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RALEIGH — Proposals to exclude abortion coverage from federal health insurance exchanges and to outlaw abortions based on gender preferences are two pieces of legislation likely to come before the General Assembly this session, a state lawmaker said Saturday.
Although North Carolina has not yet established an insurance exchange program as required by the federal Affordable Care Act, lawmakers already are planning to remove abortion coverage as a potential option, Rep. Paul Skip Stam said following his speech at an anti-abortion rally in Nash Square.
There is a law being drafted to remove abortions from the health care exchange, the Apex Republican said, adding that such a proposal likely would be introduced in the Senate. He said a sex-selection law is another strong possibility.
In North Carolina you can get an abortion for any reason, including sex-selection abortions, Stam said. Thats something weve got to deal with.
Saturdays North Carolina Right to Life rally and march drew as many as 2,000 supporters to downtown Raleigh, organizers said. The event was organized three days before the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision making abortion legal.
According to the National Womens Law Center, 24 states already have acted to ban insurance coverage of abortions by state insurance exchanges.
That North Carolina might also do so comes as little surprise to Suzanne Buckley, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina.
There were 11 anti-choice bills introduced and six laws passed last legislative session, and we expect this session to be even worse, Buckley said.
Legislators who oppose abortion hold the majority in both the House and the Senate, and Gov. Pat McCrory holds similar views, she noted.
We no longer have a pro-choice governor, which could make a big difference, Buckley added.
McCrory has made statements during his campaign indicating he didnt see a need for further abortion restrictions, and thats something Buckley would like to hold him to.
We are hoping he will moderate some of the extremist leadership on this issue, she said.
Spokesman Ricky Diaz reached Saturday would not speculate on the governors potential support for abortion-related legislation.
I cant comment on something that hasnt been introduced yet, Diaz said.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 30,952 abortions took place in the state in 2010, the most recent statistics available.
Many of those who attended Saturdays rally and march would like to see those numbers drastically reduced, according to Barbara Holt, president of North Carolina Right to Life.
Its our biggest agenda item, decreasing the number of abortions, Holt said.
Abortion is the taking of a human life and thats our bottom line, saving lives. However, ending abortion depends on the U.S. Supreme Court, and at this point with this court, it cant be done.
What can be done, however, are restrictions that make the process harder and more cumbersome in hopes of discouraging pregnant women from seeking abortions.
Laws enacted recently in North Carolina include the Womens Right to Know Act, which requires a 24-hour waiting period and informed consent, including a recitation of every potential medical or psychological risk known to be associated with having an abortion.
The bill also requires that an ultrasound be performed and the pregnant woman given the opportunity to view her unborn child and hear its heartbeat. In addition, information is to be provided about programs and resources that potentially could assist the woman if she changes her mind and decides to have the child. A federal judge has blocked the ultrasound requirement pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the law.
Physician Amy Bryant, who provides abortions to women through her Chapel Hill practice, said laws like the Right to Know Act make it harder for poor women, but do little to reduce the number of abortions overall.
I see women from all walks of life, every socioeconomic stratum and every family situation you can imagine, she said.
She said women seek abortions for a wide variety of reasons, from health-threatening pregnancy complications to pregnancies stemming from sexual assault, and those concerned about their psychological or financial ability to provide for the child. She said waiting periods drive up costs for women who have to travel to another city or county to find an abortion provider.
More than 80 of North Carolinas 100 counties do not have a local abortion provider, according to NARAL statistics.
The abortion restrictions passed over the last year or two are nothing but attacks on womens health and dignity, Bryant added.
Debate over abortion continues to rage four decades after Roe v. Wade established the legality of abortion on demand.
A Pew Research Center study released last week found 63 percent of those surveyed dont want the ruling overturned, although 47 percent said they believe abortions are morally wrong.
Thirty-eight percent of Catholics favor outlawing abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade compared with 35 percent of Protestants. Forty-eight percent of Republicans favor it keeping abortions legal compared with 74 percent of Democrats.
The anti-abortion rally in Nash Square drew contingents from Catholic churches and schools from as far away as South Carolina.
Olivia Gans Turner, director of American Victims of Abortion, told the crowd that telling the truth about abortion and showing support for common-sense laws is the best way to get the anti-abortion message out to the public.
The truth is that 54 percent of people identify as pro-life but that doesnt mean they all think abortion should be illegal, Turner said. Many say they approve of it in extreme situations.
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Law firm Ropes & Gray has gone from commenting on the Galleon insider trading case to being in the case.
Just last week, Ropes & Gray partner Christopher Conniff talked with the New York Times for an article about the Galleon insider trading case, discussing the statue of limitations for these cases.
Today, nine more people were arrested in the Galleon Group insider-trading scandal, including Arthur Cutillo, a former associate at the tony, Boston-based law firm.
Ropes & Gray said in a statement that it was deeply disappointed to learn of the insider trading allegations, and the firm was moving quickly to protect its clients.
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Lake Baikal
From Openwaterpediaо́зеро Байка́л, Mongolian: Байгал нуур) is the world's oldest lake at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 meters. It is called the "Pearl of Siberia" and is part of the Still Water Eight, located in the southern Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast.
Lynne Cox did a marathon swim for the first time in the lake that drew global attention to the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world, containing roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water.
At 1,642 meters (5,387 ft),[1] Lake Baikal is the deepest and among the clearest of all lakes in the world. Similarly to Lake Tanganyika, Lake Baikal was formed as an ancient rift valley, having the typical long crescent shape with a surface area of 31,722 km2/12,248 sq mi, less than that of Lake Superior or Lake Victoria. Baikal is home to more than 1,700 species of plants and animals, two thirds of which can be found nowhere else in the world and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. It is also home to Buryat tribes who reside on the eastern side of Lake Baikal, rearing goats, camels, cattle and sheep, where the regional temperatures vary from a minimum of −19°C (−2°F) in winter to maximum of 14°C (57°F) in summer. Lake Baikal is nicknamed "Older sister of Sister Lakes (Lake Khövsgöl and Lake Baikal)".
