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Studies: Omega-3s temper premature births, heart attacks
Christine Blank
New research linking omega-3 fatty acids with a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases as well as the reduction of dangerous premature births is expected to have benefits for the seafood industry.
In a study of people who took Lovaza, a prescription omega-3 fish oil, researchers found that subjects were 28 percent less likely to suffer heart attacks than those taking a placebo. Additionally, people who ate fewer than 1.5 servings of fish weekly reduced their risk of cardiovascular disease by 19 percent when taking Lovaza.
The research was presented at the recent American Heart Association 2018 Scientific Sessions in Chicago, Illinois, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
"The use of fish oil did not significantly reduce risk for those eating more seafood, but the average overall showed a reduced risk," Dr. Tom Brenna, a professor of pediatrics, chemistry, and nutrition at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, and chair of Seafood Nutrition Partnership's Scientific and Nutrition Advisory Council, told SeafoodSource. "The message here is, 'If you don't eat fish, take supplements.'"
Alongside the Lovaza study, a new Cochrane Review of 70 studies worldwide found that omega-3 fatty acids reduced dangerous preterm births by 42 percent.
The extensive review of published studies, which included 20,000 pregnant women, also revealed an 11 percent reduction in preterm births, and a 10 percent reduction in risk of having a low-birthweight baby. The researchers reviewed studies involving fish oil supplements as well as seafood.
"This study is further evidence that health professionals should be actively promoting fish and omega-3s among pregnant women as they have possibly the most to gain from eating more fish," Jennifer McGuire, a registered dietitian for the National Fisheries Institute, told SeafoodSource.
Because the review is based on a large number of high-quality studies spanning 30 years, "I expect this to be the best evidence for at least a decade - if not a generation," Brenna said. "Seafood professionals should utilize the high-quality evidence that is now available regarding seafood and pregnancy to develop messaging and talking points for consumers."
Both studies "build on the strong science that consuming seafood and marine sources of omega-3s strongly support heart health and overall wellness," Seafood Nutrition Partnership President Linda Cornish said. "There's a healthy halo associated with eating seafood and these studies help to increase our understanding of why it is important to eat at least two servings of seafood per week and supplement with omega-3s as needed."
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5 celebrities you had no idea quit fame for normal jobs - can avocado be used as a facial mask
Great celebrities can always get rid of their unique charm brand.
But being "that person" forever from "that thing" can be an obstacle.
If you just want to play juggling, then what are the benefits of the pool with universal attention and full of money?
That's why some celebrities take brave steps to break their patterns and pursue other passions.
While smart people will wait until their careers come to an end, your secret passion will make you look a bit like it turns out. For example . . .
5Tom Selleck has been working silently (And Hating)
AvocadosTom Selleck experienced a huge run at the age of 80 and 90 as an excellent researcher, Magnum, and later Dr. OG. McSteamy in . But make-
It's hard to believe, so the actor turns to something that's known to be shorter in time --
Consumption and work
Intensive: agriculture.
At the end of the 1980 s, when he reached the peak of his fame, Sellek bought a moustache with his professional moustache money.
After installing the standard celebrity tennis court and helicopter pad, Selleck opened up a piece of land for his secret passion project-becoming an avocado farmer.
He himself grows avocado in his backyard, from flowers to disappointing fruits, and is the pride of Selleck. Who has commented on how "sexual" the process of seeing flowers and bees become weird ".
He will let anyone know about his reaction.
Pear is much better than Jamie Fox's pear, and Jamie Fox is his next --
Kerry neighbors and main competitors of avocado.
So when California has suffered a severe drought in recent years, Selleck has to make sure it doesn't affect his precious avocado.
To bypass the water limit, he had a tanker drive to a fire hydrant in another area and town.
This has happened more than a dozen times before people noticed it.
At the end of the day, the people in the town found his poor water, Selleck--
Considering what Los Angeles is paying for bottled water, it's still a good deal.
The money was immediately well utilized and paid for the private investigator they hired for this whodunit and they owed them a huge sum of money because they found it was on the farm
It seems to be very troublesome for a bunch of strange fruits.
But the key is :.
"They don't look right," he said in an interview . " He added, "To be honest, they made me gag.
"He didn't even taste the fruits of his labor and added:" Why eat them when I can sell them.
"It could be the pain of avocado, though, because the actor often admits that after nearly 30 years of hard work, he didn't really make any money.
"It's hard to make a living, let alone make a profit," he admits . ".
His only reward is that Jamie Fox is awake at night and is jealous to hope that he can catch the low key of sellakehanging fruit.
We heard there is a lot of money left for P. I. work, Mr. Selleck.
Maybe it's time to wipe off the old Hawaiian shirt again.
John Carpenter has changed from a master of terror to a lazy Goode. You roll down from the bed at noon, shuffle to the kitchen and look for a hot pocket or two.
You sit in your favorite recliner, where you sit for an entire eight hours and shoot out some alien heads from their rotten green neck.
Come in the evening, you put on your dirty jeans, go to the garage and your completeabout-to-make-it-big-band.
Yes, it was a cold show as a legendary horror filmmaker.
The famous John Carpenter gave up the director's game to a great extent.
Now that Carpenter is in his 60 s, he wants to be the most.
He's really old.
The same is true from school to school.
Carpenter used his son as a driving force for his game habits, bleeding pixels.
He even wants to make his own games.
It is not that he is eager to pick up the cloak of terror again.
"I don't think about the mechanics of horror games.
"I'm just immersed in it," he said in an interview with Polygon . ".
They can teach John Carpenter some knowledge about fear.
But it's just how the movie's grandfather spends his free time.
His real passion now is to be one.
Carpenter has been involved in shooting his own film, and he has taken the logical next step to become a full actortime musician.
With the help of his son and young grandson through the webcam, Carpenter carved out part of himself in the re-emerging post-80 s synthetic scene (
He created it himself).
The boot was great and would only make us look more forward to the awesome creepy movie he could rate them. Oh, his movie.
The career was firmly in the rearview mirror and there was no chance of a sudden appearance behind us.
Carpenter has released two albums and started his first tour in 2016.
So, if you ever wanted to go to the dimly lit club to watch John Carpenter's own playing theme, now is your chance.
Rick morannis became a hermit singer. Rick morannis is a typical actor in the post-80 s around the world.
After a major success in a series of great comedies, he was almost a household name.
But in a tragic setting, morannis has bid farewell to his acting career, finding a new call from the world's most hidden musicians.
In 1997, molanis gave up her film career due to breast cancer and turned to take care of her children.
Committed to becoming a kick over the years-
Dad, his child grew up and left a serious empty nest syndrome and a slight square phobia.
Of course, he has been trying to date for nearly 20 years while he is single, but he admits that it is not easy when you rarely leave your own house.
Just thinking of a dating site also makes him scoff.
As him, "what photos will I use? The guy from ?
Morannis, on the contrary, doubled his two new passions: not going outside to create music.
Any kind of music
In 1987, at the peak of his career, he released his first album and presented his work. . .
Unique and diverse music tastes.
Morannis proved that when he sang Kermit/Eddy Grant mashup of, he also made the rap version of "" at home.
"When he released it in 2005, this diversity was back.
He played a quick role in this album
Country singers who don't want to leave their homes-
His drawer is
But the genius of morannis does not know what type.
The social chameleon will reinvent itself as an old chameleon in 2013.
His third album, school Jewish singer
At this rate, in a few years, we will be enjoying our ears to the fullest on molanis's fourth album, which, as far as we know, may be sung in an Italian accent.
Month Day Prince Jr.
Become a writer/producer of WWEActor Prinze Jr.
I had the best life.
Millennials will die for their teenage boys.
He is not only a fan of the post-90 s youth (
When the stock is in the backBeatles high)
Starring in the movie, at the scene-
Ascot's action movie
He loves Fred very much, but he even sees Buffy naked.
Marry Sarah Michelle Geller).
