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Times may be tough, but not so much for American's top bosses. An Associated Press analysis shows that the heads of companies on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index had a median pay package last year of $8.4 million. That's a comfortable gain of more than $250,000 over the year before. At the top of AP's list is John Thain. He's the chief of Merrill Lynch and had a pay package of $83 million. That includes a signing bonus and other incentives to successfully lure him from the New York Stock Exchange. As a group, the ten highest-paid CEOs in the nation made more than a-half billion dollars last year. At the same time, the profits of their companies were dropping dramatically.
Total pay figures are rounded, and are based on the AP's compensation formula, which adds up salary, perks, bonuses, above-market interest on pay set aside for later, and company estimates for the value of stock options and stock awards on the day they were granted last year: 1. John Thain, Merrill Lynch, $83.1 million; 2. Leslie Moonves, CBS Corporation, $67.6 million; 3. Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, $65.3 million; 4. Bob Simpson, XTO Energy, $56.6 million; 5. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Group, $53.9 million; 6. Kenneth Chenault, American Express, $51.7 million; 7. Eugene Isenberg, Nabors Industries, $44.6 million; 8. John Mack, Morgan Stanley, $41.7 million; 9. Glenn Murphy, Gap, $39.1 million; and 10. Ray Irani, Occidental Petroleum, $34.2 million.
American International Group has named a former Citigroup executive to replace the insurer's besieged chief executive. Robert Willumstad is immediately taking over from Martin Sullivan. AIG named Willumstad chairman of the board in fall 2006, about a year after Willumstad left his post as president and CEO at Citigroup. Sullivan, who had worked with AIG for 37 years, now joins the long list of CEOs who have been pushed out since the credit crisis started slamming the financial services industry last year. New York-based AIG–the world's biggest insurer with $1.05 trillion in assets–lost $7.8 billion during the first quarter of the year due to investments and contracts tied to bad loans.
Newspaper publisher McClatchy announced it's slashing 1,400 jobs in a drive to cut costs as advertising revenues dwindle. McClatchy is the number three U.S. newspaper company with 30 dailies, including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Miami Herald. That adds up to about ten percent of the work force of McClatchy. McClatchy also reported a 15 percent decline in advertising revenues in the first five months of the year as newspapers face more online competition. McClatchy says the job cuts will be made through a combination of voluntary departures, layoffs and attrition. McClatchy has seen the worst declines in advertising in its papers in Florida and California, where the slump in the housing market has been most severe.
Anadarko Petroleum said that natural gas production from a deep-water Gulf of Mexico project has been ramped up to a gross rate of about 900 million cubic feet a day. That's roughly two percent of U.S. natural gas output. Independence Hub is the world's deepest production platform, operating in 8,000 feet of water. Production there began last July but was halted April 8th because of a subsea pipeline leak. Limited production started earlier this month after Houston-based pipeline owner Enterprise Products Partners fixed the leak. The massive platform has living quarters for 16 people and is located about 120 miles southeast of Biloxi, Mississippi. Its mooring lines are nearly two and-a-half miles long. The Woodlands-based Anadarko is one of the nation's largest independent exploration and production companies and operates the semi-submersible platform.
A new Honda zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car has rolled off a production line in Japan. The FCX Clarity runs on hydrogen and electricity and emits only water instead of the noxious fumes believed to cause global warming. The company claims it also is twice as energy efficient as a gas-electric hybrid and three times that of a standard gasoline-powered car. Honda expects to lease out a "few dozen" of the cars this year and about 200 within three years. In California, a three-year lease will run $600 a month, which includes maintenance and collision coverage.
Toyota is having a hard time meeting the booming demand for hybrid vehicles. A senior executive says it can't make the batteries for the fuel-efficient cars fast enough. Production of the new batteries can't be increased until next year, which means the slowdown is likely to last all year. Hybrids, including Toyota's top-seller Prius, offer better mileage than comparable regular cars by switching between a gas engine and an electric motor. Rising oil prices have the car in high demand, and Toyota sells more hybrids than any other maker.
Allegheny County's chief executive is asking Southwest Airlines to expand service at Pittsburgh International Airport. Dan Onorato traveled to Dallas with airport officials to meet with Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly. Onorato asked Southwest to become a major player at the airport in the wake of the shrinking presence of US Airways. Pittsburgh had been a US Airways hub. Now, the airline has 65 flights daily. Southwest began serving Pittsburgh in May 2005 with ten daily flights and has grown to 23 daily flights. Southwest spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger says the meeting will be about possibilities for Pittsburgh, but that no new destinations or additional flights were being announced any time soon. Airlines are dealing with higher fuel costs.
The Supreme Court is nearing the end of its term with 17 cases still on its plate. One big case concerns the $2.5 billion dollars in punitive damages leveled on ExxonMobil for the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989. Exxon argues that the $3.5 billion it's already spent is enough.
ExxonMobil has failed to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a human rights lawsuit against it. The justices, without comment, rejected today the Irving-based company's appeal of a ruling on a 2001 lawsuit. International rights advocates filed that lawsuit on behalf of 11 villagers in Indonesia's Aceh province. The suit alleges that members of the Indonesian military committed rampant human rights abuses against the villagers while under Exxon's employ to guard a natural gas facility. The Indonesian government has been accused of brutally repressing separatist efforts in Aceh in the 1990s. Lawyers for ExxonMobil argued in a federal district court that the case should be dismissed because it involves issues of international relations that should be left to the executive branch. Justice Samuel Alito, who owns ExxonMobil stock, did not take part in the decision. The case is ExxonMobil v. John Doe, 07-81.
Dallas billionaire and ex-presidential candidate Ross Perot is starting a Web site to highlight the "economic crisis" in the U.S. due to deficit spending. It's a play on Perot's use of economic charts in political advertisements during his 1992 and 1996 independent presidential campaigns. The 77-year-old Perot says the nation's debt reached $9.4 trillion in April and is rising more than $1 billion per day. The Web site, which Perot said in nonpartisan, includes a video of Perot, a blog and a chart presentation explaining the nation's economic problems. Perot founded Electronic Data Systems and later Perot Systems. Forbes magazine last year estimated Perot's personal wealth at $4.4 billion.
Americans with just one or two cars feel the pinch every time gas prices go up. But imagine what the impact would be if you owned 215,000 vehicles. The Postal Service does. Every time the price of gas goes up a penny, it costs the post office $8 million. In 2007, transportation cost the Postal Service $6.5 billion. That's a half billion more than it cost in 2006. In addition to filling up its own delivery vehicles, the Post Office faces rising costs for fuel from its contract carriers, including airlines and truckers. And it's hard to keep up–when postal rate increases are legally limited to the rate of inflation. Deputy Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe says, "we are definitely feeling the pressure."
