We needs clean elections, it has worked in Maine and Arizona. The way it works is candidates must collect a set number of "$5
qualifying contributions" from registered voters of any party in the
district in which the candidate is seeking office. The donor must sign
an affidavit containing the donor's name, address, and date of
contribution. The candidate can not collect any other funds but
candidates are given a set amount to run their campaign. If they run
against a well funded competitor that does not participate in the
clean election system they can get matching funds up to a preset
amount. In return, the candidates agree to not accept special intrest money or other private funds. Watch the video NOW. Video Clip. Votes for Sale? | PBS
1. Influenza is a respiratory disease caused by a virus that has affected both man and animals for centuries
2. There are three types of Influenza-A, B and C, but the Type A viruses affect man and animals and have produced the widespread outbreaks of disease documented in the past
3. Avian influenza or influenza in birds has been the source of the human pandemic (world wide spread of disease) in the past century.
4. Wild birds (waterfowl) spread the avian influenza virus to commercial or domestic poultry.
5. There are two forms of avian or "bird" flu. First is the low pathological form which produces a series of minor disease symptoms in birds. There is also a high pathological version, which is a very serious disease and will result in high death loss in birds.
6. When avian influenza occurs in birds it can sometimes spread to other species especially pigs. It can also mutate or change and become infective to humans.
7. Historically several outbreaks of the disease have occurred. When the virus spreads worldwide it is called a pandemic. Examples are the 1918 outbreak (sometimes called the "Spanish flu" because of its perceived origin), and others in 1957 and 1968 were a result of this "mixing" and mutation (or change) in a bird flu virus.
8. In 1997, the bird flu that occurred in Hong Kong changed and spread to humans without "mixing" in another species. The major concern here is that this subtype of virus had never occurred in humans before, so there is no natural immunity or vaccine available.
9. Avian or "bird" flu has continued to break out in various Southeast Asian countries and has recently spread to Russia.
10. World health officials and epidemiologist (Doctors who track disease development and spread) are very concerned that as this virus spreads, there is no vaccine and people will be very susceptible to this disease.
more scientific type facts:
1. Avian influenza is a disease in birds that comes in two forms-low pathogenic and highly pathogenic. Low path AI can circulate through bird populations and mutate into high path AI
2. Avian influenza is carried by waterfowl with little disease or consequence, but when passed to domestic poultry can cause devastating high morbidity and mortality.
3. Previous pandemics (1918, 1957, 1968) in humans were sourced from avian influenza virus
4. There are three types of Influenza virus-A, B and C. Type A viruses are the most deadly and are classified by proteins on the virus capsid H (hemagluttinin) and N (neuraminidase). There are 15 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes.
5. The virus in 1918 (Spanish flu-because of its perceived origin) was H1N1 and recent outbreaks of H5N1 are occurring in birds in Southeast Asia. Human were infected during these outbreaks with a high (up to 30-50%) mortality rate.
6. This H5 (Hong Kong, 1997) subtype was found to pass directly to humans for the first time in history. Previously, another species (swine) was needed to "mix" the virus before the infection in humans could occur.
7. Mixing of the H5N1 virus with another common human influenza virus would produce an easily transmissible virus to which humans have no natural immunity.
8. Vaccine is not available for H5N1 serotype and producing adequate quantities in advance does not guarantee that it will prevent the spread of the virus. Our current annual flu vaccine will not cover this potential disease.
9. Some countries are instead stockpiling influenza treatment drugs (M2 inhibitors and neuraminidase inhibitors) such as Tamiflu to "treat" early signs and symptoms.
10. Monitoring of avian influenza outbreaks by world health officials especially in Asia and countries with little infrastructure for animal disease surveillance is important in the detection and prevention of a human pandemic.
We just need clean elections, it has worked in Maine and Arizona. It works like this: candidates for public office receive a flat sum of money from the government to finance their campaign. In return, the candidates agree to not accept special intrest money or other private funds. Watch the video NOW. Video Clip. Votes for Sale? | PBS
Californians for Clean Elections - Yes on 89
This group supports so-called clean elections. They believe "prop 89 is the antidote to negative ads paid for by rich special interests." It limits the amount corporations can spend on initiatives. It limits the amount everybody can give to candidates.
