Published: April 22, 2012 at 05:17 p.m.
Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain turned to stem-cell therapy to deal with the aches and pains that come with being a professional football player, the Mobile Press-Register reported Sunday.
According to the newspaper, McClain, who missed only one game last season but was hampered by knee pain and an ankle injury, had stem cells taken from his own fat and injected into his knee and leg. McClain credits the procedure for helping him do what he needs to do to prepare for the 2012 season.
"It feels a lot better," McClain told the newspaper, adding he has been able to work out "with hardly any pain at all."
Jason R. Williams, the radiologist who performed the procedure in Alabama, called the experimental therapy "the future of medicine." However, the newspaper also reported that the FDA has warned consumers about the possible pitfalls of stem-cell treatments.
"There is a potential safety risk when you put cells in an area where they are not performing the same biological function as they were when in their original location in the body," said Stephanie Simek, deputy director of the FDA's Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies, in a statement.
The newspaper reported that McClain and fellow University of Alabama product Marquis Maze have sought the treatment. Peyton Manning, who recently joined the Denver Broncos after missing the 2011 season with neck issues, reportedly also had a similar procedure outside of the country.
While McClain might be feeling healthier, he has other issues to contend with this offseason. The Birmingham News reported earlier this month that the two-year NFL veteran settled with an Alabama student who claimed McClain struck him with a vehicle and physically assaulted him.
According to the News, McClain also is facing a May 17 trial after allegedly firing a gun in an altercation with a man in November.


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Earlier this week, fellow Whisk founders Vicky, Bowen, and I gave a little presentation about Whisk at 1 Million Cups. Besides being a great way to get info on Whisk out to more members of the Madison entrepreneurial community and get some useful feedback, I figured this presentation would also be a good opportunity for me to test out my latest muffin recipe on all of the attendees. Because, really, who doesn't love muffins?
And so, I started off my Wednesday morning by toting a few batches of these maple pumpkin cranberry muffins over to the Madison Public Library in preparation for our presentation. And I have to say, they were very well received.
Of course, it may have something to do with the fact that maple, pumpkin, and cranberries are flavors that were basically meant to be together. They just taste like fall. Their sweetness and tartness balance perfectly, leaving you with a super moist, super flavor-packed muffin. And with the added crunch of toasted pumpkin seeds on top, you have yourself the perfect morning treat.
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My article for this week is about my impressions, thoughts and discoveries in the Forum. It is my first time and I hope it´ll be just that, the first of many more opportunities to breathe again the atmosphere of an inspiring and innovative meeting point.
Portugal has shown to be the perfect host with their charming people, beautiful green places and inviting environment for reflecting about a brighter future.
Several months ago, they strongly recommended to participate, which I did, full of expectations and enthusiasm although with many unresolved questions. Mainly because I am not a truly activist for women causes but for the search of Sustainability in which women are part of a wider and holistic project where people and institutions reshape accordingly -and pacifically- towards joint action. The search for equality at all levels has many possibilities and the one that is enough inclusive it does not necessary includes a gender focus but a woman perspective. That was part of one of my presentations that I am going to share on the following weeks.
From the very beginning it promised to be a special event in many aspects especially for a strict commitment towards a sustainable environment. A zero waste conference that bans paper personal cards, the use of paper napkins, no printed program, etc. were innovative elements for an authentically change of codes, marking a new stage on traditional Forums. Also the communication strategy was innovative, based on the search for cohesion and new codes of relationships, Indeed, the first emails that I´ve received from them in relation to my collaboration on the Forum started with "Dear Holly Sister…" I was surprised as is it not the formal and traditional shape for international events. It makes me reflect deeply about the real philosophy of this event and which is the place that religion has on it. I am a Political Analyst and Blogger and religion is only part of my personal life not exactly an active expertise focus of my work –even if its hard to separate both-. Many questions arised until I got the answer; I was gladly mistaken, it was not a matter of religion but of spirituality, joint action and solidarity.
The Global Chairperson Harbeen Arora, a devoted and inspiring woman from India works as a "pillar of union". With a deep soul and mind, her leadership marks the event within a soft strength. Her attitude and solid presence was part of a game changer for the Forum organization in itself. Transforming it into a special one; emphasizing on spirituality not on religion, on holistic approaches not on politics, on practical implementation not on ideologies.
As a result the event was a combination of diverse philosophy, religion and culture that harmonically joint together and results into a higher goal for an innovative vision on a Sustainable future based on peace and capacity of coexistence. An event able to joint people beyond religion and create an impact –as they effectively does- represents an unprecedented way to address women vulnerability in current chaotic times. Applying innovation within passion under a framework of joint action, building from trusts and respect to each other.
Certainly the agenda was very ambitious and I get impressed about the capacity to cover all aspects from personal –health, emotional hunger, personal fulfillment, social relations or balanced life- to ecological politics, new economic structures, sustainable cities, etc. The message was clear: only a reshape of current structures and personal attitudes can make a difference and achieve change.
A truly join action from women from all over the world that aim to make a difference from the own local, global or just personal action or initiative demands moving beyond religion and culture. That was the challenge and that's the importance to learn tools and "write" new codes to relate to each other from different and innovative perspectives…. much more than tolerance but integration. Leaving the idea that Sustainability is it just the excuse to be able to change our personal and professional lives towards an internal Sustainability, from within and then, delivering balance to the rest.
My two presentations were focus on Change and Politics: "Change is on the way, the new and the old in Sustainable Economic Development" and "Ecological politics in todays world". A challenge that I took under the idea that politics is the main –maybe the shorter- way for building change at a big scale. Once we were able to see the world from different perspectives based on trust and empowerment we will select those leaders that best represent our interests, instead of endorsing the continuity of an old –unsustainable- model coming from a political elite.
What I learnt from the Women Economic Forum is that innovation matters only if we are able to transform from within. That old and wild passion that turns into a new Sustainability strategy.
