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Rodney died accidentally with several drugs in his system. Found in the pool by his girlfriend toxicology confirmed drugs and alcohol were a factor. Rodney had been the subject of News for years following the beating by police that led to the LA riots. A muti-million dollar award was gone, Rodney had spent every dime, had several encounters with the law over the years. A sad Story!
Police have determined Rodney King's death was an accidental drowning and that he had numerous drugs such as PCP, cocaine and marijuana in his system when he died.
The San Bernardino County Coroner's Department plans to release an autopsy report on the Rialto man today.
"There's going to be no surprises. His death was ruled an accidental drowning," said Rialto police Capt. Randy DeAnda.
Police said in addition to illegal drugs, King also had a blood-alcohol level of .06 percent.
"The investigation is now completed and basically the autopsy and toxicology reinforces our conclusions," he said.
King died in June after he was found by his fiancee at the bottom of the backyard pool at his Rialto home.
King became famous in 1991, when a witness videotaped an altercation between King and Los Angeles police. In the video, police are seen beating King brutally. The video was subsequently broadcast by news outlets around the country, inflaming racial tensions.
Four police officers were charged with assault, and when they were acquitted, one of the most violent race riots in U.S. history broke out in Los Angeles.
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That was in additions to "numerous drugs such as PCP, cocaine and marijuana in his system when he died".
One can only assume this was a long term use of the combined useage, plus he passed out in or fell into the pool, plus he went into cardiac arrest. It took a long time to reach this final point with clumulative drug/alcohol abuse.
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It seems that I may be looking at a change of careers very soon, or at the very least, a change of tasks. I hope the impact is only a change of task, but I fear that it may be worse. Last week I found out that the program that I have been working on is likely to be canceled. I only say likely because there is still a small chance that Congress will vote against the President's plan, but from what I am hearing, the outlook is not good. No one knows what may happen or what the new "vision" really entails or how we in Houston will fit into the big picture. I hope to stay with my current company but may be forced to look elsewhere or even into a whole new career path if nothing else is available.
I really like my current employer and hope that there will be some task that I can be transferred to within the company. Since there will be a whole lot of engineers on the market, I am thinking that I should start making plans for another career option - just in case (as a backup plan). I was thinking about teaching math and science because besides what I currently do, this is one of the few fields that I feel passionate about. But, I am worried about how I would handle teaching with Crohn's disease. I am sure that there are many of you out there who manage a teaching career with your disease, so I would like your input. How do you manage your doctor's appointments? How do you manage it when you have to go to the bathroom every half an hour (or every ten minutes)?
My hours are very flexible at my current job. I can work from home if I need to and this has been a real life saver at times. What matters most is that I get my job done and deliver my products on time and with high quality. So, on days when I can't seem to leave the bathroom, I am able to work from home and be more productive than if I tried to go into the office. I worry about how I would handle this if I was a teacher. My father-in-law was telling me that it would be much better if I taught at the college level since I could have a more flexible schedule – is this true?
Does anyone have a job that suits their Crohn's disease needs very well? What is it you do for a living and how do you manage your disease? Maybe if you write in, then I can research some more options. I am always one who wants to be prepared for the worst and hope for the best. Best would be to stay with my current company doing something that I love and feel strongly about.
Thanks for all of your advice and inputs. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Small Plant News: Volume 4, Number 1
|Small Plant News Archive Page. This is an archive page. No new content is being added. While these newsletters remain available for reference purposes, the documents do not reflect changes to Agency policy that may have been instituted since the newsletters were published. Also note that resources and websites mentioned in older issues may have moved or may no longer be available. Points of contact for various initiatives may have changed.
In This Issue:
- Controlling E. coli O157:H7 Through Effective Sanitary Dressing Procedures
- FSIS Reaches Out to Illinois Meat Processors and Learns of Their Proud History
- Food Safety Resources
- Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Controlling E. coli O157:H7 Through Effective Sanitary Dressing Procedures
Denise Amann
Every cattle slaughter operation must control for E. coli O157:H7 and other pathogens. If you run one of these operations, you know all too well those contaminants are commonly present during the slaughter and dressing of cattle of all ages. For this reason, it is essential that all cattle slaughter operations have sanitary dressing procedures designed and implemented to minimize exposure of the carcass to harmful bacteria.
Sanitary dressing is defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) as "the practice of handling carcasses by establishment employees and machinery, throughout the slaughter process, in a manner that produces clean, safe, and wholesome meat food product in a sanitary environment." Sanitary dressing procedures should be designed to prevent or eliminate contamination at each step in the slaughter process.
Most of the bacteria that end up on beef carcasses come from the hide or intestinal tract of the animal, the hands of workers, or contact with contaminated surfaces, such as knives or equipment. Rather than rely on any one intervention, it is more effective to use a systemic "multiple hurdle" approach to pathogen control. In using this systemic approach, you can utilize multiple interventions at various steps of the process to achieve the maximum reduction of harmful bacteria on the carcass.
Of special concern in this regard is Listeria monocytogenes. As noted in Small Plant News, Vol. 3, No. 11, this bacterium presents a very high risk of serious illness (listeriosis) and death to older adults, the fetuses of pregnant women, newborns, and adults with weakened immune systems.
FSIS has identified locations in the typical slaughter process where carcass contamination is most likely to occur. Included on this list are: live animal receiving/holding, sticking, hide removal, rodding the weasand, bunging, and evisceration. More descriptive detail on each of these points in the process follows.
Live Animal Receiving/Holding (Photo*). Pathogens will be present on the hide and within the feces of cattle. Transportation and handling may cause stress and result in an increase in pathogen shedding by the animal. Therefore, ante-mortem control measures often include frequent cleaning of unloading and holding areas, monitored cattle washing, and a mud-scoring system to identify cattle with an increased likelihood of contamination during hide removal.
Sticking (Photo). This is the point in the process where the animal is bled. Regardless of your slaughter method, it's important for you to minimize contamination of the carcass during any cut conducted at this step. Control measures commonly include using the smallest cut possible, use of a validated antimicrobial treatment for the knife, and a "two knife" system where one knife is being used while the other is being sanitized.
Hide Removal (Photo). Hides are a significant source of contamination in cattle of all ages. It's vital to maintain sanitary conditions and prevent cross-contamination when handling the hide. Control measures to consider include removing visible contamination at the cut line, preventing the exterior side of the hide from touching the carcass, and cleaning and sanitizing of knives, aprons, and hands that become soiled.
Rodding the Weasand (Photo). This is the point in the process where you'll use a metal rod to free the esophagus (weasand) from the trachea and surrounding tissues. It is very important that contamination not be transferred from the exterior of the carcass to the interior. In addition, care must be taken not to perforate the gastrointestinal tract with the rod as that will contaminate the carcass. Some control measures for you to consider include tying off the esophagus to prevent leakage, use of a validated antimicrobial treatment, and sanitizing the weasand rod after each use.
Bunging (Photo). A cut is made around the terminal portion of the large intestine, or rectum, to free it from its surrounding tissues and facilitate the removal of the viscera. Control measures usually include tying off or bagging the bung to prevent leakage, and cleaning and sanitizing of knives, aprons, and hands that become soiled.
Evisceration (Photo). At this point, the viscera, including edible offal (heart, liver, etc.), is removed from within the carcass. Again, careful attention must be given to not perforating or tearing the gastrointestinal tract, thereby releasing contaminants onto the carcass. Some control measures for you to consider include removing visible contamination in a timely manner, handling knives and other equipment in a manner that prevents spillage of intestinal contents, and preventing footwear from contaminating other areas of the operation by using footbaths.
If you implement the suggested control measures at each of these locations, you should make considerable progress in lowering the pathogen load on your carcasses.
However, the key to effective sanitary dressing is employee training. Employees must know how to identify and remove fecal or other contamination promptly with a high level of skill and care. Training should emphasize the importance of frequently cleaning and sanitizing hands, knives, aprons, and other equipment that comes in contact with carcasses. Focus should also be placed on proper hide removal and maintaining adequate separation between carcasses to prevent cross-contamination.
Post-dressing antimicrobial treatments are important, but their effectiveness depends in large part on how well your sanitary dressing procedures have minimized contaminants to that point. Without effective dressing procedures, the bacterial load could overwhelm the antimicrobial intervention treatments, resulting in E. coli O157:H7-adulterated meat.
If you have further questions or would like additional resources on controlling E. coli O157:H7, contact the Small Plant Help Desk at 1-877-FSIS Help (877-374-7435) or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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* Photos for this article are available in the PDF version.
