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ALL News archive from March 2012
Listen To Kinlochshiel v Kingussie Live On Cuillin FM
Tune in to Cuillin FM to listen to live match commentary from the Co-operative MacTavish Cup first round tie between Kinlochshiel and Kingussie from Kirkton on Saturday 31 March 2012.
Strathglass v Skye Camanachd – Team News
Skye Camanachd manager Willie MacRae has named a 15 man squad for the Co-operative MacTavish Cup first round tie with Strathglass at Cannich on Saturday 31 March 2012.
Bute v Skye Camanachd – Team News
Skye Camanachd second team manager Murdo Morrison has named a 15 man squad for the Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup first round tie at Bute on Saturday 31 March 2012.
Fabrice Muamba, Heart-Screening & Shinty
The case of Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba has again led to calls for the introduction of widespread heart screening but a leading Skye-based sports medicine expert urges caution.
Newtonmore Camanachd Look To Resurrect Annual Veterans Sixes.
Newtonmore Camanachd Club are looking to resurrect their Annual Veterans' Sixes competition on Sunday 26 August 2012.
Lochaber v Lochcarron Throw Up time Brought Forward.
The throw up time for the Co-operative MacTavish Cup first round tie between Lochaber and Lochcarron on Saturday 31 March 2012 has been brought forward.
The Shinty Preview – Saturday 31 March 2012
There is a mixture of league and cup shinty fixtures on Saturday 31 March 2012.
Skye Referees In Action.
Both Skye referees are in action on Saturday 31 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd Await Winners From Caberfeidh v Inverness Tie.
Skye Camanachd await the winners from the Preliminary Round tie between Caberfeidh and Inverness in the first round of the 2012 Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup.
Later Throw Up For Skye Camanachd Seconds.
There will be a later throw up time for the Skye Camanachd second team's Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup tie against Bute on Rothesay on Saturday 31 March 2012.
Scottish Hydro Extends Shinty Sponsorship
The Camanachd Association has announced that Scottish Hydro has signed a three year extension to their shinty sponsorship of the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup various youth activities.
2012 Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Draw.
The draw for the 2012 Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup took place in Perth on Wednesday 28 March 2012.
The Shinty Round Up – Saturday 24 March 2012
There is no change at the top of the Orion Group Premiership and Fort William are through the second round of the Co-operative MacTavish Cup following the fixtures on Saturday 24 March 2012.
AJG Parcels To Sponsor Glasgow Celtic Society Cup.
AJG Parcels have been unveiled as sponsors of the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup.
Portree High School Reunion!
A Portree High School class reunion takes place at the Skye Gathering Hall, Portree on Saturday 31 March 2012.
The draw for the 2012 Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup will take place in Perth on Wednesday 28 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd v Inverness – Match Highlights.
Match highlights are now available from the Marine Harvest North Division 1 meeting between Skye Camanachd and Inverness at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Next Weekend's Fixtures.
Both Skye Camanachd teams are on the road on Saturday 31 March 2012.
Somhairle MacDonald Praises Skye Performance.
Inverness forward Somhairle MacDonald praised Skye's performance following their 2-0 Marine Harvest North Division 1 defeat to Skye Camanachd at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd Defender Neil MacVicar Happy With Team's Clean Sheet.
Skye Camanachd defender Neil MacVicar was happy that his side had kept a clean sheet following the Islanders 2-0 Marine Harvest North Division 1 win over Inverness at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Inverness Boss Stevie Munro Pleased With His Side's Performance.
Inverness boss Stevie Munro said he was pleased with his side's performance following their 2-0 Marine Harvest North Division 1 defeat to Skye Camanachd at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Skye Boss Willie MacRae Happy In The End.
Skye first team manager Willie MacRae said he was happy in the end following his side's 2-0 Marine Harvest North Division 1 win over Inverness at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd 2 Inverness 0
Skye Camanachd beat Inverness 2-0 in their Marine Harvest North Division 1 clash at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Best Wishes To Lawrence Jones.
Everyone at Skye Camanachd would like to pass on their best wishes to Strathglass player Lawrence Jones who suffered a nasty leg injury in the Marine Harvest North Division 1 match with Beauly at Braeview Park on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Kingussie 1 Skye Camanachd 1
The Skye Camanachd second team go second in Marine Harvest North Division 2 following their 1-1 draw with Kingussie at the Dell on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Shinty Lotto Result!
The Skye Camanachd Shinty Lotto was drawn on Saturday 24 March 2012.
The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – Saturday 24 March 2012.
Both Skye Camanachd Matches Go Ahead.
Both Skye Camanachd fixtures go ahead as originally scheduled on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Listen To Skye Camanachd Live On Cuillin FM.
Tune in to Cuillin FM to listen to live match commentary from Skye Camanachd's Marine Harvest North Division 1 match against Inverness at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012.
A Case Of Mistaken Identity!
Everyone in shinty has noticed Kinlochshiel's impressive start to life in the Orion Group Premiership.
Skye Camanachd v Inverness – Team News.
Skye Camanachd manager Willie MacRae has named a 15 man squad for the Marine Harvest North Division 1 clash with Inverness at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Kingussie v Skye Camanachd – Team News.
Skye Camanachd second team manager Murdo Morrison will miss the Islanders Marine Harvest North Division 2 game against Kingussie at the Dell on Saturday 24 March 2012.
The 2012 shinty season's first cup tie takes place on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd v Inverness Wins Video Vote
The Marine Harvest North Division 1 match between Skye Camanachd and Inverness at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 24 March 2012 has won the Camanachd Association's video vote.
This Weekend's Fixtures.
Both Skye Camanachd teams are in action on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Skye Referee In Action.
Just one Skye referee is in action on Saturday 24 March 2012.
Shinty - Match Coverage
There is shinty video action from the Orion Group Premiership match between Newtonmore and Kinlochshiel at the Eilan on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Still Time To Vote For Skye Camanachd v Inverness!
There is still time for you to vote to help try and win a competition to have this weekend's Marine Harvest North Division 1 match between Skye Camanachd and Inverness filmed.
Lochaber 3 Skye Camanachd 4
Skye Camanachd returned from Spean Bridge with both points following their 4-3 Marine Harvest North Division 2 victory over Lochaber on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Ulster Name Squad For Iomain Cholmcille – Gaelic Shinty / Hurling International in Skye
The Ulster squad has been named for the fifth running of Iomain Cholmcille, the shinty / hurling international series between Gaelic speakers from Scotland and Ireland, which is to be held at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree, Isle of Skye on Saturday 7 April 2012.
Micheal Breathnach Name Squad For Iomain Cholmcille – Gaelic Shinty / Hurling International in Skye
The Micheal Breathnach squad has been named for the fifth running of Iomain Cholmcille, the shinty / hurling international series between Gaelic speakers from Scotland and Ireland, which is to be held at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree, Isle of Skye on Saturday 7 April 2012.
Alba Name Squad For Iomain Cholmcille – Gaelic Shinty / Hurling International in Skye
The Alba squad has been named for the fifth running of Iomain Cholmcille, the shinty / hurling international series between Gaelic speakers from Scotland and Ireland, which is to be held at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree, Isle of Skye on Saturday 7 April 2012.
Iomain Cholmcille 5.
The fifth running of Iomain Cholmcille, the shinty / hurling international series between Gaelic speakers from Scotland and Ireland, will be held at Pàirc nan Laoch, Portree, Isle of Skye on Saturday 7 April 2012.
Help Wanted - Vote Skye Camanachd v Inverness!
We need your help to try and win a competition to have this weekend's Marine Harvest North Division 1 match between Skye Camanachd and Inverness filmed.
Reigning champions Newtonmore return to the top of shinty's top division following the shinty league fixtures on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Lovat Ladies 1 Skye Camanachd Ladies 3
The Skye Camanachd Ladies opened their WCA North Division 2 campaign with a victory when they beat Lovat Ladies 3-1 at Balgate on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd Captain Shockie MacLennan Delighted Improved Performance.
Skye Camanachd captain Shockie MacLennan was delighted with the team's improved performance following their 4-1 Marine Harvest North Division 1 win over Strathglass at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Skye Boss Willie MacRae Says Fight & Fitness Were Key.
Skye first team manager Willie MacRae feels his side is reaping the rewards from their pre-season training programme following their 4-1 Marine Harvest North Division 1 win over Strathglass at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd 4 Strathglass 1
