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Taking epilepsy drugs in pregnancy may lead to birth of babies with defects
Women who take valproic acid have 19 times greater risk of having a baby with spina bifida as compared with women who do not take epilepsy drugs.
ANI | Published: June 17, 2019 8:47 am
Tags: Babies Birth Defects Epilepsy drugs
A planned pregnancy allows the health care provider and the woman to decide on the best plan for her individually to lower foetal risk while keeping her seizures under optimal control. © Shutterstock
Drugs prescribed to control epilepsy in pregnant women with migraine, pain and bipolar disorder are likely to deliver babies with birth defects, according to a new study. The study lays focus on the drugs — valproic acid and topiramate. The birth defects include spina bifida and cleft lip.
For the study, researchers used data to identify pregnancies that resulted in live births between January 2011 and March 2015. From the 1,886,825 pregnancies reported during those years, the researchers looked for the mothers' use of 10 anti-epileptic seizure drugs before and after conception.
Researchers further looked for 23 birth defects in the children delivered by these women. The findings indicated that 8,794 women were prescribed a single anti-epileptic drug.
Women who were prescribed with valproic acid (10.4 pc of the group of pregnant women prescribed anti-epileptic medication) had 19 times greater risk of having a baby with spina bifida as compared with women who did not take an epilepsy drug.
Among the 913 women prescribed valproic acid, six babies (0.66 pc) had spina bifida, as compared with 616 babies (0.03 pc) born to women not taking an epilepsy drug. The drug also increased the risk of seven other birth defects, including cleft palate and four types of heart defects.
On the other hand, women prescribed topiramate (5.9 pc) had a seven times greater risk of having a baby with cleft lip (with or without cleft palate), the study has indicated. Among the 517 women prescribed topiramate, three babies (0.60 pc) had cleft lip, compared with 1,637 babies (0.09 pc) born to women not taking an epilepsy drug.
"The new study confirms other large-scale studies where similar findings were found. It reinforces the risks associated with these particular two medications," CNN quoted Dr David Ficker, chairman-elect of the professional advisory board of the Epilepsy Foundation, as saying.
"I also know that there are some women with difficult-to-control epilepsy that valproic acid may be the only medication that might be effective for them. All these different medicines have different ways of working in the brain, and they're not necessarily completely interchangeable," said Dr David.
"Most notable, valproic acid use during pregnancy has been associated with a higher risk for lower IQ, autism and autism spectrum disorder, and the need for special education in the children who were exposed during pregnancy. Topiramate has also been associated with increased risk for low birth weight," said Dr Page Pennell, president, American Epilepsy Society.
"A planned pregnancy allows the health care provider and the woman to decide on the best plan for her individually to lower fetal risk while keeping her seizures under optimal control," concluded Dr Pennell.
Published: June 17, 2019 8:47 am
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Home Editor's Pick After MBBS NMC Bill In Rajya Sabha 2019: Ready To Pass
The NMC or National Medical Commission Bill 2019 has recently been passed from Lok Sabha on 29th July and is ready to be passed in Rajya Sabha too. The fraternity of doctors is protesting massively against the bill, however, it seems the government and the doctors are bound to clash. We explore the key points of NMC bill 2019 pdf as we try to explain you why it is a disaster for the entire medical community in India.
We have been following news of EXIT exam since years, but the bill was thought to never pass at first stage. And when the rumors have become alive, the ones preparing day and night for Post-Graduation after MBBS are furthermore in stress. We have made a quick review on the updates of NMC Bill 2019 below:
1. The National Medical Commission Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in July 22, 2019 by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, to replace the 63-year old MCI which was alleged to be full of corruption.
2. The Commission or the Board is to be of 25 members, who will be appointed by central government. The Bill has to be regulated within 3 years of passing, and state governments will establish State Medical Councils at the state level.
3. Apart from the basic functioning of NMC board, it will also frame guidelines for determination of fees of up to 50% seats in private colleges and universities.
4. So far, the Ayush Doctors through Bridge course has not been included in the bill after the previous wide-spread protest by MBBS doctors, however, they have not withdrawn completely and has been proposed in Lok Sabha. It will allow mid-level practitioners to prescribe for a limited level, however for others, they will need to be supervised under Registered Medical Practitioners.
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5. There will be a uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEXT exam) for admission to under-graduate and post-graduate education. All MBBS graduates after finishing they 5.5 years of graduation will be required to give NEXT exam to practice as physicians and register themselves in the state board, while also applying for the PG courses with the rank. In short, NEXT exam will serve as both providing license to practice and Post-Graduation after finishing final prof of MBBS.
6. It also has been postulated to regard final prof marks as the basis for admission to PG courses, however, this has not been clear so far.
We saw a protest by IMA leaders including Dr. Santanu Sen, IMA President, and thousands of students against the NMC bill. However, they were arrested by the police outside the Nirman Bhawan in Delhi, and medical community called it a black day.
IMA President Dr. Santanu Sen being arrested with other students at Nirman Bhawan, Delhi
Dr. Santanu Sen with other students arrested for protesting against NMC Bill 2019
There is nothing government can do when reservation protests are done, there is nothing when a doctor is beaten in the hospital, but yes, the government can call arrest of every single doctor protesting peacefully against a stupid bill that aims at destroying the medical community in India. Do we really need to NEXT exam after MBBS just to show we are eligible to work as doctors after 5.5 years of hard work? Why not same criteria for other services? Why not same for politicians drowned in countless criminal cases?
We are currently looking forward to this grave issue, while IMA has announced a wide-spread strike by withdrawal of non-emergency services all over in India on 31st July 2019. The strike will be peaceful as it was last time, when doctors demanded from government the safety at work after the incident at West Bengal. A Bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said there was no urgency in the matter as the strike had been called off.
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Tantalum is a high value market, with 99.9% min. metal trading at more than US$500/kg during the second half of 2012. It is, however, not large in tonnage terms. Demand peaked during the internet bubble of 2000 and reached an estimated 2,300t. Demand in later years has been rather lower and was in the range of 1,600-1,700tpy between 2005 and 2007. The recent peak in demand was in 2008, when an estimated 1,855t were consumed. The global economic downturn had a major impact on demand for tantalum, which fell overall by 40% in 2009, to 1,125t. No segment of the tantalum market was left untouched, although the individual decreases varied considerably (23% to 49%). There was strong recovery in 2010, when an estimated 1,765t were consumed, before the market eased in 2011. When available, data for 2012 will probably show stagnant demand, at best. A return to slow but steady growth in demand is probable from 2013 onward, with a level of about 2,000t possibly being reached in 2016. (source: Mining Metals Trade Association).
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This is not a pretty dish. There, I have said it. But the soft, melting buttery endives sure make up for the lower visual appeal.
This is a recipe of Henri Tolouse-Lautrec. Tolouse-Lautrec was quite a foodie, often cooking for large groups of friends. Vegetarian he was not, but he did have a number of vegetable dishes that are worth trying. Instructions are minimal, so approach them with a little trepidation and experimentation.
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Failure to Comply with New NYC Building Emission Standard Could Lead to Hefty Fines
On April 18, 2019, the New York City Council approved the NYC Green New Deal, which consists of a number of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in NYC by 2050. The NYC Green New Deal amended the NYC Charter to form an Office of Building Energy and Emission Performance (the "Office") within the Department of Buildings and promulgated new local laws requiring certain buildings to comply with mandatory emission ceilings (the "Emission Ceiling Provisions"). Covered buildings must be in compliance with the Emission Ceiling Provisions by January 1, 2024 and certify compliance to the Office by May 1, 2025.
What Buildings Are Impacted?
The Emission Ceiling Provisions apply to existing and newly constructed buildings that meet the following criteria (the "Covered Buildings"):
single buildings larger than 25,000 gsf;
multiple buildings on a single tax lot that, in the aggregate, exceed 50,000 gsf; and
multiple buildings held in condominium ownership that are governed by the same board of managers and exceed 50,000 gsf.
Generally excluded from the Emission Ceiling Provisions are dwellings of three stories or less for which no HVAC system serving more than two dwelling units, rent regulated buildings, city-owned buildings,1 industrial facilities primarily used for the generation of electric or steam power, property owned by a housing development fund company organized under the Business Corporation Law and the Private Housing Finance Law, and houses of worship owned by a religious institution.
What Are the Emission Ceiling Provisions?
The Emission Ceiling Provisions provide the maximum building emissions, expressed in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per square foot, permitted for each Office of Buildings ("DOB") occupancy group. If a Covered Building contains multiple occupancy groups, the total emission limit is calculated as the sum of each applicable occupancy group's emission limits (based on square footage in the building). The 2024 through 2029 limits are set forth in Table 1.
To calculate the total tons of carbon dioxide generated, a coefficient of energy consumption is applied to each type of greenhouse gas generated by a building. The coefficient is multiplied by the Covered Building's utilization of that energy source. For a covered building to comply, the sum of greenhouse gas emissions must be under the annual building emission limit for that occupancy class. The 2024 through 2029 coefficients are set forth in Table 2.
