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Zachary Feder
It's Just a Wonderfully Catastrophic Spiritual Awakening
Heal and Grow
Integrate your instincts, mind, emotions, heart and unconscious.
Learn the basis of healthy, loving, productive relationships.
Develop more impact in your personal and professional life.
Heal your family and organizational systems.
Trans Somatic Dialogue
Heal traumas from your past that are influencing your present.
Applied Psycho-Neurobiology
Uncover the hidden roots of emotional and physical illness with an unparalleled modality developed by Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD
Personal Retreats
Customized intensives to support your break through based in Portand, Oregon.
Take your team to an entirely new level.
Productive Conflict
Learn to make fighting a little more like dancing.
Working with Zach is truly an extraordinary process and transformational in every way. He is the most present and focused healer I have worked with, and brings a special intensity to the energy during a session. It is unlike any work, spiritual, emotional or physical, that I had encountered previously.
I started working with Zach shortly before my beautiful mum passed away. I had no idea that she was dying and no idea who Zach was at that point but somehow, across the miles, he helped to carry me gently though the numbness and chaos of the days and weeks after her death and gave me more strength, hope, peace and acceptance than I could have ever hoped for during such a sad and bleak time. We were able to explore all kinds of issues and blocks with such honesty and authenticity that I have, at last, been able to let go of several issues that I have never faced with anyone else.
It is a huge honor to know and work with Zach – he is sensitive enough to share most anything with. I especially value the wide angled lens that he brings to sessions – there are so many levels to the strategies and skills he has to offer in the therapeutic relationship. As someone working through chronic illness, I also feel he brings so much support and care, but also honesty to the work, and he can hold your energy safely whilst you unravel all the complexities of human life and existence, and in particular, your life. Thank you Zach – for all you do.
"Healing and developing my internal world with you was like taking my Aston Martin DB9 and upgrading to a DB7. I loved the old one but these days I need the cruise control, air conditioning and GPS!"
"Over the last few days I've been reflecting on 2015 and the things that I am most grateful for. So much of my growth and learning this year has directly resulted from you. I keep trying to find the right words to express my gratitude but words just aren't enough. I really can't express how much you have meant to me and helped me during what has been the toughest year of my life."
"To experience working in process, live, with Zachary is something extraordinary."
Inoshi Denizen NY
"Any company that has Zachary on their team is most fortunate. His insight, understanding, and creative inventiveness in any situation has helped me and my business perform at new levels of functionality and prosperity."
Alan Steinfeld Founder, New Realities
"Through his uncanny insight and envy worthy intelligence he quickly earns permission to tell you what you need to hear versus what you want to hear. Zachary is a truly exceptional consultant who will readily serve in your corner and help you develop a mindful, authentic approach to leadership."
"Transformational is the word that comes to mind when I think about how to express what it is like to work with Zachary. Deeply transformational … on all levels; whether it be in the realm of the heart when exploring feelings and emotions; the linearity of intellect and reason when dealing with the mind; or the resonance we find in the depths of our soul. I sought out to work with Zachary thinking I needed a 'push' to get my business off the ground, it turned out that I had to boldly go into the depths inside myself to find the edges and blocks that were holding me back, both on a professional and personal level. Zachary's ability to be fully present and masterfully guide towards harmony between mind, heart, body, soul and spirit, is unique. He offered deep support with profound insight, sensitivity and grace, that facilitated a potential of transformation to take place on the deepest levels of my being … and ripple through to all aspects of my life. Working with Zachary has given me many tools that I will continue to use to further step into my power and allow me to become the highest expression that I can be in this world. I am infinitely grateful that our paths crossed and that I have had the opportunity to work with him."
L. Van Gee CA
"I've come to know Zachary only recently, but it didn't take long to realize that he was someone I needed to listen to. I've been working in my field for 6 years now and the feedback, the insight, and the ideas that he had to offer me went beyond anything I had ever thought of. He also wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty and throw himself on the mix of my scrappy grassroots organizing office and in the process of doing so out-performed anyone I've ever worked with. In fact, I'm now implementing his ideas from our casual conversations to run a national-scale project. Frankly, the man should sue me! What's so fascinating and attractive about this guy is the fact that his genuine enthusiasm for greatness drives him to do well. You won't find anyone, anywhere, who has the passion for personal growth that he does. I'm developing plans to clone him."
Matthew Beer Regional Director, Grassroots Campaigns INC
"Zachary has an incredible gift to gently & effectively inspire his clients to change their lives. His enthusiasm, education & guidance throughout this process has allowed me to experience a level of joy and personal growth I never imagined."
J.F. WA
"Zachary's ability to perceive situations and apply his intuition is spot on. His approach of looking not just at the game but also the self is key to deriving results and creating a platform that catalyzes growth. I look forward to working with him again."
Vishal Agarwala
You have extraordinary insight and ability to see the subtleties of how we all think and act in ways that are contrary to our highest intentions. As a professional coach myself, I respect the personal work you have done for the past 20 years to prepare yourself to be of service to others.
Paul Werder LionHeart Consulting
"As an atheist, I'm probably the least likely to endorse someone like Zachary Feder—and yet there is no one I could recommend more highly. Zachary's wisdom and training have given me an expanded awareness that has directly impacted my financial growth, the success of my two businesses, and even the depth of my personal relationships. Consulting with Zachary is a zero-BS process: it's not some secret about how you can benefit from others, but about manifesting complete transparency that allows others to benefit from you. If there's any "blessings" to be had in this godless world, working with Zachary absolutely counts among them."
Peter Chordas OR
One of the great pleasures of my work is co-facilitating with great men. Thank you Zachary for a fabulous evening of creating more love and connection in the world through conflict.
Terra Soma MBA Soma Collaborations
People say events "changed their life," and it can seem overstated, but I found out things about myself I was never able to put into words before, and yes, that changed my life.
J.B. Productive Conflict Training with Terra Soma, July 2014
"I've had the good fortune and the wonderful experience to work with Zachary in New York. To me he embodied the perfect balance between a warm spiritual guide and a professional business leader."
Tim Biot UK
"Your work is like human ayahuasca."
Why The Human Singularity is Nearer
It's an over-simplification to see the Internet as a global communications network combined with a storehouse of information containing all of human knowledge. The Internet is more than just the library and telephone of the world; it's the mirror.
When we browse the Internet we're not just cruising down a cyber highway across crowded city streets and small deserted towns. We're not just seeing the facades and masks that we wear; we're seeing what's hidden underneath as well. The Internet is more than just a virtual reflection of the world outside. It's a mirror of our world inside, an objectification, rendering and projection of the global psyche in all of its kaleidoscopic horror and beauty. One that points to perhaps the most paradoxical element of the net itself – its simultaneous transparency and opacity, its visibility and anonymity, the fact that it is the only place on Earth where we can expose ourselves so completely without ever truly being seen. This is what has driven the Internet to evolve into what it is today – a global confessional, a worldwide vomitorium where humanity can indulge in all that has been previously repressed. And by god are we indulging. We're indulging to such an extent that we're gagging. And on what? Ourselves.
But what does this mean? What is the significance of this on a grander scale? What is this colossal movement toward unbridled, indiscriminate self-expression actually pointing to? Because underneath the motivations of any one individual, or the trends of thousands and millions, is the underlying impulse of the net itself. One that is grounded in a single fundamental quality: the desire to be seen, to make known, to make conscious that which was previously unseen, unknown, and unconscious … and at an exponential rate.
More than anything else, the Internet is revealing to us everything that we have previously repressed. More than just revealing it, it's shoving it in our faces – in our children's faces. It's literally piercing its way through every illuminated screen on every device that it can find, like an invisible dimension of reality that has finally broken through so it can blast us with a level of revelation that befits biblical prophecy.
And yet, when we turn and face it, nothing that we see is anything other than a reflection of our own collective consciousness propagating itself through a technological birth canal. The Internet is a full-frontal, centerfold spread of the collective human soul laid bare.
Towards a Standard Model of Healthy Consciousness
As a species we are still psychologically and emotionally illiterate. We are still woefully uninformed in the inner workings of our psyche. More importantly than that, the vast majority have no idea that this is even a problem, let alone that we can do something about it. On the contrary, the general consensus is simply that the world is broken and that we need to fix it, as opposed to the deeper truth, which is that we are broken, and that our world is simply a reflection of that.
The time is ripe for us to collectively establish a standard model of consciousness that we can offer our children in school and at home. A simple, yet comprehensive training able to lay the foundation for a lifetime of greater internal peace, external clarity, and civic responsibility that is as important as reading, writing and arithmetic.
Why Free Will Is Not a God-Given Gift, But a Muscle That Must Be Built
It's a strange thing.
Sigmund Freud is the famous one, but do you know which master of the unconscious mind has effected your life more?
His lesser known nephew Edward Bernaise.
Eddie, as he was known, was a devious, manipulative little shit.
He realized that by using his uncles theories he could devise masterful ways of selling people crap they didn't need, that damaged their health, wasted their money, and took control of them like puppets.
Dam right.
I'm taking about you and me.
The consumer.
Capitalism's Gimp.
Take the following example:
In 1929 the American Tobacco Company hired Bernaise because they had a problem. Only men smoked cigarettes. Women didn't.
They were losing 50% of their entire potential market.
And they wanted it.
So they asked Bernaise to devise a marketing strategy that appealed to the unconscious mind of women in America by creating a campaign that went to the heart of what they were truly passionate about.
Female Emancipation.
Women's Liberation.
The campaign that resulted from this re-branded cigarettes as, wait for it …
Torches of Freedom.
zachary@zacharyfeder.com
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Ethylene production is closely associated with fruit ripening in many species, and is the plant hormone that regulates and coordinates the different aspects of the ripening process; colour development, aroma production and texture are all under the control of ethylene (Klee and Giovannoni 2011). Typically, fruit will generate barely detectable amounts of ethylene until ripening when there is a burst of production (Figure 11.12). Historically fruit have been categorised into two classes of behaviour with respect to ethylene physiology and respiratory pattern (Table 11.2). In the first type, as fruit progress towards edibility the respiratory rate increases followed by a decline as fruit senesce. This is known as the climacteric rise. Pear, banana and avocado (Figure 11.13) show an especially strong respiratory rise. Ethylene production also increases sharply to a maximum at this time, and then declines before fruit rots intervene and lead to a renewed output. The major rise in ethylene production may take place before, just after or close to the respiratory peak. Such fruit are classed as 'climacteric', with apple, avocado, banana, fig, mango, papaya, passionfruit, pear and tomato being classic examples. As with the respiratory rise, the levels of ethylene produced vary widely between species. Climacteric fruit ripen after harvest, and need not remain on the tree or vine. A second category of fruit, exemplified by blueberry, cherry, citrus, cucumber, grape, pineapple and strawberry (Table 11.2) do not show such sharp changes. Respiration rate either remains almost unchanged or shows a steady decline until senescence intervenes, with little or no increase in ethylene production; these are called 'non-climacteric' fruit, and fruit ripen only if they remain attached to the parent plant.
While all fruit were once classified under this either/or nomenclature, more recent work has shown the distinction to be less clear-cut (Paul et al. 2012). In some species, notably pepper and melon, different cultivars or genotypes exhibit characteristics typical of climacteric or non-climacteric behaviour. It has been shown that in climacteric fruit some ripening changes occur independently of ethylene, and that some non-climacteric fruit have ethylene-requiring changes during ripening. With the development of more sensitive ethylene measuring devices, many non-climacteric fruit appear to show an increase in ethylene evolution at previously undetectable levels upon ripening. The existence of ethylene-dependent and ethylene-independent pathways in both climacteric and non-climacteric species (Barry and Giovannoni 2007) suggests that regulation by ethylene is ubiquitous, and that climacteric and non-climacteric behaviour are more accurately envisaged as the extremes of a continuum of responses with the acquisition of sensitivity to ethylene playing an important role (Johnston et al. 2009). This sensitivity model is supported by the observation that unripe climacteric and non-climacteric fruit both increase their respiration rate when exposed to exogenous ethylene (Paul et al. 2012).
With other fruit, such as kiwifruit, a hybrid ripening pattern is seen, with most of the ripening changes occurring in the absence of any detectable rise in ethylene and CO2 production; a climacteric response occurs only towards the end of ripening. Exposure to exogenous ethylene promotes ripening of kiwifruit, but if exposure to ethylene is insufficient, or fruit are too immature, then removal of ethylene results in non-climacteric behaviour. Ethylene as a ripening trigger is used commercially with banana, avocado and early-season kiwifruit to ensure that fruit are at optimum ripeness when eaten. Conversely, if kiwifruit are to be stored for a long time, then ambient ethylene must be removed (usually by scrubbing this gas from coolstore environments).
Ethylene metabolism has been a main focus for biochemical research into fruit ripening (see Feature essay 11.1). The pathway of biosynthesis is as follows (Figure 11.14): methionine (a sulphur-containing amino acid also important in protein synthesis) is converted to SAM (S-adenosylmethionine) through the action of SAM synthase; SAM is converted to ACC (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid) through the action of ACC synthase (ACS); ACC is converted to ethylene through the action of ACC oxidase (ACO).
Figure 11.14. The pathway of ethylene biosynthesis in plants. The two genes controlling the committed steps to ethylene biosynthesis, ACC synthase (ACS) and ACC oxidase (ACO) are highly transcriptionally regulated. In one series of experiments, the biochemical precursor of ethylene, ACC, was depleted by expression of a bacterial ACC deaminase transgene, but this reaction does not normally occur in plants.
In fruit with a climacteric behaviour, ethylene biosynthesis occurs at very low and basal levels during fruit development prior to ripening. This ethylene production is auto-inhibitory, and has been termed System 1 ethylene. At the initiation of ripening there is a change in the regulation of ethylene biosynthesis, which become auto-stimulatory and involves the induction of specific ripening-related ACO and ACS genes different from those that are responsible for System 1 ethylene (Barry and Giovannoni 2007). Production of ethylene greatly increases due to the autocatalytic regulation, and is known as System 2 ethylene. At the point at which the fruit becomes competent to ripen, there is a transition from System 1 to System 2 ethylene that may be regulated by developmental genes such as RIN (Barry et al. 2000).
Transgenic studies in a number of fruit types have yielded much information about steps in the control of ripening. Tomato fruit with reduced levels of the ripening associated ACC oxidase or ACC synthase, or with depletion of ACC levels using a bacterial ACC deaminase, developed and grew normally but ripening was delayed or almost completely prevented, depending on whether the fruit were attached to the plant or detached (Barry and Giovannoni 2007). Gassing of the ethylene-suppressed fruit with exogenous ethylene caused ripening to resume. Work on melon and apple found that the effects of the suppression of ethylene biosynthesis depended on the species and the extent of suppression achieved. Colour development, fruit softening, the accumulation of sugars and organic acids, and the production of aroma volatiles could in some cases be separated. For example, in antisense ACO melon fruit, degreening of the rind, softening and the accumulation of organic acids were sensitive to different levels of ethylene, and flesh pigmentation was ethylene independent. Such experiments show that ethylene does not control all the processes of ripening as once believed, and that additional regulation by other hormones and developmentally controlled factors occurs (see Section 11.5.2). Ripening is a series of parallel processes involving both ethylene-independent and ethylene-dependent pathways, the latter requiring different sensitivities to ethylene to proceed. This leads to a model whereby ethylene acts as a modulator to coordinate ripening in a developmentally choreographed pattern (Johnston et al. 2009).
The other important factor in the regulation of fruit ripening is the way in which plants perceive ethylene and the signal transduction pathway that leads to the ethylene response (see Chapter 9). In summary, ethylene is perceived by receptors that are negative regulators of the signalling pathway. In the absence of ethylene the receptors actively supress ethylene responses, but when these receptors bind ethylene they undergo a conformational change, leading to removal of the suppression and this allows de-repression of the signalling pathway. The signal is transduced through a MAP kinase pathway that ultimately leads to the stabilisation of a class of EIN3 (ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 3) transcription factors. The EIN3 name originated from the ethylene insensitive phenotype observed in Arabidopsis mutants. The stabilisation of EIN3 leads to an increase in the transcription of genes associated with each ripening trait.
Ethylene receptors are multi-gene families (six genes in tomato) encoding two types of closely related proteins, one subfamily with a histidine kinase domain and the other subfamily with a serine/threonine kinase function. In Arabidopsis the receptors appear to act redundantly since removal of any one by mutation does not cause complete insensitivity to ethylene. However, this is not the case in tomato, where suppression of either of two receptor genes caused an early-ripening phenotype (Kevany et al. 2007). The importance of receptors in tomato fruit ripening has also been shown by the semi-dominant mutant Never-ripe (Nr), the fruit of which are unable to ripen. This was found to be due to a mutation in the ETR3 receptor, making the fruit impaired in its ability to perceive ethylene. Antisense inhibition of this mutant gene restored normal ripening to the Nr mutant (Hackett et al. 2000).
In tomato the turnover of receptors (degradation of existing receptor proteins and the synthesis of new ones) controls the timing of ripening (Kevany et al. 2007). During ripening some ethylene receptors increase in transcription and it appears that receptor expression is used to restore the ability to respond to ethylene, implying that there is a corresponding loss of receptor protein. This suggests a model in which during climacteric fruit ripening there is an increase in receptor turnover, allowing the fruit the ability to rapidly turn off ripening if ethylene is removed from the system. This is observed in tomato, apple and kiwifruit suppressed in ACO expression, which require continuous exposure to exogenous ethylene for ripening. It is also the basis for the temporary inhibition of ripening obtained using 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a compound that binds irreversibly to the existing ethylene receptors and prevents the physiological action of ethylene (Sisler and Serek 1997) (see section 11.6.4).


