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Vol. 22 , No. 04
The Way We Never Were and the Way We Really Are: Myths and Realities About America's Changing Families
Stephanie Coontz has been called "brilliant and invariable proactive" by the New York Times Book Review and "a treasure" by the Los Angeles Times. Her most recent book, Marriage, A History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage (2005), rejects the idea that marriage today is in a state of crisis. Instead, she argues that relationships between men and women are healthier than they have ever been in the past; rather it is our society that is sick. Coontz has published several other works on family history, gender roles, and contemporary family issues.
A well-known lecturer and spirited debater, Coontz has addressed audiences throughout Europe, the United States, and Japan. She has also testified about her research before the House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families. Her books have been translated into French, German, Spanish, and Japanese. Her Athenaeum lecture is co-sponsored by the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies and the Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children.
Stephanie Coontz teaches history family studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, and is the national Co-chair of the Council on Contemporary Families. A former Woodrow Wilson fellow, she has also taught at Kobe University in Japan and the University of Hawaii at Hilo. In 2004 she received the first Visionary Leadership award from the Council on Contemporary Families. She also received the Dale Richmond Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics for "outstanding contributions to the field of child development," the 2001-2002 Friend of the Family Award from the Illinois Council on Family Relations, and the Washington Governors' Writers Award.
Human Rights: The Agenda for the 21st Century
Regan Ralph, the founding executive director of the Fund for Global Human Rights, comes to CMC at a time when human rights around the world are under one of the most damaging and sustained assaults in recent memory. We are living through a period when dissidents in China are subjected to punitive sentencing; when torture has become common place, whether in American military prisons or at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists; when governments systematically exterminate their citizens, as in Darfur, Sudan; when sexual violence has been adopted as a standard military and political strategy; and when trafficking in women and children has mushroomed.
Ralph has devoted much of her career to finding ways to overcome these practices, first as Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights at the National Women's Law Center in Washington D.C., and then as the head of the Women's Rights division of the prominent non-governmental organization, Human Rights Watch. Among her main concerns were to help assure that sexual violence during military conflicts would be prosecuted as a war crime, to secure recognition of gender-based persecution as grounds for asylum, and to promote women's rights in countries including Russia, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Pakistan and Mexico.
Since 9/11 it has become increasingly apparent that some of the gravest threats come from weak and failed states that harbor terrorists and often engage in gross abuses of human rights. But the traditional methods of state-to-state diplomacy are often unable to engage these states. It is here that the Global Fund for Human Rights and similar organizations make one of their greatest contributions. The Global Fund takes as its mission to work directly with individuals and organizations willing to "challenge abuse wherever it occurs. The Fund finds and funds local human rights heroes who often work at great personal risk to strengthen and bring global attention to their struggles."
Since 2002, the Fund has disbursed over $4 million to 140 human rights organizations in 13 countries. The projects have ranged from support for a campaign in India to protect the rights and dignity of rape victims and improve their prospects for justice, support for the provision of health care, education, and training to former child soldiers, and the passage of legislation to criminalize domestic violence and marital rape in Mexico.
Ms. Ralph is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, and studied international law at the London School of Economics and Arabic at the American University in Cairo. She chairs the board of the Center for Health and Gender Equity and serves on the advisory council of the Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program at Georgetown University Law Center. Her lecture is sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights and the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
WorldCom Warnings: What Went Wrong and Corporate Governance Lessons Learned
Cynthia Cooper's life ambition was not to destroy a corporate giant. In fact, she was a loyal and dedicated employee of WorldCom, Inc. as vice president of internal auditing. But she was and is the sort of person to whom ethics are important. And she knew that what was going on at WorldCom in 2002 was not right. Her report to WorldCom's board of directors in June 2002 detailing WorldCom's fraudulent accounting practices uncovered the largest accounting fraud in history to date ($11 billion), and brought down what was then the 25th largest company in America.
As a result, Ms. Cooper was named one of Time magazine's 2002 Persons of the Year, along with Sherron Watkins and Coleen Rowley. Time has been naming its Person of the Year since 1927, a designation given to the person or person(s) who most affected events during the year. Prior to Cooper, Watkins and Rowley, the designation had only been given to four women. Coleen Rowley spoke at the Athenaeum in 2004.
Cooper served as the Chief Audit Executive for MCI until July 2004. Prior to joining MCI, she worked in public accounting for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte & Touche. Cooper received her undergraduate degree in accounting from Mississippi State University and her Masters of Accountancy from the University of Alabama. When asked if she would do anything differently today, Ms. Cooper responds, "There was only one right path to take, and I would take it again."
Cynthia Cooper' s visit to CMC is jointly sponsored by the Kravis Leadership Institute, the accounting program at CMC, and the Athenaeum.
Revolutions in Military Affairs and the War on Terrorism
LUNCH, 11:45 a.m., LECTURE 12:15 p.m.
Acclaimed author and Senior Fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations, Max Boot offers a unique and well-educated perspective on the history and the future of war. His lecture will explore how innovations in weaponry and tactics have transformed how wars are fought and won. Boot argues that these innovations have guided the course of human events, from the formation of the first modern states 500 years ago, to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and to the rise of al-Qaeda. Further, he examines what America must do to survive and prevail in the newly born "Information Age."
The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and The Christian Science Monitor selected his The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power (2002) as one of the best books of 2002. Senator John McCain described Mr. Boot's, War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today (2006), as "sweeping and erudite, while entirely accessible to the lay reader… [K]ey for anyone interested in where military revolutions have taken us— and where they might lead in the future."
Max Boot holds a bachelor's degree in history, with high honors, from the University of California, Berkeley (1991), and a master's degree in history from Yale University (1992). He lectures regularly at numerous military schools and advises the Department of Defense on transformation issues.
Building for Peace and Delivering
Who better to turn to for up-to-date, personal knowledge on the process of nation-building in Iraq than U.S. Army Major General William H. McCoy, Jr. MG McCoy has recently returned from Baghdad where he served as Commander, Gulf Region Division, US Army Corps of Engineers.
McCoy made it into the U.S. news this past August when he wrote a letter of protest following the publication of a Washington Post article critical of U.S. nation-building efforts in Iraq. MG McCoy questioned why the reporter (who had interviewed him at length in Iraq) chose to tell a bleak story over the more optimistic one. He wrote: "The reporter didn't tell you about the hundreds of dedicated military and civilian professionals he saw over here working to make Iraq better, or the Iraqis who come to work every day at their own peril because they believe in what we, and they, are accomplishing together...He never told folks back home about the thousands of children that are now in 800 new or rebuilt schools, or about oil production now being back to pre-war levels and getting better everyday, or raw sewage being taken out of the streets and put back in the pipes where it belongs, or about the thousands of miles of new roads, or post offices, police stations or courthouses..."
