The NEF Endowment was established to assist the Northampton Public Schools by providing funding for larger programs that cover more than one year, serve greater numbers of students, and require more than $3,000 which is the maximum award for the organization's Small Grants to Teachers program. These awards include funding from the Endowment's two named funds, The Florence Savings Bank's Fund for Public Education and Northampton Area Pediatrics' Education Fund.
The NEF Endowment Fund provides a permanent source of funding for the educational needs of Northampton public schools in all areas of school curriculum, faculty development and extracurricular programs and activities. Currently, the Endowment Fund has assets of over $1 million invested in the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.
The NEF Endowment Distribution Committee selected these proposals from a large group of strong applications. The Distribution Committee comprises a broad-based group of Northampton citizens including representatives from each School Council, alumni, current students, the community-at-large and the NEF Board.
With these grants, the NEF Endowment will have provided over $550,000 in funding to the Northampton Public Schools since its inception.
Makerspaces:This project will establish makerspaces at Ryan Road, Jackson Street and Bridge Street elementary schools. Makerspaces are work spaces that promote collaborative work for using technology to make, learn and explore. Makerspaces introduce students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by helping them to focus on a problem that needs to be solved or investigated. The makerspaces at these three elementary schools will have four stations: building, robotics, digital filmmaking, and programming. Funding this program will ensure that all four elementary schools have makerspaces with comparable equipment and programming. This project will be funded at $9,035 for one year.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at JFK: PBIS is a program used by schools nationwide to establish "proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors to create positive school environments." (www.pbis.org/school). While traditional discipline is based on waiting for poor behavior to occur, the goal of PBIS is to establish a climate in which appropriate behavior is rewarded in order to create a positive and supportive educational environment. JFK Middle School was chosen to participate in a state-funded training program through NorthEast Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Network, and it is in the first of a three-year training plan to implement the PBIS framework. JFK sought additional support from NEF to ensure that all teachers, faculty, and staff are trained in how to implement the PBIS approach using consistent behavioral expectations. The first-year of the project will be funded at $22,780. The grant will then fund $10,000 and $9,000 for years two and three, respectively.
Climbing ROCKS – Reaching Our Children's Kinetic Sensors:This project will enhance physical education at Leeds and Ryan Road elementary schools by integrating adventure-based learning into the curriculum through rock climbing. Students who participate in rock climbing build higher fitness levels in upper body strength, dexterity and eye-hand coordination. In addition, students hone their ability to take risks, persevere, cooperate, and trust building. Funding this program will ensure that all four elementary schools have the necessary rock climbing equipment for adventure-based learning (the rock climbing equipment will be accessible to all students). This project will be funded at $9,882 for one year.
Sojourner's Truth in the 21stCentury: This project will develop an innovative curriculum unit on local history that will be very relevant to today's students while meeting the new state social studies standards. Fifth grade teachers will develop this curriculum unit based on the life of Sojourner Truth, a nationally known advocate for justice and equality who lived in Florence, MA. Members of the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee will work with all 5thgrade teachers (10) to incorporate the life of Sojourner Truth into a draft curriculum unit based on the new state social studies standards. The project will fund $8,160 for the first year. NEF will invite the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee to apply for additional support to disseminate their work.
Audubon/Acadia Climate Change: Will support the continuation and expansion of a climate science program that was funded this year by an NEF small grant. The program is to be undertaken by Mass Audubon's Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, in partnership with Northampton High School. All Northampton High School 9th grade Biology classes and 11th and 12th grade Environmental Science classes will have an in-class lesson focused on climate science and real world, local climate data, followed by a climate solutions field trip to Arcadia. Students will discuss the role of greenhouse gases in climate change and calculate their carbon footprint to determine how humans—and they personally—can reduce their impacts on the environment. They will then explore local ongoing data sets on maple sugaring to determine the long-term impacts on the economy and human and ecological health. The high school field study at Arcadia will include calculating the carbon capture potential for Arcadia's forests versus the surrounding community and making predictions for changes in local plant and animal communities and important habitats, such as vernal pools, due to climate change. They also will visit the solar array, explore community-scale climate solutions, and learn about "green careers" that fit their personality types as another way to have a positive impact on our world. This program will be funded at $10,000 for the next three years.
Global Stem: Will help support a continuation of a Global STEM partnership program with a partner school in Coventry, England. The program is in the 5th Grade at Jackson Street School and as an after-school program for 7th graders at JFK Middle School. The project for 2017-2018 school year will be to build, track, and retrieve two small wooden boats that would sail across the Atlantic. Students involved would consult with marine engineers on designing, prototyping, and building seaworthy vessels. Each boat would be equipped with equipment to allow for real time data collection on such things as wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, currents, ocean salinity and other weather data. Data will be uploaded into the NASA Globe project database and analyzed by students in Northampton and in Coventry. Students will collaborate on teams with both members from England and the US and will present to the larger group on topics that support the water quality and climate change curriculum. This program will be funded at $14,000 for one year.
Outdoor Classroom: Will support the continuation of the Outdoor School Classroom and garden projects in all four Northampton elementary schools. This is building on a previous three-year NEF Endowment Grant and a number of Small Grants that enabled the four elementary schools to build the infrastructure for an outdoor garden program across the district (including the physical gardens, class garden visits for all students, collaboration time for teachers, and professional development with School Sprouts garden educators). This grant continues the collaboration with School Sprouts Educational Gardens (School Sprouts), to guide the operation of the garden program, oversee growth and maintenance of the elementary school gardens, and educate/support teachers in outdoor learning. It continues the development a garden and nutrition curriculum that promotes healthy food choices in students and has a strong carryover to families and the community, and it helps provide every child with regular access to the outdoor garden classrooms and surrounding natural areas. NEF strongly believes this has been a very successful program and want to continue to support it for two more years in hopes that, one day, it can be integrated in to the district's budget or find a way to support itself. This program will be funded at $16,000 for the first year and $20,000 for the second year.
