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Of all the dimensions of Elon Musk that fascinate his fans—his intellect, his work ethic, his rockets, his dating life—there's one that hasn't been definitively explained: his seemingly self-restoring hairline. In early career moments, like a 1999 CNN segment that followed Musk getting a McLaren F1, or a 2000 image of he and Peter Thiel hyping PayPal, normal signs of male pattern baldness are visible. Since then, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla appears to have found a solution, but it's his earlier incarnation that an experimental artist has plastered across San Francisco this week.
And that artist has a theory. "I'm pretty blown away at how good his hair plugs are," says Katsu, whose mysterious posters appeared in San Francisco and New York City. "It's like the perfect metaphor of what you get when you reach his level of success. You get your fucking hair back."
The posters are not a personal attack though: They're promoting "A.I. Criminals," Katsu's new art show opening this weekend in San Francisco, which explores the idea of artificial intelligence as this generation's atomic energy, where the race to profits outweighs the risks. And although Katsu has famously taken aim at billionaire technocrats before—like his 2015 portrait of Mark Zuckerberg painted with excrement or a 2013 poster of Zuck with a black eye and chipped tooth—Katsu frames Musk as a Cassandra, not the titular criminal. The show explores the risks of artificial intelligence, so Musk—a crusader for the same cause—seemed like a good fit, Katsu says: "We're going into an age where titans of tech are mutating into these weird idols in our head."
The exhibit's centerpiece is a series of "AI portraits" that delve into the use of AI in profiling and law enforcement and the way that these new technologies "begin to see us," he says. The show will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday at 128 Texas Street in San Francisco.
For the portraiture series, Katsu used Google's Tensor Flow machine-learning library to develop a type of AI system called a Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network. The system was designed to generate unique portraits based on what it learned and trained using a data set of vintage black and white mug shots that Katsu scraped from the web. Training models will spit out progress reports to help tune these systems, he says, and those outputs will be the portraits: "Some of the faces are scrambled and repurposed … You just start to see this kind of system of how they look at eyes or lips or noses. It's a little haunting and ghoulish but also really beautiful."
Katsu has reappropriated technology in unintended ways before. In 2015 he hacked a Phantom drone to vandalize a billboard of Kendall Jenner (and jump-start the idea of drone graffiti). For "A.I. Criminals" he got some help from F.A.T. Lab, a community of creative technologists and hacker artists. (He previously collaborated with the group on a graffiti app.) Katsu says he takes pride in demonstrating that new technologies are not solely the province of engineers: "They're not reserved for the dev community only. Github is actually insanely easy to use if you try. There's certainly a Valley culture—and maybe it really came out in the Google memo—[of being] exclusive and fear of sharing this skill set."


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Burma, S.Africa...Britain? Intl press freedom team dispatched to UK for first time
An 'unprecedented' international mission is to enter the UK in January amid increasing concern over the country's press freedom laws. The global community is becoming unsettled by the idea of a Royal Charter to restrict press freedom.
The World Association of Newspaper and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
represents over 100 countries and 18,000 organizations, and is
known for its press freedom campaigns in countries such as Burma,
South Africa, and Mexico.
While typically examining the press restrictions in still-developing countries, the association is now expressing serious concern over Britain's reputation, saying that it is sending the mission "in response to recent actions by the British government."
The visit will mark the first time such an organization has visited the UK. The delegation will meet the government and opposition figures as well as media representatives.
"A press freedom mission to the United Kingdom is unprecedented and we cannot underestimate our concern for what is happening," said Vincent Peyrègne, CEO of the Paris-based organization in a statement published on their website.
"It is rather difficult for the United Kingdom to lecture Sri Lanka and others about their press freedom record, when its own actions result in such widespread international condemnation," he added.
Press freedom is to be a subject high on the agenda in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka which UK Prime Minister David Cameron will attend this week.
The mission is responding to actions regarded as divergent to press freedom guarantees – specifically the Royal Charter and associated legislation, but also in response to NSA leak discussions.
Since June, when NSA surveillance activities were first revealed, there has been increasing concern over whether it would cause state-sponsored press regulation and a crackdown on reporting political scandals.
"The mission is a direct response to recent actions widely seen as contrary to press freedom guarantees… and…will also include discussion of the criticism of The Guardian for its coverage of the revelations from former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden," WAN-IFRA stated.
The crackdown on Guardian leaks has overshadowed restrictions
placed on other papers in recent months. Alan Rusbridger, the
editor of the Guardian, is to be questioned by British lawmakers
next month over the publishing of intelligence files leaked by
former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, after UK spy chiefs warned
that it had damaged national security.
Cameron has said that if The Guardian cannot be trusted to protect issues of national security then the government will be forced to issue a 'D notice' to force them not to publish any further intelligence revelations.
British media is currently mourning the legal plans which it says will "mark the end to 300 years of a free press" through politicians "having a say in what can be printed," as it was denounced in tabloid the Daily Mirror.
The Royal Charter was devised with the intention of establishing a landmark new system of press regulation, causing an uproar among politicians, journalists and media personalities alike. Some have been avid defenders, and others say that it will amount to censorship. The charter itself was sealed by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on October 30, after an application to prevent the charter getting the royal seal of approval was dismissed.
Discussions of the Royal Charter emerged after a widespread practice of phone-hacking was revealed by several large newspapers and media companies. Among the targets were Royal Family members and relatives of the 7/7 bombings.
The Leveson Inquiry was set up in November 2012 to examine how the press had 'wreaked havoc with the lives of innocent people'.

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THE NEW-TOOL BRISTOL BLENHEIM FROM AIRFIX looks like it will be a must-build kit for 1:48 scale air fans. The Blenheim is under development for release in 2018, and should be another winner for this long-established kit company.
There will be plenty of internal detail, including (below) the flight deck, and landing gear.
Airfix reckons to have a prototype constructed for display at the massive ScaleModel World show in the UK on November 10, 2017. The event is flagged as 'the world's largest fine scale modelling show' so ought to be on your must-visit list.
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How to Perform WooCommerce Excel Import
WooCommerce web-store managers preferring working with excel files might feel too tired of converting them into .csv file every time before performing product import. Store Manager for WooCommerce can become a great helper in this regard.
Store Manager is a universal tool bringing the possibility to accomplish WooCommerce import from excel, .csv, xml, .txt, .ods or .zip file with no need to waste time on format conversions. The procedure is executed via Import wizard, so you will just need to click through a few steps selecting suitable import options.
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- Open 'Catalog' tab and go to 'Products' section.
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NEWS (6/16): On this date 75 years ago, South Carolina executed George Stinney, an innocent 14-year-old black boy framed for the murders of two young white girls. The Stinney family was forced to flee their home in Alcolu because of the threat of violence. Stinney was tried before an all-white jury in a trial that took less than half a day. He was the only black person in the courthouse. The jury took just ten minutes to convict him and sentence him to death. His lawyer did not file an appeal, and he was executed in the electric chair less than three months later.
(Teddy Kulmala and Bristow Marchant, 75 years ago today, SC executed a black teenager after a three-hour trial, The State, June 16, 2019; DPIC, South Carolina Vacates the Conviction of 14-Year-Old Executed in 1944, December 22, 2014; Lindsay Beaver, It took 10 minutes to convict 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. It took 70 years after his execution to exonerate him., The Washington Post, December 18, 2104.)
