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Mmm hmm, that about sums it up.
I have found myself saying that all too often these past few days. Let me explain. . .
Background: Edith, my paternal grandmother made every effort to conceal her history. However, I learned a good portion of what I know about my grandparents while perched on her lap.
As a child, knee-high to a grasshopper, I would travel with my grandparents to their summer home in Tioga County, Pennsylvania; a five hour drive from where we lived in Montgomery County. I would often fall asleep listening to my grandparents reminisce about their life and days gone by. Gram thought I was too young to understand or remember, so she felt safe in holding an open discussion with my grandfather. It is where I learned that my Great Grandmother had died when Gram was two; where I learned that Gram had been married three times; where I learned that my Great Grandfather was something of a renowned rugby player; where I learned that my father was actually the son of Gram's third husband. I intuitively knew that the stories I heard were not to be discussed and nor should I ask questions. The opportunity to do both would come in my late teens and early adulthood.
When I gave birth to my oldest son in 1988, I realized I was serious about documenting the genealogy of our family, I wanted my children to know of their Great Grandparents and their stories. Without going into the sordid details here, my personal decision was not to document my adopted siblings. So, initially I was only going to document my direct line. But as I listened to the stories and information that my Uncle Art and Dad shared with me, I realized that they both held the man who raised them as his own in their hearts with much love, affection, respect and esteem, that I – because of my love for them – had to document the man they called Dad; I grew up calling him Pop-Pop.
Brief Biography: Pop-Pop was known by his family – that is, my Grandmother, my Dad, my Uncle and my Aunt - as Edward P COSTELLO. His parents were Pierce COSTELLO and Nora(h) KENNEDY. He had three siblings, Mary was born in Ireland, June 1886. Date of death is currently unknown. Henry was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 12 January1889 and died 27 June 1889; Joseph, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 July 1890. Date of death is currently unknown.
A year or so ago, my Dad gave me Pop-Pop's birth certificate [1]. Notice anything amiss?
The child's given name – Pierce COSTELLO. No middle name or initial on the document. Not really a big deal; we knew Pop-pop, as I said, as Edward P(ierce) COSTELLO and it was believed that he was named after his father. But then . . .
Research: The 1900 US Federal Census [2]
Crap! Percy? Everything else matches, but . . . Percy? And, still no middle name or initial. Okay, Google, what do you have for me? While I did not find anything definitive, I did find that Percy could be a nickname for Pierce. So is Percy COSTELLO, Pierce / Edward COSTELLO? The parents match. The siblings match. His date of and location of birth match. But . . .
Wanting to be sure, I decided to stop there and do a little more research on his parents, Pierce and Nora(h) and his siblings. First, I located Henry's death certificate [3]
and, I located both a death certificate [4] and obituary for Nora(h) [5]
Norah (KENNEDY) COSTELLO, date of birth: 8 June 1852*, date of death: 7 May 1912. The informant listed on the death certificate was her son, Joseph K. COSTELLO.
* The death certificate provides her date of birth, as noted above as 8 June 1852 and her age as 49 years, 10 months and 4 days. This however, was in direct conflict with the information I had - the 1900 U.S. Federal census enumerates her birth as August 1862. Using the Family Tree Maker 2014 Date Calculator Tool, I entered in the date of the 'Known Event;' the date of Death and Norah's 'age at the time of the event;' 49 years, 10 months and 4 days. The date calculator calculated Norah's date of birth as 3 July 1862. I believe the birth year on the death certificate (1852) is in error. It should be 1862. June / July – I'll not quibble over a month.
Transcription: COSTELLO – 7th inst. Norah K COSTELLO widow of Pierce COSTELLO relatives and friends invited to funeral Friday 8:30 a.m. residence, 1725 N 29th Street High Mass at church of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord. 10 a.m. Interment private, Holy Cross
and an obituary for Pierce. [6]
Transcription: COSTELLO – On December 17, 1910, Pierce COSTELLO, beloved husband of Norah COSTELLO. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday morning, at 8:30 o'clock, from his late residence 2044 N 29th Street. High requiem mass in the church of the Most Precious Blood at 10 o'clock precisely. Internment in Holy Cross Cemetery.
The Holy Cross cemetery, where both Pierce and Norah are buried is located in Yeadon, Delaware County, PA. On 2 December 2013, I wrote a letter to the cemetery and inquired after any information / records they may have on both Pierce and Norah COSTELLO.
And, on 12 December 2013 the Cemetery replied.[7] Pierce was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania on 2 December 1910 in Section Q; range 8; lot 32; grave 4; 8. Norah was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania on 8 May 1912, in Section Q; range 8; lot 32; grave 4; 6. Neither Pierce or Norah have a headstone or marker.
Crap! No further information and the Lot List from Holy Cross Cemetery lists Pierce's internment as 2 December 1910, however, the 20 December 1910 Philadelphia Inquirer obituary records his date of death as 17 December 1910. I need to find the death certificate!
Noting that both obituaries indicated that a High Requiem Mass would be held in the church of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord, consulted Google and learned that the church was formerly located at 28th and Diamond Streets, Philadelphia, PA. It was in operation from 1907 – 1993. And, that its spiritual records are kept at Saint Martin de Porres Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On 2 December I wrote to Saint Martin de Porres Church and inquired about the possibility of obtaining copies of spiritual records that they might hold on Pierce, Norah and the COSTELLO family. This past Monday, 20 January, I received a letter from Elaine, Secretery, Saint Martin de Porres. The opening sentence . . .
"Dear Tracy, I was not able to locate any sacrament records for your family members . . .
Crap! Nothing! Nada! Zip! Zilch! Zero! On the COSTELLO family. But, wait! Elaine goes on to say . . .
"Most Precious Blood of Our Lord opened a couple years before Pierce's funeral, 1907, it was not open during the time the children would have been baptized."
"The family may have been attending Mass at Saint Columba's for a time before Most Precious Blood of Our Lord was open, it was an 'Irish' ethnic parish. Saint Columba opened in 1895, too late for the children's baptisms to have been done at that church, but long enough to have been their parish."
A glimmer of hope . . . maybe? So back to Google . . .
Crap! Saint Columba Parish is currently known in Philadelphia as Saint Martin de Porres. Again, we are back to no family records; no information!
But wait! The Registration of Deaths in the city of Philadelphia [8] recorded that Henry was buried at Saint Mary's.
Okay, I am beginning to feel that searching Google is like playing and trying to win the lottery; they are both a crap shoot. Google brought me to Find a Grave; here is what I learned about Saint Mary's. [9]
St. Mary's Cemetery was located at 11th and Moore Streets in South Philadelphia. According to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's website, this cemetery was loosely associated with Old Saint Mary's Church, located at 4th and Spruce Streets in Olde City, although the majority of the people buried in this cemetery were residents of South Philadelphia and not necessarily members of the parish.
In May 1899, St. Mary's Cemetery (located at 13th and Budd {now Spruce} Streets), a second cemetery belonging to the aforementioned church, was sold and bodies that were not claimed were then moved to the New Saint Mary's Cemetery at 11th and Moore. This cemetery was active from the 1840s until the 1880s. By 1910, the cemetery was neglected and a fire (date unknown) destroyed the cemetery records. The bodies in Saint Mary's were re-interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Delaware County, PA in a mass grave. In the 1950's, St. Maria Goretti High School for Girls (now Neumann-Goretti Catholic High School) was built on the site.
