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Apr 20, 2007
Biosafety Protocol
BRAZIL 2006: International Meeting on GMOs is expected to take a decision on the right to know the presence of GMOs in the global agriculture trade system
After more than a decade of planting GM crops in the environment, over 130 Parties of the United Nations Agreement on Genetically Modified Organisms , called the Biosafety Protocol, will meet in Curitiba, Brazil, to take a crucial decision that may significantly affect the current model of development and trade of GM foods around the world. At stake is the right of countries to know about the presence of GMOs destined for food, feed and processing (which constitute the bulk of GMOs traded in the world today) in the global trade market.
The biotech industry has consistently opposed clear identification and labelling for any of the GM crops on the market today. Without information about the content of GMOs traded around the world the right to know of importing countries and its citizens is violated. This situation may also contribute to further contamination of the global food and feed supply, which may lead to contamination of seeds and crops.
Briefing : Global Standard on identification of GMOs to be decided by International Treaty
The context of the meeting
The meeting takes places amid a controversial debate about the benefits of GM crops and food after a decade of experience, and a polemic ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) between the US and the European Union (EU). The current briefing sets in context the key issues that will be discussed at the Third Meeting of the Parties of the Biosafety Protocol (called MOP 3) which will be held between the 13 th and 17 th of March in Brazil.
Report: Who Benefits from GM Crops
WTO Briefing : "Looking behind the US spin" WTO ruling does not prevent countries from restricting or banning GMOs.
what is the biosafety protocol
The Biosafety Protocol aims to protect citizens worldwide from the potential risks derived from GMOs by:
- regulating transboundary movements of GMOs
- implementing liability rules in the event of damage caused by GMOs.
The Protocol is the first international agreement that clearly shows that GMOs are different from conventional organisms and therefore require different treatment.
The Biosafety Protocol is a United Nations agreement adopted in 2000 in Montreal, Canada that seeks to protect the environment from the potential risks of GMOs. It became law on September 11th 2003, and by March 2005 over 130 countries around the world became party to this treaty.
Meeting of the Parties
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2004
After the Biosafety Protocol entered into foce, the Parties meet to take crucial decisions to reinforce the controls over the trade global system on GMOs. The first Meeting took place in February, 2004, negotiations over further measures took place at the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Friends of the Earth campaigned in Malaysia to prevent the US Coalition to undermine the Biosafety Protocol, and for comprehensive rules on identification, labelling and liability on GMOs.
Don't let the U.S. Coalition water down the Biosafety Protocol again! (pdf)
The Global Battle for Biosafety
Despite the pressure from the biotech industry, the results were very positive. Friends of the Earth welcomed the conclusion of the first meeting of the parties to the Biosafety Protocol as an important step forward for protecting consumers, farmers and the environment from the dangers of GMOs.
Montreal, Canada 2005
Montreal hosted the second Meeting of the Parties (MOP) of the Biosafety Protocol, between the 30th of May and the 3rd of June 2005. The Parties to the Protocol negotiated a decision about how to identify Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for food, feed and processing. GMO contam ina tion today is one of the major threats to biosafety worldwide. The issue of identifying GMO shipments for food, feed and processing would give a signal to whether we are moving towards a world where GMO contam ina tion becomes the exception or the rule.
Read more about Friends of the Earth International activities during the meeting.
more information
Find out more at the Convention on Biological Diversity website
MOP - Meeting of the Parties
biosafety meeting
See some pictures of the action on monday, as the "decontamination team" handed out leaflets and a summary of the new report
The following documents are being
presented at the MoP by our special
"decontamination team"
Bt10 leaflet
StarLink Chronology
US Proposals to contaminate
gmo talks end in acrimonyKey United Nations negotiations on the safe trade of genetically modified crops and foods ended in early June in acrimony. Despite over 100 countries demanding comprehensive controls to limit GM contamination, the move was blocked by just two countries that sided with the GM industry – New Zealand and Brazil. These UN Biosafety Protocol negotiations were aimed at bringing in international rules to reduce contamination from imports of GM crops and to introduce full labeling. However, despite support from virtually all countries, especially in the developing world, little progress was made in making the laws stronger due to shameless blocking by New Zealand and Brazil
Between the 30th of May and the 3rd of
June, Montreall hosted the second Meeting of
the Parties (MOP) of the Biosafety Protocol.