MG McCoy has a compelling, first-hand story to tell of nation-building in Iraq, from the perspective of a professional with thirty-two years of experience. MG McCoy is now the Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood and Commandant, US Army Engineer School.
Inequality and the YOYO (You're On Your Own) Society
After World War II, America's expanding middle and working classes were sustained by generous lifetime pensions and healthcare benefits provided by many corporate and government employers. Since the 1980s, however, competitive pressures of globalization, along with rising healthcare costs, have led employers to shift costs and risks of healthcare and retirement to individual employees. In this emerging YOYO society (you're on your own), workers are increasingly required to manage their own retirement and healthcare via 401k retirement accounts and health savings accounts. Other safety net programs— such as social security and Medicare— face probable cutbacks. How are YOYO policies and ethics re-shaping inequality and living standards in twenty-first century America? Is it time for a change?
Jared Bernstein explores these issues in his new book All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy (2006). Since 1992, he has been at the Economic Policy Institute where he is currently director of the Living Standards Program. Bernstein's areas of research include income inequality, mobility, trends in employment and earnings, low-wage labor markets, and the analysis of federal and state economic policies. From 1995-1996, he was deputy chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor. He is the co-author of seven annual editions of The State of Working America and has published extensively in popular and academic venues, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Prospect, and Research in Economics and Statistics. A frequent guest on major television news shows, Bernstein obtained a Ph.D. in social welfare from Columbia University. His lecture concludes the Athenaeum series "Debating Inequality: Is America Becoming a Two-Tiered Society" and is offered in conjunction with Professor Fred Lynch's course on Inequality, Politics and Social Policy.
Women and Journalism: A Panel Discussion
AUDREY BILGER, moderator
LUNCH 11:45 a.m. DISCUSSION 12:15 p.m.
Since the early 20th century, journalism has been a field that has drawn large numbers of women writers, editors, and reporters. Women journalists have faced many challenges— ranging from lack of mainstream venue access to widespread disparagement of publications aimed at women; however, they have responded to these challenges in creative and inspirational ways.
Join us for a panel discussion with journalists who have worked in a variety of settings. Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler co-founded Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture. Bitch began in 1996 as an all-volunteer zine with a circulation of 300 and is now an internationally distributed quarterly magazine offering feminist commentary on our intensely mediated world. Jervis is also a founding board member of the media training and advocacy organization Women in Media and News. Michele Kort is senior editor of Ms. magazine and frequent contributor to The Advocate. Lauren Gard, staff writer at the East Bay Express, a Village Voice Media-owned newspaper based in Oakland, Calififornia where she focuses on health and women's issues. Prior to joining the Express in June, Gard reviewed films and edited articles on international trends, health, sex, and astrology as an associate editor at Marie Claire in New York. The panel will be chaired by Audrey Bilger, CMC associate professor of literature, who teaches Women's Magazines and the Female Journalist.
This panel is co-sponsored by the Family of Benjamin Z. Gould Center for Humanistic Studies and the Athenaeum.
2006 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership
Using Land Rights to Attack Global Poverty
Described as a "worldwide champion of land rights for the world's poor," Roy L. Prosterman is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Rural Development Institute. Mr. Prosterman explains that "land is the chief source of livelihood for a majority of the world's poor. And when the legal system is used to provide the poor with assured access and long-term rights to even a small portion of land, it can make a huge difference to their household's income, security, and status."
In 2006, Roy Prosterman was awarded the inaugural Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership for his pioneering work in fighting for the rights of the rural poor to own land. The Kravis Prize, which carries a $250,000 award, honors extraordinary leadership in the non-profit sector. Mr. Kravis '67 explains that "our goal in creating The Kravis Prize was to acknowledge and honor the vision, boldness, creativity, and determination required of leaders in the not-for-profit world."
Roy Prosterman is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School, where he served on the Harvard Law Review board of editors. Mr. Prosterman joined the faculty of the University of Washington Law School in 1965 and was named the first John and Marguerite Walker Corbally Professor in Public Service in 1991. He has been director of the law school's post-doctoral program in Law of Sustainable International Development and has published multiple books.
The Holocaust and the Common Good
As one of CMC's most cherished professors and prolific writers, Professor John Roth has established himself as serious scholar and brilliant professor. His lecture will draw from concerns reflected in his teaching at CMC for more than forty years, and he will reflect on what he takes to be some of the most important ethical implications of the Holocaust.
Spending the last year on sabbatical as the Ina Levine Invitational Scholar at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Professor Roth used the sabbatical to finish and publish five books. In addition to his career in the classroom, he has written, coauthored, or edited more than 40 books, including his latest, Ethics During and After the Holocaust: In the Shadow of Birkenau (2006).
Dr. Roth has received the Roy P. Crocker Award for Excellence four times during his tenure at CMC. In 1988, he was named U.S. Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He also was the recipient of the first Claremont McKenna College President's Award in 1987 and again in 2004. His expertise in Holocaust and genocide studies has been advanced by postdoctoral appointments as a Graves Fellow in the Humanities, a Fulbright lecturer in American Studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and a Fellow of the National Humanities Institute, Yale University.
Professor Roth is currently the Edward J. Sexton professor of philosophy at CMC and the director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights. Professor Roth plans to retire after this semester; he will be sorely missed.
A Dialogue between East and West: Persian Folk Music Meets the European Romantics
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006 3:00 p.m.
Aria Ash-Rafzadeh has been the child of many different cultures – she grew up as the daughter of an Iranian father and American mother, and has since traveled the globe doing what she loves best – being a friend to everyone she can. Whether that means a warm embrace or giving her all to relief projects in Nepal, she fully commits herself to all that she does. This same passion for life and love moves her in music, giving a soulful companion to her technical mastery. "I don't view piano as a hobby," she says simply. "I view it as a part of who I am. This program even more so. Being multicultural, it's like a conversation between both parts of me."
Aria first compiled this program for a benefit concert held in the summer of 2005. With the Kravis Institute sponsoring her trip to Iran, she was able to use the proceeds from her concert to give directly to victims of the 2003 Bam earthquake. This winter, she will graduate from Claremont McKenna College with her undergraduate degree in psychology. Though she will miss her school and her piano teacher, Gayle Blankenburg, she hopes to move to New York in the spring. There, she would like to take the first steps toward achieving her ultimate goal: a joint JD-MBA that would enable her to practice International Human Rights Law. Authentic Persian desserts will be available to all who attend her performance.
