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A bewildered Batboy applies the flat Earth theory to choosing a career
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Batboy starts the car, puts it into gear, and then tries to move off. The car does a couple of kangaroo hops then shudders to a stop. He repeats the process another 10 or 20 times. As his passenger, I'm developing the world's slowest case of whiplash.
He tries again. The key. The gear. The clutch. The shuddering stop. Our bodies are thrown forward into our seatbelts, and then thump back into our seats. Would it affect the boy's confidence if I kitted myself out with a motorcycle helmet before our next driving lesson?
Slowly we stall our way along an out-of-the-way dirt road in the bush. Every time we shudder to a stop, all the cows stop grazing and look up, their big moon eyes staring at us.
"Jeez Louise," they seem to be saying, "what is that boy doing to that car?" They give a baffled shake of their huge heads and, with what looks like a sigh, return to their grazing. In all their years chewing cud by this roadside, they've never seen anything like it.
Maybe it's genetics. I took the best part of a year to learn to drive, taught by a series of kindly stepmothers. Luckily, my father ran through wives with such speed I could exhaust the patience of at least a couple.
Each stepmother would sit there in the passenger seat as I kangarooed down the driveway. Each time we'd stop, the stepmother would turn, and use her hands to describe what my feet should be doing. "This foot goes down, as this one comes up," she would say, swivelling her hands in opposite directions like the wings of a dying seagull.
"How can that be?" I'd ask. "Why can't they make the car so that both pedals go in the same direction at the same time? It's like trying to pat your head at the same time as you rub your tummy. It's like they are trying to make it difficult."
And so I'd start the engine, and try to split my mind in two - the right brain focusing on the right foot, easing it down; the left brain focusing on the left, easing it up; before finally, in my confusion, pulling both feet off both pedals, and shuddering to a halt in a blaze of bad language. I'd then exit the car, slam the door and start screaming at the vehicle, much in the manner of John Cleese in Fawlty Towers.
In retrospect, it may not have been entirely my father's fault that he went through quite so many wives.
Finally I learnt to start the thing, only to find that this inevitably led to a series of fresh horrors. Such as learning to reverse - a kind of driving in which one turns the steering wheel in whatever direction seems most unlikely. Or reverse parking, a technique designed to ensure constant work for the panel beating industry.
Back on the bush track, Batboy finally triumphs over the dodgy clutch and his father's dodgy genetics, and gets the thing into first. We motor along for some metres, and our mood lifts. Then the road starts to wind upwards, and I am forced to break the news about hill starts.
"So," I say, duplicating the speech of the stepmothers, "you've got your right foot going down, the left foot coming up, and then at the same time, you reach out with your hand, and let the handbrake off."
Batboy stares at me aghast. "You've got to be joking. That's three completely separate things at the same time. That's just impossible."
We give it a couple of goes, but get nowhere. The car shudders like a dying hippopotamus. Even the cows turn away in embarrassment and contempt.
We sit in the stalled car, both of us staring ahead into the gathering dusk. After a few minutes of silence, Batboy mentions our friend Locky. He's a rice farmer down in the Riverina. The whole farm is completely flat, to the extent that he never has to use the handbrake. He just pulls the ute to a stop, opens the door and gets out.
"Maybe I could get a job down there," says Batboy, suddenly jettisoning all his complex career plans in favour of working somewhere flat.
I ask him to imagine the conversations he'll have in 20 years' time. "So," friends will ask, "exactly why did you choose a career in the Australian rice industry? Was it a desire to help the nation's exports, or a passion to feed the world's hungry?"
"No," he'll be forced to say. "The thing I really loved about the industry was the complete absence of hill starts."
Next week, we're going to start practising around Sydney. Don't say you haven't been warned.
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My husband and I decided to tackle the simple weekend DIY project, painting our metal side gate. It looked really worn and rusty and needed a little TLC. So needless to say we needed to figure out how to paint metal. Here is a BEFORE and AFTER photo.
There's a big difference, huh?? It looks like the photos are different sides but they are not. Same side, just much better! This project is simple and can be done over the weekend (due to drying time). You can use these instructions for painting patio furniture and the like. Here is my tutorial on How to Paint Metal.
- Wire metal brush (paint section of hardware store)
- Spray Primer (We used Rust Destroyer)
- Rust-oleum Spray Paint (We used hammered black)
- Hose (optional)
- Two wood horses (optional)
- Old blanket
- Newspaper
- Tape
First, we disassembled the gate and placed it atop of two wooden horses.
Next, using the wire brush, gently scrub off any rust or paint. This is an important step.
Here is what it looks like after scrubbing. I would even recommend doing this step and stopping if your paint isn't too bad!
To remove the paint chips and rust debris, we hosed it off and let it dry.
Next, use a primer for metal. We ran into a friendly handy man at HD and he recommended Rust Destroyer. It is a primer and stops rust all in one. We used almost two cans (two coats) for this entire gate. Follow the instructions on the can for drying times. Make sure you spray in a well-ventilated area.
Meanwhile, we used newspaper and tape to protect the wall and painted the metal gate supports (or whatever you call them).
Finally, once the primer was dry, we painted the gate with two coats of spray paint made for outdoor metal. Once it was dry, we re-assembled the gate.
Ta da! Here is the before and after photo again!

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DENNIS McNULTY
Between the roads
Fax machine, faxes, wood and fixings.
was an exhibition and a series of events at Temple Bar Gallery & Studios in Dublin which posed the question, 'can something happen in public again?'
I knew I would be on residency at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh at the time of the show and so I agreed with curator Daniel Jewesbury to fax images taken in Pittsburgh to a fax machine in the gallery space at a specific time every day.
Although I had thought that I was prepared for it, the level of car dependency in Pittsburgh was still a bit of a shock to the system. The images I faxed back to Ireland were taken while exploring the city's spaces on foot.
As well as referencing my non-driving experience of a landscape designed for drivers, the title is also alludes to Kerouac's
On the Road
, which legend has it, was written on a single roll of paper using a typewriter. My mental archetype of a fax machine uses a single roll of paper and for this piece, I imagined it spooling out of the machine, onto the gallery floor. The reality is that fax machines have been using standard printer paper for years. So I designed a web-like pattern of wooden battens to be attached to the gallery wall. A friend constructed it in my absence and the faxes were pinned to it each day as they arrived.
Between the roads
was produced with
the kind support of the Mattress Factory
Curated by Daniel Jewesbury. January/March 2010.
With thanks to
Sam Keogh
Installation shot courtesy
Fax machine in my room in Pittsburgh.
Display structure diagram.


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Green spring pastures are finally brightening farmers' fields but for dairy farmers, it's looking gloomy thanks to a major drop forecast for the milk prices they're paid.
Following a year when prices were high enough to allow farmers to recover some of their losses from the 2008 recession, dairy experts, state officials, farmers and milk co-op managers all expressed concerns about signs of another cyclical decline in the price per hundredweight paid to the state's roughly 975 dairy farmers.
At the same time, they also highlighted Vermont's strengths as a state where technical innovation, a reputation for wholesome quality food, new dairy products and better marketing offer hope for the future, though lack of financial capital and farm labor issues remain big concerns.
And they all urged lawmakers and policymakers to fight for a new farm bill and the Dairy Security Act, a three-component bill in Congress that takes a new approach to assuring farmers get a fair price for their milk and costs the federal government less money.
Appearing in the Statehouse before the Senate Agriculture Committee and some members of the House panel as well, Vermont Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross said the state has enjoyed "the best prices we've seen in years and years" with milk getting over $20 a hundredweight. But he said forecasts are that prices will slide into the teens and drop to $18 and even as low as $15 a hundredweight, which he called a "major problem" since that is below the cost of producing the milk.
Former Agriculture Commissioner Leon Graves echoed his views. Citing dramatic increases in prices for everything farmers need — diesel fuel, fertilizer, feed grain and seeds — Graves said "farmers are very nervous" about where prices are headed.
Graves said a serious oversupply of milk was the familiar culprit, citing national production that was up 4.6 percent in the top 23 dairying states and commenting that milk was actually being dumped in the Midwest last week. Farmers nationally also have boosted production per cow 3.3 percent, he said.
"We do not think we've seen the end of it yet," he said, pointing out that a milk supply increase of more than 2.5 percent can bring a 25 percent to 30 percent decrease in prices paid to farmers.
