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US regulation of food ingredients and supplements employs a concept known as, "generally recognized as safe," or GRAS. Under FDA regulation a food additive or substance is GRAS if qualified experts believe it is safe based upon scientific evidence. However, for substances in use prior to 1958 GRAS does not require any scientific evidence; "a substantial history of consumption" is sufficient.
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994 allows for herbs and dietary supplements to be regulated for safety as if they were food, and therefore GRAS applies. (It also allows for so-called "structure-function" health claims without any requirement of evidence.)
The premise of this part of the GRAS rule is that if a large number of people use a substance over a long period of time, any safety issues would emerge and would be known. This premise, however, is naïve, and is contradicted by historical evidence.
Marketers often rely on the naturalistic fallacy to sell the safety of their supplements. "All natural," a term without unambiguous definition or legal regulation, is almost ubiquitous on supplement advertising. This is little more than the naturalistic fallacy, however. Being "natural" (whatever that actually means) is no guarantee of safety. Plants and animals evolved a wide variety of toxins and poisons for their own purposes. I would not recommend eating a random plant unless you know exactly what it is – most "natural" things will kill you or at least make you sick.
GRAS, however, is essentially an appeal to anecdotal evidence, specifically stating that a large amount of anecdotal evidence is reassuring. It is not, however. Anecdotal evidence is fairly reliable when it comes to immediate dramatic effects. If a substance rapidly makes anyone who eats it violently ill, people will figure that out without having to do blinded scientific studies. All cultures identified local edible plants, poisons, and even some basic drugs like hallucinogens through simple trial and error. GRAS is therefore adequate for asserting that you won't drop dead from the product. Although, experience with the supplement ephedra indicates that even this might not be enough, if the percentage of people who drop dead is low. The FDA received 37 reports of sudden death in people taking ephedra supplements, and many more reports of serious side effects. Ephedra is a stimulant that raises blood pressure and puts strain on the heart. Still, it took an FDA ban in 2004 to remove ephedra from the supplement market (although not from traditional Chinese herbal remedies, so beware).
What about more subtle but serious side effects? What if an additive or supplement increases the risk of cancer, or heart disease, or if it causes liver or kidney damage in a small percentage of users? These are the kinds of serious long term side effects that every drug is analyzed for in clinical trials. Even then, some drugs slip through and the increased risk is only detected in after-market monitoring (when many more people are being exposed to the drug).
The question is – if a supplement caused any of the above risks, would anecdotal experience be sufficient to detect it? The answer, I think, is a fairly clear, no! It takes rigorous data gathering and statistical analysis to detect an increased risk in a population, isolating one variable like a drug or supplement.
If a 55 year old man with high risk factors for heart disease has a heart attack, that does not sound any alarm bells. The fact that this person's risk for heart attack was increased by taking the drug Vioxx, for example, was not detected until large studies identified the risk. The exact same risk as Vioxx from an herbal supplement would probably be undetected.
Now that the supplement market has exploded (thanks to DSHEA) and there is increased interest in studying herbal supplements, it is no surprise that the same kinds of side effects seen in drug research are emerging. Herbs, after all, are drugs.
A recent report of three cases documents acute liver injury from taking weight-loss supplements, such as Hydroxycut from Herbalife. What would we find if this product were studied systematically? These are not isolated cases. A study found that 18% of reported liver damage cases from 2003 to 2011 were associated with the use of dietary supplements.
Liver damage has been specifically linked to kava kava, black kohash, saw palmetto, valerian, and other herbs.
The Chinese herbal remedy aristolochic acid has now been linked to kidney failure.
In addition to health risks from the herbs themselves, most dietary supplements contain contaminants (such as heavy metals – at least they are all natural contaminants), many at dangerous levels.
The concepts of "natural" and GRAS are not adequate to establish the safety of supplements, especially those that are intended to be taken daily over a long period of time. The more these products are studied the more it is found that they contain the same array of common health risks as drugs. The evidence strongly suggests that the regulations should be altered to provide for a similar requirement for scientific studies testing the safety of dietary supplements before they are allowed on the market. After market monitoring, as with drugs, should also be required.
If a substance can have a positive health effect in the body, then it can have a negative health effect. Nothing is risk free.
None of this even addresses the issue of efficacy – do the herbal products have the health benefits with which they are marketed? The results of large clinical trials of the most popular herbal products suggests that the answer is largely no.
Therefore we have a class of health products with unknown or no health benefits and largely unknown but emerging health risks. This is not a rational risk-benefit ratio for a health product widely marketed to the public with very permissive regulation.
Steven Novella, M.D. is the JREF's Senior Fellow and Director of the JREF's Science-Based Medicine project.


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BURBANK, Calif., May 24 (UPI) -- Baz Luhrmann's big-screen adaptation of the classic novel, "The Great Gatsby," has crossed the $100 million mark at the North American box office.
Warner Bros. announced the milestone Friday -- two weeks after the film's domestic opening.
The international cumulative gross now stands at an estimated $64.4 million, with major markets such as Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Japan yet to open. The worldwide total box office now stands at $165.1 million and counting.
"Just as the book has been beloved by readers for generations, Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' has already become a favorite of moviegoers. We all congratulate Baz and his amazing cast and crew on the success of the film, which will continue to enjoy the lucrative summer play time," Dan Fellman, WB's president of domestic distribution, said in a statement.
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.


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An award-winning, published writer and world traveler, Bill Douglass has an extensive background in corporate and financial communications, as well as social media.
Bill has been quoted as a Social Media Strategist/Analyst in the Associated Press, E-Commerce Times, MSN Money and elsewhere. In the E-Commerce Times article, in March 2009, he predicted that in September Twitter would be valued at $1Billion, which came to pass exactly on schedule. He also recently served as a highlighted panelist at PR News Online's Digital PR Summit in New York City.
Before starting Gotham he was with Brainerd Communicators in New York City, working with clients such as Live Nation (NYSE: LYV), Systemax (NYSE: SYX), Amyris Biotechnologies, and PricewaterhouseCoopers' Transaction Services division. Prior to that he served as Deputy Director, Financial/Corporate Communications at the Investor Relations Group, and earlier with P&F Communications. His areas of expertise include biotechnology, technology, consumer electronics and e-commerce.
A lifelong traveler, Bill has worked in or visited over fifty-five countries and every continent except Antarctica.
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §17A-13-1, §17A-13-2, §17A-13-3, §17A-13-4 and §17A-13-5, all relating to regulating the use of automobile event data recorders, commonly known as "black boxes".
§17A-13-2.Manufacturers of motor vehicles containing recording devices required to disclose information in owner's manual.
§17A-13-3.Permitted uses of information recorded by recording device.
§17A-13-4. Disclosure required for recording devices that are part of a subscription plan.


