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Paolo J. Knill
(June 11, 1932 – Sept. 13, 2020)
Dr. h.c.
Paolo J. Knill, born 1932 in Switzerland, is the founding rector of the European Graduate School EGS, Switzerland and a Professor Emeritus at Lesley University Cambridge, MA.
He studied Science, Musicology and Psychology. He worked as a Psychotherapist, is practicing as Supervisor and is on stage as Musician and Performance Artist.
Paolo J. Knill is the founder of International School for Interdisciplinary Studies Switzerland and the Network of Expressive Arts Training Centers. As a teacher and artist he has traveled and published internationally, including the books Principles and Practice of the Expressive Arts Therapy; Minstrels of Soul and his Music is available on CD's (most recent: Syncopated Synapse).
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Merc Talks With David Michael Latt, Film Producer And Co-Founder Of The Asylum Film Studio
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and chat with David Michael Latt, one of the co-founders of The Asylum, the film production studio responsible for the very popular Sharknado film franchise and the hit Syfy zombie series, Z Nation.
Check out the interview below:
MERC WITH A MOVIE BLOG: Your studio, The Asylum, produces a lot of tie-ins, or what is referred to as "Mockbusters", of big, main stream movie, including such films as Transmorphers, Snakes on a Train, and Martian Land. Do you decide which films to tie into, or do people come to you with the idea? Or is it a mixture of both?
DAVID MICHAEL LATT: It's actually kind of boring. We don't come up with the ideas. When it comes down to it, our buyers tell us what to make. The studio is a fully functioning studio, so we have distribution deals from all over the world with some of the largest wholesalers out there, and basically when the want something they ask us and we go make it. So, really, that's how that happens, "mockbusters" included.
MERC: The Asylum produces several films a year. How long does it typically take from start to finish for you to get a film made?
DML: From "Let's go make a movie" to "Here's the finished master", about 5-6 months.
MERC: Now, you've definitely had great success with these tie-ins, but your most popular films have to be the Sharknado series. Where did the idea for a tornado of sharks originate from?
DML: Well, you know we make a lot of creature films, a lot of mashable films, and this was just born out of that. Again, it's one of those things where we don't necessarily come up with the ideas, our buyers tell us what they want, and I'm sure somewhere along the way someone said they wanted to see a tornado full of sharks, and we developed that idea and gave it a story. And that kind of all came to fruition with Syfy when we told them what we were doing and that we were making this particular movie, and they were like "Wow, that's great because we have this title we've always wanted to use called 'Sharknado', but we didn't have a plot for it. Can we attach our title to your plot?" And we were like "Yeah, that sounds good. [laughs] It's a better title than ours". And so that's how Sharknado came about.
MERC: When you made the first Sharknado film back in 2013, did you have any idea it was going to explode in popularity the way it did? And were you planning on making sequels even before the amazing fan reaction?
DML: You know, we always hope for success, I mean we'd made about 150 movie before that, so there's expectations about what it's going to do, but clearly, no one expected it to do what it did. I mean it's winning the lottery, and then some, the powerballlottery really [laughs]. So, no not at that level, and as far as sequels go, sequels never typically do as well, so we pretty much stay away from that, although we have made a few. And we only make them when there's really a need from our buyers and they REALLY want us to do it, because it is an expensive venture and they, again, typically don't do very well. But with the ratings, what they were with Syfy, the success was clearly showing and they took advantage of this and ordered a sequel.
We had this relationship with Syfy where they could've just said "Let's do another shark movie, but this time let's put them in quicksand" and we'd have done that, but they recognized that there was a franchise here and ordered part 2, part 3, part 4, and they'll keep ordering more if the ratings continue to do well. If they sink, then no more Sharknado.
MERC: Now, I know that LavaLantula and Sharknado take place in the same universe. With both films releasing sequels this year, will we see an expansion of this shared universe in either film, maybe with characters from one showing up in the other, like in the first LavaLantula?
DML: Uhhhh…yeah, [laughs] there'll be some surprises like that. I mean we don't own the franchise to LavaLantula, so it's very limited, but it's one of those things were Syfy likes to share those universes and we like to accommodate.
MERC: In an interview with Marketplace shortly after Sharknado 2 came out, you were quoted saying that you'd be happy to field offers from bigger studios interested in buying you out. With your growing success, is this still the case?
DML: Sure! [laughs] I'll entertain any ideas. We may have a different philosophy now about that, in that we're becoming something more prominent, but at the end of the day, sure if someone offers us a nice, healthy check and then we get to go buy an island and retire and live our days, then that sounds pretty good too. [laughs]
MERC: In the same interview you state that you've made over 200 films, and none of them have lost money. Does this record still hold true today?
DML: Yep, yep, yep. I mean, it's really not a big secret on how to make money in this business. You know how much you're going to sell it for and you don't make it for any more than that. So, [laughs] there you go, the secret to success, and that's what we do.
MERC: Alright, let's shift gears away from the films. Your studio has also produced its very first television series with Z Nation, your take on the serialized zombie genre, made popular by The Walking Dead. How different has it been producing a television show compared to films, and do you have plans for any other series?
DML: Well, the difference is, for us it's a different level of people, we have such seasoned veterans doing this show. And the way I always describe The Asylum, it's like a teaching hospital, we get a lot of kids off the bus, right out of school, and teaching and training them. But with Z Nation, and the people we brought in, they're definitely teaching us on how to produce a television series, and it's been extraordinary with that education.
Every day has been new and exciting and wonderful, I mean, it's great, I love it. I honestly don't know how our showrunners and producers do it because even though people look at my schedule and go "Wow, you're really busy" doing two films a month, they're working ten times harder than I am. They're 24/7, nonstop for the whole year, and it's inspiring how much they can put into the show, and they understand how important it is to put that kind of effort into it. They see it has to get done, and they get it done. So on that level, it's very different, but there are still some similarities. We're making movies on a weekly basis for a lot of the time, and it's a joy to produce and be a fan of them. I've said that if I wasn't a producer of the TV series, I'd be watching it, and I sincerely mean that, it's a fun show. I hope we get that lucky with another series. We definitely hit the lottery with Z Nation being Syfy's #1 scripted show, and I don't know if the next one with be that lucky but hopefully we'll find a project that works that well for everybody, with either Syfy or another network.
MERC: Z Nation goes in directions that The Walking Dead would never go, particularly with Z weed and the zombie baby, Lucy. Has it been difficult setting yourself apart from that show and all the others out there?
DML: It's only difficult if you don't watch it. So when someone doesn't watch Z Nation, they typical say "Oh, it's just another zombie show like 'The Walking Dead'" or "They're just trying to steal from [The Walking Dead]", and if you just watch one episode you'd see that it's so much different. The difference is like when ER was on and then Scrubs. You had two medical shows, on around the same time, but very points of view, very different sensibilities. And then you have all the different procedural shows that go on. You could look at any primetime lineup and probably see three or four or five different procedural shows. Doesn't mean they're derivative of one another, it just means they're trying to share the same space, with different stories to tell and different points of view, and that's what we have here with the zombie thing.
Yes, everyone acknowledges that The Walking Dead is out there, and it's the big elephant in the room, but it doesn't mean that we aren't our own circus and we're just doing our own thing, which we are, and I think once you watch it, you appreciate it. You either get into it andunderstand that we're being different and fun and funny and not the drama that is The Walking Dead. When we were pitching it around and were asked about the differences, I would always say, ours is the RUNNING dead [laughs], so it kind of puts it in that space.
MERC: At the end of season 2, we see a scene of not-so-baby Lucy having a zombie tea party. Will we get to see more of her in season 3?
DML: Oh, I'm sure you will. [laughs] You can't just throw away that character, because she's just such an unknown. So, [executive producer] Karl [Schaefer] has some great plans for season 3 with Lucy, and if we get a season 4 and 5, all bets are off. We're really excited for that character.
MERC: And with season 3 right around the corner, can you give us any hints as to what else we can expect when the show returns? Like what will the theme be for this new season?
DML: Up until this point it's been going to California and saving everything, but now for season 3, Murphy is basically saying he's done with it. He's like "forget it, I'm done. I'm on my own, gonna do my own thing, and I'm gonna go forward with my blended army, and try and save humanity that way. Because being the only resource for the blood for the vaccine isn't in my best interest, or the best interest of others because it ends up in fighting and conflict and warring tribes, so screw it, I'm on my own, I'll be my own king." So I thing King Murphy is going to be emerging in season three in a very substantial way.
MERC: And finally, are there any future projects you're able to share with us?
DML: We have a premiere on AXS TV in August called 'Elvis Lives!', and of course 'Sharknado 4' is July 31st [on Syfy]. We just a lot of stuff coming out. Just go to www.theasylum.cc and that'll kind of update you on all of the things going on.
Check out the trailer for Sharknado: The 4th Awakens below:
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Q: algorithm to simulate multiplication by addition How to design an algorithm to simulate multiplication by addition. input two integers. they may be zero, positive or negative..

