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Jan. 31, 2013, 12:30 p.m.
What's New in Digital Scholarship: Twitter philosophies, dying on Facebook, and the age of mobile media
Want to keep up with what academic researchers are learning about digital media? Journalist's Resource rounds up the latest findings.
By John Wihbey @wihbey Jan. 31, 2013, 12:30 p.m.
Editor's note: There's lots of interesting academic research going on in digital media — but who has time to sift through all those journals and papers?
Our friends at Journalist's Resource, that's who. JR is a project of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and they spend their time examining the new academic literature in media, social science, and other fields, summarizing the high points and giving you a point of entry. Roughly once a month, JR managing editor John Wihbey will sum up for us what's new and fresh.
Welcome to the wonky world of digital scholarship, 2013, early edition.
Though academia may, for some, be synonymous with "sleepy," there have been several actual news developments already in 2013 — chiefly the launching of two new journals, Digital Journalism and Mobile Media & Communication, which each just published Volume 1, Issue 1. In such an evolving and new area of research, many of the early papers in those journals are "think piece" in nature and try to frame basic problems and questions. But there are lots of good nuggets and insights for those interested in the future of media.
As for the usual suspects — the several dozen journalism- and communications-related journals that touch on on social and news media issues — some interesting scholarship has already arrived. Below are some representative studies and papers — something to curl up with on a cold winter's night.
"Twitter as a Reporting Tool for Breaking News": Study from the University of Sheffield, published in Digital Journalism.
The study looks at the Twitter usage patterns of The Guardian's Paul Lewis and The New York Times' Ravi Somaiya as they covered the London riots in 2011. The researcher also draws on millions of tweets from hundreds of thousands of users employing specific hashtags during that same four-day period in August 2011. Lewis' account was the second-most mentioned (he tweeted 441 times and was mentioned more than 30,000 times by others), while Somaiya was 34th (290 tweets and about 3,500 mentions.) They employed different strategies: "it is clear that Paul Lewis' tweets are most often original tweets (312 tweets, 71 per cent) compared with Ravi Somaiya's (133 tweets, 46 per cent)." Other differences include: "Paul Lewis uses 54 @ replies…whilst Ravi Somaiya dedicates more than a third of his tweets (89 tweets…) to @ replies"; Lewis shared 111 links, while Somaiya shared 70; and Lewis sent out 82 tweets with crowdsourcing requests for information, compared to three such requests from Somaiya.
The researcher concludes that "studying breaking news on Twitter and early adopters in these situations is important as it can highlight the emergence of new journalistic conventions, which a focus on established journalistic norms alone may fail to identify." For example, Somaiya voiced more opinion than old-school norms might allow, suggesting an evolving "hybrid norm," the study notes. In many ways, the study is a natural followup to a 2012 conference paper, by different scholars, titled "Sourcing the Arab Spring: A Case Study of Andy Carvin's Sources During the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions."
"'Soft' Versus 'Hard' News on Microblogging Networks": Study from the New School for Social Research published in Information, Communication & Society.
One big buzzword in academic digital discourse and web studies is "produsage" — basically, the idea that there are no longer strict lines between producers (media) and consumers (audience), and that there is an emerging hybrid category of producer-consumers which creatively participates in information networks. Who are these strange new beasts, and what makes them tick? This study looks at a huge volume of tweets — a one-percent sample from more than 2 million users over a week. It uses the semantic analysis tool OpenCalais to help code the tweets' content, assessing some 240,000 messages in all. The researcher finds that "as users become more and more active, the degree of consumption at the expense of production lowers significantly." Lower-activity users — those with fewer than 1,000 tweets — are much more likely to behave strictly as consumers; but as consumers get into the 8,000 to 25,000 message zone, their input-output (consumer-producer) ratio stays roughly 1:1, and they become something of a hybrid user engaged in "produsage." Put another way, an "individual's agency as a media participant grows over time with continued microblogging use and, as a byproduct of that growth, produsage increases as well."
The study makes some observations about Twitter content and user profiles, ultimately concluding that users produce the most information about human interest stories, entertainment and culture, and technology and Internet topics. Individuals who discuss business and finance — and hospitality and recreation topics — tend to have larger networks than others. Further, "Twitter users tend to produce much more soft news than hard news by volume."
"Mobile News Adoption among Young Adults: Examining the Roles of Perceptions, News Consumption, and Media Usage": Study from the University of Florida and The New York Times published in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.
The researchers examine the prior literature on how the next generation of news consumers behaves and thinks about mobile news, and they survey 384 young people. They juggle and analyze many variables — among them, the advantages young people see in getting mobile news over traditional sources, as well as their attitudes toward technology — in order to figure out how and why they might become mobile news consumers. They find that the "relative advantage perception of mobile news plays a role in how early and how much a young adult might use mobile news and his or her willingness to pay for such services," but "it is insignificant in predicting his or her length of mobile news usage per occasion." There's a lot to digest in this study, but the holy grail of the long-term news future might be hiding somewhere in all of the data the researchers crunch.
"Social Media and the Arab Spring: Politics Comes First": Study from Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, and IDC published in The International Journal of Press/Politics.
The researchers use the Arab Spring as a case study and examine social media data from 20 countries. They conclude that the effectiveness of collective action and protest through social media is highly dependent on political context. In some ways, they are trying to cut through a polarized and over-simplified debate between "cyber-enthusiasts" and the "cyber-skeptics."
Although they don't deny that social media were important for Arab protestors, the researchers present some cross-national comparative data that show high rates of Internet penetration did not always lead to greater levels of protest in all cases. Another research takeaway is that a "significant increase in the use of the new media is much more likely to follow a significant amount of protest activity than to precede it." The study adds new perspective to the pile of studies now accumulating on this important historical moment.
"Mobile News: A Review and Model of Journalism in an Age of Mobile Media": Paper from the University of Gothenberg published in Digital Journalism.
The author reviews the existing research literature on how Internet-enabled information and communication technologies (ICTs) are changing both producers and consumers of news media. The paper serves as a useful overview for those trying to understand, in context, the diverse changes and experiments now going on in the news industry.
It concludes by proposing a new framework for understanding these mobile news dynamics. It's a model that sees a continuum along two lines: the continuum between human work and machine work; and the continuum between customization and repurposing. There is a tension here: "One finds that the production of mobile journalism has generally traveled from the human-led customization dimension towards the technology-led customization dimension (alongside some who exercise only different kinds of repurposing). Mobile news publishing seems to have become increasingly synonymous with excelling in technological customization, harnessing technological assets that enhance the perceived affordances of mobile devices."
"Mobile gazing two-ways: Visual layering as an emerging mobile communication service": Paper from Boston University published in Mobile Media & Communication.
The author, James Katz, who is starting BU's new Division of Emerging Media Studies, examines the future possibilities and implications of mobile visual devices. (Think Google Glass.) He notes that such technologies might reconfigure our "self-presentation" — and how we might communicate with others — but also our perceptions of our immediate surroundings. Such technologies might "enrich the local information environment." He also thinks about the potential downsides, e.g., What could street gangs do with all this? And Katz reviews privacy concerns in this brave mobile world.
"Tweeting Social Change: How Social Media Are Changing Nonprofit Advocacy": Study from the University of Buffalo, SUNY, and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis published in Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
In the wake of the viral "Kony 2012" campaign, the researchers review the social media use of 188 non-profit, 501(c)(3) advocacy organizations (all those in the sample were reasonably well established and well funded) and try to identify patterns among their various strategies. They focus on Twitter, which about 80 percent of the sample currently employ as an organizational and communications tool. The average organization has about 2,500 followers and tweets about 100 times over a four-week period, though some sent out as much as 1,000 messages over that time.
The study concludes that, for nonprofits, Twitter is most commonly used as "public education" tool (40 percent of all tweets fell into this category), not necessarily a mobilization tool: "[W]e found the majority of the tweets were aimed at providing information to stakeholders, followed by building an online community, and then calling that community to action." The researchers ponder whether, as more advocacy goes online, the very nature of these organizations may change substantially. The paper can also inform debates over "slacktivism" and related topics.
"What Happens to Our Facebook Accounts When We Die?: Probate Versus Policy and the Fate of Social Media Assets Postmortem": Paper in the Pepperdine Law Review.
The researcher, a law student, reviews the legal precedents and haphazard policies relating to the massive — and rapidly accumulating — online historical data relating to deceased persons now entombed in social media platforms. "Digital death" raises myriad conundrums and issues: company terms of service and whether they should be re-written; new kinds of wills, estates, custodianship and probate practices; the scattered attempts by various states to address puzzling novel situations; how to gain access to family members' accounts when they have taken passwords to the grave (and "password" vault solutions.") The list goes on and on, and innumerable other unanswered questions surface. Of course, historians and journalists may also have a huge stake in all this. The second half of the paper is entitled "Digital Assets and Death: A Status Update!" Like.
A news note: It's worth acknowledging, especially following the death of information and Internet activist Aaron Swartz, that many of the studies in this area remain behind paywalls and are not "open access." In discussing Swartz's life, journalism scholar Jay Rosen recently noted that he had declined to serve on Digital Journalism's new editorial board because the publication was not free to the public. For a full explanation of where the open access movement stands, see this interview with Harvard's Peter Suber.
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Top Federal Drug Official Says We Don't Need More Research To Show Criminalization's Racist Impact
Wednesday is the deadline to submit comments on a draft Senate bill to federally legalize marijuana, and feedback has flooded in from a broad array of advocates and industry stakeholders.
While legalization proponents have widely celebrated the introduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), they have some suggestions for improvement—principally as it concerns issues of social equity, licensing, tax policy and interstate commerce.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) are the lead sponsors of the legislation, and after releasing a draft version of the measure in July, they opened a public comment to receive input on what will be a revised measure the senators plan to formally introduce.
Pro-reform organizations like NORML, Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) and Hemp Roundtable made their voices heard—and while they generally applauded the senators' work to end federal cannabis prohibition, they had some recommendations for revisions. Prohibitionist groups also weighed in with thoughts about the proposal can be changed to better reflect their concerns with the overall policy of legalization.
Here's an overview of the public comment that the senators have received on their marijuana legalization bill:
Marijuana Justice Coalition
The Marijuana Justice Coalition—which counts among its membership the ACLU, Center for American Progress, Drug Policy Alliance, Human Rights Watch, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, MoveOn, Students for Sensible Drug Policy and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union—sent a joint letter on the legalization proposal.
It said that the "regulatory approach taken by the CAOA is generally modeled on the federal approach taken to regulate alcohol and tobacco," and while the draft measure "includes critical elements to end federal criminalization and to undo and repair many of the harms resulting from criminalization, it seeks to regulate cannabis like a vice, meaning a consumer product with potential harms to public health and huge economic potential."
The coalition recommended "an approach [to reform] that does not just include reparative justice, health equity, and community reinvestment as a subset of a larger policy reform, but rather an approach where these components are the primary goal."
"As we move forward, it is necessary that the Senate work alongside the House, as well as the Marijuana Justice Coalition and other key stakeholders, to ensure we build a bill that is greater than the sum of our parts. We encourage the Senate to hold a hearing on the issue of federal cannabis reform this year in order to inform our work on this bill moving forward."
The consumer-focused group's comments largely center on the need to help repair the harms of prohibition for those who have been criminalized over cannabis, ensure that there are regulations in place to prevent the corporate consolidation of the industry and protect the infrastructure of existing state markets.