NEWS (6/12): A Nevada federal district court has overturned the death sentence imposed on Serbian national, Avram Nika. The court found that Nika's lawyer had unreasonably failed to inform Nika of his rights under international treaties to consular assistance in the preparation and defense of his case. Serbia was then part of Yugoslavia, and the court ruled that counsel's failure to obtain investigative assistance from the Yugoslavian consulate led to a prejudicially deficient presentation of mitigating evidence in the penalty phase of Nika's trial.
NEWS (6/12): The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission has dismissed an ethics complaint against Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen for participating in an anti-death penalty demonstration at the same time that death-penalty cases were pending before him. During the Good Friday 2017 prayer vigil protesting eight planned executions over an 11-day period, Griffen—who is an ordained Baptist minister—lay on a cot simulating, he said, the execution of Jesus by the Roman authorities. The ethics charges were dismissed for failure to prosecute the case within the 18-month time frame prescribed by state law.
(See Max Brantley, UPDATE: Judicial panel drops ethics case against Judge Wendell Griffen; he wants power to hear capital cases back, Arkansas Times, June 12, 2019; DeMillo, Ethics case dropped against Arkansas judge over execution protest, Associated Press, June 12, 2019; Bob Allen, Report: Ethics complaint against anti-death penalty pastor/judge dismissed, Baptist News Global, June 12, 2019.)
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All humans will need to shed some of their teeth at some point in their lives. It's one of the natural laws that many animals are not protected from. Luckily for humans, medicine has made it easier for one to go through the process of tooth extraction with help of a dentist in Weybridge. However, even the presence of medical assistance is not a 100% guarantee that this experience will not have its complications. An example of this is a dry socket.
Understanding Dry Sockets and its Symptoms
Your body works in such a way that it tries to protect its own organs. For example, your blood clots in order to prevent further loss of blood. This action closes the wound, preventing unwanted microorganisms from entering into it. After tooth extraction, the part where the tooth was removed will have an open wound. Just like a small open wound on the skin, a small blood clot will form on it. This clot is important because it provides a protective layer for the nerves and the bones in the tooth socket. People who are suffering from dry sockets are those who fail to develop these clots, have these dissolved easily or may have these removed on their own. Roughly about 1% to 3% of tooth extractions will end up as dry sockets but most of these are attributed to lower wisdom tooth problems. Telltale signs that you may be suffering from dry sockets are moderate to intense mouth and facial pain, 3 or 4 days after tooth extraction. This could also be coupled with a foul odor and leave a bad taste in the mouth.
What Causes Dry Sockets?
There are several reasons why clots in the tooth socket are dislodged or removed. This could be brought about by the presence of force or trauma on the socket. For some, it's the body's reaction to inflammation, infection, bacteria and hormonal changes, all of which could lead to a destroyed blood clot. It may be difficult to pinpoint its real cause because these are varied. Take note, however, that some people may be at a higher risk compared to other patients. People who smoke, are on contraceptive pills, those suffering from infections and people who fail to exercise cleaning regimen after extraction are more likely to suffer from dry sockets.
Can You Prevent Dry Sockets?
Since dry sockets will most likely develop in the first five days after tooth extraction, it is vital that the patient should stay rested during these days to prevent trauma. People who smoke tobacco products should stay away from this habit at least a day prior to the dental procedure. Women taking contraceptive pills should mention their condition to the dentist and ask when is the best time to get their tooth extracted. After the procedure, patients are also advised to exercise precautionary measures that include doing away with spitting and drinking through a straw. And for those who are afraid of visiting the dentist, then try to be a bit braver next time since this could help prevent dry sockets. Those who have regular dental check-ups reportedly have lower incidences of mouth issues that include dry sockets and other teeth and gum problems.
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New SDSU Department Head of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences
South Dakota State University announces that Jane Christopher-Hennings will serve as the new Department Head of the Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Department and Director of the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, pending approval by the Board of Regents.
"Dr. Christopher-Hennings will provide a strong and effective vision, as well as leadership for the department and laboratory. In her 17-year career at SDSU, she has demonstrated herself to be an exceptional researcher and a creative leader in diagnostics of emerging diseases," said Barry Dunn, Dean of the College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences and Director of SDSU Extension.
As Department Head of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Department (VBSD) and Director of the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL), Christopher-Hennings will lead a large team of faculty and researchers. Her role is multifaceted; she will provide leadership for strong and relevant programming in research, teaching, extension and animal health diagnostic services.
The VBSD and ADRDL complement one another in mission and staffing. The VBSD employs a faculty team of 18 and ADRDL employs a team of about 45 staff and researchers who annually conduct more than 500,000 diagnostic test procedures.
"I look forward to meeting and talking with our stakeholders – veterinarians, students, researchers, livestock producers and industry leaders – to see how we can meet their needs in the area of veterinary and biomedical sciences," Christopher-Hennings said.
More about Jane Christopher-Hennings
Christopher-Hennings has served as a member of faculty at SDSU since 1996; most recently serving as a professor of Veterinary Science. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a DVM from the University of Minnesota.
Her research at SDSU began in 1990 where she worked on the initial characterization of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Virus and developed one of the first molecular tests, which was a polymerase chain reaction-based test that was used in describing PRRSV in boars and semen. As a result of her research in molecular diagnostics, she helped to launch the Molecular Diagnostics section of the ADRDL.
Even in her new position, Christopher-Hennings will continue to remain involved in research responsibilities primarily involving infectious diseases of animals and those of importance to public health.
"Research work excites me. I really enjoy learning new things and discovering new things that can help the industry and livestock producers who need tools to fight infectious disease," Christopher-Hennings said. "I feel privileged to continue to work with people who raise livestock to help feed the world."
A leader within the industry, Christopher-Hennings has on several USDA panels including; Small Business Innovation Research Grants, National Competitive Research Initiative Grants Program and National Competitive Research Initiative Grants Program. Over the years she has been actively involved in several professional organizations serving as an officer and chairing several committees.
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Wyoming and Montana have two of the three highest suicide rates per capita in the United States. Among those involved in agriculture, this rate is even higher. Fortunately, suicide awareness is on the rise, especially…


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Wasps are usually quite annoying to deal with, but the bigger issue here is that some types of wasps can be aggressive and pose a threat to people who are allergic. Most types of wasps won't display particularly aggressive behavior, but some species like Yellow Jackets will, and your quiet afternoon can quickly turn into a living nightmare.
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Quirky App Of The Day: Crash Dummy Is No Dummy As A Superhero
Crash Dummy ($2.99) by Immanitas Entertainment GmbH is a game that incorporates a new type of unsung hero. When I think of a superhero, I think of either the typical, bulging muscles and a secret identity hero like in comic books, or I think of the scrawny coming-of-age antihero that you see in games like Horn. This superhero isn't typical in the sense that he's usually smashing himself senseless into walls. This hero is a crash dummy. Yes, I mean the typical crash test dummy who makes sure that our cars don't kill us in unexpected ways when we have a wreck.
This crash dummy is special. His name is Cid, and he spends his days crashing himself into random walls while testing out car safety. It's not exactly his dream job. The day the professor's daughter is kidnapped by the evil D-Troit is the day that Cid's life changes forever. He's the only one who can save her.