Handwritten transcriptions from tombstones were transcribed into a copybook, which can be found at the Archdiocesan Historical Research Center in Wynnewood, Delaware County, PA. Also, some burial records from the years 1844-1850, 1851-1859 and 1859-1878 survived. [8]
Crap! The cemetery was neglected; a fire destroyed the cemetery records; the bodies were re-interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in a mass grave. Stymied again.
Crap! Crap! Crap! Cr . . .! While I am reasonably sure that Pierce COSTELLO; aka Percy COSTELLO; aka Edward P COSTELLO are one and the same, I was hoping to find something a bit more tangible to 'hang my hat' on. What are your thoughts on this?
This hasn't been an exhaustive search; but, I'm exhausted. Finding information, documents, records, stories, etc. are what give you the adrenalin rush. When you don't find those things; when your research is foiled by fires and church closures . . . it's draining – emotionally / physically.
Is it odd that I am so invested? I would love to hear your stories; how do you deal with the research disappointments?
- Pennsylvania, Department of Public Health, Birth Certificate, Division of Vital Statistics, Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, 1900 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, Digital, Images, familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12124-140298-2?cc=1325221&wc=M94B-KQX:1561426785 : 1900
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, Images, familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11599-10383-67?cc=1320976&wc=MMRX-2GM:n1001805491 : 1803 - 1915
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia City Death Certificate, Images, familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11060-121073-64?cc=1320976&wc=MMRX-K85:1030069461 : 1803 – 1915
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Volume 166, Issue 129, Page 17, Images, genealogybank.com, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/doc/v2:110C9BFA1F116650@GBNEWS-115C644BE278C0B8@2419531-115C644F76685070@18-115C64597A7721F0@/?firstname.lastname@example.com&s_accountid=AC0112031318192710064&s_upgradeable=no : Wednesday, 8 May 1912
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Volume 163, Issue 173, page 7, Images, genealogybank.com, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/doc/v2:110C9BFA1F116650@GBNEWS-1128F9A1F20B18A0@2419026-1128F9A4D9017188@6-1128F9ADA4AB6BB0@/?email@example.com&s_accountid=AC0112031318192710064&s_upgradeable=no : Tuesday, 20 December 1910
- Holy Cross Cemetery Office (Yeadon, Pennsylvania) to Tracy L Meyers. Lot Inquiry List. 2013
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803 – 1915, Index and Images, Family Search, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12896-159494-4?cc=1320976&wc=MMRX-V5W:n923836804
- Find A Grave, Cemetery Lookup, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2288414 : 22 January 2014


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How Can Positive Psychology Help in The Treatment of Depression?
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Positive psychology continues to grow in size, scope, and widespread public interest since its inception nearly 20 years ago. Positive psychology principles and ideas can be applied to many areas of life, including education, relationships, family, the workplace, and even the military (Cornum, Matthews, & Seligman, 2011; Matthews, 2008).
Traditional branches of psychology have tended to be more problem-focused in their approaches, and the literature in the field reflects this. Journals are saturated with articles on topics like depression, abnormal personalities, psychological disorders, and learned helplessness.
This overwhelming tendency towards the negative aspects of life has spurred psychologists to create a movement intended to swing the pendulum back towards positivity. Martin Seligman, who discovered the phenomenon of learned helplessness, was one of the original founders of the Positive Psychology movement (Handler, 2015; Peterson & Seligman, 1983).
With such clear intentions by positive psychologists to shed light on what makes humans thrive rather than what makes us deprived, positive psychologists have conducted research and developed interventions in the pursuit of positive psychological treatment for mental health problems.
A +5 On The Scale: How Does Positive Psychology Contribute to The Treatment of Depression?
Although positive psychology leans towards the positive, it does not intend to lose sight of the "negative" and "neutral." The subfield was created to correct an imbalance within psychology, not to replace the field altogether.
To understand what positive psychology has to offer in the area of depression, it helps to understand how psychologists tend to understand affect or mood.
Much of what we know and believe about affect comes from the groundbreaking work of Watson and Tellegen, who stated that positive and negative affect are not two sides of the same coin, but two different coins entirely (1985).
In other words, if an individual is high in positive affect, that does not mean they are necessarily low in negative affect. The two are independent constructs that can vary in level and intensity, regardless of the level or intensity of the other.
As some researchers have put it, positive psychology treatment attempts to bring a person with depression from a -5 up to a +5 on the scale of well-being, instead of just up to neutral 0 (Sin, Della Porta, & Lyubomirsky, 2011).
Types of Positive Psychology Interventions for Depression
There are several intervention strategies used by positive psychology programs to bring a person with depression up to +5. Some of the most popular positive psychology interventions include:
1) Increasing Positive Emotions
Several studies have shown that increased positive emotions are a promising way of fighting depressive symptoms. Lightsey (1994) showed that positive cognition could predict future happiness and depression, and Wood and colleagues (2008) found that practicing gratitude improved well-being and prevented individuals from experiencing depression.
Similarly, increasing positive emotions and engagement resulted in higher remission rates for people with depression than treatment as usual or even treatment as usual plus medication (Seligman, Rashid, & Parks, 2006). Positive interventions aimed at increasing hope and gratitude have also proven effective in enhancing life satisfaction and reducing symptoms (Kwok, Gu, & Kit, 2016).
While increasing positive emotions may not necessarily reduce negative emotions, it does have a positive impact on affect and reduces depressive symptoms. This may be due, at least in part, to enhanced coping and resilience.
2) Enhancing Coping Skills and Building Resilience
There is a lot of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of developing coping skills in counteracting depression. Santos and colleagues (2013) conducted a systematic review of the literature on positive psychological interventions for depression and found that increasing resilience and coping mechanisms were common themes and that these interventions caused significantly reduced remissions in depressive symptoms.
Burckhardt and colleagues (2016) tested an intervention aimed at helping students regulate their emotions and deal with life's stressors more effectively. They found that their program Strong Minds (a combination of acceptance and commitment therapy) aided their participants by significantly reducing their symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress through the development of coping skills.
3) Finding Purpose
Meaning and purpose are constructs utilized in positive psychological interventions. A meaningful life is considered an important component of a positive life and a pathway to greater well-being (Seligman, 2002).
One intervention that included a meaning component showed that this construct may most effectively improve well-being and relieve depression in older adults (Ho, Yeung, & Kwok, 2014). Another study found that encouraging meaning-making in patients with breast cancer can promote a positive way of dealing with the experience (Casellas-Grau, Font, & Vives, 2014).
Overall it appears that interventions aimed at meaning-making can help individuals with depression achieve increased well-being and reduce their depressive symptoms (Gander, Proyer, & Ruch, 2016).
4) Building Social Support
It's no surprise that social support is an important factor in dealing with depression and promoting well-being. Several positive interventions target improved social support as a tool for ameliorating depressive symptoms.
