text: |Dorian Gray is a strikingly handsome young man whose beauty attracts a debauched aristocrat Sir Henry Wotton. Dorian's picture has been painted by a talented artist Basil Hallward and Sir Henry becomes desperate to meet Dorian, though Basil himself is against it. Sir Henry persuades Dorian to pose for a picture painted by Basil and during the painting sessions, Henry “educates” the young and impressionable Dorian about life. Sir Henry's vicious nature, his obsession with youth and his cynical, materialistic outlook on everything begin to slowly affect Dorian. Dorian descends into a horrifying world, where he commits all manner of abhorrent deeds with all round him feeling the effects. Lives are destroyed, crimes are committed but Dorian's self-indulgent and depraved life continues. The story takes a bizarre and terrifying twist from here onwards as the picture begins to develop a life of its own.


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Latter Day Robber Barons Comeuppance & Other Leveling
7/10/02 6:44:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Lay in them thar beans and other supplies... Here it comes! Three articles this week!
The Burning Season, Part
By William Rivers Pitt and S. Loescher
t r u t h o u t | Perspective
Tuesday, 9 July, 2002
A Pew Foundation poll found last week that some 62% of Americans think George W. Bush should be doing more to help the economy. They should be careful what they wish for. The folks currently ripping the economy to shreds with lies and shady accounting spring from the same school of corporatist business thinking that birthed Bush in the first place. One should think twice before sending a wolf to tend the sheep.
Between the largest trade deficit in American history, a dollar that has lost 10% of its value in the last few months, and an IMF Director who has warned central banks worldwide that they might have to prop up the American economy with some form of direct intervention before a global economic meltdown ensues, it is worrisome to behold a man like Bush at the helm of our economic future.
The problems Bush faces can be seen in twofold fashion by analyzing the manner in which he himself has done business, and by analyzing his priorities as displayed by his energy bill, which is currently moving through a Congressional conference committee.
It's funny how all this seems to circle back to Enron. The national news media seems to have lost Ken Lay and the Houston energy corporation somewhere along the way, but the sorry state of American capitalism owes a great deal to the back-room finagling of Kenny Boy - Bush's nickname for the disgraced CEO - and his pack of sharks.
After all, it was Lay and his people who dumped $5.95 million into Congressional campaign contributions over the last few years in order to bring about the broad-based deregulation of the energy business. That deregulation has spawned the whirlwind anyone unfortunate enough to have a 401K is reaping. 74% of that financial largesse went to Republicans, most prominently among them Senator Phil Gramm of Enron's home state of Texas.
Gramm, whose wife Wendy was an influential Enron board member, worked hammer and tong to make sure that regulatory control of the energy industry was kept at a minimum. The philosophy behind this was simple: let the market correct itself without any obtrusive strictures from some federal bureaucracy. Gramm was able to achieve this thanks to the Republican control of Congress during the latter half of the Clinton administration, and thanks to the massive distraction provided by a Congressional trial dedicated to the ways and means of lying about sex.
We are now in the midst of that correction - a pure example of economic Darwinism if there ever was one - and 62% of Americans don't like the way of it. The market is in the process of gutting itself, cutting out the cancer of lies and financial shell-gaming brought about by a total lack of outside control.
In the long run, this will be healthy. Like the "Rail Panic" of the mid-19th century, when the railroad Robber Barons were finally brought to heel by a series of oversight rules that prevented them from ripping regular people off as they pleased, the endgame of this current scenario should bring back a degree of legislated control to the careening madness that deregulation brought forth.
It should bring about that reform, but it very well may not. Reform, and the entire American economy, is in real danger of flying right off a cliff because of the man whom a majority of Americans expect will fix things. George W. Bush has no real interest in reform or repair. He is cut from the same bolt of cloth that has wrapped our economy in a smothering shroud, and he listens only to those who think as he does.
Because of this, the steps needed to repair things may never be taken; for Bush to take them would point a damning finger at his own shoddy way of doing business. It would also, along the way, destroy a piece of legislation vital to the greedy expectations of the industry captains who have funded Bush since he first entered politics.
It has been said that no one hides from history. Bush is learning this to his woe. The sorry tale of Harken Energy Corporation, one of the many businesses Bush helped run into the ground during his "youth" as a forty-some-odd year old businessman, speaks to Bush's questionable qualifications as a reformer. Back in 1990, Bush sold 212,140 shares of his Harken stock and reaped a tidy profit of $850,000. Two months later, Harken destroyed itself when it announced that it was carrying a larger debt than it had previously disclosed. Raise your hand if you've heard of this kind of thing happening recently.
The bright students who raised their hands and chirped, "Enron executives did the same thing!" get a gold star.
Bush and his professional apologist Ari Fleischer have twisted themselves in knots defending Bush's violation of federal laws. You see, Bush failed to file the proper paperwork for his stock sale until some eight months after the deadline. That is against the law. Had he filed on time, the SEC would have investigated him for insider trading, and asked what he knew when he sold his stock. As it happened, the SEC looked into the deal in 1991, but dropped it like a hot potato. Extra credit is coming for anyone who can name the man sitting as President over the SEC chairman in 1991. That's right: George Herbert Walker Bush.
Just so we're clear: Bush was an executive of an energy company that fell apart after it was forced to disclose the fact that it had grossly inflated its profit reports. Bush was not financially harmed by this, because he sold his stocks just before the hammer came down. He broke federal laws by failing to report his sale of the stock, and was not damaged by the SEC investigation that followed because it was halted soon after it began. The SEC chairman at the time was an appointee of the first President Bush.
If this has not grabbed the attention of the 62% of Americans who want this fellow to fix the economy, the rest hopefully will.
The House of Representatives recently passed their version of Bush's energy policy bill, which was written almost completely by the same people who have run companies like Enron into the ground. Vice President Dick Cheney, who captained the bill-writing process, refused to disclose the specifics of that process, claiming that the sovereignty of the Executive Branch was at stake. What information did dribble out after massive pressure, however, confirmed the worst suspicions of activists and investigators. Bush's energy bill, as it currently stands, is not meant to serve the people. It is meant to serve large energy corporations and those who contributed to his Presidential campaign. Often, the two are indistinguishable.
The Energy bill as constituted by Cheney, Bush and their friends in the energy industry is yet another massive tax giveaway. The guts of the bill provide massive tax exemptions for these corporations. As ever, the excuse for this is that these companies will benefit without onerous financial burdens placed upon them by the tax structure of the federal government. The fact is that, in these days of ballooning federal deficits, the American people will bear the burden for the breaks these corporations will get from this energy bill.
Just how much does the Cheney plan - adopted by the House with only minor changes - give to industry, and how does that compare to what industry invested in campaign gifts? The numbers show that the coal industry was the biggest winner in terms of rate of return on their campaign contributions investments. They gave $3.8 million, and receive more than $5.8 billion - a whopping 153,700% rate of return on the investment. Other winners include the oil and gas industry, which contributed $33 million and receive nearly $19.5 billion in benefits - a 58,400% rate of return.. The electric utility industry donated $18.6 million and received more than $5.8 billion in benefits - a return of investment rate of 31,400%.
We have before us a President who stands guilty of the same corporate crimes he decries from his radio pulpit. This President, despite all that has happened, still pushes for the ruinous House version of the energy bill. The tax giveaways to his corporate energy friends will further undermine the American economy, and open the entire nation up to the same rolling blackouts that afflicted California, back when Enron was in charge of their electricity. The Senate watered this bill down a bit, but it sits now in committee waiting for the crafting of a compromise bill.
Come November 5, 2002, Americans will have the opportunity via the midterm Congressional elections to thwart some of the more egregious abuses of the Bush administration by electing Democrats to an unassailable majority within the legislative branch. In 2004, we will be afforded the chance to toss these robber barons out on the street, bag and baggage.
In the meantime, anyone who thinks these corporate thieves should not be crafting energy policy for each and every American should reach out to their representatives and tell them the score. The Senate's version of this bill was only slightly less damaging to the public, and the compromise being hammered out in committee will bear all the fingerprints of Cheney's secret meetings with the very individuals who have so damaged our economy and the stock market.
Bush and these people cannot be trusted to shepherd this economy without stern guidance. Left to his own devices, Bush will lead us further into this economic black hole. That is his nature. If he is allowed to foist his bastardized energy bill upon us, our perilous economic balancing act will tumble from the wire and be smashed in the street. It is time to make some phone calls.
(Part Two - a detailed analysis of the development of the energy bill and those wjho influenced it - is coming soon)
âEvery trend in the commercial marketplace continues to point towards a slowing economy. At the present time of these workings, while some may also expect that the markets will go up and down in regular cyclic fashion, there are others who believe that an economic collapse will ensue, and redefine a bottom line point for financial markets. Understand that such a bottom line point is produced as a byproduct or consequence of the shifting energies as now involved. Expect that it will be there by midsummer 2002 at the latest, based on current prognostications.â
If I were to look into the crystal ball for the week, I'd see a pretty good pullback from the euphoria of Friday, Monday and Tuesday with the possibility of moving higher by the end of the week? But does it have legs? I'll just follow the trading system's recommendations. Looks like this morning, the talking heads on television are completely bewildered.
I'm not bewildered so much as just interested. Like a spectator in a good sports event, the thrill of crowd-watching nearly equals the sport itself. And, so it is with investing lately. On the one hand, I really believe we are replaying the events of the 1930's, but with several twists that make this crowd unlike any other. Some of the differences:

