Inspired by the ease and quickness of flooring Jelly Bean's bedroom, the weekend before last we continued on and laid the floorboards in the bedroom of our youngest two. Rather exciting as this means all the children's bedrooms are now sporting floorboards, we only have our bedroom left to floor and we have done the whole house! Although we have also officially run out of the floorboards we salvaged all those years ago from the Convent school and will have to source more boards for our room.
Once PC started us off, Jelly Bean 14 and I kept up a steady pace of laying and nailing, whilst PC measured and cut boards out on the deck and bought them in to us. What to do is now ingrained and we quickly settled into a rhythm; placing down the green strapping for easier sliding of boards, gluing the boards, knocking the tongue and grooves together and finishing with secret nailing.
Working with recycled floorboards means sometimes knocking the tongue and grooves together takes quite the effort. Some can be rather resistant to moving in tight so every so often we'd have to call for PC for a little more muscle although Jelly Bean is incredibly capable of pulling those boards in together.
Progress in the bedrooms moves along so much faster than when we floored the larger living areas, it actually only takes a day to do in laying time, though we spread it over the weekend as life is happening around the project.
Bella 4, is excited about having the floor laid in her bedroom and is keen to help in any way she can. We set her to sweeping up the wood shavings that come off the 'chocks' we use to protect the tongues as we bash the floorboards together.
As we come closer to the wall we lose swinging space for the gun's hammer, it becomes a challenge to swing hard enough, when we don't the staple can jam up and we have to finish tapping it in by hand.
We complete the room with PC's new approach, a few boards are pre-hammered together, tongue to groove, glue squeezed onto the floor and with the rubber mallet the boards are forced down into the space.
PC then screws the boards down into place and we leave the boards to dry for several days, before mopping and moving the children back in.
The children are delighted to move back in and take great pleasure in re-organising their rooms. I love to walk on the new boards and I find myself admiring the look often, indeed throughout the whole house.


