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Growing Old Gracefully
Recent Advances in Treatment Mean People With HIV Are Not Only Living Better, They're Living Longer. Here's How to Cope With the New Reality
For a person diagnosed with HIV in the 1980s, celebrating a 60th birthday in 2007 is something of a miracle. Before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) even optimistic estimates of life expectancy didn't exceed 10 years. But times have changed and living well into old age is now a likelihood for people living with HIV. This, of course, has its own ramifications.
Being infected with HIV is no longer a death sentence. For most, it's now a matter of living with a chronic disease, getting older and preparing for retirement -- something that for HIV-negative people usually evokes thoughts of a well-earned rest after many years of work. Along with that comes the freedom to choose new activities (such as sports, hobbies, travel) or to spend time with family and friends. In short, it's about embarking on a new stage of life replete with pleasure and leisure. But is it realistic for people with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) to dream about a happy retirement?
Is It AIDS or Aging?
It would be a mistake to think that everything is rosy for aging PHAs, even if their health is relatively good, at least in terms of HIV infection (undetectable viral load and stable CD4 count). Aging comes with its own health concerns, which tend to pile up more often for PHAs than for the general population: heart issues, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, lung disease, cancer, kidney failure, diabetes and more.
Take Danièle B, now 59. After beginning antiretroviral treatment at age 50 during the throes of menopause, she suffered four bone fractures in six months. The question immediately arose: Were these problems the result of HIV itself, were they drug side effects or were they simply part of the normal aging process? There is no easy answer. However, we do know that PHAs who took the first antivirals in the early days of HAART -- with their high toxicity and nasty side effects -- are now experiencing earlier onset of many symptoms generally associated with aging.
When your fatigue worsens and your quality of life shrinks, it is normal to wonder if all the medication you've been taking for years has contributed to your liver, kidney and heart problems. While it may be difficult to track precisely the side effects of long-term treatment for HIV/AIDS, one must consider the role played by HIV and anti-HIV drugs given the accelerated aging of the patients who have been taking antivirals since they were first made available.
Dr. Roger LeBlanc, who works in the Immunodeficiency Unit of the Montreal Chest Institute, explains that the body's cells are constantly being bombarded by both HIV and anti-HIV drugs. In response to this assault, the cells reproduce more quickly and attempt to draw on their reserves. However, because these reserves are limited, the system becomes exhausted more quickly and the body begins to age prematurely. So, whether it shows in your skin, joints or organs, the physical aging of the body can be accelerated by 10 years because of HIV.
Healthy Is as Healthy Does
Thankfully, there are possibilities for countering at least some of that acceleration. According to nutritionist Michèle Cossette of the CLSC des Faubourgs, a Montreal health clinic whose clientele consists primarily of PHAs, virtually everyone experiences a metabolic slowdown after age 50 (slower blood circulation, more sluggish pancreatic, liver and intestinal functions). As a result, nutrients aren't absorbed as well and toxins are eliminated less efficiently. How profound these changes are really depends on individual lifestyle.
During the early years of the epidemic, people didn't live long enough for their lifestyle to become a concern -- the focus was solely on surviving HIV. We now know that the risks associated with alcohol, tobacco, drugs and poor nutrition have a huge impact on one's health. Just as in the general population, for PHAs the personal realities of aging depend a great deal on lifestyle. In fact, lifestyle plays a more important role in aging PHAs than we thought a few years ago. And the older we get, the more crucial that role becomes.
A person's genetic makeup also has a major impact on his or her health. Even when HIV is well controlled, deaths among PHAs due to cancer, heart attacks and cardiovascular disease continue to occur at higher rates. "People are no longer dying from HIV but from complications related to their lifestyle and genetic background," says LeBlanc.
"Of course, HIV has its effects, as does the medication, but to what degree remains unclear," says nutritionist Cossette. "A person's genetic baggage has to be considered as well, so it is very difficult to ascertain which of these different factors determine outcome."
In one large study conducted in Denmark researchers showed that the incidence of HAART-related cardiovascular disease decreased considerably when other risk factors, such as smoking, alcohol use and obesity, were eliminated.
LeBlanc stresses that physicians must change their attitude toward their patients: "Instead of commiserating with them about their condition, we should urge them to adopt a healthy lifestyle as soon as possible. Obviously, patients have to do their part because they are responsible for staying healthy. Doctors and antiretrovirals cannot do everything. It's no longer enough to rely on your doctor. Patients have to change their lifestyle now." He also recommends that PHAs be monitored like any other patient, with regular blood-pressure tests, weight control measures and blood work to check cholesterol and lipid levels. An infectious diseases specialist is no longer enough -- older PHAs need a general practitioner and basic primary care as well. Psychologist Joanne Cyr from the Immunodeficiency Clinic at the Montreal Chest Institute has even proposed to her colleagues that a gerontologist join their team.
Exercising Your Brain
If the physical aging of the body can be accelerated by 10 years because of HIV, the same appears to be true of "cognitive aging," says Cyr, whose ethnically diverse body of clients at the HIV clinic includes men and women aged from 18 to 72. Work needs to be done by PHAs on this front as well. Ed on the West Coast is a good example. He is 65 and, suffering from short-term memory loss, he realized he needed to take on a range of mental activities or exercises to guard against further decline. As a result, he does volunteer counselling work in his Vancouver Island community despite the fatigue that sometimes prevents him from being active.
For Ed and many others like him, staying engaged and informed about new developments and clinical trials can accomplish two things at once. It helps keep the mind limber and at the same time it is important for PHAs needing to stay on top of their condition and medical care, especially those who have experienced treatment failure. It is all a question of finding something that will motivate you: For 62-year-old Lynn, from Nova Scotia, the need for intellectual stimulation and engagement prompted her to join the Community Advisory Committee of the Canadian HIV Trials Network.
Despite good intentions, however, some people understandably do experience a kind of lethargy. It's not easy to remain energetic and committed after years of regular appointments, blood tests and pill popping, especially when day-to-day issues (concerns about the future, money and loneliness) can play such prominent roles.
