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The Growth of Alternative Medicine
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The Medicine of the Future: The Growth of Alternative Medicine in Society
Alternative medicine is a very general term whose definition can be quite controversial. It includes many holistic techniques for preventing and treating illnesses. Acupuncture and many other therapies have long been a part of Asian cultures and have recently integrated into the Western culture. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) comprises a wide variety of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. Alternative medicine should be considered a real compliment to conventional medicine due to its standard of practice, treatment, and costs.
From Reflexology and Rolfing to shiatsu and dream work, a mass of alternative medical therapies confronts us today. James Whorton notes in Nature Cures that the recent explosion in alternative medicine actually reflects two centuries of competition and conflicts between mainstream medicine and numerous unorthodox systems. The history of alternative medicine in America brought by Asian cultures examines the major systems that have emerged from 1800 to the present. Alternative medicine practitioners take a holistic approach to health (Whorton13).
Alternative medical systems built upon complete systems of theory and practice. Often, these systems evolved apart from and earlier than conventional medical approaches used in U.S. Examples of alternative medical systems that have developed in Western cultures include acupuncture, homeopathic medicine, and naturopathic medicine. Systems that have developed in non-western culture include traditional Chinese medicine and ayurveda. Mind and body medicine uses a variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind's capacity to affect bodily function and symptoms. Some techniques that were considered CAM in the past have become mainstream, for example patient's support groups and cognitive behavior therapies. Biologically based therapies in CAM use substances found in nature but yet scientifically unproven therapies. Manipulative and body-based methods in CAM are based on manipulation and/or movement for one or more parts of the body; these include chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation and massage. Energy therapies involve the use of energy fields such as biofield therapies and are included to affect energy fields that surround the human body. Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies involve the unconventional use of electrons, a genetic field such as pulse fields, magnetic fields, or alternative current or direct current fields (Whorton 277).
Acupuncture is a strong component in China and can be traced to the Chinese health care system for at least 2,500 years (Kowalski 49). The procedure involves inserting hair-thin steel surgical needles into specific points in the body, which are supposed to make one feel better and be healthier. This is only the technical aspect though. To understand the "art" of this procedure, one must have a background in Chinese medicine. How it works is this: health is achieved though the balance of the opposing forces between "yin" (spirit), and "yang" (blood). The attraction between them creates an energy called "Qi" (pronounced chee). This energy flows to all parts of the body through channels, which are known as "meridians" (pathways that run along the surface of the body and branch into the body's interior). An imbalance in these forces is what is believed to cause illness and disease. When needles are placed on the acupuncture points along the meridians, balance and, hence, health is restored. "There is several styles of acupuncture, the differences being how the acupuncture points are stimulated, be it by hand pressure, electrical impulse, ultrasound, or wavelengths of light" noted Bernal.
Acupuncture was introduced to American doctors by Sir William Osler (Whorton 263), who is often called the father of modern medicine. In a classic medical textbook written more than a century ago, he said, "Acupuncture is the most effective treatment of all for acute lumbago, [….] ordinary bonnet needles, sterilized, will do" (Whorton 263). The first time acupuncture really got notice was not until 1972. James Reston, a New York Times correspondent, was assigned to cover President Nixon's now historic trip to China. During his stay, Reston had an emergency appendectomy and was treated with acupuncture for the postoperative pain he had to endure. The report of his experience with acupuncture caught the interest of many American doctors who wanted to see how the Chinese used acupuncture as an anesthetic. Many non-physicians went to train overseas or with acupuncturists who had been silently practicing in the States, in many Asian communities. These people then fought to gain laws that would allow acupuncture to be practiced legally in the US (Whorton 265).
In contrast to acupuncture, ayurveda "the science of life" is based on the belief that the natural state of the body is one of balance. We become ill when this balance is disrupted, with specific conditions or symptoms indicating a specific disease or imbalance. Ayurveda emphasizes strengthening and purifying the whole person, whereas in conventional medicine, the focus is on a set of symptoms or an isolated region of the body (Chopra 14).
Currently in the United States, there are two adaptations of classical Ayurvedic medicine being practiced. Maharishi Ayur-Veda was started within the past decade by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Hindu swami best known for popularizing Transcendental Meditation (Chopra 148). Most of the published studies of Ayurveda are on this type, which concentrates on consciousness and meditation as key in health and healing. Dr. Deepak Chopra, a Western-trained endocrinologist, recently popularized the more traditional type of Ayurveda. While advocating the use of meditation, this type places more emphasis on the other Ayurvedic mind-body modalities such as yoga, breathing, and massage therapy, in an attempt to regain balance (Chopra 18).
The name, homeopathy, comes from the Greek word "homio", meaning "like", and "pathos", meaning "suffering". Homeopathic medicines treat illness by going with, rather than against, symptoms that are seen as the body's natural defenses. In contrast, "allopathic" or conventional medicine acts by suppressing the symptoms of illness (Kowalski 22).
The underlying philosophy of homeopathy, known as similia similibus curentur or "like may be cured by like," was developed by Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), a German physician, while experimenting with cinchona bark (quinine) as a cure for malaria (Kowalski 27). When Hahnemann administered cinchona to himself, he developed the symptoms of malaria – fever, diarrhea, vomiting, pain, and numb fingers and toes; however, when quinine was given to a patient complaining of those same symptoms of malaria, he found it helped them fight the illness. From his initial experiment, Hahnemann and his students methodically tested thousands of substances in a process called "provings" (Kowalski 28).
The practice of homeopathic medicine flourished in both Europe and the United States in the late 1800s until the early 1900s. In the early 1900s, there were 22 homeopathic medical schools and over 100 homeopathic hospitals in the United States (Whorton 70). The practice of homeopathic medicine dropped sharply with the rise of allopathic medicine, but it has regained its popularity in recent years. In Europe, it continues to be practiced along with conventional medicine, particularly in England, France, Germany, and Greece. Homeopathy is extremely popular in India — which has over one hundred, four-year homeopathic medical schools — and it is also practiced in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and South Africa (Whorton 81). These are just a few examples of how alternative medicine can work.
In comparing conventional medicine to alternative medicine, many doctors dismiss alternative medicine as unproven, ineffective, and potentially dangerous nonsense, leading advocates to seek the kind of evidence that will persuade the scientific community at large. Claire Rayner of the Doctor Patient Partnership is skeptical and says patients should tread carefully if they are looking for alternative treatment because science proves that is not always the answer (Arias 34). For example, hormone therapies have not proven very successful with natural health. Most cancers often survive any type of natural treatment and in most cases claim the patient's life.
A major objection to alternative medicine is that it is done in place of conventional medical treatments. As long as alternative treatments are used in addition to standard conventional medical treatments, most physicians find most forms of complementary medicine acceptable (Fine 23). Consistent with previous studies, the CDC recently reported that the majority of individuals in the United States (i.e., 55%) used CAM in conjunction with conventional medicine (More Americans). Patients should however always inform their physician if they are using alternative medicine. Some patients do not tell their doctors since they fear it will hurt their patient-doctor relationship. While there are those physicians who practice complementary medicine who believe there is value in alternative forms of treatment, care must be taken when these treatments are used in conjunction with mainstream medicine. Some alternative treatments however can interfere with regular treatments. An example is the combination of chemotherapy and large doses of vitamin C, which can severely damage the kidneys. Some methods once considered alternative have later been adopted by conventional medicine, when confirmed by controlled studies indicating the boundary lines between the two have changed over time. Many very old conventional medical practices are now seen as alternative medicine, as modern controlled studies have shown that certain treatments were not actually effective. Supporters of alternative methods suggest that much of what is currently called alternative medicine will be similarly assimilated by the mainstream in the future (Sierpina 281).
Alternative medicine provides the public with services not available from conventional medicine. This argument covers a range of areas, such as patient empowerment, alternative methods of pain management, methods that support the biopsychosocial model of health, cures for specific health concerns, and stress reduction services. Another preventative health service that is not typically a part of conventional medicine or complementary medicine's palliative care, and is practiced by world-renowned cancer centers is COX-2 inhibiting herbs. The inhibition of COX-2 enzyme significantly reduces the inflammation that is currently linked with arthritis, colon and other cancers, and Alzheimer's disease (Newmark 23).
While taking these herbs and undergoing alternative therapies there is a concern that patients may delay seeking conventional medicine that could be more effective, and potentially resulting in harm. Relying on the placebo effect is therefore dangerous, since it may convince people that the alternative treatment works while it is in fact only the placebo effect. People who are thus convinced that alternative medicine helped them with a mere inconvenience may be tempted to use ineffective alternative medicine for a serious, possibly life-threatening illness. Due to the wide range of types of alternative medicine, few criticisms apply across the board. Criticisms directed at specific branches of alternative medicine range from the minor (conventional treatment is believed to be more effective in a particular area) to potential violations of the known laws of physics, for example, in homeopathy.
While some scientific evidence exists regarding CAM therapies many forms of alternative medicine are rejected by conventional medicine, because the efficacy of the treatments has not been demonstrated through double-blind randomized controlled trails (Arias 34). Where alternative methods provide temporary symptomatic relief, this has been explained as being due to the placebo effect, natural healing, or the cyclic nature of some illnesses. Practices termed as "alternative medicine" have caused deaths indirectly when patients have used alternatives in attempts to treat such conditions as appendicitis and failed. Proponents of alternative medicine say that people should be free to choose whatever method of healthcare they want. Critics agree that people should be free to choose, but when choosing, people must be certain that whatever method they choose will be safe and effective. People who choose alternative medicine may think they are choosing a safe, effective medicine, while they may only be getting pretend remedies. This can be a particular issue in the treatment of children, animals, and individuals whose capacity to evaluate the treatment is impaired (Kowalski 24).
When examining health care where it is state-funded or funded by medical insurance, alternative therapies are often not covered and must be paid for by the patient. Further, in some countries, some branches of alternative medicine are not properly regulated. Therefore, there is no governmental control on who practices and no real way of knowing what training or expertise they possess in these countries. "CAM treatments are not reimbursed by health plans in United States, but auto accidents or Workers Comp and some Blue Cross Blue Shield management plans covers this treatment, and they are out of pocket expense," noted Bernall. Homeopaths have to be licensed in one or more organization for managed care reimbursement. Even though researchers show great benefit from homeopathy drugs they need to be licensed or work under an acupuncturist, naturopath, M.D. or D.O. (Ullman 72).
The uses of CAM therapies are evolving but the physicians do not have enough knowledge; their main concern is the safety and efficiency of CAM. In the past there is a thin based and underpowered study on CAM. Increasing numbers of medical colleges have begun offering courses in alternative medicine; however, the term used in the universities is "integrative medicine" (Sierpina 280).The practitioner of CAM focuses on the patient, as a whole being. This will lead to an era where both conventional and alternative medicine will be practiced. "It is an approach that many physicians use" (Sierpina 281). Many health systems offer CAM therapies as an awareness program for pain management, in conjunction with their standard care (Sierpina 281).
Alternative medicine is popular among the Eastern cultures as well as Western cultures. Since patients and the societies general care is shifting to alternative method of care the idea that a collection system could be implemented in a CAM clinic utilizing several treatment modalities has merit. Outcomes demonstrated both a significant reduction in pain and improvement in quality of life for subject who utilized acupuncture, chiropractic, or naturopathy treatments. While whole medical systems differ in their philosophical approaches to the prevention and treatment of disease, they share a number of common elements. These systems are based on the belief that one's body has the power to heal itself. Treatment is often individualized and dependant on the presenting symptoms. The alternative medicine should be used as a system with conventional medicine.
Arias, Donya c. "Alternative Medicines' popularity prompts concern." Nation's Health August 2004(34:6).
Bernall, Fernando. Personal Interview. 31 May 2005
Chopra, Deepak M.D. Quantum Healing. New York: Bantam Books.1989.
Fine, Allan. "Growth in Demand for CAM." Complementary Alternative Medicine Managed care quarterly 2005, 13(2):23
Kowalski, Kathiann M. Alternative Medicine Is IT For YOU? Springfield, New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, 1998.
"More Americans Than Ever Use CAM, Says CDC." Nursing 2004 September 2004.73.
Newmark, Thomas M and Paul Schulick. Beyond Aspirin. Arizona: HOHM press, 2000.
Sierpina, Victor. S M.D. "complementary and Alternative Medicine: Introduction," Southern Medical Association March 2005 (98:3):280-281
Ullman, Dana. "Homeopathy and Managed care: manageable or unmanageable?" The journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 1999 (5):65-73
Whorton, James c. Natures Cures the History of Alternative Medicine in America. New York: oxford university press, 2002.
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Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whose confirmation hearing sparked bitter partisanship in the Senate, thanked attendees of a private Federalist Society event in Washington, D.C., Thursday night for their support and vowed to continue his work on the bench unfazed.
In particular, he praised school-age friends who stood by him a year ago during the contentious hearings in which he was accused of sexual misconduct as a teen and during his college years.
During those hearings, Kavanaugh told the audience, he often repeated to himself the lyrics of a church hymn, "Be Not Afraid," which he said he heard a number of times while attending Georgetown Preparatory School near Bethesda, Md.
"My friends paid a heavy price, way too heavy a price," Kavanaugh said. "In the midst of it all, they stood up and they stood by me."
He added, "I will always be not afraid."
The justice said that his message was one of "gratitude" as he graciously thanked those who worked on his behalf during the nomination process, as well as his colleagues on the Supreme Court.
"I've been coming to these convention dinners for more than 25 years," Kavanaugh said. "I have always been a proud [member] of the Federalist Society."
Some 2,300 attendees moved past a group of protesters outside the venue at Union Station to listen to Kavanaugh, who gave the keynote address at the group's annual D.C. convention.
Protesters carried #ImpeachKavanaugh signs which bore the imprint of a liberal advocacy group called Demand Justice, as they shouted at attendees who filed in.
The group also set up a large screen TV outside the Union Station entrance and played a video loop of primary Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, President Trump's first Supreme Court appointee, and Justice and Samuel A. Alito, appointed to the high court by President George W. Bush, also attended the event.
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Bronx Zoo's Iconic African Plains Exhibit Turns 75
May 1st marks 75th anniversary of the opening of groundbreaking exhibit
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Bronx, NY – April 28, 2016 – Sunday, May 1, 2016 marks 75 years since the opening of the African Plains exhibit at WCS's (Wildlife Conservation Society) Bronx Zoo.
The exhibit marked the first time the zoo exhibited animals in realistic, natural settings, similar to how they might appear in the wild.
The exhibit design was the vision of Fairfield Osborn, New York Zoological Society (now WCS) President. A leading conservationist of the period, Osborn saw the African Plains exhibit as an educational tool for making the public aware of the need to protect not only wildlife but also the places in which they lived.
Although some of the species in the exhibit have changed over time, the groundbreaking exhibit concept has remained. The naturalistic, bar-less exhibits are home to both predator and prey species separated only by a series of hidden moats, so that it appears they share the same space. The African Plains was the first exhibit at the Bronx Zoo to highlight species by geography rather than taxonomy. Today, many of the Bronx Zoo exhibits are designed with this concept in mind – focusing on the ecological relationships among animals and their natural environments.
Funding for the construction of the African Plains came from an anonymous benefactor later revealed to be department store owner Marshall Field. The cost of construction was $110,000, and it was planned, designed, and completed in just 18 months.
At the time of its opening, the African Plains featured several African species, including zebras, elands, and other ungulates; lions; warthogs; and several species of birds. Many of these species still roam the exhibit space today. New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Parks Commissioner Robert Moses spoke at the opening ceremonies along with Fairfield Osborn, and CBS News journalists reported on the event from inside a wooden crate placed inside the lion exhibit.
The first Sunday following the opening, the Bronx Zoo drew record crowds. Almost 85,000 made their way to the zoo to observe the wildlife roaming the recreated African Savanna in the Bronx. At the time, it was the largest single-day attendance since the Bronx Zoo's opening in 1899.
Today, nearly two million people annually visit the Bronx Zoo. The African Plains and the surrounding area are now home to lions, Grevy's zebras, nyala, Thomson's gazelles, spotted hyenas, African wild dogs, giraffes, and more. WCS continues the work and vision of Fairfield Osborn and his predecessors not only by instilling a sense of awe and inspiration those who visit, but also through education about the conservation needs of animals where they live and the habitats that support them.
WCS has grown into one of the world's most predominant conservation organizations. It works in Africa where these animals range, and in more than 60 countries and all the world's oceans to save wildlife and wild places.
Read the Wild View Blog from WCS Archivist Madeleine Thompson here: http://blog.wcs.org/photo/.
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The promise of Thunderbolt has always been to eliminate the need for internal expansion slots. But it wasn't until Thunderbolt 3 and its 40 Gbps speed that having a second, external, high end graphics card would become a practical reality. For example, if you'd like to augment your new 2016 MacBook Pro with a Radeon RX400 series or an Nvidia Geforce GTX 10, now you can do that with this $379 TB3 expansion box from PowerColor called the Devil Box. Here's a review to whet your appetite for some serious graphics power.