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by David Crane [email protected] A company called More Industries, LLC is manufacturing and marketing a remotely-operated weapons system (i.e. remote-controlled weapons system) called HAMMER for use on UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles, a.k.a. ground robots), manned ground vehicles (i.e. HMMWVs/Humvees, APCs/IFVs, and civilan vehicles like flatbed trucks and SUVs/4x4s), and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), turning the latter into UCAVs (Unmanned Combat …Read More »
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Missile Defense Element Successfully Flight Tested
by Steven Donald Smith American Forces Press Service July 13, 2006 The Missile Defense Agency successfully completed a developmental flight test of a major element of its ballistic missile defense system today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., agency officials said. Initial indications show that the test achieved what it set out to do: test parts of the Terminal High …Read More »
Exclusive Video: AA12 Machine Shotgun/FRAG-12 Grenade Weapon System Test Fired
by David Crane [email protected] DefenseReview has just received exclusive video footage (links below) of an MPS Auto Assault-12 Full-Auto Shotgun (a.k.a. MPS AA-12 Full-Auto Shotgun) successfully firing (and cycling) British FRAG-12 munition (12-gauge grenade) on full-auto at 300 rpm (rounds per minute). The test (AA-12) shotgun sucessfully fired (and cycled) a total of 60 fin-stabilised FRAG-12 grenades/munitions over the course of the full-auto …Read More »
SPIKE Shoulder-Launched Fire-and-Forget Guided Missile Kills Fast-Moving Threats
by David Crane [email protected] Some folks at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), a.k.a. NAVAIR Weapons Division (China Lake, CA), are currently developing a "man-packable, shoulder-launched guided missile" system for U.S. infantry warfighters called SPIKE. The developmental system is essentially a low-cost, compact, and lightweight man-portable shoulder-fired fire-and-forget missile system that incorporates three separate guidance modes–inertial, laser, and imaging …Read More »
DefRev Quick Hits 4 from SHOT Show 2006: More Tactical Goodies
by David Crane david at defensereview.com – Vltor Weapon Systems is now manufacturing Russian-type 7.62mmx54R (7.62x54mm) PKM General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) for U.S. military forces. It's our understanding that the Vltor PKMs will be used for familiarization training, and possibly OPFOR (just seems logical). DefRev got to view and handle one of these guns at the Vltor booth, and …Read More »
Modern Day Marine Military Expo: Latest and Greatest Tactical Technology
by Bob Taubert Like the SHOT Show, the annual Modern Day Marine Military Expo gets bigger and better each year. However, unlike SHOT some of the toys for Uncle Sam's boys that are on display cost millions of dollars a pop. Aircraft, particularly the unmanned variety, unmanned and manned waterborne patrol and attack platforms, wheeled and tracked robots, people and weapons …Read More »
Marines Get New Six-Shot 40mm Grenade Launcher: Meet the M32 MGL.
by David Crane [email protected] March 13, 2006 On June 20, 2005, DefenseReview broke the story on the U.S.-made Milkor USA MGL-140 multi-shot grenade launcher (6-shot MGL), after we handled it at International SOF Week /APBI (Advanced Planning Briefing to Industry) 2005 in Tampa, FL (To our knowledge, we were the first to report on it and show pictures of it.). …Read More »
DefRev Quick Hits 1 from SHOT Show 2006. Quick Hits 2 On the Way…
by David Crane [email protected] DefenseReview is going to be publishing articles (with photos and possibly even audio interviews) on a good number of technologies that interested us at SHOT Show 2006. But, just to get the ball rolling, the following are some "quick hits" on these items, just to get the ball rolling: — Vltor Weapon Systems blew a lot …Read More »
Stag Arms Lefty Tactical AR Carbine and Eberlestock Gunslinger Backpack
by David Crane [email protected] All photos contained in this article were taken by, and are the exclusive property of, DefenseReview.com. Click on photos below to view them full-size. While DefenseReview was at the ArmorShield USA booth at IACP 2005 Miami, we ran into Patrick Connors and Heath Fleener from LE Gear Tactical LLC. Both men were toting around some Grade-A …Read More »
Ammunition Improvements for 21st Century Mil/LE Urban Operations
by Bob Taubert One of the driving ideas behind the adaptation of the "Black Rifle" and its varmint caliber ammunition was to lighten the load of the ground pounding Infanteer. That was achieved through remarkable engineering, but it didn't take long for the soldier to reverse the situation. The new light weight rounds enabled the trooper to up his basic …Read More »


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Return-to-Work Toolkit for Employees & Employers
An organization's workforce is its most valuable asset. And when an employee can't work due to illness or injury, it impacts not only an organization's productivity, but also its morale.
This toolkit helps both employers and employees understand the return-to-work process and provides resources to assist in getting employees back on the job quickly and smoothly.
Effective return-to-work approaches can help employees work while still recuperating, protecting their earning power and boosting an organization's output. Furthermore, in many instances, work itself plays an important role in the recovery process.
With effective accommodations and a clear understanding of the return-to-work process, you can be back on the job sooner and retain your income. Use this toolkit to get started.
- Return-to-Work Resources
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Strategies to return employees to work as quickly and smoothly as possible benefit everyone. Use this toolkit to learn about the tools and resources available to assist you with the return-to-work process.
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Fit for a King: Celebrating MLK
Although Monday, January 17 was this year's nationally recognized day of remembrance of the birth, life, and dream of Martin Luther King Jr., some local citizens got a head start on the holiday. On Sunday, January 16, the Martin Luther King Day Commemoration Committee, in conjunction with the New Green Mountain Baptist Church, held a special service to honor the late Civil Rights pioneer.
There was barely a seat left as families, friends, and local dignitaries gathered at the Esmont-area church. The ceremony included hymns from the local gospel choir Voices of Unity, as well as a Youth Litany, speeches from church and committee members, and a keynote address delivered by Dianne Swann-Wright, the director of African-American Programs at Monticello.
The mood of the service was one of respect and joy, as friends and families remembered King's efforts to create racial equality and justice at a time when he and many others faced hatred and adversity.
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."–Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, December 10, 1964
Ruth Brooks follows along in her program.
Voices of Unity fills the church with song.
Brittany-Dawn Johnson reads from the words of Martin Luther King Jr. Johnson, along with Candace Johnson, Beverly Scott, Taylor Paige, and Tatiana Eubanks, read excerpts of King's speeches as part of a Youth Litany.
New Green Mountain Baptist Church held this year's MLK Day Celebration; it's one of five churches in the Esmont area that, for the past 20 years, has been holding the Martin Luther King Day Service.
Pastor Jefferson Porter welcomes the congregation.
Dianne Swann-Wright, director of African-American Programs at Monticello, gives the keynote speech: "Finding a Way Out of No Way."
Chris and Judy Wade, members of the MLK Commemoration Committee, say a few words during the service.


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Holiday blues and a spike in suicides are often assumed to occur during the holidays. But, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the supposed uptick in depression-related issues is just a myth. The challenges facing Texas' behavioral health care system, however, are not a myth. They include:
• An insufficient workforce to serve all individuals in Texas with mental health or substance use issues;
• A high rate of uninsured among individuals with behavioral health conditions;
• Lack of funding for care that will keep people out of crisis, thereby reducing reliance on hospital emergency departments; and
• Lack of supports outside the health care setting to assist those with serious mental illness or substance use disorder.
Individuals with behavioral health conditions suffer the most from an underfunded and fragmented system. There are adverse consequences, too, for hospitals, taxpayers, law enforcement, employers and the economy. Texas hospitals experience increased uncompensated care, reduced emergency department capacity and financial penalties from preventable readmissions.
"The devastating effects of an underfunded behavioral health care system are felt most profoundly by individuals living with untreated disorders. But we all pay the price for a system that fails to provide timely and appropriate care," said Dan Stultz, M.D., FACP, FACHE, THA president/CEO. "The 83rd Legislature recognized the importance of behavioral health and made an investment that can be built upon."
The 83rd Legislature invested an additional $300 million in the state's behavioral health care system for 2014-15. The funding is critical, and communities across the state will benefit. Long-term policy solutions that address insurance coverage, workforce, access to services and funding are also required. The most effective solutions include:
• Accepting federal funds to expand coverage for low-income adults. Many of the adults who are served by the state's behavioral health care system would qualify for comprehensive coverage if Texas increased Medicaid eligibility as allowed under the federal health care reform law or devised a private-market alternative.
State general fund expenditures for behavioral health care services currently exceed $1.1 billion. Providing individuals currently receiving limited state-funded services with access to comprehensive insurance coverage that is paid for almost entirely with federal funds would free up at least $440 million in state funds.
• Increasing funding to train qualified mental health professionals. Three-quarters of the state's counties are designated as mental health profession shortage areas; 70 percent of counties have no practicing psychiatrists.
• Increasing funding for substance use disorder treatment. Often mental health and substance use disorders are co-occurring; treating just one part of the equation is not effective.
• Increasing funding for intensive case management for patients who are high utilizers of emergency room services to ensure they are compliant with prescribed medications and have access to transportation, child care, housing and other supports.
• Increasing funding for after-hours non-emergent mental health care so that individuals requiring urgent access to medication refills or other interventions can access care in a more appropriate setting.
• Support the use of telemedicine to address the shortage of psychiatrists.
About the Texas Hospital Association Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state's hospitals and health care systems. Based in Austin, THA enhances its members' abilities to improve accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Texans. One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents more than 85 percent of the state's acute-care hospitals and health care systems, which employ some 369,000 health care professionals statewide.
Learn more about THA at http://www.tha.org/ or follow THA on Twitter @texashospitals.


