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Do our Commanders-in-Chief live above board?
Last week, the Senate screened and approved four additional nominees as Ministers. On the occasion, Senate President David Mark admonished the nominees to assume office with a mindset to live above board. Since Ministers as leaders are expected to serve as role models by shunning all acts of impropriety, the admonition appears rational. But was I or any other citizen for that matter supposed to have faith in the said caution? Put differently, is it unlikely that David Mark himself, the author of the admonition may not have believed in it? Those who wish to see this viewpoint as cynical are free to do so but they cannot stop us from being skeptical about the possibility of any political office holder in Nigeria operating with any appreciable level of integrity. History does not seem to support a contrary view.
Read More →Why insecurity persists in Nigeria
The agonies of residents of Nigeria's federal capital city and its environs especially the impact of two consecutive bomb blasts in Nyanya a few weeks back were yet to subside when another bomb blast occurred again last Wednesday in Wuse, Abuja. On the basis of vicarious liability which in law, refers to the blame a leader bears on behalf of his team, it is rational to blame our numerous security challenges on our over-all leader, President Goodluck Jonathan. But since the security challenges are getting more severe and spreading as well as biting harder by the day, the direction of the blame game is probably too simplistic and narrow. A more realistic analysis of the unending nature of our current insecurity, is likely to show that there are many other leaders that are blame worthy concerning the subject.
Read More →Politicians: Let Edo Develop
The re-election bid by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as governor of Edo State was probably his publicly known stiffest challenge in life. The electioneering campaign leading to the July 2012 governorship election in the State was more or less a nightmare for him and his party, the then Action Congress of Nigeria. The heat brought to bear on the contest by the candidate of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was so intense that the previous daily beating of the chest by the governor that he needed no campaign ostensibly because of his development projects virtually fizzled away. Indeed, his tractors and caterpillars that were expected to campaign on his behalf were in reality inanimate.
Read More →Will Emir Sanusi Lamido be controversial?
The expectation in some circles, the other week, that Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the immediate past Governor of our Central Bank may not be selected as the new Emir of Kano because of his controversial nature is now stale. Only last Monday, he formally took over as the new Emir of Kano succeeding his uncle – the great Ado Bayero who died a few days earlier. Some analysts had opined however that he was not really or properly selected because of the riots which followed the announcement of his appointment.
Read More →Where is our Defence Minister?
At war times, such as the insurgency period we are in now, the Military is usually engaged in intense sacrifices as some of its members quite often have to pay the supreme sacrifice. It is therefore important for critics to exercise a high degree of restraint while analyzing delicate military issues. At the same time, those in charge of defence and security must not do anything, even if inadvertently, that can adversely affect the image of the military.
Read More →Diezani and the National Assembly!
Back to the issue of permanently delayed flights, we sought to compare the harm to the nation by our unconscionable commercial airlines with that of those opting for chartered flights. This led us into a long conversation on the intriguing relationship between Minister Diezani and the National Assembly – a discussion that was greatly illuminated by reports in the media the night before.
Read More →Enough of Kekehebu Democracy in Nigeria
For the third consecutive time in one month, this column has had to premise its thoughts on one issue – insecurity. It is not that it is hard to find something else to talk about; the rationale has been to underscore the overriding importance of the subject by using the mass communication theory of 'force multiplication '.
Read More →Chibok Girls! Not a Debate!!
Some innocent Nigerian school girls were last month abducted from their school in Chibok, Borno State. Painfully, the real number of girls involved is unknown. The first report said 100, another 200; yet another version said 234. When a fresh story suggested 276, many people opted to use the term 'over 200 girls'.
Read More →Who is misleading our President?
Against the backdrop of his massive victory at the 2011 Presidential elections, it is difficult to dispute the obvious popularity of President Goodluck Jonathan among Nigerians. Recently however, it is also getting clearer that those opposed to him are increasing.
Read More →Jonathan needs to sack more aides
To place governance on some measure of intellect is to officially seek answers constantly to recurring posers in society. One such poser in Nigeria is the increasing level of public rejoicing whenever a government official is relieved of his appointment. It does not really matter how highly placed the affected official is.
Read More →In Nigeria, what is news?
To constantly follow events in the media should ordinarily place a person in a position to promptly appreciate new events and happenings around him and elsewhere. In Nigeria however, an ardent newspaper reader or radio listener or television viewer cannot be too sure to read, hear or see new events. It is not that media practitioners in Nigeria are not proactive enough to meet their mandate of public enlightenment.