Fiscal Fitness
Turning 65 and facing retirement obviously presents big challenges for everyone, but most Canadians are assured of a decent lifestyle thanks to their pension or savings, and many have the means to realize some of their dreams. However, for those who were forced to stop working at a young age as a result of becoming positive and had to manage without benefit of a private pension, with only meagre disability benefits to rely on, survival and poverty walk hand in hand. Still, a certain outlook can help even with that. Although it's a safe bet that 52-year-old Danièle L. of Quebec is not going on crazy spending sprees on her $850 monthly income, she insists that she is not poor: "I pay my bills and go out for dinner from time to time with friends."
The two questions regarding aging that Joanne Cyr hears most often from her patients are: "What will happen to me financially?" and "Who will be there to help me?" Indeed, for many PHAs, their financial situation remains complicated and even precarious. The little bit of money people had managed to put aside before getting sick has been spent. Why save money or invest in RRSPs, the thinking used to be, when you were expected to survive only a few years. Many who once were simply not rich have now become downright poor. "At first I could deal with the lack of money because my health was such a huge concern," says Brian, 60 and living in Ontario. "But 18 years later, money has become a bigger issue. With inflation and little or no increase in disability benefits, it's actually worse. You don't get used to it."
What's more, depending on where they live, some people's retirement income may be lower than their disability benefits. Ed, from British Columbia, saw his monthly income shrink by several hundred dollars as a result of the mandatory switch to retirement benefits from the federal government. Some benefits such as dental may even be cut. And when it comes to drug coverage, people really have to understand the system. "You have to pay attention to pension-related issues because those things are complicated," says Brian. "If you get sick or have emotional and psychological problems, it's easy to let things slide. Then big problems follow."
In situations like this, every dollar counts and access to affordable housing is vital. Lynn, for whom "finances have been a big, big worry," hopes to move to a subsidized residence for seniors soon. As for Brian and Ed, they consider themselves lucky to live in subsidized co-op apartments where their rents account for about 30 percent of their net income -- a bargain in today's inflated urban housing market.
"The economic reality affects everything," says Brian. Obviously, having less money means fewer social activities, and even buying clothes is kept to a minimum. "There's a constant pressure. You have less to spend so there's less money for entertainment -- eating out, movies, books, a new iPod...it's a different reality. In a way it feels like your potential is gone." The simple life, so to speak, but against your will.
It's paradoxical to think that many of these "poor" people have contributed for years to the survival of countless community, provincial and national AIDS organizations as reliable and indispensable volunteers. These women and men have fought against discrimination, promoted prevention and battled for the improved health of all PHAs -- all without any financial recognition for the invaluable time they have contributed to the fight against HIV.
A Place for Passion
It's inspiring that despite these kinds of setbacks PHAs still strive successfully for rewarding, meaningful daily lives. As Ed puts it, "My world is small, but there is passion for life in it." And Lynn says of her hip replacement last year: "It rejuvenated me. My quality of life has significantly improved since. I am moving on."
Local community groups help make poverty more manageable, offering initiatives that allow PHAs to participate in society and enjoy a better quality of life, such as reduced-cost food buyers clubs, free vitamin programs and complimentary show tickets.
And other tactics can help, too. Many PHAs have attended workshops on "how to stretch your dollar" that have helped them manage their budget. However, a healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables and friendly fats is getting more and more expensive, and discount stores and food banks seldom offer these products. As a result, coupon clipping and hunting for specials eat up a lot of grocery shopping time when you live below the poverty line.
The need for retirement planning workshops is great nowadays, especially in light of estimates that put one Canadian PHA in five in the over-50 crowd 10 years from now. Ed regrets never having had access to this kind of training. Brian, on the other hand, recently attended a forum sponsored by the AIDS Committee of Toronto dealing with aging with HIV, including financial matters. "The information was very good," he says. "They covered the specific issues surrounding old-age benefits. If you do get sick, it could be tricky, so you must be on top of these things." It's this kind of constant worry that has prompted Ed, who retired recently, to consider getting a low-stress part-time job to beef up his meagre pension.
The Fear Factor
Fear of poverty and fear of being alone go hand in hand. For some, having no partner is a huge source of sadness. Danièle L. would love to rebuild her life with a partner; Brian laments the lack of sharing daily communication; and Danièle B. finds her solitude weighs heavily. "These emotions are shared by everyone who ages," explains Joanne Cyr. "But they are more difficult to manage for PHAs because they didn't expect to get older and now it's happening sooner than expected." Many have made peace with their sexual inactivity -- due not only to a lack of desire but also to drug side effects that affect sexual performance -- and channel their passion into different life pleasures, both big and small, like becoming a grandparent or attending a concert.
For some, solitude and isolation are the consequences of the devastating effects of lipodystrophy. Danièle B. sees only her colleagues and family: "I can't let anyone see me anymore." Others no longer want to go out: "I'm afraid of the day when it will show on my face," says one interviewee privately. The effects of lipodystrophy, including facial wasting and fat redistribution, all aggravate aging and generate fears of becoming less desirable and of being rejected. No wonder the Quebec advocacy group Lipo-Action has called for the reimbursement of liposuction treatments and cosmetic injections. It's not a matter of vanity, but merely a quest for dignity, renewed self-esteem and an end to the endless questions about the cause of the weight loss that's as visible as the nose on your face.
"Getting older is already a challenge in our culture, and to see HIV playing a major role in it distresses people even more," says Cyr. Especially in a society where facilities specific to PHAs with diminished autonomy are scarce. Brian, who lives in Toronto, knows that being in a big city is an advantage. He says he is not worried because "if one day I become dependent, I can call Casey House. Services are good in a big city. I have had the same doctors for many years and I can talk with them. I feel secure." That is unfortunately not the case for all PHAs. The existing care infrastructure will have to accommodate the complex needs of aging PHAs, and new rural facilities need to be created so that PHAs in rural areas can also have access to living environments where they can receive the kind of care they require.
As a psychologist, Cyr has observed that the people who age best have fewer fears and worries and adapt more easily. They are also less isolated, continue to have life goals and are actively involved with other people. "Part of my job," she says, "is to convince people that the decisions they make about lifestyle and health will have an impact on how well they are aging and how they adapt over time."
The experts have a lot of advice and common sense to offer. Everyone -- positive or otherwise -- needs to adopt the same prevention strategies as they age, but for PHAs, these strategies are vital: manage your stress, exercise your grey matter, eat healthily and take appropriate supplements, seek strong social support, quit smoking, avoid excessive use of drugs and alcohol and, above all, learn to accept your new limitations.