The stories of people involved in Encounters, past and present, are at the core of the project. Film enables us to present the thoughts, opinions, memories and reflections of community members in the first person. More importantly, the personal stories give deeper insights into the objects on display. The objects are incomplete without these stories, which reconnect people, objects and communities.
Chair of the Museum's Indigenous Reference Group, Peter Yu, interviewing Bunuba woman, June Oscar AO.
For the exhibition, the curators chose objects with a strong provenance, and a known collector and date of collection. They approached the community associated with the place from which a given object or objects were taken to see if they were interested in being involved in the project. Following discussions with the curators, community members were asked if they would like to be filmed. Curators bought a small film crew with them, either from the Museum or provided locally, and interviewed a number of people – men, women, elders, youths – about their thoughts on history, custodianship, loss, forgiveness and the role of museums.
Assistant curator Dr Lily Withycombe viewing Bundjalung weaving in northern New South Wales.
Even though communities had been sent booklets of information and images, often our filming captured the moment where an individual saw an object that they previously hadn't known existed. This moment of recognition is incredible to observe – these objects, treasured by the British Museum curators for years, became something different when the community members recognised them as something made by their ancestors. The object then transformed from something inanimate held in an overseas museum to a living object charged with living memory. Film can capture this moment perfectly.
Back at the museum, every interview was transcribed, and a short film created by the media team and the curators. Around 30 clips from filmed interviews feature in the exhibition. Every filmed interview will eventually be available on the Encounters website, forming an incredible archive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander opinions, thoughts and feelings about these objects returning to Australia from the British Museum for the first time.
This post is drawn from an article published in The Museum magazine.


