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The relationship between hip fracture and water fluoridation: an analysis of national data
Author: Madans J, Kleinman JC, Cornoni-Huntley J.
Journal Name: American Journal of Public Health
Publish Date: March 1983
Volume/Page: 73(3):296-8
Categories: Bones/Joints, Bone Fracture
Data from the 1973-1977 National Health Interview Surveys were used to determine whether water fluoridation prevents hip fractures related to osteoporosis. No protective effect was found for fluoride levels of 0.7 ppm, the level recommended for the prevention of dental caries. There are some indications that higher concentrations of fluoride might have a protective effect for groups with a high incidence of osteoporosis. However, no determination of the actual levels needed or the possible adverse effects of high water fluoride levels could be made.
The effects of fluoridation on degenerative joint disease (DJD) and hip fractures
Fluoride strengthens bone, yet makes it more susceptible to fracture. If mechanical factors are important in DJD, an increased risk for DJD in communities where fluoride is consumed is also expected. Hip fractures and knee DJD joint replacements among those >65 years for 1991-1996 were compared between one community with
Mechanism of acute lower extremity pain syndrome in fluoride-treated osteoporotic patients
Acute pain in the lower extremity, which has previously been attributed to synovitis or fasciitis, develops in about 15 percent of osteoporotic patients treated with sodium fluoride. This report describes 11 osteoporotic women in whom this syndrome developed while they were being treated with sodium fluoride (mean dose 78 mg
Exposure to natural fluoride in well water and hip fracture: a cohort analysis in Finland
In the retrospective cohort study based on record linkage, the authors studied a cohort of persons born in 1900-1930 (n = 144,627), who had lived in the same rural location at least from 1967 to 1980. Estimates for fluoride concentrations (median, 0.1 mg/liter; maximum, 2.4 mg/liter) in well water in
[Effects of long-term fluoride in drinking water on risks of hip fracture of the elderly: an ecologic study based on database of hospitalization episodes]
OBJECTIVES: Fluoridation of drinking water is known to decrease dental caries, particularly in children. However, the effects of fluoridated water on bone over several decades are still in controversy. To assess the risk of hip fracture related to water fluoridation, we evaluated the hip fracture-related hospitalizations of the elderly between
Supraacetabular and femoral head stress fracture during fluoride treatment
A woman treated with fluoride for corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis presented 1 year later with an unusual localized supraacetabular followed by a same-sided femoral head fracture. Fluoride was increased in serum and urine. Transiliac bone biopsy revealed typical bone fluorosis with elevated trabecular bone fluoride.
Fluoride Reduces Bone Strength in Animals
Most animal studies investigating how fluoride effects bone strength have found either a detrimental effect, or no effect. Few animal studies have found a beneficial effect. In fact, one of the few studies that found a beneficial effect was unable to be repeated by the same authors in a later
Fluoride Content of Bone Impairs Bone Quality
Water Fluoridation Increases the Fluoride Content of Bone "Fluoride analyses of the cadaver material from Kuopio revealed that fluoridation of drinking water increases the fluoride concentration in bone. In some individual cases the amount of fluoride in trabecular bone may rise to relatively high levels, notably in patients with impaired renal
Fluoride Reduces Bone Strength Prior to Onset of Skeletal Fluorosis
The majority of animal studies investigating fluoride's impact on bone strength have found that fluoride has either no effect, or a detrimental effect, on bone strength. Importantly, several of the animal studies that have found fluoride reductes bone strength have reported that this reduction in strength occurs before signs of skeletal fluorosis
Fluoride in Water & Bone Fracture
Current epidemiological evidence indicates that the margin of safety between the level of fluoride in water that does, and does not, increase the risk of fracture is insufficiently large to protect all members of society from fluoride-induced damage to bone.
"Pre-Skeletal" Fluorosis
As demonstrated by the studies below, skeletal fluorosis may produce adverse symptoms, including arthritic pains, clinical osteoarthritis, gastrointestinal disturbances, and bone fragility, before the classic bone change of fluorosis (i.e., osteosclerosis in the spine and pelvis) is detectable by x-ray. Relying on x-rays, therefore, to diagnosis skeletal fluorosis will invariably fail to protect those individuals who are suffering from the pre-skeletal phase of the disease. Moreover, some individuals with clinical skeletal fluorosis will not develop an increase in bone density, let alone osteosclerosis, of the spine. Thus, relying on unusual increases in spinal bone density will under-detect the rate of skeletal fluoride poisoning in a population.


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Mets' Pete Alonso NL Player Of The Week
Pete Alonso.
Mets rookie first baseman Pete Alonso has been named the W.B. Mason National League Player of the Week and All-Star outfielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels has been named the W.B. Mason American League Player of the Week.
Alonso earned his first career Player of the Week Award and is the second Mets player to be awarded weekly honors in 2019, joining his teammate Noah Syndergaard (May 6th). The University of Florida product is the Mets' first position player to accomplish the feat since Asdrúbal Cabrera for the week ending August 29, 2016. Trout claimed his fifth career AL Player of the Week Award and his second of the 2019 campaign (also April 7th). Mike tied Tim Salmon for the second-most weekly awards in franchise history, trailing only Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan (6).
In recognition of their Player of the Week Awards, Pete Alonso and Mike Trout will each be awarded a specially engraved watch courtesy of Artinian.
Pete Alonso, New York Mets (@pistol_pete20):
Alonso osted a slash line of .417/.548/1.042 with seven runs scored, 10 hits, three doubles, four home runs, seven RBI and seven walks over seven games played.
The first baseman hit his 27th home run of the season yesterday against the Chicago Cubs, surpassing Darryl Strawberry (26) for the most home runs in a single season by a rookie in franchise history.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 27 round-trippers are the fourth-most by a rookie before the All-Star break in MLB history, trailing eventual Rookies of the Year Mark McGwire (33), Aaron Judge (30) and José Abreu (29).
Entering play Monday, he paces qualified Major League rookies in runs scored (50), hits (77), extra-base hits (46), home runs, RBI (61), walks (32) and slugging percentage (.642).
Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels (@miketrout):
Trout batted .483 (14-for-29) with seven runs scored, two doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, four walks, a stolen base and a .559 on-base percentage across seven games.
On Wednesday, Trout recorded his second multi-homer game of the season (also April 5th) to go along with a career-high seven RBI, becoming the first Angels player to log at least two homers and seven RBI in a single contest since his former teammate Torii Hunter on July 4, 2010.
Trout eclipsed the 20-homer mark for the eighth consecutive season in the aforementioned outing. He became the seventh player in Major League history to post eight seasons of 20-or-more home runs prior to turning 28 years old, joining fellow Most Valuable Players Giancarlo Stanton and Alex Rodriguez, as well as Hall of Famers Frank Robinson, Eddie Mathews, Mickey Mantle and Mel Ott.
Trout enters play Monday with 22 home runs on the year, which marks the fourth time in his career in which he totaled at least 20-or-more homers before the All-Star break.
Other noteworthy NL performances last week included Alonso's teammate Jeff McNeill (.407, 6 R, 6 XBH, 7 RBI); All-Star third baseman Manny Machado (.444, 12 H, 4 2B, 3 HR) of the San Diego Padres; starting pitcher Walker Buehler (1-0, 1 CG, 16 SO, 0 BB) and shortstop/outfielder Chris Taylor (.417, 6 R, 5 XBH, 11 RBI) of the Los Angeles Dodgers; outfielder Juan Soto (.476, 5 XBH, 7 RBI, 2 SB) of the Washington Nationals; outfielder Alex Dickerson (.417, 4 XBH, 9 RBI, 1.000 SLG) of the San Francisco Giants; third baseman Brian Anderson (.357, 3 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI) and starter Jordan Yamamoto (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 12.0 IP, 14 SO) of the Miami Marlins; All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman (.375, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI) of the Atlanta Braves; and closer Felipe Vázquez (4 G, 0.00 ERA, 3 SV, 4 SO) of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Other noteworthy AL performances were Trout's teammate Tyler Skaggs (2-0, 0.73 ERA, 12.1 IP, 9 SO); shortstop J.P. Crawford (.370, 6 R, 10 H, 7 RBI) and outfielder Domingo Santana (.370, 7 R, 6 XBH, 10 RBI) of the Seattle Mariners; infielder Danny Santana (.381, 6 R, 4 HR, 7 RBI) of the Texas Rangers; starting pitcher Homer Bailey (2-0, 0.69 ERA, 13.0 IP, 11 SO) of the Kansas City Royals; second baseman Jason Kipnis (.417, 6 R, 3 XBH, 10 RBI) and first baseman Carlos Santana (.348, 7 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI) of the Cleveland Indians; rookie outfielder Yordan Alvarez (.296, 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI) of the Houston Astros; infielder DJ LeMahieu (.435, 10 R, 4 XBH, 10 RBI), backstop Gary Sánchez (.375, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI) and starter CC Sabathia, who earned his 250th career victory on Wednesday, of the New York Yankees.