Skye Camanachd beat Strathglass 4-1 in their Marine Harvest North Division 1 meeting at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 17 March 2012.
The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – Saturday 17 March 2012
Newtonmore are back on top of the Orion Group Premiership following the matches on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd v Strathglass – Team News.
Skye Camanachd manager Willie MacRae has named a 15 man squad for the Marine Harvest North Division 1 clash with Strathglass at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Lochaber v Skye Camanachd – Team News.
Skye Camanachd second team manager Murdo Morrison has named a 16 man squad for the Islanders Marine Harvest North Division 2 game against Lochaber at Spean Bridge on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Shinty Match Highlights - Saturday 17 March 2012
Shinty fans can look forward to match highlights from the Eilan on Saturday 17 March 2012
Lovat, Beauly and Oban Camanachd are the early league pace-setters ahead of the shinty league fixtures on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd Ladies Lorna MacRae Named WCA North Div 2 Player of the Year.
The Womens Camanachd Association has announced that Skye Camanachd Ladies player Lorna MacRae has been named 2011 WCA North Division 2 Player of the Year.
Tune in to Cuillin FM to listen to live match commentary from Skye Camanachd's Marine Harvest North Division 1 match against Strathglass at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 17 March 2012.
After an exciting opening day, the second weekend's shinty fixtures took place on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Shinty - Match Coverage.
There is shinty video action from two Orion Group Premiership matches played on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Lochaber 7 Skye Camanachd 1 - UPDATED
Skye Camanachd went down to a disappointing 7-1 defeat to Lochaber in their Marine Harvest North Division 1 meeting at Spean Bridge on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd 4 Lovat 0
The Skye Camanachd second team continued their good start to their Marine Harvest North Division 2 league campaign when they beat Lovat 4-0 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 10 March 2012.
2012 Skye Camanachd Memberships
The 2012 Skye Camanachd memberships are now due.
Skye Boss Morrison Praises Players.
Skye Camanachd second team boss Murdo Morrison praised his players following their opening day 3-0 win over Glenurquhart in their Marine Harvest North Division 2 meeting at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd 3 Glenurquhart 0
The Skye Camanachd second team made a great start to their Marine Harvest North Division 2 league campaign when they beat Glenurquhart 3-0 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd manager Willie MacRae has named a 15 man squad for the Marine Harvest North Division 1 clash with Caberfeidh at Spean Bridge on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd v Glenurquhart – Team News.
Skye Camanachd second team manager Murdo Morrison has named a 15 man squad for the Islanders second Marine Harvest North Division 2 game of the season which is against Lovat at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Both Skye matches go ahead as originally scheduled on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Shinty Match Highlights - Saturday 10 March 2012.
Shinty fans can look forward to match highlights from two games on Saturday 10 March 2012.
Argyll & Bute Shinty Development Officer Appointment
The Camanachd Association has name Inveraray player Euan McMurdo as the new Argyll & Bute Shinty Development Officer.
Changes To Weekend Shinty Schedule UPDATED!
There have been several venue changes ahead of the second day of the 2012 shinty season on Saturday 10 March 2012.
After an exciting opening day the second weekend's shinty fixtures take place onSaturday 10 March 2012.
Camanachd Association Directors
The Camanachd Association is seeking applications for the position of three Board members.
Tune in to Cuillin FM to listen to live match commentary from Skye Camanachd's Marine Harvest North Division 2 match against Lovat at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 10 March 2012.
There is shinty video action from both Badenoch games on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Referee Switch For Skye Camanachd Weekend Matches.
The referees have been switched for the Skye Camanachd fixtures on Saturday 10 March 2012.
The Skye Camanachd Shinty Lotto was drawn on Saturday 3 March 2012.
The Shinty Round Up – Saturday 3 March 2012 - UPDATED!
The preparation is over and the 2012 shinty season officially started on Saturday 3 March 2012 and despite the mixed weather, all but one of the scheduled fixtures went ahead.
Caberfeidh 3 Skye Camanachd 4 - UPDATED
Skye Camanachd came from 3-0 down to beat Caberfeidh 4-3 in their Marine Harvest North Division 1 opener at Castle Leod on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Caberfeidh U14 0 Skye Camanachd U14 9
Skye Camanachd U14 beat Caberfeidh U14 9-0 in their North Division 1 meeting at Castle Leod on Friday 30 September 2011.
Milngavie & Bearsden Win U14 2011 Development Trophy.
Milngavie & Bearsden U14 won the 2011 Development Trophy with a 3-0 win over Lochcarron U14 at the Bught Park outside pitch on Saturday 17 September 2011.
Skye Camanachd U14 Win 2011 MacMaster Cup.
Skye Camanachd U14 won the 2011 MacMaster Cup with a 2-1 win over Fort William U14 at the Bught Park, Inverness on Saturday 17 September 2011.
Skye Camanachd U14 - Player Profiles
Skye Camanachd U14 meets Fort William U14 in the MacMaster Cup Final at the Bught Park, Inverness on Saturday 17 September 2011.
Skye Camanachd U14 8 Caberfeidh U14 0
Skye Camanachd U14 beat Caberfeidh U14 8-0 in their North Division 1 meeting at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Friday 9 September 2011.
Fort William U14 2 Skye Camanachd U14 7
The Skye Camanachd U14s returned from Black Parks with both points following their North Division 1 win over Fort William U14 on Thursday 1 September 2011.
Skye Camanachd U14 9 Kinlochshiel U14 0
Skye Camanachd U14 are through to the MacMaster Cup Final following their 9-0 win over holders Kinlochshiel U14 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Thursday 28 August 2011.
Kinlochshiel U17 4 Skye Camanachd U17 1
The Skye Camanachd U17 side went down to their first London Shield defeat when they lost 4-1 to Kinlochshiel U17 at Kirkton onTuesday 26 August 2011.
Skye Camanachd U14 2 Kingussie U14 0
Skye Camanachd U14 beat Kingussie U14 2-0 in their North Division 1 meeting at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Friday 19 August 2011.
Dublin U17 17 Scotland U17 23
The Scotland U17 side secured an impressive 23-17 win over Dublin U17 in the main match of their 2011 Ireland Tour onTuesday 26 July 2011.
Westmeath U17 21 Scotland U17 19
The Scotland U17 side went down to a narrow defeat to Westmeath U17 in the warm up match of their 2011 Ireland Tour onMonday 25 July 2011.
Newtonmore U14 0 Skye Camanachd U14 10
Skye Camanachd U14 won through to the MacMaster Cup semi finals following their 0-0 win over Newtonmore U14 at the Eilan on Thursday 14 July 2011.
Newtonmore U17s 1 Skye Camanachd U17 3
The Skye Camanachd U17 side beat Newtonmore U17 3-1 in their London Shield meeting at Blairbeg onWednesday 27 June 2011.
The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – Saturday 3 March 2012
Despite the mixed weather, all but one match went ahead as the shinty season opened with a bang on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Both Skye matches go ahead as originally scheduled on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd second team manager Murdo Morrison has named a 17 man squad for the Islanders opening Marine Harvest North Division 2 game of the season against Glenurquhart at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Caberfeidh v Skye Camanachd – Team News.
Skye Camanachd manager Willie MacRae has named a 15 man squad for the Marine Harvest North Division 1 opener against Caberfeidh at Castle Leod on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Ronald Ross Tops The 2011 Shinty Goalscorers List.
Ronald Ross has once again topped the scoring charts for the 2011 shinty season.
Tune in to Cuillin FM to listen to live match commentary from Skye Camanachd's opening Marine Harvest North Division 2 match against Glenurquhart at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Strathspey Camanachd Set For Big Day!
Strathspey Camanachd are set for their big day as they make their senior shinty debut against Strathglass at Freuchie Park on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Portree Lose Out In RBS National First Shinty Final.
Portree Primary School lost out to Kingussie Primary School in the final of the RBS National First Shinty P7 & Under Final at the Nevis Centre, Fort William on Saturday 15 February 2012.
The Shinty Preview – Saturday 3 March 2012
The preparation is over and the 2012 shinty season officially throws up on Saturday 3 March 2012.
Skye Camanachd's Lorna MacRae Nominated For 2011 WCA North Division 2 Player of the Year.
Skye Camanachd Ladies player Lorna MacRae is amongst the nominations for the 2011 WCA North Division 2 Player of the Year.
Camanachd Association 2012 Youth Programme.
The Camanachd Association Youth fixtures programme for the 2012 shinty season will be available for distribution at the start of the week commencingMonday 5 March 2012.
Compulsory Wearing Of Helmets For U17s
The compulsory wearing of helmets at U17 level will not be introduced this year as funding has not been secured in time.
Shockie MacLennan Awarded Glasgow Mid Argyll Shield.
Skye Camanachd captain Shockie MacLennan was awarded the Glasgow Mid Argyll Shield following the Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup match against Lovat at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 25 February 2012.
Lovat retained the Thomas Ferguson Memorial Cup when they edged out Skye Camanachd 4-3 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 25 February 2012.