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Behold the Best, the Greatest Gift (Anon.) SATB, org. (2010) $2.10 First page. Commissioned for the installation of the Kegg pipe organ at Phoenixville Presbyterian Church, Pennsylvania. Original tune, text from Scottish Hymnal, early American refrain text. Excellent for larger choirs, lilting and rhythmic, perfect for Easter and Easter season.
Behold, the best, the greatest gift of everlasting love! Behold, the pledge of peace below, and perfect bliss above! The Savior died and rose again triumphant from the grave, and pleads our cause at God's right hand, omnipotent to save. And I'll sing hallelujah, And you'll sing hallelujah, And we'll all sing hallelujah, When we arrive at home. Who then can e'er divide us more from Jesus and his love, or break the sacred chain that binds the earth to heaven above! Let troubles rise, and terrors frown and days of darkness fall; through him all dangers we'll defy, and more than conquer all. And I'll sing hallelujah, And you'll sing hallelujah, And we'll all sing hallelujah, When we arrive at home. Nor death, nor life, nor earth, nor hell, nor time's destroying sway can e'er efface us from his heart or make his love decay. Each future hour that love will bless as it has blessed the past: he loved us from the first of time; he loves us to the last. And I'll sing hallelujah, And you'll sing hallelujah, And we'll all sing hallelujah, When we arrive at home.
Come, Gather All (Paul Berchtold) SATB, org, opt. brass quartet (2011) $1.90 First page. Commissioned for the 100th Anniversary of St. Eleanor Parish, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, brand-new text by Paul Berchtold. Lively and moderately easy; can be done with organ and brass or just organ.
Come, Ye Sinners (Beach Spring) SATB, org (1985) $1.80 First page. The most popular anthem. Tune from The Sacred Harp. Alternating optional solos and choir lead to an easy 4-voice canon, an exciting full section, and a simple repeat of the beginning. "Compelling… attractive… straightforward, driving rhythm" —Journal of Church Music.
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick and sore, Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love and power. He is able, He is able, He is willing, doubt no more. Let not conscience make you linger, Nor of fitness fondly dream, All the fitness He requireth Is to feel your need of Him. This He gives you, this He gives you, 'Tis the Spirit's rising beam. Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick and sore, Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love and power.
For His Mercy Endures Forever (Psalm 136) SATB (2014) Available from MusicSpoke—score and recording here! First page. Setting of the complete Psalm 136, with the refrain "For his mercy endures forever" sung 26 times, once in each verse. Commissioned by Judi and Earl Reeder, in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary, for the choir of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Abington, Pa., and premiered there 26 Nov 2014, Thanksgiving Eve.
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endures forever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endures forever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endures forever. To him who alone does great wonders: for his mercy endures forever. To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures forever. To him who stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endures forever….
Give Ear, O Heavens (Audite caeli, Canticle based on Deuteronomy 32, the Second Song of Moses) SATB, org (2016). First page. Commissioned for the 40th Anniversary of the Ordinations of the Rev. Dr. Michael G. Tavella and the Rev. N. Amanda Grimmer, pastors of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Abington, Pa. Text is the canticle Audite Caeli. Premiered 23 Oct 2016, Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Choir, Jacqueline Smith, organist and director of music.
God So Loved the World (John 3:16) SATB (2008). Available from MusicSpoke—score and recording here! First page. Captivating setting of the John 3:16 text, suitable as anthem or responsory. Long lines, medium difficulty.
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn (from Vespers) SATB div a 16. German, English. $2.10 (2008). First page. The ninth movement of Vespers, an a cappella tour de force for larger choirs. Starts in four voices, then divides into eight, then 16, back to four. With an original English translation by the composer added to the German text.
God's only Son, from all time heart of the Father, came. Yes, Christ our Lord forever stands on the Word, the same. He is the Star of Morning, blazing with bright adorning far past all other stars. For unto us, in end time a little child is born that, in the sight of sublime God, we are not forlorn. Now Death for us is broken, Heaven is thrown wide open, life is brought back again. Your love and truth, increasing, grow in us every hour. We, in the faith unceasing, serve in the Spirit's power. That we may taste your sweetness, fill up our hearts' completeness so that we thirst for you. Come, ravish us and quicken, rouse us with gifts of grace. May our old Adam sicken, new life to take his place. Then here, our dear contrivings—all earthly thoughts and strivings—shall ever rise to you.
Holy Is the Lord (Isaiah 6:3) SSATBB (2001/10) $1.30. First page. An a cappella Holy Trinity setting, suitable as anthem or responsory. Haunting and moderately difficult for larger choirs.
Alleluia. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory. Alleluia.
Holy Mountain (James Montgomery) SATB, organ (1982/2003). Available from MusicSpoke—score and recording here! First page. Original tune with an early American sound that recalls shape-note singing with spare harmonies. Popular.
Come to Calvary's holy mountain, Sinners, ruined by the fall; Here a pure and healing fountain Flows to you, to me, to all; In a full perpetual tide, Opened when our Savior died. Come in sorrow and contrition, Wounded, impotent and blind; Here the guilty free remission, Here the troubled, peace may find: Health this fountain will restore; He that drinks shall thirst no more. He that drinks shall live forever; 'Tis a soul-renewing flood; God is faithful; God will never Break his covenant of blood, Signed when our Redeemer died, Sealed when he was glorified. Come to Calvary's holy mountain, Sinners, ruined by the fall; Here a pure and healing fountain Flows to you, to me, to all.
How Fair the Bright and Morning Star (from Vespers, Wie schön leuchtet) SATB, kbd. German, English. $2.30 (2008/10). First page. The second movement of Vespers, with an original English translation by the composer added to the German text. Text and translation.
also SATB, string sextet, harpsichord. Full score (21pp), two violins, two violas, cello, double bass, keyboard/choral score (with page turns), $20.00. The choir may sing from the octavos above. Arranged for the Aestas Consort, Chicago.
I Sought the Lord, and Afterward I Knew (Pilgrim Hymnal) Opt. soprano solo, SATB (1981/2004). $1.80 First page. The tune is Peace, from The Revivalist, 1869. The text is from The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904. A very straightforward beginning with optional solo opens up into a confident 4-part proclamation of faith.
I sought the Lord, and afterward I knew He moved my soul to seek him, seeking me; It was not I that found, O Savior true; No, I was found of thee. Thou didst reach forth thy hand and mine enfold; I walked and sank not on the storm-vexed sea; 'Twas not so much that I on thee took hold As thou, dear Lord, on me. I find, I walk, I love, but O the whole Of love is but my answer, Lord, to thee! For thou wert long beforehand with my soul; Always thou lovedst me.
Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts (Anon.) SATB, org (1985/2010). $2.10 First page. SATB, organ. Original music for the well-known hymn text, first composed as a wedding piece for solo voice and organ. Warm harmonies with a colorful, chant-like melody. Easy to medium.
Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts, Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts We turn unfilled to thee again. Our restless spirits yearn for thee, Where'er our changeful lot is cast; Glad, when thy gracious smile we see, Blest, when our faith can hold thee fast. O Jesus, ever with us stay; Make all our moments calm and bright; Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o'er the world thy holy light.
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need (Southern Harmony) SATB, org (1980/2003). $1.80 First page. Very popular. The beautiful 1855 Southern Harmony tune Resignation, in a warm, simple setting. Also one of the three arrangements for violin and piano in American Spirituals, Book One.
My shepherd will supply my need; Jehovah is his name: In pastures fresh he makes me feed Beside the living stream. He brings my wandering spirit back When I forsake his ways; And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. When I walk through the shades of death Thy presence is my stay; One word of thy supporting breath Drives all my fears away. Thy hand in sight of all my foes, Doth still my table spread; My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. The sure provision of my God Attend me all my days; O may thy house be my abode. And all my work be praise. Then will I find a settled rest, No nevermore to roam; No, not a stranger, nor a guest, But like a child at home.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, Emmanuel) SATB, org, opt. brass quintet (1981/2013). Available from Concordia Publishing House—score and recording here! Also a version with brass quintet instead of organ.
Simple setting of the well-known tune, mostly unison and 2-part, but with an explosive final 4-part "Rejoice, rejoice!" Moderately easy.
O Rex gentium (O Antiphon) SATB (2015). First page. SATB. 6′. Commissioned by Choral Arts Philadelphia, Matthew Glandorf, artistic director, and premiered 2 Dec 2015, at St. Clement's Church in Philadelphia as part of their O Antiphons project.
O Sing unto the Lord a New Song (Psalm 98:1) SATB Fuguing tune, $2.00 (1989/2010). First page. Original tune, moderate difficulty.
O sing unto the Lord a new song, for he has done wonderful things, his right hand and his holy arm have gained for him the victory. The Lord has made known his salvation, his righteousness has been revealed in the sight of the nations.
O Thou, Who Camest from Above (Leviticus 6:13, Charles Wesley) SATB 4' (2016). First page. Commissioned for the 90th Concert Season of the Greenville College Choir and Chamber Singers, Jeffrey S. Wilson, director. The tune is Hereford by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876), the text is (1707-1788), is based on the Leviticus verse.
And make the sacrifice complete. Amen.
Out of the Depths (Psalm 130) SATB 6′(2016). First page. Commissioned by Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Jeffrey Brillhart, music director, premiered 13 Mar 2016.
Passer invenit (Psalm 84:3,4) SATB $1.60. (1991/2005) First page. Challenging a cappella setting of Psalm 84:3,4 in Latin.
Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thy altars, O Lord of Hosts, my King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will still be praising thee.
Psalm 113 (from Vespers) SATB, kbd (2008) $2.10. First page. The seventh movement of Vespers, with keyboard reduction.
Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised. The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Rejoice in the Lamb (Christopher Smart) SATB 5′ (2017). First page. To Dr. John H. French, on the 25th anniversary of his ministry as organist/choirmaster of The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. Premiered 2 July 2017.
Shall the Blessed Saints Surround Us (text by Kile Smith, after Hebrews 12:12) SATB, pno or org (2014). First page. Commissioned for the 150th Anniversary of Emilie United Methodist Church, Levittown, Pa., Ryan Fleming, Music Director., premiered 18 May 2014.
And not guide us on our way?
Guide to Jesus every day.
2. Yet the chains of sin are grievous.
As we journey on our way?
Freed by Jesus every day.
Up to Calvary that day.
Joyfully He showed the way.
Blessings speed us on our way.
Unto the Hills (John D. S. Campbell, after Psalm 121) SATB div. $1.90 (1979/2002). First page. Appropriate for larger groups, this was composed for a college choir. Setting of the well-known "Sandon" tune; the text is based on Psalm 121.
Unto the hills around do I lift up My longing eyes; O whence for me shall my salvation come? From whence arise? From God the Lord doth come my certain aid; From God the Lord, who heav'n and earth hath made. He will not suffer that thy foot be moved; Safe shalt thou be. No careless slumber shall His eyelids close, Who keepeth thee. Behold, He sleepeth not, He slumb'reth ne'er, Who keepeth Israel in His holy care. Jehovah is Himself thy keeper true; Thy changeless shade; Jehovah thy defence on thy right hand hath made. And thee no sun by day Shall ever smite; No moon shall harm thee in the silent night. From ev'ry evil He shall keep thy soul, From ev'ry sin; Jehovah shall preserve thy going out, Thy coming in. Above thee watching, He whom we adore Shall keep thee henceforth, yea, forevermore.
The Word of God (Michael G. Tavella) SATB, org (2006/11). First page. A hymn composed for Holy Trinity Lutheran, Abington, Pa. Anthem composed for the combined churches celebrating the 300th Anniversary of Willow Grove, Pa., in 2011.


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Dima Ter-Ovanesyan is a PhD student in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. He is working in the labs of George Church at Harvard Medical Student and Aviv Regev at the Broad Institute on the characterization of RNA in extracellular vesicles. He obtained his undergraduate degree in biology at MIT, where he worked on microRNA targeting and RNAi screens in cancer. In addition to his academic research, Dima has consulted for various biotech companies and venture capital firms.
Extracellular vesicles are known to contain both coding and non-coding RNAs. We are using high-throughput sequencing (RNA-Seq) to characterize the full repertoire of RNAs in extracellular vesicles from different cell types.


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Mass starvation: tackling the political causes of famine
6 December 2018 18:30 - 19:30 GMT
Streamed live online
Alex de Waal @WorldPeaceFdtn - Executive Director, World Peace Foundation, and Research Professor, Tufts University
It is widely recognised that famines are caused by political action, ranging from the deprivation of food, and the pursuit of political, economic and military objectives to culpable neglect. According to the World Food Programme, ten of the 13 largest food crises in the world – including those in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria and Yemen – are not only driven by conflicts, but are the product of deliberate war tactics that include crippling economies and starving populations.
In Yemen, 12 million people are facing starvation from an economic blockade in a country dependent on imports for 90 percent of its food, from deliberate and targeted airstrikes on local farms and fisheries and from explicit decisions by warring parties and their Western allies to block humanitarian aid. Lawyers and policymakers have recently begun condemning starvation as a weapon of war, whether through an acknowledgement by the United Nations Security Council of the direct links between armed conflict and famine, or by using the international legal framework to more strongly condemn 'starvation crimes' as a weapon of war and a violation of human rights. But it is yet unclear how such increased recognition will change behaviour and outcomes on the ground.
Delivering the HPG Annual Lecture this year is Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation, Research Professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and author of the 2018 book 'Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine'. The lecture examines current political and legal developments related to mass starvation and their implications for humanitarian action and political accountability.
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Yemen's economic future: from survival to reconstruction
Counter-terrorism, de-risking and the humanitarian response in Yemen: a call for action
Saudi blockade threatens famine in Yemen
Escaping the hunger cycle: pathways to resilience in the Sahel

