Stacey Campfield
stated on January 26, 2012 in an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show "OutQ.":
AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."
By Zack McMillin February 3, 2012
Knoxville Republican says AIDS came from man having sex with a monkey then with other men
Of the many controversial claims state Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, made in an interview on satellite radio last week with a gay-rights advocate, none was more sensational than his assertion that AIDS in humans came from "one guy screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with men."
This came about 12 minutes into an interview that ostensibly was about a bill Campfield has championed declaring that only sexuality involving "natural human reproduction" can be addressed in the state's K-8 public-school classrooms. Campfield calls it a "Don't Teach Gay" bill, but it's been more commonly called the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Critics say it could open the door to allowing anti-gay bullying and harassment and potentially prevent teachers and administrators from helping students properly deal with sexuality issues.
We're working on a separate article to post on Sunday that will cover many of the other claims made by Campfield, who also serves as Tennessee campaign co-director for Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign. This item will explore Campfield's specific claim about AIDS entering the human population because "one guy" had sex with a monkey and then had sex with men.
Here's the pertinent exchange for this fact check:
CAMPFIELD: Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community.
SIGNORILE: No, it did not. Do you know the history of AIDS?
CAMPFIELD: It was one guy screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with men.
SIGNORILE: No, it was not one guy screwing a monkey. It was somebody in Africa. Do you know the history of AIDS? Because I can tell you in a minute? It was somebody in Africa who actually killed a monkey, because they eat the meat of many animals, as I'm sure you do, I'm sure you eat the meat of animals. And they ate the meat of a monkey and the blood, they chopped it up, and it got in a cut and that's how AIDS then spread among heterosexuals all through Africa, and it is a pandemic around the world.
In the days since the interview, Campfield has done other interviews and put up posts on his blog, adding some caveats and qualifiers to some of his claims.
But in his blog posts, one of which he titled "More fun than a barrel of monkeys," Campfield stuck by his claim of cross-species simian-human sex as the origin of AIDS. He wrote: "The research on sex with a monkey being the first transmitter of AIDS has not been proven nor firmly dis proven (sic). It is one of about 5 theories I was able to find on the source of AIDS."
We figured that because the legendary "Scopes Monkey Trial" happened in our fair state -- about 80 miles southwest of Knoxville -- PolitiFact Tennessee should examine this theory of evolution.
Consequence of hunting
Signorile had recently interviewed infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist Dr. Jacques Pepin, author of the recently published book, The Origin of AIDS, and Signorile accurately characterized Pepin's research.
Pepin gave PolitiFact Tennessee an even more precise account. Pepin's research, which relies on meticulous peer-reviewed studies that include DNA evidence going back decades, concludes that HIV in humans originated in Central Africa, likely sometime in 1921, from a hunter who was exposed to contaminated blood from an ape -- perhaps a chimpanzee -- that was killed for food.
A slow dissemination through Africa followed, Pepin said, through heterosexual transmission, needle injections and blood transfusions. It stayed at a "low level," he says, until 1966 or 1967 when it "was exported to Haiti" and "from there to the United States, probably at the beginning of the 1970s." Pepin agrees with Campfield on one point: that its spread in North America accelerated through infections transmitted in unprotected sex among gay men.
Apes, not monkeys
We also talked to Beatrice Hahn, a former longtime University of Alabama-Birmingham professor of medicine and microbiology now at the University of Pennsylvania and co-author of a 2010 research paper, "Origin of HIV and AIDS Pandemic." She clued us into a key distinction -- a monkey is not an ape and an ape is not a monkey. But they are both simians, the animal classification for what are known as "higher primates."
She has concluded that the form of HIV most prevalent around the world, known as HIV-1 Group M, originated in chimpanzees -- and chimps are considered apes, not monkeys. Figure 1 in her paper, which cites studies from 150 research papers and was written with Penn colleague Paul Sharp (formerly of University of Edinburgh) features pictures of 10 kinds of simians and has arrows showing how SIV -- "simian immuno deficiency virus" -- made a path to humans in two major forms, HIV-1 and HIV-2.
Hahn said HIV-1, the most common AIDS virus, has been documented to have emerged following "four independent transmissions of ape viruses -- not monkey viruses."
A second human AIDS virus that is largely restricted to West Africa is called HIV-2, and it is declining and being replaced by HIV-1, according to the paper. That less prevalent form has been traced to a monkey called the Sooty mangabey.
Hahn says the mostly likely way that the simian precursors of HIV-1 and HIV-2 entered the human population was from bushmeat hunters who killed simians for their meat. Pepin and other researchers have written the same thing, and we found no serious academic papers mentioning simian-human sex as a possible transmission route.
"Human infection," wrote Martine Peeters of the retrovirus laboratory of the Institute of Research for Development in Montpelier, France, "is thought to have resulted from cutaneous or mucous membrane exposure to infected blood during the hunting and butchering of chimpanzees and Sooty mangabeys for food. Bites from pet animals and possibly contact with fecal and urine samples may have also been involved."
Pepin's book covers the same territory in great detail and cites many studies.
Hahn has appeared on panels with renowned primatologist Jane Goodall to discuss the dangers bushmeat hunting poses. Not only does it endanger species of simians like chimpanzees, there is concern the practice could some day lead to other simian viruses getting passed to humans to create a new pandemic. Scientists remain unsure why SIV does not lead to AIDS in some simians, while HIV causes a deadly condition in humans.
Campfield is unable to provide any convincing evidence to back up his claim and we could find none. The overwhelming scientific research shows Campfield is wrong. Experts believe HIV entered the human population through so-called "bushmeat" hunting, and, furthermore, that the predominant HIV-1 form has never been shown to be transmitted directly from monkeys to humans.
Hahn emphasized, too, that there is zero evidence to support the cross-species sex Campfield proposes: "It surely wasn't transmitted through sexual activity (with simians)."
We rate the claim Pants on Fire.
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By Laura Schulte • January 25, 2023
Sirius satellite radio show "OutQ." Stacey Campfield interview with Michelangelo Signorile Jan. 26, 2012.
Stacey Campfield, "So I was on this little show …" on Camp4u blog, Jan. 27, 2012.
Stacey Campfield, "More fun than a barrel of monkeys" on Camp4u blog, Jan. 30, 2012.
Jacques Pepin, The Origin of AIDS, Cambridge University Press, Sept. 2011.
Phone interview with Jacques Pepin, professor and head of the Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, where he is also Director of the Centre for International Health. Jan. 27, 2012.
Beatrice H. Hahn and Paul M. Sharp, "Origin of HIV and AIDS epidemic" in Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, September 2011. Figure 1 from the paper showing pictures of simian species and arrows with SIV paths.
Paul M. Sharp and Beatrice H. Hahn, "The evolution of HIV-1 and the origin of AIDS" in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, August 2010.
Phone interview and email exchanges with Dr. Beatrice Hahn, Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at the University of Pennsyvlania's School of Medicine and Penn Center for AIDS Research. Feb. 1 and 2, 2012.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Basic Information about HIV and AIDS."
Email correspondence with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Email correspondence with Dr. Rafael Mazin, the Pan-American Health Organization's senior advisor on HIV, sexually transmitted infections and hepatitis.
Environmental and Energy Study Institute, "'Bushmeat' and the Origin of HIV/AIDS: A Case Study of Biodiversity, Population Pressures, and Human Health", Feb. 2002, including Eric Chivian, M.D. Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School; Stuart Pimm, Ph.D. Professor of Conservation Biology, Columbia University; Robert Engelman Vice President for Research, Population Action International; Jane Goodall, Ph.D., C.B.E. Founder and Trustee, The Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and
Conservation; Beatrice H. Hahn, M.D. Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Martine Peeters (lead), Valerie Courgnaud, Bernadette Abela, Philippe Auzel, Xavier Pourrut, Frederic Bibollet-Ruche, Severin Loul, Florian Liegeois, Cristelle Butel, Denis Koulagna, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole, George M. Shaw, Beatrice H. Hahn, and Eric Delaporte. "Risk to Human Health from a Plethora of Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses in Primate Bushmeat" in Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, May 2002.
Donald G. McNeil Jr. "Researchers Have New Theory on Origin of AIDS Virus" in The New York Times. June 13, 2003.
Gina Kolata. "The Genesis of an Epidemic: Humans, Chimps and a Virus" in The New York Times. Sept. 4, 2001.
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Lamar Alexander
stated on November 13, 2012 in a news release announcing support for the Sportsmen's bill.:
"More Tennesseans have hunting and fishing licenses than vote."