Read More →How NOT to speak during national tragedy
How to communicate is not as easy as many imagine. Those who tend to believe that communication is just the transmission of messages from one source to another need to know that it is not that simple because no sane person is likely to transmit messages to other people for the sake of doing so.
Read More →Oronsaye Report: No one should panic
Although, I am yet to meet anyone who has seen the 'White Paper' on the report of a panel headed by Steve Oronsaye, a former Head of Service of the Federation to rationalize government organizations, the media has disclosed the release of such a 105-page document. With proactive investigative journalism aided by our new law on freedom of information, why not get the details; I asked myself? I was honestly not excited about that because history teaches me that in Nigeria, an official document called 'White Paper' is by tradition a "stereotype"- something that takes the same pattern all the time.
Read More →Rotimi Amaechi and the Verdict of History
In today's Nigeria, Rotimi Amaechi the current Governor of Rivers State is likely to emerge as one of the great personalities that shaped the Nigerian political history of his time. From 2007 till date, he has been a dogged fighter. First, he fought his former political party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – over the latter's breach of internal democracy.
Read More →When Attorney General becomes a high jumper
IN several countries, the position of Attorney General is usually held by a lawyer because the holder is expected to serve as the permanent legal adviser to the government. In Nigeria, it is one post that has always attracted top legal experts especially during the military era. At a point, it was resolved that only a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) could be the Attorney General of the Federation.
Read More →Immigration Tragedy: Minister Abba Moro will remain
An interesting fall-out of the death of some Nigerians last week while in search of employment at the nation's Immigration Service was a statement credited to 'Comrade' Abba Moro the Interior Minister in charge of the sector. According to media reports, the Minister was convinced that the tragedy was caused by the refusal of the applicants to adhere to the rules of engagement designed for the recruitment exercise.
Read More →Aviation reforms: Nigeria still too far behind
Exactly one week ago, I left Nigeria for Dubai to attend the annual international broadcast exhibition -CABSAT 2014. Considering that the Dubai Emirate is a rich country, it was easy to appreciate the magnificent difference between Dubai, its main city and Abuja – our own self-acclaimed fastest growing city in Africa. However, some of my professional colleagues could not help discussing some of the structures that were put in use during the exhibition.
Read More →Who actually is holding-on to Nigeria's money?
Last week, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar announced the promotion of 24,118 police personnel in the country. According to Police spokesman, Frank Mba, the exercise ranks as the highest number of Police Officers promoted in one fell swoop in the history of the Force. The announcement was a happy one for many families including that of this writer-our own cousin Joe, being one of the beneficiaries.
Read More →So, can't we count even our dead?
The indisputable breaking news of the immediate past week was the killing by suspected insurgents of several students of the Federal Government College, Bun Yadi, Yobe State. Whereas, different accounts of what transpired centred on about the same content, everyone had a different version of the number of students affected. During a sympathy visit to the school by the state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, a Senior Master in the institution, Ibrahim Abdul, confirmed that Twenty-nine students were killed. He added that 11 other students sustained gunshot wounds in the attack. Abdul's report was corroborated by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Sanusi Rufai who also confirmed 29 dead.
Read More →One-man one-vote: Edo's futile slogan
On October 22,2013, the Edo State Electoral Commission organized an election into the Esan North-East Local Government Council. Somewhere along the line, it declared the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the chairmanship election. The opposition party- the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cried foul alleging that it was a travesty of justice as the rightful winner was reportedly short-changed.
Read More →APC's Lai Mohammed has upset me
For quite a while during the life of this present government, many Nigerianslooked forward with eagerness to the emergence of a strong political opposition to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Thus, the birth of the All Progressive Congress (APC) brightened the hopes of many citizens that better governance was on its way. The APC seems to have done fairlywell so far especially in bringing down the high degree of impunity of the ruling party. Their rather unpopular directive to their legislators to block the passage of the 2014 may have started, even if inadvertently, to refine our crude democracy – a good example being the end of the police control of Rivers State.
Read More →Does Jonathan also have a pact with Lord Lugard?
Indeed, the 'democratic' government of President Olusegun Obasanjo decreed same for the nation as if our leaders had a secret pact unknown to the rest of us with Lord Lugard to preserve his creation. Is this suspected pact also binding on President Goodluck Jonathan whose government recently declared the same no-go-area which bars Nigerians from debating whether or not they wish to continue to belong to the Lugardian nation?
