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|Panchakarma - An Introduction
Emphasis on Panchakarma treatments in Ayurveda
"Dosha Ksheena Brumhaitavya |
Kupitaha Prashamayitavya ||
Vrudda Nirharitavya |
Sama Paripalya ithi Siddantaha ||"
The treatments in Ayurveda has been broadly classified and dealt under three lines of management namely Shamana (Conservative / Paliative), Shodana (Purificatory) and Nidana Parivarjana (Preventive of positive factors). The treatment aims at tackling the doshas effectively to be brought to a state of equillibrium. The doshas that have diminished activity have to be nurtured, the hyper doshas have to be subdued, palliated and the aggraveated doshas have to be eliminated through purification procedure (Panchakarma) thus bringing them to normalacy. The normal doshas have to be protected through the toughtful application of Dinacharya (Daily Regemine), Ruthucharya (Seasonal Regemine), Sadvrutha (Good Conduct) and Rasayana Chikitsa to keep the diseases at bay.
Panchakarma to Whom?
a) Those who are interested to live longer without diseases and to attain moksha (god realization).
d) Panchakarma in Diseases.
Steps for Administering Panchakarma:
a. Poorva Karma:
1) Usage of warm water
2) Fasting
3) Herbal powders/decoctions/special diet.
a) Internal: Usage of medicated ghee, medicated oils, along with the food.
b) External: Abhyanga(ayurvedic massage), seka and related procedures.
Different methods of fomentation, mainly bashpa sweda and nadisweda.
b. PRADANA KARMA:
In pradana karma the major purificatory procedures like
1. VAMANA KARMA (Therapeutic Emesis): This is the method used for the elimination of aggravated Kapha through the upper pathways by using special medicaments.
2. VIRECHANA KARMA:(Therapeutic Purgation): This is the method used for the elimination of aggravated pitta through the lower pathways by using special medicaments.
3. BASTHI KARMA(Therapeutic enema): This is the method used for the elimination of aggravated vata through the lower pathways by using special medicaments.
4. NASYA KARMA(Therapeutic nasal medication): This is the method used for the elimination of aggravated local doshas such as vata kapha and pitta through the nasal passage ;by using special medicaments.
5. RAKTA MOKSHANA( Therapeutic blood letting): This is the method used for the elimination of aggravated localized and general pitta and rakta on selected regions in the body.
"Usnodakopachari syadbrahmachari kshapashaya
Abhyanga, the ayurvedic whole body massage with suitable medicated oil is beneficial for healthy individuals to stay healthy and for persons suffering from various ailments, especially vata disorders.
Abhyanga should be resorted to daily, as it wards off old age, exertion and aggravation of vata, bestows good vision , long life, nourishes the body, ensures good sleep and healthy skin.
|Bashpa sweda
|Bashpa sweda is a method of fomentation which relieves body stiffness & heaviness, improves body flexibility and is good for vata and kapha disorders.
|Shiro abhyanga
|Shiro abhyanga(massage to the scalp) helps prevent headache, hair loss, baldness and premature greying of hair. Besides leaving the hair lustrous and strong, it improves the sheen of facial skin and ensures a sense of well-being, balance and good sleep.
|A therapy of pouring warm medicated oils in an even stream with simultaneous massage. It strengthens and tones all seven body tissues, improves vigour and vitality, improves the agni(digestive fire),body complexion and lusture & strengthens the indriyas.
Sarvangadhara a major rejuvenation technique can be done with medicated oils , herbal decoctions and milk, according to the individual's prakruthi (body constitution) and ailments.
|Patra Pinda Sweda (PPS)
|This procedure is used to induce sweating after abhyanga. Several herbal ingredients are fried together, tied in a bolus dipped in hot medicated oil and rubbed all over the body. The special herbs used, draw the toxins from the body by activating the sweat glands. This is an excellent treatment for neurological disorders, arthritis and skin disorders.
|Choorna Pinda Sweda (CPS)
|A full body massage is complemented by a massage with chosen herbal powders tied in boluses. Useful in kapha disorders, obesity, skin ailments, joint disorders and to ward off unpleasant body odours.
|It is a procedure of applying medicated herbal pastes, ghee or oil to the scalp. Shirolepa helps treat itching, dandruff, pustules and headaches. Useful in preventing hair loss and premature greying of hair.
Shashtikashali Pinda Sweda (SSPS)
|A unique therapy of fomentation which is done after abhyanga using a preparation of a special type of rice. Useful in vatha and kapha disorders, paralysis, myalgia, neurological and neuromuscular disorders. A great rejuvenator it is also known to treat delayed growth in children.
|Akshi Tarpana
|It is a process of keeping the medicated ghee/herbal decoction in the eyes with the help of a dough dam.
Nethra tarpana helps remove fatigue of the eyes and treats disorders of vata and pitta. It ensures good vision and helpful in treating burning sensation, roughness and stiffness of the eyes, sub-conjunctival haemorrhage, inflammatory lesions of the eye, glaucoma, loss of secretion of lacrimal fluid and loss of eye-lashes. It is extremely beneficial for students and computer professionals.
|A unique technique of massaging the body with the feet by specially skilled therapists. Useful in vata disorders, wards off old age, eliminates exertion, bestows good vision, nourishes the body, ensures long life, good sleep and a healthy skin.
|A time-tested remedy for psychosomatic disorders, shirodhara is a procedure, which involves the pouring of a continous & controlled stream of different medicated oils/butter milk/herbal decoctions over the forehead. It deeply relaxes and revitalizes all the sensory organs and the central nervous system. It stabilizes and calms the mind, improves strength, sense of taste, memory and aptitude. An excellent rejuvenator and aphrodisiac, it ensures good sleep, long life and a sweet voice.
|A special procedure of bathing the scalp with warm medicated oils. Useful in insomnia, paralysis, bellspalsy, writer's syndrome, migraine headaches, dryness of the upper respiratory tract, dandruff and other diseases of the scalp and diminishing memory.
|A procedure of anointing the scalp with herbal pastes/medicated ghee or oil and preserving it overnight is a treatment called Shiropichu. It prevents hair loss, reduces burning sensation over the scalp and is good for insomnia.
|It is a procedure in which the low back is bathed with warm medicated oils, followed by sweda
It is safe and gives quick relief as it acts at the site of the lesion and pacifies vata. A series of these treatments are amazingly beneficial for low backaches, spondylitis and sciatica.
|Greeva basti
|This procedure done to the back of the neck by bathing with warm medicated oils followed by sweda is very effective in cervical spondylosis and frozen shoulders.
|Hrud basti
|A procedure where in the cardiac region is bathed with warm medicated oils. This is especially rejuvenating for the organ of Heart. It strengthens the heart muscles and increases strength and vitality at a very essential level.
|Nabhi basti
|Also called chakra basthi, done at the umbilical region is very effective in digestive disorders and anxiety.
|It is a unique procedure of massaging the lower legs and feet, emphasizing on foot reflexology. It is known to reduce stress and strain of the lower limbs and eyes. Also helpful in varicose veins.
|Janu basti
|A similar procedure to kati and greeva basthi, this therapy is done to the knee joints and is very effective for quick pain relief at the site. Indicated in Rheumatoid and osteo-arthritis.
|Istika Sweda
|A special procedure done using herbal decoctions on hot bricks. Very effective in calcaneal spur.
|Mukhalepa, Pedicure, Manicure
|Our specially designed herbal facial is effective in chronic acne, hyper pigmentation and sunburns. This prevents wrinkles and improves the skin tone. Also good for the eyes, the massage component in mukhalepa focuses on the marma points of the face, neck and shoulders, which reinvigorates the tissues, tones and refreshes the senses.
A total herbal approach to pedicure & Manicure can make one boast of a pair of beautiful feet and hands.


