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Document Reveals Military Was Concerned About Gulf War Vets' Exposure to Depleted Uranium
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For years, the government has denied that depleted uranium (DU), a radioactive toxic waste left over from nuclear fission and added to munitions used in the Persian Gulf and Iraq wars, poisoned Iraqi civilians and veterans.
But a little-known 1993 Defense Department document written by then-Brigadier Gen. Eric Shinseki, now the secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), shows that the Pentagon was concerned about DU contamination and the agency had ordered medical testing on all personnel that were exposed to the toxic substance.
Shinseki's memo, under the subject line, "Review of Draft to Congress – Health and Environmental Consequences of Depleted Uranium in the U.S. Army — Action Memorandum," makes some small revisions to the details of these three orders from the DoD:
1. Provide adequate training for personnel who may come in contact with DU contaminated equipment.
2. Complete medical testing of all personnel exposed to DU in the Persian Gulf War.
3. Develop a plan for DU contaminated equipment recovery during future operations.
The VA, however, never conducted the medical tests, which may have deprived hundreds of thousands of veterans from receiving medical care to treat cancer and other diseases that result from exposure to DU.
The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center recently reported that ten years of data confirm that service members tend to have higher rates of certain cancers compared to civilians, according to the Army Times. While researchers suspected that service members are diagnosed with cancer more often and at a younger age because they have guaranteed access to health care and mandatory exams, the data does not explain the disparities in diagnosis among branches of the military. For example, the rate of lung cancer among sailors is twice that of other branches, while Marines have much lower cancer rates across the board.
On Tuesday, the VA's ongoing failure to treat and diagnose Gulf War related illnesses came up during a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing where a veterans advocacy group urged Shinseki to undertake comprehensive research on the correlation between chronic illness and exposure to DU in munitions during the Gulf War.
Armed with Shinseki's August 19, 1993 memo, Veterans for Common Sense (VCS), said the VA, and Shinseki in particular, have "a rare opportunity for a second chance."
"In military terms, VCS asks VA for a ceasefire," said Paul Sullivan, the executive director for VCS. "VCS urges VA leadership to stop and listen to our veterans before time runs out, as VA is killing veterans slowly with bureaucratic delays and mismanaged research that prevent us from receiving treatments or benefits in a timely manner."
Sullivan, himself a Gulf War veteran, told the subcommittee that the VA has refused to listen to scientists and veterans who are concerned about DU, leaving thousands of veterans suffering from chronic illnesses related to the conflict unsure if they will ever receive a solid diagnosis to justify the benefits and treatment they need.
Of the 697,000 men and woman who served in Gulf War operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield between 1990 and 1991, about 250,000 suffer from symptoms collectively known as "Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses." The symptoms include fatigue, weakness, gastrointestinal problems, cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbances, persistent headaches, skin rashes, respiratory conditions and mood changes, according to the VA.
The VCS also petitioned Shinseki to investigate the 2009 termination of a $75 million research project on Gulf War illnesses at the University of Texas medical center. Last year the VCS filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records of the "internal sabotage" of Gulf War Veterans Illnesses research and the intentional delaying of research and treatment, according to Sullivan. The VA has yet to release any documents about the impeded research, and VCS filed a FOIA appeal on June 29.
Sullivan said the VCS simply wants the government to support independent testing on veterans exposed to DU, but the Department of Defense prefers a "don't look, don't find policy."
"As a Gulf War veteran, I have watched too many of my friends die without answers, without treatment, and without benefits," Sullivan said. "In a few cases, veterans completed suicide due to Gulf War illness and the frustration of dealing with VA."
Sullivan testified as disturbing reports have emerged in recent months from Fallujah, Iraq, about the skyrocketing rates of birth defects and cancer, which are being blamed on DU-laced bombs and munitions used by US and British forces during a brutal coalition assault on the city in 2004. Iraqi human rights officials are reportedly planning to file a lawsuit.
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DU is a dense metal added to munitions and bombs to pierce tanks and armor, and the military seems to chose unrestricted use of the radioactive substance over its soldiers' safety. Sullivan told Truthout that original medical tests ordered in a 1993 memo, which also called for personnel to be trained in dealing with contaminated equipment, were canceled after a training video scared soldiers.
"It was pulled after [the training video] was seen by some soldiers who became upset when they saw soldiers in moon suits holding Geiger counters, and the military realized that the training could present a problem in the battlefield where soldiers need to disregard exposure issues while trying to kill the enemy," Sullivan said.
Sullivan said that the DU "follow-up" program the VA consistently references was inadequate as it consisted of sporadic studies on only a small fraction of estimated 400,000 veterans exposed to the radioactive heavy metal.
"The VA does not listen to expert scientists. The VA does not even listen to Congress," Sullivan said in his testimony. "Two decades of inaction have already passed. Gulf War veterans urgently want to avoid the four decades of endless suffering endured by our Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange."
Sullivan said it took 40 years and an act of Congress to fund and sanction independent studies that proved the VA was responsible for providing benefits to soldier suffering from Agent Orange-related diseases.
The VA now recognizes that exposure to Agent Orange, an herbicide sprayed across Vietnam to kill foliage and expose guerrilla fighters, has plagued veterans with several deadly diseases and disorders.
VCS also advocated for the research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that became the foundation of new PTSD rules, making it easier for veterans to receive benefits.
Last week, the VA announced $2.8 million worth of research on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, a sum Sullivan called "paltry." A VA press release announcing the research does not mention DU. The release references a recent Institute of Medicine report that identified the quarter million veterans affected by various symptoms associated with Gulf War illness, which "cannot be ascribed to any psychiatric disorder and likely result from genetic and environmental factors, although the data are not strong enough to draw conclusions about specific causes."
Popular medical science holds that kidney damage is the primary health problem associated with exposure to high amounts of DU. The heavy metal is 60 percent as radioactive as natural uranium, and is also linked to lung cancer in some cases and leukemia in even fewer cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Some critics have claimed that the WHO and governments have suppressed links between DU and cancer.
The debate over the use of DU in conventional warfare will rage on as the Fallujah fallout continues, but according to Sullivan, there is only one way for thousands of Gulf War veterans at home to know the truth and receive the relief they deserve.
"After 20 years of waiting, we refuse to wait on more empty promises from VA. The first step is for Secretary Shinseki and Chief of Staff Gingrich to immediately clean house of VA bureaucrats who have so utterly and miserably failed our veterans for too long," said Sullivan, vowing to petition Congress if the VA refuses to respond. "Our waiting must end now."
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Mesa, AZ – In a game that resembled the likes of an old-fashioned pitchers duel, the Mesa Community College baseball team (11-1, 2-1 ACCAC) outlasted the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Coyotes (5-5, 2-1 ACCAC) on Tuesday afternoon in Mesa to secure the 2-0 shutout victory.
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I've been making another version of the Burda September 2010 cover dress. This has been a fairly popular pattern in the sewing blogosphere – there have been quite a few reviews on Pattern Review. I've previously made the dress and the matching skirt in neoprene. However I wanted another long-sleeved dress and I had some mystery grey two-way-stretch knit in my stash, so I decided to make the Burda dress again and put long sleeves on it this time.
We'll gloss over producing pattern pieces for the sleeves, as it took about a week of head-scratching and indecision. Suffice it to say that I eventually just used the sleeves from McCall's 2401, a pattern which is approaching TNT status in my collection.
I didn't fit as I went on this one because I'd already made the dress once and got the fit sorted. Unfortunately something strange appears to have happened when I added seam and hem allowances to the pattern for the knit (the neoprene doesn't need them so I hadn't put them on the first version of the pattern pieces). The front hem came out about 3cm longer than the back, and the sleeves ended well over my knuckles. Again.
I chopped the hem off until it was level, which wasn't the end of the world – guess I added hem allowances to the front and not to the back. However I have permanently cold hands so I decided to keep the extra-long sleeves, but make a thumb hole in the sleeve seam so I don't have to push them up to use my hands.
I just unpicked about 5cm of seam and sewed round it on the right side to hold the seam allowances in place. It's not the neatest thing I've ever made, but I had such trouble with skipped stitches and thread breaking and mysterious bobbin tangles on this project that there's no way I'm unpicking and trying again. I'm not sure the size 80 ballpoint needle I used was up to the job on this fabric. You can see the mess if you click to enlarge on this view.
I'd show you some photos of the whole dress, but my photographer is away and for some reason it looks terrible on my dressform, although it's OK on me; probably time to go and check my measurements again and adjust the dressform! Hopefully we'll get to take some next weekend.
For some reason I've never much liked styles with lots and lots of buttons. Now I think I finally have found out why. Can anyone tell me the secret to sewing on buttons and making the things stay put?
A few months ago my other half got a great new coat from an Army surplus store. A proper coat, with buttons. Lots of buttons. Shortly after we got it, one of the buttons came off. I offered to sew it back on, only to discover that the problem was that the shank of the button had broken so I couldn't just reattach it. The buttons are a distinctive style and the coat hadn't come with any spares, so I replaced them all with a different set. This took quite a while but I figured it was worth it.
And then they started coming off again, one by one. I sewed them on with stronger thread. They fell off. I sewed them on in a slightly different position so there would be less strain on them. They fell off. I sewed them on again over a pencil rather than a matchstick, to make a longer gap between button and coat. They fell off. Even the ones that there should be no strain on at all are coming off now.
On Saturday I went to look for superstrong thread and beeswax in town, having heard that waxing the thread helps, but came back empty handed on both counts. So I'm completely stuck as to what to try next. Can anyone give me a hint?
In other news, my muslin of Vogue 1087 is coming on. I'm about halfway. Here it is pinned on my dressform. It's actually starting to look like a dress now.
There are 38 steps in the instructions. I'm on about number 14, but as I am planning to miss out the zip it doesn't feel like I've got much more to go!
I dashed to John Lewis after work today and they had the perfect red cupro lining to go with my red wool fabric from Glasgow. So in theory I'm all set for the next stage of the long drawn out Vogue 8667 project, which is to make the lining using my altered pattern pieces to check the fit.
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I also bought new thread. Buying thread was one of the things that really puzzled me when I started sew. How much thread do you need to buy for a project? I seem to get through nearly 300m for a lined dress (three reels in the size I can normally get) but a skirt might take less than 100m. Obviously it's going to vary a lot depending on how the seams are finished. I zigzag mine using my machine's overcasting foot and that eats up thread. I usually buy an extra reel or two just to make sure I'll have enough to finish the seams, and so I have accumulated a shoebox full of reels.
Many people seem to feel a bit guilty over their fabric stashes, but I find the thread stash is the one I want to reduce. I will probably use everything in the fabric stash up at some point, even if only for muslins, but when will I ever use up six reels of pale green thread (two each of three subtly different shades)? I don't know how I even came to have six reels of pale green thread in the first place. But for whatever reason I didn't have any red thread (day-glo orange and dark rust don't count) so another few reels have had to be added to the collection.
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TRIT, TRITW CLASS ACTION NOTICE: Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against Triterras, Inc. f/k/a Netfin Acquisition Corp.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM"), announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York captioned Ferraiori v. Triterras, Inc., f/k/a Netfin Acquisition Corp., et al., (Case No. 1:20-cv-10795) on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Triterras, Inc. ("Triterras" or the "Company") f/k/a Netfin Acquisition Corp. ("Netfin") (NASDAQ: TRIT, TRITW) securities between August 20, 2020 and December 16, 2020, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff pursues claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
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On December 17, 2020, Triterras stated that Rhodium was seeking a moratorium to shield itself from creditor actions while it planned a restructuring of its debts and continue its business as a going concern.
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The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) the extent to which Company's revenue growth relied on Triterras' relationship with Rhodium to refer users to the Kratos platform; (2) that Rhodium faced significant financial liabilities that jeopardized its ability to continue as a going concern; (3) that, as a result, Rhodium was likely to refer fewer users to the Company's Kratos platform; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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I love the movement between the colors in this painting. It is titled "Alpha" because they are the leaders of the pack and the wisest among them. The colors represent wisdom.
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Q: UnicodeEncodeError when inserting Chinese characters into mysql in python I am using Beautifulsoup to scrape Chinese text from a Chinese website, and I tried to insert the string I scraped into mysql database through MySQLdb in python. But I encountered UnicodeEncodeError when I execute the query. The code is as the following:
movie_name_fail = my_beautifulsoup_object.find("div").text
my_cursor.execute("INSERT INTO MOVIE_TABLE VALUES(%s)",movie_name_fail)

