The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to develop groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) that achieve sustainable groundwater management within 20 years of adoption. All critically overdrafted basins must adopt GSPs by January 31, 2020; all other medium and high priority basins must complete GSPs by January 31, 2022. Since many subbasins are hydrologically connected to adjoining subbasins, sustainable groundwater management will require accounting for groundwater interactions with adjoining subbasins. Often, adjoining subbasins will use different analytical methods or apply different levels of technical rigor. Many GSAs are concerned that different methodologies for developing interbasin flows can lead to different results that will call into question the ability to achieve sustainability and would potentially create issues with SGMA compliance.
This effort evaluated opportunities and barriers for agencies to account for interconnected basin dynamics through the collaboration of technical experts focused on a portion of the northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management (NSVIRWM) Plan area. As interbasin flows (i.e., groundwater flow between interconnected basins) cannot be directly measured, the project reviewed available tools to investigate how they may or may not be suitable for use in estimating interbasin flows within the region. This process highlighted areas for local agencies to consider in addressing interbasin issues, developed a framework for analysis in other areas of the state, and identified areas where the state and federal government can assist local agencies implementing SGMA. This report is developed to provide summary level information appropriate for decision makers, with more detailed technical information and examples provided in the appendices or by reference.
Interbasin flow is groundwater entering or exiting a defined subbasin through its boundaries in the subsurface and may vary significantly in space and time based on the dynamics of inflow and outflow from the basins. Interbasin flows are driven by differences in groundwater levels (i.e. head gradients) across the basin boundary. Groundwater levels are, in turn, impacted by processes on the land surface. Land use and crop acreages drive water demand in a subbasin and indirectly drive groundwater pumping, which has a direct effect on groundwater levels (i.e., groundwater heads). The direction and magnitude of interbasin flow depends on the groundwater head gradient across the basin boundary and the conductivity of the aquifer materials.
It is widely recognized that the groundwater subbasins in the Sacramento Valley, and throughout the Central Valley, are interconnected to varying degrees. The Sacramento Valley Groundwater Basin includes many subbasins, extends over a wide geographic area, and includes numerous established and eligible GSAs. With interconnected subbasins, management decisions and actions in one subbasin may influence one or more adjoining subbasins. Such influence may positively or negatively impact sustainability. Thus, interbasin flows become critical to both GSAs' development of GSPs and to DWR reviewing GSPs.
In basins with complex spatial and temporal variations in water budget components, integrated groundwater-surface water modeling is the best approach to quantify and evaluate interbasin groundwater flows.
In September 2014, the Governor signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The Department has developed a program and is currently implementing new and expanded responsibilities identified in SGMA. One of these responsibilities is developing emergency regulations to modify groundwater basin boundaries. SGMA established a process for local agencies to request that DWR revise the boundaries of a groundwater basin or subbasin, including the creation of new subbasins.
California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) establishes milestones that high- and medium-priority basins in a critical state of overdraft must meet to become sustainable. BasinScout can assist managers in building an objective allocation plan that reflects the needs of various stakeholders in shaping how sustainability is achieved.
These regulations specify the components of groundwater sustainability plans, alternatives to groundwater sustainability plans, and coordination agreements prepared pursuant to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Part 2.74 of Division 6 of the Water Code, beginning with Section 10720), and the methods and criteria used by the Department to evaluate those plans, alternatives, and coordination agreements, and information required by the Department to facilitate that evaluation.
Note: Authority cited: Section 10733.2, Water Code. Reference: Sections 10733.2 and 10733.4, Water Code.
The California Groundwater Units dataset classifies and delineates areas within the State of California into one of three groundwater-based polygon units: (1) those areas previously defined as alluvial groundwater basins or subbasins, (2) highland areas that are adjacent to and topographically upgradient of groundwater basins, and (3) highland areas not associated with a groundwater basin, only a hydrogeologic province.
In total, 938 Groundwater Units are represented. The Groundwater Units dataset relates existing groundwater basins with their newly delineated highland areas which can be used in subsequent hydrologic studies. The methods used to delineate groundwater-basin-associated highland areas are similar to those used to delineate a contributing area (such as for a lake or water body); the difference is that highland areas are constrained to the immediately surrounding upslope (upstream) area. Upslope basins have their own delineated highland.
A geoprocessing tool was created to facilitate delineation of highland areas for groundwater basins and subbasins and is available for download.


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Q: Can't launch struts2-archetype-starter:2.3.7 This is the error I get after selecting the archetype from the list generated:

I've read the content of the site it displayed but that doesn't help. Are the archetypes listed here out of date or something? Based on this error would I have to create a new archetype using Eclipse to get at the struts2-archetype-starter?
Thanks
P.S. Thanks all for patience in my quest to understand and get Struts 2 working!

A: It's working fine you haven't mentioned when you are getting the problem(which goal you were trying to execute).
313: remote -> org.apache.struts:struts2-archetype-blank (-)
314: remote -> org.apache.struts:struts2-archetype-convention
315: remote -> org.apache.struts:struts2-archetype-dbportlet (
316: remote -> org.apache.struts:struts2-archetype-plugin (-)
317: remote -> org.apache.struts:struts2-archetype-portlet (-)
318: remote -> org.apache.struts:struts2-archetype-starter (-)

Choose 313 instead of 318.

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In continuing efforts to streamline the simulation of atomistic DNA structures in GROMACS using the ffAMBER force field (the port of AMBER for GROMACS), the following script takes the .pdb output of NAMOT or NAMOT2 and does all of the atom label and atom label position conversions, correct 3′ and 5′ terminal H atom assignments, and random changes throughout the .pdb file to provide something that should flow seamlessly into GROMACS.
"Did you need to post the entire script and not just provide the downloadable text file as a link?" Of course, as I suspect no small number of people looking for how to convert a NAMOT pdb file into ffAMBER-speak will begin by searching based on GROMACS errors, which occur one missing residue label at a time. Hopefully, having the entire script readable by google and yahoo will cause it to pop up high in the search ranking.
Now, there is one problem. NAMOT and NAMOT2 do not include the methyl group hydrogen atoms on the thymine residue, defaulting to a single C5M. In most of the GROMACS force fields, this is just fine, as the hydrogen atoms are subsumed into the methyl carbon (all non-polar C-H bonds are treated this way). For AMBER (ffAMBER, that is), all hydrogens are included. This fix is performed on the ffAMBER/GROMACS side in a modification to the .hdb and .rtp files that I will describe in an upcoming post.
Also, this same scripting procedure works just fine for the GROMOS96 force fields (ffG53a5, ffG53a6, etc.) and I'll be posting the one I use for those calculations in short order (they are, in fact, easier to work with for GROMACS, as they also neglect the methyl group hydrogen atoms on the Thymine. In fact, they neglect ALL of the non-polar C-H bonds, so you end up deleting atoms from the NAMOT/NAMOT2 .pdb files).
# implementation for GROMACS can use in the generation of the GROMACS .top file.
# ffMABER.  Hn2/1, where n is the atom number in the formal labeling scheme.
# THYIME is its own problem, as the methyl carbon needs modification.
# http://www.somewhereville.com/?cat=74 (my AMBER category) for details.
# HN2A/B occurs in GUANINE.
# HN4A/B occurs in CYTOSINE.
# HN6A/B occurs in ADENINE.
# This is the bulk of the conversion, moving atoms around and formatting.
# program may need the atom labels in the columns as defined below.
# This section changes all of the hydrogen atom labels.
# These are global changes in column position and fix all nucleic acids.
# the pdb2gmx topology generator.
# "Dn" to "Dn3" so that the topology generation gets the 3' end correct.
# in question (taking care to follow the standard  format for base number.
# NOTE: We do the junction, crossover, etc. generation outside of NAMOT.
# Therefore, each file output by NAMOT only has chain "a" and chain "b".