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LOS ANGELES -- Silas Redd has had about 10 hours of on-field experience for the USC Trojans since arriving on campus, but he's already impressing his coaches.
The junior running back, a ballyhooed transfer from Penn State, has settled in nicely to a No. 2 role in the Trojans' backfield, where he stands to see immediate playing time come USC's Sept. 1 opener and could also challenge for Curtis McNeal's starting spot.
"He's improved every day, and he impresses you every day on and off the field," running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu said Thursday, after Redd's fourth practice with the team. "He runs well, and now he's learning all our concepts and picking them up pretty quickly."
Redd has broken a few big runs in practices so far, but that's not what Polamalu and others have found so impressive. He has been remarkably consistent for a guy who has been on campus less than a week, making fewer mistakes than many second- and third-year players and generally acting with poise.
He got hit heavily by middle linebacker Lamar Dawson during Thursday's practice and got up while the defensive players were yelling, "Welcome to USC," from the sidelines.
And he went right back at it a few plays later. Maybe it's because there aren't too many former starters who have transferred to USC in recent years, but it's rare to see a new player transition so quickly into a new system.
Maybe the fact that Redd ran a pro-style offense at Penn State this spring with new coach Bill O'Brien has helped too, as Redd himself mentioned earlier this week.
But USC's other running backs have also helped him out too, including McNeal.
"He's been great," Redd said of the senior with whom he's competing. "He's kind of been playing that big brother role, taking me under and really helping me with the playbook and schemes and different types of techniques.
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Top five 'wanna be in my gang?' films
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Each week, film geeks Ben Davey and Joanna Cohen will show how all of life's questions can be answered by the dusty gems of the weekly rentals in your local video store. (NB: The links below are all external sites.)
Top five 'wanna be in my gang?' films
1. La Haine (Hate) (1995)
Synopsis: A night in the life of a pack of punk Parisians whose buddy lays in a hospital thanks to some hands-on police work. Armed with a police gun, Vinz (Vincent Cassel), swears revenge against the establishment but not before getting on the nerves of anyone within proximity.
BD: Delinquency with a postcard backdrop may prompt the uninitiated to ask 'what reasons do Paris youth, with all of their cultural distractions, have to complain about?'. The same reasons as anywhere else, it seems. Moreover, while the third world desperation seen in City of God may be beyond our western comprehension, the struggle in La Haine strikes a resemblance to recent run-ins in greater western Sydney.
JC: Director Mathieu Kassovitz slices footage of real street riots throughout this tale of ghetto violence, creating a knockout chronicle of the rage and destruction of the disempowered. It is very French, very menacing, very sexy and quite frankly, very black and white in more ways than one. Kassovitz likes his social issues straight-up without the complexity of individual destiny.
2. Romper Stomper (1992)
Synopsis: Hando (Russell Crowe) and his band of white supremacists wage war against anyone who's not white on the streets of Melbourne. The group's potential SNAG, Davey (Daniel Pollack) starts to ask what's so funny about peace, love and understanding after a wayward lass (JacquelineMcKenzie) enters stage left.
BD: Representations of violence aside, Director Geoffrey Wright always knew he had a hot one on his hands here. The outcry against Stomper's race-hate tones reached as high as Paul Keating who said the film was 'morally bankrupt'. You can practically hear the bull-rush to the box office. Still, the portrayal of kids who misguidedly rebel under ideological banners seems a touch relevant.
Just because I'm a neo-Nazi doesn't mean I can't rock you gently ... Romper Stomper
JC: You can watch this film or hit yourself repeatedly in the stomach with a brick. Equally uncomfortable experiences. Daniel Pollack (Davey), a heroin addict, threw himself under a train the year it was released. You would have thought there was enough tragedy here but no, Crowe had to go and make things worse by penning "The Night That Davey Hit the Train" with his band, Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt. A powerful movie but you have been warned.
3. The Wild One
Girl: Hey, Johnny, What are you rebelling against?
Johnny: What've you got?
Synopsis: Johnny (Marlon Brando) is the surly leader of a motorcycle gang who descend upon a small town and wreak some havoc.
BD: The Wild One is a template, not only for the gang genre but also for macho men leads (go Russ) and source for English band names (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club). Bikies sure have changed though. Loosely based on real life events where a motorcycle gang tore up a small US town, one wonders if the middle-of-America yokels who made the final scene of Easy Rider so memorable were simply not enacting a little backwater payback.
JC: This film may look pretty tame today but at the time of its release it was the first film to address motor cycle gang violence. It was labelled dangerous and 'communist' in America and wasn't released publicly in the United Kingdom until 1968. I find it moralistic and preachy but my desire to watch Marlon Brando in freeze-frame brings me back every time. Sigh.
4. The Warriors (1979)
Synopsis: 70s gang war-fare played out on midnight New York streets. One leader calls a meeting of all the gangs of New York and is shot at the little get-together. The Warriors are framed and have to fight their way across the city, past hundreds of gangs, to get to their home turf.
BD: This is where the rest of the T-Birds wound up after Danny got soft and settled down. David Patrick Kelly, who played rival gang leader Luther, replicated his sideshow freak persona over the next few decades in films such as Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Wild At Heart and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. NWA based their clip for 100 Miles and Runnin' on the Warriors storyline, right down to the DJ guiding them home.
JC: Before Rudy Giuliani and his zero crime tolerance, it appears New York had one hell of a gang problem. The major problem being gang fashion. This film makes the more, um, traditional gang colours look subtle. If Ken Done and Jenny Kee teamed up maybe they could design the gang threads for an Aussie inclusion. My favourite gang is the 'Clowns'. They dress like mimes. That's scary!St Elmo's Fire (1985)
Synopsis: It's the Brat Pack on parade when a gang of seven mates, with the weight of all those shoulder pads on their shoulders, try to make the transition from college to the adult world.
BD: Judd Nelson knew that by playing Bender in Breakfast Club he would eventually have to play a serial killer. Blind Freddy could see that Claire (Ringwald) was bound for Footyboyfriendville after she had dabbled with her little piece of rough. Therefore, Judd's turn as a handyman with a knife and yellow pages in Relentless was a natural progression for dead-beat Bender. Maybe I'm wrong - maybe this theory lends more to ol' Judd playing Bernie Ebbers in the inevitable biopic? Oh, St. Elmo's Fire? Well it was Jo's pick.
JC: Oh the angst. Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, oh and what's-her-name, Mare Winningham were quite the gang in the real world. The 'booga-booga' cheer was actually something they started doing on set and was included into the script afterwards. Molly Ringwald's exclusion from the gang was the first bit of evidence that she would never be allowed to leave cinematic high school.
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The ability of supply chains to deliver high(er) levels and standards of animal welfare is subject to two critical conditions: (a) the innovative and adaptive capacity of actors in the chain to respond to society's demands; (b) consumers actually buying animal-friendly products. Unless citizens are willing to support suppliers who comply with high(er) standards, their votes for better animal welfare risk exporting poor animal welfare to other countries with less rigorous standards. The logic of market failure in the case of animal welfare points to the superiority of consumer subsidies over producer subsidies to deliver improved animal welfare.
Supply chains are already incorporating citizen/consumer demands for improved animal welfare, especially through product differentiation and the associated segmentation of markets. Nonetheless, the ability of the chain to deliver high(er) levels and standards of animal welfare is subject to two critical conditions: (a) the innovative and adaptive capacity of the chain to respond to society's demands; (b) the extent to which consumers actually purchase animal-friendly products. Despite a substantial literature reporting estimates of willingness to pay (WTP) for animal welfare, there is a belief that in practice people vote for substantially more and better animal welfare as citizens than they are willing to pay for as consumers. This citizen-consumer gap has significant consequences on the supply chain, although there is limited literature on the capacity and willingness of supply chains to deliver what the consumer wants and is willing to pay for. This paper outlines an economic analysis of supply chain delivery of improved standards for farm animal welfare in the EU and illustrates the possible consequences of improving animal welfare standards for the supply chain using a prototype belief network analysis.
