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Republicans' tax reform bill will include a fourth tax bracket for the highest-earning Americans, a move that will likely satisfy Democrats but could anger a number of conservatives.
"The fourth bracket that the president and others are talking about that we're going to do, we're working on those numbers," House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday on "CBS This Morning." He added that they do not have a specific rate set for the fourth bracket, which should get "finalized in a number of days."
The White House released a brief outline of its tax reform package in late September. The administration wants to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent, and to shrink the number of individual tax brackets from seven down to three tiers at 12 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent. The White House included in its outline the possibility of a fourth bracket, which Ryan confirmed Friday morning.
Other features of the plan that voters indicated they would support include a one-time repatriation tax for income held overseas and a repeal of the estate tax.
Including a fourth bracket on high-income Americans is likely a sell to Democrats, who have said they will not vote for a tax reform bill that gives tax cuts to the wealthy.
A coalition of roughly 45 Democrats in the Senate, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, has promised to reject any bill that cuts taxes on the wealthy.
The caucus of Senate Democrats sent a letter to Trump and Republican leadership in August in which they wrote "tax reform cannot be a cover story for delivering tax cuts to the wealthiest … We will not support any tax plan that includes tax cuts for the top 1 percent."
Senators came to an agreement late Thursday evening on a budget measure that will allow Republicans to continue pushing for a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. tax code without fear of Democratic opposition derailing their efforts.
The Senate passed its 2018 fiscal year budget in a contentious 51-49 vote.
The $4 trillion budget proposal includes Senate budget reconciliation rules, which allow leadership to pass legislation with a simple majority, bypassing filibusters from Democrats altogether. Under the new budget, Republicans now only need 50 yes votes to shepherd tax reform through the Senate, with Vice President Mike Pence acting as the tiebreaker. The party holds a slim 52-48 majority in the Senate.
The proposed budget would also allow Senate Republicans' tax reform bill to add to the federal deficit over the next decade, as long as it does not exceed $1.5 trillion.
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This story starts with comments made by sharp-eyed Deep Climate readers on the NOAA climate education defacement thread. Mauri Pelto was first off the mark, with the observation that the website of the Vermont State Climatologist featured a Fraser Institute publication called "Understanding Climate Change". The 2008 booklet by Fraser staffer Nicholas Schneider, was a simplified contrarian account of climate change, based largely on a previous Fraser opus, the Independent Summary for Policy Makers (co-ordinated by Ross McKitrick). The booklet was not only available for download, but was also "distributed to 15,000 teachers and students". According to the Fraser press release, the booklet took no position on the "debate" about global warming.
"This book doesn't debate whether or not the world is warming or how much of that warming is caused by human activity. Instead it provides readers with a basic understanding of how scientists measure and study the climate, along with an outline of what climate scientists know for certain and what remains relatively unknown," said Vanessa Schneider, Fraser Institute Director of Student Programs.
Bill Miller of DesmogBlog had a good overview of this at the time.
Scott Mandia has been following up with Vermont in an effort to get the link removed, but along the way also discovered the latest Fraser travesty, namely "Understanding Climate Change: Lesson Plans for the Classroom". Apparently, the first effort lacked sufficient propaganda, uh, I mean pedagogical, value and so has been revamped as a six-lesson plan, complete with worksheets and teacher guide. The authors are Holly Lippke Fretwell and Brandon Scarborough, both young aspiring economists with little scientific background. And it shows.
For example, Galileo was convicted of suspicion of heresy for teaching that the sun, not earth, was at the center of our solar system (as originally formulated by Copernicus). Today, we know this to be true.
Scientific knowledge advances when scientists have the courage to question conventional ideas and to propose new theories supported by all the available evidence.
The El Nina effect, the result of cooler-than-normal ocean temperatures, increased snowfall. The snowmelt in spring subsequently swelled rivers.
This last comment gets to the heart of the matter. In fact, lesson 6 includes a summary of Bjorn Lomborg's 2004 Copenhagen Consensus (p. 105). Possible global initiatives are helpfully summarized, and range from "Very good opportunities" such as disease control and trade liberalization (!) all the way to "Bad opportunities", such as carbon tax and the Kyoto protocol. It turns out the world would be a much better place if we would just stop worrying about climate change, and get on with fixing "real" problems instead. That's a very inspiring message for the citizens of tomorrow. Talk about educational basics – getting back to ABCs ("anything but climate").
It would be too depressing to enumerate all the bogus science encountered along the way, much of it in the form of well-worn contrarian talking points. Suffice it to say we learn that "correlation is not causation" and that temperature change leads CO2 in general (p. 14). And that human emissions are only a small part of CO2 emissions (p. 27).
The Fraser Institute wishes to acknowledge the generous support of Mr. Michael Chernoff and the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation.
It turns out that the Hecht Foundation supports "complementary and alternative medicine" (46%), but also gives generously to "economic education" (34%). At least there is no pretense that any science might be involved.
Michael Chernoff is in a different category altogether. Here is the oil industry donor par excellence, apparently willing to support any anti-AGW nonsense.
As noted in Queen's University alumni magazine (cached at Zoominfo) Chernoff was a geologist who started a small exploration company that struck it big in Ecuador. His company, Pacalta, was taken over in 1999 by Alberta Energy Company, which soon became Canadian oil and gas giant Encana. Thus did Chenoff become an Encana board director until 2006, and a major shareholder.
High schools that accept free copies of Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth are being offered free copies of The Great Global Warming Swindle to round out their lessons.
Mike Chernoff, who readily acknowledged his ties to the oil industry, made the offer through his charitable family foundation, saying if schools want to promote critical thinking among students, they should show them both videos.
"The intent would be that neither documentary could be shown without showing the other for balance," he said Wednesday.
Indeed, this is what education should be about. During the screening of these films, and follow-up discussion and assignments, high school students will be detached from their iPods long enough to consider their individual and collective approach to climate change. They will weigh the "evidence" the films use to build the case for or against drastic measures and apply critical thinking skills to assess the social and environmental cost of policies designed to combat climate change. It might encourage them to examine their personal lifestyles and determine their own carbon footprints, which will be a whole lot less than that of Al Gore, the former United States vice-president who stars in An Inconvenient Truth.
… Could the science be wrong or, more insidiously, doctored? If the planet is doomed no matter what we do, should we do nothing?
Surely, it is only a coincidence that the Vancouver Sun's editorial page editor is none other than Fraser alumnus Fazil Mihlar.
[Chernoff] admits that Mr. Durkin's movie has some extreme views, but he still plans to use his charitable organization to distribute copies of the film in Canadian high schools.
So this recent collaboration between Chernoff and the Fraser Institute makes eminent sense and is only the latest in a long association with Encana bigwigs. Retired Encana CEO Gwyn Morgan is a longtime Fraser trustee and is now one of three vice chairs. And, of course, it's a given that Encana has been a significant contributor to the Fraser Institute. But that's a story for another time.
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Nice expose, DC. I will be doing a public lecture titled: "Global Warming: Separating Fact from Fiction" next Friday night and will be discussing the Fraser Institute among many others. The FI appears to be Canada's version of the Heartland Institute.
It never ceases to amaze me that these folks will sacrifice our children's future to save a few bucks today. Shameless.
You should send this to DeSmogBlog and to ClimateProgress also. Perhaps RC, too.
I appreciate the detective work — and I will be looking forward to reading it and the materials you've linked to more thoroughly a little later.
Media Transparency 2.0 is right!
Good use of Ajax. Parts of the webpage are able to update asynchronously without the whole webpage having to be updated. Seems instantaneous.
Oh — and they have kept a version of the older Media Transparency website (there is a link to it on the new home page) — in case one gets nostalgic.
The new site is something that will no doubt make many of those at SourceWatch (and DeSmogBlog, no doubt) happy. Frankly I was beginning to get paranoid — that someone had found a way to keep Media Transparency shut down permanently. But no doubt they heard about the hoops I was going through to use the site even though it was no longer there and they put the steam on.
At least with regard to "Of Pandas and People," there was some sort of objective that made sense, sort of. They wanted to indoctrinate the next generation. Under the guise of defending objectivity in the form of "presenting both views," they wanted to use intelligent design as a vehicle to argue against "secularism" and scientific objectivity. They wanted to introduce a sense of victimization among the religious in a world that is presumably hostile to its values. They wanted to prepare the way for some sort of theocracy.
But I don't see that here. Sure, there is propaganda value in arguing that they are attempting to "present both sides fairly." They can then claim that attempts to shut this project down are attacks upon free speech, or upon scientific objectivity, or upon good pedagogy. They might make the population somewhat more hostile towards genuine climate science and climate scientists, at least in the short-run.
But there wouldn't seem to be any real long-term goal. Sure, they can indoctrinate children using the usual sets of fallacies, but surely the deep pockets behind this operation — those pulling the strings — must be aware of the fact that by the time the kids are old enough to vote things will have progressed to the point that it will be increasingly difficult to convince the local village idiot that climate change isn't taking place or that it isn't serious.
Are they only concerned with the short-term propaganda value behind this? Could they themselves be blithely unaware of the seriousness of climate change — and actually be buying into their own propaganda? At least with Howard Ahmanson in the case of intelligent design, he seems to represent just the sort of religious extremism he was trying to foment. Or is this an attempt on the part of the front organization itself or of some sort of parent organization to prove its value in order to attract deeper pockets?
Not sure that there is much point in asking these questions. Perhaps I am simply over-thinking this. After all, if a car is barreling down on you it is probably not the time to sit down at a table and engage in a discussion of what the words "car-barreling-down" mean. But it is something that I wonder about.
The various actors are likely to have different motives. I would say think tanks and PR firms are merely selling services or projects. If the proposed project doesn't make money, it doesn't get done.
