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Friday, January 09, 2009
ADA Accomplishments in 2008
In Diabetes Today 08-JAN-2009
American Diabetes Association Reflects on 2008 Accomplishments in the Fight Against Diabetes and Looks Ahead to Challenges in 2009
I read the whole thing through carefully. Unfortunately, the accomplishments I was looking for weren't in it. I read it twice to be sure.
What they did include as headlines were:
Research Funding
Fighting Discrimination Against People with Diabetes
Health ReformCreating A Healthy Environment
Those are all necessary and highly laudable achievements. I have nothing but praise for all of those involved in those areas. But that is a very limited list to my mind.
These are the headlines I missed:
"America's average A1c of diagnosed diabetics reduced significantly."or "Mortality rate of diabetics reduced."or "Rates of long-term complications reduced in diabetics."or "Fewer people with metabolic syndrome or pre-diabetes progressing to type 2 diabetes."
I didn't see anything remotely like those. Those, or similar accomplishments, are the headlines that would indicate to me that the ADA is making a real and significant difference to the diabetics of the world, or at least of America.
I searched again, but all I could find was:
"Since 1987, the death rate due to diabetes has increased by 45 percent"
Maybe I'm too simple to understand these things, but isn't that trend heading in the wrong direction? And at a rather high rate?
If beating the medical afflictions of the world was a team sport and the ADA was the most highly funded team in the Diabetes Division, don't you think that by now the fans would be screaming for a review of the team's aims, methods and tactics? Hopefully the recent change in coach will bear fruit.
They note that in "in 2008, the American Diabetes Association provided $42.5 million toward funding research to combat type 1 and type 2 diabetes in people of all ages and races."
How much of that money came from big Pharma ? Most. How much of that money went to discover the optimum SMBG testing and dietary regimen for type 2 diabetes? Any? I doubt it.
On a more optimistic note, back when I wrote Money, Medications and Motives, the ADA FY06 Corporate Recognition Program included several major grains, food and beverage companies. That link no longer works and I could not find the same level of sponsorship from that industry group on the present Become a Corporate Supporter page (although it is still top-heavy with Big Pharma). I hope that is a sign from the new coach of things to come and not just poor search techniques on my part.
In that case I applaud the changes that are occurring and I hope they continue into other areas such as the focus for research funding. Maybe some day I will start to see the headlines I missed today.
Cheers, Alan
9 comments:
- Margie's Musings said...
I couldn't agree more, Alan. With the epidemic in diabetes, you would think government would be pushing for a cure...or at least a cause for the epidemic.
- 1/09/2009 10:27 pm
Amen! Reboot ADA!
- 1/10/2009 12:20 am
Put it this way, at least they have changed their recommendations marginally with respect to Type 2 diets, which is considerably more than DUK have done. Er, not a lot for all that money eh? At least they could unhide Gannon and Nuttall's papers, they were money well spent
- 1/10/2009 9:44 am
I think you will find what Dr. Hadler has to say is interesting. I recommend his book, Worried Sick.
I have always thought that the large "disease" organizations exist mainly to keep themselves funded and pay nice salaries to their executives. Well, they do put out lots of nice pamphlets, too. However, it doesn't seem that they do much else.
- 1/30/2009 3:12 pm
- Alan said...
Anonymous, although I criticise the ADA at times I don't deny the value of the organisation to the level you do. I'm not quite that cynical, so I differ with you there.
Much of Dr Hadler's overall philosophy I agree with. On his specifics I don't. I do agree that statins are grossly over-prescribed and cause much harm with unproven benefits, but on blood glucose levels I disagree. There are many studies showing the dangers posed by high levels; EPIC-Norfolk immediately springs to mind but there are many others.
Where I agree with Dr Hadler is that I do not think over-medication is the way to correct high BGs. Diet, adjusted by feedback from testing, together with moderate exercise should be the primary treatment with medications used only when necessary to complement that primary treatment.
- 1/30/2009 9:08 pm
- Ashley said...
Hi Alan,
I couldn't seem to find your e-mail address, so I'll have to contact you through a comment!
I have some information about an upcoming study for Type 2 diabetes.
Would you be willing to take a short survey, or maybe post a link to it on your blog? The survey is anonymous, but should you or any of your readers choose to leave an email address you can learn more about this upcoming diabetes clinical study when it is ready to accept participants. By clicking on the following link or copying and pasting it into your browser, you will be connected to the questions: www.DiabetesCareStudy.com.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or feedback!
Thanks for your time,
- 2/03/2009 5:50 am
- Alan said...
I'va approved the previous comment for publication, just in case it is useful to someone. However please note that is not an endorsement.
I completed 7/8 of the survey, then closed the page. The survey may be anonymous but it is obviously intended to assist in selection of participants in a new clinical study of a medication. Some of the questions are personal and detailed. If you decide to participate in the survey or the study, that is entirely up to you.
Cheers, Alan
- 2/03/2009 2:58 pm
As it stands, the side effects of Dr Hadler would be worse than some of the side effects of the drugs he decries.
He *might* have a bit of a point though if he conceded what a lot of other doctors and researchers are finding - the medication is being used to counter the effects of toxic levels of carbs
("Toxic" may be a third or less of what your dietician recommends)
- 2/08/2009 6:29 am
Did they fund any research for other types of diabetes, such as:
gestational diabetes
double diabetes (also known as type 1.5)
monogenic diabetes
the type often associated with hemochromatosis
Assorted types mentioned here:
What about any type where gastroparesis is also present?