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Q: How can one have right movement into diagonal collision boxes giving diagonal movement? Firstly, apologies for the long title; I could not think of a way to sufficiently cover my problem yet also compact it further.
I am in the process of creating a 2D game in Java with a character in the centre of the screen. My character has a collision box and I have images on the map (looking from above) which also have collision boxes.
However, I'd like to be able to have a "slide" situation if a collision occurs into a side that is not perpendicular to my direction.
For example, if my character is moving east, and there is a wall to his east going in the southwest to northeast direction, instead of just noting that there is an object to the east and not moving, I'd like my character to be able to "slide" along the wall, moving northeast to achieve the attempted Eastern movement.
Is there any easy way to do this?
If it helps in any way, I am using Java Slick2D, and have the collision box of the character as a rectangle where he stands, and the collision boxes of other objects as polygons.
Thanks in advance for any replies!

A: When you have solved the problem of identifying when a collision has occurred, the sliding motion can be achieved by calculating the component of the motion that is perpendicular to the wall and subtract that from your motion vector.
Say you have a motion vector v = (v_x, v_y) and the normal of the wall n = (n_x,n_y).  The normal vector should be of length 1.
Then your new motion vector should be
v_new = v - (v * n) * n.
That in X and Y separately is
v_new_x = v_x - (v_x * n_x + v_y * n_y) * n_y,
and the same way for Y

A: Class java.awt.geom.Area has a method intersects( Area a ) which should be useful for determining the "point" of impact, call it P. If the character's collision box is a rectangle and the obstacle is bounded by an arbitrary polygon you'll have to determine

*

*the point or side of the rectangle participating in the collision

*the point or side of the polygon participating in the collision

If side meets side (they should be parallel), the charcter can't move any more in the current direction; no slide should occur. Equally, if a rectangle side meets a polygon point, movement is blocked.
If a point meets a point, you might resolve this by (arbitrarily?) select one of the sides of the polygon and handle the situation based on that.
Finally, if a rectangle corner meets a slanting side, you'll have to analyze the geometry of this side. (Verify that a 10-to-4 side is met by the upper right (lower left) hand corner if going north or east (south or west), or a 7-to-1 side is met by the upper left (lower right) hand corner when going north or west (south or east)). Then you can determine the forced path along the slanted side.
While this sounds relatively simple, there may be much more complex situations lurking literally round the corner if the collision boxes of objects - polygons - may have concave sections.


