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Väärinymmärretty, väärin diagnosoitu borrelioosi
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Vuosien ajan Angela King ja Penny Nichols kärsivät voimakkaasta kivusta. Ystävykset kulkivat vuosien ajan lääkäriltä toiselle. Heidän oireilleen annettiin useita mahdollisia diagnooseja ja selityksiä ? borrelioositestit olivat negatiivisia. Joidenkin mukaan kipu oli kuviteltua. Heitä kehotettiin palaamaan vastaanotolle mikäli oireet pahenisivat. Samaan aikaan borrelioosi jatkoi etenemistään. Tämä usein diagnoosia vaille jäävä infektiotauti lähes tuhosi naisten terveyden. Ennen kuin borrelioosidiagnoosiin päästiin, molemmat naiset pelkäsivät kertoa ihmisille kuinka huonosti he todellisuudessa voivat.
Nichols kertoi tienneensä jo v. 1996 että kaikki ei ole kohdallaan. Lääkäri oli todennut Nicholsin sairastavan borrelioosia, mutta se ei hänen mukaansa voi olla mahdollista koska Nichols asui etelävaltiossa jossa borrelioosia ei hänen mukaansa esiinny. Nicholsille tehtiin lukuisia testejä, esim. reuma- ja MS-testejä. Hänellä oli niveltulehduksia, käsien vapinaa, kroonisia hengitystietulehduksia, kuten keuhkoputkentulehdus ja keuhkokuume, sumentumia näkökentässä, mutta silmälääkäri ei havainnut silmissä mitään vikaa. Lopulta hänen tilansa oli niin huono, että hän kaatui jopa tasaisella maalla. Hän jäi viimein sairaslomalle. Vuonna 2004 hänen oireensa pahenivat viikko viikolta. Samana vuonna oireiden aiheuttajaksi paljastui borreliabakteeri.
Angela Kingin ongelmat alkoivat v. 1998 kun hän odotti neljättä lastaan. Hänellä esiintyi päänsärkyä ja ajoittaisia kipukohtauksia nivelissä. "Yritin olla välittämättä oireista." King kävi usean lääkärin vastaanotolla, esim. reumalääkärillä. Hän alkoi lihoa nopeasti ja kävi sen vuoksi myös endokrinologin luona. Lääkäreillä ei ollut aikaa keskittyä hänen ongelmiinsa kokonaisuudessaan eivätkä he sen vuoksi tienneet mikä oireiden syynä saattaisi olla. Vuosien kuluessa Angelan aviomies huolestui vaimonsa tilanteesta ja alkoi siksi etsiä tietoa internetistä. Hän huomasi että vaimon oireet viittasivat borrelioosiin. Seuraavana päivänä Angela kävi borrelioositesteissä ja diagnoosiin päästiin lokakuussa 2002. Kingin mukaan edes osa infektiolääkäreistä ei ottanut huomioon borreliabakteerin mahdollisuutta koska hän ei ollut nähnyt itsessään rengasmaista ihomuutosta.
Molemmat naiset ovat saaneet antibioottihoitoja ja saaneet takaisin terveytensä. Yhdessä vaiheessa Angela pyysi ettei hoitoa lopeteta koska hänen vointinsa on tullut niin hyväksi. Naiset toivovat että ihmiset saisivat oikeaa tietoa borrelioosista. Mitä useammat tuntevat taudin, sitä paremmin he ymmärtävät niitä jotka sairastavat sitä. Osana tiedotuskampanjaa toimii borrelioosista kertova elokuva "Under Our Skin".
Lyme disease often misunderstood
By Bethany Fuller | Statesville R&L
Published: March 15, 2009
For years, Statesville residents Angela King and Penny Nichols lived with intense pain and a lot of unanswered questions.
The two friends trekked from doctor to doctor for years, listening to the possible diagnosis and explanations for their weird assortment of symptoms ? and negative test results. Some told them the pain was in their heads, they said, and advised them to return when it worsened.
Meanwhile, Lyme disease was slowly crippling their bodies and tormenting King and Nichols ? and their loved ones.
The mental and physical effects of this misunderstood ? and often undiagnosed ? disease brought them to their breaking point, they said.
According to the Centers of Disease Control, the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks, causes Lyme disease. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue and a bull's-eye skin rash called erythema migrans. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system.
Before being diagnosed, both women said they were afraid to tell people how bad they felt. They worried about the reaction that revelations of their short-term memory loss and agitation, would trigger.
"It got to a point where I couldn't hide it anymore," Nichols said.
Her husband, Doug, and King's husband, Buddy, said they watched the disease change their wives. The women became more confrontational.
"You don't have but one button and it's pushed all the time," Buddy said.
Nichols said she knew something was wrong in 1996 when she had an immediate onset of severe joint pain. She said she immediately went to an urgent care center to find a solution.
"They were dumbfounded and didn't know what was wrong with me," she said. "My blood levels were really strange. The doctor, who was from the North, told me 'If we weren't in the South, I would say you had Lyme disease' ... We were always told Lyme was not in the South."
Nichols was tested for rheumatoid arthritis because of the inflammation in her joints, Multiple Sclerosis for the tremor in her left arm and her chronic respiratory symptoms almost always flare into something like pneumonia or bronchitis.
"I progressed to the point where I was tripping and falling," she said. "I would be on a flat surface and fall down. I was having blurred vision for years, but the doctors told me my eyes were fine."
She finally took a medical leave of absence from Statesville Christian School, where she taught pre-school, in September 2004. Her symptoms became progressively worse every week after that.
"I couldn't make a box of macaroni and cheese," she said.
Her husband said he would have to call her four to five times a day to make sure she was keeping up with her doctors' appointments and other things.
Nichols didn't even consider Lyme disease until a student's parent told her she might want to get tested.
Nichols isn't sure if she was ever tested or if Lyme disease was even a possible diagnosis until November 2004, when she received a clinical diagnosis from the Jemsek Specialty Clinic in Fort Mill, S.C.
King's problems started in 1998 when she was pregnant with her fourth child. She knows she was bitten somewhere in the Brushy Mountains, but is not sure when.
"We are very outdoorsy people," she said.
Around this time, the headaches set in, and she battled a shooting pain in her knees at different times.
"I ignored it for as long as I could," King said. "I remember thinking this couldn't be arthritis because it would go from one knee to the other."
King went to see several doctors in the area. She gained 30 pounds in two months and visited an endocrinologist. She also saw a doctor about rheumatoid arthritis.
"All of whom could not figure out what was wrong with me, nor would they take enough time to listen to my specific complaints," she said.
She eventually went to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for a battery of tests. But she left without the answers she desperately wanted.
As the years went by, Buddy King said he was concerned about what was going on with his wife. One night, he searched the Internet for answers, inputting her most severe symptoms.
