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- New Flu Shot Options For 2013
- Migraines Linked to Brain Changes on MRI
- More News in Brief: Statins May Increase Risk for Cataracts; Diet and Exercise Help Knee Arthritis Pain; E-Cigarettes May Help Some to Quit Smoking
This year, you will find several new options when you go to get your flu shot. (The flu shot is recommended for everyone except infants younger than 6 months.) A review of available options was released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) September 20 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Here are some of the new developments for 2013:
- "Quadrivalent" vaccines: Epidemiologists work hard to predict which flu strains will be the most important players during flu season. This helps vaccine makers develop vaccines with the right strains. Traditionally, flu shots have included proteins from three distinct strains of flu. This year, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked vaccine makers to add a fourth strain to the vaccines. There was not enough time for every vaccine maker to convert to including four strains. So not all vaccines produced for the 2013-2014 flu season have this fourth strain included.
All nasal flu vaccines will be quadrivalent vaccines this year. Some injectable flu shots will be quadrivalent vaccines. You are more likely to receive a quadrivalent flu vaccine if you get your flu shot early in the season. Most injectable flu shots this year will continue to protect against three strains, not four.
- Nasal vaccine (FluMist): The nasal flu spray will continue to be available for children and adults under age 50 who do not have chronic illnesses and who are not pregnant. This vaccine contains live flu virus particles, but the flu virus in the vaccine has been weakened so that it does not cause illness. Although the nose spray creates a great immune response in kids and young adults, injectable flu shots seem to give more reliable response in adults over age 50.
- High-dose shots: Seniors over age 65 have a milder immune system boost from flu shots, compared with younger people. For this reason, a high-dose form of the vaccine was developed recently. It has four times the amount of flu protein. In studies, it does appear to trigger more antibody production in seniors. However, it also causes a higher rate of local reactions at the injection site, such as arm pain and skin redness.
Studies to test whether the high dose vaccine truly lowers flu infection rates are not yet complete. We should know this information in the fall of 2014.
All of the high-dose flu shots this year are "trivalent. "There is no high-dose version of the quadrivalent form yet. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) says any one of the injectable vaccines (high or standard dose, quadrivalent or trivalent) are appropriate for people over age 65.
- "Micro-needle" vaccine: For adults under age 65, one brand of flu shot (Fluzone Intradermal) has a needle that is less than a tenth of an inch long. This may be helpful for some adults who are fearful of needles. However, it has a lower dose of virus protein in the injection, so it might not provide the same immune system boost as standard flu shot vaccines. It also has a higher risk for local reactions, because it leaves the vaccine very close to the skin. The micro-needle vaccine is not available in quadrivalent vaccine form this year.
- Egg-free vaccine: Adults younger than age 50 who are allergic to eggs can get the "RIV3" (recombinant influenza vaccine) this year. The brand name is Flublok.
Even with all of these options, the best way to protect yourself against flu is probably to get whatever vaccine becomes available to you first. Flu shots give peak protection for 6 to 8 months after they are given.
Migraines Linked to Brain Changes on MRI
Migraine headaches are common. The cause is unknown. Fortunately, most people with migraines have no long-term problems related to them. The headache is temporary, and once it's over the brain and body function normally. Stroke and other complications have been reported, but they are very rare.
But a new study raises the possibility that migraines may permanently change the structure of a person's brain.
The journal Neurology published the study August 28. Researchers reviewed information that had been collected in 19 previous studies. They compared brain MRI scans of people with migraines to those of people without migraines.
They found that people with migraines were more likely to have abnormalities in the "white matter" of the brain. They were also more likely to have smaller brain volume than normal. These variations were more obvious in people who had migraine with aura. (An aura is a symptom that happens around the time of a headache. Sometimes an aura is a visual symptom, such as flashing lights or blank areas in vision). The risk for having an abnormal brain MRI was 34% higher for people with migraine than it was for people who had no migraines. With migraine and aura, the likelihood of having an abnormal MRI was 68% higher than for people with no migraine.
The importance of these findings is uncertain. We don't know if migraines can cause the changes, or if the changes may have caused migraines.
We also don't know whether the abnormal areas of the brain cause the brain to function abnormally. Abnormal findings on MRIs are very common, and healthy people can have minor abnormalities with no impact on their health or brain function.
Still, this is the sort of finding that could change the way we think about migraine headaches.
- Statins May Increase Risk for Cataracts. A large study has its eye on cataracts as a possible side effect from cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins. The study was published online by JAMA Ophthalmology September 19. Nearly 14,000 veterans were included in the study. When the study began, 6,972 of the participants were taking statin drugs. An equal number were not taking statin drugs. Otherwise, the groups were pretty similar. Patients in the study were tracked for nearly 10 years. The group that took statins had a 27% higher risk for cataracts compared with the group that did not take statins. Researchers did not find an obvious way to explain this difference, aside from the exposure to statins.
Statins are trusted medicines. They are the most widely prescribed drugs in the United States. Even if statins may contribute to cataracts, it is hard to argue with the proven benefits of these drugs. Statins are recommended for anyone who has had a prior heart attack or stroke. They are also recommended for people at very high risk of having a heart attack. Still, serious side effects deserve our respect. For people who are at average or low risk for heart disease and have acceptable cholesterol levels, statin drugs probably do more harm than good.
