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The World At Night
The World At Night (TWAN) is a program to create and exhibit a collection of stunning landscape astrophotographs and time-lapse videos of the world's most beautiful and historic sites against a nighttime backdrop of stars, planets and celestial events. TWAN is a bridge between art, humanity, and science. The eternally peaceful sky looks the same above all the landmarks and symbols of different nations and regions, attesting to the truly unified nature of Earth as a planet rather than an amalgam of human-designated territories. Those involved in global programs learn to see humanity as a family living together on a single planet amidst the vast ocean of our Universe. This global perspective motivates us to work for a better, more peaceful planet for all the world's inhabitants. Astronomers Without Borders was created to work toward this goal. TWAN is an innovative new approach to expanding this global perspective.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) have designated TWAN as a Special Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. The project began to make global exposure during the year of astronomy and continues to grow further beyond. TWAN-style Earth and sky photographs are being taken by some of the best landscape astrophotographers around the world. The resulting collection of nightscape photography is presented in an international traveling exhibition and in a virtual exhibition on the TWAN web site. Books and DVDs of the Earth and sky images will also be published. Time-lapse digital photographs of the night sky that are being created at particular locations will be used in a high-quality documentary film of celestial motion over the planet's most important sites. TWAN is bringing together photographers, astronomers and organizations worldwide to create a new international team. That team fulfils TWAN's primary goal of bringing to the public a new way of seeing the wonders of our planet by portraying Earth's people as one family and our world as a living planet we must care for.
Wars are fought over boundaries that have been created in the name of politics, religion, race or beliefs. But the view from space reveals the true nature of our cosmic home – a border-less planet divided only into land and sea. While few will experience that view first-hand, the same is also true in reverse; the night sky above us – a view that is accessible to everyone on the planet – also has no visible borders. This common view is a bridge that connects us, creating understanding and friendship. When borders vanish, political and cultural differences become irrelevant. The beauty of brilliant Venus might be seen in Texas just hours after it is seen by sky gazers in Tehran. The famous stars of the Big Dipper might be viewed over the Vatican while Buddhists in China share the same celestial view over their temples. The magnificent Milky Way might be viewed over the Grand Canyon while people in Nepal are awed by the same celestial view over the Himalaya. We all live under the same eternally peaceful sky. And the Earth we inhabit under it belongs to us all.
Material released by TWAN will include photographs, descriptions of the subject sites, the site's historical, cultural or environmental significance, how TWAN was conducted, how TWAN affected participating photographers and any further relevant issues of global importance such as peace, ecology and light pollution.
TWAN material will be distributed by the following methods:
TWAN began in the autumn of 2007 with the creation of the web site, site selection, photographer selection and the creation of an image database. Acquisition of new images began in late 2007 while imaging and compilation of existing images continues through all phases of the project. image acquisition continues. The first exhibition took place in the autumn of 2008, while TWAN exhibitions will reach to over 20 countries by the end of 2009 and continue further.
While most all of TWAN imagery highlights our astronomical world at night, celestial events warrant the attention of TWAN photographers at any time of the day or night. Unusual imagery of day-time celestial events appear in the TWAN collection when they offer exceptional educational value or artistic beauty in connection with important earthly locations. A small percentage of TWAN photos and videos feature daytime eclipses, analemmas, transits, sunrises, sunsets, or unusual atmospheric phenomenon. While this imagery is not our main focus it is offered as a way to complete the TWAN collection from an astronomical and geographical point of view. TWAN is the world's leading source of landscape astrophotography. It also serves as an aid to astronomy education and popularization where many aspects of sky-gazing and visual astronomy are illustrated by real images.
Support TWAN
The World at Night is a volunteer effort operating under Astronomers Without Borders, a US not for profit corporation. The success of TWAN depends on contributions by photographers, volunteer coordinators and financial sponsors. If you or your organization would like to sponsor the activities of TWAN please contact us.
TWAN team:
● Babak A. Tafreshi, TWAN founder, is a science journalist, an award-winning photographer, and astronomy communicator using all media. He is based in Germany but could be spoted anywhere on the planet, from the Sahara to the Himalayas or Antarctica. He is a board member of Astronomers Without Borders organization, a photo ambassador for the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and contributing photographer at Sky&Telescope magazine. More
● Mike Simmons is an author, photographer, amateur astronomer and the founder and president of Astronomers Without Borders. He is a past president of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society and was the founding president of the Mount Wilson Observatory Association. He has extensive experience in international astronomy and has many contacts throughout the world. More
● Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) is the coordinating organization for TWAN. AWB has a growing network of affiliate organizations worldwide that will participate in developing the TWAN project. Potential collaborating organizations will be drawn from the fields of astronomy, photography, nature and peace-building.
● The International Astronomical Union (IAU) consists of about 10,000 professional astronomers in 90 countries is the world's leading organization to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation. The IAU has designated TWAN as a Special Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
● The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is a worldwide organization based in Arizona that advocates and promotes night sky preservation through reduction of light pollution. TWAN will be promoted and photographers will be recruited through IDA's network of more than 10,000 members in 80 countries.
● The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is a NASA web site (http://apod.nasa.gov) that posts an astronomy or space science image daily along with information on the image and its subject, along with relevant links. Established in 1995, the site now has the largest archive of annotated astronomical images on the Internet, including many TWAN-style photos.
● David Malin, a world-known photographic scientist-astronomer
● Jerry Bonnell, the co-director of the APOD and astrophysicist at Goddard Space Flight Center
Other collaborators:
● Gernot Meiser and Pascale Demy, TWAN-Europe event coordinators
● Shahob Saqri, TWAN website designer/programmer
● Moayede Khodakarami, TWAN social media
● Kwon O Chul, TWAN-Korea event coordinator
● Stephane Guisard, TWAN-Chile event coordinator
● Dr. Marcelo Souza, TWAN-Brazil event coordinator
● John Goldsmith, TWAN-Australia event coordinator
● P-M Heden, TWAN-Sweden event coordinator
● Tamas Ladanyi, TWAN-Hungary event coordinator
● Johannes Stübler, TWAN-Austria event coordinator
● Asadollah Ghamarinezhad, TWAN-Iran event coordinator
● Tunc Tezel, TWAN-Turkey event coordinator
● Ajay Talwar, TWAN-India event coordinator
● Sze-leung Cheung, TWAN-Hong Kong event coordinator
● Dr. Nassim Seghouani, TWAN-Algeria event coordinator
Potential future collaborators:
● UNESCO has designated TWAN as a Special Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Many of the TWAN imaging sites are designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is hoped that TWAN Involves in more collaboration with UNESCO in creating publications and organizing global acitivities.
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Unique and fresh
I was a bit wary when I saw that this was patchouli, but this isn't the type of patchouli that conjures up images of people that smell of leaves and dirt. It's pretty clean, peppery, and unique. It's not a teenager scent, it's not an old person scent--it's the scent of someone you'd like to get to know. I liked it so much that I saved up points and bought a bigger bottle.5


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Faith A. Burden, Nicole du Toit, Mariano Hernandez-Gil, Omar Prado-Ortiz, Andrew F. Trawford. April 2010. Selected health and management issues facing working donkeys presented for veterinary treatment in Rural Mexico: Some possible risk factors and potential intervention strategies. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 42:4. 597-605.
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MADRIX NEBULA is a flexible LED pixel tape driver to directly control a wide range of digital LEDs.
Developed and made in Germany.
New Second Generation:
2 Ethernet Ports and Daisy-Chain Support!
New firmware 2.0:
Streaming ACN, Channel Offset, Channel Order, Output In Case Of Connection Loss, and more!
The MADRIX NEBULA directly connects to your LED pixels. This advanced SPI decoder receives control data over Ethernet network or USB and is built to provide excellent image quality.
SPI Converter & Direct Connection
Directly connect to a wide range of supported LEDs via two 4-pin screw terminals. A signal frequency of up to 24 MHz is available. Supply power over USB or 5 V to 24 V over a 2-pin screw terminal.
Quality Output Of 8 Universes
Each device drives up to 1,360 RGB pixels while ensuring responsive delivery of high-quality signals to each individual LED. You can choose the output protocol separately for each of the two ports.
