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Controversies in autism
Diagnoses of autism have become more frequent since the 1980s, which has led to various controversies about both the cause of autism and the nature of the diagnoses themselves. Whether autism has mainly a genetic or developmental cause, and the degree of coincidence between autism and intellectual disability, are all matters of current scientific controversy as well as inquiry.
Scientific consensus holds that vaccines do not cause autism, but popular rumors and an article in a respected scientific journal, The Lancet, provoked concern among parents. The Lancet article was retracted for making false claims and because its author was found to be on the payroll of litigants against vaccine manufacturers.[1]
Most recent reviews of epidemiology estimate a prevalence of one to two cases per 1,000 people for autism, and about six per 1,000 for ASD;[2] because of inadequate data, these numbers may underestimate ASD's true prevalence.[3] ASD averages a 4.3:1 male-to-female ratio. The number of children on the autism spectrum has increased dramatically since the 1980s, at least partly due to changes in diagnostic practice; it is unclear whether prevalence has actually increased;[2] and as-yet-unidentified environmental risk factors cannot be ruled out.[4] The risk of autism is associated with several prenatal factors, including advanced parental age and diabetes in the mother during pregnancy.[5] ASD is associated with several genetic disorders[6] and epilepsy.[7] Autism is also associated with intellectual disability.[8]
There is evidence that autism has a genetic component,[9] and ongoing research focuses on finding the biomarkers that determine autistic phenotypes.
Genetics is viewed as an underlying factor because there is a statistical pattern for a significantly high risk to have another autistic child in families with an already affected child.[10] However, while some parents of autistic children are progressively also being diagnosed on the autism spectrum, at least some autistic children have apparently neurotypical parents. This suggests to some that genetics are either not a necessary cause or that they don't play a part in all cases of ASD, although it could also mean that the gene(s) responsible may be recessive or a spontaneous mutation. The spectrum of autistic disorders is notable for its significant gender disparity, with the incidence of autism in males greatly exceeding the incidence in females. Whilst this could be evidence for a genetic theory, it has also been argued that male brains may be more vulnerable during early development.[11]
Several controversial claims have been made with regard to autism and vaccinations, leading notably to the MMR vaccine controversy, the thiomersal controversy, and the theory of vaccine overload. A 2011 journal article described the vaccine-autism connection as "the most damaging medical hoax of the last 100 years".[12]
In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) asked vaccine makers to remove the organomercury compound thiomersal (spelled "thimerosal" in the U.S.) from vaccines as quickly as possible, and thiomersal has been phased out of U.S. and European vaccines, except for some preparations of influenza vaccine.[13] Under the FDA Modernization Act (FDAMA) of 1997, the FDA conducted a comprehensive review of the use of thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Conducted in 1999, this review found no evidence of harm from the use of thimerosal as a vaccine preservative, other than local hypersensitivity reactions.[14] The CDC and the AAP followed the precautionary principle, which assumes that there is no harm in exercising caution even if it later turns out to be unwarranted, but their 1999 action sparked confusion and controversy that has diverted attention and resources away from efforts to determine the causes of autism.[13] Since 2000, the thiomersal in child vaccines has been alleged to contribute to autism, and thousands of parents in the United States have pursued legal compensation from a federal fund.[15] A 2004 Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee favored rejecting any causal relationship between thiomersal-containing vaccines and autism.[16] Autism incidence rates increased steadily even after thiomersal was removed from childhood vaccines.[17] Currently there is no accepted scientific evidence that exposure to thiomersal is a factor in causing autism.[18]
Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine[edit]
In the UK, the MMR vaccine was the subject of controversy after publication in The Lancet of a 1998 paper by Andrew Wakefield, et al. This article reported a study of 12 children mostly with onset autism spectrum disorders soon after administration of the vaccine.[19] During a 1998 press conference, Wakefield suggested that giving children the vaccines in three separate doses would be safer than a single vaccination. This suggestion was not supported by his paper, nor by several subsequent peer-reviewed studies that failed to show any association between the vaccine and autism.[20] It later emerged that Wakefield had received funding from litigants against vaccine manufacturers and that Wakefield had not informed colleagues or medical authorities of his conflict of interest.[21] Had this been known, the paper would not have been published in The Lancet the way that it was.[22] Wakefield has been heavily criticized on scientific grounds and for triggering a decline in vaccination rates,[23] as well as on ethical grounds for the way the research was conducted.[24] In 2004 the MMR-and-autism interpretation of the paper was formally retracted by 10 of Wakefield's 12 co-authors,[25] and in 2010 The Lancet's editors fully retracted the paper.[1]
The CDC,[26] the IOM of the National Academy of Sciences,[16] and the UK National Health Service[27] have all concluded that there is no evidence of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. In 2009, The Sunday Times reported that Wakefield had manipulated patient data and misreported results in his 1998 paper, creating the appearance of a link with autism.[28] A 2011 article in the British Medical Journal described how the data in the study had been falsified by Wakefield so it would arrive at a predetermined conclusion.[29] An accompanying editorial in the same journal described Wakefield's work as an "elaborate fraud" which led to lower vaccination rates, putting hundreds of thousands of children at risk and diverting energy and money away from research into the true cause of autism.[30]
Vaccine overload[edit]
Following the belief that individual vaccines caused autism was the idea of vaccine overload, which claims that too many vaccines at once may overwhelm or weaken a child's immune system and lead to adverse effects.[31] Vaccine overload became popular after the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program accepted the case of nine year old Hannah Poling. Hannah had encephalopathy putting her on the autism spectrum disorder, which was believed to have worsened after getting multiple vaccines at nineteen months old.[17] There have been multiple cases reported similar to this one, which led to he belief that vaccine over load caused autism. However, scientific studies show that vaccines do not overwhelm the immune system.[17] In fact, conservative estimates predict that the immune system can respond to thousands of viruses simultaneously.[17] It is known that vaccines constitute only a tiny fraction of the pathogens already naturally encountered by a child in a typical year.[17] Common fevers and middle ear infections pose a much greater challenge to the immune system than vaccines do.[32] Other scientific findings support the idea that vaccinations, and even multiple concurrent vaccinations, do not weaken the immune system[17]or compromise overall immunity[33] because autism is not an immune-mediated disease.[17]
Celebrity Involvement[edit]
Some celebrities have spoken out on their views that autism is related to vaccination, including: Jenny McCarthy, Kristin Cavallari,[34] Toni Braxton,[34] Jim Carrey,[35] and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr[36]. Kennedy in particular published the book Thimerosal: Let the Science Speak: The Evidence Supporting the Immediate Removal of Mercury--A Known Neurotoxin--From Vaccines.[37]
McCarthy, one of the most outspoken celebrities on the topic, has said her son Evan's autism diagnosis was a result of the MMR vaccine.[38] She authored Louder than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism and co-authored Healing and Preventing Autism.[39] She also founded an organization called Generation Rescue, which provides resources for families affected by autism.[40] In a September 2015 CNN Presidential debate, Donald Trump claimed to know a 2-year-old who recently got a combined vaccine, developed a tremendous fever and now is on the Autism Spectrum.[41]
The percentage of autistic individuals who also meet criteria for intellectual disability has been reported as anywhere from 25% to 70%, a wide variation illustrating the difficulty of assessing autistic intelligence.[42] For PDD-NOS the association with intellectual disability is much weaker.[43] The diagnosis of Asperger's excludes clinically significant delays in mental or cognitive skills.[44]
A 2007 study suggested that Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM), a test of abstract reasoning, may be a better indicator of intelligence for autistic children than the more commonly used Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). Researchers suspected that the WISC relied too heavily on language to be an accurate measure of intelligence for autistic individuals. Their study revealed that the neurotypical children scored similarly on both tests, but the autistic children fared far better on the RPM than on the WISC. The RPM measures abstract, general and fluid reasoning, an ability autistic individuals have been presumed to lack.[45] A 2008 study found a similar effect, but to a much lesser degree and only for individuals with IQs less than 85 on the Wechsler scales.[46]
Facilitated Communication[edit]
Facilitated communication gained immediate attention and was used by many hopeful parents of individuals with autism when it was first introduced during the early 1990s by Douglas Biklen, a professor at Syracuse University. [47] However, controversies shortly arose after several reports of sexual abuse were made by individuals using the keyboard.[48] There became a heightened concern regarding who was actually typing the messages – the individual with autism or the facilitator?