Everything pointed to Lyme disease.
The following day she was tested. In October 2002, she received her diagnosis.
Angela King said some of the infectious disease specialists she saw didn't consider Lyme disease because she didn't have a bull's-eye rash or a fever, which are common symptoms.
Nichols said the disease feels like something you can't control. Once the memory loss sets in, you lose control of things you've known for years.
"I can remember a single task at a time," King said. "When I did the dishes, I used to look at my watch and say this should take me 15 minutes. It might take me 40 minutes because I would go in circles."
The treatments they've received have helped, and today both women are maintaining a good quality of life.
At one point, King said she begged her doctors not to stop the antibiotics because she felt so good.
"I felt more myself than I have in years," she said.
However, battling the insurance provider and paying for the treatment has been a hassle for both women.
In 2006, King was informed by Blue Cross Blue Shield that her treatment would no longer be covered because it did not fall with in the Centers for Disease Control's protocol.
Doug Nichols said he tried to make sure his wife's treatment was covered when he was looking for new employment, and had a hard time getting the insurance companies to accept it.
Buddy King said his family is sacrificing to ensure his wife gets the proper treatment. The insurance company charges their family more for Angela King's condition, but it doesn't cover her treatment, he said.
The women hope that people will become more educated about the disease at functions like the Into the Light Gala at the Ballantyne Village Theater in Charlotte on March 20, where the Lyme disease documentary, "Under Our Skin," will be shown.
The pair think the more people know about the disease the better they will understand those who have it.
"You learn to say 'I'm fine,' " Nichols said. "People don't understand the disease."
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How to Make Granita
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Somewhere between sorbet and a sno-cone, a granita is the perfect refreshment when you're hot, cranky, and looking for an excuse to stick your face in the freezer every 30 minutes.
Much simpler than churned ice creams and sorbets, granitas (or "granités") can be prepared with no special equipment. All you do is put a sweetened liquid or puree in a shallow container, pop it in the freezer, and occasionally scrape it up with a fork to form its granular to flaky consistency. This is frozen dessert at its most primitive, so the process of making it is really simple.
My preferred method for making granitas is to start off by cooking up a batch of simple syrup. It just takes a few minutes of heating up water and sugar (usually between 1 to 2 parts sugar to 1 part water) together until the sugar dissolves. With the syrup on-hand, I can make a granita base without turning on the stove. Simple syrup keeps for quite a while in the fridge and having it around is also very useful in making summer cocktails.
With all the ripe summer fruit around, there was no shortage of possibilities. I could hardly stop myself from stuffing my freezer (and my face) full with granitas. When it was too hot to venture to the store, I even found the makings of granitas in my pantry.
I initially went for intense flavors and smooth, dense textures, thinking that a watered-down base would be flavorless. Some of these flavor-packed granitas came out really delicious, but I loved the flaky ice crystals and refreshing lightness of the less concentrated granitas. After all, that ability to refresh is the main appeal of a granita, isn't it?
Learn how to make granita using the syrup sweetening method, and feel free to adjust it to your liking—either flaky and light or smoother and dense. Check out the slideshow »
Granita Varieties
Here are the granitas I made, roughly in order from lightest to richest. I didn't get around to savory granitas (that's a whole other world of possibilities: cucumber, basil, chicken consommé?) or spiked granitas (though I will say don't go too heavy on the booze or your granita won't freeze properly). I'll leave it to you to chime in with suggestions on these as well as your favorite sweet granitas.
Watermelon granita with chocolate chip "seeds." Very light and refreshing. 1 1/2 cups of a watermelon puree, 1/4 cup simple syrup (1 part sugar to 1 part water), and the juice of one lime. The chocolate, stirred in at the end, sweetened it up a bit more, but a little more syrup would not have been a bad thing.
Blood orange granita with whipped crème fraiche. Without any fiber, pulp or fat in it, this was one of the flakier, icier granitas. The flavor of blood oranges is pretty intense and came through clearly sweetened with a more concentrated syrup (2 parts sugar to 1 part water). 2 cups of store-bought blood orange juice with 3 tablespoons of rich simple syrup tasted just right (you may want to use more or less depending on the sweetness of the juice and your tooth). Lightly sweetened whipped crème fraiche added a nice creaminess to this bracing granita.
Mocha Granita. Like a Starbucks frappuccino only it doesn't slap you in the face with sweetness. Rather than using syrup, it seemed easier here to just dissolve 1/3 cup sugar in 2 cups of hot and very strong coffee. I poured the sweetened coffee over 1/4 cup of finely chopped bittersweet chocolate. When the chocolate was melted, I whisked the mixture until it was smooth and froze it.
Coconut granita. After trying both light and regular canned coconut milk, I liked the creaminess of the full-fat version, especially when combined with lime juice. This was 1 can of coconut milk (13.5 fl oz), 1/3 cup or so simple syrup (1 sugar: 1 water), and one very juicy lime. I used canned organic sweet corn as a garnish. It didn't have the same salty-sweetness of the conventional brands, but a few grains of coarse sea salt sprinkled on top more or less made up the difference.
Strawberry granita. I used frozen strawberries and a little lemon juice here. With all the seeds and strawberry fibers, this made a very thick puree. A diluted simple syrup (less than 1 part sugar to 1 part water) ended up producing the most refreshing and light granita. I tried aged balsamic vinegar with it (pictured here), but liked it better with just a little bit of mint chiffonade or without any garnish.
Blueberry granita. I followed a tip from Madeleine Kamman's The New Making of a Cook and sweetened fresh blueberry puree with blueberry preserves. Packed with lots of blueberry flavor, it was also packed with fragments of blueberry skins. Next time, I'd strain the berry purée through a chinois first.
Roasted plum granita with ricotta. Breaking my own no-heat rule, I pitted, halved, and roasted plums at 400°F for 20 minutes. Then I pureed them, and added a rich simple syrup before freezing. The result was this very intense, jammy and sorbet-like granita. The ricotta, with a lemon zest stirred in, provided the necessary balance. Not a granita I'd make for refreshment, but delicious at the end of a meal.
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(CNN) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that 73 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul have been reported across 18 states, believe to be linked to exposure to infected cucumbers. The cucumbers were supplied by Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse of Culiacán, Mexico and distributed by Tricar Sales, Inc. of Rio Rico, Arizona.
27% of reported cases required hospitalization and no deaths have been reported. The youngest person sickened was under one year of age.
Illness related to this outbreak's strain have been reported in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. CDC officials are working in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration as well as state an local officials to identify additional cases and to interview those who have fallen ill about the food they consumed in the week prior to becoming sick.
Cucumber shipments from these producers will be denied by United States customs until it can be proven that that are free from salmonella. There is no evidence that infected cucumbers remain on store shelves.