As for Chernoff, he may have grandchildren who he feels are asking uncomfortable questions, or are being affected by supposed "propaganda". A contrarian education program could be considered to be aimed at parents as much as the children themselves.
Certainly I agree with you that the motivation is not as straightforward as in the case of Friends of Science where money went from oil and gas companies to PR practitioners like Tom Harris (APCO Worldwide) and Morten Paulsen (Fleishman-Hillard) through various conduits. There the goal was clear: Create doubt about the science in order to forestall effective regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Canadian government.
That is something I noticed about the letter exchange between APCO Worldwide and Philip Morris in the case of the project / front-group "TASSC: The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition" and the campaign against the science of second-hand smoke. APCO was trying to show Philip Morris that they could be cost-effective, that they could solicit money from other companies and organizations in order to prove more cost effective. It was just business to them — and appeared decentralized rather than top-down. Looking simply at either Exxon or even the major foundations it is easy to fall into a view of the denialist movement as being almost strictly top-down and highly coordinated. But it would be a mistake to fall into that sort of view — although not quite on the same order as that of taking a given astroturf campaign at face value.
As for Chernoff, he may have grandchildren who he feels are asking uncomfortable questions, or are being affected by supposed "propaganda".
I get the impression that he is less aware of the science and that for him it is more personal.
A contrarian education program could be considered to be aimed at parents as much as the children themselves.
I had considered that as well. Of course, if what the larger organizations are investing in isn't indoctrination of a specific set of beliefs but more an ideology or worldview that makes people more susceptible to current and future propaganda efforts, then changing circumstances with respect to global warming may result in less of a hit to their long-term investment.
At this point Patrick Michaels himself is admitting before his own audiences that we have not entered a period of global cooling, preparing them for the fact that some time soon the world annual temperature record will be broken — but then of course they will have other arguments. He adapts to changing circumstances, keeps his audience and moves on.
At least with respect to the major foundations, there is a fair amount of overlap between those that support or have supported efforts against the climate science that recognizes global warming (in the guise of a libertarianism that has also been used to attack the scientific cases against second-hand smoke, CFCs and DDT) — and those that have pushed the religious right in the United States, and have therefore also been involved in creationist efforts against evolutionary biology. In any case, this is a bit of a mind-warp for me — coming as I have from what was essentially a libertarian background. Then again, perhaps John 8:32 might be relevant at this point.
1) Having lesson plans makes their Understanding Climate Change document appear to be more credible. I imagine that they are also pitching these lesson plans to political leaders.
2) What better place to confuse folks than in high school just before they get to college where they presumably would be exposed to the truth by experts? I even know of one FACULTY member here who has an M.S. of Geology that is a Heartland Institute disciple.
3) Maybe they can convince some teachers that there is no consensus or that the consensus is incorrect and then these teachers become unwitting accomplices. Recall that the State Climatologist of Vermont was fooled so it is easy to see how the lay person could be fooled.
4) Students will become voters soon enough so doubt might deliver votes down the road.
Hi; a little off topic, but not entirely; Calgary Sun article about Conservatives starting a "war room" to deal with Copenhagen negotiations, spin, etc.
hat tip to http://impolitical.blogspot.com/2009/11/conservative-anti-copenhagen-war-room.html a Liberal partisan blog, but it often has very good information.
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Is Keadyn the investment company for you?
StartupAmsterdam talks to managing partner Ton van 't Noordende about Keadyn: a Dutch-based seed/early stage investment company with offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Keadyn is set to disrupt the venture capital ecosystem, driven by the strong belief that the days of traditional investing are over.
Startup speak
When venture capitalists start applying words like 'disrupt' to themselves rather than to the ventures they invest in, we're all ears. StartupAmsterdam meets with Ton van 't Noordende, one of the partners at Keadyn, to find out just how this firm intends to disrupt the world of investing.
You might know Keadyn as one of the forces behind the startup Nestpick, built from an attic in Rotterdam and then hauled in by Rocket Internet. Since then, they have steadily invested in other up-and-coming startup teams, such as Amsterdam based fintech startup Daalder or mobile marketing platform Notificare. As Keadyn grew, they expanded their offices to Amsterdam. As Ton puts it: "Amsterdam has its focus on startups. It was obvious to us we had to have a presence here."
Adding value to startups
Keadyn started with two founders as an investment fund built out of passion. One year ago, Ton was added to the success formula. A startup founder himself, he experienced first-hand how difficult it was to navigate the venture capital landscape. This is one of the reasons which pushed Keadyn to build upon the philosophy of remaining open and approachable to the startup community. Ton elaborates: "We want to disrupt the Venture Capital ecosystem because the status quo of how deals are made and how fees are collected is just crazy. With the startup landscape changing almost by the week, we are stepping into a decade where we will see the half-life value of our personal knowledge drop from twenty to two years. If a venture capital firm is built on a traditional mindset, it won't be able to truly add value to startups."
Why accelerators are flawed
In 2015, Keadyn invested in multiple pre-revenue tech-based startups. They initially invest up to 500k euro per investment, with a hundred percent of the money coming from the managing partners. In 2016, Keadyn is looking to expand upon this model by partnering up with former entrepreneurs-turned-investors to partake in Keadyn's deals. Keadyn is currently building an expert netwerk with talents on all areas needed to help build and boost early stage startups. They will be rewarded financially for contributing their expertise, network and time in Keadyn's portfolio. It is an answer to traditional accelerators, which, Ton says, are great but flawed. He explains: "They are built out of a passion for helping others, but the pay-it-forward model is not sustainable if the experts relied upon are not compensated. We want to reward the people who bring in the knowledge that help startups evolve and scale faster. We, the managing partners at Keadyn, do not charge a recurring management fee to our investors. We get paid via a carry, once everyone else involved has taken their share of the pie. A part of the carry Keadyn receives is put aside for our expert network as a reward for having invested in an early stage of the deal."
It sounds too good to be true: a venture capital firm giving all those involved their due before taking care of their own fee. Is this a model of venture capital as a social enterprise? "In all honesty, this is why we frame ourselves as disruptive, because we do things differently. We are entrepreneurs as well as active investors. We are not philanthropists, we are in this for a future return on investment. But why not let the startup ecosystem profit as well? What matters most to us is to work with the very best entrepreneurial talents."
The startup team
The primary determinant for Keadyn's investments is the startup team, with the business coming in second. "Our most valuable asset is the open and fun culture of our company. Likewise, this is what we look for in the teams we invest in." Which is why they partnered with a team expert, a former triathlon athlete, to help them evaluate startup teams. Upon meeting potentials, the usual topics such as MVP and future plans are addressed. The trick for Keadyn, however, is to dig deeper: "You have to look beyond the financial data. We want to know what their MTP is (Massive Transformative Purpose), why they do what they do, what drives them and who the people are within the teams we are dealing with. This tells us where they are in their process, and, more importantly if we are the right match to help them."
A personal approach
Key in Keadyn's personal approach is automating time-consuming processes, leaving more time to invest in people and accelerate ventures. "Take for example the management of deal flow, for which the traditional scene works with excel sheets. We allow startups to enter their deals into our system, which means we have the framework, and we waste less time evaluating the financials and have more time to talk to our startups." In fact, Keadyn does not work with junior analysts or associates putting startups through endless conversations. "Startups meet with us, managing partners, as soon as possible." Keadyn also automated the PR process for startups and uses a software tool for the matchmaking with experts. Keadyn is set to build a growth machine, but with people rather than money at its backbone. Ton: "We ask startups the question: why should you take our money?"
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NATURAL PROCESS LIMITS. Limits for a characteristic which include a stated franciton of the individuals in a population.
Notes: (1) If limits are set at ±3o about the process average for a normal (Gaussian) distribution, they will include 99.7% of the units produced when the process is in a state of statistical control. Other limits for normal distributions may be set using tables of the distribution functions. For other., non-normal distribution limits which will include a specified percentage of the units produced should be set by other methods. (2) In many cases several machines making the same product feed into one process. The natural process limits should then include both the natural process limits for a single machine and some measure of the difference between machine averages. In these circumstances it may not be possible to estimate reliably the percentage of units produced which will fall within the limits. (3) Natural process limits will not ordinarily be the dimensional limits shown on an engineering drawing; they ae mostly used to compae the natural capability of the process to tolerance limits. (2.3.2.4).
NOMINAL VALUE. Value of a characteristic designated in a given design specification or drawing. Notes: (1) This may be the target value or dimension from which variations are permitted within a specified tolerance zone. (2) In English the term "rated value" is sometimes used with this meaning and "nominal value" is used with the meaning 'a suitable approximation'. [2: 1.4.2].
NONCONFORMING ITEM; NONCONFORMING UNIT. An item (unit) with one or more nonconformities. [2: 1.5.7].
NONCONFORMITY. A departure of a quality characteristic from its intended level or state that occurs with a severity sufficient to cause an associated product not to meet a specification requirement. [2: 1.5.6].
NULL HYPOTHESIS AND ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS. Statements about one or more parameters, or about a distribution, which are to be tested by means of a statistical test. Note: The null hypothesis (H0) relates to the statement being tested, whereas the alternative hypothesis (H1) relates to the statement to be accepted when the null hypothesis is rejected. Examples: A)Test of the hypothesis that the expectation µ of a random variable X in a population is not less than a given value, µ0: H0 (µ > µ0) and H1 (µ < µ0). B)Test of the hypothesis that the proportions of nonconforming items in two lots, p1 and p2, have the same value (unspecified): H0 (p1 = p2) and H1 (p1 ? p2) C)Test of the hypothesis that a random variable X is distributed normally (with unspecified parameters). Alternative hypothesis: the distribution is not normal.[1: 2.66].
NUMBER OF NONCONFORMING ITEMS CHART. A control chart for evaluating the process in terms of the total number of items (areas of opportunity) in a sample in which a nonconformity of a given classification occurs. [2: 3.3.10].