A: def multiply(a, b):
    if (a == 1):
        return b
    elif (a == 0):
        return 0
    elif (a < 0):
        return -multiply(-a, b)
    else:
        return b + multiply(a - 1, b)

A: some pseudocode:
function multiply(x, y)
  if abs(x) = x and abs(y) = y or abs(x) <> x and abs(y) <> y then sign = 'plus'
  if abs(x) = x and abs(y) <> y or abs(x) <> x and abs(y) = y then sign = 'minus'

 res = 0
 for i = 0 to abs(y)
  res = res + abs(x)
 end

 if sign = 'plus' return res
    else return -1 * res

end function

A: val:= 0
bothNegative:=false

if(input1 < 0) && if(input2 < 0)
  bothNegative=true
if(bothNegative)
  smaller_number:=absolute_value_of(smaller_number)
for [i:=absolute_value_of(bigger_number);i!=0;i--]
do val+=smaller_number

return val;

A:     mul(a,b)
    {
    sign1=sign2=1;
    if(a==0 || b==0)
return 0;
if(a<0){
    sign1=-1;
    a=-a;
    }
    if(b<0){
    sign2=-1;
    b=-b;
    }
    s=a;
    for(i=1;i<b;i++)
    s+=a;
    if(sign1==sign2)
    return s;
    else
    return -s;
    }

A: How about this for integers:
int multiply(int a, int b)
{
    int product = 0;
    int i;
    if ( b > 0 )
    {
        for(i = 0; i < b ; i++)
        {
            product += a;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        for(i = 0; i > b ; i--)
        {
            product -= a;
        }
    }

    return product;
}

A: I got here because I was looking for multiplication algorithm without using * operation. All I see here is just adding or subtracting number n-times. It's O(n) and it's ok, but...
If you have bitwise shift operations you can get O(log n) algorithm for multiplication.
Here is my pseudocode:
function mul(n, x)
    if n < 0 then   # 'n' cannot be negative
        n := -n
        x := -x
    endif

    y := 0
    while n != 0 do
        if n % 2 == 0 then
            x := x << 1     # x := x + x
            n := n >> 1     # n := n / 2
        else
            y := y + x
            x := x << 1     # x := x + x
            n := n - 1      # n := (n-1)/2
            n := n >> 1
        endif
    endwhile

    return y                # y = n * x
end

Remember that function above for mul(1000000, 2) is O(log 1000000) and for mul(2, 1000000) is only O(log 2).
Of course, you will get the same results, but keep in mind that the order of the parameters in function call does matter.
Edit: sidenote for using n % 2
Implementation of n % 2 using bitwise shift
It's pretty straightforward. First divide n by 2, then multiply n by 2 and check if n has changed. Pseudocode:
function is_even(n)
    n_original := n
    n := n >> 1        # n := n / 2
    n := n << 1        # n := n * 2
    if n = n_original then
        return true    # n is even
    else
        return false   # n is not even
    endif
end

Implementation of n % 2 using bitwise and
function is_even(n)
    if n and 1 = 0 then
        return true
    else
        return false
    endif
end