The organization also surveyed advocates and included its findings in its comment letter. Seventy-three percent of respondents said including provisions to expunge past records is either very or somewhat important to them, for example. And 68 percent said the legislation should end drug testing for cannabis.
"For too long, the criminalization of cannabis has been a tool used to disrupt communities and foster distrust of law enforcement," the letter says. "It is our sincere hope that your team will be successful in collaborating with your colleagues and other good-faith stakeholders to ensure that the impending shift in federal policy takes great strides toward rectifying this situation by advancing comprehensive reform that is centered in science, evidence, and rational thought."
Justin Strekal, political director of NORML, added that the "CAOA draft represents a thoughtful path forward toward ending federal marijuana criminalization."
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)
MPP stressed in its letter that while federal legalization is necessary, the rollout should be thoughtful and gradual, giving deference to states so as to avoid jeopardizing efforts to promote equity in the industry.
"While we are enthusiastic about the goals of the CAO Act Discussion Draft, we believe the regulatory aspects need significant clarification and revision to avoid unintended consequences," Karen O'Keefe, state policies director for MPP, wrote. "Our two major areas of concern are: the possible upending of state licensing and regulatory systems—driving sales underground—and the impact on medical cannabis access, including for those under the age of 21."
The group also called for more robust provisions to provide relief for those impacted by marijuana criminalization and dedicate more tax revenue to communities hardest hit by prohibition.
MPP additionally proposed policies aimed at protecting medical cannabis patients and dispensaries, including by eliminating any federal tax on medical marijuana.
"The vast majority of Americans support legalizing cannabis for adults," O'Keefe wrote. "Congress must work to swiftly end federal cannabis prohibition through an approach that starts with a framework of deference to states and includes a slow transition, avoids burdens that will drive the market for cannabis products back underground, and stops destroying lives—disproportionately those of Black and Brown Americans—over a plant that is safer than alcohol."
National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA)
NCIA said that it solicited feedback on the draft legalization bill from stakeholders large and small to inform its comments.
It discussed testing standards for cannabis products, interagency regulatory coordination, access to federal aid for marijuana businesses, the need to allow states to set retail sales limits and more.
"Given your demonstrated focus on engaging with the people most directly impacted by cannabis policy reform, we hope the breadth and depth of our feedback will enable you to enact sound legislation which fosters the growth of a thriving and equitable legal cannabis industry," the organization said. "NCIA is committed to creating a vibrant legal industry that can sustain thousands of well-paying jobs while responsibly serving adult consumers and medical patients who rely on cannabis for relief."
"That this bill looks to create restorative justice and to consider the complexities of how communities were negatively and disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition is of the utmost importance, and is greatly appreciated. In order to achieve this, we are encouraged that this discussion draft will result in the continued dialogue that is necessary to ensure that individual states do not continue to perpetuate illicit markets."
U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC)
USCC, like other organizations, told the senators that it feels the Treasury Department's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) should be the primary regulators for the cannabis industry.
It also noted that the complexity and diversity of marijuana production in states requires "a new model of taxation, at rates that do not fuel the illicit market."
Further, USCC said that federal legislation should account for legal obstacles in state markets and ensure that there's a more gradual, transitionary process after a given state legalizes marijuana before being subject to federal rules that could disrupt social equity goals.
"We are fully aligned with the sponsors' goals and applaud their leadership and careful consideration," Steven Hawkins, CEO of USCC, said in a statement. "Cannabis prohibition in America is coming to an end, and the draft legislative text provides a road map for transitioning to a more just, equitable and prosperous future, particularly for emerging and social equity businesses and those directly impacted by cannabis prohibition."
"At the end of the day, the detailed policy conversations taking place around the CAO Act should not distract from its historic nature. We support the leadership and vision of the sponsors and look forward to ongoing discussions and engagement to advance this vital legislation."
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
SSDP said that the drug war "has inflicted incalculable harm on marginalized communities—particularly communities of color," and that war" weaponized cannabis over the last 50 years with disgustingly successful results."
The organization said it appreciates the senators' work to correct these issues, but it did offer some proposed revisions, including preventing the criminalization of people under 21 for marijuana. It further recommended eliminating restrictive language on who could qualify for federal relief after legalization is enacted.
"While fueling the public health crisis of mass incarceration, marijuana prohibition targeted the foundation of [marginalized] communities, leaving countless youth without guidance, an incalculable amount of economic loss, and millions of families suffering the loss of loved ones," SSDP said in its comments. "The time has long since past to put this nightmare to an end."
Americans for Safe Access (ASA)
ASA, which focuses on access for medical cannabis patients, touched on a number of prompts that the senators said they were especially interested in, such as appropriate ways to measure potency, agency responsibilities for regulating the marijuana market and the composition of a federal advisory board on cannabis.
Much of the group's comment letter centers are ensuring that patient access to cannabis is not negatively impacted by federal regulations.
The organization also made recommendations for the legislation to address the denial of federally assisted housing to people who use cannabis in compliance with state laws and encourage the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to "develop a cannabis physician education curriculum for VA and civilian physicians."
American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH)
ATACH said that one of its primary concerns is giving regulatory authority over cannabis to Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and it advised the senators to consider the possible role of TTB within the market.
Michael Bronstein, president of ATACH, further explained that the comments address "the need for increased recognition and understanding of the interaction with existing state-level regulatory frameworks, the treatment of hemp and CBD, and taxation policy."
Like several other organizations, ATACH said the rollout process for federal regulations should be gradual to prevent undue burdens on existing state markets.
"ATACH is thankful for the dedication of the sponsors for taking these historic next steps and appreciates the opportunity to continue the dialogue regarding appropriate federal rates and tax structure, and how they interact with existing state and local taxes," Bronstein said.
Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR)
"The draft bill represents a pivotal moment for the cannabis industry and an opportunity for stakeholders to inform a pathway towards responsible federal cannabis regulation that is rooted in science, evidence and data, ensures public health and safety standards, and secures fair market access including for small and minority-owned businesses," CPEAR, which comprised largely up of alcohol and tobacco companies, said.
The group submitted comments that include recommendations on developing regulations that curb the illicit market, respecting state cannabis markets and providing "meaningful economic opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses."
"Cannabis holds an important place in American history and society today as much as it will have an important place in the future," CPEAR said. "It is critical that any attempt to craft and implement federal guidelines is done so with a holistic approach, led by science and data, but considerate of criminal justice, social equity, and public health. CPEAR appreciates the opportunity to be a resource to the Sponsoring Offices as this legislative effort continues to evolve."
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D)
Last week, Polis sent his letter to the Senate sponsors of the reform bill that urged them to pass incremental cannabis banking and tax reform first before moving forward with the comprehensive legislation to end prohibition.
The governor said he's supportive of CAOA—but he insisted that there are more modest and practical steps that should be taken first to support state-legal markets and protect businesses.
"I am thrilled that you are bringing forward a long-term, comprehensive solution that deschedules cannabis while enhancing social equity pathways," he wrote. "I hope that you will first focus your efforts on the two biggest barriers to the success of the cannabis industry: banking and IRS Code Section 280E."
That latter statute has precluded state-legal marijuana businesses from making federal tax deductions that are available to other traditional industries.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D)
The attorney general of Colorado last week sent a letter asking congressional leaders to ensure that small marijuana businesses are protected from being overtaken by Big Tobacco and other major industries as federal cannabis reform legislation advances.
Weiser wrote that his state is "heartened" to see efforts on Capitol Hill to end federal cannabis prohibition and create a regulatory framework that still empowers states to make their own policy decisions. But he expressed concerns about large corporations potentially gobbling up the industry if preventative steps aren't taken.
Ensuring that small businesses are empowered to participate in the marijuana industry is a major priority, the attorney general argued. And, therefore, the official said a national market should be rolled out in thoughtful way to prevent large corporations from overtaking the industry.
"If a national market is not rolled-out carefully and in stages, large companies, particularly existing tobacco-focused companies, will be able to move into new markets immediately, displacing and pushing out smaller players," he wrote.
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Hemp Roundtable
The hemp advocacy group provided senators with some tips for how it thinks CAOA could be improved. It provided five recommendations to that end:
Open an additional pathway for the sale of hemp extracts like CBD as food and beverage additives.
Expand protections from just CBD to all non-intoxicating hemp derivatives and cannabinoids.
Allow all forms of safety evaluations permitted by law to be used, not just limit manufacturers to new dietary ingredient notifications (NDINs).
Provide a more comprehensive process of determining potential daily serving limits.
Ensure separate regulatory pathways for non-intoxicating hemp and intoxicating cannabis products
"The legislative prospects of the CAOA are still uncertain, but as legislation makes its way through both houses of Congress, we are working very hard to make sure that the details are reflective of the best interests of the hemp and CBD industries," the group said.
The Parabola Center
The Parabola Center, a newly formed group that is working to inform legalization legislation federally and at the state-level with the intent of promoting social justice-centered reforms, has been actively monitoring reform efforts in Congress. And it previously recommended changes to a House legalization bill that cleared the chamber last session and has been reintroduced this year.
In its comment letter to the senators, the organization emphasized the importance of creating "a legal cannabis sector that lifts us out of a long history of systemic racial and economic oppression stemming from prohibition and into a fair, open, and competitive market that is part of a new framework focused on justice and restorative practices."
Parabola expressed concern over the rapid consolidation of state-legal marijuana industries, and it said that members have observed "large current operators jockeying to dominate the market in various states and regions."
It said that, as written, CAOA could thwart progress states have made toward promoting social equity in the marketplace. But there are steps that can be taken to avoid that issue.
"Our goal is to avoid irreversible market consolidation, and instead create a gradual approach to national legalization that favors an ecosystem of small businesses over a handful of excessively large ones. In short, our proposed changes to CAOA allow regulating agencies to collect data, monitor states, and develop expertise. That knowledge and expertise should then be used to create fair and equitable rules for everyone – and in the meantime prevent the formation of corporate oligopolies in the cannabis sector and closely-related ancillary industries."
Some of the principal recommendations that Parabola shared with the senators include 1) take more concrete steps to incentive states to maintain equitable markets by, for example, tying federal funding to "defined justice benchmarks," 2) outline a more gradual path for interstate commerce and 3) prohibit vertical integration and ensure that anti-competition provisions are included in the legislation and 4) prevent large tobacco companies from participating in the marijuana industry.
Marijuana prohibitionists have also weighed in on the legalization proposal.
Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM)
"While we applaud Senate Majority Leader Schumer, as well as Senators Booker and Wyden, for their focus on exploring ways to mitigate the harms that have been perpetuated on vulnerable communities, full commercial legalization of today's highly potent marijuana will only deepen these harms," Kevin Sabet, president of SAM, argued.
"Decriminalization of minor marijuana possession and expungement of previous records was a key part of President Joe Biden's platform and should be the path forward, but we cannot let the interests of the for-profit marijuana industry and its investors cloud the discussion," he said. "Much as we have done with COVID, we must heed the science and be cautious with normalizing and promoting marijuana use."
SAM said in its letter that while it would prefer not to federally legalize cannabis, its scientific advisory board has several recommendations if comprehensive reform is to be enacted. It wants a 10-15 percent cap on THC concentrations in marijuana products, a ban or significant restrictions on advertising and a prohibition on "flavored or child-friendly products." There is some common ground on one proposal: both SAM and several advocacy organizations feel that Big Tobacco and Big Alcohol should be prevented from monopolizing the market.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