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The Board of Commissioners and Directors, as the main organs of the Company, require a working guideline that regulates their respective duties and responsibilities and their working relationship in accordance with the principles of Good Corporate Governance (GCG). The Board Manual of Commissioners and Directors is approved through Joint Decrees of the Directors and Commissioners of Indonesia Power numbered 51.K/010/IP/2020 and 005.SK/DEKOM-IP/2020 dated March 20, 2020.
The Board Manual is a document of agreement between the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners that outlines the rights, duties, tasks, and authorities of the Board of Commissioners and Directors as the main organs of the Company. It aims to be a guide to the process of relationship and function, as well as to improve the quality and effectiveness of the working relationship between these organs in applying the principles of GCG, namely Transparency, Accountability, Responsibility, Independence, and Fairness.
This Board Manual is one of the soft structures of Good Corporate Governance, as an elaboration of the GCG Guidelines that refer to the Company's Articles of Association and applicable laws and regulations. The following are documents related to the Indonesia Power Board Manual:
BOARD MANUAL 2020.pdf
Piagam Komite Audit Dekom 6 Desember 2016.pdf
Piagam Komite Manajemen Risiko 10 Desember 2019.pdf

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text: Pop star Rihanna seems keen on fleshing out her fledgling acting career and that the ‘Talk That Talk’ singer has signed a second film. Rihanna made her Hollywood debut earlier in the month with ‘Battleship’ and the word is now that she has bagged a negative role in the latest instalment of ‘The Fast and The Furious’ franchise. The singer will be driving super-cars alongside the likes of Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, as the series continues its world tour of exotic locations. Last time it was Tokyo, this time it’s England. “Rihanna impressed with her acting debut in Battleship. Writers think she’ll be perfect for the role. Her character has plenty of bite and doesn’t take any prisoners-just like her in real life,” a source said. “It’s a step up the ladder for her and could lead to bigger action roles,” the source added. The movie will be set in London and shooting is expected to start as early as next month. Rihanna will also be heading to Essex for the first time as the racing scenes will be shot in Southend when London is out of bounds to filmmakers during the Olympics. Rihanna played the role of Cora Raikes in ‘Battleship’. “I wanted to do something badass but I didn’t imagine it would be grungy, like straight Navy soldier, no make-up,” she said, “I enjoyed it. We did training just before the shoot and two hours later we were shooting that scene.” The Barbados-born singer had earlier spoken of her desire to go into comedy following sci-fi action flick ‘Battleship’ and hoped to work with actor-producer Seth Rogan. She said: “I’ve always wanted to work with Seth. He is so funny. Even if he’s not in the film, all of his movies are funny. They’re the comedies I watch a thousand times, besides ‘Borat’ of course, and everything that Sacha Baron Cohen does.” Meanwhile, the star will unveil the highly anticipated music video for her new single ‘Where Have You Been’.

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An economist hired by the B.C. government says the province's forecasts of funds flowing into the treasury from natural gas production should be lowered.
Tim O'Neill said the government's announced revenue expectations are generally good and there is a reasonable amount of prudence built into the budget.
But he notes B.C.'s natural gas revenue forecasts have been significantly overstated for five of the last eight years and natural gas prices also are at records lows.
O'Neill's review comes one day before the Liberals table what they promise will be a balanced budget ahead of the May election.
In the throne speech last week, the government announced a decade-long plan to pay down B.C.'s debt using billions of dollars expected to flow in from natural gas production.
The Finance Ministry hired O'Neill in an effort to provide an independent assessment of the budget document.