Art-Net / Streaming ACN / USB
Network data is directly converted to SPI without the need for an additional interface. Reliably distribute data from any compatible software or hardware controller. In addition, simply connect to MADRIX 5 over USB.
Sync Mode & Daisy-Chain Support
MADRIX 5 and MADRIX hardware allow you to fully synchronize Art-Net data for all ports and across devices to get an optimal image on the LEDs without visual interruptions. 2 Ethernet ports allow linearly daisy-chaining several devices together.
Designed For DIN Rails Or Walls
Its non-conductive enclosure and standardized design for 35 mm top-hat rails make mounting quick, easy, and safe. 2 extra brackets are provided for optional wall mounting. 9 indicators quickly show the device status with the option to turn them off.
Invaluable Features
The device is ready within seconds after startup. HTP merging is automatically available for two Ethernet sources. Its firmware is upgradable. Access and change specific device settings using the built-in web configuration page.
Supported LEDs
APA101 / APA102 / APA104 / APA106 / GS8207 / GW6201 / GW6205 / LPD1882S / LPD6803 / LPD8806 / MBI6120 / P9883 / SJ1221 / SK6812 / SK6822 / SM16703 / SM16716 / TLS3001 / TLS3008 / TM1804 / TM1809 / TM1812 / TM1814 / TM1829 / UCS1903 / UCS2903 / UCS512B3 / UCS8904 / UCS9812S / WS2801 / WS2803 / WS2811 / WS2811S / WS2812 / WS2812B / WS2813 / WS2815 / WS2818 / WS2822S / WS2822S Addressing
As of March 2019. Additional LED types will be supported with future firmware updates.
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Sorry to bother, but with all the changes over the last few years, I feel a little lost now. I have AJE through AGEOD proper (before Matrix integration), and pretty much every other AGEOD game through GamersGate (from when AGEOD was part of Paradox). Just a few quick questions:
1. Is there a way to register my copy of Alea Jacta Est (I believe I also got a preorder bonus.. Spartacus I think?) with either the current website or Matrix/Slitherine?
2. Is there a way of registering any of my Gamersgate games with either the current webstore or Matrix/Slitherine?
3. If not, do the new patches work with the Gamersgate version of games?
4. Is there a way to upgrade from Rise of Prussia standard to Gold? Or would that just require a new purchase?
Thanks for the help!


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Sun Microsystems' foot-dragging on the standardisation of Java will come to a head on December 16 when a general assembly of the European Computer Manufacturer's Association (ECMA) meets to discuss Sun's concerns over intellectual property rights, a sticking point that could derail the process.
For corporate developers and independent software vendors (ISVs), the cloak and dagger politicking is causing some trepidation and confusion over how and whether Java's standardisation should take shape. At the heart of the matter is whether Java can continue to grow in Sun's long shadow or whether Sun should relinquish control of the technology for it to truly become an open standard.
"It's a fine line that Sun must walk because everybody sees the danger of having Java be 'Unixfied', meaning there's no one gatekeeper controlling the standard," said Bruce Scott, CEO of PointBase, which sells an embedded database written in Java, in California. "Of course, it's also important to have a community process in place to allow partners from all over the industry to participate."
Sun recently removed its Java specification from consideration by ECMA, which may have adopted Java as a standard, because of concerns about ECMA's rules, or lack thereof, regarding copyright laws.
"We continue to look for ways to make it more inclusive, but we are going to continue to maintain control in a way that ensures the technology evolves for the greater good of the industry," said George Paolini, vice president of marketing at Sun.
According to Jayson Minard, chief technology officer at Open Avenue, a Web-based provider of open-source software in California, Sun's control has led to an efficiency in Java's evolution that could not have been accomplished under the auspices of a standards body.
"I don't see why it's necessary to have a standards body. I haven't seen any hindrance [without it]," Minard said. "In fact, because it's doing so well, I'd be fearful of changing anything."
Other developers think that the industry will demand that Java belong to an outside organisation.
"There are a number of significant parties that will not let Sun become the dictator and demise of Java," one developer said. "There are a lot of companies bigger than Sun that are putting a tremendous amount of faith in the fact that Java is going to become a standard. These companies have bet the farm on Java, and they aren't going to let Sun screw that up."
In the long run, the best approach may be for Sun to continue shepherding Java until the platform is mature enough to be turned over to a standard like ECMA, said Tom Dwyer, a research director at the Aberdeen Group.
"If there were any signs of weakness, we would see them in the community process, and I just don't see that," Dwyer said. "As long as there are ways for various suppliers to feel included in the process, Java will remain strong."


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How many times have you encountered a girl saying that looks doesn't matters for her in selecting a guy. Chances are the girl is aged somewhere around 24-26 and is getting pressure from home to be married.
Well, don't be fooled by this for this is utter non-sense.
Where did this sensible talk of girls go when they were during their late teens, just entering colleges – when making boyfriends and girlfriends was a social status symbol. If you are not currently in that age bracket, take yourself back a few years and remember what the preferences of girls were? Yeah Right! They wanted good looking handsome hunk guys as boyfriends with not even a second glance at the nerdy guys. They prefer fooling around with duds rather than being friends with sensible guys who probably will value a relationship more. Where all this does leads them? You guessed it right again – Nowhere!
By the time this realization comes they have come to the age of 24-26 where they look forward to marriage (or made to do so by parental pressures) and suddenly they realize life isn't all about good looking cool dudes and making your girlfriend jealous and earning brownie points over your boyfriend(s). And then the statement comes – "Looks don't matter to me!"
I recently debated the topic with a female friend of mine. She was flabbergasted at the blunt truth I put in front of her. She argued that with time girls mature and realize what true beauty means. Does it takes 5-6 years and failed relationship with 2-3 duds to get that realization? And what is this realization? Isn't this that life cannot be spent on the basis of good looks but financial stability and sensibility which they figure out they will find out in the last known "nerdy" guys which have now become successful in their lives. Has now the definition of "beauty" changed to "money and success"? And not as if their attraction for good looking guys has ended. It's just that the average successful guy is "average" looking – so pretty much not many options. I think argument against bitter truth is futile so she ended up saying she is not like that. Dare I disagree with a woman?!
To prove and strengthen my point I will request you to go through some of the entries of the Real Beauty Blogging Contest by Yahoo and Dove. 99.0% of the girls have written about how beauty is other than physical beauty. If only they meant it! Is this contest only about writing to win or was it meant for something more? Only a few posts like this dare to ask the question – if I may quote from the blog
"How many of you even talk to someone who is totally dark, fat, smelly and ugly? At least when you look at that person, for one minute you will have some opinion for that person. If you don't have any work with him/her then you will probably not even try to strike a conversation."
Point here is that why are girls not upfront about it? Why they have to disguise it? When a guy is upfront in saying that he likes good looking girls, the girl snorts at him saying- "Does external beauty only matters to you?" Here is the answer
"No Lady! We value the emotional bonding in the relationship as much as you do but we don't mind telling the truth that yes we do appreciate physical beauty also. It is not the only or most important criteria in finding a girl but certainly a criterion for us. JUST LIKE YOUR'S. It's just that you don't say but we do. For us beauty is the whole package – right from the physical beauty to the emotional bonding, from the deep understanding to the sensuous touch – It's everything!. Hope you just understand!"
This article is a part of the IndiBlogger and Yahoo! India – Dove contest "What does real beauty mean to you?"
If you liked the article you can "Like" it or give your vote on IndiVine here. I certainly can make use of that cash prize ! Thanks all for understanding and reading my blog post.
This blog featured in Editor's Choice – Blog Junta on 14th June 2011.
The views contained in this blog are personal to those of the author.


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ARSAL, Lebanon, June 8 (UPI) -- The Red Cross evacuated wounded from the Syrian city of Qusair, which was overrun by the army this week, Lebanese sources told The Lebanon Star.
A dozen vehicles transported about 30 casualties out of Qusair Saturday in what was described as the first of several evacuation convoys.
"This is the first batch of wounded people and the Red Cross is expected to bring in several other groups in the coming days," said a security source whose name was not reported.
