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2017 May Minutes
TEAMRCD
Thursday, May 11, 2017 4:00 PM
Roll Call/Establish a Quorum:
Directors Present: Rose Corona (President); Michael Newcomb; Judy Guglielmana
Directors absent: Carol Lee Brady, David Kuhlman
Associate Directors Present: Randy Feeney (arrived late)
Associate Directors Absent: Rick Neugebauer
District Counsel Absent: Tawny Lieu, Greg Priamos
Natural Resources Conservation District (NRCS) Absent: Bob Hewitt
Office Manage Present: Dave McElroy
President Corona requested a motion to approve the agenda. Director Guglielmana moved to approve, and Director Newcomb seconded. Call for vote. Motion passed 3-0.
II. CONSENT CALENDAR, III. CORRESPONDENCE & IV. GENERAL INFORMATION
President Corona called for a motion to approve the consent calendar, correspondence and general information with no changes. Director Guglielmana moved; Director Newcomb seconded. Call for vote. Motion passed 3-0.
V. ACTION ITEMS/ DISCUSSION CALENDAR
Item 1: Discussion and potential approval of firm to conduct District's annual compilation report for FY 2016 and 2017
President Corona reported that Nigro & Nigro's compilation for 2015-2016 was not yet completed because the approval from the Board of Supervisors (to perform yearly compilations with an audit the 5th year, rather than an annual audit) had not been received until tax season, and CPA firms were very busy at that time of year. Office Manager Dave McElroy reported that estimated completion date was the following Friday.
President Corona noted that Nigro & Nigro had been the low bidder each time an RFP for CPA services had been issued, and that the deadline for the next compilation is very close. She asked for the Board's thoughts regarding a suggestion by Mr. McElroy with which she agreed – having Nigro & Nigro do next year's report rather than going out to bid again. Director Guglielmana said that it would probably be the easiest and most expeditious way to have it done. Director Newcomb said that he had no additional comments on the topic.
President Corona called for a motion to approve having Nigro and Nigro do the 2016-2017 compilation. Director Guglielmana moved; Director Newcomb seconded. Call for vote. Motion passed 3-0.
Item 2: Discussion and potential approval of Investment Policy as amended to reflect the current name of TEAM RCD
President Corona reminded the Board that the document for review was in the packet, and that there didn't appear to be many changes from the original financial policy that had been in place for EMARCD. District Counsel had changed the name to TEAMRCD. Mr. McElroy noted that this is part of a larger project for the development of policies that will be provided to the Board for review in approval. After brief discussion, Director Newcomb said that he had no objections.
President Corona moved to approve the financial policy with the name change. Director Guglielmana seconded. Call for vote. Motion passed 3-0.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Item 1: Discussion and update on Benton Channel Easement Proposal
President Corona provided an update, reporting that she and Mr. McElroy had met with Fish & Wildlife and Mission Pacific and at the meeting had given them TEAM RCD's property analysis report that had been prepared for TEAM RCD by Ms. Mandy Parkes (of Inland Empire RCD). President Corona provided some background regarding the series of events leading up to the meeting, including TEAM RCD's estimated cost for work that will be required to maintain the easement in perpetuity vs. the offer from the developer as the endowment.
At this point in the meeting, Associate Director Feeney arrived.
President Corona continued with the discussion and restated concerns that had been expressed by TEAM RCD's Board and Fish & Wildlife in prior meetings regarding some previous endowments that had been underfunded. In this case, she said that the offer from the developer essentially covers 5 years, and doesn't fully cover the basic requirements for the channel. The numbers provided by Ms. Parkes took inflation and other projected factors into consideration, and President Corona pointed out that TEAM RCD is responsible for the easement in perpetuity. With the uncertainty of future economic and environmental conditions and increased requirements that have been issued by Fish & Wildlife, TEAM RCD's estimate may need to be reviewed and adjusted if any further changes occur, such as additional mitigation being considered adjacent to the property. President Corona said that she declined to provide a final agreed-upon number to the developer in a phone conversation because that's a board decision. She asked if anyone had additional questions and opened the floor for discussion.
Director Newcomb noted that it would be negligent on the part of the TEAM RCD Board to approve the low amount offered by the developer if the Directors reasonably believe it should be a higher figure based on consultation with various groups they rely upon. He said he thought it would be fair to all parities for TEAM RCD to clearly articulate to the developer that the estimated figure is what's needed in order to fulfill TEAM RCD's obligations, and anything less is not acceptable. There was further discussion and agreement between Directors Newcomb, Guglielmana and Corona.
President Corona noted that she and Mr. McElroy would be meeting with Jeff Brandt at Fish & Wildlife the following week and invited other Directors to attend as well.
Item 2: Discussion and potential approval for June 9th, 2017 Special Meeting to visit Conservation Easements
President Corona turned the floor over to Mr. McElroy, who outlined the tentative agenda and order of stops. He suggested June 9, the day after the regular board meeting. There was general discussion regarding logistics and special meeting notification and posting requirements. Mr. McElroy suggested calling for a motion and vote authorizing him to reserve a rental vehicle with $200 cap. The Board agreed to table it until Director Newcomb obtained a quote on his laptop, and President Corona proceeded to the next item.
Item 3: Discussion and update on Boot Strap Grant and Requirements
Mr. McElroy reported that he was working on the policy manual and list of items required in order to satisfy the first tier of governance outlined by the state, which was one of the tasks the grant funding is helping accomplish. There will be policies for Board review included with meeting packets starting with an associate director policy and a volunteer policy.
President Corona noted that submittal of form 700s is also a requirement, as well as ethics training for all Directors (including associate) and sexual harassment training for Directors only.
At this point in the meeting Director Newcomb said that he was ready to return to the tabled item 2 since he had obtained a quote online, with a range of prices up to $142 plus taxes and fees. President Corona suggested having Director Newcomb negotiate the best option and authorize up to $150 for a passenger van. There was no further discussion, and she moved to approve up to $150 and approve allowing Director Newcomb to negotiate and reserve a passenger van for the Board to visit conservation easements.
Director Guglielmana seconded the motion. Call for vote. Motion passed 3-0.
Item 4: Discussion of Due Diligence application with CDFW
Mr. McElroy clarified the difference between due diligence vs. tier one requirements for the grant, and explained that although they're similar there are a few things required by Fish & Wildlife for due diligence that are not required for the tier one status. Part of the grant is also being able to show Fish & Wildlife that TEAM RCD is also doing due diligence, and Mr. McElroy suggested that TEAM RCD work on doing both. He said that he would prepare the form and bring it to the Board for approval prior to submitting it to Fish & Wildlife for approval.
President Corona briefly summarized the history leading up to a prior hold that had been placed on the District (at the time known as Elsinore-Murrieta-Anza RCD or EMARCD) and their ability to take more conservation easements. At that time, requalification required three straight years of certain milestones which TEAM RCD and the new Board is close to achieving. With the due diligence requirements met and submittal/approval to new standards by California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW), TEAM RCD could then be on the approved list for developers to approach. She noted that this item was an administrative update only, and no approvals were needed from the Board at this time.
Item 5: Discussion and update on Crop Swap and Water Audits
President Corona again turned the floor over to Mr. McElroy, who reported that since the last meeting there have been three Crop Swap applications and one irrigation audit application. He said that Lance (who is TEAM RCD's partner at Mission RCD and does the field work for the audits) spoke at a conference, which may have encouraged some more participation. There was brief general discussion, and President Corona moved to the next item.
Item 6: Update and discussion for 2015-2016 Compilation
President Corona noted that this item had been previously covered and moved to item 7.
Item 7: Update of Earth Day-Plant sale
Mr. McElroy reported that some plants that had been donated by a local nursery and TEAM RCD had sold about 125-150 of them for $1 each. There also was a person from the City of Temecula that visited the booth and asked if TEAM RCD might consider giving a presentation to City Council introducing the District and exploring how there might be an opportunity for a partnership with the City of Temecula in the future. He noted that this might be a good future agenda item to discuss.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
Item 1: Discussion of monthly meeting with Fish & Wildlife
President Corona reminded the Board that Jeff Brandt has made the third Thursday of every month a time that RCDs can meet with him if desired, and that there would be a meeting at 11:00 the following Thursday and the Board is welcome to attend.
Item 2: Discussion and update of meeting with Army Corp of Engineers for in-lieu fee program in partnership with Mission RCD
President Corona said that she and Mr. McElroy had met with Peggy Bartels (Army Corp). There had once been a program in place between Mission RCD and EMARCD (now TEAM RCD) to perform work in the watershed without requiring TEAM RCD to have conservation easements in perpetuity in order to do the work. This program was for landowners with one acre or less, and Miss Bartels said that she would go back and review the paperwork along with Judy Mitchell (Mission RCD) to see if there was any language regarding a termination date. She noted that it would be helpful to the District to work in partnership with them to help small property owners.
Item 3: Discussion and possible approval of creation of ad-hoc committee to create more specific board procedures and policies
President Corona suggested that the Board table this item to be discussed at the next meeting when more Directors are present. Mr. McElroy noted that Director Brady (absent) had indicated that she would help. Director Newcomb noted that the County of Riverside Board of Supervisors had adopted procedures, and since TEAM RCD operates under similar rules those procedures could be reviewed to see if they could be adopted as well. President Corona said that was the goal and, and rather than reinventing the wheel the ad-hoc committee would be considering that as an option.
VIII. ORAL/WRITTEN REPORTS
1. District Counsel Gregory P. Priamos/Tawny Lieu – not present
2. TEAMRCD Director Reports Open
Rose Corona – nothing to report except to remind the Board of training requirements
Dave Kuhlman – not present
Carol Lee Brady – not present
Michael Newcomb – nothing to report
Judy Guglielmana – nothing to report
3. Associate Director Reports Open
Rick Neugebauer – not present
Randy Feeney – nothing to report
4. SAWA/Fire Safe Reports Rick Neugebauer, Representative: not present
IX. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Update and discussion regarding ad hoc committee for additional content for website and potential approval for process in presentation of content to the Board for approval and approval of content by Counsel
X. ADJOURNMENT
President Corona moved to adjourn; Director Guglielmana seconded. Call for vote. Motion passed 3-0.
Carol Lee Brady -Secretary/Treasurer Date


