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by Josef Olmert • Dec 15, 2010 at 11:08 am
As reporters continued to pour over the WikiLeaks revelations last week, the Nixon Museum released 265 hours of White House recordings from February and March 1973. In them, Henry Kissinger, Nixon's national security adviser, can be heard saying, "The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign policy. And if they put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union, it is not an American concern. Maybe a humanitarian concern." "I know," Nixon responded. "We can't blow up the world because of it."
"Maybe" a humanitarian concern? Perhaps even more than today, in 1973, only three decades after the Holocaust, wasn't it clear that sending people to gas chambers is one of the most hideous crimes against humanity? At that time, as well as now, shouldn't that crime have been not only one of the most vital humanitarian concerns, but national security interests, of any American administration, regardless of the ethnic, racial, or religious identity of the potential victims?
Moreover, wasn't distinguishing between good and evil, and trying to extinguish the latter, one of the main justifications of the Cold War?
President Nixon (L) and Henry Kissinger (R)
In light of the newly released recordings, two quick observations come to mind. First, it's important to note that Kissinger was a Jew serving in Nixon's administration. In the same batch of recordings, Nixon vents his disgust towards American Jews, including many of his top Jewish advisers - among them, Kissinger - and argued that they shared a common trait, of needing to compensate for an inferiority complex. Perhaps Kissinger knew his boss' attitude and felt the need to adopt tough stances on issues, especially concerning Jews.
The second observation is also clear, and still very much relevant: While the United States has supported Israel throughout its history, Israel's existence continues to be the best guarantee that gas chambers will never again be used to murder Jews. A timely reminder, when Zionism and the very existence of Israel are under a concerted, worldwide attack. Not least from the Islamic Republic of Iran and particularly, its nuclear program, which, realistically, only Israel will militarily strike even though the Arab world considers it a threat, as the WikiLeaks cables exposed.
Kissinger's lasting words highlight the difference between a foreign policy exclusively based on realpolitik and one that attempts to blend geo-politics with morality. One can only hope that the future produces no documents in which the very possibility of another Holocaust is "maybe" a humanitarian affair.
Dr. Josef Olmert is a JPC contributor and Adjunct Professor at American University. He is a well-known Israeli Middle East expert and brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
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With regards to private schools, a question that may be on the minds of many is whether students and parents can trust private schools in Singapore and those that GEI represent. Indeed, there has been a few incidents over the past years where private schools in Singapore have closed down and because of this students have lost their money. As this was harming the reputation of Singapore as an education destination, the Singapore government formed a new statutory board (i.e. autonomous government agency) on 1st December 2009 called the Council for Private Education (CPE).
All private schools need to register with CPE and comply with the Enhanced Regulation Framework (ERF), which ensures that they are of a certain standard in order to protect the interests their students. CPE also administers the EduTrust certification scheme which is of higher standards than the ERF. All private schools wishing to enrol international students need to be EduTrust certified. The emphasis of EduTrust is on Student Protection and Academic Quality. For more information, you may go to the Council for Private Education (CPE) website and look at CPE and EduTrust publications in English, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia and Vietnamese.
The EduTrust certification scheme covers the following important areas aimed to protect international students:
1) Student Contract: To minimize disputes between the student and the school, the student has to sign a Student Contract before any payment is made. Included in the contract is the fact that students are allowed a maximum refund within 7 days after signing the contract.
2) Fee Protection Scheme (FPS): The Fee Protection Scheme (FPS) is a requirement for EduTrusted private schools. This protects students against loss of tuition fees if the school closes down.
3) Medical Insurance: It is compulsory for schools to provide a medical insurance scheme that will provide an annual coverage of not less than S$20,000 per student.
4) Transfer, Withdrawal And Refund Policies And Procedures: Each school has its own policies on transfering (to another course within the school), withdrawal (from the school) and refunds. This is to avoid disputes between the student and the school.
The result of the new stricter regulations by CPE is that hundreds of small private schools have either closed down or merged with other schools. Remaining schools that are certified "EduTrust" are of high standards. There is therefore no need to worry about the credibility of the GEI-represented school.

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My daughter tries to pass stools standing always.
My daughter who is now 31 months always tries to pass stools standing. Her stools are not hard but she fears the process. Its two or three days before she passes a little stool and sometimes i will be forced to use a suppository. I am facing problem with my 31 month daughter to pass stool. Her stools and not hard but she fears from passing them. has lots of difficulty passing stools. she does them only standing and not regularly too. Two or three days before she passes them and sometimes i have to keep a suppository. As she gets the feeling to pass stools everyday she tries to stop them by holding it in. And She ends up not eating anything also. does anyone have any suggestions for me.
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sounds like ur dealing with it as you should....I would talk with the ped about a softner for her...standing makes it easier for her to move it straightened the bowel so that does not surprise me....once the stools are soft she can move it, call the doc and speak with them about a fiber supplementposted 03/29/2010 by ruthless09
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■ The iExaminer, from Welch Allyn, aligns the optical access of the company's PanOptic ophthalmoscope to the visual axis of the iPhone 4 or 4S camera to capture high-resolution (5/8 megapixel) pictures of the fundus and retinal nerve. The iExaminer application then enables storing of the pictures to e-mail, print or keep in a patient file. The PanOptic ophthalmoscope provides a view of the fundus that is five times larger than a standard Welch Allyn ophthalmoscope and 25° field-of-view without having to dilate the pupil, the company says.
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• MacPractice Clipboard 4.2, from MacPractice, a practice management and clinical software developer, enables offices to use customized template forms. The MacPractice Clipboard 4.2 application pre-fills patients' forms for verification and completion on the iPad or iPad mini. The application works with MacPractice MD, DDS, DC and 20/20 desktop practice management and clinical software.
