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NOC Review: 'The Conjuring 3' is a Solid 'X-Files' Episode
No, not literally (although, that would be pretty freakin' amazing if there was a crossover). I realized I am aging myself quite considerably with the comparison (so if it makes you feel better, comparing it to a Supernatural episode would be no less apt). However, I bring it up because, in a lot of ways, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It actually reminded me more of an episode of The X-Files than a Conjuring movie. And, also in a lot of ways, that is a mostly good thing.
For many of you unfamiliar, The X-Files ran from 1993 to 2002 (with two movies in 1998 and 2008, and a revival in 2016). It centered on two romantically involved FBI agents investigating a lot of paranormal cases (often times whodunnits), usually involving aliens, but occasionally also involving demons and faith. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It centers on two romantically involved paranormal investigators trying to solve a whodunnit involving demons and faith. And because this installment is more of a whodunnit than others, it brings a bit of a welcome freshness to the formula of the tried and true "Enter Home With Demonic Possession and Perform Exorcism" Conjuring beats we always anticipate.
This chapter of the long-running franchise pulls from one of the most well-known cases of the Warrens' files: The case of Arne Johnson. Johnson was put on trial after murdering his landlord, and cited demonic possession as his defense for pleading not guilty. The Warrens get involved, trying to do everything in their power to help Arne's case, but suspect there may be more to the possessions going on than they originally thought. It's up to them to solve the real mystery behind who or what is really behind the terrors plaguing Johnson and his family.
Now is the movie scary? Well like many episodes of The X-Files and most Conjuring films, yes it is! In fact, in many ways I found it to be better from a scare-standpoint than The Conjuring 2. For me, horror films these days just want to rely too heavily on jump-scares. Everything goes quiet, and dark, the music cuts out, character checks something out, nothing happens, then BAM—something happens involving loud noises/music and possibly death! And I felt the last Conjuring movie and spin-offs like Annabelle Comes Home were overly reliant on those jump-scares. Now don't get me wrong. The Devil Made Me Do It of course has jump-scares, but it's more successful at blending those jump scares with expectation, imagery, mood, tension, and mystery. Those were the elements that made the first film so great, and it's nice to see director Michael Chaves (The Curse of la Llorona) tackle those same elements successfully. For instance, in many scenes you'll see the ghost or demon trying to attack our heroes plain as day, just standing there. They're not a surprise. Chaves is not trying to hide them. But you're waiting in anticipation with the heroes of the story to see what it is they do, and how they attack the protagonists. And when the time comes they finally do, it's insanely terrifying. It's that build up that makes the scare earned. You see the horrific image of the demon or ghost. And you're just waiting to see what it's going to do and when. It's very effective.
As previously mentioned, prior to The Devil Made Me Do It, the formula for The Conjuring films has been pretty overplayed at this point. The first was a solid exorcism/haunted house story in the same vein of Insidious or Amityville Horror. The second was essentially more of the same, though a rather lesser, more VFX-heavy version of it. I appreciate that this third one, however, really puts a central focus on a mystery that causes Ed and Lorraine to hunt for clues to find a culprit most of the film, and end the nightmare. It also spends a considerable amount of its focus on courtroom drama (this is after all based on a real court case). And that to me felt very fresh. To keep this franchise and its universe moving, it's fun to explore other potential genre mash ups while still remaining consistent with the rules and tone of this universe (see also: Fast Five or the MCU). And to me, as an X-Files fan, the idea of Ed and Lorraine working with the police to connect different cases to the current one they're working on, while using psychic powers to determine causes and motives for various murders, and getting dirty with autopsy's and clues? I was super into it! Maybe it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it sure was mine!
There's also surprisingly a lot of heart and faith in this film as well, as there is with many Conjuring films. However, this one, more so than the previous chapters, really puts a great focus on Lorraine and Ed's marriage, reminding us that the forces of evil are no match for love. It's a premise that's really sold by the great chemistry between the always-incredible Vera Farmiga, and the earnest and lovable Patrick Wilson, who, even after 5 movies as the Warrens, still manage to make them compelling characters. And additionally, the supporting performances from Ruairi O'Connor, John Noble, and Sarah Catherine Hook are also pretty top notch.
Unfortunately, where the film does stumble is in its somewhat over-the-top execution on what are supposed to be true events. And this has been a problem with the entire Conjuring universe since it became a "universe" in my opinion. They essentially take these real stories and "Hollywood-ize" them into cliched horror cash grabs. We have no idea about what really happened during the real life case of Arne Johnson, and yet the film tries to tell you that what happens in this film is the actual truth, apparently complete with too many special effects and wires for floating characters. And I don't know if I can necessarily agree with that. There's something about making a Hollywood picture with crazy CGI around these cases that feels a bit exploitative. If you're going to tell the story, you don't necessarily need all of the levitating, body contorting details. The climax of the movie, for instance, goes way over the top! So it's hard to picture that it all really happened this way in real life. Also, you probably shouldn't be padding that story with crazy concepts that never happened in real life either.
Also, the film, while entertaining, is also somewhat forgettable, especially when compared to the superior first Conjuring film from 2013. While it's better than the second, it's still nowhere as good or fresh as the first movie was, and I essentially forgot about it over the weekend. The first film haunted me days after, because it was so effective and ultimately memorable. I wish this one had the same effect. I also heard some folks comment on the pacing of the film. While that aspect didn't bother me so much (again many X-Files episodes were slow burns), there's a chance folks looking for the horror in traditional Conjuring films may be treated to a police investigation instead, and may get bored.
All the negatives aside though, I thought this was still a fun movie. I like this franchise. I loved that they played with the idea of emphasizing the mystery more than the horror (for most of the movie). And I jumped out of my seat several times because it's a genuinely scary, well-acted movie. If you've been a fan, you'll enjoy this. If not, it probably won't change your mind. And frankly, for me, I just carried on with my life without any nightmares after that. That being said, one thing is for sure. It's probably the most fun "episode" of the X-Files I've seen in a long time!
The truth is out there!
Overall Score: B-
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Стратегическая коммуникация  () — комплекс мер, реализуемых Министерством обороны и другими компетентными государственными органами Соединенных Штатов Америки с целью диалогового информационного воздействия на зарубежные аудитории.