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Three-disc set includes: Bad Boys (1995)Whatcha' gonna do when the Miami detective duo of family man Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence) and freewheeling smoothie Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) switch identities to investigate missing drug money lifted from police custody? Enthralling chases, wise-cracking dialogue, and exciting shoot-outs highlight "Bad Boys," a comic actioner that co-stars Tea Leoni and Joe Pantoliano. 119 min. C/Rtg: R Bad Boys II (2003)They're back! Miami detective duo Lowrey (Will Smith) and Bennett (Martin Lawrence) return for more action, this time teamed with a DEA agent (Gabrielle Union), who happens to be Bennett's sister and Lowrey's girlfriend. The three target a mobster smuggling Ecstasy and money from Cuba to Miami. Comedy, action, and wild violence are mixed in hyperkinetic style by director Michael Bay; Jordi Mollà , Peter Stormare, Joe Pantoliano, and Jon Seda also star. 147 min. C/Rtg: R Bad Boys For Life (2020)The longtime partnership of veteran Miami cops Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is about to come to it's end as Burnett eyes retirement. But they'll have to team up for one final assignment in order to deal with the wife (Kate del Castillo) and son (Jacob Scipio) of a dead drug cartel leader who've targeted Lowrey for revenge. Typically fun and flashy third entry in the popular action series also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Theresa Randle, and Joe Pantoliano. 123 min. C/Rtg: R Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
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Last week on Thursday, during budget announcement, a new fee has been approved which will be applicable on dependents of expats living in Saudi Arabia. In the budget, the fee for Iqama renewal has also been increased. These changes will come into effect from 1st July, 2017.
A fee of SAR 100 per month per dependent, has to be paid by the expat (sponsor of the family), from start of fiscal year 2017. Every year there will be an increase of SAR 100 per month, per dependent till end of fiscal year 2020. Following chart shows the new fees applicable. These fee are for 1 dependent family member.
For 1 year the total fee for dependents will be 300 SAR * 12 = 3,600 SAR for 3 dependents.
Then for the Fiscal year 2018 the amount will be increased by 100 SAR, per dependent and making the total fee of SAR 7,200 per year for 3 dependents.
Then for the Fiscal year 2019 the amount will be increased by 100 SAR, per dependent and making the total fee of SAR 10,800 per year for 3 dependents.
Then for the Fiscal year 2020 the amount will be increased by 100 SAR, per dependent and making the total fee of SAR 14,400 per year for 3 dependents.
Currently it is not known if this fee will be paid on a monthly basis or yearly basis. Once we have this information we will share it here.
Another change has also been made to the fee of Iqama renewal. As earlier this fee will be paid by the sponsor company. Previously for renewal of Iqama SAR 200 per month was charged. So for the renewal of Iqama, the sponsor company had to pay SAR 2,400 for 1 year. But now for the fiscal year 2018 (starting from 1st July, 2018 to 30 June, 2019) the price has been increased and will continuously increase till fiscal year 2020. Following chart shows the new fee for Iqama renewal.


From what is known so far, the Waldorf Quantum looks indeed like a killer Synth - just like the Solaris already is. I never felt G.A.S. as much since the appeareance of the Solaris. This will definitely be my next Synth (and my 5th Waldorf). Can't wait to stack it right on top of my Solaris - it will be a perfect complement.
Just wanted to chime in. I'm a millenial, and awaiting my solaris. I wouldn't want to have anything to do with mini keys. That is in fact the main reason I am turned off by new korg products.
Side note: Rackmount solaris voice expander would interest me the most.
This seems to be the first option we will explore.
I would appreciate a massive sounding ring-modulator !
...I would appreciate a massive sounding ring-modulator !
There are 2 ring modulators in the Solaris. You have to use the AM1 or AM2 sections and select the Ring Mod algorithm.
OK, people - those of you seriously interested in the 1u simple rack Solaris (as described as Option 2), please send a deposit of 500 Euros/$600 to sales@johnbowen.com via PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, please contact me at info@johnbowen.com and I'll provide a German bank account for the transfer.
This way we will be able to judge how many are definitely interested. If we don't see at least 50 deposits, I will refund everything within 30 days.
Great! Just sent you my deposit for two units. Hope this project will fly!
John I would not assume that there are a lot of people regularly reading this forum. If you want to really gauge interest I would do a post on GS or Muffwiggler as well as sending an email out to all existing Solaris users. I am very interested in a Solaris expansion bit strained for cash right now as I pre-ordered a Quantum.
Yes, I know - although I'm not a big believer in the Gearslutz audience as being those who are interested in high-end instruments. I'm not familiar with Muffwiggler, so I'll have a look there.
I did send out an email a little while ago to all of the Solaris owners I have in my database, but it's only those who purchased directly from me. About half of the units sold were through dealers/distributors, plus any units purchased second-hand, so I need to reach out in other forums, as you say.
Put in my deposit for 1U rack unit w/software editor.
I saw it - thanks, Toby!
I´ve read in the other thread S|C will manufacture and sell the unit.
May I ask who will do the software editor ?
And,- is there a chance we´ll see a device for the SCOPE environment as the "software editor", so we can use the unit being connected to S|C XITE via MIDI and analog/digital audio ?
For the 1U rack version, only trick I see is to get the power switch back to front.
- Solaris expander to get extra voices or workaround to have a kind of Multitimbral mode by stacking such units for those who have the Solaris keyboard (limited user base to the actual Solaris owner). Or to have a compact solution for Gig while leaving the keyboard in the Studio.
- Solaris preset box for the majority of people who like the sound but are maybe intimidated by the front panel (and are just using presets on their synth to make music rather than spending hours on sound design tweaks). Here you buy the Solaris sound not the fancy sound design UI.
Adding a limited UI (beside on/off switch) on the front panel to add limited features (volume pot, small display to have the preset name, a few key to navigate inside the preset list).
Option #3 peaks my interest. My studio is very crowded, but a rack style expander would be nice.


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Stunningly beautiful, an impressive cast sterling silver swan necked spout embellished with scroll leaf motif decorated fingerpieces, in addition to a scrolling motif to the lip makes this perfection. This antique coffee pot is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition. The hallmarks struck to the underside of the coffee pot are clear.
Measures 11" h x 9" x 4-3/4".


