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Robert Conquest Honored at Stanford Famine Symposium
Historian Robert Conquest, Senior Research Fellow and scholar-curator of the Russian and CIS Collection
at the Hoover Institution, was honored at Stanford University for his pioneering research on the
Ukrainian Famine. The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) at Stanford
held a symposium, "Famine in Ukraine: 70 Years After - A symposium honoring Robert Conquest for his
contribution to the study of the famine" November 13, 2003. The Symposium was co-sponsored by the
Hoover Institution at Stanford.
The symposium included a lecture by Amir Weiner, Associate Professor of History at Stanford University,
on "The 1932-33 Famine: Sources, Course and Legacies;" and a lecture by Volodymyr S. Lozytskyi, Director
of the Central State Archives of Public Organizations of Ukraine, "Secret Documents about the 1932-33 Famine
in the Archives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine." A reception followed the presentations.
In addition to a moving tribute to his life's work delivered by Nancy Kollmann, CREEES Director and Professor of History,
Dr. Conquest was honored in the traditional Ukrainian fashion, with bread and salt. Following this tribute,
bandurists Oksana Herasymenko of Lviv, and Ola Herasymenko-Olijnyk of San Francisco performed two pieces in his honor:
a renditino of Taras Shevschenko's "Reve ta stohne Dnipr shyrokij," and an original piece composed by Oksana Herasymenko
in commemoration of the Harvest of Sorrow.
Robert Conquest is the author of seventeen books on Soviet history, politics, and international affairs, including
the classic "The Great Terror" (1968) and the acclaimed "Harvest of Sorrow" (1986). He served through World War
II in the British infantry and thereafter in His Majesty's Diplomatic Service, being awarded the Order of the British
Empire. Conquest is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a fellow of the British Academy, an adjunct fellow of
the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., and a research associate of Harvard University's
Ukrainian Research Institute. Conquest is also a poet and novelist, the author of six volumes of poetry and one
of literary criticism, a science fiction novel, and another novel authored jointly with Kingsley Amis.
In her remarks honoring Dr. Conquest, Nancy Kollmann stated: "In "Harvest of Sorrow""Professor Conquest showed that the Famine that swept across Ukraine and Ukrainian ethnographic territories in the Kuban was a deliberate policy intended to accomplish what the campaign of collectivization in Ukraine had started - that is, the systematic elimination of social classes and national groups who posed a threat to Soviet power. In Ukraine, the target was peasants who rejected communistic collectivization of agriculture and who were regarded as the bedrock supporters of Ukrainian national culture. . Conquest has put the Famine on the map as one of the most damning episodes in the tragic history of Soviet power."
Historian Robert Conquest is pictured above with CREEES
Associate Director Mary Dakin and Oksana Komar-Sullivan.


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Nano Bowties Colour-Sort and Control Light for Intricate Devices
Berkeley Lab researchers at the Molecular Foundry have created bowtie-shaped antennae that function as the first tunable nano colorsorters, able to capture, filter and steer light at the nanoscale.
Looking sharp and looking for light - Berkeley Lab researchers have engineered a new class of bowtie-shaped devices that capture, filter and steer light at the nanoscale. These nano-colorsorter devices act as antennae to focus and sort light in tiny spaces, a useful technique for harvesting broadband light for color-sensitive filters and detectors.
Currently, optical fibers employ light to transport data with very high bandwidth, but the technique hits a roadblock as light is squeezed into smaller and smaller photonic circuits. This roadblock is the diffraction limit - a fundamental restriction in concentrating photons into regions smaller than half their wavelength. In contrast, electronic devices are readily fashioned at nanometer scales; however, electronic data transfer operates at frequencies far below those for fiber optics, with much lower bandwidth, reducing the amount of data carried.
A recent technology, coined plasmonics, crowds electromagnetic waves into metal structures with dimensions much smaller than the wavelength of light for transmitting data at optical frequencies, marrying the best aspects of optical and electronic communications. A particularly promising class of structures for enhancing this crowding effect is nanoscale optical antennae made of gold, which leverage plasmonic behavior to efficiently capture and confine light in miniscule dimensions.
Like the antenna on your TV or radio, optical nanoantennas efficiently catch and concentrate energy, but the wavelengths are much smaller, says Jim Schuck, a staff scientist withn the Molecular Foundry, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national user facility at Berkeley Lab that provides support to nanoscience researchers around the world.
Weve made the first engineered and nanofabricated stucture for nanoscale light distribution that can ship and manipulate ultra-confined optical information with a knob you can easily tune-the energy or color of light, says Schuck, who works in the Foundrys Imaging and Manipulation of Nanostructures Facility.
Molecular Foundry post-doctoral researcher Zhaoyu Zhang, working with Schuck and Nanofabrication Facility Director Stefano Cabrini, fabricated nanoantennas from four equilateral triangles of gold lithographically patterned to create a cross geometry.
Breaking the symmetry of this cross-shaped device affects its primary resonance mode - a property best illustrated by the shattering of a champagne flute when it encounters a musical tone of the right pitch. In these cross nanoantennas, the resonant modes correspond to different frequencies, or colors, of light.
We can now control the plasmonic properties of these devices by introducing asymmetry, and we find red and blue light is literally sent left and right, says Zhang. By pushing the limits of manipulating light in a smaller volume, we can move information to one place or another quickly and efficiently, which is important for fast, color-sensitive photodetection.
Indeed, shifting the vertically aligned bowtie in the cross nanoantenna just five nanometers left of center generates two resonance modes, producing a two-color filter. The team further demonstrated this effect by breaking other symmetries of the bowties, leading to a three-color filter. This symmetry breaking gives scientists the ability to auto-tune a device to a desired set of colors or energies, crucial for filters and other detectors. Using the nanofabrication capabilities available at the Foundry, the scientists plan to explore adjusting the size, shape, and position of the bowties to optimize device properties. For example, thousands of bowties could be packed in an area less than one millimeter across, enabling large, but ultrafast, detector arrays.
Our findings lend insight into the link between simple symmetry breaking and the coherent coupling properties of localized plasmons, providing a pathway for engineering intricate devices that can control light in extremely confined spaces, Schuck adds.
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UCC Media Justice Update
Media Ownership Diversity Issue PageSubmitted by Greg Thu Nov 06 2014 14:19:40 GMT-0500 (EST)
More Coming soon...
Blog Posts
Move toward Competition, But Where is Diversity? (4/7/14)
Chairwoman Clyburn Builds FCC Knowledge Base on Critical Information Needs (10/24/13)
Official Filings
UCC OC Inc. Joint Comments Georgetown (8/6/2014)
Appendices: Media Ownership Charts and Data, Editorial Programming by Minority Owned Radio Stations
UCC OC Inc. Joint Reply Comments Georgetown (9/8/2014)
WWOR Application for Review (10/8/2014)
WWOR Reply to Opposition (11/3/2014)
Sens. Menedez, Booker and Cong. Pallone (most senior democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Committee) write to FCC asking for prompt action on WWOR.