Integrated Math: Will support Northampton High School IM1 teachers, SPED and ELL teachers by providing time to collaborate and create a library of 2 different levels of Modified IM1 curriculum that parallels the regular education curriculum. This library of modified curriculum would allow SPED and ELL students to participate along with regular education students. Doing the same activities and learning the same content while providing an opportunity to allow them to communicate and collaborate with regular education students within the IM1 content. This program will be run by Rachel Stavely, the NHS math Department Chair and Katheryn Kurtz NHS Special Education teacher. This program will be funded at $5,420 for one year.
All Elementary 3D Printers: Will support a project to introduce broad-based 3D printing technology to Jackson Street, Bridge Street, Leeds and Ryan Road elementary schools to enhance STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and integrated (cross discipline) curricula. A local Jackson Street Parent, Summer Cable will be overseeing this project. The program will benefit teachers at each grade level by providing 2 3D Printers for each elementary school, access to on-line CAD programming software, and training for teachers at each school on how to use this great technology. Teachers can create customized educational tools and lesson plans, and allow students of all socioeconomic backgrounds to learn age appropriate computer aided design (CAD) programming and rapid production technology (3D printing). This program will be funded at $15,192 for two years.
JFK 6th Grade Social Studies: Will support the purchase of On-line subscriptions and Chromebooks for use by the JFK 6th Grade social studies classes. The program will be based in the library with the JFK librarian Gilana Chelimsky working closely with all the 6th grade social studies teachers. The goal will be to use online research, EPal and WeVideo to contact other countries in Latin America and Africa. The goal will be a final presentation of what they have learned. This program will be funded at $7,205 for one year.
Safe Passage: Will support a pilot program in cooperation with the Safe Passage Organization to introduce the "Say Something" prevention curriculum to our high school. This curriculum is intended to address domestic abuse and sexual violence in our community. It will also establish an after school club with the goal of making our school safer. This grant was initiated by Northampton High School students and will be funded for $4,866 for this year.
The Outdoor Garden – A Sense of Place: This is the last of three years of funding for this program. Funding supports the continuing efforts of our four elementary schools to implement outdoor learning and environmental education programs. The program is integral to all areas of the curriculum as children actively create and participate in each garden and teachers learn to deliver garden based lessons both within and outside of the school gardens. This program will be funded at $25,000 for this year.
Caught Off Guard: This is the last of two years of funding for this program. Will support a troupe of Northampton High School students who interview HS, MS, and Elementary School students about their experiences and views about topical issues such as peer pressure, friendship, alcohol and drugs. They then create skits based on the interviews and their own experiences. Skits are presented at all levels at the Northampton Public Schools and at local conferences. The troupe has been in existence for several years under the guidance of Heidi Haas, a local social worker and theater activist and the Northampton Partnership for Drug Free Communities. Participation in the troupe is open to all comers and the troupe is ethnically diverse. This program will be funded at $5000 per year for this year.
Caught Off Guard: Will support a troupe of Northampton High School students who interview HS, MS, and Elementary School students about their experiences and views about topical issues such as peer pressure, friendship, alcohol and drugs. They then create skits based on the interviews and their own experiences. Skits are presented at all levels at the Northampton Public Schools and at local conferences. The troupe has been in existence for several years under the guidance of Heidi Haas, a local social worker and theater activist and the Northampton Partnership for Drug Free Communities. Participation in the troupe is open to all comers and the troupe is ethnically diverse. This program will be funded at $5000 per year for two years.
Modified NHS Biology Curriculum: Will support a multi-disciplinary group of teachers including the Biology teachers, Special Ed. teachers, ELL teachers and Pupil Aides to develop and utilize modifications in the Biology curriculum so that it is accessible to all students. Biology is the one science that does require standardized testing for the Commonwealth, so this is a high priority for all students struggling with the curriculum. As part of this process, a nationally known science educator who has been doing similar work will provide 2 days of professional education to science teachers at NHS. This program will be funded at $10,790 for one year.
Energize Northampton: Will support the 4th grade teachers in all four elementary schools to learn, adapt and use a curriculum on energy and sustainability developed by the Hitchcock Center for the Environment of Amherst. The proposal will support professional development sessions, in classroom teaching by Hitchcock Center staff and mentoring for teachers so that they can provide the curriculum in subsequent years. In addition, each classroom will have a kit of energy materials developed by the Hitchcock Center. This program will be funded at $15,810 for one year.
Expanded use of Computers for JFK Special Needs Students: Will support the purchase of Chromebooks for use in the Special Classes a JFK. This proposal follows up on the NEF funded project training JFK teachers in the use of Chromebooks last year. The laptops will be used as part of assessment and learning adaptation for Special Needs students. This program will be funded at $9560 for one year.
The Outdoor Garden – A Sense of Place: This is the second of three years of funding for this program. Funding supports the continuing efforts of our four elementary schools to implement outdoor learning and environmental education programs. The program is integral to all areas of the curriculum as children actively create and participate in each garden and teachers learn to deliver garden based lessons both within and outside of the school gardens. This program will be funded at $25,000 for this year.
The JFK Technology Institute will provide a three day intensive technology conference, in August, for 30+ JFK Middle School staff to enable them to broaden their understanding of technological possibilities that can then be brought back to the classroom to both enrich and enliven students' educational experience and raise achievement levels for all students. In lieu of teacher stipends for attending, each participant's classroom will receive a Google Chromebook so that they can utilize their new knowledge in the classroom.
Childs Park: "Sharing Place": A Multi-School Tile Installation is a collaboration between Northampton HS, Bridge St. School and Jackson St. School. Art teachers Sheryl Jaffe and Brenda Lilly will work with local artists and horticulturalists to develop and implement an innovative curriculum that engages students through science, technology and art. Students will work together to discover and explore one of Northampton's jewels, Childs Park, and will then create tile mural installations based on their learnings.
The Outdoor Garden – A Sense of Place, funded for a three year period, will build upon and support the continuing efforts of our four elementary schools to implement outdoor learning and environmental education programs. The program is integral to all areas of the curriculum as children actively create and participate in each garden and teachers learn to deliver garden based lessons both within and outside of the school gardens.
Living History in Northampton, Florence and Leeds is a program organized by Northampton teachers to work with local experts to develop and implement a coordinated local history curriculum throughout our elementary schools. Our students will have the opportunity to engage with our rich local history in the classroom and in the community. Funding will help pay for planning and research time for teachers, development of curriculum with the assistance of experts on local history, development of curriculum materials and field trips for students to local sites. This is the third and final year of funding for this three year grant.
