text: ISSN 2148-7286 DOI 10.15805/addicta.2014.1.1.013 Copyright © 2014 Turkish Green Crescent Society • addicta.com.tr/en Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions • Spring 2014 • 1(1) • 120-132 Received Accepted OnlineFirst | 11 August 2014 | 02 September 2014 | 23 September 2014 Young Drug Addicts' Perceptions on Family Relations:The Case of Esenler - Bağcılar, Istanbul Ömer Miraç Yaman a Istanbul University, Department of Social Work Abstract In recent years, there has been a significant increase in drug use and addiction in Turkey, especially among young people aged 15-25. This study focused on young drug addicts and their families, examining young drug addicts' perceptions about family relationships. Using qualitative research methods, data were collected from 10 young people as well as 2 individuals who do not use drugs and who reside in the same neighborhood through semi-structured interviews. The data were processed using a descriptive analysis according to predefined themes. The findings of the study revealed that the problems young people face with their families may either trigger or increase current substance abuse. A troubled relationship with parents is also a basic determinant of such behaviors as running away from home or a tendency to commit crimes in young people. In addition, if a young individual's substance abuse is noticed by parents, family relationships face may become even more strained. It was observed that parents exert a high level of influence over their children both during and after adolescence, and that genuine communication with young people was found to be an important factor in their choice to refrain from substance use. Keywords: Drug addiction • Substance abuse in youth • Family relations a Corresponding author: Assist. Prof. Ömer Miraç Yaman, Ph.D., Istanbul University, Department of Social Work, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları E. A. Hastanesi Zuhuratbaba Mah. Demirkapı Cad. Bakirkoy, 34147 Istanbul, Turkey. Research areas: Youth, urbanization, family, poverty, drug addictions, migration and social solidarity, sub-culture. Email: [email protected] Yaman / Young Drug Addicts' Perceptions on Family Relations: The Case of Esenler - Bağcılar, Istanbul Many studies have been conducted on young drug addicts of different age groups (15-25) and their families in Turkey. Two major themes are be observed in these studies, the first theme being substance use of young people whose parents also use such substances Özcan's study (2006, pp. 119-129) asserts that those young people who witness substance use within the family tend to use drugs and display both risky and deviant behavior. The second theme, which is also the subject of the current study, is the impact of troubled relationship with parents on young people's drug use habits. In fact, previous studies carried out on young drug addicts (Tamar Gürol & Ögel, 2014) have shown that the two main factors underlying addiction in young people are (1) problematic family relationships and (2) unhealthy communication with parents. Research conducted in countries other than Turkey shows that a wellfunctioning family coupled with strong parental support is effective in preventing young people from becoming drug addicts. The choice of problem-solving methods in the family combined with an understanding and sympathetic approach toward adolescence problems (Krank & Goldstein, 2006, p. 440; Wills & Yaeger, 2003, p. 223) also helps to reduce the risk of drug dependence. In another study, low school achievement and poor social environment, in addition to the lack of communication channels in family relationships (Lopez et al., 2008, p. 827), was shown to influence young people's substance use, especially in early adolescence. The number of academic studies conducted in Turkey on young drug addicts and their families started to increase beginning in the mid-2000s. In this context, a significant study conducted by Ögel, Taner, and Eke in 2006 on alcohol and drug use patterns of 10th grade students in Istanbul suggest that substance use is more prevalent in particularly low-income families as compared to high-income families (Ögel et al., 2006, p. 20; Ögel, Taner, Eke, & Erol, 2005); which underlines the impact of negative processes in the family, migration, and poverty. Another study carried out by Görgün, Tiryaki, and Topbaş in 2010, measures the relationship between university students' drug use and attachment styles to their parents. Among the research findings, the status of the 121 A D D I C TA : T H E T U R K I S H J O U R N A L O N A D D I C T I O N S father figure at home, the proximity of the young person with his father, a developed sense of self control stand out as elements in preventing young people from using drugs (Görgün et al., 2010, p. 311). A field study in 2011 focusing on adolescents using drugs was carried out by Evcin (2011). Evcin's study focused on 15-19 year old high school students in Istanbul. Evcin suggests that the amount of time one spends with his or her family, the social activities they do together, and parental supervision on the young person are very efficient in preventing a young person's from abusing drugs (Evcin, 2011, pp. 74-90). The most recent study concerning young people's drug use is Özmen and Kubanç's qualitative research on high school administrators and teachers. Among the research results, the two major factors that are mentioned to push young people toward drug use are "parents' indifference as well as parents' lack of love and compassion toward their children" and a "young person's pursuit of happiness outside the home due to family problems" (Özmen & Kubanç, 2013, p. 364). In addition to the studies mentioned above, this study has implemented a different method. The study was integrated into the daily lives of young people who use drugs, and attempted to address the causes of drug abuse within the context of their family relationships. The study also included interviews with volunteers in the neighborhood who help young drug users cope with their issues or seek rehabilitation, which thus draws attention to a different social dimension. The young people interviewed will be referred to as both drug users and substance users in the study, due to the duality of the term in the literature. Both concepts will correspond to any toxic drug other than tobacco and alcohol. 