A women Forum, not a feminist Forum, that address global crises from the heart and soul of a woman´s feelings and thoughts. As Harbeen Arora said, the word "heart" is formed by two parts Heaven & Earth. That is the goal: where heaven meets Earth. Channeled feelings into rational and effective strategies towards a new sustainable global order.
Thanks so much Women Economic Forum and all the ladies –organizers and participants- for an enlightened moment of joint action and healthy exchange beyond biases and boundaries.
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A Case for Nature (6 words)
Here's a new series: A Case for Nature (in six words). It will be a little less science, a little more humanities. Word #1: Love. As even this little aspen leafminer larva knows, Nature is love, or it can be if you really think about it. Talking about the kind of love you feel for yourself and all your parts and pieces. And the love you feel for your mother--at least underneath all the more complex feelings layered on top. It's that primal attachment to your body and mind, and to your origins. Consider the supply chain that made you: sourced from Earth's elements, crafted from living cells, designed by DNA, powered by other plants and animals, and warehoused in our planet's benign environment. Every step along the way is a product of Nature, so we can't deny being part and parcel of it. It's our substance and sustenance. Mother Earth, Mother Nature, and we, her children? Trite but true, and there's no better, nor more accurate metaphor. And no better word than "love" to convey all the emotion, loyalty, and belonging that comes with being a part of the family.
Part 2, A Case for Nature (in 6 words). Word #2: Knowledge. Nature is knowledge, and all Earth's living creatures are proof. Defined as knowing something with familiarity gained through experience, and the sum of what is known, Nature nails it on both counts. Think of a young sharp-shinned hawk, its angular, pointed wings that are light yet strong, flexible and responsive. Nature has learned just what it takes to fly through a forest canopy at high speed in pursuit of smaller birds, and written that recipe down in the sharp-shinned's DNA. There's a separate recipe for its hooked, lightweight bill that can rip apart flesh, and another for top-notch visual acuity. Then, the pièce de résistance, encoding how to make a brain: something that momentarily holds experiences and knowledge as electrical currents and neurotransmitters. Now think about all the living creatures, each of their forms a collection of facts and lessons learned about what it takes to survive, written in their DNA, their individual experiences recorded in gray matter and neural networks. Knowledge on top of knowledge, so deep it dwarfs even Wikipedia!
Part 3 in "A Case for Nature (in 6 words). Word #3 Beauty. Nature is beauty. And because beauty is supposedly in the eye of the beholder, I have some explaining to do. It comes down to order and organization as opposed to chaos. What if all these white, and lavender, and blue-green pixils were randomly mixed across this photo? Would you see any beauty there? Or if the cells in this sacred datura were floating around like single-celled algae...where would the beauty be in that? It only appears when cells or pixils come together, the like colors and cells forming groups that have meaning and purpose. Like a flower petal, a vein in a leaf. Nature has invented structures that build on themselves, creating form and function. Almost pulling them from thin air. And as children of Nature, it's only natural we'd see the beauty in that.
Part 4 in A Case for Nature (in 6 words). Word #4: Balance. Nature is balance. This rainbow looks like it's teetering on the tip of a dead spruce, balanced there in space. Just an illusion, but representing a larger truth. Nature has that uncanny ability to bring things rocketing out of control back into line. To rein in life that's wildly increasing, and build up life where it's been wiped out. Here's one example from the subalpine forests of southern Colorado: bark beetle population explosions have killed the mature spruce and fir. Now there's little food for beetles and they're mostly gone, but some trees survived: young, thin-barked ones and a few others that didn't taste good or fought too hard for the beetles to infest. They will live on to make seed and regenerate the forest, this time a little tougher for the bark beetles to attack even though some will manage. Balance...the feeling of it comes so naturally to us, but think about its execution: lots of moving parts that all need to be choreographed. And what with adaptation and evolution, Nature is nothing short of a system designed to do just that!
Word #5: Power. Nature is power. Not necessarily the raw power of elemental forces like water pouring over a precipice, but the subtle, enduring power of life 's inexorable force. The kind of power that's used in martial arts. It absorbs the strength of its adversary, and turns it back outward. Think of the plants taking a beating from this waterfall, but they hang in there, feeding off its moisture, quivering and bending to the constant pounding that reverberates through the canyon. Their power lies within: cell by cell they use the water to help strengthen their grip on the rock, widen its cracks, broaden their canopies, capture more sunlight. Never meeting the challenge head on, always from the side, around the edges, their power lies in ducking, bobbing, and weaving, 'til they overcome. And plants in some shape or form will be here long after the waterfall has worn down these rock walls.
Word #6: Solace. Nature is solace. Defined as a source of comfort, relief, or consolation, it's that place you go when you feel sad. Odd that I'm applying an intensely personal, human-centric word to something we think of as humanity's opposite. But we have painted Nature into that corner: our society clearly prioritizing man-made over natural, civilization over wilderness, value-added over raw material. Whether consciously or not, we have arrived at this point by leaving Nature behind, or so we thought. With a zoonotic-based pandemic raging, Nature's power is on full display as the tiny virus spreads, cell by cell, person by person. This virus is Nature's knowledge, there for us to see. Its single strand of RNA the product of many lessons learned about what it takes to survive, first in a bat, then in a human. We are caught in a moment where Nature's balance has tipped far to the side of the virus, letting it multiply exponentially before we've built up our defenses. And right now, we feel like a child when their mother pivots to another sibling, Nature's love only realized when it's momentarily missing. Nature's beauty also missing in the runaway blood clots, the cytokine storms that create utter chaos in the otherwise orderly and beautiful functioning human body.
Nature is solace in our time of need, a hug from another creature when we are too scared to touch our own kind. What better place to seek comfort, relief, and consolation during our grief than in Nature? Where else will we find the space and peace to relax and reflect, like we need to? Nature: the embodiment of 6 of the most important words in our lives. It's time to recognize we never left it behind; we can't. And there's no more argument needed.