Read More →Focus on 2015 Presidential Election is a grave error
Last week's announcement of the time table for the 2015 elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no doubt opened a new vista in the nation's political landscape. Already, it has elicited a number of viewpoints from different analysts. To some people, it is a pro-active welcome development. In fairness to such analysts, it is the first time in about 2 decades that our electoral body has been forward-looking with respect to its mandate thereby creating a path way for the nation's electoral process. To other people however, the time table is nothing more than the script of the ruling party. The nature of politics and elections particularly Nigeria's winner takes all, zero-sum game system, would make it difficult for anyone to dismiss either of the viewpoints.
Read More →Adamu Mu'azu: Not as we hear
The selection of Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu former Governor of Bauchi State as Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) no doubt opens a new chapter in the affairs of the party. Mu'azu means different things to many people. To this writer, he is a large-hearted philanthropist and consummate development activist. No one should blame me for being so charitable to him because my impression is the product of an unforgettable personal encounter with the man some years back. It happened early in 2006 when my goal of achieving 2 projects for my organization – the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) – ran into a critical cash-flow challenge. The projects were the establishment of NTA International and the conversion of the NTA TV College Jos into a degree awarding institution.
Read More →Election rigging as a national hobby
Section 7 of the Nigerian Constitution 1999, provides for the system of democratically elected local government councils making it mandatory for every state to ensure their existence under a law which provides for their establishment, structure, composition, finance and functions.Thus, the conduct of local government elections in Nigeria is the responsibility of the state government hence each state handles hers.
Read More →Let's allow Independent Candidates in 2015
In democratic societies, political parties naturally evolve within a polity. Thus, when the government of President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) decreed for Nigeria, two political parties-the Nigerian Republican Convention (NRC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in 1989, many critics faulted the move. The critics condemned such a mechanical and rigid approach to politics without recourse to what influenced Babangida to so act. Rather than spending a few minutes to reflect on the Presidential broadcast of October 7, 1989 which adduced several reasons for the action of government, everyone suspected Maradona, as IBB is generally called, to have been up to some mischief.
Read More →Wanted in Nigeria: More hours for Governance
The last general elections in Nigeria took place in 2011. Since then till date, it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate the pre-election atmosphere from that of national development for which governments were instituted. This is because campaigning for candidates into offices that have already been occupied is still very much on-a dangerous trend which no doubt hinders improvement in the welfare and living standard of the people.
Read More →Obasanjo, Jonathan, better than other Nigerian leaders
The end to the last long drawn-out university teachers' strike means that students are set to return to school. On the basis of their experiences during the strike, they are likely to once again, face the reality of a wide gap between theory and practice. In the area of mass communication for instance, many students may have to grapple with the real meaning and nature of communication. Having learnt that written communication is generally superior to other forms such as oral communication and body language, they would not easily comprehend why the choice of writing as a channel of communication by former President Olusegun Obasanjo (Obj) with President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) elicited so much anger from some people. Did the many angry commentators read Obj's letter about which they made pedestrian comments?
Read More →Kwankwaso's Transparency: A challenge to other Governors
Exactly one week ago, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) decorated Governor Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State as the best Nigerian Governor in the area of Fiscal Responsibility- a concept which refers to openness, discipline and accountability in governance. This writer was proud to serve as guest speaker on the occasion because it was a remarkable award that was specific, credible and indeed verifiable. It was obviously not purchased like the ones that are given to those who had donated huge sums to the issuing body. In the case of Kwankwaso, the several memorable developments in Kano State for which he was honoured are exceedingly persuasive. What are these developments and what challenges do they pose to other State Governors?
Read More →ASUU crisis: It is time for commendations
The strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) since July 01, 2013 will probably go down in history as the best ever well-organized action of the union. Although the action lasted longer than many Nigerians envisaged, it is to the credit of ASUU that it was fully ready for business. The union had in fact made it clear that only a complete resolution of the issues at stake would bring the strike action to an end. Hence, it was also ready for any eventuality. Consequently, when the government introduced the 'no work, no pay' rule into the game, the union responded by resorting to providing other welfare strategies such as distributing food items, giving out soft loans and cash advances to members to cope with the effects of the policy.
