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Still no sign of a coherent and effective strategy for containing and defeating ISIS and its affiliates and why
Way back in July I wrote an article with the headline No sign of a coherent strategy for defeating perverted and barbaric Islamic fundamentalism. Four months and several jihadist atrocities on, and with still no sign, my conclusion is that Western leaders do not have the will to do what is necessary to put ISIS and its affiliates out of business because they don't want to come to grips with the bottom line truth.
It can be summarised as follows.
ISIS and its affiliates are empowered by the hurt, humiliation, anger and despair of many who make up the Arab and other Muslim masses. It follows that the only way to erode support for ISIS and its affiliates and eventually put them out of business is by addressing this hurt, humiliation, anger and despair.
As I wrote previously, there are two prime causes of it.
One is American-led Western foreign policy for the Arab and wider Muslim world including its double standard as demonstrated by refusal to call and hold Israel to account for its defiance of international law and denial of justice for the Palestinians.
In passing I note that in an interview with The Real News on 17 November, retired colonel Lawrence Wilkerson who was chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, said: "We've created too many problems in that region of the world. Most likely our invasion of Iraq started all this…"
And that was a view echoed in his own inimitable way by John Pilger in an article for Counterpunch on 17 November. He wrote:
"By most scholarly measure, Bush and Blair's invasion of Iraq in 2003 led to the deaths of at least 700,000 people – in a country that had no history of Jihadism. The Kurds had done territorial and political deals; Sunni and Shia had class and sectarian differences, but they were at peace; intermarriage was common. Three years before the invasion, I drove the length of Iraq without fear. On the way I met people proud, above all, to be Iraqis, the heirs of a civilization that seemed, for them, a presence. Bush and Blair blew all this to bits. Iraq is now a nest of Jihadism."
The other prime cause of Arab and other Muslim hurt, humiliation, anger and despair is the corruption, authoritarianism and repression of most if not all Arab and other Muslim regimes. (In most cases they are regimes supported/endorsed by American-led Western foreign policy).
It also follows that addressing these two prime causes is something that can't be done with bombs and bullets. They only play into the hands of ISIS and its affiliates.
So if Prime Minister David Cameron succeeds in a second attempt to get the House of Commons to give him the green light for UK participation in the bombing of Syria, that, almost certainly, will only make matters worse. And probably guarantee that what recently happened in Paris will happen in London.
Though it is necessary. ramping up security and surveillance on our home fronts throughout the Western world may also be counter-productive to some degree if it leads (as it easily could) to Muslims feeling that they are being unfairly targeted.
What could American-led Western governments actually do to if they were willing to play their necessary part in addressing Arab and other Muslim hurt, humiliation, anger and despair?
As a priority that could endtheir double standard with regard to Israel by putting the Zionist state on notice that it will be isolated and sanctioned if it continues to demonstrate nothing but contempt for international law and its lack of interest in justice for the Palestinians.That really would give Western foreign policy a degree of credibility and respect and by doing so assist the process of eroding support for ISIS. and its affiliates.
On Palestine John Pilger had this to say in his Counterpunch article.
"The issue of Palestine is the region's most festering open wound, and the (I would say an not the) oft-stated justification for the rise of Islamic extremism. Osama bin Laden made that clear. Palestine also offers hope. Give justice to the Palestinians and you begin to change the world around them."
But the single most important thing Western governments could and should dois use their leverage to persuade Arab and other Muslim leaders that it really is time for authoritarianism to give way to something approaching democracy. If Arab and other Muslim leaders agreed (no matter how reluctantly), this would rob ISIS and its affiliates of their most persuasive argument – that the Arab and other Muslim masses have nothing to gain from politics and non-violent demands for change.
What I find deeply troubling is that President Obama knows that the corruption, authoritarianism and repression of Arab and other Muslim regimes is a prime cause of the rise and growth of ISIS and its affiliates. An opinion piece he wrote for the Los Angeles Times included the following.
Groups like al Qaeda and ISIL exploit the anger that festers when people feel that injustice and corruption leave them with no chance of improving their lives. The world has to offer today's youth something better.
Governments that deny human rights play into the hands of extremists who claim that violence is the only way to achieve change. Efforts to counter violent extremism will only succeed if citizens can address legitimate grievances through the democratic process and express themselves through strong civil societies. Those efforts must be matched by economic, educational and entrepreneurial development so people have hope for a life of dignity.
I quoted those fine words in my July article and commented that there was no sign of a policy to give them substance.
Given that Obama and presumably other Western leaders are aware of the bottom line truth as I have summarized it above, the question in need of an answer is this.
Why, really, are Western governments unwilling to do what is necessary to put ISIS and its affiliates out of business?
I can think of two answers.
One is that governments are not free agents. They are prisoners of powerful vested interests including and especially the Military Industrial Complex and the Zionist lobby in all of its manifestations. (In America this lobby has the assistance of those organizations which represent and promote deluded, mad, Christian fundamentalism),
The other answer is short-termism – the art of politics in which decision-making is determined by what has to be said and done for short-term gain and winning the next election.
In my view this short-termism is the cancer at the heart of politics throughout the Western world because it provides no space and time for consideration of what has to be done over 10, 15, 20 and more years if a whole range of problems which threaten the wellbeing of all of humankind (the threat posed by ISIS and its affiliates is only one of many) are to be solved.
So it's not only the Arab and other Muslim nations which desperately need new politics. We all do.
A very interesting poll, the 2015 American Values Survey which was conducted by the non-profit, non-partisan Public Religion Research Institute, has just been published on the Huffington Post web site. Its findings support the conclusion that"Americans don't have much faith in the government, businesses, the economy, the power of their vote and the future of the United States."
I take that to mean that even Americans are waking up to the idea that they need new politics. If so that's really good news.
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confoundmeonce said...
Military Industrial Complex...Simply spells Out What this Country has Become...A Nation That Is Led, Dictated To..And Owned by a nest of well fed Z-Cons who Can never Get Enough. That There are Many of US..But Fewer of Them does Not Help This Delimma At all...For They are Out of Sight..Out of Range And Know How to Disappear into The Woodwork. This is how it will continue to Be...until Enough Of us wakes up and Sees What is So wrong..And Is Willing to FIX it..no matter What it Takes Alan, For sure, YOU have been trying to Wake this Country up To What is The Main Problem..And What has to Happen before Any of this Maymem and Turmoil Can Come to an end. Sad thing is that We(Sucked in.. American Taxpayers ) must Stop Supporting That Place. Isitreal HAS TO GO..( One way or Another..IT Has to Be Stopped. So many Innocent Human beings DEAD because OF That " stolen Sliver of Land that is now Occupied by Psychotic Creatures Who have Not one Ounce of Humanity IN All of THEM Put Together. It is TIME. We Are Awake Now.
Nelson Wight said...
Alan, I read you every word and concur whole-heartedly.
The problem, as you know, is that there are many of us americans who also
agree with you thoroughly, but we are burdened with a large population of
ignorant, well-beered and -footballed citizenry, and a government which has
no interest in doing what the country-wide is demanding, unheard.
I believe our president has a good thought, once in a while, but is over-
powered by the Zionist-AIPAC'd-MIC, fundamentalist-supported Deep State.
N.Wight, This Obvious Standoff That The Citizens of this country are Facing with This Guvment is one that was Planned to Occur...By this present regime that is Operating in a more Blatant manner now..than ever before. ( Or maybe it just Seems More Obvious to us ( Citizens ) now . because WE are Finally running out of Patience AND Resources and Have no Choice but to "Stand Our ground' against What Is going on. ARE we a Bunch of sheep content to 'wait until the Next Shoe falls ' before we Really get serious and finally mean it when we say 'Enough Is Enough ?' It is a Fact that This Guvmt. is NOT a Peace- loving, law abiding 'Love Thy Neighbor' Sort of Leadership, not anymore [ or was it ever ? ] Or has it become so unbearable that We have finally snatched off these blinders from our eyes.. and can now See what is really happening to our country ? And ..About time, I would Think ! YES !If we ARE finally Awake, We Can Save it. Dear Lord, Just Show us the Way, And Lead us On !!
Glenn Evans said...
Well said until the west starts to believe that the Zionists are a Satanist cult, their power will increase...therefore world instability will continue.
Nick Adler said...
