Mercury science and management are the focus of attention world-wide. The Minamata Convention, a global treaty on mercury, is now being ratified and requires that countries around the world control both new and existing sources and monitor the effectiveness of those controls. In the US, the Mercury and Air Toxics Rule is being implemented which will limit primary anthropogenic emissions. In many countries, the use of mercury in artisanal gold mining is under investigation as the magnitude of associated mercury releases and effects may have been underestimated. At the same time, uncertainty remains in the levels of exposure linked to a range of effects of mercury on wildlife and human health. Globally, many local efforts are in progress to remediate mercury contaminated sites. While these initiatives are important steps to mitigate mercury contamination, the extent and rate of potential recovery is unclear because of uncertainties in our understanding of mercury transport, cycling and trophic transfer.
“A technical program that reflects the latest advances, highlights critical understanding and promotes active discussion.”
Mercury is a complex, multifaceted contaminant. Methylmercury, the more toxic form, biomagnifies and drives most human health advisories and concerns for wildlife impacts. Moreover, mercury transport, transformations, bioaccumulation and exposure are affected by numerous interacting processes and phenomena (e.g., climate change, nutrient loading, land use/cover, food web dynamics, human behavior and decisions).
The 13th ICMGP will foster wide ranging discussion among participants across issues spanning environmental media, biogeochemical processes, disciplines, types of mercury contamination and remediation, exposure and effects on wildlife and human health, temporal and spatial scales, societal issues and outreach activities. The conference will be a broadly based program that includes plenary, invited and contributed oral presentations; poster presentations; small group meetings; workshops; opportunities for student mentoring; demonstrations by instrument vendors, industry and research groups; and networking. A synthesis effort is underway which will be the focus of plenary sessions and will result in four published papers on mercury processes and management at the global scale; mercury process and management at the local scale; mercury exposure to humans and wildlife and mercury management through the Minamata Convention. There will be 410 oral presentations organized in nine sessions, and 502 poster presentations in four poster sessions, with participation from 57 countries. Our technical program reflects the latest advances, highlights critical understanding and will promotes active discussion of the science of mercury and innovative strategies for its management. A highlight of the conference will be the keynote address Wednesday evening (July 19th) to be given by Ms Gina McCarthy, former U.S. EPA administrator.
Prior to the opening ceremony of the conference (July 16th) there will be opportunities for the local community to learn about mercury contamination, remediation and recycling. Activities will include stakeholder engagement session with the synthesis leaders, and community outreach which will include mercury testing of hair samples and “storytellers” of the Minamata poisoning in Japan.


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Austin’s Population Pops
With 130 new residents per day, Austin is one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the U.S.
As it edges closer to a population of 2 million, the Austin metro area ranked No. 8 among the fastest-growing U.S. metro areas from 2012 to 2013, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
That’s a gain of 47,941 people, or more than 130 new residents in the region every day.
The population of the five-county Austin area climbed 2.6 percent from July 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013, the Census Bureau said. Officially, the area’s headcount went from 1,835,111 to 1,883,051. That’s a gain of 47,941 people, or more than 130 new residents in the region every day.
Among metro areas, Austin ranked 12th for the sheer number of residents added from 2012 to 2013. Meanwhile, Austin ranked No. 1 for percentage growth among metro areas with at least 1 million people.
Ryan Robinson, the City of Austin’s demographer, estimates the region’s population hit 1.9 million — 1,915,039, to be exact — on January 1.
Robinson recently told the Austin Business Journalthat he expects the Austin area’s population to surpass the 2 million mark in the summer of 2015. “It’s pretty stunning that we’re growing that rapidly,” Robinson said. “We’re growing at such a fast rate that maybe we can catch San Antonio in the next 10 years.”
Here are the nation’s 10 fastest-growing metro areas from 2012 to 2013, according to the Census Bureau:
1. The Villages, Florida (5.2 percent)
2. Odessa, Texas (3.3 percent)
3. Midland, Texas (3.3 percent)
4. Fargo, North Dakota (3.1 percent)
5. Bismarck, North Dakota (3.1 percent)
6. Casper, Wyoming (2.9 percent)
7. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (2.7 percent)
8. Austin, Texas (2.6 percent)
9. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama (2.6 percent)
10. Fort Myers, Florida (2.5 percent)
The Census Bureau noted that six of the 10 fastest-growing areas are in or near regions experiencing a surge in the oil and gas business.
In a news release, Census Bureau chief John Thompson said the oil, gas, mining and quarrying industries have been the “most rapidly growing part of our nation’s economy” in the past several years. A major driver of that growth is the energy boom in the Great Plains, attracting job seekers from across the country, he said.