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A North Carolina family who wanted to keep a potbellied pig they said comforts their autistic son has failed to squeeze an exception out of city officials.
The Fayetteville Observer reported Wednesday that the city council deadlocked on a proposal that would have allowed Loopey to return from a ranch to its home in a city subdivision.
The council considered giving the city manager authority to grant exemptions to the hog ban under conditions that included a doctor's note saying the animal was needed to help treat a medical ailment.
Lisa Pia and Bobby Tibbetts say the pig is therapeutic for their autistic 8-year-old son.
Councilwoman Val Applewhite said resident hogs might hurt property values and generate bad odors
A North Carolina family is fighting a city ban against their year-old potbellied pig, saying Loppey is therapeutic for their autistic son.
Lisa Pia of Fayetteville says her 8-year old son Anthony instantly connected with Loopey. The eighty pound pig has a shelter in the back yard but slept on a pillow at night in her sons room. The Fayetteville observer says the pias were forced to return Loopey after receiving a letter informing them pigs are banned from city limits.
Pia says her son had cried himself to sleep at night ever since. The family will ask the Fayetteville city council today to rethink the ban. They believe potbellied pigs should be treated like household pets or service animals for the disabled.
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by Mark Silva
Newsbreak: Sarah Palin answered questions today.
On this "suspended'' day of John McCain's presidential campaign, running mate Sarah Palin took a 20-minute tour of the "Tribute WTC 9/11" museum in New York, took in a firefighters memorial, spent 25 minutes in a center for families of victims of the terrorist attacks, then met with New York City firefighters in a nearby fire house that lost many of its firefighters during the attack.
And then, after delivering a brief statement to the press pool following her on the lessons of 9/11, Palin fielded four questions from reporters in what amounts to her first media availability since her nomination as the GOP's vice presidential candidate.
The operative term here is "fielded.''
Peter Hamby of CNN asked: "Do you agree with the way the Bush administration has carried out the war on terror. Is there anything you would have done ...
"I agree with the Bush administration that we take the fight to them,'' Palin said. "We never again let them come onto our soil and try to destroy not only our democracy, but communities like the community of New York. Never again. So yes, I do agree with taking the fight to the terrorists and stopping them over there."
Ken Vogel of Politico asked: "Do you think that our continued military presences in Iraq and Afghanistan have inflamed Islamic extremists?''
"I think our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan will lead to further security of our nation, again, because the mission is to take the fight over there,'' Palin said. "Do not let them come over here and attempt again what they accomplished here, and that was some destruction. terrible destruction on that day. but since Sept 11. Americans uniting and rebuilding and committing to never letting that happen again.''
Again Vogel: "Do you support the reelection bids of embattled Alaska Republicans, Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens?
"Ted Stevens' trial started a couple days ago,'' she said "We'll see where that goes."
The Jersey Journal asked: "What do you think of bailout package before Congress?
"I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in (Treasury Secretary Henry) Paulson's proposals,'' Palin said.
After the museum tour, Palin also spent some time with John Morabito, a firefighter with Ladder Company 10. He reported: "She was very personable. She was actually a little emotional because of the firefighters memorial wall. I think she was sincere with it. She was friendly. I think she actually is a decent person."
Will he vote for her?
"I think we'll keep that under wraps for now.,'' the firefighter said. "She seems to be up to date (with) current events and everything that happened on 9/11. She's been given enough information. I'm sure she knows as much as the common American."
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Selena Gomez goes from the funny Disney girl to the glamorous woman in a photoshoot by Ellen von Unwerth for Glamour Magazine. Yes, she's 20 years old now, she's all a woman and she's ready to show that to everybody. And for us this is exciting news, because, as you will convince yourself browsing through the photos in the gallery below, Selena Gomez has curves to be proud of.
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As if creating two of the largest grossing movies of all time weren't enough, James Cameron still feels the need to suck the well dry.
Cameron gave "Avatar" fans around the world a low blow when the film was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on April 22 with no special features. That's right, the most popular movie of all time was released to public with no additional footage, zero documentaries behind the making of the film that cost $237 million and no deleted scenes. Not a second of additional material.
Although "Avatar" reeled in more than $2 billion worldwide, Cameron decided to release a separate version of his flick in November titled "Avatar: The Ultimate Edition."
Apparently, the world did not receive the memo.
On April 26, the Associated Press reported "Avatar" had sold just below seven million copies in just four days, gathering in $130 million. I understand he's not forcing the public to purchase copies of the film, but it's amazing to me that Cameron, who's the highest grossing director of all time, would stoop to such a measly level.
As if Cameron's greed hasn't already hit the pinnacle, he plans on re-releasing "Titanic," second behind "Avatar" for highest grossing movie of all time, in 3-D sometime in 2012.
I nearly made the mistake when I stopped at Target to purchase "Avatar" on Blu-Ray. While standing in line, I glanced at the back of the case and it failed to describe any special features with the disc. I'm not usually one to dive into the special features of movies, but I was generally interested in how Cameron put together the film that took more than a decade to finish.
When I found a lack of features, I placed the Blu-Ray back and headed to the exit.
If Cameron is going to try and swindle $19.99 from me after I spent $11 at the theatre a few months back, he's going to lose a sale.
I'll purchase the later edition that is released in November, but the fact that Cameron is successfully pulling a fast one on the same people who have aided his films in box office triumph is a shady venture. I'm sure most people who have already shelled out the money for the Blu-Ray/DVD will find themselves buying another version come November.
