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Flexible Packaging Fallacies: 5 Truths About Compliance and Risk Reduction
Rapid growth in flexible packaging has given rise to new challenges and potential safety risks from new chemistries, new material combinations, and misinformation that continues to be perpetuated in the market. To reduce the risk of inadvertent contamination, food manufacturers should avoid making assumptions about the materials they use, follow GMP protocols and conduct proper migration testing.
Joseph A. Spinnato III, PhD, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Ashland Specialty Ingredients
Flexible food packaging has grown at an average annual rate of 4 percent by volume since 2010, and the availability of new packaging films, substrates, inks, adhesives and application methods seems to be growing even faster. The drive to capitalize on "the new and the now" has left the market filled with misinformation and misunderstandings. The only way for packagers to ensure compliance and reduce the likelihood of their packaging causing chemical contamination is to perform migration testing.
This article will explain five critical elements needed for migration testing that will adequately duplicate flexible packaging in situ. Understanding the key factors will help ensure the tests produce legitimate results that could be used in a go/no-go decision on packaging materials.
FALLACY #1: All substrate films are functional barriers that will prevent migration of chemicals used in packaging.
Not all polymeric films act as functional barriers, and even those that do don't always perform this duty well in all applications and conditions. Barrier properties vary depending on the film's thickness, the environmental conditions (particularly temperature), and the food contained within. Probably the most frequently used barrier film is linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), but it is a poor barrier under certain conditions. Even some metallized films may not provide a functional barrier, with the metal providing more of an aesthetic quality rather than barrier qualities. Data from our laboratory indicate that the metallization process may damage the barrier film and enhancing migration.
The common polymeric films listed below are ordered for barrier functionality (based on comparable thicknesses and application).
Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) < High-density polyethylene (HDPE) < Polypropylene (PP) < Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Unfortunately, there is very little guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) detailing adequate functional barrier properties. The only way to know if a film is suitable as a functional barrier is to perform migration testing using the real component chemicals and food simulants in condition-of-use scenarios.
FALLACY #2: Testing materials at a single temperature is suitable for any packaging.
To generate acceptable material performance data, migration testing must incorporate temperature to recreate the conditions in which the packaging will be used. Will it encounter hot-fill or retort? Is the package to be refrigerated or frozen? Is it designed for consumer microwaving?
FDA provides 10 factors for temperature conditions of use (EFSA provides separate guidance.):
A. High temperature, heat sterilized or retorted at approximately 121ºC (250ºF)
B. Boiling-water sterilized 100ºC (212ºF)
C. Hot filled or pasteurized above 66ºC (150ºF)
D. Hot filled or pasteurized below 66ºC (150ºF)
E. Room-temperature filled and stored (no thermal treatment in the container)
F. Refrigerated storage (no thermal treatment in the container)
G. Frozen storage (no thermal treatment in the container)
H. Frozen or refrigerated storage: ready prepared foods intended to be reheated in container at time of use
I. Irradiation (ionizing radiation)
J. Cooking at temperatures exceeding 121ºC (250ºF)
FALLACY #3: If a chemical doesn't exceed migration limits in a short-term test it will be safe to use.
Length of exposure must be accounted for in migration testing, and can be done so using an accelerated process. FDA and EFSA have provided guidance for each condition of use to address shelf life. For example, FDA recommends testing at 40°C for 10 days to mimic 6-12 months shelf life for food stored at room temperature.
FALLACY #4: All materials react the same way to any one particular food simulant.
The character of a food – fatty, acidic, aqueous, alcoholic – significantly impacts the potential for chemical migration. FDA and EFSA recognize a number of food simulants that can be used in lieu of actual foods to generate acceptable chemical interaction data in migration testing. The FDA has not recommended a simulant for dry foods such as uncooked pasta, cereals, rice cakes and non-flavored coffee. The EU recognizes poly 2,6-diphenyl-p-phenylene oxide (TENAX) for dry foods. Migration generally tends to be much higher in fatty food simulants compared to the other simulants.
Aqueous and acidic (fruits, vegetables, juices, mustard, ketchup, salad, milk, bread)
10% ethanol/ 90% water. Note: 3% acetic acid should be used when food acidity is expected to lead to significantly higher levels of migration than with 10% ethanol.
Alcoholic (beer, ale, wine, distilled spirits)
10% ethanol/ 90% water (unless amount of alcohol in final package is >10%, then use actual ethanol wt%)
Fatty (cheese, butter, meats, seafood, ice cream, doughnuts, cookies, potato chips, nuts)
95% ethanol/ 5% water (or oil simulant)
FALLACY #5: Risk is determined by the functional barrier.
A packaging manufacturer cannot not rely on the assumption that a barrier film is truly functional. A safety determination is dependent on the dietary level of the migrant(s). Flexible food packaging can contain dozens of individual chemical components, any one of which could potentially migrate. Examples include unreacted monomers, residual solvents, manufacturing byproducts, and photoinitiators used in the manufacture of ultraviolet-cured inks, coatings, varnishes, laminating adhesives, and inks. Manufacturers must determine which chemicals are likely to migrate, determine the hazards of those migrants, and then establish an appropriate detection limit based on the hazards and potential exposure. After the migration studies or diffusion calculations have been performed, the product should be risk assessed for its intended use. In essence, this is simply evaluating the migration values against the safe dietary level.
Joseph A. Spinnato III, PhD, is the Regulatory Compliance Manager for Ashland Specialty Ingredients. His role is mainly focused on working with Product Development to design food packaging products (laminating adhesives and coatings) that will be safe and compliant for their intended use. He currently serves as a member of the Food Safety Alliance for Packaging, and serves on the Adhesive and Sealant Council Regulatory Affairs Committee. In addition to food packaging, he works as a toxicologist and has performed hazard assessments for EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and several REACH consort. Dr. Spinnato received his undergraduate degree in biology from Spring Hill College and his Doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Louisville.
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Twitter may be working on a new feature that's a lot like Snapchat.
Facebook may not be the only competitor Snap needs to worry about.
Twitter is reportedly working on a new Snapchat Discover-like feature that emphasizes photos and videos tied to specific events, according to CNBC.
The news follows an earlier report from Bloomberg that Twitter was working on a Snapchat-like camera feature.
Details are scarce, and CNBC notes that the feature may never end up seeing the light of day, but the "camera first feature" is apparently meant to encourage people to share more photos and videos associated with news that often breaks via Twitter.
Such a feature would directly compete with elements of Snapchat Discover, as well as Snap Maps — both of which curate Stories-based current events. A Twitter spokesperson declined to comment on the report, but it's not surprising Twitter would want to build such a feature.
Increasingly, Snapchat has become a go-to source to get a first-person view of breaking news. Time and time again, the best place to get a raw, unfiltered look at what's happening during a major event like the Olympics — or, more tragically, during a news event like a natural disaster or a mass shooting — is not Twitter but Snapchat.
If you're Twitter, which prides itself on being the platform for "what's happening," this is a worrying trend. The company wants to ensure that their platform stays top of mind when news happens. Incorporating a way for users to more easily share photos and videos — which can then be pulled into Moments or other features that highlight breaking news — would make a lot of sense.
Whether or not it would have any measurable impact on Snapchat is another matter. But it's a good way to ensure that Twitter retains its reputation as a go-to source for news.


