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The stigma and prosecution of self-administered abortions should end
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12th June 2017
In just a few months since the Republican presidential win, more than four hundreds of abortion restrictions have been passed at state levels. In addition, 2017 has seen a confirmation of the Mexico City policy aka the Global Gag rule [ an international policy that forbids US family planning funds to reach non-governmental organizations, for pregnancy terminations or even advocating abortion].
Furthermore, in 338 state-level restrictions passed in between the span of 2010 and 2016, it is increasingly clear that abortion access is getting suppressed each day in and out in this country.
What will abortive care look like in the US?
Since plans have been proposed to defund major NGO abortive service providers, it will further shift the burden on already overwhelmed independent clinics, where millions will lose access to in-clinic services.
Abortions have existed since pregnancies. History has taught us that abortions cannot be regulated away. Only legal and in-clinic pregnancy termination can be accounted. It is, therefore, no surprise that “buy abortion pills online” or “how to have an abortion at home” have become quite commonly searched terms on Google.
Self-administrated abortions, however, have commonly been practiced by midwives, indigenous people etc. all over the world. What is new, however, is the prosecution of those who are involved in the termination by ideologically motivated prosecutors against the backdrop of clinic closures.
The criminalization of women seeking an abortion and their support networks must stop.
Prosecutions of pregnant women seeking to terminate pregnancies
Although some states have explicit restrictions on individuals terminating pregnancies without government-sanctioned physicians’ supervision, there are other 38 states that are trying to frame unsupervised pregnancy terminations as illegal medical practice. This is the situation, even though such attempts are unconstitutional under Roe vs. Wade.
In the absence of laws that openly criminalize people for accessing abortions, anti-choice legislators and prosecutors are instead twisting the present laws to criminalize people for the act itself and attack individuals.
The misuse of these laws means that even states where self-induced abortions are not forbidden outright, accessing and ingesting abortion pills or even herbal remedies with the intent to terminate one’s pregnancy can lead people to the court.
The answer to stopping these unconstitutional practices is to end the stigma surrounding self-induced pregnancy termination.
Diabolizing self-administered abortion
The first step towards ending animosity and injustice is to educate and reduce the stigma of abortion. On reason, lawmakers have gotten away with imprisoning women who ‘took matters into their own hands’ is because the public, in general, has forgotten about days when people used to safely terminate pregnancies in private.
Prosecutions target marginalized women [ typically immigrants, POCs and the poor] while relying on the public’s assumption that self-induced pregnancy terminations are dangerous.
It is time we end assumptions that self-administered abortions are dangerous
No one method is ideal for everyone, there are people who would rather have termination private than in-clinic and there are millions of reasons why women might choose the at-home procedure.
Medical abortion is the most common at home method, which involves the use of Mifepristone and Misoprostol, the two safest and listed by WHO as ‘essential medication for women’s healthcare’.
The above-given medication, have the efficacy rate of 97%-98% and rarely result in complications. Millions of women order MTP Kit online which has both the pills in the prescribed format to have an at-home procedure.
A recent study laid out reasons given by women seeking termination as to why at home procedures were the best option for them. Some respondents mentioned barrier to accessing in-clinic procedures, wanting to abort early, aversion to surgical tools/ anesthesia, financial/ privacy reasons and even preference for self-administration.
Medical experts opined that the concern with diabolizing self-induced pregnancy termination will result in making women fear to access in-clinic procedure. It will further distance women and make them nervous to access follow-up care.
More importantly, it should be noted that, legally, no woman needs to disclose that they have taken Mifepristone and Misoprostol abortion pills. As medical staff is often unclear about indicating self-induction, it will be safer to explain that you are pregnant and bleeding. By the time the woman seeks medical care, the misoprostol is long absorbed, leaving no trace that the patient is presenting anything other than a pregnancy complication, most likely a miscarriage.

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The Interview: Jessica Calla
KB Full Disclosure: I first ran across Jessica Calla by chance. She had entered a contest I was judging. I don’t see names or anything, but I fell in love with She Laughs in Pink, and it stuck with me. I was happy to see it in print (or digital.)
KB: Welcome to Kissing Bandits Blog! Tell us a little bit about yourself!
JC: Thank you for having me!
I’m Jess. I’m born, raised, and currently live in New Jersey. I spend my days working as a lawyer and my nights writing romance and women’s fiction. I have two sons, a husband, a dog, and a beat up old minivan without air conditioning. My favorite famous people are The Rock, Beyonce, and Eddie Vedder. If the three of them were to read this interview, I think The Rock would be the most likely to buy me a new car with working air. I’m addicted to caffeine and sugar, hugs from my kids, Twitter (@jess_calla!), and romance novels.
KB: Tell us a little bit about your most recent release.
JC: My most recent release SHE LAUGHS IN PINK, is the first in the Sheridan Hall new adult romance series. It centers around freshmen Juliet and Chase, who meet in the dorm on move-in day at the fictional New Jersey University. Juliet followed her best friend and crush from home, Ben, to NJU in an attempt to make him love her. But then she meets Ben’s roommate Chase, an artist and city boy on scholarship, and quickly figures out that he’s kind of awesome, too. Lots of other stuff happens–friendships are made, people are lost, past issues re-emerge, love (and sex) happens. I think SHE LAUGHS… has all of the elements that make new adult such a great genre, and I’m really proud of it.
KB: Tell us about your first kiss.
JC: My first kiss happened in sixth grade at a sleepover. Here’s the scenario: One of my friends had a finished basement and really liberal parents who let the boys come hang out until midnight. While us girls had them there, we organized a game of “spin the bottle.” Except we, being twelve-year-olds, had no bottle. We used a toothbrush holder instead and played “spin the toothbrush.” My first spin landed on Mark. I was fine with Mark. He had freckles and cool hair. With all of our friends watching, Mark and I leaned over the toothbrush holder and our lips met in the middle of the circle. His were cold and softer than I’d imagined boys lips could be. I can still remember exactly how they felt. I decided kissing was gross, and didn’t do it again until high school.
KB: Share an excerpt of a first kiss in one of your novels.
JC: This is from THE LOVE SQUARE:
“Are you going to kiss me?” Her tone didn’t reveal whether or not she wanted him to. She was simply asking.
They watched each other until Alex leaned closer to Jenna’s face and traced her lips with his thumb. This time, no plane flew overhead and no memories or fears entered his mind to stop him. He carefully brushed his lips against hers and moved away.
She reacted, wiggling closer to him, and he touched her chin and tilted her face to his. When her lips turned up into a grin, he kissed her full-on, as softly as he could manage.
It took every ounce of self-control to resist moving his hands down her body to pull her closer. But while his body was on high alert, her gentle kiss, like her friendship, calmed him in that way Jenna always did. With her, he had a purpose and someone to share his life. He had a family. He was an adult with dreams and goals instead of the hyped-up, crazy kid he often felt like on the inside.
Soon, the gentle kiss morphed into something more. He couldn’t lose control. Not with Jenna. So he slowed down and tried to imprint the feeling of kissing her, then he pulled away.
“Now this night has been perfect,” he whispered in her ear as he held her close. “Go to sleep, Jen.”
KB: What is something nobody would guess about you?
JC: Something that nobody would guess about me is that I used to be a dancer. From the age of five through college and beyond, I danced ballet, tap, and jazz. In high school I taught preschoolers and worked on the business side of the studio. I spent all of my free time at the dance school. Most of the stories I write have a dancer. In THE LOVE SQUARE, Jenna is a ballroom dancer and teaches a charity class for underprivileged girls. In SHE LAUGHS IN PINK, Juliet is a ballerina. She’s good and loves it, but knows she’ll never go pro. Dancing is a big part of both Jenna and Juliet’s stories, and it’s lifted right from my past experiences and feelings.
Find Jessica Calla at these places:
Facebook Author Page: https://goo.gl/cglG7j
Author Website: www.jessicacalla.com
Read these titles by Jessica Calla:
THE LOVE SQUARE (Romantic Women’s Fiction, Limitless Publishing, 1/12/16)
SHE LAUGHS IN PINK (NA Romance, BookFish Books, 5/17/16)
SHE RUNS AWAY (NA Romance, BookFish Books, November 2016)

