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Resveratrol is a natural compound found primarily in the skin of red grapes and the root of Polygonum cuspidatum (also known as Japanese knotweed). It is also present to a lesser degree in peanuts and blueberries. Resveratrol protects the plants in which it is present from fungal attack and the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation.
Originally extracted in the 1940s, resveratrol attracted little interest in terms of human health until 1992 when research suggested that it could mediate some of the cardioprotective effects of red wine.[1] Since then, numerous studies have demonstrated resveratrol's ability to slow or prevent various illnesses, including cancer and cardiovascular disease, as well as extend the lifespan of organisms ranging from yeast to vertebrates.[2] These protective effects are likely due to resveratrol's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and its capacity to activate sirtuin 1, or SIRT1, a type of enzyme that plays a role in aging and longevity.[3]
Resveratrol's effects on human health and disease
Metabolic and cardiovascular health and markers of inflammation
Resveratrol elicits beneficial health effects when used as a treatment for metabolic diseases such as obesity, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hypertension, and fatty liver disease.
In a small clinical trial involving 11 obese people, 150 milligrams of resveratrol treatment for 30 days promoted calorie restriction-like effects. The study participants' systolic blood pressure decreased by ~5mm Hg and they experienced improved circulating glucose, insulin, and triglyceride concentrations compared to when they took a placebo.[4] Multiple studies in people who have type 2 diabetes demonstrate that resveratrol treatment of ~1 gram per day significantly decreases systolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c (a measure of long-term blood glucose control), and circulating insulin, while improving insulin sensitivity and increasing high-density lipoprotein levels, when compared to baseline levels and placebo groups.[5] [6] [7] [8]
Resveratrol activates SIRT1 and AMPK while suppressing mTOR, which may lead to improved healthspan via mechanisms that overlap with caloric restriction.
Patients characterized as having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who took a resveratrol supplement of either 300 or 500 milligrams per day for three months exhibited decreased serum LDL levels, decreased hepatic steatosis, decreased inflammation markers such as NF-κB, and improved insulin sensitivity.[9] [10]
In a study involving 75 patients undergoing statin treatment for primary cardiovascular disease prevention, those who took a 350 milligram resveratrol-enriched grape extract daily for six months saw a decrease in multiple cardiovascular risk markers, compared to their baseline measurements. The participants' low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) decreased by 4.5 percent, oxidized LDL decreased by 20 percent, and apolipoprotein B decreased by 9.8 percent.[11] After the six-month treatment period, the patients received double the original dose for another six months, which resulted in a decrease of inflammatory markers such as tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 while increasing the anti-inflammatory marker interleukin-10.[12] Furthermore, in patients who had experienced a heart attack, 10 milligrams of daily resveratrol for three months resulted in a significant decrease in LDLc and improved both left ventricle diastolic function and endothelial function – overall measures of heart health.[13]
Resveratrol treatment also elicits positive outcomes in healthy people by decreasing oxidative and inflammatory stress. Specifically, a six-week course of an extract of Polygonum cuspidatum containing 40 milligrams of resveratrol decreased reactive oxygen species and suppressed the expression of JNK-1 and IKKβ, both of which are mediators of inflammation that reduce pro-inflammatory markers TNF-α and IL-6.[14]
Studies in animals show similar beneficial effects. When non-human primates were fed a high-fat diet and given daily resveratrol for two-years (80 milligrams per day for the first year, then 480 milligrams per day for the second year) they exhibited increased SIRT1 expression, decreased inflammation due to diminished levels of NF-κB, decreased adipocyte (fat cell) size, and improved insulin sensitivity in visceral adipose tissue.[15] In a similar study in non-human primates that were fed a diet high in refined sugar (sucrose) and fat for two years, the animals experienced a 40 percent increase in arterial stiffness and inflammation. However, when fed the same diet but also given 80 milligrams of resveratrol per day the first year, then 480 milligrams per day the second year, the primates were protected from arterial wall stiffness and inflammation.[16]
Neurological health and Alzheimer's disease
Resveratrol treatment has been shown to reduce neuronal inflammation and improve cognitive performance by mitigating reactive oxygen species, inhibiting pro-inflammatory molecules such as cyclooxygenase-1, or COX1, and inhibiting beta-amyloid plaque formation and aggregation, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.[17]
In a study of healthy adults aged 50-75 years, 200 milligrams of resveratrol taken per day for 26 weeks improved the participants' ability to complete memory tasks.[18] Resveratrol has also shown promise in a phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, 56 patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease were treated with 500 milligrams of resveratrol once daily with a dose-escalation by 500 milligram increments every 13 weeks, ending with 1000 milligrams twice daily. The patients saw improvements in mental examination status scores, improved cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-beta levels – a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease – and lowered cerebrospinal fluid matrix metalloproteinase 9, a mediator of neuroinflammation.[19] Although this study demonstrated that resveratrol treatment may improve parameters associated with Alzheimer's disease, larger and longer studies are needed to determine whether resveratrol can promote cognitive and functional improvement.
Whether resveratrol may be beneficial for the treatment of cancer in humans is not currently known; however, numerous in vivo rodent studies have shown the potential of resveratrol for the treatment of pancreatic, prostate, colorectal, liver and breast cancer. [20] Before resveratrol can be considered a viable option for cancer therapy, more human studies are needed.
The use of resveratrol in cancer prevention might be more promising than cancer treatment, however. Two clinical studies in which healthy subjects received varying doses of resveratrol found that doses of 1 gram and 2.5 grams reduced IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1), which is associated with tumor formation and metastasis. Furthermore, resveratrol treatment increased a variety of carcinogen-detoxifying enzymes, such as glutathione S-transferase and glucuronosyltransferase. [21] [22]
Calorie restriction extends lifespan in multiple species, an effect that may be mediated in part by sirtuins, enzymes that play key roles in healthspan and longevity. Resveratrol, a potent activator of SIRT1, may mimic the effects of calorie restriction. In multiple species such as yeast, worms, and fish, resveratrol treatment has been shown to increase longevity [2]. In healthy mammals, studies have yet to confirm that resveratrol supplementation extends lifespan. However, studies have shown that resveratrol supplementation can increase the lifespan of metabolically compromised animals. In particular, in a study in which mice were fed a high-fat diet supplemented with resveratrol, the mice had a 31 percent reduced risk of death and displayed a physiology similar to mice fed a standard chow diet without resveratrol.[23]
Physiological responses and molecular mechanisms associated with resveratrol intake
Sirtuin activation
Resveratrol's protective effects against age-related diseases are thought in large part to be mediated through sirtuins. Resveratrol has been shown to bind to sirtuins, altering their affinity for NAD+ and their protein substrates, thereby increasing sirtuins' activity.[24] As such, resveratrol and other sirtuin-activating compounds present a promising therapeutic strategy to ameliorate age-related diseases and extend healthspan.
Learn more about sirtuins in this overview article.
Autophagy activation
Autophagy is an adaptive response mechanism that is activated upon cellular stress to remove unnecessary or dysfunctional cellular components as well as mobilize stored energy reserves. Calorie restriction is a potent driver of autophagy through the activation of SIRT1. [25] While resveratrol directly activates sirtuins, it also induces autophagy independent of SIRT1 by inhibiting the activity of mTOR – mammalian target of rapamycin – which is a key regulator of autophagy.[26] Resveratrol's autophagy-inducing capacity likely has implications for both aging and cancer.
Learn more about autophagy in this overview article.
Resveratrol as an insect antifeedant and its role in xenohormesis
Humans have evolved the ability to eat a wide range of plants. During both normal development and under conditions of stress, these plants produce a variety of compounds broadly referred to as phytochemicals. Examples include flavonols, anthocyanins, and resveratrol. In plants, these compounds may act as attractants for pollinators or serve as antioxidants or antifeedants – substances that adversely affect insects or animals, including humans, that feed on the plants.
In humans, phytochemicals can activate cellular stress response pathways which confer protective effects. This biological phenomenon, known as xenohormesis, switches on protective mechanisms that not only protect our cells from the phytochemicals themselves but also provide protection against the potential deterioration of our environment as well as the presence of damaging factors that we are exposed to on a daily basis such as air pollution or overexposure to UV radiation.[27] Why animals, including humans, should respond with a stress response to compounds with otherwise low systemic toxicity has been the source of some speculation. One school of thought suggests that humans and animals use signals of plant stress, the unifying condition by which the production of many beneficial xenohormetic compounds are boosted, as signs that the environment may be demanding enhanced fitness.[28]
The protective effects of resveratrol on humans may be mediated through a variety of cellular stress response pathways such as the activation of SIRT1, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and cyclic-AMP phosphodiesterase. SIRT1– a highly conserved enzyme that utilizes NAD+ – is linked to anti-inflammatory activity, metabolic adaptations, and neurological protection. AMPK is a fuel-sensing enzyme that can activate numerous pathways involved in catabolism – the breakdown of complex molecules such as fatty acids. AMPK can also inhibit mTOR, leading to the downregulation of cellular growth pathways.[29] [29] Cyclic-AMP phosphodiesterase is an enzyme that breaks down cAMP – an intracellular signaling molecule – which increases cellular NAD+ levels. Resveratrol has been shown to inhibit cyclic-AMP phosphodiesterase, leading to an increase in NAD+ and SIRT1. [30] The activation of these cellular stress response pathways may in part mediate some of the beneficial effects as seen with calorie restriction.
Resveratrol as a calorie restriction mimetic
Calorie restriction has widely been shown to increase lifespan across a wide range of organisms from bacteria to primates.[31] With its ability to activate SIRT1 – the gene that likely mediates many of the positive benefits of calorie restriction – resveratrol is thought to be a calorie restriction mimetic.[32]
A study in which mice were fed an obesogenic diet and treated with resveratrol found that the animals not only lived longer compared to mice that didn't receive resveratrol, but they experienced physiological changes typically seen with calorie restriction, such as reduced IGF-1 and increased AMPK activity.[23]
In a study in which mice were fed a standard chow diet to test resveratrol's ability to mimic caloric restriction, resveratrol supplementation did not increase lifespan in the mice. However, the mice that received resveratrol exhibited changes in gene expression that mimicked calorie restriction and demonstrated improved overall health as reflected by reduced incidence of osteoporosis, cataracts, vascular dysfunction, and declines in motor coordination.[33]
Exercise performance enhancement from resveratrol
Although resveratrol has been shown to elicit beneficial effects on metabolic and neurological parameters, studies investigating the effects of resveratrol on exercise training are contradictory. One study involved 27 men between the ages of 60 and 72 years who participated in an 8-week training program with two days of cycling and one day of Crossfit. Each of the men took a 250 milligram resveratrol supplement daily. The resveratrol supplement blunted the positive effects of exercise training on blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and maximal oxygen uptake observed with exercise alone.[34] However, a similar study involved 30 men and women between the ages of 65 and 80 years who participated in a 12-week resistance and aerobic training plan three days a week and took a 500 milligram supplement of resveratrol per day. At the end of the training program, the participants experienced an increase in mitochondrial density, muscle fibers, and maximal oxygen consumption compared to exercise training alone.[35] Another study in which 22 year old men who engaged in four weeks of high-intensity interval training three days a week and supplemented with 150 milligrams of resveratrol per day, the lowest dose of the studies mentioned so far, did not promote increases in the men's aerobic or anaerobic capacity, exercise substrate utilization, or muscle fiber-specific adaptations compared to exercise alone.[36]
The type of exercise, intensity, and the dose of resveratrol may contribute to these contradictory results. More studies are needed to determine how resveratrol supplementation affects exercise performance.
Resveratrol supplementation and safety
Resveratrol exists as a trans and cis isomer – a molecule with the same atoms but in a different arrangment. Trans-resveratrol is believed to be the most predominant and stable of the two forms while also eliciting the major health benefits.[37] Trans-resveratrol should be protected from light as studies have shown that upon a few hours of solar or UV radiation, trans-resveratrol undergoes isomerization into the less active cis-resveratrol form.[38] The majority of resveratrol supplements sold in the US contain the trans form of resveratrol, according to their labeling.
Resveratrol's bioavailability – the amount that is taken up in the gut and delivered to the remainder of the body's tissues – is only about 25 percent due to rapid metabolism and excretion.[39] [40] Studies have shown that resveratrol metabolism varies in a circadian fashion, with higher bioavailability occurring in the morning.[41] Resveratrol is water insoluble and studies have shown that resveratrol enclosed in a nanocapsule – a shell that encapsulates an inner core – can increase stability and bioavailability.[42] Furthermore, a study in healthy human volunteers found that resveratrol exposure is increased when taken with a moderate fat breakfast (18 grams fat, 70 grams carbohydrate, and 12 grams protein) versus a very high fat breakfast (45 grams of fat, 60 grams of carbohydrates and 30 grams of protein) [43]
Other studies have shown that resveratrol supplementation in combination with piperine – a natural compound found in black pepper – may potentially increase bioavailability and efficacy by inhibiting enzymes involved in the metabolism of resveratrol. In mice given a single dose of resveratrol at 100 milligrams per kilogram of body weight along with piperine at 10 milligrams per kilogram of body weight resulted in a 1544 percent increase in serum concentration of resveratrol compared to mice only given resveratrol at 100 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. [44] However, a study in humans found that piperine does not improve bioavailability but may improve efficacy in regard to improved cerebral blood flow, which may benefit cognitive function. Specifically, 23 adults who took 250 milligrams of trans-resveratrol with 20 milligrams of piperine had an increase in cerebral blood flow.[45] Further research is needed to determine whether piperine has the ability to increase bioavailability and efficacy of resveratrol.
A 5-ounce glass of red wine contains approximately 1.8 milligrams of resveratrol while therapeutic doses typically range from approximately 100 milligrams to 1 gram. Human trials of resveratrol supplementation have demonstrated that up to 5 grams of resveratrol per day do not cause toxicity or serious side effects.[46] [47] A repeat dose study for 29 days in healthy volunteers showed that resveratrol supplementation of up to 5 grams was not toxic; however, doses above 2.5 grams were associated with mild to moderate gastrointestinal distress, such as nausea, flatulence (gas), abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea.[22] Furthermore, in overweight adults who were 70 years of age or older, 2 grams of resveratrol taken daily for 90 days was well tolerated.[48]
While resveratrol supplementation has been reported to have minimal side effects in multiple human trials, supplementation should be considered with caution. Hormetic effects in animal models have elicited adverse cardiovascular outcomes, particularly in rats given more than 25 milligrams per day.[49] Long term toxicology studies in humans (longer than one year) have not been performed.
Studies have also shown that resveratrol supplementation may interfere with the way in which the body metabolizes other drugs. In particular, resveratrol inhibits cytochrome P450 enzymes, or CYPs, which are involved with the metabolism of many drugs such as statins, antiarrhythmic agents, and antihistamines. This inhibition could reduce the metabolic clearance of certain drugs leading to increased bioavailability and risk of toxicity.[21] [50] [51]
Resveratrol elicits a broad range of physiological responses such as activating anti-inflammatory and antioxidant response pathways and promoting the activation of SIRT1. These responses have translated to functional health improvements when used to treat people diagnosed with various metabolic diseases as well as Alzheimer's disease. Given resveratrol's ability to activate cellular protective mechanisms and act as a calorie restriction mimetic, it has the potential to be used as a preventive supplement. Although resveratrol has proven effective in treating metabolic disease and holds promise as a preventive therapy, more studies are needed to ensure safety for long term use and the proper dose.
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Dos Vientos residents sue Thousand Oaks over former YMCA being turned into church
A group of Dos Vientos residents has sued the city of Thousand Oaks over their neighborhood's former YMCA being turned into the new home of pastor and City Councilman Rob McCoy's church.
The suit, filed April 18 in Ventura County Superior Court, alleges the city needed to approve a development permit for the church after conducting an environmental review as required by the California Environmental Quality Act, but didn't.
The city says the suit is baseless.
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Many residents of the Dos Vientos section of Newbury Park oppose the plans to transform the former Miller Family YMCA into the new home of McCoy's Godspeak Calvary Chapel.
Attorney Robert Glushon, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Dos Vientos Community Preservation Association and Dos Vientos resident Donald Armstrong, said Thursday the litigation is "about due process and transparency.
"This is not about: How can you oppose a church use?" he said. "The city's zoning code does not allow a church use on this site without a development permit."
The Dos Vientos Community Preservation Association is a new community group composed of homeowners and stakeholders "that was formed to organize the folks who were upset about this and want the law followed," he said.
The group says the building should remain a health and fitness facility. McCoy said Thursday his church will offer free fitness programs to the community five days a week.
Thousand Oaks Assistant City Attorney David Womack said Wednesday that while the city hasn't yet been formally served with the lawsuit, based on a copy of it provided to the city by The Star, "we believe the contentions made therein are not supported by the underlying facts or the applicable legal standards."
"Accordingly, in the event the city is forced to litigate this matter, we believe the city will successfully defend the decisions it made in association with the proposed use of the subject property as a place of worship," Womack said.
McCoy said Thursday his church selected the former YMCA as its new home "because it's zoned for religious use. That's why we picked it. We did our due diligence when we looked at the property and we fulfilled all of the zoning ordinances.
"I'm not sure what motivates them to file a lawsuit," he added.
Glushon, whose firm, Luna & Glushon, is based in Encino in Los Angeles, said the city told him there already is a development permit that was approved in 2002 for the 18,400-square-foot YMCA at 320 Via Las Brisas as part of the construction of a 51,610-square-foot retail/commercial center there. "And the city said, 'We will not require a new development permit or an amended development permit for them to have a church use' " at the former Y.
"But we're talking 16 years ago," Glushon said. "The problem with that is that the city is wrong because they can't use a prior approval, which was based on a 'public benefit' of a YMCA use. And then 16 years later, when the public is deprived of that benefit, not requiring an amended or new development permit."
The city, he said, "is trying to avoid the public scrutiny and a public hearing and debate over a new development permit by saying somehow it's grandfathered in because of the old approval."
According to the suit, "pursuant to the city's zoning code, a 'church' use is not allowed on the subject property without a development permit."
"The city can't put its head in the sand and pretend that a 16-year-old development permit for a project that did not include a church use can somehow be a hall pass today," Glushon said.
The city did issue a demolition permit for the former YMCA building, he said. The building's swimming pool has been demolished and filled in and that location will serve as the church's main auditorium.
"But the demolition of the pool does not constitute establishing a church use," Glushon said.
The suit seeks a court order directing the city to require a development permit and new environmental review as mandated by the city's zoning code and CEQA "before a lawful church use can be established," he said. "The remedy is for the court to tell the city to follow its own laws."
Glushon said he expects to serve the city within days.
The former YMCA was bought for $2.85 million in January by the Texas-based nonprofit Heavenly Father's Foundation, which plans to lease it as the new home of McCoy's church. McCoy said he is a "very dear friend" of the founder of the foundation, Texas billionaire Dan Wilks.
Wilks and his wife, Staci, are named as "real parties in interest," but not defendants, in the lawsuit.
McCoy's church is currently in a smaller, industrial park location in Newbury Park about five miles from its future home. The church hopes to move into its new home in August.
The YMCA closed Dec. 31 due to what Y officials said was a declining membership and annual operating losses of about $100,000.


