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Turkey approves legislation to block Internet sites
Passed by Turkey's parliament, the bill would allow the government to cut off access to any site without the need for court approval, says the Wall Street Journal.
Feb. 6, 2014 7:21 a.m. PT
Turkey is one step closer to enacting a law that would give the government the power to block any Internet site.
Late Wednesday Turkish lawmakers passed a bill that would let the presidency of regulatory agency Telecommunication and Communication (TIB) curtail access to an Internet site within four hours of receiving complaints alleging privacy violations, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday. Such an action would not require a ruling from a court. Further, Turkish Internet companies would have to hold onto traffic information for as many as two years.
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The next step falls to Turkish president Abdullah Gul, who must either approve the bill for it to become the law, or veto it. But the Journal sees the bill's approval as likely since Gul has rarely vetoed any legislation since taking office in 2007.
Privacy advocates and such organizations as the European Union and US watchdog Freedom House have already condemned the bill as a way of legislating censorship.
"The Turkish public deserves more information and more transparency, not more restrictions," a spokesperson for the EU said, according to the Journal. "The law in the current form introduces several restrictions to the freedom of expression."
Lutfi Elvan, minister for Turkey's transport, maritime affairs and communications, claims the bill is not an attempt at censorship and instead a way to protect privacy without having to deal with lengthy court procedures, the Journal added.
Some also suspect the bill is politically motivated.
A recent scandal in which allies of Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan were charged with graft led to prison sentences for 20 suspects. News, videos, and images of the scandal went online for all to see, further embarrassing the government.
The opposition party known as the Republican People's Party (CHP) wants the court to overturn the law. If the court fails to do so, the CHP will file a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights, party lawmaker Umut Oran told Journal.
"Erdogan wants to turn the Internet into his own portal,"Oran said. "This law is to cover up Erdogan's illegal activities, injustices, and bribery allegations. It also aims to prevent the surfacing of future charges."
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Hi everyone! I'm in a bit of a rush tonight, so I can't bring any insightful stories, or side notes, or any creative thoughts to the table. I'm sleepy, ready for bed, and thinking about all I have to do tomorrow (school, optometrist/ophthalmologist appointment, homework, studying, papers, cleaning, banking, making my grocery list, sleep). This recipe from the Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book is one that can be used for lunch or dinner, or if you want to shape them into tiny ham balls, they can be used as appetizers. The bread crumbs that are incorporated into the meat gives great texture and flavor, which is also complemented by the sauce.
1) Lightly grease a 2-quart rectangular baking dish; set aside. In a large bowl combine eggs, bread crumbs, onion, milk, 1 teaspoon of the dry mustard, and the pepper. Add ground ham and ground pork; mix well. Shape into 12 balls, using about 1/3 cup mixture for each. Place ham balls in the prepared baking dish.
2) In a bowl combine brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, and the remaining 1 teaspoon dry mustard. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over ham balls.
3) Bake, uncovered, in a 350F oven about 45 minutes or until done (an instant-read thermometer inserted into the ham balls should register 160F).


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Q: Flutter - pass and initialize a parameter as an argument to PageView before build I am trying to pass down a parameter(param1) to a ChildView when I route to ParentView from some other view, but parameter inheritance below does not work. If I put _pages within build context, the code will work with many unwanted boiling plates. BaseWidget is a StatefulWidget that handles generic arguments of Widget with ChangeNotifier.

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*Is there a better way of inheriting a parameter down to the ChildView before build?

*Is there a better way of sending a parameter through routes other than using this code block of ModalRoute.of(context).settings.arguments?

Below is a block of my non-optimal, failing code..
class ParentView extends StatelessWidget {
  int param1;
  final List<Widget> _pages = [
    ChildView1(param: param1),
    ChildView2(),
    ChildView3()
  ];
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return BaseWidget<ParentViewModel>(
        model: ParentViewModel(parentService: Provider.of(context)),
        builder: (context, model, child) {
          param1 = ModalRoute.of(context).settings.arguments;
          return Container();
        }
    );
  }
}

A: you can pass the parametes in the constructor of Childview as the code below, and you can use the param inside the Childview with widget.param.
class Childview1 extends StatefulWidget {
  final param;
  const Childview({
    Key? key,
    this.param,
  }) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<InitialPage> createState() => _InitialPageState();
}