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On the first day of the Florida Deal-Making Show in Orlando this week, I sat down next to a general contractor at lunch and asked him how was business. “The biggest problem we have right now is finding enough competent sub-contractors to do all the work we have lined up,” he replied.
What’s going on in Florida is the reverse of the famous quote from the movie Field of Dreams. People are streaming into the Sunshine State in droves. The economy’s booming. Jobs are plentiful. The weather’s great, as usual. So new residents are coming, developers are building, and retailers are using the state as a platform for expansion. USA Today ranked Florida the fourth fastest-growing state with a population growth rate of 1.8% compared to a national average of 0.7%.
“There’s tons of opportunity for retailers in South Florida — in all large markets, really. There are 900 people moving to Florida every day,” said Sabrina Stimming, partner at CREC, a real estate company that manages and leases 13 million sq. ft. of space in in the state.
There are two things making Florida an expansion destination for retailers, said JLL senior VP Justin Greider — huge population growth and huge tourist growth. “Home décor is one of the fastest growing segments in retail here. We see an economy here that’s stronger that it was before the recession, and that’s benefitting retail companies,” he said.
One Florida leasing executive who asked not to be named ticked off some of the retail brands he said are flocking to Florida. “Companies like Ross, TJX, and Burlington are opening lots of stores. Value retail is big in Florida, and so is health and wellness. Blink Fitness is growing quickly here,” he said.
Still, Florida is not Boomtown for every retail company. “This is a market of haves and have-nots. There are a lot of big retailers closing,” allowed John Crossman, whose Crossman & Company manages more than 200 centers in the state.
Crossman says that Florida’s most impressive contributions to retail and real estate are the master-planned communities sprouting up in the state. “The Villages in Ocala and Babcock Ranch outside of Punta Gorda are amazing projects,” he said. “Babcock Ranch has trails, lakes, homes for $220,000, and they just opened a K-through-8 school. What’s great is that it’s a real community. The firemen and the teachers can all afford to live there.”

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Sarasota County landmark will host a victory party on Sunday
Sharky’s on the Pier, a Sarasota County landmark that opened in 1987, has again been voted the top waterfront drinking destination in the state by readers of the popular website FloridaBeachBar.com.
Located at the base of the Venice Fishing Pier at Brohard Park on the south end of Venice island, Sharky’s puts guests right on the beach for boat drinks, beers and a full menu including seafood favorites such as the grouper sandwich.
“We had a record number of votes cast online for over 200 different bars,” reads the post from FloridaBeachBar.com. “Votes were combined with Florida Beach Bar's Pink Flamingo rating to create the winning list. We are excited to announce that for 2018, Sharky's on the Pier in Venice was voted Best Florida Beach Bar!”
Jimmy B's Beach Bar on St. Pete Beach placed second, and The Golden Lion Cafe on Flagler Beach placed third. No other Sarasota or Manatee county establishments made the Top 10 posted at FloridaBeachBar.com. Sharky’s has won the vote now several times since first winning in 2013.
The Venice beach bar will host a victory party on June 10, from 5 p.m. to sunset. The celebration will include free drink samples, food and drink specials as well as live tropical tunes right on the beach by local favorite Trinidudes.
“For Sharky's it's not just about being Florida's Best Beach Bar but it is more about being Florida's Best Beach Destination,” says Sharky’s co-owner Justin Pachota, in a statement. “We thank all of the people who drink, dine, and dance with us every day along with those who voted us on to this prestigious list! The celebration on Sunday (June 10) will give us a chance to show off everything that makes Sharky’s such a fun, unique place.”
“Our signature drinks are one of the many reasons that our fans voted us number one,” Pachota says. “This is the perfect time to roll out some exciting new creations. If you’re looking for a fun, Florida-style beach party, come on out and join us.”
Tickets are $5 for the June 10 event and proceeds will be donated to Venice Area Beautification Inc. and Mote Marine Laboratory.
Participating vendors include JDub’s Brewing Company, Margaritaville Tequila, Cointreau Liquor, Captain Morgan, Naked Turtle Rum, Siesta Key Rum, Yuengling, Jose Cuervo and LandShark Lager.
Sharky’s is located at 1600 Harbor Drive S., Venice; 941-488-1456, sharkysonthepier.com.

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Multifamily permit volumes declined by double digits in August, while single-family permitting is on the rise.
Building permits for multifamily construction fell to 381,000 units on a seasonally adjusted annual rate in August, down 17.4% from July and 28.5% below the rate from last August. Current rates are well below recent averages. After climbing steadily since the Great Recession, annual permit levels for multifamily development plateaued around the middle of 2016 and have oscillated around a mean of about 440,000 units per year. Just in the past 12 months, annual multifamily permitting has averaged 449,000 units, but that average falls to 406,000 units going back seven months to January, the last time the rate for permits exceeded 500,000 units.
Likewise, multifamily starts fell to 375,000 units, 25.4% fewer than the previous month and 16.9% less than the rate from August 2019.
Conversely, the single-family market has recovered quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced shutdown with permits climbing 6% from July and 15.6% from last year. Single-family starts are also up sharply – by 4.1% from last month and 12.1% from last August. Both permits and starts for single-family homes topped the one million mark in August for the first time since before the pandemic. The single-family market is still benefitting from historically low mortgage rates, increased personal savings, and greater interest in suburban living.
With single-family increasing and multifamily decreasing, total U.S. residential building permits were essentially unchanged from July (-0.9%) and last August (-0.1%). Total residential starts fell 5.1% for the month but were up 2.8% for the year. Total starts and permits have both exceeded 1.4 million units for the second consecutive month, after falling below that level in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Multifamily completions fell 15.4% from July to 312,000 units but are not far below the 12-month average of 332,00 units. Single-family completions, however, were down only 4.4% from July’s rate, to 912,000 single-unit homes. Both were down from their annual rates from one year ago as well.
Regionally, annual multifamily permitting was down in all regions, with the steepest declines in the Northeast (down 50.5% to 48,000 units) and Midwest (down 44.1% to 38,000 units). The South region permitted 186,000 units, 26.1% fewer than last August, while the West region permitted 110,000 multifamily units, 6.6% less than the preceding 12 months. The monthly change in annual rates by region were down in all but the South region, which saw a mild 2.2 increase from July’s pace.
Although national multifamily starts were down, only two regions saw sharp declines in their annual rates, as weather challenges in the Northeast (down 73.8% to 27,000 units) and South (down 30.1% to 156,000 units) hindered new development. Experiencing solid gains, however, were the Midwest (up 81% to 100,000 units) and West (up 32.9% to 92,000 units) regions. Compared to July, the decreases in the Northeast and South regions were more pronounced, with the South’s rate declining by a significant 132,000 units.
At the metro level, nine of the top 10 permitting markets in August returned to the list from July, with New York, Houston, and Austin again claiming the first three spots. New York’s multifamily permitting increased by more than 15% from last year to lead the nation, with more than 37,700 units, while Houston’s annual permit level remained about the same as last August with 21,230 units, only eight less than the year before. Austin permitting was up almost 35% to 16,783 units.
Los Angeles and Dallas switched places, as LA’s permit total increased by about 15% while the Dallas pace declined by almost 17% for the year. Both registered permits close to 14,000 units as of August 2020. Phoenix, Seattle, and Minneapolis remained in the same positions as last month with about 11,000 to 13,000 multifamily units permitted each. Of the three, Phoenix saw the biggest jump in permitting from last August, increasing 73% with permits for 5,700 additional units.
Orlando replaced Washington, DC in the top 10 list, increasing permitting 23% from last year with 11,119 total units, while the nation’s capital saw about 4,400 fewer units permitted, dropping 29% from last year and out of the top 10. Nashville again ranked #10 with 10,786 multifamily units permitted, an increase of 38% or almost 3,000 units from last August.
The strongest increases in multifamily permitting among the top 10 were seen in Phoenix (+5,714 units), New York (+4,945 units), Austin (+4,324 units), Nashville (+2,971 units) and Orlando (+2,109 units).
Other markets that saw significant year-over-year increases in annual multifamily permitting in the year-ending August were Cape Coral-Fort Myers (+2,206), Sacramento (+2,073), Newark (+1,911), Anaheim (+1,864), and West Palm Beach (+1,864).
Aside from the tiny eight-unit decline in Houston, two of the top 10 markets experienced significant decreases in annual multifamily permitting from last year, with a decline of 2,774 units in Dallas and 691 units in Seattle.
In addition to the 4,379-unit decline in Washington, DC, significant decreases in annual multifamily permitting occurred in Atlanta (-4,817), San Francisco (-3,543), Jacksonville, FL (-2,479), Chicago (-2,461), Charlotte (-2,290), and Philadelphia (-2,251).
Four of the top 10 had fewer annual multifamily permits than the previous month, with New York, Austin, and Minneapolis each decreasing an average of about 5% while Dallas fell 14.6% from July’s annual total. The remaining seven markets had increases in their annual permitting from last month ranging from 0.8% (Seattle) to 10.9% (Orlando), averaging 3.5%.
The annual total of multifamily permits issued in the top 10 metros – 163,692 units – was 13.1% greater than the 144,677 issued in the previous 12 months. The total number of permits issued in the top 10 metros was almost equal to the number of permits issued for the #11 through #42 ranked metros.
There was no change in the list of top 10 permit-issuing places from July, with all the same names returning in the same order. The list of top individual permitting places (cities, towns, boroughs, and unincorporated counties) generally include the principal city of some of the most active metro areas. The cities of Austin, Houston, and Los Angeles continued to lead the list with more than 10,000 units apiece. Nashville and the borough of Brooklyn permitted around 8,000 multifamily units each, while Houston’s Unincorporated Harris County recorded almost 7,000 units permitted.
Compared to last month, only four of the top 10 permitting places had fewer units permitted for the year – the cities of Los Angeles, Seattle, and Phoenix, and the borough of Brooklyn. Nashville-Davidson had the largest increase in annual multifamily permits from July to August with a 299-unit increase.


