill's allegations. [Source: MSNBC]Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas (see October 13, 1991) responds to charges of sexual harassment from a former employee, law professor Anita Hill (see October 8, 1991). Thomas denies the charges, calling them a "travesty" and "disgusting," and says that "this hearing should never occur in America." [Dean, 2007, pp. 146-153] "This is not American; this is Kafkaesque. It has got to stop. It must stop for the benefit of future nominees and our country. Enough is enough." [Time, 10/21/1991] He accuses the committee of concocting the story out of whole cloth, and says: "The Supreme Court is not worth it. No job is worth it. I'm not here for that.…This is not an opportunity to talk about difficult matters privately or in a closed environment. This is a circus. It's a national disgrace. And from my standpoint as a black American, as far as I'm concerned, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves, to do for themselves, to have different ideas, and it is a message that unless you kowtow to an old order, this is what will happen to you. You will be lynched, destroyed, caricatured by a committee of the US Senate rather than hung from a tree." [Dean, 2007, pp. 146-153] "No job is worth what I've been through—no job. No horror in my life has been so debilitating. Confirm me if you want. Don't confirm me if you are so led.… I will not provide the rope for my own lynching. These are the most intimate parts of my privacy, and they will remain just that, private." Some observers wonder if Thomas is preparing to withdraw his nomination. But, though he says, "I would have preferred an assassin's bullet to this kind of living hell," he insists he would "rather die than withdraw." [Time, 10/21/1991] While Thomas's denials, and counter-charges of racism, are powerful, and make a tremendous impression on reporters, there are several fundamental flaws with his statement. The denial was not, as characterized by the press, a spontaneous outpouring of outraged innocence, but a carefully written and rehearsed performance, coached by his Republican handlers. And though he responds dramatically to Hill's charges, he admits in the hearings that he never actually watched her testimony; his wife watched portions of it and reported back to Thomas. Though he denies Hill's allegations that he asked her out for dates several times, and initially denies ever having any contact with her outside of work, he admits later in the hearings that he drove her home several times and stayed to discuss politics over "a Coke or a beer." He admits that on "several instances" he visited her home outside of work entirely. Finally, the evidence gathered by the committee, and by researchers after Thomas's ascension to the Court, overwhelmingly supports Hill's allegations. Thomas never presents a shred of evidence to refute her charges. [Time, 10/21/1991; Dean, 2007, pp. 146-153]
Entity Tags: Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill, US Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas survives the Senate hearings to join the Supreme Court. [Source: PBS]The full Senate votes to confirm Clarence Thomas (see July 2-August 28, 1991, October 8, 1991, and October 11-12, 1991) on a 52-48 vote, the lowest margin of victory by any Supreme Court nominee in US history. It is possible that some senators' votes are influenced by a wash of "fast-action" polls reported by the White House, purporting to show that African-Americans overwhelmingly support Thomas, and a majority of citizens support Thomas's confirmation. A year later, analysis proves those polls to be completely wrong. [Thomas Hearings Website, 8/1997; Dean, 2007, pp. 146-153] In 1992, Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will say: "That last hearing was not about Clarence Thomas. It was not about Anita Hill. It was about a massive power struggle going on in this country, a power struggle between women and men, and a power struggle between minoritites and the majority." [Thomas Hearings Website, 8/1997]
Entity Tags: US Supreme Court, Joseph Biden, Bush administration (41), Clarence Thomas, Senate Judiciary Committee
Police photo of Tom DeLay, after his 2005 indictment on election fraud charges. [Source: Mug Shot Alley]The co-founder and editor of the American Prospect, Robert Kuttner, subjects the 2002 House of Representatives to scrutiny, and concludes that under the rule of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), it is well on its way to becoming what he calls a "dictatorship." Kuttner writes that such authoritarian rule in "the people's chamber" of Congress puts the US "at risk of becoming an autocracy." He explains: "First, Republican parliamentary gimmickry has emasculated legislative opposition in the House of Representatives (the Senate has other problems). [DeLay] has both intimidated moderate Republicans and reduced the minority party to window dressing.… Second, electoral rules have been rigged to make it increasingly difficult for the incumbent party to be ejected by the voters, absent a Depression-scale disaster, Watergate-class scandal, or Teddy Roosevelt-style ruling party split.