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Regeneration of ion exchange resins with NaCl produces brine containing high concentrations of nitrate that can be difficult to remove using standard biological, physical, or chemical technologies. In this study. Halomonas campisalis (ATCC #700597) (Mormile et al., 1999) was shown to completely reduce nitrate at 125 g/L NaCl and pH 9. This organism was also used in experiments to determine nitrate-reduction rates and biomass yields. Kinetic parameters were measured separately with glycerol, lactate. acetate, ethanol, and methanol. The specific nitrate-reduction rate coefficient was highest in cultures amended with acetate, while lactate and glycerol (a natural osmoticum in hypersaline environments) had lower reduction rates. No evidence of nitrate reduction was observed when ethanol or methanol was provided as an electron donor. Kinetic modeling provided values for nitrate and nitrite-reduction rate coefficients and for biomass yields. Measured rates and yields were similar to reported parameters obtained from non-halophilic nitrate-reducing cultures under low salt concentrations. Therefore, for highly saline solutions, the use of halophiles to selectively remove nitrate from these brines may represent a viable treatment option. |
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Topic closed. 223 replies. Last post 2 years ago by rdgrnr.
Like i said back then " Ticket no good, i throw away for you " and i was castigated by factorem for being a "racist" ok Mr Factorem , where are you now, show your face. I rest my case......
I am right here in full face!.
Your remark ramains a racist statement, as a person's knowledge of English does not imply criminal bahavior capabilities. The charges against these brothers is about theft, and are independent of their language skills.
In this case as it turns out, there was no offer to throw away a ticket, or a claim that it was altogether no good.
If you go back and read my posts back in October, you will be able to confirm that I wrote vociferiously against what these two brothers did, and serioudsly got on the case of Syracuse NY for complicity in paying out
Mcginnin56 wrote back to me in words "Sour grapes", while his tag-team partner in lottery post war mongering, ronnie316 told me to get over it, as the NY lottery has made its decision.
Well, you can read foryourself as it turned out, I was not alone in my position and today's story remains a vindication that the position and views that I had espoused and written about, in October on this matter was positively correct.
Except for calling people racist.........
I saw a guy doing the scratchie thing today. Quite feverishly. I was there to place my 363 str8. He was sctratching all feverishly like a crack addict and then he took the scanner to the machine. I was on the machine and double checking my free plays, as I was cleaning my room today and found six of them. So I let the guy go in front of me. The funny thing about scratch offs is there is a bar code on the front and on the back, and I never know which one to scan.
So the guy is scanning the front of his scratchie and the machine wont read it. Before I can suggest to scan the other side he takes it to the clerk and asks "Can you check this for me"?
The real question is. Are convenience store really so convenient?
People buying milk and cigarettes are inconvenient for lottery players.
Not to mention QuickDraw.
I saw two separate players downing $100 in three separate consecutive draws. I was in at the cutoff for my Jackpot game, and there he was with 20 cards at the counter.
Now if there was a line of people buying milk, then I can predict a small chance of that player climbing over the counter to get to the terminal to get his bet in on time.
The atmosphere in a convenience store ( forgive me this word convienent is giving me trouble as for as spelling is concerned)
is frenetic at best when there are multiple lottery players in there.
Online internet playing is the MOST CONVIENENT solution. There should be choice. Business is about choice. I choose to not go into the vipers den. I prefer lottery from the safety of my bed.
And all scratchie players must be wrangled and flogged.
Thats why I use THIS............
This kind of stuff happens cause ppl. from other countries think americans are stupid.....did'nt work this time.
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds -- Charles Mackay LL.D.
Some cultures teach lying and cheating as an acceptable means of gaining an advantage , which comes in real handy upon entering America where we are taught to tell the truth and trust people.......
I am so glad that the con has been called out and the thieves arrested. Most of us knew it was a con from the get-go.
I suspect the trial will be long and messy unless they don't have money for a good lawyer.
Good lawyers can convince jurors that up is really down
Ronnie hit the nail on the head here. Americans are taught to trust people first (often over our own instincts) and it gets us in trouble sometimes.
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I don't expect much of a trial. If their attorney is worth anything, she/he will plea for some lesser offense or term reduction since this is a losing case. And since a number (all perhaps?) of people on any potential jury (even if they don't play the lottery) have likely once have dreamed of winning a jackpot, if only for a second, and this realization that this crime could happen to them, will make this an easy conviction. Going to trial is too big a risk for these criminals.
Thanks Artist77, Ive learned the hard way more times than I can count yet still choose to trust. lol. lol.