In a call-to-action campaign, CADCA encouraged members to submit a pre-written letter to the senators that expresses concern about the commercialization of cannabis.
The letter says that the "CAOA purports to be about decriminalizing marijuana," but it would "totally legalize the cultivation, production, distribution and sale of marijuana, thus totally commercializing a new addictive and harmful substance."
It's unclear how long after the comment period ends that the bill will be finalized, formally filed and referred to committee. But Schumer has said on multiple occasions that he intends to bring the proposal to the floor "soon."
As introduced, the legislation would federally deschedule cannabis, expunge prior convictions, allow people to petition for resentencing, maintain the authority of states to set their own marijuana policies and remove collateral consequences like immigration-related penalties for people who've been criminalized over the plant.
The bill would also impose a federal tax on marijuana products and put some of that revenue toward grant programs meant to support people from communities most impacted by prohibition who want to participate in the industry.
Further, the legislation would transfer regulatory authority over cannabis from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to FDA, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the TTB.
There have been some serious questions about whether the three senators will be able to muster the 60 votes needed to pass the legislation in their chamber. Even with a slim Democratic majority in the Senate, there are some members of Schumer's own party who've expressed concerns about the comprehensive reform.
President Joe Biden's position on cannabis presents another complication. Minutes after the senators unveiled the bill, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked at a briefing about the administration's position on the legislation and said "nothing has changed" with respect to Biden's opposition to adult-use legalization.
In the days following the introduction of CAOA, Booker had repeatedly stressed that he wants to see this legislation pass before allowing incremental reform to advance such as a bipartisan bill to protect banks that service state-legal marijuana businesses from being penalized by federal regulators.
The senator recently vowed to "lay myself down" to block any other senators who seek to pass marijuana banking legislation before the body approves comprehensive cannabis reform, igniting the controversy.
He's taken some criticism from stakeholders on that position—though he later clarified that he simply feels that holding off on voting on the banking reform as a "sweetener" could encourage his colleagues to support more comprehensive legislation.
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The Cambridges 5th July 2014
William, Kate and Harry to give Tour de France teams a royal send-off
William, Kate and Harry start the Tour De France
Charles, William and Harry to attend responsible business awards
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will attend the Tour de France Grand Depart today. Their Royal Highnesses will briefly meet cyclists as they line up at Harewood House for the Ceremonial Start, and will officially start the race.
William, Catherine and Harry will join the ceremonial start of the race on 5 July at Harewood House to see off the cyclists as they begin the 2,272-mile trip.
Harewood House is a country home in Harewood near Leeds. Built between 1759 and 1771, it was designed for businessman Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood.
The Tour de France is a gruelling race in which riders traverse through the UK, Belgium and Spain before their Paris finish on 27 July. The first Tour de France was staged in 1903.
After the start of the race, the Royal trio will visit West Tanfield, a village along the Stage One route which is hosting a fanzone, food and crafts fair, and market stalls. The village has especially embraced the 'Tour de Yorkshire' and has brewed a new beer to celebrate – Tour d'Ale.
William along with his wife and brother will carry out a third engagement after their West Tanfield visit. They will go on the Stage One finish line at Harrogate to meet young athletes who have received grants from SportsAid, an organisation of which The Duchess of Cambridge is the patron.
Harry, William and Kate will watch the cyclists cross the finish line in an expected sprint finish, before presenting the awards to the Stage One winners.
The Royal trio are supporters and fans of British cycling. In 2012, the Duke and Duchess witnessed Sir Chris Hoy and his teammates win gold at the London Olympics.
Cycling runs in the family for the Duchess of Cambridge – her siblings Pippa and James Middleton recently competed in Race Across America which covered twelve states, raising money for charities which include the British Heart Foundation.
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By Dave Brennan
News > Conferences
Conference looks at 'silent scandal' of DIY abortions
An online conference last November lifted the lid on the silent scandal of 'DIY' abortions. More than 110,000 babies have been killed in England and Wales since March 2020. This has followed government policy allowing abortions at home under coronavirus emergency measures. Two mothers have also died through these unattended, self-administered abortions. Andrea Williams…
News > Ethics > Religious liberty > Society
Victory for student midwife banned over pro-life views
A midwifery student who was banned from her hospital placement over her pro-life views has won an apology and settlement from her university. Julia Rynkiewicz was suspended from her placement after a lecturer at the University of Nottingham reported her involvement with the university's Students for Life society. She was subject to a four-month…
News > Ethics
Consultation on allowing DIY abortions in England
The government has launched a public consultation on whether to allow women and girls in England to take abortion pills at home. A medical abortion requires two pills to be taken. Until recently, the first pill for a medical abortion had to be taken in a hospital or clinic, and only the second pill…
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Articles > Cultural and Ethical
A day of national tragedy
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, was a day of national tragedy, made all the more poignant by the fact that few will regard it as such. On that day Members of Parliament in Westminster voted 253 to 136 to impose radical new abortion laws on Northern Ireland. The regulations make abortion on-demand available until 24…
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Sweden: Pro-life midwives denied court hearing
The European Court of Human Rights has refused to hear the case of two midwives who were denied employment in Sweden because they refused to perform abortions. The two midwives, Ellinor Grimmark and Linda Steen, were told their application was 'inadmissible'. Their lawyers have called the decision a 'dangerous departure from protecting fundamental freedom'.…
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Public ignored as extreme abortion laws are forced on Northern Ireland
Politicians in Northern Ireland (NI) have accused Westminster of 'riding roughshod' over the will of the Province, following the imposition of highly permissive abortion laws. The new abortion regime came into force in March, despite massive resistance from the public and campaign groups and no mandate from the Northern Ireland Assembly. The changes to…
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Outrage as DIY home abortions are allowed during coronavirus outbreak
A policy to allow home abortions during the coronavirus outbreak has been slammed by pro-life groups, with the decision now set to face a judicial review. The policy came about after series of u-turns by the Conservative government. As the country went into lockdown due to Covid-19, women and girls wanting to terminate an…
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Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Green Bay performing arts group looks to resume in 2022
Brown County Civic Music Association
by: Warren Gerds
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Brown County Civic Music Association, a stalwart performing arts organization in the region, has mailed a spring 2022 brochure to patrons outlining a schedule.
The group is proceeding with plans to offer a three-concert subscription series.
Under the heading of "Cautious Optimism," a statement in the brochure says, "Like other presenters in these unusual times, we will continue to monitor public health developments and inform you in advance of social distancing seating options, general precautions and scheduling adjustments, if warranted."
Civic Music began 94 years ago as a volunteer arts-presenting organization. The emphasis has been to bring to Green Bay fine professional performers, often from abroad.
Scheduled are:
+ The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players production of "The Pirates of Penzance." The fully staged light opera by Gilbert and Sullivan is marked for the Weidner Center of the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2022.
+ Alliance Brass quintet is due to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Cup O Joy auditorium, 525 N. Taylor St., Green Bay. The quintet spans from early Renaissance music to jazz. This is the first time Civic Music has booked into Cup O Joy.
* Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, with featured pianist Allesio Bax performing Johannes Brahms' "Second Concerto," is due to play at 3 p.m. Monday, May 15, 2022, at the Weidner Center.
Information about the series is at bcmusic.org.
Additionally, the brochure lists tentative dates for acts later in 2022.
One is Maxwell Street Klezmer for summer with a date and venue to be determined.
The other is Washington Saxophone Quartet for November, also with a date and venue to be determined.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been more than two years since Brown County Civic Music Association has been able to present a performance.
The organization normally presents five programs a year.
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University College Opera is proud to present the British première of Bedrich Smetana's Libuše. Returning to the newly refurbished Bloomsbury Theatre, the cast and orchestra, composed of both professionals and students, will be led by musical director Charles Peebles and director Cecilia Stinton.
Composed in 1871-72, UCO reimagines Smetana's Bohemian queen and her medieval court in the modern-day city, where soaring skyscrapers promise glamour and wealth at a human cost. Born into a celebrated legal dynasty, Libuše, having inherited her late father's firm, is queen of the corporate world and obliged to assert herself as its leader, working tirelessly to expand the firm and prove herself. A quarrel between her two most-valued senior partners, Chrudoš and St'áhlav, throws the stability of her company into jeopardy and Libuše feels the true loneliness of being a woman at the top. Who can give her the support she needs?
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3 Ballot Questions Face Signature Deadline
WBUR Newsroom
Supporters of three different ballot questions face an important deadline this week, as they push to get their issues before voters this November.
As WBUR's Sharon Brody reports for our Newscast unit:
The three questions cover a range of topics. One, the Right to Repair initiative, deals with access to information for automobile repairs and would represent the first law of its kind in the country.
Another proposal would legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
The third, the Death with Dignity campaign, would authorize life-ending medications.
Ballot campaigns must turn in at least 11,485 signatures by Tuesday to lock in their proposals for binding votes in November.
Supporters of all three of these questions say they plan to submit more than the number of signatures required.
"We're confident we're going to get on the ballot," Jennifer Manley, spokeswoman for the medical marijuana campaign, told State House News Service.
A spokesman for the Right to Repair Coalition told State House News that he is disappointed that the Legislature has not passed an alternative proposal, so his group is moving ahead with the ballot initiative.
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Freeman Hospital leads country in heart operation success rates
New figures released show child heart surgery fatalities at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle are among the lowest in the country
Kim Swan
The Children's Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
Mortality rates for children's heart surgery at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital are among the lowest in the country, it has emerged.
New data has been released showing the number of deaths at all children's heart surgery centres following the temporary suspension of operations at the Leeds unit.
The figures, from NHS England, show that none of the country's 10 centres breached warning thresholds for child heart surgery deaths, but Leeds General Infirmary came "very close" to the alert threshold.
The analysis was compiled by the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, based at University College London, which oversees NHS mortality data.
According to the data, Newcastle's Freeman Hospital and London's Royal Brompton Hospital were the best-performing units, followed by Leicester, according to the figures, covering the years 2009-12.
Two other centres, Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, and Evelina Children's Hospital, in London, also came close to the alert limit.
Analysis accompanying the figures said: "These findings do not indicate a safety problem in any centre.
"However, centres with three-year outcomes approaching the alert threshold may deserve additional scrutiny and monitoring of current performance.
"By definition, around half of all units will have more deaths than expected.
"It is, therefore, inappropriate to label centres as blameworthy for these deaths, as the analysis does not show a significantly increased mortality rate."
The Freeman was chosen to stay open over Leeds General Infirmary's child cardiac unit following the biggest consultation the NHS has ever carried out.
But surgery at Leeds was halted at the end of last month after NHS England said it had serious concerns that data showed the unit had a death rate double that of other centres. It resumed again on Wednesday.
NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has said he could not "sit on" data about high death rates without doing something about it.
The figures come as one of the country's most senior doctors reignited the row over the Leeds heart unit by declaring: "I would go somewhere else. I would go to Newcastle."
Professor Sir Roger Boyle, who used to be the Government's heart disease research chief and is now director of the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, which oversees NHS mortality data, said that care at Leeds was "on the edge of acceptability".
Sir Roger, who bought the mortality data to the attention of Sir Bruce, causing last month's suspension of services at Leeds, said: "We find they're just on the edge of what we call an alert."