FAIRFAX, Va. — Michael Hetle was an executive at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. His neighbor, Javon Prather, worked at a grocery store and was a member of the Maryland National Guard.
Years of disputes between the two men over dog feces, noise and trash ended in gunfire last March. On Thursday, Hetle, 54, of Springfield, Virginia, was convicted of first-degree murder in Prather’s death.
He was also found guilty of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Prather, a 24-year-old National Guard infantryman, was gunned down March 3, 2020, on the driveway of Hetle’s Bedstraw Court townhouse. His wife, Janelle Prather, and multiple shocked neighbors witnessed the shooting, which prosecutors described in court as an execution.
Hetle’s own Ring doorbell camera captured footage of the daylight murder, as well as a chilling threat he shouted at Janelle Prather after firing seven shots into her husband, the last of which was fired as Javon Prather lay dying on the ground.
“You want it, too?” Hetle asked the man’s wife angrily.
The case has inflamed racial tensions in the community, as well as in the Daventry neighborhood where both men lived. Hetle is white and Javon Prather was of mixed race.
“Evidence submitted during the trial revealed that racial animus was a contributing factor in Mr. Hetle’s actions,” Steve Descano, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County, said in a statement.
Part of that evidence was the testimony of Hetle’s son, who told the court that his father often used a racial epithet when talking about Prather, according to The Washington Post.
Prosecutors argued that the killing was premeditated, pointing out that the same day he killed Prather, Hetle sent an ominous email to their neighborhood homeowners association. In the message, Hetle warned that the feud between him and Prather could “result in tragedy” if nothing was done.
Fairfax County prosecutor Joe Martin said Heltle was angry because he believed the HOA and police weren’t taking his complaints against the Prathers seriously enough.
‘He wanted Javon dead’
The Post reported that prior to his job at NASA, Hetle was a police officer in Bellevue, Washington. While with the department, he fatally shot two men in separate incidents.
One victim was an unarmed Guatemalan immigrant.
Hetle’s two fatal shootings occurred less than a year apart. They were also two of only three lethal officer-involved shootings in the Bellevue Police Department’s then-48-year history, according to 2001 reports.
In a third incident, Hetle was disciplined for a 2000 traffic stop in which an Ethiopian immigrant accused him of racial bias, the Post reported. As part of the settlement in the case, Hetle resigned in 2003.
Along with his resignation, the settlement in the incident with the Ethiopian woman required that only certain portions of Hetle’s personnel file be given to future employers.
Hetle was cleared of wrongdoing in both fatal shootings. The family of the Guatemalan man, Nelson Martinez-Mendez, later settled a federal lawsuit against the former officer and the department for $75,000.
It wasn’t immediately clear what Hetle did for work in the period between that resignation and his tenure with NASA, which the Post reported began in 2010. In the aftermath of last year’s fatal shooting, NASA officials declined to comment on whether Hetle’s entire work history had been shared with the space agency.
Descano said he plans to seek a life sentence for Hetle, who is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 28.
“Mr. Prather served in the Maryland National Guard and had a bright future ahead of him. He should be with his family and community today,” Descano said.
At trial, the defense portrayed Hetle as firing out of fear for his family’s safety after Javon Prather walked next door and knocked on the older man’s door. According to authorities, the men had argued earlier in the day.
In his testimony, Hetle said he believed Prather was there to hurt him. According to the Post, the defendant claimed that Prather banged on his door so hard that it popped open.
“It was this look of pure rage,” Hetle said of Prather’s expression moments before the shooting. “His eyes were wide and bloodshot.”
In the footage, however, Prather appears calm as he knocks and then waits for Hetle to open the door.
Hetle opens the door and immediately begins firing without warning. Authorities said he fired seven shots in about six seconds.
Hetle’s trial attorney, George Freeman IV, told jurors his client believed Prather was armed.
“Mr. Hetle did not commit a murder,” Freeman said, according to the Post. “He was defending himself and his family.”
In closing statements, Fairfax County prosecutor Lyle Burnham disputed the defendant’s claims of self-defense.
“He didn’t want Javon hurt. He didn’t want Javon to leave. He wanted Javon dead,” Burnham said.
‘Tormented and terrorized’
Authorities and Prather’s family said the dispute between the two men had been ongoing for more than three years before the shooting. Their townhomes were side-by-side, sharing a common wall.
In pretrial court proceedings, defense attorney Meghan Matulka alleged that the Prathers were to blame for the animosity.
“Mr. Prather and his wife, Janelle Prather, as well as the many occupants and transients that have come and gone from their home, have tormented and terrorized the residents of their community since they moved in,” Matulka told a judge, according to a September article in the Post.
Janelle Prather argued that Hetle’s beef with the couple seemed to be more about their racial identity than about the usual nuisance issues between neighbors.
“He wanted to do anything he could to get us out of the neighborhood,” she told the newspaper.
All seemed pleasant when an unmarried Janelle Prather first moved into the home in 2013, according to the Post’s report. By 2015, however, neighbors said the complaints had begun.
A lawsuit filed against Janelle Prather by the Daventry Community Association described roaming dogs that left feces in other people’s yards, domestic disputes and loud and drunken parties. Some neighbors complained that visitors at the couple’s home left empty bottles and used condoms in others’ yards and asked to use neighbors’ bathrooms or telephones.
Neighbor Mario Arandia told the Post the Prathers’ home was the “problem house” on the street.
Javon Prather entered the picture in 2017, when the couple married.
In 2019, Janelle Prather was charged with destruction of property after throwing candlesticks and bottles at Hetle’s car during an argument, the newspaper reported. Hetle sought, and successfully obtained, a restraining order against her.
A request for a restraining order against Javon Prather was denied, according to the Post.
That year, police officers responded to the couple’s home a total of 49 times.
Janelle Prather, who told the Post she spent thousands of dollars defending herself against the homeowner’s association lawsuit, said she and her husband knew little about their neighbor. She Googled his name to find out more.
One thing that didn’t show up on her searches was his deadly history as a police officer in Washington state. It was only after her husband’s murder that Janelle Prather learned Hetle had killed before.
“If Javon and I had known that, we would definitely have not bickered with him,” Prather told the Post last fall.
A final confrontation
Hetle and Javon Prather continued to butt heads, but the defendant and Janelle Prather’s descriptions of those arguments differed greatly. Janelle Prather alleges that Hetle continued harassing her and her husband, who put their townhouse on the market days before the murder.
The main source of contention appeared to be loud music.
Janelle Prather said Hetle screamed at her to turn down her music a couple of weeks before the shooting, calling her “ghetto,” according to the Post.
Matulka wrote in a bond motion last year that Javon Prather was using loud music to taunt her client the day of the shooting. Hetle called the nonemergency police number multiple times in response.
According to Matulka’s account, Prather grew aggressive, pounding on the shared wall between the two homes and racing up the steps to Hetle’s front door.
The security camera footage, which was obtained by Fox 5 in Washington, appears to contradict the defense’s description of what took place. Prather is seen going down his steps at a brisk, but casual-looking pace and going up Hetle’s steps to the front door.
Watch the footage below, courtesy of Fox 5.
After Prather knocks, he is seen waiting for several seconds for his neighbor to respond. At no time does he appear to be carrying a weapon.
Fox 5 did not broadcast the shooting itself, but the Post described the footage as showing Hetle’s door swinging open and Hetle firing the first shot, without warning, into Prather’s abdomen.
Prather turns and tries to run away.
Hetle fires five more shots into him before Prather falls to the pavement of the driveway. He then fires the seventh shot as Prather lay prone on the ground.
Four of the bullets were fired at close range, Fox 5 reported. Two struck Prather in the back as he tumbled down the steps.
According to the Post, one of the bullets to the back severed Javon Prather’s spinal cord. The seventh and final shot struck Prather under the chin, prosecutors said.
The footage picks up after Prather is on the ground, the image of his body blurred by the news station, and shows Hetle casually walking down the steps of his porch. As he reaches the landing, he apparently sees Janelle Prather on her own porch.
He aims the gun at her.
“You want it, too?” he asks.
The footage shows a scared Janelle Prather walking onto Hetle’s driveway. Hetle, who had gone back up the steps and into his home, comes out with his gun pointed at the woman.
At one point, Janelle Prather is heard saying something about calling the police.
“You get the (expletive) out of here,” Hetle tells her, again pointing his weapon at the neighbor.
As Janelle Prather moves behind a white car in his driveway, Hetle reacts.
“Get out! Get out! Get away!” Hetle screams at her from his porch, gun trained on her as she spots her mortally wounded husband.
Hetle continues to tell her to get off his property, even as she tries to help Javon Prather.
“Get away!” Hetle shouts repeatedly.
She tells him she needs to get her husband. The footage shows Janelle Prather dragging her husband’s body into their yard.
“Get away!” Hetle continues.
“I am. I am,” Prather tells him as she drags her husband by his wrists.
Javon Prather was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Descano, the commonwealth’s attorney, told WTOP in Washington that the video footage played a vital role in convicting Hetle.
“Being able to actually show the jury what happened and actually being able to show the demeanor and the seven shots, I think, really brought home to the jury the malice of getting this first-degree murder conviction,” Descano said.
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I’m not sure what to file this thought under, but I figure I may as well share it. I was holding a couple of my wife’s horses today while our farrier, Chris, shoed them, and we got to talking about horses instincts. I think I was asking about horses hooves in the wild, how they responded to injury or heavy use. He joked that the only reason we really needed to clip their hooves was that we kept them in overly-soft paddocks, fed them high energy feed, and thus they didn’t cover the miles and miles that wild horses would have to in order to get enough to eat. In other words, the ecological niche we created for our horses was so unusual that the whole horse physiology was different.
He also pointed out that most domestic horses, unless they are trained to, will not drink from natural water sources. If they’re accustomed to drinking from troughs or buckets, some will die of thirst before drinking out of a creek or lake. They may recognize that it’s water on some level, but they don’t trust the source unless they’re used to encountering water in this way. Obviously, they might be socialized early in order to become acquainted with water in a wider variety of forms.
I don’t have any information on whether or not a horse has ever died from thirst in the presence of lakes or streams, so I can’t confirm this. (I’ll look it up and report back.) If it is true — and I have no reason to doubt Chris as he’s a deeply knowledgeable guy on the subject of horses — it would be a fascinating case of a very useful ‘instinct’ not being inevitable. It also explains the ‘You can lead a horse to water…’ proverb, which I didn’t really understand until today, in retrospect.
Take a genetically-engineered mouse and add color. That is what Jeffrey Lichtman, Jean Livet, and Joshua Sanes have done. Start by inserting genes that turn neurons fluorescent hues of yellow, red and cyan. Then add some more DNA that randomly expresses those three genes. Presto, rainbow brains.
As a Harvard Science piece reports, “By activating multiple fluorescent proteins in neurons, neuroscientists at Harvard University are imaging the brain and nervous system as never before, rendering their cells in a riotous spray of colors dubbed a ‘Brainbow.’ This technique… allows researchers to tag neurons with roughly 90 distinct colors, a huge leap over the mere handful of shades possible with current fluorescent labeling.”
So many colors in something as complex and elegant as a neuron produces striking images, and I have included many here. These images also permit the study of fields of neurons, from the life course of one neuron to the patterns of connections between neurons. Hence the emerging field of “Connectomics” which “attempts to physically map the tangle of neural circuits that collect, process, and archive information in the nervous system.”
I stumbled across Lichtman’s images in two publications recently. Harvard Magazine features his work, along with five other Harvard scientists, in this month’s feature article, Shedding Light on Life: Advances in Optical Microscopy Reveal Biological Processes as They Unfold. The magazine also provides an online collection of short video clips called Lights! Microscopes! Action! Across the Charles River, MIT’s Technology Review features Lichtman’s work as one of its Ten Emerging Technologies of 2008, complete with an accompanying video featuring Lichtman.
Continue reading “Jeff Lichtman’s Brainbows”
My mind raced for potential titles to a post when I read the recent report from Science, ‘The Antidepressant Fluoxetine Restores Plasticity in the Adult Visual Cortex,’ by a team headed by José Fernando Maya Vetencourt (abstract), but I’ve opted to be demure, rather than go with some of my other options (like ‘Anti-depressants the “Cocoon” pool for brain?’ or something similarly outrageous).
The research team investigated wither fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), could restore plasticity in the visual system of adult rats. They chose fluoxetine because long-term regimens of the drug promote neurogenesis and synaptogenesis in the hippocampus and increased activity of neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its primary receptor, TrkB (close paraphrase to the original article). These effects have been shown essential to the drug’s effect; block one of these processes, and the anti-depressant doesn’t work nearly as well. In order to test plasticity, the team studied how rats responded to monocular deprivation — covering one eye — both the initial shift in ocular dominance and then the recovery of visual function after long-term monocular deprivation. In general, the fluoxetine-treated rats responded in exaggerated fashion to both conditions, suggesting that plasticity was greater with long-term administration of the drug. From the abstract:
We found that chronic administration of fluoxetine reinstates ocular dominance plasticity in adulthood and promotes the recovery of visual functions in adult amblyopic animals, as tested electrophysiologically and behaviorally. These effects were accompanied by reduced intracortical inhibition and increased expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the visual cortex. Cortical administration of diazepam prevented the effects induced by fluoxetine, indicating that the reduction of intracortical inhibition promotes visual cortical plasticity in the adult. Our results suggest a potential clinical application for fluoxetine in amblyopia as well as new mechanisms for the therapeutic effects of antidepressants and for the pathophysiology of mood disorders.
Continue reading “Rats’ visual systems made plastic by anti-depressants”
Our contemporaries in Behavioural genomics and Neurobiology are suggesting that epigenetics may be the key to understanding how the environment interacts with genes to produce obesity, longevity, sterility, mental illness, and maybe even cancer. But what is epigenetics? And, why is it important to Neuroanthropology?
Epigenetic processes provide a way for environmental factors to affect gene activity. These processes involve the chemical modification of the genome resulting in an alteration of gene expression. While the underlying DNA sequence remains unchanged, the activity of particular genes can be turned on or off. Nutrition, exposure to toxins and other exogenetic mechanisms can all be potentially involved in epigenetic activity. These environmental influences can act upon RNA transcripts, cellular structures, DNA methylation/chromatin remodeling, and even prions. For example, smoking can effect your epigenome which is believed to result in some forms of cancer.
Human research into epigenetics can be fraught with ethical dilemmas, and can take a number of generations before sufficient data is produced. But, this is where anthropologists come in. Behavioural and environmental data coupled with social statistics from communities across the world can provide scientists with useful data for analyzing long-term mental and physical health in relation to the environment and corresponding socio-cultural behaviours. Such data is particularly useful when collected from communities exposed to biological disasters or specific nutritional limitations.
To study epigenetics inside the very cells of our body, where most anthropologists are not able to venture, there is another option. Now, for the first time in an insect species, epigenetic modification has been identified and functionally implicated. The recent sequencing of the honey bee genome in 2006 has allowed scientists to discover genes that mediate epigenetic effects.
Continue reading “The Buzz about Epigenetics: Genes, Behaviour and the Environment”
A little while ago, I wrote a piece, ‘Innate’ fear of snakes?, in which I took issue with a University of Virginia study that was described by a science writer (and perhaps by the researchers) as showing that humans have an ‘innate’ fear of snakes. At the time, I argued that what their research had shown was a propensity to pay attention to snake shapes, and not that this was an ‘innate’ fear, for reasons that I banged on about for a fair few words (go to the original if you’re a glutton for snake-related musings).
And now, vindication. Well, as much vindication as you can get considering that psychological research is liable to be undermined by another study in the next few months. According to a posting today on Science Daily, ‘Unlocking The Psychology Of Snake And Spider Phobias,’ researchers at the University of Queensland have tested both snake experts and those who are naive about the creatures to see if there is an innate fear.
In the study, researchers compared the responses to stimuli of participants with no particular experience with snakes and spiders, to that of snake and spider experts.
“Previous research has argued that snakes and spiders attract preferential attention (they capture attention very quickly) and that during this early processing a negative (fear) response is generated… as an implicit and indexed subconscious [action],” Dr [Helena] Purkis said.
“We showed that although everyone preferentially attends to snakes or spiders in the environment as they are potentially dangerous, only inexperienced participants display a negative response.”
Continue reading “Snakes and spiders on the brain”
Katherine MacKinnon of St. Louis University just dropped me a line to point out a recent book review in The New York Times, I Feel Good, by Alexander Star. Star reviews the book, On Deep History and the Brain, by Daniel Lord Smail (University of California Press). Amazon raters are giving it 4.5 stars at the moment, if you want to check it out through the bookseller. Normally, I’d trust Daniel to write our best stuff about ‘mind-altering’ chemicals of all sorts, but this book review just set me to thinking, so I thought I’d put my own two cents in.
Smail wants to tell the story of humanity as a series of ‘self-modifications of our mental states,’ according to the reviewer Star:
We want to alter our own moods and feelings, and the rise of man from hunter-gatherer and farmer to office worker and video-game adept is the story of the ever proliferating devices — from coffee and tobacco to religious rites and romance novels — we’ve acquired to do so. Humans, Smail writes, have invented “a dizzying array of practices that stimulate the production and circulation of our own chemical messengers,” and those devices have become more plentiful with time. We make our own history, albeit with neurotransmitters not of our choosing.
Smail is really a historian, but his venture into a kind of neuro-history shows the robustness of the emerging awareness that the brain is shaped by what humans do. Star points out that most ‘macro-history’ these days — long, sweeping accounts of human evolution and what is sometimes called something prosaic like the ‘rise and fall of civilizations’ — is not being written by historians, but rather by folks like Jared Diamond. In contrast, Smail is a medieval historian.
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Tonight on Street Outlaws, Big Chief is back with a brand new car and is ready to stake his claim on the number one spot on the list — but has he still got it?
Big Chief and Murder Nova have a new ride and are ready to take it straight to the top, though the other drivers might have a thing or two to say about that.
Watch the clip below as Big Chief says: “I’m going to try and get to the No.1 spot in three different cars with the same punk-ass motor.”
He adds that while the others might have bigger motors, the main thing he has going for him is that the car’s going to have him behind the wheel. The question is whether he can still cut the mustard.
Meanwhile, also on tonight’s episode of Street Outlaws, titled Brand New Car, Reaper has problems sorting out problems with his car before race night, and Farmtruck and AZN do things differently in a bid for races with their truck off the list.
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Paris Saint-Germain will be brought back down to earth following a lucrative friendly against Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia this week as they play a French Cup tie against an amateur village team from France’s regional sixth tier on Monday.
It may feel like a tired cliche to talk about the supposed magic of the Cup, but try telling that to US Pays de Cassel as they get to take on Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Neymar and all the rest.
Their journey to reach the last 32 of the national knockout competition has in itself been remarkable.
The club represents a handful of villages in the Flanders countryside, half an hour inland from the port of Dunkirk in France’s far north.
Cassel, a few kilometres from the Belgian border, is perhaps best known in France for being voted the country’s favourite village in a popular television show in 2018.
The team had initially been handed a bye to this stage after being drawn in the last round against two clubs who were then kicked out of the competition.
Reims Sainte-Anne and Wasquehal, both from slightly higher up the league ladder, were disqualified after their tie in November was abandoned following a mass brawl which led to one of the coaches being taken to hospital.
But organisers then changed their minds, Wasquehal beat Reims Sainte-Anne on penalties when the tie was replayed, and they advanced to play Pays de Cassel last weekend.
Pays de Cassel duly won in a shoot-out to take the significant scalp of a club from two tiers higher up.
Their reward is a meeting with the mighty PSG, the Ligue 1 leaders and winners of the French Cup more times than anyone else.
“It is a source of enormous joy for my young players and for the whole of Flanders. This match is historic,” the Pays de Cassel president, Jean-Jacques Vaesken, told Le Parisien.
Unsurprisingly, they were not able to host the tie at their own ground and so the match will be played an hour away in Lens, home of the club currently sitting second in Ligue 1, just behind PSG.
Incredibly, 30,000 tickets were snapped up in nine hours and so there is likely to be a full house at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, where PSG lost to Lens in Ligue 1 earlier this month.
The financial windfall means it is set to be a life-changing occasion for the club, as well as an unforgettable night for the players.
“We are going to try to at least hold them until half-time or score a goal. I would be amazed, but we will try and it would be magnificent,” Vaesken added.
Underlining the difference between the teams is the fact the game has been put back to Monday after PSG’s squad travelled to Doha this week for 24 hours to please their Qatari owners.
“We feel at home in Qatar. It’s good to change our routine a bit,” insisted the captain, Marquinhos, ignoring the obvious concerns about undertaking such a trip in the middle of the season.
They then flew to Riyadh for Thursday’s friendly against a select side made up of players from Saudi rivals Al Nassr and Al Hilal and featuring Ronaldo –- a match for which PSG are set to pocket a fee of around 10 million euros ($10.8m), sources indicated.
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The Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and Friends of the Chicago River have provided notice of intent to sue the Chicago Trump International Hotel and Tower over potential Clean Water Act violations. The environmental advocates argue that the building has been operating their cooling water intake structures illegally for the past four years without the proper permits and at a rapid intake level that threatens aquatic life in the Chicago River, according to a joint press release by the two groups.
A Chicago Tribune analysis found that the Trump Tower is one of the largest users of Chicago River water for its cooling systems, utilizing nearly 20 million gal of water per day, and returning water to the river up to 35 degrees hotter. Records analyzed by the Tribune reportedly show that the Trump Tower has not been properly documenting efforts to follow federal and state regulations to minimize wildlife injury through pressure and temperature changes. Additionally, the building’s managers have not conducted a study of fish killed, a provision required by the Illinois EPA.
In 2012, Trump Tower developers failed to obtain a permit for a new cooling water intake and, consequently, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office filed a complaint and a $46,000 fine was issued. All of the other buildings that use Chicago River water for cooling intake have filed documents with the state detailing how their cooling systems aim to limit fish kills, the Tribune analysis found. Other buildings minimize fish injuries by pulling less water, slowing the velocity of intake or utilizing ice batteries.
Friends of the Chicago River, a non-profit dedicated to revitalizing the Chicago River, has spent roughly $484,000 releasing 275,000 channel catfish and 1,800 northern pike into the Chicago River system since 2012. Executive Director Margaret Frisbie and river advocates view the Trump Tower cooling system as a threat to river improvements.
“These fish, and the multitudes of fish already in the river, are intended to take advantage of our public investment in cleaner water and improved habitat. Allowing the Trump International Hotel and Tower to continue to operate a system that traps and kills fish and other aquatic wildlife flies in the face of the momentum and investment surrounding a vibrant, healthy, revitalized Chicago River,” Frisbie said in a press release. “We can’t allow such an egregious violation of state and federal water law to go unchecked.”