Through some upgrades and weaponry, Cid battles his way down through thugs and robots. He has a bazooka that fires rubber bullets, some punching skills, and panic mode to get him through his opponent's defenses. Thanks to his special job as a crash dummy, Cid can also bash himself into barriers to gain entrance into rooms. It's not exactly a method that I would recommend to anyone else.
The controls are a little different. While you have your basic punch and jump buttons, there's a directional pad that's almost invisible on the left side. It's not positioned as low on the screen as I'm used to, so it takes some getting used to.
You can swipe across the screen to slam Cid into walls. If you need to abruptly stop him from slamming into something, the jump button will do the trick. While there are more things that you control such as his bazooka and the panic mode, I'll let the game tutorial explain those.
Does Crash Dummy sound familiar? Well, it might. This game originally started out as a PC and console game. If anyone has played these other versions, go ahead and leave your comments about how different or similar these version are.
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Daniel Pipes observes that Obama's connections to known radicals would prevent him from getting a security clearance. Gateway Pundit has been digging out videos and photographs from Obama's past, showing his close association with the socialist New Party. Stanley Kurtz tells us what that means.
More than this, we now have substantial evidence that Obama himself was in fact a New Party member. We even have a photograph of Obama appearing with other successful New Party candidates. Clearly, then, it is more than fair to identify Obama with the hard-left stance of the New Party and its ACORN backers. In her recent study of ACORN and the Gamaliel Foundation, the two groups of community organizers to which Obama was closest, Heidi Swarts describes their core ideology as "redistributionist." Joe the Plumber take note. Whether formally socialist or not, Obama ties with ACORN and its New Party political arm show that spreading your wealth around has long been his ultimate goal.
All this means that Barack Obama is far from the post-partisan, post-ideological pragmatist he pretends to be. On the contrary, Obama's ideological home is substantially to the left of the Democratic-party mainstream, so far to the left that he has one foot planted outside the party itself. And since the New Party Chicago was essentially an electoral arm of ACORN, Obama's New Party tie, is yet another example of his deep links to the far-left militant organizers of that group. Obama's account of his limited ties to ACORN in the third debate was clearly not truthful. Likewise, his earlier denials of ties to ACORN have fallen apart.
At what point will the press force Obama to own up to the full extent of his ties to ACORN? At what point will the press demand a full accounting of Obama's ties to the New Party? At what point will the depth of Obama's redistributionist economic stance be acknowledged? Barack Obama is hiding the truth about his political past, and the press is playing along.
Meanwhile, Zombie looks at Prairie Fire, William Ayers's book laying out the ideology of the Weather Underground. Among the quotations:
Socialism is the total opposite of capitalism/imperialism. It is the rejection of empire and white supremacy. Socialism is the violent overthrow of the bourgeoisie, the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat, and the eradication of the social system based on profit. Socialism means control of the productive forces for the good of the whole community instead of the few who live on hilltops and in mansions. Socialism means priorities based on human need instead of corporate greed. Socialism creates the conditions for a decent and creative quality of life for all.
An undercover agent describes his experience with Ayers and the Weather Underground:
I bought up the subject of what's going to happen after we take over the government. We, we become responsible, then, for administrating, you know, 250 million people.
And there was no answers. No one had given any thought to economics; how are you going to clothe and feed these people.
The only thing that I could get, was that they expected that the Cubans and the North Vietnamese and Chinese and the Russians would all want to occupy different portions of the United States.
They also believed that their immediate responsibility would be to protect against what they called the counter-revolution. And they felt that this counter-revolution could best be guarded against by creating and establishing re-education centers in the southwest, where we would take all the people who needed to be re-educated into the new way of thinking and teach them… how things were going to be.
I asked, well, what's going to happen to those people that we can't re-educate; that are die-hard capitalists. And the reply was that they'd have to be eliminated. And when I pursued this further, they estimated that they would have to eliminate 25 million people in these re-education centers. And when I say eliminate, I mean kill. 25 million people.
I want you to imagine sitting in a room with 25 people, most of which have graduate degrees from Columbia and other well known educational centers, and hear them figuring out the logistics for the elimination of 25 million people.
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Also see open and Open Source .
In information technology, proprietary describes a technology or product that is owned exclusively by a single company that carefully guards knowledge about the technology or the product's inner workings. Some proprietary products can only function properly if at all when used with other products owned by the same company. An example of a proprietary product is Adobe Acrobat , whose Portable Document Format ( PDF ) files can only be read with the Acrobat Reader. Microsoft is often held up as the best example of a company that takes the proprietary approach. It should be observed that the proprietary approach is a traditional approach. Throughout history, the knowledge of how an enterprise makes its products has usually been guarded as a valuable secret and such legal devices as the patent, trademark, and copyright were invented to protect a company's intellectual property.
A prime motivation behind development of products using proprietary technology is straightforward - buyers are compelled to use other products marketed by the same company. Microsoft is often held up as the exemplary company in terms of proprietary sophistication. Nevertheless, the strongest reason in favor of using proprietary standards leads to the strongest reason against: customers may be disinclined to buy one product that limits their choice of others. The IT world is increasingly moving toward open standardization.
Criteria for open standard products include: absence of specificity to a particular vendor, wide distribution of standards, and easy and free or low-cost accessibility. One of the best known examples of an open standard product is the Linux operating system . (There are free versions of Linux and for-cost versions. The latter come with accessability to service and updating.)


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Help! My Horse is Rearing.
Rearing under saddle is an unpleasant reaction. In its extreme form, flipping over, this action can be life threatening. Understand, it is a reaction.
Before we start with a cure, let's start with a cause. If the person trying to cure the issue is the cause of the issue, we need to take away the problem before addressing the symptom.
Every time I've been asked to assist with solving a rearing problem, it has always been a rider problem, and a horse symptom. Tie downs and popping between the ears does not address the problem, but rather the symptom. If the problem continues, the tie down and popping increases the frustration which makes the symptom worse. It does not matter if the rearing is at mud holes, roads, barrels, on the track roping, or wherever….
Someday maybe I'll see a second reason, but so far it is always too much bit, and too much pull by the rider causing the horse irritation over the unfairness, to the point of frustration. Over the years I've become numb to riders telling me "I wasn't in the horse's mouth". When we humans panic, or are stressed, we don't know what we do. So if you struggle, get a horsy friend to give you some feedback. The quality of the feedback will be directly related to what you're the horsy friend knows. It won't increase with what the friend thinks they know. Pick carefully.
Almost every time, with few exceptions, within a few minutes of riding with soft hands, and dumping the harsh bit, the rearing was no longer an issue. Harsh bit is defined by the mouth of the beholder. My opinion…. Is that rearing up is the horse frustrated with what it perceives as abuse. Let's not confuse rearing with flipping over. Another opinion here…. My observations make me believe flipping over is when a horse is so frustrated by the abuse it feels no recourse but to come over backwards. Sometimes the rider causes the flip by unbalancing the horse with his weight and pull on the reins. For example a one rein stop used incorrectly can cause a horse to flip.
I never pull with two reins. Never. I never pull with a lead rope when leading either. What can a person accomplish by pulling with either? Pulling on two reins you can teach a horse to pop up his head, or if you keep at it, you can teach him to rear, or if you keep at it, you can teach him to flip over. Tie downs are useful in postponing going from popping up the head to flipping over. They certainly do not relieve the frustration that cause the behavior. But when that critical moment occurs, there won't be much rearing. Call 911.
