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The W. Bernard White Education Foundation was proud, to once again present $500 each, to 20 African American students at Lawrence Technological University on Dec. 11, 2018 at LTU.
For those who care to make a donation to the Foundation, please go to wbweducationfoundation.org to purchase the "White Construction … An American Story … Built in Detroit" book and/or make a donation. All proceeds help fund the W. Bernard White Education Foundation which supports African American students pursuing Education in S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
Recipients of the 2018 Scholarship Fund (Alphabetically) - Matthew Acquah, Arthur Asberry, Terrence Beard, Kayla Bowens, Dwaine Evans, Steven Harris, Malik Jordan, Shamira Joyner, Miah McConnell, Cedra Moore, Amari Myers, Jaylen Parker, Kierra Posey, Joshua Rhodes, Victoria Smith, T'Ara Stamps, Alexis Swint, Diamonique Thomas, Jordane Watson, and Tanisha Wright.
Congratulations to Donovan J. White for being selected as one of Crain's 40 under 40!
Congratulations to our Vice President, Donovan J. White for being selected as one of Crain's 40 under 40 Class of 2018!
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/awards/donovan-white-40-under-40-2018
SPOTLIGHT ON THE NEWS - Interview with Bernard White
Click the link below to view Spotlight on the News Interview with Bernard White
https://www.wxyz.com/news/political/spotlight-on-the-news/spotlight-on-the-news-ross-on-healing-american-democracy-white-on-his-american-story
Bernard White - American Black Journal Interview
American Black Journal Interview
Stephen Henderson talks to W. Bernard White, the founder of White Construction, about the importance of building a legacy and wealth for the next generation of business leaders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Z51k1NzXk&t=6s
Continuing White Construction's legacy...Interview with 1st & 2nd generations on Michigan Entrepreneur
Interview with Bernard White and Donovan J. White on Michigan Entrepreneur with Tara Kachaturoff conducted on August 2, 2018.
Blast from the past (2006)! – Interview with Bernard White on Michigan Entrepreneur
We received a copy of this interview of Bernard White from a 2006 interview with Tara Kachaturoff of Michigan Entrepreneur (who just interviewed me, again and my son Donovan on August 2, 2018). It was interesting to see myself and thought process during that time.
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NOW AVAILABLE: White Construction...An American Story...Built In Detroit
Since its inception in 1989, White Construction has become one of Detroit's most succesful African American-owned businesses.
Read how W. Bernard White rose from humble beginnings in Detroit, to evolve as a student, person and professional, to start, own and operate White Construction. See color photos and renderings of White Construction projects, many of which have become notable landmarks and structures throughout Detroit.
The Foreword was written by former Mayor Dennis Archer.
Books are available to purchase for $55.00 Click here to purchase.
All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the W. Bernard White Education Foundation, and all the proceeds will go to African-American students pursuing education in S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics).
If you prefer to donate, please visit www.wbweducationfoundation.org to help fund a student's education and to see the scholarships awardees from last year.
Tour gives first look behind the scenes at Little Caesars Arena
By Bill Shea
Wandering inside new Little Caesars Arena, getting a look at the areas hidden to the public, it's easy to think one is inside an upscale hotel.
Click here to read entire article
District Detroit provides jobs, career opportunities
Michigan Chronicle Business
By Roz Edward
The District Detroit, which includes Little Caesars Arena and many other new developments, has already created more than 670 apprentice and pre-apprentice positions with hundreds of Detroit and Michigan-based contractors since April 2015.
"Click here to read entire article"
Lawrence Technology University's "Springsation" 2017
W. Bernard White was proud to be recognized as a member of the Benefactors Society by Lawrence Technological University (Virinder Moudgil, President, LTU) for cumulative giving of $25,000 or more at "LTU's Springsation", held at The Henry Ford on May 18, 2017.
This year 10 students were selected to receive $500 each to use for Books and Supplies. This year's awardees are:
Click to the right see this year's recipients: 2016 WBWEF Recipients.jpg
Little Caesars Arena - Progress
via Detroit Red Wings
With about a year to go on #LittleCaesarsArena, we're making impressive progress. Hear firsthand from the men and women building it. #DistrictDetroit
Click here to view video
White Construction 2016 Summer Intern - Jalen Ward
Please welcome our summer intern Jalen Ward who is a Senior at Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies. After high school Jalen plan's on studying at Michigan State University and majoring in either Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management.
"These last couple of weeks at White Construction has been great and I've learned many different things in and outside the office such as having to create project proposals, and not getting every project that has been offered. Also, I have learned about having many different important roles to have a successful company.
So from having my internship here, I will gather as much knowledge as I can to make me have the best future for myself."
Detroit-Native Leaves Mark On Beloved City
The Who's Who In Building and Construction
By Vicki Speed
The founder and CEO of White Construction-one of the largest African-American owned construction companies in the nation-is known for his work ethic and his customer and community-minded focus.
Photo credit: Scott Stewart
District Detroit gives local construction businesses chance to shine
Crain's Magazine
By Mark S. Lee
District Detroit will cover 50 blocks and have various destinations, parks, restaurants, residences and the new Detroit Red Wings arena, which is slated to open in the fall of 2017.
Detroit General Contractor Makes an Impact on Their Hometown
The District Detroit
By Ed Saenz
Donovan White is grateful for a chance to give back to his hometown. White, 36, is the deputy operations manager of Detroit-based White Construction—one third of Barton Malow-Hunt and White, the general contractor of the Detroit Events Center.
Detroit Contractors Residents Part of Workforce for Construction of New Red Wings Arena
WXYZ Detroit/ABC 7 News
By Dave LewAllen
DETROIT (WXYZ) - The construction of the new Detroit Red Wings is providing jobs for hundreds of city residents.


All the different angles is what makes it sparkle.
I don't see Josef as the vampire version of the mayor (or maybe a bishop or cardinal). However, four hundred years has not been wasted on the man. I think his power is not solely due to his vamp age or his money.
Nope, some of it is because he's just so damn SMART. Which I gotta say is a large part of why I love him so.
Sonata was always one of my favorite episodes. You really get to see vampire politics and the inner workings of their laws. But my favorite part is Logan running at the paramedics van screaming out a world of warcraft character "Leroy Jenkins" Lol! I fell out of my chair when I saw that!
I'm not sure I ever saw this BTS photo and thought I'd share. Even if you've seen it, you probably haven't seen it in awhile.
EDITED TO REMOVE PHOTO SINCE IT WAS DAVID BLUE's PRIVATE PHOTO. See my next entry for explanation.
I believe this is ESS' flickr account but she picked up the photo from the account noted. Lots of other ML photos on the flickr account too for a lovely trip down memory lane.
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Holy crap, Rhonda... that is a veritable treasure trove of pics! I'm gonna have to go back and explore it more when I have some time.
I had never thought to check out her pics, so thanks for posting this. She has a lot of candids that I've never seen. And some smokin' hot pics of Alex!
It was a nice trip down memory lane.
That BTS Moonlight pic was originally from David's FB, he asked that it not be reposted without giving him credit. Well looks like it got out without credit so not much he can do about it now. He should have watermarked it. Looks like fanofalex took it upon themselves to watermark it.
I remember David shared it around the time this other "watermarked" pic came out in 2-22-10 during TBUP promo hype.
He said he was having lunch with his good friend Alex.
Oh dear! I remember when David asked that but I didn't realize that it was his picture.
I'll go back to my post and take down the photo. I will leave the reference to ESS' flicker account though.
r1015bill wrote: Oh dear! I remember when David asked that but I didn't realize that it was his picture.
Yeah David watermarked it shrotly after he posted the unmarked pic. I have the unmarked pic, but I've never posted it marked or unmarked.
It just sits in my PB personal treasure box.
The lovely Tula (AKA maggatha3) shared a BTS photo from Sonata! It's on the Facebook page of Matt Riedy, who played the Chancellor of Hearst College. It's viewable by the public without needing to login to Facebook. And it's gorgeous.
Thank you sooooo much, Tula!!
Oh Maggatha, that is a terrific picture!! Thanks so much for sharing!
The boys clean up nice, don't they??
Tula! You just made a bad day so much better!!!!!