It gives me the error:
UnicodeEncodeError: 'latin-1' codec can't encode characters in position 0-7: ordinal not in range(256)

But when I do
print movie_name_fail

The Chinese characters can be printed out corrrectly.
And I have already declared
#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

as the encoding of my python source file, but it did not work. However, when I typed the same Chinese characters directly into my text editor(I am using sublime text), it worked pretty well and I am able to insert it into mysql and display it in mysql console correctly(I have already set the CHARACTER SET of the table in mysql to be utf8):
movie_name_success = "超人总动员"
my_cursor.execute("INSERT INTO MOVIE_TABLE VALUES(%s)",movie_name_success)

I could not figure out why the bug happened and how it worked. I would really appreciate any help.
Update
My python version is 2.7.8, and the MYSQL version is 5.7.11
I pushed my source code to github which should be able to reproduce the error on line 117: "db_cursor.executemany(insert_sql,movie_tuple_list) "
https://github.com/shawnli2010/JHSaver/blob/master/LeTV_scraper.py

A: Does that Python construct add quotes when doing the substitution? It needs to.
Did you establish utf8mb4 for the connection?
Is the table/column CHARACTER SET utf8mb4?
More Python notes
I suggest utf8mb4 instead of utf8 because Chinese has some characters that need 4 bytes.

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Just two days before the official drop of Talib Kweli's anticipated EP Radio Silence, the rapper has blessed us with one more single before the full project becomes available this Friday, November 17th.
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Houma – miasto (city), ośrodek administracyjny parafii Terrebonne, w południowo-wschodniej części stanu Luizjana, w Stanach Zjednoczonych, położone nad rzeką Bayou Terrebonne oraz kanałem Intracoastal Waterway. W 2013 roku miasto liczyło 14 565 mieszkańców.