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I was cruising Pinterest and I saw THIS POST about saving money. I immediately went to it to see what she had to say. While it was a wonderful post, for someone in my situation it wasn't very helpful. I'm about 90 times cheaper than she is, haha! It seems like a great list for people who make a good wage/large family situations. So definitely check it out.
However, for us, we're just on a tight budget. Late twenties, young marrieds, whatever category you want to put us in- we're just starting out in life. Maybe that's your category, too. Or maybe you have gone down to being a one-income family. Or maybe there's a job loss. Or maybe the economy just stinks! There are a zillion reasons to cut your budget. Even if you aren't in any of those categories, hopefully these two posts will help you save more money so that you can use it for something bigger!
If you're wondering where all of this came from- it's personal experience. My parents are really cool. They're very good + responsible about how they handle money, and as a by product, they have the ability to be generous. I love that about them. My mom comes from an *extremely* frugal family. I think there isn't another family in the world that knows how to get the most out of a single penny. Her father, my grandfather, taught me the value of a $20 bill. I used to tell him it wasn't much money at all. Now I realize how wrong I was.
So between how I was raised + learning by necessity, we are able to live very happily and comfortably on a tight budget. And I want to share that with you.
I really struggled with which part should go first- the philosophical/mindset post about living on less or the budget tips. In the end, it seemed that if you know the mindset, it's easier to follow the tips. So, mindset wins! Of the 50 tips/tricks I wrote down, only 4 were about our mindset or mind tricks. I'm really not sure how to label these? The other 46 (coming tomorrow) are more practical/budget related. Try to really let these sink in, though. Sometimes changing your mindset about money is all you need to make a difference in your budget each month. Anyway, it has been really helpful for me, hopefully these little mindset changers will help you live on less, too.
(1) Before you buy, wait! Have you ever *just had to have* something? And then maybe you get distracted if it's an online purchase or you have to wait til the next paycheck and in the end, you forget to get the item at all? Sometimes if we will wait a bit, we discover that what we absolutely thought was necessary, isn't that big of a deal at all. I've experienced that a lot with clothing, if we're being honest. Most of the time, I can tell myself that if I still want it and it's there next week, I can have it. And by the next week I don't want it or need it anymore. Try waiting for a certain amount of time before buying your next "want" vs. "need" purchase and see what happens.
(2) Want vs. Need. Speaking of which, learn to identify wants versus needs. We are so blessed that we often label things we want as things we need. Do I really need that 7th pair of jeans? (notice how everything goes back to clothes? haha!) Probably not. In fact, there are only a few pairs that I even wear on a regular basis. If you ask yourself, "do I really need this?" you will often be able to answer, "no" and make the urge to buy a lot less great.
(3) Think long term. I read a little pin on pinterest that said, "Don't sacrifice what you want most for what you want now." ...um... brilliant. How often have I nickel and dimed myself out of the money to buy something really great or meaningful. My dad has always said to me, "you can thirty-dollar yourself to death" whenever I would say, "it's only 30 (or 10 or 20...) dollars!" and it's so true. When we're on a budget, we often buy lots of less expensive things. Five dollars at target, a 10 dollar sale item, so on and so forth, forgetting that very quickly the small items add up to be really, really huge. It's an odd mind trick, really? I've left the mall before thinking I'd spent only $20, without realizing that I'd spent $20 and 5 different stores! Little purchases play tricks on your mind, making you think you've been frugal when you really haven't. Cut out the "right now" gratification purchases and think long term.
(4) Look outside our borders. This is the biggest one for me, and the most helpful. We who live in America are so blessed. Beyond our wildest imagination. If you've had the opportunity to go overseas and see how others live, you already know this. If you haven't, take full advantage of the internet and start googling 3rd world countries. Wow. Some of the things I've seen were so shocking, I wonder if the image will ever be dulled or dimmed, even decades later. When we realize just how much we already have, we will want so much less. I don't want to say too much about this because I'm afraid of coming off as depressing, but it is something to remember. We just keep giving ourselves more and more and forgetting that the vast majority of the world has nothing. Nothing. I can't even say the word enough. Whenever I start to feel like I haven't got enough, I remember just how much we actually have, and it really does satisfy the urge for "more" that we have to constantly battle in America. Because hey, just because we *can* have something, doesn't mean we should.
Simple, right? I hope it comes off nicely. This was the hardest blog I've ever written? It was really difficult to translate these thought processes into written form. Losing tone + facial expressions makes me worry that my intent will be taken the wrong way, especially with number four.
I'm just going to leave it at that, haha! Check back tomorrow, the blog will be full of 46 (or more) ways that we save money every month and how we manage to live so well on so little.
I hope your heart is light and your wallet is heavy! As always, thanks for reading.
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BIO's Principles on Universal Access to Health Care
BIO supports the following three principles, and believes that each is a vital step toward meaningful health care reform and providing a solution to the nation's health care crisis. BIO believes that each principle is equally important, that they are inextricably intertwined, and that any meaningful health care reform proposal must address all three. Specifically, BIO believes:
- The nation's public policy goal should be universal access to affordable, high quality health care for all Americans;
- Innovation in health care, including health care solutions such as new therapies and diagnostics, has always been and will continue to be central to realizing our health and economic goals; and
- Market-based solutions are essential for maintaining the conditions that have led to America's leadership position in health care innovation.
BIO supports universal access to affordable, sustainable, high-quality health care for all. Achieving universal access requires universal responsibility on the part of all stakeholders: individuals, employers, physicians, manufacturers, insurers, hospitals, and society as a whole. BIO believes that market-based reforms provide the best opportunity to achieve the goal of universal access while providing high quality care and incentives for the discovery and development of innovative improvements throughout the health care delivery system.
Today, nearly 46 million people in the United States lack health care coverage. Whether due to barriers in the enrollment process, limited choices because of preexisting conditions or simply the inability to afford health insurance, many Americans do not have access to the life-saving medications and therapies they need.
BIO and its member companies are committed to expanding the boundaries of science by discovering, developing and delivering innovative and needed medications to patients. Our products not only enhance the quality of life, they often offer patients the best option for medical treatment. We believe that all patients who can benefit from our medications and therapies should have access to them, and we believe that physicians, not third parties, are best equipped to decide whether and which medications are most appropriate for patients. Our goal is to get the right medical product to the right patient at the right time. However, BIO and its member companies can only help achieve this goal if effective and sustainable solutions are provided to ensure more people secure health care coverage and gain access to the latest innovations in medical treatment while maintaining incentives for innovation to occur.
To that end, BIO has identified the following issues as critical for policymakers' to address as they craft policies designed to improve access to health care services and coverage:
1. Ensure universal access to medically appropriate, innovative therapies and diagnostics.
Patients should have access to the most appropriate treatments regardless of cost. It is both the role of the patient and physician to choose the best treatment and use the benefits of innovation appropriately. BIO member companies are actively engaged in developing innovative pharmacogenomics, as well as personalized medical therapies and diagnostics to improve patient care.
Proposals that limit access to these medical technologies can lead to potential delays in obtaining care or sub-optimal care, resulting in higher health costs and poor health outcomes. Through such means as Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), many of BIO's members are meeting their responsibility to assist financially vulnerable patients in accessing needed therapies when cost is a barrier. Outreach efforts to educate patients, health care providers, and pharmacists about manufacturer-sponsored PAPs that provide life-saving therapies to vulnerable patients at no cost should continue as part of a comprehensive approach to improving access to health care services and coverage.
2. Implement market-based, consumer-oriented solutions to increase patient access to innovation.
BIO supports solutions that encourage and enable the private market to ensure that consumers and providers have a choice among affordable coverage options, while enhancing and continuing the discovery of new innovative therapies and their accessibility to those patients who need them the most. Fostering innovation is the best way to sustain the growth in value of the health care delivery system. Innovation, including new medical therapies, can help to ensure access to needed health care by reducing the burden of or even curing costly diseases, as well as keeping total societal costs down. Innovations in the way treatments are covered and paid for, such as diagnosis-based formulary design, can enhance access while reducing costs. These kinds of innovations can only occur within a market-based, consumer-oriented system. Incentives should be realigned, potentially through tax credits or vouchers, to ensure that individuals obtain insurance through their employer, existing public programs or individually. In addition, medical malpractice reform should be considered a critical element to enhancing the delivery of medicine.
3. Maximize participation in and support consumer-oriented reforms to existing public programs, especially Medicaid and SCHIP.
Providing education and information regarding the programs which many of the uninsured are currently eligible for, but are not enrolled in, is an essential step to ensure that existing solutions and programs are fully utilized by the most vulnerable individuals. Outreach and awareness programs should be enhanced to ensure that those who are eligible do not face complex obstacles in enrollment, such as language barriers, complicated application processes, or inconsistencies between Medicaid and SCHIP rules and regulations. In addition to increased education efforts, BIO supports continued reauthorization of SCHIP. To the extent that Medicaid and/or SCHIP are expanded, BIO believes that such expansions will be most efficient if they are done concurrently with consumer-oriented reforms.
4. Enhance individual and employer responsibility in accessing health care coverage.
BIO and its members believe that individuals must take greater responsibility for their own health and obtaining health coverage. It is critical that all individuals be insured for the benefit of the entire health care system and have access to critical life-saving preventive care measures, such as immunizations, early detection and screening. Incentives should be provided to ensure that all eligible individuals participate in health plans where offered, either by employers or through the individual market. At the same time, employers, particularly small businesses, should have incentives to make providing health care to employees both affordable and efficient. Caring for uninsured individuals places a heavy burden on the health care system, with federal and state governments, as well as providers assuming significant responsibility for the costs associated with uncompensated care. These costs are ultimately passed on to insured individuals in the form of higher premiums and to all taxpayers. BIO also believes that patients should have access to continuous health care coverage and supports policies that improve health insurance portability.
5. Strengthen our nation's health through increased access to preventive health measures.
Improvements to our health system are needed to ensure that all individuals have better, timelier access to care and therapies. Preventive health measures, such as screenings and immunizations, should be viewed as potential life-saving tools that will improve a patient's quality of life. Early detection is essential for the early intervention and successful treatment of disease, and all patients should have access to these services. Our public and private health system should be reformed to reflect the importance of preventative health and in doing so, ensure that more extensive preventive health services are made available.
6. Embrace new technologies such as information technology that can improve the quality and delivery of health care.
The widespread adoption of secure and interoperable health information technology (health IT) has the potential to improve the quality of care while curbing the costs of health care. BIO supports efforts to promote the adoption of health IT, aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of America's health care system. It is also essential to improve efforts to coordinate data on clinical outcomes, so that physicians have access to the right data to make informed decisions about best practices, and to ensure that patients have the best treatments.
7. Recognize that universal access is most likely to be achieved through the employment of a combination of many coordinated solutions.
In order to better understand the effectiveness and implications of different approaches, federal and state governments should examine and learn from state and private sector initiatives that have proposed or implemented universal health coverage reforms. These proposals aim to affordably expand and improve health coverage through a combination of solutions that may be applicable in other states or at the Federal level.
BIO's members remain committed to advancing innovation and developing new therapies and diagnostics to improve patient health. BIO welcomes the opportunity to continue to work with policymakers and other stakeholders on ways to improve access to innovative medical therapies, and to ensure that the most appropriate care is delivered to each patient.


