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The United Nations' top human-rights body on Friday split over how to respond to Syria's state-ordered violence against civilians – even as Syrians defied the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and turned out in protests across the country.
The UN Human Rights Council approved a watered-down statement sponsored by the United States that condemns the military-on-civilian violence that has killed as many as 500 people, according to reports from Syrian rights organizations. The statement also calls on the UN's top human-rights official to undertake an immediate investigation of the violence for violations of international law.
But the statement had to overcome a barrage of opposition from China, Russia, and some African countries that made it clear they were balking at following the same path the international community has taken against the regime of Muammar Qaddafi in Libya. The statement squeaked by with 26 votes in favor from the 47-member body.
Nine countries – including China and Russia – voted against the measure, while 11 either abstained or were not present.
The council's split suggests that the long-lived divide over human rights between Western and developed democracies on one side and developing, often autocratic regimes on the other is alive and well.
Declarations at Friday's council session from Russia, China, and some other members suggest that a number of countries now feel Western countries have overstepped their bounds in using international condemnation of Libya to enter the conflict there, and they don't want the same to occur in Syria.
The cautious international response took place as Friday protests in Syria reportedly erupted even in the heart of Damascus, where little public dissent had occurred over the past week of bloody demonstrations elsewhere. Reports from inside the country, difficult to confirm because foreign journalists are being kept out, claimed that perhaps "dozens" of people were killed Friday.
The council's action in Geneva was followed in Washington by the US government's first new sanctions on Syria since this year's popular upheaval across the Middle East began pitting governments against their populations.
President Obama on Friday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on three Syrian officials and two organizations – Syria's intelligence agency and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps–Qods Force – in connection with the government's violent actions.
The Syrian officials, including two relatives of President Assad, are not thought to have many assets in the US, so the action freezing all US-based assets is unlikely to have much real impact. But US officials say the idea is primarily to send a message to Syria, including to Assad himself, that sticking to the course of violent repression will lead to additional – and stronger – action.
The US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, said after the vote in Geneva that the council was acting "against attempts to silence dissent with the use of gratuitous violence, which is not the act of a responsible government." She called the statement "an important precedent," adding that it marks "a strong step forward for this world body at a critical time."
She did not mention the compromises the US had to accept to get to a bare majority in favor of the statement. Among other things, the US stripped out a call for an official commission of inquiry to investigate the Syrian violence – the step approved by the council in the case of Libya – in favor of a lower-level mission led by the UN's high commissioner for human rights.
In addition, a reference in the statement to Syria's candidacy to the Human Rights Council – and a line calling on UN members to consider Syrian official violence when voting for new council members – was eliminated. Nevertheless, Ambasssador Rice insisted the statement as approved speaks against Syria's campaign for a council seat.
The statement "underscores the incongruity of Syria's current candidacy" for the council, she said. "Meeting legitimate calls for reform with tanks and bullets is unacceptable behavior by any government, least of all an aspiring member of the Council."
The organization Human Rights Watch said after the Geneva vote that electing Syria to the Human Rights Council now, when an investigation of the violence has been approved, would be "like inviting the accused to sit in with the jury."
The New York-based group said it is time for the Arab League and other countries that have endorsed Syria's candidacy to reverse course and back other candidates.


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Ok, it's me again, with another question.
I'm looking in to several daycares in town, as I will be (unfortunately) returning to work 8 weeks after Henry is born. I plan on pumping while at work.
In your expert opinions, would it be well worth paying an extra $88/week ($350/month) to take him to the onsite daycare here at my work, where I can walk over and breastfeed him twice a day? Not to mention it would save a tremendous amount of time (not having to drive him across town to the more affordable daycare), and money (gas money!).
Thoughts? I'm leaning towards the one here onsite, but idk what DH will say about spending the extra $$ per month.

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Sorcery helps Sony PlayStation Move show more of its capability (review)
It has been a long time coming for the PlayStation Move. I did a post a little over a year ago giving The Move credit for finally coming into its own with Killzone 3 and Socom 4.
But that was then, and this is now, and I can't remember the last time I saw a Move game which got my attention.
Until now.
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100) Your Aikido Matters: January 2013
A number of weeks ago, I was speaking with a senior teacher in Aikido. This person related to me a fellow teacher talking about it not being important if the Aikido being taught "worked". I, like that senior teacher, did not agree with that perspective. Imagine you are a soldier and you are asked to go into battle with an assault rifle whose motto is "it doesn't matter if it works as longs as it looks good!" Imagine going on a cross-country drive with a car whose motto is "nice looking, might not make it for the long haul." I think that you get the idea.
We are teaching a MARTIAL art. Granted, the word martial reflects a very archaic usage of this term. None the less, what we are teaching should have some value when a person is caught up in a physical conflict. The founder of our art was a fierce martial artist who seemed to have no problems in making Aikido work for him. If a person is teaching some type of movement patterns, calling it Aikido, with no concern as to the martial aspects of what he/she is doing, then I would encourage that person to follow the path that Noro Sensei took.
We teach an art in which waza is essentially kata. The attacks and the movements are stylized and represent far more than is visible to the uninformed eye. Simple changes to the movements of the nage can result in devastating results to the attacker. Big movement patterns in our waza can be reduced to hardly observable movements with the same energy patterns that are contained in the big movements.The attacks are simply patterned movements. They represent a host of realistic attack movements. Linear attack, elliptical, arcing, etc, attacks can be executed with different body parts, but the nature of the attack movements are essentially the same. The manner in which we apply techniques to those attacking movements should be easily transferable to attend to the attacking body part. There is so much there for us to learn if we can simply look beyond how things appear to be.
Everything we do in our lives should matter. Our ability to be able to provide to protect ourselves allows us to be able to create a more peaceful world. What kind of peace can we keep without a genuine ability to protect. Some of the most peaceful people I have met, have been remarkable warriors who understood a world of violence. The ability to act and choose to create and maintain a peaceful environment cannot be done by words alone. Aikido can provide us with some tools to help achieve this goal. If the tools do not work then the goals are fantasies best lived away from having to own up to a larger reality.
I do not expect every student of mine to be able to stare down and beat down any and all attackers. I do teach in a manner that can provide a student the opportunity to realistically employ Aikido if needed. I can provide the opportunities, but the students need to practice with the sincerity that allows these opportunities to become realized if necessary.
I look forward to this year of sincere and safe training!
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I shall be on the Now Show again on Radio 4 this evening at 6:30, repeated Saturday at 12:30, and available here for the following week, sharing my important thoughts on the oil spill, with particular regard to walruses, robot crabs, and Kevin Costner's scientist brother.
So long as I'm plugging, the new series of David Mitchell's Soapbox rumbles merrily on - the latest one is here, is all about it being a good thing to include references to things not everyone will get, and thanks to the cleverness of the animators, includes several references to things neither David nor I get. (Anyone know what that transparent red bollard is, for instance?)
Friday, 18 June 2010
Commercial Break
I shall be on the Now Show again on Radio 4 this evening at 6:30, repeated Saturday at 12:30, and available here for the following week, sharing my important thoughts on the oil spill, with particular regard to walruses, robot crabs, and Kevin Costner's scientist brother.
Posted by John Finnemore at 9:15 am
6 comments:
- Ross Bennett said...
