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Until quite recently, climate engineering was a consideration for the marges. It was discussed almost exclusively by scientists – and almost always the same small set of scientists. Slowly though, this has begun to change. When I first started to engage with the concept of climate engineering (or geoengineering as it is often called), any reference to my work when speaking to other people or writing about it was always a prompt for having to explain the entire endeavour, and in particular its intimate connection to anthropogenic climate change). Lately, slowly but surely, things are changing – although I still at times feel the need to comprehensively define what climate engineering is and what it stands for (see below).
Sure, people's eyes still often glaze over when I utter the terms 'geoengineering', 'climate engineering', or 'deliberate climate intervention'. Sure, the vast majority of people have little inkling of what climate engineering actually entails – though this is in no small part due to definitional inaccuracies and lack of clarity. Sure, those who do have some knowledge of it typically ask me if I am aware that climate engineering is, in fact, a horrible idea, and often want to know what applied work I am going to engage in in opposition to climate engineering research. But compared to five years ago when I first read about geoengineering, the whole endeavour seems to be experienced as not quite as outlandish, perhaps not quite as unfeasible, and mostly, not quite as trivially unlikely as many may have thought. Over the past several years, as climate politics has digressed and the Earth has continued to heat up, a conventional mitigation (and adaptation) 'solution' to climate change started to feel increasingly inadequate. Today, climate engineering, typically defined as the 'deliberate large-scale manipulation of the planetary environment to counteract anthropogenic climate change' (Royal Society, 2009) is more and more being seriously considered by actors and stakeholders in power. With this increased consideration comes increased attention – and perhaps, increased legitimacy.
What exactly is meant by climate engineering is subject to a continual reevaluation. In general, it has come to connote a last-ditch effort to counteract global warming by unconventional means, roughly subdivided in two categories. One, typically the less controversial, concerns pretty much any and all means of extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere again. Examples of considered technologies range from afforestation to carbon-sucking factories, to fertilising the ocean with iron, making it grow more algae. Naturally, these technologies have drawbacks – they can be expensive, and even downright dangerous – but they are considered less controversial than the other option, solar radiation management, because these technologies deal with the root cause of climate change: the excess of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. However, due to the expensiveness or slow nature of these options, solar radiation management, which is concerned with managing the Earth's albedo (basically: the Earth's reflectivity to limit the amount of solar energy entering the climatic system) is also seriously considered. Again, this category connotes a wide range of options, but the most prominent are stratospheric aerosol injection – SAI – (spraying tiny particles in the stratosphere), and marine cloud brightening (brightening clouds, preferably in the arctic regions, to enhance reflectivity and provide local cooling). The problem is that the options do not deal with the root cause of global warming. Yes, they cool (if they work), but they aren't a long term 'solution' as long as we don't engage seriously with mitigation (and hopefully carbon capture too).
Particularly in recent weeks, there has been a flurry of attention around the idea of 'tinkering with the environment to fight climate change'. In the aftermath of a Sloan Foundation conference in Washington DC organised by Ted Parsons and the David Keith Group, which I was lucky enough to attend, several influential media outlets have published full-length articles, opinion pieces and analyses on the topic. Some of these pieces were outright negative, falsely alluding to veiled political ties, prompting David Keith and Gernot Wagner, some of the world's most vocal supporters of climate engineering research, to write a furious rebuttal. Other outlets took a more fact-based approach.
Few articles recently however have attempted a thoughtful approach to climate engineering as extensively as the New York Times' article, 'Is it O.K. to Tinker With the Environment to Fight Climate Change?', published on 18 April of this year(referenced above). In the article, journalist and author Jon Gertner analyses the different considerations one should make when thinking about something as supremely megalomanic (my words) as actively intervening in the climate. As becomes clear through his thoughtful and mostly fair representation of the issues involved in climate engineering, achieving a full and clear understanding of this complex issue clear is nigh impossible.
Heavily leaning on the expertise of David Keith, Gertner risks an unduly optimistic account of climate engineering. I was lucky enough to spend nearly four months in Cambridge, Mass. with David Keith's research group, having participated in plenty of group meetings and having gotten to know him and his team quite well. David Keith and his group of researchers are fair-minded, highly critical individuals. David has an uncanny ability to recognise pressing issues and developing hazards well in advance, and is hardly one to avoid the hard questions. Contrary his reputation in some parts of the climate engineering community, he does not look to push climate engineering research at any and all cost, and no one should have any reason to doubt his integrity. It is extremely impressive to observe the way David and his team organised themselves and their research and I think their work is invaluable. Still, one must keep in mind that that David does have a stake here. He, and many on his team, are extremely effective communicators and orators, and quite adept at making climate engineering seem more palatable than it perhaps should be.
Here, I want to zoom in on one particular argument of David's – a thought experiment really – to explicate the difficulty of grasping the climate engineering issue in all its dazzling complexity, and to show how easy it is to make it seem more palatable or scary than it really is. It concerns the paragraph below, extracted from the Times article:
'Keith suggested that I try to flip my thinking for a moment. "What if humanity had never gotten into fossil fuels," he posed, "and the world had gone directly to generating energy from solar or wind power?" But then, he added, what if in this imaginary cleaner world there was a big natural seep of a heat-trapping gas from within the earth? Such events have happened before. "It would have all the same consequences that we're worried about now, except that it's not us doing the CO₂ emissions," Keith said. In that case, the reaction to using geoengineering to cool the planet might be one of relief and enthusiasm (New York Times, April 18, 2017)'.
It is this thought experiment, a valid and informative one to be sure, that speaks to the heart of the issue for me. I concur with David that in this imaginary cleaner world, it is likely that people would react to climate engineering with relief, and perhaps even with enthusiasm. However, there are two main reasons why this thought experiment is flawed (and even problematic).
The first reason has to do with David's wish to decouple the 'sin' – humans' burning of fossil fuels – from the potential value of climate intervention. The decoupling in Keith's thought experiment effectively shows that we cannot view climate intervention in isolation. Climate engineering should (and with this I agree) be fundamentally seen as intimately connected to climate change. We would not be talking climate engineering without climate change. In his example, global warming due to natural causes makes it easier to act, because decoupling the sin from the solution removes part of the odious connotation of climate engineering. At the same time, it retains the dangers of climate change. If we bore no blame, would we have more right to desperate, unequal and dangerous attempts?