The formula for building emissions and corresponding greenhouse gas coefficients changes every five years, beginning in 2030. While formulas for 2030 through 2034 have been established, the formulas for 2035 through 2050 have yet to be published and will be promulgated by the Office in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Sustainability.
What Are the Reporting Requirements and Penalties for Failure to Comply?
The owner of a Covered Building must file a report with the Office by May 1, 2025 and every year thereafter, certifying compliance with the Emission Ceiling Provisions or, if not in compliance, indicating the amount by which the Covered Building exceeds the limits.
Failure to file an emissions report subjects Covered Building owners to a maximum penalty amount equal to the total gross square footage of the building multiplied by $0.50 times the number of months late in filing ((building gsf * $0.50) * # months late).
If the owner of a Covered Building files a report and indicates that the building emissions are over the permitted limits, the penalty is calculated as the difference in permitted versus actual emissions multiplied by $268 ((actual emissions less permitted emissions) * $268). For example, if a 25,000 gsf business, subject to maximum building emissions of 211.5 tCO2e (.00846 tCO2e/sf * 25,000 gsf), had actual emissions of 250 tCO2e, the penalty would be $10,318 ((250 tCO2e – 211.5 tCO2e) * $268).
An administrative law judge may reduce the penalty upon the owner's good faith effort to comply with the requirements, showing the non-compliance was related to unexpected and unforeseeable events, access to financial resources, and whether payment of a penalty would impact operations of facilities critical to human life or safety.
Potential Relief: Deductions from Building Emissions
A Covered Building's total yearly emissions may receive a deduction if the Covered Building owner demonstrates purchase of either (i) renewable energy credits (the "Credits"), (ii) greenhouse gas offsets (the "Offsets"), or (iii) the use of clean distributed energy resources (the "Clean Energy").2
Credits: A deduction from building emission limits shall be granted for the purchase of Credits equal to the number of Credits purchased on or behalf of a building owner, provided that (i) the source of the Credits is considered by the New York independent system operator to be a capacity resource deliverable in the Zone J load zone, (ii) the Credits are solely owned and retired on behalf of the Covered Building owner, (iii) the Credits are from the same year as the Covered Building reporting year, and (iv) the Covered Building does not also receive a deduction for Clean Energy.
Offsets: A deduction from building emission limits shall be granted for the purchase of Offsets, where Offsets equivalent to the size of the deduction and generated within the reporting year have been (i) purchased on behalf of the Covered Building owner in accordance with the standards promulgated by the Office, (ii) publicly registered, or (iii) retired or designated to the Office for retirement. The Offset deduction is available only for 2024-2029, and additional rules will be promulgated by the Office. Until promulgation of such rules, the Office will grant Offset deductions in consultation with the Advisory Board on Environmental Justice.
Clean Energy: A deduction from annual building emissions shall be authorized based upon the calculated output of a Clean Energy resource located at, on, in, or directly connected to the Covered Building. These Clean Energy deductions are available only from 2024 to 2029, and the rules for compliance have yet to be promulgated by the Office.
Potential Relief: Adjustments to Building Emission Ceiling for Existing Buildings
Four types of adjustments may be granted for existing Covered Buildings: (i) an adjustment in effect for not more than 3 calendar years (a "Three Calendar Year Adjustment"), (ii) an adjustment in effect for one (1) calendar year (a "One Calendar Year Adjustment"), (iii) an adjustment for calendar years 2024-2029 (a "2024-2029 Adjustment"), and (iv) an adjustment for Not-for-Profit Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities (the "Hospital Adjustment").
Three Calendar Year Adjustment: A Covered Building owner may (not shall) receive an Emissions Ceiling Regulation adjustment for a period of not more than three years if the Covered Building existed or obtained building permits as of the effective date of the Emission Ceiling Provisions, the owner is complying to the maximum extent possible, and the owner can show the following:
Capital improvements aren't possible, because of a (i) constraint posed by another provision of law (such as a landmark designation), (ii) lack of energy infrastructure or space constraints within the Covered Building, or (iii) lack of access to a space within a Covered Building due to a lease in existence as of the effective date;
The owner has made good faith efforts to purchase Offsets but a sufficient quantity isn't available at a reasonable cost; and
The owner has availed itself of city, state, federal, private, and utility incentive programs.
The Office, in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, may grant the Three Calendar Year Adjustment.
One Calendar Year Adjustment: Alternatively, a Covered Building owner may (not shall) receive an Emissions Ceiling Regulation adjustment for a period of not more than one year if the Covered Building existed or obtained building permits as of the effective date of the Emission Ceiling Provisions and can show the following:
The cost of financing capital improvements would prevent the owner from earning a reasonable financial return or the Covered Building is subject to a financial hardship (defined as any of the following: (i) for the two years prior to the application for an adjustment, the Covered Building is included on the New York City tax lien sale list, or (ii) is exempt from real property taxes pursuant to 420-a or b (nonprofit organization exemption), 466 (volunteer firefighter exemption), or 462 (parsonage exemption) of the real property tax law, and (iii) and has negative revenue less expenses as certified by a CPA or affidavit under penalty of perjury);
The Covered Building owner is not eligible for any program that provides financing for energy reduction or sustainability measures;
The Covered Building owner has made a good faith effort to purchase Offsets or Credits, but a sufficient quantity is not available at a reasonable cost; and
The owner has availed itself of all available city, state, federal, private, and utility incentives.
The Office, in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, may grant the One Calendar Year Adjustment.
2024-2029 Adjustment: A Covered Building owner may (not shall) receive an Emissions Ceiling Regulation adjustment for 2024-2019 if an existing Covered Building (A) had 2018 building emissions that exceed the 2024 building emissions limit by more than 40 percent and (B) has not amended the Covered Building's Certificate of Occupancy since December 31, 2018. If threshold matters (A) and (B) and the below criteria are met, the adjustment results in an emission limit that is 70 percent of the calendar year 2018 building emission. For example, if the 2024 Emission Ceiling is 100 tCO2e/sf and the Covered Building currently operates at 150 tCO2e/sf, the Covered Building's 2024-2029 Emission Ceiling would be 105 tCO2e/sf rather than 100 tCO2e/sf, calculated as (150 tCO2e/sf *.70 = 105 tCO2e/sf).3
The Office (without consultation with any other agency) may grant a 2024-2029 Adjustment if, in addition to the threshold matters (A) and (B) above, the Covered Building owner can show the following:
The building emissions are attributable to special circumstances, such as 24-hour operations, operations critical to human health and safety, high-density occupancy, energy-intensive communications technologies or operations, or an energy-intensive industrial process;
The Covered Building is in compliance with the NYC energy conservation code in effect on January 1, 2015, and
The Covered Building submits a plan to the Office setting forth a schedule of alterations sufficient to ensure compliance from 2030 to 2034.
The 2024-2029 Adjustment may be extended through 2035 if the Covered Building owner can show a hardship under the One Year or Three Year Adjustment criteria. An application for the 2024-2029 Adjustment must be made before July 1, 2021.
The Hospital Adjustment: Certain healthcare facilities are eligible for a non-discretionary adjustment for calendar years 2024-2029 and 2030-2034 if the Covered Building is classified as a not-for-profit hospital, not-for-profit health center, or not-for-profit HIP center4 and existed as of the effective date of the Emission Ceiling Provisions. If the Hospital Adjustment is granted, the emission limits for 2024 through 2020 are 85% of the building's 2018 emissions, and for 2030 through 2034, 70% of the 2018 emissions. An application for the Hospital Adjustment must be made before July 1, 2021.
Under any of the Adjustments, a Covered Building must ultimately comply with the Building Emissions Regulation but is granted additional latitude in the timing or extent of compliance. The Emission Ceiling Provisions will evolve as additional rules are promulgated by the Office.
Table 1: Annual Building Emission Limits, 2024-2029
Occupancy Group
A (Assembly) .01074 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
B (Business) .00846 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
E (Education) .00758 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
I-1 (Institutional Housing - Supervised Environment on a 24-hour basis) .01338 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
F (Factory) .00574 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
B (Business)
H (High Hazard)
I-2 (Medical, surgical psychiatric, nursing, personal care on a 24-hour basis)
I-3 (Institution inhabited by more than five persons under restraint) .02381 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
M (Mercantile) .01181 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
R-1 (Residential – Transient) .00987 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
R-2 (Residential – Permanent) .00675 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
S and U (Storage) (Utility) .00426 tCO2e/sf * building gsf
Table 2: Greenhouse Gas Coefficients, 2024-2029
Utility electric .000288962 tCO2e per kilowatt hour
Natural Gas .00005311 tCO2e per kbtu
#2 Fuel Oil .00007421 tCO2e per kbtu
District Steam .00004493 tCO2e per kbtu
Other To be promulgated by Office
City buildings are subject to separate standards.
A distributed energy resource is a resource comprising one or multiple units capable of generating or storing electricity at a single location that is directly or indirectly connected to an electric utility distribution system. It may serve the location, and may simultaneously or alternatively transmit all or part of the electricity it generates to the electric distribution system for sale or use by other locations.
tCO2e, metric tons of carbon dioxide.
The Office has not specified if these are based on New York State Department of Health classifications, zoning use groups, or Department of Buildings occupancy groups.
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    {
        var dts_doc = new HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlDocument();
        dts_doc.Load(local_fname);