For example, research from McWhirter, Nelson, and Waldo (2014) discovered that community-based groups improve social support for those with depression, which in turn decreases symptoms of depression and enhances life satisfaction.
Sin and colleagues (2014) also state the importance of social support in their exploration of positive interventions, finding that social support can help increase well-being for depressed individuals in a sustainable way.
The Structure of Positive Interventions
Interventions based on positive psychology take many forms, but typically they are composed of several short sessions spaced out over weeks or even months. Courses are a popular positive intervention, in part because it is easy to include several short exercises and allow time and space for participants to try out the new techniques they are learning and apply new skills.
Researchers have also used college courses to deliver positive preventative interventions, with sessions spread out over the semester (Goodmon, Middleditch, Childs, & Pietrasiuk, 2016).
The Say 'Yes' to Life (SYTL) program, an intervention designed to build the capacity to cope with depressive symptoms through factors such as personal strengths, humor, and forgiveness, is offered as a four-stage program involving twenty two-hour sessions over several weeks (Carr & Finnegan, 2015).
On the other hand, some interventions are simple, one-time exercises with follow-ups to check on how participants' measures have changed since the intervention (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005).
Who Benefits The Most From Positive Interventions For Depression?
While many enthusiastic, positive psychologists will recommend positive interventions for any person diagnosed with depression who is adventurous enough to try them, there is evidence that they work best for specific groups.
Several researchers found a greater effect for those who are suffering from mild to moderate depression rather than intermittent bouts of depressive symptoms or more severe depression (Celano et al., 2016)
There is also evidence that those who seek out positive interventions and the participants who are highly motivated to complete the program reap the greatest rewards (Sin et al., 2011; Sin & Lyubomirsky, 2009).
Finally, participants in individual-focused positive interventions may fare better than those in a group or self-administered interventions, a finding that fits with research on therapy and mental health interventions in general (Sin et al., 2011).
Can a Positive Intervention for Depression Help You?
There's only one way to find out.
Whether you're interested in a self-administered intervention for depressive symptoms or a guided course on positive psychology, these interventions hold promise for helping you to cope, creating a buffer of positive emotions, and building valuable skills.
You may find varying degrees of effectiveness with different interventions, but there's no downside to giving them a try.
Please share your experiences with positive interventions for depression in the comments section below!
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A) You should be sure your students have a firm understanding of cursive.
I discovered several of my kiddos are not... and cursive just looks cooler.
B) Do not attempt on a day that also has a field trip.
My kiddos were filled with several ounces more of excitement.
C) Allow more time than you may think.
D. Enjoy a pretty cute Halloween-esk craft, with some symmetry and fun!
Then, in cursive write your name ALONG the fold. I suppose, you could do it in print... I thought cursive added a little something. When I bubbled the letters in the next step I added my dot and crossing of the "t". For the letters that hang low...I just had students drawl them up high, as seen in the example above.
The following our some of our finished products. For the tag line I said "No Bones About It: 4th Grade is Great!"


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So it's report card weekend. For those of you who don't think the whole world revolves around the school bus and lunch schedules, it's my least favorite weekend every nine weeks.
I frantically search through late work kids turned in and award as many points as I can. I then enter grades into an "objective" computer program. I then complete checklists and write comments for every students.
So during this dreaded weekend I feel guilty if I'm doing anything except the above mentioned activities.
Now if I believed that these report cards were a real measure of students growth and progress I'm pretty sure the rock in the pit of my stomach would alleviate. I don't believe for a moment that these grades present a real picture of anything except who has mastered the school game called "grades." In fact last week when I looked over grades to that point all students who were earning Ds or Fs either lacked home support or organizational skills or manifest a significant learning issue. So basically kids get penalized for stuff over which they have limited or no control. On the other hand there are many kids who put forth minimal effort who look like shining stars. I find this all sooooo frustrating!
And now I'm going back to the stack of late work to plug in grades so that some kids will be given an over-inflated view of themselves and other students will be completely deflated.
And so I ask, what's the point?
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As you might have guessed, kitchen backsplash tile can create something more various and cheerful mood in the kitchen. Instead of paint or usual backsplash, you can opt for this kitchen accessory to add some touch and color. However, many people do not seem to understand what to do with backsplash tile to make their kitchen look beautiful in the first place without knowing kitchen backsplash pictures.
As the consequence, they do a poor job in creating kitchen design with such tile. However, fear not as there are several ideas on kitchen backsplash pictures you can use as the tips on what you have to do to make your kitchen look fabulous.
Firstly on kitchen backsplash pictures, you can pick one that comes with various colors. Splash of colors in the tile can make your kitchen look dashing and cheerful. Moreover, be sure the colors you pick do go well together to create certain mood in the kitchen. Do not pick ones that clash one another for it can make a mess out of the room. Besides, you can also pick one that comes with pattern. With the combination of different pattern, it can create something motley and welcoming in the kitchen unlike the one with colors.
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Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) have introduced a bill to repeal the Patriot Act.
Julie Borowski at Freedom Works reported yesterday that a bill is now before the House to actually repeal the Patriot Act. About time!
I can say without hesitation: this bill is the real deal.
"The Patriot Act contains many provisions that violate the Fourth Amendment and have led to a dramatic expansion of our domestic surveillance state," said Rep. Massie. "Our Founding Fathers fought and died to stop the kind of warrantless spying and searches that the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act authorize. It is long past time to repeal the Patriot Act and reassert the constitutional rights of all Americans. I am proud to co-sponsor Congressman Pocan's bill and look forward to working with him on this issue."
Congress has introduced a handful of NSA reform bills over the past few years. Due to public disapproval of NSA spying, there is significant political pressure to "do something" about it. Most of these reform bills, however, would do practically nothing to rein in warrantless spying. Civil liberties experts say that most of these bills contain loopholes that would allow the invasive practices to continue.
That's why it's so refreshing to see a bill like the Surveillance State Repeal Act.
She lists nine things that the Act would mandate. It does allow some things such as not requiring a new warrant if a suspect switches devices. It also protects the role of intelligence gathering on foreign suspects. But it completely abolishes the Patriot Act, which is the legal basis on which the NSA gives itself the authority to spy on us. It also abolishes the FISA Amendments that claim to allow the government to spy on our emails without a warrant. And it prohibits the Federal Government from mandating that manufacturers install spyware on electronic devices.
This Bill even includes official channels for whistleblowers to use when they see people in government violating the law. It also empowers the Inspector General to monitor compliance with the law.
Why is this a big deal? Obviously, it would be a major deal if it actually passed. And it should pass!
But even apart from that, the controversy over this Bill should force every aspiring Republican Presidential candidate to choose a side. Jeb Bush will have to answer for his refusal to defend the Constitution.
Of course, if it passes Congress, then I have no doubt that Obama will veto it. But that will once again expose the Democrats for what they are. It will also put even more pressure in Republican candidates. American conservatives are not going to elect a man whose contempt for the Constitution matches the attitude of Barack Obama.


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Robert Gordon argues that Felix Urbina was an agent of his employer Velocity Express when Urbina's delivery vehicle hit Rolando De La Cruz, Gordon's client. Jurors ultimately found Urbina and Velocity Express liable for the accident, which injured De La CRuz's neck and back.
