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Is Your Baby Absorbing Chemicals From Skin Care Products?
Is Your Baby Absorbing Chemicals From Skin Care Products?We're not in the skin care business at Naturepedic but we do care about babies being exposed to chemicals – which is why we get our crib mattresses certified by GREENGUARD and by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). We also like to pass any information along that might help prevent babies from being exposed to potentially harmful chemicals. Along that line, I recently came across some startling information about absorbing chemicals through the skin: Did you know that women absorb five pounds of chemicals through their skin, into their body, from their cosmetics and skin care products alone - every year?
Obviously, women use a lot of things babies don't – makeup, for example – but, still, babies are exposed to soaps, shampoos, sometimes dry skin lotions, salves and lotions for diaper rash, powders, diaper wipes, and so on. When you take a look at it, it's a pretty long list. And many of these products, even the mild ones made for babies, have chemicals in them you really don't want in your baby.
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The Rebel Submits to Islam
Diam's is a vocal acrobat. Her gruff staccato suddenly transforms into a pleasing legato, expressing her rage and sorrow in a unique way. With reference to the title of her ten-minute biographical song "I am somebody" that appears on her new album "SOS," one could also say "Diam's is somebody."
For the last two years, the 1.68 metre tall woman with closely cropped hair and a mischievous smile has been France's greatest rapper. With her 2007 album, "Dans ma Bulle", the brat from Paris's suburbs stormed the masculine domain of rap and sold more disks than any other musician in France. Young people have celebrated her since. This is especially the case for the children of Arab or black African immigrants forced to live on the outskirts of the French metropolis.
The outcry of socially disadvantaged youth
Born Mélanie Georgiades, the half-French, half-Cypriot rapper offered herself as a role model. She poured out her soul in songs about her frustrations living in the high-rise ghetto and called out for revolt. She was a free woman and successful immigrant who sought to encourage her less free and less successful youthful compatriots. Even abroad, people sat up and took notice.
The international Hip Hop community has also acknowledged that rap music in France is still what it used to be in the USA – the outcry of disadvantaged youths growing up in the ghetto.
The 29-year-old has now brought out a new album. Musically, the CD that was released last Monday is on an equal par with her former work. Nonetheless, it is entirely different. Teenagers, who had looked up to Diam's as a role model, have suffered a shock. Feminists, who have championed her as one of their own, now accuse her of betrayal.
Diam's struggle is no longer for freedom and equal rights, but rather for traditional gender roles. "Because no one can change these roles," she assured in her song "Asphaltrose". If her husband was a Kalashnikov, she sings, she would gladly be the shoulder supporting him.
What is particularly shocking to her fans is that the rapper acts accordingly. Diam's, who converted to Islam in 2000, was photographed in front of a mosque by the magazine "Paris Match" in October. She stands there covered completely in black except for her eyes, nose, mouth, and chin. The Diam's that fought for women's rights and who called upon her "generation non non" to resist the 'other' France that "lets the poor simply rot and locks up their own parents in hospices while celebrating the new Beaujolais."
Comfort for a troubled soul
"Diam's' veil is a step backwards, a defeat," says the writer Djemila Benhabib indignantly. The women's rights group "Neither Whores nor Submissives" laments this "sorry message to a whole generation". Under the condition of anonymity, a teacher in the Parisian suburb of Créteil says that the 16 and 17-year-old girls in her class have been left shaking their heads. "Diam's has understood nothing" is the general consensus.
"Doctors couldn't heal my soul, so I turned to religion," is the rapper's answer to her critics. She had already confessed to having a wounded soul long before religion took on such an important role in her life.
As a child of divorced parents, she moved to France with her mother in 1984 and grew up without a father. "I was a girl that didn't expect anything from life. The only thing in my schoolbag was anger," sings Diam's. She tried to kill herself when she was 15. She found salvation in rap until she became a victim of her own success. She couldn't cope with the pressure from her fans, the paparazzi, and her music management. She sought help from psychiatrists for almost a year. Then she turned to Allah.
Here she remains firm. She refuses to answer any more questions concerning her new religious lifestyle. She has broken off contact to journalists. Her resolve won't be broken. When she first decided to call herself Diam's, it was "because diamonds are so hard that they can only be broken by other diamonds".
Axel Veiel
© Neue Züricher Zeitung / Qantara.de 2010
Translated from the German by John Bergeron
The Muslim Hip Hop Scene in the USA
Rapping with Allah's Blessing
In the USA, where an increasing number of African-American musicians are converting to Islam, a Muslim hip hop scene is emerging. The proponents of this style of music consider themselves to be intermediaries between Islam and pop culture. Jonathan Fischer reports
Hip-Hop in Yemen
Looking for a Common Beat
At weddings, on car radios and while chewing intoxicating qat leaves: the traditional sounds of the lute can be heard everywhere in Yemen. Now, however, the country's first ever hip-hop concert was staged in the capital. Klaus Heymach reports
Portrait: Berlin Hip Hop Singer Sahira
A Berlin Mouth with a Palestinian Heart
Sahira is Berlin's most successful Hip Hop singer. She has already sung for Bushido, established her own label "Imanimusic," and has now completed her second album. She sings about German youth, her faith, Palestine, and true love. Nimet Seker met the singer at her studio in Berlin


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U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Regulations most recently checked for updates: Mar 30, 2020
§ 32.1 - Introduction.
(a) The Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) is authorized by title I of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 95-93), which amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) of 1973 by adding a new title VIII.
(b) The Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC) is a year-round employment program for young men and women aged 16 through 23 inclusive. Financial assistance is available through grants-in-aid for employment and work to be performed on projects affecting both Federal and non-Federal public lands and waters or projects limited to non-Federal public lands and waters. YACC grants do not require matching.
(c) The YACC grant program is jointly managed by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture under an interagency agreement with the Secretary of Labor.
(d) Thirty percent of the sums appropriated to carry out the YACC program for any fiscal year will be available for grants during such year. Grant funds will be allocated on the basis of the total youth population within each State. State YACC programs must consist of both residential and nonresidential projects. At least 25 percent of the State YACC program must be residential by September 30, 1978.
§ 32.2 - Definitions.
The terms used in these regulations are defined as follows:
(a) Act. The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended.
(b) YACC. Young Adult Conservation Corps.
(c) Secretaries. The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture or their designated representatives. The YACC program is managed within Interior by the Office of Youth Programs, and within Agriculture, by the Forest Service.
(d) State. Any of the several States of the United States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and The Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and the Northern Marianas.
(e) Refugee/parolee. An alien who is admitted into the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and who is legally authorized to take permanent employment in the United States.
(f) Enrollee. An individual enrolled in the YACC grant program.
(g) Grant. Funding furnished by the Secretaries to a State pursuant to the Act in order to carry out the YACC program.
(h) Grantee. Any State recipient of a grant for the operation of a YACC program affecting both Federal and non-Federal public lands and waters, or projects limited to non-Federal public lands and waters as designated by the Governor in each State.
(i) Subgrantee. Any unit of general local government or any public agency or organization or any private non-profit agency or organization which has been in existence at least 2 years which has successfully applied to a State for funds to operate a YACC project affecting both Federal and non-Federal public lands and waters within that State or projects limited to non-Federal public lands and waters.
(j) Contractor. Any public agency or organization, or any private non-profit agency or organization which has been in existence for at least 2 years and is under contract with the grantee or sub-grantee for the conduct of a YACC project affecting both Federal and non-Federal public lands or waters, or projects limited to non-Federal public lands and waters.
(k) State grant program. The YACC program consisting of one or more projects operated by a State with Federal Funding.
(l) Project. A YACC residential camp operation or nonresidential project:
(1) Residential camp. A YACC facility established and maintained to provide 7 days-per-week, 24 hours-per-day residential support services for enrollees.
(2) Nonresidential project. A designated area from which daily work activities are assigned and to/from which nonresidential enrollees commute daily.
(m) In consultation with. Advance discussion shall occur on the matter under consideration.
(n) Non-Federal public lands and waters. Any lands or waters within the territorial limits of a State owned either in fee simple by a State or political subdivision thereof or over which a State or political subdivision thereof has, as determined by the Secretaries, sufficient long-term jurisidiction so that improvements made as the result of a grant will accrue primarily to the benefit of the public as a whole. Federally owned public lands and waters administered by a State or political subdivision thereof under agreements with a Department or Agency of the Federal Government are eligible under such definition if the Secretaries determine that the State or political subdivision thereof is entitled or is likely to retain administrative responsibility for an extended period of time sufficient to justify treatment as non-Federal public lands or waters.