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The Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion under a series of programs that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, government investigators said Friday.
In all, more than 39,000 tax cheats have come clean under the programs.
But there's more.
Government investigators suspect that thousands of other taxpayers have quietly started reporting foreign accounts without paying any penalties or interest. The number of people reporting foreign accounts to the IRS nearly doubled from 2007 to 2010, to 516,000 accounts, a report by the Government Accountability Office said.
The sharp increase suggests that some people are simply starting to report their accounts without taking part in the disclosure programs, the report said.
"IRS has detected some taxpayers with previously undisclosed offshore accounts attempting to circumvent paying the taxes, interest and penalties that would otherwise be owed," the report said. "But based on GAO reviews of IRS data, IRS may be missing attempts by other taxpayers attempting to do so."
Some taxpayers try to avoid penalties through a technique the IRS calls "quiet disclosure," in which they file amended tax returns that report offshore income from prior years. Others simply declare existing offshore accounts for the first time with their current year's tax return, the report said.
"If successful, these techniques result in lost revenue for the Treasury and undermine the offshore programs' fairness and effectiveness," the report said.
Peter Zeidenberg, a partner at the law firm DLA Piper in Washington, said it's pretty obvious that people are starting to report foreign accounts that probably existed for years.
"I don't think you get an increase like that from people just all of a sudden getting the idea I'm going to open an account in Switzerland," Zeidenberg said.
Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller said catching overseas tax dodgers is a top priority of the agency. In a written response to the report, he said the agency is working to improve the way it identifies people who are still trying get around the agency's disclosure programs.
The IRS has run four voluntary disclosure programs since 2003. The last three - in 2009, 2011 and 2012 - have yielded almost all of the $5.5 billion in back taxes, penalties and interest. The latest program is still open.
The agency stepped up its efforts in 2009, when Swiss banking giant UBS AG agreed to pay a $780 million fine and turn over details on thousands of accounts suspected of holding undeclared assets from American customers.
The GAO's report looked at data from the 2009 program. More than 10,000 cases from that program have been closed so far. The median account balance: $570,000.
U.S. taxpayers can hold offshore accounts for a number of legitimate reasons, the report says. They may want to diversify their investments, facilitate international business transactions or get easier access to money while living or working overseas.
But, the report notes, "some use them to illegally reduce their tax liabilities, often by not reporting the income earned on these accounts."
Taxpayers with foreign accounts totaling more than $10,000 must report them to the IRS or face stiff penalties.
The IRS has long had a policy that certain tax evaders who come forward can usually avoid jail time as long as they agree to pay back taxes, interest and hefty penalties. Drug dealers and money launderers need not apply. But if the money was earned legally, tax evaders can usually avoid criminal prosecution.
Fewer than 100 people apply for the program in a typical year, in part because the penalties can far exceed the value of the hidden account, depending on how long the account holder has evaded U.S. taxes.
The disclosure programs offered reduced penalties, but they were not a complete amnesty. In the 2009 program, most of the tax cheats were required to forfeit 20 percent of their accounts, the report said.
Miller said the agency is using information from people who have come forward to target banks and financial advisers.
The disclosure programs helped build political momentum to pass a law in 2010 that will require foreign banks to report U.S. account holders to U.S. authorities, said Ian Comisky, partner at Blank, Rome, a law firm based in Philadelphia.
If foreign governments refuse to disclose the information, U.S. banks must withhold 30 percent of certain payments to financial institutions in those countries - a big incentive for countries to cooperate.
Together, the disclosure programs and the new law offer a powerful incentive for tax dodgers to come clean, Comisky said.
"They are more scared, and they are coming in where they might have been sitting out in the cold," Comisky said. "Now they're trying to come in, even if there's a penalty to do so."
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The semester is over. It's been over for quite some time – a couple of months now – and I have a couple of months before classes start up again. I had hoped that this chapter of my blog would be a quirky but poignant chronicle of my time in seminary, filled with revelations and tidbits I'd want to remember. I made fewer than ten posts and none of them exactly revelatory.
I joked on facebook that if I had to title my first year of seminary it would be, "I have the kids for the night, Elizabeth is in the ER." Elizabeth, my housemate, was diagnosed with breast cancer last May and I continued to live with them and help out with the kids over the course of the year in exchange for a room. Not that anybody has a particularly good experience with cancer and I suppose her outcome, that is "not being dead," means that in many ways she had a better outcome than most but she ended up in the hospital a lot with scary high fevers and things that just didn't feel right. Many nights I ended up unexpectedly watching the kids while Elizabeth hung out at Mass General.
I attended Dorian's preschool graduation, let the kids watch a little too much TV while I worked on assignments, taught them the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament, tried to hide my exhausted crying from them, and gave them lots of hugs. Choosing to live with somebody going through fairly aggressive cancer treatment (including chemo, radiation, and more than one surgery) was not the most logical decision but, hey, the price was right and I love the kids. Housemate is in remission, I'm still living here, and I feel like things are very much at a standstill right now.
In a lot of ways I'm scared to leave. I have a routine here; it's the only place I've called home in any real way in a ten years. Sunday mornings are the epitome of that for me. The other thing I did during seminary was attend church every Sunday. I only missed twice when I was in town, once because I was super sick and once because I decided that drinking coffee with some queer friends was what my spirit needed. There were a couple of Sundays when I was out of town with my now-ex and it always felt weird to not be in church. Church is my routine, my rock, and I love that stability.
The kids love that stability, too. They've been coming to church with me almost every Sunday that I attend for a couple of years now. We don't actually attend church all that close to where we live; First Parish Cambridge is clear across town though, realistically, it's only a 30 minute train ride. Even that train is part of our routine. We walk to the station, in snow and sun and wind. We comment on the trees and the flowers, we talk about what we did with our week.
I've watched them grow up on these walks. When I first started taking them to church V was still in her stroller, not talking much, and D was a very shy 4 year old who didn't want to leave my side. There's a small wall at the corner of our block that D would walk on, holding the handle of V's stroller. Slowly we phased out the stroller, instead of clinging to my side D started leading the way and running ahead. V scraped her knees every other week in an effort to keep up with her older brother, and slowly started to balance on that small wall herself holding my hand. Then slowly she no longer needed to hold my hand, not even for the "super hero jump" at the end.
We get off the train at Harvard, after crossing the river and inspecting it carefully for any signs of boats. D doesn't often sit on his knees to look out the windows any longer; he's too busy reading comics. We hold hands to cross the street and go in the side door of the building.
When I'm the worship associate the kids help me set up the sanctuary since childcare doesn't start until 45 minutes after I have to be there. We set out new candles, make sure the pulpit is set up and arrange hymnals in the right places. I lift up V to hang the hymn numbers and let D light the starter candles. They both scamper around the sanctuary like they own the place. I usually let V test to make sure the mics are working. And the kid who wouldn't leave my side got up this year, with three of his classmates, and spoke into a microphone in front of the whole congregation.
One year ago I agreed to stay for an extra year. It's been a year and I know I need to move on. But I can't imagine my life without walking those two to church on Sunday mornings and watching them grow from the "big kids" they are now into even bigger kids. And I can't imagine not having them to distract me from school when school is too much.