Dispelling the Nightmare: Thatcher, Reagan, John Paul II and the End of Communism
LUNCH 11:45 a.m., LECTURE 12:15 p.m.
John O'Sullivan, in a lecture sponsored by the Salvatori Center at CMC, will discuss how the President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister jointly contributed to the defeat of communism. Eschewing 'balance of power' strategies, these leaders cast the conflict with Soviet Communism in moral terms, restoring optimism and hope in their people while reminding the West of the ideals for which they fought. Mr. Sullivan argues that they were beacons of optimism cutting through the malaise and despair that afflicted 1970s America, strike-ridden and economically moribund post-imperial Britain, and a Catholic Church rocked by social and sexual revolutions. According to Sullivan, as we face a new and perhaps even deadlier enemy than Soviet Communism, we need to revisit the powerful lessons taught by these three great leaders who revived the faith, prosperity, and freedom of the West.
John O'Sullivan covered the Reagan presidency as a Washington columnist, was a special adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and has written regularly on Pope John Paul II and the Catholic Church's influence on international relations. A veteran journalist in Britain and the United States, he has been the editor in chief of National Review, The National Interest, Policy Review, and United Press International; editorial page editor of the New York Post; op-ed and editorial page editor for the London Times; and an editor with the London Daily Telegraph. He is currently editor at large for National Review, a weekly columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, and a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute.
The Bobby Bradford Mo'tet: Jazz!
BOBBY BRADFORD, trumpet
WILLIAM JEFFREY, drums
CHUCK MANNING, saxophone
ROBERTO MIRANDA, bass
DON PRESTON, piano
KEN ROSSER, guitar
MICHAEL VLATKOVICH, trombone
Bobby Bradford, born in Mississippi in 1934, is considered a contemporary jazz master. A virtuoso performer on cornet and trumpet, a composer, and teacher, he has done just about everything that can be done in the musical world. When asked to describe his musical upbringing, he muses, "Early on, like all the kids, I was trying to copy solos from Dizzy and Miles and Fats Navarro. When I started trying to figure out something that was Bobby Bradford, I don't think you could put me in any of those camps." In 1949, he began playing the cornet in his high school band alongside Cedar Walton, "Fathead" Newman, and James Clay. Bradford first came to prominence in the seminal bands of Ornette Coleman from 1961 to 1963, where he was described by Coleman as "...one of the best cornet players playing today." After a brief stint with the U.S. Air Force Band, he moved to Los Angeles where he began working with famed clarinetist John Carter. Their association produced many recordings including the popular "Comin'On" on Hat Hut Records.
His career is distinct from so many other jazz musicians because of his refusal to move to the East Coast and make a name for himself in New York City. Many of his friends and contemporaries migrated, but Bobby Bradford always remained faithful to his home and his family, forgoing the fame he could have easily earned. "If no one can actually estimate the jazz world's loss, many can appreciate Southern California's gain— Bradford has been a vital catalyst of adventurous music on the West Coast for more than 25 years, and is a local treasure at Pomona College, where he teaches jazz history and directs jazz ensembles."
The Mo'tet is comprised of distinguished musicians from the Los Angeles area who have recorded and performed extensively at jazz venues throughout the country and abroad, most recently at the Los Angeles Museum of Art Jazz Concert Series. Bobby Bradford performed at the Athenaeum in 1994, along with former student, saxophonist David Murray. As described in a review by David Scott, this music is "not easy listening jazz or aural wallpaper. It commands your attention and rewards the effort, a work of modern art that keeps up with its company."
This concert is jointly sponsored by the Gould Center and the Athenaeum.
What Next in the Middle East?
4:00 p.m. MARY PICKFORD AUDITORIUM
"If they can abandon grievance and victimhood, settle their differences, and join their talents, energies, and resources in a common creative endeavor, then they can once again make the Middle East, in modern times as it was in antiquity and in the Middle Ages, a major center of civilization." Such are the words of Bernard Lewis, a historian known for his probing insights into the tangled web of the modern Middle East. Dr. Lewis, the Cleveland E. Dodge professor emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, first began his studies in 1936, when he graduated from the University of London. Since then, he has served in the British army, held a professorship at Princeton, retired, and published over two dozen books.
Of his many works, perhaps his most insightful is What Went Wrong? The Clash between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East (2003), an attempt to document the troubled past of the Middle East that led to current tensions. His work brings the reader through hundreds of years, showing how world events played out in the deteriorating imbalance between Islam and the West. Most importantly, he addresses the critical historical events and political changes that have led to both a desire for retaliation and hatred for the Western world in many Muslims. Resulting from this ideology, he shows how the Middle East turned its attention to understanding European weapons and military tactics, commerce and industry, government and diplomacy, and education and culture. What emerges from his book is a portrait of a culture in turmoil.
Bernard Lewis received his B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of London, and served there as Professor of History of the Near and Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies from 1949 until 1974. His publications include The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror (2003); The Shaping of the Modern Middle East (1994); The Muslim Discovery of Europe (1994); and The Political Language of Islam (1991); Race and Slavery in the Middle East (1992); Islam and the West (1994).
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The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography 1935-1965
RECEPTION 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Celebrated for a quarter century as one of the foremost video/still photographers of modern jazz, Lee Tanner has given generously of his time, talent, and energy in enhancing public awareness of the jazz art. While a photograph ordinarily captures light from a fraction-of-a-second slice of time, a master craftsman like Tanner can cause those tiny rays to conserve memories of legendary performances and revive warm, vivid thoughts of musicians and sounds from the past. Of Tanner's contribution to the art, Nat Hentoff wrote, "Recordings are not enough to provide a full understanding of a jazz musician's work. There is an added physical and emotional impact in seeing the musician play. The music is so personal that with the best players, their instruments have become extensions of themselves."
Tanner's work has been displayed in galleries, magazines, and jazz clubs in all parts of the U.S. and abroad, including The Jazz Gallery (New York City), Vision Gallery, Kimball's East, The Jazz Image, and Yoshi's jazz club (San Francisco). He recently donated a vast print collection to the American Jazz Institute.
Tanner's fourth art book, The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography 1935-1965 (Abrams, fall 2006), a compilation of works drawn from twelve leading jazz photographers, is a personal tribute to such artists as Bill Claxton, Ray Avery, William Gottlieb, Jan Persson, Milt Hinton, Herman Leonard, Herb Snitzer, and Chuck Stewart. As Tanner observed, "We (were) photographing the moment. That's what the essence of jazz is – the moment."
