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By Richard Gaines
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---- — A total of 26 members of Congress, including Rep. John Tierney, have urged the House Appropriations Committee to reject funding for new catch share fishery management programs in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico until the House Natural Resources Committee completes its rewrite of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
The committee has held a preliminary oversight hearing on the law establishing the overriding principles of fishing governance by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Exclusive Economic Zone, which was created by the original Magnuson Act in 1976 and extends beyond state waters three miles from shore for another 200 miles.
But because of its size, complexity and fiercely debated elements, the completion of the rewrite is not expected anytime soon, and NOAA, after instituting a catch share program in the Northeast groundfishery in 2010, has a number of new catch share programs in various phases of rollout in the Northeast, the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Northeast groundfish catch share program, whose coverage includes Gloucester and New England, was created without an industry referendum and has mixed with new rigid requirements for the rebuilding of overfished stocks to leave the fishery in a statutory disaster.
"I have a very difficult time with catch shares," said Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch, who also signed the letter and is seeking the state's U.S. Senate seat. "(Catch shares) favor multi-national economic fishing interests at the expense of the small family fisherman, and are largely driven by ideology," he said added in a telephone interview Tuesday.
"Congress has an obligation to hear the concerns of our fishermen before new catch share programs are implemented," the lawmakers' letter said. "Job numbers indicate that commercial sector fishing jobs are reduced in fisheries that implement catch share programs. For Atlantic and Gulf Coast fishermen already struggling through difficult economic challenges, any additional job losses could be devastating to the industry."
The Northeast groundfishery catch share program, which involves 20 interacting groundfish stocks, was designed to take get a "sizable fraction" of the fleet off the water, former NOAA chief Administrator Jane Lubchenco had said, and by that measure, it has been successful. But the effect on the fishing communities from New York to Maine has been severe and continues to wreak social and economic harm, without measurable improvement in the vitality of the community of fish.
The new congressional letter, dated Tuesday was co-written by Tierney, whose district includes Gloucester which is at the center of the Northeast groundfish catch share program,found to be a "disaster" last September by the acting commerce secretary Rebecca Blank, 11 months after Gov. Deval Patrick filed a request for the finding along with two socio-economic studies. The governors of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York followed with similar requests.
Congress failed to approve any disaster relief despite a desperate effort during the weeks before and after the national elections, an effort complicated by the superceding needs of the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
The co-author of the letter was Rep. Steve Southerland II, a Florida Republican. Tierney and the other signers of the letter from Massachusetts -- Reps. Stephen F. Lynch of Boston and William F. Keating of Hyannis -— are Democrats. Rep. Edward Markey of Malden, who is engaged in a heated primary campaign with Lynch for the Democratic nomination in the special election for the Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry, did not sign the letter.
"Congressman Markey believes fisheries management is best done by the regional fisheries councils, not from Washington," Markey's office spokesman said in an email. "This would do nothing to change the management of New England groundfish since this would prevent funding for new catch share programs, not existing ones."
The congressional letter was inspired by two amendments to continuing appropriation bills to halt funding for catch shares — one by Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican, in 2011 and the other by Southerland and Michael Grimm, a New York Republican, in 2012. Both were approved by the House with bi-partisan support, but were vaporized in the Senate, which protected President Obama's ocean harvesting policy, brought to Washington by the celebrated academic and believer in privatization Jane Lubchenco.
NOAA's 2010 implementation of catch shares in the Northeast was assembled to avoid giving the industry the referendum on the change, a move last year upheld by the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals which underscored NOAA's broad discretion to interpret the Magnuson Act as it wished in its rules, regulations and administrative actions
Before the initial meeting of the House Natural Resources Committee in its rewriting odyssey, the committee chairman, Doc Hastings, a Washington Republican, said the challenge in modifying Magnuson was not primarily flaws in the drafting but the ways NOAA acted in implementation.
"Further economic injury can be avoided, however," the signers wrote, "by prohibiting the development and implementation of new catch share programs until we endure the development of better scientific research, stock assessments, recreational surveys was well as economic impact statements from NOAA."
Other than Tierney, Keating, Lynch and Southerland, Walter Jones and Michael Grimm, signers included Bill Posey, Gus M. Bilirakis, Jeff Miller, Vern Buchanan, Ted Yoho, Ron DeSantis and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida; Tom Graves and Austin Scott of Georgia; Jon Runyan, Frank LoBiondo, Chris Smith and Frank Pallone of New Jersey; Steve Scalise and Chartles W. Boustany Jr. of Louisiana; Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, Jeff Duncan and Trey Gowdy and Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina; and Louis Gohmert of Texas.
"The fishermen in Gloucester and across the country deserve a comprehensive review of potential reforms before funding a program that could lead to additional job losses, which would be devastating to the industry," Tierney said in an email to the Times.