Part of the appeal of a climate intervention in the case of a natural seep of heat-trapping gas is the perceived inevitability of the climate change. It seems that in David's example, really nothing else could be done to avoid catastrophic climate change. And anthropogenic climate change may feel inevitable – and, looking at the current political climate, catastrophic levels of warming probably may well be –, in fact it shouldn't be. A priori, it really isn't. Something else could (and should) be done. By introducing the 'natural' (e.g. extra-human) example as a valuable comparison, a similar assumption is invoked: climate change will happen no matter what. I agree with David's colleague Professor Daniel Schrag, who in the Times article points out that 'we haven't even started doing the hard stuff', and emphasizes that climate change will happen. I thus also agree with the validity and critical, crucial nature of research into climate engineering. By simply introducing a natural, inevitable source of climate change as an analogy, however, our intuition gets unduly skewed. It normalises climate engineering more than it should.
Secondly – and this is perhaps a more forceful rebuke of the oversimplification inherent in thought experiments such as this one – in 'flipping our thinking', we are implicitly asked to ignore or forget that decoupling the sin is a grotesque oversimplification of reality. Who can say how we would have felt were climate change not anthropogenic? Climate engineering stems from the same intellectual and social traditions as the 'sin' itself. While these traditions have given us a great many advantages and improvements, they are also complicit in creating climate change and a whole host of other planetary problems and global inequalities. Decoupling CO2 emissions and climate change, in order to show that the issues may not be that deliberately altering the (natural) climate, is inherently wrong: instructive and yet misleading. Deliberately or not, it presents an imaginary of climate engineering as a silver bullet. Part of what should scare us is lost. Climate engineering is not simply a technological issue, nor is it simply an issue of social design. It is a co-produced effect of a hundred years (or more) of climate science and industrial – often military-industrial – development. It cannot exist outside of this history.
I suspect David Keith would agree with some (or most) of the criticism here. I am fairly certain that he would immediately admit his analogy has in it deep flaws. Nonetheless, introducing such a comparison to the wider world has an effect: it makes climate engineering seem like a life-saver. To be sure, it can be. People are absolutely right to do research, and to claim that one day we may be very, very thankful that such research was done. But our world is not an imaginary clean world. Our world is messy, decisions made are often the wrong ones, and climate engineering cannot be decoupled from anthropogenic climate change. Introducing an imaginary cleaner world invokes a more idealised picture of human society. Some of the messiness of 'the real world' seems to be lost. In an imaginary clean world, it would be much easier to jump at the solutions promised by climate engineering because we would be without the experience of decades of environmental abuse, because this world might not be as familiar with the unexpected consequences of implemented technologies, and because it may not have been subject to decades of organised denial (so forcefully accounted in Conway and Oreskes' Merchant of Doubt).
Introducing the imaginary of a clean world, in which climate engineering is regarded with relief, risks obscure precisely those costly lessons. Our technology, whichever technology but large-scale technology in particular, comes at a price. A fair discussion on climate engineering will not be possible without delving deep into the very connotations and associations that make us recoil from the endeavour. The imperfection of our human world, the social construction of our technology, is part and parcel of those associations. So, while an analogous clean world with a similar climate problem may serve to show that some intuitions about interfering with the climate may – just may – be rather flexible, it simultaneously serves to obscure a host of other problematic associations.
Ever since I was introduced to this incredibly difficult topic, I have tried to make up my mind. How do I feel about it? How should we go about it? I have yet to arrive at a single answer or at a comprehensive solution. I support climate engineering research, I really do. To not do the research seems callous in a time when climate disaster becomes ever more likely, becomes an ever more prominent imaginary. I also appreciate that there may come a time when we might need to think about deployment. I might even consider that to make such deployment (and research) workable someday, some sort of simplified narrative would be politically expedient. Perhaps it would simply be necessary.
But we are not there yet. Both proponents and opponents in the climate engineering debate simplify matters to suit their own agenda. I have written here on an imaginary parallel created by those for, but could easily have taken a similar rhetorical device from those opposing climate engineering. Unpacking the different imaginaries, the multiple proposals, the convoluted and often problematic history, is itself incredibly problematic and difficult. Determining which scenarios trigger which connotations is close to impossible speculation. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try. And it certainly doesn't mean we shouldn't call out simplification when we see it.
Some months ago, at KTH Stockholm's Stories of the Anthropocene Festival, a Cambridge professor told me that 'we mainly find incredibly difficult ways to tell people what they already know'. He may have been right. Still, I hope that at some points in time, we are able to empower ourselves to spell out what people know, yet do not realise. I hope at least in climate engineering, I can do my bit.


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Factors fueling growth of cell separation technologies market in North America include existence of highly developed research infrastructure, availability of research funding, availability of highly developed technologies, higher rates of implementing newer techniques in the practice and higher healthcare spending.
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/21/2015 -- This report consists of the market analysis for the various technologies used in the cell separation market. Increasing cell therapy oriented research and development globally is driving the cell separation technologies market towards significant growth. The stakeholders for this report include providers and manufacturers of cell separation technology based instruments.
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Cell separation technologies refer to isolation of target cells from a mixture of various cells. The cell separation technologies market is segmented on the basis of technologies that are available in the market and application areas of cell separation technologies. The various technology segments covered in this report are gradient centrifugation and separation based on surface markers. Separation based on surface markers technology include two different techniques namely, magnetic activated cell sorting (MACS) and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Except magnetic activated cell sorting, technologies such as fluorescence activated cell sorting and gradient centrifugation techniques, sieving, panning chromatography and lab-on-a-chip are currently under development. The application areas of cell separation technologies comprise stem cell research, immunology, neuroscience research and cancer research. Increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases and chronic diseases worldwide is driving the demand for cell therapy to treat the root cause of these diseases.
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Obama says EU magnifies Britain's global influence
Obama, who is in the UK for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and a lunch with Queen Elizabeth II, the head of state, waded into the potentially poisonous debate ahead of Britain's June 23 referendum on whether to remain in the European Union.
Writing in The Daily Telegraph newspaper, Obama said Britain being in the EU kept the 28-country bloc closely linked to the United States.