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SAN FRANCISCO, 14 May 2019:
If you get a WhatsApp call from an unknown number, be warned – this could be a hack which will secretly send spyware to your smartphone, according to an alert issued by the messaging firm.
"WhatsApp encourages people to upgrade to the latest version of our app, as well as keep their mobile operating system up to date, to protect against potential targeted exploits designed to compromise information stored on mobile devices," the Facebook-owned company said in a statement.
"The issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348, and WhatsApp for Tizen prior to v2.18.15."
Various reports say the hack seems to have possible links to Israeli spy tech firm NSO Group – the malware will apparently install automatically even if you didn't pick up the WhatsApp call, and these calls could also disappear from call logs.
"This attack has all the hallmarks of a private company known to work with governments to deliver spyware that reportedly takes over the functions of mobile phone operating systems," WhatsApp said.
It said the security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a private company working on surveillance and it had referred the incident to the US Department of Justice.
WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging tools, is used by 1.5 billion people monthly and it has touted its high level of security and privacy, with messages on its platform being encrypted end to end so that WhatsApp and third parties cannot read or listen to them.
A WhatsApp spokesman said the attack was sophisticated and had all the hallmarks of a "private company working with governments on surveillance."
WhatsApp informed its lead regulator in the European Union, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), of a "serious security vulnerability" on its platform.
"The DPC understands that the vulnerability may have enabled a malicious actor to install unauthorised software and gain access to personal data on devices which have WhatsApp installed," the regulator said in a statement.
"WhatsApp are still investigating as to whether any WhatsApp EU user data has been affected as a result of this incident," the DPC said, adding that WhatsApp informed it of the incident late on Monday.
Cyber security experts said the vast majority of users were unlikely to have been affected.
Scott Storey, a senior lecturer in cyber security at Sheffield Hallam University, believes most WhatsApp users were not affected since this appears to be governments targeting specific people, mainly human rights campaigners.
"For the average end user, it's not something to really worry about," he said, adding that WhatsApp found the vulnerability and quickly fixed it. "This isn't someone trying to steal private messages or personal details."
Storey said that disclosing vulnerabilities is a good thing and likely would lead to other services looking at their security.
– Agencies
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Arnold Schwarzenegger let his fans know he's doing a lot better since the surgery on his heart. However, his health isn't up to snuff yet, improvements are still needed.
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In the clip, Arnold said to his 15 million followers that he is "feeling much better," and despite his normally positive attitude, the word "great," is a little too much at the moment.
The actor said he feels "good," rather than "great," and he attributes that to the incredible medical attention he received including the nurses and doctors.
It's true: I'm back! I went to sleep expecting to wake up with a small incision and woke up with a big one – but guess what? I woke up, and that's something to be thankful for. Thank you to the doctors & nurses. And I'm truly filled with gratitude for all of the kind messages from all of you.
Daniell Ketchell, Arnold's PR person, said that the former Governor of California needed to go under the knife again because of a procedure he had received over twenty years ago.
Alluding to the point made at the beginning of the article, Arnold had to have a pulmonic valve replaced that was put there back in 1997. At the time, it was meant to deal with a congenital heart defect but wasn't a permanent replacement.
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I had a lot of fun writing SHE WOLF, partly because I spent a lot of time researching the Viking Age and . . . Vikings are awesome! I don't think I'll get any argument from you about that. It's such a fun setting for a story because there are no cars, no smartphones, no drones, no police, no ambulances, or any of the modern things that can make my character's life easier. Instead, there are axes, wolves, bears, warriors, and (best of all) danger! But when I started writing, I quickly found out how little I knew about Vikings, so here are some of the facts I discovered . . .
1. I use the word 'Viking' in my book, but Vikings most probably didn't call themselves Vikings. There is a lot of debate about where the word 'Viking' came from, but we're almost positive that it wasn't widely used until a long time after the Viking Age had ended. It's most likely that they were known simply as Danes, Norsemen, or Northmen.
2. When I started writing She Wolf I realised I would have to find a way for Ylva to communicate with the Saxons. But, as it turns out, the language spoken by the Vikings and the language spoken by the Saxons in England, would have been very similar and they would have understood each other. The reason for this is that both the Saxons and the Vikings were descended from Germanic tribes.
3. All right, maybe you will already know this but . . .Vikings did not wear horned helmets! No! In fact, most Vikings didn't wear helmets at all, because they were very expensive and difficult to make. We also often see pictures of Vikings carrying swords, but . . . you guessed it, swords were very expensive and difficult to make. The iron needed to make just one sword could have been used to make five or six axe heads, so it was much more common for Vikings to carry axes. And not only were they excellent battle weapons, but they were also very useful tools.
4. When they weren't raiding other countries, Vikings spent a lot of time fighting among themselves, but they were also farmers, adventurers, explorers, and incredible boatbuilders. Their boats had flat bottoms which allowed them to sail up shallow rivers and explore inland.
5. No one really knows for sure why the Vikings began to raid overseas. Perhaps it was their thirst for fame, adventure, and riches. Maybe they were searching for better farmland. Or perhaps they were collecting more of their most valuable commodity – slaves.
The truth is, though, there's so much we don't know (and probably never will know) about Vikings. They didn't keep any record of their history other than by telling stories and passing them down by word of mouth, which means it's sometimes difficult to separate fact from fiction. But that was great for me because it gave me the opportunity to make things up. And that's something to remember about adventure stories in historical settings – it isimportant to be historically accurate . . . most of the time. I think it's okay to bend the facts a little bit if it makes the story more exciting. After all, SHE WOLF is an adventure story, not a history lesson!
SHE WOLF by Dan Smith is out now in paperback (£6.99, Chicken House).
Huge thanks to Dan for such an informative guest post, and to Chicken House for inviting me to take part in the She Wolf Blog Tour. Do make sure you check out all of the other stops!
You can read my review, as well as a special guest pupil review of She Wolf here too.