Get R.E.A.L. Reading Education and Leadership will provide funding for 25 Northampton teachers from all four elementary schools to attend a week long summer institute to become experts in the current best practices for teaching non-fiction literacy. This is a major target area for the new national and state Common Core Curriculum Standards. These teachers will then form learning communities at their schools to share their knowledge with colleagues. In addition the grant will enable each school to purchase a full set of interesting and up to date non fiction books.
Change-Makers will support the development of JFK's Social Studies curriculum (and other aspects of the JFK curriculum) into a global service learning project. Students will utilize the technology provided to build on curriculum developed at JFK over the past two years to connect to others around the world. They will be involved in microfinance projects, making "e-pals" and learning about the world from students in a variety of countries while sharing their experiences with others across the globe. This project meets one of the NEF Endowment Fund's stated objectives of increasing global connections.
The Northampton Engineers Project will introduce students at Leeds and Bridge St. Schools to the fascinating world of robotics and engineering. The goals are to improve technological literacy, expose youngsters to the engineering process and to demonstrate exciting applications of math, physics and computer science. A consultant will work with teachers of different grade levels to introduce age appropriate robotic curriculum as part of this project.
Living History in Northampton, Florence and Leeds is a program organized by Northampton teachers to work with local experts to develop and implement a coordinated local history curriculum throughout our elementary schools. Our students will have the opportunity to engage with our rich local history in the classroom and in the community. Funding will help pay for planning and research time for teachers, development of curriculum with the assistance of experts on local history, development of curriculum materials and field trips for students to local sites. This is the second year of funding for this three year grant.
A High School Advisory Program: Civic Engagement and Tolerance Education will fund consultants to assist Northampton High School to continue their work in developing the Advisory/Advisee program started in September, 2011. The Advisory/Advisee program helps students and staff build relationships that promote a positive climate and improve student learning. Consultants will work with students and staff to provide training and coaching in designing, organizing and running Advisory sessions. This year the focus of the program will be improving on the Advisory program by extending it to more students, developing a peer leadership program, adding new sessions to both the Advisory program and developing tolerance education lessons for the History department, and working to develop a plan to sustain the Advisory program.
The Creative Classroom Initiative is a collaboration between the Enchanted Circle Theater and Northampton teachers to further integrate arts into the everyday core curriculum of our elementary schools. This project is the second phase of the Initiative, which was funded by the NEF Endowment in 2010. In Phase 2, the Initiative will develop a teacher leadership team, continue to support teachers in learning to integrate the arts into their teaching and develop a creative curriculum development "think tank†. The "think tank†will generate new arts integration ideas for the classroom, propelling the CCI agenda forward.
Living History is a program organized by Northampton teachers to work with local experts to develop and implement a coordinated local history curriculum throughout our elementary schools. The students will have the opportunity to engage with rich local history in the classroom and in the community. Funding will help pay for planning and research time for teachers, development of curriculum with the assistance of experts on local history, development of curriculum materials, and field trips for students to local sites. Living History will be funded for a three-year period.
This endowment will fund consultants to assist Northampton High School in designing the new Advisor/Advisee program starting in September, 2011. The Advisor/Advisee program will help students and staff build relationships that promote a positive climate and improve student learning. Consultants will work with students and staff to provide training and coaching in designing, organizing, and running Advisory sessions. In addition, they will develop some of the "curriculum" of the Advisory sessions around the issues of civic engagement and tolerance.
The FirstRobotics Team is a collaboration between Amy Johnson, Physics teacher at NHS and several engineers to work with students to develop a team of students to participate in the nationally known FirstRobotics Competition. In this competition, teams of students design, program, and build robots designed to FirstRobotics standards. They then compete in regional and national competitions. All the work is done after school hours and staff and local engineers are donating their time to this exciting project.
A collaboration between the Enchanted Circle Theatre and Northampton's elementary schools, the initiative is a cohesive, district-wide arts initiative designed to integrate the arts and learning in the everyday core curriculum. The program includes: District wide professional development for every elementary level teacher in the Fundamentals of Arts integration; intensive professional development for core group teachers in Creative Curriculum development; an Artist in Residence Program; mentorship for teachers who have already been trained in the program and development of student assessment rubrics with documentation of creative curriculum projects. The project will receive $15,000 for one year.
The Green Action in Northampton Schools (GAINS) Program will receive a second year of funding of $10,000 for the 2010-2011 school year. GAINS will focus on reducing energy dependence, solid waste management and food and nutrition in the curriculum and daily workings of our schools.
The Green Action in Northampton Schools (GAINS) Program is an innovative environmental program that brings real world problems into Northampton's schools and engages students and other members of our school community in critical and creative thinking to address those problems. The focus is on education about sustainability and on organizing students to learn about and take action towards sustainability. Green teams are organized in each school to lead the school in identifying projects to work on. These initiatives will then be used to develop cross-disciplinary learning experiences in the classroom. GAINS is a collaboration between concerned citizens, the Northampton Energy and Sustainability Officer, the Waste Management Supervisor of Northampton's DPW, The Hitchcock Center for the Environment, the Center for Ecological Technology and the Principals, Teachers, Staff and Students of the Northampton Public Schools. The project will receive $15,000 for one year.
The Bridges, Bridging The Gap Between Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and First Grade is an innovative initiative which will involve all of the students and teachers of Northampton in their first years of schooling and have a long term effect on our children's success as they progress through their school years. The program will use professional development to transform our early education program by implementing the model of "Emotionally Responsive Teaching and Learning". Using this model, our early grades will limit their focus from an increasing reliance on "teaching to the test" and towards supporting healthy social and emotional development as well as self- regulation skills. Our early grades are currently struggling with an increase in disruptive behaviors, which this program will address. The program is based upon the ideas of Lesley Koplow, Director of the Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice at the Bank St. School of Education who has trained teachers in Northampton previously and who will be the primary consultant to our staff in this very exciting project. The program has strong support from all of the principals and early education teachers. The project will receive $40,000 in funding over two years.