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To chase the biggest adolescent dream of all, I put it aside: start writing s y B.
One night in 2007, the wrestling enthusiast Freddy played a game temporarily.
After fiddling with the microphone, he caught the attention of WWE staff, who were having trouble getting celebrity endorsements at the time. The then-31-year-
The old millionaire took the logical next step towards his dream job and started the wrestling blog.
His academic analysis of wrestling impressed Stephanie McMahon, the infamous WWE show runner and all-
In bastard, Vince McMahon met the actor.
After being introduced to her father, he had the opportunity to become a true wrestling God and to determine the fate of mortal wrestlers. Prinze Jr.
Promised to become an audience for TV shows. Prinze Jr.
Will continue-so-
Change the history of WWE a little and use his Hollywood talent for "writing conversations" and "script scenes" to inspire the wrestling world.
The highest glory of his career came when he convinced Vince McMahon to allow Jeff Hardy, a very popular drop wrest hand/anesthesia
Become the world heavyweight champion.
However, after only one year of employment, Prinze Jr.
WWE's parting ways.
This is the legend (He made it up)
When Freddy heard a talk from Stone Cold Steve Austin about how working for WWE made you a damn father, the former actor informed him two weeks in advance and never againPrinze Jr.
Then he won the Cup of the best dad of the year in his wife's kitchen.
However, on 2009, Jr. Prinze
First of all, as director and fragment producer, I did go back briefly to the word bad daddy wrestling.
As a guest owner and a part never before
At the end of the circus, he showed the world why WWE decided to leave him in the writer's room: so he could.
Rick Santorum is making a film, a former Republican senator in Pennsylvania, and Rick Santorum was once the golden child of politics that really didn't like homosexuality.
But after being humiliated in the 2012 presidential campaign, he decided to overthrow Reagan, free directly from politics, and enter the gentle embrace of Hollywood ---
Although not successful so far.
Santorum is now making a film, and as CEO of EchoLight Studios, it's a "faith --
Headquartered at the film company "its premiere is held in the church rather than in the theater, just as you dump the premier in the toilet, not on jumbotron in the Kansas City Royals competition.
This is a biographical film about Eric "Hovey" Elliot's struggle with the national brain tumor.
Santorum has a lot of confidence in the $2 million movie and believes it will be successful enough.
Then, box office revenue is almost zero. Other less-
Predictably, the inspiring films associated with Santorum include a right-wing tendency towards him --
Ironically, the title of right-wing politics is too long to fit the protest sign.
Although it sounds exaggerated, this is just a malicious film about the infamous contraceptive case, about a group of films discussing "the tension that arises from the desire to represent the truth in love.
At least he has "Hollywood nonsense ".
Santorum once again plans to have the American Church make its first appearance in the film, because he clearly hates Christianity more than the so-called theme in his film.
After failing as a film producer, Santorum took part in the 2016 election ---
But again he found himself out of the game soon.
After all, it's not easy for Americans to be fooled by washed things
As a strategy, he will run for the highest position in the country to promote his entertainment career.
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Slomöek, Anton Martin, Bishop of Lavant, in Maribor, Styria, Austria, noted Slovenian educator, born 1800; died 24 Sept., 1862. The dawn of the nineteenth century found the Slovenian schools in a precarious condition; their number was pitifully small, and the courses they offered were inadequate and unsatisfactory. This deplorable state was due to the fact that the Austrian officials endeavoured to suppress the national language, and, to compass this end, introduced foreign teachers thoroughly distasteful to the people, whom in turn they despised. Moreover, books, magazines, papers, and other educational influences were lacking, not because they would not have been gladly welcomed, but because they were forbidden by the Government in its fear of Panslavism. This situation Bishop Slomöek was compelled to face. A man of initiative and discernment, the changes he wrought in a short time were wonderful. In the Constitution of 1848, granting national rights long denied, he found his instrument. Following this measure, though only after many futile attempts, he received official sanction to undertake the reform of the schools. The first fruits of his labours were a series of excellent text-books, many from his own pen, which proved powerful factors in the growth and development of religious as well as national education. The founding of the weekly, "Drobtinice" (Crumbs), was his next step. Essays and books on a great variety of subjects, embracing practically every question on which his countrymen stood in need of enlightenment, were published in quick succession, and his vigorous and incisive style, well adapted to the intelligence of his readers, though not lacking scholarly refinement, made his works exceedingly popular. His pastorals and sermons constitute a literature of lasting value. In 1841 he sought to realize a dream of years - the establishment of a society for the spread of Catholic literature. Unfortunately, the movement was branded as Panslavistic, and failed at the time; but ten years later this organization was effected, and Druzba sv. Mohora began sending a few instructive books to Catholic homes. To-day, a million educational volumes have been distributed among a million and a half of people.
Although Slomöek was ardent and active in the interests of his own race, yet he was admired and loved by great men of other nations, and his kindness and tact eliminated all bitterness from the controversies in which he was forced to engage. Patriotism, the education of his people. their temporal and spiritual welfare, were his inspiring motives, as the non-Catholic Makusev remarks: "Education, based on religion and nationality, was his lofty aim". Humility and childlike simplicity marked his life. His priests, sincerely devoted to him, frequently heard him repeat the words: "When I was born, my mother laid me on a bed of straw, and I desire no better pallet when I die, asking only to be in the state of grace and worthy of salvation".
GRAFENANER, Hist. of Slovenian Literature (1862).
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Cornell students and faculty joined millions of Americans on Tuesday to reflect on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Prof. Ross Brann, Near Eastern studies, recalled the terrifying moment he heard about the attacks.
"I was sitting in my Cornell office preparing for class when my son, a freshman at NYU, called me and told me to put CNN on my desktop screen. Students began filing into my office to watch those horrifying events unfold," Brann said.
Soon after, Brann had to leave his office to teach a 10:10 a.m. class on Islamic Spain. Instead of beginning the lecture, he "immediately took the diverse class to the campus store to sit together on the floor and watch along with hundreds of Cornellians," he said.
Other Cornellians chose to highlight how the tragedy brought Americans closer together.
"9/11 is definitely a day when both Democrats and Republicans put their views aside and come together as Americans to commemorate those who risk their lives to defend our freedoms," said Jessica Reif '14, chair of the Cornell Republicans.
Like Reif, Jessie Palmer '13, president of the Cornell Democrats, said that Sept. 11 reminds her how Americans united to support one another in the wake of the attacks.
What is memorable about Sept.11 is how the nation came together in the aftermath of the attacks, Palmer said, adding that she feels that "that sense of community has been maintained" since 2001.
In addition to reminding Americans of the importance of unity, Cornellians said each anniversary of 9/11 provides an opportunity to think about how to work toward a more peaceful, tolerant community. Brann said that, after the attacks, professors and students in the Department of Near Eastern Studies organized outreach efforts against racism on campus, in local schools and in synagogues, churches and mosques from Ithaca to Binghamton, N.Y.


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ASU Retirees Association (ASURA) Video History Project Interviews
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Mathew Betz joined ASU in 1961 as a member of the Civil Engineering Department but he spent much of his career in the Provost's Office. Matt was instrumental in the acquiring and early planning of ASU Polytechnic campus. The interview…
Mathew Betz joined ASU in 1961 as a member of the Civil Engineering Department but he spent much of his career in the Provost's Office. Matt was instrumental in the acquiring and early planning of ASU Polytechnic campus. The interview covers Betz's early life in Chicago area, college at Cal Tech and Northwestern majoring in the new field of Transportation Engineering. Early travels to Africa and the Sudan. Teaching career starts at ASU in 1961. Description of ASU Engineering in early days. Project work in Sudan. Assistant Dean in the Graduate College. Teaching/living in Kenya. Evaluating Graduate Programs. Working in Academic V.P.s office to evaluate (Regents directive) all programs. Computerizing the Registrar's Office. Developing the ADOT Transportation Research Center. Creating the Office of Strategic Planning. Vice President of Planning and Budgeting. Offers insight into the past and future of education in Arizona. He served many years on the ASU Retirees Board including President. He suggested and implemented the ASURA Video History Project.