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Years and Years: Season 1, Episode 2 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
After the events of the last episode, bad turns worse as the US spirals, the world heads towards authoritarianism, and yet another crisis.
HBO, BBC One
Director(s) Simon Cellan Jones
Writer(s) Russell T Davies
Introduced This Episode
Viktor Maxim Baldry
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The Bad News Is: Bethany, Celeste
From Mike Pence winning the 2024 election, Vladimir Putin becoming president for life, as well as Xi Jinping, things aren't looking good. Of course, automation and the world trying to put America under sanctions isn't helping either since that just makes the US more radical and to the right. Yet, not everyone is a major catastrophe. Some things are minor like Bethany getting a skin implant which allows her to use her right hand like a telephone and use the left wrist as a speaker. Something that, of course, shocks Celeste a bit but it isn't like Bethany didn't announce she was transhuman years ago. So what is making herself into a machine but taking the first steps? Plus, considering the implants are charged with motion, they are rather green – aren't they?
Roll Back The Clock: Viktor, Ralph, Daniel, Edith, Muriel, Celeste
It is strange times for everyone. So strange that, despite their differences, Muriel and Celeste bury the hatchet – without one of Muriel's grandkids, or great-grandchildren pushing for it. Though, on top of that, we learn that while Muriel may not be politically correct, she is rather accepting. This is shown by her letting Viktor know his parents were trash for what they did to him, and she cares for him. Not to the point of hugging, she doesn't necessarily want one, but in the year or so since Viktor has came about, she has grown fond of him.
Pushing the need to question what happened with Ralph, right? Well, he and Daniel are still married and being replaced has left Ralph bitter. So Bitter that he ends up causing Viktor to be deported.
But, on a semi-positive note, Edith returns from venturing around the world, and while she may only live for 10 to 20 years, due to radiation exposure, everyone is happy for her return.
A Humbling Experience: Celeste, Stephen, Vivienne
Being that Stephen was a financial advisor, and Celeste, an accountant, they did well, and some felt that held that over the family. However, due to the sanctions, and how America was continuously going to the right, the financial market crashed, and that meant major things for Celeste and Stephen. Specifically, they lose 1,135,000 pounds and end up homeless. Well, forced to live with Muriel, in her dilapidated home, but essentially homeless.
Though, on what could be seen as a positive tip, Vivienne wins an election to become MP after the last one is decapitated.
Question(s) Left Unanswered
Are the kids' mom alive? The way she is talked about is in euphemisms which do imply death, but it isn't clear. All we know is Rosie took care of her after cancer treatments.
She died of cancer.
Why, considering how blunt she can be, would Bethany go to Celeste about her implants than her dad?
Do they really think Trump is pulling strings and would have Pence be his puppet? That's the most ridiculous, and unrealistic, thing this show has brought up.
Other Noteworthy Facts & Moments
It's 130 pounds for gas in 2026.
Rosie's condition, Spina bifida, the actress also has.
Daniel is 6 years older than Viktor.
It has been approximately 7 years since the whole family has seen Edith.
This Is Such A Good Horror
From Mike Pence becoming the US president, the US going further to the right, Putin and Jinping becoming presidents for like, already things were scary. However, then you throw in automation, the threat of nuclear weapons being used, and financial institutions collapsing, and it makes this scarier than any serial killer you can think of. For there are only hundreds, if not thousands of them. That is compared to the hundred or less who could make all that this show predicts a reality. Non-counting the voters who put and keep these men in power.
Rosie's Conversation With Edith About Being "Fixed"
In the show Switched at Birth, there are deaf characters and the topic of being "fixed," in the form of getting a hearing aid, among other things, is brought up. Yet, despite how atypical people would feel, there is this sense of community and love of what many call a disability that makes it so the idea of being "fixed" is preposterous.
That is also seen in Years and Years for, as you can imagine, if Bethany can get implants which makes it so her body can be a phone, and get good reception, of course Rosie could be given the ability to walk. However, like in Switched at Birth, the idea is rejected. It isn't even fathomed since, as noted in the premiere, nothing about Rosie using a wheelchair is made to seem like it hinders her. It is treated like her having a certain color hair or eyes. It makes her different, yes, but isn't something to make a big deal about.
Edith's Conviction
While Edith is definitely a fool for doing so, you have to respect how she risked her life for her activism. To show the extent of what America did, within months of the nuclear bombing, she shaved off decades of her life. Yet, another thing you have to appreciate is that, when she realizes she lost and the cause isn't worth fighting for anymore, she is pro watching the world burn.
For, when you think about it, what is the appropriate response to time going by and all the warnings falling on deaf ears? Fighting to the last breath, since you are suffocating? PSH! Why? At this point, while there is no reason to become part of the problem, you minas well enjoy seeing the world get destroyed. Especially since, all things considered, Edith probably shortened her lifespan knowing it was too late to turn things around.
It Makes You Want A International Version
This show creates scenarios that makes you wish it was part of a larger universe. One which had a version set in America, China, Russia, Germany perhaps, and walked you through the plateau and possibly decline of each country as the world becomes more nationalist and radical. Something that can't be said for a lot of shows. Even programs like Handmaid's Tale don't necessarily push you to wonder what is going on in different parts of the world. You just wonder why are they allowing this to happen? Be it the revolutionaries overthrowing the government or, post exposure, the enslavement of women?
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Season 1, Episode 6 [Series Finale] The show ends at 2034 and the 5 years covered bring about drastic change not just for the Lyons family but also the UK – can you guess how?
Director(s) Lisa Mulcahy
Lincoln Aiden Li
Yvonne Zita Sattar
The Fall of Rook's Government: Edith, Bethany, Viktor, Yvonne, Celeste, Muriel, Stephen, Rosie, Vivienne, Yvonne
2030 and Beyond: Edith, Bethany, Vivienne, Rosie, Stephen, Lincoln
Season 1, Episode 5 We reach the year 2028 and between a housing crisis, floods, and more, so comes the question of how will Vivienne Rook handle it all?
Woody Kiernan O'Brien
As It All Goes To Hell: Muriel, Celeste, Bethany, Stephen, Rosie
The Erstwhiles, Revenge, Following Precedents: Stephen, Vivienne, Bethany, Viktor, Edith, Woody
Season 1, Episode 4 After a rather tame episode 3, things ramp up more, and on top of revolutions, there is a death on the show.
Fran Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Jonjo George Bukhari
And The World Continues To Implode
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures: Rosie, Jonjo, Edith, Fran, Daniel, Viktor
Karma Strikes: Stephen, Celeste, Muriel, Daniel, Viktor
Season 1, Episode 1 [Series Premiere] Years and Years may potentially be one of the most memorable shows of the summer, if not the year.
Creator(s) Russell T Davies
Genre(s) Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi
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Isn't For You If You Want To Watch Something Optimistic About The Future
Rosie Ruth Madeley
Daniel Russell Tovey
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Lincoln Aaron Ansari
Celeste T'Nia Miller
Bethany Lydia West
Ruby Jade Alleyne
Vivienne Emma Thompson
Ralph Dino Fetscher
Muriel Anne Reid
Edith Jessica Hynes
Lee Callum Woolford
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Season 1, Episode 3 The rest of the world is set aside as we come upon 2026 and between a death in the family, elections, and grave mistakes, the Lyons family are dealing with a lot.
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Elaine Rachel Logan
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What A Wonderful World: Lizzie, Bethany, Vivienne, Celeste
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His legacy will live on
A PIONEER in the treatment of children's diseases who created the earliest premature baby cot in York has died, aged 95.
When Dr Walter Henderson came to York the children department services were divided between separate wards at the city and county hospitals.
But he revolutionised the way paediatrics in York were developed and left a long-lasting legacy for the city's youngsters.
A graduate of Edinburgh University, Dr Henderson was appointed consultant paediatrician in November 1946 with responsibilities at the county, and later, the city hospitals.
Until 1954, the only premature baby facilities in York were two small nurseries at Acomb Hospital. But Dr Henderson's initiative changed all that and, under his supervision, a unit was developed at the county hospital for children of all ages.
By the time of his retirement in 1975, that unit comprised two consultants, a registrar, two senior house officers and a child assessment centre.
Married to Joan and with two daughters, Dr Henderson was also a visiting consultant at Scarborough for many years and held a monthly clinic at Malton Hospital.
He was an examiner in the membership examinations at the Royal College of Physicians, in Edinburgh, and for seven years held a similar position for the diploma of child health examinations at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, in Glasgow.
Assistant honorary secretary of the British Paediatric Association for nine years, Dr Henderson had served as an Army medical officer in India during the Second World War.
He was said to have devoted considerable time and effort to helping those children in York with physical and learning disabilities.
A keen gardener, walker, reader, golfer and tennis player, Dr Henderson's pioneering work with premature baby cots - with adaptations engineered by the City Hospital engineering department - will never be forgotten.
Ellen Willey, who was sister in charge of Dr Henderson's unit for many years and is founder of the Special Care Baby Unit support group, said: "He gave me my first Sister's post way back in 1960 and I worked for him until he retired.
"He was an absolute gentleman. He was so caring towards the babies - he really was a very caring man. Everybody loved him."
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Q: Adding a datapoint to datastruct in matlab I am trying to add a datapoint to an existing data struct. I have created the following data struct.
ourdata.animal= {'wolf', 'dog', 'cat'}
ourdata.height = [110 51 32]
ourdata.weight = [55 22 10]

say I want to add another one to the data struct with name 'fish' height 3 and weight 1, how do I go about  this?

A: You can simply attach it to the end of the structure:
ourdata.animal{end+1} = 'fish'
ourdata.height(end+1) = 3
ourdata.weight(end+1) = 1

A: If you want to work with multiple structures, you can write a little function to combine the values of fields in multiple structs. Here's one, using fieldnames() to discover what fields exist:
function out = slapItOn(aStruct, anotherStruct)
% Slap more data on to the end of fields of a struct
out = aStruct;
for fld = string(fieldnames(aStruct))'
    out.(fld) = [aStruct.(fld) anotherStruct.(fld)];
end
end

Works like this:
>> ourdata
ourdata =
  struct with fields:

    animal: {'wolf'  'dog'  'cat'}
    height: [110 51 32]
    weight: [55 22 10]
>> newdata = slapItOn(ourdata, struct('animal',{{'bobcat'}}, 'height',420, 'weight',69))
newdata =
  struct with fields:

    animal: {'wolf'  'dog'  'cat'  'bobcat'}
    height: [110 51 32 420]
    weight: [55 22 10 69]
>>

BTW, I'd suggest that you use string arrays instead of cellstrs for storing your string data. They're better in pretty much every way (except performance). Get them with double quotes:
>> strs = ["wolf" "dog" "cat"]
strs =
  1×3 string array
    "wolf"    "dog"    "cat"
>>

Also, consider using a table array instead of a struct array for tabular-looking data like this. Tables are nice!
>> animal = ["wolf" "dog" "cat"]';
>> height = [110 51 32]';
>> weight = [55 22 10]';
>> t = table(animal, height, weight)
t =
  3×3 table
    animal    height    weight
    ______    ______    ______
    "wolf"     110        55
    "dog"       51        22
    "cat"       32        10
>>


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London's Moulin Rouge public and press performances cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreak amongst cast
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Russian parliament to discuss recognising rebel-held east Ukraine as independent
Russia's parliament will hold consultations next week on an idea to appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognise two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states, the chamber's speaker said on Friday. Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, made the announcement ahead of talks in Geneva on Friday between Russia's top diplomat and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss soaring tensions over Ukraine. A Russian troop build-up near Ukraine has stirred worries among Western countries that a war could break out between the former Soviet neighbours, whose ties have been fraught since the annexation of Crimea by Moscow and the start of a Russia-backed insurgency in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
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Alaska's wolves misplaced their fiercest suggest, Gordon Haber, while his study airplane crashed in Denali nationwide Park in 2009. Passionate, tenacious, and sometimes brash, Haber, a former hockey participant and park ranger, dedicated his lifestyles to Denali's wolves.
He weathered brutal temperatures within the wild to record the wolves and supplied unprecedented insights into wolf habit. Haber's writings and images demonstrate an magnificent measure of cooperation among wolf kinfolk as they hunt, increase puppies, and play, social behaviors and traditions formerly unknown. With the wolves vulnerable to being destroyed by means of searching and trapping, his reviews encouraged for a balanced method of wolf administration. His fieldwork registered as one of many longest experiences in natural world technological know-how and had a long-lasting influence on wolf policies.
Haber's box notes, his large journals, and tales from buddies all come jointly in between Wolves to bare a lot approximately either the wolves he studied and the researcher himself. Wolves proceed to fascinate and polarize humans, and Haber's paintings maintains to resonate.
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Dr. Haber worked from what Mahatma Gandhi called satyagraha: holding to the truth, speaking truth to power. He did this, time and again, regardless of the consequences to him personally and professionally. " Book Structure and Sources The primary chapters of Among Wolves are written by Haber himself, compiled and edited from his articles, blog, reports, scientific papers, field notes, and a book proposal. 4 The first chapters describe what Haber learned about the wolves themselves, and later chapters reveal how he applied research conclusions to management and exploitation issues in Denali, Alaska, and the western United States.
I consider it my good fortune to be able to spend my "work" days as a scientist observing many kinds of wild creatures primarily in what is unquestionably one of the crown jewels of the planet: Denali National Park and Preserve. All wild animals interest me, each in their own way and for their own important ecological role. But years ago it became obvious from thousands of hours of direct observation that wolves stand above the rest in their unusual intelligence, emotional depth, expressiveness, sensory abilities, physical prowess, and especially their family-based social systems.
Tweet June 26, 2009 The forest+subalpine route that I hike to/from den full of old+new wolf, bear, lynx droppings, esp in forest. Nice to share with them. I consider it my good fortune to be able to spend my "work" days as a scientist observing many kinds of wild creatures primarily in what is unquestionably one of the crown jewels of the planet: Denali National Park and Preserve. All wild animals interest me, each in their own way and for their own important ecological role. But years ago it became obvious from thousands of hours of direct observation that wolves stand above the rest in their unusual intelligence, emotional depth, expressiveness, sensory abilities, physical prowess, and especially their family-based social systems.