Saturday's convoy departed Qusair days after Syrian troops, reinforced by fighters from Hezbollah, overran anti-government rebels. The Red Cross was unable to bring help to civilians in Quasair during the weeks-long battle for the city.
Hezbollah's active role in the battle was a worrisome spill-over of the Syrian rebellion into neighboring Lebanon, officials said. Two unidentified helicopters fired six rockets over the border from Syria but no casualties were reported, officials in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley told The Daily Star.
A planned peace conference in Switzerland aimed at ending the conflict hit a potential snag Saturday when the opposition declared it would not attend the session unless it received additional arms and other supplies.
"The "Geneva conference is a Western idea, but we have to be powerful on the ground," rebel commander Gen. Salim Idris told The New York Times.
The Times said momentum on the battlefield shifted recently as allies of President Bashar Assad's regime stepped up their assistance, resulting in a significant loss of leverage for the rebels.
"There is agreement on one point within opposition circles: the regime, Iran and Hezbollah, supported by Russia, aim to win; the U.S. aims for talks," said Frederic Hof, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former senior State Department official. "This helps to explain the opposition's reluctance to attend a Geneva conference and the difficulties it's having organizing itself around a coherent goal."


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A - Z of medical issues
Many medical problems are covered in our Medical Alerts handbook download free and offered in several languages).
Medical Overview of PWS
Adult Medical Care and Evaluation in PWS
An Overview of Medical Problems for Physicians
Approved by the Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board of the International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation (IPWSO) January 2018 Download pdf
Ageing in PWS
A collection of articles covering physical and cognitive health issues in the ageing person with PWS.
Autism & PWS
Elizabeth Dykens, Evon Lee, Elizabeth Roof "Prader-Willi Syndrome & Autism Spectrum Disorders: an evolving story
Dementia in a Woman with Prader-Willi Syndrome
Margje Sinnema a,b,*, Constance T.R.M. Schrander-Stumpel a, Hans E.G. Verheij c, Mireille Meeuwsen c, Marian A. Maaskant b,d,e, Leopold M.G. Curfs a,b
Anesthesia and Prader-Willi Syndrome
Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome may be at increased risk for post-operative complications, most of which occur within 24 hours after surgery...
Behaviour and Genetic Subtypes
Some behavioral features of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) are associated with the major genetic subtypes of this disorder. While most agree that those with maternal uniparental disomy (UPD) have a distinctive cognitive and psychiatric profile, findings are more controversial regarding possible differences among persons who vary in paternal deletion size. Read more.
Beyond the Diet - for Dieticians
Some of our children with PWS are much more creative at getting food than some people can imagine. One example of the hundreds I could give, is the boy who would crawl into his parents' bedroom on his hands and knees in the middle of the night... ...read more
Central Adrenal Insufficiency - GH concerns
A recent article in the journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism by Lind van Wijngaarden et al indicated that there may be a high frequency of central adrenal insufficiency (CAI) in individuals with Prader-Willi Syndrome....read more
Constipation in PWS is becoming more common as a cause of gastric intestinal problems. It is important that family members, caregivers, and medics know more about this condition in PWS. Read more Also download an algorithm which shows step-by-step procedures for GI complaints...
Dental Research
Persons with Prader-Willi Syndrome have sparse, thick, and sticky saliva. High caries activity, poor oral hygiene and extreme tooth wear have been described in case reports. Oral and dental problems have received too little attention by researchers....
Diabetes in PWS
"Diabetes mellitus is not a diagnostic criterion for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), but it is often found in PWS patients. The etiology for diabetes mellitus in PWS may be related to the morbid obesity and consequent insulin resistance, because a decrease of oxytocin neurons and leptin resistance in PWS may cause hyperphagia, inducing obesity. However, treatment with growth hormone (GH) is beneficial for the majority of GH-deficient PWS children, because relative decreased fat mass and increased fat-free mass could prevent obesity and concomitant insulin resistance. Hypogonadism is thought to be due to hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in a majority of PWS patients. Hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism secondary to cryptorchidism and its treatment is shown in other cases. Low luteinizing hormone and high follicle-stimulating hormone levels in PWS cases in young men with idiopathic oligospermia or in the early stages of puberty is less frequently reported."
Prader-Willi syndrome, diabetes mellitus and hypogonadismT. Nagai1, M. Mori2
Diabetes research from Garvin Institute
Diet Management
Reduced energy intake diet will help with weight control. J. Miller.
Differences between Genetic Subtypes
What are the differences in the effects of the different genetic causes of PWS? Researchers, by studying many people with each genetic type of PWS (primarily the most common deletion and uniparental disomy types) have identified a few differences between the groups. Most of these differences are in the frequency or severity of findings in the two groups. People with an imprinting defect appear to be most similar to those with UPD. Note: These are group differences, not individual differences.
Gastric Intestinal Problems - a comprehensive overview
The prevalence of GI issues in persons with PWS of all ages is quite high. In addition to early feeding difficulties, reflux and aspiration symptoms are frequent problems in infancy. Problems with digestion affect approximately 35% of adults. Constipation and diarrhoea... read more View (see also GI alert (below) and Stomach Necrosis)
Gastroparesis - the newest threat
Members of the Prader-Willi California Foundation and the national Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA), have read about or discussed at a meeting about gastroparesis. There have been articles about the fact that it exists, alerts about it (Medical Alert: Gastrointestinal Issues in Individuals with PWS ), and now a peek at the likely incidence rate. What we haven't yet received enough information about is: "How do we know if our child/adult has it and what can we do about it?" This is the focus of this article. View
Genomics of Childhood Obesity and Obesity-Related Disorders
The genomics of childhood obesity is an important topic to investigate and gain a better understanding of the role of genes and abnormalities which account for about 50% of obesity. Read more. Article by Merlin G. Butler, M.D., Ph.D., F.F.A.C.M.G..
GI Algorithm
A self-contained step-by-step set of procedures to be performed when there is any reason to suspect gastro-intestinal problems. Designed by James Loker, M.D., Pediatric Cardiologist; Ann Scheimann, M.D., M.B.A., Gastroenterologist; PWSA (USA) Clinical Advisory Board Members View
GI Gastroparesis alert
The death of an 8 year old child from gastric perforation alerted the PWS world to this extremely dangerous condition. Please read the (May 2013) report from the USA. View
Growth Hormone Consensus Statement
Since the commercial release of recombinant human growth hormone (GH) in 1985, therapeutic use of this medication has been studied in a varietyof medical conditions and genetic yndromes. Based on current medical knowledge, the Clinical Advisory Board of the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) has drafted and approved this policy statement to guide health care providers in the use of GH treatment in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)... read more
Health Supervision for Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome
This set of guidelines was designed to assist the pediatrician in caring for children with Prader-Willi syndrome diagnosed by clinical features and confirmed by molecular testing. Prader-Willi syndrome provides an excellent example of how early diagnosis and management can improve the long-term outcome for some genetic disorders. Pediatrics 2011;127:195-204 .... read more
Oedema and Cellulitis in PWS
Fluid retention is usually noted first as swelling of the lower legs. In PWS this is a valuable warning signthat poor weight control is affecting the person's health. Fluid retention in persons with PWS is usually asign of a decreased ability to breath adequately due to excessive weight ("obesity hypoventilation"). Withexcessive weight, breathing abnormalities first develop during sleep and can be present silently for yearswithout any other signs that something is amiss. Read more...
Osteoporosis in PWS
Many individuals with PWS have osteoporosis (low bone mineral density). This condition is most often diagnosed in adolescence and adulthood. The cause(s) of the osteoporosis is not totally clear, but it is thought to be primarily due to the growth hormone and sex hormone deficiencies that occur in PWS. Hypotonia is probably a contributing factor as well....
Oxytocin in PWS
There has been a lot of interest and excitement about three pharmacological products being researched that may have an impact on PWS. One getting a lot of publicity is oxytocin.