The Parties to the Protocol negotiated a
decision about how to identify Genetically
Modified Organisms (GMOs) for food, feed and
processing. GMO contamination today is one of
the major threats to biosafety worldwide. The
issue of identifying GMO shipments for food,
feed and processing would give a signal to
whether we are moving towards a world where
GMO contamination becomes the exception or
the rule.
To tackle GMO contamination effectively, segregation and identity preserved systems are necessary so that GM crops can be separated from non-GM crops, and GM events can be traced through the whole chain
The meeting is already steeped in controversy with Canada refusing visas for several delegates from the developing world.
A new report from Friends of the Earth "tackling GMO contamination: making segregation and identity preservation a reality" calls tighter measures to prevent accidental contamination of conventional food. The report, published by Friends of the Earth International, the world's largest grassroots environmental network, concludes that the threat of GMO contaminaton would be greatly reduced if the few countries producing GM crops were forced to segregate effectively conventionally grown crops from GM ones.
canada denies visa to chief biosafety negotiators from africa
Just days before the start of negotiations on controversial new measures, Canada has denied a visa to chief African negotiators.
|FoE Togo delegate Agbenyo Dgzobedo also had his visa request denied, by the Canadian Embassy in Accra. The Canadian agent was not convinced Agbenyo would quit Canada after his trip, for reasons related to "his past trips". This is an unconvincing reason because Agbenyo was at the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (ICCP) in Europe in 2002, the MoP on Biosafety in Malasia last year, as well as several other trips to Europe. He has already been part of the international negotiations for three years, so there was no reason to block him.
Along with Argentina and the United States, Canada is responsible for up to 90 percent of the genetically engineered crops in the world - yet these countries refuse to ratify the global agreement to protect biodiversity.
Beatrice Olivastri, CEO of negotiators who stand up to biotech bullies. This is no way to host international negotiations."
The Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety Friends of the Earth Canada spoke out against the visa refusal ."In effect, Canada is screening out is the first international agreement to regulate trade in genetically engineered organisms. It was agreed in Montreal in January 2000 and has now been ratified by 119 countries.
Read more: open letter from Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher
no to the privatization and commercialization of life
7th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-7)
joint statement from FoEI, WRM and Oilwatch
Joint Statement on Protected Areas to the 7th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity
Friends of the Earth International - World Rainforest Movement - Oilwatch
The World Rainforest Movement, Oilwatch and Friends of the Earth International (a federation of 68 non-governmental environmental organizations from 65 countries) believe that sustainable management of protected areas is a key pillar to biodiversity conservation. However, we have noticed with regret the alarming rate at which protected areas are being lost and decimated, due to the process of planning, establishment and management, and more importantly, due to large-scale mining, oil extraction and commercial logging activities. Most government designated protected areas world-wide have been established at the exclusion of the rightful owners - local communities and Indigenous Peoples - in the planning, establishment and management of these areas. This is a clear violation of their ownership and rights.
Where then lies the protection and encouragement of customary use of biological resources (article 10(c) of the Convention on Biodiversity) when local communities and Indigenous Peoples are denied the right of access, under the flag of protection, to the very resources that belong to them, while these resources are given out eventually to large foreign conservation organizations, or to multinational corporations for large-scale mining, oil exploration and logging activities.
To achieve sustainable management of protected areas and for that matter biodiversity conservation, we urge parties to the CBD to adopt a program of work on protected areas that clearly includes and explicitly safeguards the rights and interests of local communities and Indigenous Peoples throughout the process of planning, establishment and management of protected areas. We do not and will not believe in parks without people, and we do not believe in a protected area program without explicit safeguards for Indigenous Peoples' rights and other aspects of social governance.
We also emphasize the need to include a clear reference to the rights, interests and role of women regarding protected area planning, establishment and management.
Moreover, a work program on protected areas can only be considered credible if it includes an explicit rejection of mining, oil exploration, and large-scale commercial logging activities in and around protected areas.
Also in this light, it should be ensured that sufficient funds are allocated to national conservation programmes, so that we don't need to sell out conservation to private actors like foreign conservation organizations, and oil, mining and logging corporations. We also support the call for Action of our Indonesian colleague organizations in this regard "Conservation is not for Concession".
