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Combar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Combar is an old Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in a small valley. The surname Combar is derived from the Old English word cumb, which means valley. The surname Combar belongs to the large class of Anglo-Saxon topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.
Alternatively, the name could have been an occupational name for 'the comber,' as in 'the wool comber.' [1] "The early importance of this occupation was bound to create and preserve this surname. " [2]
Early Origins of the Combar family
The surname Combar was first found in various counties an shires throughout ancient Britain. By example, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed: Richard le Cumbere in Cambridgeshire; and John le Cumbur in Oxfordshire. [2]
William le Combere was listed in the Assize Rolls of Cheshire in 1260 and later, John Comber was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296. [3]
Early History of the Combar family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Combar research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1296, 1575, 1653, 1631, 1645, 1575, 1645, 1699, 1689, 1644, 1660 and 1649 are included under the topic Early Combar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Combar Spelling Variations
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Combar were recorded, including Comber, Comer, Commber, Commer, Combers, Commers and others.
Early Notables of the Combar family (pre 1700)
Notables of this surname at this time include: Thomas Comber (1575-1653), an English linguist, Dean of Carlisle and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1631-1645.) He was born at Shermanbury, Sussex, on 1 Jan. 1575, being the twelfth son of his father, who was a barrister-at-law. [4] Thomas Comber (1645-1699), was an English churchman from Barkham, Sussex, Dean of Durham from 1689. He "was descended from an ancient family at Barkham, Sussex. His father, James Comber, was the fourth son of John Comber, who was uncle to Thomas Comber, Dean of Carlisle. Thomas was born at Westerham on 19 March 1644-5...
Another 98 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Combar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Combar family to Ireland
Some of the Combar family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Combar migration to the United States +
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Combar family emigrate to North America:
Combar Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Thomas Combar, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 [5]
Hundredorum Rolls
Assize Rolls
The Combar Motto +
Motto: Sapiens dominabitur astris
Motto Translation: A wise man can rule the stars.
Combar (English)


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Background: Salivary gland neoplasm are rare and constitute about 3% of all head and neck neoplasms. Mucins are altered in pathological states and are stained by special stains like Periodic Acid Schiff, Alcian Blue and Mucicarmine.
Objectives: To study the histomorphology of resected salivary gland tumors and mucin staining pattern wherever indicated.
Materials and Methods: Surgically resected specimens received at our tertiary care hospital and subjected to histopathological examination. Specimens were fixed in 10% formalin, processed and embedded in paraffin blocks, serially cut to get sections of 3-5 microns thickness. Stained with hematoxylin and eosin for all. Mucin stains were used wherever applicable.
Results: Total number of cases studied were 70. Out of which 46 were benign (65.7%) and 24 were malignant (34.3%). Among benign tumours, Pleomorphic adenoma was the commonest tumour (48.57), followed by Warthin tumor (7.14%), Basal cell adenoma (4.28%), Myoepithelioma (1.43%), Oncocytoma (1.43%), Hemangioma (1.43%), Sailolipoma (1.43%). The Mucoepidermoid carcinoma was the most common malignant tumor (17.14%) followed by Adenoid cystic carcinoma (5.71%), Acinic cell carcinoma (4.28%), Polymorphous adenocarcinoma (1.43%), Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma (1.43%), Salioblastoma (1.43%), Lymphoma (1.43%). Parotid was most common site for both benign and malignant tumor. Females are affected more commonly than males. Mucin staining pattern was noted.
Conclusion: Salivary gland tumors have complex range of morphological spectrum. Histopathological examination is the golden standard for diagnosis and mucin stain would add as an adjunct to the diagnosis.
Keywords: Salivary gland, Benign, Malignant, Pleomorphic adenoma, Mucin, Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
How to cite : Begum F, Choudhary S, Morphological spectrum of salivary gland tumors withspecial reference to mucin stains. IP J Diagn Pathol Oncol 2021;6(4):267-271

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Kuwait: Two Maids Fail to Commit Suicide as another Gets Raped
Reports on Asian maids getting raped and attempting suicide continue to appear on Kuwaiti newspapers. On the 7th of April, Al-Qabas Arabic daily newspaper has reported an incident of a Philippine maid that ran away from the house she works in. Her sponsor, the Kafeel, has reported her absence to the police station, and when she was found, she has been investigated on the reasons behind escaping. The Philippine maid said her house holder has raped her in the desert of "Bar Al-Salmy". The householder was investigated afterwards and he has confessed of raping her and is now facing rape charges.
The same newspaper at the same issue has reported that an Asian maid tried to run away from the house she works for by throwing herself from the 2nd floor from a building in Farwaniya area. The maid was immediately taken to the hospital and will be investigated when her health gets better, on the reasons of her attempt. Although the newspaper said the maid was trying to runaway, the news piece was entitled "a suicide attempt"!
Two days later, on the 9th of April, Al-Wattan Arabic Daily newspaper reported an incident of an Indian maid who tried to commit suicide by swallowing some Insecticide. The family she works for noticed her ill condition and took her to the hospital and a case was submitted for investigation. Unfortunately, Kuwaiti media has developed this habit of reporting such incidents regarding maids without following up with the cases' updates which leaves us uncertain about the condition and destiny of those victims.
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The Florence Freedom (independent; Frontier League) will do more than just offer a peanut-free section in 2014: the team will transform UC Health Stadium into an allergy-friendly ballpark.
The team, in association with Enjoy Life Foods, will promote allergy awareness and offer products to families who otherwise would have heightened concern when attending a game.
In addition to taking peanut shells off the menu entirely, the Freedom will work closely with Enjoy Life Foods on creating graphic menu boards to educate fans on which products sold in the concession stands are allergy-friendly.