- 2/26/2009 3:55 pm


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Apple has filed a patent for a magnetic iPad stand, a photographer has captured gorgeous images of snowflakes with his iPhone 5, Radiohead's Thom Yorke has said Apple and Google are making music worthless, Oxford University has made an iPad-controlled car and a Lightning connector has broken off inside an iPad mini's Lightning port.
Here are the fun, fascinating and intriguing remains of the day for Monday 4 March.
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Photographer captures snowflake close-ups with iPhone 5
Professional videographer Ben Woodworth has captured beautiful close-up photographs of snowflakes using just his iPhone 5 and a macro lens attachment.
While filming ice-climbing athletes in Utah, the stellar dendrite snowflakes fell onto Woodworth's black backpack, so he pulled out his iPhone 5 and a $5 macro lens attachment to take a photo of them, reports Wired.
"When I go on these kinds of trips, opportunities seem to present themselves, so I always carry one of those little adapter lenses," Woodworth said.
After capturing the images, Woodworth edited the photographs using Snapseed to add some contrast and sharpness.
Radiohead's Thom Yorke accuses Apple, Google of making music 'worthless'
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has said expressed his dislike for companies such as Apple and Google during an interview with The Guardian.
"They have to keep commodifying things to keep the share price up," said Yorke. "But in doing so they have made all content, including music and newspapers, worthless, in order to make their billions."
Radiohead famously released its In Rainbows album as a download available only from the band's website in 2007, with a 'pay what you want' system that meant customers could choose their price for the album (or pay nothing if they wanted).
iPad-controlled car
Oxford University has modified a Nissan Leaf electric car to enable it to be controlled by an iPad.
The car uses small cameras and lasers that communicate with a computer mounted in the boot, and an iPad fitted within the dashboard to allow the car to drive itself for short distances.
The driver can take back control of the car at any time by touching the break. Unlike cruise control, however, the car can see obstacles and can control speed and steering.
Check out the video of the self-driving iPad-controlled car below.
Lightning connector breaks off inside iPad mini port
GearDiary has the story of an iPad mini owner who came home to find that the Lightning connector had broken off and become lodged inside the tablet's Lightning port.
The Apple Advisor who spoke to the customer via Apple's online support reportedly said: "Well I knew the thing was flimsy but this is officially the first time I've ever heard of it breaking off in the device!"
Today's main stories:
O2's TU Go lets customers make calls, send texts from iPad, iPod using their mobile number
Shipping estimates for Apple's new iMacs improve
iWatch would be more profitable to Apple than television set, report says
iPhone 6 rumours: Apple job listing hint at new colour for next iPhone

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LONDON (Reuters) - BT will show NBA basketball matches live on its TV channels from this weekend, strengthening its challenge to BSkyB in the battle to attract British sports fans.
BT entered the sports market only in August when it launched three channels after securing a share of English Premier League soccer rights. It further shook up the sector this month when it outbid BSkyB to win the contract for Champions League soccer from 2015.
The multi-year deal to show the leading basketball league from the United States starts with a game on Sunday evening between Indiana Pacers and LA Clippers, BT said on Thursday. A total of 200 games will be screened during the season, helping to flesh out programming for the BT channels.
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Enjoying a Family ReunionYes, it's possible. Trust me. Even if you don't really know your relatives. Or even if you do know them. Or even if your parents signed you up for the Family Reunion "talent" show without telling you and you had to wing it by dancing to TLC's "Waterfalls." (I know. It was terrible.)
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In any event, Durrell's successful family reunion has inspired us to compile a list of ways to make family reunions enjoyable. Ready?
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MPAA Mocks Entrepreneurs For Being Concerned About MPAA's Efforts To Stifle Innovation
from the of-course-they-do deptAs a who's who list of top tech entrepreneurs have come out against PROTECT IP, noting how it will stifle innovation and limit their ability to create jobs, it's no surprise (no surprise at all), that the MPAA's propaganda machine felt the need to get cranking on the sophistry to try to mock the very real concerns of a large group of entrepreneurs. The MPAA's Alex Swartsel -- last seen attacking reporters for accurately predicting the same thing that the MPAA predicted -- has put up a post mocking the many entrepreneurs who wrote and signed the letter, claiming that they did not read the bill.
First, she attacks the claim that the definitions in the bill are vague, by insisting that PROTECT IP is written "so narrowly focused that it covers only websites whose sole purpose is to provide or point to stolen content." Right. But, if Swartsel is going to claim that the entrepreneurs didn't read the bill, then the very least she could have done was to have actually read our letter. In it, we explain, quite clearly, the history of folks like the MPAA, insisting that pretty much every new technology's "sole purpose is to provide or point to stolen content." Need I remind the MPAA that their fearless leader, and the guy whose name sits on the building they now work from once said:
"I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone."Forgive tech entrepreneurs building new platforms to allow for better distribution, promotion and monetization of films for worrying about which of them is going to be declared the next "Boston Strangler."
And, let's notice that Swartsel fails to mention that when MPAA members Warner Bros. and Paramount were asked to help create a list that named sites dedicated to infringement, as per the vague definition above, that it included sites like The Internet Archive, as well as some of the key platforms used by artists today, like SoundCloud and Vimeo. Boston Stranglers, all of them.