Californians to Stop 89
This group is against the clean elections movement and believe that the initiative "works to shut certain groups like small businesses, non-profits and some unions, out of the political process" therby creating an "unlevel playing field."
Not quite at the nano level (what is consdered nano anyway) but it is common to feed dogs that have allergies hydrolyzed proteins. This means that a conventional protein source is used but the protein is broken down into molecules too small to excite the immune system
(still have all the needed amino acids intact).
Hill's Ultra Z/D diet was 1st, but now we also use: CNM HA by Purina & EXclude by DVM dermatologics.
I really don't see how Brazil is destroying their economy. All indicators say that their succesfully applying a socialist model to it, with great results. Granted, their not quite up to "first world" standards...
Durring the cold war 1st world = USA and free countries in Europe, 2nd world = socialist country, 3rd world everyone else.
So I would say it is unlikly that brazil will be 1st world standard if they keep applying a socialist model.
I am just waiting for google to release a "google video" branded version of myth that just works. The can monitory my tv viewing and sell the data (just like Tivo) and I get a free Tivo killer.
No the club can work (much like the pink paint) it keeps people going on to the next guy. I use to laugh at a person at work drove an old Chrysler K-car and when she parked she would put on the club. One night the k-car was parked next to a 2001 expedition. Some one broke out the window behind the driver seat in K-car and unlocked the drivers door but apparently when they got into the drivers seat they saw the club an left. The expedition was untouched (even tough it had a hand held GPS in plane sight). The cop said the thief was likely a teenager and wanted to go for a joy ride but did not know how to start a newer car and gave up when they found the club. Turns out this beat up K-car had been stolen before because they are so easy to hot wire and almost all the cars stolen in the area are found in a few days after the teenagers are done w/ em.
One of the problems w/ open office bugs is you have to win the popularity vote to get bug fixed.
I have known about (and submited) a bug Issue 13939 regarding OLE automation to 'search and replace' text w/ images. Others have voted on the issue but we don't have a critical mass to get it fixed.
Actually I don't mix WiFi and broadband at all. I simply changed the subject. My issue is broadband and the fact that the US is falling behind. (We are also falling behind in math and science training for students). Most of the international stats came from a NYTimes article by Friedman . I also highly recommend his book "the world is flat"
Just a few miles to the south of Orlando a backwater town named St. Cloud also is experimenting. St. Cloud experimental WiFi area covers the whole downtown (not just a park for the homeless and a few joggers like in Orlando) & St. Cloud hospital's Home Health Division is using the subsidized WiFi to reach patients that are in this downtown area.
St. Cloud hospital is currently working on technology that would allow tel-medicine to reach folks at home thereby reducing the need to travel to a doctor's office for treatment. Not only is this more convenient for those that are ill, but eventually this technology may reduce the spread of infections as folks can recover at their own home rather than risk infecting others or themselves becoming infected with other pathogens. Wireless technology is vital to implementing this technology that help lower the costs of heath care. (The above info was from a letter to me from the hospital director). The phone and cable companies are getting legislation passed that will prevent towns from even experimenting and that I what I oppose.
as for Orlando trying (and failing) WiFi I think this is healthy. I am glad the government tried and I am glad they literally pulled the plug when they failed.
It is a shame that we will all click and post on a issue but very few of us will actually do something about it. The fight over Community Internet has reached Capitol Hill. A bill in the House would prevent cities and towns anywhere from providing high-speed Internet access OR WiFi. Send a letter now
Broadband access has become increasingly essential to economic growth,
health care, and education. What electric power and telephones were to
the 20th Century, broadband access will be to the 21st. Towns that
don't have affordable broadband lose jobs. Their children suffer a
serious disadvantage in college or in the workforce, where fluency
with computers and the Internet is increasingly assumed as a matter of
course. Communities without broadband cannot take advantage of new
breakthroughs in tel-medicine or the economic opportunities created by
telecommuting. Even in crowded urban areas, the availability of
broadband can vary from one neighborhood to another, stranding one
neighborhood on the wrong side of the "digital divide" while two,
three or even four broadband providers serve their neighbors.