(o) Total youth population. Number of youth in a State ages 16 through 23, consistent with the most current Bureau of Census estimate.
(p) Labor. U.S. Department of Labor.
(q) Interior. U.S. Department of the Interior.
(r) Forest Service. Agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
§ 32.3 - Program purpose and objectives.
It is the purpose of the Young Adult Conservation Corps to provide employment and other benefits to youths of both sexes from all social, economic and racial classifications who would not otherwise be currently productively employed. The youths will be employed for a period of service during which they engage in useful conservation work which would otherwise be accomplished if adequate funding were made available.
§ 32.4 - Program operation requirements.
(a) The State agencies cooperating with Interior and Forest Service having natural resource management responsibilities should be involved in the planning and implementation of the program.
(b) Grantees shall be responsible for the management of each Corps camp and project, final selection of enrollees, determination of enrollee work assignments, training, discipline and termination, and camp operations in accordance with this part and guidelines issued by Interior and Forest Service.
(1) Grantees shall assure that YACC program activities will not result in the displacement of employed workers (including partial displacement such as reduction in the hours of non-overtime work or wages or employment benefits), or impair existing contracts for services, or result in the substitution of YACC funds for other funds in connection with work that would otherwise be performed, or substitute jobs assisted under YACC for existing Federally-assisted jobs, or result in the hiring of any youth when any other person is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job.
(2) Grantees shall assure that the activities in which the YACC enrollees are employed will result in an increase in employment opportunities over those opportunities which would otherwise be available.
(3) In addition, Grantees shall see that YACC enrollees do not, at the same time, share common facilities or property with, or work with members of the Job Corps, under title IV of the Act, except in emergency situations as outlined in paragraph (l)(4)(i) of this section.
(c) Enrollee eligibility: Membership in the Corps will be limited to youths between the ages of 16 to 23, inclusive who are unemployed at the time of application. Citizens, lawfully permanent residents of the United States, or lawfully admitted refugees, or parolees, may apply for enrollment. Applicants also must be capable of carrying out the work of the Corps for the estimated duration of their enrollment.
(d) Candidate recruitment and referral: (1) Interested youth may apply to their local Employment Service/Job Service for enrollment. State Employment Security Agencies (SESA) and their local Employment Service/Job Service (ES/JS) offices shall take applications for YACC from all interested youth and shall refer all candidates who self-certify that they meet eligibility requirements to Grantees for selection of those to be enrolled. Self-certification by applicants ages 16 through 18 who have left school shall include an assurance that they did not leave school for the purpose of enrolling in the Corps. Such referrals shall include all interested youth, including veterans, from both sexes, and all social, economic and racial classifications. Labor shall recruit candidates for YACC through the SESA and their local ES/JS offices, prime sponsors qualified under section 102 of the act, sponsors of Native-American programs qualified under section 302 of the act, sponsors of migrant and seasonal farmworkers programs under section 303 of the act, Interior and Agriculture and such other agencies and organizations as deemed appropriate by Labor. All candidates must be referred through the local ES/JS offices.
(2) An equitable proportion of candidates shall be referred from each State, based on the State's total youth population. For YACC program purposes, total youth population is the number of youth, 16 through 23, as determined on the basis of the best available data. Youth of both sexes and of all social, economic, and racial classifications shall be referred equitably.
(e) Enrollee selection: Grantees shall - (1) Notify ES offices when openings are available;
(2) Select enrollees for the Corps only from those candidates referred by Labor and, in selection and assignment, shall provide, to the extent feasible, for equitable participation for youth of both sexes and of all social, economic, and racial classifications, and for equitable participation of youth from each State;
(3) Notify selected applicants of the date, time and place to which they should report for work, and that enrollees must provide their own transportation to and from the project or camp;
(4) Require that enrollees complete physical examinations prior to official enrollment (expenses, if any, for the physical examination will be borne by the prospective enrollee);
(5) Require parental consent for those youth who have not reached the age of majority as defined by State law;
(6) Require enrollees to provide their own clothing, with the exception of certain safety equipment which will be furnished;
(7) Notify the referring ES/JS office as soon as possible but no later than 30 days after receipt of application, which applicants have been selected and have reported for employment and which have not been so selected.
(f) Enrollment duration: (1) Grantees shall assure that no individual is enrolled in the Corps for a total period of more than 12 months. Such period may be completed in up to three separate enrollment periods so long as the youth meets the eligibility requirements at the time of each separate enrollment. An individual who attains age 24 while enrolled may remain in the program to complete the current period of enrollment.
(2) No youth shall be enrolled if he or she desires such enrollment only for the normal periods between school terms.
(g) Corpsmember activities. Grantees shall assure that work project activities on which YACC enrollees are employed are consistent with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976. Enrollees will be assigned to work projects which are designed to diminish the backlog of work in such fields as:
(1) Tree nursery operations, planting, pruning, thinning and other silvicultural measures;
(2) Wildlife habitat improvement and preservation;
(3) Range management improvements;
(4) Recreation development, rehabilitation and maintenance;
(5) Fish habitat and culture measures;
(6) Forest insect and disease prevention and control;
(7) Road and trail maintenance and improvements;
(8) General sanitation, cleanup, and maintenance and improvements;
(9) Erosion control and flood damage;
(10) Drought damage measures; and
(11) Other natural disaster damage measures.
(h) Project criteria. YACC projects will be operated on a residential and nonresidential basis. Each project location will be jointly approved by Interior and Forest Service through their Regional/Area Offices. To the maximum extent practicable, projects shall:
(1) Be labor-intensive;
(2) Be projects for which work plans exist or can be readily developed;
(3) Be able to be initiated promptly;
(4) Be productive with positive impacts on both the Enrollee as well as the Corps from the standpoint of work performed and benefit to participating youth;
(5) Provide work experience to participants in skill areas required for the projects;
(6) If a residential camp, to the maximum extent feasible, be located in areas where existing residential facilities are available. The use of existing but unoccupied or underutilized Federal, State, and local government facilities and equipment shall be maximized; such utilization is subject to the approval of the Federal agency, State or local government having administrative control thereof;
(7) If a non-residential project, be located within acceptable normal commuting distance from the geographic center of areas of substantial unemployment as designated by Labor;
(8) Be similar to activities of persons employed in seasonal and part-time work by Federal natural resource agencies.
(i) Cooperation with agencies and institutions: (1) Grantees shall, to the extent feasible, arrange for local linkages with educational systems, CETA and other employment and training programs, employment service offices, local apprenticeship sponsors and information centers, and employers, in order to arrange for the provision of available services to enrollees, both during non-work hours while enrolled, and after termination from YACC. Grantees shall establish procedures to ensure that enrollees are made aware of established linkages and related information and opportunities.
(2) Grantees shall notify appropriate local ES/JS offices regarding enrollee status, in advance of the end of the enrollment period or upon termination and shall, to the extent feasible, assist the enrollee in making contact with ES/JS or other organizations to enhance the possibilities for placement.
(3) Labor shall work with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to make suitable arrangements whereby academic credit may be awarded by educational institutions and agencies for competencies derived from work experience obtained through the YACC program. Labor shall also encourage Grantees, through Interior and Forest Service, to make necessary arrangements with local education agencies so that academic credit for such work experience may be granted.
(j) Enrollee wages and hours of work: (1) Grantees shall assure that enrollees in the State Grant Program are paid at the Federal minimum wage rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended. As an exception, Grantees shall provide for an additional cost-of-living adjustment for enrollees in the State of Alaska, not to exceed 25 percent of the Federal Wage Rate.
(2) Wages in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas shall be consistent with provisions of Federal, State, or local laws, otherwise applicable. Wages in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands shall be consistent with local law, except on Eniwetok and Kwajalein Atoll where section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act applies.
(3) As an incentive, Grantees may authorize incremental increases, above the minimum wage, for a limited number of enrollees, to reflect additional responsibilities or competencies. For this purpose, two promotional categories may be established: (i) Enrollee Leader, and (ii) Enrollee Assistant Leader. No more than 15 percent of the enrollment of any individual camp or project shall be given such increases. For each enrollee thus compensated, the wage increase shall be 50 percent for the enrollee leader and 15 percent for the enrollee assistant leader, of the applicable basic hourly minimum wage.