Rising gas prices have led one West Virginia gas station owner to ban the use of credit cards at the pump, and he may not be the last to do so. Mr. Ed's Chevron in St. Albans has told customers they can no longer use credit cards to pay for gas, unless they use Chevron or Texaco cards. The reason is surcharges. Credit card companies charge stations fees when customers use plastic, and as gas prices rise, more people are using their cards. That means more fees, and shrinking profits. Manager Roger Randolph said that every time someone puts $50 worth of gas in the tank, the station actually ends up losing about 98 cents on the deal.
A gallon of regular gasoline in San Diego costs an average of $4.61. A few miles south, in Tijuana, Mexico, it's about $2.54. And the price is even less if you pay in pesos. Gas is cheaper in Mexico because of a government subsidy. Some motorists seem to be willing to cross the border to take advantage of the lower prices. One California man who works in construction in San Diego says he goes to Tijuana every week to refuel his dual-cab Ford pickup. He says he fills it with diesel for $60–and it would cost nearly twice as much in San Diego. But it might not make sense for everyone. The wait to get back into the U.S. at the border in Tijuana can take longer than two hours. And cars can burn about a gallon of gas for every hour they idle.
When the first Segway personal transporter came out in 2001, they appealed mostly to police, mall security crews and airport personnel. But with gas prices going higher and higher, sales of the unique stand-up scooter are climbing, too. One person who owns one says the Segway's $5,000 price tag is one of the biggest reasons why they haven't exploded in popularity yet. He adds that the perception that it's still kind of a geeky thing to ride is another hindrance. But don't expect a Segway to replace the automobile. You have to charge them up after about 25 miles, and they won't keep you safe from the elements or let you carry much cargo. They don't go any faster than 12.5 miles-an-hour, either. On the plus side, a Montana rider who bought a Segway in April figures he's saved at least $100 on gas. He says his four-mile, round-trip commute costs about four cents.


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'Marking' the white terrain in indigenous health research : literature review
Martin-McDonald, Kristine & McCarthy, Alexandra L. (2008) 'Marking' the white terrain in indigenous health research : literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 61(2), pp. 126-133.
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Aim: This paper is a report of a literature review of the concept of whiteness in relation to research partnerships with indigenous Australian healthcare professionals, participants and community members.
Background: As researchers, we were confronted with the visibility of our whiteness and the oppressive, discriminating history on our indigenous partners wrought by the colour of our skin. This personal discord began an intensely provocative, reflective journey accompanied by a search of the literature on 'whiteness'.
Methods: The EBSCOhost, InfoTrac, Blackwell Synergy, ScienceDirect, SAGE Full-Text Collections and CINAHL databases were searched in 2004. The primary keywords were 'whiteness', 'white studies' and 'white privilege'. Secondary Keywords: 'culture', 'race', 'racism', 'indigenous', 'indigenous communities', 'race relations' and 'colonialism'. No date restrictions were imposed, but most of the literature dated from the 1990s.
Findings. Exposure to the literature on 'whiteness' and the experience of working with indigenous Australians challenged us to recognize and address the privilege and power historically and contemporaneously conferred on us as white women. Largely invisible to white people is the structural advantage conferred by the 'white' standpoint and the set of 'unmarked' cultural practices that are usually set as the default positioning.
Conclusion. To achieve useful research outcomes that influence the well-being of indigenous populations necessitates that non-indigenous researchers and healthcare providers stringently examine their own racial and social positioning. Without doing this we, consciously or otherwise, uphold white hegemony and racialist inequality.
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Think it may be possible to have a special section for both hand and machine applique? Just wondering.......
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Think it may be possible to have a special section for both hand and machine applique? Just wondering.......
I'd enjoy that as I'm fairly new to machine applique
there are no plans to add more sections any time soon.
Okey-Dokie! :)
Since applique is my first love, I'd love an applique section. Just adding my two cents worth, so if you are counting the interest in it, you can count me in.
I think Craftibear started an applique section a while back.
I would love to see an applique section
here's the thing ...
if we had all of the special sections individuals suggested, the section list would be several pages long.
it will take some time, but i can try to re-organize the Tag Cloud to make it more useful. i will have to delete most of the current tags so we can start over with a shorter list that will make more sense and be useful to more people.
i will also have to write some instructions because i already know that a majority of members don't even know what the Tag Cloud is, let alone what it's for and how to use it. that should not be taken as criticism of those who don't know. it isn't something we've talked about or emphasized. it's also a wee bit of a pain to use until you really get used to it. still, it can be helpful and is definitely "better than nothing."
You can count me in as one who does not know or understand Tag Clouds!
For those wanting more applique discussions ... what about prefacing your thread titles as such?
(Patrice can say if I'm wrong on this thought? or not?)
Example ...
Applique: How do you do needleturn?
Applique: my machine applique isn't turning out
Applique: Using fabrics other than quilting cottons
Applique: My latest quilt photos
With posting of the Bonnet Girl blocks, I'm getting intrigued about applique!
Quilte - I love the idea of making the first words of a post clear enough for anyone to know they are going to read something about .... applique, longarm, embroidery, specific quilt block ames ... it helps me skip over the posts that do not interest me right now. I would love to see somethings devoted to applique since I am still new to it and just learning (done several projects - just don't know if I'm doing it right - is the way I am doing it going to last?) but I understand that it may not happen.


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Today's Washington Post features an article on the "disconnect" between the booming economy and public opinion. The paper reports that, according to its own poll, 52 percent of those polled do not like how the President is handling the economy, as opposed to 42 percent who do. The article cites reasons for this dissatisfaction as anger over Iraq, high gas prices, and small wage increases and cites several statistics, all of which are positive except for that of gasoline prices.
The article quotes four of those people who answered the poll, and who agreed to comment on their answers to support the lead. Of the four, three are negative comments and only one of them cites Iraq as a reason. The sole positive quote is less than noteworthy, saying simply "the economy is good" and that the President needs to remain positive. Two of the four were identified as Republicans and two were identified as "political independent[s]". None were Democrats.
The full results of the CBS poll can be found here. The methodology does not specify how many of each political affiliation were polled.
This would appear to make the case of the negative poll numbers a bit stronger than the numbers themselves indicate. If "independents" and Republicans are willing to downgrade the economy, it must be bad, is the implication the article makes.