Obszar ten zamieszkany był początkowo przez indiańskie plemię Houma, od których pochodzi nazwa miasta. Około 1760 roku w okolice te przybyli pierwsi akadyjscy osadnicy z Nowej Szkocji. Osada założona została w 1810 roku i rozwinęła się jako port rybacki oraz ośrodek handlu futrami.

Obecnie gospodarka miasta opiera się na rybołówstwie oraz przemyśle drzewnym, paliwowym (przetwórstwo ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego), wydobywczym (produkcja siarki) i spożywczym (produkcja cukru).

Współpraca
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  Datca, Turcja
  Bathurst, Kanada

Przypisy

Miasta w stanie Luizjana
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To sum up, Obama offers a reassuring sense of self-image: one can still maintain all the current mechanisms one is accustomed to in ensuring privilege, but visible support for Obama offers a sense of atonement and alleviation of guilt at rather modest cost...Somehow an Obama sticker, sign on the lawn, or a lapel button has become the equivalent of a crucifix around the neck of a prosperous 16th-century burgher: easy fides of inner good and a valuable totem in reconciling the apparent irreconcilable.
Hilzoy counters. It may be that, despite tax hikes, many simply think he'd be a better president - temperamentally, diplomatically, and in terms of overcoming some of the polarization that Bush and Rove fomented for their own purposes.