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Many gas-fired, low-intensity infrared heaters are listed with Canadian Standards Associations International (CSA) in North America, Europe and Asia. For a product to appear on these lists, and therefore qualify for the CSA claims, the product must meet the standards for consumer safety, health and environmental requirements and in some cases, energy saving criteria. The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has also acknowledged the fuel saving characteristics of gas-fired, low-intensity heating over conventional heating systems in the HVAC Applications ASHRAE Handbook.
However, in the poultry industry, gas-fired, low-intensity infrared heating remains, to some, unfamiliar or misunderstood. When applied and installed properly, correctly maintained and utilized, integrators and growers can enjoy an improved growing environment and obtain significant fuel savings over traditional heating systems.
How does infrared heat work in a space?
Unlike air heaters, low-intensity infrared heat gently warms animals, people, floors and objects, NOT the air. These objects, in turn, absorb, and release heat in the space through re-radiation and convection. Since objects act as heat reservoirs, recovery time is much quicker, less energy is needed, thereby reducing fuel costs. This allows infrared heat to create a comfortable environment, even when air temperature is low.
High-intensity heaters, identified sometimes as "Pancake Heaters" or by an open flame and high temperature (1,800°F) ceramic surface or grill, is more suitable to localized station heating or "spot" heating. In addition, since high-intensity heaters involve an open flame they consume valuable oxygen and add moisture to the house environment, requiring extra ventilation and causing the heaters to cycle on more frequently, resulting in increased energy costs.
Low-intensity equipment is identified by a flame contained within a tube or network of tubes at a reduced temperature (maximum 900° – 1,200° F). Although both forms of radiant heat produce radiant energy, the radiant energy produced by low-intensity heaters have a greater effect on energy absorption and heat distribution providing a much more effective and consistent heat pattern throughout the barn. High-intensity heaters have a tendency to create hot and cold spots throughout the barn, thus effecting the environment potentially reducing growth rate and overall chick performance.
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The Micro User
Car Cure
By Simtron
BBC B/B+/Master 128
Published in The Micro User 4.01
It's the drive-in database
Software developers have long been juggling with ideas about computerised diagnosis.
The logistics are simple enough. Almost everything depends on the quality of the knowledge base, and therefore on the experts who have pooled their experience to produce it.
Car Cure from Simtron applies this system to the world of motor vehicles with, as far as I can make out as an interested but inexpert car mechanic, a pretty impressive knowledge base.
It covers 300 symptoms and 900 faults concerned with every aspect of vehicle maintenance, from starting the engine to body vibration.
And it comes up with sensible answers.
You enter the database either by a Symptoms "gate" or, if you have a good idea what the offending part may be, a Parts "gate". From then on, you proceed down the text-only tree using the cursor keys, making a choice from a menu of items at each node.
When the program has enough information to explain the fault it suggests a course of action, together with an associated level of difficulty.
Built-in Help screens can be called up at any time, but they are hardly necessary since there are few commands to remember.
And all you need, in any case, is in the manual, which contains diagrams of engine parts, worked examples, and lots of safety advice on not following the program slavishly, especially when dealing with things like brakes and steering.
Car Cure is available in two versions, one for private use, the other for colleges.
The college version can be upgraded to run on Econet, and also includes two extra functions, an adjustable time delay. intended to allow group discussion before the program moves to the next screen, and a screen dump. Why this print option should not be there on the private use version, beats me.
According to Simtron the package is now being used in more than 100 colleges by motor vehicle students, and I can certainly see its potential as a teaching aid.
But I have my doubts about its real usefulness for do-it-your selfers. Those who know about cars will hardly need it, and those who don't are not likely to begin tinkering simply as a result of having used it.
I hope I am wrong. Apart from the fact that the program hangs if a screen dump is attempted with no printer attached - I wish developers would knock that one on the head, it's easy - the program deserves to succeed.
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Here the works which are carried out on the engine, established on the car, or on the removed engine are described. If it is necessary to carry out complete dismantling, it is necessary to combine among themselves separate operations in the specified sequence.
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In re J.M. CA6
Filed 12/24/18 In re J.M. CA6
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
In re J.M., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.
(Santa Clara County
Super. Ct. No. 17-JV-42313)
THE PEOPLE,
After a hearing to determine his competency to proceed, appellant J.M., then 13 years old, was found competent, within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code section 709.[1] He subsequently admitted multiple charges of auto theft and burglary and was declared a ward of the juvenile court. On appeal, he challenges the court's competency determination, contending that the court erred by rejecting the evidence provided by two experts who had found him incompetent. We find substantial evidence to support the juvenile court's determination that appellant met the statutory criteria for competency and therefore must affirm the order.
Between March 27, 2017, and October 13, 2017, nine juvenile wardship petitions were filed against appellant under section 602. Petitions A through E, counts 1 and 3 of petition G, petition H, and petition I alleged theft or unauthorized use of a vehicle, in violation of Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a). Count 2 of petition A also alleged possession of burglary tools (Pen. Code, § 466); petition F alleged three counts of attempted first degree burglary and two counts of first degree burglary; and count 2 of petition G and count 1 of petition I alleged first degree burglary. (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 459-460, subd. (a).) Petition H included an additional misdemeanor count of hit-and-run driving causing property damage. (Veh. Code, § 20002, subd. (a).) All the offenses were alleged to have taken place between March 12 and May 31, 2017 except in the last petition, which pertained to an alleged burglary and vehicle theft between September 26 and October 1, 2017. Appellant turned 13 on June 6, 2017.
On July 11, 2017, shortly after the filing of petition H, appellant's attorney requested a hearing to determine appellant's competency.[2] Appellant had turned 13 the previous month. The court suspended the proceedings on petitions G and H pending a competency hearing.
At the next hearing on August 3, 2017, following testimony from appellant's mother and the probation officer, petitions A and H were dismissed, along with count 2 (burglary) of petition G. The court then heard testimony from two neuropsychologists who had evaluated the minor to determine his competency to proceed. The neuropsychologists' reports were also admitted into evidence, along with a clinical psychologist's report. Both witnesses believed appellant not to be competent. At the conclusion of the testimony, however, the court found appellant competent to proceed within the meaning of section 709.
A jurisdictional hearing took place on October 31, 2017, after the filing of petition I on October 13. Appellant admitted an added count in petition B for misdemeanor possession of burglary tools, and count 1 was dismissed. He also admitted a count 2 added to petition E, for receiving a stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d). Appellant admitted petitions C (auto theft) and I (burglary and auto theft) as filed, and petition D and the remaining count of petition G were dismissed. The five counts of petition F were also dismissed upon appellant's admission to an added count 6, being an accessory to an attempted residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 32).
At the disposition hearing on November 21, 2017, the court declared appellant a ward of the court and adopted the case plan filed by the probation officer. From that order appellant filed a timely notice of appeal.
A minor facing wardship proceedings under section 602 has a due process right not to be tried for criminal offenses while mentally incompetent. (In re R.V. (2015) 61 Cal.4th 181, 185 (R.V.); In re Ricky S. (2008) 166 Cal.App.4th 232, 234.) Under section 709, subdivision (a), "[a] minor is incompetent to proceed if he or she lacks sufficient present ability to consult with counsel and assist in preparing his or her defense with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, or lacks a rational as well as factual understanding, of the nature of the charges or proceedings against him or her."[3]
In R.V. our Supreme Court explained the standards for determining incompetency in a wardship proceeding. Because competency is presumed under section 709, it is the party asserting incompetency—here, appellant—who has the burden to make such a showing. The juvenile court can arrive at the required determination "by conducting an evidentiary hearing, observing first hand not only the testifying witnesses but also the minor's behavior and interactions with counsel." (R.V., supra, 61 Cal.4th at p. 199.) Accordingly, "a juvenile court's determination regarding competency, even if made in the absence of an evidentiary hearing, may be informed by the court's own observations of the minor's conduct in the courtroom generally, a vantage point deserving of deference on appeal." (Ibid.) A finding of incompetency in a minor may be based on developmental immaturity, without a finding of mental disorder or developmental disability. (Timothy J. v. Superior Court (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 847, 860-861.)
