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June 12, 2017 Tropical rainfall may increase more than previously thought as the climate warms. Credit: teresaaaa, CC BY-ND 2.0
A new study suggests that most global climate models may underestimate the amount of rain that will fall in Earth's tropical regions as our planet continues to warm. That's because these models underestimate decreases in high clouds over the tropics seen in recent NASA observations, according to research led by scientist Hui Su of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Wait a minute: how can fewer clouds lead to more rainfall? Globally, rainfall isn't related just to the clouds that are available to make rain but also to Earth's "energy budget"incoming energy from the sun compared to outgoing heat energy. High-altitude tropical clouds trap heat in the atmosphere. If there are fewer of these clouds in the future, the tropical atmosphere will cool. Judging from observed changes in clouds over recent decades, it appears that the atmosphere would create fewer high clouds in response to surface warming. It would also increase tropical rainfall, which would warm the air to balance the cooling from the high cloud shrinkage.
Rainfall warming the air also sounds counterintuitivepeople are used to rain cooling the air around them, not warming it. Several miles up in the atmosphere, however, a different process prevails. When water evaporates into water vapor here on Earth's surface and rises into the atmosphere, it carries with it the heat energy that made it evaporate. In the cold upper atmosphere, when the water vapor condenses into liquid droplets or ice particles, it releases its heat and warms the atmosphere.
The new study is published in the journal Nature Communications. It puts the decrease in high tropical cloud cover in context as one result of a planet-wide shift in large-scale air flows that is occurring as Earth's surface temperature warms. These large-scale flows are called the atmospheric general circulation, and they include a wide zone of rising air centered on the equator. Observations over the last 30 to 40 years have shown that this zone is narrowing as the climate warms, causing the decrease in high clouds.
Su and colleagues at JPL and four universities compared climate data from the past few decades with 23 climate model simulations of the same period. Climate modelers use retrospective simulations like these to check how well their numerical models are able to reproduce observations. For data, the team used observations of outgoing thermal radiation from NASA's spaceborne Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) and other satellite instruments, as well as ground-level observations.
Su's team found that most of the climate models underestimated the rate of increase in precipitation for each degree of surface warming that has occurred in recent decades. The models that came closest to matching observations of clouds in the present-day climate showed a greater precipitation increase for the future than the other models.
Su said that by tracing the underestimation problem back to the models' deficiencies in representing tropical high clouds and the atmospheric general circulation, "This study provides a pathway for improving predictions of future precipitation change."
Explore further: Thin tropical clouds cool the climate
More information: Hui Su et al. Tightening of tropical ascent and high clouds key to precipitation change in a warmer climate, Nature Communications (2017). DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15771
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Even before NASA landed humans on the Moon during the Apollo program, some of its engineers had already begun to consider what to do for an encore. Most agreed that the next logical step was to establish some sort of toehold in low Earth orbit, a kind of space station, in the early 1970s after the Moon landings.
Initially, Wernher von Braun and others at Marshall Space Flight Center pushed the concept of a "wet workshop."The plan, devised in 1966, called for launches of two Saturn IB rockets about one day apart. One would have crew, the other would not. Once in orbit, the astronauts would make the S-IVB upper stage of the first uncrewed rocket habitable by installing life-support equipment in the stage's hydrogen tank to create a working environment.
This concept became known as the "wet workshop," because the upper stage would launch full of hydrogen fuel, which would be expended to help the vehicle reach orbit. Eventually engineers at Johnson Space Center convinced NASA Headquarters that this would prove too challenging and came up with the concept of a "dry workshop," pre-modifying an S-IVB upper stage on the ground and then launching it without fuel. Eventually NASA flew three of these Skylab missions in 1973 and 1974.
Now, a group of three US companies is proposing to revive the "wet workshop" concept. As part of a NASA-led competition to develop a deep space habitat for NASA, Houston-basedNanoRacks is developing a plan to repurpose used second stages of rockets built by United Launch Alliance. Another firm,Space Systems Loral, will provide robotic outfitting capabilities. The group has just formally signed a contract with NASA to formally study the feasibility of the idea.
The founder of NanoRacks, Jeff Manber, provided more information about the partnership in a blog post on Monday morning. "This innovative approach offers a pathway that is more affordable and involves less risk than fabricating modules on the ground and subsequently launching them into orbit," he wrote.
Started as a company to expedite the delivery of scientific research onto the space station, NanoRacks has big dreams. It has evolved into a company that delivers more CubeSats into low Earth orbit than any other company, and it views the development of small, orbital space stations as the next step toward expanding business activity in outer space.
The company already has an agreement for a "handful" of spent Centaur upper stages, which burn liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen and fly on top of Atlas V rockets. Currently the stages are discarded after use. Over the coming months, with funding from NASA likely valued at around $10 million, NanoRacks and its partners will study how best to transform an upper stage into a habitable environment. It seems like a big, big challenge.
A few years ago the NASA engineer who managed the Apollo Applications Program from Johnson Space Center in the 1960s, Robert Thompson, told Ars that the wet workshop "was just about the dumbest idea I've ever heard. And I've heard a lot of dumb ideas." That is the kind of challenge now facing NanoRacks as itseeks to recycle upper stages. But the incredible payoff, essentially "free" space stations in orbit or deep space, seems worth grasping for.
