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Traditional Medicines and OTC Products
Olaniwun Ajayi LP / Nigeria
The low-down on the situation regarding traditional medicines and OTC products in Nigerian Pharma. Prepared in association with Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a leading law firm in Nigeria, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Nigeria, available to purchase here for USD 99.
1. What are the regulatory requirements for traditional, herbal, complementary, or alternative medicines and devices?
Herbal medicines and related products are products that contain exclusively active ingredients of one or more herbal substances or one or more herbal preparations, or one or more such herbal substances in combination with one or more such herbal preparations presenting with therapeutic and prophylactic claims.
Traditional, Herbal, Complementary and alternative medicines and devices must be registered with NAFDAC before they can be imported, used, sold, manufactured or advertised in Nigeria.
Advertisements for complementary and alternative medicine are also not to state or imply in absolute terms or by quotation out of context, that any complementary and alternative medicine is "safe" or has "guaranteed efficacy" or special status. Nor contain any statement claiming or implying a superlative function such as "most effective" "least toxic, "best tolerated" or other special status.
The label of complementary and alternative medicine is to specify conspicuously in the information panel the name and full location address of the factory of the manufacturer or packer; a quantitative list of ingredients of the complementary and alternative medicine by their botanical names or, by their common names, are also to be declared quantitatively on the advertisement label.
Products should be handled and transported under conditions which prevent deterioration, contamination, spoilage and breakage to ensure that the product quality is maintained up to the time of delivery to the consumer while the devices are to conform with the standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
2. Can these traditional, herbal, complementary, or alternative products be advertised directly to the public?
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Advertisement) Regulations 2018 regulates the advertisement of traditional, herbal, complimentary or alternative products, the Regulations allows for direct public advertisement of these products provided
they have been registered with NAFDAC,
the advertisement has the approval of NAFDAC,
they are not extemporaneous complementary or alternative medicine
such advertisement does not relate to complementary or alternative medicine as a cure, prevention, treatment for any disease conditions listed in Schedule 1 or as may be prescribed by the Agency
NAFDAC by the Regulations also require that the advertisement of such medicine must be accurate, complete, clear and designed to promote credibility and trust by the general public and health care practitioners, as such statements or illustrations in labelling or advertisement shall not mislead the public directly, indirectly or by implication. Cautionary label or disclaimer statement must be displayed on the label and advertisement materials of complementary and alternative medicine.
3. What health, advertising, and marketing claims may be made for traditional, herbal, complementary, or alternative products?
The Drug and Drug Products Advertisement Regulations define a claim to mean any presentation, which states, suggests or implies that the product has particular qualities relating to its origin, nutritional properties, nature, processing, composition or any other quality.
Claims can be made for traditional, herbal, complementary and alternative products except as expressly prohibited by NAFDAC. The Regulation proscribes the inclusion of certain claims in the advertisement or marketing of these products and as such no complementary and alternative medicine advertisement shall in addition to other restrictions contained in the Regulation:
contain such word as "magic" "miracle'' or an exotic description such as "upper potency" or such other words as to induce the daily or continuous use of the product;
contain a message that if the reader/viewer or listener does not use a particular product his disease/ailment shall be aggravated;
over dramatize any symptoms by way of drawing a picture of a pregnant woman, patient with backache, or use throbbing sounds like heartbeats, coughing or agonizing cries;
disparage or attack unfairly, any competitive products, goods or services.
Also, all herbal products (without established clinical studies) label and advert documents must include a caveat that the claims contained in the packaging or labelling document has not been evaluated by NAFDAC.
4. What are the regulatory requirements for over-the- counter (non-prescription) medications?
The provisions of the Drug and Drugs Products (Registration) Regulations 2018 serve as regulatory framework for non-prescription medications. The Regulation provides certain conditions which a product must satisfy in order to qualify as Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicine. A foreign drug product may be registered as an OTC on the basis of its OTC status from its country of origin if it has been marketed as an OTC for a minimum of 5 continuous years in the country of origin and in sufficient quantity, or subject to other requirements as may be prescribed by NAFDAC.
NAFDAC will not register a product as an over –the-counter drug product unless; (x) it is demonstrated that there is an established efficacy and safety of use among the relevant population (y) there is no specific safety concern limiting its safe use without medical assistance (z) indication for its use is easily diagnosable or self-limiting as the case may be (xx) pack presentation is tailored to the approved duration and indication of use.
5. Are there any limitations on locations or channels through which OTC products may be sold?
No, In so far as OTC products are sold by in premises owned by Pharmacists and the patent and proprietary medicines vendors licensees licensed under the Pharmacists Council of Nigerian Act.
6. What health, advertising, and marketing claims may be made for OTC products?
Claims in relation to OTC drugs are representation, which suggests or implies that the product has particular qualities relating to its origin, nutritional properties, nature, processing, composition or any other quality"
All Claims except those expressly prohibited by NAFDAC in the Drug and Drug Products Regulations can be made in relation to OTC drugs. Such claims regarding words such as "magic" "miracle'' are prohibited.
The Regulation also prohibits claims which:
In addition, Over-the-Counter (OTC) drugs are to include the Caveat "If Symptoms Persist after 3 Days, Consult Your Doctor/Physician".
7. Can OTC products be marketed or advertised directly to the public?
Where an over the Counter Drug is duly registered with NAFDAC, it can be marketed and advertised directly to the public, provided also that both the brand name and the generic name of such drugs are boldly stated on it.
8. What is the mechanism by which a prescription-only product can be converted to an OTC product?
There are currently no laid down mechanism for product switch from Prescription only medicine to Over-the-Counter drug, however, by the Drug and Drug Product Regulation 2018; a conversion or switch from prescription only product to OTC is prohibited except approved by NAFDAC.