Kuala Lumpur, 11 February 2004
GMOs, Free Trade and the WTO
The US government is engaged in a legal dispute aimed at forcing the EU and the rest of the world to lift restrictions on GM food and farming.
gmo trade war
To force GMO products into global markets, George Bush has filed a legal dispute at the WTO, accusing the European Union of blocking trade by restricting GMOs. If successful, not only will the EU have to accept genetically modified food and farming but so will the rest of the world.
read more about gmo in our publications:
- bite back! hands of our food: the GMO trade war between the european union and the united states
foe europe briefing (nov 2003)
- pushing gmos down our throats: us government, agribusiness and wto launch food fight with Europe excerpt from business rules: who pays the price (sep 2003)
- bite back!: wto hands off our food
gmos and free trade
- fertile resistance in agrobiodiversity: local communities defending agrobiodiversity against gmos and agrobusiness (august 2002)
- contaminated corn in mexico: excerpt from business rules: who pays the price (sep 2003)
- biosafety protocol: foei gmo campaign page
- contaminated food aid: foei gmo campaign page
gmo local stories
Evidence of the negative effects of GM crops from around the world.
|gm does not feed the world
|no gm potatoes
|corporate control of seeds
|cotton fight
|pushing gmos
|gm potatoes mashed
|bt cotton out of sulawesi
|contamination in corn's birthplace
|gmo food aid
|secrecy linked to gm corn
|united states
|uncontrolled contamination
|tomato goes rotten
craig venter
conquers genes
|gmo food aid
|united kingdom
|uk field trials show mixed results
contaminated corn in mexico
Contamination of corn in Oaxaca, Mexico, highlights the real threat that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) pose to the environment.
"This is the world's worst case of contamination by genetically modified material because it happened in the place of origin of a major crop. It is confirmed. There is no doubt about it."
Jorge Soberón, Secretary of Mexico's National Biodiversity Commission, April 2002.
Contamination of corn in Oaxaca, Mexico, highlights the real threat that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) pose to the environment. Government legislation to prevent GMO contamination of the natural environment is likely to be challenged by the US in the World Trade Organization.
The contamination of native corn at its source of origin in Oaxaca, Mexico by transgenic corn was confirmed in September 2001. According to a Food First report, written by the ETC Group (Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration), "The location of the contamination is one of the world's most valuable reservoirs of genetic material for plant breeding and a foundation for global food security."
Mexico has had a moratorium on the planting of GMO corn since 1998. However, GMO corn was still being imported from the US, and farmers were probably unaware that they were planting genetically modified seeds. As Olga Toro Maaldonado, a Oaxacan farmer stated, "No one told us that we should not plant the corn."
According to the Food First report, "this genetic pollution poses 'significant potential risks' that have not been fully and independently studied, such as genetic effects on local corn varieties as a result of cross-pollination by genetically modified plants, the largely unexplored health risks of eating GM foods, and potential ecological and crop management problems which may arise as modified traits pass from the GM crops to wild relatives. The contamination could also potentially expose Mexican farmers to the risk of lawsuits for infringement of monopoly patents, and could threaten future opportunities to export untainted corn to GM-free markets in Europe and elsewhere."
more information: Food First: www.foodfirst.org/media/press/2002/geneticpollution.html
contamination by genetically modified organisms
Numerous cases of contamination of non-GM crops by unauthorised, illegal or undesired GM crops have occurred following the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the environment.
Rice is the most consumed
cereal grain in the world, constituting the
dietary staple food for more than half of
the planet's human population. About 80% of
the world's rice is grown by small-scale
farmers in developing countries. Now our
rice is under threat of being contaminated
with genetic engineered varieties developed
by the biotech industry and some
Unapproved gm rice found: ban on Chinese rice imports urgently needed
Unapproved gm rice found in the US
See FoEI briefing paper: GM Rice: a new threat to our food supply , September 2006
Numerous cases of contamination of non-GM
crops by unauthorised, illegal or undesired
GM crops have occurred following the
introduction of genetically modified
organisms (GMOs) into the environment. From
Europe to North America, Asia to Latin
America, once a GMO is released contamination
has no boundaries. The contamination cases we
see today are of huge concern, particularly
because the contamination we know about is
probably just the tip of the iceberg in
comparison to that which we do not yet know.
See GMO
around the world.
Friends of the Earth has monitored the seed and food supply all over the world for the presence of illegal or inauthorized GMOs in every continent since 2000.
StarLink and other unauthorized GMOs found in the food chain around the world
In 2000 FoE US leaded the discovery of StarLink, a GM maize variety no t authorised for human consumption as food because of the potential allergenicity of the protein Cry9C that was genetically engineered into the maize. Nevertheless, in 2000 StarLink was discovered in 'Taco Bell' taco shells, a maize-derived food product eaten in the US purchased by FoE US Larry Bohlen. The magnitude and gravity of the StarLink contamination was breathtaking. More than 300 corn products were recalled across the United States. Despite the fact that StarLink was only planted on 0.4 per cent of total US corn acreage, the number of acres contaminated was much greater. More surprisingly, the contamination was not confined to just StarLink-branded seeds.