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Why is There Such Fear and Loathing for the # 13?
I really do not understand the big brouhaha or problem with about the number "13". How many people actually suffer from Triskaidekaphobia, and is it more mental obsession than an attack of physical anxiety? I guess it depends on who you ask with that line of questioning, because you might get a different viewpoint from every person.
When did this fear begin, and why is it that even today so many people still have such a fear of anything 13-related. If you dive into the research online, you will find the first common fear of this set of numerals was written by the early Christians who spoke of the thirteenth disciple setting the norm after his attendance at the Last Supper. We all know a version of the story of Judas, but could this be the true origin of this cursed number?
In actuality, the number is not all that forbidden and cursed in Christian literature. Most religions and belief systems still adhere to the thirteen attributes of God. The Torah and some Christian churches still use these same formal attributes weekly in sermons and teachings. But for all its evil intentions, the number is still just 3 plus 10 to some cultures, and doesn't hold the bearing of evil, or even a darkened cloud of impending doom.
In Romanian, Greek and Spanish cultures, they still believe in a cultural fear of bad luck and terror on this calendar day. These cultures also consider Tuesday the 13th to also hold the same evil intentions and superstitions. But why is it that baseball doesn't really take to this superstition.
Even though Major League Baseball players have been characterized as some of the most superstitious and ritual-based athletes on the planet, most do not hold a negative or evil judgment on the number. Several MLB players have garnered this numerical evil and done quite well for themselves. Several MLB players have taken it upon themselves to basically "laugh at the devil" and any evil intentions that might surround the number and wear the 13 jersey.
There have been more than a few examples of both positive and negative actions and reactions to players who have worn the number 13 on the field. The number "13" jersey has had it share of negative actions, but were these commotions caused by the number, or could the player possibly just mentally jinxed himself into experiencing a bad game?
For example, Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Ralph Bianca defiantly wore the "13" jersey and even posed with black cats before the 1951 playoffs. Bianca would become famous footnote in baseball lore for surrendering the pitch that San Francisco Giant great Bobby Thomson's slammed to the heavens for the proverbial "shot heard round the world" playoff defining Home Run. This event has been viewed by many as one of the most famous Home Runs of all-time. Did the number on the back of Bianca's jersey or its psychologial effect play into the final events unfolding? That depends on your own superstitions.
Pittsburgh Pirate legend and Baseball Hall of Fame member Roberto Clemente was remembered eternally for wearing the number 21, but did you know Clemente started his career with the Pirates in 1955 wearing the number 13?
Both a skillful hitter and a brilliant right fielder, Clemente garnered many awards during his career including the National League MVP in 1966, 12 consecutive Golden Glove awards, and World Series MVP in 1971. He was the first Hispanic American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Even though the number can be considered evil, mean and nasty, is it all just hype, or does this number really have the power to take your best and make it change 180 degrees?
I would be curious to ask this of former MLB pitcher Jeff Fassero,who wore no. 13 in 1999 for Seattle and Texas while compiling a 5-14 mark with a 7.20 ERA, the worst MLB single-season ERA (for pitchers with 150 innings) since 1937. Fassero's nasty events aside, even battery mates can find the number to have a bit of an unlucky hue.
Current TBS baseball commentator Buck Martinez was considered a great catcher during his MLB career, but was his decision to wear number 13 the beginning of his eventual downward spiral? Martinez donned the # 13 while playing behind the dish for the Toronto Blue Jays. Martinez did last 17 years in the big leagues but held a career batting average of just (gulp) .225.
During the 1985 season Martinez was bowled over by a player attempting to score and suffered a severely dislocated ankle. The injury eventually ended his playing career. Martinez again wore the number 13 when he was hired as the Manager of the Blue Jays from 2001-2002. Martinez never seemed to gain the support of ownership or his team, and his tenure was short-lived in Toronto.
Former MLB closer Billy Wagner wore the ill-fated number back in 1998 with the Houston Astros and missed considerable time during the 1998 season after a line drive struck him on the left side of his head. Wagner did make a successful return in 1999, but missed most of the 2000 season after elbow ligament surgery. When he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2005, he still dressed out in his usual 13 jersey.
With the Phillies, Wagner encountered a nagging shoulder strain that effectively got worse and the Phillies shut him down for the season. Wagner again had this cursed number on his back in 2008 when he went down in a heap on the mound with a torn medial collateral ligament and damaged flexor pronator ligament. The prognosis meant the season-ending Tommy John's surgery. Did the jersey number play a part in the end result, or did Wagner's hard-throwing style play into it? Depends on your beliefs in the numerical evil, or just an ironic set of coincidences.
Even though some found only pain and sub-par performances with the number 13, some MLB players like former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jeff D'Amico had some interesting mixed results while wearing the number. D'Amico posted some truly excellent stats during the 2000 season when his ERA hovered around 2.00 for much of the season and he contended for the NL ERA title.
Needing just a few additional innings to finally qualify for the NL ERA title during his last start, D'Amico surpassed the 162 inning minimum threshold, but during the contest gave up just enough earned runs to see the title slip out of his grasp. With his great showing, D'Amico was expected to be the ace of the 2001 Brewers staff, but injuries kept him from ever returning to form, effectively cutting short his MLB career.
Adrian Brown did not have an extended stay in the MLB, but he did have the great flexibility to play every outfield positions. Brown reached the Majors in 1997 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, spending seasons with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (2003) Kansas City Royals (2004), and Texas Rangers (2006). Brown's most productive season came in 2000 with Pittsburgh, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.315), home runs (4), RBI (28), runs (64), doubles (18), and stolen bases (13) in 104 games.
Edgardo Alfonzo was a former Major League Baseball infielder who worn the number 13 ever since his MLB debut, but switched to # 12 in March 2005 to give the # 13 to his former San Francisco Giants teammate Omar Vizquel. It is said Alfonzo gave up his long time number to honor not only the career longevity of Vizquel wearing the number, but because wearing the number 13 is a term of respect and honor.
Fellow countryman and former Cincinnati Reds SS Dave Concepción who also hailed from Venezuela wore the number his entire MLB career. Another son-of-Venezuela, current Miami Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen has worn the number 13 his entire playing ( D-Rays 200 season) and managerial career and has had some mixed results, but still be bears the number on his back.
Omar Vizquel might end up being the most famous MLB player to wear the number. forget he was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Mariners back in 1984. Vizquel is considered one of baseball's all-time best defensive shortstops, winning nine consecutive Gold Gloves (1993-2001) and two more in 2005 and 2006. He also tied Cal Ripken's AL record (since surpassed) for most consecutive games at shortstop without an error (95 between September 26, 1999 and July 21, 2001). On May 25, 2008, Vizquel became the MLB all-time leader in games played at that position, passing the great Luis Aparicio.
Many current players including New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez find no fear or evil with the number on their back. In some instances it is considered a lucky charm to the players. Recent troubles in Rodriguez's life might be turned around and blamed on the number, but the instances might have happened without the uniform firmly on his back. Former Tampa Bay Rays LF Carl Crawford wore # 8 when he first came up with the team, but quickly swapped for the # 13 since it was the same number he wore in high school.
I wore the number # 13 in high school and college. I am also one of those people who do not walk around ladders, I step on cracks and pet black cats. I think that if you have positive attitude and a mental foundation of knowing you make your own luck based on your own intentions and actions, then what number you wear is an innate decision.
I know there are people who subscribe to the thought process that the number 13 is steeped in negative connotations. But that is what is so great about being individuals. We make our choices in life based on our belief system and our personal habits. I got to go right now, there is a black cat in the middle of the road and I have to go chase it through the painter's ladder on the cracked sidewalk…………Wish me luck!!!!
Post Script: Not sure why my Font changed from yesterday….Could there be an evil presence?…….Gotcha!