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Location: Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research
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Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Jun 1, 2012
End Date: May 31, 2014
The major objective of this agreement is to generate complete genome and transcriptome sequences for representative species within the genus Fusarium. The fungal genus Fusarium includes devastating plant pathogens, threatening practically every major food crop around the world. In addition, many species produce metabolites that are highly toxic to animals and plants. Fusarium is one of the most extensively studied fungal genera, with a highly advanced state of accumulated knowledge with respect to its basic biology, pathology, and species-level phylogeny. However, there is an increasing need to develop a comparative genomic framework and associated tools that enable a global understanding of the biology, diversity, ecology, pathology, and evolution of the most agriculturally important groups within this genus. We aim to create such a framework by generating complete genome and transcriptome sequences for representative fusaria in order to: (a) improve diagnosis and detection; (b) improve understanding of the pathology and evolution of Fusarium; (c) facilitate the quick translation of basic knowledge to disease and toxin management; and (d) preserve and share accumulated data, 'experience-based' knowledge, and tools for future research and education.
In order to achieve a critical next-step in pathogen genomic analyses, we intend to sequence, assemble, and annotate the genomes of 32 fusaria within the Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium fujikoroi species complexes. These groups include the major etiological agents of Fusarium head blight and ear rot diseases, as well as the most important producers of trichothecene and fumonisin mycotoxins. The resulting genome sequences will be used to sytematically catalog the inventory of genes and functional elements in these fungi, characterize the distribution and function of secondary metabolite gene clusters, and to develop an integrated Fusarium diagnostics and management resource.


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What works better on gasket's such as valve covers, oil pan, intake manifold, water pump, and especially rear end cover gaskets. I have used RTV and Indian head on different ones in the past and was just wondering what everone thought sealed the best?
just like every thing else , every one has what works for them. for valve covers, i super glue the rubber , reusable gasket, to the valve cover. i do not use any thing between the gasket and head. on intakes , i use red rtv on the end instead of a gasket and just a little on the water passages. i only use 9" ford housings , so i can only give you what i use installing the 3rd member, a small amount of red rtv on both sides of the gasket. having said all of this, clean mating surfaces with thinner. nascar uses red rtv for exhaust gasket. hope this helps
Thanks 48 Anybody else?
Anymore, I find myself using silicone only on alot of components. If it's an engine that requires periodic valve adjustments, i'll glue the gasket to the valve cover side, and use not sealant on the cylinder head. On street engines, where no maintenance is required, I've been using the black RTV on most everything, and throwing the gaskets in the garbage, if you do it this way, scuff your surfaces up with a scotchbrite disc, and clean it good with lacquer thinner, or a similar solvent. I'll lay an 1/8 bead on the surface to be sealed, and lay the part on it, install the bolts, and let it set before I snug it down.
I have just found that using sealer with gaskets leads to alot of gaskets squisshing out, and slow oil and coolant leaks. I build engines, and own a general repair shop, and I hate oil leaks!!!!!!
I use the black RTV most, but use the orange high temp on things like EGR's, and other exhaust related stuff. The GM Goodwrench sealer is good, stand alone stuff, as well as some of the aerosol sealers like McKania or the Right Stuff, or buy it in a caulking gun tube.
I still use gaskets on the front cover, the water pump,of course the intake and head gaskets, but the valve covers, intake end gaskets, and oil pan, I ditch the gaskets on these.
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MSU starting pitcher Ben Bracewell (2-2) lasted two innings and left the contest with his team down 3-0. Georgia tacked on two more scores in the third inning and single scores in the fifth and sixth innings. MSU finally broke up the shutout in the eighth inning.
"We didn't play well tonight," MSU head coach John Cohen said. "Our seniors didn't lead us. Our freshman players got attacked a little bit. We've got to find someone who can step out there on a Friday night and be competitive. We have to do that offensively, but really on the mound. We got to figure it out."
MSU collected nine hits, stranded seven base runners but had few threats. The Bulldogs had back-to-back hits in the fifth inning but a base running mistake snuffed that threat. In the eighth inning, an RBI-single by Wes Rea broke up the shutout. The Bulldogs left two runners on base in that at-bat.
Georgia built the early lead on a misplay in the outfield, an RBI-double by Jess Posey and a sacrifice fly by Stephen Wrenn. Austin Sexton followed Bracewell and was touched for two runs on only one base hit over two innings of work.
Vance Tatum (1.2 innings) and Myles Gentry (2.1 innings) also pitched for the Maroon and White.
Alex Detz was the lone multiple hitter for MSU as he had three of his team's nine hits.
"We got to put more pressure on them," Cohen said. "They pressured us but we did not attack back. We did not attack the game offensively. On defense, we didn't make some plays. Brett Pirtle was absolutely great, but we have some outfielders not getting to some balls.
"We have the players. We just have to figure it out."
Lawlor (2-1) was followed by Dylan Cole on the mound. Connor Welton and Posey each had three of Georgia's 10 hits.
The series resumes with an 11 a.m. CT start Saturday. That contest will be televised regionally by Fox Sports Net South and will also be available on ESPN3.


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Toyota seeking breakthrough in resolving stagnant car sales at home,
5, 28. 2007
Selling more cars over the world than General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. is nearing to becoming the world's top carmaker. But Toyota is troubled by a problem it can not solve easily -- stagnant sales of its cars in Japan, its home market.
Domestic market shrinking even with mini cars included
Sales are brisk in the U.S. but...
For the term ending in March 2007, Toyota reported sales of 23,948 billion yen, or an increase of 13.8% over the previous term, and operating profit of 2,238.6 billion yen, a 19.2% rise. Both figures were record high. The report meant the company's operating profit doubled from the 1 trillion yen level to 2 trillion yen level in five years' time, symbolizing the company's fast expansion over the world.
In North America, the largest market in the world, Toyota's sales jumped 15% over the previous term to 2,940,000 cars, far passing the sales of GM and the other two major automakers comprising the Big Three. Toyota's brisk sales in North America reflected the rising popularity for hybrid and other types of cars with good mileage against the background of soaring gasoline prices.
The company's domestic sales, however, have been going down for the past two years in a row. The sales of the Toyota Group, which include Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors, decreased 4% from the previous term to 2,270,000 cars, further widening the difference with sales in the United States. As the sales decline on the domestic market was smaller than the sales of all carmakers in the country, the domestic market share of the Toyota Group cars rose to the highest ever percentage of 45.8% (excluding mini cars). This was not a pleasing result for Toyota, however, as its unconsolidated domestic sales decreased by 110,000 cars.
The domestic new car registration in Japan for fiscal 2006 decreased 8.3% from the previous year to the lowest level in 29 years of 3,580,000 units (excluding mini cars). The declining new car registration trend has generally been said to be due to the rising popularity for mini cars which are recognized to be better in terms of economy and practical use than regular sized cars. The domestic car sales as a whole, including mini cars, however, went down 4.1% from the previous year to 5,610,000 units.
"The declining cars sales in Japan are not a problem for Toyota alone but for the auto industry as a whole," says a person responsible for the industry. "But, no matter how good at globalizing the management, a carmaker is destined to face a business decline in a long run unless it does well on the market in its own home country," he said with a critical tone.