Municipalities have a valuable role to play in filing this gap.
Municipalities have a long history of providing necessary services for
citizens and stimulating local businesses. In the 20th century,
municipalities built power plants and telephone lines when private
services did not move fast enough. Our competitive power and telecoms
industries today demonstrate that these services by municipalities
complement private industry rather than compete with it. In addition,
municipalities have a long history of spending money to benefit their
citizens and encourage business development. They should have the same
opportunity to offer public hot spots and broadband access.
From 2001- 2004 the United States dropped from 4th to 13th place in
global rankings of broadband Internet usage. Today, most U.S. homes
can access only 'basic' broadband, among the slowest, most expensive
and least reliable in the developed world. Nearly all Japanese have
access to 'high-speed' broadband, with an average connection time 16
times faster than in the United States - for only about $22 a month.
South Korea, which has the world's greatest percentage of broadband
users, and urban China, which last year surpassed the U.S. in the
number of broadband users.
The solution is not to protect the baby bells and cable companies from
competition; it is instead to encourage more competition. Communities
across the country are experimenting with ways to supplement private
service. And these
experiments are producing unexpected economic returns. Some are
discovering that free wireless access increases the value of public
spaces just as, well, street lamps do. And just as street lamps don't
make other types of lighting obsolete, free wireless access in public
spaces won't kill demand for access in private spaces. Yet we will
never recognize these externalities unless municipalities are free to
experiment.
This would have happened years ago in America had the government not passed legislation limiting the creation of local wireless networks by townships and counties,
Actually in most parts of the US towns and counties can still do this. However Rep. Pete Sessions has introduced federal legislation that would prevent cities across the country from providing their citizens with Internet access.
Community Internet could provide citizens everywhere with affordable, universal access to high-speed broadband services. New wireless and wired technologies allow local governments, schools, public-private partnerships, non-profits and community organizations to offer faster, cheaper and more reliable service than ever before. But the biggest telecom and cable companies are fighting these alternatives every step of the way.
NEW REPORTS: Three newly released reports make a definitive case for municipal broadband and counter the telecom and cable companies misinformation campaigns.
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MP3
Related Links:
Americans for Campaign Reform
(5 min video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3F8WmrLHK0
(1hr Video) http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/242/video.html
1. Influenza is a respiratory disease caused by a virus that has affected both man and animals for centuries
2. There are three types of Influenza-A, B and C, but the Type A viruses affect man and animals and have produced the widespread outbreaks of disease documented in the past
3. Avian influenza or influenza in birds has been the source of the human pandemic (world wide spread of disease) in the past century.
4. Wild birds (waterfowl) spread the avian influenza virus to commercial or domestic poultry.
5. There are two forms of avian or "bird" flu. First is the low pathological form which produces a series of minor disease symptoms in birds. There is also a high pathological version, which is a very serious disease and will result in high death loss in birds.
6. When avian influenza occurs in birds it can sometimes spread to other species especially pigs. It can also mutate or change and become infective to humans.
7. Historically several outbreaks of the disease have occurred. When the virus spreads worldwide it is called a pandemic. Examples are the 1918 outbreak (sometimes called the "Spanish flu" because of its perceived origin), and others in 1957 and 1968 were a result of this "mixing" and mutation (or change) in a bird flu virus.
8. In 1997, the bird flu that occurred in Hong Kong changed and spread to humans without "mixing" in another species. The major concern here is that this subtype of virus had never occurred in humans before, so there is no natural immunity or vaccine available.
9. Avian or "bird" flu has continued to break out in various Southeast Asian countries and has recently spread to Russia.