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PRI'S ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS MAGAZINE: BEYOND THE HEADLINES...
Posted by David Pike 27sc on September 04, 2016
Fungal infections take about a million lives worldwide every year. (Photo: Ed Uthman, Flickr CC BY 2.0)
In this week's round-up, Peter Dykstra speaks with host Steve Curwood about new research into drug-resistant fungus, and the threat to one of America's favorite fruits. Also, he presents a roundup of changes warmer ocean waters are bringing to sea creatures off the Atlantic coast, and remembers the failure of a big solar leader and a win for blue whales...
Air Date: Week of September 2, 2016
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CURWOOD: Time now to join Peter Dykstra to check out what's happening beyond the headlines. Peter's with Environmental Health News, that's EHN.org and DailyClimate.org and joins us from Conyers, Georgia. Hi, Peter. Hey, it's nearly fall, but I guess it's still pretty hot there, huh?
DYKSTRA: Still in the 90s and hi, Steve, we haven't talked in a few weeks, so let's start off with some fungus.
CURWOOD: Fungus? Why?
DYKSTRA: Well, we hear a lot about antibiotic resistance, and how some dangerous forms of bacteria are becoming virtually immune from the drugs we deploy to kill them off. But there are new concerns about potentially lethal threats from drug-resistant fungus.
CURWOOD: Now usually when we think of fungus, it's something minor, like athlete's foot or something.
DYKSTRA: Yeah but not always. We've been increasing the use of fungicides on crops, and researchers have identified that as a factor in the potential rise of drug resistance. Athlete's foot fungus can make your toes itch, but an aspergillus infection could go straight for your nervous or immune systems. Some estimates tell us that fungal infections may already claim a million lives per year worldwide, and they also threaten an iconic food source.
CURWOOD: Oh, which one?
DYKSTRA: Well, a fungus called Black Sigatoka is taking aim at the Cavendish banana – the banana that's found in just about every market and kitchen in the U.S. To date, the only way to battle Black Sigatoka is of course, increased fungicide spraying. I saw one estimate that fungicides represent about 35% of the cost of growing a banana.
CURWOOD: Ouch, hey, what else do you have?
DYKSTRA: A little medley of ocean oddities from the northeast U.S. coast. A little bait fish called the peanut bunker made itself very obvious in a few New Jersey harbors in late August. Huge schools of them were chased into shallow water by predators, possibly bluefish. There tends to be less oxygen in shallow, warmer ocean water, and with all those fish yearning to breathe free, they suffocated, leaving a mess that had to be cleaned up with front-end loaders and dump trucks, not to mention a horrible smell. Next stop, the Connecticut coastline.
CURWOOD: That's closer to home for Living on Earth, what's happening there?
DYKSTRA: Well it's what isn't happening nearly as much - lobstering. Warmer waters are the key factor in driving lobster populations as much as 200 miles farther up the coastline. The haul for Connecticut lobstermen peaked at about 3.7 million pounds in the late 1990s, it's now less than five percent of that, and the news for popular sport fish like flounder and black sea bass isn't much better.
CURWOOD: But there's also been one recent arrival, a manatee that's been hanging around off Cape Cod. How unusual is that to have a tropical animal like that that far north?
Mussel populations have reached critically low levels in the last four decades. (Photo: Drgillybean, Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
DYKSTRA: It's a little weird, but not completely unprecedented. Some manatees range as far north normally as Delaware Bay in the summer. The last spotting off Cape Cod was in 2009. The big question is whether this one will head back south for warmer waters before winter. Care for a final bit of east coast saltwater gloom?
CURWOOD: Well, if you must.
DYKSTRA: Scientists report a 60 percent decline in mussel populations in the Gulf of Maine in the last 40 years. Blue mussels are a popular seafood on the plate, and in the ocean these filter-feeders help keep the water clean.
CURWOOD: So what kind of link might there be to warming ocean temperatures?
DYKSTRA: That's less certain. Could be warm water, overharvesting, and possibly ocean acidification could be at play.
CURWOOD: It's been a weird year here along the East Coast indeed. Hey what do you have from the history vault this week?
DYKSTRA: Well, let's take a quick look at a couple of big anniversaries from the past few weeks. Five years ago, solar company Solyndra failed, taking a half billion dollars of Federal funding with it. The aroma of scandal around its fate became a blunt instrument for clean energy foes to try and beat down new sources of energy.
CURWOOD: I'd say it was more of a sharp spear than a blunt instrument. What else?
DYKSTRA: Fifty years ago the International Whaling Commission, long regarded as a rubber-stamp for the whaling industry, banned the hunting of blue whales, the biggest animals we've got, while we've got them. A half century later, they're still gravely endangered, spread so far apart across our oceans that some scientists say blue whales have trouble even finding each other to reproduce.
Blue whale numbers have dwindled since the first half of the 20th century due to excessive hunting. (Photo: David Slater, Flickr CC BY 2.0)
CURWOOD: Yes, blue whales usually travel alone but a pair were recently sighted together off the New Hamphire coast last week, and I believe that's very rare.
DYKSTRA: One more anomaly in the Atlantic, and hopefully huge news for a huge species.
CURWOOD: Peter Dykstra is with Environmental Health News, that's EHN.org and DailyClimate.org. Thanks Peter, we'll talk to you soon.
DYKSTRA: OK, Steve. Thanks a lot. Talk to you soon.
CURWOOD: And there's more on these stories at our website LOE.org.
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Connecticut lobsters are moving north with climate change
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Toronto-born musician The Weeknd has bought a US$70-million ($88 million) mansion in the Los Angeles area alluded to in his hit "The Hills."
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Letter to Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Urging Creation of Rights Commission
Dear President Johnson-Sirleaf:
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch write to you to express concern about your government's failure to establish the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR). As you are aware, the establishment of the Commission was mandated as a part of the 2003 Accra Peace Agreement and passed into law in March 2005 in the Independent National Commission for Human Rights Act. We are concerned that a full five years later, it has yet to be constituted.
We believe this delay represents a serious setback in your government's expressed commitment to address many key and pressing human rights concerns, and more broadly to promote a culture of respect for human rights. We believe you can and should do more to ensure the Commission is fully established and operational, and in line with the United Nations Principles relating to the status of national institutions (the Paris Principles).
The INCHR is mandated with key functions including the monitoring and reporting on ongoing trends of human rights violations, as well as ensuring that the recommendations contained in the final report of Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission are duly studied, and where appropriate, implemented.
There is much work awaiting the Commission once established: Ongoing incidence of violence and internecine conflict has claimed numerous lives, most recently in Lofa County in February 2010, when at least four people were killed. Striking deficiencies within the judiciary, police, and corrections sectors routinely lead to persistent human rights violations: hundreds of prisoners are held in extended, arbitrary pretrial detention in overcrowded jails and detention centers that lack basic sanitation and health care; in 2009, only 10 percent of the some 800 individuals detained in Liberia's prisons had been convicted of a crime.
Weaknesses within the justice system also contribute to incidents of vigilante justice - in 2009 at least eight people died from mob attacks, including a police officer who was burned alive in Monrovia in February 2010. Meanwhile, the incidence of rape of women and girls is alarmingly high and serious abuses resulting from harmful traditional practices continue to occur.
It is just these problems that the Commission is tasked with addressing. Your government's failure to ensure its establishment represents an obstacle in the road to establishing respect for human rights and the rule of law, which continue to undermine Liberia's post-war recovery, anti-corruption, and development agendas.
Delays in establishing the Commission have resulted from the prolonged consideration of proposed amendments to the INCHR Act; vetting and selection of the commissioners; and parliamentary rejection of the commissioners following confirmation hearings. We are concerned by the delay in each of these steps and believe that if the establishment of the Commission were higher up on your agenda, the process would have proceeded much more expeditiously. Most recently, the Liberian Senate in February 2010 handed down a blanket rejection of the commissioners, selected over two years, from 2005 to 2007, yet no reason for their rejection was given. The second rejection on 18 March 2010 was likewise never justified, contrary to Liberian law and the legislature's own standards. We are also concerned that the new selection process has not yet proven to be adequately transparent with respect to process, time-frame, budget, and guidelines; and that the newly appointed vetting committee has not consulted appropriately with civil society to ensure that the caliber of nominees meets the highest possible standards.
We therefore ask you to exercise leadership to make the establishment of the INHRC a priority of your government. Concretely we urge you and your government to:
Request that the Liberian Senate provide an explanation for their February 2010, and March 2010 rejections of the commissioners previously nominated for the INCHR.
Separately, ensure that in the future, the Senate assesses each nominated commissioner individually, and does not subject all nominees to a single group vote.
Ensure that there is adequate civil society involvement in the selection and vetting process for any new nominations for the INCHR commissioners.
Make public the official budget and timeframe for the vetting and selection of INCHR commissioners, to ensure a transparent and expeditious process.
Ensure your government draws on the best practices of human rights commissions-in particular the need to create a strong, independent, and impartial body that establishes a national culture of respect for human rights, in line with the Paris Principles. We are most concerned that the INCHR retains financial autonomy and the power to subpoena witnesses.
We thank you for your urgent attention and look forward to continuing dialogue on these issues. Enclosed is a copy of the Paris Principles, which we trust will guide your efforts to establish an independent and effective human rights commission. We would welcome discussing the implementation of the principles with you or your staff.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch stand ready to support the efforts of your government to ensure the INHRC is duly and expeditiously established. Thank you for your consideration.
Tawanda Hondora
Deputy Programme Director, Africa Programme
Corinne Dufka
Senior Researcher for West Africa
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
INCHR
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The Park County School District No. 6 board in the town of Cody votes Tuesday on the measure that proponents say would protect students from armed intruders.
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Seth 'Scump' Abner Officially Retires From Call of Duty Esports
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The End of an Era, Absolutely
Scump has officially retired from COD esports.
Scump has been the face of competitive Call of Duty for more than ten years. He's one of the biggest earners in the space and he has been at the top of his game consistently since day one. He's an accomplished competitor, a world champion, and a multi-talented individual. In 2021, he won the World Series of Warzone, proving that he really does have the ability to do it all, and his following on social media and streaming platforms makes him one of the most popular players in the game.
In his own words in the extremely emotional video, Seth explained partly why he's leaving the scene and trusting a new roster to push on without him:
'With the great team that I had, Ant (Shotzzy) being there, and the addition of Brandon (Dashy) back, I hope people are very happy with the new roster at the very least. I think you guys are going to be absolutely disgusting. After seeing Cuyler (Huke) and you as a sub duo with the pacing, it was kind of an easy decision. I'm not like that – I'm not fast anymore. These guys, they're different, and it's a hard decision.'
Here's the full video that Scump uploaded on Twitter:
By way of a response, the competitive Call of Duty community and creators and personalities from beyond started pouring out their affections for Scump. From Dr Disrespect, one of the most popular streamers, to almost every player in the CDL, one and all came by to pay their respects to one of the best Call of Duty players the world has ever seen.
Now, Scump will push more into the world of content creation, where he has already cultivated a solid foundation. He's also going to spend more time with his family, and friends, and learn to appreciate perhaps not grinding ten hours a day on Call of Duty to maintain a sharp, competitive focus.
Thank you, Scump.
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Why did Scump retire from Call of Duty?
After 10 years in the competitive Call of Duty scene, Scump is one of the most recognizable faces. However, that amount of pressure over a period of time can wear a player down. Scump confirmed that he needed to slow down his life and allow others to come forward for the future of the game.
Will Scump ever come back to esports?
Nothing is certain, especially in esports. While Scump has given no indication that he intends to return to Call of Duty in the future, you can't write him off. He will be focusing on content creation going forward.