Similar studies were conducted starting in 1993 that argued facilitated communication was an ineffective technique. One reason was that autistic individuals were not able to communicate any better than they would have independently. [49] Another reason was because facilitators' seemed to have an influence on the messages being typed by individuals with autism.[49] In 1994, the American Psychological Association officially announced that there was "no scientifically demonstrated support for its efficacy." [50]
A recent study done in 2014 examined the role of facilitators in eleven cases where children have been using facilitated communication for more than one year. They agreed that facilitated communication was not valid because the children with autism performed better on test questions only when the facilitator was also aware of the questions.[51] If the facilitator did not know the test questions or the keyboard was out of sight, those with autism were not able to answer the questions either, suggesting that facilitators unconsciously play a role in the messages being typed.[51] Much of the empirical research done during the early 1990s up to now argue that facilitated communication is an invalid alternative treatment to autism.
Despite what the scientific community claims, there are still many people using facilitated communication. In fact, Syracuse University still offers a program called Institute on Communication and Inclusion that trains facilitators to use this technique, what they now call supported typing. [47] They claim that new methods such as video-eye tracking, linguistics analysis, evidence of speech before and during typing, and message passing have demonstrated that it is the individual with autism doing the typing, not the facilitator.[47]
A study done in 2014 stated that the changes made to facilitated communication since its introduction, such as the use of multiple facilitators for one individual, has made this technique more valid such that some individuals with autism have been able to type with zero support.[52] In 2012, the Autism National Committee announced a position statement that approves the use of facilitated communication as it "has already proven to be profoundly beneficial in the lives of many people by opening the doors to reliable, trusted, and respected symbolic communication for the first time."[53]
Autism rights movement[edit]
The autism rights movement (ARM) is a social movement that encourages autistic people, their caregivers and society to adopt a position of neurodiversity, accepting autism as a variation in functioning rather than a mental disorder to be cured.[55] The ARM advocates a variety of goals including a greater acceptance of autistic behaviors;[56] therapies that teach autistic individuals coping skills rather than therapies focused on imitating behaviors of neurotypical peers;[57] the creation of social networks and events that allow autistic people to socialize on their own terms;[58] and the recognition of the Autistic community as a minority group.[59]
Autism rights or neurodiversity advocates believe that the autism spectrum is genetic and should be accepted as a natural expression of the human genome. This perspective is distinct from two other likewise distinct views: (1) the mainstream perspective that autism is caused by a genetic defect and should be addressed by targeting the autism gene(s) and (2) the perspective that autism is caused by environmental factors like vaccines and pollution and could be cured by addressing environmental causes.[55]
Anti-cure perspective[edit]
"Curing" or "treating" autism is a controversial and politicized issue. Doctors and scientists are not sure of the cause(s) of autism yet many organizations like Autism Research Institute and Autism Speaks advocate researching a cure. Members of the various autism rights organizations view autism as a way of life rather than as a disease and thus advocate acceptance over a search for a cure.[60] Some advocates believe that common therapies for the behavioral and language differences associated with autism, like applied behavior analysis, are not only misguided but also unethical.[61]
The "anti-cure perspective" endorsed by the movement is a view that autism is not a disorder, but a normal occurrence—an alternate variation in brain wiring or a less common expression of the human genome.[60] Advocates of this perspective believe that autism is a unique way of being that should be validated, supported and appreciated rather than shunned, discriminated against or eliminated.[60][62] They believe quirks and uniqueness of autistic individuals should be tolerated as the differences of any minority group should be tolerated and that efforts to eliminate autism should not be compared, for example, to curing cancer but instead to the antiquated notion of curing left-handedness.[60][63] The ARM is a part of the larger disability rights movement, and as such acknowledges the social model of disability.[64] Within the model, struggles faced by autistic people are viewed as discrimination rather than deficiencies.
John Elder Robison was a discussant for the Autism Social, Legal, and Ethical Research Special Interest Group at the 2014 International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). He ended up taking the group to task, stating that the autism science community is headed for disaster if it does not change course on several factors – and noting for context the larger size of the US autistic community in proportion to other minority groups such as Jewish or Native American communities.
Robison asserted that autistic people need to be the ones providing oversight and governance for autism research. He condemned the use of words like "cure". He pointed out that researchers' explicit or implicit efforts to eradicate autistic people are a formula for disaster and need to stop. He also affirmed that memoirs and narratives written by autistic people are more trustworthy than writing about autism by nonautistics.[65]
Diagnostic complications[edit]
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Although the 2013 fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has more specificity, it also has reports of more limited sensitivity. Due to the changes to the DSM and the lessening of sensitivity, there is the possibility that individuals who were diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) using the fourth revision (DSM-IV-TR) will not receive the same diagnosis with the DSM-5.