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The production duo, made up of legendary DJ and producer Goldie and revered engineer and producer James Davidson, releases two brand new tracks under the moniker SUBJECTIVE.
The back to back tracks span genres and themes, leading with drum & bass and techno and taking in dark influences along the way. Pulling in a unique club energy, the arrangements feel like they would be just as much at home in a darkened room full of people as much as they would be with a solo listener lost in their headphones.
On the tracks, Goldie and James explained; :"'Fathoms' was about having fun with a hybrid of techno, making it more dynamic, in the way that techno stays very linear, we wanted to have something that moved and gave it a little bit more of a soulful experience; and 'Dassai Menace' can be interpreted in so many different ways, it can take you to a dark aggressive place and equally you can be carried away with it's hypnotic washes of lush chords and arpeggios. That's the beauty of it.'
Dassai Menace' also appeared previously on the Louis Vuitton SS22 fashion film 'Amen Break', after being handpicked by Virgil Abloh - which you can watch here, with Goldie walking in the accompanying catwalk show. Subjective, the creative partnership between producer James Davidson and DJ, producer and musical icon Goldie, has resulted in the pair's most collaborative venture yet. Bristling with ideas, the tracks come from a forthcoming project with more music to come before the end of the year.


I started more than two decades analyzed Lotto history. Today, I am more convinced than ever that any lottery player can improve, to study his chances of winning the lottery jackpot of lottery number patterns. All lotteries exihibit lottery number patterns and trends. You are not a secret. They are accessible to everyone. In fact, patterns and trends exist in all games of chance. With them the opportunities and professional player plays do well marked.
Previously, I have shown how serious lotto players create a reduced play list by weak or below average numbers from the game. See my article "How Serious lottery players play the lottery? Thus, the player will significantly improve their chances of winning the lottery jackpot.
The basic thread of their discontent goes something like this: Just because a lottery number had a dry spell does not mean that dry spell will continue. After all, it is a game of chance.
The Bard said it best. The critic is' hoist with his own Petar. The modern means of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are charged again. They have a long-term analysis to a short-term game misapplied.
This is rare, but I'm with the skeptics and critics. In fact, mathematics support their position. In the long run such a lottery will not continue number patterns and trends. But, here is the role that they either missed or do not understand. As far as the lottery is concerned, tens of thousands of years is the long-haul and short-term is our life.
For something that improves my chances to find, I do not necessarily a mathematical formula to back it up. To understand how something works is not necessary to take advantage. The vast majority of people do the math that describes the operation and performance of the tires to understand on their car. And yet this is not to discourage their cars from driving.
So, what does Persistence look like? In a previous article, I explained that lottery number 45 in the Lotto Texas 6/54 lottery was a good candidate to remove from your playlist. This was made no quick decision on the spur of the moment. It was based on the past performance figures; a pattern; a trend. Over a period of thousands of years, all 54 lottery numbers in the Lotto Texas will hit on the average of all nine drawings. So, let's see how lottery number 45, which has carried out in the short term.
At first it did not hit for 37 drawings in a row. Later, it did not hit for 18 drawings in a row; then 19 drawings. See the trend? See the winning lottery number pattern? Now the critics would say you should ignore what is right before your eyes, because after all it is a draw. You would not number patterns because they overly committed the benefits of this lottery to their own misunderstanding.
But let's say, we were players and played the odds. If we did that, that's what would have happened.
After the lottery number pattern had been established, lottery number 45 has not hit for 29 drawings in a row. The critic only considered this a fluke. Then it has not taken for 43 drawings in a row. The critics still sticks to his guns. Then it has not taken for 36 drawings in a row. Now the critics are concerned that he forgot to put bullets in his gun. Then it did not last for 24 drawings in a row and then a further 20 drawings make it. There is no place for the critics to hide. Then, recently, it has not hit for 39 drawings in a row! Someone, call the police. We have a lack of critics. This lottery number pattern (the one that made critics and skeptics out there are not) was continued for 335 drawings. This is 3 years and 3 months! The phrase "persistence pays off" comes to mind.
Regardless of how much backup and support that I provid, there are those who think that I chose a lottery that to say fit my article. No, I did not Chery select a lottery. I did not know. No, this item is not staged. I could have used any lottery. This is not T-Ball my friend. I do not have this facility, so I could easily out of the park. Lottery number patterns like this exist in every lottery, anywhere! I could have not used a lottery to make my point. The proof is in any lottery you choose. Buy some decent lottery software, please select a lottery and check it out.


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After ten years of discovery in the West, Mulatu returned to Ethiopia in 1968 with an entirely new sound to introduce to his homeland: Ethio Jazz. It was unlike anything heard before, chock full of Arabic, African, Latin and African-American influences, with the groove prominent in the mix, enveloped by a swirl of hypnotic, snake-charming brass, wah-wah guitar and an onslaught of percussion.
Although Mulatu is also known as a conga and percussion player, his signature instrument is a vibraphone. In 2005, his music appeared on the sound track to the Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers. In addition, Volume 4 of the Ethiopiques series is devoted entirely to Mulatu's music. He has performed at numerous concerts in Ethiopia and abroad, including appearances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Lincoln Center in New York, Beethoven-Haus in Bonn and Barbican Center in London. Mulatu also performed as a guest artist with the Duke Ellington orchestra during its visit to Ethiopia in 1971. After meeting the Massachusetts based Either/Orchestra in Addis Ababa in 2004, Mulatu began a collaboration with the band which continues today, with the most recent performances in Scandinavia in summer 2006 & London, New York, Germany, Holland, Glastonbury (UK), Dublin and Toronto in summer 2008. On February 1, 2009, Mulatu performed at the Luckman Auditorium in Los Angeles with a band including such notable jazz musicians as Bennie Maupin, Azar Lawrence, and Phil Ranelin.
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Founded by Craig Robins in 1987, Dacra is a real estate development company that has a unique vision for cultivating strong and vibrant communities through a distinctive combination of commerce and culture. Use of art and design to enrich the built environment has been a core tenet of Dacra's development strategy and its projects are known worldwide for their site specific art and design elements.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the company played an integral role in the revitalization of South Beach. The company partnered with other local developers on the historical preservation of art deco sites, such as the The Marlin Hotel, Cavalier Hotel, Leslie Hotel, Espanola Way, The Webster and Lincoln Road, that serve as the bedrock of this community. The comprehensive urban renewal effort in South Beach included the development of robust commercial hubs, the creation of public spaces and the cultivation of a strong pedestrian culture on streets like Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road.
Setting a new standard for urban living, Dacra also spearheaded the development of a new 8.5 acre residential community on the southern tip of Allison Island in Miami. The community — called AQUA — includes 46 homes, mid-rise condominiums and features the work of 10 architectural firms. It serves an international model for innovative urban design.
Dacra has been the driving force behind the continued development of the Miami Design District for more than two decades. Today, the neighborhood is an international destination for art, design, fashion and culture.
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For our second hour, we feature this month's Keynote interview in Urbanite magazine, author and professor Sheryll Cashin. Sheryll talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.
Sheryll Cashin is a product of the civil rights era; her mother was arrested during a sit-in while holding the 4-month-old Cashin in her arms, and her father founded an independent political party in 1968 when segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace was making a bid for the presidency. The Georgetown University law professor is also heralded for her memoir, The Agitator's Daughter, and her book, The Failures of Integration: How Race and Class Are Undermining the American Dream.
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Dr. Rick Ganim reunites with heart patient Marie Holt pictured with Steve Tillotson, her son-in-law, two weeks after the heart procedure was performed that saved her life.
KINGWOOD, TX (KTRK) -- Marie Holt, a 79-year-old former Navy nurse from San Antonio is the first patient at the Kingwood Medical Center and in the Lake Houston area to have a specialized heart procedure using "the world's smallest catheter-based heart pump," the Impella Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).
Kingwood Medical Center today announced interventional cardiologist Rick Ganim, M.D. successfully performed the heart procedure.
Ganim said, "The Impella device, a new, minimally-invasive heart catheter pump, helps a patient's weakened heart gain strength by providing temporary circulatory support, easing the workload of the heart muscle in patients with weakened or failing hearts."
He added, "Unlike open-heart surgery that requires surgeons to make a large incision in the chest, the Impella heart pump can be implanted through a small incision in the groin in the cardiac catheterization lab, without the need for surgical intervention. ... The Impella heart pump provides lifesaving support for patients, like Marie Holt, whose heart was too weak to survive surgical procedures that would otherwise be too risky. This tiny heart pump helped us save Marie Holt's life."
Holt has a history of complex coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation, received cardiac bypass surgery 25 years ago. Holt spent most of her life volunteering and teaching classes at the military hospital. She recently moved to Kingwood to be closer to her two children that live in the area.
For the full report, go to our partner website, The Houston Community Newspapers' The Lake Houston Observer.
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Ron Rich (* 29. Oktober 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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Rich begann seine Karriere Mitte der 1960er-Jahre mit kleinen Gastrollen in Fernsehserien wie Gomer Pyle: USMC. 1966 erhielt er seine erste große Filmrolle, als er als American-Football-Spieler Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson in der Billy Wilder-Filmkomödie Der Glückspilz neben Jack Lemmon und Walter Matthau vor der Kamera stand. Es gelang ihm in der Folge allerdings nicht, als Filmschauspieler in Hollywood Fuß zu fassen, er spielte nur noch in zwei kleineren Filmproduktionen mit Richard Egan in der Hauptrolle. Zudem hatte er einige Gastrollen in Fernsehserien wie Tennisschläger und Kanonen und Kobra, übernehmen Sie.