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Although most discussions about the development of the canon focus on the patristic period (second century and later), there is much canonical gold yet to mine from the pages of the New Testament itself. Unfortunately, this step is often skipped.
There are a number of possible reasons for why it is skipped. But perhaps most people just assume that the whole idea of a "canon" is a late development anyway, and thus we wouldn't expect to find anything about it in the New Testament books themselves.
Aside from the fact that such a position already presupposes an entire canonical "worldview" known as the extrinsic model (for my critique of this model see my book The Question of Canon), it keeps us from noticing some fascinating clues.
One passage that I think contains a number of intriguing clues is [Read more…]
10 Misconceptions about the NT Canon: #8: "Early Christianity was an Oral Religion and Therefore Would Have Resisted Writing Things Down"
Note: this is the eighth installment of a blog series announced here.
Recent years have seen a flurry of scholarly activity focused on the oral transmission of Jesus material within early Christianity. Scholars (ranging from Gerhardsson to Dunn to Bauckham) have explored different models for how this oral tradition would have been preserved and delivered to each new generation.
Out of this discussion, however, a new objection to the origins of the New Testament canon has arisen. The earliest Christians are now portrayed as being so committed to oral modes of delivery that they would have had an aversion to the written text. Indeed, this entrenched resistance to the written word is used as an argument for why the idea of a NT canon must have been a late one—something that really didn't take shape until the middle/end of the second century. Robert Funk uses this argument to push the date of the canon further and further back, "The aversion to writing persisted in the early [Christian] movement well into the second century."[1]
Although the perception that Christians were averse to writing may be widespread amongst some scholars, we must ask whether there is sufficient evidence to justify such a position. What are the reasons that scholars think Christians resisted the written word? Let me mention three:
1. Early Christians were (largely) illiterate.
The most common argument that Christians were averse to written texts is based on their socio-historical background, namely that most of them were unable to read or write. Such claims are based on the seminal study of William Harris which argues that the average extent of literacy in the Greco-Roman world of the first century was 10-15%,[2] and some have suggested that for Jewish Palestine the rate was actually lower.[3]
Although Harris' numbers have been critiqued by some, I will not challenge them here. I think he is probably correct in regard to the big picture—generally speaking, the average Christian was illiterate. But, here is the key question: Is broad-based illiteracy a sufficient argument for showing that Christians were averse to written texts? I think not. And here's why: even cultures that were largely illiterate could still be very connected to, and very influenced by, written texts. Put differently, the lack of literacy is not the same thing as the lack of textuality.
Keith defines textuality as "the knowledge, usage, and appreciation of texts regardless of individual or majority ability to create or access them via literate skills."[4] This reminds us that a culture can appreciate and value written texts even though it is largely illiterate. The lack of literacy does not necessarily mean the lack of textuality. We must not confuse a mode of transmission with a cultural disposition.
Was early Christianity a culture of textuality (even though most were illiterate)? Absolutely. For one, it was defined by and founded by the Old Testament writings. Christians were committed these books from the very beginning. Even illiterate Christians could receive these written texts when they were orally proclaimed—through preaching, teaching, and catechetical instruction. Indeed, oral proclamation is the primary means that written texts were delivered. There was a symbiotic relationship between the two.
2. Early Christians said they were averse to writing.
A second argument used to show that Christians were averse to writing is to claim that early Christians actually said as much (ironically in their own writings!). A key example is Papias, writing c.125: "I did not suppose that information from books would help me so much as the word of the living and surviving voice."[5] However, does this quote really indicate that early Christians were averse to written texts? Hardly. For one, Papias was busy constructing his own written account of the sayings of Jesus, Interpretations of the Sayings of the Lord. Not only that, but as Bauckham has shown, it misses what Papias is really trying to say. Papias is not addressing oral tradition at all but is simply noting a truth that was commonplace in the ancient world at this time: historical investigations are best done when one has access to an actual eyewitness (i.e., a living voice). Bauckham declares, "Against a historiographic background, what Papias thinks preferable to books is not oral tradition but access, while they are still alive, to those who were direct participants in the historical events—in this case 'disciples of the Lord.'"[6]
Others have appealed to 2 Cor 3:6 when Paul speaks of the new covenant as "not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." But is the contrast between letter and Spirit here a contrast in terms of the instrument of revelation used by each covenant—as if the Old used written texts and the New used only oral tradition? Not at all. Instead, it is a contrast in regard to the nature of the covenants themselves—one was clearly a covenant focused on law (i.e., the "letter") and one was focused more on the heart (i.e, the "Spirit").
This distinction is confirmed by Paul just a few verses later when he makes the same point using slightly different terminology; he calls the old covenant the "ministry of condemnation" (3:9) and contrasts it to the new covenant as a "ministry of the Spirit" (3:8). Clearly, the point of Paul's contrast in these verses is not that one covenant liked to write things down and the other prefers to keep things oral. This understanding is confirmed by the many other biblical texts that make this same sort of contrast between the two covenants: Ezek 36:26; John 1:17; Rom 2:29, 7:6, 8:2; Gal 3:17-18, 4:24-26; etc. Overall, this language in 2 Cor 3:6 is just an application of Jer 31:33 to the era of Christ: "I will put my law within them and I will write it on their hearts."
3. Early Christians thought the world would end in their own lifetime.
One of the most-oft repeated ideas about the earliest Christians is that they believed that the Kingdom of God would come (apocalyptically) within their own lifetime. If Christians thought the world would end in their own lifetime, then, it is argued, they would not have been interested in composing new scriptural books. Thus, the idea of a canon must be a later ecclesiastical development.
Now, I already addressed this issue in a previous blog post here. But, I will repeat some of it for this post. First, it is by no means evident that early Christians believed Jesus would necessarily return in their own lifetime. Schweitzer's views have been largely rejected–and rightly so. But, let's imagine, for the sake of argument, that Christians did have this apocalyptic mentality. Does that mean they would have resisted the composition of new books, focusing instead on only oral methods of delivery? There appears to be little reason to think so.
Ironically, Paul is put forth as one who believed that Jesus would return in his own lifetime (as supposedly indicated by texts like 1 Thess 4:15-17), but yet we only know about this belief because Paul wrote it down in a letter! And Paul viewed this letter, as all his letters, as authoritative (2:13) and to be read publicly to the church (5:27). Such a scenario indicates that apocalyptic beliefs are not necessarily incompatible with the production of written, authoritative texts. Moreover, we have examples of apocalyptic communities that were prolific producers of literature, namely Qumran. On the basis of Qumran, David Meade argues that apocalypticism in the early Christian communities, far from preventing literary activity, actually "provides the ideological basis for the extension of Scripture" ("Ancient Near Eastern Apocalypticism," 308).