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America's Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It's Still Making People Sick.
by Bernice Yeung, Michael Grabell, Irena Hwang and Mollie Simon, ProPublica
Photo via USDA
In May 2018, a rare and virulent strain of Salmonella caught the attention of America's top disease detectives. In less than two months, the bacteria had sickened more than a dozen people, nearly all of them on the East Coast. Many said they'd eaten chicken, and federal food safety inspectors found the strain in chicken breasts, sausages and wings during routine sampling at poultry plants.
But what seemed like a straightforward outbreak soon took a mystifying turn. Cases surfaced as far away as Texas and Missouri. A 1-year-old boy from Illinois and a 105-year-old woman from West Virginia fell ill. There was a teenager who'd just returned from a service trip in the Dominican Republic and a woman who'd traveled to Nicaragua. But there were also people who hadn't traveled at all.
Victims were landing in the hospital with roiling stomach pains, uncontrollable diarrhea and violent bouts of vomiting. The source of the infections seemed to be everywhere.
Even more alarming was that this strain of Salmonella, known as multidrug-resistant infantis, was invincible against nearly all the drugs that doctors routinely use to fight severe food poisoning.
With a public health threat unfolding across the country, you might have expected federal regulators to act swiftly and decisively to warn the public, recall the contaminated poultry and compel changes at chicken plants. Or that federal investigators would pursue the root cause of the outbreak wherever the evidence led.
None of that happened.
Instead, the team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention closed the outbreak investigation nine months later even though people were continuing to get sick. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees meat and poultry, was not only powerless to act but said nothing to consumers about the growing threat. So supermarkets and restaurants continued selling chicken tainted with drug-resistant infantis.
And they continue to do so today.
An eight-month ProPublica investigation into this once rare, but now pervasive form of Salmonella found that its unchecked spread through the U.S. food supply was all but inevitable, the byproduct of a baffling and largely toothless food safety system that is ill-equipped to protect consumers or rebuff industry influence.
Several European countries have dramatically reduced Salmonella in poultry by combating it on the farms where chickens are raised. But over the past 25 years, the U.S. has failed to bring down the incidence of Salmonella food poisoning — even as the rates for E. coli and other bacteria have fallen dramatically.
Consumers may get the impression that the meat and poultry they find at supermarkets is safe because it bears the USDA seal of approval. But the agency doesn't prohibit companies from selling chicken contaminated with dangerous Salmonella like infantis. And even when people get sick, it has no power to order recalls.
Instead, the agency relies on standards it can't enforce and that don't target the types of salmonella most likely to make people sick. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, unlike its counterparts in some countries, has no authority to control salmonella on farms, where the bacteria often spreads. And even when there's persistent evidence of contamination in a plant's products, the USDA can't use those findings to suspend operations. All the agency can do is conduct a general review of the plant, and that rarely leads to a shutdown.
"It's a system that's untenable," said Sarah Sorscher, a consumer advocate at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
ProPublica, as part of its food safety investigation, has created an online database that lets consumers look up the salmonella records of the plants that processed their chicken and turkey.
Last week, after repeated interview requests from ProPublica and years of criticism from consumer groups, the USDA announced that it was rethinking its approach to Salmonella. The agency didn't announce any concrete changes but said it would set up pilot projects and hold meetings in an effort to come up with a plan.
"Whether it should have been done sooner or could have been done sooner, the good news is we're doing it," said Sandra Eskin, the agency's deputy undersecretary for food safety. "We're going to really take a look at everything we could look at and, I hope, develop a different approach that winds up being more effective."
Scientific advancements over the last decade have provided the USDA with tools to identify the most dangerous strains of salmonella. But the agency isn't using those tools to prevent it from spreading in our food supply.
To piece together how food safety officials and the poultry industry allowed infantis to spread, ProPublica used the same genetic data available to the USDA and other agencies, analyzing seven years of infantis samples taken from food and patients and catalogued by the National Institutes of Health.
Through dozens of public records requests, ProPublica was then able to link the genetic information on those 8,000 samples to the foods that victims ate and the processing plants the chicken samples came from.
The analysis, along with hundreds of internal government records and interviews with nearly two dozen scientists, allowed us to uncover that the infantis outbreak never abated and has continued to run rampant through the chicken industry.
In fact, ProPublica found that more than twice a day this year, on average, USDA inspectors detected multidrug-resistant infantis in poultry that's genetically similar to the outbreak strain. Each month, the CDC continues to receive dozens of reports of people getting sick from it.
"Many people are still becoming ill, and some of them gravely ill," Robert Tauxe, director of the CDC's Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, told ProPublica.
One internal CDC presentation noted that this single strain is "responsible for an estimated 11,000-17,000 illnesses per year." But the CDC is limited in its ability to protect American consumers from foodborne illnesses. It has no power to order companies to take action or to provide information that would help it solve outbreaks.
And the CDC, despite noting that the strain was "widespread in the chicken industry," took the spotlight off infantis when it closed its outbreak investigation in February 2019. Tauxe said the investigation ended because the agency had learned as much as it could. "That does not mean that the outbreak was over," he said. "In fact, we think it may still be expanding."
As the CDC has contended with infantis, the agency has held several private meetings with the chicken industry, which has publicly downplayed the threat of the strain and its ability to do something about it.
But since closing the investigation, neither federal health officials nor the USDA has said anything to consumers about what the CDC quietly regards as an "epidemic."
Marva Lamping knew none of this in July 2019 when she took her longtime partner, Arthur Sutton, out to celebrate his 70th birthday at their favorite Mexican restaurant in Bend, Oregon. As Lamping tested her luck at the restaurant's video slot machines, Sutton snacked on chips and salsa while waiting for a platter of chicken enchiladas.
That night, Sutton began vomiting repeatedly, his stomach aching so badly that he couldn't lay down. By the next morning, the pain was unbearable, and Lamping rushed him to the emergency room.
At the hospital, doctors would discover that Sutton's intestines were leaking. Again and again, surgeons opened his abdomen to repair the tears and cut out dead segments of his bowels.
Doctors had quickly identified the cause of Sutton's ailments as Salmonella. But for reasons they couldn't understand, his body was wasting away.
None of the antibiotics were working.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.
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In the face of scathing criticism from international human rights groups, supporters of the sainted Aung San Suu Kyi are left with only one way to spin her inaction and silence on the persecution of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar: as cold political calculation on her part.
With national elections coming up later this year, it is arguably expedient to pander to those segments of Myanmar's largely Buddhist population who would deny political rights to the 750,000 Muslim Rohingyas who inhabit the Rakhine state on the border with Bangladesh. Their numbers are small, and their citizenship status is contested. In crude electoral terms, there is nothing to be gained from espousing their cause and, possibly, much to lose. Yet such crowd-pleasing, whether craven or shrewd, hardly befits the internationally lauded recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
It could even be said that this "political calculus" rationale is flawed. The last time Myanmar held elections, in 1990, Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won 59% of the vote and 81% of the seats in parliament. In by-elections held in 2012 after her release from house arrest, her party won 43 of 45 seats. So it would appear that she has ample political capital to spend on issues she deems worthy.
And it is hard to think of a worthier cause than the robust repudiation of the ethnic cleansing of more than half the Rohingya minority population from the state of Rakhine in the past few decades, with those remaining suffering brutal pogroms. Thousands have been killed and scores of villages razed. Through all of this, Suu Kyi has remained startlingly mute.
The Rohingya were effectively denied citizenship by a 1982 law that refused to recognize them as one of the 135 "national races" of the country. In the years since, they have been banned from traveling or getting married without a permit, and are limited by law to no more than two children.
In the face of these rights violations, Suu Kyi's silence or mealy-mouthed equivocation has tarnished her image as an icon of democracy. To suggest, as she does, that atrocities are committed on both sides—by Rohingya and the majority Arakanese in Rakhine state—is a distortion of the truth.
Similarly, to refuse to condemn the atrocities against the Rohingyas on the grounds that condemnation is counter-productive to results, as she does, is disingenuous. Coming from someone whose primary political weapon during her two-decade battle with the junta ruling Myanmar has been her moral authority, it is also grotesquely distasteful.
The simple fact is that as she remains silent, the Rohingya continue to be killed and raped and driven out of their homes. And the climate of hatred and vitriol that has been whipped up against them takes succor from her failure to use her global platform on their behalf.
In one of her most celebrated speeches, Suu Kyi famously said: "It is not power that corrupts, but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it." She might well have added: Fear of never gaining power corrupts those who would hold their tongues in the face of savagery. If Aung Suu Kyi is remaining silent on the plight of the Rohingyas because she's afraid that speaking out would cost her an election, she doesn't deserve to come to power. And as her silence leads to the deaths of more and more innocent people, she doesn't deserve our respect either.
Zafar Sobhan is the Editor of the Dhaka Tribune, a daily newspaper published from Bangladesh.
They gave the Nobel Peace prize to Obama even though Obama did not do anything to deserve it. The reason he won was because he was elected to replace someone with horrible records of human right violations and arguably, war crimes.
So, you can imagine the value of the Nobel Peace prize in the meaning it is supposed to convey.
This is a typical example of what politics are all about, in Myanmar U.S. or Malaysia !
As long as the promises have some personal benefits actions might be seen to be taken. I learnt from young only liars and unemployable persons become politicians. Thus far in life this has proven beyond reasonable doubts time and time again. The only exception I have seen is the late Tan Sri Dr. Tan Chee Khoon who had proven he was an exception when it comes to serving the people. One cannot fault him as a politician he truly was a dedicated politician very unlike the present DAP leader mad dog LKS. Who has only one interest in life and that is to ensure that his son is assured of the position as the CM of Penang.
He does not want to face the truth that he and his DAP mates are voted into the state and the parliament are votes of resentment for BN and not votes of support for DAP. Just what has he done for the people especially the non Malays ? All he is asking for is to be given a salary and the allowances of a MP period. Without them he would be in starvation because he is good for nothing else and that is why he is jumping from Malacca to Perak and now to Johore. Unlike the founder of DAP who was a professional medical doctor and was even awarded the title of a Tan Sri, it must be for his dedication and his service to the people. I mean real services to the voters.