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The U.S. Air Force's secretive space plane ends record-breaking mission
By Trevor Mogg	 October 28, 2019
The U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane returned to terra firma on Sunday after spending 780 days in low-Earth orbit.
It was the unmanned spacecraft's longest mission to date, beating its previous record, set in 2017, by 63 days.
"The X-37B continues to demonstrate the importance of a reusable space plane," Barbara Barrett, secretary of the Air Force, said in a statement after it landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Barrett added that each successive mission undertaken by the X-37B "advances our nation's space capabilities."
The latest outing, named Orbital Test Vehicle-5 (OTV-5), began aboard a Space X Falcon 9 rocket that launched in September 2017
The Boeing-built X-37B resembles the now-decommissioned Space Shuttle but at 8.8 meters (29 feet) is about a quarter the length. It's described as being part of "an experimental test program" aimed at demonstrating various technologies "for a reliable, reusable, unmanned space test platform for the U.S. Air Force." It has two main goals: To develop "reusable spacecraft technologies for America's future in space, and operating experiments which can be returned to, and examined, on Earth."
Many of the X-37B's activities are classified, though the Air Force has released some information about its most recent mission. For example, it spent its time testing a broad range of technologies that included advanced guidance, navigation and control, thermal protection systems, avionics, high temperature structures and seals, conformal reusable insulation, lightweight electromechanical flight systems, advanced propulsion systems, advanced materials, and autonomous orbital flight, re-entry, and landing.
In the past, the U.S. has been accused of using the X-37B to spy on China's Tiangong-1 space station module when it was in operation, though some experts have disputed this, claiming that their respective orbits were out of sync to such an extent that any such mission objective would have been virtually impossible to achieve.
Each X-37B outing has seen the vehicle set a new record for mission length. The first one, OTV-1, launched in April 2010 and lasted 224 days, while OTV-2 spent 468 days in space between March 2011 and June 2012.
OTV-3's mission lasted for 674 days from December 2012 to October 2014, and OTV-4 spent 717 days in space in a mission that launched in May 2015. The latest mission lasted a total of 780 days.
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Farm / December 6, 2021
The Timeless Teacher: Taking the Orchard to the Brewery
Among all of the vital lessons of 2021, we've come to realize that 1,300 apple trees can produce an impressive volume of fruit.
In the early years after the orchard was planted, we removed the budding apples to inspire the trees to focus instead on root and branch development, carefully training and trellising in preparation for the future. But the future is now, and this fall included our first harvest: a few thousand pounds of apples – more than thirty different varieties – were hand-picked, cleaned and sorted.
Considering the conventional wisdom that one shouldn't realistically be able to grow apples in middle Tennessee, the ocean of blossoms in the spring, then the fruit-laden trees on the terraced hillside, tantalized us for months through the growing season. This harvest was a thrill that had been years in the making. But the reality came once they ripened: what to do with all of these apples?
Sundance. Melrose. Pristine. Rubinette. Baker's Delight. White Winter. Yellow Delicious. Chestnut Crab. Cripps Pink. Many hundreds of them, separated by grade – the hand apples, the showpieces, went in cold storage to eat. Those with insect damage were delivered to local hogs, who didn't give the worm holes a second look. But the middle grade, those with a bruise or something that might have looked less than perfect but were otherwise delightful? Those are the cider apples. Beyond the sweet juice, however, we wanted to commemorate this season with something special.
Southall executive sous chef Nate Leonard is an innovator, an epicurean, always armed with the right idea. For Nate, the logical solution involved fermentation. He called on the folks at Bearded Iris Brewing, a friendship the Southall chefs had formed through The Rambling dinners pre-pandemic. Bearded Iris co-founder Paul Vaughn and brewer Noah Rooney envisioned a traditional English barleywine, utilizing the apples to create a flavor profile fitting for the holiday season. The product hit taps in their Sylvan Supply tasting room the first week of December.
Looking back on the history of brewing, terms like malt wine and barley wine have been in use since the 18th century in England, a differentiation of the legacy strong ales (above 8% ABV) against the pales, porters and other brews that were gaining in popularity. By definition, barleywines are beers, deriving their sugars from grains rather than from fruit. The "wine" moniker really comes from the strength and flavor complexity that is more akin to wine than a lighter beer.
As the brewer, Rooney fashioned a very traditional barleywine from malted Maris Otter barley and East Kent Golden hops before adding macerated apples to infuse a burst of simple sugars (fructose and sucrose) that the yeast found easy to eat. Grain sugars are more complex carbohydrates, so the art was to add the fruit sugar at the right moment, and then to arrest the process once the perfect balance of bitter and sweet had been achieved. He named it the Timeless Teacher, a fitting moniker to evoke the wisdom of the oldest of teachers, Mother Nature, with each sip.
After six weeks of tank conditioning, the result is a festive 10.1% ABV apple barleywine that packs a punch, a rich mouth feel that hits the palate with a burst of apple pie flavors – the fruit, certainly, but also the crust. At its essence, the malt is the "barley" and the apple alcohol is the "wine."
In total, about 205 gallons were produced, some of which will be available on tap while supplies last. Three 53-gallon barrels — two bourbon and one honey — have also been filled, and with any luck will develop intense layers of flavors over the next year before being bottled for the 2022 harvest season.
By this time next year, we'll have taken the next major step in our development, and Southall will be welcoming guests with open arms. Here's to walking the orchard and enjoying a barleywine, together, at long last.
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Looking Through the Glass: The Orangerie at Southall
Whether by discovery of weary explorers or a simple gift for deep-hollow Appalachian children at Christmas time, the sweet orange has warmed hearts for many centuries. Looking back through the annals of time, the story of how citrus made its way to the new world may be just as romantic.
Moments of Stillness: The Winter Solstice
The arrival of winter at Southall is significant, perhaps more so this year than ever before. The rise of the Cold Moon brings the hibernal solstice, the shortest day of the year, the same symbolic death and rebirth of the sun in 2021 that has been marked by nature since…


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2 die in collision near Fairbanks when speeding driver loses control while passing, troopers say
Two out-of-state residents died Wednesday near Fairbanks when a large SUV went out of control while passing and collided with their vehicle head-on, Alaska State Troopers say.
The collision, reported at Mile 17.5 Chena Hot Springs Road before 5:30 p.m., occurred when a Dodge Durango SUV driven by 30-year-old Anchorage resident Darrell Burton hit frost heaves while passing at speeds of 65 to 70 mph in a 55 mph zone, troopers said in an online release.
The Durango collided head-on with a Toyota RAV4 driven by 67-year-old Thomas Bauman, of Wisconsin, troopers said. Bauman died of the injuries he suffered in the crash, as did one of his three passengers, 65-year-old Margaret Constant of New York.
They were both declared deceased at the scene after lifesaving measures failed, troopers said. Two other passengers were taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital by ambulance.
Burton was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries troopers described as not life-threatening. He had one passenger who suffered minor injuries and didn't require medical transport.
An investigation continues, troopers say.


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Romodanovo () település Oroszországban, Mordvinföldön, a Romodanovói járás székhelye.

Lakossága:  fő (a 2010. évi népszámláláskor).

Fekvése
Szaranszktól 30 km-re északra, az Inszar (az Alatir mellékfolyója) partján terül el. Vasútállomás (Krasznij Uzel vasúti csomópont) a Szaranszk–Kazany vasútvonalon.

Története
Írott forrás 1622-ben említi először. Alekszej Mihajlovics cár több földterületet I. I. Romodanovszkij hercegnek adományozott, köztük az itteni Kos-Komra falut (jelentése mordvin nyelven 'száraz liget').
1893-ban a település mellett fektették le az épülő Rjazany–Kazany vasútvonal egy szakaszát és építették fel a helyi földbirtokosról elnevezett Tyimirjazevo vasútállomást. Az állomás 1903-ban vasúti csomópont lett, nevét 1926-ban Krasznij Uzelre változtatták (jelentése 'vörös csomópont'). A vasútállomást 1958-ban közigazgatásilag a településhez csatolták.

Gazdasága
Feldolgozóipara a mezőgazdaságra épült. Legfontosabb vállalatát, a cukorgyárat 1961-ben alapították. Mint Romodanovszahar Kft-t 2005-ben jegyezték be, azóta korszerűsítették és bővítették. Mordvinföld egyetlen cukorrépa-feldolgozó gyára, a köztársaság 45 cukorrépa-termelője látja el alapanyaggal.

Az 1980-as években malomipari kombinát épült, melyből a 2010-es évekre nagy szántóföldi területekkel, feldolgozó üzemekkel és üzlethálózattal rendelkező egyesülés lett (Elekom agráripari egyesülés). Fő tevékenysége a gabona feldolgozása és takarmánykoncentrátumok előállítása.

Korábbi nagy kötöttárugyára 2006 végén, vasútikocsi javítóműhelye (Vagonszervisz) pedig 2011-ben megszűnt.

2013-ban Romodanovót a korábbi városi jellegű település helyett falusi jellegű település kategóriába sorolták.

