Please do not shorten!!! Reading is great, especially from people who think!!
Something that stood out to me is your claim that more science education is needed. I think for the purpose of critical thinking high school curriculum would be better served to swap out a science class for one in logic. If we consider the issue of global warming, I have no desire or intention of becoming proficient in climate science in order to draw my own conclusion on what's happening. Rather, I have to decide who am I going to believe. There are scientists, corporations, international organizations, and many others, all presenting evidence, much of which is beyond my ability to adequately evaluate. I need to evaluate qualifications and motivations and at the end of the day, for the non-expert, it's a question of faith, not evidence.
Therefore all A or C.
doesn't help you at all if, once we put in actual concepts for A, B, and C, you don't know what those things mean. Because even logical statements can sound correct, but are simply built on faulty premises.
The fact is we could do a much better job teaching science earlier in a student's education by getting them involved in inquiry style teaching and learning. When you look at scientific literacy rates in other countries they surpass North America by quite a bit. That being said if you don't want to learn about climate science then wouldn't it be best to rely on the findings from experts in the field? I mean when I go to the doctor, if I don't want to learn all the biology I would need to understand what the doctor is telling me either I have to trust him, or go to another doctor for a second opinion. Well that's fine. But eventually I will default to the opinion of the expert. If I go to 100 doctors and 97 of them tell me I have cancer, then I should probably believe that I have cancer. But when 97% of all atmospheric scientists are saying climate change is happening, that's a lot of consensus. You can argue that you are still taking it personally on faith, that you have cancer, or that anthropogenic climate change is happening, but your faith is built on a lot of people that are using evidence. But more to the point, you could choose to gain the knowledge yourself and thus not need faith at all. You could evaluate the evidence and reach your own conclusion. So it takes education to actually understand what evidence is, and certainly a logic class can help you understand for instance, why anecdotal evidence is not evidence. But so can science and math classes that teach research methods and statistics.
Also in my experience, people make up the motivations that they want in order to support what they believe, rather than use evidence, or rely on people who are actually looking at the evidence. In the climate change debate, the oil companies, nor their conservative media outlets are actually looking at the evidence, and when they do, they actually misinterpret it, because they don't understanding the science.
I don't disagree that improved scientific literacy is a good thing, I'm just not convinced that it would lead to more reasonable or rational people. A couple years ago in the PEG (magazine for Alberta professional engineers, geologists, and geophysicists) there were many articles related to climate change and many strongly worded letters to the editor claiming that global warming wasn't a big deal, wasn't caused by human activity, and so forth. There were enough of these letters to give me pause and reconsider my own stance. In the end I decided that these professionals were not being particularly professional in their analysis, and were more concerned about how public policy could affect their employment. But these were highly educated, scientific literate (albeit not scientists) professionals that should have been able to acquiesce to actual experts but were unwilling.
Many of them were experts in some area and would talk about something within their own area of expertise that didn't match up with the latest IPCC report and conclude the whole thing was useless. Of course, this is only anecdotal evidence, but I do think that greater scientific literacy will not keep people from cherry picking whatever "evidence" supports the belief they already have.
Well if you understand how the atmosphere works for example, then you have a basis for having an argument about climate change. If you want to poke holes in the theory you need to present evidence that is counter to what the theory says. Without knowledge of atmospheric physics that is not possible. But of course, yes, then you also need to make logical arguments as well. You need to present arguments that demonstrate your understanding of cause-effect, premise and conclusion. Scientific literacy isn't only about learning facts about science, but actually gaining experience in the process of inquiry. How science tries to solve problems, how all good scientists are actually skeptics themselves, and recognizing what a substantial really do it. And if they were engineers writing in, I wouldn't trust engineers with a 10ft pole to understand scientific inquiry (present company excluded. lol). But seriously many undergraduate curriculums simply teach engineers the what and how, but not the why. But that aside, if someone can't argue intelligently about the subject then we shouldn't be giving them air time, or articles in the media etc. If as an atmospheric scientist I have found with my research that temperatures are actually cooling, then I need to actually address what others have found previously and present at least a possible reason why their calculations are off and that mine are right, and other people need to be able to repeat my work independently. How can this be possible without an intimate knowledge of how the climate system works and the mathematical and statistical tools needed to try and solve the problem?
The most common arguments made against anthropogenic climate change present logical fallacies like "Well the Earth has been warmer before when man wasn't around so this is natural." Well just because temperatures have been warmer for natural reasons, doesn't mean that things can't get unnaturally warm. So not only has this person made an unreasonable argument, but if they understood how the greenhouse effect works they should at least be able to understand that the atmosphere doesn't care where the carbon comes from for the greenhouse effect to operate. There are plenty of others like this argument that fool the general public, because they simply aren't science literate. Of course there are always people with personal motivations, and the master manipulators of knowledge are usually quite clever themselves and take advantage of the ignorance of others. But if don't have enough knowledge to combat them, they have the ability to sway public opinion away from an actual problem. For scientific education includes critical thinking skills which includes recognizing logical fallacies in argumentation. When you combine this with an adequate knowledge base, both are important, and much of the ignorance I see also seems to just be a misunderstanding about what science is and how it works. Is it only cultural that Europeans seem to have much less of a problem accepting things like evolution or climate change? Or is a testament to their science education? All I know is when I debate with people about a scientific issue like climate change, they truly don't seem to get what actual evidence is and to me that seems like a failure in the education system. Perhaps it is all just willful ignorance.
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CAIR Action Alert: Contact Congress to Oppose Gina Haspel's Confirmation as CIA Director
Posted on Action Alerts by Cair Webmaster · May 07, 2018 12:23 PM
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/7/2018) – The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is again calling on all Americans who respect the Constitution and value human rights to tell their Senators and members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to oppose the confirmation of Gina Haspel as the new CIA director.
Haspel is scheduled to appear before the committee on Wednesday and reportedly considered withdrawing from the nomination process because of increasing opposition to her past actions.
CLICK HERE TO EMAIL AND CALL THE U.S. SENATE AND SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE TO OPPOSE HASPEL'S CONFIRMATION AS CIA DIRECTOR
While at the CIA, Haspel not only oversaw the torture of detainees, but she helped destroy the evidence documenting the abuses in direct violation of U.S. law and executive orders.
SEE: Don't Reward Gina Haspel for the Torture of Muslims
In addition to issuing a click-and-send action alert, CAIR is releasing a congressional fact sheet, titled "U.S. Senate: Oppose and Block the Confirmation of Torturer Gina Haspel as CIA Director," for concerned citizens and activists to forward on to their senators and members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Members of the public are being asked to take the following actions to oppose and block Haspel's confirmation as CIA Director:
Take part in CAIR's action alert to email and call your state's U.S. senate delegation and members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to oppose and block Haspel's confirmation.
Read CAIR's congressional factsheet "U.S. Senate: Oppose and Block the Confirmation of Torturer Gina Haspel to CIA Director," which can be found here. Forward this factsheet along to your state's Senate delegation, and members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Organize locally. Connect with neighbors, your house of worship, state or city CAIR chapter, and other non-profits interested in requesting the Senate to oppose and block Haspel's confirmation.
Call and schedule constituent meetings with your state's U.S. Senate delegation urging opposition to Haspel's confirmation should it come to a vote on the Senate floor.
Contact information for members of the U.S. Senate can be found here.
Contact information for local CAIR chapters can be found here.
A checklist on meeting with an elected official and ensuring an effective meeting with an elected official can be found in CAIR's policy toolkit: "Recognizing American Muslim Contributions in our States."
Call the offices of members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence urging them to oppose and block Haspel's confirmation during the hearing that is reported to take place sometime in April. A call script is provided below.
Please note: Individuals that live in states that have a senator who serves on the committee can use their influence as a constituent to exert additional pressure.
Write an editorial for your local newspaper and other online state or regional news forums that your state's senate delegation is likely to read. Use this press release and the points made by CAIR's congressional factsheet opposing Haspel's confirmation. For more helpful suggestions, refer to "13 OP-ED TIPS," from New York Times writer, Jennifer Finney Boylan.
Community Advisory: CAIR Advises Community to Prepare for Ramadan By Knowing Rights at Work, School
Posted on Action Alerts by Cair Webmaster · April 24, 2018 2:06 PM
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/26/18) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged the nation's Muslim community to prepare for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan by better understanding their legal rights in the workplace and school.
WATCH: Know Your Rights: Religious Accommodations at Work and in School
Helpful tips to remember when asking for a Religious Accommodation from your Employer:
Familiarize yourself with your employer's procedures for requesting religious accommodations;
Make it clear that you are requesting the accommodation because of your sincere religious belief or practice;
Make the formal request to your direct supervisor or to the person designated by company policy;
Follow up your formal request in writing; and
Parents are encouraged to contact their children's schools and teachers in advance to request religious accommodations for their children during Ramadan. Continue the conversation with your employer.
Accommodation requests can include being excused from strenuous physical activity and a day off for upcoming Eid religious holiday.
For assistance requesting a religious accommodation, community members are encouraged to contact their local CAIR chapter or CAIR's Civil Rights Department by filing a report at http://www.cair.com/report or by calling CAIR's civil rights hotline at 202-742-6420.
Action Alert: CAIR Urges Participation in April 25 #NoMuslimBanEver Rally Outside U.S. Supreme Court
Rally to coincide with Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on Trump's 'Muslim Ban 3.0
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/24/18) -- On Wednesday, April 25, as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case challenging President Trump's "Muslim Ban 3.0," the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will join a coalition of national and local civil and human rights groups and American Muslim organizations for a #NoMuslimBanEver rally outside the Supreme Court building.
For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/442545896184308/
Video: CAIR Director Urges Community to Turn Out for April 25 Supreme Court Hearing on Muslim Ban
CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad will be one of the featured speakers during the event.
"This rally will show that the Muslim community, in coalition with the others minority communities under attack by this administration, are mobilizing against President Trump's unconstitutional anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant and anti-refugee agenda," said CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw.
WHAT: #NoMuslimBanEver Rally
WHEN: Wednesday, April 25, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Outside the Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First St NE, Washington, DC 20543
CONTACT: CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com