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Upcoming in St. Charles, Mo.
Greenway Network will lead a panel discussion discussing the impacts of a proposed development adjacent to the Katy Trail and Bangert Island Park south of downtown St. Charles.
The three phase development plan of the property adjacent to the Katy Trail and Bangert Island Park.
This panel discussion will be led by Greenway Network discussing the proposed development adjacent to Bangert Island, a wild island park adjacent to the Missouri River just south of the I-70 bridge in St. Charles. Bangert Island was a Conservation Area owned by the Missouri Dept. of Conservation which gave up the control of the island to the City of St. Charles. The island is currently leased to St Charles County Parks and volunteers have established a trail system in the park. The park is wonderful wildlife habitat and is great for bird watching.
Greenway Network will share some of their concerns about the proposed Bangert Island development, adjacent to Katy Trail State Park and the Bangert Island Park and located in the Missouri River floodplain. For more information on the development, see the project website – bangertisland.com. They are concerned that the development will have negative impacts on the Missouri River such increased polluted stormwater runoff affecting our drinking water, a more constricted floodplain resulting in more flooding and increased taxpayer costs associated with the repairing damages incurred flooding events. They predict the development will increase traffic danger on the Katy Trail and have a serious environmental impact on Bangert Island.
In addition, the organization points out the lack of citizen input in the tax abatement strategies the developers and city are exploring.
To Big A's on the Riverfront, our host for the Speaker Series.
Big A's will be on your right (308 N. Main St.) Additional parking is available in the rear.
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The views and opinions expressed by our presenters do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of Greenway Network, the Big Muddy Speaker Series or any of the partners that support this public forum. The Big Muddy Speaker Series believes that hearing diverse perspectives is a crucial building block for an informed public.


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JUMP START: Japan Comes to the Heartland
A digressive but pointed inquiry into how Japanese auto-makers are faring in America's lower Midwest and upper South. A Knight-Ridder executive turned free-lance, Gelsanliter focuses on Honda, Nissan, and Toyota, all of which eschewed industrial centers in favor of rural townships when they decided to build manufacturing facilities in the US. A native of Ohio, he was attracted to the subject by Honda's success in his home state. In addition to probing how the so-called transplants have been proceeding commercially and diplomatically, the author assesses their impact not only on host communities but also on other constituencies. On balance, he concludes, the invasion has proved a mutually advantageous proposition. While the Japanese (who leave precious little to chance) have shown almost no inclination to adapt to American production methods, Gelsanliter notes that they have made vast investments that benefit exurban locales, in part by creating secure, fulfilling jobs that keep young people close to their roots. On the minus side of the ledger, the expatriate enterprises have yet to exhibit a genuine commitment to equal employment opportunity, much less affirmative action. But with layoffs a last resort and training programs that emphasize teamwork and versatility, the Japanese, Gelsanliter says, have (despite the undeniable stress of their assembly lines) taken a giant step toward making labor/management relations appreciably less adversarial. Whether the conformist, consensus-minded foreigners will learn to value the spontaneity and individualism more characteristic of US hands, however, remains an open question for the author. An engaging and professionally reported briefing on the implications as well as the anecdotal facts of a period of adjustment. (For a complementary account of life at a Japanese auto-maker in Michigan, see Joseph L. Fucini & Suzy Fucini's Working for the Japanese, p. 775.)
Pub Date: Aug. 1st, 1990
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux


Meet Battersea Dogs & Cats Home's very own Cleopatra – who has the beauty and brains of the original, and certainly shares her famous nose. This lovely Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Cleo even has markings that look like dramatic eyeliner, and a coat so white she must have been bathing in milk.
While Battersea's Cleo might not have a barge to sail down the Nile, she still has great aspirations, and longs for the day her new owner comes along, who she can love as much as Cleopatra adored Mark Antony.
Today (Tuesday 20 September ), Cleo has been at the animal charity for a year. Most dogs stay for just 48 days before they find a new home, but there is no time limit on how long they can stay. Cleo was brought into the Home by her new owner, who saw her advertised on classified ad website Gumtree, and only had her 24 hours before deciding to give her up. Cleo clearly wasn't given a chance, as anyone who spends time with her falls in love with her and wouldn't want to lose her.
Just like Cleopatra ruled Egypt, three year old Cleo is now queen of the kennels at Battersea. She has doggy friends in all the kennels, and is a well-known face to staff and volunteers, who she greets as she walks around Battersea.
Rehoming and Welfare Assistant Gemma Walton has been caring for Cleo in Battersea's kennels for several months. She says: "I don't understand how Cleo has been with us for so long, as she is a brilliant dog. She is very good with other dogs, and she's affectionate and very well behaved. She is just waiting for the right owner to come along, and when they do, they will get a truly wonderful dog.
"Cleo is a very skilled dog, who knows lots of commands, including "sit" and "on your bed". She is also very good at agility, which is a dog obstacle course, and she can often be seen enjoying the agility course at Battersea. Cleo is looking for an experienced home in a very quiet location so she doesn't get distracted during her training. She should be happy to be left for short periods if she is provided with something to do.
If you think you can offer Cleo a loving home, please contact Battersea's Rehoming team on 0207 627 9234 or rehoming@battersea.org.uk.


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Intelligent Machines
It's Not a Game
Putting a computer on Jeopardy! warps the public understanding of what artificial intelligence is and how science is done.
by Jaron Lanier
Watching the computer system known as Watson defeat the top two human Jeopardy! players of all time was fun in the short term. This demonstration of IBM's software, however, was a bad idea in the longer term. It presented a misleading picture to the public of what is known about machine and human intelligence, and more seriously, it advanced a flawed approach to science that stands to benefit the enemies of science.
