As a result of the gathering of south eastern microradio operators in Asheville, NC from February 19-21st, 1999, an association of microradio stations was formed. The association's name is the Southeastern Association of Microbroadcasters or S.E.A.M.
The group has scheduled a Day of Action on April 16th, 1999 at Federal Communications Commission (FCC) field offices across the Southeast to protest the federal goverments raids, seizures and harrassment of microradio stations and operators. The operators have vowed to continue operating despite the FCC's call for microradio operators to cease broadcasting after the release of the Notice of Proposed Rule-Making.
SEAM, a SouthEast Association of Microbrodcasters, organizations and individuals are dedicated to creating a self-regulating, non-commercial radio service that meets the needs of our communities which is not already being satisfied by existing establishment media. We will achieve these goals through exercising our free speech right to broadcast, direct action, continued public outreach and education, shared resources, and knowledge to give voice to the voiceless.
An Immediate moritorium to the FCC raids and seizures!!
Amnesty for existing microradio stations; further compensation of time, money and equipment, and once FCC rulemaking is in place, already existing micro stations will be licensed/grandfathered upon request.
A one watt to one-hundred watt, non-commercial service that can occupy any frequency on the FM dial (between 87.9 - 107.9) and receive primary status.
The studio facilities must be located within the primary contour of the transmitting facilities.
Equipment shall be type accepted which will meet basic technical criteria in respect to stability, filtering, and modulation control; the standard for compliance shall be noninterference.
That problems, whether technical or otherwise, shall be first refered to the local or regional voluntary micropower organization for technical assitance or voluntary mediation. The FCC shall be the forum of last resort.
New spectrum space shall be allocated for continued expansion of microradio broadcasters by relaxation of current 2nd and 3rd adjancency interference requirements and that these new resulting licenses are restricted to the new LPFM (low-power FM) class of licenses. Further, all manufacturers of consumer radio receivers for sale in the United States shall be required to conform to increased sensitivity and selectivity performance standards to allow effective receptions of single adjacent spaced LPFM stations.


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Q: questions about function object in C++ I have a question regarding the following piece of code.
template <typename T>
struct DisplayElementKeepCount
{
    int m_nCount;
    DisplayElementKeepCount () { m_nCount = 0; }
    void operator () (const T& element){++ m_nCount; cout<<element<<' ';}
};

when calling, it is written as:
DisplayElementKeepCount <int> mResult;
mResult = for_each ( vecIntegers.begin (), vecIntegers.end (), DisplayElementKeepCount <int> () );

I don't quite understand, because operator() needs a parameter "element", but it was not included when being called. why?
The example of IsMultiple actually gives a parameter when called. Why are these two different??
template <typename numberType>
struct IsMultiple
{
    numberType m_Divisor;
    IsMultiple (const numberType& divisor)
    {
        m_Divisor = divisor;
    }

    // The comparator of type: bool f(x)
    bool operator () (const numberType& element) const
    {
        // Check if the dividend is a multiple of the divisor
        return ((element % m_Divisor) == 0);
    }
};
...
vector <int>::iterator iElement;
iElement = find_if ( vecIntegers.begin (), vecIntegers.end (),
IsMultiple <int> (4) );

A: In your first example DisplayElementKeepCount has a default constructor (which takes zero parameters) and you're using it.
for_each ( vecIntegers.begin (), vecIntegers.end (), DisplayElementKeepCount <int> () );
                                                                   //  Constructor ^^

If you were calling operator() it would look like the following.
DisplayElementKeepCount<int>()(5)
             // Constructor ^^
                           // ^^^ calling operator() on the unnamed instance

In your second example IsMultiple has a constructor which takes a single parameter.
find_if ( vecIntegers.begin (), vecIntegers.end (), IsMultiple <int> (4) );
                                                      // Constructor ^^^

Again, if you were calling operator() it would look like the following.
IsMultiple<int>(4)(2)
// Constructor ^^^
               // ^^^ calling operator() on the unnamed instance