From the 933 individuals that were evaluated, 39 percent of the samples that were diagnosed with an ASD using the DSM-IV-TR criteria did not meet the DSM-5 criteria for that disorder.[unreliable medical source?][66] Essentially, the DSM-5 criteria no longer classified them with having ASD, deeming them without a diagnosis. It was likely that individuals that exhibited higher cognitive functioning and had other disorders, such as Asperger's or pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), were completely excluded from the criteria. Also, it is more probable that younger children who do not exhibit the entirety of the symptoms and characteristics of ASD are more at risk of being excluded by the new criteria since they could have Asperger's as Asperger's disorder does not usually show symptoms until later in childhood. Because the onset age is different in Asperger's from autism, grouping together the disorders does not typically allow or distinguish the differentiating ages of onset, which is problematic in diagnosing. It is evident, through the various studies, that the amount of people being diagnosed will be significantly diminished as well, which is prominently due to the DSM-5's new criteria.[66]
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On looking ahead to next season ... "It is hard to think about next year already. We had a tough season but we really laid it on the line tonight. I think that gives a great place to start for next year. We say that after every game you are going to either be laughing or crying. There were a lot of guys with a lot of tears in that locker room. To give that kind of effort and still come up short is very disappointing and I think our players feel that. That is a great first step for this program."
On the team's play in the tournament ... "We talked about playing Northwestern and Ohio State. We had played them tough in the regular season so we thought we had a good chance to come in and perform. That gave us a real shot in the arm. We preached about playing to win vs. playing not to lose and the kids responded to that. Despite the loss, I feel that we ended the season well. I feel good about taking forward from this point."
On players stepping up ... "LaVell Blanchard was tremendous. He was outstanding on the offensive end for us. He showed the life and the spirit of a big-time player. He really carried us yesterday and tonight on offense. I hope we can build from that for next year. The younger kids also responded really well in this environment. To win last night like we did and then to lose tonight will help them grow. Ohio State made solid plays when they needed them and hopefully we will be in that position in the near future."
On Ohio State's early lead ... "We were concerned when they jumped out to the 15-2 lead early. Our kids responded well and showed a lot of life and spirit. We did not have a lot of recovery time with playing just last night but we made some plays when we needed them. We got into a little foul trouble, especially in the first half with Leon Jones picking up his third. Mike Gotfredson really stepped up for us when that happened. This is an opportunity for us to get better. We can hold our heads high with this performance. We represented ourselves and our university well."
Senior Center Chris Young
On the team's effort ... "I definitely think it was our best group effort of the season. Every guy who stepped on the floor, whether it was for 30 seconds or 40 minutes, laid it all on the line. We did the little things and that shows a lot."
On the halftime adjustments ... "We picked up the defensive intensity. We started the game well but were giving up a lot of layups and three-pointers. We knew that if we wanted a chance to win we would have to step it up on the defensive end."
On the difference at the tournament and during the season ... "It was like we had our backs against the wall. We wanted to show some pride and show everyone in the conference that we can play."
Senior Guard Leon Jones
On the halftime adjustments ... "We had to stop their penetration and stay in front of them. We also needed to keep them off of the offensive glass and stop their second shots."
On his foul trouble ... "It was very tough when I picked up my third foul. I was not playing very smart. Mike Gotfredson did a great job in stepping up. I am very proud of him.
On the tournament ... "We really came together as a team. That can happen when you are in the position of facing your last game. It was like we had a new season to compete in. I am very proud of all my teammates."
On the difference in the tournament ... "We played a lot of the top teams very tough in the regular season. We competed hard in the conference. We had our chances tonight but we could not convert on them."
Junior Forward LaVell Blanchard
On the team's performance ... "I am happy with the performance except for the result. We played hard with a lot of energy and enthusiasm."
On what Coach Amaker said at halftime ... "He told us that we needed to play hard. This was our last game of the season. It was either win or go home. We played hard but just couldn't get the win."
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BAGHDAD, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A civilian was killed and ten others were injured in a car bomb and a roadside bomb explosions in Baghdad on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry source said.
A car, parked outside a fuel station near the al-Rasheed wholesale vegetable market in Baghdad's southern district of Doura, detonated before midday, killing a civilian and wounding four others, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Several nearby civilian cars were damaged by the blast, the source said.
In a separate incident, a roadside bomb went off near a Sunni mosque of Adelah Khatoon in Bab al-Muadham area in downtown Baghdad, wounding six people, the source added.
Earlier in the day, the police said that two bomb attacks occurred in Baghdad, one targeted a group of construction workers in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, while another hit a convoy of Iraqi Minister of Water and Resources, who escaped unhurt.
According to latest police reports, the blasts killed three construction workers and wounded 25 others in Sadr City, and up to12 people wounded in the minister's convoy incident.
Earlier, the police put the toll of the minister's convoy incident at wounding three traffic policemen and three civilians.
The attacks came three weeks after U.S. troops pulled out of Iraqi cities and towns in line with a security pact inked late last year between Baghdad and Washington.
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Diana F+ 55mm Wide Angle and Close Up Lenses: Deliciously Wide and Deliciously Close2012-04-17 4 12 Share Tweet
Want to give your Diana F+ not just one, but two new ways of capturing the world? The 55mm Wide Angle and Close Up Lenses may be for you!
I'll start this review with a confession. I've had the 55mm Wide-Angle and Close Up lenses since they were first released in 2008, but I've only used the close up attachment on my Diana F+ once or twice. For some reason, it's the lens that I always forget to pack in my camera bag! So I thought it was high time that I took my 55mm Wide-Angle and Close Up lenses out to remind myself of what they could do!
The Wide Angle lens gives you significantly more in your shot that the standard Diana lens – obviously not as much as with the 38mm Super Wide lens, but still plenty! I've used these photos before in a different article, so forgive me for using them again, but I think they're really useful in demonstrating the difference between the lenses – these are shots taken with the standard 75mm lens, the 55mm Wide-Angle lens, and the 38mm Super-Wide Angle lens, all from the same place.
If you're considering wide-angle lenses for your Diana, it might be hard to decide between the 55mm Wide-Angle, or the 38mm Super-Wide, and I really don't think there's much in it – as wide angle lenses, they're both great, and I think they're both worth having for the different looks they give in their equally amazing wide shots. The 55mm Wide-Angle does, however, give less image distortion than the Super-Wide, so if image distortion isn't your thing, but wide-angles are, the 55mm Wide-Angle lens is definitely for you!
To use the Close Up lens, you have to have the Wide-Angle lens already on your camera – the Close Up lens is an attachment that slides onto the front of the Wide-Angle lens – you also have to make sure your Wide Angle lens is set onto the 4M-infinity focal distance if you want your close-up photos to turn out!
The Close Up lens allows you to shoot 15cm away from your subject. I really, really love the look that the Close Up lens gives – clear, detailed close-ups, with a lovely, swirling, out-of-focus background.
I've found that when you're using the Close Up lens, you need to do a bit more thinking than when you're using any of the other lenses, though. I've found that if you're not quite right on the 15cm distance, your photo won't be in focus – so don't rush your shot! If you use this lens quite often, you will soon learn how far away 15cm is and you'll be able to rely on your instinct and feeling a lot more.