FSIS Reaches Out to Illinois Meat Processors and Learns of Their Proud History
By Lindia Howell
Last year, FSIS' Office of Outreach, Employee Education, and Training staffed an exhibit booth at the 2010 Illinois Association of Meat Processors (IAMP) Annual Convention and Trade Show in Champaign, IL. IAMP is a non-profit organization that provides consultation and other business support to its members. Its objective is to make its members aware of changes in State and Federal laws and regulations and new meat processing technologies and equipment.
FSIS' booth was 1 of 61 booths representing vendors of meat processing equipment, supplies, meat seasonings, and specialty sausages. Trade show attendees obtained a diverse array of technical information from FSIS, including issues of Small Plant News, humane handling materials, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point materials, and DVDs and CDs covering pertinent topics for small plants.
IAMP celebrated its 35th anniversary. Merlyn Eickman, the first IAMP president, shared the history of IAMP (formerly called the Illinois Locker and Freezer Provision) and reminisced about its first conventions in Peoria, IL. He also spoke about his new grandson, who he hopes will carry on in the family-owned business someday. The attendees applauded Eickman's son, Tom, the current IAMP president and third generation owner of Eickman Processing Co., Inc., for 20 years of service to IAMP and induction into the Cured Meat Hall of Fame.
IAMP members and trade show attendees sincerely welcomed FSIS' presence at the meeting. Attendees shared their concerns on humane handling and HACCP implementation with FSIS exhibit booth staff.
To find out more on FSIS' upcoming exhibits at trade shows around the country, call the Small Plant Help Desk at (877) 374-7435 or send an email to email@example.com.
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Food Safety Resources
By Sally Fernandez
Are you a small livestock producer looking for a way to direct market your meat? FSIS recently released a new DVD on Red Meat Mobile Slaughter Units that may interest you.
Mobile slaughter units are self-contained slaughter facilities that can travel from site to site and are subject to the same regulations as a fixed slaughter facility. FSIS partnered with the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN) to produce this DVD, which shows the operation of two federally inspected red meat units in the State of Washington.
To order this free DVD, fax the order form found in the Food Safety Resources brochure to (202) 690-6519 or email it to firstname.lastname@example.com. The online form can be found at www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Resources_&_Information/index.asp .
For further assistance, call the Small Plant Help Desk at (877) 374-7435.
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Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Q. Why should I develop a food defense plan?
A. A food defense plan helps identify steps that your plant can take to minimize the risk that food products will be intentionally contaminated or tampered with and increases preparedness. Although the plan should be in place at all times, it's particularly helpful during emergencies. During a crisis, when stress is high and response time is at a premium, a documented set of procedures improves your ability to respond quickly. A food defense plan also helps maintain a safe working environment for your employees, provide a quality product to customers, and protect your bottom line.
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Contact: Small Plant News, USDA/FSIS, Aerospace Building, 3rd Floor-Room 405, 14th and Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250. 1-800-336-3747
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Watching: TAKE ONE STEP: Caring for Depression, with Jane Pauley
Chapter 2: A Medical Disorder [7:13]
What are the biological elements of depression? How do you recognize and treat depression in children?
Transcript: Chapter 2 - A Medical Disorder
JANE PAULEY: A message that was repeated throughout the 90-minute documentary and that I repeated in our introduction was that depression is a medical disease. That was not always obvious. But now it is a fact. But what do we mean by that? What is, as a scientist, what is meant by, it's a medical disease?
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: What that means is that we've been able to uncover, what are the biologic causes of the condition. So, for example, as I've mentioned, that there is a genetic basis to many forms of depression. That means that your genes are making certain chemicals in your brain that make you vulnerable to depression. In addition with advances in our ability to look inside the brain with brain imaging techniques, scientists have uncovered specific parts of the brain that don't function normally in patients with depression and bipolar disorder. So it's that kind of information that leads us to say really without a doubt, uh, that depression is a medical disorder.
JANE PAULEY: That said, depression isn't a disease. It's a number of different diseases. Do I say that right? And what do you mean by that, Dr. Charney?
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: That's correct. There are some forms of depression that start early in life, like in children. That is a different disease than depression when it starts for the first time at age 65. The biology is different. The causes are different. Another example is depression that's associated with being postpartum. So depression is not one disease. It's at least several diseases, with a different cause.
JANE PAULEY: Dr. Duckworth, when you see a patient in a, in some clinical setting, does it matter whether they believe that their depression is a medical disorder or something else?
DR. KEN DUCKWORTH: Well, I think it's a great question because how people conceptualize the process of depression and bipolar illness is relevant to whether they seek help or not. Mood disorders run in my family. And I can say that's the reason I've become a psychiatrist. And I can say, people in my experience, both clinically and when I was a kid, who are able to accept their illness as an illness like heart disease, or even other processes in the brain which we all seem to be able to accept - strokes, Alzheimer's disease-- these are kind of uncontested medical phenomena. But the clinical idea of a depression or bipolar illness somehow challenges people.
And I think part of that is because people have experiences of having bad days and getting over it. And the personal pride of just wishing, you could will yourself through it-- But this of course can be quite counterproductive given the number of disability days lost with things like depression, uh, the risk of suicide, and some of the other problems that travel with it, people using substances in the hopes that that will change how they feel, which can lead to some very catastrophic outcomes.
JANE PAULEY: I do hope that, you know, anybody listening and thinking, "Am I okay?" will go find out, you know, that that first step will be a phone call to, a friend, a relative, a doctor, a somebody to find out.
You volunteered that depression runs in your family. As far as I know, it didn't run in my family because there wasn't any vivid history. But when you think about it, sometimes family history is family secrets.
Let's talk about kids. If change, as Dr. Primm said, is the underlying commonality among symptoms, if you're looking at a child-- in our documentary, Emma was in the fifth grade and Hart was in the sixth grade when their symptoms first began to be apparent. In children, change is every day. Every day you change. So how does-- How do you as a professional or a parent or a teacher recognize depression in a child?
DR. KEN DUCKWORTH: Change is the watchword of childhood. And it's a beautiful thing. And Hart and Emma, I think, are compelling, likeable kids from very well functioning family systems.
But they were experiencing something that was two or three standard deviations different than what their peers were experiencing. And they knew it, at some human level. They'd lost interest in things. Hart was struggling with suicidality. And I think to make the diagnosis isn't that easy. But one of the pieces you're looking for, has is the child changed from how you knew him? There are also clinical symptoms that travel with it, sleep changes, physical complaints. Kids tend to be more irritable or hostile, um, as opposed to just straight up sad in the context of mood changes. And I would say to parents, if you're waking up at 4:00 o'clock in the morning worrying about your child, you might want to consider getting an evaluation. 'Cause in my experience, the parents know the children well.
JANE PAULEY: Back to Hart, who was diagnosed with bipolar. That's a very special complication. Bipolar depression is an entirely different beast. But it's risky diagnosing a child with depression as in Hart's case, because if you treat it as unipolar depression, and this is my life story here, if you treat it as unipolar depression, prescribe medication accordingly, not recognizing bipolar, you've got yourself a catastrophe.
DR. KEN DUCKWORTH: This can be a real potential pitfall for clinicians and families alike, that if a child has an oscillating mood syndrome, if the first thing you catch is the syndrome of depression coming down, you haven't been able to watch the whole movie yet. The movie hasn't been run. You're seeing the frames that illustrate depression. But the child could have a vulnerability for bipolar illness.
It's particularly important to look at the family history. If there's a family history of bipolar illness, be very mindful of that. And I also encourage people to stay humble. Because diagnosis changes over time as kids through developmental stages, different developmental stages. Say, "At this point in time, this looks like depression. And you could be at risk," you know, "...for bipolar illness because this runs in your family." So we need to be mindful about that.
And then also illustrates the point of not just relying on the medication. Psychotherapy, counseling, substance abuse work, building on a person's strengths, in Hart's case, changing schools, going to a different kind of environment, that there's a lot of ways to try to solve this puzzle. There's a lot of tools in the toolbox. But I think a more comprehensive view with more monitoring and humility, not knowing, that the story hasn't been told when the child's fourteen.
JANE PAULEY: (Do you know, we know about...)
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DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: Just to maybe make one point here.
JANE PAULEY: Please.
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: It's critical to ultimately getting the diagnoses to be accurate--
DR. KEN DUCKWORTH: That's right.