Read More →Kudos to Governors Oshiomhole, Fashola and Orji; but…
The ideal role of a critic is to serve the best interest of society through constructive criticism by drawing the attention of leaders of society to issues which are begging for redress. It is however not enough to enumerate and propagate what is wrong. A good critic ought to, in addition, proffer solutions to the problems or articulate alternative options for handling identified concerns. More importantly, a critic should be charitable enough to commend leaders in those areas where they have made efforts to right their wrongs. The latter is the premise of today's article which identifies 3 state governors whose recent activities deserve some measure of commendation. The governors are Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, Babatunde Fashola of Lagos and Theodore Orji of Abia.
Read More →Corruption in Nigeria: Is it a perception?
There appears to be some measure of unanimity among analysts both within and outside Nigeria that the nation is a highly corrupt society. The country's successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999 do not quite agree. This can be deduced from certain viewpoints that are usually officially canvassed on behalf of the nation. The first is that there is corruption everywhere, making it obvious that it is not peculiar to Nigeria. Some say, if the British knew nothing about corruption, the term would not have evolved as an English word.
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20-year-old man found dead in Southside Berkeley
Update, Dec. 22, 2 p.m. The Berkeley Police Department is not releasing the name of the deceased man at this time, and does not know whether he was a UC Berkeley student. Said Officer Byron White, a Berkeley Police spokesman, "At this point, the circumstances surrounding the death are consistent with death by accidental causes."
Original post, Dec. 20, 3:10 p.m. A 20-year-old man was found dead on the street in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Berkeley Police said they responded to a report of an unresponsive male in the 2500 block of Piedmont Avenue in Southside Berkeley at approximately 3:59 a.m. on Dec. 20.
Berkeley Police and Fire personnel arrived within minutes and discovered a 20-year-old male, deceased, just outside his residence.
BPD said it is investigating the case as a suspicious death, although it does not appear that foul play was involved. Alcohol may have been a factor, the police reported in a release issued at around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. … Continue reading »
UC Berkeley's Black Student Union leads peaceful protest march from campus to Oakland
Despite being shaken by the appearance of effigies hanging from nooses on campus Saturday morning, UC Berkeley Black Student Union (BSU) leaders said they didn't want that incident to affect their planned march against police killings of black people. Approximately 300 protesters met at Sproul Plaza at noon and, over the course of nearly three hours, marched to downtown Oakland to join forces with the larger "Millions March" demonstration that had gathered there.
Read more of Berkeleyside's Berkeley protest coverage.
The march was calm, with the crowd following orders and cues from the BSU organizers in the front. Led by a car, the protesters walked up Bancroft Way to College Avenue, headed south, paused for about 20 minutes to occupy the intersection of College and Ashby avenues, and eventually continued onto Broadway. Police instructed the car to turn off College before entering Oakland. … Continue reading »
Community responds to noose effigies found at Cal
By Frances Dinkelspiel and Emilie Raguso
Sunday, Dec. 14, 5 p.m. An anonymous artists' collective has taken responsibility for the effigies strung up in nooses at UC Berkeley on Saturday.
The statement from the collective:
"We are a collective of queer and POC artists responsible for the images of historical lynchings posted to several locations in Berkeley and Oakland," reads a notice the group distributed. "These images connect past events to present ones – referencing endemic faultlines of hatred and persecution that are and should be deeply unsettling to the American consciousness. We choose to remain anonymous because this is not about us as artists, but about the growing movement to address these pervasive wrongs."
See past Berkeleyside coverage of the Berkeley protests.
"For those who think these images are no longer relevant to the social framework in which black Americans exist everyday – we respectfully disagree. Garner, Brown, and others are victims of systemic racism. For those who think these images depict crimes and attitudes too distasteful to be seen .. we respectfully disagree. Our society must never forget. For those under the mistaken assumption that the images themselves were intended as an act of racism – we vehemently disagree and intended only the confrontation of historical context." … Continue reading »
Black Lives Matter protest by hundreds of Berkeley High students 'shows how it's done'
Until yesterday, UC Berkeley junior Franchesca Cavagnaro had never been to a protest. While walking on the Cal campus Wednesday afternoon, she came across a crowd, many hundreds-strong, of demonstrators gathered on the steps of Sproul Hall. She liked what she saw and knew she wanted to be part of it. She joined the group as they marched to the Campanile.