Von 1968 bis 1969 war er in der Rolle des Jive in einer Off-Broadway-Produktion von Big Time Buck White in insgesamt 124 Aufführungen am Village South Theatre zu sehen. Das Musical schaffte 1969 den Sprung zum Broadway; Rich war dabei einer der wenigen Darsteller, die aus dem Off-Broadway-Ensemble übernommen wurden. Die Rolle des Buck White wurde am George Abbott Theatre von Muhammad Ali dargestellt. Nach nur sieben Vorstellungen wurde das Musical eingestellt.

Rich war 1978 in einer Gastrolle in der Sitcom Taxi letztmals als Schauspieler zu sehen. 1986 trat er einmalig als Filmproduzent hervor. Der in Mexiko produzierten Horror-Komödie Ghostfever mit Sherman Hemsley in der Hauptrolle war jedoch kein kommerzieller Erfolg beschieden; zudem wollte Regisseur Lee Madden seinen Namen nicht mit dem Film in Verbindung gebracht haben, weshalb stattdessen das Pseudonym Alan Smithee verwendet wurde.

Filmografie
 1964: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (Fernsehserie, Folge The Magic Shop)
 1964: Sieben Tage im Mai (Seven Days in May)
 1965: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (Fernsehserie, zwei Folgen)
 1965: Solo für O.N.C.E.L. (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; Fernsehserie, drei Folgen)
 1965/1967: Tennisschläger und Kanonen (I Spy; Fernsehserie, zwei Folgen)
 1966: Der Glückspilz (The Fortune Cookie)
 1968: Chubasco
 1968: Verrückter wilder Westen (The Wild Wild West; Fernsehserie, Folge The Night of the Big Blackmail)
 1968: Kobra, übernehmen Sie (Mission: Impossible; Fernsehserie, Doppelfolge The Contender)
 1968: Julia (Fernsehserie, Folge The Champ Is No Chump)
 1974: Throw Out the Anchor!
 1978: Taxi (Fernsehserie, Folge One-Punch Banta)
 1986: Ghostfever (Ghost Fever, als Produzent)