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Title Curved Winglet
Inventorship Geoffrey Richard Williams, Bristol (GB)
Assignee Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol (GB)
1. An aircraft wing and a winglet on the tip thereof, the winglet comprising:an inner end and an outer end, and
the winglet having a varying radius of curvature (R) extending from the inner end to the outer end, and wherein the radius of curvature of the winglet:
(i) decreases along the winglet over a first distance d1 from the inner end to a first location along the winglet; wherein over the first distance d1 the radius of curvature varies according to an equation R=k1/dn, where k1 is a constant, d is a distance along the winglet measured in an outward direction, and n is greater than zero;
(ii) remains constant over a second distance d2 from the first location to a second location along the winglet; and
(iii) increases along the winglet over a third distance d3 from the second location to a third location along the winglet, wherein the sum of the first and third distances (d1+d3) is greater than the second distance (d2).


No one likes a person who is close-fisted and makes overzealous demands, but hearing King Louie declaring why he deserves everything in sight was completely acceptable. When you have Lou and Durk mixed with Chop's signature 66 BPM, being greedy never sounded so acceptable. Lou's flow was unmatched and Durk caught a body on the hook, but it was Chop's theatrical soundscape that stole the show. Epic Records should really consider pushing this as the next single from Dope & Shrimp. This joint is a sleeping giant just waiting to be awoken. Seriously, this is one of the best records of the year.


Grief is not a stage that we enter and outgrow, like toddlerhood or adolescence. Once you encounter grief, it can be more like aging, a constant condition. Like sunrises and seasons, it's experienced differently from day to day, year to year. In most cultures there is not only acknowledgement that grief needs space and time, but also that it requires community. Mourners gather for a wake or to sit shiva. The hunger of loss is satiated by food and company, by silence and "sitting up." Long after the loss, we try to remember to call the bereaved, to drop by, to check in.
But that's only if your grief is born of an acceptable loss. If you have quietly miscarried, or lost the family home, or put your pet to sleep, or been abused, or lost mobility or are a full-time caregiver, or are part of a marginalized community, your grief may go forever unnoticed. No one will send you a card, or bring a covered dish. Few are willing to hear about your loss, fewer will be able to resist the urge to judge.
That's why last year she created a public event called "The Science of Grief," sponsored by Science Gallery Detroit. She opened a space to the public at the Detroit Institute of Arts for 14 hours (sundown to sunrise), and invited people to sit shiva with strangers, to participate in a community wake. Ordinary people came in to tell their stories of grief and loss, which were about a range of "deaths" from suicide to domestic violence and even mourning for their neighborhoods. Counselors and volunteers were on site for those who needed more support or referral to other services.
It was a risk. Just how much grief could people take? Evidently, a lot. An estimated 600 people flowed in and out of the event through the night. "At 2 a.m., we had about 70 people," says Miller. "When we stopped at 9 a.m., we had to turn people away." The success of the event made Miller want to repeat it this year, adding a talk from Los Angeles-based neuroscientist Yewande Pearse, who will speak about the long-term neurological impacts of grief. Like last year, comedians, musicians, poets and professionals will join in the sharing of loss.
For me, the shades of grief seem to multiply as my circle of friends and family age. When you add in the turmoil of the world, sometimes I feel like I'm shouldering a world of grief. As life deals me challenges, I try to remember to "embrace change," and indeed, sadness often dissipates into the surprise of joy. But as I shoulder my troubles and troop on, it's a tremendous relief to know that, at least once a year, there is somewhere I can go to give voice to my feelings of loss – and that there are loving strangers who are ready to listen.
"The Science of Grief" will take place 7 p.m. March 27 through 9 a.m. March 28 at Detroit Institute of Arts' Detroit Film Theatre, 5200 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. A closing ceremony begins at 8 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.


Police are investigating a possible arson attack against a California mosque as a hate crime after investigators discovered a note referencing the March 15 mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
No injuries were reported after a fire broke out around 3 a.m. Sunday at the Islamic Center of Escondido, located roughly 30 miles north of San Diego, a spokesman for the Escondido Police Department told HuffPost.
Police said a person inside the mosque at the time was able to extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived on the scene. There were seven people inside the mosque for religious purposes at the time of the fire. The structure sustained minor damage to the outside façade, police said.
Investigators found a note at the scene referencing the New Zealand shootings, which left 50 dead after a suspected gunman with white supremacist leanings opened fire on two Muslim places of worship.
The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the incident along with local police. No arrests have been made, and police had not yet identified any suspects as of Sunday afternoon.
The San Diego office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the apparent arson attack and encouraged anyone with information to come forward.
"A little more than a week after 50 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand were brutally massacred at the hands of a white supremacist terrorist who cited Donald Trump in his hate manifesto, that same hatred has resurfaced in Escondido," CAIR-SD Executive Director Dustin Craun said in a statement.
Last Saturday, police in Phoenix, Arizona, arrested a man on charges of threatening and intimidating at a local mosque. He was accused of putting his finger to his neck and making a sawing motion while speaking to a mosque leader.


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The Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy (also known as the Royals Academy and the GCL Royals Academy) was a part of the player development system of the Kansas City Royals in the early 1970s. The Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. An innovation conceived by Ewing Kauffman, the franchise's original owner, the goal was to develop quality athletes into major-league-caliber ballplayers for the organization. The only three Academy students who graduated to the majors were Ron Washington, U L Washington and Frank White. The concept was discontinued in May 1974.

Facilities
Constructed at a cost of about US $1.5 million, the academy was located on  of land just southeast of Sarasota, Florida. The facilities consisted of two buildings and five baseball diamonds, each built to the exact specifications of the one at Royals Stadium which opened in April 1973. That meant all the fields had AstroTurf playing surfaces, sliding pits around the bases instead of a full dirt infield, uniform 12-foot (3.66 m) outfield walls and measurements of 330 ft (100.58 m) down the foul lines, 385 ft (117.35 m) in the power alleys, 410 ft (124.97 m) to straightaway center field and 60 ft (18.29 m) from home plate to the backstop.

The facilities are now part of Twin Lakes Park, which was purchased by Sarasota County in 1986. It was renamed the Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex on March 8, 1995. Various major league ballclubs have used it in the decades following the academy's closure. The latest is the Baltimore Orioles, beginning with the start of spring training in 1990, and continuing since 1991 as the site of its minor league camp.

Faculty
All seven of the academy's instructors had playing experience in Major League Baseball. They were Bill Fischer, Joe Gordon, Tommy Henrich, Steve Korcheck, Jim Lemon, Johnny Neun and Chuck Stobbs. Gordon had been the major league Royals' manager in 1969, the franchise's inaugural season. Korcheck was the academy's coordinator of instruction. Among the other members of the faculty, two were from the sport of track and field – Wes Santee and onetime University of Kansas coach Bill Easton. Mickey Cobb, the academy's athletic trainer, served in a similar capacity with the parent club in Kansas City from 1977 through 1990.

Operations
The project began on September 11, 1969 when Kauffman officially announced plans to start the academy. Syd Thrift, who was already employed in the Royals' scouting department, was appointed as its director. In February 1970, Thrift asked high school coaches from around the United States to recommend boys who were both fine athletes regardless of sport and interested in attending the academy. By June and July of that same year, 7,682 young athletes between the ages of 16 and 21 attended tryout camps which were arranged in 41 states. Of the 42 who were accepted for the first class, none were scouted by any of the major league ballclubs and eight had never played the sport at the high-school level.

Attendance at the academy included an educational requirement in which each individual had to fulfill 12 credit hours at Manatee Junior College. The players took classes in the morning. Kauffman recommended that the courses taken involved business and public relations out of concern for the players' financial well-being in the future. Expenses for books and room and board was paid by the Royals.

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Кезон Фабий Вибулан (; умер в 477 году до н. э.) — древнеримский военачальник и политический деятель из патрицианского рода Фабиев, трёхкратный консул (в 484, 481 и 479 годах до н. э.).

Происхождение
Кезон Фабий принадлежал к одному из самых знатных и влиятельных патрицианских родов Рима, представители которого в начале V века до н. э. регулярно занимали высшие должности. Поздние источники возводили родословную Фабиев к сыну Геракла и италийской нимфы, утверждая также, что вначале этот род назывался Фодии (от латинского fodere — рыть), поскольку его представители с помощью ям ловили диких зверей. Антиковед Т. Уайзмен назвал это объяснение «достаточно необычным, чтобы быть правдой».

Отец Кезона носил тот же преномен; братьями Кезона-младшего были Квинт и Марк Фабии Вибуланы.

Биография
Первое упоминание о Кезоне Фабии в источниках относится к 485 году до н. э., когда он занимал должность квестора. Тит Ливий и Дионисий Галикарнасский рассказывают, что Кезон вместе со своим коллегой Луцием Валерием Потитом привлёк к суду по обвинению в стремлении к царской власти популярного у плебеев политика Спурия Кассия, предлагавшего новый земельный закон. Кассий был осужден и казнен, и в благодарность за это сенаторы добились избрания Вибулана в консулы на 484 год до н. э. вместе с Луцием Эмилием Мамерком. Это вызвало народные волнения, прерванные, по данным Тита Ливия, только очередным набегом вольсков и эквов. Исследователи предполагают, что весь этот рассказ представляет собой вымысел анналистов, старавшихся добавить живые детали в повествование о Спурии Кассии. В частности, имена квесторов они могли взять из консульских фаст за два следующих года. И Тит Ливий, и Дионисий Галикарнасский не упоминают осаду Тускула, о которой сообщает Диодор Сицилийский, а потому их сообщения теряют ценность для историков.

В 481 году до н. э. Кезон Фабий во второй раз стал консулом вместе со Спурием Фурием Медуллином Фузом. Он возглавил армию в первой войне с Вейями, но действовал не слишком удачно. Его конница обратила врага в бегство, а пехота, набранная из плебеев и ненавидевшая Вибулана за его роль в деле Спурия Кассия, отказалась преследовать противника и принудила Кезона Фабия к возвращению в Рим.