– Fast facts on salmonella
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that people in a normal state of health who ingest Salmonella-tainted food may experience diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, which typically begin within 12 to 72 hours. This may be accompanied by vomiting, chills, headache and muscle pains. These symptoms may last about four to seven days, and then go away without specific treatment, but left unchecked, Salmonella infection may spread to the bloodstream and beyond and may cause death if the person is not treated promptly with antibiotics.
Children, the elderly, and people with compromised immune symptoms should practice extreme caution, as salmonellosis may lead to severe illness or even death.
The CDC recommends the following precautions to minimize risk from potentially infected produce:
Wash hands with soap and warm water before and after handling or preparing produce.
Wash cutting boards, dishes, utensils, and counter tops with soap and hot water between the preparation of raw meat, poultry and seafood products and the preparation of produce that will not be cooked.
Wash all produce thoroughly under running water before eating, cutting or cooking.
Produce that is labeled "prewashed" does not need to be washed again at home.
Scrub firm produce, such as melons and cucumbers, with a clean produce brush.
Cut away any damaged or bruised areas on produce before preparing and eating.
Refrigerate cut, peeled, or cooked produce as soon as possible, or within 2 hours.
Store produce away from raw meat, poultry, and seafood.


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The introduction of OpenSocial dashboards lets users create customized dashboards containing information from any of the applications included in JIRA Studio, as well as external applications such as Gmail and Google Calendars. The new JIRA Query Language (JQL) enables team members to run complex queries using a simple SQL-like syntax enhanced with auto-completion, and then save and share their reports anywhere.
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JIRA Studio includes the latest agile planning and tracking features of Greenhopper, a JIRA plugin. Teams can manage multiple product backlogs and then assign tasks to iterations using a simple drag-and-drop interface. Burndown charts can be displayed in any dashboard, and task-tracking is done by simply dragging tasks between customized states like "To Do," "In Progress" and "Done." JIRA Studio supports the most popular agile methods including Scrum, Kanban, Lean and Extreme Programming, without forcing a team into a specific approach.
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It all began with a pit bull named Booger. Former beauty queen Bernann McKinney was so distraught over the death of her dog, whom she regarded as her guardian and savior, that she paid $50,000 to RNL Bio for the chance to bring her beloved companion back to life. The result was five new Boogers—the first successful commercial cloning of a canine—delivered in 2008, along with a slew of compelling questions about the boundaries of science, commerce, and ethics. Blending shocking investigative reporting with colorful anecdotes, Pulitzer Prize-winning John Woestendiek takes readers behind the scenes of this emerging industry.
But Dog, Inc. isn't just a book about pets. Nor is it just a book about science. Rather it's a fascinating look at how our emotional needs are bending the reaches of science and technology, as well as a study of this uncharted territory. With our pet obsession climbing to new heights and our scientific abilities even more so, this combination raises a serious concern: Are we crossing the boundary of controlling science in the name of science, in the name of love, in the name of merchandising—or a blend of all three?
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Periphery is an American band from Maryland. Formed in 2005 and known for their triple-guitar attack, rhythmic dexterity and soaring melodies, they are considered one of the pioneers of the djent movement within progressive metal. The band was formed by guitarist Misha Mansoor, who gained a reputation on various on-line forums and through his regularly updated Soundclick account.
Mark Holcomb joined Periphery in 2011 and played on the bands second album, Periphery II: This Time Its Personal and subsequent recordings including the bands new double album release, Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega which debuted at debuted at Nos. 15 and 16 respectively on the U.S. Billboard 200.
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The annual Spring joint meeting of the New England sections of the APS and the AAPT will be held on Friday the 8th and Saturday the 9th of May at Northeastern University
Registration, abstract, and housing information can be found at: http://neu.edu/nesaps/
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There will be a special session: Einstein's Waves: where is the graviton? — focused on the searches for gravitational waves.
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The annual Fall joint meeting of the New England sections of APS and AAPT was held on Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th of October at the University of Massachusetts Boston (100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA).
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Report on the 10th annual Greater Boston area Statistical Mechanics meeting
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Approximately 75 people attended the tenth annual Greater Boston Area Statistical Mechanics meeting on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Brandeis University. The main goal of these meetings is to offer an informal and supportive environment where people from a variety of departments and institutions can meet and exchange ideas. In addition we want to give students a format where they can discuss their work with more senior scientists. The format was four invited talks of 30 minutes each and contributed talks of about 3 minutes each. Plenty of time is set aside for informal conversations. The invited speakers for this year's meeting were the following:
The tradition of the meeting is to invite speakers who have recently embarked on their independent research careers or who are new to the Boston area.
There were 36 contributed talks, about 20% more than in previous meetings. All talks were given with the aid of a laptop computer. Viewgraphs have become extinct! One of the better contributed talks was given by an undergraduate from Wellesley College. Although the quality of the contributed talks was generally good, too many speakers didn't leave sufficient time for meaningful questions. As a result we will request that future contributors limit their talk to two slides plus a title slide and submit their talk before the meeting.
Institutions represented included BAE Systems, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Brown University, Clark University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, MEARS Technologies, MIT, Northeastern University, UMass Amherst, UMass Lowell, University of California, Berkeley, University of Maine, University of Warwick, Wellesley College, and Yale University. There were approximately 35 graduate students, 20 post-docs, 15 faculty members, 2 undergraduate students, and 2 people from industry in attendance. Departments represented included applied mathematics, biophysical chemistry, chemistry, engineering, and physics.
The meeting has been subsidized by the New England Section for the past ten years at a cost of approximately $10 per person for bagels, coffee, and lunch (sandwiches). As a result, the organizers of the meeting have not had to collect a registration fee and organizing the meeting has been relatively straightforward. After many years of threatening to do so, we collected a $10 registration fee from those who failed to register.
The meeting is open to anyone, including non-members of the APS and NES, but nonmembers are encouraged to join both. The NES would like to encourage meetings of this type in the New England area and would welcome requests for financial assistance. The main criteria are that the meeting be open to all, widely announced, and make an effort to involve people who are not necessarily expert in the field. Requests for subsidies for student attendance are particularly welcome.
The organizers of the meeting are Bulbul Chakraborty, Claudio Chamon, Harvey Gould, and Bill Klein. More information about the meeting, including titles of the contributed talks and previous meetings, can be found at <physics.clarku.edu/gbasm/>.
Report on the 1st Yale Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics
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This past January [2008], Yale University hosted its First Annual Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, thanks in part to a generous donation from the New England Section of the American Physical Society. The conference ran concurrently with the Third Annual Conference at USC and a Conference and the University of Michigan.