"This bipartisan coalition of Gulf and Atlantic Coast lawmakers has come together with the simple demand that our fishermen be heard," Southerland said in a prepared statement. "It would be incredibly reckless to shut our recreational and commercial fishermen out of a planning process that could lead to the loss of more coastal jobs and further limit public access to a once-open resource."
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By BRAD KELLAR
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Status hearings are scheduled today for a local man who won new trials on appeal, after pleading guilty last year in connection with an eight-month string of writing hot checks and creating fake IDs.
The state's highest appeals court ruled that the prison sentences given to James Timothy Bonham of Greenville were illegal.
The hearings are set this morning in the 354th District Court.
Bonham was indicted on 19 felony counts of forgery and fraud related to what prosecutors claimed was a scheme to bilk multiple victims out of several thousand dollars. He entered guilty pleas in March 2011 and was sentenced to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on 18 of the charges.
According to the indictments for forgery of a financial instrument and fraudulent use/possession of identifying information, Bonham allegedly manufactured four fake driver's licenses and/or identification cards, which he used to cash, or attempt to cash, 15 forged checks ranging from $35 to more than $3,000 between Dec. 4, 2009 and Aug. 18, 2010.
A total of 16 of the indictments were each punishable upon conviction by a maximum sentence of up to two years in a state jail, with three of the charges punishable upon conviction by a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
The maximum punishments for some of the indictments were enhanced up 20 years in prison, due to Bonham's previous criminal record.
The indictments indicated that Bonham had four prior felony convictions on his record, including two for forgery and one each for burglary of a building and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Bonham was convicted of 13 charges of forgery, four charges of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, and one charge of manufacture with intent to sell a counterfeit instrument and was sentenced to 20 years in prison on each charge.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Court had previously asked the court to review 17 of the convictions and provide findings of fact and conclusions of law.
In an opinion issued August 22, the appeals court said that it was granting the new trials for Bonham, which was in agreement with the trial court and the prosecutors on the case.
"Applicant contends that his sentences are illegal because the enhancements alleged in the indictments did not authorize his twenty-year sentences," the ruling said. "After remand, it is clear that Applicant's sentences in the seventeen state jail felonies are illegal. The trial court recommends granting relief. The State concedes that the case challenged in the WR-77,224-18 writ application, in which applicant's sentence is within the applicable punishment range, was part of the same plea agreement that authorized the seventeen illegal sentences. Applicant is entitled to relief in all of these cases."
Bonham was returned to the custody of the Hunt County Jail on September 4.


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I write about business and technology.
There's an argument you see around sometimes about Henry Ford's decision to pay his workers those famed $5 a day wages. It was that he realised that he should pay his workers sufficiently large sums to that they could afford the products they were making. In this manner he could expand the market for his products.
It should be obvious that this story doesn't work: Boeing would most certainly be in trouble if they had to pay their workers sufficient to afford a new jetliner. It's also obviously true that you want every other employer to be paying their workers sufficient that they can afford your products: but that's very much not the same as claiming that Ford should pay his workers so that they can afford Fords.
So, if creating that blue collar middle class that could afford the cars wasn't why Ford brought in his $5 a day wages, what was the reason?
Actually, it was the turnover of his staff.
At the time, workers could count on about $2.25 per day, for which they worked nine-hour shifts. It was pretty good money in those days, but the toll was too much for many to bear. Ford's turnover rate was very high. In 1913, Ford hired more than 52,000 men to keep a workforce of only 14,000. New workers required a costly break-in period, making matters worse for the company. Also, some men simply walked away from the line to quit and look for a job elsewhere. Then the line stopped and production of cars halted. The increased cost and delayed production kept Ford from selling his cars at the low price he wanted. Drastic measures were necessary if he was to keep up this production.
That level of turnover is hugely expensive: not just the downtime of the production line but obviously also the training costs: even the search costs to find them. It can indeed be cheaper to pay workers more but to reduce the turnover of them and those associated training costs. Which is exactly what Ford did. As Paul Krugman points out, the effects are obvious:
But in any case there is a fundamental flaw in the argument: Surely the benefits of low turnover and high morale in your work force come not from paying a high wage, but from paying a high wage "compared with other companies" — and that is precisely what mandating an increase in the minimum wage for all companies cannot accomplish.
While that's talking about the living wage argument it applies here as well. The point is not so as to be paying a "decent wage" or anything of that sort: it is to be paying a higher wage than other employers. That gets your workforce thinking they've got a good deal (for the clear reason that they have got a good deal) and if the workers think they've got a good deal then they're more likely to turn up on time, sober, and work diligently. They're more likely to turn up at all which was one of the problems Ford was trying to solve.