В следующем году Вибулан вместе с братьями участвовал в сражении при Вейях. В 479 году до н. э. он в третий раз получил консулат, и на этот раз его коллегой был Тит Вергиний Трикост Рутил. Поскольку недовольство плебеев не уменьшалось, Кезон Фабий предложил сенату не дожидаться, пока очередной народный трибун предложит новый земельный закон, а самим наделить бедных граждан землёй на отвоёванных у соседей территориях. Это предложение было отвергнуто из-за подозрений, что Кезон добивается благосклонности плебса в личных целях. Так как на земли латинских союзников снова напали эквы, Кезон Фабий выступил против них. Эквы сражения не приняли и укрылись за городскими стенами. Вернувшись, Фабий спас войско своего коллеги Вергиния, попавшего в окружение на землях вейентов. Затем он выступил на помощь отряду Фабиев, начавших частную войну с вейентами, разграбил вражескую территорию и принял участие в строительстве укрепления на Кремере. В 478 году до н. э. Вибулан добился назначения легатом в армию консула Эмилия Мамерка и участвовал в сражении с этрусками, осадившими Кремеру.

В 477 году до н. э., согласно античной традиции, Кезон вместе с братом Марком командовал войском Фабиев и погиб в битве у Кремеры; в результате из всех многочисленных членов рода в живых остался только один мальчик, племянник Кезона. Степень достоверности рассказа об этих событиях является предметом научной дискуссии.

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Rolling Stones Cancel Australia Concert in Wake of L'Wren Scott's Apparent Suicide
By Guitar World Staff 2014-03-18T15:14:31Z News
NME has reported that Mick Jagger's girlfriend, L'Wren Scott, was found dead yesterday morning, March 17, in a reported suicide.
She was 49.
Scott, a fashion designer who had been in a relationship with the Rolling Stones frontman since 2001, was found dead in a New York City apartment. The New York Daily News reported she was found "hanging from a scarf on a doorknob by her assistant" at around 10 a.m.
No suicide note was found, and police don't suspect foul play; however, the Medical Examiner's Office has yet to determine a cause of death. A spokesman for Jagger said he is "completely shocked and devastated."
In the wake of the news, the Rolling Stones have canceled the Wednesday-night launch of their much-hyped 2014 Australian tour.
"The Rolling Stones concert in Perth will not be going ahead as scheduled for Wednesday 19 March 2014," the Stones' site says. "No further information is available at this time, ticket holders are asked to hold on to their tickets until a further update is available."
Born Luann Bambrough, Scott worked as a model before becoming a celebrity stylist and, later, a designer.
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Q: ElasticSearch Search After API - Index State Is there any way to prevent the previous search results to be returned from the search after API?
I want to prevent the same document returning twice...(this could happen if the document was updated between search after API calls)

A: The search_after functionality does not protect you from this, as each search is independent from the previous one and thus can change if you indexed or deleted documents in between.
if you need a guaranteed stable point in time snapshot of your data, you should use a scroll search. However this needs some resources (like open file handles) and thus should only be used for system administrative tasks but not for regular user search (of which you have many, this should not be used for every search).

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Movie Review Of Venom The Movie in 2018
Sony Motion Pictures at last launched the first trailer of the Venom, and since we have only watched first official trailer of the film, we have seen this trailer framework-by-framework and got some idea about this Venom movie. Sony has been trying to deliver the comics personality on the silver screen in their own motion pictures since last many years, right after experimenting in the movie Spider Man 3. They also have a strategy for connecting this movie with Amazing Spider-Man franchise, the Mummy writer, and director Alex Kurtz man, but these programs were scuttled after Amazing Spider Man 2. "Venom The Movie" has become popular because of the iconic Venom villain character.
On the big screen, the future of superhero looks very bright, but realistically the Venom film seems like it has shot completely at night-time. By realizing how Spider-Man 3 could not take advantage of Venom's potential, it truly looks like a chance lost than the opportunity gained.
About Venom villain character
Venom Symbiote or Venom villain character is actually a fictional character, which has appeared in American comic publications authored by the Marvel Comics, in association with the Spider-Man. The Symbiote was first launched in new black color costume in The Remarkable Spider-Man (May 1984) as the part of narrative popularly known as "Homecoming!"
This is actually a personality, which needs to be re-established within the Spider-Man film even before viewers expect him to lead the way. I can only say that, give Venom an opportunity to stand out as a valuable ally not just a deadly competitor to Marvel's making it a great addition to a Spider Man impersonator and also as a unique person together with his own list of ethics and motivations.
Abilities and Power
Even though it requires the living host in order to survive, the Venom Symbiote is shown as a skilled individual who can fend for itself without the need of any host. The Symbiote has great shape shifting abilities, including the capability to develop surges or broaden its size and also to imitate the look of other humanoids once it has acquired the host. The organism can in addition use its shape-changing abilities to hide itself by altering its colors or by becoming invisible. It also has the little aperture, enabling its host to transport products without putting mass to costume. Symbiote also has amazing telepathic capabilities, especially when it must get in touch with its own host.
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La Tour de radiotélévision de Tachkent (en ouzbek : Toshkent Teleminorasi), capitale de l'Ouzbékistan, est la  haute tour autoportante au monde, inaugurée le . La tour fait  de haut pour un poids total de . Elle fut conçue par les architectes You. Sémachko et N. Terziev-Tsaroukov.

La Tour TV de Tachkent est une structure unique d'acier et de béton. Elle marie l'architecture traditionnelle ouzbèke et contemporaine. La tour abrite des équipements de radiotélévision ainsi que d'autres types de communication. On peut visiter la plate-forme d'observation et le restaurant « Koinot », situé à une hauteur de . La station météorologique fournit des informations sur l'évolution du temps au secteur agricole. Les ascenseurs grande vitesse amènent du niveau du sol au restaurant en . Des guides fournissent des renseignements sur la tour et sur la ville de Tachkent.

