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"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both."
- James Madison
Sunshine Week, built around the birthday of James Madison, father of the Constitution, sponsor of the Bill of Rights, and an author of the Federalist Papers, concluded Saturday.
It's the week when media outlets and other watchdog entities band together to call attention to the continued need for open government.
But it's not just a media issue. Far from it.
Want to check which subjects your child's teacher is qualified to teach? Want to know if your kid's coach has been popped for DUI, domestic violence or a drug charge? Interested in what a developer has planned for that big, vacant property across the street?
You, not only members of the news media, have the right to easy access to those records, thanks to state statutes grouped within the "Government-in-the-Sunshine" laws.
These laws are intended to guarantee access to public records - from court and criminal records, to personnel and disciplinary records for public employees and regulated professionals, to e-mails and mail correspondence between public officials and those touting anr issue or project.
The Government-in-the-Sunshine laws also mandate the public's right to attend meetings of councils, commissions and boards vested with a public task and the right to be notified via public notice as to when those meetings will be held.
The intention of these laws is twofold. One, they assure that the public - those of us footing the bills - have access to information collected by various government agencies.
This includes not only arrest reports, court documents and tax records, but virtually all reports and correspondence among and between agencies and officials.
These open records preclude back-door dealings and machinations, leveling the playing field by putting knowledge where it belongs - in the hands of the people.
Two, Florida's Sunshine laws mandate open meetings. With limited exception, two members of an elected or appointed board with public decision-making or fact-finding authority are forbidden from meeting behind closed doors - i.e. out of the sunshine.
Knowledge, very truly, is power. And it's not intended to be limited to a few.
As Sunshine Week passes, there is no better time to remember, and defend, the open government laws that have put Florida among the leaders of such legislation across the nation.
Efforts to erode our rights persist as local agencies continue questionable practices to assess exorbitant costs to record requests and state legislators try to limit access to legal notices.
That's a shame.
Public records are exactly that - records that belong to the public. Parents have every right to check out the background of the person teaching or coaching their child. Taxpayers can and should peruse records pertaining to public expenditures. Watchdogs absolutely can view mail or e-mail exchanges that disclose the deal-making behind the proposal packaged for public consumption.
We urge continued vigilance. Open government is a fundamental right, its defense a fundamental duty.
Let the Sunshine in.
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When I was 13 years old my brother started his four wonderful years at the University of Notre Dame. I attended my first college game in the fall of 1971 and I believe it was against Navy…don't hold me to that one, though. Anyway, we were there for the bonfire and pep rally. The game was almost an anti-climax but who cared? I was sold. I wanted to go to Notre Dame. Period. No talking, just action. In 1972, just one year later, Father Theodore Hesburgh decided to admit women as Notre Dame Undergraduates. Score! So, study I did getting higher SAT's than my brother and having a higher class rank. I applied. I was rejected. A boy from my high school class with lower grades and test scores got a full scholarship to play what else? Football. And I was rejected. I had no plan B but needed one fast.
I applied to Canisius College. I got in. In the fall of 1976 I entered as a freshman, waiting for the pep rallies. There were none. I waited to learn the fight song. There was none. No marching band, no football stadium, no identity, no spirit, no loyalty…at least that's how my wounded 18 year old heartfelt.
How did I end up here? It was so unfair – lucky freshmen flocked to the South Bend and I was in Buffalo. Buffalo? Are you kidding me? Really?
Well, I was just dumb. Seriously dumb. What I found at Canisius was an intimate learning environment where professors knew me by name and guided me through the maze of opportunity. I became involved in student government and sat on several search committees. I did television shows promoting Canisius College with Rev. Ryan, S. J. and met my husband of nearly 30 years.
I even found school spirit with our horrible basketball team just off NCAA probation for violations surrounding NBA trouble maker, Larry Fogel. I loved my four years at Canisius and I made friendships that have lasted to this day. Add to it my 21 years of work service to my alma mater and you have nearly half my life lived as a devoted Golden Griffin.
Tonight marks the second annual bonfire and C-Block Rally in the Quad. Better yet, the unveiling of the newly arranged fight song. A real live fight song! I only had to wait 34 years!
Go Griffs!!!! Beat Niagara!!!!
Life is good!
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Daring Kitchen - Pho Ga
The first time I had Pho was when I was still in high school and the first Vietnamese restaurant opened in my hometown. Whenever I went in, it seemed as though I was the only person who was not Vietnamese and did not know what to order. A key lesson I've learned through these times is: if everyone around you is ordering the same dish, follow them. This lead me to Pho Bo. Since then, many Pho restaurants opened (and closed) in my hometown, sadly including the Happy Cow restaurant - the soup place with the picture of a laughing cow on the sign.
Since my school days, Pho has become somewhat vogue. I can understand this. In fact, I can even understand Anthony Bourdain savouring the moment of expectation:
Here in Europe, a good bowl of Pho is hard to find. Maybe I'd have better luck in Paris, but until now - no go. All the more reason to scream with delight as Jaden gave her Pho recipe, from her new book. I pretty much followed this recipe (as well as I can follow any recipe) but added the bones from a leftover roasted chicken to the stock.
the long one, mainly because I had some chicken bones in my freezer that I was saving for a soup anyway.
Complete with the garnishes, the workaholic & I slurped up our soup & only wished that the chilis in Germany were hotter. I forgot the lime until my bowl was almost empty but it didn't bother me too much - I was salivating like Anthony Bourdain and looking forward to leftovers.
11 comments:
- Cathy said...
We are knee (okay, ankle but it doesn't sound as good) deep in snow....pho is my go too lunch with this kind of weather!
- October 14, 2009 at 9:56 PM
- Lauren said...
Beautiful job! The pho looks amazing =D. Lovely story too!
- October 15, 2009 at 1:31 AM
- Heather B said...
Love the Bourdain clip! Great job on your challenge!
- October 15, 2009 at 2:21 AM
- taste traveller said...
Cathy: I'd love to see your recipe!
Lauren: thanks!
Heather: when I was researching this, I found the clip & couldn't resist!
- October 15, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- redmenace said...
Sounds fantastic! I could not live without pho. I was just saying to someone that it is the magical soup!
- October 15, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- Megan@Feasting on Art said...
Your pho looks so yummy!! I followed the quick recipe because I wanted to see how similar it was to the traditional one. Thanks for sharing the clip!
- October 15, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- Erica said...
Great picture, That soups looks so good:)I would love to have a bowl now,it is very cold here today.
- October 16, 2009 at 12:58 AM
- The Little Teochew said...
No, you didn't!! I applaud you for taking on the "long recipe". I would have use ready made stock, LOL! It looks delish, BTW!
- October 16, 2009 at 3:44 AM
- taste traveller said...
Redmenace: you are so right!
Megan: I hope you enjoyed it.
Erica: It's getting cold here too :-( And it's raining.
LT: The beauty is that if you have the right spices, you can use ready made stock. I think I might do that now... ;-)
- October 16, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- Murasaki Shikibu said...
I was looking for a recipe for Pho so this is just great. Thanks!
- October 18, 2009 at 1:03 AM
- taste traveller said...
Murasaki: you might want to take a look at this. A goldmine for Pho!
- October 18, 2009 at 10:54 AM


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Update: Cyclist dies following collision with car in Old London Road at Copdock
PUBLISHED: 12:51 17 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:51 17 January 2014
A cyclist who was taken to Ipswich Hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision with a car has died.
Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway of the Old London Road in Copdock near the Cameo Hotel at around 2.30pm, yesterday.