Practical Genetics
PWS is an example of a genetic condition involving genomic imprinting. It can occur by three main mechanisms, which lead to absence of expression of paternally inherited genes in the 15q11.2-q13 region: paternal microdeletion, maternal uniparental disomy, and imprinting defect... read more
Psychiatric Handout
The following guidance is offered for the psychiatrists and psychologists who are facing the challenge of treating a very complex patient with an unfamiliar condition, PraderWillie syndrome. The material here is based on a our clinical experience of inpatient and outpatient crisis intervention with hundreds of cases of persons with PWS of all ages. Read more.
Rare Disorders
Not as rare as you might think - nearly 30 million Americans (almost 1 in 10) have a diseases considered rare in the US. Nearly 7,000 diseases are listed as rare.... Rare diseases are often called orphans because they are forgotten or "unclaimed"...Mothers lead the way in researching rare disorders, they are the ones with the strong need to understand their child's disability... Read more
Sleep - Recommendations for Evaluation of Breathing Abnormalities associated with Sleep in PWS
Sleep has been an important focus of study as we learn more about Prader -Willi syndrome (PWS). Cataletto, Hertz and Angulo examine the sleep characteristics of 20 infants with Prader-Willi syndrome between ages 2 and 36 months in their study, recently published in The Romanian Journal of Rare Diseases. They examined overnight sleep studies in infants with PWS before the onset of obesity and without concomitant medications...
Scoliosis - Guidelines on Monitoring and Treatment for Children
Children with Prader Willi Syndrome have an incidence of developing scoliosis at rates between 40 -90%. Approximately15% of children with Prader Willi Syndrome will develop severe or significant curves, requiring bracing or surgery. The earlier the curve is detected, the better the possibilities for treating the curve with casting or bracing... read more
Stomach Necrosis and Rupture
Possibly Related to Chronic Gastroparesis - A Cause of Death from Sepsis, Gastric Necrosis or Blood Loss. Signs and symptoms include: vomiting, loss of appetite, complaints of pain, lethargy, abdominal or stomach bloating and dilation...
Water Intoxication Alert
Water intoxication is well known to occur in children and adults with eating disorders regardless of mental abilities, and also in individuals who are severely retarded. This is not a new phenomenon. The problem of water intoxication is a difficult one and may be related to two different physiological mechanisms: some of the patients we have seen have compulsive water drinking and often need to be restricted and / or monitored in order to keep their electrolytes in balance; this seems to be a problem related to the PWS itself.... read more


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Reports say there was no prenuptial agreement in place and that Jeff Bezos is dating again
With no prenup in place, Mackenzie Bezos could become the world's richest woman
The wife of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, could become the world's richest woman if his fortune is split equally during their divorce proceedings.
Bezos, 54, and wife MacKenzie, 48, announced yesterday that, following a trial separation, they had decided to end their marriage of 25 years.
Their divorce settlement is likely to be the most expensive in history and may reshape global wealth rankings. The Daily Beast is reporting that there was no prenuptial agreement in place, and that Bezos is already dating again.
Having started Amazon from his garage in Seattle, Bezos went on to become the richest man on the planet, with an estimated fortune of US$137 billion.
As well as his shareholding in Amazon, Bezos owns the Washington Post newspaper as well as a string of other investments including a Gulfstream jet and homes in Seattle, Washington, Beverly Hills and New York.
If the couple file for divorce in Washington, the state where they were married and Amazon has its headquarters, half of Bezos's wealth could go to his wife under the state's community property law, unless there is a prenuptial agreement in place.
If they split their fortune equally, it could leave Mackenzie Bezos with around US$69 billion, making her the world's richest woman. It could also reinstate Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, as the world's richest person.
In a statement the couple, who have four children together, said: "As our family and close friends know, after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decide to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends.
"We feel incredibly lucky to have found each other and deeply grateful for every one of the years we have been married to each other."
The pair added: "If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again."
In an interview with Wired in 1999, Bezos described his search for his ideal mate. Calling himself a "professional dater," he devised a system to filter potential partners. "The number-one criterion was that I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison," he told the website. "What I really wanted was someone resourceful. But nobody knows what you mean when you say, 'I'm looking for a resourceful woman'."
As it happened, Bezos fell in love with a member of his own staff while working at a New York hedge fund. They were married in 1993, six months after they began working together, and a year before he started Amazon.
MacKenzie Bezos, an award-winning novelist in her own right, was one of Amazon's earliest employees and became an accountant for the business.
The news of their divorce emerged two days after Amazon became the world's most valuable company, overtaking Microsoft.
Last year, the couple launched a $2 billion charitable fund, called the Day One Fund. Their joint statement, released on Bezos's twitter account yesterday, suggested they would continue to collaborate on the project.
"Though the labels might be different, we remain a family, and we remain cherished friends," the couple added.
David Starks, a divorce attorney at the Washington law firm McKinley Irvin, said: "There's reasons to believe they'd go ahead and do their divorce here in Washington. [The state] follows the old regime of community property… all assets that are accumulated during a marriage are presumed to be community."
If the couple did not come to their own agreement, a judge would probably divide their assets equally, he said.
"When we're talking about ludicrous amounts of money… if we're speculating what a judge would do, we're talking 50-50."


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BKO founder, Dana, talks about gun control on this week's show. Yes BKO is talking gun control, no they don't want to take your rights away.
Bullies Keep Out LLC is an organization and movement to support, mentor, and raise awareness to those who have been bullied, harassed, or struggle from any form of hate, LGBT, Equality, Domestic Violence, Suicide Awareness, Addiction, Mental health awareness. It is a place to come together, unite, connect, and create change and through every avenue and outlet, which includes our celebrity and other special advocates who speak out and stand up with us. We aim to make voices be heard, build bridges, empower, motivate, raise awareness, take action, fundraise, and become so strong that as one we will not be broken down by any bully or form of hatred. BKO is built on a foundation of love, hope, kindness, and respect.
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The What, Where, Who, and Why of Bullying?
Bullying is a serious epidemic that has been going on for some time now. The spotlight is brightly shining on this issue. Bullying comes in many forms. It can be verbal, emotional, mental, or physical. There are no limitations on bullying. We are all susceptible to getting bullied. Bullying is an act of aggression towards another or a group. It can be through words (i.e. social media posts, letters, emails, texts) or actual physical violence. It can be an isolated attack, a threat, or group isolation.
There are three roles involved: The bully, the victim of bullying, and the witness/bystander. There is always something to be done. We must reach out and speak out to create change. Bullying can occur anywhere. It can take place at school, at home, in the workplace, in relationships, in families, in the community, or on the internet. In today's society, cyber bullying is becoming more and more of a problem as we spend a great deal of our time online.
Bullying causes great distress in the lives of those involved. The signs are not always evident, so we must constantly be paying attention…and most of all, always be a friend. If we all play our part, we can gain control. Be kind and love big.
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|80% of women wear wrong bra size!*
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Re: How old are you?
I am 20 years old.
Message Boards - Boba Fett Fan Club → Fans → How old are you?
I am 20 years old.
Welcome MossNoth!
Im now OFFICIALLY allowed to have my quarter life crisis. Today I'm 25.
Happy birthday Si...and happy quarter life crisis!
Happy Bday, Si! Hope it was fun.
Happy birthday!
Happy late birthday... hoped you saved me a piece of cake
This is a little late... I am 18 as of Nov 1st.
Congrats on being legal, Alo.
And happy belated birthday to Si.
Welcome MossNoth!
Im now OFFICIALLY allowed to have my quarter life crisis. Today I'm 25.
Happy B-Day Crystal. Sorry for the late.
I am a very proud 16
As of the 2nd, I turned 21. Lol, I totally forgot to say anything.
Happy birthday in advance to you MossNoth, and while I'm at it Happy New Year to everybody!!
Another early happy BDay for ya' Moss! Hope you have a great one!
I meant the 2nd of December, in case that was ambiguous. I'm 21 now.
Happy New Year, vode! Oya!
Happy 21st!
im 13 and im an uncle ill be 14 in next october 17th
Happy 21st! MossNoth! I hope you had a good day!
Cool, J. fett, I have this site called Anything ( anything to talk about really ) if you'd like to join, that'd be sweet!
I'm still 12!!! ( grumble grumble ) * Everyone..... avin, rthdays! grumble grumble mutter *
OK, revan, calm down. We should let green alone, he just wants attention.
