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Boundary Waters Brownie & A Versatile Blogger Award!
The Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota, and Sawbill in particular, are very special places for Ryan and his family. Up until the past few years, Ryan had gone there every summer of his life. I've had the pleasure of joining him on several trips, including one where he proposed to me. We also spent part of our honeymoon there.
While my brownie got to go on this trip, sadly, I did not. Ryan had a much needed getaway with his Dad, brother and a dear family friend. Maybe I should have covered myself in chocolate and sealed myself in a bag so I could have gone along too. On second thought…
In other news, I was recently honored by Sherry of Exploits Of A Vegan Wannabe with "The Versatile Blogger Award"! Have you seen her ridiculously cute dog, Chloe?! Insane. I think she'd make a good girlfriend for Omar.
In receiving this award I'm asked to…
- Thank the person who gave you the award.
- Share seven things about yourself.
- Give this award out to other bloggers that you think are fabulous, interesting and deserving.
- Contact each of the bloggers you chose.
Here goes…
Many, many thanks to Sherry for recognizing C'est La Vegan!!! I'm so happy to know that my blog has been inspiring enough for her that she'd think of me for this. It really is a labor of love, and knowing that there are people out there who appreciate it means a lot.
Seven things about me, huh? Let's see…
1. I'm not actually Irish, despite my red hair. (But I'm Irish at heart, and I think somewhere back in time some Celt moved to Prague and started my family line.)
2. I performed improvisational comedy for about ten years, and still occasionally do it when I'm not too busy in the kitchen.
3. Before becoming a vegan I didn't really know how to cook.
4. I miss Chicago and London lots. And I miss Manhattan a lot too, mainly because my dear friend Miss Valle is there.
5. I was an English major and met my husband when our class was discussing the poem "The Eve of St. Agnes". We were also in the same Hemingway class, then traveled to Paris together* and the rest was history.
6. My favorite band is The Misfits (with Glenn Danzig, not after please), but my first music love was The Beatles records my Dad used to play for me. I also have a special place in my heart for Guns N' Roses. And Metallica. And Megadeth. And Anthrax. I could go on… Seriously. I was a metal head.
7. I'm a mini version of my 5'10″ sister. And she "lovingly" refers to me as her "Mini Me" and points out my small hands to anyone in the vicinity. It's cute. And by cute, I mean "cute".
*it's a long story…
I'm so excited to be able to pass on the love to other blogs that I think rule. Here's my list of great blogs by some of my favorite people, in no particular order. It's not the (I think) required 15, and I know I'm forgetting some. I'll come back and add them once my brain is working again.
Veganize It, Don't Criticize It – Amazing, amazing gourmet vegan recipes. I want her to go on Top Chef and beat the pants off those "protein" cookers.
Your Vegan Mom – Great tips, great recipes and some honest to goodness vegan mom-ness
Swell Vegan – A total feast for the eyes – gorgeous photos of even more gorgeous food
Hugger Food – One of the sweetest bloggers on the whole internets with great info about products, restaurants and lots more
La Mom Verte – My good friend's new blog about being a green mom. She's very honest about her experiences, and it's really informative.
Have Cake, Will Travel – Great food presented by the adorable Celine. As one of my blog's earliest supporters, she'll always have a special place in my heart!
Cute and Delicious – Like the lady says – super cute and super delicious looking foods and crafts.
Suckatash – Okay, he is my husband, but I stand by my love of his photography regardless. It doesn't hurt that there are some amazing photos of the little ones in my life on this site.


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I have a new recipe to share, and I was pleased with how this recipe surprised me. I wasn't expecting it to be so brilliant. It has some unexpected flavors with the plum jam combined with the cheesecake and chocolate cookie crust. And of course, the whipped cream created a spectacular finish. The original recipe calls for apricot jam but alas, I only had plum jam on hand. No worries, if you don't have the exact jam, whatever you decide to use, any jam will be just fine.
Why am I making cheesecake? Because my sister Elizabeth (making-today-beautiful) and I decided to go all out and have a cheesecake party! Lets just say that I thought it was a clever idea, but we had cheesecake coming out of our ears! We did save most of it for the freezer to enjoy later. It was great fun 🙂 Please visit her page and take a peek at her cheesecakes, yes you read correctly, she also made individual cheesecakes too! We are after all twins okay!
To get started with this recipe you will need some Oreos
Place your Oreos in a bag and whack them into small pieces.
Store any extra in a jar for the next time you make Plum – Glazed Black and White Cheesecakes. A craving that may hit you in the middle of the night! Its best to have extra crumbles on hand 😉
In a bowl, place your cookie crumbs
Pour your melted butter and mix until combined
Divide your cookie crumb mixture into 8 tartlet dishes and bake in the oven.
Next get out your cream cheese and whip it until cheese is very smooth ( whoops I forgot to take a picture of whipping the cream cheese ha )
Crack your eggs in your cream cheese
Mix to combine until smooth and creamy.
Add Vanilla,
Sour Cream,
And stir
Get your tartlets ready
Start spooning out your batter and divide with your tartlets.
Little pools of delight. This is my favorite part, besides actually eating one.
Pour yourself a cup of coffee and get some of those Oreos because now you really have to wait!
Bake them and then once they have cooled, place them in the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours! Yikes I know!
Once they have chilled then you can pop out the cakes.
Warm your jam so it is easy to spread
Start spooning the jam and rsist the temptation to take a bite
Let jam cool
Get your camera ready because you will want to take a picture to show that you actually did make these because perhaps you are like me, you will eat them so fast there will be no evidence that the little cakes even existed or maybe that's just me?
Here is some music to play while you bake, I thought it was just the song to kick start this recipe 🙂
Plum-Glazed Black and White Cheesecakes
Adapted from Martha Stewart's book, 'Cupcakes'.
For Crust
3/4 Cup Oreo type cookies crumbled
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
Preheat oven to 350 F. Be sure you butter down your little tins before you press cookie crumble crust into them. This will help the cheesecakes release from the tins once they are cooked. Stir to combine cookie crumbles and 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon of sugar, the add the melted butter and stir. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the cookie crumble into and press the crumble down into the tin creating a crust. Bake crust, rotating tins halfway through until set, for seven minuets. Allow to cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 275 F.
For Filling
1 Pound cream cheese
1/2 cup cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs lightly beaten
1/2 cup sour cream
Pinch of Salt
3/4 cup of plum jam.
With an electric mixture (or by spoon in a bowl like I did) on medium high speed, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add 1/2 cup sugar while continuing to mix followed by the vanilla. Stir until well combined for about three minutes. Drizzle in eggs, (whoops I forgot to beat my eggs first!) a bit at a time, being sure to scrape down the bowl as you mix. Beat in sour cream and salt.
Now scoop batter into the crust lined tins, filling each one almost to the top. Bake the cheesecakes, rotating the tins halfway through, until the cheese filling is set around the edges but centers appear soft, 20 to 22 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to fully cool. Refrigerate (in tins) at least 4 hours or overnight.


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Tularaemia, though rare, has recently been increasingly reported in Germany. Most cases are indigenous infections. This report describes two epidemiologically independent infections with Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica detected in Berlin in February 2011 that were acquired in central Anatolia, Turkey. In Turkey, there have been repeated tularaemia outbreaks since 2000 and the disease should therefore be considered as a differential diagnosis in travellers returning from that country.