There are however no modalities or laid down rules indicative of the conditions, ratios, or factors which NAFDAC may consider in denying or granting approval for the conversion.
9. What are the requirements for the importation of either traditional medicines or OTC products?
Where it is demonstrated that (x) there is an established efficacy and safety of use among the relevant population (y) there is no specific safety concern limiting its safe use without medical assistance (z) indication for its use is easily diagnosable or self-limiting as the case may be (xx) pack presentation is tailored to the approved duration and indication of use then these products may be imported into Nigeria.
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Lecture by Tomer Levi, "Jewish Education in Ottoman Beirut"
September 27, 2013 / Havurah
Lecture by Tomer Levi, Ph.D.
"Jewish Education in Ottoman Beirut: The Case of the Tif'eret Israel School, Al-Madrasa al-wataniyya al-Isra'iliyya"
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The case of Tiferet Israel, a Jewish school that was founded in Beirut in 1874, falls within the broader subject of the modernization of Jewish education (and generally, Jewish life) in the Middle East in the late Ottoman period. Dr. Levi will speak about this unique school, the reasons for its founding, and its relatively short life-span, placing them within context of colonialism in the late 19th century.
Dr. Tomer Levi is Director of the Brandeis University/Middlebury College Program in Israel.
A native of Haifa, Tomer received his B.A. (1998) and M.A. (2001) in History of the Jewish People from Haifa University. He then moved to the U.S. to study at Brandeis University, where he focused his studies on the modern history of Jews in the world of Islam. While at Brandeis, Tomer worked with the Hebrew faculty, and gained experience in Hebrew language instruction. He also taught Hebrew at Tufts University. After receiving his Ph.D. from Brandeis, Tomer returned to Israel (2009), and continued his research as a post-doctoral fellow at Ben-Gurion University, where he now serves as the director of the Brandeis University/Middlebury College Program.
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Made in North Yorkshire: Kearton Brothers
Our third Great North Yorkshire Son or Daughter come in a pair, and are brothers Richard and Cherry Kearton. The brothers were born in the tiny Swaledale village of Thwaite and went on to become global pioneers of early wildlife photography.
Left: Cherry Kearton hanging off a cliff with his camera attached to his back, it shows the lengths the brothers went to get the perfect shot!
Centre: Thwaite village sign, the childhood home of the Kearton brothers
Right: Richard Kearton c.1925, with two birds perched on his hat!
Richard Kearton was the elder brother, born on 2nd January 1862, and Cherry was born on 8th July 1871, they had another brother, Foster (Jack) and two sisters, Jane and Margaret.
PR/MUK 1/14 Baptism of Richard Kearton, 28th January 1862
PR/MUK 1/14 Baptism of Cherry Kearton, 28th September 1871
An inspiring landscape
The brothers came from humble roots; they were brought up in relative poverty, at a time when the Swaledale lead mines were in decline. Day-to-day life, as well as the surrounding landscape could be harsh, but also offered great opportunity for inspiration and adventure. The brothers' father, John (known as Jack) Kearton taught them where to find birds' nests, and how to identify different bird songs. Their grandfather, Cherry, was a keen fisherman, and would take both boys out to teach them how to fish. The brothers spent their childhood surrounded by people with a shared passion for the natural world.
Left: The view of the Swaledale hills, taken from the edge of the small village of Thwaite.
Right: Overlooking the village of Thwaite, showing the landscape that was on the Kearton brother's doorstep as children, and where the inspiration to explore wildlife through photography was sparked.
We spoke to Helen Guy, trustee of the Keld Resource Centre, to find out more about the Kearton brothers, and why they are Great North Yorkshire Sons.
Whilst in Thwaite, Richard and Cherry lived at Corner House with their family. This has been remembered as the childhood home of the Kearton brothers with engravings surrounding the front door, including animals and the brothers' initials and years of birth.
The engravings on Corner House, the childhood home of the Kearton brothers in Thwaite. It shows Richard Kearton's initials and year of birth on the left of the door, and Cherry Kearton's initials and year of birth on the right of the door. Above the doorframe is engravings of animals, to show the brother's lifelong dedication to exploring wildlife.
Overcoming hardship
When Richard was seven years old, he suffered a serious accident whilst climbing a tree trying to view a birds' nest. He severely damaged his hip in the process and was taken to a bone-setter at an inn. The bone-setter was drunk whilst operating on Richard, and two other drunk men had to hold Richard down during the operation due to a lack of anaesthetic. This affected Richard for the rest of his life, as he was left with one leg shorter than the other and a slight limp. Despite the lifelong injuries that Richard had suffered, he nonetheless pursued a physically demanding career in farming.
Richard and Cherry both went to school in Muker, (which is now an art gallery and craft centre). Their attendance at the school is commemorated with a plaque for each of them outside the old school house. The school log books for Muker, record the dates when the plaques were erected.
Plaques dedicated to Richard and Cherry Kearton outside the old Muker school house.
Richard's plaque was commissioned after his death in 1928, and the log book shows his plaque was officially opened on 25 June 1929. It reads:
'This tablet was erected by public subscription in memory of Richard Kearton F.Z.S [Fellow of the Zoology Society] Naturalist, author and lecturer born 2nd Jan 1862 died 8th Feb 1928. He was educated at this school.'
Similarly, Cherry's plaque was commissioned after his death in 1940. His plaque was officially opened on 27th September 1943, with his widow, Ada Forrest, present at the unveiling. It reads:
'In memory of Cherry Kearton naturalist, author and explorer. Pioneer of wildlife photography July 1871- Sept 1940. Educated at this school'.