In conclusion, there are few reasons to think that the earliest Christians were averse to written documents. Sure, they transmitted Jesus tradition orally. But, they were also marked by a distinctive textuality—they were committed to written documents as the foundation for their religious devotion.
[1] R.W. Funk, "The Once and Future New Testament," in The Canon Debate (ed. L.M. McDonald and J.A. Sanders; Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2002), 544.
[2] W.V. Harris, Ancient Literacy (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989).
[3] Meir Bar-Ilan, "Illiteracy in the Land of Israel in the First Centuries C.E.," in Essays in the Social Scientific Study of Judaism and Jewish Society (ed. S. Fishbane, S. Schoenfeld, and H. Goldschläger; Hoboken: KTAV, 1992), 46–61; and Catherine Hezser, Jewish Literacy in Roman Palestine (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2001).
[4] Keith, Jesus' Literacy, 87.
[5] Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 3.39.4.
[6] Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, 24.
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Louisville Businesses Threatened: Cave To 'Demands' For Racial Reparations Or Get Bad Online Reviews
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Businesses and non-profits in the East Market District of downtown Louisville, also referred to as NuLu (New Louisville), have received letters from left-wing activists demanding that they give in to a list of racial reparations or face having their businesses get negative reviews online.
The activists "sent out a three-page contract to NuLu businesses following Friday's protest where LMPD says 76 protesters were arrested and charged with obstructing a highway and disorderly conduct," WAVE 3 News reported. "Some also picked up assault charges, accused of throwing bottles at police officers."
WDRB News reported that the "demands came with a deadline of Aug. 17, or else protesters would respond by launching negative reviews and social media posts about the businesses."
Local residents that reached out to The Daily Wire were stunned that the story was not receiving more attention in the local media and did not want to be identified because they feared "mob retaliation." One person said that they felt that this was "criminal extortion."
"The residents of Louisville, Kentucky are standing strong, educated, and together to express the destruction your business has caused to low-income communities, specifically those with majority black residents," the letter begins. "We therefore demand representation and reparations in the NuLu business district of Louisville for the gentrification that has taken place. The policies and processes of the revitalization on NuLu has displaced marginalized people from homes their families have often resided for generations, single-handedly progressing the gentrification of black neighborhoods."
"This process has been happening to black, indigenous, and persons of color at the hands of white, heterosexual patriarchy since the inception of this nation we call home. Black folx [sic] can't 'have this own space' when wealthy white folks see an opportunity to make more money," the letter continues. "Gentrification is a palatable term that sugar coats one more aspect of an oppressive system targeted at black folx [sic] for 400 years. We are here today to demand representation over tokenism."
The letter then lists eight "demands," which include:
Businesses will adequately represent the black population of Louisville by having a minimum of 23% black staff (including management) in front of house positions, and maintain commitment and accountability to increasing that number (accountability roundtable information below).
Retail locations will include a minimum of 23% inventory of black retailers OR make a recurring monthly donation of 1.5% of net sales to black local organizations.
Business owners will require diversity, equity, & inclusion training for their staffs, to be conducted by any one of the black women leaders on the attached list. Training will be conducted thereafter on a bi-annual basis.
Customize your own OR display one of the attached written statements in a viable location within your business to increase awareness and show support for the reparations movement.
Non-profits in NuLu district will submit to a voluntary, external audit of their board of trustees and take necessary steps towards 23% representation on those boards.
Business owners & non-profit leaders will participate in quarterly roundtable discussions to be held accountable for their communities to these demands, and work together towards increased equity.
Maintain adequate black representation in any entertainment and performances booked at your business.
Dress code policies inherently discriminate against black folks, women, and the transgender community. You must eliminate dress code policies that promote profiling towards patrons and employees, including their hair requirements or stipulations, which can disproportionately target black folks.
23% black representation on the board of the NuLu Business Association.
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Height (approx.) in centimeters- 160 cm
Debut Anchoring: Adhurs (talent show; 2012)
Telugu Film (actress): Julayi (2012)
Tamil Film (actress): Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai (2015)
Kannada Film (actress): Chandrika (2015)
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Dawn French and Lenny Henry's daughter in court for harassment of her ex-boyfriend
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The daughter of Dawn French and Lenny Henry has appeared in court charged with controlling behaviour in a relationship and false claims of sexual abuse.
Billie Roma Henry, 28, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates Court on Thursday facing a single charge of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.
Henry, of Glenmore Avenue, Plymouth, was adopted aged two weeks by comedian French with former husband Sir Lenny. She was supported in court by Dawn French's current husband Mark Bignall.
Henry denied offences which are alleged to have taken place between August 2018 and February this year in Dobwalls in Cornwall.
Henry is alleged to have sent an excessive number of text messages demanding attention, and sent emails and text messages purporting to be from others which included threats of violence to Samuel King, Charlie King and herself, as well as falsely claiming to have been subjected to sexual abuse and physical violence by her former boyfriend.
The charge states that the behaviour had a serious effect on the former boyfriend, and that Henry knew or should have known that the behaviour would have that impact.
Henry pleaded not guilty to the charge, and will appear at Truro Crown Court for trial on December 13. She has been released on conditional bail.
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An Taisce praises DCU's innovative Green Day.
An Taisce has praised DCU's first Green Day of the year as "a fantastic idea" according to the Chairperson of DCU's Green Committee.
In previous years, a 'Green Week' was held on campus but it has now been decided to run a number of single day events "to keep the momentum going throughout the academic year".
The aim of the Green Day is to encourage people to be more 'green' in terms of waste, biodiversity, transport, water and energy.
Activities were held throughout the day on campus such as the Rediscovery Centre Bike Workshop which offered students and staff the chance to have their bikes serviced and to receive advice on how to maintain their bikes.
Another activity that was very attractive to students and staff was the Christmas Wreath Workshop which allowed people to make their own wreath from biodegradable items.
The day also had a strong focus on the promotion of reusable coffee cups to replace paper cups in Spar and the canteen on campus as their paper cups cannot be recycled. The multinational company Unilever tweeted "Great work! Sustainability is the core of our business," in reply to a tweet about the reusable cup initiative.