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[About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship with China, from Nixon to Clinton]
Mann, James, Edwards, Fred, International Journal
Three related themes run through James Mann's history of United States relations with China. The first is secrecy. From President Richard Nixon's initial overtures to Beijing to President Bill Clinton's private letter to President Jiang Zemin promising to oppose Taiwan independence, China policy has been made without significant -- or in some cases any -- public debate.
The second theme is that China policy has been the preserve of a small group of officials centred in the White House/National Security Council apparatus. This means that within the wider foreign policy establishment there has been no real consensus on how to deal with China and no agreement on American goals.
The third theme, less overtly stated, is that these officials, even those with grand reputations as foreign policy experts, have tended to be poorly informed about China. The result has been a series of gaffes, miscalculations, and unintended effects.
Mann begins with Nixon, convincingly portraying him, rather than his secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, as the initiator of the China opening. Nixon's goal was a subtle one. He did not want an alliance with China against the Soviet Union. He wanted Washington to enjoy better relations with Moscow and Beijing than the two communist giants had with each other. The result would be greater freedom of action for America world-wide. In Nixon's view, detente with Moscow and the China opening were complementary, not contradictory, policies. More specifically, Nixon wanted China's help in extricating the United States from Vietnam.
Although Nixon acted in secret, Mann shows how he carefully prepared public opinion and the Republican party, particularly the right wing, for his demarche. The result was broad public support, or at least acquiescence.
Nixon's successors adopted his secretive methods but ignored the importance of cultivating public opinion. They also lost sight of Nixon's goal of engaging with both the USSR and PRC, moving instead into a de facto alliance with China. As a result, China gained a measure of control over United States policy and gradually became adept at manipulating issues in its favour. …


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Q. Freshman Roommate's Foul B.O.: I am a college freshman. My roommate Maggie does not use deodorant and has pretty strong B.O. If she walks past me, I get a pungent whiff. Our tiny dorm room always smells of her. My friends don't like spending time in there, and neither do I. I have read stories where people mistake another person's smelliness for uncleanliness when in fact the person had a medical condition. I am hesitant to talk to Maggie because I don't want to be rude if she can't help her smell and because she's an adult. As much as I would like to, I can't make her wear deodorant. How should I broach this subject with her?
A: I can understand how difficult it is to find yourself a young person living with a stranger and not knowing how to clear the air. But enough of this miasma. I'm doubting your roommate has one of those sad, rare conditions that make them exude offensive odors. She may just never have gotten basic lessons in hygiene. It's also possible that now that she's responsible for her own laundry, she's not doing it. But living with this funk is going to put you in a funk, so you have to address this. Start by talking this out with your resident adviser. You could ask her if she would be the one to take this up with your roommate, since people other than you have noticed the odor. If she won't, she should be able to help you with strategies for discussing this. If you have to have the talk yourself, you do it as straightforwardly as possible, say you know this is an awkward conversation, but she needs to attend to her personal hygiene because it's easy to take care of and something like this shouldn't be getting in her way in life. Suggest she try changing her deodorant, showering daily, and making sure her clothes are clean. If this doesn't send a fresh breeze through the room, this is a fair complaint to take to an administrator.
Q. Re: Bathrooms and young children: My son stopped using the bathroom at school (and refused to drink liquids) because the older kids convinced the little ones the boys' bathroom was haunted. So, yes, there are a lot of reasons he might not be going at school. (He could also have a urinary tract infection or something medical. So a visit to the doctor is the first stop!)
A: Another possibility given the closeness to Halloween timing!
Q. Great Husband, Bad Habit: I love my husband (isn't that how these always start?), but he has one bad habit I can't seem to break. He doesn't brush his teeth before coming to bed. He's a once daily in-the-morning brusher. He goes to the dentist twice a year and always has a clean bill of oral health, but I'm tired of being in bed with his foul breath. Obviously this curtails snuggling and sex. I've told him more brushing means more hanky-panky, but not even that was enough to convince him. Should I just give up?
A: When a husband's dislike of toothbrushing trumps his ability to have sex, you do have to wonder about his hygiene and his libido. When you're not heading for bed, you need to have another discussion about this. Tell him that like anyone else, his mouth is full of bacteria and food odors by the end of the day. Say that you are simply asking him to take the two minutes necessary to come to bed with fresh breath so that you both enjoy each other's company more. Explain you just can't kiss him at the end of the day when you can smell his lunch on his breath. If he doesn't care enough about you, or his own self-interest, to break this habit, suggest some sort-term counseling because you can't go through life holding your breath in bed.
Q. Gym Etiquette Question: I go to the gym nearly every day. Nearly every day, a neighbor who also goes says somewhat snidely as I leave, "Done already?"—you'd think I'd be used to it by now, but it always catches me off guard. We are both seniors, and she is a bit older. I sometimes just smile, sometimes I garble some reply. What I'd like to say is "Yes, and you are welcome to try to keep up with me next time," but I don't want to be rude. I do a much more intense work out than she does. Any help?
A: Since this happens nearly every day, I'm wondering how it manages to perpetually catch you off-guard. Since you know it's coming I suggest you either continue to give her a wan smile and a wave. Or simply tell her: "Eileen, do me a favor please stop saying, 'Done already?' I would really appreciate just a simple, 'Goodbye.' "
Q. Breaking Up With Doctor: I have a doctor who I adore and respect. She's helped me through difficult times over the eight years I've been seeing her. She always makes time for urgent same-day appointments even if her calendar is packed, and her office staff is exceptional. Unfortunately, Dr. Amazing stopped taking insurance some years ago, and my health insurance company is reimbursing less and less of out-of-network costs as the years go by. In short, I can no longer afford to see her. I'm wondering about the etiquette of breaking up with your doctor. Like any respectable breakup, I'd like to do it in person—maybe with flowers!—but my husband thinks that's over the top. Should I just send a note explaining? Move on without saying anything? I miss her already!