Next up, she mocks the idea that tech startups might face any legitimate "burdens" from PROTECT IP. And then follows that up by listing out some of the very burdens that we would face under the bill -- including very vague rules about "reasonable measures" that tech companies will have to take to stay in compliance. And what she leaves out is that the MPAA and people like Swartsel are the ones who think they get to define what's reasonable here.
Want proof? Looks no further than EMI insisting that it gets to decide if MP3tunes is in compliance with the DMCA. Or MPAA-member Viacom suing YouTube for a billion dollars, claiming that it was not in compliance with the DMCA because it didn't magically figure out how to block all infringing content. And, really, just look at how much time, effort and money have gone into those two lawsuits alone. The entrepreneurs who signed the letter know that when the MPAA comes to sue, saying that their efforts didn't meet its definition of "reasonable," they're about to end up in court for years, and have to pay millions of dollars to do so.
I'm sorry, Ms. Swartsel, but to a new startup building the next great platform, having to spend millions of dollars and a few years in court is a significant burden that can put many out of business. Just ask Veoh and ReplayTV -- two companies that were, in fact, effectively put out of business by similar lawsuits. Until Ms. Swartsel has to sit in front of her investors and explain to them why we have to spend the money they gave us fighting the MPAA in court, rather than building the next great platform, I'm not really sure she's in a position to comment.
Next up, she claims that the arguments of Paul Vixie, on how PROTECT IP will break key parts of the internet and damage internet security have been "debunked." That's just funny. By "debunked" she means that the MPAA put out a silly statement that effectively said, "hey, if we break the internet, you smart tech people should just go fix it again."
Finally, she does the typical "but think of the starving artist" argument, by calling out Jason Stall and Ellen Seidler, the two poster children for the MPAA for filmmakers who complain about piracy, but fail to actually put in place smarter business models. It's silly to get into a pissing match over this, but why don't we look at filmmakers like Kevin Smith who has pointed out that fans downloading his films "leads to converts," and he then does amazing things to give those converts all sorts of reasons to buy -- such as by using the awesome TopSpin platform. Need we mention that TopSpin's CEO, Ian Rogers, signed the letter worrying about PROTECT IP? Or how about all of the movies currently being funded by Kickstarter, often raising much more money than they would have received otherwise. Andy Baio, who helped build KickStarter, is among those who signed the letter as well.
These entrepreneurs are very reasonably concerned. They're the ones who are actually powering the next generation of fillmmakers and helping them make money. They're not whining about "piracy," but are focused on utilizing these new platforms, the same platforms that the MPAA wants to burden the next time MPAA member studios decide to put them on a list...
If the MPAA was really concerned about filmmakers, it would help them embrace these new platforms that help them make money. Not line them up in a witchhunt for new Boston Stranglers.
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Your smartphone, iPod, PSP, camera or other electronic device is a big investment and one of the most important yet easily damaged parts of it is the screen. It is understandable therefore that you want to protect it. This article provides the basic instructions of choosing a screen protector, applying it, and some useful tips.
Applying Without an Applicator
1Get a screen protector. They typically come custom-cut. (In a pinch, see the "Tips" to cut one down to fit.) There are a few basic materials:
- Semi-hard, slick, clear soda-bottle style such as PET, the most common and generally best. (Gimmicky variations such as semi-reflective or matte can be fun, but less practical.)
- Very hard, clear tempered glass, like a stronger microscope coverslip. Should have a plastic layer to hold together if damaged. Extremely scratch resistant, but brittle; tends to flake apart progressively once chipped.
- Very tough, thick plastic such as polycarbonate. Provides direct impact protection. Not very scratch resistant--won't stay pretty. May reduce accuracy of touchscreens.
- Soft vinyl plastic. Not recommended as generally less pleasant to use, but does prevent scratches.
2Understand the limitations of a screen protector. Screen protectors mostly ward off light cosmetic scrapes and scratches, not breakage--a particular danger for fancy cell phones with their all glass fronts and often minimal plastic edge cushioning. A "bumper" case that wraps around the front edge of a phone can provide fairly effective yet stylish impact protection. Keep it out of back pockets and other crush danger areas.
- Ideal protection means getting a screen protector and a good case; a screen protector or case should ideally break and need replacement while protecting your phone from drops.
3Find a low-dust workspace. Anywhere indoors with calm air is a good start. You can improve things with steam. Running a hot shower works well, which fills the room with steam. When the steam has subsided, there will be less dust in the air than usual. This is the best time to apply the screen protector.
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6Check placement of the screen protector. Carefully remove it from its box or packaging.Before you lift its backing, position the screen protector over the screen to see how much margin to leave on each side and ensure clearance of features such as camera spots (with which the screen protector's less even surface would interfere) and microphone holes.
7Remove residual bits of dust with a mild adhesive. Dust is the most important thing to remove from under a screen protector: bubbles will eventually diffuse out through the plastic and tiny finger marks will probably merge with the glue, but dust specks stay. Lightly dab a sticky note (such as a "Post-it") all over the screen. Looking at the reflection of a bright area in the screen at an angle will confirm the presence or absence of dust. Quickly attach the screen protector before dust can gather!
- Some fancy screen protector kits include a special sticker to pick up dust.
8Stick on the screen protector, aligning an edge carefully. Peel back the screen protector's backing from one end (leaving it on the other allows more control by holding that end). Align it with the correct edge of the screen, leaving the margin you determined previously and watching how the alignment of the sides perpendicular to it will fall. Then peel off the entire backing and smooth down the protector.