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Osteoporosis Fractures May Be More Common in People Who Use Proton Pump Inhibitors for at Least 7 Years
Aug. 11, 2008 -- Using acid reflux drugs called proton pump inhibitors for at least seven years may be linked to increased risk of osteoporosis-related fractures.
That news comes from a Canadian study of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and osteoporosis-related fractures. PPIs are a class of drugs that include Aciphex, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, and Protonix
The study shows a link between long-term use of proton pump inhibitors and greater likelihood of osteoporosis-related fractures of the hip, wrist, or spine.
But that association took years to appear, and the study doesn't prove that PPIs were to blame for any fractures. Makers of PPIs tell WebMD they haven't seen any signs of increased osteoporosis-related fracture risk in people using their products.
More research is needed; meanwhile, patients and their doctors should revisit the risks and benefits of long-term PPI use, according to an editorial published with the study in the Canadian Medical Association's journal, CMAJ.
PPIs and Osteoporosis Fractures
The study included 63,000 adults aged 50 and older in Manitoba, Canada, including nearly 15,300 who sustained an osteoporosis-related fracture of the hip, spine, or wrist from 1996 to 2004.
The researchers -- who included the University of Manitoba's Laura Targownik, MD, MSHS -- checked participants' prescription records.
People who suffered an osteoporosis-related fracture were almost twice as likely to have used a PPI for at least seven years. Using PPIs for six or fewer years wasn't linked to fracture risk.
Hip fracture risk may have started earlier. People with hip fractures were 62% more likely to have used a PPI for at least five years. Briefer use of PPIs wasn't associated with hip fracture risk.
It's not clear how PPIs might increase fracture risk, but it may be that by inhibiting stomach acid, PPIs speed up bone mineral loss, Targownik's team speculates. But the study doesn't prove that.
The researchers considered many factors, including participants' other prescriptions, medical history, and income. Still, they can't rule out the possibility that they missed other influences.
Benefits of PPIs vs. Risks
Long-term PPI use and fracture risk have been linked in previous research.

