Title: Building a framework for strategic architecture to foster the development of industrial ecology
Authors: Brian H. Roberts
Addresses: University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; CSIRO Urban Systems Program, Gungahlin Homestead, Crace, ACT, Australia 2601
Abstract: Industrial ecology offers many opportunities to convert so-called waste into useful by-products and energy to save the use of virgin materials and nonrenewable resources. Most applications of industrial ecology are found on eco-industrial estates, but the concept has wide application at network and single or multiple building complex levels. Industrial ecology also has the potential to realise much greater economic, social and environmental benefits than it does at present. The application of the concept has been frustrated by the lack of industry and public agency knowledge about it, the conservativeness of planning systems and community attitudes related to industry development. The paper examines planning issues which affect the application and acceptance of industrial ecology. A planning framework comprising six elements of strategic architecture to support the development and application of industrial ecology is presented. The key elements of such a framework focus on: knowledge development and management; the building of enabling environments to foster industrial ecology; effective policy and planning systems and practices; the development of waste markets; risk management; research to develop new tools, strategies and technologies. The framework draws upon lessons gained from successful and unsuccessful applications of industrial ecology.
Keywords: eco-park planning; industrial eco-parks; socialisation; industrial ecology; strategic architecture; enabling environments; knowledge development; knowledge management; waste markets; risk management; research.
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, 2008 Vol.5 No.5/6, pp.482 - 501
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Tender black cod coddled in garbanzo socca. A healthy spin on a long time favorite.
Half a cup of chickpea flour contains an impressive 11 grams of protein, 5 grams of fibre, and nutrients like folate, iron, magnesium and zinc
Radishes are a good source of vitamin C, K and B-6. Black Cod, has omega 3's.
Coconuts contain a lipid called lauric acid, and many researchers believe that lauric acid can support the immune system.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Inactive time/ 1 hour
4 - 6 oz black cod or halibut fillets
2 carrots, grated
8 radishes, sliced thin
2 cucumbers, sliced thin
1 cup seasonal lettuce
1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
1 lime, + wedges for garnish
2 avocado's, organic
1 can coconut milk, unsweetened
2 limes , juiced, taste for acidity
2 shallots, minced
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 tsp. smoked paprika, optional
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. salt, to taste
Makes 8 pancakes
1 cup Garbanzo flour
1 1/4 cup filtered water
1/4 cup good olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped scallions ( or other herbs or a mixture )
Dash of fresh pepper
oil for frying ( High heat oil, like coconut, or canola
Whisk all the ingredients together in a medium bowl. Cover with a tea towel in place in the refrigerator for an hour.
In an 8’’ non stick hot pan heat a tsp of oil . Pour a small ladle of batter into pan. Swirl the pan a little.
Cook for about 2-3 minutes, when bottom is a nice golden brown, then flip and cook for 2 more minutes. Place cooked crepes on paper towels, to remove any excess oil.
Fish ~ Season both sides with salt, 10 -15 minutes before cooking. In a cast iron pan, or non stick pan, heat over medium heat. Add oil of choice to hot pan. Place Fillets skin side down. If touching do in 2 batches. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Turn fish over , and continue cooking until you reach 8 minutes. Set timer if needed.
Assembly: Lay garbanzo crepe flat. On one half of crepe, place greens, fish, cucumber, radish, carrots, avocado slices, and cilantro. Top with coconut cream. Fold in half. Place toothpicks in each to hold in place for serving. Garbanzo crepes hold in refrigerator up to 5 days. Wrap well.
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The composition of one Maalox tablets for chewing includes 400 mg of an algebra and 400 mg of magnesium hydroxide. Additional substances: sorbitol, starch with sucrose, magnesium stearate, mannitol, sodium saccharinate, mint flavor, sucrose.
In the composition of 1 bag with a suspension (15 ml) of the preparation Maalox contains 525 mg of the algebra and 600 mg of magnesium hydroxide. Additional substances: citric acid monohydrate, hydrochloric acid, mannitol, peppermint oil, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, hydrogen peroxide, sorbitol, sodium saccharinate, water.
In the 250 ml suspension of Maalox (vial) contains 3.5 grams of the algebra and 4 grams of magnesium hydroxide. Additional substances: citric acid monohydrate, hydrochloric acid, mannitol, peppermint oil, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, hydrogen peroxide, sorbitol, sodium saccharinate, water.
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White flat-cylindrical tablets for chewing a round shape with engraving "Mx".
10 tablets in a blister pack. 1, 2 or 4 blisters in a pack of cardboard.
Suspension is a white liquid with the smell of mint, reminiscent of milk. 15 ml of suspension in a bag - 30 bags in a pack of cardboard. 250 ml in a glass bottle - one bottle in a pack of cardboard.
Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
Antacid, neutralizing unbound hydrochloric acid in the stomach, does not provoke its secondary hypersecretion. Due to a decrease in the acidity of gastric juice with the use of Maalox, the peptic activity of the secreted gastric juice decreases. Has adsorbing and enveloping properties, weakening the effect of damaging agents on the gastric mucosa and esophagus.
Active substances of the drug are considered local antacids, almost not absorbed by oral administration in the doses listed below and not having general effects.
Indications for use of Maalox
Indications for use of Maalox (from which tablets and Maalox suspension):
exacerbation of peptic ulcer;
acute and chronic gastroduodenitis in an exacerbation phase with normal or strengthened secretory function;
diaphragmatic hernia, reflux esophagitis;
dyspeptic phenomena, including, with excessive intake of coffee, nicotine, ethanol, medicines, inaccuracies in the diet (for suspension);
pain or discomfort in the upper third of the abdomen, including, with excessive intake of coffee, nicotine, ethanol, drugs, inaccuracies in the diet (for suspension).
severe renal insufficiency;
hypersensitivity to the components of the drug;
intolerance to fructose;
glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome, a deficiency of sugar or isomaltase (tablets for chewing);
intolerance to maltitol (tablets for chewing);
age less than 15 years.
It is necessary to use the medicine with caution in patients on hemodialysis with porphyria, in pregnancy, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes mellitus (tablets for chewing).
Reactions from the immune system: anaphylactic reactions, hives, itching, angioedema.
Reactions of the digestive system: diarrhea, constipation.
Metabolic reactions: hyperaluminia, hypermagnesia, hypophosphatemia (with prolonged therapy or taking in high doses, at low phosphate concentrations in food), which can lead to increased bone resorption, osteomalacia, hypercalciuria.
Instructions for using Maalox (Method and dosage)
Maalox tablets, instructions for use
It is recommended to dissolve or chew tablets. People over 15 years of age are prescribed to take 1-2 tablets three to four times a day at intervals of 1-2 hours after meals and at bedtime.
In the treatment of reflux esophagitis, the medication is taken after a short interval after eating. The maximum permitted frequency of reception is 6 times a day. It is strictly forbidden to take more than 12 tablets a day.
Duration of treatment should not last more than 3 months. With a single application (after errors in the diet) apply 1-2 tablets.
Signs of an overdose: diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting.
Treatment of overdose: forced diuresis, replacement of lost fluid, persons with renal insufficiency are shown hemodialysis.
When combined with quinidine, it is possible to increase its content in the blood and even an overdose of quinidine.
