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Pontiac Grand Prix Audio, XM and Onstar
og512 Posts: 2I just bought a 05 GTP and I have the 6 speaker RDS system that plays MP3 cd's. I was wanting to get the XM satelite service. Do I just go to the dealer and ask them to add it on or do I need a different factory head unit?0
j_skillz Posts: 1Does anyone know how to remove the factory radio from a 2006 grand prix?0
jhupp1 Posts: 2I have a 2006 Grand Prix with a radio that occasionally skips for a second or two. It's intermittent (no pattern that I have noticed). Other than that it plays very well. Any ideas as to whether there a setting that can adjusted or if thais may be wiring or antena problem would be appreciated.0
bigshotproduce Posts: 1My GTP's radio controls started acting funny. Now, when I hit volume up...it just keeps going up...and the same for volume down. ALSO -- randomly, the volume will go up or down on it's own. Does anyone know how to fix this? What part is needed or anything? It's getting to be very irritating!!! THANKS!!!0
kbakken Posts: 12005 Pontiac Grand Prix
When an afternarket radio is installed, there is a bypass unit/adapter that you can buy to keep the factory beeps, as the beeps originally go through the radio. You can also get an adapter to bypass and relocate the stock radio to somewhere else (like the trunk) to retain these features. I have the first of the two.
The problem is that I think the radio keeps the date information in it. When you set the date on the DIC (Driver Information Center) with an aftermarket stereo, it displays only for a few seconds, then goes away and displays dashed lines where the date would normally be displayed. You can do this as many times as you want, but still, the date does not display permanently like before, when the stock stereo is installed.
Is there a way to get around this without having to get an adapter that bypasses and relocates the stock radio? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!0
we have OnStar,but it is not activated,and it is on the analog system that is no longer available,but the phone will not turn off,and it continues to dail out GM told me my headers were gone,because the radio will not play,can someone tell me what the problem is?I would like to have my music back,my 2004 is dead without it.0
I found out that if you disconnect the battery cables and leave them off at least five mins. then reconnect,the phone on onstar stops dailing,and everything is fine,also.....,if you let the phone continue to dail out it WILL run down the battery,but once charged everything will work as it did before.The dealership wanted $95 for a diagnostics check,and told me it was my headers on my stereo,and that this would run me $150 to $200 to get it fixed.
LIARS I would have spent major money,for them to disconnect the battery cables and reconnect them.Oh and in a 2004,pontiac gran prix,the fuse boxes are as follows; one under the hood ,on the passengers side panel,and two is on the passengers side,inside the car as you open the door look on the side of the dash.0
gpgtowner Posts: 2I have a 97 GT. I have the Delco AM/FM/Cassette/Equalizer deck in the dash with the 12 CD changer in the trunk and Steering Wheel controls and HUD. I have two problems:
It appears that the bulb is burnt out in the display. How do I get to it to replace it?
The CD Player is only reading 4 of 12 CD's and has troubles starting even on those 4. Has anyone had the same problems? Any advice? It is an expensive item to replace and I would like to repair it to save money if I can.0
evanbakadi Posts: 1Does anyone know what an E20 message is on the CD player? I insert a CD, it makes some noise, then the I get an E20 error, and the CD ejects.
Anyone know what this error is?
chats1 Posts: 158The CD player may need service -- to be cleaned. I believe I had gotten that code once on one of my GTP's and that was it. chats10
tstockdale Posts: 1I have taken out my factory CD player due to it skipping all the time and replaced it with a pioneer CD player but the controls on my steering wheel will not turn the volume up or seek or fm/tuner change.on the new CD player. Does anyone know what I done wrong or if I can fix it. I have enjoyed the controls on the steering wheel and dont want to lose that option.0
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How can we not do something to stop this madness?
How can we not do something to stop this madness?
Twenty children and six adults killed with a semi-automatic, assault-style rifle in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
Twelve men and women killed just five months ago with another semi-automatic, assault-style weapon — among others — while watching a movie in Aurora, Colo.
Six people killed with yet another semi-automatic, assault-style weapon last year in the shootings that maimed Rep. Gabriel Giffords in Tucson, Ariz.
Thirty-two college students and others killed with one more of those weapons five years ago on the college campus of Virginia Tech.
How can we not do something to try to prevent more mass murders? But until this latest massacre, we've been afraid to even talk about what we can do to try and stop the killing. All we heard was gratuitous chatter and empty promises that faded away — until the next massacre. But the sad fact of our life is this: Guns and violence are such a part of our culture, we've accepted them as part of our everyday lives.
And why not?
We're obsessed with guns and violence. We Americans own about 300 million guns — about one for every American. We grow up playing with guns — whether it's the chrome-plated cap pistols my pals and I played with, or the real-looking assault style weapons a gun-obsessed young boy I know plays with today. We kill all-too-real-looking people in video games like "Grand Theft Auto."
Parents accept this as a fact of life. So you can't tell me that our obsession — and acceptance — of guns doesn't have anything to do with all of the gun-related deaths in this country. How else to explain that:
Four of every five gun deaths in the world happen in this country, according to the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Nearly nine out of every 10 children in the world killed by guns are American children. The murder rate from guns in America is nearly 20 times higher than the rate for the next 22 countries combined.
If those numbers don't scare you, look at the pictures of the baby-faced children who were just killed in Connecticut. They say more than numbers ever will. Yet too many of our vote-hungry politicians cower in front of the gun lobby and run from the issue. That's why our federal politicians allowed the assault weapons ban to expire in 2004. That's why some New York politicians haven't even allowed a vote on tightening the restrictions on assault-style weapons like the one the Connecticut mass murderer used.
They figure if they don't talk about gun violence, maybe it will just fade away. But it won't — not as long as we're obsessed with guns and violence. So, should we ban all assault-style weapons? Should we make sure none of our schools allow employees to carry guns? Should we admit that we've gone too far cutting back mental health services? Now, finally, is the time to have a meaningful conversation about our obsession with guns and violence.
We shouldn't let our politicians stop talking until something meaningful is done.