West Palm Beach, FL—A jury last week found a delivery company liable for a car accident involving one of its drivers that left another motorist with back and neck injuries. De La Cruz v. Urbina, 2013 CA 000528.
In the first trial in bifurcated proceedings, jurors found delivery driver Felix Urbina was an agent of Velocity Express LLC, when Urbina's delivery vehicle turned left into the path of Rolando De La Cruz's pickup truck and the two vehicles collided. The jury found Urbina negligent in the accident and assessed no fault to De La Cruz.
De La Cruz's attorney, Gordon & Doner's Robert Gordon, said his client suffered back and neck injuries from the 2012 collision, has undergone two surgeries already, and anticipated needing more medical treatment in the future. Last week's trial focused only on liability. Trial on damages is scheduled for August, according to Gordon.
The three-day trial focused on whether Urbina, a delivery driver for Velocity Express LLC since 2008, was an employee/agent of the company, thus rendering the company liable for his negligence, or an independent contractor whose negligence could not be attributed to Velocity.
The trial turned on both the language in Urbina's employment agreement with Velocity, which delivers Avon and Amway products, and the control the company had over the means and method of Urbina's work. During closing arguments last Wednesday, Brian Keif, representing the defendants, reminded jurors that his clients' employment contract specified that Urbina was an independent contractor and that Urbina willingly agreed to the arrangement. "This is not a business model that Velocity invented to somehow evade or avoid any responsibility [for Urbina's actions]," Keif said.
Keif also argued that Urbina used his own vehicle to make deliveries and that he controlled delivery routes, orders and times once he received the delivery assignments for the day. "The company doesn't control any of the methods of how he delivers (the products)," Keif said. "[Velocity has] given the product, OK, deliver it. There's no control from that point on."
However, Gordon contended that, despite the employment agreement's language, Urbina was an agent of the company because he was subject to its daily control. Gordon reminded jurors of evidence that Urbina was required to wear the company's uniform, use the company's signage on his vehicle, appear at mandated times and deliver the products Velocity assigned him. "He has no right to turn down these jobs," Gordon said. "They would fire him in a red hot second if he did that."
The jury's finding that De La Cruz was not at all responsible for the collision rejected the defense's contention that De la Cruz was driving dangerously when the accident occurred. In closings, Keif acknowledged accident reconstruction evidence that determined De La Cruz was likely driving between 40 and 45 miles per hour, within the road's 45 mph speed limit, just before the accident. However, Keif said De La Cruz should have slowed his vehicle as he approached the intersection where the collision occurred. "If he had slowed down, there would have been no accident whatsoever," Keif said.
Gordon argued that the unrebutted testimony established De La Cruz wasn't responsible for the accident. "He's driving in his lane, he's got the right of way, he's under the speed limit, that's all there is to it," Gordon said. "[The defense is] just trying to get you to compromise your verdict in some way and put something on Mr. De La Cruz," Gordon continued. "Don't do it."
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Hyer is a nationally recognized "Blue Ribbon School," an award which is given by the U.S. Department of Education.
Hyer is a state recognized Exemplary school and has been named such since the rating system's existence.
Hyer has been named to the "Just for the Kids" Honor Roll for the eighth year in a row. The award is given by the Texas Business and Education Coalition. Of more than 8,000 Texas public schools, less than 4% are honored each year. This honor recognizes schools that have demonstrated three years of consistent, high performance in all subjects compared to other schools serving similar student populations.


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Lucas Selvidge: Nothing to brag about
Every time I see a major car accident, I hesitate to look at the scene as I go by. Then again, maybe looking is the least we can do, to see the suffering and share it a little bit.
It's not unlikely that the driver and passengers in the accident were teens. Over 5,000 teens are killed each year in automobile accidents. Two-thirds of this number are the passengers of teen drivers.
A few Saturdays ago, I participated in a program that teaches driving safety called BRAKES It is based in Concord, N.C., and has been held in 17 states around the country. I took the course at the State Highway Patrol training facility in Raleigh.
BRAKES stands for Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe. The program was founded by professional drag racer Doug Herbert, who was the second NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) driver to break 300 miles per hour. His two sons Jon, 17, and James, 12, were killed in an automobile accident in 2008. Herbert wanted to do something so that fewer teens and their families would have to go through what he and his family went through.
Unlike other advanced driving schools that cost $800 to $1,000, BRAKES is free, aside from a $99 refundable deposit that is sent to hold a student's place. At the end of the course, the check can either be picked up or donated to the program. BRAKES is a nonprofit program and relies on donations and sponsorships.
It is a hands-on driving experience, called the Teen Proactive Driving Course. The goal is to "prevent injuries and save lives by training and educating teenage drivers and their parents about the importance of safe driving." In practice it hopes to eliminate common driving mistakes through muscle memory training and by "addressing driving situations responsible for many traffic accidents involving teens." (Quotes are from BRAKES materials.)
The course started with a presentation by a man whose mother-in-law had been killed in a crosswalk by a teenage girl who was texting while driving. He reminded us of basic things like proper seating position, the proper place to hold your hands on the steering wheel in case the air bag comes out (9 and 3 o'clock), and avoiding driving in the blind spots of large trucks.
Then Herbert, the founder, said a few words. He told a story about a girl who had taken the course and afterward was able to avoid an accident due to something she had learned. When Herbert recounted this story to his 15-year-old daughter, Jessie, he told us her response was, "My brothers may have saved her life."
Many of the people who run this program have had firsthand experience with injury or death as a result of reckless teen driving. I am impressed that they come out and do what they are doing.
Next we participated in several driving obstacle courses, with cars provided by the program. I found the most useful one to be the car control and recovery exercise on the skid pad. When we drove onto this pad, which is meant to simulate icy or wet road conditions, our instructor would make the car skid and we would practice steering into the skid (the direction that the back of the car is sliding).
The other part of this course that I thought was extremely important was the wheel drop-off recovery exercise, when we deliberately steered off of the road and practiced avoiding over-correcting to get back on. This is a common mistake that many teen drivers make, and it unfortunately ends up leading to a lot of teenage fatalities.
Many teens I know brag about how fast they drive on places like Mt. Sinai Road and I-40. One guy claims to have driven 115 mph in a 45 mph zone. I hope that he was exaggerating. A common stereotype is that teens are reckless and not very safe drivers, and sometimes I think that stereotype is true.
Let's all be safer by putting on the BRAKES.
Lucas Selvidge is a 12th grader at Carolina Friends School.


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We can learn a thing or two from the can-do mindset of Olympians
In a world of dueling political memos about the FBI, at a time when we seem to squabble about anything and everything, I'm spending the next few days nourishing my beleaguered optimism. I'm tuning into the Winter Olympics — and the break from Washington pathology, divisive political partisanship and general government dysfunction couldn't come at a more appropriate time.
The Olympic Games always make me feel a little better. I know they won't bring about world peace, or solve the chronic problems of poverty and hunger, or prompt Democrats and Republicans to work together to do what they were elected to do. Those problems require a Biblical solution, along the lines of parting the Red Sea. So, no, I'm not holding my breath for a miracle.