9Problems? Little mistakes like tiny dust specks should be ignored, as trying to fix them will do more harm than good, the screen protector will soon absorb worse damage exactly as intended, and it will eventually be replaced for a fresh one. If you need to reposition the screen protector, lift an edge carefully with a thin but not sharp implement like a piece of backing material, fingernail, or plastic spoon edge. If a big speck of dust is underneath, try fishing for it with a sticky note, length of cellophane style tape (such as "Scotch") or sticky note, taking care not to disturb the adhesive.
10Remove air bubbles. Wipe the air bubbles toward the edges with a smooth implement like a credit card. Don't do this forcefully unless the screen protector has a surface protector to peel off after installation: the air will eventually diffuse out and too much force could scratch the brand-new protector.
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QuestionHow do I install a computer protector screen?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerThe same way you apply a phone screen protector -- by aligning the edges and smoothing the protector onto the screen.
QuestionFamous Famous Rumblers Rumblers SKECHERS BronzePewter Rumblers SKECHERS SKECHERS Famous BronzePewter 8gPWgBWhat do I do if the screen protector is not cut to fit my device?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerThin plastic screen protectors can be easily custom-cut, preferably with a paper cutter so you can get straight edges. Try to cut the protector slightly undersize to prevent edge lifting.
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QuestionHow can I get the old one off?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerBy gently peeling up with an plastic spoon or fingernail. It should be something gentle that will get the job done
QuestionIs it okay if my screen protector is 2-3 mm away from the edge of my screen?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerIt really should fit from edge to edge. I would recommend getting a new screen protector and ensuring it's the proper fit before applying.
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QuestionIf I install a screen protector on a scratched screen, will there be bubbles?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerBubbles are formed on a device because of dust. If you clean your screen, you should not have any bubbles.
My screen protecting device is only sticky on the outer edges, NOT THE SURFACE - how do I clean the sticky part when it gets dirty?
I have two large corner bubbles on my tempered glass protector that won't run out! What can I do?
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Quick Summary
Before applying a screen protector, start by cleaning your screen and using the adhesive on a sticky note to pick up any leftover bits of dust. Then, peel back the protector's backing on one end and align it with the edge of your screen. Once it's placed correctly, remove the rest of the backing and smooth down the protector. If there are bubbles between the protector and screen, use a credit card to gently wipe the bubbles toward the outer edges.
Can you answer these readers' questions?
- Make sure you look at the screen on an angle to make sure there is no dust on the screen.
- Apply the screen protector as slowly and carefully as possible. There's nothing worse than a shaking hand when doing this.
- Don't touch the sticky part of the screen protector. Handle it like you would CDs (i.e. without touching the bottom).
- This is best done after removing the factory packaging.
- Harmony Harmony BlackNavy SAS BlackNavy SAS Harmony SAS BlackNavy Keep the sticky side of the screen protector facing down once you peel off the backing. Dust is less likely to get stuck when you're applying it.
- Alternatively, you can stick a piece of tape on the top side of the screen protector (non-sticky side) to make it easier to place.
- You can put a drop of water treated to reduce surface tension (typically with a teaspoon rubbing alcohol and/or a drop of dish soap to a quarter-cup of water, from which you take a large drop) onto the screen before applying the screen protector to make bubble removal faster. Just be careful not to apply too much, which could get into the device where it isn't wanted. And give the screen protector a few hours to dry for full adhesion before use.
- Screen protectors are simple accessories that tend to be overpriced in retail stores, which may hope you only notice the "main" item's price.
- Harmony Harmony BlackNavy SAS BlackNavy SAS Harmony BlackNavy SAS Thin plastic screen protectors can be easily custom-cut, preferably with a paper cutter, slightly undersize to prevent edge lifting, and approximating rounded corners. Hold them firmly and cut off enough the first time: trying to trim off little slivers tends to lead to flexing and uneven edges.
- Do not get frustrated. Remember, a screen protector is a consumable item. It needs to be applied decently to protect the screen from far worse and it will eventually be replaced.
- Dust is everywhere; take too long and it will land on your screen.
Things You'll Need
A good quality screen protector
A microfiber cloth
A credit card or similar to remove air bubbles
At least 10 minutes
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A Renewed Discourse on Inequality
Jed Morey, Truthout | Op-Ed
Corporate personhood and the civil and criminal protections it affords, accompanied by the ability to craft legislation and pour unlimited funds into the political process, exacerbate inequality and destroy principles.
Suddenly, it is in vogue to discuss economic inequality. The idea of inequality and how it is interpreted today is relatively new in human history and has its roots in the Enlightenment period. By the same token, the discourse surrounding it is old enough to have evolved greatly since this period to the form it enters in the public consciousness via the mainstream broadcast media today. As usual, now that the quicksand is up to our chins, we have decided it's time to start looking for help.
In many ways, having a rational conversation about economic inequality is like trying to have a rational discussion about climate change. Both have reached a consensus within their respective scientific communities that these issues are influenced by human behavior. Problematically, both are also highly charged and emotional matters being debated in high definition by a shallow pool of uniformed talent that panders to the lowest common intellectual denominator among us.