- Diet and Exercise Help Knee Arthritis Pain. The Journal of the American Medical Association released a study September 25 that is encouraging to people with knee arthritis. According to this 18-month study, intensive dietary changes along with regular exercise led to better function, faster walking speed and less knee pain. In this study, 454 overweight and obese adults with osteoarthritis of the knee were treated with a gym-based exercise program and a diet program that promoted weight loss of 10% of body weight. This study is a good reminder that these practical steps are a wonderful first step in treatment of knee arthritis.
- E-Cigarettes May Help Some to Quit Smoking. Electronic cigarettes, commonly known as e-cigarettes, are battery-operated devices that are shaped like cigarettes. They give off a flavored vapor. Sometimes that vapor contains nicotine. They give the illusion and feel of smoking a cigarette. E-cigarettes are not regulated and their safety has not been proven. However, a study published September 7 by the Lancet does suggest that they might help smokers to cut down or quit, if they are used as an aid to stopping smoking.
Researchers enrolled 657 smokers who were interested in quitting. Of these patients, 292 were given e-cigarettes with nicotine to use during their quit attempt. Another 292 patients were given nicotine patches, which have proven benefit as an aid to smoking cessation. A third group--the remaining patients--were given a placebo e-cigarette, which did not release any nicotine.
Over the next 13 weeks, 7.3% of people in the e-cigarettes group quit smoking. This was similar to the quit rates of people who used nicotine patches. People who got the placebo e-cigarettes had a quit rate of 4.1%. Fifty-seven percent of the e-cigarette group were able to cut down their (regular) cigarette smoking by at least half in the 6 months after starting e-cigarette use. It is remarkable in studies like this to see how hard it is for most people to quit smoking in one attempt. Usually, multiple attempts at quitting are needed. E-cigarettes may provide some help to people who are trying to quit smoking. However, until these devices are regulated and their safety can monitored, doctors are more likely to recommend other quitting aids.
Mary Pickett, M.D., is an associate professor at Oregon Health & Science University where she is a primary care doctor for adults. She supervises and educates residents in the field of Internal Medicine, for outpatient and hospital care. She is a Lecturer for Harvard Medical School and a Senior Medical Editor for Harvard Health Publications.


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The annual Nucor Steel Berkeley golf tournament, which is held in memory of Lancaster native Jamie Craig, continues to benefit children.
The 2009 tournament, held on three Charleston area courses April 27, raised $254,332. The nine-year total for funds raised is $2,029,428.
In conjunction with the tournament, a harbor cruise and silent auction was held April 26.
Play, which drew 280 golfers, was held at two Seabrook Island courses and the Oak Point course at Kiawah Island.
The Lancaster Post 31 junior American Legion baseball team dropped a 3-1 road loss to York Post 66 on Monday night in League V play.
Lancaster Post 31 junior team coach Josh Pauling said second-year junior player Eric Mojica pitched well in the team's two-run loss to York.
"Eric pitched a fabulous game on the mound scattering just five hits and York's three runs were all unearned," Pauling said.
The Lancaster County Parks and Recreation swim team completed its meet with Camden on Saturday when the Sharks outscored Camden 172-65 to finish with a 238-85 win over the Kershaw County team.
Lancaster County hosted the meet Tuesday when it was shortened by severe weather.
The meet was completed at Camden on Saturday.
Another Saturday night at Lancaster Speedway came and went, but this time, the air temperature was the hottest it had been all season. In as much as it has gotten "summerish," the racing responded to the temps – hot, hot.
Lancaster Speedway continues to produce exciting weekly dirt track racing on the smoothest and raciest surface ever. Kudos to the "Mud Masters" for giving the drivers a great place to race.
The Lancaster Post 31 American Legion junior baseball team rebounded in fine fashion, taking an 11-6 comeback win over host Union Post 22 on Tuesday night.
The five-run win saw the Lancaster junior team hold an early 4-0 lead, but Union charged back to take a 6-4 advantage.
Lancaster answered back to slice the deficit to one, 6-5, but was down to its final three outs in the top of the seventh when it ignited for six runs for the comeback win.
Van Wyck native Shawn Crawford will race against three-time Beijing Olympic medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica in the 100-meter race at the Festival of Excellence exhibition in Toronto on Thursday.
The race will be the first meet in which the two runners have faced off since the Beijing Olympics last summer.
Crawford won the silver medal in the 200-meter event in Beijing, behind Bolt, who won the race in a world record of 19.30 seconds.
The Lancaster County swim team opened its 2009 recreation swim team season, posting a 456-80 win over Kershaw on Tuesday at the Lancaster County pool.
The LCST Sharks were led by Gracie Scott, Noah Phillips and Chris James who had four firsts each. Cody Brown, Courtney Hicks and Logan Phillips had three firsts apiece. Emma DeVenny, Brooks Digh, Elizabeth Catoe, Will Jones, Ashley Abbott, Darby Threatt and Bryce Blanton had two wins each.
Jennifer Truesdale led Kershaw with two wins.
The Lancaster Post 31 junior Legion baseball team saw a four-game win streak end with a 10-8 extra-inning loss to Gaffney on Monday night at Eggleton Field.