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Love him or hate him, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), former employee of NBC, made Comcast's befuddled CEO Brian "Comcatastrophe" Roberts look like a complete tool during yesterday's hearing on the proposed Comcast/NBC mergepocalypse.
We don't actually know if Brian "Comcatastrophe" Roberts is generally as confused and awkward as he appeared to be while trying to explain why Comcast would testify that FCC regulations provide adequate safeguards for consumers — after it just argued that the same rules were unconstitutional . Maybe he's usually pretty sharp. We really don't know.
Then Franken pointed to a sign he had printed with a quote from Comcast's attorneys saying that those same rules were unconstitutional.
"In other words, looking to get approval for this merger, you sat there in my office and told me to my face that these rules would protect consumers but your lawyers had just finished arguing in front of the Commission that it would be unconstitutional to apply these rules," Franken said.
Comcatasrophe Roberts mumbled something about Comcast's reputation in response. Then he said he was confused when they'd spoken previously. He barely got a word in before Franken moved on. It really wasn't a great moment for him.
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Dancing On Ice's Joe Swash pays tribute to Caroline Flack in final routine
Dancing On Ice winner Joe Swash paid tribute to Caroline Flack during his final showcase performance in tonight's final.
For his performance, the 38–year-old and his dancing partner Alex Murphy performed a routine inspired by the works of Charlie Chaplin from the silent film era – and in the background, a poster which read 'Be Kind' could be seen on a fake brick wall, which was used as a prop.
Joe had previously spoken earlier in the day about the tribute, as he encouraged others to 'be kind' to each other.
Sharing a video to his story, he said: 'Today we're doingthe showcase, and we've got this structure here,' as he started tapping on afake brick wall.
'I asked them if they could put the words "Be Kind" on a poster. Obviously we lost Caroline, and we're going to try and spread the word. We need everyone to be kinder.'
The routine was a pretty big success for both Joe and his dancing partner, with the duo achieving a perfect score of 40 from the judges.
And the two were later crowned the winners of this year's series of the ITV dancing competition, with Perri Kieley and his partner Vanessa Bauer coming second.
Caroline was found dead in her home on February 15, aged 40. An inquest later recorded her cause of death as a suicide.
Following her death, a number of fellow celebrities havebeen calling for others to 'Be Kind' to one another, in response to the harmthat can be caused by online behaviour.
Caroline herself had been incredibly candid and honest about her struggles with mental health prior to her death and had previously urged her fans to look out for one another.
In October 2019, the presenter had shared a lengthy message to Instagram urging her followers to be nicer to one another and revealed she was labelled 'draining' by a friend after she had reached out to her.
'I wanted to write something about mental health day last week but I was knee-deep in work,' she said. 'And some days it's hard to write your feelings if you're not in the right place.
'The last few weeks I've been in a really weird place… I find it hard to talk about it… I guess it's anxiety and pressure of life… and when I actually reached out to someone they said I was draining.
'I feel like this is why some people keep their emotions tothemselves. I certainly hate talking about my feelings. And being a burden ismy biggest fear.'
She added: 'I'm lucky to be able to pick myself up when things feel s***. But what happens if someone can't. Be nice to people. You never know what's going on. Ever.'
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Prater is Berlin's oldest and arguably most popular beer garden. There's a genial atmosphere here, with outdoor, shared tables set under large chestnut trees. Enjoy home-made Berliner cuisine and seasonal specialties with your beer.
Moored on the river Spree, Arena Badeschiff swimming pool is literally one of the coolest places to spend summer in the German capital. The 32-metre-long pool offers welcome relief from the heat of the city as well as being a great place to relax, sunbathe and swim with friends. It also presents impressive views of some of the city's most renowned landmarks.
Berlin has a countless cafés offering hot, fast and cheap food, yet come summer ice cream parlours dominate the city's streets. Kauf Dich Glücklich is a favourite, serving about 60 flavours in a retro boutique.
Why not challenge friends to a game of volleyball on Europe's largest beach-volleyball court? Located in the centre of Berlin, Beach Mitte is a huge sandy sports and bar complex, providing the perfect combination for spending a day with friends. Those who want to skip sports activities can simply enjoy basking in the sun with a couple of cocktails. This summer Beach Mitte is also showing the World Cup games on giant screens.
Berlin has a great bicycle culture and offers lots of bike rental outlets across the city. Join an organised bike tour or simply follow the bike routes, many of which will take you to some of the capital's main sites. Alternatively take a bike trip around the Tiergarten, one of Berlin's biggest parks.
Berlin is home to Europe's largest department store, KaDeWe, whose huge range of designer brands will satisfy even the most ardent customers. Visitors can browse brands from Dolce & Gabbana and Marc Jacobs to Tom Ford and pick up this season's must-have pieces.
Don't miss the opportunity to spend an evening under the stars at Freiluftkino Friedrichshain, one of Berlin's top open-air movie theatres, located in the Volkspark Friedrichshain. Arrive early to secure a deckchair and pick up refreshments, or bring a rug and your own food. Classic and cult films are shown as well as films from the current season. Foreign films are presented in their original language with German subtitles, and German films have English subtitles.
Escape Berlin's urban clamour and head to Grosser Tiergarten, the city's oldest and largest park. Once the hunting ground of kings, it is now known as the green heart of Berlin and is perfect for whiling away a sunny day. Stroll around its 210 hectares, have a picnic and enjoy one of the summer concerts that take place every Sunday from July until September.
Spend an afternoon discovering the city from its pretty waterway. You'll take in a host of landmarks, from Moltkebrücke and the Reichstag (Parliament) to Berliner Dom, or cathedral. A cruise is perfect for a family outing or if you're looking to impress a date.
Located on the northern tip of the Spree Island, the museum complex is home to many of Berlin's most important galleries. Listed as a World Heritage site, the five museums, built between 1824 and 1930, are a must-see regardless of the time of year.


You know, life is interesting. I had a ton of plans for the summer and I have gotten to some of them but new ideas pop up and take hold and before you know it your headed in a completely different direction.
My primary goal for this summer was to work on the novel and on lesson planning for school. I have done neither. Instead I have pursued more physical pursuits. I have managed to get a lot of trash removed from my home and gotten the rooms ready to redecorate. THAT was not even on the radar when I started the summer. I am now knee-deep in painting and will be for a while.
But I am really enjoying this. I am almost 45 and have never decorated a house from the walls out before. I love color and playing with different combinations. It's why I enjoy quilting too. I am decorating with MY style. Dave tried to lock down exactly what style I was doing the house in the other night. Its sort of southwestern, but not really with a little country and an oriental rug. LOL! Its Shawn style. Thats what I finally told him. I know what I like and he seems to like what I have done in the past.
Hopefully, I can keep moving on this and then by fall I will have a working office and sewing room in my house. By the holidays, it will all be a beautiful reflection of my personality… or something palatable at least!


