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SABC News: Kagame's Worrying Human Rights abuses worldwide
British development aid 'success' model turned to be a mirage
By René Claudel Mugenzi
Mytelegraph
OCTOBER 20TH, 2014 5:15
The current and previous British governments have portrayed Rwanda as a successful development story that has used effectively British aid money to achieve a rapid economic transformation after a terrible genocide.
Rwanda's Untold Story. A reply to "38 scholars, scientists, researchers, journalists and historians" – By Filip Reyntjens
BBC-Reyntjens.experts-Rwanda
Rwanda:Dispatches: Lifting the Lid on Rwandan Repression
Dispatches: Lifting the Lid on Rwandan Repression
By David Mepham
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, who is giving a speech at London's Chatham House today, is viewed by his admirers as the man who saved the nation – who brought stability and rapid economic development to a country devastated by genocide now 20 years ago. Tony Blair, the former British prime minister who advises the Rwandan government, has talked of Kagame's "visionary leadership," while former US president Bill Clinton has described him as "one of the greatest leaders of our time." But these admirers – and others – seem to be willfully ignoring the darker side of Kagame's record in office.
MY ANALYSIS OF Ms. MELVERN, THE THIRTY-EIGHT RESEARCHERS AND JOUNALISTS' REBUTTAL OF RWANDA'S UNTOLD STORY BBC DOCUMENTARY
http://www.therwandan.com/blog/my-analysis-of-ms-melvern-the-thirty-eight-researchers-and-jounalists-rebuttal-of-rwandas-untold-story-bbc-documentary/
RWANDA: URGENT CALL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO ATROCITIES ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED BY THE REGIME OF GENERAL PAUL KAGAME
FDU-INKINGI calls upon the international community to order an independent international investigation into the recent discovery of bodies wrapped in plastic sacks floating in the Lake Rweru in the north-eastern Burundi bordering Rwanda. Local residents have said that they had seen around 45 bodies during the months of July and August 2014 in the lake. They revealed that the bodies came down from a tributary river flowing from Rwanda, an overflow from the Akagera River. It was also revealed that thousands of bodies wrapped in sacks with heavy weights attached to them could have been thrown into the Akagera River and might never be recovered.
The allegations are based on the fact that thousands of people have disappeared in Rwanda since the beginning of July this year according to local residents who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of Rwandan government reprisals. Contacted authorities in Burundi expressed fears for pointing a finger at their powerful neighbour Rwanda. Suspicions aimed at finger pointing the Rwandan government were heightened following an incident in which an unidentified group of people "aboard several boats", crossed the Lake Rweru on the night of September 21 to 22, with intent to steal the bodies. The group suspected to be Rwandan security agents, were chased away by Burundi security services [1]. Since then the Burundi army is guarding the area where some of the bodies were buried while awaiting for an investigation.
Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire has filed a complaint against the Government of Rwanda to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
Sentenced to 15 years in prison on December 13, 2013 and incarcerated ever since at the infamous Kigali Maximum Security prison, the Chairperson of the democratic opposition party FDU-Inkingi, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, has just filed an appeal to this pan African court based in Arusha, Tanzania.
In her file, Ms. Victoire Ingabire asks the Honourable Court:
Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa's letter to the BBC
Mr. Tony Hall,
Director-General of the BBC,
Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London. W1A 1AA
Dear Mr. Hall,
I am writing to express my deep gratitude to BBC for the courageous undertaking to produce and broadcast the documentary, Rwanda's Untold Story. As you have witnessed in the last few days since the broadcast, the documentary has provoked strong passions on either side of the Rwanda debate, thus confirming that BBC's endeavor has responded to an un-met need for dialogue and debate in contemporary Rwandan society. Despite relentless noise from President Paul Kagame's brutal dictatorship, both open and disguised, BBC should be proud that it has made a contribution to Rwanda's search for the whole truth upon which a safe and shared future for all Rwandans must be built.
Burundi says 40 corpses found in lake were Rwandans
WORLD NEWS-REUTERS
Tue, Oct 14 11:30 AM EDT
By Patrick Nduwimimana
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – The general prosecutor of Burundi said on Tuesday that an investigation into 40 bodies found in a lake on the border with Rwanda has concluded that the dead were Rwandans, even though Rwanda has previously denied this.
The bodies, some wrapped in plastic, were discovered on the Burundian side of Lake Rweru in August. Their origin, who they were and how they died remains shrouded in mystery. No credible theories have been offered either by officials or local media.
The BBC and the Rwandan Genocide
Published 11 October 2014 by Telesur
The untold story is that of the crimes committed by the winners in the Rwandan civil war, and especially the crimes committed by the biggest winner who took all, Kagame, Rwanda's president for the past 20 years.
At the beginning of October 2014, the BBC aired a documentary called Rwanda: The Untold Story. The outlet, the BBC, and the producer and presenter, Jane Corbin, don't just possess impeccable mainstream credentials – they define the mainstream in the West. The one hour documentary is intended for a British audience, and Britain is a bigger supporter of Rwanda and its ruler, Paul Kagame, than even the US. Up until now, in Western media, scholarship, and commentary, the Hutus as a community have been held solely responsible for the Rwandan genocide of 1994, and Kagame held up as Rwanda's savior. The titular untold story is that of the crimes committed by the winners in the Rwandan civil war, and especially the crimes committed by the biggest winner who took all, Kagame, Rwanda's president for the past 20 years.
Rwanda in dilemma over financing for key projects
By BERNA NAMATA, The EastAfrican
Posted Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 16:03
Dwindling resources have forced the government to borrow from the domestic market making it difficult for the private sector to access credit.
Government is expected to adjust its spending in line with available resources.
Rwanda faces a dilemma of mobilising resources in the coming months to complete key strategic investments, particularly in infrastructure.
The government is seeking to finance key projects in priority areas such as water, energy and transport.
This is because while aid to the country has been fully restored following delayed donor aid disbursements in 2012, it remains insufficient.
BBC Documentary: Rwanda's Untold Story – Rwandan community in UK reacts with gratefulness
BY GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR RWANDANS' HUMAN RIGHTS
The Rwandan community in UK represented by diverse community groups, survivors associations, human rights organisations and political organisations expressed gratefulness to BBC for having produced and broadcasted a programme that enrich open debate on what happened in Rwanda during the Genocide and during the last 20 years.
Rwanda uses the husband to break Ingabire
Oct 3rd, 2014 at 16:46 | By Anneke Verbraeken | Category: Top news
On Friday 26th of September, Lin Muyizere, husband of jailed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, received a letter from the Dutch Immigration Service (IND). In this letter he was accused of genocide. The accusations seem to have a political background: further inflammation of Rwandan opposition.
Lin Muyizere handing over a petition about Ingare to Angelien Eijsink, member of the Dutch House of Representatives, 21 january 2014 – Credits: Anneke Verbraeken
Jan Hofdijk, legal advisor, wouldn't accept the letter from the Dutch immigration service sent to Lin Muyizere. 'The IND believes lies from Rwanda.' He returned the letter with an additional letter of his own, summoning the IND to nullify the accusations.
Muyizere has the Dutch nationality since 2012 and is devastated. 'How can I tell my 12-year old son this news?' he said. His Dutch lawyer Jan Hofdijk is furious: "Rwanda uses Ingabire's husband to break her. They have no evidence other than two anonymous witnesses. This letter is Muyizere's death sentence" He added.