At the June 2002 United Nations World Food
Summit in Rome, Latin American NGOs announced
that StarLink had been found in US food aid
in Bolivia. See
Playing with Hunger
StarLink was found five years later again in Central America.
The US experience provides another example of a major concern for the environment: "biopharmaceuticals". "Biopharming" is an experimental application of biotechnology in which plants are genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical proteins and chemicals that they do not produce naturally. A few known examples include a contraceptive, potent growth hormones, a blood clotting agent, blood thinners, industrial enzymes, and vaccines.
- terminator seeds : Hope Shand from ETC Group (1min 49sec - 8.9mb).
- biosafety : Ricarda Steinbrecher from EcoNexus (1min 35sec - 7 mb).
do we need rice with human genes
Despite repeated scandals involving the contamination of rice seed stocks with GM variants, the US government has given preliminary approval for the large-scale planting of GM rice strains containing human genes.
Having apparently abandoned plans to use their GM rice as an additive to animal feedstuffs, Ventria Bioscience is initially aiming to market their human protein-producing rice as a cure for diarrhoea in developing countries. Since diarrhoea can be highly effectively and inexpensively treated with simple rehydration salts, producing a GM alternative is clearly an absurdity. This has led to speculation that sick children in developing countries are being used in a cynical campaign of pretence suggesting that Ventria Bioscience is motivated by altruism. Their longer-term plans are to include the GM human proteins in yoghurt, granola bars and sport re-hydration drinks.
Do we really need a GM cure for diarrhoea? Is it acceptable to release GM rice into the environment where it will inevitably contaminate other rice strains? Do we really find it acceptable to consume human proteins? Even Ventria's own scientific publications have raised questions about safety.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently taken the first steps towards allowing the large-scale cultivation of three varieties of genetically manipulated (GM) rice containing human genes.1 These rice strains, created by the California-based company Ventria Bioscience, have been genetically engineered to carry the human genes encoding lactoferrin, lysozyme, or serum albumin. After a public comment period, which ended on 30 March 2007, a decision will be taken on whether to allow these GM strains to be cultivated on 3,200 acres of land in Kansas, USA. Earlier plans by Ventria Bioscience to grow the rice in Southern Missouri were blocked resulting from the safety concerns of brewing company Anheuser-Busch which threatened to boycott rice grown in the state if the plan went ahead.
Almost simultaneously with this announcement, the USDA revealed the discovery that rice seed stocks in Arkansas had become contaminated with a different GM strain, LL62, which had never been approved for commercial production. This embarrassing discovery was made during an investigation into the widespread contamination of US rice by yet another GM strain, LL601, raising serious concerns about the safety measures in place to contain GM crops.
Rice with a human touch?
Each GM strain created by Ventria Bioscience contains a human gene encoding one of three proteins: lactoferrin, lysozyme, or serum albumin. Lactoferrin and lysozyme are antimicrobial proteins found, in human breast milk, and in tears and saliva. Serum albumin is one of the protein constituents of human blood.
But what's it for?
Initially, Ventria Bioscience tested its GM lactoferrin and lysozyme as a possible addition to animal feedstuffs, as an alternative to antibiotics.2 The widespread use of antibiotics in animal feedstuffs is well documented to have led to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, potentially endangering human health.3,4 After feeding the recombinant human proteins to chicks, in Delhi, California, Ventria concluded that they had found a potential alternative to adding subtherapeutic levels of antibiotics to animal feedstuffs. They did, however, point out that"..there is no indication that bacteria have become resistant to these proteins in nature. However, the development of bacterial resistance after prolonged feeding of these proteins has yet to be examined."2
Having apparently abandoned plans to market the GM rice for animal feedstuffs, Ventria have now tested it on children in Peru as a possible treatment for paediatric diarrhoea.5 Elsewhere, they have talked about plans to include it in yoghurt, sports drinks, and granola bars.6
Do we really need a GM treatment for Diarrhea?
Although diarrhoea causes more than 2 million deaths per year, mostly in developing countries, its causes are well understood and its treatment simple and reliable. Most cases of diarrhoea last only a day or two, and the patient fully recovers without any treatment at all. Only in more prolonged cases is treatment required to prevent the patient becoming from dehydrated. In such cases, the administration of simple oral rehydration salts is highly effective.