Broadway
 1969: Buck White

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Harnessing synthetic lethality to predict the response to cancer treatment.
While synthetic lethality (SL) holds promise in developing effective cancer therapies, SL candidates found via experimental screens often have limited translational value. Here we present a data-driven approach, ISLE (identification of clinically relevant synthetic lethality), that mines TCGA cohort to identify the most likely clinically relevant SL interactions (cSLi) from a given candidate set of lab-screened SLi. We first validate ISLE via a benchmark of large-scale drug response screens and by predicting drug efficacy in mouse xenograft models. We then experimentally test a select set of predicted cSLi via new screening experiments, validating their predicted context-specific sensitivity in hypoxic vs normoxic conditions and demonstrating cSLi's utility in predicting synergistic drug combinations. We show that cSLi can successfully predict patients' drug treatment response and provide patient stratification signatures. ISLE thus complements existing actionable mutation-based methods for precision cancer therapy, offering an opportunity to expand its scope to the whole genome.
Analysis of the 9p21.3 sequence associated with coronary artery disease reveals a tendency for duplication in a CAD patient.
Tandem segmental duplications (SDs) greater than 10 kb are widespread in complex genomes. They provide material for gene divergence and evolutionary adaptation, while formation of specific SDs is a hallmark of cancer and some human diseases. Most SDs map to distinct genomic regions termed 'duplication blocks'. SDs organization within these blocks is often poorly characterized as they are mosaics of ancestral duplicons juxtaposed with younger duplicons arising from more recent duplication events. Structural and functional analysis of SDs is further hampered as long repetitive DNA structures are underrepresented in existing BAC and YAC libraries. We applied Transformation-Associated Recombination (TAR) cloning, a versatile technique for large DNA manipulation, to selectively isolate the coronary artery disease (CAD) interval sequence within the 9p21.3 chromosome locus from a patient with coronary artery disease and normal individuals. Four tandem head-to-tail duplicons, each ∼50 kb long, were recovered in the patient but not in normal individuals. Sequence analysis revealed that the repeats varied by 10-15 SNPs between each other and by 82 SNPs between the human genome sequence (version hg19). SNPs polymorphism within the junctions between repeats allowed two junction types to be distinguished, Type 1 and Type 2, which were found at a 2:1 ratio. The junction sequences contained an Alu element, a sequence previously shown to play a role in duplication. Knowledge of structural variation in the CAD interval from more patients could help link this locus to cardiovascular diseases susceptibility, and maybe relevant to other cases of regional amplification, including cancer.
A Non-canonical Polycomb Dependency in Synovial Sarcoma.
Disruptions in the antagonistic balance between the chromatin-modifying Polycomb and Trithorax group proteins drive many malignancies. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Banito et al. describe how the SS18-SSX oncogenic fusion protein in synovial sarcoma directly co-opts these complexes to drive gene dysregulation and sustain the transformed state.
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are clinically disparate primary liver cancers with etiological and biological heterogeneity. We identified common molecular subtypes linked to similar prognosis among 199 Thai ICC and HCC patients through systems integration of genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics. While ICC and HCC share recurrently mutated genes, including TP53, ARID1A, and ARID2, mitotic checkpoint anomalies distinguish the C1 subtype with key drivers PLK1 and ECT2, whereas the C2 subtype is linked to obesity, T cell infiltration, and bile acid metabolism. These molecular subtypes are found in 582 Asian, but less so in 265 Caucasian patients. Thus, Asian ICC and HCC, while clinically treated as separate entities, share common molecular subtypes with similar actionable drivers to improve precision therapy.
Imprints and DPPA3 are bypassed during pluripotency- and differentiation-coupled methylation reprogramming in testicular germ cell tumors.
Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) share germline ancestry but diverge phenotypically and clinically as seminoma (SE) and nonseminoma (NSE), the latter including the pluripotent embryonal carcinoma (EC) and its differentiated derivatives, teratoma (TE), yolk sac tumor (YST), and choriocarcinoma. Epigenomes from TGCTs may illuminate reprogramming in both normal development and testicular tumorigenesis. Herein we investigate pure-histological forms of 130 TGCTs for conserved and subtype-specific DNA methylation, including analysis of relatedness to pluripotent stem cell (ESC, iPSC), primordial germ cell (PGC), and differentiated somatic references. Most generally, TGCTs conserve PGC-lineage erasure of maternal and paternal genomic imprints and DPPA3 (also known as STELLA); however, like ESCs, TGCTs show focal recurrent imprinted domain hypermethylation. In this setting of shared physiologic erasure, NSEs harbor a malignancy-associated hypermethylation core, akin to that of a diverse cancer compendium. Beyond these concordances, we found subtype epigenetic homology with pluripotent versus differentiated states. ECs demonstrate a striking convergence of both CpG and CpH (non-CpG) methylation with pluripotent states; the pluripotential methyl-CpH signature crosses species boundaries and is distinct from neuronal methyl-CpH. EC differentiation to TE and YST entails reprogramming toward the somatic state, with loss of methyl-CpH but de novo methylation of pluripotency loci such as NANOG Extreme methyl-depletion among SE reflects the PGC methylation nadir. Adjacent to TGCTs, benign testis methylation profiles are determined by spermatogenetic proficiency measured by Johnsen score. In sum, TGCTs share collective entrapment in a PGC-like state of genomic-imprint and DPPA3 erasure, recurrent hypermethylation of cancer-associated targets, and subtype-dependent pluripotent, germline, or somatic methylation.
Gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach (GAPPS) is an autosomal-dominant cancer-predisposition syndrome with a significant risk of gastric, but not colorectal, adenocarcinoma. We mapped the gene to 5q22 and found loss of the wild-type allele on 5q in fundic gland polyps from affected individuals. Whole-exome and -genome sequencing failed to find causal mutations but, through Sanger sequencing, we identified point mutations in APC promoter 1B that co-segregated with disease in all six families. The mutations reduced binding of the YY1 transcription factor and impaired activity of the APC promoter 1B in luciferase assays. Analysis of blood and saliva from carriers showed allelic imbalance of APC, suggesting that these mutations lead to decreased allele-specific expression in vivo. Similar mutations in APC promoter 1B occur in rare families with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Promoter 1A is methylated in GAPPS and sporadic FGPs and in normal stomach, which suggests that 1B transcripts are more important than 1A in gastric mucosa. This might explain why all known GAPPS-affected families carry promoter 1B point mutations but only rare FAP-affected families carry similar mutations, the colonic cells usually being protected by the expression of the 1A isoform. Gastric polyposis and cancer have been previously described in some FAP-affected individuals with large deletions around promoter 1B. Our finding that GAPPS is caused by point mutations in the same promoter suggests that families with mutations affecting the promoter 1B are at risk of gastric adenocarcinoma, regardless of whether or not colorectal polyps are present.
Whole Genome Sequencing of Newly Established Pancreatic Cancer Lines Identifies Novel Somatic Mutation (c.2587G>A) in Axon Guidance Receptor Plexin A1 as Enhancer of Proliferation and Invasion.
The genetic profile of human pancreatic cancers harbors considerable heterogeneity, which suggests a possible explanation for the pronounced inefficacy of single therapies in this disease. This observation has led to a belief that custom therapies based on individual tumor profiles are necessary to more effectively treat pancreatic cancer. It has recently been discovered that axon guidance genes are affected by somatic structural variants in up to 25% of human pancreatic cancers. Thus far, however, some of these mutations have only been correlated to survival probability and no function has been assigned to these observed axon guidance gene mutations in pancreatic cancer. In this study we established three novel pancreatic cancer cell lines and performed whole genome sequencing to discover novel mutations in axon guidance genes that may contribute to the cancer phenotype of these cells. We discovered, among other novel somatic variants in axon guidance pathway genes, a novel mutation in the PLXNA1 receptor (c.2587G>A) in newly established cell line SB.06 that mediates oncogenic cues of increased invasion and proliferation in SB.06 cells and increased invasion in 293T cells upon stimulation with the receptor's natural ligand semaphorin 3A compared to wild type PLXNA1 cells. Mutant PLXNA1 signaling was associated with increased Rho-GTPase and p42/p44 MAPK signaling activity and cytoskeletal expansion, but not changes in E-cadherin, vimentin, or metalloproteinase 9 expression levels. Pharmacologic inhibition of the Rho-GTPase family member CDC42 selectively abrogated PLXNA1 c.2587G>A-mediated increased invasion. These findings provide in-vitro confirmation that somatic mutations in axon guidance genes can provide oncogenic gain-of-function signals and may contribute to pancreatic cancer progression.
Transcriptional activation by the thyroid hormone receptor through ligand-dependent receptor recruitment and chromatin remodelling.
A bimodal switch model is widely used to describe transcriptional regulation by the thyroid hormone receptor (TR). In this model, the unliganded TR forms stable, chromatin-bound complexes with transcriptional co-repressors to repress transcription. Binding of hormone dissociates co-repressors and facilitates recruitment of co-activators to activate transcription. Here we show that in addition to hormone-independent TR occupancy, ChIP-seq against endogenous TR in mouse liver tissue demonstrates considerable hormone-induced TR recruitment to chromatin associated with chromatin remodelling and activated gene transcription. Genome-wide footprinting analysis using DNase-seq provides little evidence for TR footprints both in the absence and presence of hormone, suggesting that unliganded TR engagement with repressive complexes on chromatin is, similar to activating receptor complexes, a highly dynamic process. This dynamic and ligand-dependent interaction with chromatin is likely shared by all steroid hormone receptors regardless of their capacity to repress transcription in the absence of ligand.
Avalanching mutations in biallelic mismatch repair deficiency syndrome.
Tumors from pediatric patients generally contain relatively few somatic mutations. A new study reports a striking exception in individuals in whom biallelic germline deficiency for mismatch repair is compounded by somatic loss of function in DNA proofreading polymerases, resulting in 'ultra-hypermutated' malignant brain tumors.
Recurrent epimutation of SDHC in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) is a conserved effector of cellular metabolism and energy production, and loss of SDH function is a driver mechanism in several cancers. SDH-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumors (dSDH GISTs) collectively manifest similar phenotypes, including hypermethylated epigenomic signatures, tendency to occur in pediatric patients, and lack of KIT/PDGFRA mutations. dSDH GISTs often harbor deleterious mutations in SDH subunit genes (SDHA, SDHB, SDHC, and SDHD, termed SDHx), but some are SDHx wild type (WT). To further elucidate mechanisms of SDH deactivation in SDHx-WT GIST, we performed targeted exome sequencing on 59 dSDH GISTs to identify 43 SDHx-mutant and 16 SDHx-WT cases. Genome-wide DNA methylation and expression profiling exposed SDHC promoter-specific CpG island hypermethylation and gene silencing in SDHx-WT dSDH GISTs [15 of 16 cases (94%)]. Six of 15 SDHC-epimutant GISTs occurred in the setting of the multitumor syndrome Carney triad. We observed neither SDHB promoter hypermethylation nor large deletions on chromosome 1q in any SDHx-WT cases. Deep genome sequencing of a 130-kbp (kilo-base pair) window around SDHC revealed no recognizable sequence anomalies in SDHC-epimutant tumors. More than 2000 benign and tumor reference tissues, including stem cells and malignancies with a hypermethylator epigenotype, exhibit solely a non-epimutant SDHC promoter. Mosaic constitutional SDHC promoter hypermethylation in blood and saliva from patients with SDHC-epimutant GIST implicates a postzygotic mechanism in the establishment and maintenance of SDHC epimutation. The discovery of SDHC epimutation provides a unifying explanation for the pathogenesis of dSDH GIST, whereby loss of SDH function stems from either SDHx mutation or SDHC epimutation.
Building through breaking: the development of cancer neochromosomes.
In this issue of Cancer Cell, Garsed and colleagues combine chromosome flow sorting and deep sequencing to characterize the structure of oncogene-containing neochromosomes in liposarcoma and provide evidence that they are generated by a combination of multiple dynamic and destructive processes.
The role of mutation of metabolism-related genes in genomic hypermethylation.
Genetic mutations, metabolic dysfunction, and epigenetic misregulation are commonly considered to play distinct roles in tumor development and maintenance. However, intimate relationships between these mechanisms are now emerging. In particular, mutations in genes for the core metabolic enzymes IDH, SDH, and FH are significant drivers of diverse tumor types. In each case, the resultant accumulation of particular metabolites inhibits TET enzymes responsible for oxidizing 5-methylcytosine, leading to pervasive DNA hypermethylation.
High prevalence of MAP2K1 mutations in variant and IGHV4-34-expressing hairy-cell leukemias.
To understand the genetic mechanisms driving variant and IGHV4-34-expressing hairy-cell leukemias, we performed whole-exome sequencing of leukemia samples from ten affected individuals, including six with matched normal samples. We identified activating mutations in the MAP2K1 gene (encoding MEK1) in 5 of these 10 samples and in 10 of 21 samples in a validation set (overall frequency of 15/31), suggesting potential new strategies for treating individuals with these diseases.
Succinate dehydrogenase mutation underlies global epigenomic divergence in gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) harbor driver mutations of signal transduction kinases such as KIT, or, alternatively, manifest loss-of-function defects in the mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) complex, a component of the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain. We have uncovered a striking divergence between the DNA methylation profiles of SDH-deficient GIST (n = 24) versus KIT tyrosine kinase pathway-mutated GIST (n = 39). Infinium 450K methylation array analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues disclosed an order of magnitude greater genomic hypermethylation relative to SDH-deficient GIST versus the KIT-mutant group (84.9 K vs. 8.4 K targets). Epigenomic divergence was further found among SDH-mutant paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma (n = 29), a developmentally distinct SDH-deficient tumor system. Comparison of SDH-mutant GIST with isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutant glioma, another Krebs cycle-defective tumor type, revealed comparable measures of global hypo- and hypermethylation. These data expose a vital connection between succinate metabolism and genomic DNA methylation during tumorigenesis, and generally implicate the mitochondrial Krebs cycle in nuclear epigenomic maintenance.
Defining the status of RNA polymerase at promoters.
Recent genome-wide studies in metazoans have shown that RNA polymerase II (Pol II) accumulates to high densities on many promoters at a rate-limited step in transcription. However, the status of this Pol II remains an area of debate. Here, we compare quantitative outputs of a global run-on sequencing assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing assays and demonstrate that the majority of the Pol II on Drosophila promoters is transcriptionally engaged; very little exists in a preinitiation or arrested complex. These promoter-proximal polymerases are inhibited from further elongation by detergent-sensitive factors, and knockdown of negative elongation factor, NELF, reduces their levels. These results not only solidify the notion that pausing occurs at most promoters, but demonstrate that it is the major rate-limiting step in early transcription at these promoters. Finally, the divergent elongation complexes seen at mammalian promoters are far less prevalent in Drosophila, and this specificity in orientation correlates with directional core promoter elements, which are abundant in Drosophila.