122 Yaman / Young Drug Addicts' Perceptions on Family Relations: The Case of Esenler - Bağcılar, Istanbul Method Research Model This study used the qualitative research method to provide an original contribution to the literature and a more flexible and integrated approach to the lives of young drug addicts. In this context, a small number of young people were interviewed and asked in-depth questions about substance use as well as the details of their family relationships. Population of the Study A total of 10 young people aged between 18 and 24 who actively use drugs or who had quit using drugs after a long period of use were met in Esenler and Bağcılar's basement cafes (both areas within the European side of the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul [İBB]) and interviewed between December 2013 and February 2014 (Gürel & Balta, 2011, pp. 1-15; Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, 2013). In-depth interviews were recorded with a voice recorder and then converted into text. The text was thematically classified and transformed into the final text1. In order to respect the privacy of participants, participants' real names were not used and false names were given in parenthesis along with the participants' age in the following format: (Veli, Drug Addict, 20). Validity and Reliability In this study, reliability and validity were increased by implementing several methods; for example, two local residents who both know the participants and who are involved in the research were asked to check for both exaggerations and either missing or incorrect expressions in the teenagers' responses to the interview questions. Finally, sound recordings and transcripts have been kept by the researcher. 1 Some excerpts from the researcher's study in Esenler performed between 2010 and 2013 and which was published as a book entitled "Apaçi Youth: A qualitative study on Social Behaviour and Orientations of Youth and Apaçi Subculture" (Yaman, 2014) was used in the writing of this article. 123 A D D I C TA : T H E T U R K I S H J O U R N A L O N A D D I C T I O N S Findings Drug Addicted Teens' Family Structures and Relations with Parents The most difficult point about interviewing how young people with a substance addiction perceive their family structures and their relationships with their parents is they are unwilling to share information about their family. While being interviewed, young people often expressed "they have caused [their families] too much pain" (Ali, Drug Addict, 22) and refrained from using a critical style. Indeed, although they complained that they had not received sufficient interest or support from their families, they still stated that they did not want to "do them injustice" despite the financial and moral damage that they may have caused their families. Therefore, they used a controlled and protective language when talking about their families.2 Mr. Levent, a resident in the same neighborhood stated that parents of young drug addicts have a very low level of education. His observations seem to reflect the outcome of the post-1980 immigration wave into Istanbul when the two districts of Esenler and Bağcılar emerged as a result of this immigration. Aksit (2004 as cited in Tekeli, 2011, p. 50), analyzed immigration from rural to urban areas in Turkey, identifying three breaking points. The third and last one of these immigrations occurred between 1985 and 1990 with immigrants stemming largely from Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia (Kurban, Yükseker, Çelik, Unalan, & Aker, 2008, p. 22). The family structure mentioned by Mr. Levent consists mainly of troubled families settling mostly in urban areas post-1980, with most families having experienced both material deprivation and social traumas. Findings regarding the employment status and occupational choices of parents of young drug addicts show resemblance to young drug addicts' accounts. According to a study by Temel (2011), the fathers of 50% of young individuals with drug addictions who commit crimes are either selfemployed or do not hold a regular job (Temel, 2011, p. 66). 2 According to 2013 data, 92.7% of drug addicts who received treatment in a rehabilitation center continue living with their parents/families (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 2013). 124 Yaman / Young Drug Addicts' Perceptions on Family Relations: The Case of Esenler - Bağcılar, Istanbul Yet another important issue raised by young people is family relations. Relations with one's mother, father and close relatives are corrupted in urban areas, a situation which tends to lead one to experience a lack of self-control. In Akman's research on families (2006, pp. 61-63) who have migrated to Istanbul, 60% of the participants emphasized that people's loyalty to traditions, good neighborly relations, and family relations were far better in the rural areas from which they originated, and that the urban lifestyle has eroded most of these characteristics. All young people interviewed expressed similar opinions about having a regular job. Bringing home money to family members and becoming the "bread-winner" of the household result in dropping out of school for these young people who are already disadvantaged in the educational process. In addition, since the financial means necessary for obtaining drugs are procured through working, such a situation causes young people to drift further apart from schooling. The Fear of Abandonment Over the course of time, young drug addicts' relationships with their families deteriorate due to a number of complaints from their school and neighbors. In order to obtain the funds necessary to provide drugs, these youngsters turn into unskilled workers doing any job they can find. As their drug addiction deepens, so does the amount of money needed to obtain a satisfactory amount of drugs increase, thereby causing such young individuals to resort to illicit methods of gaining money, such as games of chance, gambling, theft, drug trafficking, etc. This process inevitably leads young people to crime and violence, increasing the likelihood of ending up in judicial processes and imprisonment. As a result, the inadequate emotional bond between the young person and his family becomes more problematic than ever since the family initially reacts with a strong response and harsh discipline followed by withdrawal and acceptance of the situation as it is. 125 A D D I C TA : T H E T U R K I S H J O U R N A L O N A D D I C T I O N S Another important point frequently expressed by young drug addicts is that they do not receive any recognition from their immediate family or social circle. When a young person does not feel reassured or as if he or she is accepted as an individual in his or her own right, s/he experiences a loss of self-esteem and establishes a negative attitude toward him/herself (Ulusoy, 2006, p. 22),. When it is the parents who do not show their child the recognition and acceptance s/he needs, it will lead him/her to behaviors such as committing crimes and/or acts of violence which will attract the attention of his/her family. During his interview, Ahmet (Drug Addict, 22) explained that the first time his parents were genuinely interested in him and showed affection was when he spent the night in jail for the first time. These words appear to be a brief summary of young people's need for recognition and attention. Running away from Home or Breaking Contact with Parents The troubled relationship between young drug users and their family takes a much more problematic turn after the addiction is noticed by parents. According to research, substance use among young people who run away from home is generally high. Şimşek's research found that the rate of substance use among young runaways in