The second thing you'll have to really think about is the lens versus the viewfinder. if you've spent any time with your Diana, you'll have realised that what you see through your viewfinder isn't exactly what your camera's lens will see (and therefore what will show up on your film!). With the Close Up lens, when you're 15cm away from your subject, this is a much more exaggerated issue than with any other lenses. One way to get around this is to stop using the view finder! Just line up your shot visually, looking at where your lens is, and where your subject is in relation to the lens. Obviously, I still need some practise at this – the next two photos are good examples of mistakes – being closer than 15cm and therefore not in focus, and not lining up the lens and subject properly…
One of the nicest things about the 55mm Wide Angle and Close Up lenses is that twice the options! With this one lens set, you get wide, encompassing shots, and detailed, intimate close-ups. I don't think I'll be forgetting to pack them again!
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The BBC is covering the eviction of Occupy London Stock Exchange protestors from their encampment outside St. Paul's Cathedral. The encampment has been in place since October 15.
The Christian think tank Ekklesia, which supports the Occupy movement, is also covering the eviction.
Police have moved in to forcibly remove Occupy anti-corporate greed and injustice protesters from the their site at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
OLSX has organised a live video feed of proceedings as they unfold.
Occupy LSX was refused permission to appeal against a High Court decision to allow eviction at the Court of Appeal last week. The camp, which has received international support, has been in place since 15 October 2011.
Christians and others have vowed to maintain and non-violent ring of prayerful protest as the eviction takes place – after hundreds pledged to the act of witness.
As police moved in, one protester told journalists: "This is not the end. The movement goes on. I plan to occupy Buckingham Palace next."
Another commented: "Our greatest achievement has been to transform the life of many homeless people who have been given a function within our community."
An observer said on Twitter that "St Paul's Cathedral Churchyard is eerily floodlit, as hundreds of police and bailiffs encircle the campsite."
Another remarked: "Banks create global economic meltdown, [and there is] not one arrest by police. Occupy protest about it, [and the] police move in. What a great country we live in."
Protesters and their supporters have been described as handling the distressing situation "calmly and responsibly", though some in the media have talked up fears of violence.
There are early reports of police with riot shields seeking to push small groups of campers. Tents have been destroyed, and one man was seen kneeling quietly amidst the destruction.
Bailiffs and the Corporation of London are facing criticism for a night-time raid, which has been described as "an intimidating tactic". London police say they are present "to ensure public safety" as bailiffs clear tents from St Paul's.
The camp has been a creative site for educational initiatives, seminars on global finance, and working groups on financial reform, economic alternatives and action to change the structure and culture of the City of London.
Follow the news on twitter using these hashtags: #occupy #olsx #occupylondon #lsx #eviction
Ekklesia has this comment:
Commenting in the immediacy of the forcible eviction of the Occupy camp at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Simon Barrow, co-director of the Christian thinktank Ekklesia, said:
"This is a very sad day. The Occupy camp at St Paul's has been a powerful symbol of the need for concentrations of power to be made accountable, devolved, redistributed and just. Now corporate interests are evicting those who have disturbed their 'business as usual'.
"But the imaginative work of the Bank of Ideas and the social, economic and educational alternatives that have flourished as part of OLSX will undoubtedly find new ways forward and fresh focii."
"Many people will be puzzled and disappointed that the Chapter at St Paul's declined repeated requests to oppose forcible eviction of the Occupy camp, apparently siding behind the scenes with the Corporation of London.
"As the eviction takes place, it is to be hoped that the Cathedral recalls its historic Christian duty to be a site of refuge for those fleeing violence and injustice.
"Meanwhile, the Ring of Prayer, as a symbol of both resistance and nonviolence, will perhaps be seen as performing the kind of function that institutional religion cannot do, charting a different path for Christian conscience. Long after tonight, the lessons and further opportunities of these developments deserve to be reflected and acted upon."
There is a live feed from St. Paul's here.
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Police violently push & kick @jon_bartley & others as they kneel & pray on steps of St Paul's Cathedral. Police invited by St P's. #occupy
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Another sad example of the Church of England's missing of the mark in a very big and public way. It's a wonder they have any credibility with the people of the UK. Perhaps more important for us is the fact that they can be our teachers of how not to be church when it comes to social and prophetic issues. Pay attention church!
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I feel like this is one of those quintessential summer meals.
Right now, I am all about the quintessential summer meals. As we enter into our last full month of summer (WHAT!!!) I am making sure I really live it up. And by live it up, I really only mean eat it up. And by eat it up, I really mean all of summer's "bestest" foods. This means berries, zucchini, peppers, tons of corn, hatch chiles, peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries, TOMATOES, seafood, grilled everything and probably even some more eggplant too.
I'm kind of excited and hoping it's gonna be a pretty delicious second half to summer!
Alright, so growing up I didn't even know what a clam was. Until I made this pasta I had never – not even once – had clams. No clam bakes or clam pastas. I know, I grew up so sheltered from all things seafood. While actually, I grew up sheltered from a lot of foods, but as I get older I think it is my mission to change that.
A while back my cousin, Maggie had asked if I could make linguine and clams. It was kind of a busy week as I recall so I put it off. If I am being honest, I wasn't all that excited about the request either. To me, it just sounded kind of average and typical, plus I wasn't really sure how I could put my own spin on it since I was not familiar with clams. But then the other day I got the idea of cooking clams in my head. I must have seen a pretty picture of them or something because I suddenly really wanted to make clams. I had it SO in my head that the next day I scrapped what I was supposed to be doing, went to the store, bought all the clams they had, and made this pasta.
Surprisingly, clams are really easy to cook.
Double the surprise though? I actually really like clams.
The only reason I say double is because there was a point during the cooking process when things started to smell really fishy. When that happened, I got nervous. I am not a huge fan of overly fishy dishes.
I kept going though and surprisingly, they turned out pretty good.
I have to say though, clams are not the cutest things to look at. Actually they are a little creepy, but I tried to push those thoughts out of my head.
What do I do when trying to make myself feel better… add cheese.
Yes, I added cheese. I know that some people have this thing about seafood and cheese, but the truth is I am not a seafood purist. I am really more like a cheese purist. In my mind cheese can only make things better. Not to mention, it really helps with the whole overly fishy thing. Yeah, cheese totally takes care of that.
You can of course leave the cheese out if you wish, but if I where you, I really wouldn't.
There is also some crispy prosciutto going on in this too.
Oh yes!
For some reason I forgot about prosciutto all winter, spring and half the summer. This is just crazy because prosciutto, both uncooked and crispy, is delicious.
I thought about adding bacon, and if you don't have prosciutto or just like bacon better, feel free to use that, but the prosciutto works so well. I feared that bacon would over-power the delicate flavors, so prosciutto seemed like a good fit. I love the salty crunch it adds to this pasta and it pairs really nicely with the basil.
Oh and umm, these clams?? Well, they are drunken clams. That's the very best kind, right?