Понятие «стратегическая коммуникация» более детально описывается в официальных документах оборонного ведомства США. В соответствии с ними под данным термином понимаются целенаправленные действия органов государственной власти Соединенных Штатов Америки в сфере изучения и вовлечения основных аудиторий для создания, усиления и обеспечения условий, благоприятных для развития американских государственных интересов, политики и целей с помощью осуществления программ и планов, а также продвижения идей и материальных ценностей с применением инструментов национальной силы.

Основное отличие от традиционной односторонней формы воздействия на аудиторию, которая используется в рамках публичной дипломатии, заключается в том, что новый вариант работы с информацией и донесения ее до ключевой аудитории предполагает диалоговый характер, то есть двусторонний обмен.

Возникновение понятия

Использование информации с целью воздействия на ход конфликта стало одним из ключевых направлений для Министерства обороны США в начале XXI века. Военные эксперты понимали, что при грамотной работе с интернетом, СМИ и другими источниками информации возможно одержать победу практически в любом силовом противостоянии.

В условиях, когда происходит перераспределение международного баланса сил, и возникает угроза терроризма, в США разрабатывается новый подход к определению роли массовых коммуникаций во внешней политике. Свое конкретное воплощение данный подход получил в концепции «стратегической коммуникации».

Впервые термин был озвучен в военных кругах в начале 2000-х, однако в официальных документах стал упоминаться лишь с 2006 года. Вскоре в среде американского экспертного сообщества концепция «стратегической коммуникации» стала доминировать над идеями о мягкой «силе» Дж. Ная, заменив прежнюю стратегию вовлечения и партнерства в рамках публичной дипломатии на диалоговую пропаганду.

Стратегическая коммуникация при президенте Бараке Обаме

Идеи экспертов в сфере «стратегических коммуникаций» быстро нашли свое применение в деятельности администрации Барака Обамы. В Белом доме были расширены отделы, которые занимаются информационными проектами.

Администрация президента стала играть значимую роль в тех областях, которые традиционно относились к сфере ответственности отделов в Пентагоне и Госдепартаменте. В Совете национальной безопасности была создана новая должность – заместитель советника по стратегической коммуникации. В обязанности данного сотрудника входила координация деятельности отделов по публичной дипломатии, находящихся в Госдепартаменте, Пентагоне, Белом доме, Агентстве международного развития, ЦРУ и в других ведомствах правительства США.

В настоящее время Центр стратегических антитеррористических коммуникаций, при прямой поддержке со стороны президента Б. Обамы, занял место основного подразделения, работающего по приоритетному направлению внешней политики страны – диалоговому информационному воздействию.

Основные задачи концепции стратегической коммуникации

В число непосредственных задач, стоящих перед Министерством обороны и другими компетентными органами США в рамках стратегической коммуникаций, входят:
 повышение доверия к США в целом, а также легитимности их действий за рубежом;
 ослабление доверия к противнику и легитимности его действий;
 побуждение ключевой аудитории к выполнению конкретных действия в поддержку целей США или международного сообщества;
 склонение конкурента или противника совершить или воздержаться от конкретных действий.

Проблемы и критика стратегической коммуникации

Многие американские военные эксперты выделяют в качестве серьезной проблемы, замедляющей развитие и внедрение концепции стратегической коммуникации - неумение работать с новыми каналами коммуникации, например, электронными средствами массовой информации. К слову, до этого специалисты неоднократно отмечали, что причиной снижения доверия к США со стороны союзников и уважения противников к ним является недостаточно ясно обозначенная национальная стратегия США, а также несерьезное отношение правительства и государственных ведомств к новым медиа.

Обозреватели также с тревогой отмечают, что пока органы государственной власти США озадачены изучением того, как правильно работать с каналами стратегических коммуникаций, террористические организации уже научились их использовать и активно применяют в своей деятельности.

Однако не только в экспертном сообществе дискутируют по поводу новой концепции в сфере внешней политики Соединенных Штатов Америки. В 2009 году в военном журнале «Joint Force Quarterly» была опубликована статья «Strategic Communication: Getting Back to Basics» адмирала Майкла Маллена, занимавшего в то время пост председателя Объединенного комитета начальников штабов США. Он стал первым высокопоставленным чиновником, который официально высказался с недоверием к концепции стратегической коммуникации. В частности, адмирал подверг жесткой критике усилия администрации Барака Обамы в Афганистане по борьбе с Талибаном и Аль-Каидой, отмечая серьезное несоответствие между обещанными ранее выгодами от применения концепции и теми реальными результатами, которые Вашингтон смог добиться в тот период. Данная статья была напечатана и в других американских и зарубежных изданиях, в том числе в журнале «Foreign Policy».