I found these age maps by Bobby Neel Adams on NOTCOT. They're totally fascinating and terrifying. Honestly, I'm really nervous about getting older. For the first time in my life I feel completely happy with what I'm doing. Plus I'm in requited love….sigh…. I would not change a thing. That's a scary feeling because of its transience. Everything changes. Sorry to be dark today.
Did you ever see the Up series? My husband and I were totally hooked. The BBC began filming a group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging socio-economic backgrounds are interviewed about a myriad of topics in 1964. Director Michael Apted interviews them at 7 year intervals to determine how their lives and attitudes have changed. So far you can watch them up to 49 Up, which was released in September 2005.
We watched many dvds in a row (hello netflicks). It's really fascinating to see how people grow and change throughout their lives…but also a bit scary to watch them age right before your eyes.


Worley KC, Ellison KA, Zhang YH, Wang DF, Mason J, Roth EJ, Adams V, Fogt DD, Zhu XM, Towbin JA. Yeast artificial chromosome cloning in the glycerol kinase and adrenal hypoplasia congenita region of Xp21. Genomics. 1993 ;16(2):407-16.


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Baris () is a town in Egypt. It contains the ancient Egyptian temple of Dosh.

It is south of the New Valley Governorate,  from the Kharga Oasis.

The name of the town comes from .