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TLD: Top-level domain. 顶级域名, 如.com, .net, .org等.
domain name registry, 域名注册局 是一个维护所有顶级域名域名及相关注册信息的数据库.
registry operator 注册操作者, 即NIC(Network Information Centre, 网络信息中心), 维护了域名的数据, 生成包含域名/ip对应关系的zone文件.
A registry operator, sometimes called a network information center (NIC) maintains all administrative data of the domain and generates a zone file which contains the addresses of the nameservers for each domain.
Domain name registrar 域名注册商. 是一个商业实体或组织, 它们由互联网名称与数字地址分配机构(ICANN)或者一个国家性的国家代码顶级域名(ccTLD)域名注册局委派, 以在指定的域名注册数据库中管理互联网域名, 向公众提供此类服务.
is an organization or commercial entity that manages the reservation of Internet domain names. A domain name registrar must be accredited by a generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry and/or a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registry.
is a unique alphanumeric character sequence that represents an entry in the databases maintained by Network Information Centres. When a new domain name is registered with a domain name registrar, a NIC handle is assigned by the registrar to the particular set of information associated with that domain name (such as who registered it and a contact e-mail address). Once a domain name has been registered, its NIC handle can be used to search for that record in the database.
ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) 互联网名称与数字地址分配机构. 是一个集合了全球网络界商业、技术及学术各领域专家的非营利性国际组织,负责在全球范围内对互联网唯一标识符系统及其安全稳定的运营进行协调, 包括互联网协议(IP)地址的空间分配、协议标识符的指派、通用顶级域名(gTLD)以及国家和地区顶级域名(ccTLD)系统的管理、以及根服务器系统的管理. 这些服务最初是在美国政府合同下由 互联网号码分配当局(Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, IANA) 以及其它一些组织提供. 现在, ICANN行使IANA的职能.
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Year seven pupils from Caedmon College and Eskdale School took over the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.
The Takeover Day, organised by Kids in Museums, gave students the opportunity to experience what working in a museum is really like.
In preparation for their task, students previously visited the venue so they knew what was expected.
They spent the morning being trained in the museum and setting up items which each school prepared for the day.
Caedmon College pupil Charlie Harland said: The students from Caedmon College had made their very own exhibition about modern education.
"In this, there were logbooks that they use to record everything that has to do with school.
Eskdale School pupils Layarna Brion and Martha Hughes said: "The students from Eskdale School also provided the museum with interpretations of other exhibits such as paintings, models, replicas and authentic objects, which were dotted around the building.
The Captain Cook Memorial Museum was open to the public from 12.30 to 3pm and students took over many jobs such as giving guided tours, staffing the front desk, managing a handling table, showing botanical prints from the collection and even interviewing visitors on a trip to the museum.
From their interviews, students wrote in their article: "The event was greeted by the public who gave astonishing feedback on how well the pupils performed.
"They were impressed by how polite and informative the tour guides were.
"The feedback was very positive with comments such as, 'very interesting and informative', 'very impressed with the tours as they were excellent'. The comments from the teachers were also very positive.
Year five pupils from Airy Hill Primary School also visited the museum during Takeover Day and took part in a variety of activities, created by the year seven students, such as boat making, artefact handling and guided tours.
The Takeover Day was an 'educational experience' for students that gave them a different perspective on learning about history.
Comments pupils received during their interviews were: "Takeover Day is a good educational experience for both Eskdale and Caedmon" - students Freya and Ellie.
Visitors from Manchester, Olivia and Jack, said: "What a brilliant experience!