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Editor’s Note: At the 2018 World Congress on Pain in Boston, the biennial meeting of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), researchers from around the world gathered from September 12-16 to discuss the latest pain research. Twelve young scientists attending the World Congress were selected to provide first-hand reporting from the event, as part of the PRF Correspondents program, which is a science communications training program provided by the Pain Research Forum, RELIEF’s parent site. Here, PRF Correspondent Tayler Sheahan, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh, US, reports on a plenary lecture delivered at the meeting by David Bennett, a professor of neurology and neurobiology at the University of Oxford in the UK. (RELIEF’s news coverage is editorially independent of its publisher, IASP. All editorial decisions about our reporting on IASP activities are made solely by the RELIEF editors).
Many people who know someone suffering from chronic pain may be familiar with this narrative: A family member—let’s say a sister or an aunt—has severe chronic pain that’s interfering with her life. She goes to the doctor, who prescribes gabapentin, a drug often used for chronic pain. That doesn’t help, so she goes back to the doctor, who this time prescribes amitriptyline, a drug also used for pain but that works in a different way. That doesn’t help either. And so on, and so on, and so on…
This scenario is especially common for patients experiencing neuropathic pain, which is pain resulting from nerve injury. Failure rates for frequently prescribed medicines reach 70% for certain types of neuropathic pain conditions. Why is this the case, and what are researchers and doctors doing about it? This was the focus of a talk at the 2018 World Congress on Pain by David Bennett, a professor and pain researcher at the University of Oxford.
The message of his talk was that patients with neuropathic pain are not all the same, and doctors and researchers now appreciate the need to treat the patient, rather than the pain condition. With new and improved approaches for identifying subgroups of neuropathic pain patients, the future looks bright for more effective treatments.
Neuropathic pain is not a “one size fits all” condition
Historically, neuropathic pain has been difficult to diagnose—and, in turn, to treat—because it isn’t a “one size fits all” condition. Neuropathic pain is caused by damage to the nervous system, whether it be from an external injury, as is the case with phantom limb pain and spinal cord injury, from disease, or even from medical treatments. For instance, people with diabetes often suffer pain from neuropathic pain (diabetic neuropathy), as do those receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer (chemotherapy-induced neuropathy).
The constellation of symptoms, or “pain profiles,” characteristic of patients with neuropathic pain conditions are as diverse as the causes. For instance, some diabetic neuropathy patients experience heightened pain in response to harmless heat or touch, while others experience a loss of sensation. This wide variety of symptoms reinforces the idea that people with neuropathic pain aren’t all the same.
Nevertheless, until recently, doctors overlooked pain profiles and instead focused on the injury that caused the pain, as well as the location of the pain. Treatment approaches have also been less than ideal, based on the personal experience of the doctor, and not necessarily on what’s known as “evidence-based medicine,” which refers to when doctors make healthcare decisions for their patients based on solid research studies. What’s more, why pain profiles can differ between patients is not fully understood.
Having recognized this crucial gap in knowledge, Bennett and others are working to improve the understanding, diagnosis, and ultimately treatment of neuropathic pain. The approach? Patient stratification.
Divide and conquer
Patient stratification is the process of identifying subgroups of patients who suffer from a disorder, with the goal of better matching patients to treatments. Stratified medicine is one step below personalized medicine, which aims to optimize treatment for individual patients based in part on their genetic makeup, as is the case with cancer vaccines and stem cell therapies. In the context of neuropathic pain, a stratified patient subgroup might include patients who share the same source of pain, such as diabetic neuropathy, or the same pain profile, such as heightened pain in response to heat.
The idea of patient stratification for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain is not new. However, figuring out how to stratify patients for improved pain treatment has been difficult because of a lack of effective tools to do so. Bennett and his colleagues have recently evaluated a variety of new tools for the stratification of neuropathic pain patients. One way to think about these tools in the context of pain from nerve injury is in terms of the “5 Ws”: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.
Who is more likely to be affected by pain conditions?
One of the most basic methods of patient stratification is to divide patients by sex. Chronic pain conditions are more prevalent in women than in men worldwide. One theory for this is that it is more socially acceptable for women to express their pain than men, and so women are more likely to go see a doctor and report their pain.
However, researchers have also identified important biological differences between males and females, such as stress and immune system responses to pain, which might underlie sex differences in the risk for chronic pain. This remains an active area of investigation in the pain field.
Smaller research studies also indicate that age, race and ethnicity, as well as income and education level, all influence the risk for developing chronic pain. Larger, more comprehensive investigations are required to uncover which patient subgroups are most vulnerable.
What are the defining characteristics of the pain?
Another approach is to stratify neuropathic pain patients by their pain profile. Pain profiles can be determined in a number of ways. Screening questionnaires are used to gather patient self-reports on the quality of pain. Typical questions may include, “Does your pain feel like burning, squeezing, or stabbing?” and “Is your pain increased by contact with cold or pressure?” Such questionnaires are easy to implement and can be collected from large patient groups.
Doctors and researchers can also determine a patient’s pain profile directly by measuring sensitivity to heat, cold, and touch. This is known as quantitative sensory testing, or QST. While quantitative sensory testing provides more standardized data on pain profiles, it requires far greater time and resources, including testing equipment.
Interestingly, the three pain profiles seen in patients with diabetic neuropathy—heightened pain in response to heat, heightened pain in response to touch, or loss of sensation—are found in patients with different neuropathic pain conditions. This means that diabetic neuropathy, and, say, postherpetic neuralgia (nerve pain caused by shingles, which results from reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox) somehow manifest in similar symptoms.
Therefore, it may be more relevant to stratify and treat patients based on their pain profile, rather than by the initial event or injury that led to pain. Bennett also said that studying the commonalities in pain profiles between different neuropathic pain conditions could provide new insight into the underlying mechanisms of neuropathic pain, that is, the processes that go on at a cellular and molecular level in the nervous system.
Where in the nervous system have changes occurred?
Neuropathic pain patients can also be grouped based on where within the nervous system changes have occurred. For example, neuropathic pain can result from alterations in the peripheral nervous system (nerve fibers that extend from the spinal cord to the skin and internal organs) or the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
One technique for measuring peripheral nervous system function is called microneurography. This involves recording the electrical activity of individual nerve fibers that run from the skin to the spinal cord. Increased activity of these fibers is thought to be a driver of neuropathic pain and has been associated with neuropathic pain conditions such as diabetic neuropathy.
Brain imaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can be used in neuropathic pain patients to detect changes in activity in specific regions of the brain. One region of particular interest to pain researchers is the periaqueductal gray, which can amplify or dampen pain. fMRI studies suggest that in some patients with neuropathic pain, the periaqueductal gray amplifies pain too much, which may play a role in their ongoing pain.
When are patients at higher risk for developing neuropathic pain?
Bennett also said that assessing stress, anxiety, and depression may be a useful way to stratify neuropathic pain patients. Chronic pain conditions of all kinds are known to interrupt many aspects of daily life, making it more difficult to do work, enjoy hobbies, and even sleep, with 40-50% of chronic pain patients having mood disorders.
How might mental health directly or indirectly influence pain conditions? One idea is that poor mental health is an obstacle to sticking to prescribed medication regimens, as well as to making lifestyle changes that would improve pain, such as exercising and eating healthy.
How stress, anxiety, and depression influence neuropathic pain in particular has yet to be explored. But once the relationship between neuropathic pain and mental health is better understood, clinicians will be able to develop pain management programs with a patient’s mental health condition in mind.
Why are some people at greater genetic risk for neuropathic pain?
Genetic sequencing is an approach for patient stratification across medical fields, and pain is no exception. For instance, by studying the genetic makeup of families with rare pain disorders, researchers have identified some of the genes that underlie neuropathic pain.
A gene that has particularly caught the eye of pain researchers who study neuropathic pain disorders is called SCN9A. This gene provides the instructions to make an ion channel, which is a protein that can be thought of as a control dial for pain nerve fiber activity.
People with a mutation that enhances SCN9A function develop severe chronic pain, whereas individuals with a mutation that impairs SCN9A function feel no pain at all. In the case of more subtle mutations, an individual with a mutation that mildly enhances SCN9A function might not typically have pain symptoms but may have a higher risk of developing neuropathic pain if suffering from another disease, such as diabetes.
Genetic sequencing undoubtedly represents a powerful tool for the diagnosis of neuropathic pain. Moreover, taking a patient’s genetic makeup into account is a promising approach for improving neuropathic pain treatment plans. However, a number of hurdles must be overcome before genetic sequencing can be widely used as a tool for patient stratification. For instance, a change in a gene such as SCN9A that’s linked to the development of neuropathic pain doesn’t always mean that the protein the gene makes will function poorly.
To understand which gene variations warrant medical concern, a very large population—several hundreds of thousands of people—with and without chronic pain will first need to undergo genetic sequencing to understand which variations result in altered pain profiles. Other concerns surrounding genetic sequencing include how to keep a person’s genetic information private, as well as the most ethical way for researchers to share genetic information with other researchers so they can do additional studies.
Using the right tools for the job
Tools for neuropathic pain patient stratification truly run the gamut. That patients can be grouped based on differences in their genes, all the way to differences in their mental health, highlights the complexity of neuropathic pain conditions. There is still much to learn about which stratification tool—or more likely combination of tools—is right for the job.
Researchers like Bennett are confident that stratified medicine already has, and will continue to, improve the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of neuropathic pain. Stratification promises to reveal subgroups of patients who benefit from a therapy—this is a gain that might otherwise be masked when considering patients as one large, homogenous group. The ultimate hope for stratification is that it will allow doctors to select an effective treatment the first time the patient visits the clinic. When one size no longer fits all, a better path to pain relief emerges.
Tayler Sheahan, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh, US.