They found a male cyclist, who was in his 60s, suffering from head injuries following a collision with a blue Citroen.
Police attended the scene, as well as an ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and the Essex Air Ambulance.
The man was taken to Ipswich Hospital by land accompanied by critical care paramedics from the air ambulance but overnight he died.
Police officers closed the section of road for several hours but it was opened again around 5pm.
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Every two years, precincts change commanding officers. For Wachter, however, the 104th Precinct was particularly special because he grew up there and his mother still lives in the precinct.
"It was an honor to serve here," he said at GCOP's monthly meeting last week. "In the last two years, we changed a lot."
Wachter touted a drop in crime, and said working with legislative partners they were able to accomplish a lot.
"We basically shutdown Myrtle Avenue," he said. "The massage parlors don't exist anymore."
"When you talked about closing the massage parlors on Myrtle Avenue, that was a big deal," said Assemblyman Mike Miller. "Other precincts, they'll send a car here and there, you posted somebody in front of the place and people stopped going there."
Mastronardi will continue the 104th Precinct's mission of community engagement, but first and foremost he's focused on making crime drop even further. He specifically mentioned a burglary problem that's been plaguing the precinct.
"I do have very large shoes to fill with Inspector Wachter leaving, but you're in good hands," he said. "I look forward to working with all of you. Not only is the precinct open, but my office is open to you."
Mastronardi is a Queens native who worked in Brooklyn in the Detective's Bureau for the past three years. This will be his first time in charge of a precinct.
"This guy is a crimefighter, which is great for the community." Wachter said of his replacement.
Wachter will now move onto One Police Plaza, where he'll be working as the commanding officer of the Career Enhancement Division. He praised GCOP for helping keep the community safe.
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Beating India chasing almost 300. People expected SA might choke especially after their first 4 wickets went down.
Can this be a sign of bigger things to come i.e. putting behind the chokers tag for good?
Beating India chasing almost 300. People expected SA might choke especially after their first 4 wickets went down.
Can this be a sign of bigger things to come i.e. putting behind the chokers tag for good?
And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW
Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta
Did well to hold their nerve, credit to them. The ****s never choke against us anyway (apart from a game in that ODI series recently). Wish they'd folded in the Cape Town Test instead.
If chasing down 434 against Australia in a ODI doesn't remove the tag, why would a win over India?
If chasing down over 400 against Australia in the 4th innings of a test match on Australian soil doesn't take away the tag, why would a win over India?
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"I am very happy and it will allow me to have lot more rice."
Eoin Morgan on being given a rice cooker for being Man of the Match in a Dhaka Premier Division game.
India's failure to beat any top 8 teams in their home WC mean they deserve the tag now IMO
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Yeah, they don't choke every time. It seems to be low totals that maxes out their chokage potential, so chasing a high(ish) score versus a modest bowling unit was always a fair bet.
If they're chasing 220 in a semi versus SL/Pak/Oz:
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Nah, I think teams that fail to beat those not in the top eight deserve that tag more.
Chokers for eternity and beyond.This match doesn't change it.
We've got to the point where people only have to remember South Africa are playing before they bring it up, regardless of what's happening in the match, what just happened, or if they have yet played a match.
SA don't have to do anything to get labeled with it any more, so I don't see what they can do to get rid of it. Until everyone finds it as tiresome as I do, we're stuck with it.
We are lost
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Critisize your own team salman, a team that shipped 0NE HUNDRED RUNS in 5 overs. A team whose batting was exposed by the Canadians eh. Then you have a wk that couldn't catch the black plague even if he tried.
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It's pretty good if a vest is the only thing questionable about the solo debut of The Strokes frontman Julian Casablanca at the launch of Opening Ceremony in Tokyo. [Pitchfork]
Christopher Kane may not own a bichon frisé, but he does have one kick-ass sister and a new line for Topshop. [Times UK]
Though he remains in fashion limbo, Olivier Theyskens will release a tome chronicling his epic vision. [WWD]
Who says models have to age? An eternal, if stiff, Kate Moss unveiled at Madame Tussauds just in time for Fashion Week. [Vogue UK]
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I've been reading and collecting comicbooks since 1981, but the ever increasing price (up to $3.99) has made me cut back on individual issue purchases and go more and more toward a "wait for the trade" mentality. Those trades not only collect a storyline in one volume, they also often cost less than the combined cost of the individual issues being reprinted.
The pitfall of "waiting for the trade", of course, is if everyone does it, and thus doesn't pick up the individual issues, the book will be canceled and there won't be a trade.
On a related note, in a recent issue of Comics Buyer's Guide, columnist Beau Smith wrote that the sales of both trades and monthly comics should grow together; and that trades should serve as jumping on points for new readers. I agree. In theory, it'd be great if someone who picked up a trade ended up getting the monthly comic. That happened with me with Bone, a great all-ages series by Jeff Smith that remains in print in 10 volumes of trades, a complete omnibus edition (both in black and white), and volumes in color, published by Scholastic Press.
In theory it'd be great if a trade purchase leads to regular purchases of the associated monthly comic, but like I said, the rising prices have made me change my comics shopping habits. I've already gone to trades only with both Fables and Jack of Fables, leaving Buffy and Fallen Angel as my only monthly purchases.
And with regard to Fallen Angel, writer and co-creator Peter David recently decided to stop the ongoing series, and launch a series of mini-series. I asked him about that on his blog last spring and he told me, "I think the sad fact is that we've reached a point where, between trade paperback collections replacing back issue sales and reader attrition the longer a series goes on, that there is simply no reason to continue ongoing numbering on a series."
I hope he's made the right move, as I enjoy Fallen Angel, despite the $3.99 price tag. I'm buying the individual issues of the current mini series, but may wait for the trade when the next storyline comes along. We'll see.
The comics industry needs an influx of new readers to survive. And making comics more accessible would help. True, Borders does sell various monthly titles (as well as trades), but for the most part, buying a monthly comic requires a trip to a comic shop (i.e. a destination stop). I used to buy comics at drug stores or 7-Eleven, places where they were seen by more of the general public.
Recommended science fiction reading: The Orion series by Ben Bova. Orion is a hunter created in the far future by advanced humans known as "Creators." They send him to various points in history to make sure the space-time continuum remains to their liking. They also encourage humans from earlier time periods to believe they're gods. The one who specifically created Orion, whom Orion calls "The Golden One" has been known variously as Ormazd, Apollo and Yahweh.


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Yongtai Monastery || The Shaolin Nunnery
Yongtai Monastery was the first imperial Buddhist Nunnery in China following the arrival of Chan Buddhism. Located Northwest of Dengfeng City (登封) on the Western foothills of Taishi Mountain (Chin.: Tàishìshān 太室山) facing the Shaolin Monastery, it was first built during the Northern Wei Dynasty (Chin.: běiwèi 北魏, 386-534), with the original name Minglian Monastery (Chin.: Míngliànsì 明练寺).
Three Princesses
The history of the Yongtai Monastery follows the stories of three princesses. The first is Princess Zhuanyun (Chin.: Zhuǎnyùn Gōngzhǔ 转运公主), the daughter of Northern Wei Dynasty Emporer Wencheng (Chin.: Wénchéng Dì 文成帝, 440-465). Princess Zhuanyun became the first Chinese Buddhist Nun and built a small hut where she could practice the Dharma. This small hut, later named Zhuanyun Convent (Chin.: Zhuǎnyùn Ān 转运庵), was the forerunning site of the present day Yongtai Monastery.