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Aired March 12, 2006 - 21:00 ET
LARRY KING, CNN HOST: Christopher Reeve's widow Dana Reeve lost her brave battle with lung cancer Monday night, less than seven months after her shocking announcement that she was ill and a year and a half after her husband passed away.
And now to reflect on her inspirational life, her tragic death and her legacy of love and devotion, Lance Armstrong, Dana Reeve's friend, the legendary athlete and cancer survivor; ABC news correspondent Deborah Roberts, Dana Reeve's friend and her co-host on the show "Lifetime Live;" Senator John Kerry, close friend of Dana Reeve who campaigned for him when he ran for the White House; renowned spiritual adviser Deepak Chopra who also knew Dana Reeve; Dr. Maya Angelou, whose poems inspired Dana Reeve after Chris' death; Marianne Williamson, the best-selling author and lecturer on spirituality; and Kathy Lewis, president of the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
They're all next on LARRY KING LIVE.
Sad day when you a friend. Lance Armstrong lost a friend today, a very close friend of Dana Reeve's. How did you hear about it, Lance?
LANCE ARMSTRONG, FRIEND OF DANA REEVE: Well, I was actually in Montreal speaking at some events with President Clinton and I woke up this morning and turned on my Blackberry and the e-mails just started to flood through and give me the news and I was -- I just sat there in my hotel room in complete disbelief.
And, you know, I knew that -- obviously I knew Dana was sick and knew that the last couple weeks were rough but, you know, I didn't wake -- I didn't expect to wake up this morning and get that news.
KING: You did know they were rough though recently?
ARMSTRONG: I did. I talked to Marcia Williams (ph) who has been with her recently and I talked to her about a week ago and she said that there were a couple days in there where it was really touch and go, almost hour by hour. So, I had a feeling that, you know, we were potentially getting to the end here but, you know, regardless and whenever you get that final news it's tough.
KING: Dr. Maya Angelou, the famed poet, her poems were an inspiration to Dana and to Chris, how did you hear about it dear?
DR. MAYA ANGELOU, FRIEND OF DANA REEVE: I heard about it from your office. I had not turned on television or radio for two days and I received an e-mail from your office and my office said "You must read this" and it brought me to my knees.
I had no idea that we were nearly that close. She was such a brave and spiritual woman and having just lost one a few weeks ago it brought me to my knees.
KING: Yes, with Dana Reeve's passing today their teenage son Will faces yet another difficult challenge. When Dana joined us in February, 2005 she talked to us about the relationship Will had with his father. Watch.
KING: I was fortunate enough to be invited to the wonderful memorial service that you put together for Chris and Will stole the night. He spoke eloquently. How is he doing?
DANA REEVE: He's doing well. It's amazing to me. He has a resiliency that is very much like his dad. He's doing remarkably well. I was so proud of him that day.
KING: Good in school?
REEVE: He does great in school and he's got a lot -- there's a very strong gene pool there I think. I mean I was -- I was so proud of him. The poise that he showed and he was funny and articulate and he wrote every word of this tribute that he wrote for his dad and, yes, he's a good -- he's a good kid and he's a hockey player and he's good in school and Chris was always very, very proud of him.
KING: And most of his memories are post accident right?
REEVE: Pretty much. He was only -- he was -- it was right before his third birthday when Chris had his accident and, in fact, we -- we celebrated Will's third birthday while Chris was still in the hospital in Virginia. And he, most of his memories I would say are from videotape and stories. He has a couple, I guess like we all do.
But he really in so many ways I feel so grateful for those nine and a half years that he got to really know his dad and what a strong and funny and wise and encouraging father he was and it really made Will the extraordinary child that I think he is.
KING: Deepak Chopra is in Rome, Italy tonight. Deepak, how do you deal with or advise people on grieving?
DEEPAK CHOPRA, FRIEND OF DANA REEVE: Well, you have to go through the process. You have to not suppress it. You have to get in touch with those feelings. You have to express them. You have to share them. And ultimately you have to move on.
The tragic part of this story is that there's such a phenomenon when there's deep emotional bonding between two people that biological responses sort of become co-dependent in a way and separation and love, when love is so (INAUDIBLE) leads to something called limbic dissonance which can cause physiological chaos.
And one wonders, you know, that the intensity of love that these two people shared would have anything to do with the intensity of the biological relationship the two of them had.
KING: Marianne, the problem with death is it's so final.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, AUTHOR AND LECTURER ON SPIRITUALITY: Well, except that from a spiritual perspective it's not final at all. The life of the body does end but the life of the spirit continues. So, on a human level, of course, this is a very, very sad day, particularly sad because of her son.
But I think a lot of people today if they're honest with themselves had a kind of double reaction. You know your first reaction is, oh how horrible and she was so young and she's got that child.
But then something else, some place in the heart comes after that with how beautiful this is in some way that they're together. I mean it's some part of their great love story I think.
So, we live in two worlds simultaneously, the life of the body and the life of the spirit and I don't think that death is the end of a book. It's just the end of a chapter and theirs was such a great love story in life and now in death. So, I think that deeper realm exists simultaneously and I think many people feel it tonight.
KING: Kathy Lewis, president of the Christopher Reeve Foundation, how recently had you been with Dana?
KATHY LEWIS, FRIEND OF DANA REEVE: I saw Dana last week in the hospital and we had a lovely visit. She was in great spirits, a little tired from her treatment but she had a great sense of humor and it was apparent that evening.
We just shared stories about life and about her son. He had just gotten into a new school. And we just had a lovely conversation. She had such spirit up until the end.
KING: Did she die in the hospital?
LEWIS: Yes, she did.
KING: How were you told?
LEWIS: Oh, I had a phone call a little after midnight last night. It was a very long night, not unexpected but extraordinarily sad.
KING: So then you knew after visiting her that this was pretty grave?
LEWIS: Yes I did.
KING: Was she brave?
LEWIS: Oh, beyond brave. I mean she lived her life with such dignity and grace her whole life and up to the very end, extraordinarily brave woman.
KING: Do you know how this went so fast?
LEWIS: Oh, I don't really know but cancer is an awful disease and it really ravages the body very quickly, especially lung cancer in a young woman.
KING: We'll be right back with more. Deborah Roberts of ABC News will be joining us as well. Senator Kerry will be calling in. Don't go away.
REEVE: I made a vow to Chris when we married that I would love him and I would be with him in sickness and in health and I did OK with that. But there's another vow that I need to amend today. I promised to love, honor and cherish him until death did us part. Well, I can't do that because I will love, honor and cherish him forever. Goodbye to you.
KING: Lots of people talking about the loss of Dana Reeve tonight. In a statement today, Catherine Zeta Jones calls Dana "an inspirational woman who showed great courage and grace throughout her life. I loved her and she will be greatly missed.
Joining us now in our panel is Deborah Roberts. In New York City, Deborah is ABC News correspondent, a friend and former co-host on "Lifetime Live," a daily talk show that they did together with Dana on Lifetime Television.
How did you hear about it Deborah?
DEBORAH ROBERTS, ABC NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Larry, today I was at the University of Georgia, my alma mater, giving a speech and I literally just got off the plane just now. I was about to give a speech before some students and my cell phone kept going off and going off and going off. And, I finally picked it up and I figured it was probably something very important and it was ABC News calling to give me the sad news.
KING: You worked with her right?
ROBERTS: I worked with Dana on a program on Lifetime called "Lifetime Live." We worked together about a year and a half and I have to say it was a real gift. I still treasure those months and just times I spent with Dana. It was really, really great. Her spirit, everybody keeps talking about her spirit. But, you know, one thing I really remember about her is in some ways sort of her ordinariness. I mean Dana liked to think of herself as just another mom, another suburban mom, a woman who just did what she needed to do to look after her family and I was really touched by the fact that she didn't see anything really extraordinary about her life.
KING: Did you know how sick she was?
ROBERTS: I regrettably did not know how sick she was. Like so many other people I was pulling for Dana and I was told sometimes when I called that she was hanging in there and she was doing pretty well.
I guess I wanted to really feel and believe and hope like everybody else that maybe, just maybe she might be the one who would overcome this horrible, horrible disease and I was as surprised as so many of you were today.
KING: Lance, what is it like to live with it?
ARMSTRONG: To live with news like this or to live with the disease?
KING: Cancer.
ARMSTRONG: Oh, yes it's not easy. I mean everything about it, if it's surgery, if it's therapy, chemotherapy or radiation it's incredibly difficult. It's difficult to get that news. It's difficult to go through the process of trying to fix your body and fix your mind and your spirit.
It's terrible and once again we're reminded that this illness is just way too calm and way too prevalent and it strikes people that we never think that it will strike.
I mean Dana Reeve, 44 years old, dies of lung cancer. Most people say well perhaps she smoked. She never smoked a cigarette her whole life. I mean here's a lady that lived a perfect life, lived a healthy life and she's struck by lung cancer.
It doesn't make sense and it's not fair. And, you know, for me as a cancer survivor I stand up and say that has to change in this country. We have to fix that problem.
KING: Your old sweetheart, Sheryl Crow, has breast cancer. Do you know how well she's doing?
ARMSTRONG: You know, she's doing well and, as you -- yes, it's not been a good week for me and getting news like this. That was the first part of the week. I was obviously reminded with her situation and now with this.
But, Sheryl's doing great. She's the strongest woman I've ever met and she's got great doctors and her prognosis is close to 100 percent and I firmly believe that she'll be fine.
KING: That's terrific. So, in your opinion she will recover?
ARMSTRONG: Oh, I'm 100 percent confident she'll recover. I know that woman I think better than anybody except for perhaps her parents and her family and she's as focused of a lady as they come.
KING: It's great to know you're still friends though. That's good.