Despite the location, the protesters were not Cal students. They were all Berkeley High students who, as part of an event, carefully organized by the school's Black Student Union, had walked off their downtown campus at 2:30 p.m., skipping the last class of the day, in order to make their voices heard in the uproar over the recent police-related deaths of young black men. … Continue reading »
Cal students, supporters hold 'black lives matter' rally
A large group of black UC Berkeley students and their supporters are holding a rally on campus now, Thursday afternoon, in response to the recent Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury verdict regarding the fatal shooting by a police officer of Michael Brown.
They have occupied the Golden Bear Cafe at UC Berkeley since noon, with plans to be there for 4½ hours — the length of time they say Brown's body remained in the street after he was killed. (The cafe is closed during the rally.) A speaker at 2:10 p.m. said police are not interfering with the activities.
Some attendees wore sweatshirts promoting the message "black power." Others held signs saying "We can't breathe," in reference to the death in July of Eric Garner in New York City during his detention by police. This week, a Staten Island grand jury said it would not indict the officer who put Garner in the chokehold that led to his death.
A live-streaming video of the rally — organized by the UC Berkeley Black Student Union — is posted online, though it has been experiencing some technical difficulties. Scroll down below the video to learn how to follow live tweets from the event. … Continue reading »
Cal students launch headphone start-ups, raise big bucks
It may be happenstance, or the sign of a specialized talent pool, but Berkeley is home to two new innovative headphone start-ups, both of which have made their debuts via crowd-funding sites.
One company was started by Cal graduates, and the other by Cal dropouts who left to pursue their acoustical dream.
If high-tech feline attire is your music-listening thing, take a look at Axent's Wear Cat Ear headphones, which launched on Indiegogo a little over a month ago.
"The latest fusion of fashion and functionality with external cat ear speakers and LED lights," reads the description. "Presenting Axent Wear, glowing, badass headphones that let you blast your music and express your style."
The headphone company were started "by two UC Berkeley alum with an idea," the site says.
That idea seems to have hit a chord. In just a few weeks, Axent raised more than $2.9 million, far exceeding its stated goal of $250,000. … Continue reading »
Tagged Axent, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley startups, Wearhaus
Students march through Berkeley to protest tuition hikes
Several hundred UC Berkeley students staged a walkout Monday, Nov. 24, to protest proposed tuition increases across the UC system.
As part of the walkout, a group around 200-strong took the protest to the streets of downtown Berkeley, starting at Civic Center Park and walking up Center Street toward the campus at around 1 p.m.
Police had stopped traffic at the corner of Center and Shattuck Avenue, and traffic was disrupted by the demonstration, said Siciliana Trevino who was on the scene and shot the video below.
The University of California's Board of Regents voted Nov. 20 to authorize systemwide tuition increases of up to 5% per year through 2019-20 over the objections of Gov. Jerry Brown, who offered to increase state funding by 4% per year over the next two years only if tuition was frozen at the current rate. … Continue reading »
2 'botanical rubberneckers' forage the East Bay
With the gusto of wine enthusiasts in a tasting room, Philip Stark and Tom Carlson eye, sniff and sample their selections, pronouncing them "robust," "lovely," "voluptuous" — and even "just beyond words." The undergraduate students with them flock close, curious.
The group is far from a trendy winery or upscale farmer's market. Instead, gathered at the forlorn corner of Sycamore Avenue and South 45th St. in Richmond, they're in the heart of a food desert, an area without easy access to fresh, healthy and affordable food. Yet, in this low-income neighborhood, with more liquor and fast-food shops than grocery stores, there's a bounty of goodness thriving in some unlikely places — a parched lawn, sidewalk cracks, along a chain link fence.
And from the looks of it, that bounty is composed almost entirely of … weeds.
"Yes, these are weeds," acknowledges Carlson, an ethnobotanist and a tenured lecturer in the Department of Integrative Biology, happily munching on a low-lying edible called cat's ear. "But many of these were brought to America long ago by immigrants from Europe and Asia who used them for foods and medicines. There are high rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes in these food deserts, and study after study shows the benefits of eating more leafy greens. These are available and nutritious and free." … Continue reading »
Man, 20, found dead after party at Berkeley frat house
Update, Dec. 31, 5:18 p.m. The Alameda County coroner's office on Tuesday, Dec. 30, determined the cause of death for Vaibhev Loomba as acute ethyl alcohol intoxication. A representative from the coroner's office said he could not be more specific regarding the results of the toxicology screening until that report is finalized, and had no estimate for when that information would become available.