There are also accounts in the log book of the brothers' visits back to the school upon their return to the Dales. The Muker school log book shows that Richard Kearton visited the school in June 1926, when he 'gave a short address to the boys and girls'.
S/MUK 1/2 Entry dated 28th June 1926 in the Muker school log book
It also shows that in September 1934, Cherry Kearton visited the school 'to take photos of the children leaving school as an illustration to a book he is writing'.
S/MUK 1/3 Entry dated 14th September 1934 in the Muker school log book
The brothers' visits back to the Dales later in life shows the connection and fondness they must have had to the area.
Wildlife photography pioneers
The brothers always pushed themselves and the limits of the photographic technology available at the time. To achieve many of the wildlife photographs that they captured, they created natural hides where they could sit and wait for birds and other animals to return to their habitats whilst in disguise. Their hides included an artificial ox, which they constructed with the help of a taxidermist and covered in ox skin. The brothers would crouch inside the ox, and position the camera on top of a wooden frame inside and wait patiently for the right shot.
Left: The Kearton brothers' famous ox hide, where they could sit inside and photograph animals whilst in disguise.
Right: The Kearton brothers with a ladder up a tree, another of the risky techniques they used to capture photographs of birds.
As a result of their innovative techniques, in 1892, the brothers became the first to take a photograph of a birds' nest with eggs inside (see picture below). The brothers had to overcome many physical obstacles to capture the shots they did. This included climbing sheer cliffs and waiting patiently for hours inside often claustrophobic conditions, without moving for hours. They were utterly committed to getting the perfect shot, no matter the risk.
Left: The first ever photograph of a birds' nest with eggs, taken by Cherry Kearton in 1892.
Right: Photograph of a female sparrow hawk and its young taken by Cherry Kearton
The brothers cemented their partnership through the publication of several books together, Richard would write the content, and Cherry would take the photographs. In 1895, the brothers published their first ground-breaking book entitled 'British Birds' Nests How, Where and When to Find and Identify Them'. It was seen as revolutionary at the time as it was the first nature book illustrated throughout with photographs. Their passion for wildlife photography was so apparent, that it is thought to have inspired a young Sir David Attenborough to pursue a career in wildlife film and photography! Both brothers were determined to learn as much as they could about nature through practical research.
As Richard Kearton himself wrote in his book entitled 'Wild Nature's Ways' (1909):
'To learn to appreciate the beauties of the world in which we live is a great victory. It establishes within us a never-failing source of pleasure, and enhances the value of existence a thousand fold.'
Explorers and conservationists
Throughout his life Cherry travelled across the world taking photographs and filming, whilst Richard was more home based due to his injuries. In 1909 Cherry Kearton's travels took him on tour around Africa with President Theodore Roosevelt, with whom he built a close friendship. Whilst in Africa, Cherry took the first and perhaps the only photograph of a Masai tribe hunting, he also took photographs of lions and zebras in their natural environment.
Both Cherry and Richard Kearton have been described as conservationists and ahead of their time, as through their photography they wanted to promote the idea of seeing animals alive, rather than hunting to kill as was popular at the time.
Cherry Kearton is also noted for filming the first aerial view over London on 4 May 1908, when he joined the Spencer brothers in their flight over the capital, narrowly escaping severe injury when the engine broke down mid-flight!
We would like to thank the members of the public and the Keld Resource Centre for sharing their knowledge and stories of the Kearton brothers with us.
If you are interested in finding out more about the Kearton brothers, the Keld Resource Centre has a photographic archive on their website, and a transcript of Helen Guy's lecture notes, entitled 'Legacy of the Kearton brothers'.
The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford hold a camera once owned by Cherry and Richard Kearton, and further information relating to the brothers' impact upon photography.
Many of Richard Kearton's own publications have been digitised and are available to view online, including his above quoted book, 'Wild Nature's Ways'.
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Obama Will Speak at Boise State U. and U. of Kansas
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President Obama will speak at two universities—Boise State University and the University of Kansas—in the two days after he delivers his State of the Union address, on Tuesday. He will appear at Boise State
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Enron Opens on Broadway
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"I believe in God, I believe in democracy, and I believe in the Company." So says fallen Enron CEO Kenneth Lay's character in the musical based on the 2001 financial scandal, a surreal interpretation that sets corporate malfeasance against a backdrop of techno beats, fluorescent-lit pole dances, and transparent plastic furniture. The production, which opened in London's West End to raves, moves to New York's Broadhurst Theatre and attempts to put the business back in show business. And if success is found stateside, the Enron song-and-dance may not end there — Columbia Pictures has already bought the film rights to the show. — ZW
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We received this catalog over Christmas and it is typical of how disconnected catalog companies are from a changing customer base. It's as if Chefs has forgotten that the digital world is upon us. They are trying to use negative reinforcement to get me to keep getting a their catalog, as if it were a magazine. I am not an active customer. If I don't buy something, they will stop sending me a catalog. How are they missing the mark?
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In my last blog entry, I mentioned several math books I've been reading lately. Over the weekend I wrapped up reading Mathematicians: An Outer View of the Inner World, and wanted to take the opportunity to review it here.
Mathematicians: An Outer View of the Inner World is a hardcover book of photos that centers around 92 well-established mathematicians. It is a work of art that presents, through each of the glossy images (which are printed on excellent quality paper), an autobiographical note on the left, and a large, black and white photograph of a mathematician on the right hand side.
The beautiful portraits, along with the short essays, help the reader to establish a brief emotional connection with each mathematician, as you become privy to the "outer view of their inner world". Some of the featured mathematicians are young, many are older, some are well-known worldwide, others are relatively unknown. Their stories are intense and each fascinating in its own right. Many of these brilliant minds lived through WW2, and found that doing so had a strong impact on their lives and career choices.