During the period of Southern Dynasties (Chin.: Náncháo shíqī 南朝时期, 317-589), Emperor Wu of Liang (Chin.: Liáng Wǔdì 梁武帝, 464–549) made great contributions toward the prosperity of Buddhist Culture in China, establishing monasteries throughout the land. Influenced by her father, Emperor Wu's daughter, Princess Minglian (Chin.: Míngliàn Gōngzhǔ 明练公主) developed an interest in the Dharma and subsequently followed the First Chan Patriarch, Bodhidharma, to Shaolin Monastery were she became one of his four closed-door disciples. She received the Dharma-name Zongchi (Chin.: fǎmíng Zǒngchí 法名总持). However, because she was a woman, practicing together as renunciates in the same monastery with men would be very inconvenient. Emperor Wu then constructed for her a nunnery beside Zhuanyun's hut where she could practice as a Buddhist nun (Chin.: nísēng 尼僧). It was hence named Minglian Monastery (Chin.: Míngliànsì 明练寺).
The third princess was Northern Wei Dynasty Emperor Xiaoming's (Chin.: Xiàomíng Dì 孝明帝, 510-528) younger sister, Princess Yongtai (Chin.: Yǒngtài Gōngzhǔ 永泰公主), who became extremely discontented with the irresponsible control of power and mistreatment from her mother, Empress Dowager Hu (Chin.: Hú Tàihòu 胡太后), and thus decided to abandon her high position and great wealth as princess. She made her way to Minglian Monastery where she took tonsure as a Buddhist nun and concentrated on cultivation of the Buddhist path (Chin.: xiūfó 修佛).
Princess Yongtai used her imperial position to supply relief aid of money and food to the suffering commoners, and was therefore held in very high esteem for her kindness and generosity to those around her. More than 1,000 nuns were living and practicing Buddhism in the monastery at that time. For this she is loved and respected for spreading Dharma in the female monastic community of China.
To commemorate the merits and virtue of Princess Yongtai, during the Tang Dynasty (Chin.: Tángdài 唐代, 618-907) the monastics of Songyue Monastery (Chin.: Sōngyuèsì 嵩岳寺) on Song Mountain invited the emperor to present a memorial and reconstruct the site at Minglian Monastery. In dedication to Princess Yongtai, the monastery's name was changed to Yongtai Monastery (Chin.: Yǒngtàisì 永泰寺).
After the Northern Song Dynasty (Chin.: Běisòng 北宋, 960-1127) people began to become influenced by the Cheng-Zhu School of neo-Confucian idealist philosophy (Chin.: ChéngZhū Lǐxué 程朱理学). The general public attitude of men being more honorable than women gradually began to take shape. There was even such sexist views held among Buddhist monastics that called nuns "second monks" (Chin.: èrsēng 二僧), meaning they were a rung below male monastics. To combat this sort of prejudice, the nuns of Yongtai Monastery changed its name in the Jin Dynasty (Chin.: Jīndài 金代, 1115-1234) to Yongchan Monastery (Chin.: Yǒngchánsì 永禅寺) to indicate that they were part of the Chan School (Chin.: chánzōng 禅宗) which is a collection of teachings intended to point one directly to the Buddha-nature (Chin.: fóxìng 佛性) that is beyond all duality, such as male and female.
Shaolin Sister
After the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Yongtai Monastery was once again renamed Yongtai. During this time the nuns of Yongtai Monastery began to adopt the generation naming system begun by Yuan Dynasty Shaolin Abbot, Ven. Fuyu (福裕, 1203-1275), based on his 70 character poem. Yongtai Monastery was subsequently referred to as a branch of Shaolin, i.e. the "Shaolin Nunnery", and the nuns of Yongtai Monastery would also be buried in the Shaolin Pagoda Forest (Chin.: Shàolínsì Tǎlín 少林寺塔琳).
Present Day
The Yongtai Monastery has had a considerably long and deep relationship with the Shaolin Monastery, from the time of Princess Minglian becoming a disciple of Bodhidharma until present day. The tradition of Shaolin Wugong has also been developed and passed on through the generations of Shaolin nuns at Yongtai Monastery. Princess Yongtai herself was known to have mastered the martial arts of the Shaolin monks, making her legacy all the more profound.
The Yongtai Monastery was also destroyed as the Shaolin Monastery had been. However, it too rose from the ashes. In the 1980's it was rebuilt and today is a fully functional nunnery. The abbess- Ven. Shi Yanjun (Chin.: Shì Yánjūn Fǎshī 释延君法师).
Yongtai Monastery Female Wushu School
Today Yongtai Monastery is also the home of the only all-female Shaolin wushu school nationwide- the Yongtai Monastery Female Wushu School (Chin.: Yǒngtàisì Nǚzi Wǔshù Xuéxiào 永泰寺女子武术学校). It is formally approved and established by the Physical Culture and Sports Commission and the Educational Commission of China. The school is entirely comprised of female students who are instructed by female coaches. Nuns, coaches and students have traveled abroad to spread the culture and awareness and to strengthen the female involvement in Shaolin Wugong and Chan Buddhism.
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6 comments:
- weifeng said...
What about Chuzu àn (初祖庵) ? And are there any relations between both monasteries?
- June 3, 2009 at 7:06 AM
- SCC said...
It's history is not as clear as Yongtai Monastery. From earliest records on stone steles there, it is not quite as old.
I plan to do a series of articles introducing the various sites in the Shaolin area, including Chuzu'an. This article on Yongtaisi is part of that idea.
- June 3, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Soul said...
I have an old picture of shi xingzhen with several nun uncles in it which I can send you.
- September 12, 2009 at 12:49 AM
- SCC said...
The group photo with a young Yongxin in it, as well as Yanming (USA)?
- September 12, 2009 at 5:37 AM
- Geschichtsfreak said...
I am looking for more information about the foundation of the Yongtai-Monastery. Where can I find more (and foundet) Information? I am looking for articles since weeks and found a lot of bad-non based information. Can you help me, please?
- February 22, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- SCC said...
That's partially the reason this article was written- to provide accurate information in English.
Searching elsewhere you'll probably have to read Chinese. The Yongtai Nunnery has a Chinese website: www.yongtaisi.com
Hope that helps!
- February 28, 2011 at 2:00 PM


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can you help me estimating how long my partner has been living with HIV. He was been diognised hiv+, am negative together with my children 4 yrs, and 11 mth. the bad thing is that the cd4 is 8 and started taking med (but he still has energy and he is not complaining since he started meds? I just want to know coz he seems not confortable telling me his side B Life. with this info can you assist me knowing how long he has stayed +? i want to know more about this HIV but unfortunately my country lacks important info(am from one of the developing countries in central africa) i would be very glad if you give me the info iam looking. am reeally confused. and am reaaly sorry for asking you this difficult question. jayne
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In general if someone's CD4 count has dropped to 8, we would assume he had been infected for a number of years, perhaps 7 to 10.
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Husband tested poz Nov 24, 2010
I am a lady aged 30, married some seven years ago. my husband was tested pz on 28 October after he had some fever for over two weeks. He started taking ARVs on 1st November 2010. since then todate i have been tested HIV negative 3 times, and my 10 month baby has also tested negative. since then we haven't had sex, am afraid coz am not yet sure of my results. and how can that be possible? i hope the results will be the same even after 6 months, I thank God for protecting me... jayne
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Hello Jayne,
Sorry to hear about your husband's recent HIV diagnosis. It is indeed possible that despite having unprotected sex with him you might still be HIV negative. Not every HIV exposure leads to HIV transmission (thankfully). You can find many testimonials similar to yours in the archives of this forum. You will need to retest at three and six months from the date of last exposure (unprotected sex) to be certain you have not contracted the virus. If you are confirmed to be HIV negative, there is no reason to further test your baby.