        //Pull the values
        var ViewState = dts_doc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("/html[1]/body[1]/div[1]/input[4]/@value[1]");
        var EventValidation = dts_doc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("/html[1]/body[1]/div[2]/input[1]/@value[1]");

        string ViewState2 = ViewState.Attributes[3].Value;
        string EventValidation2 = EventValidation.Attributes[3].Value;

        //Display the values

        //System.Console.WriteLine(ViewState.Attributes[3].Value);
        //System.Console.WriteLine(EventValidation.Attributes[3].Value);
        //System.Console.ReadKey();
        return ViewState2;
    }

A: Don't use an array, but a class. Doing this, you don't have to remember what each element means.
public class Status
{
  public string ViewState {get; set;}
  public string EventValidation {get; set;}
}

using System;
using HtmlAgilityPack;

[...]

public Status GetStatus(string localFileName)
{
    var dtsDoc = new HtmlDocument();
    dtsDoc.Load(localFileName);

    //Pull the values
    var viewStateNode = dtsDoc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("/html[1]/body[1]/div[1]/input[4]/@value[1]");
    var eventValidationNode = dtsDoc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("/html[1]/body[1]/div[2]/input[1]/@value[1]");

    string viewState = viewStateNode.Attributes[3].Value;
    string eventValidation = eventValidationNode.Attributes[3].Value;

    //Display the values

    //Console.WriteLine(viewState);
    //Console.WriteLine(eventValidation);
    //Console.ReadKey();
    return new Status
    {
      ViewState = viewState,
      EventValidation = eventValidation
    }
}

Also, you should read up on coding guidelines and naming conventions in the C# language, also the using statement might be interesting. I have corrected some "mistakes", but probably didn't catch all. Also, I have renamed a couple of variables, to make their content clearer. You also might want to look into using the var keyword only in a loop, while using LINQ (or anomynous types in general) or with really long class names. Written out type names can increase readability quite a lot.

