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ACS NEWS SERVICE Aug. 8, 2007 Weekly PressPac ALL CONTENT IS FOR IMMEDIATE USE EXCEPT ARTICLE #5, which is embargoed for 9 A. M., Eastern Time, August 15, 2007.
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Special editions of the Aug. 15 and Aug. 22 PressPac will carry breaking science news from the ACS National Meeting in Boston.
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Toward prevention of a common complication of cataract surgery
A newly developed method for coating the intraocular lenses (IOLs) used in millions of cataract surgery procedures may prevent a common complication of cataract surgery, according to a report scheduled for the Aug. 13 issue of ACS Biomacromolecules, a monthly journal. Such surgery corrects the vision loss that occurs when the lens of the eye becomes clouded.
Christine Jr me and colleagues report development of a method for applying a polyethylene glycol coating to IOLs. In laboratory experiments, researchers showed that the coating reduced accumulation of the protein film and adhesion of cells responsible for formation of secondary cataracts. The coating did not affect the optical properties of the lens. It also could be applied to certain other surfaces in order to discourage undesirable protein accumulation and adhesion of cells, the report states.
During the operation, a small incision in the front of the lens capsular bag is used to remove the clouded crystalline lens. The IOL is inserted into the empty capsular bag. Researchers noted that IOL replacement surgery is a safe and well-established procedure to correct the vision loss from a cataract. In about 25 percent of cases, however, the back portion of the capsule eventually becomes clouded with a secondary cataract. Jr me notes that treatment is available for secondary cataracts, but describes it as risky
ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Improved Performances of Intraocular Lenses by Poly(ethylene glycol) Chemical Coatings
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Easing concerns about a promising new medical imaging agent
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In a study that eases concern about the toxicity of nanoparticles being considered for use in medical imaging and biomedical research, scientists in North Dakota are reporting no significant toxic effects from tests of silica nanoparticles. It is scheduled for the Aug. 20 issue of ACS Chemical Research in Toxicology, a monthly journal.
Min Wu and Julia Xiaojun Zhao and colleagues point out that scientists hope to use several kinds of nanomaterials that luminesce, or glow, in clinical medicine and biomedical research. Those materials might, for instance, become a new generation of imaging agents that pinpoint the location of diseased tissue in the body. However, the question of whether these nanomaterials are toxic to living cells or organisms has not been fully answered, the researchers explain.
The scientists used laboratory tests on human lung cells to show that luminescent silica nanoparticles did not damage cellular DNA. Our study indicates that the luminescent silica nanoparticle is a promising labeling reagent for various biomedical applications, the study concluded, citing the need for further research on potential long-term toxicity.
ARTICLE #2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toxicity of Luminescent Silica Nanoparticles to Living Cells
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Explosive discovery on genetically engineered tobacco plant
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Tobacco may be bad for human health, but a new study reports that a genetically engineered tobacco plant may be very good for the environment. It shows promise for cleaning up soil contaminated with TNT, a widely used military explosive. The study is scheduled for the Aug. 15 issue of ACS Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.
Neil C. Bruce and colleagues noted that TNT contamination is a major environmental problem at many World War II sites, military training areas, and explosive manufacturing sites. In addition to being explosive, TNT is toxic and a human health threat. Researchers knew that certain soil bacteria could metabolize and change trinitrotoluene (TNT) into nontoxic compounds. But those natural bacteria exist at levels too low to detoxify TNT.
In the new study, researchers inserted a gene for a TNT-transforming bacterial enzyme into a tobacco plant. Then they tested the plants effect on TNT-contaminated soil in comparison to regular tobacco plants grown in the same soil for several weeks. The genetically modified plants significantly reduced the toxicity of the TNT-contaminated soil.
This is the first report to demonstrate that transgenic plants engineered for the phytoremediation of organic pollutants can increase the functional and genetic diversity of the bacterial community in acutely polluted soil compared to wild type plants, the report states. Our findings have important implications, not only for use of genetically engineered plants for TNT remediation, but for cleaning up other sources of contamination as well.
ARTICLE #3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Impact of Transgenic Tobacco on Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Contaminated Soil Community
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Fast, accurate sensor to detect food spoilage
Organic Letters
Amid growing concern about outbreaks of food poisoning, researchers in South Carolina are reporting development of a new food freshness sensor, for fast, accurate detection of food spoilage. Their study is scheduled for the Aug. 16 issue of ACS Organic Letters, a bi-weekly journal.
In the study, John Lavigne and colleagues describe the need for better sensors that can detect food spoilage caused by E. coli, Salmonella, and other disease-causing bacteria. Existing methods, such as electronic noses and electronic tongues, require expensive equipment, are time consuming and involve complicated analyses.
In the study, they describe development of a polymer material that raises a red flag, changing color in the presence biogenic amines, compounds produced by the bacterial decay of food proteins. In laboratory tests, the polymer identified and distinguished between 22 different kinds of key food-spoilage amines with 97 percent accuracy. Researchers also used the polymer to check the freshness of a tuna by detecting the amount of amines present in the sample. The sensitivity of the described assay is better than the typical mammalian sense of smell and is able to detect this nonvolatile amine at hazardous levels before the fish would begin to smell rancid, the report states. The approach also shows promise for detecting spoilage in other food types, it adds.
ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Food Freshness Sensor Using the Multistate Response from Analyte-Induced Aggregation of a Cross-Reactive Poly(thiophene)
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Toward real-world Star Trek tricoder devices
Chemical & Engineering News
So you drop by the store tonight and buy the latest model of a Star Trek tricoder-type device a handheld instrument for scanning alien environments and use it to check your home air for indoor pollutants. As farfetched as that idea may seem, such devices are inching closer to reality, according to an article (http://pubs.acs.org/cen/business/85/8533bus1.html) scheduled for the August 13 issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACSs weekly newsmagazine.