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Title: Kaiser
Subject: List of state leaders in 1888, August Keim, List of state leaders in 1900, Antonio Paoli, Kiel Canal
Collection: German Empire, German Noble Titles, Heads of State, Holy Roman Emperors, Royal Titles, Titles of National or Ethnic Leadership
Kaiser of the Austrian Empire, Franz I (1804–1835)
Kaiser is the German word for "emperor". Like the Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian Czar it is directly derived from the Roman emperors' title of Caesar, which in turn is derived from the personal name of a branch of the gens (clan) Julia, to which Gaius Julius Caesar, the forebear of the first imperial family, belonged. Although the British monarchs styled "Emperor of India" were also called "Kaisar-i-Hind" in Hindi and Urdu, this word, although ultimately sharing the same Latin origin, is derived from the Greek: Καῖσαρ (kaisar), not the German Kaiser.[1]
In English, the term the Kaiser is usually reserved for the emperors of the German Empire and the emperors of the Austrian Empire. During the First World War, the term the Kaiser—especially as applied to Wilhelm II of Germany—gained considerable knowledge in English-speaking countries.
German history and antecedents of the title 1
German history and antecedents of the title
The Holy Roman Emperors (962–1806) called themselves Kaiser,[2] combining the imperial title with that of Roman King (assumed by the designated heir before the imperial coronation); they saw their rule as a continuation of that of the Roman Emperors and used the title derived from the title Caesar to reflect their supposed heritage.
The rulers of the Empire of Austria (1804–1918) were drawn from the Habsburg dynasty, who, after 1438, provided most of Holy Roman Emperors. The Austrian rulers adopted the title Kaiser. There were only four Kaisers of the Austrian Empire, and they have all belonged to the Habsburg dynasty. In 1871, there was much debate about the exact title for the monarch of those German territories (such as free imperial cities, principalities, duchies, and kingdoms) that agreed to unify under the leadership of Prussia, thereby forming the German Empire. Deutscher Kaiser ("German Emperor") was chosen over alternatives such as Kaiser von Deutschland ("Emperor of Germany"), or Kaiser der Deutschen ("Emperor of the Germans"), as the chosen title simply connoted that the new emperor, hearkening from Prussia, was a German, but did not imply that this new emperor had dominion over all German territories. There were only three Kaisers of the (second) German Empire. All of them belonged to the Hohenzollern dynasty, which, as kings of Prussia, had been de facto leaders of lesser Germany.
In English the (untranslated) word Kaiser is mainly associated with the emperors of the unified German Empire (1871–1918), in particular with Kaiser Wilhelm II. In 1806 the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved, but the title of Kaiser was retained by the House of Habsburg, the head of which, beginning in 1804, bore the title of Emperor (Kaiser) of Austria.[2]
The Kaisers of the Austrian Empire (1804–1918):
Franz I (1804–1835)
Ferdinand I (1835–1848)
Franz Joseph I (1848–1916)
Karl I (1916–1918)
The Kaisers of the German Empire (1871–1918) were:
Wilhelm I (1871–1888);
Friedrich III (9 March-15 June 1888), who ruled for 99 days;
Wilhelm II (1888–1918), during whose reign the monarchy in Germany ended near the end of World War I.
Karl von Habsburg is currently the head of the House of Habsburg.
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List of German monarchs
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Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
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class Timeout(object):
    """! @brief Timeout helper context manager.