Because the party asserting incompetency of a minor has the burden of proof, it would seem appropriate upon that party's appeal to review the record in accordance with Roesch v. De Mota (1944) 24 Cal.2d 563 (Roesch), applied in In re I.W. (2009) 180 Cal.App.4th 1517, 1528 (I.W.) and many other appellate decisions—i.e., to decide whether the evidence compelled the trial court to find in favor of the party who failed to meet his or her burden of proof on the disputed issue. (Roesch, supra, at p. 571; I.W., supra, at p. 1528.) Indeed, in his dissent in R.V. Justice Chin maintained that the Roesch/I.W. standard should have been applied to uphold the juvenile court's finding of competency. Nevertheless, the R.V. majority held that the normal substantial evidence standard was applicable. Thus, "the appellate court evaluating a claim of insufficient evidence supporting a determination of competency defers to the juvenile court and therefore views the record in the light most favorable to the juvenile court's determination." (R.V., supra, 61 Cal.4th at p. 200.) In the wardship context, however, the high court further noted that there is "no single formulation of the substantial evidence test for all its applications." (Ibid.) "Even if the prosecution presents no evidence of competency, a juvenile court can properly determine that the minor is competent by reasonably rejecting the expert's opinion. This court has long observed that ' "[t]he chief value of an expert's testimony in this field, as in all other fields, rests upon the material from which his opinion is fashioned and the reasoning by which he progresses from his material to his conclusion." ' [Citation.] In a case such as this one, therefore, the inquiry on appeal is whether the weight and character of the evidence of incompetency was such that the juvenile court could not reasonably reject it." (R.V., supra, at pp. 200-201.)
Appellant relies on R.V. in arguing that the juvenile court could not reasonably have rejected the testimony of both neuropsychologists who believed him incompetent. The ruling in R.V. was overturned based on the uncontradicted opinion of a single expert that the minor was incompetent. The Supreme Court held that the court could not reasonably have rejected that expert opinion. It is important, however, to recall the Supreme Court's admonition that the competency ruling is a " 'highly individualized' " one, an " 'individual-specific decision' that is 'unlikely to have precedential value.' [Citation.]" (R.V., supra, 61 Cal.4th at p. 198.) Consequently, the juvenile court may, as in adult court, draw its conclusions "based on an appraisal of the particular expert testimony by mental health professionals, courtroom observations, and other testimonial and documentary evidence then before the court in the case." (Id. at pp. 199-200.) The high court expressly rejected the proposition that juvenile courts should always defer to the expert's evaluation of a minor's competency. On the other hand, the expert's opinion "holds special significance in the juvenile competency setting, as contemplated by the Legislature. . . . The statutory scheme therefore contemplates the court will make its determination whether a minor is competent or incompetent with the expert's specialized knowledge and views in mind." (Id. at p. 216.)
In accordance with these precepts, we review the evidence provided to the juvenile court regarding appellant's mental status.
1. Dr. Aurora
Anu Aurora, PhD., conducted a mental health evaluation of appellant on April 19, 2017, though it was not for the specific purpose of a competency evaluation but "to assess for mental illness and/or cognitive impairment, and to address treatment recommendations" after his release and during probationary periods. Appellant described to her his current use of alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine. He displayed hyperactivity and had difficulty maintaining attention and focus, and initially he was guarded and unresponsive; but he became more cooperative and was "easily redirected once rapport was established." He reported feeling comfortable at Juvenile Hall; his friends were his family. He appeared to lack insight into his lifestyle, even for a 12-year-old; he could not articulate any reasons to stop stealing cars and could not see the impact of his behavior on family members or the community, preferring instead to identify with a street gang. Due to his "difficulty with cooperation" on the testing measure she had used, Dr. Aurora could only generally estimate appellant's intellectual functioning to fall "within the low-average to average range, based mainly on interview as opposed to testing results." Appellant's diagnosis included Cannabis Use Disorder, Severe; Alcohol Use Disorder, Mild to Moderate; Cocaine Use Disorder, Mild to Moderate; ADHD, Combined Type; and Conduct Disorder. He did not display significant cognitive deficits, but he did exhibit the beginning formation of an "antisocial character structure." Of greatest concern to Dr. Aurora was appellant's "polysubstance abuse," which—given his "young age, lack of insight, impulsivity and inconsistent treatment of ADHD"—put him at risk for "dependence on highly potent substances like cocaine." However, she noted that appellant was "appropriately oriented to time, place and person, and situation." She checked the "Mildly Impaired" box for the category of attention and concentration and "Within Normal Limits" for "Executive Functioning."
2. Dr. Hughey
Brent Hughey, Ph.D., was a court-appointed neuropsychologist who had been on the county's forensic evaluator panel since 1997. His experience included competency assessments of both adults and minors. After reading police reports and Dr. Aurora's report and conducting an approximately 90-minute interview with appellant, Dr. Hughey believed that the minor did not have "sufficient ability to understand, and, more importantly, sort of rationally assist counsel because of . . . immature development. He's still just too young." Although appellant was oriented to time, place, person, and purpose and his long-term memory was adequate, Dr. Hughey believed it "very probable that an individual of that age just simply just hasn't the cognitive wherewithal because the brain is still not ready for prime time." At the minor's age, he explained, the frontal lobes had not developed sufficiently to allow "executive functioning," self awareness, empathy, and the ability to delay gratification and learn from bad decisions. Dr. Hughey's "diagnostic impressions" of appellant included Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Multiple Drug Use Disorder, and "a pretty significant conduct disorder." In a child whose brain is still growing, the witness explained, abuse of substances that can kill brain cells can inhibit the growth of the connections between areas of the brain; and in children who are already "impulsive, disinhibited, acting out, most substances are going to result in a disinhibition. So it's like, essentially, throwing fuel to the flame." An individual with a combination of these conditions will not appreciate positive or negative reinforcement—that is, recognizing the consequences of behavioral choices. Appellant was receiving "positive reinforcement in the worst ways"—that is, from the status he gained from his peers when he committed crimes. He was "boastful" in recalling the details of his offenses and his association with older minors and "purported gangs," valued being with his "friends" in juvenile hall.
Dr. Hughey also believed that appellant was not competent because he did not understand the roles of the judge, the district attorney, and his own counsel, or the difference between misdemeanors and felonies. When asked about future development of competency, Dr. Hughey noted that part of the problem was that "he just doesn't get the fact that this is huge the same way you and I do. So he's going to be doing the quick 'I'll do whatever it takes to get out of here.' " The minor's brain would not mature for a while; but there was "a substantial probability"—based on statistics—that he would attain competency in the next year or two. Dr. Hughey believed it was questionable whether appellant would be able to trust and communicate effectively with his attorney because of his conduct disorder. Yet he could comprehend instructions and take advice, and he would be able to tell his attorney information pertaining to his offenses. Following witnesses' testimony and giving his own, particularly on cross-examination, would be problematic for him, as would understanding the abstract issues and knowing what relevant facts he should tell his attorney. Even sitting through three hours of an afternoon trial would be a challenge, given his ADHD and his developmental immaturity.
On cross-examination Dr. Hughey acknowledged that appellant understood the instructions he was given for the IQ test administered to him.[4] He was "a bit fidgety," but when " allowed to sort of blow off a little steam or energy, . . . he was able to complete the test," and he comprehended what was happening. Dr. Hughey further acknowledged that although he had found appellant to be between "average and low‑average" in intelligence, appellant had average grades in school.[5] Addressing executive functioning, he explained that a number of areas were relevant to this determination, beyond the limited measures Dr. Aurora had used to evaluate appellant.[6] In a number of these areas appellant's executive functioning was "not adequate."
Dr. Hughey did agree with Dr. Aurora that appellant had difficulty with impulse control and with planning and organization. He also discussed appellant's "conduct disorder."[7] Dr. Hughey clarified that the diagnosis of a conduct disorder does not mean that the person is incompetent to stand trial; "that's more of a comorbid diagnosis . . . because the main issue here is one of immaturity." Appellant was able to understand the charges and give Dr. Hughey a detailed account of the facts underlying them; in fact, Dr. Hughey noted, "he was sometimes a little bit proud of them." As for communicating with counsel, he was able to tell his attorney the facts of his cases, but he would be "essentially just saying what he did—not necessarily understanding all the full-blown measures of what potentially can happen to him with these charges."
The "number one" obstacle to appellant's competency, in Dr. Hughey's view, was "maturational development. He just doesn't have the wiring yet to be able to do what he needs to do to fulfill the criteria for the ability to stand trial for a juvenile." It would be "highly improbable," based on the statistics applicable to children 11 to 13, for someone appellant's age to be competent to stand trial. Thus, appellant would "need a couple years" of maturation, possibly combined with instruction on the court system and ADHD medication, to be brought to competency.