By Zack McMillin • November 18, 2012
Stand For Children Tennessee
stated on October 24, 2012 in a post on Facebook.:
Says that "Tennessee law requires that schools receive half of proceeds -- $31 million per year" -- from a half-cent increase in the Shelby County sales tax.
By Zack McMillin • November 4, 2012
George Flinn
stated on October 18, 2012 in campaign mail piece:
Says that "when Congressman (Steve) Cohen took office in 2007, the unemployment rate was at 4.8 percent. The unemployment rate in Shelby County has reached 9.7 percent."
By Zack McMillin • October 28, 2012
Andy Berke
stated on August 31, 2012 a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.:
Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom."
By Zack McMillin • October 7, 2012
Martavius Jones
stated on July 13, 2012 an interview on the Fox 13 News program "Memphis in the Morning.":
"From a standpoint of the county government, neither school system has received an increase in funding over the past six years."
By Zack McMillin • August 20, 2012
stated on June 18, 2012 prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.:
"Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma."
By Zack McMillin • June 24, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on June 12, 2012 a press release.:
Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' "
Memphis Police Association
stated on April 25, 2012 a commercial.:
Says "city leadership is threatening to lay off police and emergency services personnel to balance the budget."
By Zack McMillin • June 3, 2012
stated on May 9, 2012 signing new schools legislation.:
On allowing Shelby County's schools merger commission to finish work before allowing any new merger legislation.
By Zack McMillin • May 20, 2012
A C Wharton
stated on April 16, 2012 an interview about his city budget proposal.:
"We will not ask for a tax increase to run city government."
By Zack McMillin • May 6, 2012
Joe Brown
stated on April 18, 2012 a City Council presentation on the Memphis budget.:
"Nobody is leaving Memphis. That's a myth."
The Tax Foundation
stated on March 5, 2012 a map published on its blog.:
Says Tennessee has some of the lowest beer excise tax rates in the country.
By Tom Humphrey • March 20, 2012
Frank Niceley
stated on February 1, 2012 a House Conservation and Environment Committee meeting:
Says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought coyotes into the state "to try to keep the deer population down."
By Tom Humphrey • February 23, 2012
stated on February 6, 2012 a Shelby County Commission meeting.:
"Shelby County donated – I'm sorry, gave – 44 schools to the city of Memphis."
By Zack McMillin • February 19, 2012
stated on January 26, 2012 an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show "OutQ.":
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Low End Mac
21 Years of Low End Mac
Daniel Knight - 2018.04.07
When I started adding some profiles of Macs to my personal web space in April 1997, who would have thought that it would grow into something enduring? We used Macs at work, I had a Mac at home, and I was teaching myself how to make web pages using Claris Home Page. So I put together two dozen Mac profiles from the 1986 Mac Plus to the 1990 Macintosh IIfx, sharing specifications, links to other resources, and my own experience with these models.
At the time I was using a 20 MHz Centris 610 at home, along with an Apple 13″ color display and a 14.4 dial-up modem. That was my second Mac; I had sold my Mac Plus to help pay for it. I was working for a local publishing house, first as a book designed who helped support our 12 Macs on a PhoneNet network, which grew to over 80 Macs by the time I left the company at the start of 2001.
I was a Mac convert. I started out using an Apple II+ at one job, which was way outside of my budget. My first personal computer was a Commodore VIC-20, followed by a Commodore 64, and then my first DOS PC, a Zenith Z-151. I taught myself MS-DOS 3.3 in about two weeks.
When I eventually got a job at the local ComputerLand store, I thought I was home free – everyone loved their silly Macs with mice and graphical interfaces. I would make out like a bandit selling DOS computers! You can guess what happened over time. I started to understand Macs. I began to like Macs. I chose to use Macs for some projects. And then I earned a free Mac Plus in an Apple sales promotion.
The rest, as they say, is history. I became a Mac geek. I swapped my Zenith PC for a SyQuest 44 drive with three cartridges. I upgraded memory in my Mac Plus, added an external floppy drive and then a 40 MB hard drive, and sold Macs hand over fist, just like everyone else at our ComputerLand store.
This is where I got my experience upgrading computers, taking apart a Mac SE to add more RAM and put in a third-party hard drive. Adding video cards to Mac IIs. And then being there to day of the Apple simulcast introducing the first PowerBooks. We closed the store to the public and had an invitation-only event for our customers to watch the video feed and check out the new Macs afterwards.
I received MacWeek at work, and when I was let go (as the store was getting ready to close its doors), I had that subscription directed to my home address. And when I moved to the publishing job, MacWeek followed my there. And when I quit that job to publish Low End Mac full-time, MacWeek followed me home again. I also digested BYTE, Macworld, and MacUser magazines cover-to-cover every month.
So when I started The New Low End Mac User, it was because I knew a whole lot about older Macs. I had worked with almost every one of the 24 models initially profiled, except for the Mac IIvi, IIvx, and Performa 600. In face, the company had just sold its oldest Macs that had recently been replaced – a Mac Plus, Mac II, and a few Mac LC and LC II computers. (Guess who bought most of them?)
From humble beginnings, Low End Mac grew. I added profiles for 68040-based Macs. I added profiles of 680×0-based PowerBooks. I added profiles for Power Macs and PowerPC PowerBooks. I started adding editorial content in July 1987. I added some writers in 1999. And it just kept growing.
We've had our ups and downs over the years. I picked exactly the wrong time to quit my IT job so I could publish Low End Mac full-time. Little did I know that the dot-com bubble burst would decrease ad rates faster than I could increase the number of pages served. I ended up working part-time in a local camera store and, on a personal note, went through a painful divorce.
Another big drop in ad rates meant that I had to cut back on what I paid my writers. Many of our writers were willing to switch to volunteer status, but Charles W. Moore is a full-time journalist and can't afford to work for free, so we lost him, which significantly impacted our site traffic. (Moore wrote 1-2 articles per week plus a mailbag column plus our news roundups.)
Over the years, we've served somewhere around 175 million pages. We peaked at an average of 1.43 million pages per month in 2007, dropped to an average of 1.03 million pages per month in 2010, 757,000 in 2011, 509,000 in 2012, and 194,000 in 2013. In recent years our average has been around 200,000 pages per month.
Five years ago, we switched from Claris Home Page to WordPress, and since our numbers were so low, ads no longer provided much income. We left a few affiliate links up but got rid of the display ads, going to a donation-based funding model. Nobody gets paid to write for Low End Mac, and what I receive for my work is that Low End Mac pays for the Internet and my iPhone service.
For me, it's a labor of love. I am now working as a full-time technical writer in a completely different field, and I owe that to a B.A. in English, history, and philosophy plus a lifetime of learning and researching and sharing what I've learned with others. Low End Mac has been a huge part of preparing me for working as a technical writer, which I intend to do for the rest of my life.
Whether you're new to Low End Mac or you've been following us for all these years, thank you for supporting our very worthwhile endeavor. We love nothing more than sharing our knowledge and our passion for almost all things Apple.
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G7 Media Accreditation – Now Open
Media accreditation for the G7 Summit, taking place in Cornwall from Friday 11 June to Sunday 13 June, has opened.
Please visit https://media.g7presidency.uk to complete your submission if you wish to attend. The closing date for submissions is 23:59 on Thursday 22 April (UK time).
The International Media Centre for the G7 Summit will be located at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth and will open on Thursday 10 June.
Please note that in order to guarantee a COVID-secure environment for media, there will be fewer accredited media spaces available than has been the case for previous G7 Summits.
While we do not expect to be able to offer accreditation to all media that apply for it, we will work to ensure a fair representation of different outlets to cover the Summit in-person, and provide virtual access to those unable to attend.
Media attending the Summit will be required to follow any public health regulations in place at the time, including UK-entry requirements for those traveling into the country, as well as any additional measures we may require.
The Media Centre will open on Thursday 10 June, closing at 08:00 on Monday 14 June. We will provide details of the facilities available, including technical support, to accredited media in due course.
Media can accredit individually or a whole team can be accredited under one account. We would advise that larger teams may wish to create one account so there is a single point of contact. We will assume that when a single person applies for a team of colleagues that the correct consent and authorisation has been provided for each individual's information to be provided, including the upload documentation.
For any technical queries about the accreditation process please contact the accreditation team on g7presidency@glasgows.co.uk or call the accreditation helpline on +44 (0) 1772 767771
For further information on the media centre and G7 Summit more generally, please contact the G7 Presidency Taskforce Comms team on 020 7276 9797 or g7media@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.