The animal product supply or marketing chains are critical in determining and delivering animal welfare. No matter what citizens may say or governments require, if consumers do not support and reward improved standards of animal welfare, then the supply and marketing chains cannot be expected to deliver them [
Animal welfare development road [
An original aim of the EU EconWelfare project, as is implicit in the title, was to estimate the economic impact (costs and benefits) of upgrading animal welfare standards on the EU supply chain and its competitiveness. However, as the project progressed, it rapidly became apparent that this aim cannot be met other than through very specific and highly conditional illustrative case studies. The bulk of the project output consisted of a comprehensive documentation of existing initiatives and supply chain developments towards higher standards and an intensive stakeholder engagement programme to identify the most promising policy instruments to assist further development without compromising the competitiveness of EU supply chains. Overall, the project identified a possible 'road' towards improved animal welfare within the EU, based on extensive stakeholder consultation and review of existing initiatives, as shown in
This paper highlights the major implications of this general progression towards improved animal welfare for the supply (or marketing) chain of animal products, based on the workshops and stakeholder engagement activities pursued under the EconWelfare project. More specifically, it concentrates on the economics of the supply or marketing chain: the connections between those who deliver animal welfare (the supply side) and those who demand or require particular standards of animal welfare (the demand side). To do so, we employ a Bayesian Belief Network, under the assumption that both consumers and citizens (the demand side) as well as producers and processors (the supply side) can be sufficiently well informed about real animal welfare conditions to take the appropriate action to improve animal welfare. Whether or not either consumers or producers choose to care enough to be well informed, and whether or not they alter their behaviours as a consequence are the economic issues arising in the supply or marketing chain.
The paper is organised as follows.
Competitive marketing or supply chains can be expected to deliver the levels and standards of animal welfare which society demands, subject to important conditions discussed below. As businesses in the supply chain continually seek to improve their commercial performance in competition with their peers and rivals, the supply chain effectively defines a
Possibilities for improving animal welfare (following [
The implication is that competitive supply chains generally find that improvements in animal welfare are associated with reduced animal productivity (and associated increased production costs). Of course, not all firms in the supply chain are performing up to industry best practice, so some—perhaps many—will not be operating on this frontier of best practice at any given time, but will lie somewhere inside it (at a point like X). These less efficient and effective firms could improve both animal productivity and animal welfare at the same time (moving to the segment A, between X1 and X2 on the production possibility frontier). In principle, the continual processes of supply chain competition can be expected to encourage these currently inefficient firms to move closer to the PPF for animal welfare. Without this continual competition for market share and margins over costs, the pursuit of improved animal welfare is likely to be slow. In addition to competition within the supply chain, the more research and development (R&D) and effective information dissemination and extension services are available, the more rapidly such best practices can be expected to percolate through the industry, and the more rapidly can the best practice frontier be expanded (shifted upwards and to the right in
However, the more consumers and their representatives (the food retailers) are willing to pay for improved animal welfare, the more care the chain actors can be expected to take to deliver at least consumer/retail perceptions of improved welfare. Alternatively, the greater the restrictions imposed on the domestic marketing chains through regulation and legislation, in the interests of animal welfare, the more attention the marketing chain actors are obliged to take of animal welfare—focusing on compliance with the minimum required welfare (AWLeg) at the expense of maximum possible animal productivity (Pm).
The critical conditions determining the ability of the supply chain to deliver animal welfare can be divided into two conceptually distinct components: (a) the innovative and adaptive
There is a very limited literature on the capacity and willingness of supply chains to deliver what the consumer wants and is willing to pay for. Conventional economic analysis typically assumes that competitive pressures and the continual struggle of firms and businesses to survive and prosper will be sufficient to ensure that 'gaps in the market' will be found by enterprising individuals and businesses. It also supposes that any gaps which are not filled result from the practical problem that the costs of meeting and filling the gap are not sufficiently recompensed by the sales to make the enterprise worthwhile—there is no market in the gap.
Marketing premium, animal friendly products requires that the supply chain is appropriately segmented, differentiated and traceable, which is typically more costly than marketing chains which ignore origins, processes, and provenance of products. While these tracing and differentiation costs are typically prohibitive for chains that are not already differentiated, recent development of food markets has led many chains to become substantially differentiated for reasons other than simply animal welfare. Notwithstanding the substantial concentration in the slaughtering, processing and retailing sectors, there is already a large number of differentiated and separately labeled animal product lines, at least in the richer western European countries, which can be further elaborated with improved animal welfare provisions as and when demand warrants it. This progression is illustrated in
Major retailers (especially) are continuing to differentiate their own label product lines, emphasizing quality, origins and production systems. As already with organic labels, these premium and quality products are likely to become more animal welfare friendly as retailers recognize the threats to their brands and corporate images should media stories emerge about insensitive treatment of animals in their supply chains. Franz
Since there is a clear and well-founded resistance to developing brands and labels which solely relate to animal welfare, the evidence and logic points to an approach which integrates animal welfare with other dimensions of quality, and packages animal welfare with these other dimensions [
While supply chain barriers are frequently asserted to mitigate the development of socially responsible supply chains, perhaps especially for improved animal welfare, two major factors should be noted. First, supply chains are continually evolving and adapting to changing conditions, especially the willingness of consumers to recognise and pay for quality and differentiation of food products, including improved animal welfare. The progress made in the past is testament to this continual change—relatively few people appear to believe that animal welfare conditions are deteriorating, while the majority thinks that conditions have improved [
The EU EconWelfare project has identified and examined a wide variety and large number of initiatives throughout the EU. These demonstrate both the capacity of at least parts of the supply chain to deliver improved animal welfare and also its ability and willingness to participate in public-private partnerships and collaborations to further improve animal welfare conditions throughout the chain. A major outstanding difficulty relates to the apparent gap between citizens' aspirations and ambitions for improved animal welfare and their willingness to pay for such improvements.
There has been both a growth in more animal welfare friendly product lines and chains as societies grow richer and better informed (
However, citizens do not abdicate responsibility for their moral judgments (votes) by delegating responsibility to governments. Unless citizens are willing to support their local suppliers in compliance with higher standards, their votes for better animal welfare may amount to nothing more than cheap talk. Even vegetarians and vegans exert market influence: by purchasing nothing to do with animals, they remove their dependence on farm animals and reduce the number needed (at whatever level of welfare) to satisfy the demand. The overall level of animal welfare in any society is, in principle, some sum of each animal's level of welfare over the whole population of animals. The overall level of animal welfare, therefore, depends on the consumer demands for the final products, otherwise the animals would not be kept, at whatever level of welfare. Animal products, and hence their associated levels of welfare, are not public goods, they are rival in consumption. Notwithstanding the ultimate moral or philosophical foundations for our individual and collective concerns with animal welfare (which are clearly both complex and contested), as and when we individually and collectively decide to act on these beliefs, and determine that our animals are better treated, then we need to be prepared to bear the associated costs of doing so. Whatever the moral or philosophical bases of our beliefs and animal welfare preferences, we have to acknowledge and accept responsibility for the economic costs of exercising these preferences. Neither markets nor governments can be expected to meet the aspirations of citizens if these citizens themselves are not willing to provide the necessary supportive actions to achieve these aspirations.
As Harvey and Hubbard [
These consequences are termed the "
In practice, however, there are four other major reasons why consumers might not be willing to pay as much for improved animal welfare as their responses as citizens appear to indicate. Two of these are unreliable labels and inadequate information. Both can and should be countered through supply chain actions, providing that the additional returns warrant the costs. However, the provision of reliable information itself is a public good—once supplied for one, it is effectively supplied for everyone, and my use of a given bit (or byte) of information does not deny you the use of the same bit. There is a strong case for government (public) provision and support of such reliable information (including the third party verification of labels and marketing claims, and of R&D and extension of best practices).