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According to press reports, one of the RSS offshoots, Garbh Vigyan Sanskar (Uterus Science Culture), following the Vedic preaching and post-World War II experiments in Germany, is conducting live trials in many parts of India for producing ‘fair’ and ‘tall’ ‘customised’ babies. According to Dr. Hitesh Jani, convenor of Arogya Bharati, another outfit of RSS which is part of the project, “If the proper procedure is followed, babies of dark-skinned parents with lesser height can have fair complexion and grow taller”.
Speaking to a prominent English daily of India, top office-bearers associated with this “top-priority” project of RSS, shared the facts that
“it was launched in Gujarat over a decade ago, and taken up at the national level in 2015. Today, the project, assisted by the Sangh’s education wing Vidya Bharati, has around 10 branches in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, with more units to come up soon in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal”. According to Dr Karishma Mohandas Narwani, national convener of the project, “Our main objective is to make a samarth Bharat (capable India) through uttam santati (best off- springs). Our target is to have thousands of such babies by 2020”.
According to the managers of this venture this project was inspired on the advice of a senior RSS ideologue, received over 40 years ago, who found Germany had “resurrected itself by having such signature children through Ayurvedic practices within two decades after World War II”.
Dr Ashok Kumar Varshney, an RSS pracharak for over 30 years and national organising secretary of Arogya Bharati, said that apart from a university in Jamnagar, two other institutions have incorporated Garbh Vigyan Sanskar in their curriculum: Children University in Gandhinagar and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University in Bhopal.
The project claims to have ensured the delivery of 450 “customised babies” so far, and its target is to have a Garbh Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, a facilitation centre, in every state by 2020. The aim of this project is that women should deliver an “uttam santati”; a perfect, “customised child”. The process requires three months of “shuddhikaran (purification)” for parents, intercourse at a time decided by planetary configurations, complete abstinence after the baby is conceived, and procedural and dietary regulations. In order to spread the goal of producing ‘tall’ and ‘fair’ babies several seminars and counselling sessions have been held in Delhi, Mumbai, and smaller cities such as Udupi in Karnataka, Kasaragod in Kerala, and Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.
The next counselling sessions are scheduled to be held in Kolkata, Rohtak and Gurgaon. The RSS is hopeful that by 2020 to have thousands of ideal infants on the production line.
This RSS love for ‘fair’ and ‘tall’ babies and subsequent hatred for ‘dark-skinned’ people is being proclaimed soon after another RSS ideologue, Tarun Vijay.
Tarun Vijay, the former editor of RSS Hindi organ, Panchajanya, in-charge of the RSS project of spreading Hindutva politics in Tamil Nadu, ex-member of the Rajya Sabha who also heads India-Africa Parliamentary Friendship Group while talking to a global news network had stated that White Indians from North of the country were living with “black people around us” who inhabited in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra. Tarun’s statement reemphasized the racist understanding of RSS about India; North Indians are White (Aryans) whereas South Indians are Black (Dravidians) thus belonging to two different races. The Aryans of the North are doing a favour to Black South Indians by allowing the latter to stay with the former.
This RSS love for a Race which is of “fair” complexion is part of its ideological heritage that Indians are Aryans; fair, tall, honourable, respectable and noble who speak Sanskrit. RSS stands for Aryan supremacy and believes that only Hindu Brahmins of North India are from that stock.
The most prominent ideologue of RSS and second Supremo, Guru Golwalkar while addressing a gathering of faculty and students of the School of Social Science of Gujarat University on December 17, 1960 shared the wisdom that Namboodri Brahmins from North India were sent to Kerala to improve breed of Hindus there. According to him:
“Today experiments in cross-breeding are made only on animals. But the courage to make such experiments on human beings is not shown even by the so-called modern scientist of today. If some human crossbreeding is seen today it is the result not of scientific experiments but of carnal lust. Now let us see the experiments our ancestors made in this sphere. In an effort to better the human species through cross-breeding the Namboodri Brahamanas
The above statement of Golwalkar once again as a hardened Racist stressed the belief India had a superior Race or breed and also an inferior Race which needed to be improved through crossbreeding. Namboodri Brahamans, belonging to a superior Race were sent from the North to Kerala to improve the breed of inferior Hindus there.
The RSS belief of Aryan superiority has been borrowed from Hitler and his Nazi Party of Germany. Adolf Hitler even before becoming chancellor of Germany was obsessed with ideas about race. He believed in racial "purity" and in the superiority of the "Germanic race" which he described as Aryan "master race." He declared this Aryan race must remain pure in order to rule the world one day which was not far away. According to Hitler, the ideal "Aryan" was blond, blue-eyed, and tall.
When Hitler and the Nazis came to power, these beliefs became the government ideology and were spread in publicly displayed posters, on the radio, in movies, in classrooms, and in newspapers. The Nazis began to put their ideology into practice with the support of German scientists who believed that the human race could be improved by limiting the reproduction of people considered "inferior."
Beginning in 1933, German physicians were allowed to perform forced sterilizations, operations making it impossible for the victims to have children. Among the targets of this public program were Roma (Gypsies), an ethnic minority numbering about 30,000 in Germany, and handicapped individuals, including the mentally ill and people born deaf and blind. Also victimized were about 500 African-German children, the offspring of German mothers and African colonial soldiers in the Allied armies that occupied the German Rhineland region after World War I.
When Hitler and the Nazis came to power, these beliefs became the government ideology and were spread in publicly displayed posters, on the radio, in movies, in classrooms, and in newspapers.
The Nazis began to put their ideology into practice with the support of German scientists who believed that the human race could be improved by limiting the reproduction of people considered "inferior." Beginning in 1933, German physicians were allowed to perform forced sterilizations, operations making it impossible for the victims to have children. Among the targets of this public program were Roma (Gypsies), an ethnic minority numbering about 30,000 in Germany, and handicapped individuals, including the mentally ill and people born deaf and blind. Also victimized were about 500 African-German children, the offspring of German mothers and African colonial soldiers in the Allied armies that occupied the German Rhineland region after World War I.
In fact, the present project of RSS aimed at producing ‘fair’ and ‘tall’ ‘customised’ babies is direct borrowing from the Nazis' "Lebensborn" ("Spring of Life") program to create an Aryan master race.
Under this project of breeding of children of pure Aryan race, some 8,000 children were born in Germany and around 12,000 in Norway as part of “Lebensborn” under the direct supervision Nazi theoretician and leader, Heinrich Himmler to encourage women of pure blood to bear fair-tall Aryan children. Interestingly, most of such bred children did not grow into fair-tall and blond babies. However, it was an integral part of a murderous racial policy that on the one hand aimed at producing pure Aryan children and on the other hand exterminating non-Aryans like Jews, 6 million of them killed and the forced sterilization of people with hereditary diseases.
The RSS project of “uttam santati”; a white and tall “customised child” in its first gear attempts to follow the Nazi Racist project,"Lebensborn". As a natural corollary, soon it will go for the second part of the project like Nazis; eliminating all those Indians who are not found to be “Aryan” of pure blood. It is to be noted that Hindutva gang historically has been worshipper of Nazi ideals. The most prominent ideologue of RSS even penned a highly despicable book We Or Our Nationhood Defined in 1939.
In this book, Golwalkar not only glorified cleansing of millions of Jews by Hitler but also advised the Hindutva organizations in India to emulate the Nazis in exterminating Muslims and Christians who were not “Aryans”.
For some of S. Islam's writings in English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu & Gujarati see the following link:
The Sunday Express, May 7, 2017, Delhi, http://indianexpress.com/article/india/rss-wing-has-prescription-for-fair-tall-customised-babies-4644280/ & http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/ayurvedic-eugenics-rss-health-wing-ideal-babies-4646657/

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Ministry assessing care at children’s homes
January 9, 2003
The Probation and Welfare Department of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is presently conducting a review of the management and activities of all children’s homes throughout the country. Head of the Welfare Department Ann Green says this is to assess and improve the quality of care.
Green told Stabroek News that the Ministry has the responsibility for monitoring these homes and that the current review began last year and is now being intensified.
Supervisory visits to these institutions are being stepped up to determine how they are being run and to identify areas where they may be found wanting. In such a circumstance, she said, the Department would work with the institution to correct the problem.
Among the homes being reviewed, is the Sad’r Boys Orphanage, from where 14-year-old Raheem Abdool had gone missing one day before his battered body was discovered on December 17 on the Liliendaal Railway Embankment.
Meanwhile a report on Abdool’s background is to be submitted to Human Services Minister Bibi Shadick.
Green said this particular incident was the cause of much concern for her department, but maintained that it was not the reason her department was becoming more involved. Green was unwilling to say how many children’s homes there were in Guyana or how many children were being cared for without first getting permission from Minister Shadick. Stabroek News understands there are at least nine children’s homes, three of which are in Berbice.
She said during the past year, with the assistance of UNICEF, the Ministry held two workshops for caregivers from these institutions. She also said evaluations of caregivers were also done to ensure that they were meeting the required standards.
Another reason cited for this review Green said, is also to fulfill Guyana’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Guyana is a signatory.

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Temples Dot the Earth Bookmark
Bro. Rick Satterfield from LDSChurchTemples.com has so graciously allowed me to turn his “Temples to Dot the Earth World Map” sheet into bookmarks for the sisters we all Visit Teach or even use them in lessons too. If you haven’t ever been to his site, you must go there now. It’s so amazing! He’s done a great job with it and has included pictures, slide-shows and even fun facts about all of the LDS Temples.
Here’s a picture of the world map which he designed: (so cool!)
Stats: 129 operating temples, 9 temples under construction, 8 temples announced.
I’ve included the following quotes on the bookmark by Elder David A. Bednar Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from his General Conference address titled “Honorably Hold a Name and Standing,” which can now be found in the May 2009 edition of the Ensign or Liahona.
“Today temples dot the earth as sacred places of ordinances and covenants, of edification, and of refuge from the storm.”
“As we stand in the waters of baptism, we look to the temple. As we partake of the sacrament, we look to the temple. We pledge to always remember the Savior and to keep His commandments as preparation to participate in the sacred ordinances of the temple and receive the highest blessings available through the name and by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus, in the ordinances of the holy temple we more completely and fully take upon us the name of Jesus Christ.”
Click here or the image below to download the Bookmarks in PDF format.
Temple Bookmark Instructions
- Print on cardstock.
- Cut out along solid lines. (You should have 2 Bookmarks)
- Fold on dotted lines and add a bit of glue to keep it together.
- Laminate bookmark.
- Trim lamination, but leave at least a 1/8 – 1/4 inch of lamination on all sides. (Making sure you are outside of the “bubble” so the lamination doesn’t spilt or come apart.)
Bonus: You can even use these for Home Teaching, Young Men, Young Women, Relief Society, etc… basically any lesson having to do with Temples!
Hope you like them, I sure do!


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Continuing the discussion from Pristine apple reveiw: Auburn, below, mentioned trying to cure a runted limb. Is there a way to get a runted apple (a Liberty I let fruit too soon “Babies having babies”) to grow normally again?
If there is Hambone, I for one have never heard of it. There might be some drastic things to try, but in the end they are going to be more labor intensive and iffy as opposed to just replacing the small tree. At least that’s my take on it. You could get a rootstock going near it and just graft the variety over to it in the spring and be done with it for under $4, or even free if you go the seedling or stooling route.
What I’d do is remove all fruit. Cut off the fruiting spurs. Cut off all pendant and horizontal wood. Then fertilize and water like a demon. In maybe a couple yrs the tree might be growing well again.