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A message from the chancellor: Tonight's Sweet 16 games
Ahead of tonight's Sweet 16 games for both of Carolina's basketball teams, Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz discusses the importance of sports and shows his support for our Tar Heels.
Posted by University Communications, Friday, March 25th, 2022
(Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill)
Dear Carolina Community,
There are two Carolina basketball games tonight, a pair of sweet-sixteen showdowns as both our men's and women's teams vie for NCAA titles. The amount of hard work and preparation that goes into this moment can't be underestimated. It's a gift to watch our student-athletes in action and a reminder of everything I love about our 28 sports teams.
First, sports build community. I have no idea how many strangers I've high-fived over the years after watching a ridiculous dunk, a brilliant goal, a long touchdown pass, a lead-off double, or a blazing tennis serve. At that moment, those people aren't strangers anymore because we've found a way to connect. That matters when you want to bring together a diverse community like ours. It matters for keeping alumni all over the world connected to Chapel Hill. It matters that the people of North Carolina feel a sense of belonging and investment in their University.
Second, sports build character. I know it's a cliche, but being on a team or spending years training for high-level competition is all about discipline, focus, investing in long-range goals and having the humility to know your role and collaborate with your teammates. Every one of those skills applies to the world beyond college, whether you're starting a company or a family. Just like our world-class faculty, our amazing coaches bring out the best in us and shape our lives for the better.
Finally, sports teach us how to compete without malice. You put your heart and soul into beating the other team, then you shake hands with genuine respect for a well-played game. You greet your Duke colleagues with some tasteful gloating about the last game, then you get to work on your shared research project.
My own career as a researcher has been devoted to sport science, making it safer for athletes on the field and giving coaches and doctors better guidance on how to prevent injuries. I was drawn to it not just because of the obvious benefits of safer competition, but because I believe in the power of sports to uplift, to unite, to teach and bring joy.
I'll be thinking about all of that tonight — but mostly cheering at the top of my lungs and looking for people to high-five. Go Heels!
Competitively,
Kevin M. Guskiewicz
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Canyon Diablo Oxide 209.8g
Meteorite Type: Iron, IAB-MG
Additional Information: Uncommon larger size from an older collection
Canyon Diablo Oxide 209.8g quantity
Category: Canyon Diablo
Meteor Crater is the most recognizable and best-known meteorite feature on Earth and is visited by many thousands of tourists annually. Recent studies estimate its age at 61,000 years. It was also the first proven meteorite crater. Geologist, miner, entrepreneur, and visionary Daniel Barringer was convinced the feature was a meteorite crater, defying the popular opinion of so-called experts at the time. Barringer spent a fortune searching for what he believe to be a giant meteorite buried under the crater. He was right about the crater, but wrong about the meteorite. We now know that the mass fragmented and part of it vaporized upon impact. But Barringer's insight and determination gave him an honored place in meteorite history and the site is still sometimes referred to as Barringer Crater. Another key figure in space rock history, innovative meteoriticist H.H. Nininger, conducted many years of important research at the site and also opened the world's first private meteorite museum alongside nearby Route 66.
Meteor Crater was studied by legendary geologist Gene Shoemaker and some of the NASA Apollo astronauts were trained there prior to their moon missions. Canyon Diablo is a steep-sided ravine some distance west of the crater and meteorites found around the crater take their name from it (the convention being that meteorites are named after the nearest town or geographical feature to their fall location and they could hardly be named after the crater that they, themselves, formed). Meteor Crater is internationally recognized as a scientific site of unique importance and meteorite collecting there is no longer permitted. Older specimens that were found during the first half of the 19th century, or earlier, when collecting was still allowed are, therefore, highly desirable.
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Opus Dei leader says Filial Correction signers 'attack the pope'
The order's Vicar General said a child doesn't 'correct' his father in public.
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Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Latin America Correspondent
Wed Oct 4, 2017 - 10:11 am EDT Fri Jun 18, 2021 - 6:38 pm EDT
October 4, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – An Opus Dei leader has denounced the signatories of a recently-published "filial correction" of Pope Francis regarding "heresies" propagated by the pontiff.
The order's Vicar General, its second-ranked prelate, accused the more than two hundred scholars and clergy who have signed the Correction of "attack[ing] the pope" and airing the Church's dirty laundry in public.
"Lamentably this isn't the first time in the history of the Church in recent years in which there are groups of people that attack the pope, some of whom, I imagine, with good intention," Monsenor Mariano Fazio told the Argentinean daily La Nacion in an interview published on September 29.
"It seems to me that, on one hand, that it's an example of the freedom of opinion that exists in the Church and that the pope respects," added Fazio. "It seems to me on the other hand that it's a completely erroneous method because, if we're talking about a filial relationship, a child doesn't 'correct' his father in public."
"Any member of the faithful, bishop, cardinal, or layman, has the right to tell the Pope what he thinks for the good of the Church, but it seems to me that he doesn't have the right to do so publicly, and to scandalize the whole Church with these manifestations of disunity," Fazio said.
Opus Dei, meaning "work of God," is an organization recognized by the Catholic Church that teaches that the ordinary life is a path to sanctity. It was founded in Spain in 1928 by priest and saint Josemaría Escrivá.
Asked about the adherence to the Correction of the Italian Opus Dei supernumerary Ettore Gotte Tedeschi, who formerly led the Vatican Bank, Fazio said, "I regard him also as having made a mistake, like the rest of those who have signed."
Fazio also expressed his desire that members of the Roman Curia "have a greater spirit of collaboration and service with the reform that the pope wants to carry out," and claimed there is only "a small group that resists the pope," which he characterized as a "noisy minority."
Fazio's rejection of public acts of correction contrasts sharply with the words of the Filial Correction, which cites the public rebuke of St. Peter by St. Paul recounted in the latter's Epistle to the Galatians, and adds, "Thomas Aquinas notes that this public rebuke from a subject to a superior was licit on account of the imminent danger of scandal concerning the faith (Summa Theologiae 2a 2ae, 33, 4 ad 2), and 'the gloss of St Augustine' adds that on this occasion, "Peter gave an example to superiors, that if at any time they should happen to stray from the straight path, they should not disdain to be reproved by their subjects"
Correction continues to gain support
The Filial Correction was submitted privately to the pope in August and made public on September 23. It was initially endorsed by 62 scholars and clergy, but the number has since grown to 216, with new signatures being added daily.
The Correction states that Pope Francis has "effectively upheld" seven heretical propositions regarding the sinfulness of adultery, binding nature of moral law, and the reception of the sacraments of the Catholic Church, although it does not judge him personally guilty of the sin of heresy.
The document is written in a respectful but firm tone, expressing "profound grief" at the necessity of correcting the pope, "on account of the propagation of heresies effected by the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia and by other words, deeds and omissions of Your Holiness."
Critics of the Correction have responded with a barrage of mudslinging but have said little about the substance of the document. The Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has called for dialog with the signers.
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BRICS & Beyond
The Doctrine of Equivalents: Examination of the Law in the Netherlands
Lisa L. Mueller
Netherlands, Uncategorized
In many jurisdictions, the scope of protection afforded by a patent is defined by the claims of the patent as read either literally or under doctrine of equivalents. Infringement based on the doctrine of equivalents is generally not based on any statutory law but rather has been established via case law (e.g. Court decisions). The purpose of the doctrine of equivalents is to promote fair patent coverage so that trivial departures (e.g., variants) from the claim language cannot be used to avoid infringement.
This is the second post in our series examining the law governing the doctrine of equivalents in several European countries. Our first post examined the law governing the doctrine of equivalents in Spain and can be found here: Doctrine of Equivalents – Spain.
Doctrine of Equivalents in the Netherlands
Although the Netherlands is small country with a population of around 17 million, it is a popular venue for patent litigation. In particular, the Dutch market is important for many multinationals as an entry gate to Europe through which products are often distributed to other countries. Under the appropriate circumstances, obtaining an injunction in the Netherlands can effectively block distribution of infringing products in Europe.
The Netherlands is also a good venue for patent litigation because it has a specialized patent court in The Hague, which has exclusive jurisdiction to decide patent infringement and validity actions. Additionally, Dutch judges tend to be highly experienced, with the majority having started their careers in private practice as intellectual property litigators / attorneys. Several have technical backgrounds or were experienced patent litigators or attorneys before joining the bench.