Nevertheless, two final reasons for the gap between citizen votes and consumer spending in favour of higher animal welfare strongly suggest that there will always be such a gap, and that it may well be quite wide. These two reasons are: (a) that it takes too much effort to check the information available and read the labels; (b) that there is too much else to worry about and put effort into, and these things are considered by many consumers to be more important or more urgent than animal welfare. These two reasons are at the root of most of the so-called 'hypothetical bias', which plagues attempts to measure WTP. The focus of specific opinion polls (or sophisticated choice experiments to measure WTP) on the issue of animal welfare in isolation from the rest of increasingly complex lives and livelihoods is quite likely to result in answers which differ substantially from real world practice and behaviour. While general education might be expected to improve the salience of animal welfare to people, and hence increase their likelihoods of caring more and taking more care about animal welfare, it is to be expected that there always will be some gap between citizens' votes and consumers' WTP which is inevitable and inherent in the human condition, and not necessarily an indication of either market or regulation failure.
As noted in the introduction, it is impossible to identify a simple and meaningful calculation or illustration of the impact of upgraded standards of animal welfare on the EU supply chain and its competitiveness. This impossibility is a reflection of the complexity of interrelationships between the characteristics and efficacy of specific on-farm and off-farm welfare standards, costs and benefits, farm structures, characteristics and efficiency of the chain, and welfare outcomes. As a proxy, we develop an outline representation of the consequences of imposing upgraded standards throughout the distribution chain using a causal Belief Network (BN) of the potential consequences of upgrading standards [
Policy objective and instrument priorities for improved animal welfare [
|Policy Objectives (Columns) & Policy Instruments (Rows)
|Pubic Awareness of AW (1)
|On-Farm Standards (2=)
|Chain Education (2=)
|Off-Farm Standards (4)
|Consumer Education (5)
|Consumer Trust & Confidence (6)
|Market Development (7)
As part of the EconWelfare project a major Delphi survey was conducted with stakeholder representatives across eight EU countries. Of the 458 people approached to take part in this survey, 194 full responses were obtained over the complete Delphi cycle. A major output of this survey was a policy matrix associating the most appropriate policy instruments to achieve a set of prioritized policy objectives. This matrix is shown in
Identifying the consequences of these generally preferred policies and instruments for the competitiveness of European agriculture is a tall order, and is plagued by both imprecision of the specific instruments and their effects, and about general uncertainty of the consequences. However, it is possible to propose an initial specification (called 'alpha' in the belief network literature) of the general causal relationships between these major instruments and policies based on the conceptual framework outlined in the previous section. An alpha version of the belief network was presented to 20 stakeholders (NGO, industry, academic and farmer representatives) at a workshop in March 2011. During this interactive workshop, stakeholders were asked to consider and amend—according to their animal welfare expertise and
EconWelfare Belief Network (beta version).
This representation contains the key variables identified in the Delphi survey, and includes a preliminary judgment about the directional causation between them. At the centre of the belief network is
Added to the variables from the Delphi are the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for AW (
This beta model was circulated to all EconWelfare partners and sent to those previously responding to the Delphi survey. Experts were asked to provide as many 'cases' (collections of node ratings) as possible, and for each case to 'score' according to their judgment and beliefs the state of the current animal welfare system in their country, region or livestock sector. Each node included four 'states' with a score between 1 and 4 (e.g., for labelling: very effective = '1', effective = '2', ineffective = '3' and very ineffective = '4'). 82 cases across the eight countries were received by the end of June 2011.
However, even this highly simplified picture of the EU Animal Welfare system still suffers from considerable complexity. As specified in the 'beta' version of the network, there are more than 800 conditional probabilities. To properly 'train' this network with expert judgments of the scores for each node would require upwards of 8,000 cases (separate judgments of present conditions for specific cases (countries and sectors)). Further simplification is both possible and necessary for our purposes. In this case, condensing the responses in each node from four possibilities (e.g., very high; high; low; very low) to two ('high' or 'low') substantially reduces the total conditional probability set to 84, which is more consistent with our data. However, we have been unable within the resources of the EconWelfare project to obtain enough separate judgments for a substantially reliable representation, so what follows can only be considered as an illustration of the approach.
Our 'trained' (calibrated) version of the Belief Network is shown in
Calibrated EconWelfare Belief Network.
The bi-value distribution of our respondents' judgments on the current state of the variables driving animal welfare and supply chain competitiveness are shown in
The calibration of the network with the set of 82 more or less different beliefs about the current states of each of the major factors (variables) allows the software [
Network consequences of Improved Standards.
Belief Network consequences of improved consumer demand.
The implications of this pattern of beliefs (noting the
However, as
Belief Network consequences of improved supply chain capacity.
Belief network consequences of improving public attitudes.
Competitive supply chains, seeking to mobilize as much consumer spending as possible and operating within a single market, can be expected to deliver the levels of animal welfare that their customer segments are willing to pay for. Attempts to force the chains, by regulation, to improve standards above and beyond those which consumers are willing to support will tend to push animal production 'off shore', rather than improve home animal welfare conditions. Despite the common claim that animal welfare is a public good, and therefore the responsibility of government to ensure for all, closer analysis reveals that the potential market failure is really a free-rider problem, stemming from a psychological consumption externality (side effect)—my consumption of animal products affects your well-being. Overall animal welfare (number of animals times their individual welfare levels) is a private rather than a public good, determined by the consumption of animal products. Regulation of animal welfare, however, is a public good (or,
Nevertheless, there is every reason to suppose that there will always be a significant gap between citizens' votes or opinions about animal welfare (necessarily elicited through questions focused specifically on the issues) and their willingness to pay as consumers to ensure these levels of animal welfare (expressed as part of the complexities of real lives). The gap between citizens' votes and willingness to pay is not necessarily an indication of unfilled gaps in the market, which might be turned into markets in the gaps by competitive supply chains. Furthermore, the logic of the free-rider problem implies that the only problem-consistent policy strategy for its solution is a consumption subsidy for the consumption of more animal welfare friendly products, not a production or process subsidy as is commonly advocated.
There is a need for governments to provide the genuine public good of reliable information—third party verification of standards, education and training of both the general public and the supply chain participants, definitions and measurement of animal welfare itself, and R&D to develop more animal welfare friendly production and treatment systems consistent with productivity. Given this provision, and the necessary common outlawing of unnecessarily ill-treatment of animals, markets (competitive supply chains) can be relied upon to progressively improve standards of animal welfare. This is demonstrated by both the comparative levels of animal welfare between countries and the history of animal welfare improvements over the recent past, as well as by the logic of the market process.
Finally, the Belief Network approach to identifying stakeholder judgments about the efficacy of improved animal welfare standards appears very promising as a route to exploring changing perceptions and attitudes towards improved animal welfare, and lubricating the all-important continued public debates and negotiations to that end.
The authors acknowledge the financial support from the FP7 programme of the European Commission for the project "Good animal welfare in a socio-economic context: Project to promote insight on the impact for the animal, the production chain and European society of upgrading animal welfare standards (EconWelfare)". We gratefully acknowledge all contributing partners in the EconWelfare project and the stakeholders who took part in the workshops, in interviews and answered the Delphi questionnaire. The text represents the authors' views and does not necessarily represent a position of the Commission who will not be liable for the use made of such information.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Florida Atlantic and the ULM Warhawks are set to kickoff the Sun Belt slate of their schedules against each other Saturday afternoon. Warhawk Nation takes a look at the keys to a ULM victory.
Get the run game going and that means everybody. Each back brings something different to the table and all must be utilized. To do that however you must show the threat of a vertical passing game. See next key.