The program included numerous research talks by faculty on a range of topics, in addition to laboratory tours and student research talks and posters. Presenters included Meg Urry, Elizabeth Rhoades, Howard Georgi, Midlred Dresselhaus, Elsa Garmire, Wendy Zhang, and Janet Conrad. With meals, panels and discussions, participants had ample opportunity to meet and network with other female physicists including undergraduate students, graduate students, professors and professionals. Future opportunities were also addressed with graduate school and career panels.
Participant feedback was extremely positive and many students plan to return for our second conference, to be held on January 16-18, 2009. More information on the conference can be found on our website, http://www.yale.edu/spsyale/cuwpy/.
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From the letters and editorials below, the reader may surmise that the issue of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) is not settled. This can also be seen from contributions to the debate existing in recent publications of this Newsletter (Fall 2007, Spring 2008, and Fall 2008 issues can be obtained from the NES APS website or, alternatively, from the section titled "LETTERS To The Editors" at http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/LGOULD)
What is surprising to us is that, given the apparent importance of the topic, there are so few people who have sent us letters (positive or negative) about the issues.
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Email LETTER to the Editors by Lawrence Neumann
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Items referenced: 1. Editorial — Paul H. Carr; Fall 2008 issue of the New England Section Newsletter — found at the NES APS website.
In your editorial in the Fall 2008 Newsletter, you say "a renewed appreciation of the intrinsic beauty of nature can motivate its conservation." Some people will not appreciate the beauty of windmills or solar-cell farms. How do we balance the preservation of the ecosystem with a NIMBY attitude? Cape Wind is a local example of local people blocking a project with regional benefit. We need to convince people to appreciate "progress" and the "beauty" of structures that make it possible.
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REPLY to Lawrence Neumann by Paul Carr —
I agree that people need to be educated in the many facets of beauty. When I was in the Netherlands several years ago, the high point of my river cruise was seeing the beautiful wooden Kinderdike windmills. In the museums, almost all the paintings had these windmills, leading me to conclude that the windmill is a national symbol. Holland also has many modern windmills.
In my book, "Beauty in Science and Spirit," I note that beauty is a delicate dance between form and function, subjective perceptions and objective processes. A man's subjective perception of a beautiful woman's form and figure has an objective reproductive function. Hopefully, modern windmills will some day become "sexy."
Paul H. Carr
Email LETTER to the Editors by Walter Stockwell
(received 24 October 2008) —
Items referenced: 1. Editorial — Larry Gould; Fall 2008 issue of the New England Section Newsletter — found at the NES APS website
Dear editors,
I saw your letter to the editors page in the Fall 2008 edition of the APS NES Newsletter.
You state surprise that you did not receive many letters about the topic of global warming in response to the publication of previous "controversial" letters in your newsletter. Perhaps this is because most scientists realize the discussion you seem to want to promote is not a science-based discussion. Lord Monkton of Brenchly [Monckton of Brenchley]? Michael Chricton [Crichton]? What papers are we supposed to discuss? Even Larry Gould, in his published response in your last issue, could not point to a single scientific paper in support of his argument. Instead he resorts to the following vague rhetorical device: "However, if one looks into the scientific research literature (and I have), besides papers which can be used to support the alarmist claims, there are also well-argued papers which present evidence that contradicts the alarmist claims. The problem is that the evidence from those latter papers is hardly mentioned by most sources."
Apparently this evidence is so obscure that even Larry Gould cannot mention what it is! And he has looked into this! I have looked into many of the non-peer-reviewed sources Larry Gould mentions in his editorial, and have found them to be uniformly misleading. There is a reason that Larry Gould refers to sources like political blogs rather than journal papers. I know the reason, I bet most of your readers know the reason as well.
Look at Richard Lindzen and John Christy. These are scientists that have had long fruitful careers and now publicly oppose the notion of climate change in various ways. However, neither have published scientific papers that substantively dispute the conclusion that the earth is warming; that CO2 causes warming; that much of the warming we experienced in the 20th century was caused by anthropogenically produced CO2; and that the earth will continue to warm as we continue to add CO2 to the atmosphere. When they publish scientific papers, scientists will pay attention.
People interested in the science should look at the IPCC Fourth Assement [Assessment] Report, specifically the Working Group 1 report on "The Physical Science Basis." This is a detailed and referenced review of the evidence backing AGW.
Walter Stockwell
APS Member
REPLY to Walter Stockwell by Larry Gould —
Dear Walter,
If you are interested in the science, I think you should look more carefully into the Fall 2008 issue of the Newsletter. There you can find various letters, plus replies, which cite the literature. My Editorial contains links to a variety of sources, including those which are "peer-reviewed," showing major scientific contradictions to global-warming alarmist claims. You may want to check out the links I give there.
Your remarks about Lindzen and Christy are in error:
If you would like to know what Richard Lindzen has been publishing lately, please go to his publication list at http://www-eaps.mit.edu/faculty/lindzen/PublicationsRSL.html — recent scientific publications are among those included in items 219 through 239 (for the years 2006 through 2009). You may find, of particular interest, item 229 — Taking Greenhouse Warming Seriously, Energy & Environment, 18, 937-950 (2007).
If you would like to know what John Christy has been publishing lately, please go to his publication list at http://www.atmos.uah.edu/atmos/christy_pubs.html — recent scientific publications are among those included in the first five items on the page (for the years 2006 through 2007). You may find, of particular interest — Douglass, D.H., J.R. Christy, B.D. Pearson and S.F. Singer, 2007: A comparison of tropical temperature trends with model predictions. International J. Climatology, DOI: 10.1002/joc.1651
If you are unfamiliar with the issues, the 50-minute video I reference in my Editorial is a quick way to see an accurate (based on my 4 years of studying the issue) presentation from the critical side. In addition, so that you can see the context, you may also find the Fall 2007, Spring 2008, and Fall 2008 issues of the Newsletter informative about the scientific base (or lack of it) for the global-warming alarmist claims. These can all be accessed via: http://www.aps.org/units/nes/newsletters/
Larry Gould
The following article is by Paul Carr, who spoke with Jim Hansen earlier this month; before a talk Dr. Hansen presented at the New Hampshire State House (Concord, NH).
By Paul H. Carr
"We have to figure out how to live without fossil fuels someday. Why not now, before we have destroyed the creation?" Dr. Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Space Science Institute and Professor at Columbia University, spoke as private citizen.
Dr. Hansen showed a photo of Lake Meade, which is only half full. Great rivers of the world, such as the Ganges, are fed by melting snow from glaciers, which have been receding due to global warming. These glaciers will disappear in 50 years, leaving hundreds of millions of people without fresh water.
Warmer temperatures are caused by increases in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, which could reach a point of no return. Within decades, CO2 could reach 450ppm. Above this level, Antarctic ice will be on its way to disappearing completely. The Antarctic was ice free millions of years ago when sea levels were hundreds of feet higher than now.