ARMSTRONG: We try. It's hard to be in that situation and to go through a break up of an engagement and to have somebody diagnosed right in the middle of it but Sheryl knows that I love her very much and I'd be -- I would be there either close or far anytime she needed me and I'm confident she'll be fine.
KING: You'll be a great help to her.
Joining us on the phone is Senator John Kerry, the Democratic nominee for president, good friend of this show and a frequent guest as well. Senator Kerry, how well did you know Dana?
SEN. JOHN KERRY (D), MASSACHUSETTS (by telephone): Well, I didn't know Dana as well as I knew Chris but I -- but I knew her through Chris and through the family. She honored Chris and honored me and the whole campaign effort by coming to Ohio literally about a week and a half, less than two weeks after Chris died and joined me in an event there where she introduced me with this most unbelievable courage, unbelievable sort of glow in her.
And I sort of looked at her and I said, you know, you just seem so calm and so composed and so focused and sure of where you're going. And, she said it was Christopher. I mean it was just Chris. She was doing what Chris wanted her to do and going through it.
And, I think you know as you -- as you sort of measure what she did all those years, I mean she gave up so much herself to become a caretaker and to carry the burden. She really was stunning. I mean I have to tell you that I've seen people in tough situations and a lot of different folks who show courage but she showed about as much as any person I've ever seen.
KING: How do you explain it?
KERRY: God explains it. I don't. I mean this is, you know, this is one of those imponderables that get everybody else in touch with people who are suffering, with people who lose things and maybe it's God's way of, you know, making sure we all check in on what we're doing and how we're doing it.
It's one of those big questions everybody always asks themselves when you have young people dying young and we see too much of it. But, on the other hand, in suffering you can find a lot of answers to things.
I mean if you go read the letters, I don't mean to act religious here but read the letters of St. Paul who addresses suffering about as well as any suffering of anything I've ever seen and it sort of helps you understand how you make sense out of it all.
Look, she was an example to millions and millions of people and lots of people found inspiration through her and through her life and that's a gift and that's what we have to sort of take out of it.
I mean, you know, it's really funny, Larry, I'll tell you when she -- when she came to Ohio. I have right here in front of me what she said and she said -- she said, "Eleven days ago a light went out in my life. When Chris died the world lost a truly inspirational leader. I lost my best friend.
And I've been grieving privately the past week and a half surrounded by close friends and family trying to help the children start to piece together life without their dad.
My inclination would be to remain private for a good, long while but I came here today in support of John Kerry because this is so important. This is what Chris wanted. And, although our family feels Chris' loss so keenly right now today is the right moment to transform our grief into hope. Chris is the beacon guiding me."
And that's -- that's how -- that's how she sort of lived together with him. I mean they both were beacons to all of us and I think we ought to be very, very grateful to it.
You know the question is really, you know, what are we going to do with this? You know are we going to have the Larry King show tonight and sort of go through this public grieving which is important but she wouldn't be happy with that and he wouldn't unless we translate it into what they were fighting for, which is, you know, a cure to these kinds of things.
And they both believed deeply in the ability of science and research to be able to provide that and that's what they were fighting for. That's what we need to keep fighting for.
KING: Thank you, Senator. Thank you for joining us.
KERRY: Great to be with you, thanks.
KING: Senator John Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts; back with more after this.
CHRISTOPHER REEVE: And when I was in rehab every time she came in the door (INAUDIBLE) I would say "here comes your medication man."
KING: The passing of Dana Reeve from actor Paul Newman, "She was vibrant. She was stylish. She was tough. She was caring. And, she will be sorely missed." And from Dana and Chris' very close friend actor Robin Williams, "The brightest light has gone out. We will forever celebrate her loving spirit."
Dr. Maya Angelou, what about going on after grief? I know you've written about so many things. Isn't this the hardest thing?
ANGELOU: It is very hard. It's very hard to lose someone. It's very hard to miss someone. However, it is also important to realize that you did have him. You did have her. Some people go through their lives without ever having had that.
My mother had a belief that most people marry other people's mates. In this case of Dana and Chris they married their mates. And so, it does -- I agree with Deepak. It does not surprise me. It saddens me but it did not surprise me that some energy in the universe would bring her to him so quickly. It didn't surprise me. I wish I had had more time with her.
ANGELOU: Do you see?
KING: Deepak, do you believe in that energy?
CHOPRA: I do, Larry, but there are three things that are really, you know, we should pay attention to. One is what Senator John Kerry said. Are we doing everything in order to find the causes of things like this and cure them? And, I think -- I wish our president and our government would support stem cell research which is something that both Chris and Dana cared about. They were very strong advocates of that research.
And then, of course, the issues that Maya and my friend Marianne brought up does consciousness survive death? Who are we? The deep conundrums of our existence, you know, we are so inseparable from each other and we're so contained in each other and love is such an important thing that one way of interpreting this is that she is with her husband as consciousness.
And she is, you know, if we are not just our physical bodies then there is grief and loss for us but maybe she's in a deeper realm of existence where she can continue to nurture her love.
KING: Marianne, isn't that a good way to feel though, even if it's not true, it's kind of a good way to feel?
WILLIAMSON: Well, I think for those of us who feel that way we don't see this -- we don't see faith as just a coping mechanism. There are those of us, millions of people, billions perhaps who have in a way greater faith in a world unseen than we have faith in what the eyes perceive. This isn't just something that makes us feel good. It's something which gives us a sense of rooted-ness in a life that doesn't die and a life of meaning and purpose.
I think that Senator Kerry and really most people on the program already have spoken of the meaning of this moment and in the midst of the sadness that we feel there's holiness right here. We're reminded what matters and what matters is that we love each other. You know the beauty of Dana and Chris was that they lived lives in service to those who live and that's why Deepak's bringing up, along with others, about our working for stem cell research, our working also the hypocrisy of this country bemoaning, you know, all these cancers while we are so lax with our environmental regulations, all the carcinogens in our food and our air and our water.
So, for us to live fully is to live in that place where death itself is less important. The issue is to live more fully, to live more fully in service to those who live, to live so that we can in some way take what Dana embodied, a woman of passion, a woman of purpose.
That's the issue now. How can we in a way be more like her? And I think that we all feel that where she is now she's getting a just reward and until we get there we have work to do.
KING: The last time Dana was on the show I asked her if she and Chris talked about dying before he passed away and Dana shared these thoughts.
D. REEVE: We were living a life that was really always on the edge. There was a lot of challenge and a lot of hardship. When you live with a spinal cord injury there are life-threatening situations on a regular basis. There are a lot of issues that you deal with.
And, we were not afraid to have big talks and we were not afraid of emotion and luckily though in a way I think people take for granted sometimes their life and what they have and we were very much aware of what we had and the gift of life and that's one of the ironic hidden gifts behind disability is that you just realize that the gifts that you have are precious, family and relationships.
KING: Kathy Lewis, what happens to the foundation now that you've lost your spokesman?
LEWIS: Well, you know, the foundation goes forward. It's been here for years before Chris and Dana were involved and it's going to go forward. I mean we really embody the spirit of Dana. You know Dana talked about feeling Chris but we all feel Dana and Chris with us every day and we are here to make sure that their vision becomes a reality.
KING: But don't you need kind of an up front person?
LEWIS: Well there's always celebrities and spokespeople involved. We have a lot of people living with paralysis who are spokespersons for us. We have a huge dedicated staff and board of directors that are here to help lead the way.
KING: We'll take a break and be right back with more on this edition of LARRY KING LIVE. Don't go away. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
KING: Yours was a happy marriage though right?
C. REEVE: It was, is and will be.
KING: But before the accident it was a happy marriage?
C. REEVE: Yes.
KING: Happier after?
C. REEVE: Yes, even so because I mean I joke with her. I said, you know, in sickness and in health. I said well I really put these vows to the test.
KING: Why is it happier for you?
C. REEVE: Well, because everything, every moment is so precious. I nearly died twice in 1995, so I've been to the edge and back and the fact, you know, that everything that we do, every place we go, everything we see we share it in a new light and that really is just a triumph.
KING: We're back on LARRY KING LIVE.
Another statement regarding Dana Reeve's death. Jane Seymour, Chris' "Somewhere in Time" co-star and friend: "She was Chris' angel. She showed us all the true power of love. An unflinching optimist who never let anything get her down, and, if she did, she never showed us. She was an amazing mother who tried to give Will and Chris a normal family life despite the difficulties."
Lance Armstrong, how did you come to know Dana?
ARMSTRONG: Well, I really came to know her through Robin and Marsha Williams. And when she was diagnosed, Marsha called me, and actually I started talking to Marsha. And she said, "I have a friend who's just been diagnosed with lung cancer," and she didn't really say, but I got to know Dana through them, and, you know, through that process, talking to her, and just trying to be a friend to her, and a person who's been through the experience.
And I'll never forget. The five of us went to the U.S. Open this year to watch Andre play in the final. And she walked in the room, and I was like, "Are you serious?" I mean, she looked so gorgeous. I was like, "Why can't we all look that way when we're diagnosed and being treated?"
And I was stunned that the lady was even sick. And just getting to know her through that and watching her that day -- and this is a long, hot day in the sun -- and she hung in there so well. And Will, her son, obviously, was a big sports fan, was just so excited to be there and jumping all over the place. And for me, it was a special day. I'll never forget it as long as I live.