Take some chances down field. 6'3 fifth year senior LaGregory has hardly been used (6 catches through 3 games) and is a mismatch for 90% of all defensive backs in college football. Sapp has made the spectacular catch on many occasions (Tulsa, Clemson, ect) and is not afraid to go over the middle. Throw Anthony McCall (3 catches 22 yards) into that category as well. With 6 touchdowns as a freshman McCall proved he is a physical threat down the field (see Arkansas in 08).
Luther, Luther, Luther. With no touches in the first half of the Arizona State game the offense struggled and was missing that game breaking speed Luther brings to the table. Ambrose is averaging 17 yards every time he touches it on offense but finished with just 1 catch for 9 yards.
Fresh legs in the game. Frank Goodin, who admitted he was out of shape, has a 3-1 carry margin over Rodney Lovett. We haven't seen Isaiah Newsome since his career day against Texas Southern either. Newsome brings a different dimension to the game with his ability to cut and bounce the play outside.
Protect the ball, that's a given.
Bring the heat. Lots of it. Rusty Smith is crafty and he will pick you apart if you let him. ULM fans memory should still be fresh from 2008 when Smith did just that. Smith orchestrated a 72 yard drive hitting 7/8 passes and throwing the winning touchdown with just 20 seconds to play giving FAU the 29-28 victory.
Special teams, ugh where do we start. Scrap whatever scheme you've got and start over. The kickoff coverage is the worst in recent ULM memory and has nowhere to go but up. A momentum make or breaker, the Warhawks cannot afford to surrender a gimmie 7 points on kickoffs or punt returns.
Special teams have bit the Warhawks when it mattered most in the past as well. Bradley Robinson of Middle Tennessee returned a kickoff 89 yards with just 57 seconds left lifting the Blue Raiders to a 43-40 victory over ULM in 2007. It cost ULM a 7-5 season and a bowl bid. (P.S start recruiting the kid that can boot it into the end zone on kickoffs)Overall
Put the foot on the throat of your opponent and don't let off. The Warhawks come out like gang busters, build a big halftime lead only to wilt in the second half, blow those leads, and eventually lose the game. Again against FAU last year ULM jumped out to a 21-0 lead only to lose it late. ULM also led Arkansas 24-6 in 2008 before the Razorbacks stormed back for the 28-27 win. A 27-23 loss to NWST in 2005 still haunts ULM fans.


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Official Journal of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain,
the European, Asian, and Ibero-Latin Academies of CraniomandibularDisorders, and the Australian Academy of Orofacial Pain
ISSN 2333-0384 (print) •
ISSN 2333-0376 (online)
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Oral Behaviors Checklist: Reliability of Performance in Targeted Waking-State Behaviors
Michael R. Markiewicz, BS / Richard Ohrbach, DDS, PhD / W.D. McCall, Jr, PhD
Aims: To assess the consistency of intentional behavioral performance as an index of whether individuals understood the meanings of the behavioral terms of the Oral Behaviors Checklist, which is a self-report scale for identifying and quantifying the frequency of jaw overuse behaviors. Methods: Surface electromyography was used to measure bilaterally the activity of the masseter, temporalis, and suprahyoid muscles (for assessment of oral behaviors) and the biceps muscles (reference task of biceps curl) in 27 temporomandibular disorder (TMD) cases and 27 controls. Subjects were asked to perform (1) biceps curls to lift 5 weights, with explanation, and (2) 10 oral behaviors (eg, �clench,� �yawn�) without explanation. Results: Biceps-curl performance resulted in assignments of excellent or very good for linearity-reliability based on inspection and correlation. Test-retest reliability of the 10 performed oral behaviors generally ranged from 0.6 to 0.98 for all 3 muscle groups, and many tasks had reliability coefficients comparable to those for the biceps curl. Across tasks, elevator muscle reliability of cases was 0.87, compared to 0.75 for controls; group values for opening muscles were similar. Conclusion: Individual subjects performed each task at a high level of consistency. Performance was not appreciably altered by being a TMD case versus a control and was not significantly different from the performance level of a reference task, indicating that each individual understood well the meaning of each oral behavior-related word. J Orofac Pain 2006;20:306�316
Key words: electromyography, oral behaviors, parafunction, reliability, temporomandibular disorders
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6:58 p.m. – I put on perfume in front of my mirror. I've never met this guy in person, but I figure he's worth being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love my perfume. Maybe he will, too.
7:00 – I wait out on the sidewalk for him. I'm not sure which is more pathetic: the fact that that this is my first date, or that I'm exactly on time.
7:04 – He calls to tell me he's outside of my building, which is strange, because I'm outside of my building, and I don't see him anywhere.
7:07 – Still on the phone with him, I walk down the block to where I think his car is parked. I warned him my place was a bitch to reach because of the one-way streets, and he told me not to worry about it. In retrospect, we both should've worried about it.
7:08 – We meet in the middle of a crosswalk.
7:09 – We walk to his car. It's a white Nissan Sentra he's had since he was sixteen. I mention that I haven't driven a car in two years. Thank goodness he drives.
7:15 – During the car ride, I mention my plan to mash-up the vocals on Spank Rock's "Put That Pussy on Me" with Wilson Pickett's "Shotgun." He tells me I'm cooler than he is.
7:22 – We sit outside at an Italian cafe. He orders Pellegrino for the table. I'm not sure if I should be impressed.
7:35 – The waiter brings out a plate of bruschetta. My date offers me some, and I politely refuse. He hangs his head when he remembers me telling him that I hate tomatoes.
8:15 – He devours his calamari while I play with my chicken parmigiana. It's too hot and humid to eat comfortably. Well, for me, at least. He's dripping sweat and chowing down.
8:17 – I strategically take off my glasses so he can get a good look.
8:30 – When I ask for a to-go box, he tells me I won't eat my leftovers. He's wrong. I'm taken aback by his attempt to predict my behavior. It's ballsy and annoying, and I'm reluctantly attracted.
8:41 – He buys two tickets to Life During Wartime. He's already seen it, but it's the last day the film is in theaters.
9:35 – A woman in the back keeps yelling "Mmmhmm!" at every sexual innuendo. He and I look at each other and giggle.
10:30 – He insists it's too early to take me home. I direct him to my favorite park, then we sit on a bench and talk.
2:30 a.m. – I explain to him that I'm demisexual: it takes a strong emotional connection for me to be attracted to people.
2:33 – He asks me if I'm attracted to him.
2:38 – I pull a notebook and pen out of my purse. I write, "Yes, I'm attracted to you, you fucking asshole." Then I fold up the paper, throw it at him, and run away to some nearby bushes, an entirely rational course of action, and one that I decide to stick with.
2:39 – In my notebook, I write, "Somehow, I want this person in my world."
2:41 – Mosquitoes bite my ankles.
2:47 – I decide to return to my date, but he's already come to find me. We sit back on the bench, and he puts his arm around me. We continue to talk about nothing in particular.
5:23 – He drives me home and tells me how pretty I am. A garbage truck passes us at exactly this moment.
5:30 – I get my leftovers out of his car. There's no way I'd let him win. Then I remember that a date isn't a competition, and that I would've eaten them regardless of his earlier comment. But still, I win.
5:35 – He tells me he'd like to see me again soon. He hugs me goodbye, even though I tell him I hate hugging. Eventually, I relax into his arms.


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MANY Winnipeg Jets players have pre-game rituals they superstitiously follow in hopes of having success on the ice. It appears some of them have pre-dinner rituals, too.
Our Jets at Home, by author and chef Marisa Curatolo, is a behind-the-scenes look at the kitchens, homes and cooking rituals of the players and their families.
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3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp ground coriander
2 tsp chili powder
1 tbsp ground cumin
2 tsp dried oregano
11/2 lb ground turkey
1 small carrot, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 yellow pepper, diced
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1 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp molasses
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup canned black beans
1 cup canned white kidney beans
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Hot sauce, to garnish
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Heat oil in large pot over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook for 4 minutes. Add coriander, chili powder, cumin and oregano; cook for 2 minutes.