The article, by C&EN Senior Correspondent Marc Reisch, explains that scientific instrument makers are in the midst of an effort to expand their traditional markets, moving instruments like mass spectrometers and infrared photometers out of the lab and into the hands of the average consumer. In a world that fears terrorists, contaminated food, and airborne pollutants, instrument companies are working to design portable, inexpensive, user-friendly devices that can do the work of those laboratory mainstays, Reisch writes. An executive of one major instrument maker, quoted in the article, predicts that such instruments will be available to consumers, including Star Trek-like devices that serve as personal environmental scanners.
Given the proliferation of instruments alongside manufacturing lines and in battle zones, office buildings, and refineries, it just might be feasible for a consumer to walk into Home Depot someday and buy a device that today only a scientist or quality control expert would want to have, the article concludes.
ARTICLE #5 EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, August 15, 2007 In hot pursuit: Instrument makers harness technology to pursue budding applications for their tools
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234th ACS National Meeting, August 19-23, Boston, MA
News media registration is now open for the 234th ACS national meeting, which will be held in Boston, Mass., on August 19-23, 2007, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and more than a dozen hotels across the city. More than 15,000 scientists and others are expected to attend this scientific extravaganza. There will be more than 9,500 presentations on new discoveries in chemistry, health, medicine, energy, environment, food, and other fields. The theme: Biotechnology for Health and Wellness. http://chemistry.org/news/acs_media_registration.html
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The ACS Office of Communications is podcasting PressPac contents in order to make cutting-edge scientific discoveries from ACS journals available to a broad public audience at no charge. Science Elements includes selected content from ACSs prestigious suite of 35 peer-reviewed scientific journals and Chemical & Engineering News, ACSs weekly news magazine. Those journals, published by the worlds largest scientific society, contain about 30,000 scientific reports from scientists around the world each year. The reports include discoveries in medicine, health, nutrition, energy, the environment and other fields that span sciences horizons from astronomy to zoology. Podcaster for Science Elements is Steve Showalter, Ph.D., a chemist at the U. S. Department of Energys Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and ACS member.
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New ACS Annual Report The 2006 ACS annual report, A New Vision at Work, can be a valuable resource for journalists trying to keep pace with chemistry and the multiple fields of science that involve chemistry. The report features a series of commentaries by chemists, including Nobel Laureate Robert H. Grubbs, on chemistrys role in working toward better medications, more nutritious food, sources of renewable energy, and other innovations. The newly published report is available for reading and downloading at: http://www.chemistry.org/2006annualreport.html
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called on Santorum on to make "a graceful exit" after Romney's wins on Tuesday in Maryland, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Asked if he could endure three more weeks of such talk before Pennsylvania's Apr. 24 primary, Santorum said: "I think I've endured about eight months of people saying that. Everyone has been asking me, from the days I was driving around ... in Iowa to get out of the race. I've never been the establishment's candidate, and that holds true to today."
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Lethbridge Roofing Ltd is a family run business, established in 1985 based in the heart of Harlow, Essex and providing roofing services in Essex, Roofing Services North London and Roofing Services Hertfordshire. So, if you are looking for a roofer in Harlow, you are in the right place!
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Principal Proposed Uses
- Chronic Respiratory Diseases
- Asthma
- Poor Digestion
The Latin name of elecampane comes from Helen of Troy, who was supposed to have carried elecampane with her while being abducted from Sparta. Revered by the ancient Greeks and Romans, this herb was recommended for treating such diverse problems as indigestion, melancholy, sciatica, bronchitis, and asthma.
What Is Elecampane Used for Today?
Some modern herbalists regard elecampane as a long-term treatment for respiratory diseases such as asthma and bronchitis, especially when excessive mucus is a notable feature. However, there is no real evidence that it is effective for this purpose.
Elecampane is also sometimes recommended as a daily supplement to improve general digestion.
One of elecampane's constituents, alantolactone, has been used in concentrated form as a treatment for intestinal parasites, 1 but it isn't clear whether the whole herb is particularly effective for this purpose.
A typical dosage of elecampane root is 1.5 to 4 g 3 times daily, either in capsule form or boiled in water as tea.
Safety Issues
The only reported adverse effects of elecampane are occasional allergic reactions. However, safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease has not been established.
Newall C, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health-Care Professionals . London, England: Pharmaceutical Press; 1996:106.
Newall C, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health-Care Professionals . London, England: Pharmaceutical Press; 1996:106.
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Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, the North Port City-wide Pastors Network partnered with the North Port Food Coalition for the 1,000 Cans Campaign to help feed needy families.
The campaign was in conjunction with the first-time effort by the network to sponsor a "Worship in the Park" on Nov. 17 at Dallas White Park, North Port.
The event brought together people from several denominations and cultures to praise the Lord and share their different worship styles.
The nondenominational event was open to all, though officially the 10 local churches participating were Coastal Community Church, El Centro Cristiano El Shaddai Church, First Presbyterian Church of North Port, First Slavic Pentecostal Church, Peace Christian Fellowship, New Hope Community Church, North Port Community United Church of Christ, Oasis Church, St. Nathaniel's Episcopal Church and Trinity United Methodist Church.
"We are truly making history here tonight," said Mandie Chapman, a volunteer from the New Hope Community Church. "There has never been an event like this with so many different churches coming together for the same cause."
Free school supplies, pizza and information about local churches and organizations were available to those attending. Free clothes and toys were offered at the Oasis Church booth. First Slavic Pentecostal Church gave away free desserts, including homemade cookies and Russian waffle cakes.
"We just wanted to be apart of this," First Slavic member Mark Melnichuck said. "It is so nice to be able to share with everyone."
Several church bands and singing groups entertained with music appealing to both teenagers and adults. Video interludes were shown above the crowd that gathered in front of the stage.