The GM human proteins were tested on Peruvian children as an addition to oral rehydration therapy. One third of the patients received conventional oral rehydration salts, one third received a rice-based oral rehydration salts, and the others received the rice-based therapy with the addition of the GM human proteins.5 Ventria did not claim that this led to a higher recovery rate, since all the children recovered, but that the addition of the GM proteins increased the speed with which the patients recovered. Simply put, the children treated with the oral rehydration salts plus the GM human proteins recovered in about 4 days, rather than about 5 days.5 Hardly the miracle cure that Ventria would like us to believe.
Since diarrhoea can be very effectively treated with simple and inexpensive oral rehydration salts, which are easily transported and can be stored without refrigeration, do developing countries really need to buy a more expensive, genetically manipulated alternative from Ventria Biosciences? Clearly not.
But is it safe?
Following the trial in Peru, questions have been raised whether the parents of the children were adequately informed that the experimental treatment involved GM human proteins. This has led to an inquiry in Peru.7 Safety issues were also raised when the parents of some of the children in the trial claimed that their children had subsequently suffered allergic reactions.8
The GM proteins have biological activity in human beings, but have never been tested as a drug and have never received FDA approval for use as a drug. So nobody can claim with complete certainty that they pose no danger to human health.
As stated earlier, following their own testing of the GM rice on chicks, Ventria themselves concluded that, "..there is no indication that bacteria have become resistant to these proteins in nature. However, the development of bacterial resistance after prolonged feeding of these proteins has yet to be examined."2 Surely their own concerns apply equally to human beings? This of course, raises profound safety concerns regarding their plans to include GM proteins in yoghurt, sports drinks, and granola bars.
What about containment?
Since there are clearly safety questions concerning the consumption of these GM human proteins, how can we be sure when we buy a bag of rice that it has not been contaminated with a GM strain? We can't. As mentioned above, there are already well documented – and very recent – examples of GM rice contaminating rice destined for human consumption. No matter what safety measures are put in place, mistakes will always happen.
Also, when a GM organism is released into the environment, it is probably going to be out there, in some form or other, forever. Cross pollination can transfer GM traits into regular strains. Do we have the right to take such decisions on behalf of future generations?
And another ethical issue...
The recent contamination scandals in the USA have indicated that it is very likely that Ventria's GM rice would eventually find its way onto our plates, if their plans were allowed to proceed. Even aside from any safety issues, we all have to ask ourselves if we find it acceptable to eat human proteins in any form at all. If Ventria were to go ahead with plans to include their GM human proteins in yoghurt, would we really find it ethically acceptable to eat that yoghurt? In countries such as India, where a significant proportion of the population is vegetarian, is it ethically acceptable to introduce an 'animal' protein into one of the staples of their diet, let alone a human protein?
Any one of the issues raised would be sufficient to convince almost anybody that permission should not be granted for the large-scale planting of Ventria's GM rice. But taken together, the environmental, health and safety, and ethical issues, surely add up to an overpowering argument that the plans of Ventria Bioscience to cultivate GM rice containing human genes must be stopped.
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services. Ventria Bioscience; Availability of an environmental assessment for field tests of rice genetically engineered to express lactoferrin, lysozyme, or serum albumin. Docket No. APHIS-2007-006, Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 30, Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Available from: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2007?February/Day-28/i3484.htm
Humphrey, BD, Huang, N, Klasing, KC. Rice expressing lactoferrin and lysozyme has antibiotic-like properties when fed to chicks. J Nutrition. 2002;132:1214-1218.
World Health Organisation. Overcoming antimicrobial resistance: WHO report on infectious diseases (2000) WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
World Health Organisation Fact Sheet No 194, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Zavaleta, N, Figueroa, D, Rivera, J, Sanchez, J, Alfaro, S, Lonnerdal, B. Efficacy of rice-based oral rehydration solution containing recombinant human lactoferrin and lysozyme in Peruvian children with acute diarrhea. J Pediatr Gastroenterol. 2007;44:258-264.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/04_30901r_ea.pdf. See corresponding citation for lactoferrin at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/04_30201r_ea.pdf
Leighton, P. Study on infants in Peru sparks ethics inquiry. Science and Development Network, July 18, 2006.http://www.scidev.net/content/news/eng/study-on-infants-in-peru-sparks-ethics-inquiry.cfm
Diaz, D. Transgénicos: Niños ya sufren sus efectos. La Republica, Peru, July 14, 2006.