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Stevenson, Pam (Interviewer)
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Pam Stevenson, Editor; Manny Garcia, Videographer; Bob Francis, Chair Video History Project.
1. Early Life through College Phd in Transportation Planning, with stories of extensive travel to Africa/Sudan. 2. Coming to ASU in 1961: minute 27:15. Beginnings of the undergraduate and graduate engineering programs.
This is a suggested citation. Consult the appropriate style guide for specific citation guidelines.
Betz, Mathew. Interview. 12 Jan. 2007. ASURA Video History Project. © Arizona Board of Regents. https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.38864


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Very close to Istanbul, just 25 kilometers southeast there is a group of islands known as the Prince Islands, which we decided to go to on our last day in the city. Getting there is very simple, ferries leave every few minutes and the ticket costs just 4.4 lire (just over one euro). The trip is quiet and relaxed, and lasts about an hour and a half before arriving at Büyükada, the main island.
After arriving to the city a very interesting sight awaits us. Instead of the traditional houses, made with brick or stone, the place is littered with wooden houses that reminded me of those in Caribbean cities or even New Orleans. This, combined with the constant horse carriages and tourists on bicycles (it's not allowed to use motor vehicles) gives the island a very special atmosphere. Leon Trotsky lived in one of those houses (although I couldn't find which one) for several years after he was expelled from Russia.
Following one of the main streets, littered with small cafes, we found a small park at the base of one of the nearby hills. Walking a little further we reached an open space full of food stalls and souvenirs. That also seems to be the point where the horse carriages end their journey. From there a path rises up the hill. At the top, apparently, there is a monastery dedicated to St. George, and the day of our visit was St. George's Day, a happy coincidence, so the whole area was full of pilgrims.
The pilgrims had interesting traditions. One of them was to tie a spool with thread on a tree at the base of the mountain, which they had to unravel little by little as they went up to the monastery, trying their best to not to break it. Another was climbing with sugar cubes of different colors, and once the top was reached they used them to write messages or shapes, or just put them on the walls of the monastery. We didn't know it at the time, but apparently the threads represent desires or prayers, and the sugar cubes symbolize different wishes depending on the color (money, health, love…). If the thread breaks, the desire doesn't come true, and you had to resign yourself or start over.
Once we arrived at the monastery we found another funny tradition, the pilgrims tied ribbons to the trees, apparently also with prayers or prayers, so all the trees of the monastery had this interesting decoration. They also had, of course, the usual traditions, such as lighting candles or burning incense.
The monastery itself is not very large, but it has a very decorated interior. Apparently the throne of the patriarch of the Orthodox Church was there for several years after the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Turks. They also keep several sacred relics of Saint George. The whole place had a heavy security system due to a terrorist attack in 1997. Oh, and next to the monastery there is a small restaurant where they sell food and drink, really convenient to restore strength after the hike uphill.
After the ascent, time to go down again (although it's much more bearable), and return home. We leave the island at sunset, with good memories of the place and the interesting traditions of Saint George's Day.


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SHEFFIELD'S Showroom Cinema is reporting a record-breaking year at the box office with attendance figures at their highest yet.
It is reflecting a national trend with overall box office receipts for 2011 expected to be around 4 per cent higher than last year, but the Showroom reckons it has done even better with a 14% rise.
The year got off to a fine start with the release of The King's Speech, one of the Showroom's most successful films ever, which went on to worldwide success and swept the board at the 2011 Oscars.
Second only to the final Harry Potter movie as the most successful film of the year across the country, The King's Speech was the best performer of the releases that came to the specialist cinema on Paternoster Row which is supported with funding from Sheffield City Council and Cultural England.
The Showroom's Top 10 reveals it has been a strong year for British film with no less than seven of them being British productions – and, with Tinker Tailor Soldier spy ranked second, suggests how popular Colin Firth is with cinema-goers.
As well as more commercial fare, the Showroom always offers a diverse range of films, screening smaller independent and foreign-language films that may not be screened anywhere else in the city. This was its remit when it opened in 1993.
Continuing this policy, a hand-picked selection of 2011 releases will be given a second run between Christmas and New Year. These films do not appear in the Top 10, or even the Top 20 in terms of box office sales, but they are critically-acclaimed films which the Showroom has given its stamp of approval. Running from December 26-30 will be Animal Kingdom, A Separation, Incendies, Poetry, and Tomboy.
Another essential aspect of the Showroom are the festivals and special seasons it programmes. This year saw the return of Showcomotion: Young People's Film Festival in May and the nationally-renowned Doc/Fest which moved from its usual November slot to take place in June. It was also best year yet for both the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival and Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival. This month, the Showroom even invited a cherished regular cinemagoer, nonegenarian Dr Clifford Shaw, to select his favourite films to share.
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Santa is back over the water as he scoots back to the North, trying to keep pace with the time zones in the march to Christmas morning. While Santa could be making several stops on the islands of the Atlantic and Caribbean he is instead visiting the ships at sea in those waters tonight. All reports indicate that there are many happy sailors out there!


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County files plan for redevelopment of Fairfax's judicial complex
Fatimah Waseem January 6, 2023 at 11:45am
The first phase of development will kick off with building one (via Fairfax County)
Plans are officially in for the massive redevelopment of Fairfax's judicial complex — a 48-acre swath of land that is slated for redevelopment.
The complex is currently home to Fairfax County's circuit, general, district and juvenile courts, along with the Historic Fairfax County Courthouse, jail and volunteer organizations.
Over the next 20 years, the county plans to add nearly one million square of development to the complex — bringing the total square footage of development to 2.3 million square feet.
Five new buildings are proposed:
Building 1 (180,000 square feet): offices for courts, storage for circuit court, police and fire
Building 2 (180,000 square feet): offices for the county, court supportive services, childcare; early childhood education training center, retail and food service
Building 3 (190,000 square feet): offices for the county or private use; retail and food service
Building 4 (150,000 square feet): diversion and community re-entry; short term and long-term supportive housing
Building 5: 300 affordable housing units and child care
The historic courthouse will also get a new entrance facing West Street.
County officials have envisioned the redevelopment for years in what's contemplated to be a 20-year plan. Some pieces of the undertaking are currently in progress.
So far, the development team plans to begin constructing the first building to "unlock" the development potential of the remainder of the property. The building will be home to programs currently in the Historic Courthouse, the existing police annex and evidence storage, and the Burkholder building.
Once the programs move into the new building, the Burkholder and police buildings will be demolished to construct affordable housing. That move is intended to "provide some flexibility during the capital renewal of the historic courthouse," according to the plan.
But the application emphasizes that the development plan could change.
"The applicant reserves the right to construct the new buildings in any order, dependent upon the approved funding from the Board of Supervisors," it states. "Any and all transportation and/or site improvements required for the use and occupancy of a given building will be constructed at such time as that building is developed."
To make way for the new features of the project, the Legato School will be relocated, and a building for police annex and evidence storage and another school administration an annex uses will be removed. Parking Garage A will also be demolished.
The master planning process for the project kicked off in 2018 following the demolition of the Massey building. The process concluded last year following a public engagement period and with the goal of more effectively delivering county services to the community.
Five open spaces are planned as part of the project: courthouse grounds, a courthouse plaza, a central green, a gateway promenade and fields near the courthouse.
The gateway promenade — the most prominent of the open spaces proposed — is inspired by the National Mall and will create 20-foot-wide paths, along with possible seating areas and temporary installations.
The apartment units would target households earning around 60% or below of the area median income, according to the application.
The current central road loop around the demolished Massey building will be replaced with a grid of streets that connects to neighboring Fairfax City's Old Town and creates an urban-block pattern.
The proposal has not been formally accepted for review by the county.