Working in space hasn't gotten any easier, of course, in the last 50 years. But engineers today have some advantages their counterparts didn't when working on wet workshop designs 50 years ago. Perhaps most important, they have decades of experience with working on vehicles such as the International Space Station in orbit that have answered a lot of unknowns about the behavior of vehicles and materials in microgravity.
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A scientist from the Amrita University is designing a bullet-proof jacket for the Indian Army and paramilitary forces, using the ultramodern lightweight thermoplastic technology. Prof Shantanu Bhowmik is the head of Research and Projects at School of Engineering, and Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering at School of Engineering, Amrita University, in Tamil Nadus Coimbatore.
A spokesperson of the Amrita University told The Sunday Guardian that the prototype jacket would be ready in the next one year and would be a game-changer. He, however, refused to comment further about the technological part, as the matter is quite sensitive. Bhowmik could not be contacted as he is in Netherlands.
The official said that the jacket would be manufactured using indigenous technology, for which an empowered committee of the Ministry of Defence has given its go-ahead. It will be developed in collaboration with the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation), he said.
The official said that this is for the first time that Indian Army will have a jacket made indigenously. At present, India spends Rs 1.5 lakh on a single jacket, which is imported from the United States. The Indian version will cost Rs 50,000 per jacket, which means India will save Rs 20,000 crore every year. The scientist has dedicated his invention to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Bhowmik received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. A part of his PhD thesis was done at Technical University of Berlin, Germany. At present, he is also the Adjunct Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
Bhowmik has been honoured with a number of international research awards, including the Research Award of Swiss National Science Foundation of the Federal Government of Switzerland last year.
This programme provides outstanding academicians/researches visiting professorships in Swiss universities. He was also given the Marie Curie Research Award by the European Commission in 2014.
An outstanding scientist, Bhowmik has established the International Centre for Nano Technology and Applied Adhesion at Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim. His research articles have been cited by a number of companies including Lockheed Martin (US), Israel Aerospace Limited, Leoni Studer AG (Switzerland), Dutch Space (The Netherlands) and Ventracor Limited (Australia).
Bhowmik has published over 135 research articles in polymeric composite, nano composite adhesive bonding and surface engineering related to aviation, space and nuclear applications in international journals and international conferences; three book chapters; he has filed five patents and seven invention disclosures.
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HIVE comes at a time when the microsystems technology community is facing an array of long-anticipated obstacles to its relentless and storied decades-long march of progress.
For nearly seventy years, the United States has enjoyed the economic and security advantages that have come from national leadership in electronics innovation, said Bill Chappell, director of DARPA*s Microsystems Technology Office (MTO), which will lead the new effort. If we want to remain out front, we need to foment an electronics revolution that does not depend on traditional methods of achieving progress. Thats the point of this new initiative to embrace progress through circuit specialization and to wrangle the complexity of the next phase of advances, which will have broad implications on both commercial and national defense interests.
There always has been a finish line on the horizon. The saga of electronics miniaturisation that has yielded ever more computing power at ever-lower unit costsrepresented by the famed Moores Law (named after Intels co-founder Gordon Moore)has always been destined to encounter the limitations of both physics and economics. As this inflection point nears, continued progress in microelectronics will require a new phase of innovation to keep the modern miracle of electronics innovation moving forward.
DARPAs Microsystems Technology Office created the Hierarchical Identify Verify & Exploit (HIVE) program to develop new technologies to realize 1'000x performance-per-watt gains in the ability to handle graph analytics. Intels Data Center Group (DCG), Platform Engineering Group (PEG) and Intel Labs will work as one of the hardware architecture research performers for DARPA HIVE, with a joint research program between Intel and DARPA valued at more than USD 100 million during a 4-year effort.
By mid-2021, the goal of HIVE is to provide a 16-node demonstration platform showcasing 1,000x performance-per-watt improvement over todays best-in-class hardware and software for graph analytics workloads, said Dhiraj Mallick, vice president of the Data Center Group and general manager of the Innovation Pathfinding and Architecture Group at Intel. Intels interest and focus in the area may lead to earlier commercial products featuring components of this pathfinding technology much sooner. -----
Image Caption: The patchwork of microelectronic dies represents work performed by a multitude of university groups that participated in previous DARPA-industry-academe collaborations. DARPAs new electronics initiative is pushing for a new era of microsystem structures and capabilities. Click on the image for a high-resolution version.
* DARPA = Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced today the appointment of Kieran Murphy as president and CEO of GE Healthcare, effective immediately. Murphy is currently president and CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences. Murphy succeeds John Flannery who has been appointed CEO and chairman elect of GE.
Murphy, 54, was appointed CEO of GE Healthcare Life Sciences in September 2011. Since then, he has overseen significant revenue growth and geographic expansion of the molecular medicine business, which now accounts for more than $4 billion in annual sales with 11,000 employees in more than 100 countries. GE Healthcare Life Sciences provides a broad range of industry-leading technologies and services for drug discovery, pre-clinical and clinical development and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as molecular tools for diagnostics, therapy selection and treatment monitoring in patient care. The business is a leader in organic growth, margins and cash generation.