10. World health officials and epidemiologist (Doctors who track disease development and spread) are very concerned that as this virus spreads, there is no vaccine and people will be very susceptible to this disease.
more scientific type facts:
1. Avian influenza is a disease in birds that comes in two forms-low pathogenic and highly pathogenic. Low path AI can circulate through bird populations and mutate into high path AI
2. Avian influenza is carried by waterfowl with little disease or consequence, but when passed to domestic poultry can cause devastating high morbidity and mortality.
3. Previous pandemics (1918, 1957, 1968) in humans were sourced from avian influenza virus
4. There are three types of Influenza virus-A, B and C. Type A viruses are the most deadly and are classified by proteins on the virus capsid H (hemagluttinin) and N (neuraminidase). There are 15 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes.
5. The virus in 1918 (Spanish flu-because of its perceived origin) was H1N1 and recent outbreaks of H5N1 are occurring in birds in Southeast Asia. Human were infected during these outbreaks with a high (up to 30-50%) mortality rate.
6. This H5 (Hong Kong, 1997) subtype was found to pass directly to humans for the first time in history. Previously, another species (swine) was needed to "mix" the virus before the infection in humans could occur.
7. Mixing of the H5N1 virus with another common human influenza virus would produce an easily transmissible virus to which humans have no natural immunity.
8. Vaccine is not available for H5N1 serotype and producing adequate quantities in advance does not guarantee that it will prevent the spread of the virus. Our current annual flu vaccine will not cover this potential disease.
9. Some countries are instead stockpiling influenza treatment drugs (M2 inhibitors and neuraminidase inhibitors) such as Tamiflu to "treat" early signs and symptoms.
10. Monitoring of avian influenza outbreaks by world health officials especially in Asia and countries with little infrastructure for animal disease surveillance is important in the detection and prevention of a human pandemic.
MP3
Related Links:
Americans for Campaign Reform
A group in support of public-funding for all federal elections
Public Campaign: A group supporting 'clean elections'
Clean Elections in your State
Arizona-Specific
Arizona - Citizens Clean Elections Commission
List of 2006 Candidates
Clean Elections Institute
Goldwater Institute
"Campaign Promises: A six-year review of Arizona's experiment with taxpayer-financed campaigns"
California-Specific
Californians for Clean Elections - Yes on 89
This group supports so-called clean elections. They believe "prop 89 is the antidote to negative ads paid for by rich special interests." It limits the amount corporations can spend on initiatives. It limits the amount everybody can give to candidates.
Californians to Stop 89
This group is against the clean elections movement and believe that the initiative "works to shut certain groups like small businesses, non-profits and some unions, out of the political process" therby creating an "unlevel playing field."
Maine-Specific
Maine Citizens for Clean Elections
Maine Commission of Government Actions and Election Practices
List of 2006 Candidates
I like the usual way were all of the questions are answered in the article and all the comments are RTFA.
Hill's Ultra Z/D diet was 1st, but now we also use: CNM HA by Purina & EXclude by DVM dermatologics.
Durring the cold war 1st world = USA and free countries in Europe, 2nd world = socialist country, 3rd world everyone else.
So I would say it is unlikly that brazil will be 1st world standard if they keep applying a socialist model.
Second World - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Didn't you watch MASH. The Potter had his horse, Klinger had womans clothing, Hawkeye, Trapper had the still; and every one else has Rose's bar.
Unless you live on the west coast then you sue the property owner for creating an "attractive nuisance":
I am just waiting for google to release a "google video" branded version of myth that just works. The can monitory my tv viewing and sell the data (just like Tivo) and I get a free Tivo killer.
No the club can work (much like the pink paint) it keeps people going on to the next guy. I use to laugh at a person at work drove an old Chrysler K-car and when she parked she would put on the club. One night the k-car was parked next to a 2001 expedition. Some one broke out the window behind the driver seat in K-car and unlocked the drivers door but apparently when they got into the drivers seat they saw the club an left. The expedition was untouched (even tough it had a hand held GPS in plane sight). The cop said the thief was likely a teenager and wanted to go for a joy ride but did not know how to start a newer car and gave up when they found the club. Turns out this beat up K-car had been stolen before because they are so easy to hot wire and almost all the cars stolen in the area are found in a few days after the teenagers are done w/ em.