The Celebration of Ancient Greece is a partnership between John F. Kennedy Middle School and Athena Educational Resources, a 501(c) (3) non profit educational association in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. The program is collaboration between Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Teaching Partner Nick Kachulis and twelve middle school teachers using stories, art, music, dance, dramatic play, technology, and research and classroom projects to teach Ancient Greek history, mythology, and culture to all 7th grade students at the school. The program seeks to deepen and expand cross-discipline connections, develop new content, and develop more effective strategies and modalities to engage students, community connections and resources. The project enlists local performing artists as well as parent and community volunteers. Celebration of Ancient Greece is based on an interdisciplinary learning model and is aligned with the Massachusetts Department of Education frameworks and school and district wide curriculum and initiatives in English, Social Studies, Music, Dance, Drama and Visual Art. The project will receive one year of funding at $10,000.
NEEP is a three-year initiative generated by the teachers at RK Finn Ryan Road School to develop and use natural areas surrounding Northampton elementary schools to enrich the district's science curriculum, develop an enhanced appreciation for nature, and integrate science, literacy and mathematics. Teachers will partner with staff from the Hitchcock Center of Amherst to develop hands-on curriculum in life science, earth science, physical science as well as language arts, math, and local history while utilizing city conservation areas as laboratories. An in-school environmental lab with supplies and equipment will be created. Teachers trained by the Hitchcock Center will then become in-school trainers for new teachers using the curriculum. NEEP will be awarded $50,730 over a three-year period. From its introduction at Robert K Finn Ryan Road School, this program will be able to include all Northampton elementary schools.
The NEF Endowment Distribution Committee selected these proposals from a group of strong applications. The Distribution Committee comprises a broad-based group of Northampton citizens including representatives from each School Council, alumni, current students, the community-at-large and the NEF Board.
The Northampton Education Foundation was founded in 1991 by parents, educators and community leaders dedicated to strengthening education in Northampton public schools. The NEF mission is to fund projects and programs that expand educational opportunities, foster creativity and enhance academic experiences for all Northampton school children. NEF also works to build community support for Northampton's public schools.


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Magic put on a show against the Bulls
By Travis Failey on March 27, 2016
Efrid Payton (4) drives for the bucket (Photo-Travis Failey)
The 36-35 Chicago Bulls arrived in Orlando to sunny skies looking to rebound from back to back losses to a Knicks team that once again will not make the playoffs. The Orlando Magic are also looking to bounce back after playing last night in Miami. The Magic also are struggling as they are dealing with a 6 game losing streak and are looking to compete during the last ten game stretch of the season.
For the Bulls to make the playoffs, they had to take care of road business against the Magic. They are presently 1 percentage point ahead of the Detroit Pistons for the last spot in the East.
Orlando started the game on fire shooting 72 percent from the field and led after the 1st quarter with a score of 36-22. Leading the way for the Magic was center Dewayne Dedmon with 10 and guard Elfrid Payton with 9. The Bulls once again struggled defensively with Rose guarding Payton and Gasol on Dedmon. Leading the way for the Bulls was forward Taj Gibson with 6 after the quarter.
The second quarter opened up the same way as the game started with the Magic continuing to play well as CJ Watson hit for five off the bench. The Magic bench all contributed with at least 4 points through the first half. The Magic were playing without their leading scorers in Nikola Vucevic and Victor Oladipo which led to the bench getting extended minutes.
Fournier (10) over Gibson (22) for the three (Photo- Travis Failey)
Derrick Rose missed two free throws and looked uninspired throughout the game. Elfrid Payton played like an All-Star.. He slashed to the basket and either took the shot or dished it to a cutting trailer. Every play that Magic Coach Scott Skiles drew up was working perfectly as the Magic had a commanding lead at the half with the score 68-50. The Magic not only dominated the score but in all positive statistical categories.
The Bulls scored the first five points as the Magic turned the ball over three times to start the 3rd quarter and didn't look like they were in sync. The Magic continued to play strong defense but after a technical on forward Aaron Gordon, the Bulls started to put a run together. Consecutive baskets by Rose for a three and a Butler 2 dropped the Magic lead under 10 for a 74-65 lead halfway through the 3rd quarter. The Magic though responded with a 6-0 run and a frustrating night for Rose continued. His shooting was off and but his complaining to the officials about non-calls was definitely on.
Fournier (10) over Butler (21) for the basket (Photo – Travis Failey)
The Magic extended their lead by playing team basketball and went back up 18 as they finished the quarter up by a score of 89-71.
Glaring stats going into the fourth quarter other than the score were the Magic leading 39-28 in rebounds and 28-17 in assists.
The Bulls couldn't hit a basket for the first four minutes of the forth quarter and the Magic were en fuego. 11 straight points to hit the century mark with over 7 minutes to go on the clock. Guard Jason Smith was left open numerous times from the top of the key and was money from the outside shooting 7-10 for 14 points.
The Magic lead stretched to 26 points at 100-74 as Coach Fred Hoiberg pulled the Chicago starters and the Magic finished the game with the 22 point win 111-89. The Magic never trailed in the game going post to post for the victory.
Standout players of the game for the Magic were Elfrid Payton and Dwayne Dedmon. Dedmon had 18 points and season-high 13 rebounds and Payton finished the game with a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists against Rose and the Bulls other point guards.
Payton (4) gets tripled teamed and still scores. (Photo – Travis Failey)
"He was really active," Magic coach Scott Skiles said of Dedmon. "He was on the boards. He got some opportunities sometimes he might not normally get and was able to finish them."
The team win for the Magic gives them and the fans something to look forward to next season as the team looks to grow and become a cohesive unit. Coach Skiles talked in the pregame about playing defense and the team responded holding the Bulls to 40 percent from the floor and 25 percent from the 3 point line.
Meanwhile in the Bulls locker room, players and coach Fred Hoiberg were trying to figure out if they have it in them to make a late playoff run after suffering three bad losses.
"I sure hope not," Bulls first-year coach Fred Hoiberg responded when asked if he thinks his team has quit on trying to make a playoff run.
"Obviously, what I'm saying right now, my message isn't getting across," he added. "We're going to sit in a room and hopefully get it figured out tomorrow."