A: If you really want an array with ViewState2 and EventValidation2 in it, you can make the following changes:
// Notice: return value of string[] instead of string
public string[] get_status(string local_frame);

And:
// Notice: returning an array
return new string[] { ViewState2, EventValidation2 };

That said, this is really the "quick and dirty" approach, and is not really appropriate if you're going to want this code to be maintainable (when's the last time you read documentation on a function that "returns an array of length 2, with a string representing X as the first element and another string representing Y as the second"?).
Femaref's right; the correct thing to do would be to encapsulate the information you want returned in its own type.

A: Assuming you answer yes to this question (although I'd recommend a different approach, see below) this will do what you're asking:
public String[] get_status(string local_fname)
{
    var dts_doc = new HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlDocument();
    dts_doc.Load(local_fname);

    //Pull the values
    var ViewState = dts_doc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("/html[1]/body[1]/div[1]/input[4]/@value[1]");
    var EventValidation = dts_doc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("/html[1]/body[1]/div[2]/input[1]/@value[1]");

    string ViewState2 = ViewState.Attributes[3].Value;
    string EventValidation2 = EventValidation.Attributes[3].Value;

    String[] retValues = new String[2];
    retValues[0] = ViewState2;
    retValues[1] = EventValidation2;

    return retValues;

    //Display the values

    //System.Console.WriteLine(ViewState.Attributes[3].Value);
    //System.Console.WriteLine(EventValidation.Attributes[3].Value);
    //System.Console.ReadKey();
    return ViewState2;
}

That said, I would follow the approach afte the line.

I'd write a class that has the data members you want:
public class DataClass
{
    public string ViewState { get; set; }
    public string EventValidation { get; set; }
}

Then I'd modify the method to return an instance of your data class.
public DataClass get_status(string local_fname)
{
    var dts_doc = new HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlDocument();
    dts_doc.Load(local_fname);

    //Pull the values
    var ViewState = dts_doc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("/html[1]/body[1]/div[1]/input[4]/@value[1]");
    var EventValidation = dts_doc.DocumentNode.SelectSingleNode("/html[1]/body[1]/div[2]/input[1]/@value[1]");

    var dc = new DataClass();

    dc.ViewState = ViewState.Attributes[3].Value;
    dc.EventValidation = EventValidation.Attributes[3].Value;

    return dc;
}

A: string[] array = new string[2];

array[0] = ViewState2;
array[1] = EventValidation2;

return array;

But it seems to trivial as answer. Please Does it solve your problem? If no, can you specify better the question please?

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U.S. Special Operations Command will wait for the Army's 6.8mm rifle and automatic rifle, but it's moving forward to adopt a new sniper support weapon chambered in the longer-range 6.5mm Creedmoor round.
If all goes well with the Army's 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) effort, special-ops weapons officials plan to field both variants to units such as the 75th Ranger Regiment after the service begins its planned fielding in fiscal 2023.
Program Executive Officer Special Operations Forces Warrior officials said recently that plans for the 6.5mm Creedmoor lightweight machine gun have been put on hold to see whether the NGSW can fill that role, but "we are pressing forward" with the sniper variant of the Mid-Range Gas Gun, or MRGG, chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor, Col. Joel Babbitt, of PEO SOF Warrior, told defense reporters last week.
"The Next Gen Squad Weapons are not sniper weapons, and the 6.5mm Creedmoor really fits that sniper support role," Babbitt said recently at the National Defense Industrial Association's vSOFIC 2020 industry conference. "We are replacing our 7.62x51mm sniper support weapons, which have a maximum effective range of 700 to 800 meters, with 6.5mm Creedmoor sniper support weapons that will give us a maximum effective range of around 1,200 meters."
SOCOM intends to release a request for proposal to industry for 6.5mm Creedmoor ammunition in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year and hopes to award a contract in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, according to a PEO SOF Warrior slide presentation.
The request for proposals for the sniper 6.5mm Creedmoor MRGG is also expected to be released this fiscal year, but program officials don't plan on awarding a contract until the end of fiscal 2022, according to the presentation.
In 2019, SOCOM adopted Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc.'s Multi-Role Adaptive Design Rifle, or MRAD, a bolt-action weapon that can be converted to fire 7.62x51mm NATO, .300 Norma Magnum and .338 Norma Magnum ammunition.
The Army plans to buy the MRAD Mk22 sometime in fiscal 2021 to replace the .50 caliber M107 sniper rifle and M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle in .300 Winchester Magnum.
The Marine Corps also plans to replace its Mk13 Mod 7 sniper rifle, chambered for .300 Winchester Magnum, with the Mk22 MRAD.
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We're delighted to introduce you to a special Horse of the Month for October – this is JC, brother to August's Horse of the Month, Royal! Although it seems unlucky to have two horses with Equine Cushing's, studies show that 1 in 5 horses over 15 will have this condition so it's not unexpected for owners of two older horses to have them both diagnosed with Cushing's.
JC started to 'paddle' with his front legs and developed signs of laminitis in his hind feet which included getting difficult with the farrier when they tried to lift his hindfeet. Laminitis is one of the most serious clinical signs associated with Equine Cushing's disease, and identifying and controlling this disease is key in reducing the risk factors for laminitis.
JC's vet took a blood sample which showed he was positive for Equine Cushing's disease, and so he has now started on a daily tablet to treat this condition. His owner Lynn is hoping it will be as effective for him as it was for his sister. Thank you for sharing JC's story with us Lynn – we all hope he's feeling more comfortable soon, and that he and Royal are both enjoying playing together in the Autumn sunshine at the moment!
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CARPET PAGES I
2.10.18 – 13.10.18
Carpet Pages I is the first in a series of group shows presented by artist and curator Vaishali Prazmari featuring a variety of artists involved with the Book Arts, both Islamic and European, and their dazzling title or opening chapter pages which were called Carpet Pages. These exquisitely detailed and highly ornamented and illuminated surfaces were covered in arabesques and geometric patterns and often included the use of gold and jewel-like, precious pigments. They were a showcase for the Book Arts and a demonstration of the artist's mastery. The talented artists in this inaugural exhibition are all adepts in their craft and their exciting and beautiful work - ranging from paintings to textiles, geometry to figuration and traditional to contemporary art - is testimony to their manifold skills. As book pages are sequential, so future shows will build on this important first chapter. The curator's love of carpets also reflects the wider goal of this show sequence which is to bring together diverse artists with similar interests into a whole; to unite disparate elements into a unified pattern, which is one of the goals of rug-making itself. Carpets are visual feasts for the eye and this first iteration in the Carpet Pages cycle promises the same.
Mahrukh Bashir is an international artist who is known for her delicate, intricate paintings with hand-ground gold. She offers workshops from her studio in Wimbledon and is a tutor at the Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts.
Jethro Buck is an artist that applies traditional principles and techniques (mostly Indian miniature ones) to explore and celebrate nature and Beauty.
Israa Zahra Butt is dedicated to the revival of historical crafts from the Islamic world and has been inspired by Islamic pattern, geometry and the beauty of nature. She specialises in traditional textiles; natural dyeing, painting and embroidery.
Elisabeth Deane is a painter making contemporary art with a traditional twist. The abstract, geometric nature of her work represents both the simple and the universal, the micro and the macro and the interplay of these dichotomies.
Lisa DeLong's work explores the dynamic interplay between chaos and cosmos, light and colour within the harmony of a geometric matrix.
Shaheen Kasmani is a visual artist, educator and curator. She specialises in Islamic Art, and her work focuses on reclaiming narratives using traditional patterns and motifs, and mixing them with conventional and contemporary contexts.
Amber Khokhar's Entwined is inspired by the Cypress Tree motif, popular in the arts of the Islamic world. Prints from this series have been shown at Queen's Museum of Art, New York, USA; The Princes School of Traditional Art, London and VM Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan.
Vaishali Prazmari is fascinated by the age-old collisions and overlaps between the ancient and modern, east and west, macro and micro. In her practice she makes connections between seemingly disparate methods and materials via their natural sympathies.
Shorsh Saleh employs the traditional techniques of miniature painting in a contemporary context. His works are inspired by the symbolic motifs in traditional carpets and kilims. He uses natural pigments, gold leaf and handmade paper.
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The College joins a rapidly growing network in Tesla's Destination Charging Program. Tesla partners with hotels, resorts, colleges and universities around the world to offer High Power Connectors. Model S offers 270 miles of range on a single charge so the High Power Wall Connector can easily top off the Tesla in just a few hours.
Brevard College will soon be hosted along with other Tesla Destination Charging locations on Tesla's interactive webpage and will be GPS located on Model S navigation through a free software update sent wirelessly to the car. Tesla owners will be able to use the Model S 17" touchscreen to easily plan trips and locate the chargers at the College.
Tesla Motors' (NASDAQ: TSLA) goal is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable transport with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. California-based Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, as well as renewable energy storage. Tesla has delivered more than 90,000 electric vehicles to customers worldwide.