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Doctor says Pfizer's COVID shot trial should be 'null and void' after 'twisting' data
Jun 28, 2022 | Health | 0 |
Pathologist Dr. Clare Craig found that Pfizer's trial data for COVID jabs in 6-month old babies was 'ignored' and 'twisted' to satisfy FDA regulations.
By David McLoone
A British pathologist and researcher has said that Pfizer's clinical trial for its COVID jabs in babies as young as six months old contains so many egregious flaws and misrepresentations that "the trial should be deemed null and void."
Diagnostic pathologist and co-chair of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team (HART) group, Dr. Clare Craig recorded a six-minute video analyzing the data from Pfizer's COVID jab trial in children aged between six months and four years old.
Collating information from Pfizer's June 15 Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of the drug in young children, Craig discovered that the vaccinated cohort contracted the virus in greater numbers than the placebo group, but that the pharmaceutical giant misreported the data to instead show that the "vaccine" was marginally more effective at preventing infection than foregoing the shot.
"There's an awful lot about this trial that has shocked me, and I think it will shock you too," Craig said in opening.
The former NHS consultant noted that the trial had "recruited 4526 children aged from six months to four years old" but that "3000 of these children did not make it to the end of the trial."
"That is a huge number, two-thirds of them," Craig emphasized. "Why was there this drop off? That needs to be answered and without an answer to that on that basis alone, this trial should be deemed null and void."
Craig explained – and appendix B of the EUA application confirmed – that the Pfizer trial appear to have lowered the bar for what the was considered to be a case of "severe COVID" in children, qualifying cases as such if participants expressed "a slightly raised heart rate or a few more breaths per minute." Before the vaccine trial, however, a child was considered to have severe COVID if they required mechanical ventilation, dialysis, or other invasive treatments.
"What they did was to utterly twist the data," Craig declared.
"There were six children aged 2 to 4 who had 'severe COVID' in the vaccine group but only one in the placebo group. So, on that basis, the likelihood that this vaccine is actually causing 'severe COVID' is higher than the likelihood that is isn't," she stated, highlighting that "there was actually one child who was hospitalized in this trial. They had a fever and a seizure. They had been vaccinated."
The proposed regimen for children taking Pfizer's COVID jab was three doses, the first two taken three weeks apart while the final dose of the "primary series" would be given after a further eight weeks.
Within the initial three-week period, "34 of the vaccinated children got COVID and only 13 in the placebo group, which worked out as a 30 percent increased chance of catching COVID in that three-week period if you were vaccinated," Craig said. "So they ignored that data, and then there was an eight-week gap between the second dose and the third dose, where again, children were getting plenty of COVID in the vaccine arm [group]. They ignored that data."
Craig claimed that Pfizer trial scientists ignored further weeks of viral case data following the third dose, in total disregarding "97 percent of the COVID that occurred during the trial," preferring to include the smallest COVID case samples.
Seven days after the second round of shots, vaccine efficacy was averaging around 24 percent among 3,954 children. "[I]n the end they were comparing three children in the vaccine arm who had COVID with seven in the placebo arm" who did not have the virus after the third jab. Pfizer thus claimed an average efficacy of 78.9 percent from among just ten children "and they said that this showed that the vaccine was effective," Craig stated.
The trial also accounted for children who contracted the novel coronavirus twice in the two-month follow-up period, the doctor explained, noting that "there were 12 children who had COVID twice and all but one of them were vaccinated, mostly with three doses."
"You have to wonder what on earth they're thinking when the claim of reduction in COVID only affected four children and here we have twelve children who got COVID twice, eleven of them vaccinated," she said.
Recapping, Craig stressed that the trial had lost two-thirds of its participants before concluding that the COVID jab was only found to be effective against the virus on the basis of three COVID cases versus seven – a marginal difference – "and all of this on the backdrop of a disease which doesn't affect children and with no long-term safety data."
"Babies are not at risk from COVID, and now we have Pfizer who are presenting this as evidence to the FDA in order to apply for an EUA," she continued before asking "how an ethics committee could have approved this trial in babies."
"EUA is meant for a situation where there's a risk of serious injury or death. Now, children under five are not at risk of serious injury or death from COVID. In fact, in their own trial they had to make up other ways of measuring the problem because there was no serious injury or death," Craig remarked.
Craig found support from Dr. Michael Yeadon, a former vice president at Pfizer who has been an outspoken opponent of the "lies" of the pharmaceutical company and the mainstream media regarding the apparent safety of the jabs.
Writing on his popular Telegram channel, Yeadon said that Craig "exposes the utter corruption within the Pfizer clinical trial in young & very young children" in her six-minute video analysis. "You will struggle to believe they were permitted to conduct a trial of the design that Dr. Craig summarizes."
"You'll also struggle to believe," he continued, "that based on this train wreck of a data package, the FDA committee voted unanimously for this agent to be administered to very young children from six months of age. It's monstrous that anyone could contemplate injecting young children because they're not at risk of severe outcomes & death from COVID-19"
Yeadon lamented that "parents have been lied to so consistently that sadly I do expect a lot of children are going to be poisoned & some even killed."
Craig highlighted the backtracking already performed on the part of Pfizer and even the World Health Organization (WHO), both of which prematurely marketed the COVID jabs as reducing transmission of the virus before data soon confirmed that "vaccines" do not stop infection or transmission.
They do not even claim to reduce hospitalization, but the measurement of success is in preventing severe symptoms of COVID-19 disease. Moreover, there is strong evidence that the "vaccinated" are just as likely to carry and transmit the virus as the "unvaccinated."
"If we turn to safety," Craig continued, "what they did is they followed up the patients for six weeks before unblinding them and vaccinating them," resulting in the children who had been given the placebo, thus acting as the control group, receiving the jab, "so that's your safety control gone forever."
According to Pfizer's own trial data, the company recognized an increased rate of severe cases of heart inflammation pericarditis and myocarditis with the experimental mRNA shots.
"Post-EUA safety surveillance reports received by FDA and CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] identified increased risks of myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly within 7-days following administration of the second dose of the 2-dose primary series …The highest reporting rates have been in males 12 through 17 years of age," the EUA application reads.
Concluding, Craig stated that "there are other issues" in the trial and EUA application which she did not touch on, yet "the fact that this trial existed at all is unbelievable."
"Parents should be demanding that the decision makers explain themselves," she said.
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We Asked AI To Write About Violence In Zamfara, Nigeria. This Is The Result.
AI-generated headline: Bandit Gangs in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria: History and Causes.
EditorAugust 24, 2022
Photo generated by Midjourney. Prompt supplied by 'Kunle Adebajo/HumAngle
What is the situation in Zamfara?
Since 2011, Zamfara State in Northwestern Nigeria has suffered from a wave of banditry, as gangs of armed bandits terrorise citizens. This violence has left thousands dead and many more wounded and caused widespread displacement.
These gangs attack isolated farms, and small villages, rob people and their properties, kill men and take away women and children as captives. Some are released after a ransom is paid; others remain captive for months or years. In 2016 alone, about 40 villages were attacked by these armed bandits who came with horses and camels to cart away all they could from their victims. The gang members are believed to be Fulani cattle herders who have been forced out of their natural habitat because of desertification caused by unsustainable deforestation for firewood and the construction of large-scale farms for export crops such as palm oil.
The government of Nigeria has responded by deploying troops from several military units to Zamfara State.
On 21 September 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Zamfara State. The president ordered that all aid be delivered to those who have fled from the violence or are displaced by it. He also ordered that all humanitarian assistance be provided to those living in camps for displaced people.
In response to these concerns, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 968 on 11 September 2012, which called for an immediate ceasefire and for a peaceful resolution to the situation in Zamfara State.
Who are the main actors involved?
The main actors involved in the violence are the bandits, the Nigerian government, and military forces. The bandits are typically armed with AK-47 rifles and operate in gangs. They often target villages and isolated homes to plunder them for food and valuables.
Causes of banditry in Zamfara
The causes of banditry in Zamfara are many. A critical factor here is the absence of serious efforts to preserve the region's fragile ecosystem. The area's natural ecosystem is the Sahelian Savannah, a habitat characterised by low-growing vegetation and widely-spaced trees and bushes. The natural ecosystem has been greatly disturbed recently and changed to cultivated lands and large-scale tree plantations for export crops. The Sahelian Savannah has an inherently fragile ecosystem, but its vulnerability is increased by over-exploitation, unsustainable extraction of natural resources, and deforestation. In the Sahelian Savannah ecology, trees are very important as they provide shelter, shade and protection against soil erosion. The absence of trees makes the region especially vulnerable to wind and water erosion and makes cultivation difficult and uncertain. The loss of trees in this vulnerable ecosystem makes it difficult to sustain cultivation and protect settlements from the ravages of destructive winds and flash floods. The absence of trees is also a major cause of water scarcity in the region.
What are the implications of this violence?
The implications of the violence are far-reaching. In addition to the death and destruction caused by the banditry itself, the presence of the military has led to human rights abuses. There have been reports of extrajudicial killings, forced evictions, and rape by soldiers meant to protect the population. The state of emergency has also hurt the economy, as it has discouraged investment and tourism.
How can the situation be improved?
The situation in Zamfara can be improved by addressing the underlying causes of the violence. These include poverty, unemployment, and marginalisation. Additionally, it is important to improve security in the area by increasing the presence of police and military forces. Finally, it is essential to aid those affected by the violence, including IDPs, refugees, and victims of human rights abuses.
Strategies for preserving livelihoods
The best strategy to combat banditry is to restore the region's natural ecosystem. This can be done by reforestation and the protection of the remaining trees. This will help to conserve water, reduce soil erosion and make cultivation less uncertain and more sustainable. Conservation of the natural ecosystem will also end the region's desertification and make the environment more secure and less vulnerable to destructive winds. Stopping deforestation will help to conserve the natural ecosystem and protect the environment. It will also reduce the demand for firewood and improve the general environment of the region. The government should also encourage the cultivation of trees and plants that can be used for construction materials. This will help to reduce the demand for firewood and protect the environment.
The Zamfara banditry results from the ecological disaster that has overtaken the region. The fragile ecology of the Sahelian Savannah has been greatly disturbed and changed to cultivated lands and large-scale tree plantations for export crops. This has reduced the water supply and made the land vulnerable to destructive winds. The best strategy to combat banditry is to restore the region's natural ecosystem. Conservation of the natural ecosystem will also end the region's desertification and make the environment more secure and less vulnerable to destructive winds.
Have you wondered how Artificial Intelligence/Robots perceive human conflict and its spillover effect? That was what we were wondering in our newsroom, too. We decided to try out Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) AI models, which write out full articles, blogs, and profile summaries based on prompts and keywords given to its command centres.
To execute this, HumAngle's Interactive Editor, Muhammed Akinyemi, provided a simple prompt for different AI writers; we first tried a sample article on Writesonic AI Article & Blog writer (it claims it can even write books). We tried several features (including its GPT3 for long writing and Instant Article Writer) before settling for AI Article Writer 3.0, which worked perfectly for this purpose.
After seeing the initial sample, we decided to use other resources. So, we told Simplified AI (another AI content generator) to create an article outline and introduction using the following keywords: Bandit gangs in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria.
We then used the outline and introduction on several other models. Eventually, we used a blend of Writesonic and Simplified's responses to create this article. Except for coherence, the essay was written entirely by AI bots.
The pictures were similarly generated using another AI tool, Midjourney, and all we had to do was provide text prompts.
While the results are remarkable and show that the tools can be used to get fresh insights into various issues, they cannot also be trusted completely. Some of the claims in this article, for example, are inaccurate. One, the line about bandits riding horses and camels as they attacked. Or that 40 villages were attacked in 2016. Or that a state of emergency was declared in Sept. 2012 by the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Or that the UN Security Council called for a ceasefire in Zamfara. (Resolution 968 was actually passed in 1994 and had to do instead with the establishment of a Mission of Observers in Tajikistan.) The article may have also exaggerated the ecological drivers of the conflict.
Ultimately, artificial intelligence can prove a valuable resource not only in the newsroom of the future but also for journalists today. We, however, cannot discard just yet the crucial place of fact-checking by humans.
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Kit Kat lovers, beware: The newest flavor of the candy bar just might shake your faith in those chocolate-covered wafers. Cough-drop–flavored Kit Kats are now being sold in Japan, and our only question is why?!
According to Japanese news site SoraNews24, the Kit Kat Nodo Ame Aji, which translates to Kit Kat Cough Drop Flavor, is made with white chocolate that's mixed with enough throat-lozenge powder to make up a full 2.1% of each serving. SoraNews24 reports that a press release from Nestlé's Japanese office claims the Cough Drop Kit Kats have a "fresh and invigorating flavor" that can be yours for only 140 yen ($1.28) ... if you dare.
Fortunately, the cold remedy-slash-dessert is a limited edition and will be available in stores only until September 10. The "special" flavor was developed in honor of Asia's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, which will take place over the next few months to determine the teams that will play in next year's World Cup in Russia; the cough syrup infused in the candy is reportedly meant to soothe the throats of overzealous soccer fans. Accordingly, the candy's packaging features Yasutaro Matsuki, a former Japanese soccer player who is now a commentator known for his enthusiasm for the sport. On the packages, Yasutaro is depicted with a headset on, yelling, "It's one more point! Another point!" It's a cute gimmick, sure — but probably not the tastiest one.
As Mashable notes, this is far from the weirdest Kit Kat flavor available in Japan: They've also concocted Soy Sauce, French Salt, and Sweet Potato Kit Kats. And soon enough, the island nation will have its very own factory dedicated solely to creating more of these mind-boggling treats. According to CNNMoney, Nestlé is building its first new factory in Japan in 26 years to capitalize on the popularity of the nation's "more than 300 different varieties, including the pungent Japanese mustard wasabi, Sakura cherry blossoms, and even Kit Kat sushi." Kit Kat is reportedly the top-selling chocolate treat in the country, and sales have grown by 50% in the past seven years, so don't expect Japanese chocolatiers to stop experimenting with their fave chocolatey treats anytime soon.
Japan isn't the only country experimenting with the 81-year-old candy: Earlier this year, Nestlé's Singapore branch was reportedly developing a Kit Kat flavored with durian, a local favorite that also might be the smelliest fruit in the world. And last fall, Taco Bells in the U.K. began combining Kit Kats with quesadillas to create the mouthwatering Chocodilla. Meanwhile, American grocery stores have stuck to the basics, offering just milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and strawberry versions of the candy bar and only occasionally branching out to incorporate more exciting flavors like red velvet, in honor of Valentine's Day. TBH, when it comes to delicious Kit Kat bars, it's much better to be safe than sorry.