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'Devastating statistics' outlined in city's 2021 traffic crash report
February 3, 2022 by Taylor Griggs (Staff Writer)
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland – Chart: City of Portland)
"There is no simple or singular solution."
— City of Portland
The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released their annual Traffic Crash Report and the results are alarming but not surprising to anyone paying attention. The report paints such a troubling picture, even Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler noticed it yesterday. "These statistics are devastating," he tweeted. "Portlanders deserve safer streets, roads, and freeways."
He's absolutely right. He's also in a position to do much more about it.
According to PBOT's report, 63 people died on Portland roads in 2021: that's the highest number since 1990.
"This is a new and unexpected circumstance requiring our focus and attention," the report states.
Last year, PBOT said the 54 traffic deaths that occurred in 2020 was "unusual and tragic." But despite PBOT's framing, historical stats show a clear trend upward.
We've been tracking the numbers all year (see our Fatality Tracker for the comprehensive list), and it has been apparent that although Portland's goal under the Vision Zero program is to eliminate traffic deaths by 2025, we're headed in the opposite direction.
19 of the 27 people killed while walking were homeless. That's 70% of the pedestrian fatalities and about one-third of the total.
The report says 60% of the deadly crashes occurred on the 8% of Portland streets that comprise the "High Crash Network," a list of 30 most deadly streets and intersections. Many of these streets are in low-income communities and communities of color, like in east Portland. And just over half of all traffic deaths recorded by PBOT in 2021 happened on highways and interstates owned and controlled by the Oregon Department of Transportation, a significant jump from previous years.
A particularly alarming statistic in the 2021 report is how many of the people hit and killed while walking were people experiencing homelessness. 19 of the 27 people killed while walking were homeless. That's 70% of the pedestrian fatalities and about one-third of the total.
PBOT has not tracked housing status before, so we can't compare this year's numbers with past statistics. But in the report and a Twitter thread outlining its details, PBOT says that it will take steps to address this alarming disparity by expanding its partnership with the Multnomah County Public Health Department, Portland's Urban Camp Reduction Program and others to "explore collaborative approaches to increasing safety for Portland's most vulnerable community members."
(From the report)
"Complex social factors connected to lack of shelter, medical care and social services are contributing to the recent spike in traffic deaths," PBOT stated Wednesday.
It should be noted that homeless camp sweeps ordered by Portland's Urban Camp Reduction Program haven't proven to successfully help homeless Portlanders find permanent shelter in the past, and instead can be even more harmful. Moving people around without a plan of action may put people further in harm's way, especially if they're forced to stay in neighborhoods with street designs they're unfamiliar with.
Other findings in the PBOT report include that deaths from hit-and-run crashes more than doubled, with 14 people killed in 2021, compared to an average of 6.3. 13 out of 14 of those deaths were people walking.
New medians on SE Division.
Pedestrians made up 43% of 2021 traffic fatalities, which is a jump from 38% last year. The annual number of people killed while walking from 2017-2020 was 17, but in 2021, that number jumped to 27. Thankfully, nobody died while bicycling in Portland in 2021.
[Opinion: We'll never have safe streets if we continue to make safe choices]
The report says that "speed and impairment continue to be dangerous contributing factors in deadly crashes in Portland" and cites World Health Organization data that when average speeds increase 1%, the risk of fatal crashes goes up by 4% and the risk of serious crashes rises by 3%.
It acknowledges that many Portland streets have speed limits at or above WHO-recommended urban speed limit of 30 miles per hour and says that 78% of people died in crashes on streets with speed limits higher than 30 miles per hour.
Recent data from Portland State University's Transportation Research and Education Center found that posting 20 mph signs in residential areas didn't do much to make car and truck drivers slow down, but as we reported in 2020 there was a significant reduction in top-end speeding. PSU researchers say more drastic measures, like changing street design, should also be implemented to make a stronger impact on speeding.
PBOT's addition of concrete barricades on residential streets is a step in that direction.
Portland wasn't alone in its dramatic rise in traffic fatalities: this was a state and national trend. From data currently available we can see that traffic deaths increased 18.4% nationally during the first half of 2021 compared to the first half of 2020. Statewide, there has been a 15% increase in traffic fatalities from 2020 with almost 600 people dying in traffic crashes.
Despite this alarming uptick, PBOT says it is encouraged by recent announcements of the United States Department of Transportation committing to addressing traffic violence on a federal level after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called traffic injuries and fatalities a "national crisis."
Our local crisis is not new. It's just become so severe it's finally working its way into the broader public and political consciousness.
Read the full 2021 Traffic Crash Report here.
Taylor Griggs (Staff Writer)
Taylor has been BikePortland's staff writer since November 2021. She has also written for Street Roots and Eugene Weekly. Contact her at taylorgriggswriter@gmail.com
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Recent data from Portland State University's Transportation Research and Education Center found that posting 20 mph signs in residential areas didn't do much to make car and truck drivers slow down, but as we reported in 2020 there was a significant reduction in top-end speeding.
And yet PBOT still refuses to install stop signs at intersections until there are enough accidents. Even uncontrolled intersections don't get stop signs. I get that there are psychological reasons not to have a stop sign every block in that drivers will start to ignore them. Still, how is it that I live on a street that goes eight blocks with zero stop signs in any direction? At least the potholes seem to help slow some people down.
Reply to idlebytes
The main street into my neighborhood is 1 mile long, nearly straight, with zero stop signs. You can well imagine the speeding that goes on.
The side streets do have stop signs feeding into the main street. Guess how many people actually come to a full stop and look both ways? Very few as they are so concerned about beating a car onto the street that might delay them 10 seconds.
As a heavy pedistrian user of my neighborhood I definitely noticed the uptick in folks ignoring some of the basic laws in the past couple years.
I only wish we had potholes to slow them down.
Lisa Caballero (Assistant Editor)
Hi there Taylor/Jonathan,
I'm going to quibble again with the characterization of "20 is plenty" as not doing "much to make car and truck drivers slow down." The study looked at about 130,000 individual speeds on the "before" leg. The number of drivers going over 35 mph (1.11%) decreased by about 50%. So, back of the napkin, it fell from about 1,400 drivers to 700—with a confidence interval of 95% (that's statistically significant). Those going over 30 mph fell by about a third. Those are the drivers you want to slow down, this is a solid result.
Reply to Lisa Caballero (Assistant Editor)
But Lisa, let me quibble with your view of the stats and whether the reduction is even relevant. I'd argue that the people you are slowing down are the ones already obeying the law. The ones you NEED to slow down are the ones who NEVER follow the law. And anyone who rides a bike or walks or spends any time on the road outside of a car knows that speeding in Portland is out of control right now – not among the people who were already obeying the law but among the scofflaws who know there is virtually ZERO enforcement of traffic laws. Your quibble about the efficacy of "20 is plenty" is a distinction without a difference, IMO.
Reply to Fred
Fred, it's not "my view" of the stats, it's just the data. People going over 35 mph in a residential district are not obeying the law. "Distinction without a difference?" Not so, the difference can be calculated, with a high level of significance, to be about 700 fewer cars travelling over 35 mph in residential areas because of "20 is plenty." (Over the period of the study.)
I'd argue that the people you are slowing down are the ones already obeying the law. The ones you NEED to slow down are the ones who NEVER follow the law.
I'm not following you. The drivers going over 35 mph in neighborhoods are not following the law and more importantly are going at speeds that are very dangerous to pedestrians. Reducing their number by half even if they're still going over the posted speed limit makes the neighborhoods safer. The same goes for people going over 30.
People going slower while still technically going over the posted speed limit is still a safety benefit. I've noticed something similar on 82nd people aren't going 30 mph but most of them are going under 40.