Derrick Rose on if the team is missing a leader
CHI 22 28 21 18 89
ORL 36 32 21 22 111
T. GibsonPF 26 8-9 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 -9 16
P. GasolC 22 3-6 0-1 1-2 1 4 5 8 0 1 1 2 -3 7
D. RosePG 29 4-14 1-4 0-2 2 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 -13 9
J. ButlerSG 30 5-10 0-1 2-4 0 5 5 1 2 1 1 2 -7 12
M. DunleavySG 22 3-7 1-2 3-3 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 -10 10
N. MiroticPF 20 1-7 1-7 1-2 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 -21 4
B. PortisPF 19 1-8 0-1 2-2 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 -16 4
C. FelicioPF 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 7 7 0 0 0 1 1 +5 2
T. SnellSF 6 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 +2 3
D. McDermottSF 21 5-10 2-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 -13 12
A. BrooksPG 18 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 -10 6
J. HolidaySG 18 1-6 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 -15 4
E. MooreSG DNP-LEFT HAMSTRING STRAIN
TEAM 36-88 6-24 11-17 11 29 40 20 2 3 13 16 89
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A. GordonPF 27 4-9 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 6 2 1 1 4 +14 9
D. DedmonC 22 9-14 0-0 0-0 4 9 13 2 0 0 2 4 +1 18
E. PaytonPG 30 7-9 0-0 1-1 1 2 3 10 0 2 3 1 +16 15
E. FournierSG 26 5-9 0-2 2-3 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 +8 12
M. HezonjaSG 22 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 +4 5
A. NicholsonPF 21 5-13 1-4 3-5 2 4 6 0 0 1 0 2 +8 14
J. SmithPF 24 7-12 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 3 0 2 2 3 +20 14
D. MarbleSF 22 3-6 1-2 1-1 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 1 +14 8
S. NapierPG 5 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
C.J. WatsonPG 28 2-5 1-2 1-2 0 6 6 3 0 0 1 1 +19 6
B. JenningsPG 13 3-5 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 +7 7
E. IlyasovaPF DNP-RIGHT SC JOINT SPRAIN
V. OladipoSG DNP-RIGHT WRIST INJURY
TEAM 48-89 7-19 8-12 12 38 50 32 5 7 13 21 111
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Shivsena MP Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil gets felicitated with a huge rose garland by the other karyakartas. He promised to bring back the tradition of bull racing in three months if re-elected.
Seeking a re-term, Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil along with the other Shivsena leaders waving to his supporters. He also visited the office in a bullock-cart instead of his car as he has been doing in the past as well.
Current MP of Shirur Shivajirao Patil with other leaders carried out a rally mounted on a bullock cart. In 2014, the Supreme Court banned this century old tradition saying it is cruelty against animals which Patil wishes to change.
Aaditya Thackeray joins the rally at Shirur. He did not join Patil on the bullock cart instead sat on the roof top of his car. Yuva sena chief is seen accompanying his candidates on their nomination day.
On the other hand, NCP leader Amol Kolhe was seen outside the office being welcomed by his supporters. He was seen applying turmeric to animals. Amol Kolhe is a very popular star thanks to his TV show based on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
Actor-turned-politician Kolhe was waving at his supporters during the rally. He recently quit from Shivsena to join the NCP.
Amol Kolhe promised to bring back the age-old tradition of bullock cart racing and also tackle modern day issues such as unemployment, pending projects and lack of connectivity. He has won people's affection and love for the on-screen characters he has played and now as a promising candidate.


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An Act of Grace (34/52)
Grace Bagnato was an atypical immigrant. But, then again, whe was an atypical woman. She was a pioneer, a social activist, an amateur politician and perhaps one of the most influential people in the city of Toronto in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Like so many Canadians who have made significant contributions to their communities, she remains largely uncelebrated.In French: Un acte de Gråce
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require 'cucumber-api/response'
require 'cucumber-api/steps'
require 'cucumber-rest-bdd/types'
require 'cucumber-rest-bdd/list'

Then(
  'the response (should )have/has (a/the )header {string} '\
  "#{HAVE_ALTERNATION} (a/the )value {string}"
) do |header, value|
  p_value = resolve(value)
  p_header = header.parameterize
  unless @response.raw_headers.key?(p_header)
    raise %(Required header: #{header} not found
          #{@response.raw_headers.inspect})
  end
  unless @response.raw_headers[p_header].include? p_value
    raise %/Expect #{p_value} in #{header} (#{p_header})
          #{@response.raw_headers.inspect}/
  end
end

Then(
  'the JSON response should have {string} of type array '\
  "#{HAVE_ALTERNATION} {list_has_count} entry/entries"
) do |json_path, list_comparison|
  list = @response.get_as_type json_path, 'array'
  unless list_comparison.compare(list.count)
    raise %(Expected #{list_comparison.to_string} entries in array for path
          '#{json_path}', found: #{list.count}
          #{@response.to_json_s})
  end
end

Then(
  'the JSON response should have {string} of type {word} that matches {string}'
) do |json_path, type, regex|
  value = @response.get_as_type json_path, type
  if (Regexp.new(regex) =~ value).nil?
    raise %(Expected #{json_path} value '#{value}' to match regex: #{regex}
          #{@response.to_json_s})
  end
end

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  'the JSON response should have {string} of type nill/null/nil'
) do |json_path|
  value = @response.get_as_type_or_null json_path, 'string'
  unless value.nil?
    raise %(Expected #{json_path} to be nil, was: #{value.class}
          #{@response.to_json_s})
  end
end

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The austere but gripping "Bullet in the Head," which has already been released in Spain and comes out in France in March, is part of a new wave of fact-based European films grappling with terrorism in striking and unusually visual ways. Other examples include "Hunger," a brutally savage yet painterly depiction of IRA prisoner Bobby Sands' 1981 hunger strike directed by English contemporary artist and former Turner Prize winner Steve McQueen; Germany's Golden Globe-nominated "The Baader Meinhof Complex," about a radical group of left-wing European terrorists who began operating at the end of the 1960s and gave birth to the Red Army Faction; and the French-made "Public Enemy No. 1, parts 1 & 2," a diptych of films about the notorious gangster and pseudo-terrorist Jacques Mesrine, who roiled France during the 1970s.