I would suggest you and your husband read through the information in the chapter in the archives devoted to magnetic couples and also the chapter on HIV sexual prevention. You might want to consider talking to your husband's HIV specialist about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) as an additional harm-reduction measure (see below). But even with PrEP, you will still need to use latex condoms for all penetrative sex going forward.
Good luck.
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Statement by Project Inform
A study showing that a daily pill reduces HIV risk in gay men is reason for great hope. US agencies should waste no time in assessing the ability of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to slow the HIV/AIDS epidemic Background
Data released today from the iPrEx study concluding that the daily use of an HIV antiretroviral medication can prevent new cases of HIV among gay and bisexual men and trans females represents the most promising development in HIV/AIDS since the introduction of triple combination drug therapy in 1996. iPrEx evaluated the safety and efficacy of Truvada, a single pill combining two drugs, tenofovir (TDF) and emtricitabine (FTC) as part of a study package that included counseling to continue condom use, medication adherence counseling, regular HIV testing and monitoring of side effects. 2,499 participants came from the United States (San Francisco and Boston), Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, South Africa and. Trial subjects were at high risk for HIV infection based on self-reports of multiple sex partners, engagement in unsafe sex, history of sexually transmitted infections and high rates of alcohol use. Thirty-four infections occurred among participants in the drug arm of iPrEx and sixty-six in participants in the placebo arm. Researchers calculated that, overall, TDF/FTC cut new HIV infections by 43.8 percent compared to placebo (95% CI 15.462.6%; p = 0.005). Adjusted for participants who adhered to medication 50 percent of the time or more, overall efficacy was 50.2 percent (95% CI 17.969.7%; p = 0.006). Importantly, increased adherence to TDF/FTC improved efficacy as well. Overall, participants reported increased condom use and decreased sexual partners. Some side effects, notably nausea, were experienced by participants receiving medication, but there were no major adverse events. Drug resistance did not occur among those who seroconverted and were quickly switched to triple combination treatment. But long-term safety of TDF/FTC among HIV-negative individuals and drug resistance merit additional study. A compete report of iPrEx findings can be seen at www.nejm.com. Project Inform wants to thank and congratulate the 2,500 altruistic individuals who participated in the iPrEx trial, the researchers who conducted it, and the agencies that provided funding. The world is deeply indebted to each and every one of them for their contribution to controlling HIV/AIDS. More than 20,000 men and women around the world are currently participating in additional PrEP efficacy trials, including heterosexual couples with one HIV-infected partner, women at high risk of HIV infection and injection drug users. These trials will provide much needed answers for how PrEP might work in different populations, against different routes of HIV transmission and in different geographic and cultural contexts. Additional PrEP trials testing efficacy of different drugs and less than daily dosing are also needed. (More information about ongoing PrEP trials is available at www.avac.org/prep.) Project Inform's advice to the community about PrEP use As promising as the iPrEx results are, Project Inform strongly urges gay and bisexual men and trans females not to attempt PrEP on their own. We strongly discourage HIV-negative people from acquiring Truvada from HIV-positive people for PrEP, thus threatening the health of both individuals. We stress that iPrEx data are based on taking TDF/FTC daily along with participation in behavioral counseling, condom use, medication adherence counseling and clinical monitoring. There are no data whatsoever to suggest that using PrEP episodically or around the time of sex is at all effective. HIV-negative gay and bisexual men and trans females at high risk for infection wishing to consider initiating PrEP at this time should only do so in consultation with and under supervision of a qualified physician. Conversely, physicians seeing individuals known to them to be at high risk for HIV infection should only offer PrEP if they can do it as part of the package of services described above. At the current time, insurance companies are unlikely to pay for Truvada for PrEP, the cost of which may be as high as $14,400 per year in the US. Public health care programs will not currently pay for Truvada for PrEP, and significant advocacy will be required to assure payment for this preventive intervention if and when it is fully implemented. Project Inform will be actively involved in that advocacy. PrEP's potential, and that of HIV antiretrovirals, in slowing the spread of HIV Gay and bisexual men continue to be severely and disproportionately impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, accounting for 53 percent of the 56,300 new HIV infections each year. The rate of new HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men is more than 44 times that of other men. Most new HIV infections among black and Latino gay and bisexual men occur in those aged 1329. PrEP therefore represents a long-awaited and extremely exciting opportunity to reduce the impact of HIV in this hard-hit community. Project Inform eagerly awaits data from trials of PrEP in women, particularly women of color, who are also in great need of a prevention intervention that gives them the ability to prevent infections if their partners will not use condoms. We also eagerly await the results of trials with injection drug users. Promising indicators of the role of ARVs in prevention place the world at a significant crossroads in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Data show that individuals effectively treated for HIV are less likely to transmit the virus to their sex or injection drug using partners. ( www.projectinform.org/pdf/tlc_caps.pdf) The CAPRISA study concluded that a vaginal gel containing the HIV antiretroviral TDF (tenofovir) prevented 39 percent of infections in a study of African women. ( www.projectinform.org/news/2010/081310.shtml) Studies of a rectal microbicide for use in women and gay and bisexual men are also underway. With the release of iPrEx, the world has the opportunity, if advocates and policy makers seize upon it, to achieve progress against the epidemic unimaginable only a few years ago. This is particularly true for developing nations, where the cost of ARVs is substantially lower than in developed nations (as little as .40 per day). Although the world must proceed cautiously and thoughtfully in further assessing the effectiveness of ARV-based prevention, we must not delay. Urgent Next Steps for PrEP Based on the extremely hopeful iPrEx data, Project Inform believes that the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and National Institutes of Health should immediately move to fund demonstration projects that establish optimal strategies for delivering PrEP outside of existing clinical trials, including strategies for supporting maximum adherence to the PrEP regimen, the effectiveness of its delivery in real world settings, cost and cost-effectivness of this intervention. Gilead, its manufacturer, should pursue FDA approval for the use of Truvada for prevention, and discussions need to begin to make its use affordable. We also hope that the results of iPrEx and CAPRISA ignite a movement among HIV-negative individuals demanding the delivery of effective and affordable biomedical prevention interventions. Concerns about PrEP and Project Inform's view of those issues We understand that there will be substantial concerns about PrEP in the US: The cost of this intervention is potentially high, including the cost of Truvada, regular HIV testing and monitoring for side-effects, and counseling to encourage adherence to the drug and to ongoing condom or sterile syringe use. In developed nations, PrEP may only be shown to be cost-effective in individuals at highest risk for HIV infection. But just as we have fought to make sure that ARVs are available to HIV-positive people despite their high cost, we should fight for the protection of HIV-negative people despite the cost of PrEP. Many HIV-positive people will be concerned that the cost of ARVs are part of PrEP threatens access to HIV treatment, particularly through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. By law, ADAP cannot pay for medications for HIV-negative individuals and no HIV agency is likely to advocate that it should. Project Inform does not believe that HIV care and treatment funding should be pitted against HIV prevention funding. Both must be adequately financed. We believe that a key way to protect access to care and treatment for people who are currently HIV-positive is to prevent more people from becoming infected in the first place. Many will be concerned that only those who can afford PrEP will have access to it, exacerbating already serious disparities in the epidemic. Project Inform believes that all people have a right to remain HIV-negative. If and when PrEP is ready for widespread implementation, we will advocate for its delivery to those groups epidemiology shows are most affected by HIV, as well as for equal access for individuals of all incomes, with an emphasis on low-income individuals. Many will be concerned that PrEP threatens resources for behavioral prevention interventions. We believe that PrEP must be only one of a set of prevention interventions available to HIV-negative people, including behavioral counseling, mental health and substance abuse counseling, condoms, sterile syringes, microbicides, and vaccines. We also believe, however, that limited prevention funding should be directed to those interventions proven to be the most effective. Many will be concerned that PrEP may result in a further deterioration in rates of condom and sterile syringe use by HIV-negative people. Thus far, studies do not show that "behavioral disinhibition" results from PrEP. But this possible effect has to be carefully studied and responded to so that it does not render this new intervention useless, or even counter-productive. However, due to its cost and intensity as a prevention intervention, it is critical that the gay male community continue to encourage condom use as the first line of defense against HIV, with PrEP being a strategy for high risk men. Finally, many will oppose PrEP, even if proven to be capable of slowing the epidemic, believing that it encourages irresponsible risk-taking. Similar arguments were intense in the early years of availability of the birth control pill. The idea that a lifesaving prevention intervention should be denied to people is not without precedent, but it is immoral and unethical. It flies in the face of fiscal responsibility, as the cost of preventing a case of HIV, even if PrEP is costly, greatly outstrips the cost of a lifetime of HIV care and treatment. Additionally, federal, state and local budgets support without question huge costs for the prevention of many health conditions affecting the general public, including hypertension and heart disease. Declining to pay for PrEP, or any other effective form of biomedical HIV prevention, would be transparently hateful and discriminatory. Additional Information on PrEP On November 30, Project Inform will release a document prepared with advocacy partners further discussing thoughts and recommendations about the issues involved in implementing PrEP. That document will be available at www.projectinform.org. Additional resources regarding iPrEx and PrEP are available at www.globaliprex.net; www.preparesf.org; and www.avac.org.