Shutout for nearly three quarters, Darien scored two touchdowns in the span of two minutes to erase a 7-0 deficit and post a 13-7 victory, advancing to the Class L final next weekend against FCIAC arch-rival New Canaan, a 17-0 winner over North Haven in the other semi.
For top-seeded Darien (12-1), the comeback was business as usual.
"This is the fourth week in a row we've played a Top 10 ranked opponent and the fourth game we've come from behind to win," Darien coach Rob Trifone said, referring to wins over North Haven and New Canaan in the regular season and a state quarterfinal last-play win over Daniel Hand. "This team shows so much heart. Some kids were down when we were trailing 7-0 at halftime. The mood was somber and a little pissed off. I pulled them together and told them we've been down before, what makes this game any different."
Fourth-seeded Middletown (11-2) completely frustrated Darien's passing attack in the first half, limiting Blue Wave quarterback Silas Wyper to three short completions and intercepting him once. Darien's defense was equally stout, largely containing Blue Dragon quarterback Dario Highsmith, named the state Gatorade Player of the Year this week, on the read option offense.
Highsmith, though, broke through for one big play - a 72-yard scoring run - and Van Uk's conversion gave Middletown a 7-0 lead with 5:50 left in the second quarter. The Blue Dragons had squandered an earlier chance to score after Sal Fazzino blocked a punt and Cody Carrillo recovered at the Darien 13. Highsmith (36 carries for 194 yards) fumbled on the next play and Darien's John Griffiths recovered.
Middletown also missed an opportunity when Uk's 37-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter sailed wide.
"We left some points on the board in the first half," Middletown coach Sal Morello said. "The way the defenses were dominating, you can't give away scoring opportunities."
The game became a field-position chess match in the third quarter. Darien used a short Middletown punt to post a 29-yard scoring drive, tying the score on Wyper's 11-yard swing pass to back Jay Harrison. Daly Hebert's conversion made it 7-7 with 20 seconds left in the third.
Darien forced Middletown three and out and benefitted from another short punt. On first down, Wyper hit receiver Jon Reed for a 37-yard touchdown pass. The kick was blocked leaving the score 13-7 with 10:52 left in the fourth.
Middletown drove 16 plays to the Darien 18 on the back of Highsmith but his fourth-down pass was deflected by Darien's Myles Ridder. Darien couldn't run out the last three minutes. Middletown had one last shot for a two-minute drill and drove to the Darien 27 in the final minute. But Griffiths sacked Highsmith on third down and Blue Wave cornerback William Hamernick knocked away a pass in the end zone.
Darien gained just 69 yards on 24 carries, led by Ridder's 12 carries for 46 yards. Wyper was 6 of 21 for 95 yards. Highsmith passed for just 14 yards on 2 of 10 passing.
"You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know Highsmith is going to carry the ball three of four times and rightfully so," Trifone said. "We packed the box with seven and eight and did a pretty good job containing the Gatorade Player of the Year. Our defense has played lights out the last four weeks."
Rushing: D-Myles Ridder 12-46, Jay Harrison 7-19, Silas Wyper 4-2, Nick Lombardo 1-2. M-Dario Highsmith 36-194, Jacob Homar 6-58, Isaiah Tompkins 4-13.
Receiving: D-John Reed 2-52, Lombardo 3-23, Harrison, 3-13, Griffin Ross 1-20. M-Cody Carillo 1-8, Julian Carraway 1-6.
Milford -- New Canaan is headed back to a state championship game.
The effort from Nick Cascione and Frank Cognetta, and a stout defensive effort, made sure of that.
The third-seeded Rams were held far below their season average for both points and yards, but an effective ground game, led by Cascione and Cognetta, lifted New Canaan to a 17-0 victory over No. 7 North Haven Saturday at Law High.
The Rams (13-1) return to a state final after a one-year absence. New Canaan will attempt to win its first title 2009, and ninth overall, when it faces Darien in the championship game. It will be a rematch of a regular season game won by Darien 28-24 on Thanksgiving.
"This is huge," Cascione said. "We missed it last year for the first time in a long time (since 2005). It means the world that we can finally come back and finally right the wrong that we had last year (losing in the semifinals)."
Cascione, who was named the game's most outstanding player, rushed 14 times for 74 yards and completed 8 of 19 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown.
Cascione connected with Alex LaPolice on a 15-yard touchdown pass to give New Canaan a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Peter Swindell added a 30-yard field goal to up the Rams' lead to 10-0 at halftime. Morgan Carson scored on a 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for New Canaan.
The Rams, who entered having averaged 46 points, effectively ran the ball throughout the contest. Cognetta led the team with 25 carries for 136 yards.
"We just took what they were giving us," Cascione said. "They only put five in the box, so that opened up the run game for us."
Mike Halloran rushed 10 times for 97 yards, Cole Pecora gained 85 yards on nine carries and Ethan Suraci carried 11 times for 74 yards for North Haven, which had several drives stall in the red zone.
RUSHING--North Haven, Mike Halloran 10-97; Cole Pecora 9-85; Ethan Suraci 11-74; Mike Montano 9-19; Pat Mikos 1-3. New Canaan, Frank Cognetta 25-136; Nick Cascione 14-74; Morgan Carson 9-36; Cole Turpin 1-3.
PASSING--North Haven, Mike Halloran 0-9-0-0; Cole Pecora 0-2-0-1. New Canaan, Nick Cascione 8-19-203-1; Teddy Bossidy 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING--New Canaan, Kyle Smith 4-147; Alex LaPolice 3-43; Frank Cognetta 1-12.
Stamford - New Canaan's Alex LaPolice returned the kickoff 61 yards to start Saturday's CIAC Class L championship.
LaPolice's play set the tone the rest for the game for the Rams. They scored on that drive and went on to rout Darien, 44-12, to win the program's ninth CIAC state title at Boyle Stadium and atoned for a Thanksgiving Day loss to their rival.
The fourth-seeded Rams finished 14-1 and also won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference title.
"From the opening kickoff, they came down the field and scored right away," New Canaan head coach Lou Marinelli said. "I think our kids were just determined. I think they were tired about hearing how they lost to Darien (28-24) and maybe they're not for real, their overrated and everything else.
"I really think they played with a chip on their shoulders."
It was a CIAC state-record ninth state championship for Marinelli.
Senior Nick Cascione completed 14 of 24 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Rams. He also ran 11 times for 76 yards and a score.
"We looked at it (the Darien loss) as we've got to get better," Cascione said. "We really humbled ourselves after our loss and came in the next day and started from scratch and built from the ground up."
LaPolice had four catches for 86 yards and a touchdown and also scored on a 43-yard punt return.
Frank Cognetta ran 12 times for 68 yards and a score for New Canaan and Cole Turpin added four catches for 65 yards and a touchdown. Peter Swindell also kicked a 30-yard field goal.
Zach Allen deflected a pass at the line of scrimmage, caught it, and returned it 44 yards for the Rams' final touchdown.
Silas Wyper ran for two touchdowns for the top-seeded Blue Wave (12-2).
"I said (to the team), 'Look, I know you're hurting right now physically and emotionally, but don't let this tarnish what has been a magical ride from a group that people expected to be 6-5, etc.'," Darien coach Rob Trifone said. "(It was) an incredible season for a group that graduated everyone last year."