Lancaster, trailing 8-4 and down to its final three outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, rallied for four runs to tie the game and force extra innings against the Cherokee County team.
Gaffney responded with two runs in the eighth inning and held on for a 10-8 win over the Lancaster juniors, who fell to 5-4, 4-2 in League V play.
The Lancaster County swim team had its Tuesday home meet with Camden halted due to severe weather – thunder and lightning.
The meet will be completed Saturday morning when the LCST Sharks visit Camden.
The team will leave from the Lancaster County pool at 7:30 a.m., with warm-ups at 8:30.
Lauren Spencer and Cody Brown led the winners with three firsts each.
Chris James, Will Jones, Ashley Abbott and Logan Phillips each registered two wins to boost the Lancaster County effort.
Lancaster Dixie Baseball capped its 2009 season, honoring standout players, coaches and teams at the annual LDB awards night at the Wylie Park Complex on Tuesday.
Wolverine Extermination shortstop Jonah Crenshaw of the Lancaster Dixie Boys league, ages 13-14, was presented the annual Matt Blackwell Foundation Sportsmanship Award.
The award was presented by Rashad Cunningham of the Matt Blackwell Foundation Board. The late Matt Blackwell, a Lancaster Dixie Baseball product, died in an auto accident several years back.


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Bourbon and fresh basil meet the tart and tangy cocktail from H. Harper Station barman Jerry Slater combining balsamic syrup and ginger beer. 1 1/2 oz. bourbon4 fresh basil leaves1 brown sugar cube1/2 oz. balsamic syrup (see below)2 oz. ginger beerIce cubesTools: muddler, shaker, strainerGlass: Old FashionedGarnish: fresh basil leafMuddle the balsamic syrup, basil and sugar cube in a mixing tin. Add bourbon and ice and shake hard. Strain over fresh ice cubes into an Old Fashioned. Top with ginger beer and garnish with basil leaf.Balsamic Syrup
Combine 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and 1/4 cup simple syrup (1:1) in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for one minute, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let cool completely.Jerry Slater, H. Harper Station, Atlanta
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I just finished filing my federal and state income tax returns (again) using TurboTax Deluxe Online edition. This is the 2nd part of my series comparing the three major tax preparation websites: TurboTax, H&R Block At Home, or TaxACT.
You can see my TaxACT 2011 review here.
Tax Situation
Again, here's a quick summary of our personal tax situation.
- Married filing jointly, subject to state income tax
- Both with W-2 income, as well as self-employed income (Schedule C).
- Interest income and dividend income from bank accounts, stocks, and bonds (Schedule B).
- Contribute to retirement accounts (401ks and IRAs).
- Capital gains and losses from brokerage accounts (Schedule D).
- Itemized deductions (Schedule A), including mortgage interest and charitable giving.
Retail Price
Although their website shows a "retail" price of $49.95 for TurboTax Deluxe, anyone who visits the site will at most pay $29.95 for Federal including e-File. TurboTax State is $36.95 including e-file. If you are a Vanguard Flagship Services or Asset Management Services client, you get a TurboTax Online Federal Deluxe + State + efile for free. All other clients get discount of about 25% off; you must log in to get your discount. There is also a Federal Free Edition available if you have a very simple tax return – no itemized deductions, investment income, but remember that State is $27.95 extra in that case.
TurboTax Premier offers "additional guidance" for investment income from stocks and bonds and also rental income. However, I had the usual stock and bond sales and was able to complete my return without upgrading to Premier. I did not feel I needed any extra guidance, but if you do it will run an extra $20 for a total of $49.95. Finally, TurboTax Home & Business ($74.95) offers "additional guidance" for self-employment income including dealing with business expenses. However, if all you have is a couple of 1099-MISCs to report as I did, you can get by with Deluxe.
User Review
With all these tax sites you can start your return for free, and only pay when you file. Since I had already input all my tax data into TaxACT.com, I simply opened that up in a web browser tab side-by-side and start filing things out. The Q&A interview questions are in roughly the same order, but there are enough differences to make you jump around a bit.
Import from TaxACT & H&R Block at Home
Last year, I used TurboTax for my tax return. Thus, this time around TurboTax had all my old tax info pulled up immediately. Filing status, dependents, address, DOB, SSN, etc. They also had all my old W-2 and 1099 providers to reduce my data entry needs a little bit more. For example, all my Employer Tax IDs and addresses were pre-filled. This did feel rather convenient, and it helped make sure I didn't forget any 1099s from old bank accounts.
However, as a result I was never asked if I wanted to import a previous year's return from another provider like TaxACT or H&R Block. Perhaps someone can shed some light on this in the comments?
W-2 and 1099 Direct Import from Providers
One of the strengths of TurboTax is that you can directly import your W-2 and 1099 information from a number of partner providers. However, the W-2 part didn't really impress me. Our W-2s came from Ceridian and we had to enter some sort of username and password which I've never set up before. It was faster to just type in the 10 numbers and get on with it.
1099s were a different story, at least for me. I was able to provide my Vanguard username and password and have my 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, and 1099-B data imported in seconds. Other partners that I was able to use included Betterment, Chase Bank, Capital One 360 (Sharebuilder), and Pentagon Federal Credit Union. USAA, TD Ameritrade, E-Trade, and Wells Fargo were also available. For those with a lot of transactions, this is a great time-saver.