When combined with the Maalox drug, the absorption of the following drugs is reduced from the intestine: Propranolol, H2-histamine receptor blockers, Atenolol, Tsefdinir, Metoprolol, Ceppodoxim, prostacyclin, Chloroquine, Digoxin, Diflunizal, Etambutol, bisphosphonates, Isoniazid, sodium fluoride, Fluoroquinolones, Prednisolone, Indomethacin, dexamethasone, ketoconazole, phenothiazine neuroleptics, lincosamides, penicillamine, iron salts, rosuvastatin, levothyroxine sodium. Observing a 2-hour interval between the use of these drugs and Maalox and a 4-hour interval between the use of fluoroquinolones and Maalox, undesirable interactions between these drugs can be avoided.
When taking Maalox with polystyrene sulfonate, there is a risk of metabolic alkalosis (in individuals with kidney failure) and intestinal obstruction.
Terms of sale
Store in a dark and dry place at room temperature. Keep away from children.
Shelf life - Three years.
If during the period of therapy with the drug the symptoms on the part of the digestive organs are not stopped within 10 days, it is necessary to clarify the diagnosis and change the treatment regimen.
The drug is sold without a prescription, but before taking it during pregnancy, lactation, as well as in adolescents and patients with kidney failure, it is recommended that you consult with your doctor.
Algeldrate with a small amount of phosphate in food can lead to the appearance of phosphorus deficiency in the body.
Which is better: Almagel or Maalox?
The drugs belong to the same pharmacological group and are analogues. The active substances in these preparations are contained in different ratios. Almagel in this regard has a greater ability to provoke constipation, and the action of Maalox is almost twice as long.
Which is better: Maalox or Phosphalugel?
Of the two drugs, it is preferable to choose Phosphalugel (especially for the elderly and pregnant), because it does not contribute to the excessive evacuation of phosphates from the body (mainly from bones).
The drug is contraindicated for children under 15 years.
Maalox during pregnancy and lactation
It is permitted to use Maalox during pregnancy in the presence of strict indications. Reception in the lactation period is also possible.
Reviews of Maalox
Reviews of Maalox indicate high effectiveness of the drug for heartburn, discomfort or pain in the stomach. Cases of ineffectiveness or occurrence of side effects are rare.

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Daniel Bjelis outlines a new Durham festival
Sunday 8 June
1:00PM – £25.00/£30.00
FOR YEARS, DURHAM students have dealt with their exams with little in the way of motivation to drive them throughout the period.
While most universities are situated in reasonably large towns and cities able to afford students ample fun to look forward to after their month of misery, Durham University is located in, well, Durham – hardly renowned for its gamut of entertainment options.
On Sunday 8 June though, the FuturePerfect Music and Arts Festival is coming to Durham. In what’s already being called the “one-day one-site Edinburgh Festival”, the University’s Racecourse has been bitten by the summer festival buzz, playing host to this spectacular new event.
There will be ten hours of dance bliss from a medley of national and international DJ talent, with several headline acts already booked, including Bloc Party and Pendulum DJ sets. When asked about the event Matt from Bloc Party said, ‘Durham’s such a beautiful place. The old castle and cathedral will be a superb backdrop to a music festival’.
Also already confirmed to perform are Mr Scruff, Zero 7 (DJ set), Layo and Bushwacka, and Radio 1’s Gilles Peterson who added, “I’m really looking forward to DJ’ing at FuturePerfect in June. The acts involved are world class and the setting is spectacular. I think the day is going to be a great mix of entertainment and a brilliant al fresco club atmosphere”.
And there’s more than just the music! Aside from the exciting line-up there will be the carnivalesque Dreamstate Circus Street Performers, the tale-spinning A Bit Crack Storytellers, jugglers, stand-up comedy, dance workshops, book readings, jazz, plenty of international cuisine and a funfair with everything from dodgems to the stomach turning ‘Miami’. Our very own chancellor, the internationally renowned Bill Bryson, will also be appearing.
The entire event will be held in aid of local charities, Student Community Action and Butterwick Hospice, and international charities Oxfam and Sport in Action Zambia. Bringing together over 100 live acts to raise £10,000 and 1,000 hours of volunteering for the charities, FuturePerfect is entirely not-for-profit and the aim is to make this an annual event.
1,000 early bird tickets are available for £25; all other tickets cost £30 and are on sale now.


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Conventional models of development have done and continue to do huge damage to our planet.
Productive soils are being lost to erosion and land degradation; water supplies are increasingly scarce or contaminated; and climate change is a present and pressing reality.
Business as usual cannot continue. Transformational solutions are needed to put us on a sustainable course, and achieving that will mean turning the old development models on their head.
To start with, gone are the days when clearing the world’s great forests for other land uses can be regarded as synonymous with development.
Nearly 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from tropical forest degradation and outright deforestation. Far sighted governments, including those of Indonesia and Norway, are working to tackle climate change by put REDD+ into action - the UN’s collaborative programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries – that links development gains to forest preservation.
But governments can’t produce the needed results alone. Win-win outcomes need to provide gains for local communities, and the private sector needs to be on board too.
In Brazil, for example, the soy industry has agreed not to purchase soybeans produced on rainforest lands deforested since 2006. Industry commitments like these, including in innovation, can make a big difference.
As inclusive and low carbon growth increasingly make better business sense, “business as usual” will not be profitable.
Above all, delivering transformative solutions for our planet will require vision and commitment from all stakeholders and a passionate belief that we can transform living standards while also sustaining our environment.
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Giving up sugar entirely for a period of two weeks can have significant impacts on your body and overall well-being. Dr. Eric Berg explains the various changes that occur during this time and highlights the potential benefits. Let's take a closer look at what happens when you eliminate sugar from your diet.
1. Decreased sugar cravings: Consuming sugar triggers a hormonal response that leads to low blood sugar levels and subsequent sugar cravings. By eliminating sugar, you can break the cycle and reduce your craving for it.
2. Reduced hunger: Sugar consumption often keeps you feeling hungry due to unstable blood sugar levels. When you remove sugar from your diet, your blood sugar stabilizes, leading to reduced hunger. Cells can now receive proper nourishment, as the body is no longer solely dependent on sugar for fuel.
3. Increased energy: Giving up sugar can alleviate post-meal fatigue. Normalizing sugar levels in the body helps prevent the brain from becoming tired and promotes alertness and sustained energy levels.
4. Weight loss: In the initial week, you may experience a loss of excess water weight and some fat. As you continue to avoid sugar, your body gradually shifts to using stored fat as its primary fuel source. This shift can lead to noticeable fat loss, particularly around the midsection.
5. Improved mood and cognitive function: Eliminating sugar can result in enhanced mood, reduced stress, and improved cognitive function. You may experience increased focus, concentration, and mental clarity, allowing you to be more productive and attentive.
6. Clearer skin: Sugar consumption can lead to increased insulin levels and hormone imbalances, causing skin issues such as acne. By avoiding sugar, you can help regulate hormones and potentially experience clearer, healthier-looking skin.
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8. Liver and kidney health: Giving up sugar assists in reducing the accumulation of fat in the liver, promoting its overall health. Additionally, limiting sugar intake can improve kidney function, particularly beneficial for individuals with diabetes.
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The controversial bill bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected and requires an ultrasound before the procedure.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CN) — A group of Tennessee abortion providers sued the state in federal court Friday, asking a judge to immediately prevent it from enacting strict anti-abortion legislation passed hours before.
“Without this relief, the bans will immediately and irreparably harm Plaintiffs and their patients by eviscerating abortion in Tennessee with devastating effects,” the lawsuit states.