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Q: HttpServletRequest inputstream empty on Weblogic 10.3 I'm using the Apache Commons FileUpload to receive file uploads. The below method works fine for all of the application servers tested, including Weblogic 12.1.3, except for Weblogic 10.3.6.
The parseRequest method is returning an empty list which indicates that the HttpServletRequest inputstream is empty. Just looking for how I can get this working on a Weblogic 10.3.6 server?
@POST
@Path("upload/{environment}/{queueName}")
@Consumes(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA)
@Produces({MediaType.APPLICATION_XML,MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
public Message putQueueFile(
        @PathParam("environment") String environmentName,
        @PathParam("queueName") String queueName,
        @Context HttpServletRequest req) {

    if (ServletFileUpload.isMultipartContent(req)) {
        log.debug("putQueueFile:: Multipart form submission received");
        // Create a factory for disk-based file items
        DiskFileItemFactory  fileItemFactory = createDiskFileItemFactory(req.getSession().getServletContext());
        ServletFileUpload uploadHandler = new ServletFileUpload(fileItemFactory);
        uploadHandler.setFileSizeMax(MAX_UPLOAD_FILE_SIZE);

        try {
            /*
             * Parse the request
             */
            List items = uploadHandler.parseRequest(req);
            log.debug(String.format("putQueueFile:: Looping through %d items", items.size()));

A: Finally got to the bottom of it and it was an issue with the web.xml file we were using for 10.3.  Specifically we had enabled jersey logging for requests with
<init-param>
    <param-name>com.sun.jersey.spi.container.ContainerRequestFilters</param-name>
    <param-value>com.sun.jersey.api.container.filter.LoggingFilter</param-value>
</init-param>

This was causing the request to be read and therefore causing an empty input stream. Once the logging for the requests was disabled the error was resolved.

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IT Pros Wary Of Cyber Attack On U.S. Government
By Paul Desmond
IT professionals are worried about the prospect of a cyber attack against the U.S. government, with many considering such an attack "likely" in the next year, according to survey results released this week by the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
The BSA is a trade group representing software vendors, including purveyors of security tools such as Entrust, whose CEO, Bill Connor, was on hand to present the findings on Tuesday.
Of the 395 IT professionals surveyed, 49% thought it was likely that the government will be hit by a major cyber attack in the next 12 months, with a third of those saying it was extremely likely.
Respondents who are responsible for IT security in their company are even more concerned, with 59% saying a major attack against the government is likely in the next year.
By a margin of 10-to-1, more respondents believe U.S. government security measures are "not at all adequate" than believe the measures are "extremely adequate."Additionally, only one in four IT professionals think the government has adequate security measures built in to its e-government initiatives.
Seventy-two percent of respondents believe there is a gap between the threat of cyber attack and the government's ability to respond. A vast majority of respondents, 86%, agree that the government should spend at least as many resources to protect against cyber attacks as it did to prepare for Y2K.
In a prepared statement, Entrust's Connors complained that the government was not moving at "war speed" to fight off cyber attacks, which he called "a persistent threat," in contrast to Y2K, which was a one-time event.
The survey was conducted by Ispos Public Affairs, a subsidiary of Paris-based Ipsos Research. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 5%.
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It is not too late to sign up for our Spring Lego Robotics Club. Please email Mrs. Upton at waasdirector@wilmingtonacademy.org if you are interested.
The club will be six sessions total. We will skip the week of the Science Olympiad State Competition.
Please make check payable to WAAS.


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#include <qi/strand.hpp>
#include <qi/log.hpp>
#include <qi/future.hpp>
#include <qi/getenv.hpp>
#include <deque>
#include <boost/enable_shared_from_this.hpp>
#include <boost/chrono/chrono_io.hpp>

qiLogCategory("qi.strand");

namespace qi {

class StrandPrivate : public boost::enable_shared_from_this<StrandPrivate>
{
public:
  enum State
  {
    State_None,
    State_Scheduled,
    State_Running,
    State_Canceled
    // we don't care about finished state
  };

  struct Callback
  {
    uint32_t id;
    State state;
    boost::function<void()> callback;
    qi::Promise<void> promise;
    qi::Future<void> asyncFuture;
  };

  typedef std::deque<boost::shared_ptr<Callback> > Queue;

  qi::ExecutionContext& _eventLoop;
  boost::atomic<unsigned int> _curId;
  boost::atomic<unsigned int> _aliveCount;
  bool _processing; // protected by mutex, no need for atomic
  boost::atomic<int> _processingThread;
  boost::mutex _mutex;
  boost::condition_variable _processFinished;
  Queue _queue;

  StrandPrivate(qi::ExecutionContext& eventLoop);
  ~StrandPrivate();

  Future<void> async(boost::function<void()> cb, qi::SteadyClockTimePoint tp);
  Future<void> async(boost::function<void()> cb, qi::Duration delay);

  boost::shared_ptr<Callback> createCallback(
      boost::function<void()> cb);
  void enqueue(boost::shared_ptr<Callback> cbStruct);

  void process();
  void cancel(boost::shared_ptr<Callback> cbStruct);
};

StrandPrivate::StrandPrivate(qi::ExecutionContext& eventLoop)
  : _eventLoop(eventLoop)
  , _curId(0)
  , _aliveCount(0)
  , _processing(false)
  , _processingThread(0)
{
}

StrandPrivate::~StrandPrivate()
{
}

boost::shared_ptr<StrandPrivate::Callback> StrandPrivate::createCallback(
    boost::function<void()> cb)
{
  ++_aliveCount;
  boost::shared_ptr<Callback> cbStruct = boost::make_shared<Callback>();
  cbStruct->id = ++_curId;
  cbStruct->state = State_None;
  cbStruct->callback = cb;
  return cbStruct;
}

Future<void> StrandPrivate::async(boost::function<void()> cb,
    qi::SteadyClockTimePoint tp)
{
  boost::shared_ptr<Callback> cbStruct = createCallback(cb);
  cbStruct->promise =
    qi::Promise<void>(boost::bind(&StrandPrivate::cancel, this, cbStruct));
  qiLogDebug() << "Scheduling job id " << cbStruct->id
    << " at " << tp;
  cbStruct->asyncFuture = _eventLoop.async(boost::bind(
        &StrandPrivate::enqueue, this, cbStruct),
      tp);
  return cbStruct->promise.future();
}

Future<void> StrandPrivate::async(boost::function<void()> cb,
    qi::Duration delay)
{
  boost::shared_ptr<Callback> cbStruct = createCallback(cb);
  cbStruct->promise =
    qi::Promise<void>(boost::bind(&StrandPrivate::cancel, this, cbStruct));
  qiLogDebug() << "Scheduling job id " << cbStruct->id
    << " in " << delay;
  if (delay.count())
    cbStruct->asyncFuture = _eventLoop.async(boost::bind(
          &StrandPrivate::enqueue, this, cbStruct),
        delay);
  else
    enqueue(cbStruct);
  return cbStruct->promise.future();
}

void StrandPrivate::enqueue(boost::shared_ptr<Callback> cbStruct)
{
  qiLogDebug() << "Enqueueing job id " << cbStruct->id;
  bool shouldschedule = false;

  {
    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(_mutex);
    // the callback may have been canceled
    if (cbStruct->state == State_None)
    {
      _queue.push_back(cbStruct);
      cbStruct->state = State_Scheduled;
    }
    else
      qiLogDebug() << "Job is not schedulable, state " << (int)cbStruct->state;
    // if process was not scheduled yet, do it, there is work to do
    if (!_processing)
    {
      _processing = true;
      shouldschedule = true;
    }
  }

  if (shouldschedule)
  {
    qiLogDebug() << "StrandPrivate::process was not scheduled, doing it";
    _eventLoop.async(boost::bind(&StrandPrivate::process, shared_from_this()),
        qi::Duration(0));
  }
}

void StrandPrivate::process()
{
  static const unsigned int QI_STRAND_QUANTUM_US =
    qi::os::getEnvDefault<unsigned int>("QI_STRAND_QUANTUM_US", 5000);

  qiLogDebug() << "StrandPrivate::process started";