I don't have a lot to say on this, but I am interested in the reaction from the rest of the board, particularly the social sciences folks. As someone with an interest in training and military education, I see value in films that are able to convey the motivations and general mindset of our adversaries. If that can help to educate our personnel and make them more effective in combating our adversaries and in deterring people from joining their ranks, then great. On the other hand, I wonder whether the directors, "get it right." When is the last time that you saw a movie about the US military that even came close to getting it right?
That thought aside, should it trouble us that the rest of our society will be watching these films? Is there any real danger that a significant number of people will become sympathetic to our adversaries? Or that the films might even be recruitment tools within our country or, more likely, in countries where the terrorists/insurgents/others generally hail from?
Movies from the terrorist perspective don't necessarily make terrorism look good.
Or did you feel an urge to bomb U.S. battleships when viewing "Tora! Tora! Tora! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/)"?
The European terrorism was very different than the Muslim terrorism is - European terrorism of the 70's was highly political and directed against a single opponent state.
At least the German movie is a kind of history lesson for the new generation that doesn't recall all those RAF wanted posters at police stations (these posters faded away in the early 90's).
I understand what you're saying. But, whether it looks "good" is in the eye of the beholder. Furthermore, there is no existing Japanese fleet of kamikazes that anyone can join. There are, however, a fair number of terrorist organizations that are always in need of more recruits. Fortunately, for us, the terrorist flicks mentioned are about European groups. But what if a movie were made here at home that was sympathetic to anti-globalization protesters who destroy private property or, on a more extreme level, movies that are sympathetic to even more radical organizations, such as the Earth Liberation Front? What if Adam Gadahn or John Walker Lindh were glorified? Would some people watch those and suddenly want to be part of similar groups? I think so. After all, such groups exist (or could be easily copied) and they appeal to a large number of (largely young) Americans who have an urge to live out a fantasy of being an underdog in a movement rebelling against a (perceived) evil oppressor.
The thing about Grand Theft Auto is that it is mindless individual mayhem. It is not part of a movement. It does not appeal to any desire to be part of something. The desire to be part of something is, from what I've observed, a much more powerful motivator.
I'm kind of torn, here. As much as my gut detests those who become apologetics to terror as a tactic, I think there is much utility in becoming empathic, if not sympathetic to the causes of insurgents.
And I have a hard time seeing them purely as "opponents." I'm stuck on "misguided" as a term.
Putting a group in an oppositional relationship gets in the way of finding solution, imo. And while a bullet to the brainpan may be a valid solution, I don't want to rule out more non-distributive methods.
It wouldn't surprise me if some people became sympathetic as a result of watching them. Films like these will probably be shown in various and sundry university courses where the "message" will be interpreted into a "larger context" that may give support to the groups actions (depends on the course and the prof teaching it).
Your later point about, say, ELF viewpoint films is well taken, but a touch behind the times. ELFs message, or at least its substrate message, is already part of the mainstream of ideas floating around, and the same is true for most of the anti-globalization groups.
Far more dangerous are the shows that portray America in a false and dangerous light that plays to the suspcions of those who distrust us to begin with.
Like "24" for example. Sure, I enjoy the action and the intrigue, but then I know that it is a rediculous caricature of America. There are many, I am sure, who watch it and think "Yes, the American government is as corrupt and instable as I imagined, and her operators will go to any length to preserve her."
I know that when I spent 7 months embedded in an Eqyptian Army unit, I was shocked at the widely held perspectives of America and Americans shaped by the television and movies that we put out to the world. I also realized that many of my own perspectives of middle eastern people and culture had also been misinformed by our media at home as well.
Did you watch one of these films?
Maybe at least a trailer?
It's a movie about failure.
"24" is probably a bigger problem than just that, such shows have also a domestic influence.
Popular culture stuff is often used for inward propaganda - even without government influence. Let's recall all those Cold War movies with the Russians as bad guys. Several dozen computer games and B-movies had Arabs as bad guys since about fifteen years (it began before 2001).
North Koreans, mainland Chinese and Russians are nowadays secondary bad guys next to Arabs for our entertainment industry.
I was very amused about the hypocritical critique on Hezbollah's propaganda computer game mod. Many critics really behaved as if we had no such propaganda.
"That game is Battlefield 2, only with some kind of Allah mod," notes one gamer at the Crossfire 3.0 forum.
It's just one of several new games produced in the Middle East with the idea that video games, like other media, play a role in shaping young minds and impacting self-esteem. The makers hope "Al-Quraysh," named after the prophet Muhammad's tribe, will help to correct the image of Islam, alleviate tensions with the West, and stoke pride among young Muslims.
Coll and Glasser don't say what games the Bin Ladens Jr. play (or if they use an "Iced Coffee" mod to add burqas to the women of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas). The world's jihadist gamers do have several titles to choose from. Hezbollah produced a game called Special Force that allows players to simulate attacks against Israeli troops. The pro-Palestinian Under Siege is in the same genre. And there is at least one children's game with some jihadi content: Innovative Minds' Islamic Fun features a game called "The Resistance" alongside inoffensive-sounding kiddie fare like "Tree Hop" and "Two Bunny Race." The storyline: "You are a farmer in South Lebanon who has joined the Islamic Resistance to defend your land and family from the invading zionists."
Thanks for the response. But I'm also curious - should this concern us? You have the unique perspective of having the anthropology background and the experience teaching. Based on your experience with students, do you think that the students will not only become more sympathetic, but also be more likely to act upon those sympathies?
As much as my gut detests those who become apologetics to terror as a tactic, I think there is much utility in becoming empathic, if not sympathetic to the causes of insurgents.
I'm with you on that. That's why I didn't have a reflexive reaction against these films. If someone could make a movie that could help me to understand what is going on inside the mind of a jihadist nutbar, then I'd donate some cash to fund the production. The reason that I don't think that I'll be following through on that intent to pay is because I think making a movie that accurately portrays our adversaries would be even more challenging than producing one that portrays our own military accurately - a feat that is rarely, if ever, accomplished.
That is a very good point. Many of us often get annoyed at shows that portray our military as a bunch of high school drop-out losers who had no other options in life. We should be equally annoyed when we're portrayed unrealistically at the other end of the spectrum.