Excellent! This confirms our suspicions which were ever-so-slightly aroused when Laura Shavin tweeted a picture of you yesterday and made very clear that she was not implying that you visit prostitutes.
I look forward to your oil spill, because you really raised the bar with your animal cruelty.
- 2:15 pm
- Ross Bennett said...
Don't want to spoil it, but wow they put in a lot of references. If you're really not sure what the red thing is, or want some guesses on the more obscure ones, say so and I'll send you an email at the usual place.
- 4:37 pm
- riffle said...
I am greatly pleased that the Now Show will benefit from your efforts again.
I urge you to inform the masses that the program is also the BBC Friday Comedy Podcast, so they can pick up an MP3 to slip into the audio player handily.
BBC Friday Comedy Podcast
I'm not up to grokking all the references in this (typically excellent) Soapbox. However, a prior episode concerning the English languages was picked up by very many blogs I follow here in the States. For example:
Andrew Sullivan
John Hodgman
Maximum Fun/ The Sound of Young America
The Awl
And many more. You've broken into the New World.
- 2:41 am
- Anonymous said...
Thought your Now Show bit was quite brilliant. Very enjoyable.
- 4:20 am
- John Finnemore said...
Ross - Thank you for your explanation of the lighthouse, but I'm afraid it's not quite right. (I only know because I asked.) You're on the right lines, but the correct answer is a connection of a Mitchell with that specific image...
Riffle - Thank you very much! I noticed earlier this week, with astonishment, that John Hodgman, was following me on Twitter, and eventually traced the reason back to you.
J - Thank you!
- 8:01 pm
- Ross Bennett said...
Aha! Then I've still got that one to figure out as well.
I was just about to say, "Well, at least I can take comfort in knowing that I'm not alone--despite the time I spent searching." But then I realized I was using the people who would comment on YouTube videos as a reference.
At least they were DMSB viewers.
Or YouTube-trolling spambots.
- 10:44 pm


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ActiveMama.com is my new mommy blog, a personal blog distinct from the one I've kept to date with my husband here at blogaholics.ca. Ok, barely kept up to date. However, since becoming a mother, and deciding not to return to full-time work, I've felt like I've been bursting with stories to tell about parenthood and about Aiden, as well as about the products we've been using. It didn't feel like blogaholics was the right "home" for that content.
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Random Photos Part One
Five parts today.
A rare photo of Miley Cyrus where she isn't naked, twerking, smoking pot or sticking her tongue out. I kind of like the normal Miley.
Five parts today.
A rare photo of Miley Cyrus where she isn't naked, twerking, smoking pot or sticking her tongue out. I kind of like the normal Miley.
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Labels: Alexander Skarsgard, Amy Adams, Mark Wahlberg, Miley Cyrus, Nicole Kidman, Robert DeNiro, Sylvester Stallone
Yeah whenever I see Miley with her dogs she tends to look her most normal.
Felton's dog > Miley's dog
Surfers be crazy.
Who is fake Superman? He looks like Bill Nye!
Tom Felton = Jessica Alba?
Did Tom Felton's people strike a deal with CDAN or something? He's got a few things going on but nothing to merit popping regular appearances in the pics. And those "autograph seekers" from yesterday's (was it yesterday?) pics? Had to have been staged. No one is waiting around to meet Draco. No. One.
Tom Felton's shirt is TIGHT!
Okay those surfers better not have cost the taxpayers money when they came out of the water with hypothermia. Though the water is probably warming than the air temp is there a wet suit that is THAT warm?
You know, I didn't have a dog in the Miley Cyrus fight until I saw some of her videos the other night. She does look hyper-sexualized, but so pretty and different compared to what she looked like before; she was on her way to boring by way of chipmunk station. I actually dig her new look now. Still.do.not.understand.the.tongue
You can like the photo of Miley all you want Enty, it's still a "called the paps" shot.
And after he signed the hat Wahlberg went looking for a couple of black kids and beat the shit out of them.
I would totally await around to see Draco Malfoy. Aalllll day long
I would totally await around to see Draco Malfoy. Aalllll day long
Dude, I'm from Duluth where those surfers were surfing, and they do have a death wish. My two young kids nearly froze to death just walking from my warm house to the warmed up car.
I used to live in Duluth - so cold!
Chicks on toilet pics = hot
Dudes on toilet pics = not
what the superman blind item? Is it Chris Reeve or Brandon Routh?
Somewhere, Kiefer Sutherland is viewing that Skarsgård photo and thinking, "That's my boy!"
That Skarsgard photo is GREAT! Nicole Kidman does NOT look like she upgraded her implants to D cups, as a revealed blind item claims…not even close!
Ha, I was wondering why Felton was all the sudden around all the time too.
JSierra - Call me. I'll go with you.
That Skarsgard pic reminds me of the True Blood season finale. :D
That's the fake Superman from Hollywood Blvd. Poor soul.
I have never seen anyone more do-able sitting on a toilet...Damn Skarsgard!
@Orvilla, truth! A man in a shower? Hell yeah! A man on a toilet? Um, no. Then along comes Askars....
My view is more like this, but I'm OK with it.
We spend time at a friends' place in Two Harbors now and then. I imagine the roads in Duluth are a nightmare when it's icy!
@Seven Grrrl, haha true that!
Tina Mallette - I live in Southern California and the surfers here are wearing full wetsuits - I don't think they can keep you warm enough to make surfing Lake Superior in this weather comfortable.
ASkars - what the what?
He's hot, but this is not a look i'd like to see on any of my hot and unrequited star-crushes, much less the love of my life.
Or anyone, for that matter. Really.
How come we don't get a pic of Prince Hot Ginge at the pole? He was on that trip with Skarsgard....
Miley's dog is gorgeous.
Aside from Miley's gorgeous dog, another line-up of fuglies.
Me too! Lotta Duluthians here! :). Lake Superior is cold as s$&@ in the summer too! Yikes!
I respectfully disagree.
AS's body is ridiculous.......just ridiculous.....
Awww Riggins.......
I have a girl crush on Amy Adams esp after seeing American Hustle-she just kills it
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The rules below were valid for the 4th edition of the Quarry Life Award (2017/2018). This page will be updated as soon as the 5th edition will start in 2020.
The 4th Edition of the Quarry Life Award is open for registration from 15 May to 20 November 2017. Project proposals have to be submitted on this website by 20 November - 11PM (CET). The projects selected to enter the competition will be revealed by 1 December 2017. Names of the winners of the national and international competitions will be revealed in the autumn 2018.
Project Team
Projects can be carried out by individuals or teams. Only one project submission is allowed per individual. In the case of a team project, the team must designate a project leader as the point of contact for the Quarry Life Award.
HeidelbergCement employees cannot participate in the competition. They can support a team with the history of a site, past research and future plans of a site. Employees are allowed to vote for their favourite projects when the public vote is open.
If an individual or a team is already working on a biodiversity project in a HeidelbergCement quarry that has been commissioned or commenced before the start of the contest, it may not be entered into the contest. However, if that same project subsequently expands or develops a new biodiversity aspect in 2018, then that new aspect may apply to be entered into the contest.
Project proposal (Deadline 20 November 2017)
Submitting a project proposal is easy as 1 – 2 – 3.