Victoire Ingabire was in The Netherlands when the genocide started in 1994. She lived in the Netherlands for 16 years. She returned to Rwanda in 2010 to participate in Rwandan presidential elections. But she never got a chance. In April 2010, she was arrested for the first time. In 2013 the Supreme Court found her guilty of threatening state security, denying genocide and spreading rumours intended to incite people. The Supreme Court reaffirmed a previous judgment and increased her sentence from 8 to 15years imprisonment. Her trial and appeal were branded as 'politically motivated' by human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
Rwanda: POOR NEIGHBOURHOODS IN RWANDAN CAPITAL KIGALI RAISED TO THE GROUND AS PART OF A CLEANING UP EXERCISE FOR COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT.
RWANDA: EXTRAORDINARY FDU-INKINGI CONGRESS HELD IN BRUSSELS DECEMBER 2019
RWANDA: APPEAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO END THE SLAUGHTER OF RWANDAN REFUGEES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
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The second Bella DeLamere badge goes on sale on Moday the 5th of March. (Next week).
Limited to 100 pieces the Copper and red version will have it's edition number engraved on the back of each piece.
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These Rupture Funky Sleeves are a strictly limited edition with just 500 of each size being made available.
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Chester Runcorn will make his public debut at Wonder Con on the 16th -18th of March this year.
After the show he will go on general release but if you want to be one of the first to get him for your collection you need to get to the Kuso Vinyl booth at the show.
This is the "Port" colourway of the 6″ tall vinyl figure. The edition size of this version is I believe 300 pieces. And he wil retail around the $65 mark.
It's so shiney! And HUGE!
Thanks to everyone at Clutter and everyone who voted for me..
This Sunday the 5th of February sees the first of the Enamelled Bella DeLamere Mechtorian badges go on sale on my online store.
And the same day will see the release of the Humphrey Mooncalf Leprechaun edition APs too.
So that's two great reasons to put a few minutes aside to drop by the Mechtorian Online shop this Sunday.
I dont usually show work in progress but I thought this was an interesting looking snap. It says a lot without really giving too much away.
One of my pieces for the upcoming Monsters and Misfits II show in Japan in April.


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2018 NFL Draft order: Cowboys currently with a top 15 pick, good chance of moving up
If the draft started today, the Cowboys would own a Top 15 draft pick.
By One.Cool.Customer@OCC44 Nov 24, 2017, 6:00pm CST
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Going by the quality of play in their recent three-game skid, it may feel like the Cowboys should have a Top 5 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. But their 5-6 record means that if the draft were held today, the Cowboys would be picking 15th overall.
The draft order is based on a team's regular season record and then overall strength of schedule. If those are the same, conference record then division record are used. If none of those results in a tie-breaker, a coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine in February determines the final draft order.
In addition to the Cowboys, there are two other teams currently with a 5-6 record, the Chargers and Redskins. Washington has the toughest 2017 strength of schedule of the three, Los Angeles has the easiest, which means the Charges are picking one spot ahead of the Cowboys and the Redskins one spot behind the Cowboys.
Here's the current 2018 NFL Draft order (with the 2017 strength of schedule for all 16 opponents taken from the appropriately named Tankathon.com).
1. Cleveland Browns: 0-10 (.528 strength of schedule)
2. San Francisco 49ers: 1-9 (.521 SOS)
3. New York Giants: 2-8 (.506 SOS)
4. Denver Broncos: 3-7 (.479 SOS)
5. Indianapolis Colts: 3-7 (.481 SOS)
6. Chicago Bears: 3-7 (.561 SOS)
7. Cincinnati Bengals: 4-6 (.475 SOS)
8. Arizona Cardinals: 4-6 (.482 SOS)
9. Oakland Raiders: 4-6 (.491 SOS)
10. Houston Texans (->CLE): 4-6 (.506 SOS)
11. New York Jets: 4-6 (.522 SOS)
12. Miami Dolphins: 4-6 (.547 SOS)
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4-6 (.564 SOS)
14. San Diego Chargers: 5-6 (.460 SOS)
15. Dallas Cowboys: 5-6 (.479 SOS)
16. Washington Redskins: 5-6 (.512)
17. Buffalo Bills: 5-5 (.509 SOS)
18. Green Bay Packers: 5-5 (.539 SOS)
19. Detroit Lions: 6-5 (.503 SOS)
20. Seattle Seahawks: 6-4 (.466 SOS)
Currently projected to make the playoffs:
21. Baltimore Ravens: 5-5 (.463 SOS)
22. Tennessee Titans: 6-4 (.444 SOS)
23. Kansas City Chiefs: (-> BUF): 6-4 (.473 SOS)
24. Atlanta Falcons: 6-4 (.571 SOS)
25. Carolina Panthers: 7-3 (.556 SOS)
26. Los Angeles Rams: 7-3 (.488 SOS)
27. Jacksonville Jaguars: 7-3 (.435 SOS)
28. New Orleans Saints: 8-2 (.552 SOS)
29. Pittsburgh Steelers: 8-2 (.463 SOS)
30. New England Patriots: 8-2 (.503 SOS)
31. Minnesota Vikings: 9-2 (.503 SOS)
32. Philadelphia Eagles: 9-1 (.419 SOS)
There are currently seven teams ahead of the Cowboys with a 4-6 record. In theory, if they all were to win their games this weekend, the Cowboys could potentially move up as high as the No. 8 spot in the draft order.
Unfortunately, only two of those seven teams are favored to win this weekend, so the Cowboys won't get a lot of help moving up the draft board. They'll have to do it all by themselves over the next five games.


Everyone knows that having a dog in your profile picture makes you more attractive on dating apps, so if the best thing about yourself is your best friend, there's a dating app where you can proudly show them off.
Created by Holidog, the petsitting service, Twindog is the latest niche dating app for dog lovers! What's different about this app is that your furry friend is the center of your profile. You are the 'owner' and you can meet other owners through twindog, either for playdates for your dog, or dating! Wouldn't it be awesome if you got a more in-depth profile about someone's dog, rather than just seeing a picture of it on their Tinder profile, and later having to have a whole conversation surrounding their dog just to get the basic details?
Well, maybe not everyone wants that. But if you're a real dog lover and enthusiast, these things can be important to you when online dating. Also, if you own a dog, you'd want to know if a potential boyfriend/girlfriend's dog would get along with yours. People who are extremely attached to their dogs also want to make sure that their partners aren't just good enough for them, but match their dog too – not your average free dating app.
Even if the idea seems totally idiotic to you, it's still a fun app with a bunch of cute dogs!
Twindog has the cutest loading screen of a dog running in place while it fetches the app data (get it? haha). Their logo is an equally cute paw print with a heart in the center of it. If you want to sign up for Twindog, you can log in with your Facebook account to make the process easier on yourself, or just use your e-mail address.
You're basically setting up a profile for your dog. Instead of filling out all the info you would about yourself, you're doing that for your dog. You can include pictures, their breed, age, and gender. But don't worry there's also a section for you, the owner. You can upload a picture of yourself and a short description.
Twindog operates in the same way Tinder does.
To show that you're interested in a dog to meet yours (or the owner, or both!) you can swipe right, or swipe left if you're not. If you get a match, and someone else's dog wants to meet yours, you can message each other and talk about your dogs, or yourselves, and meet up for a playdate!