The #NoMuslimBanEver campaign, a coalition of national and local civil and human rights groups and American Muslim organizations, is mobilizing and organizing events around the country to help lead the fight against President Trump's latest unconstitutional Muslim ban, as well as other discriminatory immigration policies that criminalize and negatively impact American Muslim communities across the country.
#NoMuslimBanEver coalition members previously co-sponsored a rally and march outside the White House on October 18, 2017, the date the president's most recent Muslim Ban was scheduled to take effect.
CAIR said it has witnessed an unprecedented spike in bigotry targeting American Muslims and members of other minority groups since the election of Donald Trump as president. The Washington-based civil rights organization has also repeatedly expressed concern about Islamophobic and racist Trump administration policies and appointments.
Video: CAIR News Conference Announcing Release of 2018 Civil Rights Report
The Washington-based civil rights and advocacy organization urges community members to report any bias incidents to police and to CAIR's Civil Rights Department at 202-742-6420 or by filing a report at: http://www.cair.com/report
CAIR launched an app to share critical "know your rights" information and to simplify the process to report hate crimes and bias incidents. CAIR is urging American Muslims and members of other minority groups to download the app and utilize this resource to stay informed and empowered.
For a quick download of CAIR's civil rights app, click here: http://www.cair.com/app
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
La misión de CAIR es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.
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CONTACT: CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Contact Senators to Urge Opposition to Mike Pompeo's Confirmation Before Hearing on Thursday
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/10/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on all those who value America's traditions of religious inclusion and respect for diversity to contact members of the U.S. Senate to oppose the confirmation of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state before a hearing on his confirmation this Thursday.
CAIR is suggesting people use its click-and-send action alert to urge senators and members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose and block Pompeo's confirmation.
CLICK HERE TO SEND CAIR'S ACTION ALERT TO THE U.S. SENATE
In addition to issuing the action alert, CAIR released a congressional fact sheet, titled "U.S. Senate: Oppose and Block the Confirmation of Islamophobe Mike Pompeo to Secretary of State," for concerned citizens and activists to forward on to their senators and members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Full Committee Hearing Nomination: The Honorable Mike Pompeo
OF KANSAS, TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE
CLICK HERE TO READ CAIR'S CONGRESSIONAL FACT SHEET OPPOSING POMPEO'S NOMINATION
The Washington-based civil rights organization is calling on all Americans to urge members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose Pompeo's confirmation and to question him about his past anti-Muslim statements, about current associations with anti-Muslim hate groups and about his views on supporting torture, keeping the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo open and framing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as religious wars.
SEE: Pompeo and Bolton Appointments Raise Alarm Over Ties to Anti-Islam Groups (NY Times)
Act Now: See Instructions, Resources, Phone Numbers and Call Script Below
Members of the public may also call the offices of members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations urging them to oppose and block Pompeo's confirmation during the hearing. A call script is provided below. Please note: Individuals that live in states that have a senator who serves on the committee can use their influence as a constituent to exert additional pressure.
Contact Information: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (by leadership then state)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (Republican, Tennessee) – Phone: 202-224-3344
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Ranking Member Bob Menendez (Democrat, New Jersey) – Phone: 202-224-4744
Senator Jeff Flake (Republican, Arizona) – Phone: 202-224-4521
Senator Cory Gardner (Republican, Colorado) – Phone: 202-224-5941
Senator Chris Murphy (Democrat, Connecticut) – Phone: 202-224-4041
Senator Christopher Coons (Democrat, Delaware) – Phone: 202-224-5042
Senator Marco Rubio (Republican, Florida) – Phone: 202-224-3041
Senator Johnny Isakson (Republican, Georgia) – Phone: 202-224-5623
Senator Todd Young (Republican, Indiana) – Phone: 202-224-5623
Senator Rand Paul (Republican, Kentucky) – Phone: 202-224-4343
Senator Edward J. Markey (Democrat, Massachusetts) – Phone: 202-224-2742
Senator Jeanne Shahen (Democrat, New Hampshire) – Phone: 202-224-2841
Senator Cory Booker (Democrat, New Jersey) – Phone: 202-224-3224
Senator Tom Udall (Democrat, New Mexico) – Phone: 202-224-6621
Senator Rob Portman (Republican, Ohio) – Phone: 202-224-3353
Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat, Oregon) – Website click here.
Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat, Virginia) – Phone: 202-224-3753
Senator Ron Johnson (Republican, Wisconsin) – Phone: 202-228-6965
Senator John Barrasso (Republican, Wyoming) – Phone: 202-224-6441
Call Script: Suggested Message to U.S. Senators: "Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I am calling to urge Senator [NAME OF SENATOR] to "OPPOSE" and "VOTE NO" on the confirmation of Mike Pompeo due to his expressed Islamophobic views and association with an anti-Muslim hate groups and his views on supporting torture, keeping the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo open, and framing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as religious wars. Pompeo serving as secretary of state would harm our nation's image and relations with key players in the international community. Thank you."
Report back to CAIR any progress made in pushing your state's senate delegation or members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose or block Pompeo's confirmation. Contact CAIR Government Affairs Department Director Robert McCaw by email at rmccaw@cair.com, with subject line: "Pompeo."
ACTION ALERT: CAIR Urges Opposition to Gina Haspel's Confirmation as CIA Director
Posted on Action Alerts by Cair Webmaster · March 28, 2018 2:51 PM
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/28/2018) – The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans who respect the Constitution and value human rights to tell their Senators and members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to oppose the confirmation of Gina Haspel as the new CIA director.
"Not only did Haspel personally oversee the torture of an individual, but she also developed a secret laboratory to torture detainees at the CIA's Thailand 'black site' and destroyed evidence to cover up agency abuses. She clearly lacks the moral conscience and fitness to hold any position of authority and responsibility, especially one with grave national security implications, such as the director of the CIA," said CAIR Government Affairs Department Coordinator Amineh Safi.
Action Alert: CAIR Urges Americans to 'Unite Together' in Opposing Pompeo's Confirmation as Secretary of State
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/19/18) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all those who value America's traditions of religious inclusion and respect for diversity to urge the Senate to oppose the confirmation of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state.
CAIR is releasing seven steps people can take to urge their senators and members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose and block Pompeo's confirmation.
CLICK HERE TO SEND CAIR'S ACTION ALERT TO THE U.S. SENATE - CLICK HERE TO READ CAIR'S CONGRESSIONAL FACT SHEET OPPOSING POMPEO'S NOMINATION
"Mr. Pompeo's expressed Islamophobic views and association with a virulent anti-Muslim hate group should disqualify him from being confirmed as secretary of state," said CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert McCaw. "Americans must unite together in opposing Pompeo's confirmation to prevent any harm he may do to our nation's image and to relations abroad."
McCaw said CAIR is calling on all Americans to urge members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose Pompeo's confirmation and to question him about his past anti-Muslim statements, about current associations with anti-Muslim hate groups and about his views on supporting torture, keeping the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo open and framing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as religious wars.
In addition to issuing a click-and-send action alert, CAIR is releasing a congressional fact sheet, titled "U.S. Senate: Oppose and Block the Confirmation of Islamophobe Mike Pompeo to Secretary of State," for concerned citizens and activists to forward on to their senators and members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Members of the public are being asked to take the following actions to oppose and block Pompeo's confirmation as secretary of state:
Take part in CAIR's click-and-send action alert to email your state's U.S. senate delegation and members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose and block Pompeo's confirmation.
Take action today, click here.
Read CAIR's congressional factsheet "U.S. Senate: Oppose and Block the Confirmation of Islamophobe Mike Pompeo to Secretary of State," which can be found here. Forward this factsheet along to your state's Senate delegation, and members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Organize locally. Connect with neighbors, your house of worship, state or city CAIR chapter, and other non-profits interested in requesting the Senate to oppose and block Pompeo's confirmation.
Call and schedule constituent meetings with your state's U.S. Senate delegation urging opposition to Pompeo's confirmation should it come to a vote on the Senate floor. Contact information for members of the U.S. Senate can be found here. Contact information for local CAIR chapters can be found here. A checklist on meeting with an elected official and ensuring an effective meeting with an elected official can be found in CAIR's policy toolkit: "Recognizing American Muslim Contributions in our States."
Call the offices of members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations urging them to oppose and block Pompeo's confirmation during the hearing that is reported to take place sometime in April. A call script is provided below.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (Republican, Tennessee) – Phone: 202-224-3344, Website click here.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Ranking Member Bob Menendez (Democrat, New Jersey) – Phone: 202-224-4744, Website click here.
Senator Jeff Flake (Republican, Arizona) – Phone: 202-224-4521, Website click here.
Senator Cory Gardner (Republican, Colorado) – Phone: 202-224-5941, Website click here.
Senator Chris Murphy (Democrat, Connecticut) – Phone: 202-224-4041, Website click here.
Senator Christopher Coons (Democrat, Delaware) – Phone: 202-224-5042, Website click here.
Senator Marco Rubio (Republican, Florida) – Phone: 202-224-3041, Website click here.
Senator Johnny Isakson (Republican, Georgia) – Phone: 202-224-5623, Website click here.
Senator Todd Young (Republican, Indiana) – Phone: 202-224-5623, Website click here.
Senator Rand Paul (Republican, Kentucky) – Phone: 202-224-4343, Website click here.
Senator Edward J. Markey (Democrat, Massachusetts) – Phone: 202-224-2742, Website click here.
Senator Jeanne Shahen (Democrat, New Hampshire) – Phone: 202-224-2841, Website click here.
Senator Cory Booker (Democrat, New Jersey) – Phone: 202-224-3224, Website click here.
Senator Tom Udall (Democrat, New Mexico) – Phone: 202-224-6621, Website click here.
Senator Rob Portman (Republican, Ohio) – Phone: 202-224-3353, Website click here.
Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat, Virginia) – Phone: 202-224-3753, Website click here.
Senator Ron Johnson (Republican, Wisconsin) – Phone: 202-228-6965, Website click here.
Senator John Barrasso (Republican, Wyoming) – Phone: 202-224-6441, Website click here.
Write an editorial for your local newspaper and other online state or regional news forums that your state's senate delegation is likely to read. Use this press release and the points made by CAIR's congressional factsheet opposing Pompeo's confirmation. For more helpful suggestions, refer to "13 OP-ED TIPS," from New York Times writer, Jennifer Finney Boylan.
Report back to CAIR any progress made in pushing your state's senate delegation or members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose or block Pompeo's confirmation. Contact CAIR Government Affairs Department Director Robert McCaw by email at rmccaw@cair.com, with subject line: "Pompeo Tip."
If you have difficulty reaching senate offices using these numbers, call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be transferred.
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
CAIR Action Alert: Help Move Historic Bill to End Genocide Through Maryland State Legislature
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/7/18) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, is urging all Americans concerned about human rights to contact the chair of Maryland legislature's Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, the Honorable Delegate Anne Healy, and urge her to approve HB1787 - Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity so that the House Speaker may refer it to the appropriate standing committee for consideration.
SEE: HB1787 - Prevention of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