Governor Bill Lee, a Republican, has not yet signed the legislation, the 34-page complaint said, but he submitted the bill to the legislature. He called it the “strongest pro-life law in our state’s history” and it will go into effect once he signs it.
In the early morning hours Friday, the Tennessee General Assembly passed strict abortion legislation that has divided anti-abortion activists who disagree over how legislation should be written and strategies that would place the matter before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The bill is designed to be separable. Should the legislation’s provisions prohibiting abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected be struck down, other sections – such as requiring abortion providers to perform an ultrasound before the procedure – are designed to still stand.
The measure passed during a late-night session that lawmakers had said earlier was dedicated to passing a budget and coronavirus-related measures.
The complaint is brought by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
According to the lawsuit, the bill contains “cascading bans” of abortion. In one portion of the legislation, abortion is prohibited if there is a fetal heartbeat. The next section of the legislation bans the practice beyond six weeks of the last menstrual period and then the following section bans the practice past eight weeks, 10 weeks and so on until the legislation bans it beyond 24 weeks.
The legislation’s bans make no exceptions for rape, incest or fetal conditions, the abortion rights groups say.
The complaint alleges the legislation is unconstitutional because it targets previability abortions.
“Existing Tennessee law already proscribes abortion after viability. … Therefore, the only application of each of the cascading bans and the reason bans (collectively, the ‘bans’) is to unconstitutionally ban pre-viability abortions,” it states.
Alexis McGill Johnson, acting president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said Tennessee lawmakers knew the bill was unconstitutional but still passed it at a time when the public is not allowed into the statehouse.
“It is a disgrace that in the face of a true public health crisis, Tennessee politicians wasted their time with this last-minute move to attack abortion access before closing up shop this session,” Johnson said.
Calling the U.S. Supreme Court’s theories surrounding the 14th Amendment “flawed,” the 39-page bill also prohibits abortion if there is a viable pregnancy, defined as an increase of the hormone HCG, which is measured in many pregnancy tests. Performing a prohibited abortion would be a Class C felony or Class A misdemeanor.
Lawmakers in the House voted 70-20 to pass the bill and the Senate passed the legislation 23-5.
But the measure received mixed reactions from anti-abortion activists. The Family Action Council of Tennessee, which advocates for socially conservative laws in the state, took to Twitter to say the bill relied on dubious legal theories, despite the advice lawmakers received.
For instance, the idea a piece of legislation can be segregable was rejected by the Supreme Court four years ago, FACT wrote, and Kentucky’s 15-week ban on dilation and evacuation abortion was struck down just weeks ago.
“It is important for the #prolife community to understand that we lost,” the group wrote. “Amid all of the applause and legislators that will pat themselves on the back leading up to an election, we lost. We worked vigorously to defend life here in TN. And we lost. Politics won.”
Furthermore, FACT said few anti-abortion organizations supported the law. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
Mathew Staver, founder of the Florida-based Liberty Counsel, said Tennessee’s legislation could become a model for other states because of the severability of the law, which restricts abortion at several gestational periods.
“If it gets struck down, they don’t have to come back in session again, pass another one and test a different time of gestation,” Staver said by phone. “It can simply be peeled off and continue without having to re-pass it. So it’s really multiple options through the gestational period in one bill.”
Liberty Counsel, which is representing a couple counties in Indiana over their nativity displays, told Tennessee lawmakers it would defend the abortion bill during a session studying the legislation in August.
Staver said the offer still stands, even though the state has not reached out since then.


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Over the years, these timepieces have shaped the world of watchmaking with their innovative mechanisms and beautiful designs. An edit of precisely 100 - no more, no less - the book's selection is as refined as it is iconic, featuring classic pieces such as Jaeger-LeCoultre's Reverso and the Rolex Daytona, as well as more contemporary creations from the likes of MB&F or De Bethune. Penned by two experts in the field, Emmanuel Lacroix and Thierry Gasquez, it's a chance to whet your watchmaking appetite or simply supplement an already well-stocked horlogical library.
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Obama to propose $300 billion to jump-start jobs
By David Espo and Jim Kuhnhenn September 7, 2011 12:52AM
Updated: November 16, 2011 1:30AM
WASHINGTON — With the economy weak and the public seething, President Barack Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending Thursday night to get Americans working again. Republicans offered Tuesday to compromise with him on jobs — but also assailed his plans in advance of his prime-time speech.
According to people familiar with the White House deliberations, two of the biggest measures in the president’s proposals for 2012 are expected to be a one-year extension of a payroll tax cut for workers and an extension of expiring jobless benefits. Together those two would total about $170 billion.
The White House also is considering a tax credit for businesses that hire the unemployed. That could cost about $30 billion. Obama has also called for public works projects, such as school construction. Advocates of that plan have called for spending $50 billion, but the White House proposal is expected to be smaller.
Obama also is expected to continue for one year a tax break for businesses that allows them to deduct the full value of new equipment. The president and Congress negotiated that provision into law for 2011 last December.
Though Obama has said he intends to propose long-term deficit reduction measures to cover the upfront costs of his jobs plan, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama would not lay out a wholesale deficit reduction plan in his speech.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell predicted Obama’s Thursday night speech to Congress on jobs legislation would include “more of the same failed approach that’s only made things worse over the past few years.”
Casting himself as America’s CEO, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Tuesday outlined his sweeping economic plan to would reduce regulations and taxes on companies, sanction China over its currency practices and weaken the clout of labor unions.
Romney’s plan calls for reducing or eliminating several taxes, extracting more U.S. oil, coal and natural gas, expanding trade pacts and slashing federal spending.
Democrats called Romney’s plan wrong-headed and doomed to fail. Taxes already are near historic lows, they noted, and many employers say weak consumer demand is more troubling than taxes or regulation.

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This document describes how to call the APIs of Bare Metal Server (BMS) to use the functions of the service. This chapter describes the concepts related to BMS to help you quickly understand the service.
A Bare Metal Server (BMS) is a physical server that is dedicated for you on the cloud. It provides the excellent computing performance and data security needed for core databases, key application systems, high-performance computing (HPC), and Big Data services. With the high scalability offered by cloud resources, you can apply for and use BMSs flexibly.
An availability zone (AZ) is a physical location where power and networks are physically isolated within a region. Each AZ provides cost-effective and low-latency network connections that are unaffected by faults that may occur in other AZs. A region can contain multiple AZs, which are physically isolated but interconnected through internal networks. This ensures the independence of AZs and provides low-cost and low-latency network connections.
Elastic Volume Service (EVS)
The EVS service offers scalable block storage for BMSs. With high reliability, high performance, and rich specifications, EVS disks can be used for distributed file systems, development and test environments, data warehouse applications, and high-performance computing (HPC) scenarios to meet diverse service requirements.
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A VPC is a logically isolated, configurable, and manageable virtual network. It helps improve the security of cloud resources and simplifies network deployment. You can create security groups and VPNs, configure IP address ranges, and specify bandwidth sizes in your VPC. With a VPC, you can easily manage and configure internal networks and change network configurations. You can also customize access rules to control BMS access within a security group and across different security groups to enhance BMS security.
You can use the 10GE Ethernet NICs that are not being used by the system to configure a user-defined VLAN. The QinQ technology is used to isolate networks and provide additional physical planes and bandwidths. You can create VLANs to isolate network traffic. User-defined VLAN NICs are in pairs. You can configure NIC bonding to achieve high availability. User-defined VLANs in different AZs cannot communicate with each other.