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The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra officially opened the new venue "The Grove" at Mead Botanical Garden with a holiday concert. Family, friends of the orchestra, board members and donors were all on hand to launch this beautiful new multi-purpose performance and observation venue. The FSYO and the city of Winter Park are partners in this $700,000 project. With all hands on deck the facility held a cocktail party and the ribbon cutting before the orchestra took the stage. Check out these photos of the event and the new venue.

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The sys admin's daily grind: Mosh
Shell on the Beach
Dangling your legs in the sea while enjoying the Mediterranean sunshine can affect the prospect of a good Internet connection; fortunately, Charly knows what to do.
I am writing this column on the Costa Brava and currently dangling my feet in the Med. This stretch of coast is aptly named; "brava" can be translated as "wild, inhospitable." Unfortunately, this description also applies to Internet coverage beyond the tourist beaches – although WiFi is ubiquitous in hotels, campsites, and bars. At the moment, I'm using a network operated by the "Xiringuito" beach bar near the picturesque ruins of the ancient Greek trading exclave of Empúries, and the connection is pretty brava.
This situation is not going to spoil the sunny afternoon for me, however, because I still have Mosh [1] stashed away as an ace in my beach bag. The SSH replacement consists of a client component and a server component along with a wrapper script. Initially, Mosh connects the client and server via SSH on port 22 in the normal way. Then, the server hands the client a key, with which it identifies itself henceforth, and Mosh drops the TCP connection.
At this point, the client and server talk only on UDP, using a port in the range between 60000 and 61000 by default. I can use the
--port=<Portnumber> parameter to force Mosh to prefer a specific port. UDP connections are very robust; they even survive client suspend phases.
What's even better is that, because the client uses the key initially received from the server to identify itself, it can even switch IP addresses. So, if the beach cafe network collapses and I swap to smartphone tethering, my Mosh session continues unfazed, and my seaside reverie is undisturbed.
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If the only available connection is unstable, this can lead to the known issue that SSH does not show you what you typed at the terminal until the TCP connection recovers. Although Mosh can't work miracles in this case, it is clever enough to guess what the terminal should be displaying, and it sends the characters for output just in case. Synchronization via UDP continues to run in the background. Thanks to Mosh's predictive mechanism, working at the command line is a much smoother experience for me than using SSH.
Mosh also doesn't leave you in the dark about what has actually been transferred and what bytes are just predicted: The characters that the Mobile Shell predicts are underlined (Figure 1). So, if I only want to see the whole truth, I can disable the prediction function by issuing
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--predict=always. The default behavior is a compromise: Mosh measures the latency of UDP connection in the background and switches on the predictive function if the connection quality deteriorates.
Mosh has become indispensable for me on the road. It cannot completely replace SSH, because it currently does not support X11 or port forwarding and only speaks IPv4. However, the developers are working on IPv6 as well as on an app for Android mobile phones, which is due for release on some other sunny day.
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While traveling with a tour group, we went to a candy factory and one of the featured candies was a blend of chocolate and orange. I was a little hesitant at first, but once I took that first bite, I was hooked.
Thinking back ... what about the blend of orange and vanilla found in those tasty Creamsicles? While looking through a new cookbook, I found a beverage featuring this tasty blend; Frosty Orange Creamsicle from the Gooseberry Patch "Big Book of Home Cooking" cookbook is sure to become a hit with the youngsters.
My newest favorite orange dessert is a cake made by my friend Pat Morrison. Pat is well known for her cakes. Whether she is baking one from scratch or using a mix as a basic ingredient for one of her specialties, her cakes are always wonderful.
I remember the first time she brought the Orange Sherbet Cake to a church dinner. It was the topic of the night. Everyone who got a taste was raving about it. I was so pleased when Pat decided to share the recipe in a new cookbook compiled by the youth at our church.
If you are looking for a cookie that stands out from the rest, look no further. The following recipe for elegant orange-flavored cookies is from Land O' Lakes "Best Loved Recipes Cookbook." Dried cranberries add both flavor and eye appeal.
Orange Sherbet Cake
1 box orange supreme cake mix
1 small box orange gelatin
3 large eggs
1 ⅓cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
Combine all ingredients and prepare according to direction on box. Makes three layers. Allow to cool completely before icing the cake.