Istanbul in 2013 was 32.5% (Şimşek, 2013, p. 40). It is reported by young drug addicts that once their drug addiction is noticed by parents, they go through three stages: (1) violence and beating, (2) suggestions and advice, and (3) desperately seeking a solution and accepting the situation. Indeed, during the field research, almost all drug addicts reported that they had gone through these stages. Violence and beating seems to be a childhood story revisited during adolescence for these young people because all participants had been exposed to intensive domestic violence or had spent time among those exposed. Nihat, one of the participants, mentioned that he first ran away from home when he was 16. This is generally the age when many teens run away from home. Zengin's survey in 2013 concluded that 44% of 126 Yaman / Young Drug Addicts' Perceptions on Family Relations: The Case of Esenler - Bağcılar, Istanbul runaways are 15 years old, followed by 16 year olds (29.7%), 17 year olds (24.8%), and 18 and above (2%) (Zengin, 2013, p. 105). Running away from home decreases as age increases partly because 17-18 year olds tend to break contact with their families and never come back home again, either settling down somewhere else or becoming involved in criminal acts. Results and Discussion One of the common results encountered in the studies conducted on young people is when teenagers regard family relationships as healthy and sufficient, they feel internally and externally more secure and protected (Çataloğlu, 2011, p. 165). In this sense, during adolescence, which is the most turbulent phase of human life, young people who have healthy communication and who spend quality time with their parents tend to have less risk of falling into substance use. According to Evcin's study on high school students between the ages of 15 and 19, the rate of alcohol use is 2.4, and cannabis use is 10 to 15 times less as a result of the time spent with parents during the week and weekends (Evcin, 2011, pp. 76-77). One of the important outcomes of the field research conducted is the significance of a strong family structure and active parental role in order to keep young people away from addiction. The findings obtained in this study support the findings of a study by Çavuşoğlu and Bahar (2010) which concluded that the effective use of a family support system helps to prevent young people from falling into substance abuse (Çavuşoğlu & Bahar, p. 77). The interviews with young addicts revealed that the absence of a strong father figure has critical consequences. Gezek's study on homeless drug addicts and their families in Istanbul suggests that these young people have cut ties with their families and have turned to illegitimate ways of making money and criminal acts for survival. In time, they turn into individuals who are completely excluded from social life and relations (Gezek, 2007, pp. 87-89). In this context, it seems essential to analyze the successful examples and best practices 127 A D D I C TA : T H E T U R K I S H J O U R N A L O N A D D I C T I O N S applied in other countries and to develop a model to incorporate school, friends, and social environment into the family (Pilař, 2008, p. 11). While planning the treatment and rehabilitation processes to be implemented for young drug addicts, knowledge about their family structure and family relationships3 will contribute to the process. Young addicts state that the support they will receive during their educational life and through involvement in social activities will keep them away from problematic peer relations. An ordinary weekend trip or shopping with the family may mean a lot for a young individual. What young people have expressed in this study resemble the findings of previous studies which emphasize the significance of healthy attachment relationships (Morsünbül, 2009, pp. 233-234) in the prevention of risky behavior. Family's suddenly increasing interest in the young person after discovering substance use may be perceived as "overwhelming" or "overbearing" (Selim, Drug Addict, 23) by young people. Although this increased interest is welcomed by young people, they think parents should expect neither an immediate change nor a quick recovery. One of the addicts expressed that "after a long period of neglect, I have become an addict, and now they expect me to return to normal life and to detox immediately" (Nihat, Drug Addict, 21). This approach can be perceived negatively by the young person and may cause further separation from the family. Although both parental supervision and commitment play an important role in addiction prevention (Peltzer, 2009, p. 382), it is more useful before the addiction even begins. Once the young person becomes addicted, this supervision should be applied cautiously. One's social environment has been expressed as a risk factor for drug addiction in studies on adolescent substance use (Whitesell, Bachand, Peel, & Brown, 2013, p. 4); however, it has not been expressed by any of the participants in the current study. Whereas a negative social environment may act to increase the risk of substance abuse, a negative family environment and relatives were not considered to be a determining factor in this regard. 3 For a detailed study on substance using young people and their families, please see Ögel, Eke, Taner, and Topuz (2004). 128 Yaman / Young Drug Addicts' Perceptions on Family Relations: The Case of Esenler - Bağcılar, Istanbul Almost all of the young people interviewed are members of families who had migrated from rural areas to the big city (Istanbul), which causes some deprivations in and of itself. Indeed, youngsters growing up in a different culture in rural areas encounter different socialization channels than they do in the city and their insufficient social background cause them to lack certain social skills and qualifications considered necessary for individuals living in the city (Wacquant, 2011, p. 33; Walther & Pohl, 2005, p. 5). The participants stated that they felt hesitant about returning to their previous lifestyles and peer relations after recovering from their addictions and that they needed government support to find an occupation since they are already stigmatized as "substance users" by society and since being unemployed will make it easier for them to return to their old days of substance abuse. Young addicts express their expectations in the rehabilitation phase after their treatment as returning to school or attending an open education program, and being placed in a job after receiving some vocational training. In this regard, the coordinated work of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies, AMATEM and the Turkish Labor Agency (IŞKUR) (Yaman, Tuna, Köroğlu, Seylan, & Yılmaz, 2014, p. 115) is envisioned to yield positive outcomes. 129 A D D I C TA : T H E T U R K I S H J O U R N A L O N A D D I C T I O N S Kaynakça/References Akman Ulutürk, S. (2006). 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Well if the event promotor decided to up and leave. Who can blame the people who did the same ?