This legislation would mandate that the state upholds Maryland values by spending and investing taxpayer dollars in a manner that promotes human rights and does not support genocide. It aims to ensure that the State of Maryland uses these funds to help encourage corporations to not engage in business with governments that commit crimes against humanity and violate basic human rights.
The bill, which was drafted in consultation with subject matter experts around their travel schedule, is currently in the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee.
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED:
Contact Honorable MD State Delegate Anne Healy
Chair, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Email: anne.healey@house.state.md.us
Respectfully and firmly ask that she approve HB1787, Maryland Bill to End Genocide, so that it may be assigned to an appropriate standing committee for consideration.
"We collectively have a responsibility to ensure that our tax dollars are spent ethically and responsibly, and do not perpetuate abusive, unjust policies against any population," said CAIR's Maryland representative Zainab Chaudry. "If passed, this historic, consequential and meticulously-crafted legislation will help pressure governments to develop sound, humane practices that foster corporate investment and trade."
Action Alert: Join CAIR-Florida in Asking for Removal of Middle School Teacher Running a Racist Podcast
(Miami, FL, 3/7/2018) - The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the State's largest civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all those who value our student's school safety to join CAIR-Florida in urging the Citrus County School District to immediately remove Dayanna Volitich, a social studies teacher at Crystal River Middle School running a racist podcast.
"Volitich's clear anti-Islamic and xenophobic convictions are dangerous, not only to the education of Crystal River students but to local and state communities at large. It makes us all less safe, is misrepresentative, and furthers the Islamophobic agenda. The only element that should be eradicated from this earth, or the classroom for that matter, is 'hate' - not a religion that teaches peace, understanding, and compassion," said CAIR-Florida's Central Florida Regional Director, Rasha Mubarak.
Action Alert 1:
CAIR-Florida welcomes Crystal River Middle School's Superintendent Sandra Himmel's decision to immediately remove Dayanna Volitich, also known as Tiana Dalichov, a social studies teacher who ran a racist podcast: "Unapologetic."
If the investigation confirms the allegations that Volitich was pushing her views in the classroom, CAIR-Florida requests that Superintendent Himmel demands Volitich's permanent termination as such conduct would clearly violate Florida's Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession and federal laws.
Along with her termination, CAIR-Florida's seeks that the School District issue a condemnation, an apology, and offer an Islam 101 educational workshop to its educators.
LINK to Action Alert 1
CAIR-Florida Calls Florida Voters to Contact Senators to Vote 'No" on Unconstitutional Anti-BDS Bill, Thanks Sen. Torres for Support
Posted on Action Alerts by Cair Webmaster · February 14, 2018 2:38 PM
(Miami, FL, 2/14/2018) - The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation's largest civil rights and advocacy organization, today thanked State Senator Victor Torres for his unshakable fight to protect civil liberties for all by opposing unconstitutional "anti-BDS" legislation and urges his peers in the Florida Senate to mirror his stance and oppose the "Israel Anti-Boycott Act."
ACT NOW: Click Here To E-mail your Florida Senators Before 1:00 PM on Thursday, February 15th, And Urge Them to Vote NO on SB 780
CAIR-Florida and other civil rights organizations state that proposed legislation would violate the constitutionally-guaranteed free speech rights of American business owners and individuals who participate in the international boycott of Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine territories. Boycotts such as the Montgomery Bus boycott against segregation or the boycott of companies enabling South African Apartheid were employed successfully in support of civil and human rights and as an integral part of our political process.
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act (SB 780) was introduced at a time when Palestinian human rights activists in the United States and elsewhere embraced boycotts as a strong, peaceful, and effective tool to pressure the Israeli government to respect the human rights of Palestinians and to influence the American public to join them and do the same.
"We call on our state senators to defend the rights of all Floridians to express their political beliefs without fear of government retaliation or retribution," said CAIR-Florida's Orlando Regional Director Rasha Mubarak.
SB 780 is a threat to the free speech of all Americans and is clearly unconstitutional. The act would charge those American business owners and individuals who participate in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement with criminal penalties. CAIR-Florida believes that American involvement in foreign boycotts started with dumping tea into Boston Harbor. It is un-American and illegal for the U.S. Government to deny U.S. businesses and individuals the right to work to change the illegal and discriminatory actions of a foreign government.
CAIR-Florida is the state's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties of all people, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
La misión de CAIR-Florida es mejorar la comprensión del Islam, fomentar el diálogo, proteger las libertades civiles, capacitar a los musulmanes estadounidenses, y construir coaliciones que promuevan la justicia y la comprensión mutua.
Action Alert: CAIR-Florida Urges Florida Legislators to #LetLordePlay
Posted on Action Alerts by Cair Webmaster · February 12, 2018 12:21 PM
(Miami, FL, 2/12/2018) - The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all those who value the First Amendment to join CAIR-Florida, Jewish Voice for Peace, Dream Defenders, and many other community organizations who are part of the Florida Palestine Solidarity Coalition in signing a petition to stop Florida legislators from canceling international pop-star Lorde's scheduled performances in Tampa and Miami on April 12th.
On April 11th and 12th, Lorde is scheduled to perform first in Tampa and then Miami. Due to 2016
Florida anti-BDS legislation (SB 86), the state is prohibited from engaging with contractors who conduct at least 1 million dollars of business and are participating in the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement (BDS) against the state of Israel. This year, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (SB 780) was introduced at a time when Palestinian human rights activists in the United States and elsewhere have embraced boycotts as a strong, peaceful and effective tool to pressure the Israeli government to respect the human rights of Palestinians and to influence the American public to join in doing the same.
Under this legislation, Representative Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, is urging the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority as well as the Tampa Sports Authority to cancel Lorde's upcoming events in the respective cities. This act is completely unconstitutional and violates the freedom of speech rights of the artist, as well as any other potential contractors, to participate in the peaceful BDS movement against Israel.
SEE HERE: Florida lawmaker wants to force Lorde to cancel her shows because of her stance on the BDS movement
CAIR-Florida strongly believes that cancelling Lorde's performances would violate the constitutionally-guaranteed free speech rights of business owners and individuals who participate in the international boycott of Israel's illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories. Boycotts such as the Montgomery Bus boycott against segregation or the boycott of companies enabling South African Apartheid have been employed successfully in support of civil and human rights and as an integral part of our political process.
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION HERE: Do not cancel Lorde's Florida concerts because of anti-free speech laws!
"As the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (SB 780) moves forward in our state legislature, we are unfortunately already experiencing what we had been anticipating: an infringement of our constitutionally protected freedom of speech rights. The repercussion of last year's anti-BDS bill that unconstitutionally blocks state or local governments from conducting business exceeding $1 million with any organization engaged in a boycott of Israel. Lorde, an artist who has chosen to bravely use her platform to boycott what she believes to be an injustice to the Palestinian people, has become our ally in the fight for justice and the protection of the civil liberties of all Florida residents." said Rasha Mubarak, CAIR-Florida's Central Florida Regional Director.
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CAIR-Florida's Orlando Regional Director, Rasha Mubarak, rMubarak@cair.com, 407.490.9407
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A new drug could slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease by as much as 80 per cent, a study has suggested.
However, other researchers have expressed scepticism.
The drug, called LMTX, is the first to target 'tau tangles' — clumps of proteins that accumulate and spread in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. Most previous drugs have targeted beta-amyloid, a different protein whose accumulation is also a marker of the disease.
During trials on 891 patients taking LMTX, participants were given memory tests. An 85 per cent slower decline was observed in patients just taking LMTX over 15 months than those taking a placebo. Brain scans also showed they had lost 38 per cent less brain matter.
However, only 135 people in the trial were exclusively taking LMTX. The drug was not effective in patients taking other dementia medication as well.
But David Knopman, a professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic, told Forbes that 'what ultimately counts is the primary analysis'. Under the terms of the primary analysis the study failed. Only when excluding those patients who took LMTX along with other Alzheimer's drugs could the trial be deemed a success.
It is easy to be sceptical about media stories of 'cures' for serious diseases, as we seem to be constantly bombarded with them. This story shows considerable promise, but there are important drawbacks.
One is the sample size. Many of the results were excluded because the drug did not work when administered with other dementia drugs. This reduces the number of relevant study subjects from 891 to 135, which diminishes the study's reliability. From a positive standpoint, we have useful extra information about the drug — that it is ineffective in the context of these other drugs. But it doesn't tell us why it is ineffective, and therefore what else could potentially impact its efficacy.
This doesn't negate the importance of the findings of the trial, but it does mean that further research is needed before this drug is proclaimed as a miracle cure.
This article has been amended after Ben Goldacre and others made objections to the original version, but I still have grave reservations about the way you have framed this story.
For instance, there is no indication anywhere in this article of the overall outcome of the RCT (randomised controlled trial). The RCT was a failure: the researchers found that the drug had no overall effect in the sample population – it was no better than placebo in preventing mental decline in Alzheimer's patients. American news coverage reflects that fact: the New York Times, which accurately reported the story, gave it the headline 'Alzheimer's Drug LMTX Falters in Final Stage of Trials'.
'"I have to say that the results that we saw here were, to me, more disappointing than not," Dr. David Knopman, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic, said in moderating a news conference at the meeting in Toronto.
Your 'Instant Analysis' hints at the manifold problems of this study in the sentence 'Many of the results were excluded because the drug did not work when administered with other dementia drugs.' But you can't just exclude results when it suits you; the article fails to point out that a subset analysis of this kind is a hallmark of bad research. RCTs should define their primary outcomes at the beginning and then report them at the end. Redefining the terms of the study in mid-stream is a way of salvaging a positive outcome from a negative result.
You also omit another very important caveat. In a trial of this kind there is of course a control group who did not receive the new drug. The 15% of patients who were found to receive some benefit from the drug were those who were taking no other anti-dementia medication. It would be natural – and normal practice – to compare these patients only with those in the control group who were receiving no medication at all. Instead of doing this, the researchers chose to compare them with the WHOLE control group, including those who were taking other anti-dementia medication. So the comparison between subset and control was unusual and ought to have been questioned.
Pharmaceutical companies naturally try to put the best spin on a failed clinical trial. The first sentence of this article does little more than regurgitate their press release, when it should be reporting what was a failure. Alzheimer's is a uniquely horrible disease which causes sufferers and their families immense distress. Presenting a failed trial as some sort of success, however minor, gives false hope where it may not be warranted. I'm disappointed that the Spectator did not look at the detail of this study and report it appropriately.