Dairy farmers are in a tough squeeze as well because the costs of everything they need to do business has gone up, pressuring their profit margin. Graves, who is now vice president for Dairy Marketing Services, told lawmakers one example is that it now costs $500 to plant an acre of corn, up from $200 a few years ago.
"The 2012 margins are going to be difficult," he said.
Chairwoman Sen. Sara Kittell, D-Franklin, said the decline was unwelcome considering farmers are still recovering from the crash in milk prices in the recession.
"Two years ago it was so bad; I don't think our farmers have dug out of the hole they were in yet," she said.
Despite a national increase in milk production, Vermont actually has a deficit of milk now, which Ross called "both an opportunity and a challenge." Farmers last year were hit with a spring flood, Irene and a fall snowstorm, making the year difficult, and producers have had to bring in milk from outside the state.
The simple key to maintaining production is to eliminate price swings and assure farmers of a price that covers their costs, he said.
"The price has to be predictable and profitable," said Ross, who called uncertainty over passage of a new farm bill a detriment to farmers' security.
Ross said the bill provides funds for conservation, and also nutrition outreach and education of consumers, which is a key to attracting consumers to buy Vermont dairy products.
The good news is that demand for value-added Vermont products such as cheese and yogurt is growing internationally and that provides a "stronger return for the farmer," Ross said. The state has also seen "an explosion in on-farm processing" of products, he said.
While he praised the renaissance in all the diverse forms of Vermont agriculture, he said dairying remains the state's foundation, producing 2.5 billion pounds of milk a year and $2.5 billion in economic impact when all facets are considered. The dairying industry, Ross said, still counts for approximately 90 percent of the total agricultural production in the state – or around $14,000 per cow, he said – and provides some 15,000 jobs.
However dairy farmer Doug Nelson of Derby, who runs the state's largest dairy operations with five satellite dairies and some 3,000 cattle, said Vermont is a small pail in a big tank when it comes to dairying nationwide, reputation notwithstanding, and is at the mercy of market forces.
He said three-tenths of the farmers in the U.S. produce 50 percent of the milk and one Idaho dairy farmer has 65,000 cows. Vermont makes 2 percent of the nation's milk – and the Idaho farmer produces 1 percent alone, he said.
"Who's to say he can't double? He can do that. We're in a tremendously competitive business," he said. Vermont also has built-in inefficiencies, such as the cost of transporting in feed and trucking out milk, he said.
Sen. Anthony Pollina, D/P-Washington, who founded the farm advocacy group Rural Vermont and has a long history in farm policy, said since the 1980s the national policy has been to make farms more efficient and to have fewer farms as a way to manage milk supplies, but that policy has failed, creating ever bigger farms that produce more and more milk.
"Today we define efficiency a little differently," he said, noting Vermonters take into account the value of a working landscape, the high costs of importing food, and the benefits of maintaining a local economy. The irony is that as milk prices go down, "many are going hungry," he said.
Pollina said Vermont has dropped the ball on leveraging its advantages as a state with a reputation for high-quality food but he said change is in the wind and dairy farmers are realizing the system of managing supplies isn't working.
He urged lawmakers to look at a "fair trade" state or regional label, just as is used for coffee, and better state marketing of its milk, saying surveys show consumers would respond.
"Why doesn't Vermont become the first state in the country to produce fair-trade milk," he said.
The state also needs to push more value-added production, which brings farmers a better price, he said.
Bob Wellington, a senior vice president of the Agri-Mark dairy cooperative, which has 1,200 members in New England and upstate New York, said the co-op is focusing on value-added products such as yogurt, ice cream, cheese and cottage cheese to get the best prices for farmers.
"We're all trying to do the best we can," he said.
Farmer Mark Magnan, who sits on the board of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, echoed Pollina, saying he'd like Vermont to "invest in ag" with a "Grow Vermont" theme. He urged lawmakers to consider a capital pool of funds for efficiency improvements similar to Efficiency Vermont for homeowners, and said the state's current use taxation program is essential for dairying's success."
Farmer Mark Magnan, who sits on the board of the St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, echoed Pollina, saying he'd like Vermont to "invest in ag" with a "Grow Vermont" theme. He urged lawmakers to consider a capital pool of funds for efficiency improvements similar to Efficiency Vermont for homeowners, and said the state's current use taxation program is essential for dairying's success.
"Maintaining costs will be critical to the future of farming in Vermont," he said.
Amanda St. Pierre, of Dairy Farmers Working Together, a national organization, suggested a "Vermont Lottery ag ticket" as a way to raise funds for farm promotion and investments, which farmers can't afford to make with milk prices low.
"Agriculture should get recognition for being an economic driver in the state," she said, noting its importance in preserving a landscape valuable to drawing tourists and for recreation, urging everyone to "think outside the box" to preserve it.
"I am saying we are a full circle state and when you put investment into the dairy industry, it is going to come back to the state and other areas," she said.


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No run planned today, I am doing long run Saturday, Crim coarse and then some. I see alot of Flying Monkey's out there. We used to live near Harpeth River when I was a kid, also Tom's area I believe. Ran a nice 5 miles the other afternoon near Saginaw Mi It is a National wildlife refuge, flat , gravelroads and lots of wildlife saw 3 bald eagles together, 2 mature and an adolescent. The DW and I drove thru the othe rnight and saw over 100 deer, nice place to run and to visit. Have a good weekend all
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Hi MD. Wow! 3 eagles. That must have been some sight. Today the Saint ran on the Campion Trail in Irving and she and her RP saw a wild boar. The boar was not the least intimidated and trotted along near them for a bit before going back into the woods.
2.3 brisk miles for me, then a good brisk walk with the dog, who I vow to get into shape. It's a shame the way I run all these miles but can't make time to exercise the dog.
So you can now see that some of these trivia questions are pretty tough as there are ten States that the Mississippi River either borders or flows through. But some of the questions are pretty easy, and this next one should be one of those. Fredericton is the capital of what Canadian province? Spareribs
New Brunswick, of course (still a Canadian at heart).
New Brunswick, of course (still a Canadian at heart).
Hi Derrick, Ribs and Henry!
Am envious of all the wildlife sightings. A boar would seriously intimidate me.
Didn't see anything more dangerous than a chipmunk during the 8 hours in the woods last weekend, but the 100 mile winner did see the south end of a northbound bear during the night.
No run today, but did a short gym workout before lunch. Got to keep those hip and core muscles up to snuff.
.....Nancy The road to hell is paved....... run trails!
Mr. Chip & Mizz Rizzo
I once ran across a small boar on our road when running home one day. Seriously - it was a boar - but no one really believed me until there was a TV report about wild pigs in our area. Since my husband went boar hunting once he had shared with me what to do if a boar ever charges you (of course I could not remember this at the time). Stand still and let it run at you and then jump to the side because they cannot turn that fast. I'd rather not have to test that theory......
"My sunshine doesn't come from the skies,It comes from the love in my dog's eyes."
MM#209 / JapanJoyful#803
It scared me anyway but, once, when hiking up Mt. Fuji (12,388') from the base at Fujiyoshida, I thought a sudden wild crashing through the thinning trees near the popular Kawaguchi-ko Fifth Station trailhead at 7,500' was a wild boar ( inoshishi - 猪 ) but it just turned out to be an inept deer. ( shika - 鹿 ). I hope Holly sees the largest of the Cervidae family (over 1,800 pounds) along the 26.2 miles of the Equinox Marathon, if not in Erika's back yard. Rhoon too (but in nobody's back yard).
Alces alces
Henry the Great: "I'm going to keep running as long as I can."
T. Igarashi (summiting Mt. Fuji at age 100): "Enjoy yourself. Your younger days never come again."
(((clumsy, inept deer everywhere)))
(((friendly boars who can't turn on a dime)))
OK, who else can I hug today?
Day off for me. I saw some finches yesterday...that's about it.
5 miles today, which included a preview of the 5k I'll be doing next weekend. Got back in the car and this song was playing on the radio... and I swear, I couldn't help dancing in my seat for the entire ride home, just like the little guy in the video. Such joy!
who says life doesn't have a soundtrack?
If you run into a tyrannosaur, stay real still because they can't detect you if you aren't moving.
I'm back from my week of working in WV. Had a good trip, got a lot done, and ran every day (twice on Sunday and Tuesday.)
Looking forward to hearing about the Equinox adventures.