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A Roundup of Cozy, Cute Cloud Pillows
Perhaps it's the spring weather, but I've been feeling the cloud aesthetic lately. A pillow is the perfect medium for a cloud motif, too, since the two are so often connected in our imaginations. What kid, flying on a plane for the first time, hasn't wondered what it would be like to sleep in the clouds? Hence, the cloud pillow roundup.
We've highlighted just a few of our favorite cloud pillows on the web. Some are available for purchase, and others you can DIY. From knitted to printed to sewn and appliqued, they're all sweet. Which one is your favorite?
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Pilot Flying J sales exec gave to Haslam campaign
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Pilot Flying J sales executive at the center of an federal fraud investigation combined with his wife to contribute $12,000 to the campaign of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam in recent years.
John Freeman, vice president of sales at Pilot, gave a combined $5,000 to Haslam's 2010 gubernatorial campaign and an additional $2,000 last year. Freeman's wife, Monica, gave $5,000 in 2010.
Freeman was singled out in a search warrant affidavit released last week by the FBI as one of the sales executives who allegedly ran a rebate scheme to cheat Pilot Flying J customers, mostly trucking companies, out of millions of dollars. Knoxville-based Pilot is the nation's largest truck-stop operator.
A spokesman with the governor's office declined to explain the relationship between Haslam and Freeman. Haslam was president of the family-owned business until 2002. According to the affidavit, the FBI's investigation focuses on the years after that.
The governor's brother, Jimmy Haslam III, is now CEO of the company. Jimmy Haslam is also owner of the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
"From January 2009 through October 2010, the governor's campaign received 18,432 contributions from 11,613 donors across all 95 counties," said the governor's spokesman, Dave Smith. "It's natural that a Pilot employee would be one of those."
Freeman was not the only Pilot executive to give to Bill Haslam's gubernatorial campaign. Nine other Pilot executives whose names were mentioned in the affidavit also contributed to Haslam, including company President Mark Hazelwood. Along with their spouses, those contributions eclipsed $56,000 to Haslam's campaign in recent years. Of that, $24,400 came from Hazelwood and his wife.
The governor has largely distanced himself from the federal investigation, while maintaining support for his brother.
Freeman gave $2,500 in 2009 and $2,500 in 2010. He gave $2,000 to Haslam's re-election campaign in 2012.
On Monday, Jimmy Haslam announced that members of the sales staff would be placed on administrative leave while the company continues to look into the matter. The company did not specify which sales staffers were put on leave or whether they would be paid while they are away.
However, the contact web page for Pilot's sales staff no longer lists information for Freeman or Brian Mosher, the director of sales for national accounts, and the other executive blistered in the affidavit made public last week. Mosher worked from his Iowa home for Pilot while Freeman worked from the company headquarters in Knoxville. Both were listed on the website Monday.
The affidavit recounts in great detail an Oct. 25 sales meeting at Freeman's house during which the rebate program was discussed in detail. The meeting was secretly recorded by a regional sales director who had become an FBI informant. According to the transcript, Freeman and his colleagues discussed plans to train other staffers on how the scheme worked and for Mosher to hold a special breakout session on the subject.
"Brian's gonna talk to 'em about what a manual discount is," Freeman was quoted as saying.
According to the affidavit, Freeman and Mosher would manually reduce rebates due trucking companies who had entered into agreements where they would receive money back based on the volume of fuel they purchased.
Jimmy Haslam said Monday he was embarrassed by the details raised in the affidavit.


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Britney Spears & Jason Trawick: Evening of Southern Style!
Britney Spears looks gorgeous in green as she arrives with boyfriend Jason Trawick at An Evening of Southern Style held at a private residence on Wednesday (May 11) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 29-year-old pop princess (in Herve Leger) hosted the evening with her family to support the St. Bernard Project, an organization that is helping to rebuild the lives and homes of Hurricane Katrina survivors.
At the event, sponsored by Geraldo jewelry, Britney served her special sweet tea, in both peach and lemon flavors! Louisiana cuisine was served directly from the kitchen of Brit's dad Jamie.
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Wakanda may provide an all-in-one solution, but it's far from being a monolithic platform! Sure, you get a development studio, an Ajax framework, an HTTP Server, an application engine, and a database, but it can very easily interact with your existing tools, frameworks, and libraries. Learn how, as a developer, you'll be able to share your own widgets, modules, services, and plugins between your applications and externally with any compatible development community. Find out about the power of system workers and Wakanda's datastore HTTP API to bring your own JavaScript tools to Wakanda Studio.


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ROCKFORD (AP) — A Rockford man has been sentenced more than nine years in federal prison for operating a Ponzi-type scheme in which he defrauded investors out of more than $4 million.
James Pantazelos pled guilty to mail fraud in September. He was sentenced Friday at Rockford's federal courthouse.
The Rockford Register Star reports (http://bit.ly/Xeoy6k ) that the fraud occurred from May 2007 through the end of 2010.
The 64-year-old man was the owner and CEO of Destiny's Partners, Inc.
Pantazelos and his associates invited potential investors to conferences where they were promised returns of up to 200 percent and were guaranteed to at least get their principal investment back.
Instead of investing the funds as promised, Pantazelos used most of the money for personal expenses.


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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
What: Shares of daily deal merchant Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) were flying off the shelves today, climbing as much as 25%, on an essentially unexplained buying spree. Bloomberg reported the jump may have been a result of speculation of a buyout from Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
So what: In what could be a short squeeze, meaning shorts have rushed to cover their positions, there have been two high-volume spikes in Groupon shares today. The first sent the stock up about 5% around 11 AM, and the second pushed it up 7% between 2:10 and 2:15 PM. Meanwhile, the stock has added smaller gains throughout the day. Options trading has also been especially heavy today, with more than 4,000 $4.50 December calls trading hands.