Should it be of concern? Yes, but probably not in the way most people would think of it. The real danger, to my mind, comes in the reaction of various security organizations. The likelihood of recruiting people on campus via this type of action is miniscule, but the damage to the education system can be extreme.
Recruitment: minimal effect, although it may generate some support amongst Muslim students and a very few non-Muslims.
Popular support: a much larger effect likely. This is a strike aimed at mobilizing general support against some actions and/or policies in the homeland (Canada, US, UK, whatever...). Given that the films will probably be cut to show the foreign actors in the worst possible light (or at least a bad light), this will probably enjoy some success, especially when put into the larger context of globalization / anti-globalization.
Security services over-reaction: this is a classic from the old wars of national liberation; try and get the security services to over-react and, quite frankly, it has succeeded in some cases. This isn't done in the sense of arrests, it's done to create a "chilly climate" and, by doing so, to "prove" that there is a conspiracy.
This gets me to your question about students being more likely to act and, again, the answer is yes, but not in a general, overt manner. I seriously doubt that you are going to get more than the miniscule amount going the overt support / attack route. What you are more likely to see is an erosion of the perception that the government is their government.
has created person-to-person, culture-to-culture relationships never before attained in non-conventional conflict environments. The Western Public has a short memory, Iraqis and Afghans don't and that's the bottom line here - broadcast the films, it doesn't matter in Baghdad and kabul. I believe Iraqis and Afghans have entirely different perceptions of the violence that occured and to a lesser extent is still happening in their homeland and said perceptions stand in sharp contrast to Western interpretations of survival/terrorism/nationalism as portrayed by these films. One man's drug lord is another man's terrorist and one man's Jihadist is another man's kidnapper. The Western Public chooses one end of the polarity then soon forgets it.


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Корона мечів () — сьомий роман з циклу «Колесо часу» () американського письменника Роберта Джордана в жанрі епічного фентезі. Роман опублікувало видавництво Tor Books, він побачив світ 15 травня 1996 року. Роман складається з пролога та 41 глави.

Стислий зміст
У романі три сюжетні лінії.

Перша сюжетна лінія відслідковує Ранда аль-Тора: придушення повстання вельмож Кайрієну, поранення від руки Падана Фейна, підготовку до захоплення Ілліану, де владу узурпував проклятий Саммаел. Ранд перемагає Саммаела в Шадар Логоті, загнавши його в Машадар. Так Ранд здобуває корону Ілліану, яка раніше називалася короною лаврів, а тепер — короною мечів.

Друга лінія стосується подій у таборі повсталих айз-седай у Салідарі. Егвейн аль-Вір, яку обрали амірлін-сіт, сподіваючись, що нею буде легко маніпулювати, поступово з допомогою Сюань Санче набирає силу.

Третя лінія описує події в місті Ебу-Дар, де Найнів, Елейн, Ав'єнда і Мет намагаються відшукати тер'ангреал Чашу вітрів, щоб здолати спеку, яку насилає на світ Темний. За допомогою Родини та народу моря їм удається знайти Чашу. Починається інтервенція шончан, і їм доводиться покинути місто. Але Мет застряг у ньому через контузію.

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The Crohnie
Tracking Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and Crohn's Disease.
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Two thirds of US Dairy Herds infected with paratuberculosis.
In 2007, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Animal Health Monitoring Service (NAHMS) surveyed US Dairy Herds on a nationwide basis.
They found that 68.1% of US Dairy Herds are infected with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), an obligate pathogen which causes Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Johne's Disease) in cattle, sheep, goats and other food animals. Paratuberculosis is present in milk from infected animals, and is known to survive commercial pasteurization. Live MAP has been cultured from US retail milk supplies.
Mycobacterum avium subspecies paratuberculosis is suspected of causing the human Inflammatory Bowel Disease known as Crohn's Disease, and there is mounting scientific and medical evidence that at least some proportion of Crohn's Disease is caused by MAP. If MAP does cause Crohn's Disease, then it is certain that the primary route of transmission of MAP to humans is through contaminated dairy and meat products.
This entry was posted in Food Safety, Government and tagged crohn, epidemiology, Food Safety, HTST, incidence, MAP, milk, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, prevalence, transmission, UHT, USA, USDA on May 25, 2009 by alank.
Scientists find how bacteria in cows milk [Mycobacterium paratuberculosis] may cause Crohn's disease
Liverpool, UK – 10 December 2007: Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found how a bacterium, known to cause illness in cattle, may cause Crohn's disease in humans.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/newsroom/press_releases/2007/12/crohns-disease.htm
Crohn's is a condition that affects one in 800 people in the UK and causes chronic intestinal inflammation, leading to pain, bleeding and diarrhoea.
The team found that a bacterium called Mycobacterium paratuberculosis releases a molecule that prevents a type of white blood cell from killing E.coli bacteria found in the body. E.coli is known to be present within Crohn's disease tissue in increased numbers.
This entry was posted in Food Safety, Media, Mycobacteriosis and tagged ACMSF, cheese, crohn, dairy, DEFRA, Food Safety, Government, HTST, MAFF, MAP, milk, Mycobacteriosis, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, transmission, UHT, UK on December 14, 2007 by alank.
Crohn's and Autoimmunity
I've just returned from Copenhagen, Denmark, where I attended the 8th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (at considerable personal expense: Copenhagen is EXPENSIVE!)
Current thinking among researchers in the field is that MAP itself is mostly not the culprit in the tissue damage. MAP's role is to initiate an inflammatory response in the bowel, through some unknown process/antigen/inflammatory-pathway. This immune response results in inflammation of bowel tissue, whereby the cells of the intestine physically separate, to allow immune cells, primarily macrophages and CD4 + CD8 T-cells, to reach the site of infection. This leads to "leaky gut" syndrome , which permits the contents of the bowel (most accurately described as being similar to the contents of a sewer), to leak through the bowel wall, resulting in a *massive* inflammatory response against the many microbes present in the fecal stream.