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Frank: "We simply aren't building enough houses to accommodate our population."
Jim Frank's a Spokanite through and through — Garfield Elementary, Gonzaga Prep, Gonzaga University School of Engineering and Gonzaga Law School. He started his career as an air quality engineer for Spokane County; after earning a law degree via night school, he went into private practice, representing both developers and neighborhoods. In 1983, Frank founded Greenstone Homes; since then, his firm has built homes all over the Inland Northwest, most recently in Kendall Yards.
INLANDER: You say you're "pretty much" retired. What does that mean?
FRANK: I go into work every day and pretend to be working, but day-to-day operations have been turned over to my son Joe [since 2014], who is doing a really good job. Joe shares a lot of the values I've had, and the company is being run by a new group of young people. I've learned that there's a point where you can't have one foot in the canoe and one out. You have to make a clean break and let the young people make the decisions.
Not long ago, we were writing stories about suburban sprawl and McMansions; now we're writing about how everybody wants to move closer to the action. What happened?
Markets are always evolving, and lots of empty-nesters want to be close to urban amenities. Younger professionals... that generation has deferred setting up a household to maybe a decade later. Before they start a family, they like to live in neighborhoods where there's a sense of gathering. Single women also feel safer in a more urban environment, and are looking for the very same thing as empty-nesters. Those groups are making infill development happen.
We all see the headlines about how crazy expensive housing has become in Seattle. We're a little smug about how affordable our housing is. Should we be?
We can't be smug, no. This is a nationwide issue: We simply aren't building enough houses to accommodate our population. That's why we're seeing unsustainable prices in both homes and apartments. Median house prices are $800,000 in Seattle, and that makes it impossible for a middle-class family to live there. It's causing a lot of people to leave for Spokane. And that puts pressure on our housing market. The question is, do we have enough inventory?
The urban growth boundary is very tight, and the city of Spokane has been very slow to make changes to allow urban housing and infill to occur. So a lot of the housing for the Spokane market is happening on the Rathdrum Prairie in Idaho. Are we pushing our middle-class to migrate to North Idaho? In a generation, I think we'll see that will have consequences.
There needs to be revisions to the [state] Condominium Act. Condos have long been the entry to home ownership, but we haven't built any really since 2009 when the act was revised.
Most opportunities for urban infill are in the city of Spokane. Our Comprehensive Plan is fine, but we have been slow to make the changes in the development code to implement it. Take accessory dwelling units — it's pretty restrictive here. But if you go to Vancouver, B.C., there's an entire industry doing granny flats.
You can't just allow something. Your development code needs to encourage it. Those are two different things.


Patrick is a global saint, celebrated across the world, from the Americas to Asia. How much, however, do we know about this enigmatic saint?
You may have heard that he did not get along well with snakes but did you know that he struggled at school? That his rise to the rank of bishop was not only unexpected but not welcomed by many of his contemporaries?
With Patrick, as Edmond Grace SJ writes, facts and myth co-exist and it is this combination that enables Patrick and his story to remain relevant to people all over the world for many centuries.
Often, however, attachment to a fabled image of Patrick has obscured approaches to his story that connect him in new and dramatic ways with people today.
In Saint Patrick: An Ancient Saint for Modern Times Edmond Grace SJ delves into the myth, separating out the biographical detail of Patrick's life and proposing a new way to understand the appeal of his life story. Dubbing him 'the patron saint of the reconciliation of peoples' Edmond Grace SJ presents a new Patrick, a man whose experiences instilled in him a deep commitment to overcome differences of rank, place and culture in the service of Christ.
Edmond Grace SJ is Justice and Ecology Secretary to the Jesuit European Social Centre in Brussels. He is also Director of People Talk – Citizen-Juries Shaping Government. He has worked as a priest in Dublin's inner city where he was involved in the struggle against drugs and organised crime.