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This NY Times article says a lot about the paper's intentions
By John Crudele
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Here are some more stunning facts about The New York Times' unbelievably unethical and careless behavior during the whole phony Trump/Russia fiasco.
As you already know, a summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation said there was no collusion between anyone in the Trump campaign and the Russians. We still haven't seen the whole report, so Trump haters are still hoping there's something they can latch onto to save face.
But the sloppiness of the Times' work isn't in dispute.
The Times and the Washington Post won Pulitzer Prizes for their coverage of the Trump/Russia story. And since Mueller has exonerated Trump and proven those accusations false, the two papers should return those prizes with apologies.
Did the Times just make an honest mistake in submitting its stories to the Pulitzer committee? Or was it more sinister?
You decide. Here's a story from Jun 9, 2017, which was within the time frame for prize submissions for the 2018 Pulitzers. But this story — for obvious reasons — wasn't one of the pieces submitted. And it didn't appear on the front page of the Times, where many other Trump/Russia stories were placed.
It was hidden on page 21.
Under the headline: "Disputing Times Article About Inquiry Into Russia," the Times wrote: "James B. Comey, the former FBI director, on Thursday disputed an article that appeared in February in The New York Times about contacts between President Trump's advisers and Russian intelligence officials."
"Answering a question about the Times article during an appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mr. Comey said that 'in the main, it was not true.' The article was the first to reveal direct contacts between Trump advisers and Russian officials before the election — contacts that are now at the heart of FBI and congressional investigations," according to the Times in that June 9 story.
"Multiple news outlets have since published accounts that support the main elements of The Times's article, including information about phone calls and in-person meetings between Mr. Trump's advisers and Russians, some believed to be connected to Russian intelligence.
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"Mr. Comey did not say exactly what he believed was incorrect about the article…," the Times said in that June 9 story.
Despite being tarred and feathered by Comey, the Times proceeded on its charade to find evidence that we now know didn't exist.
I doubt that the Times will ever make amends to its readers or to Trump.
But I have hope for the Washington Post, which also won a Pulitzer for stories that turned out to be — at the very least — exaggerated.
Martin Baron, the editor of the Washington Post, edited my columns years ago when I was writing for the Los Angeles Times. He's a Pulitzer winner on his own and his ethics are beyond question.
Someday, he'll probably come around and 'fess up to his paper's mistakes.
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Blood transfusion in borderless South Asia
Nabajyoti Choudhury
Editor, Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, India
Date of Web Publication 28-Jul-2011
Choudhury N. Blood transfusion in borderless South Asia. Asian J Transfus Sci 2011;5:117-20
Choudhury N. Blood transfusion in borderless South Asia. Asian J Transfus Sci [serial online] 2011 [cited 2021 Jan 16];5:117-20. Available from: https://www.ajts.org/text.asp?2011/5/2/117/83234
One third of the world's population lives in South Asia which is more than 1.7 billion. This region has one of the most populated countries, India, with a population of about 1.2 billion as well as smaller countries like Bhutan where population is about 0.7 million. There is a strong diversity in terms of population, culture, religion, economy and social structures. If we go by segregation of countries made by the World Health Organization (WHO), majority of the countries in south Asia falls under South East Asian Regional Office (SEARO). This region has eleven countries i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka. However, for this discussion, we will include Pakistan which is our immediate neighbor. As per WHO classification, it falls under Eastern Mediterranean region. In subsequent discussions, few figures may exclude data from Pakistan as it was compiled on SEARO data. The whole region is one of the most populous regions of the world but global disease burden is disproportionate to the population. There is very heavy disease burden of maternal and child mortality/ morbidity, infectious diseases like malaria, tuberculosis (including drug resistance strain), HIV, other neglected topic diseases and also newly emerging diseases like SARS and pandemic influenza. However, positive growth in the health sector in last two decades in these countries is very encouraging. One of the main reasons is emerging economy and external intervention in the health sector.
We will concentrate our discussion on blood transfusion services (BTS) in these countries and possibility of growing together for safe blood supply in this part of the world. About 10 million blood units are collected in SEARO and there are more than 3456 blood banks in eleven countries. However, total collection should have been more than 16 million units. There is a deficiency on paper of about 38% of total blood need in these countries which is very high. There is often reported shortage of blood supply in few countries or seasonal shortage may be understood. But there is no official explanation available for huge shortage. Lack of proper reporting system may be one of the reasons. Secondly, quite a few countries in this region have fragmented BTS without stringent regulatory control. There may be rampant unauthorized blood collection (and transfusion) in non-regulated sectors like private hospitals and nursing homes.
There are few basic parameters about quality standard of BTS in a country. One of them is the National Blood Policy. It is the policy document for establishing and managing BTS in a particular country. It is available in seven countries including Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Bangladesh is in an advanced stage of finalizing this document. Most of the countries have a nationally coordinated BTS. Though nationally coordinated, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have a highly fragmented BTS. In these countries, blood banks from government, Red Cross/ Crescent, private and non-government organization (NGO) sectors are playing vital roles in blood supply. In most of the countries, majority of blood banks are managed by blood banks in government sectors. Nationally coordinated and centrally managed by government BTS are found in Bhutan, DPR Korea, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Red Cross/ Crescent are the dominant players in this part of the world including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. Another major player is the NGO sector (not for profit) blood banks which are mainly seen in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Some NGO blood banks are rendering yeomen service in respective counties but some of them are of dubious nature.
If we discuss about BTS of various countries in alphabetical order, the first comes Bhutan. This is a buffer country between India and China with a total population of about 709,000 and it extends to land mass of 38,394 sq. km area. Bhutan has a nationally coordinated BTS which is managed by the Central blood bank at the capital Thimphu. There are 27 blood banks in the country which collect about 8028 units out of which voluntary donation is 3686 (46%) and family relative donors are 4342 (54%). All blood banks are hospital based and managed by the Royal Bhutan Government. There are two qualified and dedicated transfusion medicine specialists in the country and there are other trained doctors to run the BTS. There are quite a few trained doctors/ technologists across the country who manages BTS efficiently. There are few challenges for BTS in Bhutan. One of them is the difficult geographical terrain, 50% blood donation from relative donors, inconsistent supplies of test reagents and consumables and awareness on rational use of blood/ components by clinicians and nurses.
Bangladesh has a total 130,168 sq km land mass and total population of about 158, 570,600. If we take the general principle of blood donation by 1% population, yearly blood collection should have been about 15,00,000. However, total collection is about 4,00,000 per year. Out of which, 60% donation comes from family relative donors, 31% comes from voluntary donors and 9% donation from paid donors. There are more than 131 blood banks under government sector which caters to more than 50% demand. About 37% demand for blood and components are fulfilled by 45 blood banks in private sector. Red Crescent blood banks are another prominent force in the BTS in Bangladesh. There are five blood banks in major cities which collect about 43,077 units and distribute about 50,979 blood and components per year. Bangladesh has started post graduate education in transfusion medicine for doctors and technicians for almost two decades. The country has done well in terms of regulation. 'Safe blood transfusion law' was enacted in 2002 and 'safe blood transfusion rules' had been implemented in 2008 by the government. To oversee regulation and development of BTS, a high power committee named 'National Safe Blood Transfusion Council' was formed in 2002. National blood policy is at the stage of finalization by the government.
DPR Korea has a land mass of 120,538 sq km and a population of about 23,906,000. There is not much information available on BTS on this country. The country was founded in 1946 and the Red Cross Society was involved in the blood services including donor recruitment. However, from mid 1950s, Red Cross stopped donor recruitment and Ministry of Public Health took over the responsibility. Apart from other activities, Red Cross volunteers are actively involved in blood donation and donor recruitment. It is a centrally coordinated and monitored blood transfusion service under the Ministry of Public Health.
Indian blood transfusion service is the largest in the region. India is the 7 th largest country in the world with a second largest population in terms of more than 1,189,173,000 (July 2011 est). The land mass in India is about 2,973,193 sq km. About 8 million units of whole blood collected every year; however, as per norm of 1% blood donation by population, there is a gap of about 4 million unit collection. It is questionable how this huge gap is apparently not reflecting on routine operation of Indian BTS. The India BTS is highly fragmented and there are about 2750 blood banks in the country in an unofficial estimate. However, it is nationally coordinated by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) which is under government of India. As per the official website, there are about 940 (39.4%) blood banks managed by the central or provincial governments; 376 (14.4%) blood banks are voluntary in nature; 753 (28.8%) blood banks are private, hospital-based blood banks and 540 (20.7%) blood banks are designated as private charitable type. About 35% blood units are separated into components and all collected units are tested for five transfusion-associated infections as on record. BTS in India is in fairly advanced stage which is mainly concentrated in metros and major cities. BTS at sub-urban and rural areas need improvement. National blood policy was adopted in 2003 and firm regulatory mechanism is in place.