Britain voting to leave the EU would affect the prospects of Americans too, he said.
"The European Union doesn't moderate British influence — it magnifies it. A strong Europe is not a threat to Britain's global leadership; it enhances Britain's global leadership," Obama wrote.
"The United States sees how your powerful voice in Europe ensures that Europe takes a strong stance in the world, and keeps the EU open, outward looking, and closely linked to its allies on the other side of the Atlantic.
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Obama has consistently said he favours a strong Britain in a strong EU.
Pro-Brexit supporters have issued calls for the Obama to stay out of the referendum debate and cast him as a meddling outsider.
But sovereign debt crises, jihadist terror attacks and Britain's potential exit from the EU have thrust Europe up the US president's agenda.
"I will say, with the candour of a friend, that the outcome of your decision is a matter of deep interest to the United States," Obama wrote.
"The tens of thousands of Americans who rest in Europe's cemeteries are a silent testament to just how intertwined our prosperity and security truly are.
"And the path you choose now will echo in the prospects of today's generation of Americans as well."
Obama touched down in Britain late Thursday for what is likely to be his final presidential visit to the kingdom.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission Employees of the Quarter are nominated by their TSLAC colleagues and are selected by the TSLAC Employee Recognition Committee. Employees of the Quarter are presented with a Certificate of Merit and eight hours administrative leave at the TSLAC Quarterly Awards Ceremony.
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John Anderson and Erica Wilson
Our Employees of the Quarter for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011
JOHN ANDERSON -When the word got out that Archives Preservation Officer John Anderson had been nominated for Employee of the Quarter, accolades streamed in from admirers throughout the agency. The longtime Archives and Information Services Division employee was described as:
- The state employee we should all aspire to be.
- The go-to guy for just about anything.
- One of the reasons this is such a great place to work.
- The quintessential public servant.
- Extremely knowledgeable about Texas history.
- Steadily competent, thoughtful and resourceful.
- Bringing the eye and care of a master craftsman to everything he does.
- An incredibly nice guy.
You get the picture. John was specifically nominated for his work overseeing all aspects of the design and installation of our custom-made lobby display cases, which have proven to be a huge success, drawing hundreds to see our rarely displayed documents.
Much of John's work brings our archival holdings to life for visitors and patrons through his work on our exhibit committee and the many tours he conducts describing our exhibits, holdings and work. John also coordinates exhibit loan requests and often accompanies objects on their journeys. Under his watchful eye, the Travis letter and Texas Declaration of Independence were exhibited on the House and Senate floors during the current legislative session. John also is called upon frequently to move or fix something or do other odd jobs around the office. Whether planned or last minute, every task is handled with remarkable patience and good humor.
John's willingness to help is just one of the many reasons he is so beloved; his work makes us all look better.
ERICA WILSON – Undertaking the daunting task of inventorying all the paper, electronic and email records in every common area of the State Records Center is just one of the achievements that earned Erica Wilson recognition as Employee of the Quarter. The administrative specialist in the State and Local Records Management Division, Erica worked one-on-one with several staff members to create a list of all their office, email and electronic records, and engaged with other unit liaisons to help them do their own records inventories for the first time. She also inventoried the division's shared electronic area and general physical areas. Using a map of the State Records Center, Erica numbered each location and made certain to not overlook any spaces.
As anyone who's done it knows, inventorying records can be an overwhelming – and not very fun – task, except for those special people who find records management entertaining. Erica's very hard work produced an excellent picture of what records exist – and where they are – at SLRM. She did an outstanding job.
Erica has always been willing to help any TSLAC staff member out, even on short notice. The Records Management Assistance unit knows this firsthand: they relied on Erica's willingness to edit and proofread multiple revisions of local government retention schedules. And when the division experienced staff losses last year, Erica not only assumed many of the duties that former staff members had handled, she did so with grace and a positive attitude.
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Reminder: the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene are holding their Autumn Fair on Saturday October 7, between 11.30am - 2.30pm. Various stalls including produce, gifts, books, bric-a-brac, tombola and much more.
The parish church are also celebrating their Harvest Festival on Sunday October 10, at 10am.
October dates: for the WSCC mobile library which calls at Drovers, Paynesfield, The Street, are Fridays October 13 and 27. between 9.30am - 10.15am. All welcome to use this facility.


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What could be more enjoyable than spending your vacation days ripping and roaring, spilling and thrilling, through California's theme parks?
Whether your idea of fun is hanging by the seat of your pants, or relaxing on your time off, do it California style. Kids will love fooling around in the Warner Bros. Kids Club at Six Flag Magic Mountain in Valencia.
Find your favorite Superhero's roaming around as they offer impromptu meet and greets. The DC Comics Justice League is always ready to pose for photos. Step inside the magical kingdom at Disneyland in Anaheim. America's favorite mice- Mickey and Minnie are always looking to welcome their guests with open arms.
Grown-ups, you aren't left out. Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City has you covered. Take a back lot tour and see how your favorite films are made. Learn all the industry terminology and technology as guided tours take you through the sets of King Kong 360, Jaws and the Fast and Furious.
Or come face-to-face with Norman Bates at the legendary Bates Motel from Psycho. Universal Citywalk offers dining, shopping, concerts and night spots. See a show at the IMAX theater or bowl celebrity style at Jillian's Hi Life Lanes.
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Community support is strong in the region
As it has already been more than six months since I moved to Cleve and started working at the Tribune, I thought it would be great chance to reflect on my time here.
Firstly, I want to take time to thank all of the farmers, farmers' wives and children, for answering all of my questions about farming, as I was completely clueless when I first moved here.
I have already learnt so many things about cropping and livestock in my short time here.
The amount of information I have learnt about oysters is also enormous.
I am so grateful I have had the staff at Eyre Shellfish teaching me new things every time that I visit the facility.
I have fallen in love with the communities here on Eastern Eyre Peninsula.
I have seen the communities come together to support their own and others.
We have had the Cleve Sporting Bodies' first Colour Run, which was a massive success thanks to people not only from the communities within the Cleve districts but also from all over the Eyre Peninsula.
This week alone, I have reported on two separate fundraising efforts in the region.
Sharon Crettenden has done an amazing job collecting more than 80 bags for the It's In The Bag campaign across the Eastern Eyre Peninsula and so has everyone who donated bags.