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: --because if you give a child or an adult an antidepressant medicine and they have bipolar disorder and you have not given another medicine to control the mood swings, you can induce a manic reaction. And that's where the catastrophe can come in.
JANE PAULEY: That's what happened to me.
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: Yeah. So, you really have to, you know, work as hard as you can in ruling out bipolar before you start an antidepressant medicine [simultaneous conversation]--
DR. KEN DUCKWORTH: And you have to always think about it. Always-- always think about that possibility. 'Cause depression is more common, but bipolar illness is quite severe.
JANE PAULEY: I may be unique. I don't know what percentage of patients are as actively motivated to mind their health as I am. I certainly will never be the patient in denial. I will not be the patient who is not compliant with, you know, prescription. And not being compliant is a huge problem, isn't it?
DR. KEN DUCKWORTH: Yeah. And that's also very human, but it has to be dealt with. Everybody wants to know, every teenager that I've worked with wants to conduct the experiment, is, "Do I need any of this? Do I need to come see you, doctor? Do I need to take a medicine? Do I need to participate in substance abuse treatment?" It's very human to want to run the experiment. "Can I do without it?" Right? "Maybe I can just forget all this stuff and see if it goes away."
But of course that is not a great strategy, given the amount of suffering and bad outcomes that can occur. So I just encourage people to really look at the potential risks of not participating, not complying with treatment, but also understanding that at different parts in a person's life, many people, unlike you, are gonna try a period of time without it. And I just say, "Let's see if we can learn from that." Because if you can learn from that, the rest of your life, you can use that information for good.
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: That's a factor. And also if you abruptly stop your medicine, it can send you into a worse episode. So even when doctors decide that it is time for a drug holiday or to see if you still need your medicine, you can't stop it abruptly. You have to, you know, go slow as you come off your medicine, and observe things very carefully.
DR. KEN DUCKWORTH: It's a really important point. It's like airplanes. You know, when they're gonna land in Los Angeles, they start going down over Chicago. Think of your medicines like that. Don't do abrupt things to your nervous system.
JANE PAULEY: --ever.
Jiwe--- a study in trauma and resilience. You know, god bless him. You kind of see, there-- it will be a happy outcome to that story. But go figure, you know, a kid with his background in gangs and violence and drugs, resists drug therapy. Why would that be? Is there a rational explanation for that?
DR. ANNELLE PRIMM: Well, it's very common, particularly among young people and among men and among African-Americans not to want medication. They don't want to feel as if they're using a crutch, that medicine is a crutch. And, really subscribing to a more-- a stoic approach. They may accept counseling, of course, but really the medication just represents something that they don't want to be associated with, and really increases the stigma surrounding treatment.
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Video replay: OasISS mission launch
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne started his six-month OasISS mission to the International Space Station with the launch of the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft today at 12:34 CEST (10:34 UT). Watch the launch replay.
De Winne launched to the International Space Station together with Russian cosmonaut Roman Romenenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk.
Their arrival at the ISS at 14:36 CEST (12:36 UT) on Friday 29 May will increase the size of the resident Expedition crew from three to six for the first time ever. They will join the crewmembers already on the Station - Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, NASA astronaut Michael Barratt and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata.
The launch marks the start of De Winne's OasISS mission which sees him spend six months on the Station, initially as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 20. With a crew rotation due in October, he later takes over as ISS Commander for Expedition 21 - he will be the first European to take on this role.


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The IFA (Consumer Electronics Unlimited) in Berlin is the world's leading trade show for Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances.
The number of exhibitors in the IFA Virtual Market Place does not correspond with the official number of IFA exhibitors. Companies, which exhibit at IFA may use the Virtual Market Place for their online presentation.
IFA Virtual Market Place - IFA 365 days a year
The Virtual Market Place is the official online catalogue for IFA exhibitors. By using the exhibitor and product search engine, visitors to the website can find out about trends and novelties as well as search for products in specific areas, like Home Entertainment or Smart Home.
IFA Virtual Market Place – Online meeting place
Visitors can get in direct contact with exhibitors - and schedule appointments with them - via the exhibitor entries in the Virtual Market Place.
IFA Virtual Market Place – The easy way to plan your trade show visit
With the Virtual Market Place trade show planner, IFA visitors can go online and compile their own personal tour, which they can then access from any mobile device.


text: Let the water flow, where it should! For a safe connection of pond and ProfiClear modules, the floor discharge is flanged or bonded to the pond liner. The drain pipes, connection elbows and T-pieces are available in different diameters and/or lengths, as well as angles of inclination, so that the right fittings are available for each kind of water guidance.


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While millions of fans sharing their pictures, videos, personal stories using the perfect multimedia support on Facebook, Twitter senses danger.
Just few years ago, Twitter has been considered the coolest on-time communication tool which gives you a chance to announce what is happening now to you and to the world around you. People are attracted because of its extreme simplicity and rapid information transmitting.
However, people now seem to consider that simplicity a crudeness. No pictures, no videos, no personal customizations, and all in all, no freedom. I admit, it is quite difficult to express something only in 140 characters of plain text. So, Twitter decides to change!
The new Twitter is not hatched yet, however, people like me are always happy to see changes knowing they may help make it better. Definitely you will see some similar functions and designs which are referential from other SNS, but it is going to be fine as long as it is still Twitter, and the most important, a better Twitter.
An imitation or creation? Actually I would rather call it a fusion. And only the Twitter users will finalize. All right, let us shift the debate to the new features that new Twitter is going to have:
1. New Design: double-panel view. A single, streamlined view on the left and an expended view with familiar features on the right of the screen.
2. New Media Content: by developing the partnership with DailyBooth, DeviantART, Etsy, Flickr, Vimeo, YouTube and many other more, it is very easy now to see embedded pictures and videos directly on Twitter.
3. New Way to Display a Tweet: when a tweet is selected, the details pane shows additional information(depending on the tweet's content itself) related to the author or subject.
4. New Mini Profiles: click a user name to get access to account information in mini profile without navigating from the current page.
Enjoy the new Twitter, and the ever-lasting host of Leawo_Software.


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Whether they're watching courtside, on television, online or on the run, US Open fans will become their own virtual sports analyst and gain a greater appreciation for the game of tennis through an immersive, interactive and uninterrupted digital experience powered by sophisticated IBM software, services and systems.
IBM and the USTA have collaborated for over 20 years on a technology partnership that enables fans – no matter where they are located – to follow and examine every serve, volley and point at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. The same predictive analytics, cloud, mobile and social technologies that IBM provides to clients in every industry worldwide will help the USTA offer an engaging and informative experience to millions US Open followers and spectators throughout the two-week tournament.
The innovative digital US Open environment provides fans, players, broadcasters and media with access to a range of Big Data insights streaming from the courts, including stats, facts, videos, live scoring, and historical and real-time analysis of tennis data served to tablets, smartphones, PCs and other devices.
"As the US Open continues to grow and reach tennis enthusiasts around the world, our fans are clamoring for access to more and more content, as well as deeper insights that allow them to join social conversations about the tournament," said Nicole Jeter West, director of Digital Strategy and Partnership, USTA. "Having a partner like IBM for over 20 years enables us to have great confidence the USOpen.org technology infrastructure and to feel like we have the best resources in place to meet our fans' demands."
New for the 2013 US Open, is a redesigned IBM SlamTracker analytics dashboard that delivers real-time insights into match data and statistics that goes beyond basic scoreboard watching and helps fans understand how and why a player prevails in a particular match. SlamTracker's "Keys to the Match" feature is built on IBM predictive analytics software and analyzes more than 41 million data points from 8 years of Grand Slam tennis data to identify three performance indicators that will affect the dynamics of a match for each player. SlamTracker's 'Momentum' feature illustrates break advantages during a match in real-time and visualizes key turning points, including aces and winning shots, allowing fans to interact with the data and learn why a player is winning or losing.
The enhanced SlamTracker software also offers a new embedded social sentiment feed that will enable fans to follow and contrast how the volume and tone of fan sentiment on Twitter correlates and shifts as player performance changes on the court.
Predictive Analytics and Cloud Combine to Power USOpen.org
For most of the year, the USTA's digital USOpen.org infrastructure runs like a small business, but during the two-week US Open tournament it rapidly transforms into data and performance hungry environment that requires constant and uninterrupted access to content ready to serve the unpredictable demands of millions of tennis fans.