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More than 90 percent of the conversations around your brand don't involve you.
To further compound the problem, things people say are trusted four times more than your business and have an influence in 77 percent of first-time sales. And to be even more real, other than a few select industries, your growth is dependent on taking market share from your competition and sustaining the customers you have. So how are you going to do that if you can't control the message? What happens when people have bad experiences with your business and the first channel to vent defaults to social media?
These stories, these recommendations, these comments where somebody is saying how awful your company is and a brand defender steps up and says, "Hey, I know you had a bad experience, but my experience has been different. I'm sure if you give them a chance to fix the situation, you'll see how great they are!" are out there for you and it makes a real impact on your business.
How do you find, engage and activate these brand defenders?
Engage: If you haven't recognized that authentic engagement on social media is a requirement yet, now you do. Broadcasting across any media, especially social media, simply doesn't have the impact or generate the loyalty. Forbes recently found that 62 percent of consumers under 35 are more loyal if a brand engages them on social media. This step is a universal action across all your social media—it's the starting point even before you take the next steps.
Identify: Find the people truly involved in the social conversation with and around your brand. While somebody might push the "like" button a lot, you want to focus on people who frequently and consistently share your content, mention your brand or products to friends, or make comments on your social community pages.
Activate: Foster relationships with your best people by continuing to engage them. Comment to them directly, look for surprise and delight moments, message them publicly with non-sales-driven brand content that they would be likely to share.
Empower: After you've identified your best social connections, make them part of a community where they get an insider relationship and two-way experience with the brand. Build a community where these people who share an interest and passion for your brand can come together. Give them the tools to talk about your brand and let them do the rest. For many marketers, that's the scary part. In social media, you have a unique advantage over traditional word-of-mouth in that you can have a little more impact on keeping the message consistent. But you have to cede the concept of control—truth is, you really never had it anyway.
Keep it real: Focus on the people who have a true connection and affinity for your brand. With all the swirl around influencer marketing, much of this type of marketing focuses on a new form of paid reach where people who have amassed an audience are considered to have "influence." The dramatic difference comes when something hits the fan: a brand defender comes to the rescue, a paid influencer hits the eject button.
Seek out your brand defenders. The word-of-mouth river has a strong undercurrent that pulls people toward or away from your business and these cape-less crusaders are truly the ones who can lend a hand and guide people in the right direction.
Jeff Ernst is CEO and President of Smync. Connect with him @TheJeffErnst and on LinkedIn.
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In 1995, Barbara Hambly introduced the character of Callista Ming in the best selling Star Wars novel, Children of the Jedi. What resulted was a touching and poignant love story between the strong and wise Jedi Knight, Luke Skywalker, and the brave hero who once lost her life to save others. The story of these star-crossed lovers was continued in Kevin J. Anderson's Darksaber and eventually saw a bittersweet conclusion in Hambly's Planet of Twilight.
Though the books eventually decided to go in a different direction with this couple, their love story nonetheless remains one of the most beautiful and moving stories I've ever seen in the Star Wars universe. Callista will forever be Luke's one and only soulmate in my eyes, and he, her one and only beloved. This page is my tribute to what could have been--what should have been.
A special thank you to the three people whose imagination, talent, and creativity inspired this page: George Lucas, Mark Hamill, and Barbara Hambly.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas brought his brilliant masterpiece, the Star Wars saga, to the big screen, and movies changed forever... His unforgettable characters and the journeys they took in a magical universe captured the imagination of nearly everyone in my generation, and will undoubtedly do so in the generations to come.
Mark Hamill's convincing portrayal of Luke Skywalker made Luke into more than a two-dimensional character. Thanks to Mark, we watched Luke mature from a naive and wide-eyed farmboy to a serene and noble Jedi Knight--a transformation that he achieved with great nuance and charm. Through his eyes, the strange planets and aliens became familiar and endearing. We forgot that Yoda was a rubber puppet, and that Threepio was actually a guy in a gold suit, because Mark made us believe they were real when he interacted with them. He is undoubtedly one of the most underrated performers in the Star Wars saga; Star Wars simply would not have been Star Wars without Mark's presence as Luke.
Barbara Hambly's contributions to the Star Wars universe can't be forgotten either. Her beautiful writing and vivid characterizations made her Star Wars books the only ones I truly treasure as much as the movies themselves--no small accomplishment, I assure you, considering how much of a Star Wars "purist" I am ;-).
January 20: More chapter previews of Out of Darkness!
June 4: Read an online interview with Barbara Hambly!!
April 15: the Links page is updated!
April 1: New!! Which actress would you cast as Callista? Vote here! Results as of April 1, 2000 posted!
August 23: updated the Books page! Let your voice be heard! Write to DelRey!
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Such eminent astronomer said already least absolute deviation over chi-square, if I match simple mean residual and mean square residual to relevant methodologies, in order.
I guess there is a reason everything is done based on the chi-square although a small fraction of the astronomy community is aware of that the chi-square minimization is not the only utility function for finding best fits. The assumption that the residuals "(Observed – Expected)/sigma", as written in chi-square methods, are (asymptotically) normal – Gaussian, is freely taken into account by astronomical data (astronomers who analyze these data) mainly because of their high volume. The worst case is that even if checking procedures for the Gaussianity are available from statistical literature, applying those procedures to astronomical data is either difficult or ignored. Anyway, if one is sure that the data/parameters of interest are sampled from normal distribution, Eddington's statement is better to be reverted because of sufficiency. We also know the asymptotic efficiency of sample standard deviation when the probability density function satisfies more general regularity conditions than the Gaussian density.
As a statistician, it is easy to say, "assume that data are iid standard normal, wlog." And then, develop a statistic, investigate its characteristics, and compare it with other statistics. If this statistics does not show promising results from the comparison and strictly suffers from this normality assumption, then statisticians will attempt to make this statistic robust by checking and relaxing assumptions and math. On the other hand, I'm not sure how much astronomers feel easy with this Gaussianity assumption in their data most of which are married to statistics or statistical tools based on the normal assumption. How often have the efforts of devising the statistic and trying different statistics been taken place?
Without imposing the Gaussianity assumption, I think that Eddington's comment is extremely insightful. Commonly cited statistical methods in astronomy, like chi square methods, are built on Gaussianity assumption from which sample standard deviation is used for σ, the scale parameter of the normal distribution that is mapped to 68% coverage and multiple of the sample standard deviation correspond to well known percentiles as given in Numerical Recipes. In the end, I think statistical analysis in astronomy literature suffers from a dilemma, "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" On the other hand, I feel setback because such a insightful comment from one of the most renown astrophysicists didn't gain much weight after many decades. My understanding that Eddington's suggestion was ignored is acquired from reading only a fraction of publications in major astronomical journals; therefore, I might be wrong. Probably, astronomers use LAD and do robust inferences more often that I think.
Unless not sure about the Gaussianity in data (covering the sampling distribution, residuals between observed and expected, and some transformations), for inference problems, sample standard deviation may not be appropriate to get error bars with matching coverage. Estimating posterior distributions is a well received approach among some astronomers and there are good tutorials and textbooks about Bayesian data analysis for astronomers. Those familiar with basics of statistics, pyMC and its tutorial (or another link from python.org) will be very useful for proper statistical inference. If Bayesian computation sounds too cumbersome, for the simplicity, follow Eddington's advice. Instead of sample standard deviation, use absolute mean deviation (simple mean residual, Eddington's words) to quantify uncertainty. Perhaps, one wants to compare best fits and error bars from both strategies.
By assuming that each observations is normally (Gaussian) distributed with mean (mu) and variance (sigma^2), and that the object was to estimate sigma, Fisher proved that the sample standard deviation (or mean square residual) is more efficient than the mean deviation form the sample mean (or simple mean residual). Laplace proved it as well. The catch is that assumptions come first, not the sample standard deviation for estimating error (or sigma) of unknown distribution.