Only as Mr. Reagan once said I choose to "Trust, but verify". lol. lol.
Pres. Reagan was so right. I miss him!
Anytime I cash a ticket I tell the clerk (up front) that I want the receipt from the terminal and I watch them closely to make sure they don't switch anything.......
Yes, me too.
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Gas-phase kinetics of chlorosilylene reactions II. ClSiH + C2H4: absolute rate measurements and quantum chemical and RRKM calculations for the prototype pi addition reactionTools Becerra, R., Boganov, S. E., Egorov, M. P., Krylova, I. V., Nefedov, O. M., Promyslov, V. M. and Walsh, R. (2010) Gas-phase kinetics of chlorosilylene reactions II. ClSiH + C2H4: absolute rate measurements and quantum chemical and RRKM calculations for the prototype pi addition reaction. ChemPhysChem, 11 (2). pp. 419-428. ISSN 1439-7641 Full text not archived in this repository. To link to this article DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900490 Abstract/SummaryTime-resolved studies of chlorosilylene, ClSiH, generated by the 193 nm laser flash photolysis of 1-chloro-1-silacyclopent-3-ene, are carried out to obtain rate constants for its bimolecular reaction with ethene, C2H4, in the gas-phase. The reaction is studied over the pressure range 0.13-13.3 kPa (with added SF6) at five temperatures in the range 296-562 K. The second order rate constants, obtained by extrapolation to the high pressure limits at each temperature, fitted the Arrhenius equation: log(k(infinity)/cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1))=(-10.55 +/- 0.10) + (3.86 +/- 0.70) kJ mol(-1)/RT ln10. The Arrhenius parameters correspond to a loose transition state and the rate constant at room temperature is 43% of that for SiH2 + C2H4, showing that the deactivating effect of Cl-for-H substitution in the silylene is not large. Quantum chemical calculations of the potential energy surface for this reaction at the G3MP2//B3LYP level show that, as well as 1-chlorosilirane, ethylchlorosilylene is a viable product. The calculations reveal how the added effect of the Cl atom on the divalent state stabilisation of ClSiH influences the course of this reaction. RRKM calculations of the reaction pressure dependence suggest that ethylchlorosilylene should be the main product. The results are compared and contrasted with those of SiH2 and SiCl2 with C2H4.
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Pit bull myths ::
Pit bull owners, breeders and animal advocacy groups have created a slew of myths and distortions about the pit bull breed to fight breed-specific laws. Below are the top 10 myths.
Myth #1: It's the owner not the breed
The outdated debate, "It's the owner, not the breed," has caused the pit bull problem to grow into a 30-year old problem.1 Designed to protect pit bull breeders and owners, the slogan ignores the genetic history of the breed and blames these horrific maulings -- inflicted by the pit bull's genetic "hold and shake" bite style -- on environmental factors. While environment plays a role in a pit bull's behavior, it is genetics that leaves pit bull victims with permanent and disfiguring injuries.
The pit bull's genetic traits are not in dispute. Many appellate courts agree that pit bulls pose a significant danger to society and can be regulated accordingly. Some of the genetic traits courts have identified include: unpredictability of aggression, tenacity ("gameness" the refusal to give up a fight), high pain tolerance and the pit bull's "hold and shake" bite style.2 According to forensic medical studies, similar injuries have only been found elsewhere on victims of shark attacks.3
Purveyors of this myth also cannot account for the many instances in which pit bull owners and their family members are victimized by their pet dogs. From 2005 to 2014, pit bulls killed 203 Americans, about one citizen every 18 days. Of these deaths, 53% involved a family member and a household pit bull.4 Notably, in the first 8 months of 2011, nearly half of those killed by a pit bull was its owner. One victim was an "avid supporter" of Bad Rap, a recipient of Michael Vick's dogs.5
Related articles:
- 2014 Dog Bite Fatality: 4-Year Old Girl Killed by Family Pit Bulls in Bloomington
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pregnant Pacifica Woman Killed by Family Pit Bull
Myth #2: It's impossible to identify a pit bull
Pit bull advocates frequently claim that the average person cannot correctly identify a pit bull. As discussed in the Pit Bull FAQ, the pit bull is a class of dogs made up of several close dog breeds (See: What is a pit bull?). This false claim is designed to confuse the public just like the breed's history of changing names is intended to do (See: Disguise breed name). As recently told to us by a top U.S. animal control enforcement officer, "If it looks like a pit bull, it usually is."