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We are extremely proud to announce that our concept Faster ABC – Always the Best Connection has been awarded as one of the winners of the Systems & Components Trophy.
As part of AGRITECHNICA Digital, the Systems & Components Trophyrecognizes the latest developments and innovations in the field of components for agricultural machinery and related sectors.
These innovative proposals are voted by engineers, developers, researchers, procurement managers, dealers, spare parts managers, and OEMs.
Our project was selected between a shortlist of 20 innovations proposed by big players in the agricultural components supplier industry.
Faster ABC, where "ABC" stands for "Always the Best Connection", it's a system that guides the final user to create a pairing between tractor and implement, saving the paring for future use, allowing the correct connection of each hose to the respective port. Thanks to the Faster ABC smartphone app, the operator is guided on this process.
We would like to express our gratitudeto the jury of the Systems & Components Trophy for this incredible recognition.
Faster ABC is the result of years of hard work and collaboration between our different departments, and it's the fruit of a joint effort and teamwork.
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If you’re like most Americans, you’ve got a lot going on. Statistics show that our schedules are fuller than ever, and that we’re struggling to find balance with our time. According to ABC News, 20% of Americans work at least 49 hours a week. A little less than half of that work 59 or more.
Beyond work, US citizens also report high levels of stress with family life. A Gallup poll reveals that 55% of parents with young children feel there isn’t enough time in the day.
If you’re in a busy period of your life, then one of the most difficult challenges can be remembering everything you need to do. It’s easy to feel helpless when it comes to being forgetful.
The good news is that there are things you can do to optimize your mental performance. Healthy lifestyle choices can benefit your state of mind and impact your memory. Herbal supplements can be a key factor. Here is a list of the top 5 Natural Memory Enhancers that could help you overcome forgetfulness and stay sharp.
5 Natural Memory Enhancers:
Acetyl-L-Carnitine - In the right amount, this nutrient can help increase blood flow and circulation to the brain, which can help boost your cognitive function. Aceytl-L-Carnitine also elevates your level of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that is critical for memory function.
Phosphatidylserine (PS): Phosphatidylserine is one of the key building blocks for your billions of brain cells. It’s also involved in the upkeep and restoration of nerve cell membranes. Some studies have indicated that Phosphatidylserine may have some promising cognitive effects. A 2014 trial revealed that participants who took the ingredient demonstrated higher scores on memory tests.
Panax Ginseng: Known as “True Ginseng” or “Asian Ginseng,” this plant may relieve fatigue and aid in quality of life. A study revealed that when taken with Ginkgo Biloba, Panax Ginseng participants scored significantly higher on an Index of Memory Quality.
Gingko Biloba: This herb is derived from one of the oldest known tree species in the world! Used medicinally in China for thousands of years, Gingko Biloba promotes blood flow in small vessels and increases circulation to the brain. This natural ingredient may not only boost memory, but it may also help protect the brain as you age.
Rhodiola Rosea: This herb, known as Arctic Root, may help promote physical and mental vitality. Grown in high altitudes of Siberia, this ingredient has also yielded hopeful results in clinical trials. In a Harvard Magazine article, Dr. Hanna Zwaka reported that Rhodiola has been linked to higher cognitive function in rats, as well as boosted short-term memory. Dr. Zwaka says that the tests may also indicate cognitive benefits for humans.