In addition, after comparing with my TaxACT data, I found that I had made a data entry error of $300 with one wrong digit when manually entering all those capital gains and losses from stock sales. The TurboTax import would have help me avoided that mistake, which I don't think I would have caught otherwise.
Finally, a cool feature is that if all your accounts are linked to the aggregation site Mint.com, you can simply log into your Mint account and have all your available forms imported with one login (Intuit owns both TurboTax and Mint).
The Small Stuff
This time around, I did notice that TurboTax has something called "Flags" that are the same as Bookmarks with TaxACT that allow you to mark confusing questions to come back to. The icon is small and there is no text, so I probably would have missed it again if I wasn't looking for it. A minor positive I noticed is that TurboTax automatically enters commas when you reach thousands (ie. 3,459 instead of 3459). It helps with data entry, as I have already shown that I am error-prone!
A minor negative is that TurboTax had many more server delays where the page would not load or would be blank and I had to refresh the page. I did not have any such problems with TaxACT, which I was using simultaneously on the same internet connection and computer.
Foreign Tax Credit
After everything was entered, there was a difference of less than $50 in my total calculated refund between TurboTax and TaxACT. After some research, I found that it was due to my treatment of my foreign taxes paid as a deduction vs. credit. TaxACT appeared to be more aggressive and just allowed me to take it as a credit, while TurboTax seemed to require more information and otherwise steered me towards taking it as a deduction. This was partially my own fault, but the two questionnaires definitely had a different approach. In the end, I got everything to match up between them. (Take the credit if you can.)
Upselling and Price Tricks?
There are some upsell attempts during the tax return to upgrade to Premier or Home & Business, however it was only a couple times and didn't feel overly pushy. At the end, the price total was as expected with no bogus charges. There was a final pitch for a product call Audit Defense for $39.95, which provides you "professional representation in the event of an audit" and covers both federal and state returns. As before, I am not convinced of the quality of such representation.
In the end, I felt that TurboTax.com showed why it remains the best-known and popular tax software. That is, it covers all of the tax aspects about as equally as well as the others, perhaps with a bit more thoroughness (anality?). However, where it separates itself is the importing of data from financial institutions. It is indeed more expensive – for most people TurboTax will cost $30+ more than TaxACT – but if it saves you both time and effort in data entry (and potentially prevents errors), then I can definitely see how people would be willing to pay a premium.
There is also the familiarity factor. I definitely kept feeling the benefit of using it last year and again this year. It compared all my 2010 and 2011 numbers side-by-side, which was nice for us financial geeks. It also remembered little things like my old IRA basis, so I wouldn't have to look it up again. On the other hand, if my return was simple and would not benefit much from automatic importing, I would probably rather stick with TaxACT.


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Casey Stoner was in a class of his own all afternoon as he ran off from pole position to control his home race every lap of the way.
His main title rival Jorge Lorenzo was already out following a crash in the warm-up that left the Yamaha rider injured. Lorenzo damaged his fourth finger and underwent surgery which will make him miss the Malaysian GP. With Lorenzo out all Stoner had to do was finish sixt to secure the title, but he had no thoughts of cruising for points. He quickly built up a four second lead after four laps and went on to control the race. This was Stoners ninth win of the season and he is now a double world champion. He won his first MotoGP title with Ducati in 2007 and his title with Honda is Honda's first title in the new 800 CC era. Honda had a succesful weekend in Australian with four Honda riders in top four. Marco Simoncelli had his best result of the season following Stoner home in second place. Simoncelli seemed to be in control in second place but lost the place when rain fell with three laps to go. Dovizioso could pass him but on the final lap Simoncelli barged past to take back second place. Fellow Honda rider Dani Pedrosa was also in the fight but backed off to much in the rain and had to settle for fourth. Ducati hade another troublesome weekend. Nicky Hayden made a fantastic start and moved into second place at the first corner. But he was unable to hold on to it and fell down to 7th place behind Randy De Puniet who was top Ducati rider. Valention Rosso lost the front end and crashed out half way into the race. Yamaha lost both factory riders before the start. Lorenzo as mentioned crashed in the warm-up. Ben Spies had a high speed crash during qualifying on Saturday and received a hit to the head. After a few laps in warm up he decided to withdraw from the race. Colin Edwards on the Tech3 Yamaha however finished a brilliant fifth and best non-Honda rider.It's now only a week before MotoGP arrives in Malaysia for the Malaysian GP. Honda arrives there as constructors champions and Casey Stoner as the new world champion.
Öhlins have announced a brand new Suspension Control Unit, or SCU, upgrade for the Ducati Multistrada S to give the machine semi-active suspension.
Öhlins introduces the 2.1 SD version of its popular off-road steering damper with a revised design including a new mounting system- so it can be transferred from one machine to another.
Öhlins Racing reflect on a busy EICMA Show with the launches of a new electronic suspension system for the Ducati Multistrada, fork kits for the BMW F800 GS and Triumph Tiger, MX competition equi...
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- Brady, R. & Stimel, D. (2011). How the housing and financial wealth effects have changed over time. B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 11(1), Topics, Article 28.