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Patient Advocacy Group Reports Maryland Survey on Health Concerns
For the many Americans who suffer from chronic disease, affordable and comprehensive health insurance coverage is critical. Yet a new study by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) finds that more than half of Marylanders think that health insurance is on the wrong track. PFCD Chairman Dr. Kenneth Thorpe and Jessica Honke of the National Alliance on Mental Illness describe the biggest problems in insurance coverage and the importance of consistent access to medication for those who suffer from chronic disease.
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UMBC at 50: Momentum and Impact
Damian O'Doherty speaks to Freeman Hrabowski, President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Tom Sadowski '89, Vice Chancellor for Economic Development, University System of Maryland (USM), about UMBC's vitality and influence as a public research institution as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. The university asked Sage Policy Group to assess UMBC's impact as a university and as an engine of economic growth in Maryland. The group's report, UMBC at 50: Momentum and Impact, makes a clear and compelling case for the university's dynamic intellectual, social, and economic influence in its first five decades.
Delegate Kirill Reznik: What Are Republicans Going To Do About Healthcare?
For the better part of six years, Republicans have been screaming their heads off about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (which they initially dubbed Obamacare). They've done more about the repealing part than the replacing part, mainly because the latter is much, much harder do to. And there is a reason for that that I will go into in a bit.
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KOFA Policy Call: The Future of the ACA, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 [Audio Recording]
On Tuesday January 10th, KOFA Public Affairs hosted their first policy call of 2017 with three distinguished guests, who discussed the future of the Affordable Care Act under the Trump administration. John Deane, Chairman for Advisory Board Consulting, Jennifer Babcock, VP for Medicaid Policy and Director of Strategic Operations, ACAP and Dr. Leana Wen, Health Commissioner for Baltimore City discussed their perspectives on what to anticipate and what the likely impact will be on health insurance coverage. Listen to the recording here.
Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association (MedCan) Established to Advocate for Improved Public Health, Patient Access, Advancement of Science
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (January 6, 2017) – The Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association (MedCan) announced today that it has been established to advocate for improved public health, patient access, and the advancement of science within the state's medical cannabis industry. MedCan founding members are among growers and processors of medical cannabis selected for preliminary licenses by the Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.
Celebrating Steve's 60th
On January 1, our dear friend and brother Steve Kreseski would have celebrated his 60th birthday. Steve is never far from our minds, and at this time of year, we are reminded of the many people he helped through his work. He would have been so excited by the focus of the Steve Kreseski Victory Fund and by how many people have so generously donated to help us reach our $50,000 goal by the end of this year. The work supported by these donations would have meant so much to Steve: the research in lung healing, pulmonary disease and acute lung disease that is moving forward because of the gifts given by his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones. (UMSOM)
Maryland Ranked 18th in America's Health Rankings
Successes: In Maryland, we are observing a decrease in preventable hospitalizations, excessive drinking and disparity in health status by education. Challenges: In addition to growing rate of drug deaths, the state continues to struggle with high rates of violent crime, a prevalence of low birth weight and high infant mortality. (United Health Foundation)
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Mayor Pugh Cajoles Commissioner Davis to launch new safety patrol during City-wide bus tour
Mayor-Elect Catherine E. Pugh of Baltimore: "Reflections from Cabinet as we approach City Hall. Thanks Commisioner Davis (BPD) and Dr. Wen (BCHD) for shining a bright light on wholistic public safety and crime preventions solutions, like Safe Streets and the Western District Police District Redesign. Looking forward to working together to ensure the best for our residents." (facebook.com)
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The New Homemade Kitchen: 250 Recipes and Ideas for Reinventing the Art of Preserving, Canning, Fermenting, Dehydrating, and More
The New Homemade Kitchen: 250 Recipes and Ideas for Reinventing the Art of Preserving, Canning, Fermenting, Dehydrating, and More (Recipes for Homemade Kitchen Pantry Staples, Gift for Home Cooks and Chefs)
Revive the lost arts of fermenting, canning, preserving, and creating your own ingredients. The Institute of Domestic Technology Cookbook is a collection of 250 recipes, ideas, and methods for stocking a kitchen, do-it-yourself foodcrafting projects, and cooking with homemade ingredients.
The chapters include instructions on how to make your own food products and pantry staples, as well as recipes highlighting those very ingredients—for example, make your own feta and bake it into a Greek phyllo pie, or learn how to dehydrate leftover produce and use it in homemade instant soup mixes.
• Each chapter includes instructions to make your own pantry staples, like ground mustard, sourdough starter, and miso paste.
• Complete with recipes that utilize the very ingredients you made
• Filled with informative and helpful features like flavor variation charts, extended tutorials, faculty advice, and instructional line drawings
Also included are features like foodcrafting charts, historical tidbits, 100+ photos and illustrations, how-tos, and sidebars featuring experts and deans from the Institute, including LA-based cheese-makers, coffee roasters, butchers, and more.
From the Institute of Domestic Technology, a revered foodcrafting school in Los Angeles, each chapter is based on the school's curriculum and covers all manners of techniques—such as curing, bread-baking, cheese-making, coffee-roasting, butchering, and more.
• Complete with beautiful food photography, this well-researched and comprehensive cookbook will inspire chefs of all levels.
• Great gift for foodcrafters, food geeks, food pioneers, farmers' market shoppers, as well as people who feel nostalgic for a slower way of life
• Add it to the collection of books like Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat; The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt; and The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making by Alana Chernila
"What a delightful and useful compendium! The New Homemade Kitchen is filled with practical information as well as mouth-watering inspiration. This book is a valuable resource for anyone who loves to experiment in the kitchen."—Sandor Ellix Katz, Author of Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation
"Tragically, Joseph Shuldiner didn't live to see his comprehensive cookbook, The New Homemade Kitchen come to life. But his keen vision for a modern day kitchen fills the pages of this beautifully written, photographed, and illustrated cookbook. It belongs in the kitchen of anyone who loves to cook, preserve, ferment, pickle, preserve, and, generally, master the kitchen arts." -Diane Morgan, James Beard award-winning cookbook author
The New Homemade Kitchen is simply the most interesting and freshest book I've seen in a long time. The recipes are presented by the Institute of Domestic Technology (imagine having such an institute in every town!) and the book itself is by Joseph Shuldiner, a multi-talented individual. Yes, this book covers a lot of ground, but it's full of incredibly useful information. Each chapter begins with basic information that is germane to the chapter or department. The recipes and ideas presented are both helpful and original. What I love about a book like this is that the scope of each area is such that I am likely to actually use the book, rather than just have it-although that is not a dishonorable thing. -Deborah Madison, Author of 14 cookbooks and the memoir, An Onion in My Pocket.
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Ilyushin by Jens B. Kristensen in fictional Ringway Air livery.
Yes I think it was a Russian version of the DC3, obviously this one isn't a tail dragger.
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It's Jens B. Kristensen's model, I'm sure if you Google you will find it, there are a few repaints for it.
Ah, that's because I just did it lol, sorry I misunderstood.