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This amazing vanity is make of Ikea furniture and acrylic trays from a craft store. It takes less than an hour to assemble. Learn how here.
5. Deconstruct and decoupage old boxes.
This pretty organizer is made of cereal and oatmeal boxes, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
6. You can also make a whole chest of cardboard drawers.
This one uses old Birchboxes, but, as with the organizer above, any kind of small boxes will work just as well. Instructions here.
7. Hang your products up and reclaim your precious bathroom counter space.
No matter how much counter space you have in your bathroom, it will never be enough. It's a law of physics or something. This organizer is made of craft store pails, a shower rod, and ribbon.
8. Sew a little sleeping bag for your brushes.
Aw, look at how snuggly they are now.
9. Or contain them in gold.
These are just mason jars painted gold, but they look really fancy and Anthropologie-esque, don't they? Get to it!
10. Divide (and conquer) your drawers.
Simple drawer inserts are great for decluttering a jumbled vanity. You can browse some inexpensive ones here.
11. Hanging organizer + makeup = genius.
This is another way of reclaiming your beloved counter space. Stick this on the back of a closet door to make clutter is a thing of the past.
12. Use a magazine rack to bring order to stacks of big palettes.
Palettes are the best things ever, but storing them is the worst. Pick up a magazine rack at a dollar store and you'll reclaim TONS of surface area from their bulky clutches.
13. Use a bead organizer to straighten stuff up.
14. And if all of this still seems like too much to manage, there's always this classic.
Go the seventh-grade route and get yourself a Caboodle!


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Sky Sports F1 to show GP2 and GP3 Series
Updated: Thursday 2 February 2012
Sky Sports have announced that their Sky Sports F1 channel will include live coverage of both the GP2 and GP3 series.
Complementing the channel's coverage of every F1 session from every 2012 race, the announcement is being billed as a chance for fans to receive a glimpse into the future of motorsport with both series rightly considered to be a breeding ground for F1 drivers of the future.
The 12-round 2012 GP2 series will begin in Malaysia on 23-25 March and follows a global circuit through 10 countries. Sky Sports F1 will show the two races per weekend; a feature race and a shorter sprint race.
The first GP3 race of 2012 takes place in Barcelona, Spain on 11-13 May, followed by seven more races throughout the year, with the final race at Monza, Italy on 7-9 September 2012.
Executive Producer Martin Turner said: "We are delighted to be showing GP2 and GP3 live on Sky Sports F1 HD. There are six former GP2 champions in Formula 1 this season, including Lewis Hamilton and last year's winner Romain Grosjean. The series promises nail-biting and fascinating racing and we'll track gifted drivers through the ranks as they aim for Formula 1."
Sky Sports F1 will launch on Sky and Virgin Media on Friday 9th March 2012.
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Russia launched its second Karakurt-class corvette last week.
It is a much more improved version of Russia's previous corvettes.
The Karakurt-class corvette seems to be as fast and as capable as a destroyer, but smaller.
Russia plans on building 18 Karakurt-class corvettes in total.
A new ballistic missile submarine wasn't the only new vessel the Russian Navy got this November.
The new Karakurt-class corvette – dubbed "Typhoon" – was launched at the Pella shipyard in St. Petersburg Friday, November 24, after a short ceremony.
The Typhoon, only the second Karakurt-class corvette made so far, is the latest example of the Russian Navy's increased reliance on small and heavily armed ships that can carry a massive payload of missiles. Russia plans to make 18 Karakurt-class corvettes in total.
The small vessels, comparable to the US Navy's littoral combat ships, and known in the naval world as corvettes, were originally designed for use in the littoral zone, the area of water close to the shore. As such, the corvettes are much smaller than the frigates and destroyers that are the traditional focus of navies around the world.
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Rick Pitino leaves coaching job in Greece to pursue NBA role
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Rick Pitino is ready to leave Greece to pursue a job in the NBA.
The Hall of Fame coach announced on Twitter that he will not return to Panathinaikos after leading the team to a Greek League championship.
"This past year has been incredible," Pitino wrote, in part. "I'd like to thank all of the PAO players and their terrific efforts. Thanks to my staff for their loyalty and dedication. ... I will miss you all greatly but I am returning home and looking forward to the next chapter in my life."
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- Rick Pitino (@RealPitino) June 21, 2019
What will the "next chapter" look like for Pitino?
He told ESPN on Friday he wants pursue a full-time job in the NBA - whether that be a coaching position, a player personnel job or an advisory role.
"I just want to be a part of an organization," Pitino said last October. "I want to develop young players. I want to be part of a team. I miss it terribly. I'm using this time to really study the NBA. If something opens up with a young basketball team, I'd have deep interest in it.
"I think the league is going to get younger and player development will become even more important to every organization. That's my forte. I believe I can help an organization find a pathway to success."
Pitino, 66, won NCAA titles at Kentucky and Louisville as he led his teams to seven Final Fours and earned conference titles in the Big East, SEC and ACC.
But his tenure at Louisville ended in disgrace when he was dismissed amid the program's alleged involvement in the college basketball recruiting scandal that was investigated by the FBI. It was the latest in a series of controversies around Pitino during his time at the school, leading to Louisville's national title and two Final Four appearances being vacated.
Pitino does already have some experience in the NBA. He was head coach of the Knicks from 1987-89 before taking over the Celtics in 1997. He resigned early into his fourth season with Boston, and never enjoyed the same success in the NBA as he did in college basketball.