I'm convinced we want to have World War 3 (it was the Pope who said it had perhaps already started!).
Worth noting - WW1 got Zionism started, cannot imagine the Balfour Declaration or the British Mandate without it.
WW2 got Israel populated - cannot imagine 100s of 1000s of people going there without it. The whole project had been failing until 1933, when Stephen Wise and the AJC and the JWV declared that Hitler was bashing the Jews (for which no evidence has ever been presented).
And WW3 looks like the only thing that can save the apartheid regime now.
Is it Zionists pushing us in that direction? Well, yes, Cameron is openly a Zionist. Why's he travelling to the Middle East and bombing Syria? The actual heartland of the ISIS threat against us is only just across the Channel in Brussels!
On this issue I would beg to differ on several fronts. The extremist version of Islam is similar to the KKK version of Christianity for those of you in the west.
If in 1960 Texas had been an independent country and made a deal with the KKK to fund schools and churches for them to teach and preach in and in return the KKK would not challenge the rulers of Texas right to rule, what would Christianity look like today?
The house of Saud has a 250+ year alliance with Wahhab and then his followers that was expanded massively in the 1960's onward. Several generations have been brainwashed into believing that this is the one true Islam.
The leaders of the Salafist sect (as the followers of Wahhab prefer to be called) have sold their soul for 30 pieces of silver. By allowing the un-Islamic house of Saud to rule unchallenged while engaging in drunkenness and much worse they have lost all legitimacy. They are bought and paid for, pure and simple.
This plays very well into the Anglo-Zionist agenda as they will always have a group of hardcore jihadists to wreak havoc where they need it. Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya and now Syria.
So what is the solution? Let the other Muslims and their Russian allies take care of the problem. In Chechnya and now in Syria we see just how unpopular the Salafists are amongst other Muslims. In Chechnya it was the sane Sunnis and Sufis who with help from Russia cleaned house. We see the same scenario now playing out in Syria. Next it will be done in Iraq.
That creates a huge problem for the Anglo-Zionists and their Muslim lackeys like Saudia Arabia and Turkey. Without shock troops to expend like pawns they might have to do the fighting themselves. That would escalate in a heartbeat to a full blown Shia/Russia vs Sunni/USA conflict that could go nuclear.
The solution is to demand the house of Saud stop funding these extremists or remove them. The house of Saud can't afford to do that and the west is wed to them. That brings us to the "leave it to Russia and the other Muslims fed up with the Salafists" strategy. The USA will not go along with that.
This is a game of chicken that has stakes higher than anything since the Cuban missle crisis.
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So, here it is, past the middle of April. The car carriers have arrived to take our winter residents' vehicles to their northern destinations and, because of this, I can now make it to my pedicure appointment in less than 30 minutes. I have often wondered why folks who live here only during the winter feel the need to head north so quickly. It seems that more often than not, the weather in the Midwest and the Northeast still has the potential to be really awful—and especially cold—even to the end of May.
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The Sandy Parrot, on U.S. 41 off Alico Road, has great live music, food, and dancing. Below, one of its regularly featured acts, The Alter Ego Band. (Photo above courtesy of The Sandy Parrot; below, The Alter Ego Band).
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Above, live bands rock the house at Freddie Rebel's in Naples. Rick Howard, below, fronts the Mudbone Band, a regular act at Freddie Rebel's. (Photo above courtesy of Freddie Rebel's; below, Rick Howard).
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So, there is my confession. See you at either Freddie's or The Sandy Parrot—or both.
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Sam Pittman, a former assistant at Arkansas, will be the Razorbacks' next head football coach, athletic director Hunter Yurachek announced Sunday.
Pittman was the associate head coach and offensive line coach at Georgia and is widely viewed as one of the best recruiters and offensive line coaches in the SEC. Several former Arkansas players, some of whom have played in the NFL, sent letters to Arkansas officials expressing support for Pittman.
"Sam Pittman has been an integral part of successful teams that have competed at the highest levels, including for SEC and NCAA Championships," Yurachek said in a statement. "As one of the nation's premier offensive line coaches, he has built a remarkable body of work thanks to his tremendous passion for his student-athletes, including teaching the fundamentals and developing his players on and off the field. Sam instills in his players the motivation, grit and determination required to compete and win. Throughout this process, I heard from many of his former players about the tremendous influence he had on them as a player and as a man.
"Sam knows the Southeastern Conference inside and out and is one of the nation's best recruiters. His connections throughout football will enable him to build a quality coaching staff."
Pittman will receive a five-year contract worth about $3 million annually that is heavy in performance bonuses. He will receive an automatic one-year extension if the Hogs reach a bowl game, which he's eligible for twice during the five-year deal.
If fired without cause, he will receive 75 percent of his remaining compensation if his teams have won more than 50 percent of their games, or 50 percent of the remaining salary if they've won fewer than 50 percent.
Pittman is credited with recruiting and building an offensive line that helped the Bulldogs win the SEC East each of the past three seasons. In 2018, the Bulldogs signed the top two guards in the ESPN 300 (Trey Hill and Jamaree Salyer) and the No. 3 tackle (Cade Mays). Last year, Georgia signed No. 1 center Clay Webb. The Bulldogs have commitments from four offensive linemen in the 2020 ESPN 300 -- No. 1 tackle Broderick Jones, No. 2 center Sedrick Van Pran, No. 11 tackle Tate Ratledge and No. 19 tackle Chad Lindberg.
Excited to OFFICIALLY announce Sam Pittman as our new Head Football Coach. Great days ahead for the Hogs with Sam and Jamie as a part of the Razorback family again! #OneRazorback pic.twitter.com/763JrRrpaR
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Bulldogs junior Andrew Thomas is the highest-rated tackle prospect available in the 2020 NFL draft, according to ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.
"It's always the nature of the beast," Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said Sunday before Pittman's hiring was announced. "You always hear rumors flying around and things coming around, but you never know what's true and what's not. Right now we're focusing on the Sugar Bowl and getting ready for it."
Pittman was the assistant head coach, offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Arkansas from 2013 to '15 before joining Smart at Georgia. Pittman, 58, also coached at Tennessee and North Carolina before going to Arkansas in 2013.
Arkansas had also talked to Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach, among others, about its head-coaching job.
Pittman replaces Chad Morris, who was fired earlier this season after less than two years on the job. Arkansas finished this season 2-10 overall and has lost 19 consecutive SEC games dating to the end of the 2017 season. The Razorbacks have not reached a bowl game since 2016 and are on their fourth head coach in less than a decade.
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There is an obesity problem in America. Educating children about eating a balanced diet is the most important thing we can do to prevent further increases in obesity. As a child, I had to stay at the dinner table until I ate all my vegetables. I remember one time that I sat at the kitchen table at least an hour after dinner was over, pouting over my turned-cold broccoli. I eventually choked it down. I learned that it's important to eat a balanced diet, and now I choose to eat my broccoli. Thanks Mom and Dad. If children eat fresh fruits and vegetables from an early age, they will actually like to eat some of them. Just ask my 7-year-old niece and 5-year-old nephew if they like beets and brussel sprouts. (They do). Any headway made on reducing childhood obesity depends on parents taking responsibility for their children's diet and educating them about it.
Several studies based on exposing children to healthy foods by their parents increase children's acceptance of that food. Giving a bite of vegetable to a child every day for 2 weeks exposes them to that food and increases the consumption and likability of that food. Dr. Lucy Cooke of the University College of London recently demonstrated that exposure to a healthy food followed by a tangible reward of a sticker increased their intake and liking of that food as well. (Not to brag, but I had a pretty big sticker box as a kid – and I never got any for eating vegetables!) There has been a lot of media coverage lately on a study claiming that children's food choices were affected when silly names were associated with vegetables. Although the authors conclude that the silly names increased vegetable intake, I don't think the experiment was well-controlled. The baseline vegetable consumption of the control group before the intervention was 1.8-23.5-fold higher than that of the treatment group, depending on the vegetable. That means, the children who were served the silly-named vegetables were eating a lot less vegetables at the beginning of the study (and intake at the end of the study was still less, for 3-out-of-4 vegetables, in the treatment group than the control group without the silly names). For example, if Paul in the control group ate 4 carrots at the beginning of the study, and he ate 5 carrots at the end, that would be a 1.25-fold increase. If Sally ate 1 carrot at the beginning of the study, and then they called carrots "X-ray Vision Carrots" and she ate 3 carrots, that's a 3-fold increase. Look what happened when you gave carrots a silly name! You just can't compare these groups well with the simple statistics they used. Perhaps these conclusions were made because the people who performed the study were marketing guys (and I believe, marketed loose data to the public). Nevertheless, children are influenced to some extent by marketing, but they are influenced more by what those around them (parents and peers) are doing. It's the parents' responsibility to make sure their children are eating a healthy diet.