Jegyzetek

Források

További információk
 Fotók a cukorgyárról

Mordvinföld települései

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What to watch in June: 15 new movies and shows on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more
By Henry T. Casey
Contributions from
Marc McLaren, Kelly Woo
June is full of new shows and movies on your favorite streaming services
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Sure, it's summer time — but there are a ton of new shows and movies to watch in June in case your beach day gets rained out. We've found a multitude of options from Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and more of the best streaming services. The hardest task is figuring out which one to watch first (not to mention finding the time to stream them all).
The June streaming lineup is packed with big returning shows and some big new stars. So while some will be giddy to hit 'play' on Westworld season 4, The Umbrella Academy season 3, The Boys season 3 or For All Mankind season 3, others are giddy on meeting Ms. Marvel, who seems like a sure-fire Avenger in the making. Meanwhile, Peacock has a new Queer as Folk reboot that looks excellent, and Netflix is bringing Iron Chef back with a new twist.
For those who want their streaming to be feature length (and we're not talking about that upcoming Stranger Things 4 finale), Chris Hemsworth stars in a Netflix movie where he's a scientist conducting weird tests on patients (played by Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett).
For all the feels? Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan look to light up the room in the new Father of the Bride, The Summer I Turned Pretty is a fun-looking YA summer fling adventure and Hulu's got a new modern take on Pride and Prejudice.
Here's our guide on what to watch in June 2022. For a more immediate binge, check out our picks for new movies and shows to watch this weekend and the 5 best new movies to stream this week to keep you watching.
The Boys season 3 (Prime Video)
When to stream it: June 3
The Boys, you could say, are back in town. After a shocking and blood-splattered second season 2 finale that begged the question "where do we go from here?" we've found out. Homelander seems to be processing the chaos of the finale with a creepy grin that won't go away. Meanwhile, Billy Butcher has access to Supe powers, Hughie is his new supervisor and both sides will (of course) go to battle, again.
The big story of The Boys season 3 (our pick for the one show to binge-watch right now on Amazon Prime Video) is the newest addition to the cast: Jensen Ackles, star of the long-running Supernatural series. Ackles is playing Soldier Boy, who is The Boys' answer to Captain America. As for what we know about the new season? The movie about The Seven is out, and the comics' super-graphic all-Supes orgy known as Herogasm is set to take place. As if we needed any reminder that this isn't The Avengers. — Henry T. Casey
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Fire Island (Hulu)
Jane Austen's novels have been adapted many times, but never in such a wonderfully queer way as Fire Island. This modern take on Pride and Prejudice stars comedians Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang as gay best friends who head to the titular beach locale for a week of boozy partying. Yass, rosé all day!
Noah (Booster) is set on finding a hookup for shy pal Howie (Yang). A steamy romance seems to be in the cards when Howie vibes with kind pediatrician Charlie (James Scully). Unfortunately, Charlie's taciturn friend Will (Conrad Ricamora) is an overprotective buzzkill who dares to insult Noah! What a total Mr. Darcy. Well, you know how this story goes so expect for them to clash, then smash. - Kelly Woo
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Physical season 2 (Apple TV Plus)
It's time to continue to feel the burn, or rather hear all of the burns that Sheila Rubin (Rose Byne) is concocting in her head about how gross and out of shape everyone else is. Yes, Apple's feel-bad drama is back for more, as we watch how Sheila's life has changed now that she's made her first fitness tape. For starters, her rocky relationship with husband Danny (Rory Scovel) seems ever-more tenuous as local real estate titan John Breem (Paul Sparks) is in her sights.
That said, Sheila has a threat to her fitness aspirations as well: the charming Vinnie Green (White Lotus' Murray Bartlett) is a fitness instructor who could steal the show, as he's already working the infomercial scene. — HTC
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Ms. Marvel (Disney Plus)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe we've been watching has been all heroes and no normies. That changes when we meet one of the Avengers (and Captain Marvel's) biggest fans: Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) is just your everyday Pakistani-American teen living in New Jersey. And while she's a huge Avengers fan, she doesn't think she'll ever get to soar with her heroes.
Little does she know that her own superhero origin story is about to unfold, which seems to revolve around a family heirloom. Kamala will get powers (but not the ones we've seen in the comics), and maybe that will give her the confidence she needs at school. Nobody tell her that she's co-starring with her hero in The Marvels, though. I don't think she could take that kind of excitement. — HTC
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Queer as Folk (Peacock)
When it comes to welcome returns, Peacock's Queer as Folk revival looks like a fun time. A more diverse take than the original, Queer as Folk (2022) takes place in New Orleans' queer community which has to pull itself back up following a tragic event.
But before that happens, we meet our lead, Brodie (Devin Way of Grey's Anatomy) who is over the top and not even considering committing himself to a relationship any time soon. Guest stars will include famous faces such as Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets) as Judy and Kim Cattrall (Sex and The City) pops up as debutante Brenda. — HTC
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For All Mankind season 3 (Apple TV Plus)
When to stream it: June 10
The space drama launched with a slow burn and rocketed to incredible storytelling heights in season 2. The thrilling finale was one of the best episodes of television I've seen, full stop. For All Mankind has taken its intriguing "what if" premise — Russians beat the Americans to the moon — and built it into a complex, captivating tapestry.
Season 3 takes place after another of the show's signature time jumps: the year 1995, when astronauts first step foot on Mars. But the space race to the Red Planet goes beyond the United States vs. Russia, when a new entrant seeks to shake things up. A charismatic entrepreneur wants to privatize space travel. If that sounds familiar, it's likely by design. Since the beginning, For All Mankind has delighted in making its timeline oh-so-close to ours. - KW
Dark Winds (AMC)
With Better Call Saul season 6 on a brief intermission, AMC is filling the gap with a new psychological thriller that's worth a look. Based on Tony Hillerman's Leaphorn & Chee book series, Dark Wings takes us back to the southwest U.S. in the 1970s as Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn (Zach McClarnon) and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) who have a very disturbing crime scene on their hands.
Big claw marks on a door, a body in a tub and no answers mean these cops have to scrape all corners of the desert. Oh, and there's also a robbery that may be connected to the murder. A blind elderly woman is one of their best hopes, and Rainn Wilson is playing a character called Devoted Dan, a suspicious missionary who is recruiting followers. — HTC
Stream it on AMC Plus (opens in new tab) and or on AMC with Sling (opens in new tab)
Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend (Netflix)
Netflix's love of food brought us to the inevitable reboot: Iron Chef is back. And so is returning Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto — one of the OGs of the series. Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend is also bringing back Iron Chef America host Alton Brown as well as Mark Dacascos as The Chairman.
This time, though, Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend is going for a more "battle royale" type environment, with multiple contestants and Iron Chefs facing off in a season-long challenge. Food TV personality Andrew Zimmerman is one of the permanent judges of the series, and he will be joined by Wolfgang Puck and Nancy Silverton in appearances on select episodes. — HTC
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Father of the Bride (HBO Max)
We're not sure who woke up and said "we need a new Father of the Bride," but we're happy they did. Why? Because the world needs more Andy Garcia, that's why. Billy (Garcia) is the titular dad at the center of a wild and fun wedding where his Cuban-American family hopefully won't clash too much with the Mexican family that his daughter Sofia (Adria Arjona) is marrying into, having just proposed to Adam (Diego Boneta).
But that's not the real problem for Billy. He and wife Ingrid (Gloria Estefan) are not exactly at the peak of their own marriage. Can Billy survive his daughter's nuptials while finding more wedded bliss? We bet, or at least hope so. — HTC
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The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video)
To all the fans of To All the Boys I've Love Before, you can cancel Netflix all you want, but you better still have Amazon Prime Video. The Summer I Turned Pretty is the latest Jenny Han adaptation, and it looks like a ton of fun. It stars Lola Tung as Belly, who's reuniting with friends on a summer vacation only to find that love complicates all.
Or at least lust and like complicate things when your love triangle is with a pair of brothers. Oh, and if you needed another reason: The Summer I Turned Pretty features one of the first re-recorded Taylor Swift 1989 tracks, "This Love (Taylor's Version)." — HTC
Spiderhead (Netflix)
Chris Hemsworth took a break from his busy schedule of being Thor and being attractive to … be attractive and kinda evil in a new Netflix movie that adapts a New Yorker short story. George Saunders' Escape from Spiderhead told readers about a series of clinical trials where patients' emotions were controlled by drugs.
Now, Netflix has brought this concept to a high-budget vision, with a secret island with well-designed interiors, Hemsworth as the scientist behind it all, and Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett as two of his test subjects. Feels a little like Black Mirror The Movie from this angle, but, you know, with higher star power. — HTC
The Umbrella Academy season 3 (Netflix)
A much-loved and highly acclaimed dark fantasy/sci-fi about a bunch of kids trying to save the world and getting into all kinds of trouble… No, not Stranger Things season 4 — we're talking about Umbrella Academy season 3. It's almost as eagerly anticipated, though, and with good reason.
Season 2 was a mind-bending trip of a series, taking us back to an alternate 1960s Dallas and mixing in storylines about the civil rights movement, the JFK assassination, sexuality and domestic violence. It ended on the mother of all cliffhangers, with the UA managing to stop a nuclear apocalypse and return to the present day. Only when they got there, it wasn't our present day, and they'd been replaced by another group of gifted kids called The Sparrows. Life's never simple in the Umbrella Academy. Cue season 3. — Marc McLaren
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (Netflix)
The original Money Heist is over, but a new one has just begun. Yes, that familiar set of red jumpsuits and masks are back, this time taking on a mint in a fictionalized version of Korea where North and South Korea have united. It's all spawned by the fact that despite the promises that life would get better in this new Korea, only the rich actually are doing better.
This new Money Heist has its own strategic "Professor" who's pulling off the plan, and he's pulled in a series of experts to help him. Each is known by a different city or country as their code name, including Tokyo, Berlin, Denver, Nairobi and Helsinki. And they're all out for what they believe they're owed. A hostage situation ensues as well, and as the trailer puts it, "Welcome to capitalism." — HTC
Westworld season 4 (HBO)
The biggest event of HBO Max's June 2022 is the return of the violent delights and violent ends of Westworld. Just over 2 years since season 3 ended, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson and Aaron Paul are back in the ever-complex series whose hints HBO doles out more sparingly than a Mad Men teaser.
While season 3 was in neo-Los Angeles, it looks like Westworld's gone east to a New York-esque cityscape. Who knows what Delos park we'll see this time, as the WWII-era version of Italy set quite a bar for on-the-nose references. Oh, and there is an unsettling amount of flies. — HTC
Only Murders in the Building season 2 (Hulu)
One of Hulu's biggest recent hits is back for a second round of fictional-true crime podcast fun. And this time, the series is going for a slightly different twist: Selena Gomez told Deadline that we should expect a 1970's feel to it all and a "serial killer attitude." She also says "this is a million times better than Season 1."
The new season brings a new podcast-within-a-show with it, as the Arconia's wannabe detectives now have a lot more attention. The only problem? Well, building board president Bunny (Jayne Houdyshell) has been found dead and our heroes are the biggest suspects. — HTC
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Afri es el nombre de una tribu que vivía en el África del Norte y más precisamente en la región de Cartago (antigua e importante ciudad de la actual Túnez). Este nombre estaría en el origen de la palabra «África».