WELLESLEY, MA–Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a not-for-profit health services company serving more than one million members in New England, has appointed Dr. Manju Sheth, MD, to its Adult Clinical Advisory Committee.
Dr. Brewster, who also serves as Chief Medical Officer of New Hampshire-based Benevera Health, said Dr. Sheth brings great experience to this role.
"Dr. Sheth brings great experience to this role not only as a physician/internist at Lahey Health in Danvers, but as past president of the Indian American Medical Association of New England and her involvement in many community groups such as a member of the advisory board of Saheli, a trustee of Indian American Forum of Political Education (IAFPE) and as president of the non-profit company INE Multimedia and a contributor to India New England News," said Dr. Brewster.
Dr. Sheth said she is looking forward to joining the Harvard Pilgrim's Adult Clinical Advisory Committee.


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Clemson University geneticist Stephen Kresovich is the principal investigator of the collaborative three-year TERRA project.
PENDLETON, South Carolina – A rumbling robot and several high-flying drones recently made an on-site appearance at Clemson University to burrow through and buzz above 15 acres of experimental sorghum plots containing more than 2,800 replicated entries.
The space-age devices – conceived and constructed by The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and the commercial company Near Earth Autonomy – are part of a collaborative project with Clemson University and other partners designed to significantly enhance the ease and frequency of data collection for crop testing in ways that will eventually benefit all agricultural production in South Carolina and around the world.
In September 2015, Clemson University's Institute of Translational Genomics, led by geneticist Stephen Kresovich, was awarded $6 million by Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) as one of six projects seeking to accelerate the development of sustainable energy crops for the production of renewable transportation fuels. When combined, the Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) projects were allotted a total of $30 million.
Clemson's three-year project, with Kresovich as principal investigator, is titled "Breeding High Yielding Bioenergy Sorghum for the New Bioenergy Belt." For the past year, Clemson has been working with Carnegie Mellon, Near Earth Autonomy and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to form an unprecedented approach to advancing agriculture and plant breeding. Kresovich has been leading a team of geneticists, engineers and computational scientists in an expansive examination of the genotypes and phenotypes of a massive international set of diverse sorghum materials.
On Aug. 5 and 8, ground and aerial robots were put on grand display on the sprawling grounds of Simpson Research Farm in Pendleton.
George Kantor is Senior Systems Scientist for The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon.
With the assistance of TERRA project manager Barry Flinn, graduate students Zach Brenton and Rick Boyles, field manager Justin Butcher, Simpson Research and Education Center director John Andrae and others, Kresovich has overseen the management and data collection of several "common gardens," with the two largest located at Simpson Research Farm and at Clemson's Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence. Contained within these gardens – which are scattered throughout the nation – are more than 6,000 entries of experimental bioenergy, forage and grain sorghum.
The Carnegie Mellon group is led by George Kantor, Senior Systems Scientist for The Robotics Institute. Kantor said that his engineers and Clemson's geneticists "speak a different language," but they've still managed to form a great partnership.
Clemson University scientist Zach Brenton (right) leads a tour of the 15 acres of experimental sorghum plots at Simpson Research Farm in Pendleton.
Kantor's team transported an unmanned ground vehicle from Pittsburgh to Clemson, while Pittsburgh colleagues Near Earth Autonomy contributed several drones of various shapes and sizes. All the devices were equipped with high-tech cameras, sensors and embedded computers. The ground robot, though bulky in appearance, was able to gracefully navigate between dense rows of sorghum, often disappearing beneath the towering stalks. The drones, meanwhile, surged above the fields with the grace of hummingbirds, alternating between swift bursts covering hundreds of feet to long periods of steady hovering. The amount and quality of the generated data was dazzling.
The aerial data collection group is led by Paul Bartlett, Principal Systems Engineer at Near Earth Autonomy. Bartlett said the aerial approach complements the work done by the robots on the ground.
S.C. Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers (left) talks with ARPA-E program director Joe Cornelius during the demonstration at Simpson Research Farm.