I'm one of those that follows the law for 20 mph in my neighborhood. You should see the number of people who get upset when they are behind me. I notice it mostly from the parents that are dropping off/picking up their kids at the neighborhood school.
I sometimes think about driving a circuit through my neighborhood to slow people down, but then I figure someone will get triggered and do who knows what.
Steve Scarich
I live in Bend and the average speed on 'back streets' is probably in the low 30s, but sometimes over 40. As Bend has grown, but added almost no new major street infrastructure, traffic volume has more than doubled the past decade. Drivers now 'hunt' for a quicker way around bottlenecks. Of course, anyone living in a city knows that phenomena. The last time I asked, Bend had two, yes two traffic teams, and that is for a 24-hour day. There is rumor that there are now three teams, but that is for a city now in excess of 100,000. I have never, never once, in 20+ years seen traffic enforcement on back streets. Not even streets that house schools.
I was truly stunned by the homeless pedestrian fatality rate, until it dawned on me that, Of course, the homeless' primary form of transportation is on foot. It would be interesting to do a quick study of just how much of the walking population count is homeless. I am certain that they walk a whole lot more than the population in general.
Reply to Steve Scarich
I think the combination of walking + being forced to stay in dangerous areas (in terms of cars – think shoulders of interstates, high volume arterials) + mental health struggles really makes for a population that is extremely at risk for getting killed by motor vehicles.
Yes. There's a composition effect! I don't think it should change the policy response (*get people housed!!!!!!!*), but it should be totally unsurprising that homeless people are over-represented.
I wonder if, in part due to stay-at-home Covid caution, as well as the discomfort some people feel about walking around town these days, the ratio of homeless pedestrian miles traveled vs housed pedestrian miles traveled is even more exaggerated in the last year.
These interwoven crises are a real indictment of Portland's ability to solve problems.
Substance abuse is also a factor with homeless pedestrian fatality rates. My bike commute has me on paths near and through homeless camps. There are times that the individuals do alarming and unexpected things that require me to take evasive measures. If I were driving I would not be able to stop or turn quite so quickly.
Thank you for this reporting, Taylor. Sobering stuff.
Orig JF
The most disturbing fact from the report is 13 of the 27 pedestrian deaths were categorized as a "Hit and Run." This shows a blatant disregard of the law and a minimal compassion toward other members of the community. The mindset of a person to leave a fellow human behind after causing harm (intentional or not) tells us more about the climate on the roads in PDX than the raw numbers themselves.
Reply to Orig JF
Agreed. One might even call it sociopathic.
Mark in NoPo
Reply to Damien
How many of these hit-and-run drivers were liberated to leave by the city's failure to enforce license plate laws? If they'd been required to have license plates, would they have driven as recklessly? Or felt as free to flee rather than render aid?
Todd/Boulanger
Oh – as a pedestrian – how I wish it were 2011 still…in many ways.
H. Ovekov
Three words to ponder for Portlanders concerned about traffic fatalities:
"NO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT"
Reply to H. Ovekov
This city needs to install more traffic cameras, YESTERDAY. Automated speed and red light enforcement are affordable, have fewer unintended consequences (such as traffic stop shootings), and don't require as many police officer hours (which we don't have anyway, because officers are burned out, have the "blue flu", or they just don't want to work here).
Derek S.
Reply to Charley
Won't happen as long as Joanne Hardesty is in charge. First she was against cameras (they would somehow be discriminatory) and now she has put the process in slow motion by attempting to remove sworn officers from the citation process. It may be better (cheaper, etc) to do this but I think this attempted removal has more to do with her anti-police bias than a desire to actually enforce our traffic laws.
Reply to Derek S.
She testified in favor of civilian review of the automated cameras. She's not slowing the process down, the legislature is now the impediment.
We need to do both:
Automate traffic law enforcement to protect public safety, neutrally and at scale.
End "accountability-optional" driving by resuming officer enforcement of license plate laws.
Reply to Mark in NoPo
None of the most egregious and dangerous "traffic moves" I've personally witnessed in the past months would have triggered cameras, either because they were so bizarro or because they happened in places no one would consider setting up a camera.
So while cameras may help, they are no substitute for humans patrolling and keeping their eyes open.
MarkinNoPo
Reply to Watts
Quick Rider
Agreed. We need both cameras and cops. The Joanne Hardesty concept that traffic enforcement is bad needs to be jettisoned along with her as an elected official.
Isn't is probably far more likely that these statistics indicate that we are not sweeping remotely enough? It can't possibly be the solution that we need to sweep less and allow the homeless to continue to just reside wherever THEY want, which is obviously at great risk to them.
Reply to PS
Sweeping camps is the Sisyphus boulder of solutions to homelessness. If that is our only solution we are condemned to toil for a lifetime. I have heard nobody suggest that they like seeing tents scattered throughout the city, but constantly sweeping tents, at great cost, just moves the problem to a different street. Criminalizing their existence in order to incarcerate them(AKA the 90's approach) is very expensive and a violation of their human rights. Housing first, then treatment, is the long term cost-effective solution… or we can just keep pushing our boulders around the city until the end of time.
Reply to Brandon
Sweeping camps is not our only solution. Terminal 2 at the Port was a great solution. We could have had a lot of people there with wrap around services and transit provided for a fraction of the cost of housing first utopian visions of grandeur, but that was squashed by the non-profit industrial complex and the activists as inhumane. It took forever for Wapato to be used as a shelter, all again due to the non-profits and activists keeping it from being a logical solution. The level of misplaced compassion in this city is insane, people would rather homeless live outside on bike paths, under bridges and in doorways to deal with their addiction and mental health issues alone all while confronting violence and abuse regularly, just because there isn't a housing unit to place them in this minute. But yeah, you're right, sweeps are just the worst.


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Nissan India exports its millionth car
Having begun its export journey in September 2010, the carmaker today ships its made-in-India vehicles to 108 countries from the Renault-Nissan Automotive India plant.
By Autocar Pro News Desk 29 Jul 2022 10874 Views Share -
On July 28, 2022 the landmark millionth vehicle – a Nissan Magnite – was exported from Kamarajar Port (formerly Ennore Port), which is 24km north of Chennai Port.
0-1,000,000 export units. The export journey has taken 12 years.
In the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (April-June 2022), Nissan India has shipped 11,419 units, up 44% (Q1 FY2022: 7,924 units), of which 10,452 comprise the Sunny sedan and 967 Magnites.
Nissan Motor India has recorded a key export milestone: shipment of its millionth vehicle manufactured at the Renault-Nissan Automotive India plant in Chennai. The export journey to the million-units milestone has taken a little less than 12 years. The carmaker first despatched its made-in-India cars overseas on October 5, 2010, when 3,866 cars made their way to Europe from Ennore Port.
On July 28, Frank Torres, president, Nissan India, members of Nissan's management team alongside M Gunasekaran - General Manager Finance & Operations, Captain G M Balan - General Manager Marine Services flagged off the one-millionth vehicle – a Nissan Magnite – for export from Kamarajar port (formerly Ennore Port), which is 24km north of Chennai Port.
Commenting on the milestone, Frank Torres, President, Nissan India said, "We are proud to celebrate our one-millionth Nissan vehicle exported from India to the world. Nissan India is a key hub for the exports of completely built-up cars and for parts supply. A good recent example is the export of the Magnite into Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. This is proof of the competitiveness of our operations, including the Port facilities. We would like to congratulate all our teams involved for this great achievement and extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Port officials and Union and Tamil Nadu government for their continued support."
"Reaching the one-million exports milestone is a testimony to Nissan's commitment to the 'Make in India' initiative. This achievement establishes the Renault-Nissan plant in India as a hub of manufacturing excellence," said Biju Balendran – MD and CEO, Renault Nissan Automotive India.
Rakesh Srivastava, MD, Nissan Motor India, said, "Exports are a strong pillar of Nissan India's business strategy, and we will continue growing our customer base in diverse markets, segments, backed by our focus on best-in-class products, innovative technologies, robust performance, and safety. The Nissan Magnite has validated our business approach, and its success in markets in India and overseas has established it as a key driver of the Nissan NEXT transformation plan."