Pit bull advocates have even created deceptive online tests (Find the Pit Bull) to further confuse the media, policymakers and the public. These tests are inaccurate and intentionally crafted to show that the average person cannot correctly identify a pit bull. DogsBite.org has created a more realistic test that shows a variety of popular dog breeds. Once one begins to understand the frame, posture and distinct head and jaw size of a pit bull, identification is immediate.
Can you identify the pit bull?
Pit bulls in the news
Given the enormous amount of press coverage of Michael Vick's pit bulls, television shows devoted to pit bulls, such as DogTown by National Geographic, Pit Bulls and Parolees and Pit Boss by Animal Planet, and the constant production of "positive pit bull" stories by the pit bull community, it seems unlikely that the average person cannot identify a pit bull. Pro-pit bull groups cannot on one hand parade such imagery and on the other say the public cannot identify a pit bull.
There are only two instances in which pit bulls are "misidentified," according to pit bull advocacy logic: after a serious or deadly attack or when a breed-specific law is being tested. On all other occasions, such as free spay-neuter services for pit bulls (backed by grants for free spay-neuter services for pit bulls), special adoption programs for pit bulls and national "reputation enhancement" campaigns for the breed, pit bulls and their mixes are 100% identifiable.
Related articles:
- 2013 Fatal Dog Attack Breed Identification Photographs - DogsBite.org
- Blogger Dissects Deceptive Online Pit Bull Identification Test, 'Find the Pit Bull'
Myth #3: Human-aggressive pit bulls were "culled"
Historically, it is believed that dogfighters removed human-aggressive pit bulls from the gene pool. "Man biters," as dogmen referred them, were "culled" to prevent dog handlers from suffering vicious bites. However, dogmen themselves and pedigrees show a different story. As far back as 1909, George Armitage shares a story in, "Thirty Years with Fighting Dogs." He describes Caire's Rowdy as not a mere man-biter, but as a "man-eater," the most dangerous biter of all.6
In more modern years, a substantial number of champion (CH), grand champion (GR CH) and register of merit (ROM) fighting dogs carry the title of a man-biter or a man-eater. These pit bulls were championship-breeding stock, whose famed owners never for a moment considered culling the dogs. Some of the most well known dogs include: Adams' GR CH Zebo, Indian Bolio ROM, Garner's CH Chinaman ROM, Gambler's GR CH Virgil and West's CH Spade (man-eater).7
In 1974, after a series of high profile news articles written by Wayne King and published by the New York Times, the image of the ferocious fighting pit bull moved from the shadowy world of dogmen into the mainstream. This period, between 1975 and 1979, is known as the "leakage period" when the breeding of pit bulls drastically increased through gang members and drug dealers, who wanted the "toughest dog" on the block, as well as by pet pit bull breeders.8
While some dogmen of the past may have culled human-aggressive dogs to keep their stock free of man-biters, once the leakage period began, there is no evidence that similar selective pressures were maintained.9 As early as 1980, pit bull attacks begin headlining newspapers, "Another Pit Bull Attack Reported; Boy, 8 Slashed (1980)," as well as reports of pit bull owners trying to bolster the breed's "deteriorating" public image, "Pit Bull Attacks As Owners Fight Image (1980)."
Related articles:
- Pit Bulls Lead 'Bite' Counts Across U.S. Cities and Counties
- 1909 Dog Bite Fatality: John P. Colby's Fighting Pit Bull Kills Nephew
Myth #4: Fatal attack statistics about pit bulls are false
Pro-pit bull groups argue that the 20-year fatal dog attack study (from 1979 to 1998) issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September 2000 is inaccurate because the study relied "in part" on newspaper articles. Pit bull advocates say that pit bull fatalities are more extensively reported by the media, therefore the authors of the study (most holding PhD credentials) must have "miscounted" or "double counted" the number of pit bull fatalities.10
As stated in the CDC report, the authors collected data from media accounts as well as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) registry of fatal attacks. Also, all five authors, Jeffrey Sacks, Leslie Sinclair, Julie Gilchrist, Gail Golab and Randall Lockwood, openly oppose breed-specific laws. This bias is clearly reflected in the CDC report as well.11 If discrepancies were made in the report, it seems more likely that fatal pit bull attacks were underreported not over reported.
Related articles:
- Nonprofits Urge CDC to Resume Tracking Richer Data Set for Children and Adults...
- Who Authored the CDC Fatal Dog Attack Report (1979 to 1998)?