Humans are great at teaching ill behaviors and horses are great students. If rearing has been rewarded in the past with a mistaken release your horse is only doing what the rider has taught him to do. For example, if your horse rears for the first time and the rider immediately dismounts and untacks….BINGO, the rider just rewarded his horse. Sometimes, a horse will rear and the rider drops the reins or worse falls off…GUESS WHAT? Your horse was just rewarded with a total release. Think about it, it makes sense.
So why do we see rearing at obstacles? Generally because riders get stressed and don't manage the reins or the horse appropriately, or don't know how to manage. I see riders who either don't "see" the horse starting to spin away, so they are way behind the horse's action and are trying to re-act, or just are not skilled enough to act, and must re-act. Now the horse is stressed by the obstacle, and the horse is stressed by the rider who is stressed, the natural horse reaction is – Run Away!.
So as the stressed rider now knows he/she is losing control, he/she does what comes natural and instinctual; pull the reins and squeeze the legs. Now we have a stressed horse not only getting jerked around while trying to flee this really stressful situation, but now the rider is pulling the horse's face up and telling him to move forward at the same time. If the horse can't run away, what alternative does the horse have but to rear?
Bottom line: Green horses and green riders are not a good mix. (Elizabeth's Quote: "Green and Green can Equal Black and Blue")
The Worse (my opinion) is that horses suffer. I'll apologize for offending, but not for pointing out what horses don't deserve.
Rearing is not natural for horses. Don't believe it? Go watch a herd of horses. The only time you will see rearing is when they are playing or if you should see stallions posturing and fighting. If a horse gets stressed by fear of something, he does not rear, he runs away. If the horse can't flee, it will either attack with its teeth or its feet. Rearing, and the ultimate expression of rearing, flipping over, is not a natural reaction to stress.
Years of experience has convinced me that rearing under saddle is a reaction to stress of any kind, coupled with not being allowed to move away from the stress. I don't believe it matters if the stress is fear, frustration, too much feed and stall time, or just a heavy handed rider. Rearing is a reaction to the horse's not being allowed to express itself with it's feet. (Backing, jigging, sidestepping, bouncing and a host of other equally irritating but less dangerous actions are also manifested by this attempt of a rider to bottle up the horse's feeling of need to move.) Give your horse a task with his feet and he'll know what is going to happen before it happens; rearing=work for horse. I'm not talking about namby-pamby work. C'mon folks, make your horse sweat!
A rider that understands this instinctual need to go knows better than to control it with force or pain. A horseman removes the option of rearing, by allowing the horse to move, but directing its focus (make him move his feet with a task and a purpose). A person who does not understand this and takes the "by golly the horse will stop when I say or I'll …." is merely a statistic waiting to happen. It is no different than the folks who punish a horse for spooking. Adding pain to stress does not make things less stressful for the horse, but results in more stress, more violence, and more injuries. Ground work for respect training is the solution.
As long as there are folks with horses that do not understand horse psychology, there will be rearing. Tiedowns and popping a horse between the ears does address the problem, merely the symptom. And they add more stress to an already stressed horse.
Put your horse to work. Get those feet moving. If you can't remove the stress, you can relieve it.
Smiles, Kara Hoefer


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May 2010
ProFaunas enforcement training to the East Java Police Department held on 15 February 2010 has brought good results as expected by both the organization and officials of the Department.
One of the training's main objectives was to give more information to the Department about wildlife crimes and punishments. A month later after the training held, on 13 April 2010, the District Police of Situbondo region, under the East Java Police Department, succeeded to arrest a couple who earned money from hunting the protected Javan langurs (silver-leaf monkeys) and selling the meat as meatball ingredient.
During the seizure, the police found 30 kilograms meat -estimated to come from 20 25 individuals, two rifles, and a live langur. The couple admitted that they had known what they did was against the law and they hunted the monkeys for their meat because beef and chicken were more expensive than the protected monkeys. Ironically, the couple poached the monkeys in the Baluran National Park areas and sometimes they just easily found some groups of the monkeys roaming around by the roads to searched leftovers which were recklessly thrown by passengers. ProFauna thinks that this is mainly caused by habitat loss and lack of patrol. ProFauna and the National Park have discussed the problem and are working on to solve it.
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At this moment, with the enforcement assistance provided by ProFauna, the police are still developing the cases as more people, especially the meatball sellers, are involved. According to the 1990 Wildlife Act Number 5 concerning the Conservation of the Natural Resources and Ecosystems, offenders of the wildlife crimes are liable to a maximum of five-year prison term and a maximum of five-million Indonesian Rupiah fine.


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Burlington Northern Santa Fe is one of the major railroad companies in North America. With a high starting entry level wage, it is a very competitive pool of applicants. The primary BNSF objective is to move millions of railcars accident-free. Therefore, in your behavioral assessment and interview, stress safety.
There are three position categories at Burlington Northern: 1) Track, Structure & Signals; 2) Mechanical; and 3) Train Crew. The main specific jobs include: Track Labor, Mechanical positions, Conductor Trainee and First Line Supervisors (FLS). Apply to each job and location desired. The general hiring procedure involves an online application, assessment test that determines whether you continue on to an interview, and the interview that precedes a conditional offer of employment.
Utilizing JobTestPrep's in-depth PrepPacks™ will easily give you an advantage over the other candidates applying for the BNSF Railroad position. Our comprehensive practice materials include not only the BNSF Railroad tests, but also in-depth answer keys, explanations, and study guides. Start practising today and excel in your BNSF Railroad tests tomorrow!
Login to GATE Testing System to take the standardized GATE assessment test. This exam is strictly timed. The more you work on sample BNSF pre-employment test questions, the more you will increase your speed and accuracy.
The BNSF Conductor Trainee test and Track Labor assessment both involve reading comprehension, basic math skills and a personality assessment . After you become a Conductor, you are presented with the option of taking the BNSF First Line Supervisor (FLS) assessment. The BNSF FLS assessment includes questions involving situational judgment and items concerning your personal work and life experiences in addition to math, English and behavioral test components.
Applicants for mechanical positions will find a mechanical aptitude test along with English grammar, math skills and personality testing.
Reading Comprehension - You can expect to encounter a basic reading comprehension and English test. The format is multiple choice. Communication is a significant element of railroad jobs, so basic grammar is important. The emphasis here is on the word "basic."
Expect short paragraphs, each followed by questions requiring recall of information, analysis, problem solving and conclusions based solely on the information contained in the paragraph.
Basic Math Skills – Expect word problems, fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Taking some practice tests with sample BNSF aptitude test questions will re-acquaint you with the math logic contained in word problems and fundamental mathematical functions.
Personality Assessment – This portion of the BNSF pre-employment test is formatted with a five-point agreement scale, from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." The company is looking for strength of character and the confidence needed to make daily work judgments. Therefore, make sure that your answers contain the word "strongly." Keep in mind that working on practice tests with Q & A analysis will provide an understanding of the focus behind behavioral questions and the rationale for expected answers.
Exam preparation is always essential if you hope to do your best. The BNSF Railway pre-employment test is no exception. Practicing on sample tests, reviewing an analysis of questions and answers, reading through a BNSF study guide and learning helpful exam strategies all contribute to a successful testing experience. JobTestPrep provides all of the tools needed to get you into the next phase of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway hiring process on your way toward a job.
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Here's a quick list of simple budgeting tips from finance guru Dave Ramsey that you can start doing today to help you save money and stay on top of your family finances.