Civil Rights, Media Justice, and Labor Groups Applaud the FCC for Further Action on Unfair Prison Phone RatesSubmitted by Greg Mon Oct 20 2014 14:41:17 GMT-0400 (EDT)
Contact Info:
Stephanie Vanegas, 415-495-4200 ext.101 | email@example.com
Washington D.C. – In response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voting to approve a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, to comprehensively reform interstate and intrastate inmate calling services for prisons and detention facilities, civil rights, media justice, and labor groups released the following statement:
"The FCC's plan to address the cost of local telephone calls to prison, jails and immigration detention facilities is another step toward reducing the unfair financial burden on incarcerated people and their families. We applaud Chairman Wheeler and Commissioner Clyburn's leadership to ensure that inmates can maintain contact withparents and grandparents, children, spouses, siblings, clergy and friends.
Preserving the most reliable way for inmates to keep relationships that matter is one of the best ways to ensure our communities are safer and to decrease re-offenses and reentry into the criminal justice system.
By taking further action, the FCC can finish the job and eliminate predatory phone rates entirely. The agency has an opportunity to increase transparency in an industry that profits from outrageous fees at the expense of families and address the terrible situation facing inmates with disabilities who often cannot communicate with the outside world.
The civil rights, media justice, and labor community stands behind Wheeler and Clyburn because all families deserve the right to stay connected at reasonable and fair rates, as mandated by the Communications Act. We look forward to rapid completion of this next phase of the FCC's work."
American Friends Service Committee
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Center for Media Justice
Common Cause
Communications Workers of America
Free Press
Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf (HEARD)
Illinois Campaign for Prison Phone Justice of UCIMC
Media Alliance
Media Literacy Project
Open Technology Institute, New America
Prison Policy Initiative
Prisoners Legal Services of Massachusetts
Public Knowledge
National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low income clients
National Hispanic Media Coalition
New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant Detainees
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
United Church of Christ, OC Inc.
2014 Parker Lecture Press ReleaseSubmitted by Greg Tue Oct 07 2014 13:06:07 GMT-0400 (EDT)
FCC Chairman Wheeler Highlights Need for Greater Broadband Access and Diversity in Media Ownership
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler Tuesday pledged to improve the rates of media ownership by women and persons of color during his tenure as chairman, and said he was treating the commission's open Internet rules as "the most important decision of my term."
Wheeler's remarks came as he delivered the 32nd Annual Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture at the Newseum in Washington.
|FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
The event, sponsored by the United Church of Christ's Office of Communication, Inc., was held in partnership with the Newseum Institute this year to mark the 50th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Parker's ground-breaking petition to the FCC. The petition, filed at the height of the civil rights movement, challenged the television license of WLBT in Jackson, Mississippi, for its failure to cover its African-American viewers. The petition ultimately led the FCC to strip the station owners of their license, and established the right of individual citizens to petition the agency.
"Everett Parker fought for the free flow of information without economic obstruction," Wheeler said. ".…The history of America is the history of unpopular ideas that came to be recognized as essential truths – from the independence of colonies, to the abolition of slavery, to the simple notion that people should not be judged on the basis of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. This is why free expression is a value that stands at the center of our work to promote an open Internet."
The chairman observed that the Internet also represents "an unprecedented expansion of economic opportunity. Networks have always been the backbone of economic expansion, but what is new this time is that an open Internet allows innovative economic activity to reach scope and scale at an unprecedented rate. "
Wheeler noted that ensuring universal access to the Internet for all "will not be an easy task." But, he added, "The costs of digital exclusion are significant for the non-connected and for our nation. Broadband is the gateway that facilitates, among other things, online learning, telework, remote health care monitoring, social networking, news and entertainment programming and economic opportunities. Like access to broadcasting in the 1960's, access to the broadband Internet is critical to full and fair participation in our society and our economy." Tom Wheeler remarks as prepared for delivery.
|Makani Themba & Catherine J.K. Sandoval
At the event, Makani Themba, executive director of The Praxis Project, received the Everett C. Parker Award in recognition of her many years of leadership and support for promoting the public interest in telecommunications and the media.
Themba described Rev. Parker as one of her heroes, asserting, "there can be no justice when people are silent." Themba recited the names of African-Americans whose deaths had made headlines--in the civil right era and in recent months, then added, "There are so many names we don't even know. And they number into the millions, over centuries, as we are reminded over and over again that for people of color in this country, our lives are cheap. Continuing the legacy of Rev. Parker is to break the complicity of media--especially news media--with our dehumanization. Of course, media bias does not pull the trigger, but it does help paint a target on our backs." Makani Themba remarks as prepared for delivery.
California Public Utilities Commissioner Catherine J.K. Sandoval received the Donald H. McGannon Award for her contributions in advancing the roles of women and persons of color in the media. Sandoval directed the FCC's Office of Communications Business Opportunities in the late 1990s before becoming the first Latino member of the CPUC.
Sandoval recalled that as a 6-year-old living in a trailer park in Los Angeles, television "ignited my dreams to be a lawyer," bringing images of leaders such as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall into her home. In her remarks, Sandoval described how bringing telephone service to previously unserved parts of the Yurok tribe's reservation in California—"where the nearest cell phone service is 45 minutes away"—had enabled residents to alert emergency personnel to a wildfire outbreak and brought news to a blind member of the tribe.
The event was livestreamed by the Newseum Institute. An archived video will be available at www.newseum.org.
The Parker Lecture was created in 1982 to recognize the founder of OC, Inc., and his pioneering work as an advocate for the public's rights in broadcasting. The event is the only lecture in the country to examine telecommunications in the digital age from an ethical perspective. More information is available at www.uccmediajustice.org/parker.
This year's lecture was held in conjunction with the Newseum's three-year exhibit "Civil Rights at 50," chronicling major developments in the civil rights movement from 1963 to 1965 through news media reports.
The Cleveland-based United Church of Christ, a Protestant denomination with more than 1 million members and nearly 5,200 local congregations nationwide, recognizes the unique power of the media to shape public understanding and thus society as a whole. For this reason, the UCC's OC, Inc. has worked since its founding in 1959 to create just and equitable media structures that give a meaningful voice to diverse peoples, cultures and ideas.
The Newseum Institute provides a forum for educational programs and thought-leadership initiatives, as well as educational materials, addressing the five freedoms of the First Amendment: speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. The Newseum's 250,000-square-foot museum in downtown Washington, D.C., offers visitors a state-of-the-art experience that blends news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits.
United Church of Christ, Office of Communication, Inc.
Cheryl A. Leanza,
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Tom Wheeler's 2014 Parker Lecture RemarksSubmitted by Greg Tue Oct 07 2014 12:55:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)
Remarks of Tom Wheeler
32nd Annual Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture October 7, 2014
Thank you Pastor Edmonds for that introduction. Congratulations to Makani Themba and Commissioner Cathy Sandoval for your well-deserved recognition.
It is an honor to follow Reverend Truman Parker – following a Parker is natural for all of us, and that, in part, is what I'd like to address today.
There are multiple reasons why it is a privilege to be here, but I want to highlight two.
First, I grew up in a UCC church. The church is one that in its own words "joins faith with action." This call to action challenges us to search for social justice. Everett Parker took that challenge to the parochial corners of telecommunications policy.