Claim Construction
The scope of protection of a patent in the Netherlands is determined in accordance with Article 69 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) and the Interpretation Protocol. Specifically, Article 69(1) of the EPC states that "[T]he extent of the protection conferred by a European patent or a European patent application shall be determined by the claims. Nevertheless, the description and drawings shall be used to interpret the claims." Thus, the scope of the claims is assessed by determining how a person killed in the art, using his/her general knowledge, would interpret the claims as of the priority/filing date of the application.
Despite the wording of Article 69(1), Dutch courts have been reluctant to move away from the standard articulated by the Supreme Court in Philips v. Tasseron (1930/1217 (20 June 1930)) which held that the scope of protection of a patent must be based on the "essence of the invention". This standard changed slightly in a decision by the Supreme Court in Ciba-Geigy v. Ole Optics NJ (1995/391 (13 January 1995)), which stated that the following four factors must be assessed when assessing the scope of protection of a patent:
When interpreting the terms in the claims, the court must determine the essence of the invention, namely, it must consider the "inventive concept" behind the wording of the claims;
The interpretation of the claims must be adjusted to give a reasonable degree of certainty to third parties (but in certain instances, such interpretation may justify a restricted, literal interpretation of the wording of the claims);
A skilled person may, with restraint, use the prosecution history of the patent at issue for the purpose of interpreting the claims; and
All other circumstances of the case must be taken into account, such as, for example: (a) the possible breakthrough nature of the invention (thus justifying a broader interpretation of the scope of the claims); and (b) the poor drafting of the patent (such as when considering factors 2 and 3), which shall be construed to the disadvantage of the patentee.
Furthermore, in 2014, the Supreme Court clarified that the "essence of the invention" is a "viewpoint" rather than the "starting point" by which the scope of the claims is determined (See, Medinol v. Abbott, 13/00522 (4 April 2014)). Essentially, what this means is that Dutch courts are able to take the essence of the invention into consideration; however, it is not the decisive factor when it comes to claim construction and determining the scope of protection.
With respect to the prosecution history, according to Dutch case law, consideration of the prosecution history is permitted when such history contains information that is unfavorable to the patentee. The prosecution history is particularly relevant if it contains information demonstrating that the patentee argued a narrow interpretation of its claims in order to obtain allowance, and/or if the patentee limited its claims during prosecution in view of patentability objections (e.g., novelty and/or inventive step). However, if the prosecution history contains information that can be used to support a broader interpretation of the scope of the claims then that justified by reading the claims in view of the description and drawings, courts will generally exercise restraint when using such the prosecution history.
Finally, Dutch courts apply the rule that what is "disclosed but not claimed is disclaimed", which in practice means that if an application discloses a particular product or feature as a possible variant, it should also be claimed.
Doctrine of Equivalents
In the Netherlands, the doctrine of equivalents has been applied in two ways.
Using the function-way-result test. This test involves determining whether the non-literal variant fulfils the same function as the patented element, by using similar means, leading to a similar result.
Using the insubstantial differences test. This test, often used in connection with chemical and biotech inventions, involves determining whether the alleged infringing product or process is substantially different or material from what is patented.
When determining whether protection should be granted based on the doctrine of equivalents, a distinction must be made between "foreseeable" and "unforeseeable" equivalents. Specifically, Article 2 of the Interpretation Protocol for Article 69 states that "[F]or the purpose of determining the extent of protection conferred by a European patent, due account shall be taken of any element which is equivalent to an element specified in the claims." Thus, because Article 2 of the Interpretation Protocol specifies that when determining the extent of protection of an European patent that consideration must be given to equivalents, Dutch courts must first determine whether a person skilled in the art would find that the claims, in view of the description and drawings, should be construed in such a way that any equivalents that were foreseeable on the filing (priority) date, are considered to fall within the scope of protection. The answer to this question is determined based on what a person skilled in the art, using his/her general knowledge, knew on the filing (priority) date of the application as well as what the patent contributed to the state of the art. Other relevant factors also taken into consideration include the contents of the description, the essence of the invention, the state of the art, the purpose of the patented product or method, the advantages of the invention, knowledge about the existing product or method, the relation among existing products/methods and the degree to which existing products/methods may also lead to the intended result.
What about protection for equivalents that were not foreseeable at the filing (priority) date, such as new variants which did not exist at the timing of filing? Such new variants can only be protected under the doctrine of equivalents if such new elements were not obvious to a person skilled in the art as of the priority/filing date of the application. Additionally, when determining whether an unforeseeable equivalent also constitutes an equivalent element, a skilled person's knowledge on the date of the alleged infringement may also be taken into consideration.
Examples of some cases in the life science area involving the doctrine of equivalents are: Bayer/Sandoz, 5 NJ 2016/496 (February 2016) involving two patents for the method of preparing drospirenone and Eli Lilly/Fresenius involving the use of pemetrexed disodium in combination with vitamin B12 for inhibiting tumor growth
This post was written by Lisa Mueller and Judith Krens of Taylor Wessing.
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Letters Written During a Tour Through North Wales, in the Year 1798, and at ...
Por John Evans
gelleu is Nanneau Park, the aneient seat of the family of that name, now of the Vaughans. The road is by a steep ascent, and the house stands on very high ground : it was but an old indifferent building. The present possessor, Sir Robert; has erected a new and handsome mansion,' which appears to great advantage from the elevated scite, and the rich woods that clothe the different parts of the
park.*
In the upper part of the park is the remains of a British post : 'it is a high insolated rock, encircled with a wall of stones, the common fortification of our rude ancestors; called Moel Orthroom, or the Hill of Oppression. This park is celebrated for the ancient deer of the country, remarkably small but of exquisite flavour.
The traveller here cannot resist the invitation to look at nature in her fantastic wildness, as exhis bited in the celebrated fälls of the Cayne and the Mawddach. The weather for several days had been prodigiously stormy, and consequently favourable
are shewn near the abbey, built by Yetryd ap Edwin; and taken and demolished soon after A. D. 1116, by Euean ap Cadwyan and Meredydd ap Bleydden. Vid. Powel, p. 150.
* But Mr. Pennant when he observed, " That this was the highest situation of any gentleman's house in Britain," Vol. II. p. 97; did not recollect that many parts of the kingdom, which form a much less angle with the plane of the horizon, are higher from the level of the sea, than those that form a greater. : The land gradually rises as we poceed from the ocean; and it is probable from this consideration, that the table land called Ridgeway in War. wickshire, is the highest part of this kingdom.
for seeing them to the highest advantage. Whoever visits these scenes in the drought, that frequently accompanies the most pleasing time for travelling, will be totally disappointed; for several of these falls will have vanished; and the person by whose description the traveller has been allured to the spot, lie under the imputation of misrepresentation or of high colouring
Proceeding northwards up the vale of the Maw, at Doly Melynllin, six miles from Dolgelleu, is a house inhabited by Counsellor Maddox; here, turning to the left up a steep acclivity, the eye meets the furious course of the Garfa, a wide mountain torrent dashing its waters from rock to rock through a thicket of various kinds of underwood, meeting with short interruptions till it arrives at a lofty precipice ; down this it rushes in separate channels fifty feet into the pool beneath, shaded by lofty trees, that give the waters a dark appearance, and the cataract its name, Rhaiadr ddu; here, struggling and foaming against the fragments of stone it has brought in its violent passage, in wild uproar, it is soon lost to the spectator in the thick woods below. A noble pendant birch of uncommon size overhangs the centre of the fall, and forms a high finish to this romantic scene.
A bridge is thrown across the river called Pont ar garfa, which, conducts you to another cascade, formed by the junction of the Maw and Eden. A lofty angular wooded hill, corresponding with the glens through which these waters fall, forms the fork
of the rivers ; and is not unlike many of those scenes described by travellers in the wilds of America. But these were only introductions to other scenes of grandeur, with which nature has every where enriched this richly varied country.
Crossing a lofty slate mountain with numerous oaks on the right and left, called Tylyn Gwladws, with its opposite, Cwm Yssam, we descended into the deepened vale, through which the Mawddach flows. The mountains on both sides, dark with the umbrageous shade of beech and oak, which almost completely cover their declivities, except the brown crags sometimes making an appearance through the verdant clothing, formed a fine contrast with the naked country before us.