Prayer tents were available for those who came with a prayer request or in need of healing. Those who wished to remain anonymous wrote prayer requests on poster boards attached to a fence; topics were prayed over later that night.
"We even have a portable baptismal tank for that someone that might want to take a leap of faith tonight," Chapman said.
Arriving early to set up and staying late after all had left to clean up, members of the New Hope Youth Group spent all day working hard together and happily, director Kayla Wickman said.
Co-sponsored by the City-wide Pastors Network, North Port Coalition, KDW Radio and the Christian Motorcycle Association, the event was free event. All that was asked of those attending was to bring a canned food donation, if possible, their own chairs or blankets and an open heart.
The mission of "Worship in the Park" was to bring together as many people as possible to praise Jesus Christ and to unite. Organizers wanted to bring a message of healing and hope to the lonely, no matter their religion, culture, nationality or language spoken.
"I am floored by all the pastors and members of their congregations that have come out tonight to support our first-time effort," said the Rev. Eddie DeJesus, pastor of New Hope Community Church.
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Canggu is a sleepy fishing village, but the name has become the collective term for most of the neighbouring villages within this developing area, which is located in the beautiful agricultural belt between Seminyak and Tanah Lot. Only 20 minutes drive from Seminyak this is the peaceful alternative, and many foreigners have chosen to build villas here. The area is abundant in emerald rice fields and the stunning views are enhanced on clear days by the magical sight of the mountains. Canggu is also the location of the Canggu Club, offering leisure and sports facilities including a state-of-the art gym, a 25-metre swimming pool and a tennis & squash centre. The rugged Canggu Beach is a place that most surfers will know about, with reef swells larger than those found in Kuta.
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As Tibet burns, China makes arrests, seizes TVs
Associated Press - January 18, 2013
The harsh measures provide an early indication that the country's new leadership is not easing up on Tibet despite the burning protests and international condemnation.
For months, as Tibetans across western China doused themselves in gasoline and set themselves alight, authorities responded by sending in security forces to seal off areas and prevent information from getting out, but those efforts did not stop or slow the protests. The self-immolations even accelerated in November as China's ruling Communist Party held a pivotal leadership transition.
Then the government went on the offensive in December, announcing through a state-owned newspaper that the burnings are the work of foreign hostile forces keen on separating Tibet from the mainland and that those who help others self-immolate are liable to be prosecuted for murder. Arrests quickly followed.
"Tibet is getting into the global evening news because of self-immolations and so there's this anxiety to bring it under control," said Michael Davis, a law professor and Tibet expert at the University of Hong Kong. Davis said he expected the government to continue to take a repressive and conservative approach. "The new leadership will be particularly anxious not to have any of these problems blow up in their face."
Nearly 100 Tibetan monks, nuns and lay people have set themselves on fire since 2009, calling for Beijing to allow greater religious freedom and the return from exile of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
"I think self-immolations and all of this suggest that they are not winning the hearts and minds of the Tibetan people and in fact the more repressive they are, the more resistance they encounter, so it's a kind of vicious circle," Davis said.
This week, police in Gansu province of western China announced the arrests of seven people accused of helping a Tibetan villager self-immolate in October and said investigations showed that two of the men were members of the overseas-based Tibetan Youth Congress, which they said had "masterminded" the protest.
Tenzin Norsang, joint secretary of the Dharmsala, India,-based Tibetan Youth League, said by phone that Chinese authorities were making "baseless accusations" about his group and that the two people named in Xinhua's report were not members.
It was only the latest example of harsher measures being used in an effort to stem the unrest. Last month, authorities in Qinghai province announced they had detained "major" suspects allegedly involved in five self-immolations, while police in a county in Sichuan province said a monk and his nephew were being held for similar reasons.
Local governments are also trying to scrub the area of information they deem hostile. Qinghai authorities said on Monday they had conducted a sweep of households in restive Tongren county and seized and destroyed more than 1,800 illegal satellite TV dishes.
Local newspapers have run commentaries condemning the Dalai Lama and decrying what they describe as the "slaughter of life." State broadcaster CCTV has aired documentaries of the same theme and a historic drama series about the life of a Tibetan serf-turned-Chinese patriot.
Earlier this month, senior Chinese leader Yu Zhengsheng visited a prefecture in Sichuan at the center of the self-immolations, urging Buddhist clergy to be patriotic and denouncing the Dalai Lama. Yu is slated to take over as head of the country's top parliamentary advisory body, a role that puts him in charge of minority issues.
Though Yu is considered a liberal on economic matters, he has not had any previous experience dealing with Tibet and has no incentive to change the government's policies in Tibet, which is a region of strategic importance because it borders India, said Willy Lam, a China politics expert at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Lam said that Chinese leaders expected the Tibetan cause to dissipate once the elderly Dalai Lama dies.
"There is no rationale for the party leadership to shift to a more liberal policy," Lam said. "I think the Chinese believe that time is on their side... after the death of the Dalai Lama, there won't be such a powerful spiritual leader soliciting international support."
Wang Lixiong, a scholar and an activist for minority rights, said that it was still early days for the new leaders, who customarily do not make dramatic policy changes while in a transition period. Wang added that he expected that any policy shifts they might enact would be minor, and that Tibetan demands for greater autonomy would not be met leading to ever greater frustration.
"There is also the possibility that the new leaders will increase repression," Wang said. "China's current governance style is to use any way possible to block any channel for expressing different views, so that it appears on the surface that everything is peaceful and tranquil in this society... but this harmony is entirely false."
"It's like a boiler sitting on a fire with its vents blocked. The pressure inside is increasing constantly, the ultimate ending will be explosive," Wang said.
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Cano gets 1st RBI with Mariners in win over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners quickly answered those critics who thought Robinson Cano wouldn't have enough support in the lineup to make a difference.