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The Peace Meditation
Salome gam nan ben Urda, gan njber asala Hesporona!
Peace be on Earth, and among all created creations!
In the spring of 1984, FIGU members in Switzerland began meditating with the so-called PEACE MEDITATION. Organised by our extraterrestrial friends from the Plejaren, this peace meditation was intended to initiate a turn for the better in the terrestrial humankind's future. The intent was that through the emission of powerful and logical impulses, a positive polarity can be forged to counteract the negative "force field" surrounding the Earth much like a huge bell, which influences the terrestrial population and all nature. This negative force field was established, and continues to be entrenched, by several centuries of religious-sectarian, extremist and deteriorated terrestrial human thinking. To reverse this negative energy, therefore, the concept has been to produce dynamic "counter impulses," which the extraterrestrials would send to the Earth via a telemeter disk hovering high above the Semjase-Silver-Star-Center, coupled with some other devices and the assistance of over 3.5 billion humans within the Plejaren federation. We, at FIGU, have since discovered that by initiating this action the concept has obviously proved to be successful. To this end, and a bit further along in this text, we provide excerpts from the actual contact conversations which took place between Ptaah and Semjase, respectively, so as to illustrate their reasoning behind this matter and other relevant background information.
Since terrestrial humankind, for better or for worse, is accountable for its own condition as well as for that of the planet, it is accountable also for the healing process. For this reason we call upon every rational and responsible human to participate in FIGU's Peace Meditation. The more people who become involved, the greater and more powerful will be the positive-neutral force! While we do not wish to trigger or put any fear into people: Threats of World War III and other disasters have not been eliminated! Continuous and immensely diverse efforts on everyone's part will be required for a long time to come, so that one day in the distant future, terrestrial humankind will think and act in a more peaceful manner. Since every turn for the better, or the worse, is always a consequence of every individual's decisions and efforts, the motto for all rational people should be to keep idle hands active. They must not allow themselves to be prodded along the path of life like a herd of sheep under the influence of their collective instinct. Indeed, they must shape and direct their own destiny. Therefore, anyone who lives by the foolish and misanthropic maxim "after me the flood" should instead say "live and help live," which we offer here to indicate that rebirth (reincarnation) is not merely a speculative, philosophic theory. Reincarnation is a fact and can be proven through logic. All human beings will repeatedly incarnate on the Earth (regardless of whether one willingly acknowledges this or not), and in their rebirth they will re-enter the precise type of world they helped shape in the past. And it matters little whether their assistance in shaping the world was active or passive, destructive or constructive.
The Peace Meditation in Practical Terms
Anyone can participate in the meditation who possesses a clear, material consciousness (which must not be impaired by drugs, alcohol or a severe psychological illness). It is imperative that the decision to participate in the peace meditation is completely voluntary. Participants, say, a child for instance, must not be commanded into joining.
How old should the participant be?
As soon as a child is old enough to comprehend the issues (and only if the child willingly and voluntarily requests to participate).
What is the schedule of the Peace Meditation?
Each Peace Meditation session lasts for 20 minutes and takes place on the first and the third weekends of the month (target day is always the first Saturday of the month):
- on Saturdays at 6:30 and 8:00 pm Central European Standard Time (respectively at 9:30 and 11 am Pacific Standard Time, for instance) and at 7:30 and 9:00 pm Central European Summer Time (or at 10:30 and noon am Pacific Daylight Time, respectively)
- on Sundays at 8:00 pm Central European Standard Time and at 9:00 pm Summer Time (or 11:00 am Pacific Standard Time and noon Pacific Daylight Time, respectively)
These times must be adhered to precisely (e.g., timed by an atomic clock). When in doubt, it is preferable to begin somewhat earlier rather than later.
For the "FIGU-Landesgruppen" and "FIGU-Studiengruppen" as well as "FIGU-Interessengruppen für Missionswissen", the regulation of doing the meditation on the first and the third weekends of the month is not required. The impulses that are created during the group meditations are technically "cached/buffered" and later released during the meditations performed by the Core Group of 49 at the Mother Centre SSSC.
How am I to meditate?
Prior to beginning any type of meditation, we recommend that you read the book Introduction into Meditation (however, this is not a requirement). Since this book is currently available only in the German language, many people may not be able to read it yet. The meditation process as such consists of softly whispering or speaking the meditation sentence for the entire 20 minutes. Try not to pursue any straying thoughts; this means allowing no thoughts to enter the mind that are not part of the meditation procedure. Concentrate solely on the sentence "Salome gam nan . . ." Should you catch yourself concentrating on other thoughts, return to focusing on the meditation sentence. A very important point for the success of the peace meditation is based on the proper intonation and pronunciation of the sentence to avoid emphasizing the wrong syllables.
The vowels in the following meditation sentence –
"Saalome gam naan ben uurda, gan njjber asaala hesporoona!"
are pronounced in English phonetics as follows:
Saalome (aa = father) gum naan (aa = father) ben uurda (uu = crew, moo) gun neeber asaala (aa = father) hesporoona (o = tone, go).
How does the Peace Meditation function?
The meditation sentence is composed of words from the Lyran language, a language previously spoken on the Earth 289,000 years ago and then again 13,500 years ago by the ancient Lyra-Vega descendants when the extraterrestrials inhabited this planet for a short period. By speaking (or thinking!) this sentence in unison as a group, certain impulses are released from the stored data banks known as the Akashic Records. These records envelop the Earth and every thought and other impulse generated by all humans who have ever lived, currently live or will live on this planet in the future, are being stored therein. Through the accumulation of stored unconscious impulses within every meditator, and because of the intensity they generate (after all, more than 3.5 billion extraterrestrials participate in the peace meditation as well), negative force fields are covered up and increasingly neutralised.
Seating position, sitting aids, and the surroundings
The peace meditation is best conducted in small or large groups, however anyone can also do it alone. A meditation pyramid aids the meditator. It serves as a focal point, an enhancer of personal thought vibrations, and as a relay station to the energy center in the Semjase-Silver-Star-Center in Switzerland. Such pyramids, made from copper according to specifications supplied by the Plejaren, are sold at the Semjase-Silver-Star-Center in Switzerland, or one can be built by the meditator him- or herself.The meditation pyramid is placed either on a table if the person(s) meditates while sitting at the table, or in a slightly elevated position on a stool on the floor (the top of the antenna should be level with the meditators' foreheads). When several meditators of varying height participate in the meditation, an average level may be selected. Using a compass, one of the pyramid's diagonal lines must be aligned due north; that is, the four corner points are directed toward the four cardinal points of the compass, namely North, South, East and West. When meditating as a group (two or more persons), we recommend that someone be designated beforehand who signals the beginning and the end of the peace meditation.
Posture:
1. The meditators either sit at a normal height (no upholstered seats or the like) around a table, or else, they take a lotus/cross-legged position or sit on their haunches on a carpeted surface, whereby a small stool or a cushion, blanket, and so forth, is used as a seat. It is important that the spine and the head be relaxed and upright throughout the entire meditation period.
2. The minimum distance to the pyramid must be more than 50 cm (20"), measured from the chest to the pole of the antenna.
3. Participants seated around a table hold hands with those beside them and are, therefore, linked together in a closed circle. The palm of the left hand points upward and clasps from underneath the right hand of the person to the left, while the right hand, palm down, holds the left open palm of the person to the right.
4. Another permissible position while not holding hands is as follows: When meditating on the floor, the back of the open palm may be placed upon the knees, while the fingertips, curled upwards, point toward the meditator's forehead. As a variation, the hands can be placed, palm-down, upon the person's own thighs, whereby the fingertips rest at the knees.
5. In another version, for those sitting on the floor (5 persons or more), the person's own left thigh (above the knee) and the thigh of the meditator to the right serve to support the person's hands (which are positioned as described in #3).
6. When the individual meditates at a table, both arms are extended toward the left and right sides of the pyramid in front of the individual, hands held open vertically with fingertips pointing toward the pyramid while the narrow edge of the palms rests on the table.
7. The meditation, respectively speaking the Lyran sentence, is performed with the eyes closed. At the end of the 20 minutes, possibly signaled through a muffled beep (e.g., put a towel over a flower pot that covers a kitchen alarm or the like), the participants should "rest" with closed eyes, while holding the same position 2-3 minutes longer until the designated person announces "yes."Ensure that the meditation is performed without disturbances; hence, free from pagers or [cellular] phones ringing, unannounced visitors at the door, TV sounds or similar noise!
Is the Peace Meditation dangerous?
The Peace Meditation is completely harmless and enjoyable to all the participants as long as the meditator adheres to the aforementioned explanations and instructions. A possible side effect may be that inexperienced individuals find discomfort if their legs fall asleep or the like.
What did our extraterrestrial friends say about the topic of peace meditation?
136th Contact conversation, Tuesday, October 14, 1980, 11:41 p.m.
Billy: I know, and that's probably how it'll stay because the people on Earth are not likely to alter their ways so quickly and accept the truth that changes could still be invoked, for the better, I mean.
Semjase: While you are not permitted to speak about it at this point so as to endanger the success, it is still advisable that great efforts be made to change various future incidents for the positive, although they seem to be inevitable now. Toward the latter part of 1983 or spring of 1984, we are planning to introduce an effective peace meditation to benefit Earth, its inhabitants, and events that will occur there. Included in this effort will be everyone on Erra and many members from our federation, whose total will comprise more than 3.5 billion humans. This will produce an extremely powerful energy force through which the terrestrials and their actions, hence their occurrences, should be influenced and political confusion resolved. These efforts will also lead to freeing Russia and other countries from their current dictatorship status. The procedures have been instituted and mandated by the High Council, who have found a permissible method to intervene using a particular cosmic clause that could be used to influence terrestrial affairs. As part of the result brought about by these peace efforts, the inhumane wall will fall, which currently divides Germany into two separate countries, thus the two sectors will be reunited into one. Every group member is asked to help, for the strength and initiative of each and every last one is imperative, as is the assistance of other humans on the Earth who will voluntarily join you in this effort. In this regard you are only permitted to speak about the peace meditation and its purpose in the peace effort. You may not mention the issues I previously told you about and which I specifically named just now. Should you not adhere to these instructions and speak about these items, you will not only jeopardize all efforts in this direction but the anticipated successes commencing in 1987 will not occur either; they may even transform into something negative.
Billy: What a thought. Of course, I'll sit on my mouth. —But—do you actually think that the dictatorships on Earth will come to an end in the next decade, and that the wall in the DDR [German Democratic Republic] will come down?
Semjase: This is as good as certain, although World War III will still be a threat, in addition to many other forms of tragedies. Success will follow as long as we conscientiously and systematically perform the peace meditation. Beginning with 1987, many other things will change, for the positive that is. However, the first tangible and substantial successes will only become evident in 1988, and within a very brief time afterward they will begin to solidify to the point where the first major uprisings will begin in 1989 and terrestrials will experience their temporary apex in 1990. But I must state once again that you must remain silent on these matters for now.
Billy: I will do that. There is no way I am going to endanger all of these future efforts
Semjase: Only time will tell the success rate these efforts will bring.
Billy: Slowly some hope is rising within me—and I will put all of this into the drawer of my lost memories so I don't endanger anything.
Semjase: You will be permitted to speak about everything when the events become more apparent.
Billy: By then I'll have forgotten it all. —So it looks like as the end of the 1980's approaches, we soon can expect some rays of hope in regard to a worldwide improvement of freedom and peace. Then the world will look a bit better.
Semjase: Yes, so it will. But now I must leave. Moreover, you are tired. Good-bye.
Billy: Good, and many thanks, girl . . .
232nd Contact, Friday, November 17, 1989, 0:37 am
Ptaah: Unfortunately, our contacts before January 29, 1986, did not bring about the complete success we had envisioned, and we departed from all of you with great regret. We hoped, however, that with the passing of time everything would change for the better. On one hand within the group, and on the other in worldwide events as well, since you have the support of 511 million people of our own population on Erra and another 3.02 billion individuals galaxy wide from those peoples in our federation when your group performs the Peace Meditation. And in actuality, success did come about and it has now begun to bear fruit—for instance in Russia, Poland, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Korea. These will be followed by other countries. Everything has transpired according to the prophecies, which state that peace will emanate from Russia. All of these immeasurably monumental successes were triggered solely by your group and all of the loyal people on the Earth, along with us on Erra and our federation friends. At this moment you have 3,406 peace meditation participants on the Earth. And all of you included in this number may be proud of performing the one and only correct peace mediation, which will prompt those peace impulses within terrestrial people that slowly permit peace on the Earth to become a reality—just as they have been stored in their storage record locations, from where they impact humans. Thereupon humans understand these impulses and are able to bring them to fruition. It is a fact that all other current efforts for peace on Earth, be they of a political, religious, fanatical or purportedly esoteric nature, have been just as ineffective as the attempts of those who purport to be mediums or other alleged contactees for spirits, saints or extraterrestrials and the like. Their efforts have been totally meaningless and futile, for each of them lacks the knowledge and the true potential to implement what must be done to awaken the necessary impulses within humans, and for them to utilize and make them effective. Furthermore, they lack the knowledge when the peace meditation must be conscientiously performed to turn this voluntary collaboration of our 3.5 billion co-assistants into an immense vibratory force. The honor of knowing this information, and the capability of doing so, was granted exclusively to your group and to all of those loyal people who are at your side. Through the truthful teachings they have become increasingly more knowledgeable and capable of learning how to think and act in a Creational manner. On the Earth the honour and success for the current peace efforts by the various government officials and numerous humans goes singularly and exclusively to the members of your group and to all those 3,381 loyal individuals who remain and work shoulder-to-shoulder with you in all honesty, truth, and in cognisance of the peace efforts—openly or discreetly. Unfortunately, I must mention the fact that in spite of all the successes in the peace and freedom efforts, which are also widespread, the bitter side of the situation has not been eliminated, and setbacks are already looming. One of the reasons for this is that in countries where populations now feel free from previously suffocating laws, the people are currently acting very unreasonable, and governments will soon be forced into resorting to strong, restrictive measures again. And this, in turn, will lead to renewed bloodshed. Much of the blame for this matter must be shouldered by the western, the so-called free countries of the world which, through murderous, underground-type wars, incite hatred against the eastern countries and the southern nations of Africa and America. The biggest shouters and those bringing the greatest harm are the Americans and the Germans, in addition to various other, mostly western nations, who believe they must place rules and remonstrations on the eastern nations. Likewise, certain western powers sneakily undermine and defame the eastern nations' governments by using intrigants to incite the people against their governments, and by nurturing conflict in every conceivable form. Unfortunately, this means that everything will change and one day evil, bloody wars will again result from this situation . . .
246th Contact, Saturday, June 19, 1993, 11:17 p.m.
Billy: Then I have another question regarding the third worldwide inferno, the third world war. For a long time mention was always made of the threat of a third worldwide inferno, and that it was as good as inevitable. However, towards the mid 1980's you increasingly stated that the danger of a third world war had diminished due, in part, to the Peace Meditation we perform in conjunction with the many billions of people from your federation, and also because, through impulses, you and your people influenced certain terrestrials into instigating a more rational thinking mode. What is the current status regarding the threat of a third world war?
Ptaah: Currently no factors point in the direction that such an event is looming, and if all related guidelines for terrestrial governments and the population in general remain within the prevailing framework and continue to evolve, then the threat of a third worldwide inferno will probably be contained. However, terrestrials are incredibly volatile, domineering, arrogant and unsettled, and for this reason it cannot be confirmed with absolute certainty that another worldwide inferno will not be triggered at a later date. It is, therefore, imperative that multinational fighting troops be organized according to the Henoch [Enoch] system and deployed immediately to intervene in every country, to create peace and order when wars or revolutions loom or break out. The same applies also to countries where despots, dictators and the like perpetrate their inhumane deeds. Multinational troops would also be responsible for fighting crime and the organized crime system, and they would play a dominant role in enforcing measures to combat overpopulation. We have already discussed this topic in another setting.
Billy: Thank you. . . .