References

Populated places in New Valley Governorate
Oases of Egypt

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Iceland: A Hot Server Spot? — The Reykjavik Grapevine
Iceland: A Hot Server Spot?
Steinunn Jakobsdóttir
Global Internet giants and computer corporations such as Microsoft, Yahoo!, Cisco and Google are showing a growing interest in Iceland as a possible location for building data centres (also known as server farms) that would be powered by environmentally friendly hydroelectric or geothermal energy. The companies currently run dozens of data centres all over the world, and now Iceland's competitive environment and cheap energy prices have helped to make the country a feasible option. At the same time, many locals see the service companies as a new and more environmentally friendly alternative to the aluminium industry in the country.
Alexander Picchietti, Director of Business Development and Global Services at the Icelandic telecommunication company Síminn, regards this idea as a positive opportunity for the country and its economy and is optimistic that these talks will lead to something. "I would be willing to bet a lot of money on this becoming a reality. I think that it is in fact inevitable. If you look at computing and the migration to the web, that development will not stop, and as it happens the world will be an interconnected web of data centres, one way or the other."
Picchietti stresses how important it is to fully understand what a data centre is, what it means to establish such centres in Iceland and what kind of service we are talking about. The computer technology is constantly developing and has changed immensely in the past few decades and data centres are part of that evolution. Data centres have been around for quite a while, in fact, they have been around much longer than the internet. Currently, the data centres exist both for hosting data as well as web services.
"As computing moves to the web, we have these massive centres, which are established for the purpose of housing equipment, connected by fiber-optic cables. It's a concentration of lots of computer equipment to facilitate this communication. That's really what a data centre is, a big building with whole bunch of computers," Picchietti explains.
Iceland is not the only country these giant companies are eyeing as a feasible option for their large computer buildings so I asked how reasonable it is to expect them to choose Iceland as the prime candidate.
"I wouldn't say it's reasonable to expect them to come but I would say that it's reasonable to hope that they will come. In the light of the big guys, [Google, Yahoo and Microsoft] it will be a long fight and there has to be a lot of creative work done to get them to say yes, but as the situation is today, Iceland has an incredibly favourable atmosphere for international business."
Today, we have plenty of small data centres in Iceland, for example at Anza, Skýrr and TM Software Skyggnir. Picchietti says that what now needs to be done is to take what we have and make it a bit bigger. The only thing that is stopping us, he adds, is a new submarine cable for data transportation between Iceland and Europe. At the moment, we have two submarine cables, Cantat and Farice, but a third one would be necessary for such large companies as Microsoft, Google or Yahoo! to even consider Iceland as a possibility. The current cable condition is not consistent with the advanced technology but plans have been made for an additional submarine cable, which hopefully will be realised by the end of next year.
What these large companies find so inviting in Iceland is the fact that the country is rich with cheap environmentally friendly energy. Running data centres is a power intensive industry and requires a massive amount of electricity, something Iceland could easily provide. The companies are also looking for a secure location and the right infrastructure, with both conditions fulfilled in Iceland. The country's location, being mid-way between Europe and North America, is an added bonus.
In recent years, Iceland's cheap energy has mostly attracted aluminium giants who have built, and have shown interest in building, numerous more smelters around the country, but which has caused a lot of discontent among locals and environmentalists in the meantime. Using the abundant energy sources to attract Internet giants instead of aluminium companies might be a new and more attractive option.
"Overall I think it's a better use of our fine natural resources, for sure" Picchietti says adding that right now the country could deploy several data centres without having to dam up rivers and kill wildlife. He continues: "At the same time I think everything is a balance and Iceland's infrastructure would not be like it is today if it wasn't for the aluminium factories. […] A lot of people like to talk about how bad the aluminium companies are, but what I find interesting is that you have a thriving economy here in Iceland and a lot of that has to do with the foreign investors that come in through large organisations like the aluminium companies. If you think about it in a global perspective, it's the most socially responsible thing for them to do, to go where they are using sustainable energy sources. To put things into perspective, data centres are significantly dependent on electricity and one of the reasons that Internet companies would look at coming to Iceland is because of sustainable energy. It would be a globally responsible use of resourses," he says adding:
"The power infrastructure in Iceland, which is really favourable for data centres, is so because of the aluminium smelters that have been built here. Because of the aluminium smelters, it is now possible to do other things. They should therefore be looked at as an enabler to now take the next step."
Making Iceland Competitive
In May this year, representatives from Reykjavík Energy, an independent service company owned by the City of Reykjavík, the town of Akranes and the local authorities of Borgarbyggð met with representatives from Yahoo! to investigate the possibilities of building server farms in Iceland.
Eiríkur Hjálmarsson, Chief Information Officer at Reykjavík Energy, told the Grapevine on behalf of Reykjavík Energy that the discussion started almost six years ago. The company was examining the market for electricity and economic innovations, and one part of that investigation involved looking into the possibility of establishing data centres in Iceland.
"We informed certain companies about this possibility at that time but when the climate change became a big issue last year we noticed an increased interest in the idea. Data centres require a lot of energy and the claim for environmentally friendly energy is important to the companies running them. The geothermal power is a renewable source of energy and a much better alternative than burning coal or gas which produce greenhouse gases" Hjálmarsson says adding that discussions are still in their initial stage. Now both parties are investigating how profitable it would be to operate data centres in Iceland and what would have to be done to make that a reality, a new submarine cable being an essential part of that process.
When asked if there have been talks of possible locations, Hjálmarsson mentions the lowlands of Borgarfjörður or Kjalarnes. Other sites could be considered, all depending on the conditions the companies find preferable. When asked whether there have been any negotiations about energy prices Hjálmarsson says: "No, we haven't talked about prices and it really isn't timely to talk about that part yet. I think these companies are serious about Iceland being a possibility but when anything will be decided is hard to say. We are willing to sell energy and examine the infrastructure, but the next steps are up to the companies. What we [at Reykjavík Energy] need to do now is to be a feasible option for them."
Halldór Jörgensson, the managing director of Microsoft in Iceland, shares a similar view and hopes that a new submarine cable will be built sooner rather than later. After Microsoft CEO Bill Gates met with Iceland's President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at a convention in January, Microsoft in Iceland received an inquiry from Bill Gates who wanted to investigate the possibility of building a server farm in Iceland. Jörgensson says that the discussions are still in the initial stages though:
"This is a really exciting project but I don't want to be too optimistic. This hasn't happened yet. We are competing with other nations where the governments have been more active and participated in the process. We will just have to hope that a new government will show more interest in the idea and make Iceland competitive. When this could become a reality is hard to say. The next step for us at Microsoft is to do field work and that has already been organized," said Jörgensson.
New Job Opportunities
At this time it is hard to make any predictions as to a specific timeframe or what particular company would locate in Iceland. At the same time, it is hard to predict how large the data centres could be or how many jobs they would provide. Numbers ranging from a couple of dozen up to 200 new jobs have been mentioned, but it will all depend on how advanced the centre will be and how much interaction the centre needs. But if one of these data centres will pop up in Iceland it could mean some positive changes for the economy. For the high-tech industry, data centres would mean more opportunities to employ local IT people in the country. While the centres are being built, construction workers could be temporarily employed and after the centres are ready the buildings will need attendants and security.
As the current situation in Iceland is, we don't have all of the IT staff needed to service the data centres, so the recruitment of foreign IT talent would be inevitable.
"We would need some foreign employees. We need this expertise which would be a good addition to the Icelandic expertise and an opportunity to educate people in that industry here in Iceland," Jörgensson explains.
Current talks have focused on server farms that would require approximately 50 to 70 megawatts of power which would be an immensely large first step. Picchietti thinks we need to be careful making assumptions regarding numbers of employees or the size of the data centres, as in the end it should depend on what we want to do but not on what we can do: "We can do a lot, even populate the entire country just with these big buildings, but do we want to? I don't think so. There's 1.5-2% unemployment in the country at the moment so the question we should be focusing on is what we need now. […] But I think that the vested interests should be high for everybody and we should work hard to make it happen."
As of today, nothing has been decided but the discussions will continue in the forthcoming months. Establishing data centres in Iceland could be profitable for the economy and change the employment opportunities in the country as well as bring Iceland's knowledge industry to a new level. What remains to be seen is whether these talks will lead to action.
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Erwin Schimitschek (* 31. März 1898 in Wisokopole (Mähren); † 21. März 1983 in Wien) war ein österreichischer Forstentomologe und Hochschullehrer.

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Erwin Schimitschek studierte von 1919 bis 1924 Forstwissenschaften an der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, wurde am dortigen Institut für Forstschutz und forstliche Entomologie Hochschulassistent und promovierte 1929 bei Moritz Seitner (1862–1936) über ein forstentomologisches Thema. Nach seiner Habilitation 1930 wurde Schimitschek Privatdozent und 1936 zum außerordentlichen Professor ernannt. Ab 1937 war er Ordinarius an der forstwirtschaftlichen Fakultät der Landwirtschaftlichen Hochschule Ankara (YZE) in Bahçeköy bei Istanbul und Leiter des Instituts für Forstentomologie, Forstschutz, Wildkunde und Jagd. Von 1939 bis 1945 war Schimitschek Ordinarius für Forstentomologie an der Hochschule für Bodenkultur Wien. Ab 1942 gehörte er dem Beirat des Entomologischen Instituts der Forschungsgemeinschaft Deutsches Ahnenerbe im KZ Dachau an und leitete das Südost-Institut für Wald- und Holzforschung.

Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges arbeitete er bei Landesforstinspektionen in Tirol und Niederösterreich und war ab 1951 Leiter der Forstschutzabteilung der forstlichen Bundesversuchsanstalt Mariabrunn bei Wien. 1953 bekam er einen Ruf an die forstliche Fakultät der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in Hannoversch Münden, wurde dort 1956 Dekan und 1966 emeritiert.

Nach dem Tod von Hans Walther Frickhinger im Jahre 1955 übernahm Schimitschek die Schriftleitung des Anzeigers für Schädlingskunde und Pflanzenschutz. Nach 17-jähriger erfolgreicher Arbeit übergab er die Schriftleitung am 1. Januar 1972 an Wolfgang Schwenke.

Erwin Schimitschek starb zehn Tage vor seinem 85. Geburtstag in Wien. Er hinterließ seine Ehefrau, die Bodenkundlerin Gertrud von Schreckenthal-Schimitschek, mit der er fast 50 Jahre verheiratet war, und zwei Töchter.

Schimitschek gilt als einer der Begründer des modernen Waldschutzes. Seit 1929 veröffentlichte er Denkanstöße, die 1969 im Buch Grundzüge der Waldhygiene gipfelten.

Ehrungen
Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie ehrte Erwin Schimitschek gleich zweimal: 1963 mit der Karl-Escherich-Medaille und 1974 mit der Fabricius-Medaille.