Myth #5: The media conspiracy against pit bulls
Pit bulls have the highest propensity and frequency of any dog breed to be involved in a severe mauling. Media members understand this and are quick to report such attacks. The reason why "Child Suffers Dog Bite" does not dominate dog attack news headlines is due to the lower degree of injury inflicted. In 2012, the death of 2-day old Howard Nicholson Jr., who was killed by the family's newly adopted husky, captured over 200,000 news headlines and web page results.12
Recently, a writer from British Columbia commented on the "media conspiracy" claim voiced by pit bull advocacy groups. In a charming, yet biting piece titled, "Belligerent Bassets?" writer Andrew Holota, points out the ridiculous nature of this claim:
"Yessir, there are oodles of poodles popped by cops all the time, and the press does not report it.
And attacks by psychotic shih tzus? Covered up. Muzzled, so to speak.
Children savaged by Scottish terriers? Quashed. Hushed puppies, if you will. Oh yes, the conspiracy runs deep indeed."13
What is true is that there is an absence of media regarding the collective damage inflicted by the pit bull breed since the early 1980s. In a recent 10-year period, from 2005 to 2014, pit bulls killed 203 Americans, about one citizen every 18 days.14 By 2017, pit bulls are projected to maul 305 Americans to death since 1998, the year the CDC stopped tracking fatal dog attacks by dog breed, and over 380 people since 1980.15 Major news agencies are AWOL on these important issues.
Related articles:
- Editorial: Deflating the 'Media Conspiracy' Fueled by Pit Bull Groups
- I'm Tired of 'Pit Bulls Before People,' A Response to Carrie Pollare
Myth #6: Pit bulls are not unpredictable
Despite pro-pit bull claims that pit bulls are not unpredictable, the breed frequently attacks without provocation or warning. It is well documented by humane groups that to excel in dogfighting, pit bulls were selectively bred to conceal warning signals prior to an attack. For instance, a pit bull may not growl, bare its teeth or offer a direct stare before it strikes. Unlike all other dog breeds, pit bulls are also disrespectful of traditional signs of submission and appeasement.16
According to expert Randall Lockwood, pit bulls are also liars. In a 2004 law enforcement training video, taped when Lockwood was vice president for research and educational outreach for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), he shares the following story:
"Fighting dogs lie all the time. I experienced it first hand when I was investigating three pit bulls that killed a little boy in Georgia. When I went up to do an initial evaluation of the dog's behavior, the dog came up to the front of the fence, gave me a nice little tail wag and a "play bow" -- a little solicitation, a little greeting. As I got closer, he lunged for my face."17
If a pit bull can fool an expert such as Lockwood, how can the average citizen anticipate a pit bull's future action? In a separate example, animal behavioral expert Peter Borchelt was sued after the pit bull he was training for a client "suddenly" attacked an ex-fireman. After encountering Gabriel Febbraio on the street and assuring him that the pit bull was friendly, the dog broke free from Borchelt and attacked Febbraio in the groin. The jury awarded Febbraio $1 million dollars.18
Related articles:
- 2014 Dog Bite Fatality: Ohio Woman, 59, Killed by Her Daughter's Pit Bull
- 2013 Dog Bite Fatality: Fulton County Infant Killed by Family Pit Bull
Myth #7: Pit bulls do not have a locking jaw
Pro-pit bull groups continuously attempt to debunk the pit bull "locking jaw" expression that is often used by the media and the public. A pit bull's jaw may not physically lock, but due to selective breeding for a specific bite style -- to hold on and to shake indefinitely -- we consistently hear in news reports that the dog "would not let go." DogsBite.org has recorded numerous tools used to try to get a pit bull to release its grip including: shotguns, hammers, baseball bats and pipes.
Learn more in our Pit Bull FAQ: Why do people say that pit bulls "don't let go?"
Related articles:
- Zupf Tackles the "Pit Bull Locking Jaw" Bite Style
- Crow Bar Used to Unlock Pit Bull's Jaws Engaged in Fight
Myth #8: Pit bulls used to be the most popular dog in America
Pit bull advocates often claim that by World War I, the pit bull had become the "most popular dog in America." A source is never cited with this claim. In 2006, the publication Animal People tested this claim. By searching the classified dogs-for-sale ads between 1900 to 1950 on NewspaperArchive.com, the group discovered that huskies and St. Bernards were the most popular dogs of that period. Of the 34 breeds searched, pit bulls ranked 25th.