It's also not true that the offer was of $5 a day in wages. It was all rather more complicated than that:
The $5-a-day rate was about half pay and half bonus. The bonus came with character requirements and was enforced by the Socialization Organization. This was a committee that would visit the employees' homes to ensure that they were doing things the "American way." They were supposed to avoid social ills such as gambling and drinking. They were to learn English, and many (primarily the recent immigrants) had to attend classes to become "Americanized." Women were not eligible for the bonus unless they were single and supporting the family. Also, men were not eligible if their wives worked outside the home.
Outside of the military it's difficult to think of an American workforce that would be willing to accept such paternalism even if wages were doubled today.
So it wasn't $5 a day and it was done actually to reduce total labour costs by reducing labour turnover. And as a final nail in the coffin of the argument that it was done so that the workers could afford the cars, there's this.
Car production in the year before the pay rise was 170,000, in the year of it 202,000. As we can see above the total labour establishment was only 14,000 anyway. Even if all of his workers bought a car every year it wasn't going to make any but a marginal difference to the sales of the firm.
We can go further too. As we've seen the rise in the daily wage was from $2.25 to $5 (including the bonuses etc). Say 240 working days in the year and 14,000 workers and we get a rise in the pay bill of $9 1/4 million over the year. A Model T cost between $550 and $450 (depends on which year we're talking about). 14,000 cars sold at that price gives us $7 3/4 million to $6 1/4 million in income to the company.
It should be obvious that paying the workforce an extra $9 million so that they can then buy $7 million's worth of company production just isn't a way to increase your profits. It's a great way to increase your losses though.
The reason for the pay rise was not as some of our contemporaries seem to think it was. It was nothing at all to do with creating a workforce that could afford to buy the products. It was to cut the turnover and training time of the labour force: for, yes, in certain circumstances, raising wages can reduce total labour costs.
It always struck me as cobblers, but thanks for providing all the information.
True most of the article, not all conclusions. And Fords intrustion into his workers lives demonstrates the need for Unions to protect workers from employer abuse.
I am not sure it does demonstrate that. Such intrusion now would not go on, and that is not because of unions. That is because of competition for employees.
Yes, the ObamBots like to use that intellectually-vacant concept of "fair wage to buy cars." So ridiculous, one wonders why such "intellectuals" are not laughed out of "academia." Like when the "99%" shout "fair" taxes — but won't give a number. Mentally dim.
Reality: factory is hard, dirty work. Try it. I have. It is hard, dirty work. A lot of people can't do it, can't keep pace, can't stand the mindlessness.
One day of OweBama doing that work would straighten his head out. Then again, he thinks he knows everything without doing the work, so what's the use?
Fascinating – and yet another reminder for me of what we Americans are NOT taught in school.
Question: Where does the 240 working days per year come from? I would have guessed a much higher number especially if the assembly lines were running on Saturdays back then. More working days would means somewhat higher additional wage cost than you state. In that case, the revenue from selling 14,000 cars would be even further below the cost of the higher wage.
Mr. Worstall,
Why would you compare Ford's desire to create a middle class and allow his workers to afford his product with Boeing? Ford's product was a consumer product, it's obvious that a Boeing Jet is not. I'm not sure how that proved any point.
It's a good guess because we don't work the entire 365 days in the year. There are weekends off and vacation time to consider.
Although I appreciate the premise of this article and see the logic behind it, the comparison of Boeing paying its workers enough to buy a jet-liner is a false equivelancy to Ford paying his employee's enough to purchase one of his auto's. Boeing's target market is certainly not the average household where Ol' Henry was indeed targeting families.
Boeing still must manufacture its product AND target a market that CAN afford it. Otherwise it will cease to exist as would have Ford if no one could have afforded one of his cars . The $5.00 daily wage resulted, as a by-product, in increasing his customer base for his Model T's regardless of whether or not that was his intention.
I agree with you … but hopefully Boeing DOES pay it's labor force enough to utilize their product … to be able to afford tickets to fly on the aircraft they manufacture.


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Compared to the pre-SAN era, the shift is quite dramatic. But amid this data management revolution, backup is a notable exception. Despite advances such as SAN-based shared tape drives and disk technology like virtual tape libraries, the backup process is fundamentally the same as it was 20 years ago. Backup remains a costly and highly intrusive batch operation that's prone to error and consumes an exorbitant amount of time and resources.
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Based on this definition, products like Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM) and other snapshot-based solutions aren't technically CDP because they're not continuous--they don't immediately store every change. But if you view data recovery as a continuum with nightly backups at one end of the scale and true CDP at the other, snapshot management tools must be viewed as dramatic enhancements to recoverability. Each environment has specific recovery needs--for those currently dependent on backups, DPM represents a leap forward despite falling short of the CDP ideal.
The emerging technology lifecycle
Technologies exist today to replace traditional backup and to effectively eliminate the nightly backup cycle. It's possible to provide data protection in an integrated and transparent manner without the invasiveness of nightly backups. This can be accomplished in a number of ways. More importantly, it can be done affordably.