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these women show their doctors CPD was a farce: a video November 17, 2007Posted by guinever in birth, health, home birth, homebirth, midwifery, pregnancy.
Tags: c-section, cephalopelvic disproportion, cesarean, CPD, HBAC, ICAN, VBAC
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Many cesareans are done because the doctor diagnoses CPD which stands for cephalopelvic disproportion. This means that the pelvis is too small to birth the baby or the baby's head is too big for the pelvis or a little of both. The problem with this diagnosis is that it is proven incorrect when the woman goes on to birth a baby vaginally, often a bigger baby. Here is a slideshow of women who had a c-section for CPD and then later had a vaginal birth. For more information on this topic, read the article Can my baby be too big for my pelvis?
Let's give a big thanks to icanvoices for posting this. For more information about cesarean, and vaginal birth after cesarean, go to International Cesarean Awareness Network.


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The T.N.L. event runs every other Thursday night at The Liquid Playground and started out with about 10 wakeskaters and has grown to a diverse group of over 85. The event is a nice way to create a community and give back to my customers. We showcase the newest wake releases on our 8 foot screen and offer free pizza, red bull, and hand out a ton of prizes at the end of each film. This past event on July 23rd was special since I invited my hero and mentor, Greg Nelson, Hyperlite rep. Joe Sassenrath, and a few members of the Nor Cal Hyperlite team. We went all out with the red carpet, custom backdrop, and bbq. The crew from That Was Rad also came out and shot video and photos of the event.
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In September 2011, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman told CNN's Gloria Borger that Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare voucher plan "would kill people, no question." As you can imagine, he's not terribly happy about Romney picking Ryan as his running mate.
Krugman can't even bear fellow liberals offering grudging praise to Ryan. discussing on a Monday morning blog post "a lamentable but revealing column by William Saletan, which illustrates perfectly how the essentially ludicrous Paul Ryan has gotten so far – namely, by playing to the gullibility of self-proclaimed centrists, who want to show their 'balance' by finding a conservative to praise."
Saletan's sin? Writing this:
Ryan is a real fiscal conservative. He isn't just another Tea-Party ideologue spouting dogma about less government and the magic of free enterprise. He has actually crunched the numbers and laid out long-term budget proposals.
Krugman tried to rebut Saletan:
Look, Ryan hasn't "crunched the numbers"; he has just scribbled some stuff down, without checking at all to see if it makes sense. He asserts that he can cut taxes without net loss of revenue by closing unspecified loopholes; he asserts that he can cut discretionary spending to levels not seen since Calvin Coolidge, without saying how; he asserts that he can convert Medicare to a voucher system, with much lower spending than now projected, without even a hint of how this is supposed to work. This is just a fantasy, not a serious policy proposal.
So why does Saletan believe otherwise? Has he crunched the numbers himself? Of course not. What he's doing – and what the whole Beltway media crowd has done – is to slot Ryan into a role someone is supposed to be playing in their political play, that of the thoughtful, serious conservative wonk. In reality, Ryan is nothing like that; he's a hard-core conservative, with a voting record as far right as Michelle Bachman's, who has shown no competence at all on the numbers thing.
Krugman followed up Monday afternoon explaining how the vain, gullible media is furthering the myth of Paul Ryan (really):
So, let me clarify what I believe is really going on in the choice of Paul Ryan as VP nominee. It is not about satisfying the conservative base, which was motivated anyway by Obama-hatred; it is not about refocusing on the issues, because R&R are both determined to avoid providing any of the crucial specifics about their plans. It is -- as Jonathan Chait also seems to understand -- about exploiting the gullibility and vanity of the news media, in much the same way that George W. Bush did in 2000.
Krugman criticized Ryan for "his flaky numbers (and actually very hard-line stance on social issues)" and said Romney's pick was targeting "a few hundred at most editors, reporters, programmers, and pundits....Mitt Romney isn't seeking a debate on the issues; on the contrary, he's betting that your gullibility and vanity will let him avoid a debate on the issues, including the issue of his own fitness for the presidency."
Krugman's Saturday afternoon post, on the day of the announcement, was even harsher:
Mark Thoma reviews selected pieces I've written about Ryan; he is, in fact, a big fraud, who doesn't care at all about fiscal responsibility, and whose policy proposals are sloppy as well as dishonest. Of course, this means that he'll fit in to the Romney campaign just fine.