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Hochschullehrer (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien)
Hochschullehrer (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
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Geboren 1898
Gestorben 1983
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New Trojan Demonstrates Increasing Complexity Of Converged Email Security Threats
London, 11 May. MessageLabs, the leading provider of managed email security services to businesses, is today urging global email users to be alert to the increasing sophistication of different email security threats that are resulting from the convergence of virus and spamming techniques.
The warning comes further to MessageLabs' identification of a new password-stealing Trojan – filename yes2k.exe – which had attempted to spread via the use of spamming techniques.
MessageLabs was alerted to the threat when it detected a spam outbreak that uses the Microsoft Internet Explorer object data exploit1 to download an html script from a particular IP address. This creates and runs an ftp script to download and run yes2k.exe.
Recently, spammers seeking to gain as wide an audience as possible for their messages have taken to employing virus-writing techniques to propagate their information. However, in this case, the approach has been turned on its head and it is the malicious code that is being spread after the spam has seeded the distribution network.
Spam is more prevalent than viruses: in April MessageLabs scanned 841.1 million emails and found that while 67% were spam, just 9% were infected with viruses.
Paul Wood, MessageLabs' Chief Information Analyst, says:
"All the evidence shows that the lines between the different types of email security threat are becoming increasingly blurred. Viruses, Trojans and spam in particular are being thrown into the melting pot to create an increasingly sophisticated variety of email security threat. This technique is known as convergence, and we should expect to see rising numbers of converged threats in the future. In order to protect themselves, businesses need to ensure that they have a solution capable of guarding against all email security threats – whether they are in their simplest form or deployed as part of a converged attack."
Details of yes2k.exe:
Open (IP address)
any@any.net
lcd C:
get yes2k.exe
yes2k is a password stealer packed with a modified version of UPX.
MessageLabs detected all strains of this virus proactively, using its unique and patented Skepticâ"? predictive heuristics technology.
1) http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0532
Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3 through 6.0 SP1 does not properly determine object types that are returned by web servers, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an object tag with a data parameter to a malicious file hosted on a server that returns an unsafe Content-Type, aka the "Object Type" vulnerability.
About MessageLabs
MessageLabs is the leading provider of managed email security services to businesses worldwide. The company has more than 54 per cent market share of the managed email security services market. MessageLabs currently protects more than 8,500 businesses worldwide, protecting more than 2 million business end users from email security threats such as viruses, spam and other unwanted content before they reach their networks and without requiring additional hardware or software. Powered by a global network of over 80 control towers with 1500 servers that spans Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, MessageLabs scans up to 45 million emails a day on behalf of customers such as QBE Insurance, Daiwa, Voyages Hotels and Resorts, Mandarin Oriental Hotels, Sanitarium, SunWater, The British Government, Fujitsu, The Bank of New York, Conde Nast Publications, StorageTek, EMI Music and Diageo.
For more information on MessageLabs and its industry-leading email security and management services, please visit http://www.messagelabs.com.


Kathy Ireland Worldwide and PPI Apparel Group have extended their partnership for Kathy Ireland Intimates & Sleepwear through 2023. The upcoming collections will have expansion in girls' apparel and the launch of an underwear line for men called I'M1. PPI Apparel Group and Kathy Ireland Worldwide first debuted Kathy Ireland Intimates & Sleepwear in spring 2012. The two companies recently celebrated a milestone of $100 million in sales.
In addition, Kathy Ireland Worldwide has expanded and extended its partnership through 2022 with Pacific Coast Lighting, one of the largest decorative lighting manufacturers in the United States. The two companies are sell Kathy Ireland-branded lamps and lighting fixtures.