Now what: Today's rally seems mostly driven by day traders looking to make a quick buck on one of the more volatile stocks in the market. Shares of Groupon had bottomed out a month ago, at $2.60, after another poor earnings report, but have battled back since then as a potential value play and on rumors that CEO Andrew Mason would be forced out. For long-term investors, today's events should be ignored, because they are not representative of any change in the company's expected performance.
For more information on Groupon, I recommend picking up a copy of our premium research report all about the coupon specialist. This analysis details the company's opportunities and risks, and lets you know what to expect in the near future. As a free bonus, it also comes with a year's worth of regular updates. To get started with this invaluable package today, all you have to do is click right here.
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A Taste of Greece: 15 Recipes that Go Beyond Feta
Not that we have anything against feta; you'll find it below. But there's more to Greek food than spanakopita (although that's represented, too). Greece, and especially all of its idyllic islands, is surrounded by water, meaning you get simple, roasted and grilled fish in addition to the more expected things like lamb and plump, slippery olives.
Some of these dishes are "greek-inspired," meaning, yes, we threw in some feta and called it a day. But for many of us, that's the taste of Greece we enjoy. If you want something more authentic, we hope you'll still find some inspiration here. Or let us know your favorite Greek dish in the comments.
• 1. Greek Mac and Cheese (the Kitchn, via Saveur)
• 2. How to Make Dolmas, or Stuffed Grape Leaves (the Kitchn)
• 3. Keftedes- Grilled Greek Meatballs (Serious Eats)
• 4. Spanakopita (Gourmet)
• 5. Greek Pasta with Lamb, Zucchini, and Feta (the Kitchn)
• 6. Lamb Pitas with Cucumber Mint Tzatziki (the Kitchn)
• 7. Spinach and Lemon Soup with Orzo (the Kitchn)
• 8. Greek Style Braised Green Beans (the Kitchn)
• 9. Whole Branzino Roasted in Salt (Bon Appétit)
• 10. Feta Phyllo Torte (Not Derby Pie)
• 11. Roasted Calamari with Garlic New Potatoes and Chickpeas (Martha Stewart Living)
• 12. Taramasalata (Nourished Kitchen)
• 13. Greek Zucchini Fritters with Tzatziki (Whipped)
• 14. Greek Chicken Pasta with Olives and Feta (the Kitchn)
• 15. Date and Walnut Phyllo Rolls with Greek Yogurt and Honey (Bon Appétit)
Related: Greek Wines from the Peloponnese
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Three of the four genes – MLLT1, DGCR8 and DROSHA – are part of the basic cellular machinery that controls gene expression. When Northwestern Medicine scientists sequenced DNA from tumor samples, they discovered that Wilms tumors could be caused by the new MLLT1 mutation, which results in tumors at a younger age and with different features than the previously known mutations. Their analysis showed that the MLLT1 mutation changed gene expression and protein binding, suggesting that MLLT1 abnormalities early in kidney development could lead to Wilms tumors. The study puts forth that the origin of Wilms tumor is specific to gene mutations that occur only in the developing kidney. Identifying these mutations may represent new targets for therapies that can help young patients. Interested in hearing more from Northwestern Medicine? Sign up for the Healthy Tips E‑Newsletter for everything from health and wellness ideas to patient breakthroughs to academic and medical advancements. 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Lower extremity venography is a test used to see the veins in the leg.
Veins are not normally seen in an x-ray, so a special dye (called contrast) is used to highlight them.
Alternative Names
Phlebogram - leg; Venography - leg
How the test is performed
This test is usually done in a hospital. You will be asked to lie on an x-ray table. A numbing medicine is applied to the area. You may ask for a sedative if you are anxious about the test.
The healthcare provider places a needle into a vein in the foot of the leg being looked at, so that an intravenous (IV) line can be inserted. The contrast dye flows through this line into the vein. A tourniquet may be placed on your leg so the dye flows into the deeper veins.
X-rays are taken as the dye flows through the leg.
The catheter is then withdrawn, and the puncture site is bandaged.
How to prepare for the test
You will wear hospital clothing during this procedure. You will be asked to sign a consent form for the procedure. Remove all jewelry from the area being imaged.
Tell the health care provider if you are pregnant, if you have allergies to any medication, which medications you are taking (including any herbal preparations), and if you have ever had any
How the test will feel
The x-ray table is hard and cold, so you may want to ask for a blanket or pillow. You will feel a sharp poke when the intravenous catheter is inserted. As the dye is injected, you may experience a burning sensation.
There may be tenderness and bruising at the site of the injection after the test.
Why the test is performed
This test is used to identify and locate
Normal Values
Free flow of the blood through the vein is normal.
What abnormal results mean
Abnormal results may be due to a blockage caused by blood clots, tumors, or inflammation.
What the risks are
- Allergic reaction to the contrast dye
- Kidney failure, especially in the elderly or persons with diabetes who take the medicines Glucophage or metformin
- Worsening of a clot in the leg vein
There is low radiation exposure; however, most experts feel that the risk of most x-rays is smaller than other risks we take every day. Pregnant women and children are more sensitive to the risks of the x-ray.
Special considerations
Ginsberg J. Peripheral venous disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 81.
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Need Broadway show tickets? Some of us have had June 8 circled on the calendar for months: The 68th Annual Tony Awards, from Radio City Music Hall, will air on CBS (locally 7-10 p.m. on Channel 4). Hugh Jackman will be back as host.
Expect performances by 2014 Tony nominee Neil Patrick Harris and the cast of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," 2014 Tony nominee Sutton Foster with the cast of "Violet," Alan Cumming reprising his Tony Award-winning role in a performance from the revival of "Cabaret" and 2014 Tony nominee Idina Menzel performing a song from the new musical "If/Then."
Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle and Sting are onboard. Performances by the casts of best musical and best revival nominees include "Aladdin," "Les Misérables," "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," "Bullets Over Broadway" and "Rocky."
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PORTLAND — The Oregon Court of Appeals says that officers had enough cause — a spike in electric bills and observation of comings and goings — to get a warrant to search a home suspected of being an illegal pot growing site.