Brian has an attitude any aging person would do well to adopt. After recent bypass surgery, he says, "I've got a new lease on life. I have learned to live with my health issues on a daily basis. You continue to learn -- you have to. Everybody goes through it. You need a good sense of humour. You've got to have a good laugh with good friends. We are still pioneers that way."
Laurette Lévy is a member of the CATIE board of directors living in Montreal.

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The Broncos head to Carolina to play the Panthers this weekend, which means Broncos coach John Fox will return to the place he used to coach for the first time since being leaving the team after nine years on the sideline.
As you'd expect, Fox is facing questions about his thoughts on the return to Charlotte and, also as you'd probably expect, Fox is answering those questions by downplaying the idea that he's finding any extra motivation by the circumstances. He said he had great relationships there and that he's "indebted" to the team for giving him a head coaching job, but insisted the significance of the game had nothing to do with his personal history.
"It's the most important game, because it's the next one. You don't get but 16 of these opportunities. Right now we're 5-3, and the only guarantee we have is 5-11," Fox said, via Jeff Legwold of the Denver Post. "So, you know, it will be just like any week from the standpoint of it's the Denver Broncos against the Carolina Panthers at their place. That's the only real thing I know. How we prepare will determine that outcome."
Things didn't end well in Carolina for Fox in 2010, but things very rarely end well for head coaches in the NFL. Things have worked out pretty well for Fox and the departure of Marty Hurney means Fox's main adversary in the final season is no longer on the scene, so the motivation of a sixth win should be plenty.
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Influence spending by wind, all renewables soared in 2009
As lobbying on climate and energy surged last year, the wind industry pushed hard into a field of competitors, nearly tripling its spending on influence efforts from a year earlier.
The American Wind Energy Association paid $5 million for lobbying in 2009, compared with $1.7 million the previous year, the highest amount ever for the association and a sixth of the $30.1 million spent by all renewable companies combined. It came in the same year that the wind industry saw its prospects lifted by legislation.
The increase in lobbying by wind was the largest for any individual company or group in the 10 energy sectors analyzed by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics for E&E.
Spending by all renewable energy interests, meanwhile, surged 35.8 percent to hit the $30.1 million mark.
Industries intensified lobbying as Congress debated climate legislation. As well, analysts said, companies wanted to influence the $787 billion stimulus bill that passed in February. Lobbying continued throughout the year as federal agencies doled out about $300 billion of that stimulus juggernaut in tax breaks and other spending.
"There was a lot of money potentially being sloshed around in that bill," Adele Morris, policy director for climate and energy economics at the Brookings Institution, said of the stimulus. "Everybody wanted a piece of that pie."
As President Obama had signaled that he wanted to promote wind and other green energy, Morris said, "they probably thought that the returns for that lobbying could be pretty high."
E&E examined wind and alternative-energy sector spending, along with nine other industries that lobbied on climate and energy legislation: oil and gas, electric utilities, chemical and related manufacturing, agricultural services and products, mining, coal mining, environmental groups, forestry and forest products, and natural gas transmission and distribution. Industry data were compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, which uses reports filed with the House and determines industry categories and which businesses and groups fit in which sectors. Altogether, those energy interests spent $512.8 million on lobbying last year, up 4 percent from a year earlier.
Lobbying spending for renewables remains small beside traditional energy sources. Oil and gas companies paid $168.4 million for lobbying last year and electric utilities spent $144.4 million. But percentage-wise, spending grew the most sharply in the renewable sector, followed by environmental groups, which combined allocated $22.5 million for lobbying, 30 percent more than in 2008.
Many companies lobbied on a number of issues other than climate and energy. Alternative-power companies, however, said they focused primarily on energy policies and the economic stimulus legislation.
All energy interests had a reason to lobby on the House and Senate climate bills, Morris said. Both bills sought to create a program to cap carbon emissions and let businesses buy and sell pollutions permits and proposed giving away a large portion of those permits to industry.
U.S. EPA in a June 2009 analysis put the value of all permits at more than $60 billion a year starting in 2015 and growing to almost $100 billion annually in 2040.
"If you're looking at a policy that's going to slice off chunks of that year after year, boy oh boy, you're going to have lobbyists in action," Morris said.
Wind installations grow, climate bill stalls
Lobbying investments by wind appear to have helped the industry, both analysts and AWEA officials said.
The wind industry saw a 39 percent increase in wind installations last year, growth that accelerated after passage of the stimulus bill. That legislation included both a three-year extension of a 2.1-cent tax credit for every kilowatt-hour of green power produced and language allowing a federal grant in lieu of the value of that tax credit. Before the stimulus bill, forecasts had projected a 50 percent downturn in wind projects because of the recession, said AWEA spokeswoman Christine Real de Azua.
"That made a big difference in the momentum over the course of the year," Real de Azua said.
The wind industry needs federal subsidies to survive, said Kenneth Green, resident scholar at American Enterprise Institute, who added that "the best use of their money is to keep priming the federal pump." Green favors a free-market approach.
But AWEA President Denise Bode has argued that traditional energy sources and nuclear power have had decades of tax help and other policies that helped them flourish and that wind and other renewable energy companies need similar help now to expand.
"Each industry has been given long-term assurance by the government," Bode said recently.
Wind and other renewables also would have been bolstered by the climate legislation that passed the House and emerged from the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, because both contained a cap on carbon emissions. That was widely expected to power investments in the green energy sector.
Oil and gas companies assailed the House bill and major aspects of the Senate counterpart from Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). Some utilities voiced concerns about House and Senate climate bills, although other power companies supported the measures.
"There are much better-funded industries out there who are opposing the things we want," said Rob Gramlich, AWEA's senior vice president for public policy.
Morris and others, however, said that climate legislation likely did not move forward for a number of reasons.
"Lobbying might have had something to do with it," Morris said. "But the real impediment to climate legislation is 10 percent unemployment. It makes it incredibly hard to have a conversation about restricting the economy in any way."
With many now skeptical that Congress will pass a climate bill in 2010, those who want policies capping carbon emissions said they plan to push forward with arguments that clean energy policies will drive job creation. The oil and gas industry, meanwhile, wants help for natural gas as a means of limiting climate change. Coal interests will continue to push for research and development of carbon capture and sequestration technology.