James Paxton pitched seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball and Cano drove in his first run for the Mariners on Wednesday night in an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels, completing a three-game sweep in the team's first series under new manager Lloyd McClendon.
"The last couple of years, a lot of us guys were younger and going through battles and learning some things," first baseman Justin Smoak said. "Now it's time for guys who have been here the last couple of years to step up."
Smoak, Mike Zunino and Corey Hart all homered for Seattle, which outscored the Angels 26-8 while sweeping a season-opening three-game set for only the second time in their 38-year history. The other time was in 1985, when they started out 6-0 at home against Oakland and Minnesota before losing 12 of their next 13.
"We had a lot of confidence coming in," Smoak said. "We've got a great pitching staff. Paxton, Erasmo (Ramirez) and Felix (Hernandez) pitched their butts off and gave us a chance to win, and we were able to score some runs. Now we have to keep it going."
It was the first time the Angels were swept in a three-game series to start a season since 1992, by the Chicago White Sox at Anaheim.
"That's obviously not the way we wanted to come out and open this thing up," said Angels third baseman David Freese. "They all count, but it's a long season and we'll bounce back. There's a lot of guys in this clubhouse that understand what a baseball season consists of, and sometimes this happens."
Paxton (1-0) threw 99 pitches in his fifth big league start and struck out nine, including Josh Hamilton all three times he faced him. Hamilton also struck out against Nector Noesi for the final out after Noesi game up Mike Trout's RBI triple and Freese's sacrifice fly.
Paxton stranded a runner at third base in the first with the help of center fielder Abraham Almonte, who raced in to make a sliding catch on Freese's sinking liner for the third out. He escaped another jam in the fourth by fanning Hamilton and Howie Kendrick with two men on, then struck out the side in the fifth.
Paxton became the second pitcher in Mariners history to win four of his first five big league starts. The other was Michael Pineda, who did it in 2011. Paxton, a Canadian-born left-hander, was 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA four starts last September.
"I just got in a groove and felt really good," Paxton said. "Probably around the third inning, I kind of found my rhythm and everything was coming together really well for me."
Hector Santiago (0-1) was charged with four runs, four hits and three walks in five-plus innings. The 26-year-old left-hander, beginning his first full season as a starter, was acquired in December along with Tyler Skaggs from Arizona in a three-way trade with the Chicago White Sox that sent slugger Mark Trumbo to the Diamondbacks.
Seattle scored 18 of their runs in this series with two outs. Cano, who left the New York Yankees after nine seasons to sign a 10-year, $240 million free agent contract, finished his first series in a Seattle uniform 5 for 11 with two intentional walks.
"His presence definitely affects any lineup," Freese said. "I mean, you look up and down that lineup and it's a complete lineup."
Brad Miller, who homered twice for the Mariners in Tuesday's 8-3 win, legged out a double to right with two outs in the third and came home on Cano's single. Miller drove in the second run with a two-out single in the fifth.
The Mariners broke it open with four runs in the sixth, as Stefan Romero greeted Fernando Salas with an RBI double and Zunino hit his sixth big league homer. Smoak and Hart both homered with two outs in the ninth against Ernesto Frieri.
NOTES: Santiago's only other start at Angel Stadium came with the White Sox on May 18, 2013, when he allowed three runs and four hits over 3 1-2 innings in a no-decision. ... The Angels begin a four-game series Friday night at Houston. The Astros won the season series 10-9 last year, despite finishing a major league-worst and franchise-worst 51-111 after switching over from the NL to the AL. ... Angels pitchers gave up 17 extra-base hits and 15 walks in the series.


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How Jesus Became a Morning Person.
I confess that I am a morning person. Perhaps, because it does take me a while to wake up, I love my quiet time in the am. I love my quiet house (my partner is not a morning person, she says it is a rule that we attract each other, and, the world favors morning people. . .) I love my nearby gym, Starbucks and The New York Times, and my prayer time.


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Oyster is a small Gap Year organisation and we send young people (mainly 18 – 24 year olds) to one of 8 destinations around the world where they do worthwhile voluntary projects such as teaching, conservation and community work. We also have paid opportunities in Canada.
We are looking to launch a new website and that appeals to young people and career breakers. We want the look to be new. This page will set the scene for the rest of the site and our image as a company.
Our current site (http://www.oysterworldwide.com) has been running successfully for the past 2 and half years. We have reached the limit of what we can do with that site and now we want to start afresh. Our aim is to offer people the best gap year experience possible. We believe that needs to begin with a fresh and contemporary website.
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Towson Watch Company: An American Breed
Born in the USA, Born in the USA! Writing about Towson Watch Company makes me want to wave the American flag. In fact, red, white and blue grace the dial of every Towson watch. American watches, you say? Is it possible the Americans can make a quality timepiece? In fact, they can.
Established in Maryland in 2000, Towson Watch Company designs and manufactures their watches here on U.S. soil. Partners George Thomas and Hartwig Balke run the business, joining forces after meeting in an Irish pub and bonding over their love of sailing. In addition to sailing, they found they both had a passion for high-end mechanical timepieces and decided to form a brand.
Thomas and Balke aren't dilettantes with a fancy for horology. They have top-notch credentials. Thomas, a master watchmaker, has been repairing complicated watches for 40 years and even built tourbillon watches that are on display at the National Watch and Clock Museum (linke). Balke, an engineer, built his first chronograph in 1999, but it wasn't just any chronograph, this one went to space, worn by a NASA astronaut on the STS-99 Mission.
In their design and mechanics, Thomas and Balke take their inspiration from masters old and new like Breguet, Arnold, George Daniels and Ludwig Oeschlin. Thomas and Balke incorporated their love of sailing and the waterways into the company by naming their watches after them. Models include the Choptank, Skipjack and Potomac. Towson Watch Company even has a watch in the shape of a winch called the Pride II.