This app isn't for everyone, and most of the time, it's just people looking to meet other owners for their dog. But usually, you can find people who are open to dating on this app and are interested in more than your dog.
Twindog is something different for dating apps of its kind and is a good way to meet people if you're new to an area, or just want to meet more dog-owners in your city.


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Special Report FT Intelligent Business
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Frequently described as the world's most important number because it underpins trillions of dollars of transactions, the London interbank offered rate (Libor) has persisted until now despite a scandal that caused lasting reputational damage to the entire financial system.
Libor is the key interest rate benchmark for mortgages, loans and contracts but it has been tainted since 2012 when it emerged that banks had misstated their Libor rate submissions, often in collusion, to make better returns.
The controversy led to at least five traders going to jail in the UK, and US and UK regulators extracting penalties totalling about $10bn. Regulators want Libor phased out by December 31 2021, and banks are pivoting to alternative risk-free rates such as Sonia (sterling overnight interbank average rate).
Its demise is already a headache for law firms and banking clients, which must examine hundreds of thousands of legal contracts containing references to the Libor rate and then rewrite and "repaper" them to ensure they include the new reference rates. Contracts must also be analysed for "fallbacks", the legal rules that spell out what would happen if Libor ceased to exist.
'Defcon 1 litigation event'
The scale of the repapering exercise is dubbed "immense" by those involved and last year was publicly described as a potential "Defcon 1 litigation event" by Michael Held, general counsel at the New York Federal Reserve.
This has led many law firms and their bank clients to turn to artificial intelligence (AI) technology, often provided by start-ups, which can review large numbers of documents using natural-language processing to identify legal clauses and obligations. Harnessing technology to do the grunt work means banks can avoid paying for armies of sleep-deprived junior lawyers and paralegals to sift through contracts, which in some cases may still be paper documents.
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"It is possible to train AI to look for Libor or how Libor is referenced in various guises and to do that in various languages," says Deepak Sitlani, head of the derivatives and structured products group at law firm Linklaters in London, who says some clients have developed their own technology tools.
"This is taking up a lot of resources and if you are a bank it's a massive project," says Adam Ryan, chief legal innovation officer at law firm Freshfields.
Lewis Liu, chief executive of Eigen Technologies, a natural-language processing company that works with banks such as ING and Goldman Sachs, estimates that about half its work this year is from clients using technology to help ease the switch from Libor.
Eigen's technology helps automate the process of finding and flagging the contracts and then identifying the types of remediation needed. However, the technology cannot write a new contract or carry out repapering work.
No more grunt work: Eigen Technologies uses artificial intelligence to search contracts for references to Libor
Mr Liu says banks are at different stages of readiness, despite the regulators urging them to make progress on leaving Libor. "I know of one big US investment bank [that] has completed its programme and another bank [that] has not yet started the work," he says. One bank has even opted to review contracts manually with the help of lawyers rather than use technology.
For a large wholesale bank, he estimates, it could take 1,000 lawyers more than two years to identify and switch over all its contracts manually, whereas technology can do this in four months with 20 paralegals and lawyers. The attraction is not just speed, he adds: "Banks are using it as an opportunity to do large-scale digitalisation of their documents," he says.
In the past few years AI has been deployed in litigation cases to help large companies scan databases or email archives to find a particular word or search term, and then apply relevant changes.
Charlie Connor, chief executive and co-founder of US-based Heretik, says machine learning is being used in a sophisticated way for the Libor transition.
It enables a 700-page Libor contract to be searched and even to pick up punctuation and the part of the sentence that would determine the remediation strategy. Contract disputes in the past have turned on punctuation such as a misplaced Oxford comma — a mark that comes before the "and" or "or" at the end of a list but which can change the meaning of a sentence.
Mr Connor says the Libor transition is making banks digitise paper contracts that might be scattered in various offices. "Banks and financial institutions are being forced into digitisation through Libor and can see its benefits," says Mr Connor. "The software is very effective and it means law firms will be doing less mundane tasks and more higher-quality work, which is what counsel is paid for."
He says doing this work now means that the same AI technology can be used to examine contracts en masse for other financial risk factors, such as negative interest rates. "You can run it to look at the effect of negative interest rates which could be impacted by, for example, Brexit," he says.
Some lawyers suggest that while the biggest effect of the Libor transition will be on leading banks, other non-financial services companies could also be involved if they use Libor-related business contracts to buy and sell goods, for instance, for late-payment clauses or cost increases in long-dated contracts.
If no replacement for the Libor rate has been specified in a contract, the two parties would then have to decide what other benchmark to use. "If there is money involved there might be a fight about it," says one lawyer, who declines to be named. He also suggests that banks could start to use the replacement of Libor as an opportunity to reopen older contracts with customers and renegotiate other terms.
For now, it is clear that the task of extracting the industry from using Libor cannot be left by banks and corporates till next year, even if they are already grappling with more immediate priorities such as the coronavirus pandemic and the departure of the UK from the EU.
The case studies below are a shortlist of entries to the FT Intelligent Business awards event held online on November 19, where the winner of the Financial Services award was announced.
All the entries showcase the combined use of data and tech in business operations. Source: RSG Consulting
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ING Bank and Eigen Technologies
In 2020, Dutch bank ING launched its Saber Data Extraction Platform, which uses natural-language processing technology from artificial intelligence company Eigen Technologies to extract information from documents. The platform accounts for the nuances and inconsistencies in human language and was first used in ING's interbank offered rate (Ibor) benchmark transition.
Of thousands of documents reviewed, 80 per cent required no further review and there was a 75 per cent reduction in overall review time. ING Bank and Eigen Technologies estimate their collaboration cut the cost of this review process by 60 per cent.
D2 Legal Technology
A number of investment banks have implemented the legal data consultancy's new tech-enabled due diligence service to identify its counterparty in regulatory capital calculations. Previously, experts in investment banks would conduct this research independently, even though many were searching for the same information.
By offering this service to banks, D2 Legal Technology has built a global database with the information, completing anonymous searches. D2 says the solution reduces the cost of the process by half.
Dürr and Targens
Dürr, a mechanical and plant engineering company, last year raised a €750m syndicated loan with the support of 13 international banks. The loan was raised through a blockchain platform developed in-house, using a service from Targens, a German consultancy, that creates digital identities for business-to-business transactions. Raising a loan digitally reduces the time required to establish legally binding contracts with multiple parties.
NatWest and Nuance Communications
NatWest bank fields 17m calls from customers every year. For security checks on these calls, the bank previously relied on "static" data for identification (such as addresses or mother's maiden name), but such details are easily stolen online. The bank's fraud-prevention team is using voice recognition technology created by AI company Nuance Communications to catch known fraudsters impersonating customers.
NatWest is starting to use biometric data to identify customers, removing the need for static data. Through its use of a variety of technology, the fraud-prevention team spots fraud before customers do in 80 per cent of cases.
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Girl Power! When I heard about ANOTHER Charlie's Angels I was thinking, what could they possibly have to tell us that we don't already know? Well, apparently there is an Angel's camp, and tons of Charlie's Angels everywhere! Nice.