And so it goes
If you run into a tyrannosaur, stay real still because they can't detect you if you aren't moving.
..nothing takes the place of persistence.....
No wildlife sightings here in MN today except for some birds on the lake being quite noisy.
Happy anniversary to the Coastwalkers yesterday!
No running for me today either but it would have been a perfect day for a long run. I am off work today but DD and the grandkids still aren't here yet. I expected them last night but plans changed. I should be canning tomatoes too, Mariposai, but I've read that you're supposed to stay off your feet the day before a race. I went to the apple orchard and bought some pretty sad looking apples. The hail storm in May did a lot of damage to them.
The King Turkey Day parade is tomorrow afternoon and there were people setting out chairs out on Main Street yesterday morning! Only in small town, America. The Texan race team arrived today with their turkey, Ruby Begonia. Our turkey is named Paycheck, because it goes so fast. Both towns claim the title "Turkey Capital of the World" so the race is in two heats, one here and then in Cuero in October.
I'm looking forward to Erika & Holly's race reports. Hope they have good weather. We should be around 65° at race time tomorrow with a breezy 15mph wind. I'm glad it's not cold and rainy.
Good running and have a great weekend everyone.
No wildlife experiences this week, so far. Tomorrow, though, maybe I'll get lucky.
This morning, I spent an hour of cat napping, between 5:00 and 6:00, and telling myself to get up and workout. I finally got up and did the hour of core/strength training I had scheduled for myself.
Brought the boss' dog into the office where I was doing bookkeeping work this morning. Sweet, but still young. Left her to her own devices for maybe 10 min, and when I got back, she'd pulled some of my paperwork off the table and had been in the process of shredding it. Bad dog! She needs to be on dog-shaming. I looked at that web site for the first time yesterday and spent most of my lunch hour cracking up. It's a hoot!
Okay - It's still lunch time, but I have a ton to do before I leave today, so no rest for the wicked. Am working through my lunch hour.
Leslie Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain -------------
Trail Runner Nation
I think a boar encounter would scare me. Yikes!
We love that site Leslie!
Taggy had a rough day. His infection erupted at 5:30 AM. We cleaned it up and I took him with me to work. At eeach stop he got cleaned up and affection and treats. A stop at the vets on the way home earned him the cone of shame.
Marathon Maniac #957
Hello from Alaska!
Erika and I ran and walked a short bit of the steepest part of tomorrow's marathon so I could see what I am in for. From far away, Esther Dome looks like a lovely round wooded hill, but when you get on top, you can see for miles and miles - it's much higher in elevation than it looks from a distance. The trees are so lovely here right now, the aspens and birches bright yellow against the evergreens. Weather looks like it will be very good tomorrow, 30's at the start, nearly 50 at the finish. Should be beautiful.
DD called me at 3:15am this morning to ask me what the synonym of "disbelief" was, and could she wear my Flying Monkey shirt.....oh yes, it was 7:15 EST.....
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
GOOD LUCK, Erica and Holly - - - AND HAVE FUN!!!


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LeAnn Rimes Doesn't Know What Abs Are
what is happening to her? she used to have a nice body. those look like grannie boobs.
The way breast augmentations work: if you have a wide cleavge before your boob job, you will have wide cleavage after. Most women with real breasts don't realize that there are varying sizes of cleavage. The cleavage is usually measured by fingers. Audrina clearly has a four finger cleavage. It's genetic, you can't do a thing about it (not even plastic surgery).


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I had a similar problem with my Vandersteen 5As, which appear to be wider (and perhaps more stable) than your Tannoys, but with THIS clumsy guy walking about behind them every day, I took no chances.
The original bars were wider than I thought looked good, so I cut a section from them, had my friend weld them together, and painted them a silver color close to the Porsche Arctic Silver the speakers are painted.
BTW, due to poor workmanship by the concrete finisher, the floor slopes lower toward the front of the room, so having spikes only at the speakers' rears works very well.
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Some time after setting up his stall of sketches at Paddy's Market in Haymarket on Sunday, Yichuan Wang went for a walk that took him across Hay Street into Chinatown.
Coach driver Duncan McEachern, meanwhile, had just dropped off dancers from the touring Imperial Russian Ballet to a rehearsal at the Capitol Theatre. He then drove his coach down Hay Street, a route drivers often take when looking for a park.
At about midday, Mr McEachern inexplicably drove onto the footpath at Hay Street, killing Mr Wang almost instantly according to witnesses.
The incident, followed on Monday afternoon by the death of another pedestrian in a bus collision on George Street in central Sydney, has triggered a search for answers.
On the Gold Coast, the base of the Imperial Pacific Coaches that employed Mr McEachern, drivers who had worked for the company were baffled about what could have made an experienced driver pull onto a footpath for no apparent reason.
On Monday, five former Imperial Pacific drivers spoke of complaints about working conditions at the company.
And in Sydney, businesses near where Mr Wang was struck complained that nothing had been done in response to requests to improve safety in the busy Haymarket area.
"It's not a good mix between all these people and trams and traffic in this area," Dixon Street precinct spokesman Chris Newman said.
Brent Moore from the nearby Covent Garden Hotel – who saw the accident – said a patron had previously raised traffic concerns with the City of Sydney after seeing several near misses in one day.
"This is a recipe for disaster here," said Mr Moore, who described the stretch as "Chinatown speedway".
"I've seen many people go over the bonnet of vehicles," he said. "Nobody pays any attention to the traffic signals."
City of Sydney had knocked back a previous request to install fencing on either side of the pedestrian crossing, near where Mr Wang died.
The council, however, said that there had not been any traffic incidents at the intersection of Hay and Dixon Street since 2006.
Police have not yet interviewed Mr McEachern, who was taken to hospital to be treated for shock after the incident.
A coach driver who has worked with Mr McEachern, Tom Francis, said he had been an "exceptional driver" in his decades in the industry.
"When I heard it was Duncan, I just fell to pieces," he said.
A co-owner of Imperial Pacific Coaches, Dene Rozema, said the incident would be investigated by police. He said Imperial Pacific never asked drivers to work for longer than they were allowed.
Mr McEachern had been working for Imperial Pacific Coaches for about a year. He had been sacked from a previous job for running out of petrol with a coach-load of Japanese tourists.
The pedestrian struck and killed by a bus on Monday afternoon was described as a man in his 30s. That incident occurred just around the corner from where Mr Wang died, on George Street near Liverpool Street.
Rick Theobold, who was near the scene of the crash, said the man appeared to have been struck in the head by the side mirror of the bus.
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I am laid back and prefer to be casual, but dress up very nicely when necessary.
I ski (big time!), cycle, rollerblade, swim, do lots of yoga, and love being active, especially outdoors. Travelling is a passion and there is no reason for that to change.
I have an outstanding circle of friends.
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After what could safely be called a lonnnnnnng week, Katie Holmes celebrated her neatly settled divorce from Tom Cruise by taking their daughter Suri to the Central Park Zoo. (That's Katie's mom — who supposedly never cared for her son-in-law — on the left.) [Insert joke about empathizing with the animals in their pens here.] Here's to them enjoying the rest of their summer in the city! [Photos: Fame/Flynet; Bauer-Griffin; Pacific Coast News]


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June 14, 1995
June 14
James Carlson, DOE; Introduction
Gregory Smith, TRW; Systems Engineering
Dennis Royer, DOE; Introduction of System Safety and Human Factors
Lewie Booth & Leslie Eisler, TRW; YMP Site Characterization System Safety and Human Factors
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Homework Questions? Ask a Tutor for Answers ASAP
Hi Tirby, I can get this posted by midnight if agreeable?
Thank you,
Looking forward to working with you, have a pleasant day o/
Yes please that would be wonderful. Thank you for your help.
Hi tirby working on it now.
Hi Tirby, here is first draft, still working and will post final with cites, references in a word doc, file shortly..
Dissociation is defined a disconnect between related things or events. The consciousness is somehow separated from the present state of awareness according to Maldonado, Butler, and Spiegel, 2002). This disorder can affect thought, actions and feelings whereby a person acts out to a seemingly unconscious stimulus. Emotionally they may disconnect from a traumatic experience such as the loss of a loved one, acting as if there is no feelings tied to this event. If a person simply cannot stop themselves from acting a certain way as if in response to a hidden force, this biological affect in behavior is also termed dissociation (Dell, 2001). Perhaps the cognition is affected by simply thinking about the deceased loved one, which triggers certain moods such as depression or sadness (Maldonado, Butler, Spiegel, 2002). This psychological disorder has several related classes that are explained by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative Identity, Dissociative Amnesia, and Depersonalization Disorder are the categories defined in the text (Frey, 2001).