Secondly, I knew Everett Parker. Not well, but in the late 1970s we both advocated for diversity of voices in media. I was doing it for the cable television industry, which had an obvious interest in overcoming the restrictive rules imposed by the FCC. Rev. Parker did it because diversity of choice and diversity of opportunity was what he was all about.
Today we celebrate Rev. Everett Parker's service to God and his contribution to our society. When he appealed the FCC's 1965 decision to grant WLBT's license renewal in United Church of Christ v. FCC, he not only took on racism, but also he established the landmark precedent that gave ordinary citizens the right, for the first time, to participate in FCC proceedings.
The fact that today all FCC processes are open and that anyone can provide comments on the topics we discuss is a tremendous legacy that we too often take for granted.
Before this decision, the FCC's position was that only those alleging "economic injury and electrical interference" had the right to challenge its licensing decisions
But Chief Judge, and soon-to-be Chief Justice, Warren Burger wrote a powerful opinion that said that the public played an important role as "private attorneys general" in helping the FCC enforce the public interest standard.
I have often said that the networks that connect us are the forces that define us – not just our commerce, but also our culture and individual lives. Everett Parker gave us all a voice in the policy related to that defining force.
At the FCC we are the public's representative in this communications revolution. Fighting for the public interest as technology transforms our economy and society is the FCC's Number One job responsibility.
And we've got our work cut out for us.
At the time of Reverend Parker's campaign, broadcast TV and radio were by far and away the most powerful sources for news and information. Fifty years after Everett Parker filed the petition that would transform access to broadcasting there is a new platform that is redefining not only access to news and information, but also access to economic opportunity and growth. Of course, I'm talking about the Internet.
Ensuring universal access to the Internet for all will not be an easy task. Nearly 30% of Americans are not connected to high-speed broadband Internet at home. This includes nearly 14 million Americans that have no access whatsoever.
Low-income individuals and people of color are disproportionately offline, and they are unconnected for a variety of reasons: cost, a dearth of relevant content, lack of digital literacy, or a mixture of the above.
The costs of digital exclusion are significant for the non-connected and for our nation.
Broadband is the gateway that facilitates, among other things, online learning, telework, remote health care monitoring, social networking, news and entertainment programming and economic opportunities. Like access to broadcasting in the 1960's, access to the broadband Internet is critical to full and fair participation in our society and our economy.
In 2014, opportunity for all requires broadband for all.
So what should we be doing to advance the public interest and ensure that all Americans are enjoying the benefits of high-speed broadband?
Let me answer that question of what we should do by telling you some of the things I believe, and how the Commission is acting on those beliefs.
First, I believe that advancing the public interest starts with facilitating dynamic technological change to ensure the U.S. has world-class communications networks.
As many of you know, I'm a student of history. One lesson is that the opportunities created by new networks are always met with resistance. Some resistance comes from economic incumbents threatened. Some of the resistance stems from human nature. Let's be honest; change is hard. And it's fair to say that broadband Internet – wired and wireless – is a disruptive force that's changing almost every aspect of our economy and our society.
But history also tells us that those who embrace change are the ones who write the future.
We need to facilitate change by promoting the world's best innovation infrastructure. We need faster, affordable networks in more places. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of seeing the charts of where the U.S. ranks in comparison to the broadband speeds of other nations. Table stakes for the 21st century is 25 Mbps, and winning the game means that all consumers can get at least 100 Mbps – and more.
At a time when technological advances are moving at lightning speed, competition that forces companies to embrace those advances is the best way to achieve those goals. Unfortunately, today there is an inverse relationship between competition and broadband speed. Three-quarters of American homes have no competitive choice at 25 Mbps. That includes almost 20 percent who have no option at all at those speeds!
To address this gap, I outlined an Agenda for Broadband Competition, which states that where competition exists, the Commission will protect it. Where greater competition can exist, we will incent it. And where competition cannot exist, we will take on the responsibility of promoting broadband deployment.
When we talk about broadband, we are increasingly talking about mobile connectivity. And as the Pew Research Internet Project has found, people of limited economic means and people of color disproportionately rely on mobile phones for broadband Internet access. The 21st century will be defined by the networks that marry the ever-increasing computing power of Moore's Law with the invisible delivery of wireless spectrum. That's why the FCC is pursuing a comprehensive agenda to make more spectrum available for broadband, including for small businesses and minority entrepreneurs.
Embracing the future also means focusing on the opportunities created by our new network realities, rather than simply refighting the struggles of the past.
Case in point: look at media ownership. This was at the center of Everett Parker's fight 50 years ago, and it's still an important issue today. As many of you know, in recent years, we saw covert consolidation in the broadcast television industry as major corporations used so-called sidecar agreements to do an end-run around the FCC's media ownership limits. The result was a reduction in the number of ownership opportunities for women and minorities. In March, the FCC cracked down on these sidecar deals. I'm pleased that as a result of these new rules, new opportunities are being opened for minority and women ownership. When Gray Television, for instance, was unable to gain our approval to continue the old ways, they sold six full-power TV stations to new minority and female owners.
That's great news, but the reality is that – thanks to new broadband technologies – facilities ownership is less critical to diverse voices than ever before. Yes, we will continue to push for diversity in ownership. But, just as important in the Internet Age, we need to exploit our new networks for ownership diversity and content diversity.
So I believe we need to embrace and facilitate the changes made possible by broadband revolution, which brings me to my second point.
While network technologies have changed, the principles that define the relationship between those who build and own our communications networks and those who use them have not. Advancing the public interest requires ensuring that our networks reflect our civic values.
At the beginning of my term, I spoke about the Network Compact, those immutable values that have formed the foundation of our communications networks for over a century. These principles include:
- Access – both to networks and on networks,
- Interconnection – by definition a network is a series ofconnections; in the broadband world, the Internet isn't a thing,
but a connected collection of networks,
- Consumer protection – technology has pushed the laws ofphysics, but nothing has changed the laws of human nature or
economics, and consumers must be protected from exploitation,
- Public safety –without a doubt, this must be the underlyingdeliverable of all networks, and
- National security – in a world in which networks are now attackvectors, we must have secure and safe connectivity.
Telephone companies are retiring their old networks – which primarily run over copper — and are moving to internet protocol or "IP" networks that use a variety of means of transmission, including fiber and wireless. This transition raises a multitude of questions: What obligations will attach in an all-IP environment? Will 911 calls be required to go through with the same reliability as old landline networks? Will carriers be responsible to serve the remotest areas or the poorest populations? What about disability access and protections against privacy violations and fraudulent billing?
There are those who argue that the move from analog networks to IP networks changes the principles of the Network Compact. They are wrong. The form these responsibilities take may change in an IP world, but the principles do not – and should never – go away.
While our principles remain constant in the face of change, our policies to protect those principles cannot. I believe that to serve the public interest government oversight must evolve to reflect changes in technology.
Which brings us back to Rev. Parker. In the last half of the last century he fought for the public interest in the then-dominant communications technology. Today, at the beginning of the 21st century, we must transition his fight to the new communications technology.