Each mathematician interpreted the assignment of writing their micro-bio in a different way. Some tell you about their childhood and how they came to discover they joy of mathematics, others about what their biggest accomplishments to date have been, and a few talk about the open challenges they see in their field. The common thread amongst this diverse group is the wondrous search for knowledge, beauty and truth that transpires from their words. As Mariana Cook (the book's photographer) mentions in the foreword, though she has photographed scientists and many other unrelated groups of people, she's never experienced so many people referring so often to beauty and truth. Indeed math is beauty, elegance and truth!
Stunning photography and intimate essays make for a great work of art. Mathematicians is a book that can be enjoyed by anyone, from people who are passionate about mathematics to those who have been adverse to the subject all their lives. The latter group will probably look at the subject of math in a new light after experiencing this book.
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in the dinosaur blockbuster "Jurassic Park".As a director he was best known for "Gandhi", which won him two Oscars. Sir Ben Kingsley, who played the title role, said he would "miss him dearly". "Richard Attenborough trusted me with the crucial and central task of bringing to life a dream it took him 20 years to bring to fruition." "When he gave me the part of Gandhi it was with great grace and joy. He placed in me an absolute trust and in turn I placed an absolute trust in him and grew to love him," Kingsley said. Attenborough had been in a nursing home with his wife for a number of years. He had also been in a wheelchair since falling down stairs six years ago.
His son Michael said that Attenborough died at lunchtime Sunday.
Paying tribute, Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: "His acting in 'Brighton Rock' was brilliant, his directing of 'Gandhi' was stunning - Richard Attenborough was one of the greats of cinema." Actress Mia Farrow tweeted: "Richard Attenborough was the kindest man I have ever had the privilege of working with. A Prince. RIP 'Pa' - and thank you." Attenborough was also a life president of Chelsea Football Club, which said it was "deeply saddened" to learn of his death. "He led a long and successful life and always found time for the things in life he loved most, one of which was Chelsea FC," the club said.


Deutsche Post is aiming to tap an expected surge in online shopping in developing countries by offering clients in its main European markets a service that can deal with shipping and red tape, as well as delivering to a customer's door.
Germany's former postal monopoly is best known internationally for its DHL parcel delivery business, which does the bulk of its work transporting urgent documents and goods from one company to another.
But it is keen to win more work from the global boom in online shopping and believes it can do this by helping internet companies in Europe to get their goods to markets where everything from shipping and local duties to household deliveries can be complicated, time-consuming and expensive.
"There are a few countries in the world where the level of delivery service is too low and too poor to build e-commerce business," Deutsche Post board member Juergen Gerdes said in an interview with Reuters this week, after presenting a study which suggested e-commerce could make up as much as 40 per cent of total global retail sales by 2025 from 8 per cent now.
"We have a few big customers who are looking for better service quality in terms of parcel delivery," added Gerdes, who heads the company's Post/eCommerce/Parcel division.
While still focusing on its main European markets, Deutsche Post plans to grow its so-called business-to-consumer business (B2C) in India, and is considering expanding it into China.
A spokeswoman declined to identify the company's customers that are looking to grow beyond Germany and Europe.
But a source familiar with the firm said Zalando, Europe's biggest online fashion retailer which is considering a possible flotation; Hamburg-based fashion house Tom Tailor ; and family-owned Klingel, which sells clothes, shoes, jewelry and furniture online, were likely to be among them.
Deutsche Post already handles the supply chains for the three companies, from warehouse logistics to returns management.
E-commerce is expanding at breakneck pace, with online retail sales in Europe seen doubling from 2012 levels to around €323-billion ($438-billion) by 2018, market research firm Mintel forecasts.
Fast-growing emerging markets are expected to follow suit.
Deutsche Post, which went public in 2000 and lost its German mail monopoly seven years later, makes three-quarters of group revenues from its DHL logistics business, compensating for the decline in traditional letter deliveries.
DHL already has extensive experience in emerging markets through its business-to-business delivery operations.
Its investments of more than $2.5-billion in Asia in 2010-2012, including $175-million for its biggest express hub located in Shanghai, started to pay off last year, as it grabbed market share from United Parcel Service and FedEx to fortify its number one position in the region.
However, Deutsche Post is still cautious about venturing into B2C services in China.
"It makes sense to install some activities there. China is one of the biggest countries in the world. It's a very difficult question if and how we can start some activities there. It is difficult even though DHL is a dominant player there, as the B2C business has very challenging requirements," Gerdes said.
While DHL can easily handle the warehousing and incoming goods shipped by containers and planes, deliveries to residential houses that lack zip codes and buyers who want couriers to wait until the recipient has checked whether fashion products ordered are the right size can be daunting.
"Can you just imagine your courier standing there for five minutes while the buyer is trying on (to see) if the shirt fits him?" DHL e-Commerce CEO Thomas Kipp told reporters at a presentation on challenges in emerging markets on Tuesday.
Nonetheless, there is a big opportunity, and Deutsche Post has growth targets to meet.
Kipp said online sales in China were expected to reach €228-billion in 2018, compared with 75 billion last year.


This week in Giant Class we have been having lots of fun learning more about Maths and all things pirate and sea-themed!
Giant class have turned plain cardboard tubes into wonderful pirates, mermaids and parrots this week, as well as going on lots of pirate adventures in our pirate ship!
We have been learning about money and have been counting with money this week in Maths, Giant Class have loved this as we have been doing lots of shop role play, however it has been very challenging and we have had to be all of our values in Maths this week! Perhaps you could empty your purse/wallet at home and see if any Giants can tell you the name of any of the coins?!