I'm referring to continuous data protection (CDP) and snapshot-based CDP-like products that have emerged in the market. Perhaps the greatest promise of these products is their ability to shift the focus of data protection from backup to where it should be--recoverability.
Although quite promising, these products aren't considered part of the data protection mainstream yet. All new technologies face hurdles, but the adoption curve here, compared to VTLs for example, seems to be particularly long. At what point does a technology evolve from "emerging" to "arrived"? The ultimate metric is the number of adopters, but that begs the question, "What compels people to become adopters?" Here are some considerations:
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How do you decide what you are going to read next? Do you reach for the latest novel by one of your favorite authors, select a recommendation from a friend, colleague or literary critic, browse the local bookstore or online site until something takes your fancy….or do you look at online reviews for titles that you may have heard of but don't know much about?
By all accounts, the latter option has now become one of the primary driving forces behind sales of books. Get lots of good reviews and not only will sales increase, but also the amount of promotion you get online from the site promoter via 'similar items you might like' or 'items other customers have viewed' sidebars on other book pages.
Unfortunately, while this looks like a fair system – why shouldn't book buyers be able to publicly express opinions on what is good and bad as well as the critics - like many others it appears to have been corrupted. According to a recent report in The New York Times many self-published authors are garnering good reviews by either submitting multiple reviews themselves under pseudonyms or by buying reviews from companies which offer a glowing review for a fixed price without necessarily requiring the reviewer to read the book first. The giveaway, of course, is the little known author who has masses of reviews, all five star, the majority of which are by reviewers who have not reviewed anything else or have plot summaries that read like the book description. As they say, you can't please all the people all the time, so it would make sense that any widely reviewed book would have some detractors.
One of the arguments used to justify this duplicity is that authors published traditionally have publishers who can arrange reviews for them or get other well-known authors within the publishing group to give glowing blurbs to promote a particular book – when did you last pick up a novel that didn't have such a blurb, no matter how well known the author? For debut novelists, what better way to raise your visibility than to have such a comment from a bestselling author on your cover, but for the majority of self-published authors this is not an option so the pressure is on from day one to get those good reviews in.
While initially any unknown writer is reliant on word-of-mouth promotion and some good reviews from friends, family and colleagues, the idea that they are competing against writers who are creating or buying dozens of fake good reviews leaves them in a situation where they either have to join in or risk being ignored. (There are reputable, unbiased review services available, including Kirkus Indie and PW Select, but at a cost which would deter most authors from seeking more than one or two for any given novel.)
I love to write and, yes, I'd like to make a living from my writing, but if it means lowering myself to paying someone to write fake good reviews then it would be soul destroying. How do you take pride in an achievement based on deceit? Instead of an act of pleasurable creativity, writing would become purely a business venture where money matters more than the written word, a situation which seems increasingly to be the case in traditional publishing where the 'next sure bestseller' seems to be more important than taking a risk with an unknown author and, ironically, is often the reason that drives many authors to self-publish in the first place.


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The art of drawing has always been a fundamental priority of the Studio Art Program at UNH. All art majors take at least two drawing courses and most take several. Some take many. Introductory Drawing is taken by majors from almost every other program at the university.
The art of drawing, which is both a method of observation and a form of expression, represents a distinct kind of engagement with the visual world. An artist renounces a passive position once a drawing begins, and the act of drawing sustains a heightened state of awareness, where surprising and unusual insights occur as long as the energy and attention of the artist is maintained. Of all the ideas that emerge during the lifetime of an artist, none are as significant as those that come when the artist draws.
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This is Melanie Roach. She's 33, her husband is in the Washington state legislature, and she has three kids (one of which was diagnosed with autism, and the family does a lot of charity work blah blah blah). But I care because Melanie made a comeback after five years off to qualify for the Olympics…
…as a weightlifter.
Roach was the top-rated lifter at the U.S. weightlifting trials, claiming one of four female spots allotted to the Americans. She'll be joined in Beijing by Carissa Gump, Natalie Woolfolk and third-time Olympian Cheryl Haworth.
"This is far better than anything I expected," Roach said. "If I had made the team in 2000, I wouldn't appreciate it nearly as much as I do now."
Roach's comeback was even more remarkable considering she quit the sport for five years to start a family. When she decided to start lifting again, the pain returned, too, forcing her to undergo surgery in the fall of 2006 shortly after she claimed her sixth national title.
Her husband's in politics, so she should be back on the market in…six years? I hope she can keep it going for that long. I mean, Barry Bonds played until he was 43, and no one ever tried to stick anything in his ass…
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Formerly the capital city of Languedoc, Toulouse has a history going back to the year 100 as a Roman colony. Its position halfway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea has placed in at the centre of many wars and conflicts since that time. Its eyes are firmly on the future however, as Toulouse is now an epicentre of the European aerospace industry and home to one of the largest universities in France.