The Townsend Agency is global with a "Bosley" in charge of each different group. They are strong, smart and handling business all over the world! One super angel, played by Elizabeth Banks, has been promoted to Bosley and is in charge of a group of women just taking care of all kinds of business. They are dispatched to find and protect a whistleblower from a company slated to take over the power source for the whole world that has potential to be weaponized. Of course there is a twist, a counter spy, and all kinds of deception. When a beloved Bosley is lost in a fire fight, the lovely Djimon Hounsou, the Angels set out to find the mole and set it straight.
It's a great romp with gadgets, clothes and transportation, including a horse! It borders sometimes just on the edge of campy with synchronized dancing, obvious surveillance, everybody with the same wig to confuse security, and bungled escapes with dialog all through telegraphing what is going to happen. It's still enjoyable to watch and even if it's a little scatterbrained at times, you still cheer for them get the bad guy.
All of the actors are very good, even Kristen Stewart was tolerable, sometimes she can be a bit annoying to watch. And they brought it back at the end with Jaclyn Smith, Danika Patrick, Ronda Rousey and Lavern Cox handling all aspects of Angel training! I would totally take a fight class with Ronda! Instead of having that at the end after the credits, it should have been at the beginning of the movie! I would have liked to see that. Enjoyable and fun, worth a popcorn and a soda to watch. It doesn't add anything new but puts a new slant on how it is moving forward! Hello Angels!
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Chapter 337. Dipylidiasis
HéCtor H. García; Robert H. Gilman
García HH, Gilman RH. García H.H., & Gilman R.H. García, HéCtor H., and Robert H. Gilman.Chapter 337. Dipylidiasis. In: Rudolph CD, Rudolph AM, Lister GE, First LR, Gershon AA. Rudolph C.D., & Rudolph A.M., & Lister G.E., & First L.R., & Gershon A.A.(Eds.),Eds. Colin D. Rudolph, et al.eds. Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e. McGraw-Hill; Accessed January 27, 2021. https://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=455&sectionid=40310635
García HH, Gilman RH. García H.H., & Gilman R.H. García, HéCtor H., and Robert H. Gilman. (2011). Chapter 337. dipylidiasis. Rudolph CD, Rudolph AM, Lister GE, First LR, Gershon AA. Rudolph C.D., & Rudolph A.M., & Lister G.E., & First L.R., & Gershon A.A.(Eds.),Eds. Colin D. Rudolph, et al. Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e. McGraw-Hill. https://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=455&sectionid=40310635
García HH, Gilman RH. García H.H., & Gilman R.H. García, HéCtor H., and Robert H. Gilman. "Chapter 337. Dipylidiasis." Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e Rudolph CD, Rudolph AM, Lister GE, First LR, Gershon AA. Rudolph C.D., & Rudolph A.M., & Lister G.E., & First L.R., & Gershon A.A.(Eds.),Eds. Colin D. Rudolph, et al. McGraw-Hill, 2011, https://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=455&sectionid=40310635.
Dipylidiasis: Introduction
Dogs and cats are often infected with the dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum. Gravid proglottids may actively migrate from the animal's anus or from fecal material and disintegrate, spreading tapeworm eggs in the environment. Larvae of dog and cat fleas (more rarely the dog louse and the human flea) ingest the eggs and act as intermediate hosts, with the tapeworm larvae maturing in the flea. When a dog or cat ingests an infected adult flea, the larvae are released, and the adult tapeworm develops in the animal's small intestine about 1 month after infection. A single flea may contain multiple tapeworm larvae, and infection with more than 1 tapeworm is possible.1,2
Humans can acquire the infection by accidental ingestion of an infected flea. Dipylidiasis in humans is much more common in young children and infants than in adolescents and adults; infection in a 5-week-old infant has been described. As in animals, the larvae in the child grow to maturity in the small intestine, and gravid segments of the adult tapeworm continually detach singly or in chains and migrate out of the anus, independently of stool.2,3
Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment
The infection is often asymptomatic, but some patients may show loss of appetite, indigestion, abdominal pain, diarrhea, anal pruritus, poor weight gain, and irritability. Clinically, an initial diagnostic suspicion may arise from the description of the worm given by the parent or caretaker. Eosinophilia and urticaria have also been described, but are not consistent findings.4
The diagnosis is made by the identification of excreted proglottids or the finding of characteristic egg packets in stool. Routine fecal examinations may be falsely negative, because the eggs disintegrate rapidly, are not routinely released in the intestine, and proglottids migrate out of fresh fecal specimens. The first sign of infection is often the appearance of the proglottids on the stool or in the infant's diaper. A common error is to assume that these motile objects are pinworms or fly larvae. The parent should be asked to collect the proglottids in saline (alcohol or other fixatives make the proglottids opaque and brittle) and bring them to the laboratory. Compression of the proglottid between glass microscope slides will reveal the bilateral genital pores.1,3
While human infection is self-limited unless there is repeated exposure from the environment, praziquantel is effective when given in a single dose of 5 to 10 mg/kg. Patients should be informed that the drug is considered investigational by the FDA if used for this purpose. Niclosamide is also effective but is no longer available in the United States.3,4
1. Schantz PM. Tapeworms (cestodiasis). Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1996;25:637-653. [PubMed: 8863044]
2. Raether W, Hänel H. Epidemiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of zoonotic cestode infections: an update. Parasitol Res. 2003;91:412-438. [PubMed: 13680371] ...


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China Research Seminar Series talk given by Timothy Cheek, University of British Columbia, David Ownby, Université de Montréal and Joshua Fogel, York University, Toronto
This week we have not one but three speakers. They are Timothy Cheek, David Ownby, and Joshua Fogel, who all teach at Canadian universities. They have been reading and translating the writings of China's establishment intellectuals, including those associated with the New Left, the New Confucians, and Liberals, to gain insight into public debate into China. You can find the results of their efforts here: https://www.readingthechinadream.com/mission-statement.html.
We will break with tradition this week, not only by having a panel of speakers, but also by not having a dinner afterwords. Normal service will resume on the 30th.
Timothy Cheek, Professor of Chinese Research, Institute of Asian Research and Department of History at the University of British Columbia, works on modern Chinese history, especially of the Chinese Communist Party and intellectuals. His most recent book is The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History (2015).
David Ownby is Professor of History and former Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the Université de Montréal. He has published extensively on contemporary Chinese religion (Falun Gong and the Future of China) and on contemporary Chinese intellectual life (www.readingthechinadream.com).
Joshua A. Fogel is a Sinologist, historian, and translator who specializes in the history of modern China, especially on the cultural and political relations between China and Japan. He has held a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada since 2005. (To which Josh added, since we got this from his web page, "and he deserves the Nobel Prize for working for all these years with Tim and David").


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Draper Days 5 K 15:37 (2004)
Did not know this until June 2012, but it turned out that I've been running with spina bifida occulta in L-4 vertebra my entire life, which explains the odd looking form, struggles with the top end speed, and the poor running economy (cannot break 16:00 in 5 K without pushing the VO2 max past 75).
Short-Term Running Goals:
Qualify for the US Olympic Trials. With the standard of 2:19 on courses with the elevation drop not exceeding 450 feet this is impossible unless I find an uncanny way to compensate for the L-4 defect with my muscles. But I believe in miracles.
Long-Term Running Goals:
2:08 in the marathon. Become a world-class marathoner. This is impossible unless I find a way to fill the hole in L-4 and make it act healthy either by growing the bone or by inserting something artificial that is as good as the bone without breaking anything important around it. Science does not know how to do that yet, so it will take a miracle. But I believe in miracles.