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Early in the morning on 23rd September the United States and its Arab allies Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Qatar hit ISIS or Deash targets in Syria according to CNN. This attack was a combination of fighter bombers and cruise missile attacks. The Deash a name the Islamic State dislikes must now has to rethink its strategy because it has lost all its mobility because of this attack.
Earlier it was perceived the air attack by the Americans will only be in the confines of Iraqi territory but the strike on the city Syrian city of Raqqa has totally disproved this notion. Because this attack was a joint effort the pressure to get rid of Deash will now increase tenfold and the noose will get very tight around their neck.
This attack comes on the eve of President Obama giving his annual speech to the UN tomorrow where he will be outlining his strategy and will try to build more consensuses to combat the threat from Deash. Though the attacks have been carried out over Syrian soil and Russia a traditional ally has condemned but in reality they have no problem as their interest coincide. But the long term fear is the safety of the Bshar al-Assad.
However no such problem emanated from Britain and the British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said, "The UK supports the airstrikes launched by the U.S. and regional allies last night," said on his Twitter handle. But the real achievement was the involvement of the four Sunni controlled states and the support the US has received. Also this attack has received the blessing of the religious heads of in Islam.
Last week General Martin Dempsey while testifying in the Senate said "We will be prepared to strike ISIL targets in Syria that degrade ISIL's capabilities." Also "this won't look like a shock-and-awe campaign, because that's simply not how ISIL is organized, but it will be a persistent and sustainable campaign."
Hadi Bahra who is the head of the western backed Syrian opposition said in a statement "tonight, the international community has joined our fight against ISIS in Syria," he further added "we have called for airstrikes such as those that commenced tonight with a heavy heart and deep concern, as these strikes begin in our own homeland. We insist that utmost care is taken to avoid civilian casualties."
Hopefully some serious ground offensive after the air attack will help build more pressure on Deash and the people who have suffered so much under their cruel and puritanical rule may soon breathe freedom from oppression.
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Multiple police officers were seen at Haycombe Cemetery on Tuesday evening (May 23)
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Multiple police officers descended on a Bath cemetery on Tuesday evening (May 23) in the hunt for a missing person.
An eye witness saw "loads of police" at Haycombe Cemetery at about 6pm.
Nicholas Cruse was returning from a trip to Keynsham when he spotted the officers.
Mr Cruse, who lives in the Southdown area of Bath, said: "I was just coming up over the hill from Pennyquick when I saw loads of police at the cemetery.
Police calling for witnesses to altercation which left man bleeding from head
"There were two police vans and a number of cars.
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"I've got no idea what they were doing there."
Bath man arrested and returned to prison
Police confirmed on Wednesday morning (May 24) a two-and-a-half hour search was carried out. The police helicopter based in Filton was also called to assist.
A police spokesman confirmed the missing person was found and deemed "not high risk."
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Serve this Cragganmore 12 Year Old on the rocks in a tumbler or tulip glass to concentrate its flavour, and add a splash of water to release more of its complexity. Cragganmore craves the company of sweet, rich foods such as lobster, suckling pig or a combined dish of prunes and bacon. Glazed chicken on a zesty salad brings out Cragganmore's floral nose, honey notes and the hint of sweet woodsmoke.
In 1869, Big John Smith - said to have been the most experienced distiller of his day - founded Cragganmore. He lobbied for a railway siding, and using this, his business acumen and skill as a distiller, turned Cragganmore into a popular, high-quality single malt whisky. Speyside is famous for its wonderful whisky and is often called 'Malt Whisky Country'. It's home to more than half of Scotland's malt whisky distilleries, making it the ideal place to discover more about this ancient art. The area is one of Scotland's five whisky regions. The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival's annual celebration of Scotland's national drink has developed into one of the largest events of its kind anywhere in the World. With a programme of over 500 whisky-inspired events, the Festival is a mecca for the curious beginner and the whisky connoisseur alike.