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For All Dog Owners: China Refuses To Halt Production Of Chicken Jerky Dog Treats
preciousjules1985	Action Alert, Advertising, Animal Behavior, Animal Trade, Animal Treats/Food, Animal Welfare, animals, Animals - Poisoned, Cat & Dog Meat Trade, China, Contaminated, Died, Endangered, Environmental Health, FDA, Food Chain/Products, Food Safety Laws, Guilty, Health and wellness, Killed, Pets, Update On Case, Warning To Public	Cali, chicken jerky, China, Chinese Government, Dog, Dog food, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Jerky, Pet, Put others at risk of harm	Comments Off on For All Dog Owners: China Refuses To Halt Production Of Chicken Jerky Dog Treats
"Sorry this is late, I'm still playing catch up from being in hospital"
As pet owners prepare to stuff stockings and buy holiday treats for their beloved dogs, it is important to remember the potential risks in some dog treats.
All the over nation there have been reports of dogs getting sick and even dying from chicken jerky dog treats, many of which are made in China.
Now the Chinese government has finally responded and says it will not halt production of these treats.
Since 2007, the FDA has become aware of an increasing number of illnesses due to jerky pet treats, mostly chicken jerky. The FDA issued a report in September in which they stated, "Over the past 18 months the reports have contained information on 360 canine deaths and one feline death."
The FDA has been investigating the issue and has yet to find a definitive cause. The majority of dog treats are made in China, and the amount imported from China to North America in the last decade has increased immensely.
Rachel Chambers of Morgan Hill, California lost her dog Cali in May because of chicken treats. "It's been sad and hard on our family, but I think what's been harder is to understand why almost seven months later there's more dead dogs and nothing has changed," Chambers said.
Rachael Chamber's dog Cali
Bay Area Congressman Jerry McNeary reached out to the Chinese government in a letter asking them to "consider halting production of these chicken jerky treats until the FDA can determine whether or not the products contained tainted material."
The Chinese government wrote back and stated they would not halt production. The Chinese government faulted the FDA for putting an advisory alert on its website even though the exact cause of deaths has not been found. "From the perspective of the Chinese side, there might be something wrong with the FDA's investigation guidance," wrote the Chinese government.
Dr. Jaspal Harika, who performed the necropsy on Cali, doesn't agree with the Chinese government's claim that the FDA is in the wrong. "They really know what they do. They're one of the top scientists and research workers," Harika said. While production of these treats has not been halted, the FDA reminds pet owners that jerky pet treats are not necessary for your pet.
"For your pet's safety, please be cautious!!"
News Link:-http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/12/china-refuses-to-halt-production-of-chicken-jerky-dog-treats/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LifeWithDogs+%28Life+With+Dogs%29
Related:-
https://preciousjules1985.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/warning-natures-deli-chicken-jerky-dog-treats-recall/
https://preciousjules1985.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/toxic-jerky-treats-continue-to-take-lives/
https://preciousjules1985.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/nearly-1000-dogs-now-sick-from-jerky-treats-fda-reports-say/
https://preciousjules1985.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/consumer-alert-do-not-buy-waggin-train-dog-treats/
WARNING – Nature's Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats – Recall
preciousjules1985	Action Alert, Animal Behavior, Animal Welfare, animals, Contaminated, Endangered, FDA, Food Chain/Products, Food Safety Laws, Health and wellness, Pets	Dog, Food and Drug Administration, Idaho, Montana, Recall, Salmonella, South Dakota, Universal Product Code, Wyoming	Comments Off on WARNING – Nature's Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats – Recall
Another dog treat is being recalled voluntarily.
The US Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Nature's Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
WARNING – DO NOT FEED THESE TO YOUR DOG – DO NOT HANDLE – RISK OF SALMONELLA
The dog treats were sold at 57 Sam's Club locations in Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
The recall was announced after the FDA tested a sample and found Salmonella present. There have been no reports of animals or humans becoming ill from the treats yet fortunately.
Both humans and dogs are at risk of contracting Salmonella.
Symptoms of a Salmonella infection in dogs can be difficult to detect. Dogs may become lethargic, or have diarrhoea, fever and vomiting. If your dog has any of these symptoms and have consumed these treats you should contact your veterinarian for help.
In addition the dog may not have any symptoms, but can act as a carrier leading to infections in humans or other animals that that dog has contact with. In addition humans who handle the treats are at risk for contracting Salmonella.
The specific treats that are being recalled came in a 2.5-pound package. They will have a display UPC bar code of 657263800208 with a "BEST BY 091913 DEN" lot date.
If you have purchased these treats you should take the package back to the store you bought it from to get a full refund.
News Link:-http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/10/natures-deli-chicken-jerky-dog-treats-recall/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LifeWithDogs+%28Life+With+Dogs%29
Consumer alert: DO NOT BUY Waggin' Train dog treats. (preciousjules1985.wordpress.com)
Nearly 1,000 Dogs Now Sick From Chicken Jerky:–https://preciousjules1985.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/nearly-1000-dogs-now-sick-from-jerky-treats-fda-reports-say/
Toxic Jerky Treats Continue To Take Lives:–https://preciousjules1985.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/toxic-jerky-treats-continue-to-take-lives/
Toxic Jerky Treats Continue To Take Lives
preciousjules1985	Action Alert, Advertising, Animal Investigator, Animal Welfare, animals, Died, FDA, Gross Neglect, Health and wellness, Petitions to sign please, Pets, R.I..P	China, Dog, Dog food, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Heidi, Jerky, kills, Nestlé Purina PetCare, Petitions to sign, Walgreens	Comments Off on Toxic Jerky Treats Continue To Take Lives
As many of you loyal fans may know, we recently covered a story about toxic chicken jerky strips manufactured in China.
A Life With Dogs reader sent us an email relating her sad story of these toxic treats:
Dear LWD,
Five days after eating just two pieces of the Waggin' Train chicken jerky dog treats I bought at my local Walgreens, my German Shepherd Heidi died.
That day, I sat at my computer crying and did a Google search for "What killed my dog?" That's when I learned — too late — about the ongoing investigation by the FDA, and the hundreds of stories about dogs becoming ill and dying after eating these treats.
It could be months or years before the FDA recalls the treats, which are made in China — and in the meantime, Heidi and other dogs are dying because Walgreens and other retailers are still selling these dangerous treats.
I started a petition on Change.org asking Walgreens to stop stocking these deadly dog treats. Please click here to sign my petition and protect other dogs from suffering Heidi's fate.
I knew nothing of the dangers of chicken jerky dog treats when I bought them for Heidi: there was no warning on the package or on the shelf at Walgreens.
I can't believe these dangerous treats are still being sold in stores across the country. People trust their favorite stores and companies to sell them safe products. I trusted my corner drug store. Heidi trusted me. And Heidi paid for it with her life.
Five days after eating just two pieces of the Waggin' Train chicken jerky, Heidi was dead.
Earlier this year, Terry Safranek started a petition on Change.org after her dog Sampson died, asking Nestle Purina to recall the treats. Nestle is dragging its feet — but if Walgreens takes these treats off their shelves, fewer people will unknowingly feed their best friends dangerous treats, and other stores will have to start paying attention too.
Please help me by telling Walgreens that we need them to restore our trust in them by taking the treats off their shelves. Click here to sign my petition. When you sign, a letter will be sent to Walgreens and other top retailers that sell the treats.
– Rita Desollar
This is an issue that has affected many dog lovers who have lost their companions. It is important to consider the purity of our pets' food, and to be as cautious about what they ingest as we would of what we and our children take in.
News Link:–http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/09/toxic-treats-continue-to-take-lives/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LifeWithDogs+%28Life+With+Dogs%29
Petition:-http://www.change.org/petitions/restore-our-trust-take-dangerous-dog-treats-off-the-shelves?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10728&alert_id=zQrioBYfYl_hxXIIGUcWt
Consumer alert: DO NOT BUY Waggin' Train dog treats.
preciousjules1985	Action Alert, Animal Behavior, Animal Welfare, animals, Died, FDA, Food Chain/Products, Health and wellness, Pets, R.I..P	China, Complaints, Dog, Dog died, Dog food, Dog treats, Facebook, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Jerky, Nestlé Purina PetCare, Pet, Waggin Train	Comments Off on Consumer alert: DO NOT BUY Waggin' Train dog treats.
"This is heartbreaking, I really admire the owners bravery in wanting to share his sad loss, by warning others to the dangers of 'Waggin Train' dog treats; R.I.P little one"
The following is taken from the Face Book page:- https://www.facebook.com/DogsAreFamily as a warning to consumers of dog treats.
This is my friend singing to his dog before he passed away. His dog died from eating tainted Waggin' Train dog treats. He wanted everyone to see this picture and know the story behind it so no one will lose a pet the way he did."
His dog died from eating tainted Waggin' Train dog treats.
Face book Link:– https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=411001538964476&set=a.218628804868418.56722.218621588202473&type=1&theater
Update May 22, 2012:
Nearly 1,000 dogs have reportedly been made ill by chicken jerky treats made in China. The US Food and Drug Administration updated the tally of complaints, saying Federal health officials have received 900 complaints from worried owners and veterinarians since last November.
Waggin Train treats – killed the Little Yorkshire Terrier in the above picture.
Despite continued research, the agency's inspectors have no findings yet available. Although no suspected products have been recalled, at least one product manufacturer has settled a claim with a dog owner.
Representatives from Milo's Kitchen confirmed that the firm has paid at least one owner who complained about a sick dog $100 in exchange for a release of all liability. Firm officials said arrangements are conducted on a case-by-case basis. They declined to confirm how many similar agreements are in place.
A spokesman for Waggin' Train also said that the firm negotiates agreements with complaining pet owners individually.
Dog owners whose dog may have been affected can continue to submit complaints to the FDA's safety reporting portal.
Concerned pet owners cited the following products:
Waggin' Train Chicken Jerky and Yam Good chicken produced by Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
Canyon Creek Ranch jerky treats or tenders, produced by Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
Milo's Kitchen Home-style Dog Treats, produced by the Del Monte Corp
Beefeaters Sweet Potato Treats (16 types of yam-related treats)
Kingdom Pets at Costco
Drs. Foster and Smith (exact item not specified)
Dogswell Veggie Life Vitality (4 types of Veggie Life brands)
Bestro
Top Symptoms reported by pet owners whose dogs have gotten sick from the treats are:
Change in Appetite
Change in Activity Level
Pet owners should be aware that chicken jerky products from China may be associated with reports of Fanconi-like syndrome in dogs.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned of chicken jerky products should not be substituted for a balanced diet and are intended to be fed occasionally in small quantities.
FDA is advising consumers who choose to feed their dogs chicken jerky products to watch their dogs closely for any or all of the following signs that may occur within hours to days of feeding the products: decreased appetite; decreased activity; vomiting; diarrhea, sometimes with blood; increased water consumption and/or increased urination.
If the dog shows any of these signs, stop feeding the chicken jerky product.
Owners should consult their veterinarian if signs are severe or persist for more than 24 hours. Blood tests may indicate kidney failure (increased urea nitrogen and creatinine).