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Contract workers are often in an interesting place when it comes to what rights they have. For example, they may not have the right to take paid sick days. However, according to a court in California, they do have the same rights to be protected from sexual harassment that are given to any other types of employees.
The ruling was made when a contact worker said that she was harassed by a police officer. That officer was from Oceanside. The woman who was harassed — she said it happened on a repeated basis — was a phlebotomist, and she worked with the police when they needed to have blood drawn.
In any case, the woman decided to sue the city over the actions of the officer. She cited the Fair Employment and Housing Act, which is used in California. She asked for a significant amount in damages, and the jury sided with her, giving her a total of around $1 million.
The case then ended up in front of the California Court of Appeal. Officials representing the city said that the Fair Employment and Housing Act did not apply to the woman since she was not a traditional employee, but a contract worker. Therefore, they thought she was not protected against harassment. However, the appeals court did not see it that way, and it upheld the original judgement, saying that even contract workers should not be harassed on the job by police officers or anyone else.
If you have been facing harassment in a non-traditional work setting, be sure you know what rights you still have under FEHA and how your employer must respect those rights.
Source: hr.blr.com, “California: Are independent contractors protected from sexual harassment?,” Michael Futterman and Jaime Touchstone, accessed July 03, 2015


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text: Intact human neutrophils, incubated with the soluble stimulant phorbol myristate acetate, discharge lysosomal components, generate oxygen metabolites, and transform exogenous 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha, prostaglandin E2, and prostaglandin F2 alpha as assessed by thin layer radiochromatography. Neutrophils alone were incapable of transforming the prostaglandins. The addition of catalase or the myeloperoxidase inhibitor, azide, protected all three prostaglandins from the phorbol-stimulated neutrophils. Neither superoxide dismutase, heat-inactivated catalase, nor albumin had any inhibitory effect in this system. A model system consisting of glucose-glucose oxidase, as a source of H2O2, purified myeloperoxidase, and chloride was also able to transform the prostaglandins in an identical fashion. Neither glucose-glucose oxidase alone nor glucose-glucose oxidase and myeloperoxidase under chloride-free conditions were able to mediate this transformation. Thus, it appears that intact human neutrophils can transform prostaglandins by a mechanism dependent on H2O2, the lysosomal enzyme myeloperoxidase, and chloride. Given the importance of prostaglandins in regulating immune function, neutrophil-dependent prostaglandin transformation could play a novel role in modulating the inflammatory response.