  _processingThread = qi::os::gettid();

  qi::SteadyClockTimePoint start = qi::steadyClockNow();

  bool finished = false;

  do
  {
    boost::shared_ptr<Callback> cbStruct;
    {
      boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(_mutex);
      assert(_processing);
      if (_queue.empty())
      {
        qiLogDebug() << "Queue empty, stopping";
        _processing = false;
        _processFinished.notify_all();
        finished = true;
        break;
      }
      cbStruct = _queue.front();
      _queue.pop_front();
      if (cbStruct->state == State_Scheduled)
      {
        --_aliveCount;
        cbStruct->state = State_Running;
      }
      else
      {
        // Job was canceled, cancel() already has done --_aliveCount
        qiLogDebug() << "Abandoning job id " << cbStruct->id
          << ", state: " << cbStruct->state;
        continue;
      }
    }
    qiLogDebug() << "Executing job id " << cbStruct->id;
    try {
      cbStruct->callback();
      cbStruct->promise.setValue(0);
    }
    catch (std::exception& e) {
      cbStruct->promise.setError(e.what());
    }
    catch (...) {
      cbStruct->promise.setError("callback has thrown in strand");
    }
    qiLogDebug() << "Finished job id " << cbStruct->id;
  } while (qi::steadyClockNow() - start < qi::MicroSeconds(QI_STRAND_QUANTUM_US));

  // if we still have work
  if (!finished)
  {
    assert(_processing);

    qiLogDebug() << "Strand quantum expired, rescheduling";
    _eventLoop.async(boost::bind(&StrandPrivate::process, shared_from_this()),
        qi::Duration(0));
  }

  _processingThread = 0;
}

void StrandPrivate::cancel(boost::shared_ptr<Callback> cbStruct)
{
  boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(_mutex);

  switch (cbStruct->state)
  {
    case State_None:
      qiLogDebug() << "Not scheduled yet, canceling future";
      cbStruct->asyncFuture.cancel();
      cbStruct->state = State_Canceled;
      --_aliveCount;
      cbStruct->promise.setCanceled();
      break;
    case State_Scheduled:
      qiLogDebug() << "Was scheduled, removing it from queue";
      {
        bool erased = false;
        for (Queue::iterator iter = _queue.begin(); iter != _queue.end(); ++iter)
          if ((*iter)->id == cbStruct->id)
          {
            _queue.erase(iter);
            erased = true;
            break;
          }
        // state was scheduled, so the callback must be there
        assert(erased);
      }
      --_aliveCount;
      cbStruct->promise.setCanceled();
      break;
    default:
      qiLogDebug() << "State is " << cbStruct->state
        << ", too late for canceling";
      break;
  }
}

Strand::Strand()
  : _p(new StrandPrivate(*qi::getEventLoop()))
{
  qiLogDebug() << this << " new strand";
}

Strand::Strand(qi::ExecutionContext& eventloop)
  : _p(new StrandPrivate(eventloop))
{
}

Strand::~Strand()
{
  if (isInThisContext())
  {
    // don't wait if we are destroying the strand from within the strand
    return;
  }

  boost::unique_lock<boost::mutex> lock(_p->_mutex);
  qiLogVerbose() << this << " Dying (processing: " << _p->_processing
    << ", size: " << _p->_aliveCount << ")";
  while (_p->_processing || _p->_aliveCount)
  {
    _p->_processFinished.wait(lock);
    qiLogVerbose() << this << " Still dying (processing: " << _p->_processing
      << ", size: " << _p->_aliveCount << ")";
  }
}

Future<void> Strand::async(const boost::function<void()>& cb,
    qi::SteadyClockTimePoint tp)
{
  return _p->async(cb, tp);
}

Future<void> Strand::async(const boost::function<void()>& cb,
    qi::Duration delay)
{
  return _p->async(cb, delay);
}

void Strand::post(const boost::function<void()>& callback)
{
  _p->enqueue(_p->createCallback(callback));
}

bool Strand::isInThisContext()
{
  return _p->_processingThread == qi::os::gettid();
}

}

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Юрий Анатольевич Бережно́й (род. 1936) — советский и украинский физик-теоретик, специалист по теории ядра. Доктор физико-математических наук (1978), заслуженный профессор Харьковского национального университета (2005), лауреат премий НАН Украины  (2000) и им. К. Д. Синельникова (2016). Знаменит своими работами по рассеянию ядер, особенно исследованиями дифракционных эффектов при рассеянии и ядерной радуги. На протяжении более 50 лет преподаёт квантовую механику и теорию ядра на физико-техническом факультете Харьковского национального университета, написал ряд учебников по этим предметам. Сын химика Анатолия Семёновича Бережного.

Биография
Юрий Анатольевич Бережной родился в семье учёных. Его отец, Анатолий Семёнович Бережной, был известным химиком, академиком НАНУ.

В 1953 году Юрий поступил на ядерное отделение физико-математического факультета Харьковского университета и окончил его в 1958 году. С 1958 года работал в теоретическом отделе УФТИ, которым в то время руководил А. И. Ахиезер. Научным руководителем Бережного стал А. Г. Ситенко, один из создателей дифракционной теории ядерных процессов. В 1965 году Бережной защитил кандидатскую диссертацию.

В том же 1965 году Бережной начал читать лекции по теоретической ядерной физике в ХГУ. В 1983 году он получил учёное звание профессора.
С 1979 по 2010 год он был заведующим кафедрой теоретической ядерной физике на физико-техническом факультете Харьковского университета.

Бережной написал несколько монографий и учебников по квантовой механике и теории ядра. Три из них — совместно с академиком А. И. Ахиезером. Работая в ХФТИ и ХНУ, он подготовил 11 кандидатов наук. В 2000 году, совместно с А. И. Ахиезером и Н. Ф. Шульгой, Бережной получил Премиею НАН Украины им. А. С. Давыдова. В 2016 году, совместно со своими учениками Вадимом Михайлюком и Владимиром Пилипенко, он получил Премию им. К. Д. Синельникова за цикл работ «Теория дифракционных ядерных процессов».

Научная деятельность
Первые исследования Бережного, выполненные под руководством А. Г. Ситенко, развивали дифракционную модель ядерного рассеяния. Бережной рассчитывал дифракционное взаимодействие нуклонов и дейтронов с ядрами, учёл в своих расчётах несферичность ядрами. Именно эти результаты составили кандидатскую диссертацию Бережного.

В следующем десятилетии Бережной продолжил заниматься дифракционной теорией взаимодействия сложных частиц с ядрами.
Бережной и его ученики А. П. Созник, М. В. Евланов, В. П. Вовенко и Н. А. Шляхов совместно получили новые результаты по дифракционной теории процессов с возбуждением коллективных состояний ядер мишени, развили теорию реакций передачи нуклона и реакций расщепления дейтрона, построили теоретические модели упругого и неупругого рассеяния дейтронов и протонов высоких энергий на основе теории многократного дифракционного рассеяния Глаубера-Ситенко.

В середине 1970-х годов Бережной начал применять дифракционную теорию для изучения поляризационных явлений при упругом и неупругом рассеянии нуклонов ядрами. Эти исследования он выполнял вместе со своими учениками А. П. Созником, Н. А. Шляховым, А. С. Молевым, Г. А. Хоменко. В конце 1970-х и начале 1980-х годов Бережной выполнил работы по многочастичным реакциям с участием лёгких ядер совместно с экспериментаторами Н. Я. Руткевич и А. П. Ключаревым. В этот же период Бережной и его ученик В. В. Пилипенко построили дифракционную теорию зарядово-обменных реакций с участием нуклонов и лёгких ядер. .

В начале 1980-х Бережной совместно с Пилипенко построили теорию рефракционных эффектов типа ядерной радуги при рассеянии лёгких ядер промежуточных энергий. Совместно с экспериментаторами из Харьковского университета Г. М. Онищенко и А. В. Кузниченко они одними из первых в СССР смогли измерить эти эффекты экспериментально. Для описания радужного рассеяния ядер в упругих и квазиупругих процессах Бережной развил формализм S-матриц. Он предсказал эффект ядерной радуги в реакции перезарядки (3He,3H), и это предсказание позже было подтверждено экспериментально группой А. А. Оглоблина.