Still Water Eight
The Still Water Eight is a group of 8 marathon swims in lakes that is a goal of seriously-minded marathon swimmers who are focused on still-water marathon swims. Successful completion of these 8 marathon swims has never been recorded by a single individual. It was first publicly announced by Michelle Macy in October 2011.
Completion of the Still Water Eight can be recorded in three categories:
1. wetsuit
2. non-wetsuit (i.e., FINA approved swim suits)
3. channel-standard swimwear (i.e., traditional swimming briefs for men and no arm or leg coverage for women)
If the swimmer chooses to swim one of the Still Water Eight swims in a wetsuit, they would fall into the wetsuit category. Likewise if they swim in a FINA-approved swimsuit, they fall in that category. If they swim across all the lakes in channel-standard swimwear, then they fall into the channel-standard category.
Every swim attempt must start and finish on dry land.
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1. Loch Ness (Scotland): 23 miles/37K, water temperature averages 50°F/10°C in season. Known for its deep black and chilling waters.
2. Windemere (England): 10.5 miles/16.9K, water temperature can be as low as 55°F/13°C in season. The largest natural lake in England.
3. Lake Zürich (Switzerland): 16.4 miles/26.4K, water temperature 66.2–75.2°F/19-24°C. This lake has an annual international competition.
4. Lake Tahoe (USA): 21 miles/35.4K, water temperature is 50–58°F/10–14.4°F. Difficult due to cool water and air temperatures and high altitude.
5. Lake Baikal (Russia): 7-10 miles/11-16K or blaze a course of equal or greater distance,water temperature can be as low as 50°F/10°C. The world's oldest and deepest lake is also a UNISECO World Heritage Site.
6. Lake Taupo (New Zealand): 21 miles/34K, water temperature 51–73°F/11–23°C. The largest lake in New Zealand is located on the North Island.
7. Lake Ontario (Canada): 31.5 miles/51K, water temperatures are variable in a matter of hours due to wind (50–72°F/10-22°C. Difficult swim due to unpredictable wind and currents.
8. Lake Titicaca (Bolivia–Peru): Temperature is 56-58°F/13-14.5°F and is highest lake in the Americas.


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Michelle Obama talks to supporters on the campaign trail. Mrs. Obama gracefully carried out the role of supportive spouse during the campaign while also exhibiting her tremendous intellect and individuality. She grew up in the South Side of Chicago, attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and had a successful career in public service before resigning to become First Lady.
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---- — POTSDAM — Plattsburgh State men's basketball coach Tom Curle wasn't able to see his daughter, Marle, get her 1,000th career varsity point Tuesday night.
What he settled for, however, certainly helped make up for it.
The Cardinals, up by just one point at the half, used a big second half to run away from Potsdam, 85-63, in SUNY Athletic Conference play at Jerry Welsh Gymnasium.
"It was a good day all-around," said Curle. "Marle got her 1,000th point, we won and so did the (Plattsburgh State) women's team."
John Perez led the Cardinals with 16 points off 7-of-9 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 at the foul line. Also hitting in double figures for Plattsburgh was Jordan Moody with 13 points, Shamoy McIntosh 12 and Edward Correa, 10.
Reggie Williams hauled in a team-high nine rebounds and McIntosh added six boards. McIntosh also dished out a team-high five assists.
Mark Lake, Jr. led the Bears (7-9, 3-6), who had their four-game home winning streak snapped, with 17 points, while Josh Lambert and Curtis Pierce each added 10. Brandon Williams chipped in with a team-high 17 rebounds.
The Cardinals (11-5, 7-2) took a 39-38 lead following a back-and-forth first 20 minutes.
"We played with a lot of energy," Curle said. "We were getting steals and rebounds, but giving the ball right back to them on turnovers. We were rushing too much."
With 6 foot, 6 inch Potsdam junior Rob Duquette, a former standout at Peru Central School, out of the lineup with an ankle injury, the Cardinals pounded the ball inside as much as possible and it paid dividends early in the second half when Plattsburgh broke the game open quickly.
"We took care of the problems we had in the first half in the second half," Curle said. "We made some adjustments. One of the adjustments was to isolate John (Perez) down low and he took over.
"I was happy that the adjustments worked. We were able to shut them down in the second half defensively, even though they missed some shots that they made in the first half. We rebounded well and got out and ran. And, we did a better job executing in our half-court offense.
"It was one of our better halves of the season."
The Cardinals held a 46-25 scoring advantage in the second half and led by as many as 29 points.
Plattsburgh outscored Potsdam, 25-8, to open the second half for a 64-46 lead with 10:55 remaining.
With 5:27 left, the Cardinals took their biggest advantage of the game at 81-52.
"It was a total team effort," Curle said. "We were able to get some guys who haven't been playing much some time. Players like Kalik Parker didn't play a lot in the second half and some of our players made personal sacrifices and that's rewarding for a coach to see."
The Cardinals had one of their better shooting games, going 46.7 percent from the field, 41.7 percent on 3-pointers and 90.9 percent from the foul line.
Plattsburgh also held a 43-36 advantage on the boards.
The Cardinals, who have won four conference games in a row, head back on the road for weekend contests at Buffalo State on Friday and Fredonia on Saturday.
"Hopefully we can keep it going," Curle said.
Plattsburgh 85, Potsdam 63
Plattsburgh (85)
Manning 2-0-4, McIntosh 4-2-12, Perez 7-2-16, Williams 1-2-4, Moody 5-2-13, Mitchell 2-0-6, Fields 4-1-9, Ottey 0-0-0, Outlaw 0-0-0, Tibbs 0-0-0, Baker 1-2-4, Parker 2-0-6, O'Shea 0-0-0, Correa 4-0-11, Siergiej 0-0-0. Totals: 32-11-85.
