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Before the program’s funding ends in September, Republican leaders in 25 states will end the $300 weekly federal pandemic unemployment benefit.
Some say it’s a fight back against the welfare state that is clearly forming under the Biden administration; this is especially the case as Democrat policies seem to be setting in left and right.
The third Trump-era epidemic stimulus package included a weekly increase in state unemployment benefits. Even under Trump, certain Republicans warned that the bonus (which was $600 a week at the time) would lead some individuals to stay at home and earn more money than they would if they worked.
Under President Joe Biden, the benefit was maintained with a lower weekly sum of $300; however, it has come under fire due to lackluster economic projections and business owners citing an inability to hire new staffers.
— CBS Sacramento CBS13 (@CBSSacramento) June 3, 2021
States Begin Ending the Check
On June 1, Maryland became the 25th state to announce that the benefits would be phased out. Between June 12 and July 13, all of the states involved will have stopped receiving money.
While the program provided “valuable interim relief” during the pandemic, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan claimed it was no longer needed now that vaccines and jobs are in plentiful supply.
The 24 other states poised to end the benefits gave identical reasons; these reasons note that the $300 weekly checks are forcing people to reject good jobs and making businesses struggle to stay afloat.
You know what would be more helpful than a stimulus check? Ending the unnecessary and ineffective lockdowns so we can let people go to work and get kids back in school.
— Brooks (@EBrooksUncut) December 18, 2020
There is a Bigger Issue Here
Other issues, such as a lack of childcare, fear of infection, and poor wages, according to the Biden administration and Democrats, are keeping individuals out of the workforce.
In the United States, the seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections is at its lowest level since the outbreak began. More than 41% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Tens of millions are thought to have developed protection; however, some people may still be able to spread the virus.
The reasoning behind discontinuing the $300 boost will be put to the test as the benefits are phased out in dozens of more states. Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi, and Missouri will lose their benefits on June 12th, with the remaining 21 states losing their benefits on July 10th.
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— Cincinnati Business Courier (@BusinessCourier) May 30, 2021
Regular state unemployment benefits may still be available to unemployed workers. However, they differ greatly. Unemployed people must accept suitable opportunities that are offered, according to White House officials.
Per Department of Labor numbers, around 2.8 million people were receiving pandemic payments in the 25 states that will be discontinuing the program in the coming weeks.
In the United States, job openings are at an all-time high, yet job growth in April came in at a disappointing 266,000.
Employers in a variety of industries, from manufacturing to hospitality, have expressed a pressing need for more workers.


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What is Hypercalcemia?
Hypercalcemia refers to increase in serum calcium levels. and includes serum calcium levels that are >10.5 mg/dL (or >2.5 mmol/L).
Only 2 percent of calcium circulates throughout the body in the blood serum, the rest being present in the skeleton. Serum refers to blood devoid of blood cells. Out of the circulating calcium, (which is the total serum calcium) only one half of it referred to as the free or ionized form is capable of physiologic effects. The remainder is bound to proteins like albumin and globulin and other inorganic molecules.
Since calcium is found as bound and ionic forms in the blood circulation, measurements of calcium levels in the body are based on the total serum calcium levels or ionized calcium levels.
Normal total serum calcium levels are 8.6-10.4 mg/dL (2-2.4 mmol/L) and normal ionized srum calcium levels are 4-5.5 mg/dL (1-1.3 mmol/L).
- Mild hypercalcemia: Total serum calcium = 10.5-11.9 mg/dL (2.5-3 mmol/L) or Ionized calcium = 5.6-8 mg/dL (1.4-2 mmol/L)
- Moderate hypercalcemia: Total serum calcium = 12-13.9 mg/dL (3-3.5 mmol/L) or Ionized calcium = 8-10 mg/dL (2-2.5 mmol/L)
- Hypercalcemic crisis: Total serum calcium = 14-16 mg/dL (3.5-4 mmol/L) or Ionized calcium = 10-12 mg/dL (2.5-3 mmol/L)
Too much of calcium is known to cause stones in the kidney, make the bones weak and cause problems of the heart and brain.
What are the Causes of Hypercalcemia?
Hypercalcemia occurs mostly due to overactive parathyroid glands. Other causes which contribute include cancer, certain other medical disorders, some medications, and excessive use of calcium and vitamin D supplements.
- Overactive parathyroid glands: The most common cause of hypercalcemia is hyperparathyroidism due to a noncancerous tumor in one or more of the four small grain sized parathyroid glands situated behind the thyroid gland.
- Cancer: Lung cancer, breast cancer, and some blood cancers, can increase the risk of hypercalcemia. The risk also increases with metastasis (spread of cancer) to the bones.
- Other diseases: Calcium absorption is stimulated due to raised vitamin D levels in diseases where lumps or granulomas are formed like tuberculosis and sarcoidosis.
- High bone turnover due to:
- Immobilization – People who are usually sitting or lying down due to immobility due to fractures or paralysis eventually develop hypercalcemia as their non-weight bearing bones demineralize (break down). Ex: Paget’s disease
- Use of the diuretic Thiazide
- Vitamin A toxicity
- Renal failure (milk-alkali syndrome)
- Medications: Drugs such as lithium, used to treat bipolar disorder, may increase the release of parathyroid hormone causing hyperparathyroidism and hence hypercalcemia.
- Supplements: Taking excessive amounts of calcium or vitamin D supplements over a period of time can elevate calcium levels in the blood above normal range leading to hypercalcemia.
- Hereditary factors: Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia is a rare genetic disorder which causes increased calcium in the blood due to faulty calcium sensing receptors [CaSR] that have undergone mutations.
- Dehydration: Mild or transient hypercalcemia is caused due to dehydration; as there is less fluid, calcium concentrations rise.
- Other causes:
- Idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia (William’s Syndrome)
- A rare genetic metabolic syndrome called Blue Diaper Syndrome
- A fatal metabolic bone disease called hypophosphatasia that is characterized by defective mineralization
What are the Symptoms of Hypercalcemia?
If the hypercalcemia is mild, then the patient might have no symptoms. In cases of severe hypercalcemia, the symptoms are felt in the particular parts of the body that are affected.
- Renal system: Excess calcium must be filtered out. This can lead to excessive thirst called polydipsia and frequent urination called polyuria.
- Digestive system: Excess calcium can lead to nausea, vomiting and constipation (inability to pass stools easily) and anorexia (loss of appetite).
- Integumentary system: The excess calcium comes from excess bone resorption (break down of bones) which weakens them. This causes bone pain. Excess calcium can also present as muscle weakness.
- Central Nervous system: Excess calcium can interfere with brain functioning, resulting in confusion, lethargy, fatigue and coma.
- Cardiac: Arrhythmias and syncope due to calcium’s positive inotropic effects.
What are the Risk factors for Hypercalcemia?
Any risk factor that puts a person at a risk for developing hyperparathyroidism or having overactive thyroid glands is also a risk factor for hypercalcemia.
- Women in their 50s
- People with a family history of hyperparathyroidism or hypercalcemia.
How do you Diagnose Hypercalcemia?
- Hypercalcemia as mentioned above is classified based on serum and ionized calcium levels. Thus serum calcium levels must be checked routinely to find out which category it falls under. In malignancy the calcium levels increase rapidly, whereas in overactive parathyroids it is milder.
- Serum PTH (parathyroid hormone), serum PTHrP (PTH-related protein) should simultaneously be measured.
- Serum vitamin D levels, urine calcium, serum phosphate, serum alkaline phosphatase, serum chloride, serum bicarbonate and thyroid function may be useful in some cases.
How do you Treat Hypercalcemia?