Одновременно Бережной развивал микроскопическую теорию поляризационных явлений при упругом и неупругом рассеянии протонов высоких энергий ядрами на основе теории Глаубера-Ситенко. Бережной и его ученики Г. А Хоменко, А. П. Созник, В. В. Пилипенко, И. Н. Кудрявцев, А. С. Молев построили количественное описание полного набора спиновых наблюдаемых для таких процессов рассеяния, установили правила отбора и правила фаз для спиновых наблюдаемых и нашли связь между различными наблюдаемыми. Бережной вместе с В. В. Пилипенко, Г. А. Хоменко и В. П. Михайлюком исследовал влияние на процессы ядерного рассеяния кластеризации в лёгких ядрах и применил альфа-кластерную модель к описанию рассеяния на лёгких ядрах электронов, пи-мезонов, протонов и антипротонов.

В 1990-е годы Бережной снова занялся исследованием реакций с участием малонуклонных ядер с учётом их внутренней структуры. Бережной, Ахиезер, Созник и В. А. Слипко совместно создали теорию реакций однонуклонной и двухнуклонной передачи и реакций срыва с участием трёхнуклонных ядер в области промежуточных энергий. Позже Бережной и В. А. Слипко обобщили эту теорию для учёта поляризации нуклонов, испускаеемых в реакции срыва. Бережной вместе с В. Ю. Кордой создали общую теорию дифракционных процессов с участием двухнуклонных ядер, трёхнуклонных ядер и кластерных ядер лития, учитывающую поверхностное преломление рассеиваемых волн и размытие поверхности ядра-мишени.

Кроме ядерной физики, Бережной с 1980-х годов публикует статьи по истории физики и философии науки, обсуждая в них философские аспекты теории элементарных частиц и квантовой механики, гносеологию. Он является членом совета по защите докторских диссертаций по философии. Также Бережной автор ряда научно-популярных статей и статей по методике преподавания физики в университете и в средней школе.

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 Заслуженный профессор Харьковского национального университета (2005)
 Премия НАН Украины им. К. Д. Синельникова (2016)
 Заслуженный деятель науки и техники Украины (2016)

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EMA launches review of 'last-resort' antibiotic after scientists ID resistance gene
by Arlene Weintraub |
The 50-year-old antibiotic colistin is widely used to treat bacterial infections in both animals and people that have become resistant to other drugs. But last year, scientists in China discovered a gene called mcr-1 that makes bacteria resistant to colistin, prompting some scientists to urge regulatory agencies to issue stricter guidelines for the use of the antibiotic in farm animals.
Now the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is answering the call. The agency announced on Jan. 11 that it received a request from the European Commission for revised guidelines on the use of colistin in animals. In 2013, the EMA issued new guidelines suggesting that the drug only be used for treating infected animals and those who had come in close contact with them--not for preventing illnesses--but now the agency is considering further restrictions, it says. Concerns have been on the rise since mcr-1 was found in meat products, including pork, collected in both China and Europe.
"Because of its important role as a last defense against antimicrobial resistant bacteria, the Agency will consider if its 2013 advice on the responsible use of colistin in animals, particularly pigs, needs to be updated in light of the recent discovery," the EMA said in a press release. The agency expects to finalize any revision of its guidelines within 6 months.
The EMA's review is the latest initiative taken by a major regulatory body to restrict the use of antibiotics in food production, in the hopes of stemming the rise of so-called superbugs that are resistant to the drugs. In 2013, the FDA introduced its "judicious use" rules for antibiotics in food animals, giving U.S. producers three years to comply with new guidelines. The rules have been slow to be embraced, however: A report released in December revealed that antibiotics sales to the food industry actually rose 4% between 2013 and 2014.
The FDA is now working with the CDC and the USDA to implement systems for collecting data on antibiotics use. The agencies hope to begin reporting detailed data on how the drugs are used in the food industry in 2018.
Not everyone is convinced that the anti-antibiotics movement is in the best interest of the animals, however. Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, the executive director of the international trade group HealthforAnimals, said last June that antibiotics remain an essential tool for preventing the spread of some infectious diseases among animals. HealthforAnimals is urging world leaders to promote research collaborations aimed at developing innovative methods for combating antibiotic resistance.
- here's the EMA's press release
- get more at Reuters
UN names animal health as top priority for sustainable agriculture
The United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development lays out a host of priorities including "food security and nutrition," an ambitious plan to…
by Arlene Weintraub Oct 31, 2016 8:03am
Drugmakers prowl willing markets for animal antibiotics as U.S. sales fall
Starting next year, drugmakers that market antibiotics for food animals will face tough new FDA rules limiting their use. So now some pharma companies are…
by Arlene Weintraub Oct 14, 2016 3:20pm
Animal biotech drug labels are about to get more detailed
The USDA plans to hold manufacturers of veterinary biotech drugs to new, strict standards on labeling. Although companies will have between four and six years…
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Landlords now is the time to make sure your properties are compliant before the new MEES legislation is brought in. You have been warned!
There are now only six months until the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are implemented – a sweeping change due in April 2018, that will rule out any new or renewed leases on commercial property with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of F or G.
Time is running out and landlords with commercial portfolios would be well advised to prepare carefully, or risk losing out on potentially significant amounts of rental income.
Below are some key tips to help protect you from inadvertently allowing your property to become 'unrentable'.
While the Millennial generation below them are unable to save for a deposit, Generation X are splashing their cash to beautify their homes and are smashing records in doing so.
Today's generation spends three times more money beautifying their homes than their parents did 30 years ago, Ikea has revealed.
Britons are increasingly more enthusiastic about interior design and men in their thirties are now the most passionate about making their home look beautiful.
The average Brit spent £886 last year redecorating their home, with those in their thirties typically splashing out a whopping £1,364 on home-decor.
Thinking of making the change from Buy-To-Let to Holiday Let? To make it a smooth transition, find out mortgage brokers John Charcol's top tips on pulling it off.
Turning it into a holiday let means you may be able to up the rent you pull in and benefit from a more generous tax regime following the reduction of the tax relief on mortgage interest that landlords with longer term tenants can claim.
But be aware that the process might not be as simple as you think. For example, you need to make sure you are not breaching the terms of your mortgage as you could face paying a fine or even end up risking a demand for repayment of the mortgage within a month.
Finally the government are discussing the overpriced service charge issue which has plagued UK homeowners and tenants for years, as we eagerly await a verdict in favour of fair and realistic costs.
This staggering Grand Designs house took an agonising 16 years to create, but the finished product is absolutely stunning and self-sufficient producing its own energy.
GRAND DESIGNS headed to the Peak District this week to follow one couple's journey to build a dream home on a 30 degree slope. The final bill reached a staggering £1million, and the time it took to build was years longer than expected.
After 15 years of saving and planning, ecologist Fred and communications manager Saffron Baker began work on their new family home in a village in the Peak District.
But their plans to transform a £100,000 former dairy into an "earth shelter" built into a limestone hill was quickly met with difficulties.
The government have been targeting the property industry in recent weeks, as another new proposal emerges regarding regulation for the leasehold side of the market.
A new independent watchdog may be established by the Government to better protect the interests of leaseholders and tenants.
Today, Sajid Javid, the communities minister, published a document seeking views on how to protect people living in around four million leasehold homes across Britain.
Services charges, levied by property management companies, have reached £3.5bn a year, the Government said.
With Halloween just around the corner, Country Life magazine has shortlisted their top rated stately homes with things that go bump in the night. But are you brave enough to visit them?
Every self-respecting country house is in need of a ghost. Sceptic and believer are both in happy agreement on this point, and if owners and guides are to be believed, they are very rarely disappointed: the ghostless stately home or castle seems a great rarity.
But if you fancy trying to spot a ghost yourself, bagging an invite to a haunted pile might not be all that easy – thankfully, there are plenty of (supposedly) ghost-ridden places open to the public – many through the National Trust.