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Mum and Dad, let's make a deal! I know you're busy, and there may well be a lot of the week when we are not together, but that's OK. When it comes to playtime and having fun together, it's about Quality Versus Quantity Time and Good Enough is Good Enough!
You see, I need to have time playing with you. Whatever time you've got, I'll take it! For me, your presence matters much more than any presents.
Here's the deal: no matter how busy you are, will you play in the way that's best for me for fifteen minutes every day?
There's lot of stuff we could do… how about play dough? Forget about the cutters and shapers, we can make our own designs and sculptures. We could do this with pastry and then if you bake it, we could eat what we made together!
We could finger paint together or face paint each other. You'll love that messy feeling.
We could start a band with the pots and spoons in the kitchen and perhaps put some dried pasta in a lunchbox and make music.
Have you ever splashed in puddles? I love it. Let's get wrapped up warm, put our wellies on and head outside. If there aren't any puddles, we can jump in piles of leaves.
Have a look at my ideas for some other fun games. Older brothers or sisters could join into these ones.
We'll need to get some cotton balls, lotion, a toilet roll and straws first though!
Each of us has a cotton ball and a straw and we have a race blowing the cotton ball with the straw to one end of the room and back. It's great fun if you make a track with sticky tape on the floor in a zig-zag or straight or round pattern and everyone relays around it. (I might do better just blowing my cotton ball with my mouth instead of with a straw, and a toddler-friendly track should be straight and wide, but you know I'll keep trying!). We can keep playing this as I grow older, making it trickier each year.
I promise to close my eyes while you massage my face with a cotton ball. I know I have to keep my eyes closed the entire time and just relax as you massage my face. All the time you put on your soft voice and say what you're doing, like "I'm travelling across forehead motorway, down onto cheek city, over nose bridge", 'cos that helps me stay still and keep my eyes shut.
You have to gently examine my arms and legs for bumps or bruises and dab each one with lotion. Then you gently massaging the lotion into my arms and legs.
Cover your hands in lotion. Sit on the floor opposite me and grip my hands in yours. Get me to pull against you so that your hands slip out of mine, and you do a big, big fall back! I can pull you back up. This game is great fun if you do it three times in a row.
This is a great game if there are more than just two of us. You put a large blob of lotion on your hand. Pass it to the person beside you by rubbing your hand against theirs, transferring all lotion from your hand to theirs. Everyone repeats this until all the lotion disappears into our hands. It's magic!
You lift up the strips of toilet paper and ask me to karate chop them with my hand!