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Tiger Woods will play the Genesis Open this week at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. It will be Woods’ second PGA Tour of the season after he tied for 23rd at the Farmers Insurance Open three weeks ago at Torrey Pines.
However, Woods’ next event is unknown.
On Tuesday at Riviera, Woods was asked if he would play next week at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., near Woods’ home in Jupiter. Woods didn’t directly answer the question, but he did indicate that his body would determine if he would play or not.
“It will be a great sign if I do play, and I think it’d be a smart sign if I didn’t play,” Woods said. “How about that?”
Woods, who had a spinal fusion last April, said he felt sore after Torrey Pines. But not his back.
“My feet,” Woods said. “I’m not use to walking.”
If Woods does indeed decide to play Honda – he has until Friday to commit – it means his body feels well enough to compete at a high level.
“Just not to feel sore. To feel like I can play all out again with three days off. Be able to go at it full bore again,” Woods said. “That’s something that I’ve been trying to do at home, trying to simulate rounds where I go full bore at it, but it’s never the same as in a tournament. I try and get myself as fired up as possible, hit shots as hard as I would in a tournament or shape shots and be able to do things that I like to do, but it’s just not the same.”
Woods has played the Honda Classic just four times, withdrawing after a 71-69-65 start in 2014, tying for 37th in 2013, sharing second place in 2012 and missing the cut in 1993.


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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is thrilled to announce that the Honorable Judge Edward Chen has granted ADAO and our five co-plaintiffs a decisive victory in our legal suit to demand that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) require companies importing and using asbestos to report to the EPA where the asbestos is going.
District Court Judge Edward J. Chen’s extensive opinion sides with ADAO in its legal challenge to EPA’s 2018 denial of its petition to include asbestos in EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. This legal victory puts us in a stronger position than ever before in our fight to ban asbestos. As we enter 2021, and look towards a Biden/Harris administration, we are in a great position to finally ban asbestos for once and for all. President and Vice-president elects Biden and Harris have made it clear that they plan to address the dangers of asbestos exposure, and Judge Chen’s firm opinion allows us to better strategize as we enter the new year.
The Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule under TSCA requires manufacturers (including importers) to provide EPA with information on the production and use of chemicals in commerce; however, in 2017, EPA exempted asbestos from those requirements, finding that “reporting is not required for ‘naturally occurring chemical substances.’”
Without an asbestos ban, both raw asbestos and asbestos-contaminated products enter our country without responsibility or accountability, which is why ADAO has worked tirelessly for nearly seventeen years to lay the groundwork for this decision and a full asbestos ban. In September 2018, ADAO filed this suit with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to close the reporting loopholes by overturning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of its Right to Know Petition under section 21 of TSCA.
ADAO was joined by the American Public Health Association (APHA), Center for Environmental Health (CEH), Environmental Health Strategies Center (EHSC), Environmental Working Group (EWG), and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. Eleven Attorneys’ General from California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, and the District of Columbia were also co-petitioning with ADAO.
In his decision, Judge Chen emphasized “how little information EPA has about the quantities of asbestos-containing products in the U.S. chain of commerce and the overall consumer and occupational exposure for downstream uses of asbestos.”
He held that EPA’s “unwillingness to act stands in the face of its significant statutory authority to require that this information be reported via the CDR rule and runs contrary to its obligation to collect reasonably available information to inform and facilitate its regulatory obligations under TSCA.”
“Judge Chen’s decision could not be clearer that EPA lacks basic information on asbestos exposure and risk and has no credible excuse for failing to use its TSCA reporting authority to fill these glaring gaps in understanding,” said ADAO’s counsel, Robert M. Sussman. “As the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SAAC) found, this lack of knowledge is among the many serious flaws in the Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos and demonstrates that EPA is failing to provide the protection against this lethal substance that Congress demanded when it amended TSCA in 2016.”
This fact was made even clearer on December 30, when right under the wire, EPA released their Final Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos. The dangerously narrow risk evaluation contains multiple holes that will ultimately lead to more exposure and more deaths. We are, however, not surprised EPA ignored their own Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) and other independent experts and instead continue to minimize the risk.
We are incredibly grateful to our co-plaintiffs and the Attorneys General for joining this fight with us. We are also indebted to Bob for his tireless work and dedication to this case. His intelligence, energy, and courtroom skills are a blessing to this fight, and we at ADAO owe him the biggest thanks for all he has done to help Americans be safe from this deadly carcinogen.
Asbestos is a known carcinogen and kills nearly 40,000 Americans each year from diseases including, but not limited to, mesothelioma and cancers of the lungs, ovaries and larynx. The last attempt to ban asbestos was over 30 years ago, in 1989. The ban was overruled in court just two years later in a suit by industry, and since then, the U.S. government has continued to put profit over public health.
This case is proof that once again, Trump’s EPA is failing to protect American lives from the threat of asbestos. We need both a legal and legislative strategy in our fight against asbestos, which is why we continue to urge Congress to pass the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN). The bill would ban asbestos imports and use in just one year and would provide all Americans with the “Right to Know” where asbestos is used, along with forcing our country to do an intense investigation into where legacy asbestos can still be found.
Imports are on the rise yet again, and we are on track to import more asbestos this year than in 2019. We know that ARBAN has bipartisan support, as shown in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce with its 47-1 vote. It is time for Congress members to reach across the aisle and pass this bill to save lives.
To all our supporters: We know that this legal battle has been long, and our fight to get a ban bill passed by Congress has been even longer. But this win is a monumental step towards safeguarding the lives of all Americans from this lethal carcinogen. Every small step we take matters, as it is all building to a full legal and legislative ban on asbestos use and imports in the United States. No one deserves to risk their life just for going to school, work, or buying a consumer product. Enough is enough, let’s ban asbestos for once and for all.
Onward in 2021.

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Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of the world, died Friday. He was 88.
Koch died at 2 a.m., spokesman George Arzt said. The funeral will be Monday at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan.
After leaving City Hall in January 1990, Koch battled assorted health problems and heart disease.
The larger-than-life Koch, who breezed through the streets of New York flashing his signature thumbs-up sign, won a national reputation with his feisty style. “How’m I doing?” was his trademark question to constituents, although the answer mattered little to Koch. The mayor always thought he was doing wonderfully.
Bald and bombastic, paunchy and pretentious, the city’s 105th mayor was quick with a friendly quip and equally fast with a cutting remark for his political enemies.(AP)
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Tonight on 60 Minutes, Dennis and Kimberly Quaid speak out about their twins mistakenly overdosed at a Los Angeles hospital in November 2007.
The actor and his wife share their story for the first time on television to draw attention to hospital mistakes that kill as many as 100,000 Americans a year, according to CBSNews.com.
Quaid says that more people die from hospital mistakes than aids and traffic accidents, yet it doesn't get the same attention. His goal is to bring these medical mistakes to the forefront.
The Quaids, who welcomed their twins, Boone and Zoe, on November 8, 2007,brought their babies to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center later that month because they were suffering from a staph infection. While hospitalized, the babies were accidentally administered 1,000 times the necessary dose of a blood thinning medication (Heparin) used to flush out IV lines.
"We all have this inherent thing that we trust doctors and nurses, that they know what they're doing," Dennis tells '60 Minutes,' "This mistake occurred right under our noses … the nurse didn't bother to look at the dosage on the bottle. It was avoidable, completely avoidable."
This is so true, especially when it comes to our children. If our children are hurt or sick we have to trust our doctors, nurses and hospitals to care for them.
Of course doctors and nurses are human, and unfortunately accidents can happen…but when it comes to life and death situations our hospitals need to be diligent in doing everything possible to NOT let mistakes happen!
You can read the Quaid's story at CBSNews.com from March 2008; and tune in tonight, August 24, 2008, to '60 Minutes' at 7:00 p.m. EST and watch the Quaid's interview.