Indonesia is the largest archipelago in Asia with more than 17,000 islands with land mass of about 1,811,569 sq km. It is the home of more than 245,613,000 people. The country has about 211 blood banks under Indonesian Red Cross (IRC) and another 150 hospital-based blood banks under government control. Government-controlled blood banks are gradually becoming operational and IRC blood banks take care of major part of the blood supply. IRC blood banks collect more than 2 million units per year and 87% donation comes from voluntary source. About 70% of total collection is separated into components. IRC blood banks distribute blood and components directly to the hospitals after doing cross matching test or the hospital store and cross match as per their requirement. Indonesian BTS runs on cost recovery system; however, there is government subsidy on different sectors.
Maldives is a group of atolls to the south-south west of India with a land mass of 298 sq km and population of about 395,000. The capital city Male has specialty and super-specialty medical services for the people of Maldives. There are two multi-specialty hospitals, one in government sector i.e. Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) and another one in private sector. IGMH has a basic level of modern blood bank with component preparation facility. Blood collection by IGMH is about 300 units per month. There is another blood bank attached to National Thalassaemia Center (NTC) which caters to only thalassaemia patients in the city as well as from other parts of the country. NTC collects about 500 units per months. Both the blood banks collect blood mainly from family replacement donors and directed donors for their own patients. About 80% blood units are collected by this mechanism. There are few blood banks in other islands of Maldives.
Myanmar has a landmass of 653,503 sq km and population is about 53,889,000. This is a nationally coordinated BTS managed by government. National Blood Center(NBC) at Yangon is the technical hub for development of the BTS in the country. Blood and blood product law was enacted in 2003 for implementing regulatory mechanism in the country. The Blood Policy is in the stage of finalization and subsequent implementation. Voluntary blood donation in the country is about 85%. National Blood Center coordinates with Red Cross and other organizations for voluntary blood donation. It distributes components only in the capital Yangon and more than 20,000 blood units are distributed per year. As per the report of 2007, 100% blood units are tested for HIV and syphilis infections. However, only 85 and 65% blood units are tested for HBsAg and anti HCV antibody, respectively.
Nepal is a land-locked country with a land mass of 1,43,251 sq km and a population of more than 29,392,000 million. About 2,10,215 units were collected during 2008-2009 and 85% donors were voluntary. Out of total collection, 35% blood units were separated into components. There are about 89 hospitals with secondary or tertiary facility and 180 primary health care centers in the country. There are about 70 blood centers in 50 districts. There is one Central Blood Transfusion service in the capital Kathmandu and four regional BTS (Pokhra, Nepalganj, Biratnagar, Citwan). There are 21 district blood transfusion services; 19 emergency BTS and 25 hospital-based blood transfusion services. The central blood transfusion service at Kathmandu collects more than 300 units per day and out of which about 200-250 units are collected from mobile blood collection units. National blood policy was enacted in 2006 and national guideline for BTS was published in 2008.
Thailand has a landmass of 510890 sq km and it is the home of about 66,721,000 people. Thailand has one of the best BTS in this region. It is nationally coordinated and BTS is managed by the Thai Red Cross Society. National Blood center is in the capital Bangkok and there are 12 other regional centers in provinces. National blood policy was enacted about 15 years back and it was revised in 2010 to incorporate necessary amendments. The National Center collected about 539,094 units in 2009. More than 93% of total collected blood in the country is separated into components. In 2008, the rate of syphilis, HBsAg, HIV and HCV seroreactive is approximately 0.28, 1.01, 0.15 and 0.19%, respectively. All blood collected by National Blood Center is screened by NAT test and 44.5% blood from rest of the country is also tested by the same test.
Pakistan has a landmass of 796,095 sq km and it is the home of about 187,343,000 people. Total blood collection is more than 1.6 million. The BTS is not nationally coordinated and proper regulatory mechanism is not available. As per unofficial sources, there are 450 hospital-based blood banks and 2357 private blood banks. Many private blood banks maintain questionable quality standard and ethics. About 90% blood is collected from family replacement donors and out of which 10% comes thorough 'unsafe' paid donors. Disease burden among blood donor is high and needs screening of all units with sensitive tests. 20-40% blood collected is not even screened for disease markers especially in non-regulated private sectors. There are 13 regional blood centers and under which 78 hospital-based blood banks are operating mainly in public sector. Two policies are designed, one at national and another in ground level. Proper degree or diploma courses in transfusion medicine for medical graduate and technologists are the need of the hour.
Timor-Leste is a newly born nation with a land mass of 14,874 sq km with a population of more than 1,178,000 population. The national blood bank is located in the capital Dili which collects about 1500 units per year. About 20% donations are coming from voluntary source and rest is collected form relative donors. There are regional blood banks available in places like Baucau, Maliana and Occusse where they collect and process blood units in miniscule amount. The national blood bank separates components and practices rational use of blood among clinicians. National blood policy was adopted about three years back.
Sri Lanka is an island nation with a land mass of 64,630 sq km and a population of more than 21,284,000. It has one of the best BTS in the South Asia which is nationally coordinated and managed by the government. It collects about 330,000 units per year. Voluntary blood donation is about 86% and there is no paid donation. There are 1042 government hospitals and 115 hospitals in the private sectors. The operational head quarter in the NBC is at Colombo. There are another 77 hospital-based blood banks in public sectors and 6 blood banks in private sector. There is no stand alone blood bank in NGO or private sector. There are a total of 83 blood banks across the country in 16 clusters. Sri Lankan BTS is the sole supplier of blood and components to all public sectors and majority of private sector hospitals. The NBC has established a system of functional hospital transfusion committee in all hospitals. It has also established hemovigilance system and irradiation facility in the center.
The idea of writing brief information about majority of countries in this region is to give an idea to readers about diversity among all countries in terms of size of the country, population, blood collection, types of BTS, presence of national blood policy and existing regulations. It is evident that there is no similarity on above parameters on member countries. Even the size of the country does not influence the quality of BTS. Three relatively larger countries i.e. India, Bangladesh and Pakistan have highly fragmented BTS. On the other side, smaller countries like Sri Lanka have set an excellent example of a nationally coordinated effective BTS. If we analyze above data, we can see that voluntary blood donation is high in Sri Lanka (86%) and Thailand (> 95%). On the other hand, Pakistan (~90%) and Timor-Leste (80%) has high dependence of family relative donors. Paid blood donors are discouraged by all international agencies like WHO and International Red Cross Crescent Society (IRCS). However, paid donors exist officially in Pakistan and Bangladesh and about 10% blood is collected from this source. In the region, only 66% blood is collected from voluntary sources and repeat voluntary donors are still less in number. If we look into total yearly requirement, this region needs more than 17 million units and there is a deficit of 6.5 million units every year.
Testing for infectious markers is the basic necessity to make transfusion safe. As per country regulation, types of tests and minimum standard are defined by each country. Every country is supposed to do at least three viral markers like HIV, hepatitis B and C. Thailand is the only country which does NAT testing regularly on majority of blood units collected to reduce the possibility of viral diseases transmission. However, 20-40% of total blood units are not screened in Pakistan for any disease markers probably due to weak regulatory surveillance system. All other countries do these tests as on record. It is a well-known fact that carrying out tests in BTS is not sufficient unless proper quality system is implemented. Most of the countries need properly managed quality management system assisted by international agencies like WHO or by an intra governmental organization like SAARC or ASAIN. It would have been ideal if an accreditation or a grading program could have been planned for these countries for measuring continuous quality improvement.
Another weak area is the component preparation and rational use of blood. Only 37% blood is separated into component and remaining 63% is transfused as whole blood. Demand for component is limited due to lack of awareness among clinicians and non availability of sufficient components. Both are a vicious cycle. Component preparation may increase economical use of a scarce resource and reduce dependence on blood donors. It needs a commitment for all stake holders like government, blood bankers and clinicians.
Another area which needs improvement is hemovigilance. It is almost nonexistent in this region due to lack of proper coordinating agency at inter and intra country level. Therefore, we do not know long-term implications of blood transfusion on patients in this part of the world. Lack of governance and commitment from governments and regulatory bodies allows BTS to slip down from desired quality standard. Even many blood centers do not follow minimum quality standard for their financial gains, especially in private sectors. A good example is unscreened blood transfusion in Pakistan and continuance of paid donors in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Probably, the only way out is the community mobilization with multipronged approached involving, all stake holders including general public, government, blood bankers, clinicians, NGOs, international agencies like WHO/ IFRC and various funding agencies. It is time to work together.