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A US Ally Is Literally Beheading People Over Nonviolent Drug Charges
Submitted by Carey Welder of AntiMedia
Saudi Arabia, the United States' main ally in the Middle East, has executed 48 people so far this year, half of them over nonviolent drug charges, Human Rights Watch reported this week.
"Many more people convicted of drug crimes remain on death row following convictions by Saudi Arabia's notoriously unfair criminal justice system," the advocacy organization said in a release.
Though Human Rights Watch did not specify the method of execution, the Guardian classified the 48 killings as beheadings, and the Saudi government has a reputation for this type of sentence.
"Saudi Arabia has carried out nearly 600 executions since the beginning of 2014, over 200 of them in drug cases. The vast majority of the remainder were for murder, but other offenses included rape, incest, terrorism, and 'sorcery,'" HRW noted.
As far back as 2004, CBS reported that "[t]he Saudi government beheaded 52 men and one woman last year for crimes including murder, homosexuality, armed robbery and drug trafficking," adding that the Kingdom argues the practice is acceptable under Islamic law, which governs the country. At the same time, they condemned beheadings by militant groups. CBS noted that while Islam allows for the death penalty "few mainstream Muslim scholars and observers believe beheadings are sanctioned by Sharia, or Islamic law."
Nevertheless, the Saudi government has continued the practice, beheading 157 people in 2015, the highest since 1995, when 192 were executed. Nonviolent drug offenders were among those killed that year, as well.
"Human Rights Watch (HRW) found that of the first 100 prisoners executed in 2015, 56 had been based on judicial discretion and not for crimes for which Islamic law mandates a specific death penalty punishment," the Guardian noted at the time.
In its latest update, Human Rights Watch discussed the difficulty of obtaining a fair trial in Saudi Arabia, highlighting that, among other issues, longstanding due process violations in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system that makes it difficult for a defendant to get a fair trial even in capital cases."
The organization said that in cases they analyzed, "authorities did not always inform suspects of the charges against them or allow them access to evidence, even after trial sessions began."
The Kingdom also criminalizes protest and received widespread condemnation in 2017 for its efforts to execute 14 Shia minority demonstrators who protested during the Arab Spring. One of those protesters was a Saudi student who was arrested on his way to study abroad in the United States, and an advocacy groups' appeals to President Trump to intervene on his behalf, the White House offered no indication it intended to help him.
Others who have spoken out against the monarchy have faced floggings and crucifixion. Nevertheless, in 2015, the kingdom's representative to the U.N. Human Rights Council, Bandar al-Aiban, insisted the death penalty is applied "only [to] those who commit heinous crimes that threaten security."
Though the country's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has expressed his intent to reform the country and reduce the number of executions, it's extremist roots make this a daunting task that will likely take a significant amount of time.
Considering the Saudi kingdom has funded the spread of radical Islam around the world and has also been linked to financial sponsorship of ISIS and the 9/11 terror attacks, it is not surprising they continue to impose the death penalty against even nonviolent offenders and that they are one of the top executioners in the world.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government remains fixated on largely unsubstantiated claims of atrocities by geopolitical rivals in the region, failing to display a modicum of principle in its ultimately tepid opposition to oppression and radicalism as it continues to facilitate the sale of billions of dollars worth of weaponry to extremist regimes.


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Working collaboratively with the Garden and Iowa State University staff, the design team proposed the master site plan for Reiman Gardens, a botanical garden located at the gateway to the university. The garden is comprised of a series of diverse human-scaled garden "rooms" nestled within seventeen gently sloping acres. Intended as demonstration beautiful, sustainable gardens built on the many diverse plants found in the Midwest, Reiman Gardens also features an outstanding butterfly exhibit and event spaces, established plant collections and a wonderfully diverse terrain with notable mature specimens.