Due to the different names that pit bulls are known by, Animal People ran searches on three names: pit bull terrier, Staffordshire, and American bulldog. As the group states, "The exercise was skewed toward finding more pit bulls rather than fewer, since multiple searches were run to try to find pit bulls under a variety of different names." The combined sum of these three breeds came to 34,770; 1% of the sampling of nearly 3.5 million breed-specific mentions of dogs.19
Related articles:
- 1911 Pit Bull Terrier Depicted as 'Outcast American' to Victimize the Breed
- ASPCA Perpetuates Myth that Pit Bulls Were Once a Popular Family Dog
Myth #9: Pit bulls pass the American Temperament Test
In 1977, Alfons Ertel designed the American Temperament Test in hopes of creating a uniform temperament test for dogs. Of the 75 million dogs that populate the U.S. today,20 about 933 are tested per year (0.001% of all dogs). The temperament data published by the group is not based upon scientific random sampling of any dog breed. It seems it would be virtually impossible to develop such a reliable study, as the base population source group is unidentifiable.
Due to the temperament data being objectively statistically unreliable, it is also highly misleading. Pit bull advocates frequently use this misleading data to point to the breed's good temperament and to advocate against breed-specific laws ("Pit bulls pass the ATTS test more often than beagles!"). Yet anyone one who has a minimal understanding of critical statistical analysis should be able to see that the ATTS "breed statistics" temperament data21 is essentially valueless.
The 12-minute test stimulates a casual walk through a park with a range of encounters. The test focuses on stability, shyness, aggressiveness and a few other factors. According to the group, the overall pass rate (the combination of all breeds) is 81.6%.22 Unlike the AKC's Canine Good Citizen test, no part of the ATTS test is performed without the dog owner present. It also fails to evaluate the most basic scenario that leads to aggression: How a dog reacts when it sees another dog.
Related articles:
- Blog Dispels 'ATTS' Myth Used as Arsenal by Pit Bull Advocates
- Week of Escalating Violent Attacks by Rescued and Adopted Pit Bulls
Myth #10: Punish the deed not the breed
The slogan often voiced by pit bull advocates, "Punish the deed not the breed," works to the benefit of pit bull breeders and owners who accept the large collateral damage the breed inflicts upon the public and has been for the last 30-years. The slogan also accepts that a "new victim" must be created prior to punishment. The goal of breed-specific laws is to prevent the deed, as civil and criminal recourse for victims after the deed may be impossible to achieve.
Parts of a recent email sent to DogsBite.org outlines this reality clearly:
"She nearly lost her left arm in that attack and since then has piled up hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. She has brought a lawsuit against the dog's owner. He had no liability insurance and has since moved out of the neighborhood. The main witness also has moved.
This woman and her family basically have no recourse. The lawsuit is fine but who knows if they will ever get a penny out of it.
I'm assuming this is a fairly common occurrence that you folks know about all too well."
Much like the outdated myth #1, "It's the owner not the breed," this last myth lies at the heart of archaic and insufficient U.S. dog policy. The modern answer to this final myth is to develop policies that prevent future victims from being created. Waiting until after a treacherous pit bull bite is too late. As former Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon states in a WTOL-TV interview about this issue, "there is no deep pocket to put these kids back together again" after a serious mauling.23
Prevent the deed, regulate the breed!
Related articles:
- U.S. Marine Corps Bans Pit Bulls and Other Breeds; Policy Affects All...
- U.S. Army Adopts Breed Restriction Policy for RCI Privatized Housing
Additional Myths
If one peers more closely into mauling threads -- a comment thread following a serious or deadly pit bull mauling -- and writings dispersed by national animal organizations and the pit bull community, one can find many more myths about pit bulls. Two excellent resources to learn the truth behind these myths, some of which are reckless in nature, include the Maul Talk Manual and The Truth About Pit Bulls websites. We've listed several key themes to help readers get started.
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The Truth About Pit Bulls:
- Pit Bulls -- Family Pets and Fierce Fighters, by Tom Greely, Los Angeles Times, July 25, 1982.
- One City's Experience, by Kory A. Nelson, Senior City Attorney for the City of Denver, Municipal Lawyer, July/August 2005.
- Pit Bull Attack: Case Report and Literature Review, by Steven F. Vegas, MD, Jason H. Calhoun, MD, M. Eng., John Mader, MD, Texas Medicine Vol. 84, November 1988.
- 2014 U.S. Dog Bite Fatality Statistics - DogsBite.org, by DogsBite.org, February 11, 2015.
- Pit bull kills pregnant Calif. woman, UPI.com, August 15, 2011.
- Thirty Years with Dog Fighting, by George C. Armitage, Jack Jones, 1935.
- Dogmen Conversations About Man-Biters and Man-Eaters, by DogsBite.org (a compilation of various Internet dogfighting forum board conversations).
- Fighting Dogs' Attacks Raise Alarm on Coast, by Wayne King, New York Times, February 12, 1982.