Etimología
Afridi lleva el radical bereber fr, afri, fri, ifu e ifo, mientras que los radicales afri, ifri y afer son los mismos.

Historia
A su llegada al noreste del actual Túnez, los fenicios que huían de los disturbios internos en su región entraron en contacto con algunas tribus bereberes locales. Las tribus más cercanas a las que se conocerían como los cartagineses se llamaban a sí mismas «Afer» o «Afes». Para los cartagineses y luego para los romanos, este término se ampliará para designar en adelante toda una parte de Túnez. Así, hasta la llegada de los árabes, hubo un África proconsular y un África bizacena. Más tarde, debido a que los mapas antiguos y luego medievales generalmente describen solo la parte más septentrional del continente, que es en gran parte desconocida e inexplorada, el término gradualmente, por cambio semántico, designa todo el continente. Además, varios escritos se refieren al grupo Afri, Afridi (Ifridi o Ifrendi) como la tribu Beni Ifren.

Mitología bereber

África o África romana viene de Ifren, del radical Ifri que designa a una deidad bereber; el plural de Ifri es Ifren. Ifri designa a las poblaciones locales de los Afers o Afri.

La traducción al latín o el préstamo lingüístico da África, una diosa bereber antes de la conquista de los romanos. Dea Africa significa «Diosa África» y es un símbolo en la época romana.

Ifru o Ifri simbolizan los ritos en las cuevas para proteger a los comerciantes. Una cueva no lejos de Constantina, en Guechguech, y una moneda romana indican el mito de la protección. Ifru era una diosa solar y un dios de las cavernas y protector del hogar, etc. En resumen, Ifru es una especie de Vesta bereber.