In phonics we have been busy reading and writing words and sentences with the air, oi, ow and ur sounds, Giant class have been very confident and we have seen some amazing sentence writing this week!
Giant class have also been busy preparing our growing bed in the Peace Garden ready for planting potatoes next week!
It has been a super fun and busy week!


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The 23rd September brought with it the Autumn Equinox which means we're officially in to the fall season; a time when businesses are shedding their summer stock. Now that the Autumn Sales are in full force, we thought it would be the perfect time to show you our brand new Autumn Sale corporate ecard.
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New Clear Vision | Entrapped!
I have a confession to make. I am part of a vast international conspiracy that is bent on violently destroying our way of life and, ultimately, threatening our very survival itself. This cabal has as its unstated purpose the erosion of public institutions, theft on a global scale, and the decimation of democratic structures wherever they may be found. It is a relentless enterprise, rife with hatred and vitriol, and it will not rest until it eliminates all competing systems of ideology and belief.
You see, I am a consumerist.
I didn't intend to become one; it just sort of happened. My parents were ones too, so I guess it must have started there. All my teachers were ones, and my role models as well. Looking back, pretty much all of my friends and family, and just about everyone I've ever known, were also consumerists. My recruitment started early on and was reinforced at every turn by those around me — and likewise by every highway billboard, television commercial, and eye-level point-of-purchase display to which I was exposed.
I remember once when I was younger and more impressionable, a guy came around, a real flashy type who talked a big game and always had all the coolest new gadgets and devices. He exhorted me and my friends to "amp it up," telling us that we needed to learn how to "game the system" or we would just become pawns in it like the "mindless masses." He plied us with expensive gifts and said he was recruiting us to become the next generation of "movers and shakers" who would remake society in our vision rather than go along with the mainstream. "It's good to be the king," he always reminded us.
A few of my friends succumbed to his overtures, skirting the boundaries of ethicality and legality in pursuit of wealth and privilege. They started to pick up the jargon about "low-hanging fruit" being there for the taking, "hostile takeovers" promising "quick and dirty" rewards, having access to "inside information" that would enable them to acquire "strategic targets" with accuracy and almost no risk to themselves. Everything with them began to focus on how to get the most "bang for the buck," and their scorn for the rules of the game and structures of authority was evident at every turn.
I suppose I was lucky that I didn't have the constitution for these sorts of mercenary behaviors. It wasn't so much that I feared the laws or authorities, but more so that I recognized the potential dangers of failing to accept any social responsibility for the welfare of others whatsoever. It wasn't about just "sticking it to the man" or "getting ours while the getting is good," but this cavalier courtship with conspicuous consumption was also about showing disdain for working-class people (like myself, even though I tried to hide it) and using power to coerce others to do one's bidding. I didn't like it.
Still, the influence of these teachings stayed with me, and I could increasingly see them everywhere in society to greater or lesser degrees. I hadn't joined the cabal full-on, but watered-down versions of its "power and profit" conspiracy were everywhere to be found. From the corner-grocery lottery to the gambler's rush of online trading, the essence of "casino capitalism" has imbued a populace eternally in search of megabucks and the accoutrements of opulence that are the hallmarks of the "lifestyles of the rich and famous" that hold so much fascination for so many people. Everywhere, everyday, people are plotting how to climb over others on the ladder of success.
A friend recently showed me their new handheld device and all of its cool apps. "It's the bomb," they said, in that "so fifteen minutes ago" vernacular. Indeed, I thought, it is an incendiary device. How many dead Congolese or Afghans were in that innocuous-looking gadget? How many ecosystems had been destroyed in the process of making it, and how many more would be done in when it wound up in the garbage dump as forced obsolescence set in around six months from now? How many exploited workers in Asian and Mexican factories were required to assemble this consumer item, and how much of their own health and wellbeing will they be compelled to sacrifice in order to produce nonessential creature comforts for our usage?
The supermarket mantra of "paper or plastic" might as well be a reference to explosive devices rather than just what sort of bag one prefers to haul their wares around in. We may try to mask it by calling them "consumer goods," but they are in large measure undeniably bad, for people and the environment alike. The innocent, mundane purchases we make are like faintly ticking time-bombs, spin-offs of the same forces that produce military hardware, embedded with the nonrenewable resources that drive global conflict and climate change, taxing our health into skyrocketing maintenance costs, and in the process rendering us utterly dependent on and essentially complicit with the forces of destruction.
There are words to describe such behaviors: sociopathic, nihilistic, violent, terroristic. Despite this, groups of shoppers go about their business without infiltration or provocation, descending on cities and towns everywhere en masse to wreak havoc without penalty or prejudice. In the standard parlance, these are not the enemies, they are the "good people" going about their business; those who want to hold a mirror up to them or wake them out of their doldrums are coded as the real enemies, the ones who want to destroy "our way of life," and they will accordingly be dealt with as such. In the end, there is really only one high crime in our lockstep world of conformity: Incitement to Alternatives.
I make this nascent confession today so as to alert the appropriate authorities of this ongoing plot to undermine the fabric of society, and to take a mea culpa for my part in all of it over the years. The wanted posters and enforcement bulletins may not yet be warning us to be on the lookout for the "violent consumerist" in our midst, and there aren't really any news articles yet where neighbors are quoted as saying "gee, he seemed like such a nice guy" after someone goes on an unabashed shopping spree. Trust me, folks — the violent consumerist is hard to spot, and indeed probably looks just like you and me.