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The armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany were formed in 1955 in accordance with the treaties that required a German military contribution to NATO. The new uniforms, adopted in 1955, had little in common with those worn pre-1945, unlike those worn by their East German neighbours. The Bundeswehr (Federal Republic Armed Forces) was composed of the Army (Heer), Navy (Bundesmarine), and Air Force (Luftwaffe), and whilst having career personnel much of the manpower is composed of conscripts carrying out 15 months' compulsory service. The Bundesheer consists of a Field Army and a Territorial Army (formed 1957 and charged with home-defence). Fully integrated into the NATO command and control structure, the Bundeswehr deployed with the armed forces of Belgium, Britain, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and the USA as a counter to the Soviet threat. Since the end of the Cold War Bundeswehr personnel have served overseas with the UN in Somalia (1993), the Balkans, and in more recent times in Afghanistan, mainly deployed on humanitarian missions. Initially many West German uniformed formations wore the earlier M1935 style steel helmets (particularly the Bundesgrenzpolizei, or Federal Border Police). From 1960 a new helmet was issued to the Bundeswehr, but whilst it outwardly resembled the helmet used by the United States it differed in having a traditional leather liner that echoed those of the M1931 style. Another subtle difference was that the edge of the helmet was rolled under as opposed to the US model which had a separate edging. Later, helmets were issued with removable cloth helmet covers to assist with personal camouflage.
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This is a list of minister from Nitish Kumar's fifth cabinet starting from 22 February 2015. Nitish Kumar is the leader of JD(U), who was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Bihar in February 2015 with help of Mahagathbandhan which included RJD and INC.