The American Jazz Institute and the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies are proud to have assisted Lee in bringing this magnificent book to fruition. We invite the Claremont community to join us in meeting Lee Tanner in the relaxing environment of the M.M.C. Athenaeum, celebrating and discussing the book's contents, viewing a display of photographic prints from the Tanner collection, and perhaps, obtaining an autographed copy of his new book. Refreshments will be served.
The Athenaeum signing party will be followed, later in the evening, by a live jazz performance by the Bobby Bradford Mo'tet. All are invited. Of course, only those who attend will experience this unique exposure to Lee Tanner, his art, and the "iconic, candid, explosive, and intimate" sights and sounds of jazz.
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WRT trans fats, the FDA should ...
Outright bans are not smart (Score:5, Insightful)You see this a lot with automatic sentencing and the like. It ends up being a "no common sense" policy that ends up hurting people only tangentially related to the original problem. The better solution is a general ban on use, but allow exceptions for cases where it makes sense.
Normally I'd agree, but who'd be tangent to the problem?
There are many foods with naturally occurring low amounts of trans-fat. An outright ban would be far too broad. The ban should really be on adding trans-fats, which it more or less is.
Re:Outright bans are not smart (Score:5, Funny)by NoNonAlphaCharsHere (2201864) on Thursday November 07, 2013 @05:25PM (#45360727)When margarine is outlawed, only outlaws will have margarine!
Re:Outright bans are not smart (Score:5, Informative)by Capt.DrumkenBum (1173011) on Thursday November 07, 2013 @06:48PM (#45361869)I am lactose intolerant you insensitive clod.
There are plenty of non-dairy butter replacements which do not contain trans fats. Earth Balance is one example.
"Earth Balance" the butter replacement.
Somebody's marketing department was targeting the niche.
Re:Outright bans are not smart (Score:4, Insightful)Is it just me, or is anyone else turned off by products that contain "Earth" or "green"? It just gives me the impression that they're using the term to jack up the price for trendy assholes that flock to such buzzwords.
Re:Outright bans are not smart (Score:4, Informative)
It's not just you. I actively avoid such products. I assume that they're either lying, or using inferior materials or processes, or charging more for what they use in order to make the claim, otherwise their competitors would be using the same materials and/or processes.
Another thing to avoid is energy star appliances. They take dish washers and clothes dryers, for example, and get them a better rating by taking much longer to clean or dry things [consumerreports.org]. The end result is a product that doesn't work as well. For example, 2-3 hour dishwasher cycles are becoming the norm.
I am lactose intolerant you insensitive clod.
There's not too much lactose left by the time it's made into butter. Is it still too much for you? Because, bummer, man. Butter makes everything better.
Yes, still too much. Sadly for me (There are traces of milk in damn near everything.) it really doesn't take much for me to lose a nights sleep to lactose intolerance.
Even most Margarines have traces of milk products in them.
For anyone out there who feels my pain, (Literally) I suggest you try Acidophilus pills. They are the only thing I have found that helps me at all.
Butter fo' life, yo!
Doesn't work that way, since it would be a GOOD thing if only outlaws could poison themselves.
Re:Outright bans are not smart (Score:5, Funny)by Anne_Nonymous (313852) on Friday November 08, 2013 @03:17PM (#45371139) Homepage Journal
You can have my margarine when you suck it from my cold, flabby thighs.
Been there. Done that. Not with you.
Well, I don't recognise you, but from that angle it's not surprising...
Outright bans are also contrary to the liberal philosophy on which Western civilization is based. Furthermore, prohibition is proven to have some nasty unintended consequences.
I like the approach we take toward smoking: adults can use it if they want, but only with full awareness of the fact that it is suicidal. Require similar labeling on trans fat foods. Don't take away citizens' choices - ensure they are making informed choices.
Why does DDT come to mind? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT
It's not quite the same as trans fat but sometimes outright bans are for a good reason and work.
I don't know why it comes to mind, DDT is still used in the world where malaria is common.
and the ban of DDT has been linked to more deaths than all modern wards combined.
And then it was demonstrated that the issues with DDt were so blatantly overstated that even the World health organization has now lifted its ban on DDT for use to control malaria.
Which is actually a perfect example how a general ban with sensible exceptions is a good thing.
IMO antibiotics should be placed in that position as well. Not for general use, but very useful when applied where absolutely necessary.
We know why it's in foods. It's cheap. It's really cheap. To make sure that choice is clear, labels would need a requirement that any amount is listed... and not allowing the "less that
Of course, there's a part of me that knows that people won't think about any consequences anyway. I weigh freedom which allows increased public health costs (medicaid, medicare, Social Security Disability, whatever else) of allowing this choice, vs an outright ban that might make that
Re:Outright bans are not smart (Score:5, Informative)by Ambassador Kosh (18352) on Thursday November 07, 2013 @06:45PM (#45361847)
Your body has facilities in it to process burning plant matter. To remove a lot of what it does. It is stupid to do it but our evolution does give us some protection against it. However we don't have adaptations to deal with those modern trans-fats. I am only talking about the artificial ones, not the natural ones. We have enzymes designed to break trans-fat linkages at specific points in a chain, they ONLY work at those specific points. So natural trans-fats we don't have a problem with. The artificial ones would be okay if they had their cross links at the same location but they don't. As a result we can't process them correctly and that leads to a lot of problems.
This is not in any way like smoking. Good on the FDA for regulating them.
+1 Accurate.
Your body has facilities in it to process burning plant matter.
I would like to shout out a hearty thank you to my Cavenerd predecessor, for the fire place as well as the camp fire.
Outright bans are also contrary to the liberal philosophy on which Western civilization is based. Furthermore, prohibition is proven to have some nasty unintended consequences.
I like the approach we take toward smoking: adults can use it if they want, but only with full awareness of the fact that it is suicidal. Require similar labeling on trans fat foods. Don't take away citizens' choices - ensure they are making informed choices.
Out of curiosity, what is your stance on banning the use of diethylene glycol [wikipedia.org] as a cheaper substitute for glycerin as a humecant and sweetener in foods?
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I would like it available, if only rarely, at least once a year 'round the mother-in-law's birthday.
Re:Outright bans are not smart (Score:5, Insightful)
Food producers were given ample opportunity to reduce trans fats. I don't know if they've threatened the outright ban already, but I doubt this is a big surprise to major food corps.
It seems that they're targeting fast food and frozen food products. I don't know that a ban is a great thing. A stronger push to reduce would probably be better.
Banning foods that aren't good for you is a slippery slope, and wen it impacts particular food stuffs, the people will get very upset. You can use the New York soft drink ban as an example. It was voted upon ont Sept 13, 2012. It was invalidated by the New York Supreme Court on Mar 11, 2013.