The fight for the diversity of viewpoints and the protection of fundamental democratic values has leapt to the Internet. The opportunity the Internet offers for making everyone a publisher with their own outlet to the world – literally the world – is the greatest advance in democratic values in history. But it only works if the Internet remains open.
Everett Parker's fight began when a Mississippi television station chose to go dark rather than broadcast information about racial justice. Rev. Parker fought to see that there were consequences to that activity and that the people's airwaves were not manipulated in such a manner.
Today our challenge is to ensure that the Internet remains open to new ideas, new people expressing themselves, and new economic opportunity.
The history of networks – whether the railroad, telegraph, or telephone – has been one where the incredible opportunity presented to society is tempered by the reality of economic opportunism.
Everett Parker fought for the free flow of information without economic obstruction. In his time it was necessary to own a broadcast license or buy ink in 50-gallon barrels for your newspaper in order to have a conduit for widespread expression. Today you just need an Internet connection. That connection must be able to lead you and your opinions to the world, as well as bring the thoughts and ideas of the world to you – both without interference.
Free expression is the basis on which our democracy is constructed. We have learned that financial interests can under-value the importance of speech. But we will not. We will recognize the importance of the speaker. Just as importantly, we will recognize the importance of the listener to receive information. Democracy cannot work if political expression is
cabined and confined. The history of America is the history of unpopular ideas that came to be recognized as essential truths – from the independence of colonies, to the abolition of slavery, to the simple notion that people should not be judged on the basis of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. This is why free expression is a value that stands at the center of our work to promote an open Internet. As if the revolutionary expansion of free speech represented by the Internet isn't enough, the Net is also an unprecedented expansion of economic opportunity. Networks have always been the backbone of economic expansion, but what is new this time is that an open Internet allows innovative economic activity to reach scope and scale at an unprecedented rate.
These are the fundamental reasons that we are considering Open Internet rules at the FCC. Some have remarked that this may be the most important decision to be made during my term. I don't know whether that is true or not, but I can assure you that I am treating it that way.
Everett Parker was motivated by a dream that the principal means of communications in this country would serve everybody, regardless of the color of their skin or the size of their paycheck. His work continues today. It is in that spirit that I am proud to accept your kind recognition.
Thank you.
Makani Themba's 2014 Parker Lecture RemarksSubmitted by Greg Tue Oct 07 2014 12:53:45 GMT-0400 (EDT)
Thank you. first, I want to congratulate Kathy Sandoval, what great company to have on this day. thank you for your amazing work over the years. I want to thank my movement family – especially my comrades at the praxis project who share this award with me. Thank you to my sistar Jaribu Hill for being here, for her incredible work as a hunan rights lawyer and culture warrior
Thank you united church of christ office of communication. what an August and incredible institution. thank you for your pioneering leadership, leadership that has always understood that there can be no justice when people are silenced. thank you.
I am deeply, deeply honored to receive this recognition named for one of my personal heroes, Rev. Rverett C. Parker. and in 2014, the 50th anniversary of the challenge filed against the license of WLBT in Jackson, MS? Just amazing! when Rev. Parker, Aaron Henry and Rev. R.l.T. Smith filed that challenge 50 years ago, you could only get involved in FCC matters if you had what they thought was an economic stake or the broadcaster signals created interference. this petition, the years of organizing at its foundation, and the groundbreaking decision that followed will always be a core inspiration to me.
Mississippi is very much on my mind these days.
There have been many milestone anniversaries commemorated this year – 50th anniversary of freedom summer, the civil rights act, the assassination of Medgar Evers and more. I find myself reflecting on the deep, inextricable link between the fight for just access to media and just content grounded in human rights. as Rev. Parker, Rev. Smith and mr. Henry knew back then, racist coverage along with censorship was analogous to shouting fire in a crowded theater. the exclusion of black voices and the promotion of hate had helped to create an environment where black life was cheap.
Access and content operate together. media justice requires we address them both. Renisha Mcbride, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant, John T. Williams, Henry Glover, Juan Herera, Amadou Diallo, Iman Morales, Eleanor Bumpers, Vincent Chin, and the four little girls murdered in a church basement 51 years ago last month Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Denise Mcnair there are so many more names to recall. there are so many names we don't even know. and they number into the millions, over centuries as we are reminded over and over again that for people of color in this country, our lives are cheap. continuing the legacy of rev. Parker is to break the complicity of media – especially news media — with our dehumanization. of course, media bias does not pull the trigger but it does help paint a target on our backs. we can do so much better. we can be much better. and in doing so, there's the opportunity to make media worthy of the public's airwaves as rev. Parker himself imagined.
I will close with the words of one of mississippi's greatest freedom fighters, ms. Fannie Lou Hamer, whom Jaribu Hill reminded me that yesterday would have been her 97th birthday: she said, in her inimitable way of cutting to the chase, "it's time for america to get right."
As Rev. Parker and his comrades showed us decades ago, media justice – just access and just content – is a critical step in that direction. I am holding the vision that when we gather to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this important decision, we will be able to say that our work helped get america right. Thank you again for this incredible honor.


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Survival: The inspirational story of the Thredbo disaster's sole survivor
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I'm fast asleep . . . from somewhere in my subconscious comes a rumbling sound. It's growing louder . . . louder. It's roaring.
My eyes shoot open. Is this one of those thrilling winds that tear down the valley? No, this is something far more frightening.
A hailstorm? An explosion? A bomb? The thoughts flash through my mind.
My body is shaking, uncontrollably shuddering. Sally awakes. Our flat is moving all around us. Everything's rattling, crashing down.
I hear the window being smashed in. I hear the glass shatter, showering us in our bed. Instinctively I lift my head off the pillow to see what's happening. It's dark. Nothing makes sense. The wall behind us comes crashing down on our bed. My head is forced back down as the roof caves in on top of us.
I can feel the ceiling about three centimetres in front of my face. I'm choking on dust. I can't breathe . . . I'm coughing, choking. I can't see a thing.
I've got to get us out . . . where? I roll off the bed and try to find the window. I land on broken glass, slashing at my hands and knees. I blindly feel around for a way out but there's no room . . . no escape. It's pitch black. I climb back onto the bed.
Sal's screaming and screaming. 'It's OK, Sal. It's OK. We'll be all right.' She's screaming, 'I'm pinned . . . I can't feel anything from the waist down'.
'It's all right Sal, we'll be OK.'
I reach out to touch her; she's still under our doona. I run my hand down the shape of her body and find a big concrete beam across her waist. I move my hand up to her face and she's screaming again, 'I can't lift my head. My head is pinned'. Her head's trapped by the bedhead.
There's so much noise. It begins as a rumble and blocks out everything else as it hits—a rush of freezing water. Both of us are screaming—blood curdling, terrifying screams. The water cascades down onto us. It swirls around us . . . rising and rising.
I'm holding Sally's face. I can't shift the bedhead off her; it's not budging; I'm trying, Oh God, I'm trying to move it. The water's absolutely freezing—it takes my breath away as it bites into my semi-naked body.
The air is thick with dust; my mouth fills with it. I'm choking.