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I now live in Airdrie AB but I grew up just outside a tiny village in southwestern Saskatchewan, on the farm that my paternal grandfather homesteaded in 1910, in the house that he built between 1917 and 1926. I was a voracious reader and, through reading, I discovered archaeology. It sounded like the neatest, most fun way to spend one's life. I have not been disappointed. After 12 years of university (McGill, U. of Manitoba and U. of Calgary), and after numerous summer jobs and contracts in both Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, I finally was hired as curator at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina. Among other duties, I was in charge of the development of the First Nations Gallery which required extensive and close collaboration with First Nations elders, artists, and dancers. My archaeological research focused on northern Saskatchewan where I worked with Cree families and communities.
In 2005, I traveled to Cairo to visit friends. There, I crossed paths with another of their friends. A year later, I was engaged to him. In August 2007, I married Roger Clayton of Airdrie, whose family has been here since the 1890s, and a month later I retired from the RSM and moved to Airdrie.
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A tiny shack in a vast prairie. Spooked horses and straying bulls. A town half-destroyed by fire. The year with no crop. An untimely death.
Little did Addie Wright realize what she would face when she came west from Ontario in 1910 to marry her fiancé, Abraham Hanna. Based on entries in Abraham's diaries, Our Bull's Loose In Town! tells the story of the author's grandparents as they built their farm and raised a family in the Meyronne district of southwestern Saskatchewan. Through trials and triumphs, sorrows and successes, the horrors of the Great War, the prosperity of the Roaring Twenties and the dark years of the Dirty Thirties, they found strength and courage in their faith, in their indomitable humour, and in their family and neighbours.
This is also the story of the rise and decline of a prairie village, and of the political and social turmoil of a province and country in the first half of the twentieth century, all as Addie lived it.
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Osteopathy Then and Now
When former President Donald Trump's doctor, Sean Conley, came down the front steps of Walter Reed Army Medical Center to brief the nation on the President's health, it caused consternation in some quarters. His name was followed by the letters DO rather than MD. Some people questioned "why the president was being seen by someone that wasn't even a doctor."
Some knew that licensed doctors in the U.S. came in two flavors (MD and DO) but would be hard pressed to explain the difference. Some were being treated by DOs but had never realized they weren't MDs. Some equated osteopathy with quackery; others confused it with chiropractic. Some people simply asked for information: "What is osteopathy?" Good question.
Origins of Chiropractic and Osteopathy
In the late 19th century and early 20th century chiropractic and osteopathy had much in common. Both were based on a philosophy of vitalism and on spinal manipulations.
Chiropractic was invented in a single day by D. D. Palmer, a grocer and magnetic healer with no scientific or medical training. The day was September 18, 1895, when he manipulated the spine of a deaf janitor and allegedly restored his hearing. Palmer thought that 95% of all disease was due to mythical subluxations of the spine that interfered with the functions of nerves and could be corrected with spinal adjustments. He was a spiritualist who claimed to have received his knowledge of chiropractic from the other world, from a doctor who had been dead for 50 years. He later admitted to having taken a course in osteopathy (presumably from instructors who were still alive). He thought of chiropractic as a type of religion, and he opposed vaccines (which most chiropractors still do).
Chiropractic has not shown any signs of progress. So-called chiropractic "straights" still closely follow Palmer's principles, but others, called "mixers", have added other treatments (from massage to acupuncture), while some "reformers" have rejected the subluxation concept and are essentially treating a limited scope of musculoskeletal conditions. Chiropractors' main raison d'être is spinal manipulation therapy (SMT), which is somewhat effective for low back pain; but studies have shown that it is not significantly more effective than other treatments for low back pain. Physical therapists also offer SMT, and chiropractors have never shown that chiropractic care is superior to physical therapy; so there is little justification for chiropractic's continued existence. Some chiropractors have tried to re-invent themselves as family physicians, but their training does not prepare them for that role.
The father of osteopathy was an MD, Andrew Still, who became disillusioned by the medical care of the day after losing his wife and daughters to meningitis. He founded the American School of Osteopathy in 1892. Still's autobiography states that he caused a bald-headed man to grow hair three inches long in one week and that he could "shake a child and stop scarlet fever, croup, diphtheria, and cure whooping cough in three days by a wring of its neck." He claimed to have invented preventive medicine and the concept of holistic medicine, but neither is true. MDs are responsible for most of the developments of preventive medicine, and good clinicians have always considered the whole patient rather than simply treating symptoms. Today's medical students are taught the biopsychosocial model of medicine, which considers any factor in the patient's life that might have some impact on their health or might affect their treatment.
After the 1910 Flexner report recommended that medical schools adopt high standards of science, many schools of osteopathy closed; but a few of them heeded Flexner, and by the middle of the 20th century DOs had become accepted as equivalent to MDs. Their curriculum is the same, except that they get additional training in manual techniques (Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, or OMT). They take the same exams, are licensed in all 50 states to practice medicine and surgery and to prescribe drugs, and they take the same residencies to become specialists. Osteopathy accepted modern science and evolved, but chiropractic remained mired in prescientific superstition.
Important note: DOs trained in the U.S. are doctors of osteopathic medicine and are legally equivalent to medical doctors (MDs). They must be distinguished from "osteopaths," members of a less regulated or unregulated profession that is practiced in many countries. Osteopaths get inferior training that can't be compared to that of DOs.
According to the American Osteopathic Association the Tenets of Osteopathy are:
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit.
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.
That's a bit vague, and these tenets are not really different from what MDs believe. Indeed, medical educators have endorsed them as broad medical principles. According to the website of a school of osteopathic medicine: "Still's basic idea [was] that the human body was much like a machine, one that would function well if all its parts were in proper mechanical relationship." It goes on to explain that the osteopathic physician's goals are to:
Seek out and address the root cause(s) of disease using available evidence-based approaches.
Optimize the patient's self-regulating and self-healing capacities.
Provide an individualized patient management plan that includes emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.
Include palpatory diagnosis and osteopathic manipulative treatment to address the somatic component of disease to the extent that it influences the well-being of the patient.
Osteopathic students increasingly demand evidence, and often reject some of what they are taught, including vitalistic and metaphysical concepts and specific treatments like cranial therapy. Cranial therapy, or craniosacral therapy, is a pseudoscientific method of diagnosis and treatment. It is not only scientifically implausible but has been tested and shown not to work. Quackwatch's Stephen Barrett says, "I believe that most practitioners of craniosacral therapy have such poor judgment that they should be delicensed." Yet all U.S. ostepathic schools continue to teach it.
Some DOs stop practicing OMT after graduation, and a 1998 study found that over half used it on fewer than 5% of their patients and 30% used it on 5–25% of patients. Recent graduates were less likely to use OMT, and specialists were less likely to use it than family physicians. 37.5% of the specialists never used OMT on their patients, whereas 7.9% of family physicians never used it.
My Personal Experience (anecdote alert!)
I first met a DO during my internship at an Air Force hospital. He stood out from the other interns who were MDs, largely because of his people skills and his practical knowledge. I was impressed when he confidently placed a posterior nasal pack to control a nosebleed. I didn't know how to do that and I had never even seen it done.
I worked with many DOs during my 20-year career in the Air Force Medical Corps. None of them did osteopathic manipulations or followed osteopathic principles. With one exception, they were excellent clinicians. The one exception was the worst doctor I ever worked with, not because he was a DO but because he was cognitively impaired and incompetent. When asked to give a briefing on osteopathy to the staff, his lecture was incoherent and uninformative. I was told that he was the oldest physician in the Air Force at the time and had entered active duty as a full Colonel directly from private practice—a big mistake. The rules were soon changed; now doctors in the Air Force Medical Corps start at the rank of Captain or Major.
Since my retirement, I have been treated by a number of specialists who were DOs, both civilian and military. They all provided excellent care that was indistinguishable from the care provided by MDs.
Why Do Students Choose a DO School?
Three common reasons given for choosing osteopathic medicine:
"My grades weren't good enough for medical school." Some applicants had applied to multiple medical schools first and were rejected. Some didn't even try applying to a medical school because they assumed they wouldn't be accepted. That assumption may not be valid: Grades and scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) do average a bit lower for osteopathic than for medical students, but not much lower.
"I like the osteopathic philosophy of prevention."
"I like the holistic approach of osteopathy."
It has been pointed out that their choices of specialty are inconsistent with reasons 2 and 3. If they really believed in osteopathy's core values, they wouldn't go into surgery, anesthesia, dermatology, radiology, emergency medicine, or any other specialty that doesn't allow them to use OMT to its fullest potential.
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On Quackwatch, Stephen Barrett says: "I believe that osteopathic organizations and many of the DO schools and their graduates are acting improperly by exaggerating the value of manipulative therapy, falsely claiming that osteopathic medical care is inherently superior to standard medical care, and failing to denounce cranial therapy. However, there are many competent DOs. If you wish to select a DO as your primary-care provider or for specialty care, your best bet is one who: (a) has undergone residency training in a medically accredited program; (b) does not assert that osteopaths have a unique philosophy or that manipulation offers general health benefits; (c) either does not use manipulation or uses it primarily to treat back pain; and (d) does not practice cranial therapy."
Should the DO degree be abolished? It has been proposed that DOs and MDs could be merged into a single science-based profession. In my opinion, that's not a bad idea.
Dr. Harriet Hall, M.D., The SkepDoc, is a retired family physician and Air Force Colonel living in Puyallup, WA. She writes about alternative medicine, pseudoscience, quackery, and critical thinking. She is a contributing editor to both Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer, an advisor to the Quackwatch website, and an editor of sciencebasedmedicine.org, where she writes an article every Tuesday. She is author of Women Aren't Supposed to Fly: The Memoirs of a Female Flight Surgeon. Her website is SkepDoc.info.
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So I was just reading an article on sugar cravings and it suggested substituting the more processed or less healthy sugary foods with fruit–not that you or I always want to pick up a slice of pineapple when we feel like pulling our hair out, but apparently for some people knowing what situations make you crave sugar and then coming up with a back-up plan sometimes helps. Thanks for reading and for commenting.


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Friends, family grieve "senseless" death of young mother
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On Sunday, a candlelight vigil honored the life of Brittany Green, a young mother who lost her life after police say she was gunned down outside a friend's home. Her 28-year-old boyfriend, Brett Burnley, faces charges for her death.
Family and friends gathered to celebrate and mourn the life of Green, 23, whom they said made a huge impact on everyone she met. Green's parents currently are caring for her five-year-old son.
"This is just so unbelievable and such a senseless act of violence that took such a beautiful young life away," said Chelsea Farris, one of Green's best friends. "She was such a sweet person. She made it seem like she was so fine. Everything seemed perfect."
But Green's love story had a dark underside — one she wasn't necessarily willing to share with friends.
Green and Burnley allegedly argued just before her death.
Domestic Homicide
An average of four women are murdered by an intimate partner every day in the United States, according to Project Celebration, Inc. a local domestic violence program.
Caddo Parish has seen three domestic homicides this year and Bossier City has seen five since 2011. All women were shot and killed by estranged boyfriends or husbands.
Calls for cop's arrest in Michael Brown shooting grow
Sometimes the attackers and their victims leave tell-tale signs of abuse: bruises, broken bones, long sleeves, dark glasses. Other times, the warning signs are subtle and easily missed, even by caring friends and family who have their loved ones' best interests at heart.
The abusers often present a charming facade to the family of their victims and women often are afraid to come forward for fear they will be blamed, said Project Celebration's Petrina Jenkins. Project Celebration aids victims of abuse by providing shelter, resources and information.
"You're looking at an individual who has a Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality," Jenkins said. "Of course he's going to put on a facade. We live in a society that is very victim-blaming. A lot of women don't disclose because they're afraid of being blamed."
Green's parents said they thought Burnley was good for their daughter. Farris said Green had been to her house several days before the shooting and had talked about how happy she was. Farris said the couple had visited a few times and Burnley also had a good relationship with Green's son.
"The only sign that I can think of was that she said he was jealous," Farris said. "She couldn't tell him who she was hanging out with. Maybe he was afraid we would take her away from him."
Jenkins said any behavior that interferes with a woman's ability to control her own life and her own choices crosses the line into dangerous territory.
"There's a fine line," Jenkins said. "If he prohibits you from visiting family or friends... that's control that limits a woman's choices."
Farris said Green had never seemed afraid of Burnley, but she would "try not to make him angry." She remembered a night Burnley called Green and said he wanted to meet her at a gas station, and Green hurried to pack her things and go to him.
"She was such a sweet person, it didn't matter who treated her horrible," Farris said. "If she loved him, she loved him."
Farris supported Green through a previous abusive relationship that lasted 2 1/2 years. She gave Green a safe place to live while Green broke off the relationship and also talked with Green about how she had to stop the relationship for her and her son's well-being.
"This time she didn't want anyone to know," Farris said. "We never saw this coming."
There is help
Jenkins said many women who are in abusive relationships live in fear disclosing their situation will bring harm to themselves, their children or their loved ones. Women also may struggle to leave because they lack finances, shelter or other resources. Many women who have histories of abusive relationships may come to believe being abused is "normal" or feel they are getting the love they feel they deserve.
"A woman might feel like there's nothing there for her," Jenkins said. "A lot of it also has to do with our past experiences and the definition of love we have."
Project Celebration provides a communal, home environment that functions as a 24-hour shelter where women can stay up to 45 days. Support groups, counseling, a trauma-informed care program for children and free legal counsel are available to women and their children. Upon entry, women will be matched with resources appropriate for their situations.
"We try to make it as comfortable as possible," Jenkins said. "Women should know there are services available. We have trained advocates and counselors here. Even if it's on her lunch break, to speak with a counselor or to hear other women's stories ... to know you're not alone."
Jenkins emphasized women in abusive situations should take threats seriously and have safety plans in place. Safety plans can range from having extra copies of important documents or keys easily accessible to informing neighbors and employers about the situation. Jenkins also recommended showing photographs of their abuser and the abuser's vehicle to neighbors and friends and telling those individuals to call police if the abuser makes an appearance. Women also should establish code words with their children and loved ones.
"Women tell me protective orders don't work," Jenkins said. "But protective orders are highly effective when combined with safety planning."
Farris, still mourning the death of her best friend, has a message for women who might be struggling with an abusive relationship.
"It's not worth your life," Farris said. "Talk to someone about it. Walk away. Don't keep that bottled up inside you. Brittany was only 23 years old. She never saw this happening, and now her five-year-old son has to live without a mother."
Project Celebration, Inc's Crisis National Hotline number is 888-411-1333. The local chapter's number is 318-226-5015.