A: I don't think you want to book an appointment you have to pay for out of pocket to explain that you're leaving. But you could ask to speak to her on the phone, or even write a heartfelt letter. I'm sure your doctor will appreciate hearing how much you have meant to her, and that your decision is purely financial. I also think flowers are a lovely gesture. Doctors hear a lot of complaints, but it would be meaningful for her to get a symbol of your gratitude. And do not be afraid to send her the list of names of doctors who take your insurance and ask her advice on who you should see.
Q. Re: Great husband bad habit: Maybe buying him some mouthwash to gargle at night will help?
A: Gargling would help, and I agree she should get a bottle and put it by the sink. But that's not a substitute for brushing, which is brief and basic.
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This week Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announced that honeysuckle is the color of the year for 2011. This dynamic, reddish pink "emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor," Pantone said in a statement. "Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life."
Pantone's color of the year for 2011 is Honeysuckle. Photo Courtesy Pantone."In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going—perfect to ward off the blues," explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. "Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum."
Yolo Colorhouse features an earth-toned version of honeysuckle called Clay. Photo Courtesy Yolo Colorhouse.
For more than a decade, Pantone's color of the year declarations have influenced product development and purchasing decisions in fashion, home and industrial design. While I've personally never been the hugest fan of pink, I'm pleased to see that some of Natural Home's favorite companies have given honeysuckle a vibrant yet earthy spin. Using natural mineral pigments, American Clay offers a range of tasteful pinks. Yolo Colorhouse's Clay tones bring the warmth of honeysuckle without the gaud.
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Antonio Gaudi is easily one of the most distinct architectural designers of modern times. Creating much of his work during the late 1800's into the early 1900's, he lived his later years a recluse before he was tragically killed by a tram. Like so many other great artistic masters, it's difficult to put your finger on exactly what makes his work so outstanding but his use of colorfully tilled mosaics and flowing, almost 'natural' looking designs have left an indelible mark on the Barcelona cityscape with his unique style and flair that many have tried to emulate but none have come close to mastering. Seeing this amazing work is often a welcome surprise to anyone travelling through Europe.

The Sagrada Familia

The Sagrada Familia although it was only partially completed during his lifetime, it is perhaps his most famous work and crowning glory. The church is still under construction today and is a growing and ever-changing symbol of the city. Nowhere is the Masters style more pronounced than on the nativity façade of the church. Construction has now been handed over to Lluís and Jordi Bonet who have controversially commissioned Josep Subirachs, whose angular style used to decorate the Passion Facade is in total contrast with Gaudi's more smooth and flowing organic approach. Although work was originally progressing at a painfully slow pace, every day that passes now brings the church visibly closer to its completion.

Parc Guell

Located a short bus or taxi ride from the heart of the city is Parc Guell, an entire park designed by Gaudi. The area was commissioned by the Guell family and was intended to become a housing estate. The dream was never fully realized however the family and Gaudi himself lived in some of the gingerbread looking houses designed by Gaudi. The park is also home to the small but famous lizard fountain and some very cool landscaping.

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More buildings, apartments and street lamps designed by Gaudi can also be found along the Passage de Gracia, a main road stretching north-west from Placa de Catalyuna, the main square of the city.

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Simmons: Ground Zero mosque 'not insensitive'
Over at the Huffington Post, New York media and fashion mogul Russell Simmons writes that the debate over construction of a mosque near Ground Zero is "digging a hole in the soul of America."
Simmons, the activist cofounder of the Def Jam record label and the Phat Farm fashion line, writes of being able to see the hole that remains at Ground Zero from his apartment in Lower Manhattan, and of greeting the firefighters at his neighborhood station, who lost nearly all of their comrades on Sept. 11, 2001.
This is my neighborhood, my backyard. And in my backyard, I have no tolerance for a new fear-mongering, hateful rhetoric that has sprung up over the proposed $100 million Islamic cultural center that they plan on building blocks away from Ground Zero.
It is not insensitive to put a cultural center of any sort, that has a place of worship, anywhere in our city. This is what makes our country and our city great. As a nation that was founded by men and women who were being persecuted for their particular faith, we should know that the best path to finding freedom is finding freedom for others. We were formed as a pluralistic society and this means we welcome all religions. Islam did not attack the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, sick and twisted men did, who not only hijacked four airplanes but also hijacked a religion. Let us not stereotype the over one billion Muslims around the world because of the evil acts of a few. A decision like this one, to support or not support the construction of this center, defines who we are as a nation. It's at the essence of our values, our freedom of expression, freedom of religion and religious tolerance.
As the Chairman of The Foundation Of Ethnic Understanding, my partner Rabbi Marc Schneier (also the Vice President, World Jewish Congress; Chairman, World Jewish Congress United States) and I have worked tirelessly to promote dialogue among different ethnic groups all over the world, particularly Jews and Muslims. We have witnessed the power of the fostering of this dialogue. We know that we must fight Antisemitism and Islamaphobia together and at the same time. We welcome and support this cultural center, as it will continue constructive conversations around a moderate approach to co-existence between all people, regardless of religious preference. In fact, we strongly feel that this center will bridge the divide that many of our nation's citizens have with the Islamic faith.