A difficult path, through wooded dingles, soon brought us to the river. Though precluded from the sight of the cataract, by the sylvan shades of this fairy region, our ears were assailed by the noise of these troubled waters. The latent falls of the Cayne and the Mawddach were now distinctly heard, in an gry roar, tumbling from ledge to ledge; while the sounds severberated from the mountains' sides, like distant thunder, directed our steps to the Pistil
у Cayne, (or the spout of the river Cayne.) This is no less than the whole river, in one uniform sheet, dashing down a perpendicular declivity of near two hundred feet, in full stream, into the deep rocky bason, or excavation formed by the violence of the water, But this magnificent object appears to the greatest advantage from below, by crossing a truly alpine
bridge, formed of the trunk of an immense oak laid from rock to rock over a narrow dark chasm ; through which the torrent rushes from the pool into the glen beneath.
From this situation the view is immensely grand. The prodigious height of the cataract to its first fall; the chasm over which the bridge is placed ; its second descent through the rocky fissures; its mural front and sides, with trees here and there relieving the brown rock; the thick wooded glen, shaded by åncient oak and beech, with a profusion of unders wood, through which the waters force their course, hoarse murmuring from rock to rock, till they mingle with Mawddach a few hundred yards below; combine to form a species of the picturesque, that may be equalled, but cannot be surpassed. Three hundred yards distant from this, is the fall of the Mawddach ; which, though in the same enchanting style of romantic beauty, yet retains a peculiar character distinct from every other cataract we had seen, This is a remark that may be extended to the greater part of the scenery of Wales; which by new combinations of objects, and exhaustless variety of colouring, furnishes perpetual sources of novelty and entertainment to the Devotee of Nature.
This fall is more exposed to the day. A vista opens through woods to a bare mountain, enclosed by others, rising with salient angles for eight hundred feet high ; over which, by three falls of about thirty feet descent cach, with full stream the river rolls into a deep concavity : whence again issuing,
it reassumes its violence, and ragės over a congeries of craggy rocks, till joined by the impetuous Cayne, and is only heard in the distant woods. Though this was so materially different from the fórtner, we were not less gratified: the Pystil is romantic, but that of the Mawddach is magnificently grand.
Mr. Pennant observes, what we should wish to see,
. That in the nakedness of winter, there is an eminence, whence these two cataracts might be seen at once, exhibiting through the trees a piece of scenery as uncommon as it is grand."
Retiring from these lovely scenes, we regained the road at Llan Elltyd turnpike. At this place the tide flows to a considerable height; and a number of small craft, with a few large vessels, are built. A brig of about two hundred tons waś now upon the stocks, and others of inferior size; but vessels of any considerable tonnage are obliged to be launched about the equinoxes, to take the advantage of the high vernal and autumnal tides, for floating over the bar of Barmouth.
From Llan Elltyd to Barmouth is ten miles of the best and most beautiful road in the kingdom. The road winds round the bill opposite to Dolgelleu; and is formed with great labour, on a shelf of the rock, through the hanging woods, crossing a handsome stone bridge over the Mawddach, just where it joins the Onion. The expanse of water now becomes considerable, and at high tide occupies the whole of the vale ; putting on the appearance of a large lake, enveloped with mountains. The waters


Orchard introduces Toughlet rugged tablet with sunlight viewable display
01/24/2012 at 10:30 AM by Brad Linder 1 Comment
Orchard has introduced a new rugged tablet designed for outdoor use. It has a 7 inch Pixel Qi display which can function as a full color LCD display or a high contrast (nearly black and white) sunlight viewable display when the backlight is turned off.
The current model has a 1.2 GHz Freescale iMX5 ARM Cortex-A8 dual core processor and 2GB of DDR3 memory, WiFi, Bluetooth, IR, RFID, and optional 3G or 4G wireless.
While Orchard is showing off the tablet with Google Android, the company also plans to offer webOS and Windows 8 models.
But it's the rugged features that set the Toughlet apart from most tablets. It has a titanium/aluminum alloy case, a Corning Gorilla Glass scratch-resistant display, weatherLox technology to keep out moisture, dust, and other particles, and a nickel-zinc battery which can handle high temperatures better than lithium-ion batteries.
The tablet isn't aimed at the general public. The idea is that the Toughlet could find a home in construction, engineering, manufacturing, or other jobs where it would be exposed to the elements. The company is also targeting education and corporate fields.
Orchard plans to start producing tablets during the second quarter of 2012 and will work on special orders and customization based on clients' needs in the third quarter of the year. A base model will run about $550.
Charbax from ARMDevices got a look at a Toughlet at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month and shot a video of the tablet.
It's not the prettiest tablet on the market, but the demo unit has a few unusual characteristics including dual SDXC card slots, a dedicated flashlight button. The demo model in the video doesn't have a Pixel Qi display, but that will be a standard feature on the final production units.
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Ausmus Out, Gardenhire In: Tigers' Quest for AL Pennant
Sports September 24, 2015November 11, 2015 Tony Saucedo
Out with the new…
Attention, students! Are you looking for a quiet place to study? Go to Comerica Park during a game—nobody will be there to bother you!
Attendance at the stadium has become nonexistent because the Detroit Tigers currently are in dead last. This means no playoff baseball in the Motor City this fall, which for Detroiters is like skipping out on Christmas.
In short, the 2015 campaign was one of high hopes and great disappointments. Before the start of the season, they were predicted to win their division again and even go on to make a pennant run. They are not anywhere near that. Going into 2015, experts speculated that the primary concern would be the bullpen. Ironically enough, the bullpen did just fine during the first two months of the season. It was the offense that struggled. And when the offense did well, the pitching botched. All the while, there was minimal leadership by the reigning coaching staff. The selling of superstar players and sporadic injuries also contributed to this year's underperformance. All in all, nobody could have predicted this mess given the talent of this roster from top to bottom.
Because of all this, the team's executives are determined to clean the slate for next year. It is time to move on. Current manager Brad Ausmus took a team with the fifth highest payroll in the league from first place to last place in a matter of months.
The best candidate to lead the Tigers to victory in 2016 is experienced manager Ron Gardenhire.
Ron Gardenhire is currently on the job hunt. Although he has not yet won a World Series, he boasts a winning percentage above .500 and an American League Manager of the Year Award with the Minnesota Twins, leading the team to a division title. He was runner up of the Manager of the Year Award five other times. During his rookie season in managing, he finished third in voting. And finally, he has won his division six times. In short, he is a winner. And a winner is just what the Tigers need.
Ron has a hard-nosed, fiery reputation that will give the Tigers the boost they need to persevere. Ausmus was not that type of manager. His style of managing may work elsewhere, but not with this team.
Numerous reports have pointed to the firing of Coach Brad Ausmus after this season ends. Other reports show player support and a potential return. Regardless of what you may think, his hiring back in 2013 brought a wide range of both skepticism and optimism. Some felt that a fresh Dartmouth graduate was the right move for the franchise. He even came in with most of Leyland's experienced coaching staff. With all of these guides, a high powered offense led by Miguel Cabrera, and a pitching staff that included David Price, Justin Verlander, and Anibal Sanchez, somehow the team managed to go from World Series conquest to now a world of woes.
As manager, Gardenhire will give the Tigers the best chance to win the division title and lead them back into the World Series hunt. This offseason, Detroit must look to make offseason moves that will help bring better and more experienced arms to the bullpen. This past year, the Tigers traded closer Joakim Soria and also lost veteran closer Joe Nathan due to injury. Pitching will be the second biggest hole to fill this offseason, the first being coaching.
Here's my bottom line: Ausmus did not turn out to be the successful manager we all thought he could be, and Ron Gardenhire is our solution.
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PUBG Coming to PS4 on December 7th
After small snippets of information, it's finally been announced that PUBG will be coming to PS4 on December 7th.
The game will feature all three maps currently on PC and Xbox One.
You can buy both physical and digital copies of the game. The disc version and digital Looter's Edition are priced at £25. There are two other digital tiers, Survivor's Edition (£40), and Champion's Edition (£50).
Pre-order bonuses and trailer
mark6IKX2018-11-14T09:24:30+00:00November 14th, 2018|Tags: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, PS4, PUBG|
PUBG has appeared on the PS Store Database, looks like a December release
A member of the PSN profiles forum found references to PUBG in their console's database, hinting that a release is nearby.
Two promotional images were also found which are hosted on Sony's Servers along with IDs for both the North American and European PS Stores.
Games do not get assigned IDs unless a release is near or getting a store page.
Is it confirmed?
mark6IKX2018-11-06T12:44:51+00:00November 6th, 2018|Tags: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, PS4, PUBG|
PS4 players rejoice, as you can now join the rest of the world on Fortnite!
Crossplay has been enabled for PS4 players on Fortnite allowing you to carry your progress across and play with other consoles!