8 ounces sour cream
1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons orange juice
1 large can crushed pineapple, well drained
16 ounces Cool Whip
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6-ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1 cup ice cubes
¼ cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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⅓ cup sugar
1 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel
1 cup sugar
¾ cup butter, softened
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup sweetened dried cranberries, chopped
½ cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Recap: 2.29.12
by Jason on Feb.29, 2012, under Quick hits
Beast of the Night: DeAndre Jordan finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds, two steals and four blocks last night. He shot 78 percent (7-9) from the field and shot not free-throw attempts and had no turnovers. This was Jordan's third straight game with double-digit rebounds. He remains a fantasy stud for owners punting free-throw percentage.
Lines for Discussion:
Chris Kaman: 7-18 FG (39%), 3-4 FT (75%), 17 Pts, 11 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Blk, 4 TO; since Feb. 13, Kaman is averaging 17.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and a block per game, but is shooting just 40 percent from the field and is averaging 3.6 turnovers per game
Derrick Rose: 11-24 FG (46%), 9-11 FT (82%), 1 three, 32 Pts, 2 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk, 2 TO; his health should be closely monitored
Brook Lopez: 17-28 FG (61%), 4-5 FT (80%), 38 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 TO; the poor rebounding will probably persist this season, but Lopez is looking like a must-start center again
Isaiah Thomas: 6-12 FG (50%), 4-4 FT (100%), 2 threes, 18 Pts, 2 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl, 5 TO; he's been a top 30 asset since Feb. 15
Waiver-Wire Watch (four stars = must add; one star = keep an eye on him):
Tristan Thompson: 13 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Blk (***)
Tyler Hansbrough: 15 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 TO (*)
Taj Gibson: 5 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Stl, 5 Blk, 1 TO (*)
Chris Singleton: 16 Pts, 2 threes, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk (*)
Trevor Booker: 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk, 1 TO (**)
Mike Dunleavy: 28 Pts, 5 threes, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 TO (***)
James Johnson: 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO (****)
Brendan Haywood: 18 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 Blk (**)
Derrick Williams: 27 Pts, 4 threes, 5 Reb, 1 Blk, 1 TO (**)
Al Horford (chest): no longer wearing a sling, could be cleared to start rehab today
Joe Johnson (knee): game-time decision tonight
Corey Maggette (knee): practiced without a setback Tuesday; monitor his status for tonight
Gerald Henderson (hamstring): practiced Tuesday and should be ready for tonight
Lamar Odom (personal): day-to-day
Ty Lawson (back): expected to return tonight
Rudy Fernandez (back): ditto
Charlie Villanueva (ankle): practiced Monday; day-to-day
Kobe Bryant (nose, head): monitor his status for tonight
Zach Randolph (knee): hasn't resumed contact drills yet
Jordan Farmar (groin): could return Friday
Jason Smith (concussion): day-to-day
Emeka Okafor (knee): out tonight; day-to-day
Nick Collison (quad): will play tonight
Manu Ginobili (oblique): partially practiced Tuesday; day-to-day
Andrea Bargnani (calf): day-to-day
Raja Bell (groin): day-to-day
Andray Blatche (calf): day-to-day
Zaza Pachulia (calf): expected to play tonight
Drew Gooden (back, elbow): returned last night but left early after a hard fall; monitor his status
Gary Neal (hamstring): questionable tonight
Rashard Lewis (knee): day-to-day
For Tonight:
Dwight Howard should have another nice line against the Wizards.
The Knicks and all their storylines host the Cavaliers. See if Jeremy Lin has fresher legs thanks to the All-Star break.
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4. Felix W, Schmidt Y, Nieberle J. Protective effect of Ruscus extract against injury of vascular endothelium and vascular smooth muscle caused by ethracrynic acid. Int Angiol 1983;3:77.
5. Forster HB, Niklas H, Lutz S. Antispasmodic effects of some medicinal plants. Planta Med 1980;40:303–19.
6. Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, et al. (eds). The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Austin: American Botanical Council and Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications, 1998, 425–6.
7. Weiss RF. Herbal Medicine. Beaconsfield, UK: Beaconsfield Publishers Ltd, 1988, 185–6.
8. Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, et al. (eds). The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Austin: American Botanical Council and Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications, 1998, 198.
9. Huhtanen C. Inhibition of Clostridium botulinum by spice extract and aliphatic alcohols. J Food Protect 1980;43:195–6.
10. Aqel MB. Relaxant effect of the volatile oil of Rosmarinus officinalis on tracheal smooth muscle. J Ethnopharmacol 1991;33:57–62.