People with mild hypercalcemia can choose to wait and watch while periodically monitoring the health of their bones and kidneys. Severe hypercalcemia requires a hospital stay and treatment with fluids and medications. Surgery is another option.
- Calcimimetics: These drugs mimic calcium and hence could replace calcium in the blood and can control overactive parathyroids.
- Bisphosphonates: These are intravenous osteoporosis drugs used to rebuild bones. Eg: Pamidronate, Zoledronic acid.
- Prednisone: These are steroids which help in Vitamin D dependent hypercalcemia.
- Denosumab: It is a monoclonal antibody (a class of drugs) which helps in the treatment of osteoporosis.
- Calcitonin: It is a hormone produced by parafollicular cells of thyroid whose action is the reverse of parathormone i.e. it lowers blood calcium levels.
- Furosemide with intravenous (IV) fluids: This treatment is for hypercalcemic crisis wherein, in the immediate management it is essential to excrete out excess calcium promptly in order to prevent central nervous system and cardiac damage.
- Peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis: These are done when kidneys are damaged where dialysis machine plays the role of the kidney in filtering out wastes from the body.
- Surgical correction of hyperparathyroidism: This is useful in conditions of primary hyperparathyroidism. Usually only one of the four parathyroid glands might be affected and surgery can help by removing the malfunctioning gland.
What are the Complications of Hypercalcemia?
- Osteoporosis: Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bone gets ‘thinned out’ due to the break down or demineralization of the bone i.e. the bone melts down and calcium is released into the blood stream. Excess bone resorption makes the bones weak and prone to fractures.
- Bone cysts: These are simple, benign (non-cancerous), fluid-filled lesions in the bones, characteristic of hyperparathyroidism.
- Fractures: These occur due to the fragile bones that result due to excess calcium lost as a result of hypercalcemia.
- Pancreatitis: This occurs as high levels of calcium acts as a stimulus for proteases which are digestive enzymes. These in excess produce pancreatitis.
- Peptic ulcer: This occurs via secretion of the enzyme gastrin which, when in excess leads to formation of peptic ulcer.
- Kidney stones: If there is too much calcium in the urine, crystals might form in the urinary tract. These crystals may combine and form kidney stones and passing a stone can be extremely painful.
- Kidney failure: Severe hypercalcemia can be harmful to the kidney; such damaged kidneys can no longer filter the blood efficiently.
- Hypertension: High blood pressure can occur due to renal insufficiency.
- Dehydration: This may occur due to improper functioning of the kidneys.
- Central nervous system problems: Severe hypercalcemia can lead to confusion, dementia and coma, which can be fatal.
- Depression: This is a psychiatric symptom occurring due to excess calcium.
- Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia): Hypercalcemia affects the electrical impulses of the heart causing it to beat irregularly.
How do you Prevent Hypercalcemia?
The causes for hypercalcemia as such cannot be prevented but
- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle may help prevent many complications of the disease to develop in due course.
- Drinking plenty of fluids is essential to keep you away from dehydration and prevent kidney stones.
- Exercising is again key to stay fit and to keep your bones healthy and maintain bone density. Strength training must be combined with weight bearing exercises.
- Smoking must be stopped as it increases bone destruction and increases comorbid factors and other risk factors.
- Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine – 21st edition
- Hypercalcemia - (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypercalcemia/basics/definition/con- 20031513)
- What is calcium and what does it do? - (https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-Consumer/)
- Know About Hypercalcemia - (https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000365.htm)
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Latest Publications and Research on Hypercalcemia
- Persistent Increase in Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration in a Dog Following Cholecalciferol Intoxication. - Published by PubMed
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonitis: cause of acute hypercalcaemia in chronic haemodialysis patient. - Published by PubMed
- GESTATIONAL HYPERCALCEMIA: PREVALENCE AND BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE. - Published by PubMed
- In silico identification of novel transcription factors associated with CYP27B1 transcriptional regulation in LPS-challenged mononuclear phagocytes. - Published by PubMed
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Sebastien Haller topped his current return from testicular most cancers with an emotional purpose for Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, as Union Berlin knocked Bayern Munich off the highest of the Bundesliga with a dramatic late win over Mainz. Six months after a shock analysis which noticed him miss the whole first half of the season, Haller lastly opened his account for the membership he joined final summer time. The Ivory Coast worldwide’s second-half header prompted wild celebrations amongst his crew mates and helped Dortmund to a 5-1 win over Freiburg which saved them inside two factors of leaders Union.
“I have been ready for this second since day one. After I scored the purpose, it felt like the entire stadium was on hearth,” Haller advised Sky.
“I’m joyful, however the way in which remains to be lengthy, so we’ll maintain strolling and hope for extra objectives,” he added.
Freiburg had been lowered to 10 males early within the first half after French full-back Kiliann Sildillia was booked twice within the house of two minutes.
Former Freiburg participant Nico Schlotterbeck then heaped extra distress onto his previous membership, his low snapshot beating goalkeeper Mark Flekken on the close to put up to present Dortmund the lead.
Schlotterbeck and Niklas Suele handed Freiburg a lifeline with some farcical defending on the stroke of half-time, permitting Lucas Hoeler to comb in an surprising equaliser.
But Karim Adeyemi wriggled his means by way of the Freiburg field to revive the lead with a neat end early within the second half, earlier than objectives from Haller, Julian Brandt and Giovanni Reyna accomplished the rout.
In the meantime within the capital, Union Berlin had been engaged on their very own fairytale as a late winner from US worldwide Jordan Siebatcheu despatched the high-flying minnows prime of the desk.
Former Union participant Marcus Ingvartsen had cancelled out Kevin Behrens’ first-half opener with a late penalty, however the Berliners rallied to say a fourth straight win in 2023.
The win had Union followers singing about successful the title, however captain Christopher Trimmel mentioned his aspect had been holding their toes on the bottom.
“I used to be singing alongside, however solely mockingly,” he advised Sky.
“There’s nonetheless an extended technique to go this season and we’re not going to start out speaking concerning the title,
Eintracht Frankfurt additionally remained inside 4 factors of the highest as France ahead Randal Kolo Muani ran riot in a 3-0 win over hapless Hertha Berlin.
Having put Frankfurt forward from the penalty spot, Kolo Muani ghosted by way of the Hertha again line to make it 2-0 earlier than the half-hour mark, earlier than Aurelio Buta added a 3rd on the stroke of full time.
RB Leipzig’s 0-0 draw at Cologne meant that Frankfurt stay a degree adrift of the Champions League locations in fifth.
Hertha have slumped to 4 straight defeats because the starting of 2023, and at the moment are 5 factors adrift of security after fellow strugglers Bochum cruised to a 5-2 win over Hoffenheim.
Philipp Hofmann gave Bochum a deserved lead with a tap-in earlier than Philipp Foerster and Takuma Asano confirmed up a dull Hoffenheim defence to make it 3-0 by half-time.
Erhan Masovic and Moritz Broschinski added two extra for Bochum after the break, with Christoph Baumgartner and Munas Dabbur grabbing comfort objectives for the guests.
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Police from throughout Carbon County closed down state SR209 between Jim Thorpe and Lehighton Wednesday night when a person wanted on a warrant fled a roadblock that was set up by police which then triggered a manhunt. The incident occurred on the Mansion House Hill in Mahoning Township. The man, identified as Trevor Hunsicker, 22, of Lehighton, ran from the scene jumping over a stone wall which is the top of a 130 foot cliff. Police from throughout the county joined the search as well as a state police helicopter utilizing a thermal imaging camera in an attempt to locate Hunsicker who reportedly has several warrants on him. Police searched along the Lehigh River and adjoining railroad tracks from Jim Thorpe to Lehighton. Traffic was backed up for hours as police closed the busy highway joining the two communities. Police were told Hunsicker was barefoot at the time of the incident.