Fragile X syndrome is the most common known inherited cause of neurodevelopmental disability. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies from our laboratory indicate that specific brain regions using the neurochemical, acetylcholine, show significantly reduced activation during learning. Since donepezil is a medication that enhances acetylcholine function in the brain, the purpose of this study is to determine if donepezil has any beneficial effect on behavior or cognition in subjects with fragile X syndrome.
Fragile X syndrome is the most common genetically inherited cause of neurodevelopmental disability in humans, affecting approximately 1:2000 to 4000 live births. Affected individuals have significant, long-term problems with learning, and often with behavior as well. The disorder is caused by the presence of a greatly expanded CGG repeat within the FMR1 gene on the long arm of the X chromosome. Abnormal methylation of this repeat, and adjacent areas within the FMR1 gene impedes transcription, ultimately resulting in reduced production of the FMR1 protein (FMRP). This protein is expressed in neurons, with particularly high levels of gene transcription occurring in the nucleus basalis (basal forebrain) and hippocampus. A recent functional imaging study from our group showed girls with fragile X to have greatly reduced levels of brain activation in the basal forebrain and hippocampal activation during a memory task. The nucleus basalis, is a cholinergic nucleus with widespread connections to the neocortex. It is critical to visuospatial attention in rodents and primates and is presumed to play a similar role in humans. The finding of decreased basal forebrain activation in girls with fragile X, considered in light of histological evidence showing high transcription levels of FMR1 in healthy nucleus basalis, suggests the possibility of a functional cholinergic deficit in fragile X syndrome.
Donepezil is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor which slows the degradation of synaptic acetylcholine thereby increasing its availability. It is approved for the treatment of mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease. It has been studied in several other neurologic disorders--including vascular dementia, Lewy Body dementia, and Down's syndrome (with and without dementia)--where it has shown varying degrees of efficacy but consistently high degrees of safety and tolerability. The goal of the proposed study is to determine if enhancing cholinergic activity with donepezil has beneficial effects on behavior or cognition in subjects with fragile X syndrome.
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Home Articles Study reveals how diabetes drug promotes healthy aging
Study reveals how diabetes drug promotes healthy aging
Catharine Paddock PhD
Doctors commonly prescribe metformin to help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar levels. The drug increases insulin sensitivity through its effects on glucose metabolism.
However, although there is clear evidence of metformin's effectiveness, scientists do not fully understand how it interacts with cells and tissues at the molecular level.
Now, a new Cell Reports study has mapped metformin activity in the liver and yielded some surprising results.
Using cell cultures and mice, the researchers identified numerous biochemical switches for turning various cell and molecular processes on and off.
The findings shed light not only on metformin's mechanism of glucose control, but also on a surprising number of other reactions and pathways.
The researchers suggest, for instance, that the new findings could help explain recent revelations about metformin's apparent ability to promote healthy aging.
Large-scale clinical trials of metformin are already under way to test the drug's effectiveness in extending life span and health span — that is, the proportion of a person's life span that they spend in good health. However, the underlying biochemistry has been unclear.
Teams from three research centers worked on the study: the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, the Scripps Research Institute — both in La Jolla, CA — and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.
"These results," says Reuben J. Shaw, one of the study's corresponding authors, "provide us with new avenues to explore in order to understand how metformin works as a diabetes drug, along with its health-span-extending effects."
"These are pathways that neither we, nor anyone else, would have imagined," he adds.
Shaw is a professor of molecular and cell biology at the Salk Institute and director of the Salk Cancer Center.
An old drug with many potential uses
Humans first started using metformin as a glucose-lowering drug more than 60 years ago. Researchers have shownTrusted Source that the treatment reduces premature deaths among people with type 2 diabetes.
More recently, scientists have found that metformin may be effective in a number of other conditions, including obesity, cancer, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Other recent research has also suggested that metformin may have anti-aging effects and an ability to protect bone, especially during the early phases of rheumatoid arthritis.
Until the new study, scientists' understanding of the biochemical effects of metformin was limited to knowing that the drug activates a signaling pathway called AMPK. This pathway plays a key role in balancing energy levels in cells.