The ruling issued Wednesday comes after a judge suppressed prosecutor's evidence at a trial, saying the search warrant should not have been issued because at least one of the three occupants in the home had a card to grow medical marijuana.
The case began in 2010, when an anonymous caller complained of a marijuana growing operation at a Beaverton home.
A pair of informants then contacted police and said people arrived at the home empty-handed and left with duffel bags, including a pizza-delivery driver.
In July 2010, a Washington County narcotics team began surveillance on the house. In one instance, they watched a person leave the home, drive an SUV to meet a person in a sedan, hand something to the driver and drive away. The police stopped the sedan and found pot. The driver said she bought it from the person in the SUV.
The investigation also found that electric bills at the home showed a spike in usage in 2008, and remained high, which police called an indication that residents were using marijuana grow lights.
The narcotics team obtained a search warrant and moved on the house.
The occupants protested and said the police had no probable cause to search the house. They also argued that informants who supplied information to police were not reliable.
A trial court judge said the warrant should never have been signed, saying the house was already listed as a lawful grow site for medical marijuana. Also, police shouldn't have been able to use the electric-bill information because factors other than marijuana grow lights could have led to the increase in power usage, the judge ruled.
Prosecutors appealed. They pointed to the information about the drug transaction, as well as the firsthand nature of the informants' observations, and said that should lead the appeals court to reverse the trial court judge's decision.
The appeals court partially agreed that the evidence should be allowed at trial. The court ruling said the officer's training, along with the observation of a purported drug deal and the spike in power usage, indicated the residents were growing more than the amount permitted by law for medical marijuana users.
"It is not seriously disputed that (a police officer) had ample information to establish that marijuana was being grown at the residence," appeals court judge Rex Armstrong wrote in the opinion. "The question is whether the affidavit could properly support a determination that there was probable cause that unlawful activity related to marijuana cultivation was occurring."
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An adapter to use your 240 volt RV on 50 amps would be very easy to make (Simple plug, pigtail and outlet)
Coming from the UK you do need an International Driving Permit ...
Gary,I think European power is 220V, 50 Hz, SINGLE PHASE not the same as our two phase 220.I'd also suggest that you don't want to drive the American southwest, let alone Central and South America without air conditioning. Relying on driving and solar won't work for air. It also doesn't allow for stopping to sight see or just rest. I do expect that most European moters will work fine on 50 Hz, but not tv's and clocks will be slow.Ernie
US 240VAC is also single phase for most applications other than three phase industrial use. The only difference is that the phase is commonly tapped at the zero crossing for a neutral to split the voltage into two 120VAC components. That's 240VAC peak to peak, and 120VAC peak to zero. The only problem the OP should have other than dealing with the mentioned 120VAC 30 amp only parks and the frequency sensitive device inaccuracies, would be finding or making a suitable plug adapter.
Seabridge who are the shippers are providing a step up transformer from 120 to 240 so we should be just fine. No sure how many amps that will support but we are not massive users - our onboard genny when we use it provides 2.5kw and is sufficient for most things.
I think European power is 220V, 50 Hz, SINGLE PHASE not the same as our two phase 220.
I do understand that you can connect the mh neutral to one 120 and the hot to the other 120 and get 240 Vac (the center tap may be connected to the park neutral, and likely to other mh neutrals, and may well also go to ground) to the mh. I'll also grant that it's been a long time since I taught this stuff and I could be wrong, but you won't find me connecting my neutral 120Vac above ground. There is simply too much chance of winding up with the mh hot. Be very careful using any method except a transformer to power a 220/240 Vac mh in the US.Ernie
Our split phase is essentially 2 phases, 180 degrees apart, wired with two 'hot' legs and a neutral. The term 'split' comes from the center tap of the transformer. The European 220/240V system is a single phase, with one hot and a neutral.
This guy will solve most of the power conversion problems most RV'ers are likely to run into.https://www.110220volts.com/ar-5000m.htmlI used the second one to when we were testing some networking switches we got back from a French customer and needed to test without changing the power supplies.
Coming from the UK you do need an International Driving Permit - easily obtained from a main post office - just turn up with your UK driving licence and fill out the form plus you will need a passport sized photo. They will provide it there and then.
At 240, there's nothing "split" at all. It's just one single cycle measured peak to peak. It's only when we "split" the phase with a tap at the zero crossing to get 120 zero to peak that it differs.
A 240 appliance from Europe works fine in the US on 240 aside from any frequency issues.
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President Obama on Friday announced that he would nominate the Social Security Administration's acting commissioner to take the role permanently.
Carolyn Watts Colvin has been SSA's deputy commissioner since January 2011, and has been leading the agency in an acting capacity since February 2013, when Michael Astrue's six-year term expired. She held a number of positions at the agency between 1994 and 2001, including deputy commissioner for operations and deputy commissioner for policy and external affairs. She worked in several state and local positions in between 2001 and her current stint at SSA.
"I am grateful for Carolyn's past service in various roles at the Social Security Administration, and I am confident that she will serve the American people well in her new role," Obama said in a statement. "I look forward to working with her in the months and years to come."
Colvin has been steering an agency that is struggling to help the aging Baby Boomer population, with limited resources. The agency has been engaged in an effort to reshape its workforce, and in January offered another round of early retirements to its workers. That followed several other downsizing efforts: in 2011 the agency reduced its staff by 6 percent, and in 2012, SSA offered early retirement to about 9,000 employees. Since 2010, SSA has closed 64 field offices and 533 temporary mobile offices. The agency came under fire for its approach to those closings during a congressional hearing earlier this week.
A union representing SSA employees praised Colvin for increasing communication with labor representatives and protecting employees from furloughs due to sequestration. The union expressed some concern, however, about the agency's field office closures. Ultimately the plan will shutter 1,250 offices nationwide, the group said, noting in-person meetings are important in answering more complex benefits questions.
"Her decisions to close field offices in many cases without prior justification and to stop the distribution of essential documents at field offices will place unnecessary burdens on the public," said Witold Skwierczynski, president of American Federation of Government Employees Social Security Council 220, in a statement. "Americans rely on their Social Security field office for much more than just filing an application for benefits."