Nonetheless, the Olympics provide both respite and entertainment. The athletes allow me to forget the drama of current events and inspire me to try a little harder at the gym. (My ticker could use an extra 5 to 10 minutes on the StairMaster.)
Attention for these 2018 games in Pyeongchang has focused on the fact that North and South Korea have overcome, at least for now, their decades-long family fight. During opening ceremonies they marched under the same flag, and their athletes are competing together. While I recognize the geo-political importance of this, it truly does nothing to stir my heart.
On the other hand, the beauty of figure skating does. The spectacle of snowboarding, too. And the marvel of ski jumping. And luging. And pretty much any of the sports that I will never, ever master. Even curling appears oddly fascinating. These teams' feats are that much more impressive to someone like me, who has never been particularly coordinated or sporty. My claim to athletic fame is that I can still jump rope and do the hula hoop.
Frankly, I'm most interested in the athletes and their inspirational backstories; the twists and turns that have brought them to this particular world stage. There is Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, for example, who missed the 2014 games because of a knee injury. Now in South Korea, she has shown incredible fortitude to overcome not just her knee problem but several broken bones, shredded leg ligaments and a concussion over her career. How can I not cheer for her?
I must also cheer for the figure skaters, who are a delight to watch regardless of nationality. And Maame Biney, the first African-American woman to qualify for the Olympic speed skating team, and Boston University student Jordan Greenway, the first black hockey player on Team USA. Farther afield, the bobsled team of Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, and Akuoma Omeoga bring a smile to my face. They comprise the first winter Olympians to represent Nigeria and also the first bobsled team to ever represent any African country. Then there's German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, who at 45 becomes the first woman to compete in seven Winter Olympics Games. Old? Says who?
The cynics among us might scoff at the commercialism, the corruption, the lobbying and glad-handing of the games, but there is so much to celebrate in this gathering. I'm a sucker for tales of triumph, for stories that highlight the resilience and determination of the human spirit. No matter their talent, no matter their God-given gifts, these young athletes, all of them, have overcome several setbacks to get where they are now. Sometimes those obstacles are external, other times they're burrowed deep inside. Regardless, both demand a Herculean single-mindedness to conquer.
That is what I find so uplifting in the Olympics. That can-do mindset, the striving for excellence, the incredible perseverance, these are all lessons we can learn, and apply, whatever our circumstances — without ever lacing up a pair of skates or squeezing into the narrow space of a luge going more than 80 miles per hour.
Ana Veciana-Suarez writes about family and social issues. Email her at email@example.com or visit her website anavecianasuarez.com. Follow @AnaVeciana.


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A hot summer romance with Christian themes, titillating realism and a guilty conscience.
Though Francine's debut novel may not be as controversial as Fifty Shades of Grey (2012), it nonetheless comes with a warning of adult language and explicit sex scenes. Fortunately, the realistic language and swift-paced dialogue are strengths in this otherwise stock romance. Kendall Smith, a sweet, 20-something, "leggy blonde" who's also a Christian, has been a widow for several years. She misses her husband deeply but manages to keep busy with friends and church activities in close-knit Key West. She's dated some men, but none of them pique her interest, so she concentrates on her love of the sea and her small business, which takes tourists on catamaran outings to coral reefs. Then David Bryce—a "bad boy" who looks like a gorgeous pirate—moves in next door for the summer, and Kendall's neat, tidy world is turned upside down, as the forbidden fruit of lust tempts her Christian morals. Much skin tingling and deep breathing ensue, with Kendall both disgusted by and sexually attracted to the man she thinks could also be a drug dealer. In fact, David Bryce, whose real name is Bryce Tejidor, is working undercover to infiltrate the Mezaluno drug cartel, and he vowed to never get close to any woman, except on a superficial level. The author builds sexual tension by sprinkling in awkward situations that bring the two closer together; e.g., Kendall chases her rowdy cat into Bryce's yard, and it claws his hand when he gently catches it. While leggy blondes, hot guys who look like pirates—and Kendall's wisecracking island friend Mari—can be clichés, acting on human sexual desire is an interesting twist to the often squeaky-clean Christian writing genre. However, this book is definitely a morality tale—and a love story—as Kendall tells Bryce she can never have unmarried sex again, even as she continues to grapple with desire versus faith. The plot doesn't lose its steady pace after the steamy bedroom scene, since a secondary storyline emerges when Bryce and Kendall encounter danger from the drug cartel, which keeps the pages turning.
Christian romance fans who don't mind some R-rated language and a lovemaking scene will find satisfying lessons in faith.


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Wired Italia loves Max-o-Matic
Wired Italia Magazine unfortunatly closed in the summer 2015.
We go trough the long collaboration that have seen our Max-o-matic and his collages,
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Lynn M. Bragg, Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), has announced that Dr. Robert B. Koopman has been appointed Director of the ITC's Office of Economics. Koopman will direct the agency's professional economists, who provide economic analysis for ITC investigations and reports, and support the Commission in its role as adviser to Congress and the President on international trade matters.
Koopman comes to the ITC after 15 years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He most recently served as Deputy Administrator for Economic and Community Systems in the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Prior to that position, he was Deputy Director of the Commercial Agriculture Division of the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS). He began his professional career at the ERS as an economist and later served as Leader of the ERS Central and Eastern Europe Section and Chief of the ERS Europe, Africa, and Middle East Branch. During his career at USDA, Koopman earned seven ERS Administrator's Merit Awards, and he received the USDA Secretary's Honor Award in 1993.
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Deltona, FL- The Volusia Community Symphony will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 9,
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The outdoor concert will feature music from Pirates of the Caribbean,
Chicago the Musical, What's Up at the Symphony (Bugs Bunny's
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I watched Maddow interview Mary Burke so you didn't have to
Over at RightWisconsin, I commented on the tepid performance by Mary Burke, the Democratic focus group candidate for governor, on the Rachel Maddow Show. Somebody had to make the sacrifice. Here's a bit:
The closest Burke came to controversy was when Maddow attacked Walker on abortion, accusing him of shutting down abortion clinics (as if the governor had that authority). Listening to Maddow, one would think that Planned Parenthood was a collection of Mother Theresas.Burke talked about the importance of abortion without taking any real position on taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, or any of the recent changes in state law. Must not have focus-grouped too well.Then Burke steered it back to… jobs. "I was encouraged to have Planned Parenthood's endorsement today but also we will be focusing on the issues that matter most to the people of Wisconsin which are jobs." Apparently keeping abortion on demand legal through all nine months for sex selection and paid for by the taxpayers is a jobs agenda.
By the way, politics aside, Maddow's program is really annoying. There's a reason why I don't watch cable television news commentary shows at night, regardless of the network. She must have the nation's angriest audience if they're entertained by her.


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The Pro-Recovery Movement: Its Usefulness as a Tool for Eating Disorder Professionals
Article contributed by Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC and Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC
As an eating disorder professional and advocate for recovery, you have likely encountered the various obstacles your patients/clients have faced in their own recovery journey. The opposition towards recovery can take many forms, including internal and external forces alike that fuel the eating disorder nature. Individuals fighting for their lives and seeking freedom from an eating disorder will face many unexpected challenges. As an eating disorder specialist, understanding what these challenges involve can better prepare you in your professional interactions, improving the effectiveness of the support and tools offered to your patient in their recovery.