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Citing a lack of adequate foot traffic, 15-month-old Tapabar in Bethesda, Maryland will serve its last smoked octopus and gin and tonic on New Year’s Eve.
Chef Alonso Roche and Alvaro Roche, brothers and co-founders of Bold Family Restaurant Group, “have come to realize it is not quite the right fit for the neighborhood,” according to a release.
Starting on Tuesday, January 2, the former Spanish-themed restaurant (4901 A Fairmont Avenue) will transform into a pop-up lab for lunch and dinner to test out new ideas. Roche is experimenting with pho as a pop-up lunch option in the space, and the plan is to reopen as a full-blown restaurant again — with more of a family-friendly feel — in the next few months.
The restaurateurs, who also operate neighboring sweets shop 202 Donuts and homegrown chain Bold Bite, said and Tapabar could make a comeback elsewhere; they are currently scouring other D.C. area neighborhoods for a new location.
The restaurant group does, however, have lots of eggs in Bethesda’s basket. Fast-casual newcomer Tacoarepa is still on track to open nearby on Fairmont Avenue in early January, and an attached patio bar likely called Sirena Beer Garden will open in March when it warms up. The group planted Bold Bite Market in downtown D.C. this fall.

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CTA: Are some agents more likely to have efficacy in crizotinib-naive ROS1-positive NSCLC?
Dr Shaw: The best-established agent for TKI-naive ROS1-positive NSCLC is crizotinib. Ceritinib has also been shown in a Korean study to have antitumor activity in TKI-naive ROS1-positive NSCLC.2
Yet ceritinib has more toxicity than crizotinib, so I would consider crizotinib the standard first-line agent for ROS1-positive NSCLC.
CTA: Do you believe the brain-penetrant attributes of the next generation of ALK/ROS1 TKIs (such as lorlatinib, in the data presented at ASCO 2017) will continue to result in the most durable overall responses for patients with brain metastases?
Dr Shaw: Yes, a proportion of ROS1-positive NSCLC patients do have (or will develop) CNS metastases, and in these patients, CNS-penetrable agents are very important.
Extrapolating from the ALK field, I would anticipate that CNS-penetrable ROS1 inhibitors will be able to control and prevent CNS metastases much more effectively than crizotinib.
CTA: What is the main focus of ongoing research?
Dr Shaw: The main focus of ongoing research is defining mechanisms of resistance causing relapses on crizotinib.
About one-half of patients develop an on-target resistance mutation, with the solvent front mutation ROS1 G2032R predominating. These tumors may still be ROS1-dependent, and may respond to next generation ROS1 agents with G2032R activity (like TPX-0005).
The remaining one-half of patients do not, however, have ROS1-resistance mutations, and their tumors may no longer be ROS1-dependent (instead driven by bypass or alternative signaling pathways). For these patients, combination strategies may be most effective.
Current research is focused on identifying these bypass tracks and developing rational therapeutic combinations.
Finally, an active area of ongoing research focuses on the minimal residual disease state and characterizing drug-tolerant cancer cells (ie, persisters) that eventually give rise to full-fledged resistant cells.
- Dagogo-Jack I, Shaw AT. Expanding the roster of ROS1 inhibitors. J Clin Oncol. 2017 May 18. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.73.2586 [Epub ahead of print]
- Lim SM, Kim HR, Lee JS, et al. Open-label, multicenter, phase II study of ceritinib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring ROS1 rearrangement. J Clin Oncol. 2017 May 18. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.3701 [Epub ahead of print]


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Federation doesn’t have to be a dull topic! Bring your HASS lessons to life and introduce your students to Henry Parkes with hands-on and engaging activities.
This age-appropriate and curriculum-aligned activity allows your students to refine their research skills and explore the life and experiences of this influential historical figure. Students can use the internet or texts to research and locate reliable information about Sir Henry Parkes and select the correct word from the list provided.
This activity is the perfect complement to your HASS Australian Federation unit and links to the Australian Curriculum descriptors for Year 6:
- Students will be able to identify the key figures, events and ideas that led to Australia’s Federation and constitution (ACHASSK134).
- Students use the internet or texts to research and locate reliable information about Henry Parkes. (ACHASSI123)
This is a simple but engaging single lesson activity. Answers are included to make marking easy and to save you time.
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County approves permit extensions for Big Sky Cheese, Silver Falls Distillery
The Cascade County Zoning Board of Adjustment approved 24-month extensions of the special use permits for Big Sky Cheese and Silver Falls Distillery, both components of the proposed Madison Food Park project between Great Falls and Belt.
The board considered both extension requests during their Sept. 16 meeting.
The county Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the special use permit for Silver Falls Distillery in May 2020 and the approved the SUP for Big Sky Cheese in August 2019, with 17 conditions.
The developer, Madison Food Park, appealed some of those conditions and the County Commission adjusted them. But locals took the issue to court and the district court ruled against the county in November so the conditions revert to those of the ZBOA from 2019.
The county reissued the notice of conditional approval on Dec. 10, 2020 for the Big Sky Cheese SUP, which was set to expire Dec. 10, 2021.
In a letter to the county planning department, Ed Friesen, the managing member of Big Sky Cheese and Silver Falls Distillery, wrote that “we are presently working to address and resolve the SUP’s conditions of approval. Some of these conditions require permitting from Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality, and the review and approval processes associated with the permits are anticipated to take many months to complete. Further complicating the schedule during the past ~18 months has been the owner’s ability to conduct normal business affairs related to the project as a result of travel restrictions.”
With the ZBOA approval, the Big Sky Cheese permit has been extended to Dec. 10, 2023.
The permit for Silver was set to expire in June 2021 and the owner requested a six month extension, which was set to expire November 2021. With the ZBOA approval, that permit has been extended to Nov. 29, 2023.
During the Sept. 16 meeting, Joe Murphy of Big Sky Civil and Environmental, the local firm on the project, said that “as you can imagine with a project this size and the complexities involved and working through the various regulatory bodies, it’s been a challenge,” and more so with the pandemic.
Brett Doney of the Great Falls Development Authority said they’re working with the two projects on financing and “unique permitting issues.”
He said, “the pandemic has just set us way back.”
There was no other public comment on either request.
Here’s background on these two projects:
Business Bites: New Starbucks location; Child Bridge office; Greystone Inn construction; Big Sky Cheese/Silver Falls Distillery update; Rise Athletics gets bid to world championships; Voyagers add military tickets; Foothills students place at video competition
District Court rejects County’s revision of Big Sky Cheese permit conditions
ZBOA meeting set for reconsideration of Big Sky Cheese permit condition
Commissioners modify, reverse and remand conditions on Big Sky Cheese from zoning board permit approval
Application submitted for distillery, the second phase of proposed Madison Food Park
Montanans for Responsible Land Use submit letter to county contesting Big Sky Cheese appeal
County Commission to consider Big Sky Cheese appeal on Nov. 21
County ZBOA approves special use permit for Silver Falls Distillery
County ZBOA delays decision on permit for distillery proposal in Madison Food Park
Big Sky Cheese files appeal over some of ZBOA’s conditions on permit approval
County ZBOA approves Big Sky Cheese permit, with conditions
Big Sky Cheese on Aug. 28 county zoning board agenda
Big Sky Cheese decision again postponed
Additional information submitted on Big Sky Cheese project; second public hearing set for July 22
No decision on Big Sky Cheese permit until at least July
Big Sky Cheese hearing set for June 27
Big Sky Cheese gets $2.27 million bridge loan through GFDA
Cheese processing plant proposed as first part of Madison Food Park; application submitted to Cascade County planning
County responds to city request for study of Madison Food Park proposal
City Commission to consider resolutions asking state, county to study potential impacts of proposed Madison Food Park
City looking at options to evaluate potential impacts of proposed Madison Food Park
Council of Councils discusses Madison Food Park; Council 4 joins Council 5 in asking city to study potential impact
Madison Food Park application on hold for next six months
GFDA makes emails related to Madison Food Park available for public viewing
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Jul 01, 2019 · Garcinia cambogia side effects include digestive issues that were twice as common compared to a placebo group in a study. A couple of studies report that there was a significant decrease in visceral, subcutaneous, and total fat, whereas other studies found there was no difference. Garcinia cambogia used for 12 weeks showed no significant results. 4 Research-Backed Garcinia Cambogia Side Effects Some widely reported adverse effects of Garcinia Cambogia include headaches, diarrhea, and, fatigue. However, we’re going to look at some of the actual reported cases and/or negative results from research papers. Derived from the rind of the gamboge fruit, which is native to Asia, Garcinia cambogia extract also is used to lower high cholesterol. The active ingredient, which might have benefits for weight loss, is hydroxycitric acid HCA. Garcinia cambogia extract is generally safe and side effects are rare. Garcinia Cambogia Side Effects If you have been looking for the “real truth” about Garcinia Cambogia side effects or Garcinia Cambogia dangers, then be sure to read every word on this page. Not everything you read about Garcinia Cambogia on the internet is accurate, but by reading the following information you will have a better.