    The recommended way to use this class is demonstrated here. It uses an else block on a
    while loop to handle the timeout. The code in the while loop must use a break statement
    to exit in the successful case.

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                break
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    @endcode

    Another method of using the class is to check the `did_time_out` property from within the
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    related to the operation being performed.

    If you pass a non-zero value for _sleeptime_ to the constructor, the check() method will
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    def __init__(self, timeout, sleeptime=0):
        """! @brief Constructor.
        @param self
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        @param sleeptime Time in seconds to sleep during calls to check(). Defaults to 0, thus
            check() will not sleep unless you pass a different value.
        """
        self._sleeptime = sleeptime
        self._timeout = timeout
        self._timed_out = False
        self._start = -1
        self._is_first_check = True

    def __enter__(self):
        self._start = time()
        return self

    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
        pass

    def check(self, autosleep=True):
        """! @brief Check for timeout and possibly sleep.

        Starting with the second call to this method, it will automatically sleep before returning
        if:
            - The timeout has not yet occurred.
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            - The _autosleep_ parameter is True.

        @param self
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        """
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        if (time() - self._start) > self._timeout:
            self._timed_out = True
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        elif (not self._is_first_check) and autosleep and self._sleeptime:
            sleep(self._sleeptime)
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        return not self._timed_out

    @property
    def did_time_out(self):
        """! @brief Whether the timeout has occurred as of the time when this property is accessed."""
        self.check(autosleep=False)
        return self._timed_out