Immelt said: In his career at GE, Kieran has demonstrated the right combination of talent and drive to step into this key leadership role at the company. Having led the strategic combination of GEs Life Sciences and Medical Diagnostics units, Kieran is universally respected across GE and has distinguished himself as a strong customer advocate with great commercial instincts. Alongside the outstanding team at GE Healthcare, we anticipate that the business will experience continued global growth under Kierans leadership.
Kieran has proven to be a natural leader and has been instrumental in the tremendous growth weve seen across GE Healthcare Life Sciences, said Flannery. I am confident that under his leadership the GE Healthcare team will continue to innovate and execute, introducing new products and driving cost productivity.
GE Healthcare, a $20 billion business, is the worlds leading manufacturer of medical imaging devices; life sciences tools to enable the next generation of biotherapeutics; medical diagnostic agents that enable personalized medicine; and healthcare IT and software tools to digitize and industrialize the healthcare industry. Healthcare is a key GE business now and in the future.
Murphy joined GE Healthcare in 2008 from Whatman plc, a global supplier of filters and membranes for laboratory research, life sciences and medical diagnostic applications. He has over 20 years experience in the global life sciences and biotechnology industry, beginning his career with Janssen Pharmaceutical, a division of Johnson and Johnson, followed by leadership roles with Mallinckrodt, veterinary medicines provider Vericore, Novartis, Adprotech, ML Laboratories and Innovata plc. Having earned his bachelors degree in 1984 from University College, Dublin, he subsequently graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology with a masters degree in Marketing.
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The technology helping to save young lives by enabling quick testing of patient samples
Scientists are using new technology to enable efficient sample processing for white blood cell analysis. Image: Sebastian Kaulitzki 123RF.com
Kassa Beimnet, MLT, MSc, is a Senior GeneticsTechnologist in the Clinical Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory of the Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada.
Every day, clinicians at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada, rely on the molecular analysis of patient samples to diagnose and monitor childhood leukemia and other diseases. The efficiency of this step is important to ensure patients requiring treatment receive the appropriate therapy as soon as possible.
Scientists in the Clinical Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory of the Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine at SickKids analyze RNA and DNA from patient samples to identify genetic abnormalities that have implications on the clinical course of childhood leukemia. SelectScience spoke to Senior Genetics Technologist, Kassa Beimnet, to learn how the technology he uses is helping to streamline sample processing, to provide clinicians with these critical results, faster.
SS: Tell us a little about your role
KB: The primary focus of my lab is performing molecular tests in hematology-oncology. We test bone marrow aspirates, peripheral blood, body fluids and tissues to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood leukemias and other blood disorders.
SS: Can you describe an average day
KB: Every day we receive samples collected from our hospital clinics, as well external casesreferred to us from the greater Toronto area. We may receive between 50-100 samples in a day. Most of the tests are urgent, so we are on the go straight away. The clinicians depend on our tests and results to diagnose, treat and manage the patients promptly. In some cases, our results are critical for newly diagnosed patients who may need to be given chemotherapy straight away. We also perform monitoring and follow-up testing of patients samples to detect and assist in confirmations of remissions, or to confirm and monitor the extent of any relapses. These follow-up tests are useful to verify whether the patients have responded to therapy or not.
SS: How do you process patient samples?
KB: All our tests are DNA or RNA based. For every sample that we receive, we have to isolate and purify DNA or RNA, depending on the type of tests that need to be performed. Therefore, to preserve the integrity of the specimen, we have to centrifuge our blood and bone marrow aspirate samples right away and collect the buffy coat the white blood cell layer from which the DNA or RNA are extracted. We have several centrifuges that are constantly being used to spin the samples to collect the white blood cell layer. The DNA or RNA extraction process also involves multiple centrifugation of these samples.
SS: How does the technology you use help you process samples?
KB: At times, some of our tests are very urgent and we may need to centrifuge samples that may not necessarily be of precisely equal amount. We have both refrigerated and non-refrigerated models of the NuWind centrifuge and, so long as the sample volume is within a certain ballpark, we find them to be very stable. They rarely reject unbalanced samples, and for that reason there is no interruption to our workflow. Technical support from NuAire was spot on when we needed assistance, they were more than forthcoming to resolve our issues.
SS: What would your top tip be for other scientists working in a similar laboratory?
KB: We always say that its always advisable to work with fresh samples. At times, there may be situations where samples need to be processed in batches to help with workflow. I have noticed that by handling and processing fresh samples at the earliest convenience, despite obvious logistical issues, we can obtain RNA and DNA extracts of superior yield and purity, which is very important especially when dealing with precious small samples from pediatric patients.
SS: What do you like most about working for SickKids?
KB: You see the positive outcome and effectiveness of medical intervention right in front of your eyes. Theres nothing more gratifying than the realization that you have contributed to the treatment, management and, in some cases, cure of children facing these conditions.