Geez a little rain (ok a fair amount) of rain blew away months of planning, loads of interest and a group of folks that call them "HardKore" wheelers ?
Most folks have (had) enclosed cabins, heaters and windhield wipers. Yes you might get damp but if you used your head. Then you could of wheeled all day without even getting wet.
What if it had been in the 90`s with the sun beating down on you. Risk of sunburn would put you on the trailer ?
Rain IMHO is not an excuse. Somewhere I think there is a bigger story.
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I belive the point he was trying to make is that the Gig did put on two meals during the rain storm, People Wheeled and had a great time. I am sorry that it did not go better for your evening event and it sounds like you did have some great wheeling going on during the day, maybe the answer would have been to combine the events and if people would quit making post such as monkeyevils being Marv did not have anything to do with ither of these events this year I feel it was uncalled for.
Sorry Sue,
I don't see it that way. Making durogatory remarks about "hardkore" and stating that there is a "bigger story" strikes me as an effort to stir the pot. There were "hardkore" folks that came over to OSTC from the gig and had a great time, and they aren't complaining. There were people who camped at OSTC that are not complainig.
The only person making an issue about this is someone who never attended the outing at OSTC. Why do that? IMO, it's purely to stir things up and I don't think there is much that would change my opinion.
Personally I'm a bit frustrated. I made a commitment to RJ and Murph that I would be at OSTC all day in the attempt to host gig visitors and be there if there were any issues that needed attention. Therefore, I didn't come to the gig and actually my wife was dissapointed that we didn't get to the gig or get out on any other trails. Due to the rain, I also didn't get to see half the people there. Then there's the issue of the owner not following through with promised improvements.
Top that with an asshat trying to stir the pot and my patience is done. I'm done trying to please people who really don't get it. This will be my last post in this thread. I don't care if John replies or not, I won't respond.
Sue, this is not a stab at you. Please don't take it that way.
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President's FY 2017 Budget Request: Key Investments for Implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: The Context and History of FSMA Funding
President's FY 2017 Budget Request for FSMA Main Page
Additional Resources
- Budget Fact Sheets on Specific Topics
Available in PDF (178KB).
FDA will make improvements in two areas (state partnerships on produce safety and import safety) with an increase of $25.3 million in new budget authority. This narrative provides context for this request by summarizing the resource impact of the FSMA mandate as well as the FSMA funding history, and accomplishments to date. The President's Budget requests an additional $166.5 million in the form of user fees, which are subject to legislative authorization by Congress. To read more about how FDA will be investing funds to implement FSMA, visit www.fda.gov/fsma.
The Context and History of FSMA Funding
The President's FY 2017 budget includes an increase of $25.3 million in new budget authority for investment in two specific areas of FSMA implementation: strengthening state capacity and collaboration with FDA on produce safety, and implementing FSMA's new import safety system. This document provides context for the FY 2017 request by summarizing the resource impact of the FSMA mandate as well as the FSMA funding gap, funding history, and accomplishments to date. The FY 2017 request will build on the foundation laid when FSMA was enacted in 2011 to enable FDA, its state partners, and the food industry to move into the operational implementation phase.
FSMA's Resource Impact
- FSMA mandates a sweeping modernization of FDA's food safety program based on science- and risk-based prevention of food safety problems for both domestic and imported food. FSMA requires:
- comprehensive prevention-oriented food safety standards across the food system,
- mandated domestic inspection frequency, based on risk, to ensure high rates of compliance,
- a national integrated food safety system based on full partnership with states, and
- a new import safety system based on food safety accountability for importers, increased foreign presence, and more collaboration with foreign governments.
- In addition to the substantially increased levels of program activity mandated by FSMA, successful implementation requires a modernization of how FDA does its food safety work, including
- an increased focus on obtaining compliance with preventive control standards rather than finding and responding to legal violations after contamination or illness has occurred,
- substantially strengthening FDA technical expertise and capacity to support FDA investigators and industry in implementing the new prevention standards across our diverse and complex food system,
- furthering state partnerships and investing in state training and capacity to ensure efficient, high quality, and consistent oversight nationwide, and
- broadening interaction with foreign partners and increasing oversight of importers, who will have more responsibility for the safety of imported foods.
Highlights of Pre-FSMA Funding History
- Since the September 11 terrorist attack in 2001, funding and staffing for FDA's food safety program have fluctuated, first rising to strengthen import oversight, then declining starting in 2004, before rising again in the 2008-2010 period in response to illness outbreaks and increasing concerns about the safety of imported food.
- When FSMA was enacted in 2011, FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), the unit with primary scientific and policy responsibility for implementing FSMA, had about 875 full-time-equivalent staff, fewer than 20 years earlier. This represents the net effect of budget fluctuations that occurred, despite significant new congressional mandates and sharp growth in the scale and complexity of its mission even prior to FSMA.