Garcinia cambogia side effects are said to be few and of minor significance, according to the marketers of the diet pill. Instead, the general public is predominately exposed to claims of garcinia cambogia benefits, centering around the weight loss supplement's purported capability to confer quick fat loss. A series of cases show that a potential garcinia cambogia side effect might be mania, although more research needs to be done, Consumer Reports says. Taking Garcinia cambogia with SSRIs may result in too much serotonin in the brain which can cause severe side effects associated with a condition known as serotonin syndrome. This disorder causes heart problems, anxiety, excessive sweating and tremors.
Garcinia cambogia, a tropical fruit also known as the Malabar tamarind, is a popular weight-loss supplement.People say it blocks your body's ability to make fat and it puts the brakes on your. Dec 07, 2016 · Unfortunately, many claims cited by supplements are unsupported and inadequately regulated. Most concerning, however, are the associated harmful side effects, often unrecognized by consumers. Garcinia cambogia extract and Garcinia cambogia containing products are some of the most popular dietary supplements currently marketed for weight loss. This is why it is important that you choose a product that contains only natural ingredients with at least 50% pure garcinia cambogia, so side effects are non-existent. Garcinia Cambogia Plus: All Natural and Truly Safe. Garcinia Cambogia Plus is one of the leading garcinia cambogia supplements in. Dec 06, 2018 · The main reason for these effects may be that garcinia cambogia inhibits an enzyme called citrate lyase, which plays an important role in the production of fat 2, 29, 30, 31, 32.
Uses, Benefits, Cures, Side Effects, Nutrients in Garcinia Cambogia. List of various diseases cured by Garcinia Cambogia. How Garcinia Cambogia is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Names of Garcinia Cambogia in various languages of the world are also given. Dec 20, 2018 · G. cambogia is most commonly found in the evergreen or semi-evergreen forests of southwest India, where 36 other species of Garcinia have been documented, as well as in Malaysia and Africa.1, 2 G. cambogia has variability in its branching pattern, fruit color, shape, and size,1 and the tree is small to medium with drooping branches. The leaves.
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One of our favorite times of the year living in Portland is summer. There’s a quote from Evelyn Waugh that reads, “If it could only be like this always — always summer, always alone, the fruit always ripe.”
Summer is one the best times of year in Western Oregon to purchase local produce. The options seem endless from being able to go u-picking for corn, peaches, berries (of all kinds), nectarines, and apricots. Living close to Sauvie Island, we get an incredible assortment of fruit and veggies throughout July, August, and September. Oregon has some of the best options alongside the west coast.
This crisp recipe can be made with any combination of berries and stone fruit. We used apricots and blueberries, but it’s also quite delicious with peaches and blackberries. Just make sure the larger fruits are freestone and the peaches peel easily.

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(a) All administrative functions and duties under this title, except as otherwise specified, are the responsibility of the Register of Copyrights as director of the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. The Register of Copyrights, together with the subordinate officers and employees of the Copyright Office, shall be appointed by the Librarian of Congress, and shall act under the Librarian's general direction and supervision.
(b) In addition to the functions and duties set out elsewhere in this chapter, the Register of Copyrights shall perform the following functions:
(1) Advise Congress on national and international issues relating to copyright, other matters arising under this title, and related matters.
(2) Provide information and assistance to Federal departments and agencies and the Judiciary on national and international issues relating to copyright, other matters arising under this title, and related matters.
(3) Participate in meetings of international intergovernmental organizations and meetings with foreign government officials relating to copyright, other matters arising under this title, and related matters, including as a member of United States delegations as authorized by the appropriate Executive branch authority.
(4) Conduct studies and programs regarding copyright, other matters arising under this title, and related matters, the administration of the Copyright Office, or any function vested in the Copyright Office by law, including educational programs conducted cooperatively with foreign intellectual property offices and international intergovernmental organizations.
(5) Perform such other functions as Congress may direct, or as may be appropriate in furtherance of the functions and duties specifically set forth in this title.
(c) The Register of Copyrights shall adopt a seal to be used on and after January 1, 1978, to authenticate all certified documents issued by the Copyright Office.
(d) The Register of Copyrights shall make an annual report to the Librarian of Congress of the work and accomplishments of the Copyright Office during the previous fiscal year. The annual report of the Register of Copyrights shall be published separately and as a part of the annual report of the Librarian of Congress.
(e) Except as provided by section 706(b) and the regulations issued thereunder, all actions taken by the Register of Copyrights under this title are subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act of June 11, 1946, as amended (c. 324, 60 Stat. 237, title 5, United States Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter II and Chapter 7).
(f) The Register of Copyrights shall be compensated at the rate of pay in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5. The Librarian of Congress shall establish not more than four positions for Associate Registers of Copyrights, in accordance with the recommendations of the Register of Copyrights. The Librarian shall make appointments to such positions after consultation with the Register of Copyrights. Each Associate Register of Copyrights shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5.
(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, §101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2591; Pub. L. 101–319, §2(b), July 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 290; Pub. L. 105–304, title IV, §401(a)(2), (b), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2887.)
The Administrative Procedure Act of June 11, 1946, referred to in subsec. (e), was repealed and the provisions thereof were reenacted as subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 278.
1998—Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 105–304, §401(b)(1), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) to (d) as (c) to (e), respectively. Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105–304 redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted "III" for "IV" and "5314" for "5315" in first sentence.
1990—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–319 added subsec. (e).
Pub. L. 101–319, §5, July 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 291, provided that:
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, §101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.
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Haunted Castles (Hardback)
Part of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director Guillermo del Toro Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. Included here are some of del Toro's favorites, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ray Russell's short story 'Sardonicus', considered by Stephen King to be 'perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written', to Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Klein, and Robert E. Howard. These stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the shelves of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal aficionados everywhere. Haunted Castles Haunted Castles is the definitive, complete collection of Ray Russell's masterful Gothic horror stories, including the famously terrifying novella trio of 'Sardonicus', 'Sanguinarius', and 'Sagittarius'. The characters that sprawl through Haunted Castles are frightful to the core: the heartless monster holding two lovers in limbo; the beautiful dame journeying down a damned road toward depravity (with the help of an evil gypsy); the man who must wear his fatal crimes on his face in the form of an awful smile. Engrossing, grotesque, perverted, and completely entrancing, Russell's Gothic tales are the best kind of dreadful. Ray Russell was born in 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, and served in the United States Air Force during World War II in the South Pacific. After the war, he attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music and eventually joined the editorial staff at Playboy, where he published such writers as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, Richard Matheson, Jack Finney, Robert Bloch, and Charles Beaumont. His best-known work, 'Sardonicus', was called by Stephen King 'perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written'. He died in Los Angeles in 1999. Guillermo Del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and designer, most famous for his Academy Award-winning film, Pan's Labyrinth, and the Hellboy film franchise. He has received the Nebula, Hugo, and Bram Stoker awards and is an avid collector and student of arcane memorabilia and weird fiction.