The government should not be deciding if a food is good or bad for you. The exception is carcinogenic foodstuffs that you may not be aware of (like red dye #2 and #4 and orange dye #1).
Honestly, they have bigger issues that they could be addressing like "meat glue", "pink slime", false label "honey" and "maple syrup", and fish that could be anything but what the package says.
Actually, I'd love to see them enforce what the package says or implies is actually true of the product. If the front of the package says "all natural" with a tiny asterisk, but the back of the package has a microprint line that says "may contain up to 10% real [product]" or "may contain arsenic and/or cyanide", really isn't doing anyone any good.
And fucking hell, I want "Pringles Light potato crisps" to have in big bold words across the front "Contains Olestra! You may shit your pants while eating this!" Mmmm.. Can't eat just one, eh?
Honestly, they have bigger issues that they could be addressing like "meat glue", "pink slime", false label "honey" and "maple syrup", and fish that could be anything but what the package says.
I hate reading this. Look pink slime, while not a name that makes you salivate is a perfectly good product. You don't need to be putting the best cuts of meat into something like a frozen burrito but it is nice to have some real meat in it. Pink Slime is perfectly safe healthy meat protein at very low cost. It may very likely be even safer in terms of resistance to contamination than the rest of the meat to leave the processing plant. Pink Slime is very much still beef, its not a false label. Just bec
I don't disagree with that. It's a food stuff. If I want cut rate meat filled, great. The FDA is still allowing up to 15% pink slime without additional labeling.
My complaint is, what I buy should be what it says it is. Should old re-labeled meat treated with carbon monoxide still be sold? I've bought good looking meat, but when I got it home and opened the package it was clearly bad.
When I buy a chicken or turkey, is it really fair to pay extra because they injected saline, increasing the weight by 15%
Odd. Last time I checked a lot of substances were outlawed, to possess, to produce, to ship, to manufacture, etc.
Most of them are either dangerous to life by their very nature (like certain chemicals that go boom if you don't know what you're doing) or because eating, drinking, snorting, injecting or otherwise pushing them into your body is either directly or indirectly harmful. Trans fat belongs in that second category.
Exactly when would it make sense to use trans fats?
How about never?
Re:Outright bans are not smart (Score:4, Interesting)
I would think that foods that you want to have a very extended shelf life, and little intention of ever eating very much of, like emergency meals. Maybe MRE's?
> Exactly when would it make sense to use trans fats?
From about 1910 to 1980 and beyond?
Are you trying to pretend they didn't make good *commercial* sense? Worse - are you maligning the almighty dollar?
That will make perfect sense IF the manufacturers would care to foot the bill for the excess medical costs. To date, I figure they owe about 84 billion in medical costs for heart attacks. There'll be more liabilities for the half million wrongful deaths and for whatever medical interventions were necessary but not accounted for by heart attacks.
That's a heap of money. They're going to need a payment plan.
When it's not an additive, but occurs naturally in the food and/or cooking process.
You see this a lot with automatic sentencing and the like.
ah horseshit!
we "ban" all kinds of food addatives! it's a matter of course...
dont' get me wrong, we should "ban" automatic sentencing laws too...
but your logic (and the phrasing of this question) is ridiculous
I don't like outright bans with licensed exceptions. that's idiotic. The other extreme is hoping that "market forces" or unicorns or other things magically manage to regulate this.
What is needed is an informed and sympathetic consumer and regulation of excesses. Especially the first bit is not easy to achieve but it is the right thing to do. Same thing should be done with sugary stuff.
How about we tell everybody that their favourite brand of coke contains some salt so they feel the need to drink more of
Who, exactly, is going to be hurt by a ban on putting this particular poison in food?
by themushroom (197365) on Thursday November 07, 2013 @05:20PM (#45360647) Homepage
Though there's nothing wrong with living as who you are.
Selective ban (Score:4, Funny)
None allowed south of the Mason-Dixon line.
What gives? (Score:5, Funny)
Where's the "should be flavoured with bacon fat" selection? I have no idea how to vote on this one guys...
I agree. And bacon fat is better for you.
Don't ban them outright (Score:5, Funny)by 93 Escort Wagon (326346) on Thursday November 07, 2013 @05:40PM (#45360991)
If they ban them completely, they'll invariably screw up the language when they try to cover every possible contingency, and - bam, presto, cars won't be allowed to have a transmission anymore.
if i could only spend all my mod points on one post to turn your funny into an insightful.
Synthetic trans fats (Score:5, Insightful)
Note that this isn't ALL trans fats, only synthetic trans fats made by hydrogenating vegetable oils. Naturally occurring trans fats that are present in lard, for example, are not going to be banned. I don't buy the sort of heavily processed products that include hydrogenated vegetable oils anyway, so I anticipate this change having no effect on me at all. But it might improve the health of people who live on processed foods and lower my insurance costs.
Are you sure, since I've seen foods that say 0% trans fats on the box, but list hydrogenated oils in their ingredients. And even the ingredients list can omit an ingredient if the quantity is low enough.
O-Chem crash course: Fully hydrogenated fats ("saturated") have no C-C double bonds and therefore are neither trans nor cis. But partially hydrogenated fats ("unsaturated," with C-C double bonds) can either be trans or cis (since rotation around the double bond is hindered, substituents around double bonds can be arranged two different ways: trans and cis). Partially hydrogenated cis fats occur pretty regularly in nature, as do fully hydrogenated fats. But partially hydrogenated trans fats are actually
Missing options (of course) (Score:2, Insightful)by Anonymous Coward
Label them and let people decide for them fucking selves.
I know most people around here need to have their hand held by big brother but I can read and I can decide. Fuck anyone else who can't.
The one thing that the left and right appear to agree on in the US is that most of the population is too stupid to survive without their lives being micromanaged by the state. The predominant difference seems to be that they disagree on whether a cull is a good idea...
Label them and let people decide for them fucking selves.
That really only works if there are options to choose amongst. They already are labelled. I don't see a major "trans-fat" free line of dinners. Do you?
Okay to ban depending on which ones they do it to (Score:5, Interesting)by Ambassador Kosh (18352) on Thursday November 07, 2013 @06:40PM (#45361793)
There are some naturally occurring tranfs-fats that our bodies have enzymes to deal wit (like in milk) and those are no problem at all. The problem is with the artificial trans-fats. The issue is when there is a trans link where your body does not have an enzyme that can break that link. It leads to strange problems like malformed cholesterol (which you need to live) and ends up causing things like arterial damage and plaques.