11 Dave Ramsey budgeting tips for saving money
Dave Ramsey is an absolute finance guru in the US.
He's a finance expert and successful businessman who has built up a massive following based on his brilliant financial tips.
Financial tips that have helped changes many people's lives.
Changed their lives by helping them get out of debt, stay out of debt and better still, find a way to be financially free.
What is financial freedom?
Financial freedom means that you are in control of your finances to a point where you can make choices in your life without being overly stressed about the financial impact because you are prepared.
It isn't about get rich quick schemes.
Plus it also doesn't mean that you are free of all the responsibility of managing your money.
In fact, the focus is firmly on managing your money well.
Being in complete control of your finances.
Which takes time, especially if you've never felt in control of them before.
But the effort of learning to be in control of your money is SO WORTHWHILE.
Get started with some simple tips to help you towards financial freedom
Here are some simple tips to help you get started working towards financial freedom for you and your family.
There's a well-known saying in the UK…
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
These tips are very much in line with this saying.
11 Dave Ramsey budgeting tips for saving money
1. Pay off your credit card balance in full every month
We use our joint credit card for most of our daily purchases.
Using one main card is convenient, keeps the monthly bank neat and we get cash-back.
But one thing we do RELIGIOUSLY is pay off the total bill each month IN FULL.
Of course you have to be able to pay the bill off in full each month, which involves setting yourself a budget and being mindful of how far you are through that budget during the month.
If you really can't get into the swing of paying off your credit card in full each month, it's time to cut that card up and use cash instead!
2. Stop eating out
Eating out is expensive compared to eating at home, even when it's a meal-deal or special offer meal.
And especially when you've got a whole family to pay for.
So stop doing it.
Save eating out for super special occasions.
Meal planning is a great way to make meals at home more interesting – and it's also a great way to save money on those meals too.
Read my post on how to get started with meal planning and give it a go.
3. Plan a budget for grocery trips
What's the first rule of grocery shopping?!
Don't shop on an empty stomach!!
What's the second rule?
Set yourself a budget and stick to it.
I find the best way to do this is to do your grocery shopping online.
I have been happily using Ocado for the last nine years.
It's so much easier to swap around what's in your trolley and check for offers online.
You can also easily see what your total is and remove stuff or change stuff in your basket accordingly.
I've got a whole post on ways to save money on your grocery shop, have a read and get saving: How to cut down your grocery bill.
4. Start couponing, but do it the smart way
The key to make real savings with coupons is to only use coupons for products you already buy.
Much like the sales, if you go off-piste and buy stuff just because it's cheap, you are essentially wasting money rather than saving it.
There's a great post on Money Saving Expert about how to get started with extreme couponing.
5. Say farewell to cable and satellite
There are SO many ways to watch TV that are free or involve small monthly payments that you really don't need to be spending tens of pounds on big name cable and satellite subscriptions anymore.
We have Freeview, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in our household.
Amazon Prime Video is bundled in as part of Amazon Prime, which includes free next day deliveries, which we make a LOT of use of, so it doesn't even feel like we're paying for the video bit.
We buy Now TV subscriptions by the month as and when the latest Modern Family season comes out.
6. Ditch your barista
Have you ever added up how much that 'little' daily treat is costing you over the course of a year?
Buying a coffee every day is like cutting a whole in your pocket and letting your money slowly fall out of it.
Really can't get by without a morning coffee?
Consider buying a reusable coffee cup and making yourself a cup to take with you every morning instead.
Ok there's the extra outlay to buy the cup, but you can offset the cost agains the savings you'll make.
7. Learn to say 'no' to yourself and others
No can be one of the hardest words to say.
But it is a powerful word and if you use it well it will help you set boundaries and, as a bonus, save you money.
It can be so easy to give in to temptation and end up spending money unnecessarily.
I can let you into a secret… using the word 'no' can become quite addictive once you've got used to using it to stop yourself spending money.
Seeing the savings mount up is also quite addictive!
8. Involve your kids in budgeting
This is a great tip to follow on from 'no'!!
As parents in can be incredibly hard to say no to our children.
So introduce your kids to the concept of budgeting and staying within a budget as soon as they are old enough to grasp the concept.
Not only will it help you all as a family to save money, you are teaching them a valuable life skill.
9. Unsubscribe from emails with special offers
This also ties into the 'no' tip from above.
Email marketing is designed to get us to spend money.
The email may have a code that saves you money off a purchase.
But ultimately, you are making a purchase, so you are spending money.
Free yourself from temptation by unsubscribing from newsletters from your favourite brands and stores.
Only sign up for a newsletter when you've already decided to make a purchase and signing up will give you a discount then and there.
Once you've used the discount, unsubscribe.
Harsh, but it works!
10. Stop upgrading your mobile phone
Get out of the mindset of always needing to have a mobile with the very latest tech on it.
Do what I do and go for a SIM only deal, then only upgrade your mobile when it's on its last legs.
When you do need a new mobile, go for one that's slightly out of date, rather than the very latest, it'll be SO much cheaper.
11. Build an emergency fund
We put a certain amount into the fund each year to cover us for unforeseen bills, like leaky roof fixes or vet bills.
It's like having our own insurance policy.
The bonus being that if we don't make many claims, the fund just grows.
It's so much better to have the money set aside than to have to resort to using credit or taking a loan with big interest attached.
So there you have it, 11 really simple budgeting tips that will help you and your family to save money each month.
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The theme for today is Tough Decisions!
And the winners are…
Thanks everyone who came to 2016 Winter Game Jam!
Click on the pictures to download them!
Wingtome – Sean Gosiaco, Melody Tao, Erica Nguyen, Linh Quan
A Hero's Burden – Ryan Young, Sravya Divakarla, Irving Chang, Sam Lee
DoYouWannaBe – Estelle Jin, Michael Lee
Not Jenga – Conrad Fay, Sharrie Chen, Daniel Schlesinger, Daniel Lin
The Bread Thief – Arthur Palomo, Viviana Rosas, Claudia Chen, Katrina Torres
What is a Game Jam?
A Game Jam is a competition where you make the best game in a limited time (12 hours in our case). At the end of the day, we play & vote for the top 3 teams who will win prizes, and all games are showcased here!
You don't need to know how to make a game at all to join. Fact: One of the beginners team won last game jam, who had ZERO experience when they sat down. You can learn on spot and make a fantastic game!
The theme of the game will be announced right before it starts, and you will take 5 minutes to come up with ideas. Then, you'll share them with others and decide which one you want – and join their team. If you don't like anyone's ideas, you can work solo, which is no problem at all. Some experienced people will be around to help out. Try to have a vary of jobs in your team (programmer, artist, musician, etc).
1-4 people per team
Each winner gets $5 Safeway Giftcard
3 categories to win (Aesthetics, Innovation, People's Choice)
No limit on genre or creativity
Cannot use assets you've made previously
Can use anything you find on google or stores that are free; have to credit each source.
The event is entirely free, or you can pay $5 for lots of snacks + dinner (pizza).
Please sign up: here
Location & Dates:
Jan 16, 11am-11pm
Kemper Hall 1127 & 1131
Don't hesitate to ask us questions on our facebook group!


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Any Canadian poker player that has spent time in other card rooms, particularly those in the United States, can attest to the stark difference in dealer quality based on the gratuity system enforced by the card room.