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I've loved cars since day 1, but it's the classics i really love, any where between the 1930s up to the 1980s. Alot of my favorite cars are mostly american and being british they have masive presence on our roads. There's something about a classic car that a modern car hasn't got (Soul, Passion) and no modern car can put a smile on anyone's face quite like a classic can....
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1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T
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- Type of racing: British Touring Cars, Stock Car Racing
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Giles Muhame, the controversial editor of the Rolling Stone Magazine Uganda, which outed murdered Ugandan Gay activist David Kato and other gay men in Uganda by publishing their faces on the front cover of the tabloid with a header "hang them," reports to GAY USA the Blog that the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 will return to Parliament for discussion, ending widely publicized speculation that a Cabinet Sub-Committee had buried it. Proposed by Ndorwa West MP David Bahati, the bill seeks to criminalize aggravated homosexuality with convicts facing a death sentence.
Muhame wrote to Melanie Nathan of Gay USA reporting this news one hour ago, today:
Today, speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is interested in saving the Bills from the 8th Parliament. "The reports of the 8th parliament will be used as working documents and the committees will re-handle the Bills, if the Parliament agrees that we save them," Kadaga said.
The motion to return the Bills was moved by Lt Col Sara Mpabwa today. "I am moving a motion to save the Bills left un- debated by the Eighth Parliament," she said. One such Bill included the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009.
The motion was seconded by MP Crispus Ayena. Other Bills include: Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2009, Narcotics Bill 2007, Regional governments bill 2009, Transfer of convicted offenders Bill 2007 and Geographical Bill 2006. Others are Government assurances Bill 2008, Shuttles security Bill 2009, Companies bill 2009, Marriage and divorce 2009, Prohibition of torture Bill 2010, Plant protection & health Bill l2010 among others.
"MP Sam Lyomoki had earlier said an amendment be included reading 'any other Bills' because there could be some others left behind by the motion movers, and they are in the committees, " notes Muhame. There was some resistance from MP Abdu Katuntu who said Bills come to the House through readings and are committed to the relevant committees.
He was overruled by the Speaker who defended her stance by saying she has carried out ample research in India, House of Commons and Canada, which justified her proposed method of dealing with the Bills.
The Anti-Gay Bill proponents got backing from fiery legislator MP Barnabus Tinkasimire. "The anti-gays Bill is overdue because the spirit of my ancestors tell me that they lived without these practices (homosexuality)," he charged. "I have been hearing government officials that when we pass the anti-gays Bill, we shall loose the donor's money. (Meaning USA and other Western AID.) We can't afford to stay with such ills in our society and when it comes before the floor, we shall all pass it and support it," he added, attracting an ovation from fellow backbenchers.
Kadaga then ruled: "All reports not discussed in the Eighth Parliament will also be brought through a motion and discussed, passed or amended."
"Experts say much as moralists are celebrating over Kadaga's resolution to return the Bill for debate, legislators are bound to lose media attention earlier focused on corruption in the oil sector. The Anti-homosexuality Bill, which at one time US leader Barack Obama labelled 'odious,' has attracted good copy sales for newspaper barons." Say Muhame. "Senior Parliamentary reporters say once the Bill is tabled before Parliament, the legislators would pass it with ease. Bahati says the bill is aimed at stamping out western-imported immoral behaviours from society, protecting the moral fabric of the nation, saving the traditional family and buttressing legislation against 'gayism.' Bahati says the Penal Code Act which criminalises homosexuality is 'vague'."
"The Ugandan society is hugely conservative with millions looking at homosexuality as a 'western evil' creeping into their clean culture." Says Muhame.
Calls to Action will follow.
by Melanie Nathan.
When is watched Our parliament today I was scared and remembered when i told my friends let us wait for what will come out. But this government is not ready to honour Human rights what a shame.
We will win this war and we should not seek asylum anywhere this is our country we have to stay here to fight for our God given rights
Wars from every front. But the truth shall prevail. Fellow African LGBTQI, the victory is far fetched, but the battle is on. Never grow tired of doing it right. Wherever we stop others shall continue to the peace of David Kato, George Kanuma, FanyAnn Eddy.
Thanks for the update Melanie. Please be in touch with Ugandan activists and specifically the Civil Society Coalition for calls to action.


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PORTAGE — The Humane Society of Hobart would like to see the city of Portage take its animals to the Porter County Animal Shelter because what was supposed to be a temporary agreement between the two has stretched on too long.
"This cannot go on indefinitely," said Carol Konopacki, the Humane Society's treasurer and former longtime director, in a strongly worded Aug. 6 letter to Mayor Jim Snyder and other city officials.
The letter said the fees the Hobart shelter charges to the city could go up at the start of January if it doesn't make other plans, and the shelter might stop taking bite cases.
City officials are aware of the problem and are trying to come up with a solution, said Assistant Police Chief Bill Mesich, but options are limited because other area shelters are either already at capacity or too far away.
"We're trying to make efforts to house our animals — at least the bite cases and the criminal cases — with the Porter County shelter," he said.
Portage has its own animal control department and takes its animals to the Hobart shelter, while the rest of Porter County relies on animal control through the Porter County Sheriff's Department. Those animals are brought to the county shelter.
The city last signed an agreement with Hobart in January 2005, Mesich said.