(4) Grantees shall reduce enrollee wages for each hour of unexcused absence.
(5) Enrollees assigned to residential camps may be required to assume responsibility for housekeeping and maintenance duties. Such duties shall not be considered compensable, unless scheduled during the regular work day, in which case enrollees shall be paid at the same rate as for regular work assignments.
(6) Enrollees may not be required to work more than 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week, except that Grantees may authorize overtime which shall not exceed 10 hours per week per enrollee, in which event they shall pay them at his or her regular rate.
(7) Enrollees assigned to residential camps shall be charged for daily food and lodging as follows: 75 cents per meal furnished and 75 cents per day lodging. Grantees shall arrange for payment of such charges by payroll deduction.
(8) Grantees shall establish a collection procedure for collecting payments made by program staff and visitors for meals, lodging, or other items requiring reimbursement. Amounts collected shall be treated as program income and shall be netted against total YACC program outlays by Grantees.
(9) Income taxes shall be withheld from enrollee wages pursuant to the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and such State income tax laws as are applicable. Grantees shall provide each enrollee with the forms required to effect income tax deductions and withholding exemptions and shall assure that appropriate wage and tax statements are provided to enrollees.
(10) Interior and Forest Service shall assure that the payroll procedures for both the Federal and State programs are the same. State and local grantees shall utilize the payroll forms used by the Federal Government for payment of enrollees in accordance with the guidelines issued by Forest Service and Interior as appropriate.
(11) Grantees may utilize the payroll services of the Administrative Service Center (ASC), Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 11568, Salt Lake City, Utah 84147 for enrollee pay at no direct cost to the Grantee. Grantees may elect to payroll the enrollees through their own payroll system if the payroll system is consistent with regulations contained herein. Those Grantees electing to payroll enrollees through ASC will be furnished appropriate forms and instructions.
(k) Enrollee leave: (1) Grantees shall provide enrollees with paid annual leave at a rate of 4 hours for every full pay period which shall consist of 2 normal work weeks. Accrual shall commence at the beginning of the first full pay period after the day of official enrollment, and shall end on the date of official termination. Such leave may be accrued up to a maximum of 13 days for 52 weeks of uninterrupted enrollment: Enrollees may use accrued leave at any time, subject to approval by the Grantee, but shall use all accrued leave prior to each formal termination. Accrued leave may be used for such purposes as personal business and sick time. The date of formal termination shall be the final date upon which the youth is eligible to receive pay, whether this is a work day or an accrued but unused leave day. Compensation shall not be paid for unused accrued leave.
(2) Grantees may grant administrative leave with pay for enrollee participation in job search and employment development activities. Such leave with pay is to be counted as time in employment.
(3) Emergency or administrative leave, without pay may be granted at the discretion of the Grantee. Such leave without pay shall not be counted as time in employment.
(4) Grantees shall pay enrollees for all regular State holidays, if they are in a pay status for 8 hours on the workdays immediately preceding and following the holiday. Approved leave with pay shall count as time in employment for approved paid holidays. Such holidays shall not count as annual leave.
(l) Federal status of enrollees: Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subpart, YACC enrollees in the State Grant Program shall not be deemed Federal employees, and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment including those regarding hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits. Enrollees in the State Grant Program shall be considered Federal employees for the following purposes:
(1) For purposes of section 5911 of title 5 of the U.S. Code, relating to allowances for living quarters, enrollees whose housing is provided by the Federal Government shall be deemed civil employees of the United States within the meaning of the term "employee" as defined in that section, and provisions of that section shall apply.
(2) For purposes of the Internal Revenue code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), enrollees shall be deemed employees of the United States, and any service performed by a person as an enrollee shall be deemed to be performed in the employ of the United States.
(3) For purposes of chapter 171 of title 28 of the U.S. Code, relating to tort claims procedures, enrollees in the State Grant Program shall be deemed employees of the United States within the meaning of the term "employee of the Government" as defined in section 2671 of title 28 U.S. Code, and provisions of that chapter shall apply.
(i) In the event an enrollee is alleged to be involved in the damage, loss or destruction of the property of others or of causing personal injury to or the death of other individual(s) while in the performance of duty, claims may be filed by the owner(s) of the property, the injured person(s) or by a duly authorized agent or legal representative of the claimant to the Grantee who shall collect all of the facts and submit the claim to the Regional/Area Offices, Interior and Forest Service for appropriate action.
(ii) Tort claims shall be made on Standard Form 95, Claim for Damage or Injury form or a similar document, supported by necessary justification.
(4) For purposes of subchapter 1 of chapter 81 of title 5 of the U.S. Code, relating to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries, enrollees in the State Grant Program shall be deemed employees of the United States within the meaning of the term "employee" as defined in section 8101 of title 5 U.S. Code and provisions of that subchapter shall apply, except that the term "performance of duty" shall not include any act of an enrollee while absent without authorization from the enrollee's assigned post of duty, but shall include time spent participating in an activity (including an activity while on pass or during travel to or from such post of duty) authorized by or under the direction of YACC program staff.
(i) Residential enrollees are generally considered under Federal Employees' Compensation Act to be Federal employees from the time each begins Government authorized travel to the assigned YACC camp, to the time each completes Government authorized travel after termination from the program. Residential enrollees shall be generally considered in "performance of duty" at all times during any and all of their activities, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except when they are absent without authorization from their assigned post of duty. Whether a residential enrollee is in "performance of duty" shall be determined by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).
(ii) Nonresidential enrollees, after official enrollment are generally considered, under Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA), to be in "performance of duty" as Federal employees from the time they arrive daily at the designated area from which activities are assigned, until they leave such designated area or activity. Nonresidential enrollees are generally not covered by FECA while commuting between a designated area/authorized activity and their residence. Whether a nonresidential enrollee is in "performance of duty" shall be determined by OWCP.
(iii) Whenever an enrollee is injured, develops an occupation related illness, or dies while in the performance of duty, the Grantee shall immediately comply with the procedures set out in the Employment Standards Administration regulations of 20 CFR chapter 1. The Grantee shall also see that a thorough investigation of the circumstances, and a medical evaluation are made, and shall see that required forms are submitted to the Regional/Area Offices, Interior and Forest Service, for appropriate action.
(iv) If an enrollee dies, the Grantee, in addition to making proper notifications, in accordance with procedures established by Interior and Forest Service shall:
(A) Notify the appropriate district office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) through the Regional/Area Office, Interior and Forest Service of the death and the circumstances surrounding it, and file appropriate forms with that office.
(B) Be responsible for assuring that the next of kin is informed of benefits which may be available from Federal Employees' Compensation;
(C) Consult the decedent's family as to the final disposition of the remains before any final action is taken in this regard; and
(D) If the next of kin refuses to accept the remains, arrange for burial at a site close to the camp/project and at a cost not to exceed the amount authorized in section 8134(a) of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA).
(v) Safety and health: (A) Grantees shall assure that enrollees are not required or permitted to work or receive services in buildings or surroundings or under condition which are unsanitary, hazardous, or lack proper ventilation. Such work or services shall be conducted or provided in accordance with the standards set forth in the regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 29 CFR parts 1910, 1926, and 1960 subpart B.
(B) Grantees shall conduct safety and health inspections of every residential camp and work project area connected therewith, at least annually, consistent with the requirements of 29 CFR 1960.26(d).
(C) Grantees shall issue such items of protective and safety clothing and equipment to enrollees as are necessary and appropriate to insure a maximum of safety in field and construction activities, including, at a minimum, hard hats, gloves, and boots. Grantees shall also see that proper use of such clothing and equipment is taught to enrollees and enforced. Enrollees are expected to provide all other clothing.
(D) Grantees shall provide complete safety orientation to enrollees in all work situations to alert them to any hazards to which they may be exposed.
(vi) Residential living conditions: (A) Grantees shall provide for residential support facilities and services which ensure healthful and secure living conditions, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
(B) Grantees shall assure that all residential facilities are well maintained and shall comply with applicable Federal, State and local safety, health, and housing codes for multipurpose group residences. Adequate supervision and assistance are to be provided for the safety and welfare of the enrollees.