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Kurdish journalists, media workers released in Turkey
February 11, 2013 4:22 PM EST
Istanbul, February 11, 2013–The release of at least seven journalists and media workers from pretrial detention is a positive step toward restoring the press freedom climate in Turkey, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
A court in Istanbul on Friday ordered the release pending trial of the individuals, who were imprisoned in December 2011 on charges of supporting and collaborating with the banned Union of Communities in Kurdistan, or KCK, and Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, according to news reports. The individuals still face prison terms if convicted of their charges and all have been banned from traveling outside Turkey, news reports said. Their trials, which began in September, are expected to resume in April, the reports said.
The journalists who were released include Zuhal Tekiner, chairwoman of the board of the pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency; Çağdaş Kaplan and İsmail Yıldız, both reporters for the agency; and Ziya Çiçekci, news editor for the pro-Kurdish daily Özgür Gündem, according to the BBC and other news reports. The court also ordered the release of Ömer Çiftçi, owner of the now-defunct pro-Kurdish opinion magazine Özgür Halk ve Demokratik Modernite, and Saffet Orman, another individual affiliated with the magazine, news reports said. Pervin Yerlikaya, an accountant for Özgür Gündem, was also released, the reports said.
News reports did not identify a reason for the release of the journalists and media workers. International human rights and press freedom organizations have urged Turkey to halt prolonged detention prior to a court date.
"We hope that this is the first step on the road to ending the practice of holding journalists in pretrial detention," said CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney from New York. "Turkey, however, should honor its international commitments and heed calls from its international partners such as the European Union and stop jailing reporters for their work."
Turkey is the world's worst jailer of journalists, according to CPJ research. At least 49 journalists were behind bars when CPJ conducted its worldwide prison census on December 1, 2012.
For more data and analysis on Turkey, visit CPJ's Turkey page here.
Çağdaş Kaplan
Dicle News Agency
İsmail Yıldız
Kurdistan Workers Party
Ömer Çiftçi
Özgür Gündem
Özgür Halk ve Demokratik Modernite
Pervin Yerlikaya
Saffet Orman
Union of Communities in Kurdistan
ziyaçiçekçi
Zuhal Tekiner