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By stimulating key receptors in areas like the digestive tract, the pancreas, liver, and even adipose tissue, the endocannabinoid system has been shown to directly affect a variety of metabolic processes.
Studies suggest, for example, that by stimulating receptors in the digestive tract, endocannabinoids can possibly influence digestion and nutrient uptake. Furthermore, research also shows that the endocannabinoid system can directly influence how nutrients are stored and transported around the body.
A 2016 study showed that the endocannabinoid system is involved in a process known as “fat browning.” There are essentially two kinds of fat stores in your body; white fat, which is linked to higher risks of diabetes and heart disease, and brown fat, which can actually help burn energy and calories. Results of this study suggest that the endocannabinoid system may be a target for treating a variety of metabolic conditions, including obesity and diabetes. They also suggest that the ECS may help promote weight-loss. Moreover, this research confirms that the endocannabinoid system has an important homeostatic role in regulating various metabolic processes.
Krott, L., M., et al. (2016). Endocannabinoid regulation in white and brown adipose tissue following thermogenic activation. Journal of Lipid Research, vol. 57, no. 3, 464–473.

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All 80 units to be built at former Harvey Woods building 0
Graham Cubitt (left), director of projects and development for Homestead Christian Care, celebrated a victory on Wednesday morning after all zoning appeals were withdrawn on the Harvey Woods project. (CODI WILSON, Sentinel-Review)
Homestead Christian Care has been given the green light for both phases of its residential development at the former Harvey Woods building after zoning appeals were withdrawn before the Ontario Municipal Board hearing Wednesday.
“I think what everything boiled down to was a concern that we were being honest about our intentions,” said Graham Cubitt, director of projects and development for Homestead Christian Care.
“We were able to come to a common understanding of what it was we were intending to do with the building, who it is we are intending to serve and our consideration for the well-being of our community.”
The appeals stemmed from a Woodstock City Council decision to approve amendments to a zoning by-law that permitted Homestead Christian Care to construct an 80-unit residential building geared at individuals in need of affordable housing.
Although the company has been able to move forward with 54 units without any zoning amendments, they needed approval to complete phase two of the project, which represents an additional 26 units.
Two of the complainants, Cubitt said, were concerned with site-specific issues related to the project, such as fencing and parking.
“When we filed our site plan, all of those details became clear and public and that seemed to have resolved those issues of concern,” he said.
The other appellant, Mike Costa, who withdrew his zoning appeal just before the hearing was scheduled to begin on Wednesday morning, said he wanted assurance that the company would be servicing the appropriate segment of the population.
“I think if you are getting (subsidies) you should be looking after (less fortunate) people,” Costa said.
“That is the agreement we reached today.”
Cubitt said it has always been in the intention of the company to service members of the public who are at a disadvantage.
“We are committed to serving people who are living with disability,” Cubitt said.
“Typically our tenants are living with a low income, ODSP is our tenants’ typical source of income and we just made that clear in our conversations this morning”
Cubitt said he is thankful to have reached an agreement with all of the appellants before the hearing.
“We are about looking out for the best interest of our community and if we can find a resolution that meets everyone’s needs than that is the best solution for everybody,” he said.
“Our community and council’s decision has been ratified and we are moving forward.”
Now, Cubitt said, the challenges will with the actual building itself.
“In terms of the planning permission side of things, the project is clear green lights. We still obviously have to work through the technical challenges of developing an old building,” he said.
“That is all details our engineers and architects work out in their department. We are very happy on the planning side of things.”
The anticipated date of completion for phase one of the project is fall 2014.


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As part of his search to photograph movement, light, and force, Lauda began to photograph horses.
Her romantic spirit has led him to explore landscapes, travel, and face large production projects. As in his series of Battles of Independence, where the horse also acquires great prominence.
This animal has appeared since the beginning of the History of Art.
Emblem of nobility has been portrayed in battles, has represented movement, energy, and freedom. It has been used to transport food and people.
Whether in a studio or in the open field, Gonzalo achieves the desired scene from a combination of animals, light, and movement. Contact with the horse is essential in every shot.
In the galloping group scenes, the light of the dawn, the dust, or the snow, generate unique images, bathed in different lights and with dreamlike atmospheres.


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The weather is getting better, which means it’s time to get ready for some bumpy roads on the mountain trails, and what better way to do it than with a brand new mountain bike?
There are 100’s of mountain bikes to choose from, whatever your budget is, and whether you’re an expert or just about to begin. However, one can get lost and confused with too many options. That’s what we’re here for: Narrowing down your options to the 7 best mountain bikes, considering price, performance and style, so you don’t have to spend an entire day trying to figure out what bicycle to buy.
BEIOU Carbon Fiber 650B Mountain Bike
This beautiful carbon fiber machine by BEIOU is the best-selling high-grade mountain bike on Amazon. It’s an extremely smooth ride and very durable, with terrific disc brakes and maybe most important to some, its carbon build means it’s easy to carry around. The BEIOU mountain bike will set you back $1199 or $1299, depending if you go for the 19-inch or 17-inch model.
Mongoose Status 2.6 Mountain Bike
The Mongoose mountain bike has an aluminum full suspension frame, with a long travel suspension fork that increases control and smoothes bumps along the road. If you want to buy the Mongoose, it’ll cost you $303.83.
MTB Folding Mountain Bike
The MTB Folding Mountain Bike is currently on a tremendous sale, costing just $329 instead of $699 on Amazon. Besides its folding feature for a comfortable and space-efficient experience when you’re not riding it, it has a 26-inch high-carbon steel frame, 24 speed and a durable aluminum alloy fork that doesn’t hurt your riding experience, even when the road gets bumpy.
Merax Hardtail Mountain Bike
The Merax is a 26-inch mountain bike has dual disc brakes for impressive stopping power and a dual aluminum rim for higher-level performance. It weighs only 36 lbs, yet it’s very durable and is one of the better mountain bikes around from an aesthetic point of view. You can buy it for just $149.99.
Vilano Mountain Bike
The Vilano is a 26-inch mountain bike with 21 speed and disc brakes. It has alloy mag wheels and a suspension fork with lockout. Thanks to its almost 100% aluminum alloy build, it’s much lighter than your ordinary metal bike. Buying the Vilano will set you back $299.
Gravity 2017 Mountain Bike
The Gravity Mountain Bike has front and rear disc brakes with aluminum frames. For its price ($329.95), it just might be the best bike around. It’s an especially terrific purchase for someone who’s thinking about starting with mountain biking.
Vilano Blackjack 3.0 Mountain Bike
Our second Vilano mountain bike of the list, the Blackjack 3.0 has 29-inch wheels and double wall alloy rims. For a bike that costs $269, it’s probably on par with a lot of other bikes that cost over $400. As long as you keep it on beginner and medium-level trails, it’ll provide a long and enjoyable service.

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text: November 13, 2014: CFPB ordered a California mortgage lender, Franklin Loan Corporation to pay $730,000 in compensation to affected consumers who were purportedly steered towards higher interest loans by 32 loan officers who were incentivized with quarterly bonuses to do so. The CFPB found that these bonus payments violated the Federal Reserve Board’s Loan Originator Compensation Rule. The rule prohibits mortgage lenders from paying loan officers based on loan terms such as interest rate. Franklin Loan allegedly violated the rule by tying its loan officers’ quarterly bonuses to the interest rates on the loans they offered to borrowers. Franklin Loan’s unlawful bonus practices affected more than 1,400 borrowers.


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When the pain spreads out from the sciatic nerve, it is Sciatica. The pain generally boards from the lower back i.e. from hips and buttocks towards the legs. This is the pain that usually affects one side of the body. It mostly occurs when the nerves are compressed by a bone spur on the spine, narrowing of the spin or herniated disk. This can often leads to pain, inflammation, and numbness in legs.
Causes of Sciatica
There are many causes that can lead to sciatica. The person can be affected by the same because of age, obesity, increased sitting, and diabetes. The main cause of sciatica is that the nerve becomes strained by the overgrowth of the bone or herniated disk. Other than this sometimes the nerve can get constricted by a tumor or damage that is caused by the disease.
Symptoms of Sciatica
The symptoms that can help you to understand if you are suffering from sciatica are:
- You might experience pain in your lower body parts, which starts from buttocks and will affect legs. Though you can experience discomfort in your nerves in any part of it.
- Some people might experience numbness in their legs. They might undergo weakness in the muscles.
- The patient suffering from sciatica might also suffer from burning sensations and extreme pain.
- Other than these, the person might also suffer from cough and sneeze. These symptoms might become worse.
Diagnosis of Sciatica
Your doctor may examine your reflexes and muscle strength during the physical examination. He or she may ask you to walk on your toes, or rise from a squatting position. If you are suffering from sciatica then the pain will get worse while performing these activities.
Some people have bone spurs or herniated disks that are visible on the X-rays or some other imaging tests but don’t show any symptoms. Your doctor won’t recommend this test until you suffer from severe pain or a pain that doesn’t improve in some weeks’ time.
Your doctor may recommend an x-ray of your spine to check for the overgrowth of the bone called bone spur. These bone spurs may press on a nerve.
Your doctor will use powerful radio and magnet waves for producing the cross-sectional images of your back. It produces detailed images of the bone and the soft tissues like herniated disks. You will lie on a table that moves into the MRI machine during the test.
Your doctor will use Computed Tomography to image the spine. He or she will inject a contrast dye into the spinal canal prior to the shooting of X-rays. This procedure is a CT myelogram. The dye will circulate around your spinal nerves and spinal cord that appears white-line on the scan.
Treatment options for Sciatica
Sciatica deteriorates by self-care measures in most of the measures. You may experience some relief upon resting for a day or two. However, prolonged activities will simply worsen your signs and symptoms.
Cold packs: You may initially experience some relief from a cold pack that you place on the painful area for nearly 20 minutes several times a day. Wrap an ice pack or a package of the frozen peas in a clean towel.
Hot packs: Applying heat to the areas that hurt, after three days, also works as a remedy. You may try using a heat lamp or hot packs, or a heating pad on the lowest setting. You can also use hot and cold packs alternatively, if you still have pain.