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The Biggest Outdoor Entertainment Trends to Expect in 2022
As experts in outdoor living and bluestone pavers, Melbourne-based Edwards Slate and Stone reveals the biggest outdoor entertainment trends to expect this year.
MELBOURNE, Australia, March 25, 2022 (Newswire.com) - After nearly two years of restrictions and lockdowns, Melbourne residents are looking forward to enjoying life in a post-Covid world. For many Melburnians, this means entertaining friends and family at home all through the year, no matter the season. Edwards Slate and Stone, the leading provider of bluestone tiles Melbourne-wide, reveals the top outdoor entertainment trends Melbourne can expect to see this year.
Melburnians have never been known to shy away from the weather, even throughout their cold, rainy winters. In order to keep the outdoor party going through every season, Melbourne is seeing an increase in indoor-outdoor spaces, reveals Edwards Slate and Stone. These are outdoor areas that have all the warmth and comfort of an indoor area, but the atmosphere of an alfresco entertaining area. This trend involves plush, comfortable furniture, shelter from the elements and features that can withstand any and all weather conditions. Edwards Slate and Stone recommends choosing pavers that are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use - in particular, bluestone and slate.
Outdoor kitchens are experiencing a spike in popularity at the moment, too. Edwards Slate and Stone reports that Melburnians are increasingly interested in hosting alfresco lunches and dinners - and the humble barbecue simply isn't cutting it anymore. Melbourne homeowners are installing outdoor stoves, ovens, pizza ovens, island benches, fridges, shelving and cabinets to maximise the entertaining potential of their outdoor spaces. To enhance the look and feel of an outdoor kitchen, Edwards Slate and Stone suggests adding a touch of whimsy using crazy paving - this can be achieved with slate, bluestone, quartz and a range of other natural stones.
Although the weather is getting cooler, Melbourne's outdoor entertaining season is just beginning to kick off. For more information about tiles, pavers or crazy paving, Melbourne residents can contact Edwards Slate and Stone today or call us now on 03 9544 9544 .
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Experimental geochemistry of iodine, argon and xenon: Implications for the outgassing histories of the Earth and Mars.
AuthorMusselwhite, Donald Stanley.
Committee ChairDrake, Michael J.
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AbstractThis dissertation presents results from experiments measuring the silicate-melt solubility of iodine conducted at one atmosphere and the mineral/melt partitioning behavior of iodine, argon and xenon conducted at one atmosphere and 15kbars. The solubility of iodine in silicate melts is strongly correlated with the molar volume and the degree of polymerization of the melt. Results of mineral/melt partitioning studies show that iodine is at least ten times more incompatible than xenon. The values of argon mineral/melt partition coefficients determined in this study fall in the low range of those determined in previous investigations. These results, along with other parameters are used to assess the timing and extent of early mantle outgassing for the Earth and Mars. If outgassing alone is responsible for the xenon isotopic composition of the mantle source of the mid-ocean ridge basalts, then the mantle outgassed 99 percent of it's volatiles within the first 100 million years following the nucleosynthesis process, which preceded the formation of the solar system. Furthermore, the mantle experienced a nearly 100 percent molten state sometime during this period. Straight forward early outgassing cannot explain the isotopic composition of the martian atmosphere. A two-stage outgassing scenario can explain it, but requires the existence of an as yet unsampled mantle reservoir. Alternatively, water solubility fractionation very early in martian history may have played a significant role in determining the isotopic composition of the present-day martian atmosphere.
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High Performance Program – Two New Hires
We are pleased to announce two new hires to the Ontario Cycling Associations (OCA) High Performance Program. The search was extensive, however, after a little over a month of reviewing applications and holding interviews we are pleased to announce that both the High Performance Manager position, along with the Provincial Track Development Coach role have been filled.
Online Voting Now Available for 2014 OCA Cycling Celebration
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We are happy to announce that the online voting for the awards to be presented at the 2014 OCA Cycling Celebration is now available. A summary of each finalist’s credentials has been provided. We ask that you consider voting on each award however if you are unsure of who to vote for, you may elect to skip the question. (Multiple votes may be cast from the same IP address, but only the first 5 per day will be counted, to a maximum of 50 votes per IP address total.)
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Provincial DH Championships – Race Report
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It was mid-summer like conditions at this year 2014 Downhill Provincial Championships which took place in Halliburton Ontario, at Sir Sam’s Ski and Bike Resort. With A number of athletes coming out from all areas of the province, the event had one of the highest attendance records this season, all of which were competing for the coveted tittle of Provincial Champion.
Toronto Cyclocross – Event Update
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Act now to benefit from the early-bird rates for Toronto Cyclocross!!! After 11:59 on Sunday Sept 28th, prices go up by $10. To register, click here (https://ccnbikes.com/2014-toronto-cyclocross/)
Toronto Cyclocross is one of the longest running and storied cyclo-cross events in Ontario. Having been part of the North American Cyclo-cross Tour, a three time UCI event, and a part of the prestigious Ontario Cup Series, it has become a mainstay on the circuit. The only provincial level event held within the borders of Toronto, it’s venue offers a variety of terrain and elevation to challenge all types of riders, from beginners to the most hardened, mud covered pros out there.
Normally held in Centennial Park, the 2014 edition will be taking place on the grounds of Wild Water Kingdom, located in the heart of the Claireville Conservation Area, part of the Toronto Conservation Regional Authority. It is already shaping up to be a phenomenal course.
Brendan Arnold – Manager & OHPSI Head Coach Stepping Down
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After seven years with the Ontario Cycling Association, life long cycling enthusiast Brendan Arnold will be stepping down from the role of OHPSI Head Coach and High Performance Manager. Brendan won’t be leaving the association entirely, as his new role; BMX Rising Stars Head Coach, will have him engaged as a contract employee with the organization.
Brendan’s last official day in his current role will be the 30th of September. After which point, you will be able to contact him directly at his new e-mail address, firstname.lastname@example.org.
“Brendan has been an instrumental pillar in building the association into what it is today. Over the seven years at Ontario Cycling, he has grown the High Performance portfolio into what is one of Canada’s leading provincial programs.” Said CEO of Ontario Cycling, Jim Crosscombe.