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Where were you in 2007? Maybe you were rendered grief-stricken by the end of The OC. Maybe you lived in a velour tracksuit and Uggs, because Paris Hilton taught you. You may well have been skipping through the good primary school years. Or maybe, like a load of people (and me), you split your time between lying on the sofa at your mate's house, watching System of a Down videos and going on MySpace on your family's desktop, posting passive aggressive bulletins to get your crush's attention when signing out and back into MSN didn't work.
If your life revolved around the latter, you may have identified somewhat as "Emo <3". And though there are loads of cultural markers of "emo" as it a decade ago probably, your hobbies included taking photos of yourself where it looked like you were trying to get your mouth as far off the side of your face as possible it was really centred on music. Mainstream emo (as opposed to everything that came before it; your Embraces, your Jawbreakers, your American Footballs) is characterised now, in our collective cultural memory, by a few landmark albums. 2005 had Fall Out Boy's From Under the Cork Tree, while 2006 belonged to My Chemical Romance's Welcome to the Black Parade. And then, in 2007, came Riot! by Paramore.
From its scrawled cover art which could well have passed as a page of a high school art sketchbook, to the power chord-heavy breakdowns over which powerhouse frontwoman Hayley Williams wailed fatalistic lyrics, Riot! captured that mainstream emo zeitgeist perfectly. For many of us, listening to it now is like an exercise in going back in time it was so intrinsic to UK emo culture at the time that it's hard to separate the songs from the experiences you had to them (probably while wearing a studded belt). To celebrate Riot! turning ten, we asked some of our friends to tell us about their memories of the tracks on the record. There is nail polish, there are tears, there is rain and, of course, there is a lot of being underage and cheap cider-drunk in public parks. Thank you, Paramore.
Is there a more fire emoji album opener than this in the whole of emo? To this day, when it all kicks in I feel like I could mosh through a brick wall, and those fills throughout are air-drum gold. Even the title is perfect MSN screen name fodder a sort of deep, meaningful statement on emotions and, like, stuff, which in reality means sweet fuck-all. Glorious. TOM CONNICK
Remember when a Saturday afternoon used to involve little more than loitering outside a prominent high street shop, playing with your fringe and sneering at adults? That's the entirety of the "That What You Get" video. It's literally just a bunch of people stood around awkwardly for an entire day, poking their Nokias and sending 'XD' faces to each other, and yet I still want to be in their gang. TOM CONNICK
When I lived in halls (or what all of you outside the UK know as on-campus housing/where all your teen posters hopefully go to die), all the sad boy stoners boys had just discovered Jeff Buckley, despite him being dead a decade. There were so many "just listen to this bit" 4AM moments in hazy rooms I lost count. No, put that guitar down and just listen to Hayley Williams belt everything into how hard she's going to try to make her teen love last forever, go away. I still remain that this is the superior Hallelujah, FIGHT ME. KIRBY PARTINGTON
In 2007 I worked at the local ~alt club~. Fridays were both indie night and hell for all of us moshers who worked there. When this song blew up, it managed to penetrate even the indie nights and singing along to that iconic middle 8 was a welcome reprieve from The Pigeon Detectives or whatever crepey, dry-as-woodchips-in-your-mouth act was big, while pouring WKD into plastic cups. On reflection, wow, how gross is this song lyrically? In fairness though, 17-year-old Hayley's internalised misogny is on a level with 30-year-old Drake's now so I guess I'll allow her. KIRBY PARTINGTON
As a teen I had a propensity to take things fairly literally, and as a specifically emo-leaning teen I had a moral responsibility towards feeling #misunderstood. So of course I have a very distinct memory of walking around my local area, alone, in the rain, listening to "When It Rains," my dodgy side-fringe stuck to my face by the wet. I usually reserved Bright Eyes, the sad girl's premium choice, as my music for feeling sorry for myself when it was pissing it down, but this more downbeat Riot! cut also did the job nicely. I learned about being a drama queen early thank you Paramore. LAUREN O'NEILL
Some people would suggest that "Let the Flames Begin" is filler, coming as it does during Riot!'s admittedly slightly saggy middle. Thirteen-year-old me, however, would have had to respectfully and loudly disagree. "Let the Flames Begin" has some of the most emo lyrics on the whole of this gloriously extra record, and that's what real #heads care about. It begins, "What a shame we all became such fragile broken things / a memory remains, just a tiny spark," and I'm fairly sure I had a school exercise book with those very words scrawled across the front, bookended by '<3's. LAUREN O'NEILL
This, lads, is what you call a flawlessly constructed emo/pop punk crossover belter. It is having your heart broken in the middle of the summer, thrashing around with a hairbrush in your bedroom and then writing a really good poem about it with a pen and paper and then taking a picture of it next to some sentimental items and then uploading it to emopoetsociety.livejournal.com. It's exactly the sort of tune that would cause me to smash a half-full can on the floor and flip a table over before the vocals even kick in.