My cousin Abby advised me to use a little… ok a lot, of wine. I had to remind her that I can't actually go and buy wine because I am not yet twenty-one. That's when my cousin Maggie stepped in and advised me to use my Mimi's leftover bottle from when she was here visiting in June. Yep, those cousins of mine are smart.
Worked perfectly, and Mimi would be so happy to know her booze didn't go to waste!
Fresh Clam Pasta with Creamy White Basil Sauce + Crispy Prosciutto.
- 3 ounces fresh prosciutto torn
- olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic peeled + smashed
- 2-4 dozen fresh clams rinsed well, I used 2 dozen
- 1 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup water
- pinches a few of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 pound angel hair pasta or your favorite long cut pasta
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese + more if desired (optional but not really)
- 4 ounces fontina cheese finely chopped (optional, but again, not really)
- 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped + more for serving
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh oregano chopped
- 1/3-1/2 cup heavy cream or whole milk
Place a large saute pan over medium heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil and once hot add the prosciutto. Let the prosciutto get nice and crispy, about 2-3 minutes per side. Remove and drain on paper towels.
To the same skillet add in a drizzle more of olive oil. Toss in 4 cloves of garlic and cook over medium heat until fragrant and golden brown. Remove the garlic from the skillet (leaving the oil) and discard. The garlic will infuse the oil with flavor. To the same skillet add 2/3 of your clams, the white wine, water and a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes. Cover the skillet and let the mixture simmer for about 10-12 minutes or until the clams open. Remove the clams from the pan, let cool and set aside. Once the clams cool, remove the clam meat from their shells. Meanwhile bring the remaining liquid to a boil and let it reduce by about half. Once reduced, pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer and into a bowl. Reserve the clam liquid for later.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Back in the same skillet add another drizzle of oil. Add those remaining 4 cloves of garlic and saute until fragrant and golden brown. Again, remove the garlic from the skillet and discard. Add the remaining clams and the reserved clam cooking liquid. Cover and cook ten minutes or until the clams open.
Meanwhile drop your pasta and cook until al dente. Drain.
Once the clams in the skillet have opened and are cooked, remove them from the skillet. Reserve the clams for serving.
Now add the shelled clams (so just the meat, no shells) back to the clam liquid. Now add in the butter. Allow to cook 2-3 minutes and then toss in the pasta, heavy cream, parmesan cheese (if using) and fontina cheese (if using). Toss well until the pasta is coated in cream sauce and the cheese has melted into the sauce.
Remove from the heat, add the basil, parsley, oregano and some fresh pepper. Toss well. Garnish the pasta with the cooked clams in their shells (first batch). Serve right away with fresh pepper and basil. Enjoy!
Hope your Monday ends up being as happy as a clam!


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If you haven't heard of WARP 10 Technologies (WARPF), don't be crushed. Few have. On Mar. 8, its shares began trading on the NASDAQ at 11 3/4--and quickly fell to 9 1/2. No matter. WARP 10, which develops and makes ultrahigh-speed communication and networking products, is set to grab attention.
Why? It has signed an agreement, to be announced shortly, with a Big Board-listed global maker of comprehensive networking systems.
This pact, says investment adviser Richard Geist, should boost WARP 10's earnings to 30 cents a share in the year ending Jan. 31, 1997, up from an estimated 1 cents in fiscal 1996. Earnings will leap to $1 in 1998. These figures are based on a projected sales zoom to $30 million in 1997 and $100 million in 1998, vs. $3 million in 1996, figures Geist, editor of Geist Strategic Investing. Are these projections too rosy? Geist says they may even be modest.
WARP 10 is teaming up with a company dominant in the U.S. networking-products business, with 1995 revenues of $800 million. It's rumored WARP 10 and its new partner will jointly develop products offering asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) solutions for companies that need wider bandwidth to send multimedia information. ATM is a standard for the cell-based transmission of voice, data, and video information.
One of WARP 10's products is a package combining file server, print spooler, and image server--which reduces image-file size by up to 90% and speeds data movement over any network. WARP 10 supplies them to the entertainment and graphic-arts markets.
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Deep Convective Systems (DCSs) have profound impacts on the hydrologic cycle and atmospheric radiation budget. The former is a result of the heavy precipitation from the convective cores (CC) and widespread rainfall in the stratiform rain (SR) regions, and the latter is due to the extensive spatial coverage of the non-precipitating anvil clouds (AC). Yet the relationship between these components has not been well understood, leading to large uncertainties for models across all scales in the simulated DCS structures and their associated impacts.
To improve the understanding of the connections between DCS components, multi-platform remote sensing datasets are used to study the morphological structures and radiative impacts of mid-latitude DCSs. A hybrid classification technique to separate CC, SR, and AC has been developed by jointly analyzing NEXRAD radar and GOES satellite data. An automated satellite tracking method has been used with the classification to dissect the evolution of the DCS components.
DCSs occur frequently during late afternoon in the summer. AC covers 3 times the area of SR and almost an order of magnitude the area of CC. Compared to the clear-sky averages at TOA, DCS components have strong longwave warming effect due to cold cloud tops and strong cooling effect due to high reflected-shortwave insolation. Cloud radiative forcing (CRF) of CC, SR, and AC contribute to 4%, 11%, and 31% of total NET CRF, respectively. The NET TOA radiative effect from the ensemble DCSs is zero, suggesting a neutral cloud radiative feedback influence from mid-latitude summer DCSs.
Composite analyses of DCS life cycle show that maximum system size correlates linearly with system lifetime. The majority of DCSs reach maximum convective intensity (CI) early in the life cycle, producing peak rainfall before SR and AC attain their largest extents. Maximum SR and AC sizes lag behind peak CI and the lag increases linearly with system lifetime. Multivariate regression analysis shows that the size of SR, CC, and intense convective updraft have the highest correlation with AC size, while rainfall rate and wind field only explain a small fraction of the AC size variance.
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50 Guitar Riff's From the 90's in Five Minutes [Video]
Okay, so it's actually 5:30…sue me. I've made no secret about my love for 90's music, rock or otherwise. What can I say, that was a huge decade for me. I graduated high school in '93 and spent the rest of the decade (almost) in college. I started here at GBF in '96 and met my future wife in '98.
And in addition to all of those life-forming and life-changing experiences, the 90's just had a whole bunch of great music. During the first part of the decade, I was really into R&B and hip-hop and groups like Boyz II Men, Jodeci and Outkast (you will NOT find any of them in this video). Once I got into the radio biz, I got my first taste of the great rock from the 90's, and I had some catching up to do with bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, and so much more.
My first thought, when I saw the title of this video, was that all of these 50 songs would be "rock" songs…and that's not necessarily the case. They are just 50 great guitar riffs…not 50 rock riffs. Something interesting I noticed…there are NO riffs/songs later than 1995. Does that mean there were no great riffs after '95? What about "Bulls On Parade" from '96…and nothing from the Foo Fighters on the list? Really?