Along the same lines, there is an uproar over the new government regulations for subsidized school lunches. I found the clip below from The Daily Show to be humorous (and fairly accurate) – it spawned this post (and the title). Children need to learn to eat healthier, but if parents and schools don't teach them that, then the obesity rate will keep on rising. Advice to children in the immortal words of John Stewart: Eat your motherf*cking lunch.
"Sugar is toxic." Sugar itself is not toxic. You actually need sugar to live. Your brain needs 6 grams of glucose (a type of sugar) per hour to work properly. In addition, when your muscles and other tissues cannot take up glucose to create energy, as in the case of type 1 diabetics, you will starve to death. Think of it this way: you need water to live, but if you drink massive amounts of water, you will die within hours. If you drink massive amounts of sugary drinks, your pancreas will pump out more insulin to remove the sugar from the bloodstream, and after a while you might become obese, then you may become insulin resistant, some people might become diabetic, and only then will you cause major organ damage. Considering the time it takes to kill you after overconsumption, water is more toxic than sugar.
"There is no foodstuff on the planet that has fructose that is poisonous." Lustig was trying to make the point that humans WANT to eat fructose because of evolution and we instinctively know it's safe to eat. I'd like to see his analysis of fructose content on holly berries, sweet peas, and the other poisonous foodstuffs listed by a poison control center in Philadelphia.
"We were born this way." He is obviously a Lady Gaga fan, promoting her song, "Born This Way"…ok, that's untrue, just trying to add some levity here…he just states that we are born to love fructose. Yes, we may enjoy eating fructose (it has the highest sweetness out of all of the natural sugars), but I still don't buy the claim that we are prone to it because of evolution and poisonous things.
"[In the 1970's] a government commission mandated that we lower fat consumption to try to reduce heart disease." This is true, governmental attempts to lower fatty foods did not make us healthier. Some foods were processed down until the fat was removed, but all the sugar, salt, and calories were still there, and usually some chemicals added in to replace the fat. However, there was no real regulation of fatty foods and many 'low-fat' items on the shelf were always considered 'diet foods' that people did not eat consistently. People still gravitate toward high-fat foods. Sugar alone did not increase American adult obesity to 36%. You can order a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese from McDonald's which has 740 calories, more than half of those calories coming from the 42 grams of fat. But it only has 9 grams of sugar! It won't make you fat! Again, this is just not true. (Just to be fair to other fast food chains, an Extra-Crispy Chicken Breast at KFC will set you back 510 calories, 290 of those come from the 33 grams of fat…but only 1 gram of sugar!) You need a well-rounded diet of protein, carbohydrate, and fat for your body to function properly. Telling people that sugar is toxic creates the next "scare" that Lustig said happened with fat 40 years ago, and obesity rates will keep increasing.
"If you limit sugar, it decreases the chances of developing cancer." Dr. Lewis Cantley's example that cancer cells have insulin receptors and will therefore take up excess glucose from the bloodstream and grow into tumors was probably the most shocking to me. Insulin receptors bind insulin (which is secreted from your pancreas and into the bloodstream after every meal) and if cells have certain glucose transporters, insulin 'tells' those transporters to move from inside the cell to the cell surface. This results in increased glucose entry into the cell. Many cells in your body have insulin receptors such as muscle, liver, fat, and brain. Muscle (skeletal and heart) and fat cells have the glucose transporters that are 'activated' by insulin. There is no data that I am aware of which claims cancer cells can take up more glucose than any of the other cells in your body. Also, insulin signaling (what happens inside the cell after insulin binds the insulin receptor), once activated, is eventually downregulated by a negative feedback system. Insulin cannot just sit on an insulin receptor and hang out, causing cancer cells to keep sucking up the sugar, or blue dots, as the schematic on the television show would like you to believe.
"Every cell in our body needs glucose to survive, but the problem is, these cancer cells also use it to grow." Once again ALL CELLS that have the insulin receptor use glucose to grow. Period.
"Sugar is much more addictive than we thought early on." These scientists seem very careful with their wording. Dr. Eric Stice showed that dopamine was released in Gupta's brain when he drank some soda. Activation of taste receptors on your tongue cause dopamine to be released in the brain, no matter what the food. If a person likes spinach, the same dopamine receptors will light up in MRI brainscans, especially if the person is hungry at the time. Dopamine regulates feeding behavior, and not just for sugar. Maybe sugar can be addictive, but so can so many other things (including suntanning, as I mentioned in my Tanners Anonymous post). We can't possibly regulate every choice people make.
Our meta-analyses of controlled feeding trials indicate a net metabolic benefit, with no harmful effects, from fructose at a level of intake obtainable from fruit (Nature. 2012 Feb 23;482(7386):470).
To describe sugar as "toxic" is extreme, as is its ludicrous comparison with alcohol…Nutritionist Jennie Brand-Miller of the University of Sydney is not alone in her disgust that you published this opinion piece (The Australian, 4 February 2012). The Dietitians Association of Australia believes that it is simplistic and unhelpful to blame sugar alone for the obesity crisis. Alan Barclay of the Australian Diabetes Council notes in the same article in The Australian that sugar consumption in Australia has dropped by 23% since 1980. But he adds that during that time, the number of overweight or obese people has doubled, while diabetes has tripled (Nature. 2012 Feb 23;482(7386):470).
Overconsumption of foods that have a high glycaemic index (that trigger a rapid and sharp increase in blood glucose), such as wheat, potatoes and certain types of rice, also contributes to obesity and diabetes. Emphasis on sugar alone is therefore too narrow a basis for devising policies to curb these problems (Nature. 2012 Feb 23;482(7386):471).
Rather than demonizing sugar, the authors would have better served public health with recommendations to manage a balanced diet with exercise (Nature. 2012 Feb 23;482(7386):471).
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the US Food and Nutrition Board, and the European Food Standards Authority have all considered the issues now revisited by Lustig et al. and find no reliable evidence that typical sugar consumption contributes to any disease apart from dental caries. Without evidence that reducing sugar consumption would improve public health, Lustig and colleagues' policy proposals are irrelevant. Scientific controversies should be settled by consideration of all the available evidence, not of a seemingly biased selection (Nature. 2012 Mar 8;483(7388):158).
I appreciate the attention the 'Western Diet' is getting (the diet high in refined grains, sugar, fat, and red meat), as there are major problems with it that lead to obesity and diabetes, but presenting hypotheses as fact to scare the public is not the way to do it. This is how fad diets are created and may cause people more harm than good. Educating the public with real information and making it easier for them to make good dietary choices is the best way to battle the bulge. I say, it probably is best if you don't drink sugary drinks everyday, but having one every once in a while will not kill you. And enjoy that apple.
Is That a Pancreas in Your Pocket?
When most people hear the term 'vital organ,' the pancreas doesn't usually pop into their head. However, the pancreas is vital for survival, keeping your blood sugar in check. That's why artificial pancreas trials are so exciting. A majority of Type 1 diabetics are diagnosed as children or teenagers, and must live the rest of their life with insulin injections or insulin pumps, which they control themselves. Having a machine to automatically adjust insulin and glucagon injections based on continuous blood glucose monitoring would make diabetic life much easier. This is especially important in young children and during times when awareness of low blood sugar is impaired by low blood sugar itself (or during sleep), as the brain needs 6 grams of glucose per hour to function properly. When blood sugar levels drop too low (hypoglycemia), a person can go into a coma or die because their brain and organs are not getting enough glucose as fuel to survive.