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Bianca is a white Hungarian wine grape variety that was developed in 1963 in the Eger wine region of northeast Hungary. The grape is a hybrid crossing of Bouvier and Eger 2 (an offspring of Villard blanc). The grape was officially register for use in wine production in 1982 and today is used to make a wide assortment of wines from dry varietals to sweet dessert wines. Bianca is growing in popularity among organic vineyards due to its natural high resistance to many fungal diseases that affect grapevines.

History
Bianca was developed in 1963 at the Kölyuktetö viticultural research facility in Eger. Viticulturists László Bereznai and József Csizmazia crossed the Slovenia wine grape Bouvier (believed to be an offspring of the Pinot grape) with Eger 2 (a selfling of Villard blanc). The grape was originally named Egri Csillagok 40 meaning "star of Eger" with 40 being a breeding code but was officially registered under the name Bianca when it was authorized for wine production in 1982.

In Serbia, Bianca was crossed with Petra to create two different pink-berried wine grape varieties, Bačka and Rubinka, which have been authorized for use in wine production since 2002.

Viticulture

Bianca is an early to mid budding grape variety that is known for its winter hardiness and resistance to the viticultural hazards of spring time frost damage. The vine is an early ripening variety which makes suitable for cultivation in wine regions with harsh continental climates and short growing seasons.

The grape clusters of Bianca tend to be medium-sized to very large but the berries tend always be small in size with a noticeable waxy coating. The grapevine has strong resistance to many fungal diseases that can infect grapevines which has contributed to Bianca's popularity among organic vine growers. The vine can also be very vigorous, producing a large leafy canopy that needs to be kept in check with canopy management techniques, and high yielding. Among the viticultural hazards that Bianca is susceptible to is coulure which can be brought about due to poor weather conditions during flowering.

Wine regions
As of 2012, there were  of Bianca planted in Hungary, the vast majority in the Kunság region where there  in 2012. Outside of Hungary some planting of the grape can be found in the Russian wine regions of Krasnodar Krai where there  in cultivation in 2009. In Moldova, there were  of Bianca being used in wine production as of 2012.

Styles

According to Master of Wine Jancis Robinson, Bianca tends to produce relatively neutral tasting wines that have moderate alcohol levels and can have some floral aromatics. The styles of wines made from Bianca are highly influenced by harvest time decisions with earlier harvested grapes tending to produce wines with what Robinson describes as more "exotic" aromas. In the winery, the wine made from Bianca is highly prone to oxidation with care needing to be taken to avoid the development of wine faults.

Synonyms
Over the years, Bianca has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Biahka, Bianka, EC 40, ECS 40, Egri Csillagok 40 and May Rot.