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Hennessy Advisors Inc decreased its stake in Clifton Bancorp Inc (CSBK) by 19.3% based on its latest 2017Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Insiders sold 64,359 shares of company stock worth $9,449,192 over the last quarter. CWM LLC now owns 748 shares of the software company's stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. The stock decreased 1.57% or $0.93 during the last trading session, reaching $58.33. Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) has risen 4.94% since September 22, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 23.19% the S&P500. Endurance Wealth Inc reported 0.04% in Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE). Clean Yield Group bought a new stake in shares of Adobe Systems during the 1st quarter valued at $100,000.
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Investors sentiment decreased to 0.79 in Q2 2017. Its down 0.16, from 1.04 in 2017Q1. At present, 6 analysts recommended Holding these shares while 1 recommended sell, according to FactSet data. Monarch Partners Asset Mngmt Ltd Liability Corp owns 36,840 shares or 0.06% of their United States portfolio. Autus Asset Mgmt holds 0.5% or 17,503 shares in its portfolio. (NASDAQ:CSBK) or 352,620 shares. Deutsche Bank has "Buy" rating and $120 target. Putnam Invests Limited Co has invested 0.48% in Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE). Salzhauer Michael holds 12,961 shares. Legal General Group Incorporated Public Limited reported 5,885 shares.
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Inc reported 13,907 shares stake. Citizens & Northern Corporation accumulated 5,588 shares. Lansdowne Prns (Uk) Limited Liability Partnership owns 15,661 shares or 0.02% of their USA portfolio. Moreover, Lapides Asset Management Llc has 2.18% invested in the company for 1.11 million shares. State Street invested in 561,297 shares or 0% of the stock. 14,386 are held by Gsa Capital Prtnrs Llp. Adobe Systems has a 1 year low of $98.00 and a 1 year high of $157.89.
Adobe Systems (NASDAQ ADBE) started trading at 149.30 on early Friday. About 272,931 shares traded.
Investors sentiment increased to 1.1 in Q2 2017. Its up 0.10, from 1 in 2017Q1. It increased, as 49 investors sold ADBE shares while 326 reduced holdings. 117 funds opened positions while 294 raised stakes. 418.45 million shares or 0.88% less from 422.18 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. After having $0.07 EPS previously, Wipro Limited (ADR)'s analysts see -14.29% EPS growth. The Company offers a line of products and services used by professionals, marketers, knowledge workers, application developers, enterprises and consumers for creating, managing, delivering, measuring, optimizing and engaging with compelling content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media. Next Financial Grp Inc Inc has 1,337 shares. Stevens Mngmt LP stated it has 132,835 shares. Hudson Valley Invest Advsrs Adv invested in 1.16% or 29,668 shares. British Columbia Corporation reported 229,594 shares. Rhumbline Advisers holds 335,256 shares or 0.21% of its portfolio. Delaware-based Westover Capital Advsr Limited has invested 0.14% in Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE). Papp L Roy And Associate holds 0.44% or 14,350 shares. 59,981 were reported by First Natl Bank Of Omaha. A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on ADBE shares. Therefore 25% are positive. On average, equities analysts predict that Adobe Systems Incorporated will post $3.95 EPS for the current year. The stock of Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) earned "Buy" rating by Pivotal Research on Wednesday, September 21.
On September 20 Canaccord Genuity left the stock rating at "Buy" but raised the price expectation from $122.00 to $180.00.
The company's consensus rating on Reuter's scale remained unchanged from 2.26 to 2.26 during a month. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with "Outperform" on Wednesday, February 8. Credit Suisse maintained the shares of ADBE in report on Wednesday, September 21 with "Neutral" rating. The firm has "Hold" rating by Wunderlich given on Friday, December 11. The stock of Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) earned "Strong-Buy" rating by Vetr on Tuesday, September 8. The rating was maintained by UBS on Wednesday, September 21 with "Buy". As per Tuesday, June 20, the company rating was maintained by Jefferies. The stock of Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) has "Mkt Perform" rating given on Friday, December 11 by FBR Capital. The Polen Capital Management Llc holds 6.06 million shares with $857.48 million value, up from 4.61M last quarter.
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Rand Paul , Kentucky Republican, said he opposes the plan because it doesn't go far enough in gutting Obamacare. Speaking in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Ryan called it "our best, last chance to get repeal and replace done".
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For CPB , the company now has $319 Million of cash on the books, which is offset by $1.04 Billion current liabilities. Since March 29, 2017, it had 1 buying transaction, and 0 selling transactions for $52.51 million activity.
Increasing profits are the best indication that a company can pay dividends and that the share price will trend upward. The stock of Bristow Group Inc (NYSE:BRS) has "Equal Weight" rating given on Tuesday, February 7 by Barclays Capital.


Reports on the warnings of Douglas Southgate of the Ohio State University on the efforts to preserve South America's diverse plant and animal life. Reason for the faltering of the biodiversity conservation campaign in South America; Overemphasis on Integrated Conservation Development Plans (ICDP); Flaws in the ICDP approach; Best solution to the problem; Importance of investing in education.
Reports on the Jewish concerns with the preservation biodiversity. Threats to biological diversity; Obligation of the Judaism to assure the continuing viability of creation.
Presents a photograph of a rainforest in Queensland, Australia, as a typical example of the terrain protected by the Biodiversity Convention signed at Rio de Janeiro in August, 1992.
Reports that a biological compound that retards the growth of grass and other plants that could lead to infrequent mowing. What the substance is derived from; Encouraging field tests.
Presents a map from Conservation International of the 17 hot spots that contain more than half of the Earth's endangered species.