My company sees its heaviest workload during December so we can't have any holiday parties. Instead, our corporate office sends us a box of produce, some hams and a turkey all of which need cooking.
For the last three years that duty has fallen on me and another co-worker. But this year I was entirely responsible for the meal, aside from desserts brought by everyone else and a few side items.
So armed with the company card we selected a few key ingredients that were needed to turn the box of produce, pork and poultry into something worthy of a busy crew who exceeded all past sales.
Let's talk about office parties for a second. This is a party and I was the host. When you host a party you always have to consider what you have at your disposal and review the logistics. I have no ovens near the party room. I have no oven period that can be used for the turkey or the ham. This party had to be orchestration off premise and transported to site. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the definition of catering.
My tools: chaffing kits, crock pots, toaster ovens, microwaves and off premise ovens. Now that you know your tools you can design a menu. The tools are going to tell you what you can actual make with any chance of success. You may be the best cook in the world but you're not going to prep souffles with a toaster oven in a busy office kitchen. Catering foods are foods that are durable, resistant to temperate variances and can be reheated easily without loss of quality.
*Cider Brined Turkey– I named him Charles Worthington Turklish the III.
People like this dish a lot. I make it for the holidays and it's always a big hit. The reason this is ideal for off premise catering is because a brine helps to tenderize and keep a meat moist. Turkey is already a problematic meat because it lacks fats. Low fat meats dry quicker. Being low fat and left on a chaffing rack is a combination destined for dryness. This recipe helps to avoid drying out.
*Broccoli and Cauliflower Dish– Just something simple I imagined up with some of the produce. Steamed vegetables(Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots and Onions) with a butter sauce tossed with Panko Bread Crumbs and Colby Jack cheese. This dish I knew was going to be problematic because it had to be cooked off premise and reheated. It became overly soft though the flavor was fine.
*Mashed Sweet Potatoes- This dish would have been overly lumpy and dried out if not done right. Fat is the key to reheating food. These potatoes contained heavy whipping cream and a good deal of unsalted butter to allow them to moisten back up when reheated at the office. It worked, they were exactly what I wanted them to be like and paired well with the turkey, the gravy and the stuffing.
*The Gravy- The problem with gravy is the thickness that it gets if it sits too long cold. It becomes jelly. I prepped this off premise last and rushed it and the turkey back to the office to get them both back on heat. As far as flavors, I like a good cajun kick to my gravy. It had a lot of paprika, sassafrases and pepper plus the turkey drippings.
*The Holy Trininty- But none of that is as important as the big three. I love Cajun and Creol cooking and almost nothing gets done without what they call the Holy Trinity. Onion, Carrots and Celery. This stuff is essential to many of the dishes I showed you. Its in the Stuffing, it was cooked in oil along with the giblets to make the base for the gravy and a partial trinity was cooked into the Broccoli dish.
Why's this stuff so important? Ever walk into someone's kitchen while they're cooking dinner and say something smells good? Chances are you're smelling a Mirepoix as its commonly known. The aromatic smell and savory taste cannot be equaled by any other combination of items I know of. If you try chances are you'll just end up making an evil slime that summons the dead.
Sadly, I couldn't get pictures of the final products. It got crazy in that kitchen. But here's at least some visual.
The most important thing to do when it comes to catering an event is to realize your limitations and ask for help when you need it. I could not have produced the meal without help from my co-workers to stage the site. Ask for help. No reason to take all the glory for a meal. The difference between producing a great event and failed event often comes down to ego.
And that's my approach to catering an off premise event. what's yours?