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Instead of the typical sweet potato casserole, serve these delicious Hasselback Sweet Potatoes for the holidays. A great side dish with your Thanksgiving turkey and all the fixings!
Pre heat oven to 425 degrees F with the rack in the middle.
Slice a small amount of sweet potato off the bottom of each so they lay flat.
Carefully cut horizontal slices 1/16th inch wide, getting close to the bottom, but not cutting through the potato. You are looking to make an accordion pattern.
Cut 4 pieces of aluminum foil, large enough to wrap each potato.
In a small bowl combine the melted butter, syrup and salt.
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Remove the potatoes from the oven. Carefully unwrap them and place on a serving dish. Top with the pecan butter sauce. Drizzle some more maple syrup over the tops. Serve immediately.
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Oh, what wonderful pictures! What lenses do you have with your camera? Ooooh, are you starting a photoblog? I have one at http://www.serenitybydesign.net
there's nothing like a Nikon for capturing rich, deep color! Am also curious about which lenses you have...
Those are beautiful shots! Great job!
the butterflies dont look dead - man your getting good!
One word: wow.I'm a big fan of yours, these shots are amazing!
Great pics! I have a D40 and I absolutely love it! Especially since I started shooting in manual mode. I have many butterfly pics on my blogs since we are currently raising monarchs. Come check it out sometime if you'd like.
Nice pictures! I always wonder what camera people are using. How did you decide what to get? I'm hoping for a camera upgrade someday. First, we need a car upgrade.
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You ought to enter these and everything you do into a National Photo Contest, you would win!I've never known anyone who takes as many beautiful and interesting shots as you do. Your work is superb. Maybe you should put them in a portfolio and send them out to professional "high end" corporations. New York, Paris, London, L.A., Chicago and Hawg Jowl Corner (just threw that in for comic relief!). seriously!!!
Becomewhatyouare - I am using the lens that came with it. The 18-135mm.Sara - I decided on the Nikon after reading review after review. I then went and cradled each one and found the Nikon to make me the happiest.
ok, i have the same camera....but have never gotten shots like that. beautiful!
Following your blog from the blogfrog - I also joined your community! I love the design of your blog, and I am seriously impressed with the butterfly pictures! So pretty (the butterflies) and such talent! (you)emilywww.familyandlifeinlv.com
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The Quest for Answers|
The Universe is constantly changing, moving, and shifting, dancing with our decisions, molding to new circumstances that are created in each moment. It doesn’t necessarily conform to our will, yet it will adapt to our decisions and actions in its own mysterious way and shift with it’s own response.
by: Mysti Jade
Life is a dance of communication occurring on more levels that meets the human eye. Information is always being exchanged on subconscious or subtle levels between dimensions, or ‘planes’ of existence. When we seek answers from the other side in response to our questions, we are given these answers in various ways. Life answers us in very natural ways more so than ‘supernatural’ ways (yet in my perspective there is no difference between the natural and supernatural). Little coincidences occur that will nudge us in a certain direction. Sometimes we pay attention, other times we are too wrapped up in how we think the answers will come that we don’t notice when or how they are presented to us. Many times we want the answers in our own time and we do not wish to wait for Spirit’s response.
The Universe will also answer by granting us a spiritual gift of peace about a decision that makes a choice feel obvious and natural to us.
When we are in touch with ourselves and in harmony with the Universe, life is simple and we feel content regardless of external circumstances.
When we are confused in regard to certain life matters, many times we can benefit from obtaining guidance from someone who is emotionally detached from our situation as well as in touch with their own spiritual gifts. They can often see how and why we are ‘stuck’ in a state of confusion and what the solution would be. However, there is always information that cannot be seen by a psychic due to the unpredictability of free will. We all create our reality with our thoughts and decisions, and we have the power in each moment to choose a new path to walk in life. Each path has it’s own events, people and circumstances involved. Some people we will meet, places we will go, challenges we will face, and circumstances we will encounter no matter the paths we choose. Other situations are only a part of one or more paths that we may or may not choose to walk. Sometimes we choose for the best. Sometimes we choose for the worst. Sometimes we just choose different yet we always choose nonetheless.
Also, in certain cases there can be a protective 'veil' shielding the answer to our question in some kind of sacred universal shroud. The information is being kept ‘Top Secret’ in its own section of the Universal Databank. Some issues in life are best left unknown before they occur, as having full awareness of future events could psychologically and spiritually disable a person who is not prepared or equipped to know the information at a premature time. For our own highest good, no psychic can break through to the knowledge protected by this spiritual law. Therefore, regardless of what psychic is consulted, it is possible to question things and not get an immediate or accurate answer until The Spirit of the Universe decides it is time.
For all of the above reasons, at times I am asked a question in a reading and Spirit will inform me that the answer to that question is not to be known. The messages that Spirit will show me in cases of this nature can facilitate movement to the next level that they need to understand before moving to the desired answer. An analogy of this point would be to envision a first grader asking to understand algebra. Before they are able to grasp the concepts involved, they would first need to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Therefore, if someone calls me wanting to know algebra, they may get a lesson in addition.
There are many components of the future that must be prepared for spiritually. Before you travel through a "college course" of life's experiences and lessons, there are basic courses and pre-requisites that must be studied, examined, acknowledged and even masterminded before learning new data.
In my quest for truth I have found that psychic development is only a fraction of spiritual development. Staying in tune requires regular meditation, nutritious foods, contact with nature, recording dreams, staying inspired on the spiritual path, and much more. We all have the ability to develop spiritually and psychically and obtain our own answers from the Universe. Without a spiritual regimen, extra senses become dull and fuzzy.
Spirit has prepared me through heavy and turbulent conditions in my own life to have patience, understanding, spiritual love, and tolerance that is as much of a gift as my ability to channel messages from Spirit.
“Ask and you shall receive.”
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The last-minute success of a foreclosure reform bill, which the Oregon Legislature passed on the last day of this year's session, astonished even seasoned Salem watchers.
"We did the impossible; I'm not kidding," says Angela Martin of the nonprofit advocacy group Economic Fairness Oregon, which lobbied hard for the bill.
"Homeowners will now have the right—whether they are in default or are underwater with their homes, but have not fallen behind – to have a face to face meeting with their lender. The lender has to show up and they have to send someone who has the power to make decisions and can give a full accounting of any fees the bank says they owe."
|Angela Martin, executive director of Economic Fairness Oregon|
How effective the reform will be remains unclear, since the law doesn't give the Attorney General power to enforce it.
What the new Oregon law does say is that mortgage lenders must meet with homeowners in the presence of a mediator and make a good faith effort to avoid foreclosure. In addition, banks are forbidden from simultaneously pursuing foreclosure, while telling homeowners they are working with them to modify their loans. The mediation will cost $200 each for lenders and borrowers, but mediators can waive the fee for struggling homeowners.
"It ends the dual process that banks have been involved in," Martin said. "It's surreal. They tell homeowners they are working with them and have them fill in forms for loan modifications. Then maybe they lose the paperwork and the homeowner has to do the forms again. But all the while the bank is fast-tracking them to foreclosure without their knowledge. So the homeowner can think they will get a loan modification in a week and two days later the bank will foreclose on them. With this law the lender is forbidden from doing that."
|Homeowners came from across the state to tell legislators about their struggles with foreclosure|
Before meeting with a lender, homeowners must first meet with a HUD-certified housing counselor. In Portland, HUD-certified counselors are available through the African American Alliance for Homeownership, Portland Housing Center, Hacienda CDC and Clearpoint Financial Solutions. (See list at bottom of page)
But the Attorney General's Office says enforcement was not part of the deal.
"While the AG (Attorney General) is given the responsibility of creating the mediation program required by SB 1552, the legislature did not give the AG any authority to enforce violations of the act," says Tony Green, communications director for the Attorney General's Office.
Asked what that means for enforcement, Green said, "There are questions about enforcement."
Rep. Gene Whisnant
Rep. Gene Whisnant, (R-Sunriver), said the law will allow homeowners to sue banks if they don't comply.
"There is recourse; you can sue," he said. "That's how it was intended."
(UPDATE March 14, 2012: After this article was posted online, Jared Mason-Gere, communications director for the House Democrats contacted the Skanner to say a provision in the bill will award attorney fees, a $500 fine and any damages awarded to any homeowner who prevails in court. This will apply to violations of the "dual track" law. Republicans opposed giving the AG powers over either dual track or mediation violations, Mason-Gere wrote in his email.
"For both violations of the mediation and dual track provisions a cloud will be placed on the homes title, limiting the ability of the lender to resale the home. Consumer advocates believe this will give them a cause of action to enjoin any foreclosure.")
The law will apply only to lenders who process 250 or more home foreclosures a year, which means it won't apply to smaller lenders, such as most credit unions. Commercial loans are not covered.
Legislators Battled Over Bill
Passage of the bill was a surprise victory for Democrats. Many Salem watchers thought the bills were dead. So what happened?
"The best answer to that is a lot of constant pressure from the public," says Rep. Lew Frederick. Frederick said editorials in the Oregonian, the Register Guard, the Portland Business Journal, the Mail Tribune and other local papers helped persuade Republicans to compromise. "They got significant pressure from media that they knew they would somehow have to deal with at election time."
Two bills passed the Senate early in the session, but Republicans on the House Consumer Protection Committee, Rep. Gene Whisnant, R—Sunriver, and Rep. Matt Wand, R—Troutdale, pushed for a version that would have made mediation purely voluntary and at the same time would have retroactively legalized processing foreclosures through the controversial Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. MERS is an electronic recording method that allowed banks to avoid registering property changes through county property recording offices. Oregon courts have made contradictory rulings about the legality of MERS.
Rep. Lew Frederick
Democrats didn't want to pass a law that gave banks a pass on MERS. And they said the requirement for banks to attend mediation was the heart of the bill.
Republicans added a requirement for homeowners to meet with a HUD counselor. Democrats agreed that counseling helps homeowners understand their rights. Counseling stayed in the final bill.
Whisnant said House Republicans offered amendments that prioritized counseling and would have made mediation voluntary because mediation isn't necessary for everyone. He said they also wanted to use funds from a national settlement with the five biggest banks to pay for mediation. He says he didn't want homeowners to be charged $200. He also defends MERS, saying it makes it easier for homeowners to identify who owns their loans. And he says he and Wand dropped MERS early on.
"We felt the best way to help people was to use the $250 million from the bank settlement. We can dedicate these dollars to help homeowners. That's a concern I have. We have to really watch that money or it will get used for other purposes.
'The bill as we have it does have mediation and it does get rid of the dual track. It's not everything we wanted, but I'm really happy with what we did achieve."
In 2011, the American Legislative Exchange Council, a national group that works to pass state laws that, "advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty," named Whisnant one of eight state "Legislators of the Year." ALEC says it is nonpartisan, but opponents argue that it represents corporate interests. Occupy Portland organized a national demonstration against ALEC Feb. 29.
Whisnant says he and Wand were just as keen to pass foreclosure reform as Democrats; the difficulty was finding agreement over what to include in such short time.
"We worked very hard to find the best way to help distressed homeowners," he said. "The thing we didn't like was that it didn't allow mediation for everyone, just the larger lenders, which means the five big banks. We wanted to allow mediation for everyone."
Rep. Tina Kotek
At the last minute the two Senate bills were consolidated and Republicans signed on. Martin credits the hard work of House Democratic leader, Rep. Tina Kotek, and a small group of Democrats who pushed hard to get agreement.
The Big Picture
Nationally, the Obama administration has created programs to help struggling homeowners remodify their loans. This week the administration announced that the Federal Housing Administration will lower its refinancing fees. The administration will also review military foreclosures and ensure service-members are compensated when lenders foreclosed illegally. HUD also offers several programs, such as HAMP (Homeowners Affordable Modification Program) and other options that can reduce the loan principal, defer payments for unemployed borrowers, or help homeowners exit loans without foreclosure.
"This bill offers a way to put some of the president's proposals into action," Angela Martin said. "It will turn them into reality by forcing banks to come to the table and giving homeowners the opportunity to say, 'I qualify for that program. You have to enroll me in that program."
Across the United States investigators have uncovered multiple cases where banks were found to have abused the foreclosure process and committed fraud through practices such as forging documents and altering dates. Lenders employed "robo-signers," to sign off on hundreds of thousands of legal documents without having any knowledge of the cases.
In many cases, homeowners complained it was impossible to locate the actual owner of their mortgage because the loan had been chopped up and then bundled into multiple packages for sale to investors. When too many of those loans went sour, investor confidence fell and the financial markets collapsed along with the real estate market.
The five largest banks (Wells Fargo, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase, Ally Financial and Citigroup) last week reached a $25 billion settlement with 49 states, including Oregon, that ends a 16 month investigation into foreclosure abuses. Under that settlement, one part of that deal gives Oregon $30 million specifically to help struggling homeowners.
According to the Oregon Attorney General's Office, which is also responsible for enforcing that settlement, homeowners who have been foreclosed on by one of the five banks will receive $1700. The remainder of the money will be used to bring down the principal of loans and to help struggling homeowners.
The Wall Street Journal last week reported that banks made record profits in 2011. "Bank net income in 2011 was $119.5 billion, a hike of $34 billion from full-year 2010 earnings," writes Ronald D. Orol in a Feb. 28 article for the journal's MarketWatch section. The article also notes that banks still are lending far less than in the past.
Martin says the banking industry is responsible for creating the foreclosure crisis because its leaders deliberately pursued reckless lending policies they knew could not be sustained.
"I'm not excusing any individual borrower from responsibility for the loans they took out, however 5.5 million people didn't wake up one day and decide to throw away their futures. They were sold a bill of goods," she says.
"There were people making enormous profits off the pain they were dealing. This whole crisis started with some really toxic loan products. And they were constructed by financial professionals. They were telling people, 'We are the financial experts and if you don't tap into equity, if you don't buy a home, you are putting your children's future at risk.
"They said 'We're the financial professionals, trust us'. And millions of Americans did," Martin says. "But their loans triggered the financial crisis and now we're in a place where we have millions of Americans out of work. We lost our jobs because they took our homes."
Contact a HUD-Certified Counselor
AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIPâ€¨Oregon Plaza Building 825 NE 20th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97232 Phone number: 503-595-3517
Web address: www.aaah.org
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution counseling
CLEARPOINT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS â€¨9955 SE Washington, Suite 301 â€¨Portland, OR 97216 â€¨877-877-1995â€¨
Web address: www.clearpointccs.org
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
HACIENDA CDCâ€¨5136 NE 42nd Ave.â€¨Portland, OR 97218â€¨Phone: (503) 961-6413â€¨
Web address: www.haciendacdc.org
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Weekly foreclosure prevention information session
PORTLAND HOUSING CENTER
3233 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97232 Phone: 503-282-7744-106
Web address: www.portlandhousingcenter.org