What is Watson? IBM's supercomputing system beat Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the top two (human) contestants Jeopardy! has ever had.
This story is part of our May/June 2011 issue
There's a crucial distinction to make right away. My purpose is not to criticize the work done by the team that created Watson. Nor do I want to critique their professional publications or their interactions with colleagues in the field of computer science. Instead, I am concerned with the nature of the pop spectacle hatched by IBM.
Why was there a public spectacle at all? Certainly it's worthwhile to share the joy and excitement of science with the public, as NASA often does. But there were no other Mars rovers to compare with the NASA rovers when they landed, and there is a whole world of research related to artificial intelligence. By putting its system on TV and personifying that system with a name and a computer-generated voice, IBM separated it from its context, suggesting—falsely—the existence of a sui generis entity.
Contrast IBM's theatrics with the introduction of Wolfram Alpha, a "knowledge engine" for the Web that physicist Stephen Wolfram released in 2009 (see "Search Me," July/August 2009). Although the early rhetoric around Alpha was a touch extreme, sometimes exaggerating its natural-language competence, the method of introduction was vastly more honest. Wolfram Research didn't resort to stage magic: Alpha was made available online for people to try. Stephen Wolfram encouraged people to use his technology and compare the results with those generated by search engines like Google. Alpha proved honestly that it was something fresh, different, and useful. Comparison with what came before is crucial to progress in science and technology.
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IBM's Watson on Jeopardy!February 14–16, 2011
But Watson was presented on TV as an entity instead of a technology, and people are inclined to treat entities charitably. You are more likely to give a "he" the benefit of a doubt, while you judge an "it" for what it can do as a tool. Watson avoided any such comparative judgment, and the public wasn't given a window into what would happen in that kind of empirical process. Stephen Wolfram himself, however, went to the trouble of writing a blog post comparing Watson with everyday search engines. He entered the text of Jeopardy! clues into those search engines and found that in many cases, the first document they returned contained the answer. Identifying a page that contains the answer is not the same thing as being able to give the answer on Jeopardy!, but this little experiment does indicate that Watson's abilities were less extraordinary than one might have gathered from watching the broadcast.
Wouldn't it have been better to open the legitimate process of science to the public instead of staging a fake version? An example of how to do this was the DARPA-sponsored "Grand Challenge" to create self-driving cars. By pitting technologies against each other, DARPA informed the public well and offered a glimpse into the state of the art. The contest also made for great TV. Competitors were motivated. The process worked.
The Jeopardy! show in itself, by contrast, was not informative. There are a multitude of open questions about how human language works and how brains think. But when machines are pitted against people, an unstated assertion is inevitably propagated: that human thinking and machine "intelligence" are already known to be at least comparable. Of course, this is not true.
In the case of Jeopardy!, the game's design isolates a specific skill: guessing words on the basis of hints. We know that being able to guess an unstated word from its context is part of language competency, but we don't know how important that skill is in relation to the whole phenomenon of human language. We don't fully know what would be required to re-create that phenomenon. Even if it had been stated (in fine print, as it were) that the task of competing at Jeopardy! shouldn't be confused with complete mastery of human language, the extravaganza would have left the impression that scientists are on a rapid, inexorable march toward conquering language and meaning—as if a machine that can respond like a person in a particular context must be doing something similar to what the human brain does.
Much of what computer scientists were actually doing in this case, however, was teaching the software to identify statistical correlations in giant databases of text. For example, the terms "Massachusetts," "university," "technology," and "magazine" will often be found in documents that also contain the term "Technology Review." That correlation can be calculated on the fly to answer a Jeopardy! question; similar methods have proved useful for search engines and automated help lines. But beyond such applications, we don't know where this particular line of research will lead, because recognizing correlations is not the same as understanding meaning; a sufficiently large statistical simulation of semantics is not the same thing as semantics. Similarly, you could use correlations and extrapolations to predict the next number in a given numeric sequence, but you need deeper analysis and mathematical proof to get it right every time. Goodstein sequences are sequences of numbers that seem to always go up—until eventually they revert and fall to zero. A prediction based on statistical analysis of the early phase of such a sequence would get the rest of the sequence wrong. Correlations can simulate understanding without really delivering it.
Ultimately, does the Watson show really matter? Why not let IBM's PR people enjoy a day in the sun? Here's why not: there is a special danger when science is presented to the public in a sloppy way. Technical communities must exhibit exemplary behavior, because we are losing public legitimacy in the United States. Denying global climate change remains respectable in politics; many high-school biology teachers still don't fully accept evolution.
Unfortunately, the theatrics of the Jeopardy! contest play the same trick with neuroscience that "intelligent design" does with evolution. The facts are cast to make it seem as though they imply a metaphysical idea: in this case, that we are making machines come alive in our image.
Indeed, that is a quasi-religious idea for some technical people. There's a great deal of talk about computers inheriting the earth, perhaps in a "singularity" event—and perhaps even granting humans everlasting life in a virtual world, if we are to believe Ray Kurzweil.
But even if we quarantine overtly techno-religious ideas, the Watson-on-Jeopardy! scheme projects an alchemical agenda. We say, "Look, an artificial intelligence is visible in the machine's correlations." A promoter of intelligent design says, "Look, a divine intelligence is visible in the correlations derived from sources like fossils and DNA."
When we do it, how can we complain that others do it? If scientists desire respect from the public, we should expect to be emulated, and we should be careful about what methods we present for emulation.
Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, writer, and musician. His most recent book is You Are Not a Gadget (Knopf, 2010). He is a partner architect at Microsoft Research and the innovator in residence at the Annenberg School of USC. His name has been used in a Jeopardy! clue.
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israelandstuffcom | March 16, 2012
Iran Banks Cut Off from SWIFT System
SWIFT, which enables most cross-border financial transfers, severs ties with 30 Iranian banks.