Down the road, a group of men from Pringles Crouch in Cleve and Kimba have given up their choice of facial hair, much to the disgust of some of their wives, in order to raise awareness for men's health.
These are just some of the most recent fundraising efforts in the region and there have been many, from people walking across the country to trading tables in the streets.
I made my way to Arno Bay for the Christmas markets on Sunday and it was amazing to see the amount of cars parked along the street.
I am proud supporter of shopping locally, so I was impressed to see the amount of people turning out to support local businesses and I urge everyone to continue to do so through the festive season.
I hope that our communities do not ever stop supporting each other because this community support is what makes our region so special and unique, compared to the major cities.
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Convoy Cluster Software enables TCP/IP load balancing and clustering of Windows NT servers. The software can route traffic coming into a single IP address to as many as 32 servers. The system administrator can statically assign higher traffic loads to more powerful servers in the cluster. If a server fails, the software will dynamically redistribute traffic among the remaining nodes, according to Karan Khanna, a Windows NT product manager for Microsoft.
According to one analyst, the acquisition was motivated by a desire to make Windows NT and Internet Information Server more attractive to Internet service providers (ISP). "For ISPs, dynamic load balancing is just as important as clustering," says Dan Dolan, an industry analyst with Dataquest (San Jose, Calif.).
Valence's technology provides Microsoft with a good base for improving this aspect of its clustering technology, Dolan says. "It's a good base, but they still have work to do," he says. "Microsoft is not off the hook yet for improving their overall clustering solution."
Dolan also points out that Convoy Cluster works only with static Web pages. For Active Server Pages or other dynamically generated content, customers will still have to use Microsoft Cluster Server on the back end, he says.
In addition to Web sites, Microsoft's Khanna says the Convoy Cluster technology could be used to balance traffic from any TCP/IP-based application, including outgoing SMTP, Point-To-Point Tunneling and proxy servers. But the application is most likely to be employed on Web sites and intranets, Dolan says.
Microsoft announced it plans to rename the product as the Windows NT Load Balancing Service, and that it will be included as a standard component of the Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition. However, Khanna says the company hasn't yet made any decisions about distribution details. "We are continuing with the existing distribution channels. We haven't made concrete decisions about the future," he says.
Valence was founded in 1996 by William Bain and Kyril Faenov. Convoy Cluster is the company's only product. The terms of the acquisition were not announced. The company's six employees will be joining Microsoft in the Windows NT networking group, Khanna says.
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Medical marijuana use has been touted as a great reliever and relaxer, so it could be ideal for all you patients suffering from anxiety. But some of you might have experienced the exact opposite effect after use: more intense fear, worry and panic.
Don't let one bad experience get you down. In this article we'll clear things up and address the following questions as you discover everything about medical marijuana and anxiety:
Is cannabis good for anxiety?
What are marijuana's effects on anxiety?
Can I get medical marijuana for anxiety?
If so, how do I get prescribed medical weed for anxiety?
What research exists around medical marijuana and anxiety?
What you'll learn in this post:
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How MMJ Interacts with Anxiety
Cannabis Products to Treat Anxiety
What Is Anxiety?
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety is "a normal reaction to stressful and uncertain situations." However, when normal stress is replaced with extreme, persistent and unrealistic worries, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) may be to blame. Money, health, and work can lead sufferers to worry so much they often experience panic attacks.
In addition to GAD, there are over ten other types of anxiety including agoraphobia, social anxiety, separation anxiety disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other phobias.
Causes of Anxiety
A single issue or combination of medication, drugs and/or alcohol, daily life experiences, prolonged exposure to stressful events, and genetics can cause anxiety.
Signs of Anxiety
There are several significant signs like excessive worry, sleeping problems, irrational fears, muscular tension, irritable bowel syndrome, and compulsive behaviors. At it's highest, anxiety will usually manifest as a panic or anxiety attack, which can be very scary.
Panic attacks mimic the same symptoms as heart attacks, making them doubly dangerous. Symptoms include breathing issues, racing heart, sweating, dizziness, chest pains, and stomach cramping.
Even more than the physical symptoms, most people find the feeling of helplessness and extreme panic amongst the attack's worst effects. What's scarier than that?
Drug Treatments
Pharmaceutically speaking, there are four common medication classes used to treat anxiety disorders.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs):
SSRIs block the reabsorption of serotonin by certain nerves in the brain. This allows the serotonin, known as the "happy hormone," to improve the body's mood. Side effects can include insomnia, sexual dysfunction, and weight gain.
Serotonin–Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs):
These drugs increase serotonin and norepinephrine (an adrenaline-like chemical in the body) by preventing reabsorption into the brain. Side effects may include insomnia, headache, upset stomach, and increased blood pressure.
Used strictly for short-term management, these drugs produce a relaxing feeling in the body, including muscular tension reduction. Unfortunately, these drugs can be addictive, and long-term use requires larger doses for relief.
Tricyclic Antidepressants:
In a nutshell, these antidepressants balance the neurotransmitters that reduce anxiety. Usage carries possible side effects like drops in blood pressure, constipation, dry mouth, and blurry vision.
Other Treatments
Many people plagued with anxiety choose to try natural or non-pharmacological management methods since, unlike drug treatment, the side effects are sometimes worse than the condition itself.
Are you active? Consequently, exercising 20-30 minutes a day can alleviate symptoms. Deep breathing, like you would in yoga class, also lowers blood pressure and reduces body tension. Add some mindful meditation to increase mood and slow down your mental roll.
Are you more of a talker? Cognitive Behavior Treatment (CBT) is a type of talk therapy shown to decrease anxiety. Patients not only get to hash out the things that make them anxious, but also work on strategies for reducing it and establishing positive thought patterns.
Is food your natural cure-all? As strange as it sounds, many people get especially irritable and anxious when they're hungry, colloquially known as "hangry." Eat some nuts or dark chocolate to prevent your blood sugar from dipping.
Amature botanist? Lavender has relaxing properties and a calming scent. A German study found that a specially formulated lavender pill reduced anxiety as well as the drug, lorazepam. Several other herbs and plants can have alleviate the effects of anxiety including lemon balm, chamomile, and valerian.