In March 2011, two travellers returning from Turkey, both in their twenties, were diagnosed with Francisella tularensis in Berlin, Germany. Both had independently stayed in Turkey between end 2010 and early 2011 to visit their respective families in Yozgat, central Anatolia, 218 km east of Ankara in the Ak mountains. The population of Yozgat in 2008 was 71,768, the province counted 492,127 inhabitants [1].
Both patients had similar general symptoms including fever, pharyngitis, otitis and cervical lymphadenopathy, but showed different locations of the ulcerations specific for tularaemia. Both infections were characterised by slow and subacute clinical progression. Patient 1 stayed in Turkey between 25 July 2010 and 29 January 2011. Onset of symptoms was on 15 December 2010. Patient 2 had been in Turkey from 24 December 2010 to 8 January 2011 and fell ill on 10 January 2011.
The patients were diagnosed in mid-February 2011, after their return to Berlin. Patient 1 was diagnosed with oropharyngeal tularaemia, Patient 2 with the ulceroglandular form. The latter form is the most common expression of tularaemia. Typical symptoms are ulcerations next to the inoculation site linked with regional, often purulent inflammation of the lymph nodes. In advanced stages with extended lymphadenitis colli and suppurative ulcerations of multiple lymph nodes, the definite identification of the primary inoculation site is difficult to achieve. The exact description of primary clinical symptoms, however, is very important to elucidate the transmission routes and further epidemiological links [2,3].
Further interviews with Patient 2 revealed additional epidemiological information: the patient and one of his siblings both fell ill on 10 January 2011, and a further sibling two days later. However, these two patients remained in Turkey.
Laboratory confirmation
The detection of the pathogen by bacterial culture is difficult, special media are needed and growth is generally slow. More sensitive laboratory methods like PCR are only available in a small number of specialised laboratories [2,3]. Laboratory confirmation for the two cases was available on 4 March. The German national reference laboratory for tularaemia in Munich could detect F. tularensis subspecies holarctica (Jellison type B) via PCR in both cases. Specific DNA sequences were detected in the purulent puncture material of affected lymph nodes.
A serological diagnosis done previously in the hospital in Berlin for Patient 2 had shown IgG and IgM antibodies against F. tularensis lipopolysacharides. The infection in Patient 1 was not proved serologically in the hospital, but could be confirmed through specific antibodies in the national reference laboratory.
Public health implications
After the diagnoses were confirmed, information was immediately reported according to the World Health Organization's WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) to the Robert Koch-Institute (RKI). At that time, no recent data were accessible about the tularaemia situation in Turkey. Data about tularaemia infections related to recent travel to Turkey or to neighbouring countries were not found.
Turkish citizens are one of the larger populations with migration background in Germany. At the end of 2010 nearly 2% of the German population were Turkish (1,629,480 inhabitants) [4]. In Berlin at the end of 2009, 3% of the population were Turkish citizens (108,000 inhabitants) [5]. In addition, an unknown number of German citizens of Turkish origin still have intensive contacts with their families in Turkey and frequently travel there.
Therefore, the health authorities in all 16 German federal states were informed on 8 March during the weekly epidemiological telephone conference (EpiLag), since more imported infections in international travellers could not be excluded. To get further data about the situation in Turkey, but also to alert other countries, the RKI informed the Turkish IHR focal point and the WHO Regional Office for Europe about the infections. Furthermore, information was sent to the Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) of the European Union. On the national level the decision was made to involve the German National Centre for Biological Security at the RKI because the pathogen F. tularensis is classified as a potential biological risk agent. Overall, the risk of further transmission and the threat to public health in Germany was estimated as low.
Epidemiological considerations
In the past years tularaemia outbreaks in Europe were documented in Norway [6,7], Sweden [8], Spain [9] and the UN Administered Province of Kosovo in accordance with Security Council Resolution 1244 of 1999 [10]. Parts of Turkey have been strongly affected by the re-emergence of tularaemia and a number of outbreaks have been published since 2000 [11-16]. In Germany, tularaemia cases are rare, however, increasing numbers have been reported since 2007. Some travel-associated tularaemia cases have been reported in Germany (10 of 74 cases between 2001 and 2009), but only one case dating back to 2003 originated from Turkey [17,18]. The tularaemia cases reported in Germany since 2001 and the countries where the infections were acquired are shown in the Figure.
Figure. Human tularaemia cases reported in Germany, by country of infection 2001–2011 (n=111)
Through information exchange via the national German and Turkish IHR Focal Points with the General Directorate of Primary Health Care in the Turkish Ministry of Health, further details were provided about the current situation in Turkey and possible sources of infection (personal communication: Dr. Tamer Sami Pelitli, 18 March 2011). More than a hundred tularaemia cases were reported to the national reference laboratories from central parts of Turkey, especially in the Yozgat province in 2010. The cases had been confirmed serologically and through PCR in two reference laboratories in Ankara and Bursa, Turkey. Based on this information the Ministry of Health of Turkey has implemented an action plan to fight the spread of tularaemia in 2010. This action plan is focussed on the rehabilitation of water systems. As a promising result the number of reported tularaemia cases decreased in 2011 compared with the previous years. After being informed by the German IHR Focal Point about the two cases in Berlin, the Turkish Ministry of Health started active surveillance work in the Yozgat province, but has not yet detected new transmission risks for tularaemia.
In both cases from Berlin the source of infection could not be identified conclusively. However, based on the available epidemiological information, the most probable cause of the two infections is consumption of contaminated water during the stay in a region of Turkey endemic for tularaemia. Transmission has often been associated with decentralised drinking water supply like cisterns and insufficiently treated surface water [15]. The clinical presentation at least in one of the patients diagnosed in Berlin supports this suggestion. Oropharyngeal tularaemia is presumably related to oral ingestion of the pathogen.
Clinical considerations
Due to the relatively unspecific general symptoms of tularaemia and the variety of the primary disease patterns (depending on the route of infection) clinical diagnosis is not easy. Therefore, early suspicion of tularaemia depends on a precise medical history and epidemiological data regarding in particular travel history, animal contacts, occupation, and insect bites. The diagnosis should subsequently be confirmed through sensitive biomolecular methods like PCR with direct identification in blood, lymph node punctuates or wound swabs, and specific serological tests, both of which are available in specified laboratories.
Early diagnosis allows immediate therapy with effective antibiotics like doxycycline or fluoroquinolones, which can be combined with aminoglycosides in severe cases. Drugs used empirically in many cases of lymphadenitis of uncertain origin are cephalosporins, amoxicilline/clavulanate, and macrolides which, however, are not effective against tularaemia. Sometimes even surgical interventions to eliminate a suspected tumour are performed during infection with F. tularensis. In these cases, tularaemia is frequently diagnosed only retrospectively by histo-pathological examination and/or by detection of F. tularensis-specific antibodies.
Clinical physicians should currently be aware of possible infections with F. tularensis in travellers from some regions of Turkey. In case of clinical signs suggestive of tularaemia, effective diagnostic methods should not be delayed, since diagnostic delay can easily result in extended suffering of the patient. Besides addressing the public health aspects of the disease, epidemiology plays a major role in supporting the early and effective clinical diagnosis and treatment of tularaemia.
The authors would like to thank the District Health Offices Berlin-Mitte and Berlin-Neukölln and Mirko Faber and the German IHR-Team (Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin) for their support.
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Unbelievable facts are coming to light in the murder of Anuhya, a software engineer working at Mumbai who was found murdered on January 16. Mumbai police have arrested five persons including three cab drivers and another two brother house organizers. Kunjurmarg Police said that she was sexually assaulted and tortured before murdering her, said police sources.