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Kansas Star Casino certified to open Dec. 26
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In the video above, you’ll lean about the:
- History of hospice
- Hospice philosophy
- Hospice team members (disciplines) that support a patient’s end-of-life care
- Services and supplies
Hospice care is covered 100% by Medicare and Medicaid. Some private insurances may require a copay or coinsurance.
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When to enter hospice?
Hospice is a benefit for patients whose life expectancy is six months or less. If patients live longer than expected, they can sometimes remain eligible for hospices services for longer than six months. Too often referrals for hospice care are not made until the patient has uncontrolled symptoms or is near death. Although hospice care can do much to assist and provide care at this time, patients who are able to be enrolled in hospice for at least two to three months benefit by developing deep relationships with their hospice team and focusing on their quality of life.
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Heart disease, including Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Keeping you comfortable, in balance, and at home.
Patients experiencing heart failure and other cardiac problems often spend considerable time in the hospital. At some point, going back to the hospital may no longer provide benefit or enhance quality of life. If that time comes, your hospice team can help you manage your medications, diet, and lifestyle in a way that makes sense and helps you feel as good as possible, for as long as possible. Diuretics (water pills) and other cardiac medications are often continued as part of hospice care and can be adjusted in consultation with your hospice team without leaving the comfort of your home.
Lung disease including Congestive Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis
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Walking the journey with you.
Each person’s cancer journey is unique. Many times, patients experiencing cancer come to hospice after months or years of intensive, high-tech medical care. If the time comes when a cure is no longer possible, comprehensive care doesn’t stop—it shifts focus to quality of life and making the most of each moment. Our hospice providers bring specialized training and years of experience managing the symptoms of advanced cancer, including complex pain, to keep you comfortable and at ease. We will work closely with your oncologist to guarantee a smooth transition and ensure that all your needs are met.
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Vascular Dementia
A team to support you and your loved one.
Caregivers for people experiencing dementia have sometimes described their journey as, “losing a loved one, piece by piece.” Caregiving needs in dementia can be prolonged and place tremendous stress on the whole family and social network. Your hospice team will be there to support you throughout this process, no matter what changes and challenges are to come. Our social workers can help identify caregiving resources, navigate financial issues, and mediate family conflict, while our medical team will ensure that the right medications provide the greatest benefit while causing the least burden to you and your loved one.
Neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), stroke
Solid support, no matter what changes come.
Families and caregivers for patients with neurologic diseases sometimes describe feeling like the ground is always moving under them…as soon as they adapt to one change in their loved one, a new symptom or challenge arises and the whole process begins again. Your hospice team will be with you through whatever is to come, to provide support for you and your family, and comfort and respectful care for your loved one.
Symptoms that might otherwise require a hospitalization or an emergency room visit can often be successfully managed by the hospice team in the patient’s home.
What type of care and support should I expect as a hospice patient of Housecall Providers?
Treatment of your symptoms and maintaining your comfort is the foundation of our care. Hospice-trained physicians and nurses are available 24/7 to ensure your needs are met, no matter what time of day or night they occur.
Committed and highly-experienced medical social workers to help patients and their families navigate planning for end-of-life care, understand their treatment plan and be vocal about their needs and how to manage the stresses of debilitating physical illnesses. Hospice social workers are advocates for patients and their families and know what their patients need and what resources are available to help them within and outside of hospice settings.
Spiritual counselors who provide emotional and spiritual support for you and your whole family, and a bereavement program to help loved ones as they journey through the grieving process.
Compassionate hospice aides that work with you to develop a weekly plan to assist with physical aspects of care such as baths and personal hygiene.
The hospice team will collaborate with you and your caregiver about what is important to you and work with the team to develop an individual plan of care that addresses your physician, emotional, and spiritual needs
How to start hospice care
Anyone can contact Housecall Providers Hospice to request a free evaluation from our clinical staff to see if hospice is the right option for you or a loved one. When you and your doctor decide you would like to receive hospice care, a referral is made. Usually, the method for starting hospice care is as follows:
- The person’s primary care provider or specialist and the hospice medical director confirm that the person meets hospice criteria.
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Call our hospice office at 971-202-5501 to request an introductory visit.