Anxiety Facts and Figures
- It's the most common mental illness in the U.S.
- Anxiety disorders affect 18.1% of the U.S. population (40 million adults).
- Women are 60% more likely to experience it than men over their lifetime.
- Anxiety disorders cost the U.S. more than $42 billion per year
- Those with an anxiety disorder are three to five times more likely to visit the doctor.
- Only one-third of sufferers search out and receive treatment.
- Nearly half of those diagnosed with depression also have an anxiety disorder.
- Cannabis treated stress relief in India over 400 years ago.
How Medical Marijuana Interacts with Anxiety
The mind is a complex and beautiful thing, and mmj can help manage anxiety with a little research and understanding.
Marijuana operates on a system in the brain called the endocannabinoid system, which naturally adjusts stress and anxiety levels. It does this by releasing chemicals that belong to the same class of chemicals found in marijuana: endocannabinoids.
So, how does it work? The endocannabinoid system consists of a series of receptors configured only to accept cannabinoids, notably tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), found in marijuana.
These high concentrated cannabinoid receptors in specific parts of the brain are responsible for anxiety, including the amygdala and hypothalamus. Basically, when you imbibe marijuana, it goes directly to these parts of the brain to provide relief.
THC's Effect on Anxiety
A 2008 study found that THC can reduce anxiety. Participants received an MRI while exposed to pictures of threatening faces. When a primary cannabis constituent was administered, the activity of the amygdala (where fear is recognized and processed) was significantly reduced.
However, studies do show that THC can be a little tricky when used to treat it. THC acts primarily on the CB1 receptors of the brain and, dependent on dosage, it can increase anxiety and paranoia levels. It appears THC decreases anxiety in lower doses, but increases it in higher doses.
CBD's Effect on Anxiety
While CBD doesn't affect the brain's CB1 receptor, some researchers believe it may be a more effective treatment than THC. A 2011 study found evidence that CBD significantly decreased subjective anxiety after just one treatment.
Then these same committed researchers performed another test that same year specifically focused on social anxiety disorder. Twenty-four patients were given a 600mg CBD dose before an anxiety-inducing event, a public speaking test. Not only did the CBD reduce anxiety, it also reduced their cognitive impairment and discomfort while speaking.
Finally, a 2014 Institute of Psychiatry study found CBD helped managed anxiety in animals, fellow mammals like dogs, that also have an endocannabinoid system. During the study, animals that were administered CBD experienced lower anxiety and depression during a series of tests exerting both the body and mind.
Medical Marijuana and Anxiety Positives
- Reduces fear and stress.
- Creates a calm mind.
- Reduces body pain and tightness caused by anxiety.
- Improves mood.
Medical Marijuana and Anxiety Negatives
- Accurate dosages are relative to the individual, which could lead to over medicating.
- Larger, more frequent dosages can prompt hallucinations or delusions.
- May cause drowsiness.
Medical Marijuana Risks and Warnings
Unfortunately, those diagnosed with anxiety are more prone to substance abuse. Ironically some users report feeling more anxious after consumption, as marijuana can exacerbate it and cause panic attacks when the correct dosages aren't followed. Hallucinations and delusions are also a risk factor.
Admittedly, there's not enough research on medical marijuana and anxiety to definitely claim benefits or drawbacks, but plenty of anecdotal evidence suggests its efficacy as a natural treatment option.
Cannabis Products to Treat Anxiety
Many users favor moderate THC levels or low-THC, high-CBD strains for relief. Avoid high THC levels unless it's a smooth indica for you patients suffering from insomnia, a side effect of anxiety.
Try Granddaddy Purple, a heavy indica which eases users into a peaceful state while releasing tension. This cross between the eponymous Purple Urkle (always fun to say) and Big Bud is especially ideal if you're suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
If you're sensitive to THC, the high-CBD hybrid Cannatonic is a winner. Its balanced 1:1 THC to CBD ratio helps minimize anxiousness sufferers may feel using THC strains alone.
Social Anxiety Disorder sufferers face a different challenge when choosing a strain: finding one that keeps them alert and relaxed simultaneously. A sativa like Strawberry Cough has been said to work well. Another to consider is a hybrid like ACDC, which contains nearly 20 times more CBD than THC. Satisfied users report a clear-headed and relaxed high.
Want to try marijuana for anxiety? Let Nugg help!
NuggMD's certified, friendly medical marijuana doctors help you get your California mmj card online in no time. The evaluation offers the opportunity to ask the doc any and all questions you might have about medical marijuana and anxiety.
Live outside of California? We now have medical marijuana doctors in New York! Stay tuned as NuggMD expands nationwide.
Once approved, you can visit a collective and/or order from cannabis dispensaries online using Nugg. Get the strains listed above delivered to your door within the hour and feel the unease melt away. If you want more info before you start looking check out these strains, concentrates, edibles and other products perfect for several medical marijuana conditions.
Patient Testimonials
"I'm not very good when it comes to marijuana with high THC contents as the effects give me anxiety. Cannatonic is high in CBD and low(er) in THC and is a great combination! It helps relieve stress and anxiety…without causing any!" —kevinbsmith14
My anxiety, which with so many different medications remained unchanged for years. The difference I felt was night and day…Within a week after starting medical cannabis I noticed my anxiety in the morning and general anxiety throughout the day had been cut in half, at least. Although it is still very much present, it is seen in a different light. — Kyle H.
Doctor Testimonials
"With appropriate use of medical cannabis, many of these patients have been able to reduce or eliminate the use of opiates and other pain pills, Ritalin, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, antidepressants and other psychiatric medicines…" —Frank Lucido, MD
"Consistent with the hypothesis that marijuana can be an effective treatment for depression and other mood disorders, there appears to be a sharp decrease in the suicide rate of 15- through 19-year-old males in the treatment states as compared to the control states approximately two years after legalization..." —D. Mark Anderson, PhD
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They're a classic combo, munched across the world. A cup of coffee and a sweet glazed doughnut are a breakfast staple - particularly in America.
Now new research has provided evidence that there's a strong reason why they work so well together.
Caffeine may alter your perceived sense of sweetness, making you crave more sugary treats than you normally would after a cup of coffee, a study published in the Journal of Food Science suggests.
Researchers distributed both caffeinated and decaf coffees to two sets of volunteers – none of whom knew which type of coffee they had been given.