… Third, the federal courts, which have slowed some executive branch efforts to destroy liberties, will be a complete rubber stamp if the right wins one more presidential election. Taken together, these several forces could well enable the Republicans to become the permanent party of autocratic government for at least a generation." Kuttner elaborates on his rather sweeping warnings. Legislative Dictatorship - The House, and to a lesser extent the Senate, used to have what was called a "de facto four-party system": liberal Democrats; Southern "Dixiecrats" who, while maintaining their membership as Democrats largely due to lingering resentment of Republicans dating back to the Civil War, often vote with Republicans; conservative Republicans; and moderate-to-liberal "gypsy moth" Republicans, who might vote with either party. Rarely did one of the four elements gain long-term control of the House. Because of what Kuttner calls "shifting coalitions and weak party discipline," the majority party was relatively respectful of the minority, with the minority free to call witnesses in hearings and offer amendments to legislation. In the House, that is no longer true. While the House leadership began centralizing under House Speaker Jim Wright (D-TX) between 1987 and 1989, the real coalescence of power began under Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) between 1995 and 1999. The process, Kuttner asserts, has radically accelerated under DeLay and Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL). Centralized Legislation - Under current practices, even most Republicans do not, as a rule, write legislation—that comes from DeLay and Hastert. Drastic revisions to bills are often rammed through late in the evening, with little or no debate. The Republican leadership has classified legislation as "emergency" measures 57 percent of the time, allowing them to be voted on with as little as 30 minutes of debate. Kuttner writes, "On several measures, members literally did not know what they were voting for." Legislation written and proposed by Democrats rarely gets to the floor for debate. Amendments to legislation is also constrained, almost always coming from Hastert and DeLay. "[V]irtually all major bills now come to the floor with rules prohibiting amendments." DeLay enforces rigid party loyalty, threatening Republican members who resist voting for the leadership's bills with loss of committee assignments and critical campaign funds, and in some circumstances with DeLay's sponsoring primary opponents to unseat the uncooperative member in the next election. Democrats Shut out of Conferences - In the House, so-called "conference committees," where members work to reconcile House and Senate versions of legislation, have become in essence one-party affairs. Only Democrats who might support the Republican version of the bill are allowed to attend. The conference committee then sends a non-amendable bill to the floor for a final vote. No Hearings - The general assumption is that House members debate bills, sometimes to exhaustion, on the chamber floor. No more. Before DeLay, bills were almost never written in conference committees. Now, major legislation is often written in conference committee; House members often never see the legislation until it has been written in final, non-amendable form by DeLay and his chosen colleagues. Abuse of Appropriations - Appropriations, or funding of events authorized by legislation, are ripe for use and misuse by the one-party leadership. Many appropriations bills must pass in order for Congress or other entities of the government to continue functioning. While "earmarks"—"pork-barrel" appropriations for individual members' pet projects and such—are nothing new, under Gingrich and later Hastert/DeLay, the use of earmarks has skyrocketed. Huge earmarks are now routinely attached to mandatory appropriations bills. DeLay has perfected a technique known as "catch and release." On close pending votes, the House Republican Whip Organization, made up of dozens of regional whips, will target the small but critical number of Republicans who might oppose the legislation. Head counts are taken; as members register (and change) their votes, some are forced to vote against their consciences (or their constituents) and others are allowed to vote no. Kuttner writes, "Basically, Republican moderates are allowed to take turns voting against bills they either oppose on principle or know to be unpopular in their districts." This allows the member to save at least some face with their constituents. Under Wright, Republican members such as then-Representative Dick Cheney (R-WY) were outraged when Wright held a vote open for 15 minutes after voting was to end; Cheney called it "the most arrogant, heavy-handed abuse of power I've ever seen in the 10 years that I've been here." It is not unusual for DeLay to hold votes open for up to three hours to get recalcitrant members in line. [American Prospect, 2/1/2004] In 2006, author John Dean will note that when the Republicans took control of the House in 1999, there were 1,439 earmarks in that year's legislation. By the end of 2005, "there were a staggering 13,998 earmarked expenses, costing $27.3 billion." Dean will write, "Needless to say, there is nothing conservative in those fiscal actions but there is much that is authoritarian about the wanton spending by those Republicans." [Dean, 2006] Lack of Opposition - Kuttner notes that Congressional Democrats have not mounted a systematic, organized denunciation of the DeLay operation. Kuttner believes that many Democrats believe voters are uninterested in what they call "process issues," and that voters will dismiss complaints as "inside baseball," of little relevance to their lives. Worse, such complaints "make… us look weak," as one senior House staffer says. Kuttner writes that many Democrats believe such complaints sound "like losers whining." Permanent Republican Majority - If DeLay and his confreres in the White House have their way, there will be, in essence, a permanent Republican majority in the House and hopefully in the Senate as well. Bill Clinton routinely practiced what he called bipartisan "triangulation," building ad hoc coalitions of Democrats and Republicans to pass his legislative initiatives, and in the process weakening the Democratic leadership. Kuttner writes, "Bush's presidency, by