Toulouse is known as The Pink City due to its pseudo-Roman face brick buildings, which also contribute to its reputation as one of the most beautiful cities in France. It has many historic bridges, hotels, cathedrals and museums that are worth exploring in the downtown area, which is easily traversed on foot. The grand facades are interspersed with restaurants, cafes, shops and pubs that give the city a pleasant, bustling atmosphere, and a number of parks and green spaces to maintain tranquillity.
Its location near the centre of France makes Toulouse an ideal stop on any tour of the country; it is only an hour or two away from the vineyards of Bordeaux, the medieval city of Carcassonne, and even Donostia-San Sebastian in Spain. It is a popular stop on driving tours of the country, and a visit to Toulouse is a wonderful part of any holiday in France.
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One of the major milestones in our children's lives is high school graduation—it celebrates the end of one era of their lives, and the beginning of the next. But this season of celebration can far too easily become a time of tragedy. More than a third of all teen alcohol-related traffic fatalities occur during prom and graduation season.
There are other dangers for teens who choose to celebrate with alcohol. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 90 percent of the alcohol consumed by young adults under the age of 21 in this country is in the form of binge drinking. Consuming too many drinks can result in alcohol poisoning, a condition that can cause brain damage or death unless the individual receives prompt medical attention.
Parents and schools throughout the country are urged to help create and support safe, adult-supervised parties and activities as a way of preventing these kinds of tragedies. This is something the community of Claremore has done for the past several years, and something that Rep. Marty Quinn and I both wholeheartedly support.
The entire town gets involved in the annual Zebra Safe Graduation Bash, a party hosted by parents of graduating seniors and community businesses. It's an all-night drug and alcohol free party held in the old high school gym the night of graduation. This year the date is May 13, and the lock-in with sponsors and chaperones begins at 11 p.m. and ends at 5:30 a.m.
The all-night celebration includes plenty of fun activities like a ping pong tournament, a craps table, inflatable games of boxing, dodge ball, line dancing and entertainment. Every single student attending will get a prize, and they include TVs, DVD players, computers and gift cards from local stores. To contribute, you can make a tax-deductible contribution to CHS Graduation Celebration, P.O. Box 2133, Claremore, OK 74018-2133.
To find out more about how you can help, or if your community would like to learn more about hosting a safe graduation event, you can contact this year's co-chairs. They are Janice Pestel at (918) 724-5554 and Melanie Harren at (918) 706-2662.
The safe graduation bash is a fantastic way for a town to come together to help our young people celebrate this major life accomplishment in a safe and fun way. If you live in the Claremore area, I urge you to help support this annual event. If you live elsewhere, take a look at what Claremore is doing and think about starting a tradition like this in your town.
Thanks again for reading my "Senate Review." If you have any questions on a legislative matter, please do not hesitate to contact my Senate office at the Capitol by calling (405) 521-5555 or writing me with your concerns at: Senator Sean Burrage, 2300 North Lincoln Blvd. Rm. 522, State Capitol Building, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 I always enjoy hearing from my constituents and consider it an honor to be your voice in the Oklahoma State Senate. May God bless each of you.
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One of the major milestones in our children's lives is high school graduation—it celebrates the end of one era of their lives, and the beginning of the next. But this season of celebration can far too easily become a time of tragedy. More than a third of all teen alcohol-related traffic fatalities occur during prom and graduation season.
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This supplement has been used in connection with the following health conditions:Heart & Circulatory HealthSee Related Concerns (3)CloseHigh CholesterolDose: 1.2 to 2.4 grams (5 to 10 mg of monacolins) daily in divided amountsOne of the ingredients in red yeast rice appears to block the production of cholesterol in the liver.(more)High TriglyceridesDose: 13.5 mg total monacolins dailyAlthough primarily used to lower high serum cholesterol, red yeast rice extract, high in monacolins, has been found to significantly lower serum triglyceride levels.(more)Heart AttackDose: 300 mg twice a day (with doctor supervision)In one trial that included patients with a previous history of a heart attack, supplementing with a particular brand of Chinese red yeast rice that contained 6 mg per day of lovastatin (a statin drug) reduced risk of death from heart disease. (more)High CholesterolDose: 1.2 to 2.4 grams (5 to 10 mg of monacolins) daily in divided amounts
Researchers have determined that one of the ingredients in red yeast rice, called monacolin K, inhibits the production of cholesterol by stopping the action of the key enzyme in the liver (HMG-CoA reductase) that is responsible for manufacturing cholesterol.1 Monacolin K is the same compound as lovastatin (Mevacor), a prescription drug used to treat high cholesterol. However, the amount of monacolin K in red yeast rice is small (5 mg per 2.4 grams of red yeast rice) when compared with the 20 to 40 mg of lovastatin typically used to lower cholesterol levels.2 It appears that monacolin compounds present in red yeast rice work together with monacolin K to produce a greater cholesterol-lowering effect than would be expected from the small amount of monacolin K alone.