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Q: Mass Emailing, best practices
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Avoid being blocked by web mail companies for mass/bulk emailing ?

Hi All,
Actually, we need to send a thousands of email for a customer that we work and we have to build that system inhouse because of security reasons. So I cannot use external mailing tools.
After some research about the topic, I came up with that I can send the mails to a local mail server that I manage. This can be probably hmail server I guess?
Another aspect is pickup directory, i found out that it can be used to look at messages on fileserver.
What can be the other best practices I should now?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

A: Personally, I would set up my own web server, configure it for outbound messages throttling (so you won't send 5k e-mails to the same recipient [e.g. Hotmail] at the same time and get blacklisted) and pass the messages to it (as you like, since it's in your own network you shouldn't incour in performance issues, just go with SMTP connection and you should be fine).
Be sure of the addresses you're writing though, because you can get reported for spamming if the recipients did not authorized your client to use their address and report you, and your IP address would be blacklisted.
And make sure your mail server is properly configured (FQDN, reverse DNS, SPF and such) so you maximixe the chance of your messages to be delivered.

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Cognition and Intellectual Disability Lab
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Interested in becoming a research assistant? Apply Here!
Kara Acosta is a senior from Atlanta, GA. She is double majoring in Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies with a Concentration in Adolescent Youth Development. A fun fact about Kara is that she works at a toy store in downtown Northport, and in her free time she likes to play videogames and watch cheesy K-dramas with her roommates.
Sarah Amjadis a microbiology major on the premed track and plans to go to medical school. She is from Champaign, IL. Sarah loves to workout and/or be with friends. A fun fact about her is that she has a twin sister who also goes to the University of Alabama.
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Sarah Jayne Doty is a psychology and communicative disorders double major from Huntsville, AL. She plans to become a child psychologist specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorder. A fun fact about Sarah Jayne is that she danced for 16 years!
Carlin Dougherty is a senior from New Orleans, LA. She is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology. In the future she hopes to work as a child psychologist in a children's advocacy center. A fun fact about Carlin is that Meredith Vierra shouted her out on TV for her 9th birthday on Good Morning America in Times Square!
Taylor Kidd is a sophomore majoring in Biology and minoring in Human Development and Family Studies from Stockbridge, GA. Her goal is to go to medical school and become a pediatric oncologist. In her free time, she love to travel, spend time with her friends and family, and work on her art. A fun fact about her is that she's been to more countries than states.
Andrea Nicastro is a psychology major and biology minor from Pell City, AL. She hopes to go to medical school and become a physician in the future. Her favorite ways to spend her spare time are beach or lake days, especially when there are jet skis and boats involved!
Victoria (Tori) Smitherman is a senior from Mobile, AL. She is double majoring in psychology and foreign language and literature with a concentration in German. A fun fact about Tori is that she works at DCH hospital in Tuscaloosa part time. In her free time, Tori loves hanging with her 2 wonderful cats and playing video games with her partner.
Nicola Voss is from Dothan Alabama. She is currently a junior on a premed track majoring in biology and minoring in neuroscience. She hopes to attend medical school following graduation. Nicola enjoys running, trying new restaurants, and travelling in my free time. A fun fact is that half of her family lives in Trinidad and Tobago so she is able to travel there often!
Meri Wheeler is a senior from Madison, AL majoring in Human Development and Family Studies and minoring in Biology. Her career goal is to become an occupational therapist. In her free time, she like to paint, go on runs with her dog, and spend time with her friends and family.
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We know that choosing can be difficult, so we have decided to make this article in which we have selected five free PC games that in our opinion are essential and that really deserve those times of death in summer. Bear in mind that with this top five we have resorted to our personal criteria, but we have always set a basic criterion and it is to opt for those titles that offer a good experience without having to spend money on them.
It has become the king of the Battle Royale genre and is not only one of the most played, but also one of the most money generating for those who are dedicated to streaming video games and creating content.
This game is centered in the multiplayer mode that combines elements of pure and hard action (arcade type) with others of construction and collection of resources. It offers various game modes and you can enjoy it without having to invest money ( it is not a "pay to win" ).
Addictive, fun and with quite modest requirements. You can download it here.
Windows 7 64-bit or Mac OS X Sierra.
20 GB of free space.
It is one of the most popular free PC games in history, and on its own merits. This title bets for the action in the third person with clear dyes of role, accompanied by a multiplayer component that allows us to enjoy it with friends.
It has been on the market for several years but still offers a bomb-proof gameplay and an outstanding technical section, thanks to the updates it has received.
If you have not tried it yet you should give it a try, as it offers a lot of content and you will enjoy many hours of fun without having to worry about pulling micropayments. These exist, but they are not essential to have fun. You can download it through Steam. It is one the free PC games.
Processor Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 at 2.4 GHz.
GeForce 8600 GT or Radeon HD 3600.
25 GB of free space.
Personally, it is one of the games that I have devoted the most hours to over the last few years. It has also been on the market for a long time, but it has aged very well thanks to the excellent graphical section that ArenaNet has managed to maintain by pulling a custom graphics engine that was built on the basis of the one used in the first Guild Wars.
All the content of the base game can be enjoyed without having to spend money, which means that we have at our disposal a great world to explore, many missions and dungeons to overcome in the company of our friends.
ArenaNet keeps some limitations in the free accounts to avoid that they can be exploited by the stores of objects that sell on the Internet to annoy the players, but you can enjoy it perfectly and if you like you can eliminate those small limitations by buying any of the two expansions available. You can download it through its official website.
GeForce 8600 GT or Radeon HD 2600.
50 GB of free space.
Considered by many (along with DOTA 2) as the king of the MOBA, a genre that combines strategy with dyes of the role and that puts us in the role of a champion that we chose before starting the game. During the development of the same, we can get gold and buy items with which to improve our champion, and also raise the level and improve their skills.
The objective in League of Legends is simple, destroy the Nexus of the rival team. For this, we have to play as a team and gradually destroy the intermediate defenses that separate us from the Nexus. Along the way, we will find other champions that we will have to face.
It is a simple but very addictive approach, and the best thing is that what is most important is your ability and that of your team, since the game is based on purely aesthetic micropayments. You can download it through this link. It is one the free PC games.
12 GB of free space.
An update of one of the most popular and well-known fight franchises of the moment. With the free version, we will enjoy all the content that comes with the paid version, which means that the only important limitation is in the available characters.
Its technical section is outstanding and its gameplay is excellent, so despite the time it has remains as one of the best fighting games that currently exist. Despite the limitation of character selection, we can enjoy it without having to spend money since we will have the same game modes and the same opportunities as other players. We can download it for free through the Microsoft store.
The four-core processor at 2.4 GHz (Core 2 Quad, Phenom II or higher).
GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 5850.
48 GB of free space.


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Kapusta sitowata (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.), nazywana także kapustą sitową, kapustą sarepską lub gorczycą sarepską – gatunek rośliny jednorocznej  należący do rodziny kapustowatych. W stanie naturalnym występuje w Azji (Syberia, Chiny), w Europie Wschodniej i w Ameryce Północnej. Jest rośliną uprawianą, czasami dziczeje (ergazjofigofit). Status gatunku we florze Polski: efemerofit.

Morfologia
 Łodyga Jest mocno rozgałęziona i osiąga wysokość do 1 m. Cała pokryta jest woskowym nalotem nadającym roślinie siny kolor.