3. Dr. Perez
The other expert witness, Robert Perez, Ph.D., was a clinical neuropsychologist selected by appellant's counsel. He had interviewed "probably close to a hundred" children under the age of 14 since 1989. He met with appellant three to five times between May 17 and June 7, 2017. On the first occasion, appellant refused to cooperate after the first few minutes; but on the second and third meetings, the interviews lasted at least two hours. His testing of appellant was incomplete, due to the "poor cooperation by the minor," rendering some of the results invalid; and appellant declined another meeting in late June. Dr. Perez cited appellant's performance level on the WISC as "borderline impaired"; he scored at the first percentile for social ability and 16th percentile for cognitive ability, giving him a "full scale IQ" of 76. Appellant was deficient in the capacity for "social empathy," which was further diminished by the inability to focus, attend, and concentrate. He did not seem to understand why he should not admit and speak about having stolen cars. Those limitations would then make it challenging for him to cooperate with his attorney. In addition, he was limited in his understanding of the roles of the court participants, the charges, and the penalties. Primarily, however, the minor was incompetent not because of his age, and "not because he doesn't understand, but because he can't pay attention, because he can't bond with people and trust them." Consequently, in Dr. Perez's view, "[t]he calendar, in and of itself, will not cure his psychopathology" and render him competent. That psychopathology included "attention deficit disorder," conduct disorder, and an "adjustment disorder with significant disturbance in emotion and conduct," along with "various substance abuse diagnoses." At best competency training would educate him about the legal process; it would not address "his behavior, his thought process, his impulsivity"; it "does not teach . . . concept formation, empathy, judgment, his ability to have a trusting relationship with [counsel]."[8] And managed ADHD medication would be "a necessary, but not sufficient, condition" for competency.
4. The Court's Ruling
At the conclusion of the competency hearing, the juvenile court expressly stated that it had reviewed all the arguments, attachments, and expert testimony in the case, and it was "mindful [of its] obligation to weigh and balance the various factors in this case." It first noted that the minor had the burden to prove that he was not competent by a preponderance of the evidence. It posed the following questions: "Does the minor have the present ability to consult with counsel? Does the minor have the present ability to assist in the preparation of his defense with a reasonable degree of rational understanding? Or does the minor lack a rational, as well as a factual, understanding of the nature of the charges . . . [and] of the proceedings against him?"
The court then stated that it believed that appellant did have "the present ability to consult with his counsel, and he has the present ability to assist in the preparation of his defense with a reasonable degree of rational understanding." It explained that the two experts had focused on the minor's understanding of the roles of the players in the juvenile justice system and the legal process itself, rather than on his ability to consult with his attorney and assist in the preparation of his defense. The minor's confusion over the exact roles of the judge and attorneys was understandable, the court reasoned; moreover, how the process worked and what legal defenses were available were concepts "that the minor is capable of learning." He was not expected to have enough knowledge to pass a civics test or criminal procedure class. And he was able to listen to the court.
Likewise, based on the experience of the neuropsychologists who had in time developed a rapport with the minor, his attorney would, given extra time, overcome the minor's "trust issue." Evidently the court did not accept the suggestion that appellant's chronic substance abuse, ADHD, and conduct disorder would impair his ability to assist counsel in his defense. As for appellant's average-to-low-average IQ, the court did not believe that appellant would be unable to understand the proceedings or work with his attorney.[9] Notwithstanding the IQ test results, the court found appellant to be "very bright."
5. Analysis
After receiving the three psychologists' reports and hearing testimony by Drs. Hughey and Perez, the court concluded that appellant had sufficient ability to consult with his attorney and assist her in preparing his defense with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, and that he had a rational and factual understanding of the nature of the charges against him. Appellant contends that this conclusion was based on an unreasonable disregard of the opinion of both experts that appellant lacked the ability to assist counsel in preparing his defense.
We disagree. As the Supreme Court noted in R.V., "a juvenile court can properly determine that the minor is competent by reasonably rejecting the expert's opinion." (R.V., supra, 61 Cal.4th at p. 200.) We cannot say that the court in this case unreasonably rejected the conclusions of the two expert witnesses. Although both experts believed appellant not to be competent—with a grim forecast for improvement, according to Dr. Perez— the court believed that appellant would be able to understand the legal process and roles of the judge, district attorney, and defense counsel. According to Dr. Hughey, appellant had "a fair idea of the actual charges and kn[ew] they have some form of consequence." He was able to describe his offenses in some detail, though he was "not quite clear" on "the legal issues, procedures, and defenses." And Dr. Perez found that appellant knew that the defense attorney was there to act on his behalf and that the district attorney was "adverse to his interests." The court, having observed appellant in court, was entitled to infer that appellant was capable of absorbing information on these legal issues and procedures; those observations promoted "a vantage point deserving of deference on appeal." (R.V., supra, at p. 199.)
The court could further credit the statement by Dr. Hughey that in spite of the ADHD diagnosis, appellant was able to participate in the evaluation process and maintain focus "as best he could." Although Dr. Perez predicted that appellant's incompetency could continue to the age of 20 based on his psychopathology as well as his age, the witness acknowledged the distinction between competency and capacity, and between "capacity to work with an attorney and actually doing it"; he conceded that just because appellant lacked empathy and did not want to cooperate did not necessarily mean he was incompetent. Appellant told Dr. Perez that if he heard false testimony, he would tell his attorney about it.
Finally, the court was entitled to rely on its own first-hand observations of the minor's behavior and interactions with counsel. (R.V., supra, 61 Cal.4th at p. 199.) In a " 'highly individualized' " determination such as this, deference by the reviewing court is appropriate. (Ibid.) Having examined the record in light of that deferential standard, we cannot say that "the weight and character of the evidence of incompetency was such that the juvenile court could not reasonably reject it." (Id. at p. 201.) Because appellant could not meet his burden to show incompetency in the juvenile court and on appeal to show error in that determination, reversal is not required.
The order is affirmed.
ELIA, J.
GREENWOOD, P. J.
GROVER, J.
People v. J.M.
[1] All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code except as otherwise indicated.
[2] Appellant's attorney had raised this issue as early as April of 2017 during a hearing on "pre-court EMP failure detention."
[3] The statute has been reworded slightly in the version effective January 1, 2019.
[4] Dr. Hughey gave appellant the WISC-V, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
[5] Speaking generally, Dr. Hughey agreed that performance on the WISC can be affected by knowing English as a second language and low socioeconomic status.
[6] Executive functioning, Dr. Hughey explained, involves not only problem‑solving, but also "inhibition, figuring things out, delayed gratification, that sort of thing." Dr. Aurora had used a "very simple specific task" that would not generate an accurate representation "of the real world in terms of how [J.M.] is actually performing."
[7] Dr. Hughey explained "conduct disorder" to the court as "kind of like mini-antisocial personality disorder. So they cannot comport to [sic] normal behavior; so, like, in the classroom or general public, they engage in what would be illegal or potentially hurtful activities. They have a higher inciden[ce] of hurting other people, taking things, being very self-centered in their approach." Lack of empathy is another component, he added.
[8] Dr. Perez did acknowledge that a competency restoration program that helped him stop his substance abuse, to the extent that it could be accomplished, would be a "positive factor" in achieving competency, as would remaining in a consistent setting with positive role models, if he availed himself of them. Those factors, if combined with consistent use of ADHD medication and a trusting relationship with an adult, would increase the likelihood of competency. Otherwise, "[i]f you wait long enough, he's going to be competent. You might have to wait until he's 20, but . . . that ultimately will happen."
[9] The court cited In re Norman H. (1976) 64 Cal.App.3d 997 for the proposition that neither a low IQ nor any particular age is a proper basis on which to assume lack of understanding and incompetency. Norman H. pertained to a minor's understanding of Miranda warnings, which was not undermined by his low IQ.
Description After a hearing to determine his competency to proceed, appellant J.M., then 13 years old, was found competent, within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code section 709. He subsequently admitted multiple charges of auto theft and burglary and was declared a ward of the juvenile court. On appeal, he challenges the court's competency determination, contending that the court erred by rejecting the evidence provided by two experts who had found him incompetent. We find substantial evidence to support the juvenile court's determination that appellant met the statutory criteria for competency and therefore must affirm the order.