Seriously looking at structural factor for declining sales
Toyota fully modified its main product "Corolla" in 2006 and added the "LS460" to the luxury "Lexus" line as a main model. The cars enjoyed good reputation and they were accepted as near perfect models. But they did not seem to have stimulated the consumers' interest enough to lead the whole car market to explosive sales expansion. "While Japan's economic recovery is continuing and there is the potential demand growth for cars from the consumers who are moving to trade their cars for new ones, why does the car market remain stagnant like this?" questioned a person at Toyota.
"We introduced luxury models that bring in high profit, but we could not offset the decline from the decrease of 110,000 units in the car sales. I think we are facing a severe condition on the domestic market," Takeshi Suzuki, executive director of the company, said. In response to his view, Toyota began late last year to find a way out of the sales stagnation by forming a team of members selected from across the entire company.
The team will not limit itself to studying automobiles within the framework of merchandise. It will search for automobiles that will help stimulate demand in a region or society as a whole. The team would be seriously concerned with the structural factors that have caused decreases in car sales. Some of such factors to be tackled with would be the rising expenditures by young people for mobile phones and other information related products rather than cars, and the decreased population of young people as s result of declining birth rate. The car market will be scrutinized as a whole by taking into consideration the ages of the people making up families and the activities consumers in each region.
The declining birth rate is one of most difficult problems for which even the government is still unable to work out an effective countermeasure. Katsuaki Watanabe, President of Toyota, boldly says, however, that it would be most important to introduce a market-creative product in order to vitalize the market. "We have to take various measures for the vitalization of also the locality," he said, placing a high hope on the work of the new team.
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Winona Republican-Herald, The (Newspaper) - January 3, 1953, Winona, Minnesota Light Snow By Evening, Temperatures Same Dial 3322 To Place Your Want Ad VOLUME 52, NO. 270 SIX CENTS PER COPY WINONA, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1953 SIXTEEN PAGES Congress Opens, Tax Cut Sen. Jcieph McCarthy, right, R-Wis., and Sen. John M. Butler, R-Md., hold a conference at 'caucus of Republicans in Washing- ton. Sen. McCarthy vr blasting back at the Senate Elections Com- mittee's challenge of his honesty, dared its members to try to bar him from being sworn in today for his second Senate term at opening of the 83rd Congress. Later in the day he was sworn- in- without a challenge. (AP Wirephoto to The Republican-Herald) TODAY Busy Year Ahead for Ike, Nation By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON This is the offi cial turning of the year. In prac- tice, however, the new year will really begin for America and for the Western World, when Dwight D. Eisenhower takes his presiden tial oath. That day, in his inaugural ad- dress, Eisenhower will summon Americans to a new unity and a new sense of their high task, Sooi thereafter, he will reveal the broac outline of his practical program in his message on the State of the Union, which will be his first down- to-earth statement of policy. The two speeches, which Eisen- hower has already decided to dif- ferentiate in this manner, will sym- bolize together the two great goals he has set for himself. In an at- mosphere grown fetid with politi- cal squalor and political ugliness he hopes tc bring about a renewal of faith. And in a time when American policy sometimes seems to swing aimlessly, like a broken shutter in the wind, he hopes to achieve re-invigoration by works. Busy Year Assured One thing is clear, even now, about this great enterprise that Eisenhower is embarking on. It is going to make 1953 a wonderfully busy and probably argumentative year. The range of activity, the variety of the already foreseeable causes of debate, are little short of stupendous. The State Department is to be reorganized again John Foster Dulles has asked Donald B. Louris, president of the Quaker Oats Co., to undertake this grisly job as a second under secretary of state. While the policy-making machinery is in mid-upheavel, the Korean problem is to be boldly tackled certain of Eisenhower's advisors are now discussing the use of atom- ic weapons against the enemy ground forces there, which should provoke a major inter-Allied tur moil. Other great problems, like Indochina, are also to be firmly attacked and this can make trouble with the Congress. Will Xeeasf Budget The defense budget is to be re- cast among the Eisenhower-men there is much talk of canceling the bulk of the giant carrier program and otherwise "bringing the Navy, forces' level into line with national which should touch off still a third resounding contro- versy. While the existing defense program is being turned upside (Continued on Page S, Column 3) ALSOPS McCarthy Takes Seat Without New Challenge By G. MILTON KELLY WASHINGTON McCar- thy (R-Wis) was sworn in for a new Senate term today without any reference to an election subcom- mittee's challenge to his honesty. The Wisconsin senator, blasting back earlier at the committee re- port, had dared members of the group to try to keep him out of the seat. When McCarthy's name was call- ed today there was a hush, but no voice was raised to contest his right to be seated for his second term. He was accompanied to the front of the chamber by Sen. Wiley, his Republican colleague from Wiscon- sin. There was a roar as McCarthy signed the register, but is was' not aimed at him. Sen, Margaret Chase Smith (R- Me) had come up with her new Income Levy Relief Asked For June 30 Rep. Reed, New House Committee Chairman, Acts WASHINGTON UP) The new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee called on Con- gress today to reduce income tax- es on most individuals by about 11 per cent effective June 30. Rep. Reed announcing he -was introducing a bill for this tax relief on the opening day of Congress, said "thousands of small taxpayers have placed their trust in the Republican "party." Reed, whose committee must start all tax legislation, also urged that excess profits taxes, now bring- ing in an estimated billion dol- lars annually, be allowed to expire simultaneously with the income tax cut on June 30. The June 36 expiration date for excess profits taxes is automatic under present laws. These laws also provide an 11 per cent income tax but not until Dec. 31. Reed made it clear and many Congressmen apparently share the he doesn't want to permit a big tax reduction for business right away, and make individuals wait. Long Hearing There were some signs Reed may want to push his bill through quick- ly, possibly without long hearings, so the Senate would have plenty of time to act by June 30. Then ie would be ready to proceed with a more thorough study of the en- tire tax picture. But some committee members were sure to object to such a favoring instead a full airing uf broad tax questions before any action whatever. They also want to see how the budget is 'coming out before they act on taxes. Rep. Boggs a commit- :ee member, told a reporter he 'avored Reed's idea of simultane- ous individual and excess profits tax reductions but he also thought excise (sales) tax cuts "definitely should be considered." Rep. Dingell second rank- :ng Democrat un the committee, announced introduction of a bill :o repeal the amusements Dingell said the tax, which The Rev. Bernard Braikamp, chaplain, delivers