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Nearly 100 Loveland businesses refusing to shut down under 'level red' COVID mandate
November 24, 2020 By Sherrie Peif
LOVELAND — Representatives of nearly 100 restaurants, bars, breweries and other small businesses in Loveland have signed a letter to the Larimer County Department of Public Health and Environment (LCDPHE) refusing to shut down under the new "level red" designation on the state's COVID dial.
In addition to the eateries and breweries the list includes tanning salons, gyms and others impacted by changes in capacity levels. Larimer County is scheduled to move to the red level at 5 p.m. today.
One of the biggest frustrations for those who signed onto the decision to fight back is that the county jumped over the orange level entirely, said Clay Caldwell, owner of Betta Gumbo, during a news conference on Tuesday morning.
"We have a very low rate of the COVID 19 virus (in Loveland)," Caldwell said. "As a community we have managed that really well. … Yet we're being held to the highest level when we don't deserve that."
Caldwell said he is not asking people who are concerned about the spread to come to his establishment, adding it is about personal responsibility and doing what was right by his employees and his livelihood.
A complete list of businesses that signed the letter to the LCDPHE can be found here, but Caldwell and Morgen Harrington, one of the owners of Grimm Brothers Brewhouse named some of the places who also planned to remain open after the 5 p.m. shutdown time. In addition to Betta Gumbo and Grimm Brothers some of those included:
McGraff's American Grill
Loveland Chophouse
Senior Raphel at the Mexican Inn
Wicked Tequila Room
CJ's Patio Grille
AKA Kitchen
Cactus Grille
Numerous brew pubs
Numerous health clubs, gyms and tanning salons
"This is not political," Harrington said. "This is because we care about our community."
Both restaurateurs said they will not lay off employees that they consider family right before the holidays because Larimer County health is basing their decision on the overall state picture and not what is taking place in Loveland.
"When I can go to a grocery store or a big box and stand in a line and they are never addressed, but restaurants, bars and small businesses across Loveland are being penalized and having to come under a verdict that was unjust, that pisses me off," Caldwell said, adding he is solidified in his stance. "I'm just enough of a country boy to go toe-to-toe with you."
Caldwell talked about why the community means so much to him, having lost his initial restaurant in the floods several years ago, and the community coming out to support him in his rebuilding efforts. Because of that he started giving back to city through various humanitarian efforts such as feeding 9,000 people who were put out of work during the first lockdown last spring.
Wednesday, he is serving more than 2,200 full Thanksgiving meals to people in need. He said he wants all the businesses in Loveland to stand up for their right to survive, pointing out the shutdowns cause other problems for the community, such as abuse and depression.
"There is more to this than just shut a restaurant down," Caldwell said, calling the numbers LCDPHE is using a lie that would warrant a "butt whoopin' " where he's from.
He vowed to fight the shutdown with whatever means possible, including a legal battle if necessary.
"I will go as far as I need to," Caldwell said.
The group would like to see LCDPHE use a system similar to the Five-Star program in Mesa County where businesses that can prove they have met a certain threshold of best-practices in preventing spread can remain open at the yellow level.
"The health protocols that restaurants and bars and breweries are under are higher than most businesses," Caldwell said. "If we get anymore sanitized in here, I could start doing surgery."
However, CDPHE and Gov. Jared Polis initially revoked that program from Mesa when they moved them to red on the dial. Mesa County Commissioners voted not to comply and demanded a meeting with the Governor. The following day, Mesa was notified it could continue to use the program, but it is unclear how long that will last.
When asked about the threat of being shut down, Caldwell said he is in it for the long haul.
"I guess we'll find out," Caldwell said. "If they want to deal with this in the public eye, come on down. It is our constitutional right to survive. I have 2,200 meals to feed people tomorrow for Thanksgiving that would not have food if it were not for us. I will not disappoint them."
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The Way They Were: RFK, LBJ, et al
I never talked about it until last week.
Family, pals, lady friends, employers, political clients: nobody knew. The sole exception was my dad who wanted to know what I was doing in Washington, D.C. I knew he could keep a secret, and he did.
In the 1960's I worked for the President´s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency. Robert Kennedy was the chairman. If you could meet him, I think your first impressions would likely be the same as mine.
The first time I saw him, he was casually sitting in a chair in a large, almost vacant room. My instant impression: I...no...yeah...it´s him, all right. A second instant impression instantly followed: college student. RFK was in his late 30s, but you didn´t notice it until you got up close. He had a halo of youth. Energy, too.
He played touch football.
I stared at him -- and he stared right back. RFK gave you the feeling that, for him, the entire world disappeared except for you and what you were saying. I have never experienced such total, absolute concentration by anybody before or since. Was it the source of his charisma?
We all have unconscious traits that we project outward. Those traits are positive ("The Dream Woman") as well as negative. To wit: we all have "The Shadow," a collection of negative characteristics -- we lie, cheat, steal --, which we do not wish to acknowledge and therefore project onto other people.
The outside person, however, must have a "hook" that ignites the unconscious feelings and causes that person to become their depository. RFK´s hook, I believe, was his total concentration on you: it could not help but flatter your ego. I doubt he was aware of what was happening -- the process of projection is unconscious. It was just the way he was, how he interacted with people. Such things are born, not manufactured.
Beside youth and energy, RFK radiated something else:
The sociologist Pierre Bourdieu cataloged and analyzed ( La Distinction) the tastes of the different socio-economic classes in France. Music, TV programs, art, furniture, food -- nothing was spared; he could walk into your living room, look at the walls and tell you where you came from. Bourdieu nailed the identifying characteristic of the aristocracy: ease. A member of the American oligarchy, RFK was, above everything else, easy going. I guess his mother, Rose, was at the heart of it.
Believe it or not, once upon a time there were wealthy people who cared about their country and wanted to serve it. They had an innate sense of justice and injustice, in particular a smoldering rage about poverty. The Roosevelts and the Kennedys are the most notable cases. Both families were accused of being "traitors to their class." No such charge can be made against the ill-at-ease American oligarchics of today. They take the money and run. Romney included.
There is no doubt in my mind that if RFK had not been assassinated June 6, 1968, he would have won the presidency. He had managed JFK´s presidential campaign and had all the contacts plus experience that went with it. Keep in mind, too, the eventual winner of the presidency that year was Richard Nixon. The rest is history -- or anti-history.
I also have no doubt that had RFK won the White House we would be looking at a different presidency today. Maybe a different country. I say that based on my experience with the President´s Committee...
The staff was all federal employees; none were bureaucrats. They knew what they were supposed to do and did it. I don´t recall anybody, ever, talking about RFK; they didn´t have to. HIs presence was all over the place. He was The Absent Host. He inspired not so much by what he did, but by who he was. He cared. For all you employers and bosses out there, RFK made everybody work harder by making them like what they were doing. Easy, isn´t it? Or is it...
I had two reasons for keeping this matter secret for almost 50 years:
First, I did not want to be known as "the man who worked for Robert Kennedy." I do not deserve either the adulation by many or the contempt of a few that goes with that categorization. I was right, though, about the power the label carries; old friends are already looking at me differently. There´s nothing I can do about it and don´t try. At this stage of my life I can handle it -- unlike before.
The second reason I never talked about it: when I look around at what is happening in the world, especially Washington, it makes me heartsick to think of RFK. A short but not so sweet case in point:
During the Cuban missle crisis in Ocrober 1962, RFK argued against other presidential advisors who were recommending an air strike against missiles in Cuba:
"It would be very, very difficult indeed for the President if the decision were to be for an air strike, with all the memory of Pearl Harbor and with all the implications this would have for us in whatever world there would be afterward. For 175 years we had not been that kind of country. A sneak attack was not in our traditions. Thousands of Cubans would be killed without warning, and a lot of Russians too. He favored action, to make known unmistakably the seriousness of United States determination to get the missiles out of Cuba, but he thought the action should allow the Soviets some room for maneuver to pull back from their over-extended position in Cuba." (For a full account, see RFK´s book, Thirteen Days).
A sneak attack was not in our traditions. Compare the moral and historical concerns of RFK to the Obama drone attacks taking place now in Pakistan and elsewhere, attacks which violate the sovereigny of other nations and which killed two American citizens without according them constitutionally-required due process. It is not surprising that Obama is prey to phony, Hamlet-style angst ("Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them?") -- phony, because Obama always goes ahead and does what was going to do anyway: push the button.
RFK: just one more step...
What truly could have been and in fact almost was.
Let´s change the subject.
Dayton, Ohio. Winter of 1968. President Lyndon Johnson was going around the country preparing his reelection bid. The setting was strikingly appropriate: a horserace track.
I don´t know how he got from Point A to Point B, but suddenly there he was, walking toward the podium. I thought: That guy is HHHUUUGGGE. He must have been 6´5". Apart from his height, the most impressive thing about LBJ was his hair. Bureaucratic gray; he exuded Washington, D.C. No hint anywhere of the rural Texas school teacher he once was.
We students hated LBJ. The Viet Nam War was raging, and we regarded him as a war criminal. When he got to his subject, "The Future of Youth in America," I heard a rustle behind me. Protestors raised a gigantic banner with words written in blood-red letters: GET OUT OF VIET NAM, MURDERER!
I was only about 30 feet from LBJ. He, too, heard the rustle. He looked up from his notes. I will never forget his response made to someone unseen in the sky: "Protest…yes, we have the right to protest. That´s why our men are in Viet Nam, to protect the right to protest. Our soldiers…we must protect them, help them protect us. And that´s why you can´t protest…in order to protect the men who are protecting... the…right to…" He checked himself, looked down at his notes, picked up where he left off.
Frankly, I had come to the conclusion that all our demonstrations were a waste of time, that LBJ and his administration were isolated and impervious. My opinion totally changed in the course of three seconds of his incoherent rant. I thought: My god! We´re getting to the old boy. Time to step on the gas!
We didn´t go far. On March 31, 1968, LBJ announced he was not running for re-election. I was in a room with about 100 other students watching TV. I still remember the explosion of joy his words released. Little did we suspect what were in for...
Physically, LBJ was an imposing man. Mentally, a nothing. Which is why, today, nothing is said about him. The last time I saw Johnson´s name in the paper was in 2007 when his widow, Lady Bird, died.
Fall 1974. Jimmy Carter was touring the country collecting chits for his 1976 presidential campaign and putting together his campaign staff.
I was on the staff of a gubernatorial campaign for which I conducted polls, precinct analyses and studies of the voting records of the two candidates when they were state senators. We held a fund-raising dinner, $25 per head, at which Carter was the guest speaker. The place was packed.
The next day Carter visited our headquarters. Being from the South, I knew who he was and had a favorable impression: he was the governor who had reformed state government in Georgia.
I saw Carter coming down the hall. I was surprised by his height; he was much shorter than I had imagined. The most distinguishing thing about him was his facial complexion: deep, deep red. I thought: He looks exactly like what he is: a peanut farmer.
I guess the campaign manager has talked to him. Carter pulled me into an empty room. His tone and look were no-nonsense. He definitely has executive genes. He cut right to the quick:
"What are you doing after the campaign?" he asked. He indicated he needed a pollster.
I told him all my forces were concentrated on the campaign at hand. My candidate had indicated he wanted me to work on his gubernatorial staff, so, well, "there you have it." What I did not tell Carter: I had lived 6 months in D.C. and didn´t want to go back, not even for a White House position.
Carter smiled with compassion, shook my hand. We parted.
Going back to my office, I thought: Down-to-earth guy. Born organizer. A very decent man.
Early 1980s. Vice President George Bush (Senior) came to town. The Republicans were trying to recrute me to work on a U.S. House of Representative reapportionment plan. They gave me an invitation to a cocktail party.
To the contrary of Carter, Bush is much taller than he looks on TV – 6´2", maybe. Great suit, I thought. Unlike other politicos, he did not work the room, compulsively shaking hands He looked reserved, almost shy, uncomfortable about where he was and what he was doing. Totally contrary to RFK, Bush´s thoughts were someplace else. He was unapproachable, and I did not approach him.
In 1974, Jimmy Carter was not the only Southern politician touring the country preparing the ground for a presidential race. George Wallace, Governor of Alabama, was hitting the pavement.
"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." Wallace was not my cup of tea. Nevertheless, at the request of the head of the Democrat Party, I payed a courtesy call at his hotel.
Like Carter, Wallace was a short man. An assassination attempt in 1972 had put him in a wheelchair. During our conversation somehow the incident of 1963 came up: he had gained national prominence by standing on the steps of the University of Alabama, trying to stop the entrance of the first Black students. I asked him about it.
With his body he adroitly deflected the question. He told me what he had said before. "That was then, this is now. I made a mistake, and I am truly sorry." As far as I am concerned, a mistake acknowledged is a mistake erased. ´nuff said.
My first impression of Wallace is my last: Pain. His face reflected incredible, mind-boggling pain. It didn´t show on TV. I figured it came from the assassination attempt. I thought: My god – this man isn´t going to be able to take on a nationwide campaign. No way.
Wallace entered the presidential race in 1975, lost heavily in the Democratic primaries. He quit in June 1976 and endorsed Carter.
Excruciating pain. Scrappy. Executive type of guy. Hardball.
1982. President Ronald Reagan came to our state to assist a GOP senator in his bid for re-election. The GOPs had given me another (see above) invitation to a private cocktail party.
I was in The Big City working as an expert witness in a federal reapportionment lawsuit. I spent the entire morning and part of the afternoon consulting with our legal team. I got in my car and…
I looked at a huge building three blocks away. President Reagan was there all right, no doubt about it. Huge paramilitary vans with tinted windows lined the streets. Armed men on the rooftops. Streets blocked off. Police everywhere.
The cocktail party would take up the rest of the day. There was a pile of legal papers, mostly supreme court decisions, on the seat beside me. I had to make a choice.
I kept driving.
I adjusted the rearview mirror, looked a last time at the building. Let´s see now…A political consultant who has the opportunity to meet a sitting president and passes it up.
A career change was calling.