'Sal, it's OK. We're going to be OK. It's OK . . . we're going to be all right.' She's screaming 'Stuart, Stuart' at the top of her voice—'Stuart, Stuart, Stuart' over and over and over again.
The water's flying around us. I put my hand over Sal's mouth. I've got to stop the water getting in. It's rising, rising. It's useless. I can feel the water seeping between my fingers, filling her mouth. I've got to stop the water. Please, I've got to stop the water.
It floods in, I can't stop it. She's gurgling, drowning as her lungs fill up. My hand is still over her mouth. I can feel her face, contorted. The screaming has stopped . . . I feel the life drain out of my wife's body . . . she goes limp. I can't see her face but I know it's a mask of sheer terror . . . I take my hand away.
I feel so useless, helpless—totally, completely and utterly unable to do anything. I feel so small, so insignificant. I'd always thought I had the ability to protect Sal. I can't anymore.
I must survive . . . nothing I can do for Sal . . . I must try to save myself.
I arch my back, using my elbows to push myself above the water. Mud and water flow around me. My mouth is just out of the water. There's a tiny gap between my mouth and the roof, a tiny air pocket; at least I can breathe. The water laps at my lips. I must keep pushing myself up.
Part of me wants to just drop; the water can take me too. It's taken my wife . . . take me too . . . I just want to be with Sal.
The walls feel like they're closing in; the roof is getting closer . . . get me out of here. No control. I'm constrained. I can hardly move.
The water flows away.
It all took just 30 seconds. Thirty seconds that keep replaying in my mind over and over again, the details as vivid now as the night it happened. Thirty seconds that changed my life forever and took the lives of 18 other people, one of them my reason for living . . . my wife Sal.
Thirty seconds earlier we had been safely tucked up in bed. Bimbadeen Lodge had been our home, our haven; it had now become our tomb.
Thredbo has been like a second home, more or less, ever since I was born. I know this place. I know its beauty . . . I now know its terror. It was the night of July 30, 1997.
Sal dying in my hands will stay in my mind forever. I'll take that memory to the grave.
"My body is shaking, uncontrollably shuddering. Everything's rattling, crashing down. I'm choking on dust. I can't breathe… I'm coughing, choking. Sal's screaming …"
On the night of July 30th 1997 a landslide shattered the tranquility of Thredbo Village, sweeping away two ski lodges and burying 19 people beneath tonnes of concrete and mud. In the days that followed, the world mourned as rescuers dragged body after body from the rubble.
But out of tragedy sprang an amazing story of survival. Stuart Diver, whose young wife Sally died beside him in the first moments of the slide, had clung to life buried beneath a concrete slab for 65 freezing hours.
This is Stuart Diver's story. The story of how one man found the mental and physical strength to live through tragedy and survive against impossible odds.
Stuart relives the event that changed his world forever and talks honestly about what went through his mind during his long hours alone beneath the rubble, his painful recovery, and his inspirational attitude to life and the future. And he reveals how the lessons he learned at Thredbo can help each of us find the inner strength to become a survivor.
This special edition includes four bonus chapters that covers Stuart's life in the more than ten years since the original publication of Survival.
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text: But is it a real castle?? Lady Afrena _____ From: elfsea-bounces+bethzimm=swbell.net at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-bounces+bethzimm=swbell.net at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Wilkerson, Glen D Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 9:06 AM To: Barony of Elfsea Subject: RE: [Elfsea] The search for sites Part 1 Greystone isn't a private resort, it is public - but it is very high dollar. Their primary business is as a hunting lodge for exotic game and upland fowl, but they also do the high end corporate retreat and bed-and-breakfast and honeymoon thing. I did a little research on the place, it's definately not for us. Alaric _____ From: elfsea-bounces+glen.d.wilkerson=lmco.com at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-bounces+glen.d.wilkerson=lmco.com at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Sue Delk Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 8:57 AM To: Barony of Elfsea Subject: Re: [Elfsea] The search for sites Part 1 Last time I heard Greystone was a private resort that was WAY out of most group's price range. But that was several years ago and ownership may have changed. Also, DFT has a new site for Guardian this year. It's just about 100 yards west of the old site, but has showers, flushies, electricity, RV hookups, etc. It's called Camp and Fish in Glen Rose. The website for Guardian is http://dragonsfire-tor.ansteorra.org/ and look under Guardian of the Tor. It might be a good site! In service, HL Genevieve ----- Original Message ----- From: Beth Zimmerman <mailto:bethzimm at swbell.net> To: 'Barony of <mailto:elfsea at ansteorra.org> Elfsea' Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 8:19 AM Subject: RE: [Elfsea] The search for sites Part 1 Thank you. This is very informative. Here is a sight you might also check out. http://www.greystonecastle.com/index.htm, its probably out of our range but I always wanted to check it out and see if its a real castle or a mock up. I pass it every time I go to the Smoke Stack restaurant or to visit my mom in El Paso. Lady Afrena u Dunlainghe _____ From: elfsea-bounces+bethzimm=swbell.net at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-bounces+bethzimm=swbell.net at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Julie Cunningham Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 5:46 PM To: elfsea at ansteorra.org; Barony of Steppes - SCA Inc. Subject: [Elfsea] The search for sites Part 1 Greetings everyone! Just wanted to fill everyone in our (Geoffreys and Katheryns) adventures this weekend, looking for possible SCA Central Regional event sites. Our journeys will be posted to lists and will, at some point, be input into a database for future reference for local event planning. Again, this is more of a fact-gathering venture with a smidge of our most humble opinions. We are specifically looking for an alternative Warlord site, but are keeping an open mind to all Central Regional events as well as local Baronial or Canton events. It is up to the event steward to find out additional information that we do not offer here. We will answer questions, just send us an email or give us a call. Chapter 1 The Pines We journeyed to the location called The Pines near Big Sandy, Texas. This is about 10 miles east of the Hawkins site. The website is http://www.thepines.org/ The site is very lovely with many amenities. There is actually one open field, which would serve nicely for a list field. Parking is limited at this site, since buses usually bring children in for camp. Parking would be very challenging for Warlord or Elfea Defender. They do not allow alcohol on premises there. They have great cabins, some with air conditioning and some without. They have showers in some of the cabins. There are also buildings that have showers and bathrooms, much like Canton. There are equestrian and archery areas, however they lack the open spaces that we need to have a proper SCA equestrian and archery field. The sizes are small, since they usually cater to childrens camps. There might be issues with bringing our own horses there, since they have their own. It would need to be researched further with the camp director if there is interest. There is a very nice hall with a huge fireplace. However there is not enough room in this hall for 12th night. This might be a nice location for Steppes fall court or a Midsummers Eve Ball, or maybe some other events where only a list field and a nice, small hall are needed. The Pines will not be available to the Steppes on Memorial Day, since they will be having their staff training. Pricing for the site also might be a bit high, but it would be up to the event steward to negotiate. Maggie is the director we spoke to. She can be reached at 903-845-5834. So that is it for Chapter 1. Stay tuned for Chapter 2 when we describe a little jewel in Mineola. Yours in Service Lord Geoffrey Sparhauk and Lady Katheryn Cunningghame _____ Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. 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The public hearing on the Fall Hill Avenue and Mary Washington Boulevard project has a new date and meeting location.