1. Choose a stream and develop a project idea
To allow a fairer competition for all participants, the Edition 2018 has been split in two streams, each having 3 project categories.
The research stream:
We are looking for scientific projects that will increase the knowledge of mining ecology and/or lead to improved biodiversity, landscape, water management in our mining sites.
This stream is open for academics, scientists, experts and NGOs.
In the research stream, the project categories are:
- Biodiversity management
- Habitat and species research
- Beyond quarry borders
The community stream:
We are targeting projects that will help the quarry and our operations to better connect with the community and raise awareness/educate a larger public about the biodiversity in our mining sites.
This stream is open for all individuals and organizations (schools, NGOs, youth clubs, environmental organizations …) either with or without a scientific background, but with a big heart for nature.
In the community stream, the project categories are:
- Biodiversity & education
- Connecting quarries and local communities
- Student class project (for primary and secondary students)
2. Choose your participating quarry
The Quarry Life Award takes place in the quarries and gravel pits of the HeidelbergCement Group. It is recommended to first review the list of participating quarries in the concerned country in order to select the best site for your project idea.
Each participating quarry shows a description of the site, the habitats, flora & fauna found on site as well as past and ongoing nature projects.
To review the list of sites open for the Edition 2018, click on the button "participating quarries".
3. Register your project proposal
To register a project proposal you need to open an account by clicking on the button "Register". You will then be asked to fill in your profile details.
Fill in the project proposal form and describe your project idea by explaining the project objectives, methodology, actions and activities, the added value for nature, society, the mining site and company, the involved persons or groups, the project timeline & budget.
To help you prepare your project proposal offline, a word template with all compulsory fields is available in the 'project proposal tab' under the button "View proposal guidelines".
Project proposals are to be submitted in English and in your local language. English is required for the participation to the international contest.
> Registration is open until 20 November 2017 – 11PM (CET).
Project selection (1st December 2017)
The Quarry Life Award jury in each national competition is to select the 6 best project proposals (three in each of the two streams) by 1 December 2017. The jury will base their selection using the following criteria:
For the research stream:
- Proposed methodology
- Feasibility of the project
- Innovation and creativity
- Added value for science
- Added value for the mining site
- Proposed communication for project results
- Local stakeholders involvement
For the community stream:
- Educational value and raising general awareness
- Added value for the community
- Local stakeholders involvement
- Added value for the mining site
- Feasibility of the project
- Proposed methodology
- Innovation and creativity
> The 6 accepted 'Proposals' per national contest then become 'Projects'.
Project research work (January – September 2018)
Each project will have a project blog page on the website for posting updates, findings, videos and photos. It is highly recommended for contestants to use these blogs and regularly update them. It not only gives publicity around the contestant's work but also allows the national and international judges to follow their project (before and after their project visit). Posts in English are highly recommended for the international audience and the international jury.
All projects will be open to a public vote. The Public vote will increase the visibility of the contestants work and will contribute to the knowledge exchange with the Quarry Life Award community. Winners of the public vote will be announced on the website after the end of the research period and during the Award ceremonies.
Projects will receive a small financial support from HeidelbergCement as determined by each country. Any requested support should be included in the project proposal. Funds must be used exclusively for support of the project.
All contestants will receive a site specific health and safety briefing from site management before beginning any work at a quarry/pit. All Contestants must abide by the company's site specific health and safety regulations and requirements delivered in that meeting. Any individual not following health and safety regulations will be immediately disqualified (in the case of a team, your whole team will be disqualified - so make sure you stay safe!).
Final project report (Deadline 20 September 2018)
The 'final project report' should be of no more than 10 pages + Annexes (i.e. bachelor or master thesis, references, species lists, maps, drawings, pictures).
The 'final reports should comprise the following elements.
For research stream projects:
- Abstract (0,5 page)
Introduction :
- For projects that are building up on a previous project, write a summary of actions that were already completed in the previous project.
- Project objectives
- Methods: a detailed description of the methods used during the project is required.
- Results: the results of the project should be outlined and distinguished from the discussion.
- Results should be analysed and discussed with reference to region/country taking into account other publications.
- One paragraph should outline the added value of the project for science and for the quarry / company.
- Recommendations and guidance for future project implementation and development on site is requested.
- Final conclusions: a short summary of results and discussion.
For community stream projects:
- Abstract (0,5 page)
- For projects that are building up on a previous project, write a summary of actions that were already completed in the previous project.
- Project objectives
- Description: a short description of the site and the team members and the targeted audience of the project.
- Actions and activities: a detailed description of planned or implemented actions and outreach activities done to elaborate the project, list of stakeholders involved.
- Project teams should discuss the pros and contra and illustrate experiences.
- One paragraph should outline the added value of the project for biodiversity, the society and the quarry / company.
- Deliverables: practical implementation and development recommendations of the project are required.
- Final conclusions: a short summary of the project findings and discussion.
> Language: Reports must be written in English plus local language. However, English is required in order to compete for international prizes.
Project report evaluation – Winners 2018
All projects reports will be reviewed simultaneously by both the national and the international juries who will respectively award national and international prizes. National winners will be revealed in October- November 2018 and international winners in December 2018.
All juries will use the same selection criteria as mentioned for the selection of project proposals. They will review all competing projects taking into account the scientific rigour, the methodology, the added value for the mining site, the company and the community, the increase in knowledge of mining ecology and the outreach results with all stakeholders.
The key difference between the national and international evaluation is that the international awards go to those projects where the results / outputs can be transferred between sites and/or scaled up from site-specific to have national or international scope, and which can benefit the Group's activities in the long-term.
The uniqueness of the project together with the creativity will be important factors in its evaluation. The project must also be feasible and realistic. The focus must be on the promotion of biodiversity, increasing the knowledge of biodiversity, increasing of habitats and species in mining sites and nature protection aspects. The project will also be evaluated for supporting education and training, involvement of stakeholders, contributing to the HeidelbergCement's biological database and for the development of Biodiversity Management Plans and Guidelines.
> More information? Click here to contact your national coordinator
> Register now (submission deadline: 20 November 2017 – 11PM (CET))


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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child develops counting skills by catching apples with Kailan.
Your child develops letter recognition and fine motor skills by helping Hoho collect coins that have the same letter as given by Kai-lan.
Your child develops attention and listening skills as they find objects that Kai-lan describes by size, color, and location.
Your child learns an array of math concepts while helping Kailan and her ants build bridges to reach the party.
Your child develops intermediate matching skills as they learn to match animals by the shirts and hats they are wearing.
Your child develops listening and measurement skills as they help Kai-lan collect objects as she describes them by attributes like short, tall, thick, thin, small, and big.
Your child develops artistic skills by creating and decorating paper lanterns with Kai-lan.
Your child develops fine motor skills by helping Tolee jump across moving bamboo stalks and collecting panda bear items.
Your child develops fine motor skills by using the mouse to help the characters row their boats in a race.
Your child develops fine motor skills by helping Kai-lan maneuver around obstacles such as puddles and mud.
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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child develops tons of different literacy skills, including reading comprehension, spelling, word decoding, rhyming, and much more!
Your child uses the keyboard, practices the alphabet, and identifies objects that begin with a specific letter as he or she accompanies Dora through the forest.