You are at:Home»Ask Cheri»Ask Cheri: How Do I Keep Kief Powdery After Decarboxylating?
A good question about cooking with kief.
Thanks for writing Leslie. Good question and like many things associated with cannabis cooking, it depends. That's because there are so many different textures when it comes to kief, depending on the plant material it is made from. Some remain a fine powder, but others can get sticky, especially if it's good kief. Some kief can even be gummy after decarboxylation (the process of heating the kief into order to transform the plant's THC-A into psychoactive THC).
While the degree to which decarbing, an important step to take if you want potent edibles, changes texture varies from strain to strain, it always has some impact. You can see the difference in the raw kief in the photo at the top of this page, and the decarbed kief in the photo to the right here. The decarbed kief is dryer and more dense.
(it is really powdery, sometimes you can crush it into a powder with your fingers. I was able to do that with the kief in the photo at right, as you can see it barely cumped together after decarbing. Otherwise I usually use a mortar and pestle to gently break up the decarbed kief before adding to a recipe. Use a gentle hand as, if your kief is gummy, a hard mashing could make the problem worse and cement it together. But for many varieties a gentle crushing in a mortar and pestle will work. Alternately the back of a spoon on a small plate can get you a similar result.
For dry varieties a fine grater or microplaner can also do the trick, but most kief is already too crumbly for this, but I have seen some varieties where this works. Again, providing it is not too gummy, cause if it is too gummy it will just make a mess of the grater.
If your kief is ultra gummy, I try to save this type for use in recipes and foods that call for heating. Heated in liquids, most, if not all of the kief will dissolve and disappear into the foods. Even the sticky, gummy variety.
No matter what the variety, I do the crushing, mashing, etc. right before adding to the recipe. That's cause if you do it sooner, depending on the temperature and how the kief is stored, it can clump back together again.
What is the best method for decarboxylation? I use my oven only and more interested in getting the most out of the CBD. I've been preparing it in a 250 oven for 30-35 min. Better to do lower oven temp for a longer period of time?
I just decarbed 3 different Kief strains in the oven. One if the three turned into a sticky liquid. The other two remained a powder bit became a bit clumped together. Why did one Kief strain turn into liquid?
That is strange. The only thing I can think of is that strain contained more oil and will likely be pretty potent.
This happens to me always. I use bubble hash and it's pretty pure so it turns to oil. More potent and pure the more likely to turn to oil and it's also the amount of terpines that will cause it to grease. Personally I Just decarb in a small Pyrex container and then place the container in a pot of near boiling water (not boiling) and simmer to infuse into coconut oil or butter. There are many other options that's just what I do.
Can I decarb marrocan hash (realy sticky) the same way? 220ºF for aprox. 30min or I need more time?
Good to know. It does do a great job of decarbing, although the texture has more to do with the strain and amount of plant material in it, so it is possible to decarb in the Nova and still have textural issues. But it is my favorite gadget, in fact, the only special gadget I use for cannabis cooking.