Potsdam (63)
Lambert 3-4-10, Lake Jr., 6-3-17, Pierce 3-2-10, Peterson 0-0-0, Adams 4-0-9, Estramonte 3-0-7, Lamont 0-2-2, Williams 3-2-8, McIntyre 0-0-0. Totals: 22-13-63.
Halftime: Plattsburgh, 39-38.
3-point goals: Plattsburgh (10): Correa 3; McIntosh 2; Mitchell 2; Parker 2; Moody. Potsdam (6): Lake Jr. 2; Pierce 2; Adams; Estramonte.


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Treating Cancer with a Scorpion's Venom: Jim Olson's Talk on Creativity and the Human Spirit in Medicine (video)
You will not believe how a cancer doctor uses the venom from a scorpion's sting to paint the malignant tumors in children's brains and lymphatic systems. And, in the process, tap the human spirit.
Doctors don't care like they used to. As you'll witness in this video, Dr. James Olson turns this statement on its head. He is infusing hope and creativity into cancer research at a time we most desperately need it.
Jim Olson is a pediatric neuro-oncologist at Seattle Children's Hospital who cares for kids with brain tumors. He is bringing "light into the cancer" — two words we typically don't associate with one another. But Dr. Olson thinks differently. He wants those malignant cells to shine, to glow so brightly that a few hundred cancer cells hiding in a lymph channel enveloped in a fat nodule won't be able to escape a surgeon's eyes:
"Inside the brain it is very difficult to tell the difference between normal brain and cancer. It's all about millimeters. You're a millimeter off, take a few grams of tissue that belong safely in the brain, then the patients wake up not as perfect as when they went into the surgery."
To solve this problem, Dr. Olson looked to the natural world. He found his answer in an unlikely candidate: the Israeli Deathstalker scorpion. which has the most powerful venom of any scorpion. The Deathstalker's venom contains chlorotoxin, a peptide that attaches to certain brain cancer cells while leaving surrounding healthy cells untouched.
Pair this targeting peptide with a fluorescent dye (a beacon) and Dr. Olson came up with "tumor paint." This method of lighting up cancer cells is 100,000 times more sensitive than an MRI in detecting cancer cells. And, more importantly, the tumor paint shows surgeons precisely what to cut out while leaving healthy cells in place.
Dr. Olson's work doesn't stop there. At the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, he is investigating the efficacy of pharmaceuticals and targeting specific cancer cells by means other than surgery. Inspired by a young girl who donated her brain to science, he started Project Violet, an initiative that aspires to build "a 'citizen science' community to rapidly accelerate research for a new class of drugs derived from nature."
Dr. Olson's presentation at this year's PopTech conference (I highly recommend you attend next year) was the only one to receive a standing ovation. Yes, many were fascinated with the brilliance of his science and the inventiveness of his initiatives. But, I witnessed something deeper than that and that's ultimately what drove the audience to stand and applaud.
Dr. Olson's "unique intersection of science and medicine" was borne out of caring for the other. His work centers on human connection; the engine that drives his work is human relationship. This is the stuff that serves the human condition, the matter that inspires us to do good for the sake of people and not for fame or money.
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Yes, there is research being done on cancer prevention. Look up Dr. Nystul at UCSF and his research involving adult stem cells in drosophila ovaries. He talks about hypercompetition between cells and that it may be the answer to a possible mechanism for the exponential spread of cancer throughout the body. He has engineered cells to produce certain proteins and for some reason unknown at this point, cells containing those certain proteins are more likely to bump out other cells and take the place as the adult stem cell. This provides the possibility for engineering cells that can bump out cancer cells who have made their home as the adult stem cells in certain areas of the body.
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The great northwest of the U.S. is known for its natural beauty. It's also a high-tech region with a highly educated public – not exactly the kind of place one would expect to fall for the anti-science rhetoric of the anti-vaccine movement.
But it has. The anti-vaxxers have convinced a frighteningly high number of parents in Washington State to withhold vaccines from their children. A story in The Seattle Times last year reported that
"Washington [state] parents are choosing not to vaccinate their kindergartners at a rate higher than anywhere else in the country."
This despite the fact that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (formed by the founder of Microsoft Microsoft, which is headquartered in Seattle) is one of the world's leading sponsors of vaccine research.
When the vaccination rates drop, everyone becomes more vulnerable to infectious diseases. When more than 90% of the population is vaccinated, we have "herd immunity" – this means the disease can't spread because there aren't enough susceptible people in the community. So the high rate of vaccine refusal in Washington makes it easier for whooping cough (and other diseases) to spread.
The media has been complicit in spreading some of the anti-vaccine misinformation. Sometimes it comes straight from the media itself, such as the CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson, who has repeatedly and persistently reported on the purported link between vaccines and autism long after such a link was widely discredited.* Other times it comes from talk shows, magazines, or even airline advertisements that provide a platform for anti-vax celebrity doctors such as Jay Gordon (who gained fame as Jenny McCarthy's son's doctor) and "Dr. Bob" Sears, who has published his own "alternative" vaccine schedule in a book filled with anti-vaccine nonsense. These characters continue to claim, at every chance they get, that vaccines cause autism (as Gordon has said, repeatedly), or that they cause other harms, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. They use their medical degrees and their faux concern "for the children" to frighten parents into keeping their kids unvaccinated.