Your child improves counting and fine motor skills by catching tears with a hat and counting them up to ten.
Your child learns how to count and arrange numbers in order by arranging the starfish by number order.
Your child improves cognitive development by sorting boxes by size and color.
Your child learns how to make healthy food choices by playing this game.
Your child learns about food groups and food classifications by playing this game.
Your child learns about shapes by matching and identifying solid figures.
Your child develops counting skills by helping the fisherman catch the right number of fish.
Your child improves cognitive development and life science by picking up rocks, finding insects, putting them in a jar, and hearing a narration on the bug.
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Actually, there wasn't a whole lot left for Samsung, either, once Apple was done with things.
With strong demand for the iPhone 4S, Apple alone took home around 80 percent of all mobile phone profits in the fourth quarter, up from just 56 percent in the third quarter, according to the analyst. Yet the company holds just 8.1 percent of the global mobile phone market.
At the same time, Samsung's share of industry profits shrank to 15 percent from 26 percent, but its share of Android customers jumped to 39 percent from 35 percent.
For the quarter, Apple sold 37 million iPhones, helping it ring up overall earnings of $13 billion. Samsung didn't reveal how many smartphones it sold, but one analyst pegged the number as high as 35 million.
Apple and Samsung spent the better part of 2011 battling each other for the top crown. Combined, the two have managed to make life hard for the rest of the industry.Being a happy and contented user of an iPhone 4S, I have no trouble believing these statistics. But whenever one product or service comes to dominate the market, any market, there is a concomitant loss of innovation with all the other manufacturers chasing after the leaders rather than trying to come up with something new. At the same time, the leaders in the market have the tendency to stagnate due to the lack of competition. Oh well, that won't happen for a while anyway.
HTC managed to squeeze out 3 percent of all mobile phone earnings last quarter. Nokia and RIM followed, each with 2 percent of the profit pie. Motorola and LG both ended the quarter flat, while Sony Ericsson showed a 2 percent loss.


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My question, might sounds a bit strange, but this morning I read this question:
Why is "echo" so much faster than "touch"?
I perfectly understand the concept of built-in function, but I wonder if you take the same example:
#!/bin/bash (or any other shell if it's possible in another)
for file in `find . -name "*.xml"`;
touch $file;
Is there any possibility of pre-loading
touch so you don't need to fork it each time you use it and then become way quicker ?


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Arizona Swimming and Diving Travels to Texas to Battle Three Nationally Ranked Opponents
Jan. 28, 2003
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What's Happening in the Pool This Week?: Both the Arizona Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams travel to Austin, Texas this weekend to battle four nationally ranked squads; Texas A&M, Arizona State, SMU and the home school, Texas.
This will be the second trip to the Jamail Center this year for the 14th ranked Wildcat men and tenth-ranked Wildcat women. In early December, the Cats participated in the Texas Invitational where the women finished 3rd and the men placed eighth.
This weekend's meet is slated to run all day on both Friday and Saturday.
Last Dip in the Water: Against Stanford: Paced by two victories apiece from Beth Botsford, Jessica Hayes, Emily Mason and Claire Febvay, the tenth-ranked Arizona Women's Swimming and Diving team knocked off the fourth-ranked Stanford Cardinal 166.5-132.5, on Friday. In total, the Wildcat women garnered victories in 10 out of a possible 15 events, including the two crucial relay events that began and concluded Friday's meet.
On the women's side, the All-American trio of Beth Botsford, Jessica Hayes and Emily Mason were instrumental in Friday's victory. In addition to winning a total of six events individually, both Hayes and Botsford helmed the victorious 200 free and medley relay squads.
Elsewhere, the Wildcat men's squad, while undoubtedly bolstered by three new swimmers, was unable to overcome the top-ranked Stanford men's dominance in the breast, IM and relay events. The Cardinal outscored the Wildcats 160-64 before the last few events were made to be exhibitions
One of the bright spots in today's competition for the Cats was spring semester acquisition Lyndon Ferns, who in his first collegiate meet performed brilliantly en route to victories in three events; the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly. Ferns posted times of 20.61, 45.25, and 49.32, respectively.
Against California: Paced by three event victories by sophomore Emily Mason, and two individual titles from Jessica Hayes, the University of Arizona women's swimming and diving squad defeated the ninth-ranked Golden Bears 136-197 on Saturday. In completing their weekend sweep, the Wildcat women claimed 9 victories out of a possible 13 events, including crucial relay events and both rounds of diving competition en route to their fourth straight dual meet victory.
For the rising Wildcat women, Mason led the way by winning 500 and 1000y free and the 200y IM events. She clocked times of 4:54.40, 10:13.06 and 2:03.65, respectively. Over the weekend, Mason took five individual titles, a key in the Cats' sweep of two higher ranked squads.
Perhaps the key to Arizona's victory on the women's side was the stellar performance of the divers. Junior Claire Febvay won both the 1 and 3-meter springboard events with points of 176.30 and 197.55, respectively. Junior transfer Daniela Bemme placed second in both events. In fact, the Wildcats went 1-2-3 in the 3-meter with senior Jenn Hess finishing third (176.45).
In other action, the Wildcat men battled in every event but were unable to pull out the upset over the third ranked Cal men. The Cats garnered a season high eight event victories, and only trailed by three points going into the final medley relay event, but in the end Cal's relay squad prevailed.
The Opponents: Texas Swimming and Diving are perennial contenders for the NCAA Championships, and this season has so far proven to be no exception. In the latest CSCAA poll (College Swim Coaches Association of America), the Longhorn men sit at second place in the rankings, behind last week's Arizona opponent, Stanford. The Longhorn women also reside in the top ten; they sit at number seven, fresh off a drubbing of 22nd ranked Texas A&M last weekend.
The Texas men, who are led by veteran coach Eddie Reese, have lost three dual meets so far, but both defeats were to SEC powerhouses Auburn and Florida and then number one ranked Michigan. In their most recent outing, Texas regained the look of a championship team in a 123-120 defeat of No. 13 Georgia. The Longhorn men's roster is a young one. In total, only four seniors dot the roster as opposed to 12 freshmen. Be that as it may, Texas appears to be set to have a huge impact on the NCAA Championship, which ironically, they host.
Like their male counterparts, the Texas women have suffered defeats in their dual meet schedule this season but only to the absolute best competition. Under the direction of co-head coaches Jill Sterkel and Mike Walker, the female Longhorns regained their championship form with a 196-104 defeat on the road against their intrastate rival Aggies. Ten freshman populate this year's Texas roster to only five fourth-year swimmers.
While SMU has certainly not the might of Texas, their women's squad is comprised of a formidable yet unexperienced group, as their sixth ranking attests. Last weekend, SMU dismantled a solid Houston squad 143-80, which upped their season dual meet record to 6-1. The Mustang women have also garnered valuable international experience as a result of their 2002-03 schedule. In late November, they traveled to the World Cup in New York and early in December, they participated in the World Cup Diving trials from Indianapolis. SMU has a women roster of primarily upperclassmen however the balance between experience and the vigor of youth exists nonetheless.
Arizona State is also competed in this weekend's quad team meet but the preview of their squad will be saved for the Wildcats final home dual meet on February 15th at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.