The Hobart shelter has the capacity for 80 animals, though it has had 150 to 160 for much of the summer. The shelter takes in about 40 animals a month from Portage, Konopacki said. "We're hoping they could go to Porter County."
Mesich agreed the Hobart shelter's largest number of animals comes from the city. He, too, hopes to be able to take more animals to the county shelter.
"That is our ultimate goal, that we would take all of our animals to the Porter County shelter, because we have no other options," he said.
Jon Thomas, director of the Porter County Animal Shelter, said he was contacted about taking in the bite cases, but there hasn't been any discussion about taking animals beyond that for the coming year.
His shelter has been over capacity as well, taking in 152 cats and 184 dogs in the late spring and early summer.
"It would be taxing on us. We would help as best we could, but I don't think we could take all their animals," he said.
The county has been considering a new shelter for some time. The Porter County Board of Commissioners earmarked $1.5 million in hospital interest proceeds for a new facility, but the request has not gone before the council because commissioners want something concrete first. An anonymous donor also has offered a considerable match for a new shelter.
The commissioners are approaching the Porter County parks board about putting a shelter at Sunset Hill Farm County Park, at Meridian Road and U.S. 6.
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Division: Communication and Education
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Reports to: General supervision is received from the Associate Dean, Communication and Education.
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Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and group life insurance plans are offered and State Universities Retirement System (SURS) administered retirement plan. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Optional overload, summer teaching and online teaching assignments are possible, depending upon availability. Flexibility in work schedule is necessary. Interest in serving a diverse student population is essential.
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Every time I drive by this little motel I'm drawn to it. Not because I need a place to crash but simply because of its bright colors. I'm sure you don't see a "Mint green and purple" motel in a lot of places. The fact that they still promote their "Color TV" cracks me up all the time. Places like these always make me smile. Even though it stands out like a sore thumb, to me this motel fits in this crazy city. This proves again how inspiration is everywhere, especially random colors.
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The growing range of new AV gear and its functions have made mounting and housing the hardware an increasingly interesting challenge for system designers and installers. While some devices have shrunk so much that only the operator controls limit its miniaturization, the variety of instruments has conjured more creativity in rack and mount designs. It has all come to an intriguing intersection of modern gadgets and the unchanging realm of human sightlines and reach. The devices shown here illustrate the trend toward innovation and creative functionality in mounts and racks.
For convenient placement of controls and connectors at the edge of a table, Altinex has the TBL100 Table Buddy interconnect box that allows cabling to pass from under a table into the box and to connections on the front panel. The TBL100 mounts with integrated hand-tightened clamps. It can also be permanently attached to the table using wood screws. The connector side can accommodate up to six Altinex sectional plates for customized configuration. These can include audio, video, computer, and AC power connectors.
For high-security rack installations, Atlas Sound designed the AWR3W-HR 3RU tilt-out half-rack wall cabinet. With welded construction and a locking door, the unit installs between standard 16in. wall studs. The 18-gauge CRS locking tilt-out door, which closes flush against the rack faceplate, is attached to the frame with two-pin style hinges to prevent tampering. The door can be tilted out slightly for equipment operation or opened to a 90-degree angle for installation. The 12-gauge CRS rack-rail mounting holes accept 10-32 hardware.
The UM-1 and UM-1T adjustable universal wall mount from Avteq can be used for flatpanel displays from 32in. to 80in., holding them just 2in. from the wall. With a load capacity of 280lbs., the mount is constructed of solid steel and includes M-10 bolts for most 60in. to 70in. displays. The unit slides out to a width of 27in. and includes mounting hardware. The UM-1 is for vertical-mounting applications while the UM-1T allows the display to be tilted out at the top to as much as 15 degrees.
For concealing a mounted projector inside a suspended ceiling, Chief Manufacturing offers the SL220 series SMART-LIFT lightweight automated projector mount lift for 120V or 220V operation. The modular unit is made from lightweight aircraft-grade aluminum and requires only one person for its three-step installation. The projector extends about 8in. below the ceiling when lowered. Compatible with several Chief projector mount models, the mechanism quickly and quietly extends and retracts. It has a maximum weight support rating of 30lbs.
In any televised presentation a confidence monitor is always a great asset and the Da-Lite Automated Confidence Monitor Stand (MPS-ACM) can keep the top of the monitor around 42in. while providing mobility with lockable heavy-duty 5in. casters. Any display with mounting holes from 1.5in. to 26in. apart can be placed on it and tilted upward between 15 and 50 degrees from vertical. It includes a 6ft. power cord and an RF remote with a range of about 30ft. For aesthetics, there is an optional cloth skirt available. The assembly is composed of steel and it has a welded base.
The Credenza Projector Lift from Draper allows a conference or meeting room projector to be concealed inside a credenza and to lift into place with only 1ft. of vertical travel. The interior shelf height is adjustable to fit the specific projector model and the opening through which it emerges requires only a half-inch clearance. The unit comes fully assembled and ready to install with a weight lifting capacity of 150lbs. and a maximum lifting speed of 1.5in. per second. A closure panel can be fitted to the top to match the surrounding surface.
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New generations of digital power controllers can help engineers meet complex design challenges...
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Providing fast test times to keep test costs to a minimum for mobile devices, the Model 2308 portable device battery/charger simulator employs a measurement engine that enables more accurate characterization of both full-power operation and low-current sleep modes to maximize battery-life performance.