Add turkey and cook 5 to 7 minutes. Add carrot, red and yellow peppers; cook for 5 minutes. Add beer and let liquid reduce in half. Stir in tomatoes, chicken stock, molasses, tomato paste and beans; bring to boil. Lower to simmer and cook partially covered 11/2 to 2 hours. Stir occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Add hot sauce if desired. Garnish with fresh cilantro. Serves six.


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The Huskers didn't go away without a fight in the bottom of the ninth, as freshman Blake Headley led off with his first hit of the season and Kale Kiser drew a one-out walk to give the Huskers runners at first and second, but reliever Derek Peterson retired Rich Sanguinetti and Austin Darby to end the Husker rally.
Kubat, a native of Waterloo, Neb., held the Zags scoreless on seven hits and notched one strikeout over five innings of work in the no decision. The Creighton Prep product showed veteran-like composure in the fourth, when Gonzaga started the inning with back-to-back singles and eventually had the bases loaded with two outs. Kubat continued to throw strikes on got out of the jam with a 5-3 groundout.
The loss also soured a 3-for-4 performance from sophomore designated hitter Michael Pritchard, who had three singles on the afternoon and one RBI. Chad Christensen also continued to swing a hot bat with a 2-for-3 day one RBI. The junior outfield ended the series going 6-for-11 with one home run and two RBI's.
For the first time all series the Huskers took the first lead of the game with two runs in the bottom of the first. Kiser led off with a walk, but was caught stealing before Sanguinetti followed with another walk. Pritchard then collected his first RBI of the year with a single to right field and it looked like Sanguinetti would stop at third, but a throwing error from the Zag's right fielder scored the Husker junior to give NU a 1-0 lead. Following a groundout from Kash Kalkowski, Christensen drove in Pritchard from second on a single to right field to give NU a 2-0 lead.
Nebraska would hold the Zags scoreless until the eighth inning when GU would cross the plate twice to cut the Husker lead in half at 4-2. Sophomore Brandon Peirce would start the top of the ninth with a strikeout, but the next three Gonzaga batters would reach on a pair of walks and a error by shortstop Kurt Farmer. Following Gonzales' three-RBI double, Pierce would retire the next two batters on groundouts to stop the bleeding.
The Huskers will be back on the road next weekend when they head to Corpus Christi, Texas, for the Kleberg Bank College Classic at Whataburger Field. Nebraska will open play on Friday, Feb. 24, when it meets Utah from the Pac-12 Conference at 2 p.m. The Huskers will then play two games on Saturday when they face the Utes again at 3 p.m., before facing Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 7 p.m. NU will finish the weekend on Sunday against UNLV at 11 a.m.


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Edit9: Episode 11. That decides it. Tomitake-san really needs a freaking break. I'm cosplaying as him for Halloween.
Now that you've stated it on the boards, you have to post pics. You know the rules.
Edited, Oct 7th 2009 11:56pm by Poldaran
Hahaha, I guess so! The outfit shouldn't be hard, actually; it's basically a military outfit. I have a green hat already, and green pants that will suffice. I'd need a tight dark green sleeveless shirt, dog tags, boots, and to figure out how to get and put some little pouches on the side of my belt. I have a camera that I'd use; it isn't like his (since it's 1983, it's an old Kodak; mine is a cheap digital camera from Wal-Mart), but I'd have to get a strap for it and paint it black for it to work. My hair isn't long enough, but his isn't long enough to warrant a wig. I already wear glasses.
I also figure a generous amount of fake blood for my neck and hands will work :-P
Edit: The shirt is actually a dark enough green to let me get away with a black version, I think. I'm using these pictures as a model Looks like I need a watch as well.
Edited, Oct 8th 2009 8:35am by LockeColeMA
Update on the outfit. After shopping around at Wal'Mart, I found an appropriate shirt in the women's section. I'm a little weirded out by shopping there, but oh well! I also got a belt. I still need to figure out what to do about the side pouches, and I need dog tags. And I also need a strap for my camera, and my camera should be black, not bright green. But so far, so good! Apparently I look like a Floridian hick, haha.
Edit: I'm thinking a generous helping of fake blood around my neck and hands, and maybe a made-up newspaper article posted to my back would complete the ensemble.
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From: "SKPearson" <>
Subject: [ALVERSON] PEARSON-ALVERSON
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:04:48 -0400
Hello Alverson researchers!
I am trying to discover the parents of my gr gr grandmother, Harriet Matilda
Pearson married to Jesse Alverson. In August 1870, Jesse, Matilda, and
children, Mary Emma, Frank, Ida, and Charles ("Gus"), were living near Gantt
Twp. Matilda Pearson died sometime after 1871, the birthdate of her last
child, and according to another researcher, Matilda is buried in an
unmarked grave on one side of Jesse at Washington Baptist Church Cemetery.
There was a Slab for a marker, but when the church cleared that section, all
the slabs were removed. James Frank Alverson's death certificate lists his
mothers name as Matilda Pearson, and she is called Harriet on son Gus
Alverson's death record. Thus her full name must have been Harriet Matilda.
Her parents have not been identified with certainty, but she and Jesse were
living near a Sarah Pearson in 1860. The 1850 Census shows a household
headed by Sarah Pearson, age 40, and containing the following persons: Mary,
age 21; William, age 20; Harriet, age 18; Mourning, age 12; Jefferson, age
14; an James, age 2. This may be Matilda's family. Any help would be
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Have you considered swim fabrics? Maybe a double-layer of whatever it is they make swim trunks out of would be a good choice? The concept art looks like it has some move and lightness to it, though the figurine looks more like wetsuit material or the ever-popular leather/pleather, though the wrinkles at the waist and the backview leg seem to suggest a thinner material. Also, the shorts and overall top are one material, the pouch is another. The pouch is probably leather.
The yellow shirt looks like a ribbed knit, to my eye. The hood looks more like a jersey knit. You may be able to get a ribbed yellow sweater or turtleneck to use as the base, and just cut it down, in the interest of time. The hood could maybe be scavenged from a lightweight (not sweatshirt) pullover/zip up hoodie. If you have a hard time finding something, and your fabric stores have bad hours, you could possibly hit your local walmart/kmart/target/sears/bed, bath and beyond, or whatever huge store that sells sheets cheap is near you, and get one of those jersey knit or even flannel pillowcases to cut up and use for fabric.
For the shorts, I'd suggest going to a sporting goods store (which might also be a good place to feel up different things to get ideas for the overalls), and getting yourself a pair of bike shorts, then adding the blue panels, which could possibly be a leather-type material as a sort of armor, though probably not suede. Actually, now that I say this...you may be able to find something meant for fishermen to use as a base for the overalls, saving yourself a lot of time and effort. I don't know for sure, though, it is just a suggestion.
For the red mesh, if time is short and you are willing to spend a little...you might want to try using skinny red girls/ladies belts. Try to avoid the really shiny ones, look for a matte finish. The edges would be finished, they would have a bit of stiffness, but still be flexible so you could move your arm some. Wire might break with repeated bending of the elbow.
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A huge thanks to Lucius Williams who filmed and produced the short film, 'The Keirin'. The premiere of the film will be held on Saturday June 12th at 8pm. The venue for the premiere will be the Push Push Theater in Decatur. The film will be around 20mins in length and will revisit the action from our first Pro Race Series event of the year, Ethic, Inc presents 'The Keirin'. It'll be a great chance to relive the action. It's free to come catch it, but we will be passing the hat around for donations to go to the velodrome and the theater.