KING: When you hear you have cancer, as you heard it, as your former fiancee has heard it, as Dana heard it, nothing is the same, right? From that minute, nothing is the same.
ARMSTRONG: Yes, I mean, that day -- that's my new birthday. I mean, I celebrate that day every year. I have since I was diagnosed in '96. And this year will be a 10-year anniversary, and it's still a great day. It's still the best day of the year.
And, you know, the thing that we have to keep in mind is that my disease is different than Dana's, it's different than Sheryl's, it's different than prostate cancer. They're all so different, and it complicates things for the public, I think, because, you know, they look at me and they say, "Well, wait a minute. Why have you lived 10 years, and you won seven Tour de France, and you've done all these things, meanwhile Dana died last night? Why is that?"
And the answer is simple, because they're all so different. And they're researched differently. They're treated differently, diagnosed and monitored differently. You know, we have to educate people to that.
But, like everybody said on the program, I mean, it's time for this country to stand up and say it's not acceptable. I mean, we declared the war on cancer 35 years ago. And quite honestly, not a lot has changed. And for the first time in 30 years, we're going to see a decrease in the budget at the NCI.
KING: Deborah Roberts, what was she like to work with?
ROBERTS: Oh, Larry, she was just a ball of fire. You know, so many people keep talking about her amazing spirit, her optimism. But, you know, it's really true. She was just so much fun.
And, you know, I had known Dana a couple of times. I'd seen her around, I think, before we worked together. But, you know, we intimately got the chance to spend some time every day.
And she was a lot of fun. She was optimistic. She was another mom who was always quick to share advice with me when I was dealing with a toddler at the time. She had a wicked sense of humor. You know, could just laugh at the silliest joke, but she also was passionate, passionate about, you know, politics, political issues.
If she felt that you came down on the wrong side, she had no tolerance for that. Stem-cell research, as you've heard, was a major, major passion of hers. And she had no tolerance for anyone who was not informed, who didn't really know the issues.
If anything, Dana was as smart as a whip and so, so concerned about this country, this world. And she really had a lot to say about it, and she was passionate. KING: During the darkest moments following Chris' injury, Dana was there to support him every step of the way. And when Chris contemplated suicide, Dana made a pact with him. When she was here on the show, she told me what it was and how she kept Chris' spirits high.
KING: Dana, I know it's discussed in the book. But when Christopher was on this show, one of the first times he was on, maybe the first time, he said one of the things he thought about doing when this first happened was killing himself. Did he relay that thought to you at that time, Dana?
D. REEVE: Early, early on, yes. Really, right after he had regained consciousness in the hospital in Virginia, he talked about it. We discussed it, actually, as an option.
And it was something that he, you know -- because I think everyone does this. You have these late-night conversations with your loved ones or your friends. And you say, if such and such ever happens to me, I don't want to live. And that had been a discussion. But...
C. REEVE: Briefly, yes.
D. REEVE: What's that? Briefly. Well, it had been just a brief one, put before the accident, just the idea of what you imagine you can withstand. And then the reality is they're two different things.
KING: And he told me he stayed alive because of you, but you say in the book that you said, "Let's give it two years and, if after two years, you still want to kill yourself, I'll help you."
D. REEVE: Well, that was more of a -- you call it a salesman tactic.
C. REEVE: Yes, that's what a car salesman does, is...
D. REEVE: If you don't like it, you can return it.
C. REEVE: You know, you try it, you don't like it, bring it back. It will be fine. We'll give you a refund.
D. REEVE: I figured that after...
C. REEVE: Two years, two years of living (INAUDIBLE) because our dog at our house and our loved ones, it's like, no way.
KING: Still have that sense of humor.
Palm Beach, Florida, hello?
CALLER: Hello, this is for Kathy Lewis. Dana Reeve's death so soon after her husband Christopher is heartbreaking. But I read that President Bush's 2007 budget cuts billions of dollars from health care grants. And this would kill the entire budget of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center. Doesn't this add to the tragedy of Dana and Christopher's deaths?
LEWIS: Oh, absolutely. The president's budget did come out without funding for the resource center, which really was Dana's dream. She was so involved in putting this resource together.
It was so important to her to make sure that, when people had a spinal cord injury or any kind of paralysis, they had a place to go for information. This really was her dream to have happen. So, in light of the president cutting it out of the budget, and in light of Dana's death yesterday, it is even more tragic.
KING: Dr. Angelou, with all you see around you, are you an optimist?
ANGELOU: Yes, I am an optimist, because we're here on this program, because there is Mary, because there is Deepak, because of you, because of all the women and men here, because of us, because we can change things.
We have changed things already, and we must admit that. And we can change things again. The only thing is we must take some spirit from both Dana and Chris and agree to develop courage. It's the most important of all the virtues, because, without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
So we have got to take from the men and women who have gone before us, in particular, in this case, Dana and Christopher Reeve, and really press ourselves and press our representatives to make the country more aware, one, of our responsibility to each other, and how much we can do to save ourselves.
But we have to have courage to do so, because somebody will roar or turn around and say, "What are you, a jerk? What are you, a do- gooder? What are you, a right-winger or a left-winger or something?" And there somebody will lose their courage, and they lose the name of action.
We've got to remember -- I'm sorry to be sounding like a preacher. But we've got to remember that we live in direct relation to the heroes and heroes we have, in always and in always.
KING: Well said. We'll take a break and be right back with more. Don't go away.
D. REEVE: Just when you think you're coming out, you know, and you think, "OK, that's all right; I see the light at the end of the tunnel," then I got this diagnosis in the summer. And it's been -- you start to wonder. It's a rocky road. But I do feel that, with the support that I've received, and just our family unit is so tight, that we're going to get through this like we got through everything else. (END VIDEO CLIP)
KING: Here's a statement from Chris Reeve's brother, Benjamin, who I spoke to today. "On behalf of Dana's family, that part of Dana that was mortal we shall now commit to the Earth, while we hope that a part immortal goes on in the memory and care of each and every one of the rest of us who remain and who are committed to the same rightful causes and good purposes that inspired her. May we thus continue to celebrate her life."
Deepak, with all the sadness and tragedy you see around you, what gives you hope?
CHOPRA: Well, actually it's not just hope. You know, hope can sometimes be just a reflection of despair. We now have scientific evidence there's a new paradigm that consciousness survives the death of the molecules through which it expresses itself.
We are spirit. We are souls. We are part of a greater wholeness. And that is something that science and spirituality are bringing to us together. So religious insights, spiritual insights, the experience of great seers in ancient times, and today's modern insights all give us a measure of hope, and consolation, and also some feeling that we are part of a bigger wholeness, Larry.
I think that one thing that people who are listening to this, one thing that Lance Armstrong said, there are many kinds of cancer. And, you know, there's never any reason to get disheartened. Cancer patients should believe the diagnosis so they can take action, but never believe the prognosis because statistics never applies to the individual.
It's like saying, "The average temperature in New York City is 70," but it doesn't tell me what the temperature is today. Or the average income of a person in Los Angeles is $100,000. It doesn't tell me what your income is, if you're coming from Los Angeles.
So do not buy into the statistics. Always, always believe the diagnosis -- take action -- but never the prognosis. And Lance Armstrong is an example to prove it.
KING: Marianne, what keeps your optimism going?
WILLIAMSON: Well, I think that optimism, in a way, is a moral imperative. I think it's your responsibility to live in hope, because hope means that you have faith that God can change your heart. God can change people.
And I think that situations like this sometimes are what change us most. I think, like you were talking about how life changes the day someone gets diagnosed with a life-challenging illness, life changes when we suffer a moment like this and it makes us think, "What am I doing? Why are we making ultimately unimportant things important when life itself is what's so important? Our love for each other is what's so important."
And if enough of us do that, that's what hope is based on. Hope is based on the fact that this country can wake up, that people can say, "What am I doing? This is midterm elections. Are my representatives or my senatorial candidates standing for stem-cell research and other kinds of funding for cancer research? Am I loving the people around me as much as I might, my friends, my loved ones, my children?" That's, to me, what hope is based on, that God can make us the people that we need to be so that we can change this world.
KING: Chico, California, hello?
CALLER: Hi, Larry. I just would like to send my condolences to the families of -- to the Reeve's family. But I would like to ask if any of the panel has any advice for families who are going through something similar and cancer. My fiance has a loved one who is dying of lung cancer right now. And if any of the panel has any advice for families.
KING: I'm sure -- Lance?
ARMSTRONG: Well, Larry, it's tough for me to say, because, obviously, I am a cancer survivor, but I have never been in a position like this where, for example, my mom or a brother, which I don't have, was diagnosed, and I lived with them through that.
So I've been blessed, in the sense that nobody near and dear to me has been diagnosed and died of cancer. This has obviously been a bad week. But growing up in the last 34 years, I wasn't in that position.
But as a survivor, I can tell you that it's so critical to know that you have a team of friends and family around you. They're there to listen to you. They're there to help you. They're there to take care of you.
And if it's just simply running down to the store to buy the one thing you crave and the one thing you want to eat, then they do that. If it's helping you arrange the best care possible, they see to it that you get it, and they ask the hard questions. And if you're afraid, as a survivor, as a patient, or whatever we call that, to ask the hard question, that you have this team around you that says, "Hey, what's going on?"