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Science, Technology and Society (STS) – also called Science and Technology Studies – is an interdisciplinary field of study that seeks to understand how science and technology shape society and culture and how society and culture, in turn, shape the development of science and technology. This course explores key topics, debates, and theoretical perspectives in STS. Featuring guest lectures by faculty from across the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, the seminar introduces students both to a wide range of STS topics and approaches and to faculty who do research in this area. It is also the core course required for the Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology & Society. Offered Fall 2013, To be offered Fall 2015. Preliminary Fall 2013 Syllabus
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This course is a doctoral seminar that explores current scholarship in the social and cultural studies of science, technology and biomedicine in the 21st century. Although many of the themes we will address have a long history, the emphasis will be on recent interdisciplinary scholarship of current conditions, drawn principally from sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies. Objects of attention range in scale from molecules to personhood to environments of risk, and the texts for this course attend to diverse contexts of laboratory practices, clinical encounters, patient social movements and broader social debates. After an introduction to theories of biomedicalization, units will focus on issues raised in key areas: genetics, neuroscience, and circulation and tissues. This graduate seminar will explore what becomes of power, knowledge, and expertise, and their relationships to one another, under contemporary transformative conditions. Co-taught with Jennifer Singh Fall 2012; Taught Spring 2015. Fall 2012 Preliminary Syllabus; Spring 2015 Syllabus
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In the lab and in the newspapers, topics in biomedicine are frequent subjects of debate. From assisted reproductive technology and stem cells, to pharmaceuticals and imaging technologies, to life support and its termination, biomedical technologies are shaping our lives in unprecedented ways. This course uses interdisciplinary sources – drawn principally from science and technology studies, cultural studies, and anthropology – to provide students with both information and analytical tools to grapple with the intersections of biomedicine and culture in American society. Offered Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014. Fall 2014 Syllabus, Spring 2010 Pacific Program Syllabus ; Spring 09 Syllabus
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This course introduces students to postcolonial studies, with a particular focus on current scholarship in postcolonial science and technology studies. The first unit introduces key texts in postcolonial theory and explores the role of science and technology in colonialism historically. The second and third units explore contemporary postcolonial technoscience in two key spheres: medicine and computing. This course provides students with both information and analytical tools that help to grapple with the meanings of science and technology in an interconnected and unequal world. To be offered Fall 2015.
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This course explores intersections of gender, science and technology. It draws on anthropology, history, sociology, and media studies to introduce students to analysis of science and technology through a gender lens. The class begins by introducing foundational texts and ideas from feminist science studies, and then has two units that break down gendered analysis into bits: first digital, then biological. This topical range is designed to help students learn to apply gender analysis to a range of technologies. Students will use the topical familiarity and analytical skills gained to create a final project that analyzes some bit of gendered body or technology in depth. This course will provide a foundation for further study in STaC, as well as analytical tools for students from all majors interested in investigating gender, science, and technology in/and culture. Offered Fall 2010, Spring 2015. Spring 2015 Sylabus
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This course explores the concept of gender and its usefulness as a theoretical category in a variety of disciplines. This semester will focus on disciplines of biomedicine. We will start with a few foundational texts on gender and biomedicine, and then move into exploration of three pivotal medical fields that draw out different aspects of gender analysis: obstetrics, cardiology, and endocrinology. Throughout the semester, students will work in groups to do research projects on a particular bio/medical discipline of interest to them – such as pediatrics, genetics, psychiatry, sports medicine, geriatrics, plastic surgery, oncology, regenerative medicine, global health, neuroscience, or other topic of their choice. Two preparatory assignments will build toward a final research report that will highlight aspects of gender and biomedicine that consideration that particular discipline helps to bring to the fore. Offered Spring 2014. Spring 2014 Syllabus
LMC2300 – Introduction to Biomedicine & Culture
This course provides an introduction to central cultural, including ethical, topics in biomedicine such as health care, medical practice, medical research, and the systems of cultural meaning within which ideas of health and disease circulate. Course Objectives: (1) Explore how medical knowledge is created; how "illness" and "health" have been defined by doctors, patients, and publics; and the relationships between medical sciences, practices, and the social boundaries of healthcare (2) Acquire a broad knowledge of significant concepts, developments, and events in the history of medicine and medical ethics (3) Develop abilities to think critically and to communicate more effectively about the interactions among medicine, science, and social context. Offered Fall 2008, Spring 2013, Spring 2014. Spring 2014 Syllabus
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The goal of this class is to introduce students to analysis of science and technology from a social and cultural standpoint. Focusing on concrete objects ranging from brain scans and amniocentesis to nuclear weapons and computer viruses, this course will provide a foundation for further study in STaC, as well as analytical tools for students from all majors interested in investigating science and technology in/and culture. Offered Fall 2008, Fall 2009. Fall 09 Syllabus
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When disease categories become enrolled in telling stories about who we are and how we fit in the world, we have a rich opportunity to explore how medicine and identities intersect. This course analyzes disease narratives from a wide range of genres – novel, essay, memoir, graphic novel, film, ethnography – to explore how disease is involved in constructing identity and how identity becomes part of constructing disease. Offered Spring 2009.


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Graduate students, scholars, and practitioners of theatre and performance in and surrounding the New York City area are pleased to announce a multi-day, multi-sited conference. The collaboratively-organized conference held October 31 – November 3, 2013 will assemble an inter-university exchange to encourage questions, dialogue, and debate around and between the boundaries of theatre, performance, and academic institutions. It will question institutional borders that separate artistic, scholarly, educational, activist, and civic pursuits, making way for new modes of cooperation and coalition. How can art, theatre, and performance affect the urban space in the wake of social, cultural, and technological transformation? What is the role of the university in the city? Can the city serve as a bridge between artistic and civic institutions? How do scholarship and practice interact with the venues, archives, architecture, and living fabric of urban spaces? Where do we meet and how do we come together outside the walls of the institution?