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, announced Thursday that it is cutting off some 30 Iranian banks and subsidiaries from its network, as part of global efforts to punish Iran for its nuclear weapons program. The banks punished are the ones that have already been hit by European Union sanctions.
Some other Iranian banks remain unaffected by the move, which will go into effect about 48 hours after the announcement.
Noor Islamic Bank -- targeted by sanctions - Photo: Reuters
A statement on the SWIFT website said: "Disconnecting banks is an extraordinary and unprecedented step for SWIFT. It is a direct result of international and multilateral action to intensify financial sanctions against Iran."
SWIFT is considered crucial to Iran's transactions regarding the sale of oil, and for other international deals. Based in Brussels, the organization is a banking hub used by virtually every nation on the planet – but also obliged to abide by EU Council decisions.
In a statement, SWIFT explained that the EU decision to impose sanctions on Iran "prohibits companies such as SWIFT to continue to provide specialized financial messaging services to EU-sanctioned banks" and "forces SWIFT to take action."
The Iranian banks and SWIFT's general clientele have been notified that the disconnection will go into effect on Saturday, March 17, at 16.00 GMT.
By Gil Ronen
Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Iran sanctions, Iran-EU


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Tammy and Mike Barnes met through Future Farmers of America while they were in high school. Several decades, one farm, three kids and five grandkids later, they maintain an enduring love for the outdoors and a firm belief that a farm is "the best place to a raise a child," as Tammy puts it.
Mike's father was a cattle dealer in central New York not far from where he helped his son begin dairy farming in 1978. "I started with seven cows and worked my way up from there," says Mike. The couple was married right after Tammy graduated from high school and they've been committed to the farming life since. "I just knew I could never work inside," Tammy says. Raising their daughter and two sons on the farm played an integral role in their appreciation of agriculture. "They learned a work ethic and the value of money," Tammy explains. "Sometimes it was more of a learning experience than going to school."
The couple did not necessarily expect that the next generation would take over. "We always said that if they did want to come back, they had to go somewhere else first," Tammy says. Jacob became a diesel mechanic and Jed decided he wanted to be an architect. But then Jed switched to dairy science, finished up his degree at Cornell and went to work as a manager for a 13,000-cow dairy in Idaho.
Then one day, Tammy recalls, "He said, 'Pops, what do you think? Is there room for me to come home?'" Once he decided to come back, Jacob wanted to join him and the brothers formed a partnership with their parents. This is reflected in the farm's name, which changed from Barnes Farm to CoBar Dairy, short for "the cooperation of the Barnes family." Although Jessica, the eldest of the three, works at a local school, her mom says, "She can be found on the [hay and corn] chopper whenever she can get out there."
With the addition of Jacob and Jed and their families, the Barnes grew the herd to 400 milking cows. They've also installed solar panels that provide hot water for the calf barn and main barn. The Barnes use cover crops on about 100 acres each year and carefully manage their crop rotation and nutrient applications.
"Every day's a new challenge working outside with the animals and the crops," says Mike, who is also vice-chair of the co-op board. From that broader view, he adds, "We're all in this together. It's a team effort from the farm to the [processing] plants to the sales team. Everyone's working for one common effort and that's the profitability of our family farms here in the Northeast."
Back home, family has always been important to the Barnes, but having the third generation running around in the fields, getting rides on the tractors and starting to show cows in 4-H is extra-special. "It's just great to watch them grow," Tammy says.
The extended family gets together about every other month to catch up over a hearty meal. Mike's sister usually hosts the gatherings of about 30 family members. There is always mac and cheese and cheesy crab casserole (recipe below), a family favorite that Mike's mom always brought and Tammy has inherited responsibility for. "I have to make two pans of it," Tammy says with a chuckle. "I don't think I'm allowed in the door if I don't bring it."
Hear what farmer and co-op board vice-chair Mike Barnes has to say about the future of farming, here.
CoBar Farm Crabmeat Casserole
½ cup (1 stick) Cabot butter
2/3 cup cooking sherry
Dash pepper
3 English muffins
4 cups shredded Cabot sharp cheddar
1 pound crabmeat, or imitation "crab" sticks, torn into pieces
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, melt butter until foamy. Whisk in flour and cook, 30 seconds, until golden, then whisk in milk and sherry and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture thickens. Season with salt and pepper. (Alternately, stir together all sauce ingredients in a microwave-proof bowl and microwave in one-minute bursts until mixture thickens to a cream sauce consistency, whisking between each minute.) Butter a 9 by 13 casserole dish and tear muffins into bite-size pieces. Add crabmeat and shredded cheese, pour cream sauce over it all and stir gently to combine. Bake about 30 minutes until golden and bubbly. Makes about 10-12 servings as a side dish.
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Melissa Pasanen is an award-winning Vermont-based journalist and cookbook author with a focus on food, farming, and sustainability. She was the writer for The Cabot Creamery Cookbook (Oxmoor House, 2015).
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3. March 2014. / News Serbia Energy
European Energy Community Secretariat evaluated that Serbia failed to fulfill its obligations from this community regulation about the ownership unbundling at the natural gas market.
European Energy Community Secretariat said that they submitted a "Reasoned Opinion" in the case ECS-9/13 against Serbiaon Monday, which was a warning that upcoming legal steps would follow due to European lawviolations, and because of the failure of Serbia to accomplish its obligations under the Energy Community Treaty.
In the opinion of the Secretariat stated that Serbia had a deadline of two months to correct the omissions.
The Secretariat assessed that the only two licensed companies in Serbia for the gas transport – the state owned Srbijagas and Jugorosgas which is 50 percent owned by Gazprom, were not carried out their obligation to separate the gas production and transport, as it was required by EU energy rules.
The Secretariat assessed that two companies unbundlingfor gas transport was the primary impediment to the development of a competitive gas market in Serbia, and warned that this case "couldinstruct the EC Council of Ministers to decide whether Serbia comply with the regulations of the Energy Community",said in the statement.