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Female Olympians, Like Women in Politics, Are Still Stuck in the Cheap Seats
There is a reason why Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fights for the empowerment of women and girls around the world. Even in the 2012 Olympics, we were not immune from institutionalized sex bias. At 16, Gabby Douglas became the first African American to win a gold medal in gymnastics. She subsequently received Twitter-bashing about her hair so widespread, it was reported by CNN and prompted her mom to write an article defending her daughter; explaining why her hair wasn't perfect.
U.S. gymnast Alexandra Raisman performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.
American weightlifter Sarah Robles almost couldn't compete this year because she was not considered attractive enough and couldn't find sponsors. On Facebook, a man wanted to know, "Why all the male gold medal winning swimmers are so gorgeous and the females so "fugly"?
Huffington Post reported that: "Sports governing bodies from Japan and Australia are under fire after complaints that male Olympic athletes flew business class to the London Games, while the women sat in the cheap seats." This even though the female athletes had seniority and were medal winners where the men were not.
For the first time this year, the U.S. sent more women to the Olympics than men, yet the Huffington Post shared a study that female athletes are far less likely to get endorsement deals due to over-sexualization of female athletes, under-exposure and far less coverage of their achievements. And who is making the decision to sexualize female athletes when they are selling products that appeal to women? Men. Clearly, the women desired a different focus.
Female athletes are far less recognizable than their male counterparts. USA Today reported that in 2008, for example, only 1.6 percent of women's sporting events were broadcast. Coverage now amounts to about 5%. Therefore, women offer less brand appeal to advertisers and endorsers and are far less likely to profit from their abilities.
Last week, the first Saudi woman, Wojdan Shaherkani, competed for a Judo medal. Her Olympic career lasted 82 seconds but it was a miracle she made it at all. The Miami Herald reported that Saudi Arabia's government "bans physical education for girls on the grounds that athletics and femininity are incompatible. Hard-line clerics have argued, variously, that sports damages the female psyche, corrupts a girl's morals and can lead to lesbianism." After condemnations by a Saudi royal at Shaherkani's participation, an Arabic hash-tag appeared on Twitter: "Olympic whores."
The oppressive regime of Saudi Arabia notwithstanding, the concept of athletics and femininity being incompatible still exists in the U.S., as does the concept of the incompatibility of femininity and leadership. Let's ask Hillary Clinton why she was not able to compete in sports as a girl – the reasons sound alarmingly similar to the Saudis, if couched in more polite terms. Despite Title IX, which passed in 1972, women are still not competing on a level field. Though women kicked butt in the medal count, and accounted for 29 out of 46 gold medals this year, they still suffer an over-emphasis on appearance, and under-emphasis on ability and achievement.
According to an article by Daniela Quintanillain in PolicyMic, Sexism in the coverage of the 2012 Olympics ran rampant:
Science Daily reported when female athletes succeed, commentators attribute their success to luck instead of physical ability; when they fail, their physical abilities are noted for being inferior. The inverse was found for males. When they succeeded, commentators lauded their skill and when they failed it was because their competitors were superior or had good luck.
Britain's first medal winner was cyclist Lizzie Armitstead, who said that women athletes face "overwhelming" sexism in unequal pay and less recognition. "…the main issue facing women is lack of sponsorship. Major financiers prefer men's sports and competitions to women's and event organizers cannot pressure them towards one sport over another."
More troubling – and something we see here in the U.S. all the time:
[W]omen's volleyball players must wear bikinis and sports bras while men are allowed to wear t-shirts… "they [female athletes] have to be sexy to get noticed but they are not taken seriously as sportswomen because they are sexy."
Like Goldilock's porridge – too hot or too cold. Never right:
ThinkProgress also pointed out that "whether they play better in a bikini or a sweatshirt is up to no one but that athlete – any other rule is extremely paternalistic and unjust."
Furthermore, the IOC has also been getting a lot of criticism for testing female athletes for testosterone levels…
Some athletes face sexism from the public itself and not from the IOC or NBC. Female weightlifter Zoe Smith, 18, had to shut down her Twitter account because of the sexist things that were posted about her like the tweet, "Your insecurities are kicking in lol. Now pi** off back to the kitchen and make your boyfriend a sandwich he's hungry."
Not too far from the taunting placard at a 2008 campaign rally: "Hillary – Iron my shirt."
Two weeks ago, at the passing of astronaut Sally Ride, we discovered even she was not immune from unreasonable criticism. A magnificent, ground breaking role model for women everywhere and for all young people in pursuit of the sciences, Ms. Ride was second-guessed for not revealing herself to be gay while she was alive. If she would have come out, it is likely her career as an astronaut would have been torpedoed, and the media's only focus would have been her "lesbianism," not her many achievements.
A pattern starts to emerge, regardless of age, or position in the athletic world or in positions of leadership – objectify first, ask questions later.
In politics, even today, a woman is referred to as granny, diva, ice queen, bitch, domineering mother, yapping troll, hag, slut, moron, c*nt.
In athletics, she's "Fugly," a "dyke" or "hot."
Her sexuality, questions about her sexual preference and her appearance still rule.
It would seem that a woman has to carry the torch in all respects: appearance, comportment, motherhood, wholesomeness and have all the magnetic qualities required of a spokesperson to boot. A man is not hampered by equal burdens. A man can be sexy, handsome, an absent dad and still have gravitas in a suit. And no one is going to accuse him of being a bimbo just because he's pretty.
There is no woman on a major ticket in the election this year. And why is a woman not on the ticket? After what happened to Hillary Clinton Sarah Palin in 2008, I can assure you, women are considered a risky "distraction" from the issues at hand. That is not the word of the candidates, but it is mine – and I'm sure I'm right. Half the population and still a distraction. When will that change?
In fact, we had to fight to get a female journalist to moderate one of the presidential debates. Candy Crowley will moderate the Town Hall debate between Obama and Romney. A paltry victory. Four years ago, we were considering having a female President or Vice President. Now we are shouting for a female moderator.
The Fourth Estate's study on 2012 election coverage has received considerable coverage here. Logging 51,000 quotes in print and tv media, the articles studied pertaining to women's health, economy and foreign policy, showed that men's opinions overwhelmingly outnumbered women – by as much as 5 to 1.
Is it any wonder then that women are viewed as entertainment and accorded less value?
Some women likewise are of no help in the value wars. It was women who criticized Gabby Douglas' hairdo – the fact that she was flying through the air turning somersaults at high speed, performing near superhuman feats to win the gold medal didn't seem to matter.
Women who project onto other women an expectation of perfection at all times only mirror the fact that we, as women, are constantly taught, reminded and, in fact, brainwashed, that nothing we do will ever be enough. Once we stop doing this to ourselves and each other, it will be easier to place the focus squarely where it belongs – on the media culprits, advertisers and comedians who seek to continue this tiresome, outworn and damaging mindset. If we ever want women to have an equal place at the table and to capitalize on the inspirational performances we have seen at this Olympics, and from women in leadership positions at all levels, we need to embrace tolerance for each other and intolerance for bias and shoddy treatment.
Have we made amazing progress? Absolutely. But the fact that we must continue to work over these issues means the road is still long ahead.
We pretend women are equal in all things, but when it comes to being respected for our achievements, women are still flying the cheap seats.
Anita Finlay is the author of Dirty Words on Clean Skin: Sexism and Sabotage, a Hillary Supporter's Rude Awakening, available on Amazon in print and kindle editions.
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Women who project onto other women an expectation of perfection at all times only mirror the fact that we, as women, are constantly taught, reminded and, in fact, brainwashed, that nothing we do will ever be enough.
It is certainly a shame that our culture really encourages the double standard you so clearly presented. What is really bad, is when females feed into that nonsense. Ability, talent, intelligence, and potential should be nurtured and cultivated, not bashed.
Anita Finlay ("Ani") says:
Thanks, towncrier. It is unfortunate, and the result of consistent brainwashing. We have to break the cycle of looking in the mirror and beating ourselves up for what we see there. The media and advertisers wind up getting a pass for their awful behavior, at least in part, for this reason.
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https://anitafinlay.com/hillary-right-about-russian-election-interference-and-everything-else/
Comey appointed the arrested McGonigal. No Russian connection, eh?
#HillaryClinton warned us all.
How many turned away, preferring blind bias to the truth.
#Hillary was Right About Russian Election Interference and EVERYTHING ELSE.
Please read and RT! https://anitafinlay.com/hillary-right-about-russian-election-interference-and-everything-else/
Seems like a good time to repost my piece on Comey from 6 years ago. He helped throw the 2016 election. No matter how foul the GOP, mainstream media, Putin trump, and Berniebros, without Comey putting nails in her coffin, #Hillary would be POTUS today.
https://anitafinlay.com/fbi-director-comey-is-hiding-in-plain-sight/
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Lindita Kellezi, Engineering Director in Geo, is presenting a paper at the 16th International Conference: The Jack-Up Platform at City, University of London on 19th September 2017.
The International Conference: The Jack-Up Platform, was first held in1985, and has since occurred as a biennial conference. The conference serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and the discussion of recent developments in the offshore oil and gas industry, especially related to Jack-Up technology. In 2017, the conference will take place on 19-20 September at City, University of London.
Engineering Director Lindita Kellezi will present the paper: Skirted Spudcan- Soil Interaction under Combined Loading – GAP Conditions after Preloading, on Tuesday 19th September 2017.
14.15-14.45 on 19th September 2017.
Session 2 – Afternoon session.