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So pleased to hear about your next ride. I would just like to say how significant your donation was to the Ballarat region for the Transperineal biopsy machine and additional probes.
Public patient men are
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You have all done a sensational job, volunteering your time, your generosity of money and spirit, and your continued commitment to the cause. I cannot thank you all enough for the difference you have made to men’s life in the Ballarat region every day.
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The calendar says June and the late sunsets have slaked my thirst for summer somewhat, but The Seattle Times is still running headlines about “atmospheric rivers” in June and I’ve about had it up to here.
To chase that summery feeling, even if caught in an afternoon of June gloom, check out this long West Seattle walking loop that starts and ends at the King County Water Taxi dock by Seacrest Park.
Nothing quite says Seattle summertime to me like Alki Beach at sunset, and if it rains on your urban hike like it rained on mine, well … go skip rocks and walk across some driftwood. If you let the rain keep you home, even in June, you’re gonna have a bad time in Western Washington.
To follow along on Google Maps, head to st.news/WS-loop.
West Seattle loop
Round-trip distance: 6.7 miles
Whether arriving on foot, wheels or ferry, start your walk at Seacrest Park in West Seattle. If you see scuba divers, you’re in the right place. The King County Water Taxi dock ushers folks to the park from the Seattle waterfront every hour, and there’s ample street parking on Harbor Avenue Southwest if you drive. We’re headed northwest on the paved path to Duwamish Head, northern tip of West Seattle.
Trace the water past the Don Armeni Boat Ramp with the Seattle skyline in the distance, capped at its left end by our galaxy gold Space Needle. It’s cruise season, so you’ve got a good chance of crossing off boat bingo boxes: cruise ship, water taxi, ferry, sailboat, barges loaded with coal.
If you’re already slowing down, you’ll find a note of encouragement — “You are doing a good job <3 :)” — scrawled on a handrail nearby, with a more vulgar reiteration of the same phrase a few steps beyond that.
And keep your eyes open for a delightfully unhinged take on the love lock fence, a rusty barrier lined with locks signifying unbreakable bonds. There are plenty of initials and scribbly hearts, sure, but also a lock with Batman’s insignia and at least a dozen locks marked “MYTH” with a label maker. Somebody clearly had a tough breakup and too much time (and locks?) on their hands.
Round Duwamish Head at Luna Park, where on a recent Saturday a group of dapper high schoolers took prom photos framed by the Seattle skyline. A tip of my cap to the young man dressed in all black, complete with a cowboy hat.
It’s always nice to see your destination when walking. Round Duwamish Head and look for Alki Point jutting into the Sound in the distance. You’ll follow Alki Avenue Southwest all the way there, walking either on the paved walking path or the natural path that runs parallel. Walk in the wheels-only lane and there’s nothing this walks writer can do to save you; it’s outside my jurisdiction.
There are public bathrooms at Alki Beach, and plenty of spaces to stop for a break — grab a bite at a beachfront restaurant or plop down on a bench or in the sand.
On a blustery, wet Saturday afternoon in early June, the beach wasn’t busy, but a handful of tents dotted the sand, including a three-tent complex under which a man set up tiki torches. If rain means avoiding the beach, nobody told this guy, nor the dozens of other walkers on the path. Many of us donned rain coats and shorts; plenty more walked or jogged like it was a typical June beach day.
About a quarter-mile before the Alki Point Lighthouse, you’ll be forced off the beach and onto Alki Avenue. Don’t break your path — follow the southbound curve until Alki turns into Beach Drive Southwest just south of the lighthouse. Stick on the beach and you risk trespassing on someone’s sandy “lawn.”
At Constellation Park, you can walk onto the beach to skip smooth stones or walk across the driftwood like a tightrope. You didn’t hear this from me, but you can backtrack on the rocky beach, turning around toward the lighthouse to share a romantic moment with your sweetheart on the driftwood there. Just don’t go beyond Alki Point — you’ll hit the aforementioned private property.
Walking alone on a dreary June day, I instead focused on a small boat beached on shore. With Puget Sound sprawling in the background and not a soul in sight, the scene seemed to be plucked straight from the Seattle-set apocalyptic video game The Last of Us Part II. I got moving before the zombies came.
Back on the paved path that traces Beach Drive, watch your feet: Cast in bronze and immortalized in the sidewalk are 27 constellations, arranged by the season in which you can catch a glimpse over Puget Sound around 10 p.m. on a given night. You’ll find depictions of the Big Dipper, Hercules and Cancer, along with Bible verses, poems and dedications to spouses, parents and more.
Beyond Constellation Park but before Cormorant Cove, turn left on Southwest Spokane Street and find the stairway of the same name. Climb a quick few flights and catch your breath at 60th Avenue Southwest, then take a left.
Stick on 60th northbound until you reach Southwest Admiral Way, which winds slowly uphill while offering stellar turnaround views extending over the water. I don’t want to get anyone caught out in the dark, but the panorama walking up Admiral is tough to beat.
When that street veers diagonally northeast, keep going straight onto Southwest Lander Street. Lander will drop you at Hiawatha Playfield, another green space good for a break, which is cater-cornered from Safeway, prime for a bathroom and water if need be.
The rest of the walk is extremely straightforward. Walk away from the park, heading north on California Avenue Southwest and crossing Admiral Way after a block. The Admiral Theater will be on your left; after the retail core fades to a residential area, California will start to slope downward, around Southwest Massachusetts Street.
The road leads to Hamilton Viewpoint Park, another prime vantage point for watching the boats push by on Elliott Bay. Don’t fret it if the lighting isn’t right on first glance; you’ll get another crack at that skyline selfie in just a moment.
Exit the park and keep walking on serpentine California Way Southwest, which leads downhill to Harbor Avenue Southwest and our starting/ending point.
When the trees clear on California, lined with a raised sidewalk, you’ll get one more walking skyline view before returning to Seacrest Park. It’s gorgeous on a sunny day, sure, but even when moody, Seattle has its own unique shine.