(vii) Enrollee services: Grantees shall provide enrollees with such transportation related to camp and/or project operations, lodging, subsistence, medical treatment and other services, supplies, equipment and faciliies as may be needed consistent with this part.
(viii) Enrollee complaints: Grantees shall establish procedures for resolving enrollee complaints and issues which arise between the grantee and any enrollee regarding adverse action, civil rights, equal employment opportunity, enrollment, or upgrading from the time at which their referrals are received from ES/JS to the time of formal termination. Such procedure shall:
(1) Provide the enrollee with the opportunity for an informal conference,
(2) Provide prior notice of intended adverse action against the enrollee setting forth the grounds and permitting response,
(3) Provide an opportunity for a formal hearing, and if the enrollee is not satisfied, with an opportunity for an appeal and
(4) Provide an offer of assistance in preparation for hearings and appeals.
(ix) Emergency disaster work: (A) Grantees may utilize enrollees aged 18 years and over to perform work in emergency disaster situations. Enrollees may volunteer but may not be required to participate while natural disasters are occurring; enrollees may, however, be required to perform work on damage which has been caused by such disasters. The use of YACC enrollees in such activities must provide for qualified supervision and training for the enrollee. All such activity shall be conducted in accordance with regular Grantee policy: and procedures shall meet health, safety and work standards established by Labor in 29 CFR parts 97B, 22, 23, 24, and 25.
(B) Such enrollees shall be used only to supplement compensated firefighters, and shall be paid at the rates set by the Grantee as established in pay plans for emergency firefighters, in accordance with established policies, procedures and practices.
(C) No YACC enrollee is required to work for a greater number of hours per day than other firefighters.
(D) Cost incurred in using YACC enrollees in emergency disaster situations shall be borne by the funds of the benefitting organizations whenever possible; however, YACC funds may be used to provide such assistance subject to the approval of the Secretaries.
(E) Grantees shall see that the work activity of enrollees under age 18 is in compliance with Hazardous Occupation Orders issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 CFR 570.50 et seq.).
(F) All YACC work and services are to be conducted consistent with the requirement of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (29 CFR parts 1910, 1926, and 1960 subpart B).
(x) Prohibited activities: Grantees shall not permit YACC enrollees to participate in emergency relief in connection with labor stoppages, strikes, riots, or civil disturbances. Enrollees shall not participate in activities on private property except as incidental to emergency work provided for in paragraph (i) of this section.
(xi) Transportation: Grantees shall assign selected enrollees to the residential camps nearest to their home as practicable; and to nonresidential projects within normal commuting distance from their homes. Daily transportation to and from home and work site for nonresidential enrollees may not be provided, except from established staging areas to work site and return to staging area. YACC will not pay the initial transportation from home to residential camp; however, residential YACC enrollees may be advanced a portion of their wages for the purpose of traveling to the camp upon a determination by the grantee that the youth is in need thereof. Grantees shall arrange for repayment of such advances by payroll deduction.
(xii) Project identification: Buildings, campgrounds and other permanent projects shall be marked with appropriate signs identifying each project as built by or under construction by the YACC.
(xiii) Post termination assistance: Grantees shall notify appropriate local ES/JS offices regarding enrollee status, in advance of the end of the enrollment period or upon termination, and shall, to the extent feasible, assist the enrollee in making contact with ES/JS or other organizations to enhance the possibilities for placement.
§ 32.5 - Administrative requirements.
(a) The Governor in each State shall designate the State agency having program administration responsibility as the recipient YACC grantee. The non-Federal component of YACC in each State will be carried out by the designated agency. Other State agencies, lower tier governmental organizations, units of local government, any public agency or organization or any private nonprofit agency or organization which has been in operation at least 2 years, may apply to the designated State agency for a YACC sub-grant or contract.
(b) At least 25 percent of the enrollees in each State YACC program must be residential by September 30, 1978. However, the Secretaries may waive this residential requirement where State funding allocations provide for minimum enrollment numbers. Cost per enrollee limitations imposed on Interior and Forest Service in the total program will also be applicable to Grantee programs; limitation information will be furnished through planning advice to Grantees.
(c) All grantee camp/project site selections/locations shall be approved by Interior and Forest Service through their Regional/Area Offices.
(d) Federal Management Circular (FMC) 74-4 and Office of Management and Budget Circular (OMB) A-102 (formerly FMC 74-7) are applicable to all grants, agreements, and contracts entered into under this part. Copies of these documents can be obtained through any of the several regional offices of the Secretaries.
(e) Grantees shall establish procedures to insure that operational directives, guidelines, controls, and records, including appropriate and sufficient enrollee records, are established, promulgated, and maintained, in accordance with established policies and procedures contained herein and consistent with the requirements in Attachment C to OMB Circular A-102.
(f) "Request for advance or reimbursement" as outlined in Attachment H to OMB Circular A-102 will be used to obtain advance funding or for reimbursement. Advances are limited to 30-day needs and may not be made before approval of the grant application.
(g) Except where specifically excluded in Circulars 74-4 and A-102, grantees shall impose the requirements of this part on all State and local government subgrantees and contractors. Grantees are responsible for administering their subgrants and contracts under these guidelines, and shall make a periodic review of all non-Federal YACC projects under its administrative control during each operating year.
§ 32.6 - Request for grant.
(a) All States will be given an opportunity to participate in the program. Thirty percent of each appropriation will be allocated among the States on the basis of total youth population as defined in § 32.2(o) of this part.
(b) States may apply for grants under the program in accordance with Attachment M of OMB Circular A-102. Forms and instructions may be obtained from either Forest Service or Interior Regional/Area locations throughout the country.
(c) The Grantee shall submit a consolidated application for all YACC projects included in its program.
(d) Allocated grant funds not needed by a State may be reallocated to another State at the discretion of the Secretaries. The Secretaries may choose to reallocate such funds to any one or several of the applicants in order to maximize employment. Section 32.9 of this part shall also apply to fund reallocation.
(e) The Secretaries have designated officials at their respective Regional/Area Offices to receive and approve State applications for YACC grants. These officials must jointly act on all applications and will furnish technical assistance and advice concerning all YACC program matters. The names and addresses of these designated Federal officials will be furnished to each State.
(f) The initial YACC State Grant Program year shall be from April 1, 1978, to March 31, 1979. Program years beginning in FY 79 will be consistent with the Federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30).
§ 32.7 - Application format, instructions, and guidelines.
Grant Applications will be made using the Office of Management and Budget approved form entitled "Application for Federal Assistance" (short form) - Attachment M. Exhibit M-5 of OMB Circular A-102, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants-in-Aid to States and Local Governments. The application form consists of 4 parts. The application shall be prepared in accordance with Attachment M and the following supplemental criteria:
(a) Part III - Program Narrative Statement. Complete a consolidated description of all Grant projects summarizing all Grantee, Sub-grantees, and Contractor projects.
Complete a separate profile for each project location and each residential or non-residential project which will include the following information:
Name of Grantee, Sub-grantee or Contractor for each project.
Type project - Residential or Nonresidential.
The name of the Project Manager/Camp Director.
The project number - Number projects consecutively.
The name and address for the project.
The project location - Show county, nearest city or town, and State.
The land ownership class(es) benefiting from the program - State, county, municipal or other non-Federal public (identify).
The number of enrollees at full project capacity.
The planned start-up date.
The type of work enrollees will engage in - State the primary mission of the project, brief explanation of units of expected accomplishments and any hazards that might be encountered.
The staff - Show official position titles, the tour of duty days and hours, and a brief description of the duties and/or responsibilities for all project staff.
Health and safety - A statement as to the project's conformance to health and safety policies and procedures which are consistent with the standards set forth in the Secretaries' Regulations.
(b) Priority should be given to project proposals according to the following general work categories.
(1) Conservation projects which protect or expand the availability of natural resources and/or enhance the care and use thereof.
(2) Projects designed for general sanitation, clean-up maintenance and/or improvements.
§ 32.8 - Program reporting requirements.
Grantees shall submit the following reports to the Secretaries quarterly within 15 days after the end of December, March, June, and September. In addition, a final report is required within 60 days from the end of each grant period. Forms for completing the reports will be supplied to the grantee at time of grant award. The required reports are:
(a) Quarterly Financial and Program Progress Reports: (1) Financial Status. Grantees shall submit a quarterly accrual basis "Financial Status Report" and a final report.