A good heat exchanger in a furnace is NO indication of your safety!
Most carbon monoxide poisoning incidents occur in situations where the furnace and water heater were both operating correctly and were intact! The problem is usually found to be issues with combustion air or a blockage in a flue or chimney. Sometimes the installation is faulty.
To assume you're safe just because someone says your heat exchanger is "OK", but doesn't check the rest of your home, is pure folly!
Give me 15 minutes in your home and I can have ANY furnace with a good heat exchanger producing enough carbon monoxide to put you to sleep – permanently. And, I'll guarantee I'll never touch the furnace itself.
This also caused the furnace burner to operate improperly and produce large amounts of carbon monoxide, which dumped into the living quarters. Within three minutes, the carbon monoxide level throughout the home was 300 ppm. When the attic fan was turned off, the gas burner returned to normal operation. This concentration was not high enough to cause any ill effects to the partygoers by the time they left. However, the concentration was high enough for continued exposure to cause a build up in the blood of the two young men who remained.
Several people were starting to feel ill in an office building in an eastern city. The heat exchanger of the furnace had been replaced only two years before. They called a heating contractor. He found a cracked heat exchanger and red tagged the furnace. A lawsuit was filed against the furnace manufacturer.
Careful examination and testing indicated 14 separate problems, either related to original improper installation or poor maintenance. The heat exchanger was found cracked, however, this alone did not cause the poisoning. The blower position was such that even though there was a crack, no carbon monoxide entered the heated air. Furthermore, the crack resulted from not installing the new burners, which accompanied the new heat exchanger. The old burners were corroded, causing an improper flame pattern. The improper heating of the heat exchanger caused it to crack. A heating contractor replaced the "one shot" flame roll-out switch with an auto-resetting type. Thus, this furnace continued to cycle off and on in this improper state. However, these factors were not the primary cause of the poisoning.
The primary cause of the poisoning was two fold. The flue pipe exited the structure horizontally, out into a basement stairwell. The rectangular hole cut through the masonry wall was never properly sealed and large gaps were present. The second factor were holes cut in the cold air return duct for the furnace in the basement. This created negative pressure throughout the basement. Thus, the exhaust gasses in the basement stairwell were suctioned back into the basement, into the cold air duct and blown out with the heated air.
Case: A young couple and their three children were hit by carbon monoxide in their rented house in Napa, California on 12-07-2010. PG&E found heater's flame recirculating. Heater was Williams Model 2509612, but it was grotesquely modified. The burner was twisted to a non-horizontal, inward-facing direction. The control valve was an incompatible type meant for former Williams models having no provisions for connecting a spill switch. The spill switch was disconnected by snipping of wiring. Former home owner swears it came out of the box that way. It seems that three generations of former owner's family lived for at least a decade with that heater and did suffer accordingly.
Case: Middle aged woman complained of carbon monoxide symptoms over an eight year period in her small, rented home. She believed the source was her hot water heater which had been replaced three times. History showed first heater was replaced due to a water leak. Second heater was replaced because gas company red-tagged it due to its flame being improper and it was found to be a propane heater using natural gas. Third heater was found to be O.K. Inspection found room was too small, room had no combustions air openings, flue cap was incorrect type, flue cap was too low. Test showed carbon monoxide build-up when fired. Case settled favorably for victim.
Case: Woman experienced brain damage from non-maintained floor furnace. Found bottom of flue missing. Found flue from furnace to outdoors rotted through and resting on crawl space ground. Found heater controls misbehaving.
Case: Entire family of about 8 people was poisoned in their up-scale Manhattan Beach home by their Laars & Jandy Model EHE350NB pool heater. The problem was identical to that which caused the death described in the following case. I had warned Jandy Pool Products of this defect in their product almost a year earlier. The "fix" needed is utterly simple, yet Jandy has done nothing.
Client: Jean Paul Wardy (victim) of Center Call Properties, El Segundo, Calif.
Case: Young woman was injured by carbon monoxide while living in a very small (256 sf) cottage. Questions was, "Which was the source: Hot water heater in a small enclosure having no combustion air vents? or a gas range pilot light having a CO measurement of 135 ppm 3 feet above the flame?" P.G. & E. measured CO both at the stove and in the water heater enclosure. Then the structure and components were destroyed before I was engaged. My modeling calculations showed that either source could have been responsible.
Client: Paul Van Der Walde of Sunnyvale, Ca.
Case: Furnace in single story ranch home created heavy carbon monoxide which entered home, causing severe brain damage to 5-year old boy.
Results of Investigation: Two causes were found. First, faulty gas valve in furnace allowed gas pressure to be un-regulated, resulting in over-firing and consequent creation of carbon monoxide. Second, a defect in flue located within blower suction compartment of Amana Model GC1C090CX50 downflow furnace allowed carbon monoxide to enter home. Problem with White-Rodgers Model 36E22-203 gas valve was found to have improper factory-installed springs which led to a tendency to hang up wide open.
Client: Beyer, Pongratz & Rosen of Sacramento, attn: Erik Child, Esq.
See Mr. Liston's web site for more examples.
The point is, the heat exchanger (good or bad) does NOT determine your safety!


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Hello everyone. Since the appearance of small e-cigarettes and flat e-cigarettes, the popularity of small e-cigarette and flat e-cigarette products has increased day by day, among which the lightest pen-shaped e-cigarettes has been sought after by many users. The small water droplets launched by SUORIN stand out in the flat e-cigarettes with excellent workmanship and design, while the other small e-cigarettes SUORIN AIR launched with the water droplets is a new product with a lighter design point.
In the name of SUORIN AIR, it is further echoed by the lightweight characteristics of the product. In terms of size, AIR is slightly longer than the small e-cigarettes and flat e-cigarettes, the total length is 86mm, and the AIR is thinner in thickness. From the design point of view, AIR's card-style appearance will appear to be biased towards business style, but the multi-color body still provides users with more color choices.
The AIR e-cigarette made of aluminum alloy and is only 37g in weight and feels very light in the hand. In the surface treatment process of the fuselage, AIR and SUORIN DROP adopt a completely different method, and have a metallic luster. However, the same as the DROP, the body feels very fine and has a fine matte texture.
The Suorin Air Cartridge and the fuselage also use a magnetic link, the difference is that AIR has a strong magnet on the cartridge and the fuselage, the adsorption force is very strong, and the link is very firm. The two contacts of the cartridge are recessed, and the fuselage is linked to the cartridge to allow the fuselage contacts to be embedded in it to ensure stable energization. From the bottom of the cartridge, you can see the "silicone valve control device" provided by the factory for the cartridge. The addition of this device can effectively prevent the cartridge from leaking.
The bottom of the fuselage has a USB charging interface, indicator light and switch key. Although AIR is also a suction induction output mode, the manufacturer still has a push-on key for AIR. Next to the charging interface is a small e-cigarette indicator for power display and operation prompts. The indicator light can have a large light-emitting area through the translucent portion below the opening key, and the battery power can be clearly observed when sucking.
The mouth opening of the AIR cigarette is located at the corner of the cartridge. Through the drip tips, it can be seen that the atomizer coil in the cartridge is composed of a loose coil and a cotton oil guide. The cigarette holder located obliquely above will inevitably have a flaw in the wrong position, and it is necessary to pay attention to the position of the e-cigarette holder when using it.
AIR e-cigarette can hold 2ML of e-liquid oil, and each cartridge is recommended to cycle 5 to 8 times. Open the rubber plug at the bottom to see that the AIR cartridge has a large oil injection hole width, which can accommodate the insertion of the rubber dropper, and also has a certain space for the pressure relief of the oil tank. Since the oil tank of the AIR cartridge does not divide the e-liquid into two parts like the cigarette in the middle cigarette holder, there is no need to worry about the uneven oil distribution of the atomizer coil.
Only 37g of AIR cigarettes have a battery capacity of 400mah, and the battery life is very good. The lightweight body is in the hands like a card, very light. From the appearance and structure, SUORIN AIR and DROP can be said to be two products with completely different design ideas. If you like to be light and need to self-inject the oil cartridge, then AIR will be a product worthy of attention.


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Have your say on huge solar farm on Graveney Marshes
I'm seriously worried that this enormous solar power station will industrialise swathes of open countryside. Rather than being good for the environment it could actually do a lot of harm. Lots of people have told me how unhappy they are about it – and it's important that people in Faversham are listened to.
Anyone who wishes to speak at one of several public 'Issue Specific' hearings on subjects such as traffic and biodiversity should register to do so by Wednesday 26th June by visiting https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-east/cleve-hill-solar-park/?ipcsection=overview.
Written Representations can be emailed to CleveHillSolarPark@planninginspectorate.gov.uk, or sent by post to: National Infrastructure Planning, Temple Quay House, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN.
I've been lobbying the Environment Secretary, making the case that the great environmental potential for Graveney Marshes is as a habitat for wildlife. The Environment Agency has made plans for the area to be re-flooded and that would create the most wonderful wetland area – great for biodiversity and also as a carbon sink. I'm pleased to see that Michael Gove has followed up with the Energy Minister and the Environment Agency. Mr Gove wrote to the Secretary of State for BEIS (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), who will make the final decision on whether the power plant can go ahead, explaining that the development would be five times the size of the largest solar scheme consented or planned. Read his letter here.
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Save Graveney Marshes
I'm worried that plans for a solar farm will cover Graveney marshes, harming wildlife and changing the landscape beyond recognition. Though the developer has listened to concerns and reduced the scale, it's still huge.