References

White wine grape varieties
Grape varieties of Hungary

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Islamic State: US being run by an idiot
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Islamic State said has said that the United States is drowning and "being run by an idiot". In the first official remarks by the group referring to President Donald Trump since he took office, spokesman Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer said: "America you have drowned and there is no saviour, and you have become prey for the soldiers of the caliphate in every part of the earth, you are bankrupt and the signs of your demise are evident to every eye." "... There is no more evidence than the fact that you are being run by an idiot who does not know what Syria or Iraq or Islam is," he said in a recording released on Tuesday on messaging network Telegram. Trump has made defeating Islamic State a priority of his presidency. US-backed forces are fighting to retake Islamic State's two biggest cities – Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria. "Die of spite America, die of spite, a nation where both young and old are racing to die in the name of God will not be defeated," al-Muhajer said. Trump is examining ways to accelerate the US-led coalition campaign that US and Iraqi officials say has so far been largely successful in uprooting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. The loss of Mosul, Islamic State's last major stronghold in Iraq, would deal a major defeat to Islamic State. US and Iraqi officials are preparing for smaller battles after the city is recaptured and expect the group to go underground to fight as a traditional insurgency.
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Ashcroft's Barnes Block (at centre), pictured in 1912, was starting to take shape in 1898 with the impending construction of Clements' Drug Store (false-fronted white building with two windows), Cumming's General Store (false-fronted white building with three windows on the corner of 4th Street across from the Ashcroft Hotel), and the Journal building (two-storey building behind the other two). (Photo credit: Ashcroft Museum and Archives)
In 1898, big changes are announced for Ashcroft's Barnes Block
A new drug store, general store, and newspaper building are reported to be on the way
Jan. 25, 2023 3:30 p.m.
125 YEARS AGO: JAN. 29, 1898
New Drug Store: Mr. J.H. Clements will shortly begin the erection of a new and commodious building for a drug and stationery store. It will be by the side of his present store. His trade has, by close attention, rapidly increased, and his business demands a larger stock and more space. [The site of Clements' new store on Railway Avenue at 4th Street was a pharmacy until 2013, when People's Drug Store moved to the 200 block of Railway.]
New General Store: Mr. J.C. Barnes has called for tenders for a building to be at once erected on his corner opposite the Ashcroft Hotel. It will be occupied by McArthur and Harper. [This building, on the corner of Railway and 4th beside Clements' store, was to be better known as Cumming's General Store after it was purchased by future Journal editor R.D. Cumming.]
New Newspaper Building: A new building for the Mining Journal and offices will shortly be begun on the Barnes Block [around the corner on 4th Street from Clements' drug store and the new McArthur and Harper building], and a new building will take the place of the old one on the lot now occupied by the Journal office [in the 200 block of Railway Avenue].
Death Sentence Averted: A court was convened in town the other evening and a noted jurist living at Cache Creek elected judge. A stranger who had been detected in a snide trick was brought up for trial. At first the jury selected had about decided to hang him, and took him outside for that purpose, but after due deliberation concluded to find him guilty and let the court pronounce the sentence, which was duly given, that the culprit should be sentenced to drink three glasses of cold water. The culprit plead that the penalty was too severe for the first offence, but it was rigidly enforced. The result was that the next morning there was a more sober and better man in town.
Roads In Good Shape: The roads in this country, generally speaking, are in excellent condition for sleighing, even into the remotest parts. The roads to Big Bar, Chilcoten, Fish Lake, Horsefly and Cedar Creek are in splendid shape for sleighing. Unlike other winters the main Cariboo road is still open for motor traffic between Ashcroft, Williams Lake and Quesnel. This is very unusual, as in former winters cars were stopped by heavy banks early in December and not infrequently in November. A daily motor stage has been maintained with but slight interruptions this winter between Ashcroft and Williams Lake, and from all appearances at present it will continue all through the season.
School Inspection: A.F. Matthews, inspector of schools for this district, was in Ashcroft Wednesday and Thursday of this week. He inspected the Lady Byng and also the Black Canyon school while here. He gives a good report of the Ashcroft school, and is well pleased with the standard of teaching as well as the progress that is being made by the pupils.
The Ice Carnival: A record crowd gathered at the rink last night and enjoyed an ice carnival which was perhaps the record of carnivals for Ashcroft. The weather was most agreeable, and conditions were such that the event was more successful than might otherwise have been. There were some very grotesque as well as beautiful costumes, and it was difficult to determine which one outdid the other in attractiveness. The judges were faced with a task which must have been unenviable. The "city band" was out in full swing and added to the attraction.
75 YEARS AGO: JAN. 29, 1948
Bags Four Cougars: Johnny Pierro of Cache Creek bagged a mother and three cub cougars several days ago up Scotty Creek way, about two and one half miles back of Ed Ferguson's place. Johnny heard that there were cougars in the district, so took after them. Finding their tracks in the snow he followed, found a deer carcass, which was killed by the cougars, and soon after ran across the mother and her three cubs. There are more in the district up Loon Lake district and Johnny is out after them.
Loon Lake Cougar: Ed Dougherty tracked and killed a big cougar. The animal measured 8 feet 6 inches in length. The cougar had killed one of the Baker Bros. two year old Percheron colts, which led them to believe that such an animal was in the valley.
Loon Lake Freezes: Loon Lake froze over from one end to the other on January 25th. The temperature dropped to below zero on the 26th of January, first real cold weather this winter.
Watch Hockey Under Umbrellas: In Clinton on Wednesday, January 21st it was "the first time" for two things. The first hockey game was played at night and it was, surely, the first time that Clinton had seen people under umbrellas watching hockey! The Clinton Bluebirds played the Williams Lake Stampeders on an open air rink in a steady drizzle. The final score was 5-3 in favour of Clinton. It takes more than rain to dampen the ardour of Clinton hockey fans and there was a good crowd out. A dance in the community hall wound up the evening.
Kumsheen School: The Board of School Trustees have been advised that the working drawings for the Kumsheen Secondary School in Lytton will be completed in the next few days. The school will be built totally of fire proof materials and be heated by propane fired roof-top heating-cooling units. These units during the hot weather will supply the school with refrigerated type air conditioning. The Board has also decided to request permission to renovate the heating in the Lytton Elementary School, also to roof-top heating-cooling units. The existing steam plant in this school has now reached the age that parts are no longer available to make repairs should there be any major breakdowns.
Walhachin and CP Rail: So far, our liaison officer, Jack Andrews, has not been contacted by CP Rail regarding repair of damages in the town during previous blasting efforts.
Marchand Approves Grant: Len Marchand, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Cariboo, has announced the approval of a $21,215 Local Initiative program grant to the Ashcroft Indian Band Community Development Committee, to employ seven people to develop a recreation area for the use of the residents of the Ashcroft area. The work to be done includes the preparation of a grassed playing area; the construction of 20 picnic tables and barbecue pits; the installation of an irrigation dam and water supply system; the making of a parking lot and the construction of various log buildings. Chief Clifford Kirkpatrick is in charge of the project which will not only create jobs but will also provide a recreation area for the enjoyment of Ashcroft residents.
Proposed Library Development: A cordial invitation is extended to the general public to attend a public meeting in Ashcroft next Saturday, Jan. 27th. The object of the meeting is to make known what is now taking place towards the establishment of an Integrated Library System for the Cariboo Regional District and the Thompson-Nicola District. The Plan, in brief, envisages a Resource Library, which would likely be in Kamloops, a Major Library in each large town, and a Community Library in each smaller town. Rural areas would have book collections housed in convenient locations while Bookmobile services would take care of scattered areas. The financing of the new Integrated Library System would be by a combination of local taxation and provincial aid. Those who are concerned with this plan are desirous of receiving the views and suggestions of the general public in the areas which the scheme is intended to serve.
Do you want to read more from the Journal archives? An expanded version of this story is available on the Journal website at www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com.
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June is LGBT Pride Month
by: Dr. Gail Barouh
LGBT History Month originated in the United States and was first celebrated in 1994. It was founded by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson. Among early supporters and members of the first coordinating committee were Kevin Jennings of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN); Kevin Boyer of Gerber/Hart Gay and Lesbian Library and Archives in Chicago; Paul Varnell, writer for the Windy City Times; Torey Wilson, Chicago area teacher; Johnda Boyce, women's studies major at Columbus State University and Jessea Greenman of UC-Berkeley. Many gay and lesbian organizations supported the concept early on. In 1995, the National Education Association indicated support of LGBT History Month as well as other history months by resolution at its General Assembly.