The red yeast rice used in various studies was a proprietary product called Cholestin, which contains ten different monacolins.
Note: Cholestin has been banned in the United States, as a result of a lawsuit alleging patent infringement.
Other red yeast rice products currently on the market differ from Cholestin in their chemical makeup. None contain the full complement of ten monacolin compounds that are present in Cholestin, and some contain a potentially toxic fermentation product called citrinin.3 Despite these concerns, other red yeast rice products are being widely used and both anecdotal reports and clinical research suggest that they have a similar safety and efficacy profile as that of Cholestin.4, 5, 6References
1. Endo A. Monacolin K, a new hypocholesterolemic agent produced by a Monascus species. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1979;32:852-4.
2. Heber D, Yip I, Ashley JM, et al. Cholesterol-lowering effects of a proprietary Chinese red-yeast-rice dietary supplement. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69:231-6.
3. Heber D, Lembertas A, Lu QY, et al. An analysis of nine proprietary Chinese red yeast rice dietary supplements: implications of variability in chemical profile and contents. J Altern Complement Med 2001;7:133-9.
4. Huang CF, Li TC, Lin CC, et al. Efficacy of Monascus purpureus Went rice on lowering lipid ratios in hypercholesterolemic patients. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2007;14:438-40.
5. Halbert SC, French B, Gordon RY, Farrar JT, Schmitz K, Morris PB, et al. Tolerability of red yeast rice (2,400 mg twice daily) versus pravastatin (20 mg twice daily) in patients with previous statin intolerance. Am J Cardiol 2010;105:198-204.
6. Venero CV, Venero JV, Wortham DC, Thompson PD. Lipid-lowering efficacy of red yeast rice in a population intolerant to statins. Am J Cardiol 2010;105:664-6.High TriglyceridesDose: 13.5 mg total monacolins daily
Although primarily used to lower high serum cholesterol, red yeast rice extract, high in monacolins, has been found to significantly lower serum triglyceride levels.1 People in the trial took 1.2 grams (approximately 13.5 mg total monacolins) of a concentrated red yeast rice extract per day for two months. The sale of Cholestin has been banned in the United States, as a result of a lawsuit alleging patent infringement. Other red yeast rice products currently on the market differ from Cholestin in their chemical makeup. None contain the full complement of 10 monacolin compounds that are present in Cholestin, and some contain a potentially toxic fermentation product called citrinin. 2 Until further information is available, red yeast rice products other than Cholestin cannot be recommended.References
1. Wang J, Lu Z, Chi J, et al. Multicenter clinical trial of the serum lipid-lowering effects of a Monascus purpureus (red yeast) rice preparation from traditional Chinese medicine. Curr Ther Res 1997;58:964-77.
2. Heber D, Lembertas A, Lu QY, et al. An analysis of nine proprietary Chinese red yeast rice dietary supplements: implications of variability in chemical profile and contents. J Altern Complement Med 2001;7:133-9.Heart AttackDose: 300 mg twice a day (with doctor supervision)In a double-blind trial that included patients with a previous history of a heart attack, supplementation with a particular brand of Chinese red yeast rice (Xuezhikang) in the amount of 300 mg twice a day for an average of 4.5 years reduced the death rate from heart disease by about one-third, compared with a placebo.1Xuezhikang is grown by a method that increases its content of lovastatin (a statin drug), and patients in this study received about 6 mg per day of lovastatin from taking Xuezhikang. It is not known whether other red yeast rice products would produce similar benefits.References
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This substance, native to China, is a fermentation by-product of cooked non-glutinous rice on which red yeast has been grown.1 The dried, powdered red yeast rice is used medicinally.
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Took 4 capsules once a day (with 400mg CoQ 10), for 3 months. Total cholesterol dropped almost 30% back into the sub-200 range. Had minor dietary adjustments along the way, but still kept my whole-milk latte a couple of times a week and real cheese on my pasta.
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I bought this on recommendation of my doctor. I absolutely cannot tolerate statins. My cholesterol was about 150-160 with statins, but I suffered through all the horrific side effects (dark and smelly urine, intense muscle pain, upset stomach, extremely high liver enzymes, etc) with each and every brand of statin cholesterol med prescribed. My doctor stopped my statin meds for one month to stabilize me (and my liver), then prescribed Gemfibrozil (600 mg 2 times daily), a non-statin drug. He explained Gemfibrozil is not as effective as statin drugs, but doesn't have the horrific side effects.