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Headache sufferers flout new drug law
Calls for clinical trials and rethink of legislation as patients claim that magic mushrooms can relieve excruciating condition
Mark Honigsbaum
Tuesday August 2, 2005
Patients who suffer from cluster headaches - a debilitating medical condition for which there is no cure - are flouting the government's ban on magic mushrooms because they say the psychedelic fungi are the only thing to relieve the pain of their attacks.
In the past two years scores of British cluster headache sufferers have turned to magic mushrooms, prompted by reports from the US that suggest that LSD and psilocybin - the active ingredient of magic mushrooms - may be able to control the intensity and duration of their headaches.
Although some have experimented with psychedelics before, the majority have no history of drug taking. But many say they would rather risk jail than forgo a substance that lets them lead a normal life.
Richard Ayliffe, 39, a chronic sufferer from Dudley in the West Midlands, says he has tried conventional treatments but the only thing to have brought him relief is magic mushrooms. Without them he says he would not be able to hold down a job.
"People are quite sympathetic at first but once you've let them down for the third time sympathy turns to exasperation," he says. "Magic mushrooms have enabled me to lead a normal life."
Like other members of ClusterBusters - an online forum where cluster headache sufferers swap notes and discuss alternative treatments - Ayliffe claims that taking magic mushrooms not only interrupts his cycle of headaches, but buys him longer remission periods between attacks. Some sufferers claim that since taking mushrooms they have been pain-free for up to two years.
And, because an attack can come at any time many members stockpiled mushrooms ahead of the government's ban this month.
Last week one member of the group, a 41-year-old father of two who asked to be identified only as Lee, admitted he had already taken one dose in contravention of the ban.
Under the Drugs Act 2005 possession of magic mushrooms is a class A offence punishable by a seven-year prison sentence. Previously, only psilocybin and other preparations of mushrooms, but not the fresh product itself, were controlled.
"The way I see it, either I break the law or forgo the most effective treatment I have found in nearly six years," says Lee.
Since he began taking mushrooms a year ago, he says the intensity of his headaches has shrunk by a third and the remissions between attacks have lengthened to 40 days.
"It's absolutely incredible," he says. "I can't tell you how much magic mushrooms have changed my life."
Spurred by the cases, researchers at Harvard Medical School are hoping for permission from the US food and drug administration to conduct a controlled trial.
John Halpern and his colleague Andrew Sewell have collected 60 case studies from members of ClusterBusters. With the support of the Boston-based Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (Maps), they plan to publish the cases in a leading journal with a view to getting FDA approval for a clinical trial next year.
Maps is already sponsoring an FDA trial of psilocybin for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.
"At this stage we are not advocating anything - we're just trying to gather information and see if we can get a sense of the appropriate dosage," says Rick Doblin, the president of Maps. "Having said that, I find the anecdotal reports pretty convincing."
Cluster headaches come in cycles and are caused by a swelling of the blood vessels in the brain. Sufferers say the pain exceeds that of passing a kidney stone or of childbirth without anaesthetic.
Some have found the pain, which typically extends over one side of the head and face, so unbearable that they have committed suicide.
For episodic sufferers, the headaches typically last several weeks then disappear. But in chronic sufferers - of whom there are an estimated 6,000 in Britain - attacks occur daily, with no more than two weeks' remission in any 12-month period. They can continue for years.
Conventional treatments include oxygen and Imitex (sumatriptan), an anti-migraine medication that constricts the flow of blood in the brain. Since only two injections can be taken in a 24-hour period, however, this is of little use for chronic sufferers.
Verapamil, a calcium channel blocker, can also be used as a prophylactic against attacks, - but to be effective it has to be taken in high doses, increasing the risk of such side effects as cardiac arrest.
Peter Goadsby, professor of neurology at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, and the world's leading expert on cluster headaches, is sceptical about the mushroom therapy.
He argues that the relief reported by some patients may be a placebo effect or owing to natural remission. But he does believe the cases warrant a proper clinical study, particularly as ergotomine - which contains lysergic acid, a precursor of LSD - has been used to treat migraines for years.
"It's possible that mushrooms have some useful effect but it's far from proven," Dr Goadsby says. "Cluster headaches are such a devastating problem that people will turn to anything that seems to work."
But one sufferer, John Hobson, 36, from Barnsley in Yorkshire, says since experimenting with mushrooms last year his night-time attacks have ceased and he no longer gets headaches early in the morning. But because of the change in the law Mr Hobson says he has decided to discontinue the therapy.
"If I could have mushrooms growing in my garden for medical use and I knew I wasn't going to get lifted by the vice squad I would most definitely do it," he says.
"I think the government should introduce an exemption for people in need."
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Magic mushrooms can induce mystical effects, study finds
Study: Psilocybin Relieves OCD Symptoms Wednesday, December 20, 2006
TUCSON, Ariz. - A preliminary study of the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms has found it is effective in relieving the symptoms of people suffering from severe obsessive compulsive disorder, a University of Arizona psychiatrist reports.
Dr. Francisco A. Moreno led the first FDA-approved clinical study of psilocybin since it was outlawed in 1970. The results of the small-scale study are published in the latest edition of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Moreno said the study's intent was only to test the safety of administering psilocybin to patients, and its effectiveness is still in doubt until a larger controlled study can be conducted.
But in each of the nine patients in the study, psilocybin completely removed symptoms of the disorder for a period of about four to 24 hours, with some remaining symptom-free for days, Moreno said.
"What we saw acutely was a drastic decrease in symptoms," Moreno said. "The obsessions would really dissolve or reduce drastically for a period of time."
Best known among the drug culture as magic mushrooms, the hallucinogenic fungus remains a popular illicit drug. Although banned by Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, research into medical uses is allowed.
The new research does not reflect any change in government policy, said Rogene Waite, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Currently, there is no treatment that eases symptoms of the disorder as fast as psilocybin appears to, Moreno said. Other drugs take several weeks to show an effect, but the psilocybin was almost immediate.
The drug is not one that could be taken daily, Moreno said, and many questions remain about its use, including if it would be addictive or if patients would develop a tolerance to the drug.
Moreno hopes to conduct an expanded study that could offer more convincing evidence of its effectiveness.
"We're very cautious about making too much of the early results," Moreno said. "I don't want to characterize it as psychedelics are the way to go. Although it seemed to be safe, this was done in the context of supervision by trained professionals in a medical setting. This is not ready to be used by the public just because nine people tolerated it."
Symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder typically develop in the teen years and can make it difficult hard for patients to lead normal, day-to-day lives.
The nine patients in the study had a range of compulsions, including fear of being contaminated, elaborate cleaning rituals, tapping or touching rituals and mental rituals. One patient wouldn't touch the floor with anything but the soles of his shoes. Others would shower for hours or put on pants over and over again until they felt right.
"They know it's senseless. They know it doesn't do anything for them, but if they don't do it they become very distraught and very uncomfortable and have a very difficult time functioning," Moreno said.
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The ChocoMuseo, located in one of the main streets of the city of Granada, is a destination made for all chocolate lovers. By visiting the museum, taking a chocolate workshop or making a trip to a cacao farm, national and international tourists learn about the history of chocolate, its making process and consumption.
Inside the museum, visitors taste chocolate in its purest form, they also learn how to make a chocolate bar from a cacao seed and listen to the stories about how cacao was first used in Central America, how it got to Europe and became one of the most popular sweets around the world.
In addition to historical information, the museum offers calorie free cacao tea and a sample of 100% Nicaraguan organic chocolate, made without artificial ingredients, preservatives of additives. The ingredients of ChocoMuseo's chocolates vary from peanuts to oranges, others have liquor, coconut, almonds, and other components.
Available everyday at 9 AM, 11 AM, 2 PM, 4 PM or any other time under request. Teachers share ancestral cacao recipes and explain how to make a chocolate bar. The workshops lasts around 2 hours depending on the amount of people. A minimum of two people are required. US$21 dollars for adults and US$12 for kids under 12 plus 15% tax.
Discovering the source of chocolate, feeling the fresh breeze of Lake Nicaragua and observing the majestic views of the Mombacho Volcano and the Granada Islets are part of this trip. It is also possible to have a great birdwatching, explore the tropical forest and the organic cacao and coffee plantations during a horseback ride around the area. Once in the plantations, tourists learn about the different stages of production and processing of cacao beans. US$89 per participant plus 15% tax.
The museum is located on Calle Atravesada, in front of Bancentro.


Gerly Adrien, candidate for State Representative in the upcoming democratic primary, is more than thrilled to invite everyone to her 29th Birthday and Campaign Kickoff Celebration. The event will be held on Saturday, July 28th, from 5:30pm -7:30pm at Village Bar and Grille, located at 38 Norman St, Everett, MA 02149. All is invited, free to attend.
As a commitment to community service every year, Adrien will announce her commitment for this year at the event. This year's theme will be Youth First Focus. "Each time, I walk around in Everett, Everett youth are excited to see my face on the yard sign. They know that it is possible to run for of ce and reach for the stars. That's what this race is about. It's about our community, helping each other. Unity first. My whole life has been dedicated to service and hard work," Adrien stated.
In response to some of the negative comments about where Adrien has been for the 2 years since the election, she will state how she has been working hard in the cancer / sickle cell community and attending MBA business school.
Adrien has been able to help support clinicians and researchers to receive up to $750,000 in funding as well as managing a budget of $4.5 million for the department. It saddens Adrien to know that her opponent is spreading rumors about her without actually asking her what she has been doing.
Said Pressley: "I walk with pride and integrity. I started a new role in understanding the healthcare space, where I work at Boston Medical Center for the past year and half. I am super proud of what I have been able to accomplish there so far. I had to work really hard to get into Boston University Questrom School of Business, which is rated top 35.
Let's talk about working full-time, where I manage and train staff, attending classes from 6-9pm during the weekdays and on weekend's from 9am-5pm, in addition to numerous hours of team projects. Also, during my first semester, I participated in a MBA case competition, traveling to Maryland, where my team (I was the captain), where we won first place $5,000 as the prize and job opportunities for government consulting.
a first-time candidate with no name recognition and fell just 600 votes short of winning. She is running again to continue the fight to improve education, economic development and quality of life for the people of Everett.
The democratic primary election date is Tuesday, September 4, 2018.


Helen Wilkie, firearms licencing manager, says the change is part of a new contract under which G4S will provide a range of services to Lincolnshire police.
?There will be no dramatic changes in firearms licencing?, she said.
?Over a period of two to three years G4S will be looking to see how they can improve the service by bringing in new technology and taking a look at what is needed to be more productive and more efficient.?
?Currently, for example, we need to look at several different systems to carry out checks on applicants and G4S will be investigating how we can reduce the amount of time and work involved in that.?
?The responsibility for firearms licencing remains with the police but the Firearm Enquiry Officers will be employed by G4S although my job is not being transferred. The changes I envisage will be directed at making us more efficient. The priority will remain providing a good service to certificate holders and ensuring public safety.?
It is thought that as many as ten other police forces in the country are currently considering following Lincolnshire?s lead.
Police Authority Chairman, Barry Young, said: ?By taking over a range of support functions, G4S will contribute to the force?s aim of being able to put 97% of its warranted officers in frontline roles by April?.
Kim Challis, group managing director of G4S government and outsourcing, said: ?We are delighted to have the opportunity to implement many new innovations, such as our purpose-built ?Bridewell? custody suites ? the first of which will be completed within a year?.
Lincolnshire Police Authority have announced a 3.96% increase on the council tax precept. This will mean an increase of 0.14 pence a week to council tax payer in band D.
Cleveland has a £175 million contract, Devon and Cornwall, run by IBM have already outsourced staff and anecdotal information would suggest they are now regretting it.
Chief Officers in Cleveland are suspended pending investigation, however it is not known at this time if the suspensions are connected to the outsourcing to I.T company, Steria.
Police Staff are already under the cosh from threats to terms and conditions, pensions reform, frozen pay, collaboration, cuts and the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners who will bring yet another dimension to an already complicated landscape.