Truvada cuts HIV risk significantly in S.F. study Erin Allday, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Gay and bisexual men who took a daily anti-retroviral drug significantly reduced their risk of contracting HIV, according to a study from San Francisco's Gladstone Institutes that public health officials are declaring a major breakthrough in the long struggle to slow down the global AIDS epidemic.
The study, published in today's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, followed 2,499 men in six countries - including 120 men in San Francisco - with half of them taking the drug Truvada and half taking a placebo. Among the group taking Truvada, which is used to treat people who are HIV-positive, 36 men contracted HIV, compared with 64 men in the placebo group - amounting to a 44 percent reduction in cases.
The drug was meant to be taken daily, but men in both groups often skipped doses. Among men who took the drug at least 90 percent of the time, the group taking Truvada had 78 percent fewer cases of HIV infection.
In other words, when people actually take the drug, it seems to do a very good job of preventing infection, researchers said Monday.
"This is a major advance," said Dr. Robert Grant, a UCSF professor and a researcher with the Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology and the lead investigator of the clinical trial. "It will only work if people use it consistently, and the real challenge is how do you use it consistently. Condoms are still our first line of defense, but this could potentially be a very good backup."
eal-world practice
How this study will translate into real-world prevention is the next big question for public health officials, some of whom hailed the study results as the most promising news in HIV/AIDS research in a decade or more.
Several recent studies have revealed some promising new tools toward preventing HIV infection- including circumcision and a gel that, when applied vaginally, offered some protection from infection. And condoms are still the best choice for preventing any sexually transmitted disease.
But with HIV infection still spreading rapidly around the world, and with a vaccine to prevent AIDS proving elusive, public health officials said a drug that appears to be safe and effective is cause for celebration.
"It's an extremely exciting study. The results are very promising," said Dr. Grant Colfax, director of HIV prevention at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. "We need to figure out now if the groundbreaking findings in the study can be used effectively at the community level."
In some developing countries where HIV infections are so widespread that they've become a major burden on the economy and the health care system, a preventive drug would be especially welcome, researchers said. They noted, however, that there could be controversy over whether limited AIDS dollars should go toward prevention or toward treatment of those who are already sick.
Researchers are not recommending that Truvada immediately be used for prevention, and it will probably be at least a year or two before it could be offered widely to people trying to protect themselves.
ocal efforts
Public health officials and representatives from Bay Area HIV/AIDS nonprofits will be meeting right away - starting this morning in San Francisco - to discuss how the trial results might affect local prevention efforts.
"Clearly we need to know more about this therapy, and its effectiveness and how to deliver it, but it appears to have great promise," said Dan Van Gorder, executive director of Project Inform in San Francisco. "I think the world is at a real crossroads in terms of its ability to drive this epidemic to an end."
Truvada is a single tablet that combines the drugs emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. It is made by Gilead Sciences in Foster City and has been used for HIV therapy since 2002.
There are major questions hanging over the study results, researchers and public health officials said. The study looked only at men who have sex with men, and a small number of transgender women, so it would be premature to apply results to women and heterosexual men. All of the study participants were at high risk for contracting HIV.
Cost would be a major concern when considering Truvada for prevention. The drug costs about $750 to $1,000 a month when used to treat HIV infection in the United States, although a generic version is available overseas that costs about 40 cents a day.
onitoring safety
Drug safety is also something that will need to be monitored closely over time. Side effects from taking Truvada were mostly mild and included headache and nausea, both of which faded after a few weeks, researchers said. Because Truvada has been in use to treat people with HIV infection for almost 10 years, researchers said that at least so far there appear to be no long-term complications from taking the drug, but it's too soon to say for sure.
Perhaps the most critical question for public health officials to consider is adherence. If the drug is to be most effective, people need to take it every day - something that was a struggle in the clinical trial.
Researchers said it is possible that participants didn't feel compelled to take the drug daily because they knew they could be taking a placebo, and they knew that Truvada was untested as a preventive tool. Next year, the study will make Truvada available to all participants, including the placebo group, and researchers hope to find out if people are more likely to take the drug daily if they know more about it.
"This is really just the first exciting step forward," said Dr. Susan Buchbinder, director of HIV research for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. "We are going to be getting more data from this study and other studies that's going to inform how we can expand on this first positive signal.
"We have more than one new infection every day here in San Francisco," she said. "That's a problem that we still have these infections. We need more tools."


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It has been a while since we have put new music on Wu-Tang Corp., but today we're making up for it by giving you twelve new or unreleased joints.
First we have the newest single by Method Man featuring Busta Rhymes, What's Happenin'? from his upcoming LP Tical 0: The Prequel.
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Scannable Barcode Tattoos
The barcode tattoo as a statement against society rivaled the popularity of misinterpreted Kanji in the nineties, but one artist is bringing it back as a way to connect people's online lives with their fleshy ones. Or at least offer another way to market your blog. And ya know, I don't think it's such a bad idea.
Tattoo artist Levi Smith of The Jade Monkey Tattoo in Phoenix, Arizona has been tattooing quick response code [QR code] -- which is similar to a barcode -- on eager clients. The codes can then be scanned by smartphones (there's an app for that) and lead to your website, Facebook page or eHarmony dating profile. The possibilities are vast.
For more details on these scannable tattoos, check the CBS 5 News video interview with Levi or the videos posted on his blog.