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Press Briefing by Dana Perino and Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
James S. Brady Briefing Room
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MS. PERINO: It's been our great pleasure to work with Kelly O'Donnell of NBC News. And today is her last day covering the White House full-time, and so we wish you the very best in your -- (applause.)
MS. O'DONNELL: Thank you.
MS. PERINO: Maybe you can knock some sense into Congress while you are up there. But it's been a true pleasure; the President and Mrs. Bush have enjoyed having you here, all of your colleagues have, and I speak on behalf of the press office and I'm sure the sentiment is felt in the room.
MS. O'DONNELL: Thank you very much.
Q Speech. (Laughter.)
MS. PERINO: I have one announcement and then I have a special guest to introduce. Today U.S. Trade Representative Schwab announced a groundbreaking proposal as part of the Doha negotiations to increase trade for environmental goods and services, with priority action on technologies directly linked to addressing climate change and energy security. This is something the President has been talking about for a while, and so has Secretary Paulson over at Treasury.
By eliminating these tariffs and non-tariff barriers to environmental goods and services -- particularly clean energy technology such as solar panels, wind turbines, fuel cells -- we can lower their costs and increase global access and use of these products around the world. This initiative is the result of the President's commitment earlier this year to work with nations to eliminate the tariffs and other barriers to trade and clean energy technologies, and we certainly celebrate that decision.
My guest today is Ambassador and Dr. Mark Dybul, from the State Department. He runs the President's Emergency Plan for AID [sic] Office at the State Department. As you know, today is World AIDS Day. We are celebrating -- we are mourning loss of life, but also celebrating the fact that many people are able to survive and live with this disease. And so we have a special ribbon that is out front of the White House today; it will be up through Sunday. It's eight feet wide and 28 feet tall; it was quite a feat to get it up there and we're very glad it is.
The President has already given remarks, but I've invited Ambassador Dybul here to answer a few of your questions and then I'll finish up. Mark.
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Hi, good afternoon, everyone. As Dana said, it is World AIDS Day and we're here to commemorate the lives of people who have lost. I think you all know the numbers -- 33 million people living with this disease. HIV is still the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa, so we have a lot of work to do. But as Dana said, we're also celebrating today the many lives that are being saved -- the parents, teachers, health care workers, peacekeepers that are alive to build their communities.
And so we talk about numbers. The President announced the American people are supporting 1.36 million people receiving antiretroviral therapy, care for 6.7 million people, including 2.7 million orphans and vulnerable children. Staggering numbers when you think that only a few years ago only 50,000 people in all of sub-Saharan Africa were receiving treatment. So these numbers are things we talk about, but behind those numbers are the parents, the teachers, the health care workers, the peacekeepers that are alive to build their communities and create hope.
And today the President met with some of the heroes that are making this work. Functionally what we're doing is supporting people on the ground. More than 80 percent of our partners are local organizations and local people, and they're really a legion of heroes out there giving all of themselves for others, and the President met some of those people today. They are the ones who are making it work. It's the leadership of the people in the country, and it's the grassroots local organizations that are out there serving their brothers and sisters.
So I'd be happy to take any questions about --
Q Has the disease been conquered now?
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Oh, it would be tough to say "conquered." But the tide is turning, and that's the important thing. We need to turn the tide to have a reduction in infections and to have the people who are suffering with this infection cared for and treated. And that's what's happened. So we're going in the right direction.
As President Bush has said today, we talk about a big success -- and it is -- but we're only starting. And that's why he called on Congress to support the next phase, the $30 billion for the next five years.
Q Is it education more than medicine?
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Oh it's both. It's both. About 46 percent of the budget goes for treatment, which involves not only drugs, it involves the people who provide the drugs, it involves the training for those people. It involves new infrastructure. It involves laboratories. It involves a whole supply chain system, as well as a lot to deliver therapy. That's the treatment piece.
But one of the most amazing things about this initiative, and I hope everyone -- this is the largest international health initiative in history dedicated to a single disease; rather extraordinary statement. And it involves prevention, care and treatment. And there have been initiatives to deal with one or the other, but you need all three. So about 46 percent goes for treatment; about 29 percent goes for prevention, because ultimately the bedrock is to prevent new infections. But you need the care and treatment as well, and the care is for orphans and vulnerable children, and also people living with HIV/AIDS. So it's prevention, care and treatment.
Q One other question. In terms of religious aspects of contraception, has that been a block?
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: No, and as President Bush said today, we support behavior change, which includes the provision of condoms. But you also need to change the way people behave. Really, what we're doing is beginning with young people, five, six, seven, 10 year olds, to try to get them to respect themselves and to respect others. And in Africa that's very important. Gender in equality is a major issue in Africa and Asia and parts of Latin America. So when you begin with young people and teach them to respect themselves and respect others, it means we will hopefully have a new generation where we have gender equality. And we're starting to see some of this.
It also means, if you respect yourself and respect others, that you'll wait for sexual activity, and that you'll be faithful to a single partner; and that when you are sexually active, you'll use condoms. So it's a very comprehensive and coordinated approach. But we're also doing other aspects: prevention of mother-to-child transmission, building safe blood systems, doing counseling and testing so people know they're positive and can have a more effective approach to identify people who are positive to target prevention programs there, but also to try to keep people negative. So it's a very comprehensive evidence-based approach.
Q But it sounds like there is a religious element.
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: There is -- I wouldn't say there's a religious element. I would say there's involvement of faith-based organizations in moving these programs forward. The President met with some of them today. Now why is that? Well there are a couple of reasons. First of all, to be honest, most people don't listen to people like me. Young kids aren't going to listen to health care professionals or ministers of health. Some -- they do listen to doctors and nurses in their community. But in communities they'll listen to the community leaders, and frequently those are faith-based leaders, which helps teach children to change. It's not just faith communities, though -- it's schools, it's the public sector, it's country leaders -- President Mohai and President Kikwete are out there as well, First Ladies, it's tribal leaders, it's everyone.
In the terms of provision of care and treatment, we've got to engage the faith-based sector. The World Health Organization has estimated 30 to 70 percent of health care in Africa is provided by faith-based organizations. You can't possibly tackle a health care emergency like AIDS if you ignore 30 to 70 percent of the health care infrastructure.
And when you talk about orphans and vulnerable children, most of that -- most of that type of care is provided by faith-based organizations. Frequently you'll go to a village in Africa and you'll see no trace of a government or a public health sector, but you'll see a church and you'll see a faith community. And so you've got to work with those groups in prevention, care and treatment.
Q To what degree is the --
Q I've heard a lot of talk about Africa today. And activists in the nation's capital say there is an emergency, there is a crisis right here in the President's own backyard. Washington, D.C., as you know, has the highest rate of new AIDS cases in the country and there are roughly 10,000 people in Washington, D.C. living with AIDS, one in 50 D.C. residents; 81 percent of new cases are African Americans. Activists here say the President isn't doing enough right here in the nation's capital.
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Well, I'm a Global AIDS Coordinator, so I deal with the rest of the world, so you'll have to talk with the Department of Health and Human Services. But I do think it's important -- I believe this is in the fact sheet you have -- that under this administration around $90 billion has been dedicated to domestic HIV/AIDS, including $18 billion for research. There's been a 47 percent increase in resources for treatment here in this country. So there is a major effort here as well, but we're also looking to the rest of the world because that's where most of the infection is. About 68 percent -- 63 to 68 percent of infection of the world is in Africa. And so we have a heavy concentration there, but there is a heavy effort here in the United States as well.
Q To follow up, though -- I mean, from your knowledge of the crisis in Africa, do you consider, when you hear numbers like this, is this is a crisis in Washington, D.C.?
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Well, it's certainly something that needs to be tackled. And I saw Dr. Shannon Hader -- who used to work in our office, actually, who now heads the D.C. program -- talking about them, talking about the efforts they're putting in to tackle the epidemic here. But I don't know enough about it say much more about it.
Q Can I have one more, just on the international funding? The programs internationally -- I was trying to get a breakdown earlier and I don't know if you had it now -- the percentage that is spent in the prevention side of the program on abstinence versus needle exchange and condom use.
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Well, in terms of needle exchange, we actually don't support needle exchange; neither did the previous administration. We carried forward the last administration's policy on global needle exchange. We do support methadone replacement, which I think, you know, our Institute of Medicine has appropriately said is the most effective way to treat drug users. This is a clinical addiction; it is not a social disease. And there's a clinical treatment with this methadone. And methadone substitution therapy actually is the most effective way to reduce HIV among intravenous drug users, so that's what we support.
In terms of the overall pie, as I mentioned about 29 percent of our overall budget is for prevention. Within that we have many different areas. Seven percent of our overall effort is for abstinence and being faithful, both of those, A and B; and about 5.5 percent is effectively for the condoms piece. Since the emergency plan began, the American people have supplied 1.8 billion condoms globally. That, according to Peter Piot, the head of U.N. AIDS, is more than the rest of the developed world combined.
So we do provide a lot of condoms, but it's in this context of behavior change, because condoms alone aren't going to tackle this epidemic, and the data from Africa are overwhelming here, whether it's a study published in Science magazine, if it's in Zimbabwe, showing that you need partner reduction and fidelity, being faithful to a single partner, delaying sexual debut, or being abstinent or -- if you are sexually active to refrain from sexual activity, and correct and consistent condom use; you need all three.