 Liście Dolne liście są duże, lirowatego kształtu i kędzierzawe, górne, mniejsze, są zazwyczaj niepodzielone.

 Kwiaty Kielich 4-działkowy, korona 4-płatkowa, żółtego koloru. Ma 6 pręcików i 1 słupek.

 Owoc Długa łuszczyna zawierająca żółte lub brązowe nasiona. Utrzymuje się na roślinie dłużej, niż u gorczycy białej i gorczycy czarnej. Jej nasiona mają gorzki i piekący smak, od którego pochodzi jej zwyczajowa nazwa gorczyca. Smak ten zawdzięcza składnikowi o nazwie synalbina.

Zastosowanie
 Roślina uprawna, popularna zwłaszcza w Indiach, Chinach i krajach byłego ZSRR. Z nasion gorczycy wytwarza się olej. Wykorzystywana jest także do produkcji musztardy oraz jako przyprawa do przyprawiania wędlin, marynat,  maseł ziołowych, majonezów i surówek. Nasiona gorczycy dodaje się do kiszonych warzyw. Są też składnikiem pieprzu ziołowego. W Chinach spożywana jest także jako warzywo.

 Potencjalnym zastosowaniem jest fitogórnictwo złota – kapusta sitowata jest hiperakumulatorem złota, w sprzyjających warunkach akumulacja tego pierwiastka osiąga 10 g na tonę suchej masy.

 Jest rośliną miododajną.

Zobacz też
 rejestr roślin uprawnych
 sztuka kulinarna
 musztarda sarepska

Przypisy

Kapustowate
Rośliny lecznicze
Rośliny trujące
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Населені пункти та їхні частини
 Тереспіль — місто в Більському повіті Люблінського воєводства
 Тереспіль — гміна в Більському повіті Люблінського воєводства
 Тересполь — село в гміні Раконевіце Ґродзиського повіту Великопольського воєводства
 Тересполь — частина села Воля-Дерезнянська в гміні Білґорай Білґорайського повіту Люблінського воєводства

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SVRA Spring Vintage Festival Weekend
ELKHART LAKE, Wis.- Racing's glorious past will be celebrated May 19 - 21 during the SVRA Spring Vintage Festival Weekend at Road America. The season kick-off event will bring the past back to life with the sights and sounds from motorsport's pioneering age both on and off the track.
The event includes a packed schedule with races featuring cars covering several decades. Many of the entries have previously competed at classic events, including Le Mans and the Indy 500, where they were raced for the honor and glory of a gladiatorial sport.
Fans that enjoy grassroots racing of all types are encouraged to mingle in the pits, peek under the hoods and visit the paddock area for an up-close look at these rare vehicles all while chatting with the men and women who dedicate their time to preserving the rich history of auto racing. This event gives also gives enthusiasts the opportunity to watch many of their favorite vintage sports cars and formula cars as they race around the tricky 14-turn course offering an unprecedented side-by-side view of many different machines.
Photo Credit: Les Tension
Make no mistake about it, the Spring Vintage Festival Weekend offers tightly regulated, wheel-to-wheel racing, with a lineup that includes race groups for all SVRA classes including Formula 5000, Formula Ford, sports racing and production sports cars from marques such as Lotus, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Porsche and Corvette from the '50s, '60s and '70s proving there is something eye-catching for everyone.
With radical elevation changes, tree-lined straights and spring flowers blooming at every turn, Road America's four spectacular miles are in a one-of-a-kind class with racers the world over; and photographers view it as a paradise for split-second shutters and scenic backgrounds. Whatever your desire, the SVRA Spring Vintage Festival Weekend serves it up package style. Come witness the power, pageantry and picturesque landscapes of Road America, a track that is every bit as impressive as the cars that will compete. The weekend also includes all sorts of on-track and off-track activities with fun for families and racing enthusiasts alike.
As part of its commitment to honoring America's heroes, Road America will also provide free admission to all active, reserve-duty military and veterans with ID during the Spring Vintage Festival Weekend at Road America.
This year two Enduro races are on the schedule and new to this event is the Mazda Miata Heritage Cup. This new race class offers a new "entry Point" to vintage racing. The Mazda Miata Heritage Cup will run in a distinct race and race group made up of first generation 1.6-liter spec Miata's of 1990 to 1993 vintage.
Legendary racer Lyn St. James will also be on hand with the RPM Foundation (RPM), a not-for-profit group dedicated to providing young adults with a pathway to careers in automotive restoration. Lyn will provide guided tours of the paddock, garages and the historic circuit to students participating in the program, giving them direct access to owners, racers, and their teams while connecting with the SVRA, track management, sponsors and vendors with the goal of introducing younger generations to vintage racing and collector car restoration.
On Saturday during the SVRA Spring Vintage Festival Weekend, automotive and racing aficionados are invited to bring their cars and participate in a Road America special auto show, appropriately named, Caffeine and Gasoline. Classics, Muscle, Street, or anything unique and collectable are welcome. Road America's new grass roots-style auto show is specifically dedicated to uniting the collectors and builders in a low-key environment while embracing those who simply have a passion for cars.
Everything takes place on Saturday, May 20, and participants must pre-register online at www.roadamerica.com. Space is limited to 100 vehicles. Road America will have coffee provided by Torke and doughnuts on site so visitors won't have to worry about accidentally spilling along the way. Registration is $35 per person and includes coffee and doughnuts plus all the sights and sounds of the SVRA Spring Vintage Festival Weekend. For more information - and to pre-register your vehicle - go to www.roadamerica.com and click the Caffeine and Gasoline logo.
Gates will open to the public each day at 7 a.m. admission is $60 for the 3-day weekend, $20 Friday, $30 Saturday and $30 Sunday. Anyone 16-years-old and under are always FREE with a paying adult at the gate. All races will run rain or shine. A tentative event schedule is available online at www.roadamerica.com- Active, Reserve and Retired Military Receive Free Admission With ID
About Road America: Established in 1955, Road America is located midway between Milwaukee and Green Bay in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The world's best racers have competed at this legendary four-mile, 14-turn road circuit for over 60 years. The 640-acre, park-like grounds offer amazing viewing opportunities, fantastic concessions and high-speed excitement to hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. In addition to public race weekends, Road America offers a variety of group event programs, the CTECH Manufacturing Motorplex for karting and supermoto, and the Road America Motorcycle and Advanced Driving Schools. For more information, visit www.roadamerica.com Follow Road America on www.facebook.com/RoadAmerica and on Twitter: @roadamerica or call 800-365-7223.
Elkhart Lake's Road America, Inc., N7390 Hwy 67, Plymouth, WI 53073
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Why Does Mitch McConnell Need to Bully America? To Hide His Greatest Fear
Gage Skidmore
When President Theodore Roosevelt praised the "bully pulpit," he was using the word in an earlier meaning — to advocate something wonderful. Remnants of this usage exist today, when people say as a form of congratulations, " bully for you!"
The word bully also has its origins in the Middle Dutch word boele, a term of endearment. Shakespeare wrote of a "bully-rook," meaning a jolly comrade.
A third meaning, that came into frequent use around the time of the American Revolution, is that a bully is an insolent and tyrannizing sort of person, someone who likes to intimidate, to domineer, to menace others. It is this usage that comes to mind when we observe the behavior of Senate Republican Mitch McConnell. The number of times he has been reported obstructing the work of anyone who does not share his exact agenda are manifold, and his ability to harm the political careers of those who disagree with him is constantly in evidence. (Remind you of anyone else, maybe?)
Of course, a bully thrives because other people either let him, or people have no idea how to stop him. Those are the only two reasons a bully succeeds.
Bullying is the outward indicator of a mean-tempered, mean-spirited, and mean-hearted person.
But what is a bully on the inside?
Being a bully is also the outward stance of a deeply insecure human being, someone whose only way to feel better about himself is to get the other guy before they get him — to hide and mask their fearfulness and insecurities. Anyone who brandishes a gun to make point does not feel adequate on their own — they need the feeling they are powerful that the gun makes them think they have.
The Mayo Clinic describes a bully this way:
"A mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultraconfidence lies a fragile self-esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism."
Now, we have a president who fits that definition and assessment perfectly, but we have in Mitch McConnell the same qualities only with the addition of an element that Trump does not have — an intellect — and one that knows exactly what to do and how to do it in a way that gets him the results he has already set up in his political agenda,
including, and most harmfully, dividing America at any cost.
Trump delivers harm when he acts out his anger almost all the time and largely out of ignorance, without thought, without the slightest empathy or regard for consequences. His whim is his guide and his tweets show us how fragile he really is with their meandering explosions. McConnell, on the other hand, reminds me of a modern day Machiavelli, a primal bully whose praise of immoral leadership like that of the Borgia family is well known. When he wrote the political treatise The Prince in the 1500s, Machiavelli declared that any deceit and connivance and punishment that harms the citizens of a country was sometimes required to secure and sustain power. This is a behavior that is embraced and taken as gospel by Mitch McConnell.
A quote from The Prince: "Politics have no relation to morals." Machiavelli saw political opposition the way we think of a video game. He saw politics as the perfect place for unscrupulous behavior — for deceiving the people, for defying morality, and for committing necessary (useful) crimes. He also declared that
"a ruler who is establishing a kingdom or a republic, and is criticized for his deeds, including violence, should be excused when the intention and the result is beneficial."
What Machiavelli saw as beneficial was anything beneficial for the ruler, not the people. When McConnell blocked President Obama's ability to appoint someone to the Supreme Court, it was a perfect Machiavellian move to ensure his own long-term agenda to have the opening on the bench filled by a Republican. He has been primarily responsible for the increasingly damaging and un-democratic move to make the Supreme Court totally partisan. A far cry from the way we were:
"In 1956, less than a month before the presidential election, Supreme Court Justice Sherman Winton retired, leaving Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower with an opening to fill. Eisenhower chose William Brennan, a Democrat, to fill the seat as a recess appointment and submitted him as his nominee to fill the seat on a permanent basis. Eisenhower's conciliatory bet paid off, and he won the 1956 election in a landslide. A few months later, Brennan was confirmed by a voice vote."
McConnell as "bully" is a rather vicious demonstration of our now dysfunctional political system. He processes his agendas one by one, bit by bit, in a way that speaks to our worst side as a country, not our best.
For Mitch, anything that helps the Republican party — and him — gain supreme control is good — anything else is bad, and must be pushed down and defeated, the opposition pulverized.
Yes, he has chosen to divide America, and we seem to be letting him — and his boss — do exactly that.
We can stay silent — it's easier — and these days, safer. But if we want a better world for our children and their children, it's very much the real time now to stand up to the bullies, this one in particular. How? By not staying silent.
By realizing we can say no to the bullies among us in a letter or email or forum. By our daring to do that. If enough of us do, the bullies will deflate like balloons, because in reality they have no substance:
They are filled not with hot air, but with a sad unconscious and terrifying fear they might be found out as wanting and no one would notice them.
Well, we could help the bully with that, actually, with their getting noticed. Just two hundred thousand letters (even 50,000) objecting to the bully behavior would do it. Congress would have to notice such a thing, even though they don't want to. Everyone would notice such a thing. The bully would not be able to hide. They would have to face the very music they fear.
Sharing this article is one way. Writing an article of your own is another, wonderful way. But even just speaking about the subject helps. It's that ripple effect, which is how most change happens, not overnight,, but bit by bit because you are participating in a process that won't stop once begun.
A bully has no power except the power we give him. We are the real power. Sometimes this is hard to remember or believe, I know well. But it is so. The world always lets go of its sad, destructive, fearful bullies eventually. When we, the people out here, say yes to that happening.
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It's harder than ever to get references on potential hires. The pressures of living in a ligitious society have stifled the sharing of important information. There is nothing unethical, unfair, or illegal about sharing valid reference information about a former employee, but fear of legal action is a powerful thing. This article will help you get past the road blocks and gather meaningful information from former employers.