Police said that she immediately after arriving Mumbai engaged a cab and the driver during the way picked up another three persons. They took away her mobile, kept in a house arrest and committed the crime for five days. They burnt her with acid said Mumbai police.
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The 2013 Women's Equality exhibit opened this week at the State Capitol in Albany, New York. The exhibit highlights the struggle for economic equality that women have faced since the 1820s to the 1980s. The Governor toured the exhibit with members of the New York State Women's Equality coalition. The display, located in the War Room, is part of an ongoing initiative to create museum quality exhibits for public viewing at the State Capitol.
The exhibit outlines the challenges women workers have faced since the early days of the Industrial Revolution, through the Civil War, to the Depression and World War II, and ending in the 20th century. Events from each period, like the first garment workers strike in New York City, the licensing of the nation's first female doctor and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, will give visitors a context for the evolution of struggle for workplace equality.
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· Louise Mitchell, co-leader of the first garment workers' strike
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· Kate Mullaney, founder of the Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York
· Luisa Moreno, immigrant workers' rights advocate
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I always took a friend with me to exams (recommended if you can) and am so glad I did. Whoever I took also trusted him.
There were 3 before visits, 4-6 follow up visits, and the price includes all meds AND a visit to a nutritionist including all of the natural remedies that she recommended. That was awesome! His staff is extremely kind and friendly. A nurse was assigned to stay with me before and after surgery just to BE with me. That felt so supportive and re-assuring.
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Deformity Is Superior
Belgian metal band Deformity have finished recording their second full length, 'Superior' at Excess studios/Rotterdam. Mastering will take place at Electric Studios in Brussels. The album is set to be released on Displeased records on May 25th 2002.
Lavabone Recording
Lavabone have taken the past few weeks off from playing shows to polish up some songs in a Hollywood recording studio with producer/engineer Dave Dominguez, whose credits include Papa Roach, Powerman 5000, Staind and Guns N Roses.
"The songs are coming along amazingly. We're really excited to get this finished so you can hear it. It's looking like we'll have the mix done within the next couple weeks."
Genitorturers European Tour Dates
In May, the Genitorturers will return to Europe for a tour in
support of their CD "Flesh is the Law". The tour will feature 2 special event appearances to include a show on the open air stage at this years WGT: Wave Gothik Festival on Friday, May 17th as well as a performance at this year's Wasteland Festival, Europe's premier event located in Holland which has gathers over 7,000 fashion, music and lifestyle enthusiasts. The European/UK release of "Flesh is the Law" EP will be available in May on Dreamcatcher records.
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Selena, I was able to get a group order on Navy shirts, changing the design from royal blue to light grey/white. However, in order to get a group order discount (about $100) the men's and women's shirts need to have the exact same design. Also, for some reason the fitted women's shirts aren't available in any colors other than pink, baby blue and white, so you'll have to live with the non-fitted variety. Overall, it seems like American vendors think women either don't buy shirts, or want only pink babydoll shirts. WTF? Anyway, now I need to harass CafePress about how to get expedited shipping on group orders. It only takes them 3 days to make the shirts, but 10 days to ship them! If the group order thing is impossible, I'll send you the designs and ask you to take over getting the shirts tommorrow, since I'll be doing a training. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL Experts Inc. www.pgexperts.com
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AARONSBURG, Pa (Oct. 23)
The 150th anniversary of the founding of Salem Lutheran Church, built on land given by Aaron Levy, a Jew, after whom this predominantly Protestant town is named, was observed here today in a day-long program sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Speakers at a meeting marking the observances included United States Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and Dr. Ralph J. Bunche.
Levy, who came to America from Amsterdam in 1760, founded Aaronsburg in 1786. While there is only one Jewish family here now, many of its place names are reminders of its founder, one "Rachel's Way," bearing the name of his wife.


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The News items relate to applications of biotechnologies in food and agriculture in developing countries and their major focus is on the activities of FAO, other UN agencies/bodies and the 15 CGIAR research centres. The News items cover all food and agricultural sectors (crops, forestry, fisheries/aquaculture, livestock, agro-industry) and a wide range of biotechnologies (e.g. use of molecular markers, artificial insemination, triploidisation, biofertilisers, micropropagation, genomics, genetic modification etc.). New documents are included as News if they are freely available on the web and, for people who can't download them or who wish further information, an e-mail contact is also provided. The News service was launched in January 2002 and all News items posted since then (there were 800 in the first 9 years) are available here. The news and event items on this website are also disseminated through an e-mail newsletter called FAO-BiotechNews that is published in six different versions, one per language i.e. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. To subscribe, send a message to email@example.com indicating which e-mail addresses are to be subscribed and in which language they wish to receive the newsletter.
The latest Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Information bulletins (volume 34, parts 1 and 2) are now available on the web. Published twice a year by FAO, the bulletins contain both news and scientific abstracts aiming to collate and disseminate current information on all aspects of tsetse and trypanosomosis research and control to institutions and individuals involved in the problems of African trypanosomosis (a vector-borne disease affecting people and animals caused by various species of blood parasites called trypanosomes). The bulletins also include items covering biotechnology applications for disease diagnosis and in trypanosome research, and are available in English and French. See http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/paat/ttiq.html or contact email@example.com to subscribe.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in collaboration with the Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy, is organizing an e-learning Masters course in Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology. The course is intended to provide specialized knowledge and skills with regard to environmental risk assessment and management of genetically modified (GM) crops as well as GM food and feed safety assessment. The course is specifically focused on crops and aspects of priority for different cultivation areas (mainly Balkan, Mediterranean and Central Africa). It will begin tentatively on 5 November 2012 and have a duration of 46 weeks, including two on-campus training sessions (Ancona, Italy) of one week each at the beginning and at the end of the course. Deadline for applications is 1 October 2012. See http://binas.unido.org/moodle/ or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
The 6th meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 6) takes place on 1-5 October 2012 in Hyderabad, India, back-to-back with the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11), on 8-19 October 2012. The meeting will address a number of standing issues on the COP-MOP agenda (i.e. compliance; operation and activities of the Biosafety Clearing-House; financial mechanisms and resources; cooperation with other organizations, conventions and initiatives; and administration and budgetary matters). It will also address a number of substantive issues arising from the programme of work and previous COP-MOP decisions (i.e. capacity building activities; handling, transport, packaging and identification of living modified organisms; notification requirements; liability and redress; unintentional transboundary movements and emergency measures; risk assessment and risk management; subsidiary bodies; socio-economic considerations; monitoring and reporting; assessment and review). See http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=MOP-06 for background information and documents (some in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
The Convention on Biological Diversity's Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) conducted an online forum on "Strategic approaches to capacity-building for biosafety and the comprehensive review of the capacity-building action plan" from 20 February to 4 May 2012. Its purpose was to facilitate discussions on strategic approaches to capacity-building for biosafety, as well as measures for improving the planning (including needs assessments), implementation, coordination and monitoring of biosafety capacity-building initiatives. The outcomes of the Forum will contribute to the comprehensive review of the capacity-building action plan to be considered by the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 6). See http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art22/cbforum2012_focus.shtml for the messages posted as well as the background documents for each discussion group or contact email@example.com for more information.