Coal burning causes the largest increase in carbon dioxide levels. A moratorium on building new coal plants without carbon sequestration and a phasing out of present ones will enable our earth to recover a sustainable CO2 level of 350 ppm, as per this illustration.
Each year several hundred thousand people in the world die of air pollution from coal. If that many people died from a nuclear plan malfunction, "we would shut them all down."
To make Dr. Hansen's plan to save our plant economically viable, he urged levying a tax on carbon emissions with a 100% dividend. All the dividend money from the tax will be returned to the public, equal shares on a per capita basis. This will motivate conservation so that the money people receive from the dividend will exceed the added cost of energy from fossil fuels.
Dr. Hansen prefers his tax with 100% dividend to a carbon cap and trade system. However, the Chicago Climate exchange http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/content.jsf?id=821 is a voluntary organization in which companies and some states are already participating.
Such a tax will give economic incentive to speed the development of our wind and solar energy resources. They are non-polluting, free, and will last as long as the sun burns out billions of years from now. Installation and maintenance will create new jobs. There is enough solar energy falling on the deserts of the Southwest to power the whole United States.
In response to a question about nuclear power, Dr. Hansen advocated research on 4th generation nuclear plants. Present ones use only one per cent of the potential nuclear energy available. The waste has to be stored for centuries. He also recommended research on the sequestering coal generated C02. Right now, there is no such thing as "clean coal."
New Hampshire is presently considering spending $457 million on a scrubber to remove air pollutants from its coal-fired electricity plant in Bow. If this were installed, the plant would still emit 3.7 tons of carbon dioxide annually, which is 20% of NH's total. Following Dr. Hansen's plan to save our planet, we should phase out the plan. By 2012, NH will have an additional capacity of 711 MW available from new hydro, wind, and sustainable wood burning plants.
In summary, the depletion of our oil reserves caused us to spend $700 billion in 2008 for petroleum imports. Tax incentives will encourage new jobs for developing our renewable resources, which fortunately will not add to the CO2 dioxide levels which are higher than they have been for the last 600,000 years.
More information is available on Dr. Hansen's webpage http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/. Clicking on "Tell Barack Obama the Truth -- The Whole Truth" is recommended.
This contribution has not been peer refereed. It represents solely the view(s) of the author(s) and not necessarily the views of APS.
COMMENTS Related to Scientific Claims about "Global Warming"; from Larry Gould —
1. Atmospheric physicist, Fred Singer, has done much work on the science and scientific statements related to "global warming." I asked him what was his opinion about Dr. Hansen's claims. Here is his reply (which he granted me permission to publish; email of 4/4/09):
The basic problem with Hansen's claims is that there is no evidence at all that anthropogenic CO2 is actually causing the climate to warm. We have many cases where climate cools while CO2 is rising; for example, in the past decade. And simple logic tells us that melting glaciers cannot reveal the cause of a temperature rise.
On the contrary, there is strong evidence, available in the UN-IPCC and official US government reports, that observed temperature trends disagree with what (greenhouse) climate models calculate. There is also good evidence that natural factors, beyond any human control, govern actual climate changes.
For details, see the NIPCC report "Nature – Not Human Activity – Rules the Climate" http://www.sepp.org/publications/NIPCC_final.pdf It lists 160 references to peer-reviewed publications. It also quotes Hansen [1998]: "...the forcings that drive long-term climate change are not known with an accuracy sufficient to define future climate change"
Dr. S. Fred Singer, an atmospheric and space physicist, is one of the world's most respected and widely published experts on climate. Dr. Singer served as professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (1971-94); distinguished research professor at the Institute for Space Science and Technology, Gainesville, FL (1989-94); chief scientist, U.S. Department of Transportation (1987-89); vice chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Oceans and Atmosphere (NACOA) (1981-86); deputy assistant administrator for policy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970-71); deputy assistant secretary for water quality and research, U.S. Department of the Interior (1967-70); founding dean of the School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences, University of Miami (1964-67); first director of the National Weather Satellite Service (1962-64); and director of the Center for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Maryland (1953-62).
Dr. Singer did his undergraduate work in electrical engineering at Ohio State University and holds a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University.
Dr. Singer has published more than 200 technical papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, including EOS: Transactions of the AGU, Journal of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Science, Nature, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Geophysical Research Letters, and International Journal of Climatology. His editorial essays and articles have appeared in Cosmos, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New Republic, Newsweek, Journal of Commerce, Washington Times, Washington Post, and many other publications. His accomplishments have been featured in front-cover stories appearing in Time, Life, and U.S. News & World Report. [from http://www.heartland.org/full/24385/Reply_to_RealClimates_Attacks_on_the_NIPCC_Climate_Report.html]
One of Dr. Singer's recent books (coauthored, with Dennis Avery), is Unstoppable Global Warming – Every 1,500 Years (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007) and was on the New York Times bestseller list.
Dr. Singer is the Director of the Science & Environmental Policy Project (http://www.sepp.org/)
2. Because the so-called "skeptic" side of the "global warming" debate is so seldom seen, I am listing a recent excellent source for those interested in seeing that side: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE (2009) — GLOBAL WARMING: WAS IT EVER REALLY A CRISIS? --- Keynote Speakers include Hon. Václav Klaus, Ph.D. (President, Czech Republic and European Union), Hon. Harrison Schmidt (former U.S. Senator and NASA astronaut — Moonwalker, Apollo 17), and Richard Lindzen, Ph.D. (Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at MIT) [downloadable Conference Proceedings: Audio, Video, PowerPoints, and PDFs can be obtain at the following website: http://www.heartland.org/events/NewYork09/proceedings.html]. Complete Program can be downloaded in parts at http://www.heartland.org/events/NewYork09/PDFs/NY09Program.pdf
3. An Initiative — On November 8, 2007 the APS Council adapted a policy position on global warming. It reads in part, "The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring. If no mitigating actions are taken, significant disruptions in the Earth's physical and ecological systems, social systems, security and human health are likely to occur. We must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases beginning now." A number of members have taken issue with the definitiveness of the statement; what they see as a lack of scientific foundation consistent with the dire nature of the warning; and even the appropriateness of such a statement made on behalf of all members.
Accordingly an effort is underway to gather signatures for an Open Letter to the APS Council asking the Council to reconsider the statement and replace it with a more moderate one which reflects the actual state of the science. Those interested in learning more about this initiative may contact Roger W. Cohen (Fellow, APS) at firstname.lastname@example.com or Laurence I. Gould (Past Chair, 2004, of the NES APS) at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Eric, you really should take the wave from sports events and add it to your skies. A single hand just won't do.