Rolling Stone is counting down their 50 best albums of 2016 and Green Day's Revolution Radio has checked in at #14 on their list.
"Having completed the slightly improbable journey from Bay Area punkers to rock elder statesmen, Green Day decided to take on the state of the world on their 12th LP, which depicted the American psychosis with a slew of thundering tracks – and a few lighter ones, too, like delicate album closer "Ordinary World" and the steely yet triumphant "Still Breathing." Anchored by Mike Dirnt's bouncing-ball basslines and Tre Cool's frantic drumming, leader Billie Joe Armstrong tackles social ills and personal demons in taut songs that recall the band's early-21st-century high points, while adding just enough timeworn wisdom to reflect 2016's frayed state of the union."
Besting Revolution Radio are albums from Beyoncé, David Bowie, Radiohead, and Leonard Cohen to name a few. You can view the entire list by clicking here.
Poll: What is your favorite lyric video from Revolution Radio?
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2484 Parenago eller 1928 TK är en asteroid i huvudbältet, som upptäcktes 7 oktober 1928 av den ryske astronomen Grigorij N. Neujmin vid Simeiz-observatoriet på Krim. Den har fått sitt namn efter Pavel P. Parenago.

Asteroiden har en diameter på ungefär 6 kilometer.

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Huvudbältesasteroider
Småplaneter namngivna efter personer
Astronomiska upptäckter av GN Neujmin
Astronomiska upptäckter 1928