- For FDA's field force, the 2008-2011 budget increases helped lay the foundation for FSMA implementation by sufficiently increasing the inspection staff to meet FSMA's domestic inspection frequency mandate. These budget increases also permitted FDA to conduct more foreign inspections - from 350 in 2010 to more than 1,300 in 2015.
The FSMA Funding Gap Through FY 2016
- At the time of FSMA's enactment in January 2011, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that implementation would require an increase of $583 million in spending subject to appropriations by FY 2015.
- After increases totaling about $100 million in FY 2011 and 2012, HHS informed Congress in May 2013 that the remaining FSMA funding gap was $400-450 million.
- With a cumulative base increase of $138 million thru FY 2014, FDA estimated that the remaining FSMA funding gap was about $300 million.
- With the FY 2015 increase of $24 million, FDA revised the FSMA funding gap estimate to $276 million.
- Congressional enactment for FY 2016 of $104.5 million in new budget authority significantly reduced the remaining funding gap – to about $172 million – and enables FDA to maintain momentum toward successful implementation of FSMA.
- The FY 2017 request of $25.3 million in new budget authority helps close the FSMA funding gap by taking another step toward building state capacity to partner with FDA on produce safety and providing an additional increment of funding to implement the new FSMA import safety system. The President's Budget also continues to propose the Food Facility Registration and Inspection Fee and the Food Import Fee.
Key FSMA Accomplishments for FY 2011-2015
The focus of FSMA implementation in the first years after enactment was on developing key regulations, stakeholder outreach and engagement, planning for implementation of the FSMA rules, investing in the states, and increasing inspection oversight for both domestic and foreign-produced food. By re‑deploying existing resources and applying the FSMA increases, FDA:
- Initiated work and made significant progress on 50 FSMA deliverables, including seven major framework regulations that required extensive data collection and risk and policy analysis;
- Developed a new strategy for implementing the FSMA rules in the field and initiated a detailed operational planning process that includes new inspection and compliance models and training approaches for FDA and state compliance staff;
- Conducted extensive stakeholder outreach and dialogue on all aspects of FSMA rulemaking and implementation, including hundreds of presentations, public and private meetings, and scores of farm and facility visits and listening sessions;
- Increased FDA technical staffing and established alliances with industry, academia, and state partners to support education, training, and technical assistance programs, especially for small and mid-size growers and processors;
- Established a strategic framework for the National Integrated Food Safety System, and strengthened state collaborative programs and partnerships in such areas as inspector training, laboratory enhancement, work planning, and data sharing;
- Increased FDA funding for state and local food safety programs from $32 million in FY 2010 to $74 million in FY 2015;
- Met the FSMA inspection frequency mandate for high risk domestic facilities two years early;
- Delivered initial training to FDA and state compliance staff in the new FSMA food safety "systems" and prevention framework;
- Increased investments in guidance development and educational materials to facilitate compliance with the final FSMA rules;
- Significantly improved oversight of imported food through the use of enhanced risk analytics and risk prioritization models that better targeted border activities, including sampling and product examinations, and foreign inspections; and
- Began building the new import safety system through:
- increased foreign inspections;
- expansion of foreign offices;
- increased collaboration with Mexico, Canada, the European Union, China, and other key trading partners; and
- establishment of a food safety system assessment and recognition program to enable appropriate reliance on foreign governments with well-developed food safety efforts.
FSMA Funding and Plans for FY 2016
In FY 2016, FDA will continue the increased levels of domestic inspection and import oversight mandated by FSMA that began in the 2011-2015 period.
- With the additional $104.5 million in FSMA funding that Congress provided for FY 2016, FDA is making investments in six areas:
- inspection modernization and training,
- the National Integrated Food Safety System,
- educational and technical assistance for industry,
- technical staffing and guidance development at FDA,
- implementation of the FSMA import safety program, and
- risk analytics and evaluation.
- Key FY 2016 investments include:
- Collaborating with industry, academia, and regulatory partners on the delivery of training and technical assistance to ensure consistent understanding and application of the FSMA rules.
- Training state and federal inspectors and compliance staff to ensure uniform application of the new FSMA standards.
- Building state capacity to foster and oversee compliance with the preventive controls and produce safety rules.
- Putting regulatory procedures and infrastructure in place to implement the new FSVP rule.
- Developing new tools for data analysis and evaluation.
FY 2017 Budget Request
The FY 2017 Budget for Food Safety is $1.5 billion, of which $1.3 billion is budget authority and $193 million is user fees, most of which would need to be authorized legislatively by Congress. The Budget includes an increase of $192 million for FSMA implementation within the food safety total, of which $25.3 million is in new budget authority.
FSMA rules are final for produce safety, preventive controls in food and feed facilities, and imports, with staggered compliance dates for industry that depend, in part, on the size of the business.
- This makes FY 2017 the crucial year for ramping up FSMA implementation investments in the two areas outlined in the President's FY 2017 budget request:
- produce safety through the National Integrated Food Safety System, and
- implemention of the FSMA import safety program.
- The budget request also proposes legislative authorization of two new user fees.
- Food and Feed Import Fee to help modernize and streamline the entry process to facilitate entry of safe food.
- Food and Feed Facility Registration and Inspection Fee to make investments in inspection modernization, training, and state capacity building.