contrast, has produced a near parliamentary government, based on intense party discipline both within Congress and between Congress and the White House." Republicans have been busy reworking the district maps of various key states to ensure that Republicans keep their majorities, concentrating perceived Democratic voters to have overwhelming majorities in a few districts, and leaving the Republicans holding smaller majorities in the rest. Both parties have been guilty of such "gerrymandering" in the past, but with DeLay's recent "super-gerrymandering" of his home state of Texas, the Republican makeup of the Texas House delegation is all but assured. DeLay and other House Republicans are working to redistrict other states in similar fashions. As of the 2004 midterm elections, of the 435 House seats, only around 25 are considered effectively contestable—over 90 percent of the House seats are "safe." Democrats would have to win a disproportionate, and unlikely, number of those "swing" seats to take back control of the House. Kuttner writes: "The country may be narrowly divided, but precious few citizens can make their votes for Congress count. A slender majority, defying gravity (and democracy), is producing not moderation but a shift to the extremes." Control of Voting - Kuttner cites the advent of electronic voting machines and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) as two reasons why Republicans will continue to have advantages at the voting booth. The three biggest manufacturers of electronic voting machines have deep financial ties to the Republican Party, and have joined with Republicans in opposing a so-called "verifiable paper trail" that could prove miscounts and possible fraudulent results. HAVA, written in response to the 2000 Florida debacle, requires that voters show government-issued IDs to be allowed to vote, a provision that Kuttner says is ripe for use in Republican voter-intimidation schemes. Republicans "have a long and sordid history of 'ballot security' programs intended to intimidate minority voters by threatening them with criminal prosecution if their papers are not technically in order," he writes. "Many civil rights groups see the new federal ID provision of HAVA as an invitation to more such harassment." The only recourse that voters have to such harassment is to file complaints with the Department of Justice, which, under the aegis of Attorney General John Ashcroft, has discouraged investigation of such claims. Compliant Court System - Increasingly, federal courts with Republican-appointed judges on the bench have worked closely with Republicans in Congress and the White House to issue rulings favorable to the ruling party. Kuttner notes that if President Bush is re-elected: "a Republican president will have controlled judicial appointments for 20 of the 28 years from 1981 to 2008. And Bush, in contrast to both his father and Clinton, is appointing increasingly extremist judges. By the end of a second term, he would likely have appointed at least three more Supreme Court justices in the mold of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, and locked in militantly conservative majorities in every federal appellate circuit." The Supreme Court is already close to becoming "a partisan rubber stamp for contested elections," Kuttner writes; several more justices in the mold of Justices Antonin Scalia (see September 26, 1986) and Clarence Thomas (see October 13, 1991) would, Kuttner writes, "narrow rights and liberties, including the rights of criminal suspects, the right to vote, disability rights, and sexual privacy and reproductive choice. It would countenance an unprecedented expansion of police powers, and a reversal of the protection of the rights of women, gays, and racial, religious, and ethnic minorities. [It would] overturn countless protections of the environment, workers and consumers, as well as weaken guarantees of the separation of church and state, privacy, and the right of states or Congress to regulate in the public interest." [American Prospect, 2/1/2004]
Entity Tags: George W. Bush, Democratic Party, Dennis Hastert, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Tom DeLay, Robert Kuttner, William Jefferson ("Bill") Clinton, Republican Party, John Ashcroft, Richard ("Dick") Cheney, House Republican Whip Organization, James C. ('Jim') Wright, Jr., John Dean, Newt Gingrich, Help America Vote Act
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter, in her daily syndicated column, accuses Democrats and liberals of "racism" for criticizing African-American conservatives. Coulter's column is partly in response to recent remarks by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) that other conservatives have characterized as racist (see December 5-8, 2004). Coulter expands her criticism well beyond Reid, to accuse African-American columnist Bob Herbert of the New York Times of being a "black liberal" whose criticism of black conservatives is, in her view, racially motivated, and accuses white Times media critic Caryn James of "launching racist attacks on black conservatives" (Coulter mistakenly identifies James as African-American). Coulter begins by referring to comments by the recently deceased Washington Post columnist Mary McGrory, who called Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia "a brillant and compelling extremist" and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (see October 13, 1991) "Scalia's puppet." According to Coulter, McGrory's statement "is the kind of rhetoric liberals are reduced to when they just can't bring themselves to use the N-word." Referring to Reid's characterization of Thomas as the author of "poorly written" Court opinions, Coulter writes, "You'd think Thomas' opinions were written