The first tale: This leader gives herself a high five for confirming registration, scoring a decent flight (with carbon offset also covered) and an "ok" hotel within walking distance. She's briefly scanned the agenda, has a general idea of her intentions for being there, and is ready for her 10 minutes on a panel.
When all is said and done, which leader can report back to her boss or Board on the connections made, the media members met, the profile raised, and the future partners discovered? Which one feels like the whole endeavor, expense and carbon costs were worth being away from the office or usual work day, as well as her family?
Which tale will be yours this fall, for Climate Week NYC, the Global Climate Action Summit or any of the others?
Need tips to get going? See my Social Engagement posts and, check out my recent GreenBiz piece on the 5 Ls of (Social) Leadership – for tips on how to Listen, Learn, Love UP, Leverage and Lead.


Phoenix, AZ (5/23/17) - As temperatures heat up and grasses in the southern portion of the state dry out, the Department of Forestry and Fire Management will implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for southern Arizona effective May 24th.
The restrictions go into place on state-owned and managed lands within Cochise, Greenlee, Graham, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties.
"It is only May and yet, two large wildfires have already consumed more than 50,000 acres in Southern Arizona. The temperatures are only going to warm up from here and continue to dry out the fuels in that area. We need to be proactive and unfortunately we must put fire restrictions in place now," said State Forester Jeff Whitney.
• All Game and Fish Commission Wildlife areas and department properties outside incorporated municipalities.
• All State Parks outside incorporated municipalities – State Parks will remain open with campfires allowed in developed campgrounds.
• All Department of Transportation highway, right-of-way property outside incorporated municipalities, not owned by federal land management agencies.
• Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, coal, or wood stove, other than in a developed campsite or picnic area is prohibited. Exemptions include, a device solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels that can be turned on and off. Such devices can only be used in an area that is barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within three feet of the device.
• Smoking is prohibited unless it is within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site/improved site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barred or cleared of all flammable materials.
• Fireworks or another incendiary device are prohibited.
• Welding or operating acetylene or other torch devices with an open flame is prohibited.
• Any federal, state or local law enforcement officer or member of an organized rescue or firefighting organization in the performance of an official duty.
• All land within a city boundary is exempted unless otherwise stated in a city ordinance.
Restrictions are effective Wednesday, May 24, 2017, and will continue until rescinded.
The Bureau of Land Management Gila District, all districts of the Coronado National Forest, Saguaro National Park, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coronado National Monument, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Tumacácori National Historical Park, and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument will also implement Stage 1 restrictions.