Both groups were asked to add sugar to their drinks and subsequently rate its sweetness.
Those who drank the caffeinated coffee rated it as less sweet than the decaf drinkers.
Participants were then asked to rate their mental alertness and estimate how much caffeine was in their drinks.
Regardless of whether they drank the caffeine or not, the volunteers all said they experienced the same boost in alertness and few were able to accurately determine the level of caffeine in their drinks.
Thus, the study also proves that drinking coffee provides a placebo effect whereby drinking it gives us that same jump in energy, whether it contains caffeine or not.
The relation between our taste buds and our sense of alertness comes from a chemical in our brains known as adenosine, which allows us to calm our nerves and drift off to sleep at night.
Caffeine blocks the receptors in the brain that adenosine binds to and therefore makes us feel like we are more alert – even if we aren't.
The effect doesn't last long, nor does the impact it has on our taste buds.
But that won't stop us using science as an excuse to reach for another bite of glazed goodness...
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SMS Phishing Scam
Bankstown City Unity Bank has been made aware of a current SMS phishing campaign targeting Members.
The scam involves an SMS being sent to cardholders in an attempt to have Members provide their personal information.
The SMS states that your Credit Card has fraudulent transactions and directs you to a mobile telephone number or a link which requires you to provide or upload your personal details.
The scammers are not identifying the 'financial institution' within the SMS.
Do not click on the link.
Bankstown City Unity Bank will never ask you to confirm, update or disclose personal or banking information via a link in an email, SMS or online.
Bankstown City Unity Bank will always identify itself and only send you an SMS to confirm your card transactions by requesting that you contact us directly. The following is an example of our SMS:
"Please contact Card Monitoring on 1300 705 750 / +61 2 8299 9534, option 3, to confirm card transactions. Do not reply. Bankstown City Unity Bank"
If you have received or responded to this type of text message, or have clicked on the link or entered your personal information, please contact us on 1300 65 4477 immediately.


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Capital Corp Merchant Banking - The relationship between economics and morality is complex. Many economists believe normative options and value judgments, like what needs or wants, or what is good for society, to be political or personal questions outside the scope of economics.
Once a person or government has founded a set of goals, however, economics can provide insight as to how they might best be achieved.
Others see the shape of economic ideas, such as those underlying modern capitalism, to advertise a certain system of values with which they may or may not accord. (See, for example, consumerism and Buy Nothing Day.) According to some minds, a theory of economics is also, or implies also, a possibility of moral reasoning.


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I had a 1 hour lesson today to complete the program needed for this Saturday's competition: "Well Balance Free Skate - Adult Bronze". What this means is NO BACKSPIN REQUIRED !!! Yes!
Fortunately I am not competing against anyone this time and it is my very first competition EVER in my life. So I just want to get through with the bare minimum requirements.
Changes to rules for 2012-2013
|Jumps Max 4 = I have 3 with 2 combinations of 2 jumps each
Spins Max 2 = I have 2
Step Sequence = Yes (Spirals will be counted as transitions)
My program (now complete) has the following *required elements in the following order:
- Opening position - forward pivot - bent knee spiral - inside edge - Ina Bauer to
- Sit *spin (spin #1 of 2) forward crossover
- RFI Spiral (to be counted as a transition), 3 turn, 2 back crossovers
- *Waltz - Toe (jump #1 of 3)
- Transition steps: 3 turn, back crossovers, back edge, Spread Eagle
- *Salchow - Loop (jump #2 of 3)
- *Footwork Sequence (mohawk, back 3, mohawk, cross step, fwd 3, falling leaf
- *Flip Jump (jump #3 of 3) ..... The one I fell on!
- Lunge
- *Scratch spin (possible Attitude)
- Ending in a back pivot
So here are two attempts at the completed program today. I fell on the first try at the end. On the second try I was way off the music. (too slow)


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Jeff Kendall knew what he was getting into when he took the job as head varsity boys lacrosse coach at Glen Burnie.
The Severna Park and Johns Hopkins alumnus was well-aware of the Gophers' 0-12 record last season. He was even aware of Glen Burnie's 27-game losing streak and the fact that the Gophers have won only 10 boys lacrosse games in the past decade.


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Pharrel Williams and Adidas Originals are set to release a Stan Smith inspired multicolor Tennis HU collection. The sneakers will come in 4 different color ways featuring lightweight EVA midsoles consisting of a waffle-like pattern throughout the sole. Two out of the four sneakers come draped in multicolor primeknit uppers while the other two are solid green and beige/creame.
The Pharrel x Adidas collaboration retail for $130 and will be available at select Adidas stores and online on July 28th.


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On the day before its spring scrimmage, the Nicholls State football team used Friday's practice as a final cram session.
On the day before its spring scrimmage, the Nicholls State football team used Friday's practice as a final cram session.
After two intense and physical full-pad practices earlier this week, the Colonels kept things light on Friday, focusing on getting mentally prepared for the spring scrimmage at 11 this morning in John L. Guidry Stadium.
"What we did (Friday) is reviewed everything with just jerseys and helmets on," Nicholls coach Charlie Stubbs said. "We wanted to make sure they understood everything. We reviewed all the schemes and things that we are doing (during today's scrimmage), even in the rotation and trying to get everybody involved and everybody playing."
The scrimmage, which is free for the public, will operate in a controlled format, with 50 plays of live action. The Colonels will focus on special-teams work, first-and-10 situations, red-zone drills, third-down situations, 7-on-7 passing drills and contact drills featuring offensive and defensive lineman.
Stubbs said he wants the Colonels to take what they learned on the practice field during spring practices and apply it during the scrimmage.
"I want to see very good competitiveness on both sides of the ball," Stubbs said. "We're even going to do some special teams, so I want to see the balls kicked properly and long snaps and all that done properly. We want to see the true athletic ability come out in these young men."
Senior-to-be LaQuintin Caston, who switched from quarterback to receiver this offseason, said the Colonels have stepped up their intensity during spring practice, and they are ready to show their fans how far they've improved since last year's 1-10 record.
"We want to leave them with a good taste in their mouths," Caston said. "Coming off last season, we put it behind us and got better. We've made a lot of great strides. We just want everybody to look good for the 2012 season."