Many of the themes examined by Enlightenment philosophers, scientists and scholars remain highly relevant and are worth revisiting. These figures attempted to define the role of man in civil society, which was revolutionary thinking as Western civilization emerged from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. From the mid-17th to the mid-19th centuries, philosophers such as Descartes, Locke and Rousseau, scientists from Newton to Darwin and writers such as Dostoevsky, Dickens and Melville created enduring masterpieces that challenge our concepts of liberty, democracy and the rights of man to this day.
Vive La Corporation!
Understanding the foundations of economic inequality is instructive when examining it through a modern lens. However, there is a disruptive shift that has occurred that cannot be overlooked. The idea that corporations enjoy the very liberties we associate with humans is a dangerous departure from the theories suggested by the intellectual luminaries highlighted above.
Inequality is multifaceted and takes on several meanings depending upon the context in which it is raised. Inequalities associated to gender and race, for example, are significant issues that move the discussion in meaningful directions but often raise the emotional temperature. As economic inequality serves as both the underlying cause and product of these factors, it therefore provides a more complete template for analysis. Without the polemic that surrounded the nature of liberty and the human person's place in society, we would have little concept of equality and therefore no ability to debate tributaries such as sexual orientation, gender and race.
Another reason it is important to become familiar with the arguments proffered by the great Enlightenment thinkers is that their words informed the founders and subsequent leaders of this nation. For many, the United States represented the living enlightenment experiment. This great ideological laboratory, theoretically free from old-world constraints, was a curiosity to Enlightenment theorists and a danger to established secular and theological rulers.
At times, the distance between this period and present day is incredibly short. The celebrated, and at times rancorous, debate between Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine still plays out today, although diminished in both eloquence and erudition. Yet no matter how diminished our discourse has become and how far we have traveled from the egalitarian notions that inspired our founding, the United States of America as the "Enlightened state" is a portrayal we hold dear to as a people.
To be useful in today's circumstances, any renewed discourse must begin by focusing on the nature and definition of equality in moral and economic terms before attempting to prescribe solutions to inequality. Until we evaluate our national sentiment toward inequality and determine what exactly we are striving for as a society, any practical solutions will be lost in the toxic ether of our rhetoric. Gross inequality is no longer a theoretical exercise, nor is it exclusive to underdeveloped or developing nations. It is a global phenomenon and one that is best illustrated by conditions in the wealthiest nation on Earth.
In purely economic terms, inequality is both America's greatest challenge and number one export.
To focus the conversation on economic inequality in advance of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Oxfam International released a report on the widening economic gap in the world. Its findings are hardly startling, but they are staggering. The report, compiled from numerous sources, concludes the following:
- Almost half of the world's wealth is now owned by just 1 percent of the population.
- The wealth of the 1 percent richest people in the world amounts to $110 trillion. That's 65 times the total wealth of the bottom half of the world's population.
- The bottom half of the world's population owns as much as the richest 85 people in the world.
- Seven of 10 people live in countries where economic inequality has increased in the past 30 years.
- The richest 1 percent increased their share of income in 24 of 26 countries for which we have data between 1980 and 2012.
- In the United States, the wealthiest 1 percent captured 95 percent of post-financial-crisis growth since 2009, while the bottom 90 percent became poorer.
These findings seem more like verdicts; judgments handed down on capitalist society from the high court of natural law. How we act to reform these conclusions relies on our willingness to interpret objectively them and decide whether these are acceptable characteristics of modern society.
The Original Discourse
The title of this piece and much of the sentiment found within is drawn from the Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau's work A Discourse On Inequality, published in 1755. In it, he attempts to establish the nature of inequality by distinguishing between the perceived rights of "savage" man and civil society. The savage man, he claims, lives predominantly in a state of nature that values present existence and subsistence above all things. The civilized man lives within a system of laws designed to protect artificial geographic boundaries and places an economic value on property beyond what it provides for subsistence.
"Savage man," he states, "will not bend his neck to the yoke which civilized man wears without a murmur; he prefers the most turbulent freedom to the most tranquil subjection." At its best and most functional, Rousseau believed civilized society exists to organize principles and laws around the natural rights of man within the context of modern civilization.
According to Rousseau, the nexus between a natural existence and the need for civil society is founded in the concept of property. He begins the second half of A Discourse describing the evolution of human existence from savage and free to civil and enslaved with the following: "The first man who, having enclosed a piece of land, thought of saying 'This is mine' and found people simple enough to believe him was the true founder of civil society."
Yet Rousseau sees civil society - when laws are meted out evenly and economic protections are in place - in more sanguine terms than other philosophers of the Enlightenment period, such as Thomas Paine or later Karl Marx. In fact, A Discourse On Inequality was intended as a defense of his hometown of Geneva, which he regarded at the time as the best example of progressive civil society and governance in terms of protecting man's civil liberties. (Rousseau would feel differently after the same government he extols in A Discourse would ban his work later and accuse him of sedition. In this, Rousseau's experience can be viewed as a cautionary tale regarding the vagaries of political corruption, but one that doesn't diminish the intellectual scope of his earlier work.)
"Inequality," Rousseau believed, "derives its force and its growth from the development of our faculties and the progress of the human mind, and finally becomes fixed and legitimate through the institution of property and laws."
In linking "progress of the human mind" to inequality, Rousseau tacitly acknowledges the inevitability of some degree of inequality while arguing the need to protect some semblance of natural rights, lest our humanity be consumed by man's insidious greed. "A devouring ambition, the burning passion to enlarge one's relative fortune, not so much from real need as to put oneself ahead of others, inspires in all men a dark propensity to injure one another, a secret jealousy which is all the more dangerous in that it often assumes the mask of benevolence in order to do its deeds in greater safety: in a word, there is competition and rivalry on the one hand, conflicts of interest on the other, and always the hidden desire to gain an advantage at the expense of other people. All these evils are the main effects of property and the inseparable consequences of nascent inequality."