(2) Enrollee Characteristics and Program Progress. Based on the payroll data system, Administrative Service Center (ASC) provides a quarterly summary of enrollee characteristics and program progress to Forest Service, Departments of the Interior, and Labor within 15 days of the end of the quarter. For States not using the ASC, the same data is required to be submitted to the ASC. All States shall submit the required final report.
(b) "YACC Work Accomplishment" (YACC Form 5): The purpose of this form is to provide program data such as enrollee man-years worked and quantity of work accomplished as expressed in normal units of measure. Instructions regarding this report will accompany the form.
(c) The reporting requirements contained herein have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the Federal Reports Act of 1942.
§ 32.9 - Consideration and criteria for awarding grants.
(a) The decision by the Secretaries' designated officials for award of YACC grants will consider the following:
(1) Amount of grant funds appropriated and available.
(2) The total youth population ages 16 to 23, inclusive, in each State in relation to the total for all States.
(3) The ability of State agencies to operate at the funding level provided in any given Federal fiscal year.
(4) The quality of each proposed project in terms of meeting program objectives as reflected in each application. After the initial grant year, actual performance of the Grantee in administering the YACC program in prior years will be considered.
(5) The cost to the Federal Government of the State program in relation to the quality and quantity of projects proposed.
(6) The following imposed limitations: (i) National average cost per enrollee, (ii) Percent in residential program.
(7) The capability and past performance by Grantees in meeting their responsibilities as required by FMC 74-4 and OMB Circular A-102.
(8) Project Location Approval. Each project location will be approved by Forest Service and Interior through their Regional/Area Offices.
(b) The demonstrated capability of the Grantee to establish and implement an effective mechanism to assure equal employment opportunity in staff hiring by the Grantee or any subgrantees will be considered prior to award. If the Grantee's performance is found to be so unsatisfactory or inadequate as to warrant denial, suspension, modification or termination, then appropriate action will be taken in accordance with the regulations implementing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d.


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Following its premiere at last year's Aix-en-Provence Festival, George Benjamin's Written on Skin was hailed as a masterpiece. Depicting a violent love triangle, the opera is set in the 13th century but observed by a group of bitter, disillusioned present-day angels. It is the composer's first full-length opera as well as his longest work to date, and emotionally it packs a tremendous punch. Like most great operas, it is about sex and death; but the precision with which Benjamin translates this unusual and devastating drama into musical terms could have come from his pen alone.
When Benjamin, aged 14, became the youngest pupil of Olivier Messiaen, it was clear that his was a talent to watch. He was only 20 when his orchestral work Ringed by the Flat Horizon [Spotify] was performed for the first time at the Proms and provided a major breakthrough; since then his works have been few in number, but great in impact, microscopically sensitive and finely wrought.
'I had been hoping to write a full-scale opera ever since I started composing,' Benjamin says, 'so I had been thinking and thinking about the issues involved for over half my life.' His partnership with author Martin Crimp was the clinching factor: the pair first collaborated on a 35-minute opera, Into the Little Hill, which proved so successful – both with the public and in terms of their working relationship – that it paved the way for a more ambitious effort.
In Written on Skin, music and text are knitted together inextricably – not least, thanks to Benjamin's celebrated perfectionism. 'I work incessantly on my pieces and particularly this one,' he says, 'with a lot of reflection and a lot of sketching until I get the notes I really want.
'Some composers write quickly and easily; others chisel away, sometimes producing very little, but the very little is wonderful. Everybody's different. The thing is to find the way you function as a composer and to remain true to that. I love detail, but I also like big, formal shapes; the mixture of those two is quite challenging. One can't achieve perfection – but I like the idea of at least failing on the way to getting near it!'
Benjamin crafted Written on Skin specifically for its performers, with the versatile soprano Barbara Hannigan, the counter-tenor Bejun Mehta and the British baritone Christopher Purves forming the central triangle: 'I enjoyed the inspiration I got from their wonderful qualities – they're all amazing – but also this was a very helpful way of focusing my writing.' He wished to make the vocal lines, 'authentic, singable and expressive', while 'a great priority was the harmonic embedding of the vocal lines within the orchestral texture – there is an easily perceptible fusion.
'It was important to me that the voices not only had to be audible, but shouldn't be forced – so the orchestral background is often discreet and quiet. But I do have a huge brass section and a lot of percussion, so at the rare moments when the orchestra erupts, it's a bit of a shock. Maybe it's more potent by being used only occasionally and at surprising moments.'
The instrumentation includes, unusually, a viola da gamba, but the rarest timbre of all is the eerie magic of a glass harmonica. 'I thought that the strangest colour I could use would be this beautiful instrument: it has all sorts of capacities that have never been exploited – above all its harmonic capacities. I love it, and it makes, I think, an extraordinary sound.'
Listen to an ROH Insights session with George Benjamin, Martin Crimp and the cast
Christopher Purves as Protector, Bejun Mehta as Boy and Barbara Hannigan as Agnès in Written on Skin © 2012 ROH/Stephen Cummiskey
Christopher Purves as Protector and Barbara Hannigan as Agnès in Written on Skin © 2012 ROH/Stephen Cummiskey
Barbara Hannigan as Agnès and Christopher Purves as the Protector in Written on Skin © 2012 ROH/Stephen Cummiskey
Allan Clayton as John, Rebecca Jo Loeb as Marie and Bejun Mehta as Boy in Written on Skin © 2012 ROH/Stephen Cummiskey
Written on Skin runs from 8 - 22 March. Tickets are still available.
The production is generously supported by the Colombia Foundation of San Francisco and the Peter Moores Foundation.


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Ryan M. Connors Janney Capital Markets 215-665-1359 email@example.com
After issuing guidance on Jan. 24, [American Water Works (AWK)] management found no reason a month later to depart from its range of $2.15-2.25 earnings per share for 2013. Regulated operations will continue to drive earnings, although American's new service line protection offerings in New York City have received positive feedback, with the company noting a 7% response rate.
Tuck-in acquisitions [and] rate cases remain the vehicles for growth in 2013. After 16 acquisitions in 2012 for a total of $44.6 million and the sale of its regulated operations in New Mexico, Arizona, and Ohio for $580 million, American Water has optimized its portfolio to the point where management remarked that its strategy going forward will be to focus more on "adjacent" opportunities rather than completely new ventures.
On the rate-making side, American was awarded 10 cases in 2012 and 2 in 2013 that our model suggests will provide approximately $56 million in incremental revenue in 2013 on top of a $24 million addition from infrastructure charges, enabling the company (in our view) to grow the top line by 3% in 2013 despite average annual usage rate declines of 2%.
[Its] geographic footprint remains compelling; [we] reiterate Buy. Striving to achieve operations in 39 states by the end of 2013, American Water is certainly hedged better than most (if not all) water utilities in terms of exposure to both regulatory systems and adverse weather conditions.
More importantly, however, is that the company's top two operating states, Pennsylvania and New Jersey (contributing over 50% of revenue), represent the highest-ranked and most-improved states in our Janney Regulatory Climate Index, respectively. In an industry where regulatory conditions are king, American's exposure to progressive systems (six of its states have now adopted a distribution system investment charge, or DSIC) position it well for sector out performance.
As management remains focused on operational improvement, we continue to recommend American Water as its shares trade at 18 times forward earnings compared to the industry average of 20 times.
Joel K. Havard J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons 502-588-1833 firstname.lastname@example.com
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American Water Works (AWK) revenues increased 6.4% and 7.9% year over year in Q4 and over the full year, respectively. Over 60% (about $129 million) of the increase in '12 is attributable to rate increases and surcharges; weather (increased volumes) was also a material driver for the year.
We are holding stable our full-year 2013 EPS estimate at $2.24, which is within management's reaffirmed guidance range of $2.15-$2.25. We are initiating a 2014 EPS estimate of $2.40.
We are reiterating our Buy rating and 12-month $45 price target, which we derive by applying a 20 times multiple to our 2013 EPS estimate. We believe this is appropriate given AWK's growth prospects, financial position and broader industry valuations.