On 9-11 May 2012, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) organized the "Inter-regional workshop on capacity needs for the implementation of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety" in Riga, Latvia. The workshop was a follow up to the four regional workshops organized by the Secretariat in 2011 in Africa, Asia and Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective of the inter-regional workshop was to build on the discussions held during the regional workshops and enable participants from the different regions to share information and exchange experiences with respect to development and implementation of domestic regulatory instruments that address liability issues or response measures for environmental damage or damage to biological diversity and to review potential capacity needs in these areas with an emphasis on capacity requirements to implement the Supplementary Protocol. See the report and all related documents at http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=BSLRRW-CBN-01 or contact email@example.com for more information.
As part of its OECD Environmental Working Paper series (nr. 40), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published "Adaptation and innovation: An analysis of crop biotechnology patent data" by S. Agrawala, C. Bordier, V. Schreitter and V. Karplus. Using the count of patent applications as an indicator, the paper provides empirical quantification of innovation in biotechnology to develop crops that are more resilient to three forms of abiotic stress (drought, soil salinity and temperature extremes) associated with climate change. See www.oecd.org/env/workingpapers (in English and French) or contact email@example.com for more information.
As part of its IFPRI Discussion Papers series, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) recently published "Measuring the contribution of Bt cotton adoption to India's cotton yields leap" by G.P. Gruere and Y. Sun. The paper examines the contribution of Bt cotton adoption to long-term average cotton yields in India. See http://www.ifpri.org/publication/measuring-contribution-bt-cotton-adoption-india-s-cotton-yields-leap or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
A report on the "Evaluation of FAO's role and work in food and agriculture policy" was presented to the 110th session of the FAO Programme Committee that took place at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy on 7-11 May 2012. The main purpose of the evaluation was to assess the capacity, role and comparative advantage of FAO in providing policy support to the global community in the areas of its mandate, considering that no evaluation had been carried out on FAO's work in this area since 2001. It sought to evaluate the extent to which FAO has addressed its core function on articulating policy and strategy options and advice (and policy-related elements in the other core functions) in its work at global, regional and national levels. Under policy analysis, the report considers FAO's work on biotechnology (paragraphs 223-225). The report is available in five official FAO languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish). The FAO Programme Committee assists the FAO Council in carrying out its duties regarding the development and implementation of the organization's programme activities. See http://www.fao.org/bodies/pc/pc110/en/ or contact email@example.com for more information.
The 6th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Aquaculture took place in Cape Town, South Africa on 26-30 March 2012. One of the working documents presented to the meeting was "Progress reporting on the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), provisions relevant to aquaculture and culture-based fisheries and update on the new reporting system". This document, COFI:AQ/VI/2012/3, summarizes the reporting from member countries, regional fishery bodies and international non-governmental organizations to a 2010 survey, and provides the final revised version of the new questionnaire and reporting mechanism to improve the CCRF reporting process. The Code is a voluntary set of principles and standards applicable to the conservation, management and development of fisheries, which also refers specifically to the use of genetically altered stocks and related obligations of States (Article 9.3.1). A special event was also organized on "Genetic resources and technologies in aquaculture development: opportunities and challenges", supported by a working document (COFI:AQ/VI/2012/9) as well as an information document (COFI:AQ/VI/2012/Inf.9). These documents give a brief overview of the application of technologies, including biotechnologies, in aquaculture development and management. The three documents are available in all six official FAO languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). See http://www.fao.org/cofi/aq/73970/en/ or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
On March 20, 2012, a half-day workshop on "Facilitating Smallholder Access to Improved Dairy Genetics" was held in Washington D.C., United States of America, coordinated by the World Bank, FAO and other partners. The objective of the workshop was to review and discuss experiences in attempting to increase productivity of smallholder dairy farmers in developing countries, in particular looking at the economics and technical factors influencing access to improved genetics and artificial insemination. Video-recordings and presentations from the workshop are now available on the web. See http://go.worldbank.org/3NBM1XQ230 or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
An international conference on "Scientific Developments and Technical Challenges in the Progressive Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in South Asia" was held 13-15 February 2012 in New Delhi, India. It was jointly organized by FAO and the Indian Council of Agriculture Research of the Ministry of Agriculture, India, under the broad umbrella of the FAO/OIE Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Diseases. The conference's aim was to review the rate of progress in the field of FMD vaccines and vaccination programmes, diagnostics, and the science of progressive control (risk management decision making and programme optimization), and to identify priorities for investment in science that would have greatest impact for regional and perhaps global control efforts, to be presented at the FAO/OIE Global Conference on FMD Control in Bangkok, Thailand on 27-29 June 2012. Presentations and abstracts are available at http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/empres/footandmouthdisease_india_2012.html or contact email@example.com for more information.
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has announced a call for appropriately qualified experts to take part in the Technical Panel for Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT), Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) and Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG). The TPDP produces diagnostic protocols for specific pests, often involving use of morphological and molecular/biochemical diagnostic techniques. See https://www.ippc.int/index.php?id=1111080 (in English, French and Spanish) or contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. Deadline for nominations is 1 June 2012.
The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has published an educational module on "Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty", as part of a series of training materials for the implementation of the Treaty. This module aims at strengthening both technical and functional capacities, by presenting technical background on conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), measures to promote conservation and sustainable use of PGRFA, explaining the legal provisions of the Treaty and providing examples of how these can be implemented by different stakeholder groups. Information on complementary conservation methods, including ex situ conservation techniques such as in vitro storage, cryopreservation and DNA storage as well as the use of biotechnologies to improve effectiveness and efficiency of breeding strategies, is provided. See http://www.planttreaty.org/content/training_edm2 (in English, French and Spanish) or contact email@example.com for more information.
The January 2012 newsletter from the Plant Breeding and Genetics Section of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture is now available. This 40-page newsletter, issued twice a year, gives an overview of their past and upcoming events (meetings, training courses etc.), ongoing projects and publications. The editorial highlights the need for sustainable intensification of crop productivity for food security and livelihood improvement under the negative effects of climate change and variability, including biotechnological approaches to improve genotypes. See http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbg/public/pbg-nl-28.pdf (950 KB) or contact email@example.com to request a copy.
The January 2012 newsletter from the Animal Production and Health Section of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture is now available. The 28-page newsletter, issued twice a year, gives an overview of past and upcoming projects, publications and events. See http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/aph/public/APH-NL-55.pdf (1.6 MB) or contact firstname.lastname@example.com to subscribe to the newsletter.
At its fifth meeting, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, in decision BS-V/3, requested the Executive Secretary to convene a regionally-balanced workshop on capacity-building for research and information exchange on socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms (LMOs), with the following main objectives: (a) Analysis of the capacity-building activities, needs and priorities regarding socio-economic considerations submitted to the Biosafety Clearing-House by Parties and other Governments, and identification of options for cooperation in addressing those needs; (b) Exchange and analysis of information on the use of socio-economic considerations in the context of Article 26 of the Protocol. This workshop was held on 14-16 November 2011 in New Delhi, India. See the report and all related documents at http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/meetings/documents.shtml?eventid=4742 or contact email@example.com for more information.
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RIVERVIEW — A motorcyclist died Sunday after a car veered into his lane and hit him on Boyette Road south of FishHawk Boulevard, according to sheriff's officials.
Bruce Allen Perry, 54, of Riverview was riding a 2011 Harley Davidson south on Boyette Road about 1:20 p.m. at a point where the road curved to the left. A 2009 Ford Fusion, traveling north, crossed the center line there and hit the motorcycle, sheriff's officials said.
Perry was taken to Brandon Regional Hospital, where he died.