History
Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister along with 28 ministers, including RJD chief Lalu Prasad's two sons Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap in the grand alliance government of RJD, JD(U) & INC.

Council of MinistersNitish Kumar's Bihar team: 7 Masters, 9 graduates and 12 who went to schoolUproar in Bihar Legislative Council as Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav calls BJP 'Bakwas Jumla Party'

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 Government of Bihar
 Bihar Legislative Assembly
 Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry

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Victoria to review weed killer use after US court rulings over cancer
RoundUp action
By Carrie Fellner and Peter Hannam
The Victorian government is reviewing the use of the weed killer glyphosate following three landmark US court rulings against the maker of Roundup over cancer cases.
The review is the first by an Australian state or territory government in the wake of the verdicts.
Lawyers in Australia are considering a class action lawsuit over Roundup, a popular weedkiller, following verdicts in the US. Credit:AP
Last month a court awarded a record $US2 billion ($2.9 billion) to a Californian couple after a jury agreed Roundup caused their non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The verdict sparked concern on home soil, especially among councils who are heavy users of the weed killer in parks, playgrounds and on roadsides.
Victoria's move comes as at least two Australian law firms are investigating legal action on behalf of people suffering from cancers allegedly linked to exposure to Roundup, in a move that threatens to open the floodgates to millions of dollars worth of claims here against the manufacturer of the popular weedkiller.
A spokesman for the Andrews government told The Sunday Age it had launched a review of the chemical glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup at the centre of the controversy.
"Based on recent developments in the United States, Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is reviewing the use of glyphosates, including Roundup, across its public land management functions as a matter of precaution," the spokesman said.
The Victorian review, expected to last six weeks, will examine how the chemicals are being stored and handled, and whether risks "are being controlled so far as reasonably practicable".
Some Victorian councils have reviewed their use of Roundup, but most continue to use the chemical, arguing they are following the advice of the national regulator.
Warrnambool City Council in Victoria's south-west suspended its use of Roundup in September, after a US court awarded a former gardener who was dying of cancer he said had been caused by Roundup $395 million in compensation.
However, Warrnambool resumed its use of glyphosate-based herbicides in its maintenance of parks and gardens in October. The neighbouring shires of Moyne and Corangamite said in September that they would review their use of the herbicide following the verdict.
Yarra City Council in Melbourne's inner north says it has been trying to reduce chemical use for years.
"We use weed-steaming in high foot traffic areas such as schools, kindergartens and shopping precincts," a spokeswoman said, adding that Yarra was among the first councils in Australia to test this approach back in 2013.
Victoria's review has caught Bayer by surprise. The German pharmaceutical giant took over Monsanto, which produced Roundup for decades, last year.
Since then Bayer has lost three major US court battles against people suffering cancer in just 12 months, describing the latest $US2 billion verdict as "excessive and unjustifiable".
A Bayer spokesperson said the jury verdicts conflicted with a recent interim decision of the US Environmental Protection Agency, which found glyphosate was not a carcinogen and there were no risks to public health where it was used in accordance with label instructions.
"EPA's conclusion is based on a database of more than 800 studies on glyphosate," the spokesperson said.
While the company had "great sympathy" for the plaintiffs, the Bayer spokesperson said there was a consensus among health regulators worldwide that glyphosate is not carcinogenic, following 40 years of extensive scientific research
The product's opponents have seized on science linking glyphosate with several diseases including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, pancreatic cancer and leukemia.
Sydney firm LHD Lawyers is considering a class action against Bayer, and personal injury firm Maurice Blackburn is evaluating individual cases.
Bayer denies allegations that Roundup, or glyphosate, causes cancer. Credit:Sean Gallup
LHD special counsel Michael Hyland said his firm was "most interested" in progressing its investigations into the potential class action.
Any case was likely to hinge on the issue of medical causation, he said, with the judge to decide whether it was "more probable that not" that the plaintiff's cancer was caused by Roundup.
"It would be a battle of expert medical opinion," he said.
Maurice Blackburn principal Jonathan Walsh, said the firm had fielded hundreds of inquiries over Roundup in recent months, mainly over workplace exposure.
"We're actively investigating a small number," he said, adding the first would be a test case under Australian law.
Tighter restrictions on the use of glyphosate chemicals appear inevitable, whether or not Australian legal action is pursued.
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, which regulates the use of such substances in Australia, says it is "aware of recent international decisions concerning glyphosate".
A sign warning that glyphosate is being sprayed. Some councils have stopped using the herbicide, while others have reviewed it. Most, though, still spray with Roundup.
A spokesman for the authority said it "continues to actively monitor any new scientific information about glyphosate and we remain satisfied that APVMA-approved products containing glyphosate can continue to be used safely according to label directions".
It said its position is aligned with other international regulators, including United Nations bodies.
But toxic-chemicals campaigners disagree with the authority.
Four years ago, the World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer declared glyphosate "probably carcinogenic to humans".
Joanna Immig, co-ordinator of the National Toxics Network, said Australian regulators had taken a "curious stance" in response.
Maurice Blackburn has fielded hundreds of inquiries over Roundup in recent months, mainly over workplace exposures. Credit:Bloomberg
"Instead of moving to conduct a full review of glyphosate, the APVMA has attacked the findings and were part of a global push to discredit the IARC findings," she said.
Ms Immig warned that some 600 products in Australia carry glyphosate as the active ingredient.
"Numerous studies now show glyphosate residues in everything from breast milk to beer," she said.
"With the recent court cases you'd think the national regulator would be taking a closer look at the top selling herbicide that's used to grow our food … we're all being exposed".
Jason Reynolds, a science lecturer at Western Sydney University, noted that Vietnam had already banned glyphosate.
In a statement, Bayer challenged that decision as reportedly driven by "developments in litigation taking place in the United States", rather than any new scientific assessment undertaken by the government of Vietnam.
Dr Reynolds said the risks were likely to centre on people whose work resulted in extensive exposure, such as council employees. He predicted some councils would, independently or within small groups, start to phase out the product over the next five years.
Industry lobby group CropLife Australia argued in response to a Sydney council's urgent review of its Roundup use that the scientific evidence supporting glyphosate's safety was "clear and overwhelming", and that it would be "irresponsible ... to make decisions on misleading and incorrect media reporting".
Farmers are Austalia's biggest users of glyphosate.
The biggest users of the chemicals outside government are farmers, and the industry's peak body in Australia, the National Farmers Federation, shows no inclination of changing tack.
"Currently, there is no product approved for use in Australia that is as safe or as effective as glyphosate for weed control," federation president Fiona Simson said.
The cost of a ban to industry would be "monumental", she said, because the chemical allowed farmers to control weeds from above the ground, doing away with the need to plough.
"The productivity of especially grain growers but also graziers would decline dramatically, with a key tool in the weed management tool box gone."
Carrie Fellner
Carrie Fellner is an investigative reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Peter Hannam
Peter Hannam writes on environment issues for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.


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The Weekly DownLloyd: The Sterling mess grows
May 23, 2014, 3:38 AM | Updated: 3:39 am
BY JOE HUIZENGA "LLOYD BANKS"
As the producer of Mac & Gaydos, this is my own unique, weird, wacky and, at times, warped look at the week's seven biggest stories.
• Mark Cuban shares his opinion
Mark Cuban's taking some heat and I'm not sure why. He admitted if he saw a black guy in a hoodie or a white guy covered in tattoos, he'd cross the street to get away from them.
What's wrong with that? That has nothing to do with race. When I go out and walk at night, if I see a disheveled big dude I'm crossing the street too!
I think Cuban would've been willing to give Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling a pass on his initial recorded comments that TMZ got ahold of. When Sterling talked with CNN a week ago though, he dug himself into a much deeper hole. I don't think Sterling is a racist as much as he's an old guy who's opinions aren't in line with mainstream America anymore. His days of being an owner will eventually be numbered.
• Proposal videos have gone too far
A boyfriend's proposal video recently hit the web, and I'm convinced proposal videos have now jumped the shark. This guy took four years and traveled to over 25 countries to piece it all together.
At first these things were cute, but when it takes four years to put it together, give me a break! What if she said no? How low would that guy feel then?
• That's an old dude
Dr. Alexander Imich is now the world's oldest living man. Clocking in at 111 years old, Imich says he owes it all to a moderately healthy lifestyle and good genes.
Well, isn't that just great? I thought this guy was going to say he ate an apple a day or ran 10 miles a week. If the secret to longevity is good genes, and you're in a family with not-so-good genes, there's not much you can do about it.
Some secret this guy had. I'm giving him a demerit!
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Beyond food and shelter: Switchpoint Community Resource Center is a stepping stone to independence for homeless individuals.
A train naturally follows the path of a railroad track, but one simple device is used to redirect them when needed. This mechanism is crucial for efficiently getting trains to their intended destinations, a feat nearly impossible otherwise. The name of this device is a switch point.
The homeless face many obstacles to become functional members of society. They are like a train stuck on a track without opportunities to change the course and direction of their lives. The Switchpoint Community Resource Center was established by The City of St. George to provide the support and services needed to get the homeless back on track, all in one central location. Switchpoint holds the promise of a fresh start and ample opportunity to improve one's circumstances.
The Switchpoint Community Resource Center is equipped to accommodate up to 80 individuals who are in need of temporary housing. Each of the 16 rooms has its own shower, sink, and toilet and the facility has a full-functioning kitchen, laundry room, multi-purpose room, pantry, and a training center with 50 computers. The need for Switchpoint is apparent, as the resource center was filled to capacity the first day it opened on August 29, 2014.
While giving the homeless a hot meal, a clean bed, and a roof over their heads will help in the short term, more is needed. The journey back to stable and decent housing begins as soon as new residents arrive. Each person meets with a case manager and receives a comprehensive needs assessment. Individualized plans of action are formed to get them marketable, employed, housed, and equipped with the skills necessary to regain stability in their life, and help them obtain permanent housing.
The motto of SwitchPoint is "It Takes All of Us." To give each person the best opportunity for success, local non-profit agencies will be on site to provide resources such as educational training, employment placement, and housing assistance.
Visit www.switchpointcrc.org for more information.