I know you'll think of some songs that should have been included. So watch the video and then let me know what songs were left off.
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On 07.05.2009 19:02, Frank Gallo wrote:
SPSS offers users the post regression estimation option to test the independence of residuals terms using the Durbin-Watson test so that users can check the independence assumption. My data are not of the time series type. As a stata beginner, I am trying to learn a stata equivalent approach. Thank you.
On Thursday, May 07, 2009, at 09:47AM, "Nick Cox" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
Why can't you -tsset- the data?
If your data are time series, you should know the times (dates). Specify the time variable to -tsset-.
If they aren't, then serial correlation is presumably not defined or applicable anyway.
Frank Gallo
Hi Eva,
The way I understood Kit's response was that both suggested approaches (estat bgodfrey and wntestq) require the user to tsset the data, which I cannot do. I am looking to test the autocorrelation of residuals terms so that I can check the regression assumption of indepence of errors. Thank you.
On Thursday, May 07, 2009, at 09:31AM, "Eva Poen" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
please tell us what you don't understand about the replies you have
got so far. Kit gave recommendations for testing for autocorrelation
in residuals. If it is serial correlation that you are after, you have
time series (or panel) data, and should tell Stata about it, using the
-tsset- command. See -help tsset-.
If it is not serial correlation but some other kind of dependence, you
need to be more specific about the type of data you have.
Kit discouraged the use of -durbinh-, but if you insist on using it
anyway, you need to -tsset- your data first. In any case, residuals
are very unlikely to be integers. Your _time_ variable (e.g. years or
quarters or months) could be integer. But that has nothing to do with
your residuals.
2009/5/7 Frank Gallo <email@example.com>:
Hi Nick & Kit,
Thank you for your responses. My goal is only to check the independence of residual terms following a regression run. My reading of the durbinh command lead me to believe that it would help me achieve my goal. Can you suggest an alternative option to check the independence of residual terms that are non-integers? Thank you.
On Thursday, May 07, 2009, at 06:32AM, "Kit Baum" <email@example.com> wrote:
Frank said
What I would like to do, which I cannot find exactly in the archives,
is to check the independence of the residual terms (e) from a
regression. I would like to run the -durbinh- command...
Nick Cox answered the technical question re -tsset-. I do not
recommend you rely on the -durbinh- command. It is a special case of
the Breusch-Godfrey test in which you only consider AR(1) vs i.i.d.
The -estat bgodfrey- postestimation command allows you to test for
higher-order autocorrelation as well (which might well be present even
if an AR(1) coefficient is insignificant). Also consider using -
wntestq-, which is an unconditional test of the residuals'
autocorrelation function. (B-G is a conditional test in that it uses
the X matrix from the regression, whereas the Lung-Box-Pierce "Q" test
may be applied to any time series). All will require that the data are
properly -tsset-.
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Bearcats Ranked 18th in Hoops Preseason Top 25 Poll
May 24, 2012
Sporting News Preseason Top 25 Poll
CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team was ranked No. 18 in a 2012-13 preseason poll released by the Sporting News on Tuesday.
Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News wrote about the Bearcats: "Shooting guard Sean Kilpatrick has only begun to show what he can be as a player. The chance to move to his natural position could unlock greater improvement."
The 2012 Second Team All-BIG EAST Conference selection led the Bearcats as a sophomore with 14.3 points per game. He ranked first in the league with 2.49 three-pointers per contest.
The Bearcats posted a 26-11 record last season, including a program-best eight wins over ranked opponents and the school's first NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance since 2001. UC won a school-record 12 BIG EAST Conference games and made its first appearance in the BIG EAST Championship title game.
The 2012-13 squad will include three returning starters and 10 returning lettermen.


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Huffington Post Article 12/04/12
How-To Geek Forums / Disability Tech
US Senate rejects treaty to protect disabled..(12 posts)
The only thing lame about the "lame duck Congress" is the Extremist Christian Theocratic Party, formerly known as the Republican Party. I am so fed up with their selfish anti-Democratic, anti-Human Rights, and anti-Constitutional platform. No matter the merit of anything, if the Dems are for it, the ECTP are automatically against it.
I also hate the Huffington Post because many of their articles have a video that automatically plays when you ope the pager and the *&^%$#@! thing can't be shut off.
What the heck does the U.N controlling the internet (which I oppose, btw; so much for your lame assumption—pun intended) have to do with this treaty? Did you bother to read the article?
I'm not that much into politics at all, but what this is is a big slap in the face for those of us with disabilities. I guess people can't agree on anything can they? There are of course some exceptions but you get my point. Now back to exploring this site before I go, and seeing if it's the right one for me.
Yes, I did read the article and it's a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled. The U.N. is also trying to get a treaty passed to control the internet.
The U.N. is about as useless as a chicken with teeth.
@ronnie, I remember about 45 years ago when I was in high school the questions came up, "should the U.N. be disbanded, can the U.N. really stop wars". The answer was, probably not but who wants to find out.
@LF, Two things one doesn't discuss is religion and politics, both tend to lead to arguments that never seem to get resolved.
Why does the USA need to sign a treaty with these other countries? So five yrs from now we will be footing the cost for everything.
I think you had a typo error when you accused the Republican party of being the ECTP. The Democrats are the ones that need to look in the mirror.
To be honest both parties need a complete overhaul as neither has the best interest of the American people for a few decades now.
Nothing personal, just a different point of view.
EDIT: I forgot my comments about the U.N. Do you really want them having power over our right to own a gun among other nice rumors starting to popup. I believe if they continue to exist they should concern themselves with worldly problems and not try to dictate to any country. Reallly we should make them move their headquaters to another country. Maybe every 10yrs change their headquarters country.
BTW: I would like to know what the UN has done for any country lately?
@ germ-x. No typo. I do agree the party system needs an overhaul, as does the entire government.
@LH, I think if we sit down and talk we can all dig up some really nasty dirt on many members of both parties. Right now we have several politicians that need replaced sooner than later. I believe if any politician has a good idea then that should be looked into. I hope you enjoy our new healthcare benefits since it has been approx two yrs since NP said let's pass it then we can read it and find out what's inside. That's like saying lets buy that house and after we move in we'll see if we can pay for it.
I get slapped up side of the head when I post anything political on this forum, so let's get back to the technical business at hand, folks.