Dissociative Fugue affects cognition as a person seems to lose track of memory and being unable to identify themselves. They do not immediately appear to be suffering from psychological problems or a loss of memory and often seem quite normal to others (Frey, 2001).
Dissociative Identity is most often called multiple personality disorder by past analysts. This form of dissociation has the greatest amount of psychopathological behaviors. It manifests in the appearance of more than one identity attached to a single person. When a person changes personality they do not turn into a totally different person. There are still attached thoughts, memories, or awareness of the host personality. Yet there is a totally new state of being in response to the environment the person is in. The person begins to act differently than expected and may even have another name. Each person represents the hosts from a disjointed mental state. Each of these states have somehow fragmented into different aspects of the hosts past. Usually there is a host personality that maintains some connection to the hosts true self (Spiegel and Cardena, 1991).
Dissociative Amnesia in dealing with this disorder the person cannot remember who they are. There tends to be a loss of personal information such as name, address, parents names, where they were born, etc. This form of amnesia happens more often and the person is aware that they have forgotten details about themselves. Sometimes this disorder is tied to others such as anxiety disorders. Since the memory problems come from the inability to recall information, oftentimes the amnesia can be reversed (Frey, 2001).
Ok, I will have to catch this in the morning. I have to get to bed works comes early at 4am. Good night and thanks again for the help.
Remember the paper must be at least 700- to 1,050-words, in which you analyze the biological, emotional, cognitive, psychodynamic and behavioral components of anxiety, mood, and dissociative disorders.
And then be sure to create a matrix in which you address the following items (further information regarding the matrix is given in the appendix of this syllabus): * Define the major Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) categories of anxiety, mood, and dissociative disorders. * Examine the various classifications of anxiety, mood, and dissociative disorders.
ok working on the matrix...
Do you have that info on the matrix in the syllabus mentioned above?
Is there a specific format.
I will post final by afternoon or sooner.
Questions, let me know.
This is what it says in the syllabus:
Create a matrix in wehich you discuss the following items:
* Define the major Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV-TR) categories of anxiety, mood/affective, and dissociative/somatoform disorders.
* Examine the various classifications of anxiety, mood/affective, and dissociative/somatoform disorders.
Then it said to do the paper based on the matrix created, in which you analyze the biological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components of anxiety, mood/affective, and dissociative/somatoform disorders.
I am sorry I should ahve posted it a little more clear. This class is going to be very confusing and I have five individual papers and two group assignments all in five weeks.
If you need anything else please let me know.
No problem we'll get it done.
Will post this afternoon.
Hi here is information.
Please review
(Click or Copy/paste the link and download the word doc).
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dn4yzmjzn33adzg/mental disorders-upd.doc
thank you,
Hi Tirby, that is just a draft just to see if content, format is right,
I will of course reword to be 0%.
I am not sure what format matrix should be in, therefore, I am requesting you let me know which format will work for your assignment?
Here is the report.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/j2mmfyizgeegkfj/Turnitin Original Report.doc
Copy and paste as it may not open unless you copy the whole thing.
I think the content will work. If you can fix the plagarism and let me know what part is the actual matrix that would help a lot.
Thanks and sorry to be so picky but $30 is a lot to pay for a paper and I don't want it to have more than 5% plag... Thanks T
That is no problem, I just need to understand what is required for a matrix..
The plaigirism will be updated to 0%.
It was difficult to figure out what to do, the instructor's direction is too vague. I will look at the link.
I am asking my instructor for more clarification on the matrix and what exactly it is she wants.
My instructor is going to post a model matrix for us to go by and the paper should follow the matrix. This is what she indicated. I will post the model to mediafire as soon as she gets it posted to me.
Hi Tirby ok that would be great! Meanwhile I'll get those other definitions rewritten and format cleaned up, etc.
I'll post for your review before Sunday.
Ok TM here is the sample matirx from the instructor.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/crt49dtk3dw17v8/Sample Matrix
Ok I'll apply changes and post Sunday.
Yes, I did thanks. That is why my last post says I will apply the updates.
Will post updates late this pm.
Hi there, here is updated info with matrix
http://www.mediafire.com/file/e6911bpp2t418zr/mental disorders-final.doc
please cut/paste or click the link to download the file.
thank you
May I ask where you got the matrix information from? I need to do some touch up and clarify the things that are on the list.
Thanks T


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Gillian Jacobs Talks 'Walk of Shame,' Six Seasons and a Movie for 'Community' and Kissing Adam Brody in Front of Leighton Meester
You know Gillian Jacobs best as Britta on Community. But this summer you can catch her alongside Elizabeth Banks in Walk of Shame where she plays Banks' "no nonsense" best friend. Celebuzz spoke with Jacobs about the movie, which comes out this Friday, May 2, as well as Community's chances for a sixth season.
Celebuzz: How did you get involved with Walk of Shame?
Gillian Jacobs: I read the script and I auditioned for [writer/director] Steve Brill and you know, I think I came in a couple of times and I think I read for both of the friend parts now thinking back. You know, this was like so many other movies, but I actually got this part so it was a nice change.
You know, I hate to use this label because it sort of sounds reductive which isn't how I intend it. But, Walk of Shame comes a time when a lot of "raunchy female comedies" are coming out and I was wondering if you have any thoughts on why these types of movies are becoming so popular?
Um, maybe because women haven't been allowed to be raunchy for so long that, you know… Well Bridesmaids was on cable this weekend and I was re-watching it and maybe the success of that film has given women space to be weird and dirty and all the kinds of things that men get to be all the time.
I think definitely there is sort of a thirst to see some equality in behaviors in film and television and I feel like, especially with comedies, there are a lot of women who are pushing boundaries and are popular for doing so.
Well, you know, it's really cool, and really exciting too, to watch someone like Elizabeth Banks become a producer and now director too. So I'm just excited to see what she does going forward because you know, she's a really smart, funny woman.
In the movie you play Elizabeth Bank's best friend and there's sort of a storied history to the best friend in a romantic comedy role, so I was wondering if there is someone who sticks out to you as a favorite rom com best friend?
Oh wow. Tough question! Um, let me think about that. I'm not the most encyclopedic person when it comes to movies. There are huge gaps in my movie viewings. My mom didn't let me watch a lot of things when I was growing up. So, like, I've seen Mannequin 2 a lot and some of those random movies of the '80s. Like I never got to see any of the John Hughes movies but I watched The Boy Who Could Fly a lot. I don't know that I have a great answer for that. Do you have one that can maybe spark my memory?
For me, Judy Greer always comes to mind. She's like the Meryl Streep of best friend roles.
Well she's just a fantastic actress. I mean you'd want to watch Judy Greer read the phone book.
Season five of Community just ended. Is there any word on season six?
No definite word yet but, you know, I remain optimistic as always.
And is the ultimate goal still six seasons and a movie?
Well, it started as a throwaway joke, in our second season the character Abed was obsessed with a show that Joel McHale's character said was going to get canceled after, you know, four episodes and Abed shot back like "Six seasons and a movie!" meaning that's the benchmark of success to Abed, having a show run for six seasons and then get a movie. And the fans of our show really just latched onto it from that episode and turned it into a hashtag and then that hashtag kind of took on a life of its own and it became a real rallying cry for the show and now sort of our goal, a prophecy that… we will see if it comes true or not. It would sort of be incredible, I don't know how often a throwaway joke on the second season of a TV show can turn into a movie, but it would be kind of amazing if it did!
Well there's even rumors that NBCUniversal is starting to look at directors for the movie, so it's looking like it's a definite possibility. But your show's entire success has been because of really, really rabid fans who hold it so dear. What is it like working on a show like that?
I mean I think it's the thing that keeps you going, when your show you know is always on the verge of cancelation and you don't know if you're on the schedule or not and, you know, we don't get the greatest ratings in the world but you know that you're creating something that really means something to people and really resonates with them and brings them a lot of joy. You know, it's what keeps us excited and engaged and always hoping to do more.