An IB network features low latency and high bandwidth and is used in a number of High Performance Computing (HPC) projects. It uses the 100 Gbit/s Mellanox IB NIC, dedicated IB switch, and controller software UFM to ensure network communication and management, and uses the Partition Key to isolate IB networks of different tenants (similar to VLANs in an Ethernet).
An image is a template of the BMS running environment. It contains an OS and runtime environment, and some pre-installed applications. An image file is equivalent to a copy file that contains all data in the system disk.


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Garden Design With Vegetables
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Garden design with vegetables. However choosing a vegetable garden layout can be a bit difficult as there are. This is great because then you can have more options throughout the growing season. Some gardeners choose to grow from seed while others prefer to purchase young plants find the method that works best for you.
You can use curved shapes in your garden designs like in this garden above. Proper vegetable garden design takes research planning and plenty of experience. Best vegetable garden layout ideas and designs.
Backyard vegetable garden design. Then they add sunflowers on the ends and marigolds on the sides to add protection for the vegetables and a splash of color too. That s why we ve put together this cheat sheet for you.
Flowers also encourage pollinating insects which are beneficial to most vegetables and can be used as screens to surround the garden. Also take into consideration the type of vegetables you want to grow soil conditions and available sunlight. Well you now have 19 different vegetable garden plans that could help you to grow a beautiful garden this year.
The raised vegetable garden is also a good idea especially if you have a lot of needs for fresh vegetables. They plant a variety of vegetables in the center of the garden. For example cherry tomatoes and ornamental peppers work well with flowers.
The backyard garden is a popular idea for growing vegetables. One of the most important factors in planning a vegetable garden is the amount of space you have it also dedicates to the vegetable garden. We can use these timeless garden layout designs in our own gardens.
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Cupid – Symbol of the Valentine´s Day
Valentine´s Day is not only about hearts and flowers, there is another and, probably, most famous symbol of Valentine´s Day – a little angel, armed with bow and arrows, Cupid. Through the movies and cartoons this character is portrayed as misbehaving and childish angel who makes people fall in love by shooting the arrows at them. These arrows are symbol of love emotions and desires.
There are many cards or Valentine gifts that depict this little angel, and we immediately associate this angel with the name Cupid. However, it will come as a surprise to many that Cupid was not an angel, not even a Christian, even though the celebration of Valentine´s Day is a celebration of Christian saint Valentine. Cupid is older than the Valentine´s Day tradition, he was associated with love even before we picked February 14th as the day of love.
Cupid, or Eros, was present back in the ancient times. What Cupid was for Romans, that was Eros in ancient Greece. He was the son of Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, who was called Venus in Roman mythology. How ancient Cupid became the little angel we know today it is not really a well-known fact. There are many myths associated with goddess of love and god of love. We never associate or depict Eros the same way as Cupid. Moreover, we present Eros as more passionate and even erotic individual. Although they are the same character in two different mythologies, we never connect them or present them in a same way.
Nevertheless, there is a story in Roman mythology that will make us think about what we really know about Cupid. This story will probably provide us with different perspective on love and Cupid, we know today.
Story of Cupid and Psyche
Goddess of love and beauty, Venus was jealous of the beauty of a woman named Psyche. She was a mortal, so she ordered Cupid to punish her. Unfortunately, for Venus, Cupid fell in love with Psyche and took her as a wife. Being a mortal, Psyche was forbidden to look at Cupid. However, this did not bother her, until her sisters convinced her to look at him. Once she looked at Cupid, he left her because she was not following his rules. Everything that she had disappeared and she wandered around trying to find any sign of Cupid. Finally, she reached Venus´ temple who gave her many hard and dangerous tasks to solve. Venus was eager to kill her, not help her find Cupid. However, Psyche was able to solve task after task. The last one was to go to the underworld and take the little box in which she needed to put some beauty of Proserpine, who was the wife of Pluto. Knowing her curiosity, Venus instructed her not to open the box before. Psyche could not resist the temptation and instead of beauty in the box, she found death. Cupid was sad, but managed to forgive Psyche as well as his mother. This forgiveness was the act that gods appreciated and gave Psyche an eternal life of a goddess.
As it is already mentioned, we have different depictions of Cupid, but the one remained as the most accepted – Cupid as angel, shooting his small heart arrows at people. If you ever wondered why you doodle heart pierced with arrow, now you know. The arrow is from Cupid. Many artists through the past depicted Cupid as a mischievous boy. As a result, we today automatically associate Cupid with a little boy with curly blond hair, playing around with bow and arrows, randomly shooting at people.
He is one of the most popular holiday symbols, recognized by almost everyone. Only Santa is more popular symbol of a holiday. However, they both spread love and happiness, and it is a positive thing that everyone knows who Santa and Cupid are. If we can believe that Santa exists, then why not believe that Cupid does to and that he will manage to send his arrow our way at some point, if he has not already.
Cupid was depicted in many popular movies, series and cartoons. They are probably responsible for fact that we immediately associate him with this lovely and misbehaving child. On the other hand, a very small number of people know the story of Cupid and Psyche, and how love and forgiveness can change everything. These things are worth cherishing and practicing and it would be probably for the best to remember the next time we see or hear about the Cupid.


In science, we have been examining acids and alkalis. We have identified different chemical hazard symbols. We also looked at the properties of acids and alkalis.
This week we looked at the pH. We used litmus paper to measure the pH of different liquids and linked them to our pH scale.
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Soul & Groove
Really everyone is able to hum along to the hit «My Baby Just Cares For Me». With this and other world hits the charismatic Nina Simone succeeded to sing herself into the hearts of jazz, blues and gospel fans alike. That this diva was good for many a headline has only aggrandized her aura. Not having been in Switzerland for many years, she gave her one and only concert in 1998 exclusively at our festival. The groove was in the air!


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Unfunded pension obligations are behind a multi-million-dollar payout due to HCR ManorCare’s former president and CEO — even though the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Paul Ormond, who left ManorCare in September 2017, is owed $116.7 million under the prepackaged bankruptcy plan by which Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) will take over the Toledo, Ohio-based skilled nursing provider. But despite the bad optics of the arrangement, the amount is not connected with ManorCare’s bankruptcy, according to Toledo newspaper The Blade.
A major portion of Ormond’s pension was unfunded, Irving Levin Associates, Inc., partner and health care consultant Stephen Monroe explained to the publication. ManorCare acknowledged as much in 2016, admitting to an unfunded executive pension liability of $115.3 million, according to an SEC filing by landlord QCP in April 2017.
Many company boards provide executives with compensation plans that include bonuses, stock options, long-term rewards, and supplemental retirement funds that defer compensation, The Blade explained. While some companies require a structured yearly pension payout, others allow lump sums. Stanford University professor David Larcker, an executive compensation expert, told the publication that pension liability related to executive compensation has become a major problem.
“These supplemental retirement plans, which in truth are going out of business because shareholders have complained about them in public companies — some of them can be astronomical sums because they can be based on the last three of four years of salary and bonuses,” he told The Blade.
QCP has said it would pay Ormond’s claim.
Ormond had asked for immediate payment of his $100 million deferred settlement package when ManorCare’s issue with paying rent to QCP emerged, the New York Post reported in June 2017.
QCP agreed to pay Ormond $60.7 million from a previously frozen senior executive retirement plan, $9.8 million from a replacement retirement plan, $42 million from a management savings plan, and $3.9 million in severance, documents showed.