Original story, Nov. 9, 1:28 p.m. A 20-year-old man was found dead Sunday afternoon at the Zeta Psi fraternity in Berkeley, at 2728 Bancroft Ave., the day after the frat threw a large party that drew hundreds of attendees.
Police responded to a call about an unresponsive male just before 12:10 p.m., and found a man face down in a room in the fraternity, according to Lt. Ed Spiller of the Berkeley Police Department.
The Berkeley Fire Department also responded, and confirmed that the man had died. No time of death has been provided, but the man was described as "cold to the touch" over the police scanner. … Continue reading »
Op-ed: Cal should take down beer and athletics billboard
Has anyone been in the Alta Bates ER on a UC Berkeley football game night? I have, and it is an eye-opening experience of drunkenness and bloody injuries.
I was astonished this week as I headed home from work to see a billboard next to the freeway in Emeryville advertising beer with the Cal Athletics logo. I had noticed a similar billboard a year ago and wrote to the newly appointed Chancellor expressing my concerns. I received a prompt reply … Continue reading »
Update: UC Berkeley student exonerated of rape charge
The case against a 20-year-old UC Berkeley student charged earlier this month with rape has been dismissed, authorities said Friday afternoon, and he has been found "factually innocent" of that allegation.
Eugene Quillin was scheduled to enter a plea in the case Friday morning.
But Teresa Drenick, Alameda County district attorney's office spokeswoman, said Friday afternoon that the case against Quillin was instead dismissed.
Quillin's attorney, Ted W. Cassman, said shortly before 4 p.m. via email that the case was dismissed for insufficient … Continue reading »
5 report frat house drugging, sex assaults in Berkeley
Update, 2 p.m. The University of California Police Department has released a new alert saying that one member of a fraternity says he was sexually assaulted by another, and that there may be other victims.
"A leadership member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity contacted a UC Berkeley Campus Security Authority. The leadership member reported that he was contacted by a member of the Berkeley Theta Delta Chi fraternity," UCPD wrote. "The member reported that he had been sexually assaulted by another current UC Berkeley Theta Delta Chi fraternity member. The reporting member stated that there may be other victims."
UCPD turned this information over to the Berkeley Police Department, which said no activity of this nature has been reported to it.
No additional information was released.
Original story, 1 p.m. Police say five people came forward to report having been sexually assaulted after being given "roofies" — also known as "the date rape drug" — at a fraternity near the UC Berkeley campus over the weekend.
That report comes on the heels of a recent weekend where three women said they were sexually assaulted in fraternities or near the Cal campus. One man was charged with rape in connection with one of those cases, but he was exonerated of the charge against him Friday morning.
The University of California Police Department released a brief statement Thursday evening about the most recent reports.
According to that statement, five people said they were given "roofies" before being sexually assaulted at the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity in the 2300 block of Piedmont Avenue. … Continue reading »
Police search for 2 after dorm room robbery in Berkeley
Police are looking for two young men they say convinced a UC Berkeley student in his dorm room to make a call for them, then stole his phone while threatening to have a gun.
According to police, the robbery took place early Sunday, just before 12:20 a.m.
Police said the student was in his room at the Clark Kerr Campus of UC Berkeley, at 2601 Warring St., when he heard loud knocking on the door of his suite.
He opened the door and found two young strangers outside, the University of California Police Department wrote in a prepared statement. They asked the student to make a call for them on his phone. … Continue reading »

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"I love ecology," McLoughlin explains. "The research is so fascinating and keeps coming up at work. It's great to have a career that relates to my passion."
McLoughlin was invited to lecture at the Royal Botanical Gardens through his connections in the Hamilton Naturalists' Club, a non-profit organization dedicated to the study, appreciation and conservation of wild plants and animals. He frequently leads interpretive hikes and has presented previous lectures through the organization.


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American Geriatrics Society Updates Medication Guidelines for Elderly
Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP
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The updated Beers Criteria contain important information regarding medications that should be avoided or used with caution in elderly patients.
The American Geriatrics Society recently released expanded and updated its
for medication use in the elderly, generally known as the "Beers Criteria." More than 2 in 5 people older than 65 take at least 5 medications, and each year one-third suffers from deleterious side effects, such as disorientation, urinary incontinence, or fractures.