October was chosen by Wilson as the month for the celebration because National Coming Out Day already was established as a widely known event, on October 11, and October commemorated the first March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation by LGBT people in 1979. LGBT History Month is intended to encourage honesty and openness about being LGBT.
While it was first known as Lesbian and Gay History Month, the coordinating committee soon added "bisexual" to the title. It has subsequently become known as LGBT History Month. The event has received criticism from, for example, the Concerned Women for America and others who believe it to be a form of indoctrination.
On June 2, 2000, President Bill Clinton declared June 2000 "Gay & Lesbian Pride Month". President Barack Obama declared June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Pride Month 2009 on June 1, 2009.
Equality Forum, a national and international LGBT civil rights organization with an educational focus, undertook responsibility for LGBT Month in 2006. Each day in October, an Icon is featured with a video, biography, bibliography, downloadable images and other educational resources at www.lgbthistorymonth.com.
In 2011, Equality Forum introduced an internal search engine for all Icons from inception in 2006 to present. By clicking on "Icon Search" and choosing one of hundreds of categories such as African-American, Athlete, California, Germany, HIV/AIDS, Military, Religion, Transgender, Youth; visitors to the site will be provided with links to all Icons in that category.
In 2012, for the first time, two American school districts celebrated LGBT History Month; the Broward County school district in Florida signed a resolution in September in support of LGBT Americans, and later that year the Los Angeles school district, America's second-largest, also signed on.
The anniversary is celebrated with parades, events, parties and other happy events. But in the midst of this celebration, we must keep in mind that it has also been over 30 years since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Many great advances have been made against the disease but men who have sex with men (MSM) (which includes men who identify as gay, straight or bisexual) need to continue to be mindful of these sobering facts from the CDC:
In 2010, 61% of HIV infections diagnosed among adults and adolescents were attributed to male-to-male sexual contact
In 2010, the estimated number of new HIV infections among MSM was 29,800, a significant 12% increase from the 26,700 new infections among MSM in 2008.
In 2010, the greatest number of new HIV infections (4,800) among MSM occurred in young black/African American MSM aged 13–24. Young black MSM accounted for 45% of new HIV infections among black MSM and 55% of new HIV infections among young MSM overall.
Since the epidemic began, an estimated 302,148 MSM with an AIDS diagnosis have died, including an estimated 5,909 in 2010.
Men who have sex with men of all ages and races have been more severely impacted by HIV/AIDS than any other group in the U.S. Use of drugs, such as Crystal Meth, Special K, E pills or alcohol has been linked to high risk sexual decisions such as unprotected anal sex (bare backing) with casual and multiple partners.
So go out and have fun, but remember HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases have not gone away and it is just as important as ever to wear a condom and be protected. Know your HIV status, get tested – it's FREE. Call LIAAC at 1-866-236-3448.
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1969 Stonewall Riots Start of the Gay Rights Movement
Most people point to the Stonewall riots of 1969 as the modern start date for the gay rights movement. Many people in the gay/lesbian community believe that the death of icon Judy Garland the week before the riots at the Stonewall Inn was the breaking point that pushed gays in Greenwich Village to basically say, "We're tired of being harassed by cops and we're not going to take it anymore." However, gay rights gained little momentum in the decade that followed, especially when compared to the strides made by the women's movement. While there were pockets in America where gay men and women could live openly, such as San Francisco, most gays spent the 1970s in, or at least close to, the closet.
That all began to change in 1980 when gay men were first diagnosed with AIDS. Suddenly their private lives could no longer be kept secret. Their employers, friends, neighbors, and families were told that their son, father, brother, uncle, grandson or friend was ill and would most likely die within nine months. The slogan "AIDS = Death" in many cases was also interpreted as "AIDS = Gay".
In those dark, early years of the AIDS epidemic, so many people were afraid of contracting the disease that they refused to be near someone with AIDS. Realizing that it had no choice but to take care of its own, the LGBT community was born. Men and women came together as their partners and friends became sick. Prior to this time, gay men and lesbians were not united as a minority group with a single voice on a political or in many instances a social level. AIDS quickly unified them into a solid, core care group. As the epidemic progressed, they became the pioneers and heroes who advocated for their loved ones.
By the mid-1980s, these early AIDS advocates brought about some significant changes. AIDS designated units were started in hospitals across New York State and new not-for-profit AIDS organizations were established that quickly became part of mainstream America's charities. Mainstream America also learned more about gay life as communities planned funeral services celebrating the lives, hopes and dreams of those who passed from AIDS. Suddenly funeral homes across the country had pictures, music and rituals that forever changed how we bury our loved ones. Out of the AIDS epidemic, spousal rights and domestic partnerships took hold, as same sex couples needed laws to provide for medical and financial benefits for their partners.
As the years progressed, people began to realize that the LGBT community was composed of real people who had the same hopes, dreams, and plans for their futures as everyone else. The walls of fear and stereotypes broke down as more people recognized that LGBT individuals were their neighbors, friends, doctors, civil service workers, mechanics, teachers, and the everyday business people with whom they interacted. More gay characters began to appear on television and in film, and movies like "Philadelphia" or plays like "Rent" and "Angels in America" put a human face, and heart, to AIDS.
History judges a society by how it responds to a crisis. AIDS forced gays and lesbians out of the shadows of our society and into the mainstream of everyday life. It planted the seed that grew into the gradual acceptance of gays by most Americans, followed by an acceptance of the fact all men — and women — are created equal and deserve the same rights, including the right to marry or serve openly in the military.
Whether they were unwitting soldiers in the fight for equal rights or frontline vocal advocates, the hundreds of thousands of gay men who died of AIDS did not die in vain. Their deaths opened the doors to the positive changes being enjoyed by all those who survived. As we celebrate the continuing legal recognition of same-sex marriage, Gay Pride and National HIV Testing day, it is fitting that we remember the sacrifices of those who came before.
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The Black Church and HIV – Sitting on the Sidelines
For the 31 years that the US has been involved in the AIDS struggle, government has been fully engaged and involved (although slow to come to the table,) the medical community has been fully engaged and involved, social services has been engaged and involved and the church has been sitting on the sidelines or worse, sticking it's head in the sand. This is not an indictment of the church, but an encouragement. Since HIV health disparities are greatest in the minority communities, it's time the Black Churches take up this cause as a social injustice, just as they fought against racism in the '60's.
It has been almost a year since the NAACP released "The Black Church and HIV: The Social Justice Imperative," a manual that reframes HIV/AIDS as a social justice issue for church leaders. The manual was the organization's response to the disproportionate impact that HIV/AIDS is having on the Black community and it outlines the role the Black Church can play. It was a call to action for the church to help right the wrongs and social injustice of health disparity in HIV. (http://www.theblackchurchandhiv.org)
Much of the church's resistance comes for the fact that you can't talk about HIV without talking about sex, a topic that church leaders have stayed away from long before the advent of AIDS. But many churches mis-frame this issue since a lot of people think it's about "sin," but it seems to be more about welcoming everyone in the church. The handbook can help pastors, ministers and congregations though the issues that they may find difficult.
Many LI Black Churches have answered the call, holding health fairs, calling on local community health organizations like LIAAC to do testing, outreach and counseling. Many have reached out to their congregations, being open and accepting in the hopes that they can overcome these obstacles and disparities that threaten their communities, but many more still have not responded. If you are a pastor, minister or priest, I encourage you to click on the link and download the manual. If you are a congregant of one of these churches, encourage your leaders to open their hearts and minds. LIAAC is here to be the community based health organization that the NAACP encourages black church leaders to reach out to. For more information call our hotline at 1-877-865-4222.
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National Minority Health Month- Health Disparity and Discrimination Still Persists.
By Dr. Gail Barouh