When you eat a meal, carbohydrates and other sugars get broken down or converted into glucose, which circulates through the bloodstream. The pancreas contains clusters of endocrine cells (cells that secrete hormones into the bloodstream) called Islets of Langerhans. The majority of cells in the islet are beta cells which secrete insulin and alpha cells which secrete glucagon. The beta cells sense the glucose concentration in the blood and secrete insulin in response, which travels through the bloodstream to other organs. The insulin signals to those tissues (such as muscle, liver, and fat) to take up the glucose from the blood into the cell to be used for energy or stored for energy later. High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) results from lack of beta cells (in the case of Type 1 diabetics) and the tissues 'starve' because they are not getting the signal to take up and process glucose from the bloodstream. The body then tries to remove the glucose from the blood through excess urine production. This is why poor glycemic control over time can damage the kidney and transplants may be necessary, although hyperglycemia causes many other complications such as microvascular diseases and nerve damage.
Normally, when a person becomes hypoglycemic, glucagon is secreted from pancreatic islet alpha cells, traveling through the bloodstream to the liver. Glucagon signals to the liver to break down glucose stores (stored in long, branching chains called glycogen) and release glucose into the bloodstream. If both insulin and glucagon are provided in a regulated manner, blood glucose levels can be adjusted accordingly.
The current insulin pumps provide a basal infusion of insulin to help keep blood glucose levels steady, but they are under the control of the user and must be manually adjusted throughout the day, especially during eating (more insulin) or exercise (less insulin). Most diabetics prick their finger several times a day to test their blood glucose levels, as continuous blood glucose sensors are not widely used and still need calibrated at least twice a day with finger pricks. People using insulin must be aware of rapid declines in their blood glucose levels; if their blood sugar drops too low, they must eat or drink high sugar foods or injest glucagon tablets to restore normal glycemia. It is imperative that artificial pancreas blood glucose sensors are accurate and able to sense downward trends exceedingly well. If a person starts exercising, muscle tissue is more sensitive to insulin and can even take up glucose independently of insulin because the need for energy (glucose) is greater. If the sensor cannot perceive the drop in glycemia quickly and accurately; confusion, coma, and death may follow. Combining better automatic blood glucose sensing with insulin and glucagon infusion in a bionic pancreas is a major step towards creating a better life for diabetics. Getting the technology reliable enough is the challenge.
I'm guessing no one could have read the news a few weeks ago without glancing upon Paula Deen's announcement that she now has Type 2 diabetes. I'm not sure why this was such big news, other than she was making it that way for personal profit.
You know, people see me on TV two or three times a day and they see me cooking all these wonderfully Southern, fattening dishes. That's only 30 days out of 365. And it's for entertainment. And people have to be responsible. Like I told Oprah a few years ago, honey, I'm your cook, not your doctor. You are going to have to be responsible for yourself.
Her saying, "I have always encouraged moderation" of unhealthy foods hurts many more people than her recipes ever did. A healthy diet and exercise can alleviate the symptoms of many cases of Type 2 diabetes, and there is currently no drug on the market that cures this disease. Of course moderation is key to a healthy lifestyle, but moderation is not the technique people use to top 300 pounds. People need tools other than pure self-control when they are making lifestyle changes. If you are going to publicly promote diabetes awareness and treatment, you cannot tell them you're not their doctor, so don't listen to what you have to say and watch what you do on your cooking show every week.
I've seen The Next Food Network Star and I know you are never supposed to say, "Through the magic of television I have this baked Alaska right here." However, I feel as though that's exactly what Paula Deen has done. She is basically saying, "Through the magic of this one drug for diabetes, you can eat whatever you want and there will be no dire consequences." Did Tracy Morgan send out a press release when he was diagnosed with diabetes? He lost a kidney because of this disease, even after he lost weight and tried to control his blood sugar better. Perhaps stories like his should be front-page news as a warning to those who do not manage their diabetes properly and eat all the gooey butter cake that Paula Deen teaches them how to make.
As a diabetes researcher, I'm well aware of the atrocities that high sugar and fat consumption wreak on the body. We have an obesity and Type 2 Diabetes problem in this country, there's no denying that – have you seen the CDC heat maps over the past four years? Yet, I disagree with those in the field that are calling for a tax on sugar. Setting age limits and taxes on sugar and sugary foods will not protect Americans from obesity and diabetes. Have age restrictions and excise taxes on alcohol decreased the number of alcoholics in this country?
First of all, the government is currently keeping production and importation of sugar high. Domestically, farmers get subsidized for corn production, a portion of which is processed into high fructose corn syrup (although much of it can be used for other things such as ethanol…and…corn). Internationally, sugar is imported from other countries tax-free. The U.S. Sugar Program Fact Sheet, yes there is such a thing, states, "Sugars that receive preferential tariff treatment under free trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Central American/Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA/DR), the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the Andean Trade Preference Act, or the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences enter at a zero duty." That's nada, nothing, zilch, zip, in other words, no tax on imported sugar. If the government were to institute a substantial consumer tax, that would theoretically decrease demand and keep supply high with subsidies and tax-free trade. This would not be a logical step for the government nor towards reducing America's dependence on sugar.
You also have to think about consumer habits. People pay for Starbucks coffee because they enjoy it, they know the quality and consistency of the product, and they can buy it practically anywhere. People buy Ding Dongs for the same reasons. They will not change their lifestyle because they have to pay a few cents more.
I do applaud the idea behind encouraging people to eat healthier, but there needs to be proactive changes in communities and families, such as increasing access to healthier food and ease of preparing it, rather than government restriction of unhealthy food.
I know the Boston Tea Party was mainly about taxation without representation, but I can still imagine all the marine life that would die of hyperglycemic complications when all that sugar gets dumped into Boston Harbor in protest of high sugar taxes.


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Mullin On Start Of Big East Play: "We're excited to get started on Saturday"
St. John's Head Coach Chris Mullin.
St. John's is off to a 12-0 start this season, and they face their biggest test on Saturday night when they open Big East Conference play at Seton Hall.
"Our team is ready to go," St. John's Head Coach Chris Mullin said on Thursday. "We're excited to get started on Saturday."
Mullin took part in a Big East Conference coaches conference call on Thursday. Here is the rest of what he had to say:
On what the team needs to improve on heading into Big East play: "Defense is always a big focus of ours. We have good scorers for the most part. Overall, we're pretty good offensively. Our transition defense has been a big focus and with Big East play now, we'll be locking down on certain individual players. Everyone is excited to start Big East play and the intensity of our guys shows."
On the conference race and the talent within the Big East: "I think the Big East will be as tough as ever, maybe a little different with a lot of veteran players who left for the NBA or graduated. It's going to be tough, top-to-bottom. Every night is going to be a very intense, competitive game and you have to bring you're A-game every night."
On Seton Hall's Myles Powell: "He's a great scorer. He makes contested shots look easy. He's someone that's worked on his fitness and conditioning. He's their leading scorer and can really get it going. He's a big-time shooter that plays well without the ball. He's a great player."
On the impact of his transfers, including Mustapha Heron and LJ Figueroa: "Statistically, [transfer] numbers are up. Historically at St. John's, we've always had guys come to play here after originally leaving town ... This isn't a new trend at St. John's and I'm comfortable with that. Matt [Abdelmassih] has done a great job in all areas of recruiting. There's a maturing level physically with having transfers. In our case, we've brought in players who were at great programs playing for some great coaches, so I believe that's an advantage. Our transfers are a little more locked in, open-minded, and accountable."
On Sedee Keita's availability for Saturday's game: "He hasn't been practicing with us yet but he's progressing very well."
Greg Williams Jr. has done well coming off the bench in recent games. On the impact he will have moving forward: "Game situations will dictate that, whether it's foul trouble and matchups. I think he's come along fine. He's done a really good job and I have confidence in him. Offensively, he has a good feel for the game and makes good decisions. Defensively, he's been working on and getting better at. I'm confident that he will play a big role for us."


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Shaw Charity Classic tees up $12M donation for children's charities in Alberta
(Shaw Charity Classic/ Todd Korol)
CALGARY—Canadians from coast-to-coast have chipped in to help the Shaw Charity Classic raise $12,572,483 for more than 200 youth-based charities across Alberta.
Nearly 3,000 generous and compassionate donors from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island built on the PGA TOUR Champions event's legacy of giving – despite our inability to welcome the golfers and fans this year in Calgary due to COVID-19 restrictions – through the Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink program.