Over the past 10 years, Nissan India has exported vehicles from Kamarajar Port to the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, New Zealand Australia South-East Asia SAARC countries and sub- Sahara and Africa. In recent years, Nissan India has transitioned its primary export market from Europe to the Middle East countries like Saudi Arabia; the United Arab Emirates; Oman; Qatar; Bahrain; and Kuwait.
Sharp slowing down of export numbers
Nissan Motor India's export programme began on a strong note. Barely three years into its export operation, the company despatched its 300,000th export model on November 6, 2013. A little less than four years later, on February 28, 2017, the 700,000th car was despatched abroad. However, since then, over the past five-odd years, the demand for made-in-India Nissan cars seems to have slowed down considerably (see export data table above).
While exports of the first 700,000 units took seven years, the last 300,000 units have taken all of five years, indicating a slowdown.
As per Autocar Professional's data analytics, the journey from 700,000 to 1,000,000 export units has taken all of five years. Between FY2018 through to April-June 2022 (Q1 FY2023), a total of 287,769 units were exported. From consistent six-figure numbers from FY2014 through to FY2017, Nissan Motor India's exports have seen a sharp decline – FY2018's 67,829 units were down 38% on FY2017's 109,459 units.
On January 12, 2017, Nissan began production of the new Micra at Flins in France, at a plant operated by Nissan's Alliance partner Renault. At the time, the new Micra was the first Nissan passenger car to be built in a Renault plant in Europe, and returned Micra production to Europe – close to its key customer base – after a break of seven years. It is likely this new production dynamic on the part of parent Nissan led to a drop in Nissan India's future exports.
Additional reporting by Ajit Dalvi
Tags: Nissan Motor India, Make In India, Renault-Nissan Automotive India, Exports


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California Just Became the First State to Pass Legislation Supporting Intersex Rights
SCR-110 is a concrete first step toward policy that honors the human rights of intersex people.
By Hans Lindahl
On Tuesday, California passed SCR-110, the nation's first legislation acknowledging that non-consensual intersex medical interventions are an abuse of human rights. The resolution officially recognizes that the medical paradigm of intersex "treatment" — the surgical and hormonal alteration of any sex characteristics doctors deem "atypical" — has harmed the intersex community. After over 25 years of dismissal from doctors seeking to "correct" intersex people's bodies, the intersex community is celebrating a win that represents a historic first step toward our bodily autonomy.
The non-binding resolution affirms intersex people's naturally diverse sex characteristics and calls on the medical industry to delay all non-consensual sex "normalizing" procedures, such as clitoral reductions, vaginoplasties, and orchiectomies — typically advocated for and performed by surgeons in order to assign a binary sex to intersex children under age two — until individuals are old enough to make their own informed decisions. These surgeries have been likened to a physical form of conversion therapy. SCR-110 signifies a first step in pivoting from this history.
How did we get here? In a Westernized medical context, the history of intersex surgery is intertwined with homophobia. For centuries, European doctors held vested interest in enforcing a patriarchal social order. When a child was born with a genital variation, medicine men saw it as their duty to deduce and surgically enforce a "true sex" — to ensure that all people adhered to binary, heteronormative sexual standards. It was up to these early doctors to "prevent" homosexuality by dictating who fit into each binary sex category.
SCR-110 is the first legislation regarding intersex surgeries to pass in the U.S., but it is by no means the first effort. In 2016 and 2017, Advocates initiated bills in Indiana, Texas, and Nevada that were unsuccessful but greatly influential in the intersex rights movement's momentum. The bills started necessary conversations among legislators and created a record of discussions at the state level.
My friends and I had the privilege of working on SCR-110, including countering testimony from national urology and surgical groups who lobbied against the resolution and in support of surgeries to erase our intersex traits. After countless drives from San Francisco to Sacramento, we discovered something: Even though the resolution's opponents had the authority that comes with holding a medical degree, our personal stories and experiences as intersex people were our power.
A group of us went door-to-door at the capitol to hand out materials to every legislative aide who would listen, telling our stories and explaining what it meant to us to be intersex. Hardly anyone in the office had even heard of intersex issues. Many were surprised to hear how hard we had to fight for our dignity, still, in 2018. Aides of all political backgrounds agreed that the move toward individual consent was common sense. One, a mother herself, struggled to control her anger at the situation, imagining how she would feel if her own child had been born intersex.
Together with medical allies and resolution sponsors interACT, Senator Scott Wiener, and Equality California, we worked tirelessly to debunk the opposition's unsupported claims in favor of non-consensual genital surgery. We focused on red herrings we observed in opposing surgeons' testimonies, including arguments that intersex children with unaltered bodies would be bullied in locker rooms, and that infant surgery is justified because doctors know the child's "brain sex."
Allie Quinn, an intersex advocate whose parents refused infant clitoral reduction surgery, gave testimony that shook our final subcommittee hearing. They spoke on their gratitude for their mother's diligence, and how her decision to reject cosmetic surgery affirmed their adult identity as a nonbinary intersex person — rebuking the opposition's assertion that all people like Allie grew up "as girls." The news of the resolution's passing left them "overwhelmed with excitement at the thought of more children [being given] the opportunity to grow up as I did, without unnecessary surgical intervention."
Despite medical groups sending their top lobbyists to oppose the resolution, and all the odds against us, we won. SCR-110 is a concrete first step toward policy that honors the human rights of intersex people. This is a warning to the medical patriarchy that threatens intersex and LGBTQ+ health: We're just getting started.
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Georgia Arbor Day Celebrates State's Diverse Trees
Davey in the News
In this interview with Atlanta's National Public Radio Station, Chris Heim, the district manager of Davey's Atlanta office, talks about Georgia Arbor Day and the state's trees.
Posted: Feb. 22, 2016
By John Lorinc
It's the third Friday in February, which makes today Georgia Arbor Day.
This is a day for schools, organizations and anyone else to take a little time to look at the wonder of trees and what they bring to the state.
National Arbor Day is in April, but Georgia is among the states with an individual Arbor Day.
The different dates in different states are all about the prime planting times for trees.
"The later that you go in the spring, it's not quite as recommended to plant trees just because the weather is a little bit different. So we recommend that you plant trees earlier in the year," says Wendy Burnett, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Georgia's state tree is the live oak, and the largest one in the state is in Waycross.
It's called the Village Sentinel and it's estimated at 450 to 500 years old.
There are 24 million acres' worth of trees in the state, according to the commission, which translates into two-thirds of the state being forested.
Even urban parts of the state have their fair share of trees.
"I have family and friends that fly in and they're amazed how treed it is compared to other major cities like Chicago or New York or Cleveland or any of those communities, you don't see near the tree cover that you see in Atlanta," says arborist Chris Heim, the district manager of the Davey Tree Expert Co.
To listen to the interview, click here.


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Ichiro rejoins Mariners at 44, says Seattle is home team
Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki arrives after signing a contract to a news conference at the teams' spring training baseball complex Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Peoria, Ariz. Suzuki signed a one year deal in his return to the Mariners. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki speaks at a news conference at the teams' spring training baseball complex Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Peoria, Ariz. Suzuki signed a one year deal in his return to the Mariners. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon is unable to come up with a ball hit by Milwaukee Brewers' Domingo Santana during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, reacts after striking out against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning of a spring baseball game in Tempe, Ariz., Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout steals second past Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Logan Forsythe during the fifth inning of a spring baseball game in Tempe, Ariz., Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, right, holds up his jersey with Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto during a news conference at the teams' spring training baseball complex Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Peoria, Ariz. Suzuki signed a one-year deal with the team. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Now that Ichiro Suzuki is back with the Seattle Mariners, he hopes to stick around a while.
''I think everybody hears that I want to play until I'm 50,'' he said through a translator. ''But I want to make sure everybody understands that I always say at least 50.''
The 44-year-old outfielder rejoined his former team Wednesday with a $750,000, one-year contract.
''Even in the offseason when I would go back to Japan, I always came back to Seattle. This was my home ... has always been my home,'' he said. ''Somewhere deep inside, I wanted to return and wear this uniform again.''
Suzuki was the AL MVP and Rookie of the Year with Seattle in 2001. He was traded to the New York Yankees during the 2012 season and spent three years in Miami.
Suzuki has a .312 career average and 3,080 hits, not including the 1,278 hits he totaled in Japan. He played 136 games last year for the Marlins and hit .255 with a .318 on-base percentage.
Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said discussions about Suzuki's return intensified about a week ago, when the club's outfield injury situation became a greater concern.
''It did not take very long to put a deal together that brought Ichiro back home,'' Dipoto said.
TWINS 8, RED SOX (SS) 1
J.D. Martinez went 0 for 2 in his Boston debut, hitting a pair of flyballs. Martinez, who signed with the Red Sox in late February, batted cleanup and played left field. Jake Odorizzi gave up a run on three hits over 3 2/3 innings in his second start for Minnesota. Twins newcomer Logan Morrison got two hits and Miguel Sano doubled.
PHILLIES 2, RED SOX (SS) 1
Philadelphia opening day starter Aaron Nola gave up just one hit in four strong innings, striking out five. Drew Hutchison, who signed a minor league deal in February, worked three solid innings for the Phillies, giving up a run on two hits while striking out four. Newcomer Carlos Santana got a hit and is batting .211.
MARLINS 7, ASTROS 6
Gerrit Cole worked 3 2/3 innings in his third start for Houston, striking out four and allowing four hits. Jose Altuve homered and George Springer got a hit and is batting .368 this spring. Lewis Brinson, acquired from Milwaukee in the Christian Yelich trade, continued to make a strong case for a major league roster spot by getting two hits, including his fifth double of the spring.
YANKEES 11, METS 4
Mets starter Zack Wheeler scattered four hits and fanned four in three scoreless innings. Travis d'Arnaud homered for the first time this spring.
Brett Gardner got two hits and well-traveled Billy McKinney, who has been part of trades for both Jeff Samardzija and Aroldis Chapman, hit a grand slam for his fourth homer for the Yankees.
CARDINALS 4, NATIONALS 3
Adam Wainwright worked 3 2/3 innings in his second start of the spring for St. Louis. Cardinals closer Luke Gregerson is expected to be sidelined for at least a couple of days with tightness in his oblique. Washington starter Max Scherzer struck out four and gave up a home run to Greg Garcia.
ORIOLES 7, RAYS 2
Jose Mesa, the 24-year-old son of the former major league reliever of the same name, gave up a run on two hits in two innings for Baltimore. Danny Valencia drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, raising his spring batting average to .411 for the Orioles. Tampa Bay lefty Blake Snell allowed two hits over three innings.
BLUE JAYS (SS) 6, TIGERS 5
Victor Martinez hit his third home run of the spring for Detroit. Dalton Pompey had two hits and a steal for Toronto.
BLUE JAYS (SS) 13, PIRATES 4
Russell Martin, playing third base, and Curtis Granderson each hit their third home runs for Toronto. J.A. Happ gave up two hits and two walks in his three-inning start. Josh Bell homered for Pittsburgh.
DODGERS 4, ANGELS 2
Clayton Kershaw pitched three shutout innings and Logan Forsythe homered and doubled for the Dodgers. Angels starter Clayton Richard struck out seven in four innings, allowing two hits and an earned run.
WHITE SOX 14, REDS 12
Yoan Moncada had three hits and scored twice for Chicago. Starter Miguel Gonzalez got just two outs, giving up five runs on four hits and two walks. Reds starter Homer Bailey was tagged for six runs and seven hits in three innings. Scott Schebler got four hits.
PADRES 4, GIANTS 4, 10 INNINGS
San Francisco lefty Madison Bumgarner threw 48 pitches over 3 1/3 innings, giving up two runs and striking out six. Evan Longoria doubled and Brandon Belt had two hits for the Giants. San Diego starter Tyson Ross gave up two runs in three innings.
ROCKIES 5, RANGERS 4
New Colorado closer Wade Davis gave up a two-run homer to Drew Robinson. Charlie Blackmon hit his second homer of the spring for the Rockies. Texas slugger Joey Gallo hit his second homer of the spring as he settles in at first base.
BREWERS 10, ROYALS 6
Milwaukee starter Junior Guerra allowed one earned run in four innings. Ramon Torres had three hits for Kansas City.
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Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen in background of photo after CB Taron Johnson interception vs. Baltimore Ravens in AFC Divisional round.
Cheyenne Woods shares hole-in-one on par 4 by Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks
The Yankees outfielder scored the ace on a 303-yard hole with a 3-wood at Silverleaf Club, as shown in the LPGA player's Instagram story.
Mets acquire Padres starter Joey Lucchesi in three-team deal: reports
Even after acquiring Carlos Carrasco in the Francisco Lindor blockbuster, the Mets weren't finished upgrading their starting rotation. On Monday, the Amazins' received San Diego Padres starter Joey Lucchesi in a three-team deal that included the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The 27-year-old southpaw spent most of the pandemic-shortened 2020 at the ...


Congratulations to Melissa Kaseman for her Second Place win in the Editor's Choice Awards. Her charming series reflects the contents of her son's pockets each day that she turns into conceptual still lifes.
Melissa received her BFA in photography from the California College of the Arts in 2005, after studying Contemporary Photography at the Hogeschool Voor de Kunsten in Utrecht, Netherlands. She was named to the PDN30 in 2009. Since then her work has been included in numerous group shows at the NewSpace Center for Photography, SF Camerawork, Humble Art Foundation, and was an artist in residence at Minot State University in her home town of Minot, North Dakota. She currently lives and works in Oakland, California.
It's not easy going one-by-one through beautiful images and being the one to make the hard choices on who has to go and who has to get left behind, but we all know in editing you have to make those hard decisions. It was such a pleasure to go through these entries. I based my decisions on those submissions on which I would think to myself "This would be really great for our site." These images offer a view of something different, compelling and a series that just make us want to see more from their creator.
In second place is Melissa Kaseman's adorable series where she photographs the objects left over from her son's pockets after a day at preschool. Without even seeing a photo of her son Calder, we can already get an image of this child in our minds. This project has such an innocence to it and is quite playful in its execution, I couldn't help but include it in our winners.
Preschool Pocket Treasures is a photographic archive of the tiny magical objects found stuffed in the pockets of my son, Calder, after each day at preschool. I have always been drawn to photography's capacity to suspend moments of transition and change. These occasions are often overlooked or forgotten, left only to be sensed when a memory is triggered. This project was born out of a desire to capture these magical moments of his boyhood and his development; creating a visual journey of his mind bringing to surface what is important at that exact moment of discovery . I aim to create an archive of this fleeting chapter through the use of color, object and order.


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Last night the LA Times kicked off their Hero Complex Weekend Film Festival with a showing of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, with guest Leonard Nimoy. Video from the event is now online, and you can watch the entire Nimoy discussion and Q&A below. We also have some highlights of his comments.
George Lucas "did us a favor" as Star Wars "put Star Trek back into production"
On Star Trek: The Motion Picture, director Robert Wise wanted it to be big and grand like 2001, focusing on long shots of the ships and the characters ended up "Just like passengers"
Only agreed to direct Star Trek IV after Jeff Katzenberg agreed to let him make "his" Star Trek movie and "take the training wheels off"
"One big regret" on Star Trek VI was it never met goal finding out more about Klingons and "what makes them so angry", felt "got certain level of it, but not to the heart of it"
On Next Generation: "I was happy to see it go on, I didn't watch a lot of it, I thought there was a lot of good work done, good talented people."
On Abrams, Orci, & Kurtzman: "they really got it" and "they treated me very well, whenever I arrived they were appropriately in awe"
On first reaction to Zachary Quinto: "He looks enough like me to make it work, but more importantly he has some brains, you can see some thinking"
On Star Trek 2009: "I thought the movie was terrific. I thought they gave me interesting stuff to play as Spock. I thought they handled the whole Spock story extremely well."
Nimoy didn't like the work in his first episodes in Fringe and was resistant to return this season, felt he was just their for exposition.
Took JJ Abrams to call to get him to return to Fringe, and was now "glad" he did it, and happy that William Bell "went out in a blaze of glory saving everybody, like Spock did at the end of Star Trek II."
I truly love Nimoy. He is by far one of the classiest people out there.
He is one Classy Guy. I hope he does the next Trek Movie and have that be his Retirement Movie. May you Live long and Prosper Mr Nimoy.
Nimoy is terrific. The Generations deal is really surreal, very strange, that Paramount was seriously going to let him direct a TNG movie. Berman probably lied to him.