Now that the word is getting out, perhaps we can all begin to disavow any participation in violence as a way of getting what we need in this world. Most of us really are in fact "good people" looking to go about our lives without harming anyone or anything else. Unfortunately, we have become unwitting participants in the biggest criminal conspiracy in human history, and in the process have become the greatest purveyors of violence that the world has ever seen. The blood on our hands is like invisible ink, obvious only under ultraviolet scrutiny but displaying no indicia in normal light. It is past time to wash our hands of these inscribed behaviors, reduce the damage being done in our wake, and start to clean up our collective act.
That's a most wonderfully-crafted metaphoric journey into the heart of our modern (specifically American) culture. But it needs a chapter 2: How to get from material addiction to healing (for us and the world).
Unfortunately, few are willing to take more drastic steps than simply doing without a few luxuries – but that's the equivalent of modestly reducing the incendiary charge in the bombs we export to the world around us. Our victims will not notice the difference.
What's required is, as with any addiction, to get the community support necessary to go cold turkey. We must dramatically reduce our material lifestyles, and do so by significantly reducing our incomes – for it is also the act of working within the corporate consumer system that supports the violence, whether we take home the "goods" or not.
Downward mobility and radical simplicity are the paths to surrendering our complicity in the cabal. And, as long as our federal government continues to prioritize weaponry and war, the security state, and corporate subsidies and bailouts over basic human needs, we must also refuse to render unto Caesar what is truly God's.
To sustain our bodies and spirits in this radical transition, we must rebuild community relationships and institutions, including non-monetary exchange systems, coops and credit unions, community land trusts, co-housing and communes, and the restoration of the natural commons. Then we will have the wherewithal and support to remain "sober".
I think there is truth in what you say. But I have a question: How many year's life expectancy would you personally give to achieve such an end? And the others in the cabal? For our mortality is ultimately the driver of materialism.
Thanks robert, well said. I totally agree with the end of 'cash society' – this in itself would curb much of crime. We, as a populace of the planet, must find the compassion to be responsible for each other. We do have the means, and there are many wonderful ideas from various perceptive individuals out there that could ensure developments to achieve this.
Most of us here know that this planet is on a collision course with the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Whether this light is a train or the doors to proverbial paradise is again all up to us. I know that it's the latter option that's the most favorable but nothing like it will come easy.
The problem, as I see it, may be the uncertainty in direction or objective though we might know the general heading. It's a start. We had to get here to get where we want to go.
We know better now who's taken the helm and kept us on this course. And we know why: for power and greed. This has led to some rather visionless people at the helm. The question remains: will we accomplish this in peace or face bloodshed. The former ensures success, and the latter means starting over in the extreme, a new Atlantis is born and died.
The mere mention of the word "Commons" has capitalists falling in tantrums where they will say and do the stupidest things. It's a daily occurrence nowadays. It's understandable, greed has enslaved them, and it's our fault if we've allowed the ill to lead. Does that make for a healthy society, one of harmony? Absolutely not. Something else we know.
When the ill-informed hear the word "Commons", they hear 'communist' the way a 'capitalist' knows it – as a threat. That is mostly because to them 'common' and 'commune' are spelt the same and mean the same. To those of us who have been to the "Animal Farm" and learned how to spell, well, we know the difference, and it is this: there are certain resources that do not belong to one more than another, like the air we breathe.
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Aurelio Rivera (* 25. Oktober 1965 in Anáhuac, Nuevo León), auch bekannt unter dem Spitznamen El Coreano (dt. Der Koreaner), ist ein ehemaliger mexikanischer Fußballspieler auf der Position eines Verteidigers und späterer -trainer.

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Rivera begann seine aktive Laufbahn bei seinem Heimatverein Tampico-Madero FC, für den er in den beiden letzten Punktspielen der Saison 1986/87 in der mexikanischen Primera División debütierte. Bereits in der darauffolgenden Saison 1987/88 kam er durchschnittlich in jedem zweiten Spiel zum Einsatz und erzielte das erste Saisontor seines Vereins im Heimspiel gegen den CF Monterrey zur 1:0-Führung (Endstand 2:2) am ersten Spieltag.

1989 unterschrieb Rivera beim Hauptstadtverein Cruz Azul und zwei Jahre später wechselte er zum Puebla FC, mit dem er bereits wenige Monate nach seiner Ankunft den CONCACAF Champions Cup gewann. Am Ende derselben Saison (1991/92) erreichte er mit den Camoteros die Finalspiele um die mexikanische Meisterschaft. Diese wurden in der Verlängerung, unter anderem durch ein Eigentor Riveras, gegen den Club León verloren.

Während seiner Zeit beim Puebla FC, bei dem er bis 1999 blieb, wurde er wegen eines Autounfalls, bei dem er in betrunkenem Zustand zwei Marathonläufer angefahren hatte, zu einer zweijährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt.

Zwischen 1999 und 2001 ließ er seine aktive Laufbahn bei den ebenfalls in Puebla beheimateten Lobos de la BUAP ausklingen.

Später arbeitete Rivera als Trainer und war unter anderem als Cheftrainer für den Zweitligisten Alacranes de Durango und den Drittligisten Ángeles de Comsbmra verantwortlich.

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 Profil bei Medio Tiempo (spanisch)
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 Anécdotas: ¿Qué pasó con "Los Cachirules"? (spanisch; Artikel vom 28. Januar 2011)

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Fußballspieler (Tampico-Madero FC)
Fußballspieler (CD Cruz Azul)
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Fußballtrainer (Mexiko)
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Rationale for the CASA-MS Study
Many advances have been made in recent years in the understanding of the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) and significant gains were achieved in slowing progression.
However, the fact remains that people in the initial stage of MS can, unpredictably and randomly, have symptoms that significantly progress in severity.