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Club
Comincia a giocare in patria, con l'Al-Jaish. Nel 2008 passa all'Al-Ittihad Aleppo. Nel 2010, dopo una breve esperienza in Cina con il , torna in patria, all'Al-Karamah. Nel 2013 viene acquistato dall'Al-Nahda, squadra della massima serie omanita. Nel 2014 passa al Sur. Nel 2015 torna in patria, all'Al-Karamah.

Nazionale
Ha debuttato in nazionale il 13 gennaio 2008, nell'amichevole Siria-Qatar (0-0). Ha messo a segno la sua prima rete con la maglia della nazionale il 2 gennaio 2010, nell'amichevole Siria-Zimbabwe (6-0), in cui ha messo a segno la rete del momentaneo 5-0. Ha partecipato, con la nazionale, alla Coppa d'Asia 2011. Ha collezionato in totale, con la maglia della nazionale, 29 presenze e una rete.

Collegamenti esterni

Calciatori della Nazionale siriana

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This sweet little Needle case is made from two thimbles! Hinged together with a gold bow clasp it makes an adorable gift for all those happy stitchers you know! It also makes a great little stitch kit for your handbag too with room for some wrapped thread a needle, buttons and perhaps a safety pin?


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The GMO Food
GMO's work by tearing the stomach of the pests ...
studies now confirm that the pesticide tears the
lining of the people that eat the GMO food as the pesticide is a large part of the food.
http://bestmeal.info/food/GMOs.shtml
Most of the Countries in Europe banned GMO food.
(http://www.gmofreeregions.org/gmo-free-regions/maps.html).
https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/non-gmo-cheerios-oats-still-sprayed-roundup-supplier
Top 10 GMO Food / http://www.justaddgoodstuff.com/top-10-gmo-foods/#.U3rmVa6vevk
What is Genetically Modified (GMO) Food?
http://bestmeal.info/monsanto/company-history.shtml
Currently about 75% of all processed food in the USA has GMO ingredients. This is information you must understand if you eat anything made from soy, corn, wheat, cotton (oil), canola (oil), sugar from sugar beets, zucchini, yellow squash, Hawaiian papaya, alfalfa and more is coming.
The USA is currently the only country that does NOT require labels for GMO foods. (There is massive opposition to GMO's in Europe).
GMO food is almost anything that comes in a box, can, or bag at the grocer (althoughGMOs are currently banned in the EU & Canada) - GMOs cause cancer, sterility, farmer suicides, and worse. The "organic" label means less than 5% contaminated; only "100% Organic" is safe and are typically labeled as GMO-free.
The safest milk is labeled "NO rBGH - NO rBST" - but those cows probably eat GMO alfalfa & pig feed (meat), and are pumped with antibiotics to combat factory farm diseases; the rBGH cows get udder infections (mastitis) and pus also gets in the milk; yes, all that stuff is STILL in the milk in the grocer (3%-19% pus).
100s of American farmers have been sued, and over 100.000 foreign farmers (India) have commited suicide by drinking Monsanto's Round-Up after their GMO "Round-Up Ready" crops fail. Once people understand HOW GMO food is created, it's easy to understand why we shouldn't be eating it nor releasing it into the environment.
Foods containing GMOs don't have to be labeled in the USA. Monsanto has fought hard to prevent labeling laws. This is alarming, since approximately 70% of processed foods in the US now contain GMO ingredients. The European Union, Japan, China, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and many other nations now require mandatory GMO labeling.
What are GMOs?
GMOs (or "genetically modified organisms") are organisms that have been created through the gene-splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE). This relatively new science allows DNA from one species to be injected into another species in a laboratory, creating combinations of plant, animal, bacteria, and viral genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods.
Are GMOs safe?
In 30 other countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production of GMOs, because they are not considered proven safe. In the U.S. on the other hand, the FDA approved commercial production of GMOs based on studies conducted by the companies who created them and profit from their sale. Many health-conscious shoppers find the lack of rigorous, independent, scientific examination on the impact of consuming GM foods to be cause for concern.
Please click here for an excellent research summary: "GM Crops–Just the Science." This plain-English overview includes nearly 150 citations with a focus on the peer-reviewed science on GMOs.
Do Americans want non-GMO foods and supplements?
Polls consistently show that a significant majority of North Americans would like to be able to tell if the food they're purchasing contains GMOs (a 2008 CBS News Poll found that 87% of consumers wanted GMOs labeled). And, according to a recent CBS/New York Times poll, 53% of consumers said they would not buy food that has been genetically modified. The Non-GMO Project's seal for verified products will, for the first time, give the public an opportunity to make an informed choice when it comes to GMOs.
How common are GMOs?
According to the USDA, in 2009, 93% of soy, 93% of cotton, and 86% of corn grown in the U.S. were GMO. It is estimated that over 90% of canola grown is GMO, and there are also commercially produced GM varieties of sugar beets, squash and Hawaiian Papaya. As a result, it is estimated that GMOs are now present in more than 80% of packaged products in the average U.S. or Canadian grocery store.
Where does the Non-GMO Project come in?
The Non-GMO Project is an initiative of the North American organic and natural product industry to create a standardized definition of non-GMO and a 3rd party verification program to assess product compliance with this Standard. The Project's Product Verification Program is entirely voluntary, and participants are companies who see the value of offering their customers a verified non-GMO choice. Many of the individuals and businesses leading the way with the Project are the same ones responsible for creating the original organic standards.
Roundup is Even Worse than You Thought / or GMO is Worse
than You Thought
Polyethoxylated tallow amine (POEA) is an adjuvant surfactant in Roundup. It's derived from animal fat, and according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA), it's an inert ingredient that is safe for use. However, inert does not automatically mean harmless, and this is a critical distinction to make.
"What they really aren't telling you is that it's inert in that it doesn't kill bugs, but that doesn't mean that it's not toxicologically harmful. It's inert as a bug killer, but might not be inert as a human killer," Dr. Dunning says.
POEA has actually been shown to be cytotoxic (toxic to cells) at doses far lower than glyphosate itself. It also amplifies the toxic effects of glyphosate. Dr. Dunning also notes POEA causes hemolysis—a condition where the membrane of your red blood cells burst. This removes the hemoglobin, which decreases oxygen transport in your body. If your blood isn't transporting oxygen to your brain for example, it may contribute to a wide variety of neurological problems.
"Glyphosate has several different formulations, but most of it has this additive—POEA—which is a surfactant. In other words, glyphosate tends to be hydrophilic. It doesn't want to go through the leaf surface, so they have surfactants that get dried into the leaf," Dr. Dunning explains. "Because it dries into the leaf, it doesn't wash off. It gets into the system of the plant...
POEA [also] has extremely strong detrimental effects itself. It destroys the cytochrome P450 enzyme in the liver, which is designed to detoxify toxins. When that enzyme system is damaged, these toxins are way more effective. It also destroys the ability of glutathione to be used.
Moreover, there's an interesting phenylalanine issue. Phenylalanine is needed for tyrosine, which also gets your epinephrine and norepinephrine made. If you decrease your phenylalanine [production], you don't get that cascade of chemicals. It also destroys tryptophan. Tryptophan is needed for serotonin and melatonin, so you can sleep at night. We're seeing a lot of sleep disorders in the population. Well, if you're destroying your tryptophan and your serotonin and melatonin cascade, you're going to see sleep disorders.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has studies that show that these chemicals mimic adrenaline, which is also a big part of that because norepinephrine makes your adrenaline. We're seeing these illnesses occur in humans that are very similar to endocrine-disrupting systems. We're seeing the introduction of chemicals in food that do exactly that, and no one wants to really address this issue."
Top GMO Food
http://www.justaddgoodstuff.com/top-10-gmo-foods/#.U3rmVa6vevk
GENETICALLY MODIFIED PRODUCE
GMO ASPARTAME
GMO CANOLA OIL
GMO COTTON
GMO MILK
GMO PAPAYA
GMO SOY
GMO SUGAR
GMO YELLOW SQUASH
GMO ZUCCHINI
NON-GMO SHOPPING GUIDE
NON-GMO VEGETABLES
TOP 10 GMO FOODS
Partial List of Food Products
That Contain Genetically Modified Corn Oil and Corn Products, Soy, Canola Oil, Cottonseed Oil
Source: puremzing.com
Bread, Rolls, Pastry
Canned rolls and breads
Hamburgers and Hotdogs
Soy Burgers
Soy Cheese
Soy Nuts and Products
Pasteurized Cheese
Canned Stews
Dried and Dehydrated Soups/Sauces
Children's snacks
Cake and Baking Mixes
Frozen pie and pastry shell
Consumers Across the Nation
are Boycotting Kellogg's Foods:
Here's Why Kellogg's corn flakes and other food-like products that the company makes are full of Bt Corn. The EPA has registered Bt corn as a pesticide since the crop makes its own insecticide. (Reg. #524-581 and 68467-7) Bt corn has been shown to cause serious health problems.