Expect a very much alive Dan Conner, a newly separated Darlene and plenty of prickly politics from the "Roseanne" revival.
ABC has released a dozen or so new pics of the Conner clan back in action ahead of the reboot's March 27 premiere.
Fans can look forward to an adorable scene of the show's stars, Roseanne Barr (Roseanne) and John Goodman (Dan) sharing cute pillow talk.
...and sharing what looks to be a much-needed hug.
Another shot finds Dan drinking beer in the garage with daughter Darlene (Sara Gilbert), who's just moved back into the Conner family home following a separation with her husband David (Johnny Galecki).
We're guessing Darlene's unhappy over the split with David, as evidenced by a pic of her seeking solace in her mom's arms.
Speaking of moms, Darlene brings along her own children, teen daughter Harris, played by new cast member Emma Kenney of "Shameless" fame, and a 9-year-old gender-nonconforming son named Mark, played by Ames McNamara.
But Darlene isn't the only Conner child who has a kid now. Grown-up D.J. (Michael Fishman) also has a young daughter named Mary, played by newcomer Jayden Rey.
Fans will also get to see at least one surreal scene featuring Lecy Goranson (Becky No. 1) and her successor Sarah Chalke (Becky No. 2).
In a zany twist, Chalke plays a new character who hires Becky 1 to be her surrogate.
But what would the Conners be without a little family drama? Eagle-eyed fans can likely speculate about one Conner family conflict.
Star and creator Roseanne Barr has already revealed her character is a President Trump supporter, but the newly released pics clearly show Roseanne's sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) sporting a "Nasty Woman" shirt. Will the two bicker about politics?
We're guessing the answer is yes!
And, judging from comments Gilbert made at the Television Critics Association Press Tour on Monday, it seems the whole family disagrees about the current state of the union. Gilbert described the present-day Conners as "a family that is divided by politics but still is filled with love."
One thing's for sure, we are thrilled to see all of the Conners back together again — and we can't wait for March 27!


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Experts explains how PSBs will become Nigeria challenger banks - ITREALMS
The possibilities of the planned Payment Service Banks (PSBs) revolutionizing the financial services in Nigeria as they usher in a new era of change in delivering innovative payment solutions to customers is huge, experts in the financial services industry have affirmed, reports ITREALMS.
Fintech experts who spoke at the just concluded Lagos Fintech Week (LFW) were also of the opinion that these new entities could become 'challenger banks' as they take on traditional banks in Nigeria.
The term challenger bank is used to describe any bank that is looking to challenge the big four in Britain: Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group (which includes Halifax, Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland), HSBC and RBS (which includes NatWest and Ulster Bank).
According to Olusegun Zaccheaus, Senior Manager, Management Consulting, KPMG Advisory Services, the key questions to be answered are: how will the emergence of PSBs impact financial inclusion in Nigeria? What is its market potential and how will this disrupt banking in Nigeria? What kind of bank will the PSB be? How can PSB leverage Fintech partnership in order to achieve their objectives and what are the levers for success in this business?
Zaccheaus argued that PSB, if successful, has the potential to disrupt the banking market from several fronts. These include stealing of the "potential sweet spots in the 36.6 million unbanked and under-banked space, through payments and transactions, cannibalising the 39.7 million banked customer non-interest income revenue potential and increasing bargaining power over deposits".
On how should banks response to the PSBs possible threats, Zaccheaus identified four ways. He advised the banks to consider accelerating to scale during PSB initial phase.
"I expect banks to leverage PSB initiating phase to drive rapid penetration into potential PSB sweet spots in payments and select rural locations. Banks that are desirous of sharing in the potential sweet spots should consider entering PSB space via holding companies and affiliates.
He, however, warned that direct play in the PSB space by traditional banks require a very strong business case.
In addition, he said that the banks can respond to PSB by driving digital adoption. They can do by leveraging digital platform and ecosystems to scale-up bank's reach and distribution.
Besides, traditional banks can collaborate with PSBs, using their existing structure to assist with distribution footprint, regulation and compliance, FX servicing, government bonds, ATM operation and cash management.
On his part, Emmanuel Agha, the CEO of Innovectives said PSBs will deepen financial services but will not change the landscape significantly.
"The challenge with current providers is that they underestimate the BoP. Their needs may be simple but they are also varied. Their issues are not p2p transfer which PSB will major in.
"To bank the unbanked entail digitalization of basic transactional services that they are engaged in and the PSBs lack such capacity except they are owned and operated by Fintech," he declared.
But, Deji Oguntonade, the divisional head, Fintech and Innovation at GTBank disagreed with Agha. Oguntonade said the PSBs are challenger banks.
"Yes they are, at least for the local money transfer arm of our business," he quipped. He added that if these PSBs will operate strictly in rural, mostly unbanked locations, they may not pose a threat to the overall deposit business of commercial banks.
"Should their services be made available to all locations- rural and urban; then they may have a chance to disrupt the retail deposit business," he declared.
According to the GTB executive, the safe conclusion of the various possibilities are that PSBs can become a challenger bank if they partner with the banks or the other financial service institutions allow them to issue loans, operate in urban locations, outside of rural areas and are able to provide their services without internet connection or at least payment for internet connection.


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Eat the beets! Eat the beets!
Safe to say that I have a love for beets. For the last year, I have been pretty much spiralizing them and it has been a great ride. But, I have now been looking for ways to EAT THE BEETS! in a few different ways – beyond just baking them (boring!) or raw spiralizing.
Seriously, I have a mild obsession with beets. Look at those golden and candy cane beets!!! With beauties like this, it is not hard to make Instagram worthy culinary creations!
The downside to beets is that your kitchen looks like the scene of a crime when you are preparing them, but the upside is that beets are packed with nutrients. Beets are great for detoxification … and oddly enough they are said to be an aphrodisiac?!?
Beets are now in snack form at my desk at work. Also… in a mason jar! Hello… Beet Salsa!
This has been a great, easily portable desk snack this week. For a couple of days, I ate my beet salsa on cucumbers, and for a few days, I put it on some rice crackers. Both good options!
This plate of snacking goodness is about 100 calories.
So, go EAT THE BEETS!!!
There you have it, another healthy snack in a jar!
Looks delightful! I'm also trying to plan meals (with varying success). I'm guessing these would freeze alright? I know the beets would do great, but I'm wondering about the whole mix. Have you tried that, yet, and how did it work for you?