KING: Dr. Derek Raghaven, director of the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, joins us right after this.
D. REEVE: There is nothing yet that anyone has ever said to Chris that he hasn't defied. When they say he can't do something, he makes it a point to actually go ahead and do it. And that's been across the board. He's someone who has defied predictions from the first day. So I'm thrilled; I'm so excited for him. And I think he's a great inspiration and motivator for so many people.
KING: We'll get back to the panel momentarily. Joining us from Cleveland is Dr. Derek Raghaven, the director of the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center.
How did she have lung cancer without smoking?
DR. DEREK RAGHAVEN, DIRECTOR, CLEVELAND CLINIC'S CANCER CENTER: Well, I think, unfortunately, Larry, I believe she was a passive smoker. You might remember that Dana Reeve was a singer early in her life. And my understanding is that she sang in places where cigarette smoking happened a lot.
One of the things that isn't very well-known is that, in many ways, passive smoking is much more dangerous than regular smoking, in the sense that, when you inhale a cigarette, it's hot, and uncomfortable, and makes you cough. When you're breathing in passive smoke, there isn't the same acute reaction. And so you, in fact, inhale more deeply.
So she was exposed to passive smoking, as happens in so many parts of the USA. We just haven't got legislation that's state-of- the-art to protect us.
KING: How curable is it when caught very early?
RAGHAVEN: Lung cancer is curable when caught early. If it's at a point where you can operate to remove it or use radiotherapy to contain it, there's a potential for as high as an 85 percent cure rate.
The more advanced it is, the lower the cure rate. And these days, with some of the newer treatments, we can improve the outcomes for people with more advanced disease.
But, you know, the reality of the situation is, if we prevented lung cancer in the first place by stopping people from smoking, by having the appropriate legislation, if we could get more money available for the National Cancer Institute for research and for prevention research, we'd be just a whole lot better off.
KING: Any new treatments on the horizon?
RAGHAVEN: There are new treatments here right now. You know, my frustration, as someone who directs a major program at the Cleveland Clinic, is that there are so many pieces of information that are just outside our reach.
We've had brilliant scientists who've worked out so many details of the human genome. And this was a result of money being put into cancer research and general medical research over the last couple of decades. Just at the point where we could capitalize on this, our Congress has voted to reduce the amount of money available, and so it's a very frustrating thing.
We have targeted therapies that are actually active against particular genes that are expressed that control cancer growth. We've got a bunch of new anti-cancer drugs, what are called biochemical modulators. They're agents that make those drugs work differently. And we're just so close. And just as we were really about to take off and go into high gear, our funding has been cut back.
KING: Do you think this, in a sense, might help focus more attention on it?
RAGHAVEN: Well, it's a heck of a way to focus attention, you know? I think it's -- I think one shouldn't lose sight of the tragedy of this situation and the loss for the Reeve family.
You know, indirectly, Chris Reeve and Dana Reeve served the community for the last 15-plus years. So if we can draw something beneficial -- the fact that Lance was able to focus on this issue. You know, he's devoted his life since being diagnosed to supporting cancer research, and getting out there, and helping philanthropic donation.
We need the government to step up to the plate and stop messing around and avoiding the issue.
RAGHAVEN: If they put more cigarette tax money into research, if state governments ponied up, if local city governments took a stand and actually made smoking illegal in public places, there are so many easy steps. And the government just isn't taking them.
KING: Thanks, Dr. Raghaven. Always good seeing you.
RAGHAVEN: Thanks.
KING: Dr. Derek Raghaven, director of the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center. We'll be back with our remaining moments after this.
D. REEVE (singing): His words and his words alone are the words that can start my heart singing. And his is the only music that makes me dance.
KING: We only have about a minute left. We're running quick on time.
Kathy Lewis, do we know what's going to happen to Will? Who will take care of him?
LEWIS: Will is in the loving arms of family and friends at the moment, and we are giving the family privacy, as they much deserve.
KING: Yes, but a lot of people are interested in him. He made such an impression.
LEWIS: I know, and he's an amazing kid. And he really has his parents' genes. And I'm sure he will be just fine. And Dana and him spent a lot of time together, and she made plans for him that he's well aware of.
You know, ironically Dana would not want to be remembered as somebody who had cancer. She'd want to be remembered as the person who touched millions of people's lives. She was a wonderful mother, a wonderful advocate, and a wonderful support and cheerleader for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center.
It really is a shame that the funding will be cut. And we'll work vigorously in her honor to make sure that the funds are put back in the '07 budget.
KING: But if it's not, you have to raise it outside that, right?
LEWIS: Yes, we will. We'll absolutely raise it, and we'll do it in her honor.
KING: Thank you very much. And thanks to all of you, Lance Armstrong, Deborah Roberts, Dr. Maya Angelou, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Senator John Kerry, and our good doctor from the Cleveland Clinic. We thank you all on this, a special tribute to a wonderful lady, Dana Reeve, who appeared a few times on this show alone and with her late husband, as well.
In fact, stay tuned next for Dana and Christopher Reeve in their own words, a special hour of the best of their appearances on LARRY KING LIVE. That starts right now.
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Why you need to pay more attention to wild pigs and peccaries
Written by: Mario Melletti & Erik Meijaard
November 23, 2017 sees the publication of Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wild Pigs and Peccaries by Mario Melletti and Erik Meijaard. In this post the authors bring to light the importance of these often-overlooked species.
The idea to edit a major work on the ecology, conservation and management of two entire taxonomic families (Suidae and Tayassuidae) might seem ambitious. With Mario having done a similar book on wild cattle, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Wild Cattle, also published by Cambridge University Press, we believed that it was worth trying the same for pigs and peccaries. We expected that it would take a considerable effort to pull together all the relevant information about all the species, and we were right. It was hard work to get experts to commit their precious time and write up their in-depth knowledge about these species. But our gamble paid off and the result is here. We really hope that this volume will find its way into not only the scientific community, but also to the general public with an interest in wildlife and the political decision-makers who need to understand how important pigs and peccaries have become in present-day environmental conservation, as well as development and sustainability thinking.
The new book provides the first ever comprehensive and up-to-date review on the ecology and conservation status of each wild pig and peccary species as well as the management of feral pigs. We believe that the monumental effort by all the co-authors will be rewarded by a significant increase in understanding and comprehension about the many suid and tayassuid species that live in close proximity to about 90% of the humans on our planet.
Learning from the first book on wild cattle, we thought that this second volume might well follow the steps of the first one. Thus we involved most wild pigs and peccaries experts across the world and we have also been successful to recruit most IUCN/SSC Wild Pig Specialist Group and Peccary Specialist Group members to contribute their valuable expertise to this project. The final result is an original book made possible thanks to the contribution of 100 international experts from 25 countries. But as mentioned, bringing together this heterogeneous group of authors with sometimes conflicting ideas, was a major task for us as editors. We should have learned from the quote attributed to Bernard Shaw: "Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it." There was some of that dynamic in trying to work with and coordinate the pig and peccary experts, who sometimes had strong views on issues varying from taxonomy to ecology and disease. But in the end we manage to settle the debates, albeit with a few grunts here and there.
The present book discusses the conservation status of pigs and peccaries from various angles: 1) as threatened conservation targets themselves; 2) as conservation threats to other species, e.g. feral pigs; and 3) as ecosystem engineers influencing survival of other species. We decided to include feral pig management in our book, because these invasive animals pose serious threats, for example, negatively impacting many ecosystems, hybridizing with native wild pigs species reducing their genetic diversity, increasing disease transmission to domestic stock, threatening indigenous species, in particular on small islands and destroying cultivated land causing important economic losses.
Furthermore the total estimated global domestic pig population is about one billion. That is about one pig for every 7 people, not counting wild and feral pigs. There are no less than 21 distinct species recognized by the scientific community and many of these are on unique evolutionary lines sometimes dating back millions of years, far older than our own species of modern humans!
We recognize that science is an ongoing effort. What is true today may well be outdated tomorrow. With that in mind, we present to you the best available and supported information on the wild pigs and peccaries of the world. And in that we accept that for some species or topics our knowledge is embarrassingly limited. For example, we still haven't settled on a finally accepted taxonomy of pigs and peccaries and further morphological and genetic studies are needed. Similarly, the distribution and population trends of several species are almost unknown, in particular in Asia.
Many of the chapters in the book address the threatened status of pigs and peccaries. Most pig species in South-East Asia and some peccaries in South America are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, by hunting pressure, and by increasing isolation on small habitat islands where the combined impacts on small population size are exacerbated by continuous poaching and other threats. One example is the pygmy hog, one of the rarest mammals in the world. The species was believed to be extinct until 1971 when it was rediscovered in two small areas in the Barnadi Reserve Forest and in Manas National Park in Assam, India. Since 1996, a conservation breeding programme has worked carefully with the remaining few animals, and through successful capture, captive breeding, and release programs, has managed to bring the species back from the brink of extinction. The current population is around 250 adults spread across a few populations – still far from safe but in a much better state than a few decades ago.