". . .a toxin called Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt, designed to attack a corn pest called the corn rootworm. Rats fed Mon 863 developed several reactions, including those typically found with allergies (increased basophils), in response to infections, toxins and various diseases including cancer (increased lymphocytes and white blood cells), and in the presence of anemia (decreased reticulocyte count) and blood pressure problems (decreased kidney weights)."
The makers of Bt corn, primarily Monsanto and Syngenta, are responsible for selling this food-stuff to companies like Kellogg's, but they have the choice to source their corn from organic farmers, and simply don't.Syngenta's website says that Bt corn can 'make a farmer's life easier,' but this has also been proven to be grossly false. Farmers in the Philippines who sowed Bt seeds went bankrupt.
"An estimated 270,000 small-hold farmers in the Philippines are being forced to grow GM corn and ending up in debt as a result.
These are the findings of a recent study by CI member IBON and MASIPAG, a farmer-led network of people's organisations, non-government organisations and scientists."
Indian farmers are committing suicide, too, specifically due to Bt seed.
"Globalization and monopoly have forced farmers to buy GM seeds and since GM crops have become pests' resistance, the farmers have no choice but to purchase Monsanto's pesticide. Sometimes GM crops fail over and over again; GM crops also do not grow back again next year and every year farmers have to buy new seeds. The Daily Mail has called the continuous suicide of Indian farmers a "genocide" in human history. What's really disturbing is that often time farmers commit suicide by drinking the insecticide shipped to them by Monsanto."
So, to summarize, Kellogg's company is using GMO Bt corn and other GMO crops in their food that they then sell the world to the tune of at least $12 billion annually, and in the process they are poisoning people and bankrupting farmers. What's more, Kellogg's foods are full of GMO sugarbeets – another reason consumers are joining the boycott. Is it really worth that morning bowl of cereal?
McDonalds New Potato!
McDonald's poised to embrace new GMO potato farming in 2014 and beyond.
January 07, 2014 by: Lance Johnson
GMO's work by tearing the stomach of the pests ... studies now confirm that the pesticide tears the lining of the people that eat the GMO food as the pesticide is a large part of the food..
(NaturalNews) A new variety of genetically modified potato could show up in Idaho as early as 2015.
Nearly 13 years ago, customers revolted against Monsanto's transgenic NewLeaf potato, which contained synthetic bacteria to kill insect pests. Now, a new company, J.R. Simplot Co., aims to bring back genetically modified potatoes to the state and elsewhere.
The Idaho Potato Commission, representing Idaho's $3 billion potato industry, is in support of the new GMO potato variety but is wary of customer opposition. "Unless your customers are prepared to embrace this product, it's not going to be successful," said Frank Muir, president of the Commission.
McDonald's on the other hand has a financial interest in the new GMO potato business.
McDonald's vast influence could spur widespread new GMO potato farming
With a global daily production of 9 million pounds of fries a day, McDonald's is looking for better ways to lower the cost of processing potatoes for fry production. This business move may encourage and embrace new GMO potato agriculture, spearheaded by their very own potato distributor, none other than Simplot.
Simplot has come up with a new "Innate" brand of potatoes that don't use synthetic bacteria. Instead, their variety effectively silences potato DNA to stop the potatoes' natural bruising process. This would reduce black spots in potatoes, thus increasing crop yields. McDonald's wouldn't have to throw away bad potatoes. They could increase revenues with the new enzyme-stripped "Innate" potato by reducing waste.
Haven Baker, Simplot's Harvard- and Yale-trained vice-president of plant sciences, said his scientists journeyed inside the vegetable's genome to "silence" unwanted attributes, while making sure that it remained 100 percent potato. "You'll never get as much beneficial effect from traditional plant breeding," he says. "And it'll take twice as long."
Enzyme-stripped, DNA-silenced food could have many unintended consequences Center for Food Safety science analyst Bill Freese is concerned about the unintended consequences that may arise when four gene codes for potato enzymes are turned off.
RNA interference technology silences genes, throwing off the natural life processes of the potatoes. How might this interfere with people and contribute to rising incidences of food allergies? Altering the natural enzymes of a food could change how the body processes that food.
Still, Muir believes that "[t]hey're taking all the appropriate steps," praising McDonald's potato distributor for reaching out to consumers who may eventually buy Innate potatoes and unbruised McDonald's golden fries.
Federal Government is on board
If the government gets behind the new science, then by 2015, the new GMO McDonald's golden fry could become a reality. The National Potato Commission in Washington, D.C., representing 45,000 U.S. growers is already on board. Chief Executive Officer John Keeling said he "supports scientific advancements to improve potatoes." The Innate brand of potato awaits USDA approval, which was filed in May 2013.
McDonald's trying to stay under the radar McDonald's isn't being very open about the issue, but a McDonald's spokeswoman told The Guardian that their corporate decision ultimately boils down to the advice of "food, industry and regulatory experts." Since McDonald's already uses GMO ingredients in other foods, and since current scientific consensus in the US believes that genetically engineered crops are safe to eat, it's obvious that McDonald's is leaning toward utilizing new GMO potatoes.
Simplot's main rival, ConAgra, has already stated that their potatoes are not genetically modified, so there are still natural options for McDonald's and fry producers to choose from.
So what direction will McDonald's head in 2014? Are they planning to embrace the enzyme-stripped, DNA-silenced potato? Will they spur mass production of the new "Innate" brand in the years ahead?
Sources for this article include
http://www.gmo-compass.org
http://gmoinside.org
http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/043419_McDonalds_GMO_potatoes_French_fries.html#ixzz2pihBocv2
37 Million Bees Found Dead in Canada After Large GMO Crop
Planting "Once the corn started to get planted our bees died
by the millions"
by CHRISTINA SARICH / INFOWARS.COM
The makers of neonicotinoids, the bee-killing insecticide that was banned all over Europe, won't be able to refute this latest phenomenon. Millions of bees were found dead after GMO corn was planted in Ontario, Canada. This isn't new news, but it should be known news.The keeper of these bees, Dave Schuit, who produces honey, reported that he lost over 600 hives – around 37 million bees.
"Once the corn started to get planted our bees died by the millions," Schuit said.
With increasing bee deaths and consumer petitions targeted to places like Home Depot and Lowe's who sell neonics, the US Department of Agriculture has failed to ban neonicotinoids, manufactured primarily by Bayer CropScience Inc., as well as other biotech companies.
Two of Bayer's best sellers are suspect this time around: Imidacloprid and Clothianidin. They are both known to seep into pollen and nectar, damaging beneficial insects such as bees.
The more widely they are used, the more bees seem to die.
Schuit's report of dead bees is corroborated by other farmers, too. Nathan Carey is another local farmer who noticed a disappearance of bees on his farm this past Spring. There were so few that he could not count on them as he normally did to help pollinate his crops. He correlates their absence to the use of these toxic insecticides.
While many scientists are still unconvinced that "colony collapse disorder" (CCD) is caused by neonicotinoids, there has been a consecutive die-off of bees in the U.S. for seven years now – directly correlated to higher insecticide spraying.
Even US scientists have found 121 different pesticides in samples of bees, wax and pollen, lending credence to the notion that pesticides are in fact a problem.
Jeffery Pettis, of the ARS's bee research laboratory, says:
"We believe that some subtle interactions between nutrition, pesticide exposure and other stressors are converging to kill colonies."
A recently released study published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences described that neonicotinoid pesticides kill honeybees by damaging their immune system, making them unable to fight diseases and bacteria.
The study abstract concluded:
"The occurrence at sublethal doses of this insecticide-induced viral proliferation suggests that the studied neonicotinoids might have a negative effect at the field level. Our experiments uncover a further level of regulation of the immune response in insects and set the stage for studies on neural modulation of immunity in animals. Furthermore, this study has implications for the conservation of bees, as it will contribute to the definition of more appropriate guidelines for testing chronic or sublethal effects of pesticides used in agriculture."
A third of everything we eat is pollinated by bees and other beneficial insects. This accounts for over 30 billion in the global economy. If bees die, our food supplies die, too. Here is a list of foods we would lose without the bees.
Bayer denies that their insecticides are causing CCD. Will they be responsible for feeding the world when 30% of our food supply is gone with the bees?
This article originally appeared at Natural Society.