In bridging both institutional and theoretical/practical divides, this conference aims to connect diverse communities, to spotlight the concerns and interests of the upcoming generation of scholars and artists, and to consider the viability and future cultural life in, around, and beyond New York City—a region that has undergone massive economic, demographic, and environmental transformations in the past two decades. This will be a chance for graduate students in MA, MFA, PhD, and DFA programs in theatre, performance, and related disciplines to come together in a unique environment at a specific moment in the history of the US university, asking urgent questions about the future of theatre, performance, the university, and the city.
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Italy's lack of productive growth
ITALY'S economic problems stem from a fundamental weakness in its inability to grow.
The current crisis struck when the international community feared the Italian government would no longer be able to meet its debt.
The Italian economy reacted well to the first oil crisis - between 1973 and 1992 - when its gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 3.1 per cent - higher than Germany, France, the UK and the European average.
But between 1992 and 2008, Italian GDP growth fell to a modest average rate of 1.3 per cent, lower than other major European economies.
The data would have been even worse, had Italian policymakers not decided to engage in irresponsible profligacy by increasing public spending, expanding the size of the public sector and running up debt.
This is what has happened in Italy over the last decades.
Debt financing ensured that nobody felt the cost of this reckless policy. The trick worked almost seamlessly for many years.
Unsurprisingly, however, Italian public debt soared, from 57 per cent of GDP in 1980 to 122 per cent in 1994.
Thanks to the euro, which allowed the Italian treasury to enjoy low interest rates, the debt-to-GDP ratio declined in the following years reaching a low point of 103 per cent in 2007.
But when the euro-effect vanished, it shot up again and is now beyond 126 per cent.
The Italian economy has been stagnating for at least two decades.
Almost by definition, the source of low or zero growth in production is low or zero growth in productivity.
Italy's productivity growth was top of the list in the 1970s. Manufacturing output per hour grew at an average annual rate of 6.5 per cent.
It dropped to 3.2 per cent in the 1980s, 2.6 per cent in the 1990s, and to 0.4 per cent in the first decade of the 21st century.
Italian productivity growth fell so much because of low investment and a low-quality labour force.
The Italian judiciary is slow and often ideologically biased while legislation is subject to ongoing and often erratic change.
The labour market is highly regulated, and bureaucracy is heavy, incompetent and totally indifferent to the needs of producers.
Italian investors have taken their money abroad and foreign investors have chosen other locations.
If aggregate investment stalls, two things happen - workers have less equipment to work with and, since a large part of technological progress is actually embodied in new machinery, technological progress and productivity growth slow.
None of this happened suddenly. It was the result of a decades long process which has affected virtually every sector and has now all but paralysed the Italian economy.
Several phenomena have gradually worsened the labour market at the same time. The result is that youth unemployment is currently around 37 per cent and rising.
Many Italians appear to behave as if jobs and salaries were a right, or some kind of minimum guaranteed income rather than wages being remuneration for a service provided.
This explains why the Italian crisis has little or nothing to do with the subprime explosion, derivatives, or the housing bubble.
Financial investors started fretting in 2008 and 2009, when public expenditure and indebtedness surged, while growth turned negative. Despite the 2008-2009 shock, very little has changed in the past couple of years.
Italy's response to its economic crisis has been based on the theory that it is 'too-big-to-fail', that about a third of its debt is abroad and on the lack of courage of most European leaders.
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Sometimes I wonder if every man hates women just a little.
Maybe it is envy. Maybe they are angry with us for keeping our vaginas from them. Maybe they are mad because we are beautiful, maybe because too many of us are not beautiful enough. Who knows? Of course the kindest most egalitarian man I have ever met turned out to be gay. Before my readers get all their political correct feathers all ruffled, I am not saying all men are misogynist.
Calm down.
I have slept with a misogynist before and it feels like
being fucked. Sometimes this is a good thing. I am a sophisticated woman. Educated, I sing in the church choir, tutoryoung children, the whole bit. I should run for Congress. But like most women
(all women if they would admit to it) I like fucking. The kind makes you feel like you have just de-evolved or turned into some kind of animal growling and scratching towards pleasure. I can switch back and forth. I get down and dirty one night (in a committed relationship) and then the very next day throw on my choir robe and sing like an angel. I do not know if men are capable of such dichotomy.
Three Easy Ways to Spot a Misogynist:
- No female friends. There are "guy's guys" but they do have female coworkers, friends of sisters, old classmates, some girl has given him the time of day and not had sex with them.
- Promiscuity or an Involuntary Abstinence. Both of
these are bad signs. If they fuck anything that moves it means that no woman is any different than any
other. You will not be special to him. Stop kidding yourself. Also, that high of a sex drive has to affect his brain's processing power being so driven. A long bout of involuntary abstinence is also bad because there resentment towards women is probably as backed up as his balls.
- Bad relationship with Mom. If he has TOO good of a
relationship with his mother, you might have a gay man on your hands. Yes, it all starts with Mom. Hate to say it, but it is true. Freud was not wrong about everything.
I have dated a misogynist. He fit all of the criteria. He
was sexy but not necessarily attractive. Actually (and I know how awful this sounds) I hope that I would not become pregnant so my babies would not look like him. He was a rebound, what can I say. He was charming in the beginning, but really he was a womanizer/woman hater. How could I tell? Because every woman he
mentioned save his mother, grandmother and the wife of his best friend he only bitched about he had slept with. He had
no female friends. Yes, there is that eternal dilemma that men and women cannot be friends I mean that no woman was
worth his attention unless they would have sex with him. This guy had been with many women, seen them naked, made them come, but had not been close to any of them. I do not know why I thought I was so special to think that I could have "changed" him. For all that sophistication and education, I fell into the classic female trap.