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CQBHA History Page
Cobb's Quay Marina
In the summer of 1991, Tony Hackett sat on his Yacht "Bold Lancer" surveying the Cobbs Quay Marina as it was then and he was alarmed at the way it looked! The berths at low tide were full of mud, causing the boats to lie at odd angles and making access difficult for the owners.
Tony discussed the situation with other Berth Holders over a drink in the Yacht Club. By the end of the conversation the Berth Holders Association had been born. The original board members included Tony, Bob Maidment and Eric Hall. The initial purpose of the B.H.A was to represent all the berth holders in a united voice over day to day running of the Cobbs Quay Marina.
The first challenge was to address the dredging of the marina and access channel. The profile of the problem was raised with the help of the boating press and after photographic evidence was published in a Yachting Magazine and the marina owners took the necessary action.
At the end of 1993, the second full season, the B.H.A had swelled to 100 members due to it's success with the dredging campaign.
In 1994 with the majority of the dredging work completed, The B.H.A established a social side after a successful group cruise. This led to the ever popular "cruising calendar" and "cruising in company".
With the cruising calendar's success came the growth of the B.H.A. and by the end of 1996 membership had jumped to 219.
Other involements of the association have been the car parking improvements, the new shower block and input & influence over the workings of the Poole twin bridge system.
By 2010 well over 600 skippers had paid subscription fees and were enjoying the benefits of their one-off membership fee.
Today the objectives of CQBHA have much the same purpose in bringing people together to have a better experience of their berthing at the marina and cruising from Cobbs Quay and Davis's Boatyard.


Dr. Lewen is board-certified by the Americn Board of Ophthalmology and has been in private practice in New York since 1982. He began his medical career in New York with Suffolk Ophthalmology Associates, where he has spent more than three decades building a reputation for personal, quality comprehensive eye care.
Dr. Lewen completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University. He then attended medical school at Chicago Medical School and later completed his internship and residency in Ophthalmology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago.
His current affiliations in New York include Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, NY where he is chief of staff in the Ophthalmology department for the last six years and Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, NY. Dr Lewen is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society.
His lengthy medical career in Ophthalmology is based on the same principals of personal, compassionate care that is the foundation of SightMD.