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LAS VEGAS – And in a matinee clash in NBA Las Vegas summer action, it was Vespines 1, Felines 0…
Actually, that's just a fancy-schmancy way of saying that "Hornets" is back in Charlotte and "Bobcats" is the league's latest amnesty casualty, in a reset-by-nickname approved Thursday at the Board of Governors meeting here. The Board also approved five rules changes – three involving the expanded use of instant replay, a tweak to the clear-path foul and a reminder to offensive players to stay within the boundaries of play.
The transfer of "Hornets," made available when New Orleans opted for "Pelicans" earlier this year, is intended as a reminder of a different sort. The franchise granted to Charlotte nine years ago, after sputtering on the court and at the gate for nearly its entire existence, will try to reach back to happier times by reclaiming the nickname that got relocated with the original expansion team to the Big Easy in 2002. The Board unanimously approved the switch, which will cost the Bobcats an estimated $3 million or more in changeover expenses and take effect after the 2013-14 season.
What's in a name? Apparently, "Juliet" and the Bard had it wrong. Charlotte team president Fred Whitfield said the costs and efforts involved in this switch will be worth it to his team and its fans. He said the club wants to "grab those fans that love the NBA and haven't connected with us."
"Being a former season ticket holder of the Hornets," Whitfield said, "I understood the energy that came into that building every night. So as we look forward to the future, we're thrilled that our Bobcats fans and our Bobcat corporate sponsors that have supported us to this point will be able to connect to the old Hornets fans and have that galvanize our community around our NBA brand, not just in Charlotte, but in the Carolinas."
This has been a basketball operation and civic relationship in need of a fresh start. Whatever obligation the NBA might have felt in returning to Charlotte two years after unpopular owner George Shinn moved the Hornets to New Orleans wasn't returned with a honeymoon period. The new owner in town, Bob Johnson, didn't seem to connect with the public much better than Shinn, the Bobcats nickname was a vanity choice based on his first name and, oh yeah, the basketball decisions and performances were shaky at best.
In 14 seasons, the Hornets had led the NBA in attendance eight times, stringing together 364 sellouts, while going 542-574 (.486). They won 50 games three times and reached the playoffs seven times.
The Bobcats, er, have been less successful all around. They ranked 28th in home attendance in their inaugural NBA season (2004-05) and 24th last season, only once averaging as many as 16,000 fans. They have finished above .500 and made the playoffs just once, posting a 250-472 mark (.346) since their inception.
They have been Michael Jordan's problem since he purchased control from Johnson, but have more in common with his Birmingham Barons stint than his Chicago Bulls majesty. Insiders say that even NBA commissioner David Stern, after initially dismissing the "Hornets" diehards, began to sell Jordan and others in team management on the value of some nickname nostalgia.
"I sort of laughed at it initially – you know, it is what it is, get over it," Stern said. "But no. It stayed there, bubbling below the surface, and there is something to it."
Chief among the Board's other business Thursday were the rule changes that will take effect for the coming season. The first three involve expanded replay use:
- When reviewing a block/charge play to determine whether the defender was inside or outside the restricted area, officials will be permitted to reverse or uphold the call based not just on the defender's location but also whether he was set or not.
- Replays can be used to determine whether an off-ball foul occurred before or after a player has begun his shooting motion on a successful shot attempt, or before or after the ball was released on a throw-in.
- While reviewing a play, the officials will be permitted to assess penalties for unsportsmanlike and unnecessary acts that they spot during the reply.
- Also, a clear-path-to-the-basket foul will not be assessed if at any point before the foul is committed the defender is positioned ahead of the offensive player in the frontcourt.
- A team on offense will lose possession if one of its players leaves the floor and does not immediately return, unless he is injured, attempting to save the ball or in other extenuating circumstances.
As far as the application and effectiveness of flopping rules from last season, Stern said the NBA competition committee felt they were working well and warranted no changes.
Despite the commissioner's label of "unremarkable" hung on this meeting in the desert, other topics came up either in the owners' session or in the news conference that followed. Among them:
The CBA is working: Early indications after 18 months functioning under the current collective bargaining agreement suggest that NBA teams are navigating the rules, provisions and penalties in a way the owners had hoped. "Teams who are up against the tax level or even above it find themselves making hard decisions about what players are necessary to retain or not," Stern said. "All of which strikes us as being pro‑competitive in terms of the league."
Not only has the CBA led to shorter contracts and player movement for the coming season, it has boosted offseason interest in the league not unlike baseball's "Hot Stove League" of winter.
"That's a huge, huge builder of awareness and gets fans excited, teams excited and I think players excited about what their team reconfiguration is, so that's all good," Stern said.
Viva Las Vegas: The resort and gambling destination continues to loom large on the league's radar. The summer league, a project of particular interest to NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver, Stern's successor upon the commissioner's Feb. 1 retirement date, has been a hit, they said, both for the basketball opportunities and its convention-like aspect. "What we're moving to, in conjunction with Orlando, is a real sense of what baseball has in their winter meetings and where everyone gathers," Stern said.
Added drug testing (eventually): Enhancements in the league's anti-drug policy, particularly a "biological passport" concept and testing for human growth hormones, has been slowed by the National Basketball Players Association search for a new executive director. Stern said he expected that they could be added in time for the 2013-14 season.
Sacramento on track: The progress since Sacramento secured the Kings franchise continues with added season-ticket sales and an increase in sponsorship commitments. Reports on revenue sharing and the league-wide credit facility also were favorable. It all is part of what Stern called "another banner year for the NBA."
Expansion spitballing: Silver said there has been no dialogue with Seattle and those behind efforts to restore the NBA to that market, and the deputy commissioner only acknowledged the potential for discussions about expansion "down the road," be it in Seattle, Las Vegas or other possible cities.
But Stern, who enjoys dumping expansion questions on Silver, did note that plans for a new arena in Seattle are continuing, after mentioning similar plans in Las Vegas moments earlier. "It wouldn't surprise me if Commissioner Silver was looking at strong applications from Las Vegas and Seattle in the coming years," he said, "and I'm going to enjoy watching it."


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kearly wrote:Aaron Curry was pretty bad. As I recall he had one of the very worst negative scores from PFF during his rookie season. In the league. He wasn't just a bust, he was actually hurting our defense. Plus he generally wasn't very smart and mouthed off at the end for good measure. I hated that pick before it happened, but me being pessimistic (especially back then) predicted it would happen, and was deeply upset when my prediction was right. I honeymooned as a Cardinals fan for a few weeks, and upon returning to Hawks fandom months before the season started I headed up the Fire Tim Ruskell bandwagon. Enough was enough. When Aaron Curry was dealt, I didn't really celebrate so much as feel relief- that a short yet awful chapter in Seahawks history was finally over.
Two more names worth mentioning: Tom Ashworth and Brian Russell.
Sean Locklear and Kelly Jennings were pretty horrible for a while as well. And I'll never forget 2009 Hasselbeck, especially against Tampa Bay. His "Hassletoss" play will live on forever with me.
You moonlighted as a Cards fan only for their playoff run right?


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Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence
District Court - Louisiana East
Referring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration
Program Area: Narcotics/Drugs
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the median prison sentence was 80.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration falling under the broad category of "Narcotics/Drugs". During the current fiscal year, Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman has sentenced one defendant compared with 9 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Over the last five years, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Feldman was 120.0 months. This was 53.8% higher than the 78.0 months typical in Louisiana East and 110.5% higher than the 57.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman sentenced 25 defendants during the past five years.