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On Tuesday, six members of the City Council overturned Mayor Faulconer’s veto. The city’s business establishment, lead by the Chamber of Commerce, is seeking to gather 34,000 signatures in 30 days to put the issue to voters in November, which would delay its implementation. But otherwise, the measure is on its way to becoming law.
Faulconer, a Republican, was elected in a close special election in February following the resignation of Democrat Bob Filner. Because of his conservative leanings and close business ties, his victory was seen as a loss for working people.
But the minimum wage fight is another example of why you should never count out your local elections. Instead of an utter defeat at the hands of Mayor Faulconer, the Council’s one-vote-margin super-majority has given the bill another shot.
In the country’s eighth-largest city, one city council member had the power to keep a bill raising wages for an estimated 172,000 people from dying.
That’s why you have to vote, and not just for President. For Senate, Congress, Governor, State Senator, and State Representative. Vote for County Commissioners. Vote for Mayor and City Council. Vote for municipal positions like Clerk and Auditor. Vote for hyper-local positions if you have them, because they might be City Councilors someday.
Our opposition isn’t taking any chances. ALEC and the Chamber of Commerce take a great interest in current (and future) city officials to make sure they will be on their side when things like minimum wage reach their desks.
One local election made the difference for 172,000 weekly paychecks. Replicate that in every city and town? That’s what change looks like–not just one victory or defeat at the top of the ticket.
Minimum wage workers haven’t seen a raise in years, and historically the wage has been woefully behind the rising costs of living. In fact, Minnesota has been even further behind almost every other state, with an abysmally low minimum wage of $6.15 an hour, making us one of only four states that have a lower minimum wage than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. This is largely due to politics getting in the way of past efforts to raise the wage.
It continues to be challenging for many states to do more than marginal reforms to minimum wage when conservative groups like the Chamber of Commerce and the National Restaurant Association spend big money to lobby politicians, spreading the repeatedly debunked myth that the economy will crumble if the minimum wage is increased. The Minnesota DFL majorities in the legislature have a real opportunity to win a strong victory for working people and break this cycle of letting corporations overpower the voice of working people.
Indexing the minimum wage to inflation is a common sense solution to the overwhelming majority of Minnesotans and has already proved to work well in other states. The state of Washington has the highest statewide minimum wage of $9.32 an hour, which has been indexed to inflation since 1998. Since then, Washington’s economy has not only decreased poverty, but it has created more jobs, including a 21 percent increase to the payrolls of restaurants and bars.
The Minnesota Senate needs to do the right thing and follow through to raise the minimum wage and include indexing.
Recently, Working America members have been engaged at the capitol to speak directly with members of the Legislature.
Making up that huge gap, exacerbated by the 2008 financial crisis, is nearly impossible in 10 years. That’s the point: Issue 4 was a barely concealed attempt to force cuts to public services in Cincinnati, and generally pit the city’s citizens against the workers who make it run.
The city is already taking steps to address the $872 million liability in a number of ways–and as with most cities, the public workers themselves are bearing the brunt. Issue 4 would have put those changes on steroids, and would have lead to either tax increases or cuts to public safety and city services: closed firehouses, slower emergency response times, and staffing shortages when we need help the most.
It’s no wonder then that opposing Issue 4 united unlikely allies: the Chamber of Commerce, AFSCME, firefighters, and the editorial board of the right-leaning Cincinnati Enquirer. “Today’s vote will be heard beyond Cincinnati and sends a message for those on the ideological extremes who think it is ok to impose their agenda on an entire city,” said Peter Linden of AFSCME Ohio Council 8, “Had this passed, outside money and political extremists would have cost Cincinnati taxpayers more money, with less services.”
It’s been two years since Ohio voters of all political stripes overturned Gov. John Kasich’s Senate Bill 5, which stripped collective bargaining from over 300,000 public workers. It’s been one year since Ohio voters chose pro-worker Senator Sherrod Brown over the Tea Party-affiliated Josh Mandel. Since that time, the effort to get a so-called “right to work” on the 2014 Ohio ballot has faltered, collecting less than a third of the signatures needed in 20 months.
It’s time that the corporate-backed anti-worker forces in Ohio get it through their heads that Ohioans are interested in more jobs and a stronger economy; not fewer rights at work, fewer public services, and attacks on the workers who are already making the most sacrifices.
Signaling how wide a swath of America the federal government shutdown is affecting, the AFL-CIO, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the United Way sent a joint letter today to Congress and President Barack Obama urging them to end the shutdown now. They said:
As leaders of business, labor, and the nonprofit sector, we are writing to urge you to end the federal government shutdown immediately.
Our country is navigating the most challenging economic times in a generation. While we may disagree on priorities for federal policies and we even have conflicting views about many issues, we are in complete agreement that the current shutdown is harmful and the risk of default is potentially catastrophic for our fragile economy.
Large and small businesses, the workforce (especially federal workers), people who rely on public and privately-funded social services, and communities at-large, are being harmed by the shutdown. The federal government is our nation’s largest consumer of goods and services, our largest employer, and the single largest source of financial support for state and local governments and for private social services. Several hundred thousand public servants are at home without pay. The longer the shutdown continues, the more people and communities’ economic security will be damaged. Ultimately, our economy could be driven back into a recession.
As we often have in our history, our country benefits from strong differences of opinion on many important issues affecting both federal legislation and the federal government. We believe it is important that we turn to the normal processes our government has for resolving these issues. We cannot afford to have either our government closed or our nation’s creditworthiness called into question as part of the way we resolve these important issues.
Our three disparate sectors share a common view– no one benefits from the current shut-down and everyone will be harmed if the government defaults. It is in the interest of our nation that Congress restore the normal functioning of our political process, fund the government immediately and quickly move to resolve the impasse over the debt ceiling limit. We urge all of our leaders in Washington to set aside the many issues we disagree about, reach across the aisle and end the shutdown and the threat of a national default.
The letter was signed by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Chamber President and CEO Thomas Donohue and United Way Worldwide U.S. President Stacey Stewart.
Click here to read how the shutdown is affecting people and to share your story.
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows that two Missouri paycheck deception bills are not necessary to protect workers and they would limit the free speech and political spending of unions and organized workers, while allowing unlimited corporate spending on political causes.
Both federal and state laws already protect the political rights of private- and public-sector employees who join or are represented by unions. Paycheck deception supporters say their new bills are necessary to stop workers from being forced to pay to support a political cause they oppose, but current law already does that. S.B. 29 and H.B. 64, the bills in question, are not designed to enhance individual rights but instead make it harder for employees to authorize payroll deductions for union use—even if the uses are not political. And, the bills are designed to foster conflicts between workers and unions. Not surprisingly, the bills, supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Federation of Independent Business and the American Legislative Exchange Council, would do nothing to change the current legal prerogatives of corporations and their lobbyists to freely spend on politics without complying with any particular process whatsoever.
From the EPI report:
“These ‘paycheck protection’ proposals reflect corporate lobbies’ unabashed attempts to enact a broad corporate economic agenda by crippling the ability of workers to participate in the political process,” said Gordon Lafer of the EPI. “Because the labor movement is the only vehicle through which millions of working Americans collectively pool sufficient resources—in the form of both financial contributions and organized volunteer efforts—to serve as an effective political counterweight to this agenda, eliminating union political activity promises to leave the corporate lobbies with an increasingly free hand to shape economic policy at the expense of workers.”
The Senate committee in charge of the issue, the Revenue Laws Study Committee, voted to move the proposal forward on Tuesday. It will come to the General Assembly for a vote when they reconvene on January 30.
The proposal cuts the weekly maximum benefit by 35 percent, (even though the statewide average benefit is much less). It also reduces the number of benefit to a sliding scale between 12 and 20 weeks, even though the average length of unemployment is at an all-time high of 40 weeks.
“No state has ever cut their maximum benefit so severely,” said George Wentworth, senior attorney at the National Employment Law Project. Bill Rowe of the N.C. Justice Center called it “one of the most radical, if not the most radical [unemployment] proposals in the country.”
Republican legislators say the cuts are needed to retire North Carolina’s $2.4 billion debt to the federal government. But if North Carolina employers paid unemployment taxes at roughly the national average, there would be no debt – and no need for cuts. Despite claims that the plan is “balanced,” the responsibility for paying down this debt falls almost completely on unemployed workers, the majority of whom lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
The real reason legislators are pushing this plan? They are doing the bidding of the N.C. Chamber of Commerce, the state arm of the national right-wing lobbying group. The Chamber cooked the plan up last year, and their political action committee donated to the campaigns of 17 out of the 20 members of the Revenue Laws Study Committee.
The most absurd moment of the public comment period came when the lobbyist for the N.C. Chamber of Commerce addressed the committee to praise the plan, a plan that he helped write in the backrooms over the last few weeks. Funny he didn’t mention the secret meetings in his remarks.
Contrary to what has been said by some of our lawmakers, the proposed changes to our insurance system are dramatically out of line with our neighboring states, and would in fact move North Carolina toward the bottom of state rankings.
Here are more details of the proposal in question, via the News-Observer.
How low would the Chamber of Commerce and its representatives go to ensure their domination of American politics? Check this out: a lobbying firm that represents the Chamber asked private security firms to find ways to hurt unions and progressive groups.
ThinkProgress finds that their proposals included:
an entrapment project. The proposal called for first creating a “false document, perhaps highlighting periodical financial information,” to give to a progressive group opposing the Chamber, and then to subsequently expose the document as a fake to undermine the credibility of the Chamber’s opponents. In addition, the group proposed creating a “fake insider persona” to “generate communications” with Change to Win.
One of the targets was Mike Gehrke, a former staffer with Change to Win. Among the information circulated about Gehrke was the specific “Jewish church” he attended and a link to pictures of his wife and two children.
One thing that even the dim bulbs in the media should understand by now is that there is in fact a class war going on, and it is the rich and powerful who are waging it. Anyone who does anything that empowers the little people or that threatens the wealth and power of the plutocracy must be destroyed…
You have to understand the mindset- they are playing for keeps. The vast majority of the wealth isn’t enough. They want it all. Anything that gets in their way must be destroyed…
And they are well financed, have a strong infrastructure, a sympathetic media, and entire organizations dedicated to running cover for them.
It’s hard not to notice the tidal wave of money the Chamber of Commerce has poured into influencing elections and policy decisions. But that’s not all—they’ve also significantly influenced the Supreme Court to favor corporate interests in its decisions.
On the center’s 30th anniversary in 2007, Carter G. Phillips, who often represents the chamber and has argued more Supreme Court cases than any active lawyer in private practice, reflected on its influence. “I know from personal experience that the chamber’s support carries significant weight with the justices,” he wrote. “Except for the solicitor general representing the United States, no single entity has more influence on what cases the Supreme Court decides and how it decides them than the National Chamber Litigation Center.”
A study prepared by the Constitutional Accountability Center, a liberal group, examined the center’s success rate in the Supreme Court. It found that the positions supported by the chamber prevailed 68 percent of the time in the Roberts court, compared with 56 percent in the last 11 years of the Rehnquist court, a period without changes in the court’s membership.
Doug Kendall, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, drew a different conclusion, saying the numbers proved that the Roberts court increasingly sided with corporate interests. He also said the study documented “a sharp ideological divide that did not exist before 2005.” In the last 11 terms of the Rehnquist court, the five more conservative justices voted for the chamber’s position 61 percent of the time, while the four more liberal justices voted for it 48 percent of the time
In the first five terms of the Roberts court, the corresponding bloc of five more conservative justices voted for the chamber’s position 74 percent of the time, and the four more liberal justices 43 percent of the time.
The Chamber, naturally, thinks this overstates its influence. You know, when it’s being covered in the New York Times, as opposed to in 2007 when doing a victory lap.
Want an in-depth look at how the Chamber of Commerce operates? Grittv has it:
Meanwhile, Think Progress details some of the tactics the Chamber has used to push back against criticism:
– Manipulating Google And Blogs: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce retains public relations giant Fleishman-Hillard for much of their online communications work. Fleishman-Hillard VP Pat Cleary posts on the Chamber’s blog, and says he works closely with conservative bloggers through RedState. Other Chamber lobbyists collaborateroutinely with conservative bloggers through the Heritage Foundation’s Bloggers Briefing to help get the message out for business lobbyists. As Cleary has told conferences of business lobbyists, he helps trade associations like the Chamber buy AdWords to promote the business lobby’s message. For example, when anyone Googles the words “US Chamber” and “foreign,” they see a link to the Chamber’s false response that it receives only $100,000 from foreign affiliates.
– Paying For Television Pundits: GOP lobbyist John Feehery has appeared on cable television to attack ThinkProgress’ reporting, taken to Twitter call President Obama a “business-hating socialist” for calling attention to this story, and even penned an article in The Hill newspaper to defend the Chamber and lie about our investigation. Feehery never mentioned the foreign corporate direct donations to the Chamber’s 501(c)(6). But more importantly, neither The Hill nor any of television outlets Feehery appears on disclosed the fact that Feehery’s public relations firm, The Feehery Group, counts the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as one of its clients. Shortly after our story broke, Feehery was hired by another public relations/lobbying firm, Quinn Gillespie, which is also a client of the Chamber. Moreover, Fox News’ parent company is an active member of the Chamber, and hate-talker Glenn Beck met with the Chamber’s second in command earlier this year to plot the 2010 election. While Fox hosts and Beck have endlessly defended the Chamber’s secret money, there has been no disclosure of the network’s financial ties to Chamber lobbyists.
– The Chamber Owns Fake News Sites: As the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard reported, the Chamber owns a variety of news websites in West Virginia, Illinois, and elsewhere, while also maintaining a wire service called Legal Newsline. All of these websites posture as independently owned and objective journalism outfits, and do not disclose that they are fully owned subsidiaries of Chamber lobbyists.
Your local Chamber of Commerce does not necessarily agree with the political positions taken by and negative ads run by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – and increasingly, local Chambers want people to know that. AlterNet has a rundown.
“I now have a standard e-mail saying we’re not a chapter of the U.S. Chamber that I have to send out a couple of times a week,” Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce president Timothy Hulbert told Washington Monthly.
Earlier this month, the Greater Hudson Chamber of Commerce in New Hampshire disaffiliated from the U.S. Chamber. Executive vice-president Jerry Mayotte told the Nashua Telegraph, “We didn’t like the fact that the U.S. Chamber was supporting particular candidates. We don’t think it’s good business practice to do so.”
The nearby Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce has never been a member, telling the Telegraph, “We cover a very large area, and in our towns, there is a broad range of political viewpoints.”
“It’s a matter of practicality,” Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce executive director Dan Bookham told the Free Press, a Midcoast Maine newspaper. “We have a diverse membership of 600 people, from Tea-Partiers to Marxists. It would just cause disruptions and arguments in the business community.”
The more extreme the US Chamber of Commerce gets, the more its false claims to representing small business are stripped away. Remember that in 2008, just 19 contributors gave the Chamber a third of its revenue. Remember how it claimed to represent 3 million businesses, but it turned out the real number was more like 200,000. Remember how the Chamber’s position on climate change was too extreme for Exelon, Apple, Pacific Gas & Electric.
The Chamber represents the very biggest and greediest corporations. By contrast, the vice-president of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce says:
“This is just suspect,” says Pinto. “The whole activity of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suspect, and their motives are suspect, and their donors are suspect. My donors are not suspect: my donors are Sabrina’s Cafe and Isgro’s Bakery. Our 5,000 members are concerned about trash and crime. That’s the stuff we have to deal with on a daily basis.”