Saturday June 12th, 8pm
Push Push Theater - http://www.pushpushtheater.com/
121 New Street
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The Intel® Teach Program launched in Pakistan in March 2002, which focuses on giving extensive training and resources to promote effective technology use in the classroom. The program offers several courses to train the teachers, though all focus on incorporating technology into teaching, yet the course titled skills for success course is particularly designed for the ICT teachers. According to Intels official stats they have successfully trained more than 220,000 teachers reaching out to over 70 districts and cities so far
targeting remote schools like Dewan Farooq Memorial School (Badin, Sindh) as well as developed school systems like PAF or Fazaia School System (having 25 schools nationwide). Recently Intel, Pre-STEP & USAID have made an agreement for strengthening teacher training institutes.
The ICT integration into the curricula has not only paid off in terms of improving the education standards but also has led to several community based initiatives, cleanliness drives and awareness campaigns!
The National Science Olympiad affiliated with Intel® is held in collaboration with ministry of education as well as science and technology, for students from grade 9 12 aimed at promoting research based learning among students, particularly in Science and Mathematics. The winners of the Olympiad are then selected for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair which is the world's largest pre-college science fair competition, where students have a chance to explore, discover, and innovate. Intel also gives away awards to the teachers and institutes promoting ICTs in their institutes linked with the program.
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Iraqi Boy Gets a New Face From an American Doctor
Princess 19 on 30 Mar 2011 at 12:00am
For many countries, war is an everyday occurrence. The most tragic situations come with the loss or injury of innocent people, especially children, caught in the gunfire. One young victim's plight brought him to America for reconstructive plastic surgery.
His name is Wa'ad, a 9-year-old Iraqi boy who inadvertently detonated a bomb while playing in his hometown. He and his friends thought they were kicking around a regular bottle. Sadly, it was a bomb. The blast caused him to lose his eye, his right arm, and his left leg. He was brought to the U.S. by the Global Medical Relief Fund. Its founder, Elissa Montanti, heard of Wa'ad's story from an American soldier fighting in Iraq. She arranged for him to receive various medical treatments to correct his injuries. All time, work, and equipment were completely donated, and his journey was recently covered on 60 Minutes.
Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh of the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group had the task of reconstructing Wa'ad's batteredface. He had a prominent scar from his head to the bottom of his face.
"My plan today is to go ahead and expand the skin surrounding the scar, putting a sophisticated tissue balloon underneath the skin and the skin slowly stretches over time," said Dr. Alizadeh. "My goal with Wa'ad is that the defects that he has will not be noticeable when he becomes a young man."
Ms. Montanti's efforts to raise money, medical donations, and help are all done with love and the ambition to help innocent children like Wa'ad. She asks everyone and anyone that will listen.
"I tell 'em this true story. Here's a child that's battered. I just tell them the reality. I expect them to help. I'm grateful, 'cause they don't have to help. But I expect that they would, because how could you not?" she asked.
The brave boy endured much pain and suffering as the skin stretched over the course of 3 months. In his finalsurgery, Dr. Alizadeh removed the balloons, cut out the scars and joined the new skin together. His mother wept when she saw her son in recovery. To her, the doctor had brought back her little boy – the one before the accident.
Over the next few years, Wa'ad will come back to the States for check-ups as he goes through the healing process. When asked why the doctor donates his time and efforts towards helping a child he does not know, he replies, "I do this probably for the most selfish reason, which is that it feels good."
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You Must Be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park
Relive the glory days of Rocky Point, a popular amusement park that provided New Englanders with joy for more than 150 years. Through personal stories and archival footage, this documentary attempts to preserve the now-defunct landmark's history. Colorful employees, patrons and locals discuss their fondest memories at Rocky Point, the impact the park had on their lives and the biggest events to take place there.


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YOU were right to publish your story of councillor Jill Campbell's
resignation from the controlling Conservative group on Malvern Hills District Council.
She has rightly expressed her abhorrence at decisions being made behind closed doors and then presented to councillors at the last minute as a "done deal".
Examples include the introduction of wheeled bins and of planning decisions, democratically arrived at, being overturned to the benefit of greedy developers and against the wishes of local residents.
You neglected to mention, however, that, for the same reasons, she was
preceded in leaving that group by councillors Mike Soley (Link), David
Harrison (Kempsey) and Anthony Warburton (Alfrick and Leigh) – the latter often
described as the Conservative group's "conscience".
So, having lost its conscience, lacking the courage, and doubting its
ability to argue its case successfully, the council's tired leadership has
drifted into believing that what it thinks must be the correct and only
answer, and so debate is unnecessary.
Councillor Paul Swinburn may believe that the "implementation of the council's
policies" will proceed unhindered, particularly its latest crazy idea to
surrender all management to another council with big payouts all round.
But he should remember that May 2015 and the elections are now less than a year
Binding a future Malvern Hills District Council to forever being Wychavon's subservient customer is as outrageous as it is improper.
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Osage County Extension would like to welcome Kenda Woodburn and Bruce Peverley.
Kenda Woodburn-Horticulture Specialist
Professional Summary
Highly experienced Horticulturist with a strong dedication to
testing new as well as utilizing old farming techniques
to grow sustainable edible foods.
Dynamic Horticulture Extension Educator with demonstrated capabilities in teaching youth and adults the cultural
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Caring and qualified horticulturist researcher/educator with over 20 years of experience working with various food
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Horticulture Extension Educator, 04/2012 to Current
Oklahoma State University Extension Service Tulsa County – 4116 E 15th St. Tulsa, OK 74112
Developed and taught lessons on horticulture and helped create school gardens to promote student interest in
growing food crops and preserving the environment.
Successfully implemented community gardens
throughout Tulsa County along with other community partners.
Encouraged specialty crop production with an emphasis on native plants at various meetings throughout
the State of Oklahoma.
Established replicated variety trial plots of blackberry, peach and apple at the OSU Bixby Vegetable Research
Worked with commercial farmers helping with site selection, soil sampling, pond location, irrigation
management, proper variety selection, cultural care, harvesting and postharvest handling and marketing of
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Answered questions from the general public concerning all aspects of cultural care of their home garden plants.
Worked with women from the Women in Recovery Program and with juvenile offenders to complete their
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Blayr Gourley-NREM Extension Associate
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Electricity generators have secured a concession in late negotiations over the carbon scheme, with Labor agreeing to bring forward their compensation, helping to soften the impact of a carbon price on their asset values.
The development came as Tasmanian independent MP
Under Labor's original carbon scheme championed by
But The Australian Financial Review understands that while the total number of free permits will be reduced slightly, they will now be delivered over five years, increasing their net present value to generators.
The free permits are part of a package being negotiated with the industry, which includes a tender for closure of heavy-emitting stations such as Hazelwood in Victoria and Playford in South Australia. In recent weeks talks have focused on determining the book value of electricity generators. While power companies are still said to be unhappy about the assistance package being negotiated, the shorter permit period has gone some way to alleviating concern about the impact of a carbon scheme on asset values.
But it also raises the prospect that banks in refinancing existing debt may only agree to shorter loan terms and enable a review of the assistance in five years' time.
As the government prepares to release its carbon plan on Sunday, Mr Wilkie was holding out last night for greater aid for companies, including a zinc works in his electorate that employs 650 staff.
The demands came as Climate Change Minister
Mr Wilkie issued a list of demands, including help for companies vulnerable to competition from countries without an equivalent carbon price, as well as recognition of Tasmania's reliance on hydro power.
"I support in principle the government's move to put a price on carbon, but the settings must be right," he said in a statement.
Mr Wilkie made several requests yesterday and some of them, including help for those on low incomes, are expected to be satisfied in the policy when it is issued on Sunday.
"People on low incomes must be properly compensated, high emission trade-exposed industries such as the zinc works in Hobart must be fairly treated, Tasmania's potential to be an important source of carbon offsets must be accommodated, there must be a high level of investment in renewable energy sources and Tasmania's existing reliance on hydro electricity must not be disadvantaged," he said in the statement.