At the time, Paramore were usually compared to lighter mall punk bands like All Time Low, You Me At Six or, such was the state of rock criticism, Avril Lavigne, but when you break the arrangements down, Riot! and "Miracle" in particular belongs more toward the darker, fuller side of the spectrum alongside Taking Back Sunday's Where You Want To Be or Bayside circa Bayside. There. I said it. Fight me, purists. Tenuous connections aside though, the greatest thing about Paramore is the fact that they simply don't sound like anybody else (at least they didn't before they released an album that is extremely *listens to Carly Rae Jepsen's EMOTIONonce*). Have the emotions of longing, frustration, hope and determination ever culminated in a more satisfying song (that you can fully pit to) than "Miracle"? The answer is, passionately, no. EMMA GARLAND
"Crushcrushcrush" may be about the dark side to having a crush but emo lyrics are essentially formulated to be applicable to anything utterly miserable tbh. I remember the power in angrily singing the mantra crushcrushcrush; to destroy boys I fancied, parents who only had bile in their throats for each other, the sexual power I suddenly had over older men who I was both enamoured with and disgusted by, enemies real and imagined, my body running on next to no sustenance, and my mind, already regulated by antidepressants. Listening to that song, I could crush it all. Especially for someone who spent all their time alone as a teenager, the lines "we're all alone now, give me something to sing about" and "nothing compares to a quiet evening alone" soared. This was one last defiant monologue on the album, before the catharsis of admitting that we're all broken. "Crushcrushcrush" doesn't mean all that now but it's still the best Paramore to do pissed karaoke to. HANNAH EWENS
I was lost like, alone in a crowd, quirky-teen lost when I heard this. I was searching for myself. Or God? Either way it was clich. This song snagged on customary teen snark. Lyrics that usually rolled over me locked into me when it played. I cried when I first heard it, like I was in an angsty CW show. It's a hymn. It's praise, it's faith. It's anger and it's a reminder, comfort and catharsis. I wasn't alone, clearly. BOLU BABALOLA
This brings it all back tbh: flailing braids, remote as a mic, a mirror being a teen who didn't relate to what she was meant to. Essentially, a precocious art hoe. WIth my attitude flagrant, this song was assurance. I didn't need people to get me. I got me. You don't need to let them in if you don't want them in, or to be seen as someone you're not to fit in if you see yourself. Art hoe vindication. I was insufferable and empowered. BOLU BABALOLA
One of the best things about Paramore and this album both being so objectively great is that Hayley Williams is a woman. Emo as it existed back in 2007 was dominated by men, and as a young girl who loved it, it meant a lot to me to hear Hayley smashing seven shades of shit out of a song better than any guy I could (and can) think of. "Born For This" is an excellent example of how important she was, not least because even when I hear it now, I think the exact same thought as I did when I first got hold of it ten years ago. When the chorus hits, I have this fantasy where I am Hayley, on stage head-banging my orange hair, one foot on an amp, mic cord round my neck, singing to a crowd. On Riot!, which saw Paramore arguably at the height of their powers, Hayley made emo girls realise that they could be rock stars too that they could be "Born For This" too and that alone is an enviable legacy. LAUREN O'NEILL
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As a practitioner of Chinese Medicine both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine I am invested in herbal medicine and its use and application. As such, I am going to write a series of articles on the subject of herbal medicine, which is truly the oldest form of medicine on the planet.
Having good health and wellness practices in your life are so basic to living a vital life full of energy, zest, purpose and fulfillment.
And good health and wellness practices are basic to living a Low Density Lifestyle the better you feel, the more you feel less dense and in the flow.
And achieving good health and healthy living are not that complicated to do, although it seems to be something out of the reach of most people.
A whole foods-oriented diet, movement, attitude, stress management, energy practices such as acupuncture, reiki, yoga and tai chi and feeling a sense of fulfillment are key ingredients to healthy living and living a Low Density Lifestyle.
Yet when people dont feel well, what do they do? Instead of going to a holistic-oriented health provider, most people rely on drugs.
Drug therapy has only been around in recent times. On the contrary, Herbal Medicine, which is natures medicine cabinet, is the oldest form of medicine.
Many drugs are made from herbs. For instance, inulin comes from the roots of dahlias, quinine from the cinchona, morphine and codeine from the poppy, digoxin from the foxglove, and aspirin from meadowsweet (aspirin also owes a big thanks to willow bark, which contains salicin, which is converted in the body into salicylic acid).
The word aspirin comes from an abbreviation of meadowsweets Latin genus Spiraea, with an additional A at the beginning to acknowledge acetylation, and in was added at the end for easier pronunciation.
The word drug itself comes from the Dutch word druug (via the French word Drogue), which means dried plant.
The use of herbs as medicine has been around as long as humans have walked the earth, but for many people, they have lost track of their roots (no pun intended). Herbal Medicine has been used by most cultures in every continent on earth as part of their traditional healing practices.
From the Sumerians and Traditional Egyptian Medicine, to Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine, to the ancient Greeks and Romans, to Hippocrates and European Medicine, and to indigenous people all over the world, herbs have always been seen as an essential aid in helping a person heal.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80 percent of the worlds population presently uses herbal medicine for some aspect of primary health care.
A German apothecary with a medical herbalist
To this day, herbal remedies are very common in Europe. In Germany, herbal medications are dispensed by apothecaries. Prescription drugs are sold alongside essential oils, herbal extracts, or herbal teas.