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Mass funeral for the martyrs of the Jenin camp massacre
Angry marches in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the Jenin massacre
Shtayyeh calls on the world to intervene to provide protection for our people
Glick leads them.. Dozens of settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
9 martyrs and 20 injured in a large-scale military operation of the occupation in Jenin camp
Chinese Ambassador: The Palestinian issue is important to peace and stability in the Middle East
Demolishing a house and seizing lands in Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley
The occupation deports an Italian woman after her arrest from Bethlehem
Dozens of settlers storm Al-Aqsa
The occupation is waging a massive campaign of arrests in the West Bank
A stand for people with special needs to denounce the execution of young Iyad al-Halak
Dozens of workers in Jerusalem institutions for people with special needs participated today, Monday, in a protest in front of Bab Al-Sahirah Square, one of the gates of the Old City in occupied Jerusalem, to condemn the execution carried out by the occupation soldiers against a person with special needs Iyad Al-Hallaq is a resident of Wadi Al-Joz in occupied Jerusalem.
Participants in the stand, which witnessed an intense presence of the occupation soldiers, raised banners denouncing the crime of occupation, the policy of field executions, and against violations against persons with disabilities, calling for international protection for them.
Lawyer Haitham Khatib, director of the legal unit at the St. Yves Foundation, said that the stand was a denunciation of targeting the martyr Al-Hallaq, who did not pose a threat to anyone's life.
The occupation forces opened fire towards the young man, barber, ten days ago, while he was heading to his virgin school inside the walls of the Old City in Jerusalem, which led to his martyrdom.
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Settlers attack citizens in Khirbet Zanouta in the town of Al-Dhahiriya
More than 100 settlers storm Al-Aqsa
"Five Eyes" intelligence prohibit Huawei´s access to "sensitive networks"
More than 13 million Palestinians in the world by the end of 2019
Settlers attack the people of Arab al-Arara in Wadi al-Qilt, and the people confront them
Erekat calls on the world to recognize Palestine and take immediate measures to curb the annexation
Fires "poison the air" in the Amazon
15 deaths, 797 new infections, and 1,441 recoveries
ARIJ Institute: 35% of the West Bank, mostly on the hills
Dead and clashes in northern Syria despite a ceasefire in the Turkish attack
Gaza: destroying 400 kilograms of remnants of the occupation
Japanese Restaurant offers "Last Supper " to its customers!
18 human rights organizations demand Rivlin to stop Netanyahu´s incitement against Palestinians inside
Health: The death of an elderly person from Al-Fawwar camp due to infection with Corona virus
Disclosure of a huge plan to expand settlements south of Jerusalem
Government jobs for wounded return marches in early 2019
Britain´s finance minister will resign if Johnson takes over as prime minister
Occupation imposes unprecedented changes in the status quo in al-Aqsa, taking advantage of the "Corona" crisis
The British Labor Party holds its convention at the height of the Brexit crisis
Baby drowned in the bathtub .. The reason "mother washing machine"
Injuries of suffocation in clashes with the occupation south of Bethlehem
"Resistance to the Wall and Settlements": The occupation has delivered 5,820 notices since 2015 to demolish and remove buildings and facilities
Thousands mourn the bodies of the three martyrs in Jenin
Biden and the Palestinians in the past year: little action and persistence in supporting the occupation
The EU missions call on Israel to protect the status quo and the holy sites in East Jerusalem
Dozens of injuries as a result of the occupation´s suppression of the weekly marches in the West Bank
149 human rights organizations call for an end to the occupation´s violations against prisoners
224 martyrs and more than a thousand buildings destroyed... The number of Palestinians by the end of 2022 will reach 14.3 million
OCHA: Settlers damaged 900 trees, and the occupation authorities demolished 57 buildings within half a month
Palestine News Network � 2018
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It's due in part to the recession, but it's also likely that the health care reforms in "Obamacare" are helping contain health care costs, which are increasing at the slowest rate since John F. Kennedy was in the White House.
In 2011, health care spending grew only 4.4 percent, the lowest increase in 50 years. (And spending has been slowing down for the past several years as well.) You may think 4.4 percent is still a lot, given that your wages probably didn't increase that much. But we have been used to growth of between 8 and 12 percent for many years, leading to health care spending of 18 percent of our gross domestic product.
One of every five dollars is going to the health care industry – to doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. What can cause this level of health care spending to slow down? Is it the recession? The impact of health reform?
Most analysts believe that the decline is mainly attributed to the recession. When people are out of jobs or worried about losing their jobs, they don't schedule hip replacements. They don't go to the doctor as often, even if they have insurance. And if they have a high deductible plan, those first expenditures before the deductible is satisfied have to compete with rent and food. Those delays in care impact the hospitals and doctors who serve these folks and they begin to pull back as well.
The decrease in the rate of spending may also be attributed to the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. The many features of health reform, including changes to the ways providers are paid, emphasis on quality, investments in health information technology, have all been predicted to slow the growth of costs over the next ten to 20 years.
While critics have been wailing about the impact of reform on health care costs, health care costs have been moderating and in some cases even going down. Seniors saw an average decrease in the cost of their Medicare Advantage plans of 4 percent for 2012, even while enrollment increased by 10 percent.
What's a consumer to believe? After hearing so much about the damage that health reform will do to health care, we actually see costs moderating and some early improvements in access and benefits (e.g. adult children staying on their parents' plans until 26; new preventive benefits without copays; no pre-existing conditions for children, etc.). Who gets to take the credit for all of this?
It would be foolish to say that health reform alone has caused a decrease in health care spending. Most likely the recession is the major cause. But it's equally foolish for detractors of the health reform law to continually assert that the law is driving health care costs higher than ever – when spending increases are lower than most Americans have seen in their lifetimes.
Dr. Linda Bergthold has been a health care consultant and researcher for over 25 years. She worked on the Clinton Health Reform plan and was the head of the Obama health care blog team in 2008. She also writes for The Huffington Post on health reform and insurance issues. Her previous articles for the Health Insurance Resource Center include 2011: a very good year for health reform and '44' gives 44 words to health reform.


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El  () fue un equipo de fútbol de Serbia que jugó en la Superliga de Serbia, la primera división nacional.

Historia
Fue fundado el  en la ciudad de Sevogno con el nombre FK Radnicki por un grupo de empleados de las minas de cobre e iniciaron en las ligas locales dos años después, logrando varios ascensos y en 1961 cambiaron a FK Sevogno.

En 1969 logran el ascenso a la cuarta división nacional donde permanecieron por cuatro temporadas luego de descender, vagando entre las ligas regionales hasta que logran regresar a la cuarta división en la temporada 1989/90 en la que solo permanecieron una temporada.

Tras la disolución de Yugoslavia el club pasa a jugar en la cuarta división nacional, logrando dos ascensos que lo llevaron a la Primera Liga Serbia, la segunda división nacional, logrando participaciones constantes que lo mentenían cerca del ascenso a la Superliga de Serbia.

En la temporada 2008/09 consigue su primer logro importante al llegar a la final de la Copa de Serbia luego de vencer a varios equipos de primera división como Hajduk Kula, Borac Čačak, Napredak Kruševac y al Estrella Roja de Belgrado en las semifinales, pero terminaron perdiendo ante el Partizán de Belgrado en la final por 0-3, con el consuelo de lograr la clasificación a la Liga Europea de la UEFA 2009-10 dejando fuera al FBK Kaunas de Lituania pero eliminados en la siguiente ronda por el Lille OSC.

El  el club se fusiona con sus rivales del FK Sloboda Uzice y pasa a llamarse FK Sloboda Point Sevojno, continuando con la historia del Sloboda y con su infraestructura, la cual era mejor, compitiendo en la temporada 2010/11 en la Superliga de Serbia, y en ese mismo año nace la reencarnación del , el FK Sloboda en las divisiones bajas del país.