Unfortunately, there is essentially no research about people with MS (PwMS) who are in advanced stages of the disease. There are no therapies. There are no "best practices". Clinicians need answers through targeted research to guide their management of such patients. People facing advanced progression and their families want to be able to plan for their future.
Many people with advanced stages of MS have symptoms that require that they either leave their families to live in nursing homes, where they receive paid and very expensive skilled care, or stay in their homes, with care provided by family and friends, which comes with its own costs on the family. We believe that what can be learned from research of this MS subpopulation will be valuable to everyone with MS, regardless of their current disability status, and to all those who care for them.
In our desire to improve the lives of those with all stages of MS and explore new horizons of MS research, BNAC researchers visited The Boston Home in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 2019. This resulted in creation of collaborative Comprehensive Assessment of Severely Affected Multiple Sclerosis (CASA-MS) study.
Our Goal $1,000,000 $125,000
The CASA-MS study compares advanced-stage MS in participants from this residential care facility to age-, sex- and disease-duration matched MS participants, who are routinely followed at specialized MS center. It will establish a comprehensive framework within which to study the unique needs of those severely affected PwMS (SAPwMS). The findings will encourage future clinical trials exploring disease progression in this understudied cohort. We hope this research will lead to first-ever innovative therapies and devices to reduce pain and other MS symptoms, ease caregiving and reduce care costs, as well as identify factors that can improve quality of life for both those in this advanced stage and their caregivers.
What are the CASA-MS Study Goals?
The central hypothesis of this study is that better understanding of SAPwMS will lead to better early identification and better treatment and care.
The project's main goals are to identify features and risk factors of severe MS, develop more sensitive outcome measures to better monitor disease progression, and to better understand how protected enriched environments, like the one in The Boston Home, can contribute to patient health.
Specific objectives of this study are to:
Fully characterize and define SAPwMS by identify imaging, clinical and laboratory features and risk factors that can lead to an earlier recognition of severe MS or predict transition to severe MS
Develop more sensitive outcome measures such as radiological biomarkers to better monitor disease progression
Address challenges expressed by clinicians in assessing cognitive progression
Understand how protected, enriched environments may contribute to patient health and how findings might be used by general care facilities and at home
Increase awareness of the needs of SAPwMS
Who are the Participants in the CASA-MS Study?
The study will include 60 SAPwMS in the Boston Home, Boston, MA, and 60 age-, sex- and disease-duration matched MS patients for comparison purposes., who are routinely followed at Jacobs MS Center, Buffalo, NY.
CASA-MS Study Timelines:
The project was recently approved by the University at Buffalo's Institutional Review Board in 2020 and the first study subjects are enrolled, with careful planning of COVID-19 protections.
In 2021, we will perform initial examinations at The Boston Home and at Jacobs MS Center.
The research focus will be:
Determining the inflammatory and neurodegenerative imaging correlates of cognitive and physical disability in SAPwMS.
Discerning the effect of physical disability on mental status in SAPwMS
Developing new assessment tools that require minimal manual or motor activity and vision interaction
Create new measures for cognitive processing speed
From 2022 - 2024, we will perform follow-up visits to collect longitudinal data and to understand better the evolution of the disease in participants.
Funding of the CASA-MS Study
CASA-MS research over 4 years will cost $1,000,000. Funding will come from a variety of sources including government agencies, societies involved in clinical care and research of MS patients, pharmaceutical companies, corporations, public and private foundations, and individuals.
We are grateful for support in any amount to make possible ground-breaking research that may help PwMS and the families that care for them.
To donate to CASA-MS study, please click here.
TThe CASA-MS study compares advanced-stage MS in participants from this residential care facility to age-, sex- and disease-duration matched MS participants, who are routinely followed at specialized MS center. It will establish a comprehensive framework within which to study the unique needs of those severely affected PwMS (SAPwMS). The findings will encourage future clinical trials exploring disease progression in this understudied cohort. We hope this research will lead to first-ever innovative therapies and devices to reduce pain and other MS symptoms, ease caregiving and reduce care costs, as well as identify factors that can improve quality of life for both those in this advanced stage and their caregivers.
Robert Zivadinov, Principal Investigator of the CASA-MS Study Professor of Neurology Director, Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, the Department of Neurology for the Jacobs School of Medical and Biomedical Sciences Director, Center for Biomedical Imaging at the Clinical Translational science Institute The State University of New York at Buffalo
The Boston Home is an innovative community that embraces research and technology to enhance the quality of life for adults with multiple sclerosis and other advanced neurological disorders. Our residents and staff are passionate advocates. It's exciting that through our partnership with CASA-MS, we can contribute to a better understanding of progressive multiple sclerosis, and make a difference that will carry forward into the future.
Christine Reilly, President & CEO at The Boston Home
The CASA MS research study offers hope by engaging the most severely affected, reminding them that they are not forgotten, that their symptoms and conditions matter in the quest to identify a cause and eventual cure to this devastating disease. In partnering with The Boston Home, BNAC launches a novel study of multiple sclerosis in its worst forms and in a facility that beats back its effects with a multifaceted strategy. By studying pathways to the most severe conditions, BNAC may one day uncover pathways to a cure.
Larry Montani, BNAC Advisory Council Chair
Most often the severely affected patient is identified as such by the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), which in the later stages of the disease defines disability almost entirely by degree of restricted movement. Yet a person is much more than just physical movement. As exemplified by the now famous Stephen Hawking story, some people that are very physically restricted may have normal or only mildly affected functioning of emotions and cognition. You don't know unless you ask and test, which is what CASA-MS is all about.