And now we learn that the U.S. is in the midst of the worst whooping cough epidemic in 70 years. One of the most hard-hit states is Washington, which the CDC just announced (on 20 July) has suffered 2,520 cases so far this year, a 1300% increase over last year. This is the highest number of cases reported in Washington since 1942. This plot of the number of cases this year compared to last year shows the dramatic rise in infections:
Making things worse, it seems, is an increase in cases among children aged 13-14. Children get a booster shot at age 11-12, but the new outbreak indicates that the effectiveness of the booster may not last very long. The dramatic increase in whooping cough this year also suggests that the bacterium that causes it, Bordetella pertussis, is mutating to make the vaccine less effective. Nevertheless, the CDC emphasizes:
"Vaccination continues to be the single most effective strategy to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by pertussis. Vaccination of pregnant women and contacts of infants is recommended to protect infants too young to be vaccinated."
This good advice is seriously undermined when misinformed doctors such as "Dr. Bob" Sears directly advise pregnant women not to get the whooping cough vaccine, as he did in the Huffington Post. (Hint: it's a good rule to be very skeptical of celebrity doctors who go by their first name.)
I should also point out that whooping cough is a national problem, not just Washington State's. The U.S. has had over 17,000 cases this year, putting it on track for the worst year since 1959. The highest rate of infection in the nation is in Wisconsin (which has also been hit hard by anti-vaccine effects), followed by Washington and Montana. 10 deaths have been reported, mostly in infants who were too young to be vaccinated. For all this, we can thank the anti-vaccination movement.
*Note: Following a complaint from Sharyl Attkinson, this story has been updated to clarify my view of her vaccine-related reporting.
Nvic FactCheck ,
You continue to be unconstrained by facts.
1. Ms Fisher's words are posted above and she was very clear using phrases such as:
"….shielded drug companies from all liability…"
"…there is no civil liability…." etc, etc…
You have grossly misrepresented the basic English meaning of Ms Fisher's words, apparently in an attempt to obfuscate the fact that once again Ms Fisher claims are unquestionably false.
2. You have also grossly misrepresented my words. I have asked for one example where you or where NVIC have condemned the anti-vacc use of death-threats on scientists and/or their children. You have not provided one example and you continue to choose not to condemn these actions.
The reflects entirely upon you.
3. Fact is that NVIC is a misinformation organization. You choose to refuse to take sensible actions like getting your science from qualified scientists.
I think this is because you know that such scientists will tell you that NVIC's positions are utter BS. "VIC" being the example above where NVIC simply is not truthful.
"We do not support a one-size fits all…"
Here is the vaccine schedule:
It is not one-size fits all. NVIC is too clueless to even read the vaccine schedule correctly.
NVIC is:
A person has to make a willful choose not to look at the facts to pretend otherwise.
W&N, States mandate vaccines for all children in order to access public education. The mandated schedule is the same for all children i.e. one-size-fits-all. NVIC is opposed to vaccine mandates. We believe in the right to informed consent and choice in all medical decision making.
We have provided through answers with many citations and references in this comment string. At this point let the reader decide who seems most credible and who has been most thorough in providing facts with citations and references. We have been transparent yet you still attempt to act as some voice of authority while hiding behind a pseudonym.
It is wise of you to retreat.
Meanwhile most Forbes readers will have noticed:
" States mandate vaccines for all children in order to access public education. The mandated schedule is the same for all children i.e. one-size-fits-all."
You argue by assertion. Let's check the facts….
Here is the Virginia public school mandates:
Look at that!
" Vaccines must be administered in accordance with the harmonized schedule of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Academy of Family Physicians and must be administered within spacing and age requirements."
And anyone that follows the link at the Virginia site will find the harmonized schedule that has already posted…..where different vaccines are recommended to kids with different risk factors.
Fact is that NVIC is a stranger to the truth….literally too clueless to correctly read the mandated vaccine schedule.
"We have been transparent yet you still attempt to act as some voice of authority while hiding behind a pseudonym"
Dear person posting with a pseudonym, thanks for the irony.
If your intent was to publically humiliate yourself, you are succeeding admirably.
Meanwhile, anyone with the tiniest spark of reason can't help by figure out that since anyone can post here under any handle…that there is no way of knowing who is really posting regardless as to what handle they use.
Your criticism isn't just absurd, but it is predicated on having a remarkable inability to think clearly.
Maybe you should find some other hobby more inline with your talents…you might enjoy basket-weaving…
"We have been transparent yet you still attempt to act as some voice of authority while hiding behind a pseudonym"
Dear person posting with a pseudonym, thanks for the irony.
If your intent was to publically humiliate yourself, you are succeeding admirably.
Meanwhile, anyone with the tiniest spark of reason can't help but figure out that since anyone can post here under any handle…that there is no way of knowing who is really posting regardless as to what handle they use.
Your criticism isn't just absurd, but it is predicated on having a remarkable inability to think clearly.
Maybe you should find some other hobby more inline with your talents…you might enjoy basket-weaving…
NVIC FactCheck is not a pseudonym, NVIC FactCheck is NVIC. Who are you and who do you represent?
Sarah Miller 1 month ago
"Dr Salzberg, I'm not a scientist but your statement above "The vast majority of people are vaccinated, but the DTaP vaccine is not always effective, so vaccinated people end up comprising the bulk of cases." makes no sense in your argument whatsoever!"
Sarah, if you were a scientist, then Dr. Salaberg's statement would make sense. I'll try to break it down for you.
Let's say you have a population of 1 million people, and 95% received a vaccine for pertussis. That makes 50,000 who have no immunity because they have not vaccinated.
Of the 950,000 who have received the vaccine, ten percent remain unimmunized because the vaccine didn't work for them. So we have:
Unvacxed: 50,000
Vaxed but not immune: 95,000
If an unimmunized person has a 20% chance of contracting the disease, then that means there will be 10,000 unvaccinated persons who contract pertussis, and 19,000 vaccinated.
And now we come to the part where you ignore the evidence I have provided and change the subject.
Pockets getting lighter doc? Upsetting you?
Yet again, a seriously inaccurate article promoting vaccines and BigPharma.