It sound's like Sny are just getting started to with this being the beginning of "opening up the platform".
mark6IKX2018-09-26T19:33:36+00:00September 26th, 2018|Tags: Cross-play, Fortnite, PS4|
Spiderman Leaked footage shows Kingpin Boss Battle (Spoilers)
Spiderman is one of the most anticipated games of 2018 and is coming exclusively to PS4. It looks completely different than the previous Spiderman games, its visuals are better, every move looks fluid and the combat looks amazing.
Yet another enemy has "sort of" been revealed, this time its Wilson Fisk, more commonly known as Kingpin.
Footage has leaked of Spiderman where you can see a glimpse of the boss battle against Kingpin.
mark6IKX2018-07-30T20:14:07+00:00July 30th, 2018|Tags: Insomniac, PS4, Spiderman|
Metal Gear Solid 5 – Quiet now playable in FOB missions
An unexpected update has landed for MGS 5.
Take a fresh take on FOB missions with Quiet.
Additionally Quiet can take long shots with minimal shake, moves very quickly and can jump over objects that other characters would require a ladder for.
Standing will "make her stealthy", along with a dash ability to close the gap with enemies very quickly.
I can only imagine it being down to her "skin-breathing" explained in the main game, but you cannot change her outfit or headgear.
Additionally in the update there is a new pair of sniper rifles and a new Event FOB difficulty level.
mark6IKX2018-07-25T14:21:47+00:00July 24th, 2018|Tags: FOB, Metal Gear Solid 5, MGS 5, PC, PS4, Quiet, Xbox One|
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Amazon – £39.99 for Xbox One or PS4
Humble Bundle – £35.99
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48 Hour Early Access is given as a pre-purchase bonus to the Digital Deluxe and Croft editions of the game.
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3 Days Early Access given to pre-purchases of the Digital Gold and Digital Gold Ultimate Editions of the game.
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Amazon – Xbox One and PS4 £49.99
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4 days early access given to pre-purchases of the Gold Edition of the game.
mark6IKX2018-11-13T18:03:26+00:00July 24th, 2018|Tags: Hitman, Hitman 2, PC, PS4, Xbox One|


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The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is a Federal Advisory Committee charged with the task of advising the USDA Secretary of Agriculture on which substances should be allowed or prohibited in organic farming and processing. The Board also advises the Secretary on other aspects of the organic regulations.
NOSB Fall 2022 Meeting Recap
The Organic Trade Association submits comments to the NOSB on behalf of its membership. Our positions and policies are primarily shaped through our member task forces. In all cases, OTA's regulatory staff carry out an extensive process of membership engagement to capture how NOSB proposals will impact certified organic farmers and handlers. Prior to submission of final comments, draft comments are distributed to membership at least a week in advance. Members are provided an opportunity to weigh in and shape any changes that may be needed prior to final submission.
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NOSB Background
The passage of the Organic Foods Production Act, a sub-section of the 1990 Farm Bill, provided the foundation for uniform national organic standards for the production and handling of foods labeled as "organic." The Act authorized a new USDA National Organic Program (NOP) to set national standards for the production, handling, and processing of organically grown agricultural products and to oversee the certification of organic operations. The Act also established the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to ensure an open, balanced and transparent process for setting and revising organic standards. NOSB plays a critical role in the organic rulemaking process because it advises USDA on which production inputs should be allowed or prohibited in organic farming and processing. NOSB also makes recommendations on a wide variety of other standards issues, such as organic pet food standards, aquaculture standards, animal welfare standards, and organic inspector qualifications.
NOSB Members
The composition of NOSB, as detailed in the Organic Foods Production Act, was carefully designed to ensure balanced stakeholder input into the rulemaking process. This 15-member volunteer citizen advisory board is designed to represent the diversity of the organic community across the United States to help ensure that all perspectives are considered before final recommendations are presented to the Secretary of Agriculture. The number and ratio of seats were allocated intentionally so that sectors must achieve consensus to pass a recommendation, ensuring balance of interest, with none predominating. And, in order for any motion to carry, a two-thirds vote is required to prevent any one interest from controlling the Board. It is this construct that helped give the organic label the credibility that it has today as well as the platform for its exponential growth.
NOSB consists of four farmers, two handlers/processors, one retailer, one scientist, three consumer/public-interest advocates, three environmentalists, and a certifying agent.
You can find the current NOSB Members here.
Each NOSB member is appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for a five-year term. OTA members interested in serving on NOSB may contact Gwendolyn Wyard for guidance on the nomination process.
NOSB Meetings
NOSB meets twice a year in a public forum to discuss and vote on subcommittee proposals related to the National List or other organic standards issues. The meetings also allow NOSB to receive updates from USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) on issues pertaining to organic agriculture. NOSB meetings are an opportunity for stakeholders to give feedback on proposed NOSB recommendations and discussion items. NOSB first publishes proposals with a request for public comments. Prior to the meeting, NOSB members review literally thousands of pages of comments. During NOSB meetings, the full Board listens to oral public comments, discusses the proposals, and then votes on whether to pass the subcommittee proposals. NOSB subsequently submits its final recommendations to USDA.
Upcoming NOSB Meeting information: Spring 2022
Our Resources from Past NOSB Meetings:
Past NOSB Meetings
NOSB Recommendations
If an NOSB proposal receives a decisive vote (2/3 majority) by Board members in favor of the proposed motion, it becomes a recommendation to the USDA, and is provided to the Secretary through the AMS National Organic Program.
Past NOSB Recommendations
The National List
A primary function and responsibility of the NOSB is to determine the suitability of the inputs that may be used in organic farming and handling and making recommendations for including or removing inputs from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. The organic law (OFPA) and the organic regulations include a number of factors NOSB must consider when recommending inputs for inclusion on the National List. If one takes a look at the sum of all parts, the conditions that must be met fall into three main clearly stipulated criteria: 1) the input is necessary or essential because of the unavailability of natural or organic alternatives; 2) the input is not harmful to human health or the environment; and 3) the input is suitable with organic farming and handling.
Visit our National List webpage for more details
Sunset Review
Once a material has been added to the National List, NOSB must re-review the material every five years to confirm that the material continues to meet the National List criteria. This re-review process is known as the "Sunset Review" process. Through this process, NOSB can remove inputs from the National List based on any new information regarding adverse impact on human health or the environment, or the availability of a natural or organic alternative. After NOSB completes its Sunset Review and provides a recommendation, USDA either renews or removes the input to complete the Sunset Review process. The Sunset Review process must be completed prior to the material's Sunset Date, which is the five years from its initial listing or most recent renewal on the National List. Therefore, NOSB reviews these materials well in advance to ensure there is time to complete the entire Sunset Review process prior to the material's Sunset Date.
Visit our Sunset Review webpage for more details
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Ukraine says Russia pounding Mariupol steel works, mayor's aide says 100 civilians remain
By Reuters News Service May 10, 2022 0421
The Azovstal Iron and Steel Works
Ukraine said Russian forces were pummelling a steel works in Mariupol on Tuesday where a local official said at least 100 civilians were still holed up with the last fighters defending the strategic southern city.
Earlier reports by Russian and Ukrainian officials had indicated that all civilians had been evacuated from the sprawling Azovstal plant after spending weeks cowering in shelters alongside the fighters.
Mariupol, a port on the Sea of Azov, has endured the most destructive fighting of the war in Ukraine. Kyiv says it is likely that tens of thousands of people have been killed there since Russia's invasion on Feb. 24, and the Azovstal steel plant is the last part of the city still held by Ukrainian fighters.
"In addition to the military, at least 100 civilians remain in the (Azovstal) shelters. However, this does not reduce the intensity of attacks by the occupiers," Mariupol mayoral aide Petro Andryushchenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Reuters was unable to verify the situation at the plant. Russia did not immediately comment on his remarks and has denied targeting civilians.
The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday an operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal was complete and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv would now try to secure the evacuation of the wounded.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in Mariupol last month after weeks of siege and heavy bombardment but said it was not necessary to storm the steel works.
Ukraine says the bombardment of the plant has continued and that Russia was using tanks and artillery in "storming operations" on Monday.
"In Mariupol, the enemy continues to destroy the infrastructure of the Azovstal plant with artillery and air strikes. Hostilities continue," the general staff of Ukraine's armed forces said on Tuesday.
RUSSIAN BOMBARDMENT
The Azov Regiment, which is holding out in Azovstal, said on the Telegram messaging app that in the past 24 hours, 34 Russian aircraft had flown over the plant including 8 sorties by strategic bombers. It said the plant had come under fire from the Russian navy and from tanks, artillery fire and rockets.