The driver of the car, Estrella Consepsion Santana, 18, and a passenger, Colon Santana, 15, both of Riverview, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
It was not clear why the car crossed the center line. An investigation was ongoing.


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Dead woman revived after 42 minutes
Melbourne doctors have saved the life of a woman who was clinically dead for 42 minutes.
The miracle patient was rushed to hospital after a major heart attack, but was declared clinically dead soon after arrival.
With the aid of a high-tech machine that kept blood flowing to her brain, doctors performed emergency treatment and managed to return her heart to a normal rhythm.
On Monday the hospital described her survival as "astonishing".
Doctors say Vanessa Tanasio, 41, a mother of two from the suburb of Narre Warren, needed numerous defibrillator shocks, including one in the ambulance on her way to hospital.
Emergency medics used a device called Lucas 2 to keep her blood flowing while cardiologist Dr Wally Ahmar worked to unblock the arteries to her heart.
Doctors then shocked her heart back to normal and days later she is in good spirits with mother, Virginia, and children Ella, 11, and Max, 9, at her bedside.
The A$15,000 (NZ$17,000) device was bought through a fundraising partnership between MonashHeart and the Victoria Police.


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The Tuskegee Airmen
By: David • Essay • 1,865 Words • February 22, 2010 • 628 Views
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The Tuskegee Airmen
On July 19, 1941 the U.S. Air Force created a program in Alabama to train African Americans as fighter pilots(Tuskegee Airmen1). Basic flight training was done by the Tuskegee institute, a school founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881(Tuskegee Airmen 1). Cadets would finish basic training at Tuskegee's Moton Field and then move on to the Tuskegee Army Air Field to complete his transition from training to combat aircraft. The early Tuskegee squad were taught to fit in with the famous 99th fighter squadron, tagged for combat duty in North Africa. Other Tuskegee pilots were commissioned to the 332d Fighter Group which fought alongside with the 99th Squadron based out of italy. By the end of the war, 992 men had completed training at Tuskegee, 450 were sent overseas for combat . During the same time, almost 150 died while in training or on combat missions. Additional men were trained at Tuskegee for aircrew and ground crew .
The Mustang pilot spotted the string of Bf-109's heading toward the crippled B-24. The pilot, a Lt. Weathers, dropped his wing tanks, and turned into the German formation. He gave the leader a burst with his .50 calibers and it nosed up, smoking, and soon went hurtling down to the ground. The pilot radioed the others in his flight and heard "I'm right behind you." But when Weathers looked back for himself, all
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he could see was the nose cannon of another Bf-109, pointing right at him. He dropped flaps and chopped throttle, instantly slowing his Mustang, and the Bf-109 overran him. A few bursts, and Lt. Weathers had his second kill of the day. Two more e/a were still in view and seemed like easy pickings, but the voice of the Group CO echoed in the pilot's mind, "Your job is to protect the bombers and not chase enemy aircraft for personal glory." Weathers returned to the bomber(Tuskegee Experiment 1,2).
Two things were unusual about this American fighter pilot. First, he had passed up a sure kill. Second, he was Black. He flew with the only U.S. Fighter squad involved in World War Two that could claim to have never lost a bomber they were escorting. The Group was the 332nd Fighter Group, "The Redtails," the famed all African American outfit that fought both American racism and Nazi militarism. Under the leadership and discipline of Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, the Redtails had learned that their mission in life was to protect the bombers(Respect and Honor 1).
Prior to WWII, the U.S. Air Force did not employ African Americans in any role. However in 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the Air Corps to build an all Negro flying unit. The presidential order caused the Army to create the 99th Pursuit Squadron(Tuskegee Airmen 2). To develop the Negro pilots needed for the new squadron, the Air Corps opened a new training base in central Alabama, at the Tuskegee Institute(Tuskegee Experiment 1).
April 19, 1941 Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited Tuskegee and met Charles "Chief" Anderson, the head of the program, Mrs. Roosevelt asked, "Can Negroes really fly airplanes?" He r
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Replied: "Certainly we can; as a matter of fact, would you like to take an airplane ride?" Over the objections of her Secret Service agents, Mrs. Roosevelt accepted. The agent called President Roosevelt, who replied, "Well, if she wants to do it, there's nothing we can do to stop her(Roosevelt Rides 1)." With Mrs. Roosevelt in the back seat of his Piper J-3 Cub, Chief Anderson took off and flew her around for half an hour. After landing, Mrs. Roosevelt turned to the Chief and said, "I guess Negroes can fly," and they posed together for a photo that has gone down in history. Not long after Mrs. Roosevelt's return to Washington, they announced that the first Negro Air Corps pilots would be trained at Tuskegee Institute(Rooosevelt 2).
In the spring of 1941, the first African American enlisted men began training to become maintainers and the first thirteen pilot candidates began training. The progress was slow; it was not until September 2, that Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., became the first Negro to solo an aircraft as a U.S. Army Air Corps officer(First 1). On March 7, 1942, young black pilots stood at attention on Tuskegee's airstrip, for induction into the U.S. Army Air Corps. Eight days later the 100th Fighter Squadron was established as a part of the 332nd Fighter Group(Tuskegee Airmen 2).
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Mariners, Orioles look like players in the Josh Hamilton sweepstakes
Texas hasn't given up but the incumbent team doesn't seem eager to get into a bidding war.
|There's an emerging market for Josh Hamilton, but it might not include any big-market teams. (US Presswire)
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- The Mariners look like a possible new entry in the Josh Hamilton sweepstakes, people familiar with their thinking suggest.
The Orioles were identified earlier Wednesday as a potential landing spot for the biggest positional star on the free-agent market, which is just beginning to show itself.
The Brewers are a third team that has interest in the superstar outfielder, according to sources, though GM Doug Melvin has said money could be an issue for them.
One executive speculated that the Pirates and Braves might also make some sense, though those teams normally aren't major spenders. Braves GM Fran Wren acknowledged at the interview session that the Braves have weighed Hamilton but stressed that they aren't a team that normally spends huge on one player. Danny Knobler reported on CBSSports.com that the Braves are intrigued, but also that they would prefer a righthanded hitter.
One Pirates person suggested that would probably fall into the category of a "dream," suggesting the chances for them were remote. The Braves have said they are more likely to try to do a couple worthwhile things than make one monster move.
Some or most of the Hamilton market may not surface for a while, as his agent Michael Moye, makes it company policy not to comment at all on talks. And he declined again to do so here the other day.
Meanwhile, the Mariners are a new and sensical entry. "If the right bat's available, we're going to have to talk about it," Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said. "We're going to have several discussions with agents."
The Mariners played better than .500 ball over the last 2½ months of the season. But they need offensive help, especially at the corners.
"We have to be flexible," Zduriencik said.
The Orioles figure Hamilton would be an excellent fit in their ballpark and that he might help break open all those tight games they were involved in last year when they still went 93-69. Orioles owner Peter Angelos has been waiting for an opportunity to make a big buy, and this could possibly be it. Foxsports.com first mentioned the Orioles as a viable possibility earlier Wednesday.
The Rangers are said to retain some interest -- but probably only at a price. That their lone offer to him was a $13.3-million qualifying bid intended to retain the draft choice is seen as evidence that they surely won't be the high bidder, at the very least. Texas people don't view the situation as exactly analagous to the C.J. Wilson situation of a year ago, when there was basically no chance he'd be back in Texas.
Hamilton is still seen as a long shot to return to Texas now, with the only possibility being if he'd make his choice based on comfort rather than contract. But that doesn't mean they've completely written him off.
Rangers GM Jon Daniels said, "There's a perception out there we don't want Josh back. That's not accurate. It's just got to work out for both sides. The reality is, this guy's been a stud for this franchise."
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How Teyet Pascual worked his magic
It was early Tuesday afternoon when I received a phone call from my mother. Art collector and jeweler Benjie Yap had informed her earlier that Teyet Pascual had passed away after a massive heart attack just that morning. I was in shock—and I am still not over it.
Dr. Eleuterio Pascual is also known as Teyet to his friends and family. I've known "Tito" Teyet (sometimes I call him Tito, sometimes I call him Teyet—I don't know why I omit Tito, but it must have been the odd time or two that he'd tell me not to call him "Tito") from year 2000, when he styled my wedding in 2001.
Teyet often got asked to style weddings, but he often declined because it was perhaps too tiresome to do. So when he had said yes, it was truly a remarkable gift.
I still remember that initial conversation we had. He was all about opulence, drama, and all things grand. And at the time (before I joined Metro Weddings Magazine), I had dreams of an ethereal, all-white and ultra-simple wedding.
When I relayed my ideas to him, he gave me a wide-eyed stare and said, "You want me to just sew together different white retaso from fabric stores as your table linens?" He glared at me! I think he found it incredulous that I would want a "simple" wedding.
From then on, I knew to leave all the styling details to him. I just concentrated on making sure I had the right dress, and took care of my friends and colleagues from Hong Kong who were flying into the country for my wedding. I was going to be a guest at my own wedding, because when friends asked me what my wedding theme was, I told them, "I have no idea. It will be a surprise. All I know are my colors—Tiffany blue and ruby red."
Stress-free bride
I entrusted the day to Teyet entirely. I was a stress-free bride (though I'm sure it was anything but stress-free for Teyet at the time).
On my wedding day, I was blown away with what he had done. It was magical, to say the least. He transformed the whole tent into something that would've fit right into the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, and that's with him and his team being given less than six hours to work, as the venue was previously occupied for an event.
There was twinkling candlelight in very tall glass candelabras with swags of fresh sampaguita (the only flowers for the reception, which also added to the heavenly scent that permeated the whole venue), and crystal roses and stemmed aqua stones with Swarovski-encrusted balls (in place of real blooms) in vases occupied each table.
My friends and colleagues from Asiaweek, Star TV, Businessweek and the International Herald Tribune crowded around Teyet Pascual that night, some of whom wanted to feature him as a Philippine personality. Much to my friends' disappointment, he shook his head and waved off the offers. "Such a humble man for someone so talented and accomplished. Others would have jumped at the chance to be featured by international media," my friends later said.
Teyet had one of the most extensive collections of candelabras, antiques, important paintings, all sorts of objets d'art, curiosities, and fashion and home accessories. Getting invited to his condominium unit (he and my parents lived in the same building) was always a treat—I always felt like I was being transported to old Paris.
I even had the distinct pleasure of going to his house in Quezon City on more than one occasion during the planning session for the wedding of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's son Mikey to Angela Montenegro. Teyet had this distinct eye for putting even the most unconventional things together beautifully and tastefully. And he worked his magic again on the wedding day of Mikey and Angela.
Old trinkets
When Rep. Imee Marcos came up with this idea of turning her mom Mrs. Imelda R. Marcos' old trinkets and fashion accessories into a new line of fun fashion accessories called The Imelda Collection, I received a call from Teyet again, asking me to take part in that endeavor. I ended up as Mrs. Marcos' media relations liaison for that project, and handled all the international media coverage for her, from CNN to Star TV to W Magazine.
I was excited to have been part of that, as it was another wonderful opportunity to spend time with both Teyet and his very good friend, Mrs. Marcos. To have spent that much time with them is a privilege that I will always cherish throughout my life.
It was also through Teyet that I first met my editor, Thelma Sioson-San Juan. I still remember that afternoon in the old headquarters of ABS-CBN Publishing in San Antonio Village in Pasig, when Teyet accompanied me to see Thelma. He did not have to accompany me, but he insisted on coming along. He said he also wanted to surprise his good friend.
Teyet was a man of the "old world" who was never without new ideas about almost anything and everything. I was a social greenhorn, and Teyet had selflessly taken me under his wing. He was a mentor and a very good friend, in the truest and purest sense of the word.
He gave everything and asked for nothing. Through him, I listened, I watched, I learned. Truth be told, I didn't need to hear the things he taught me, because most of the lessons really came from observing him not just as a friend, but as a person—how he dealt with different types of people, his approach to life and society, and most of all, his unwavering support and loyalty to his friends.
Perhaps the most unforgettable moment with me was when he, together with Lito and Kim Camacho, visited my father in the hospital. My father had been ill with lung cancer for six months, and it was only the day before that we began receiving visitors who wanted to see my dad. Teyet, Lito and Kim were there when he took his final breath. That happened 10 years ago, and it's still as vivid in my mind as if it happened only yesterday.
Teyet's last message through his trusted butler, Edwin, was to congratulate me on being on the cover of Lifestyle Asia. I had been traveling a lot for work in the last two years, and I am just so saddened that I didn't get to see him before his untimely departure.
Teyet was one of the kindest and most selfless persons I knew. Philippine society has lost a real treasure of a man, and I have lost a dear friend. Thank you so much for everything, Teyet. I will hold all memories of you close to my heart.
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A 19-year-old youth was hit by a bus on Blouberg Road in Tableview, Cape Town, on Tuesday morning, paramedics said.
"It appears as though he was killed on impact," said ER24 spokeswoman Luyanda Majija.
The youth was on his way to work when he attempted to cross the busy road and was hit by the bus.
"The deceased was found to have sustained suspected multiple severe fractures," said Majija.
The bus driver and the passengers were unharmed in the incident. - Sapa


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Post Politics Hour
Wednesday, February 18, 2009; 11:00 AM
Don't want to miss out on the latest in politics? Start each day with The Post Politics Hour. Join in each weekday morning at 11 a.m. as a member of The Washington Post's team of White House and congressional reporters answers questions about the latest in buzz in Washington and The Post's coverage of political news.
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Michael D. Shear: Good morning everyone. It's a cold day here in the nation's capital -- icy drizzle and grey skies. But that doesn't mean we can't have a sun-shiny discussion about politics. So let's have at it: stimulus, job losses, bank foreclosure, stock market plunges, nuclear missile tests. There's nothing we can't discuss.
St. Paul, Minn.: Hi Michael -- Thanks for taking questions today. I recently heard about a House member touting all the great things that the stimulus package was going to do for his state -- a Republican House member who voted against the bill. Shameless hypocrisy or politics as usual? (or maybe those are the same things...) It seems like a lot of Republicans want to associate themselves with Obama's popularity without the risks posed by bipartisanship -- true bipartisanship. What do you think? If the bill actually leads to some positive results, what then?
Michael D. Shear: This is a good question to get us started. I wrote an article that touched on this point the other day. Because the Republicans largely abandoned the stimulus bill, the Democrats are the ones that will own it -- for good or ill. If it succeeds in producing jobs and getting consumer spending going again, I suspect there will be Republicans who regret their opposition. On the other hand, if the consensus in six or eight months is that it has failed, or was the wrong mix, then the Democrats will have to accept the consequences of their decision to push for it.
In the meantime, I'm sure there will be people on both sides -- Republicans who voted against it who want to praise parts of it, and Democrats who backed it yet still want to criticize parts of it.
Raleigh, N.C.: Good morning. How comfortable are you in the field of macroeconomics? In these complicated times, how do you educate yourself on macroeconomics before writing an article on the stimulus, or the bank bailout?
Michael D. Shear: This is a good question. I certainly don't claim to be an expert in macroeconomics, microeconomics or any economics. The thing to do, I think, is for reporters to talk to as many truly smart people as we can. As you say, these are very complicated times.
I do believe that, generally, what a good reporter can do is to be effective at making complicated subjects understandable to people who are not experts. Hopefully, that's what we're able to do.
washingtonpost.com: Politically, Stimulus Battle Has Just Begun (Post, Feb. 16)
Tampa, Fla.: How will the Democrats react to the unraveling of Sen. Burris? If Burris does not resign (which I'm almost certain he won't) and chooses to run for the seat in two years, I can't imagine he'll be able to defeat a legitimate GOP challenger. So do the Dems back someone against him in the 2010 primary?
Michael D. Shear: You know, 2010 is a while from now. I think the more immediate question is how Sen. Burris survives the next few weeks. It's hard to imagine that there won't be calls for his resignation. And at some point, the case against Gov. Blagojevich will reveal the tapes that prosecutors have. Is it possible that Sen. Burris is on some of those calls? It's quite a situation.
McLean, Va.: Michael, what will the Obama housing plan do about adjustable rate mortgages? I know they're focused on "problem" mortages, but a lot of people are going to have a problem if they have to "adjust" to a significantly higher mortgage payment. How will this plan address that? Thanks.
Michael D. Shear: The details of the plan are beginning to come out. See our article on our homepage now.
Basically, the idea the Obama administration is pushing would provide money and incentives for banks to restructure loans. I believe that would involve people who are already behind on their payments, but also people who are in danger of defaulting because of a loss of a job or an adjustable rate mortgage that will be changing.
washingtonpost.com: Obama to Unveil Foreclosure Prevention Program (Post, Feb. 18)
Kettering, Ohio: The Chicago Tribune editorial of today is calling for Burris to step down. I know there is no chance of that happening. But how tenuous is his position in the Senate?
washingtonpost.com: Roland Burris, Resign (Chicago Tribune)
Michael D. Shear: See. That didn't take long. (I said in my answer a few minutes ago that there would be calls for Burris to resign.) And here they are.
Alexandria, Va.: Does the president's mortgage plan require legislation?
Michael D. Shear: I do not believe the plan requires legislation. But the details are still leaking out in advance of the president's speech this afternoon, so there could be pieces that would need to get congressional approval.
Stay tuned
Detroit, Mich.: We did all the right things and are current and able to pay our mortgage. Unfortunately, we bought at the wrong time (even though we got the house for much lower than the asking price), our house is worth less than we paid for it. It seems that we will be able to refinance under President Obama's plan? Is this the case and if so, how long before we can take advantage of this?
Michael D. Shear: Here's a line from the president's speech, as provided in an advance text. It seems to suggest that people like you will get some help, though I am not aware of the specific details.
"The plan I'm announcing focuses on rescuing families who have played by the rules and acted responsibly: by refinancing loans for millions of families in traditional mortgages who are underwater or close to it," Obama will say at a speech in Mesa, Ariz., according to an advance text released by the White House.
New York: Thanks for taking questions. Does the administration's new mortgage plan do anything to lower mortgage rates for new buyers? There had been talk about ways of lowering mortgage rates to 4.5 percent --whatever happened to that idea?
Michael D. Shear: I believe the administration looks with disfavor on the idea of just making a blanket reduction in mortgage rates for everyone. To do that, the government would have to compensate lenders for all those below-market rates, and that would cost hundreds of billions of dollars.
Instead, their approach seems to be targeted at the people who are already in default or in danger of it.
Washington, D.C.: Why didn't we get a one-time stimulus payment (like under President Bush) instead of $13 per week? What am I supposed to do with $13 per week? Stimulate what?
Michael D. Shear: The problem, according to some economists, with the one-time payment is that a lot of people simply used it to pay off credit card bills or put it into savings -- two things that don't help stimulate the economy.
the idea with the $13 per week is that you -- and millions of others -- will simply spend that slight increase on stuff. Individually, it may not seem like a lot, but -- in theory -- added together it's a lot more money into the eocnomy.
New York : Burris on the way out? You guys are totally screwed. What will you find to hold our interest? Franken, if he gets in, isn't funny anymore. There's always Bachman, though, who was worrying the other day that we're running out of rich people. There's possibilities there. Still, Sen. Burris, we hardly knew ye.
Michael D. Shear: I've been in this business long enough to be optimistic about the fact that we will never run out of interesting characters to write about.
Chicago, Ill.: Assuming you can pay your monthly mortgage payments, what difference does it make what your home's present value is? I understand how being "underwater" is relevant if you have a home equity line of credit, since you've borrowed money based on collateral that no longer exists. But for a mortgage, where you purchased a home and borrowed money to pay for it, who cares whether the home's value has since gone up or down? So long as you can make the payments, suck it up and make them.
Michael D. Shear: As I said before, I'm no expert on these issues. But I believe the concern here is that people will voluntarily walk away from their homes if they no longer have the value they used to.
For example, if a person has a $450,000 mortgage for a house that is now worth $250,000, they may simply walk away and allow the home to be foreclosed rather than keep paying on a loan that they don't beleive will ever be worth it.
That's my understanding, though your point is valid. For many people, simply staying put and letting the home value come back up is the right thing to do.
Springfield, Va.: "...by refinancing loans for millions of families in traditional mortgages who are underwater or close to it." So those of us who bought modest homes a few years ago, and did not refinance or equity loan ourselves into trouble will pay to subsidize those who bought too much house and now have buyer's regret? What about personal responsibility that Obama spoke about during his inauguration?
Michael D. Shear: This is definitely going to be the biggest reaction from a lot of people.
The administration will attempt to argue that the foreclosures are affecting both the neighborhoods, where values of the responsible people's homes are coming down. But also, they will say that the entire economy is being dragged down by the foreclosures, and that people like you will be affected if something like this isn't done.
It will be interesting to see whether people buy the argument, or remain angry about it.
Poplar Bluff, Mo.: Michael, thanks for the questions. I am sick and tired to hear the talking heads talk about how Americans are irresponsible about spending and so forth. However, the government gives us tax breaks and credits and wants the average American consumer to buy houses and cars. Which is it, to spend or not spend, that is the question?
Michael D. Shear: That's a good point. The government wants us to save when we are spending and spend when we're not. I think economists would argue that, while saving is generally good, they need people to spend now to get the economy back on track.
Rockville, Md.: I am retired and my wife is still working. But why does she get more of a tax cut than I do? I pay as much taxes as she does. (more to be exact.)
I just get $250.00.
But I will rush out and spend it.
Michael D. Shear: I'm not sure of your exact situation. But I believe that much of the tax cut in the plan comes from a payroll deduction. If you are not on a payroll, I don't think you get as much.
Navy Yard, SE D.C.: What's the status of the ethics investigation concerning Rep. Rangel's tax issues and other allegations? When can we expect to hear something from the House Ethics Committee?
Michael D. Shear: I don't know the answer to that. I'll see if I can find it before the end of the chat.
Denver, Colo.: Hello,
I was listening to NPR this morning and understand that GM plans to close 14 plants (5 in North America) and layoff 54,000 additional employees. How does pumping even more money into these companies improve the economy when they are reducing rather than creating jobs? I think those auto companies not borrowing federal money should be the ones to stay in business.
Michael D. Shear: This is a good point. I believe the answer has to do with short-term versus long-term assessments. The government -- and economists--believe that the auto industry needs to restructure in order to be long-term viable companies. That means getting to a size and efficiency that is more in line with the demand and with the other companies that are more successful. If they can do it, the theory goes, then the government investment will be worth it.
Helena, Mont.: Re underwater on home mortgage -- the thinking of Obama is also to stem the falling home prices. If you have a house that you paid $250,000 for 10 years ago but is appraised at $150,000 today, you have sustained a loss. I think the administration is looking at these problems and tryng to keep EVERYBODY from being underwater. Which could happen in certain localities, like Las Vegas, Arizona, and Florida.
Michael D. Shear: I think this is right.
Resign?: A man who has constructed his own mausoleum with engravings of his accomplishments (there's still more room!) is not about to resign.
Stimulus . . . Mortgage relief question -- I bought a house in 2006 with a 7 percent fixed interest rate. The property value has gone down and I would love to have a lower interest rate. Never missed a payment but it's getting more difficult. Any chance this new program will help me? Are you still assessed thousands in closing costs through these programs?
Michael D. Shear: I don't think all the details are known about who will qualify and who won't for the refinancings. But I somehow doubt that you would be first in line, especially if the value of your house still exceeds the amount of you mortgage.
The closing costs question is a good one. I don't know. Stay tuned.
Chicago, Ill.: Thanks for taking my question about "underwater" mortgages.
I'm with Springfield here -- this is about personally responsibility first and foremost, and it infuriates me that the most reckless Americans out there are getting free rides from their government while saps like us who actually did the right thing are paying for it. You can't afford your "home"? Then lose it and live somewhere you can afford.
I'm losing my job next month, and right now I'm trying to refinance, but I can still pay my mortgage because when I bought my home five years ago I bought something I knew I could afford. If people owe too much and walk away from their homes, that's their call. Not my problem.
Michael D. Shear: I think many people agree with this sentiment.
Washington, D.C.: Count me as one of the many people who aren't buying the "help out the irresponsible while doing nothing for the responsible" argument.
And by the way, I'm underwater on my 401(k) -- can the government bail me out of that?
No, I didn't think so.
Michael D. Shear: Aren't we all underwater on our 401(k)'s. If only...
D.C.: Re: the payroll tax cut -- what if you are self employed or a freelance contractor? I am not on a payroll, yet I pay double FICA as a self-employed contract worker. I am having trouble finding contract work in this slowdown, yet I am not considered unemployed, nor can I file for unemployment. Is there ANYTHING in this stimulus/tax cut plan for the millions of self employed contractors out there? I feel like Congress continues to ignore the fact that there are millions of us out there earning a living and paying taxes who are not in "traditional" employment situations. This is true in their health care policies as well.
Michael D. Shear: This is getting well beyond my knowledge here. My wife owns her own business, and isn't on any payroll. I don't know whether she gets any compensation from that particular tax cut.
There are other tax cuts and benefits in the stimulus that have nothing to do with payrolls. There's a child tax credit and a credit for college tuition. Both have income limits, I believe.
Madison, Wis.: The president has mentioned increasing funding for the State Department. Is that addressed in this stimulus package?
Michael D. Shear: I don't believe so. Spending more on an increased State Department would not be considered stimulus, I don't think. But I would expect that to be considered as part of the budget deliberations later this year.
Michael D. Shear: Ok everyone. Time's up.
See you next time.
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I led the Allison variation described here a couple years ago. The gear fades away as you are forced to traverse right at the end of the pitch. This traverse consists of slopey 5.9 holds that are covered in thick, crumbly lichen. I am posting this because if you are looking for a "mellow" alpine 5.9 pitch to lead - this pitch probably isn't for you, and it would likely be safer to do the 5.10 crack that can be better protected. If you blow the traverse (again, flowery lichen you are standing on and clinging to) and the RP down and to your left fails (likely), you will definitely get hurt.
As it gets cleaned up, and I think it certainly deserves some traffic, it will be a great pitch.
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California Genealogy and History Archives
Sonoma County
|Ira Bidwell
The life which this narrative depicts began in Lafayette county, Mo., August 8, 1828, and came to a close in Sonoma county, Cal., in 1893. The first epoch in the career of this well-known California pioneer was passed within a mile and a half of Lexington, Mo., where he attended school when it was possible to be spared from the work of the home farm. Later he undertook farming in earnest and it was while working in the field that the news of the finding of gold in California reached his ears. He was not the only one in the locality who was impressed by the news, as was demonstrated by the large party made up of residents of Cass and Henry counties to cross the plains to the eldorado in 1850. Mr. Bidwell joined this band of argonauts, who followed the main trail via Fort Hall and down the Humboldt, over what was known as the Carson route. After a journey of six months, not unmixed with adventure, the party finally arrived at Georgetown, where Mr. Bidwell mined for one year.
The records do not so state, but it is safe to say that Mr. Bidwell did not meet with the hoped-for success in his mining venture, for at the end of his year's experience at Georgetown he came to Sonoma county, just a few days before Christmas of 1852, and located on a ranch near the old Franklin Bidwell place half a mile from the Russian river and near the land owned by Capt. H. D. Fitch and Cyrus Alexander. At that time Ira Bidwell and Cyrus Alexander were the only residents of the valley. Game of all kinds was plentiful at that time and hunting offered great possibilities to those who liked the sport. Mr. Bidwell followed hunting as a means of livelihood for a considerable period, finding a ready market in San Francisco, the game being hauled to Sonoma, and shipped from there by launch to the city. Deer meat brought from twelve and a half to twenty cents a pound, and all other game brought equally good prices. Mr. Bidwell was considered an excellent shot, and during those early days many grizzly bears fell before his unerring aim. In 1857 he gave up hunting and went to Block Mountain, where he selected a ranch upon which he lived for one year, during this time setting out an orchard and otherwise improving the land. Various tracts of land were thus bought and improved and finally sold, but in 1876 he purchased and located upon the ranch which was his home thereafter until his death. During the time he managed the property he made a specialty of stock-raising, having six hundred acres stocked with cattle and sheep, but finally he turned the enterprise over to his two sons, John and James.
The marriage of Ira Bidwell was celebrated in
Missouri and united him with Miss Elizabeth Brooks, who passed away in
1855 leaving three ch9ildren, John, James and Nancy, the latter of whom
later became the wife of James Anderson. Mr. Bidwell's second marriage
was with Miss Caroline Howard, who was born in McDonald county, Mo., the
daughter of William and Rachel (Markham) Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Howard
originally came from Tennessee, going from there to Missouri, and in
1854 they made the overland journey across the plains. She died in June,
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By Glamsham Editorial
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who will be next seen playing the role of a theatre artiste in Rohan Sippy's laugh riot NAUTANKI SAALA, seems to be displaying his romantic side in 'Mera Mann', the song from the movie, which was released recently.
Sung by Falak, the song is a romantic number and features Khurrana, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Pooja Salvi. In the song, the VICKY DONOR actor is seen strumming a guitar and flashing his dimples, much like Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has done in a few of his movies (Indeed, in an event, Khurrana had admitted that he has mimicked SRK in the movie).
Directed by Rohan Sippy and co-produced by Bhushan Kumar, NAUTANKI SAALA is a buddy comedy about two young men working in a theatre group.