In the United Kingdom, the training of medical herbalists is done by state funded Universities. For example, Bachelor of Science degrees in herbal medicine are offered at Universities such as University of East London, Middlesex University, University of Central Lancashire, University of Westminster, University of Lincoln and Napier University in Edinburgh.
So what has happened? Why are herbs the forgotten orphan of medicine and healing?
Because we have come to deify the modern medical approach of drugs and surgery for all health issues, whereas in actuality modern medicine is at its best in emergency situations thats when the use of a drug makes more sense than the use of an herb.
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But for chronic health problems, a different approach is needed. One that stresses natural remedies.
And when natural remedies are used, herbal medicine must always be part of the approach.
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When President Donald Trump urged the biopharmaceutical industry to reduce the price of new medicines and to increase its manufacturing in the United States, many took it as a threat.
We believe its a call to action. Americas ingenuity in biomedical research is unsurpassed. However, our country is losing out to other nations in the fastest growing biotechnology sector, called regenerative medicine: harnessing the capacity of our cells to repair and restore health and sustain well-being.
Second place is not an option. The regenerative medicine market is growing about 21 percent a year and is expected to be worth over $350 billion by 2050. Today, the U.S. regenerative medicine sector is generating $3.6 billion in revenues and has produced 14,000 jobs. By 2050, the industry could create nearly a million new jobs nationwide.
Regenerative medicine will also reduce the cost of disease. Such therapies will replace drugs, devices, and surgery, saving lives, increasing productivity, and reducing the cost of care. This transformation will add trillions in value to our economy.
Finally, regenerative medicine will also make America more secure. Our nation still lacks the ability to quickly and cheaply mass produce vaccines, antidotes, and cell therapies to counter pandemics and bioterrorism. Our fighting forces need reliable sources of these countermeasures and deserve immediate access to treatments that give them back their lives. We shouldnt outsource the safety and well-being of our nation and our Armed Forces to other countries.
To regain leadership in regenerative medicine, U.S. firms dont need government loans, tax credits or massive de-regulation. Instead, it needs the opportunity to invest in reducing the time and cost of manufacturing cellular therapies. To the extent that regenerative medicine is curative it must be made available at vaccine like prices. At present, only a handful of people can afford such treatments.
China and Japan are now in forefront of reducing the cost of producing stem cells, tissue, and other products with restorative biological properties. As a result, they are attracting more capital and forming more new companies than the U.S.
In 2014 Japan became the first country in the world to adopt an expedited approval system specifically for regenerative medical products and to allow outsourced cell culturing. Two products were approved under the new system within a year of its adoption.
By contrast, the Food and Drug Administration regulates any use of manufactured stem cells as equally risky without regard to prior use, health benefit, or therapeutic potential. Indeed, many of the most common stem cell therapies including bone marrow transplants and blood transfusions would require 10 years of FDA review if they were brought to market today.
The problem isnt over-regulation. Its outdated regulation. Safety checks and benchmarks for cell manufacturing should be based on real world evidence of past applications. Regulation should focus on the specific potential side effects for each specific potential use. In this regard, we agree with incoming FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who has noted, Expediting the development of these novel and transformative technologies like gene- and cell-based therapies doesnt necessarily mean lowering the standard for approval, as I believe other countries have done. But it does mean having a framework thats crafted to deal with the unique hypothetical risks that these products pose.
In fact, the United States has the best regenerative medicine manufacturing technology in the world. But it is literally sitting unused in warehouses.
For example, under the Accelerated Manufacture of Pharmaceuticals program, private companies partnered with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop mobile cell and tissue manufacturing plants that can be set up almost anywhere. The facilities can produce cells and tissues at a fraction of the current cost. These mobile factories make real-time production of vaccines and biologics for potential bioterrorist threats and pandemics possible. They are also low-cost, high-tech platforms for experimental evaluation of any type of regenerative medicine.
AMPs are operating in Indonesia, Singapore, China, and Japan where cell products including vaccines are being mass produced. Not a single AMP is being used in the United States because of outdated regulations.
To remove this regulatory obstacle, the Trump administration should establish a separate regenerative medicine pathway. This pathway, which could be developed by DARPA, FDA, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would develop regulatory standards for the safe manufacturing and testing of development of regenerative products to treat battlefield related traumas such as traumatic brain injury, life-threatening limb damage, and drug-resistant pathogens.
The focus on the conditions and circumstances unique to war or counter-terrorism is both appropriate and strategic. After World War II, Franklin Roosevelt directed that the scientific and entrepreneurial talents used to achieve ramp up war-time production of penicillin and blood plasma be used in the days of peace ahead for the improvement of the national health, the creation of new enterprises bringing new jobs, and the betterment of the national standard of living.
What was created exceeded that vision. The cooperative efforts to achieve mass production of penicillin and blood plasma inspired and supported the creation of industries that employ millions of people today.
Similarly,developing an affordable source of cell therapies to heal our fighting forces and protect the homeland will yield a wide array of affordable technologies and cures that will produce, in FDRs words, a fuller and more fruitful employment and a fuller and more fruitful life. Simply put, by making the manufacture of regenerative medicine affordable can help make America great.