The Department of Health has recently completed a review to assess the security risk and health impacts of biological agents of security concern with a view to determining if any changes are required to the List of Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBAs).
A Consultation Report on the Review of Biological Agents of Security Concern was released for comment on 9 October 2015 and the consultation period will close on 18 December 2015.
alterations to the notes at the end of the List of SSBAs to increase clarity about when a highly virulent influenza strain is regulated.
Health would like to thank everyone who has provided comment so far on the Consultation Report and recommendations. If you have not yet commented and would like to do so, you can download the Consultation Form from the SSBA website (www.health.gov.au/ssba) and email the completed form to SSBA (ssba@health.gov.au).
Completed Consultation Forms must be received by close of business on 18 December 2015 for your comments to be considered prior to finalisation of the Report and recommendations.
Consultation Report - what happens next?
The Minister for Health has the final authority to make changes to the List of SSBAs. Following consultations, a final report with recommendations will be presented to the Minister for her decision. If the Minister accepts the recommendations then Health will draft a new List of SSBAs removing S. Typhi and V. cholerae, altering the name for influenza and altering the notes associated with the List of SSBAs.
Once the new List of SSBAs is determined, the Department will publish the updated list on the Department of Health website at SSBA (www.health.gov.au/ssba). A timeframe for when the new List of SSBAs will come into effect will also be published. For entities directly affected by any changes, Health will contact the Responsible or Contact Officers to discuss the changes and implementation timeframes.
If the Minister rejects some or all of the recommendations, then the rejected recommendations will not be implemented and the current regulatory requirements will remain in place.
National Health Security Checks (NHS Checks) are conducted thorough AusCheck. To request an NHS Check you will need to contact AusCheck directly, as the application form is not available on the AusCheck website. AusCheck can be contacted on (02) 6141 2000 or AusCheck (AusCheck@ag.gov.au). Completed forms should be emailed to AusCheck for processing.
The SSBA Regulatory Scheme team would like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year.
The SSBA Regulatory Scheme staff will be unavailable to assist with inquiries from close of business on 24 December 2015 to 8.30 am (Canberra time) on 4 January 2016.
The Data Collection System will be operational during this period for reporting SSBA handlings. DCS passwords can be reset at the DCS log in screen if necessary, with the new password sent to the nominated responsible or contact officer.
If you have an emergency involving SSBAs during the shutdown period, please call your local emergency services as appropriate or the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400.
SSBA Helpdesk will be closed between 24 December 2015 and 4 January 2016.
The National Terrorism Threat Level is a scale of five levels that informs the public about the likelihood of an act of terrorism occurring in Australia.
On 26 November 2015, a new National Terrorism Threat Advisory System was introduced to replace the current National Terrorism Public Alert System.
The National Terrorism Threat Advisory System will inform Australians about the likelihood of an act of terrorism occurring in Australia and enable authorities, businesses and individuals to take appropriate measures for in regards to safety and security. The National Terrorism Threat Level also provides an indicator to government agencies enabling them to respond appropriately with national threat preparedness and response planning.
Any change to the National Terrorism Threat Level will be announced by the Prime Minister, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Counter-Terrorism, the Director-General of ASIO, or the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator.
rebalances the threat levels to reflect the current security environment that the country is facing.
Information about the new system and the current level can be found at Australia National Security (www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/threatlevel).
Australia's current threat level is Probable.
Don't forget to update your contact details for the SSBA Mailing List.
The SSBA Regulatory Scheme uses this list to mail out the SSBA newsletter and other information about the scheme.
If you have any changes, or would like to be added to this list, please email your details to SSBA Inbox - (ssba@health.gov.au).
Check out our website: SSBA (www.health.gov.au/ssba).
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Winnipeg (disambiguation)
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Winnipeg ( i/ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
The name "Winnipeg" comes from the Western Cree words for Lake Winnipeg nearby, referring to muddy or brackish water, or possibly the natural colour of the Red River that flowed into the southern basin of the lake. The region was a trading centre for aboriginal peoples long before the arrival of Europeans. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. As of 2011, Winnipeg is the seventh most populated municipality in Canada.
Known as the "Gateway to the West", Winnipeg is a railway and transportation hub with a diversified economy. This multicultural city hosts numerous annual festivals, including the Festival du Voyageur, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Jazz Winnipeg Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, and Folklorama. Winnipeg was the first Canadian host of the Pan American Games. It is home to several professional sports franchises, including the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Canadian football), the Winnipeg Jets (ice hockey), Manitoba Moose (ice hockey) and the Winnipeg Goldeyes (baseball).
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Winnipeg is a city in Canada and the capital of the province Manitoba.
Winnipeg may also refer to:
Winnipeg (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada
Lake Winnipeg, a large lake in Manitoba
Winnipeg River, a river flowing into Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg Capital Region, Manitoba, a region of Manitoba in the Red River Valley
Winnipeg (bear), a Canadian black bear and the namesake for Winnie the Pooh
HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338), a Canadian frigate.
Winnipeg (ship), the name of a ship which arrived at Valparaíso, Chile, on 3 September 1939 with 2,200 Spanish immigrants
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Union Station is the inter-city railway station for Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in downtown Winnipeg, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976.