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The FOD0721, FOD0720, and FOD0710 logic gate optocouplers isolate logic control circuitry from the transceiver at the bus interface level to ensure low transmission error rates in noisy industrial environments.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Bakersfield is home to one of the most experienced heart hospitals in the country, according to USA Today.
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Love it! This is one of those "muddy" cremes that Orly does so well. Goes with everything, and yet I get unsolicited compliments on it.
I love this colour! A beautifully deep plum colour that I wear in three layers - perfect for winter and fall.
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Le Projet de correspondance pour prisonnier(e)s, Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ) et le Centre 2110 présentent:
Au-delà des prisons, vers les stratégies communautaires:
Travail de soutien dans et contre le système carcéral
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Amazon Contreraz - défense des droits des personnes incarcérées, activiste trans et prisonnière à Corcoran, Californie
Sadie Ryanne - DC Trans Coalition (DCTC), Washington DC
Farah Abdill - organisatrice communautaire, Montréal
Ces présentations donnera l'occasion aux organismes communautaires et aux individus de se regrouper le temps d'un après-midi pour discuter de plusieurs manières d'élargir nos modèles présents de soutien et de services, et d'oeuvrer vers un mouvement élargi afin de mettre fin à notre dépendance sur le système carcéral.
Les présentateurs(trices) - des prisonnier(e)s, ex-prisonnier(e)s et allié(e)s - vont présenter leurs projets actuels, qui incluent le soutien des prisonniers gaie et transsexuelle, la prévention du VIH, le plaidoyer pour l'autodétermination des prisonnier(e)s ainsi que des initiatives locales pour soutenir les détenu(e)s. Comment pouvons-nous lutter contre la violence de l'expansion des centres de détention, du taux montant de transmission du VIH dans les prisons, de la négligence médicale et de l'isolation, en tant des organismes communautaires? À travers ces discussions, nous espérons forger des alliances entre différents groupes communautaires et renforcer la lutte quotidienne contre les prisons et à l'intérieur des prisons.
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The Prisoner Correspondence Project, Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ), and the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy present:
Beyond Prisons, Toward Community Strategies:
Supporting work within and against prisons
Saturday October 24th from 4pm to 6pm
at the Comité Social Centre-Sud at 1710 Beaudry (metro Beaudry)
Gisele Dias - Prisoner HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN), Toronto
Peter Collins - HIV/AIDS activist and prisoner at Bath Institution, Ontario
Amazon Contreraz - jailhouse lawyer, trans activist and prisoner at Corcoran, California
Sadie Ryanne - DC Trans Coalition (DCTC), Washington DC
Farah Abdill - community organizer, Montreal
Beyond Prisons, Toward Community Strategies will be an afternoon of community organizations and individuals coming together to discuss the ways we can expand our existing models of support and service provision, as prisoners, exprisoners and allies, and work towards a broader movement to end our reliance on prisons.
The presenters--made up of prisoners, ex-prisoners, and allies--will introduce their current projects, which include gay and trans prisoner support, HIV prevention, advocacy for prisoner self-determination, and local initiatives to support folks inside prisons. How can we confront the violence of prison expansion, deepening rates of in-prison HIV transmission, medical negligence and isolation? Through these discussions, we hope to forge coalitions between different community groups and strengthen the day to day struggles both within and against prisons.
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10 October, 2009
Decolonize Okinawa and Guam and Everywhere
If you aren't familiar with bilaterals.org already, I encourage you to check it out. The following comes from the bilaterals.org page on War, geopolitics, and human rights:
Neoliberal globalization and war are two sides of the same coin. Throughout many parts of the world there has been little "hidden" about the links between corporate interests, globalization, and militarization. Under the guise of the war on terror, the war on drugs and "humanitarian" missions, U.S. military forces continue to back U.S. corporate and geopolitical interests from Iraq to Colombia, from Honduras to the Philippines. We can see it in the war on Iraq and how the US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded "reconstruction" contracts to corporate backers of the Bush Administration. We see it in plans for a U.S. free trade agreement with the Middle East by 2013, based on imposing a network of bilateral FTAs on individual Middle Eastern governments. We can see it in the renewed U.S. military presence in South East Asia, especially in their joint exercises with the Philippine military alongside a continued wave of killings of hundreds of activists linked to movements resisting imperialism. Their mission is to make the world safe for capitalism and the U.S. empire and to crush communities and economies organized around different values and principles. Free trade and free market policies are frequently accompanied by repression of dissent.
This is old news in Okinawa for the many activists and others who have fought US military occupation for decades.
The military occupation of Okinawa begs questions beyond those related to struggles for sovereignty. From 1945 until 1972, twenty years after the US occupation of Japan was supposed to be finished, the USCAR (US Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands) continued, but even after Okinawa reverted to Japanese state administration, the US military presence continued and continues as we all know, as do efforts to liberate Okinawa from US military occupation. In terms of the US military presence in Okinawa, the cost of which is largely underwritten by the Japanese government, there are probably about 40,000 US military employees in Okinawa at any given time if you count Department of Defense employees along with all the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine members. Of course, some of those employees are accompanied by family members. The relocation of 8,000 Marines and their family members might seem like a small victory in the struggle for Okinawan liberation from occupation. However, for folks in Guam, where those Marines are scheduled to be relocated, the impact will be huge.