I choose to read books instead of watching TV.
I have never been sensible to anything christmas related so now i wonder why i even picked out this story.
Also i think i'm not receptive to Capote's style. Well, his writing style is fabulous but i never seem to understand what he's trying to say except the obvious itself.


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filed: May 6, 2016 • Pennsylvania
Penn Forest Twp. wind farm opponents to meet Friday
Credit: By Howard Frank, Pocono Record Writer | Posted May. 6, 2016 | ww.poconorecord.com ~~
A group of Penn Forest Township residents is trying to stop a wind farm from being built in the township.
Atlantic Wind of Rador applied for a special exemption permit to build wind turbines and an operations and safety building off Hatchery and Reservoir roads in Carbon County. The Penn Forest Zoning Hearing Board will review the Bethlehem Watershed Wind Farm Project permit at a hearing scheduled for May 12.
The company hopes to build 40 wind turbines on a 10,000-acre piece of property it would lease from the Bethlehem Authority, according to Paul Copelman of Iberdrola Renewable, owner of Atlantic Wind. The turbines are typically 1,000 feet or more apart. One of the company's wind farms in Texas has more than 200 turbines.
Several residents signed a petition opposing the project. Their concerns included noise, irritation from shadow flicker, the visual impact on the landscape and the effect on tourism and the local economy.
Penn Forest resident Heather Orlandini said she and others are against it because of its proximity to homes, destruction of wildlife and habitats, health effects, economic impact on tourism and home values. She believes there are better locations for the project.
"The Stony Mountain Ridge, where eagles, osprey and mountain lions live, is not the place," she said.
Dennis Steirer said township officials, upon advice of counsel, would not comment about where it stood on the project.
"There has to be something the township is getting and not telling us about. Otherwise, why would the township let them put these turbines in place without getting something from it?" he said.
Copelman said a number of factors make the Penn Forest site attractive to the company.
"We evaluate the wind resource and how it behaves," he said. "There's a transmission line that goes across this site, and the ability to interconnect with the power grid is important. And the environmental compatibility of the site is another major factor."
The project still must go through local, state and federal approvals before it can be built. If it receives approvals, it would take between one and two years to build.
The site would have a permanent staff of operations and maintenance personnel. The company hires from the local community trades schools and the military, Copelman said. And he estimates it would generate about $120,000 a year in taxes for Penn Township, money that would mostly go towards education.
Opponents of the project will hold a community meeting at 4 p.m. on May 6 at the Hickory Run Club House. The meeting is open to the public.
"We are standing together and vowing to fight this with every resource that we can muster," Orlandini said. "The township has tried to keep this under wraps and are now seeing how strong the people of the Poconos can be when we stand up for something we believe in."
Source: By Howard Frank, Pocono Record Writer | Posted May. 6, 2016 | ww.poconorecord.com


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James 'Jim' Keegstra, a prominent Canadian holocaust denier and former high school teacher in Eckville, Alta., is dead at the age of 80, CBC News learned late Thursday night.
Keegstra made international headlines in 1983 when he was accused of teaching students that the history of the Holocaust was fraudulent, and that a Jewish conspiracy was responsible for many of the world's problems.
It was alleged that Keegstra had been teaching his anti-Semitic views to his social studies class for 14 years before a parent complained to the local school board about his lessons.
In January 1984, Keegstra was stripped of his teaching certificate and charged with "wilfully promoting hatred against an identifiable group" under the Criminal Code of Canada.
At the time, no one had been successfully convicted under Canada's hate propaganda laws enacted in 1970.
Keegstra was represented at trial by notorious attorney Doug Christie, a political activist originally from B.C., who would go on to defend some of Canada's most high-profile Holocaust deniers.
Keegstra was convicted at his original trial and fined $5,000. His lawyers appealed the decision, arguing that the law was unconstitutional and that it violated provisions on freedom of expression in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
After multiple trials and appeals the case eventually reached the Supreme Court of Canada, who in 1990 and again in 1996 upheld Keegstra's conviction in a landmark ruling that found that the Criminal Code section on public incitement of hatred did infringe on Charter rights, but that infringement was justified.
Keegstra received a one-year suspended sentence, one year of probation, and community service.
He died on June 2, according to a report in the Red Deer Advocate. CBC News confirmed with his son that his father was in fact dead.
According to the same report, Keegstra spent the latter part of his life as a custodian at an apartment complex in the city.


I know this is blasphemous amongst the horror circles, and especially so in the wake of Wes Craven's unfortunate passing, but it is what it is. As far back as I can remember, A Nightmare On Elm Street has always been my least favorite of the franchise movies. Admittedly, as the series went on, I liked them a little bit more – who can't appreciate some of Freddy's one-liners? The problem with this first one is that none of those are there (I'm not willing to count the "I'm your boyfriend now" line), none of the witticism at all is present, and without even that little glimmer of hope, the movie just falls flat.


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    public function getActive()
    {
        return $this->active;
    }

    /**
     * Set multiple
     *
     * @param boolean $multiple
     */
    public function setMultiple($multiple)
    {
        $this->multiple = $multiple;
    }

    /**
     * Get multiple
     *
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function getMultiple()
    {
        return $this->multiple;
    }

    /**
     * Set createdAt
     *
     * @param datetime $createdAt
     */
    public function setCreatedAt($createdAt)
    {
        $this->createdAt = $createdAt;
    }

    /**
     * Get createdAt
     *
     * @return datetime
     */
    public function getCreatedAt()
    {
        return $this->createdAt;
    }

    /**
     * Add quizoptions
     *
     * @param Dodici\Fansworld\WebBundle\Entity\QuizOption $quizoptions
     */
    public function addQuizOption(QuizOption $quizoptions)
    {
        $this->quizoptions[] = $quizoptions;
    }

	/**
     * Add quizoptions
     *
     * @param Dodici\Fansworld\WebBundle\Entity\QuizOption $quizoptions
     */
    public function addQuizOptions(QuizOption $quizoptions)
    {
        $this->addQuizOption($quizoptions);
    }

    /**
     * Get quizoptions
     *
     * @return Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection
     */
    public function getQuizoptions()
    {
        return $this->quizoptions;
    }

	public function setQuizoptions($qo)
    {
        $this->quizoptions = $qo;
    }

    /**
     * Add quizanswers
     *
     * @param Dodici\Fansworld\WebBundle\Entity\QuizAnswer $quizanswers
     */
    public function addQuizAnswer(\Dodici\Fansworld\WebBundle\Entity\QuizAnswer $quizanswers)
    {
        $this->quizanswers[] = $quizanswers;
    }

    /**
     * Get quizanswers
     *
     * @return Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection
     */
    public function getQuizanswers()
    {
        return $this->quizanswers;
    }

    /**
     * Set results
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     * @param boolean $results
     */
    public function setResults($results)
    {
        $this->results = $results;
    }

    /**
     * Get results
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     * @return boolean
     */
    public function getResults()
    {
        return $this->results;
    }

    /**
     * Set score
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    public function setScore($score)
    {
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    }