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The talent in 3A's toughest District has been well chronicled in recent months. Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine has four of the district's six teams in the Top 14. Henderson, a State Champ in 2010 is ranked No. 8, Chapel Hill, a State Champ last season is ranked No. 11, the Buckeyes are ranked No. 12, and Kilgore, who is dropping down from a Regional Finalist appearance is 4A last year, is ranked No. 14.
The Coaches Poll from 3A head coaches has Chapel Hill at No. 3, Gilmer at No. 7, Henderson at No. 9 and Kilgore at No. 10.
There is no doubt Coach Traylor, his staff and his team have their work cut out for them, but as Buckeye fans know, this group is excited about the possibilities and is preparing for the task at hand with great expectations.
The biggest concern for the coaching staff and Buckeye fans is who will be the starting quarterback. This is something that was decided long before now in most of the last 12 seasons, but is still up in the air at this point. The first thing we addressed with the Buckeye Boss was how the process was coming along.
"We have been blessed. Of our 12 years here, 11 years we have been quarterbacked by (players who became) college quarterbacks, so that's a pretty phenomenal streak. This year we have three good quarterbacks, it's just a matter of which one's gonna do it. We'll go in alphabetical order because I don't want anybody reading (anything) into it. Tanner Barr, you know, he's always been a good quarterback. He was a sophomore and we had him play safety. I've always known he was a great safety. Most people see them play on Fridays and I've seen them their entire lives, so I don't have surprises. It did not surprise me Tanner would have that many interceptions (10 last season). He's always been a great safety. Tanner's working hard at it, he throws the ball well, he just needs experience. Was injured a lot the last two years with his arm so he didn't get to play a lot at quarterback."
"McLane Carter is the kid that's played quarterback his whole career, and he's a very pure passer of the football. He's working his tail off. Obviously it would be better for me (if he won the position) because he's a sophomore. Then we could not move Tanner and not move Jaidon (Parrish), but I believe the quarterback is the most important position on the field, so I'm going to always have the best one there."
"Jaidon Parrish is tough minded, he's a catcher, physical kid that throws the ball well, but he had to play so much fullback, tight end and receiver last year, so he didn't get to work much at quarterback. So, you've got two kids who didn't get to work hardly any at quarterback last year, and McLane who quarterbacked the JV team, so we're in the 3-man race. We'll just wait and see how it turns out. I know that you cannot ever err on the side of cheating quarterbacks out of their reps. The reason Jordan (Traylor) was so successful when he came in was he played so much at quarterback when he was younger. If he hadn't done all that playing time, he wouldn't have been able to succeed. So, we're going to go slow with it (naming a starter), and non-district games are very important."
"Everybody knows I want to win them all, but the truth is when we play Gladewater we're both going to be 0-0. Our goal every year is to win a State Championship, it's not to go undefeated. We're going to try to go undefeated, but in the end you want to have a team that can win a State Championship, and that's what we're shooting for. We're preparing for the end in mind; we're not preparing for the beginning in mind. We might sputter against Atlanta (in the season opener on Aug. 30 at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium in Tyler). They're gonna be picked to beat us anyway, so we're not going to rush our quarterback decision."
"I don't know when we'll make the decision. I really don't know because there are so many variables. It just depends. You could very well see two quarterbacks play against Atlanta, you could see three, and you might see one. We might let all three of them do the things they do well in the first game. I really don't know. We are going to let it play itself out. Ideally, I believe in having one quarterback, but I'm going to try to develop all three of them because they are all returning again (for the 2013 season). Most of my team's returning, so you might as well prepare for the long run here, and no matter what, McLane's a sophomore so you want to get him reps because you want him to be prepared, too."
We also asked his thoughts about his offensive unit as a whole. "You're going to start with your kids that are returning. Those are always going to be the ones with the most chance of success. Brady English is a kid that played some as a sophomore and a ton as a junior, Dillon Sampson, he'll start (on the line) as a junior, and then Chase (Tate) played quite a bit. The think about Chase is he is so mature for his age. He acts like a senior, he's very coachable and he loves to play the game. He's a tough kid. He's only 5'4", 140 pounds, which scares us all to death, which is probably why he's a fan favorite. Trey Washington played quite a bit of defense last year and played some receiver, so you'd think there'd be some carryover there. Slade Morris was injured a lot, but we expect him to do things for us. Justus Cheatham was a receiver that played some, but we don't have a lot of kids that played a lot. We're very, very young on the offensive side of the ball."
"We're gonna put our best 22 out there. If I've got four good outside linebackers and no tailbacks, and two of the four are over there on defense, I'm going to put two of them on offense. It just depends on where you're heavy and where you're light. Right now we're pretty heavy at running back as far as names, and we'll see which ones play well in the games. We have a whole lot of question marks, but the good news is we have a whole lot of names to answer (the bell). We just don't know what the answers are yet."
"We have about 150 kids out from the freshmen on up. That's about 15 more than usual. If they don't have a job, I don't encourage them to play. We have a saying around here, 'We don't want any hamburger eaters', so earn your hamburger. You're playing scout team or you're doing something. You have a role on the team. We're not a program that's really concerned about our numbers. There are coaches who love to talk about their numbers, but the number we really care about is how many good football players we have that are good players and care about the team. Where that number ends up, I don't know. I don't like to carry any more than 40 on the varsity, 38-40 on the JV and maybe 45 freshmen."
Coach Traylor also discussed the tough non-district schedule with Atlanta, Prestonwood, Jacksonville and Daingerfield. "Atlanta's returning everybody, Jacksonville's returning everybody, Prestonwood's got some unbelievable Division I players. Those three teams are returning so many people and we lost so many people. I think it's great to do it (have a tough
opening schedule). One, nobody else will play us. I wouldn't mind scheduling maybe a little bit softer than that. That's a little much for the young team that we have, but it will make us better in the long run. If we'll just split those first four…you don't want to ever go in there and say we'll lose two games, but realistically if you could get 2-2 out of those first four, you would have pretty good non-district success because the teams are so good."