Participación en competiciones de la UEFA

Jugadores

Jugadores destacados

 Mile Andrić
 Branko Božović
 Darko Micevski
 Radoš Bulatović
 Goran Ćosić

 Nenad Divac
 Njegoš Goločevac
 Lazar Jovičić
 Radenko Kamberović
 Radivoje Manić

 Marko Pavićević
 Predrag Popović
 Savo Raković
 Radan Šunjevarić
 Vladislav Virić

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Equipos de fútbol desaparecidos de Serbia
Equipos de fútbol fundados en 1950
Equipos de fútbol desaparecidos en 2010
Equipos de fútbol que se han fusionado y fusiones
Yugoslavia en 1950
Serbia en 2010


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City approves transferring stormwater system to authority
Mark Maroney
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City Council agreed Thursday to transfer the city stormwater management system to the Williamsport Sanitary Authority.
"This is a major step but not the final step," said Council President Jonathan Williamson.
The process several years in the making must get final approval from the sanitary authority.
The proposed transfer takes out a $675,000 request by the city administration to be reimbursed for the work done on the stormwater system installed in the William Street redevelopment and for the Kohl's department store project.
The agreement covers whatever materials are below the ground. It does not take into effect property above-ground, according to Councilman Don Noviello, of the public works committee.
Mayor Gabriel J. Campana said it is best for the system to be transferred to the authority, because it has the means to create a stormwater authority that can levee fees.
The stage for setting up fees would be later in the process, he said.
An earlier version of the agreement indicated the fees would be necessary for the authority to maintain and make necessary fixes.
The fees, if they are approved in the future, would be attached to water and sewer bills.
Campana also told council the upcoming budget requires him to find ways to increase city revenue.
Ideas the mayor has come up with include selling underused city property, gaining revenue through economic development and adding revenue from valid user-agreements from the Williamsport Municipal Water Authority.
"I have asked city staff to take on extra responsibilities as all of us have helped to reduce costs," Campana said. "I believe it is time for individuals that do business with the city to tighten their belts as well when responding to our needs."
Insurance, engineering, architecture, heating, air conditioning and construction management companies, lobbying consultants and legal services will be required to respond in a competitive request for proposals. "(They have to go through the process) if they want to do business with the city," Campana said.
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If you decide to move here, or even if you just want to come visit, you're going to find yourself in good company. The Comox Valley is attracting the best and brightest from all over. From pros who work remotely for startups and large corporations, to consultants, entrepreneurs and lone-wolf disruptors, to folks just starting out, the local tech scene is a cross-section of the industry as a whole. Designers and developers, marketers and analysts, scientists and engineers, business types and executives, they're all here. When you come to the Comox Valley, you'll find a welcoming community full of peers as laid back and ambitious as you are.
Let us help you tap into the local network by creating a profile in our MATCHMAKER Database. The information you submit is private and will not be published without your permission. We'll use it to put you in touch with folks like you, and others who might be good connections.
I work remotely for an international company as an operations engineer. We chose the CV because it's a small town with great community, easy access to mountains and ocean, affordable housing, and being closer to California and Washington makes it easier to get to tech conferences."
Located on the productive shores of Baynes Sound, the Deep Bay Marine Field Station is a key research facility for Vancouver Island University. The facility's location on the eastern shores of Vancouver Island makes it easily accessible and conveniently located near community amenities.
NIC's Centre for Applied Research, Technology and Innovation (CARTI) connects NIC expert staff and students with local businesses and organizations to develop innovative solutions to current challenges. Our goal is to connect communities through research. We offer services to support research project development, project management and funding.
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There are lots of ways to connect with the tech community in the Comox Valley, but if you're too shy to introduce yourself to a Mac user at a coffee shop, one of the best is the Comox Valley Tech Talk group on Facebook. This group of 400+ local and regional people has been the beginning of many beautiful partnerships and friendships, so give it a try!
Also helpful is Innovation Island. Located in Nanaimo, but serving the Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast region, Innovation Island is a local startup accelerator and connector. If you want to get the lowdown on what is happening in the local tech sector, these are the folks to talk to.
As all digital nomads know, home is where you hang your hat, but finding a friendly place to crack open the laptop can be a bit more difficult. Sure, cafés can work in a pinch, and we have plenty of great ones, but sometime you need other options. Here is a list of local spots with decent wifi and a friendly environment for your mobile office.
In your experience, how does working in tech in/from the Comox Valley differ from working in tech in other places?
"I can only answer this question from my own limited perspective of working in tech which is creating digital products and experiences for consumers.
I previously lived and worked in Toronto and then Vancouver. The design & technology sector in those cities has a very strong presence and is a widely celebrated economic driver. Here in the Comox Valley I'd say it doesn't have much presence and the economic benefits are mostly hidden due to the large number of people working in tech who work from home.
That said, working in tech has allowed me live/work/play here while earning revenue from mostly outside the Comox Valley.


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Simple network visualizer
##### Still under development
## [Goals](https://github.com/sapk/GoWatch/wiki/Detailled-goals)
- [ ] Analyze Network Unit
- [ ] SNMP collector
- [ ] Network Graphing
- [ ] Network Monitoring
- [ ] Network Map
- [ ] Network History/Research
- [ ] Service Monitoring
- [ ] Visual Configuration (simple)
- [ ] Config Backup & History
- [ ] Auto-Discovery
- [ ] Various Network Tools
- [ ] Organizations
- [ ] Location/Map
- [ ] Procedures (custom scripts)
- [ ] Equipement Web Console

For optimization there is two types of analysis :
  - Short ( very simple stats can be run in paralell)
    - Ping
    - SNMP Trap
    - ...
  - Long (Need more analysis so for less consumption need to be run sequentially (maybe 2-3 paralell can be changed in config))
    - SNMP
    - Log scan
    - Port scanning
    - Bandwith stats
    - ...

The admin dashboard show the medium interval between each scan of each type.

## Requirement
- librrd

## License

This project is under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](https://github.com/sapk/GoWatch/blob/master/LICENSE) file for the full license text.


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The Dana-Farber Cell Manipulation Core Facility (CMCF) renovation creates one of the largest facilities in the country dedicated to the research and production of personalized cancer treatments, providing novel cellular therapies for clinical settings through unique, all-inclusive research and manufacturing. Designed to foster transparency and visibility, the two floor renovation transforms a windowless vivarium into a specialized research environment, incorporating unprecedented visual connections. The CMCF, previously spread across eight locations, is now centralized on the 11th and 12 floors of the Smith Building.
The design transforms a wide and deep floor plate, cluttered with multiple existing shafts, into an intimate open plan that belies its many-layered regulatory barriers and intense mechanical systems. The design intervention is organized around a series of thresholds and portals that mark transition, simplifying the visual environment and supporting the rituals of daily work. Often confusing windowless mazes, here we find clear visual axis and transparencies throughout. At each location, occupants move to elevated levels of cleanliness, signifying and reinforcing the protective environment.
View corridors create connections from the middle of the floor plan to the exterior to give each user access to natural light. Though much of the program demands clean room controls, the design enlivens with color, framing views to the city beyond. Additionally, views through and into the cleanroom suites permit non-gowned management, regulatory and re-search staff to communicate with and assist those within. The careful attention to detail and craft exhibited through the project exemplify the intensity of the meticulous work within.
Moving well beyond the myriad of technical requirements, the renovation creates a lively, humane and clearly understood plan that enhances the daily lives of its dedicated occupants. Researchers and staff within the clean room environments are afforded connections to daylight and the outdoors. These are essential to reducing the stress and improving well-being for people engaged in highly demanding technical tasks. This is no small feat given the classified particulate count requirements of the clean rooms.
A nearly invisible double wall protects the interior environment and tempers environmental impacts, permitting exterior windows. These clean room exterior windows are a rare and important benefit for the staff. The careful attention to detail and craft exhibited through the project exemplify the intensity of the meticulous work within.
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