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The procedure for determining whether the dedication of land, the payment of fees in lieu thereof, or a combination of both, or the provision of interim facilities, for classroom and related facilities for elementary, intermediate or high schools, as a condition to the approval of a residential development, shall be as follows:
A. Request of Owner. At the time of filing an application for a residential development, the owner or developer of the property shall, as a part of the filing, state whether he desires to dedicate land, provide interim facilities, or pay a fee in lieu thereof. If he desires to dedicate land for such purpose, he shall designate the area thereof on the tentative tract map or the plot plan submitted.
B. Action by City. At the time of approval of said residential development, the City Council, upon the advice of the affected district, shall determine, as a part of such approval, whether to require a dedication of land, the payment of fees in lieu thereof, or a combination of both, for classroom and related facilities for elementary or high schools.
C. Dedication Procedures. Where dedication is required, the land shall be conveyed directly to the affected district in accordance with standard conveyance procedures as approved by the City Attorney, or the district's legal counsel, if other than the City Attorney, and shall be recorded prior to the issuance of a building permit.
D. Provision of Interim Facilities Procedure. When the builder of a residential development chooses to provide interim facilities, he shall do so at a place to be designated by the school district, and shall remove the facilities so provided at his own expense at the conclusion of the fifth school year.
E. In-Lieu Fee Procedure. When the payment of in-lieu fees is required, the owner or builder shall deposit said fees with the City, for transmittal to the district, and a receipt therefor shall be filed with the City's Building Inspection Department prior to the issuance of a building permit.
F. Criteria for Determination. Whether the City Council, upon the advice of the district, determines to require a dedication of land or the payment of an in-lieu fee, or a combination of both, shall be determined by consideration of the following criteria:
1. The City's General Plan;
2. The topography, geology, access and location of the land in the development available for dedication;
3. The size and shape of the development and the land available for dedication;
4. The location of existing or proposed class- room and related facilities for elementary or high schools within and adjacent to the attendance area of the development; and
5. The desirability of developing the land proposed for dedication as determined by a schematic site plan submitted by the owner or developer.
The determination of the City Council as to whether land shall be dedicated, or whether a fee shall be paid, or a combination thereof, shall be final and conclusive.
The Sebastopol Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 1127, passed September 3, 2019.
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Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (NYSE:UGP) traded at $2.59 at last check on Tuesday, 01/24/23, made an upward move of 1.77% on its previous day's price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $2.54 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 0.99 with the day's price range being $2.47 – $2.57. The company has a trailing 12-month PE ratio of 12.21. In terms of its 52-week price range, UGP has a high of $3.12 and a low of $2.13. The company's stock has gained about 4.53% over that past 30 days.
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. has a market cap of $2.86 billion. With its Forward Dividend at 0.15 and a yield of 6.02%, the company's investors could be anxious for the UGP stock to gain ahead of the earnings release. Estimates by analysts give the company expected earnings per share (EPS) of $0.02, with the EPS growth for the year raised at $0.18 for 2022 and $0.24 for next year. These figures represent 28.60% and 33.30% growth in EPS for the two years respectively.
Analysts tracking the company's growth have also given it a consensus growth in revenue estimated at $7.75 billion, with a low of $7.75 billion and a high of $7.75 billion. The median projection represents growth squeezing down to 70.70% compared to sales growth for the corresponding quarter a year ago. According to analyst consensus estimates figures, the company's yearly revenue forecast for 2022 is expected to hit $29.27 billion, or 43.90% up from figures reported last year.
There have been no upward and no downward revisions for the stock's EPS in last 7 days, something that reflects the nature of company's price movement in short term. On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the UGP stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of 50% Sell, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 50% Sell. Long term indicators on average place the stock in the category of 25% Buy.
Looking further, we note that the PEG ratio for the UGP stock currently stands at 0.51, and the most recent price level today is 5.96% off its SMA20 and 4.64% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 57.63 while the volatility over the past week is 3.22% and jumps to 3.58% over the past one month. The beta value is 1.20, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 0.10.
Let's briefly compare Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (UGP) stock to its peers. We find that today's price change of 1.77% and 3.29% over the past 12 months for UGP competes that of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (PBR), which has seen its stock price fall -0.93% in the latest trading session and is -3.35% over the last one year. Another of its peers Shell plc (SHEL) has dropped -0.85% today, and was 19.20% up over the past year, while Braskem S.A. (BAK) is also up 1.68% yet, while its price remains in the red at -49.38% over the same period. Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. has a P/E ratio of 12.21 compared to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras's 2.25 and Shell plc's 5.06. In contrast to these companies, both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial are today at -1.45% and -1.08%, respectively, in early deals.
Coming back to Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (NYSE:UGP), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 1.49 million, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 1.03 million. Current shares outstanding are 1.09 billion.
The insiders hold 26.80% of the company's shares while institutions hold 3.70%. The data shows that short shares as of Dec 29, 2022, stood at 2.94 million at a short ratio of 1.99. This represents a 0.27% short interest in shares outstanding on Dec 29, 2022. Shares short rose in December from the previous month at 0.89 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with today's price pushing the stock 4.96% up in year-to-date price movement.
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Mercenaries on the Battlefield: What Legal Advisors Must Know
by Jeffrey S. Thurnher | Dec 2, 2020
Mercenaries … are useless and dangerous. And if a prince holds on to his state by means of mercenary armies, he will never be stable or secure…
— Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
Mercenaries have been used since the dawn of war. In recent years, however, there has been a tremendous resurgence in the use of mercenary forces on the battlefield. One of the most prolific employers of mercenary groups is Russia, which has used such forces to expand its presence in various world hotspots. Reliance on these opaque forces is intended to provide plausible deniability and shield Russia from responsibility. Russian practices differ fundamentally from how other nations employ private security contractors to accompany their forces. Russia's approach represents a dangerous geopolitical trend and poses unique legal challenges in terms of State responsibility and accountability under the law of armed conflict.
Contemporary Uses of Russian Mercenaries
Russia has a long history of employing mercenaries, but under Vladimir Putin's leadership, the practice has significantly evolved and increased. With Putin's consolidation of Russia's security apparatuses and an abundance of Soviet-era military veterans, the conditions were ripe for an expanded reliance on these semi-State forces. Mercenary groups provide Russia low-cost options to rapidly send forces to support favored authoritarian regimes. Russia views these groups as particularly attractive because they allow for plausible deniability. These dynamics have led to the formation of numerous Russian private mercenary groups.
The most active of these Russian mercenary organizations is the Wagner Group, which is headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close Putin ally. Wagner operates worldwide despite being outlawed under a Russian law prohibiting mercenaries and private military security contractors. To circumvent these prohibitions, Wagner is registered using a series of shell corporations located outside of Russia. Its close ties to Russian security elements provide Wagner access to sophisticated weapons and intelligence. Its worldwide actions are coordinated with Russia to advance its national interests.
Wagner has been instrumental in helping Russia pursue its goals in Syria and Ukraine. In Syria, it participated alongside Syrian regime forces in offensive combat operations years before the official entry of Russian military forces. In Ukraine, elements of Wagner are suspected to have been associated with the "little green men" who supported annexation, and they have fought alongside separatist forces across the Donbass region. Russia employed these mercenaries rather than its military to avoid domestic scrutiny for casualties and, with respect to Ukraine, to falsely claim all fighters were indigenous separatists.
Russia is currently employing this mercenary model in Venezuela and across Africa as it seeks expanded influence and access to natural resources. Wagner is having a big impact in Libya where it is helping a Russian ally in the on-going civil war. Wagner's mercenaries provided an immediate military advantage on the battlefield, tipping the balance in favor of the Russian-supported militia. The commander of the U.S. Africa Command has condemned Wagner as a "destabilizing" element helping Russia expand its African footprint.
Russia is not the only nation using these shadowy forces. The contemporary use of mercenaries is far reaching, and given the relative success Russia and others have had, one should expect to see mercenaries employed more widely in the future. Lawyers advising commanders and policy makers, therefore, must be familiar with the complicated legal framework surrounding mercenaries.
The first treaty to detail the legal obligations of mercenaries is the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions (AP I). Article 47 of AP I prohibits a mercenary from qualifying as a lawful combatant and provides a six-part definition of who meets the criteria to be a mercenary. One of the six requirements is that the person must be motivated by a "desire for private gain." The United States' position, as detailed in the U.S. Defense Department Law of War Manual, is that being a mercenary is not a crime under international law. The manual explains that receiving pay for their services does not necessarily disqualify mercenaries of combatant status. On the other hand, mercenaries must follow the law of armed conflict and can be punished for any violations.
While the United States does not recognize the AP I position as being customary, it is important to remember that many U.S. allies are AP I treaty members and do consider it binding law. Additionally, some U.S. partners are also parties to the 1989 International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, which extended prohibitions against mercenary groups. Understanding partner States' varied legal obligations regarding mercenaries will become increasingly relevant during coalition operations.
Meanwhile, Wagner and similar Russian organizations object to being labeled as mercenaries. Instead, these groups refer to themselves as private military security contractors (PMSCs). While the distinction between mercenaries and PMSCs is not always clear, Russia intentionally blurs these lines to take advantage of perceived definitional gaps.
Unlike mercenaries, security contractors do not have a separate legal classification under international law. Members of PMSCs are either combatants or civilians under the law of armed conflict. Depending on their role and affiliation with a State party to the conflict and their conduct—such as whether they are taking a direct part in hostilities—they can be classified in different ways. Legal advisors must be aware of how these varied statuses affect whether a contractor encountered on the battlefield could be targeted or detained.
The United States and many Western nations have taken steps to address some perceived PMSCs legal gaps. For instance, some States adopted a set of best practices for PMSCs in a 2008 international agreement known as the Montreux Document, which highlighted State obligations regarding security contractors. Notably, Russia refused to sign onto the agreement. Similarly, the PMSCs industry created an international code of conduct that includes a commitment by individual signatory companies to follow international law. Wagner has not yet committed to the code.
Russia has instead purposely sought to take advantage of the perceived legal gaps and use groups like Wagner to help it avoid State responsibility. Russia uses disinformation campaigns to deny any ties to Wagner and to disavow any role in directing its activities. Additionally, President Putin decreed that information related to firms cooperating with Russian intelligence would be classified. This action ensured communications between Wagner and Russian officials would remain secret.
There are many benefits for Russia if it succeeds in maintaining the illusion of separation between itself and Wagner. When Russia exclusively uses mercenary groups in an armed conflict, it can claim not to be involved in the conflict. It can thereby deflect scrutiny under the UN Charter's non-interference principles. Furthermore, under international law, the conduct of a group can be attributed to the State if the State directs the group. Russia's deliberate disinformation is intended to help it avoid accountability for any mercenary misconduct. Until the law potentially evolves, one should expect some nations to continue to rely on groups like Wagner.
Providing Legal Advice About Mercenary Groups
Given the growing use of mercenaries, judge advocates and civilian legal advisors must be prepared to address the thorny legal issues that arise when U.S. forces encounter them on the battlefield. The potential for such encounters is not hypothetical. In 2018, U.S. forces in Syria came under an armored assault from several hundred Wagner Group members supporting pro-Syrian regime forces. After a four-hour firefight, estimates indicate more than one-hundred Russian mercenaries were killed. With Russia expanding its worldwide mercenary presence, the potential for future such interactions with U.S. forces will only increase.
The United States also needs to highlight Russia's illicit use of mercenaries and detail how it violates international law and facilitates corruption around the world. Legal advisors must be vigilant for law of armed conflict violations involving mercenaries as Russia's mercenaries have been implicated in several atrocities. Judge advocates can help commands expose these abuses. With this information, America can implicate Russian State responsibility and pressure Russia to reform.
Mercenaries will play a role in future conflicts as they provide the legal ambiguity America's adversaries seek in conflict. To prepare for future combat, legal professionals must remain attentive to these emerging participants of war. Judge advocates must also be vigilant about identifying the legal implications associated with mercenaries for their commanders.
Colonel Jeff Thurnher is a U.S. Army Judge Advocate currently serving as the Staff Judge Advocate for the 82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.