There seems to be something weird going on with the in progress submenu of TV shows.
It just shows one odd item that's not clickable.
On the home screen the items populate as expected.
The only thing I've noticed is that the text on the loading screen on ATV4k saying it's trying to connect to mysql is tiny.
I noticed that my beloved dark mode has vanished in the new Testflight!
I found a behavior that isn't what I expect to happen: If I open TV shows in progress, open a title and press back, I end up at the full list of shows, not in progress.
Is this intentional because I find it counter intuitive.


Canon PIXMA MX400 Driver Download & User Manual For Windows, MacOS and Linux – Another choice of the printer from Canon, if you are looking for a replacement for your old printer, is PIXMA MX400. This printer offers inkjet technology printing and various useful function that will help you finish your work in no time. With this printer, you can have 4 machines in one printer to be placed at your office. Or if you have a small business at home too, this choice of printer will be a very good solution to save money and get good quality.
Canon MX400 capable of doing scanning, copying and even send and receive a fax. That's why this printer is well-suited for office work. Although it produces good quality of printing photos, professional photographers might want a better quality of their photo. So this printer is more to the office side.
For the input and also the output tray, Canon PIXMA MX 400 allows you to stack up until 100 sheets of paper. It also has ADF feature which stands for Automatic Document Feeder, which allows you to pile up until 30 sheets of pages that you want to scan or copy. With this feature, your work will be more effective and you can do multitasking other work while waiting for this printer to finish its work.
This time, without CD installation or automatic wizard, will be used for the installation of Canon PIXMA MX400.
Ensure that you have software file or driver setup of Canon PIXMA MX400. In case you don't have, the link below is for anyone who needs the software file.
After you are done with the preparations for the installation of Canon PIXMA MX400 using Setup File, below mentioned is what to do with the installation.
Switch ON Canon PIXMA MX400 and your computer.
Before it's instructed, don't connect the USB cable of PIXMA MX400.
Canon MX400 driver setup should be downloaded, thus you can start the installation.
Anytime driver setup installation is done, connect PIXMA MX400 USB cable. The wizard, then, will detect the USB cable. Once the USB cable is detected, you will be led to the installation instructions of Canon PIXMA MX400.
Anytime the installation is complete, Canon PIXMA MX400 is ready to use.
Canon PIXMA MX400 Driver Setup file or Software. Don't have the Driver Setup file, find them through the link that is available.
Switch ON your devices, both Canon PIXMA MX400 and your computer.
Pair the Canon PIXMA MX400 USB cable and your computer.
Setup file of Canon PIXMA MX400 should be extracted which file you can find through TEMP folder.
The installation of Canon PIXMA MX400 is complete, and the printer is now can be used.
Grab Canon PIXMA MX400 Driver CD or Software Disk that you get from the printer package.
For the installation process of Canon PIXMA MX400 using CD Drive, follow the below mentioned.
Switch ON the devices which are needed for the installation process of Canon PIXMA MX400, such as, the printer itself and your computer.
Only when it is suggested, don't connect the Canon MX400 to your computer.
Get the CD disk of your PIXMA MX400 to your computer DVD/CD drive. When the instructions for the installation pop up, follow them.
Connect Canon MX400 USB cable to your computer anytime the setup wizard instructs you.
It sometimes takes until PIXMA MX400 USB cable gets detected. Afterward, the instructions for the installation process will appear to complete the installation.
Canon PIXMA MX400 is now ready for you to use when the installation is complete.
Your printer (Canon PIXMA MX400) should be on the list displayed. Select it and press Continue.
Locate the Canon PIXMA MX400 printer driver your wish to uninstall. Find a minus sign under it.
Install software for PIXMA MX400.
Follow by installing software for PIXMA MX400.
If you have a printer Canon PIXMA MX400, then you will need to surely have the official driver & software to install your printer. If you have none, then you will be glad to know that canonupdates.com will give you the official driver & software that you can directly download from this link below. Of course, the steps by step are also easy to follow.
You do not have to go into another website ever since you will get the driver of Canon PIXMA MX400 since you can download them on our site Canon Printer Driver that provides the download link for both software & driver of canon series from the Official site. You need only to hit the download link below and then follow the instructions manually. User manual can be downloaded as well, thus you effortlessly can finish the installation process.