Scientists aren't the most likely models to star in a calendar, but Sabrina Cohen, a quadriplegic since a car accident at 14, believes they're well deserving of the honor. To raise money for her Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research, she put together a CELLebrity calendar starring scientists in the field.
The work they're doing gives people like me a lot of hope, and it gives people the will to do something to give back to the cause, Cohen says.
Advocates like Cohen are hard at work raising awareness of the promise of stem cell therapies, combating misconceptions about the field, fundraising to support research, and pushing at both the state and federal levels for the support and freedom for scientists to advance their work. Some make frequent appearances on Capitol Hill, some recruit celebrities to get behind the cause, and others take their message to schools and community groups.
Whatever their strategy, advocates say scientists are crucial partners in education and advocacy.
We need to present a united force to convince and educate society, says Daniel Heumann, who was paralyzed in a car accident shortly before he was due to begin college. Heumann, a motivational speaker whose hobbies include wheelchair tennis and jumping out of planes, helped found Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research & Cures and sits on the Board of Directors of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. To be an effective advocate, Heumann says, you need to be able to educate peoplethey could be regular people or legislatorson the issues you're passionate about.
We can't entirely control the negativity that's going to come with the area, Cohen adds. The best I can do is educate people properly. She's targeting schoolchildren, hoping that students will take information home to their parents, and that some might grow up to do charity work.
Heumann has made it his mission to stand up for translational research, and he's particularly enthusiastic about supporting young scientists via the Daniel Heumann Young Scientists Fund of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. They are the ones who are going to find the cure, he says. This is the future of science, but I have to fight for the young scientists to make sure they get the funding they need. Heumann regards himself as a venture capitalist, investing in promising researchers and helping them along the way to big grants and groundbreaking advances.
Don Reed, on the other hand, considers himself the advocacy equivalent of a middle linebackerthe position his son, Roman, played until he broke his neck on the football field. I roam back and forth and fight where I'm needed, Don Reed explains. I call people and ask, What's happening? Tell me how I can help you.
I want every state in the nation to have the freedom to do the research, says Reed, who is now monitoring the fights in Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Florida, among others. We have to attack this on a national level, he adds, with local cooperation, for scientific freedom and funding.
Reed, who believes the private foundation approach is limitedthere's not enough money there, helped pass California's Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act of 1999, which has provided an average of $1.5 million in public research funding per year. Several other states have laws that add a surcharge to traffic tickets to fund researchand Reed is currently pushing for that method of funding to be adopted by the California legislature.
Marie Arturi is also pursuing a somewhat unusual fundraising strategy in order to support stem cell research through the Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation, which she and her husband established after losing their daughter to the rare blood disorder Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA). Inspired by that work, Arturi has developed what she describes as a social communications platform called buncee.com "My hope is that someone will love it and buy it and I'll be set up for funding.
Arturi's foundation has already raised several million dollars for DBA research through more conventional approaches, such as hosting benefit events. She is also particularly gratified to have cultivated a growing community of scientists working on the disorder. There are no words to describe what a miracle this little effort has been, says Arturi, who is effusive in her praise and appreciation for the scientists in the DBA family.
"I couldn't do what I do without them, she says. I want to say, "Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Arturi has also seen the benefits for researchers. Patient advocates can offer bench scientists, in particular, an encouraging reminder of the importance of their worka broader perspective that's all too easily lost to the inevitable myopia of research.
An important part of this is connecting with what's on the other side of the lab, Arturi says. "Once researchers get that exposure, I just see this amazing exponential increase in dedication. It really gets in their hearts.
Researchers, Reed says, can also gain valuable insights from patients about their conditions. He recalls a meeting where scientists working on therapies for spinal cord injury got an education. They thought the number-one concern was walking, but they found out there that it's bowel and bladder control. "Some of them changed their focus after that.
He urges scientists to invite a patient advocate to meetings to " talk about what they're dealing with day in and day out.
Arturi likes a "light touch" of advocacy at scientific meetings. "We're not killing them with, You have to cure this disease. We'd love that, but we know it's not practical.
People with spinal cord injuries and other conditions that could benefit from stem cell therapies are hopeful, Reed adds, but not hopelessly naive. There's a misconception that they're ignorant and willing to try anything, but the advocacy community is educated and informed, he says. Give us information, tell us the risks, have us at the table.
Perhaps I won't get up and walk, Cohen remarks, but maybe I'll regain the use of my hands.
Heumann, who's been in a wheelchair for 26 years, says, "Some sort of movement or sensation would be the greatest gift in the whole world.
He wants more scientists to join him on the frontlines of advocacy. "We need to be a united force to educate key decision-makers who really need to understand what we're trying to accomplish. No one groupnot scientists, not patient advocates, not industry leaderscan do it alone. Scientists, Heumann says, shouldn't hide in the lab or behind their PowerPoints. "We're on the front lines fighting for them, fighting for their work, he adds, but many scientists don't do what they need to do to allow us to understand the science.
By sharing their work with nonscientiststalking to media, to patients, to policymakersresearchers can build support for their efforts and help patients make informed decisions, advocates say. Cohen suggests that scientists should not only pay attention to the work of their peers, but also keep an eye on the miracle cures and breakthrough treatments being peddled by quacks around the world.
They also need to know what threats are coming, what threats could kill their research,Reed says. If the educated don't take part, the ignorant will be all too glad to make the decisions. There are a few scientists who will stand up and fightscientists helped California's embryonic stem cell funding initiative succeed in 2004, Reed points outbut not enough.
Anytime I meet a scientist, Reed says, "I try to find out what they're doing and what help they needand I also ask them what they're doing for the cause.
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(WASHINGTON) – The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will recognize Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) and Marie Arturi, co-founder and Executive Director of the Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation, with awards for their outstanding support and advocacy for biomedical research and the practice of hematology at the 53rd ASH Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Sen. Casey will receive the 2011 ASH Public Service Award to honor his unparalleled leadership as an elected public official on issues of importance to hematology research and practice. Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, Sen. Casey has served on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and has been a strong and vocal supporter of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and medical research. Earlier this year, Sen. Casey led an effort to increase funding for NIH. Additionally, in February 2011, he joined Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to introduce thePreserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act (S. 296), which seeks to take the first steps toward addressing the nation's critical shortages of certain hematology-related chemotherapy and other lifesaving drugs. The legislation would require prescription drug manufacturers to provide early notification to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of any incident that would likely result in a drug shortage.
Ms. Arturi will receive the 2011 ASH Outstanding Service Award to recognize her individual efforts over more than a decade to raise public awareness and increase research funding for hematologic diseases. She founded the Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation (DMAF) with her husband in 1996, shortly after their daughter Daniella died of Diamond Blackfan anemia, a rare bone marrow failure disorder. Since then, Ms. Arturi has worked to improve the clinical care environment for the disorder, as well as to improve family and physician access to current disease information, raise public awareness, and support and stimulate research initiatives. Ms. Arturi has been a dedicated supporter of congenital bone marrow failures research, evidenced bythe Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation's International DBA Consensus Conference currently in its 12th year.
The 2011 Public Service and Outstanding Service Award will be presented on Sunday, December 11, at 1:30 p.m. PT prior to the Plenary Scientific Session at the San Diego Convention Center.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. " PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem will conduct a teleconference with members of the national media Monday, March 15 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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