FDA's Program Alignment Initiative
FDA's total commitment to FSMA implementation is reflected in the internal transformation it is undergoing through the Program Alignment Initiative.
- This initiative includes specialization of FDA's food and feed inspection and compliance workforce, and the vertical integration of the FDA technical experts and policymakers in headquarters with the field force that conducts inspections and most compliance activities.
- The vision of Program Alignment and FDA's FSMA implementation strategy centers on enhanced food safety expertise and training and better tools for ensuring that FDA's oversight is risk-based, efficient, and effective and results in consistent, public health decision making.
- The increase in base funding provided by FDA's FY 2017 budget authority request will contribute to fulfilling this vision in 2017 and beyond.


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β-Criptoxanthin stimulates bone formation and inhibits bone resorption in tissue culture in vitro
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The effect of β-cryptoxanthin, which is greatly present in fruits, has not been clarified so far on bone metabolism. The effect of β-cryptoxanthin on bone formation and bone resorption was investigated in tissue culture in vitro. Rat femoral-diaphyseal (cortical bone) and -metaphyseal (trabecular bone) tissues were cultured for 48 h in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (high glucose, 4.5%) supplemented with antibiotics and bovine serum albumin. The experimental cultures contained 10–8–10–5 M β-cryptoxanthin. The presence of β-cryptoxanthin (10–6 or 10–5 M) caused a significant increase in calcium content, alkaline phosphatase activity and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) content in the diaphyseal and metaphyseal tissues. These increases were completely prevented in the presence of cycloheximide (10–6 M), an inhibitor of protein synthesis. β-Carotene (10–6 or 10–5 M) or xantine (10–6 or 10–5 M) had no effect on the diaphyseal and metaphyseal calcium contents. The bone-resorbing factors parathyroid hormone (1–34) (PTH; 10–7 M) or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2; 10–5 M) caused a significant decrease in calcium content in the diaphyseal and metaphyseal tissues. The decrease in bone calcium content induced by PTH or PGE2 was completely inhibited by β-cryptoxanthin (10–8−10–6 M). In addition, β-cryptoxanthin (10–8−10–6 M) completely inhibited the PTH (10–7 M)- or PGE2 (10–5 M)-induced increase in medium glucose consumption and lactic acid production by diaphyseal and metaphyseal tissues. The inhibitory effect of β-cryptoxanthin (10–7 M) on PTH (10–7 M)- or PGE2 (10–5 M)-stimulated decrease in the diaphyseal calcium content was significantly prevented in the presence of 10–3 M vanadate, an inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatase. Vanadate (10–3 M) did not have a significant effect on calcium content and lactic acid production in control bone tissues. The present study demonstrates that β-cryptoxanthin has a direct stimulatory effect on bone formation and an inhibitory effect on bone resorption in tissue culture in vitro.


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Atherosclerosis is a disease that narrows, thickens, hardens and restructures a blood vessel due to substantial plaque deposit. In the Carotid Artery, the decision to treat using endarterectomy and stenting is determined by the velocity as measured by Doppler flow in the common Carotid Artery. The measured Doppler velocity as compared with the contra-lateral side has been correlated with the ...
Heat Output From Space Heating Radiator With Add-On-Fan Blowers
P-O. Johansson, and J. Wollerstrand
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
In a hydronic space heating system the heat output arises from natural convection and radiation from the radiators. In order to increase the heat output, without replacing the radiators with larger ones, or increasing the temperature level, the radiator can be equipped with add-onfan blowers. In the latter case, the heat output from the radiator will increase due to increased convection. This ...
Finite Element Analysis Of Permeation Tests On Articular Cartilage Under Different Testing Conditions Using COMSOL Multiphysics
G. Spatafora[1], and F. Boschetti[1][2]
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Articular cartilage is composed by a charged solid matrix (proteoglycan and collagen fibres) and an interstitial fluid phase. The permeability of articular cartilage is a function of compression load applied on the tissue, the solid matrix underwent a compaction that decreased its value for increasing deformation. The study of the permeability is very useful to understand the onset and ...
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Transformers, as any other industrial products, have to comply with various requirements on noise levels. Three main sources of noise can be identified in transformers: no-load noise or core noise generated by magnetostriction in the core steel laminations, load noise produced by electromagnetic forces in the windings and noise due to auxiliary equipment such as fans and pumps used in the ...
COMSOL Assistance For The Determination Of Pressure Drops In Complex Microfluidic Channels
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With the current trend towards always more complexity associated to more functionalities in biotechnological systems, it is required to know with accuracy the pressure drop in the circuitry of microfluidic systems. In general, a full three-dimensional calculation is not tractable due to the limited capacity of the computers. However, computational models can help to produce pressure drop ...
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[1]Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Germany
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There are various alternative options concerning modeling fluid flow within fractures in porous media. We give a general overview, with remarks concerning the modeling using COMSOL Multiphysics. Moreover we define and study two test cases for intercomparison. Finally for one of the testcases some results of an extensive sensitivity study is presented.


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Dr. William Bradley is Professor Emeritus at Western New England University and works with Earthbound Tech. He has designed, built and analyzed solar cookers and solarcooked since 1990. He also has taught several solar cooking classes and cooker building workshops.