I do agree with the FDA dealing with foods that our bodies just can not process. This is not like alcohol where too much causes damage, our bodies can deal with smaller amounts of alcohol just fine and break it down. Some of these trans-fats we just have no natural way to break them down at all. As such they get stuck in places, have to be removed by other processes that don't always work, sometimes get incorporated into other things incorrectly etc.
However it looks like the FDA is making the right choice. They seem to only be going after the types of trans-fats that our bodies can't process.
Character Limit For Questions? (Score:4, Insightful)Is Twitter imposing some sort character limit on Slashdot? Is there not enough space for "With regards to"? WTFWAFFEL
Next poll:
I think WRT means:
(a) with respect to
(b) with regards to
(c) with real tits
(d) Watercress, Radish and Tomato [sandwich]
I predict that: US votes for A and C, UK votes for B, C and D; C wins by plurality.
C wins by other measures...
Am I the only one... (Score:3, Funny)by Anonymous Coward
... who glanced at the question and was disappointed when "WRT" wasn't immediately followed by "54G"?
Just think of the revenue potential! This could be hotter than tobacco!
Law of Unintended Consequences (Score:5, Informative)by Dialecticus (1433989) on Thursday November 07, 2013 @09:33PM (#45363631)
When you ban something, something else will inevitably replace it, and it may end up being worse than what you banned. What I've noticed is that when "partially hydrogenated" (i.e. trans-fats) vanishes from ingredients lists, it's usually replaced by "TBHQ", which is a preservative used to prevent fats from oxidizing. Partially hydrogenated fats are less prone to oxidizing, so when you remove that option they have to replace it with something else, and TBHQ seems to be the cheapest option.
The problem is that TBHQ has its own down sides. Five grams of it is allegedly lethal, and some people can't tolerate even small amounts of it. I am one of them. When I eat even a small amount of food with TBHQ in it, I get panic attacks or worse. In one case my pulse went up to around 240. Since then I've had to be very careful to avoid anything with TBHQ in it, but all these anti-trans-fat extremists pushing regulations for my health don't take into account that they may be killing me by taking away the foods I can eat without winding up in an emergency room.
In short, people know their own situation better than central planners do, and they may have personal issues that make the lack of trans-fats even worse than the presence of trans-fats. Regulating them institutes a form of tyranny of the majority. [wikipedia.org] It's analogous to forcing someone with a peanut allergy to eat peanuts because they're so nutritious and because most people aren't allergic. Don't do that. Instead, just label foods accurately and let people make their own decisions.
+1 interesting. The reasons for the widespread use of hydrogenated oils aren't going to vanish because we ban trans-fats. Without an alternative, all the cookies and other processed preserved things we love will vanish. So in that scenario either people must choose to pay more and go to the resurgent local baker's every day, or else choose to go without (I chose this years ago). A simple minded ban on one small facet of the issue isn't going to help anything. It's like putting a rock in the middle of a rive
I'd be down for making it illegal, but they need to legalize pot.
Once upon a time in America [wikipedia.org] (and Canada [wikipedia.org] even more recently), margarine was outlawed. Or at least margarine colored yellow to look like butter looks when butter is colored yellow. Some states required no coloring, and there were places that margarine was required to be colored an unappetizing color like pink or blue. There were various work-arounds, including selling uncolored margarine with coloring included. Some pretty ingenious packaging resulted to simplify the process of coloring it at home.
Yes, there
by mark-t (151149) <markt&lynx,bc,ca> on Saturday November 09, 2013 @03:30PM (#45378385) Journal
Although my opinion lies most closely to requiring clear labels, I firmly believe that rather than banning it, there should simply be a hefty tax imposed on it by weight, so that foods which contain it will tend to cost more.
People who would not be able to afford the tax would then tend to eat healthier, which would be the same outcome as if there were actually a ban in place, while the actual freedom to choose is not entirely removed from consumers.
As a side effect, the tax can be used as a revenue stream to subsidize the costs of enforcing mandatory labeling on all applicable products.
I'd rather have to pay a higher price for something I might want than not have the freedom to choose it in the first place.


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Product DescriptionResolutely oriented towards competition, the Supreme DHv3 harbours the latest technology in geometry, suspension settings and new component standards. Much more than just the flagship of the 2011 Commencal range, it is a new benchmark in downhill performance. After extensive testing, we are able to offer up a bike that is well balanced throughout, reliable and extremely efficient, ready to face the toughest DH tracks out there.
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Date Reviewed: June 21, 2011
Strengths: Everything
Weaknesses: Nothing
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $9100.00
Purchased At: Commencial.com
Similar Products Used: Nothing compared
Bike Setup: Stalk
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2010
Strengths: A very versatile DH bike, a bit too heavy for freeriding, but amazing when it comes to downhill. Even though it "only" has 7" of rear wheel travel, it is a nimble yet powerful downhill bike who can tackle everything from smooth beginner tracks to the most advanced technical track.
The suspension is suberb and the fork was a happy surprise.
A very dialed bike, with a very good spec.
Weaknesses: Since it's not a "plow bike" it doesnt fare to well on very rough tracks, you have to choose your lines. This shouldn't really be a weakness, since this bike is not intended for the beginners, one should always try to pick a line on the track.
Three real weaknesses are the Formula brakes, they are AM-brakes so they fade rather quick when it comes to downhill riding.
The other thing is the position of the pivot, and since the rear triangle haven't got too much clearance between the tyre and frame they fill up quickly with dirt from the track. Also loads of duest easily gets into the bushes and mounting hardware, so you'll have to change these quite frequently, but it can be avoided by building some sort of protection around the rear mounting of the suspension.
The third problem are the rims, they are very light, so they'll dent very quick on rocky tracks.
Though, I've switched to 09 Saint brakes for stopping power and still went for the Sun EQ 31 rims. They're light and do their work.
Bottom Line:
There are still some problems, like rear wheel clearance, dust getting inside the mounting hardware and the weak brakes. But all in all it's still a bike in the WC-class. Let me put it like this, it won't be the bike that will hold you down.
I wouldn't put the weight (20,4kg) on the weakness side, since I myself weighs a bit over 200lbs (90kg) and I like burlier bikes. Although, with some major tweaks it wouldn't
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Price Paid: $4000.00
Bike Setup: Stock, except for a white Reverse XXL Fli bar (760mm wide, 20mm rise), heavier nuke proof spring, White EQ31 rims, 09 Saint brakes, crankbros 50/50XX pedals, pz-racing carbon seat clamp.