Umngot River is a major south-flowing river originating from the eastern part of the Shillong Peak near a village called Smit in East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. Starting from an altitude of about 1,800 m above sea level, it forms the boundary between East Khasi Hills District and Jaintia Hills District and emerges through a gorge at Shnongpden. This 82 km long river irrigates (including its tributaries) over 800 sq km and is famous for angling.
Umngot continues in its less turbulent form to flow by the fine gorge near Dawki and finally enters into the plains of Bangladesh. Dawki Bridge, the motorable suspension bridge built across Umngot, forms the link of National Highway 40 (Guwahati-Shillong-Dawki Road).


Mozilla wants to spin Thunderbird off. My first thought was how can they do that I hate them etc. But sitting around and thinking about it it may be a smart move ... if done right. The main competition is Exchange/Outlook. Currently TB only hits the email side of Outlook. Using Exchange/Outlook at work it provides so much more. Exchange/Outlook provides you with the full PIM thing and integration between your work mates. Using a solution at client site that doesn't Exchange/Outlook it just doesn't work so well. You don't get emails saying that someone is booking time in your calendar and it doesn't remind you that you have a meeting to go to by default. And this client's system doesn't sync with my phone. From my phone I want to see my address book and I want to know when I have an appointment and also want to be able to book new meetings.
So with this spinning off they need to sit down and hook up with some other people and give us the full experience. Lighting is giving us the Calendar, so we just need the server side from somewhere to hook it all together. And some work from the phone to get it talking to my phone via bluetooth and not not just on WIndows but also on Ubuntu. So one will hope that this seperate can give them the freedom to go down this route.
So how will this help the home user well it give TB a market who will pay for support and development.
As to how it revolutionise the web well. Suspect it will push IMAP and iCal so the server and client are tied together but can interchange and also will bring better bluetooth support to Linux, It will also make the phone manufactures think about an OS other than Windows.
So I am wishing the Thunderbird people all the best and hopefully I will be using TB at work as my production PIM in the near future.