Previously, IBM manually monitored and adjusted computing workloads for the USTA. For 2013, IBM upgraded the infrastructure that supports USOpen.org with a combination of predictive analytics and cloud computing technologies to predict, monitor, and continuously adjust the capacity and computing resources that support the US Open's digital needs. This versatile cloud computing environment – powered by IBM Power servers and cloud technologies located in three geographically dispersed data centers that are virtualized as one – provides continuous availability and scalability the US Open needs. Not only does the analytics and cloud integration help the USTA more efficiently accommodate and respond to unpredictable spikes in demand for content and data during the tournament, it also provide a more effective means to manage IT costs over the course of the year when the USTA does not require as much infrastructure support.
IBM and the USTA also are delivering a captivating second screen experience to fans watching from the stands on television or online via a robust, mobile friendly USOpen.org that enables fans to easily navigate and access content, data & stats from a variety of devices. The US Open mobile fan experience features numerous enhancements from IBM Interactive, the company's digital design agency, including a refreshed, engaging iPad app that offers integrated social features, instant access to live video and in-depth match analysis and statistics. IBM also boosted and improved apps it has developed for the USTA for the iPhone and Android platforms, with a scrolling timeline that keeps fans informed of new, trending social topics, match photos and more.
On site at the Tennis Center, IBM is bringing back the IBM Game Changer Interactive Wall for a second consecutive year. The Game Changer wall extends many the USOpen.org and mobile app features and provides greater insight into the US Open action using the power of analytics. Tennis fans of all ages can interact with the wall and access live match scores, in-depth analysis and data visualizations.
"Sports fans demand ubiquitous and uninterrupted real-time access to scores, stats and insights from Big Data, much like clients and C-suite execs in most industries," said Rick Singer, vice president, Sports Sponsorship Marketing for IBM. "The explosion of mobile and social technologies has radically changed the ways companies and people access data, giving them many choices over how, when and where they tap into information. From watching a game on TV, catching video highlights on a smartphone to monitoring online sales via an iPad, uninhibited access to Big Data has become an essential element of business and life."
For more information about how IBM is helping the US Open deliver an immersive second screen experience to fans, visit www.ibm.com/sports
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For more than 20 years, IBM and the USTA have used advanced technologies to create an interactive digital environment, connecting fans to the US Open tournament by bringing them closer to the action on the courts through real-time insights into scores stats and match data.
An Immersive Second Screen US Open Experience
IBM and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) are delivering an interactive digital experience to US Open fans through in-depth analysis and insights served courtside or on-the-go via iPad, iPhone and Android devices in Flushing Meadows, NY. Mobile US Open fans can be their own virtual sports analysts with millions of tennis data points delivered to their fingertips by IBM analytics, cloud computing, mobile and social technologies. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
Serving a real-time interactive experience via US Open.org
Every game, set and match is monitored in the US Open.org operations room at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, where technicians manage numerous mission critical aspects of the tournament's digital experience, including simultaneously serving data and content to fans and journalists via the Web and mobile apps. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
Big Data Up Close and Personal
IBM and United States Tennis Association (USTA) are serving an enhanced interactive US Open iPad app featuring live video, real-time scoring, and integrated social features, as well as instant access to in-depth match analysis and statistics. IBM also boosted and improved apps developed for iPhone and Android devices, with a scrolling timeline that keeps fans informed of new, trending social topics, match photos and more. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
US Open fans reach out and touch tennis stats
A young fan explores the IBM Game Changer Interactive Wall at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. The dynamic wall illustrates how the power of Big Data analytics and data visualization can bring stats, scores and match analysis to life for fans of all ages. (Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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Celery has never really enjoyed the starring role in dishes that other vegetables do. It's not that celery isn't worthy. The vegetable is inexpensive, stays fresh for weeks, has a mild and pleasing flavor, a nice crunch and is a great source of vitamins and fiber. But it's sort of the Chris Cooper [1] of the kitchen, always an amazing supporting actor but never a leading man.
With this salad, celery finally gets to be the star. You'll be surprised how tasty the crisp, clean flavor of celery is, especially during the hot days of summer. The leaves on the top of a celery stalk are usually discarded and this is a shame. Filled with vitamin C, calcium and a lot flavor, the leaves can be added to the salad as well. Almonds [2] are a key ingredient, adding the richness that celery lacks. The parsley dressing adds additional flavor and fat. These ingredients are incredibly easy to find at any grocery store and take only a few minutes to toss together. The recipe is a simple way to both stay on track and try something new during the Primal Blueprint Health Challenge [3].
Though keep in mind that while this celery salad can be a quick and satisfying afternoon snack, it doesn't necessarily add up to a full meal. You'll want to pair it with some serious protein. Last week, wild caught Alaskan salmon [4] was mentioned as a great source of Omega 3's [5]. It's also the perfect protein to serve alongside this salad. Crunchy, light celery with rich, fatty salmon hits all the right flavor notes.
1 bunch (12-15 stalks) celery, plus leaves
1 cup sliced or slivered almonds
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 cup roughly chopped parsley
salt and pepper
Chop the celery stalks and leaves into bite-sized pieces. Mix together with almonds.
Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, parsley, and a pinch of salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Drizzle dressing on top of celery and almonds and stir well. Makes approximately 4 servings.


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April 2016 federal and provincial polling averages
Six months after the 2015 federal election, six national polls were conducted during the month of April, surveying a total of just over 15,000 Canadians. The Liberals continue to lead by a wide margin, picking up a little support after dropping back in March.
The Liberals averaged 47.4 per cent support in April, up 2.4 points from where they were in March.
The Conservatives followed with 28.1 per cent, down 2.4 points, while the New Democrats were up one point to 14.1 per cent.
The Greens averaged 4.9 per cent, down 0.6 points, and the Bloc Québécois was down 0.1 point to 4.3 per cent. Another 2 per cent said they supported another party.
The Liberals led in British Columbia with 45.4 per cent, down two points from March but good enough to win 26 to 38 seats in the province. The Conservatives were up 1.4 points to 27 per cent, and would win between two and 12 seats. The New Democrats were up 0.7 points to 16.5 per cent, and were up to a projected one to four seats. The Greens were up 0.6 points to 10.5 per cent, and would win one or two seats.
In Alberta, the Conservatives dropped 5.8 points to 52.9 per cent, and slid down significantly to between 23 and 28 projected seats. The Liberals were up 5.5 points to their best numbers since November, with 33.5 per cent. They could win six to 10 seats with that level of support. The New Democrats were up 2.3 points to 8.9 per cent, and could be shut out or win one seat. The Greens were down 1.3 points to 2.7 per cent.
Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been remarkably stable since the election, with the Conservatives averaging between 38 and 41 per cent and the Liberals between 39 and 43 per cent. In April, the Conservatives were down 0.7 points to 40.1%, followed by the Liberals at 39.7 per cent (down 1.1 points). The Conservatives would win 17 to 19 seats with that level of support, and the Liberals between nine and 11 seats. The New Democrats were up 2.4 points to 13.7 per cent, followed by the Greens at 5.7 per cent (down 0.3 points).
The Liberals made their biggest gain in Ontario, where they were up 6.8 points to 53.5 per cent, their best showing since November. The Conservatives were down 6.4 points to 29 per cent, their worst since November. The New Democrats were down 0.6 points to 12 per cent. Seat-wise, this would give the Liberals between 96 and 116 seats, a big increase since March. The Conservatives would win between five and 22 seats, and the New Democrats zero to three. The Greens were down 0.1 point to 4.4 per cent.
The Liberals also led in Quebec with 45.6 per cent, down 0.6 points from last month but good enough for 60 to 70 seats. The New Democrats trailed at length with 17.7 per cent, down 0.2 points, with the Bloc Québécois at 17 per cent (down 0.5 points) and the Conservatives at 15 per cent (up 1.5 points). The Greens were down a point to 2.8 per cent.
In Atlantic Canada, the Liberals were up 0.9 points to 60.8 per cent, followed by the Conservatives at 19.2 per cent (down 0.7 points), the NDP at 13.4 per cent (up 2.1 points), and the Greens at 5.9 per cent (down 0.6 points). This would give the Liberals 29 to 32 seats, the Conservatives up to two, and the NDP up to one.
This all adds up to between 229 and 280 seats for the Liberals, up about 20 seats from the March projection.
The Conservatives would take between 55 and 96 seats, down about 20 seats, while the New Democrats were up a couple seats to between one and 10.
The Greens would win between one and two seats and the Bloc between zero and four.