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package org.codehaus.mojo.dashboard.report.plugin.chart;

import java.awt.Paint;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

import org.codehaus.mojo.dashboard.report.plugin.beans.CheckstyleError;
import org.codehaus.mojo.dashboard.report.plugin.beans.CheckstyleReportBean;
import org.codehaus.mojo.dashboard.report.plugin.beans.IDashBoardReportBean;
import org.codehaus.mojo.dashboard.report.plugin.utils.ChartUtils;
import org.jfree.chart.ChartColor;
import org.jfree.data.general.DefaultPieDataset;

/**
 * Checkstyle error dataset strategy class. Corrections written by David Vicente
 *
 * @author Sylvain Rivollet
 */
public class CheckstyleErrorsPieChartStrategy extends AbstractPieChartStrategy
{

    /**
     * Default constructor
     *
     * @param bundle
     * @param title
     * @param dashboardReport
     */
    public CheckstyleErrorsPieChartStrategy( ResourceBundle bundle, String title, IDashBoardReportBean dashboardReport )
    {
        super( bundle, title, dashboardReport );
    }

    /**
     *
     */
    public Paint[] getPaintColor()
    {
        return new Paint[] { ChartUtils.BLUE_LIGHT, ChartColor.RED, ChartUtils.YELLOW_LIGHT };
    }

    /**
     * give the percentage of iteration compared to the total error count
     */
    private float percent( int nbIteration, int nbTotal )
    {
        float percent = nbIteration * 100f / nbTotal;
        percent *= 1000;
        percent = (int) ( percent + .5 );
        percent /= 1000;
        return percent;
    }

    public void fillDataset()
    {
        if ( mDashboardReport instanceof CheckstyleReportBean )
        {
            float percentVal = 0;
            int nbItInfPercent = 0;
            CheckstyleReportBean checkstyleReportBean = (CheckstyleReportBean) mDashboardReport;
            CheckstyleError error = new CheckstyleError();
            Iterator iterator = checkstyleReportBean.getErrors().iterator();

            while ( iterator.hasNext() )
            {
                error = (CheckstyleError) iterator.next();
                percentVal = percent( error.getNbIteration(), checkstyleReportBean.getNbTotal() );

                if ( percentVal > 1 )
                {
                    ( (DefaultPieDataset) this.defaultdataset ).setValue(
                                                                          error.getMessage() + " = " + percentVal + "%",
                                                                          error.getNbIteration() );
                }
                else
                {
                    nbItInfPercent += error.getNbIteration();
                }
            }

            if ( nbItInfPercent > 0 )
            {
                percentVal = percent( nbItInfPercent, checkstyleReportBean.getNbTotal() );
                ( (DefaultPieDataset) this.defaultdataset ).setValue(
                                                                      this.bundle.getString( "chart.checkstyle.violations.others.label" )
                                                                                + " = " + percentVal + "%",
                                                                      nbItInfPercent );
            }
        }

    }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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John Carlos.
Jas Kang News	1968 Olympics, Athlete activism, John Carlos., LA84 Summit, Tommie Smith
LA84 Summit Recap: Opening Remarks With Renata Simril
The LA84 Foundation presented its Seventh Annual Summit on Thursday, October 18 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.
LA84 President and CEO, Renata Simril, kicked things off by welcoming the attendees and previewing what was coming up in an insightful and powerful day.
"We have an exceptional program and great line up of speakers. Each of one them using their platforms to take action on important social justice issues," Simril said. "And, each one of them is engaged in meaningful and impactful work that is creating greater opportunities for youth across this country."
Highlighting the 50-year anniversary of Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman's iconic protest at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico, the theme of the 2018 Summit was: Athlete Activism + Social Justice: Taking Action for Our Youth.
Simril paid homage to the three man by referencing a former president.
"Today, we wanted to celebrate how the power of sport can change the world and how, to paraphrase President Obama, 'a silent and powerful protest in the 1968 Olympic Games woke folks up and created greater opportunity for those that followed.'"
The LA84 Foundation has used the power of sport to create opportunity for those who need it most. Simril referenced research date from across the country which shows that the lower the household income, the less like a kid is to play sports.
"That's why we coined the phrase: PE – Play Equity Is a Social Justice Issue." Simril said. "Hiding in plain sight, there is a national crisis in play."
Simril gave examples of how PE classes in public middle schools have been cut down from five days per week to just one-to-two hours. With funding being cut in cities like New York and Oakland, more needs to be done to help keep kids active.
"Years of disastrous funding and policy decisions are leaving our most vulnerable kids behind," Simril said. "Travel team, club teams and a pay-to-play system has left many out of the game entirely."
When opportunities are available, children from underserved areas can thrive.
Simril referenced Caylin Moore, a South LA native, who went on to become a Rhodes Scholar.
"Here's the deal as we see it; talent is universal but opportunity is not – it fuels our dreams and lifts us past our limits," Simril said. "But not all youth have equal access to opportunity: quality fields of play that are safe, competitive teams, equipment, or well-trained coaches and mentors."
Athletes who have spoken up about social justice issues have often been ostracized at first, but many have went on to become beloved figures.
"Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Althea Gibson – and courageous others – but that iconic moment on October 16, 1968 – it woke up the world," Simril said. "Others like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Arthur Ash, and Billie Jean King – their legacies still endure and continue to inspire generations of athletes who've come after them to speak up and speak out when their moment is upon them."
Simril wrapped up her opening remarks by reminding the attendees that they have the power within him to transform the injustices they see on a daily basis.
"People who believe they can change the world are usually the ones who do."
Jas Kang News, Press	1968 Olympics, Athlete activism, ESPN LA, John Carlos., Tommie Smith, Tony Dungy
2018 LA84 Summit Speaker Tony Dungy on ESPN Radio
LOS ANGELES — NFL Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy appeared on ESPN LA 710's The Morning Show with Keyshawn, LZ and Travis, just before hitting the stage at the 2018 LA84 Summit.
Dungy, four-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, Davis Cup Champion James Blake and Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad kicked off the event with a panel discussion on the impact of Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman's iconic protest at the 1968 Olympic Games.
LA84 and NBC Sports collaborated to put on this compelling panel, moderated by Mike Tirico.
Dungy, who was 13 years old at the time, vividly remembered asking his father why Smith and Carlos raised their fists on the podium.
"He [Dungy's father] explained to me what was happening. Dr. King had just gotten killed that spring and then the 200-meter final happened."
It wasn't until Dungy was older that he realized what motivated the three men to take the action they did.
"What they were saying, in so many words, was 'hey, we're the fastest guys on earth, but for half the colleges, we couldn't be on the track team, something is wrong.' People didn't appreciate it at the time, but it made a tremendous statement."
Dungy sees a lot of similarities today in Colin Kaepernick's protest of racial inequality and police brutality.
"Kaepernick got ostracized the same way those guys did. I think we'll look back 10 years from now and say Colin Kapernick was onto something."
I'm with an incredible group of speakers at the @LA84Foundation Summit focusing on Social Justice today. Looking forward to some great dialogue. Our panel will be talking about the 1968 Olympics and how we have changed as a society since then. pic.twitter.com/HZpQI1w5lE
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) October 18, 2018
To hear the entire segment, click here.
Jas Kang Features, News	1968 Olympics, Athlete activism, John Carlos., LA84 Summit, Social Justice, Tommie Smith
LA84 and NBC Sports Collaborate for Star-Studded Panel to Kickoff 2018 Summit
LOS ANGELES — The LA84 Foundation announced today that its annual Summit at JW Marriott LA LIVE on Thursday, Oct. 18, themed "Athlete Activism + Social Justice: Taking Action for Our Youth," will feature a panel discussion on the legacy of the 1968 Olympic Games and their impact today including a short portion of NBC Olympics' documentary 1968, which premiered in February during NBC Olympics' coverage of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
HOW TO WATCH: From October 31, 2018 to November 13, 2018, stream the LA84Summit panel/NBCSports documentary on the 1968 Olympic Games and its impact today, with your cable TV/satellite subscription https://bit.ly/2AGq3Wp
Panelists include Pro Football Hall of Famer, Super Bowl Winning Coach and NBC Football Night in America Studio Analyst, Tony Dungy, Olympic bronze medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad, four-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis and Davis Cup Champion James Blake, with NBC Olympics primetime host Mike Tirico as moderator. The panel discussion will be filmed by NBC Olympics and combined with the 1968 documentary to produce a two-hour program that will premiere on NBCSN on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Fifty years ago, this October, three men stood in solidarity on a medal stand at the 1968 Olympic Games. This wasn't the first time in history that athletics and activism intertwined – but the silent protest, heard around the world, by John Carlos, Tommie Smith and Peter Norman is among the most iconic, enduring, and galvanizing.
"The stand for justice that those three sprinters made that famous day at the 1968 Olympic Games has turned into a multigenerational relay of change and continues to inspire us to use our platform to inspire social change in our work to close the play equity gap and provide opportunities for all kids to play," said Renata Simril, LA84 Foundation President & CEO.
"Every athlete who seeks to make their voice heard beyond the field of play today is part of the legacy of the Mexico City Olympics," said Jim Bell, President, Production & Programming, NBC Olympics. "We're grateful to the LA84 Foundation for the chance to take part in the continuing and important discussion about the intersection of civil rights, sports, and politics."
The seventh annual LA84 Foundation Summit also features speakers from across the country discussing topics such as athletes as health activists; how to ensure sports are safe for kids; and P.E. is a social justice issue. Other speakers include Sal Masekela (emcee), Jordyn Wieber, Cari Champion, Marcellus Wiley, Metta World Peace and Chris Borland. The Summit is sponsored in part by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Delta (Official Airline of the LA84 Foundation Summit), Fox Sports West, Los Angeles Times, Clear Channel Outdoor, The Foundation for Global Sports Development, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling and the University of Southern California.
Fifty years since the Olympic Games in Mexico City, NBC Olympics brings viewers back to that tumultuous and politically-charged year with its 90-minute documentary entitled 1968. Four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams narrates the film.
1968 was a transformative year in the U.S. and throughout the world. It was the deadliest year of the Vietnam War. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated. Soviet troops crushed the Prague Spring. Protest movements raged in North America and Europe. In Mexico City, protests turned violent when government troops opened fire on demonstrators just 10 days before the Games.
Amidst that backdrop, the Mexico City Games became a stage for the collision of sport and politics. On the podium for the 200-meter medal ceremony, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved fists in a statement against racial discrimination. While the iconic image of their silent gesture is universally celebrated half a century later, at the time, Smith and Carlos were dismissed from the team and sent home from Mexico City.
American athletes were not the only ones protesting in Mexico City. 1968 also tells the story of Czechoslovakian gymnast Vera Caslavska, who protested the Soviet invasion of her country by looking away as the Soviet national anthem played during her medal ceremonies. Like Smith and Carlos, Caslavska also faced criticism for speaking out, and struggled for years in the aftermath.
The Mexico City Games were also memorable for thrilling competition and remarkable performances. The U.S. Team topped the medal table, led by the greatest team in track and field history. Dick Fosbury changed the high jump forever with his revolutionary "Fosbury Flop," and Bob Beamon broke the world record in the long jump by nearly two feet.
1968 also features interviews with NBA icon and cultural ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who protested the 1968 Games; heavyweight champion George Foreman, who took home a gold medal at the Games; civil rights activist Harry Edwards, who led the Olympic Project for Human Rights; as well as Emmy Award-winning journalist Tom Brokaw.
The 2018 LA84 Summit is on October 18th. Register today: bit.ly/2vx3IaW