Ralph RHB Benedict, Co-Principal Investigator of the CASA-MS Study Professor of Neurology Director, Neuropsychological Services for the Department of Neurology for the Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo
As a patient who has lived with MS for over 40 years and an activist for supporting research that addresses unmet needs, I am thrilled to support the CASA-MS study. This research will provide critical new answers as to why certain MS patients develop a rapid and progressive disability and give us highly useful data that may document the impact of the enriched environment for residents of The Boston Home.
Penny Pennington, MS Patient
In CASA-MS study we will seek best measures to "unlock the locked in" by evaluating what are called patient reported outcomes where patients will describe their mood, psychiatric symptoms and quality of life. The final steps will involve correlation of these outcomes with imaging and genetic biomarkers. An overlying ambition is to foster public awareness as well as payers and advocacy groups involvement.
Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Co-Principal Investigator of the CASA-MS Study Professor of Neurology Director, Jacobs Multiple Sclerosis Center for Treatment and Research at UBMD Neurology, the Department of Neurology for the Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo
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Tour starts at Mitchell Katz, where you will learn how to ride a Segway Personal Transporter. Glide throughout beautiful scenic trails and stop at a second winery for a light tasting*. Continue riding throughout rolling hills and enjoy the elements in your way back to MK, once we arrive you would have the opportunity to enjoy wines with extraordinary flavors and intensity*.
*Tasting might be included as part of your package or offer. If you didn't purchase tasting fees, let us know, we can make it available.
on selected dates, click Book Now button to view calendar.
Tour Duration: Approx 2 to 2.5 hours.
Important: Please arrive on time to pick and adjust your helmet.
Cuda Ridge Wines was Founded by Larry & Margie Dino. Cuda is a boutique, family owned winery located in the heart of the wine country wine region. They produce Bordeaux style wines from premiere vineyards of the Livermore Valley.
Tour starts at Cuda Ridge, where you will learn how to ride a Segway Personal Transporter. Glide throughout beautiful scenic trails along Arroyo road and Holdener Park, we will stop at a second winery for a light tasting*. Continue riding an enjoy the elements in your way back, once we arrive you will be treated to Cuda's wonderful selection of Bordeaux style wines*.
Important: Please arrive on time to pick and adjust your helmet..
Las Positas Vineyard is a family winery that produces small lots of estate grown wines with unique character and exceptional quality. Lisa and Lothar Maier, are dedicated to the marriage of Old World craftsmanship and New World pioneer spirit in the production of world class wine.
Tour starts at Las Positas, where you will learn how to ride a Segway Personal Transporter. Glide throughout beautiful scenic trails along Arroyo road and Holdener Park, we will stop at a second winery for a light tasting*. Continue riding an enjoy the elements in your way back, once we arrive you will taste wines with unique distinct character, produced by Las Positas Vineyard*.
*Tasting might be included as part of your package or offer. If you didn't purchase tasting fees, let us know, we can make it available.There is no charge for the docent tour, donation are accepted.
(2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. January through November, and the second Sunday in December).
Departures: Las Positas Vineyard or Cuda Ridge Winery. You will be notified once booking takes place. Call us if you have a special request.
SMALL PRINT: * Subject to availability and individual destination schedules. ** When applicable we make a tasting fee optional at an additional charge. Unless tasting fee is included as part of a package or promotion, the tasting fee is responsability of each individual and can be paid directly to the business. Must be 21 or older to drink any alcoholic beverages, ID is required.
*Second winery may vary depending on availability. For your safety when we visit more than one winery we do a "light" tasting in our first stop and issue a voucher so that you can enjoy it later. At the second stop you can do a full tasting since there is no futher riding.
The Livermore Tour Company LLC is an Authorized Segway PT Experience Center and is not affiliated with Segway Inc.
Segway® is a registered trademarks of Segway Inc.
© 2013-2017 Livermore Tour Company LLC.. All rights reserved.


A special thank you to Lewis Reich, son of Betty Zambotti and Lewis J. Reich, grandson of Tillie Genetti and Peter Zambotti. Lewis emailed me a wedding portrait of his parents along with his mother's high school diploma. They have both been added to our ever-growing collection of family photographs in the Gallery Section.
Stop by the Photography Page to see our many ancestor portraits – all descendants of the Genetti Family.
If you have photographs or memorabilia you would like to share on our family website, please send them in jpg format to info.genetti.family(at)gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you!


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Viral Video Shows Woman Grinding on Cop While Being Arrested
ByJoshua Espinoza
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A 24-year-old Alabama woman is facing multiple criminal charges after she was filmed grinding her ass into her arresting police officer.
April Teale was placed in handcuffs early Sunday morning outside a Waffle House in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A now-viral video shows the University of Alabama graduate pressed up against an outside window as she is being detained by an officer. As the cop holds Teale's hands behind her back, she begins rubbing her butt into his crotch and asks, "Oh, yeah. You like that? You like that, yeah?"
The incident occurred near the Bryant-Denny Stadium, shortly after Alabama's win over the University of Tennessee. Teale suggested to Busted Coverage that she was too intoxicated on the night of her arrest to recall what exactly happened. But what she does know is that her legal troubles aren't over.
"I was charged with misconduct and harassment [not sexual]. I'm not sure what happened before," she told the outlet via DM. "Tennessee game day did a number on me. I'm speaking with the officer in a few days to get the full story."
"Damn! What were you drinking to go full blackout like that?" reported Joe Kinsey asked.
"Jagger and Bootlegger," she responded.
Teale went on to say that she intends to write an apology letter to her arresting officer.
According to The Smoking Gun, she was released on $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Tuscaloosa Municipal Court on Dec. 9. On her Instagram, she updated her bio with a playful reference to her arrest. "Went through some legal trouble, if you wanna throw me $5 bucks, Venmo me @April-Teale I'd like that."
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