The Liberals are still comfortably over the majority mark, even at the 95 per cent confidence interval. April was their best month since November.
The Conservatives are still running below their 2015 result, while the New Democrats continue to struggle to register enough support to guarantee official party status.
So the Liberals are still riding high, six months after their majority victory in October 2015. And much of that new support has come at the expense of the New Democrats. But unlike last month, we now know that the NDP will have a new leader come 2019. Whoever it will be, the goal is simple — get those New Democrats parking their vote with the Liberals back.


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14 Best Black Friday Tech Deals at Walmart
Walmart Black Friday Deals
This year Walmart is starting Black Friday on Thursday, so you can get an early start on your holiday tech savings. You'll need to gobble up your Thanksgiving dinner early and get over to Walmart; the company is kicking off in-store deals at 8 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving, when you can snag a Nintendo Wii Console for $89.
The big electronics event begins at 10 p.m. with deals on a Samsung 43-inch plasma TV and a NOOK Color. Don't worry that they'll run out of those door-buster deals either. Walmart is offering a one-hour guarantee on select consumer electronics during Thursday's 10 p.m. event.
Walmart says customers inside the store and in line between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. local time can purchase an Apple iPad 2 16GB with Wi-Fi for $399 and score a $75 Walmart gift card, an Emerson 32-inch 720p LCD TV for $148 and an LG Blu-ray Player for $38. If the store runs out of stock, you'll receive a Guarantee Card for the item, which you must purchase by midnight and register online.
If shopping online from the comfort of your home is more appealing than elbowing your way through a jam-packed store, Black Friday specials will be posted on Walmart's website early on Thanksgiving Day. Head to Walmart's Facebook page or use its mobile app to check out all the deals.
Scroll through the gallery above to see the top 14 tech deals we spotted, and let us know if you'll be out shopping the specials this Black Friday.
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text: Data is power, as the saying goes. But when it comes to mobile data plans, that power lies squarely in the hands of wireless network providers. Consumers pay too much for too little: AT&T's cheapest data plan option is $20 a month for 300MB, and Verizon's is $30 for 2GB. There's also the risk of overage charges: Watch too many YouTube videos on your smartphone, and you'll pay extra for exceeding your monthly data allotment. And data management is even an issue for people lucky enough to be grandfathered into now-defunct unlimited data plans. These folks suffer reduced bandwidth speeds as they explore the limits of what "unlimited" really means. Nonetheless, with the help of a few crafty apps, you can wrestle a bit of data power back into your hands. The following seven downloads will help manage your data usage, track and compare data speeds, and help you get more out of the limited data you have. CarrierCompare If you're an iPhone user, and have ever considered changing your wireless carrier because of shoddy network speeds, SwayMarket's CarrierCompare app might be just what you need to make a final decision. The app compares your network's data speeds, at any given location, to those of other carriers. Upon launching CarrierCompare, just tap its screen to test network quality in your precise location. The app measures speed by downloading a small image file from a cloud host location, and measuring the time it takes for that file to transfer. It also measures response time by firing a signal at the network, and seeing how fast it takes to fire back. You'll see your test results compared to two other networks' results within the same vicinity. For example, when I used the app in San Francisco's SOMA neighborhood, I found that my AT&T network had "Fair Service" compared to Verizon's "Poor Service" 143 yards away from my location, and Sprint's "Poor Service" 619 yards away. But keep in mind that CarrierCompare's data is only as good as its users: The app uses crowdsourced data from other people who use the app. So, if you're in an area where nobody on a certain network has used the app, you won't be able to make an accurate comparison. And because the app is only available on the iPhone, it's only measuring HSPA+ speeds and isn't as useful for people considering switching to an LTE phone. Available on the App Store; Free Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired My Data Manager My Data Manager is a data-packed app that'll keep you fully informed of all your data-gobbling habits. It's especially useful for people on limited data plans who want to avoid overage charges, but is still handy for people with unlimited plans who want to avoid throttling. Mobidia Technology's app tracks your data usage on three levels: Mobile, Roaming, and Wi-Fi. Mobile tracks your wireless data usage, and when you exceed whatever data limit you've defined, the app will trip an alert. For example, if you have a 300MB data plan, you might want to set alerts to sound when you reach 150MB and 280MB. The Roaming and Wi-Fi reports offer similar information, but are less useful. How often do we really roam? And who really cares about data consumption over Wi-Fi? Regardless, you can set up to three alarms for each type of data usage. Under each section, you can also access easy-to-understand charts that show your data usage over time, as well as a map showing data usage levels by location. Set the app to Detailed Mode, and it will also gather real-time stats on an app-by-app basis. This is useful for seeing which specific apps suck the most data (hello, Tunein). If you want the nitty, gritty details of your data use in a well-organized package, then My Data Manager is for you. Similar data management is directly available in Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), but if you're running an iPhone, Windows Phone or Android 2.3 phone, My Data Manager can help. Available on the App Store and Google Play; FreeOnavo Extend Sprint is the sole remaining carrier to offer an unlimited data plan, but that doesn't Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile users have to fall prey to extra fees at the end of the month. The Onava Extend app gets you more for your byte by compressing the data you use while checking emails, using apps, and browsing the web. You'll need to register your device and download the Onava Extend profile onto your phone in order to use the app. But once installed, Onava Extend automatically does all of the work. The app connects your smartphone to its company's server, routing all downloads through the servers, which compress your data before sending it back to your device. The app can double or even triple your data plan, depending on how you use it. For example, Onava Extend can compress emails up to 80 or 90 percent. You can also adjust how much you're willing to give up in image quality in order to save more data. The reroute of data might slow down some apps, and Onava Extend can't compress data for media streaming or VoIP apps. But for a free app, these aren't many drawbacks, especially if you live in fear of overage fees. Onava Extend does what it claims. You can even see how much data the app has saved total, and on an app-by-app basis. Available on the App Store and Google Play; Free Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired Data Usage While Data Usage isn't the most creatively named app in this roundup, it does a clever job of presenting your data usage in a comprehensive package. Of all the iOS apps I tested, Data Usage provided the most crucial information a smartphone user would want to know. For example, the app calculates ideal usage (both to avoid extra charges and to get the most out of your data plan), whether an overage is likely, and projected usage based on your data habits. At the top of the screen, you'll also see how many days you have left in your plan and the average amount of data per day you can use. And, most importantly, you'll see a battery icon that shows the percentage of data you've used -- the battery will change from green to yellow to red indicating the danger of you going over your data limit. You can see the history of your cellular or Wi-Fi data usage in the History tab. From there you can e-mail your history, export it to CSV, or view it as a chart by tapping the Send To button at the top right. This was the only feature that wasn't as intuitive to locate. But, overall, Data Usage is worth the extra dollar since it gives you a few more useful data points than the free apps. Available on the App Store; $1DataMan If you don't want to track too much information on your data plan, DataMan's free app is a simple and clean option that gives you real-time reports on your overall data use. DataMan launches directly into its Usage tab, which shows your cellular and Wi-Fi usage. It's sparse, but gives you all the information you need to know where your data usage stands. Next to the number of bytes you've used in the cellular bar, you'll see the total percentage of your plan you've used as well. You can tap either the cellular or the Wi-Fi usage to see how many bytes you downloaded versus uploaded. Beyond that, DataMan features only one other tab: Settings. Here you specify your billing date, data allowance, and when you want the app to send alerts. For example, the app automatically sets alerts for 50, 70, 90 and 100 percent data usage. The free version of DataMan isn't packed with exacting reports, but it's perfectly fine for simply tracking data use to avoid overage charges. You can always upgrade to the $2 Pro version for more features, such as app-specific data use, hourly usage details, data usage on maps, and more. Available on the App Store; Free3G Watchdog This Android-only app monitors your data usage and sends you warnings before you pass your data limit and suffer charges from AT&T, Verizon, and the like. And don't let the name mislead you. 3G Watchdog can monitor all wireless usage -- 3G, 4G, Edge, and GPRS. 3G Watchdog tracks both your mobile cellular usage and your Wi-Fi usage. The app is well-designed and easy to navigate. One of the most useful features is a data counter at the top that shows the amount of data you've used in relation to the amount of time you have left in your billing cycle. You can set up how often you want the app to gauge data use, and when the app should alert you. And if you want to further analyze your data, you can access a detailed report of how much data you've sent and received on a day-by-day basis. You can even export the report as a CSV file. Available on Google Play; Free Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired Speedtest.net The Speedtest.net app is made for the pure speed freak. The app measures your phone's download, upload, and ping speeds in less than a minute, giving you a simple picture of your network's current speeds. You can choose to see your speed results in either kbps, Mbps, or kB/s. Since the app only captures speed tests, there aren't many other customization options. The app's interface, however, is very easy to use and pleasant to look at with its futuristic style and animations. If you're especially interested in analyzing your Speedtest.net data, you can export your results to CSV or email. You'll also be able to see fine details of every testing run, including what type of network you were on at the time, the external and internal IP addresses, the latitude and longitude coordinates, and more. I only wish I could see speed results in a map view to quickly determine where my network performs best. And because the app does collect location information, it doesn't seem like this would be too hard to implement. Otherwise, Speedtest.net is a one-trick app that does its trick well. Available on the App Store and Google Play; Free


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MUMFORD & SONS: THE ROAD TO RED ROCKS And GRAMMY(R)Nominated BIG EASY EXPRESS
Will Premiere February 1st and 8th Exclusively On SHOWTIME
LOS ANGELES, CA - (January 28, 2013) - SHOWTIME amps up its musical slate this winter with the acquisition of two new documentaries, MUMFORD & SONS: THE ROAD TO RED ROCKS, which will premiere Friday, February 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, and BIG EASY EXPRESS, premiering the following Friday, February 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT during GRAMMY(R) weekend.