I think the idea that a niche show can be successful on television is sort of the status quo now, but you guys have been on for five years and, you know, five years ago that wasn't really the goal, especially networks [who were] looking for wide hits. And now, nothing is ever going to be I Love Lucy, so it seems like networks are taking a lot more risks on things that they hope will resonate really strongly with a specific set of people. Do you feel like you, if not started that, at least showed studios that this can be successful?
Well I think we are a very interesting bridge show from the era before internet total dominance into, you know, what is now a totally internet dominant era. I also think that we are one of those shows where our audience doesn't even necessarily own a TV, which is now the reality and it's hard because we are on NBC we are not considered a hit but were we on a cable network we would be considered a hit. So, you know, it's all about your frame of reference these days, with what's considered a success or not. But I think that, hopefully we've shown that if you make a show that really appeals to a specific group of people they will become very engaged and active in their viewership and I think ultimately that's really appealing to networks and advertisers, a really engaged audience.
You've got another movie premiering at Tribeca [Film Festival] right now, Life Partners. In that you play Leighton Meester's best friend and you also play the romantic interest of Adam Brody. What's it like playing between a real-life couple like that?
You know, I've known Adam for years but I'm just an awkward person in general so I was probably the most awkward about the whole situation. They are two very relaxed, chill people who just don't care and I was [thinking], "Ahhh! This is weird! This is weird!" But, you know, they couldn't care less. Leighton is so lovely and I think they didn't care at all.
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DeeAnn's cooking is better since flaming goose incident
DeeAnn Surma's most memorable cooking catastrophe was flaming wild goose.
"My husband Stuart loved to hunt and was a good shot," she said, "so we often had wild game for supper when we were first married."
Not having an adequate pan for the hefty goose proved to be only part of the problem; stuffing it in a tiny apartment-sized oven further complicated things.
"Soon the grease from the goose was lapping over the pan and dripping onto the electric elements in the oven; the goose went up in flames," she said.
And although her "goose was cooked," she put out the fire by simply turning off the oven and closing the oven door.
She still had to tell Stuart that his prized goose would not be served that evening-or at all.
"I've come a long way since then," she said, "but admit I'm still learning."
It's been nearly two years since DeeAnn curtailed her custom coutures, traditional Star Quilts, and alternations business, rolled up her sleeves and participated in the renovation of the old Java Community Café, now D&D Delights. After polishing up the carpentry skills she learned at her daddy's knee, and with culinary skills learned from her mom, grandmothers and favorite aunties, she threw open the doors with the reopening of the little café. A year after the café had been shuttered by the previous owners, the coffee pot was once again dripping its trademark brew in the little coffee town.
After learning that the building was up for sale through the Northeast Council of Governments (NECOG) DeeAnn had a dream to turn it into a sewing shop. She received a lot of input and support from members of her family and members of the community who urged her to consider opening it as a café and sewing shop. Town folk felt the town needed its café; it was part of its identity.
Never one to be intimidated, DeeAnn thought, "I can do this!"
There were only a few short weeks from signing on the dotted line to turning the key and there was much to be done. Walls came tumbling down, and the antiquated furnace and appliances were replaced. The color scheme of the interior replicates the amber sheaves of wheat growing just a stone's throw from the café. And because the café has once again become a gathering place, it is also a place where cherished recipes are shared or suggestions given.
When her dumplings failed, several veteran cooks explained that they should be covered with a lid that isn't vented. Daily specials command the agenda saving precious time, but patrons can order from the menu. Sunday is always the busiest, she said, with roast beef with all the trimmings being the favorite.
"My customers really love my chocolate chip cookies," she said. More than five inches in diameter, these are not your crumpet-sized fare. The saucer-sized cookies fly off the counter!
She credits volunteers Joline Buechler, Yvonne Helm and Terri Dohman to occasionally keep things moving along.
Stuart, a semi professional photographer, displays many of his favorites at the cafe, some framed with a western motif of barbed wire or braided hemp. DeeAnn and her sisters chose a petunia pink exterior with Vikings purple trim.
The eldest of four daughters born to Alvina and Clarence Dearborn, DeeAnn was born in Faith and attended Isabel schools. She received her associate's degree in human services.
She and Stuart moved to Java when he accepted a position with the WEB Water Development. DeeAnn had worked previously as a clerk in a department store in Mobridge and has been a post master relief (PMR) for the U.S. Post Office for the 14 years they have lived in Java. Once employed by Missouri Breaks Industries, renowned for making Star Quilts, DeeAnn began making her own with unique touches to the traditional patterns.
Up to this point sewing has been relegated to small sprints of time after the café is closed. Yet she has been encouraged to stick with her game plan and give quilting and sewing classes.
When things slow down, she and Stuart hope to visit the family. Cindy and her husband Michel (Surma-Richard) live in LeDuc, Alberta, Canada, where he is an electrical engineer for a petroleum company and she is a cake decorator for SafeWay Foods. Martha Louise and her husband John (Henris) and their daughter Matilda, 5, live in Salem, Ohio. He is a history professor at the University of Ohio at Akron, and she is employed at the Snapple corporate offices.
DeeAnn Surma's recipes
Pumpkin Pie
(That Makes Its Own Crust)
2 large eggs
1 16 oz. can pumpkin
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup Bisquick biscuit mix
1 large can (13 oz.) evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Combine all ingredients in a blender at low speed for 3 minutes. Grease and flour a 9 inch glass pie plate or a 9 inch by 13 inch pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 50 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean. Put a dollop of Cool Whip on the top of each serving if you wish.
Quick Mix Brownies
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
Nuts or coconut (optional)
Put sugar, butter, cocoa, eggs and vanilla in a bowl and mix well. Add flour. Pour into a 9-inch by 13-inch pan or a standard cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Don't leave cookie sheet in the oven as long as when using pan. If unsure, check with a toothpick until the toothpick comes out clean.
Never-Fail Pie Crust
3 cups flour
1 1/4 cups shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
5 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon vinegar
Cut flour into shortening with salt. Combine egg, vinegar and water into the flour mixture all at once. Blend ingredients until it looks like little peas. Makes 3 piecrusts.


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(GM-Free Cymru Note: This is an excellent and concise briefing which summarises the state of play. it is authoritative and extremely well referenced. essential reading!)
Greenpeace Briefing This briefing gives an overview of scientific evidence regarding the environmental and health risks of genetically modified crops.
Environmental impacts
Most genetically modified (GM) crops awaiting EU authorisation for cultivation are either herbicide- tolerant or pesticide-producing (or both). The environmental effects of these crops are increasingly well documented, often from experience in North and South America, where they are principally grown.
I. GM pesticide-producing crops kill specific pests, by secreting toxins known as Bt, which originate from a bacterium. Peer-reviewed scientific evidence is mounting that these GM crops are:
• Toxic to harmless non-target species. Long-term exposure to pollen from GM insect- resistant maize causes adverse effects on the behaviour1 and survival2 of the monarch butterfly, America's most famous butterfly. Few studies on European butterflies have been conducted, but those that have suggest they would suffer from pesticide-producing GM crops3,4,5,6. These studies are all based on one type of toxin, Cry1Ab, present in GM maize varieties Bt11 and MON810. Much less is known about the toxicity of other types of Bt toxin (e.g. Cry1F, present in the GM maize 1507). Cry1F is highly likely to also be toxic to non-target organisms7, but requires separate study.
• Toxic to beneficial insects. GM Bt crops adversely affect8 beneficial insects important to controlling maize pests, such as green lacewings9, 10,11,12. The toxin Cry1Ab has been shown to affect the learning performance of honeybees13. The environmental risk assessment under which current GM Bt crops have been assessed (in the EU and elsewhere) considers direct acute toxicity alone, and not effects on organisms higher up the food chain. But these effects can be important. The toxic effects to beneficial lacewings came through the prey they ate. The single-tier risk assessment has been widely criticised by scientists who call for a more holistic assessment14,15,16,17.
• A threat to soil ecosystems. Many Bt crops secrete their toxin from their roots into the soil18. Residues left in the field contain the active Bt toxin .19, 20, 21, 22 The long-term, cumulative effects of growing Bt maize are of concern.23 EU risk assessments so far fail to foresee at least two other impacts of Bt maize:
• Risk for aquatic life. Leaves or grain from Bt maize can enter water courses 24, 25, 26 where the toxin can accumulate in organisms27 and possibly exert a toxic effect28. This demonstrates the complexity of interactions in the natural environment and underlines the shortcomings of the current risk assessment.