In 1998, Michel Parmigiani developed his first watch movement: a shaped movement for a shaped watch. From the brand's inception, consistency between the contents and the container, between the mechanical heart and the exterior aesthetics, was a key principle of its authenticity. The new Kalpa Hebdomadaire pays tribute to the desire of its founder, Michel Parmigiani, and to the history of the Kalpa.
Hand-wound, power reserve movement
The calibre PF110, which is particularly symbolic for Parmigiani Fleurier, features the hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o'clock, date and power reserve indicator. In keeping with the other new-generation Kalpa watches, the refined design features of its mechanism – ‘Côtes de Genève’ pattern, bevelled bridges and circular-graining – are exposed through a sapphire case-back, with the wide tonneau opening revealing its seamless integration with the case. It oscillates at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations/hour (3 Hz) and is characterised by its impressive 8-day power reserve.
Calibre: PF110, In-house manual winding movement
Power reserve: 192 hours
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Liz on Savvy Seasons has an excellent video.....http://www.savvyseasons.com/
Here is a snapshot of mine. Of course, I've done mine a little different since I didn't have the spray paint (which I may end up doing that). I was just a little impatience to see how it would look before I ran out to find the paint. I love especially since it was only a few bucks.
I love creating something that will not break the bank!
I hope you like and please check out Liz's blog.
I always love to see what she is doing. She has great ideas.
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Climate change, fishing and commercial shipping top the list of threats to the ocean off the West Coast of the United States.
"Every single spot of the ocean along the West Coast," said Ben Halpern, a marine ecologist at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California at Santa Barbara, "is affected by 10 to 15 different human activities annually."
In a two-year study to document the way humans are affecting the oceans in this region, Halpern and colleagues overlaid data on the location and intensity of 25 human-derived sources of ecological stress, including climate change, commercial and recreational fishing, land-based sources of pollution and ocean-based commercial activities.
With the information, they produced a composite map of the status of West Coast marine ecosystems.
The work was published online today in the journal Conservation Letters, and was conducted at NCEAS. NCEAS is primarily funded by NSF's Division of Environmental Biology.
"This important analysis of the geography and magnitude of land-based stressors should help focus attention on the hot-spots where coordinated management of land and ocean activities is needed," said Phillip Taylor, section head in NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences.
The lead scientists on the study conducted a similar analysis on a global scale; the results were published last year in Science.
By refining the methods used in the global study and applying them at a regional scale, the scientists were able to test how well the results predicted regional ocean health.
"We found two remarkable and unexpected results in this research," said Halpern.
"Ocean management needs to move beyond single-sector management and towards comprehensive ecosystem-based management if it is to be effective at protecting and sustaining ocean health.
"Also, the global results for this region were highly correlated with the regional results, suggesting that the global results can provide valuable guidance for regional efforts around the world."
The study results show that hotspots of cumulative impact are in coastal areas near urban centers and heavily polluted watersheds.
The research involved a four-step process.
First, the scientists gathered information to quantify and compare how different human activities affect each marine ecosystem. For example, fertilizer runoff was shown to have a large effect on salt marshes, but a much smaller one on rocky reefs.
Then the researchers gathered and processed data on marine ecosystems and human influences.
Next they combined data from the first and second steps to determine "human impact scores" for each location along the West Coast.
Finally, they compared regional results to global results for the same areas from the previous analysis.
"Comparing the global version of the map to regional-scale versions allows us to determine where it performs best," said biologist and paper co-author Kim Selkoe, also of NCEAS.
"The high correlation is good news for marine managers in areas of the world that may be in need of maps of human impacts, but don't have the resources to undertake their own tailored analysis."
The study provides critical information for evaluating where certain activities can continue with little effect on the oceans, and where other activities might need to be stopped or moved to less sensitive areas, said Taylor.
As management and conservation of the oceans turns toward marine protected areas (MPAs), ecosystem-based management (EBM), and ocean zoning to manage human influence, such information will prove invaluable to managers and policymakers, said Halpern.
"The results are a wake-up call," he said. "We are significantly affecting the oceans."
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The results will be published on March 22 in the journal „Astronomy & Astrophysics“.
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Home' Australian Ageing Agenda : AAA May-Jun 2017 Contents E
ver yone is talking about virtual reality but what is it and
how can we use it in practice?
Virtual reality or VR refers to computer generated
immersive and interactive experiences.
Put simply, by wearing a headset a person can enter a real
or imaginar y setting and interact with this new environment,
moving freely around and experiencing sights, sounds and
other sensor y experiences.
Early adopters of VR in practice and research found that
they were limited by technology. For example, screens and
computers were fixed meaning that people needed to travel to
a specific place for a limited session.
VR in its current form, however, has developed alongside
new technologies in gaming and smart phones, combining
interactive gaming experiences with accessibility.
Improvements in software and hardware mean that more
sophisticated programs and a more immersive sense of reality
can be achieved with headsets that are not tethered to a
computer or location. This opens up the potential use of VR
to people in a whole range of settings and with a range of care
and support needs. The application of gaming knowledge
is also not just about the technology. Researchers in the
area highlight the knowledge that game developers have
accumulated on optimising human experience and organising
collaborative communities. This same knowledge could be
powerful if we also applied it in our practice and engagement
with older adults.
VR and dementia
There has been interest in the use of VR with people who have
dementia for more than a decade.
In 2003, a small study was undertaken in the UK to
examine the experiences of six people with dementia as they
explored a virtual outdoor park. The researchers reported the
participants moved freely about the virtual environment and
they generally felt in control of the interaction.
The potential uses of VR with older people and people with
• as a tool for assessment and diagnosis
• gathering knowledge about how the brain works in
navigation and problem-solving
• as a resource for memory rehabilitation, pain management,
reminiscence, anxiety management
• as a fun activity
• an education and training tool, and
• in design applications.
At HammondCare we are actively engaged in exploring the
benefits of VR within the context of person-centred care. What
follows are two examples of our work in pain management and
as an empathy-building platform to inform dementia design.
Virtual reality for the treatment of pain has been around for
some time. However, it has been used primarily in the acute
pain setting. For example, a virtual reality “game” called
SnowWorld allows people living with pain after severe burns to
travel and interact with a world of snow and ice. This is basically
a form of distraction and has now been used in other settings to
reduce the pain of short-term procedures and operations.
It is only more recently that there has been interest in
treating chronic pain with VR. There is now evidence that
chronic pain is linked to changes in the brain, particularly in
scenarios like amputation or spinal cord injur y.
It is believed that these changes occur because the brain
no longer gets the normal visual and sensory cues from the
missing limb or below the spinal cord injur y and the brain tries
to reorganise to accommodate.
Unfortunately, these brain changes appear to be linked to
pain. VR can be used to create an environment where people
can interact and have a strong impression that they can move
their missing limb and it is believed that this may reverse the
brain changes that cause the pain.
The research in this area is very young but there are
some promising signs that it may be a useful and effective
The increased accessibility of VR means that people with
chronic pain can be treated frequently because they can use a
device more regularly, either on a daily basis or when the pain
It also opens up the possibility of providing another
effective non-medication option for people such as seniors and
those with dementia who are tr ying to keep medication use to
a minimum to avoid side effects.