Course Relevance (who should take this course?) This course is designed for advanced graduate students in CBD, primarily in their second year or beyond.
Key Topics Emerging topics in the field, subject to change each offering. Topics include (but are not limited to): alignment-free genomics, single-cell RNA-seq analysis, and immunogenomics.
Background Knowledge It is expected that the students have basic background knowledge in both algorithms and genomics. Because the course focuses on recent work, it is expected that students will take time outside of class to fill in any knowledge gaps before each session.
Assessment Structure Grading is based equally on class participation and projects.
Course Goals/Objectives This course is primarily designed for graduate students to gain exposure to emerging topics in genomics that are not covered in existing course offerings. The topics presented here may overlap with the students ongoing research, but at least one topic should be novel. At the end of the course it is expected that students able to demonstrate some knowledge of the topics presented, the goal is for each student to feel comfortable working with and discussing the topics being covered with anyone on the leading edge of the field. Additionally, the course may expose students to topics that could be of research interest to them later in their career and spur ideas for ongoing research opportunities. We encourage the participants to integrate the projects with their own research if the opportunity arises.
Course material will consist of recently published worked relating to the topics discussed in each module.
Pre-reqs, Cross List, Related 02-710 or equivalent.
Notes No permission required for CBD Graduate students. Highly advanced undergraduates who have passed 02-510 and graduate students from other departments are welcome with instructor approval.