"While we always look forward to gathering at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club each summer to watch spectacular golf by many of the game's greatest players, what makes the event truly special is the unwavering commitment of the generous donors across the country who show up every year to support the charitable groups that are making our communities better places to live," said Jim Riddell, Chair of the Shaw Charity Classic's seven-member Patron Group, who together supported Calgary's pandemic relief efforts in April with a $100,000 donation to four-local charities.
"We are humbled and touched by everything that has been accomplished, thanks to thousands of Canadians who have rallied together in a time of crisis to support hundreds of charities through this much-needed fundraising platform."
The Shaw Charity Classic has been a game-changer for Alberta's children's charities since 2013, annually setting new records for the largest charitable give on the PGA TOUR Champions.
When Tournament Officials were forced to cancel the 2020 edition of the event in June as a result of COVID-19, they promised the Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink program would continue.
The tournament's title sponsor, Shaw Communications, along with the Shaw Family were first to step up in the annual fundraising drive with a commitment to match up to $2 million in community donations. Their leadership sparked a flood of donations throughout the summer months, resulting in the second-highest tally in the eight-year history of the event. The 2020 contributions bring the grand total impact of the Shaw Charity Classic on children's charities in Alberta to more than $61 million.
"Beyond the legendary golf and the electric energy of the crowds that line the fairways, supporting the charities that work tirelessly to help improve the lives of Alberta's youth and their families has always been at the heart of the Shaw Charity Classic," said Brad Shaw, Executive Chair & CEO, Shaw Communications. "In a year that can only be described as challenging, it is inspiring and humbling to see how people have once again rallied together to support the charities that make such a difference."
The Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink program ramped up the tournament's charitable giving arm when it was created in 2015. The program was designed to be integrated into charities' existing fundraising efforts to help generate new funds in communities across the country. Each of the participating charities connected to the Shaw Charity Classic receive 100 per cent of all donations collected on their behalf, plus up to 50 per cent in matched funding provided by the Shaw Charity Classic.
Funds raised have helped deliver a positive impact for children in the areas of health, food support, family support, development and counselling, sports, arts, and youth programming during the pandemic.
"We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of Albertans in supporting hundreds of children's charities throughout our province since we helped launch the Birdies for Kids program," said Scott Thon, AltaLink President & CEO. "Charities in our province need us now, more than ever, to stay operational. They are all experiencing increased pressure to ensure the health, safety and well-being of the families in our communities during this unprecedented time. We are proud to play an important role in helping make a positive difference in the lives of Alberta's youth."
The 2021 instalment of the Shaw Charity Classic is scheduled to take place August 11-15, at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in Calgary.


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The One-Wire Bricklet can be used to communicate with any 1-wire capable device.
The API uses a set of high-level commands (bus search, reset, write, read, write command). Each command will give immediate status feedback for easy error detection.
Up to 64 devices can be connected to the bus and used at the same time.
A jumper can be used to switch between 3.3V, 5V or an external supply voltage for the connected 1-wire devices.
An example application would be to read the temperature of a MAX31820 1-wire ambient temperature sensor.
The One Wire Bricklet has a 7 pole Bricklet connector and is connected to a Brick with a 7p-10p Bricklet cable.


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Killer Crossings
Jason Rejali
In 2014, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and SFMTA prioritized pedestrian and cyclist safety by adopting Vision Zero, a multi-national initiative with the purpose of decreasing traffic collisions with cyclists and pedestrians.
There are more traffic cameras and radar around the city than ever before. The San Francisco Police Department has also been pushing to monitor the busiest and most dangerous corners for pedestrians.
Miranda Lee, born and raised in suburban Ohio but now resides in San Francisco, experienced a concussion, vertigo, and a foot fracture from a collision with a Toyota while crossing Webster Street in the Fillmore District. Lee says her emotions from the traumatic incident not only affected her, but the ones around her as well. Her boyfriend who lives with her has also had to cope with his own anger from this trauma.
"It was really hard for him. He wasn't with me."
"He got the call when he was at work. I think it's really hard for him, he feels very angry," said Lee while reflecting on the past two years. "I think a lot of his anger is directed toward the driver of the car. I would probably feel the same way if the roles were reversed."
Lee was carrying her purse and a boxed hair dryer the moment she was struck by an Uber driver taking a sharp and fast right turn. With the help of therapy, understanding coworkers, and her boyfriend, Lee has managed to get to a happier place.
While the number of pedestrian fatalities in San Francisco can vary widely from year to year, it has remained relatively stagnant in the past decade. In 2015, 724 pedestrians were injured in collisions while twenty people died from walking on San Francisco's streets. However, the number of collisions has significantly declined since 2012, which totaled at 954 pedestrian collisions. According to city performance scorecards the fatalities among cyclist and pedestrians have decreased from nineteen to sixteen between 2016 and 2017. So, the measures the city of San Francisco are taking to improve safety are working.
Joseph McFadden, a father and former captain of San Francisco Police Department, visits many of the vehicular fatalities sites in his district. He believes that it's important to know where these accidents are taking place. McFadden is now working at San Francisco's Hall of Justice where he works with crime data.
"Every district has like 10 hot intersections where most accidents occur, whether it's pedestrian or vehicular," said McFadden.
One hot intersection is the Persia Triangle on Geneva Avenue in Ingleside District. The corner is convoluted with a bus stop and five different roads. Recently, an incident involving a woman crossing that intersection occured. McFadden arrived at the scene after 911 was called.
"It was the pedestrian's fault this time. The hill there (on the street) makes it hard for vehicles to see," McFadden said.
The traffic bureau and their sting operations help with proposals sent from the Board of Supervisors to help curb these fatal accidents from happening. At last year's special meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Walk SF, a pedestrian advocacy group highlighted the need for traffic improvements. Walk SF's Outreach Director Natalie Burdick gave a detailed explanation of why things need to improve.
"Dylan Mitchell was twenty-one-years-old and was riding his bike on 16th Street before being hit and killed by a truck. He died at the scene," Burdick said as she panned to the next slide. "This is Arman Wester, the only son of Alvin Wester who was killed by speeding vehicle taking a right turn."
Judy Szeto, a San Francisco community member, was hit at Anza and Park Presidio by a speeding driver. To this day, her daughter takes care of her.
"Judy suffers every day as her daughter Jenny takes care of her, helping her cope," Burdick shared.
As San Francisco's population increases, it is apparent that alleviating traffic congestion is important. The biggest concern the city faces is with more congested streets come more opportunity for accidents.
In October, the Board of Supervisors and Vision Zero came together to discuss the progress the city has made. Their goal is to make San Francisco a place where no one dies from traffic accidents. The city is planning to pay SFPD officers overtime in order to keep the streets well patrolled so these accidents don't occur. According to SFPD and City officials, there is $6 million in funding for overtime officers.
Lee, the woman hit by the Uber driver, says she still looks both ways before crossing the street.
"We're not talking about it enough," said Lee. She explains that each accident tends to be a short segment on the news.
"It's never seen as an issue," Lee said. "It's always seen as a tragedy."
When asked about the data from the traffic fatalities since 2014, Lee had another viewpoint.
"It feels as if it's something that is not gaining traction and I don't know why that is. It bothers me that the Uber driver is still driving after four months, and was only given a citation."
Lee's experience has left her inspired to do more and get involved. She's attended support groups for those who have had similar experiences to hers. For others like Lee, she says the problem and the healing will take time to resolve itself.
*Miranda Lee's case of the accident is still pending. She decided to use a pseudonym for this story.*
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Get prepared for the 2018 Kentucky Written Drivers Exam with our comprehensive and update-to-date practice tests and study guides. Our exam prep tools are designed to give you a complete understanding of all the topics covered on the real DMV exam, including traffic laws, road signs, hazardous driving precautions and much more. Start studying today!
A Kentucky DMV practice test lets you familiarize yourself with the DMV's test format. This may not sound important, but it can make a major difference, because the majority of permit test takers fail at their first attempt. The permit and license tests are required before you can get driving privileges, so a practice driving test lets you get these privileges sooner. It also allows you to ensure that you have the knowledge required to safely drive a vehicle.
In this article, you will learn what you need to know about taking a practice permit test in Kentucky: the questions it includes, the study guide it comes with and some tips for using it effectively. As well, you will learn information about the tests you are required to take at the DMV, such as how you can schedule them and what you need to bring.
What are the benefits of taking a Kentucky DMV practice test?