In its worldwide television debut, MUMFORD & SONS: THE ROAD TO RED ROCKS offers a heartfelt compilation of live footage from two sold-out concerts at the striking Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado. In addition to the stunning footage, this documentary contains exclusive interviews with the band members and a behind-the-scenes look at their life on the road. The documentary was directed and shot by up-and-coming directing duo and longtime friends of the band, FRED & NICK. This timely film captures the distinctive folk-rock quality of Britain's acclaimed Mumford & Sons, one of the top selling groups of 2012. The band is nominated for six GRAMMYs(R) and will perform as part of THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS(R) broadcast on February 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
BIG EASY EXPRESS documents a cinematic musical journey with three bands, six cities, one train and thousands of miles of track. Directed by renowned filmmaker Emmett Malloy (THE WHITE STRIPES UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS), this documentary is a music lover's dream - part road movie, part concert film. Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee's Old Crow Medicine Show and Mumford & Sons climb aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orleans, Louisiana on a "tour of dreams". BIG EASY EXPRESS has been nominated for a GRAMMY(R) Award for Best Long Form Music Video.
Stay tuned on February 8th for a double dose of music as MUMFORD & SONS: THE ROAD TO RED ROCKS will encore directly after the worldwide broadcast premiere of BIG EASY EXPRESS.


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Asian people
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Asian people[1] or Asiatic people[2] are people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.
There are varieties of definition and geographical data presented by organizations and individuals for classifying the Asian people.
Definitions by country 1
- Anglophone Africa and Caribbean 1.1
- Australia 1.2
- Canada 1.3
- New Zealand 1.4
- Norway 1.5
- Sweden 1.6
- United Kingdom 1.7
- United States 1.8
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Definitions by country
Anglophone Africa and Caribbean
In parts of anglophone Africa, especially East Africa and South Africa, and in parts of the Anglophone Caribbean, the term "Asian" is more commonly associated with people of South Asian origin, particularly Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans.[3]
The Australian Census includes Central Asia. The Australian Census includes four regions of Asia in its official definition. Defined by the 2006–2011 Australian Census, three broad groups have the word Asian included in their name: Central and Southern Asian, South-East Asian and North-East Asian. Russians are classified as Southern and Eastern Europeans while Middle Easterners are classified as North African and Middle Easterners.[4]
The Canadian Census uses the term 'Asian' pan-continentally and the list of visible minorities includes "West Asian", "South Asian", "Central Asian" and "Southeast Asian".[5] The Canadian government uses "West Asian" in its statistics; however people from the Arab countries of Western Asia are counted in a separate "Arab" category.[6][7]
New Zealand
New Zealand's census undertaken by Statistics New Zealand defines the Asian to include people of Chinese, Indian, Korean, Filipino, Japanese, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan, Cambodian and Thai ancestries.[8] In less formal contexts, the term Asian often does not include South Asian people.[9]
Statistics Norway uses the term 'Asian' pan-continentally and considers people of Asian background to be people from all Asian countries.[10][11]
Statistics Sweden uses the term 'Asian' to refer to immigrants of Asian background from all Asian countries, including the Middle East.[12][13]
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the term "Asian" is more commonly associated with people of South Asian origin, particularly Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans.[3][14] The UK usage of the term "Asian" is reflected in the "ethnic group" section of UK census forms, which treat "Asian" and "Chinese" as separate (see British Asian).[15] Most respondents to the UK 2001 Census of non-Chinese East Asian and Southeast Asian descent chose to write-in their ethnicity in the "Other Ethnic Group" category rather than the "Other Asian" category, reflecting the association of the word Asian in the UK with South Asian.[16] Despite there being a strong presence of East Asians in the United Kingdom there are considerably more South Asians, for example the 2001 Census recorded 1.05 million people of Indian origin and 247,000 of Chinese origin in the UK.[17] Peter J. Aspinall of the Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, recommends privileging the term "South Asian" over the term "Asian", since the term "Asian" is a "contested term".[14]
United States
In 1968, an Asian activist conference decided on favoring the name "Asian American" over the competing terms: "yellow", "Mongoloid", "Asiatic" and "Oriental", since the Filipinos at the meeting thought they were "brown" rather than "yellow" and the conference thought the term "Oriental" was Eurocentric, since they originate from lands "east" only from Europe's standpoint and, since the term "Oriental" suggested to them "passivity".[18]
Earlier Census forms from 1980 and prior listed particular Asian ancestries as separate groups along with White and Black or Negro.[19] Previously, Asian Americans were classified as "other".[20] But the 1980 Census marked the first general analyses of Asians as a group, combining several individual ancestry groups into "Asian or Pacific Islander." By the 1990 Census, Asian or Pacific Islander (API) was included as an explicit category, although respondents had to select one particular ancestry.[21][22][23]
The 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census Bureau definition of the Asian "race" includes those who originate from the original peoples of the "Far East", "Southeast Asia" and the "Indian subcontinent".[24]
In 1930 and 1940, Indian Americans were identified as a separate race, Hindu, and in 1950 and 1960 they were racially classified as Other Race, and then in 1970 they were classified as White. Since 1980, Indians and all other South Asians have been classified as part of the Asian race.[25] Sociologist Madhulika Khandelwal described how "....as a result of activism, South Asians came to be included as 'Asians' in the census only in the 80's. Prior to that many South Asians had been checking 'Caucasian' or 'Other'."[26]
Respondents can also report their specific ancestry, e.g.: Okinawan, etc. Someone reporting these ancestries but no race would be classified as "Asian". Unlike South Asians, Jewish Americans, Israeli Americans, Arab Americans, Iranian Americans and Central Asian Americans have not lobbied to be included as Asians by the U.S. Census Board.[27]
In normal American usage Asian does not refer to the people from the Pacific Islands who are usually called Pacific Islanders.[28] The term "Asians and Pacific Islanders" or "Asia/Pacific" was used on the 1990 US Census.[29] However, in the 2000 US Census, the Asian or Pacific Islander category was separated into two categories, "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander".[30]
Definition by non-government sources
Eugénia Maria Guedes Pinto Antunes da Cunha of the Department of Anthropology, University of Coimbra, Portugal, said there has been a modern trend in "most of the forensic anthropology literature" to "rename" the term "Mongoloid", a term in which she includes the "North American Indian", with the term "Asian" or "Asiatic".[33] Antunes da Cunha said that, even though the "terminology" has changed, the "underlying assumptions are the same".[33]
Karen T. Taylor forensic art professor at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia, said that the term "Asian-derived" is a modern-day euphemism for the "Mongoloid race" and it includes "Native Americans" and "various Asian groups".[34]
In 2007, Kyung-Ran Jung et al. (Korean:전경란) of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, South Korea used the term "Asian populations" for the group he also referred to as the "Asian-Mongoloid" in which he included Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Thai for a meta-analysis of alleles in relation to rheumatoid arthritis.[35]
Dr. Marta Mirazón Lahr of the Department of Biological Anthropology at Cambridge University said "all" "Asian populations" are "grouped under the name Mongoloid".[36]
Masniari Novita of the Biomedical Department of Jember University, Jember, Indonesia, said "Asiatics" are part of the "Mongoloid" race while "Asians from the Indian Subcontinent" are part of the "Caucasian" race.[37]
Matt Cartmill of the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, United States, said "geography has little to do with the race concept in its actual application", since "Asian individuals [can be] born in the same geographical region" as other races.[38]
Michael Bamshad et al. of the Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, found that "107 sub-Saharan African, 67 East Asian and 81 Western European" individuals genetically clustered with "ancestry from a single population" at levels of "almost 100%", but among "263 individuals from South India" the "proportion of ancestry shared with Europeans and Asians varies widely".[39]
Sandra Soo-Jin Lee (Korean:이수진) of the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University, United States of America, said that the reasoning behind "Asian" being a "race" as defined by the US Census is "difficult to determine" because it includes "South Asians".[40]
Willett Enos Rotzell professor of Botany and Zoology at the Hahnemann Medical College used the term "Asian" "race" to refer to the race he alternatively called the "Yellow or Mongolian race".[41]
See also
- Afro-Asian (African-Asian mixed ancestry)
- Amerasian — especially the offspring of a U.S. serviceman and an Asian
- Asia — includes boundaries of the continent
- Dravidian race
- Ethnic groups in Asia
- Eurasian (European-Asian mixed ancestry)
- Hapa — Hawaiian term commonly referring to Eurasians
- Indo-Aryan peoples
- Malayan race
- Mongoloid race
- Oriental
- Race and genetics
- Semitic peoples
- ^ "Asian." Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary.