Okay, Eric. Yes. #2 and #4 are far superior to the other two, though none of them would win either prizes or accolades.Slobodan... Did I ever actually say that? Wow!Tonight I'm writing this from a Hampton Inn in Paris*.-----------------------------------------*Texas
Yet another perspective on the hand of man.
Ah, how sorry Russ must feel now for stating this in an earlier thread:"Eric doesn't even know what a snide remark is."
Is that a portrait of Russ responding to this thread?
Here is one more pair of examples that I neglected to post earlier.In Example 4A there is evidence of the Hand of Man in the form of the stone wall and the curbstone. However, they take a back seat to the ivy that is sprawling over the wall.
I might add that, following the emphatic advice of Theodoros on various other threads here on LuLa I was careful to previsualize both Examples 4A and 4B before shooting the image. I understand that that fact alone gives them artistic merit.
Now, give me a picture of the ivy by itself and we'll see whether or not I'm right.
So far I've stayed away from that argument, but anybody who actually thinks he can previsualize a photograph probably also believes he can levitate his Buick.


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Bell Tolls: Lesser-known corners could be key to Super Bowl XLVIII
- Peyton Manning will go after Walter Thurmond
- Russell Wilson will try to exploit Tony Carter
- Both corners are expecting to be tested
JERSEY CITY — Walter Thurmond does not have the high profile of Richard Sherman, his fellow Seattle Seahawks cornerback, but you can bet that he has a prominent place on Peyton Manning's radar.
Tony Carter is no NFL household name, a la Champ Bailey. But Russell Wilson surely has a book on the anonymous Denver Broncos cornerback, just as he does on Bailey and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
Thurmond and Carter are among the "other" cornerbacks who will line up in Super Bowl XLVIII, with roles so essential that their performances could be the tipping point for the outcome.
They are potentially marked men, and they can't hide.
In a game of matchups, the quarterbacks will be looking for them.
"I'm not afraid that he's going to look my way," Thurmond told USA TODAY Sports, referring to Manning. "We have the mindset to be surprised if the ball doesn't come every play -- but not because he's trying to pick on me. I think he takes what defenses give him."
The Seahawks' dominant defense – the first since the 1985 Chicago Bears to rank first in the NFL in yielding the fewest points and fewest yards, while forcing the most turnovers – doesn't give up much.
That's especially true of Sherman, the all-pro who didn't see a single pass come his way in the NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers until…the last defensive snap.
Sherman deflected Colin Kaepernick's pass to Michael Crabtree in the end zone, to linebacker Malcolm Smith, for the game-clinching interception.
Earlier this season, I asked Sherman – whose 20 interceptions since joining the Seahawks in 2011 as a fifth-round pick are the most in the NFL during that span – about the lack of action that he sees at his left cornerback post. He estimated that for the entire month of November opposing quarterbacks threw in his direction a half-dozen times.
How many passes were thrown at Sherman during Seattle's two playoff games?
"Two or three," Sherman told me this week.
That pretty much defines the essence of a shutdown cornerback. Throw at your own risk.
Which brings us around to the others. Byron Maxwell starts opposite Sherman, while Thurmond lines up in the nickel. The next Seahawks corner, for dime packages and other substitutions, is Jeremy Lane.
The Seahawks also have an all-pro safety in Earl Thomas who matches up against key threats, most often in the form of helping with double coverage. And as part of a defense that doesn't blitz much, the Seattle linebackers are exceptional in coverage.
Yet you can imagine what Denver's record-setting quarterback is thinking:
Who's the weak link? Where's the soft spot? What's the most favorable matchup?
That cat-and-mouse game will be huge on Sunday.
Thurmond, who fits the Seattle mold for physical defensive backs, could wind up extensively covering Wes Welker in the slot. That's where things could get very interesting – particularly on third downs, with Welker a favored target on underneath routes.
Maxwell, meanwhile, might get matched against wideouts Eric Decker, Demaryius Thomas or Welker, or tight end Julius Thomas, or any combination, pending the formations.
We will find out how much Manning – who passed for 5,477 yards and 55 TDs in 2013 and loves to balance tendencies by spraying the football around – will be willing to throw at Sherman.
If the pattern that quarterbacks have demonstrated against Seattle, it won't be much.
Chalk up the pressure for the other guys?
"I think it gives them the chance to make plays, a chance to showcase their talent," Sherman told USA TODAY Sports. "Byron Maxwell has done a great job of that. He had a multiple-pick game against the Giants (in December). He's had four picks in six starts. You just have to stay focused on every play like the ball's coming your way.
"And it may come on the last play of the game, with everything on the line."
Sherman's impact is reminiscent of how offenses once responded to Deion Sanders. During his heyday, he typically wiped out an entire side of the field because teams wouldn't go there against him.
Sanders, the Hall of Famer who now works for The NFL Network, doesn't believe the corners who complement Sherman will be out of their element if Manning happens to largely avoid Sherman.
"It's not pressure," Sanders told USA TODAY Sports. "They know what's going to happen. They've been that 'other' guy for a long time. They didn't just start being that other guy. They've been playing that role for a while. The key thing is 'Nothing cheap.' You want to make them earn it."
No doubt, with the Seahawks fielding the league's best defense while opponents shy away from throwing at Sherman, the 'other' corners have held up well.
But they will be tested again.
"I love it," said Lane. "They respect Sherm a lot, so they stay away from his side. … Our coach taught us to always expect the ball to come your way. That's how it is the whole game."
Kaepernick, by the way, has predicted that Manning will pick apart the Seattle nickel packages.
"The playmakers Denver has on offense are better than some of the guys in (Seattle's) nickel defense," Kaepernick told Bart Hubbuch of The New York Post. "If the Broncos can get nickel defense out there, they'll have some great matchups."
Perhaps the 49ers quarterback is fueled by sour grapes.
Regardless, the scrutiny will work both ways. Carter had not played extensively for weeks, until activated for the AFC title game, a week after Denver's playmaking cornerback, Chris Harris, went down with a season-ending torn ACL.
Against the Patriots, it was hardly surprising that Tom Brady tested Carter after he entered the game by throwing extensively in his direction. Bailey started opposite Rodgers-Cromartie, but Carter played 33 of the 59 defensive snaps. When he entered the game, he was used at left corner while Bailey shifted inside to the slot.
It will be interesting to see who matches up against Percy Harvin, the versatile big-play receiver who has played just 38 offensive snaps this season for the Seahawks but was cleared from the concussion that kept him idled for the NFC title game.
Harvin typically lines up in the slot, which could mean a matchup against Bailey.
As for Carter, he held up well enough in the AFC title game, given the outcome. The Broncos advanced to the Super Bowl. In the days leading up to the AFC Championship Game, though, Carter was a huge storyline as a big question mark, in part due to blunders in previous big games.