While the Post suggested the payment came from a package Ormond received from private equity firm the Carlyle Group, which bought ManorCare in 2006 for $6.3 billion, Larcker indicated to The Blade that the amount to Ormond was high because of his 32 years with the company.
Before the buyout, in which Ormond received $17.3 million, he received a compensation package of $19.8 million in 1998, $16 million in 2003 and $11.5 million in 2004. During those years, he deferred much of his compensation to ManorCare’s retirement plans. In 2006, he put $3.3 million into his pension, The Blade said.
Genesis HealthCare, Inc. (NYSE: GEN), by contrast, has eliminated executive retirement plans, The Blade observed. While Genesis CEO George Hager, Jr. received about $2 million in stock and salary in 2017, Genesis’ SEC filing said there are no “significant perquisites or retirement programs” under executive compensation.
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Ibadat Hajj Desk | Karachi: Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious affairs on Thursday announced balloting results of Government Hajj Applicants (successful applicants will travel for Hajj on government scheme later this year).
According to some news sources (like The Express Tribune) Hajj balloting this year saw lesser number applications than last year because of the fears over coronavirus.
However, Religious Affairs Minister Noorul Haq Qadri refuted this claim. And we believe he was right in doing so.
If you analyse previous year’s figures of Government Hajj Applications, you will notice a sharp decline in numbers after Hajj 2018.
This is mainly attributed to sharp increase in government Hajj Package prices, which increased by approximately 40% after PTI government took charge. Hajj price increase was a result massive decline in Pakistani Rupee’s value (Read more: Impact of Exchange Rate Fluctuation on Hajj Package Price) .
Furthermore, sever economic downturn in the country over the past two years, has diminished the capability of masses to pay for this religious obligation (which is not deemed mandatory for people who don’t have the financial capacity to undertake the holy journey).
This year, a total 179,210 Pakistanis will perform Hajj, including 107,526 under the government scheme and 71,684 under private scheme. This is the current allocated quota however there are fears that if the ongoing pandemic is not brought under control in a couple of months, Saudi Government might reduce quota in an effort to battle the virus.
It remains to be seen if such a measure will be taken or not and if so, in what proportion quota will be reduced between Private Hajj Organizer’s and Government.
Mr Noorul Haq Qadri, Religious Affairs Minister, has urged people not to spread rumours.
“We all have faith that there will be no epidemic in holy cities of Makkah and Medina,” he said. “We are in touch with the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and they have assured that they would take us into confidence before making any decision”.
A total of 86,765 intending pilgrims were picked through general balloting out of 149,295 applicants. Last year, the ministry had received 216,623 applications from across the country, while total quota of Pakistani pilgrims was 184,210.
Under the government scheme, 86,765 were selected through the ballot, while 18,648 was declared successful without balloting. A total of 10,000 spaces were allotted to the aspiring pilgrims, who are 70-year-old or above. A total of 12,840 applications were received from 70-plus aspirants. The remaining 2,840 has been included in general balloting.
Those selected without balloting included 7,648 people who failed on three previous occasions. Also a quota of 1,000 had been allocated to the overseas Pakistanis. There have been 1,286 applications from overseas Pakistanis – 286 applications given a chance at the general draw.
Government Hajj applicants were being informed about their success or failure via SMS, while the ballot results would be uploaded on the ministry’s website: mora.gov.pk; and hajjinfo.org.
The successful applicants are required to submit medical certificate to their relevant bank branches by March 19.
The date and time of biometric from Etimad Centres will be announced soon. The unsuccessful applicants could get their money back from their relevant bank branch from Friday according to information provided by MORA.
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7 Billion People Crowding Out Imperiled Animals and Plants
The world population hit 7 billion people Oct. 31, accelerating the global extinction crisis for animals and plants imperiled by overpopulation’s effects on habitat, water, air and other natural resources. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) launched a new national campaign, 7 Billion and Counting, highlighting this milestone and the connection between staggering human population growth and the massive extinction of plant and animal species.
“The conversation can’t be avoided any longer,” said Amy Harwood, coordinator of the 7 Billion and Counting campaign. “There’s never been a more pivotal time to talk about the devastating effects of the population crisis on plants and animals around the world.”
As part of the 7 Billion and Counting campaign, the CBD is giving away 100,000 of its popular Endangered Species Condoms. It also launched a huge video ad in New York City’s Times Square, inspired activists around the country to host events highlighting this critical issue and unveiled a new interactive map that offers information on endangered species in every county in the U.S.
The CBD also just released a report on the top 10 U.S. species facing extinction from pressures directly related to overpopulation. Species like the Florida panther and Mississippi gopher frog are rapidly losing habitat as the human population expands, while others are seeing their habitat dangerously altered and are facing demise from consumption demand.
The CBD is the only environmental group with a full-time campaign highlighting the connection between runaway human population growth and the ongoing extinction crisis. The world’s population has doubled since 1968 and the United Nation predicts it will hit 10 billion by century’s end. Meanwhile, dozens of species go extinct every day.
“As the human population grows and the rich countries consume resources at voracious rates, we are crowding out, poisoning and eating all other species into extinction,” said Harwood. “If it isn’t stopped, we’ll find ourselves on a very lonely planet devoid of any sense of the wild world this place once was.”
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Singapore will become the first country in the world to place a ban on advertisements for carbonated drinks and juices with high sugar contents, its health ministry announced last week. The law is intended to curb sugar consumption since the country has some of the world's highest diabetes rates per capita, as Reuters reported.
By Susan Cosier
First there was Fred Stone, the third-generation dairy farmer in Maine who discovered that the milk from his cows contained harmful chemicals. Then came Art Schaap, a second-generation dairy farmer in New Mexico, who had to dump 15,000 gallons of contaminated milk a day.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that that bans the sale and manufacture of fur products in the state. The fur ban, which he signed into law on Saturday, prohibits Californians from selling or making clothing, shoes or handbags with fur starting in 2023, according to the AP.
By Simon Evans
During the three months of July, August and September, renewables generated an estimated total of 29.5 terawatt hours (TWh), compared with just 29.1TWh from fossil fuels, the analysis shows.


What Consumers Think About Food & Farming
Everywhere you turn these days, there’s a growing barrage of campaigns that seemingly scrutinize agriculture. Just think about it: A&W’s “no antibiotics” and “no added hormones” focus, the annual “March Against Monsanto”, Loblaw’s “meat sourced with integrity”; Sobey’s “Certified Humane” program fronted by Chef Jamie Oliver.
It’s all a bit disheartening and somewhat scary. At first glance, these sorts of campaigns seem to imply that farmers don’t care about what they’re feeding people or how they go about producing food. But do consumers really think that way?
The 2012 Ipsos Reid Study of Consumer Attitudes Towards Food and Farming conducted by Farm & Food Care Ontario demonstrates that the general public believes otherwise. In fact, the study shows that farmers:
- rate next to veterinarians in believability regarding animal care in consumers’ estimation
- were beat out by only CFIA, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, nutrition professors and dietitians in terms of believability related to food safety
And there’s more good news. The same study indicated that consumers want to know how their food is produced. Also interesting is that in a recent Food Demand Survey by Oklahoma State University, taste, safety, and price remain consumers’ most important values when purchasing foods. So, in reality, consumers’ priorities really haven’t changed much from say, 50 years ago, despite all the hype we see in the news.
The question is how do we connect with consumers about farming and food production most effectively?