Rousseau's pessimism regarding ambition and greed informed his belief that a civil society is one in which our natural impulses are restrained by a just system of laws dispensed in an equitable fashion. This coincides with traditional Aristotelian theory that politics ordains all human sciences and artistic pursuits and therefore, "this end must be the good for man."
If we are to submit, as Rousseau did, to the idea that civil society exists to contain the human impulse of greed that grows relative to progress, then we must also surrender to the idea that we can never return to a natural, or "savage," state. Put simply, liberty - in its truest sense - can never be achieved within a civil society. The best state it can attain is equity in terms of man's access to, and representation by, the system.
To this end, we must therefore conclude that a system that restricts access to capital and social mobility regardless of talent - one that places the means of production and extraordinary profit in the hands of a few individuals - can then only be defined as the opposite of civil society. Extreme inequality is a form of social and moral anarchy.
Slaves to Corporate Masters
In the United States, inequality is exacerbated by the extension of our natural and civil rights to corporations, which are organized solely for profit and therefore exist in a state contrary to the good of human beings. The rise of corporate influence further alienates us from our rights as well as the means of production. Furthermore, we have allowed corporations access to the political process while extending protections to corporations previously reserved for the people. Corporate personhood and the civil and criminal protections it affords, accompanied by the ability to craft legislation and pour unlimited funds into the political process, diminishes all civil political theories that revolve around democratic principles.
Some in this country are awakening to the fact that our understanding of capitalism cradled within a democracy bears no resemblance to the world we live in. They have rightfully concluded that America is no longer a democracy, but a corporatocracy. Most of us, however, continue the grand delusion. We prefer to be spoon-fed comfortable ideological anachronisms while debating the symptoms of inequality with little or no relation to the underlying cause.
This is not a criticism; it's an observation that recognizes that apathy is a direct corollary of inequality. Most of us are too busy and under too much financial pressure to remove ourselves from the cycle of madness. It's the capitalist way. You snooze; you lose. Thinking is for the weak. Hard work and perseverance is enough. To question our corporate overlords (as Chris Hedges refers to them) is to commit economic suicide and to risk being ostracized from the system. It's why so many marginalized people come to the defense of the very masters of their subjugation.
Even Rousseau recognized this phenomenon: "The rich man under pressure of necessity conceived in the end the most cunning project that ever entered the human mind: to employ in his favour the very forces of those who attacked him, to make his adversaries his defenders, to inspire them with new maxims and give them new institutions as advantageous to him as natural right was disadvantageous."
Ultimately, a corporate system ensures that there is no failsafe for penury beyond what the government provides. And if corporations - which, by definition, require growth at any expense - subsequently seize complete control of government interests, inequality ceases to become a word. It becomes a foregone conclusion.
Copyright, Truthout. May not be reprinted without permission.
Jed Morey
Jed Morey is publisher of The Long Island Press and author of The Great American Disconnect: Seven Fundamental Threats to Our Democracy. @jedmorey


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A winner was selected from 63 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
We are looking for a logo to use on our our website and on the physical packaging of our product. We want the name FIX incorporated in our logo. We are looking for an eye catching logo that is clean, slightly medical and sexy. Please avoid using the color black. We will give excellent feed back so don't be afraid to think outside of the box!! Please don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have.
We have developed a revolutionary product that treats the common symptoms of a hangover. It will be marketed on the internet, in bars, and at your local pharmacy. We need a logo that will catch the consumers eye along with communicate what the product is. The product is in powder form and mixed with water when consumed by the customer.
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The NHL has suspended Phoenix Coyotes winger Raffi Torres 25 games for a hit that injured Chicago's Marian Hossa.
Saturday's announcement by the league was made hours before the Coyotes had a chance to eliminate Chicago in Game 5 of their first-round series.
Torres left his feet to hit an unsuspecting Hossa during Game 3 on Tuesday night, sending the Blackhawks winger smashing to the ice. Hossa was taken off on a stretcher and hasn't appeared again in the series.
For Torres, it's the third time he's been suspended by the NHL for a questionable hit in the last 13 months.
He had a goal and an assist and averaged more than 19 minutes of ice time for Phoenix in the first three games of the series.


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By Morgan Loew
It was a sunny Saturday morning in late August, and the group standing at the far end of the Sierra Vista park looked more than a little like a gathering of military members. The truth was not far off.
They were members of the Arizona State Militia and were holding a new member meeting. Despite its name, the organization is not a part of the state government. It is made up of volunteers with similar viewpoints.
"The state of the country has become very alarming," said the militia commander, a man who did not reveal his true name but went by the call sign Reaper.
"We're here to protect our community, first and foremost. Protect our state, second. And in doing so, that also means curbing the flow of drugs into our cities," said Reaper, as he described the militia's goals.
The ASM has gone on a statewide recruiting drive in the past two months, holding meetings in Sierra Vista, which a CBS 5 investigative reporter attended undercover, as well as Chandler and Kingman.
"We have units forming all over the state, hundreds of people," said Raptor, who described himself as a veteran who worked in military intelligence.