April is National Minority Health Month. You would think that with the Supreme Court considering the possible overturn of affirmative action, minorities would not need their own health month. But despite what is going on in the Supreme Court, discrimination against minorities still exists, and statistics bare it out. Discrimination can be easily inferred by poverty rates, income levels, education, unemployment rates, incarceration rates and health status. Although the average age of the data is about 5 years old, this blog does an excellent job of summarizing all of these statistics, showing that discrimination is alive and well. If health status is one of the gauges to be used in determining discrimination, consider that between 1999–2000 and 2009–2010, the percentage of adults aged 45–64 with two or more chronic conditions increased 20% for non-Hispanic black, 35% for non-Hispanic white, and 31% for Hispanic adults. Whites account for two and a half times less than blacks. The statistics for Black African Americans and HIV are equally as grim. Blacks accounted for an estimated 44% of all new HIV infections among adults and adolescents (aged 13 years or older,) in 2010, despite representing only 12% to14% of the US population. So these people experience dual discrimination as minorities and people with HIV. Yes, although we are over 30 years into the HIV epidemic, discrimination against people living with HIV still persists. At the core of this discrimination is ignorance, misinformation and prejudice which remains a justification for exclusion from both private and public sector employment opportunities, basic health care needs, isolation, segregation and humiliation. The American Civil Liberties Union continues to document and fight against this discrimination. Just recently a Kansas bill was proposed repealing the state's 1988 ban on quarantining individuals with HIV and AIDS, harkening back to the earliest, darkest days of the AIDS epidemic.
In support of Minority Health month and to fight against HIV/AIDS discrimination, LIAAC provides education outreach and HIV testing in an effort to end the ignorance and misinformation. We are having an on-site Health Fair Wednesday, April 24, 2013 from 3pm-7pm where there will be education, reentry assistance, case management, rapid STI, HIV and HCV testing, community resources and nutrition information. For more information on our Health Fair and our other education and testing events go to our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LIAAC.inc/events or call 1-877-865-4222.
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Day Recognizes Special Risks HIV/AIDS Poses for Women and Girls
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This day was created to recognize the special risks HIV/AIDS pose for women and girls and to raise awareness of how the disease impacts them. Women of all ages can get HIV/AIDS, and they account for approximately 24 percent of all HIV diagnoses. Today, women represent a larger share of new HIV infections than they did earlier in the epidemic, with nearly 280,000 women living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. Women of color are particularly affected, as they accounted for two-thirds (64%) of new AIDS diagnoses among women in 2010. (www.womens health.gov.)
As grim as those statistics may sound, there are things you can do to stay healthy.
Use a condom.
Using a latex condom every time you have oral, anal, or vaginal sex reduces your risk of HIV. Other forms of birth control don't protect you from getting HIV. Male and female condoms are the only effective form of birth control that also helps reduce the risk of transmission for HIV and most other STDs. A recent CDC report shows Chlamydia rates in women have doubled in the last decade, even though condoms can reduce the risk of getting or giving chlamydia. If you do have sex, use a latex condom every time. Don't have sex when you are taking drugs or drinking alcohol because being high or intoxicated can make you more likely to make unsafe sexual decisions.
If you take drugs intravenously, don't share needles, syringes and related works or anything else that might bring you into contact with someone else's blood or bodily fluids.
Being sexually active with only one person who has agreed to be sexually active only with you is one of the best ways to protect yourself from HIV. Your chances of getting HIV will also be lower if both of you have recently tested negative for HIV.
Also, talk to your partner about sex and HIV. Learn as much as you can about their past behavior (sex and drug use) and consider the risks to your health before you have sex. If you think you may have been exposed to another STD such as gonorrhea, syphilis, or chlamydia, get tested. Being infected with other STDs makes you two to five times more likely to get HIV as a person who doesn't have any STDs. So get tested (and treated, if necessary) for STDs. LIAAC provides free HIV and STD testing. To find out where you can get tested, check out the events section of our Facebook page, or call our hotline at 1-877-865-4222.
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Storm Doesn't Dampen Fun at Chef's Secrets 8
Despite the fact that Superstorm Sandy forced us to change the date, "foodies" and wine aficionados from all over Long Island were not deterred. Chef's Secrets 8 went on without a hitch at the de Seversky Mansion in Old Westbury on January 27, 2013 where guests experienced the tastes of a lifetime. Everyone who attended enjoyed a feast of the most superb food, desserts, pastries and wine. More excitement rounded out the evening with raffles and silent auctions which gave guests the opportunity to try their luck and win top quality prizes while in turn giving back to their community.
The Hempstead Select Choral, under the direction of Ms. Rachel A. Blackburn, sang throughout the evening. They have received national recognition and have performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Lincoln Center and have won international competitions. Their ethereal music echoed through the halls of the mansion, delighting guests.
A VIP Cocktail Party for the event sponsors started at 5pm. This years honorees were Mr. Humberto Cruz, Director of the AIDS Institute and Robert P. McBride, Vice President at Park Strategies.
Fifteen specially-selected Master Chefs from Long Island donated their time and talent by graciously preparing and serving their mouth-watering signature dishes and desserts to over 250 guests in attendance. Reputable wine, liquor, brewery and coffee vendors provided tastings of their products which added a celebratory flair to the event. Local and nationwide companies made in-kind product/service donations that were used to create silent auction and Chinese auction baskets.
Our emcee for the evening was the charismatic Stone Grissom, anchorman for News 12 Long Island. Mr. Grissom engaged our audience throughout the event and during the live auction he was joined by Robert P. McBride, who auctioned off a day of fishing on his 52' yacht and the lively Chef Robert Ehrlich, offering the winner his culinary services.
To see pictures, go to our gallery on the Chef's Secrets website at http://www.chefssecrets.org/photo-gallery-8.php, or visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ChefsSecrets?ref=hl .
Held annually, Chef's Secrets is produced by the Long Island Network of Community Services, Inc. (LINCS) to benefit the Long Island Association for AIDS Care, Inc. (LIAAC) and BiasHELP, Inc. Chef's Secrets 8 raised over $150,000 to help support programs and much needed services to individuals and families living on Long Island who are affected by HIV/ AIDS and other infectious diseases, bias related crimes, poverty and hunger. This event would not be possible without the support and participation of the Chefs, Vendors, Sponsors, Donors, Guests, Volunteers and Staff. Please visit our website www.chefssecrets.org to view more pictures from this event and make sure to save the date for Chef's Secrets 9 on Sunday, November 3, 2013.
LINCS, LIAAC and BiasHELP would like to personally thank the following supporters for making this event such a huge success.
Stone Grissom, News 12 Long Island
Mr. Humberto Cruz, Director of the AIDS Institute and Robert P. McBride, Vice President at Park Strategies
Jordon & Leslie Mayer, Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Walgreens Pharmacies, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Long Island Banana Corporation, OraSure Technologies, Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione & Wabnik Attorneys at Law, On Target Impressions, My Benefit Advisor, Clean All Maintenance Co., Conover Consulting, B&C Office Furniture, McGladrey Consulting Services, Dahna Bender, Veolia Transportation, Flushing Bank, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.
Mario Pecoraro (Arlotta Food Studio) Christina Costanzo (The Melting Pot), Anthony Castelli (La Parma II), de Seversky Culinary Team, Leisa Dent (LL Dent), Robert Ehrlich and George Schneider (Star Career Academy), Renzo Pedrazzi (La Marmite), Rosario Naimo (Bella Dolce), Christopher Taylor (Chris and Tell Cakes), Julio Velasquez (Sage Bistro), Jarid Futerman (Corinne's Concepts in Catering LTD), Roberto Portillo (Apertif Bistro), Kayisha Thompson (Pink Princess Pastry, LLC), Mona Sokhi (Cakes by Mona).
Boening Bros, Inc, Bridge Brand Sales, Brooklyn Brewery, Coffee Distributing Corp., Fedway Imports Co., Inc., Ice Sculpture Pro, National Refrescos, Redemption Rye & Bourbon, Riverboat Rye and Orange V.
A special thanks to all businesses that generously donated goods and services to help make Chef's Secrets 8 a huge success. Full list at www.chefssecrets.org
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National Condom Awareness Day Helps Re-focus Spotlight on Safer Sex
Among recent advances in HIV treatment, one of the most noteworthy has been the reduction of transmission risk in patients receiving successful anti-retroviral treatments. Unfortunately, many media outlets have misinterpreted this and insinuated in their reports that condom use can now be made obsolete.
However, it is important to note that HAART (Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy) medications are expensive and not available to everyone. In addition, desired effects are heavily reliant on medication adherence which can prove to be a barrier for some. Not to mention, this doesn't even cover those that are unaware of their HIV status. Clearly, the risk is still great and condom use is as relevant as ever. Condom use protects not only against HIV/AIDS, but other sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancy. When used correctly and consistently, condoms are highly effective in preventing transmission of bodily fluids.
If you are sexually active, latex condoms provide the best protection. Polyurethane or polyisoprene condoms may also be used and are good options for people with latex allergies. Natural membrane (such as lambskin) condoms are porous, meaning that fluids can seep through them, and therefore do not offer the same level of protection against HIV and other STIs.