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The year hasn’t been kind to the global elite.
Curiously, that made many Americans ashamed of their country. They’re resorting to violence because they don’t accept Tuesday’s election results. The same election they feared Donald Trump wouldn’t honor if the results were reversed.
To their credit, President Obama and Hillary Clinton gracefully accepted the voter mandate.
Others, however, are embarrassed because people are laughing at us. Many of whom live under the undemocratic rule of progressive experts. The European Union for example. The EU features strangling regulation, low growth, high unemployment, and negative interest rates.
The Brits had enough of that and voted to exit the E.U. – Brexit. Those voters too were laughed at by their enlightened betters who were embarrassed for their country.
The Obama agenda gave America eight years of increasing regulation, low growth, high unemployment (90 million outside the workforce), and near zero percent interest rates. Hillary Clinton promised to make us even more like France.
So American voters pulled a Brexit and elected Trump. The major media and pollsters missed both the U.K. and U.S.A. revolts entirely.
And that left the global elite shocked and dismayed.
Forbes defines a health insurance death spiral as “adverse selection” which happens when only high risk people buy insurance:
If only people on their death beds buy life insurance, the insurance company would quickly go out of business. Equally, if only sick people buy health insurance, the math will not work…
To reduce the risk of adverse selection, the Affordable Care Act created a penalty for people who do not enroll in insurance. However, the penalty for not having insurance in 2016 was the higher of $695 per individual or 2.5% of income. Although $695 is a lot of money, it is still cheaper than health insurance policies offered on the exchange.
That’s because ObamaCare rates are going up an average of 25% next year. And, according to the Wall Street Journal, that’s just “for the mid-level insurance plans that are performing the best, not the average increase of all ObamaCare coverage.”
That same WSJ editorial says President Obama took a victory lap for ObamaCare in Miami last week. He bragged about “all the progress we’ve made in controlling costs.”
CNN says ObamaCare woes will linger long after he’s gone.
The thrill of victory was followed by the agony of debate last night.
Thrill of Victory
The Cleveland Indians won the American league pennant, shutting out the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0. Rookie Ryan Merritt went 4 1/3 scoreless innings in his second major league start.
Merritt got the nod because starting pitcher Trevor Bauer was the victim of a drone strike. A strike of his own drone. Bauer has always done things his own way, and this came as no surprise to anyone around here. So they sewed up his finger and sent him out to the mound for game three.
Bauer’s a gamer, but his sutured pinkie opened up like the elevator doors in The Shining. He never made it out of the first inning. No problem. Mad Manager Tito Franco stitched together a bullpen game and the Tribe won 4-2.
Back to Ryan Merritt, hero of Northeast Ohio. Someone found out he’s getting married, so fans bought everything on his wedding registry. But you could still get him a pillow last I checked.
Agony of Debate
Unfortunately all good things come to an an end and the final presidential debate was about to begin.
Moderator Mike Wallace asked about Supreme Court nominees. Hillary Clinton said the court should stand up for women and transgender bathrooms but not late term babies about to be aborted. She also said the court should overturn Citizen’s United (a Supreme Court case that said it’s okay for a company to make a movie critical of Hillary).
Trump said, “The Supreme Court – it’s what it’s all about.”
The clear winner … Chris Wallace.
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf resigned on Wednesday and Elizabeth Warren finally got the scalp she wanted. Bank employees opened about two million unauthorized customer accounts on Chairman Stumpf’s watch. The scam led to bonuses for the employees and extra fees and overdraft charges for the unsuspecting customers.
Stumpf will get no severance package and he has forfeited $41 million in unvested equity. Also, the bank has fired 5,300 employees and agreed to pay a $185 million dollar fine.
Additionally the former CEO will be tied down naked in the desert over a termite hill.
I made up that last one. Stumpf’s not exactly losing the shirt off his back. He earned about $120 million during his career at Wells Fargo.
Wells Fargo Thrived After 2008 Crisis
A WSJ editorial says that, despite the scandal, Stumpf has been “one of the most successful American CEOs of recent times:”
Our colleague Dennis Berman reports that in nine years he produced some $149 billion in profits and saw an increase in market cap of $124 billion. Wells Fargo tried to turn down the government’s rescue funds during the 2008 financial panic because it didn’t need the help, only to be forced by Treasury to take the money.
Donald Trump reached out to African American voters last week while visiting inner city churches in Detroit and Philadelphia. His message was, “Democrats aren’t helping you, why not give me a try?”
This enraged liberals who called his Philadelphia visit an “offensive gimmick.” The mayor of Detroit asked if Trump was just there “to use Detroiters as props in a re-imagining campaign?”
African American Voters
Jason Riley in the WSJ thinks Trump is finally on to something. He believes Democrat leaders are holding back minorities in the cities they run:
Democrats are calling Trump names because they can’t defend their record. Homicides in Philadelphia rose last year and are up 6% this year. In 2015 Detroit students scored the lowest among big-city school districts on national math and reading tests. Minority children with access to school vouchers and charter schools are narrowing the achievement gap, while Democrats and teachers unions are working hand in glove to limit school choice.
Meanwhile, Chicago logged its 500th murder of the year over Labor Day weekend.