70 percent of people fail the first permit exam they take. Our Kentucky DMV permit test is designed to help you beat those odds, because it exposes you to the test format and lets you see exactly how well you have absorbed the information that can be found in the Driver's Manual.
Our drivers permit practice test has been shown to increase your chances of passing by five times. Below, you will discover some of the study techniques we recommend for permit applicants using our materials.
What is included in DMV.com's Kentucky drivers license practice test?
Our Kentucky drivers license practice test contains 50 questions. These questions only pull material from the Driver's Manual, just like the exam you will need to take at the DMV. Our study guide covers the same material.
You need to get 32 of the 40 Kentucky DMV test questions correct in order to get your permit. A passing score is 80 percent or higher. While most of the test asks you to understand the law and respond to hypotheticals (e.g. "When traveling through roundabouts with multiple lanes, drivers in the right lane must yield to drivers who are __"), roughly a quarter of the test will ask you to identify road signs.
A road signs test study guide is included with our general study guide, and you should make sure to review this carefully along with the other material.
If you fail your written exam, you will be eligible to take it again the next day that the DMV office is open. You can fail your exam six times. After that, you will need to wait six months before taking it again.
Aside from English, Kentucky permit questions are available in various languages. Contact your local DMV office to see if the test is offered in your preferred language. Most of the test can also be given orally, though the road sign section must be written.
The Kentucky permit test study guide focuses on helping you pass the permit test, but it can also be used for drivers license applicants preparing for their road exam. Before you take the road exam, you should read, Visual Search Strategies, On the Road and Driving Tips. These chapters focus on practical advice you can use when operating a vehicle.
The first section contains 30 general questions.
The second section contains 10 road sign questions.
A good portion of the exam will focus on driving in general traffic. At this point, the test proctor will watch to ensure you yield right-of-way when required, stay within the speed limit, stay within your lane and approach the intersection properly. If your vehicle has a manual transmission, you will also be graded on how you use the clutch.
You will automatically fail if you break any laws, perform a driving maneuver that makes the proctor feel unsafe or fail to follow the proctor's verbal commands more than once.
The license test is not graded, but if you fail, you will receive a sheet where the proctor notes the reasons you did not pass. Whether you take a drivers ed practice test or simply practice driving with a licensed Kentucky resident, you should make note of the areas that caused your proctor to fail you.
If you fail your license test, you need to wait a week until you are allowed to take it again.
What is included in DMV.com's Kentucky drivers test study guide?
Our drivers test study guide condenses the Driver's Manual into 42 pages of actionable material. This means, instead of needing to wade through dense paragraphs of text, the study guide provides you with bullet points that summarize the material you need to know.
Road signs, road markings and traffic lights.
Driving in various conditions, such as at night or in bad weather.
Our Kentucky DMV learners permit practice test and driving test study guide are designed to be used with the Driver's Manual. The test allows you to see what material you understand and what you need to work on. It is recommended that you take the test multiple times throughout the course of your studies, as this will allow you to apply the information you learn and see your progress as you improve.
The written driver test study guide can then be used to move through the material quickly. If you find there are any areas that you do not understand, the Driver's Manual allows you to go deeper with the material.
Though you will not find a practice written driving test in your Driver's Manual, you can find a practice driving test online at the Kentucky DMV's online portal. Unlike the actual exam, which asks you 40 test questions, the state's practice exam only offers 15. This can be useful for familiarizing yourself with the test format, but our Kentucky DMV sample test offers a full 50 practice questions. This allows you to better simulate what it will be like to take your exam at the DMV.
Our practice test is compatible with a broad range of devices and can be taken an unlimited number of times. If you do not understand why you got a question wrong, the drivers license study guide provides all of the relevant information.
You do not need to schedule a Kentucky DMV driving test appointment for your permit exam, but you will need one in order to get your license. A list of driver testing locations can be found in the back of your Driver's Manual. This list also provides the phone numbers of each office, which you can use to schedule an appointment.
You may also schedule your appointment in-person at the DMV office.
Along with these materials, you will also need to bring a vehicle when you apply for your driver's license. Your test proctor may reject your request for a driver's examination if your vehicle is dirty or unsafe.
The state accepts cash, credit cards, debit cards and checks.
The cost of taking a knowledge test and getting your permit is the same for all applicants. The cost of taking a road exam and getting your license, on the other hand, varies based on how long your license will be valid for.
It costs $15 to get a permit.
The DMV.com Kentucky Study Guide and Practice Test are the No. 1 study resources for beginner drivers. The Study Guide simplifies complicated sections of the Kentucky Driver's Handbook, while the Practice Test gives you plenty of chances to prepare for the official written driver's exam. Not to mention that by incorporating these tools, you will learn the traffic rules in and out – and in half the time.


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Q: PyDev doesn't import by some reason PyDev does not recognise some of the basic objects from the standard "turtle" library and highlights them with red as undefined.
For example in the below code the color(), forward() etc are not recognized:
from turtle import *
color('red', 'yellow')
begin_fill()
while True:
    forward(200)
    left(170)
    if abs(pos()) < 1:
        break
end_fill()
done()

But when I run the program from Eclipse it actually works. The import of the "turtle" library not causing errors and I can see some prompts in the PyDev editor but not for the functions.
I've tried 2.7 and 3.4 but the issue is same.
How can this be solved?

A: Have you tried adding turtle to the forced builtins as explained in the Getting Started Manual?
-- search for forced builtins in http://www.pydev.org/manual_101_interpreter.html for more information.

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In a paper published in the journal Science, researchers looked at health records from Kisumu, Kenya, a city of 200,000 with high levels of both diseases. They calculated that the interaction of the diseases increased AIDS cases by 8 percent and malaria by 13 percent. Over 25 years, that meant 8,500 additional AIDS cases and almost a million extra cases of malaria. The researchers drew on earlier findings that H.I.V.-positive people who get malaria experience a six- to eight-week spike in the level of the AIDS virus in their blood. During that spike, they are supercontagious, with double the usual chance of infecting a sexual partner. People with H.I.V. have also been proved more likely to catch malaria.
The scientific paper in question is titled, Dual Infection with HIV and Malaria Fuels the Spread of Both Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Laith Abu-Raddad.
Mounting evidence has revealed pathological interactions between HIV and malaria in dually infected patients, but the public health implications of the interplay have remained unclear. A transient almost one-log elevation in HIV viral load occurs during febrile malaria episodes; in addition, susceptibility to malaria is enhanced in HIV-infected patients.
Also take a look at this article from Yahoo News.
For the first time, a study of HIV-infected pregnant women has found that coinfection with malaria significantly increased a mother's risk of transmitting the AIDS virus to her baby before or during birth.
It's great that the mainstream media is finally taking a good, hard look (albeit a brief one) at the existing global health problems – all the more reason why we, as future medical professionals and global health advocates, need to push hard and continue lobbying and informing people.


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Construction of a new water treatment plant for Warkworth began on Monday 1 May with a site blessing on Hudson Road.
Watercare's new water treatment plant will use groundwater to supply the population of Warkworth. Construction of the plant is expected to be complete in 2018.
Watercare's water supply manager Priyan Perera said this was a significant milestone for the local community and will ensure a safe and reliable supply of high-quality water for Warkworth now and into the future.
"We are aiming to have it completed by the middle of 2018, hopefully faster. We have a good construction and design team on board and they are focused on making it happen quickly," Perera said.
The occasion was marked with a blessing by Ngati Manuhiri's Ringi Brown and witnessed by Rodney local board chairwoman Beth Houlbrooke.
The new plant will replace the existing one at Brown Road which draws water from the Mahurangi River.


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Twenty six people are in hospital with Covid-19, including one in Palmerston North
>> Health & Safety News
Nathan Cleary has collected the Clive Churchill medal for the best player in the NRL final
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A police officer in Palmerston North's been injured after being struck by a person on a dirt bike in Awapuni
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A 47-year-old man is in police custody in relation to a fire that caused significant damage to an industrial property in Hastings last week
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A Hawke's Bay man charged with incest has been given extra time to enter pleas
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A van driver's died after colliding with a light truck at Linton, near Palmerston North
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Paragliders watched helplessly from the air as a fellow pilot crash landed on Te Mata Peak's cliff face this afternoon
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Rescue efforts are underway for a paraglider who's crashed on the Hawke's Bay Te Mata Peak, just before 5pm
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Smith's All Blacks absence opens the door for him to return to Manawatu for their NPC match against Northland in a little over a week
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State Highway One north of Levin is still closed after a serious crash between multiple vehicle, including two trucks this morning
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Social work departments honored for service
Staff members from Boston Medical Center were among the social work departments that the NASW Massachusetts Chapter honored for their service following the Boston Marathon bombings last year.