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आंगन . Aangan ❦ Ajrakh dupatta ~ 9
As I watch the evening sky change colours, from a pale blue to a brilliant red to a smoky blue, with perpetual hints of yellow as impressions left by the setting sun.. as I sit on the front porch of my humble abode, I wrap myself into this soft cotton Ajrakh drape, oblivious to the reflection it held of the brilliant red of the evening sky i was watching.
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Long time ago, there was a king of Sindh, who like any other king, was fond of royal luxuries and used to sleep on a new bedspread everyday. One day, when his servant was about to change the bed sheet, the king stopped him, saying "Aaj Rakh" (keep it today); he had liked it so much. It was a beautiful block printed bed sheet that slowly came to be referred to as the one that the king called "Aaj Rakh" and eventually, Ajrak, the magnificent fabric of Sindh and Kutch.
Every craft is associated with innumerable stories about its origin, its essence and about the people associated with it; and through the course of its evolution, it gets intertwined with many more stories, myths and meanings…
The origin of Ajrakh can probably be older than we can imagine. Excavation sites of Indus Valley Civilization give evidence that Ajrakh was possibly one of the oldest printing methods the Indian subcontinent.
The etymology of "Ajrakh" can be traced to the Sanskrit word "a-jharat", which means that which does not fade. Since indigo is one of the main colours of this textile, it is possible that Ajrak got its name from "Azrak", which means "blue" in Arabic.
Ajrakh is believed to have the universe, or sky as its theme. Blue symbolizes the sky, red symbolizes twilight and the night is indicated by black. The white geometric motifs interspersed on the fabric are like stars on a dark night.
In the 16th Century, the Raja Bhaarmalji - I brought the Ajrak craftsmen from Sindh to Gujarat. He chose the village Dhamadka in Kutch for Ajrak printing because of its proximity to the river Saran which had saline water, good for dyeing of Ajrakh cloth. The river bed was also a good source of natural alum, a crucial ingredient in the dyeing of cloth.
Bright chemical colours and synthetic fabrics swamped the market in the 1940's, pushing Ajrak printing into a state of dormancy for almost fifteen years before it was revived in the '60s by the diligent efforts of a few craftsmen and patrons.
It is not just the long, painstaking process of printing, carefully matching the motif on both sides of the fabric and dyeing in different colourants one by one, but also the fact that all the ingredients used are natural and environment friendly, that makes Ajrakh and dyeing the fabric that makes it such a treasure.
Words do not do justice to the process of Ajrakh printing, where one can see the colours magically appearing in their printed patterns after completion of dyeing. It is a perfected process, unchanged over centuries. The fabric is first treated with Harada, which helps in fixing the colour. Then it is printed with lime or gum, where the colour is not required and black for outlines. After printing, the fabric is dyed in indigo, then washed to remove the resist material and dyed in the mordant. Depending on the mordant, the print areas will get their colour, for example, alizarine gives red, henna gives green and rubab gives brown. Printing in remaining areas and dyeing is repeated till all the colours in their full strength are achieved.
The quality of water plays a vital role in the process of Ajrakh printing, from beginning to end. On 26th January 2001, when Bhuj was hit by a massive earthquake, it not just caused immense damage to lives and property, but also caused changes in the environment. The iron content of Saran River's water increased, making it unsuitable for Ajrak printing.
Half the craftsmen of Dhamadka decided to move to a new village and named it Ajrakhpur.
Every year, on 26th January, they clear the village accounts and select a new person for keeping the accounts for the next year. The village is an example of rebuilding lives from scratch. A rainwater harvesting plant has been built in the village, indicating that sustainability was an important consideration in planning the village.
The craftsmen have developed many new motifs and colours for the fickle tastes of the modern customer. But the original Ajrakh motifs are still in abundance and the process has been kept intact. Survival of Ajrakh after invasion of quicker and cheaper methods of chemical dyeing only goes on to say that no matter how many new and transient fashions may come, certain traditions have thrived for centuries and will continue doing so.
We have numerous examples indicating how ancient craft practices are truly sustainable ways of production. Going back to our native crafts not just brings us closer to our roots, but also takes us towards a more environment friendly lifestyle.
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Village Ajrakhpur
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At Park Hall we take great pleasure in celebrating our achievements and successes. Here you will find just some of the many different ways in which we do this across the school.
Our Park Hall Team want to celebrate the successes and achievements with families and our wider Trust family as much as possible, as we are so proud of each and everyone of them. You will find on our Twitter page daily tweets from across the school to enable you to feel a part of your child's learning journey and experiences. We love it when parents and carers tweet pictures to our Twitter feed, showing children engaging in learning at home and celebrating their successes outside of school too.
Every child has the opportunity to earn team points for their team whether it be Nightingale, Armstrong, Dahl or Matthews. Team points are awarded to congratulate children for expert learning or for following our school expectations and values. Our Team Leaders enjoy carrying out their responsibilities, collecting and counting team points on a weekly basis. The results are eagerly awaited and greeted with cheers of excitement in our Friday celebration assembly. Together Everyone Achieves More.
Red team captains - Isabel, Vashnavy, Emily, Sahithya, Isabelle, Bethany.
Green team captains - Taylor, Aden, Ashton, Henry, Sam, Harry.
Yellow team captains - Lewis, Dominic, Tyler, Niamh, Lacey, Eloise.
Blue team captains - Ewan, Molly, Jay-ze, Ewan, Harry, William.
Each week our Class Teachers select two children from their class to receive a Principal's Pride of Park Hall award in our celebration assembly. Children may receive these awards for many varied reasons, including being a good ambassador for our core values of honesty, enjoyment, achievement, respect and teamwork. We are proud to share with you the Pride of Park Hall award winners on our website. We are exceptionally proud of all of our children.
At Park Hall Academy, we recognise that there is a clear link between pupil attendance and pupil achievement and attainment. Attendance is a key factor in ensuring pupils achieve their potential and develop as successful learners. We are proactive in ensuring that this is understood by all members of the school community. Our children look forward to our weekly celebration assemblies where we reward classes who achieve attendance at 96% or above and one winning class is selected from the draw for a special prize each week.
Each half term Class Teachers choose three stars from their class who deserve to be recognised for their achievements in reading, writing and maths. We believe in rewarding our children's efforts at every possible opportunity, we are proud of our children's success and they too take great pride in their many achievements.


Lots of possibilities to learn something new at the Abergavenny Writing Festival this month!
Some intriguing and enlightening talks from local writers, including Phil Madden's session on Friday 12th April where he will share his experiences of writing to an inmate on Death Row. This session will be followed by a talk from the film directors and producers who are making a feature documentary on pen-palships with inmates on Death Row. On a completely different subject Patrick Hannay will present his thesis for discussion: have childhood tales sentimentalised our view of the countryside?
For the youngsters a chance to learn how to write and perform poetry and then compete in a 'Youth Poetry Slam' under the expert guidance of Bristol based aficionados Glenn Carmichael and Claire Williamson who have been running poetry slam workshops and hosting slams since 1994. Abergavenny Museum and Castle will provide the source material and base for an intergenerational memoir writing workshop led by Lynn Clausen on Saturday 13th April.
Or join award-winning Cardiff food bloggers Ed Gilbert and Jane Cook as they share their insights on food blogging; from finding a niche, building an audience, and navigating issues of ethics and transparency, right through to turning a food blog into a full-time career. This event will take place at Chesters Wine Merchants on Saturday 13th from 3.00 to 4.00pm.
There will be lots of practical advice for aspiring and established writers such as 'Can I Write a TV Script' and 'How to Make a Living as a Writer' led by experts in their field including BBC Wales Writers Room and The Society of Authors. But also many sessions focussing on writing for sheer pleasure: 'Writing for Wellbeing' with Sharon Brace and 'Writing about Loss' with poet Christine Thatcher in the beautiful and tranquil setting of Linda Vista Gardens. And for those who fancy something more active a 'ride and write' three hour back ride led by cyclist and writer Emily Chappell starting from Gateway Cycles in Abergavenny.
There'll be speed-dating for artists and writers, a panel debate entitled 'does everyone have a novel in them?' (chaired by Focus editor Hannah Hill), a one day writers' retreat and much, much more.
The final night is an opportunity to kick back and enjoy an exciting night of words and music upstairs at The Chapel. Author, journalist, TV presenter and cyclist Rob Penn will be introducing the stellar line-up. On the bill are vocalist of Afro funk, hip hop group Afro Cluster Tumi Williams, Costa award winning poet Jonathan Edwards reading from his new collection Gen, Welsh writer of poetry, short stories and children's books Mari Ellis Dunning, saxophonist, beatboxer and loop-stationer Mr Woodnote and bi-lingual lyricist, rapper, singer songwriter and performance art poet Rufus Mufasa. Not forgetting the winner of Christie Residential's local talent search.
The event is made possible with the generous support of Christie Residential, Literature Wales and Abergavenny Town Council.