I have known about (and submited) a bug Issue 13939 regarding OLE automation to 'search and replace' text w/ images. Others have voted on the issue but we don't have a critical mass to get it fixed.
Any suggestions?
Windows Live Ideas Error Page: "Wow, we must have really messed up and are currently down. Please come back later. "
It is easy to find a cheap new computer w/ XP home pre-instaled but hard to find the same w/ XP pro. I wish I could upgrade Home to pro for $50.
Actually I don't mix WiFi and broadband at all. I simply changed the subject. My issue is broadband and the fact that the US is falling behind. (We are also falling behind in math and science training for students). Most of the international stats came from a NYTimes article by Friedman . I also highly recommend his book "the world is flat"
Just a few miles to the south of Orlando a backwater town named St. Cloud also is experimenting. St. Cloud experimental WiFi area covers the whole downtown (not just a park for the homeless and a few joggers like in Orlando) & St. Cloud hospital's Home Health Division is using the subsidized WiFi to reach patients that are in this downtown area.
St. Cloud hospital is currently working on technology that would allow tel-medicine to reach folks at home thereby reducing the need to travel to a doctor's office for treatment. Not only is this more convenient for those that are ill, but eventually this technology may reduce the spread of infections as folks can recover at their own home rather than risk infecting others or themselves becoming infected with other pathogens. Wireless technology is vital to implementing this technology that help lower the costs of heath care. (The above info was from a letter to me from the hospital director). The phone and cable companies are getting legislation passed that will prevent towns from even experimenting and that I what I oppose.
as for Orlando trying (and failing) WiFi I think this is healthy. I am glad the government tried and I am glad they literally pulled the plug when they failed.
It is a shame that we will all click and post on a issue but very few of us will actually do something about it. The fight over Community Internet has reached Capitol Hill. A bill in the House would prevent cities and towns anywhere from providing high-speed Internet access OR WiFi. Send a letter now
Municipalities have a valuable role to play in filing this gap. Municipalities have a long history of providing necessary services for citizens and stimulating local businesses. In the 20th century, municipalities built power plants and telephone lines when private services did not move fast enough. Our competitive power and telecoms industries today demonstrate that these services by municipalities complement private industry rather than compete with it. In addition, municipalities have a long history of spending money to benefit their citizens and encourage business development. They should have the same opportunity to offer public hot spots and broadband access.
From 2001- 2004 the United States dropped from 4th to 13th place in global rankings of broadband Internet usage. Today, most U.S. homes can access only 'basic' broadband, among the slowest, most expensive and least reliable in the developed world. Nearly all Japanese have access to 'high-speed' broadband, with an average connection time 16 times faster than in the United States - for only about $22 a month. South Korea, which has the world's greatest percentage of broadband users, and urban China, which last year surpassed the U.S. in the number of broadband users.
The solution is not to protect the baby bells and cable companies from competition; it is instead to encourage more competition. Communities across the country are experimenting with ways to supplement private service. And these experiments are producing unexpected economic returns. Some are discovering that free wireless access increases the value of public spaces just as, well, street lamps do. And just as street lamps don't make other types of lighting obsolete, free wireless access in public spaces won't kill demand for access in private spaces. Yet we will never recognize these externalities unless municipalities are free to experiment.
Actually in most parts of the US towns and counties can still do this. However Rep. Pete Sessions has introduced federal legislation that would prevent cities across the country from providing their citizens with Internet access.
Community Internet could provide citizens everywhere with affordable, universal access to high-speed broadband services. New wireless and wired technologies allow local governments, schools, public-private partnerships, non-profits and community organizations to offer faster, cheaper and more reliable service than ever before. But the biggest telecom and cable companies are fighting these alternatives every step of the way.
NEW REPORTS: Three newly released reports make a definitive case for municipal broadband and counter the telecom and cable companies misinformation campaigns.
Read the Reports.
Read a letter from the broad coalition supporting Community Internet.