(CAUTION: The kinds of cases handled by individual judges influences statistical information about their sentences. It therefore is important to consider the breakdown of cases that each has handled, available below, when making judge-by-judge comparisons.)
Figure 1 compares Judge Feldman's numbers to those for judges in this district and in the United States as a whole for cases of this type over the last five years.
During the last five years there were 10 other judges in the Eastern District of Louisiana with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 60.0 months to 120.0 months, putting Judge Feldman's median prison sentence of 120.0 months at the highest end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Louisiana during that time was 78.0 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1934 in St. Louis, MO
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 12, 1983, to a seat vacated by Jack M. Gordon; Confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1983, and received commission on October 5, 1983.
Tulane University, B.A., 1955
Tulane Law School, J.D., 1957
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Reserve captain, JAG Corps, 1957-1963
Law clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1957-1959
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1959-1983
Lead Charges in Cases Handled
The lead charge with the most cases disposed of by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years was "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A". It accounted for 84.0% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (16.0%).
Lead Charge Judge District US 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 84.0% 78.8% 52.2% More 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 16.0% 18.5% 42.8%
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman's Cases
Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category 1 1 80.00 01/11/12 Drugs-Drug Trafficking Details
Table 3: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year


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This account by Thomas DeFrank of the New York Daily News casts doubt on Woodward's version of what Gerald Ford said about Iraq. DeFrank met frequently with Ford, and did so for the last time in May of this year. On that occasion, Ford said he'd told Bush he supported the war in Iraq but that Bush had erred by staking the invasion on weapons of mass destruction. According to DeFrank, Ford explained:
Saddam Hussein was an evil person and there was justification to get rid of him, but we shouldn't have put the basis on weapons of mass destruction. That was a bad mistake. Where does [Bush] get his advice?
Woodward's account also focuses on Ford's view of what the best justification for the war was. But Woodward goes further to report that Ford told him he doesn't think he would have gone to war. That statement may not be 100 percent inconistent with Ford telling DeFrank that he supports the war (now that we're there) and that there was justification to get rid of Saddam. But as Jonah Goldberg says, at a minimum DeFrank's account seems more nuanced than Woodward's version.
In the end, I don't think we really need to parse Ford's words as relayed by others. It's simply not important or even terribly interesting to know what Ford, at the end of his life, says he would have done about Iraq.


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A great way to support a healthy food chain is to eat vegetarian meals, most, or all of the time. However, many families think they can't eat less meat, because they'll lose protein benefits. However, if you're raising a vegetarian child, there's no reason to panic on the protein front. My son was raised as a vegetarian from birth, with full pediatrician approval. In fact our pediatrician said that vegetarian diets can actually be healthier than a diet plan that includes meat. Meat does contain some protein, but it also has plenty of fat, and non-organic meats are notorious for containing toxins, antibiotics and pesticides. Also, conventional meat isn't very eco-friendly. If you do go the meat route, always choose organic lean meats. If however, you're looking for some alternative forms of protein, following are 5 excellent options for your child.
Organic Eggs
Organic eggs can be kid-friendly year round, not just at Easter time. Eggs contain about 6 grams of protein per serving or 12% of the Recommended Daily Value of protein. Plus, eggs provide high quality protein, with all of the essential amino acids our bodies need. Keep in mind that kids should be encouraged to eat egg yolks, not just the whites, because the egg yolk provides almost half of the protein found in eggs. Eggs can be served in the usual ways that most kids like – hard boiled, scrambled and in baked goods, or you can try something different. Many kids who won't eat eggs, will eat them if you wrap them up in a cute little package, such as an egg bento. Gamene offers egg bento ideas galore to explore. Kids also may enjoy meat-free breakfast burritos or a nice veggie-packed frittata.
Legumes cover a wide range of delicious choices, including beans, peas and lentils. Legumes contain various amounts of protein. For example, 1/2 cup of kidney or black beans provide 7 grams of protein while 1/2 cup of lentils provides 9 grams. Legume crops go easy on the environment due to collecting nitrogen from the atmosphere. Meaning they need fewer chemical fertilizers. Even so, most U.S. legume growers do use chemical pesticides, so you should buy organic legumes when possible. We also suggest avoiding canned beans due to BPA. Dried bulk legumes are less expensive anyhow, and just as easy once you get used to them. Try beans or peas in casseroles, chili, soups and stews or get creative with homemade hummus, brownies, black bean and cheese quesadillas or lentils and carrot baby food.
Many whole grains contain protein, but the best, by far is quinoa, a whole grain that offers a whopping 18 grams of protein per cup. Better yet, quinoa is a complete protein, which means it contains all the essential amino acids – rare in vegetarian protein sources. Quinoa is also a good source of magnesium and fiber. Quinoa is especially great for kids, because it's got a nice fun light, fluffy texture and a mild, nutty flavor when cooked. You can use quinoa as a side dish alternative to rice or couscous, use it in a stir-fry instead of rice or pasta, make a quinoa salad, bake quinoa muffins or cook up a warm dish of quinoa for breakfast with organic berries. Quinoa is also an excellent base for homemade baby food.
Organic Tofu
Tofu may seem too boring for kids, but tofu can be fun (no, really) and yummy, plus it's packed with protein. Each 1/2 cup of tofu contains about 20 grams of protein. Tofu can be a quick snack or a whole meal. Just keep in mind that about 90% of U.S.-grown soybeans are now GMO, so although tofu is a great source of protein, you really must buy organic. Make some delicious vanilla tofu ice pops as shown above – recipe found in the book Ice Pop Joy. Use tofu in stir fry or burritos in place of meat; tofu will take on the flavor of the spices you use. Or try this easy tofu recipe for kids – my son loved this as a toddler:
Organic broccoli and tofu with peanut sauce:
Gather a cube of organic firm tofu, some fresh organic broccoli (you can use frozen), a spoonful of organic peanut butter and a little bit of organic milk or apple juice. Steam the broccoli until it's very soft. Cut firm organic tofu into tiny bite-sized pieces and heat it until it's a little warm (about 15 seconds in the microwave). Mix organic peanut butter in a small sauce pan with some apple juice or milk, until it becomes sauce-like. Toss the broccoli into a bowl with the tofu squares. Then drizzle the peanut sauce over it.
Flax is a excellent add-in ingredient for many kid dishes. Just one little ounce of flaxseed meal (approximately 4 tbsp.) offers about 6 grams of protein and 8 grams of fiber. Bonus, flax is a super source of omega 3. You can buy whole organic flaxseed or ground organic flaxseed meal. Both are useful and flax tastes very good too – but can be easily added to recipes without taking over taste-wise. Flaxseed or flaxseed meal can be added to just about any baked good item you can imagine; muffins, bread, granola bars, cinnamon rolls, homemade crackers and so much more. You can also add ground flaxseed meal to any sauce or soup, for example, I always toss some ground flax into homemade spaghetti sauce and homemade soup. You can sprinkle the seeds on yogurt, pizza, warm oatmeal or ice cream.
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*Health disclaimer: I'm not a doctor or nutritionist, just a mama raising a veggie-loving kid. You should always discuss your child's diet plan with your child's pediatrician or other nutrition expert.
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Once you notice the potential of an "oh sh*t" moment, line break, line tangle, lines reversed, crazy gust...whatever... you need to pull the release ASAP. It is difficult to release during the event. There is a small window of opportunity to save yourself. Some people will only learn from mistakes and have be reminded the hard way...hopefully they will survive when it happens and don't make the same mistake twice.