the opening prayer as the House of Representatives of the 83rd Congress con- vened at noon today. (AP Wirephoto to The Republican-Herald) tax. adds 'Shivering Sparrows' Slap Reds With Salvo SEOUL W A Communist loud- speaker team broadcasting its nightly program of harassment told one South Korean outpost Friday night: "Stop shivering like sparrows in the cold. Surrender." The South Koreans replied with a blast of thereafter en- joyed a silent night colleague, former Gov. Frederick G. Payne of Maine, and Vice Pres- ident Barkley gallantly kissed Mrs. Smith's hand. McCarthy turned around to'see what had happened and then joined in the laughter. Diplomat Kohler Suspended 30 Days WASHINGTON (ffl State Department today removed diplo- mat Foy D. Kohler from its policy planning staff and suspended him for 30 days without pay in a follow- up of his arrest for drunkenness while carrying secret papers. Kohler, 44, had paid a fine of in suburban Arlington County, Va., for public intoxication. His wife has appealed a county court conviction of drunken driving. The Kohlers' car ran into a tele- phone pole in Arlington at 2 a. m. Dec. 6. Subsequently the State De- partment press office said Kohler violated security regulations 'by having with him papers marked "secret." The Kohlers were on their way home from a party. langer Sworn In at Capitol WASHINGTON Xanger (R-ND) today was sworn in for his third six-year term at the open- ing of the new Congress despite 'a move to block his seating. J. B. Bridston, a North Dakota state senator and 14 others from that state had filed a' petition ask- ing that Langer aside" without taking the oath until' an in- vestigation could be made of the various private immigration bills he sponsored, Langer was accompanied by Sen. Young (R-ND) when he was given the oath by Vice President Bark- ley. 20 per cent to the price of theater ickets, is forcing many movie louses to close down and is bring- ing "devastation upon the motion picture Federal Income Reed, in a speech prepared for .delivery to. the House, said his .tax cut bill would reduce federal in- come by only in the 'fiscal' year starting next July 1, from an estimated 69 billion this year: He also promised that with a tight -check on spending, "we can have the tax relief provided in my bill and also achieve our major goal of a balanced budget." N.Y. Streets Bare of Buses For 3rd Day NEW YORK streets were bare of buses for the third straight'day today as union of- ficials shunned all attempts to set- tle the' strike against eight private lines. With, the long holiday delaying the full impact of the walkout by drivers and maintenance men, the lull pointed up what will happen on itonday when mil- lion bus fares are affected. Car pools got under way yesterday and taxicabs did a thriving busi- ness. Michael J. Quill, president of the CIO Transport Workers Union, said yesterday that Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri's mediation -com-1 mittees "have nothing to bloody incidents in this race-con- Holiday Traffic Death Rate Down By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The nation's accidental deaths in the extended New Year holiday are running far behind last week's record Christmas toE. The total at past the half way mark was 304 compared tc 432 for the same'perioS-in the Christmas holiday. The biggest reduction w.as in traffic deaths. Motor mishaps sinci 2 White Women Repel Africans NAIROBI, Kenya an Two white women repelled an African armed gang which attacked their farm near Nyeri Friday night. Three Af- ricans were killed. It was the latest of a series of and added: 'Don't Arbitrate' "Arbitration is out of the ques- tion right now. We have been in- structed by the executive boarc and it is, 'Don't arbitrate.' In Albany yesterday, Goy Thomas E, Dewey offered the aid of all state agencies to help settle the dispute, mainly involving the union demand for a 40-hour work week and a 25-cent hourly pay boost. Available to the city, Dewey said, were' the State Mediation Service, the Public Service Com- mission ment. and the Labor Depart- Her Money Gone and her dream of marriage smashed, Mrs. Helen A. Malewicz of Grand-Rapids, Mich., and her daughters, Helen, 15, and Patricia, 10, thank Boston taxi-driver Anthony Pizzi who turned them over to traveler's aid officials when her "lonely hearts" romance cracked up. Persuaded 'by her mail-order Mrs. Malewicz came to.Boston. She .found her prospec- tive husband was a total invalid; was being cared for by his aged mother, and was not the man shown in .photographs he sent her. scious British colony. British troops were called in last autumn to aid local authorities curb anti-whii; terrorist activities of the Mau Mau Society. The women are Mrs. Dorothy Raynes-Simson, a well known ten- nis player here, and Mrs. Kitty Helselburger, a widow. They were seated in the farm house when a gang of six entered. One of the intruders seized Mrs. Helselburger by the throat. Mrs. Raynes-Simson shot a second in- truder dead as he lunged toward her with a short sword. Then turned and fired at the man who was struggling' with her friend. The gang ran from the room. The women shot after the fleeing attackers and two Africans later were found dead outside. 3 Crewmen Killed In Plane Crash RALEIGH, N. C. Air Force- transport plane, groping through driving rain and fog, crashed near the Durham-Raleigh Airport about midnight. 1 Three officer crewmen were kill- ed but one sergeant escaped when he apparently was thrown clear. Battered, bloody-and dazed, the crewman, T. Sgt. Edward Matus, staggered into the airport about 1 a.m. to report his C47 transport had crashed while attempting an emergency landing. More than six hours after Matus gave the alarm a search party found the wreckage of the two-en- gined plane Vi mile from the air- port. Donaldson Air Force Base at Greenville, S. C., said the plane and its crew o! four, was returning from a routine training flight. Ike Successor At Columbia U NEW YORK re- ports today say Dr. Grayson Kirk, acting president of Columbia Uni- versity, will be named president of the university on Monday to suc- ceed President-elect Eisenhower. Kirk, 49, has been acting presf-' dent of Columbia since. Dec, 19, .950, when Eisenhower went on eave to become supreme com- mander of NATO. 5 p.m. Wednesday have killed 225 persons compared with 336 in th comparative period during th Christmas holiday. In other acci dental deaths' since Wednesday evening, 27 persons have lost their lives in fires and 52 were killed in miscellaneous accidents. In the 102-hour Christmas bolidaj period, 744 persons were killed in accidents, including a record 556 in traffic mishaps. The curren survey will continue to midnigh Sunday. In a similar 102-hour period last New Year's, there were 611 accidental deaths, including 375 in traffic. The National Safety Council has estimated 410 deaths on the high- ways during the New Year holiday period. In the first 11 months o: 1952 traffic deaths averaged 102 every 24 hours. The average in eluded deaths which occurred days or weeks aftef victims were in- jured. Minnesota Records 6th Holiday Death ALEXANDRIA, Minn, tfl Min- nesota Friday recorded its sixth traffic fatality during the extended New Year's holiday. Henry Schultz, about 50, Leaf Valley, died in a Parkers Prairie hospital shortly after his car went off Highway 29, about 16 miles north of Alexandria. A companion, Max Hertwig, Lake Miltona farmer, suffered head and hand cuts. Wisconsin New Year Accidents Kill 8 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Accidents have killed eight per sons in. Wisconsin since the long few Year's weekend began Wed- nesday evening. Stephen Huber, 3, of Racine, was killed in a four-car collision Fri- day in Milwaukee. His parents, brother and sister were injured. Harry Miller, 66, of Milwaukee was fatally