The meeting will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 26 at James Monroe High School, according to a release from the city. The original meeting was postponed because of superstorm Sandy.
Project plans and other documents will be on display at the meeting, as will information on property impacts and details on the work schedule. Residents also will get a chance to give comments at the meeting.
All of the information will be available for 15 days prior to the meeting, at the Virginia Department of Transportation office on Deacon Road and at the city public works department on Princess Anne Street.
The project, broken into phases, will include widening the western portion of Fall Hill Avenue to four lanes, joining the section that already has been widened. Sidewalks and a trail also will be added, and the bridge spanning Interstate 95 will be replaced.
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A fabulous, high contrast collection of colors highlighted by lovely luster and intriguing shape. Crafted in 14K yellow Gold Embraced® sterling silver, each of these captivating earrings features a chain dangle displaying one round 10mm dyed black onyx bead in a drill setting, one round 6mm dyed black onyx bead in a drill setting, and a cluster of nine oblong shaped 4x6mm white freshwater cultured pearls in adhesive settings. A Chinese character decorates the post.
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Onyx is a variety of chalcedony quartz that features a fine texture with a smooth black color. Some onyx can display white bands or ribbons against black or brown backgrounds. Mined in Brazil, India, California and Uruguay, most onyx today is color-enhanced to increase its depth of color. It ranks a 6.5 on the Mohs Scale and is an ideal stone for carving. In fact, it is a favorite material of lapidary artists.
Onyx was very popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. The name comes from the Greek word "onux," which means fingernail. Legend says that one day frisky Cupid cut the divine fingernails of Venus with an arrowhead while she was sleeping. He left the clippings scattered on the sand and the fates turned them into stone so that no part of her heavenly body would ever perish. In Greek times, almost all colors of chalcedony were called onyx. Later, the Romans narrowed the term to refer to only the black and dark brown colors, while the reddish brown and white onyx became known as sardonyx. Highly valued in Rome, sardonyx was especially used for seals because it was said to never stick to the wax. Roman General Publius Cornelius Scipio was famous for wearing sardonyx.
Worn during mourning in the Victorian age, onyx is now traditionally given as a 7th wedding anniversary gift. It is thought to increase happiness, intuition and instincts. The stone is also believed to cool the yearnings of love and decrease sexual desire.
Often referred to as a gift from the sea, pearl's origin has been an object of folklore throughout history. Early Chinese myths told of pearls falling from the sky when dragons fought. Ancient Persian legend said that pearls were tears of the gods. In classical times, it was believed that pearls were formed when moonbeams lit upon shellfish, while Indian mythology suggested pearls were formed when dewdrops fell from the heavens into the sea.
In truth, pearls are lustrous gems with an organic origin. They are formed inside mollusks such as oysters, clams and mussels when an irritant such as a tiny stone, grain of sand or small parasite enters the mollusk's shell. To protect its soft inner body, the mollusk secretes a smooth, lustrous substance called nacre around the foreign object. Layer upon layer of nacre coats the irritant and hardens, ultimately forming a pearl.
This process of building a solid pearl can take up to seven or eight years. Generally, the thicker the nacre becomes, the richer the "glow" of the pearl and greater its value. While pearls that have formed on the inside of the shell (called blister pearls) are usually irregular in shape and have little commercial value, those that are formed within the tissue of the mollusk are either spherical or pear-shaped and are highly sought-after for jewelry. Most pearls on the market measure 7.0-7.5mm in diameter, but can be found as small as 1mm or as large as 20mm.
Although some pearls are found naturally in mollusks (considered the most valuable), the vast majority of pearls are grown, or cultured, on pearl farms. To instigate this culturing process, a small shell bead, or nucleus, is surgically inserted into the mantle of an oyster. Despite the fact that pearls are harvested in great quantities on pearl farms, producing a quality pearl is an extremely rare event. It is estimated that half of all nucleated oysters do not survive and, from those that do, only 20 percent create marketable pearls.
Cultured and natural pearls can be distinguished from imitation pearls by rubbing them gently against the edge of a tooth. Cultured and natural pearls will feel slightly rough, like fine sandpaper, because of the texture of natural nacre. Imitations will feel quite smooth because their surfaces are merely molded or painted on smooth beads. Since nacre is organic, pearls are quite "soft" and rank only a 2.5-4.5 on the Mohs Scale. The gems are very sensitive and special care should be taken when wearing and storing them.
The value of a pearl is judged by several factors, and high-quality pearl strands should feature pearls well-matched in these factors: "orient," the lustrous iridescence that's produced when light is reflected from the nacre, should glow with a soft brilliance; the nacre's texture should be clean and smooth, absent of spots, bumps or cracks; the shape of a pearl should be symmetrical and generally the rounder a pearl is, the higher its value; and although pearls come in many different colors (depending on the environment and species of mollusk), the most favored are those that have a rose-tinted hue.
Pearls are cultured in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. Akoya pearls are the classic round pearls found in most pearl jewelry. They are mainly grown in the waters off Japan and are found in a range of hues, including white, cream, pink and peach. Mabe pearls are grown in Japan, Indonesia, French Polynesia and Australia. They are usually flat-backed and often called blister pearls because they form against the inside shells of oysters rather than within oysters' bodies. Tahitian pearls are grown in French Polynesia and come in a range of colors, including gray and black with green, purple or rose overtones. Because of their large size and unique dark colors, they command very high prices. Also prized for their large size, white South Sea pearls are grown in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and other areas of the South Pacific.
Freshwater pearls come in various colors and are grown in bays, lakes and rivers primarily in Japan, China, Europe and the United States (Mississippi River). They are often irregularly shaped and less lustrous than saltwater cultured pearls, making them substantially less expensive.
Pearls have been treasured throughout ancient folklore and history. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, considered pearls to be sacred. The Greeks prized the gems for their beauty and believed that wearing pearls would promote marital bliss and prevent newlywed women from crying. In ancient Rome, pearls were considered the ultimate symbol of wealth and status. The ancient Egyptians were buried with them and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra favored pearls immensely. It is said that while dining with Mark Anthony, she purposely dropped a pearl into her drink to demonstrate the wealth of her rule.
As early as 2000 B.C., pearls have been used as medicine in China, where it was believed to represent wealth, power and longevity. Even today, low-grade pearls are ground for use as medicine in the Orient. Arabs and Persians also believed it was a cure for various kinds of diseases, as well as insanity.
Long ago, when pearls were not cultured and thousands of oysters had to be searched for only one pearl, the gems were important financial assets, comparable in price to real estate. Some European countries even banned all but nobility from the right to wear them. Medieval knights wore them in battle as a talisman against injury, while warriors in India encrusted pearls into their sword handles to symbolize the tears that swords can bring.
Today, the pearl is a universal symbol of innocence and purity. It is the birthstone for June and is considered the traditional gift for couples celebrating their 3rd and 30th wedding anniversaries. Many believe the gem gives wisdom through experience, quickens the laws of karma and cements engagements and love relationships. It is also considered to offer the powers of wealth, protection and luck.