This is the second trip for the Wildcats this season to the Jamail Center in Austin, Texas. Earlier in this campaign, the Cats competed in the Texas Invitational. The men finished eighth while the women placed third. Texas won both the men's and women's competitions which took place December 5-7, 2002.
Coach Busch's Latest Accomplishment: Frank Busch has been selected to help coach the United States team at the 2003 X Fina World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. This year's championships will take place from July 13-27. Busch will serve as an assistant coach for the women's squad. Busch, who was honored as the NCAA Coach of the Year in 1993, last coached at the World Championships in 1998. In his career, he has made numerous coachingappearances at the international level, six at the World Championships alone.
Busch is no stranger to other international competition. In fact, Busch helmed the 1997 Pan-Pacific Games squad, and he has also been named the 1998 US Olympic Committee National Coach of the Year, among many other honors.
'It's a very prestigious honor. Outside of the Olympics, the World Championships are the most important event in the sport,' said Busch.
Coaches for the World Championships are chosen by vote by the athletes who are slated to participate in the games.
International Competitors: Joining Busch at the World Championships is a multitude of Arizona swimmers. Current Arizona swimmer, junior Juan Veloz, a champion at the 2002 Central American Games, will be swimming for Mexico. Sophomore Emily Mason, who earned valuable international experience at the 2002 Pan-Pacific Games, will represent the United States.
Elsewhere, senior Beth Botsford will participate in the forthcoming Pan-American Games.
Arizona alumna, and former NCAA and Olympic Champion, Amanda Beard also intends to swim for the United States in Barcelona. Beard has been training with the Wildcats for the Championships for the balance of the year.
Arizona Media Information: For any information regarding either of the Arizona Swimming and Diving Teams, contact Elliot Magruder in the Arizona Media Relations Office at (520) 621-0913. Those interested in obtaining full copies of releases or statistics may do so at www.arizonaathletics.com. For those interested in recieving each Arizona release via e-mail, contact Elliot Magruder at email@example.com edu, upon addition to the e-mail list, one would recieve each publication dispatched regarding Arizona Swimming upon its initial release.
Looking at the Latest Poll: In the latest poll released January 16th, the Wildcat men ascended one spot in the rankings to No. 14, even though they had not competed in the interim since the previous poll had been released. The Cats are projected to rise in the next poll, whenever it is issued, because of the strong performances against top ranked Stanford and third-ranked California last weekend. The Arizona men showed that in falling to third ranked Cal by a margin of only 12 points that they are going to be a force to be reckoned with as the season progresses. Outings like last weekend's will surely lift the Cats into a higher placement than their current fourteen. Just how much the Wildcats have improved their squad will be evident next week when Arizona battles powerhouses Arizona State and Texas.
The Wildcat women did not recieve the same generosity from the pollsters that their male counterparts recieved. Despite handily defeating Northern Arizona on Jan. 15, Arizona fell two spots and now sits in the tenth position. The Wildcat's descension is more than likely due to stellar performances by squads previously below them against higher competition as opposed to anything deleterious that Arizona could have done itself. However, in the forthcoming CSCAA (College Swim Coaches Association of America) poll, Arizona will certainly move up due to their victories over fourth-ranked Stanford and ninth-ranked California. Frank Busch's women's squad has an opportunity to gain a few more places in the rankings if they can defeat sixth-ranked SMU and seventh-ranked Texas this weekend. If the Cats can garner victories over both of the aforementioned squads, it will mark defeats of four of the top ten squads in only two weeks.
Arizona Diving Makes Its Mark: In both of last weekend's meets against Stanford and California, the performence of Arizona's diving squad, under head coach Michelle Mitchell-Rocha, was imperative in leading both the women's squad to two victories as well as enabling the men to stay competitive against two teams ranked in the top 3 in the nation. After everything was said and done, the Wildcat divers garnered 102 points out of a possible 142. Basically, the divers collected more than 60 percent of the points versus two top ten squads, including the top ranked Stanford men. Junior Claire Febvay, a 2002 honorable mention All-American, notched first place finishes in all all four events upon which she was entered. Following immediately behind her against California were junior transfer Daniella Bemme and senior Jenn Hess. For the men, Alex Vollelunga, who had been quiet for most of the dual meet season, exploded on the one-meter platform. Vollelunga won the event against both Stanford and Cal with point totals of 193.45 and 204.40 , respectively. Teammate Josh Anderson won the three-meter against the Golden Bears (200.30 pts.)
Dynamic Debut: Freshman Lyndon Ferns, a spring semester enrollee who hails from South Africa, began his career in the water for Arizona with a huge splash against Stanford on Friday. In his first every NCAA meet, Ferns won three events; the 50 and 100y free and the 100y fly. What makes Ferns' accomplishment that more impressive is that he achieved victories over two dominant swimmers of the top ranked Cardinal. Ferns swam 20.61 in the 50y free, 45.25 in the 100y and 49.32 in the 100y fly. Ferns single handedly catapaulted himself into the 2002-03 season list of top times with his weekend performance. His times in the 50 and 100y free rank second only to Eric la Fleur's times earlier in the season at the Texas Invitational. Later in the weekend versus Cal, Ferns continued his presence to be known when he claimed victory 50y free (20.62) yet again. Ferns also finished second in the 100y free by a mere .02 seconds.
Next Up: Arizona Swimming and Diving concludes it's dual meet season on February 15th at home against intra-state rival Arizona State. This will be the third time that the Wildcats will participate in the same meet against the Sun Devils this season, however this meet will be the only where the two squads are competing directly against each other. All of the swimming action on Saturday will begin at 2 pm from the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center on the University of Arizona campus.
Sports on the Web: For any of the latest news, notes, results on not only the swimming and diving squads, but the 17 other collegiate sports that the University of Arizona offers, log on to the official athletic website at http://www.arizonaathletics.com.
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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child learns about different sea animals by clicking on them in this underwater exploration activity.
Your child will conduct multiple trials to test a prediction in this game where he or she will scan and observe the surroundings to find specific things.
Your child develops design and keyboard skills as they build their own custom car and test drive it.
Your child will create music by placing instruments in the grid which makes different sounds depending on where the instruments are placed.
Your child will develop cognitive skills by playing a variety of games (memory, music, etc) in order to collect souvenirs for Polly Pocket's vacation.
Your child will learn to be compassionate to pets/animals by adopting 5 different animals.
Your child develops matching and fine motor skills by navigating his/her car and collecting items that match.
Your child develops problem solving and spatial reasoning skills by playing this "Connect Four"- esque game and trying to line up the diamonds before his/her opponent.
Your child improves cognitive development by positioning robots to cause a chain reaction that lets your car get to the goal.
Your child will practice memory and spatial reasoning skills by studying images and recreating the designs.
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Photography from the Waikato and Taranaki area of New Zealand. Taranaki is famous for its dairy farming, rolling green hills, wild west coast surf, sea stacks at Tongaporutu and of course the majestic Mt Taranaki. Photos from Waikato include dramatic landscapes, a beautiful lavender farm and some impressive waterfalls.Read More
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Author's Note: I would like to thank the following speech-language bloggers for contributing to this article: Activity Tailor, All 4 My Child, Future SLPs, Play on Words, Speech Lady Liz, and Speech Room News.