Wind group's priorities
The wind group's board of directors decided to ramp up spending because Congress was poised to act on energy policy, Gramlich said, adding that "our board decided that we had a message to convey in Washington."
The lobbying increase came as AWEA saw major growth in its membership and accompanying revenues. AWEA's currently has 2,600 members, up from 400 members in 2005 and 200 members in 2000, Real de Azua said.
The trade group takes in two-thirds of its revenue from its annual conference, Gramlich said, and that also has expanded. Last year, 23,000 people attended the event, compared with 13,000 in 2008.
Many of the new members are companies in the supply chain for wind projects, Gramlich said, including gear, bolt and bearing manufacturers, tower manufacturers and drivetrain makers.
"It shows a lot of interest in the growth of the market," Gramlich said. As it has lobbied Congress, he said, one of the messages the industry has pushed is that the supply chain creates jobs in states even where wind is not strong and frequent enough for wind energy farms.
Solar's trade group also saw growth last year and also increased lobbying. Its spending on influence efforts grew 14 percent, to $1.6 million.
Membership in the Solar Energy Industries Association grew to 1,000 from 700, spokeswoman Monique Hanis said. The group added three assistant positions to bring its government affairs staff to eight people and now is seeking four more people as it expands beyond lobbying Congress to also target federal agencies, Hanis said.
"We definitely have seen tremendous growth in the membership," Hanis said "We've been able to support the priorities by increasing lobbying staff."
Wind, solar and other renewable interests are pushing for a federal mandate that utilities generate a portion of their power from renewable sources, called a renewable electricity standard. AWEA wants a 25 percent RES, and that was a top priority in lobbying efforts last year.
The climate bill, H.R. 2454, that passed the House and then stalled in the Senate included an RES requirement of 20 percent in 2021. There are other bills that also contain the national mandate, including a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee bill, which has an RES that peaks at 15 percent in 2021.
"RES has been a key component of every [energy] package that's been discussed," Gramlich said. By that standard, he said, lobbying on that priority has been successful.
An RES is equivalent to a subsidy because it directs resources to certain industries, said Green with AEI. Utilities have argued that a national mandate will raise power prices for customers in areas that lack significant wind, solar or geothermal resources.
American Electric Power Co. Inc., a utility that uses coal for about 66 percent of its generation, argues for an RES "that could recognize regional differences," said Pat Hemlepp, AEP's director of corporate media relations. AEP and others also want federal help for upgrades to the power transmission system so that utilities in places with less renewable resources can move green-generated power more easily.
The wind industry sees an RES with "aggressive, binding near- and long-term targets" as a priority because the industry says it will create the market certainty needed to drive private investment dollars to wind, Real de Azua said.
Wind and solar also lobbied on the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program and saw success on that front. A $535 million guarantee went to Solyndra Inc. for construction of a solar photovoltaic manufacturing plant. Nordic Windpower received a $16 million guarantee to scale up an assembly plant.
Oil and gas industry tops others
Lobbying by oil and gas set a new high for that industry. Influence expenses by oil and gas companies grew 26.2 percent in 2009 to reach $168.4 million.
"Energy was a big priority for this administration and this Congress," said Karen Matusic, spokeswoman for industry trade group American Petroleum Institute. "Our spending really reflects the activities of the policymakers."
American Petroleum Institute spent $7.3 million lobbying last year, up 50.1 percent from the previous year. API's lobbyists focused on the climate bill's proposed cap-and-trade program, issues of access to drilling and President Obama proposals to eliminate some of the oil and gas industry's tax benefits, Matusic said.
As it lobbied last year, the oil and gas industry objected to the allocation of allowances in the House and Senate climate bills. In the House bill, oil refiners received 2 percent of the emissions credits for two years. In both chambers, the legislation gave a large portion of allowances to coal-fired utilities. Oil interests pushed back hard against that and other provisions, saying that they would kill jobs and raise energy prices.
Matusic rejected that oil and gas was competing against other industries, including electric utilities, for specific policy provisions in climate legislation. Instead, she said, oil and gas was arguing, "Don't penalize one sector of the economy."
But some oil and gas companies and utilities behind the scenes were working in opposition to each other, with oil and gas interests arguing that climate legislation failed to create incentives for increased use of natural gas and overly penalized the transportation sector. Natural gas has about half the carbon emissions of coal.
That tension surfaced last week when ConocoPhillips, Caterpillar Inc. and BP America announced that they had left the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a coalition of more than two dozen companies and environmental groups lobbying Congress to pass cap-and-trade legislation. The split came over the natural gas issue and other parts of the climate bill that the oil companies said disadvantaged them compared with coal (see related story).
"The lowest-cost option for decreasing emissions in the power sector is to increase the use of natural gas," BP spokesman Ronnie Chappell said.
BP ranked fourth in the sector for spending on lobbying last year, with $16 million in expenses. That amount is a 53 percent increase from 2008.
BP lobbyists have been talking about the natural gas issue with lawmakers, and "we'll continue to talk about it," Chappell said, as well as about the issue of allowance distribution.
AEP, in contrast, supported climate legislation that passed the House. That company spent $7.3 million on lobbying last year, the third-highest amount in the electric utility sector. The spending was a 35 percent decrease from 2008, which Chappell said was due to a one-time expense in 2008 as part of the T. Boone Pickens effort on energy.
"AEP could have taken a coal-or-nothing approach on this. We didn't," Hemlepp said. If legislative action is going to be taken, Hemlepp said, it needs to keep compliance costs as low as possible for the most affected industries.
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Is it possible to predict earthquakes? While one researcher says radon readings gave early clues to the recent quake in Italy, other earthquake experts aren't so sure.
Last week, Giampaolo Giuliani told the mayor of the town of Sulmona, Italy, that the town was 24 hours from a major quake. Though no quake arrived, several days later a major quake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, struck near the town of L'aquila, about 35 miles away. But was Giuliani's prediction accurate, or just coincidence? Other researchers have looked for connections between radon levels and earthquakes before, with no results. We'll talk about research into earthquake prediction.


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FIVB President calls on Europe to help FIVB vision
Copenhagen, Denmark, September 27, 2013 - FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° invited members of the Europe Confederation to help other confederations for the betterment of volleyball worldwide during his address to the CEV Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday, where he expressed the FIVB's new vision and goal to have volleyball become a global sport.