A lot of us try to address negative press and the growing consumer demand for organic, non-GMO food, etc. with logic. “Scientific facts”, however, haven’t been particularly effective in countering the arguments for “No GMOs” or “hormone free”. A recent study focusing on GMOs demonstrated that the filters consumers base their opinions on are intuitions and emotions, which are largely unconscious, reactive and not at all discerning when dealing with complex situations. The same thinking can be applied in other scenarios. Scare tactics and misinformation such as “pink slime” and “fish-genome tomatoes”, although illogical in the scientific sense, stick in the consumer’s mind because they appeal to people’s intuitions and emotions.
With less than 2% of consumers having direct links to the farm, people don’t have the opportunity to learn about farming and what it takes to put food on their tables.
It’s also that consumers just don’t know. With less than 2% of consumers having direct links to the farm, people don’t have the opportunity to learn about farming and what it takes to put food on their tables. Given that they may know little about farming and food production, consumers are more easily led by questions that they may not understand. For instance, a recent Gallup public opinion poll conducted in the United States indicated that 32 percent of respondents agreed that “animals deserve the exact same rights as people to be free from harm and exploitation.” It may be that the general public is confusing “animal welfare” with “animal rights”. In the Oklahoma food demand study, 80% of those polled want food containing DNA to be labelled. Would the average person understand that question and its implications? Not likely.
Although it’s still a small portion of the population that are animal rights/environmental activists, their influence has been formidable, as evidenced by how restaurants and grocery stores market their products. Just what does “Certified Humane” mean anyway? Gluten-free? Most consumers don’t have a clue, but they believe the marketing, without the critical thinking that is necessary to truly understand.
The 21st century challenge may have more to do with ensuring that farmers and ranchers maintain – and even strengthen – the trust they have with consumers.
Consumers will continue to make their choices based on the information that is most readily available, intuitively and emotionally, no matter the circumstances. It’s up to us to figure out how to work with that fact.
Over the years, farmers and ranchers in Saskatchewan have faced challenges, from the weather to commodity prices to pests and disease. Many of these we couldn’t do much about. The 21st century challenge may have more to do with ensuring that farmers and ranchers maintain – and even strengthen – the trust they have with consumers. It’s about retaining the social licence to operate that we’ve always had.
On the flip side, the current situation has also presented incredible opportunities. Would we be looking to seek genuine, meaningful connections with consumers if the animal and environmental activists hadn’t come on the scene with such force? If the latest health concerns and dietary trends, fads and fallacies weren’t making us rethink farming and food production practices?
So if we look at these challenges as opportunities, we can turn our thinking around and be more proactive in our approach. Let’s embrace these opportunities as we move forward.
Kim Kennett, Communications Specialist, Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan
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PENNSBURG, Pa. - Residents of the Upper Perkiomen School District in Berks and Montgomery counties had a final chance Wednesday to voice their grievances about a proposed multi-million dollar middle school.
Nearly 300 residents packed the school district’s education center in Pennsburg, with about 40 of them taking to the podium to read from their prepared remarks. Another 30 residents were ushered into an overflow room to watch the meeting being live streamed on a giant projection screen.
The meeting might be the last chance residents have to attempt to thwart the Upper Perkiomen Middle School project in Upper Hanover Township that they believe is too expensive and unnecessary.
"I fear for my property value. It is declining," Pennsburg resident Cathy Davidson said. "I already have a neighbor that has lost cash money offer for the sale of their house."
Davidson, like many other residents living along Montgomery Avenue, said she’s also concerned about the construction that would require digging through the hard bedrock. The bedrock cannot be removed by using hydraulic rippers mounted on a bulldozer, according to a report conducted by geotechnical engineering firm David Blackmore & Associates Inc.
"It is expected that the removal of hard bedrock will require the use of hydraulic hammers or explosives," according to the report. "The use of explosives, if permitted by local authorities, shall be completed with maximum precaution due to the close proximity of Montgomery Avenue and nearby residential development."
District officials claim a steady enrollment increase over the course of six years and the aging infrastructure in the existing middle school in East Greenville are some of the reasons the school board voted to approve the construction of the new school in Pennsburg.
The new middle school would sit on a 43-acre property between the Green Lane Reservoir and Montgomery Avenue. The building would house grades six through eight and be adjacent to the current high school.
The current middle school building was built in 1947 and has since undergone five renovations and additions over the years.
"While the building is still in fair condition, its overall renovation would be required to have the building function as a 21st century middle school," district Superintendent Alexis McGloin said. "And the district’s board does not believe that it is prudent to once again expand an aging building."
Jennifer Sands, a lone supporter of the proposed new middle school, said that evolution of technology and curriculum demand the change that others need to embrace. She said the current building cannot house this change.
"The [Perkiomen] Valley doesn't look like it did 25 years ago, so why should our middle school? We need to change with the times and give our students the best," Sands said.
Annette and Dennis Murphy have been living in neighboring Red Hill for 16 years and can see the current high school from their home. They're now both retired and live on a fixed-income. The couple said they don’t get anything for their taxes and the cost of living will only increase for them.
"We're seriously thinking of selling our house and moving out," Annette Murphy said.
If state officials approve the project, construction would begin this summer, with the projected 2019 completion date.
The Act 34 hearing, also known as the "Taj Mahal Act," requires school districts to submit any plans for new construction to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for review and approval. Keeping in line with state law, districts hold a subsequent public hearing where residents are allowed to lodge their comments and complaints.
The Upper Perkiomen School District comprises Upper Hanover and Marlborough townships and the boroughs of East Greenville, Green Lane, Pennsburg, and Red Hill in Montgomery County and Hereford Township in Berks County.
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June 22, 2000
The membership of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact Commission in Executive Order 96-6 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The members of this Commission shall consist of the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management or designee who shall serve as Chair; the Director of the Department of Health or designee; the Attorney General or designee and two members of the public with expertise in the dairy industry.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon the date hereof.

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Winter Trout Fishing outside of BWCAW opens January 15th
By Paul Vold email@example.com (1/11/22)
(Minnesota) — Winter trout fishing is currently open lakes within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and opens January 15th for lakes outside or partly outside the BWCAW, with both seasons ending March 31st.
Lakes in Aitkin County that are open to winter trout fishing include Blue, Long, Loon, and Taylor. Streams that can be fished for trout include Two Rivers Spring.
Lakes in Crow Wing County are Allen, Big Trout, Huntington Mine, Mallen Pit, Manuel Mine, Pennington Mine, Pleasant, Portsmouth Mines, Sagamore Mine, Snowshoe Mine, Strawberry, Section 6 Mine, and Yawkey Mine. Streams that can be fished in Crow Wing County include Borden Creek, Spring Brook, Whitley’s Creek, Smith Creek, and Morrison Brook.
A complete list of Minnesota lakes and streams that are open to trout fishing can be found on the DNR’s website.


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"ANNALS OF TRANSPLANTATION", Vol. 3, No. 3, 1998, pp. 55-58.
Organ Transplantation and Brain-Death in Japan.