injured when a car hit him at a Milwaukee intersection. Six other 'accidental deaths were reported earlier. WEATHER FEDERAL FORECAST Winona and cloudiness tonight, mostly cloudy Sunday. Light snow beginning late this or evening. Little change in temperature. Low to- night 14, high Sunday 26. LOCAL WEATHER Official observations for the 24 hours ending at 12 m. today: Maximum, 30; minimum, 20; noon, 25; precipitation, none; sun sets tonight at sua rises to- morrow at AIRPORT WEATHER (North Central Observations) Max. Temp. 26 at p. m. Fri- day, Min. 19 at p. ra. Noon readings clouds overcast at 500 feet, visibility 15 miles, wind 7. miles per hour from northwest, barometer steady, humidity 72 per cent. Ike Doing Lot Of Listening At Conferences NEW YORK Eisenhower is doing a lot of listen- ing ,to a steady parade of callers these pre-inauguration days, but apparently is steering away from policy commitments in most cases. Visitor after visitor at the gen- eral's Commodore Hotel head- quarters report the general ex- pressed deep interest in subjects they discussed with that he stops short of voicing his opinions. The subjects range from various phases of foreign policy to dozens of equally controversial domestic issues. The callers range from representatives of foreign govern- ments to 'scores of Americans interested in all sorts of projects. One visitor who said he was paying only a social call summed up the general's typical reaction perhaps better than he realized. Spyros Skouras, a motion picture executive, said he told Eisenhower of the impressions he got os the Far East on a recent trip to that area. And how, newsmen asked, did Eisenhower react? "Have you ever talked with a Skouras laughed, refer- ring to himself. "The Greek does all the talking. He (Eisenhower) said thank you." Actually, Eisenhower has no lack of ability for getting a word in edgewise in the case of even the most talkative guests. But he ob- viously prefers just to listen most of the time. It's different, of course, when he is. meeting with the top echelon of the new admin- istration. But the high command is being just about as silent about ie policies being formulated as is Eisenhowsr. Mary Wolfe, five-year-old was found beaten to death and stuffed into a water filled rain barrel in Des Arc, Ark. First degree murder charges have been filed against the child's foster parents, James W. Head, 42, and his wife, Linda, 33. Mrs. Head admitted under questioning that the child was prior to her death. Whereabouts of the foster father sre unknown. (AP Wire- photo) Government Spending Will Be Curtailed Transfer Complete When Ike Takes Over on Jan. 20 By WILLIAM F. AR BOG AST and WILLIAM T. PEACOCK WASHINGTON WV-The new Re- publican-controlled Congress con- vened today and swept through its organizing session without falling into any of the scraps threatened for the iirst day. Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, a tight hand on the reins as Republi- can floor leader, won Senate con- sent for: 1. The immediate swearing in of all senators whose right to a seat is in contest. A Senate com- mittee will consider the protests later. 2. A delay until Tuesday of any debate over Senate rules. A group of senators is out to get a new rule making it easier to shut off filibusters and had threatened a floor fight at the outset. The Senate was in session ah hour and 10 minutes, adjourning until Tuesday: The House meeting ran longer. The Republicans have set their sights on cutting government spend- ing and reducing taxes. The rap of gavels in Senate and House brought the 83r3 National Legislature Into being with the jubilant GOP in the majority for only the second time in 22 years. They sounded also the beginning of the end of 20 years of Democratic "New Deal-Fair Deal" administra- tion. On Jan. 20, Republican President- elect Dwight D. Eisenhower will be inaugurated, giving his party full national responsi- the first time since Herbert Hoover's first two years in the White House: 192940. The GOP had lost control 'of Congress in Hoover's last two years. The last Republican Congress was in 1947-48. Rep. Charles Halleck of Indiana, chosen by House Republicans as their floor leader, named a cut in. government costs as the No. 1 task of the new Congress. He predicted it can be done without endanger- ing security or hampering govern- ment services. Reed Bill And Rep. Reed who be- comes chairman of the 'tax-writing House Ways Means Committee, came to the opening session with a bill already prepared to reduce income taxes of most individuals by 11 per cent effective June 30. Reed declared: "We can have the tax relief provided in my bill and also achieve our major goal of a balanced budget. The present iiigh individual income tax rates are preventing all segments of our people from realizing a higher standard of living." Rep. Dingell a mem- ber of the Ways and Means Com- mittee, had a bill to do away with the amusement tax which adds 20 per cent to the cost of theater and movie tickets. But most GOP leaders were taking the line that Congress must first see what it can do about reducing expenses before consider- ing tax cuts. Next Friday, the legislators will get President Truman's proposed budget for the new fiscal year, beginning July 1. This is expected to call for spend- ing around 80 billion dollars. Today's congressional meeting was chiefly one for getting the House members and new senators sworn in and making official the slates of officers al- ready chosen by the Republicans in party meetings Friday. Big (HUM Ahead The big foreseeable issues facing the new Congress, under the leadership of Robert A. Taft in Senate and Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr.' in the House, deal with taxes, federal spending, labor, for. eign aid, the war in Korea, price- wage-rent controls, immigration and tidelands, oil, to name a few. The big question mark banging over it What will Taft do? v The answers may not be forth- coming for several months, when the job of actual legislating gets under way. As in other Congresses, the first few months will be spent in or- ganizing and getting legislation prepared. Major organization starts today? with Republicans putting, their men in key posts in the Senate and the House. Election of Taft as majority ate leader and Martin as House: speaker was assured yesterday- when they were made the unani- mous nominees of their party. tual election today is a formality, since the GOP outnumbers 'the Democrats in both branches, to 211 in the House and 48 to 41 in the Senate. There are two Dem-' (Continued en Page 14, Column t.) CONORESS ;
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DUARTE -- City of Hope is sponsoring an event Monday in solidarity with a simultaneous Rally for Medical Research in Washington, D.C. to advocate for medical research funding in the wake of painful federal cuts.
The Duarte treatment, education and biomedical research center will include live-stream viewing of the D.C. rally, which is expected to draw more than 170 organizations, and speeches from City of Hope scientists and researchers.
The center says it's supporting public funding of medical research so that lifesaving treatments for diseases such as cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS can be found.
"It's almost insane; we're so close to making really leaps in terms of knowledge and treatment and prevention of disease and we're just grinding to a halt because of the very, very tight funding," said Linda Malkas, City of Hope's deputy director of basic research. "It's very, very bad - funding conditions. It's been bad for a number of years ... Now the spigot is almost dry. "
The National Institutes of Health, which is the nation's medical research agency, is losing $1.55 billion in research dollars this fiscal year and likely beyond, according to White House documents.