In 2007, the US Congress approved $193 million (US) in military funding to expand the construction of bases in Guam, where US bases already take up over a quarter of Guam's total land. Like Okinawa, Guam has been subjected to colonial Japanese administration (1941) and US administration (1898) before. If plans proceed, the majority of Guam's population will be US military personnel within a few years.
Yesterday on Democracy Now, Julian Aguon spoke about this relocation process:
The military buildup was first announced in 2005. Basically, the United States had made a bilateral agreement with the Japanese government to transfer some 7,000 US Marines from Okinawa to Guam, in large part due to Okinawan mass protest against military presence, because they shoulder roughly 70 percent of the US military presence in all of Japan in Okinawa. So, that was in 2005. Fast-forward to 2009, we see that the US has recently announced that the number—it keeps ballooning. It's really unbelievable, because now it's set to include 8,000 US Marines and their 9,000 dependents, another thousand troops from South Korea, as well as an outside labor—foreign labor workforce estimated upwards of 20,000 people. So we're talking about a four- to five-year injection of a population increase of 20 percent in five years.
So that's really—what we're concerned about, the indigenous Chamoru community of Guam, is that we haven't exercised self-determination yet. Guam remains one of only sixteen non-self-governing territories, i.e. UN-recognized colonies, of the world. We don't even vote for the US president. We have no effective, meaningful representation in the US Congress. And the entire buildup was announced, and it was basically—any Chamoru consideration was really de facto. We're never really at the table. We were just informed by the US that they were going to bring in outside population of these many tens of thousands of people.
And the entire population of Guam is set roughly at 171,000 only, and the Chamoru population makes up roughly 37 percent of that population. So, really, this demographic change will have irreversible consequences, and we don't even have the infrastructure, and no money has been really—has been, in essence, promised to the government.
...And basically, the way I see it is, the needs of my people are buckling. We're not going to be able to withstand so much more weight.
Writing for the Washington Post, Blaine Harden characterizes the plans as a "peaceful military incursion," and deflects attention away from the effects of long-term colonization through descriptions like the following:
The Pentagon has chosen Guam, a quirkily American place that marries the beauty of Bali with the banality of Kmart, as the prime location in the western Pacific for projecting U.S. military muscle.
...To lessen chances of conflicts with local people, the Guam government has asked the military to hold special courses in "how to behave" before the Marines arrive and to periodically conduct refresher courses.
For more informed analyses and reprieves from/alternatives to the characteristic distortions of white supremacist official discourse, check out the Decolonize Guam blog.
08 October, 2009
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[1] Virginia Nieuwsma lives in San Jose, California, where she manages a busy home inhabited by her husband Tim, and four of her six children, Allison, Ted, John and Andrew. Besides "mom," her favorite title is Gigi, that is, grandmother to baby Thomas, Debora and Dimas. Ginny grew up in the Philippines with her missionary parents, and later graduated from evangelical Wheaton College in Illinois. Since 1981, she has worked in Christian media, both as an editor and writer, as well as a spokesperson for pro life organizations. Fifteen years ago she discovered Orthodoxy, and subsequently she edited Conciliar Press' book, Our Heart's True Home, and served as journal editor to The Handmaiden [2] as well as Conciliar's acquisitions editor.
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[4] [5]In anticipation of St. Lucia's feast day on December 13, Ginny Nieuwsma [5] interviews Katherine Hyde, author of Conciliar's recent release, Lucia: Saint of Light [6]
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Our northeastern friends have been complaining bitterly about the low temperatures, snow, ice, freezing wind and other northeasterners complaining bitterly. Being northeasterners ourselves, we totally feel your chill; however, since the first leg of our 2013 Further West Tour hopped down to southern Florida, we also feel warm, pampered, relaxed and embarrassingly smug. Part 1 of our first photo album is online, as theatened, for your viewing and snarky commenting pleasure.
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Usually being based in Eugene gives me an edge over the Portland guys. Today, it did not (grumble, grumble): While I was coming back to the office to work, John Hunt was writing from the Casanova Center, and so was able to get this update on Tyrece Gaines from Mike Bellotti. Hunt says the wait for Gaines will not end today, as Bellotti hinted earlier this afternoon, but could take weeks.


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Does anyone grow plumerias? I have inherited 2 and I could use some info. They are about 3 ft. I've just planted them......so far no change....they look like antlers.
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Renee, I bought some cuttings from a guy in the French Market in New Orleans a few years ago. I think they were 3 for $10. Two of them rooted and survived. I grew them about 3 or 4 years before I finally gave them to a friend. First, you must bring them inside every winter. They are not winter hardy here. Every winter they will go dormant and all leaves will drop off, looking like deer antlers. When it gets warm, they will sprout leaves. If I remember correctly, it must be very warm before the leaves start. Right now I would give them a good shot of fertilizer. Stoke's Tropicals catalog recommends 8-14-10 fertilizer. You could use 8-8-8 and give it a small extra shot of super-phosphate to bring up the middle number. I put mine in the sun and I watered daily. They are absolutely beautiful and smell so good. Have you tried the plumeria forum for more information here on Gardenweb? Good luck. - Terry |
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