In the OLG casinos in Ontario, dealers in general (with a few exceptions) are notoriously bad. Speed and competency are severely lacking, and at a casino like Casino Niagara where they charge players a $6 per half-hour fee for playing, dealer speed and competence play an important role if a player wants to be a long term winner at the game.
Contrast this with dealers on the other side of the border. Relatively speaking they are at least twice as fast and are more focused on keeping the game running smooth than their Canadian counterparts.
The reason is quite simple: most cardrooms in Ontario and Canada, under crown corporation ownership, have instituted a 100% socialist policy on gratuities, whereas in most cardrooms in the U.S., dealers keep the gratuities they have earned individually. In other words, in a casino like Casino Niagara, all tips are pooled together and at the end of the night, they are divided equally amongst all dealers.
Therefore, like communism and socialism, the incentive to excel and put in maximum effort is all but gone. Why put in any additional effort to deal faster if the net benefit to yourself is an additional penny per hour? You soon realize that the law of averages will severely punish the competent and reward the incompetent (or intentionally lazy). At the expense of those that put in more effort, those that put in less effort will see more gratuity at the end of the day than what they actually contributed to the group pot. By game theory, the net result for the entire group in this system is far from optimal: since the personal benefit is almost inversely proportional with effort, there will be less effort collectively.
With a capitalist gratuity system, all dealers benefit. Yes, it is true that really fast and competent dealers will receive more gratuity than their slower counterparts, but by having all dealers recognize their maximum potential because they are proportionately rewarded for their level of skill, speed and competency are maximized, customer satisfaction is maximized, and more players responsible for tipping the dealers will come flocking to that cardroom more often due to the higher quality. Players will be more generous as more hands are dealt per hour, more substantial pots are awarded and a higher rate of tips are dispensed.
This increases the demand for more dealers, even dealers that lie closer to the bottom of the bell curve. Since there is a steady personal incentive to improve at dealing, all dealers collectively rise in competency and speed which results in a progressive compounding of net gratuities among the group as a whole. Everybody benefits, from the dealers to the players, and everyone in between (wait staff, pit bosses and managers).
Is it any wonder why that Casino Niagara and many other Canadian card rooms are rated so low, gouging players with high rakes, low comps, and terrible dealers? A short hop across the border to Seneca Casino and you'll have lower rake, better comps and dealers so fast you may as well be playing online.
Systems that redistribute over a collective base become increasingly ineffective as the size of the base grows. Canadian poker rooms are a microcosm of what happens when you spread socialist policy to a base too large, removing all individual incentive to put in effort or improve unless it is by government force, typically threats of death, imprisonment or destitution. As the size of the collective grows, at some point individuals no longer feel they are contributing to a team, but rather feel that they are cogs in a machine with zero incentive to improve. When the collective base of a socialist or communist regime is as big as an entire nation, then it is easy to foresee the future plight of that nation's economy.
When you scale back big government so that capitalism can operate at an individual or small community level, you optimize the incentive for smaller teams to put in maximum effort, resulting in a natural growth of all individuals, communities, and eventually the entire nation.
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Northwest Indian College To Offer First Bachelor's Degree; Thanks To New Laboratory
A new laboratory space at Northwest Indian College (NWIC) will allow students to obtain four-year degrees without leaving their communities.
The laboratory classroom, which was funded by a $353,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, is in the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's House of Knowledge and Education Center, in Kingston, Washington.
"The new lab will be great for me because I will not have to leave my community to continue on to achieve my Bachelor of Science degree in Native Environmental Science," said Shyia Fulton, a first-year student and NWIC employee. "I have three young children and it would be difficult for me to take classes out of town."
Gina Corpuz, instructional manager at the Port Gamble S'Klallam site, said in a release that the Native Environmental Science major is important at NWIC because the tribe members were the original stewards of Gamble Bay, which is at the north end of the Kitsap Peninsula.
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"Everything that impacts their water, forests and land, changes the quality of life for their tribal community and all forms of life dependent on clean air and water," she said. "NWIC students who choose Native Environmental Science as their program of study are also choosing to be part of the solution to the global environmental crisis."
And according to Joel Green, NWIC's science director, there's a reason that Native Environmental Science is the first bachelor's degree offered at the college.
"It is a high priority for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and other Pacific Northwest tribes to have tribal members with both traditional cultural knowledge and values and also the scientific knowledge and skills to be able to serve their tribes as fisheries biologists, water quality specialists, and other environmental scientists," Green said in a release.
But students won't be the only beneficiaries of the new lab, Corpuz said tribal Natural Resources and Fisheries employees and fisherman looking to expand their skill sets will also be able to use the space.


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We share relevant third party stories on our website. This release was written and issued by Wild Water Group.
Calon Wen, Wales' leading supplier of Organic Dairy Products, have announced their first export shipment of products to a distributor in Doha, Qatar, and have selected Wild Water Group to provide an end-to-end chilled product storage and distribution solution, using the company's integrated supply chain across their warehousing, co-packing and transport subsidiaries.
The service includes the freight forwarding provision through Wild Water Group's alliance with global freight logistics specialists, GAC Group, who have been active in the Middle East for over 60 years and subsequently developed longstanding relationships with major airlines, such as Qatar Air.
Calon Wen, who's co-operative group now consists of 20 organic dairy farmers and who supply leading supermarkets such as Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose, are already familiar with international trade, having started exporting to Asia and other Middle Eastern countries two years ago.
Stuart McNally, Sales and Business Development Manager at Calon Wen says, "Although we are already well positioned in other Middle Eastern countries, Qatar is a completely new distribution channel for us. Our market research, however, has identified double-digit demand potential for organic products and therefore we are very excited at the future prospects.
"We are dealing with temperature sensitive products," he adds, "and therefore it is imperative that, for example, our organic butter is not warmed up at any point along the supply chain. It needs to be kept at a constant temperature for the entire journey - from our production facilities around Wales to our distributors premises in Doha.
"We believe that Wild Water Group's growing local infrastructure and bespoke cold storage capabilities, combined with GAC Groups specialist global freight forwarding and logistics expertise, particularly within the Middle East, were the right criteria for selection. We were looking for a 'one stop shop' and are now confident that both companies will collectively accommodate Calon Wen products to their final destination point in Doha."
Ken Rattenbury, Managing Director of Wild Water Group said, "Having the much loved Welsh brand, Calon Wen, as our first food consolidation export order to Doha is really special. This project highlights the true value on offer for our export customers, which is our alliance with GAC Group and their longstanding relationships with major airlines and shipping carriers.
"Wild Water Group can now offer customers a global end-to-end cold chain service, as well as offer the opportunity to link up with other cold store operators around the world and to try and negotiate reciprocal trade agreements. We wish Calon Wen the best of luck with their new export venture."
Wild Water Group and GAC Group will be profiling their turnkey export solution to attendees at the Taste Wales event at the Celtic Manor on the 20th and 21st March 2019.


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Big game. Big crowd. And big loss for Red Wings.
- Chiefs use two homers to power past Wings
- Wings starter Johnson gives up six runs in 6 2/3 innings
- Rochester falls 5 back of IL North leaders
In their biggest game of the season and before a sellout crowd, the Red Wings were beaten two ways Friday night. By the long ball and by the bunt.]