'Yes, we can'. It is doable. If we all work together at intra-country level, we can fulfill deficiencies as mentioned above. We can bring same quality standard among countries in this region. Though individual governments are responsible for their countries, we, transfusion medicine specialists, should take up the cause to bring equality in quality standard among countries. It may not be interesting today for us to think about BTS of a foreign country. But I strongly believe that it is going to influence us in future developments of respective BTS. We cannot predict future and do not have any say on the political system in the region. Intra country collaboration has increased significantly in the last two decades and transnational organizations like SAARC and ASIAN are strong institutions in this direction. We foresee the disappearance of country borders in years to come as it happened in Europe. It is said that 21 st century is for Asian countries. Rather than taking a back seat, let us take lead in our respective countries to develop partnership, collaboration with mutual trust and respect. In this scenario, a member from small and economically weak country like Timor-Leste should get equal respect and partnership like large and economically strong country like India.
In the field of transfusion medicine, there is progressive move by a group of transfusion medicine specialists from eight countries from this part of world under the umbrella South Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine. The recently concluded annual meeting in Dhaka at the end of May 2011 signifies similar resolve as described above. This group has been working for almost a decade and initiating steps for intra country Fellowship for doctors and technicians; starting EQAS program for member countries blood banks; starting accreditation/ grading system with affiliation to trans governmental agencies; involving more social initiatives; regular communication mode through news letters. Once these initiatives take shape, hopefully more organizations will join hands in a borderless South Asia for safe blood/ component transfusion to the right patient in right quantity and in right time! It will be one of the steps to achieve 'health for all' in this part of the world.
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1 Active Hemovigilance Significantly Improves Reporting of Acute Non-infectious Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusion
Naveen Agnihotri,Ajju Agnihotri
Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 2015;
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Walbran Water Knows No Bounds
January 13, 2016 /in Forests, Guest blogs /by Sierra Club
By Charly Caproff
Have you heard about the emerald jewel of southern Vancouver Island?
The Walbran Valley is a vibrant coastal forest ecosystem recognized for its 'high' recreational, fisheries, and old-growth biodiversity values.
Teal-Cedar Products, a division of the Teal-Jones Company, has received approval from the provincial government to log this temperate rainforest, a decision that critics proclaim is "a clear indication that the BC Liberal government doesn't have the public's interest at heart and has no intention of acting as the steward of our last remaining old-growth forests."
Reid Robinson testing the conductivity of the karst stream. Photo credit: Charly Caproff
When travelling into the Walbran, the sections of sheer barren slopes are stark reminders of the impacts of unsustainable logging practices.
A 1998 report found that the forestry activities, which occurred in proximity to the area slated to be logged by Teal-Jones, resulted in damage to integral fisheries habitat in the Walbran River below.
The Walbran River divides the steep east and west faces of the Walbran Valley.
This scenic river is teeming with several species of fish, including coastal cutthroat and rainbow trout, steelhead, Kokanee, and coho salmon.
In the fall, endangered Sockeye salmon were spotted in a pool below a magnificent waterfall, attracting the interest of the Watershed Watch Salmon Society to the Walbran.
The report (1998) continues that further land alteration within the Walbran Valley "may adversely affect the fisheries downstream in the protected park areas."
Left undisturbed, old growth forests provide natural water filtration and efficient nutrient cycling. The vegetation cover also helps to keep the water temperatures constant and cool, which is important for aquatic species.
By logging on the steep gradients directly above the Walbran River, this increases the risk of soil erosion, leading to sedimentation and turbidity in the waters below. As increased levels of nutrients enter the watercourses, this can result in eutrophication, depriving species of oxygen. Water temperatures also tend to increase with the lack of dense old-growth trees to provide shade.
Environmental activists noted that the once clear running creeks in the Glad and Sad Lakes area have become choked with debris, diesel and mud due to the construction of the heli-logging pad.
In addition to receiving drainage input from surface streams, the Walbran River is also fed by karst systems, heightening the risk of potential hydrological impacts.
According to Reid Robinson, Chairman of the Karst & Cave Assessment Committee, watershed assessment in BC is fundamentally flawed because it fails to consider the unusual characteristics of karst lands, such as underground flow speed or water storage capacity, both currently underestimated. He states that the development and adoption of a karst model is required in order to appropriately address potential down-slope drainage basin impacts in watersheds with the occurrence of karst.
Despite recommendations made by the Stokes Report, a Karst Advisory Team and a Karst Research Panel have yet to be initiated by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (the Ministry of Forests at the time of the report).
While the Teal-Jones Group recently published a document in an attempt to quell rising public concern over karst and other land management issues, it only takes a simple Google Maps search to realize that the Walbran Valley is situated upstream from both the protected Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park and the world-renowned Pacific Rim National Park. The Walbran River meanders its way through the eastern portion of the provincial park, until it flows into the Pacific Ocean at the West Coast Trail unit of the Pacific Rim National Park.
Water knows no bounds. The potential impacts of commercial logging upstream in the Walbran Valley don't suddenly cease to exist at the protected park boundary.
The Pacific Rim National Park alone attracts over a million people per year, generating revenue for coastal communities dependent upon tourism. Of the three areas within the Pacific Rim National Park, the West Coast Trail is the most popular, with 60% of tourists frequenting this region (McGillivray, 2011, p. 252).
Citing the importance of the Walbran Valley for the economic and social well being of Port Renfrew, the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce has called for BC government to rescind approved cutblock 4424 and ban logging of the Walbran Valley indefinitely.
With the low Canadian dollar, now is a pivotal opportunity to capitalize on tourism and promote the wonders of 'beautiful British Columbia.' However, it is quite unlikely that tourists would flock to an area scarred by commercial logging or enjoy a recreational fishing excursion if unsustainable land use management impacts the salmon populations.
It's time for the B.C. government to outlaw the archaic practice of harvesting our last remaining old-growth trees, which provide a myriad of economic, biological and cultural benefits to the province. Because it's 2016.
Aley, T., Aley, C., Elliott, W.R., and Huntoon, P. (1993). Karst and Cave Resource Significance Assessment Ketchikan area, Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Final Report, prepared for Ketchikan Area of the Tongass National Forest.
McGillivray, B. (2011). Geography of British Columbia: People and landscapes in transition. UBC Press
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Our estate plan should reflect our desires; it should not simply be a regurgitation of what the average person needs. We all have our own family dynamics and our own beliefs as to what is right and wrong. This is especially true in the case of the blended family.
It's not uncommon these days to meet an older couple and learn that they have been married only for a few years and that it's the second marriage for both of them. What happens when second marrieds combine their finances and must determine how to divide their estate. Their big question centers on how to address the kids, upon both of their deaths.
Many couples in blended families wonder what obligation they each have to the other's children. The answer is simply none. A spouse doesn't have to leave them anything in his or her estate. If they adopted the children, it's a different story. But as to step-children, think Cinderella: you have no obligation to them whatsoever.
However, if you do have children together, you have some legal duty. You don't have to leave them anything, but you can't ignore them. If you opt to disinherit a child for whatever reason, you should note this in your will and trust, and state specifically that they're being disinherited.
For blended families, when it comes to estate planning, remember that it doesn't matter what other people are doing. You should do what you think is best for your situation. Work with an experienced estate planning attorney who has worked with blended families before. They will understand your situation.
Blended marriages are now common. There's no right and wrong way to do things. Don't feel pressure from others, because every family situation is different and, particularly in blended marriages, the issues can be complex. The best time to do your estate planning is not when you are facing an emergency, but when you have time to analyze the issues, discuss them with each other and consider how you want to go forward.
Finally, it may be a good idea to discuss your estate plan with your adult children. This also depends on each individual situation. If you have a close-knit family, it's a smart idea to discuss your estate plan with them. However, if your family isn't close, and you believe it will cause you problems and stress to discuss it with the children, then don't do it.
Every family dynamic is different, and there are no one-size answers. You need to examine your situation and think about what will work best for your family now and in the future.
Did Anthony Bourdain Have an Good Estate Plan?
Anthony Bourdain's family always needed a disaster plan to minimize strain in the worst moments and smooth the financial transition afterward. Now, when his loved ones are already stunned and vulnerable, they must make the hard decisions about managing the press, the authorities, and the fans. We can only guess about his financial situation.
Although his life revolved around his personal participation in every venture, there's no indication that the work can continue without him. Therefore, it doesn't look like there was any succession planning here. It remains to be seen if there was a plan to keep his businesses afloat, without his personal participation.
If he left a will, the rights and royalties of those works may be placed into a trust for her now and to use when she's an adult. Otherwise, the money flows into Unified Gifts To Minors Act (UGMA) accounts, while the assets themselves sit in Unified Transfers To Minors Act (UGTA) accounts until she turns 18.