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"Anima of Heaven"
Part one of an intended cover illustration for an artbook I was going to compile, however got scrapped when I was no longer able to do the rest of the illustrations for it due to my computer crapping out. :P
I still really like how this piece turned out, though, in retrospect, I shouldn't have done the "painted edging", since -when cropped- cuts too far in on the face, in particular...
August 04, 2007
Pencil, PainterClassic and Photoshop 7.0

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Background: Using blood to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) infection has been advocated for years, but the results were unsatisfactory. In this study, we modified the nucleic acid extraction and amplification methods to see if diagnostic sensitivity could improve.
Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled 74 patients suspected of having TB infection. The blood was collected from each patient. Modified Triton X-100 differentiated lysis method was used to purify mycobacterial nucleic acid from the cytoplasm of mononuclear blood cells. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of mpt64 gene fragment were carried out on both mononuclear cells and plasma samples of each patient.
Results: The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of peripheral blood
real-time PCR for diagnosing TB infection was 30.8, 88.8, 95.2 and 15.1%, respectively. The diagnostic sensitivities of pulmonary, extra-pulmonary and disseminated TB were 26.9, 45.4 and 50%, respectively. Of the 20 TB patients whose mycobacterial DNA were detected in blood, 11 (55%) had detectable DNA only in their plasma, 7 (35%) only in mononuclear cells, and 2 (10%) in both plasma and cells. When the PCR results of both plasma and white cell were put together, the sensitivity (30.8%) was more than that of either one alone (13.8% for white cell only, 20% for plasma only).
Conclusion: Peripheral blood mpt64 PCR amplification can diagnose some TB patients, especially those with extra-pulmonary and disseminated TB. Although the method is not sensitive enough to diagnose pulmonary TB, it may be a potentially useful tool in diagnosing extra-pulmonary and disseminated TB. Mycobacterial DNA could be detected in both plasma and white cells. Combining the PCR results of both plasma and white cells could increase the diagnostic sensitivity for TB.
Key words: blood buffy coat, clinical laboratory techniques, real-time polymerase chain reaction, tuberculosis