H. Edward Davidson, PharmD, MPH, editor-in-chief of
The Consultant Pharmacist
, the journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, and a partner at Insight Therapeutics LLC, hails the new criteria. "The new list includes 53 medications identified by a list of 11 experts in the field of geriatric pharmacotherapy," he says. "The review of the literature, which followed the 2011 IOM Standards for Developing Trustworthy Clinical Practice Guidelines, was more robust than previous publications. This makes sense, based on the increasing scrutiny of guideline development. However, we are not sure it impacts the results or utility of this list. Although selected individuals may fare well on these medications, a large proportion will not."
To review the guidelines, expert panel members looked at 2,000 research studies on medications prescribed for elders. The experts identified various inappropriate medications for the elderly and sorted them into 3 categories:
34 medications and classes of medication were classified as "potentially inappropriate" for elders in general. Drugs on this list should be avoided.
14 medications used for common health problems were deemed potentially inappropriate in some cases and should be avoided in older adults who have specific conditions or syndromes
14 types of drugs that should be used with caution. If these drugs are the best choice, patients using them should be carefully monitored.
The criteria were last updated in 2003. Davidson sums up the new guideline's importance as follows: "Providers caring for older adults owe it to themselves to know this list and the limitations in the care of the elderly. HIT (health information technology) systems have incorporated these criteria into CPOE (computerized physician order entry) and other screening tools (eg,
), and we expect the same with this new list. All in all, this list remains one of the standard tools for reducing medication-related problems in older adults."
The new criteria differ from the previous version in important ways: discontinued medications (farewell, propoxyphene!) were removed and new drugs have been added. Notable additions in various categories include
thiazolidinediones or glitazones for elders with heart failure
acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for elders with a history of syncope
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for patients who have a history of falls and fractures
dabigatran and prasugrel in adults older than 75
Furthermore, the criteria now include additional information about medications for common geriatric conditions.
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Malonate inhibits virulence gene expression in Vibrio cholerae.
Title | Malonate inhibits virulence gene expression in Vibrio cholerae. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Minato Y, Fassio SR, Häse CC |
Journal | PloS one |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | e63336 |
Date Published | 2013 |
Keywords | Bacterial Proteins, Cholera Toxin, Citric Acid Cycle, DNA-Binding Proteins, Fimbriae Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Malonates, Succinate Dehydrogenase, Thenoyltrifluoroacetone, Transcription Factors, Vibrio cholerae, Virulence |
Abstract | We previously found that inhibition of the TCA cycle, either through mutations or chemical inhibition, increased toxT transcription in Vibrio cholerae. In this study, we found that the addition of malonate, an inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), decreased toxT transcription in V. cholerae, an observation inconsistent with the previous pattern observed. Unlike another SDH inhibitor, 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTFA), which increased toxT transcription and slightly inhibited V. cholerae growth, malonate inhibited toxT transcription in both the wild-type strain and TCA cycle mutants, suggesting malonate-mediated inhibition of virulence gene expression is independent to TCA cycle activity. Addition of malonate also inhibited ctxB and tcpA expressions but did not affect aphA, aphB, tcpP and toxR expressions. Malonate inhibited cholera toxin (CT) production in both V. cholerae classical biotype strains O395N1 and CA401, and El Tor biotype strain, N16961. Consistent with previous reports, we confirmed that these strains of V. cholerae did not utilize malonate as a primary carbon source. However, we found that the addition of malonate to the growth medium stimulated V. cholerae growth. All together, these results suggest that metabolizing malonate as a nutrient source negatively affects virulence gene expression in V. cholerae. |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0063336 |
Alternate Journal | PLoS ONE |


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A string of nine straight points in the fourth quarter Saturday helped Hershey get a 37-33 win at North Platte St. Pat's.
Hershey (4-0) entered the fourth quarter with a 22-21 lead. St. Pat's took a 25-24 lead early in the fourth after Peyton Irish made a jump shot from about eight feet.
But the lead was short lived for the Lady Irish (2-1). Brooke Munsen made a pair of free throws to give the Panthers the lead and then Taylor Mustion later knocked down two more from the charity stripe.
Then with just over three minutes left in the game, Maegan Hiatt scored on a layup to give Hershey a 30-25 lead before Tayler Baker made a three-pointer on the next possession to make it an eight-point game.
The closest St. Pat's got was four after that.
"In the fourth quarter, we had some turnovers and they capitalized on them," St. Pat's coach Nathan Stienike said. "We played well the whole game except for that two minute stretch."
As good as both Hershey and St. Pat's have been in recent years, scoring has been at such a premium when the two SPVA rivals have met because their defense is so strong and Saturday's game was no different.