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Death penalty trials declining in North Carolina
The number of death penalty trials in North Carolina is dropping.
Only one person in the state was sentenced to die in 2013. Thirty-three-year-old Mario Andrette McNeill was convicted last spring of kidnapping, human trafficking and killing a 5-year-old Cumberland County girl.
His trial was one of five capital cases where a death sentence could have been imposed.
North Carolina has averaged fewer than three death sentences a year over the past decade. That compares with the 1990s, when there were more than two dozen people often were sent to death row in a single year.
North Carolina had no executions this year. A series of lawsuits filed in 2006 challenged the fairness of executions.
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What a great article here at CatchKevin.com that takes head on the fact that all of this clamor about protecting the "rights" of Islam and Muslims in America is hogwash.
A couple of high points from the article include:
Federal, state, and local governments on the other hand won't acknowledge the imminent threat. They incorrectly claim that Muslims have "Constitutional Rights" to come here, proselytize people, build mosques, and implement Shariah Law in their communities and in the public square. They're dead wrong! And by and large, Islam is getting away with it just like they have in Europe. Only unlike in Europe and Great Britain in particular, where many local non-Muslim citizens now live in perpetual fear and oppression, it's not too late to stem the tide, but we have to act now.
To understand Islam is to understand Sharia. The religion of Islam is nothing short of a totalitarian political, economic, military, social and legal system that's camouflaged in religious garb. Their mandate (not objective) is to incorporate our country into a global Islamic caliphate.
Now consider the verbiage very carefully. A lot of lawmakers and most Americans make the exegetical error that the First Amendment grants us rights. The First Amendment doesn't grant any rights to anybody. All it does is prohibit Congress from making laws about religion, speech, the press, or assembly.
Therefore, Muslims do not have a First Amendment "Right" to build mosques, proselytize, and implement Sharia in our country.
But of course, the agenda of the Islamists and the Left in America isn't about following the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence...oh no, it's about instilling multiculturalism and political correctness into America fully - the fact that this all was a colossal fail in Europe is to be ignored, of course.
If you don't believe that the Constitution actually guards against this implementation of Islam here in America, then ask yourself this: Doesn't it almost seem like Muslims in America are being protected MORE than any other Americans or any other group?
(Hat Tip: Radio Jihad)
Why Islam is NOT Protected Under the US Constitution!
Contrary to conventional stupidity, Islam is NOT protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. Is there anyone left in the three branches of government today that can interpret our most sacred document (the Declaration of Independence not withstanding) correctly?
Like in Christendom, where the exegesis and hermeneutics of certain passages of scripture are often skewed to conform to a particular ideology, agenda, or belief system, so too has the clear and concise language of the Constitution and the 27 Amendments progressively undergone exegetical attacks over the decades—depending on which party is in power—to conform to a particular political ideology.
But this is one hermeneutical battle America can ill afford to lose. Our founding principles, i.e. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness hang in the balance. In short—our country's very survival depends on it.
America faces a grave threat from Islam. Muslims are infiltrating our country in droves and they're doing it under the guise of "Constitutional Protection." And like England, if we don't stand our ground now, it will be too late. Muslims are cunning, crafty and clever. They're using our ignorance of the understanding of our own Constitution against us, and they are clandestinely and methodically spreading their freedom-snatching tentacles in a quiet and unassuming manner.
Federal, state, and local governments on the other hand won't acknowledge the imminent threat. They incorrectly claim that Muslims have "Constitutional Rights" to come here, proselytize people, build mosques, and implement Shariah Law in their communities and in the public square. They're dead wrong! And by and large, Islam is getting away with it just like they have in Europe. Only unlike in Europe and Great Britain in particular, where many local non-Muslim citizens now live in perpetual fear and oppression, it's not too late to stem the tide, but we have to act now. Time is not on our side. In fact, this may come as a shock, but there are more mosques being built on American soil than Christian churches. We are already well under way to being Islamized.
To understand Islam is to understand Sharia. The religion of Islam is nothing short of a totalitarian political, economic, military, social and legal system that's camouflaged in religious garb. Their mandate (not objective) is to incorporate our country into a global Islamic caliphate.
Sadly, they are making serious inroads towards their tyrannical mandate because America is asleep at the wheel. We are all that stands between freedom and a worldwide Islamic caliphate. The United States of America is the world's last bastion of hope.
Yet, the dreadful message we get from ignorant and incompetent lawmakers is that our Constitution renders us powerless to do anything about it. On the contrary, the Constitution and Declaration of Independence—properly interpreted—actually give our federal, state and local governments justification and authority to stop Islam dead in its tracks!
Here's How . . .
Islam is NOT a religion. Islam—which stands for "submission" or "surrender"—is a totalitarian form of government that seeks COMPLETE DOMINANCE. It is hellbent on controlling every aspect of the lives of its adherents—a primitive life at that. It masquerades as a monotheistic religion rooted in Old Testament principles, but more appropriately follows the murderous thuggery of it's founder, Muhammad, a descendent of Ishmael, born 600 years after Christ. Only their modern day tactics now include recruiting mentally ill teenagers and naive and gullible idiots who falsely believe they will be rewarded with 75 virgins if they become suicide bombers. And Western countries indoctrinated with the lies of multiculturalism and political correctness—to their demise—have reluctantly turned a blind eye. But like Communism, Marxism and Socialism, the Constitution of the United States of America empowers us to defeat it.
As lawyer, philosopher and Constitutional constructionist, Publius Huldah, succinctly points out in her paper, "God's Gift of Unalienable Rights & Article VI of the Constitution: The Sword & Shield to Stop the Islamization of America, "We must understand Our Founding Principles – these are our Sword & Shield – that (1) Rights come from God alone, (2) Muslims do not have the right to divest us of our Rights, and (3) the purpose of civil government is to secure the Rights God gave us."
What are our Rights, and where do they come from? The Constitution? The Bill of Rights? No! The Declaration of Independence says:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. —that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men . . ."
So, where do our Rights come from? God. And what are those Rights? Life , Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Inscribed on the Liberty Bell is Leviticus 25:10 - "Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."
Do Muslims respect the Rights God gave us? Of course not! Sharia stands in stark contrast to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Here's why . . .
1. Life: Islam is a culture of oppression and death, e.g., primitive and oppressive regulations for women, murder and honor killings. The Koran instructs its adherents under no uncertain terms to torture and kill non-believers as set out in Sura 4:56, 4:89, and 9:5 for example.
2. Liberty: Islam is a culture of slavery and submission. Women are forced to cover their faces and frequently raped with no recourse. Children are often molested, and defection and conversion to another belief system often ends in brutal death.
3. Pursuit of Happiness: Does living in fear for a lot of Muslim women sound like the pursuit of happiness? Or being told when to pray, how to pray, and how many times to pray per day? For many Muslims, Islam is a culture of torture and sadism. How many times have we already heard of young Muslim girls in America who, after dating non-Muslim boys, were shot to death or run over by their father for allegedly bringing shame to their family? Public wife beating is commonplace. Women who don't cover their hair are beaten on the spot. They're often gang raped (needing multiple witnesses to testify against their male aggressors), mutilated, and left with maimed faces.
4. Freedom of Speech: Try criticizing Islam in Saudi Arabia—one of our Arab allies. See how swiftly justice is met with your head as the ornament of of an Opec member's Mercedes.
For every Right God gave us—not the Constitution or its Amendments—the Muslims seek to eradicate.
Lawmakers tell us Muslims have a First Amendment "Right" to build mosques, proselytize, and implement Sharia here. But that's not what the First Amendment says.
It says . . .
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Now consider the verbiage very carefully. A lot of lawmakers and most Americans make the exegetical error that the First Amendment grants us rights. The First Amendment doesn't grant any rights to anybody. All it does is prohibit Congress from making laws about religion, speech, the press, or assembly.
Therefore, Muslims do not have a First Amendment "Right" to build mosques, proselytize, and implement Sharia in our country.
As Publius Huldah correctly points out, "Not only do Muslims claim the "right" to impose Shariah in the Muslim communities springing up throughout our Country, they also claim the "right" to impose Sharia law in the public square: They demand Sharia compliant financial institutions, foot baths in public places, that wine, sausages, and the like be banned from their presence, that they be allowed to shut down public streets for "prayers", etc."
So it begs the question: Do Americans have any Constitutional protection against the invasion of a foreign law being foisted upon us? Absolutely!
Article VI, Clause 2 of our Constitution states . . .
"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the Supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding."
Did you get that? Our Constitution and Laws are authorized by the Supreme Law of this Land.
The practice of Sharia in the United States, at any level directly violates our Constitution. Muslims who therefore seek to overthrow our Constitution or otherwise usurp or circumvent it with Sharia law are guilty of Criminal Sedition. The federal government has the duty to prosecute them for sedition, or otherwise repatriate or deport them.
However, as evidenced in a ruling by a New Jersey judge last year which was later overturned by the New Jersey Appellate Court, and more recently a Tampa judge thanks to the growing influence of CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations)—a pro-Sharia lobbyist—the very opposite is happening.
In November, 2010, an overwhelming majority of Oklahomans voted to amend their State Constitution to ban Sharia law and international law from the state's courtrooms. But a federal judge overturned the will of the people within weeks, claiming that such an exclusion of Sharia law interfered with the religious liberties of Muslims. Now, legislators in Wyoming, Missouri, Alabama, Florida and Texas are considering adopting a similar Constitutional Amendment to that of Oklahoma's.
Brigitte Gabriel, founder of Act! for America, an advocacy group established "to promote America's national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam," emphasizes that voters must establish that the U.S. Constitution is the controlling law of the land. "We are trying to warn Americans to look at what's happening in Europe. If Europe is any preview, we need to make sure we put up the barriers right now," she stresses.
The Declaration of Independence says the purpose of civil government is to secure the Rights God gave us. Islam seeks to take away our God-given Rights. Civil government is supposed to protect us from enemies, foreign and domestic, who seek to divest us of our Rights. Therefore it's incumbent on every American citizen to insist that our federal, state, and local governments immediately STOP the Islamization of OUR COUNTRY—starting with an immediate cease and desist on the construction of all mosques! The purpose of our civil government is to protect our GOD-given Rights, not circumvent them in favor of an Islamic caliphate.
Contrary to revisionist historians and secular progressive's claims, the United States of America was founded on Christian principles. Jesus Christ is recognized not only as the Supreme Being of The Declaration of Independence, but also as the God of Article VII of our Constitution. . .
"Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven . . . "
In Summary:
1. Our Rights come from God. They predate and preexist the Constitution. Our Constitution doesn't give "Rights" to anybody. So Muslims don't have "Constitutional Rights" to come to our Christian established country and build mosques, proselytize, and impose Shariah.
2. Islam and Sharia seeks to take away from people the rights God gave them. Since our Declaration of Independence acknowledges that the purpose of civil governments is to secure our God-given Rights, it is the duty and responsibility of civil governments at all levels to protect us from Islamization.
3. Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution—the "Supremacy Clause"—is the silver bullet that makes it unconstitutional for Muslims to practice Sharia Law anywhere in our Country.
To speak against First Amendment protection of an Islamic theocracy that is antithetical to the underlying principles of the US Constitution—Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—does not make one a prejudiced bigot or racist. Most Muslims, like Christians, are moderate law abiding citizens. However, the percentage who follow the literal commands of the Koran (the militant and radical muslims) and because of the 2 to 1 worldwide population growth of Muslims, the jihadist terrorists are multiplying at an alarming rate.
Let me be perfectly clear. Traditional Islam is not a friend of America. It is our enemy. The very notion of "Chrislam"—a syncretistic fusion of Christianity and Islam—being promoted by such notable Christian celebrities as Rick Warren, author of the best selling book, The Purpose Driven Life, is an abomination. It's anti-American, and antithetical to the Christian principles upon which our great nation was founded. It is imperative that you understand the inherent danger of multiculturalism, and the amalgamation of polarizing religions. It eventually leads to civil unrest and anarchy.
Most, but not all of our State Senators and Congressmen are completely oblivious to the imminent threat that Islam and Sharia pose to the sovereignty of our nation. It's imperative that they get informed very quickly and embrace the fight to stop the spread of mosques and Sharia at the local level. The Center for Security Policy issued a report last year entitled: "Shariah: The Threat to America". Demand that your local and state reps read it and take immediate action to defend your community from Islamization. A few proactive notables who do recognize it are representatives Rex Duncan, Don Wells, and Larry Metz of Oklahoma, Missouri, and Florida, respectively.
If you're wondering what life will be like when your community is saturated with Sharia Muslims, listen to my radio show of March 21st with Tommy Robinson, the leader of the EDL (English Defence League) in England. Since that time, he was nearly murdered and has multiple death threats against him, his wife and children for having the guts to exercise his God-given unalienable Rights.
Europe, in the interest of multiculturalism and political correctness, made a grave error. And now they are hopeless to reverse it, especially in England, without a civil and very bloody religious war. An entire country, even with it's parliamentary government in tact, is now at the mercy of Muhammad and his warriors of death or submission.
Recently exonerated Dutch Member of Parliament, Geert Wilders, listed ten steps Western countries must take to stop the Islamization of their countries.
Perhaps this short video clip of Florida Congressman Allen West sums up Islam and Sharia Law best.
In closing, we are at war with a very evil and cunning enemy. An enemy that seeks to destroy everything that is good about the United States of America; Everything we value; Everything we cherish, Everything our forefathers and successive generations fought and died for so that we could receive the torch of freedom and pass it on to our children and grandchildren. This is our moment. It is our time to boldly stand up for our God, our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution, and our beloved Freedom! Let us exercise our God-given unalienable Rights and say "Yes to Freedom!" and "No to Oppression!" We owe it to our children, our grandchildren, and our grandparents.
Until next time . . . Wake Up America!
Kevin A. Lehmann