- The Ethology and Epidemiology of Canine Aggression, by Randall Lockwood, The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behaviour, and Interactions with People, edited by James Serpell, Cambridge University Press, 1995; republished in Animal Law and Dog Behavior, Ed. David Favre and Peter L. Borchelt, PhD, 1999.
- Profiling Two Sides of the Issue, edited by Bernard E. Rollin, Phd, contributions by Alan M. Beck, Sc.D. and Ledy VanKavage, Esq, Veterinary Forum, January, 2007.
- Viewpoint: The CDC Fatal Dog Attack Report Issued in 2000 Was Positively Biased, by DogsBite.org, January 2010.
- The Google search was performed in January 2013, nearly one year after the infant's death: mckeesport husky baby death.
- Column: Today, pit bulls, tomorrow the world, by Andrew Holota, SurreyLeader.com, August 20, 2009.
- 2014 U.S. Dog Bite Fatality Statistics - DogsBite.org, by DogsBite.org, February 11, 2015.
- Fatal Pit Bull Attacks - The Archival Record, Fatalpitbullattacks.com, January 2014.
- Dog Bite Prevention for Law Enforcement and Other First Responders, by Randall Lockwood, PhD, Tawzer Dog Videos, 2004 (View partial transcript).
- Dog Bite Prevention for Law Enforcement and Other First Responders, by Randall Lockwood, PhD, Tawzer Dog Videos, 2004 (View partial transcript).
- Pit Bull's Nip Nets Man $1M, by Owen Moritz, New York Daily News, December 17, 2000.
- How popular were pit bulls once upon a time?, by Merritt Clifton, Animal People, March 2006.
- 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey, American Pet Products Association (APPA).
- ATTS Breed Statistics as of December 2008, by atts.org.
- About the ATTS as of January 19, 2010, by atts.org.
- Tom Skeldon, the "Biased" Blade and Recent Ruling Halting Enforcement of Toledo Pit Bull Laws, by DogsBite.org, February 2010.


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Oussama "Ous" Mellouli (Arabic: أسامة الملولي; born 16 February 1984) is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He is a three-time Olympic medalist, is an African record holder, and trains with the USC Trojans team based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam collegiately.
Oussama Mellouli became the 1500 m freestyle World champion at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships with a winning time of 14:37.28, then the second best performance of all time. Mellouli is the gold medalist in the 1500 freestyle at the 2008 Olympics, the bronze medalist in the 1500 freestyle at the 2012 Olympics, and the gold medalist in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2012 Olympics. Mellouli tested positive in a 2006 drug test, after which his performances in the 2007 World Championships were nullified.
Born in Tunis, Mellouli left Tunisia at the age of 15 to study at the College of Rampart in Marseille, France. After his graduation, he continued his studies at the University of Southern California and swam for the USC Trojans. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.
Mellouli won 1 silver medal in the 400m IM at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, in Tunis, Tunisia.
Mellouli first established himself on the world scene at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain where he won a bronze in the 400m Individual Medley finishing behind László Cseh and a world record performance from Michael Phelps.
At the 2004 Olympics he finished 5th in the 400 IM, setting the African Record in the process. He further distinguished himself at the 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis, USA where he won the first international-level gold medal in swimming for Tunisia, in the 400m IM, finishing over a second ahead of second and third place finishers Robin Francis and Eric Shanteau. Later on at the meet he would go on to win bronze in the 200m IM.
He was able to better his Athens mark with his bronze-medal swim in the 400 IM event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada. He also won the bronze-medal in the 400 freestyle at that same event. He also won three gold medals (800 m freestyle, 400m medley, 200m medley) at the XVth Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain.
On December 1, 2006, Oussama Mellouli beat Michael Phelps in the 400m IM at the U.S. Open in West Lafayette: Mellouli clocked 4:15.61, ahead of Phelps with 4:18.32.[1] This swim however was subsequently placed within Mellouli's 18-month doping ban, and the results nullified, as the drug test where the banned substance was found occurred at this meet (see section below for further information).
On February 19, 2007, he broke his own African Record in the 200m individual medley for the fourth time since 2003 at the USA Swimming Grand Prix meet, held at the Mizzou Aquatic Center at the University of Missouri. He also set a new African record in the 400 meter individual medley.
On March 25, 2007, he won the silver in the 400 m freestyle (3:45.12) at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Three days later, on March 28, he swam to the first Tunisian World Championship in swimming in winning the 800m freestyle in a then African Record of 7:46.95 — one of the top 10 fastest times ever. However, due to his positive drug-testing result from a in-competition test from December 2006 and the 18-month competition ban imposed on him on 11 September 2007 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), retroactive from 30 November 2006 forward, his 2007 World Championships results have been nullified. He was also a finalist in the 400 m individual medley, where he originally finished fourth in 4:11.68.