Social workers played a critical role in helping the victims, their families and friends, and the community heal in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings last year.
The NASW Massachusetts Chapter — during its 13th Biennial Social Work Symposium — honored the social work departments of seven trauma centers in Boston for their extraordinary service following the attacks that killed three spectators and injured more than 250 others.
The social work staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center was among the recipients.
Barbara Sarnoff Lee, the center's senior director of social work and patient/family engagement, said hospital staff is trained for disaster preparedness, and members have specific roles in an emergency situation.
Following last year's bombings, Lee was the medical center's mental health team leader. She coordinated services for patients and family, which included setting up a patient-assistance center.
"Our role during the crisis is to help identify patients and family members and assist in reunifying them," she said.
Helping people with access to communication, food and clothing was also part of their work.
"We were doing what needed to get done and trying to bring some order to the chaos," Lee said.
In the following days, a social worker was assigned to every bombing victim and their family for the duration of their stay at the medical center.
In addition, "we had a large role in supporting the (medical center) staff," Lee said. "It takes a village to do this work, so part of our role is to think about what people need to sustain themselves."
Social workers also helped staff members work through their feelings when the two bombing suspects were brought to the facility for emergency care after police took them into custody. One of the suspects died.
"We help anyone who comes to our doors," Lee said.
The medical center also received assistance from the Israeli Trauma Coalition, which specializes in trauma recovery and promotes community resiliency.
In the months after the attacks, social workers hosted a series of programs for the medical center staff and the public to address their feelings and possible anxieties as this year's Boston Marathon approached.
Being recognized for their work at the NASW Massachusetts Chapter symposium this year "was lovely and touching," Lee said. "It was very special to be recognized by our peers."
At the symposium, the Massachusetts Chapter also honored social work staff from Boston Children's Hospital; Boston Medical Center; Tufts Medical Center; Massachusetts General Hospital; Brigham & Women's Hospital; and Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital.


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Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31298300/diagnosing-renal-involvement-in-connective-tissue-disease-interpretation-of-anti-nuclear-autoantibody-tests
Diagnosing renal involvement in connective tissue disease: interpretation of anti-nuclear autoantibody tests.
Ailish Nimmo, Charu Chopra, Robert W Hunter
July 11, 2019: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31298287/association-between-dietary-zinc-intake-and-abdominal-aortic-calcification-in-us-adults
Association between dietary zinc intake and abdominal aortic calcification in US adults.
Wei Chen, Ruth Eisenberg, Wenzhu B Mowrey, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Matthew K Abramowitz, David A Bushinsky, Michal L Melamed
BACKGROUND: In animal studies, zinc supplementation inhibited phosphate-induced arterial calcification. We tested the hypothesis that higher intake of dietary zinc was associated with lower abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) among adults in the USA. We also explored the associations of AAC with supplemental zinc intake, total zinc intake and serum zinc level. METHODS: We performed cross-sectional analyses of 2535 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-14...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31280312/regulatory-inflammatory-cellular-response-discrimination-in-operational-tolerance
Regulatory/inflammatory cellular response discrimination in operational tolerance.
Priscila Carmona, Yordanka Medina-Armenteros, Amanda Cabral, Sandra Maria Monteiro, Simone Gonçalves Fonseca, Ana Caetano Faria, Francine Lemos, David Saitovitch, Irene L Noronha, Jorge Kalil, Verônica Coelho
BACKGROUND: Antigen-specific cellular response is essential in immune tolerance. We tested whether antigen-specific cellular response is differentially modulated in operational tolerance (OT) in renal transplantation with respect to critical antigenic challenges in allotransplantation-donor antigens, pathogenic antigens and self-antigens. METHODS: We analysed the profile of immunoregulatory (REG) and pro-inflammatory (INFLAMMA) cytokines for the antigen-specific response directed to these three antigen groups, by Luminex...
July 5, 2019: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31280294/is-there-still-a-place-for-prebiotics-in-chronic-kidney-disease
Is there still a place for prebiotics in chronic kidney disease?
Emilie Bres, Laetitia Koppe
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31257440/quantitative-assessment-of-renal-structural-and-functional-changes-in-chronic-kidney-disease-using-multi-parametric-magnetic-resonance-imaging
Quantitative assessment of renal structural and functional changes in chronic kidney disease using multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging.
Charlotte E Buchanan, Huda Mahmoud, Eleanor F Cox, Thomas McCulloch, Benjamin L Prestwich, Maarten W Taal, Nicholas M Selby, Susan T Francis
BACKGROUND: Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides the potential for a more comprehensive non-invasive assessment of organ structure and function than individual MRI measures, but has not previously been comprehensively evaluated in chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS: We performed multi-parametric renal MRI in persons with CKD (n = 22, 61 ± 24 years) who had a renal biopsy and measured glomerular filtration rate (mGFR), and matched healthy volunteers (HV) (n = 22, 61 ± 25 years)...
June 29, 2019: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31243451/effect-of-belimumab-on-proteinuria-and-anti-phospholipase-a2-receptor-autoantibody-in-primary-membranous-nephropathy
Effect of belimumab on proteinuria and anti-phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibody in primary membranous nephropathy.
Christine Barrett, Lisa C Willcocks, Rachel B Jones, Ruth M Tarzi, Robert B Henderson, Gengqian Cai, Sophie I Gisbert, Alexandra S Belson, Caroline O Savage
BACKGROUND: Immunosuppressant drugs reduce proteinuria and anti-phospholipase A2 receptor autoantibodies (PLA2R-Ab) in primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) with varying success and associated toxicities. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of belimumab on proteinuria and PLA2R-Ab in participants with PMN. METHODS: In this prospective, open-label, experimental medicine study, 14 participants with PMN and persistent nephrotic-range proteinuria received up to 2 years belimumab monotherapy (10 mg/kg, every 4 weeks)...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31236586/new-onset-glucose-disorders-in-peritoneal-dialysis-patients-a-meta-analysis-and-systematic-review
New-onset glucose disorders in peritoneal dialysis patients: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Cheng Xue, Yan-Yan Gu, Cheng-Ji Cui, Chen-Chen Zhou, Xian-Dong Wang, Meng-Na Ruan, Lin-Xi Huang, Si-Xiu Chen, Bo Yang, Xu-Jiao Chen, Yi-Xin Qian, Jun Wu, Xue-Zhi Zhao, Yu-Qiang Zhang, Chang-Lin Mei, Shou-Lin Zhang, Jing Xu, Zhi-Guo Mao
BACKGROUND: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are at high risk of developing glucose metabolism disturbance (GMD). The incidence and prevalence of new-onset GMD, including diabetes mellitus (DM), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fast glucose (IFG), after initiation of PD, as well as their correlated influence factors, varies among studies in different areas and of different sample sizes. Also, the difference compared with hemodialysis (HD) remained unclear. Thus we designed this meta-analysis and systematic review to provide a full landscape of the occurrence of glucose disorders in PD patients...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31219599/nephrology-education-it-s-in-the-game
Nephrology education: it's in the game.
Xavier Vela, Arvind Conjeevaram, Sonia Rodriguez, Tejas Desai
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31219589/understanding-and-managing-hypercalciuria-in-adults-with-nephrolithiasis-keys-for-nephrologists
Understanding and managing hypercalciuria in adults with nephrolithiasis: keys for nephrologists.
Lucile Figueres, Maryvonne Hourmant, Sandrine Lemoine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31219585/proteomics-and-metabolomics-studies-exploring-the-pathophysiology-of-renal-dysfunction-in-autosomal-dominant-polycystic-kidney-disease-and-other-ciliopathies
Proteomics and metabolomics studies exploring the pathophysiology of renal dysfunction in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and other ciliopathies.