Though Thomas and Balke are quite capable of building their own components they instead choose high-grade movements from ETA or Soprod built to their specifications. Additionally, some movements are enhanced with upgrades of the balance and regulating mechanism.
"The clear message is, momentarily, without Swiss watchmaking there is no American watchmaking," explains Balke. "While we can make the plates and bridges in the U.S., wheels, jewels, pallets and balances are still Swiss made, as are the mainspring and barrels. Can we make the wheels and the barrels in the U.S.? The answer is yes! Is it economical to do that? The answer at the moment is no!"
And yet, Towson Watch Company does make watches from scratch on occasion. When they do, all components including the plate, bridges, wheels and barrel are crafted at Towson. The only part not made in their workshop is the balance wheel.
To enhance the design of their watches, Towson often sends them out for a beauty treatment with master engraver Jochen Benzinger in Germany, with whom they've had collaboration for over 10 years. Benzinger also had a hand on the space watch flown on the STS-99 mission, as he modified the rotor to relocate its center of gravity.
Though the Swiss remain the leaders in quality watch production, there is a port in America at the Towson Watch Company.
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How do I get a copy of one of your PSAs?
How can I get a copy of one of your older, historic campaigns?
Do you have instructional materials for use in the classroom (i.e. posters, curriculum)?
How do I play your TV or radio PSAs?
Can I download your TV and radio PSAs?
I want to feature one of your PSAs in a textbook. Do I need permission?
Can I use your website as an educational resource?
Can I get a guest speaker from the Ad Council to present to my class?
Can we come to your office and get an Ad Council presentation?
I want to use your PSAs for a local cable channel or school news program at my school?
Do you have anything for students with English as a Second Language?
I need an idea for an upcoming event such as Earth Day or Black History Month.
General Answers
Q. Who is the Ad Council? What's your mission?
A. Simply put, we're the largest producer of public service advertising. We represent a unique collaboration between the advertising, media, and business communities. The leading advertising agencies from throughout the country lend us their best and brightest talent to develop our campaigns pro bono and the media industry generously donates the advertising time and space to deliver our messages to the American public.
Our mission is to identify a select number of significant public issues and stimulate action on those issues through communications programs that make a measurable difference in our society. To that end, the Ad Council marshals volunteer talent from the advertising and communications industries, the facilities of the media, and the resources of the business and non-profit communities to create awareness, foster understanding and motivate action.
Q. How do you create your ads?
A. Ad Council campaigns are produced pro bono by the country's leading advertising agencies, who donate their services on a volunteer basis. The people of these agencies donate their ideas, expertise, and time to help create each one of our ads. Each Ad Council campaign is sponsored by a non-profit organization or federal government agency, which provides the production and distribution costs and serves as the "issue expert." The Ad Council works closely with the advertising agency and sponsoring organization throughout the (approximate) 9-month process to develop a campaign which involves 6 major stages: 1) research and planning; 2) strategic development; 3) creative development; 4) production; 5) distribution/media outreach; and 6) monitoring and evaluation.
Q. How does the Ad Council get its PSAs aired?
A. After each campaign is produced, the Ad Council distributes the PSAs to the media who donate time and space to our campaigns to ensure our messages reach across the nation. Specifically, we distribute our PSAs via a nationwide network of over 33,000 media outlets that includes TV and radio stations, print outlets (i.e. magazines, newspapers), outdoor (i.e. billboards, bus stops) and the internet (i.e. web banners). In addition, we remain on the cutting edge of current technologies, working to support our campaigns in innovative ways.
Maintaining longstanding and strategic relationships with most of the country's media companies enables the Ad Council to leverage top-level partnerships on behalf of its campaigns, thereby ensuring millions in donated media annually.
In total, Ad Council campaigns receive more than $1 billion in donated media annually. Our non-profit organizations and federal government agency partners typically receive 10 times the return on their investment through donated media placements.
Q. Does the Ad Council utilize social media to reach audiences?
A. Yes, the Ad Council has developed online communities on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Ad Council campaigns also have a presence on these channels.
Click here for a list of our volunteer ad agencies.
Click here for a list of our media supporters.
Q. Is the Ad Council a nonprofit? How are you funded?
A. Yes, we are a nonprofit. And like any other nonprofit, we raise funds from individuals, corporations and foundations to support our general operations.
Each of our campaigns are sponsored by a non-profit organization or federal government agency who pay for the production and distribution costs.
Q. Does the Ad Council create PSAs in response to disasters or emergencies?
A. Absolutely. The Ad Council has a long and proud history of stepping in when the country is facing a crisis. Just as the Ad Council created ads shortly after the attacks on Pearl Harbor to help with the WWII effort, we also created our "I am an American" campaign within days of the 9/11 attacks, providing inspiration, hope and healing to all Americans. Additionally, we quickly created PSAs to address the flu vaccine shortage (encouraging Americans who weren't at risk to give others "a shot"). We also joined with former Presidents Bush and Clinton to urge Americans to support the tsunami relief efforts and later, Hurricane Katrina. Most recently, after the devastating floods in Pakistan, the Ad Council created PSAs with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encouraging Americans to donate to the Pakistan Relief Fund, which helped those who were in need. Additionally, we joined First Lady Michelle Obama and the American Red Cross on PSAs to support the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Q. What's the history of the Ad Council?
A. Advertising executives of the day were asked to rally both funds and moral support necessary for America to win WWII. Working in tandem with the Office of War Information, the Ad Council created campaigns such as Buy War Bonds, Plant Victory Gardens and "Loose Lips Sink Ships." After the war, the Ad Council's leadership decided to carry on their mission and help the country tackle peace-time issues. More than sixty-five years - and thousands of campaigns - later, the Ad Council remains America's leading producer of public service communications.