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Franklin Graham talks to his father Billy Graham at the Billy Graham Library dedication service in Charlotte, North Carolina, in May 2007.
My Take: Franklin Graham is embarrassing his father
Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of "God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World," is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor.
By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN
If you want to see how American evangelicalism has lost its way, you need look no farther than Billy Graham and his son Franklin. Billy Graham was a powerful preacher of the gospel. Franklin Graham is a political hack.
Billy Graham, now 92, was released from a hospitalization for pneumonia earlier this week, but I will always remember him as a vibrant young revivalist who mesmerized me, and hundreds of millions of others, through his televised crusades.
He was somehow square and hip at the same time–he more than held his own in a conversation with Woody Allen in 1969 television special—and he challenged us to devote our lives not to money or power but to God.
Billy Graham was by no means uninterested in politics. Dubbed the pastor to presidents, he prayed with Democratic and Republican chief executives alike—every one of them since Harry Truman. His rabid anti-communism mellowed with age, and he never forgot that preaching was his real calling.
Franklin Graham is a very different man.
In recent years, he has garnered more attention for bashing Islam (as "a very evil and wicked religion") than for preaching Christianity. And in recent months he has taken the art of embarrassing himself (and his family) to new lows.
In April, when asked by ABC's Christiane Amanpour about a possible presidential run by Donald Trump, he said, "The more you listen to him, the more you say to yourself, you know, maybe the guy's right."
When asked in this same interview about President Obama's Christianity, he called the president's profession of faith into question, saying that for Obama "going to church means he's a Christian" while for him "the definition of a Christian is whether we have given our life to Christ."
Graham then punched his carnival barker card by parroting the same sort of "birther" nonsense Trump was pedaling at the time, saying that Obama had "some issues to deal with" in terms of proving he was born in Hawaii.
"I was born in a hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, and I know that my records are there. You can probably even go and find out what room my mother was in when I was born. I don't know why he can't produce that," Graham said.
All this is to say that the more I listen to him, the more I feel sorry for his dad.
I am not an evangelical but I respect Billy Graham. I think he is a good man. I know he gave voice to anti-Semitic prejudice in the White House with President Richard Nixon. But I want him to be remembered well.
His son is making that difficult.
A few days after the White House objected to the comments he made to Amanpour, Franklin Graham appeared on Fox News. "I'm an evangelist," he said. "I want to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that who so ever believe in him shouldn't perish, but have everlasting life."
What I am suggesting is that he listen to his own words. And to those of his father, who when asked to join Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority said no.
He said no because, in his words, "Evangelists cannot be closely identified with any particular party or person. We have to stand I the middle in order to preach to all people, right and left."
Just a few days ago, the Dallas-based megachurch pastor T. D. Jakes told CNN's Richard Martin much the same thing. When asked about Franklin Graham's refusal to take Obama's profession of Christian faith at face value, Jakes said he was "disappointed" by Graham's "insulting" comments.
"I wish he had the diplomacy of his father, who brought the gospel to people without being nuanced by politics, because when you do those things you offend people that you are actually called to save and to serve," Jakes added.
I don't always agree with Jakes, but I'm with him on this one.
Franklin Graham has a choice to make. He can continue to embarrass himself and his father by continuing to try to embarrass the Democrats. Or he can be about his father's business.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Stephen Prothero.
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Filed under: Barack Obama • Christianity • Church and state • Islam • Opinion • Politics • United States
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Kate M
Awesome biblical allusion in the last sentence!
Steve T
Just another charlatan who calls himself a Christian – not hard to understand why the Romans threw them to the lions. Religion is the generator of evil and hatred and needs to be banned.
actually Franklin has more fear for the Lord then his dad did. He is not afraid of telling it like it is and everyone must admit there are problems with barak hussein's history like his child hood a muslim school in Indonesia where it is written 'Islam' as Obamas faith, that is recording in his school's file. also, anyone who has read the quaran knows that islam means "submission ' to allah, the end goal is to force everyone into islam, this is why the islamic countries do not tolerate other religions and force harsh rules on its people. this is why there are terrorist groups and they quote the quaran , the very verses that call for jihad and submission. Billy graham on the other hand , near the end of his career, told larry king that all religions are going to heaven. this is in contradiction to john 14:6 where Jesus said " I am the way , the truth, the life. No one comes the the Father except through Me" and in a Acts, "for there is only one name under which men can be saved, The Lord Jesus...and other verses. the author of this article loves compromise , thats why he sides with Billy and not his son franklin. those who read the Bible and fear God know that compromise is the slippery slide into deceit.
WHO WE OBEY IS WHO WE WORSHIP !
And ALL the world wondered after the Beast . ROME A beast is a country or kingdom Chk.. DAN. 7:17, and 23
Rome is the 4th beast in Daniel. The vatican controls the concience of what the whole world believes.
False doctrines have flooded the church idolatry, eternal hell, mary worship, veneration of the dead, Sunday sacredness. These are all an abomination to the King of Heaven. Jesus Christ. God has had it with false worship Stop asking your pastor about the Bible, and start asking your Bible about your pastor Cursed be man that trust in man Jer. 17 :6
I wonder if Billy Graham will make it to heaven.
According to the Bible he wont. It is written" Whosoever doesnt do the least of these commandments, and teaches others not to do them will be called least to the Kingdom" ( in other words your not going ) Mt. 5 : 17 Billy G spit on Gods Divine Precepts ( the Sabbath) Graham Exalted the false Sabbath (Sunday) which obeys the Catholic Church in contradicting the Word of God, Sunday worship is the mark of the beast (Rome) . Deceiving the whole world right according to prophecy.
Worship God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth and give Glory to Him and His Holy Sabbath. Babylon will fall.
Come out my people. Rev. 14
RachelM
Except that there is no evidence that God directed "Sunday" to be exclusively the Sabbath day since the names of the days of the week weren't adopted until the Roman Empire era. The currently accepted Gregorian Calendar wasn't adopted until 1582, by Papal Bull signed by Pope Gregory XIII. It seems the Catholics have it right and whatever secondary Christian sect you belong to is really doing the deeds of the Beast.
You may think you know your Bible, but you certainly don't know your history.
I'm REPLYINGF to RACHELM
Rachel, Sunday is the 1st day then sat. is the 7th. You can't have it both ways. The Gregorian calander changed the month and year but not the weekly cycle. Your Catholic Church admits the Bible Sabbath is Saturday. They claim to have the right to change Divine Laws. They claim changing the Sabbath was a mark of their eccliesastic authority, which is blasphemey.
The book of Dan prophecies this would happen by the anti christ or little horn Dn.7:25
While I'll suffer the wrath of Rome, you'll suffer the wrath of God. Your a canidate for the mark of the beast.
I'll be faithful to the God of Heaven. Not your lord god the pope
It is written " Wide the path of destruction. straight and narrow is the way and -many- FEW find it
Good luck Rachelm
Franklin Graham doesn't worship God, he worships Politics.
In their heart, everyone knows the truth about where Obama was born. So why is the issue of Obama's birth so important?
It provides a clear litmus test for who someone worships: God or the Republican Party. Are you willing to lie for the (perceived) benefit of the Republican Party? Or do you honor God by not lying? It really is that simple.
motherlodebeth
Sad thing is Franklin has done and is doing wonderful work and doesnt insist you be a Christian to be helped. When asked a question he answers it in an honest way, then gets bashed for being honest. And being a walk the talk Christian is more than going to church. Siitting in a church pew makes you a Christian like sitting in a car makes you an automobile.
Edward Joseph Garvril
If Mr. Graham spent 15 minutes reviewing the free online edition of the "ONE GOD Book," and the "ONE GOD Book Concordance" his bigotry towards monotheistic, non-Christians would decrease.