Following the September 11, 2007 ruling by CAS, Mellouli was not allowed to compete again up mid-2008. All of Mellouli's results from 2007 have been nullified, per his September 2007 doping suspension, related to his positive test from December 2006 (see section below).
2008 Olympics[edit]
Mellouli came into the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China entered in two events, the 400m and 1500m freestyle events. In his first event, the 400m free despite setting a new African record in the final, he could only manage fifth place in a time of 3:43.45. Mellouli would however go on to win the 1500m freestyle and set a new African record. In doing so, he became the first African male swimmer to ever win an Olympic gold medal in an individual swimming event (the South African men's 4x100m Free Relay won the event at the 2004 Olympics).
Mellouli won 5 gold medals (200m and 400m individual medley, and 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyles) at the XVI Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.
In the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, held in Rome during the summer, Mellouli won a gold medal in the 1500 meter freestyle and 2 silver medals in the 400 meter freestyle and 800 meter freestyle.
Mellouli won 4 medals ( 1 gold in the 1500 freestyle; 1 silver in the 400 medley and 2 bronzes in the 200 m freestyle and the 400 m freestyle) at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships (25m) in Dubai, UAE.
Melloouli won 16 medals ( 15 gold and 1 silver ) at the 2011 Pan Arab Games in Doha, Qatar.
Mellouli won 2 medals ( 1 gold in the 10km marathon[2] and 1 bronze in the 1500m freestyle ) at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, UK. He became the first person to win medals in both pool and open-water swimming in the same Olympics.
Mellouli won 1 gold medal in the 5km marathon at the 2013 World Championships, in Barcelona, Spain.
Positive drug test[edit]
A few weeks after the conclusion of the 2007 World Championships, reports began to surface that Mellouli had tested positive for a banned substance at the 2006 U.S. Open, November 30 – December 2, 2006. These reports surfaced because FINA, the international governing body of the sport, had discovered that Tunisian authorities had known about the positive test but had only given him a warning. FINA/WADA rules state that when an athlete tests positive for a banned substance, he or she must be given a 2-year ban from the sport. Accordingly, FINA took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), demanding stiffer sanction.
Mellouli has since admitted that he took the ADD medication Adderall, a stimulant and a form of amphetamine. (Already in June 2006, an American sports commentator wrote: Various studies show rampant use of Adderall, Ritalin and other drugs normally used for attention deficit disorder instead applied toward all-night cramming sessions.[3] ) Mellouli did not have a prescription for the drug, having claimed to have received it from another USC student shortly before the US Open. He argued that he took the pill in order to help himself with writing a term paper (to sustain or enhance his academic performance) in the days leading up to the weekend US Open meet, and that the drug was not intended as a performance-enhancing substance for competitive swimming. However, amphetamines are on the official banned substances list; and can/do help swimming performance.[4]
Wikinews has related news: Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli stripped of championship for doping |
CAS ruled on Mellouli's case on September 11, 2007, ruling against him and issuing him an 18-month competition suspension, retroactively beginning on November 30, 2006. As a result of this sanction, all his results from the 2006 U.S. Open through the competitions his swam in 2007, including the 2007 World Championships, were nullified. Interestingly, and perhaps conscientiously, his ban from competition covered most, but not all, of the qualification window for the 2008 Olympics. As the retroactive nullification of results wiped out all of his qualifying times for the 2008 Games, he ended up with just a week or two after the ban in order to qualify (which he did).
- 2013 World Championships – 1 gold medal (5 km marathon) and 1 bronze medal (10 km marathon)
- 2012 Summer Olympics – gold medal (10 km marathon) and bronze medal (1500 m freestyle).
- 2009 World Championships – 1 gold medal (1500 m freestyle) and 2 silver medals (400 m freestyle, 800 m freestyle)
- 2008 Summer Olympics – gold medal (1500 m freestyle)
- 2007 World Championships — results nullified.