"I have to congratulate (CEV President) Mr. André Meyer for the impressive figures he has showed (in his earlier presentation). Europe's success is well deserved as they have worked hard to achieve all this," he said. "However, our goal shall be to make sure that volleyball achieves the same results all over the world. Our priority is to expand our horizons and search for additional markets. We are normally told that volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world after soccer but this is not real. We still have to work a lot to have a global market. In the past 10 years only five countries have won gold at the World Championships in volleyball and beach volleyball. This is not enough and we have to adopt a different approach in order to make sure that the sport does not stop developing and we finally have a product to sell to the market."
President Graça touched also upon corporate governance and the re-structuring of the FIVB headquarters that is undergoing in Lausanne. "Your administration must be completely transparent and you have to delegate power by creating a series of units similarly to what is done in any large company."
Dr. Graça also recalled the work he did in order to turn the inaugural Beach Volleyball Continental Cup into reality. "We helped the Continental Confederations by educating their respective beach volleyball coordinators and it was amazing to see how many countries got involved. We just had 35 nations whose teams were starring on the FIVB World Tour but in the end we had 143 that participated in the Continental Cup. We will be supporting the next edition with $2.5m where we will once more used that country vs. country system that is very much liked also by TV."
When it comes to development, also in Europe, the support by the FIVB is very much needed, especially by sending professional coaches to up-and-coming countries. Dr. Graça recalled the case of Vanuatu, an archipelago in Oceania whose ladies went close to qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Beach Volleyball tournament after they started working with an Australian coach. "It is important to educate coaches and send those that are qualified to teach people in developing countries. It is also necessary to have friendly matches; results are not that important, because this is a learning-by-doing process similar to what Brazil did many years ago playing volleyball powerhouses like Bulgaria or Japan. Even if you lose in straight sets this is not important, because we shall adopt a long-term perspective, so results will come though not immediately. We have started a special program for countries in North Africa where Italy is sending coaches there and something similar shall be done by the Russian Federation with former Soviet Republics in Central Asia and in the Caucasus region. A similar project sees Poland share their knowledge and expertise with neighbouring countries such as Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia."
The FIVB President then touched upon the World Championships coming up next year in Poland (men) and Italy (women). A special promotional campaign will start soon so as to attract fans, media and sponsors from all over the world. Technology is also a theme: "I am very happy with the development and adoption of the challenge system so that the fate of a Championship won't be determined by a mistake. However, it is also about communication and our general cooperation with the media. Our activities will be evaluated by an external auditor so that we can correct the mistakes that were made up to now. Social media is a reality that we have to exploit in order to attract more and more people, especially young boys and girls, to our sport. We also have to change our approach with the Olympic family after we missed that connection for 25 years. We have to exploit the Olympic solidarity program to support and finance the development activities that I have been presenting. As far as communication is concerned, TV and marketing are another priority. Two senior international experts have joined the FIVB as advisors, thereby helping our Marketing and TV Department to support the new FIVB vision."
Another goal is to simplify the rules of the game and to find a certain consistency between volleyball and beach volleyball. "Sponsors are also much needed because 90% of our income comes from TV rights and we have to find a balance with sponsorship agreements".
To finish his addresss the FIVB President said: "We have a long way to go; I know many people are working hard and I invite Europe to help the other confederations because you have the expertise and know how to support their development. FIVB needs each one of you to work for the good of volleyball all around the world."


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A temporary exhibition at Margate Museum giving a flavour of Margate in 1921 when T.S. Eliot visited and wrote part of The Waste Land. This exhibition delves into the museum archives to explore themes such as employment and post war trends with both local and national impact.
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Samuel Pepys 1633-1703
Maintaining the Royal Navy at its Cromwellian size and efficiency was a major problem. The man who rose to the challenge was Samuel Pepys, who, as well as being a famous diarist, worked first at the Navy Board and then effectively created the Admiralty as an efficient department of state. For the almost thirty years following the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660, Pepys dominated naval administration and brought it to a hitherto unseen peak of professionalism.
In 1660 Pepys had no experience of naval administration. He was appointmented as Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board mainly because his patron was Edward Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich, a General-at-Sea during the Commonwealth era under Robert Blake and a major figure in the Restoration. Nevertheless, through his undoubted organisational skills and commitment to the navy he became a close advisor to the Lord High Admiral, Charles' brother and the future King James II. Pepys was credited with saving the navy's supply system from collapse during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665-1667.
When James refused to comply with Parliament's Test Act in 1673 and resigned, Charles decided to take personal control over the Admiralty. For the next six years Charles and Pepys, now installed as Secretary to the Admiralty Board, directed naval affairs with little reference to the Board. Pepys was the navy's spokesman in Parliament and began a serious of major reforms including the introduction of examinations, standardising ship types, the provision for officers' pensions and payments for sailors' widows.
In the political scandal of the Popish Plot in 1679, Charles was forced to make concessions to Parliament, one of which was to relinquish control of the Admiralty. Pepys was falsely accused of treason and held for a time in the Tower of London. The new Admiralty Board appointed by Parliament proved to be a disaster dissolving Pepys' organisation and ordering a new fleet of ships that it had no means of maintaining.
Charles' position was sufficiently restored by 1684 for him to dismiss the Admiralty Board and reappoint Pepys in the more powerful position of Secretary for the Affairs of the Admiralty. Pepys was effectively a minister in his own right, similar in style to Colbert, Louis XIV's Minister of the Marine. He reinstated many of the reforms from his first term in office and in 1686 established a special commission on the requirements of producing a modern fleet. Its report, Memoires relating to the state of the Royal Navy, was published in 1690. After the Glorious Revolution in 1688 Pepys was forced to retire due to his association with King James II who had succeeded Charles in 1685.
Pepys' legacy to the Admiralty was primarily one of impartial service, as a civil servant would be expected to act today. He was determined to do his best for the service and as such was marked apart from many of his contemporaries who had wider political ambitions. He acted to root out corruption and improve discipline, training and conditions in the navy. Today Pepys is better known for the famous Dairy, written between 1660-1669, which was published after his death and give an unparalleled insight into the Resoration era.
Further reading:
- J.D. Davies "A Permanent Maritime Fighting Force, 1642-1689" in J.R. Hill (Ed.),
- The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy (Oxford, 1995).