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Data: Crime Dropped After Criminal Justice Reform State Question
Friday, March 1st 2019, 10:36 am
By: Grant Hermes
As work to expand the effects of changes to Oklahoma's felony laws gains momentum, some law enforcement and reports have tried to stoke fears the changes would increase crime. Recent data however, doesn't support the claims.
Oklahomans voted in favor of state question 780 in 2016. 780 reduced some low-level drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. The question was a part of efforts from former Gov. Mary Fallin's (R) administration to overhaul the state's criminal justice system in an effort to reduce the state's incarceration numbers. Currently, Oklahoma has the highest rate of incarceration in the world.
Shortly after the vote, advocates for harsher punishments and some law enforcement officials began saying reducing sentences will increase property crimes and send a new flow of illegal drugs into schools.
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The decline in Oklahoma's numbers also mirrors what's been seen nationally. 23 of the 28 states that changed their laws saw a reduction in similar crimes, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center.
Efforts to refute fears about 780 come as work is being done to expand the state question. Early last month advocates took to the capitol to urge lawmakers to pass a bill to make the changes retroactive.
"It is far easier to be against something than to stand up and to stop all of the loose talk that talks about why we can't do it. All the falsehoods all those things that prevent us from grabbing hold of this issue," Sen. George Young (D-OKC) said at a press conference Feb. 1.
The bill, House Bill 1269, to make the changes retroactive has passed out of committee and is now heading to the House floor.
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