Reuters was unable to verify the Azov Regiment's report.
In the latest appeal for help in saving lives in Mariupol, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church urged Putin in a letter to let more civilians and fighters leave the city.
The church said Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onufriy had recalled Nazi Germany's World War Two siege of Leningrad – now St Petersburg – which Putin's mother survived.
Onufriy said "the residents of Mariupol and its defenders are in the same situation today."
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Do Ubuntu Orphan Bracelet Campaign
"Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist as a human being in isolation. We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole world. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity." – Nelson Mandela
The Orphan Bracelet Campaign (OBC) helps AIDS orphans by equipping their primary caretakers – usually women – with the means to sustain themselves and improve their health. This includes training women to make bracelets to sell for an income and establishing community-based permaculture gardens. The OBC was founded by director Louise Hogarth, who was inspired by the women and children in her film "Angels in the Dust."
Their mission is to offer employment to women and provide financial support to orphans and vulnerable children. 100% of the proceeds from orphan bracelet purchases help women and children whose lives have been severely impacted by HIV/AIDS. JJ Haven is one of OBC's main beneficiaries.
We are very grateful for OBCs invaluable contributions to JJ Haven:
Monthly donations help Molly to plan ahead and ensure that the children have enough to eat. Donations from OBC are used to fund the weekly deliveries of fruit and vegetables. These are essential to the children's diet, particularly as many of them suffer from TB, HIV/AIDS and a range of congenital illnesses.
Generous cheques
Generous cheques have enabled Molly to feed and care for the children. OBC money has been used to carry out much needed maintenance, has improved the children's diets considerably and has been used to buy school shoes, school uniforms, nappies and cleaning equipment.
OBC provided JJ Haven with legal support. The support of OBC has helped JJ Haven to become an NPO and to develop our working relationship with the Department of Social Development.
New wing
OBC made a significant financial contribution to completing a new wing. The new wing includes the living room, a kitchen, two bedrooms, a bathroom designed especially to care for the many babies taken in by Molly Bam. The bedrooms accommodate the many rows of cribs required by the orphan babies.
HuntSA / Village South Africa
Village South Africa (formally Themba for Africa)
Village-South Africa is a 501(c)3 non profit organization established in the U.S. to help bring sustainable change to the vulnerable and impoverished children of South Africa. Specifically, the organization provides community investments, food, education and medical care, along with physical, emotional and spiritual uplifting. Unique in structure, the board of directors possesses members from both the United States and South Africa to address the current needs, cultural states and long-term interests of the communities that are being served.
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Board member Rufus Luttig has been involved with outreach for over 20 years. Through this and HuntSA Safari and Ministries in South Africa, there was success in bringing non-residents over to South Africa for photo and hunting safaris and introducing them the needs of the people. This effort also provides food to the children through the harvest of the game. Through this work, Village South Africa was founded to harness the power of hearts around the world to enhance good works on the ground. As visitors and hunters return to their home countries and share their stories, this creates a ripple effect of people becoming involved who are far beyond the savannahs, coastal cities and shanty towns of South Africa.Many civic organizations, churches, foundations and individuals have joined hands to help.
Nemato Foundation
"The power of art … and heart"
Chairwoman: Ellen Fober
E-mail: ellenfober.nemato@gmail.com
Website: www.nemato.nl
The Nemato Foundation aims to improve the lives of vulnerable and orphaned children in the Ndlambe area. Ellen Fober, who had previously done volunteer work at JJH, was appointed as new chairperson of the Netherlands board in 2014, assisted by a local South African board. An article on Nemato's recent work at JJ Haven appeared in the Port Alfred Talk of the Town.
Ellen fell in love with the children of JJ Haven during her first visit. After meeting Kyle, she produced this beautiful picture of him and raffled it in Kalispell in the USA to raise funds for the home.
Since her first visit, Ellen has held a number of exhibitions to raise funds for JJ Haven. In addition to other fund raising activities, Ellen paints, exhibits and sells paintings of children, the proceeds of which she donates to the Foundation.
The Nemato Foundation funds a trip to a holiday camp at Boknes twice a year. Despite only living a few kilometres from the sea, many of these children would never have been to the beach or have learned to swim, without the generous sponsorship of the Nemato foundation. These photographs were taken in 2014.
JJ Haven is very grateful for the equipment that the Nemato foundation has bought for the home, including a washing machine and a climbing frame which has been installed outside the new foster homes.
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JJ Haven depends on the generosity and support of the public to keep going, and is registered both as a Non Profit Organisation (078-566-NPO) and a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO 930037528). As JJ Haven is a registered charity, South African donations are tax deductible in terms of S18A of the Income Tax Act for which tax certificates are issued.
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Cardi B's 'Bodak Yellow' Goes Gold
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Cardi B keeps on making "Money Moves." Currently reveling at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Bodak Yellow" has earned the New York rapper her first gold plaque.
Recently, Bacardi spoke about the success of her Kodak Black-inspired single. "It feels so good," she told Billboard. "As I climb to the Billboards, it's like, "Oh my God, I can't believe I'm here! Oh my God, I can't believe I'm here! Oh my God, I'm here! I'm No. 3 on the Billboards! Every single time [that] I see myself there, I literally be crying. You guys don't understand."
But the former "Love & Hip Hop" star knew the song was a hit when she recorded it. "I felt it in my soul," she said. "This song is gonna be so poppin'…When I was recording it, every bitch that I don't like came to my head. Every bitch that I hate came to my head. I was picturing me rapping it to them."
Thus, the track became a ubiquitous summer anthem. "If you don't hear that song going from your ear, to your heart, to your asshole, it's impossible," she said. "That's what I did and look at that! It hit the charts!"
The song has already spawned a "Latin Trap Mix" and has been followed by collaborations with PHresher, G-Eazy, and Juicy J.
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'Rural health centres understaffed, facing dearth of nearly 15, 00 doctors'
By Precious Kashmir on 01/12/2017 Comments Off on 'Rural health centres understaffed, facing dearth of nearly 15, 00 doctors'
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Srinagar, Nov 30 (KNS): Tall claims of the state government to provide the best healthcare facilities to people seem to have fallen flat as several primary health centres (PHCs) and community health centres (CHCs) have failed to serve their purpose.
Sources in the health department told KNS that though there is a sanctioned strength nearly 1500 doctors for valley hospitals run by the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK), but only 900 doctors are available for duty while rest are either absent or deputed on choice postings in Medical Colleges and other departments.
"There is a shortage of specialist doctors like an obstetrician, gynecologist, surgeons, physicians and paediatricians in the rural areas. There is a long list of doctors of the health department who are in government medical colleges, leaving the district hospitals and primary health centres in rural areas without doctors," Sources maintained.
Sources said that those among the doctors, who have gone for deputation for higher education, have not returned to the health department even after completing their PGs. "After getting selected as assistant surgeon in the health department to serve in rural areas, doctors usually apply for PG courses and move to the medical colleges. It is their right. But when they pursue courses like MCh, DM, etc, they should either declare their post in rural areas vacant or they should give in writing they will serve in rural areas once they complete the degree. They don't do anything, leaving rural areas without doctors for long and also blocking the post in the rural areas," said an official wishing not to be named.
The official said that according to the rules a person can go for deputation for two years. "We have instances where people are on deputation for past 25 years. "Health Department has so far failed make the doctors accountable to work for the welfare of the people."
It is to mention here that the then health minister had sought the list of overstaying doctors and deficiency of medicos in hospitals and other health care centres of the state. "Those doctors who have served in cities only will be sent to rural areas to strengthen the understaffed hospitals in rural areas. Every doctor has to serve now some time in rural area," he had said.
The order was also issued in which it was mandatory for a doctor to serve in rural areas for strengthening of health centres in far-flung areas in the state," sources said.
Sources however told KNS that ironically, the order was not implemented on the ground after most of the doctors opposed the move, were willing to serve only in district hospitals and various hospitals in Srinagar and Jammu.
After facing pressure from the media and the public, the officers of the Health and Medical Education Department have recently been directed that they should ensure that the places where two or more persons have been posted against one sanctioned post, "the one who have a longer stay should be transferred out only if he/she has completed a minimum tenure of two years there".
"All such doctors-paramedics hospitals staff except for those appointed under RBA/ALC categories and serving in such areas who have completed more than five years of tenure in a health institution, shall be shifted and action shall be taken under rules," a recent circular of the government said. (KNS)
'Rural health centres understaffed, facing dearth of nearly 15, 00 doctors' added by Precious Kashmir on 01/12/2017


Editor's Report: Help us recognize volunteers in the community
Volunteers are among us. They are in the community lending a hand, usually not for the recognition but to offer help wherever it is needed.