I was born in 1973. Grew up in Moscow, Russia. Started running in 1984 and so far have never missed more than 3 consecutive days. Joined the LDS Church in 1992, and came to Provo, Utah in 1993 to attend BYU. Served an LDS mission from 1994-96 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Got married soon after I got back. My wife Sarah and I are parents of eleven children: Benjamin, Jenny, Julia, Joseph, Jacob, William, Stephen, Matthew, Mary, Bella. and Leigha. We home school our children.
I am a software engineer/computer programmer/hacker whatever you want to call it, and I am currently working for RedX. Aside from the Fast Running Blog, I have another project to create a device that is a good friend for a fast runner. I called it Fast Running Friend.
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Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles: 627.15
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Green Crocs 2 Miles: 89.00
Night Sleep Time: 48.00 Nap Time: 1.00 Total Sleep Time: 49.00
Day of rest. Went to a confirmation in my old ward with Benjamin, then took everybody to our regular set of church meetings. Got called as a Ward Mission Leader. Had good lessons in Sunday school and in the Elders' quorum. The Sunday school lesson talked about Nephi, Laman, and Lemuel. I remembered that it was the discussion of those three that finally helped Benjamin find in himself what it took to break the 6:00 mile for the first time. One brother in his 80s commented that he considered it a "compliment" to get a wayward child. Means the Lord chose your family to give that spirit the best chance. Then in the Elders quorum we talked about George Albert Smith. He was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1903. Back then they often just announced your calling over the pulpit without talking to you first with the assumption that you were faithful enough to accept, and General Conference sessions could take place on a work day. So he was at work and could not attend when his calling was announced. He came home, and there were people gathered around his house to congratulate him on being called as an apostle.
Night Sleep Time: 8.00 Nap Time: 1.00 Total Sleep Time: 9.00
12.75 0.00 1.25 0.00 14.00
A.M. 2 with Jenny and Julia, 8 with Benjamin going 6 the usual way, 2 alone. Did 0.25 pickup to catch Benjamin after a VPB in 86 up the canyon. On the way down ran a mile in 5:21. The road had some snow on it, especially in the first half, which I ran in 2:44. Second half was 2:37.
P.M. 1 with Jacob, and 1 with Joseph. Another Jacob who is in our ward, is 11 years old, and wants to run the Utah Valley Half Marathon came to train with us and ran 2 miles. I will call him from now the older Jacob.
A.M. Tempo workout today. Extended my baby uphill strength training step to 1.5 miles. Ran it in 8:58.0. First 0.5 I did not have the headwind, and coasted through it in 2:51. Then the headwind hit, and I slowed down to 6:07 pace. I do not think the headwind was necessarily too bad, although it was a factor. I experienced a loss of strength as well that was not wind-related, I think. All of a sudden I felt like I was jogging, but I could not go any faster. And I could not breath the air quite right, I felt l that whatever I was breathing was not making it to the muscles. Maybe a side effect of mild dehydration - I had a minor diarrhea yesterday. Also the temperature was around 20 F, which makes it difficult to breathe, but I do not think it was just the temperature - I had a funny feeling coming from the heart yesterday at the end of the PM run when the temperature was 36F. It was no big deal, but I could feel that the heart was doing something sub-optimal, and it was still doing it today. I had the same feeling during the 2 mile tempo coming back as well. The first mile was 5:20, which was not bad considering that parts of it were on snow, but the second mile was weak - I did three quarters in 82 each, and then ran 78 as Benjamin pulled me in the last quarter, but that 78 required a heroic effort. Total time was 10:44.5. Benjamin did a total of 6.
2 with Jenny and Julia, 2 more alone, total of 12.
P.M. 2 with the older Jacob, my Jacob did 1, Joseph did 1 after that.
A.M. Total of 12. Some with the the kids. Benjamin did 6, Jenny and Julia 2.
P.M. 1 with Jacob, 1 with Joseph.
A.M. Total of 12. Benjamin did 6, Jenny and Julia 2. I did a tempo run to check if Tuesday was just a temporary problem, or maybe something else was going on. Ran down the Provo Canyon. It was cold, there were patches of snow, but there was a nice tailwind. I got 10:30.3 for 2 miles with the splits of 81, 78, 77, 79 (5:15), 80, 79, 79, 77 (5:15). Benjamin was concerned about his ankle, so he did not help me in the last quarter. I think with his help I might have run a couple of seconds faster. So I suppose Tuesday was just a fluke, possibly diarrhea related.
P.M. 1 with Joseph and the older Jacob. My son Jacob fell on the stairs and cut his tongue. So he did not run today so as to not raise the blood pressure and flow without need.
A.M. Total of 12. 6 with Benjamin, 2 with Jenny and Julia. Did a post-VPB pickup for a mile uphill, the wind was quite solid, but I managed 5:56.
P.M. 1 with the older Jacob and my son Jacob, 1 with Joseph.
A.M. Total of 20.2. Ran a good part of it with Chad. Did a 6 mile tempo run with Chad joining me for portions of it. 2 down the canyon, then 2 back up, and 2 more down. Paced Chad through the first 1.5, the mile split was 5:44, missed 1.5, though. Second mile was 5:36, (11:20), then turned around, and had a hard time with the headwind. Thought maybe I was out of shape. Struggled through the next 2 miles in 6:26 each (24:13 at 4). Thought that the last two would not be very good, I'd be lucky to go 5:50. But I was able to shift gears and get going. First quarter was 90, but after that it was quite solid. 5:38 for the 5th mile, and then the last mile with the quarters of 82, 82, 80, 79 - 5:32, and 35:13 for the total time. Odd. The wind did not feel that strong, I've been able to hit 6:00 pace into something similar lately, I thought. After the first 12.2 ran 1 with the Jacobs, my son Jacob got 8:39, a new mile PR, 1 with Joseph, and 6 with Benjamin. Jenny and Julia ran 2. Benjamin and I got caught by two BYU guys and we joined them. They provided a nice wild shield. They were going around 7:00 at first, then picked it up to 6:15. We ran a quarter in 93 with them and a little more to our turnaround. It sure felt easier behind them than in the tempo run, even though that was faster and mile 17 for me.
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Former Vice President Al Gore: "Rain bombs, floods, heat stress, drought, and a multitude of other impacts have made it clear that the climate crisis is also a food and agriculture crisis. Rep. Chellie Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act rightly puts farmers at the center of a comprehensive plan to achieve net-zero emissions from the US agricultural system by 2040. This Act harnesses science and resources to advance regenerative farming practices in order to protect and enhance soil health while removing carbon from the atmosphere. By realizing the vision set forth in this bill, American farmers can continue to provide healthy food sustainably, while playing a leading role in solving the climate crisis."
Tim Fink, Policy Director, American Farmland Trust: "We applaud Rep. Pingree for developing and introducing the Agriculture Resilience Act. The legislation rightfully takes an all-hands-on-deck approach, bringing to bear many facets of agriculture in combatting climate change, including expanding farmland protection, USDA climate research, conservation programming, and food waste efforts," said Tim Fink, policy director at American Farmland Trust. "We look forward to working with Rep. Pingree, the committees of jurisdiction, Congress as a whole, and interested stakeholders in advancing policies that include our nation's producers as part of the solution."