• Swapping one pest for another. Several scientific studies show that new pests are filling the void left by the absence of rivals initially controlled by Bt crops29, 30, 31, 32. Plant-insect interactions are complex, are hard to predict and are not adequately risk assessed.
II. GM herbicide tolerant (HT) crops
are generally associated with one of two herbicides: glyphosate (the active ingredient of Monsanto's herbicide Roundup used with Roundup Ready GM crops, also sold by Monsanto), or glufosinate, used with Bayer's Liberty Link GM crops. Both herbicides raise concerns, but many recent environmental studies have focussed on glyphosate, which is associated with:
• Toxic effects of herbicides on ecosystems. Several new studies suggest that Roundup is farless benign than previously thought33. For example, it is toxic to aquatic organisms such as frog larvae34 and there are concerns that it could affect plants essential for farmland birds35. Wider impacts may exist. Glyphosate is associated with nutrient (nitrogen and manganese) deficiencies in GM Roundup Ready soya, thought to be induced by its effects on soil microorganisms36.
• Increased weed tolerance to herbicide. Weed resistance to Roundup is now a serious problem in the US and South America37 where Roundup Ready crops are grown on a large scale 38, 39. Increasing amounts of40 glyphosate or additional herbicides41 are needed to control these 'superweeds', adding to the toxicity of food and the environment. Independent researchers complain about the lack of seed material made available for tests on environmental effects42 and are seriously concerned because those finding adverse effects face persecution by the pro-GM industry.43
Effects on health
We simply do not know if GM crops are safe for human or animal consumption. This is reflected in the ongoing scientific controversy surrounding their safety assessment. Independent scientific studies on the safety of GM crops for animals or humans are severely lacking45, 46, 47, 48 and there is a tendency for studies conducted by researchers with affiliations to the GM industry to give favourable results to GM crops.49 GM crops do have the potential to cause allergenic reactions, more so than conventional crops50, 51. In Australia, for example, GM peas were found to cause allergenic reactions in mice52. GM peas also made the mice more sensitive to other food allergies. Since the introduction of GM Bt (Cry1Ab) crops, both applicant companies and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have assumed that the Cry1Ab toxin degrades rapidly in the human digestive system and is safe for human consumption.53 However, new studies show there is a lack of degradation in the human gut. This warrants further investigation as it may imply this toxin has a greater potential to cause allergenic reactions than first thought.54 Another recent study found the Cry1Ab Bt toxin in the blood of pregnant women and their foetuses showing that it can cross the placental boundary. This raises health concerns, although the implications of this uptake and transference across the placenta are not yet known.55 There are potential health risks associated with herbicides used with GM crop cultivation. Studies indicate Roundup may be toxic to mammals 56 and could interfere with hormones57. Evidence on the toxicity of the herbicide glufosinate is so strong58 that it will have to be phased out across Europe.59 Almost all commercialised GM crops either produce or tolerate pesticides60. While pesticides are tested for two years prior to European approval, the usual duration of safety tests for GM crops is just 28 days, with the longest tests at 90 days, including for pesticide-producing GM plants.
A decade of research fails to acquit GM crops
Contrary to GM industry spin, the publication "A decade of EU-funded research"44 prepared by the Directorate-General for Research of the European Commission, does not provide scientific evidence on the environmental safety of GM plants. The vast majority of research referred to under the chapter Environmental Impact of GMOs is mostly about the development of GM crops with plant protection traits and has very little to do with assessing the environmental impacts (for example on soil health or on butterflies and moths) of the pesticide-producing and herbicide-tolerant GM crops awaiting an EU authorisation. The few projects that do examine environmental safety raise concerns.
Genetic modification: an unpredictable and risky method
There are fundamental reasons why GM organisms should not be released into the environment. Genetic engineering inserts DNA sequences into a plant's genome in a crude fashion, often causing unintended deletions and rearrangements of the plant's DNA. Unexpected and unknown fragments of genetic material have been found in commercial GM crops such as RR soya and MON810. Inserted genes can affect the complex regulation of the genome, which is still poorly understood. Thus, scientists are not able to predict exactly how inserted DNA will interact in the plant's genome. GM crops therefore have the potential to produce unintended novel proteins or altered plant proteins, raising concerns about their potential to cause allergies (most allergens are proteins). This makes GM crops prone to unexpected and unpredictable effects.
1 Prasifka, P.L., Hellmich, R.L., Prasifka, J.R. & Lewis, L.C. 2007. Effects of Cry1Ab-expressing corn anthers on the movement of monarch butterfly larvae. Environ Entomolology 36:228-33.
2 Dively, G.P., Rose, R., Sears, M.K., Hellmich, R.L. Stanley-Horn, D.E. Calvin, D.D. Russo, J.M. & Anderson, P.L.. 2004. Effects on monarch butterfly larvae (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) after continuous exposure to Cry1Ab expressing corn during anthesis. Environmental Entomology 33: 1116-1125.
3 Lang, A. & Vojtech, E. 2006. The effects of pollen consumption of transgenic Bt maize on the common swallowtail, Papilio machaon L. (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Basic and Applied Ecology 7: 296—306.
4 Darvas, B., Lauber, E., Polga ́r, L. A., Peregovits, L., Ronkay, L., Juracsek, J., et al. 2004. Non-target effects of DK-440-BTY (Yieldgard) Bt-corn. First Hungarian–Taiwanese entomological symposium, 11–12 October 2004, Budapest Hungarian National History Museum (p. 5).
5 Felke, V.M. & Langenbruch, G.A. 2003. Wirkung von Bt-Mais-Pollen auf Raupen des Tagpfauenauges im Laborversuch (Effect of Bt- maize-pollen on caterpillars of Inachis io in a laboratory assay). Gesunde Pflanzen, 55: 1-7.
6 Felke, M., Lorenz, N. & Langenbruch, G-A. 2002. Laboratory studies on the effects of pollen from Bt-maize on larvae of some butterfly species. Journal of Applied Entomology 126: 320–325.
7 Lang, A & Otto, M. 2010. A synthesis of laboratory and field studies on the effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize on non-target Lepidoptera. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 135: 121–134.
8 Obrist, L.B., Dutton, A., Romeis, J. & Bigler, F. 2006. Biological activity of Cry1Ab toxin expressed by Bt maize following ingestion by herbivorous arthropods and exposure of the predator Chrysoperla carnea. BioControl 51: 31-48.
9 Andow, D.A. and A. Hilbeck. 2004. Science-based risk assessment for non-target effects of transgenic crops. Bioscience 54: 637-649.
10 Obrist, L.B., Dutton, A., Romeis, J. & Bigler, F. 2006. Biological activity of Cry1Ab toxin expressed by Bt maize following ingestion by herbivorous arthropods and exposure of the predator Chrysoperla carnea. BioControl 51: 31-48
11 Harwood, J.D., Wallin, W.G. & Obrycki, J.J. 2005. Uptake of Bt endotoxins by non-target herbivores and higher order arthropod predators: molecular evidence from a transgenic corn agroecosystem. Molecular Ecology 14: 2815-2823.
12 Lövei, G.L. & Arpaia, S. 2005.The impact of transgenic plants on natural enemies: a critical review of laboratory studies. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 114: 1–14, 2005.
13 Ramirez-Romero, R., Desneux, N., Decourtye, A. Chaffiol, A., Pham-Delègue, M.H. 2008. Does Cry1Ab protein affect learning performances of the honey bee. Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae)? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 70: 327–333.
14 Andow, D.A. & Zwahlen, C. 2006. Assessing environmental risks of transgenic plants. Ecology Letters 9: 196-214.
15 Snow, A. A., Andow, D.A., Gepts, P., Hallerman, E. M., Power, A., Tiedje, J. M. & Wolfenbarger, L.L. 2005. Genetically engineered organisms and the environment: current status and recommendations. Ecological Applications, 15: 377–404.
16 Andow, D.A. & A. Hilbeck. 2004. Science-based risk assessment for non-target effects of transgenic crops. Bioscience, 54: 637-649.
17 Knols, B.G.J. and M. Dicke. 2003. Bt crop assessment in the Netherlands. Nature Biotechnology 21: 973-974.
18 Saxena, D., Flores, S. & Stotzky, G. 2002. Bt toxin is released in root exudates from 12 transgenic corn hybrids representing three transformation events. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 34: 133-137.