    /**
     * Get score
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    /**
     * Set team
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namespace caffe {

template <typename Dtype>
void ArgMaxLayer<Dtype>::LayerSetUp(const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& bottom,
      const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& top) {
  out_max_val_ = this->layer_param_.argmax_param().out_max_val();
  top_k_ = this->layer_param_.argmax_param().top_k();
  CHECK_GE(top_k_, 1) << " top k must not be less than 1.";
  CHECK_LE(top_k_, bottom[0]->count() / bottom[0]->num())
      << "top_k must be less than or equal to the number of classes.";
}

template <typename Dtype>
void ArgMaxLayer<Dtype>::Reshape(const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& bottom,
      const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& top) {
  if (out_max_val_) {
    // Produces max_ind and max_val
    top[0]->Reshape(bottom[0]->num(), 2, top_k_, 1);
  } else {
    // Produces only max_ind
    top[0]->Reshape(bottom[0]->num(), 1, top_k_, 1);
  }
}

template <typename Dtype>
void ArgMaxLayer<Dtype>::Forward_cpu(const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& bottom,
    const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& top) {
  const Dtype* bottom_data = bottom[0]->cpu_data();
  Dtype* top_data = top[0]->mutable_cpu_data();
  int num = bottom[0]->num();
  int dim = bottom[0]->count() / bottom[0]->num();
  for (int i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
    std::vector<std::pair<Dtype, int> > bottom_data_vector;
    for (int j = 0; j < dim; ++j) {
      bottom_data_vector.push_back(
          std::make_pair(bottom_data[i * dim + j], j));
    }
    std::partial_sort(
        bottom_data_vector.begin(), bottom_data_vector.begin() + top_k_,
        bottom_data_vector.end(), std::greater<std::pair<Dtype, int> >());
    for (int j = 0; j < top_k_; ++j) {
      top_data[top[0]->offset(i, 0, j)] = bottom_data_vector[j].second;
    }
    if (out_max_val_) {
      for (int j = 0; j < top_k_; ++j) {
        top_data[top[0]->offset(i, 1, j)] = bottom_data_vector[j].first;
      }
    }
  }
}

template <typename Dtype>
void ArgMaxLayer<Dtype>::Backward_cpu(const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& top,
      const vector<bool>& propagate_down, const vector<Blob<Dtype>*>& bottom)
{
  const Dtype Zero = Dtype(0);
  CHECK_EQ(propagate_down.size(), bottom.size());

  for (int i = 0; i < propagate_down.size(); ++i) {
    if (propagate_down[i]) {
      // NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
      caffe_set(bottom[i]->count(), Zero, bottom[i]->mutable_cpu_diff());
    }
  }
}

INSTANTIATE_CLASS(ArgMaxLayer);
REGISTER_LAYER_CLASS(ArgMax);

}  // namespace caffe


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In 1979, the Greater Victoria School District joined with the Victoria local of the United Native Nations to form a Commission to review and make recommendations regarding the special educational and cultural needs of District Indigenous Students. The findings of this Commission led to the creation of the First Nations Education Division, which has since become the Indigenous Education Division (IED).
The Greater Victoria School District (GVSD) resides in the traditional territory of the Lkwungen people. We would like to acknowledge the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations on whose territory we live and work. Hay'sxw'qa – thank you. GVSD continues to support programs and curricula that build deeper understandings of Lkwungen history, values and language.
The purpose of the IED is to prioritize improved educational outcomes for Indigenous learners by promoting practices informed by Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing. Everyone has an important role to play in ensuring the success of Indigenous students, and in supporting all learners in developing their understanding of Indigenous cultures and worldviews as the basis for creating inclusive learning environments and an equitable society. IED takes leadership in this area and invites colleagues, families and communities into the work of creating success and a better future for all students.
IED provides support to our staff and students in four key areas:
Student Achievement: improved literacy, numeracy, attendance, retention and graduation
Belonging & Identity: ensuring that Indigenous perspectives, cultures and experiences are honoured in schools
Awareness & Understanding: increased understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal histories, traditions and protocols
Relationship & Partnership: developing shared initiatives to improve student outcomes
Through professional support offered to teachers and staff members and through student support programs that assist in overcoming barriers to success, IED is committed to eliminating the learning gap for Indigenous learners, nurturing cultural identity and a sense of belonging, and developing culturally responsive schools and learning environments. For more information about our programs and services, visit the IED website here.
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The Supreme Court has held that, for any statements to be admissible against you in court, law enforcement officers must advise you of your "Miranda" rights if you are the subject of a "custodial interrogation." This means that an officer must advise you that you have the right to remain silent, that anything you say can be used against you in court, that you have the right to consult with an attorney and have the attorney present during questioning, and that, if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you. It is important to remember, however, that you have these rights at all times, regardless of when or whether the officer reads you the rights. Thus, you can always and should always request to speak with a lawyer and avoid talking to the police without your lawyer present.
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Vivienne Westwood launches star-studded Save the Arctic Campaign
Harriet Hall
Sixty celebrities have taken part in a new Greenpeace campaign to save the Arctic hosted by fashion designer and activist, Dame Vivienne Westwood.
Models including Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Lily Cole and David Gandy appear in the campaign, wearing 'Save the Arctic' Westwood t-shirts. Also appearing in the campaign to save the Arctic's landscape, wildlife and indigenous peoples' wellbeing, are actors Dame Judi Dench, David Tennant, Sienna Miller and Tom Hiddleston.
Fashion designer and environmentalist, Stella McCartney, donned a t-shirt for the photographs, as have pop stars Kylie Minogue, Rita Ora, Jessie J and Chris Martin. Pamela Anderson, who also features in the photographs, has said: "Some of the most vulnerable potential victims of Big Oil in the Arctic – the whales, walruses, migrating eider ducks, and polar bears – have no voice. But we do. Time to save the Arctic."
The photographs were taken over 18 months by photographer, Andy Gotts MBE, and are being exhibited on the walls of London Underground's Waterloo station – covering every advertising spot along the escalators,
The Save the Arctic project has been running since 2012, but this latest campaign is hoping to thwart plans for Shell to commence drilling for oil in the Arctic, off the coast of Alaska. There are huge risks associated with offshore drilling in arctic conditions, with a 75% likelihood of a major oil spill over the lifetime of Shell's leases. If such an oil spill were to occur, the Arctic's wildlife would be severely endangered.
Seven million people, worldwide, have pledged to oppose Shell's drilling plans.
The photographs will be seen by all employees of Shell's London HQ, which is adjacent to Waterloo station. Greenpeace UK's Executive Director John Sauven said: "Behind the 60 famous faces in this collection, there are millions more rising up to demand Arctic protection. The global movement to defend the Arctic is snowballing – with seven million people already calling for its protection."
Model Lily Cole, who features in the campaign, has said: "Drilling for oil in the Arctic is only possible because man-made climate change is already causing this region to grow warmer twice as fast as the rest of the planet. The melting ice makes these huge reserves of oil and gas more accessible. We need to leave it in the ground."
The t-shirts worn in the campaign are all made of organic, unbleached cotton from a 20 year-old cooperative in Peru.
Dame Vivienne Westwood, who launched the campaign alongside designer Sadie Frost and Greenpeace UK has said that: "People all over the world understand that the Arctic melting will affect us all. If we're to save it, the time to act is now."
"This drilling madness in the Arctic has to stop. There are 7 million people signed up to Save the Arctic, with global public opinion still growing – we need to continue this momentum until it becomes a torrent they can't afford to ignore," said the designer.
The photographs will be on display at Waterloo underground station and will remain there until Sunday 26th July 2015. (Stylist)
David Tennant, Peter Capaldi, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams join forces to Save the Arctic
The Greenpeace campaign launched by Vivienne Westwood has also been backed by Jenna Coleman, Lara Pulver, Ian McKellen and John Hurt
By Susanna Lazarus
Some serious star power has come out in support of Save the Arctic – Vivienne Westwood's new Greenpeace campaign. A set of snaps have been unveiled, lining the escalators of Waterloo station, featuring the likes of Doctor Who stars Peter Capaldi, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman, Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams and Gwendoline Christie, and actors Tom Hiddleston and Lara Pulver who have all lent their names to an initiative launched to stop oil drilling in the Arctic.
Olivia Colman, Ian McKellen, John Hurt and Judi Dench also appear in the stills, on display at the central London tube station close to the headquarters of oil company Shell which is due to begin work near the North Pole later this month.
Capaldi – who is one of many stars photographed by Andy Gotts MBE – said of the campaign: "We know this planet is a fragile one. Yet we stand and watch as the Arctic shrinks. The time has come to stop watching. We must act."
"The Arctic is a unique and beautiful ecosystem, providing a home to both Indigenous Peoples and endanered species," added Williams. "Now it's under threat and we must act."
The exhibition – which runs until July 26th – was launched by Westwood with Greenpeace UK's executive director John Sauven at Waterloo station yesterday. "It was [his] brilliant idea to exhibit the images in Waterloo – using the escalators as a new art space in London – hundreds of people will be able to see the images," said the fashion designer. "People all over the world understand that the Arctic melting will affect us all. If we're to save it, the time to act is now." (RT)