Same data from Kenya, same data from Cote d'Ivoire, same data now from the U.N. AIDS report in many countries where we're seeing this type of behavior change. So you've got to have all pieces, and that's why we support all pieces.
Q Could you indicate how much stigmas that are associated with AIDS are still a roadblock in progress you're trying to make?
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: No question stigma is still out there. Stigma is still here, you know. When I was a young doctor in San Francisco in this country, we were suing doctors to touch HIV-positive people, to operate on them, to do dental work on them. There's been huge -- we're going through the same thing, and that's expected, as people start to learn about the disease.
But what's really radically changing -- and some of the people today the President met with talked about this -- is how radically things have changed in the last couple years. It's been this total transformation from despair to hope, and that's helping with the stigma.
Presidents of countries -- President Kikwete, President Mogae -- are talking about it publicly. They're getting tested for HIV publicly.
What helped change stigma in this country was effectively medicalizing the disease, talking about it as a medical disease -- and that means you need care and treatment, and that means you need counseling and testing. And that's why the President combined prevention, care and treatment, because you've got to get the care and treatment out there to break the stigma.
No question it's still a problem. We spend a lot of effort on anti-stigma campaigns. It's why you need the faith community. It's why you need the tribal leaders. It's why you need everyone in the community talking about this infection, to help break down that stigma.
So it's still there. But I actually always ask this question, and over the last three years, I'll go back and I'll ask people, is stigma going down? And they'll say yes. And the reason is because people are talking about it more, they're talking -- we're talking about it more, we're providing resources, programs are getting out.
So the stigma is going down, but we've still got work -- we've got work to do on everything. That's why the President said we have success here, but it's only just begun.
Q Sir, how serious is the disease in Asia, especially in India? And is the Indian government doing anything about it?
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Well, as I'm sure you know, U.N. AIDS just revised the numbers and actually revised the number downward in India by about half. There are some very successful programs in India, and Prime Minister Singh has significantly increased resources for HIV/AIDS. The U.S. government is a Privileged Partner with India in their fight; we work in Tamulnadu and Maharashtra. And in Tamulnadu, actually, we've seen a significant decline in HIV infection over time, so there is a response. But the infection is less than we thought because some better evaluation was done.
Q Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. You make reference to faith-based organizations. Can you simply say private sector organizations and private business? And also, does your office have a list of how much money they are using in terms of private dollars to combat the disease?
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Absolutely. And it's a very good point. I refer to faith-based organizations because I was asked specifically about it. But we actually talk about -- and the President talked about this, and has in the past -- all walks of life, all sectors needing to respond. Governments don't have a corner on compassion and generosity, and certainly not on ability. And so we need all sectors to respond. So we actually talk about government, non-governmental organizations, including faith and community-based organizations, and the private sector. We've actually had some incredibly successful public-private partnerships. Mrs. Bush has launched several of them for us, and they've been incredibly successful.
So you've got to involve the private sector, as well. All sectors need to be involved; tribal leaders need to be involved. This isn't a single-sector disease, it walks across all of our lives, and so you need all sectors involved.
Q Would your office provide a list of aggregate donations for research strictly from private business or private sector organizations?
AMBASSADOR DYBUL: Those estimates are actually made -- we don't collect them, but other organizations do -- the Hudson Institute, for example, has a full list of all of that, from the private sector, from individual Americans. I think one thing the President focused on today is, there were a couple of people he met with today who are in the private sector, business people, who are going to Africa to dedicate their time to serve others in need. The incredible generosity of the American people and compassion of the American people is not restricted to government. And so all these different walks of life, including the private sector, are contributing.
Again, I can tell you very specific public-private partnerships where the private sector has come together to support this incredible humanitarian effort.
MS. PERINO: All right, other topics?
Q Iraq's Prime Minister has asked President Bush to hand over Saddam Hussein's cousin -- he's known as "Chemical Ali" -- and two other officials who are sentenced to hang. Is the President going to do that?
MS. PERINO: I do not have an update for you. I've seen those reports and that request. I'll need to check on it, Terry. I've been with the President today on World AIDS Day, so I'll check.
Q Have we taken a position? I guess we have refused to in the past.
MS. PERINO: I do not know. Let me get --
Q Why wouldn't they turn him over to the Iraqi --
MS. PERINO: Same answer. I've got to check on it.
Kelly.
Q Is the President aware of the concerns expressed by about two dozen generals, formal generals, who are advocating an end to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy? Does the President think because of their experience with unit cohesion and morale and so forth, that that's something to be considered?
MS. PERINO: I have not spoken to him about it. I did check this morning policy-wise, with our policymakers that we are not seeking a change in the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. But of course as people have experiences and they want to share those with us, we'll take them into consideration.
Q Can you tell us why the U.S. has withdrawn a resolution in the Security Council which praised the Israelis --
MS. PERINO: I checked right before I came out here. That has just happened up at the U.N. The quick answer that I got was that they didn't think it was a necessary resolution to -- in order to get the peace negotiations underway and launched, that was started earlier this week in Annapolis, and that's all I have for you.
Q Why was it put forward, if it's not necessary?
MS. PERINO: I don't have anything on it. I literally checked on it right before I came down, which is why I was a little bit late, but that was all I got, was that the reason it was pulled out was they felt it wasn't necessary.
Q Does the President want no troops out from Iraq on his watch? I'm talking about all the troops.
MS. PERINO: Well, 5,700 troops will be home by the end of the year, so that is some troops coming home. The President said that troop levels are going to be made by commanders on the ground, and that we're going to have to talk about --
Q Why should it be? Why can't the American people have a say?
MS. PERINO: -- return on success. The American people have had a say. They elected a President who is their Commander-in-Chief and is making decisions based on what his commanders on the ground are telling him.
Q And you think that was the vote of the American people?
MS. PERINO: They elected a Commander-in-Chief, and the President is bringing home 5,700 troops, based on the recommendations of his commanders on the ground and based on return on success. Hopefully in the future we can bring home more, but it's going to depend on what General Petraeus reports and remember he will come back in March.
Q Why should we depend on him?
MS. PERINO: Because he is the commander on the ground, Helen. He's the one who is making sure that the situation is moving --
Q You mean how many more people we kill?
MS. PERINO: Helen, I find it really unfortunate that you use your front row position, bestowed upon you by your colleagues, to make such statements. This is a -- it is an honor and a privilege to be in the briefing room, and to suggest that we, at the United States, are killing innocent people is just absurd and very offensive.
Q Do you know how many we have since the start of this war?
MS. PERINO: How many -- we are going after the enemy, Helen. To the extent that any innocent Iraqis have been killed, we have expressed regret for it.
Q Oh, regret. It doesn't bring back a life.
MS. PERINO: Helen, we are in a war zone, and our military works extremely hard to make sure that everyone has the opportunity for liberty and freedom and democracy, and that is exactly what they are doing.
I'm going to move on.
Q Dana, two questions. You heard the question that I addressed to Ambassador Dybul, and he says he's the expert on the international side of AIDS. So what do you say to the concerns by activists that the President has not done enough to address an AIDS crisis in his own backyard?
MS. PERINO: Well, I think -- as he said in -- you have the fact sheet -- we are putting resources and money towards it. We have -- there is a need here in America, but there is also a need in other countries, including Africa, Latin American and Asia. One of the things the President talks about as well is that it is in our national security interests to make sure that countries aren't completely destabilized by an infection that we know that we can help prevent -- or at least we can help people be able to live healthy and productive lives, which gives them hope, which hopefully turns around their situation.
And so there has to be a dual track. I would have to check in and see, in terms of what the Department of Health and Human Services has in regards to the D.C. situation. Clearly the numbers that you read, I have to believe that those are accurate. It's disturbing and of a concern. And let us check with Department of Health and Human Services and see what actions are being taken. He mentioned some that the doctors are taking, and so we'll check.
Q I wondered if, do you know if the President, himself, is aware of the situation in Washington, D.C. and how concerned he is about it on World AIDS Day?
MS. PERINO: Well, the President is concerned about anybody who has HIV/AIDS, and that is why he has worked to help reduce the stigma, to provide hope for people, to provide more drugs to individuals.
And remember, he has helped empower the faith-based community and encouraged the private sector to move forward to try to help, because government is not going to be able to do it all, and I think by the very fact that he did that helps launch organizations and new initiatives that can take place at a community level, and maybe D.C. needs a little bit more attention on that end. And perhaps we can help in that regard. So we'll check and we'll find out.
Q And just one other on -- any reaction to the word now that a number of ships and even one U.S. aircraft have been denied either port or landing rights in Hong Kong?
MS. PERINO: I'm following the story. Obviously this is something that we've been talking about for the past couple of days. DOD will have details, in terms of how many ships or in terms of the incident.
Q Any White House reaction to this?
MS. PERINO: This incident has not prevented us from being able to work with the Chinese. We are two very large countries, very powerful countries. We have a deep and mature relationship. We have open lines of communication, and we are taking advantage of those now so that we can establish better communication, and part of that is going to be establishing this mil-to-mil or military-to-military hotline that the President and President Hu Jintao agreed to when we were at APEC. And so I think that this has underscored a need to get that moving even faster.
Q But we're not talking about the same story we were talking about several days ago. This is new. They have now banned port calls at Christmas.