After being married to a man who loved me as a person but
was indifferent to me as a woman, I was involved with a man who was indifferent to me as a person but made me feel like a woman. He loved my body and seemed to know it better than I did, but that can only last so long. There were other issues like some very self destructive behaviors I saw in him that would only worsen with time.
When I awoke from my hormonal cloud, I saw him for what he really
was. I also decided that just merely being straight and employed was not enough. I could do better. Ninety percent of men are straight and there is only about a nine percent national average of unemployment
in this economy. I could do better. Everyone deserves to be loved inside and out; or whom they are as person and for their naughty bits.


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Natural ways to induce labor?
First of all, I do not want my baby to come too early, and I also know that a baby will come "when they are good and ready" and sometimes trying to induce labor doesn't work. That being said, I went a week overdue with my first pregnancy and had to be induced and it was a terrible experience. So I was thinking of trying some natural methods in the weeks leading up to my due date to either induce labor, or hopefully to at least be dilated or SOMETHING by the time I reach 40 weeks. (I wasn't dilated at all with my first) So are there any exercises or foods that worked for you? I don't want anything extreme like castor oil. Just maybe some things to do over the next few weeks to gradually coax this little one outta there by 40 weeks.
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Sex where your partner ejaculates in you (the semen contains prostaglandins that ripen the cervix), evening primrose oil for ripening the cervix, raspberry tea, some old wives tales are spicy food, pineapple, walking, driving sown a bumpy road, but as you know they will only come when they are ready. Also on induction, it is an elective procedure that can cause distress for mother and baby, leading to the bad experience you described.unless medically necessary, maybe let baby cook until they are ready. Natural occurring labor is much easier.posted 07/23/2013 by amy434
Sex with ejaculation inside the vagina, and nipple stimulation are the only two that can induce labor for the semen has prostaglandins which soften the cervix allowing it to dilate, and nipple stimulation produces oxytocin which is what stimulates uterine contractions. The only thing is, these methods only work when the receptors are READY, to be activated to stimulate these responses. Therefore, unless your body is ready, nothing besides medical intervention can induce your labor.posted 07/23/2013 by tarnise
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COVINGTON - Gallbladder disease runs in both sides of 17-year-old Katelyn Capo's family. Her paternal grandmother underwent surgery to remove the small, pear-shaped organ 30 years ago. The teen's mother likewise had a cholecystectomy to remove her gallbladder a decade after that.
Katelyn received a similar diagnosis earlier this year before undergoing gallbladder surgery at St. Tammany Parish Hospital.
Her quick return to the softball field demonstrates how STPH's da Vinci Si surgical robot is making surgery faster, less painful and virtually scarless. It also highlights the role of Covington general and vascular surgeon Dr. Surendra Purohit MD in embracing technology to benefit Northshore patients.
Katelyn's grandmother's traditional open surgery three decades ago involved a single large incision, several nights in the hospital and six-to-eight weeks of recovery, recalls Katelyn's mother, Melynda Ard. The laparoscopic approach Dr. Purohit used 10 years later for Ard's surgery involved four small incisions and four weeks of recovery time.
Dr. Purohit reappeared in the family's life when he used STPH's latest-generation da Vinci robot for Katelyn's single-site gallbladder surgery, the first such use of the robot on the Northshore. The procedure required a tiny incision inside the navel that left no visible scar. Katelyn experienced little discomfort, and she returned to Franklinton High School within a few days. She was back to fielding softballs a week or two after that, her mother says.
"She missed very little time on the ball field," Ard says. "It's amazing to see her recovery time compared to earlier approaches."
Single-site surgery is one of the several capabilities made possible by the unmatched optics and additional precision of STPH's recently acquired da Vinci Si. Dr. Sunil Purohit MD — Dr. Surendra Purohit's son — recorded another recent Northshore first in using the new robot to remove a tumor using its "firefly" imaging for detailed visualization of vascular tissue.
At 71, Dr. Purohit says he remains eager to learn new techniques that benefit patients and describes the da Vinci system as, "the future of surgery."
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Flipkart, India's largest e-tailer, on Thursday acquired online fashion portal Myntra in a cash-and-stock deal whose size the companies did not disclose. Some analysts pegged it at Rs 2,000 crore.
The transaction marked the biggest consolidation in India's e-tailing space, valued at $2.3 billion and projected to grow to at least $19 billion by 2019.
Flipkart, which is seeking to extend its lead over rivals and boost valuation ahead of a potential initial public offering, said it would invest $100 million in the fashion business.
The deal brings together two highly complementary businesses, each recognis-ed and acknowledged e-commerce leaders and innovators, and creates an outfit well-positioned to serve a growing tribe of Indian e-shoppers, roughly estimated at 10 million and growing at 30 per cent CAGR.
"Together we will dominate the market," Flipkart co-founder and CEO Sachin Bansal said. "We are getting together to create one of the largest e-commerce stories."
The buyout will help Flipkart compete more aggressively with Amazon India, Snapdeal and others, while Myntra gets access to ready funds for its planned expansion to achieve its target of Rs 20,000 crore in gross sales by 2020.
Flipkart wants to be leader in every segment and fashion is a category of the future, Bansal said. "This acquisition will help us become leaders in this category." Post acquisition, Myntra and Flipkart will account for 50 per cent market share in the fashion segment.
Myntra chief executive officer and co-founder Mukesh Bansal will head the fashion business for Flipkart and join the board. Flipkart plans to invest $100 million (around Rs 600 crore) in the fashion business in the near-term.