Robert Hariri is CEO of Celularity. Robert Goldberg is vice president of Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.
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GREENBRIER WVU Medicines sports medicine physicians will provide specialized care at The Greenbriers professional athletic events and training camps under a partnership and clinical affiliation.
A doctor will be on-site during all athletic events, including The Greenbrier Classic and any training camps at The Greenbrier. According to a news release from the health system, WVU Medicine will be the official medical provider for professional sports events The Greenbrier continues to add. A Greenbrier spokesman did not answer messages inquiring if new sports or events are in the works.
Anyone requiring specialty care will be transported to WVU Medicines J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
We are excited to partner with WVU Medicine as The Greenbriers official sports medicine provider, said David Darden, administrator of the Greenbrier Clinic. Two great organizations are combining resources to ensure the professional athletes involved in sporting events at The Greenbrier have access to excellent medical services.
The 104-year-old luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs will host the eighth annual Greenbrier Classic golf tournament, a PGA Tour FedEx Cup Event, from July 3-9. Brenden Balcik, M.D., a WVU Medicine emergency medicine and sports medicine physician, will serve as medical director for the tournament, providing care to the golf pros, their families and their caddies.
The resorts Sports Performance Complex is home to the Houston Texans NFL football training camp and formerly hosted the New Orleans Saints.
WVU Medicine providers will handle needs that cant be served locally.
We certainly realize The Greenbrier is a world-class organization, said Darin Rogers, vice president and chief ambulatory operations officer at WVU Medicine. They provide very comprehensive care down there. At times, services are not available at The Greenbrier, and those patients have to go out.
He said the Greenbrier Clinic offers specialty and primary care, as well as an extensive Executive Health Program.
They dont have inpatient beds, but again, they have a nice variety of services, so for the needs they cant supply, we thought this would be great for those patients, Rogers said. We feel this is a great opportunity for two world-class organizations to work together and collaborate; were looking forward to developing and blossoming this relationship.
Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, a 122-bed teaching hospital in Ronceverte, also serves Greenbrier County, where the resort is located.
Greenbrier Valley Medical Center has provided and will continue to provide diagnostic testing and emergency services to The Greenbrier resort for its athletic events and training camps since their inception, reads a statement from GVMCs Director of Marketing Kim Estep. We are supportive of the resorts agreement with WVU Medicine to offer access to round-the-clock orthopedic and sports medicine services for the elite athletes who visit our region. We look forward to continuing to serve visitors and residents of the Greenbrier Valley and welcome WVU Medicine.
Albert Wright, president and CEO of the WVU Medicine-West Virginia University Health System, said it was fitting that two of West Virginias most recognized brands WVU Medicine and The Greenbrier would collaborate.
When people visit The Greenbrier, they expect the best, and the same is true of those who seek out WVU Medicine for their medical care.
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Abby Culver, 18, has been a student trainer for sports teams at Edmonds-Woodway High School. After being treated for a brain tumor, she decided to pursue an interest in sports medicine. She will begin classes at Washington State University in August.
Question: Whats your role with the sports teams?
Answer: Student trainer. Football for three years, basketball for the last two years.
I did boys soccer my sophomore and junior years. And I went to state with boys soccer last year and girls basketball last year. This year, I went to playoffs with boys basketball.
Q: What got you interested in sports training?
A: Sports medicine is something Ive done for the last three years. I loved the atmosphere of football games, knowing I can make a difference, seeing players who are injured, watching them rehabilitate, and seeing them able to play again and be successful.
Q: Was there some specific thing that drew you to sports training?
A: When I was a freshman in March of 2014 I found out I had a brain tumor the size of a golf ball or plum growing in my brain. That was pretty scary and random. I had a lot of headaches, small seizures and migraines closer to the diagnosis. I got a MRI and they told me to go to the emergency room immediately.
Q: Did you have to have an operation?
A: Yes. I had operation and they removed it. It hasnt come back. They said I was born with it and it grew really slowly for years and years. That experience made me a lot more interested in medicine. It gave me an appreciation for health care and health care professionals.
Q: Did that influence the classes you took?
A: The next year I took sports medicine. I wanted to be one of those people who helped people like my doctors and nurses helped me.
Q: Whats your GPA?
A: 3.99. Ive always really liked school and getting good grades and learning has been really important to me.
Q: What Running Start classes have you taken at Edmonds Community College?
A: English, psychology, medical terminology, art appreciation, personal finance, African-American History and Pacific Northwest History.
Q: Can you tell me about the award you recently won at the school districts Scholar-Athlete Banquet?
A: It was a $3,000 scholarship.
Q: How did you become interested in attending Washington State University?
A: Well its kind of a funny story. Im totally a planner. So two to three years ago, I started making lists of colleges. WSU was not on any of them. Then I actually started looking at the schools. Most didnt have the programs that I want. Im going to study kinesiology or sports science.
My mom finally convinced me to go visit WSU. I visited last April and really liked It. Its a beautiful campus. The sense of community there really drew me in and their athletic facilities for what I would be doing, sports medicine. They have great athletic training rooms.
Q: You said youre a planner. WSU starts in mid-August. Are you already packed?