The group's goals are found on its website and Facebook page, which the leaders use as a recruiting tool. But experts who track militia activity say this is a concern.
"I think without social media, the militia movement would be a shred of what it is right now," said Bill Straus, the Arizona regional director of the Anti Defamation League, which tracks militias across the country.
Straus said the movement is on an upswing, thanks, in some degree, to a newer message. In Arizona, militia leaders have focused their recruiting speeches on curbing drug smuggling and protecting the Second Amendment.
"They want to gain supporters. They want to increase their numbers. So they're going to say things that have the greatest mass appeal. But the truth of the militia movement is they're anti-government and they're really anti-minority," said Straus.
Arizona's militia movement has a sordid history.
J.T. Ready was a star of the state's militia groups, until May 2011, when he murdered four people in a Gilbert home, then turned the gun on himself. Among the victims was a 15-month-old girl.
Shawna Forde was also a militia member when she and two accomplices broke into a southern Arizona home and murdered a 9-year-old girl and her father. Forde is now on death row.
Chris Simcox was the founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, which was one of the most high-profile militia groups in the country. He is facing child molestation charges.
The latest incident happened in the desert south of Phoenix, along Interstate 8, in August. Investigators say Richard Malley was on a patrol with a militia group at around 10 p.m. when he mistook a sheriff's deputy for a drug smuggler.
The police report says Malley pulled his gun on the deputy and forced him to produce identification. Even after the deputy showed Malley his sheriff-issued patches and badge, the report said Malley continued to point his loaded AR-15 assault rifle at the deputy.
"Here's Richard with his flashlight at the end of his AR, you know? So he's got the cop lit up," said Robert Crooks, who was in charge of the militia operation that night.
Malley faces a felony charge of aggravated assault.
"In reality, it was just the fog of war," said Crooks, who has been using volunteers like Malley all summer in his effort to curb drug-smuggling through the Vekol Valley, which is a major smuggling corridor.
"I've been shot at 23 times in 24 months," said Crooks.
The leaders of the Arizona State Militia say they are trying to change the way militias are viewed. They don't accept felons in their membership, and they say they won't stand for racism.
The group also insists on anonymity for its members. Many of the people at the meeting CBS 5 Investigates attended were military contractors. Some were still on active duty.
At one point, the commanding officer spoke about ways someone could join the group, without being on the rolls. It was a reference to government contractors and other employees who are not allowed to join militias.
"So we have runarounds that will legally allow for membership without the membership," said Reaper. "So you'll pass your polygraph, and everyone can sleep at night."
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Buying Positive Coverage Of The Xbox One On YouTube Is Dumb On So Many Levels
from the and-there-goes-your-credibility deptWe've discussed in the past how important YouTube is to gaming companies, focusing mainly on not getting over-aggressive in protecting intellectual property. Our general suggestions had been for gaming companies to invest in supporting YouTubers and building good relationships with those who promote their works.
Except when we're advocating "investing" in YouTube videos, we didn't mean actually investing in them by paying trusted sources to provide positive coverage of the Xbox One. Yet that's exactly what popular YouTube channel Machinima is doing -- and most folks are easily going to connect the dots from there back to Microsoft.
It began with a thread on NeoGAF that included text from an email Machinima was sending out to their partners which offered bonus CPM (cost per thousand views, the standard way advertising is priced) payments on videos covering Microsoft's new console. Their requirements for this "promotion" in the email were already problematic, including gameplay footage from an Xbox One game, a mention of playing the game on the Xbox One console in the video, and a vague reference to following the "guidelines listed in the assignment." Just in those lines, most journalists would find deal-killers. While the line on whether or not YouTube video makers covering games like this being journalists may be a bit blurry, there's little doubt that thousands of YouTubers look to these folks for help on their purchasing decisions. In other words, they're fame rests squarely on their reputations for honest reviews. Minus those reputations, these people have no following.
Which is what makes the details in those "guidelines" mentioned above so misguided.
Now here's where we enter really sketchy territory: Ars Technica tracked down a copy of Machinima's contract for the promotion, and there's one line that stands out: "You may not say anything negative or disparaging about Machinima, Xbox One or any of its Games in your Campaign Video." What's more, these YouTubers can't even be transparent about this arrangement, according to the contract:Hear that sound? That's the sound of this entire promotion exploding with enough payload-force to also take out both the guilty and innocent Machinima video-producers. What this does is put everyone under suspicion. Given what we said about the importance of reputations above, this could be the meteor that destroys Machinima's world.
"You agree to keep confidential at all times all matters relating to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Promotional Requirements, and the CPM Compensation, listed above. You understand that You may not post a copy of this Agreement or any terms thereof online or share them with any third party (other than a legal or financial representative). You agree that You have read the Nondisclosure Agreement (attached hereto and marked as Exhibit "A") and You understand and agree to all of terms of the Nondisclosure Agreement, which is incorporated as part of this Agreement."
And it isn't just them. Even if you're the sort to withhold judgement on Microsoft for being linked to all this (and a lonely sort it must be), a lack of a direct link doesn't really matter. Microsoft will be under suspicion as well, assumed to have a paid arrangement for all this. That will not only make everyone suspicious of Machinima coverage of the Xbox One, but it will make folks wonder what other arrangements Microsoft may have made with other reviewers and video-producers. Now nobody will be trusted for an honest review. Oh and this doesn't even touch on the fact that this practice (and the agreement) almost certainly violates the FTC's disclosure rules concerning promoting products. In other words, not only could this kill some reputations, but it might also get some people into some fairly serious legal hot water.