Wild, feral and domesticated pigs and peccaries provide a source of crucial protein for billions of forest dependent and other pork-loving people. Ask any Dayak hunter on Borneo, Papuan tribal people, or indigenous people of Amazonia about the most important species to their daily lives, and most likely one of the many species of pigs and peccaries will top their list. Humans have built entire cultures on the basis of their relationship with these species some of which dating back to at least 40,000 years ago. The oldest rock-painting in the world is, you guessed it, a wild pig – the babirusa of Sulawesi. Human-pig relationships range from the occasionally slice of bacon on a British breakfast place to intricate pig-based cultures on the Nicobar Islands (Andaman sea, Indian Ocean), where people dearly love their pigs, and compose songs in their praise. Another example of pig-human relationships comes from Cheju Island in South Korea where these animals were highly valued and respected. Pigs functioned, until the recent past, as transformers of human waste into fertilizers with the pigsty-privy an important part of the ecosystem. Pigs are even rumoured to have driven religious conversion. A Catholic priest who had worked with his Christian communities in Indonesian Borneo for over three decades, once told Erik a similar story. "The main reason that people have not converted to Islam", he said, "was that Christianity allowed them to eat pork and drink alcohol", both of which are prohibited to Muslims. How many other species in the world can put that on their CVs below the heading of "Influence on Human Culture"? Unfortunately in our modern societies pigs are not anymore perceived and managed "as-pigs" but "as-pork" allocated in huge producing factory farms. The welfare state of pigs-as-pork awaiting slaughter in factory farm is stressful and unhealthy. We hope that this trend will change and maybe Sus scrofa in this new era will again be valued "as-pigs".
Pigs and peccaries do not just benefit people. They are also an important food item for many wild carnivores, including such conservation icons as tigers, lions, leopards, jaguars and wolves. In areas where they remain abundant, these large, omnivorous landscape engineers are ecological keystone species. Through their feeding, rooting and sometimes predatory behaviour, pigs and peccaries have significant impacts on the ecological functioning of large and small ecosystems. Sometimes these impacts are positive, enriching otherwise more homogenous environments and allowing other species to thrive. But also, where pigs have been introduced into areas where native flora and fauna are not adapted to these invaders, they can have a major negative influence and even drive other local species to extinction. So in many areas, pigs and peccaries are very important in the conservation of Earth's biodiversity.
The above examples emphasize the incredible importance of pigs and peccaries for a healthy functioning of both the natural world and human societies. Pigs may even contribute directly to our health, as shown in recent experiments that aim to grow human organs in domestic pigs through a process called gene editing. This cross-species experiment aims to fill the growing gap between supply and demand of donor organs, potentially saving many humans lives, although at the unfortunate expense of the pigs. Once again, the importance of pigs and peccaries to us humans is clear, not only as a potential life saver and major source of food, but also as an intelligent sensitive species that is genetically surprisingly similar to us. Being the most numerous large mammal species in the world, we should pay more attention to pigs and peccaries. What does the evolutionary history of these animals tell us about their genetic diversity and how can that knowledge be used in the food and medical industries? What can we learn from the recovery of wild pigs in Europe and their invasive nature in areas where they have been introduced, and how does this help us protect rare pig species on the edge of extinction? The present book aims to fill some of these knowledge gaps and provide a broad audience with an authoritative account of everything about pigs and peccaries you would ever want to know.
We hope that through this volume we can raise the profile of wild pigs and peccaries which are too often overlooked by the scientific community. We also hope that this work can stimulate further research. And finally, we hope that we have convinced the readers what amazing species pigs and peccaries are, and that they need more consideration than in the past.
Photo credits: Mario Melletti
About the Author: Mario Melletti
Mario Melletti is a freelance researcher with several years' experience on African mammals' ecology and conservation. Mario is a member of the African Buffalo Initiative Group, and the Wild Pig Specialist Group, which are part of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN SSC). He has edited three books with Cambridge Universi...
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Erik Meijaard is Chair of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Wild Pig Specialist Group and the IUCN Oil Palm Task Force. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Center of Excellence for Environmental Decisions at the University of Queensland, author of six books and 197 scientific papers, and a frequent writer in popular media. He h...
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Somali Parents Insist Children
Be Allowed To Pray In School
From Minnesota Pubic Radio:
Willmar school district officials will meet with Somali families [Tuesday morning] to discuss concerns over prayer times.
A few Somali families didn't send their children to school in Willmar last week, because the parents said junior high school administrators are not allowing their children to pray.
Muslims observe prayer five times a day, and those times change with the lunar calendar. This school year, one of those prayer times falls during class instruction.
Willmar superintendent Jerry Kjergaard said children are allowed to pray during lunch time and between periods to minimize the impact on the classroom.
"A student leaving and entering class for a period as short as five minutes has the potential of disrupting that class. Teachers may have to re-teach the material they missed, students may be taking a test and it could disrupt them while the other students enter and leave," Kjergaard said.
Kjergaard said six years ago, district leaders and Somali families agreed to provide a room for children to pray during non-instructional time.
And the UPDATE from WCCO:
Willmar public school officials are sticking with their original policy on when to allow Somali students to pray.
Some Somali parents in Willmar had complained that the public schools weren't allowing their Muslim children to step out of class for daily prayer. Some didn't send their children to school last week in protest.
School officials met with a Somali parent to listen to the concerns but said they're not changing their policy.
Good! Good for the school! The Liberals and the ACLU have told us for decades that prayer has no place in public schools. But whoa Nelly, how accommodating the Libs and ACLU suddenly get when it comes to Islam in public schools. It's funny because the Libs and the ACLU fought tooth and nail and filed lawsuit after lawsuit when the issue was Christians or Jews trying to worship their faith in a public school. A Nativity Scene in a public school during Christmas? Not if the Libs and the ACLU has anything to say about it.
What's the difference with the Muslims? Well, my guess is that the Libs and the ACLU'ers prefer their heads attached to their bodies, not separated from it. And what's the worst fate the Libs and ACLU'ers would suffer from Christians and Jews? Oh, the worst is that the Christians and Jews would pray for the Libs and the ACLU'ers.
It's amazing how the Libs and ACLU'ers lube up and bend over, grabbing their ankles. Why, I bet they don't even grit their teeth.
Labels: Islamic Terrorism, TIZA
Isn't being anti-Christian being intolerant? Inquiring minds want to know. Don't expect the answer to come from the ACLU.
# posted by molson : 6:21 PM, September 17, 2008
It's either fear based or monitary gain based. A nativity scene stays up for a couple of weeks... a "special room" where students can pray is there all year round. Is it more spiritual to pray in a special room? How many kids try to pray over their meals and get made fun of or laughed at because their hands are clasped and their eyes are closed? And yet everyone OOOs and AHHHs over those who bow in a private room... like they're some how MORE SPECIAL than other children. More special?
Again... liberals are hypocrites and swing whichever way the wind benefits them.
# posted by Bug : 7:06 PM, September 17, 2008
Molson,
I dunno, I think the ACLU says being anti-Christian and anti-Jew is fine. I think they say it's SUPPOSED to be that way. Sonsabitches.
I am freakin' amazed at how eager and willing the ACLU takes it up the ass when it comes to Islam. Like I said, I imagine they do this because they enjoy their heads being attached to their bodies.
# posted by David Drake : 3:16 PM, September 19, 2008
Bug,
How many kids try to pray over their meals and get made fun of or laughed at because their hands are clasped and their eyes are closed? And yet everyone OOOs and AHHHs over those who bow in a private room... like they're some how MORE SPECIAL than other children. More special?
THAT is such a excellent point that I didn't think of - the prayer at the lunch table compared to the praying in a private room.
That's the great part of everyone on my blog roll, I learn so much from them - people like you, Molson and all the others.
What has never made sense to me is this... Islamo-facists are just right-wing religious kooks with guns...
Right wing = bad
Religious = bad
Guns = bad
I can't be the only one who sees this inconsistency?
# posted by Arc : 6:00 PM, September 20, 2008
Well, kinda - yeah - I guess. The Islamofacsists do seem to take their religion so seriously that if you disagree with them they will kill you, which is something Christians and Jews stopped doing centuries ago.
I'm not saying in the post that the Somali parents are violent or anything, they may be and they may not be. I don't know. I'm sure the majority of them are peaceful. But if any Jew or Christian kept their kids out of school because they weren't being allowed to pray I don't think any group like the ACLU would be supporting them. I do think that the Left would be ridiculing them for expecting to have the school sanction and allowing them to even think they have a right to pray in a public school.
If you think of politics as a circle instead of a straight line, then the Far Far Far Left is very close to the Far Far Far Right. Instead of being at opposite ends of the straight line, they are rubbing elbows in the circle comparison.
The Islamofacists want to live in a 7th century mentality as Mohammed wanted them to do. Excpet - as a friend of mine says - they MUST HAVE THEIR CELL PHONES! Yeah, cell phones are such a 7th century accessory!
I'm signing off for the night. You and Bug and Ellie have a great evening.
there is a web sie I think it's called http://www.politicalcompass.org/...very cool I think this is rather more revealing than the standard left right scale... I by the way am all the way over to the right and just a touch down...good night
Thanks for the site info Arc. I will check that out in a bit. It sounds interesting.