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Gray's Store
Designated the "Oldest Continuously Operating Store in the United States" in 2007 by Rhode Island officials, Gray's Store was forced to close after the unexpected death of its owner Grayton Waite in 2012. The store was first established by Samuel Church in 1788, and the Gray Family purchased it in 1879. Grayton Waite was the sixth generation of that family to own and operate the store. His son Jonah is now the seventh-generation owner of the store and he hopes to reopen the business in a way that will benefit the community.
Gray's Store was also the site of the first post office in all of Little Compton. It remained the only post office from 1804 until a second office was established on the Commons in 1830. Both Manchester's Store and Gray's Store had post offices inside them, with the official post office rotating between the stores depending on which political party was in power and had the ability to appoint a new postmaster.
Mary Moniz ran the third Adamsville Post Office from a small building on Crandall Road built on family land. The fourth post office, pictured here and still in use today on Crandall Road, was built in the 1950s by George Carr, the Postmaster at the time.
Interior of Gray's Store
This photo from the early 1900s depicts the interior of Gray's Store. Included in the photo are a number of members of the Gray family who have owned and operated the store since 1879. The young girl in the center of the photo is Mille Hart Waite, the mother of Grayton Waite, who operated the store until the time of his death in 2012. Photo courtesy of Jonah Waite. View File Details Page
Waite Family
Millie and Leonard Waite with their sons, Gordon and Grayton -- the fifth and sixth generation owners of Gray's Store. Photo courtesy of Jonah Waite. View File Details Page
Marion Hart & Millie Waite
Marion Hart with her daughter, Millie Hart Waite. Photo courtesy of Jonah Waite. View File Details Page
Grayton and Jonah Waite
Sixth-generation owner of the Gray's Store, Grayton Waite, with his young son Jonah. With his father's death in 2012, Jonah Waite became the seventh-generation owner of this longstanding Adamsville institution. Photo courtesy of Jonah Waite. View File Details Page
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May's 'hash crash' was a shot cast over the bow for Twitter-keen traders, and the vendors that support them, but with revised methodologies, automated Twitter reading technologies may have lurched a half-step ahead of traditional trading strategies.
As with many new technologies, Twitter - and social media more broadly - was initially hailed as an information panacea - applicable to everything, and surely beneficial to areas where the rapid dissemination of information was key. Financial markets seemed to fit the bill, but not much happened.
Now, it seems, the micro-blogging website has breached a barrier rival social media sites have failed to, and its data can be injected directly into trading decisions.
This week, results of a study by Knowsis, a firm dedicated to developing technology and methodologies around social media strategies for investors, were released. It used social media sentiment to craft simple trading strategies - with broadly positive outcomes.
The results: the strategies showed a 46% annualised return for a portfolio of stocks compared to 13.6% for the S&P 500 over the same period. While this headline figure may gloss over the intricacies of making trading decisions based on 140-character snippets of text, it does suggest the era of social media has well and truly engulfed financial markets.
Knowsis crafted its methodology around one core idea: will sentiment make a difference to asset prices?
Deciding if what is said on Twitter by specific individuals or organisations will affect the market seems fraught with complexity, nuance and quite frankly, danger. Last month's Twitter crash, where Associated Press' Twitter feed was hacked and spat out false breaking news of a White House attack, confirmed that markets are ever vulnerable to breaking news, regardless of its integrity. Firms like Knowsis will have to craft their tools to absorb such abnormalities as best they can, but one expects markets to continue reacting shockingly to shocking news.
A major factor in social media's rise in markets set to continue will be the growth of Twitter as a news outlet - or rather as a forum for news outlets and influential (and non-influential) individuals to voice ideas, opinions and news in the fastest consumable format.
The take-up of these technologies will run in tandem with automated news reading tools that scan trusted online news websites to establish sentiment - positive or negative - for a particular financial instrument, and feed the information into algorithms that execute trades based on that information.
Social media's impact on markets and trading has appeared somewhat muted until now, but when real - and possibly higher - returns are at stake, the distance between a Twitter feed and traders' blotter will surely shrink.


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From Mangia to Murder by Caroline Mickelson
Little Italy, 1946
Sophia Mancini would have enjoyed the grand opening celebration of her family's private detective agency if the volatile chef at Vincenzo's Ristorante had actually survived the meal. But before Sophia's chilled spoon hit the spumoni, someone plunged a knife into Vincenzo's back and the word on everyone's lips went from mangia to murder.
Visit the author at http://carolinemickelson.com/.
Model photo ©Caroline Mickelson.
Loyalty's Web by Joyce DiPastena
Heléne de Laurant has not forgotten how the Earl of Gunthar destroyed her father's castle during Henry II's war with his sons. Apparently neither have her family and friends, for when someone tries to murder Gunthar, every sign points in their direction. Heléne realizes the only way to prove her loved ones' innocence is by exposing the true assassin.
As Heléne and Gunthar spar over the identity of the traitor, fierce determination gives way to mutual attraction. Heléne must race against time, and dark secrets of the past, to unmask the would-be killer before the kingdom plunges back into war and takes the life of the man she has unexpectedly learned to love.
Visit the author at http://joyce-dipastena.com.
The Summer Bird by S.M. Carrière
After a devastating raid by the slavers of the eastern Ottalan Empire that cripples her clan, killing the chieftain and his wife, Seraphimé, princess of the Osprey Clan, is left for dead in the snows of her homeland, the Sierran Tundra.
Rescued and then guided by an ancient god who seeks to wake the tundra and rally her nations against the looming Eagle of the Desert, Seraphimé is instructed to strike south for the homeland of the proud and war-like Greyl tribes to seek aid for her beleaguered people.
The terms of that alliance are more than she can bear.
As Seraphimé struggles to choose between her duty and her heart, the Tigil Mstusa plots in the centre of the desert Ottalan Empire. His raiding party obliterated by a mysterious man and his three black hounds in the tundra, Mtsusa wants revenge and he plans to enact it with the full force of the mighty Ottalan Empire behind him.
Unless Seraphimé makes peace with her fate, she risks the destruction of her people, and the god whom she loves.
The Summer Bird is volume one of the two volume epic The Seraphimé Saga.
Visit the author at http://www.smcarriere.com.
Intrigue by Jaimey Grant
A troubled lady...
Malvina is in over her head. Blackmail, highway robbery, murder, and treason are just some of the crimes she's become embroiled in. With each passing day, her chances of escape—and survival—lessen.
A bored gentleman...
Gideon stumbles upon a holdup where all is not as it seems. Kidnapping one of the robbers' accomplices hands him the very lady he was sent to investigate. Is she caught up in her husband's treasonous activities, as his superiors suspect, or is simple highway robbery more her cup of tea?
A dangerous alliance...
Gideon is determined to help Malvina even if doing so leads to some unpleasant truths. Malvina acknowledges her need for Gideon's help, but accepting might require her to make the ultimate sacrifice: her son.
Visit the author at http://www.jaimeygrant.com.
Sunshine Rising by Collette Scott
Five years ago, Cherisse Nicholson's world collapsed. In a freak accident, her beloved husband, Police Sergeant Brandon Nicholson, was killed in the line of duty. However, all was not as it seemed. With the help of the Evans family, Brandon's death was investigated, and an international plot came to light involving powerful businessmen and the Mexican cartels. The Evans' banded together in a multi-agency case to catch those involved and put them away forever.
With John Woods, Nathan Medina, and Rocky Alvarez behind bars, there is hope that they have stopped a massive smuggling organization – at least until next time. Now it falls upon Assistant U.S. Attorney, Robert Wolffard, to bring them to justice while the Evans' prepare for their next case. However, their hard work does not come without a price. As Wolffard struggles to keep the major players in jail, he meets the sergeant's widow, Cherisse Nicholson, and her two fatherless sons, and suddenly the case becomes more personal. The ambitious but lonely lawyer falls in love with her family while Cherisse clings to her unwavering loyalty to her deceased husband. She has a choice: continue to live with his memory, or take a chance at a new beginning.
While Wolffard builds the case of his career and grapples with his personal life, he and the Evans' learn that they are the targets of an assassination. The cartels do not take the loss of their product easily, and they want them all to pay. Will Wolffard live long enough to convince Cherisse to take a chance on him, or will she receive his body in pieces? How many of the Evans boys will live to see the end of the trial?
The Evans family runs headlong into danger, and they learn the hard way not to become too confident of their skills in this explosive culmination of the Woods trial.
Visit the author at http://www.collettescott.com.
Neverland by Anna Katmore
Why is there a boy who doesn't want to grow up? How can an apple start the sweetest romance in fairytale history? And what does a ruthless pirate have to do with it all?
Angelina McFarland loves reading fairytales. But she never dreamed of falling right into one herself. That's exactly what happens when she slips on her balcony and a flying Peter Pan catches her mid-fall.
Ending up in Neverland where no one seems to age and laws of nature are out of control, Angel has no idea how to get home. Worse, the ruthless Captain Hook captures her and keeps her trapped on his ship, the Jolly Roger, where she gets caught between the lines of a timeless battle. But the more time Angel spends with the captain, the more she sees beneath his ruthless façade.
As Angel desperately tries to find a way to return to her real life, she discovers a train ticket to London in her pocket. It won't be any help in getting off the island, but as her memory fades away the longer she stays, this is all she has left to remind her of her former life and why she can't give up trying.
Or is staying in Neverland forever the better choice after all?
Visit the author at http://annakatmore.com.