- April 2014: A photo is used to evaluate solar cooker output William Bradley, founder of Earthbound Technology, has been working on developing a new approach for analizing the potential performance output for solar panel cooker and parabolic solar cookers. It involves photographing the cookpot as the light source in controlled light conditions, and measuring the reflected light. Read a summary at: Reciprocal Photo Test for Measuring Solar Cooker Performance
- February 2013: The Hypar Solar Cooker is currently being tested. It is our newest cooker. It is primarily a multi-sided parabolic solar cooker with the outermost section replaced with a conic section. Testing midwinter in Massachusetts shows that it can produce more than enough heat for cooking.
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SITERoss's Landing Park and Plaza Entrance Bridge, Chattanooga, TNA truly spectacular public space designed by this year's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient James Wines, Ross's Landing in Chattanooga represents the best of integrative public architecture. The plaza and gardens, which create an entrance for the aquarium in Chattanooga, are a microcosm of the surrounding Tennessee area including the city layout, nearby Smoky Mountains and riverbank vegetation. The site traces Tennessee's history through its major events including the Civil War, blues music, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. SITEDenny's Flagship Diner, Neonopolis, Las VegasAlso by James Wines, this design brings the classic American diner into the 21st century. Located in the eye-popping Neonopolis, the egg-yellow, rippling aluminum structure takes a modern aesthetic and applies it to the ubiquitous American chain restaurant. Steve Hall/Hedrich BlessingAqua Tower, Chicago, ILAn architectural and technological gem, the Aqua Tower was designed by this year's Architecture Design winner Studio Gang Architects. A stunning 82 stories, this mixed-use development with its wave-like terraces and jaw-dropping views also apparently nabs the highest net rents in Chicago. Steve Hall/Hedrich BlessingNature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, ILProviding an update to part of the second most visited park in the U.S. is a daunting task, but Studio Gang Architects redesign of the 19th century pond into today's Nature Boardwalk provides the city not only with an urban oasis, but also an educational area that walks pedestrians through the diverse urban plant environment. The open-aired tortoise shell pictured here provides classroom space on the park. 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This luscious cake is the official state dessert of Massachusetts.
- Servings: 8
- Yield: Makes 1 8-inch layer cake
Source: Mad Hungry, July 2011
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 cup safflower oil, plus more for pans
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 5 large eggs: 1 whole egg plus 4 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk, scalded
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
FOR THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour two 8-inch round cake pans. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and soda, and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil and sugar. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Alternately add in flour mixture and sour cream, beginning and ending with flour. Divide batter between pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until cakes pull away from the side of the pan. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Set aside.
FOR THE PASTRY CREAM: In a large bowl, lightly beat the egg and yolks together. Add the sugar, a little at a time. Continue beating until mixture falls in ribbons when the beater is lifted, about 5 minutes. Mix in the flour and milk in a steady stream. Transfer the mixture to a saucepan. Boil gently over medium heat, cooking and whisking until the mixture thickens, 10 minutes. Strain the mixture though a fine sieve into a large bowl. Stir in the vanilla. Press plastic wrap over the surface. Cool for at least 1 hour. (To chill cream quickly, place bowl over bowl of ice and stir until cooled.)
FOR THE CHOCOLATE TOPPING: Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Bring cream to a simmer in a small saucepan. Pour cream over chocolate, and leave undisturbed 1 minute. Stir completely and allow to cool for about 6-8 minutes.
ASSEMBLY: Slice off the domed top of one cake to level. Hollow out 1/2-inch depth with fingers, leaving a 1/2-inch border from the edge. Place cake on a plate or cake stand. Fill with the pastry cream. It's okay for cream to spill a bit over edges. Top with the second cake, dome side up. Pour the chocolate topping over the cake and let it drip over the sides. Chill until ready to serve, at least 5 hours or up to overnight.


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Status: Finished
Genre: Poetry
No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace, as I have seen in one autumnal face.... yet again "fair is foul and foul is fair" ( like shakespeare once said) for autumn is beautiful, but in between it's days and nights I feel such utter sadness as if I somehow belong among the leaves upon the trees that fall apart all along...
Today I've espied one of the dunnest mornings of Autumn...as I footed my way to school, the sky dappled into dimmest shades of gloominess... It was cold - I was cold...
"Oh Autumn your arrival saddens thine mood, but don't you cut and run hastily for i rate you top amongst all seasons."
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That's a really good poem! The rhyming was nice too. I always like reading poems about Autumn, people tend to write about all the changes that happen during it, and you've captured that quite nicely =)
What a delightful piece, very warm and tender. I can see all that you write, great Work indeed!
It was a pleasure to stop by and read it. I give a "I like it".
Autumn IS beautiful..like this poem :D The old English gives it a nice touch.
I enjoyed reading it!
This was great! I liked the way you worded it. I like the imagery too. Autumn is my favorite season. Good job.
I love it,Autumn is my favorite season!
Your words reflect the beauty of the season! Well written! Eloquent in its brevity!
What a great poem and so different. I loved it.
A really great poem. :)
i love short poems that mean more than they say! this was a very cool piece of work from a talented young lady! keep up the good work.
Very well written, as a fan of Shakespeare sonnets I approve, although take care not to let the olde English run away with your words and twist you away from what you want to say, easily done. I hope to read more of your work soon.
Beautiful write. Loved it my dear. You done good. Susan :)
I love the in tenseness of it.