Carrie Balkcom, Executive Director, American Grassfed Association:The American Grassfed Association thanks Congresswoman Pingree for introducing H.R. 5861: The Agriculture Resilience Act. This bill will support American family farms and farmers who are dedicated to returning resiliency to farming by using less extractive farming techniques and methods. To have dedicated funds and other resources from the USDA and other federal agencies that will support these farmers and the rural economies they support, and allow these farms and communities to survive and thrive.
Jay Feldman, Executive Director, Beyond Pesticides: "Rep. Pingree's focus in the legislation on carbon sequestration associated with organic, regenerative agriculture and soil management is the key to reversing the climate crisis and the dramatic decline in biodiversity."
Jeanne Merrill, California Climate and Agriculture Network: "Agriculture has so much to offer—and much at stake—when it comes to turning our farms into carbon sinks and making our food system more secure. The Agriculture Resilience Act will provide the resources needed to turn agricultural solutions to climate change into wins for farmers, our health and the environment."
Roland McReynolds, Executive Director, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association: "The effects of climate change have hit farmers in the Carolinas hard, with extreme weather events touching every crop and market over recent years. This legislation's investments in building healthy soils will both help our farms and rural communities adapt to climate change, and empower farmers to help avert its worst impacts."
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.: "Coastal Enterprises, Inc., applauds Congresswoman Chellie Pingree on the release of her bill, H.R. 5861, the Agriculture Resilience Act. This bill takes an approach to climate change mitigation and agricultural sustainability that is solutions-focused, science-based, and that engages agricultural producers at the community level. We support her bottom-up solutions that incentivize best practices. The bill's comprehensive scope encompasses many areas that can make a real difference, from soil health to food waste to production and processing. We wholeheartedly support this bill; we believe it will go a long way toward shifting the current agriculture paradigm and will support farmers to integrate better practices while increasing their financial sustainability."
David Runsten, Policy Director, Community Alliance with Family Farmers: "The Community Alliance with Family Farmers was the only agricultural organization in California to support the state's first-in-the-nation climate change bill in 2006, because climate smart farming practices reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide multiple environmental and economic benefits to farmers. Representative Pingree's HR 5861 recognizes the important role farmers can play as part of the climate solution. We applaud her work and urge the Senate to debate this important legislation as well."
Conservation Law Foundation: "Conservation Law Foundation supports the Agricultural Resilience Act, which is a win for farmers and for the environment."
Peter Lehner, Managing Attorney for Sustainable Food & Farming, Earthjustice: "When carbon is in our soils, it makes the soil healthier and better able to withstand floods, droughts, and heat waves. Yet when there is too much carbon in the atmosphere, it leads to harmful climate change," said Peter Lehner, Managing Attorney for Sustainable Food & Farming at Earthjustice. "Fortunately, widespread adoption of proven, profitable agroecological practices can help keep the carbon where itshould be, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and protect our food supply from the increasing extreme weather. We applaud Representative Pingree for introducing the Agriculture Resilience Act, which provides many of the necessary policy boosts to accelerate adoption of these practices. Agriculture can become part of the climate change solution. This is a bill every legislator should support."
Sandra Purohit, Director of Federal Advocacy for E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs): "This bill recognizes that farmers want to be part of the climate solution and that we need them to be. By increasing investments in opportunities such as the soil health and cover crop programs, Rep. Pingree's bill takes an essential step to making that happen."
Colin O'Neil, Legislative Director, Environmental Working Group: No one understands the impacts of the climate crisis better than American farmers, who are already reeling from the effects of extreme weather events. It is high time that Washington start treating the climate crisis like what it is – a crisis. EWG applauds Rep. Pingree for putting forward a bold, visionary plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the farm sector in half before 2030 and setting a goal to be net-zero by 2040. All sectors of the economy will need to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially energy companies. But farmers are uniquely positioned to reduce emissions and conserve carbon right away. With the right practices in place, we could capture and store more carbon in the ground, reduce emissions from fertilizer application and manure management, make farms more resilient to the effects of climate change and help protect our drinking water supplies.
Farm Aid: "The Agricultural Resilience Act invests in the great potential of family farmers to address our climate crisis. Farm Aid has long maintained that while farmers and ranchers are on the frontlines of climate change, they are also best-positioned to lead our country with solutions and innovations that improve soil health, sequester carbon, enhance biodiversity and much more. We look forward to working with Representative Pingree on passing the Agricultural Resilience Act."
Emily Broad Leib, Director, Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic: "The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) is thrilled to see Representative Pingree champion this significant federal legislation. Directing federal funds to support climate resilience in the food and agricultural sector makes perfect sense, as this sector holds great potential for ensuring a clean environment and mitigating climate change, and because farmers bear the brunt of increasing shifts in climate. We strongly support the proposed changes to crop insurance and conservation compliance to promote soil health, increased support for agroforestry centers, and a concerted focus on carbon sequestration and GHG emission reduction in working lands conservation programs. Further, we applaud the bill's provisions to reduce food waste because food waste is a major contributor to GHG, as well as a waste of natural resources and a drain on the national economy. Requiring surplus food donation by federal contractors, supporting states and Tribes in investing in composting and anaerobic digestion, providing grants for food waste reduction in schools, and helping consumers by clarifying the senseless date labels, all offer commonsense solutions to reduce the amount of food that needlessly goes to waste."
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: "The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy supports the Agriculture Resilience Act. Farmers are increasingly challenged by climate impacts, and this bill offers solutions that will help farmers adapt to extreme weather while also contributing to the climate solution through reduced emissions and carbon sequestration. IATP especially supports the bill's efforts to reform animal agriculture through its goals of supporting advanced grazing management, increasing crop-livestock integration, and shifting manure management practices to less climate-damaging methods. Minnesota lost 315 dairies in 2019 alone; this bill's support of pasture-based operations and efforts to hold CAFOs accountable for their pollution are a step in the right direction to keep family farms viable."
Duane Hovorka, Izaak Walton League of America: "Innovative farmers are proving that agriculture can be a vital part of the solution to our climate change, water quality, and other natural resource problems. Rep. Pingree's legislation will give more farmers and ranchers the tools they need to adopt profitable farming systems that work with nature to rebuild healthy soils and take carbon out of the air."
Bill Toomey, President and CEO, Maine Farmland Trust: "We are thrilled to see the introduction of Congresswoman Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act. This bill will provide tools and assistance to help Maine farmers use natural climate solutions like healthy soils practices and farmland protection, and realize the climate mitigation, resilience, and economic viability benefits they provide."
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association: "The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) applauds Congresswoman Pingree's leadership in recognizing the critical role that agriculture plays in addressing the global climate crisis. The Agriculture Resilience Act lays out broad and ambitious goals for mitigating and adapting to the impacts of our changing climate. MOFGA is especially grateful to Representative Pingree for prioritizing investments in soil health, agricultural research, conservation practices, biodiversity, and increased technical and financial assistance for organic production practices."
Margaret Krome, Policy Program Director, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute: "Support for rotational grazing makes sense for many reasons. Not only does it hold water, reduce runoff, and offer an economically rewarding way to farm, but is a practical and lower-capital way for beginning farmers to enter into livestock agriculture."