This entry was posted in Expenses, Genetics, Mycobacteriosis and tagged 4-ASA, 5-ASA, Antibiotics, ATG16L1, autophagy, BCG, CARD15, cell-mediated, cheese, crohn, dairy, fistula, Food Safety, Genetics, granuloma, HTST, HTST, immune response, immuno-modulators, inflammation, intracellular, MAP, milk, MTB, Mycobacteriosis, NOD1, NOD2, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, sulfapyridine, sulfasalazine, susceptibility, TB, TB, TB, transmission, Treatments, tuberculosis, UHT on August 18, 2005 by alank.
Detecting Mycobacterium avium subspecies in milk.
Isolation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from milk by immunomagnetic separation.
Improved detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in milk by immunomagnetic PCR.
Effect of chemical decontamination and refrigerated storage on the isolation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from heat-treated milk.
To read about culture methods that can determine MAP metabolism, see MT Collins excellent johnes.org site.
http://www.johnes.org/general/diagnosis.html#bactec
This entry was posted in Food Safety, Mycobacteriosis and tagged cheese, crohn, dairy, Food Safety, HTST, MAP, milk, Mycobacteriosis, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, transmission, UHT on September 21, 2004 by alank.
Live paratuberculosis cultured from 2.8% of US retail milk containers.
Live Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) has been cultured from retail milk purchased from stores in California, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
This means that American consumers are being exposed to live bacteria that are known to cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Johne's Disease) in a wide range of animals, including dairy and beef cattle, and is suspected of being a cause of human Crohn's Disease.
This entry was posted in Food Safety, Government, Mycobacteriosis, PARA and tagged ACMSF, beef, CDC, cheese, crohn, dairy, DEFRA, Food Safety, Government, HTST, MAFF, MAP, meat, milk, Mycobacteriosis, NIH, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, steak, transmission, UHT, UK, USA, USDA on August 12, 2004 by alank.
Persistence of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis during Manufacture and Ripening of Cheddar Cheese.
Donaghy JA, Totton NL, Rowe MT.
Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science Division (Food Microbiology Branch), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for N. Ireland, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, N. Ireland, United Kingdom.
This entry was posted in Food Safety, Mycobacteriosis and tagged cheese, crohn, dairy, Food Safety, HTST, MAP, milk, Mycobacteriosis, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, transmission, UHT on August 7, 2004 by alank.
HIV sufferer infected with MAP – suffers Crohns-like symptoms.
In the first recorded case of its kind, an unfortunate man in Germany who has HIV infection has tested culture positive for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) infection of the intestine. He suffered consequent Crohns-like symptoms, including profuse diarrhoea, high temperature and severe weight loss.
The German researchers who diagnosed his condition warn that, given the high prevalence of MAP in European and US food animal herds, pasteurised milk could be a route for infection with MAP, and that immunocompromised patients are especially susceptible.
More info from
http://www.crohns.org/media/pr020724.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol8no7/01-0388.htm
This entry was posted in Diagnostics, Food Safety, Mycobacteriosis and tagged cheese, crohn, dairy, Diagnostics, epidemiology, Food Safety, HTST, incidence, MAP, milk, Mycobacteriosis, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, prevalence, transmission, UHT on July 31, 2002 by alank.
UK Government adopts comprehensive strategy for eliminating MAP from milk.
I attended the UK Government meeting on MAP in milk last Wednesday, and wrote the following report.
London, 5th Dec 2001.
The UK government today adopted a comprehensive strategy to prevent human exposure to the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). MAP is believed by a growing number of scientists to be a cause of Crohn's Disease, a lifelong, debiliating and incurable bowel disease suffered mainly by the young.
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF), which advises the UK Government Food Standards Agency, today approved a comprehensive program of measures aimed at eliminating MAP from retail milk, as purchased by consumers. Previous research commissioned by the ACMSF showed that live MAP could be cultured from approximately 2% of retail milk on sale in the United Kingdom.
The strategy adopted by the ACMSF shows that the UK Government is taking the issue of MAP and Crohn's Disease extremely seriously. As the ACMSF says in its strategy document: "…. the Agency has put to one side the question of whether or not there is a link between MAP and Crohn's Disease. The Agency believes that precautionary action to reduce human exposure to MAP should start now and should not be dependent on waiting for the link to be proven."
This entry was posted in Expenses, Food Safety, Government, PARA and tagged ACMSF, beef, cheese, crohn, dairy, DEFRA, Diagnostics, epidemiology, Food Safety, Government, HTST, incidence, MAFF, MAP, meat, milk, Mycobacteriosis, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, prevalence, steak, transmission, UHT, UK, water on December 11, 2001 by alank.
BBC TV Programs about paratuberculosis and Crohn's Disease.
As promised a few months back, I've managed to digitize the the BBC TV programs about Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), Crohn's Disease and MAP contamination of milk and water. Apologies for the delay, there's been quite a few technical hitches along the way. You can access them from
http://www.crohns.org/media/
This entry was posted in Food Safety, Government, Media, PARA and tagged ACMSF, Antibiotics, cheese, crohn, dairy, DEFRA, Food Safety, Government, HTST, MAFF, MAP, milk, Mycobacteriosis, paratb, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, transmission, UHT, UK, water on August 16, 2000 by alank.
Highest prevalance of Crohn's Disease in the world.
The highest incidence and prevalence of Crohn's Disease in the world were reported from Canada last year.
In the province of Manitoba, in the period 1989 to 1994, every year 14.6 people per 100,000 developed Crohn's Disease. This rate is significantly higher than the previous record of 11 people per 100,000 per year from North Eastern Scotland, itself a very high figure.
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Bally Sports Flounders
Scripps-Google Deal
DirecTV Adds 'The First'
Acosta Promoted at TuVision
By Michael Malone
Pappas Telecasting promoted Fernando Acosta to senior vice president of TuVision Stations Group.
Spanish-language network TuVision soft-launched in July on five Pappas stations, including WAZH Houston, KTNC San Francisco-Oakland and KAZR Reno.
Acosta will be based at KAZA Los Angeles, where he'll continue to serve as general manager, and he will report to Pappas chairman and CEO Harry J. Pappas.
Pappas said in a statement, "Fernando has shown great leadership in his nearly five years with our company. He is a highly regarded professional in the Spanish-language-television industry with the right combination of skills to lead our new venture."
Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what's new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column "The Watchman." He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.
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