The terms of the deal say the two companies will continue to work separately, all Myntra employees will get Esops to be converted into Flipkart stock and common investors of the two firms — Tiger Global Management, Accel Partners and Sofina Capital — will get more shares in the merged entity.
"The merger seems like a long-term strategy for Flipkart to become a dominant player in the market," said Rahul Khanna, managing director at the venture capital firm Canaan Partners. "While the apparels business brings in higher margins, it will also be earning higher cost savings by riding the latter's strengths."
Some projections showed Flipkart's valuation jumped to $2-$2.5 billion following the Myntra deal.
"We believe the future of fashion in India is e-commerce. Myntra has a strong team with excellent domain knowledge. They have the best relationships with lifestyle brands. This partnership will strengthen our positions in the fashion space. We will continue to work as independent entities and grow together as leaders in the Indian fashion and lifestyle industry," Sachin Bansal along with co-founder Binny Bansal said in a statement.
Sachin and Binny, both alumni of IIT Delhi and who worked for Amazon.com previously, founded the Bangalore-headquartered Flipkart in 2007 as an online bookstore, which then graduated to sell products across categories, including fashion, electronics and furniture.
"Sachin, Binny and their team have built a pioneering e-commerce platform on a foundation of strong technology and customer-centricity. Flipkart is the most powerful e-commerce brand in India and has a very ambitious agenda to build the next generation of retail in India. Leveraging mutual strengths, we will build Myntra into India's leading fashion powerhouse and create many original fashion brands," said Mukesh Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Myntra.
Myntra too is a venture of IIT alumni — Mukesh Bansal, Ashutosh Lawania, Imran Khan and Vineet Saxena. After having worked for several startups, the four founded it in February 2007 to sell personalised products such as T-shirts, mugs, greeting cards, calendars, key chains and diaries. It has since partnered with more than 650 leading fashion and lifestyle brands and claims more than 50 million visits a month. "The mission is to bring high-quality and affordable lifestyle products," said Flipkart's Bansal.
E-tailing is in a consolidation stage in India, said Pragya Singh of Technopak Advisors, a management consulting firm with focus on retail, consumer product and e-tailing.
"Flipkart acquiring Myntra makes a lot of sense as they have a common set of investors. They are leading players in their respective verticals and can help them take on the competition. The acquisition will help the joint entity take the leadership position. By keeping Myntra a separate portal, each entity will have a distinct positioning and there will be no cannibalisation," said Singh.
Global e-commerce giant Amazon has become very aggressive in the Indian market of late. India's existing policy doesn't allow FDI in e-commerce, forcing big e-tailers Amazon and eBay to enter the country through the marketplace model in which they do not sell products directly but facilitate local vendors.
The department of industrial policy and promotion has announced that it will soon push for a higher FDI cap in e-commerce. As many as 38 stakeholders, including Google, met DIPP officials on May 15 . "The sequence of events in the Myntra fund raising journey and eventual merger with Flipkart makes it clear that the lifestyle segment is attractive in online commerce in terms of size, economics and margin relative to electronics etc, which is traditionally the mainstay of Flipkart. The merger makes Flipkart's pro-forma economics better," said Suchi Mukherjee, chief executive officer and co-founder, LimeRoad.
"Consolidation is the key to survive in this largely-underpenetrated market," said Rahul Khanna, managing director at the venture capital firm Canaan Partners. "E-commerce as a business requires deep pockets and this consolidation brings in the required financial and people bandwidth," he said.
"Companies are trying to put one and one to get three through deals like the Flipkart-Myntra merger.
Khanna feels there was still a long way to go for the Indian e-commerce industry and says further consolidation seems unlikely in the near future. "Beyond the top three or four players, there are not many assets to be bought. The question what is available to buy and the answer is not much."
(with inputs from Sangeetha G and S Shyamala)
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When your have cut all the way to the line of your drawing start to round the edges. When your cutting away, specially when rounding the edges you still have to think about a fish. The handle needs to be round and smooth like a small trout in the water.
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News that New York City has banned the sale of sugary drinks by restaurants and others in containers larger than 16 ounces once again makes one want to scratch one's head.
We all know that eating too much sugar has its risks. It can harm diabetics, perhaps even push the onset of diabetes in certain diabetes-prone people. It can cause tooth decay. It can lead to weight gain. In some people, it can be habit-forming. It can make you burp.
But is a prohibition necessary, or do people have the right to harm themselves if they want to? Let's say you wanted a 32-ounce Pepsi or Coke with your monstro-burger and fries. There would be a way around the new ban. Just buy two 16-ouncers. Restaurants wouldn't serve large portions of sugary drinks if the customers didn't want them.
If would make much more sense to ban cigarettes, which can kill you, but that won't happen. They may get taxed out of the market, but you won't see any bans because the tobacco lobby has Congress by the purse strings and won't let go. Also if cigarettes are criminalized, only criminals will have cigarettes.
It has been the same with the ban on marijuana, which is why that prohibition has been such a resounding success.
The same may be true in New York of 32-ounce sugar-sweetened soft drinks.
I know people who pack around their own 32-ounce insulated soft-drink containers which they fill when they go to get something at a convenience store. The store is happy to sell the drinks that way because saves them the expense of the container in which they normally would sell it. If that is the case in New York, will the city have to hire police officers to patrol fast-food restaurants and convenience stores to keep them from filling those big jugs people carry around? Or if they do fill those containers, do they run the risk of losing their soft-drink licenses? Oh, the humanity!
The cops also may check the soft-drink customers' blood to see whether the sugar levels are too high. Instead of the charge being DWI (driving while intoxicated) it would be DWS (driving while sweet).


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