The question on every Buckeye's mind is the coach's thoughts on District of Doom 2. As expected, the coach didn't shy away from his feelings. "My first years we were in a very tough district, then we had eight years of favor, and then we've had four years (including the next two) of not so. I still contend if we come out of the thing healthy we'll be ready. Unfortunately, the last two years we've just come out so beat up. We didn't just lose players, we lost our best players. It's just very hard to overcome losing Eric Miller, Michael Boddie, Chris Miller that one year and then losing Luke last year. Those are four of as good a player as I've had come through my program. Eric and Chris were All-State, Michael was All-State and Luke was All-State. We lost four All-State football players the last two years and still had great seasons, but it just takes its toll when you get that deep in the playoffs losing that many great players. If we can make the playoffs, come out of it (district) healthy, you're so battle-tested."
We asked the Buckeye mentor if he had ever recalled having seen four teams from the SAME district being ranked in the Top 14 before. "It would seem like it would be impossible, other than the SEC. I can't imagine anything like it in Texas high school football. What's more disappointing is you can't control it. You look around and there's teams with five teams in their district right around us and we have seven, so why not just put one of them over there in one of those districts. It almost assures you that a computer must be doing it because if it was a human, common sense you would hope would prevail and there was no common sense to this decision."
Additionally, we asked the coach's thoughts on how the team has looked after two weeks of practice. "We about what I thought we'd be like. We're very young, we're energetic and we're exciting, we run around pretty good and we're a mess all at once. It's like having a bunch of young high school teenagers in your house. That's what we are, and we lost a great group of seniors and these seniors are earning their way. They'll learn how to lead and they'll be fine. They'll figure it out. We'll be okay. If we can just get to the open week above board; we just want to get to the open week (Oct. 19, halfway through the district schedule) and still be in it. If we can get there, I think we'll be real good. I just don't know what we're going to do before then. We need to hang in there till the open week."
"I'm very worried about my offensive line. They're great kids, but that's the only group on the field where all five have to work together as a unit, and if one of them makes a mistake, it makes the whole team look bad. Those are great kids. I don't doubt any kid individually; we just have to be good collectively. We've gotta have a quarterback that can execute, we've gotta have running backs that block, run and catch the ball. We haven't seen any of those do that on Friday night yet. Josh (Walker) did a little bit last year as a sophomore. We've gotta have receivers to replace Darrion Pollard, Tray Webb and Eddie Fluellen. They've done it on the lower levels, but haven't done it on Friday nights. Defensively, we think we have a chance to be pretty good over there, but if Tanner's the quarterback, you've got to replace a safety, if Josh is the tailback, now you replace an outside linebacker. Can enough running backs play so we can leave those guys on defense, can another quarterback come on so we can leave Tanner on defense? So many question marks, and it will just work itself out. It always has and it will again. At some point we'll make some decisions, but today's not the day. That's what these scrimmages are for. We don't have spring ball. IF we had spring ball, a lot of these decisions would already be made, but we don't have it so your decision-making comes a little bit later than in 4A and 5A."
We closed our visit with Coach Traylor asking if there was anything additionally he'd like to discuss with the fans. "Our motto, 'Villafuerte'. The last kid we had a motto named after was Chaz Kuikahi, won a State Championship in '04, and his name meant 'Coming Together as One'. Anthony Villafuerte's last name means 'Strong Village' or 'Strong Home', so it's perfect for Gilmer. We have a very strong village; very loyal to our program. I guess what I'm more excited about than ever is the community support that's helping us with our young men. So many people are just helping them. Businesses are very proud of the work our kids are doing with their businesses; there are so many people in our Adopt a Buckeye program now you can just tell the community understands that we're trying to do a whole lot more than just win ball games. We're trying to affect kids for life. So many of my former players are coaches now. I've got Coach Canady on my staff who was my player, I hired Coach Lovely, Terrence Lovely, who played for us on the '04 State Championship team, Coach Cunningham played here. I coached him in 2000. I'm just getting old enough where maybe I've got to wear glasses now and maybe I'm bald headed, but the good thing about getting older is you see how things are really coming along and I'm just really excited about my community and how much they love the Buckeyes. We're going to keep trying our best to make them proud, and I think this team will when it's all said and done."
Coach Traylor, his staff and his players have never backed away from what at times seemed like impossible odds, and you can rest assured this team will not do so either. Keep plenty of gas in the car and be ready for some road trips in late November and early December again this season. With the hard work we KNOW this group will put in, and IF they can remain healthy, another State Championship trophy just might be in the cards for our Gilmer Buckeyes! Go BUX!!!


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Ducati is hosting its press launch of the 2015 Ducati Monster 821 in Bologna right now, which means that the Italian motorcycle company also just released a ton of high-resoltuion photos of its new water-cooled baby Monster on the interwebs.
Visually very similar to the Monster 1200, the Monster 821 distinguishes itself with lower-spec components, and more noticeably with a double-sided swingarm.
Featuring the same 821cc Testastretta 11° engine (112hp and 65.9 lbs•ft) that is found on the Ducati Hypermotard and Ducati Hyperstrada, the Monster 821 tips the scales at 395.7 lbs (dry) – just 5 lbs less than its 1,200cc counterpart. Other features include traction control, ABS brakes, and a ride-by-wire throttle.
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Thunder Seven Review:
Triumphant and energetic, with very little dross in their brand of metal! Thunder Seven presents the high tide mark for Triumph, and it"s the album that should have broken them into American primetime.
Where producers used The Sport of Kings to make-over the band, (with detrimental results) Thunder Seven presents the last great collaboration between Rik Emmett and Gil Moore. Gil"s anthems and Rik"s social commentary were never better before or after! Mike"s bass was never punchier! One can only blame MCA Records for dropping the ball, because Triumph certainly did not — in the studio or on the road.