One of the strongest opposing forces to eating disorder recovery comes from the internet and "pro-eating disorder" communities. Otherwise known as "pro-ana" (pro-anorexia) and "pro-mia" ( pro-bulimia), these movements have proliferated rapidly in cyberspace, appearing in various blogs, website, forums, and more with a 470% increase in pro-ana/pro-mia sites from 2006 to 2007 [1]. The potential damage of these dangerous movements to eating disorder recovery should not be underestimated. Research has demonstrated that women who view pro-ana sites experience an increase in negative influence and decrease in self-esteem, perceived attractiveness, and appearance [2]. With greater accessibility to the internet and widespread use of social media sites, individuals are constantly exposed to a wide variety of material that is counter-productive to eating disorder recovery.
In response to this force of darkness that so negatively influences eating disorder sufferers, Eating Disorder Hope has created the Pro-Recovery Movement. As an effort to promote online health, hope and healing in the eating disorder community, the Pro-Recovery movement is designed to be a light of inspiration to eating disorder sufferers at all levels with kind words, compassion, acceptance and understanding. In contrast to the Pro-Ana communities that embolden the stronghold of an eating disorder, the Pro-Recovery Movement empowers individuals in their recovery by encouraging self-acceptance, positive body image and healing connections with others.
With eating disorder sufferers today facing increased online opposition to recovery, having resources that reinforce and sustain their efforts towards healing is essential. Contributing to a supportive community can create a positive impact for individuals recovering from an eating disorder, especially as eating disorders thrive in isolation and shame. As an eating disorder professional, you have the ability to suggest eating disorder recovery tools and resources that will encourage your patient to flourish and overcome the many obstacles they might face in their journey. The Pro-Recovery Movement can serve as an important aspect of an individual's recovery, as they are encouraged to become part of a group who celebrate life, hope, and healing and commits to promoting these values in their social media posts. The opposition against recovery may run rampant, but the hope that is recovery outshines any hindering darkness.
[1]: 2008 International Internet Trends Study, Optenet, 2008-09-24, retrieved 2013-12-18
[2]: Bardone-Cone, A M; Cass, K M (2007), "What does viewing a pro-anorexia website do? An experimental examination of website exposure and moderating effects", International Journal of Eating Disorders 40 (6): 537–548, doi:10.1002/eat.20396
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text: Some movies you just have to see to believe. And then there's those you can't believe even after you've seen 'em. You stagger around your mom's basement in a stupor. Eyes bleeding, you scour the floor for empty rubbing alcohol bottles so you can reassure yourself that what you've just witnessed wasn't real, that it only some horrible chemical induced hallucination. Rhinestone (1984), the story of how Dolly Parton trains Sylvester Stallone to be the next country music sensation, is one of those movies. It's not a hallucination. It's all too real.


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Oneohtrix Point Never – Ezra | New Music
Oneohtrix Point Never, a.k.a Daniel Lopatin, has shared "Ezra", the fourth single taken from his forthcoming album Garden Of Delete, dropping via Warp on November 13. "Ezra" follows on the heels of the previously released singles "I Bite Through It", "Mutant Standard" and "Sticky Drama". Listen to track below via Lopatin's soundcloud.
"Ezra" is a choppy collage of sounds and textures, ranging from pitch shifted vocals and glitchy samples to jazzy double bass, wild retro synths, and more. It's enough to keep everyone interested and a great climax in a set of teasers for the album.
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I am 23 years old and a recent English Literature graduate. I love music and have an eclectic taste. I am open to any kind of new, interesting music but I also have a passion for discovering hidden gems in the music of the past. My main areas of interest are electronic music, hip hop, soul, funk and jazz. I also enjoy reading and writing and have been contributing poetry to an online arts and culture magazine which goes by the name of Foci.
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Installation of the cryo-magnets for the LHC passed the symbolic 1000 mark at the beginning of the month.
At 10.30 am on 5 September, the 1000th cryo-magnet was installed in the LHC tunnel in the arc between point 3 and point 4. The same week also saw the completion of the cryo-magnet installation between points 8 and 1, making this the first sector where all the magnets have been installed. Three other sectors (7-8, 4-5 and 5-6) are very close to completion with only a very few magnets missing, and installation work is now concentrated on sectors 3-4 and 6-7.There are a total of 1746 cryo-magnets altogether, of which 1232 are the well-known 'blue' dipoles. The remaining 746 cryo-magnets should be transported and installed by March 2007. Installation in the LHC tunnel is only one of many successive steps in the life of a cryo-magnet: cold mass manufacturing, cryostating, magnet testing at low temperature, preparation before lowering, transport, interconnecting, pumping down, cooling down and commissioning before injecting the first protons beams. Hundreds of collaborators, both from CERN and from the contractors, have been working hard for many years and should be warmly thanked for achieving this milestone.


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Due Diligence hit the bar in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes last year but should make no such mistake this time around on the closing day of Royal Ascot.
Admittedly Aidan O'Brien's charge does not come into the race this time with quite as progressive a profile as last term, but he still appears to be a horse on the up.
The four-year-old started life with Todd Pletcher in America, racing twice in the States before switching to the care of O'Brien last term.
After an initial third, he won his next two starts and was reasonably well fancied coming to Ascot, where he put in a cracking performance to be beaten a length and a half by Slade Power.
However, he was subsequently sidelined by injury and did not reappear until lining up in the seven-furlong Gladness Stakes at the Curragh in April.
Due Diligence finished seventh that day but it would be very surprising if he did not come on from that run, particularly dropped back to a seemingly more suitable sprint trip.
O'Brien's runners appear to have found their stride of late after a more sedate than usual start to the season and Due Diligence can keep up the good work.
O'Brien can also strike with his yard's namesake, Ballydoyle, in the opening Chesham Stakes.
Postponed should have both his optimum trip and conditions in the Hardwicke Stakes.
Luca Cumani's charge demonstrated his immense promise when graduating to a Group Two win in the Great Voltigeur last year and he looked in similar sort of heart when chasing home the reopposing Western Hymn on his reappearance at Sandown in April.
The ground was probably a shade too slow for him there and he showed himself to be of Group One class when a narrow third in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh on his most recent outing.
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Ascot: 2.30 Ballydoyle, 3.05 First Flight, 3.40 Postponed, 4.20 DUE DILIGENCE (NAP), 5.00 Tatlisu, 5.35 Marzocco.
Ayr: 1.50 Cape Speed, 2.20 Get Knotted, 2.55 Off Art, 3.30 Mica Mika, 4.10 One Chance, 4.50 Lexington Place, 5.25 Jinky.
Newmarket: 2.10 Jassur, 2.45 Paris Snow, 3.20 No Delusion, 4.00 Druids Ridge, 4.40 Maljaa, 5.20 Direct Times, 5.55 Use Your Filbert.