Then Brady fired away at him.
"Brady, he'll try anybody," Carter told USA TODAY Sports. "But it was my first game back having a huge role. I took it personal."
Asked if he expects to be picked on Sunday as the best target to exploit when compared to Rodgers-Cromartie and Bailey, Carter bristled.
"If you're the quarterback, you tell me," he said. "We don't get into all of that. We just go out and play. We'll see what happens on Sunday."
In the AFC divisional playoff game against San Diego, it was clearly evident that Philip Rivers wanted to test his former teammate, Quentin Jammer, who filled in after Harris was hurt. Carter wasn't active for the game against the Chargers.
Jammer was beaten for two TDs in the fourth quarter as San Diego mounted a comeback.
Perhaps Jammer will be more effective if pressed into duty on Sunday, but there was no question he wore the imaginary bull's eye target when he came off the bench cold against the Chargers.
"We talk about it all the time," Jammer told USA TODAY Sports. "It's tough to sit on the sidelines, then all of a sudden come in cold – especially when it's cold. But this is why we play in the NFL. If somebody goes down, you've got to play and get it done."
Jammer, a 12th-year veteran, wound up playing nearly half of the defensive snaps against the Chargers (25 of 51) after Harris was injured.
Yet with Carter activated and rookie Kayvon Webster (11 snaps vs. New England) leap-frogging him on the depth chart, Jammer didn't play a single defensive snap in the AFC title game.
If that pattern continues in the Super Bowl, Jammer (who also plays on special teams) would essentially find himself on the field with the defense as an emergency option.
You know what that means: A target to be tested?
"Sometimes that's the case," Jammer said. "It depends on how well you do when you're in there. I think you can get the target off your back. If you do well in the storm, it's all good."
Yet make no mistake. For the 'other' cornerbacks, the storm is definitely coming.


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RNAO urges the Council of the Federation to commit to Medicare
Steer clear of for-profit health-care delivery, and fully televise this week's meeting
TORONTO, July 28, 2004 – The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) will be in Niagara-on-the-Lake this week, urging members of the Council of the Federation to use this week's meeting to commit to expanding publicly funded, not-for-profit health care, put the privatization ghosts to rest once and for all, and strengthen the nursing profession.
WHO/WHEN: RNAO president Joan Lesmond and executive director Doris Grinspun will attend the Ontario Health Coalition's Health action assembly and teach-in on Wednesday, July 28. Grinspun will facilitate a workshop on primary health care.
Lesmond and Grinspun will also be in Niagara-on-the Lake on Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30 to comment on the Council of the Federation's strategic planning meeting.
WHERE: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses wherever they practise in Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has lobbied for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses' contribution to shaping the health-care system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve.
For more information, please contact:
Marion Zych, Director of Communications, RNAO
Phone: 416-408-5605
Toll free: 1-800-268-7199 ext.209
Cell: 647-406-5605


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With help from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine, the College of Micronesia has opened a new biomedical research laboratory in the agriculture building on the college's national campus at Palikir, Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia.
The new research facility, which opened on April 30, is the fourth such training laboratory established under the Pacific Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) program administered by the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Similar facilities were established at the American Samoa Community College, the Northern Marianas College, and the College of the Marshall Islands between 2010 and 2012.
"The research training program we are rolling out is unprecedented in most of our target communities across the Pacific, where biomedical research infrastructure and research training are largely nonexistent," said Dr. George Hui, director of the Pacific STEP-UP program and a researcher in the Department of Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology at JABSOM. "It is essential to diversify the biomedical and health care workforce with research scientists who are culturally competent and responsive to the social needs of underrepresented persons."
Four College of Micronesia undergraduates and four students from local public high schools across Micronesia were selected to take part in this year's Pacific STEP-UP Summer Research program at the new facility.
"The range of research opportunities and the quality of research outcomes will be vastly improved through the establishment of this exceptional laboratory," said College of Micronesia President Joseph M. Daisy, who offered introductory remarks at the grand opening attended by representatives from the U.S. Embassy for the Federated States of Micronesia and the National Institutes of Health, among other guests. "We are grateful for the extraordinary generosity and donation of equipment by the STEP-UP Program, without which this new research lab would not be possible."
The Pacific STEP-UP Program encompasses the State of Hawai'i; the US-affiliated (flagged) territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands; and the US-associated (non-flagged) territories that include the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Another Pacific STEP-UP research laboratory facility is planned for the Republic of Palau (Palau Community College) this year.
About the STEP-UP Program (https://stepup.niddk.nih.gov/)
The Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) is a federally funded program managed and supported by the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health. The overall goal of STEP-UP is to build and sustain a biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social science research pipeline focused on NIDDK mission areas.
See also: George S Hui, PhD and Kae M Pusic. "Training the Next Generation of Minority Health Scientists: A STEP-UP in the Right Direction," Hawaiʻi Med J. 2011 July; 70(7): 152–153.


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What looks like just another cable-ready adventure flick starring Ben Cross, Peter Weller, and Ione Skye is actually a three-hour Italian mini-series that's as dry and arid as the massive desert in which it takes place. Putting aside the extraneous moments, the outrageous voice dubbing, and the endless redundant storyline ... the thing's still a massive and silly mess from start to finish.
Here's sort of a recap: Weller and Cross are estranged brothers who comb the Arabian desert searching for two pieces of an ancient pendant. The pendant leads, I think, to a golden tablet, which in turns leads, I think, to a goofy idol which (I'm pretty sure) leads to the mysterious Tower of the Firstborn -- and what resides inside the tower is anyone's guess. Suffice to say it's all powerful and biblical.
Clocking in at over three hours in length, the movie delivers a tale that could have been streamlined into an 80-minute time-waster, but making this movie shorter probably wouldn't make it any better. Cross raves through the desert as some sort of invincible weirdo, Weller vanishes for huge chunks of the running time, and poor Ione Skye is left to shoulder the whole rambling production. Borrowing a few pages from the Mummy movies, Tower also boasts a few supporting characters like Comic Relief Brit (Guy Lankester) and Mysterious Arab Prince (Marco Binini), neither of whom venture beyond their basic stereotype trappings.
If you're in the market for a three-hour wander through the desert, from outpost to oasis and everywhere in between, stopping only to point a some dry old relics and spout a bunch of treasure hunt nonsense, then hey, you'll probably adore Tower of the Firstborn. Personally, it took me four attempts before I could watch the whole thing without falling asleep.
The DVD
Video: A passable full-screen transfer. Better than TBS quality, I suppose.
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Extras: Just some trailers.
Final Thoughts
Corny, campy and endlessly familiar.


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After working as a day laborer planting corn, Jose had to leave his work behind because of health issues. He and his wife, Socorro, live with relatives and receive benefits through CFCA sponsorship to help them through their golden years.