Fanconi syndrome can be diagnosed by a veterinarian, through urine analysis, which would show glucose in the urine. Although most dogs appear to recover, some reports to the FDA have involved dogs that have died. FDA's Veterinary Laboratory Response Network (VLRN) is now available to support these animal health diagnostic laboratories.
To date, scientists have not been able to determine a definitive cause for the reported illnesses. FDA continues extensive chemical and microbial testing but has not identified a contaminant. Fanconi syndrome is often breed related, but toxins are also known to induce this condition. Known toxins could include lead, copper, mercury, maleic acid, Lysol and some drugs, such as outdated antibiotics.
News Link:–http://www.dogheirs.com/events/195
Genetically engineered pigs killed after funding ends
preciousjules1985	Animal Experiments, Animal slaughter, animals, FDA, Food Chain/Products, Genetically modified, Vivisection & Testing on Animals	Canada, Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Enviropig, Food and Drug Administration, General Electric, Health Canada, Ontario Pork Producers' Marketing Board, Pigs, University of Guelph	Comments Off on Genetically engineered pigs killed after funding ends
Canada's only herd of genetically engineered pigs has been killed, putting in jeopardy a plan to turn the technology into the first GE animal approved for human consumption.
The University of Guelph, which holds the patent for the so-called Enviropigs, quietly killed the remaining animals last month after failing to find an industry partner to continue to fund the project that began in 1999 with an ambitious commercialization plan.
There were 10 remaining animals in the herd from the 10th generation of the pigs, which were first created with a snippet of mouse DNA introduced into their chromosomes and engineered to produce low-phosphorus feces and reduce waste at large factory farms.
The project's future was put into doubt earlier this spring, when industry association Ontario Pork decided to end its financial support.
The genetic information is being preserved in long-term safe storage at the Canadian Agricultural Genetics Repository Program operated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon, university spokeswoman Lori Bona Hunt told Postmedia News Thursday.
Still, the depopulation of the herd could torpedo the university's applications with Health Canada and the Food and Drug Administration in the United States for the Enviropig to become meat on kitchen tables.
In a statement, Bona Hunt said the applications "to assess the safety of Enviropigs for human food and animal feed are currently under review," but raised the spectre of the university pulling the plug at some point, saying "they will remain active until a regulatory decision is made or until such time that the university no longer desires to obtain a final decision from the regulatory evaluators."
Calling the deaths a "sad but necessary conclusion to an unwanted and unnecessary GE experiment," Lucy Sharratt of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network said the regulatory review process should be aborted immediately because there is no longer the scientific capacity at the University of Guelph to answer any questions arising from Health Canada's ongoing safety assessment of Enviropigs for human food and animal feed.
"The university has no business wasting public funds on a review for a technology that no one wants, that's so commercially unviable," said Sharratt, who also placed blame on the federal government.
"It's unacceptable that Health Canada would continue spending time on this file when it's obviously being packed away. There needs to be a clear process for shutting down review processes for GE products that are going nowhere."
Health Canada has repeatedly said the government cannot comment on any applications to assess the safety of any GE animal for human food.
The pigs were euthanized on May 24.
It occurred just days after North America's largest farm animal protection group launched a public campaign to save the lives of the swine. New York-based Farm Sanctuary offered to work with the university to find "loving homes for the Enviropigs" to "live out their unnatural lives as naturally as possible."
Bona Hunt said that the university received "many generous and well-intentioned offers," but there was "absolutely no opportunity for this to occur, as adoption, donation or transfer of the animals would represent a breach of protocols and Canadian policies."
Added Bona Hunt: "Releasing the Enviropigs would also have violated Canadian regulations for the containment and use of transgenic animals, and possibly compromised consumer safety and market protection."
The University of Guelph had previously filed an application with Environment Canada to permit the GE pig to be farmed commercially, and cleared an important hurdle in February 2010. At the time, the department determined the GE pig did not harm the environment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and accepted the University of Guelph's notice of significant new activity — meaning the GE pig could be farmed commercially.
News Link:-http://www.canada.com/technology/science/Genetically+engineered+pigs+killed+after+funding+ends/6819844/story.html
How Safe Is That Horse Meat? – Forbes
preciousjules1985	Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Animal slaughter, Animal Welfare, animals, FDA, Food Chain/Products, Health and wellness, Horse Slaughter, Horses, Killed, Pets, USDA	Capitol Hill, Facebook, Food and Drug Administration, Horse meat, Horse slaughter, Mexico, United States, United States Department of Agriculture	Comments Off on How Safe Is That Horse Meat? – Forbes
"I want to say a lot regards eating horse meat, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be pleasant, so I'm best not saying anything…apart from, you shouldn't be eating horses at all!"
"Horse meat is often described as tender, lean, slightly sweet to the taste, and somewhere between grass-fed beef and really good elk or venison in taste…It is prized by mothers as baby food in places like Italy and Japan, and especially sought after by athletes as a lean, high-protein, red meat perfect for building body condition."
So proclaims Sue Wallis, chairman of the International Equine Business Association and CEO of Unified Equine, whose plans to open a slaughter plant in Rockville, MO, feature heavy promotion of horse meat as "safe, nutritious and delicious" (including a Facebook horse meat recipe page)—all while sidestepping one of horse meat's less appetizing virtues as a foodie experience: Cancer.
On this, Ms. Wallis is not alone.
Contaminated horse meat has existed for years, but so far, neither the USDA or FDA have done much to address it, either by alerting consumers or using the government's muscle to keep tainted horses—and horsemeat—out of the food supply.
Origins of a Public Health Hazard
Americans don't eat horsemeat, so its health hazards have long been confined to export markets. Last year, 130,000 U.S. horses were slaughtered, their meat sold—as has been happening since the late '70s—to restaurants and consumers overseas.
That it has been produced for the last five years in Canada and Mexico instead of the U.S. has complicated an otherwise straightforward food-safety concern: the prevalence of a legal drug in the U.S. horse population that causes fatal cancers in humans. The U.S. official response has been classic: out of sight, out of mind.
All that is about to change, however, thanks to a handful of U.S. Congressmen and lobbyists who started agitating to reopen U.S. horse slaughter plants even before the last three facilities closed in 2007.
They succeeded in November, 2011, laying the groundwork for Ms. Wallis' announcement of the plant she is working to open in the tiny, dirt-poor town of Rockville (2010 population:166), ostensibly within the next few months.
Beware the Trojan Horse
The 2011 reinstatement of USDA funding for horse meat inspections has been completely mischaracterized in the news media as an act of Congress instead of the Trojan-pony political scandal that it was.
Read the rest via How Safe Is That Horse Meat? – Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/vickeryeckhoff/2012/06/18/how-safe-is-that-horse-meat/
Humane Groups Petition FDA to Block Companion, Working and Show Horses from Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption : The Humane Society of the United States (preciousjules1985.wordpress.com)
Slaughterhouse owner defends plan to butcher horses (preciousjules1985.wordpress.com)
Humane Groups Petition FDA to Block Companion, Working and Show Horses from Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption : The Humane Society of the United States
preciousjules1985	American Humane Society, animals, Horse Abuse, Horses	Abuse, Cruelty, FDA rules, Food and Drug Administration, Horse meat, Horse slaughter, HSUS, petition, United States, USFDA	Comments Off on Humane Groups Petition FDA to Block Companion, Working and Show Horses from Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption : The Humane Society of the United States
Meat From Horses Not Raised For Food Presents Public Health Hazard
Front Range Equine Rescue and The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent former companion, working, competition and wild horses from being used as human food. The petition alleges that the drugs given to these horses throughout their lives are banned by FDA and/or potentially dangerous to humans. Using these horses for human consumption creates an unacceptable and illegal public health threat under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Current FDA rules do not require sufficient testing or documentation to ensure that former companion and other non-livestock horses slaughtered for human food do not contain or have not been administered prohibited substances. The "killer-buyers" who acquire these horses typically have no concern or knowledge about the horses' prior history before shipping them off to inhumane deaths in slaughter facilities. Unlike cattle, pigs, poultry, and other livestock, which are raised on the farm, horses are swept up by a predatory industry from a variety of sources—former race horses, carriage horses, family ponies, and others which are routinely given drugs and medications not fit for human consumption.
The FDA does not adequately regulate this flow of potentially toxic meat, despite the human health and animal welfare risks associated with it. The petition documents more than 110 examples of drugs and other substances which are or should be prohibited in food-producing horses, describes the horrible way in which horses die at slaughterhouses, and outlines the environmental devastation caused by horse slaughter plants in local communities.
• More than 100,000 American horses are sent to slaughter each year, mainly for consumption in Europe and Asia.
• The slaughter pipeline is horribly cruel, with many of the horses suffering immensely during transport and the misguided and often repeated attempts to render them unconscious. USDA documented the abuse and misery horses suffered at slaughterhouses in the U.S.
• Virtually all the horses used for meat spend most of their lives as work, competition or sport horses, companion animals, or wild horses.
• During their lives, horses who end up at slaughter are given a constant regimen of drugs and other substances which are either illegal for food animals, or are potentially dangerous to people who eat them.
• Under the current rules and regulations, there is no safeguard in place that can protect against the consumption of unsafe toxins in horse meat.
• Consumers do not know of the inherent dangers because there is no control over the drug residues.
"The slaughter of American horses for meat is an unnecessary and tragic end for these icons of our nation's history," said Hilary Wood, president of FRER. "Horses are treated with many different drugs throughout their lives because horse owners don't expect they could end up as meat. Horses often have many uses during their lives, from show rings to trail riding to therapy programs. Their lives should not end with an arduous journey to a terrifying death to be turned into an expensive and potentially toxic dinner."
The petition requests that FDA certify all horses and horse meat from American horses as "unqualified" for human consumption. This action is especially timely because in November 2011, Congress authorized the inspection of horses for slaughter in America, something that had been prohibited since 2006. Businesses looking to start up American horse slaughterhouses have been actively promoting horse meat, even though the animals were never intended to be food. These businesses and their misguided investors are proceeding despite their awareness that virtually every U.S. horse who ends up at slaughter has been exposed to a plethora of dangerous drugs, many of which are specifically outlawed for animals intended for food.
via Humane Groups Petition FDA to Block Companion, Working and Show Horses from Being Slaughtered for Human Consumption : The Humane Society of the United States.