Jamie Ryan Lockman, Executive Director, Montana Organic Association: "The Montana Organic Association endorses HR 5861: The Agriculture Resilience Act. One of the best ways to help our farmers maintain their family farms is through research that helps them understand the current weather patterns and helps Montana farmers develop rotations that can better withstand the capricious reality. Furthermore, research and programs that help protect our vital soil, water, and environmental resources are also much needed. MOA applauds Congresswoman's Pingree's recognition of the importance of sustainable organic farming to mitigate the effects of climate change and her efforts to support the viability of family farmers and the resilience of rural communities."
Steve Thompson, Executive Director, National Center for Appropriate Technology: "American agriculture can be an important part of the climate solution. By building soil organic matter, diversifying production systems, and developing on-farm renewable energy production, America farmers are increasing the resilience of our food systems while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Rep. Pingree's bill turbocharges these efforts by providing a full range of tools and incentives that will help U.S. farmers prosper while reducing the risks associated with accelerating climate change. The National Center for Appropriate Technology enthusiastically supports this legislation."
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson: "There's even more that American family farmers and ranchers can do to address the effects of climate change, and they are ready to do it. But on-farm climate solutions are often costly and require significant time and expertise to implement. The Agriculture Resilience Act would help farmers overcome those barriers and provide them with the resources, tools, and assistance they need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester atmospheric carbon in the soil. National Farmers Union is especially pleased to see provisions that would increase cost-share and research for climate-smart agricultural practices and align USDA programs with the challenges farmers are facing."
Abby Youngblood, Executive Director, National Organic Coalition: "The National Organic Coalition applauds Congresswoman Pingree for her leadership in introducing the Agriculture Resilience Act to make the necessary federal investments to enable farmers to use climate friendly farming practices to help solve the climate crisis before it's too late. Addressing the climate crisis facing our planet should be a top priority for Congress. Science is showing us that agriculture can be a major part of the solution to the problem, but it requires a very deliberate shift toward climate-friendly farming practices. Organic agriculture is the best example of a climate-friendly system of farming and offers the best hope for achieving the greenhouse gas reduction, carbon sequestration and mitigation goals necessary to pull our planet back from the brink of catastrophe. Congresswoman Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act provides meaningful incentives for farmers to shift to the use of farming practices that are already commonly required under organic standards. The National Organic Coalition strongly endorses this legislation and will work for its enactment."
Amy Brown, Director of Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources Defense Council: "We need transformative change to truly address the climate crisis and farmers are an essential part of the solution. This bill's focus on expanding organic farming, improving soil health, and reducing food waste will mitigate climate impacts while protecting our health and communities."
Eric Deeble, Policy Director, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: "NSAC is proud to endorse the Agriculture Resilience Act and wish to thank Representative Pingree for her ongoing leadership in this vital work. This marker bill represents our nation's first piece of comprehensive legislation on climate and agriculture, and includes a host of actionable steps toward achieving net zero emissions by 2040. The tenants of this bill are fully in line with the recommendations of NSAC's recent climate report, Agriculture and Climate Change: Policy Imperatives and Opportunities to Help Producers Meet the Challenge, and have the full support of our 130+ members nationwide."
National Young Farmers Coalition: The National Young Farmers Coalition commends Representative Pingree for introducing a bill to provide support for the many ways that farmers and ranchers can be a part of the solution to the climate crisis. "The Agriculture Resilience Act recognizes how vital supporting young farmers and farmers of color is to ensuring that agricultural climate solutions can continue for generations to come," said Sanaz Arjomand, Federal Policy Director for the Coalition.
Emmie Theberge, Federal Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine: "Congresswoman Pingree has been a strong, unwavering champion for bold climate solutions that will help grow Maine's local economies, including our local food systems. This bill recognizes that while we need to give farmers more tools to remain strong in the face of extreme weather, they also can be part of the solution by acting as responsible stewards of the land."
Roger Noonan, New England Farmers Union President: "Farmers are on the front lines of climate change and the Agricultural Resiliency Act provides us with more of the proven working lands programs as well as a range of new tools to bolster on-farm adaptation and mitigation strategies. The focus on research and education is the key to meet the evolving needs of dealing with climate change."
Ed Maltby, Executive Director, Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance: "The Pingree Agriculture Resilience Act tackles the practical implications of climate change facing farmers with size appropriate solutions. The Act is not about forcing regulation on farms but rather offering financial incentives to help reach the goals in addition to expanding the information base needed for successful sustainable agriculture into a future with a changing climate."
Northeast Organic Farming Association-Interstate Council: "The Northeast Organic Farming Association-Interstate Council strongly endorses Congresswoman Pingree's comprehensive "Agriculture Resilience Act" supporting longtime organic soil health practices such as cover-cropping; rotational grazing and composting. As farmers are increasingly impacted by Climate Change, this bill's multi-year support for research, resilient soil health practices, farmland preservation, etc. is critical for our food supply, while also providing multiple environmental benefits including clean air and water. Supporting agriculture's proven capacity to mitigate Climate Change via practices that sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon in the soil is a clear contribution to the public good."
Organic Consumers Association: "A growing coalition of consumers and environmentalists understands that how we produce food has a huge impact on our health, on the environment, and on climate stability. They also understand that for farmers to transition to organic regenerative practices they must have federal-level policy support designed to ensure their economic success. Rep. Pingree's Agricultural Resilience Act will help fast-track the policy reform farmers need to they can fulfill their role as good stewards of the land, in addition to producers of high-quality food."
Organic Farmers Association: "The Organic Farmers Association represents U.S. certified organic farmers. Our members have been documenting climate changes on their farms for decades and in the past few years, severe weather events have been a more forceful reminder that the climate is changing. We need to not only reduce the major sources of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, but also implement policies that encourage practices that sequester carbon and support healthy soil. Representative Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act is a long overdue roadmap for how to make agriculture part of the solution to climate change. OFA is proud to support this bill."
Brise Tencer, The Organic Farming Research Foundation: "The Organic Farming Research Foundation endorses the Agricultural Resilience Act (ARA, HR 5861), which would establish climate change mitigation and climate resilience in agriculture as top priorities for USDA research and conservation programs. Based on our extensive review of climate-in-agriculture research, the ARA's goal of making US agriculture climate-neutral by 2040 is achievable, and its provisions focus on the top priorities for climate resilience and mitigation: soil health management systems, advanced grazing management, public cultivar and livestock breed development for resilience and input efficiency, and establishing sustainable, organic, and conservation practices as Good Farming Practices for Risk Management programs. In short, the ARA provides a science-based blueprint through which US agriculture and food systems can meet the challenge of the climate crisis."
Kiki Hubbard, Organic Seed Alliance: "To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, we have to turn our attention to the first link in our food production chain – seed. Congresswoman Pingree's H.R. 5861 will result in new public cultivars that help growers adapt to increasingly variable climates. Seed diversity is essential to building agricultural resilience."
Laura Batcha, CEO, Organic Trade Association: "The climate crisis is an urgent issue that impacts us all, but especially our farmers. We applaud Congresswoman Pingree's longtime leadership and her solutions oriented approach to reducing agriculture's emissions and promoting sustainable agriculture. As an organic farmer herself she brings a unique perspective on what organic agriculture delivers to helping move our nation towards a climate friendly food and farming system. The Agriculture Resiliency Act is a transformative bill that will help farmers meet the important goal of net zero emissions within the agriculture sector."