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Hi everyone,
Been gone a while..
Anyway, I have a LOT of people in my house right now, all with wireless laptops.
I've seen a HUGE amount of bandwidth used in the past few days (8-16GB a day) which is unusual for my household. This is a problem for me since my ISP has a monthly traffic cap.
I've started the usual things, doing virus/malware scans and whatnot, checking for unknown connected devices (using encryption on router), but since I need to replace my wireless router anyway since its very dated:
Are there any routers out there that will track bandwidth usage by IP or MAC or some other individual identifier so I can identify the culprit? I'm thinking either its an infection i'm not finding, or some one is doing some heavy file sharing against my wishes!
I'm not so concerned about lan vs wan traffic, since I'm the only one really transferring stuff internally, so I can cross my IP/Mac off the list and take that into account manually...
Do these routers exist for a home type network? I've just started researching, but am only finding old articles and Cisco stuff so far, so I'd like some advice!
Wasn't sure where to put this since it isn't security related per-say, but please move it if you think it fits somewhere, as I'm sure it'll get more attn in the appropriate section!


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Egypt is reconsidering its ties with countries that haven't been supportive of the government that the military installed after ousting the country's first democratically elected president, the interim president said.
Speaking in his first televised interview since Egypt's powerful generals put him in office, Adly Mansour singled out Turkey and Qatar for criticism. Both those regional neighbors have condemned a crackdown last month by Egyptian authorities on supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsy that left hundreds of people dead.
"Our patience is running out regarding the Qatari stance," Mansour, 67, said in the interview aired by state television Tuesday.
"The Turkish reaction has reflected short-sightedness and personal interest, not realizing the amount of cooperation between the two countries," Mansour said, according to an account of the interview published by state-run media outlet Al-Ahram.
Tensions with Turkey
Unlike Qatar, which initially welcomed the military's installation of Mansour and his administration, Turkey has been critical of the forced change of government in Cairo from the start.
"Neither ourselves nor the people of Turkey expected the stance of the Turkish government, which shouldn't have reacted based on the perspective of one faction," Mansour said. "We hope for better relations with Turkey, but we do not accept interference in our internal affairs."
Mansour said that he and Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy are "strategically reviewing our foreign relations to differentiate between our real friends and those who should not be classified in that category anymore."
He said that the positions of the United States and the European Union remain unclear, but that he is starting to see indications that they will support the unelected transitional government.
'No force can turn back the clock'
Mansour also denied that the overthrow of Morsy in July had put Egypt on a path back toward the police state seen under former ruler Hosni Mubarak, who lost his grip on power amid widespread protests in early 2011.
A court released Mubarak, 85, from prison last month, but authorities had him placed under house arrest at a military hospital while he awaits a retrial on charges of inciting violence against protesters during the demonstrations in 2011.
"No force can turn back the clock, neither to the former regime or the one before it, Mansour said Tuesday.
He said that what followed the 2011 uprising — the election of Morsy and the Islamist party he was aligned with, the Muslim Brotherhood — "was an attempt at creating a clone of the former regime but with a religious tone."
The military removed Morsy from office a year into his tenure amid large-scale street demonstrations against his government.
Critics accused Morsy of authoritarianism and trying to force the Brotherhood's Islamic agenda into the nation's laws. But his supporters point out he was democratically elected and repeatedly offered Cabinet positions to secularists and liberals.
Police 'applied restraint'
Mansour, a judge who heads the country's Supreme Constitutional Court, defended the actions of security forces in the deadly crackdown on Morsy supporters at two large sit-ins in Cairo last month.
"I know the police faced a lot of criticism in dispersing the sit-ins, which were not peaceful, but they tried to pursue all peaceful stages and there was no response," he said. "Still, they applied restraint and committed to the international standards and legal means of clearing the sit-ins."
The violent clearance of the camps, the bloodiest day in Egypt's recent history, was condemned by many countries.
Egyptian authorities followed it by declaring a one-month state of emergency and arresting more Muslim Brotherhood officials.
In his interview Tuesday, Mansour defended the decision to impose the state of emergency and a curfew.
"There was no other alternative to confront the organized danger the nation was facing," he said.


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In front of a packed house, the Amakhosi created the better chances and will feel disappointed at not having claimed all three points on offer, though Phunya Sele Sele were resilient opponents who claimed their first away point of the season thanks to a great showing from goalkeeper Patrick Tignyemb.
Chiefs dominated the early stages and should have taken the lead on 10 minutes when George Lebese was faced with only the goalkeeper to beat, but he hesitated and was quickly closed down by Patrick Tignyemb and his defenders.
The hosts really put Celtic's defence under siege in the first quarter hour or so, but the men in green and white kept their composure well and weathered the storm, before establishing a foothold in the game.
In fact, Phunya Sele Sele had arguably the best chance of the first half. A ball fell kindly for Lerato Manzini in the penalty area but he shot straight at Itumeleng Khune when presented with a clear sight of goal.
The first half ended with the score line blank and neither goalkeeper having made any saves of real significance or difficulty.
The second half followed a similar pattern to the first until about 20 minutes to play when the Amakhosi suddenly upped the tempo and began to put Celtic under enormous pressure at the back.
Bernard Parker almost netted his eighth goal of the season with a delicate touch off a low cross from Lebese, but the ball rebounded off the inside of the upright before being hacked clear of the danger zone.
On the 70 minute mark Lehlohonolo Majoro controlled a superb long pass from Lebese, but his effort on goal was bravely blocked by Tignyemb, who had moved quickly off his line to close down the angle.
With nine minutes to play Celtic created another clear scoring chance when substitute Mduduzi Nyanda brought down a cross before making an angle to shoot on goal, but again the effort was straight at Khune.
On 89 minutes Reneilwe Letsholonyane executed a neat turn and shot in the Celtic penalty area, but his goal-bound effort was brilliantly saved by Tignyemb, while in injury time Majoro shot just wide from the edge of the box.


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