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Better coordination of the work of Multilateral Development Banks could have a significant impact on the millions of people around the world affected by the migration and forced displacement challenge. This is the thinking behind a new proposal debated today by representatives of the world’s multilateral development banks and countries from the G7 in Washington at the IMF/World Bank Group annual meetings.
Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva were co-chairing the meeting alongside Vincenzo La Via, one of Italy’s high level representatives at the G7. Speaking from Washington Dr Hoyer said,
“Irregular migration and forced displacement is not new. But for too long we have lacked a joint, coordinated approach to address both the root causes of this phenomenon and its consequences.
Global institutions like Multilateral Development Banks have a special responsibility to cooperate. It is urgent for us to improve the way in which we work together as we bring assistance to people in all the countries concerned.”
He added, “As the destination of thousands of tragic journeys across the Mediterranean, Italy, which chairs the G7 this year, has been shouldering a disproportionate part of the task of dealing with desperate migrants and displaced persons arriving in Europe. I believe we must respond positively and urgently to Italy’s request to strengthen cooperation among MDBs in this area. We must get better at how we MDBs as a group help address the shocks and stresses that arise from this profound change.”
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The chart above was inspired by a similar one featured by We’ve had a massive decline in gun violence in the United States. Here’s why.” In contrast to the widely embraced narrative, perpetuated by liberal politicians and the media, that gun violence in America is getting worse all the time, the data reveal that the exact opposite is true. According to data retrieved from the Centers for Disease Control, there were 7 firearm-related homicides for every 100,000 Americans in 1993 (see light blue line in chart). By 2013 (most recent year available), the gun homicide rate had fallen by nearly 50% to only 3.6 homicides per 100,000 population.in his recent Wonkblog post titled “
But there’s another possible reason for the decline in gun violence overlooked by Ehrenfreund – the significant increase in gun ownership, illustrated above by the dark blue line in the chart. Based on data from a 2012 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report (and additional data from another Wonkblog article “There are now more guns than people in the United States“), the number of privately owned firearms in US increased from about185 million in 1993 to 357 million in 2013. Adjusted for the US population, the number of guns per American increased from 0.93 per person in 1993 to 1.45 in 2013, which is a 56% increase in gun ownership that occurred during the same period when gun violence decreased by 49%. Of course, that significant correlation doesn’t necessarily imply causation, but it’s logical to believe that those two trends are related. After all, armed citizens frequently prevent crimes from happening, including gun-related homicides, see hundreds of examples here of law-abiding gun owners defending themselves and their families and homes.
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Carotid artery longitudinal wall motion is associated with local blood velocity and left ventricular rotational, but not longitudinal, mechanics
Stöhr, Eric J.
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Recent studies have identified a predictable movement pattern of the common carotid artery wall in the longitudinal direction. While there is evidence that the magnitude of this carotid artery longitudinal wall motion (CALM) is sensitive to cardiovascular health status, little is known about the determinants of CALM. The purpose of this integrative study was to evaluate the contribution of left ventricular (LV) cardiac motion and local blood velocity to CALM. Simultaneous ultrasound measurements of CALM, common carotid artery mean blood velocity (MBV), and left ventricular motion were performed in ten young, healthy individuals (6 males; 22 1 years). Peak anterograde CALM occurred at a similar time as peak MBV (18.57 3.98% vs. 18.53 2.81% cardiac cycle; t-test: P = 0.94; ICC: 0.79, P < 0.01). The timing of maximum retrograde CALM displacement was different, but related, to both peak apical (41.00 7.81% vs. 35.33 5.79% cardiac cycle; t-test: P < 0.01; ICC: 0.79, P < 0.01) and basal rotation (41.80 6.12% vs. 37.30 5.66% cardiac cycle; t-test: P < 0.01; ICC: 0.74, P < 0.01) with peak cardiac displacements preceding peak CALM displacements in both cases. The association between basal rotation and retrograde CALM was further supported by strong correlations between their peak magnitudes (r = 0.70, P = 0.02), whereas the magnitude of septal longitudinal displacement was not associated with peak CALM (r = 0.11, P = 0.77). These results suggest that the rotational mechanical movement of the LV base may be closely associated with longitudinal mechanics in the carotid artery. This finding may have important implications for interpreting the complex relationship between ventricular and vascular function.
Au, J.S., Ditor, D.S., MacDonald, M.J. and Stöhr, E.J. (2016) 'Carotid artery longitudinal wall motion is associated with local blood velocity and left ventricular rotational, but not longitudinal, mechanics', Physiological Reports, 4(14).
Article published open access in Physiological Reports available at https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12872
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Au, J.S.; Bochnak, P.A.; Valentino, S.E.; Cheng, J.L.; Stöhr, Eric J.; MacDonald, M.J. (Physiological Society, 2017-11-09)Carotid artery longitudinal wall motion (CALM) has recently attracted interest as an indicator of arterial health; however, the regulation of CALM is poorly understood. We conducted a series of studies aimed at manipulating ...
Differential impact of water immersion on arterial blood flow and shear stress in the carotid and brachial arteries of humans Carter, H.C; Spence, A.L; Ainslie, Philip; Pugh, Christopher J. A.; Naylor, L.H.; Green, D.J. (Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2017-05-30)Arterial shear stress is a potent stimulus to vascular adaptation in humans. Typically, increases in retrograde shear have been found to acutely impair vascular function while increases in antegrade shear enhance function. ...
Interaction between left ventricular twist mechanics and arterial haemodynamics during localised, non-metabolic hyperaemia with and without blood flow restriction van Mil, Anke C.C.M.; Pearson, James; Drane, Aimee L.; McDonnell, Barry; Stöhr, Eric J. (Wiley, 2016-03-02)Whether left ventricular twist and untwisting rate (LV twist mechanics) respond to localised, peripheral, non-metabolic changes in arterial haemodynamics within an individual’s normal afterload-range is presently unknown. ...


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Jan. 22, 2010, 1:55 a.m.
Friday night's game against Livonia Churchill was No. 10 for Plymouth, meaning mid-term grades were hinging on how well the Wildcats competed against the Chargers.
When it was over, professor, er, coach Mike Soukup was in no mood to give out any A's.
"We're an average basketball team -- I'd give us a C," Soukup replied, when asked what mark he'd give his squad at the half-way mark. "We're as average as you can get right now."
Soukup's less-than-jovial mood was sparked by a rough first half that saw the Wildcats fall into an 18-7 hole at the intermission in a game they would go on to lose, 43-40.
The Wildcats connected on just 3 of 13 field goals in the first 16 minutes.
"It's sad," said Soukup, whose team slipped to 5-5 overall and 2-3 in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association's South Division. "That's definitely one we should have had.
"But, hey, when you decide not to come out of the locker room in the first half, you deserve to get beat."
Why the slow start, coach?
"Your guess is as good as mine," he said. "I can't tell you why we came out flat. I wish I could tell you, but I don't know."
Thankfully for Plymouth, its defense was in full-effort mode, holding the Chargers to just two second-quarter points on 1-of-8 shooting.
Brennen Beyer paced the Wildcats' offense with 11 points, six coming on his patented spin move that starts near the free throw line.
Pat Salo and Mike Nadratowski both contributed nine points while Aaron Thompson tossed in five.
Churchill's 6-foot-6 junior Adam Bedell led all scorers with 14. D'Juan Cooks added 12 on 6-of-9 shooting from the field.
A spirited second half by the Wildcats nearly overcame the horrific first two quarters. After falling behind 22-10 on Bedell's fast-break basket 1:50 into the third quarter, Plymouth came to life, finding some offensive rhythm that cut its deficit to 30-21 with eight minutes to play. Salo, Beyer and Nadratowski also contributed six points in the third quarter run.
The 'Cats made things even more interesting in the fourth when they knotted the game up at 34-all on Aaron Thompson's deep-corner triple with 3:20 to play.
However, after Bedell converted an old-fashioned and-one, the Wildcats were never tied again.
Beyer's offensive-rebound put-back got them to within 41-40 with 13.9 seconds left, but Frizzell, who came into the game with a 60-percent free throw shooting accuracy, calmly drained a pair of freebies to extend the Chargers advantage to 43-40.
Nadratowski got a decent look at a potential overtime-forcing triple, but his shot hit the front iron and bounced high as the final seconds ticked off.
Soukup had a good idea as to why his team played with more fire in the second half.
"At one point, I sat all five guys that were out there and brought five new ones in," he said. "If you're not going to give 100 percent energy, you're going to sit. When they went back out there, they played like they should have been playing."


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The ultra-tiny and ultra-cheap Tata Nano could be headed to the U.S. in three years, according to Ratan Tata, chairman of Indian automaker Tata Motors.
That's a longer time frame than the two-year prediction Ratan Tata gave last June for the Nano's arrival in the U.S.
"We also recognize there is a market (for the Nano) not only in developing countries, but possibly in the developed countries," Tata told reporters at the New Delhi auto show, according to Reuters.
The Nano sells for about $2,500 in India, its only market.
In order to sell in the U.S., the Nano would have to pass more stringent safety requirements.
"For the United States we need a car which has a larger engine and we need additional crash-test modifications and we are in the process of doing it," Ratan Tata said.
Tata Motors, which bought Land Rover and Jaguar from Ford, doubled its December sales compared with the previous year.
As a result, Efraim Levy, auto equity analyst for Standard & Poor's, has raised his rating on Tata stock from "hold" to "buy."
Tata's splendid sales performance was "led by resurgent commercial vehicle demand that more than tripled," Levy wrote, according to USA Today's Drive On blog.