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import datetime

# 3rd party imports
from django.test import TestCase
from django.utils.timezone import now

# Project imports
from register.tests.test_models import RegistrationCenterFactory
from reporting_api.data_pull_common import get_active_registration_locations, \
    get_all_polling_locations
from reporting_api.reports import calc_yesterday, parse_iso_datetime, printable_iso_datetime
from reporting_api.utils import get_datetime_from_local_date_and_time

class TestReportUtils(TestCase):

    def test_yesterday_no_dates(self):
        string_and_date = calc_yesterday(())
        self.assertEqual(string_and_date, (None, None))

    def test_yesterday_from_single_date(self):
        today = now()
        today_str = today.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        date_and_string = calc_yesterday([today_str])
        # since there's just one date provided, yesterday can only
        # be that date regardless of other factors
        self.assertEqual(date_and_string, (today.date(), today_str))
        # try again, providing the date object
        date_and_string = calc_yesterday([today_str], [today.date()])
        self.assertEqual(date_and_string, (today.date(), today_str))

    def test_yesterday_general(self):
        today = now()
        first_dt = today - datetime.timedelta(7)
        input_strings = [(first_dt + datetime.timedelta(delta_days)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
                         for delta_days in range(7)]
        expected_str = input_strings[-1]
        expected_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(expected_str, '%Y-%m-%d').date()
        date_and_string = calc_yesterday(input_strings)
        self.assertEqual(date_and_string, (expected_date, expected_str))
        # try again, providing the date objects
        input_dates = [datetime.datetime.strptime(s, '%Y-%m-%d').date()
                       for s in input_strings]
        date_and_string = calc_yesterday(input_strings, input_dates)
        self.assertEqual(date_and_string, (expected_date, expected_str))

    def test_iso_parsing(self):
        times = (
            '2015-02-20T10:09:32.123456+02:00',
            '2015-02-20T10:09:32.123456',
            '2015-02-20T10:09:32+02:00',
            '2015-02-20T10:09:32')
        for s in times:
            dt = parse_iso_datetime(s)
            self.assertEqual((dt.year, dt.month, dt.day), (2015, 2, 20))
            self.assertEqual((dt.hour, dt.minute, dt.second), (10, 9, 32))
            self.assertEqual(dt.microsecond, 123456 if '.' in s else 0)
            if '+' in s:
                tz = dt.tzinfo
                self.assertEqual(tz.utcoffset(dt), datetime.timedelta(seconds=7200))
            else:
                self.assertEqual(dt.tzinfo, None)
            self.assertEqual(printable_iso_datetime(s), '20/02 10:09')

    def test_datetime_from_local_date_and_time(self):
        times = (
            ('2015-02-20', '10:09:32.123456'),
            ('2015-02-20', '10:09:32'),
        )
        for d, t in times:
            dt = get_datetime_from_local_date_and_time(d, t)
            self.assertEqual(dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'), d)
            time_fmt = '%H:%M:%S.%f' if dt.microsecond else '%H:%M:%S'
            self.assertEqual(dt.strftime(time_fmt), t)

    def test_registration_center_queries(self):
        rc1 = RegistrationCenterFactory(reg_open=True)
        rc2 = RegistrationCenterFactory(reg_open=False)

        for_registration = get_active_registration_locations()
        all_locations = get_all_polling_locations()

        self.assertEqual(sorted(for_registration.keys()), sorted([rc1.center_id]))
        self.assertEqual(sorted(all_locations.keys()),
                         sorted([rc1.center_id, rc2.center_id]))