He also recommended I start taking red yeast rice along with the Gemfibrozil. I take 2 red yeast rice tabs, along with 1 Gemfibrozil tab, in the morning, and 2 red yeast rice tabs, along with 1 Gemfibrozil tab, in the afternoon. I've been on them about 1 month. Don't know what my cholesterol reading is now, but I'm feeling much, much better. No dark urine, no high liver enzymes, no upset stomach, and best of all--no muscle pain.
I picked this brand because of the many customer testimonials, and because my doctor recommended I buy a 'high-quality brand' of red yeast rice. Time will tell as to whether this combo works. I think it will. I'll update my testimonial with my cholesterol #'s as soon as they're known.
I've heard great things about red yeast rice and hope that my cholesterol meds will be nothing more than a memory soon. I can take this red yeast rice indefinitely if need be. Even though I can't testify as to it's effectiveness yet, I can testify as to how I feel while taking it, which is WONDERFUL. It feels good to be pain free and not have to worry about killing myself while taking this . . .
I would definitely recommend this brand.
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even though my total cholesterol was 216 my doctor and i were not concerned since my hdl was always 50-60. as i understand anything over 35 on hdl is doubled and subtracted from total for true reading making my total cholesterol around 160-175. i merely brought the cholesterol up in conversation with gnc store employee and he recommended i try this product. after 1 month of 2 capsules with breakfast cholesterol went from 216 to 123. hdl went from 50 to 48 so only bad cholesterol was affected. triglycerides went from 119 to 64. this stuff is amazing and my doctor even commented after looking at lipid panel that he was jealous. he did comment that this product was known to help with blood sugar as well as cholesterol and mine went from 5.9 to 5.8. realizing not everyone can expect the same results i would still urge anyone with cholesterol concerns to give this a try.
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Being concerned with my cholesterol, I decided to try taking this as indicated for 3 months (2 capsules in the morning, 2 more in the evening) and follow up with another lipid panel. I was upset to discover that my LDL cholesterol actually went UP significantly (+20-30 points) while taking this supplement. What a waste.
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The Sargus is a 5.6:1 with a 37 in line recovery with 6BB (5BB;1RB) 220/15lb test. This is a 20.3 oz metal/alumunum
The Battle is a 5.6:1 with 37 in line recovery with 7BB (6BB;1RB) 220/15 lb test. This reel is 20.3 oz all metal reel.
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My $0.02 is to spool with 20-30# braid or 16-20# mono depending on the rods specifications.
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I fish with 10-15lb sufix or ohero braid, colors green, ghost(white) or ohero blue with a 5ft flurocarbon leader depending on the rod length which helps around spooky fish. Just try to avoid having the knot above the last couple of eyes on the rod when reeled in completely.
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Tie a Bimini Twist in the braid and attach the leader to the double line make the leader about eight foot long. Make sure you leave room on the reel for the leader on the reel. snell your gook if you are using dead bait and tie a loop knot if you are using live bait. If you want to sight fish, use tube lures or cast a full ballyhoo with the wire leader pulled through the back hole to the mouth with the hook point inlined straight, use a snap swivel if doing this, of you do not have to re-tie every time you get a bight. Make lots of rigs before you go fishing so you do not waist anytime fishing.
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However if you immediately soak them with WD40 or something along those lines they will hold up until your next service.
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I have tried several different antidepressants, with not much satisfaction for 10 years. Then 4 years ago, my doctor gave me a combination of mirtazapine and citalopram. It has worked well for me now for 4 years.
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This medication made me very sleepy, to the point that I could sleep 14 hours on 7.5 mgs, and be dragging for another 4 or 5 hours. I would perk up around dinner time and then start all over two hours later. Made the depression worse to the point that I was planning a suicide. Stopped taking it two days ago, still feel depressed, but I am not going to kill myself.
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I had insomnia for YEARS then went on Remeron and have been able to sleep within an hour of going to bed and staying asleep all night. I wake up refreshed and in a good mood. I take it about a half hour before bedtime with my Valproic Acid. I have gained about 35 pounds in 2.5 years and not sure which drug is the cause of that. I do consider this a MIRACLE DRUG for me.
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Steven Spielberg's movie Lincoln focuses on how our 16th President was able to garner the votes necessary in the House of Representatives to achieve the two-thirds majority needed for the 13th Amendment to be approved by Congress.
The vote there was 119-56, just meeting the necessary standard for adopting an amendment with two-thirds of the vote. The entire Connecticut Congressional delegation — 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat — all voted for the amendment; in fact, all Congressmen from New England, except for Democratic Congressman Lorenzo Sweat from Maine, voted in favor of it.
One of the Connecticut Congressmen who voted for the amendment was Henry Champion Deming. He, like Sen. Lyman Trumbull, was born and raised in Colchester and was also a graduate of Bacon Academy!