5. Thanks for chiming in with another ignorant critique of Berman (and soon to be Braga, knowing how these threads go). Way to keep it classy.
This is great. I think I'm on part 15 now. When does it end?
Star Trek 4 was by far the best movie and production. You can tell Leonard poured a lot of time, effort and detail into it. Good read and move on his part also with Generations.
A true man of class, and a blessed man indeed! God bless you, Mr. Nimoy.
When I met him last summer at Comic Con (and yes, I was VERY appropriately awed), he seemed to be a man truly at peace with himself. A very classy, but accessible man. Got an immediate good impression off of him.
May he really live long and prosper!
as far as the "blaze of glory" for William Bell, Nimoy has also suggested "never say never" about more Fringe work.
I am busting to know what Nimoy had in mind for Generations.
Could you get an interview and get that out of him? I have no doubt it would have been great.
I wonder if he would have appeared as Spock.
I think it is a safe bet that Shatner would have been playing Kirk rather than just a caricature of Kirk as was the case in his latter appearance in that movie.
Nimoy would gave gotten the TNG film franchise off to a strong start instead of the nonsense that Generations became.
u are the man !!!!!
Just simply a real true treasure!!!
15: I'm not as negative about the TNG films, but I agree: Nimoy could very well have done a much better job.
I disagree. I thought his last appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation two-parter "Unification" was a nice closure to his character, especially after Star Trek VI, the movie that brought closure to the original cast! What better way to further close a signature Star Trek character who was attempting to bring unification between Romulans and Vulcans? Simple. Make all of that pointless by having Romulas get destroyed, have an angry Romulan destroy Vulcan for some odd reason, and end it all by having Spock be cheery at the end.
I was really hoping for some follow up to Unification that would have gone somewhere interesting, but since Trek09 needed a bad guy who's motivations matches that of a cockroach's attention span, that will never happen. And I seriously doubt NuSpock would be up to the task since his sole development in Trek09 was to put aside logic so he would feel ok bout murdering a bunch of defenseless Romulans. Yahoo.
Really hope he will be open for another appearance. Although at this time it does not appear that way.
the man is just great. watched all of these segments and really enjoyed listening to his comments. Thanks for posting this.
I had never heard anything about Nimoy directing Generations, thats interesting because Ron Moore has said the script that he wrote wasnt his better work. I also would like to know what Nimoy wanted to do with it.
For a retired guy, he sure is everywhere these days. Viva retirement!
He's just great, isn't he? ISN'T HE???
Nimoy wanted to rewrite the intro, where Kirk, Spock (Scotty, after Nimoy passed), and McCoy (Chekov, after De also turned it down) are introduced and on the Enterprise-B.
One suspects that also a much older Spock would have been there at the end when Kirk, not-quite-mortally injured, is at last reunited with his old friend in a "coda" to the script. Then, Nimoy & Shatner could have ridden off into the sunset as they both deserved.
Shame on Shatner for not accepting what K/O wrote for him in Star Trek 2009.
My understanding was that someone higher up on the scriptwriting food-chain nixed it. What Orci wrote was never offered to Shatner, i.e. he never saw it.
Hmm…your opinion about Spock, "Star Trek" and drama versus Leonard Nimoy's?
Defenseless romulans? Not same movie I saw. Those defenseless Romulans murdered a portion of the crew of the Kelvin, including a defenseless Captain, murdered the crews of multiple federation vessels on a distress mission, murdered Enterprise crew members, decimated the Vulcan people (killing Spocks mom), tortured a defenseless captive and attempted genocide on the earth population. Kirk and Spock did everyone a favor by blowing up the narada. With a self repairing ship stuck in a black hole that causes time travel, It would have been foolish to let Nero live after he refused Kirks offer.
Spock happy at the end? Why not? He got to see his brother have a chance to reclaim his destiny after feeling guilty about what had gone on. Take what you can get.
Nero should have known what happens when you mess with the Enterprise.
#26 ok that makes sense and would have worked better than what was put out. As far as the directing I dont think Carson did a bad job at all, I just dont think the story was that interesting or dramatic. In fact I would rather have just viewed a totally TNG story instead of the opening set up and horrible Kirk death scene (I always knew I would die alone, yep). IMO it was a rather flat footed attempt at a passing of the tourch story.
Which Nimoy do you agree with?
The one who said "I am not Spock."?
The one who said Spock must die in the 1970's Paramount reboot of the TV series?
The one who said Spock must die in TMP?
Or the one who said Spock should die in TWoK and then changed his mind after he got what he advocated for so long?
Nimoy is a fine thespian, and he entertains expertly in that respect, but his history with Trek records a long struggle to try to comprehend and grasp it. There is no facile insight from him with regards to the Trek total. That comes from his collaboration with Roddenberry. Without Gene, Nimoy's Trek genius is pretty much limited to Spock who is an important part of the pie – but nevertheless, is only a fraction of the whole.
Ah, ah, ah, Orci tells us there's no time travel within the same universe in his scipt/movie. Nero would not have returned. According to Bob it would have been impossible for him to do so.
He might have popped up in some other alternate universe but Kirk had no idea whether it would have been a heavenly or hellish one for Nero, i.e. whether it deserved Nero or needed to be spared from that crazy Romulan..
But the important part is Nero posed no further threat to Kirk or the Federation, offing Nero the way that he did was purely gratuitous.
Either way, Nero deserved what he got. Fitting punishment for someone who did such evil deeds. At least Kirk offered him a way out.
I also remember in an interview with Orci that they wrote Kirk blasting the Narada away because Kirk did not want to risk Nero causing havoc in some other time.
Kirk in the new movies may have started out as an a-hole, but odds are he will end up being the same Kirk we all know. Different upbringing can do that to a person.
A constant theme of Trek is that no matter how powerful a being becomes or a situation makes him, he is not infallible and it is rarely a good thing when he makes the leap to presume to be a god.
Even though the movie tries to mask the mechanism as time travel what Orci vociferously notes is that it is only in reality a mechanism for creating alternate universes.
But one thing Orci claims all in the movie understands is that Nero is not returning to them via that mechanism. He posed no further threat in his predicament.
Kirk had no idea what fate awaited Nero. A universe is a big place – especially in space/time. He could just as easily have been sparing him from a fate far more fitting as a punishment than what Kirk chose to do.
But what this Kirk did do unlike the Kirk of old, is endanger his ship, the Enterprise, to satisfy the demands of a retributious blood lust by wasting time and energy when they should have been getting "..the hell out of here." This is not the "I will not kill today." (With the sub-corollaries: especially when I don't have to, and even especially more so when it endangers my ship.) Kirk representing to the Metrons and Melkotians the hope they come to see in humans.
"Just because it feels good" is not necessarily a good enough reason to take a course of action when there are better things Kirk could be doing with his time.
Such a shame Mr Nimoy didn't get his rewrite/directors chair on Generations. I want to be in the alternate universe where that got made.


Course Description: This course equips students with knowledge and skills in the preparation of information on communicable diseases for the use in the communities, with the support of public health workers. The course will enable students to identify diseases, particularly infectious diseases; identify and apply environmental methods for disease prevention; and control transmission to humans and/or animal reservoirs.
Have had work experience at a public health facility at community and district levels.
Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of public health and epidemiology, including those of demographic data, morbidity, mortality, and basic microbiology.
Recognize the important classes of infectious diseases: occupational, zoonotic, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), helminthes and vector-borne diseases, and the manner through which these infections are transmitted to human.
Demonstrate and the interactions between host, infectious agent and the environment in the development of infectious disease.
Identify appropriate measures to combat infections during natural disasters and to contain transmission during epidemics.
Demonstrate the specimen collection procedures for mosquito larvae, water, food, and sputum, and interpret the relevant test results; and develop communication skills in sharing medical evidence.
General SLO 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of public health and epidemiology, including those of demographic data, morbidity, mortality, and basic microbiology.
1.2. Discuss major achievements in the evolution of public health in time.
1.3. Distinguish between the "old" public health and the "new" public health.
1.4. Describe, with examples, the major uses of epidemiology.
1.5. List and describe the main demographic measures, i.e. birth and death registrations, birth and death rates.
1.6. Calculate morbidity rates (incidence, prevalence); mortality rates (infant mortality rate [IMR], neonatal mortality rate [NMR], disease-specific and mortality rates).