On topic:
I'm 13 on the January 16th
Fox, Green Banned Me From Our Forum, I Can't Post On The Anything Forum!!!
And I don't want attention, Pink, be quiet!
woah he just straight out said there aint no BS
kudos to BFFC ADMIN
Um, in an attempt to get away from arguing and back on topic:
I'm 21 for now, but I'm turning 22 on the 20th.
I cant really call it a birthday since i was hatched but the day i broke out of my shell was July 2nd
Haha Johan, we're day twins! I'm a 2nd, too! *dances*
I'm 114.
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Archive for the 'LGBT in Oregon' Category
December 2015 Newsletter
The December 2015 newsletter for Oregon central coast PFLAG can be found here — December 2015 newsletter OCC-PFLAG.
Thanks again to our newsletter editor, Nel Ward, who keeps us current with local, national, and international LGBT+ news!
Our OCC Chapter has been busy–check out the articles and photos in the newsletter. And don't miss the events coming up this month:
–Tues. Dec. 8 at 4 pm is LGBT+ & Allies Happy Hour at Georgie's in Newport.
–Wed., Dec. 9 at 6 pm is PFLAG OCC's Holiday Party at St. Stephen's in Newport.
–Sun., Dec. 27 at 11 am is Women's Group at Cafe Mundo in Newport.
Marriage Equality is in the News!
400 Signatures in Lincoln County!
Hope you've seen our Marriage Equality ad with almost 400 names in the July 1 issue of Oregon Coast Today–it's been very exciting to see it in print and to share it with lots of people. We're making a poster of the ad which will be displayed around the county–and we can add more names before it's printed. If your name is not yet on the ad–please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com by July 11 and we'll add it before printing the posters. PFLAG Ad 070111
Article & Editorial in July 3 Oregonian
Did you see the article in the July 3 Oregonian about three gay couples with church ties who support marriage equality–and the editorial that urges churches to take a leading role in the struggle for equality? Here's the link:
Gay Soldier's Family Supports Marriage Equality
Here's an inspiring article from CNN about a gay soldier and his family's dedication to marriage equality–my favorite Fourth of July story this year!
Marriage Equality and Mother's Day
PFLAG Friends,
Here are a few suggestions from Basic Rights Oregon to link Mother's Day to the Marriage Equality campaign using Facebook.
1. Send BRO photos and quotes from one or two members of the group. If folks are interested in participating they can send a picture of themselves with their child (ideally this would be a mom and her adult LGBT child but we have some flexibility here), along with a quote we can use as a caption. Captions can read: "My mother's day wish is for my child to have the freedom to marry the person they love", or "my mother's day wish is for my daughter to be able to marry the love of her life, as my son was able to marry his ", or "my mother's day wish is for my grandkids moms/dads to be able to marry each other". Send photos & captions to email@example.com
2. Go on Facebook on Wednesday, May 4th and change their status to "My mother's Day wish is for everyone (/my daughter/my son) to have the freedom to marry the person they love. If you agree, please repost."
3. BRO will have weeklong "events" on Facebook for this Mother's Day theme. If you all have a Facebook page you could also participate by following our page and then reposting to your page.
Thanks for all you're doing to make Marriage Equality a reality!
Jeanne St.John, Chair
Here's another great Freedom to Marry story from New York. The video shows Richard and John who have been together 61 years–and want to be married in New York. Click on the link to see the video and support marriage equality in New York.
Winning the freedom to marry in New York is within our reach this spring. And I can promise you, Freedom to Marry is doing everything we can to get the job done.
Marriage is crucial to couples like Richard and John. They just celebrated 61 years together as a couple, and they desperately want to marry in New York. After 61 years, haven't they waited long enough?
Freedom to Marry's video tells Richard and John's story. Please watch and share it with everyone you know:
Whether a couple is newly engaged or has been waiting to tie the knot for 61 years, each moment spent denied the freedom to marry is a moment too long.
Freedom to Marry has joined with Empire State Pride Agenda, Human Rights Campaign, Log Cabin Republicans New York, and Marriage Equality New York in a united effort to get the job done. Our New Yorkers United for Marriage coalition is working side-by-side with the governor and legislators to line up the votes to bring marriage home in New York.
Join Freedom to Marry in helping to win marriage in New York. You can start by sharing this video:
New York is closer than ever before to passing a marriage bill and ending this cruel exclusion and closer than ever to making history and adding to our national momentum. Make sure you are a part of it.
Together we can bring the freedom to marry home.
Evan Wolfson
Founder and President, Freedom to Marry


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|Hand-written recipes are the best.
This year, we had an extra special treat when my Mom visited us. She was in the mood for her famous Chicken & Dressing for dinner, and Brad and I weren't ABOUT to complain. You see, her dressing is the stuff holiday dreams are made of. She's made it the same for as long as I can remember, and it's simply fabulous. Try as I might, I've never been able to pull it off like her. Mine always turns out differently. But alas, I watched every step while she made it this time, and I think I've got it! Hooray!
Also, I love hand-written recipes, and my Mama was nice enough to write down some notes for me to remember. I've tried to translate these notes into a thorough recipe below. I have to admit though, part of this recipe is simply magic. The amounts aren't exact. Perfection comes with years of making this for family and friends. This is the sort of thing that's made with love...and you can tell.
Since this recipe makes 2 big dishes of dressing, we baked one right away and froze the other. It was just as delicious after being frozen! Simply cover the dressing well with aluminum foil and pop into the freezer (without baking). When ready to cook, simply defrost and bake as instructed.
Bon Appetit and Happy Thanksgiving, my friends!
Mom's Chicken & Dressing
Source: My Mama :)
1 (3-4 lb) chicken
1 (24 oz) bag Alabama King fine corn meal
1 onion, diced
2-3 hard boiled eggs, diced
1 stick butter, plus 3 Tbsp
Salt & Pepper, to taste
A dash of love :)
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Wash chicken well. Place the chicken in a large stock pot, and cover with water. Generously season with salt, pepper, and 3 Tbsp butter. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Set the lid at an angle so steam can escape from pot. Lower heat to gentle boil and cook for 1-1 1/2 hours, adding more water as needed. Once meat is falling off the bone, remove chicken from broth to a cutting board and let cool, reserving the broth. Discard the skin and remove meat from the bone, shredding as you go. Discard the bones.
While chicken cooks, pour cornmeal into a large bowl. Season with salt. Slowly add warm water, stirring constantly, until you reach a thick, pourable batter consistency. Pour into a greased 9x11 baking dish, and bake for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, or until golden brown.
Cook's Secret Tip: While the cornbread is cooling and still in the baking dish, pour about 2 cups of the reserved, hot chicken broth right over the cornbread. This will make it much easier to remove from the pan later!
Once cornbread has cooled, crumble and pour into a very large bowl. Begin pouring the hot broth over the crumbled cornbread and knead with your hands. Continue adding more broth and mixing with your hands until you reach a consistency sort of like mashed potatoes (not too thick). This is the tricky part - You don't want the dressing to be dry, but don't make it too soupy.
Add onions, eggs and all of the shredded chicken to the bowl, stirring well. Season with salt & pepper.
Pour mixture into two greased 9x11 baking dishes. Slice the remaining 1 stick of butter into thin slices, placing all over the top of the dressing.
Bake at 350 F for approximately 1 hour, or until golden brown and bubbling.
NOTE: This dressing freezes beautifully! Cover well with aluminum foil before placing in the freezer. When ready to cook, simply defrost and bake as instructed.
|Here's a favorite of me and my mom on my wedding day.


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Eugenics and Environmentalism: From quality control to quantity control
Eugenics and Environmentalism: From quality control to quantity control
Published on Thursday, May 01, 2008
Source: Old Thinker News – Daniel Taylor
Has eugenics faded away with time, or has the pseudo science morphed and cloaked itself under new auspices? Were some of the original founders of population control efforts themselves eugenicists? How and when did eugenicists shift from Galton era ideals to Malthusian population control? The history of eugenics is incredibly detailed and expansive, but there are certain issues that are not given as much attention as others. This article attempts to answer these questions and provide a wider perspective on these important issues.