Aqua America Inc.'s (WTR) fourth quarter revealed few operational surprises, in our view, though a bottom line beat was delivered as the repair tax accounting change affected results for the first time. Operations and maintenance came in a bit above our expectation, though revenue did as well; netting out the noise, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $54.7 million was in line with our estimate. Our projection for just under $2 million in tax benefit proved to be too conservative, with actual benefit in the quarter of $10.4 million fueling the $0.06 of upside to our Q4 estimate.
Looking back over the totality of 2012, we believe it was an impressive year for the company. WTR divested operations in Maine and New York, while successfully integrating 18 acquisitions, including all of American Water Works' former Ohio assets. Despite the acquisition activity and the legwork necessary for rolling out the repair tax accounting change, the company held expenses in check, with O&M growth of 5.9%, substantially lagging revenue growth of 10.3%. Also in 2012, the company completed Phases I and II of its initial three-phase joint venture pipeline to supply water to drillers in the Marcellus; despite being a start-up, the project is already having a positive impact on EPS (approximately $0.01).
Ryan M. Connors Janney Capital Markets 215-665-1359 firstname.lastname@example.com
Aqua America posted revenue of $187.4 million (+6% year-over-year) in 4Q2012, above both our estimate of $183.1 million and consensus of $182.4 million. A shift to repair tax accounting in the quarter resulted in EPS of $0.47 as the entire 2012 tax benefit was recognized in the quarter. Excluding this benefit, Aqua recorded EPS of $0.25, beating our estimate of $0.22 but falling below the Street at $0.27.
After a slowdown in 2009 through 2011, Aqua has renewed its focus on customer growth via acquisitions and portfolio restructuring (witnessed in its impending exit of Florida and acquisition of Ohio American properties in 2012), which has enabled it to reach its pre-recession customer growth rate of 1.9% in 2012.
A dividend hike [was] on the agenda at Board of Directors meeting. Aqua once again announced a dividend increase of 6% to $0.175 in December, though in light of the new tax method this puts the dividend payout ratio at 50%.
Management notes that with Aqua's target payout ratio normally at 60%, the rate of the quarterly dividend would likely be a source of discussion among the directors in the meeting scheduled to take place in the coming days.


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We know as parents, your greatest concern as you drop your children off at the church nursery is their safety. We have taken several measures to ensure your children are absolutely safe, secure, and enjoying their time in the nursery. For starters, we have a state of the art paging system that each parent receives when they drop off their child. If for any reason during the course of your child's stay in the nursery you are needed, you will be promptly paged and given a message of your child's need. Fellowship Bible Church we provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere in which biblical teaching, Christian compassion, and servant-hood are demonstrated and taught so that a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ can begin.
It is our desire that for generations to come the lives of children and adults who are connected with Fellowship Bible Church will be shaped by God, and that Christ will be their greatest Treasure forever.
If your child is sick, please respect others by keeping him or her with you. If your child shows signs of sickness (including, but not limited to, high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, severe coughing, colored nasal drainage, pink eye, head lice, undiagnosed rash, open skin lesions, and any infectious disease), we reserve the right to ask you to remove him or her from the classroom.
It is the policy of Fellowship Bible Church that all diaper changes and toilet assistance will be done in the presence of two adults. To protect children and adults, male volunteers will not change diapers.


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Lucio Cetto, MathWorks
In this webinar you learn how to perform Next Generation Sequence (NGS) visualization and analysis using MATLAB and Bioinformatics Toolbox. An applied ChIP-Seq example is used to illustrate key components of NGS analysis including:
About the Presenter: Richard Willey is a product marketing manager focused on MATLAB and add-on products for statistics and computational biology. Prior to joining MathWorks in 2007, Richard worked at Wind River Systems and Symantec. Richard has a master's degree in engineering and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's degree in economics from Indiana University.
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Faculty Handbook
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Policies and Procedures
Policies and Procedures pertaining to faculty are governed by The University Statutes and are the faculty member's definitive reference on appointments and contract renewals, promotions, and rights and responsibilities.
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great 1st timeAt 15years old This was my very first concert and my memories are still very real Such a Awesome night. U2 you are one of the best Bands ever cant wait to see you again in Auckland 2010. Shame you could'nt make it to christchurch again.
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What a show!This was such an awesome experience. Opening act was BB King and his band. BB was awesome, so much talent and years of experience. U2 blew me. They sounded so good. Possibly the highlight was One Tree Hill which Bono dedicated to Greg Carol. I remember Edge playing some pretty tasty licks. Bono also got one lucky person up on stage to play his guitar. I was so disappointed it wasn't me.


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Troy Loney wrote:columbia wrote:slappybrown wrote:Gullifty's was a dump
What market niche were they filling?
It seemed like people just went there for dessert.
It's an eat'n park with beer. It was one of like 3 places in squirrel hill where you can get a beer and watch a game.
My girlfriend in college worked there, seemed like getting stiffed by CMU students was a common complaint...so I guess CMU was a large part of the business.
That's true: the only time I went to the one in Sq Hill was because we could get a drink there.


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After many months of inactivity around these parts, I have started browsing the forum once again. Yes, I'm still doing my comic Glomshire Knights. Yes, I'd love for you to read it. The good wife bestowed upon me three castle sets this holiday season, which I took as a hint that I should perhaps come back to Classic Castle and see if the villagers are going to chase me away with torches and pitchforks. Perhaps I'll even post a MOC or two in the future, but it's good to be back at the very least.
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If you have celiac disease, you might soon be able to take a pill with your gluten-free meals to help prevent uncomfortable symptoms like bloating – and stave off damage to your small intestine. Developed in San Carlos, California by Alvine Pharmaceuticals, the medication, called ALV003, is being heralded as a significant step forward.
Dr. Peter Green, head of the Celiac Disease Center at New York's Columbia University, says the drug could prove beneficial to the majority of those with celiac disease who follow a gluten-free diet but nonetheless suffer discomfort and intestinal damage. This is the result of accidental gluten ingestion.
At the Digestive Diseases Week meeting held in San Diego in May, Alvine Pharmaceuticals announced with optimism that the drug had met expectations in a second clinical trial.
The six-week study involved two groups of adults, both of whom had been on the gluten-free diet for at least one year. Both groups were instructed to eat two grams of breadcrumbs each day; one group receiving the ALV003 pill while the other got a placebo.
In this second phase, the main goal was to eliminate intestinal damage when exposed to gluten. While some patients on the pill still experienced uncomfortable symptoms such as abdominal distention, diarrhea and headache, biopsies showed far less damage in the gut than among those on the placebo.
Dr. Daniel Adelman, Alvine's chief medical officer, told Allergic Living that the idea behind the drug is not to give "free license" for celiac patients to ingest gluten. Rather, he explains that with about 80 percent of celiac patients experiencing ongoing mucosal inflammation, the pill would provide a means to make the gluten-free diet more effective. It's his view that, given the ubiquity of gluten, it's "impossible" to ever fully eliminate it from the diet.
Alvine Pharmaceuticals plans to move into the next phase of trials of the ALV003 pill later this year.
With celiac disease the body virulently rejects gluten, a protein in wheat, barley and rye. It's estimated that one in every 100 people has the disease, which can present in a number of ways, such as abdominal problems, skin rashes and iron deficiency.


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J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced this week the launch of the 2013 edition of its Guide to Retirement, a free informational tool designed to help financial advisors have more effective retirement planning conversations with their clients.
The Guide to Retirement features user-friendly charts on retirement planning topics to help financial advisors engage clients, explain complex topics and encourage informed decisions.
The expanded 2013 edition of the guide includes:
- A retirement savings checkpoint grid that lets investors check whether they're on track to meet retirement savings goals
- Portfolio-construction models that lay out retirement income streams
- Analysis of tax considerations for Roth versus traditional IRAs
- Additional content on health care costs, saving trends and spending analysis
"The Guide to Retirement can be a versatile tool for financial advisors in showing clients how demographics and data trends fit into their own personal retirement savings picture," said Katherine Roy (left), chief retirement strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in a statement.
The new and improved 2013 retirement guide provides visuals and graphics organized in one place so clients can absorb complex concepts, yet it also allows advisors to layer on their own planning and investment perspectives, Roy added.
"With the new 2013 edition, we've incorporated feedback from hundreds of financial advisors to hone our focus on issues of most importance to their clients, particularly around individual retirement income planning where advisors are playing an increasingly critical role," she said.