Deming pursued classical studies at Yale University, where he was an 1836 graduate. Additionally, he received a law degreee from Yale. Deming served in both the Connecticut House of Representatives and the state Senate before becoming mayor of Hartford for about six years.
Following his mayoral service, he enlisted as a colonel in the Connecticut 12th Regiment during the early years of the Civil War. His Hartford mayoral experience came in handy when he was appointed mayor of New Orleans during the war under martial law from October of 1862 until February of 1863. In March of 1863, Deming began his first of two terms in Congress as a member of the House of Representatives. It was during his first term that he voted in favor of the 13th Amendment.
Another Congressman from Connecticut with a New Orleans connection was Augustus Brandegee of New London. The son of a New Orleans cotton dealer, Brandegee, like Deming, attended Yale and practiced law before entering politics. Brandegee served as judge of the criminal court in New Haven before being elected to the Connecticut State House of Representatives. He then was elected as a Congressman in Washington from Connecticut's 3rd District.
A friend of Abraham Lincoln, Brandegee was a passionate abolitionist. He, too, cast an important vote in favor of the 13th Amendment. Later, he served as mayor of New London for a single term. A widely respected man, Brandegee died in 1904 at age 76.
Unlike Brandegee and Deming, Congressman James E. English of New Haven did not pursue academics; instead, English was involved in the lumber business and worked as a carpenter as a young man. He, too, began his career in the Connecticut legislature, serving terms in both the House and the Senate before being elected to the national Congress as Connecticut's only Democrat in its delegation. Nevertheless, English voted in favor of the 13th Amendment, reportedly leaving the side of his ill wife to cast a critical "yes" vote for the abolition of slavery.
Later, English was elected governor of Connecticut and also served an interim appointment in Washington as a Senator for just under a year. English died in 1890 just two days shy of his 78th birthday.
The least known and oldest member of the four-man Connecticut Congressional delegation was Rep. John Henry Hubbard of Litchfield County. Born in Salisbury in 1804, Hubbard studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1828. He also began his political career in the Connecticut legislature, serving as a Senator from 1847-49. He then was elected to the national Congress in 1863 as a Republican and served for two terms. He also cast an important vote for the 13th Amendment. Following his two terms, Hubbard resumed his practice of law. He died in 1872 at the age of 68.
Another Republican Congressman and Connecticut native named Hubbard came from Iowa's newly formed 6th District. Rep. Asahel W. Hubbard also voted in favor of the amendment. Hubbard was born and raised in Haddam, CT. His parents, Asahel Hubbard and Susannah Hubbard, lie buried in the New Ponsett Cemetery on Rt. 81 in Higganum.
Asehel was born on Jan. 19, 1819. Educated in Middletown, Asahel became a stonecutter; at 19, he moved to Rushville, Indiana. By 1841, Asahel Hubbard began to practice law in Rushville and soon was elected to the state house in Indiana from 1847-1849. He then moved to Sioux City, Iowa, in 1857, where he dabbled in real estate and the railroads before becoming a judge from 1859-1862. Hubbard then was elected from Iowa's newly formed 6th District to the House of Representatives, serving as a Congressman for 3 terms from 1863-1869. A Nebraska town — Hubbard, Nebraska — was named after him in 1880.
A Michigan Congressman named Charles Upson — born and raised in Southington, CT —a lso voted to end slavery. A Yale grad, Upson also taught school in Farmington before settling in Michigan. Upson practiced law in Kalamazoo before entering the political arena in Michigan. He was elected as a Republican to serve three terms in Congress from 1863-69. He then served in various political capacities in Michigan before his death in 1885 at age 64.
In addition to the six Connecticut natives above who voted for the 13th Amendment, seven other Congressmen from five other states with strong Connecticut connections voted for the 13th Amendment:
- Rep. John Denison Baldwin from Massachusetts was born in North Stonington.
- Rep. Cornelius Cole from California was a graduate of Wesleyan University.
- Rep. Henry L. Dames of Massachusetts was educated at Yale.
- Rep. Calvin T. Hulburd of New York attended Yale Law School.
- Rep. James Willis Patterson of New Hampshire was a principal of Woodstock Academy and studied theology in New Haven. Patterson was also a Dartmouth professor.
- Rep. Rufus Paine Spalding of Ohio attended Yale.
- Rep. William B. Washburn of Massachusetts also attended Yale.
Racism both in Connecticut and elsewhere in the nation did not end with the passage of the 13th Amendment; however, the role played by the entire Connecticut Congressional delegation in the passage of the 13th Amendment was noble and should be defended, as it moved the country further down the path toward addressing the persistent and vexing issue of racial discrimination.
Additionally, the role played by two other Connecticut natives — one a Congressman from Michigan and the other a Congressman from Iowa — should not be forgotten either, nor should we forget the role played by seven other Congressmen with strong Connecticut ties from five other states who voted for the end of slavery.


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