The Ad Council's tradition of responding immediately in times of great need continues today. And as society has changed, so too has the Ad Council. Whether it was forest fires or polio in the '50s, the Peace Corps or racial discrimination in the '60s, pollution in the '70s, AIDS in the 80s, recycling in the '90s, the Ad Council continues to address the most pressing social issues of the day. Today, the Ad Council's docket includes campaigns addressing childhood obesity, energy efficiency, internet safety, financial literacy, youth reckless driving, cyberbullying and autism awareness, to name just a few.
Q. Where can I find information about an older Ad Council campaign?
A. To find information about our classic Ad Council campaigns, you can visit the Classic Campaigns section of our website. Can't find what you're looking for? Please email the Ad Council's archives at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q. Who funds your PSA campaigns?
A. Each Ad Council campaign is sponsored by a national non-profit organization or a federal government agency. They provide the funding to produce and distribute the PSA campaign.
Click here for a list of our campaign sponsors.
Q. What social issues do you address?
A. The Ad Council's current campaign docket is broken down into four themes: education, family & community, health, and safety. For a complete list of our current campaigns, please click here.
Q. How do you pick the issues to be addressed?
A. We receive many inquiries from the general public, including individuals, non-profits, corporations or others about potential campaigns. We also identify possible campaigns through our Advisory Committee on Public Issues. Established in 1947, this "think tank", comprised of prestigious leaders from the non-profit, business, research, academic, philanthropic, medical and public policy professions, advises the Ad Council on the nation's most pressing social issues (on a pro bono basis).
In order for a campaign to be accepted to the Ad Council docket it must meet the following criteria:
- The issue should be of sufficient seriousness and public importance to warrant donations of space and time by the media
- The issue must offer a solution through an individual action
- The effort must be national in scope so that the message has relevance to media audiences in communities throughout the nation
- The effort should be such that advertising can help achieve its objectives and those objectives can be measured
- The issue must be non-commercial, non-denominational, non-partisan, and not be designated to influence legislation.
Q. How do you define public service advertising?
A. Public service advertising is commonly defined as "advertising that serves the public interest." The objective of these ads is education and awareness of significant social issues in an effort to change the public's attitudes and behaviors and stimulate positive social change.
Q. What's the difference between a commercial and a PSA?
A. The objective of a PSA is to raise awareness or change behaviors and attitudes on a social issue. Public service advertising relies on donated media. In other words, we do not purchase paid airtime or space. We essentially "ask" that a media outlet - whether it's a TV or radio station, magazine, newspaper, internet provider, or billboard company - run our PSAs for free.
PSAs are always sponsored by a nonprofit or government agency whereas a commercial is paid for by a private company who then purchase airtime and space to run their ad.
Q. How do you evaluate your campaigns?
A. We track all of our campaigns to make sure they are successfully raising awareness, changing behaviors or motivating the public to action.
Specifically, we conduct extensive research and surveys to measure the impact of a campaign. Success of a campaign is measured by tracking donated media (via quarterly reports), tracking visits to the campaign's website or calls to a toll-free number, and conducting pre- and post-campaign launch tracking studies that measure attitudinal, behavioral and awareness shifts among the campaign's target audience.
Through extensive research, the Ad Council is able to track the response and impact to each campaign. A campaign generally undergoes:
- Strategic research and evaluation: Extensive research and review during the campaign's formative stage informs the most effective communications strategy.
- Communications checks: The creative concepts are tested with consumers in order to gauge their response to the advertising.
- Peer Review: For all Ad Council campaigns, feedback and approvals are solicited from its Campaign Review Committee (a panel of the nation's top advertising executives who meet monthly to review and approve three critical stages of a campaign: the strategy, creative concepts, and final advertising materials).
- Media measurement: Donated media support is monitored to estimate the number of ad placements, media impressions generated, and the monetary value of these placements.
- Tracking survey: The tracking study gauges trends over time among the target audience. It measures awareness of the issue, recognition of the advertising, and changes in relevant attitudes and behaviors.
- Consumer response: All forms of consumer response are monitored including website traffic, brochure requests/downloads (if appropriate), email sign-ups, etc.
Want more in-depth information about how we evaluate our campaigns? Click here.
Q. How much donated media does the Ad Council secure each year? per campaign?
A. The Ad Council secures about $1.8 billion dollars in donated media on behalf of its 50 plus campaigns. On average, each general market campaign garners $25-30 million in donated media.
Materials and Resources Answers
Q. How do I get a copy of one of your PSAs?
A. You can visit our PSA CentralTM which allows you to browse, preview and download any of our current PSAs upon registration. Go here to get started: http://psacentral.org/. Please email email@example.com with any questions or problems accessing PSA Central.
Q. How can I get a copy of one of your older, historic campaigns?
A. Please email the Ad Council's archives at email@example.com. (NOTE: Due to usage restrictions, we may not be able to fulfill all requests.)
Q. Do you have instructional materials for use in the classroom (i.e. posters, curriculum)?
A. Sort of. Our materials consist mostly of our PSAs, but some campaigns do offer downloadable brochures or other materials through their respective campaign websites. Feel free to download these and make copies for student use. Please do not download materials from adcouncil.org, please see our terms of use.
Q. How do I play your TV or radio PSAs?
Q. Can I download your TV and radio PSAs?
A. Unfortunately, you cannot download our PSAs from this website. However, you can visit our PSA CentralTM which allows you to browse, preview and download any of our current PSAs, including broadcast quality TV PSAs, upon registration. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions or problems accessing PSA Central.