Do you guys even fact check BEFORE writing this trash? If you did do your job and were interested in providing accurate information, instead of funding those who help provide your paycheck, you'd easily find that the majority of those who got whooping cough were COMPLETELY VACCINATED. You don't provide ANY citations proving the unvaxed caused these outbreaks — therefore its only opinion. The reason you don't provide them is because there is no such citations….yet you continue to write falsities and spread fear. Disgusting – how can you call yourselves journalists?
92% of cases in California were in fully vaccinated people. THat means that 8% were either not fully vaccinated or were unvaccinated.
Even the CDC came out and said the unvaccinated population are not the cause of these outbreaks since THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO GOT PERTUSSIS WERE COMPLETELY VACCINATED for it.
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The Safe America Foundation introduced Ted Daywalt as the Chair of its newly created Wounded Warriors and Veteran's Task Force. Conceptualized in 2012 and launched in early 2013, the new Safe America task force brings together private, public and non-profit sector leaders to address issues of wounded veteran mental health and employment, among other issues.
One of his first efforts as Chair will be the 2013 launch of a Wounded Warriors Veterans Assistance Center in Atlanta, GA. Housed at the Atlanta Medical Center, thanks to office space donated to the project by Tenant Healthcare, the center anticipates providing wounded veterans and their families a "one-stop shop" for navigating and securing resources available for treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and employment.
"We're honored and fortunate to have a leader of Ted's caliber head this task force," said Len Pagano, Safe America Foundation President and CEO. "As a veteran himself, his commitment to and advocacy on behalf of our nation's wounded soldiers is second to none."
"When men and women make the commitment to join the Armed Services, they do so with the expectation they will be taken care of if they're wounded," noted Daywalt. "With suicides eclipsing the number of those killed in action and high veteran unemployment, more than 14 percent in some areas, our nation is AWOL in upholding its commitment to these wounded warriors. I am proud to have been selected as Chair of Safe America's Wounded Warriors and Veteran's Task Force. I know we will make a real impact in improving veterans' lives."
Since 1999, Ted Daywalt has been the president and CEO of VetJobs, the leading military job board on the Internet, sponsored and partially owned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is regularly cited and interviewed in the press, including USA Today, 60 Minutes, Military Times, New York Times, NBC, PBS Frontline, NPR, CNN and FOX Business News.
Ted Daywalt served on active duty in the Navy for seven years, initially as a Line Officer on a destroyer with cruises to South America, Europe and Russia. He was then assigned to the Commander United States Naval Forces, European headquarters in London, England, as an intelligence watch officer and later as a geopolitical analyst with responsibilities for the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. In 1978 he transferred to the Naval Reserve Intelligence Program, from which he retired as a Captain (O-6) with 28 years of service.


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There are some subjects that have fascinated me since I was a little kid. I like science. I like history. I like to know the history of how we became the nation that we are today. The founding of our nation from the time of the Jamestown Colony to the time of the Revolution and to today. Americans history is more interesting than any television show. I also like science a lot. I like to know how and why things happen in our grand natural world.
I loved answering the questions of my nephews and nieces when they were small children when it comes to nature. I am not religious so I don't take anything on faith, but wish to see the evidence for any belief.
I've always wondered why so many people would rather believe the supposed answers in a religious text than in what our observations, experiments and analysis, of the world and the greater universe, can show us.
Now, since I lack a PhD in science myself, there isn't much I can do in terms of scientific experiments and analysis. I might be able to advocate for a greater understanding of evolution in society, but that isn't directly furthering science. What I can do though is run through my computer, as I am doing at this very moment, that analysis data from these experiments.
For example, I am currently running SETI, which stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. It's the most famous of the scientific programs that run BOINC middleware on your computer.
BOINC, stands for the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing. There are various other BOINC programs, some of them which I ran on my computer in the past. There are programs to help determine the shape of the universe, how proteins fold in our body and even climate change prediction.
Unfortunately, we live in a time where many people harbor a strange disdain for science. Where evolutionary biologists are ignored for their work.
Where politicians boast about how they don't believe the evidence of climate scientists and would rather take the word of some talk show host. Presidential administrations have had censored the works of government researchers. Indeed, President Nixon had censored a report that favored the legalization of marijuana, for political reasons.
We live in a time where faith is more important than reason. Where belief for the sake of belief, if held devoutly enough, is more important than the tireless work of understanding how our brains, bodies and the universe works. I have never understood intellectually this desire in others, but I know that it exists.
The question is, do we want to have the answers to the universe told to us even if wrong, or do we want to know how our world and everything else, really works?
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As you sit down and give thanks tomorrow, you might feel compelled to share the wealth of your good fortune by donating to one of the more than 1.6 million registered tax-exempt charity organizations.
The deaths of eight foster kids over the past year have sparked concerns and lawmakers are now being asked to review the Texas foster care system. Some child advocates say the blame lies with the legislature and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has asked lawmakers to take another look at the issue.
Catholic bishops on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border are releasing a letter to their parishes and elected officials to address what they call the "human tragedies" of the current immigration system. The clergy hope the letter will change misconceptions about undocumented immigrants.
Paseo del Rio officials are checking their lists for decorations and lighting on 26 river barges that have to be ready by Friday for the big holiday river parade.
Decorators in the Paseo marina below downtown San Antonio are working to string lights, build stages, and cover woodwork and electrical cords with layers of cotton that will make the barges look like they went through snow.
With all the holiday-themed events scheduled there's something you may have missed: the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. It's coming to San Antonio, and as extravaganza Producer Cynthia Muñoz said, it's a week full of special events, and music.
"The Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza is a seven-day mariachi music festival that starts Sunday, December 1 and runs through Saturday, December 7. It's in its nineteenth consecutive year as the largest and longest-running mariachi music festival in Texas," Muñoz said.