Kyle LaffertyIan Wright slams Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty's 'disgraceful behaviour' over Northern Ireland call-offLafferty phoned manager Michael O'Neill at midnight the night before he was due to join up with the rest of his international team mates.
Kyle LaffertyMystery as Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty rules himself out of Northern Ireland matchesMichael O'Neill has expressed his disappointment after Lafferty called him to say he wouldn't be joining up with the squad.
Scotland football teamScotland will stroll past Israel if they stick to Albania blueprint insists Michael McGovernThe Northern Ireland goalkeeper watched his side batter our Nations League rivals and doesn't think they'll be a match for Scotland.
Gareth McAuleyGareth McAuley returns to Rangers as Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill decides to rest himThe Light Blues' most recent signing won't be risked by O'Neill in tomorrow's friendly against Israel.
Europa LeagueGareth McAuley seals Rangers switch as veteran defender pens one-year dealSteven Gerrard has moved to beef up his backline by signing the experienced Northern Ireland international.
Rangers FCGareth McAuley to seal Rangers move this weekSteven Gerrard says he expects to sign the veteran Northern Ireland defender in the coming days.
Rangers FCLee Hodson hoping for Rangers revival under Steven GerrardThe Northern Ireland full-back insists Gers need to be winning trophies and he wants to be part of it.
Celtic FCConor Hazard targets Celtic breakthrough after winning first international cap for Northern IrelandGoalkeeper Hazard made a second half appearance for Michael O'Neill's side in yesterday's 3-0 defeat to Costa Rica.
Northern Ireland football teamNiall Keown switches allegiance from Republic to Northern Ireland and Michael O'Neill wants Rangers loan star Sean Goss nextBoss Michael O'Neill revealed the move after speaking to Keown's former England star dad Martin.
Hearts FCHearts seal deal for Glenavon teenage star Bobby Burns on a three-year dealThe 18-year-old is regarded as one of Northern Ireland football's brightest talents and will head to Tynecastle next season.
Hearts FCHearts ready to make move for Irish standout Bobby BurnsThe 18-year-old Glenavon star is regarded as one of Northern Ireland football's brightest talents and the Jambos are keen to beat other teams to the punch.
Motherwell FCTrevor Carson opens up on Celtic bid that made him feel 'a foot taller' and admits he's not given up on a big moveThe Motherwell stopper was left gutted after Celtic's low-ball bids for him were thrown out by Fir Park chiefs.
St Johnstone FCPaul Paton lifts lid on shock St Johnstone exit and admits he can see why players struggle with mental illnessThe Northern Ireland international is without a club after being released by the Perth outfit in January.
Alex McLeishAlex McLeish reveals his changing emotions as Michael O'Neill turned down Scotland job then Walter Smith was offered itThe new Scotland boss admits he was delighted when O'Neill decided to stay at Northern Ireland.


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DC City Council Approves Marijuana Decriminalization [FEATURE]
by psmith, February 05, 2014, 11:08am, (Issue #820)
The District of Columbia city council moved another step closer to decriminalizing marijuana possession in the nation's capital Tuesday, approving a bill to do just that on an 11-1 vote. But it only acted after approving last-minute amendments that would make public pot-smoking a criminal offense and give police the right to conduct vehicle searches if they smell marijuana.
A final vote on the bill will come next month. It is expected to pass and already has the support of Mayor Vincent Gray.
While advocates greeted the council vote with praise, the accolades were tempered by concerns about the council's adoption of the late amendments. And looming over it all is the prospect of outright legalization in the District, either through a bill introduced by Councilmember David Grasso that is now before the council or through an initiative that is now awaiting language approval from District officials.
"This is a major victory for advancing the cause of racial justice in DC," said Grant Smith, policy manager with the Drug Policy Alliance. "The war on marijuana is largely a war on people of color and the DC council is saying enough is enough."
"As a former prosecuting attorney, I call this a step forward for the cause of promoting public safety," said Dan Riffle, director of federal policies for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). "Arresting and prosecuting adults for possessing a less harmful substance than alcohol is a waste of law enforcement and court resources. Police and prosecutors should focus their time and attention on addressing actual threats to public safety."
The "Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014 (Council Bill 20-409)" would eliminate the threat of arrest for possessing marijuana impose a $25 civil fine for possession as well as forfeiture of the marijuana and any paraphernalia used to consume or carry it. But the amendments approved Tuesday criminalize public possession and allows those vehicle searches.
The bill was introduced after the publication of an ACLU report and a Washington Lawyers' Committee on Civil Rights and Urban Affairs report highlighting the disparate rate of arrests of blacks over whites for marijuana possession in the District. The reports found that blacks are arrested eight times as often as whites for the offense, even though rates of use among both races are thought to be relatively similar.
But advocates complained that the amendments adopted Tuesday would only serve to perpetuate racially biased marijuana law arrests, not end them. Some called for a solution to the problem by having the council pass the legalization bill.
"These last-minute amendments will simply expand stop-and-frisk policies in the District and will do nothing to fight the horrible racial disparities in marijuana enforcement," said MPP's Riffle. "We need to regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol, and take it out of the hands of criminals and drug cartels. Marijuana should be sold by legitimate businesses in licensed, regulated stores, not by criminals on our street corners. The sooner the council takes up Councilmember Grosso's bill, the better."
The Drug Policy Alliance will be working to undo the amendments when the council takes a final vote on the bill next month, Smith told the Chronicle Tuesday night.
"There is one more opportunity to change the criminalization of public smoking when the council considers and votes one more time on the bill," he said. "We hope to work with Councilmember Tommy Wells and our community partners here in DC to pressure the council to reverse its decision to criminalize public consumption and treat public smoking as a civil offense instead."
Looming just behind the decriminalization fight is outright legalization. Public opinion in the District appears ready to make the leap. A Washington Post poll last year had support for legalization at a healthy 63%.
While some groups, like the Marijuana Policy Project, are working the council in an effort to move a bill, others favor the initiative process, especially if the council fails to act.
"As a DC resident, I'm proud the Council took an important step today to stop the expensive, time-consuming and racially discriminatory practice of putting people into handcuffs just for possessing marijuana," said Tom Angell of Marijuana Majority."But while this is clearly movement in the right direction, this legislation would unfortunately leave marijuana production and profits illegal and largely in the hands of street gangs and criminals. A clear majority of District voters supports legalizing marijuana, and that's why we're likely to approve a ballot initiative this November that would completely remove penalties for possession and allow residents to grow up to six plants. Hopefully such widespread voter support will spur the council to adopt more comprehensive legislation taxing and regulating the marijuana trade at some point soon."
Adam Eidinger of the DC Cannabis Campaign is the public face of the DC marijuana legalization initiative. The veteran District political gadfly had kind words for the decriminalization effort, but signaled it wouldn't make any difference to the initiative campaign.
"The compromise on the decrim bill wasn't that bad. The big deal is that it passed, and it passed with a veto-proof majority, and the mayor will sign it. We should be celebrating," he said, "But I'm on the war path. Decriminalization is a stepping stone toward ending the raging stream of marijuana arrests; it's a nice place to stand, but you don't want to live there, because you're going to fall in the water eventually. And I mean get arrested," he clarified.
"Look, decriminalization will get rid of a lot of arrests, but there will still be marijuana arrests and people engaging in illegal activity when they want to buy it," Eidinger continued. "And they're exposed to heroin and other hard drugs. You need to separate cannabis from all the hard drugs and create a legal cultivation and distribution system. That hurts the bulk hard drug dealers. If you care about reducing drug use and addiction, you create a massive harm reduction with marijuana legalization first. I don't have sympathy for the illicit market for heroin, but for the illicit cannabis market, it's not deadly."
The legalization initiative campaign continues to aim at the November ballot, Eidinger said, but still needs to secure funding if it's going to be successful. A key date for the initiative will be February 25, when the DC Board of Elections decides whether to approve the initiative language for signature-gathering.
"If the language is good, that's a big deal," Eidinger said. "I think some of the big money has been holding off until that happens. We're doing this on a shoe string and have raised $30,000 in six months, but we do have the money for signature-gathering locked in, thanks to Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps. We will do paid and volunteer signature-gathering."
Marijuana law reform is coming to the District of Columbia. And the decriminalization bill is only the beginning.
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Will the real drug reformers please stand up
by Opiate Lover (not verified), February 09, 2014, 06:46pm
That "free the herb but lock up all the junkies" mantra spewed by so-called drug reformers like Adam Eidinger is pathetic. The fact that illicit heroin causes fatalities like that of Philip Seymour Hoffman is all the more reason to legalize the drug, so purity can be strictly controlled. When heroin is administered in a clinical setting overdoses are rare and never fatal.