Labor has been negotiating details of the carbon scheme for the past eight months with the Greens and the two regional independents on the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee. Mr Wilkie was invited to join the group when it was formed, but declined.
The Tasmanian independent said he had spoken at length with the Prime Minister yesterday and some members of the MPCCC. "I have made it clear that my support for the carbon legislation depends on the settings being right," he said.
Those backing Mr Wilkie include Tasmanian business groups that want him to extract greater assistance for industry before he decides whether to support the carbon pricing scheme when it is put to Parliament in the coming months.
The general manager of the Nyrstar zinc works in Hobart, Jeremy Kouw, said the assistance of 94.5 per cent of free emissions permits offered under the government's previous carbon pollution reduction scheme was not enough to ensure the operation's success.
"We believe we need full shielding until we see our competitors, who are mainly Chinese, have the same carbon impost on them," he told the Financial Review last night.
Carbon emissions from electricity generation were much lower in Tasmania but the company would nonetheless suffer from a national average price on carbon, he said.
Tasmanian Minerals Council chief executive Terry Long urged stronger assistance for the zinc works and other state operations, including the Cement Australia factory, Rio Tinto aluminium smelter at Bell Bay and BHP Billiton manganese smelter also at Bell Bay.
"Andrew Wilkie knows the landscape and I think he'll be nervous," Mr Long said.
"The level of compensation is critical. If they're not compensated adequately then they will take action, and in the case of the zinc works that could be as dramatic as closing."
Mr Combet said he expected all members of the MPCCC to vote for the policy that will be outlined on Sunday. "All of the substantive matters have now been agreed, and of course we wouldn't have gone ahead and indicated we'd be announcing all of the details on Sunday if everyone wasn't satisfied as to that," he told the ABC. "So yes, all the members of the Multi-Party Committee will be supporting the announcement on Sunday."
But the government needs Mr Wilkie to back the plan in the lower house in order to secure the 76 votes needed to ensure it passes. Passage through the upper house requires only the support of Labor and the Greens.
Ms Gillard warned her colleagues to expect a difficult time explaining the policy during the winter recess but did not offer them any details.
"We won't see an instantaneous jump in support," Ms Gillard told the regular caucus meeting, according to a caucus spokesman. "It will take months of explanation and campaigning."
Greens deputy leader
"It's a situation where there's a negotiated outcome – so there will be things that you will be delighted about, there will be things that you are disappointed about, that reflect what happens when you have a negotiated outcome."
Senator Milne, the deputy chair of the MPCCC, also warned that other countries were not acting quickly on climate change and the Australian policy would show leadership compared with other nations.
She was pessimistic about the United Nations climate change summit in the South African city of Durban in December, where the Kyoto Protocol might not be renewed. That would leave the UN without an agreement when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
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El Chocolate Tour in early 2012 was one of the first trips I'd been on with Raven, and it was non-stop full-blown ripping. He had gotten on Chocolate a few months before and was really psyched to be on the trip with everyone. This was on the first night of the trip. Shortly after we got this photo Elijah came close to falling off a 10-story roof and we all got arrested. I'll definitely never forget taking this photo.


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Latvala sets sights on Germany podium
The Ford World Rally Team star is competing on the Trier-based contest on the back of a frustrating defeat to Citroen rival Sebastien Loeb on his home round of the WRC earlier this month.
Despite Citroen's upturn in form in Finland and Latvala admitting that "Germany is the most difficult asphalt rally of the year", the 28-year-old believes he is firmly in the hunt for a strong result on the all-asphalt event at the wheel of his Fiesta RS WRC.
"I am confident our car will be good on Tarmac and a podium place is possible," said Latvala. "We have done very good testing on Tarmac and although we have work to do now on gravel, I don't believe the step Citroen took [in Finland] will necessarily be the same on Tarmac. In that sense I believe we have chances in Germany even though it's Loeb's rally because he has won there eight times now."
Latvala and Ford team-mate Petter Solberg prepared for Rallye Deutschland with a two-day test in Germany recently having covered almost 1000 kilometres during an extensive test at the Circuit des Ecuyers in France last month where they worked on improving their driving technique on asphalt in mixed weather conditions.
"Using a circuit gave us a consistent location to learn more about the Fiesta RS WRC in asphalt set-up," explained Ford team boss Malcolm Wilson. "Driving on the same stretch of track enabled us to understand accurately how small modifications to the set-up of the car affected its handling and performance."


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Obama won't give up fight over contraceptives
WASHINGTON – The kindest slant one can put on the Obama administration's perversity in pushing its contraception mandate on Catholic and other Christian institutions is that it desperately needs the issue to validate the supposed Republican "war on women."
So far, the administration's attempts to force nonprofit religious organizations to purchase contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs have been knocked down by the courts 30 times, and been upheld only three times, according to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
Now. fresh from its latest defeat, from the U.S. Supreme Court no less, here comes Obama again. We're not talking about the controversial Hobby Lobby case, a stretch by the court to uphold the right of a closely held corporation to deny its employees access to these services.
No, we're referring to the July 3 ruling by a majority of the court to allow Wheaton College, a Christian school in Illinois, temporary relief from the Obama rules and the heavy fines that the government could impose.
This ruling extends to Wheaton the same temporary relief the court extended in January to the Little Sisters of the Poor and 400 other Christian nonprofits.
Here's the new Obama thrust. The conservative Weekly Standard and the Wall Street Journal report that an unnamed administration official has said the Obama regime said it would come up with a new gimmick to force the charities, colleges and other non-profits to comply.
A spokesman for the Becket Fund said this is the seventh time in three years that the government has retreated from its original position that the only persons exempted were those of the same religion and working within religiously segregated nonprofits.
This new rule, the Obama official said, will be made public within a month – fresh fodder for the upcoming off-year elections to the House and Senate.
Until then no details will be available. The accommodation that was knocked down July 3 required individuals who objected to the mandate to sign a form saying why they didn't agree to the mandate; then insurers would be required to provide the drugs/services to employees at no cost. Allegedly.
This accommodation by the Obama administration was widely denounced as an accounting gimmick. The costs of these services would have to be passed on, somehow.
Why the Obama administration doesn't just drop the idea of imposing its secularist values on nonprofits will be left to history. Certainly, the government has plenty of precedent for leniency. It has delayed and modified the employer mandate many times. Literally thousands of favored employers and unions have been exempted entirely from complying with the Affordable Care Act.
The situation enjoyed by nonprofits such as religious colleges, hospitals and charities is different from the decision handed down in the Hobby Lobby case, which gave closely held corporate entities the right to set religious standards for the types of health insurance they provided employees.
The 5-4 Hobby Lobby case was based not on the bill of rights but on a 1993 law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The original intent of RFRA was to guarantee liberty to individuals. However, the court extended this power to corporations. It was a narrow case that made for very bad law and has rightly angered a lot of reasonable people.
Among those who got carried away was Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., who seemed to be setting up his own religious test when he declared:
"We wouldn't tell the owners of Hobby Lobby to convert to a different religion or disobey their religion. But we don't say that they have to open a company and go sell toys or hobby kits."
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What I think would be nice (unless this is what Mes is referring to) would be to have the co-ordinates like the latitude and the longitude and the option to copy that data to the clipboard as a google maps link and the actual universal raw data
While speed is a great addition, Maps already has a form of compass integration (double-tap the "locate" button and the map will rotate to orient itself in regards to your field of view). The iPad then imposes a old-school compass quadrant on the corner of the map, but the iPhone doesn't.
It'd be great if this was more "integrated" into the existing functionality... but it's great to have FOSS tweaks like this. Exact coordinates (when available) and exact bearings would be great features.
I think this is an awesome tweak.
Both add-ons are perfect for the map app. Great job thanks for taking time to make tweaks and ect..... For us Jailbreakers....