The number of Speech-Language Pathologists blogging and engaging in social media grew steadily in 2011. Those of us who are active on Twitter (we call ourselves the #SLPeeps), have been sharing articles and resources on blogs, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Recently though, the new social media kid on the block, Pinterest, has made it easier than ever for SLPs to engage each other and share ideas. And with all the sharing going on, it has given bloggers a new place to network their ideas and find inspiration for new ones. While I am not sure exactly if there is causality, it seems that Pinterest is inspiring SLPs to jump into the blogging world. We have counted at least nine brand new SLP bloggers since the first of the year and all of them are also on Pinterest.
I was recently speaking with Maggie McGary, ASHA's Social Media guru, and we started talking about how great it would be to survey Speech-Language bloggers and compile a short-list of 'must follow blogs' for both SLPs and their clients. Sean Sweeney has compiled a great list of blogs in the SLP Blog Bundle, but he doesn't have a list of exactly who is in there, nor does he describe them anywhere one by one. So, since we have relationships with a great many of the regular speech and language bloggers already through our blog at PediaStaff, I mistakenly thought that I was well-suited for the job of compiling a 'Best Blogs' list. I emailed our contributors with a straw poll of sorts to get their votes for the best speech and language blogs in each of several areas. I waited patiently for results, and planned how I would deliver the findings to you in this column.
The results? Well…. The moral of this story is that there isn't a short list! There are now a dizzying number of blogs to follow and most of them are definitely worth reading. What's more, our respondents found it impossible to rank as "better" or "best" because they all have their own flavors and angles.
After the 'best laid plans,' fell through, what emerged was a list of the active blogs that were submitted as favorites, ordered from A to Z , plus some that are brand new that deserve notice. In order to make this list, the blogs needed to meet the following criteria:
- written by a speech-language pathologist or current graduate student
- currently active
- writes about (or shares resources on) speech language topics at least once a week (preferably more)
- directed to either clinicians, parents and caregivers
- has good ongoing continuity without multiple periods of inactivity in the past
- professional and well edited for spelling, grammar, etc
- shares more general resources and news than it does information on their own products or services
It is important to note that note that neither PediaStaff nor any of the contributors to this list specifically endorse any of these bloggers, nor make any claims to the clinical competence of the authors. In fact, a few of these bloggers keep their full names to themselves to protect their privacy, so we have no way of verifying if they are who they say they are. Please make your own informed decision as to the effectiveness/appropriateness of what these clinicians are sharing. I know this is by all means not a conclusive list (especially since new great new blogs seem to be popping up like daisies!) but as of March 2012, the following are the speech and language blogs that PediaStaff and our colleagues recommend that also meet the above criteria:
Activity Tailor – Kim Lewis, M.Ed, is a private practitioner working in school settings. Her lovely blog includes easy, creative treatment activities and private practice tips. I especially like her clever seasonal ideas and occasional commentary pieces.
All 4 My Child – This Edublog finalist for best new blog offers book reviews, searchable by goal or theme with activities for use to meet therapeutic goals. This site also shares uniquely collaborative therapy ideas, experiences and musings related to social interaction written by co-treating SLPs and OTs.
ASHASphere – You are reading it now. Definitely a "greatest hits" blog with tremendous articles for speech and language clinicians daily!
Becoming Olivia SLP – Olivia is a graduate student in Canada chronicling her experiences as an SLP student in video log (vlog) format. She is full of energy and creating quite a bit of chatter for herself amongst the 'SLPeeps.'
Chapel Hill Snippets – Ruth Morgan is a school-based clinician who highlights her "assorted observations both in work and play." Her blog is insightful and well-written. Ruth's free therapy shares (often downloadable books) are especially popular and well done.
Child Talk – Becca Jarzynski, who specializes in autism, writes a wonderful speech and language therapy blog for parents/caregivers that should not be missed. Her articles offer concrete ideas for parents to help their child communicate during "everyday life."
Cindy L. Meester's Blog – An oldie but a goodie, Cindy Meester's blog has been extremely popular with SLPs since before blogging (and reading blogs) was trendy. While she blogs about all sorts of topics, she was recognized by the Edublog Awards as a finalist in the Ed Tech category.
Early Intervention Speech Therapy – Stephanie Bruno Dowling has a well-known blog on Advance for SLPs and Audiologists. It is unique among the blogs on this list in that it is only one of a few that specialize in Early Intervention.
Eric Sailers' Blog – Eric is a former school-based clinician who blogs about technical applications for SLPs. He is also the creator of several apps including ArticPix.
Erik X. Raj, Speech Language Pathologist – Erik is a creative SLP, best known for former blog 'ArticBrain' which shared how to really engage kids in speech with humor and talk of 'boogers' and bugs! He is also blogging on Pocket SLP. His current blog is a video blog.
Hanna B. gradstudentSLP – is a brand new blogger who has come onto the SLP blogging scene just in the past eight weeks. So far, she has made some very nice (and quite frequent) posts on a variety of school-based topics.
In Spontaneous Speech – This blog was recommended to us recently by several bloggers that speak highly of Cindy. We have started following her and suggest that you check her out as well.
If I Only Had Super Powers – This blog is another "oldie but goodie" that has been around since long before blogging was popular. Although we have not gotten to know this blogger personally, she is on our 'must read list.'
Jill Kuzma's SLP Social & Emotional Skill Sharing Site – Jill works with students with Asperger' Syndrome and other high functioning students with social and emotional needs. This blogger is well-respected among her peers in the industry and her blog has much to offer.
Let's Talk Speech-Language Pathology – Brand new in February of 2012, this is a student blog with some nice potential. We are looking forward to reading her thoughts and ideas.
Little Stories – Kim Rowe's parent oriented blog is new to us, but was recommended to be in this list by our colleagues at All4MyChild. Based on what we have read so far, it seems to have some great resources and insights for caregivers of young children with speech and language delay.
LiveSpeakLove – Another brand new school-based SLP blogger, Lisa at LiveSpeakLove, is an SLP in the Baltimore County Public Schools. She has creative activities and offers up a bunch of great Boardmaker shares, often with a seasonal bent.
The PediaStaff Blog – I feel a bit awkward including our own blog in this list, but the contributors to this article insisted that I mention it. With posts up to five times a day, the PediaStaff blog aggregates and presents a collection of the clinical articles, treatment ideas, and news. Our staff combs over 100 therapy blogs, websites, and news wire feeds daily, to ensure that PediaStaff readers receive the best information available as it is happens and is written.
Play on Words – This unique, 'must-read' blog focuses on toys, games and books that facilitate language development. Sherry Artemenko writes excellent book and product reviews, and also offers up specific ways parents can sneak speech language therapy practice into family fun time at home.
Playing with Words 365 – We discovered this blog through Pinterest. SLP blogger Katie is also certified in ABA. She has a well developed blog that, although written for parents and caregivers, is quite popular among her peers in the profession.
Say What Y'all – Here is yet another brand new school-based SLP blog with great promise. Clean and fresh, Haley Villines' blog has a modern and creative feel that is echoed by her excellent articles, so far.
Speech Gadget – 'Deb T., SLP's' blog features a variety of articles on books to use in speech language therapy, tools, websites, apps and other online resources. On hiatus for a bit, she seems to be back in action with regular (and excellent) posts and tips.