New bond data dashboard shows disagreement between Fairfax County prosecutors and courts
Matt Blitz November 7, 2022 at 3:00pm
Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney's Bond Data Dashboard (via Fairfax County)
A new data dashboard shows Fairfax County prosecutors are sometimes asking for more detainments of defendants than judges.
The Office of the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney (OCA) released a dashboard in October with data comparing how often and under what circumstances prosecutors are asking for pre-trial detainment and release to a judge's recommendations.
"We're trying to become a more data-driven office," Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano told FFXnow. "We're using this information that we're collecting here for internal improvements, internal trainings, restructurings, and changing of our processes."
He acknowledged that too often decisions in the justice system lack transparency and are done without the public's knowledge.
"We want to let the community know what is going on in their justice system," he said. "I think this system is a black box to many people. We want to change that."
Courts and prosecutors diverge on when to detain defendants
The dashboard only covers bond review hearings, where a county prosecutor makes a recommendation to a judge that a defendant either be detained or released before their trial.
Descano said that involves "a small percentage of our cases," though he was unable to provide the exact percentage compared to the total number of cases handled by the county.
The dashboard also only has data from a six-month period between Jan. 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022.
According to the provided data, decisions by the OCA don't always neatly line up with the self-described "progressive" prosecutor reputation that Descano ran on in 2019, nor do they clearly affirm detractors' perception of the office as "soft on crime."
While prosecutors and courts generally align on non-violent misdemeanors and felonies, the OCA recommended detainment for violent felonies 20% more often than the courts, including cases involving cash bail. Descano called that the number one "disagreement" between his office and judges.
As the dashboard notes, the OCA and courts don't always agree on when a perpetrator is a "danger to family or household member." Descano said those disagreements generally relate to domestic violence cases, particularly those involving strangulation.
"We take those really seriously because data has shown that if an intimate partner strangles somebody, they're seven times more likely to actually murder them," Descano said.
The OCA also recommended detentions for sex offenses at higher rates than the courts. For felonies, it asked for detainment 89% of the time, while the judges recommended it 52% of the time. For misdemeanors, OCA asked for detainment 58% of the time, with judges agreeing in only 25% of cases.
"It shows me that some judges may not see the same dangerousness to those types of crimes that we do or may value it differently," Descano said. "We're not putting this out data to try to slam judges or anything. If anything, it shows [how] different actors in the system view different types of accusations." Read More
Teen arrested in fatal Woodlawn shooting has previous felony charges
Angela Woolsey September 21, 2022 at 1:30pm
Fairfax County Police Department Maj. Ed O'Carroll announces that Kevin Alexander Lemus has been arrested for a fatal shooting on Sept. 17 (via FCPD/Twitter)
(Updated at 3:05 p.m.) An 18-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to a fatal shooting in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Saturday, the Fairfax County Police Department announced this morning (Wednesday).
Kevin Alexander Lemus was arrested around 7 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday) after police found him in the 7200 block of John Paul Drive in Groveton, FCPD Major Crimes Bureau Cyber and Forensics Commander Maj. Ed O'Carroll said at a press conference.
After his arrest, Lemus was transported to the Fairfax County Public Safety Headquarters, where he confessed to pulling the trigger that killed 19-year-old Annandale resident Darlin Ariel Diaz Flores, according to O'Carroll.
Also charged with possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Lemus has had over 80 previous encounters with local law enforcement, including "numerous serious contacts," police say.
"We are all safer with Lemus behind bars," O'Carroll said. "He chose to have a gun, not his first time. He chose to shoot a man and ultimately take a life. Now, he will face consequences for his actions."
According to police, Diaz Flores was in Woodlawn after attending a social event in Maryland and was waiting with friends to get a ride home outside an apartment in the 8400 block of Graves Street.
The confrontation that resulted in the shooting started with an exchange of "very simple words" between Diaz Flores and Lemus, who was passing by, O'Carroll said. Police don't believe the two men knew each other, the department told FFXnow.
Diaz Flores was shot in the upper body, and Lemus fled the scene, police say. After a community member called 911 at 9:34 p.m., police officers found Diaz Flores, and he was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he died shortly after arriving.
According to O'Carroll, FCPD detectives embarked on a multi-day canvass of the neighborhood, where they interviewed witnesses and residents, looked for surveillance footage, and collected forensic evidence from the scene.
"Their important work eventually led to a big break in the case, and Lemus was identified as our killer," O'Carroll said.
When asked by FFXnow, the FCPD didn't elaborate on how Lemus was identified as the suspect or his past encounters with local police, stating that it is "not able to discuss juvenile records."
The gun used in the shooting hasn't been located, according to the department, which advises anyone with information to contact its detectives at 703-246-7800, option 2, or through Crime Solvers.
Fairfax County General District Court records show that Lemus was already facing three felony charges stemming from an April 20 incident and arrest. He faced two counts of possession of schedule I or II drugs and a related gun possession charge.
A judge had released Lemus in April on a personal recognizance bond of $2,500, the court told FFXnow, though the records don't show the reasoning behind that decision.
The Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney confirmed that the release was the judge's decision. Fairfax County's public defender's office, which is listed on court records as Lemus's defense attorney, said it had no comment.
Lemus is now being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. He's scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 25 for a hearing on both cases.
Diaz Flores was the 11th person killed by gunfire in Fairfax County this year, according to the police department.
Photo via FCPD/Twitter
Suspect in Tysons Corner Center gunfire incident indicted, faces new charges
Angela Woolsey September 20, 2022 at 9:30am
Fairfax County police clear Tysons Corner Center after a gunfire incident on June 18 (staff photo by James Cullum)
The man who allegedly fired a gun inside Tysons Corner Center this summer, sparking a chaotic evacuation of the mall, is expected to face trial after getting indicted by a Fairfax County grand jury yesterday (Monday).
The circuit court jury indicted Noah Settles, a 22-year-old D.C. resident also known as rapper No Savage, on seven charges that could result in up to 45 years of imprisonment if he's convicted, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano told FFXnow.
"This really traumatized folks who were in the mall that day and really left a scar on the people in Fairfax County at large," Descano said of the June 18 incident. "I want people to know that you cannot come into Fairfax County, wave a gun around and shoot off in a crowded building and not expect to be held accountable and to be held accountable severely, and that's what we're looking to do here."
Settles turned himself in on June 22 after the Fairfax County Police Department identified him as the suspect in the shooting, alleging that he had fired three gunshots on a mall concourse after getting into an argument with a rival "crew" based in southeast D.C.
No one was hit by the gunfire, but three people were injured while fleeing, police said. About six weeks later, Tysons Corner Center was evacuated again after the sound of a shattered light fixture prompted panic and unfounded rumors of an active shooter.
Settles was initially charged with attempted malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and three counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied building.
According to Descano, the grand jury's indictment included two additional charges for brandishing a firearm and possession of a concealed firearm that prosecutors introduced after a preliminary hearing in Fairfax County General District Court on Aug. 15.
At the hearing, a lawyer for Settles argued that he had acted in self-defense, though a judge found probable cause to send the case to a grand jury, WUSA9 reported. Settles' defense attorney, Peter Greenspun, didn't return a request for comment by press time.
Descano says the new charges will enable prosecutors "to fully tell the story of what allegedly happened that day, particularly before the first rounds were fired off."
"Those two additional charges are vital to producing accountability, which is really what our end goal here is," he said.
Descano says his office is committed to prosecuting existing gun laws, but he has also argued that more federal and state legislation is needed to address the issue of gun violence, including a closure of loopholes that allow untraceable "ghost guns."
Just this past weekend, the FCPD responded to two shootings, one in Annandale and another in Woodlawn that ended in the victim's death.
"Action is needed because we can't live with this as the new normal," Descano said. "…When you have guns flooding the streets, what starts as a personal beef can very quickly escalate into shooting, violence, and death."