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In military forces, leave is a permission to be away from one's unit, either for a specified or unspecified period of time.

The term AWOL, standing for absent without leave, is a term for desertion used in the armed forces of many English-speaking countries.

Various militaries have specific rules that regulate leaves. British troops in World War I received leave for "Blighty" every 15 months.

"Block leave" is the time allotted to be spent with families independently of their units and where they must not report to their units while on rotation from their tours.

A furlough is an extended period of leave from front line service in order to return home.  For example, during World War II New Zealand soldiers who had served overseas for long periods (usually three or more years) were granted a "furlough" for a visit home.  These soldiers on leave were called "furlough men"

See also
 Leave (U.S. military)

References

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US Session Forex Brief, Feb 15 – Commodity Dollars Rebound as Sentiment Improves
Posted Friday, February 15, 2019 by
commodity currencies
Commodities and Com Dolls are on a bullish run today
The market sentiment seems to have turned positive again today on some positive tones from the US-China trade meeting in Beijing. Apparently, both sides reached a consensus on some important issues. The two teams discussed topics which include non-tariff barriers, services, agriculture, trade balance, technology transfer and IP protection. They are working towards a memorandum of understanding in order to seal a trade deal next month when the two Presidents meet.
That has helped the stock markets which have been climbing higher during the European session after the bearish pullback we saw yesterday. All indices are on a bullish move now and they are threatening to break recent highs. Although, the commodity Dollars have benefited the most since they would be the hardest hit in an ongoing trade war between US and China. NZD/USD has climbed around 50 pips while the Aussie found itself 30 pips higher from the lows in the Asian session.
The Euro is not benefiting from the improved risk sentiment. The inflation outlook for the Eurozone looks bleak with 5-year swap forward nearing 1.4%, which is a long way from the 2% target that the ECB has set. Besides that, Europe faces some increased political risks as the Brexit uncertainty continues while elections for the European Parliament approach. We heard an Italian lawmaker say earlier today that if the situation in the EU doesn't change after the elections, Italy will have to leave the EU.
As a result, EUR/USD continues to slide lower and it has made some new lows for 2019 just now. Now, this pair is heading towards last year's lows at 1.1215. The GBP tried to turn bullish earlier this morning as the sentiment improved after the UK retail sales report for January which was pretty impressive, but that doesn't change anything regarding Brexit and, as a result, the GBP has turned bearish again in the last few hours.
Spanish CPI Inflation – Just like in the whole of the Eurozone, inflation is sliding lower in Spain and today's report showed a 1.3% decline in January. That's pretty huge. Core CPI declined even more by 1.5% last month, although the YoY core CPI came at 0.8%. That started to hurt the sentiment towards the Euro this morning.
New Elections Coming Up in Spain – The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called for new general elections on April 28. His budget was voted down earlier this week and the unrest has increased in Spain over the last couple of years in the face of higher immigration into Europe which has taken the path through Spain now that the Balkans and Italy closed off their routes. So, we'll see how the next government will look like, but that's yet another factor which could hurt the Euro and the stock markets.
Theresa May's Defeat Yesterday Wasn't a Disaster for Leadsom – This was the headline comment from the House of Commons leaded Andrea Leadsom. She added that PM May will continue to seek changes to the backstop. It would not make sense for the EU to refuse to negotiate and the EU does know what UK wants on Irish backstop. The government is to keep a no-deal Brexit outcome on the table. After the vote down, PM May has one less card in her hand to play against the EU now.
UK Retail Sales – Retail sales jumped by 1.0% in January against 0.2% expected. That was a bit of a relief after the 0.9% we saw in December. Core retail sales jumped 1.2% higher, taking the YoY number to 4.1% from 2.6% previously, which was now revised higher to 2.9%.
Eurozone Trade Balance – The trade balance in the Eurozone came slightly lower than expected, at €15.6 billion against €15.7 billion expected. Last month's figure was revised higher though to €15.8 billion from €15.1 billion previously. Non-seasonally adjusted trade balance came at €17 billion, down from €19 billion last month.
Ireland on Brexit – Irish PM Leo Vadarkar commented earlier today saying that an extension to Article 50 is not inevitable but it's certainly possible. He apparently told Angela Merkel that a no deal Brexit border is not acceptable from Ireland and that there would never be a border between Ireland and the EU.
Italy's Borghi Threatening to Leave the EU – The Italian lawmaker Claudio Borghi commented a while ago that this year's elections for the European Parliament are the last chance to change the EU, otherwise Italy will have to leave the Union. Mind you, he is a known Euro-skeptic and has made such comments before, but the situation has precipitated across Europe now, so these threats look more convincing now.
The US Session
Chinese President Li Speaking on US-China Trade Negotiations – China's President Xi gave a speech earlier today saying that he hopes the US and China can strengthen communication and control disputes and that both sides can reach a mutually beneficial agreement. We made new progress in important issues during trade talks, reaching important step-by-step progress in latest trade talks. China is willing to solve economic and trade dispute with US via cooperation. Trade talks will continue in Washington next week so we'll see how they will end, but so far it looks promising.
US Sanders on Trade Negotiations – The White House press Secretary also spoke earlier on this issue saying that both sides made progress in talks. US and China agreed to work towards memorandum of understanding, and detailed and intensive discussions led to progress between the two parties. The US is focused on technology transfer, currency in talks with China.
US Empire Manufacturing Index – This index has been on a declining trend for months and in January it dived to 3.9 points which is the lowest in a long time. Although, a reversal higher was expected today and the number for February came at 8.8 points, beating expectations of 7.1 points. The details of the report were sort of mixed as employment came at 4.1 points versus 7.4 last month. Average workweek were at 2.5 versus 6.8 last month, new orders at 7.5 points against 3.5 in January and prices paid came at 27.1 points versus 35.9 last month.
US Industrial Production – The industrial production for December was revised lower today from 0.3% to just 0.1%, although it has been positive since May. The report for January was expected at 0.1% again today, but it turned negative coming at 0.6% which is a major decline.
US Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment – The prelim consumer sentiment indicator from the University of Michigan has been declining for months and last time it fell to 90.7 points, which was revised higher today to 91.2 points. Today's report is expected to show a turnaround and this indicator is expected to grow to 93.3 points.
Trades in Sight
Bearish EUR/USD
The trend has been bearish for more than 2 weeks
Fundamentals point down
The 100 and 20 SMAs are providing support
Moving averages are still keeping the buyers in check
Our sell forex signal which we opened yesterday closed in profit a while ago as this pair made a decent bearish move today. Although, the 0.6% decline in the US industrial production that was published just now sent this pair higher to 1.1280s. That's where we find the 20 SMA (grey), the 50 SMA (yellow) and the 100 SMA (green). They are all providing resistance and have been pushing this pair lower during the last two weeks, so this looks like another good opportunity to go short on EUR/USD.
Th US Dollar was on a bullish move today, but the decline in the industrial production for January sent the Buck around 40 pips lower. The US UoM consumer confidence report is due to be released in a few minutes and that might put the USD back on the bullish trend if it comes positive, or it might the Buck even lower. We will cover that event on our forex calendar, so make sure to check out that section for live coverage.