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Curr Opin Immunol. 2007 Aug;19(4):441-7. Epub 2007 Aug 16.
Interleukin-12 and tuberculosis: an old story revisited.
Cooper AM1, Solache A, Khader SA.
The Trudeau Institute, Inc. 154 Algonquin Ave. Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA. acooper@trudeauinstitute.org
Our understanding of the role of interleukin (IL)-12 in controlling tuberculosis has expanded because of increased interest in other members of the IL-12 family of cytokines. Recent data show that IL-12, IL-23 and IL-27 have specific roles in the initiation, expansion and control of the cellular response to tuberculosis. Specifically, IL-12, and to a lesser degree IL-23, generates protective cellular responses and promotes survival, whereas IL-27 moderates the inflammatory response and is required for long-term survival. Paradoxically, IL-27 also limits bacterial control, suggesting that a balance between bacterial killing and tissue damage is required for survival. Understanding the balance between IL-12, IL-23 and IL-27 is crucial to the development of immune intervention in tuberculosis.
10.1016/j.coi.2007.07.004
IL-12 family cytokines in cellular response to M.tuberculosis infection
Macrophages and DCs are exposed to M. tuberculosis following aerosol infection of the lung. M. tuberculosis activated lung DCs produce IL-12p40, become responsive to the chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 and carry the antigen from the lung to the draining lymph node. IL-23 produced by activated DCs during the DC-T cell interaction promotes proliferation of antigen-specific CD4 T cells. IL-12 (and to a lesser extent IL-27 and IL-23) produced by activated DCs promotes polarization of naïve CD4 T cells into a Th1 phenotype while TGF-β and IL-6 promote polarization of Th17 cells. Both Th1 and Th17 cells migrate and populate the lung compartment in response to inflammation-induced chemokine gradients. The arrival of the IFN-γ producing Th1 cells correlates with the activation of infected macrophages in the lung and bacterial control. The absence of the IL-17 producing Th17 cells does not impact bacterial burden but does alter granuloma formation. γδ T cells also produce IL-17 in the lung of mycobacterially-infected mice.
Interleukin-12 and tuberculosis: an old story revisited
Curr Opin Immunol. ;19(4):441-447.
Regulation of cellular responses by IL-12 cytokine family members during M.tuberculosis infection
During chronic tuberculosis, IL-12 is required for the long-term maintenance of Th1 CD4 T cells in the lung, while IL-23 is required for the persistence and maintenance Th17 cells and IL-17. IFN-γ produced by Th1 cells negatively regulates Th17 while IL-27 promotes production of IFN-γ by Th1 cells and limits inflammation. Lipoxin negatively regulates IL-12 production during infection and may limit the inflammatory response in chronic disease. IL-23/IL-17 from Th17 and/or γδ T cells modulates the inflammatory response possibly by recruitment of neutrophils.
Immunity, Cellular
Interleukin-12/immunology
Interleukin-12/metabolism*
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/immunology*
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/metabolism
T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
Tuberculosis/immunology*
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It's almost time to reclaim your weekends from the sweaty toil of pushing a rattling lawnmower under the blazing sun. But don't simply stop mowing and call the growing season done. A last burst of cleanup and preparation will get your yard ready to ride out the winter and come back healthier than ever next year.
If you cringe at the thought of another fall struggling to clear brush or raking and bagging leaves by hand, maybe it's time to invest in the tools you need. The right tools make things easier on you and easier to get the job done right. Why not make this year the year you get the lawn care equipment you've been putting off buying for so long?
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Leaf blower Raking and bagging leaves may not be feasible if your yard is heavily treed, but there's a middle way between slaving over a rake and hiring the job out. A leaf blower makes it easier to loosen and corral leaves for cleanup. Gas models are more powerful than corded electric models, and you're unlikely to be satisfied with a plug-in model if you have a very large yard. Don't forget hearing protection.
You may also want to invest in a snowblower if your area is particular prone to harsh winters. That will save wear and tear on your back and free up time for snowball fights and sled racing.
Chainsaw Remember that one branch you hacked and sawed at for what seemed like hours of getting jabbed in the face by twigs last year? Even if you don't have many trees, a chainsaw makes short work of removing dead branches and brush. Electric- and battery-powered models don't provide the power and efficiency of a gas-powered model.
Log splitters Love a crackling fireplace but sick of splitting logs? Consider investing in a log splitter. Splitters are rated according to tonnage, measured by the pressure they apply to split the logs apart. Harder woods like oak and greener woods require more force, so go shopping armed with an idea of the type and size of wood you'll be splitting.
Wood chippers Turn your annual yard cleanup into mulch by running branches and waste through a wood chipper. An electric chipper that plugs into an outdoor household outlet can handle small branches up to about an inch and a half in diameter. For anything larger, you'll want a gas-powered model.
Loppers and pruners Don't waste a brilliant fall day hacking and sawing away at brush with the wrong tools. Loppers and pruners make short work of trimming bushes and shrubs.
The basics Fall is often a great time to find good deals on gardening basics like gloves, trowels and shovel.
Heavy power tools for fall lawn cleanup should be assembled and used with respect. These tools use significant force to chew up branches and brush. With today's plug-and-play habits, it can be tempting to plug in rev up your new tools without reading through the assembly information. Spend some time reviewing the owner's manual to avoid nasty surprises.
Dress for safety. Wear long pants, glasses or goggles and boots or close-toed shoes. Don't do lawn work wearing dangling jewelry or scarves.
Whenever you're using power equipment, keep an eye out for pets and kids that may wander onto the scene when you least expect it.
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You have heard of the physical benefits of crossing the midline. Here is a short video about the academic benefits! Not only do you get some clever, motivating ways to incorporate your curriculum, you will also notice some Tribes agreements and collaborative skills modeled: attentive listening, participating fully, appreciation, mutual respect, and problem solving, to name a few.