Stubbs said eight players won't play in today's scrimmage, mostly due to offseason surgeries or recent injuries during spring drills. The players will remain on the sideline today in their team jerseys.
"It's just to protect everybody," Stubbs said. "It gives other kids an opportunity to step up, and it also gives the coaches an opportunity to evaluate everybody properly. I hope we come off the field injury free."
One of those players who will miss today's scrimmage is senior-to-be starting linebacker Jordan Piper, who was the Colonels' second leading tackler last season with 52 tackles (26 solo).
Despite battling a right knee injury, Piper said it hasn't stopped him from being a vocal leader on the sidelines during spring practices.
"It's rough just not playing all together," Piper said. "I'm still here to help teach my teammates and help them learn from their mistakes. I'm just excited to be here with the team, but I'm trying to get myself back to 100 percent."
Stubbs said fans attending today's scrimmage will get a close look at several new faces on the team, such as mid-year transfers and redshirt players from last season.
"They are also going to see a bunch of kids that were redshirted last year," Stubbs said. "Many might not know how many I redshirted, and I bit the bullet by holding a few kids out, but I know it will help us in the future."
Due to construction on the west side of Guidry Stadium, Nicholls officials are asking fans attending today's scrimmage to park on the east side of the stadium (near Barker Hall) ... The scrimmage will be broadcasted live on ThibodauxOnline.com, with the production set to begin at 10:35 this morning ... After today's scrimmage, Nicholls will have two more practices on Monday and Tuesday before ending spring drills ... The Colonels will also host Junior Day activities for prospective recruits. Registration for Junior Day begins at 8:45 this morning in Peltier Auditorium, and the program at 9 this morning.


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William Anthony or better known as Tony Parker is a professional basketball player from France. He was born on 17th May, 1982 and he plays with National Basketball Association (NBA) and San Antonio Spurs as well.
Tony was born as son of a professional basketball expert who allowed him to practice basketball from a very earlier time. He played for French Basketball leagues for two consecutive years followed by 2001 NBA series. After that he joined San Antonio Spurs and became a strong player of that team very soon. Spurs won NBA championship four times in 2014, 2007, 2005 and 2003 and Tony played big roles in all of them.
Tony Parker is true performer in basketball and all are well acquainted about it. But he also likes to have tattoos which fans really love about him as well. He married to Eva Longoria who has a number nine tattoo on her hand. So to match his wife's tattoo, Tony also did the same and since then in each match he is found with a nine tattoo on his hand.
When a tall basketball player jumps in the air to drop the ball onto pocket, everyone keeps eyes on the player's hand and the ball. Being a right hander player, Tony went for a right hand tattoo to show off during matches to the fans.


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Fuji X-E1 with Tokina 11-16mm, shot at 14mm f2.8, 1/15 and ISO 640
"Will it be wide enough or should I wait for the 10-24mm OIS f4?" This is a good question. I paired the Tokina 11-16mm with the Fuji X-E1 and went to Grand Central Station. More after the break Read the rest of this page >>
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I've spent forever loving pastel pink hair and also spent forever putting off buying it. I googled this product a million times before one day I just thought 'why not?', so here I am, dying my hair pink. I'm using the Bleach London Super Cool Colour in Rosé which can be purchased in Boots at a super cheap £5. I personally really like the smell although you can smell a bleach/strong undertone to it and I'm also a big fan of the packaging. Depending on the shade of your hair, the results of this product will vary. I don't plan on bleaching my hair beforehand as I already have highlights in my hair which will therefore cause my hair to not all turn out the same colour, which I'm well aware of. If you want all of your hair the same colour I suggest that you bleach all of the intended area. To apply this product it's quite simple;
- shampoo your hair as normal
- do not condition your hair
- towel dry your hair
- with gloves on, apply the dye to the area of your choice
- leave for 15 minutes +/- depending on how intense you want the colour
- wash off with luke warm water
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I would highly recommend that you use gloves as I made the mistake of thinking that washing my hands thoroughly after would do the trick and boy was I wrong! I had pink fingers for around 2/3 days after which was not a good look. I left the dye on for 15 minutes and it came out quite light on my hair. It took so well to the lightest part of my hair, the top. Although it barely took to the bottom of my hair but did have a slight pink tinge in the sun but I wasn't too bothered as I'm not a fan of the 'block colour' look and I like lots of different shades. The colour washed out completely after one wash which was so disappointing as I loooooved the colour! This would be great for a festival or event in which you only wanted a 'quick fix' and wanted it to wash out before a certain time. I would most definitely be repurchasing this product as it's such a lovely colour for summer, is super fun and not to mention on the affordable side. Bleach London's Swamp Spritz is most definitely next on my list to try!
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The new financial year has been hailed in with a request from Scott Morrison, Treasurer, to commence the final stage of the Superannuation system review, with a draft report due in January 2018, and the final report due one year from now on 1 July 2018.
The review will cover the usual superannuation suspects around costs, fees, and net returns (eg should there be increased disclosure? Would increased disclosure actually improve outcomes for members? What are the implications of exit fees? Should something be done to address account erosion for low account balances? Should costs and fees be tailored for different member segments?). Also (and interestingly), the review will cover insurance in superannuation.
Specifically, the Treasurer's announcement identifies key terms of reference for insurance in superannuation to:
- consider the appropriateness of the insurance arrangements
- consider the extent to which policy settings offset costs to government in the form of reduced social security payments
- consider whether policy changes could improve insurance cover so that it:
- provides value for money
- does not inappropriately erode retirement savings of members of all ages
- delivers consistent outcomes across the system and
- ensure insurance is not a barrier to account consolidation.
We know that various industry groups are already considering group insurance in superannuation, account erosion for members with low balances, and when insurance represents good value for default members. So, if you're wondering what the next big changes for superannuation might be, we suggest you watch this space.


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By: Padmanabhan Eangoor
Emotional intelligence is the ability to be aware of your emotions and the emotions of the people around you, know the impact of those emotions, and manage them effectively to inspire people or to handle difficult situations.
People who have achieved excellent grades in school, the ones with high IQs (intelligence quotient), don't necessarily go on to become top performers in their professional settings. Many professionals agree that more than the technical skills, the willingness to help others and the ability to put themselves in the other person's shoes are important at the workplace, a feature concisely called "emotional intelligence."