Miriam Zacchia, Emanuela Marchese, Elena Martina Trani, Marianna Caterino, Giovanna Capolongo, Alessandra Perna, Margherita Ruoppolo, Giovambattista Capasso
The primary cilium (PC) was considered as a vestigial organelle with no significant physiological importance, until the discovery that PC perturbation disturbs several signalling pathways and results in the dysfunction of a variety of organs. Genetic studies have demonstrated that mutations affecting PC proteins or its anchoring structure, the basal body, underlie a class of human disorders (known as ciliopathies) characterized by a constellation of clinical signs. Further investigations have demonstrated that the PC is involved in a broad range of biological processes, in both developing and mature tissues...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31219584/increased-mortality-risk-associated-with-serum-sodium-variations-and-borderline-hypo-and-hypernatremia-in-hospitalized-adults
Increased mortality risk associated with serum sodium variations and borderline hypo- and hypernatremia in hospitalized adults.
Charat Thongprayoon, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, John Q Yap, Qi Qian
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate short-term and long-term mortalities in a cohort of unselected hospitalized patients with serum sodium concentration ([Na+]) variations within and outside of reference range. METHODS: All adult patients admitted to the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA from January 2011 to December 2013 (n = 147358) were retrospectively screened. Unique patients admitted during the study period were examined. The main exposure was serum [Na+] variation...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31219575/short-and-long-term-outcomes-after-incident-pneumonia-in-adults-with-chronic-kidney-disease-a-time-dependent-analysis-from-the-stockholm-creatinine-measurement-project
Short- and long-term outcomes after incident pneumonia in adults with chronic kidney disease: a time-dependent analysis from the Stockholm CREAtinine Measurement project.
Guobin Su, Marco Trevisan, Junichi Ishigami, Kunihiro Matsushita, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Juan Jesus Carrero
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the health sequelae of pneumonia in persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS: We studied adults with CKD in Stockholm during 2006-11, who not previously been diagnosed with lower respiratory tract infections. We used multivariable-adjusted Cox regression with pneumonia as a time-varying exposure to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) [95% confidence intervals (CIs)] for the events of death, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), acute kidney injury (AKI), CKD progression or hospitalization for urinary tract infections (UTIs)/sepsis...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31203364/obesity-and-gender-biased-access-to-deceased-donor-kidney-transplantation
Obesity and gender-biased access to deceased donor kidney transplantation.
Maleeka Ladhani, Jonathan C Craig, Germaine Wong
BACKGROUND: Despite the survival advantage of transplantation over dialysis, obese patients are less likely to be listed on the deceased donor waiting list and subsequently transplanted. This study aimed to determine the association between obesity and access to deceased donor transplantation and whether any association observed was applicable to men and women equally. METHODS: Cox proportional hazards models were conducted to determine the association between obesity and waitlisting for transplantation and then subsequent receipt of a kidney transplant using data from the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (2007-14)...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31197325/nephrology-and-public-policy-committee-propositions-to-stimulate-research-collaboration-in-adults-and-children-in-europe
Nephrology and Public Policy Committee propositions to stimulate research collaboration in adults and children in Europe.
Ziad A Massy, Fergus J Caskey, Patrik Finne, Jerome Harambat, Kitty J Jager, Evi Nagler, Benedicte Stengel, Mehmet Sukru Sever, Raymond Vanholder, Peter J Blankestijn, Annette Bruchfeld, Giovambattista Capasso, Danilo Fliser, Denis Fouque, Dimitrios Goumenos, Maria Jose Soler, Ivan Rychlík, Goce Spasovski, Katelyn Stevens, Christoph Wanner, Carmine Zoccali
The strengths and the limitations of research activities currently present in Europe are explored in order to outline how to proceed in the near future. Epidemiological and clinical research and public policy in Europe are generally considered to be comprehensive and successful, and the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) is playing a key role in the field of nephrology research. The Nephrology and Public Policy Committee (NPPC) aims to improve the current situation and translation into public policy by planning eight research topics to be supported in the coming 5 years by ERA-EDTA...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31190079/proprotein-convertase-subtilisin-kexin-type-9-in-kidney-disease
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 in kidney disease.
David Schmit, Danilo Fliser, Thimoteus Speer
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a substantially increased risk for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease. Accordingly, CV mortality is increased even in the earliest stages of CKD. In the general population and in CKD patients, high plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are crucially involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic vascular lesions. Lowering LDL-C by use of statins and/or ezetimibe represents the gold standard of lipid-lowering therapy, with a great body of evidence from several large clinical trials...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31190059/new-therapeutic-options-for-alport-syndrome
New therapeutic options for Alport syndrome.
Roser Torra, Mónica Furlano
Alport syndrome (AS) is the most frequent inherited kidney disease after autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. It has three different patterns of inheritance-autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive and X-linked-which in part explains the wide spectrum of disease, ranging from isolated microhaematuria to end-stage renal disease early in life. The search for a treatment for AS is being pursued vigorously, not only because of the obvious unmet need but also because AS is a rare disease and any drug approved will have an orphan drug designation with its various benefits...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31190058/clinical-trials-in-end-stage-renal-disease-priorities-and-challenges
Clinical trials in end-stage renal disease-priorities and challenges.
Csaba P Kovesdy
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience extremely high morbidity and mortality and there are virtually no therapeutic interventions besides dialysis treatment that are proven in properly designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to improve patients' outcomes. Historically, the number of RCTs performed in the ESRD population has been very low compared with other medical subspecialties, and several of the few large RCTs have yielded inconclusive or negative results, dampening enthusiasm for future investment in similar trials...
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31190056/the-new-european-renal-best-practice-guideline-on-arteriovenous-access-why-worthwhile-to-read
The new European Renal Best Practice guideline on arteriovenous access: why worthwhile to read?
Raymond Vanholder, Wim Van Biesen, Jonathan G Fox, Evi V Nagler
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31180483/chronic-kidney-disease-mineral-and-bone-disorder-changing-insights-form-changing-parameters
Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder: changing insights form changing parameters?
Marc G Vervloet
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31172186/high-protein-diet-with-renal-hyperfiltration-is-associated-with-rapid-decline-rate-of-renal-function-a-community-based-prospective-cohort-study
High-protein diet with renal hyperfiltration is associated with rapid decline rate of renal function: a community-based prospective cohort study.
Jong Hyun Jhee, Youn Kyung Kee, Seohyun Park, Hyoungnae Kim, Jung Tak Park, Seung Hyeok Han, Shin-Wook Kang, Tae-Hyun Yoo
BACKGROUND: The effect of a high-protein diet with renal hyperfiltration (RHF) on decline of kidney function has rarely been explored. We investigated the association between a high-protein diet, RHF and declining kidney function. METHODS: A total of 9226 subjects from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study, a community-based prospective study (2001-14), were enrolled and classified into quartiles according to daily amount of protein intake based on food frequency questionnaires...
June 7, 2019: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation


It's a "monumental day for women in Ireland."
It's one of the largest leaks in the social media site's history.
Say what you will about Tom Brady, but we don't blame him for this one.
She reportedly made racist comments.
The Justice Department said it would wait to see an upcoming Pentagon study before deciding what to do next.
She passed away in hospital following a heart attack.
WTF: This School Assignment Asked Kids About "Trophy Wives" and "Boy Toys"
One of the questions was "what do you call the much younger boyfriend of an older woman?"
"I made this item you are going to buy, but I didn't get paid for it."
Heaton, a British citizen, was refused entry into the U.S. at the airport and returned to London.
Maroney is a two-time Olympic medalist.
Nearly 53 million U.S. subscribers will be affected.
Apparently he thinks it's funny when female sports writers talk about the thing they're paid to cover.
"Country music fans often are Republican gun-toters," she claimed.
It's now the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
"Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice."
"Just imagine how far you can go with *a little bit* of English."
Lady Gaga Has Been Hospitalized for "Severe Physical Pain"
The singer assures she's in "good hands" with "the very best doctors."
The patient was not under arrest and the police had no warrant.
After Pulling Her Over, a Georgia Cop Told a White Woman: "Remember, We Only Kill Black People"
The officer is now under investigation.
"She really didn't want sympathy...she just wanted to get a message out to help these other women."
They're doing so to "allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction," according to the White House.
Among another tweet, in which a user calls him a "fascist."
The memo stated that women "prefer jobs in social and artistic areas."