On February 2, 2019, Paula won the Northern California Parasitologists Balmuth-Horen-Carr Best Student Paper for her talk at the Northern California Parasitology Spring Conference, held at UC Berkeley campus.
On January 3-5, Paula and Dr. Guiton participated in the 31st Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.
Congratulations to Dr. Guiton and Binh Cao on publishing the 1st Guiton lab paper!
On October 21, 2018, members of Guiton Lab participated in a poster session, at CSU East Bay's Forever Pioneer Weekend!
On October 18, 2018, Dr. Guiton was awarded a Faculty Support Grant (FSG) grant.
Congratulations to Guiton Lab for participating at the 1st Graduate Biology Symposium!
Congratulations to Chris and Leslie on their Graduation!
On June 8, 2018, lab members, Chris Javier and Leslie Ann Ong graduated from the College of Science, CSU East Bay.
On May 9, 2018, undergraduates Leslie and Binh presented at the Parasitology group Stanford.
March 27, 2018 marks the official opening to Molecular Research Lab located at South Science 1st floor at CSU East Bay.
On March 24, 2018, Guiton lab members: Binh, Chris, Emily, Leslie, Parm, and Paula participated in the Annual Bay Area Microbial Pathogenesis Symposium (BAMPS) poster sessions held at UCSF Mission Bay.
On February 10, 2018, undergraduate student Binh Cao won an honorable mention for his presentation "How are proteins trafficked to the rhoptry organelles in Toxoplasma gondii?" at the annual Northern California Parasitologists (NCP) student competition, located at UCSF Mission Bay.
Congratulations to Paula and Binh!
Guiton Lab's very own undergraduate researchers, Paula Rodriguez and Binh Cao, have been selected to participate in the CSUEB Louis Stokes Alliances Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program, which is a statewide program dedicated to strengthening the diversity, quality and participation in STEM disciplines. Congrats, you two!
To welcome the new year, The Guiton Lab finally has a place downstairs in BioCore while the Toxo Lab upstairs is being finished. We look forward to doing science by mid-January!
Congratulations to our CSR Scholars!
Three of our undergraduate researchers, Binh, Emma and Parm, have been awarded supply grants from the Center of Student Researchers program! Congratulations!
Dr. Guiton and Dr. Pakpour are trying to organize a Biology club on campus and need YOUR help to do it! You'd be a part of creating a network for fellow student scientists to connect with industry and graduate/professional programs AND this would be a great opportunity to add to your resumes. If interested, contact Dr. Pakpour for more details at Pakpourlab.com.
Several new website features are coming your way to keep us all connected as the Guiton Lab continues to grow!
First, current members and a lab fun gallery of the Guiton Lab can now be proudly viewed under the "Who We Are" page.
Second, there is now a laboratory resource page for Current Laboratory Members to access for materials such as protocols, contact informations, meetings, etc. Details will be posted on Slack.
New Lab Member: Noresha Brown!
Welcome Noresha Brown! She's a third-year undergrad student at CSU East Bay majoring in Biology with an emphasis in Microbiology. She found her passion for the microbial world as a student in Dr. Guiton's BIOL2025 course and will be joining the Guiton Lab as a fellow student researcher!
Congratulations to our new CSR Scholars!
Seven members of the Guiton Lab were selected to become part of the Center for Student Research (CSR) Scholar's Program of 2017-2018. Congratulations goes to Leslie, Kristina, Emily, Parm, Emma, Paula and Binh!