Prof. Shaw had also discovered that when nutrients levels are low, the AMPK pathway holds back cell growth and alters metabolism. Researchers have seen this effect in cancer. Knowing this led Prof. Shaw and colleagues to wonder if metformin might also work through other pathways.
New pathways may explain anti-aging effects
For the new study, the teams used a "quantitative proteomics platform" to screen kinases. These are signaling proteins that can switch cell processes on and off.
The researchers found hundreds of kinases whose switching activity responds rapidly to metformin with potential impact on healthy aging. Many of the signaling pathways work independently of AMPK.
Scientists were already aware of two of the pathways — protein kinase D and MAPKAPK2 — and that they concern cellular stress. This could explain the link with healthy aging and the impacts on extending life span and health span.
The new findings suggest that metformin's benefits to healthy aging could be through its interaction with protein kinase D and MAPKAPK2.
"We never imagined these two kinases would have anything to do with metformin," Prof. Shaw remarks.
The researchers also identified new targets and cell mechanisms that the AMPK pathway controls that may also be crucial to metformin's success.
The teams plan to continue studying the new signaling pathways to deepen their understanding of the many effects of metformin.
They are keen to find out how all individuals, not just those with type 2 diabetes, might benefit from metformin and which targets might be involved.
"The results broaden our understanding of how metformin induces a mild stress that triggers sensors to restore metabolic balance, explaining some of the benefits previously reported, such as extended healthy aging in model organisms taking metformin."
Prof. Reuben J. Shaw
BY: CATHARINE PADDOCK, Ph.D.
* This article is a repost which originally appeared on medicalnewstoday.com.
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The Best Alternative Books About Beaches
Empty deck chairs on the beach | © Annie Spratt / Unsplash
Matthew Janney
Uk Books Editor13 August 2018
This summer, bring the beach alive with these alternative reads, from a spiritual meditation on surfing to a poignant political memoir. This is 'beach lit' for those seeking more than the summer's bestseller list.
Conjuring images of giggling couples, sand-covered and glowing from a blood-red sunset, the beach is perhaps the most laboured locus of love. But in Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach – adapted for the big screen by Dominic Cooke in 2018 – love at the seaside proves a more complicated story. Set in the early 1960s, Edward and Florence arrive at Chesil Beach on England's south coast, preparing to consummate their marriage. However, the intensity of the moment – constructed by McEwan's crafted prose – leads to devastating consequences and shatter the couple's prenuptial optimism.
Trouble in paradise is also the central theme of Françoise Sagan's Bonjour tristesse (Hello Sadness), which takes place on the French Riviera. When the introduction of a new woman threatens the happy equilibrium between protagonist Cécile and her father, the teenager hatches a devious plan to block their nascent romance.
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan is a different kind of romance, a poetic ode to the New Yorker writer's first love: the swell. On a globetrotting surfing tour, taking in the rushing waves of California, Hawaii, Fiji, Madeira and Manhattan, Finnegan describes how surfing became a path to understand the world around him, affording him "brief, sharp glimpses of eternity".
A sport with both great risks and rewards, Finnegan writes most movingly on surfing's emotional kickbacks: "It was physical, this postsurf mood, but it had a distinct emotionality too. Sometimes it was mild elation. Often it was a pleasant melancholy. After particularly intense tubes or wipeouts, I felt a charged and wild inclination to weep, which could last for hours."
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Before Night Falls is the poignant memoir by Reinaldo Arenas, described by Mario Vargas Llosa as "one of the most shattering testimonials ever written on the subject of oppression and defiance." Set in Castro's Cuba, Arenas outlines his meandering adventure as a rebel during the Revolution, the suppression of his writing, and his eventual exile to New York in the 1980s, where he became a leading voice for the gay community.
The ocean – an ever present theme in Before Night Falls – is depicted as a place of rest in the first few lines of the book's introduction, written in the author's final months. Diagnosed with AIDS and feeling his health deteriorate, Arenas writes: "I bought a plane ticket [from New York] to Miami, and decided to die close to the sea. Not exactly in Miami but at the beach." Tragically, Arenas never managed to fulfil this wish before his death in 1990.
Rock candy and Brighton Palace Pier transform from beacons of the British summer to sinister motifs in Graham Greene's murder thriller Brighton Rock. Published in 1938, the book has been adapted on two occasions for the big screen, and inspired several theatrical and musical reimaginings throughout the 20th century. A timeless novel set in the dingy sewers of Brighton's gangster underworld, once read, Brighton rock candy will never be the same again.