Redcar: 2.05 Blue Humor, 2.40 Sail With Sultana, 3.15 King Torus, 3.50 Penny Royale, 4.30 Karate Queen, 5.10 Red Harry, 5.45 Thesme.
Haydock: 6.15 Love On The Rocks, 6.45 By Rights, 7.15 Finn Class, 7.45 Sirheed, 8.15 Alasaal, 8.45 Newera.
Lingfield: 6.00 Linguist, 6.30 Racing's Dream, 7.00 Mister Brightside, 7.30 Whitecrest, 8.00 Daisy Dip, 8.30 May Queen, 9.00 Golly Miss Molly.
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Australia's profit-based health system causes swine flu fatalities
By Linda Waldron
According to data published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on August 20, the H1N1 influenza strain, commonly known as swine flu, has killed at least 1799 people and infected 182,166. Since countries are no longer required to provide data on swine flu cases to the WHO, and it has ceased reporting on each country, citing funding constraints, real figures are undoubtedly higher. According to the WHO website, the largest toll from swine flu has been recorded in North and South America, with 1579 deaths, followed by the WHO's South East Asian region with 106 deaths and 53 in Europe.
Australia, despite its geographical isolation and small population, has recorded 112 swine flu fatalities, with 30,111 confirmed cases, making it the fourth worst affected country. While most fatalities were patients suffering a chronic secondary condition, on August 18, a 37-year-old man with no pre-existing conditions died at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia.
Australia is a wealthy developed country and should be able to protect its people from a new flu strain. The Australian government did take immediate action once the outbreak was reported in Mexico, enforcing airport screenings, placing cruise ships under quarantine, establishing a swine flu response task force and an information hotline and easing access to the national stockpile of anti-viral medication. These measures failed to contain the virus or prevent high numbers of fatalities because they did not address the actual risks. Australians are at risk from influenza outbreaks because there is no free access to preventive health care.
The H1N1 outbreak took place during the Australian winter, when seasonal flu outbreaks occur. However, immunisations against seasonal influenza are provided free by the government only to people aged 65 and over. As of next January, all pregnant women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged 15 to 50 will also be able to receive free seasonal flu vaccines. If the entire population had been able to receive free seasonal immunisation before the H1N1 outbreak, detection of the swine flu strain amid the various seasonal colds and flus would have been much easier.
To be diagnosed with the virus, patients need to visit a GP. The consultation is partially subsidised by Medicare, but generally surgeries "bulk bill" (so that Medicare covers the full cost of the consultation) only if patients have a healthcare concession welfare card. This means visits to the GP can cost upwards of $25 each. So if an entire family of four are afflicted with mild flu-like symptoms, it will cost at least $100 to have the illness diagnosed. The cost doubles or even triples for after hours consultations. In many areas there is no bulk billing GP or surgery, making visits to a GP even more expensive.
This system discourages families from seeking medical attention at the first sign of illness or making repeat visits if symptoms change or deepen in severity. The prohibitive costs mean that many working-class adults in generally good health will visit a doctor only when severely ill, saving the money for medical expenses for vulnerable family members such as children or aged relatives. Anti-viral medication is most effective if taken within the first 48 hours of the onset of influenza, so if visits to the local GP were free, early diagnosis and effective treatment would be more widespread.
Medication restricted
In May, federal health minister Nicola Roxon said that the national stockpile held 8.7 million courses of anti-viral medication, which, as she pointed out, was one of the highest per capita stockpiles in the world. Even so, access to the national stockpile remains restricted. Once the official response was downgraded from "contain' to "protect", governmental policy determined anti-virals from the national stockpile should be offered only to those most vulnerable to complications, or those with moderate and severe infection.
The restrictions go beyond the recommendations made by the Swine Influenza Task Force of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and the Guidelines Committee and Executive Council of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) in a joint position paper released on June 18 and updated on July 7. These guidelines state that "treatment should be prioritised for patients with risk factors for severe disease, such as older people (>65 years), pregnant women, patients with chronic disease (eg, asthma, cardiorespiratory disease, diabetes and renal failure) or immunosuppression, and young children".
Current governmental H1N1 policy decrees that, "Vulnerable individuals with mild disease can receive antivirals following clinical assessment". "Vulnerable" patients are defined as pregnant women, those with chronic respiratory conditions, Indigenous Australians, people with morbid obesity and those suffering a chronic illness. The policy therefore restricts access to the national stockpile to those categories deemed vulnerable, whereas the ASID/TSANZ guidelines simply recommended that these categories be "prioritised". As well, the governmental policy removes older Australians and young children from the at-risk list. The policy guidelines state that "anti-virals will NOT [emphasis in the original] be routinely provided for: treatment (unless the person is vulnerable or has moderate or severe disease); nor prophylaxis of household members or other school, work or community contacts".
Australians not identified as "vulnerable" can access anti-viral medication only by obtaining a prescription from their GP and then purchasing it from a pharmacy. This winter there was the usual high demand for anti-virals to treat seasonal influenza and increased demand related to swine flu. Many pharmacies intermittently ran out of private anti-viral stocks, and only a few designated outlets in each major centre were permitted to dispense national stockpile medications. The pharmacists can distribute national stockpile medication only to "vulnerable" customers with authorisation from their GP, even if all the private stocks have been depleted.
Prices escalate
Even if local pharmacies have regular and plentiful supplies of anti-virals, their cost further restricts access to treatment. Tamiflu, the brand name for the orally ingested oseltamivir agent, has no recommended retail price, so as demand for the drug escalates so does the price. On July 7, the ABC reported that some chemists were selling Tamiflu for between $7 and $8 for a single tablet. Because the medication needs to be taken twice a day for five days, a course of Tamiflu can cost up to $80. In April the Pharmacy Guild stated that the usual price was $50 per course, but guild president Kos Sclavos said he "can't tell chemists what to charge for Tamiflu".
While Australian surgeries and pharmacies are enjoying good business from the flu outbreak, the pharmaceutical companies are the real beneficiaries of the crisis. In late April the share price of pharmaceutical giants Roche and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) rocketed in expectation of super-profits based on the global demand for anti-viral drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza. Second quarter results of GSK's sales of Relenza were US$100 million, a 20-fold increase from 2008.
Sanofi-Aventis, GSK, Novartis, Baxter, AstraZeneca and the Australian-based Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) are currently developing swine flu vaccines. CSL is attempting to fill a 21 million-dose order for the federal government, and an order from the US for US$180 million worth of antigen—enough for 20 to 40 million doses. Analysts suggest that CSL may post sales worth A$300 million this year for its swine-flu vaccine.
The WHO has unofficially estimated that even if all the world's labs were in full operation, only around 900 million doses could be supplied in time for the world's population of 6.8 billion. In early August, WHO director Margaret Chan said: "The lion's share of these limited supplies will go to wealthy countries. Again we see the advantage of affluence. Again we see access denied by an inability to pay." Chan appealed directly to drug companies to donate supplies to poor nations, but so far only GlaxoSmithKline PLC of Britain and Sanofi-Aventis of France have pledged to donate 150 million doses to developing countries. Novartis AG of Switzerland has said it is looking at selling vaccines to those countries at discounted prices.