An East Yorkshire food bank that has provided emergency support for struggling people for eight years had to appeal for help itself when its new base needed remedial work to bring it up to standard.
Driffield and Wolds Food Bank, which serves a huge area of the county, from Pocklington to Bridlington, was at risk of having nowhere to operate as its new home required renovation in order for supplies to be stored safely.
Operated since 2013 by registered charity, Love Driffield, the food bank can now continue its vital support thanks to a makeover by Esh Construction, which carried out the update voluntarily.
Esh Construction and framework operator YORhub teamed up with the help of a generous donation and keen volunteers to deliver an emergency spruce-up of the new premises in Exchange Street, Driffield – the food bank was previously operating out of the Rix Pavilion at Driffield Showground.
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The project involved decorating the storage facilities to ensure they meet food hygiene standards as well as providing a clean and safe area for volunteers to work in.
Angela Train, manager and trustee at Driffield and Wolds Food Bank, said: “I can’t express how pleased we are, we were really worried about how we could get this work done in the time frame and it was a complete surprise to be asked if we needed help.”
The charity is now able to execute plans to create a community hub alongside the food bank.
Esh Construction pledged to support the community project as part of its commitment to YOR4Good, a community grant initiative which supports economic regeneration projects through schemes awarded via YORhub frameworks.
The North of England and Yorkshire contractor is currently on site in the food bank’s catchment area, delivering Gypsey Race Park Phase 2, in Bridlington.
Michael Sherrard, contracts manager at Esh Construction, said: “At Esh, we’re always looking for new ways to support and enrich our local communities.
“Through a great working relationship with YORhub, we were able to deliver the work quickly, which has allowed the food bank to continue providing a much-needed service that many people rely on, even more so during the difficult times brought about by the pandemic.”
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Stan Brown, YOR4Good co-ordinator at YORhub, said: “Esh really pulled this one out of the bag! The team have been fantastic, organising and completing the task at such short notice and it is very much appreciated.
“We are proud that YOR4Good was the first social value initiative of its kind in the country and, through contributions donated by the contractors of the YORhub frameworks, has provided in excess of one million pounds of support to local community projects such as the Driffield and Wolds Food Bank.”
Gypsey Race Park Phase 2 (Areas 3 and 4) was procured via the YORhub, YORcivil2 Framework, in partnership with East Riding Council. The project involves engineering and re-profiling of the land and banks in and around the Gypsey Race watercourse in Bridlington, including landscaping, tree planting, lighting installation, and a new play park.


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England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes had let his frustration out on his bat after Mark Wood could not get to the non-striker’s end. Two runs were needed off the final ball and Stokes scampered through to the second. But Mark Wood could not reach his end and the match ended in a tie. Subsequently, Stokes kicked his bat in disappointment.
Stokes was brilliant with the bat for England as he scored 84 runs from 98 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. England had their backs against the wall at 86-4. However, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler were able to stage a comeback as they added 110 runs for the fifth wicket partnership.
Ben Stokes scored a fine knock of 84 runs.
Buttler scored 59 runs as the right-hander scored the first fifty of the tournament. The right-hander wasn’t in the best of forms in the World Cup but got runs when it mattered the most.
On the other hand, Ben Stokes was superb for England in the World Cup. The all-rounder scored 465 runs at an average of 66.43 and strike rate of 91.43.
Meanwhile, England was able to get over the line as they had hit more boundaries as compared to New Zealand. The hosts scored 26 boundaries whereas the tourists smashed 17 boundaries.
New Zealand scored 241 runs whereas England also scored the same score. 15 runs were needed off the final over and Ben Stokes was able to score 14 runs in the last over. Furthermore, Stokes was able to get the runs in the Super Over.
Meanwhile, there was a controversy as it is reported that Kumar Dharmasena should have signalled five runs when four runs were given as overthrows. Stokes had not made his ground for the second run and the ball deflected to the boundary. Hence, England had the rub of the green on their side.
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31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” 33 This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Always keep God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Spirit in your heart, in your mind, in your soul and in your daily life.
God is testing us every day and has given us the right to make our own choices. Do you know which ones are the right choices in Gods mind?
Fear God, love God, honor God, and trust God with all your heart, mind and soul and you will receive and experience the joy of the promises of God’s blessings in His time.
Prayer: Father in heaven, hallowed is Thy Name. I praise You for Your Son and the Holy Spirit. I praise You for Your grace in sending us Your wisdom about “Jesus Christ’s Death Brought Judgment on Satan and Evil World Powers.” I praise You for Your caring, Your loving kindness, and Your generosity. Only Your graciousness and love could forgive the sins of mankind and still allow him to become a Son or daughter of Yours. Please bless those who have read this article for they too seek Your righteous truth, love, wisdom and understanding.
May God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit and Christianity be our guiding lights, our safety nets and our inspiration for loving happiness in all of Your kingdom. Father into your hands I commend my spirit. Not my will, but yours be done. Please come Lord Jesus.
I pray in Jesus sweet name and to His glory through the power of the Holy Spirit,

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Counties Key in sports development
By Ken Okaka
| September 26th 2018
Kenya has few celebrated sports personalities who have given back to society. Some have by supporting and sponsoring sporting activities.
For a long time, sport in Kenya has been taken as a mere part-time activity.
We have failed to realise that globally, sport has actually grown into a multi-billion industry employing a large population of the youth, both skilled and unskilled.
More people should come on board to support and sponsor the youth in the sporting events they excel in, thus giving them more opportunities to showcase their talents.
National and county governments should emulate these sports personalities and do something about sporting activities in the country and counties.
Counties like Nairobi have managed to include some of the best known sports personalities, led by the CEC for sports, Janet Muthoni.
Others include the longest serving former Harambee stars player and captain Musa Otieno, Dennis Oliech, former Kenya international Hashim Kamau, Gor Mahia’s organising secretary, Judith Nyangi, and former nominated county representative from Jericho, Leah Mumo, as members of the national county sports board.
Other counties should include celebrated sports personalities whether known in their counties, country or globally, to be their ambassadors in various sporting events.
Allan Wanga leads the sports docket in Kakamega County and Taita Taveta County has an elected FKF official, Bigvae Mwaelemi, heading that department.
Meru recently appointed FKF NEC member Mureithi Nabea, Douglas Wakihuri and Joseph Kinyua members of the Meru Sports Council.
Machakos County Governor Alfred Mutua did a good job in his first term in office building a stadium that has held international matches.
There is, however, room for improvement in the stadium.
Apart from Kisii County building a stadium capable of hosting KPL matches, other counties are a disappointment.
A few counties have appointed people without knowledge of sports to lead the important docket, making it difficult for such counties to excel in any sporting discipline.
Nothing is happening in Kisumu despite the current governor promising to remove the heap of gabbage next to the stadium and to start working on the stadium itself.
The stadium, which in December 2017 hosted the semifinals of the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup, has remained desolate as it plays host to top Kenyan Premier League matches.
Former Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto had rolled out the construction of a decent stadium, but the project that has stalled, thanks to local politics.
It has now become a grazing field with no hope of living up to its initial purpose.
In Mombasa, however, Governor Joho has been working closely with the FKF South Coast leadership led by the chairman, Gabriel Mghendi.
He took sports seriously in his first term by adding more stadiums and is today still working on more sports facilities.
Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko seems to be the latest sports enthusiast. The Nairobi City County government is building four state-of-the-art FIFA standard afro turf stadiums in four sub counties - Dandora, Kangemi, Dagoretti and Woodley - where work is already going on as scheduled.
These grounds, once completed, will be better than the local stadiums that we are used to.
Just a few months ago, Malindi Town MP Aisha Jumwa, through the local FKF leadership, donated a bus to be used by the teams participating in various FKF leagues within the constituency, hence easing the transport budget for teams in Malindi town.
How we wish President Uhuru Kenyatta would include sports and talent development as the fifth big agenda in his vision for the youth of his country! This would be a major boost to the sports fraternity.
The national government should also increase allocation to the counties, specifically for sports development, especially to those that seem to be enthusiastic about sports development.
Further, the Sports Fund, which was borne out of the taxation wars that affected betting and lottery firms, should be structured in a way that the intended beneficiaries have a taste of it.
There also needs to be goodwill from political leaders to see to it that not only does sports infrastructure form part of the Government’s development agenda, but sports personalities are generously remunerated to spur continuity in the industry.
Mr Okaka is Football Kenya Federation’s communication officer.
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New Netflix Series On Tyre Nichols Beating To Feature White Officers
LOS GATOS, CA — Netflix announced they have acquired the rights to tell the tragic story of Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of 5 black police officers. Leadership at the streaming giant confirmed the police officers will be portrayed by white actors.
“While we know the 5 officers who killed Nichols were factually black, it is also clear that they were morally white,” said Netflix VP of Inclusion Vernā Myers. “Since TV is a visual medium, we want to convey to the viewer that these officers had the invisible specter of white supremacy flowing through their veins.”