Whereas I am selective about listening to my Triumph collection, everything works on Thunder Seven , except for maybe "Cool Down," which sounds a tad like the band"s Led Zeppelin roots coming back to haunt them. Apart from that glitch, Thunder Seven showed us that Van Halen had some extreme competition from the Great White North! I especially loved the second side! It took almost 20 years for the album to achieve Gold status, but that just shows how loyal Triumph fans have remained to this masterwork.
Date Reviewed: 08/25/05
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Rose Drink Recipes
Rooh Afza, Summer Drink of The East
I've featured sharbat (the South Asian equivalent of the Western chocolate milk for kids) in the past. The key ingredient in sharbat is a product called Rooh Afza, which is a syrup made of flower petals such as Gulab (Rose), coriander seeds, kewra and watermelon extract. It literally translates to "that which tempts your soul".
Rooh Afza is fairly versatile and is used in many other drinks and desserts. One such recipe is similar to sharbat, but without the milk and nuts. I often make this drink when I need to cool off a bit. It's very refreshing and light.
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Sharbat (Indian Milk Drink made with Rooh Afza Syrup, Cardamom Seeds, Almonds, Cashews and Pistachios)
Sharbat is a very common drink during our family gatherings. It's a sweet chilled dairy drink mixed with Rooh Afza syrup, cardamom seeds, almonds, cashews and pistachios. Sharbat is a popular ethnic pink drink in India and Pakistan. Sharbat gets its characteristic pink color from Rooh Afza.
I'm still unclear of its composition but here's what I've learned from Lulu's aunt: Rooh Afza is made out of fruit (Watermelon) extracts, coriander seeds, flower petals like Gulab (Rose) and herbs.
It's very good, sweet, very filling and addictive. The high calorie combination of sugar and nuts is an energy drink by itself. It's great fuel for an evening with family and friends.
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Something is very wrong here.
I've been tracking players since I was #1 at the start of today and in top 2 for quite a while.... Today, another who I've been running neck and neck with put his picks in AFTER me and I saw that he had THE SAME SELECTION as me.... Now TWO of his games have been changed and he was given wins for those picks.
He should be even with me in wins and losses for today and now has 2 more wins than I do.
Something really STINKS about that.
I'm pissed.
I even wrote down the picks of the two players and double checked AFTER the first games had ALREADY STARTED.
HE MIRRORED MY PICKS, now is up 2 wins today on me...
Now I don't even give a garbage.
Sorry about posting it here but guys that has me really ticked off.
My MLB picks sucked today now I gotta see him get two flipping wins credited to him... WTF.
How did he change them AFTER the games had Started no less.
I had a bad day, just looked and suddenly his first two picks have been changed to the winning MLB teams.
WTF is up with that.
I checked his after the first group of games had started in Florida.
He had the same friggin picks as me...ALL OF EM. Now his first two have changed to the winning team.
Your picks are made public before the cutoff?


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – King University Director of Athletics, David Hicks announced the hire of 2011 graduate Nora Beth Moran to lead the dance program. With 11 years of cheer and dance experience, and is currently the choreographer for the King Theatre department.
While at King, Moran competed for the dance team for more than two years, and was a captain during her final year. She double majored in Theatre and French while minoring in Psychology, and graduated Magna Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts while earning honors in independent study in theatre in 2011.
After graduation, Moran has worked at the local theatres, Theatre Bristol, Encore Theatrical and King University in many different capacities. She has appeared on stage, and behind, working as a choreographer, actress, scenic designer, technical director and a lighting designer. Along with her duties at King, Moran currently works at Frontier Health as a caregiver.


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Scientists at Ermasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in the process of attempting to create new flu vacines, have developed a highly lethal and highly contagious strain of the bird flu. There is now debate about whether publishing how it was done is appropriate.
Per the article:
In a press release from Erasmus Medical Center, Fouchier said it's possible for the virus to change into a form that can infect humans. "We have discovered that this is indeed possible, and more easily than previously thought", said Fouchier. "In the laboratory, it was possible to change H5N1 into an aerosol transmissible virus that can easily be rapidly spread through the air. This process could also take place in a natural setting.".... NSABB does not have the power to prevent publication of scientific findings, but it can request that journals not publish certain studies (bold added)...."It's just a bad idea for scientists to turn a lethal virus into a lethal and highly contagious virus, and it's a second bad idea to publish how they did it so others can copy it," Inglesby said....Other biosecurity experts, however, aren't as sure. Dr. Harvey Rubin, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis, said the research, based upon what's been made public, seems to fall under the category of dual use, but without knowing more, isn't sure it shouldn't be published. "This work would really show how to increase the transmissibility of an infectious agent, but does that mean it could be used for harm? Absolutely not. Does it mean it shouldn't be published? No," he said. He also added that it's entirely possible that a potential terrorist already knows about these same mutations, which aren't new. But he stressed the research needs to be reviewed carefully before it is published.
Update 1: Per the Nature article below NSABB has made a recommendation and the journals, Nature and Science have responded as follows:
On 20 December, the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) released a statement outlining its recommendations to the authors of the two flu studies under review, and to the editors of the journals that are considering publishing them. The statement says:
"Due to the importance of the findings to the public health and research communities, the NSABB recommended that the general conclusions highlighting the novel outcome be published, but that the manuscripts not include the methodological and other details that could enable replication of the experiments by those who would seek to do harm. The NSABB also recommended that language be added to the manuscripts to explain better the goals and potential public health benefits of the research, and to detail the extensive safety and security measures taken to protect laboratory workers and the public."
In response, Science's Editor-in-Chief Bruce Alberts said:
"Science editors will be evaluating how best to proceed. Our response will be heavily dependent upon the further steps taken by the US government to set forth a written, transparent plan to ensure that any information that is omitted from the publication will be provided to all those responsible scientists who request it, as part of their legitimate efforts to improve public health and safety."
In response, Nature's Editor-in-Chief Philip Campbell said:
"We have noted the unprecedented NSABB recommendations that would restrict public access to data and methods and recognise the motivation behind them. It is essential for public health that the full details of any scientific analysis of flu viruses be available to researchers. We are discussing with interested parties how, within the scenario recommended by NSABB, appropriate access to the scientific methods and data could be enabled."