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Dems call on Boehner to apologize for "aggressive remarks"
By DANIEL W. REILLY
House Democratic leaders are circling the wagons around Speaker Nancy Pelosi, calling for Republican Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio to apologize for remarks he made about her on Friday.
Both House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland and Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina have issued statements urging Boehner to apologize. But it's unclear what specific remarks they want Boehner to apologize for, as neither leader's statement included references to a specific comment.
In an interview with Politico, however, Boehner did say the American people would "hang" Pelosi if she did not address the energy issue.
A Hoyer aide later told the Crypt that he was referring specifically to Boehner's "hang her" comments.
Pelosi has come under fire of late, as House Republicans have launched a protest on the House floor calling for the California Democrat to call Congress back in session to vote on domestic oil drilling.
Hoyer said Monday he was "disappointed" to hear of Boehner's "inappropriate comments," but chalked them up to the fact that "Republicans are clearly frustrated that the American public is not buying their Johnny-one-note energy policies of the past."
On Friday, Clyburn issued a statement calling on Boehner to apologize.
"I was disappointed to read Minority Leader Boehner's aggressive remarks about another member of Congress," Clyburn said. "It seems that his anger is misdirected and I hope he will apologize for his remarks.
Other Democrats also urged Boehner to apologize.
"It is offensive and completely inappropriate for the House Republican leader to make a comment about hanging any member of Congress over a disagreement about policy," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.).
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To be clear, the dog was both "going #1 and #2" at the same time.
I verified what I was seeing, and you quickly admitted what was going on in the picture.
I followed up by asking if either your friends or your teacher had seen the picture. They had not.
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Prices of newly built homes and pre-sale projects in cities and counties in northern Taiwan generally increased slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, indicating a stable property market in those areas, the Chinese-language Housing Monthly (住展雜誌) said.
Data compiled by the magazine covered Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Keelung and Hsinchu City, and the counties of Hsinchu and Yilan, which account for more than 50 percent of the total residential and commercial property transactions in the country.
Home prices in Taipei averaged NT$851,000 (US$27,607) per ping (3.3m2), up 2.28 percent from a quarter earlier and 2.16 percent from a year earlier.
It was the first time that home prices in Taiwan have recorded year-on-year growth since the second half of 2014, Housing Monthly research manager Ho Shih-chang (何世昌) said in a statement on Thursday last week.
Prices of newly built homes and units in pre-sale projects moved higher in Taipei in the fourth quarter, Ho said.
In New Taipei City, home prices averaged NT$385,000 per ping, up 1.85 percent quarter-on-quarter, but little changed from a year earlier, the data showed.
The quarter-on-quarter price growth in certain districts, such as Banciao (板橋), Tucheng (土城), Luzhou (蘆洲), Jhonghe (中和), Yonghe (永和) and Tamsui (淡水), appeared more apparent last quarter, Ho said.
Home prices in Taoyuan hit NT$226,000 per ping on average, up 2.73 percent quarterly, but down 0.44 percent annually, with the magazine attributing the quarterly price increase to a decline in the number of homes put up for sale.
In Keelung, home prices averaged NT$209,000 per ping, a quarterly increase of 1.95 percent and an annual increase of 6.63 percent, while those in Hsinchu reached NT$229,000 per ping, up 1.73 percent from a quarter earlier, but unchanged from a year earlier.
Yilan was the only area in northern Taiwan to see home prices fall quarterly and annually to average NT$212,000 per ping, down 0.9 percent from a quarter earlier and 7.8 percent from a year earlier.
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Thank you to all our hard-working mathematicians who took the placement test! The results are ready and will be given out Friday 4/19. You may pick them up from your math teacher. Thank you for your patience.
1. Why can't I see my score?
A: There are many reasons the score is not provided.
The math department may use these problems again in the future and cannot risk the breech of test security.
This process mimics many assessments in high school and beyond (SATs, ACTs, APs and college placement exams) where only results, not specifics are provided.
Students who did not qualify on the first round (or second round) must re-study all topics and usually find benefit from probing deeper into each one - even concepts they thought they understood well. This process encourages students to improve on all topics.
2. Why is there a test at all?
A: The honors placement test is not designed to be a "gatekeeper" for access to honors courses. It is designed to ensure that students have facility with the content that is needed for success in the desired course. The math department has worked hard to identify those skills based on students who have been and continue to be successful in honors courses compared with students who have struggled or had to drop. Our goal is to be supportive (in giving opportunities for retests and in providing study material) while also messaging that mastery of the prior content is necessary for success in the next level course.
3. Why so few questions?
A: The entire department was involved in the writing of the tests, lending a combined teaching experience of over 100 years, as to what skills were "essential, non-negotiable" skills for each level. In focusing on only the essentials, we aim to give students a manageable amount of material to study, and also to clearly communicate what must be mastered.
4. Is earning a qualifying score on the placement exam the only way to enter an honors course at TL?
A: No. Students earning the qualifying score get priority placement, but students who do not earn a qualifying score may choose to pursue a waiver process (see below). It is our experience that the vast majority of students who did not show mastery of essential concepts on the placement exam can improve their readiness for a given course given ample time studying essential concepts, potentially with the support of tutors and other extra resources.
Per Education Code, any student may choose to take an honors course at TL, provided the prerequisites for coursework have been met. We are excited when students want to challenge themselves in math and we agree that talent and potential do not always show themselves on a test. Parents and students can sign a waiver acknowledging the school's placement recommendation, and indicating that they wish to override it and choose an honors math course. Placement for students who "waiver" into honors courses will be subject to available space.
WAIVERS ARE OBTAINED IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE AND MUST BE SUBMITTED TO YOUR COUNSELOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FINAL DEADLINE OF APRIL 26TH.