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Gulf leaders meet for Saudi summit set to end long-running row
Gulf leaders were meeting Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for their annual summit, a day after a major breakthrough was achieved in the years-long dispute between a Saudi-led bloc and Qatar. Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in the city of Al-Ula in north-western Saudi Arabia, the site of the summit. He was warmly welcomed by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Wearing face masks, the two hugged each other. The two are expected to sign a formal agreement to end the rift between the two countries. The meeting will be chaired by Saudi Arabia's King Salman. In 2017, Saudi Arabia,…
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It happens to every gardener at some point: you head out to your garden in the spring, notice greenery poking through the newly thawed earth...and have no recollection of ever planting anything in that particular spot, or you remember planting SOMETHING but have no clue what it was. It will be months before it flowers and you can attempt to identify it properly, and in the meantime you keep wondering if it is in reality a crafty weed. You toy with the idea of yanking it out and adding it to the compost pile, but what if it's turns out to be something fantastic?
The solution to this problem is very simple, but it does require diligence on your part...you need to either keep a garden journal, use plant markers for every plant in your garden, or (even better) BOTH. And, you don't have to spend a ton of money to do it, either. Here's the low down.
The date you planted a seed, seedling, or plant.
Where you obtained the seed or plant (keep receipts if plants have guarantees).
Plant type: Annual, Perennial or Biannual.
Sun, soil and water requirements (in case you need to transplant).
Plant characteristics: Latin and common names, foliage colors, bloom time, bloom colors.
General observations during growth period.
Most importantly, create a map (hand drawn is fine) of each and every garden you plant and mark on it the location of your plantings. No need to be fancy...just a simple outline with words to represent the plants. This has been an invaluable tool for me personally...I have 10 different gardens on my property and each has between 10 and 50 plants, so I'd be lost with out it. Usually I make the map before planting and use it as a planner...just remember to make any last minute changes to it after you're done in the field. Also, now that digital cameras make things so easy and inexpensive, taking a photo of each plant in its various stages and keeping an electronic file is a great idea. I'm going to need a bigger hard drive, for sure.
Plant Markers have been used for centuries, and are perfect when used in combination with a journal. Why do you need both? Because garden markers are movable (someone is bound to monkey with them at some point, be it a two year old or a cat or a bear) and any custom writing on them will wear off eventually. If you stay on top of things, you'll be fine...those of us who live in the colder climes (yeech) have to deal with the effects of snow and cold on the writing of our markers, and it's a good idea to get out there as soon as the stuff melts to check on them. Those of you in the south have to deal with the sun and its effect on them, so check often for fading.
The varieties of plant markers are incredible...I've chosen to list my personal favorites for you, and I've had great success with them here in Pennsylvania.
Wooden Stick-style Markers...they come in all sizes from tiny to huge, and I love them for pots and seeds. Best to use a Sharpie type marker on them, and they'll only last a season at most. Good for two markings only, one on one side, one on the reverse. Very inexpensive, so it doesn't feel like a waste of money when you have to toss them.
Steel and Zinc Cap Style Markers...also in a variety of sizes ( I like the 10 inch high best), these have steel wires that go into the ground and a zinc faceplate you can write on. The plates aren't the biggest, but they do just fine. Can be used with a Sharpie or Paint Pen, but there are carbon pencils available that you can erase so these are reusable. Markings last only one season around here, but you can write over the top of the old ones to 'refresh'.
Steel and Copper Markers...these 10 inch high markers have steel wires and larger copper faceplates that you can either write on or emboss with a ballpoint pen. Very cool, and develop a lovely verdigris over time. The embossing lasts forever, so make sure you spell things properly. Adds a touch of elegance.
Stainless Steel Botanical Markers...smaller than most, these are about 6 inches high, but they are the BEST if longevity is what you seek. They won't rust or tarnish and will look just as good as the year before when spring arrives. Best used with a paint pen, which is removable with mineral spirits, so you can reuse at your whim. Very pretty, with lots of room to write.
Plastic Markers...I normally don't like these, but there's a new one to market called PlantID that comes in a set with durable paper-like faceplate inserts you can write on, or use the pre-printed ones that are provided for you. A great idea, weatherproof, 8 inches high or so, and they're green plastic so they don't look cheesy. The little white ones nurseries use are handy for seedlings, but they don't function well in the garden at all and I lose track of them constantly.
Prices vary on them all, with the throw away being cheapest...remember to keep in mind that sometimes quality counts, and also consider the 'style' you're looking for. Rustic? Old fashioned? Botanical Garden? Choose markers to fit...and don't forget to make your maps!
Hope this helps...and happy gardening!