MS. PERINO: No, I understand. I understand that. And that's why I said that we are --
Q If we're so close to them, how come we haven't been able to work it out?
MS. PERINO: We are -- we've been communicating with them, and I am sure that we will be able to work it out with them. But that's why we are seeking a clarification from the other day. And we are working to make sure that this situation can be resolved.
Q What's your understanding about why it happened -- why it's happening?
MS. PERINO: Well, what I said the other day was that there was a misunderstanding or a miscommunication -- in my mind --
Q But it still said -- I mean, this is something new. I mean, if there's something new here --
MS. PERINO: No, I'm not sure if it all didn't happen on the same day. I'm not positive.
Q They did not.
MS. PERINO: That's why I need to check with DOD -- in terms of the decision that the Chinese made, when they made those decisions.
Q Well, in terms of their announcing it, it didn't happen on the same day.
MS. PERINO: I realize that, but there's a distinction.
Q What do you see as their reason?
MS. PERINO: As I said, Helen, we've asked for a clarification.
Q Is there a sense of trying to tone down the rhetoric on this and not be perceived as being too critical of the Chinese in a public setting like this?
MS. PERINO: No, I -- what I'm expressing is what the President believes, which is that we have lots of different areas of cooperation with China. We have a complicated relationship in some regards. We're two big countries. We have lots of issues regarding trade; we're working with them on a variety of issues at the U.N., including the issues regarding Iran; we have military-to-military exchanges that we're working towards. And this relationship is growing and maturing, and this is something that two nations should be able to work through, and I don't think escalating it everyday is necessary. We've asked for a clarification and we have a -- we are communicating with them both from here and also at DOD; they're talking to their counterparts as well.
Wendell.
Q Treasury Secretary Paulson has been briefing officials from the financial industry on negotiations with lenders to freeze mortgage rates for the issue to sub-prime mortgage holders. It looks like he is close to an announcement. What can you tell us about it?
MS. PERINO: It's premature for me to talk about any decisions that might come from those discussions that Secretary Paulson is having. But I'll remind you that on August 31st the President called on Secretary Paulson and Secretary Jackson to work together amongst their own agencies and also with private lenders to see what we can do in order to help individuals who might face losing their home in this downturn in the economy -- I'm sorry, downturn in the housing market.
The economy -- the fundamentals of the economy remain strong, but that doesn't mean that Secretary Paulson has wasted any time in trying to make sure that we have a bulwark against that in the future. So that is why he's having these negotiations, and I'm loathe to make any announcement prior to him being able to finalize the negotiations.
Q Is that because -- if I can follow up, is that because it's not done? Because he seems to be talking about it himself to officials. Or is it -- why should we be last to know?
MS. PERINO: The discussion that Secretary Paulson is making -- or, is having will culminate in something that he will announce at the appropriate time. And now is not the time.
Q Yes, but it's being telegraphed now. It was in The Wall Street Journal this morning. It will be on the network news broadcasts tonight --
MS. PERINO: Bill, there's a lot of things that end up in the paper that haven't been announced by the federal government.
Q No, no, no, no. This is directly from people at Treasury. And it will be in tomorrow morning's papers. So why is the White House stepping back?
MS. PERINO: Because there is no announcement to make, and I'm not -- you're not going to be able to get an announcement out of me, because I don't have one to make.
Q Same subject?
Q Without an announcement --
MS. PERINO: Gosh, you guys are -- lots of yelling today.
Q -- can you answer criticism that this bails out people that -- a plan like this would bail out people who made bad financial choices, and that people who struggle --
MS. PERINO: The President has made clear --
Q -- all the time to make payments every month --
MS. PERINO: The President has been clear that nothing that we will --
Q -- just finishing my question.
MS. PERINO: Okay. The President has been clear that no taxpayer money should be used for any sort of bailout. And so let's let Secretary Paulson and Secretary Jackson have the discussions that they are having with the private sector. And when they're -- if and when they are ready to announce something, we'll let them have that.
We are also encouraging Congress to take action on the reforms the President has proposed, such as the reform in the mortgage taxation provision that we've asked, that I think is sitting in the Senate still.
Q Would any of this signal that you really do fear a recession, if something like this doesn't happen?
MS. PERINO: No, I think -- I'd refer you to Eddie Lazear yesterday, who said that while we are facing a headwind because of the housing and credit issues, we believe the fundamentals of the economy are strong.
Toby.
Q The President announced this morning that he will be traveling to sub-Saharan Africa.
MS. PERINO: Yes.
Q Can you give us any indication of when, and which countries he will visit, and basically what is the overall purpose of that?
MS. PERINO: Well, the purpose of the trip will be -- he'll have multiple reasons for going, obviously. He'll want to talk about freedom, he'll want to talk about and see -- on behalf of the American people -- if the taxpayer dollars that we are putting forward for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is bearing fruit. He wants to make sure that these programs are held accountable, so that Americans can feel comfortable that their financial donations are bearing fruit.
I can't give you a date. The President said "early next year" -- that's as best as I can do right now. And when we have --
Q Can you give us a month?
MS. PERINO: No. He said "early next year."
Q What about the countries?
Q January?
MS. PERINO: No, nothing further to announce, just that he will be going to the region, and when we have more for you, we will --
Q Same subject, please?
MS. PERINO: I can hear you. (Laughter.) Okay.
Q Does the President know anybody with AIDS?
MS. PERINO: Of course he does. In fact, he met with one today, "Auntie Bridget," who was one of the women who was a part of the event today. And remember that he went to Africa in July of 2003. I'm sure there are other people that he's met with here throughout the years. He's been in office for seven years. He might have known somebody from beforehand. But he's certainly been in contact with people with HIV/AIDS. He's very concerned.
Q I meant whether he personally knew anyone, not whether he'd simply met somebody --
MS. PERINO: I don't know.
Q I can try.
MS. PERINO: I'll come back to you, but let me just finish these guys here.
Q Will you come here?
Q Thank you, Dana. There's two major elections going on that are controversial in the eyes of the world that will be held this weekend: Chile and Russia. And in particular, the --
MS. PERINO: Chile?
Q I'm sorry, Venezuela. Will the White House put out a statement on the election results? And are you monitoring those elections?
MS. PERINO: Well, we're certainly keeping an eye on them and, if there will be a statement, we'll let you know. But we are concerned that people would not be able to have the free and fair elections that they deserve, and the President has expressed his concern about that just last week in a statement in regards to the Russian situation, and I made one yesterday regarding Venezuela.
But clearly in Venezuela you've had multiple protests by up to 100,000 people, I saw yesterday, in terms of -- that was what was reported -- who are unhappy with the Venezuela government, the Hugo Chavez government, and I think there is good reason for them to be unhappy. So this will be a decision that is up to the Venezuelans to make and we'll see what they decide on Sunday.
Q Will you make similar statements if there is protest against the Pakistani elections, about their legality?
MS. PERINO: Look, I think that in Pakistan what we have called for is for people to be able to meet, to assemble, to express themselves, to be able to express themselves in a free and fair media that we've asked for, so that they can have a robust and vigorous debate before the campaign and before the elections on January 8th. And we hope that everybody will be able to do that and we urge everyone to do that without any violence.
Okay, Les.
Q Thank you. Thank you very much, Dana. Two questions. WorldNetDaily's Jerusalem bureau chief reports that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah organization and its military wing, the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, took responsibility for every suicide bombing in Israel during the past three years. And my question: What's the White House reaction to this report?
MS. PERINO: I haven't seen the report so I'm not going to be able to react.
Q WorldNetDaily also reports that if Israel hands over any of the West Bank territory to Abbas, that Hamas will take over that land. And my question: Since Hamas so quickly drove Fatah out of the Gaza Strip, why does the Bush White House believe that Israel should give any West Bank land to Fatah?
MS. PERINO: I'm not going to comment on that, but what I am going to say is that Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas were here this week, they were here at Annapolis, they came to the White House several times. They have launched their negotiations and we should all be wishing them the best in trying to work to let them work through all of those core issues that they're going to have to deal with, which is going to be quite emotional, is going to be very difficult and is going to take some time.
Q Do you want to respond to Congressman Murtha's comments last night when he said the surge appears to working militarily, though he says he still has obvious problems with the war in Iraq; and also that he might be comfortable with a two-year troop withdrawal instead of a one-year?
MS. PERINO: Well, I think that the fact that Congress members have gone over to Iraq in order to see for themselves what General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker have been able to do, is worthwhile. And I think that many of them have come back and said you are seeing a difference on the ground, it's too early to declare any sort of victory, but we're certainly having an impact. That is why the troops need the funding that we've requested, that the Department of Defense has asked for, so that these troops can continue to be well supplied, and well fed, and encouraged, and supported also by the State Department, because as Representative Murtha also said, there needs to be work on the political side of things.
But one of the things that Congress suggested in its $50 million -- $50 billion bridge proposal -- they cut out all the money for the State Department, which is the very political money that they say that they need. And so when they get back on Tuesday, we hope that they will get down to work, stop ducking the issue, and finally get our troops funded.
I'm going to go back here. Go ahead.
Q Hi, Dana. Totally different topic. A Canadian federal court has ruled that the United States is not a safe country for refugees, citing the example of Maher Arar and saying that the U.S. sends refugees back to countries that torture. What's the White House reaction?
MS. PERINO: Well, the court decision just came out. It was in a Canadian court, and we will review it. But I do believe we have a robust protection regime for refugees. And one of the things you just have to look at is our situation with Guantanamo Bay, in which many people have asked us to move people on -- start getting people out of Guantanamo Bay and back to the countries from which they came. But one of the reasons we haven't is because we don't get the assurances that we need.
And so we'll review the decision, but we fully adhere to our treaty obligations, and I think that that report might be misguided.
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package org.assertj.core.api.recursive.comparison;