The NIH budget in fiscal year 2012, when adjusting for inflation, is $4 billion less than it was in 2003 and is at its lowest level since 2001, according to the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
More than 83 percent of NIH funding goes to universities and research institutions such as City of Hope.
"The consequences of a $1.6 billion loss from the budget for biomedical research at NIH are quite significant," said NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins in a conference call with reporters in February. "We'll be unable to give out hundreds and hundreds of grants that otherwise would have been funded. These would be new and competing grants that have come in the door this year. "
In addition, he said, some 20,000 high-quality and well-paying jobs will be lost as a result.
Like other academic research centers, City of Hope's research is largely dependent on grant dollars.
Malkas said the recent federal cuts could have a "very detrimental effect" on the medical center's research enterprise and ultimately patient treatment.
"A number of our investigators are involved in finding new therapeutics for treating cancer," she said. "If that work doesn't go forward, people with cancer may not find a cure. Also, the work that people are doing in terms of prevention of cancer that is also research-funded - that will grind to a halt. "
City of Hope's research has led to breakthrough cancer drugs including Herceptin and synthetic human insulin for diabetics, Malkas said.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, said federal investment in NIH is essential in funding critical research on new treatments for debilitating and costly illnesses.
"We must preserve our commitment to the sick and the vulnerable, those with HIV/AIDS, diabetes and cancer, and a continuation of the sequester puts all of this at risk," Schiff said in a statement. "For those who are battling disease now, whose only hope of survival lies in the path-breaking work funded by NIH -- they don't have the luxury of waiting for Congress to get its act together. They need an end to the indiscriminate and ill-considered cuts now."
Monday's event will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Beckman Research Center lobby on the City of Hope campus at 1500 E. Duarte Road.


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Jennifer Lawrence Cuddles With Liam Hemsworth For 'The Hunger Games', Traumatized By Childhood Fat Remarks
Words that should never be said to Jennifer Lawrence, "diet."
The Oscar-winning actress recently opened up about childhood traumas associated with diets and weight-loss in the November issue of Harper's Bazaar UK.
Jennifer has mentioned in the past how she is considered a fat actress in Hollywood, and apparently all of this has been going on since she was a kid. Jennifer told the magazine, "I was young. It was just the kind of shit that actresses have to go through. Somebody told me I was fat, that I was going to get fired if I didn't lose a certain amount of weight."
"They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked, and told me to use them as motivation for my diet. It was just that. [Someone brought it up recently.] They thought that because of the way my career had gone, it wouldn't still hurt me. That somehow, after I won an Oscar, I'm above it all. 'You really still care about that?' Yeah. I was a little girl. I was hurt. It doesn't matter what accolades you get. I know it'll never happen to me again. If anybody even tries to whisper the word 'diet,' I'm like, 'You can go fuck yourself.'"
Oh Jennifer, just giving us another reason to love you. Girl ain't gonna take no crap from no one. Luckily she's got Liam Hemsworth by her side to make her feel better if the trauma sets in again. The duo was looking positively adorable as they cuddled for the camera on the set of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay.
Harper's Bazaar UK to read the rest of her interview. What do you guys think of what was said to her as a kid? Find it as horrible as I do? Sound off in the comments!


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BeschreibungThis book brings together up-to-date findings on the regional dimensions of European labour markets. It provides a conceptual and empirical study of the interactions between the European economy and its regions, paying particular attention to the issue of the transition of Central and Eastern European countries to a market economy. The topics analysed include: the structure of the shocks affecting employment (regional, industrial, national), the relationships between labour market efficiency and the regional distribution of unemployment, wage flexibility in EU member countries or in their regions and the role of active labour market policies in affecting the regional distribution of employment and unemployment.
Inhaltsverzeichnisand Overview.- Regional Disparities in Europe.- Regional Unemployment in the OST Literature.- Regional Employment Dynamics in the EU: Structural Outlook, Co-Movements, Clusters and Common Shocks.- Does Space Matter for Labour Markets and How? A Critical Survey of the Recent Italian Empirical Evidence.- Labour Market Reform and the Beveridge Curve across Italian Regions.- Enterprise Defensive Restructuring: Cross-country Evidence within Transitional Settings.- Widening Unemployment Differentials in Italy: the Role of Wage and Labour Productivity.- Skill Mismatch and Regional Unemployment in Poland.- The Wage Curve and Agglomeration.- A Panel of Regional Indicators of Labour Market Flexibility: the UK, 1979-998.- Regional Wage Flexibility: the Wage Curve in Five EU Countries.- Large-Scale Labour Market Restructuring and Labour Mobility: the Experiences of East Germany and Poland.- Macroeconometric Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies in Germany. A Dynamic Panel Approach Using Regional Data.- Evaluating Asymmetries in Active Labour Market Policies: the Case of Italy.
PressestimmenFrom the reviews:
"A reader, who reads all chapters, will be provided with a good overview of the topics currently on the research agenda in European regional labour market research ... . this book brings together a wide range of contributions on topics that are likely to remain in the core ... for some time to come and thus provides a good overview of the current literature in European labour market research. Furthermore it presents many interesting hypotheses that could be used as inspiration for further research." (Peter Huber, The European Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 5 (1), 2010)
Untertitel: Regional Dimensions. 'AIEL Series in Labour Economics'. 2006. Auflage. Book. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Physica
Erscheinungsdatum: März 2006
Seitenanzahl: 352 Seiten
Format: gebunden


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Father Of Hans Peterson Speaks Out
There are 52 comments on the cbs2chicago.com story from Oct 8, 2007, titled Father Of Hans Peterson Speaks Out. In it, cbs2chicago.com reports that:The father of the prime suspect in the murder of a Michigan Avenue dermatologist is speaking out.
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Anyone can claim "the drug made me do it". The fact is Hans Peterson RAN and has done everything he can to escape taking responsibility. He murdered someone. He said the drugs made him impotent not psychotic. Who is he (and his father) kidding?
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#2 Oct 16, 2007
Every MD's desk has on it a PDR. Accutane is in it revealing 9 pages of fine print of serious side effects. Cornbleet couldn't be bothered consulting his PDR before prescribing this drug to Hans?
Hans Peterson is the victim in this case. He is the victim of serious malpractice, Cornbleet prescribed a drug for him that caused an extreme form of psychosis. Don't let our doctors off the hook, you may be the next victim.
#3 Oct 19, 2007
IF the father knew the son had acne, why didn't he recommend a dermatologist?
If the father was aware of his son's psychosis what did this concerned father do? Apparently not much. He didn't watch his son much as they lived on different coasts of the continent.
Also, Hans sure kept his planning skills in tact as he allegedly suffered from psychosis; he allegedly traveled to Chicago and amassed the "tools" necessary to commit murder, studied the security of the building and killed a man.