Q. I want to feature one of your PSAs in a textbook. Do I need permission?
A. Yes. You will need to get permission from the sponsoring organization of the particular campaign. For example, if you'd like to get permission to feature our Smokey Bear campaign in a text book, you would need to contact the U.S. Forest Service. For a list of sponsors and their websites, click here. If you need help, or are interested in featuring a classic Ad Council campaign or one that is no longer on our docket, please email firstname.lastname@example.com, or for an older campaign, please email the Ad Council's archives at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q. Can I use your website as an educational resource?
A. Absolutely! In fact, we encourage you to use our website and any of the materials found here for your educational needs.
Q. Can I get a guest speaker from the Ad Council to present to my class?
A. Sometimes. It depends on our resources and whether you're located near one of our offices. We're happy to help if we can. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to place a request. Please indicate the name of your school, location, date, number of students and the topic.
Q. Can we come to your office and get an Ad Council presentation?
A. Sometimes. It depends on the size of your group and our resources. We're happy to accommodate you if we can. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to place a request. Please indicate the name of your school, date(s) you'd like to visit, number of students and your topic of interest.
Q. I want to use your PSAs for a local cable channel or school news program at my school?
A. We love these kinds of requests! Please email firstname.lastname@example.com with the specifics of your request.
Q. Do you have anything for students with English as a Second Language?
A. Definitely. Many of our PSAs are in Spanish or target the Hispanic community. Some of these include: Discovering Nature and Emergency Preparedness.
Q. I need an idea for an upcoming event such as Earth Day or Black History Month.
A. We have lots of PSAs that tie into seasonal events, themes or social issues. Visit our Public Service Events Calendar which pairs campaigns with appropriate and timely events such as Energy Awareness Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Voter Registration Month.


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Following an established trend, authoritarian Uzbek leader Islam Karimov promised to address journalists' concerns but did not follow through by ending the repressive climate for the press in the country. The decades-long harassment against government critics has virtually wiped out the media landscape, forcing the domestic and international community to rely on rumors or leaked diplomatic cables to get information on topics including the aging leader's health or his reaction to international events. At least four journalists remained in jail in late 2013, where they were allegedly tortured and denied appropriate medical care. Human rights activists, including those in exile, also faced official harassment and prosecution after reporting on corruption and abuses in Uzbekistan. One exiled human rights activist, Nadezhda Atayeva, was sentenced to seven years in absentia on embezzlement charges after reporting on human rights abuses. One journalist, Sergei Naumov, was jailed on fabricated charges of hooliganism just days after an Uzbek official denied jailing critics and assured the U.N. Human Rights Council that authorities were complying with international human rights standards. But this soon became hard to verify: Citing official obstruction to its work, the International Committee of the Red Cross publicly announced in April that it had terminated visits to Uzbek prisons.
Sergei Naumov, an independent journalist, went missing on September 21 in the western city of Urgench after telling his friends he was having "problems" with the police. Three days later, a local lawyer found out that police had arrested Naumov, charged him with hooliganism, investigated his case, and sentenced him to 12 days in jail--all within a few hours.
Naumov is a local contributor to several critical news outlets, including the London-based Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) and the regional news website Ferghana News, both of which are blocked inside the country.
Shortly after Naumov's arrest, IWPR issued a statement saying the journalist had been targeted in retaliation for his reporting on environmental issues and human rights abuses, including the government-sanctioned use of child labor during the fall cotton harvest.
September 21, 2013:
|Naumov tells his friends over the phone at 7 p.m. that he is having "problems" with the local police and asks them to look for him if he does not call back. The journalist's colleagues say that attempts to reach him are unsuccessful. Authorities deny holding the journalist, Ferghana News reports.
September 24, 2013:
|A local lawyer succeeds in obtaining Naumov's verdict, which he shares with the press. The verdict says that a local court had sentenced the journalist on September 21 to 12 days in jail on charges of hooliganism after a local woman allegedly told the police that Naumov had tried to attack her. He is sentenced without a lawyer or any witnesses present. CPJ and other human rights and press freedom groups call on Uzbek authorities to release Naumov immediately.
September 27, 2013:
|Authorities continue to hold Naumov incommunicado. His lawyer disputes his imprisonment at the regional court, Ferghana News reports.
October 3, 2013:
|Naumov is released from jail after serving his prison sentence.
For 14 years, Muhammad Bekjanov, editor of the opposition paper Erk, and Yusuf Ruzimuradov, an Erk reporter, have languished in prison in Uzbekistan. CPJ research shows that these two are the longest-imprisoned journalists in the world. Both were imprisoned on anti-state charges.
For the past 15 years, Uzbekistan has appeared on CPJ's annual prison census, which identifies journalists in prison on December 1. Year after year, Uzbek authorities have jailed critical reporters who are sentenced in retaliation for their work.
In June, members of the U.S. Senate wrote an open letter to President Karimov, asking him to update them on the status and health conditions of imprisoned journalists Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov and Dilmurod Saiid, and rights defender Akzam Turgunov. The senators also questioned the legality of their sentences, and urged the Uzbek leader to release the three men.
|Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois
|Mark Kirk, Republican of Illinois
|John Boozman, Republican of Arkansas
|Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont
|Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut
|Tom Udall, Democrat of New Mexico
|Benjamin L. Cardin, Democrat of Maryland
|Robert P. Casey Jr., Democrat of Pennsylvania
|Roy Blunt, Republican of Missouri
|Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida
|Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California
|John McCain, Republican of Arizona
Uzbek authorities not only cracked down on journalists throughout the year but also targeted human rights activists who publicly exposed government wrongdoing, corruption, and human rights abuses.
One exiled human rights activist, Nadezhda Atayeva, was convicted in July on fabricated embezzlement charges and sentenced in absentia to seven years in jail. Atayeva, head of the Paris-based Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, said the charges were in retaliation for her work.