- A. Lambert, War at Sea in the Age of Sail (London: 2000).
- N.A.M. Rodger, The Admiralty (Lavenham, Suffolk: 1979).


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Each day as December 25th drew closer, I had one big wish - one prayer - that we would have a white Christmas! At times that was my prayer throughout Midnight Mass. Some years it would be snowing as we left Midnight Mass; other times we would have had lots of snow prior to Christmas and yet other years, no snow at all - now that was disappointing.
I suppose the idea of what would make Christmas special was likely sparked by the song entitled "White Christmas" sung by Bing Crosby that my sister used to play over and over again on the record player. My mother loved music and liked to sing so once my sister went to work in the mills, her treat was to purchase records once in a while. The Decca records were very popular back then and Decca may even have been the largest recorder of famous singers and instrumentalists of the time. When Decca came out with the White Christmas LP my sister bought it knowing my mother would love it.
Whatever initiated my wish and prayer for a white Christmas, at the time this was important to me. Now today it is likely that I'd wish for no snow until all the family and friends have ended their travels for the holiday season. Still it is nice to remember the wishes and prayers of childhood... life was much simpler then.
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Structure fire at 5090 Sassafras in Beaumont
On Friday, Jan. 11, shortly after 12:30 a.m., Beaumont Fire Rescue units responded to a structure fire reported at 5090 Sassafras. When firefighters arrived, the kitchen and dining area were heavily involved with fire. Firefighters were able to control the fire within 15 minutes but were on the scene until after 3 a.m. due to hot spots.
The occupant reports that he fell asleep with a pot of food on the stove and awoke to a house full of smoke. He and his wife were able to escape without injury, but the fire caused heavy damage to the kitchen and dining area, as well as the attic above. Red Cross was called to assist the family.


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FBI-led probe nets phishing gang
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Seventeen members of an alleged international phishing and carding gang have been arrested in the US and Eastern Europe following an FBI investigation.
Eastern European fraudsters are alleged to have run a series of identity theft scams targeting customers of major financial institutions between August and October 2004. These fraudsters sold on the personal details of marks to their US accomplices, who plundered compromised bank accounts and traded in stolen credit card information.
The arrests in Poland and the US came as part of an ongoing FBI investigation code-named Operation Cardkeeper. FBI investigators worked with local police in Poland and Romania to investigate the trade of stolen credit card information online, obtained through various phishing scams.
The alleged ringleader of the gang, a Pole called Mateusz Rymski (AKA Blindroot), is suspected of hacking into the systems of third party firms and renting out their web space to other fraudsters. So far four arrests have been made in the US and 13 in Poland as part of the investigation.
Wired reports that three of the four US suspects were caught with cards and MSR-206 machines used to encode data onto blank credit cards. One was caught trying to flush counterfeit credit cards down the toilet.
Investigators have identified tens of thousands of compromised credit card numbers and thousands of purloined identities in the course of the investigation. The extent of fraudulent losses caused by the gang remains unclear.
Further arrests in the US and Romania, where three search warrants were executed, are expected to follow. The Romanians are suspected of creating the key-logging Trojan software used in the scam. ®


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700 of the globe's best gamers meet for competition in Singapore. Total purse tops $435,000.
700 of the globe's best gamers meet for competition in Singapore. Total purse tops $435,000.
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Days before the 2016 Los Angeles International Auto Show opening, as some of the industry's biggest names were eager to reveal their latest achievements, Automobili Lamborghini stole the show before it ever began.
For months, anticipation has been brimming to capture just a single glimpse of the newest V10 expression born of Sant'Agata Bolognese. And on November 15, once the sun set over the idyllic Pacific Palisades, Lamborghini transcended every expectation as the Huracán RWD Spyder, the purest combination of open air driving and rear-wheel drive thrills, was revealed to the world.
For the invite-only event, Lamborghini took residence of an illustrious, Mediterranean-inspired property on a private estate above the coastal Los Angeles neighborhood. When guests entered the Palladian residence, they were greeted by a breathtaking enchantment, including a brilliant tri-color display of Huracán models on the front drive.
Once inside, a covered vehicle transcended motion, floating above the serene infinity pool and demanding the attention of curious eyes. Tangible anticipation was in the air as special guests, celebrities, media and Lamborghini executives watched waves crash behind on the 30 foot digital display, awaiting the model's reveal.
Once the evening dimmed to night and the lights of the property began to glisten, whispers turned to silence as Automobili Lamborghini Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stefano Domenicali commanded the stage. Pulling back the cover to finally present the Huracán RWD Spyder, the fourth model in the highly-lauded V10 lineup was met with enthusiastic applause.
"The rear-wheel drive Spyder enlarges the Huracán family's core product range," says Stefano Domenicali. "It offers the lifestyle appeal of open-air motoring with the pure thrill of rear-wheel drive engineering. This is a Lamborghini for those with a passion for life and the purest driving experience on the open road. It's also a Huracán for those entering the Lamborghini family, wanting a true Spyder experience without compromising on the performance and dynamic handling of a rear-wheel drive car."
This particular model in "Giallo Tenerife" color, also showcased a special interior in Forged Composite. The lightweight material accents, available as an option, enhance appearance.
A manifestation of Lamborghini's pure power, the perfectly sculpted exterior and naturally aspirated V10 engine of the Huracán range provides an unrivaled driving experience that leaves the road trembling in its wake. The RWD Spyder is no different, combining the best of two worlds to produce the purest of open-air driving capabilities and dynamic rear-wheel-drive performance.


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General Electric reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates as the maker of jet engines and wind turbines looks to expand in developing markets.
Earnings per share (excluding items) came in at $0.44 versus analysts' estimates of $0.43. Revenue came in at $39.3 billion versus analysts' estimates of $38.74 billion.
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Mike O'Malley: From Glee's Dad of the Year to Welcome to the Family's Grandpa-to-Be
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To many, Mike O'Malley is best known for playing Kurt Hummel's extremely supportive and loving father, Burt, on Glee. But in his new sitcom, Welcome to the Family, O'Malley's character Dan Yoder isn't quite a doting dad. "What's stitched on the pillo… Read more


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NZ Copyright Industry Claims New 'Three Strikes' Law Halved Movie Infringements After One Month: So What?
from the show-us-the-numbers dept
The implicit justification for various new copyright enforcement laws, such as the "three strikes" approach, is that they will encourage people to buy more authorized digital goods and thus support artists and their works. Naturally, those in favor of this logic like to produce figures that purport to show that it is working.