The National Center for Reason and Justice is saying Fran Keller, who was incarcerated 20 years ago in a bizarre ritual abuse case in her Austin daycare center, is going to be freed as early as this afternoon to await the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals on whether or not a retrial is necessary.
Black Friday is approaching, but there's another holiday shopping alternative you might want to explore.
"Consumers can come to the Peace Market to buy handmade goods with fair trade practices, and also themes of peace and justice," said Esperanza Peace and Justice Center staff member Itza Carbajal, talking about the center's Mercado de Paz.
"For the Peace Market we have vendors occupying both the first story and the second story and our parking lot, and we also close off a street called Evergreen," Carbajal said.
State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, D-San Antonio, formally announced her decision on Nov. 23 and said her campaign and time in office will be about insuring that all Texans have access to a quality education in both the public school system and at affordable college and universities.
She said her family is no different than any other family:
The National Center for Reason and Justice is reporting that Francis Keller will be released from prison in Texas. Keller has spent the last 20 years behind bars for a crime that many say never even happened.
Debbie Nathan of the National Center for Reason and Justice told Texas Public Radio that the release could happen as soon at today.
Some of the Marianist Brothers from St. Mary's University are headed out next month for a scavenger hunt of sorts -- to fill the school's new sculpture garden -- and a particular art studio in St. Louis may have just what the school is looking for.
St. Mary's is the oldest and largest Catholic university in Texas. Steeped in history and boasting excellent law and business programs, now the university is adding a sculpture garden to honor the memory of a beloved leader.


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---- — HAVERHILL — As city workers try to get sidewalks clear for students and other pedestrians, some residents are answering the mayor's call for help.
With parents complaining about children having to walk at the sides of narrow streets to get to school and bus stops, Mayor James Fiorentini asked residents to help clear sidewalks in front of their homes wherever possible.
Blaisdell Street residents Dan Collins and Roger Stillinger are doing their part. They cleaned the blizzard snow from their property and the five houses around them, and the sidewalks as well.
"We take out the snowblower and go up and down to our nearest neighbors and clean the snow for them," Collins said.
Despite efforts of city workers and help from residents, some snow-covered sidewalks remain.
"I realize it's a problem and we'll have our crews out working until the sidewalks get cleared,'' the mayor said yesterday. "We have two sidewalk plows to work with for now. We only had one until I was mayor, and I'm trying to get another one.''
City workers continue to clear sidewalks and use front-end loaders to widen streets. They put the snow into dump trucks, which take it to the Highway Department Yard on Primrose Street. There, a huge mound of snow is growing.
Fiorentini said he met with police Chief Alan DeNaro and School Superintendent James Scully to review the plan for cleaning the city after the blizzard. They identified critical areas that needed the most immediate attention, and planned to work on the sidewalks after the streets were cleared.
Although Fiorentini said Haverhill has in the past enforced the ordinance requiring property owners to clear the sidewalks in front of their buildings, he is reluctant to use it unless the owner shows complete disregard for the law — especially with so much snow on the ground from the blizzard.
The mayor said he is thankful for the efforts of residents who have helped clear sidewalks and their neighbors' driveways.
"This is a time when the neighborhoods come alive and people help each other out," he said. "And, in that spirit, we see a lot of places that get cleared up before we get there.''
In the past, the city has sent inspectors to urban areas with many sidewalks to verify compliance with the law that residents clear sidewalks in front of their homes. The inspectors have fined offenders who repeatedly disregard the regulation. The fine is $50 for each offense.
Scully found himself an unpopular man when he closed schools on Monday, a day after the clean up began, but he said "We live in New England, and when we a substantial amount of snow, I want to do the responsible thing, and put the safety of out school population first.''
Scully pointed out that Haverhill has 400 miles of roads, most of them with accompanying sidewalks.
"They take time to clear,'' he said. "It's a big city and takes a lot of effort and not all the sidewalks get cleaned right away.''
At Barrett's Specialty Food and sandwich shop at 103 Merrimack St., owner Melinda Barrett described how high the snow had piled up at the beginning of the storm and that the city cleaned it away down to the pavement.
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It's no secret that some of the best skiers today are coming from the other side of the pond. Europe is producing some of the most talented skiers in the game. If you don't know who Elvis Eidsvold Harsheim is – get to know this Norwegian quick!
Harsheim spent last winter getting his feet wet with the big dogs on the Dew Tour and standing on multiple European podiums. He started off the '10-'11 season by taking third place in the Glacier 3000 Invitational in Switzerland.
When not skiing, Elvis hangs out with his friends a lot, skates and jumps on the tramp.
He started skiing with his dad as soon as he could walk, started snowboarding then switched to twin-tips in 2004. And the rest is history.
His favorite part about all of this?
"The fact that I enjoy doing it every day," says Elvis. "There is always new stuff to learn and I'm just hanging out with your friends, traveling and enjoying life."
Look for Elvis at all three Dew Tour stops and European X Games. And watch for his segment, dropping in the next Chaoz Productions movie.
What is your idea of happiness?
Doing good in a contest. That makes me really happy!
Where would you most like to live?
A place were I can go surfing, skiing, skateboarding, mountain biking, moto and play soccer all at once! Where that is, I don't know.
What do you most value in your friends?
They take care of me. And all the good moments we experience together!
What is your biggest weakness?
Hmm, I love to sleep. So getting up really early in the morning can be difficult sometimes.
What do you enjoy doing most?
Travelling with my friends. Skiing and having a great time together!
What is your most marked characteristic?
Always happy.
What is your idea of misery?
Homeless people.
Who are your favorite musicians?
Kanye West, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne.
What is your favorite food and drink?
Favorite food would be a good steak. Drink? Maybe ice-tea.
What do you most dislike?
Rain, wind, delayed planes and babies that cry on long flights! And a lot more.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
My awesome gaming skills.