Reston sexual assault suspect was released from custody days before alleged attack
Angela Woolsey August 25, 2022 at 10:15am
Fairfax County Courthouse (file photo)
Just days before allegedly raping a woman at her apartment in Reston, Anthony Agee had been released from police custody on bond after being arrested on a felony drug charge, Fairfax County court records show.
Though only 22 years old, Agee has been in county courts on a variety of charges dating back to a Feb. 21, 2017 traffic violation for failing to obey a highway sign, where he paid a $30 fine, according to the General District Court's online information system.
Though Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano has faced criticism for prosecution decisions some see as overly lenient, his office says Agee wasn't in custody in part due to a plea deal that prosecutors under his predecessor, Ray Morrogh, offered for an armed burglary attempt that occurred on April 30, 2018.
The deal was approved by a Fairfax County judge and capped the incarceration portion of Agee's sentence at three years. He was released from jail in December 2020, according to the Fairfax County Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney.
"Our hearts break for the victim of the tragic crime in Reston over the weekend and we will prosecute this case to the full extent of the law," the Commonwealth's Attorney Office said.
Since being released from jail, Agee has been arrested four times, including on March 1, 2021 for stealing a vehicle and on Feb. 23 for an incident involving a gun and breaking and entering.
In the March 1 case, Agee was charged with vehicle theft, reckless driving, failure to identify himself to law enforcement, and failure to stop at the scene of an accident. The vehicle theft charge — the only felony — was downgraded to petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Per court records, Agee didn't contest the charges at a preliminary hearing on Sept. 1, 2021. The case also included a civil violation for possession of marijuana that was dismissed on Jan. 20 of this year.
A Fairfax County Circuit Court judge found earlier this month that the incident constituted a violation of Agee's probation, but the judge took no further action and let him remain out on probation, according to the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.
Agee's Feb. 23 arrest stemmed from a shooting at the Paper Moon strip club in Springfield and led to felony charges of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and entering a structure with the intent to commit assault, battery or another felony, along with a misdemeanor for brandishing a firearm.
Agee was detained, but at an April 4 preliminary hearing, prosecutors dismissed the case without prejudice, according to court records.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's Office says it asked for a dismissal as a temporary measure, because the case needed further investigation, including DNA testing, search warrants, and other evidence gathering. Read More
Fourth of July 2022: What's open and closed in Fairfax County for the holiday
Brandi Bottalico July 1, 2022 at 11:45am
Closed sign (via Tim Mossholder/Unsplash)
While it won't be quiet around Fairfax County on Monday with Fourth of July celebrations, many government offices and facilities will be closed.
Government offices, and some businesses, are closed for the Independence Day holiday. Public transportation schedules may be lighter and public services, like trash collection, may be changed. See our listing below to get details on what will be open and closed.
Fairfax County government offices will be closed Monday (July 4) in recognition of the Fourth of July holiday, but some facilities are open and schedules vary.
The library system's branches will be closed on Monday. Animal Control is closed, as it normally is, on Mondays.
The Circuit and District courts will be closed Monday.
The Town of Herndon offices will be closed Monday.
All Park Authority rec centers and golf centers and will be open Monday. Historic sites, nature centers and Green Spring Gardens will be closed. Frying Pan Farm Park Farm and indoor arena will be open while its visitor center will be closed. The River Bend Park Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All Neighborhood and Community Service facilities will be closed Saturday (July 2) through Monday. Reston Community Center Hunter Woods will be open Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Lake Anne will be closed on Monday.
The McLean Community Center will be closed.
Herndon Community Center will be closed Monday. But Herndon Centennial Golf Course will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather permitting.
Fairfax Connector will operate on a Saturday service schedule on Monday. Human Services Transportation (FASTRAN) will not operate on Monday.
On Monday, Metrorail will open at 7 a.m. and close at midnight but last train times vary by station. The Orange Line trains will operate between Vienna and Stadium-Armory only, according to Metro, but free express and local shuttle buses will be provided.
The county advises residents to contact their trash and recycling collector directly for service schedule changes due to the holiday.
The I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex will be closed Monday.
Town of Herndon recycling will be collected Tuesday (July 5) since it is normally collected Monday.
FFXnow.com May 11, 2022 at 7:30am
Under the virtual shark tank at Reston Station (photo by Marjorie Copson)
Austin Transit Leader Named New Metro General Manager — "Metro on Tuesday tapped the chief executive of a Texas transit agency to lead the system through safety and pandemic-related challenges that have frustrated riders and strained public transportation…Randy Clarke, 45, will replace Paul J. Wiedefeld, who announced in January that he would retire on June 30″ [The Washington Post]
Fairfax County Firefighter Gets Funeral Procession — "Tuesday marked the final farewell for Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Captain Kimberly Schoppa, who died last month from occupational cancer. Her line-of-duty funeral included a procession and escort to the church, with her flag-draped casket onboard a fire truck and then carried inside by the Honor Guard." [ABC7]
Jury Awards Tysons Company $2B in Damages — A Fairfax County Circuit Court jury awarded Appian over $2 billion in damages after finding rival software company Pegasystems Inc. stole its trade secrets. Announced yesterday (Tuesday) after a seven-week trial, the damages are the largest ever awarded in Virginia court history, Appian says. [Appian]
County Board Approves New Budget — "On Tuesday morning, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors gave final approval to the fiscal year 2023 budget, which reduces the real estate tax rate by 3 cents. The approved budget did not change from the budget markup the board approved on April 26." [Patch]
Teachers' Union Calls for Continued Virtual Learning — The Fairfax Education Association sent a letter to Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand and school board members last week urging them to "continue offering a limited virtual school program for vulnerable students and staff." FCPS announced in March that it will discontinue the option in the next school year. [WTOP]
Former Reston Association Board President Dies at 84 — "In the words of one reporter, Mike [Freeman Jr.] had a case of chronic community activism for a myriad of Reston organizations, including St. Anne's Episcopal Church, FISH, and soccer and swim teams. He was a volunteer driver for the first local RIBS bus, and an elected board member of the Reston Association, serving as Board President 1988-89." [Patch]
County Opens West Falls Church Transportation Survey — "The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) will hold a second round of virtual community meetings to present updates on the West Falls Church (WFC) Active Transportation Study…The public will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide input as well as completing an online survey to provide feedback." [FCDOT]
Fairfax County Honors Hockey Team and Teachers — The Board of Supervisors recognized the Langley High School ice hockey team yesterday for winning the Northern Virginia School Hockey League championship in February while also completing the season with the least amount of penalties among teams. The board also designated May as Teacher Appreciation Month. [Fairfax County]
Veteran and Military Spouse Career Fair Starts Today — "The free-to-attend event features two days of opportunities for candidates to connect with companies, with in-person sessions between 10:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET on May 11 at the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and a virtual fair taking place from 1:00-4:00 p.m. ET on May 12″ [Fairfax County Economic Development Authority]
It's Wednesday — Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 69 and low of 50. Sunrise at 6:01 am and sunset at 8:12 pm. [Weather.gov]
Fairfax County Circuit Court launches electronic filing system for civil cases
Angela Woolsey May 4, 2022 at 11:15am
Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Fairfax County residents getting a divorce or pursuing a personal injury lawsuit can now get documents filed electronically instead of trekking over to the county courthouse.
The Fairfax County Circuit Court launched a new e-filing system on Monday (May 2), a notable step for a court that requires a paid subscription for access to case information and an in-person visit to obtain documents except in a select few cases.
To develop the service, which is currently available for existing divorce, personal injury, and contract cases, the court has partnered with the Texas-based company File & Serve Express (FSX), which says it manages more than 80 million documents and works in 1,300 courts across 20 states and D.C.
"The Pandemic has changed the practice of law, with more remote-work and 'virtual practice' in the legal industry," Circuit Court Deputy Clerk Gerarda Culipher said in a news release. "Offering eFiling to our customers improves their access to justice, saves them costs and trips to the courthouse, thus making our court system easier to navigate in a digital age."