u need to be very careful what u say about God's prophets..Bible says Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm." just thought i let u know....
rick boyd
Dems are proud americans also...Everyone is accountable....God will decide who is a prophet or a false prophet.
Franklin is losing his most valuable christain tool...His influence ! His Dads legecy can be hurt by his politics. He needs to think and pray about his statements and perhaps do some fact-checking before he speaks.
Ranzabar
Hey, thanks for the warning sport
Franklin doesn't bear the stamp of God, the Signature of Heaven. But that of a false teacher headed for the LAKE
God protects us if we heed His counsel. It is Written " If they speak not according to the law or the testimony, theres no light in them. IS 8 ;20
There goes a whole bunch of them.
Mariann Pepitone
Franklin Graham is right in his statement about Obama. Obama is not christian knowing the church he went to for 20 years. Franklin Graham is a solid christian along with his father. And no one could preach the bible like Billhy Graham. I listened to his crusades all the time.
Xgirl360
Being Christian is a personal thing in ones heart. You nor anyone else has a right to say that some is or is not Christian. We haven't had a Universal (catholic) Church since 1054 when the Roman and Greek Churches split. With the further fracturing of the Reformation, there is now no one authority to declare who is Christian and who is not. If Obama professes a belief in Christ and considers himself a Christian, there is absolutely no one on Earth who can say otherwise. Not one soul. When Christ returns, he will be the final judge.
Being Mormon, I take particular offense to anyone telling anyone else who is and who is not Christian. It takes but one thing to be Christian. To believe in Jesus Christ. Membership in a Church is only secondary. I know plenty of Christians who don't have a denomination or church. They may have been baptized as a child and never set foot in a church again. But, they are just as Christian as any Evangelical Minister. Sometimes, I think they are better given the Jimmy Bakers and Ted Haggards of that community. If you stand in "holier than thou" judgment over another person....then you are a sinner. End of story. So, I wouldn't through stones in glass houses if I were you Mariann Pepitone.
svatoid
Remember Billy Graham's lack of action during the Civil Right's era–that's right he supported segregation. remember the fact the billy sat quietly and listened to Nixon's anti-semitic rantings. That's right, Billy is also an anti-Semite.
Anyway, Billy will burn in hell and so will Franklin
Tis all about making money from myths and/or fortune telling :
Glen Beck, $32 million in 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/08/glenn-beck-earned-32-mill_n_529903.html
and from guidestar.org
Rev. Franklin Graham $800,000+/yr.
Rev. Billy Graham, $400,000/yr
Rabbi Bradley Hirschfield $331,708/yr
Rev. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, $200,000/yr
Erica Brown $134,221/yr
Eboo Patel $120,000/yr.( not to include his $2 million "non-profit" investment portfolio)
Imam Rauf and his wife Daisy, $400,000/yr/ea estimated---------------------------
Will Gee
And don't forget
– Christopher Hitchens
– Sam Harris
– Richard Dawkins
– Bart Ehrman
We, so what you're saying is it's OK to be a Christian BS artist, but Atheist BS'ers have to be poor?
gblawall
the mistake in this story is trying to compare the son with the father. i first saw Billy Graham on TV 44years ago. I think i was about 8 years old at the time, my parents attended a southern baptist church. I remember being told that all Catholics were going to hell and no way would a black attend the church. Now some blacks attend and i haven't been shown a bit of truth that all Catholics are going to hell. Billy Graham I truly believe that he his a true man of God. I feel blessed to live in the same generation as him and blessed that I have been able to listen to his teaching. Lets not forget what he has done internationally spreading the word of God. I for one am a full supporter of any non violent religion. i think Franklin Graham has the right to say what he thinks. We all don't have to agree or disagree and make a fuss out of one interview. Also look back to what Franklin Graham has done with his charitable work around the world. I wish I could be half the man the either Billy or Franklin. They carry heavy loads.
God bless all
Avi Shlomo
The son is an idiot opportunist. what he said about Muslims will not stand had he talked about Jews and we even do not believe in Jesus christ while Muslims honor him. perhaps he wnats to resurect Storm Thurman past thru hatred and bias.
cassandra lynnae
WHERE IS THE LOVE OF GOD IN CHRIST AT!!!!!!! LETS JUST PRAY FOR PEOPLE AND FORGIVE THEM
Not an idiot, just a con arstist
memphispiano
I think your article is grossly unfair. Although Franklin Graham has made some ill advised comments, all of the references you made were in response to media questions. There is a big difference between going around bashing Islam and responding honestly to a question that is presented to you. It would seem more a case of the media trying to corner him than him really looking to promote these secondary issues.
Mr. Prothero–did you ask Billy or Franklin Graham for comments before you published this article? Did they confirm or deny your allegation that Billy is embarrassed by Franklin? It seems to me you would want to at least check with them before making such an outrageous factual allegation, assuming you actually care about the truthfulness of your article. It would be one thing if you said that, in your opinion, Billy should be embarrassed by Franklin, but that obviously would not have garnered as much attention, since it would just reveal your article to be a political attack by a political hack. I think I will contact Billy and/or Franklin to see if they have any comments on your allegation and whether you asked them to comment before your published this smear.
Well said Mark. Those are exactly the thoughts I had. Stephen Prothero comes across as ridiculous, in my opinion, in this article.
Johnnyleen
I think he means in the sense of "perceived as an embarrassment". Such as, "How embarrassing that that woman's slip is showing while her husband is standing there." Maybe neither the woman nor the husband is aware of it, but it's still embarrassing.
Johnyleen–I think your theory is inconsistent with the convention definition of "embarassing" (causing subjective feelings of embarassment in someone) and even more casual uses of "embarassing" (engaging in conduct the observer thinks should cause the actor embarassment, as in "embarassing yourself). Is the author saying that Franklin is engaging in conduct that should cause Billy to be embarassed? Why? Because the author says so? Even if that is what the author meant, what is the point of this article? To let us all know that one CNN contributor thinks that Franklin Graham is doing things that should cause Billy Graham to be embarassed? That is certainly not how I interpreted the author's inflammatory headline before I wasted my time clicking on the link. Why couldn't the author just say that he thinks Franklin should be more like his father because the author does not like Franklin's politics? Of course, the answer is obvious: Because that would have just been a transparent partisan attack by a political hack and would not have gotten the attention of as many frustrated readers like me–my main point.
Billy Graham isn't embarrassing enough, for christianity, humanity and America?
EliteAmericans
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The Bible says in the last days people will want to kill Christians. I think I get your point sir....
He said he believes in the mark of the beast in the annanpour interview. He's being real! No other pastors these days go public with the Truth like that. Made me interested in Franklin after that interview.
I personally agree with what Franklin says. It's ok to have opinions other than your parents. Last i checked we still live in a country where freedom of speech still exists. He is a very smart man and i'm sure his father is very proud of him whatever his opinions may me. The media really needs to keep their opinions out of this all together!
IN RESPONCE to TIM
Yes Tim, the Bible says Christians will be killed again. Like the dark ages ( when the papacy killed 100 million)
But not to worry. cause only commandment keeping Christians such as myself will be killed. Yes and there are TEN, not 9 or 7. The Bible Sabbath is the 7th day. Thats going to be the whole issue. Satan changed it to Sunday, how clever.
There not the ten suggestions. but Commandments, yea. You will all see the danger in rejecting Bible Truth
cjsmith
Embarrassing? What is he talking about? When you have a man like Billy Graham that touched as many lives and accomplished as many things as he did...It's tough living in that shadow as a son. How many of us are following in our father's footsteps when it comes to the same profession? Probably not many? Because we are all different. And especially if your Father trancended the culture in his time. So sure, he may be trying his hardest to please his father and it looks nothing like the work that his father started but who cares, and why do we judge as if we wanted him to be a replica. His father isn't embarrassed, ..He could be the complete opposite of his father's beliefs and that may cause some displeasure, but ....just saying
Imam Rauf and his wife Daisy, $400,000/yr/ea estimated
Christian sociopaths cannot be embarrased
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