What is your present state of mind?
Really good. Right now I'm in Breckenridge skiing and enjoying life.
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Ignorance. I hate ignorant statements and ignorant people.
Which fault in others do you most easily tolerate?
Small mistakes.
Which fault in yourself do you most easily tolerate?
Being a bit late for an appointment.
What is your motto?
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Tom Sears
I want to sincerely thank Chuck Pinkey for doing such a bang-up job with the column while I was gone. I couldn't have chosen a more-capable person and writer to temporarily take over the job. I am certainly his No. 1 fan. Thank you for going along with my choice, Sam Pollak.
As much as I love Romania and its people, I always realize how good it is to come back to such a great country. It helps me to realize anew all the great freedoms we have, yet take for granted. I can't understand why we have the whiners who are always finding fault with America. Why don't they ever show an appreciation for the generosity, in the form of time, money and supplies, that the American people always come through with to help with any natural disaster, either foreign or domestic.
This disdain starts at the top with the present occupant of the White House. He goes around the world apologizing for us, tramples the Constitution, sides with a foreign government against his own constituents (Mexico vs. Arizona), treats our allies like dirt, sympathizes with terrorist groups with an "it's Israel's fault for all the violence" attitude, and on and on.
I'll try to be nice and label President Barack Obama and his followers enigmas. He is causing our massive deficit and debt to spiral out of control and then blames George Bush for his comparably miniscule deficits. Obama spends so irresponsibly and then complains that if the Bush tax cuts stay in place they will add to the deficit by $700 billion (not true, but when has he or his followers ever let facts get in the way).
He appoints a consumer advocate, another czar who wouldn't make it through Senate hearings, and says she will make the big, bad banks write credit terms that the average person can understand, yet he promotes a 2,300 page health care proposal that no one, including himself, can understand or bother to even try to read.
As for his domestic policies and economic stimulus programs, can anyone point out anything working? I can hear the lefties scrambling for their word processors now, hardly able to type "It's George Bush's fault, it's George Bush's fault," without mis-typing everything in their rabid, irrational anger.
Let me give them a few more worn-out lines they always use. They will never fail to bring up Bush and the Patriot Act. I say, thank you, George Bush, for its creation. The liberals can't point out one instance of misuse.
Also libs, don't forget the "blame Bush" excuse for the collapsing housing market and the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fiasco, even though there was a CNN and Fox News report showing Bush and his treasury secretary repeatedly warning about the lack of appropriate oversight of the two above-mentioned mortgage giants.
I have a video (as of today it was still on YouTube) and a time line clearly pointing this out. There they are, good old Barney Frank, Maxine Waters and old Chris "Mr. Countrywide Financial" Dodd himself, defending them to the bitter end. Open-minded people, independents and conservatives can e-mail me for these two items.
All you secular, leftist liberals probably shouldn't even bother requesting them. The facts could slap you right in the face and you still wouldn't budge from your blind, irrational loyalty to Obama.
One more humorous mantra of the deaf left is that the Republicans have no ideas of their own. Can anyone tell me when any of the conservatives' proposals have even been listened to? We have a lot of good, solid ideas, but Obama won't even give them consideration. This arrogant attitude began from day one when he said in a meeting after getting frustrated, "Hey, we won, you lost, it's our turn now." Now there is a guy who really wanted to end partisan bickering, right?
Remember conservatives, Nov. 2, which is only 36 days away, is only the beginning. Hopefully, we can regain enough seats to put the brakes on Obama's socialist agenda, but we have to keep working hard. It's a marathon rather than a sprint, so we have to make sure we don't get too excited and burn ourselves out.
We have to have a strong, unwavering, steady pace for the 2012 and 2014 elections. Our numbers are growing by leaps and bounds daily. Why else do you think the lefties are panicking and resorting to slander and demeaning phrases to describe us? They are simply scared of us and have nothing but emotion and fear on their side to fight back with.
We have to remain vigilant and remember what happened in two short years when we let our guard down. We certainly don't want a repeat of the Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi fiasco.
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Don't ask me how, but we made it through the synchro season on one pair of tights each.
There's a trick: put packing tape over the skate hooks before you pull down the tights.
I keep my skates in great condition, actually (Klingbeil customs, had since 2002, still very solid). My coach likes OTB for performances, so do I, although I've done both OTB and in boot. To each, her own!
"Once you've skated together long enough, and you're really good friends, you can close your eyes, put your hand out and she's right there." Joe Dolkiewicz, 2011 US Novice Pairs Bronze Medalist
In the book, "The Golden Age of Canadian Figure Skating" (by David Young) Cecil Smith said she wore white skating boots at the 1930 World Figure Skating Championships, and that Sonja Henie started wearing them 3 months later. (Sonja was first that year, and Cecil was second). Apparently at the time, only professional skaters wore white boots.
ETA: the amateur skaters wore black or tan boots before this. There is a picture in the book of Sonja at the 1928 Olympics. Her boots were probably tan in that picture.
David Young would have interviewed Cecil (Smith) Hedstrom for this book. Interesting factoid: Cecil Smith and Osborne Colson were first cousins. Caveat - the book has lots of errors...
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While the vast majority of female skaters wear white boots, a few don't. Oksana (a.k.a. "Pasha") Grishuk wore boots the color of blueberry yogurt during the 1997-98 season. Every once in a great while, you see a female skater with flesh-colored (i.e. pale tan or beige) skating boots.
However looking at the colours of shirts that guys wear to my workplace on casual day, it has never changed.
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.
It's like a wedding. The groom wears black and the bride wears white.
Am I the only one who thought, at first glance, that this thread said, "Why are ladies figure skateRs white?" I was like, "WHAAT?!" until looking closer...
Speaking of skates, I'm SO thrilled to see Mao's not pulling her tights over her boots at 4CC!!!! I don't think they realize when they do that, it makes them look like they have cankles! hehe!