From quality control to quantity control
While there are examples of eugenics still in practice in its pre WWII form, eugenicists were forced to scale back rhetoric and reframe their ideas in the post WWII world. Hitler's actions embarrassed eugenicists in America enough for them to at least publicly change their ideas.
China currently has Galton-era eugenics laws on the books which only allow pre-approved couples to marry and have children. The Law of the People's Republic of China on Maternal and Infant Health Care states that if the approved couples children are deemed to be inferior they are to be terminated. [1]
The United States was the first to enact eugenic sterilization laws in the state of Indiana in 1907. By the mid 1930's, 34 states had passed mandatory sterilization laws. Many of the laws remained active as late as 1974. Eugenics officially ended, yet remained.
Dr. David C. Reardon has documented the shift to population control among eugenicists in chapter five of his work in progress, The Eugenics Connection: Shapers of Humanity. He writes regarding the earlier eugenic practices in the United States,
"During the early 1930's, eugenics reached the height of its popularity in pre-World war II America. It was during this period, when their political power was greatest, that eugenicists and Neo-Malthusians became increasingly radical in their demands to eliminate the 'unfit,' whom they called a "race of chronic paupers, a race parasitic upon the community." The eugenic weapons to be used in this 'war between races' were increasingly coercive and destructive. In 1932, at the Third International congress of Eugenics held in New York City, proposals were made to prevent the 'further dilution of the American gene pool' by those who possessed 'inferior genes' through segregation, sterilization, birth control, abortion and even infanticide." [2]
Reardon then documents the discrediting of eugenics and the toning down of rhetoric coming from its supporters. One of the factors cited by Reardon which dampened enthusiasm was the targeting of upper classes for sterilization due to their financial dethroning as a result of the great depression. Reardon writes,
"Suddenly, many of those in the upper and middle-classes, who had previously judged hereditary 'unfitness' on the basis of economic poverty, now found themselves impoverished. These 'new poor' feared that the selection of the 'unfit' might be confused. Finding themselves labeled 'the aristocracy of the unfit' by eugenicists, they feared that they might be the ones to suffer from compulsory sterilization, not just the "truly unfit." [3]
James Lovelock, a prominent environmental activist, recently made headlines with his comments on what he calls imminent environmental calamity. Interestingly, Lovelock stated that the world faces an environmental crisis largely brought on by over-population in which he would like to see "the best of our species" survive. [4]
This brings us to the post WWII era of eugenics. Eugenicists who still held on to the discredited principles of eugenics now attached these ideas to environmentalism and population control in an attempt to carry on eugenics in a more veiled form. Malthusian population control was now emphasized.
The Rockefellers and the Osborns
An important point to be made when covering these issues is that the very same families who had previously funded and popularized eugenics in America prior to World War II shifted their resources into funding and promoting population reduction and control in the post WWII era.
Several prominent families are responsible for funding and promoting eugenics in America, namely the Rockefeller, Carnegie, Harriman, and Osborn families. Two families, the Rockefellers and the Osborns, are particularly significant. John D. Rockefeller Sr. contributed a large amount of money to build the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the early 1900's, which housed the Eugenics Records Office from 1910-1944. Rockefeller influence also spread overseas to Germany, where the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Psychiatry, and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Eugenics, Anthropology and Human Heredity resided. Much of the money used to run these facilities came from Rockefeller. [5] These institutes became centers for Nazi eugenics programs during the reign of Adolf Hitler.
The influence of the Rockefeller family continued in 1945 when John D. Rockefeller Jr. donated the land upon which the United Nations stands in New York City. The U.N. plays an important roll in population control, a subject which will be covered shortly.
In 1952, John D. Rockefeller the 3rd, the oldest son of Rockefeller Jr., founded the Population Council. The organizations stated goal is to seek "…better understanding of problems relating to population." [6] The first president of the Council was Frederick Henry Osborn, who was appointed by John D. Rockefeller himself. Osborn was a prominent eugenicist who helped found the American Eugenics Society, now called The Society for the Study of Social Biology. Osborn headed the AES from 1946-1952, when he began to place greater emphasis on population control, signaling the shift of post WWII eugenicists. [7] Osborn wrote in his 1968 book The Future of Human Heredity that "Eugenic goals are most likely to be attained under another name than eugenics."
Frederick Henry Osborn's nephew, Henry Fairfield Osborn, carried on the banner of population control. His 1948 book Our Plundered Planet covers many of the issues that environmentalists are concerned with today. Osborn states in the book that over-population will destroy the planet and that drastic measures must be taken to curtail population growth. He takes a moment to reflect on the savage nature of his outlined proposal, but states that it will have to be done. He writes,
"Of course, as we all know, these are momentous days and many things can happen to check population growth, even including the devastating use of atomic bombs in a new war. It is difficult to adjust one's mind to the possibility that the present negotiations between nations could fail to prevent such a savage denial of the right to human existence, and that the problem of the pressure of increasing populations – perhaps the greatest problem facing humanity today – cannot be solved in a way that is consistent with humanity." [8]
Steven C. Rockefeller, a fourth generation member of the family, has remained dedicated to the family's history of philanthropy and promotion of population control. He played a central role in the writing of the United Nations Earth Charter, and chaired the Earth Charter International Drafting Committee from 1997 to 2000. He is currently a member of the Earth Charter Commission. [9] Echoing past writings of Osborn and others, he stated in an interview at Tilburg University in the Netherlands that,
"Third, the Earth Charter recognizes that the dramatic rise in human population is putting great pressure on the resilience of ecological systems and has overburdened social and economic systems." [10]
The Earth Charter itself says, "An unprecedented rise in human population has overburdened ecological and social systems. The foundations of global security are threatened. These trends are perilous but not inevitable."
Others involved in the post WWII shift
Before we look at recent examples of population reduction being funded and carried out, there are other prominent individuals who played an important role in this shift from eugenics to population control.
Frank Notestein was one of the most prominent individuals who made the study of population an institutional practice. His bio summarizes his numerous memberships, which include the American Eugenics Society.
"He was a member of the American Eugenics Society, the American Philosophical Society, the Council on Foreign Relations, the International Statistical Institute, the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, the Population Association of America, and the Century Association." [11]
Notestein also served as president of John D. Rockefeller's Population Council after Frederick Osborn stepped down. He was also the first director of the United Nations Population Division from 1946-1948. In a 1969 paper written by Notestein titled The Problem of Population Control, he outlines a strategy to depopulate target populations. Notestein admits that economic modernization would "…bring the birthrate down automatically." However, he goes on to state that more drastic measures must be taken because in his opinion this method would not be fast enough. He writes,
"Given existing preferences in family size, governments must go beyond voluntary family planning. To achieve zero rate of population growth governments will have to do more than cajole; they will have to coerce."
"…to impose more drastic changes on a large scale implies many risks, not least to the regime that undertakes them. The price for this type of population control may well be the institution of a totalitarian regime." [12]
Another individual, Guy Irving Burch, who wrote for Margaret Sanger's Birth Control Review publication, also played a key role. Burch's 1947 book Human Breeding and Survival combines the ideas of both eugenics and population control. He writes,
"It appears what the United Nations needs to do is to recommend to all nations that adoption of laws which will… actually lead to the sterilization of all persons who are inadequate, either biologically or socially, and encourage the voluntary sterilization of normal persons who have had their share of children."