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New Folau fundraising site set up by ACL, with a $100,000 boost
UPDATE Sydney's Archbishop Glenn Davies issues statement in support of Polau's right to speak
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The Israel Folau fundraising campaign has restarted with the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) setting up a new site for donations.
The new site www.acl.org.au/donate_izzy is now live. Donors who flocked to the GoFundMe campaign will now be able to send their refunds from GoFundMe to Israel Folau via ACL.
"On behalf of the Australian Christian Lobby, I have spoken to Israel Folau to let him know that ACL will be donating $100,000 to his legal defence, because it's right and it sets an important legal precedent," Martyr Iles, Managing Director of the ACL writes on the new page.
"I have also offered to host his online appeal for funds here on our website and he has accepted our offer.
"All gifts you give on this web page will be deposited into a trust account to pay for Israel Folau's legal case.
"So, please give generously today to help Israel Folau stand for your religious freedom."
GoFundMe's refusal to run the Folau campaign will have cemented the underdog status of Folau among his supporters while at the same time virtue signalling towards more 'progressive' members of the public. A number of religious leaders are coming out in support of Folau.
Freedom For Faith's Michael Kellahan, was quoted by The Australian as saying GoFundMe's decision to remove the campaign had actually "galvanised support" for Folau's cause.
"People have been asking me how else they can donate and telling me they now want to double their contribution," Kellahan reposted on the FFF Facebook page.
"What GoFundMe has done is discriminatory because they've said they'll support people who have certain beliefs but not others."
Kellahan is a key player in the coalition of mostly conservative religious groups campaigning hard for religious freedom.
ACL also emerges as a winner as it will now get access to the details of donors to their new site, building a more potent campaigning vehicle for Folau than GoFundMe would have.
The next round in the Folau campaign is on Friday when Rugby Australia and their ex-player meet in a mediation session at the Fair Work Commission.
Lyle Shelton has posted the email GoFundMe sent him when returning his donation to the Folau fundraiser. This promises a refund in three to seven working days, which means there may be a fresh wave of donations to the new site in a few days from the GoFundMe donor cohort.
Sydney's Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies has issued a statement in support of Folau's right to speak about his faith. "Israel Folau's right to express his faith and act according to his conscience is of fundamental importance in any democracy, and it is of great concern to many Australians that this right is being denied and vilified. Many are wondering whether they will be next. No-one should suppose that there are not deeply held views on either side of this issue. But at the moment, only one side is being heard. The way in which Folau's motives have been impugned and his avenues of support have been cut off smacks of a new and ugly Australia where dissent from narrow cultural views is not tolerated.
"The original post on Instagram canvassed some basic tenets of the Christian faith. It was not the entire Christian message, but it was posted without malice and from a place of deep conscience and concern. It encompassed all people, for we are all liars. It was posted with respect and with urgency. It had nothing to do with rugby and it should have been his right as a citizen to speak of what he believes without threat to his employment.
"Christians do not ask that everyone agree with us on the reality of heaven and hell, but it is part of our faith DNA that we speak out about Jesus, whatever the cost. I say again that I support Israel Folau as a Christian brother. I support the right for him to articulate his faith in the public sphere of social media. I admire the resolute way he has given his personal testimony. Why, in the diversity of views in modern Australia, is that faith to be silenced – the faith from which springs so much of the values and virtues of our own civilisation, let alone the charitable works of many Christian churches across our land.
"Ultimately, this will not be decided in the media. The clear support of ordinary Christians has been ignored, marginalised and silenced. Many commentators (and many politicians) have failed to understand the precious nature of conscience and belief and its power in the lives of ordinary Australians. Loud, intolerant voices swamp the quiet faith of many. But I pray that what Israel Folau is going through may shine a light on an issue which is vital to our democracy and of crucial importance for Christians – freedom of speech, freedom of worship and freedom to live according to our faith."
NSW Presbyterian Moderator (state leader) Kamal Weerakoon has issued a statement supporting Glenn Davies: "I issue this press release in full support of the statement issued today by Dr Glenn N Davies on behalf of the Anglican Church in Sydney.
"As Dr Davies says, '[t]he way in which Folau's motives have been impugned and his avenues of support have been cut off smacks of a new and ugly Australia where dissent from narrow cultural views is not tolerated.'
"Those involved in the relentless attacks on Mr Folau – including politicians, big business, and the media – should consider the impact such censorship has on public speech generally. Heavy-handed censorship never actually stifles dissent. It only drives such dissent underground and makes people angry that they are being disrespected. That kind of suppressed anger is not good for any community.
"As Dr Davies says, 'Christians do not ask that everyone agree with us", but "speak[ing] out about Jesus" "is part of our faith DNA'. True tolerance does not require us to agree with everyone on everything. It does mean that if we disagree with someone, we do so in a way that respects the person we are disagreeing with.
"A truly tolerant society does not punish dissent. It rebuts unpopular views with courteous respect. That's the kind of Australia that all kinds of people, from different ethnicities and religions and sexualities, can live in together with harmony."
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Soundscape Reveals Resilient Reef Ecosystem
February 24, 2021 CMAST
Written by Tracey Peake
A new study from North Carolina State University reveals that the soundscapes of coral reef ecosystems can recover quickly from severe weather events such as hurricanes. The work also demonstrates that non-invasive monitoring is an important tool in shedding further light on these key ecosystems.
Soundscape ecology is a relatively new way for researchers to keep tabs on a variety of habitats without direct interference. In underwater habitats like coral reefs, soundscapes allow continual monitoring of an ecosystem that is difficult to access. By deploying underwater microphones, or hydrophones, researchers can get an acoustic picture of the types of animals in the ecosystem, as well as their behavior patterns.
Kayelyn Simmons, a Ph.D. student at NC State, used soundscapes and underwater mapping to monitor two different reef sites in the Florida Keys from February to December 2017. She deployed and collected eight hydrophones every three months between the two sites: a pristine reef located at Eastern Sambo, and a fishing site located at Western Dry Rocks.
Hurricane Irma struck the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm in September 2017. Simmons was able to retrieve two of the hydrophones – one from each site – in December. Unfortunately, the hydrophone retrieved from Western Dry Rocks had been compromised by the storm, rendering its post-storm data unusable.
"Prior to the hurricane, we were able to determine what the 'normal' sound patterns were in each habitat, so we knew what the baselines were in terms of species and behavior," Simmons says. "You can tell which species are present based on where their sounds are on the frequency band. Similarly, the amount of noise from each species can give you an idea of their numbers. So the soundscape is a good way to measure abundance and diversity."
Each study site had the same species present. For example, snapping shrimp, with their high frequency "Rice Krispies in milk" popping noises, were active in the periods between dusk and dawn; while grunts, grouper and snapper, with sounds in the lower frequency bands, were mainly active during the day. The hydrophones also captured spawning activity during the full moon.
Simmons analyzed the sound captured by the surviving Eastern Sambo hydrophone and discovered that even though the reef suffered physical damage from the hurricane, the residents and their activity levels began returning to normal approximately 24 to 48 hours after the storm passed.
"The acoustic energy exposure for the reef was as loud as a small boat circling in one spot for two weeks," Simmons says. "So we didn't record any fish noises during the four-day period that Irma came through due to acoustic masking from the storm. However, the snapping shrimp were back to pre-storm sound levels within 24 hours. The fish noises on the lower frequency were back within 72. And on the next full moon we heard normal spawning behavior.
"Overall, the research shows that the coral reef soundscape was resilient and able to recover from the storm quickly."
The work appears in PLOS One and was supported by the Coral Reef Conservation Fund (grant NA18NOS4820113) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Sanctuary Program (grant NFFM7320-19-01243). David Eggleston and Del Bohnenstiehl, both professors of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at NC State, co-authored the work.
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"Hurricane impacts on a coral reef soundscape"
Authors: Kayelyn Simmons, Dave Eggleston, Del Bohnenstiehl, North Carolina State University
Published: Feb. 24 in PLOS One
Soundscape ecology is an emerging field in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and provides a powerful approach for assessing habitat quality and the ecological response of sound producing species to natural and anthropogenic perturbations. Little is known of how underwater soundscapes respond during and after severe episodic disturbances, such as hurricanes. This study addresses the impacts of Hurricane Irma on the coral reef soundscape at two spur-and groove fore-reef sites within the Florida Keys USA, using passive acoustic data collected before and during the storm at Western Dry Rocks (WDR) and before, during and after the storm at Eastern Sambo (ESB). As the storm passed, the cumulative acoustic exposure near the seabed at these sites was comparable to a small vessel operating continuously overhead for 1-2 weeks. Before the storm, sound pressure levels (SPLs) showed a distinct pattern of low frequency diel variation and increased high frequency sound during crepuscular periods. The low frequency band was partitioned in two groups representative of soniferous reef fish, whereas the high frequency band represented snapping shrimp sound production. Daily daytime patterns in low frequency sound production largely persisted in the weeks following the hurricane. Crepuscular sound production by snapping shrimp was maintained post-hurricane with only a small shift (~1.5dB) in the level of daytime vs nighttime sound production for this high frequency band. This study suggests that on short time scales, temporal patterns in the coral reef soundscape were relatively resilient to acoustic energy exposure during the storm, as well as changes in the benthic habitat and environmental conditions resulting from hurricane damage.