The service isn't free, as FSX charges a "modest" subscription fee as well as a search fee for subscribers who want to look at non-sealed documents for cases where they're not a party.
According to the release, the court has been piloting the e-filing system with "several" law firms, and the feedback so far has indicated that it's easy to use, Circuit Court Clerk John Frey said.
Chief Judge Penney Azcarate issued an order on April 26 permitting the clerk's office to implement e-filing. The order indicates that electronic filing will ultimately be available for documents in all civil and criminal cases.
The court, which handles over 30,000 criminal and civil cases a year, is introducing e-filing in phases to ensure the system can handle the volume and complexity of cases, Frey said. The divorce, contract, and personal injury cases in this first phase make up "the bulk of litigation," according to the court.
The court says other civil cases will be added this summer, but it'll be "a while" before the service expands to criminal cases, Chief Deputy Clerk Suzanne Lubkeman told FFXnow.
"We are looking forward to offering this service to everyone, as Phase 1 successfully launches, and we move on to expanding to all types of cases," Frey said.
While the e-filing service is primarily relevant to lawyers, FSX has public access accounts that provide "real-time access to publicly-available court documents" across the country, according to the registration form.
The Circuit Court Clerk's Office did not immediately return a request for comment seeking to clarify whether that will allow access to electronically filed documents in Fairfax County cases.
FFXnow.com May 4, 2022 at 7:30am
The Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)
Police Make Progress on Hannah Choi Murder Case — Fairfax County detectives believe they know the location of the man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and dumping her body in a Maryland park, according to Police Chief Kevin Davis. He says the department anticipates apprehending Joel Mosso Merino, who has been on the run since March, "in the very near future." [WTOP]
Circuit Court Officially Adds First Female Judge of Color — "Tania M.L. Saylor, the first woman of color to serve as a Fairfax County Circuity [sic] Court Judge will be presented her official commission on Friday, May 6, at 4 p.m. in Courtroom 5J of the Fairfax County Courthouse. The public is invited to attend the investiture ceremony." [Fairfax County Government]
Key FCPS Official Named Fairfax City Superintendent — "The City of Fairfax School Board didn't look far when picking its next superintendent. The board on Monday offered Jeff Platenberg the role. Platenberg currently works for Fairfax County Public Schools as the assistant superintendent for facilities and transportation services." [WTOP]
Locally Owned Coffee Shop Opens in Newington — "Two neighbors who live close to the Landsdowne shopping center are now the owners of a new coffee shop. The locally owned Coffee In opened a few weeks ago and will celebrate its grand opening this Saturday at 6432 Landsdowne Centre Drive." [Patch]
Herndon Foster Mother Starts Nonprofit — The nonprofit Foster the Family "will show up to a foster home, within the first 24 hours, with dinner, clothes, PJ's, hygiene products and all the supplies a child needs, saving the parents an emergency trip to the store, and helping the child feel comfortable in what can be a scary transition." [ABC7]
McLean Church Builds Labyrinth — "Trinity United Methodist Church dedicated a labyrinth as its new Prayer Garden on Easter morning between worship services…The labyrinth is surrounded by plantings and benches with lighting to facilitate an atmosphere worthy of spiritual reflection and meditation. It is the most significant labyrinth in scope and size in the McLean area." [Sun Gazette]
South County Students Send Letters to Seniors — "In Lorton, Virginia, 92-year-old Bernice Alexander reads from just one of the dozens of letters received at her senior living community. They were written by teenagers at South County High School, and some come with artwork, paintings and cheery posters, too." [NBC4]
County Adopts Bill of Rights for Kids' Sports — "The Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood & Community Services (NCS), along with the Fairfax County Athletic Council, is pleased to adopt the Children's Bill of Rights in Sports. Developed by the Aspen Institute Sports and Society Program, this is a new resource designed to ensure that all children have a right to a quality sports experience." [NCS]
It's Wednesday — Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 75 and low of 61. Sunrise at 6:08 am and sunset at 8:05 pm. [Weather.gov]


From the producer to the unpaid intern, everybody is a valuable asset. My advice is to treat every person on set with the same respect you show your superiors. Treat people like your personal success or failure depends on their opinion of your work.


In summer as well as in winter, Bonifacio and Southern Corsica have many attractions. Of course, the beaches during the summer are total Nirvana! Starting in the spring, the walks and sports open the doors to preserved nature. Autumn offers a still warm and welcoming Mediterranean sea. We often forget, as far winter is concerned, the snow and all its associated pleasures are at less than an hour's car drive from Bonifacio. Enjoy the open air during the day and the Corsican cuisine in the evening.


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Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars by David Hepworth – review
Barbara Ellen
# Kurt Cobain
# Little Richard
# Music books
# The Beatles
Hepworth's lively study of rock's greatest stars, from Little Richard to Kurt Cobain, underlines how much the music industry has changed
In Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars, music writer, presenter and author of 1971: Never a Dull Moment, David Hepworth, not only pronounces "the rock star" dead, he traces the time of death to around the mid-1990s, with Kurt Cobain described as "a genuine rock star, possibly the last one".
While Uncommon People is full of death (Presley, Lennon, Bowie), the most significant is that of the industry as it was
Cobain's own death, in 1994, is the penultimate chapter in a book that starts in 1955 with Little Richard's Tutti Frutti (originally a celebration of anal sex). It goes on to cover, year by year, pivotal moments in the 40-year life span of the cultural force that is the rock star – a magnificent, at times venal and ridiculous, but ultimately vulnerable creature, dependent for survival on a record industry, which, Hepworth wryly notes, "fancied it was going to be around for ever, but lasted not much longer than the people who made the What the Butler Saw machines".
It's nigh on impossible to distil whole years into a single moment, and Hepworth also lists key recordings to give more context. The effect is that of faded, evocative, partisan Polaroids scattered from the memory of one obsessive music fan. Paul McCartney and John Lennon meeting at a fete in Woolton. Janis Joplin trying (and failing) to heal her inner emotional abscess by attending her high school reunion. Ian Stewart sacked from the Rolling Stones for "not looking the part". David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed forming an unholy trinity at a party. Led Zeppelin being rattled by the arrival of punk in the 1970s. Madonna simulating masturbation on stage during 1990's Blond Ambition tour. Freddie Mercury defiantly smoking and drinking, even as he died from an Aids-related illness. The police searching Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch, with Hepworth writing: "It was as though they had breached the diplomatic immunity of the sovereign state of stardom."
Related: 1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year by David Hepworth review – lives up to its title
Some omissions are bound to irk (there's not enough punk for my tastes, nor enough on female artists), but that's one of the pitfalls of books by music journalists – other music journalists whingeing from the sidelines about what's been left out.
As Uncommon People arrives at the modern-day digital reckoning, it becomes apparent that, while it's full of death (Buddy Holly, Presley, Lennon, Bowie), the most significant death is that of the music industry as it used to be. I largely agree with Hepworth that where the game of rock and pop is concerned, "it's never been easier to play; it's never been harder to win". For all the flaws of the old-style industry, I've become weary of the "next big thing" being "discovered", strumming an acoustic guitar into a bedroom webcam, singing a well-known song a little slower in a whiny voice, because, hey, man, that's so counterculture. Sometimes it isn't – sometimes it's just cheaper, as well as repetitive, and really rather boring.
Is Uncommon People another blast from the publishing wing of dad rock? Well, yes and no. Just as a heritage industry has sprung up around music (old acts playing old hits to old fans), so too have books like these – accounts of times gone by, written by and for people who give a damn. I, for one, am glad of them.
Ultimately, Uncommon People emerges as part of the drive to capture, analyse and archive key moments in musical history that might otherwise vanish from popular memory before we know it.
• Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars by David Hepworth is published by Bantam Press (£20). To order a copy for £17 go to bookshop.theguardian.com or call 0330 333 6846. Free UK p&p over £10, online orders only. Phone orders min p&p of £1.99
Barbara Ellen is a columnist for the Observer. She has also written for NME, the Times, Mail on Sunday, Elle, Marie Claire, Grazia, Loaded, GQ and Mojo
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Food groups welcome Elliott's final report – mostly
By Michael Stones contact
04-Sep-2014 - Last updated on 05-Sep-2014 at 09:46 GMT
Related tags: Food, Supply chain
Food industry groups have broadly welcomed Professor Elliott's final report into the integrity of food supply chains and his eight-point plan to tackle fraud.
While support for the plan was almost overwhelming, some expressed frustration that calls to restore responsibility for food authenticity and safety to the Food Standards Agency had not been included into the final report. Here we chart reaction from key industry bodies to the report, which was published yesterday (September 4).
British Retail Consortium (BRC), director, food and sustainability Andrew Opie:
"The Elliott report makes a valuable contribution to strengthening supply chain controls – a fundamental issue for all retailers. We particularly welcome the recognition that this requires good co-ordination along the supply chain and with governments here and in Europe and that all parties must accept and meet their responsibilities.
"The retail sector has played its part by carrying out an extensive review of how we exchange intelligence, how we can tighten up testing and auditing and shorten our supply chains. The BRC itself has developed new key tools for auditing the supply chain that will strengthen controls and directly target food fraud."
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), chief executive Graham Jukes:
"Our professional members work in business and all other sectors not just local government but local government plays a vital role in the cross-sectoral support required to address the issue highlighted by the Elliott Review and we do have concerns about the capacity to address this important issue.
"There is a clear need for specialist support in tackling food crime and the CIEH agrees with Professor Elliott's recommendation that a national Food Crime Unit be established. The new National Environmental Health Board, chaired by Lord Rooker former chair of the FSA, working with the CIEH, can support coordinated action on the ground."
CIEH principal policy officer, Jenny Morris:
"A key theme throughout the report is the need for professional collaboration and partnerships if criminals are to be defeated. This means sharing knowledge and skills and developing trust across sectors. Such a collaborative approach to addressing challenges underpins the recent development, by the CIEH, of the Institute of Food Safety, Integrity & Protection (IFSIP). Its objective is to build professional understanding and encourage innovative problem solving across public and private sectors."
Morris is speaking at the Food Manufacture Group's one-day Food safety conference at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon, near Birmingham on Wednesday, October 15.
Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS), group ceo David Noble:
"We welcome professor Elliott's report and the government's commitment to implementing its recommendations following the UK's horsemeat scandal. However it is frustrating that we seem to be continually tackling the outcomes of a flawed system rather than the root causes.
"The government's response to the Elliott Review seems to be papering over the cracks of a broken system. The reforms seek only to catch abuse of our supply chains once the damage has been done and there are still no controls in place to ensure supply chain managers are professional, licensed or competent. Ensuring that we have the right people with the rights skills to manage and monitor the system is a crucial component of our response to criminality in the supply chain but this has once again been overlooked.
"At CIPS, we have been calling for a licence for procurement and supply chain professionals. Without it, we are going to see a re-run of supply chain mismanagement time and again. It is said that a sign of madness is doing the same thing over and over again but hoping for a different result. We must set a new course; one which protects workers, consumers and businesses alike."
Countryside Alliance, executive chairman Barney White-Spunner:
"Consumer confidence alongside protection and support for our food producers is paramount. This report is good in that it seeks to ensure that consumers can make choices with confidence and protection to ensure the horsemeat scandal cannot happen again.
"The Countryside Alliance has long called for clear country of origin labelling on food containing meat to protect consumers but also to promote our hardworking farmers. We have some of the greatest food in the world and we will continue to promote British produce, adequately labelled, as a top choice for consumers."
Dairy UK, chief executive Dr Judith Bryans:
"Dairy UK welcomes Professor Elliott's recommendations and strongly supports measures to prevent fraud in the food industry. The dairy industry is committed to maintaining consumer confidence in wholesome and safe dairy products. Thanks to a short supply chain and exemplary traceability, the dairy industry is proud to be among the safest food sectors and strives to guarantee the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.
"Therefore, as a precautionary measure, Dairy UK has been working on a series of measures and schemes that meet and exceed the expectations outlined in Professor Elliott's recommendations. In addition to a Risk Register of potential contamination and fraud issues in the UK dairy supply chain initiated last year, Dairy UK also leads a Due Diligence Scheme through which stringent tests are conducted on milk and dairy products in accredited laboratories. The dairy industry is also looking at additional opportunities to enhance collaboration with government agencies such as the FSA or the VMD [Veterinary Medicines Directorate].
"Dairy UK will make every effort to contribute to any other industry surveillance programmes and activities."
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, secretary of state Elizabeth Truss:
"We're taking action to make sure that families can have absolute confidence in the food that they buy. When a shopper picks something up from a supermarket shelf it should be exactly what it says on the label, and we'll crack down on food fraudsters trying to con British consumers.
"As well as keeping up confidence here, we need to protect the great reputation of our food abroad. We've been opening up even more export markets, which will grow our economy, provide jobs, and support the government's long-term economic plan.
"The action we're taking gives more power to consumers – meaning they've got better labelling on food, better education about where their food comes from, and better, locally-sourced food in schools and hospitals."
DWF, law firm, partner and head of retail food and hospitality Hilary Ross:
"Clearly local regulators, retailers and manufacturers are currently not equipped to deal with the level of organised fraud we are seeing within the food industry and these recommendations, particularly a nationally co-ordinated approach through the creation of the Food Crime Unit and Intelligence Hub, will at last bring the UK into line with much of the rest of Europe. For this reason I am sure the food industry will welcome today's report and the government's initial reaction to it.
"The ball is now firmly in the government's court to fund and support these significant changes and while they have paid lip service to agreeing to the creation of a Food Crime Unit, the industry will be keeping a close eye on their next steps. For instance, Professor Elliott supports a two-phase approach to the creation of a Food Crime Unit, one for evidence gathering and business case development and the other to put in place the mechanisms required to investigate and take forward actions. The proposal for a phased approach is curious and indicates to me that there is still uncertainty about the business case for such a unit. Given that the initial set up of the unit is estimated to cost between £2–4M a year it is likely that the government will need to be utterly convinced of the business case before making such an investment.
"In our era of austerity I will also be interested to see if and how the government supports the report's recommendations on improving laboratory services as only last week it was announced that the only publically run food testing centre in Wales was to close due to a lack of resources.
"The biggest question mark for the food industry is over how intelligence will be gathered for the proposed Intelligence Hub, which will involve the creation of a Safe Haven to collect and sanitise information from the industry through a confidential source register by an independent body. It is recommended that the cost of the organisation is funded by industry but that steps are taken to ensure that the information provided by contributors are subject to legal privilege. This clearly needs more thought as the proposed aims of the Safe Haven and the way of collecting information are not conducive to establishing legal privilege."
Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, chair Anne Mcintosh MP:
"I am pleased to see the final report from the Elliott review into the integrity and assurance of food supply networks, commissioned in the aftermath of the horsemeat contamination last year.
"Many of Professor Elliott's conclusions echo those made by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in its two reports on Contamination of Beef Products and Food Contamination. In particular, both the committee and Professor Elliott raised concerns about the reduced capacity for testing in the UK and stressed the need for more public analysts to undertake such testing. The government must set out how it intends to deliver this.
"We also welcome the creation of a Food Crime Unit which should help to deter criminals from seeking to defraud consumers. The food and drink sector plays a crucial role in all of our lives and its integrity is of the utmost importance. Professor Elliott has kindly agreed to give oral evidence to the Committee this autumn when we will examine his report and the government's response to it."
Eversheds law firm, partner and food safety expert David Young:
"Having identified in the interim report the key challenges, the final report makes key recommendations under eight headings – the 'eight pillars of food integrity' – consumers first, zero tolerance, intelligence gathering, laboratory services, audit, Government support, leadership and crisis management.