Burch described plans for attaining "peace goals" and national security objectives through population control. Similar arguments and proposals are made in Henry Kissinger's later 1974 National Security Study Memorandum 200, which was influenced by the 1944 Royal Commission on Population. Burch states that, "… if we are willing to keep the focus on undesirable parentage… then sterilization can play a rather large part in the attainment of the peace goals…"
Richard C. Reardon writes again in his Eugenics Connection work in progress regarding Burch, pointing out the shift from Galton era eugenics to Malthusian population control,
"The ideas of Galton were becoming unpopular, so the ideas of Malthus needed to be stressed. If the public could be made to believe in the need for quantity control, they would again accept its logical extension – quality control. So in 1940, while serving as director of his Population Reference Bureau and the editor of its Population Bulletin, Burch helped found another "population" front for eugenicists – the Population Association of America." [13]
Population reduction operations today
In 1989 research was conducted by the National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi India on the use of 'carriers' such as Tetanus Toxoid and Diphtheria to bypass the immune system and deliver the female hormone called human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG). The research paper was carried in the Oxford University Press in 1990 and was titled "Bypass by an alternate 'carrier' of acquired unresponsiveness to hCG upon repeated immunization with tetanus-conjugated vaccine." [1]
While hCG is required to maintain pregnancy, the injection of hCG bound to Tetanus Toxoid triggers an auto-immune response, thus causing sterilization. The NII research cited above used four women as test subjects – who had been surgically sterilized prior to the experiment – and found that multiple doses of the Tetanus Toxoid hCG carrier vaccine was required in order to achieve the desired results. The research also found that if an alternate carrier such as Diphtheria was used as a booster in combination with Tetanus the sterilization vaccine would be more effective.
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Population Council are listed in the document as giving grants for the research.
Henry Kissinger's 1974 National Security Memorandum 200 document cites "Injectable contraceptives for women" as a possible method of population reduction and control. Depopulation, as stated in the document, should be pursued because it would be in the "…economic interests of the United States."
"Wherever a lessening of population pressures… can increase the prospects for such stability, population policy becomes relevant to resource supplies and to the economic interests of the United States."
On November 4, 1996 the publication Vaccine Weekly carried an article titled "Study Suggests Women Were Injected with Contaminated Tetanus Vaccine." The article details an investigation that was carried out by the Philippine Medical Association into the discovery of hCG in tetanus vaccines. While the article brands the vaccine as being "contaminated", the Rockefeller funded research cited above indicates that this is not a case of contamination. As reported,
"Have women in the Philippines, and possibly elsewhere, surreptitiously been used as guinea pigs in an international anti-fertility campaign?
A medical study in the Philippines suggested that may well be the case. A study conducted by the Philippine Medical Association on behalf of the Philippine Department of Health revealed that almost 20 percent of the tetanus vaccine sampled positive for the hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), according to Human Life International.
Vaccines containing the hormone immunize women not only against tetanus but also against pregnancy by inducing the body's immune system to attack the hormone needed to bring an unborn child to term." [2]
Thailand is ripe with stories of miscarriages and sterilization. According to the local population of the Akha, pregnant women are forced to receive a tetanus vaccine in order to get ID cards for their children. The vaccine often results with violent miscarriages. In the video below, Matthew McDaniel, a human rights activist who has been working with the Akha people of Thailand, speaks with two Akha women about the forced Tetanus vaccine and the resulting miscarriages.
The current world-wide focus on global warming takes us to another angle of present day population control operations. China has boasted that their family planning policies have cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 1.3 billion tons, thus cutting their impact on supposed man-made global warming. [3]
China's often brutal population control policies have been supported by the Rockefeller enterprise. The Washington Post reported on October 12, 2000 that the Rockefeller Foundation had donated two million dollars to upgrade a Chinese drug factory that produces the abortion drug RU-486. The Washington Post reports,
"RU-486 has been a key ingredient in China's population control strategy for years. Of the estimated 10 million abortions performed annually in China, about half are carried out with RU-486, said Gao Ersheng, director of the Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research." [4]
Ted Turner recently made headlines when he stated that "voluntary" one child policies should be adopted worldwide to slow population growth. "…we`ve got to stabilize population. On a voluntary basis, everybody in the world has got to pledge to themselves that one or two children is it," stated Turner. [5]
In Australia proposals have been made to tax parents who have more than one child. As CNS news reported,
"Having babies is bad for the planet, and parents of more than two children should be charged a birth levy and annual tax to offset the "greenhouse gases" their child will be responsible for over his or her lifetime.
At the same time, those who use and prescribe contraceptives and sterilization procedures should earn tax relief for such greenhouse friendly services" that help to keep the population size down." [6]
In a 1994 presentation before the Business Council for the United Nations, David Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., took time to talk about over-population as a threat to the environment. Rockefeller also said that "…unrestrained economic growth poses further threats to our environment."
Watch Rockefeller's presentation:
What you have read here is a collection of a few of the major points in an expansive history. Population control today – and the corresponding environmental movements – grew out of the post WWII shift from eugenics to Malthusian programs. The line connecting eugenicists to population control is unmistakable. Population reduction is being used by the elite as a weapon of war against competition, as an assurance of continued domination.
From quality control to quantity control
[1] Law of the People's Republic of China on Maternal and Infant Health Care. http://www.women.org.cn/english/english/laws/09.htm
[2] Reardon, David C. The Eugenics Connection: Shapers of Humanity. Available in PDF here
[3] Ibid.
[4] "We're all doomed! 40 years from global catastrophe – and there's NOTHING we can do about it, says climate change expert" Daily Mail. By Sarah Sands. March 22, 2008. Available here.
[5] "The horrifying roots of Nazi Eugenics" History News Network. By Edwin Black. Nov. 24, 2003. Available here
[6] Population Council FAQ. http://www.popcouncil.org/about/faqs.html
[7] Wikipedia. American Eugenics Society. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Eugenics_Society
[8] Osborn, Fairfield. Our Plundered Planet. Little Brown and Company, Boston; 1st edition, 1948. p. 41.
[9] Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Steven C. Rockefeller. http://www.rbf.org/trustees/trustees_show.htm?doc_id=495673
[10] Steven Rockefeller: The Earth Charter. Interview by Patricia Morales. http://www.earthdialogues.org/documents/interview/rockefeller.html
[11] Princeton University Library. Frank W. Notestein. http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead/eadGetDoc.xq?id=/ead/mudd/publicpolicy/MC184.EAD.xml
[12] Ed. Hauser, Philip Morris.The Population Dilemma. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 1969. pages 145 – 166
[13] Ibid. 2.
Population reduction operations today
[1] A copy of this document can be obtained at the Oxford Journal website here: http://intimm.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/2/2/151
[2] "Study Suggests Women Were Injected with Contaminated Tetanus Vaccine" Vaccine Weekly. Nov. 4, 1996.
[3] "'One-child' policy aids climate change battle: China" AFP. March 11, 2008. Available here
[4] "Chinese To Make RU-486 For U.S." Washington Post. By Philip P. Pan. October 11, 2000. Available here
[5] "Ted Turner Pushes One-Child Policy In PBS Interview". NewsBusters. By Tim Graham. April 5, 2008. Available here
[6] "'Tax Parents for Children's Carbon Emissions'". CNSNews.com. By Patrick Goodenough. December 10, 2007. Available


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The week in review
Longest mile: The Meadowcreek Parkway has obtained all its permits and VDOT is good to begin construction after City Council declines to block road building last week, according to Charlottesville Tomorrow. A group known as the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park filed a lawsuit in February to stop the parkway and expects a ruling by the end of the year.
Lamest task force: The group charged six months ago with recommending new future locations for the Charlottesville City Market offers this suggestion to City Council: Keep the market where it is for another three years while they study further. Graham Moomaw has the story in the Daily Progress.
Least sustainable: Albemarle's membership in the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives is voted out June 8 by supes Ken Boyd, Lindsay Dorrier, Duane Snow, and Rodney Thomas, WINA reports. The decision follows a sparsely attended Tea Party briefing June 1 that warned climate change was an "elaborate fraud" and membership in such organizations trampled on local autonomy.
Worst single-vehicle crash: Fourteen-year-old Kirsten D. Ellis of Nellysford is killed June 7 when the 1992 Toyota Camry in which she's a passenger leaves westbound Route 6, hits a sign, a tree, and overturns. She and the 16-year-old driver were wearing seatbelts, and authorities say neither speed nor alcohol were factors.
Directest connection: CHO and American Airlines launch a pair of daily roundtrip, nonstop flights to Chicago on Thursday, June 9.
Worst flooding: Berkmar Drive near U.S. 29 is closed after a stormwater pipe under the road washes out from heavy rains over the weekend, the Newsplex reports.