19 Flores, S., Saxena, D & Stotzky, G. 2005. Transgenic Bt plants decompose less in soil than non-Bt plants. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37: 1073-1082.
20 Stotzky, G. 2004. Persistence and biological activity in soil of the insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis, especially from transgenic plants. Plant and Soil 266: 77-89.
21 Zwahlen, C. Hilbeck, A. Gugerli, P. & Nentwig, W. 2003. Degradation of the Cry1Ab protein within transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn tissue in the field. Molecular Ecology 12: 765-775.
22 Zwahlen, C. Hilbeck, A. Gugerli, P. & Nentwig, W. 2003. Degradation of the Cry1Ab protein within transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn tissue in the field. Molecular Ecology 12: 765-775.
23 Icoz, I. & Stotzky, G. 2008. Fate and effects of insect-resistant Bt crops in soil ecosystems. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40: 559–586.
24 Rosi-Marshall, E.J., Tank, J.L., Royer, T.V., Whiles, M.R., Evans-White, M., Chambers, C., Griffiths, N.A., Pokelsek, J. & Stephen, M.L. 2007. Toxins in transgenic crop byproducts may affect headwater stream ecosystems. Proceedings National Academy Sciences 41: 16204–16208.
25 Douville, M., Gagne, F, Blaise, C. & André, C. 2007. Occurrence and persistence of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and transgenic Bt corn cry1Ab gene from an aquatic environment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 66: 195–203. Cambers, CP., Whiles, M.R., Rosi-Marshall, E.J., Tank, J.L., Royer, T.V., Griffiths, N.A., Evans-White, M.A. & Stojak, A.R.. 2010. Responses of stream macroinvertebrates to Bt maize leaf detritus. Ecological Applications 20:1949–1960.
26 Cambers, CP., Whiles, M.R., Rosi-Marshall, E.J., Tank, J.L., Royer, T.V., Griffiths, N.A., Evans-White, M.A. & Stojak, A.R.. 2010. Responses of stream macroinvertebrates to Bt maize leaf detritus. Ecological Applications 20:1949–1960.
27 Douville, M., Gagne, F., André, C. & Blaise, C. 2009. Occurrence of the transgenic corn cry1Ab gene in freshwater mussels (Elliptio complanata) near cornfields: evidence of exposure by bacterial ingestion. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 72: 17–25.
28 Bøhn, T., Primicerio, R., Hessen, D.O. & Traavik, T. 2008. Reduced fitness of Daphnia magna fed a Bt-transgenic maize variety. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology DOI 10.1007/s00244-008-9150-5.
29 Men, X., Ge, F., Edwards, C.A. & Yardim, E.N. 2005. The influence of pesticide applications on Helicoverpa armigera Hübner and sucking pests in transgenic Bt cotton and non-transgenic cotton in China. Crop Protection 24 319–324. Deguine, J-P., Ferron, P. & Russell, D. 2008. Sustainable pest management for cotton production. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 28: 113–137 Wang, S., Just, D.R. & Pinstrup-Andersen, P. 2008. Bt-cotton and secondary pests. International Journal of. Biotechnology, 10: 113–121.
30 Cloutier, C.; Boudreault, S. & Michaud, D. 2008. Impact of Colorado potato beetle-resistant potatoes on non-target arthropods: a meta-analysis of factors potentially involved in the failure of a Bt transgenic plant. Cahiers Agricultures 17: 388-394.
31 Catangui M.A. & Berg R.K. 2006.Western bean cutworm, Striacosta albicosta (Smith) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae), as a potential pest of transgenic Cry1Ab Bacillus thuringiensis corn hybrids in South Dakota Environmental Entomology 35 1439-1452.
32 Faria, C.A., Wäckers, F.L., Pritchard, J., Barrett, D.A. & Turlings, T.C.J. 2007. High susceptibility of Bt maize to aphids enhances the performance of parasitoids of lepidopteran pests. PLoS ONE 2: e600. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000600.
33 For a full review of glyphosate, see: Greenpeace and GM Freeze 2011. Herbicide tolerance and GM crops: why the world should be Ready to Roundup glyphosate. GRL-TN-03/2011.
34 Relyea, R.A. 2005. The impact of insecticides and herbicides on the biodiversity and productivity of aquatic communities. Ecological Applications 15: 618-627. Relyea, R.A. 2005. The lethal impact of roundup on aquatic terrestrial amphibians. Ecological Applications, 15: 1118–1124. Relyea, R.A., Schoeppner, N.M. & Hoverman, J.T. 2005. Pesticides and amphibians: the importance of community context. Ecological Applications, 15: 1125–1134.
35 ACRE. 2004. Advice on the implications of the farm-scale evaluations of genetically modified herbicide tolerant crops. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080727101330/
36 Zobiole, L,H,S,, Kremer, R.J., Oliveira, R.S. & Constantin, J. 2011a. Glyphosate affects chlorophyll, nodulation and nutrient accumulation of "second generation" glyphosate-resistant soybean (Glycine max L.) Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 99: 53- 60. Zobiole LHS, Kremer RJ, Oliveira RS, Constantin J. 2011. Glyphosate affects micro-organisms in rhizospheres of glyphosate-resistant soybeans Journal of Applied Microbiology. 110: 118-127. Kremer RJ & Means NE. 2009. Glyphosate and glyphosate-resistant crop interactions with rhizosphere microorganisms. European Journal of Agronomy 31: 153-161. Gordon B. 2007. Manganese nutrition of glyphosate resistant and conventional soybeans (North America). Better Crops with Plant Food 91: 12-13.
37 Binimelis, R., Pengue , W. & Monterroso , I. 2009. ''Transgenic treadmill": Responses to the emergence and spread of glyphosate- resistant johnsongrass in Argentina. Geoforum 40: 623–633.
38 Nandula, V.K., Reddy, K.N., Duke, S.O. & Poston, D.H. 2005. Glyphosate-resistant weeds: current status and future outlook. Outlooks on Pest Management August 2005: 183-187.
39 Johnson, W.G., Owen, M.D.K., Kruger, G.R., Young, B.G., Shaw, D.R., Wilson, R.G., Wilcut, J.W., Jordan, D.L. & Weller, S.C. 2009. US farmer awareness of glyphosate-resistant weeds and resistance management strategies. Weed Technology 23: 308–312.
40 Duke, S.O. 2005. Taking stock of herbicide-resistant crops ten years after introduction. Pest Management Science 61: 211–218.
41 Monsanto 2008. Management guide for marestail. http://www.monsanto.com/weedmanagement/Documents/Marestail.pdf
42 Waltz, E. 2009. Under wraps. Nature Biotechnology 27: 880.
43 Waltz, E. 2009. Battlefield. Nature 461: 27-32.
44 European Commission, Directorate-General for Research 2010: A decade of EU-funded GMO research.
45 Vain, P. 2007. Trends in GM crop, food and feed safety literature. Nature Biotechnology Correspondence 25: 624-626.
46 Domingo, J.L. 2007. Toxicity studies of genetically modified plants: a review of the published literature. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 47:8, 721 – 733.
47 In 2003. a review of published studies on possible health consequences of GMOs found ten published studies, but 5 of these were performed in collaboration with private companies promoting GM crops. None of these studies reported effects related to GM- material. Conversely, in the 5 independent studies adverse effects were reported: Pryme, I.F. & Lembcke, R. 2003. In vivo studies on possible health consequences of genetically modified food and feed —with particular regard to ingredients consisting of genetically modified plant materials. Nutrition and Health 17: 1-8.
48 Brown, P., Wilson, K.A.., Jonker, Y. & Nickson, T.E. 2003. Glyphosate Tolerant Canola Meal Is Equivalent to the Parental Line in Diets Fed to Rainbow Trout. Journal of Agricultural Food and Chemistry 51: 4268-4272.
49 Diels, K., Cunha, M., Manaia, C., Sabugosa-Madeira, B., Silva, M. 2011. Association of financial or professional conflict of interest to research outcomes on health risks or nutritional assessment studies of genetically modified products, Food Policy, 36 197-203.
50 Bernstein, J.A. et al. 2003. Clinical and laboratory investigation of allergy to genetically modified foods. Environmental Health Perspectives 111:1114–1121.
51 Freese, W. & Schubert, D. 2004. Safety testing and regulation of genetically engineered foods. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, 21: 229-324.