1.7. Describe a disease notification system: its categories; reporting requirements and operational mechanisms.
1.8. Identify observational patterns of some common infectious diseases in the local context.
1.9. Discuss how these disease patterns might be affected by environmental factors.
1.10. Outline the classification of causative agents, i.e. bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa.
1.11. Discuss the ecology and classification of organisms, the interaction between organisms: independence, mutualism, commensalisms, and parasitism.
1.12. Identify sites of colonization by indigenous microbes, reservoirs of infection, and live and inanimate reservoirs.
General SLO 2. Recognize the important classes of infectious diseases: occupational, zoonotic, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), helminthes and vector-borne diseases, and the manner through which these infections are transmitted to human.
2.1. Describe and discuss the etiology, mode of transmission, occurrence pattern and epidemic potential of microorganism.
2.2. Identify and discuss the environmental impacts of the microorganisms and the disease is causes.
2.3. Propose possible environmental preventive and control measures for the different infectious diseases.
General SLO 3. Demonstrate the interactions between host, infectious agent and the environment in the development of infectious disease.
3.1. Define and describe the "chain of infection" – the interaction between "infectious agent – host – environments".
3.2. Distinguish the following terms: endemic, sporadic, epidemic, and pandemic.
3.3. Explain how an infectious disease outbreak might be recognized.
3.4. Discuss how the environment may play its part in the occurrence of a disease outbreak.
3.5. Conduct a focused discussion on the disease transmission via vectors, such as mosquitoes, flies, fleas, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, rats and mice; and propose relevant control measures.
General SLO 4. Identify appropriate measures to combat infections during natural disasters and to contain transmission during epidemics.
4.1. Describe how environmental aspects might be used during outbreak investigation, i.e. hypothesis generation, testing and confirmation; initiation of further environmental measures and studies to contain the outbreak.
4.2. Identify disease implications, particularly the environmental implications of disease outbreaks and/or natural disasters.
4.3. List the steps in the implementation of preventive measures, particularly those of environmental application.
4.4. Describe the steps to control patients, contacts and the immediate environment in the context of a disease outbreak and/or a natural disaster.
General SLO 5. Demonstrate the specimen collection procedures for mosquito larvae, water, food, and sputum, and interpret the relevant test results; and develop communication skills in sharing medical evidence.
5.1. Identify relevant specimens and describe the relevant sampling procedures/ techniques, i.e. food, water, soil, and plant.
5.2. Demonstrate communication skills in sharing medical facts and disease information with other public health workers and the community at large.
Lectures: in-class lectures, followed by group discussions and activities relevant to the topics presented.
Group presentations: students' presentations on selected readings and group discussion/ activities.
Haymann D.L.(2004). Control of communicable diseases manual (18th Ed.).Washington, DC: American Public Health Association (APHA). (or most recent edition).
Lucas A.O. and Giles HM. (1984). A short textbook of preventive medicine for the tropics (2nd Ed.). London: Hodder Arnold. (or most recent edition).
WHO (1986). Early detection of occupational diseases. Geneva: WHO. (or most recent edition).


Meet "Legends" gathering on La Cienega, check out community hotspots in Boyle Heights, learn about the serious side of VR and how architects are tackling homelessness, and see tomorrow's designers work on show at CalArts and SCI-Arc.
Legends of La Cienega is the annual bonanza of panels, parties and book-signings hosted by the La Cienega Design Quarter, starting with a party Tuesday night and all-day events Wednesday and Thursday. You can meet lots of luminaries from the interior design community, among them: Tim Street-Porter and Annie Kelly will sign their book Casa Mexico; Mallery Roberts Morgan and Mayer Rus will be guests at a party for their new book Past Perfect: Richard Shapiro Houses and Gardens; and Anthony Iannacci, a guest on this week's DnA, will be present at two book parties for Hollywood Interiors: Style and Design in Los Angeles.
Note: to get access to any events you'll need purchase a general pass, with the exception of a book signing by Anthony Iannacci at Mecox LA on May 5 from 2 to 3 pm. The public can also check out, for free, one of Legends' annual enticements: fancifully-decorated storefront windows; the word on the street is that Jamie Bush's installation at Richard Shapiro Studiolo is a must-see.
When: Tuesday, May 3 — Thursday, May 5; Full schedule here.
Tickets: General Pass: $75. Register here.
We've all heard that virtual reality is the next big thing in video games and blockbuster entertainment, but what can we expect in journalism? As part of this 3-day symposium on Digital Hollywood, KCRW's own Director of Digital Media, Joey Caroni, will moderate a discussion about the role of VR on the more serious side of the tracks. See panel line up here.
Tickets: $95-$465 ($50 FT Student). Register here.
Full program runs May 3-6. See full event schedule here.
Design promoting CalArts Motion Show, Thursday May 5 at 10 pm.
3) Design Schools Hold End of Year Shows!
'Tis the season for end-of-year shows at design and architecture schools across the Southland. Today's design students are tomorrow's design leaders. Discover them at CalArts, which is presenting exhibits from its BHA, MFA, PMFA and Motion programs, and SCI-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture), which is extending its exhibition of "top student work" through May 15. Otis College of Art Design unveils their work on May 13.
When: CalArts: Thursday, May 5 – 13: Opening reception May 5 at 7:30 pm, MoSho at 10 pm. SCI-Arc student work runs through May 15, open daily.
Where: California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Pkwy, Gallery D300 + D301, (MoSho in the Bijou), Valencia, California 91355; SCI-Arc is located in the Arts District in DTLA at 960 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90013; parking is at 350 Merrick Street, between Traction Avenue and 4th Street.
Who better to help with the homeless problem in Los Angeles than architects and designers, doing what they do best: creating shelter to meet a variety of client needs? During this full-day symposium, some of the most creative architecture and design minds will join forces with a wide-range of stakeholders to create an action plan to end homelessness in Los Angeles. Please join the conversation. Event details.
Boyle Heights is one of LA's culturally rich neighborhoods going through fast change. Join de LaB and special host Siobhán Burke for a walking tour, with an eye to design, collaboration and community. The tour includes a walk around Mariachi Plaza, a visit with folks at Self-Help Graphics & Art, a conversation about Metro's plans for a joint-development project site and a stop at Un Solo Sol Kitchen, a neighborhood fixture and community gathering spot. More information. And if you happen to be in the downtown neighborhood all weekend, don't miss Sunday's Bicycle Festival, taking place in Grand Park.


Jolly Jingle Ornament [E8768] - $14.00 : Yarn Tree, Your wholesale source for cross stitch supplies.
A cross stitch pattern by Blackberry Lane Designs. These elves are ready to help Santa deliver your Christmas gifts! These elves are dressed up in their Christmas best, with their red sweater & jingle bell hat on. Small silver bell for the top of the elf hat is included. Stitch count 44w x 99h.


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Livestream: #OWS S#17 Concert Foley Sq. NYC
Live stream videos at Ustream
h/t Kevin Gosztola at FDl's The Dissenter
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Rant of the Week: Bill Maher
The Silliest Part of Putting God on Money is It's Redundant
On HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill takes Mitt Romney to task for his carping over the made up non-controversy that President Obama supposedly wants to take the word God off of our money. And then you had the Republicans making a big deal about whether god was removed from their platform or not at this year's convention.
As Bill pointed out, worrying about whether the word is on our money or not is redundant, since our god is already the almighty dollar, and in Mittens' case, probably parked over in the Cayman Islands in one of those tax shelters he loves so much.
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On This Day In History September 16
September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 106 days remaining until the end of the year.
On this day in 1932, in his cell at Yerovda Jail near Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the British government's decision to separate India's electoral system by caste.A leader in the Indian campaign for home rule, Gandhi worked all his life to spread his own brand of passive resistance across India and the world. By 1920, his concept of Satyagraha (or "insistence upon truth") had made Gandhi an enormously influential figure for millions of followers. Jailed by the British government from 1922-24, he withdrew from political action for a time during the 1920s but in 1930 returned with a new civil disobedience campaign. This landed Gandhi in prison again, but only briefly, as the British made concessions to his demands and invited him to represent the Indian National Congress Party at a round-table conference in London.