Initial Construction
Constructed between 1908 and 1911, the station was built as a joint venture between the Canadian Northern Railway, National Transcontinental, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Dominion government. The first train to enter the station did so on 7 August 1911, with the official opening the following year on 24 June 1912.
Union Station was designed by Warren and Wetmore, the architects responsible for Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Designed in the Beaux-Arts style and constructed from local Tyndall limestone, Union Station was one of Western Canada's largest railway stations.
The building extends for 350 feet (110 m) along Main Street, with the entrance close to the intersection of Main Street and Broadway. The building's entrance doors are located under a decorative iron canopy that projects from the austere white limestone. Atop the building is a large dome.
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NC TraCS Carolina KickStart Commercialization Webinar Series Oct 22, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — N/A,
The topic will be, "Technology Alliances: Legal Tools for Partnering Your Asset." The webinar will be presented by Andrew Fisher and Merrill Mason on Friday, Oct. 22 from noon - 1 p.m.
Technology Commercialization Workshop Oct 21, 2010 from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM — Beard Hall 116,
This workshop, sponsored by the UNC Office of Technology Development and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will take place on Thursday, Oct. 21.
Research Ethics Grand Rounds: "Research with Adolescents" Oct 21, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — Brinkhous-Bullitt, Room 219,
Arlene Davis, JD, RN, Associate Professor of Social Medicine, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, will be the presenter.
2010 Biostatistics Seminar Series - next session Monday, Oct. 25 Oct 25, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 01:50 PM — Bondurant Hall, Room 2020,
This semester seminar series targets Clinical and Translational Science Investigators who have had basic training in biostatistics methods (e.g., completed Bios 541 and 542) and are interested in learning more about a variety of more advanced topics. The topic will be "Statistical Issues in Imaging Studies."
Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture to be given by Jenny P-Y Ting, PhD Nov 03, 2010 from 05:30 PM to 08:00 PM — Carolina Club, George Watts Hill Alumni Center,
The School of Medicine invites faculty members and a guest to attend the annual Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture to be presented by Jenny P-Y Ting, PhD, William Rand Kenan Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Director, Center for Translational Immunology. The lecture will be Wednesday, Nov. 3.
Semi-annual medical staff meeting Nov 16, 2010 from 05:00 PM to 07:30 PM — Medical Biomolecular Research Building,
The semi-annual medical staff meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 16.
UNC PM&R Residency Program Renews Accreditation
UNC Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) has once again received continued accreditation for its four-year residency program.
VIDEO: UNC Hospitals hosts 'Science of the ER' camp
Members of UNC Hospitals' Emergency Department, in conjunction with UNC's Morehead Planetarium, hosted a "Science of the ER" camp for middle school students in the summer of 2010. From sutures to respiratory therapy, students learned about what happens behind the scenes in the Emergency Department at UNC Hospitals.
Commitment to Caring Quality Expo Oct 19, 2010 from 11:00 AM to 04:30 PM — UNC Hospitals lobbies,
The 2010 Commitment to Caring Quality Expo will be held Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the lobbies of the N.C. Children's, Women's, and Neurosciences Hospitals.
Promise Idol Auditions
Auditions for the 2010 Promise Idol singing competition will be held 7 to 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4 on the Children's Hospital lobby stage. All UNC Health Care and School of Medicine employees, volunteers and residents can audition.
Crane in place on Medical Drive Oct. 15 - 17
On Friday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m., a portion of the end of North Medical Drive will be barricaded off for the arrival of a construction crane for the placement of structural steel on to the roof of the Patient Support Tower. This necessary work is being accomplished as part of UNC Hospitals' 5 East Renovation project.
Blood Drive Nov. 9
The Blood Mobile will be parked on North Medical Drive behind the hospital on Nov. 9 between noon - 4:30 p. m. The blood drive will be sponsored by NC Society Radiologic Technologists, UNC Health Care and Outback Steakhouse.
Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds: Visiting Ethics Scholar Oct 28, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM — Clinic Auditorium ,
Concerned about communication with your patient on a ventilator? Join us at Inter-Disciplinary Grand Rounds on Thursday, Oct. 28, on the topic of communicating with the voiceless patient.
'Late Night with Roy' likely to affect Friday traffic
Late Night with Roy 2010 will be held on Friday, Oct. 15 at the Dean E. Smith Center. The event will begin at 8 p.m. Please be aware that traffic to and from the hospitals and the School of Medicine may be heavy tomorrow evening.
2010 Carolina Cares Carolina Shares campaign is under way.
The State Employees Combined Campaign provides an easy way to give to your favorite charities through payroll deduction.
Strategic Planning Survey: The Medical Foundation Looks to the Future
The Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Inc., which raises money for the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and UNC Health Care, has managed to maintain an enviable track record of attracting philanthropic interest over the last five years. Now they are looking for ways to improve and expand their efforts.
Do you have a story to share? Do you want to advertise your event? Let us hear about it! Submissions are due each Tuesday by 5 p.m. for the Thursday issue.
Call for Abstracts - Paul A. Godley Health Equity Symposium Jan 07, 2020 - Feb 07, 2020
Medical Students and Faculty: Sign up for the few remaining Healer's Art Course spots for this Winter Session! Jan 09, 2020 - Feb 20, 2020
Prostate Cancer Management in North Carolina: Updates for 2020 Jan 22, 2020 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM — Webinar
Updates for 2020 – UNC Cancer Network "Cancer Treatment in North Carolina: Research to Practice" Lecture Jan 22, 2020 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM — Webinar
Evaluating Drivers of Age of Diagnosis Disparities for Virginia's Rural Children with Autism Jan 22, 2020 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM — Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium, UNC School of Social Work