The Speech Guy – Quite active in the #SLPeeps community on Twitter and Facebook, Jeremy Legaspi, SLP, writes primarily about technology. His articles on worthwhile apps, interactive websites, and technology are definitely worth reading.
The Speech Ladies – This mother and daughter team has an excellent school-based blog full of colorful posts, creative ideas and free downloads. Highly recommended!
Speech Lady Liz – Liz Gretz is a second generation SLP with a great deal of energy and creativity. Her blog is oriented to parents and professionals alike and features tons of colorful, culturally relevant activities that the kiddos can get excited about. She is also very active on Pinterest.
Speech Room News – Young and full of energy, school-based SLP Jenna Rayburn posts fresh, fun activities to promote speech and language goals. New last year, the site was awarded First Runner-Up among in the Edublog 2011 awards in the 'Best New Blog Category.' PediaStaff is proud to have made the initial nomination of Speech Room News for this award.
Speech Techie – Sean Sweeney is no stranger to technically savvy (and wanna-be technically savvy) SLPs. He is a regular presenter at both ASHA and Boston University on using technology for Speech and Language therapy. This blog is a must read and is a past EduBlog first place winner in the 'New Blog' cateogory.
Speech Time Fun – "Miss Speechie" is also a brand-new and already prolific young blogger. Her posts are full of colorful, creative and fun ideas for the classroom. She is active on Pinterest and often modifies ideas she finds there through a speech/language lens.
Sublime Speech – The explosion of creative new speech blogs continues with Sublime Speech. Lots of 'Do It Yourself' activities with free downloadable versions of her creative and 'hip' creations! Another one to watch!
Talk It Up Speech Therapy – Ashley Dyer McGeehon's 'Talk it Up' is another brand new one to watch online. A school-based SLP, her ideas are current, interesting, and engaging.
Therapy App411 – This new group blog, also an Edublog nominee, is a collaborative effort of several of our favorite therapy bloggers. The aim is to review smartphone and tablet apps through a therapy lens. Is a must follow for SLPs interested in using smartphones, tablets and technology in the clinic and classroom.
There are several other blogs that I would like to offer honorable mention to that didn't meet all our criteria. For the most part they are just not posting often enough (how dare those student bloggers pay more attention to their classwork than their blog!) or have taken too many extended breaks from blogging. Please be sure to check out: 2 Gals Talk About Speech Therapy, Cree-zy, Crazy Speechie, Easy Speech and Language Ideas, Future SLPs, Geek SLP, Heather's Speech Therapy, Landria Seals' Blog, The Learning Curve, Lexical Linguist, Mommy Speech Therapy, Pathologically Speaking, and The Speech House
Editor's Note: In her daily work at PediaStaff, Heidi is Editor in Chief of the popular PediaStaff Blog for pediatric and school based therapist, and also created the PediaStaff's Pinterest Site for therapists and parents of special needs children. The company's continuing work to educate, share resources with, and support the special needs community has been featured on Parents.com, and Love That Max, (an award-winning special needs blog). In addition, PediaStaff has been recently profiled by the well-regarded social media blog, The Realtime Report, for their innovative work on the Pinterest social media site.
Heidi Kay is one of the founding partners of PediaStaff and is the editor-in-chief of the PediaStaff Blog, which delivers the latest news, articles, research updates, therapy ideas, and resources from the world of pediatric and school-based therapy. PediaStaff is a nationwide, niche oriented company focused on the placement and staffing of pediatric therapists including speech-language pathologists.


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Thanks to a scientist in South Carolina, we may soon have something more disturbing to worry about than the recent deregulation of genetically modified alfalfa and the genetically modified fruits and veggies that are increasingly common in the average American's diet.
drumroll please
Meat that has been created in a laboratory!
Vladimir Mironov — a scientist working for the past 10 years on bioengineering "cultured" meat — thinks meat made in a lab could solve the future world food crisis that's resulting from diminished land to grow meat the "old-fashioned way."
Or. Hmmm. I have an idea that could help solve the food crisis. Let's just stop eating so much meat! Or we could start eating bugs, which are apparently "good to eat and better for the environment." Um, yeah. Let's just stick to eating less meat.
Nicolas Genovese — a visiting scholar in cancer cell biology working under a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals three-year grant to run Dr. Mironov's meat-growing lab — said, "There's a yuck factor when people find out meat is grown in a lab. They don't like to associate technology with food. But there are a lot of products that we eat today that are considered natural that are produced in a similar manner." Genovese references yogurt as well as wine and beer production.
I'm not sure how one can compare yogurt, which is bacterial fermentation of milk — not to mention something I can make in my own kitchen — with bioengineered meat currently created in a lab.
On one hand, we have milk and cultured yeast, which can easily be made into yogurt in your crock pot in your own home — something I've done on several occasions. On the other hand, we have meat that comes from a once living, breathing animal. Yet instead of getting it from an animal, we're talking about creating it in a "carnery." If Mironov gets his way, he envisions "football field-sized buildings filled with large bioreactors, or bioreactors the size of a coffee machine in grocery stores, to manufacture what he calls 'charlem' — 'Charleston engineered meat.'"
How are these AT ALL the same?
There's so much that concerns me about all of this, but especially Mironov's statement, "Genetically modified food is already normal practice and nobody dies."
Nobody dies. Is that all that matters — that nobody dies? And who's to say GM food isn't killing us slowly? How long have we been guinea pigs eating GM foods? Are there any long-term health studies? Considering it has only been available in the United States since the 1990s, I would venture to guess no, though please correct me if I'm wrong.
Linda Johnson — a naturopathic doctor in New Mexico — speaks to the possible issues of consuming GMO food. She points out:
90% of all corn planted in the U.S. is genetically modified. This corn seed is specially made by Monsanto and engineered to ward off root worm by producing its own pesticide, which you then consume.
So you say you don't eat corn? If you eat animals that eat corn and they managed to force this food on them, you are eating GM food. Specific animal studies showed that when rats were fed this corn, they developed many reactions that included anemia, increased blood sugar levels, kidney inflammation, blood pressure issues, increased white blood cells and more.
It's very likely these health problems are affecting humans as well. Since the FDA doesn't think GM food need to be examined for humans to eat safely, it's been on the market for a long time.
Johnson adds, "European countries feel there is something wrong with this manipulation of food and they don't allow it in their countries.
… It is not known what the long-term ramifications of eating food daily that has been genetically modified. What are the damaging effects of a newborn ingesting nothing but formula made with GM ingredients? No one knows."
So why do we allow it here in the United States?
What are your thoughts about lab meat? Would you eat it? Would you feed it to your kids? Do you think it's the answer to the global food crisis? Are there positives to this I'm missing? Enlighten me, please.
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- In Vitro Meat: Science Fiction or Global Solution?
- Millions Against Monsanto
- 10 Things Monsanto Does Not Want You to Know
- Why You Should Care About Genetically Modified Alfalfa
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Debra Bruno is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist. She blogs at www.notbyoccident.blogspot.com.
BEIJING—No one would call Beijing a healthy city.
Cars, bikes, motorcycles, rickshaws and carts speed up as pedestrians scamper across the street.