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Thoughts on Dr. Rashid Buttar and the failure of state medical boards
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One of the most contentious and difficult aspects of trying to improve medical care in this country is enforcing a minimal "standard of care." Optimally, this standard of care should be based on science- and evidence-based medicine and act swiftly when a practitioner practices medicine that doesn't meet even a minimal requirement for scientific studies and clinical trials to support it. At the same time, going too far in the other direction risks stifling innovation and the ability to individualize treatments to a patient's unique situation–or even to use treatments that have only scientific plausibility going for them as a last-ditch effort to help a patient. Also, areas of medicine that are still unsettled and controversial could be especially difficult to adjudicate. Unfortunately, with medicine being regulated at the state level, there are 50 state medical boards, each with different laws governing licensure requirements and standards for disciplining wayward physicians, our current system doesn't even do a very good job of protecting the public from physicians who practice obvious quackery. The reasons are myriad. Most medical boards are overburdened and underfunded. Consequently, until complaints are made and there is actual evidence of patient harm, they are often slow to act. Also, in my experience, they tend to prefer to go after physicians who misbehave in particularly egregious ways: alcoholic physicians or physicians suffering from other forms of substance abuse; physicians who sexually abuse patients; or physicians who are "prescription mills" for narcotics. These sorts of cases are often much more clear-cut, but most importantly they don't force boards to make value judgments on the competence and practice of physicians to nearly the extent that prosecuting purveyors of unscientific medicine does.
The reason I've been thinking about this issue again is because last Friday it was announced that one of the most outrageous woo-meisters of which I have ever become aware, Dr. Rashid Buttar of North Carolina, was, after many years of practice, finally disciplined by the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners. In brief, the Board restricted his practice so that he is no longer permitted to treat children or cancer patients (more on why those two particular restrictions were imposed below). Sadly, the Board did not subject Dr. Buttar to the penalty that he so richly deserves, having his medical license stripped from him, cut up in front of his face, and then the fragments ritually burned. Once hailed as a hero by antivaccinationists and even once having testified to the Subcommittee on Wellness & Human Rights on autism issues, in conventional medical circles, Dr. Buttar is now completely disgraced–as he should be.
It was Dr. Buttars activities at his clinic, known as the Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research, that got him into trouble. The website for the clinic features on its front page this quote:
"All truth passes through 3 phases: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed, and Third, it is accepted as self-evident."- Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860.
I can't resist mentioning that any time I see this particular quote, I know that I'm almost certainly dealing with a crank par excellence. The reason? What one must realize about this particular quote, a favorite of woo-meisters, cranks, and pseudoscientists the world over, is that it's talking about truth. Non-"truth," or pseudoscience, never makes it past phase one or phase two–and rightly so, I might add. Right off the bat from this quote alone, we can see that Dr. Buttar has a greatly inflated view of his own importance. We can also see this unpleasant aspect of his charcter from an earlier news story in which Dr. Buttar compared the Board to a "rabid dog," a statement that suggests that perhaps, whatever his other talents in self-promotion, Dr. Buttar lacks a certain diplomacy. It's generally not a good idea to piss off the Board that holds your career in its hands by insulting it, but apparently in his rush to play martyr, he has forgotten that.
I first became aware of Dr. Buttar around three years ago in the context of his "transdermal" chelation therapy for autism. Regular readers may be aware that the whole concept of "chelation" therapy for autism is based on the scientifically discredited notion that mercury in the thimerosal preservative that used to be used in childhood vaccines until the end of 2001 is a major cause of autism. Based on this highly dubious concept, all manner of methods to "detoxify" these children of the mercury (and other heavy metals) that, according to antivaccinationists, are the cause of autism, have been used on autistic children. Chelation therapy involves using chemicals that can bind to the metal ions and allow them to be excreted by the kidneys, and indeed this is standard therapy for certain types of acute heavy metal poisoning. However, when it is used for coronary artery disease or autism, on a strictly stoichiometric and pharmacological basis, as I explained so long ago and many time since, it is extremely implausible. Moreover, it is not without potential complications, including renal damage and cardiac arrhythmias due to sudden drops in calcium levels. Such arrhythmias can and have resulted in "clean kills" of patients. Despite this extreme implausibility, randomized controlled studies showing that chelation is no better than placebo for cardiovascular disease and no evidence at all that it does anything at all for symptoms of autism, a veritable cottage industry of chelation therapy for cardiovascular disease and autism has sprung up. With most regimens costing $100 to $150 a treatment and "requiring" 30 to 40 doses, it's a tidy little profit center for "alternative" physicians with no scientific understanding and even less ethics.
Dr. Buttar made his name in the autism community by coming up with a form of chelation therapy that did not involve intravenous medication, which led him to be lionized by boosters of the "mercury causes autism" such as Generation Rescue and to become a member of the board of directors of the American Association for Health Freedom. He took an accepted chelator used for acute heavy metal poisoinging, including mercury, called DMPS, formulated it as a paste or cream, and dubbed it "transdermal DMPS" or TD-DMPS. (Personally, I prefer the term that some wags have used, "Buttar's butter.") His main claim is that it's safer. Of that there is little doubt, given that there is no evidence that it does anything at all except stink up autistic children (the paste is, by reports, rather pungent). That's because Dr. Buttar has either utterly refused or been unable to provide even the barest modicum of evidence to suggest that the DMPS is absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream, much less that it chelates anything. That is the most basic question that any science- and evidence-based physician would ask about any transdermal medicine, and Dr. Buttar's reactions to such questions is very telling. For instance, Prometheus quotes him:
In answer to questions of whether he has tested to see if his transdermal DMPS (TD-DMPS) drops are, in fact, absorbed through the skin –
No, we haven't done that. Why would I waste my time proving something that I already know is working innately?
And, in response to being challenged on this point, Dr. Buttar wrote in an e-mail exchange with a supporter of his named Pat Sullivan, Jr.:
My purpose is not to prove that TD-DMPS is getting through the skin Patrick. I don't care if it is a placebo, which obviously it isn't….and our lancet paper
It is a "SAFETY" issue I'm talking about….I don't care to prove a damn thing to those people that you have been dueling it out with.
I wonder if my study section at the NIH would accept such an argument in a grant proposal if I wanted to do a clinical trial on some therapy or other. In a later e-mail, Dr. Buttar wrote:
You see, first, you would have to actually have to have some type of test developed to actually detect the DMPS in it's altered form as it is absorbed. That takes money, effort and time. As my friend says, why do it? Let someone who wants to establish biokenetics and half life do that. It is not necessary to do this from a clinical efficacy standpoint. It would be nice to know how it works, but it is irrelevant. It works based on empirical evidence.
So it's absorption is not an issue for me or for anyone who is a true scientist because the empirical evidence is abundant. Only a pseduo scientist is going to get caught up with levels in serum, which it may not even show, since DMPS is highly neurophillic and may be possibly taken up by the nerves or distributed through the lymphatics…I don't know and I frankly don't care since it has no relevance to the clinical side of the house. But you see how absurd it is to simply assume it has to get into the serum? It most likely does, but it may not. The point is, it gets in and it works….and it works better than anything else out there.
Yes, Dr. Buttar "knows" his treatment works, based on his "clinical experience." He don't need no steekin' science, like bothering to show that his drug actually gets absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream or does anything, despite having promised a study since 2004.) This always struck me as quite odd, given that it would in fact be pretty straightforward to document whether the DMPS is getting into the bloodstream and if it is actually chelating heavy metals. Why on earth would he not want to do it and prove all his critics (like me) wrong? If I were him and that confident of my treatment, I'd be chomping at the bit to get egg on the faces of my critics with a real scientific study. Of course, as we know, the plural of "anecdotes" is not "data," as Steve Novella has pointed out, and, as Prometheus has pointed out, autism is a syndrome of developmental delay, not developmental stasis, which is why randomized studies with a placebo-control group are so critical. Particularly telling is Dr. Buttar's statement that he "doesn't care if it's a placebo." Little more needs to be said about his attitude about science (which appears to border on, if not be, outright contempt for the "pointy-heads" who correctly tell him he doesn't know what he's doing), but that hasn't stopped him from promoting this unproven and dubious therapy for autism for several years now.