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Sierra Club: Bush Endangered Lives of New Yorkers After 9/11 By Lying About Dangers of Toxic Fallout
By Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now, August 19, 2004
A new Sierra Club report raises new questions about the Bush administration's handling of the cleanup of downtown Manhattan in the days after 9/11. We'll speak with the author of the report and a downtown Manhattan resident who suffers respiratory illness from World Trade Center dust. [includes rush transcript]
As Republicans prepare to descend on New York City for their party Convention in less than two weeks, a leading environmental group is raising new questions about the Bush administration's handling of the cleanup of downtown Manhattan in the days after 9/11.
A new report by the Sierra Club charges that the Bush administration was guilty of reckless disregard by failing to inform Ground Zero area workers, residents and rescuers of health risks from toxic air after the collapse of the World Trade Center.
The report titled "Air Pollution and Deception at Ground Zero" blames the thousands of cases of long-term respiratory illness among New Yorkers on the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency, saying they downplayed health risks, shirked their regulatory oversight roles and even urged financial district workers to return to their jobs prematurely.
The EPA called the report "a blatant attempt to use this tragedy for political gain."
In addition to misleading the public about the health hazards of the smoke and dust at Ground Zero, the report finds that the Bush administration's mistakes are now in danger of becoming policy for handling future disasters.
Suzanne Mattei, an attorney who heads the national field office of the Sierra Club in New York. She is the author of the Sierra Club's new report "Air Pollution and Deception at Ground Zero."
Jo Polett, downtown Manhattan resident who lives near Ground Zero. She has was been diagnosed with reactive airways disease and GERDS from World Trade Center dust in her apartment. She is a member of the group 9/11 Environmental Action
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JUAN GONZALEZ With us today to talk about that are the author of the report, Suzanne Mattei, an attorney who heads the national field office of the Sierra Club in New York. She's the author of "Air Pollution and Deception at Ground Zero." We're joined by Jo Polett, a downtown Manhattan resident who lives near ground zero. She has been diagnosed with Reactive Airways Disease and GERDS from World Trade Center dust in her apartment. Welcome to both of you.
SUZANNE MATTEI Thank you. Glad to be here.
JUAN GONZALEZ Suzanne, there have been quite a few reports in recent years about the federal government's handling of the environmental problems at ground zero. Could you summarize what are some of the new findings that your report has put together--it's a 184-page report, it's quite comprehensive, it took me about a day to read it. Luckily, I was able to get an advance copy, and -- but tell us about some of the findings?
SUZANNE MATTEI Sure. Well, when I first started this report, I thought I would find some political spinning of a few early press releases followed by some bureaucratic bungling, and I thought it would take me maybe four months to write this thing. Instead it took over a year because I found a lot more than that. I found that E.P.A did not find hazards because they did not look for them, and when they did find hazards, they either didn't tell us, or they came up with very lame excuses for why we shouldn't be concerned. It was layer upon layer of deception and disregard. I found out that E.P.A had surveyed their own employees, their office employees, who work at 290 Broadway, which is maybe seven blocks away from the towers. They found out that they were sick in December, three months after the attack. Long after E.P.A had told everybody, come back, come back to lower Manhattan, told families come back, bring your kids, everybody was told to return. They find out their own employees are sick. But I had never heard of that study. Nobody else I knew, nobody else that I talked to had ever heard of that study. I went through E.P.A's press releases. Nothing. No word about this study, but it was published in a scientific journal. E.P.A. knew about it.
JUAN GONZALEZ It was published in July of 2002.
SUZANNE MATTEI July 2002, very quietly. But the public did not know about it. I found other strange things, too. On the website, for example, there's a class of chemicals called Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (so we'll call them P.A.H.'s). But this is a very toxic group of chemicals. Some of them are hormone disrupters. Some of them are cancer-causing. Some of them may cause genetic defects that can be passed on to offspring. There's been some new research around that, a lot of concern around that. They said on their website that they found no P.A.H.'s in the air, which I couldn't understand, because it's hard to burn anything without finding them. So...
JUAN GONZALEZ So P.A.H.'s are basically a product of uncontrolled burning?
SUZANNE MATTEI Of uncontrolled combustion, yes, mixed materials, especially. And so I was going through a bunch of footnotes to another scientific article, and I saw one that I'd never seen before. So I hunted it down and, yes, somebody had done some early testing and, yes, they had found P.A.H.'s at significant levels, comparable to a severe ozone, smog episode in Los Angeles and, lo and behold, the researchers were from Research Triangle Park, E.P.A's own research center. So they had taken samples. They had even published a study about it, but on their website, they were telling the public, they didn't find it at all.
JUAN GONZALEZ Once again that study was published in August of 2003, about two years later?
SUZANNE MATTEI Yes. Yes. But they had the samples, and they had done the tests. They didn't test for P.A.H.'s in the dust at all, as far as I can see, as far as I can tell. But we found private tests that were done of dust from firefighters' boots and many, many times higher than the standard that E.P.A would use for removing P.A.H.'s from soil at a superfund site. So there were a lot of hazards. There were a lot of things like this that I found and that other people have found in snippets. You put that together with the fact that OSHA decided, for heaven only knows what reason, they were not going to do any enforcement of health and safety standards at ground zero, and the whole thing is completely baffling. I think -- it's hard to understand why -- why the federal government behaved the way they did, but the consequences are not hard to understand.
JUAN GONZALEZ Let's get into that. Jo Polett, you are a downtown Manhattan resident. You became very sick after 9/11. Could you talk about your experiences and how you are now reacting to this report of the Sierra Club?
JO POLETT Yes. Sure. After September 11, I spent a week with friends in another part of the city. The government said the air was safe, I came home, and it was -- I was fine for a few weeks. Then I started getting symptoms that I ignored at first, because they said there was no problem. So, I came down with bronchitis and, you know, called the doctor, but wasn't concerned. Then I had symptoms -- inhaling. I would have soreness when I inhaled; but I went to the website. They said expect short term symptoms, and they said that scientific data doesn't show there will be any long term health problems for area residents and workers. It should have occurred to me then that -- How could they talk about scientific data on long term health consequences when it was three or four weeks after the event? But I trusted the government. Eventually, I started -- I lost my voice completely, and then I started having trouble breathing. That was in November. I was lucky because I went to a physician -- a specialist in environmental medicine and I got proper treatment, and I was told that I had to leave the area until my building was professionally cleaned.
JUAN GONZALEZ How long did you then stay out of the area?