Atayeva and her organization have reported on abuses in Uzbekistan, including the use of child labor during cotton harvesting, systematic torture in Uzbek prisons and detention facilities, the imprisonment of journalists and rights activists, and other wrongdoings. In September, Atayeva reported on the arrest and imprisonment in Uzbekistan of freelance reporter Sergei Naumov.


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Applying for membership can be done by downloading the printable Membership Application or filling out an Online Application
Membership will be processed upon payment of membership dues.
Mail check to the KAA – 11345 W. Carr Ct. – Wichita, KS 67209
Pay online via PayPal here . . .
- Money savings with Constant Contact – email campaign service.
- Money saving with OfficeDepot/OfficeMax.
- Lands End store for your KAA apparel and items with varies logo options.
- Use of KAA logo, promoting your dedication and passion for the auction industry.
- UCC searches conduct at cost of search, saving you $125 annually for the subscription to do so.
- Opportunity to be a member of your own state professional organization.
- Opportunity to attend state professional meetings, including our Winter Convention held each January.
- Increased marketing of your auctions by having them listed on the Association website's Auction Calendar.
- Continuing education programs through seminars and classes in the area of auction specialization.
- The opportunity to voice your opinion and make yourself heard throughout the state and beyond.
- Bulletins with information pertaining to the auction business, including a public Facebook page and private Facebook Group for members only.
- Advice if requested, concerning professional ethics, state or local sales tax, license laws, permits involving the auction business. Note: The KAA does not give legal advice.
- A legislative monitor in Topeka so we can keep you up-to-date with any issues affecting the industry or your business.
- Receive bi-monthly Sunflower Auctioneer newsletter.
- Family involvement with inclusion at conventions and events
- A dues structure which is relatively low considering what you receive and in contrast what other professional organizations charge for their professional memberships
As a Kansas Auctioneers Association member you are not required to be a member of the National Auctioneers Association, however, you are urged to join the NAA and get involved on the National level as well.
We urge you to give serious consideration to becoming a member of the Kansas Auctioneers Association. If you are presently a member of the KAA we hope you will continue to contribute your time and efforts for the benefit of your profession and your association.
Being a KAA member is just like anything else you do in your personal or professional life, "You get out of it, what you put into it".
Kansas Auctioneers Association Code of Ethics
The public auction subjects all possessions to equitable public appraisal and competitive offer and thereby determines fair and current value of all personal goods and estates.
The Auctioneer is the master of procedure and conduct of the public auction. He/she is a confidant of the public, an instrumentality of community progress and development. Such functions impose grave responsibilities and duty beyond ordinary business policy to which he/she must dedicate himself/herself and strive to maintain the highest standards of his/her profession and share with his/her fellow Auctioneers a common responsibility for its integrity and Honor.
Accepting the Golden Rule as his/her standard, the Auctioneer pledges himself/herself to observe the Law of God and of the Land in all his/her dealings and to conduct his/her business in accordance with the following Code of Ethics adopted by the Kansas Auctioneers Association.
Article 1. In the best interest of the public, of his/her fellow Auctioneers, and of this/her own business, the Auctioneer should be loyal to the Kansas Auctioneers Association, Inc.
Article 2. The Auctioneer should so conduct his/her business as to avoid disputes with his/her fellow Auctioneers, but in the event of a controversy between two Auctioneers who are members of the Kansas Auctioneers Association, Inc. he/she should not resort to a law suit, but rather submit his/her difference to arbitration by the Kansas Auctioneers Association, Inc. and the decision of such arbitration should be accepted as final and binding. If the dispute should be with a non-member, he/she should offer the services of this Board to arbitrate.
Article 3. Where a member is charged with unethical practice, he/she should promptly and voluntarily place all the pertinent facts before a proper committee for investigation and report.
Article 4. A member should never publicly criticize a competitor, and where an opinion is especially requested, it should be rendered in conformity with strict professional courtesy and dignity.
Article 5. A member should not solicit the services of an employee of a fellow Auctioneer without his/her knowledge and consent.
Article 6. In the best interest of society, of his/her associates, and of his/her own business, the Auctioneer should at all times be loyal to the Kansas Auctioneers Association, Inc. and active in its works, and he/she should willingly share with his/her fellow members the lessons of his/her experience.
Article 7. In justice of those who place their interests in his/her hands, the Auctioneer should endeavor to keep abreast of business conditions, to keep informed in matters of law and proposed legislation affecting such interests, so as to give intelligent business advice and effective service.
Article 8. In accepting the sale of real or personal property, the member pledges himself/herself to be fair to both seller and buyer, and to protect the owner's interest as he/she would his/her own.
Article 9. When consulted for an appraisal of value or liquidation problem, a member should give a well considered opinion, reflecting expert knowledge and sound judgment, taking requisite time for study, inquiry and deliberation. His/her counsel represents a profession service which he/she should render in writing and for which he/she should make a reasonable charge. A member should not undertake to give an appraisal or offer an opinion on any proposition on which he/she has a direct or even indirect interests, without a full disclosure of such interest.
Article 10. Before accepting a sale, it is the duty of the Auctioneer to advise the owner intelligently and honestly regarding the market value of the business or proposition and the reasonable chance of selling at value or above.
Article 11. It is the duty of every member to protect the public against fraud, misrepresentation or unethical practices in connection with sale, disposal or liquidation of any real or personal property the Auctioneer is called upon to dispose of at public auction.
Article 12. It is the duty of a member to ascertain all pertinent facts concerning every sale for which he/she is engaged, so that in offering he/she may avoid error, exaggeration, and misrepresentation.
Article 13. An Auctioneer is a confidential trustee of the information given by the seller or gained by him/her through relationship and the Auctioneer must never disclose the gross receipts of a sale or other information that would tend to be a violation of the profession.
Article 14. No special conditions, real or assumed, or inducements or directions from anyone relieve the member from his/her responsibility strictly to observe the Code of Ethics in this letter and spirit.


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