"Many of these recommendations are around the capture of information and how it is shared to increase knowledge and transparency. None of them are unexpected in the sense that no new issues have emerged since the interim report. The most interesting and challenging recommendations are inevitably around intelligence gathering (the development of a 'safe haven' to do this), an overhaul of the largely self-regulating food industry audit regime to make it more focused and effective and a positive presumption that all food incidents are treated as a risk to public health until the contrary is proved. This last recommendation should raise the profile of the integrity of the UK food chain and keep it high."
Food and Drink Federation (FDF):
"Any supply chain, no matter how simple or complex, can present risks that need to be adequately managed. FDF members have robust traceability and assurance systems in place, including risk registers, audits and testing, and as a result UK consumers have access to perhaps the safest food in the world.
"Professor Elliott's report and recommendations provide a solid platform for government, enforcement bodies and industry to continue to improve mechanisms for sharing information that can help identify and tackle potential food fraud.
"Since the publication of Elliott's interim report last December, we have revised and disseminated our free toolkit for producers, 'Food Authenticity: Five steps to help protect your business from food fraud' to help food and drink manufacturers to manage supply chain risks and we have continued to engage with members, government and other trade associations on incident prevention and horizon scanning activities."
Institute of Food Science & Technology, chief executive Jon Poole:
"It's good to see this report finally published given its significance and the amount of industry input to the final version. The government is saying it fully supports the recommendations, so I really hope most of the recommendations do get taken forward. Clearly there are some sensitive areas to work through from a practical point of view. For example, gaining industry participation in a central intelligence resource will need considerable work if the participating stakeholders are going to be assured as to how this information will be collected and used.
"IFST still features in the report regarding Elliott's proposal to bring together the work of the public analyst laboratories and hope we can use our independence and scientific knowledge to held inform the pros and cons of this approach.
"Food safety and food fraud prevention very much go hand in hand and we will be working to suppor the Elliott report by ensuring that food safety professionals are professionally recognised and their skills maintained."
Labour, shadow food and farmer minister, Huw Irranca-Davies:
"[Prime minister] Cameron's misguided decision to split up the FSA was wrong and should be reversed immediately.
"They [the government] do not get the importance of the food industry and the consumer aspect of food. If we were back in government, we would be putting food four-square at the centre of national policy."
Moore Stephens, accountancy firm partner Duncan Swift:
"Whilst we don't know the precise extent of food fraud, our experience provides evidence that it is a huge problem in the UK and Professor Elliott's recommendations are welcome because they will help to drive up standards and cut the risk of it occurring.
"The problem is that the traceability and assurance procedures and anti-fraud resources necessary to reassure the public carry a substantial extra cost and are seen by many in government as additional red tape. The government will not want these costs to hit consumers so they will have to be absorbed by the food supply chain. And, with the supermarkets holding the whip hand in their relationship with suppliers, it's the farmers and food suppliers and processors who are likely to be footing the bill.
"Food suppliers are already struggling with wafer thin profit margins, so any extra costs could trigger a wave of insolvencies. That would ultimately be bad news for consumers because it would reduce choice on the supermarket shelves and could even lead to higher prices because of less competition.
"Food suppliers and processors should look to get ahead of the game by improving and demonstrating their traceability and validation of all the products and ingredients they use. This will not only bring them into line with any new regulation that the government introduces in the wake of the Elliott report, it might also provide those early adopters with improved sales and profit margins, as consumers become increasingly concerned over the provenance of their foodstuffs and look for demonstrably assured products."
National Farmers Union, president Meurig Raymond:
"We are pleased that the government is taking the horsemeat issue seriously in a bid to ensure that consumers can have 100% confidence that the meat they buy is exactly what it is supposed to be – and when they want to Back British Farming, they can.
"This scandal has underlined the importance of a short, traceable supply chain. British farmers are rightly proud of their products and NFU research shows that British people would like to buy more food produced in this country. It is right that action is being taken to ensure that meat labelled as British is British and has all the high standards associated with British farming.
"Although we approve of plans to set up a new system of authenticity, we await with interest on details as to how that will be implemented. We would not want added costs passed on to our farmers, who have not been implicated in any way during this scandal.
"In the meantime, we would urge consumers to look out for the Red Tractor logo to be absolutely sure of where their food comes from and of the standards it has been produced to."
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), ceo Shirley Cramer:
"It is clear from this research that the public still have concerns about the scale of food fraud, but that the poorest in society may be disproportionately affected because they have fewer food choices. With many trapped buying cheap, processed food, which is the most likely to be adulterated, the poorest in society are relying on swift implementation of the recommendations within the Elliott Review to address concerns and provide reassurance.
"Based on a snapshot of RSPH members, who work within food safety, a number of measures were suggested to address food fraud. These included ensuring that those tasked with tackling food fraud from within the local authority have sufficient time and resources, and that the issue of food fraud is prioritised in the local authority environment. One way that this can be supported is through its inclusion in the local Food Safety strategy. Members also felt that there needs to be improvement to food testing, including sufficient budgets for food sampling and more investment in food analysis.
"Irrespective of income level, consumer concern about food fraud remains high, despite the interim Elliott Review acknowledging that lower income groups are at risk since a higher proportion of their income is spent on food, particularly processed foods, which are more susceptible to fraud."
Roythornes solicitors, head of the food team Peter Bennett:
"The Elliot report highlights the need for government to appreciate the importance of supply chain integrity and how the consumer must have full confidence in it.
"The recommendations appear balanced and will not overburden producers. The governmental response needs to follow through and implement effective practices that will bring back some confidence in the food chain.
"It's very interesting that Elliott is putting an onus on businesses to ask further questions if a deal is 'too good to be true'. This is a note to food producers and manufacturers that despite the pressure on costs, they should not cut corners. An FSA hosted Food Crime Unit is a good idea, but it needs an appropriate level of financial backing and real power to make it work – a toothless dragon is not needed at this juncture. The unit will need to develop an international reach to tie in with the globalisation of supply chains and the resources to mount complex investigations, as over a dozen countries were involved in 'horsegate'."
Trading Standards Institute, operations and policy director Andy Foster:
"We are delighted the environment secretary has accepted Elliott's recommendations in full. It is a major step forward for the food industry which was rocked by the horsemeat scandal last year.
"While we look forward to working with the Food Standards Agency in implementing the measures we worry about what is happening at local level to trading standards officers who are responsible for ensuring food laws are followed and whose numbers have nearly halved since 2009.
"The development of a UK intelligence and investigative facility specifically focused on food crime is a very welcome move but we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that responsibility for inspection and testing the food chain across the UK rests with local council officers. Unless something is done about restoring local enforcement capability then this could risk undermining the effectiveness of any national unit and the quality of the intelligence at thei
Unite, the union, national officer for food and agriculture Julia Long:
"The culture that encourages fraud, as described in professor Elliott's report, affects the safety of the food we eat. But it also affects thousands of workers who produce that food, including many of our members. Illegal deduction of pay, serious breaches of health and safety, intimidation, and, in the most serious cases, trafficking and abuse run alongside the acts of fraud highlighted in the Elliot report - and they are fuelled by the same motive – profit at any cost.
"Can consumers trust products from food companies that abuse their workers in this way, and from retailers who audit fruit and veg more carefully than they audit workers' rights? If the nation is serious about cleaning up its food system, then trade unions need to be at the centre of these efforts – and ministers need to ensure that sufficient resources are made available to underpin the new regulatory system with the food crime unit at its heart."
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd:
"It is only right the government has accepted the Elliott Review findings and recognised that consumers must be put first if we are to restore trust in the food industry following the horsemeat scandal.
"It's in the interests of responsible food businesses, as well as consumers, to make sure there are effective controls in place and a zero tolerance approach to food crime. We now want the government to quickly implement all of the recommendations so consumers can be confident in the food they buy."
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Many thanks for bringing together the responses from many sectors about my final report. The challenges ahead are now about implementation.


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