JO POLETT It was -- let's see. My -- E.P.A got around to my building -- When was it? It was July of 2003.
JUAN GONZALEZ In terms of the other people that you've -- you have been in contact with, the various citizen groups at ground zero, how extensive--and maybe Suzanne, you can talk also in terms of what you have found--in terms of how extensive has been the impact, not just on the ground zero workers, which people are more perhaps aware of, but of the residents in general? JO POLETT Suzanne should talk about the studies, because she really knows them.
JUAN GONZALEZ Fine.
JO POLETT But what I see -- one of the things that happened early on, I mean -- there were people who became sensitized to the dust, like me, and people like that, they -- every time you get exposed, you become more sensitized. People who didn't get out in time or didn't get the appropriate medications, a lot of those people now have new onset asthma, which at this point will not go away. Then there were people -- I mean at a certain point, I was asking my doctor Well, there are people living there that are fine. So, what is this about? I mean, her comment was, you know, maybe the people like you were lucky, because by then she knew that there was lead in the dust, there was P.A.H., that it was very caustic. There was glass. So, I mean, I guess the concern is what are we going to see later? I'm running across people -- a lot of the people who became sensitized left. People who could afford to leave and who were sick moved elsewhere. But I guess every month or so, my organization, 9/11 Environmental Action, gets an e-mail from somebody who has symptoms and doesn't know what to do, and it's just -- the people who didn't get the early treatment are people who are never going to get back to where they were in terms of breathing capacity, and it's just unnecessary.
JUAN GONZALEZ Suzanne, your study mentions a particular -- a particular red flag, which was a health center in Chinatown that had enormous increase in the number of childhood asthma cases in Chinese-American youth. You can talk a little bit about that, and again when was that finally publicized?
SUZANNE MATTEI I don't have it right in my mind when that was publicized, but it was fairly recently. What they did was they looked at a group of children who were visiting an asthma clinic. They had data on these children from the year before the attack, and the year after the attack. They found a very significant increase in their visits to the asthma clinic, and the amount of medication that they had to use. Not only that, they found a tremendous increase in patients -- I think it was a 67% increase in patients. They had another asthma clinic out in Queens, and that clinic actually saw a decrease in the number of patients, and did not see any of the kinds of increases that these children in Chinatown experienced. That's of concern, first of all, because this is a very sensitive population because asthma can be life-threatening, but also because those -- many of those children were not even living in the zone that the federal Environmental Protection Agency designated as its clean-up zone. You know, they sort of drew a line on the map and said we'll clean some of these apartments on request, but no place else. Some of these children lived outside that zone. So that's of concern. I'm also concerned about the transit workers. Many people have no idea, but there were about 3,000 transit workers who responded immediately to the disaster. They were the hard-hats, the welders that came down and cut the steel so that the rescue workers could get in and try to find people. Most of them did not have proper protection, and many of them are sick. I'm concerned about the clean-up workers. There were hundreds -- hundreds of low-income people, most of them immigrants, who were hired off the street to clean the buildings, clean the sidewalks. Very few of them had any protection. There was a study done by Steven Markowitz at Queens College, the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, and they found that nearly all of them were sick. So, you know, this is all of great concern.
JUAN GONZALEZ And we're only talking right now about those who suffered immediate effects. We're not talking about the long term problems that -- like cancer or others that may have a longer latency period before the -- before we'll see the effects?
SUZANNE MATTEI Yes, and the immune system effects will be impossible to measure. How do you know what causes what? If you have -- if you have a weakened immune system, you just get sick more often from a whole lot of things. Nobody is going to be able to track that at all.
JUAN GONZALEZ I'd like to ask you--your report has shown some of the more obviously deliberate attempts to withhold information from the public; but it also centers in on the role at the top.
SUZANNE MATTEI Yes.
JUAN GONZALEZ Specifically I think -- and I've looked at all of the reports and investigations on 9/11, and interestingly enough, yours is the only one that got -- that really points to information that was already out there, but no one had connected.
JUAN GONZALEZ Which are the two books by former anti-terrorism czar, Richard Clarke, and by former treasury secretary O'Neill about what President Bush said and did in the days immediately -- actually on 9/11-- and in the following days about what he wanted done in New York City. Could you talk about that?
SUZANNE MATTEI That's right. He wanted the stock market open immediately. He wanted it open the very next day. He obviously had no idea of what had really happened in New York City, and I believe it was Paul O'Neill who explained to him that the computers were under water, so they weren't going to be able to open the stock exchange the next day. But there was clearly tremendous pressure at the top to make that happen. And one can understand the desire to get things as close to back to normal as quickly as you can. But civilians are not soldiers. They're not supposed to be put in harm's way, and whatever you do in whatever kind of war you are fighting, you are not supposed to -- you're not supposed to put civilians at risk. And that's really what happened here. They had plenty of experts who knew that this stuff was harmful. It's not as though -- it's not as though the experts at E.P.A looked at that big dust cloud and said, gee, I wonder what could possibly be in there? You know, they had a pretty good idea of what was in that cloud. They should have issued a warning immediately -- immediately. And the pollution should have been considered guilty until proven innocent, not the other way around.
JUAN GONZALEZ Obviously with President Bush ordering that he wanted the stock market and downtown opened immediately, the question was what did Christie Whitman as the head of the environmental agency--of the E.P.A--say to him about public health risks, and what did he say back? That's the one part of this puzzle we still haven't found out.
SUZANNE MATTEI That's right. I didn't find anything in my freedom of information documents that I requested from the E.P.A on that. Nobody really knows for sure. We don't know beyond the White House Council on Environmental Quality how much further up did it go? These are the unanswered questions. We have to get those answers. We have to understand what happened here, because we have to assume that a national disaster will occur again. It may not be from a terrorist attack. It may be from an accident. But we have to know how these decisions are made, and who is being put at risk and why. We have to figure out a way to make sure that this never, ever happens again.
JUAN GONZALEZ Well, I want to thank both of you for being with us. Suzanne Mattei, an attorney who heads the national field office of the Sierra Club in New York, the author of the new report "Air Pollution and Deception at Ground Zero," and Jo Polett, a downtown Manhattan resident who has been suffering the health effects of the ground zero contamination. We'll continue to cover this story and I have a column on your report in today's New York Daily News.
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