Cultural, Legal and Bioethical Background
Key words: organ transplantation, brain death, bioclinical aspects
In this paper I would like to concentrate on three important and very recent developments in the area of organ transplantation in Japan. First, I would like to discuss the now infamous heart transplantation conducted by Dr. Wada in 1968 and analyze the reaction of the Japanese public exactly thirty years ago . Second, I would like to address the unique Japanese practice of using live donors almost exclusively for organ transplantation, particularly in the cases of kidney and segmental liver transplantation. Third, I would like to analyze the background process for making the new Organ Transplantation Law which has been effective since October 16th, 1997.
|Aftermath of the First Heart Transplantation in Japan|
I still remember the big headline of the newspapers praising and admiring Dr. Wada's performance of the first heart transplant on 8th of August, 1968 . Many Japanese did not understand the full significance of this case and the need for investigation of possible criminal liability by the public prosecutor. In the end, the case was dismissed by the Sapporo Prosecutor's Office due to the lack, distortion, and concealment of major related medical records, as well as on the basis of medical experts' opinions and evidence of witness. As a result of this non-indictment decision, it is quite ironic that in 1970, two years before the American Hospital Association's Patients Bill of Rights was declared, a Japanese activist group endorsed a declaration of Patients' Rights, at a meeting in Tokyo condemning Dr. Wada's performance of heart transplantation .
The key issue in the Wada case was the clear disregard and neglect of the human rights and human lives of the two patients involved. The fact that the donor became a candidate for organ harvesting much earlier than Dr. Wada originally mentioned promoted serious questions about the extent of the medical treatment given to this victim of drowning in the effort to save his life. In addition, according to testimony from the members of the transplant team, the recipient's condition was not as critical and his heart was not as diseased as would make replacement with a donor heart necessary at that time . The Japanese general public learned later of the extent of mismanagement in this case through mass media which were divided on the issue. For many people, the most troubling element was the lack of any guidelines pertaining to heart transplantation and the application of brain death criteria.
The concept of brain-based criteria for death was quite new and in 1968, as at present, no public consensus existed regarding a new definition of death in Japan. The Japanese were simply afraid of an unwarranted and premature diagnosis of death by physicians acting on brain criteria, and that the desire for donor organs would cut short their medical care. The fears raised by the Dr. Wada case still remain, in part because no official statement of regrets or admittance of premature performance of this transplantation procedure has been issued by Dr. Wada or by any professional medical organization such as the Japan Transplantation Society (JTS).
However, since the mid 1980s, at its own initiative, JTS has organized several series of public debates on issues raised by organ transplantation throughout Japan . The JTS Special Commission on Social Problems in Organ Transplantation has been active in providing an open forum, together with various professionals such as physicians, nurses, lawyers, ethicists and journalists. It has also published documents based on these activities .
According to the national survey in May 1997, the numbers and percentages of individuals expressing a positive opinion on transplantation is gradually increasing in spite of the strong reluctance towards establishing legislation for organ transplantation among the Japanese public .
An organization called "The emergency liaison committee opposing the hasty "The emergency liaison committee opposing the hasty legislation for organ transplantation" was formed in Tokyo in May 1994, and it has been organizing several open public forums on related issues in brain-based criteria of defining death and organ transplantation. The situation might have been changed following the new legislation on organ transplantation. But the point still remains of fears of the possible tendency too easily to apply the brain-based criteria of death now justified in law. The majority opinion of this group expresses the Japanese familial empathy for continuing the process of care for the dying, and fears that this would be lost due to the sudden and forced identification of a brain-dead patient.
They also state that the notion of harvesting organs from brain dead but apparently still living bodies would not be culturally acceptable, and would cause tremendous psychological difficulties and trauma among the family members.
|Organ Donation and Family Members' Decisions|
Transplantation of organs from brain dead bodies is not completely banned in Japan, and in several cases organs have been donated based on offers by family members of the deceased. In the majority of these cases, however, physicians who performed these transplantations were later accused of violating existing provision of the Criminal Code of Japan against homicide, because of public failure to achieve consensus about the use of brain death criteria to declare death .
However, the Public Prosecutor's office and the courts are not very willing to deal with these cases efficiently enough to develop public policy on the issue. Generally speaking, the Japanese public has a tendency to avoid court resolution of disputes even in the case of medical malpractice suits, which number only about 400 annually, with about 1500 cases in the last twenty years.
In reality, the number of cases involving family consent for organ donation is very limited and even the traditional criteria for death - cessation of cardiac or respiratory functions and the lack of pupil responsiveness - are not widely applied for organ transplants except in the case of cornea and kidney donation. Integrated legislation for cornea and kidney transplantation was enacted on Dec. 18th, 1979. This former law for transplantation, which is now integrated into the new law, has regulated a procedure whereby both organs can be procured from a cadaver. Despite this legislation, however, interesting differences exist in the sources of donor kidneys between Japan and other industrial nations; while 70% of kidney donors in Japan are live donors, the opposite is true in Western countries where 70% of kidney donors are brain dead. For example, in 1990 in Japan, 741 cases of kidney transplantation occurred but only 209 were from cadavers, while in the United States in the same year, 9491 cases of kidney transplantation occurred with 7498 of the donor kidneys coming from cadavers . About 80% of 141 cases of segmental liver transplantation from live donors in Japan since 1989 (as of July 1994) have four years' survival .
Due to the extreme scarcity of donor organs in Japan, some Japanese seek treatment and donor organs in foreign countries. There is increased criticism of this trend, because no country has a surplus of donor organs, and no reciprocal access has been granted in the Japanese health care system to foreigners.
In Japan, common features of decisions to donate organs were analyzed as follows: 1) decisions are usually made by a group or family and not by individuals' decisions; 2) the majority of decisions are not obtained through a confrontational exchange of opinions but rather through a consensus of the people concerned; and 3) strong conflicts in opinions arise primarily among members of the group which does not favour organ donation .
The majority of opinions against organ donation are based on opposition to the mutilation of the dead body. On the other hand, consent is given mainly because of an expressed wish for some sort of continuation of life for the deceased even through someone else's body. Even individuals who have expressed a willingness to donate organs may request the added consent of their families.
For this reason, in some facilities such as the Japan Kidney Bank, consent from family members is requested in documents even at the time of initial registration. This procedure is legally endorsed, and consent is necessary from a family member in most cases of organ donation.
This approach shows the importance of family group members in health care decision making, particularly in the case of organ donation.
A 1990 survey indicated that the sustained campaign to promote organ donation between 1979 and 1985 was unsuccessful. The survey reported that of 6284 adult respondents, including 1500 health care workers, only 0.8 percent had registered as kidney donors and only 10.7% were aware of the procedures for registration . At the same time, other studies showed an increasing need for kidney donors in Japan . It is clear that Japan needs a more effective method to disseminate information and to educate the general public about organ transplantation. It is hoped that increased knowledge will contribute to an increase in the number of organ donors in Japan in the future. The establishment of the Japanese Association of Transplantation Coordinators in 1992 is one of the indications that a greater number of organ transplants may become a reality.
Proponents of organ transplantation are becoming more vocal in attempting to point out the potential to save lives through organ donation and transplantation. A wide range of educational programs has been launched at all levels of Japanese society to ensure that the discussion does not focus solely on the rights of the organ donor to the exclusion of those who could benefit from an organ transplant .
For example, the Association for the Protection of Infants with Congenital Biliary Atresia was established in 1973 to seek treatment for these children through micro-surgery and also to provide coordination for efforts to focus the attention of the media and medical community on the need for liver transplants for various end-stage patients. This Association has led several successful campaigns and saved the lives of numbers of these infants by encouraging the donation of organs .