in ebonics." She concludes by calling Herbert and James "Uncle Toms." The same evening, Coulter continues her attacks on Fox News, appearing as a guest on Bill O'Reilly's broadcast. According to Coulter, liberals "feel like they have blacks on the plantation, they can say whatever they like. And, interestingly, you don't even hear Hispanic conservatives attacked in the same way that people like Condoleezza Rice and Clarence Thomas are, and—and, I mean, just look at it. Look at what the Democrats' minority leader in the Senate said this weekend. He praises Scalia as 'Oh, he's one smart guy, and his opinions, can't dispute the logic, though I disagree with them,' and then he says of Clarence Thomas 'He's an embarrassment. His opinions—they're just poorly written.'" O'Reilly agrees, saying that Democrats who try to "demean people with whom [they] disagree with politically" are "loathsome." Coulter says that Democrats are "enraged" about the 2004 elections, and in response "they're lashing out at the blacks." [Ann Coulter, 12/8/2009; Media Matters, 12/10/2009]
Entity Tags: Caryn James, Ann Coulter, Antonin Scalia, Bob Herbert, Fox News, Mary McGrory, Clarence Thomas, Bill O'Reilly, Harry Reid
Timeline Tags: Domestic Propaganda
President Bush, stung by the opposition from both left and right that derailed his nomination of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court (see October 3-27, 2005), nominates appeals court judge Samuel Alito to the Court to replace the retiring Sandra Day O'Connor. [Dean, 2007, pp. 155-157] Staunch Advocate of Expanding Presidential Power - Alito has impeccable credentials, especially in contrast to the widely derided Miers. He is a graduate of Yale Law School, a long-time member of the conservative Federalist Society, and has years of decisions behind him as an appellate court judge. He is a product of the Reagan-era Justice Department. Bush calls him "one of the most accomplished and respected judges in America." He is a powerful anti-abortion advocate, and a staunch supporter of granting ever more power to the executive branch, especially at the expense of the legislative and judicial branches. During his time in the Reagan Justice Department, he worked on a project to "increase the power of the executive to shape the law." In 2000 he called the "unitary executive theory" (see April 30, 1986) the "gospel according to the OLC," the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, where he worked for four years, and said he was firmly committed to advancing that theory. [Savage, 2007, pp. 267-271] Bland Facade at Hearings - Alito receives a unanimous "well qualified" assessment from the American Bar Association, and the Bush administration expects that his nomination will sail through the Senate confirmation hearings as quickly and painlessly as did Bush's previous choice for the Court, John Roberts (see September 29, 2005). The hearings are more contentious than Bush would like, and former Nixon White House counsel John Dean will say in 2007 that Alito's performance before the Judiciary Committee "only served to confirm that the entire process has become little more than a great charade." Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), one of the longest-serving members of the committee, observes that the Bush administration believes—correctly—that it can nominate radical right-wing extremists to the Court virtually at will, "as long as their views were not well known," and adds, "[T]he current White House [has] turned the effort to hide nominees' views into an art form." Like Roberts, Alito presents a bland, non-confrontational facade to the committee (see January 9-13, 2006), refusing to take a personal stance on any issue and giving the impression that, as Kennedy will say after Alito and Roberts begin their service on the Court, he would be "as neutral as a baseball umpire.… The men who promised to be neutral umpires look more and more like loyal members of the president's team." [Dean, 2007, pp. 155-157] Party-Line Confirmation - After an attempt by Senators Kennedy and John Kerry (D-MA) to filibuster Alito's confirmation fails, the Senate confirms Alito's ascension to the Court by a near-party line 58-42 vote, the closest such vote since Clarence Thomas's (see October 13, 1991). Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) condemns what he calls the "very bitter partisanship" over Alito's nomination, and accuses Democrats of playing politics: "When you have a man who has the decency, the legal ability and the capacities that Judge Alito has treated this way, I think it's despicable." Alito, whose hardline conservative beliefs are sufficiently masked during the hearings, replaces the far more moderate O'Connor, who before her retirement made up the "moderate center" of the Court with Justices Anthony Kennedy and David Souter. Now Alito joins Thomas, Roberts, and Antonin Scalia to form a hard-right conservative bloc on the Court which, when joined by center-right conservative Kennedy, forms a nearly unshakable conservative majority. [CNN, 2/1/2006] Overturning Roe? - Many believe that Alito gives the Court the fifth vote it needs to finally overturn the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade (see January 22, 1973), a longtime goal of social conservatives that would go far to make abortions illegal in the US. [Slate, 10/31/2005]
Entity Tags: Orrin Hatch, Sandra Day O'Connor, Samuel Alito, John Dean, US Supreme Court, John G. Roberts, Jr, John Kerry, George W. Bush, Clarence Thomas, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Edward M. ("Ted") Kennedy, Harriet E. Miers, Antonin Scalia
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Good News for Knee Pain Sufferers; How Stem Cell Therapy Is Helping Osteoarthritis.