Empathy and design
The Virtual Reality Empathy Platform (VR-EP) is a virtual
reality platform developed with insights from HammondCare’s
Dementia Centre in partnership with two Scottish companies
Aitken Turnbull Architects and Wireframe Immersive.
Described in the Royal Institute of British Architects’
journal as “cutting edge immersive software designed to help
architects improve the lives of people living with dementia”
From education and training to guiding
facility design, the emerging uses of
virtual reality in dementia care are far
reaching, but an ethical approach is
required, writes DR JULIE CHRISTIE.
There is growing interest in using
virtual reality among seniors and
those living with dementia.
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text: Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine, co-creators and stars of the middle school-based comedy PEN15, met and bonded in college. But they knew their most authentic collaboration would come from playing themselves as adolescents, which started them on a six-year journey to put together their show. Maya and Anna talk with Marc about playing their 13-year-old selves again, what it was like to redo traumatic moments of their youth, and why all the other actors are age-appropriate teens. Also, Anna explains what she learned from Marc when she worked with him and Maya details the process that led to the casting of her real mom as her TV mom. This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter and SiriusXM.


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Thousands of unionized county workers in purple and yellow T-shirts gathered downtown Tuesday to push for raises as the Board of Supervisors considers a proposed $24.7 billion budget for the coming year.
After five years of deficits – soaring as high as $491.6 million in 2010-11 – and cuts averaging 15 percent across all county departments, the draft budget for fiscal 2013-14 is balanced, Chief Executive Officer William Fujioka told the board. It relies only on ongoing revenues rather than one-time reserves.
“This is an exceptional story for the county of Los Angeles,” Fujioka said, especially when compared with bankruptcies and fiscal crises elsewhere in the state.
County employees, who have gone without a cost of living raise for at least four years, say it’s now time.
Lillian Cabral, a Service Employees International Union member, has worked for the county for 35 years and said it would be 11 years before she was eligible to retire with benefits.
“I have sacrificed long enough, living paycheck to paycheck, robbing Paul to pay Peter,” Cabral told the board, saying some workers lost their homes to foreclosure, while others were barely hanging on. “Give us what we have sacrificed and worked hard for.”
Cabral and others wore T-shirts reading “Turn it Up.”
Regina Mims, a clerk for the Sheriff’s Department, said “we’re ‘turning it up’ this year to fight for raises.”
She was among hundreds of people waiting for access to the board hearing room, carrying flags saying “Pay Raise” and “Past Due.”
Employees say they have been stretched thin, asked to do more work as the county eliminated 2,100 unfilled positions during hard times, though no one was laid off.
“In 2013, come hell or hell water, there will be a raise for SEIU workers,” Michael Green, Los Angeles County regional director for SEIU Local 721, told the board.
“It’s important that we recognize the partnership between our labor partners and the county,” Supervisor Michael Antonovich said, adding that “we’re not out of the woods yet.”
Antonovich and Fujioka said the county faced two major challenges in terms of predicting expenses: the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Jan. 1, 2014 and unanticipated costs related to shifting jail populations under Assembly Bill 109.
Though the ex-convicts released from state prisons have been classified as non-serious, non-violent, non-sexual offenders, some have not lived up to that billing, while a large percentage have significant mental health needs, he said.
But economic growth, lower interest rates and declining caseloads are all expected to contribute to a better overall economic picture for the county. The draft budget assumes about 2.9 percent growth in property tax revenues and a 4 percent increase in sales taxes.
SEIU board member David Green said the cost of living had risen 10 percent during the time county workers had gone without a raise. More than half of SEIU Local 721 members earn less than $45,000, Green said, a figure equivalent to what a single parent needs to support two children, according to a research paper he distributed.
Contract negotiations begin in June for SEIU workers. At a news conference yesterday, Fujioka said recent meetings with public safety unions included discussions about possible cost of living increases, but he declined to say more, citing labor negotiations.
Whether or not raises are negotiated, Fujioka laid the groundwork for what may be difficult discussions on pension benefits.
“Our current healthcare benefit is not sustainable given the size of the unfunded (pension) liability,” Fujioka told the board. Retirement benefits are funded at 77 percent – a gap representing billions of dollars – and would have to be looked at “in a very critical way,” he said.
More public hearings on the budget are set to begin May 15.
Police Wednesday released video footage in hopes of identifying a man who robbed a woman of a gold necklace by pulling it from her neck in Boyle Heights, and who may be responsible for similar crimes in the area.
The robbery occurred about 6 p.m. on April 8 in the area of East Eighth Street and Evergreen Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Nearby surveillance cameras show the man arriving in a dark blue 1993 to 1995 Chevrolet Blazer, pulling the gold chain from the woman’s neck and fleeing in the same vehicle, police said.
He’s described as Hispanic, in his early 30s, 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds.
The Blazer had mag rims, chrome door handles and a side view mirror.
Anyone with information was asked to call Detective Miguel Barajas at (323) 342-8991. The video can be seen at www.lapdtv.org.
The Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council will hold an executive committee/general board meeting tonight, April 18, from 6:15 pm to 8pm., where they will discuss and take possible action on several issues including a new marijuana dispensary located at 2617 Cesar E. Chavez. The board is also considering sending letters to the Los Angeles City Council in support of the CA Drivers Licenses resolution, and to request more trash cans and pet waste receptacles and trees on major Boyle Heights streets.
Other items on the agenda include considering approval of Neighborhood Purposes Grants, and electing new members to the council.
The meeting will take place at the Aliso Pico Recreation Center, 370 S. Clarence Street, LA 90033. See the agenda at http://bhnc.net/wp-content/uploads/docs/ExecA_2013-04-18.pdf
Authorities Monday investigated the apparent gang- related shooting death of a man in the Lincoln Heights area. The man, in his 20s, died at a hospital a short time after the crime, which occurred about 12:20 p.m. April 14 in the 2500 block of Eastlake Avenue, said Los Angeles police Officer Bruce Borihanh of the Media Relations office.
Authorities withheld his name, pending notification of his relatives. Officers sought a gray Honda, possibly an Accord, that was seen leaving the area.
A man lost control of his red pickup truck that overturned and crashed into a home in the City Terrace area of East Los Angeles late Sunday night, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
The crash was reported at 10:22 p.m. on April 14 in the 3500 block of Blanchard Street, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball in the Traffic Management Center.
“The vehicle overturned into the house and the husband held him down until the CHP got there,” Kimball said. “Officers at the scene said the driver had been drinking.”
A news photographer at the scene said the truck crashed through a wrought iron fence and damaged the yard before sliding into the house, and that those areas appeared to bear the brunt of the damage.
No injuries were reported, Kimball said. There were indications the truck struck several vehicles before hitting the house.
As Californians, we are proudly co-authoring Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 8 (Correa). It is a bi-partisan resolution urging Congress and the President to pass an immigration reform bill which includes a path to legalization and a reasonable and timely path to citizenship for immigrants living in the United States.
The United States has been enriched by the strength and culture of immigrants who have come here from all over the world, and there is no reason to believe that has changed.
California has a long standing tradition of bucking the status quo and tackling complicated issues. It’s our job as elected officials to change the status quo when it’s clearly not working.
There is no question that our current immigration system is broken. It is well past the time for Congress to reform our immigration laws in a compassionate, practical way that addresses the contributions of 12 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States as well as the public safety and fiscal needs of our communities.
The federal government also needs to establish a fair path to citizenship. Immigrants work, pay taxes, and want to pursue the American Dream. There is nothing wrong with this and our federal policies should reflect a desire to make that happen. Immigration reform is simply the right thing to do.