More recently, Dr. Buttar developed a new "protocol" for treating autism that involved more than just chelation therapy. It is described here by a parent who saw him for a consultation a couple of years ago:
Every 2 weeks our son will get IV EDTA and ozone (which will be infused in his blood and given via IV) and on the second day he will get minerals. The reason given for ozone is to reduce persistent organics in his system. There is no test being recommended to determine if the child will be a good candidate for ozone. Apparently, some children are seeing good results and Dr Buttar is trying this treatment on older children (greater than 7). Dr Buttar's office has provided some research on ozone done by a MD researcher in NY whom we spoke with. The immediate reaction of this researcher was that there has not been any study with children while ozone therapy is safe and has been used on millions of people in Europe. The researcher was not aware of Dr Buttar or his protocol on children and said that one needs to establish first if ozone therapy is needed.
There is, of course, no biologic plausibility or evidence to support the use of such a regimen, and in general injecting ozone is probably not a good idea. But Dr. Buttar has reportedly gone even beyond this level of dubiousness. As reported by Kevin Leitch, parents on a Yahoo! discussion group about chelation therapy for autism were reporting in 2006 that Dr. Buttar was recommending, well, let Kevin describe it. First, a parent asks:
Have any of your tried, or even heard anything about, doing urine shots to help the immune system? I don't know much about it yet, but I know you use your child's own urine, and filter it with special filters, before injecting it into their hip. I've heard really good things about it from a friend who tried it.
Here are some answers:
"This was recommended by Dr. Buttar's office for my NT son who has tons of allergies. I believe Dr. Imam in NY does it. It sounded too "out there" for us so we are currently sticking with justchelation for him."
"My grandson went through this beginning in October. It was a once a week treatment for 10 weeks. Before he began, he had lots of allergy problems that would often advance into sinus infection and ear infections. It's almost April and he has not had one problem since. The only thing that I see is an occasional stuffy nose that lasts only a very short time."
"I only know this was described to me to be a procedure used by Dr. Buttar about a year ago when my son was his patient, but the nurse said it would require an extended stay near the clinic and we live in Texas. We never tried it and moved on to another doctor."
As Kevin puts it:
Just in case you think you read it wrong, you didn't. Rashid Buttar and others recommend taking some of the childs urine, filtering it and then injecting it back into them. This is apparently good for the immune system. Yummy.
Yummy, indeed. I wonder if Dr. Buttar partakes of his own recommended therapy to boost his own immune system. Inquiring minds want to know!
Even more egregious than his abuse of autistic children with unproven therapies is Dr. Buttar's treatments for cancer patients. Let's see what Dr. Buttar says on his own website about how he treats cancer:
The standard method of treating cancer is comprised of a combination of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. However, according to the conventional, traditional medical literature, 75 to 95 percent of all cancers are related to some type of toxicity which results in damage to the immune system. Also, 42 percent of all cancer patients die of malnutrition. Yet, how many doctors treating cancer address nutrition or help repair the immune system? Learn the 5 step treatment approach Dr. Buttar uses in repairing the immune system in conditions such as cancer and AIDS. Then reach your own conclusion.
None of Dr. Buttar's treatments have been subjected to science or to randomized clinical trials (or even well-designed case series), as far as I can tell, but that doesn't stop Dr. Buttar from being unbelievably cocky and making totally unrealistic claims to patients with incurable cancer:
Medical board documents don't name the four patients whose cases are cited. But Stephanie Kenny, a Charlotte mother of three, told The Charlotte Observer she is one of those who complained, on behalf of her husband, Jeffrey Kenny.
After learning that his adrenal cell cancer had returned following surgery, Jeffrey Kenny sought help from Buttar in early 2004. "He said it didn't matter what kind of cancer anybody had, he could cure it," Stephanie Kenny said. "He kept reiterating he had a 100 percent success rate."
Jerry Messina, of Los Angeles, told The Charlotte Observer he also complained to the medical board on behalf of his aunt, Lori Kostin. He said she went to Buttar after three rounds of chemotherapy failed to cure ovarian cancer. The medical board said Kostin paid $10,000 of a $30,000 bill for two months of treatment with IV infusions.
Messina, who did not meet Buttar, said his aunt told him the doctor "treated every type of cancer the same" and bragged about his 100 percent success rate. Two weeks before she died, in November 2004 at age 52, "she just flat out told me `I wish I'd never gone to this Dr. Buttar,'" Messina said. "She felt that her cancer got a lot worse."
It should be noted that Dr. Buttar claims that he has patients sign a form that "no claim to cure cancer with these therapies has been made." After hearing multiple former patients testify that he promised them 100% results, this sort of legal CYA seems to reek of the Quack Miranda Warning. Be that as it may, anyone, doctor or not, who claims that he or she has a 100% success rate in curing cancers like the ones described above is either deluded or a liar.
Not even cancers for which there is a good prognosis and for which we have very effective treatments are cured 100% of the time. Moreover, it is incredibly unethical to make such a claim and then accept tens of thousands of dollars for these treatments. Even worse, like the Gonzalez regimen, Dr. Buttar's cancer regimen is very onerous for cancer patients to follow. Indeed, one of Dr. Buttar's patients, a man with prostate cancer who has posted under the pseudonym Cajun Cowboy, summarized his regimen, and the number of supplements and treatments is simply incredible. It turns out that Cajun Cowboy was at first a big fan and happy patient of Dr. Buttar, but now his website says:
All the information about Dr. Buttar is still on this site  but I no longer am one of his patients and I do not recommend him to any one for any reason. If you go to him for treatment BEWARE, BEWARE and read Roger Mason's books first and go to QuackWatch.org first!
His description of Dr. Buttar's billing practices is heartbreaking, and Dr. Buttar has been known to go after patients' estates for uncollected bills. Meanwhile, one of the Board recognized a cardinal sign of questionable medicine:
"Doesn't it strike you as a little strange that every patient that comes through your door has heavy metal toxicity?" Dr. Art McCulloch, a Charlotte anesthesiologist, asked Buttar's nurse practitioner, Jane Garcia.
I assume the question was a rhetorical one, as anyone who has taken the time to study practitioners like Dr. Buttar knows that giving the same diagnosis and suggesting more or less the same treatment to every patient is practically pathognomonic of quackery.
The reason I've gone on so long about Dr. Buttar is not just because I don't like him and his unscientific and deceptive practices (I don't), but rather to show just how outside of the standard of care Dr. Buttar's practice of medicine has been. Kathleen Seidel has documented all of the complaints leveled by the NC Board against him, and I encourage everyone to read them. My second purpose is to point out just how powerless the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners seems to have been for so long. Yes, it is taking action now and has specifically restricted Dr. Buttar's practice to exclude cancer patients and children (the latter of which should stop his treating autistic children), but Dr. Buttar practiced this way for several years and continued to do so in the years during which the Board's proceedings against him ground slowly along. Moreover, it's by no means clear that the Board's recommendation for a slap on the wrist will even stand. Dr. Buttar has deep pockets and can afford to fight this action all the way to the North Carolina Supreme Court, just as he has promised to do. I have no doubt that he will try to do just that. Even worse, even if Dr. Buttar loses, I must point out that his medical license is not being taken away, as it should be. He will still be able to practice, just not on cancer patients or children. There's nothing in the Board's recommendation that would prevent him from treating patients with cardiovascular disease with TD-DMPS or whatever concoction of chelation therapy and supplements he could dream up.
If Dr. Buttar were just one example of an "alternative" practitioner who manages to get away with practicing non-science-based medicine that does not help patients and arguably harms them, one might dismiss him as nothing more than an anomaly. However, just in the realm of just autism alone, he is not alone. Dr. Roy Kerry, for instance, is an otolaryngologist near Pittsburgh who apparently has given up head and neck surgery and devoted himself to dubious allergy treatments and various "alternative" medical modalities. He also killed an autistic child in 2005 with chelation therapy. Yet, despite this, the CDC got it wrong about why this happened, and it took nearly two and a half years before any substantive action was taken. I will give proper credit to the State of Pennsylvania, though, that Dr. Kerry will not just be subject to the medical board's acting to take his license away. In addition, he will soon stand trial for negligent homicide, although I can't resist pointing out that, despite one of the most inarguable "clean kills" of a patient by a quack I've ever seen, as far as I know Dr. Kerry still has a license to practice medicine and has continued to see patients since 2005. I have no doubt that if the autistic boy under his "care" (Abubakar Tariq Nadama) had not died, Dr. Kerry would still be happily chelating autistic children with no interference from the government or state medical board.