There is something good to be said about the launch/land unhooked method. it does make sense. If you are not unhooked during a launch, you should be ready & thinking about the release. be ready. keep the kite low & to the side of the window and get out on the water quickly.
I wonder why some release pins pull down (ss/dwn), and others pull up (cabrinah/up). Too bad there isn't a standard set direction so they all pull the same way.


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The Washington, D.C. police department has completed its investigation of David Gregory and has presented his case to the District's Office of the Attorney General for "a determination of the prosecutorial merit of the case." Gregory, it will be recalled, was in possession of a high-capacity ammunition magazine which he displayed on television. In Washington, D.C., possessing a magazine capable of holding 10 or more rounds of ammunition, even if empty, is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
I don't know much about D.C. criminal procedure, but I assume the police found reason to believe that Gregory violated the law; otherwise I doubt it would have "presented" his case. Now it is up to the D.C. Attorney General, Irving Nathan, to determine whether to prosecute. This decision, I imagine, will entail a review of the evidence presented and, perhaps, some exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
I tend to agree with NRA President David Keene, who told CNN he did not think Gregory should be prosecuted because the portion of the law he violated is silly. However, the D.C. police reportedly told NBC in advance that it would violate the law to show the magazine. If so, and assuming the police offered no conflicting opinion, the ensuing violation seems willful and flagrant, making it difficult not prosecute, I should think.
JOHN adds: The DC authorities have been aggressive, in the past, about prosecuting violations of the law that Gregory broke. The Washington Times reports that in 2012 alone, 105 individuals were arrested in DC for possessing too big a magazine, including U.S. Army veteran James Brinkley:
On Sept. 8, Mr. Brinkley says he intended to drop his wife and young children at the White House for a tour and then head to a shooting range to practice for the U.S. Marshals Service test. Just like Mr. Gregory, Mr. Brinkley called MPD in advance for guidance on how he could do this legally. Mr. Brinkley was told that the gun had to be unloaded and locked in the trunk, and he couldn't park the car and walk around.
Unlike Mr. Gregory, Mr. Brinkley followed the police orders by placing his Glock 22 in a box with a big padlock in the trunk of his Dodge Charger. The two ordinary, 15-round magazines were not in the gun, and he did not have any ammunition with him.
As he was dropping off his family at 11 a.m. on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue, Mr. Brinkley stopped to ask a Secret Service officer whether his wife could take the baby's car seat into the White House. The officer saw Mr. Brinkley had an empty holster, which kicked off a traffic stop that ended in a search of the Charger's trunk. Mr. Brinkley was booked on two counts of "high capacity" magazine possession (these are ordinary magazines nearly everywhere else in the country) and one count of possessing an unregistered gun.
Despite the evidence Mr. Brinkley had been legally transporting the gun, his attorney Richard Gardiner said the D.C. Office of the Attorney General "wouldn't drop it." This is the same office now showing apparent reluctance to charge Mr. Gregory.
Mr. Brinkley refused to take a plea bargain and admit guilt, so the matter went to trial Dec. 4. The judge sided with Mr. Brinkley, saying he had met the burden of proof that he was legally transporting. Mr. Brinkley was found not guilty on all firearms-related charges, including for the "high-capacity" magazines, and he was left with a $50 traffic ticket.
I personally own two "high capacity magazines." This is an incredibly stupid law, notwithstanding the fact that the Democrats want to enact it nationally, but if DC police and prosecutors are going to enforce it against others, how can they not enforce it against David Gregory?


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"Growing peaches is gambling," Andrew Klauck of County Line Orchard says with a knowing smile. Like any good entrepreneur, he likes to take calculated risks. When he began the journey of growing peaches in Wisconsin, Klauck's family told him that he was crazy. His children said that peaches could not be grown on Wisconsin soil in Wisconsin weather. A nearby neighbor sold peaches, but he brought them up from Michigan.
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How to Lower Your Blood Pressure with Nutrients
By Michael A. Smith, MDHigh blood pressure is a silent epidemic that threatens the lives of one in every three American adults. That's not exactly encouraging.
For those who take blood pressure medications, actual control rates vary between less than half to only two-thirds. And the effects are even worse in the elderly.1,2
This means that the majority of those diagnosed with hypertension spend most of their day with blood pressure levels that are dangerously elevated. Since increased blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney disease, it acts as an accomplice in millions of additional deaths each year.3
Nutrients Shown to Lower Blood PressureHere's an overview of the nutrients that can help you naturally manage your blood pressure. We've also included related clinical evidence for each nutrient along with basic dosing suggestions.
Are there other nutrients that might be beneficial in helping you manage blood pressure? Sure there are. However, since we're an evidenced-based company and we always stay true to that, we only listed the nutrients that have human clinical research behind them.
|Clinical Evidence
|Extract Dosing
|Inhibits the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) which causes blood vessel constriction.
Reduced ACE activity by 36% and decreased systolic pressure (the top number) by 5%.4
|500 mg/day
|Grape seed extract
|Dilates blood vessels by increasing nitric oxide production.5
Reduced systolic pressure and diastolic pressure compared to placebo an average of 12 points and 7 points in 4 weeks.6
|150 to 300 mg/day
|Dilates blood vessels by producing nitric oxide.
By diet or supplementation, arginine reduces systolic pressure by 6 points and reduces diastolic pressure between 5–7 points.7
|1 to 2 grams/day
|Acts like a natural calcium channel blocker and cofactor for the vasodilator prostaglandin E1.8
Significant decreases in both systolic (average 5.6 points) and diastolic blood pressure (average 2.8 points).9
|250 to 500 mg/day
|Reduces blood volume and blood pressure by increasing the excretion of sodium by the kidneys.10
Decreases systolic pressure (top number) between 2.4–5.9 mmHg and diastolic (bottom number) 1.6–3.4 mmHg within 2–8 weeks.11
|100 mg/day
|Dilates blood vessels by inhibiting the renin system and has mild diuretic activity (diuretics decrease blood volume and blood pressure).12,13
Hawthorn demonstrated a significant decrease in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in 92 patients.14
|500 mg/day
Other Nutrients with Clinical ProofA quick listing of additional nutrients to consider:
- Milk Peptides
- Resveratrol
- Quercetin
- Garlic Extract
- Olive Leaf
- Soy Isoflavones
Diets that Help Manage Blood PressureRemember, supplements are intended to "supplement" a healthy diet. So when attempting to lower your blood pressure with our suggested nutrients, you should also consider following one of the diets below for the best results.
1. DASH Diet
DASH stands for the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension. It's very simple and can lower systolic blood pressure by 11 points.15,16 Here are the basic components of the diet:
- Less than 2.4 grams of sodium a day.
- Increased potassium-rich foods.
- Increase magnesium-rich foods.
- Increase calcium-rich foods.
- Greater than 15 grams of fiber a day.
- No more than 2 alcoholic drinks a day for men and 1 a day for women.
Caloric restriction is the chronic reduction of dietary calories, typically by 30%, but without malnutrition. Restriction in energy intake slows down the body's growth processes, causing a focus on protective repair mechanisms. The overall effect is an improvement in several measures of health.
Keep a Blood Pressure DiaryHere's a suggestion for monitoring your own progress: Run your own one-person clinical trial. Start off by keeping a blood pressure diary to pinpoint your average blood pressure reading. Then, choose a nutrient from above and continue to document your results. This is a great way to tell what is actually working and making a difference.
Please let us know how it works out for you!
Want to read even more about this topic? Check out our magazine article on reducing high blood pressure naturally.
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