import static org.assertj.core.api.BDDAssertions.then;
import static org.assertj.core.api.recursive.comparison.DualValueUtil.randomPath;
import static org.assertj.core.util.Lists.list;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

@DisplayName("DualValueDeque")
class DualValueDequeTest {

  private RecursiveComparisonConfiguration recursiveComparisonConfiguration;

  @BeforeEach
  void beforeEachTest() {
    recursiveComparisonConfiguration = new RecursiveComparisonConfiguration();
  }

  @Test
  void should_ignore_dual_values_with_a_null_first_value() {
    // GIVEN
    recursiveComparisonConfiguration.setIgnoreAllActualNullFields(true);
    DualValueDeque dualValueDeque = new DualValueDeque(recursiveComparisonConfiguration);
    DualValue dualValueA = dualValue(null, "A");
    DualValue dualValueB = dualValue("B", "B");
    DualValue dualValueC = dualValue(null, "C");
    DualValue dualValueD = dualValue("D", "D");
    DualValue dualValueE = dualValue("E", "E");
    // WHEN
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueA);
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueB);
    dualValueDeque.addFirst(dualValueC);
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueD);
    dualValueDeque.addLast(dualValueE);
    dualValueDeque.add(1, dualValueA);
    dualValueDeque.addAll(list(dualValueA, dualValueB, dualValueC));
    dualValueDeque.addAll(0, list(dualValueA, dualValueB, dualValueC));
    // THEN
    then(dualValueDeque).containsExactly(dualValueB, dualValueB, dualValueD, dualValueE, dualValueB);
  }

  @Test
  void should_ignore_dual_values_with_a_null_second_value() {
    // GIVEN
    recursiveComparisonConfiguration.setIgnoreAllExpectedNullFields(true);
    DualValueDeque dualValueDeque = new DualValueDeque(recursiveComparisonConfiguration);
    DualValue dualValueA = dualValue("A", null);
    DualValue dualValueB = dualValue("B", "B");
    DualValue dualValueC = dualValue("C", null);
    DualValue dualValueD = dualValue("D", "D");
    DualValue dualValueE = dualValue("E", "E");
    // WHEN
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueA);
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueB);
    dualValueDeque.addFirst(dualValueC);
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueD);
    dualValueDeque.addLast(dualValueE);
    dualValueDeque.add(1, dualValueA);
    dualValueDeque.addAll(list(dualValueA, dualValueB, dualValueC));
    dualValueDeque.addAll(0, list(dualValueA, dualValueB, dualValueC));
    // THEN
    then(dualValueDeque).containsExactly(dualValueB, dualValueB, dualValueD, dualValueE, dualValueB);
  }