Biggest vacuum: With former county growth area Biscuit Run becoming a state park, developer Wendell Wood proposes moving 600-acre, south-of-town Somerset Farm into the growth area to fill an alleged housing void, according to the Newsplex.
Biggest drug ring: Eighteen middle schoolers in Fluvanna are rounded up for possession of prescription drugs, and three face distribution charges.
Biggest broadside: UVA prof Farzaneh Milani takes aim at "gender apartheid" in the Middle East in a New York Times editorial and denounces the segregation of women. On June 17, women in Saudi Arabia will protest the ban that keeps them from driving.
Costliest success: AccessUVA, the university's financial aid program to increase socio-economic diversity, has been so successful that its annual cost of $25 million is more than double what was anticipated, prompting the Board of Visitors to take a closer look at the program. Ted Strong has the story in the Daily Progress.
Ickiest: Perry Henderson Baugher, 82, is arrested at Gypsy Hill Park Pool June 10 in Staunton after he allegedly exposes himself and masturbates while looking at pre-teen girls, the News Virginian reports. He's charged with two felonies and one misdemeanor, and police seize his bottle of body lotion.
Latest buzz on Virgil Goode: The former 5th District congressman is the top choice to represent the Constitution Party in a bid for the U.S. Presidency in 2012, and the party passed a resolution urging him to run, according to the Roanoke Times.
Latest terror in the woods for hikers– and deer: The Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries endorses the concept Sunday hunting. (The General Assembly would have to approve the controversial step.)
Best baseball team: The Cavaliers come from behind in the ninth inning June 13 to take down UC-Irvine 3-2, a victory that sends them to the College World Series.
Best ACC steeplechaser: UVA track star Stephanie Garcia (and the Hook's special sections editor) breaks the ACC women's 3,000-meter record with 9:48.29, coming in second in the NCAA finals June 11 in Des Moines.
Hottest car: A black 2001 Ford Expedition disappears from the parking lot of the Virginia State Patrol area headquarters in Appomattox. The spare vehicle, license number XPX-2447, is equipped with blue lights.
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UVA's Robby Andrews actually WON his event in Des Moines, coming from behind down the stretch with a personal best time and the second-fastest ever at an NCAA meet.
I don't think he works for the Hook though.
Under "Least Sustainable" -- what The Hook describes as a 'sparsely attended tea party briefing' is a strange characterizaion meant to say....what? It was a press conference and not an event open to the public. Newplex and NBC 29 sent reporters and cameras and broadcast stories about it; Charlottesville Tomorrow (for the Daily Progress) recorded the entire conference for podcast and wrote a long article about it; The Hook sent a reporter; and WINA radio recorded and reported on it. The only prominent invitee that didn't attend was C'VILLE because their reporter couldn't make it. What you call 'sparse" was close to 100% of the expected media.
@Feet to the Fire: Bullfeathers. Your little luddite event WAS open to the public and became a "press conference" only AFTER the public failed to show up. Don't try to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Typical teabag revisionist history.
@Chuck: Check the reports from NBC 29, CBS 19, The HOOK, and Charlottesville Tomorrow. ALL FOUR reports accurately called it a press conference - that's how it was billed and only the press was invited. Facts don't lie. And if you can come up with one shred of evidence to the contrary, please post it here. No one's holding their breath, Chuck.
What if you threw a briefing and no one came? Then it's a press conference...
Any party that takes Sarah Palin seriously is in dire need of a reality check....
It was a briefing. Ha!


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Equity futures are basically flat this morning. The dollar is up, euro down, bonds are lower for now, while oil and gold continue to bounce higher off up trending support.
The third revision of quarter 1 GDP was released today, well below expectations at 2.7% annualized growth. The consensus was for 3.0% and it was first reported at 3.2%. That's a 16% downward revision from first announcement. It is also a very rapid deceleration from Q4's 5.6% spike. I think it's obvious that Q2 is going to be flat or even slightly negative, even with their misreporting. Here's Econoday:
First quarter growth turned out to be notably less robust than expected. First quarter GDP was revised down to an annualized 2.7 pace from the prior estimate of 3.0 percent and initial estimate of 3.2 percent. The market forecast had called for an unrevised figure at 3.0 percent. The downward revision to GDP growth primarily reflected an upward revision to imports and a downward revision to personal consumption expenditures that were partly offset by upward revisions to exports and to private inventory investment. Real final sales to domestic purchasers was revised down to 1.6 percent from 2.0 percent. Final sales of domestic product was revised down to 0.8 percent from the prior estimate of 1.4 percent.
Economy-wide inflation was little revised at 1.1 percent annualized for the first quarter, compared to the prior estimate of 1.0 percent annualized. Analysts expected no net revision to the previous estimate of 1.0 percent. The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents, increased 1.7 percent in the first quarter, unrevised from the second estimate and down from 2.0 percent in the fourth quarter. Excluding food and energy prices, the price index for gross domestic purchases increased 1.2 percent in the first quarter, compared with an increase of 1.5 percent in the fourth.
The recovery slowed significantly in the first quarter from the strong pace of 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. Normally, markets do not pay much attention to final revisions to GDP but today may be an exception. There is much uncertainty about forward momentum given the expiration of tax credits for housing purchases. Equity futures slipped on the news. Focus will now be on the 9:55 release of consumer sentiment.
Tax subsidies end for housing, housing is back to record low sales. Today the politicians are voting on "financial reform." Yet JPM and GS are going up on expectations that it's been so gutted they will continue to operate as usual. We are tightening up, but we still can't seem to go all the way yet – and thus more cleansing is needed, it will be until debt saturation is resolved.
But money certainly isn't flowing as easily as it was, here is more proof that the psychology of wave C is vastly different than wave A:
Unemployment benefits extension nixed for nearly 1 million
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Nearly a million people have lost their unemployment benefits because the Senate failed for the third time Thursday to extend the deadline to file for this safety net.
Hoping to overcome deficit concerns, the Senate trimmed down the bill yet again on Wednesday night so that it would only increase the deficit by $33.3 billion over 10 years, instead of $55.1 billion. The main changes were to scale back additional Medicaid funding for the states and to reallocate some stimulus and Defense Department spending.
The legislation failed by a 57-41 vote. Democrats needed 60 votes to overcome the GOP fillibuster of the bill.
The bill will now be pulled, according to two Democratic leadership aides. This leaves many groups in flux, including the jobless who have lost their safety net, companies who are waiting to learn what tax breaks are extended, and governors who were counting on the additional funds to balance their budgets.
The bill they just voted down would have also pushed back the deadline to close on home purchases until Sept. 30 and still qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000. So you now have 1 million people going to fall off unemployment. This is exactly what happened in Germany prior to the rise of Hitler. This will cut approximately $22 billion out of the economy and likely will cause further damage as all income disappears for the long term unemployed. How many will become homeless, or fall into needing other forms of help? Different psychology, all of the sudden debt matters.
Yesterday's further market decline caught many off guard – it even left me a little bit puzzled as I could clearly count 5 waves down, yet we were making more downward movements – now seven in all. This is rare, I expressed discomfort with it in the daily thread yesterday and McHugh picked up on it as well in his evening report. He thinks that it's likely there was a very weak wave 2 bounce in the middle and that we may have just immediately pressed into wave 3 of 3 of 3 down. If this count is correct, we should descend hard over the next few days. Other indications lead one to expect a bounce – we stopped on support in the 1070 area, just below the 61.8% of the prior up wave:
Volume is coming up as we descend but is not heavy yet, certainly not even close to washing out. The 50dma and the 200dma are now moving together very rapidly – I calculate that unless we bounce immediately we will receive the death cross within the next two weeks. The emerging market death cross is now separated by more than 2%, this makes the odds very high that prices will be lower over time.
The bond market diverged yesterday as the TNX bounced off the bottom Bollinger Band. Keep an eye on bonds, they need to start rising in price and descending in rates again if equities are going to keep the downtrend rolling:
So, the waves are acting funny and not in a good manner if you are expecting a meaningful bounce. Hang ten if you're going to ride them, it's going to be a wild ride! And don't forget the expectation is for everyone to jump on Friday ramp wave into Monday – when that doesn't appear it's going to toss a lot of surfers off their boards…