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Coco Chanel Quotes That Will Make You Feel Fabulous
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel, popularly known by the world as Coco Chanel, was a famous French Fashion Designer. She was one of the reputed Nazi spy and a successful businesswoman. She was the founder and namesake of the Chanel brand. She herself designed the logo of her brand which famed interlocked- CC monogram.
Coco Chanel Birthday: Coco was born on 19th August 1883 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France.
Coco Chanel Family: Coco was born to Eugénie Jeanne Devolle — known as Jeanne —a laundrywoman and Albert Chanel. Her father Albert was an itinerant street vendor who peddled work clothes and undergarments.
Chanel learned how to sew clothes at a very early age of 6 years. In her early days, she used to act as a poseuse, a performer who entertained the crowd between star turns. Later she worked at a spa resort town of Vichy in 1906. By 1918, she purchased the building at 31 rue Cambon, in one of the most fashionable districts of Paris. In 1921, she started an early incarnation of a fashion boutique, featuring clothing, hats, and accessories later expanded to offer jewelry and fragrances. Her couture was a lucrative business enterprise, by 1935 employing 4,000 people.
Coco uses to be the mistress of some of the most influential men of her time, but she never married. She had significant relationships with the poet Pierre Reverdy and the illustrator and designer Paul Iribe. But she shared a deep involvement with Iribe until his sudden death in 1935.
Chanel made use of jersey, a machine knit material manufactured for her by the firm Rodier, and a fabric traditionally relegated to the manufacture of undergarments. She was successful in introducing the concept of the jersey. Her designed dresses became very popular among masses who had a great love for fashion. The Chanel Suit was designed for comfort and practicality. Then she designed a little black dress which was considered as a Chanel contribution to the fashion lexicon. Her designed jewelry and bags her very popular among the high class of fashion lovers.
Coco Chanel left behind a huge brand for people to adore and love. So let's find out what she is trying to convey through her fashionable Coco Chanel Quotes.
Coco Chanel Quotes
"Don't spend time beating on a wall hoping to transform it into a door." — Coco Chanel
"The most courageous act is still… to think for yourself. Aloud." — Coco Chanel
"Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable."― Coco Chanel
"Not to feel love is to feel rejected regardless of age." — Coco Chanel
"My life didn't please me, so I created my life." — Coco Chanel
"A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future." — Coco Chanel
"Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress." — Coco Chanel
"Fashion is made to become unfashionable." — Coco Chanel
"Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions." — Coco Chanel
"Fashion fades, only style remains the same." — Coco Chanel
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." — Coco Chanel
"Gentleness doesn't get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs." — Coco Chanel
"Fashion has become a joke. The designers have forgotten that there are women inside the dresses. Most women dress for men and want to be admired. But they must also be able to move, to get into a car without bursting their seams! Clothes must have a natural shape." — Coco Chanel
"Dress like you are going to meet your worst enemy today." — Coco Chanel
"One must not let oneself be forgotten, one must stay on the toboggan. The toboggan is what people who are talked about ride on. One must get a front seat and not let oneself be put out of it." — Coco Chanel
"Only those with no memory insist on their originality." — Coco Chanel
"Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants." — Coco Chanel
"The best color in the world is the one that looks good on you." — Coco Chanel
"I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it." — Coco Chanel
"Do not waste precious time hitting on a wall in the hope to transform it into a door." ― Coco Chanel
"I don t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little – if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that s the day she has a date with destiny. And it s best to be as pretty as possible for destiny." — Coco Chanel
"If you are sad, if you are heartbroken, make yourself up, dress up, add more lipstick and attack. Men hate women who weep." — Coco Chanel
"You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes. Too many women think that they are unimportant, but the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet." — Coco Chanel
"You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life." — Coco Chanel
"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself." — Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel was a famous fashion designer. She was responsible for liberating women from the constraints of the "corseted silhouette" and popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. The lady was considered as a prolific fashion creator. She reached out from couture clothing and focused on her design aesthetic in jewelry, handbags, and fragrance.
Her signature scent, Chanel No. 5, has become an iconic product. She is one and only fashion designer who is listed on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Chanel died at the age of 87 on 10th January 1971 in Paris France. The designer is still recognized and appreciated by people worldwide.
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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the country was suffering its worst crisis since World War II. The death toll could exceed 10,000 in one district alone, police warned.
Battling against nuclear meltdown and counting casualties from the tsunami, Japan finds itself in its worst crisis since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. "'The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the past 65 years since World War II,' Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said in a televised address. 'Whether we Japanese can overcome this crisis depends on each of us. I strongly believe that we can get over this great earthquake and tsunami by joining together.' The country was hit by further powerful aftershocks on Sunday."


Peter Hatch was booked on Tuesday February, 12th . Hatch was booked into the Lee County Jail system in or around Cape Coral, FL.
Bail has been set to $0 for Hatch which is listed as a 5 foot 10 inch white male weighing approximately 175 lbs pounds.
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Privacy: While a house will give you adequate privacy, many apartments will not. Not only do you have neighbors that share your walls, you may also have neighbors that share your ceiling or floor. If the walls are especially thin, you and your neighbors will be able to tell what the other person is watching on TV. If you hate rap or country music, but one of your neighbors decides to listen to it at a reasonable volume, you may be forced to endure listening to your hated genre for hours at a time. With mobile home rentals, there is space between each unit. While you may still hear the TV or radio if they're turned up high or if your neighbor leaves a door or window open, it's much less likely. This also means that you can listen to or watch what you want without everyone around you knowing what you're doing.
Affordability: For the benefits that are offered, houses can often be relatively expensive. Although having a bit of a yard is nice, you may not think that it's worth more than an apartment. Since mobile homes are often much cheaper to build than comparable houses, the rental rates for them can be significantly lower than a house would be. Depending on where you live, they may even be less than a similar apartment.
Ownership: Are you tired of being told that you can't paint the walls a certain color or that you mustn't hang pictures up? When discussing mobile home rentals, you may actually be referring to owning the mobile home itself. Depending on your location, the entire price of a used mobile home may be much less than the down payment for the purchase of a house and sometimes it is even less than an apartment rental deposit. Once the mobile home is in your name, you'll then pay a monthly rental fee to the lot where it's located. This fee allows you to keep your mobile home on the lot, including access to hookups for things like water, sewer and electricity. Depending on the lot, some of these utilities may be included in your monthly rental fee. Contact a local outlet, such as David McDonald Rentals, for further assistance.


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How Can a Film Featuring Lesbian Prostitutes Buying Pubic Wigs in a Cemetery Possibly Go Wrong? - The Foxy Merkins Review
By Seth Freilich | Film | January 31, 2014 |
The Sundance Film Festival has a section of films called "NEXT." These are movies that typically must be taken with a fair amount of patience because they are what the festival describes as "works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling" that "will shape a greater 'next' wave in American cinema." This translates to movies that, in the experience of the NEXT films I've screened, tend to be rather rough around the edges. But I try to look for the positive things in these films. The best of them are exciting and even if they fail on the whole, they show a lot of potential. The worst of the NEXT films are absolutely unbearable. The vast majority fall into the muddled middle, which The Foxy Merkins uncomfortably calls home.
While another critic/colleague, when I mentioned I was seeing this film, thought it was a "been there, done that" movie, I really hoped it would be something more. The Foxy Merkins is blurbed as "an unflinchingly outrageous urban adventure" about Margaret, "a down-on-her-luck, lesbian hooker in training" who "meets Jo, a beautiful, self-assured grifter from a wealthy family and an expert on picking up women." Particularly because it comes from women writers and directors, I was rooting for the film. As we've written about at length on the site, the industry needs more comedies from women because a Bridesmaids here and a Girls there is not enough to shut up the "women aren't funny and can't do comedy noise" (and Girls itself is about as divisive a comedy as is out there right now). While The Foxy Merkins shows a few glimmers of hope, it unfortunately will not silence the derisive masses.
To get the negative out of the way, The Foxy Merkins feels like a bad film school movie, with a cheap budget, mostly shoddy acting, stilted dialogue, sloppy editing, and an absolute mess of a storyline. It has nice aspirations, trying to be a vulgar female comedy that touches on themes of family, sexuality and female friendship. But I think, it just fails to meet those aspirations. The team of writers and director (four women who were also responsible for 2011's Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same) bit off more than they could chew. While the film runs a tight 81 minutes, it still manages to meander, presenting scenes that are likely more outrageous on paper than on screen and too abruptly shifting gears to scenes that (I think) are supposed to carry emotional weight but for the fact that the viewer never comes close to connecting with any of the characters to really care.
With all that said, it's easy to understand why about a third of the theater walked out over the course of this short film. I stuck it out, hoping there would be some redemption to the experience when all was said and done. There was not much, but there were some glimmers here and there. Lisa Haas and Jackie Monahan were not without their moments as the lead actresses, and Monahan in particularly showed something that might work well in a Comedy Central ensemble skit show. The film had a couple of amusing lines and one properly funny scene, an faux-documentary interview of other female prostitutes that felt like it was cut from another movie that I would have preferred to have been watching.
At the end of the day, there's not much here. The Foxy Merkins doesn't spark any animosity or anger in me, but I instead find myself drowning in total indifference. I don't like sh*tting on small, indy flicks, so let's just say that this isn't a film that anyone needs to seek out but, trying to be optimistic, hopefully this is an early bump in the road for the folks behind it. If nothing else, at least the film taught me that if I'm ever homeless, I should make a bus station bathroom my alcohol hidey-hole since "nobody expects that there will be really good tequila in the bathroom."
The Foxy Merkins premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. You'll likely never hear of it again.
Seth is a Senior Editor and sometime critic. You may email him here or follow him on Twitter.
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VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show, the unique B2B and B2C event designed to link all members of the ever-evolving jewellery chain, has extended its partnership with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) for the first edition of the newly-merged trade-and-consumer showcase that debuts at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) in November.
As one of the show's strategic partners, DMCC will work to support the industry and encourage both innovation and the development of technology and value-added services across the emirate's jewellery trading ecosystem.
For VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show, the DMCC alliance will further cement its reputation as Dubai's flagship networking community platform among the local, regional and international community.
Established in 2002 as a Government of Dubai entity dedicated to enhancing Dubai's position as the primary global gateway for trade, DMCC is now the world's most interconnected Free Zone and a leading marketplace for commodities trade and enterprise. Home to 13,700 businesses, the company facilitates trade across many areas including gold, coffee, diamonds, agriculture, energy and tea.
With the new show merging the consumer-focused Dubai International Jewellery Week and VICENZAORO DUBAI, the city's most prominent trade jewellery event, DMCC's role will be to facilitate increased trading potential between manufacturers, retailers, distributors and end buyers – thereby underlining Dubai's position at the fulcrum of the global industry..