Syracuse used homers from Jeff Kobernus and Brandon Laird to roll 6-4 before 11,215 at Frontier Field, putting a dent in Rochester's hopes of winning the International League North. An ill-fated suicide squeeze in the fourth cut short the Wings' chance to pad their lead.
The Chiefs lead Pawtucket by two games and the Wings by five with 17 days left in the season. Syracuse and Rochester meet the next three days, and still have four games in Syracuse.
"We can still win the series," Wings manager Gene Glynn said in a quiet clubhouse. "But this was a tough one."
Pawtucket lost to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, keeping Rochester within three games of the wild card leaders.
Johnson has been one of the IL's top pitchers this season and won the league's ERA title last year. But he had allowed 12 runs (eight earned) over his previous two starts and didn't make it out of the fourth either time.
He wasn't on his game Friday, either, allowing six runs in 6 2/3 innings. The left-hander gave up a single to Emmanuel Burris leading off the game, and Jeff Kobernus followed with a homer to left. Another run scored on Jhonatan Solano's fielder's choice.
The Wings scored a run in the second on Pedro Florimon's two-out triple, then exploded for three in the third when Josmil Pinto hit a two-run homer to center, and Chris Colabello followed with a solo shot. Colabello has five homers in his past 10 games at Frontier.
The Wings had men at the corners and one out in the fourth. But Doug Bernier laid down a safety squeeze — the third baseman did it on his own — and pitcher A.J. Cole shoveled it to Solano to nail Florimon at home. Beresford then flied out to end the inning.
"I wanted to keep the momentum going," said Bernier, one of the IL's top bunters. "If I put it in the right spot, (Florimon) could have walked home."
Glynn said the play "is part of our game. We've had success with it."
But he also admitted, it changed the momentum of the game.
The Chiefs scored three runs the next inning off Johnson, including a two-run homer from Laird on a 1-2 pitch.
"That was a difference maker," Glynn said.
The Wings put only two runners in scoring position the final five innings. They will receive right-hander Yohan Pino from the Twins. He was sent down to make room for Ricky Nolaso but is expected to start against Detroit next Saturday.
Game Night
Matchup: Red Wings vs. Syracuse Chiefs, Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
When/where: 7:05 Saturday night at Frontier Field. Gates open at 6.
TV/radio: Time Warner Cable Channel 26, WHTK-AM (1280).
Starting pitchers: Red Wings LHP Logan Darnell (6-5, 3.30 ERA) vs. Chiefs RHP Taylor Hill (10-6, 2.94).
Tickets: $12, $10.50 and $8. Call (585) 423-9464.


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James Chin. The AIDS Pandemic: The Collision of Epidemiology with Political Correctness. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing, 2007. xix + 311 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 978-1-84619-118-3.
Reviewed by Robert Van Howe (School of Human Medicine, Michigan State University)
Published on H-Histsex (November, 2007)
Dispelling Some of the AIDS Myths
A few months ago, I was invited to be a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control on the issue of HIV control in the United States. In a breakout discussion group, I pointed out that the epidemic was different in Africa because of the different sexual mixing pattern there. Another consultant, an infectious disease specialist, blew off my remarks by saying we have the same mixing patterns in the United States. This is precisely why James Chin needed to publish The AIDS Pandemic.
Chin is a seasoned and extremely well-qualified epidemiologist who was immersed in the AIDS epidemic at its genesis while at the California State Bureau of Communicable Disease Control in 1981. As the AIDS epidemic unfolded, it opened a new chapter in his career and a role in the initial efforts to understand and control the spread of HIV. His analysis of the AIDS epidemic in various theaters around the world is dead-on; however, he is at odds with the view of the epidemic propagated by various AIDS advocacy groups, such as UNAIDS. His expertise, together with his dissent from the hyperbole spun by so many interested (politically correct) agencies, make this book required reading for anyone interested in the AIDS epidemic.
The book is based on four basic theses that Chin supports and defends. The first thesis is that "[E]pidemic HIV transmission requires human behaviors that involve having unprotected sex with multiple and concurrent sex partners and/or routinely sharing needles and syringes with other injecting drug users." Based on HIV transmission dynamics, HIV epidemics cannot occur in populations where high-risk patterns and the highest prevalence of such risk behaviors are not present. Consequently, heterosexual risk behaviors in most populations outside of sub-Saharan Africa are not sufficient to sustain significant epidemic HIV transmission. The heterosexual epidemic is sustained in sub-Saharan Africa because of the high sex partner exchange rate within a large open sex network. Using straightforward, simple epidemiological principles, Chin demonstrates that if sexually active persons have many different sex partners over a lifetime, but only one at a time for months or years, it is difficult for HIV to spread rapidly through sexual intercourse within that sexual network. When multiple sex partners are concurrent, however, HIV and any other sexually transmitted infection can spread rapidly and extensively through a sexual network.[1] It is on the basis of this thesis that Chin has accurately predicted the failure of heterosexual epidemics to occur outside of sub-Saharan Africa, despite predictions by such organizations as UNAIDS of imminent heterosexual epidemics in Asia and heterosexual epidemics sprouting from regular sexual partners of infected intravenous drug users.
His second main point is that the potential for HIV to spread into the general population is a "glorious" myth and an exaggeration perpetuated by UNAIDS, AIDS program advocates, and activists. The motivation of these organizations is partly to avoid further stigmatization of persons with the highest levels of HIV-risk behaviors, such as men having sex with men, intravenous drug users, sex workers, and their clients.[2] The prevailing UNAIDS paradigm is that HIV causes AIDS and that, without effective prevention programs, it is only a matter of time before heterosexual HIV epidemics erupt in almost any population with currently low HIV infection rates. The picture is further muddied by those who believe that AIDS is not caused by HIV, but rather by poverty, discrimination, and lack of access to healthcare. Chin easily eviscerates the UNAIDS position by using calculations that support the first thesis. He also shows other myths about HIV/AIDS to be fallacious by examining the data (demonstrating, for example, that HIV rates in sub-Saharan Africa are higher among the more affluent, thus undermining the poverty-as-cause-of-AIDS myth), or by showing that myth evolved from the failure to properly understand the manner in which HIV is spread and how AIDS manifests itself over time. He does admit that poverty, discrimination, and lack of access to healthcare interfere with the timely diagnosis and treatment of HIV, but they do not contribute to its transmission.
In his third thesis, Chin argues that most HIV/AIDS estimates and projections made or accepted by UNAIDS are gross overestimates. The problem with estimating the incidence and prevalence of HIV and AIDS is that good data are not available. Consequently, those making the estimates have to do the best they can. Chin reports that when he was involved in making estimates, the estimates were conservative and defendable. Since his departure, however, the estimates have been as much as 50 percent too high. As more accurate data became available, he has been vindicated. The other problem with these inaccurate estimates is that they have been used in models designed to calculate the future trajectory of the epidemic. A model is only as accurate as its assumptions, and many of the predictive models have yielded wildly inaccurate predictions. Fortunately, the author provides more accurate estimates and predictions based on sound epidemiological principles. Chin also hints at the dark side of overestimating. With a greater number of HIV cases, it paints the epidemic as more dire, thus allowing UNAIDS and other AIDS advocacy groups to solicit more funds, thus facilitating increasingly self-serving research and barrow pushing. Likewise, when it becomes evident that the situation is better than previously estimated, these same organizations are likely to take credit for the improvement.