Grockles have been migrating in flocks to the same spots in Cornwall every year since the automobile democratised tourism and holidays became a thing.
In this hilarious video taking the Mickey out of Midlands and London holidaymakers migrating in droves to Cornwall and Devon from Easter through to September, the 'Grockles Automobilis' species is described as "predictable as the arrival of swallows in the sky and mackerels in the sea".
The archive BBC video, which has been doing the rounds online, is a wildlife documentary-style report on the annual invasion of the said grockles from their natural habitats and breeding grounds in the Midlands and London.
"The strange instinct that compels grockles every year to fly for the South West is still a major source of study by experts in the police and motoring agencies," the reporter tells the camera.
"But observers in the holiday trade noticed years ago that this annual invasion beginning at about Easter is as predictable as the arrival of swallows in the sky and mackerels in the sea."
According to the comedy report on holiday traffic in Cornwall and other parts of the Westcountry, 'more and more grockles are coming westwards each year' with 'some even dragging their little homes behind them all the way'.
The advent of holiday traffic leading to congested trunk roads in Cornwall has come about as fewer and fewer holidaymakers are making use of the train to come down on their annual migratory vacation.
"Like grey squirrels driving out the reds," the reporter tells us.
Train grockles are at risk of becoming extinct.
A30 roadwork and traffic chaos as it is today.
However it is a relief to hear that overcrowded roads perfectly suit the grockles automobilis as it reminds them of their natural habitats.
"After the good winter conditions and breeding grounds around London and the Midlands, the species is beginning to answer the primeval call to flock together to the South West," the tongue-in-cheek reporter tells us.
"A call as primitive and compelling as the flight of the snow goose."
Fast-forward 44 years on from this black and white comedy report about the increased traffic on Cornwall's roads and it has not abated.
After nearly three years of roadworks, the A30 is now a dual carriageway taking staycationers on a smooth ride all the down the M5 to Truro without any interference.
More work is being planned for Chiverton Cross roundabout further down the A30, which will no doubt pile further misery onto Cornwall's main road.
But after four-and-a-half decades, holiday traffic seems to have gone exactly as predicted by the wannabe David Attenborough of 1973 in that it has increased year-on-year and got worse.
And year after year roadworks, "the heaven of enchantment" grockles automobilis delight in, are still there.
Year after year the trenches that scar the south West's trunk roads, the temporary traffic lights and the single lane traffic, detours and bottlenecks, keep providing the environment that grockles thrive in.
But as the report from 1973 suggests, Cornwall locals often pray for rain when the grockle automobilis plague starts.


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We're then transported to Bangalore, India, where Jasmin Kent Rodgman's music and Hemabharathy Palani's dance meet. idol lost is a new experimental dance film with live score, performed by LSO Ensemble.
Keeping us moving, music by Quinta and Oliver Coates fuse elements of electronica, house and ambient footwork, accompanied by powerful performances by dance artist Piedad Albarracin Seiquer and contemporary/hip-hop company, House of Absolute.
Completing the journey, Alexandrina Hemsley and Jasmin Kent Rodgman present the concert's finale CONTOUR, an expression of the female form and self-censorship.


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David Jackson (1747 – September 17, 1801) was an American apothecary and physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1785.

Jackson was born in Newtown-Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland, the son of Samuel Jackson. He attended the College of Philadelphia in an institution now named University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine graduating in first class of its medical department in 1768 with a degree in medicine. He settled in Chester, Pennsylvania and practiced there before opening a practice in Philadelphia.

In 1776, following the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Jackson worked on behalf of the Continental Congress as a manager of a lottery held to raise funds for the Continental Army. He also served as paymaster for the Pennsylvania militia. He was forced to leave Philadelphia when British forces occupied the city in 1777. In 1779 he briefly served in the field with the militia as a surgeon and quartermaster. Afterwards he returned to Philadelphia to resume his medical practice and also open an apothecary shop.

After the war, Jackson was named as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1785, and attended the session from April to November that year. Leaving public service, he also gave up his medical practice and concentrated on his pharmacy business. From 1789 to 1801 he served as a trustee of the University of the State of Pennsylvania, continuing through its merger into the University of Pennsylvania.

Jackson was married twice; first to Jane Mather Jackson, his brother Paul's widow. After her death he married Susan Kemper, the daughter of Jacob Kemper. David and Susan had nine children: David, Susan, Samuel, Mary, Jacob Morton, Sophia, William Brown, John, Martha. David Jr. would take over his father's apothecary while Samuel became a physician and for thirty years was a professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1792, Jackson was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.

Jackson died in 1801, at his home in Oxford, Pennsylvania and is buried in the Oxford Cemetery in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was survived by his wife Susan and all nine children. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society and Philadelphia's Democratic Club.

References

Biographical Directory of the US Congress (unlike other sources, lists his birth year as c. 1730)
Purcell, L. Edward. Who Was Who in the American Revolution. New York: Facts on File, 1993. .

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