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Home » Blog » Personal Injury » What Are the Chances of Winning a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
What Are the Chances of Winning a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
The chances of winning a personal injury lawsuit vary greatly depending on factors like the type of claim, the amount, and quality, of evidence to support the claim and the law that applies to the claim. Additionally, those who are represented by or have the benefit of an attorney may increase their chances of winning. Even if claimants win their case, however, the amount that they recover from the at-fault party can vary and depends on, for example, the type of injury and the documentation – like expert witness testimony – to support the injury and other damages.
What Is a Personal Injury Lawsuit? How is it Different from a Claim?
A personal injury lawsuit is a legal case filed in court by the injured party (or parties, in some cases) against those responsible for the injuries. Personal injury cases are common, with motor vehicle accidents, falls, and being hit by another person or object remaining the top causes of personal injury accidents.
Typically, a personal injury claim is filed by the injured party with the applicable insurance company. In a car accident, the driver might file a claim with his or her and the at-fault driver's insurance company before commencing litigation. What litigation means in a personal injury case is when the plaintiff (the injured person) formally files a lawsuit against the defendant (the person who injured the plaintiff). In what court the lawsuit is filed depends on what law would apply in the situation. How long a personal injury case takes varies. Talking to a personal injury lawyer early on may help make sure that injured parties are not missing any deadlines or important documents.
The filing of a claim with the insurance company can be one of the preliminary steps in a personal injury lawsuit if the parties can't reach an appropriate settlement outside of court. Insurance companies may attempt to strong-arm the claimant by refusing to validate the claim or offering a compensation amount that is far less than what is owed to the claimant. In that case, it may be in the claimant's interest to file a lawsuit. Consulting with a personal injury lawyer early on, preferably near the time of filing a claim, increases the claimant's chances of winning the claim, and may even avoid costly litigation later.
Odds of Winning a Personal Injury Lawsuit
Winning a personal injury lawsuit is not a guarantee, but doing or refraining from doing certain things may increase a claimant's odds of winning. Filing the lawsuit within the deadline preserves the claim. Ensuring that expert witness testimony supports the claim may also help.
How to Increase Your Odds of Winning a Personal Injury Lawsuit
Steps that claimants can take to help increase their odds of winning their personal injury lawsuit include seeking medical attention, following treatment plans, documenting key evidence and details, and not making statements of admission.
Seeking Medical Attention After the Accident
Seeing a doctor shortly after the accident is critical for the health of the injured party because these early documentation of the injury can form the basis for the entire claim.
Claimants may decide not to be seen by a doctor because the injuries don't seem to warrant a doctor's visit. Not having this initial visit creates a gap in the claimant's story, which the insurance company may use to discredit the entire claim.
Some injuries do not have any significant signs at first, or any at all, but develop into a serious injury later. Traumatic brain injuries, for example, may have little to no obvious or serious symptoms at first but develop days or weeks after the accident. A claimant may not think that a headache is out of the ordinary after being hit in the head, but this headache can be an early warning sign for a more serious condition.
Additionally, if the claimant's injuries do worsen, and it is likely that it may have been avoided if the claimant had seen a doctor early on, then this may hurt the claimant's odds of winning his or her case. Having the benefit of an experienced personal injury attorney in his or her corner may be able to help a claimant avoid this situation or overcome this hurdle.
Following All the Doctor's Recommendations
Following all doctors' recommendations and keeping up with all appointments is likewise important to support and strengthen the injured party's case. The at-fault party and insurance companies may attempt to find any evidence – however light – that the injured party is not as injured as he or she claims. Small incidences like missing multiple doctor's appointments and not following the doctor's recommendations may create an uphill battle.
Keeping Accurate Records
Keeping accurate records of appointments, statements made by the involved parties, and photographs is significant to make sure that the circumstances of the accident are preserved close to when it occurred. This may minimize opportunities for the at-fault party to describe a different version of events. Further, if you were injured at a health club and previously signed a waiver, keep a copy on hand. This waiver may come into play in determining the health club's liability for an injury at the gym.
Refraining From Making Admissions of Possible Fault to Parties or the Insurance Company
While it may be tempting for injured parties to make unintentional admissions (i.e., "Sorry. I didn't see you") following an accident, they are discouraged from doing so at any time. These small statements, however well-intended, may be used by the at-fault party or the insurance company to invalidate a claim.
Why You Have a Better Chance of Winning a Personal Injury Lawsuit with a Lawyer Handling Your Case
Without a lawyer, injured parties may be at risk of the tactics used by insurance companies to avoid paying out claims. Types of personal injury damages that parties may be entitled to include economic, non-economic, and punitive damages. Injured parties may unknowingly accept a settlement offer that is far less than what they are entitled to because they might not have a professional in their corner to help them understand their rights. A personal injury attorney may provide that assistance to the injured party, and advocate on their behalf when communicating with the insurance company, at-fault party, and the court.
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WHAT IS A GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMO)?
A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. Organisms that have been genetically modified include micro-organisms such as bacteria and yeast, insects, plants, fish, and mammals. GMOs are the source of genetically modified foods and are also widely used in scientific research and to produce goods other than food. The term GMO is very close to the technical legal term, 'living modified organism' defined in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which regulates international trade in living GMOs (specifically, "any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology").
POLICY STATEMENT FROM THE AGRICULTURE COUNCIL
Recently, the national dialogue surrounding Genetically-Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the food chain has intensified as some states have begun to pass laws requiring the labeling of food products made from field crops that have been genetically modified.
LCAC has reviewed GMOs and the debate over labeling. The amount of available information is vast, but LCAC believes the following are the most significant points:
GMO technology has been broadly used for several decades in agriculture in, among other countries, the US, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and India.
Hundreds of scientific studies have been conducted searching for negative GMO impacts on public health or the environment. To LCAC's knowledge, no broad-based, scientifically-replicable study to date has identified any such negative impacts.
GMO technology appears to offer the following benefits: (1) increased crop yields; (2) increased crop resistance to insects and microorganisms; (3) a decreased need to use chemical pesticides and herbicides; (4) a decreased need for fertilizer application; and (5) a decreased need for irrigation.
Some consumers, however, seem unpersuaded. For many of them, GMO technology is perceived as a choice between something that is standard, tested and safe (non-GMO) versus something that is unknown, exotic, and perhaps even dangerous (GMOs). However, there is no reliable scientific data to support this distinction. For this reason among others, the American Association for the Advancement of Science has indicated in its October 20, 2012 statement that GMO food labeling requirements have the potential to "mislead and falsely alarm consumers."
Accordingly, based on current science, LCAC's position on GMOs is as follows:
Unless proven otherwise, we see GMO technology as a favorable development that benefits the consumer, the environment, food production, and the farming community's ability to efficiently produce safe and nutritious food.
At the same time, LCAC supports scientific research on an ongoing basis that examines GMO efficacy and provable benefits and risks.
We have concerns that food labeling initiatives will be misperceived by some consumers as indicating GMO foods represent a threat to them and their families. Instead, our view of the evidence is that GMOs represent an opportunity to improve the food supply and the environment.
With regard to food labeling, we believe that any regulation deemed to be required is best accomplished, if at all, by the federal government rather than by individual states. The food network is nationwide. Any issues related to it need to have that broader focus. The cost of compliance with and logistics of a state-by-state system would be excessive and produce no meaningful benefit over any federal regulation that might be considered to be appropriate.
Approved, Lancaster County Agriculture Council, October 23, 2014
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The Lancaster County Agriculture Council developed the information in the menu on the right in cooperation with the Research Unit of the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board. Drew Kenner was the principal researcher while Scott Sheely edited the document and provided additional information.
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