SJR 8 urges Congress and the President to enact comprehensive immigration reform which includes a path to citizenship for immigrants already working in the United States. It also states that the action taken by Congress should address background checks, a demonstrated proficiency in English and payment of any back taxes owed.
The Republican Party has always believed in opportunity for all, and it is time we put words into action. Opportunity for all means ensuring a reasonable path to legalization for our immigrant population so that those who come to this country can adopt the best part of the American experience – freedom, entrepreneurship and self-reliance.
Leaving home is hard. Turning our backs on those who came here for a better life does nothing but create mistrust and fear. Our immigration policies should recognize that immigrants of all nationalities are a vital part of our society, our national economy and our national identity.
We are encouraged by the work we’re finally seeing on this issue at the federal level. This is our opportunity to show Congress and the President just how much immigration reform means to California.
It’s time to recognize the hard work and contributions of our immigrant population. Remember, nearly all of us, or our own forbearers, were once immigrants to this great country.
These Republicans Senators represent the following counties: Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Orange, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Tuolumne.
A month ago, more than 150 business and civic leaders descended on our nation’s capital to make the case for policies, initiatives and funding priorities to improve our local and national economy. Though we advocated on many fronts, one of our top priorities was Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR).
We painted a picture of how CIR can unlock our nation’s economy’s potential. The expansion of H-1B visas is key to expanding the innovation and reach of our technology sectors. And an efficient pipeline of farm workers is essential to a vibrant agricultural economy.
By ending the existence of a sub-class in our communities through a fair and attainable path to citizenship, we can bring 11 million aspiring citizens out of the shadows and into the light. In so doing, we will inject more than a trillion dollars into our economy over the next decade and increase revenue for critical government services.
What we found in Washington, D.C. a month ago made us hopeful. Leadership in both the House and Senate said that now was the time to push CIR across the finish line. Congress was encouraged by disparate interest groups meeting across the table to find solutions rather than sniping at each other in the media. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO led the way in announcing common principles on issues that have killed reform in the past. Agri-business and farm workers followed suit with an agreement on the number of blue cards, wages and benefits. And to the credit of Congress, both houses have used bi-partisan efforts to address the issue, with a group of eight senators sharing their plan this week.
I believe that a majority of the American public will affirm comprehensive immigration that is the result of interested parties talking to each other instead of past each other. As we encourage this progress, it is important for all of us to not let perfect become the enemy of good.
Not only am I optimistic that comprehensive immigration reform will pass, I am hopeful that the model of governing used to achieve CIR, with stakeholders compromising to reach common goals by putting aside past agendas and partisan blinders, will become the accepted strategy for our leaders to find success on so many other critical issues facing the nation we love. I encourage you all to cheer Congress on.
And that’s The Business Perspective.
The Business Perspective is a weekly column by Gary Toebben, President & CEO of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, produced with the input of Public Policy staff.
The Social Security and Medicare cuts President Obama included in his proposed budget would disproportionately harm Latino Americans and are deeply unpopular in our community.
Rather than being part of a “Grand Bargain” offered to Republicans in exchange for possible tax increases, these cuts are a great betrayal of a group that proved essential to the president’s victory in the 2012 election.
President Obama won an unprecedented 71 percent of the Latino vote nationwide, allowing him to edge out Mitt Romney in the key swing states of Colorado, Florida, Nevada and New Mexico.
What many may not know is that like most Obama supporters, Latinos voted for the president in no small part, because they believed they could rely on him to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Latinos Depend More on Social Security
Latino voters believed President Obama in his 2011 State of the Union speech when he said we must “strengthen Social Security . . . without putting at risk current retirees, the most vulnerable or people with disabilities; without slashing benefits for future generations; and without subjecting Americans’ guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market.”
Social Security matters to Latinos, because we depend on it more than any other group. Three in four (77 percent) Latino households ages 65 or older rely on Social Security for a majority of their income, and over half (55 percent) rely on it for 90 percent of their income.
That means Latino seniors are 18 percent more likely than the overall U.S. population to rely on Social Security for a majority of their income and 52 percent more likely to rely on it for 90 percent of their income.
A major benefit cut in the president’s proposal would be to switch the formula for calculating annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in Social Security and other programs. This so-called chained-Consumer Price Index (chained-CPI), would allow inflation to erode program benefits over time—and would hit Latinos especially hard.
Because we are more likely to have lower career earnings, our Social Security benefits tend to be more modest to begin with—$12,491 each year for the average Latino senior and only and $10,438 per year for the average Latina senior.
After 20 years receiving benefits under the chained-CPI—when they would be in their 80s—the average older Latino would lose an accumulated $7,774 in benefits, and the average Latina elder would lose $6,307. After 30 years, the cuts would grow, resulting in total benefit cuts of $17,049 for average Latino seniors and $13,832 for average Latina seniors.
Change Would Increase Poverty
Worse still, the chained-CPI punishes Latinos for being blessed with higher-than-average life expectancy, often combined with greater levels of chronic illness. Because the chained-CPI cuts benefits more as beneficiaries age, it would hit long-living Latinos harder than most.
It’s no coincidence then that some experts fear that the chained-CPI will increase poverty among Latino seniors. More than one in four Latino seniors already lives in poverty—nearly twice the rate among white seniors.
The White House claims it will protect “the most vulnerable” chained-CPI, with a special “birthday bump” increase for those seniors at age 76. But in the past, such carve-outs have proven inadequate.
An analysis by Social Security Works showed that protecting all vulnerable groups from the chained-CPI would erase half of the budget savings from the measure.
Even if significant numbers of Latinos were shielded from the chained-CPI due to their lower incomes, this birthday bump might have unintended consequences. Carve-outs—special treatment—of any kind are likely to be misconstrued as handouts for ethnic groups. We already have to deal with enough nasty stereotypes portraying us as recipients of “welfare” or “government handouts.”
Proposed Medicare ‘Pain’
The Medicare benefit cuts President Obama proposes are also a step in the wrong direction that would cause Latino seniors real pain.
Rather than dealing with the high costs of health care, the budget shifts health costs to beneficiaries by increasing deductibles, premiums and co-payments. The president’s plan would also create a new surcharge.
The White House claims these cuts will make Medicare beneficiaries better health care consumers, but this is a flawed argument. Doctors—not beneficiaries—make medical decisions, so the idea that seniors can shop around for health care is ludicrous. As a result, Latino seniors who cannot afford the higher out-of-pocket costs are liable to forego needed care—until their conditions become more acute and costly to treat.
So-called means testing of Medicare will not only affect the rich—over time, it would increase premiums for Latino seniors making up to $47,000 a year.
Seniors already spend three times more of their incomes on their direct health care costs as the rest of the population. Under the president’s budget, the reduction in Latino seniors’ income would be two-fold: They would be hit by the chained-CPI, and their out-of-pocket health care costs would increase on top of that.
In addition, the president’s budget provision requiring a $100 co-payment per episode for home health care services could severely impact those who depend on home health aides to treat their diabetes and other chronic diseases. This would disproportionately affect Latino seniors who have higher rates of diabetes than the overall population.
For example, in Chicago, where diabetes is the most prevalent in the country, 25.8 percent of Latinos over 65 suffered from diabetes compared with 15 percent of non-Hispanic whites.
The White House has defended the proposed Social Security and Medicare reductions as “not ideal” measures needed to achieve a compromise with Republicans in Congress.
Not the Problem—But a Solution
There is no question that the president faces difficult choices as he navigates unprecedented Republican obstruction. But at times, President Obama appears to have adopted the Republican framing as well: That our budget problems are due to over-generous Social Security and Medicare benefits.