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SOLOMON: Can "E-Government" Bring Us Point-and-Click Democracy?
There's a slick new term surfing its way into the mass media. "E-government."
Al Gore has given it a big shove forward with a major campaign speech. "The power of government," he proclaimed, "should not be locked away in Washington, but put at your service -- no further than your keyboard." Gore promised online access to almost every government service by 2003: "Together, we will transform America's collection of ramshackle bureaucracies into an e-government that works for every American."
Many citizens would be glad to see the Internet streamline their dealings with federal agencies. But we're now hearing claims that go way beyond matters of efficiency -- to conflate convenience and democracy. "You should not have to wait in line to communicate with your self-government," Gore said in his June 5 speech, evoking visions of "a new system of e-government."
The vice president correctly figured on a spate of respectful news stories when he declared that his plans for booting up an "Information Age government" amount to "a second American revolution." But let's get a grip. These days, even accounting for customary political hyperbole, the rhetoric about e-government is somewhere between exaggerated and absurd.
No matter how much officeholders vow to level the digital playing field, the barriers will loom much higher for some than for others. Ability to take part in government should not be determined by economic resources. Imbalances in access to state-of-the-art computers and the latest software just exacerbate the kind of chronic inequities that the Internet supposedly alleviates.
The digital divide is far from the only problem with the e-government boom. While Gore asserts that it will bring remedies to "an electorate that is too often alienated and often feels voiceless in a system corroded by special interests and powerless to make change," the whole idea of online government is a cyber-placebo. The notion that e-government gives power to the powerless is nice -- but delusional.
No matter how dazzling, technology doesn't empower people. People can empower themselves. And they remain supplicants to centralized economic and political power if they rely on sitting in front of screens, downloading government documents and filling out forms on official websites.
As a matter of fact, the prevailing concepts of e-government are fully compatible with a wide variety of regimes that have little or no use for democratic decision-making.
Four days before Gore's big e-government speech, he announced that Jordan will become the thirteenth nation to participate in the Clinton administration's Internet for Economic Development initiative -- which aims to "foster the development of e-government." Jordan's rulers, led by King Abdullah, are moving to integrate the trappings of e-government into their authoritarian monarchy.
One of the charter members of the American initiative for e-government is Egypt, which continues to commit serious human rights abuses. According to the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists, the press laws in Egypt are "draconian."
Or consider Singapore, where the government is so arbitrary and repressive that it has maintained a ban on chewing gum since 1992. As the country's Straits Times newspaper noted recently, "anyone caught importing, manufacturing or selling chewing gum can be fined" -- up to $5,800.
The defense minister of Singapore, Tony Tan, cheerily boasted on June 6: "We have begun the process of transforming ourselves into an e-government." He did not mention any plans to lift the national ban on gum, which Premier Goh Chok Tong describes as necessary for the smooth functioning of Singapore's transit system: "There were urchins who put the chewing gum where doors open, holding back the schedules."
For autocrats who don't want to gum up the works with messy liberties, "e-government" can provide a sheen of ultra-modernity without disrupting basic power relations. Singapore officials plan to spend $872 million for e-government during the next three years. Who knows, the program may even help to keep the subway trains running on time.
In a country such as Singapore or Egypt, the e-government pretensions are likely to be transparent. In the United States, the pronouncements of politicians and media commentators are apt to encounter credulous enthusiasm when we confuse convenience with democracy -- and technical advances with civic ones.
Point-and-click ersatz democracy may be perfect for a governance system tacitly predicated on illusions of choice. And if it all seems "interactive," so much the better.
Norman Solomon is a syndicated columnist. His latest book is "The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media."


I absolutely love my new GBL/Harmony bag! Thank you both so much for it. The fabric is beautiful. I have to admit, though, that right now I think it's too pretty to throw groceries into. So I'm using it for a project bag for one of my many on-going projects. Some day I'm sure it will get used for shopping, too.


01:02 — Famed violinist Itzhak Perlman fondly remembers the day he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from Obama.
03:58 — Cartoon Donald Trump, star of 'Our Cartoon President' on Showtime, says the midterm elections are all about him. Unless they don't go well.
07:27 — Do Republicans or Democrats have kinkier fantasies? The answer won't surprise you.
10:17 — With Election Day getting closer and closer, 'Billy on the Street' host Billy Eichner is feeling the urge to vote running through his body.


Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure -0.4 C with 9 km/h winds out of the southeast contributing to a -4 windchill.
What's the old cliche? If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. Nowadays it's more like: if you don't like the weather, drive an hour south. On Tuesday, heavy snowfalls pounded much of southern Alberta and the Rockies, but stopped short of reaching anything north of Wetaskawin — almost as if a line was drawn in the sand. It might be winter down south, but up here it's actually quite nice, and things are expected to improve heading into the weekend with forecasters calling for sunny skies and 10 C Saturday and 11 C Sunday. Not too shabby if you ask me.
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h near noon. High 7 C. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight: Clear. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low -3 C. Wind chill -7 overnight.
Tomorrow: Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. High 6 C. UV index 3 or moderate. Low -1 C.


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WHEREAS, _________________________, hereinafter called the Grantor, is the owner in fee simple of certain real property, hereinafter called "Restricted Property", located at __________________________, which property is legally described as follows:
(metes and bounds);
WHEREAS, the Restricted Property contains Waters of the United States under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Chicago District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344);
WHEREAS, the Grantor is the beneficiary of a Corps of Engineers permit number [Permit Number] ("Permit") attached hereto as Exhibit A, to [describe work authorized, e.g. "place fill in wetlands contained on the Restricted Property" or "place fill in wetlands on other than the Restricted Property ("other wetlands")"] in accordance with plans which form a part of the Permit and;
WHEREAS, in consideration for the Grantor to [describe work authorized], the Grantor will [describe any mitigation that is part of the Restricted Property, e.g. for created wetlands- "mitigate the adverse environmental effects resulting from the placement of fill material in other wetlands by enhancing, enlarging, and/or creating wetlands per the approved wetland mitigation plan [and establishing a buffer around said wetlands], which when completed will be what is described as the Restricted Property and"] dedicate the Restricted Property for the perpetual use as a conservancy area in accordance with the terms and conditions of this document, the Permit, and the Real Property Conservation Rights Act, 765 ILCS 120, or other applicable Illinois law;
WHEREAS, a permit to [describe work authorized] would not have been granted but for the dedication of the Restricted Property for conservation purposes, and the Grantor specifically acknowledges as fact that said permit is issued in consideration for the execution and recording of this document and compliance with the covenants and deed restrictions herein;
WHEREAS, the Grantor acknowledges that these land use restrictions and other terms of this deed restriction may only be changed, modified, amended or revoked upon express written approval for the change, modification, amendment or revocation of this deed restriction from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that is witnessed, authenticated, and recorded pursuant to the law of the State of Illinois with such amendment, modification, or revocation instrument;
NOW THEREFORE, the Grantor, for and in consideration of the facts recited above enters into the following covenants and deed restrictions on behalf of himself/herself, his/her heirs and assigns:
These land use restrictions and other terms of these deed restrictions and covenants may be changed, modified or revoked only upon express written approval of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that is witnessed, authenticated, and recorded pursuant to the law of the State of Illinois;
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will have the right to enforce by proceedings in law or equity the covenants and deed restrictions set out herein and this right shall not be waived by one or more incidents of failure to enforce said right;
Employees of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will have the right to view the Restricted Property in its natural, scenic, and open condition and the right to enter Restricted Property at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting Restricted Property to determine if the Grantor, or his heirs or assigns, is complying with the covenants and deed restrictions herein;
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no dredged or fill material placed on Restricted Property except as necessary for completion of mitigation as provided pursuant to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit number [Permit Number];
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no commercial, industrial, agricultural, residential developments, buildings, or structures, including but not limited to: signs, billboards, other advertising material, or other structures placed on Restricted Property;
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no removal or destruction of trees or plants, mowing, draining, plowing, mining, removal of topsoil, sand, rock, gravel, minerals or other material except as necessary for completion of mitigation as provided pursuant to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit number [Permit Number] and the associated special conditions;
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no operation of snowmobiles, dunebuggies, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles or any other types of motorized vehicles, except as necessary for completion of mitigation as provided pursuant to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit number [Permit Number];
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no application of insecticides or herbicides except as specified by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers permit number [Permit Number];
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no grazing or keeping of cattle, sheep, horses or other livestock;
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no hunting or trapping on the Restricted Property;
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no utility lines placed overhead or within the Restricted Property, including but not limited to: telephone or other communication lines, electrical, gas, water or sewer. Existing lines may remain, but any maintenance work requiring intrusion into the Restricted Property shall require prior authorization by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
Without prior express written consent from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers there shall be no modifications to the hydrology of the Restricted Property, either directly or indirectly, that would allow more water onto, or that would drain water away from, the Restricted Property. Such prohibited modifications include, but are not limited to: ditching, changes to any water control structures, repairing of drainage tiles, or alterations to any naturally occurring structures;
The terms and conditions of these deed restrictions and covenants shall bind the Grantor, his heirs and assigns to the extent of their legal and/or equitable interest in Restricted Property, and these deed restrictions and covenants shall run with the land in perpetuity and be binding on the Restricted Property and its owner(s) forever;
The terms and conditions of these deed restrictions and covenants shall be both explicitly included in any transfer, conveyance, or encumbrance of Restricted Property or any part thereof, and; any instrument of transfer, conveyance, or encumbrance affecting all or any part of Restricted Property shall set forth the terms and conditions of this document; and
If any provision of this Deed Restriction, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is found to be invalid, the remainder of the provisions of this Deed Restriction, or the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is found to be invalid, as the case may be, shall not be affected thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Grantor has caused its [corporate seal to be hereto affixed, and has caused its name to be signed to these presents by its President, and attested by its Secretary,] OR [name to be signed] this _____ day of __________________, 20 ___.
_____________________________________ [Impress Corporate Seal Here]
Grantor Name [or Grantor Corporation PRESIDENT Name]
[Name of Corporation]
[Corporation SECRETARY Name]
County of _____________
I, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the State aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that personally known to me to be [the President of the corporation, and personally known to me to be the Secretary of said corporation, and personally known to me to be] the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person and severally acknowledged that [as such President and Secretary,] they signed and delivered the said instrument, [and caused the corporate seal of said corporation to be affixed thereto, pursuant to authority given by the Board of Directors of said corporation,] as their free and voluntary act, [and as the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation,] for the uses and purposes therein set forth,
Given under my hand and official seal, this ____ day of ______________, A.D. 20 ___.
My Commission expires ____________________, 20___.