And all because someone wanted to sneak in some paid positive coverage, which in the end will torpedo the possibility of any positive coverage. That's not how you embrace the internet, folks...
Filed Under: buying coverage, ftc, xbox, xbox one
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text: Kate's work explores the theories of Chaos. The drawings investigate chaos from order and the reversion of the resulting chaos back into an ordered outcome. Simplicity leads to complexity. Each drawing stems from a measured and identical starting point while the variants of hand eye coordination and the different mediums used lead to the spread of chaotic undulations in each individual line, which in turn then create a rippled yet seemingly coherent and ordered surface. The pieces in this series are focused on the fluctuations of the medium used on a constant surface and with the effect of chaos on the viewers interpretation when the order of the starting point is hidden by the way the work is displayed.


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The Museum's paleontology collections comprise nearly 30,000 specimens, including over 20,000 vertebrate, 5,000 paleobotanical, and 2,000 invertebrate fossils.
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Our collections strength is in the Intermountain West, particularly Utah.
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Naomie Harris confirms Elba has been considered as black Bond
The actress tells The Huffington Post that Elba has her vote for the role, when Daniel Craig steps down as 007, after working with The Wire star.
And she reveals there has been talk about her Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom co-star giving Bond a makeover.
She explains, "I didn't realise that there was this talk and then I did a film with Idris and he said that he met (Bond producer) Barbara Broccoli and that it does seem like there is a possibility in the future that there could very well be a black James Bond.
"I would have to vote for Idris because I just finished working with him and he's a great guy."


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Raymond Blanc's current tv show Kitchen Secrets has contained so many delicious recipes but this one stood out for me and Mr CC. Mr CC is not the most demanding of people so when he watched this tart being made and turned to me saying "make it happen" in that wry, tongue in cheek way of his, I knew he must really want to try it!
For the pastry:
250g plain flour
125g unsalted butter, diced
1 teaspoon milk or water (I used milk)
1 egg
For the apple filling:
15g unsalted butter
½ tablespoon lemon juice
15g caster sugar
½ tablespoon Calvados, or any apple brandy or liqueur
4-5 Cox's apples, peeled, cored and cut into slices – aim for 8-12 slices per apple
For the custard (this is the amount I used which was double Raymond Blanc's amount):
200ml double cream
2 eggs
100g caster sugar
- Start by making the pastry: pulse the flour and butter in a food processor until you have crumbs.
- Add the egg and milk and pulse again until the pastry clumps but does not form a ball – be careful not to overwork it.
- Tip the dough onto a sheet of clingfilm and kneed it just enough to form a ball. Flatten, wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 220˚c/fan oven 200˚c/440˚F /gas mark 7.
- Roll out the chilled dough between two sheets of clingfilm. I didn't need to add any extra flour. Use one sheet of the clingfilm to lift the pastry to line a 20cm loose bottomed flan tin. Press the pastry into the tin and use the rolling pin to roll over the top and cut of any excess pastry.
- Refrigerate until ready to complete. You can make the tart up to this point the day before. Just make sure you wrap the tin in clingfilm so the pastry doesn't dry out.
- Now make the filling: start by placing the butter, lemon juice and sugar in a saucepan and heating until the butter has melted and the sugar dissolved.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the calvados. Leave to one side.
- Prepare the apples and then line them in the pastry case in concentric circles, overlapping each piece so the tart is packed with apple. Have a spare apple on standby should you need it – apples vary in size and it's always worth having extra if needed!
- Bruch the cooled syrup over the top of the apples and place the tart in the oven for 10 minutes.
- After this time, and leaving the tart in the oven reduce the temperature to 200˚c/fan oven 180˚c/400˚F /gas mark 6 and cook for a further 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden and the apples have browned a little on the edges.
- Whisk together the double cream, eggs and sugar until thick and well combined.
- Pour over the apple tart and bake for a further 20 minutes or until the custard has set.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool for an hour. The custard will puff up in the oven and settle as it cools.
- Serve with clotted cream or ice cream.
- Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat


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Greg "Joz" Joswiak, Apple's head of iPod and iPhone marketing shed some light on the iPhone 3G/2.0 and some of its highly requested, yet still missing functionality, like where's our ability to select text, cut it or copy it, and paste it?
Apple has a priority list of features, and they got as far as they could down that list with this model
Why isn't there a constant yet ever-so-slightly-disappointed voice telling us we missed our last ten exists and threatening to "re-calculate"?
[T]here are some murky "complicated issues" preventing driving directions apps at the moment. "It will evolve. I think our developers will amaze us."
Like TomTom?
With regards to David Pogue's claim that Apple said the iPhone 3G GPS antenna was too small for turn-by-turn?
Find his answer after the jump!
That's wrong; the iPhone's GPS is just like the GPS in other phones, many of which do provide driving directions
We can view Microsoft Office and Apple iWork docs in iPhone 2.0, why can't we edit or create them?
[T]here might be issues with applications each having their own file space. "There's no cross-application file structure."
TiPB is still waiting on DocsToGo as well. What about unspecified technical issues?
[D]idn't know of any such hold-ups.
Does that mean there aren't any, there are but they remain unknown, or that the ones he knows off are all very specified?
Time, and future 2.x firmware updated will hopefully tell.