- ^ United States National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings. 2004. November 17, 2006.[1]: Asian Continental Ancestry Group is also used for categorical purposes.
- ^ a b British Sociological Association. Equality and Diversity. Language and the BSA:Ethnicity & Race. 2005. October 26. [2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups Second Edition. 2005. August 20, 2006. [3]
- ^ '2001 Census Visible Minority and Population Group User Guide'
- ^ [4]
- ^ west asian site:statcan.ca - Google Search
- ^ Statistics New Zealand. Asian people. 2006. December 4, 2006
- ^ For example, "Asian and Indian people" are referred to in the New Zealand Heart Foundation's BMI calculator.
- ^ (Norwegian) Immigration and emigration
- ^ (Norwegian) SSB: Unge innvandrere i arbeid og utdanning – Er innvandrerungdom en marginalisert gruppe?
- ^ (Norwegian) [5]
- ^ (Norwegian) [6]
- ^ a b Aspinall, Peter J. Oxford Journals. Journal of Public Health. 2003. October 26, 2006. [7]
- ^ National Statistics. Ethnicity. 2005. August 27, 2006
- ^ Gardener, David; Connolly, Helen (October 2005). "Who are the 'Other' ethnic groups?". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Population size: 7.9% from a minority ethnic group". Office for National Statistics. 2003-02-13. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ Yen Le Espiritu. (1992). Asian American Panethnicity: Bridging Institutions and Identities. Temple University Press, Philadelphia
- ^ 1980 Census: Instructions to Respondents, republished by Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota at www.ipums.org Accessed 19 Nov 2006.
- ^ Lee, Gordon. Hyphen Magazine. "The Forgotten Revolution." 2003. January 28, 2007.[8]
- ^ 1990 Census: Instructions to Respondents, republished by Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota at www.ipums.org Accessed 19 Nov 2006.
- ^ Reeves, Terrance Claudett, Bennett. United States Census Bureau. Asian and Pacific Islander Population: March 2002. 2003. September 30, 2006.
- ^ U.S. Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Barnes, Jessica S. and Bennett, Claudett E. The Asian Population:2000. 2002. September 1, 2006. [9]
- ^ Campbell Gibson and Kay Jung. Historical Census Statistics On Population Totals By Race, 1790 to 1990, and By Hispanic Origin, 1970 to 1990, For Large Cities And Other Urban Places In The United States, Working Paper No. 76 (2005). See footnote 6 in paper
- ^ Chandy, Sunu P. What is a Valid South Asian Struggle? Report on the Annual SASA Conference. Accessed August 8, 2008.
- ^ Not Quite White: Race Classification and the Arab American Experience, Arab American Institute, 1997, September 29, 2006.
- ^ American Heritage Book of English Usage. Asian. 1996. September 29, 2006. [10]
- ^ Census '90. Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. 1990. September 1, 2006. [11]
^ "Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity". OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
The Native Hawaiians presented compelling arguments that the standards must facilitate the production of data to describe their social and economic situation and to monitor discrimination against Native Hawaiians in housing, education, employment, and other areas. Under the current standards for data on race and ethnicity, Native Hawaiians comprise about three percent of the Asian and Pacific Islander population. By creating separate categories, the data on the Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander groups will no longer be overwhelmed by the aggregate data of the much larger Asian groups. Native Hawaiians will comprise about 60 percent of the new category. The Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population groups are well defined; moreover, there has been experience with reporting in separate categories for the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population groups. The 1990 census included "Hawaiian," "Samoan," and "Guamanian" as response categories to the race question. In addition, two of the major tests conducted as part of the current review (the NCS and the RAETT) used "Hawaiian" and/or "Native Hawaiian," "Samoan," "Guamanian," and "Guamanian or Chamorro" as response options to the race question. These factors facilitate breaking apart the current category.
- ^ a b c Cavalli-Sforza, L.L., Menozzi, P. & Piazza, A. (1994). The History and Geography of Human Genes. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
- ^ Lieberman, Leonard. (1997). Race 1997 and 2001: A Race Odyssey. American Anthropological Association. pp. 7 & 19
- ^ a b Aurore Schmitt, Eugénia Maria Guedes Pinto Antunes da Cunha, and João Pinheiro. (2006). Forensic Anthropology and Medicine: Complementary Sciences from Recovery to Cause of Death. Humana Press. ISBN 1-59745-099-5
- ^ Taylor, K.T. (2001). Forensic Art and Illustration. CRC Press LLC. pp. 60 ISBN 0-8493-8118-5
- ^ Kyung Ran Jun, Sung-Eun Choi, Choong-Hwan Cha, Heung-Bum Oh,corresponding author Yong-Seok Heo, Hong-Yup Ahn, and Kwan-Jeh Lee. J Korean Med Sci. Meta-analysis of the Association between HLA-DRB1 Allele and Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility in Asian Populations. 2007 December; 22(6): 973–980.
- ^ Lahr M. M. (1995). "Patterns of modern human diversification: Implications for Amerindian origins". American Journal of Physical Anthropology 38: 163–198.
- ^ Novita, Masniari. (2006). Facial, upper facial, and orbital index in Batak, Klaten, and Flores students of Jember University. Dent. J. (Maj. Ked. Gigi), Vol. 39. No. 3 116–119
- ^ Cartmill, M. (1999). The Status of the Race Concept in Physical Anthropology. American Anthropologist 100(3)651 -660.
- ^ Michael Bamshad, Stephen Wooding, Benjamin A. Salisbury and J. Claiborne Stephens. (2004). DECONSTRUCTING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENETICS AND RACE. Nature Publishing Group. (5) pp. 598.
- ^ Lee, Sandra S. Mountain, Joanna. Barbara, Koening A. The Meanings of Race in the New Genomics: Implications for Health Disparities Research. Yale University. 2001. October 26, 2006. [12]
- ^ Willett Enos Rotzell. (1905). Man: an introduction to anthropology. Philadelphia.


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The heavy-lift vessel VB 10,000 arrived Tuesday at the Golden Ray wreck site in Georgia's St. Simons Sound, where the specialized vessel will be used by salvage crews to cut and lift sections of the overturned car carrier. The Korean-owned Golden Ray, which capsized after leaving the Port of Brunswick in September 2019, will be dismantled in place and removed in sections. Salvors have installed 16 lifting lugs on the wreck to provide connection points for the U.S.-flagged VB 10,000, which has two 255-foot tall gantries that will use lengths of chain to cut the RoRo vessel into eight pieces and lift them onto barges for transportation to Gibson, La. for recycling.
First Harvest Taps Sea Machines to Make Its Hybrid Cargo Vessel Autonomous
Norwalk, Ct.-based First Harvest Navigation, a marine transportation company that connects family farms to urban and suburban neighborhoods, has selected Boston-based Sea Machines' technology to launch the first autonomous hybrid cargo vessel in the U.S. Powered by Sea Machines' SM300 autonomous command and remote-helm control system, the U.S.- built, electric-powered Captain Ben Moore will also be the first hybrid cargo vessel to feature remote crew-assist technology and to generate zero emissions.Installation of Sea Machines' SM300 aboard the Captain Ben Moore, a 63' x 21.3' aluminum catamaran, will take place in November 2020.