PS If Hans had acne what did his father suggest he do about it? And what did the Father/Doctor recommend for this 20 somethings impotence
IT would be hard to have a son accused of murder; but the father concerns and comments seem to be too little too late.
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#5 Oct 26, 2007
The Accutane forum is full of people posting about psychiatric problems they have had on Accutane. Many claim suicide attempts that were caused by the Accutane. Dangerous drug.
#6 Dec 1, 2007
Accutane does not cause impotence - period. The rate of depression of people taking accutane is the same as the rate of depression of people taking antibiotics. Look it up. If this information bothers you then I suggest you never take an antibiotic for the rest of your life - which will be very short without the help of medicine.
#7 Dec 7, 2007
Don't be ignorant, you absolutely don't know what you're talking about. Anyone who says accutane is incapable of causing depression is just plain wrong. It can also cause impotence and a lifetime worth of other problems, trust me.
#8 Dec 13, 2007
www.drcornbleet.com is the new site dedicated to the case. Please visit, participate in our polls and extradition efforts. Read the comments of others and share your thoughts. This site is an open forum for all sides of the debate.
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#10 Jan 29, 2008
Every prescription medication has documentation of side effects, and a vanity medication like this was not necessary to sustain life. Most impotence is temporary, but it's obvious junior had help avoiding the consequences of his actions, both before and after the crime. His Dad has serious problems if he rationalizes the murder of a peer because of his son's vanity. May he accept responsibility for his part in this on-going crime, and perhaps he should start to be a parent (as in the verb parenting) and demonstrate some leadership by accepting his responsibility for all this too.
#11 Feb 1, 2008
If Mr. Peterson's father is a physician doesn't he have the same PDR available to him? I know that when I have a prescription filled I am provided with an info sheet explaining side effects, contraindications, etc. It is our choice to take medication. It is our choice to take the risk of side effects. And whatever the case, it is not our right to take another life. Justice is to be sought in the right way. Physicians are making highly educated guesses on how to treat their patients, they are not GOD. I feel terrible for the Cornbleet family and believe that the French Government has done a great injustice here. If we believe in justice we must believe that if Hans Peterson were not guilty by reason of psychosis or temporary insanity a judge and jury would see that. Who protected Dr. Cornbleet's right to life and pursuit of happiness? Hans Peterson took that right away from him and his family and he should be punished as a jury of HIS peers sees fit.
#12 Mar 16, 2008
accutane is a wonder drug. hans and his father should be put in jail
#13 Mar 16, 2008
i did a little research on Hans Peterson and there is one fact that i would like everyone to know. Hans peterson took the drug Accutane for a total of 2 days. He murdered Dr. CornBleet 4 1/2 years later. Do the math people.... the drug didnt make him do anything.
#14 Mar 16, 2008
I find the reaction of Hans' father extremely bizarre. He knew of his son's problems and allowed him to live unmonitored thousands of miles away. He is also responsible for prescribing psychiatric meds without ensuring patient follow up. I would like to see him (Dr Peterson) held financially responsible for the death of this doctor.
#15 Mar 16, 2008
I guess what the father is saying is...we can kill whoever does us wrong and not be punished because we are all victims...oh my god i am so glad i live where i do and do not rely on people like Dr. Peterson for any kind of educated information. Does this man honestly believe what he said on t.v that 2 days of a drug that i know 4 different people who were on long term and never killed anyone..was justified in killing..man what is this world comming to..when will people like Mr. Peterson take responsability for the actions of his son..the son murdered a doctor..long after the fact..if he was having problems and was aware as a Dr. the father should have sought out help for this child he supposedly cares so much for instead of letting him wander the world aimlessly with no responsability..and justifying murder just to find maybe one redeeming quality in an otherwise useless person..
#16 Mar 16, 2008
After hearing the father's comments, it is no wonder his son acted as he did. The father shows no compassion and a severe lack of understanding of moral responsibility. He dares to try to excuse his son's actions based on some lame "the drug made me do it" alibi. SHAME on the father!!!!!!! And shame on the French Government for not sending Hans back immediatley.
#17 Mar 16, 2008
Hans Peterson was a disturb individual who's actions are disgusting. Even worse was his father's justification of his actions. Obviously, nurture was the culprit in his son's mental illness and not nature. To think that a physician, knowing that his son had a mental illness, would treat it (by writing his son's prescriptions for SSRIs). Also being aware that SSRIs have been associated with violent behavior and should be monitored by a psychiatrist. Then justify the actions of a murderer and blame it on an FDA approved medication that has helped millions. His actions have violated the AMA practice act and Dr. Thomas Peterson's license should be revoked. He should also be aware that his actions may have lead to his son's psychotic demise. Dr. Peterson is the real murderer here. God help his patients.
#18 Mar 16, 2008
Thomas Peterson should be sued for malpractice. He prescribed anti-depressant medication for his son knowing full well he was not seeking psychiatric care. He is partly responsible for the death of Dr. Cornbleet. He is a low-life fool who can't handle the fact that he raised a low-life so he blames a drug company.
#19 Mar 16, 2008
Clearly the reason Hans Peterson has turned into a murderer is because Thomas Peterson never taught his son to be accountable for his own actions. It is clear his son was struggling before he committed a murder. Thomas Peterson doesn't even have the decency to be apologetic. Instead, he wants to continue to abuse the same family his own son has injured so much.
#20 Mar 16, 2008
I cannot see how Hans Peterson's father can call himself a father or a Dr.
I hold him responsible for what happened. He wrote a Rx knowing that his son was not getting help, he should have went to NYC to see him. His son was nuts and he did fall from a even nuttier tree. If you live where this father practices beware!!!!!!
#21 Mar 16, 2008
Anyone who's done any serious research on Accutane, knows that it definitely CAN cause severe mental disturbances in SOME people. Many drugs, especially antidepressants, which I heard that Hans took after his Accutane experience, can also cause very out-of-character, even violent and suicidal behaviors. I heard the Hans was on Zoloft. Do a search on Zoloft and violence or SSRI induced violence. You'll find a raft of information. Some people are just very sensitive to these powerful drugs and anyone who dismisses the connection is voicing and uneducated opinion. After our own family tragedy 9 years ago, I began researching intensely, how drugs, especially antidepressants, can change people so dramatically. Nearly every school and workplace shooter was on one or more psychiatric drugs. Depressed people don't just become mass murderers or slash people up that they don't like. Big drug companies would like us to believe that though. They fight hard and spend millions, to defect blame from their drugs and those who believe their load of malarcky, just help prevent the truth from coming out. Do some research. Educate yourselves before leaving baseless opinions. Be glad that you haven't experience a similar tragedy.
#22 Mar 16, 2008
You are so wrong.
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