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this is the 10 days, after surgery and 2 days after stitching is off, i found the doctor to be unprofessional and the stitching is way wrong, my wound healed with hard skin and not just the normal scar from incision techniques, would this be easy to be corrected with another surgery or can i go for laser treatment. i am at a loss
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Asian Eyelid surgery done in Thailand and concerns
I would say that it is botched based on the photographs. I would need more photographs to be certain to ascertain other issues. From an incision standpoint, you can repair a less than desirable closure. So don't worry. Laser treatment could be the answer but I would wait to see how the incison heals. You could consider laser surgery as early as 8 weeks or wait to see the final result of your incision after the procedure. Excision will probably lead to the best results. I wouldn't go to someone that concentrates on the negatives but someone with a positive outlook. When you go to someone negative, you often get more negative. Something to think about.
Prominent eyelid scar after Asina eyelid surgery
You will need to wait several months to let everything heal. You can massage the area with your fingers in order to soften up the scars.
I agree that the incision do not look so good right now.
However time is a very powerful thing. What looks ugly right now could heal and your final result could be a very pleasant surprise. You need to heal for a couple of months. It is very likely that these angry looking incision will calm down and look surprisingly much better.
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Eyelid Surgery Botched in Thailand, Help Required
Unfortunately, this is not the first time I have seen something like this. While the scar will improve with some time, it is unlikely your end result will meet your expectations and you may seek revision surgery. Please seek out a board certified speciaist in the face who can assist you with revision Asian blepharoplasty if your results do not meet your expectations.
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Eyelid Surgery Botched in Thailand, Help Required
At 10 days postop, it is too early to assess your scar. Let your incisions heal at least 2-3 months. It is possible they will flatten.
Don't go to Thailand Next TIme
Your scar is healing with some hypertrophic scar tissue, which simply means the scar is putting more collagen into the wound than it should. This may have happened due to the type of stitching used, an infection or your own inherent tendency to make this type of scar.
But I cannot help myself here and I have to go beyond this answer a little bit. Traveling to get cheaper cosmetic surgery (Medical Tourism) is filled with risks that go beyond the surgery. If this had happened to you after you had your surgery by a local surgeon where you lived you could go back again and again and figure out what to do next. It is difficult to go back to Thailand over and over again while this heals. Finding a local plastic surgeon where you live to check this and maybe revise it will be difficult and expensive.
In the end saving money by traveling to a different county may only wind up costing you more money...
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I own two motorcycles. One I've had since 1980; the other (my new one) I bought in 1993. Recently, I've been thinking about buying a new touring bike like a Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic. If I decide to pull the trigger on a new bike purchase, my other bikes will have to go. So, researcher that I am, I've been studying up on what steps to take in order to sell my motorcycles.
First, I'm going to perform an inspection. I'm going to decide which repair items will get fixed, and which items will remain unrepaired for the new buyer. One of my bikes has a very faded paint job. It would cost about $500 to repaint the bike, but repainting the bike would not increase its value. So, I won't repaint. But, I will repair that torn seat, tidy up that loose clutch cable and polish that rusting chrome — all necessary maintenance that will cost me little more than elbow grease but could impact the sale price significantly. I'll also remove any accessories or extra equipment that I might want to keep or sell separately — sometimes, a bike is worth more in pieces than it is as a running whole.
Next, I'm going to give my bikes a thorough cleaning and polishing. I'm usually pretty diligent about this step anyway, but I believe that a clean bike is usually a well-maintained bike, and I want potential buyers to believe that as well.
While my bikes are clean and polished, I'm going to take great photos in good natural light. I'll find a good, neutral background to set the bikes against, and take good close-up shots that show the whole bike from a number of angles. I'll take some detail shots, including a photograph of the odometer showing the bike's mileage. These photographs will become part of my sales portfolio.
Now I'll head to the computer, and do some digging. I'll check out eBay Motors to see how many similar bikes to mine are currently listed, and what the asking prices are. I'll check Cycle Trader for similar info. I'll check prices at Kelley Blue Book, the used car reference site, which also has a motorcycle section with prices all the way back to 1970. Based on this research, I'll decide how much I think my bike is worth. And, more importantly, how much I'd be willing to sell it for — which might not be the same number.
Next, I'll check with my local department of motor vehicles to find out what paperwork I'll need in order to transfer ownership to my buyer. I'll make sure that I have my title, insurance card and any other paperwork together. I'll also collect all of my service records and any other receipts for
Once I've decided on my bottom line, I'm ready to list my bike. I'm very comfortable with online sales, which I believe give the widest exposure and potentially the highest prices. They also come with plenty of potential hassles, with deadbeat buyers and complicated shipping procedures topping the lists. But thousands of motorcycles change hands online every year, and the sites are set up to walk both buyer and seller through the process as painlessly as possible.
At the same time, I might try to sell the bike locally, both online and the old fashioned way. I might put an ad on the free Craig's List service (http://www.craigslist.com), linking to my listing on eBay Motors or Cycle Trader. I might just draw up a nice "For Sale" sign and set my bike up in a prominent spot in my neighborhood.
The one thing that I will not allow is for any stranger to take my bike for a free test ride. I have heard too many horror stories about bikes being stolen, wrecked, or just plain thrashed by people posing as potential buyers. If someone wants to give me full cash payment, then take the bike for a ride around the block to confirm that it runs as advertised, that's okay. But no test rides without payment in advance.
The more I think about selling one of my bikes, the less I want to do it. It's not the hassle of putting my bike up for sale that holds me back. It's the memories. I know that they are inanimate objects, but each of my bikes holds a piece of my soul, and I'm having a hard time letting them go.
Maybe that new Ultra Classic will help break the bonds…


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USF Announces College of Adult Learning
With the goal of making expanded education accessible to working professionals, the University of Saint Francis has launched its new College of Adult Learning. Both undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered, with flexible scheduling and accelerated options designed to accommodate the busy schedules of working adults who have family, community and professional commitments.
Providing convenience and quality, the College of Adult Learning includes a Virtual Campus with 100 percent online programs and the USF Graduate School. Students are now applying online for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and the Associate of Science in General Studies for the fall semester, both accelerated options.
USF's tradition of academic excellence in preparing graduates for the fields of healthcare, business, social work, science and psychology will be enhanced and continued by the College of Adult Learning. By offering an educational structure oriented toward adult learners, the College of Adult Learning will also assist in filling the growing business sectors in Indiana's economy with educated professionals.
Overseeing and developing programs and services for the College of Adult Learning is USF's new Vice President for Adult Learning Toni Steffensen Pauls, Ph.D. Immediately prior to joining USF, Pauls served as associate vice president of academics and dean of the adult degree program at Warner Pacific College in Portland, Ore.
More more information about the College of Adult Learning and Dr. Toni Steffensen Pauls can be found under sf.edu main page news.


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McKinney Named President of National Association of Bond Lawyers
CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, SC, & WASHINGTON, DC --- Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney Kathleen Crum (Kathy) McKinney of Greenville, SC, was elected President of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) during its 34th Bond Attorneys' Workshop held October 28-30, in Phoenix, AZ.