I wondered about why colors mattered with women/men. As anyone should be able to choose what color they wanted. So it's all in Sonja wanting herself and woman to stand out while skating? I wonder too if she actually thought black was bad luck. LOL.
Same here, Cloudy_Gumdrops and burntBREAD!
I actually like over-the-boot tights, strangely I find beige boots to be more fugly. I don't mind white if they match the outfit, but sometimes a black skating dress with white boots looks WTF - I mean, would you wear a black dress to a party with white boots? OTOH I regularly wear same on the ice, only because I'm too poor to keep replacing those easily run over-the-boot tights whereas my regular ones last forever.
I wear those footless OTB tights over regular tights for practice ONLY, usually under skating pants. They are great for an extra layer of warmth; however, I'd never wear them for a performance, they just don't look good.
"Once you've skated together long enough, and you're really good friends, you can close your eyes, put your hand out and she's right there." Joe Dolkiewicz, 2011 US Novice Pairs Bronze Medalist
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In the past I had a shoe repair place refinish skates, and they looked pretty good after that. But with pairs skating that doesn't last long so I don't do it anymore.


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Raise minimum wage
Trickle-down economics is a fairy tale that Republicans tell themselves so that they will not feel so bad about robbing the poor (unemployment reform) and giving to the rich (tax reform). Maybe someone should remind the Republicans that, mostly, the rich get rich by not spending their money. Not much trickle there.
A good way to stimulate the economy would be to raise the minimum wage. This would actually put more money in the hands of people who actually spend money.
More money being spent drives the demand for goods and services. An artificially low minimum wage depresses the economy and puts downward pressure on all other wages.
So a stagnant government creates stagnant wages, which creates a stagnant economy.
Am I the only one who finds it ironic that the Republicans have at every turn done their best to increase the stagnation here in North Carolina?
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Although construction has already begun, the final blockade for the Ohio River Bridges Project was removed Wednesday.
A ruling in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Kentucky dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Coalition for the Advancement of Transportation, or CART.
CART joined a lawsuit in 2012 that was originally filed by conservancy group River Fields and the National Trust for Historic Preservation that sought to block the bridges project. CART entered the lawsuit because it claimed that there were several major violations, including intentional discrimination against minority
In all, 20 claims were filed by CART that fell into the following categories, in addition to the discrimination claims: The project violates National Environmental Protection Act; it violates various Federal Aid Highway Act funding regulations; and the project threatens the water and air quality of the
The ruling by District Court Judge John Heyburn II dismissed all of CART's claims.
"The court and anyone associated with the project will concede that interested persons could reach different conclusions concerning the region's transportation needs and their appropriate resolution," he wrote in his ruling. "The court's only role is to determine whether [the] defendants followed the applicable regulatory framework and reached conclusions that the administrative record supports. The court finds that [the] defendants have met their burdens in that respect."
In a statement, CART voiced disappointment in the ruling.
"We believe this decision leaves the community exposed to some major impacts of the project — both environmental and financial — that will be coming in the future," David Coyte, president of CART, said in the statement. "We appreciate the chance to give the impacts of the project a good airing in the courts and hope the public will examine what was claimed here, what was decided and what was not addressed."
CART will be considering its options, according to the statement.
"In the final analysis, Judge Heyburn did not rule on whether the Bridges Project was good or bad transportation planning, but only if the agencies met the procedural rules of NEPA and other legal claims raised in the action," Coyte said in the statement.
The lawsuit involving the National Trust for Historic Preservation and River Fields was resolved when a settlement agreement was reached between the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Indiana Department of Transportation to dedicate $1.7 million to a historic preservation and enhancement fund.
It was agreed that the money was to be split between the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and INDOT.
In Indiana, a large portion of the funding went to relocate five homes in Jeffersonville's downtown historic district that were slated for destruction as a result of the bridges project.
The only remaining legal challenge to the bridges project was CART's suit.
"INDOT is pleased that the district court has upheld the decision to approve the project," said INDOT Spokesman Will Wingfield in an email. "Earlier this year, INDOT together with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet worked with River Fields and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to resolve claims and concerns relating to the project, and now construction has finally begun."
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet also issued a response to the ruling that clears the path for the bridges project.
"Judge Heyburn's ruling affirms what the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has always believed — that extraordinary care has been taken throughout this project to ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal laws," according to the statement issued by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Spokesman Chuck Wolfe. "The Ohio River Bridges Project will bring about numerous, badly needed improvements to cross-river mobility between Louisville and Southern Indiana. The Transportation Cabinet looks forward to continuing that work."
Both Kentucky and Indiana's transportation agencies and the states respective contractors have begun construction of the overall plan to build a new northbound Interstate 65 downtown bridge, reconstruct Spaghetti Junction and construct an east-end bridge that will connect I-265 in Utica and Prospect, Ky.


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If only we could one of those elite programs like UVA. They are so lucky they aren't an elite basketball program so that they have a chance to attract 5* talent and build an elite team/program. If only we could become an elite program like UVA.
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Despite the country's economic crisis, our business is steady.
And after a ceremonious ribbon cutting with Deputy Mayor Nikolaos Alepous, our employees and distributors are proud to announce that Amway Greece – now 16 years old – has opened a sparkling new headquarters.
Located in the bustling Athens suburb of Maroussi, our new base of operations is designed with our distributors in mind – to help enthusiastic entrepreneurs build their businesses.
The brightly lit, colorful experience center and training facility provide distributors with an elegant space and contemporary tools to introduce different consumer segments to our nutrition, beauty and home products, and the Amway business opportunity. This exciting business site also serves to strengthen the brand of Amway – ranked as the #2 direct seller in Europe.
In the past two weeks, 15 training sessions have been conducted, and hundreds of distributors have invited their customers to show off the new space.
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