  @Test
  void should_not_ignore_any_dual_values() {
    // GIVEN
    DualValueDeque dualValueDeque = new DualValueDeque(recursiveComparisonConfiguration);
    DualValue dualValueA = dualValue(null, "A");
    DualValue dualValueB = dualValue("B", "B");
    DualValue dualValueC = dualValue(null, "C");
    DualValue dualValueD = dualValue("D", "D");
    DualValue dualValueE = dualValue("E", "E");
    // WHEN
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueA);
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueB);
    dualValueDeque.addFirst(dualValueC);
    dualValueDeque.add(dualValueD);
    dualValueDeque.addLast(dualValueE);
    dualValueDeque.add(1, dualValueA);
    dualValueDeque.addAll(list(dualValueA, dualValueB, dualValueC));
    dualValueDeque.addAll(0, list(dualValueA, dualValueB, dualValueC));
    // THEN
    then(dualValueDeque).containsExactly(dualValueA, dualValueB, dualValueC, dualValueC, dualValueA, dualValueA, dualValueB,
                                         dualValueD, dualValueE, dualValueA, dualValueB, dualValueC);
  }

  private static DualValue dualValue(String value1, String value2) {
    return new DualValue(randomPath(), value1, value2);
  }

}


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Stakes raised in riparian rights fight
Casino press conference
State Rep. Babette Josephs
With the future of at least one proposed casino resting on whether it can be built on state-owned riverfront land, Pennsylvania leaders are uncertain about who has the right to grant that permission.
Thursday, SugarHouse Casino operators will ask the Philadelphia Commerce Department to grant them riparian rights.
In December, the House of Representative's State Government Committee will hold a hearing to determine whether the Commerce Department should even have a say.
Riparian land leases are normally granted by the state, via an act of the legislature. But this route has proven rough sailing for SugarHouse. Legislative tradition maintains that only someone representing the district that contains the land can introduce a bill to grant riparian rights. Neither State Sen. Vincent Fumo nor State Rep. Michael O'Brien are willing to do that without consent of the neighborhood associations – and most of the associations are fighting the casinos' proposed locations.
But SugarHouse operators believe they have found a way around this roadblock. Last month, the casino's attorneys found a 1907 state law that they say gives the Commerce Department the right to grant riparian rights.
Attorneys who will make SugarHouse's case Thursday could not be reached for comment, but spokeswoman Leigh Whittaker released this statement:
"Our analysis and the City's analysis indicate that we meet the requirements under the law," she wrote in an email. "We are confident that the City has the authority to issue HSP Gaming the license it has requested and we look forward to building a world class facility that includes public access to the waterfront."
City Solicitor Romulo L. Diaz Jr. has said his reading of the law backed the casino's assertion.
Diaz believes the law grants the city the power to give SugarHouse riparian rights. When told O'Brien does not think the law applies in this particular case, he said: " I'm not going to try to argue the merits with non-lawyers. I'm comfortable that the legal basis for the hearing to proceed tomorrow is clear, and I intend to address the issue, during the hearing, of the Commerce Director's authority under various state statutes."
Diaz said he will speak only to whether the Director holds the power to grant riparian rights. "There will be various administration witnesses. It's my expectation there will be a witness who will talk about whether this is consistent with the mayor's vision, a witness who will address the issue of consistency and compatibility with (SugarHouse's) plan of development approved by the planning commission, and a witness from the perspective of the engineering and safety aspects of the application."
And Governor Ed Rendell – long a strong proponent of bringing legalized gambling to the city – said the Commerce Department should hear the case.
"I support this application process, given the importance of gaming revenues from this facility to reducing city wage taxes and expanding the Convention Center," he said in a press statement.
The governor's words did not sit well with Philadelphia Rep. Babette Josephs, the majority chair of the State Government Committee. She wrote the governor: "The city of Philadelphia is essentially beginning a process to overstep the authority solely granted to the legislature to grant riparian rights …. I strongly urge your support against what I believe is a calculated misreading of state law that will most assuredly be met with a legal challenge."
Josephs asked the governor to answer some questions before her committee met Tuesday. She wanted to know if he believed the city "can license state lands for private use and the construction of a permanent structure for a licensed gaming facility" and whether it is "the city of Philadelphia or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that has the legal authority to grant riparian rights to the SugarHouse Casino."
Tuesday morning, Josephs received a reply dated Nov. 9 and written by James P. Creedon, secretary of the Department of General Services, on behalf of the governor.
Creedon did not directly answer Josephs' questions about where the power to grant use of riparian lands lies. He said that both SugarHouse and the city believe the city has the right. "Ultimately, whether Sugarhouse and the City are correct may be decided through legal proceedings," Creedon wrote. "Today, however, the Governor supports the SugarHouse application if it will expedite the development of the project."
Unsatisfied with those answers, Josephs' committee voted today to hold a hearing to determine just where the power to grant riparian rights lies and look at other riparian rights issues that committee members say remain foggy, including the state's definition of riparian land.
"Only the general assembly can lease riparian rights to these casinos – to anyone who wants riparian rights – not local government," said Rodney Oliver, majority executive director of the House State Government Committee. "We believe the administration and the governor know this. And we're not going to sit idly by."
The hearing will likely be held the first week of December, Oliver said. At that hearing, the committee will also examine the way Pennsylvania defines riparian land "to make sure the citizens of the commonwealth are being adequately compensated for the value of riparian rights."
The state took 14 months to determine how to ensure the state was adequately compensated for riparian rights. The governor called a moratorium on issuing these rights, in fact, until the study was completed. Previously, the state charged very little for this land, which in Philadelphia has become quite valuable. Leases were commonly granted at the rate of $1 for 99 years.
In June, the Department of General Services announced a new rate structure: $5 per square foot. At the time, DGS estimated that SugarHouse would pay roughly $2 million for a 99-year lease.
But Rep. O'Brien, a member of the committee, thinks the state could get more money if it defined riparian rights differently. He wants to know why the state defines riparian rights as the land between the pier head – the boundary of the shipping channel – to the bulkhead or the place on shore where a bulkhead would be. O'Brien wonders why the state doesn't define riparian lands with the standard definition used in Black's Law Dictionary: The land that is covered by water during high tide but exposed during low tide.
O'Brien will also attend Thursday's Commerce Department hearing. He will argue that the law gives the Commerce Department the power to grant riparian rights only for public projects related to water-born commerce, such as a pier, wharf or harbor structure, he said. The casinos have nothing to do with water-born commerce and are private projects, he said.
Some of the land the casino wants to use is dry. Over time, the space between former city piers has been filled in. But O'Brien said the Commerce Department does not have the right to grant the use of the infill to anyone.
O'Brien will also point to a city ordinance, 18-100. "It says you've got to go to L&I first and get your permit before you can go to the Commerce Director," he said. But the city has yet to create a Commercial Entertainment District – a place where zoning would allow casino operation. "L&I can't issue the permit, because City Council cannot pass the CED, so this hearing is fatally flawed and premature," O'Brien said.
The public hearing is slated for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Convention Center. Those wishing to testify should arrive at 1 p.m. to sign up.
Kellie Patrick Gates is a former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter. Contact her at kelliespatrick@gmail.com
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compose the dish before digging in.
After a couple of gnocchi fails -- making spinach gnocchi and ricotta gnocchi, we finally made a classic potato gnocchi, and it was absolutely delicious!!!!
We did half of the recipe (just in case the recipe was a dud); it made 3-4 servings.
It wasn't hard to make at all, and I can't wait to make it again! Really flavor and a light, pillow-y texture. Yummmmmm.
Finally, a more complex Food and Wine Magazine recipe that worked.
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Q: Execute file with certain PHP version I need to execute a PHP file with another PHP version as installed. I know the full path to the other versions, but I do not know how to use it.
I have read the PHP man page but there is no mention of it. I assume I have to set the version first and then run it.
I know how to do it via htaccess, but isn't there a way to set the version directly in the command line?

A: If you want to run a php-script on the command-line, you should use a shebang pointing to the absolute path. A shebang is the first line in a script telling the shell which program to use to execute it:
#!/path/to/your/alternative/php

then make your script executable and just run it:
chmod +x yourscript.php
./yourscript.php

Or you just call it directly with the binary of your alternative php-version:
/path/to/your/alternative/php yourscript.php

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