52 Prescott, V.E., Campbell, P.M., Moore, A., Mattes, J., Rothenberg, M.E., Foster, P.S., Higgins, T.J.V. & Hogan, S.P. 2005. Transgenic expression of bean alpha-amylase inhibitor in peas results in altered structure and immunogenicity. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry
53: 9023- 9030. 53 See, Monsanto 2002. Safety assessment of YieldGard insect-protected corn event MON 810. www.monsanto.com.ar/nuestros_productos/informacion_tecnica_seguridad/resumenes_seguridad/yieldgard
and EFSA 2009. Applications (EFSA-GMO-RX-MON810) for renewal of authorisation for the continued marketing of (1) existing food and food ingredients produced from genetically modified insect resistant maize MON810; (2) feed consisting of and/or containing maize MON810, including the use of seed for cultivation; and of (3) food and feed additives, and feed materials produced from maize MON810, all under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from Monsanto. The EFSA Journal 1149: 1-84, Section 126.96.36.199.
54 Guimaraes, V., Drumare, M-F., Lereclus, D., Gohar, M., Lamourette, P., Nevers, M.C., Vaisanen-Tunkelrott, M-L., Bernard, H., Guillon, B., Créminon, C., Wal, J-M. & Adel-Patient, K.2010. In vitro digestion of Cry1Ab proteins and analysis of the impact on their immunoreactivity. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58: 3222-3231. Finamore, A., Roselli, M., Britti, S., Monastra, G., Ambra, R., Turrini, A. & Mengheri, E. 2008. Intestinal and peripheral immune response to MON810 maize ingestion in weaning and old mice. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry DOI: 10.1021/jf802059w
55 Aris A. & Leblanc S. 2011. Maternal and fetal exposure to pesticides associated to genetically modified foods in Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. Reproductive Toxicology in press. Available online Feb 18 2011.
56 Paganelli, A., Gnazzo, V., Acosta, H., López, S.L. & Carrasco, A.E. 2010. Glyphosate-based herbicides produce teratogenic effects on vertebrates by impairing retinoic acid signalling. Chemical Research in Toxicology 23: 1586-95. Benachour, N. & Seralini, G.E. 2009. Glyphosate formulations induce apoptosis and necrosis in human umbilical, embryonic, and placental cells. Chemical Research in Toxicology 22: 97-105. Benachour, N., Siphatur, H., Moslemi, S., Gasnier, C., Travert, C. & Seralini, G.E. 2007. Time- and dose-dependent effects of Roundup on human embryonic and placental cells. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 53: 126-33.
57 Richard, S., Moslemi, S., Sipahutar, H., Benachour, N. & Seralini, G-E. 2005. Differential effects of glyphosate and Roundup on human placental cells and aromatase. Environmental Health Perspectives 113: 716–720. EFSA 2005. Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance glufosinate.
58 EFSA Scientific Report 27: 1-81.
59 In 2009, the EU adopted legislation that regulates the authorisation of agrochemicals (Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009). It sets criteria for the approval of these products, forbidding the authorization and re-authorisation of agrochemicals classified as toxic for reproduction, carcinogenic or mutagenic. Based on these criteria, glufosinate, cannot have its marketing licence, which expires in 2017, extended.
60 See, e.g. GM crop database http://www.cera-gmc.org/?action=gm_crop_database


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Once again our community is being plagued by gun violence and yet we still seemed focused on the symptoms and not the disease. While we are all too eager to decry the proliferation of gun related violence when it reveals itself in horrific events such as that of Sandy Hook, we seem strangely reluctant to turn that level of shock, outrage and urgency of action inward on ourselves. And just as importantly, we refuse to ask the foundational question about the constitutional right to gun ownership that seems to create an impenetrable wall of resistance to even the most minimal notion of gun control.
From my first day of law school I had a running argument with my Constitutional Law professor about the 2nd Amendment and the public perception that the right to bear arms is constitutionally guaranteed. Historically, the presence or absence of a "right to keep and bear arms" has been the subject of vigorous debate among constitutional law scholars for more than 150 years and I have added my own small contribution to that ongoing difference of opinion.
The text of the amendment reads, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." In District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment "codified a pre-existing right" and that it "protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia". With respect, this analysis misses the mark. Service in a militia is not the determining factor. Rather, the "need" for a militia determines the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. My very point is that today we do not need a militia to secure our safety and, therefore, do not need to keep and bear arms to safeguard that security.
I would argue that the right to arm oneself was indeed necessary at a time when citizens had no other means of safeguarding themselves and their homes. They "needed" a regulated citizen militia for the common defense. But in today's world we have police forces and standing armies for exactly that purpose. Without the existence of that communal need, there is no right to bear arms for security's sake. That right has now evolved by dint of time and civility to a privilege and like the license to operate a motor vehicle it is a privilege that must be exercised responsibly.
While many sections of the Constitution of the United States are appropriately susceptible to a "plain text" or "literal" reading, the 2nd Amendment, in my view, is not. I believe the framers envisioned an evolving document that would be responsive to the changes of a young and still maturing nation; changes that they could anticipate but could not foresee. The ambiguity in the phrasing of the arms clause places the responsibility to revision that clause on future generations. As part of the future those great and prescient men only glimpsed, it is incumbent upon us to take up this question in earnest. If we cannot evolve as a society, then we have failed those founding fathers and equally failed that foundational document which was created to guide our evolution as a society of fellow citizens and as a nation of laws.
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Aboriginal people expect their indigenous rights as the original inhabitants and traditional owners of the land to be accepted and recognised by the broader community. They also deserve an apology.
Despite the credo of individual responsibility at the heart of present government policy, for many Aborigines the primary focus is the notion of collective responsibility and acknowledgement of and adherence to Aboriginal law and tradition.
In many instances they are developing models of governance that meet their particular cultural imperatives. They want to tackle the issue of substance abuse, as highlighted in Noel Pearson's article. It is of central importance if we are to improve Aboriginal health, as is overcoming the remorseless and grinding poverty experienced by so many.
At the same time it is apparent, certainly in the Northern Territory, that there are families and communities that are struggling with the reality of a breakdown in traditional authority structures and are searching for the proper response to the scourge of dysfunctional behaviour typified by substance abuse and family violence.
It is wrong to think that this is the case for all Aboriginal communities, although it is true that in the Northern Territory there are communities and regions that have been struggling with this awful problem for decades. Historically, their cries for assistance have invariably gone unheeded.
This remains a matter of shame. Successive governments have been deaf to their pleas and - despite what some would have us believe - this remains the case. The Howard Government is as guilty as any other.
A decade or more ago Aboriginal women from across central Australia were rallying and marching in the streets over substance abuse and family violence, haplessly seeking support from government. I vividly recall a proposal for a community initiated and controlled petrol-sniffing program for the Pitjantjatjara lands as far back as 1979. This was not supported, and the sad and fatal outcome of chronic petrol sniffing in the region has been played out in the recent weeks in the South Australian Coroner's Court.
Instead of blaming Aboriginal Australians for the failings of past and present government policies, we need to stop blaming the victim and sit down and work with, not dictate to, the Aboriginal peoples. And governments must respond positively to the many initiatives Aboriginal Australians continue to promote, despite getting the cold shoulder.
The scourge of welfare dependency has not remained unchallenged by Aboriginal Australians. Communities in the Northern Territory and elsewhere have been railing against "sit-down money" for decades. They have been determined to participate in the community development and employment projects since they were set up in the early 1970s. In many communities there is a no-work, no-pay rule.
Many communities have also sought to develop enterprises. They have no interest in being passive welfare recipients, but their efforts have been impeded by political interference and bureaucratic ineptitude.
Others have suffered at the hands of the many crooks, spivs and misfits who have ripped off communities through corrupt behaviour, maladministration or just plain stupidity.
The bottom line is if Aboriginal Australians are to have access to the rights they demand and deserve, if we are to tackle the issues highlighted in Noel Pearson's article, then there must be negotiation and partnership between governments and Aboriginal Australians - as well as respect for difference.
Warren Snowdon is the Labor member for the federal seat of Lingiari in the Northern Territory.
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The nose is brimming with caramel and butterscotch, while the palate is packed with layers of dried fruit, cereal malt and a touch of sherry influence. Its oily texture coats the palate and lingers for minutes.Single Malts from Glenlivet have long been the top selling whiskies in the United States, and it's no mystery as to why with bottlings like this one from independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail.