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A second senior manager at one of the country's largest hospitals has been forced out after raising fears over patients being locked up and restrained against their will.
David Ore, the security manager at Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, complained that children and pensioners were being locked up in cubicles without food and drink for up to 12 hours.
Mr Ore has now spoken out after being ordered to leave the hospital on 'special leave' last January, only days after the Telegraph first raised concerns by one of his colleagues over the treatment of patients.
This newspaper's revelations led the Department of Health to order a special investigation into claims that staff had routinely forced vulnerable patients to stay in their rooms – or even confined them to their beds – despite them posing no danger to anyone.
That investigation has now begun and health watchdogs have interviewed a number of staff over the allegations and are set to make further visits to the Dudley Group to carry out an inspection of conditions there.
In the latest case Mr Ore said security guards were being ordered on an almost daily basis to force patients back to their rooms and hold the doors shut so they could not leave.
He said pensioners were being restrained to ease the burden on overstretched doctors and nurses.
Mr Ore highlighted the death of an elderly man who died at Russells Hall Hospital, the largest of the three hospitals run by the Dudley Group.
Mohammed Yasin, 73, was allegedly taken outside by guards at 1am and left alone at a bus stop after becoming angry and upset when he was taken to A&E by ambulance after collapsing in November 2008.
Mr Yasin, who lived alone in Lye, West Midlands, was discovered dead four hours later by a passer-by, just 50 yards from the hospital. At his inquest Dr David Raven, the registrar, said: "I would have assumed a taxi would be called or some other method found." An open verdict was returned by the inquest.
Mr Ore managed security staff across Dudley's three hospitals, but he says that after repeatedly raising concerns with trust executives he was suspended in November 2012 and sacked five months later after a disciplinary hearing.
He won an appeal, but was again ordered out on 'special leave' in January – two days after The Telegraph's story about Dudley Group restraining patients appeared.
Trust managers have since written to Mr Ore to say he was being removed because speaking out about his 'concerns about the alleged illegal restraint of patients' could have put him in 'a very difficult position'.
Mr Ore said he felt forced to speak out, saying: "As a whistleblower, I have been treated worse than a common criminal. The hospital just deny, deny, hide, hide."
He added: 'This is about people in that hospital who are being harmed psychologically and physically every day. Their rights to self-determination are being totally disregarded. That could be a relative of yours being put through hell – not just for a few hours, but for days and weeks."
Mr Ore, 58, a former policeman, said he repeatedly raised concerns with the trust about the restraint of vulnerable patients from 2010.
He said he also contacted children's charity Barnardo's, who drafted a damning report warning the trust the practice violated civil and criminal law.
Mr Ore was accused of gross misconduct for showing 'aggressive behaviour' and parking in hospital bays he wasn't allowed to use before being suspended in 2012. He denies the claim and says the case against him "has everything to do with whistle-blowing".
In January The Telegraph reported how John Marchant, the former head of security at Dudley Group, said his security guards had become so concerned about the practice of patient detention that in one instance, they had refused to restrain a child and warned bosses the action was illegal
Mr Marchant, who was made redundant from the Dudley Group in December 2012, also alleged that pensioners had been subject to restraints when all they wanted was to walk around a ward, or chat with fellow patients.
He told The Telegraph that he feared hospital managers were ignoring the welfare of patients in order to make life easier for nursing and medical staff.
As a result of our story the Department of Health immediately ordered the Care Quality Commission, the health regulator, to carry out an investigation into the claims.
A spokesman for the Department of Health said: "We are absolutely clear that physical restraint should only ever be used as a last resort and it should be used for the shortest time possible. There are strict conditions that must be met before any patient is restrained or detained."
The CQC subsequently interviewed Mr Marchant and passed information from this to the local Clinical Commissioning Group, which is responsible for the health and treatment of patients in its area, which is now carrying out its own investigation.
CQC officials are due to carry out an inspection of the Dudley Group this month as part of its new inspection regime. A CQC spokesman said: "We will look at services in detail across the board. Meanwhile, we continue to monitor the trust and await the outcome of the CCG's investigation."
The trust denies Mr Ore's claims, but admits security staff have raised concerns about restraint.
Paula Clark, Dudley Group's chief executive, said: "There are occasions where patients have required restraint to be used for their own safety and the safety of our staff and other patients. However, we emphatically refute the suggestion that we unlawfully restrain patients. We encourage our staff to raise genuine concerns at the earliest opportunity using our whistle-blowing policy."


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Could you give me some ideas as to types of music that are appropriate in the OPC worship service? What is the function of the choir in the OPC? Are solos appropriate in the service? Are choral responses appropriate? I guess what I am requesting is a guideline for music in the OPC.
There is a variety of opinion among OP churches on these questions. Some have choirs, others don't. Some have special music in their worship services, some do not. Perhaps I could do no better than to quote a paragraph from the OPC Directory for the Public Worship of God.
As public worship is for the praise and glory of God and the building up of the saints, not for the entertainment of the congregation nor the praise of man, the character of the songs used therein is to befit the nature of God and the purpose of worship. (DPW II.B.2.b)
Choirs were used in the worship of God in the Old Testament and are therefore not forbidden, so choral responses reverently executed today are not forbidden. Similarly, special music is referred to and is therefore not forbidden.
Although a few Orthodox Presbyterian congregations sing only Psalms (and do so without instrumental accompaniment), in almost all OPC churches both hymns and psalms with instrumental accompaniment are encouraged.
All the musical selections that are found in both the original and revised Trinity Hymnal, as well as the Trinity Psalter Hymnal (to be released spring 2018), are acceptable as fulfilling requirements for both words and music for worship in song, not only for the congregation, but also for choirs or other forms of special music. This does not mean that other hymnals may not be employed, though special scrutiny needs to be used both as to lyrics and tunes. So also shorter praise songs (including portions of Scripture set to music).
What it all boils down to is the exercise of judgment on what is and is not true to Scripture, as to words; and what is appropriate for the worship of God, as to music. The session should provide the guidelines of what music is appropriate for worship. If in doubt as to the suitability of certain musical renditions, the session may be asked to give its approval. This does not imply, however, that those responsible for other than congregational singing must require individual approval for everything sung or played that is not from one of the approved hymnals.
In the church where I worship, the session has approved a number of Scripture songs and other short songs of praise. Occasionally these are used in the public worship service or in non-worship meetings (prayer meetings, Bible studies, Sunday school, etc.).
Finally, I would suggest a few things to watch out for as, in my judgment, inappropriate. Some would disagree, but I mention them for what they're worth.
Beware of making a "performance" out of special music. Excessively loud accompaniment detracts from the message of the text, which should predominate. I personally dislike professionally prepared prerecorded accompaniment tracks. There is something artificial about most of them—especially exotic orchestrations. A simple piano or organ accompaniment is far preferable.
I love to sing, and I've done a good bit of solo and duet singing in church, but as I've grown in grace through the years, I want the message (a biblical message) to stand out. Scripture directs,
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Col. 3:16, emphasis added).
In the end, I prefer that the hearers be blessed rather than charmed! In a word, ask yourself whether the worshipers are more conscious of you (soloist or instrumentalist) than of Christ.
A further word about instrumental music in worship. Used as an offertory, a prelude, or a postlude, loud, bombastic instrumentation should have no place in the worship of God. But variations on well-known hymns are appropriate if they are not ostentatious. A guitar can be played as tastefully as a piano or organ.
As I said earlier, some would exclude all but congregational singing because they don't want to draw attention to man, but to God, while others carefully select special music and use it for the same reason—to glorify God. I hope my comments are of some help to you.
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Mountainfilm on Tour to Arrive in Orofino, Idaho at the Rex Theater on March 16, 2018
(Orofino, Idaho | March 16, 2018) – Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. The tour will soon visit Orofino, Idaho at the Rex Theater on March 16, 2017 with films that will explore the themes connected to Mountainfilm's mission: using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.
A Mountainfilm presenter will guide the audience through the program providing insight on the films, filmmakers and subjects.
The show kicks off at 5:30 PM (90 minute matinee) and 7:30 PM (150 minute feature). Tickets will be available the day of the event at the Rex Theater. The cost for each show is $10 for matinee show and $15 for the extended feature presentation. See the complete playlist at www.mountainfilm.org/tour/schedule. Mountainfilm on Tour in Orofino is hosted by Kelly McGrath in partnership with sponsor name.
Mountainfilm began in 1979 and is one of America's longest-running film festivals. The festival is best described by one word: inspiring. In addition to screening leading independent documentary films from around the world, the festival includes a full-day symposium on a contemporary issues, art and photography exhibits, early morning coffee talks, outdoor programs, a book-signing party, an ice cream social, student programs and a closing picnic/awards ceremony. Presentations and panels are scheduled throughout the weekend event with a wide diversity of special guests, ranging from artists to adventurers and academics to activists. To learn more about the festival, visit www.mountainfilm.org.
Whenever and wherever Mountainfilm is on tour, the aim is to educate and inspire beyond our theater audiences. Mountainfilm for Students is a free educational outreach initiative that introduces students in K-12 public schools to essential environmental, cultural and social issues with age-appropriate film programs. Mountainfilm currently reaches over 20,000 students each year. Learn more about Mountainfilm for Students. Mountainfilm for Students will be presented on March 15th in Wieppe at Timberline School and in Orofino at Orofino Elementary and Orofino High School.


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Prion cross-species transmission efficacy is tissue dependent
Claire Williams, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0SP
Prions are proteinaceous infectious agents which result in fatal neurodegenerative disorders in a range of animals, including humans. Prions are misfolded forms of the ubiquitously expressed host protein PrPc. When PrPc becomes misfolded it is known as PrPsc and forms macromolecular complexes which are deposited in the brain, and sometimes in lymphoid tissue. When PrPsc is introduced into a healthy animal it induces the transformation of the normal PrPc into the misfolded PrPsc form. Such transmission does occur between different species, for example the transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) into humans. However such transmission is much less efficient than transmission within a species. It is hypothesised that the cross-species transmission of prions is restricted due to steric incompatibility between the infecting PrPsc and the host PrPc. A paper published in Science this week suggests that the efficiency of cross-species prion transmission may actually vary between tissues and be higher than previously thought (1).
Béringue et al. looked at the transmission of prions from elk, hamsters and cattle into mice which had been genetically engineered to express either the sheep or human version of PrPc. The mice were infected by intra-cerebral injection and euthanised at regular intervals post exposure. The presence of PrPsc in the brain and the spleen of these animals was assessed by immunoblotting. Unsurprisingly given the cross-species barriers involved, none of the mice developed neurological disease during the study and only small numbers of animals had detectable PrPsc in their brains. However, many more animals had PrPsc detected in their spleens. Using the experiment looking at the transmission of BSE into mice with human PrPc as an example, 7% of animals had detectable PrPsc in brain tissue, compared with detection of the abnormal protein in the spleens of 63% of the animals.
These results suggest that the spleen is much more permissive than the brain to foreign prions. This could have significant implications for human medicine. To date around 200 individuals have developed variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease as a result of infection with BSE, however there has been much discussion about people potentially being silent carriers of the infection. This study, along with others looking at the prevalence of PrPsc in archived appendix tissue, raises the possibility that BSE exposure led to lymphoid tissue colonisation in more individuals than developed, or will develop, neuroinvasive disease. This has important public health implications with regards potential human to human spread of prions through organ transplantation, surgical instruments etc. As the prion is now adapted to humans, it is possible that the risk of lethal infection is higher than seen with cattle to human transmission.
1. Béringue V, Herzog L, Jaumain E, Reine F, Sibille P, Le Dur A, Vilotte J-L, Laude H. Facilitated Cross-Species Transmission of Prions in Extraneural Tissue. Science 2012 Jan;335(6067):472 -475. doi:10.1126/science.1215659
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Risk of Prion Zoonoses
Science 27 January 2012: Vol. 335 no. 6067 pp. 411-413 DOI: 10.1126/science.1218167
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Facilitated Cross-Species Transmission of Prions in Extraneural Tissue
Science 27 January 2012: Vol. 335 no. 6067 pp. 472-475 DOI: 10.1126/science.1215659
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD cervids interspecies transmission
> > > Can the disease be transfered to cattle?
YES, and with an attack rate of 86%. this was done in the lab, and not under natural conditions, but with a second strain of CWD emerging i.e. the 'WISCONSIN STRAIN', there is much concern for the _potential_ for an atypical CWD strain that would naturally transmit to cattle. please see ;
CWD to cattle figures CORRECTION
I believe the statement and quote below is incorrect ;
"CWD has been transmitted to cattle after intracerebral inoculation, although the infection rate was low (4 of 13 animals [Hamir et al. 2001]). This finding raised concerns that CWD prions might be transmitted to cattle grazing in contaminated pastures."
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Within 26 months post inoculation, 12 inoculated animals had lost weight, revealed abnormal clinical signs, and were euthanatized. Laboratory tests revealed the presence of a unique pattern of the disease agent in tissues of these animals. These findings demonstrate that when CWD is directly inoculated into the brain of cattle, 86% of inoculated cattle develop clinical signs of the disease.
" although the infection rate was low (4 of 13 animals [Hamir et al. 2001]). "
shouldn't this be corrected, 86% is NOT a low rate. ...
kindest regards,
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. P.O. Box 42 Bacliff, Texas USA 77518
Thank you!
Thanks so much for your updates/comments. We intend to publish as rapidly as possible all updates/comments that contribute substantially to the topic under discussion.
re-Prions David W. Colby1,* and Stanley B. Prusiner1,2 + Author Affiliations
1Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 2Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 Correspondence: firstname.lastname@example.com
Mule deer, white-tailed deer, and elk have been reported to develop CWD. As the only prion disease identified in free-ranging animals, CWD appears to be far more communicable than other forms of prion disease. CWD was first described in 1967 and was reported to be a spongiform encephalopathy in 1978 on the basis of histopathology of the brain. Originally detected in the American West, CWD has spread across much of North America and has been reported also in South Korea. In captive populations, up to 90% of mule deer have been reported to be positive for prions (Williams and Young 1980). The incidence of CWD in cervids living in the wild has been estimated to be as high as 15% (Miller et al. 2000). The development of transgenic (Tg) mice expressing cervid PrP, and thus susceptible to CWD, has enhanced detection of CWD and the estimation of prion titers (Browning et al. 2004; Tamgüney et al. 2006). Shedding of prions in the feces, even in presymptomatic deer, has been identified as a likely source of infection for these grazing animals (Williams and Miller 2002; Tamgüney et al. 2009b). CWD has been transmitted to cattle after intracerebral inoculation, although the infection rate was low (4 of 13 animals [Hamir et al. 2001]). This finding raised concerns that CWD prions might be transmitted to cattle grazing in contaminated pastures.
please see CWD potential to humans here ;
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Subject: Re: FW: re-Prions David W. Colby1,* and Stanley B. Prusiner1,2 + Author Affiliations
Dear Terry Singeltary,
Thank you for your correspondence regarding the review article Stanley Prusiner and I recently wrote for Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives. Dr. Prusiner asked that I reply to your message due to his busy schedule. We agree that the transmission of CWD prions to beef livestock would be a troubling development and assessing that risk is important. In our article, we cite a peer-reviewed publication reporting confirmed cases of laboratory transmission based on stringent criteria. The less stringent criteria for transmission described in the abstract you refer to lead to the discrepancy between your numbers and ours and thus the interpretation of the transmission rate. We stand by our assessment of the literature--namely that the transmission rate of CWD to bovines appears relatively low, but we recognize that even a low transmission rate could have important implications for public health and we thank you for bringing attention to this matter.
Warm Regards, David Colby
David Colby, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Delaware
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
ENLARGING SPECTRUM OF PRION-LIKE DISEASES Prusiner Colby et al 2011
David W. Colby1,* and Stanley B. Prusiner1,2
When brainstems of CWD-infected cattle were analysed by WB for the presence of PrPres, only three of six samples were found to be positive (Table 1). In contrast, all samples from the midbrain area were positive by this technique (Table 1; Fig. 5). It was noteworthy, however, that both brainstem and midbrain sections of all animals infected with CWD gave positive IHC results (Table 1) and a positive WB was associated with strong IHC labelling. This may indicate that the IHC procedure is more sensitive than the WB method for cattle-passaged CWD.
EFSA Journal 2011 The European Response to BSE: A Success Story
This is an interesting editorial about the Mad Cow Disease debacle, and it's ramifications that will continue to play out for decades to come ;
Monday, October 10, 2011
EFSA Journal 2011 The European Response to BSE: A Success Story
EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently delivered a scientific opinion on any possible epidemiological or molecular association between TSEs in animals and humans (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) and ECDC, 2011). This opinion confirmed Classical BSE prions as the only TSE agents demonstrated to be zoonotic so far but the possibility that a small proportion of human cases so far classified as "sporadic" CJD are of zoonotic origin could not be excluded. Moreover, transmission experiments to non-human primates suggest that some TSE agents in addition to Classical BSE prions in cattle (namely L-type Atypical BSE, Classical BSE in sheep, transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) and chronic wasting disease (CWD) agents) might have zoonotic potential.
see follow-up here about North America BSE Mad Cow TSE prion risk factors, and the ever emerging strains of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy in many species here in the USA, including humans ;
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Atypical BSE in Cattle
To date the OIE/WAHO assumes that the human and animal health standards set out in the BSE chapter for classical BSE (C-Type) applies to all forms of BSE which include the H-type and L-type atypical forms. This assumption is scientifically not completely justified and accumulating evidence suggests that this may in fact not be the case. Molecular characterization and the spatial distribution pattern of histopathologic lesions and immunohistochemistry (IHC) signals are used to identify and characterize atypical BSE. Both the L-type and H-type atypical cases display significant differences in the conformation and spatial accumulation of the disease associated prion protein (PrPSc) in brains of afflicted cattle. Transmission studies in bovine transgenic and wild type mouse models support that the atypical BSE types might be unique strains because they have different incubation times and lesion profiles when compared to C-type BSE. When L-type BSE was inoculated into ovine transgenic mice and Syrian hamster the resulting molecular fingerprint had changed, either in the first or a subsequent passage, from L-type into C-type BSE.
In addition, non-human primates are specifically susceptible for atypical BSE as demonstrated by an approximately 50% shortened incubation time for L-type BSE as compared to C-type. Considering the current scientific information available, it cannot be assumed that these different BSE types pose the same human health risks as C-type BSE or that these risks are mitigated by the same protective measures.
This study will contribute to a correct definition of specified risk material (SRM) in atypical BSE. The incumbent of this position will develop new and transfer existing, ultra-sensitive methods for the detection of atypical BSE in tissue of experimentally infected cattle.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Seven main threats for the future linked to prions
First threat
The TSE road map defining the evolution of European policy for protection against prion diseases is based on a certain numbers of hypotheses some of which may turn out to be erroneous. In particular, a form of BSE (called atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), recently identified by systematic testing in aged cattle without clinical signs, may be the origin of classical BSE and thus potentially constitute a reservoir, which may be impossible to eradicate if a sporadic origin is confirmed.
***Also, a link is suspected between atypical BSE and some apparently sporadic cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. These atypical BSE cases constitute an unforeseen first threat that could sharply modify the European approach to prion diseases.
Second threat
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
The possible impacts and consequences for public health, trade and agriculture of the Government's decision to relax import restrictions on beef Final report June 2010
2.66 Dr Fahey also told the committee that in the last two years a link has been established between forms of atypical CJD and atypical BSE. Dr Fahey said that: They now believe that those atypical BSEs overseas are in fact causing sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They were not sure if it was due to mad sheep disease or a different form. If you look in the textbooks it looks like this is just arising by itself. But in my research I have a summary of a document which states that there has never been any proof that sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has arisen de novo-has arisen of itself. There is no proof of that. The recent research is that in fact it is due to atypical forms of mad cow disease which have been found across Europe, have been found in America and have been found in Asia. These atypical forms of mad cow disease typically have even longer incubation periods than the classical mad cow disease.50
And last but not least, similarities of PrPres between Htype BSE and human prion diseases like CJD or GSS have been put forward [10], as well as between L-type BSE and CJD [17]. These findings raise questions about the origin and inter species transmission of these prion diseases that were discovered through the BSE active surveillance.
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[Terry S. Singeltary Sr. has added the following comment:
"According to the World Health Organisation, the future public health threat of vCJD in the UK and Europe and potentially the rest of the world is of concern and currently unquantifiable. However, the possibility of a significant and geographically diverse vCJD epidemic occurring over the next few decades cannot be dismissed.
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. has added the following comment:
"According to the World Health Organisation, the future public health threat of vCJD in the UK and Europe and potentially the rest of the world is of concern and currently unquantifiable. However, the possibility of a significant and geographically diverse vCJD epidemic occurring over the next few decades cannot be dismissed.
The key word here is diverse. What does diverse mean? If USA scrapie transmitted to USA bovine does not produce pathology as the UK c-BSE, then why would CJD from there look like UK vCJD?"
When L-type BSE was inoculated into ovine transgenic mice and Syrian hamster the resulting molecular fingerprint had changed, either in the first or a subsequent passage, from L-type into C-type BSE. In addition, non-human primates are specifically susceptible for atypical BSE as demonstrated by an approximately 50% shortened incubation time for L-type BSE as compared to C-type. Considering the current scientific information available, it cannot be assumed that these different BSE types pose the same human health risks as C-type BSE or that these risks are mitigated by the same protective measures.
This study will contribute to a correct definition of specified risk material (SRM) in atypical BSE. The incumbent of this position will develop new and transfer existing, ultra-sensitive methods for the detection of atypical BSE in tissue of experimentally infected cattle.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Transmissibility of BSE-L and Cattle-Adapted TME Prion Strain to Cynomolgus Macaque
"BSE-L in North America may have existed for decades"
Over the next 8-10 weeks, approximately 40% of all the adult mink on the farm died from TME.
The rancher was a ''dead stock'' feeder using mostly (>95%) downer or dead dairy cattle...
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Dr. Michael Coulthart, et al, Public Health Agency of Canada
- although not occurring to date, he estimates that report of just one probable case of human CWD could trigger a public health crisis in North America.
- epidemiological studies so far indicate the probability is very slight, however, prion agents and their transmission properties are highly mutable and adaptable and the possibility can not be ruled out.
- suggests those involved in human prion disease surveillance should consider the possibility of human CWD and develop a readiness to deal with it.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Friday, February 10, 2012
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) biannual update (2012/1) potential iatrogenic (healthcare-acquired) exposure to CJD, and on the National Anonymous Tonsil Archive
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Prion cross-species transmission efficacy is tissue dependent
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Jon Michaels, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, who studies government procurement, said Harris's role with the nondisclosure agreements gave the company tremendous power over privacy policies in the public arena.
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A friend of a friend started #WeGetDepressed recently. It's a shirt. Really, an idea. The idea is to wear the shirt, and that will get people talking about depression. Because despite it's impact and prevalence in society, we really don't talk about it much.
And I'm as guilty as anyone. Because despite having a blog that covered my life for 4+ years, I never once mentioned that I was depressed.
Not at the time I was writing. Or at least, not usually. My major depressive episodes happened in college. I almost planned to start this post out talking about how I used to be depressed. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that mental illness is a lot like cancer. Once diagnosed, you're never really free of it. You might be in recovery. In remission. Maybe you've been "depression free" for a week. A year. A decade. But the potential for a relapse, and the scars that exist on the inside? Those are always there.
My depression during college came with panic attacks. Heart racing, sweating, on the floor in the fetal position, crying for hours begging for it to please end I can't do it anymore how do I stop this? It came with mood swings. Food lost taste, but because I logically knew my body needed fuel I would force myself to eat. It was like swallowing sand. I couldn't get a handle on my emotions. Fear of panic attacks would literally trigger them in a self-fulfilling prophecy that was always worse the night before something was due. I cried constantly. I apologized for crying. I apologized for apologizing. I cried because I knew I was apologizing too much and please I just don't want to feel like this anymore and I'm sorry. I want to be better but I don't know how and I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry.
I had some tremendous friends in college. It's a strange thing to say, but I'm certain that I still can't appreciate the extent to which my friends and family sacrificed themselves for me before I went to seek help. For most of that period I was simply too sick, too unaware to realize how much time and energy they were putting into me. I was never suicidal, but it's not hard to imagine my story going far differently if they hadn't been there for me.
One of my friends was actually planning to go into social work. Like so many others she spent hours with me while I cried, shook, hyperventilated. Talking me back down to some semblance of humanity, if not sanity. One day, when I had gone maybe 36 hours without a panic attack (an incredible accomplishment at that time) I called her. It was a short conversation. I was feeling close to human, so wanted to know if she'd like to do something normal. Y'know, maybe play racquetball instead of "see how many panic attacks I can fit into an evening." And her response was along the lines of "If you're feeling ok right now, I'd rather pass. I've spent a lot of time with you lately. I'll always be there for you, but at this point I need to sort of save myself for those times when you need me."
For whatever reason, that was my wake up call. That was when I decided to get help.
I went to therapy. I got prescriptions. Slowly, things got better. Good days weren't just days where I didn't have a panic attack, they were days where I actually felt good. Eventually the medicine got my chemical levels back to where they were supposed to be, and I could stop taking them. Eventually, I understood myself well enough that I was able to stop therapy as well.
If I got depressed, I was able to recognize it much sooner, talk it out with one or two people, and take steps to move past it. Panic attacks became legitimately rare, although I'm pretty sure I can tell you every single one I had after I "got better." For me at least, the longer I went without them, the easier it was to recognize what was causing them. It's been 8 years since I had one. I know exactly when (and equally important to me, why) it happened.
And occasionally I run across someone who's suffering what I did. I turn a corner at work to find someone holding their chest and crying. Or completely drained by life. And I'm able to talk to them about it. Because I've been there. And I know what works for me, and maybe that will work for them. And I'm happy to talk about it with them, because I like to think that some benefit came from all the torture I experienced.
But that's only a few people, in very specific situations. And really, I should be talking about it more.
Because I know I'm not the only one, and #WeGetDepressed.


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There are more than 12,000 work-related foot injuries each year. Many of these work related foot injuries can be prevented if workers wear the appropriate work boots at all times. It should be noted that a great pair of boots will not only play a crucial role in your safety but also in your health and comfort when working. Not every boot has the capability to provide comfort as well as ensure your safety. Therefore, you should consider the following tips when purchasing your fashonable boots.
The first and the most important aspect before purchasing your work boots is to ensure that they feel comfortable when you wear. Therefore, you should pick at least five pairs of the boots and try all of them. After testing all the pairs, select three pairs that seem comfortable. Additionally, look for extra padding and soft material that adds to the comfort level.
You should assess the durability of all the three pairs selected. There are different ways durability can be determined. One you can either throw the boots down the staircase or against the wall. You can also walk with the boot inside the store as well as outside in order to see its transition between different terrains. In rare occasions, some sale representatives might allow you to use the boots for about a week before making the decision. A good indicator of durability is checking whether the manufacturer has given a lifetime warranty. If that is the case, you should be confident in making the purchase since they can make the necessary repair at any time.
Check for a steel toe
If you work in a place that there is a threat of an object falling, you should check for the steel toe. This steel toe is specially designed to protect the toes as well as the entire feet from being crushed. However, you should be warned to be very careful in selecting the boots since some manufacturers no longer use steel in making the boots.
Determine whether the boots are waterproof
Determining whether the boots are waterproof only applies if you mostly work outdoors on a construction site or in an area that receives a lot of rain and snow throughout the year. In case the boots are not designed to be waterproof, they should be easily waterproofed using over the counter products. If the work boots are waterproof, you will be ready to face whatever the day may hold as well as spend a great deal of time in inclement situations. More so, you will also work efficiently without worrying about wet and uncomfortable feet.
How to maintain the boots
Nevertheless, before purchasing work boots, you should consider the amount of time needed to clean the boots. This aspect is very important if you work outside and in certain conditions where you are exposed to debris and dirt frequently. The approximate time for cleaning them will be determined after reading the care instructions. Many work boots require special care as well as special products to protect them. Mindless to say, some depending on the material require frequent washing and drying as well as polishing.


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For the Madison region the future is all about growth. Where we put it. How we shape it. Who comes. Who goes.
Every couple of years an expert shows up to tell us that things aren't as great as we think. Last month it was a consultant from Atlanta, hired by the regional economic development group called Thrive.
He told a meeting of business and community leaders that Madison wasn't well known nationally and that unless we marketed ourselves better we could see the economic parade pass us by.
There wasn't anything new, remarkable or false in his conclusions. But the truth is, despite the occasional dire warning, there's no realistic scenario under which Madison won't continue to be an attractive and successful community. Our fundamentals are so strong because of the University of Wisconsin and our natural setting that it would be virtually impossible to really mess up this place no matter how hard we try. And from time to time we do try.
The central problem here is how to manage our success. It comes down to this: Do we want to be successful but uglier, more sprawling and more socially stratified? Or do we want to be successful but even more beautiful, compact, vibrant and equitably prosperous?
We're adding a population the size of Sun Prairie to the city of Madison every decade, and we're adding two Sun Prairies to Dane County every 10 years. That's not spectacular growth on the Austin or Portland scale, and it's not boom or bust like Las Vegas or Phoenix, but it's steady and meaningful.
So the big questions are:
1. Can we govern ourselves regionally?
We have the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission, the Dane County Lakes & Watershed Commission, the Metropolitan Planning Organization and Thrive. There's also the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and school districts and sewage districts that transcend municipal boundaries.
Little of this dispersed regional effort is as effective as it could be despite the best efforts of the people who work for these entities. Yet the big problems - water quality, land use, transportation, economic development - all demand regional solutions.
Are we going to learn to think and act as a region or stay tied to our narrowly focused regional entities and our 60 municipal units? The places that have handled growth most successfully - Portland, the Twin Cities and most European cities - have had relatively strong regional approaches.
The recent announcement of Spectrum's move to Middleton, while less significant than most people think, is symbolic of how we waste energy and talent on bickering within our region when we should be focusing that energy on competing with other regions.
2. Can we live up to our progressive reputation?
The Urban League of Greater Madison recently challenged the Madison School Board and the entire community with its proposal for Madison Preparatory Academy. Whether or not that was the right answer, Urban League President and Madison native Kaleem Caire was saying powerfully that we have been too complacent for too long. The achievement gap in Madison schools would not be tolerated if it were mostly white kids falling behind.
Madison Prep lost at least the first round, but it did prompt Superintendent Dan Nerad (a good and intelligent man) to propose an aggressive plan to close the achievement gap. It's too early to say his plan is enough, and there will need to be a lot more conversation.
But the Madison Prep debate brought into stark contrast a problem we have as a community: When it comes to race and poverty, we're a little too self-satisfied.
Economic development can't stop at the University Research Park. And we know that cities like Stockholm that provide strong social safety nets are more prosperous overall and better places to live.
I am an unabashed fan of European cities and of the advanced progressive social services that are provided by them and by their national and regional governments. Educational efforts, including European models that better coordinate real job training in the trades and in technical fields, should be tested in Madison.
And here's another place where we need a regional approach. If every kid who comes from a challenged background is in the central city's school district, this will overburden that district and cause it to slide, damaging the reputation of the entire region. Everybody in Dane County has a stake in the performance and the future of the Madison Metropolitan School District. You can't just flee to Waunakee.
3. Can we get serious about fixing the lakes?
Jim Lorman, who was my representative on the Lakes and Watershed Commission when I was mayor, believes we can make substantial improvement for about $30 million. And we could do it in the next decade or so for an annual cost that is a fraction of what we put into rebuilding streets, for example. Does anybody think that's too high a price to pay for cleaner lakes?
Now, it would be too simple to say, as some sometimes do, that we have the answers and that all we need now is the money and political will. The lakes are complex ecosystems that even Madison's internationally recognized limnologists don't fully understand. But we do have some answers, and we will get more as we try and fail and try and succeed at new attempts.
Dane County Board Chair Scott McDonell has taken up the cause, and I know that new County Executive Joe Parisi is making this a priority as well. Our lakes define us and make us special, but we haven't taken bold enough action to improve them.
The primary culprit, again, is the balkanized governmental approach that ignores the natural flow of water across artificial legal boundaries.
4. Can we get over our fear of heights?
The Edgewater debate really came down to a concern that the building was just too big. We've heard that echoed in debates about mixed-use developments at Hilldale, Sequoya Commons, Monroe Commons and on and on. Just about any building in Madison proposed to be over four stories is in for a fight.
Yet we can't say we're for infill and greater density without dealing with our phobia about the height and mass of buildings.
That's not to say we need skyscrapers. The Capitol view preservation law, which limits the height of buildings to around 10 stories in the downtown, should stay. It would also be wrong to say that we're not making some progress. Despite the Edgewater's apparent defeat, Hilldale, Sequoya Commons and Monroe Commons all were approved and all fit comfortably in their respective neighborhoods.
The dense project now rising on the near west side surrounding Lombardino's is another good example, and proposals for city-owned land on East Washington Avenue look even more promising.
But the fear of heights that shows up in so many development debates comes down to a fear of urbanization. Fifty years ago Jane Jacobs changed the way we think about cities by charging that "urban renewal" was really about trying to change cities into small towns. She said that cities were different in fundamental ways and that we shouldn't try to break down our cities into small town-like units.
In order to succeed we need to embrace being the real city we are fast becoming. Our orientation should be toward Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities, as well as Freiburg, Stockholm and other advanced, green cities.
The simple acceptance of the idea that cities and urbanity in all its forms are good would be a revolution in thinking in Madison. It's past time for that revolution.
5. Can we be the Emerald City?
Can we grow into a bigger city with all the cultural and economic advantages while avoiding the crime, transportation snarls, pollution, poverty and racial tension that can come with growth?
Right now Madison is in the sweet spot. We've got the amenities of much bigger cities without some of the big-city hassles. The Overture Center and the UW provide us with all kinds of cultural outlets you wouldn't expect in a place our size. Yet our crime rate is among the lowest of any city our size, and our "rush hours" would be a midday yawn in a lot of other places.
To grow while maintaining these advantages requires a coordinated land use, transportation, housing and economic development policy (see question above), but let's just focus on transportation for a moment.
We had an $810 million passenger rail project that would have put us on a high-speed economic development corridor between Chicago and Minneapolis. Gov. Scott Walker should be recalled for giving that away before he was even sworn in, never mind anything else he's done since taking office.
Then we had a Regional Transit Authority that was poised to dramatically expand bus service and build commuter rail and, dare I speak its name, streetcars. But the Republican legislature took it away just out of spite.
It's almost too painful to remember. But we need to start adopting better transportation policy. We need to limit parking and make it easy, comfortable and safe to use frequent mass transit or to ride a bike or walk. We also need to stop expanding freeways. That's the way you build a great city. Everything you do for cars subtracts from a city. Everything you do for people outside of their cars improves it. We'd actually be better off with a little more congestion, not less.
6. Can we do it for ourselves?
With the federal and state governments entirely ignoring urban policy except when they're screwing it up, what can we do to use our own resources to strengthen our local economy and provide local services? Seattle, for example, has a goal of getting 25% of their food from the region. Can we do that here?
County Executive Parisi recently announced plans for a local food warehouse and distribution center. That kind of infrastructure is key. Meanwhile, Mayor Paul Soglin has put on hold my plans for a year-round enclosed public market. His concerns about funding aren't unreasonable (I had them too), but they're also not insurmountable. I hope we can get that back on track soon.
And it's not just about local food. It's about asking ourselves how we can keep local dollars circulating in our local economy before they leave. It's about doing as many progressive, forward-looking things as we can without counting on the state or federal government to help us.
The dysfunction at higher levels of government doesn't show any signs of abating. But cities and regional entities can actually get things done.
7. Can we age well?
There are 77 million baby boomers, and they like to retire to college towns. Plus, there are more than enough of us who never left. Can we see older people as a resource to be tapped rather than a burden to be cared for?
As my generation sped through life, boomers made the world listen to our problems whether they wanted to or not. When we were in our 20s we talked about sex and relationships. When we were in our 30s we talked about child rearing. When we got to our 40s it was all about angst in our jobs and paying for college. Now that we're into our 50s, it's about keeping young and fit. As we get into our 60s and 70s, we'll start yammering on about reinventing retirement.
So here's the responsibility and the challenge. We need to do three things: stay healthy, give back and get out of the way.
As a group we're affluent. Some of that is due to our own hard work, but more is due to the hard work and Depression-era-induced manic savings of our parents. This is the largest wealth transfer in American history.
At the same time, the cohort behind us is much smaller than ours. That means two workers for every person of retirement age by 2030 as compared to five to one when we were growing up in the 1960s.
Put those two facts together and it means we've got to voluntarily ease off on our draws from the social capital bank and keep paying into it as long as we can.
So we've got an obligation to our kids and grandkids to stay as healthy as possible. If we get sick too soon, and too often, in ways that we could prevent, we're going to choke the medical system.
We also need to keep contributing in some way. Volunteering to teach a child how to read might not net a paycheck, but the value of that tutoring in terms of future earnings for that kid (and taxes to pay your Social Security) probably can't be adequately measured.
And we need to gracefully pass the baton. Whether it's in politics, philanthropy or corporate boardrooms, we need to groom future leaders and then do the really hard thing: step back and let them lead.
There's a lot of attention paid to attracting and keeping young talent, and that's important, of course. But there has been very little thinking done about how to make cities magnets for the coming legions of talented and experienced productive seniors. With so many boomers at our disposal, Madison could be a leader in figuring this stuff out.
So that's it. Act as a region, improve our schools and our social safety net, fix the lakes, embrace our urbanity while keeping big-city problems at bay, look for local solutions first, and grow old gracefully and productively.
Easily said. Less easily done. But we can do this. If we keep asking the right questions, we're the kind of community that - sometimes after exhausting all the other options - comes up with the right answers.


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June 2, 2018, 9am - 5pm
Hargrett Gallery, Special Collections Libraries
This one-day exhibit will highlight some of the more fragile and rare items held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Some of the items include: Babylonian clay tablets, 17th-century Persian manuscript of the Mathnawi, Reed Creek collection of Dahlonega gold coins, original Constitution of the Confederate States of America, list of Georgia settlers recorded by the Trustees for Establishing the Colony, and a 1489 edition of St. Augustine's De civitate dei.
Also, enjoy a "sneak-peek" of the upcoming exhibitions War of Words a look at propaganda posters from the First World War.
Parking is available in the Hull Street Deck.
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There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people.
Water Signs
Water signs are exceptionally emotional and ultra-sensitive. They are highly intuitive and they can be as mysterious as the ocean itself. Water signs love profound conversations and intimacy. They rarely do anything openly and are always there to support their loved ones. The Water Signs are: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.
Fire Signs
Fire signs tend to be passionate, dynamic, and temperamental. They get angry quickly, but they also forgive easily. They are adventurers with immense energy. They are physically very strong and are a source of inspiration for others. Fire signs are intelligent, self-aware, creative and idealistic people, always ready for action. The Fire Signs are: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.
Earth Signs
Earth signs are "grounded" and the ones that bring us down to earth. They are mostly conservative and realistic, but they can also be very emotional. They are connected to our material reality and can be turned to material goods. They are practical, loyal and stable and they stick by their people through hard times. The Earth Signs are: Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn.
Air Signs
Air signs are rational, social, and love communication and relationships with other people. They are thinkers, friendly, intellectual, communicative and analytical. They love philosophical discussions, social gatherings and good books. They enjoy giving advice, but they can also be very superficial. The Air Signs are: Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.


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Photo Gallery
Workmen on US Army 49 "OL 22" off Bulimba Camp A. (Photo Courtesy NARA, College Park
February 1943
Just over the river another large wartime development. (Courtesy NARA, College Park)
F boat in Brisbane usually used in harbour duties. (Photo coutesy NARA, College Park).
September 1942
A gun concealed by a camouflage net. (Courtesy NARA, College Park)
Bulimba Streets
3 of the previous photos stitched together for a panorama effect. From HMAS Moreton upstream to the Gasworks downstream. (Baldwin Family Collection)
Bulimba Streets
One evening around 1965 looking over to Teneriffe. (Baldwin Family Collection)
Bulimba Streets
Another evening photo (from the Baldwin Family collection)
Byron Street & Apollo Road
The changing view of the river. 1950's From Wordsworth Street. (Charlton family collection)
Byron St Shipyards
Bulolo at Hamilton around the 1950's. (Roberts Family Collection)
Hamilton Raach
Another photo of the Byron Street Boat yards from Wordsworth Street. (Roberts Family Collection.).
Hamilton Reach
Another view of Bretts Wharf and Byron Street boat yards. (Roberts Family Collection.).
Bulimba Boat Yards
Byron St precinct 2-11-2017. (Ellis Family Photo)
Bulimba Boat Yards
A little more of Hamilton Reach showing the construction at Kingsford Smith Drive (Ellis Family Photo)
Bulimba Boat Yards
A little further down the track.(Ellis Family Collection)
Bulimba Boat Yards
Almost there. (Ellis Family Collection)
Bulimba District Historical Society inc. - © 2019
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Tourism on the rise in Mombasa
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The tourism sector is steadily picking up in Coastal Kenya as hundreds of international tourists head there during the winter holidays. In November alone, nearly two thousand tourists arrived in Mombasa - a region that has suffered severely from security problems related to the Somalia-based al-Shebab militia group. Security officials in the region, led by Mombasa County commissioner Nelson Marwa has assured tourists of increased security especially during the festive season which often includes many activities. Our correspondent Joseph Jira reports from Mombasa.


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I've always wondered about a possible link between arthritis and obstructive sleep apnea. We know that people with arthritis also have a higher rate of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. I recently found out that Phil Mickelson has a debilitating condition called psoriatic arthritis. A few days before the last US Open, he could barely walk.
As I researched the link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and obstructive sleep apnea, I was shocked to see all the studies showing how often people with arthritis have significant obstructive sleep apnea. Here's a great review article on the association between these two conditions. What's striking is the fact the the leading cause of death in people with rheumatoid arthritis is cardiovascular disease. Various studies have shown that around 50% of all people with RA have obstructive sleep apnea, which is a very high number.
We know that one of the major effects of sleep apnea is systemic inflammation, with significant measured increased in markers such as CRP, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF, amongst many others. The physiologic stress response that's created in obstructive sleep apnea can activate your immune system, making it hypersensitive or over-react to normal situations.
Do you have obstructive sleep apnea and rheumatoid arthritis? If so, did your arthritis get better after treating your sleep apnea?
(I realize that Mickelson had psoriatic arthritis. I'll be posting about psoriasis and sleep apnea soon. You'll be surprised by what I found.)


text: Carlos Queiroz has bolted out of the Bafana Bafana coaching race.The Mozambique-born mentor was a hot favourite to succeed Ephraim Shakes Mashaba in the Bafana hot seat. However, City Press can today reveal that Queiroz is no longer in the running for the vacant position.A highly placed SA Football Association (Safa) source said the coach had contractual issues with Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran, where he is the head coach.There were reports that he had resigned from his post, but apparently the federation is reluctant to let him go.The Safa insider said Queiroz, who was the preferred candidate out of the five-man short list, had asked not to be considered any more because of the ongoing battle with his employer. This week, Safa was forced to reschedule the naming of the coach to next week.On Friday, the association issued a terse statement via its Twitter account, which said the new coach was not available for a press conference this week – when the announcement was expected to have been made."The naming of new @BafanaBafana coach has been postponed to next week as we need the coach available at the press conference!" the tweet read.But City Press can reveal that there is no coach at the moment.The selection panel had to be convened on Friday to go through the process again, following Queiroz's U-turn."We have to go to plan B now because our first target is no longer available," said the insider. "We didn't see this coming, but we have a few options up our sleeves."The source said Hervé Renard and Hugo Broos were now in the picture.He also said Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt and former Orlando Pirates mentor Ruud Krol should not be ignored."Now that Hervé is available after he resigned from Morocco, his name is in the hat and we will now engage all of them and see if we meet their financial demands," said the insider. After leading Cameroon to the Africa Cup of Nations championship in Gabon last month, Broos is seen as the dark horse if Renard is not available.Renard has also been linked with the Ghana, Senegal and Ivory Coast national teams. It is unclear if he resigned from his post as Morocco national team coach before or after the team's assistant coach, Mustapha Hadji, insisted that Renard was not leaving the Atlas Lions. The selection panel is racing against the clock to get their man in place before the end of the month for Bafana's friendly games.Safa has lined up two matches for Bafana – against Angola in Durban and Guinea-Bissau in Bloemfontein.


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Project 103. Recycling of m.v. "Tristan"
In the summer of 2015, Sea2Cradle was granted another recycling project by Wallenius Shipping for the tenth time. Wallenius Shipping places great value on sustainable management of its fleet, and when the time arrived for m.v. Tristan to meet her final destination, Sea2Cradle was again chosen to assist her owner in the green recycling of their vessel.
She was taken to the recycling yard in Zhoushan, China, and Sea2Cradle managed and supervised the dismantling process from start to finish. In spite of her size, the whole process took no more than 16 weeks of which the last 4 concerned the secondary cutting and cleaning up at the yard's site.
For more information on the project, please see below link to the news article of Wallenius at their site, or go to our Trackrecord number 103 for some more photos of the project.


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A GOP politician in the US state of Texas says there is a movement to oust him because he is a Muslim.
The Republican Party vice-chairman of Texas's third largest county said his colleagues were trying to oust him for being a Muslim, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Shahid Shafi, a trauma surgeon in Fort Worth, has been accused of promoting Sharia law and being affiliated with terrorist groups by precinct Chairwoman Dorrie O'Brien.
She is, therefore, petitioning to have the Tarrant County Republican Party "reconsider" his appointment.
O'Brien has previously said that Shafi is a "fake Republican" who could have infiltrated the organization at the request of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"This is, unfortunately, not the first time that people or my political opponents have tried to use my religion against me to distract the voters," Shafi said. "And unfortunately, I don't think it will be the last either."
A formal motion has been launched to strip Shafi of his leadership position by O'Brien and her supporters.
"The only reason she had was because he was a Muslim," said Darl Easton, the chairman of the county's party. "That was the only reason she gave."
Easton further called the move an embarrassment to the Republican Party.
Land Commissioner George P. Bush was among other Texas Republicans to condemn the move.
"I urge the Tarrant County GOP to stop this attempt to remove a hardworking county party official based on religious beliefs. We must move towards a more inclusive Republican Party and stop tearing down our own if we are to keep Texas red," Bush said.
Born in India and raised in Pakistan, Shafi came to the US in 1990.
"The reason I have stayed on is because the issue before the party is not about who the vice chair should be. It's much more fundamental than that," Shafi said. "It is about religious freedom, and if we are going to have a test of religion in the party, where will we stop? If Muslim Americans are not welcome in the GOP, who will be excluded next?"


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Millwall boss in no rush to sign new striker despite Kane blow
MILLWALL boss Kenny Jackett says he is in no rush to sign a new striker this summer, despite all-but conceding defeat in his pursuit of Harry Kane.
The Lions boss had been hoping to re-sign Tottenham forward Kane following a succesful loan spell last season, but Spurs' new technical director Tim Sherwood revealed last week that the 18-year-old would be staying at White Hart Lane.
"It doesn't necessarily surprise us because first and foremost Harry is a Spurs player, as I've always said," Jackett told News Shopper.
"You are always mindful of having enough strikers but I've been pleased with the way ours have started [in pre-season]. Shaun Batt has come back very well, as has John Marquis.
"Dany N'Guessan went to Charlton at the end of last season and got some goals, Darius Henderson is fit and we've got Andy Keogh, so my focus at the moment is on the people who are here."


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It's been a quiet few weeks; sorry about that! I've not been very well – I had an awful cold and mega headaches, and even the thought of looking at a computer screen was enough to send me off to bed!
This weekend I've been in my garden a lot! April is past the midway point now so things are definitely coming on. My best friend Amy came to help on Saturday: I was meant to be passing on my wisdom but it was more about sharing the work!
We build my salad planter (see picture below), filled it with compost and planted out the spinach and mixed leaves from the greenhouse, dug in the shredded paper from my Minimalist Challenge into the second bed to retain water, repotted the squashes and pumpkins that were poking the roots out, and the courgettes too; we then sowed four different carrots (Harlequin, Red Samurai, Baby carrots and Chanteray), parsnips and salsify in that bed; we planted out the rest of my potatoes, and finally we sowed my Rosella tomatoes! Amy went away with a little courgette and some spinach in pots.
Sunday I sowed All Year Round lettuce, after discovering that Dad can't stand mixed leave salads (apparently they're "the weeds that grow at the side of the road"), and the pak choi from the greenhouse into the planter. I then weeded my caulis and cabbages, and sowed some fresh cabbage and broccoli for later in the year. In the papered bed I also sowed some turnips and shallots.
It's been a busy weekend! I managed a little time with my camera.


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"Noble causes alone don't make a restaurant great. In this case it's the fact that Brock is a helluva cook."
So says Bon Appetit restaurant editor Andrew Knowlton in his writeup, proclaiming Sean Brock's Husk the best new restaurant in America in 2011.
Money quote: "Brock isn't reinventing Southern food or attempting to create some citified version of it. He's trying to re-create the food his grandma knew—albeit with the skill and resources of a modern chef. As a result, he (and Husk) has become a torchbearer for an honest style of home cooking that many of us never truly tasted until now."
Husk tops a list of hip new eateries from across the country in hot cities like Austin, Seattle, LA, and San Francisco. Starting to look like Brock is unstoppable.
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Top 5 with CHARLENE GILL
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The best beauty advice I've ever received would be to sunblock & sleep. Every. Single. Day.
I came across Miranda Soap by Lush the same way I come across 80% of the products I try; I wander into a shop and pepper the sales staff with questions. The day I discovered this soap I explained to an associate that I either go for a run or do hot yoga every day so I needed a soap that 1. Really scrubbed me clean 2. Didn't dry out my skin 3. Made my skin glow but didn't leave a film 4. Didn't smell weird or super floral and 5. Had as few steps as possible. I didn't want a three step soaping up process – I mean who has that kind of time? Like a wizard, Sarah, the lovely young lady from Lush, smiled and walked me over to this product. This soap meets all my requirements. Grain in the bar lightly exfoliates, the kiwi cleanses, tones and brightens, juniper helps clear congested skin and it has a really great subtle citrus scent that lasts. My skin is smoother and softer since I've started using this soap, and those random little pimples I'd get on my arms or back or wherever, I just don't get any more. The nice thing about Lush soaps is they can cut them to size for you. You can literally say, "Hi, I'd like to spend $3 on soap." and they'll cut you a bar that's three bucks. They also normally have pre-cut bars that generally range from $5-$10. I usually buy one for $7 or so and it'll last me about 3 months. The fact that it's natural is one of the main things that drew me to this soap versus a typical mainstream soap. The more I've learned about beauty and skincare, the more important it has become for me to make sure whatever it is I put on my skin be as natural as possible.
My hair is naturally very straight and smooth, so of course, I want it to be effortlessly messy and texturized, and because we all want what we think we can't have. My Drybar Triple Sec Texture Spray adds that messy texture to whatever style I want so I finally can have the hair I've spent ages trying to master. When using this product, I tend to first dry my hair fully then spray it at the end to get some grit and bounce as I'm running out of the house. Sometimes just before my hair is dry I'll spray some of it on my roots then finish drying. I find doing so adds a bit more volume to my very fine hair without weighing it down. I keep a travel size of this spray in my purse to use throughout the day. I'll be honest and say once in the morning is more than enough to keep my hair going, but I love the smell of it! My friends think it's my perfume at this point [laughs]. You'll find me constantly spraying it in my car in between destinations for a scent boost. I go through it pretty fast, but other than shampoo it's one of only two hair products I use, so I get great value for the price. This texturizing spray is my go-to hair product for giving my hair some personality and to achieve that perfectly imperfect look.
Since I liked the triple-sec spray so much, I decided I should probably check out other Drybar products. Thanks to the Drybar Texas Tea Volume Spray, my hair actually has volume, which trust me, is a huge deal for hair as limp as mine. I had been searching for years for a product that would give my hair the added all-day boost it needed to look like it's awake and showing up, but with the least amount of effort possible. This product so far is my favourite answer to every dilemma that fine, thin and limp hair faces. I use this product on damp hair, spraying along the crown followed by lifting my hair half-up and then doing one more spritz around. Sometimes I'll do the ends if I want really big hair for a night out. I usually use about 5 spritzes of product to cover my whole head. I use this regularly and one bottle usually lasts me two months. Most of the time I just spray it at the roots and either blow dry with a round brush for sleeker hair or use my hands when I want a messier look. This spray gives my hair its much-needed volume but without the extra weight or crunchiness a lot of other products tend to add. I love how this doesn't weigh my hair down and I constantly get compliments on how good I smell. I know it's the Drybar hair products because I never wear perfume.
I've been using Ro's Argan Body Conditioner by Lush almost daily for about three years. It's virtually my main source of moisturizing in the mornings. This product is very important to me as weather in Winnipeg is either cold and dry or hot and dry, there is no in-between. This product hydrates me through harsh winter winds and painful summer sunburns. Anytime any bit of skin even looks like it's considering flaking or peeling, you better believe I spread a healthy layer of this stuff on. I think of this product the way I do hair conditioner. Rub it on, rinse it off. I use about a quarter-sized blob of product, or loonie-sized if I need a little extra oomph that day, to cover my whole body. I rub it in; paying a little extra attention to the areas that may need it, then let it soak in while I put actual conditioner in my hair. Then I rinse off all the conditioner from top to bottom in one shot and pat dry. This product makes taking care of my skin easy. To me, moisturizing after a shower is one step I want to skip or think I can skip once in a while, and then end up eventually ignoring it all together. This conditioner makes moisturizing a no-brainer. I slap it on while I'm still half asleep in the shower and I don't have to think about it again all day. I swear my skin still feels soft and moisturized the next morning in the shower. I've used other in-shower body conditioners and moisturizers before but none have felt like this one. To me, the others usually felt like they have left a film, but this one always leaves my skin feeling light and silky. Some added bonuses of this product include the ability to use a thin layer of it as shaving, as well as the fact that it smells like sweet roses and makes my skin glow.
I've tried a multitude of different concealers but my Becca Ultimate Coverage Concealing Crème in the shade 'honeycomb' takes the cake. This is one of the few products I use on my skin that isn't natural, but it's pretty close. They use as many natural ingredients as possible and they're cruelty free, which I love! This concealer doesn't just melt off my face throughout the day, and I can definitely appreciate something with some staying power. It has a creamy feel to it without being heavy or pooling in the creases plus it's completely buildable. My main concern with any product I try is that it doesn't make my sensitive skin react, and of all the concealers I've tried, this one has been the nicest to my skin. This concealer comes in the little pot, but it wasn't designed to go straight from pot to face, which is something I had no clue about the first time I used it. To use I take a small amount out and warm it up a bit by rubbing it in little circles on the back of my hand. You'll be able to feel the consistency change; it becomes creamier and smoother. Once I learned the trick of warming it up first it definitely upped how much value I got for the price; there is little product waste and it takes significantly less product to get the job done. I maybe go through a pot every 6 months, and that's a pretty big maybe. Once I've warmed up the concealer I dab it on where I need a little extra coverage. I don't actually wear foundation; truthfully the reason is I haven't found one I love yet, so this concealer is more or less my catchall. I use it for any areas that need a little help with tone or discolouration but I also use it under my eyes or as highlight on those days I didn't get nearly enough sleep and need a little extra help to go from zombie to human. Oh and get this, it's waterproof! I'm pretty sure it's designed for your average surfer girl, but I've tested it out myself. I've gone out in the pouring rain with it. The kind of rain where you're pretty sure your entire face has been washed off and is a puddle around your shoes. Blush, bronzer, and mascara were all gone but this stuff held true. I did dab it dry and yes a little came off but nothing like what I'm used to. After the day in the pouring rain I went swimming with it on. Same thing, some came off but for the most part it held strong and didn't let me down. It might not be completely magic, but it's definitely magic adjacent."– As told to the GRR
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Genesis: To cut a very long story short, Smudj was born from a very dark period in my life. So dark that not a pin prick of light could be seen. I was on the knife edge of suicidal, wanting to be sliced into oblivion. Close to a year before Smudj smeared its way on my page, my body had developed an autoimmune syndrome called Fibromyalgia. It … [Read more...]
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Screening and Evaluation - FPIN's Help Desk ...
Jun 1, 2019 - The Conners Abbreviated Symptom Questionnaire has the best combination of positive and negative likelihood ratios.
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Aloisi wants history to repeat
Australia striker John Aloisi is banking on history repeating when the Socceroos meet Japan in the quarter finals of the Asian Cup at Vietnam's My Dinh Stadium tomorrow.
Australia striker John Aloisi is banking on history repeating when the Socceroos meet Japan in the quarter finals of the Asian Cup at Vietnam-s My Dinh Stadium tomorrow.
Unforgettably, Aloisi was one of Australia-s goal scorers on the last occasion the Socceroos met the reigning Asian Cup champions in their 2006 FIFA World Cup opener in Kaiserslautern.
As Australia searched desperately for an equalising goal in the final minutes at the Fritz-Walter Stadion, Aloisi was brought on to replace Luke Wilkshire with fifteen minutes remaining - one of three swaps that payed immeasurable dividends for the Socceroos.
Trailing by the only goal at that time, the Socceroos went on to claim a 3-1 victory that would ultimately be the telling result in their qualification for the second round.
Aloisi claimed the third and match-sealing goal in the final minute - slicing through a shell-shocked Japanese back line to produce a delightful left-footed finish past sprawling Japanese goal keeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi.
Having earned his first start of these championships against co-hosts Thailand last Monday, Aloisi is now looking forward to again influencing a positive result for the green and gold, in a highly-anticipated repeat of the showdown that sparked an unprecedented month-long football celebration in Australia one year ago.
"Yeah, why not? I think that we can," said Aloisi when asked if the Socceroos could defeat Japan tomorrow.
"I think that we can do well and beat them, we-ve beat them before and we-ll try hard to beat them again.
"The win against Thailand has given the boys confidence after all the stories that have come out the last week.
"We just said we need to do it for ourselves and the country and stick together and that-s what we-ve been doing."
The build-up to Australia-s quarter final date with Japan has attracted more attention than any other fixture in south-east Asia this month.
Both Australian and Japanese camps have been outspoken in attempting to claim a psychological edge, with Japan defender Yuji Nazakawa dismissing Australia-s challenge to boast his side will triumph 3-0.
Similarly, key Socceroo midfielder Tim Cahill, who laid on the final pass for three of Australia-s four goals against Thailand on Monday and was Japan-s destroyer in Kaiserslautern, has encouraged the Japanese to 'mark me with two players-.
With their first Asian Cup win under their belts, Aloisi and his Socceroo team mates believe they have now turned the corner and are very much primed to knock off one of the tournament heavyweights.
"It was a hard win against Thailand, they played well - they were probably the best side that we faced," said Aloisi.
"It was a difficult game, the second goal killed them off and then we were able to get a couple more.
"They had to throw everything at us, they knew they needed a result and we defended really well, I thought the change of formation worked well for us."
Reigning Asian Cup champions Japan now stand between Australia and a semi final berth, with the Socceroos set to take on their nemeses of one year ago at Hanoi-s My Dinh Stadium this coming Saturday, 21 July. Kick off is at 8.20pm AEST.
Fox Sports will feature live and exclusive coverage of the match from 8pm AEST. Click here for the entire Fox Sports broadcast schedule.


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Yogurt seasoned with garlic and fresh herbs replaces cream to make a healthy pasta sauce in this chicken and vegetable pasta recipe. If you don't have a grill basket, the chicken and vegetables can be grilled on skewers instead.
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