11. Leung AY, Foster S. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics, 2d ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, 446–8.
12. Singletary K, MacDonald C, Wallig M. Inhibition by rosemary and carnosol of 7,12-dimethyl-benz [a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced rat mammary tumorigenesis and in vivo DMBA-DNA adduct formation. Cancer Lett 1996;104:43–8.
13. Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, et al., eds. The Complete Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Boston: Integrative Medicine Communications, 1998, 197.
14. Newall CA, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicine: A Guide for Health-Care Professionals. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 1996, 229–30.
15. Samman S, Sandstrom B, Toft MB, et al. Green tea or rosemary extract added to foods reduces nonheme-iron absorption. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;73:607–12.
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UFC 130 Rampage v. Hamill takes place May 28th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The card has seen numerous changes, losing both Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar to injury, as well as dropping explosive fighters Thiago Silva and Brad Pickett. Although the main event does not feature two top names, the undercard does have some dynamic fighters that will help keep this card interesting.
Buy it, Bar it or Skip it: At best, this is two-drink minimum at your local watering hole kind of card. With names like Travis Browne and Brian Stann featured on the main card, as well as Matt Hamill in the main event, this is not a particularly stacked card. That being said, the undercard offers many potential FOTN candidates, as well as featuring some up and comers in the UFC. Michael McDonald (USA's version of Rory McDonald), Miguel Torres, Demetrius Johnson and the 24 year old, 25-1 Brazilian Renan Barao give this card a little bit of life. With that in mind, these bouts can be seen for free on Spike and Facebook so it might be a better idea to catch them there and watch the rest of the event through other means ... *cough* stream *cough*.
Preliminary Card
Renan Barao v. Cole Escovado - Renan Barao via Sub.
Michael McDonald v. Chris Cariaso - Michael McDonald via UD.
Gleison Tibau v. Rafaello Oliviera - Gleison Tibau via SD.
Kendal Grove v. Tim Boetsch - Kendal Grove via UD.
Miguel Torres v. Demetrius Johnson - Miguel Torres via UD
Main Card
Brian Stann v. Jorge Santiago
Jorge Santiago is making his UFC return after a rough three fight stint where he was on the receiving end of some vicious knock outs. Santiago has looked strong lately, but has been fighting very mediocre opponents. Brian Stann will look to punish him with ground and pound that I expect will earn him either a TKO stop or a decision victory.
Stefan Struve v. Travis Browne
Stefan Struve is the clear favorite in the bout, despite Browne's undefeated record. With the exception of a little speedbump againt Roy Nelson, Struve has looked extremely good lately. I expect his dominance to carry over into this fight where he will use his insane 83 inch reach to get the TKO/KO victory against Browne.
Thiago Alves v. Rick Story
This is a tough fight to call as both of these fighters can win this bout on any given day. I give Alves the edge in both striking and experience and that might end up being the deciding factor. Alves looked quite good in probably his best performance in the UFC against Howard at UFC 124 and if that is any indication of how he will perform against Story, I expect him to win a hard fought decision.
Frank Mir v. Roy Nelson
Although Frank Mir's arrogance might rub some people the wrong way, it's hard to argue that he is not a talented fighter. He struggles occasionally against heavy handed fighters and if he underestimates Roy Nelson's power, it might be a short night. I think Mir is a more well rounded fighter and is smart enough to take the fight to the ground if he starts to get bested on his feet. While Roy Nelson has the chance to end the fight at any time standing, I don't think he will catch Frank Mir, and I expect a unanimous decision victory to go in Mir's favour.
Main Event
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson v. Matt Hamill
If you're looking for a value bet, Hamill over Jackson is one of your best options. Not a whole lot of people are giving Matt Hamill much of a chance. While Rampage is a better, more well rounded fighter than Hamill, he is also the type of fighter who looks outstanding one night and mediocre the next. He is coming off a weak decision loss against Rashad Evans and a controversial win over Lyoto Machida, while Hamill has looked strong against an aging Tito Ortiz and Keith Jardine. If Hamill can get Rampage on his back, he might be able to squeak out a decision win. That being said, I don't believe that's how this fight will play out. Hamill's style of stalking his opponent matches up perfectly for Rampage. Hamill offers very little head movement and will likely be easy pickings for Rampage Jackson to work for the knockout. Unless Hamill uses his wrestling effectively, this is Rampage's fight to lose and I expect a TKO/KO victory for Jackson.