In 1932, through the campaigning of the Dalit leader B. R. Ambedkar, the government granted untouchables separate electorates under the new constitution. In protest, Gandhi embarked on a six-day fast in September 1932. The resulting public outcry successfully forced the government to adopt a more equitable arrangement via negotiations mediated by the Dalit cricketer turned political leader Palwankar Baloo. This was the start of a new campaign by Gandhi to improve the lives of the untouchables, whom he named Harijans, the children of God.
Up with Chris Hayes: Sam Seder, host of The Majority Report, will be filling in for Chris Hayes. Joining Sam are: Tanya Wells, (@vidawells) who, along with her husband, lost her job in 2008 and has gone back to school to try to get back on her feet. Tanya's family now survives in large part with the help of student loans, Medicaid, and food stamps; Steven Gates, program director, Youth Advocacy Programs-Illinois and resident of the Roseland area of Chicago; Melissa Boteach, director of the "Half in Ten" campaign at the Center for American Progress, a campaign to cut poverty by half in 10 years; John Reel, assistant to the director at Senior Service America, Inc.; Gary Younge, (@garyyounge) Guardian columnist & feature writer, columnist for The Nation, Chicago resident and parent who has been covering the Chicago teachers strike for the Guardian; Matt Farmer, (@mifarmer) Chicago lawyer and parent, member of his local school council at Philip Rogers Elementary School, contributor to the Huffington Post; Stephen Pimpare, (@stephenpimpare) associate professor at Columbia University School of Social Work, author of "The People's History in America;" and Elise DeBroad, teacher at International Community High School in Bronx, NY.
This Week with George Stephanopolis: Sunday on "This Week," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks to ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper on the deadly attacks and anti-American protests sweeping across the Middle East; ABC News global affairs anchor Christiane Amanpour, ABC News senior foreign affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, and ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross.
The roundtable debates the fallout from the Middle East violence and all the week's politics, with ABC News' George Will; Fox News contributor and former State Department official Liz Cheney, co-founder of Keep America Safe; Ret. General Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe; PBS' "Washington Week" moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill; and ABC News senior political correspondent Jonathan Karl.
Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer's guests are U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice; Council of Foreign Relations President Richard Haass and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, VP and Director of Brookings' Foreign Policy Program Martin Indyk.
The panel guests are The New York Times' David Sanger, TIME's Bobby Ghosh, and CBS News' Margaret Brennan and John Dickerson.
The Chris Matthews Show: This week's guests are Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine Assistant Managing Editor; Trish Regan, Bloomberg News; Kasie Hunt, Associated Press
Political Reporter; and John Harris, Politico Editor-in-Chief.
Meet the Press with David Gregory: On MTP this Sunday is Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Joining the roundtable discussion are Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN ); Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep Peter King (R-NY); author of the new book "The Price of Politics," The Washington Post's, Bob Woodward; the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg; and NBC's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Andrea Mitchell.
State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley's guests are Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
U.S. Is Preparing for a Long Siege of Arab Unrest
By PETER BAKER and MARK LANDLER
After days of anti-American violence across the Muslim world, the White House is girding itself for an extended period of turmoil that will test the security of American diplomatic missions and President Obama's ability to shape the forces of change in the Middle East.
Although the tumult subsided Saturday, senior administration officials said they had concluded that the sometimes violent protests in Muslim countries may presage a period of sustained instability with unpredictable diplomatic and political consequences. While pressing Arab leaders to tamp down the unrest, Mr. Obama's advisers say they may have to consider whether to scale back diplomatic activities in the region.
The upheaval over an anti-Islam video has suddenly become Mr. Obama's most serious foreign policy crisis of the election season, and a range of analysts say it presents questions about central tenets of his Middle East policy: Did he do enough during the Arab Spring to help the transition to democracy from autocracy? Has he drawn a hard enough line against Islamic extremists? Did his administration fail to address security concerns?
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Iran's children look on and families cry for pardons at daily hangings
Tens of thousands in anti-Putin protests
Japan PM Noda urges China to prevent anti-Japan violence
Venezuela blasts U.S. criticism over drugs
What We Now Know
Up with Chris Hayes guest hose Sam Seder reports on the partial victory for voting rights activists in Florida who challenged the state's efforts to purge voting rolls. The panels guests, Hooman Majd, (@hmajd) Iranian-born writer and author of the books, "The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran" and "The Ayatollahs' Democracy: An Iranian Challenge"; Reza Aslan, (@rezaaslan) Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam"; Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, Founder of the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation, Co-chair of the UN-based International Coordinating Network on Palestine; and Eli Lake, (@ELILAKE) Senior National Security reporter for Newsweek and The Daily Beast discuss with what they learned this week.
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Ever since MSC started these contests, the free trainings were also offered since not many pupils are knowledgeable about web design and very few knows and uses math techniques which make computing easier and faster.
For this year, the trainor for web design is MSC graphic artist Diana Lynne G. Luna, MS High School class 2005 , MSC Computer echnology Course graduate 2007. The speed math contest participants are trained by no less than Mr. Virgilio Y. Prudente or more popularly known as "Sir Ike". He is the founder of MSC, creator of MATH-Inic, and the author of 25 Math Short Cuts.
The trainings are conducted several weeks before the anniversary of MSC. The contests revolve around the thrust of MSC – Math, Science and Computing. Only the web design and speed math contests have trainings, the other contests that do not involve training are the Scavenger Hunt and the Math-Sci Quiz Show.
This entry was posted in Events, MATH-Inic, MSC, San Pablo City and tagged 25 math short cuts, Diana Lynne G. Luna, Ike Prudente, Math-Sci Quiz Show, Scavenger Hunt, speed math contest, web design contest on November 28, 2014 by Jose Adonis Duma.


Sierra Bancorp (BSRR) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
The market expects Sierra Bancorp (BSRR - Free Report)	to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended March 2019. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.
This parent company of Bank of the Sierra is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +18.2%.
Revenues are expected to be $29.50 million, up 9.7% from the year-ago quarter.
For the last reported quarter, it was expected that Sierra Bancorp would post earnings of $0.53 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.51, delivering a surprise of -3.77%.


This manual describes how to configure OpenVPN on a router running DD-WRT firmware. For this tutorial we used a Linksys WRT1200AC router but the steps work on any router running DD-WRT.
Log in to your DD_WRT router and enter at least two public DNS servers. You can either use Google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4) or any from the OpenNIC project. Then click on Save and Apply Settings.
Note: If you want, you can also use Perfect Privacy DNS servers (you can find the IPs on the server site in the customer area). These DNS servers will only resolve *.perfect-privacy.com domains when VPN is not connected which means that Internet access will not work without the VPN being connected. However, there will be no IP leak when using public name servers instead, since all DNS requests will be sent anonymized over the VPN tunnel while a VPN connection is established.
In the menu bar click on IPv6 next to the tab Basic Setup.
Set the options IPv6 and Radvd to enabled as shown on the picture on the left. Next click on Apply Settings.
Port: Enter any valid port (148, 149, 150, 151, 1148, 1149, 1150 or 1151).
You can find the keys and certificates in the previously downloaded configuration. Open the *.ovpn file of the server you are using, in this case Zurich.ovpn.
Copy the content between the tags <tls-auth></tls-auth> in the field TLS Auth Key.
Copy the content between the tags <ca></ca> in the field CA Cert.
Copy the content between the tags <cert></cert> in the field Public Client Cert.
Finally copy the content between the tags <key></key> in the field Private Client Key.
When finished click on Save and Apply Settings.
CAUTION: This step activates the firewall protection ("kill switch") which prevents traffic leaving your network in case the VPN connection was interrupted. If you also want to access the Internet with your router when no VPN is connected, you need to skip this step.
Then click on Save Firewall.
The configuration is now finished.
Go to Administration > Management, scroll down to the bottom and click on Reboot Router.
You can verify that the VPN connection is working correctly by visiting our Check IP website.


To Enhance Disaster Resilience of the Member Countries.
To Create a Society Where Sustainable Development is Possible.
The Asian Disaster Reduction Center was established in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, in 1998, with mission to enhance disaster resilience of the member countries, to build safe communities, and to create a society where sustainable development is possible. The Center works to build disaster resilient communities and to establish networks among countries through many programs including personnel exchanges in this field.
The Center addresses this issue from a global perspective in cooperation with a variety of UN agencies and international organisations/initiatives, such as the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), the Office for the Coodination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pasific (ESCAP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO/WPRO).