For the past 22 years, The Newport Daily News has been celebrating these exceptional people across Newport County for all of the great things they do and all of the people that they help.
The Newport Daily News Community Service Award and Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award are ways to recognize and inspire volunteerism, and a chance for the paper to give back to the community that has supported us for so many years.
Two years ago, as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Community Service Award, the Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award was established to recognize the importance of honoring and encouraging the next generation of volunteers.
If you know someone of any age who deserves recognition for his or her dedication to community service, now is the time to submit a nomination.
The nominations will be reviewed by a panel of distinguished local residents and community leaders — all volunteers in their own right — who will select this year's winners. Members of this year's Community Service Award Committee include: Christie Smith, former executive director of the Potter League for Animals in Middletown; Erin Donovan-Boyle, executive director of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce; Kristine Hendrickson, associate vice president for university relations at Salve Regina University; Rabbi Marc Jagolinzer, former leader of Temple Shalom in Middletown; Garry Plunkett, a member of the Tiverton Open Space & Land Preservation Commission; David Sanders, director of public and congressional affairs at Naval Undersea Warfare Center headquarters; and Rich Talipsky, a longtime member of the Portsmouth Economic Development Committee and the town's part-time business development director.
Last year's honorees, Ruth Barge Thumbtzen of Newport and Claudia Linhares of Tiverton, also will be invited to serve as honorary members of the committee.
The winners will be profiled in the paper and honored during a banquet in April.
There are a few rules about who can be nominated. The work must be voluntary, not paid, and the award will not go to someone for service in political office. The award typically goes to individuals, although married couples have been honored.
Nominees for the Outstanding Youth Volunteer award must be 21 years old or younger, and the community service must go above and beyond that which is required for high school graduation, scouting, etc. Nominations preferably will come from the organizations that are the beneficiaries of the service and will demonstrate the lasting impact of the young person's volunteer efforts.
Nomination letters, along with any supporting documents, can be mailed to Community Service Award (or Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award), The Newport Daily News, 101 Malbone Road, Newport, RI 02840 or by email to Editor@NewportRI.com.
Multiple letters of nomination are encouraged — the more information the committee receives about an individual, the better. Be sure to include contact information for the primary person making the nomination.
The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, March 24, at 4 p.m. Guidelines also appear in an advertisement on Page A8 of today's paper.
Questions about nominations should be emailed to Editor@NewportRI.com, or call me at 380-2351.
We look forward to receiving your nominations and once again celebrating the high level of service in Newport County.
The recipients of this year's Newport Daily News Community Service Awards will join a prestigious honor roll:
2016: Ruth Barge Thumbtzen, Claudia Linhares
Outstanding Youth Volunteer: Jonathan Klinker
2015: Karen Johnson, Pauline Perkins-Moye
Outstanding Youth Volunteer: Beth Larcom
2014: David McLaughlin, Barbara and Jimmy Winters
2013: David and Donna Goodrich, Kathy MacKnight
2012: Herb Meister, Beth Milham
2011: Florence Archambault, Dennis and Susan McCoy
2010: Juliette 'Judy' McLennan, Nikki Vazquez, Donald Booth (posthumous)
2009: Francisco Amaral, Barbara Strasser, David Wixted
2008: Myra Duvally, James Farrington, John 'Skip' Jones (posthumous), Ellen Murphy (posthumous)
2007: David Leys, Sarah Pener
2006: Pro and Mary Lyon, Gilda DeCosta
2005: Curtis LaFrance, Bessie Roberts
2004: Patricia Davis, Thomas Weschler
2003: Annette Bourbonniere, James Thomas
2002: Jean Littlefield, Donna S. Maytum
2001: Noreen Drexel, George Kingston
2000: Norey Cullen, Antonio Cercena
1999: Elizabeth Fuerte, Evelyn Carroll
1998: John Peter Chabot, Robert A. Goodrum
1997: Frank Hanson, Mary Jennings
1996: Josephine Carson, Eleanor Keys, John Slocum Jr.
Jonathan Zins is managing editor of The Daily News. Send him email at Editor@NewportRI.com.


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She is Professor at the Kansai University's Faculty of Economics in Japan. She received her PhD at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University in May 2009. She published her first monograph, The Politics of Financial Markets and Regulation: The United States, Japan, and Germany, in 2014 from Palgrave Macmillan. Her second book, Politics of Financial Integration: Unbalanced Development of the European Financial and Monetary System (in Japanese) was published from Iwanami Shoten in 2020. Her research focuses on international political economy, the politics of financial regulation, and European integration.
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MTV Renews 'Faking It' For Season Two
TV Source Magazine Staff @http://twitter.com/tvsource June 10, 2014 / 9:04 PM
Gregg Sulkin (Liam), Katie Stevens (Karma) and Rita Volk (Amy). Photo courtesy MTV
Finishing up with a strong first season, MTV announced today the season two pick-up of its newest scripted comedy series, Faking It for 10 episodes. The season one finale of the hit series airs tomorrow night, June 10th at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. It all comes to a head as secrets and true feelings are revealed and a shocking twist occurs. Check out an exclusive sneak peek here.
MTV's Faking It is a romantic comedy about two best friends who love each other – in slightly different ways. After numerous failed attempts to become popular, the girls are mistakenly outed as lesbians, which launch them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by their newfound fame, Karma (Katie Stevens) and Amy (Rita Volk) decide to keep up their romantic ruse.
"We're thrilled to be renewing 'Faking It!' 'Faking It' has proved to be the perfect companion show to 'Awkward,' retaining nearly 90 percent of its lead in each week," said Susanne Daniels, President of MTV Programming. "We're excited about Carter Covington's delicious plans for season two."
Faking It is the highest-rated new series launch on MTV this year, earning an average of 1.5 rating among P12-34 and 1.4 million total viewers each week. The series retains nearly 90 percent of its lead-in from Awkward. Faking It consistently ranks as one of the Top 10 most socially-engaged primetime cable series every Tuesday, according to Nielson Social. The series is one of the top shows viewed both on MTV.com and in the app, consistently ranking as one of the most popular franchises. It was also the most successful pre-linear sneak in MTV's app.
To learn more about the cast and the series, please visit the show page on MTV.com. Fans can also follow the show on Twitter @MTVFakingIt and "like" it on Facebook here.
"Faking It" was created by Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov. The series is Executive Produced by Carter Covington ("10 Things I Hate About You," "Greek" "Hart of Dixie"). The pilot was directed by Jamie Travis. "Faking It" stars Katie Stevens as "Karma" ("American Idol"), Rita Volk as "Amy," Gregg Sulkin as "Liam" ("Wizards of Waverly Place"), Michael Willett as "Shane" ("G.B.F.") and Bailey Buntain as "Lauren" ("Bunheads").
"Faking It" season one will air across MTV's international channels in autumn 2014 (check local listings).
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How to watch the 2021 Olympic Curling Qualification Event
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Team USA looks to lock down a spot in mixed doubles curling for the Winter Olympics.
By: NBC Olympics
The 2021 Olympic Qualification Event for curling kicks off Sunday, December 5 in Leeuwarden, where NOCs will be squaring off for the final qualification spots for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The United States has already qualified for men's and women's team curling. Squads led by John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson, respectively, are both locked in as the U.S. representatives.
However, the U.S. still needs to lock down a spot for the mixed doubles competition. The duo of Chris Plys and Vicky Persinger were victorious at the U.S. Olympic Curling Mixed Doubles Trials, but it will be all for naught if they are unable to qualify for the Games.
Below is a full rundown of the games being shown on NBCSports.com and on the NBC Sports App.
Date/Time (ET)
Dec. 6 (1 p.m. ET) MD: USA vs. Finland NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, Olympic Channel
Dec. 7 (6:30 a.m. ET) MD: USA vs. Latvia NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, Olympic Channel
Dec. 7 (1:30 p.m. ET) MD: USA vs. New Zealand NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBCSN
Dec. 8 (8:30 a.m. ET) MD: USA vs. Korea NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, Olympic Channel
Dec. 9 (3 a.m. ET) MD Elimination Game NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, Olympic Channel
Dec. 9 (9 a.m. ET) MD Qualification Game 1 NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBCSN
Dec. 9 (12 p.m. ET) MD Qualification Game 2 NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app, NBCSN