The nonprofit Retirement Income Industry Association awarded the 2012 edition of the guide an Excellence in Retirement Income Communications designation.
Read about the 2012 launch of the JPAM retirement guide at AdvisorOne.


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While I was testing recipes a few weeks ago, something strange happened. A deep whiff of the Manhattan-style clam chowder I had just made transported me for a brief moment to my grandmother Josephine Cimarusti's kitchen in Lindenhurst, Long Island. A white-and-green-striped sugar bowl with a stainless, hinged, flip-top lid sat on the kitchen table; the scent of clam cakes and chowder filled the air. Perhaps you can relate. We all have foods that we're nostalgic about. For me, chowder is one of them.
These days, chowder is everywhere. American cooks have created countless versions; some bear little or no resemblance to the original. Chowder's venerable name is kicked about with little regard for its true importance. It's hard to find a great bowl of chowder no matter if you're in Augusta or Woonsocket, Astoria or the West Village. I've had white chowders as thick and appetizing as spackle and Manhattan chowder a hungry seagull couldn't pull a clam from.
Every chowder recipe you find will include two things without fail -- or at least they should -- onions and salt pork. The earliest versions of chowder would have included finfish over shellfish. Ship biscuits (something like hardtack) were used to thicken them. Early recipes call for salt pork, which differs from bacon mainly because it is not smoked. Potatoes became common in chowders only in the last 150 years or so.
We all think we know that Manhattan-style chowder is tomato-based and New England chowder is cream-based. Dig a little deeper and you'll find more regional variations. There are also tomato-based chowders that hail from New England, likely due to the large number of Italian and Portuguese immigrants that have crewed the region's fishing boats for generations.
One of my favorite chowders is the Rhode Island clear; made without cream or tomato, it is essentially nothing more than clam broth with potatoes, onions and salt pork.
At the briny core of any great chowder is a great clam. I suggest that you use clams in the shell. Quahogs, if you can get them, are preferred, but the more readily available cherrystone will also make a worthy chowder. The first thing to know about shucking a live quahog is that it would prefer not to be shucked. This part of the recipe is a chore, for which I have a solution: your freezer. Place the clams in your freezer for a couple of hours and you'll find they are much more cooperative.
After a couple of hours in the freezer, the clams should open easily and, while not entirely frozen, the meat will be firm and the juice slushy. Shuck the clams over a bowl to catch all the juice. After shucking the clams, you might find that you need more juice. Never fear: You can augment the fresh juice with canned or bottled clam juice.
Once you have shucked the clams, separate the meat from the juice. Chop the clams, strain the juice through a fine mesh sieve and store the meat and juice se- parately in the refrigerator until needed.
You should prepare the clams this way regardless of the chowder recipe. Also, you should not add the clams to the chowder itself until just minutes before it is served. This ensures that the clams will not be overcooked and that you'll also have a fresh, full-flavored chowder.
To enjoy any of these soups to their fullest, though, you'll need to make them a day in advance. Resting the soup overnight will yield a depth of flavor that is not present the day it is made.
To make my favorite chowder (the Rhode Island clear), you'll need just six ingredients: butter, salt pork, onion, clams, baking potatoes and salt. A classic cream chowder is really just a variation of the clear chowder. Simply reduce heavy cream by half and add it to the clear chowder base. Or you can make the clear chowder, bring the reduced cream to the table and let your guests decide.
Heck, you might even want to make the Manhattan chowder and the reduced cream, mix the two together and create a funky, hybrid pink chowder.
Just don't tell anybody from Boston or New York where you got the recipe.


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SKF will supply a major order of SKF S2M Magnetic Bearings to turboexpander manufacturer Turbogaz, boosting reliability and sustainability for the gas industry
Gothenburg, 25 March 2014: SKF has signed a major contract to supply SKF S2M Ae Magnetic Bearings to Ukranian turboexpander manufacturer Turbogaz, based in Kharkov, helping to improve reliability and sustainability for the gas industry. Nine sets, incorporating a standard electronic control cabinet, will be supplied to Uzbekistan, the largest producer and consumer of natural gas in Central Asia, proving the strength of SKF's solutions in meeting the needs of this application.
In turboexpanders - turbines through which high pressure gas is used to separate heavier fractions and drive a compressor - bearings are constantly in direct contact with gas and the harsh environment can accelerate wear and failure. To meet this challenge, SKF S2M Magnetic Bearings offer a more reliable and oil-free solution for high-speed natural gas turboexpanders, enabling Turbogaz to offer units that are low in maintenance needs. This is vital for the Uzbekistan contract, since the turboexpanders will be installed on remote natural gas treatment plants located in the desert where accessibility for maintenance is costly. With more than 40 units Uzbekistan will have one of the largest fleets of turboexpanders operating on SKF S2M Magnetic Bearings.
The SKF S2M Magnetic Bearings set includes two radial bearings (150mm) with built-in detectors and auxiliary (back-up) bearings plus one thrust bearing that can withstand high axial loads. The bearings have a reinforced insulation to withstand the harsh environment of sour gas. In contrast with oil bearing units they are oil free, which means no contamination to the process fluid, and because there is no lubrication required and no mechanical contact bearing units are virtually maintenance-free. An SKF S2M Magnetic Bearings unit also acts as a powerful diagnostic tool, monitoring shaft vibrations and temperatures with integrated sensors that would need to be specified and installed separately on oil bearing units.
"Turbogaz has been working in close cooperation with SKF Magnetic Mechatronics (S2M) to equip turboexpanders with magnetic bearings for many years," said Mr Kuprygin, CEO of Turbogaz. "Our first joint project was the development of a turboexpander unit with a production capacity of nine million cubic meters per day. The unit was put into commercial operation in 2007 and has been in service for more than 42 thousand hours since then. Since the launch of the first pilot project, Turbogaz has commissioned 25 turboexpander units, levitated by SKF S2M Magnetic Bearings in Uzbekistan. That proves that we made the right choice by partnering with SKF."
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We all have to die some day.
Life as a carbon-based life form; a journey of building on success and learning from mistakes.
We all have to die some day.
Custom dotwork, black and geometry.
Tattoo is visual story telling about ones past. It start with good artwork and ends with a lesson.
Circle. In the 1970's, a turn in political event in Vietnam violently exile our family to a new country.
Triangle. In 2012, fatherhood changed me a better man. Like sand and water, I am a link between my ancestors and the new generation that follows.
Diamond. In 2015, take the family on adventure through Europe. Discovering that being rich is having moments that money can't buy. A starry night.
To be continue..
Asia is our next adventure destination.
Its snowing on the Saturday morning, reminds you that the world is a beautiful place.
It didn't came across my mind until today, its most likely this country is making my missus depressed and its beginning to effect our relationship.


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China is tired of foreigners behaving badly. In the latest publicly embarrassing incident, the Russian-born principal cellist of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra was fired after a video of him behaving like a jerk on a public train went viral on the internet.
A fellow passenger managed to capture the incident, posting it on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site similar to Twitter. The video took off, generating heated criticism. According to CNN:
Oleg Vedernikov was filmed with his bare feet placed on the headrest of a female passenger in front of him. He refused to remove them after she repeatedly objected, then taunted her and used obscenities in Chinese as she swatted at his feet with a newspaper and threw magazines and plastic bottles at him in frustration. When train staff showed up, he denied knowledge of the incident.
(MORE: Why Foreign Businesses in China Are Getting Mad)
The orchestra, upon learning of the incident, publicly announced the change in its roster on its website Monday. As Beijing Symphony Orchestra principal conductor Tan Lihua told CNN:
"The orchestra, as a civilized envoy of high culture, requires all of its staff, including foreign performers, to comply with the country's laws and regulations as well as traditional moral standards."
The event comes on the heels of another widely-publicized incident. Just two weeks ago, a British tourist was arrested after videos of the man attempting to sexually assault a Chinese woman in Beijing's Xicheng district went viral. One poster was reported to have angrily lamented, "Damn foreigner. You'd think it was 100 years ago when the foreigners came to China and did as they pleased."
(MORE: 'Made' in China: The Millennials Look East for Jobs)
China is tightening its immigration policies as jobseekers flock to one of the world's few robust economies; while the overall numbers are still tiny, the influx of foreigners is a situation the formerly closed nation is still getting used to. According to reports, Beijing is currently instituting a 100-day public crackdown on illegal immigrants living throughout the city – the first of its kind in China.
A Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau spokesman said that the government "will comb communities believed to have large numbers of such aliens" – such as the expatriate-heavy neighborhoods of Dongzhimen and Sanlitun – and increase the tightening of visa applications. According to the state-run China Daily, almost 600,000 foreigners lived in China last year despite the fact that only 220,000 of those immigrants had been legally employed.
Erica Ho is a contributor at TIME and the editor of Map Happy. Find her on Twitter at @ericamho and Google+. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.


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text: The just-announced 2012 Coachella lineup is loaded with big names like Radiohead and The Black Keys, but it's also stacked with reunions. Some will bolster the music festival's street cred (Company Flow, Firehose), while others will fortify ticket sales (Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, At the Drive-In). The annual music festival, which takes place over two consecutive weekends this spring (April 13-15 and 20-22), has a long history of reuniting bands, from the Pixies and My Bloody Valentine to Jane's Addiction and Rage Against the Machine. And the prospect of seeing esteemed, estranged musicians getting back together got us thinking about who we'd like to see reunite for a blistering Coachella set at some point in the future. (We left out R.E.M. and Sonic Youth, two bands that recently fragmented to the dismay of both longtime fans and the decreasingly relevant music industry.) Read Wired.com's wish list for Coachella reunions, consisting almost exclusively of bands that have played the festival in the past or have been rumored to get back together in Indio, in the gallery above. Then leave your own picks for a Coachella reunion in the comments section below. Above: Pink Floyd Pink Floyd's back catalog needs no introduction, especially to Coachella's high-desert dosers. But that is not why the band would be the crown jewel for music-reunion miners. Bassist Roger Waters and guitarist David Gilmour have reunited only once since acrimoniously splitting (after barely working together on The Final Cut) in 1983, and that was at Live 8 in 2006, before soft-spoken keyboardist and vocalist Richard Wright passed away. Getting Waters and Gilmour together again onstage, a near-impossibility, would be a Coachella coup, especially if the band played deep cuts like "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" and "The Nile Song," which are perennially overshadowed by songs that we've all heard on repeat for years. One can dream. http://www.youtube.com/embed/hSsjxbRxgqY Image courtesy EMI/HipgnosisSleater-Kinney We already heard good news on the Sleater-Kinney front when guitarist Carrie Brownstein, currently starring in Portlandia's second season, told us a reunion is just a matter of merging timelines with vocalist and guitarist Corin Tucker. (And it's about time.) "Corin and I are still the best of friends, and we have been talking a lot about Sleater-Kinney as something to do again," Brownstein told Wired.com. "I'll try to squeeze it into the one day I have free in 2012!" When she does, a reunion kickoff at Coachella would be a firestarter for a fierce power trio whose incendiary rock dropped its last bomb with 2004's deafening The Woods. But one expects the Portland, Oregon-based band would loyally rep its home front, rather than the Cali desert, so you can probably expect a blast at MusicNW first. http://www.youtube.com/embed/MbxRu7fwR24 Image courtesy Sub PopTalking Heads The reformation of David Byrne's not-so-merry band of legendary beat brainiacs would be welcome news, should it come to pass. But since merging pop, punk and funk throughout the '70s and '80s on classics like Fear of Music and Remain in Light, Byrne has chosen to follow his musical muse alone, while Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz and bassist Tina Weymouth continue to tour with their proto-hop band Tom Tom Club. Rewiring Talking Heads' estimable legacy with a Coachella set would work wonders, even if it were just a once in a lifetime reunion. http://www.youtube.com/embed/I1wg1DNHbNU Image courtesy Warner Bros. RecordsThe Velvet Underground Like Pink Floyd, foundational art-pop band the Velvet Underground is one of the last of the broken titans of the '60s, and a post-millennial reunion could galvanize the world (even though founding member Sterling Morrison has gone on to the great gig in the sky). The band's chief creative forces, Lou Reed and John Cale, are thankfully still with us, which makes the Velvet Underground a reunion holy grail. 2012 would have been an excellent window, given that the band last reformed with its core lineup of Reed, Cale, Morrison and drummer Mo Tucker 20 years ago. http://www.youtube.com/embed/0cWzxJvgWc8 Image courtesy Jawbone PressCocteau Twins An annual reunion wish-lister, Cocteau Twins captivated hearts and minds throughout the '80s and '90s with movingly ethereal soundscaping, before the merge of family and business proved too heavy a burden for singular vocalist Elizabeth Fraser and atmospheric guitarist Robin Guthrie. Nevertheless, together with bassist Simon Raymonde, who runs the presciently indie Bella Union label, Cocteau Twins created some of music history's most unclassifiable songcraft, and would still be openly welcomed at Coachella (or anywhere else they decided to reform). How long that welcome would extend is an interesting point, as those who have seen Cocteau Twins live can tell you. It's not easy for the band to replicate their sonic explorations in the flesh, especially for Fraser, who often sang in three or four different styles in the space of a single song. But for those of us whose lives have been changed by their music, we'd probably be happy just to see them happy again. Image courtesy Steve Pike/4AD http://www.youtube.com/embed/h_ICl20EJjYThe Smiths Iconic front man Morrissey has so far chosen to forge ahead into the new millennium without Johnny Marr, whose ax mastery made The Smiths' music sublime. Coachella reunion rumors arose in 2009 and doubtless will again as the list of artists inspired by Morrissey and Marr's musical mind-meld grows. What difference does it make? Limitless. http://www.youtube.com/embed/eHvbbJ0Sspc Image courtesy RhinoFugazi The fearless and resolutely independent musical explorers of Fugazi remain without peer in punk rock. On indefinite hiatus since releasing its last effort, The Argument, barely a month after 9/11, the Washington, D.C.-based quartet has been way too quiet for way too long. Don't get us wrong: We're stoked that Fugazi released a massive online archive of more than 15 years of epic live shows. But if you've ever seen Fugazi live, you know there's nothing like the real thing. (Check out the classic video for "Waiting Room" below.) Even if — let's just say "when" to feel better about it — Fugazi reforms and tours, there's practically zero chance the band would play an event as corporate as Coachella. But who cares? We'll take a reunited Fugazi and run with it. Image courtesy Dischord http://www.youtube.com/embed/SGJFWirQ3ksEric B. & Rakim Sure, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are cool for hip-hop's comparatively new school, but when it comes to highly anticipated hip-hop reunions, even they would probably agree there's really only one lasting holdout worth the hype: Eric B. and Rakim. Both artists are still alive and more relevant than ever. Eric B.'s kinetic beatcraft, which recombines the timeless funk of James Brown, has been copied far and wide. But for all his cerebral explorations and laser-like deliveries on "Follow the Leader" and other tracks, Rakim has yet to fully receive his due from the new millennium's easily distracted mainstream. A Coachella reunion could fully school the noobs, and they would love every minute of it. http://www.youtube.com/embed/95gP3m-uBHA Image courtesy UniversalHüsker Dü Minneapolis' finest punk export, Hüsker Dü crossed alternative music over to the mainstream under the stewardship of guitarist Bob Mould, drummer Grant Hart and bassist Greg Norton. But even though all three members are still musically productive — including Mould, who has recently been pounding out Hüsker Dü tracks with Los Angeles-based punk heir No Age — the wished-for reunion has yet to materialize. Yet it seems almost inevitable, as everyone ages and their creative and other differences dissipate in the smoke of a sure-fire reunion payday. As more and more bands reunite, you almost root for Hüsker Dü's insistence on separation, because what could be more punk? Image courtesy Mark Peterson/SST http://www.youtube.com/embed/Lq_TowFGLU8Pavement Although this Stockton, California-based band never fully crossed over from the independent scene to the bloated '90s mainstream, it has still achieved a lasting credibility that would likely remain intact if it decided to reunite at Coachella. It might seem weird for Pavement front man Stephen Malkmus, who has had zero problems on the credibility front as a solo or collaborative artist, to toss that out at this stage of the game and reunite to help Coachella sell tickets. Except that the band already did that in 2010, and while that brief reunion generated healthy earnings, it seemed to do little to repair Pavement's fissures. So for now, Malkmus and company belong in the reunion barracks with recently fragmented supergroups like R.E.M. and Sonic Youth. Let's let them rest there in peace for a while. There's always another year, and another Coachella. 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