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In the latest episode of The Dorm, AllStar JR and JoJo have a hilarious tete-a-tete
If AllStar Jr chooses to walk away from rap, he has a bright future in the hosting world. For our ongoing series The Dorm, the chillest interview spot on the Internet, the Detroit mainstay sits down with InLoveWithJoJo for a conversation rife with laughs as well as surprisingly pertinent information for anyone wishing to learn more about JoJo and her role in the modeling industry. It'll be the best two minutes you've spent today if you decide to check it out.
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YTB Kaine is one of Michigan's hidden gems. With recent releases like "Vent" and "Some Money," he shows a kind of versatility that normally isn't seen until record labels and A&Rs get involved. He's got something special to pay attention to and he's on the rise.
4ShoMag talked to him about some of his music and where he's at right now to paint a picture of where he wants to go.
This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
What's the YTB in YTB Kaine stand for?
YTB stands for Young Thugs Bussin it was Yaktownboyz which represented our city Pontiac aka Yactown, but it got changed for certain reasons.
How did you get into rap?
I got into rap at the age 13 after listening to Eminem, T.I., DMX, Ruff Ryders & Nas. I loved the art. I started writing poetry and it turned into rhymes. I took rap serious after I lost my brother in 2013.
How important is authenticity to your message?
Authenticity is important to me because I can't tell you about somebody else's life. I want to give my fans and supporters My Story. I want them to feel my pain understand where my aggression comes from when I rap.
How has being from Detroit shaped your approach to rap? Who are some of your favorite rappers, past and present?
I'm from Pontiac. Being 20mins from Detroit making a name for myself most people were scared to travel to those open mics, competitions, and performances. I went every night I had a show with my head held high ready. It was times I went on last bit after I performed I got love and things changed.
How would you describe the Detroit music scene?
The Detroit music scene popping right now. Their eyes are definitely on Detroit right now. Michigan has been had the wave they are just now making them pay attention.
When recording a song like "Vent," how do you decide what works and what's too personal to include in the track?
When I wrote "Vent" I showed a side of me I was scared to show or express. I didn't hold anything back like I usually would. I vented to my fans as I would to a shrink. I just figured they'd understand me more without judging me.
Who are you looking forward to working with and why?
I'm looking to work with Styles P. That's my right-hand man favorite rapper. He got 20 years in prison. That'll definitely make his bid easier. It's a lot of artists that's upcoming that's hot. I just wanna work with other hungry upcoming artists like myself.
What do you have planned for the rest of 2019?
I dropped a mixtape on June 22 entitled "Vent" and mid-July I'm dropping again "Still A Menace II Society." My third mixtape, I don't have a name for yet but that's done. That'll come sometime this October. I plan on putting the game in a choke hold. Bring back that old rap the G's want to hear.
At 4ShoMag, we're always looking to connect with the hottest artists in Detroit. This time, we've been fortunate to have a conversation with Slim Mason, one of the city's most energetic up-and-comers looking to make a name for himself in the lucrative rap scene. Check out our exclusive interview below.
Who is Slim Mason?
Slim Mason is just a bipolar, hungry, young ass monster that's ready to take over his city. I'm bringing Detroit into a new era and wave because my generation (Mid 90s-Mid 00s), which is the next generation, needs a voice. Because most of the niggas popping in the city is late 80s-early 90s baby's, like Sada and Tee and them. They holding the house up before I tear that bitch down…
I mean I'm from the east side of 8 mile and of course Eminem is the first rapper I saw that came from where I'm from. He lived on Dresden Street, which is 2 blocks from where I lived (Hamburg Street) so I was like if he could do this, I knew I could too because we came from the same place. He's the biggest motivation for me and the main reason I been wanting to do this since I was 4, when my dad snuck me in the Bel-Air movie theater and I saw 8 mile when it came out. I STILL watch that movie when it comes on TV.
What's the Detroit rap scene like in your experience?
It's cool for the current generation which Dz, Sada, and Grizzley but my generation (the next generation) needs someone for OUR scene so I'm the one that's gonna step up, it's a huge challenge but I LOVE challenges because when you accomplish that shit, it's the greatest feeling on earth
How important is expending energy when you record? Do you make sure your records are lively?
I make sure it's live as fuck. I bring hype ass energy when I'm in the booth fasho. The studio is literally my favorite place to go because I get away from all my problems and spit my problems on the mic. It's a "Therapy Funhouse," that's what I be calling it.
What do you hope to bring to the music industry?
Fun. 100% fun. Like rappers in the city right now is so serious, I HATE that. Like loosen the fuck up and turn up nigga. That's where I come in and THAT'S why I'm different from any other artist from Detroit because I can out-energize a kid half my age but out-rap someone twice my age..and that's RARE…
What's one thing you would change about the Detroit rap scene?
Like I just said, make Detroit fun again, like I feel like ALL generations cabnfuck with me because who can seriously hate a young ass nigga having fun and doing what he always loves doing as a career..right no one..
Do you like being an underground prospect or are you ready to make the jump to the next level? Why?
I've been ready since I came out of my mama. Like I feel like I'm MEANT to do what I do, not just a "Rapper", or a "Hip-Hop Musician" but as an overall artist in general, because I literally love and do all types of music, like R&B and Rock and shit. That's another thing that's different about me from other "Detroit Rappers", I'm 'All-Around' and versatile as hell, one track I can spit a hot ass '16' (BARS), one track, I'm yelling shit over a hard ass distorted beat, one track I can be singing to your bitch on some young Chris Brown shit, man you never know with me..it depends how I feel in the studio that day…
What's your recording process like?
I write songs pretty much everyday, so I already got lyrics and I go in the studio and form the beat, cause I Co-produce all my songs, and I just go off the beat I'm hearing in my head, or sometimes I be voice recording on my phone of the sound of the beat that's in my head. I got like 40 beats or even MORE on that bitch right now, no cap..
What are your plans for the rest of 2018?
Keep making noise on the Internet til I get that ONE break and when I do see an opportunity that possibly can make me blow even more, I'm gonna take that bitch fasho. ANY opportunity that's reachable, I'm GRABBING that bitch with no heso…
Give us a good closing statement.
This is Slim Mason, if you never heard of me, now you do, and your Great-great-great-great-great-great grandkids will too…I'm gonna take over Detroit whether anybody likes it or no not, I'm coming nonstop at WHOEVER is on top, whether that's Grizzley, Sada, Dz, Bandgang, Damedot, Cash Kidd, WHOEVER, I'm gonna take over the city and be on top sooner than later. Why? Because I'm the next big thing thing and 'if I say something I mean it'…AIYHAH!


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