Here's another example, based on the claimed results from just one month's operation of a new three strikes law in New Zealand:
In a submission to a government review of the legislation's efficiency, NZ FACT [New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft] claimed New Zealanders illegally viewed movies in the top 200 online 110,000 times in August last year -- the month before the new law took effect -- but only 50,000 times in September.
Of course, those figures are unverified, and might well be wide of the mark – note that they were in a submission to a review by the New Zealand government, and not something released publicly. But even accepting them for the moment, it's significant that the same report on the Australian IT News site wrote:
Despite the drop in the first month, NZ FACT noted there had been no "discernible progress" since then.
So we have a drop followed by a plateau. The question is: what happens in the longer term? In Sweden, when the IPRED legislation against unauthorized file sharing was brought in, the Internet traffic for the country dropped by 30%, suggesting that the law had modified users' behaviors considerably. But eight months after that, traffic was back up to the original level, indicating that whatever users had stopped doing in the wake of the new law, they were doing it again -- something confirmed by more recent research. Similarly, an early report claimed that the French three strikes program had already resulted in increased digital sales -- except that was not the only possible explanation, as a previous Techdirt post explored.
This pervasive uncertainty means that one month's figures about supposed drops in unauthorized file sharing are really pretty meaningless. What we need to see is the long-term pattern. And more importantly, if there is indeed a significant, sustained fall in such sharing, we need to see an equally significant, sustained uplift in sales that correlates with that fall. Without that kind of positive effect, demonstrated with rigorous data, three strikes programs are little more than an exercise in vindictiveness.
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Visual Learning: Who Is That Masked Man?
Images, photos, and pictures stimulate the mind. For the viewer, they offer a chance to connect and question. They also offer potential for play and imagination, and pulling the observer into purposeful messages.
Most often, newspaper and magazine readers take a quick glance at photos and their captions. With this YES! lesson plan, you and your students can luxuriate—and pause—to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not).
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Who is that Masked Man?
Step 1: What do you notice? (before the facts)
Ask your students to make sense of the photograph by trusting their instincts of observation and inference. In doing so, the photograph offers possibilities and interpretations beyond a typical reading where the reader glances at the picture to reinforce their interpretation of the picture's title or caption. Do not introduce any facts, captions, or other written words outside of the image. You may hear: mask, pink cheeks, finger over dollar bill, braids, fingerless glove, dark pink fleece.
Step 2: What are you wondering? (thinking about the facts)
After you've heard what your students are noticing, you'll probably hear the peppering of questions: Is that a theater mask? Is this person in a play? Why is this person wearing a mask? Why is he holding a dollar bill with his finger? This is a good time to reveal the photo's caption, accompanying quote, and facts about the actual situation. Watch how the conversation shifts from what they believe to be true to discerning the facts about the photo.
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"A demonstrator at Occupy Wall Street shows how corporations talk. Their "speech," Lisa Graves says, has left us believing a lot of things that aren't true." Photo by Stephen O'Byrne
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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was initiated by Canadian activist group Adbusters and sprung to life on September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan's Financial District. There are Occupy movements in more than 100 U.S. cities, and there have been over 1,500 Occupy events internationally.
The movement protests social and economic inequality—that "Wall Street banks, big corporations, and others among the 1% are claiming the world's wealth for themselves at the expense of the 99% and having their way with our governments. "
86 percent of Americans say that Wall Street and its lobbyists have too much influence in Washington, D.C.
The mask in the photo is a Guy Fawkes mask. Guy Fawkes is the most notorious member of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot against King James I and Parliament. The mask originated when the anarchist activist "V" was depicted wearing a caricature mask of Guy Fawkes in the popular comic book series, and film adaptation, V For Vendetta. The mask soon became a common symbol for anti-establishment protests. Ironic note: The Guy Fawkes mask is the top selling mask on Amazon, with profits going to Time Warner, one of the largest media corporations.
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LEARN :: "Social Security Is Broke"
WEAR :: Print out your own Guy Fawkes mask
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Step 3: What next? (jumping off the facts)
1. Many people argue that corporations and the governments lie to the public for profit. Do you believe this is true? Who are some "whistleblowers"—some would call them heroes—who have uncovered lies and sought justice?
2. A mask hides the identity of a person. On what occasions might a person wear a mask? What powers or illusions does a mask bring to the wearer? How might a mask be perceived by the seer?
3. Corporations (and politicians running for office) invest millions of dollars in public relations (PR) campaigns to promote their commercial and political interests. Brainstorm for examples, such as current presidential campaigns, Susan G. Komen Foundation, or McDonald's. What makes a public relations or marketing campaign successful? When have you been influenced by these campaigns? Have you ever felt "fooled"?
4. You may have heard of the sayings "money talks" or "hush money." Discuss your interpretation of these sayings and examples of how we are controlled by money.


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A group of Upstate atheists plans to hand out care packages downtown this weekend after the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen wouldn't let them volunteer.
A group of Upstate atheists plans to hand out care packages downtown this weekend after the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen wouldn't let them volunteer.
On Saturday, about 10 people are expected to gather across from the soup kitchen and hand out care packages to the homeless. The 300 packages contain socks, gloves, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, soap, rain ponchos, snacks, shaving razors, antiseptic wipes, deodorants, tissues and gum.
"I hope we can provide a package for everyone who needs one," said Eve Brannon, president of Upstate Atheists, a group started in 2011 that includes about 200 members. "Whatever we have left, we will donate to a homeless shelter in the Upstate."
Brannon, 25, said they decided to hand out care packages to the homeless after being told they could not volunteer at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen.
"I told them we wouldn't wear our T-shirts. We wouldn't tell anyone who we are with. We just want to help out," Brannon said. "And they told us that we were not allowed."
According to the Soup Kitchen's website, the organization is dependent upon volunteers, having more than 600 community volunteers with a mission to serve the hungry in Spartanburg.
Lou Landrum, executive director of the Soup Kitchen, told the Herald-Journal she would resign from her job before she let atheists volunteer and be a "disservice to this community."