In fact, Social Security does not and legally cannot contribute one penny to the annual deficit and cumulative national debt. Medicare’s rising costs are due to skyrocketing private health care costs. In fact, Medicare has proven far more effective at controlling medical inflation than its counterparts in the private insurance market.
Latinos voted for a president bold enough to start a new conversation about the challenges of aging, health care and economic security, not someone beholden to the same old Republican talking points.
A real “adult” conversation on our aging boomer population would begin by acknowledging that America has a retirement security and health care crisis. Social Security and Medicare are the solutions to those crises, not the problem.
The Latino community appreciates President Obama’s leadership on immigration rights and health care reform. Now it is time for him to honor his promise to Latinos and other vulnerable elders to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare.
Eva Dominguez is the executive director of Latinos for a Secure Retirement, an advocacy group in Washington, D.C. This commentary was first posted on the New America Media website.
Forty-eight inmates at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Downtown Los Angeles on April 11 graduated with Life Skills and General Educational Development (GED) certificates, and two earned their high school diplomas. Sheriff Lee Baca presented the certificates to the male inmates who participated in the Sheriff’s Department’s 12-week Maximizing Education Reaching Individual Transformation (MERIT) life skills program that is offered at each of the seven jail facilities in Los Angeles Bounty by the Education Based Incarceration Bureau (EBI), according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Department.
The two inmates who received high school diplomas earned them through a program being taught by John Muir Charter School.
The ceremony’s Guest Speaker Luis Garcia told the inmates that he obtained a GED in 1995 while incarcerated at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, and is now a doctoral candidate from Loyola Marymount University.

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English 11, Section 2542-02
24 November 2008
Has the time come for the world to give up on what it’s relied on the most, fossil fuels? “Oil fuels the modern world. No other substance can equal the enormous impact which the use of oil has had on so many people, so rapidly, in so many ways, and in so many places around the world” (Duplar 1). There are facts showing that fossil fuels are damaging the environment, people’s health, and even our own wallets. People say that we need to go green, and find new energy sources that are affordable, reliable, and don’t damage the environment. These are the first steps towards and cleaner earth, and they are already taking place, but the entire world needs to lend a helping hand in order to solve the global energy crisis. “Procrastination is not an option. Scientist agree if we wait ten, twenty, or fifty years, the problem will be much more difficult to address and the consequences for us will be much that much more serious” (Duplar 2). There is much truth to this; we can already see the harmful effects of fossil fuels on the environment, and example would be global warming, which is the rise in the earth’s temperature. Action must be done immediately, why should future generations suffer for the damage that we have created? People need to start thinking about what is good for the environment and it’s future, for our own good. Due to rising oil prices, depleted sources, and global warming, the time has come to switch from traditional fossil fuels to cleaner,
More affordable, and longer lasting, renewable clean energy, to not only resurrect the economy but to also save the environment before it’s too late.
Fossil fuels have negative effects on the environment and people’s health. “Humans are contributing to global warming by adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere” (Dupler 2). Humans have been contributing to this...
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Since leaving us with yet another good hip-hop album that didn’t get marketed in “Raw Deluxe”, The Jungle Brothers new album “V.I.P.” (released on V2, a division of Gee Street) borders on nothing but pure love of music. They will try once again to grab a new set of fans with what some of the latest rap fans now call “old school”.
Starting off with the title track “V.I.P.”, Mike G and Afrika Baby Bam send a party vibe that should get airplay in the UK. Past tracks such as the Urban Takeover mix of “Jungle Brother” and the now classic “I’ll House You” (produced by legendary house producer Todd Terry) have shown that the UK love this energetic yet positive duo. It’s a total party track with simplistic lyrics that are just fun yet aren’t mind bending in the class of a Chino XL or Kool Keith.
As in the past, guests frequent this album. “Down With The JBs” features West coast rap trio The Black Eyed Peas, and lyrically the track flows smoothly with a nice beat and timely scratches. The Holmes Brothers (signed to Rounder Records) also help lay the background music for a couple tracks, “I Remember” and “Playing For Keeps”. Both are a little more on the mellow but uplifting side. The latter features the JBs singing to what one can imagine as an open mic night at one of the old dives that the Holmes Brothers had played in for almost 20 years in New York City.
Along with the down-tempo side to the new album, the Jungle Brothers also keep with their UK fans with tracks such as the housey “Get Down”. The track is sub-par, however, and really doesn’t have anything new or creative to provide the fans. “JBs Rock The Dancehall” works to make up for it, and provides cleaner production and a frantic beats-per-minute pace that UK and New York jungle fans will feel warmer towards.
The last two tracks make up for the lack of surprises on “V.I.P.”. After an up and down rollercoaster ride through the album, “Freakin’ You” jumps out as this incredibly pleasant surprise. Imagine mixing elements musically of David Bowie’s “Earthling” with the hip-hop vibe of something off of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Low End Theory”. More of the track is reliant on instrumental, but it is a gorgeous track nonetheless.
“Strictly Dedicated” is just what it seems. It’s a groovy, laid back track, where Mike G and Baby Bam give their shout-outs to everyone who helped make them who they are……creative, yet unheralded giants in the hip-hop world.
The lyrics aren’t challenging to the mind, yet are a breath of fresh air to a genre that has been dominated by the swagger of the thug world and the pessimism of what street life is viewed as; money, sex, drugs, and death. The album has a lighter feel to it, and although it isn’t set on one style, the change of pace from track to track takes away the monotony that most rap albums have had the last few years.
The bright sides of this album outnumber the negatives by many, and it should be looked back as another album the true hip-hop revelers will pop in their car CD players and just feel good about what hip-hop once was. That is the feeling of sport and the love of life, and not the materialism in rap that has flooded your local record shops.


High Performance Computing Center North
Minisymposium - MS4
Monday, June 19, 2006, 10.30-12.30 - Balder & Brage
This minisymposium hightlights some of the recent developments in this area. The symposium is dived into two parts where the first part focuses on visualization environments and the second on HPC tools.
In the first part we start off with an brief overview of HPC environments including an overview of the topics to be presented related to visualization. Stødle et. al. will then be presenting their work on using Shared Windows to support collaboration, monitoring and debugging on distributed displays including display walls driven by clusters. In the third talk, Meyer will present a stratetgy for efficiently handling computation of large, fixed data sets. This work originates from the need to adapt an existing load balancing scheme for a server which animates visualizations of geological data sets in real-time to suit a multi-user environment. Nagel will illustrate the similarities and differences between Scientific Visualization and Information Visualization. Natvig and Elster may present a cute technique for fast rendering of large datasets. Saltvik ends the visualizatioin part of this minisymposium by presenting a visualization applications that uses parallel techniques to achieve the performance needed to get good performance and realism in simualting snow.
The second part of this minisymposium will focus on parallelization tools, including enhancements to MPI (second & thrid talk), a look at issues with benchmarking MPI collective operations (possible 4th talk) and applications with floating point numbers. The last presentation will give an overview of some of the tools developed as part of collarborations between NTNU and CERN.


Ultrasonic Handheld Welding Machine for the Car Surface and the Back
At present, ultrasonic plastic welding technology has been successfully used in automobile bumper welding, instrument panel and instrument panel welding, brake lights, airbags, automobile toolboxes, automobile door panels and other engine-related parts manufacturing industries. In recent years, many of the traditional metal-used parts have also been replaced with plastics, such as intake manifolds, instrument pointers, radiator reinforcements, fuel tanks, filters, and so on.
The continuous growth and leap-forward development of domestic auto brand manufacturers provides a very good opportunity for new technology applications and technical research in the field of welding. Low-energy, high-efficiency, non-toxic, non-polluting ultrasonic welding equipment will be the technological advancement trend in the future automotive welding line.
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