How long have you been married?
My wife and I have been together for 45 years. It is amazing all the time we've been together.
What do you enjoy doing?
One thing I like is the [CFCA] excursions. This helps me to relax. Going out with CFCA is nice because we have everything covered. It helps me disguise the everyday burdens of life.
When did you join the CFCA Hope for a Family sponsorship program?
I became sponsored about 10 years ago. Our home is not easy to access. We live in a small village, so I am deeply thankful that CFCA enters the most remote areas; otherwise I would not have been sponsored.
If you could tell your sponsor one thing, what would it be?
I would like to tell my sponsors how much I pray for them to be well and happy. I am grateful for everything they do for me, and I am in deep gratitude for their love and respect.
What do you like about being sponsored?
I like the clothing, excursions, but most of all the food provisions. Everything is very expensive, so the benefits I get are good for me and my wife.
Do you have any advice to share?
In the world we live in, we must kneel down to praise our Lord and give thanks for everything we receive. Especially the gift of patience; this value is the one that holds me ó patience to wait for better things to come.


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Wet weather keeps some farmers busy picking
It seems we can't catch a dry stretch of weather lately, but for some farmers, that frequent rain also means frequent picking.
"If we can't pick it, why plant it?" said Bob Barthel of Barthel Fruit Farm in Mequon.
This fourth-generation farmer said his fields were too water logged to put in this year's crop of snow peas.
The rainy days delayed the growing season, but it isn't all bad, especially for strawberries.
"Because of the delayed spring, the cold spring, the crop came in faster so it was a shorter season this year, but the quality was good," Barthel said.
It also turns out, some veggies liked the steady soaking, and the right amount of heat -- the pods get sweeter.
"They're wonderful. I'm actually eating more peas this year than strawberries," Barthel said.
Even in the light rain, people were plucking the sugar peas off the vine.
"Having sufficient moisture, which we've had this year, the heat -- the 70-80 degree weather, brings on the sugars," Barthel said.
So the field behind me, the sugar snap peas and the berries are starting to wind down for the season, but Barthel now is going to focus his attention on what looks to be a fruitful apple harvest.
"By spacing it out, we'll get a really big golden delicious apple," Barthel said.
He inspects each one of his 20,000 apple trees all by hand. He said he's hopeful now, but knows, it may not last.
"It's looking good. The potential is there, I could lose it in one five-minute storm,:" Barthel said.
Barthel said he expects so many sugar snap peas this year that he's going to donate whatever he can to area food pantries.


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Having recently joined the Quaboag Hills Photography Club I was privy to a photowalk they arranged at the old Paramount Theater, or Hippodrome as it was known during it's club days, before being reverted back to the original name. It was recently bought for $1.7 million by a local non-profit with the intent of securing a further $36 million for complete restoration.
The building's interior is still in remarkably good condition given it's age and the pounding it must have recieved during it's recent stint as a night club.
The stage area still seems to have all it's original fixtures for curtain and light controls.
Fresco type murals and flourished carvings adorn the high walls.
The hallways and various side rooms all retain that early 20th century flair. Maybe it's club days actually served to sustain the old decor, rather than ruin it.
Up high in the old neglected projection rooms, time has taken a heavier toll.
For all the debris and clutter left behind decades ago, I could still catch a whiff of celluloid in the air.
This section reminded me of the state of the Victory Theater in Holyoke, a contemporary theater and similarly beautiful, though in more dire need of rejuvination.
Hopefully the new owners can give this old building the attention it deserves, and restore a lost classic.


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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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|Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Prohibit transporting minors across state lines for abortion: Opposes topic 1
Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1
Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund: Opposes topic 1
Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers: Opposes topic 1
No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Grant the pre-born equal protection under 14th Amendment: Opposes topic 1
Declare preborn as persons under 14th amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1
NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Opposes topic 1
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
|Rated 28% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy: Favors topic 2
NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2
NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)
|Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance: Strongly Opposes topic 3
State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3
NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Opposes topic 3
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
|Recognize Christianity's importance to western civilization: Favors topic 4
Constitutionally prohibit flag desecration: Favors topic 4
NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
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|Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5
Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Strongly Opposes topic 5
NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health: Opposes topic 5
NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: Strongly Opposes topic 5
YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5
YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay: Strongly Opposes topic 5
NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Opposes topic 5
NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Opposes topic 5
YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5
NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5
YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5
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topic 6:Privatize Social Security
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|Rated 8% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
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|YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7
YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7
topic 8:Society bears cost of pollution
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|Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8
Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: Favors topic 8
Sponsored no permits for legal pesticide runoff into lakes & streams: Strongly Favors topic 8
Build Keystone XL; it's now passed environmental concerns: No opin. on topic 8
YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: Strongly Favors topic 8
YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: Opposes topic 8
NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros: Favors topic 8
Neutral on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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|Permanent crime database for volunteers with kids: Favors topic 9
Rated 54% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9
YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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|National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message: Favors topic 10
Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10
Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10
Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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|Eliminate all taxes except for a national sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Repeal the Death Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No European-style VAT (value-added tax): Opposes topic 11
Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Replace income tax and IRS with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Opposes topic 11
NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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|Rated 100% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Rated B by the ALI, indicating an acceptably anti-amnesty stance: Opposes topic 12
Declare English as the official language of the US: Opposes topic 12
YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project: Strongly Opposes topic 12
YES on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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|Rated 63% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13
YES on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization: Favors topic 13
YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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|Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: Strongly Favors topic 14
Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14
Resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan: Favors topic 14
Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14
NO on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations: Favors topic 14
NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: Strongly Favors topic 14
YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight: Favors topic 14
YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
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|Free postage for soldiers serving abroad: Favors topic 15
Homeland Security authority over cyber-security: Strongly Favors topic 15
Oppose Arms Treaty that limits gun trade to Israel & Taiwan: Strongly Favors topic 15
YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses: Favors topic 15
NO on restricting no-bid defense contracts: Strongly Favors topic 15
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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|Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16
Military spouses don't lose voting residency while abroad: Favors topic 16
Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises: Favors topic 16
YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees: Opposes topic 16
YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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|Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17
Counter Iran's growing presence in Latin America: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17
NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17
YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17
YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date: Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days: Strongly Opposes topic 17
NO on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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|Rated 17% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence: Opposes topic 18
Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18
NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18
YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on investing in homegrown biofuel: Strongly Opposes topic 18
YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC: Favors topic 18
NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Opposes topic 18
NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets: Opposes topic 18
NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
|Rated -10 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Rated 25% by NORML, indicating an anti-legalization stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19
NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
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|Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20
YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20
NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy: Strongly Opposes topic 20
NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
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