Male latex condoms, placed over the penis, offer greater protection from HIV than female condoms. However, using a female condom is better than not using any form of protection at all. Condoms should be used consistently—EVERY time you have sex. Be sure not to tear the condom when opening the wrapper. Open the wrapper carefully with your hands—never use your teeth. Always use a NEW condom with every act of vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
Getting your partner to accept condom use is not always easy and LIAAC offers a program called Video Opportunities for Innovative Condom Education and Safe Sex, or VOICES (VOCES en Español.) It is a 45-minute, video-based HIV/STD prevention intervention designed to promote condom use and strengthen condom negotiation skills. As with many of our other education programs, LIAAC distributes condoms and information on how best to use them. The objectives of VOICES/VOCES are to increase participants' motivation and intentions to use condoms consistently, improve participants' negotiation skills regarding condom use and safer sex practices with partners, increase participants' knowledge about STI/HIV transmission, and improve clients' assessment of their risk for HIV and STIs and how they can ultimately reduce that risk.
LIAAC also spreads the word about safer sex practices through our social media venues, on our Facebook page, through Pinterest postings and tweets on Twitter. Using humor and pictures of cats to get people's attention, we promote the safer sex message in our public service memes called "Condom Cats." It's more likely that a safer sex message attached to a cute picture with a funny joke or clever saying will be passed around on social media sites increasing the odds that it will be seen by more people.
So join us in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Treat every day like it's Condom Awareness Day and spread the word about safer sex practices. For more information visit our website, or call LIAAC at 1-877-865-4222.
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LIAAC Fighting Stigma and Marginalization on Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Black HIV/AIDS awareness day is a national HIV education, testing, leadership and treatment community mobilization initiative that targets Black communities. But it's also an opportunity to talk about fighting marginalization and stigma. In our society you can be marginalized because you are black, you can be marginalized because you are a woman, you can be marginalized because you are part of the LGBT community and you can be marginalized because of the stigma of AIDS. Dealing with any one of these can be difficult. Now imagine dealing with more than one of them. If we truly desire to create an AIDS-free generation, it is essential that the unique needs of all people who struggle with marginalization be addressed to reduce new HIV infections and improve access to life-saving care.
The good news is that a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the number of new HIV infections among black women has dropped for the first time.
While there was a 21 percent decrease in the number of black women contracting the disease between 2008 and 2010, black women account for two-thirds of new infections in American women. HIV is still a serious issue, with an estimated 47,500 new infections in the United States in 2010.
Among all gay and bisexual men, blacks/African Americans bear the greatest disproportionate burden of HIV. From 2006 to 2009, HIV infections among young black /African American gay and bisexual men increased 48%.
The CDC is using a new approach to lowering the number of new HIV infections and, hopefully, achieving an HIV-free generation. The five areas of the new approach are: Supporting prevention programs, tracking the epidemic, supporting HIV prevention, raising awareness, and supporting structural interventions.
Despite ongoing marginalization, people can show tremendous resiliency and courage in advocating for their own rights. They aren't complaining about what's not happening in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Instead, they're developing better ways to bring us closer to the day when HIV is no more.
This is how we will truly end AIDS — one person at a time, one community at a time, always with a collective goal in sight. When we support organizations that fight stigma and marginalization, and when we address the holistic needs of those who are marginalized, we tear down the barriers to education, social capital, and high-quality, comprehensive medical treatment and care.
At LIAAC we are working to fight these barriers through project REACH where we offer risk reduction education and assessment, as well as referrals to primary health care treatment and community based services, not only in HIV, but Hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted diseases as well. In order to reach the black community on this national health day, we are ramping up our outreach efforts and have schedule many testing events for the week. For more information, call our hotline at 1-877-865-4222, or to find out where we will be offering testing, visit the events section of our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LIAAC.inc/events.
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Rescheduled Chef's Secrets coming soon!
An interior shot of the beautiful de Seversky mansion in Old Westbury, where the Chef's Secrets event will be held.
The fact that we had to change the date of our 8th annual Chef's Secrets to January 27, 2013 because of the effects of Hurricane Sandy has not put a damper on the excitement and anticipation of the upcoming event. In just a few weeks, we will be at the beautiful de Seversky Center in Old Westbury, celebrating with food and wine. The event is produced by the Long Island Network of Community Services, Inc. (LINCS) to benefit the Long Island Association for AIDS Care, Inc. (LIAAC), and BiasHELP, Inc.
This year we will be honoring Robert P. McBride, Senior Vice President Business Development, Park Strategies, LLC and Humberto Cruz, Director, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. Some of our Chef's are; Anthony Castelli from LaParma II, Christina Costanzo from the Melting Pot, Robert Ehrlich and George Schneider from Star Career Academy, Mario Pecoraro from Arlotta Food Studio, Christopher Taylor from Chris and tell Cakes, Julio Velasquez from Sage Bistro and Renzo Pedrazzi from La Marmite.
Once again, Stone Grissom from News 12 will be our Master or Ceremonies. Chef Robert Ehrlich will be auctioning off his services at the event to some lucky bidder! Our Live Auction will also give you the opportunity to bid on a trip, attend a special event, win luxury items, all for a reasonable starting bid. Generous gift baskets will be offered at our Chinese Auction, and you'll get the opportunity to find out what's in our thrilling and fun "Mystery Boxes." And of course there's our 50/50 Raffle for a chance splitting a maximized pot of $25,000!
With over 350 attendees, last year's event raised over $150,000 to help support LIAAC and BiasHELP. With top quality Chef's from great LI restaurants, exciting gift baskets and incredible live auction offerings, we hope to raise even more this year.
For more information, please go to www.chefssecrets.org or go to www.facebook.com/ChefsSecrets to follow them on Facebook.
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Voucher Program Designed to Stop Spread of HIV
The voucher program helps ensure that dirty needles will not be reused, but also that the needles will be dispose of properly once used.
By Gail Barouh
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, well over a quarter of a million injection drug users have actual AIDS diagnoses, many more are undiagnosed or HIV positive.
It is estimated that 9% of new HIV infections are among intravenous drug users. In addition, HIV has disproportionately impacted minorities and women directly or indirectly due to injection drug use. The cost in health care, lost productivity, accidents and crime is estimated at billions of dollars a year.
To help stop the spread of HIV in the Intravenous Drug Use (IDU) community, LIAAC is participating in a needle voucher program. The program is funded through the "Communities of Color" grant and is instituted through our "Project REACH." The IDU community can be a difficult one to pin down and just finding clients to give vouchers to can be daunting. People are usually not willing to talk to strangers about their illegal drug use habits. Our professional outreach staff track down clients and give them vouchers that can be redeemed for new needles at participating local Walgreen Pharmacies. Outreach staff educate clients on the dangers of sharing needles, which is how HIV is spread. The vouchers give clients the opportunity to get new, clean needles, preventing transmission of HIV and other infectious diseases. The pharmacies have cross-referenced information to ensure the vouchers are being used, and being used by the clients who are supposed to be using them. Client identification is issued to present to pharmacists and law enforcement agents. This identification helps explain to law enforcement agents why clients may be in possession of a clean unused syringe and acts as a distribution double-checking mechanism between the agency and pharmacists. The voucher program helps ensure that dirty needles will not be reused, but also that the needles will be dispose of properly once used.
A voucher programs like this one can be controversial and there are certainly legitimate arguments against them. Many in the community are concerned that it may create the appearance of encouraging drug abuse. However, at LIAAC we approach this problem with two clear and common goals: reduce injection drug use and reduce the spread of HIV. Outreach staff that distribute vouchers are risk reduction professionals who provide referrals to drug treatment, medical care and other resources, and can offer a degree of counseling on site. Evidence from 20 years of research shows that programs similar to ours prevent, control and ultimately reduce prevalence of HIV and other blood-borne infections among injecting drug users. They have proven to be an effective part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce the incidence of HIV transmission
Without a doubt, reducing the spread of HIV is a national priority and LIAAC is an active partner in this mission. If you, or someone you know is interested in this program call our hotline at 1-877-865-4222.
Although this video is not for our specific program, it does a good job of giving you an idea of how our program works.
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