McKinney is the first South Carolinian to serve as President of this 3,000-member professional organization, which advises a $2.7 trillion industry.
NABL was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago with the Governmental Affairs Office in Washington, DC. The organization actively promotes the integrity of the municipal market by promoting the professional development of municipal bond attorneys and providing advice and comment at the Federal, State and local levels with respect to legislation and regulations affecting State and municipal obligations.
Upon accepting the leadership role October 28, McKinney, said, "We have seen unprecedented emergency bailouts and new creative types of bonds included in stimulus packages over the past year. I can safely say that I have not seen a more complex environment in which to practice public finance law. I anticipate this coming year to be a very active one as Congress, the IRS, the SEC, and the major Federal agencies make proposals impacting the municipal bond markets and particularly the financing of infrastructure throughout the United States.
"The coming months will bring great opportunities to communities all across the Nation as the economy recovers and stalled projects restart," stated McKinney.
McKinney has been very active in NABL, serving in the following leadership positions: President-elect (Sept. 2008-Oct. 2009); member, Board of Directors (2005-2009); Treasurer (2007); member, Executive Committee (2006): Secretary (2006); Chair, NABL Municipal Law Group (2005); Chair, 2004 Bond Attorneys' Workshop (the profession's premiere educational forum for bond counsel); and faculty member, NABL Fundamentals of Municipal Bond Law and Steering Committee for the Bond Attorneys' Workshop (2001-2004).
A shareholder of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, McKinney is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Public Finance and Chambers USA. She is bond counsel for many of South Carolina's leading hospitals, as well as for numerous colleges and universities, nonprofit healthcare, community groups, museums, and industrial clients. She is a frequent speaker at national, regional and state business, healthcare, educational, economic development, and financial conferences.
McKinney is an integral member of the Firm's Public Finance Practice Group, which was ranked first among bond counsel in South Carolina in four of the last five years, according to The Bond Buyer (February 12, 2009). Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has been consistently ranked among the largest municipal bond practices in the Southeast, with 15 bond attorneys.
McKinney is Chair of the Furman University board of trustees and serves on the boards of the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities and the SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations. A member of the Society of International Business Fellows, McKinney also serves on the advisory board of Leadership South Carolina. A past president of the Upcountry History Museum and South Carolina Children's Theater, McKinney was a founder of the Upstate South Carolina Alliance, a regional economic development entity.
McKinney earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of South Carolina (USC), where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her undergraduate degree, B.A., summa cum laude, also from USC in 1975. She is admitted to practice in South Carolina and the U.S. District Court of South Carolina.
Anne S. Ellefson, managing director of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, said, "Kathy's term as NABL President comes at a pivotal time for our country and its economic stability. Our Firm is very proud of Kathy's accomplishments."
At the 34th NABL Workshop, the primary focus was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (AARA), which includes the most significant Federal municipal bond legislation since 1986. NABL keeps the practitioners' municipal marketplace, the regulators of the SEC and the IRS aware of day-to-day activities, including important announcements from State and local governments.
McKinney succeeds William A. Holby, a partner at King & Spalding LLP, in Atlanta. The new slate of officers includes President-elect, John M. McNally of Hawkins Delafield & Wood, LLP, of Washington, DC; Treasurer, Kristin H. R. Franceschi of DLA Piper, LLP, of Baltimore, MD; and Secretary, Scott R. Lilienthal of Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Washington, DC.
About the Firm
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. provides business, litigation and financial legal services, and governmental relations to national and international clients. With a history dating back more than 100 years, it is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas with more than 135 attorneys. In addition to the Greenville office, the Firm has offices in Charleston, Columbia, and Florence, SC, and Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.hsblawfirm.com.
About NABL
According to its Web site, the NABL exists to promote the integrity of the municipal market by advancing the understanding of and compliance with the law affecting public finance. A professional association incorporated in 1979, NABL has more than 3,000 members and is headquartered in Chicago. For more information, visit www.nabl.org.


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Decreased Risk of death for children on dialysis
Children on dialysis for severe kidney disease have a dramatically reduced risk of death compared to 20 years ago, a new study shows. The findings, from a study led by Dr. Bethany Foster from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University, are very encouraging for children with end-stage kidney disease. These children face a significantly shortened life expectancy, with dialysis as the only life-saving therapy while they await transplant. This study was published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Contact: Julie Robert
Organization: McGill University Health Centre
Email: julie [dot] robert [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca
Office Phone: 514 934 1934 ext. 71381
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Posted on 18th Feb 2010 at 12:23 by Harry Butler with 47 comments
Some of the files have full ID3 tags, some have none, some are miss-tagged. Others have embedded album art, some just have a JPG of the album art sat in the folder, and others still have no album art at all. Then there are the mis-labeled genres, the missing track numbers and the fact that every album seems to have a different file naming convention. This makes adding my music to a media library a nightmare and makes finding the tunes I actually want to listen too more a reminder of my mess than a trip down audio avenue.
So I've set out on a quest to properly and fully reorganise my collection from top to toe – after all, I'd do the same with my physical media collection if it was still relevant to how I consumed music. The problem is though that due to complexities of what data you want to keep, or don't want to keep, having a application go through your collection can be dangerous. A mis-tag here, a missing track there and suddenly I've got five hundred mis-labeled tracks to sort. There's also the problem that there are very few such applications out there, and most of them are only compatible with iTunes - a media player I'm not willing to use.
So doing the whole job manually seems the only way forward, but there is help from a nifty app called MP3tag. This allows you to batch edit tracks from a variety of formats and files simultaneously, and has helped enormously in cleaning up the filth from my music collection. Opening a folder containing all my Rage Against The Machine albums, I select all the files and can easily set the Artist, Genre, Album Artist and rename every MP3 in the file with a few clicks, with more options for embedding album art and correcting ID3 tags available too.
It's not the fastest way of sorting out my music collection, but it means I get my files the way I want them, with as much information as I deem relevant embedded into the ID3 tag. After a good ten hours at it I'm now up to "S" in my collection, so hopefully it won't be too long before I can look at that "My Music" folder with pride.
How big is your MP3 collection? How do you keep it tidy? Have you gone through the tiresome task fo sorting out your media collection? Let me know in the forums.


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Our weekly feature, Talking Tactics with Stewart Robson, continues today.
Every week, Arsenal TV Online's analyst will be looking back on the last first-team game.
Presenting from the first-team dressing room at Emirates Stadium, Stewart will tell you how the match was won, lost or drawn.
This week, the win over Blackpool is the focus.
The points discussed include:
- Blackpool's gameplan
- Arsenal taking advantage of a static offside line
- the defending for Emmanuel Eboue's goal
- Arsenal's defensive mistakes
- Blackpool substitutions allowing Arsenal to play around pressure
- penetrative football for Robin van Persie's goal
We hope you enjoy this feature.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source