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Influenza Virus Vaccine - Fluzone; Influenza Virus Vaccine USP Trivalent Types A and B (Zonal Purified, Subvirion) -- Product Record
Influenza Vaccine/Sanofi
Sanofi Pasteur S.A. -- Parent
Sanofi Pasteur Inc. -- Manuf. ; R&D ; Tech. ; USA mark.
Sanofi S.A. -- Parent
Aventis Pasteur Inc. -- Former
Aventis Pasteur S.A -- Former
471 Influenza Vaccine/Sanofi
Influenza Virus Vaccine - Fluzone; Influenza Virus Vaccine USP Trivalent Types A and B (Zonal Purified, Subvirion)
Status: approved; marketed
Sanofi Pasteur Inc. – Manuf.; R&D; Tech.; USA mark.
Sanofi Pasteur S.A. – Parent
Cross ref: See Influenza Virus Vaccines (entry #470).
Description: Influenza Virus Vaccine USP, (Zonal Purified, Subvirion) or Fluzone is a conventional trivalent inactivated split (subvirion) injectable influenza virus vaccine. Fluzone, like other U.S. vaccines, is standardized according to federal requirements to contain 45 µg hemagglutinin (HA) per 0.5 mL dose, in the 1recommended ratio of 15 g HA from each of the three influenza virus strains used in each year's vaccine. Gelatin (bovine source) 0.05% is added as a stabilizer and thimerosal (mercury derivative; see #939) 1:10,000 is generally added as an antimicrobial preservative to vaccine packaged in multi-dose vials. Thimerosal formulations contain 25 µg mercury/0.5 mL dose. A preservative- (thimerosal)-free formulation was first approved in 2002. The "thimerosal-free" formulation contains a trace amount of residual thimerosal (≤ 0.5 µg Hg/0.25 mL dose; ≤ 1.0 µg Hg/0.5 mL dose) from the manufacturing process. No antibiotics are used in the manufacture of Fluzone. A relatively new "No Preservative" formulation contains no thimerosal, i.e., it is not used at all in the manufacturing process.
Fluzone vaccine is packaged in four different presentations: a 5 mL vial which containng thimerosal [(mercury derivative), (25 g mercury/dose)]; a 0.25 mL prefilled syringe (No Preservative: Pediatric Dose, for 6 – 35 months of age) distinguished by a pink syringe plunger rod; a 0.5 mL prefilled syringe (No Preservative, for 36 months of age and older); and a 0.5 mL vial (No Preservative, for 36 months of age and older). There is no thimerosal used in the manufacturing process of the No Preservative unit dose presentations of Fluzone vaccine. The new No Preservative formulation became available in 2005 in single-dose, prefilled syringes in both a pediatric dose package (Fluzone, Influenza Virus Vaccine, No Preservative: Pediatric Dose) and a standard dose package (Fluzone, Influenza Virus Vaccine, No Preservative) for children ages three years and above. The pediatric dose package contains 0.25 mL of vaccine and the standard dose package contains 0.50 mL. Fluzone, after shaking syringe/vial well, is essentially clear and slightly opalescent in color.
Nomenclature: Influenza Vaccine/Sanofi [BIO]; FLUZONE [TR]; Fluzone, Influenza Virus Vaccine, No Preservative [TR trade name of new zero thimerosal formulation]; Vaxigrip [TR ex-US]; Influenza virus vaccine [FDA USAN]; Influenza Virus Vaccine USP Trivalent Types A and B (Zonal Purified, Subvirion) [FDA on adult dose insert/labeling]; Influenza Virus Vaccine USP [USP]; NDC 49281-369-25; 49281-370-11; 49281-370-15; and 49281-369-50 [NDC]
Companies.: Fluzone was developed and is manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur Inc. (previously Aventis Pasteur Inc., Pasteur Merieux Connaught Inc., and Connaught Inc.), CBER/FDA est. no. 1277. These facilities provide about half of the U.S. supply of influenza vaccine. Sanofi Pasteur S.A., the parent company, globally produces more than half the influenza vaccine used worldwide. Aventis merged into Sanofi Aventis S.A. in late 2004. Fluzone is presumed to be only or primarily distributed in the U.S.
Aventis Pasteur/Sanofi Aventis is expanding its production capacity as demand increases (and as other manufacturers, e.g., Wyeth, have left the market). In 2001, Aventis Pasteur expanded its U.S. influenza vaccine production capacity by 20%. In late 2002, the company announced an $80 million investment to increase filling and formulation capacity at its Swiftwater, PA, facility. In 2002, the company shipped almost 44 million doses by the end of October, representing the largest volume ever supplied by one manufacturer to the U.S. market by that date. To ensure sufficient supply in for the 2003/2004 flu season, Aventis Pasteur further increased production capacity.
To further address the longer-term U.S. needs, in 2005, Sanofi Pasteur began construction a new $160 million, 140,000 sq. ft. bulk influenza vaccine manufacturing facility [the New Influenza Vaccine Manufacturing Facility (NIVMF), Building (b)(4) ] at its Swiftwater, PA, facility to produce seasonal influenza vaccine for both routine influenza immunization and also vaccine in case of an influenza pandemic. The new facility was expected to come online for the 2008-2009 influenza season. The company manufactured about 50 million doses for the U.S. market for the 2006/7 flu season. Since 2003, Sanofi Pasteur's global manufacturing capacity for the influenza vaccine has increased by more than 40%, and sales of the vaccines have more than tripled since 1995. The new manufacturing facility was approved by FDA in April 2009, well in time for manufacture of 2009/2010 seasonal vaccine. The new plant now has the capacity to manufacture 100 million doses of Fluzone, with Sanofi-Pasteur having total manufacturing capacity of 150 million doses/year.
Manufacture: Influenza virus is harvested from embryonated chicken embryos (eggs), inactivated with form-aldehyde, virus is concentrated and purified in a linear sucrose density gradient solution using a continuous flow centrifuge, isolated whole virus particles virus are chemically disrupted (inactivated) using polyethylene glycol p-isooctylphenyl ether (octoxynol; octyl phenyl-polyethylene glycol ether; Triton X-100 from Rohm and Haas, Co.), and the resulting split hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) surface antigens (split virus) are further purified by chemical means and suspended in sodium phosphate-buffered isotonic sodium chloride solution. Purified NA and HA are later combined. See also the Manufacturing and Tech. transfer sections of the Influenza Virus Vaccines entry (#470).
FDA class: Biologic PLA
CBER class: Viral And Rickettsial Vaccines
Approvals: Date = 19470916; first approval for an Influenza Virus Vaccine (whole, not subvirion), granted to Merrell-National Labs., Richardson-Merrell Inc.
Date = 19780103; licenses (PLA/ELA) revoked and granted (reissued) to the new owner, Connaught Labs., Inc. (CLI)
Date = 19991209; PLA revoked and granted (reissued) to new owner, Aventis Pasteur Inc.
Date = 20020904; BLA supplement; Indication = approval of a preservative free formulation in single dose 0.25 ml syringes for pediatric use and 0.5 ml -syringes for adults and children
Date = 20041223; BLA supplement; Indication = new single-dose formulation without thimerosal for the 0.25 mL and 0.5 mL syringes
Date = 20050309; BLA supplement; Indication = approval of a "No preservative" formulation containing no thimerosal; the only influenza vaccine explicitly approved for use in children 6 to 35 months of age
Date = 20050714; BLA supplement; Indication = approval of a preservative-free (thimersal traces) single dose presentation in a unit dose vial
Date = 20090506; BLA supplement (STN: BL 103914/5232); Indication = approval of new manufacturing facility [the New Influenza Vaccine Manufacturing Facility (NIVMF), Building (b)(4)] in Swiftwater, PA, for the production of seasonal influenza vaccine (which could also be used for H1N1 influenza strain vaccine
Indications: [First sentence of the "INDICATIONS AND USAGE" section of product insert/labeling; from 2005-2006 flu season; The considerable unshown text discusses in detail recommendations for vaccination of various groups]:
Fluzone vaccine is indicated for active immunization against influenza disease caused by influenza virus types A and B contained in the vaccine in subjects from 6 months of age and older...[truncated].
Status: The newly licensed "No Preservative" formulation for immunization of infants aged 6 to 35 months is replacing the previously licensed "preservative-free" Fluzone pediatric formulation, which contained trace amounts of thimerosal. Sanofi Pasteur planned to manufacture ~8 million doses of the new formulation for the 2005-06 influenza season. This was almost double the number of pediatric doses of influenza vaccine than was supplied in the 2004-2005 season.
The company also has marketed a whole (not sub-virion or split) version of Fluzone - Influenza Virus Vaccine USP Trivalent Types A and B (Zonal Purified, Whole Virion). The lack availability of a product insert/labeling for this product for the 2000/1, 2002/3 and later flu seasons indicates this is no longer manufactured.
Tech. transfer: Related patents include U.S. patent 4,327,182, "Purification of influenza sub-unit vaccine" April 27, 1982 (now expired), assigned to Connaught Labs. Inc. See the Tech. transfer section of the Influenza Virus Vaccines entry (#470) which discusses this as an exemplary method for manufacture of split or subvirion influenza virus vaccines.
Market: See also the Influenza Vaccine Products entry above for further market and supply information. Fluzone generally holds a ≥50% share of the U.S. market for influenza vaccines.
Total worldwide sales were $1.152 bilion in 2012 and $1.052 billion in 2011 (for all Fluzone products, i.v. and i.d.)
Sanofi Pasteur reports that it produces approximately 40% of the influenza vaccines distributed worldwide. It was responsible for over 45% of the vaccines distributed in the U.S. during the 2008/2009 influenza season..
Fluzone from Sanofi Pasteur is the largest-selling influenza vaccine in the U.S., with 40% the U.S. market.
Prior to is new 100 million unit capacity plant coming online in early 2009, Sanofi Pasteur shipped about 50 million doses/year in recent years.
The 2007 Average Wholesale Price (AWP) is $161.86 for 10 pediatric (0.25 mL) thimerosal-containing single-dose vials (presumably thimerosal-free/reduced), with a Direct Price (Manufacturer's discount) of $136.13; $132.88/adult 10-dose vial (presumably thimerosal-preserved); and $174.46 for 10 single-dose vials (presumably thimerosal-free/reduced), with a Direct Price of $146.63. These prices include the $0.75/dose ($.75/covered component vaccine) Federal Excise Tax charged by the manufacturer for the federal vaccine injury compensation program.
As reported by the National Immunization Program (NIP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 7/2007), the Private Sector Cost/Dose (average cost) per dose is $11.72/dose for thimerosal-containing 10-dose vials of Fluzone (age 6 months and older); $14.26/dose for preservative-free pediatric-dose (age 6-35 months) packs of 10 prefilled syringes; and $15.36/dose for "No-Preservative" (age 36 months and older) packs of 10 prefilled syringes. The CDC Cost/Dose, the cost negotiated by NIP, CDC, for bulk contract purchase for public-sector state and local immunization programs, is is $10.153/dose for thimerosal-containing 10-dose vials of Fluzone (age 6 months and older); $12.77/dose for preservative-free pediatric-dose (age 6-35 months) packs of 10 prefilled syringes; and $13.751/dose for "No-Preservative" (age 36 months and older) packs of 10 prefilled syringes.. These prices include the $0.75/dose Federal Excise Tax charged by the manufacturer. Sanofi Pasteur's contract with NIP, CDC, expires on Feb. 28, 2008.
Fluzone is the market leader in the U.S., comprising ≥50% of vaccine sold/used in each recent year.
Influenza Vaccine/Sanofi [BIO]
FLUZONE [TR used for both whole and subvirion vaccines; assigned to Bristol-Myers Squibb according to USAN--apparently a mistake]
Vaxigrip [TR ex-US]
Influenza Virus Vaccine [FDA USAN]
Influenza Virus Vaccine USP Trivalent Types A and B (Zonal Purified, Subvirion) [FDA used on insert/labeling]
NDC 49281-369-25; 49281-370-11; 49281-370-15; and 49281-369-50 [NDC]
Annual sales (2012, $millions) = $1152 ; BLOCKBUSTER! (sales >$1 billion)
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Former Stone Stanley front man Jason Robert is back with a new lineup as well as a new sound. It's an Indie Blues project he calls Mudstomp music. Mudstomp is what Robert describes as a conglomeration of his musical influences forged while growing up in the Mojave desert. It's an indie mix of Americana roots music with elements of 1930's Delta Blues and 90's Seattle Grunge.
The Mudstomp Tapes (2018) is the last album from Stone Stanley and captures the mudstomp sound in full. However, Jason Robert has just released his first solo album The Death of Stone Stanley (2019) and the new sound is heavily featured there as well. It's a dark blues album filled with songs about life's ultimate themes…sin, death and redemption! It's more or less a collection of bluesy funeral dirges set to commemorate the life of Stone Stanley.
Robert sings in deep baritone while playing acoustic bottleneck or lap slide guitar and is now backed by Dominick Camera on drums, Scott Longnecker on bass, Jim McComas on lead guitar and Pat "Midnight" Lucca on blues harp. The band have begun production on their next record titled Stones Throw Away, a collection of new and reworked material due out in winter 2020.
The Death of Stone Stanley is a collection of funeral dirge and gospel blues songs to commemorate the passing of Stone Stanley. The Death of Stone Stanley (2019) is the first solo album by former Stone Stanley frontman Jason Robert.
Stone Stanley's 2017 second full length release The Mudstomp Tapes. A collection of live takes recorded at Pepper Ranch Studios (Hesperia, Ca) Engineer: Jim McComas. A collection of tales ranging from raw and gritty blues to brutally honest ballads and outlaw folk tunes. Americana is probably the best word to sum up the mudstomp sound.
Jason Robert :drums, guitars, vocals and percussion.