In March 1995, just before the opening of the session of the Health and Welfare Committee of the Diet to discuss the proposed pending bill on organ transplantation, a public educational symposium was held in Tokyo on the theme of "Thinking Heart Transplantation in Japan" to support the legislation. Around three hundred and forty people were present. This forum was organized by the citizens' group called the National Association for the Protection of Children with Heart Disease. Fifteen heart disease patients out of twenty who had transplantation abroad, including their family members, were in the forum. They told of their experiences and appealed for support of the necessary legislation to endorse organ transplantation in Japan.
|Towards the New Law of Organ Transplantation in 1997|
It is quite clear that high-technology medicine has increased the number of lives that can be saved, and that it has many benefits provided that it is practiced in accordance with bioethically appropriate standards. These standards must be regulated by national and international legislation or guidelines. The professionally oriented, exclusive and paternalistic approach of the past can only lead to repetition of past situations in which the rights of patients were ignored. I hope that discussion and education can prevent any such repetition of cases involving organ and tissue transplantation. The establishment of several governmental, professional and political organizations since 1985 has been encouraging in this regard. Some of these groups are the Commission of Life and Ethics, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Bioethics Council of the Japan Medical Association and the Investigation Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party, which works to evaluate issues regarding brain-death criteria and organ and tissue transplantation.
The most important one, the Ad-Hoc Research Commission on Brain Death and Organ Transplantation, established in 1990 by special legislation of the Diet, intended to conduct an intensive investigation on related issues in order that there will be some form of outcome such as national consensus possibly leading to new legislation. The majority of the Commission members supported the idea of integrated legislation dealing with brain-death and organ transplantation. However, some members, including two consultative members, strongly opposed the notion of brain-death criteria by pointing out the unacceptability of a definition of death based on brain function. The final recommendation of the Commission was a very unusual document by the Japanese standards, because it published the dissenting opinion in full, as a separate part of the final report; usually, such reports publish only a unanimous or compromise opinion . While there was disagreement on the use of brain death criteria, the opponents agreed to respect the wish of a donor who has expressly given consent in a prior document. The final minority opinion of the Commission also agreed to proceed with organ transplantation but not to harvest organs from individuals who have not yet been declared brain dead, but are considered still living .
This Commission's final report was issued on January 22nd 1992, and finally the new organ transplantation law has passed Diet and been effective since October 16th 1997. Since proposal of this law to the Diet in April 1994, the Diet carried it over to the following session every year until 1997 without having further investigation in the Health and Welfare Committee of the House of Representatives.
This new law confirms the importance of family members in medical decisions by granting them power of consent to organ donation on behalf of newly deceased family members. Therefore, even if the deceased was registered as a possible donor, the surviving family may refuse organ donation. The new organ transplantation law identifies the circumstances in which the family can and cannot decide for organ transplantation on behalf of a brain dead individual who left no specific written evidence of his or her wishes. In light of the draft legislation from the Inter-Party Council in which the family is granted authority to make decisions on behalf of the patient, often based on rather vague evidence, it is interesting to note that the earlier report of the original Ad-Hoc Commission did not extend the principle that the decision regarding organ transplantation should be based on respect for the wishes of the individual patient insofar as possible. This was a rather closer conclusion to "The Final Report on Brain Death and Organ Transplantation" of the Bioethics Council of the Japan Medical Association, which was issued in January 1988.
The new law of 1997 provided the basic approach of respecting the intention to donate organs on the part of the patient and a notion of the voluntary nature of organ donation; however, it also state that a person's expressed desire to donate organs will be honoured only if family members do not object and if the intention of the person is clear in stating the acceptance of criteria for death based on brain assessment .
In Japan, generally speaking, the process of making laws has been in the hands of professionals, government appointed academics, and bureaucrats noted to have vast knowledge and experience in the particular field in question. Professional credentials are of great importance to the Japanese in an official decision-making process. This process traditionally has not sought input from the public.
However, since the mid-1960's, there has been an enormous interest in the general public about issues in bioethics. Members of the public have become vocal and involved participants in areas of concern traditionally regarded as restricted to professionals in the historically paternalistic field of medicine.
The rapid progress and development of medical and scientific technologies have demanded participation and cooperation between local grass-roots lay people and medical professionals to ensure better decision-making and respect for the autonomy of patients .
Unfortunately, most professional Bioethical Commissions in Japan exclude from their membership a variety of professionals, any representation of the lay public, and any female members. The discriminatory membership of these committees has undermined the general public's confidence in and support for these bodies. In addition, the deliberations of these Commissions traditionally have been closed to the public except in rare instances when concurrent but separate public hearings were held on particular issues. Reasons for continuing to hold closed meetings range from a concern that frank debate will become impossible to concerns about the secrecy of potentially patentable procedures. Whatever the reason, the more universal bioethical principle of reflecting public opinion in the process of making public policy on issues of life and death is very underdeveloped in Japan, which results in frustration and loss of confidence in the ability of these commissions on the part of the public.
A radical shift in the mentality of both Japanese medical professionals and legislators must occur to embrace the new and rapidly developing medical technologies and developments in science, and to meet the needs of suffering patients. In order to break through in the legalization on organ transplantation and brain-death criteria, the lay public's influential contribution was developed positively .
In the absence of a real "Bioethical" approach to public policy, which demands public participation and open debate, fundamental human rights of suffering patients, potential organ donors and organ recipients will not be seriously reflected in the Japanese legal system and public policy process.
The issues raised here in the Japanese social and cultural context are really matters of human life and human rights which should be respected in the whole process of bioethical decision-making at the individual private and national public levels, and in an international context of bioethical guidelines.
Debate on brain-based death criteria and organ transplantation during the last thirty or so years in Japanese society shows the clash between modern scientific culture, represented mainly by medicine, and the traditional Japanese cultural ethos concerning life and death. It also shows the enormous impact of challenges arising from the development of the bioethics discipline. Even the universal hope through science and technology to benefit human life, such as by organ transplantation, could not be applied easily without an internal struggle of the cultural mind of the people of Japan.
However, our starting point should be a recognition of the existence of injustices, and our continuous involvement in the struggle against injustices, particularly to achieve a better system of welfare and to advance the health of the people according to the well accepted principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights developed by the United Nations in 1948, which marks its fiftieth anniversary in December 1998.
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2. Kimura, Rihito. "Japan's Dilemma with the Definition of Death." Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 1 (2) (June 1991): 123-131.
3. The Group for Condemning Dr. Wada's Heart Transplantation. "Human Rights Declaration of the Patient." Tokyo: The Group for Condemning Dr. Wada's Heart Transplantation, July 27, 1970.
4. Fujimoto, Teruo. "Application of Heart Transplantation from Pathological Point of View." Saishin Igaku 25 (May 1970): 1137-1146 (in Japanese).
5. Akiyama, Nobuo. How do we Think About Organ Transplantation? Tokyo: Kodansha, pp.141-143 (in Japanese).
6. Special Commission on Social Problems in Organ Transplantation, Japan Transplantation Society, ed. The Approach to Organ Transplantation Series. Vol. 1-5. Osaka: Medika Shuppan, 1990 (in Japanese).
7. The Yomiuri Shimbun, National Opinion Poll, May 9, 1997, p. 29. This poll found that 50.4% of Japanese are in favor of organ donation by accepting the use of brain death criteria.
8. "The Simultaneous Transplantation of Pancreas and Kidney of the Brain Dead Woman to the Diabetes Patient at Tsukuba University on September 26, 1984." In: Machino, Saku. ed. Shinzansha, 1993. pp. 30-41. In this well publicized case, the organ recipient died after one year.
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18. Zoki no Ishoku nikansuru Horitsu (The Law concerning Organ Transplantation, July 16th, 1997. The Law No. 104 of 1997) Article 6., Sections 1. 2. 3. (Removal of Organs)
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