"St. Pats' defense is always strong," said Hershey coach Jeremy Thomas. "I wasn't surprised that it was so low-scoring because all five games we played last year against them were low-scoring."
At halftime, St. Pat's led 15-11 after they scored the last four points of the first half on free throws by Irish and Anna O'Malley.
"We struggled in the first half, offensively," Thomas said. "St. Pat's hit a couple of shots and that worried us a little bit. But the good thing is that we held them to 15 points."
Hershey scored the first seven points of the second half. Hiatt opened the third quarter with a three before Mustion and Maddie Seamann followed with buckets.
But that was the biggest lead the Irish allowed the Panthers to have in the third.
"We really picked up our defense in the second half," Thomas said.
Stienike said that he thought his team did a fine job defensively but it just didn't put up enough points, especially in the end.
"Offensively, we struggled to score," he said.
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Hershey (37)-Taylor Mustion 8, Mariah DaMoude 3, Ryce Troyer 2, Brooke Munsen 6, Maegan Hiatt 7, Tayler Baker 5, Maddie Seamann 6
St. Pat's (33)-Anna O'Malley 4, Erin Nozicka 2, Toni Caudillo 13, Peyton Irish 4, Bree Saner 6, Brittany Lawrence 4
Free Throws: H 4-6, SP 11-17; Three Point Goals: H 3 (DaMoude, Hiatt, Baker), SP 2 (Caudillo 2)
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Less than a week after its unveiling, Microsoft's new Kin mobile phone project found itself in the middle of a bit of a controversy today when Consumer Reports and others pointed out that a portion of one of its promotional videos looked a lot like an endorsement of "sexting" -- the practice of sending explicit photos and text messages. Microsoft is targeting the phones to teenagers and twenty-somethings.
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In a tweet about an hour ago, the company's online safety team apologized and said the inappropriate portion of the video had been removed. Here's what the video showed, as described by Consumer Reports.
"The video, on a promotional site for the new phones, includes a downright creepy sequence in which a young man is shown putting a Kin under his shirt and apparently snapping a picture of one of his naked breasts. The breast is then shown on the phone's screen, just before the guy apparently sends it to someone. Next we see the face of a young woman, seemingly the recipient, with an amused expression on her face."
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While I would wish to be as intellectually rationale as possible; I find Chapman's propositions rather shallow, self-centered and non-evidenced. Unlike EKeller, who has successfully quite, I still do despite several attempts to quite. Amidst these struggles therefore, you can possibly picture why I find it outrageous that Chapman attempts to stand outside the box and label those living within the box. Truthfully regretting each day I brought the first stick to bear; the truth is nicotine is now my muscle. While its difficult to appropriately state the benefits of welding this nicotine-muscle on my personal side; I want to bring out the fact that the very same muscle has wrought many Nobel prized technologies that are sustaining the over 7 billion persons on this planet. In his recent movie "Flight", Denzel Washington is caught in the same catch 22: "an alcoholic pilot who maneuvers his plane out of never before done 'mechanical error' to saves lives of many passengers aboard; he finds himself left but to the mercy of panel accusing him of being a drunk. His response to these charges: " I am an alcoholic, as matter of fact--I am drunk even now as you question me". Well, sorry but I have to say the same to Chapman: Smoker--competing interests declared with or without a License! I know every risk smoking carries, but bring on the License and I will risk my medical license to 'forge' the prescriptions! My thought is that, more effort needs to be placed on stopping new people-especially the young, from ever starting to smoke! And for those smoking, seriously listen to EKeller testimony.


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Photonics 2014, 1(2), 154-161; doi:10.3390/photonics1020154
Polarization-Independent All-Optical Regenerator for DPSK Data
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Abstract: We demonstrate polarization-independent simultaneous all-optical phase-preserving amplitude regeneration and wavelength conversion of NRZ differential phase shift keying (DPSK) data by four-wave mixing (FWM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The dependence upon polarization state of the signals is eliminated by using a co-polarized dual-pump architecture. Investigation on the regenerative capability vs. pumps detuning shows significant BER threshold margin improvement over 6 nm conversion range.
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A few days back, top featherweight contender Anthony Pettis was forced out of his highly anticipated title fight against Jose Aldo with a torn meniscus in his knee. The injury timing left Pettis with no choice but to withdraw from the match-up and allow the "Korean Zombie" Chan-Sung Jung to step in against the champ.
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