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Three Men In a Bar
Philosophy shouldn't look so good on rum-soaked coasters.
Three Men in A Bar
Three men are seated on barstools in a run down old bar. Barbara, the regular barmaid, sits on the other side of the counter, occasionally filling up the men's glasses and her own. The three men- Sam, a man of few, powerful words, Tim, the dreamer and Max, a man of questionable introspection are engaged in another one of their philosophical conversations, fuelled by alcohol and that nagging feeling that there exists something bigger out there, waiting to be discovered.
Sam: I've got a theory.
Tim: Of relativity? [Laughs]
Max: Keep your day job, Tim. [Downs a glass]
S: [Unfalteringly] Keep going till you run into headlights.
M: That's not a theory, Sam.
Barbara: What is it, then?
M: It's a quote.
Ba: Who's?
M: His, of course.
Ba: He's quoting himself?
M: Well, I'm not doing it for him.
T: Bit sadistic, innit?
M: Quoting yourself?
T: No, the quote.
Ba: What was it, again?
S: [staring at his glass] Keep going till you run into headlights.
M: What if I'm not on the road?
Ba: Everyone's on the road, Max. You're either going someplace or getting away from it.
M: What about stopping midway?
Ba: You don't stop on this road. Stopping on this road is like falling asleep on the wheel. You either drive off a cliff or crash and burn.
T: What about tunnels?
M: What about them? You go in, you come out. Just keep driving.
T: But you can't see a thing. What about turns and all that?
Ba: Headlights.
T: In non-metaphoric terms?
S: Vanity.
[More silence. Clinking of glass.]
M: From?
S: Childhood.
T: [Nodding] You're only as strong as your Grandmother's compliments.
Ba: Not if you never liked her cookies.
M: What?
Ba: Not when you... never liked her or cared for what she said.
M: Why didn't you just say that?
Ba: Sugar coating is an appreciated art form in some countries.
T: You mean songs.
Ba: Not countries?
T: The government doesn't sugar coat, darling. That requires extra labour.
M: Things are much simpler on TV.
Ba: I'm a barmaid, not an actor.
M: Do you like alcohol?
Ba: Cause and solution to life's problems.
M: But do you like it?
Ba: ... Why?
M: Happy is the man who makes his hobby his profession. That's all.
Ba: I look happy to you?
M: Yes. Aren't you?
Ba: Not really.
M: Ah. But you're not an actor.
[Sudden silence]
Ba: What are you saying?
M: You just lied about something you never knew the truth about.
Ba: I don't know the truth about myself...
T: Who does?
Ba: About me?
T: Honey, you don't know yourself. How can anyone else?
Ba: Now what?
M: Nothing.
Ba: Not a thing?
M: Nope.
Ba: So I'll never know myself?
M: [Shakes his head] Just another rhetorical question.
T: You know, they say you find yourself only when you lose yourself.
Ba: And when's that?
T: I'm guessing a few minutes before you die. 'Cause I certainly don't expect to find myself, lost in the wilderness of Western Europe.
M: London?
T: What?
M: London, that's Western Europe.
T: Huh? Uh, yes. London.
M: There's no wilderness in London. It's all cobblestones and tea.
T: One man's wilderness is another man's home.
M: Tim, you don't live in the jungles of Africa. Your wilderness is my wilderness. And London does not qualify as 'wilderness'. Besides, how would you lose yourself there? They all speak English.
Ba: I hate when you get like this.
M: Like what?
Ba: You're all sarcasm and philosophy. It's intolerable.
T: You just don't mix some things.
Ba: Similar ends of magnets, for one.
T: Great men are never sarcastic.
Ba: [Sarcastically] To be or not to be.
T: [sniggers, and suddenly hits his arm] Damn these mosquitoes. Why don't you do something about 'em, Barb?
Ba: With this manager around? I can hardly get him to keep the water supply going to wash more than five glasses a night.
T: What do we do, Barb?
Ba: With Mr. Stevens?
T: No, with us, with our lives, with all this repetition. I can't do this till I'm 65, Barbara.
Ba: What else you gonna do, huh? Catch the first flight to London? Abandon your wife, your kid? Start some pub next to Big Ben? It don't work that way, Tim. We're the middle class. We're the worker bees of this hive.
T: Every bee for himself, then. The Great Bee Revolution. Why do we need to be what everyone else wants us to be?
M: Well if you look at it that way, then no one ends up getting any honey and I don't know about you, but I rather enjoy my honey.
T: I can't believe I'm saying this, but I can't argue with you there.
Ba: And I'm queen bee of this hive, so don't think you boys can run off without paying for these drinks.
T: All hail the queen.
M: [slowly] Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Ba: So what's the moral of this story?
S: Johnny, keep walking.


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Edassery group is mainly an agriculturist family belonging to Kanjoor where the St Sebastine answers directly from heaven. Kanjoor is a small village where the Periyar River flows silently. Raja Sakthan Thampuran, who ruled Kochi, has his birth place at Kanjoor.
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After Wing Gundam is completely disabled during the battle in Luxembourg, Heero is forced to abandon it and he enters Treize's mansion. There, a philosophical Treize presents Heero with Epyon, a Gundam that is equipped with the ZERO System just like Wing Zero. Meanwhile, OZ's attempt to destroy Wing Zero is intercepted by Zechs, who sacrifices the Tallgeese as a distraction in order to acquire the Gundam.