On July 27, Argentine health minister Juan Manzur said: "We expressed our concern about being able to count on the vaccine when it starts going on sale. We have information that much of the production is already reserved." Argentine President Cristina Kirchner has called on the WHO to demand that patents be unblocked so that all countries can produce vaccines.
Socialist Cuba, while being a poor Third World country, produces its own generic anti-viral medication and provides the treatment free of charge within Cuba as well as sharing its biomedical research with other nations, thus bypassing the profit-based patents system. The ready access to free anti-viral medication is a key factor in Cuba's high success rate in controlling such diseases, as well as in limiting their spread.
The August 1 London Telegraph published an account by British medical student Isobel Amsay regarding her treatment for suspected swine flu while holidaying in Cuba. Her article emphasised the scarce material comforts, such as the grim hospital wards and bland breakfast fare, starkly contrasted with the high level of medical care and ready access to free medication that she received. On manifesting flu-like symptoms, Ramsay visited a local clinic where she was seen by a doctor immediately. After being seen by a consultant epidemiologist, she was sent in an ambulance to the local hospital, where she was met by two emergency doctors. Identified as a potential swine flu patient, she was placed in a two-bed quarantine unit where she was attended once a day by a doctor and twice a day by nurses who administered Tamiflu.
After five days, when Ramsay's swine flu results were confirmed as negative, she was discharged. She concluded her account by saying: "Despite the feeling of being in a story by Kafka, I was impressed with the professionalism of doctors who do their best with meagre resources and chastened by the thought that they earn a mere $30-$40 (£18-£24) per month. I won't be complaining about junior doctors' pay for a while."
Despite its scarce material resources, socialist Cuba offers a free, universal healthcare system with research and training ranked among the best in the world. Capitalist Australia, with its vast material resources, runs a profitable healthcare industry that benefits multinational pharmaceutical companies, private practices and health insurance companies. Perhaps the different systems explain why Cuba has only had 242 confirmed cases of swine flu and no fatalities while capitalist Australia, with twice Cuba's population, has had 30,000 confirmed infections and suffered more than 100 swine flu fatalities.


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Red Bull Air Race Arrives in Japan
"Airplanes are beautiful, cursed dreams." So says an aircraft engineer caught up in war in The Wind Rises, the last animated film by Miyazaki Hayao of Studio Ghibli before his retirement as a feature filmmaker. The line aptly describes the ambiguous sentiment shared by many aircraft aficionados, but in mid-May that sentiment was blown away by the 350-kilometers-per-hour blasts of civilian airplanes zooming by in the first air race hosted by Japan.
The Red Bull Air Race, dubbed the "Formula 1 of the sky" and the "world's fastest motorsport," is a three-dimensional speed race between propeller planes. The Red Bull Air Race Chiba 2015 took place at Makuhari Seaside Park on May 16 and 17, 2015, with the participation of 14 pilots from 11 countries. Muroya Yoshihide—the first Asian pilot—performed impressively in his home country's inaugural air race, setting a track record of 50.779 seconds in the first knock-out round. He did not make it past the next stage, however, and British pilot Paul Bonhomme went on to score his second consecutive victory in the world championship series, having also won the season's first race in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
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"Aerial Feats Enthrall 60,000" read an Asahi Shimbun headline, while the Mainichi Shimbun described the race as "really dynamic." Meanwhile, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) wrote of the event: "Race pilots with the world's top flying skills will compete over their mastery of piloting techniques in timed races involving speeds as fast as 370 kph and g-forces of up to 10 G."
Officially approved by the World Air Sports Federation, the Chiba event attracted 120,000 paying spectators over the two days, the largest crowd in the race's history. Roughly 300 members of domestic and foreign media gathered, and Japanese newspapers, magazines, television, and even information websites extensively covered the event. Excitement filled the air as fans cheered loudly for Muroya and other world-class pilots. Thanks to the event's immense success both commercially and in terms of publicity, the race organizers have already expressed their desire to hold another race in Chiba next year, noting that the city was a perfect venue. The Japanese executive committee that hosted the event has responded positively as well and says it is "coordinating with an eye to holding [the race again next year]."
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship is a series of speed races of single-engine planes held by the eponymous beverage maker in cities worldwide, including Las Vegas in the United States and Ascot in Britain. Launched in 2003 as a world series, it is in its tenth season, having had a hiatus from 2011 to 2013 for safety improvements. The pilot with the most points after the end of all races—there will be eight in the 2015 season—becomes the world champion.
The merits of holding a race in Chiba, according to the air race organizers, were that the city has historical significance as the birthplace of civil aviation in Japan, the Chiba venue lies alongside a long artificial seashore, and the city's proximity to the capital provides an advantage in drawing spectators.
According to the Red Bull Air Race website, the series "always takes place at the most breath-taking locations on the planet," whether over water or over land, and the pilots "often have to battle against the elements, with extreme heats, shifting winds and harsh storms always a possibility." Chiba was no exception, and training sessions had to be called off for two days due to an approaching typhoon.
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Pilots must navigate a roughly 4-km course at top speed, maneuvering their planes through checkpoints marked by 25-meter-tall pylons at prescribed altitudes and orientations. For safety reasons, they are required to choose from among several designated race planes and comply with weight and other requirements. Competing in these planes, modified within the requirements, demands in pilots the ability to react in mere a thousandth of a second.
In the first knock-out Round of 14 Muroya beat Martin Sonka (Czech Republic), who placed sixth in the qualifying round. But in the next Round of 8 he came up against the formidable Bonhomme, the winner of the season opener. Unable to harness the power of the new Edge 540 V3 plane, which he was piloting for the first time in this race, Muroya was disqualified due to over-G. Nonetheless, his time of 50.779 seconds in the Round of 14 clipped 1.5 seconds off his qualifying round time and was the fastest in the Chiba race—faster, indeed, than the winner, Bonhomme.
Currently in his fourth season, Muroya's highest overall ranking thus far has been ninth place, and he has made it to the podium only once. But hopes are up for a brighter future given his performance in Chiba. (Muroya went on to mark the second-best time in the qualifying round of the Rovinj race in Croatia, the third stop in the world championship series.)
Growing Competitor Base in Asia
Most of the air race pilots are either former air force pilots or aerobatic professionals. Following in the footsteps of Muroya, Halim Othman—a former top-gun pilot of the Royal Malaysian Air Force—became the second Asian pilot in the championship race by joining the Challenger Cup. The competitor base is beginning to grow in Asia.
The first Asian location was Putrajaya, Malaysia, which hosted a race in May 2014. It was announced that a race would also be held that year in Shanghai, China, but the event was canceled shortly before the scheduled dates. In Chiba, the second Asian city to host the championship, the heated races took place against a metropolitan background of Japan's longest artificial beach at Makuhari Seaside Park, Chiba Marine Stadium, and high-rise apartment buildings dotting the landscape around the seashore.
(Originally written in Japanese by Miki Takajirō of Nippon.com and published on June 22, 2015. Banner photo: Muroya's single-engine plane trails smoke as it flies past apartment buildings lining the seashore. Photo courtesy of Red Bull Japan.)
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