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Even Lana Del Rey applauds Coachella organizers for snubbing her from 2012 lineup
Last week, the Coachella lineup was released, and to no one/every1's surprise, Lana Del Rey was left out of the lineup. After this weekend's COMPLETE SNL MELTDOWN, the Coachella organizers must be having a 'celebration partie' because their decision not to ride the LDR meme train REALLY paid off. Who knows if Lana Del Rey will even be on any1's radar in April of 2012. Props to Coachella for making the right call.
LDR didn't really diss the organizers, instead she sorta said, "Yeah, I know I'm boring. I sorta just stand there with a microphone and don't do anything." So maybe she sorta actually applauded the festival for recognizing that she would be a boring ass act. It seems like Lana Del Rey knew that there was a fundamental problem with her SNL performance setup. Why didn't she do something 2 fix it?
R u sad Lana isn't playing Coachy?
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Our optimized Phage Display selection technology delivers high quality and fully functional humanized recombinant nanobodies recognizing native antigens. Importantly, the structural integrity of the antigen is maintained throughout the entire VHH selection and validation process. Therefore, our nanobodies are more likely to recognize endogenous antigens for in vitro and in vivo applications, such as immunofluorescence, live cell imaging, protein degradation or blocking protein activity.
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- Customized selection conditions (buffer, temperature, etc)
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Cancun Neighborhoods & Towns
A 14-mile sandy strip on the Yucatán Peninsula that's shaped like the number seven, Cancún is dotted with resorts, beaches and fun. The area includes Boulevard Kukulcán, which runs through the Hotel Zone (or Zona Hotelera), and extends to downtown Cancún, located west and further inland. La Isla Mujeres (the Island of Women) is a short ferry trip away.
When traveling to Cancún, your options can be limited in terms of variety but here's some advice: if you're seeking a traditional Cancún getaway — think all-inclusive resorts and spring break — the Hotel Zone should suit you just fine. For something a little different or cheaper, book accommodations downtown.
The Hotel Zone
Cancún's main thoroughfare is the Boulevard Kukulcán, which runs through a collection of hotels, resorts and attractions generally known as the Hotel Zone. Beaches — including Playa Langosta and Playa Tortugas in the north, Playa Gaviota and Playa Chacmool in the middle of the strip, and Playa Delfines on the southeastern side — line this area. Chances are you'll travel to Kukulcán most often, and fortunately it's easy to traverse both by bus and by foot.
Cancún proper is a relatively small resort city that's dominated by more than 150 hotels and other commercial properties. But uniquely Mexican neighborhoods are within reach (via bus) of downtown Cancún, which is located to the west of the Hotel Zone.
For a more elegant experience, try visiting Isla Mujeres, a small island town about 8 miles northeast of Cancún. Isla Mujeres' placid Playa Norte beach is a serene scene for those travelers desiring a more secluded swim. To get there, take a ferry from nearby Puerto Juárez (at the northern tip of Cancún's "7").
Cancún has largely avoided the drug violence that has afflicted much of Mexico in the past decade. But while crime against tourists is especially low, the U.S. State Department advises constant vigilance. Your most important safety concern in Cancún is likely to be in the water. Beware of rough surf and only swim when supervised by a lifeguard. White or green beach flags signify safe waters while yellow or orange flags advise caution. If you see a red flag, swimming is prohibited.


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Local Tech Company Sets Up Shop In Bemus Point
BEMUS POINT — Despite searching throughout the country for a place to house his new technology company, Jamestown native Tim Town and his business partners have opted to base their operations within Chautauqua County.
Spartara, which offers digital and software development to companies to help them compete in a global economy, has announced that it will base its headquarters in Bemus Point. Town, chief executive officer and president of Spartara, said several factors went into the decision to remain local and serve the area in a unique and innovative way.
“We had looked extensively throughout North and South Carolina, as well as parts of California, but growing concerns with commute times and other factors led us to look more seriously right here at home,” Town said. “We want to make Chautauqua County a ‘tech county’ because, let’s face it, the Internet is the new factory. This is a new way to help our local economy and so that’s what we’re shooting for.”
Development of the headquarters space is already underway and the business has been serving local customers with an array of products that include fleet management software, custom software solutions and a retail presence in the Third Street plaza. This retail space will open next month under the name Geeklynk, which will assist its customers with anything from computer repair and virus removal to website development and search engine optimization (SEO) services.
“Our community has gone through tremendous challenges and we want to be a part of the solution,” Town said. “The more jobs that we can help create in this area, the better off everyone will be. You cannot solve social and economic issues overnight; however, it is amazing what can be accomplished in a few short years when a community is empowered to improve and work together.”
“We hope to inspire others to both stay and come back home to help move this area in the right direction,” he added. “Our physical surroundings are beautiful and we can use that to our advantage in the long term.”
Spartara also announced the offering of a new shipping service called “Receivur,” a ship-to-network platform that aims to end consumer package theft while providing economic opportunity to freelance delivery drivers.
“We all have heard the term ‘porch pirates,'” Town said. “It is estimated that over 25 million Americans have been victims of criminals who steal packages, which often include Christmas gifts, right off of their front porches. We believe that this platform will empower consumers to choose a delivery time that works with their schedule so that they are home to receive their packages.”
Receivur allows everyday people to sign up to become a delivery driver. After passing a background check and vehicle specifications, Receivur drivers can log into the Receivur app and begin posting for deliveries. Drivers can elect to do as many deliveries as they are able to without overlapping customer time preferences. They are paid a generous portion of each delivery fee charged to their client and paid as independent contractors who work for themselves.
For more information about Receivur, visit receivur.com. For more information about Spartara, call 386-1135 or visit spartara.com.


text: Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Fes/Fps, also known as Proto-oncogene c-Fes, Proto-oncogene c-Fps, Feline sarcoma oncogene, FES and FPS, is a protein which contains oneFCH domain, oneprotein kinase domain and oneSH2 domain. FES is a non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase expressed in hematopoietic progenitors and differentiated myeloid cells. FES is observed in the nuclear, granular and plasma membrane fractions of primary human neutrophils and the myeloid leukemia cell line, HL-6. The nuclear localization is confirmed by immunocytochemistry of neutrophils. FES has been implicated in granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-3 (IL-3) and erythropoietin signal transduction. FES has tyrosine-specific protein kinase activity and that activity is required for maintenance of cellular transformation. FES is also involved in normal hematopoiesis. Its chromosomal location has linked it to a specific translocation event identified in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia.


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Data integration (also called information integration) is the process of consolidating data from a set of heterogeneous data sources into a single uniform data set (materialized integration) or view on the data (virtual integration). Data integration pipelines involve subtasks such as schema matching, table annotation, entity resolution, value normalization, data cleansing, and data fusion. Application domains of data integration include data warehousing, data lakes, and knowledge base consolidation. Surveys on Data integration:
These leaderboards are used to track progress in Data Integration
MIMIC-III (‘Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care’) is a large, single-center database comprising information relating to patients admitted to critical care units at a large tertiary care hospital.
We introduce a novel Bayesian hybrid matrix factorisation model (HMF) for data integration, based on combining multiple matrix factorisation methods, that can be used for in- and out-of-matrix prediction of missing values.
Identifying potential drug targets using metabolic modeling requires integrating multiple modeling methods and heterogenous biological datasets, which can be challenging without sophisticated tools.
We develop scalable randomized kernel methods for jointly associating data from multiple sources and simultaneously predicting an outcome or classifying a unit into one of two or more classes.
As a result, it is necessary for drug development studies to conduct an investigation into the interrelationships of drugs, protein targets, and diseases.
Motivation: Biological data and knowledge bases increasingly rely on Semantic Web technologies and the use of knowledge graphs for data integration, retrieval and federated queries.
In this paper, we introduce a sparse multiple relationship data regularized joint matrix factorization (JMF) framework and two adapted prediction models for pattern recognition and data integration.
Relational data sources are still one of the most popular ways to store enterprise or Web data, however, the issue with relational schema is the lack of a well-defined semantic description.
Joint Estimation and Inference for Data Integration Problems based on Multiple Multi-layered Gaussian Graphical Models
Following this, we develop a debiasing technique and asymptotic distributions of inter-layer directed edge weights that utilize already computed neighborhood selection coefficients for nodes in the upper layer.