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2009
Strengths: rides great through rockgardens and pedals efficiently enough
Weaknesses: -bad service from commencal as far as getting parts (derailour hangers)
-hangers were weak and broke alot
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $2800.00
Purchased At: pinkbike
Bike Setup: boxxer world cups with vivid rear shock and saint drive train on hope pro 2s
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2009
Strengths: This bike is fantastic in its adjustability to tweak it exactly to your riding style as well as to the trail/race you are riding. There is a head tube sleeve that will change the HTA from 64 degrees to +/- 1 degree. You can also purchase a +/- 1/2 degree sleeve as well. There is an adjustment to lengthen or shorten the wheelbase, as well as an adjustment for where the brakes lock onto the disc when braking to increase or reduce the amount of brake jack while riding. The suspension design and geometry of the bike make it very fluid on the trail and on races. I have taken the bike over rock gardens, through kickers, step ups and a muriad of other stuff and its been fantastic!
Weaknesses: They only have 2 sizes: S/M and L/XL. I am right in between the two and would have loved a size accordingly.
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Price Paid: $2000.00
Purchased At: Second Hand
Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz Nomad
Bike Setup: Mostly stock with MRP chainguide, Deity Dirty Thirty bars, Thompson seatpost
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2009
Strengths: Strong, fast, agile, eats small stuff and kills bigger stuff
Weaknesses: None, if it's used for what it is intended for.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Kona Stinky 07
Bike Setup: Commencal Supreme DH Team Replica, stock
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2009
Strengths: Grips, handles and plays in the air well
Weaknesses: nothing
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $4000.00
Purchased At: local shop
Similar Products Used: none as good do they shall not be mentioned
Bike Setup: high end fox vanilas, got this chain guide i forget what brand and a bash ring i forget the brand also
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2008
Strengths: Light, nimble, great in the air.
Weaknesses: Several to say the least.
The frame cracked in not one, not two. but three places, Poorly welded frame.
Extremely unimpressive warranty service.
You can only run the factory chainguide comfortably.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: ....second hand
Similar Products Used: a supercycle.....durability wise
Bike Setup: Sram, Race face, Sun ringle
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2008
Strengths: got this boy after my cove second hand wanted an ironhorse from england but this came up on one of the forums decinded to go for it well thank god an amazing bike amazing handling one of the nicest bikes in the air just floats
Weaknesses: not great mud room so dont stop in the muddy sections u wont stop by the way ull be pinned on this bike
Bottom Line:
its defo one of the best tho and the 09 is said to be better
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: second hand
Similar Products Used: cove ih sunday 222 socom
Bike Setup: 888s 05 ones baby saints e 13 hope motos ya know the staples of DH
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2007
Strengths: cornering, jumping, everything!
Weaknesses: It hasn't got any
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $4200.00
Similar Products Used: Intense m3, sunday
Bike Setup: fox 40's, Xo, hussefelt cranks
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2007
Strengths: corners like it is on rails, jumps effortlessly, is really light and strong frame
Weaknesses: None
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $5000.00
Similar Products Used: 224, intense M3
Bike Setup: fox 40's, SRAM x0, truvativ cranks and bb
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2006
Strengths: Grip is amazing and it corners very well.
Weaknesses: None.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Bikeactive.com
Similar Products Used: 223, 224
Bike Setup: VIP frame, 40's, Saint, Hope 6ti/M4
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2006
Strengths: grip,grip,grip..can get on to off camber with total confidence even in the wet...handles lovely in the air too..stable confidence building bike
Weaknesses: no back up in the UK at time of writing..limited to only roox rollercoaster chain device (not that big a prob)... hubs dont seem too strong
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $3000.00
Purchased At: team richochet
Similar Products Used: coyote, runs on mates machines..konas,vp free,s,demo 8,s etc
Bike Setup: 2005 setup..888,s/fox dhx 5/maxxis...downhill equipment basically
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2006
Strengths: technology, research. weight and balance. the bike loves to go fast.
Weaknesses: lower bottom bracket height than other bikes i have ridin
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $1600.00
Purchased At: local shop
Similar Products Used: vp free rockymountains cannondale
Bike Setup: fox 40 dhx5 xo drivetrain, juicy 7 brakes diabolis crank easton bar and stem, 729 rims on hugi freeride hubs
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I've often heard the comment "I can't afford to buy organic" or other similar statements about purchasing more natural and "green" products. While I completely understand, I always raise the point of the choices we make.
Let's say, for instance, that your family budget won't allow a few organic produce purchases (like apples, strawberries and other produce that might be a good choice to purchase non-conventional), organic milk, organic ketchup (both great places to start to cut your chemical exposure) and say a more natural soap and shampoo. Step back and look at what other purchases you are making. Do you buy packs of soda, lots of snacks, sweets or meat for every meal? Do you eat out a lot? Do you find yourself grabbing fast food quite a bit when you are in a rush? Go cold turkey and quit. What if you redirected those "convenience food" dollars to the purchase of some organic articles at the store or local farmer's markets and maybe even some more natural personal care products (which are now easy to find at local stores)?
Coupons are a huge help, too. I clip, cut and save coupons from the Sunday paper but also from sites online, including my grocery store's website. You can also find "natural" product coupons on sites such as Mambo Sprouts. In addition to redirecting our dollars away from sugary snacks, sodas, fast food and other "junk foods," I also shop the sales in the "natural" section of our local grocery store. I may not be able to purchase a lot of organic foods, but I make choices depending on the sales and the coupons I have.
I also try to make a once a month visit to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods to shop their sales and grab a few articles which I can't find here in Delaware. It's tough to exercise self-restraint when wandering the aisles at Whole Foods (my neighbor calls it "Whole Paycheck"). Yes, it is dazzling and I want just about everything, but the prices can be high so I really have to go in with a list in hand and, again, make some good choices.
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With state health officials predicting a particularly active flu season, the push is on for everyone who hasn't already done so to go ahead, make the leap and get that flu shot.
The prediction of a rough flu season shouldn't be taken lightly as history is filled with tales of flu sweeping through whole populations and even turning deadly for some in particularly vulnerable segments of those populations. State Health Director Laura Gerald said last week one of the two adults killed by the flu was at higher risk for complications because of advanced age and pre-existing medical conditions. Neither victim had been vaccinated against the contagious illness.
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While the flu vaccine traditionally works best on those who are younger and healthier, it's especially important for those eligible for the shots to protect themselves at this time of the year — especially with the crowds and opportunities for social interaction that characteristically define the holidays.
The more people who contract the virus, the more likely it is to spread via shopping in crowded stores and malls, attending parties and other social events as well as going to school functions and family get-togethers — all of which adds up to greater chances for exposure.