- 2005 World Championships – bronze medal (400m individual medley and 400m freestyle)
- 2004 Olympic Games – fifth place (400 m individual medley)
- 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships – bronze medal (200 m individual medley)
- 2004 FINA Short Course World Championships – gold medal (400 m individual medley)
- 2003 World Championships – bronze medal (400 m individual medley)
See also[edit]
- Adderall#Performance-enhancing use
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
- Tunisia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- ^ US Open 2006 results: Men's 400 IM final. Archived on the USA Swimming website and retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Mellouli wins men's 10km swimming marathon". Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Consider ending drug policies in sports: Maybe best solution is just to let pro athletes take whatever they want", Commentary by Bob Cook, MSNBC.com, 10 June 2006. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ List of Drugs Prohibited by the WADA for years 2005 and 2006 (PDF) – relevant quote: The following stimulants are prohibited, including both their optical (D- and L-) isomers where relevant: ...amphetamine... and other substances with similar chemical structure or similar biological effect(s). (p. 7) This passage verbatim matches the content of article section Adderall#Chemistry.
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To meet the need of our patients, Shasta Community Health Center Dental Clinic provides examinations, cleaning, fluoride treatments, x-ray services, and education in preventive care. Our dental services include fillings, crowns, bridges, partial and full dentures, extractions, root canals, and minor oral surgery, within our scope of expertise. When other dental services are required, our dental staff will provide patients a list of specialists.
The Early Intervention Services Program provides HIV/AIDS medical care for those who do not have health insurance, have insufficient insurance, or limited financial resources. Other services include: HIV/AIDS counseling, risk reduction counseling, case management, and health promotion. We assist with referrals to services such as dental, nutrition, and mental health as well as referrals to medication assistance program, food programs, support groups and much more.
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Southeast Asian: SCHC does employ a Southeast Asian Interpreter and Community Health Worker. They can be contacted by calling our Southeast Asian Phone Line 246-5789.
Spanish: We also have the services of Spanish speaking medical and support staff.
Shasta Community Health Center's urgent care was established to fill the gap between the primary care clinic and the emergency room by fulfilling the needs of our patients requiring immediate, non-life threatening medical attention.
Shasta Community Health Center offers a wide variety of services that can be used by young adults to help maintain a high level of physical and mental health. Many young people who are having problems with drugs or alcohol, depression, thoughts of suicide , sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and other issues have been helped by caring professionals in an environment that respects their privacy and dignity.
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Shasta Community Health Center (SCHC) has received federal grant funding for eye exams and/or eye glasses, which can assist patients with their vision care costs. The Eye Exams and Glasses Grant...
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which encapsulates all the methods related to UI actions in Chandler. For instance, creating a new event, note, mail or task, filing in the title field, filing in the accounts dialog etc... It also has methods to verify data by going through the Chandler detail view as well as checking data in the repository. QAUITestAppLib
removes the complexity from the test case so test development is easy. Some of the design points of the new framework are:
. The test scripts are under chandler/tools/QATestScripts
To add additional testscripts you would need to check out the chandler sources in read/write mode. e.g.:
svn co svn+ssh://svn.osafoundation.org/svn/chandler/trunk chandlerFor additional information on checking out sources, please refer to the following page. In addition to this you will also need write privileges to the qa repository in svn. Please contact me for the above.
environement variable to give the path where you want to save the report files.PARCELPATH
environment variable to point to the cert parcel so you won't be prompted with the 'Do you want to trust this certificate' dialog. You can set the PARCELPATH
to point to $CHANDLERHOME/tools/QATestScripts/DataFiles
where a cert parcel is already checked in. Go to the Chandler directory and run CATS with the following command. On Linux and Mac:
cd $CHANDLERHOME release/RunChandler --create --stderr -f tools/QATestScripts/Functional/TestNewEvent.pyor
release/RunChandler --create --stderr --scriptFile=tools/QATestScripts/Functional/TestNewEvent.pyOn Windows:
cd $CHANDLERHOME ./release/RunChandler.bat --create --stderr -f `cygpath -w tools/QATestScripts/Performance/PerfStampEvent.py`or
./release/RunChandler.bat --create --stderr --scriptFile=`cygpath -w tools/QATestScripts/Performance/PerfStampEvent.py`
script. This will over-ride your personal PARCELPATH
environment variable and adds OSAF CA certificates to the repository. It will also run the test using Chandler debug then release (so it runs the test twice).
cd $CHANDLERHOME tools/do_tests.sh -fto run the entire functional test suite or
tools/do_tests.sh -pto run the entire performance test suite or
tools/do_tests.sh -t TestNewEvent.pyto run individual tests.
. The data files used by these scripts are checked in under qa/tools/QATestScripts/DataFiles
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Slides (view online)In today's ever changing environment, the requirements for High Availability and Disaster Recoverability are becoming more complex. Are you able to meet these requirements with your current SQL Server Stack ? With the release of SQL Server 2012, the High Availability/Disaster Recovery feature AlwaysOn provides a more granular approach and control over your environment. In this presentation we will look at how to configure, setup & monitor SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn.
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