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Preparation for Laser Hair Removal
Now that you’re clear as to why you want the procedure done and where you want treatment to take place, you can then start preparing for laser hair removal. Dr. Ahmadinia gives thorough instructions on how to do just that. For example, you must not tan, use self-tanning lotions or sprays, and spend time outside in the sun for four weeks before the treatment.
This ensures best results. You’ll also need to refrain from shaving, waxing, tweezing, plucking or clipping the area that will be treated. This keeps it from becoming red and irritated.
As your body recovers from laser hair removal surgery, you’ll want to take good care of it. For starters, you’ll need to invest in some good sunscreen. You’ll want SPF 30 or SPF 50 that you can use for at least four weeks after the procedure takes place.
Contact Dr. Ahmadinia for a Consultation
If you have questions about laser hair removal surgery that haven’t been addressed here, feel free to contact OBGYN High Desert for additional information. Dr. Ahmadinia’s staff will be more than happy to assist you in setting up an appointment so you can speak to the OBGYN directly.
Don’t let unsightly hair embarrass you any longer. You have options that are well worth the investment. Laser hair removal surgery is safe, reliable, and virtually painless.
As long as you follow the tips listed above you shouldn’t experience any problems with the procedure. If you do, however, forget to wear sunscreen or spend a long amount of time in the sun, you may regret it. That’s why it’s very important to take good care to protect yourself and the treated area when going outdoors.


Ottawa, Ontario – Transport Canada has issued its latest recalls, which may affect some Honda Pilot, Acura MDX and Honda Odyssey models.
2012 Honda Pilot
2012 Acura MDX
Vehicles affected: 571
Certain vehicles may experience failure of the vent shut-float valve case, a component of the on-board vapour recovery system located inside the fuel tank. This could allow fuel to leak from the tank. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the fuel tank assembly.
2008-2009 Honda Odyssey
Vehicles affected: 2,790
On certain vehicles equipped with a power liftgate system, the gas-filled struts which help to raise and support the liftgate may be prone to early life failure due to a manufacturing flaw. This could allow the liftgate to drop suddenly. Dealers will replace both liftgate struts.


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When trying to find the best pet-food for your dog, there square measure several factors to think about. Dog diets square measure developed for size, age, breed, energy, medical wants, and more. It’s laborious to understand that pet-food is that the best.
Should you obtain your pet-food from a store or build it yourself? ought to or not it’s wet or dry? Kibble or human foods? Raw or cooked? What quite diet ought to your pup follow?
It is continually vital to consult a trusty veterinary or dietician once selecting the simplest pet-food for your individual dog.
Here square measure a number of the foremost standard dog diets that may be best for your pooch.
Kibble And alternative Store Bought Food
When shopping for pet-food from the shop, it’s vital to 1st check the label for ingredients. The ingredients are listed within the order of the number from highest to lowest.
Ideally, you’ll need a meat to be listed 1st, like chicken, lamb, or beef. Eggs may be high on the list. Grains like wheat and flour ought to be low on the list. Check the bag to form certain the food is developed for your dog’s age, breed, and weight, and raise your veterinary regarding applicable serving sizes.
Unfortunately, reading the label might not be enough to work out if a pet-food is healthy. several makers shrewdness to govern labels to form food sound additional healthy and appealing.
They don’t, as an example, have a decent means of indicating whether or not the food has additional meat macromolecule than grain macromolecule. Also, terms like “human-grade” and “70 % organic” don’t have legal definitions. They’re primarily insignificant.
One of the advantages of store bought food is that it’s sometimes reasonable, although there square measure many home-brewed pet-food recipes which will be created even as cheaply as store bought food.
Also, as a result of you don’t extremely understand the ingredients quantities or wherever they’re sourced from, it’s laborious to inform precisely what’s in your dog’s food. Pet food remembers happen all the time, and dogs do get sick once ingredients square measure contaminated.
If you want to feed your dog store bought food, consult your veterinary and make certain it’s the simplest quality you’ll be able to notice. detain mind that there’s no reason you can’t add sure healthy human foods to your dog’s store bought food, as well. These will offer a much-needed health boost.
There square measure a lot of recipes for home cooked dog food on-line, however you must undoubtedly raise your veterinary before sharing human foods along with your dog. Do your analysis and verify that foods square measure healthy and that square measure toxicant.
Avoid artificial flavors, preservatives, additives, and something that isn’t whole, natural, and organic. Wash all foods, too, as they’ll be treated with pesticides or herbicides. It’s best to induce food from an area that you just trust to not treat food chemically, as these is toxicant to dogs.
Ask your veterinary or dietician regarding applicable amounts of foods to serve your dog. Some healthy foods aren’t smart in massive quantities. Blueberries, for instance, square measure nice for dogs and filled with vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. Too several of them, however, will cause a tummy ache and symptom.
It is vital to notice that some veterinarians believe that cookery food destroys a number of the precious nutrients that the ingredients contain, even if it kills a number of the possibly harmful microorganism.
Again, do your analysis. it’s up to you to form applicable selections regarding what your dog grub supported your own information and also the information of specialists you trust.
Raw food diets square measure a reasonably new trend. With these diets, human foods aren’t au gratin before being served to dogs. many house owners and vets claim that this has tremendous health edges for dogs, together with up the health of their coats, their breath, and their digestion.
Others claim that serving raw food will cause infections from things like E. coli and enterics. Dogs aren’t probably to suffer from these infections unless their immune systems square measure already compromised, however it’s one thing to think about, particularly if your dog is sick or encompasses a chronic medical condition.
If you’re reaching to offer your dog raw food, it’s vital that you just shrewdness to supply ingredients, handle food properly, and make certain you retain everything as sanitary as attainable.
Some store bought pet-food makers square measure jumping on the raw pet-food trend and merchandising pre-made raw dog foods. you must analysis these totally before shopping for.
Several of an equivalent issues exist with these like alternative store bought foods, together with you not totally knowing precisely what ingredients get in the food or what proportion.
Some dogs have special medical wants that issue into that diets square measure best for them. Diabetic dogs, for instance, ought to have a high fiber, low fat diet. Dogs with symptom heart condition ought to have restricted atomic number 11, additional taurine, and additional amino acids.
Omega-3 fatty acids may well be necessary for dogs with skin conditions. it’s going to be suggested for dogs with cancer to travel on a ketogenic diet.
If your dog encompasses a medical condition, follow your veterinarian’s directions for nutrition closely. You’ll got to pay shut attention to ingredients, serving sizes, and keeping your dog at the acceptable weight.
There aren’t any miracle cures, however the proper food will improve health, keep medical conditions in restraint, and strengthen the system.
What is the simplest pet-food for your pup? What diet would you suggest to alternative dog owners? allow us to understand within the comments below!

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Hope you are all having a good day and enjoying this lovely autumn sunshine!
I popped out and did a bit of shopping this morning and when I got back received my fantastic order from Crafters Companion, it is like Christmas. Well I had to take advantage of the fabulous offers didn't I?
It's Crafters Companion's 5th birthday on Sunday 24th and as usual Sara has offered us some absolutely fabulous offers to celebrate. Each day this week has a different set of offers all of which are brilliant. Not only that there is free P&P and double points. As if that wasn't enough there is a daily prize draw plus a chance to win a luxury crafting experience. Oh and nearly forgot there is a free Popcorn stamp with every order.
Now here is another peek at the SWALK stamps & CD.
Well that's it for now think I'll go and have a play with my new slice cartridges.
Bye for now

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