The largest pearl in the world is approximately 3" long and 2" wide, weighing one-third of a pound. Called the Pearl of Asia, it was a gift from India's Shah Jahan to his favorite wife, for whom he also built the Taj Mahal. Another famous pearl is called "La Peregrina," or "the Wanderer," and is considered by experts to be the most beautiful pearl in the world. Pear-shaped and measuring 1-1/2" in length, it is said that 400 years ago the pearl was found by a slave in Panama, who gave it up in return for his freedom. In 1570, the conquistadors sent the pearl to King Philip II of Spain. The pearl was passed to Mary I of England, who gave it to Prince Louis Napoleon of France, who sold it to the British Marquis of Abercon. After disappearing for a century, the pearl turned up once again in 1969 at a New York auction house. It was purchased by actor Richard Burton for his wife, Elizabeth Taylor.
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Butterfly Back: A double looped piece resembling a butterfly that fits over a post. Variations on this design are called push back clasps. The basic post and butterfly back are usually used for stud earrings and lighter weight drop earrings.
Hinged Snap Backs: This clasp features a hinged post that snaps into a groove on the back of the earring. It is commonly found on hoops. Sometimes the hinged post is curved to provide more room to fit around the ear, sometimes called a saddleback.
Hook Backs: This earring backing is simply a long, bent post that fits through the piercing. Hooks have several variations, most notably the shepherd's hook and the French hook. While thin wire hooks reduce the weight of long earrings, making them more comfortable, they aren't as secure as other clasp styles.
Lever Back: A hinged lever snaps shut against the curved post to form a closed loop around the ear lobe. This clasp is very secure and good for large or medium sized styles that drop just below the ear.
Omega: Also called French clips, this clasp has a straight post and a looped lever. The hinged lever closes around the post and is held against the ear with pressure. The omega clasp is the most secure clasp, especially for the larger, heavier earrings.
Screw back: This backing is a slight variation of the standard post and butterfly nut back. Instead of pushing on the back, the nut twists onto the threaded post. A screw back post design is often preferred for expensive diamond stud earrings that require increased security.
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Jered Gummere's reverb-drenched garage rock with a touch of glam was an aughts staple in his group the Ponys: loud, bursting with hooks, and better than most other acts of that ilk. Three full-lengths and a few EPs from the Chicago group emerged first via the label In the Red and later Matador, much like the similarly gifted and sonically inclined Jay Reatard. Now, the rich-voiced Gummere's heading up Bare Mutants, who still tap a vintage garage vibe, but reap benefits of sumptuous backing vocals by the 1900s' Jeanine O'Toole. It would not be accidental to say this group's '60s pop underground sound is velvety. With Fire in the Northern Firs and Claps.
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If your holiday break plans included a trip to a St. Joseph County Park for winter sports, you'll have to think again.
The start date for the winter sporting season at St. Patrick's Park and Ferrettie-Baugo Creek County Park have been delayed due to the mild weather.
Their original opening date was scheduled for Dec. 26.
St. Patrick's Park offers visitors the chance to go inner-tubing or cross-country skiing. Visitors at Ferrettie-Baugo can enjoy inner-tubing and snow-shoeing activities.
Since both locations need to see significant snowfall, directors at St. Joseph County Parks say it's unknown when they'll be able to open.
Inner-tubing activities at both locations need eight inches of natural snowfall. Both parks own snow making equipment, but those can only be used for inner-tubing courses. The region also has to have an average temperature at or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit to produce the fake snow.
It is not possible to make snow for the cross-country ski and snow shoe trails. Once the region sees the required eight inches of snowfall, the park maintenance crew will need two days to get the trails ready.
If you have any questions concerning activities at St. Joseph County Parks, call: (574) 277-4828.


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Behind the Numbers
Is Foreign Policy Obama's Safe Zone?
Not among Republicans.
Scott Clement is the polling analyst for the Washington Post. The poll-watcher analysis series on American public opinion on foreign policy is cross-posted at the Behind the Numbers blog.
Sharp attacks on Barack Obama's foreign policy from GOP contenders may be a gamble given the president's relative popularity and broadly praised success routing out terrorism. Since the death of Osama bin Laden at least six in 10 Americans have approved of Obama's handling of terrorism, according to Washington Post-ABC News polls. And more than half the public in an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday cited bin Laden's killing or bringing troops home from Iraq as the Obama administration's most positive accomplishment; about half as many chose domestic achievements.
But how thick is Obama's Teflon on foreign affairs? Beyond terrorism, polls show, he may be vulnerable.
While Obama earns overwhelmingly positive marks on his handling of terrorism, his ratings on foreign policy in general are more lackluster. The public split 47 to 45 percent on Obama's handling of international affairs in the aforementioned Post-ABC poll. And a Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters in the same month showed Obama with a 49 percent approving of Obama on "foreign policy," 42 percent disapproving.
Obama enjoys mildly positive ratings on Iraq and Iran in November CNN and Quinnipiac polls but the public splits evenly on his handling of Afghanistan.
The Republican primary electorate is naturally more open to criticisms of Obama on foreign policy. While one in three Republicans approve of Obama's handling of terrorism -- four times the number approving of his overall job performance -- fully three quarters of Republicans disapprove of Obama on international affairs in general. Nearly as many disapprove of Obama on Afghanistan, and two in three disapprove of Obama on Iran.
Even after Republicans pick a candidate, Obama's sky high ratings on terrorism are not a complete foil to attacks on other aspects of his foreign policy. Among political independents - a key swing voting group -- Obama earns 42 percent approval for his handling of international affairs. A 51 percent majority of independents approve of Obama's handling of Iraq, and 46 percent give him positive marks on Afghanistan. By comparison, more than six in 10 independents approve of Obama on terrorism.
As we've noted before, voters say the economy and jobs are far and away the most important issues in their 2012 vote, bad news for Obama who earns especially weak ratings on the issue. Should an international crisis take center stage in 2012, though, Obama may not be on much better footing.
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Amtrak has begun canceling train service to parts of the East Coast. Airlines are adding Sunday flights out of New York City and Washington in preparation for Monday flight cancellations. New York's governor has ordered New York City's transit service to suspend bus, subway, and commuter rail service. And half a dozen states warned residents to prepare for several days of lost power.
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They said Sunday that water threatens the most lives and is likely to cause substantial property damage. They fear storm surge amped by waves and the full moon. Up to a foot of rain should trigger inland and flash flooding.
National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb says the storm's size means some coastal parts of New York and New Jersey can see water rise up to 11 feet above ground from surge and waves. The rest of the coast north of Virginia can see up to 8 feet of surge. New York will close its subways starting Sunday evening.
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This edition is a Strictly Come Dancing special, with new judge and former ballet dancer Darcey Bussell having clearly dressed to impress for her debut on the BBC's Saturday night entertainment show.
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2015 Season
Thank you to the following volunteers who were elected to the following positions on the Parkville Baseball Board for the 2015 season:
President - Rick Milam
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Clinic Commissioner - Travis Badore
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Parkville Recreation Baseball offers programs for children ages 4-19. We are one of the largest in-house baseball programs in the state of Maryland serving over 500 players (all registered through Parkville) each season.