A person who ignores their surroundings to finish a task in time may be appreciated for that task. However, in the long run, the person who gives priority to helping a struggling team member with their task over meeting a deadline will be considered a more valuable team member.
Most jobs involve working as a team, and therefore individuals need to utilize people skills. The most successful people are the ones who understand the importance of people skills and continuously strive to refine them. We have all come across many soft skills, like managing, leadership, communication, problem-solving, etc., but we didn't necessarily know that they are all driven by something complex, something that allows these skills to surface as needed. Emotional intelligence is that complex operator, the backbone of how you face a crisis, being optimistic and navigating your way out of it, and doing so by pleasing everyone at the same time.
Most people try to acquire soft skills but don't achieve the professional edge they desire. This is because they are just trying to access the surface and ignoring what's at the core. Emotional intelligence is the core, which cannot be ignored to understand what lies on the surface. Imagine a person who keeps trying to master new skills, one after the other, with much difficulty. And now imagine a person for whom acquiring these skills is a cake-walk. The only difference between them is that the second person at their core has the right mindset; they have emotional intelligence.
You can assess your emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) by reflecting upon a situation you were in, asking someone how you dealt with feeling in a critical situation, or by simply taking one of the free online EQ tests. As Gordon Tredgold, an expert on leadership, once said, "We get promoted because of our IQ and we get fired because of our lack of EQ." Fortunately, emotional intelligence can be acquired, and the more you practice using your newly acquired emotional intelligence skills, the more the human brain rewires itself to make them your habits.
Emotional intelligence can be improved by widening the perspective of understanding others, practicing how to develop rational opinions in addressing social issues even if you are not directly involved with it, having an alternative plan should your best plan fail, practicing to stay poised in stressful situations, building trust and relationships by going beyond the call of duty, and being optimistic and understanding that giving up is the only failure.
I am not an expert on this topic, nor do I think that I have the highest EQ, but I am now aware of emotional intelligence, which is the first step toward becoming an emotionally intelligent person. Wouldn't it be good to imagine the whole pharmaceutical community having high EQ?


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Flawed Summary of Damsby Adrienne Strickland
Columbia Basin Herald, July 25, 2003
In his essay regarding the Snake River Dams (CBH, July 17), Senator Sheahan presents an incredibly flawed summary of the court ordered review of NMFS's 2000 BiOp regarding the viability of 12 species of fish in the Columbia River Basin. Let's set the record straight so that we can all begin to make our decisions based on facts and common sense rather than political spin.
In the 2000 BiOp, NOAA states: "native salmon and steelhead, and many resident fish species, remain in a state of perilous decline throughout the Columbia River Basin concurrent with rapidly increasing human population growth and even greater pressure on existing natural resources." The BiOp concludes that continuing to operate the dams in the current fashion will jeopardize salmon and acknowledges that the standing mitigations to remedy the situation, while adequate for the short term, do not address the long term recovery issue. More specifically, eight species "continued existence" cannot be assured by their plan. Continued existence does not mean continued abundance. If only one fish returns to spawn, the "continued existence" standard is met and even that can't be assured. This clearly indicates that the status quo cannot be tolerated if we value not only our recreational opportunities and the sanctity of created beings themselves, but the livelihods of the hard working fishermen who rely on salmon to feed their families.
In the BiOp, NOAA proposes a "reasonable and prudent alternative course of action" as an answer to these problems. Senator Sheahan states that this RPA will work just fine once the "technical problems" are fixed. It is these "problems" that prompted the challenge to the BiOp, and contrary to Sheahan's suggestion, they are not merely technical. Numerous conservation and fishing groups, as well as the State of Oregon, contended that the BiOp's conclusion that everything will turn out fine is both "arbitrary and capricious" and with this the court agreed. The court cited the state of Oregon's amicus brief as a fine summary of the major problem with the BiOp in that it "relies upon actions for which necessary funding is unavailable, actions for which the agencies lack authority, and actions that are not reasonably likely to occur because of lack of binding agreements."
So, while Senator Sheahan's belief that the BiOp provides the "necessary framework" for salmon recovery may be well founded, the BiOp does not provide the rest of the package: funding, authority and agreements. It seems clear that if Senator Sheahan truly believes in the BiOp, he should put his energies into working to fill in these blanks, thereby working toward a possible real solution -- salmon and dams.
Instead, he chooses to mudsling, claiming that the groups who brought this problem to court did so in order to remove the dams. In fact, the court opinion makes clear that the intent of this suit was to compel NMFS to reinitiate consultations regarding the RPA as required under the Endangered Species Act. Additionally, it was the NMFS that required these groups to file their new 60-day intent to sue because NMFS stated that requested consultations were illegal without such notice. So who,s clogging up our court systems with frivolous lawsuits? If NMFS had agreed to continue consultations rather than insisting that they be compelled by law to do so, the new suit would be unnecessary.
Indeed the dams in the Pacific Northwest should not be arbitrarily torn down -- unlike so many other energy sources, hydro power is inexpensive, clean and renewable. However, we cannot ignore our role as stewards of the world around us and simply be resistant to change. It's easy to point fingers and make unsupported claims of "bad science" and the slippery slope claim that if the Snake River dams, that together produce only 5 percent of the Northwest's power, are torn down, the rest are sure to perish. It's much more difficult to come together, look at the facts and create a plan that will do the right thing. Are our legislators up to the task?
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I am beginning to be uneasy about all the "banging of the war drums" talk from both politicians and teleprompter readers across the media.
Using the term "national security" appears to be the reasoning along with revenge for attacks like Paris or San Bernardino. I too have a desire for revenge on the unknown "they." But sending boots on the ground to another far-off place like Syria or the ISIS caliphate is something I do not agree with.
It's interesting that those who are calling for some kind of invasion of ISIS-held territory to exterminate the problem have none of their kids in uniform. Pretty easy to send someone else's kid off to fight your perceived battle. If we can believe the media stories, we can't even care for the returning vets we have now.
How many more body bags and crippled vets do we need to come home from some distant third-world country that I couldn't care less about. I don't see any national security interest for me there. I see that area as a Muslim problem best handled by other Muslim countries.
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