Finally, he shows that the annual global HIV incidence peaked almost one decade ago. This is good news, and Chin has the numbers to support his position. It means the worst is over, but we are not out of the woods yet. Several things need to be done. Chin believes that the major focus on preventing "generalized" HIV epidemics is a waste of resources that would be better focused on persons with the highest HIV-risk behaviors, even if this means stigmatizing them. This would also include focusing on HIV-negative partners of persons known to be HIV positive. Although the spread of HIV to faithful sex partners of HIV-positive persons is tragic, it is "non-epidemic" spread. While this form of transmission will continue despite public health efforts, it will not lead to new epidemics. Chin particularly notes that condom use has been highly effective in Uganda and among female sex workers in Thailand; however, several faith-based organizations and the present U.S. administration, while well meaning, have adopted a moralistic approach that interferes with the effort to increase condom use.[3]
The AIDS epidemic will end only when there is a change from high-risk behaviors. Unfortunately, public health efforts have not been very successful at affecting behavior (as noted by the obesity epidemic in the United States). Chin rightly believes that we need to bring the behavioral scientist to not only measure behaviors, but also to find ways of encouraging us to change behaviors.[4]
HIV must also be put into perspective. Chin states that more attention should be paid to measles, whooping cough, and tetanus, as these easily preventable diseases still kill millions of children each year. His hope is that lessons learned from the AIDS epidemics will provide the beginning of true global health programs.
There are several pearls buried within the text. I learned that UNAIDS declared itself an advocacy agency and not a scientific or technical agency. This designation has provided me with a new understanding of their actions. The recounting of the author's career was interesting without being self-indulgent or distracting. I appreciated his candor when recounting his frustration with the barriers he encountered when trying to get his views, accurate as they are, published in medical literature. His straightforward style is refreshing and educational.
This book can be appreciated by anyone interested in HIV infections. Chin explains well the epidemiological principles and calculations such that someone without a background in epidemiology can understand his arguments. The book should be read by his critics, as many of them obviously are ignoring or ignorant of simple epidemiologic principles. The level of hostility Chin has received from his critics appears to be a result of Chin landing a direct blow. I hope that the publication of this book will refocus their efforts on the epidemic in a more useful direction.
There are a few aspects of the book that are less satisfactory. First, the major theses are repeated too frequently. Chin developed the book from a university course and states that it took half a term for his students to buy into what he was saying. By the end of the book the message was being hammered a little too hard. Second, the number of abbreviations (a three-page glossary) was excessive. In the second edition, it would be wise to drop the glossary and spell out the abbreviations throughout the text. Third, Chin buys into the circumcision-is-protective-against-AIDS propaganda without a careful examination of the issue. Given his position on where efforts should be directed, I cannot believe that he would endorse circumcision in low-risk populations. And, even for high-risk populations, I expect that he would want a well-reasoned, ethically aware and thoroughly researched comparison of the relative strengths, weaknesses, and costs of competing interventions.[5] Finally (a verbal quibble), Chin uses parameters where factor or variable would be the proper usage.
All in all, The AIDS Pandemic is an essential text for those who wish for a better perspective on the issue than that provided by sensationalist media and self-interested lobby groups. I hope someone has provided my infectious disease colleague with a copy.
[1]. These points are also made forcefully in Philip Setel, A Plague of Paradoxes: AIDS, Culture and Demography in Northern Tanzania (Chicago and London: Chicago University Press, 1999).
[2]. The importance of prostitution, both formal and informal, in the spread of AIDS has been emphasized by John Talbott, "Size Matters: The Number of Prostitutes and the Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic," PLoS ONE, no. 6 (June 2007); online at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0000543.
[3]. The ineffectiveness of moralistic approaches (including circumcision) in controlling syphilis in the late nineteenth century has been emphasized in Robert Darby, "Where Doctors Differ: The Debate on Circumcision as a Protection against Syphilis, 1855-1914," Social History of Medicine 16 (Spring 2003): 57-78; and Robert Darby, A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005): chap. 12.
[4]. The very successful AIDS prevention program adopted by Australia in the late 1980s is a model of what can be achieved. See the discussion broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2107613.htm. See also "HIV 'Supervirus' is a Warning to All," Sydney Morning Herald, February 17, 2005: "'Australia must continue to shun a US-led holy war against AIDS,' writes Bill Bowtell, a former senior adviser to the Australian health minister (1984-87), former national president of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations and the principal architect of Australia's very successful response to HIV/AIDS." Available at http://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinion/HIV-supervirus-is-a-warning-to-all/2005/0 2/16/1108500157385.html.
[5]. For a South African critique of the World Health Organization position, see A. and J. Myers, "Male Circumcision--The New Hope?," South Africa Medical Journal 97, no. 5 (May 2007): 338-341.
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While Robert Zemeckis was busy playing in his uncanny valley of The Polar Express, Beowulf, and A Christmas Story (the animated Jim Carrey one) — all abominations btw — he made a stumbling return to live-action with the Denzel Washington starring Flight, the most shallow and transparent Best Picture nominee since A Beautiful Mind — at least Flight didn't win. So I had my reservations when he announced that he'd be adapting a film of Philippe Petit's autobiographical To Reach the Clouds that chronicled his dream of walking a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
The other reason to give pause to this is the fact that a documentary about Petit's shenanigans (Man On Wire) was released a mere seven years ago. Let alone that the release of the film's first trailer made it seem like a complete retread. The good news is, Zemeckis has kept the same structure as Man on Wire's director James Marsh, with The Walk having the feel of a heist movie. While it also feels somewhat like an origin story, it's certainly fitting considering Petit's larger than life aspirations. The fact that he not only pulls off the stunt just makes it even more audacious. And the same can be said of Zemeckis himself, this is the best film he's made in 15 years.
The story has been condensed, but the thrill remains the same. We meet Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) standing on the torch of the Statue of Liberty. Here, he introduces himself and we're whisked away to 1973 where he's essentially a street rat. Performing in the streets for spare change as a juggler, he meets Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley) whom he convinces to teach him his secrets of tightrope walking. In the streets he meets fellow street performer Annie (Charlotte Le Bon) whom he convinces to join him on his quest to walk between the Twin Towers. Along with two other accomplices — Jean-Louis (Clément Sibony) and Jeff (César Domboy) — they're off to New York City to attempt a feat the world will never see again.
All the Zemeckis trademarks are found in The Walk. Gee-whiz technological achievements. Characters you care about. An Alan Silvestri score. Yes, Zemeckis is back in full force. Word on the street is that people are throwing up all over the country in screenings and that's something that should come as a badge of honor. The man hasn't made a watchable film since Castaway, and now is able to turn around and make you lose your lunch is quite a statement. I may not be terrified of heights, but there are endless moments that would make the most daring filmgoer feel butterflies in their stomach. Terrifying is one word. Fantastic is another.
It's incredibly crowd-pleasing with everyone in the cast playing their part to the hilt. Some snickered at what sounds like a ridiculous accent coming out of JGL's mouth, but anyone who's seen the documentary knows that's exactly how Petit sounds. It's too bad he wasn't brought in to narrate the film, it could have made it just a little bit better. As it stands, The Walk is another beautifully crafted, if stomach rolling, notch on Zemeckis's belt. It may not be his best movie, but it's still one of the year's best. And with it opening in IMAX 3D theaters today — a week and a half before it expands nationwide — it's the only way to see it. The Walk is one you won't want to miss!