In the tech sector, innovation is a requisite for the changes necessary to meet the demands of growing data pools, cheaper operational costs and more efficiency across the board. Those industries not wanting to be left behind are embracing the principles of innovation, the smartest combining current technology with human brain power.
The insurance industry is one of the oldest in America, historically bullish on data analysis, statistics and number-crunching. To stay competitive, many insurance companies have anxiously explored the promise of recently emerging data management and analysis tools. MetLife hopes to stand out by focusing those efforts internally, innovating around Big Data software to not only recruit top talent, but to empower that talent throughout the organization.
MetLife Senior Vice President and CIO of Regional Application Development Gary Hoberman is leading the charge, initiating two notable programs that address the aforementioned objectives of recruiting talent and empowering employees. The first is dubbed The Wall, a platform for better leveraging Big Data to improve customer service and the insurance institution overall. Its success planted the seed for Synapse, MetLife's latest project that enhances the recruiting process through the applied use of data.
In an environment driven by software applications, Hoberman and his organization fully recognize the value of attracting top talent specifically in the form of developers. Encouraging innovation in this demographic could expand every other department at MetLife, and help revolutionize the industry at large.
To attract more talent, "we looked at developer challenges to see what we can address to attract them," Hoberman explains. "What if we looked at the person's resume as the problem itself? [The resume] gives insight to the developer's thought process -- is the job a job, or part of their career?
"That's the concept of Synapse - share with us your profile and resume, and we match it against open positions at MetLife," Hoberman continues. "It's a way to transform the way we find top talent.
Perhaps one of the biggest feats of Synapse was its deployment time, being put into motion in under 48 hours. Hoberman credits this to his "S.W.A.T. team," and a dose of diversity. One member of this team hailed from outside the insurance industry, bringing fresh perspective in order to address a long-standing issue at a century-old firm.
"My view of programming is that it's an art - if you know how to do it, you can paint in any color," Hoberman says. "We have our share of legacy here, which we're balancing that with those willing to learn.
Hoberman's dedication to internal resources is evident beyond The Wall, Synapse and even his S.W.A.T. team, as he anxiously looks to nurture a startup mentality at MetLife's new offices, currently being razed in North Carolina.
"We're looking for those developers through Synapse, and those that have the right mindset, for engineers and our infrastructure," Hoberman says. "We want them to look at our new home in North Carolina to build a startup mentality in a 100+ year-young culture. You get to see how their abilities can influence a company. I'm hearing this from our competitors and peers, asking how we did it. We're being transparent because we know the next big thing is right around the corner.
Transparency is indeed important for Hoberman's message, as he's been promoting The Wall, Synapse and his vision of Big Data culture across the world. Open source plays a role in MetLife's ability to support and deploy Big Data applications at speed, as Hoberman's team is partial to 10gen to get the job done.
Even in putting the perks of open source to good use at MetLife, Hoberman's view is introspective. While the company has adopted some open source packages in a compliant way, MetLife is attempting to create its own open source frameworks to drive its applications. This is yet another way in which proper data management and analytics can revolutionize MetLife, hoping to promote open source frameworks in its various offices across different countries, all contributing to its core. Instead of having a monolithic application that's distributed across these offices, MetLife's internal diversity and reach can give back to the organization in its entirety.


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