Update 2: NSABB, scientists, and the journals, Nature and Science, continue to debate the best way to proceed with the publication of work on increasing the transmissibility of the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus. Per the Nature article below:
Since its inception, Keim says that the NSABB has only been asked to review six papers, including two in 2005 that described the reconstruction of the 1918 influenza virus that is thought to have killed more than 20 million people. In that case, the board recommended that the papers simply be amended to spell out the public-health benefits of the research. But the stakes are higher for the H5N1 work, because the altered viruses readily spread between laboratory ferrets breathing the same air. If the same were true in humans, the new strains could combine H5N1's high death rate — much higher than the 1918 flu — with seasonal flu's rapid transmission (see Nature 480, 421–422; 2011). Add in uncertainties about the efficacy and availability of vaccines and drugs to combat the virus, and the risk of misuse becomes more frightening than any other case that the board has considered, says NSABB member Kenneth Berns, a microbiologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The editors-in-chief of Nature and Science have both acknowledged the NSABB's concerns, but say that they are reserving judgement about whether to censor the papers until the US government provides details of how it will allow genuine researchers to obtain redacted information.........In the course of its deliberations over the H5N1 papers, the NSABB became aware of additional work on H5N1 transmissibility that was nearing publication. Keim says the board is now considering whether to recommend a voluntary moratorium on the publication of such work until the community can discuss further precautions to prevent misuse.
Update 3: Amy Patterson is the director of the National Institute of Health - Office of Science Policy which administers NSABB, the board that advises on publishing scientific information that could be harmful to society. She has now taken the lead from NSABB and has just undergone a question and answer session (see article below) with the journal, Nature, pertaining to the publication of recent findings on increasing the transmissibility of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus and the broader issues associated with such dilemmas. Per the article:
There are great efforts under way right now, with people working deep into the night seven days a week. We're pushing to have something ready in the next couple of weeks. I think it will be a learning experience that we'll go through with the scientific community, with the public, and with the international community. Whatever mechanism is put in place will need to evolve in light of that experience....The US government will be coming out with a draft policy that will present a comprehensive framework for oversight of dual-use research, and the local review component of that will be outlined. This will be very much informed by our recent experiences. There will also be an opportunity for comment from the scientific community, from institutions, and of course from the general public. So people will have a chance to weigh in and help shape what the ultimate requirements will be.
Update 4: Ten experts make recommendations in the journal, Nature, on how to proceed with research and publication associated with increasing the transmissibility of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus:
Update 5: On January 21, 2012 in a statement published concurrently in the journals, Nature and Science, leading scientists in the area of flu research called for a 60 day moratorium on further research aimed at increasing the transmissibility of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. Per the first article below:
"I am very much in favour of having a pause," says Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). He concedes that the length of the pause is not long, but that researchers were concerned about having an open-ended moratorium. "60 days as a start I think is reasonable, and after 60 days we will re-evaluate it," he says.
Update 6: Scientists continue to discuss the benefits and risks of research aimed at increasing the transmissibility of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. Per the second article below:
However, the US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) has recommended that details of both studies (including the mutations that confer transmissibility) should be restricted, and released only to select individuals on a 'need-to-know' basis. I acknowledge the advisory role of the NSABB, but I do not concur with its decision.....The redaction of our manuscript, intended to contain risk, will make it harder for legitimate scientists to get this information while failing to provide a barrier to those who would do harm.....Flu investigators (including me) have agreed to a 60-day moratorium on avian flu transmission research (go.nature.com/ttivj5) because of the current controversy. But our work remains urgent — we cannot give up.
Update 7: A panel of 22 influenza experts convened by the World Health Organization in Geneva to address the controversial studies on increasing the transmissibility of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has decided that each should be published in full. Per the first article below:
A two-day meeting of 22 experts convened in Geneva by the World Health Organization which ended this afternoon has concluded that two controversial flu studies should be published in full. The research— which created ferret-transmissible strains of avian H5N1 flu virus — will be published after a delay of probably a few months, which the experts argue is needed to explain better the public-health benefits of the research and allay public concerns over the safety of the work.
Update 8: Dutch government says researchers may not publish their work without an export license. Researchers say if necessary they will submit their work for publication without applying for the license. Researchers then apply for the license under protest. Dutch government grants the license. Their work is published in the June 21, 2012 issue of the journal, Science.
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I don't think terrorists are ruling out deadly pathogens as a means of terrorizing people. Nuclear weapons seem not to have fallen into their hands so acquiring them might not be as easy for them as some might imagine. Moreover, they are suicide oriented to begin with and, in this, may not be so concerned about killing their friends with their enemies. I think, ultimately, that the scientific community is going to realize these things and weigh in on the side of caution as to how much is made public about increasing the transmissibility of H5N1.
I have read several times of cases of criminals, who were illegally contrabanding nuclear material. Sometimes they have been carelessly handling the stuff even without being fully aware of the danger. They were after money, but otherwise they had the control over the possibility of doing a lot of damage.
While I do not deny or dispute the additional danger by the new virus, I am fully aware, that there are already enough lethal tools available for terrorists. Their attitude plus the vulnerability of modern societies are the major hazard.
A panel of 22 influenza experts convened by the World Health Organization in Geneva to address the controversial studies on increasing the transmissibility of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has decided that each should be published in full. Per the article:
A two-day meeting of 22 experts convened in Geneva by the World Health Organization which ended this afternoon has concluded that two controversial flu studies should be published in full. The research— which created ferret-transmissible strains of avian H5N1 flu virus — will be published after a delay of probably a few months, which the experts argue is needed to explain better the public-health benefits of the research and allay public concerns over the safety of the work.
Dutch government says researchers may not publish their work without an export license. Researchers say if necessary they will submit their work for publication without applying for a license.
Researchers applied for the license under protest and the Dutch government granted it.
The second paper has now been published in the June 21, 2012 issue of the journal, Science.
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