NORWOOD DAY SURGERY, Adelaide
For anyone who has ever suffered from joint or arthritic pain, you know how debilitating it can be and what an impact it can have on your everyday life. Norwood Day Surgery in Adelaide is the centre for stem cell excellence and has some exciting news for sufferers of chronic knee pain about how stem cell therapy is being used to help sufferers of this condition.
Track Record
Since beginning stem cell treatments in 2012, Norwood Day Surgery has treated hundreds of patients for osteoarthritis, knee and hip pain, and other degenerative neurological conditions.
Stem cell therapy is the first treatment for osteoarthritis that positively improves existing tissue and does not destroy joint tissue. Stem cell therapy has a strong safety record demonstrated for many years and is a safe and highly effective way of reducing and in some cases completely eliminating osteoarthritic pain.
What is stem cell therapy?
Stem cell therapy is the use of your body?s own stem cells to repair a joint. The procedure involves four main steps:
- Cells are extracted using a mini liposuction procedure, by which fat tissue is extracted.
- This is then put through a process called ultrasonic cavitation, which removes all tissue except stem cells and other growth cells. The remaining cells are known as Stromal Vascular Faction (SVF) cells.
- The SVF cells are tested for quality to ensure your stem cell procedure stands the best chance of success.
- The SVF cells are injected back into your body either through an intravenous (IV) line, or injected directly into the joint using ultrasound technology to guide the injection.
Follow up appointments are required up to six months after a stem cell procedure to monitor patient progress and assess mobility, movement and overall improvement.
Results to date
In a recent study conducted at Norwood Day Surgery, 29 patients suffering osteoarthritis of the knee were treated with stem cell therapy and assessed each month for six months. The treatment goal for participants was to reduce pain and improve joint function. The exciting news for sufferers of chronic knee pain is:
Over 80% of patients treated showed a significant improvement between 50 ? 100% in pain and mobility of the joint.
Factors including the age of the patient appeared to have no bearing on the effectiveness of the treatment. Young or old, the improvement after receiving stem cell therapy was reportedly similar, indicating that stem cell treatment can be equally effective for a broad range of patients.
When compared with traditional treatments for osteoarthritis of the knee, stem cell therapy also came out a winner. Traditional treatments including; Glucosamine and Chondroitin, Viscosupplementation and Arthroscopic Surgery, often reported no overall benefit and patients sometimes reported a range of adverse side effects from these procedures.
Adverse Effects
There have been no reported serious adverse reactions observed as a result of stem cell treatment. Minor reactions have been observed in approximately ten percent of patients. These reactions include; flushing, heart palpitations (for a few minutes after the injection), and slightly raised temperature shortly following the injection. Possible complications are infection, bruising and bleeding from the liposuction area and transient pain in the injected joint.
As stem cell therapy treatment is reasonably new, it is too early to determine the lifespan of the treatment. To date only twenty per cent of patients at Norwood Day Surgery have needed a second treatment.
Patients do need to be aware that the repair process takes time. The majority of participants reported improvement at its maximum level by six months.
So if chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis is impacting your everyday life, consider stem cell therapy to bring a spring back into your step.
To learn more about how Stem Cell Therapy can help you, visit Norwood Day Surgery in Adelaide, complete a contact form or call us on (+61 8) 8333 0333.


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