"This is a ministry to serve God" she said. "We stand on the principles of God. Do they (atheists) think that our guests are so ignorant that they don't know what an atheist is? Why are they targeting us? They don't give any money. I wouldn't want their money."
Brannon said the group has worked with Christian nonprofits, such as Habitat for Humanity, in the past.
"We can all work together to achieve something positive regardless of religion or lack thereof," she said. "We've raised money for March of Dimes, worked with the Generous Garden Project, done community park clean ups, adopted a highway, and sponsored local foster children for Christmas."
She said the group is used to its share of animosity within the community, but the exchange with the Soup Kitchen was unlike anything she had experienced.
"They are the only group that denied us the opportunity to volunteer," Brannon said.
Landrum said she does not have a problem with the group setting up across the street.
"They can set up across the street from the Soup Kitchen. They can have the devil there with them, but they better not come across the street," Landrum said.
The Upstate Atheists will be handing out care packages between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. or until all of the packages are gone.


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The former GOP senator, a possible Obama nominee to run the Pentagon, is haunted by Vietnam.
Chuck Hagel is, by his own admission, haunted by Vietnam. When asked to explain his early opposition to George W. Bush's 2003 Iraq invasion in an interview in 2011, the former Nebraska senator harked back to his experience as an Army private fighting the Tet offensive in 1968. That maverick stance cost Hagel his reputation as a leading Republican, and it may be one reason why President Obama is now considering him as his next Defense secretary, with Leon Panetta set to retire. "We sent home almost 16,000 body bags that year," Hagel told me. "And I always thought to myself, 'If I get through this, if I have the opportunity to influence anyone, I owe it to those guys to never let this happen again to the country.' "
When Obama mounted a Bush-like "surge" in Afghanistan in 2009, Hagel wasn't happy either. "I'm not sure we know what the hell we are doing in Afghanistan," Hagel told me in 2010. "It's not sustainable at all. I think we're marking time as we slaughter more young people." Hagel had also opposed the surge in Iraq. In a dramatic moment on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2007, Hagel implored his fellow Republicans to stop avoiding the truth about what he called the futile "grinder" of Iraq, and asked them not to send in more troops. "Don't hide anymore; none of us!" Hagel declared, raising his voice. Although several Republicans expressed misgivings, in the end only Hagel voted in favor of the nonbinding resolution.


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Walter Salles Mentions Kristen with The Montreal Gazette
Luckily for Salles, he was able to hang onto key components of his cast, including the skyrocketing Stewart.
"I think she brought an immense passion but also an intelligence to her role," Salles said. "She knew it really well before we even met, just after I saw Sean Penn's Into the Wild. This was before the Twilight Saga had started."
"I said, 'I really liked Penn's film and you were wonderful in it. I'm considering the possibility of doing On the Road.' And she said, 'It's one of the books I prefer; it's on my bedside table. I would love to play Marylou one day.' I said, 'This is exactly what I'm talking about.'"
Stewart reveals a more carefree side of herself in the film, even appearing topless as she plunges into a racy sex scene with playful abandon. It was all par for the course, according to Salles.
"There was not a day where she didn't ask me to try something different and go beyond the page. It was a great experience. And the fact that we were shooting Montreal helped a lot. We were not invaded by paparazzi or other things that are now very present in Kristen's life."
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1. laugh - noun
· the sound of laughing
Synonym(s): laughter
Hypernym(s): utterance, vocalization
2. laugh - noun
· a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"
Hypernym(s): facial_expression, facial_gesture
3. laugh - noun
· a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
Synonym(s): joke, gag, jest, jape
Hypernym(s): wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
4. laugh - verb
· produce laughter
Synonym(s): express_joy, express_mirth
Hypernym(s): express_emotion, express_feelings
Antonym(s): cry
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Vin Diesel Outs New Riddick Game In The Works
Vin Diesel recently did an interview with ScreenCrush, where he let some news slip about a new Riddick game that's in development.
"My diehard gamers want Tigon to deliver the third chapter in the Riddick game," Diesel tells ScreenCrush. "We, just of the past couple of months, just this year, reassembled that team from Starbreeze that brought Escape from Butcher Bay to create the third game."
Unfortunately, Diesel didn't divulge any further on platforms, release window, or even what we'll encounter in the game.
Starbreeze Studios worked on Escape from Butcher Bay and Assault on Dark Athena, but as Diesel said, it's the Butcher Bay team working on the new project.
Source: ScreenCrush via Eurogamer
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U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan is making a second attempt to eliminate what she calls a "redundant and burdensome" pesticide regulation that hurts farmers and municipalities.
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan is making a second attempt to eliminate what she calls a "redundant and burdensome" pesticide regulation that hurts farmers and municipalities.
In a conference call with reporters Tuesday, Hagan announced she and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) are co-sponsoring a bill — called the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013 — to eliminate a requirement that 365,000 pesticide users get a Clean Water Act permit before spraying in or near lakes and streams.
Farmers and other chemical users already have to meet stringent requirements for pesticide application under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, Hagan said, and the Clean Water Act permit only adds a duplicative, unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
"They're having to fill out paperwork and expend money instead of focusing on their farming operations," she said, adding the "overlapping regulations" have also forced some municipalities to cut down on spraying for mosquitoes "because they don't have the manpower (to deal with the extra red tape), and they fear lawsuits."
Crapo and Hagan introduced a similar measure in September 2012, but the bill died in the Senate Environment and Public Works committee. Many of the former bill's bipartisan co-sponsors have signed on again, Hagan said, including Sen. Claire McCaskill (D- Missouri) and Sen. David Vitter (R-Louisiana).
"Let me make this clear: this is not about whether pesticides should be regulated," Hagan told reporters. "They definitely should be."
Under FIFRA, said N.C. Farm Bureau President Larry Wooton, farmers already have to follow label directions for applying chemicals near water.
"Most of our farmers have taken courses and have licenses to use these restricted-use pesticides," Wooten said. "We have felt for some time that any additional regulatory requirements, such as trying to seek this Clean Water Act permit, would be redundant."
Following an appellate court ruling, the U.S. EPA under the Clean Water Act began requiring a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit in 2011 for mosquito control, aquatic weeds or pesticide spraying that will "unavoidably" run off into water adjacent to farms.
As she tours the state, Hagan said she often hears from businesses and farmers complaining about overregulation. Removing the NPDES permit requirement "is just common sense," she said.
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