If Dr. Buttar and Dr. Kerry are two practitioners of non-evidence-based medicine who actually are finally being brought to justice for their offenses against medicine, however, many more are like the case of Dr. Mark Geier, who has served as an expert witness in numerous lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers, although few are as egregous. He has had, as far as I know, no actions taken against him by the Maryland Board of Physicians or any other governmental body. Describing in detail the number of questionable and unscientific practices that I've written a lot about Dr. Geier, his son David, and their numerous dubious practices before, and cataloging the outrages that Dr. Geier inflicts on autistic children in the name of "curing them" of "vaccine injury" would be the topic for another blog post entirely, but I can summarize them with a short list of links:
Advocating a combination of chelation therapy and androgen blockade with Lupron (the same drug used for chemical castration) for autistic children (also here)
Diagnosing most autistic children with "precocious puberty" without proper diagnostic tests (an example bordering on diagnosing all autistic children with the same condition)
Subjecting children to excessive blood draws for no good reason
Running a front "institute" that allows them to constitute an IRB packed with cronies and friends to supervise his "clinical trials" (more here). As a clinical researcher, it boggles my mind that anyone can get away with such an unethical arrangement.
Kathleen Seidel has done an excellent in-depth series about Dr. Geier, as well. How the Geiers continue to practice, be called as "expert witnesses" in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers, and avoid scrutiny of the state medical board, I'll never know, but then I'll never know how anyone can take seriously their concept that testosterone "sheets" somehow bind to mercury and make it harder to chelate and their implication that shooting up autistic children with Lupron, a drug that shuts down sex hormone synthesis and thus lowers testosterone levels, makes chelation therapy "work better," either.
Advocates for science- and evidence-based medicine cannot help but be appalled at how easily physicians practicing modalities that are clearly so far outside the standard of care that they might as well be in another galaxy can continue to do so with little or no oversight or even interference by state medical boards. In essence, it takes mind-numbingly egregious offenses to motivate a board to act, such it substance abuse by a physician resulting in obvious impairment, non-science-based treatments resulting in the death or severe injury of a patient, or blatantly illegal behavior, such as running a narcotic prescription mill. Part of the problem is that the attitude among doctors seems to be that a medical license is a right, rather than what it really is: an incredible privilege bestowed upon us physicians and surgeons by society that takes an equally incredible commitment and skill to be allowed to continue to keep.
Also, physicians who are on these boards are also often unpaid and reluctant (as they see it) to strip a fellow doctor of the means of his or her livelihood and a cultural tendency among physicians to stick together, circle the wagons, and defend each other, a tendency that the current malpractice climate serves to reinforce. As physicians, we understand the difficulty of making decisions that can have profound consequences in our patients' lives and how much doctors agonize over such decisions. Consequently, we assume that our fellow physicians think as hard about what they're doing as we do, and we tend to want to bend over backwards to give them the benefit of the doubt. Our patients deserve better. The vast majority of physicians are competent and try their best to deliver the best evidence-based care they can to their patients. However, doctors who consistently do not practice according to the standard of care, be it because they are incompetent, dishonest, impaired by substance abuse, or because they have come to believe in blatantly unscientific treatments that do not help and not infrequently harm patients, do not deserve to be physicians. Examples such as Drs. Buttar, Kerry, and Geier show that our system is broken. If we as a profession do not find a way to do better, I fear that legislators will do it for us.
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I'm sure we all heard of the proverb "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", well our roof is a perfect example of this saying. We take notice of our roof when we start having such problems as leaks, damp and mildew, or in some cases when pieces of roofing material start to fly off and hit us on the head. When you think about it though, the roof above your head is one of the most significant features of your home or business. The US Energy Department recommends that we start to pay closer attention to the material used to cover our roof and even the color of that material. They encourage residents of hotter climate regions, such as our own, to construct a "cool roof" to save money and help the environment.
Cool roofs are designed to reflect as much sunlight as possible and in the process absorb less heat than a conventional or standard roof. The Energy Department explains that it is important for the color of the roof to be as light as possible (preferably white); just like us during the hot summer months when we tend to wear light-colored clothing to keep cooler. According to research conducted by the Department, a standard or dark roof can experience temperatures of more than 150°F under the hot summer sun whereas a cool roof may be more than 50°F cooler under the same weather conditions! Some people actually respond to this finding by saying, "So what, I don't spend my time on the roof. Why should I care if my roof could be 50 degrees cooler?" The fact is that we should all care since a cooler roof has significant benefits, both to us and the environment in which we live.
The most obvious benefit of cool roofs is that the amount of money you need to pay for your utility bills during the summer months will decrease significantly since your air conditioner won't be working as often to keep your home or business cool and comfortable. What's more, by keeping your roof cooler, it is natural that it won't experience the stresses of extremely high temperatures and as a result, it will last a great deal longer than a standard roof. The Energy Department also states that when there are many cool roof buildings in a community, it can help the environment several ways. Firstly, the local air temperature can be reduced due to a phenomenon called "the urban heat island effect". Secondly, it can help reduce the number of power outages during peak energy demand hours in the summer and finally, since less electricity will be needed to cool our homes and offices, we will have reduced power plant emissions which means a decrease in nasty greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Brendan Rodgers is refusing to rule Daniel Sturridge out of Liverpool's game at home to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday - despite the striker being deemed not fit enough for the England squad.
Rodgers reacted angrily after Sturridge picked up a thigh injury while on international duty last month and said the Three Lions did not give the forward enough recovery time in between a friendly with Norway and a Euro qualifier in Switzerland.
But having held talks with England boss Roy Hodgson this week the decision was made to leave Sturridge out of the national squad - even though he may be fit to face West Brom this weekend.
"I've got good communication with Roy and we spoke at length yesterday on the situation," Rodgers said.
"Every individual player you have to look at differently. I understand he has work to do internationally and I said my thoughts are with the Liverpool players and what their needs are.
"We agreed that it was probably too soon for Daniel to meet up with England, irrespective of if he was involved this weekend or not.
"He hasn't trained with the squad at all since his injury with them. It was probably not the right time for him to go."
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Asked if Sturridge will be fit to face the Baggies this weekend, he added: "We will have to wait and see."
Rodgers was asked what Sturridge thought about the situation and replied: "I'm not sure. My focus is on Liverpool, it is not on England.
"I've spoke to him about being available for Liverpool. You can't even think about England if he's not ready to play for Liverpool.
"He's had a grade one injury for near on four weeks which is a long time and my focus is now getting him to play for Liverpool.
"Once he is available for Liverpool and playing and showing that level of fitness then he (Hodgson) will bring him back into the squad."
And the Reds boss does not foresee future problems with England over Sturridge.
"I don't think the same thing will happen again," he said
"From the conversations with Roy we'll obviously look at that.
"I understand Roy's position where he only has a few days to work with players and he will probably take away that intensity on that second day.
"You can still work players but it has to be tapered to the individual player. So I don't think we'll see that situation again."
Although Sturridge has not been ruled out, Rodgers does not expect to see any of the squad's other injured players return for Saturday's game.
*More on this:a West Brom fan's view of their clash with Liverpool FC