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January 10, 2013 tdaxp	1 Comment
A couple days ago a post on Duck of Minerva linked to a working paper called "I can has IR theory?" [pdf]. The title was funny, but something about the contents bothered me.
I Can Has IR Theory Appears to have tow components
1. It is an extended hit peace against "neopositivism," which appears to be a methodology (or something) disliked by the authors. It is difficult to know if this is true, however, because the authors do not bother to define their terms.
1. It includes a discussion of "scientific ontology," which likewise is never defined.
Unlike "neopositivism" though (the only thing I can tell about which is that the authors — Patrick Jackson and Daniel Nexon — dislike it, and that it appears to be related to quantitative methods), the article includes numerous descriptions of "scientific ontology." It is these descriptions that bothered me.
"Scientific ontology" appears to be synonymous for "nomological network," an antiquated and simplistic form of modeling that is prone to error.
First, some passages from Jackson and Nexon's working paper:
To be more precise, we think that international-relations theory is centrally involved with scientific ontology, which is to say, a catalog—or map—of the basic substances and processes that constitute world politics. International-relations theory as "scientific ontology" concerns:
• The actors that populate world politics, such as states, international organizations, individuals, and multinational corporations;
• Their relative significance to understanding and explaining international outcome
• How they fit together, such as parts of systems, autonomous entities, occupying locations in one or more social fields, nodes in a network, and so forth;
• What processes constitute the primary locus of scholarly analysis, e.g., decisions, actions, behaviors, relations, and practices; and
• The inter-relationship among elements of those processes, such as preferences, interests, identities, social ties, and so on.
(Note how they are measured is left out.)
And this passage (as mentioned above, "Neopositivism" is never defined and only loosely described, so focus on the passage related to "scientific ontology")
The Dominance of Neopositivism
This line of argument suggests that neopositivist hegemony, particularly in prestige US journals, undermines international-relations theorization via a number of distinct mechanisms:
• It reduces the likelihood that international-relations theory pieces will be published in "leading" journals because neopositivism devalues debate over scientific ontology in favor of moving immediately to middle-range theoretic implications; • It reduces the quality of international-relations theorization by requiring it to be conjoined to middle-range theorizing and empirical adjudication; and
• It forces derivative middle-range theories to be evaluated through neopositivist standards.
(Note that scientific ontology thus excludes "middle-range theoretical implications.)
In an earlier work, I wrote that :
As a measure of construct validity, nomothetic span is more inclusive than Cronbach and Meehl's (1955) concept of the nomological network, as nomothetic span includes not only how a construct relates to other construct, but also how measures of the same construct relate to each other (Messick, 1989).
Because the undefined concept of "scientific ontology" appears to be more or less identical to the idea of nomological network, which was described a half century ago. Without incorporating measurement into a model, it's impossible to a functional definition, a method of falsifying the model, or even a way to make useful predictions. And without this ability, it's impossible to make progress.
Operational definitions are absent from Jackson's and Nexon's piece, both from their primary terms, and their view of "scientific ontology."
Daniel Nexondefinitionsmeasurementneopositivismnomological networknomothetic spanPatrick JacksonProgressprogressive sciencescientific ontology
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