Eating and drinking present a continual risk, with regular news reports about people getting sick from tainted milk, contaminated pork, adulterated noodles, rice, watermelons, bean sprouts, wine.
But the biggest worry for many is the city's abysmal air pollution, so bad on some days that residents can taste it and the airport occasionally shuts down as thick smog obscures the runways.
One man has taken up the quixotic job of understanding what Beijing's epic air pollution means for human health. Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, a family practitioner, runs an English-language website called My Health Beijing, which explores a range of health issues including food safety, traditional Chinese medicine, hepatitis, cell phone towers, childhood obesity, and just about any matter that keeps a fretful urbanite up at night.
The hottest topic on his site by far, though, is air pollution in the city called "the Big Gray." Not long ago, Saint Cyr posted an article calculating the actual harm of Beijing air. He wrote:
"One of life's great mysteries is finally answered: 'living in polluted City XYZ is equivalent to smoking how many cigarettes a day?' ….. I've been asked that question many times by patients and by the media — and now I know what to tell them: a day in Beijing is like smoking one sixth of a cigarette. More specifically, on an average day in Beijing an average adult inhales a total of 1.8mg of PM2.5 particles from air pollution, which is 1/6 of the average 12mg of PM2.5 particles inhaled from an average cigarette. Yes, that's a very strange number, but if I've done the math correctly, it is indeed true."
In an interview, Saint Cyr says calculating that information was "strangely reassuring. I actually felt a little bit better about living here."
But the truth is that his estimates—which he based on public health research, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing's hourly data measuring particulate matter of 2.5 micrograms in diameter or less, and the accepted data on the effects of air pollution on heart disease and lung cancer—still suggest that all Beijing residents are, in effect, cigarette smokers, however moderate.
Saint Cyr has also calculated the effects of Beijing's "beyond index" days, which occur when the meter goes above 500 particulates per cubic meter. This is the number that the U.S. Embassy accidentally described as "crazy bad" in 2010, a cause for endless jokes, tag lines, and commentary.
Crazy bad days, according to Saint Cyr, are the equivalent of 75 percent of one cigarette a day. "So if you don't smoke and you are really healthy, it is something to think about," he admits, although he argues that the health effects of being overweight and inactive are far worse than a little air pollution. "My overall theme is that people, if they're freaking out about air pollution and they're five or ten kilograms overweight, they're really missing the point about their relative risks, what they're gonna die of," he says.
At the same time, Saint Cyr acknowledges that mortality from air pollution is a problem in Beijing. Lung cancer, heart disease, and strokes all rise in polluted cities like Beijing. In China, the individual risk might not be significant but because of the size of the population, the pollution could mean that "hundreds of thousands die prematurely," he says.
Air quality in Beijing isn't expected to improve any time soon, but the transparency of reporting took a great leap forward just before the lunar new year, when the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center started to publish its own 2.5 particulate matter readings. On his website, Saint Cyr compared the readings from the U.S. Embassy and the Chinese, and found that the numbers were comparable. That's a dramatic improvement over the city's earlier monitoring system, which limited itself to a daily report on larger particulates of 10 micrograms and had the audacity to claim that there were 286 "blue sky days" in 2011.
The city started reporting its findings just in time to get one that nearly broke the charts. After a riotous, hours-long celebration heralding the Year of the Dragon that began after dark on Jan. 23, the number peaked at 1,593 micrograms of particulate matter, almost all of it sulfur dioxide from the explosions.
On "hazardous" days and nights like that one, Richard Saint Cyr advises wearing a face mask outside the home and using air purifiers inside. That, and "you pray for the wind in Beijing."
In places where most child cares and schools have closed, in-home family daycares that remain open aren't seeing the demand — or the support — they expected.
Will COVID-19 change how cities are designed? Michele Acuto of the Connected Cities Lab talks about density, urbanization and pandemic preparation.
We must prepare for a protracted battle with coronavirus. But there are changes we can make now to prepare locked-down cities for what's next.
There's a fatal history behind the claim that African Americans are more resistant to diseases like Covid-19 or yellow fever.
Some renters and homeowners are getting financial assistance during the economic disruption from the coronavirus pandemic. What about landlords?


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Mark Webber has predicted an early retirement for his former teammate Sebastian Vettel.
Throughout German Vettel's four-year championship-winning reign, Australian Webber was his teammate at Red Bull, where in 2010 they initially tussled for the first title.
"Obviously the scorecards aren't exactly in my favour," Webber, who retired from F1 after 2013 and will now spearhead Porsche's prototype return at Le Mans, told the March edition of Motor Sport magazine.
"Especially since we went to the Pirellis," Australian Webber, 37, told journalist Nigel Roebuck. "He destroyed me on those, but I can live with that."
That's because over a single lap, Webber thinks even his famous Ferrari ally Fernando Alonso struggles to match Vettel.
"I always thought Fernando was the best, and I still do -- on Sundays," he said.
"On one lap, though, I think Seb's got him covered -- and I'm taking in terms of preparation, not just pace.
"Seb's strengths, as we know, are escaping at the start, and running in clean air -- he's like a computer, isn't he? His only weakness was always fast corners."
When it comes to slow corners, however, Webber admits Vettel is untouchably strong.
"A couple of weeks ago I watched the Singapore race on television for the first time: he was two and a half seconds quicker than anyone, and he had Nico, Fernando, Lewis and me behind him," he marvelled.
"It wasn't as though he was racing a bunch of muppets! Ok, it wasn't always like that, but at some races he was exceptional."
Also unique, Webber admitted, is Vettel's approach to life so far.
Although Vettel is notoriously private, Webber thinks his former rival has positively sped through his 26 years of life so far.
"Do you know what?" Webber said, "I think Seb will do everything early in life.
"He's got his championship titles and his results early, he's going to have a kid early and I think he'll retire early -- he'll probably take a blast in the red car, then sayonara."


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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Despite overnight and morning rain Wednesday, conditions in Fairfield County will become dry and windy enough by Thursday that the National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch.
Skies will clear later Wednesday, with the relative humidity plummeting and winds picking up. The breezy northwest winds will be 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low near or below freezing. Blustery winds will continue overnight.
Thursday will be sunny with a high of 61 degrees with winds blowing from the northwest at 20 to 25 mph. The wind could gust up to 40 mph at times.
The entire tri-state area will be affected by the Fire Watch, with the National Weather Service warning that fire could spread rapidly if ignition occurs.
A Red Flag Warning - the next highest fire warning - has been issued south of the tri-state area in the greater Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., areas, which could expand to the tri-state area if conditions become even drier than expected.
Showers are possible later on Friday and on Saturday, which will likely end the watch.
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Kenneth Faried earns high marks from NBA GMs
If his four-year, $50 million contract extension didn't make it clear, the NBA's annual GM survey should: Executives across the clear have high hopes for Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried this season.
Faried, who is coming off somewhat of a breakout summer with Team USA during the FIBA World Cup, was voted as the league's best role player (tied with San Antonio's Boris Diaw), and earned the fourth-most votes for the best offensive rebounder (7.1 percent), as well as the toughest player in the league (7.4 percent, tied with Sacramento's Reggie Evans).
Faried also garnered the fifth-most votes (7.4 percent) among players expected to have a breakout season in 2014-15.