Other parts of the country are already reporting increasing rates of flu cases. Doctors and health officials admit that the vaccine — usually designed to counter the most likely influenza viruses predicted to be prevalent for a particular season — won't stop all forms of the flu. Officials say that some of those who have been vaccinated will still get sick.
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We've wanted to tell you about Vampiro for some time, and you won't believe what he's been through. In January, ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Agents responded to a call from NYC Animal Care & Control about a six-year-old Chihuahua who had been abandoned in a pet store.
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Meanwhile, AC&C told us that Vampiro had been adopted in 2006 by Brooklyn resident Venus Laventure, 50. On February 25, the ASPCA arrested Laventure. She was charged with one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. If convicted, she faces up to one year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. She is due in court on May 13.
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THis is so unforgiven!!!!! I thanked GOD He include "Thou shall KILL" in His Ten Commandments. I swear, if it wasn't, I will kill this Son of B**ch who did this to this poor dog. I hope you and your family's soul BURN IN HELL !!!
I dont think $1000 fine and one lousy year in jail is even close to appropriate justice fod what she did. Thats why people do it. NO CONSEQUENCES!!!!! COME ON PEOPLE. WE NEED BETTER....MUCH STRICTER PENALTIES!!!! SHE ALMOST STARVED HIM TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!
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That is no where near a tough enough penalty. How can people do these unspeakable things? With animal cruelty, an eye-for-an-eye seems right.
anyone that does this to an animal deserves to spend some time alone with themselves in a cell. Consider how it would feel to be neglected, basically tortured with no food or water, and abandoned. How anyone can mistreat a loving animal is beyond me.
Hope she does time and not get fed. So she can have a taste of her own Medicine.
I hope the owner rots in hell! So glad this Chihuahua is now in better hands. I home he can find a good loving home for him.
A 1,000 dollar fine really doesn't do animal cruelty justice. The severity of the punishment people receive for this type of cruelty shouldn't depend on the size of their wallet. Sure, for a lot of people a $1,000 fine would be very difficult for them financially. Although, if the criminal happens to be well-off, a $1000 fine is unlikely to make them think about the damage they have done, and unlikely to keep them from doing this again.


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What is Social Thinking?
Social thinking is what we do when we interact with people: we think about them. And how we think about people affects how we behave, which in turn affects how others respond to us, which in turn affects our own emotions.
Whether we are with friends, sending an email, in a classroom or at the grocery store, we take in the thoughts, emotions and intentions of the people we are interacting with.
Most of us have developed our communications sense from birth onwards, steadily observing and acquiring social information and learning how to respond to people. Because social thinking is an intuitive process, we usually take it for granted.
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While these challenges are commonly experienced by individuals with autism spectrum disorders (high-functioning), social communication disorder, Asperger's, ADHD, nonverbal learning disability (NLD) and similar diagnoses, children and adults experiencing social learning difficulties often have received no diagnosis.
A treatment framework and curriculum developed by Michelle Garcia Winner targets improving individual social thinking abilities, regardless of diagnostic label. Professionals and parents alike are using these methods to build social thinking and related skills in students and adults. Social Thinking books, workshops and trainings, created by Winner or based on Winner's work, now offer a range of strategies that address individual strengths and weaknesses in processing social information.
Research is beginning to support the effectiveness of teaching Social Thinking. The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published a report on methodologies specifically addressing weaknesses in the social thinking process, finding that they are successful at teaching the ability to interact socially in people with social limitations who have near-normal to way above-normal intelligence.
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More than 15 years ago, Winner coined the term Social Thinking® and developed the related treatment approach for individuals with high-functioning autism, Asperger's and similar challenges as she treated students in San Jose, CA. Recently, she received an award of Special Congressional Recognition for her on-going innovation of the Social Thinking curriculum and treatment approach. Social Thinking has long been an open treatment method, with Tony Attwood, Carol Gray, Barry Prizant, Kari Dunn Buron, Diane Twatchman-Cullen, Cathy Pratt, Brenda Smith Myles -- and many other therapists -- all providing concepts that broaden and deepen its use. In fact, much of the growth of Social Thinking, both nationally and internationally, can be attributed to its use by professionals, parents and other caregivers who modify strategies for their settings and student needs.
The term Social Thinking now encompasses many treatment programs broadly described as "teaching social thinking and related skills." These strategies share common traits and differ from "social skills" teachings by building specific thinking strategies that occur prior to social communication and interaction.
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How their own social minds work - why they and others react and respond the way they do;
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For individuals being taught or treated the objectives of these strategies include the ability to:
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The extensive content on this website offers more information on social thinking and related treatment strategies. On the left of our What is Social Thinking? section, please feel free to browse through the articles that interest you. You can also subscribe to the Social Thinking newsletter and check Michelle Garcia Winner's blog for the latest thinking on the topic. For a casual exchange on the broader topics related to social thinking, please also take a look at the Social Thinking Facebook page.
Michelle's books and workshops seek to break down the abstract social world and offer parents and professionals strategies for building real communication and social skills in their students and adults.
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By AnaMaria
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I bought these shoes to wear on my wedding day! I got the blue lace ones and they are absolutely stunning! I am so unbelievably happy with these shoes!!!! Beautiful and comfortable!
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By Lila
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I ordered these for my wedding expecting them to be SILVER metallic but they are definitely more gold than silver. I love the shoe and would love to wear it for my wedding but the color just will not work.
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I Ordered These Beautiful Shoes For My Wedding In SILVER Metallic... And Although They Are Very Comfortable & Simply Stunning.... The Shoes Are GOLD. There Is Metallic Silver Sheerly Over A Beige Leather Shoe, So The Color That The Shoes Appear Is Gold. Not Silver :(
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Wearing these shoes on my wedding day. The bow is just darling. The heel height is perfect and they are super comfy. I've been walking around the house in them and for the most part they are comfy. One of the toes rubs on my left foot. But, this could just be a unique problem since one of my feet is slightly larger than the other.
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I bought the black pair to wear to the theatre and cocktail parties and I love them. The heel grip hold my foot in comfortably even when rushing between events. The shoes are comfortable enough to stand for hours. The darker crystals mean that they can be paired with a range of dresses and look classy rather than the bright whit crystals on some other shoes that look a bit tacky. Since I have a classic or retro style these work well. I'll bs looking to pick up another pair in a color next.
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I purchased these shoes for my destination wedding on June 21, 2014 and they are absolutely beautiful. I had my eye on them for months and finally decided to order them online. The size is perfect and the heel is not too high. I was worried the ivory satin color would not match my winter white dress, however they look great together, I feel like a movie star in them. Can't wait to wear them!!!
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