PCC Community Markets: "We support the Agricultural Resilience Act and believe that through the emphasis of strong soil health principles, increased funding for conservation and organic programs, and ambitious carbon reduction and sequestration goals, this bill is a comprehensive and collaborative step towards meaningful climate action in the agricultural sector," says Aimee Simpson, Director of Advocacy and Product Sustainability for PCC Community Markets, the nation's largest community-owned food market.
Pesticide Action Network North America: "The Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), enthusiastically endorses the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA). We work at the federal level, as well as in California, Minnesota, Iowa and Hawai'i, on behalf of, and together with, those most affected by the indiscriminate use of highly hazardous pesticides (e.g. farmworkers, farmers, children and Indigenous communities). We are especially enthused about ARA's prioritization of grants that support ecologically-based pest management approaches that are effective, affordable, and environmentally-sound, maintain agricultural productivity and healthy communities, and improve climate resilience. We are also avid proponents of agroecology — a productive, ecologically resilient, equitable, economically viable and sustainable approach to farming that integrates cutting edge science with local and Indigenous knowledge and practice, and a commitment to the political approach of food sovereignty. As such, we are also very happy to see that the ARA calls for increasing set-asides in EQIP and CSP for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and provides support for the new generation of farmers and ranchers using the full array of climate-friendly practices from the outset of their farming careers."
Hannah Smith-Brubaker, Executive Director, Pasa Sustainable Agriculture: "We've known for decades that farmers are both some of the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change, as well as key players in mitigating its effects. H.R. 5861, Rep. Chellie Pingree's Agricultural Resilience Act, offers farmers the incentives they need to both help them implement conservation practices—from improving soil health to improving grazing management—that build resilience to severe weather and enables them to be part of the climate change solution. This bold and innovative approach is just what we need, and not a moment too soon!"
Regeneration International: "By calling for the establishment of advanced grazing management on 100 percent of U.S. grazing land, the Agricultural Resilience Act recognizes and supports the potential of properly managed grazing lands to sequester significant amounts of carbon. Rep. Pingree's bill also provides support for farmers to increase their crop-livestock integration by at least 100 percent over 2017 levels, a practice that has the potential to improve soil health and ecosystem biodiversity, both of which are important climate-mitigation strategies."
J.V. Worstell, Ph.D., Resilience Project: "Resilience Project fully endorses the Agricultural Resilience Act. We are especially enthused about the support for adaptive or management intensive grazing in the Act. We've found nothing does a better job of sequestering carbon in the soil than mimicking the natural processes which produced the richest soils in the world--the black prairies of the Midwest and the rich chenozem in Ukraine and Russia. We are also heartened by the support in the bill for silvopasture systems. The potential of these systems is immense. However, silvopasture needs more adaptive research--and that is insightfully provided in the Act through the expansion of the SARE program. These are just a few of the many sections of this Act which excite the members of the Resilience Project. The Agricultural Resilience Act also has the potential to be a constructive force internationally. Resilience Project works in many countries in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia which are in dire need of advice on how to combat climate change and increase resilience of their farmers. This Act provides such guidance."
Keefe Keeley, Co-Executive Director, The Savanna Institute: "The Agriculture Resilience Act addresses gaps in supporting farmers to address our climate crisis. By creating four agroforestry centers, including expanding the one in Lincoln NE, this bill will ensure that federal research and support for agroforestry is within-reach of many of the major farming centers of the country. These centers can coordinate the distribution of services and resources both regionally and nationally, reducing confusion about federal support for agroforestry and spear-heading demonstration initiatives. This Act also addresses another major barrier to agroforestry through its support for public cultivar research. Not nearly enough research has gone into identifying viable commercial cultivars for Midwest tree crops. While organizations such as the Savanna Institute have been taking steps to address that gap, the federal government has a major role to play in incentivizing and coordinating such research. If passed, this Act would help make widespread agroforestry across the country possible. For that reason, we enthusiastically support its passage."
Britt Lundgren, Director of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, Stonyfield: "Our children's future depends on the federal government taking decisive action to put the US on course to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. At Stonyfield we know that agriculture is a critical part of the solution to climate change, and farmers need the right tools and support to make this happen. We applaud Representative Pingree for her leadership - this legislation is a blueprint for how agriculture can transition from being a net source of greenhouse gas emissions to being a net sink."
Ivan Fernandez, Professor of Soil Science, UMaine Climate Change Institute: "Congresswoman Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act provides a critical and comprehensive approach to address the challenge of climate change by enhancing soil health, protecting farmland, investing in research, reducing food waste, and investing in on-farm renewable energy solutions. These initiatives reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the resilience of our farm and food systems. Increasing the tools for farmers to address the climate challenge with resources such as the USDA Regional Climate Hubs has never been more critical than today. Building the nation's soil health is a win-win for the climate, human health, and the economy."
Marcia DeLonge, the Union of Concerned Scientists: "This legislation would provide an evidence-based roadmap that leverages a wide range of strategies to protect and strengthen our food and farm system at a time when farmers and ranchers are increasingly being harmed by the climate crisis. Taking care of soil is vital for today's farmers and the next generation. Research shows that healthier soil resists erosion, acts like a sponge to buffer farms from worsening floods and droughts, and keeps water clean. Many farmers are already finding success with a mix of cover crops, no-till, crop rotations, grazing management, and many other practices to boost soil health, but a wider transition requires much more financial and technical support. This bill will give farmers tools they need to face an uncertain future."
Virginia Association for Biological Farming: "The Virginia Association for Biological Farming (VABF) enthusiastically supports the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA). With climate change bringing record flooding in 2018, a flash drought in summer 2019, and fruit crops ruined by untimely spring freezes, Virginia's producers need all the help they can get to stay in business. The ARA takes a thorough and holistic approach to the goals of making US agriculture carbon-neutral by the year 2040 and enhancing agricultural resilience to erratic and extreme weather. We especially welcome its strong emphasis on soil health, advanced grazing management, plant and animal breeding for resilience, agroforestry, composting of organic residues, and robust funding for USDA research and conservation programming to address the climate crisis."
Michael Reilly, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Virginia Foodshed Capital: "I would like to please communicate to Congresswoman Pingree my support for H.R. 5861: The Agriculture Resilience Act. I am co-founder and executive director of a non-profit call Virginia Foodshed Capital. We provide financial stewardship for local farms in Virginia in an effort to develop resilience for the future of our communities. H.R. 5861 is very much aligned with the mission of our work."
Sherri Dugger, Executive Director, Women, Food and Agriculture Network: "Women, Food and Agriculture Network is pleased to see the introduction of the Agriculture Resilience Act. This marker bill represents our nation's first piece of comprehensive legislation on climate and agriculture, and it is critically needed throughout the nation. The members of Women, Food and Agriculture Network have repeatedly expressed support and a desire to see legislation that addresses the climate crisis. This bill will complement our efforts and meaningfully help farmers, ranchers, and food producers throughout the Midwest. This legislation recognizes regenerative and organic agriculture practices as central to long-lasting policy action on climate change."
Melissa D. Ho, Senior Vice President of Freshwater and Food, World Wildlife Fund: "While agriculture production currently accounts for almost a quarter of global, human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, the agriculture sector has the unique ability to be part of the climate solution. The Agriculture Resilience Act is an important and commendable effort to more comprehensively address the climate crisis though agricultural solutions. This bill attempts to leverage a range of programs and incentives that support win-win outcomes for producers and for nature, and sets a new level of ambition for the role of US agriculture in responding to climate change."
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