Search Called Off for Overboard Mariner in the Port of Savannah
The U.S. Coast Guard said it has suspended its search Tuesday evening for a containership crewmember who went missing after he fell while transiting the gangway to the motor vessel Maersk Tukang in the Port of Savannah.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Charleston received the initial notification from the Georgia Port Authority at approximately 3 a.m., Tuesday, stating a man had fallen into the water and had not resurfaced.The man has been identified as Joe Williams, 70, who is from the greater Savannah area."Our thoughts are with the loved ones of Mr. Williams during this very difficult time and we would like to thank all of the first responders who assisted with the search," said Cmdr.
Port of Virginia Names Edwards CEO
The Virginia Port Authority Board (VPA) of Commissioners today introduced Stephen Edwards as the next leader of The Port of Virginia. He succeeds John F. Reinhart who for the last seven years has led the VPA as its CEO and executive director.Edwards has extensive experience in the global transportation industry most recently as the president and CEO of TraPac, LLC (TraPac), which operates container terminals in Los Angeles, Oakland and Florida. His tenure with the VPA begins on January 19, 2021."I am delighted to be joining the Virginia Port Authority team in January," Edwards said.
Israel, Lebanon Hold Second Round of Sea Border Talks
Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday held a second round of U.S.-mediated talks over their disputed sea border that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gas-rich area, though sources said gaps between the sides remain large.Delegations from the long-time foes reconvened at a U.N. peacekeeper base to try to reach agreement over their maritime border after an initial meeting earlier this month.The sides presented contrasting maps on Wednesday outlining proposed borders that actually increased the size of the disputed area, sources said.


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DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A first of its kind study conducted by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine found standard control curtains were 8 times more likely to be contaminated with the superbug vancomycin resistant enterrococus (VRE) than experimental PurThread privacy curtains which only had 1 positive VRE culture during the entire study. Additionally, the median time to first contamination of PurThread curtains took seven times longer than control curtains. On average it took only two days for control curtains to become contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria, while PurThread curtains withstood contamination an average of 14 days. This double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) is the first and only peer-reviewed study of its kind to assess the effectiveness of privacy curtains with antimicrobial properties in an active clinical setting. The study titled, Novel Hospital Curtains with Antimicrobial Properties: A Randomized, Controlled Trial, was published online in the journal of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
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"Without environmental hygiene, hand hygiene is insufficient to the challenge," said August Valenti, M.D infectious disease physician at InterMed Maine Medical Center. "Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs), are the fourth highest cause of mortality among US adults, and current hand hygiene efforts, while critical, are simply insufficient to the challenge of environmental contamination in the patient setting. This study suggests that continuously active surfaces, like those under development by PurThread, are solutions that may enhance hand hygiene efforts and provide an additional layer of patient safety."
Privacy curtains were chosen for the study because they are frequently touched by the freshly washed hands of healthcare workers before touching patients, and they often hang in place for weeks or months without being changed. A previous University of Iowa study, Hospital Privacy Curtains are Frequently and Rapidly Contaminated with Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria revealed 92% of hospital privacy curtains were contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and VRE within one week of being laundered. Additionally, published studies have shown the transfer of bacteria from curtains to healthcare worker gloves, and that healthcare worker hands are considered leading vectors of pathogens to patients.
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"The study demonstrates PurThread's commitment to the highest standards of scientific rigour and clinical integrity as it develops this promising new technology," said Kathryn Bowsher, VP of Clinical and Regulatory Strategy at PurThread Technologies. "The contamination variation, in this study, between PurThread experimental curtains and control curtains shows the antimicrobial materials being developed by PurThread can have a measurable and meaningful impact in a clinical setting. The scientific literature shows that a cleaner patient environment contributes to a reduction in the transmission of healthcare associated pathogens, and this study strengthens our efforts to develop medical textiles that reduce bioburden contamination and contribute to a more hygienic patient environment."
In total the University of Iowa study evaluated the privacy curtains in 30 rooms that admitted many patients with active infections (21 surgical intensive care units (ICU) rooms and 9 medical ICUs). Fifteen rooms were randomly selected to have a new, standard curtain installed, while the remainder were fitted with experimental PurThread curtains, identical in look and feel. All 30 curtains were swabbed to collect samples for culturing twice a week for four weeks.
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LinkedIn Launches Share Button
Business-oriented social network LinkedIn has launched a share button, which gives publishers a way to spread their content on LinkedIn and enables users to easily share content with their professional network.
Publishers can choose between three flavors of the share button: vertical with a share counter, a smaller, horizontal button with the counter, or a horizontal button with no counter.
Adding the button to a site or blog is as easy as choosing one of those options and pasting a couple of lines of code, available at LinkedIn's Publishers page. You can see the result (that's the vertical button with a counter) below.
Back in April, LinkedIn launched several new sharing options, making it easier for users to attach links to status updates, with the ability to re-share links as well as edit and delete posts. With the addition of the share button, LinkedIn has pretty much caught up with Facebook when it comes to content sharing options.
Of course, the competition is strong; many publishers already employ Facebook, Digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon and other sharing buttons. The question is whether LinkedIn users are avid enough sharers, at least to the degree that it pays off to publishers to spend valuable real estate on their pages to include the LinkedIn sharing button.


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Today is Thursday, Jan. 3
Today is Thursday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2013. There are 362 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 3, 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease.
On this date:
In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
In 1777, Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J.
In 1861, more than two weeks before Georgia seceded from the Union, the state militia seized Fort Pulaski at the order of Gov. Joseph E. Brown. The Delaware House and Senate voted to oppose secession from the Union.
In 1868, the Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of Japan's emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns.
In 1911, the first postal savings banks were opened by the U.S. Post Office. (The banks were abolished in 1966.)
In 1949, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court said that states had the right to ban closed shops.
In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation.
In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the United States was formally terminating diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.
In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital.
In 1980, conservationist Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free," was killed in northern Kenya by a former employee.
In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission.
In 1993, President George H.W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed the START II missile-reduction treaty in Moscow. (However, the agreement ultimately fell apart.)
Ten years ago: Taking a brief timeout from his two-week vacation, President George W. Bush visited Fort Hood in Texas, where he rallied Army troops as the nation faced the prospect of war with Iraq. David Westerfield, the man who'd kidnapped and murdered 7-year-old neighbor Danielle van Dam, was sentenced to death by a judge in San Diego. No. 2 Ohio State won its first championship in 34 years, beating No. 1 Miami 31-24 in the Fiesta Bowl.
Five years ago: Sen. Barack Obama won Democratic caucuses in Iowa, while Mike Huckabee won Republican caucuses. After nearly 27 years in prison, Texas inmate Charles Chatman was set free by a judge because of new DNA evidence showing he'd been wrongly convicted of rape. Pop star Britney Spears was hospitalized after a child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline resulted in an hours-long standoff with police. The No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks won the Orange Bowl by defeating No. 5 Virginia Tech 24-21.
One year ago: The Iowa Republican Party held its caucuses; although Mitt Romney was originally considered the winner by an extremely narrow eight-vote margin, officials later said that Rick Santorum had in fact beaten Romney by 34 votes; however, the party refused to declare a winner, saying that eight precincts had never turned in certified results.
In the Democratic caucuses, President Barack Obama ran unopposed.
Today's Birthdays: Record producer Sir George Martin is 87. Actor Robert Loggia is 83. Actor Dabney Coleman is 81. Journalist-author Betty Rollin is 77. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby Hull is 74. Singer-songwriter-producer Van Dyke Parks is 70. Musician Stephen Stills is 68. Rock musician John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) is 67. Actress Victoria Principal is 63. Actor-director Mel Gibson is 57. Actress Shannon Sturges is 45. Jazz musician James Carter is 44. Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 41. Actor Jason Marsden is 38. Actress Danica McKellar is 38. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez is 37. Singer Kimberley Locke ("American Idol") is 35. NFL quarterback Eli Manning is 32. Pop musician Mark Pontius (Foster the People) is 28. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lloyd is 27. Pop-rock musician Nash Overstreet (Hot Chelle (shel) Rae) is 27. Actor Alex D. Linz is 24.
Thought for Today: "If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done." -- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher (1889-1951).