Current 8th graders who wish to enroll in Geometry Honors must earn an A in Algebra 1.
If you are interested in Geometry Honors, Algebra 2 Honors (including the Double-Block course), or Pre-Calculus Honors, you must take the placement exam for the course. Though the testing process is open to all students, honors classes are ideal for students that love challenging mathematics course work and can justify their solutions to math problems clearly with words, diagrams, equations, and graphs. These students are expected to complete on average 45 minutes to 1 hour nightly on homework, projects, and other supplemental work. Students are expected to show perseverance in solving complex problems.
Sign up with your math teacher by Friday, March 1st, 2019.
All tests are 20 questions or less.
Support materials are available below. Use these BEFORE you take the test.
There is no extended time for any sitting.
If you are not happy with your score there is only one opportunity for a retake; see dates below. This is also the only alternate testing date if you cannot make the first administration.
Your math teacher will notify you of testing location once you sign up.
You may leave when you have finished the test.
*It is expected that you take the placement test on this date.
The Mathematics Department at Terra Linda offers a variety of courses designed to meet each student's needs and ability.
Algebra 2 Honors/Pre-Calculus Honors Double-Block Course (Exclusively for Juniors entering Algebra 2 interested in Calculus pathway; course requires 2 periods of math in scheduling, one odd period and one even period).
Students must earn a C- or higher in the prerequisite course in order to advance. More information about prerequisites can be found in the Terra Linda Curriculum Guide on the Counseling page. Placement information can be found below.
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With just a couple of days left before Phillip Hammond's first Autumn Statement, businesses across Wales are waiting with bated breath to see what is in store for a post-Brexit and post-Trump Britain. In this blog, I highlight some announcements that Welsh businesses may be waiting to here.
The idea of raising stamp duty by 3% on additional properties as a means of solving the housing crisis was instantly widely regarded to be totally short sighted. Among others, the Residential Landlord's Association and the Taxpayer's Alliance have called for the Government to rethink the rise. The simple fact is that the UK housing market needs reputable landlords, and the inevitable result is that the Stamp Duty rise is passed directly to renters. That's money that could be put towards a first-time buyer's deposit. Stamp duty isn't and never was the answer to the UK's housing problems, facilitating the building of new homes is.
From 2017 higher rate tax relief is set to be restricted for buy-to-let landlords on the costs of finance, such as mortgages. When the changes come in, tax relief will be a flat rate of 20%, which stands as a fifty percent cut for higher rate taxpayers. The changes are set to be phased in over three years and, by 2020, all financing costs (not just mortgage interest) incurred by landlords will be given as a basic rate reduction. Basic rate taxpayers will see no real change, but rather than levelling the playing field, the changes disproportionally effect top rate taxpayers, who could potentially see the return on their investments drop to little more that of a standard savings account.
While the two-year window to renegotiate a new legal framework for Britain's trade relationship with the EU doesn't begin until Article 50 is triggered, we need to start making new deals now. Donald Trump's advisers have asserted that Britain would not be last in line for a trade deal with the United States, time will tell if this plays out. Other crucial international deals which must be looked at quickly include Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand and China. The recent 11th hour issues faced in the trade negotiations between the EU and Canada show just how difficult such deals can be, and why Britain can't hesitate in securing new international agreements.
Currently, personal allowance is reduced by £1 for every £2 above of the adjusted net income above £100,000. So, for those earning £122,000 or higher, the personal allowance is zero. The consequence of this is that those who find their income crossing over the £100,000 threshold are hit with massive penalties. The fact is that the removal of the personal allowance leads to massive amounts of tax planning to ensure higher earners stay within the limits, this is totally counterproductive.
The announcement made by the Prime Minister, Theresa May, to commit a to a £2 billion annual fund for scientific research and development, and a review of tax incentives for innovative corporations is welcome news. Currently, SME businesses have the potential to claim back 33.35p for every £1 spent on R&D projects. Loss making companies are also able to surrender their R&D losses for a cash repayment. These benefits can be crucial for young or start-up companies where the cash repayment can be used to support cashflow. However, sole traders and partnerships are not eligible for such benefits even if they are engaged in eligible research activities, this should be redressed.
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Nero d'Avola can produce a bold, full-bodied wine that can sometimes be overpowering. The Gorghi Tondi Nero d'Avola however is a softer expression of this dark-fruit grape. A beaming ruby red color and a striking bright nose of dried hibiscus, tamarind and salt of the earth. On the palate, fig jam and black licorice followed by restrained tannins. It is aged for 5 months in stainless steel tanks and then for 2 months in the bottle before release. In the words of the Sala sisters, "this wine contains all the soul of the Sicilian micro continent."