Our season begins April 1st and concludes at the end of June. Highlights of our season include Little League Day at Camden Yards, All Star Games, end of the year festivities and fundraisers.
Our younger age groups (ages 4-8) play a season of non-competitive baseball that focuses on teaching basic baseball skills, rules and strategies along with good sportsmanship, appropriate behavior and attitude.
Our older age groups (ages 9-15) play a season of competitive baseball that builds on what is taught at the younger level while preparing them for a season ending playoff tournament.
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Are some cosmic rays nuclei of iron atoms, and are they from sources in our
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Have any cosmic rays nuclei of iron ever been detected at this range of energy?
We don't yet know the composition of the ultra high energy cosmic
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Where can I make reservations for Saturday brunch?
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- cinnamon_girl Feb 19, 2009 02:51 PM
Hey fellow hounders,
I was wondering where I could make brunch reservations for a yummy brunch in central Toronto ? I know a lot of places that I love to go to, but none of them take reservations and we're going to be 6. I'm assuming that my perennial favourite Le Petit Dejuener doesn't take reservations...
Thanks so much in advance for any ideas you can share.
I'm pretty sure Wish accepts reservations. Please note that they're not serving brunch during Wintervicious. Too bad. They have a pretty good one.
L'Espresse Bar on the U of T campus serves an amazing Brunch and takes Reservations...it's in the building on the S E corner of Bloor and St George....also Vdara S W corner of Queen and Niagara does same...Miranda


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Friday, June 19, 2009
Green Tea Leaves Soy Candle
The candle, which has a nice light and clean scent, comes in this jar with a brushed metal lid. The website for the maker, mangiacotti.com, didn't seem to be working properly, but with further web surfing I found a vendor who described this candle as one which will burn for 40 hours soot-free.
I love that this design was inspired by love letters discovered in an old attic. On the lid above is the lovely legend regarding this piece. If you have an extra minute I hope you'll read it because I think you'll like it!
5 comments:
- Melanie said...
Ooh - stamps! That's what catches my eye on this candle!
- June 19, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- parTea lady said...
Very pretty and I like that it is a soy candle (cleaner burning, etc). I did look at their website and they have lots of other great green tea products. The green tea air fresheners would be perfect to hang in my closets and van and the bath soak and soap would be a nice little luxury.
They have sections with lots of gardening and housekeeping tips that were quite well done.
- June 19, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Angela McRae said...
OK, Maureen, since you said it worked for you, I tried again (on my office computer instead of at home), and now it seems to be working. I'm interested to see the packaging has changed on this candle (probably why mine was $7.99 at T.J. instead of $19.95!). I think I like mine better, actually!
- June 19, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Marilyn said...
What a lovely sentiment written on that candle. I love candles too.
- June 19, 2009 at 11:08 AM
I also love things with handwriting on them, especially in script. I'm heading to T.J.Maxx today to see if I can find a few gifts for Father's Day....maybe I'll get super lucky and find that same candle as well!
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YSPSL for Prevention of Delayed Graft Function in Cadaveric Liver Transplantation
Recruitment status was Active, not recruiting
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The study is designed to assess the feasibility of evaluating YSPSL for the amelioration of ischemia reperfusion injury following liver transplantation by administering YSPSL into the liver graft directly ex vivo via the portal vein and to the recipient intravenously prior to reperfusion. Recently, P-selectin expression has been associated in liver grafts with prolonged cold storage times and rejection. By examining biomarkers of IRI including P-selectin by immunohistochemistry and/or quantitative PCR, liver histology and hepatic blood flow using established techniques, the goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using these modalities for future studies of safety and efficacy.
Liver Diseases
Drug: YSPSL
Drug: Placebo
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Controlled, Prospective, Blinded, Randomized, Single-Center, Study of YSPSL for Prevention of Ischemic Reperfusion Injury in Patients Undergoing Cadaveric Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
- Delayed graft function post transplant [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Liver function parameters through 6 months post transplant [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|February 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
YSPSL (rPSGL-Ig)
Drug: YSPSL
YSPSL administered as an ex vivo flush (20 mg YSPSL in Viaspan® 200 mL total volume) into the portal vein prior to transplant at the back table; YSPSL 1 mg/kg administered IV to the transplant recipient prior to arterial reperfusion of the liver.
Other Names:
|Placebo Comparator: 2
Drug: Placebo
Ex vivo flush of placebo control (200 mL Viaspan®) into the portal vein prior to transplant and 0.1 mL/kg placebo control (saline) IV to the transplant recipient prior to arterial reperfusion of the liver.
Other Name: Viaspan
Detailed Description:
This will be a single-center, single-dose study. The study will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose study. Patients who are undergoing cadaveric orthotopic liver transplantation and are at risk for development of DGF, based upon known risk factors, will be eligible to participate in the study. 12 patients will be enrolled in the study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient will be a recipient of a primary (first) ABO compatible cadaveric liver allograft;
- Patient's age is >=18 years;
- Patient is not a recipient of a multivisceral transplant or simultaneous kidney transplant;
- Patient has not undergone prior organ or cellular transplant of any type;
- Patient has a Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score of <28;
- Cold ischemia time (CIT) anticipated to be less than 12 hours;
- Donor liver procured by UCLA liver team;
- Veno-veno bypass is not planned to be used for the patient (e.g. no prior surgery or other factor that indicates a risk for excessive blood loss and therefore a need for veno-veno bypass +/- autologous recovery during surgery);
- For patients who are women of childbearing potential, patient has a negative pregnancy test (either urine or serum) within 48 hours prior to transplant;
- Patient (male and female) is willing to use an acceptable form of birth control for at least 3 months post-treatment; and
- Patient is willing and able to sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient has a prior organ transplant of any type;
- Patient has known allergic or intolerance reactions to human immune globulins, antibodies, or components of the formulation or known contraindication to administration of YSPSL;
- Patient has an uncontrolled active infection (on antibiotics with controlled infection is not an exclusion) ;
- Patient has active Hepatitis B virus (HBV)/transplant for HBV related cirrhosis;
- Patient has previously participated in this study or another study with YSPSL;
- Patient has received investigational therapy within 90 days prior to the transplant procedure;
- Patient has current drug or alcohol abuse or, in the opinion of the investigator, is at risk for poor compliance with the visits in this protocol (no drug testing required);
- Patient is a pregnant or nursing female, a female of childbearing potential planning to become pregnant within the duration of this study, or is not practicing birth control;
- Patient is planned to receive a living donor liver transplant;
- Patient lives >200 miles away or otherwise is not able to participate in study follow-up visits;
- Donor body mass index >28;
- Donor liver biopsy >20% macrosteototic fat;
- Donor age >65.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00450398
|United States, California
|UCLA School of Medicine
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Study Director:
|Stefan Hemmerich, PhD
|Y's Therapeutics, Inc.
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Stefan Hemmerich, PhD, RAC, Y's Therapeutics Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00450398 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 20, 2007
|Last Updated:
|January 24, 2008
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Y's Therapeutics, Inc.:
Delayed graft function
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Delayed Graft Function
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Pathologic Processes
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 27, 2014