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They came, they saw— and then they spoke about it. Whether they're chatting in interviews, talking on chatshows or tweeting their quips, the top celebs have their ways of letting the world know what they're up to. Click on the image below to reveal the best of this week's celebrity revelations, including why Harry Judd is proud to be an athlete, Benedict Cumberbatch's details from his beefiest diet yet, and why Tom Cruise isn't afraid to go topless... CLICK IMAGE TO SEE THIS WEEK'S BEST
Mark Wright denies reports of a rift with Michelle Keegan
It was, according to Mark Wright, a bit of 'banter' with his girlfriend that ended up in the national press. The reality star is setting the record straight after a number of media outlets reported on a Twitter argument between him and Michelle Keegan. It began when Mark posted a picture of himself standing on top of a snow-covered mountain during a skiing holiday with his friends in Austria. "This really has been one amazing week," he wrote. "I don't want to come home." Michelle, was is up in Manchester filming Coronation Street, responded to the comment with, "….Hmmmmm?!! x", to
Beyonce and Jay-Z mark their five year anniversary in Cuba
Beyonce and Jay-Z held hands as they strolled the streets of Havana, Cuba, where they are celebrating five years of wedded bliss. The R'n'B power couple enjoyed taking in the sights of Cuba's capital for the anniversary that marks five years since their New York wedding on 4 April 2008. Glamorously dressed in a yellow patterned outfit, matching sunglasses and statement earrings, Beyonce and her husband went for a traditional creole lunch of fish, black beans, chicken and rice. Jay-Z also entered into the spirit of the couple's location by smoking several Cuban cigars throughout the day. CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR
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Britain's current cold spell must have come as a bit of a shock to the Beckhams after six years living in LA, so Victoria Beckham and her brood have escaped the freezing temperatures in London and headed back to the States for some warmer weather. On Thursday, the famous family were spotted heading out for some lunch in Beverly Hills, with Victoria carrying her own little ray of sunshine, daughter Harper Seven Beckham. CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE The little girl, 20 months, was wearing a sunny yellow dress and matching shoes, with a bow in her hair, as she was treated
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Kim Kardashian, 32, has had a fairly active pregnancy so far but this week the reality TV star made sure she enjoyed some quality down time. Her sister Khloe posted an Instagram picture which showed Kim napping with the latest member of the Kardashian clan – a boxer puppy belonging to Khloe and her husband, Lamar Odom. "Sleeping beauties" the caption read. CLICK ON PHOTO FOR GALLERY Kanye West's expectant girlfriend didn't rest for long, however. On Thursday she attended the grand opening of Tracy Anderson 's flagship studio in Brentwood, California alongside actress Molly Sims. Kim's bump was barely visible underneath the nude top
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She's a close friend of Cara Delevingne, reportedly dates The Voice host Reggie Yates and recently admitted that Justin Bieber "kind of flirted" with her during rehearsals for a Victoria's Secret show. Jourdan Dunn, 22, is one of Britain's most sought-after models. Jourdan, who was born in west London, has modelled for labels including Burberry, Marc Jacobs and Yves Saint Laurent. She has appeared in various editions of Vogue and has branched out into presenting, hosting a cookery segment Jay-Z's YouTube channel. But who is the girl behind the walk? Here are five facts you should know… 1. Jourdan,
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Angelina Jolie stepped out to support a humanitarian cause close to her heart on Thursday as she attended the Women in the World Summit. During the event Angelina paid a glowing tribute to the Pakistani teenager who was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' education before announcing some special news. In an elegant brown dress with tassel details, the Hollywood star and UN special envoy introduced Malala Yousafzai, 15, to the audience in New York via a video link from the UK. "Today I'm going to announce the happiest moment of my life" said Malala, shyly covering her
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British pop sensations The Saturdays are getting into the groove of performing without pregnant Rochelle Humes, who is now on maternity leave as she awaits the birth of her first child. The four remaining ladies – Una Healy, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Mollie King – put on a dazzling display as they kicked off the three-day Grand National Festival at Aintree on Thursday. Red was the sartorial theme of opening day – as Una and Vanessa perfectly demonstrated with rouge outfits teamed with leather jackets. Mollie continued the theme and accessorised with a chunky Chanel belt, while Frankie
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Promotional duties for Tom Cruise's film Oblivion are taking him to the four corners of the globe, but London is the city which holds a special place in his heart. Speaking at the latest premiere in the British capital Tom told HELLO!, "I love London. You know I've spent so much time here, I've just finished filming All You Need Is Kill and got to land a helicopter in Trafalgar Square. Oh my god it was so much fun!". The actor was based in London while he shot the sci-fi thriller and even had visits from his daughter Suri
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Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez are expecting their first child together, a baby boy. Halle, 46, already has a five-year-old daughter Nahla from her previous relationship with model Gabriel Aubry. The couple, who were engaged in January 2012, are excitedly looking forward to the birth of their baby in October This will be the first child for French actor Olivier, who previously dated Kylie Minogue. X-Men star Halle had an "amazing" pregnancy with Nahla. "I was happy that whole time," she has said. She and Olivier plan to move to Paris when Nahla reaches the age of 18. They


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What is Progressive Zionism?
Zionism is the movement for the establishment and development of a state for the Jewish people within the Land of Israel. But as the late Israeli author Amos Oz used to say "Zionism has always been a surname, not a first name. No one person was ever allowed to claim Zionism for himself." That is no more true than today when right wing Zionists attempt to claim the mantle for themselves, trying to impose a less pluralistic, less democratic Israel that perpetuates an unsustainable domination over the West Bank and its inhabitants. To begin an explanation of Progressive Zionism, a short history lesson is in order.
The majority of the founders of the modern state of Israel identified as labor and socialist Zionists. Israel's Declaration of Independence states that the newly established state "will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; it will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel; it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions; and it will be faithful to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations."
Based on this vision, state institutions like the Histadrut labor union, a national health system and a strong social safety net structure were developed. A social democratic economic model was implemented through state owned financial institutions and there was strong encouragement of cooperative agricultural and manufacturing entities. While the introduction of neo-liberal economic concepts into Israel and global trends have heightened inequality in Israel over the past several decades, Israel's core social democratic philosophy remains.
Diaspora members of those progressive Zionist movements have remained supportive of that founding Zionist vision throughout the establishment of the State of Israel and until today; Ameinu is the continuation of that thread, adapting to the changes in Israel and world Jewry.
Progressive Zionism represents the general view of American Jews who, by large majorities in poll after poll, express support for the existence of Israel, opposition to the continuing occupation of the West Bank and support for a Palestinian state along aside Israel.
In the 2020 World Zionist Congress elections Ameinu helped lead the Hatikvah Progressive Israel Slate, and its platform sums up a current Progressive Zionist world view quite well:
A two-state solution and ending the occupation
Social justice and protection of democratic rights for all Israeli citizens
Religious and cultural pluralism
Full legal and social equality for the LGBTQ community
Dignity for refugees, asylum seekers and foreign workers
Environmental sustainability and regional cooperation