A: No, but Ive got a list. Ive begun planning a little bit and making a list of things Ill need in my dorm.
Q: Will you need a masters degree to pursue your future job goals?
A: I know the field. Im not sure of the career. I want to do something in medicine, more specifically sports medicine. I dont have a specific job.
With kinesiology I can do a strength and conditioning minor to still work with athletes. I can keep my options open that way and explore some different interests I have in sports medicine.
I have four years to figure it out.
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When Dr. Agnes Gomes finished one of her first appointments as a pediatrician at the Grand Island Clinic, her patient looked up at his mother. Mom, he asked. When is the doctor going to get here?
Forty-one years of practice later and Gomes patients have flipped the stereotype. Now they ask about a doctors arrival when theyre treated by male pediatricians.
Weve come full circle, Gomes laughed.
For over 41 years Gomes has broken barriers and formed bonds at the Grand Island Clinic, but her full circle began thousands of miles away from Nebraska, when Gomes started medical school as a teenager in India.
Gomes father suffered a stroke from hypertension and her brother died when he was young. Gomes said she knew she wanted to be a part of preventing the illnesses that had impacted her family.
No family should ever have to lose a child, Gomes said.
So she began medical school as a 16-year-old, which Gomes said was unusual for a female in India.
My father was asked, Why are you wasting your time and money on a daughter? Gomes said. But my father had always told us that education was the most important thing. Nobody can take that away from you, he told us.
Gomes lessons emphasized treating patients regardless of who they were, or how much money they might have.
We learned we were doing a service to humanity, Gomes said. We were there because we wanted to help and to heal.
Gomes brought that mentality to the United States when she and her husband traveled to Connecticut for their residency trainings, and she brought it to Grand Island when they landed here in 1975.
Gomes and her husband didnt intend to stay in the United States permanently, but she said the country made it easy for them to do what they wanted to do.
In India you have to worry about patients paying upfront, and if they cant pay you cant treat them, Gomes said. In the United States, the hospital is just the place that takes care of you.
When the couple began to look around, a co-resident from Gomes program recommended Nebraska.
Where in the world is Nebraska? Gomes wondered.
But when she and her husband visited Grand Island, they were persuaded by its kind and welcoming people.
Over her years, every patient has been different and beautiful. Watching the children grow has been an honor that I have never taken lighten lightly, she said.
Like her father, Gomes values education. She encourages every patient to make the most of their education and talents, and she pushes every parent to give their children opportunities.
Every child has potential, Gomes said. And getting that potential out is up to the adults.
Seeing children reach their capabilities has been the reward of Gomes 52 years in medicine, and she said she hoped people would continue to see the value in a childs potential.
Sometimes people dont realize that children are the future of a nation, Gomes said. If we invest in children we will never go wrong.
The last month at the Grand Island Clinic before Gomes retirement was bittersweet.
You dont realize the impact you have on people, or the impact they have on you, she said.
Gomes said it would be hard to say goodbye to her patients, after years of trust and treatment.
And it will be hard for her patients to say goodbye to her, too. One little girl told Gomes her retirement was no problem; she could just come straight to Gomes house.
And I dont think she was joking, Dr. J.D. Law said. I feel like shes going to show up in Aggies garage.
Law is a pediatrician at the Grand Island Clinic and said Gomes passion was part of what persuaded him to become a pediatrician.
Law remembered Gomes staying hours after close with patients, approaching every child as if they were the days first patient and earning the nickname the baby whisperer for her ability to make every child comfortable.
Every kid is her grandchild, Law said. She shows that compassion every day, which was very inspiring to me and made me say, Yes, this is something I want to do for the rest of my life.
With Gomes entering retirement, Law said her colleagues joke that the clinic will have to hire three doctors to replace her.
So as three doctors do her work, Gomes will enjoy peace and quiet and time with her family, She wants to be involved with volunteering in the community but, Gomes said. It has to involve children.
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Charlie Sorce's insulation and coatings business has done $3 million of contracted work on the University at Buffalo's new medical school, doing insulation and fireproofing over the last two years.
But he says his company, Insulation Coatings & Consultants, still is owed nearly $1.06 million from the State University Construction Fund for additional work he says was completed more than a year ago.
"They owe me a lot of money, and it's hurting me terribly," said Sorce, noting that he has 40 unionized employees working for his Sherman-based company. "I'm robbing Peter to pay Paul constantly. It's out of my pocket. My line of credit is gone. This has ruined me."
The $375 million project to build a new medical school on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is overseen bythe State University Construction Fund. The money Sorce is seeking appears to be delayed as the state construction fund reviews changeorders on the construction project,which is being managed by general contractor LPCiminelli.
Sorce says he is not getting clear answers about the holdup but has been told the amount owed to him is among other change orders on the projectthat have been held up by state review.
A change order is work done or deleted outside the scopeof the original contract.
Neither representatives from the State University Construction Fund nor UB wouldanswer specific questions about the outstanding payments owed to Insulation Coatings & Consultants other than to acknowledge a review of the matter is ongoing.
"I understand you may have questions, but the review is not complete, and I will have no further comment until it is," said Holly Liapis, a spokeswoman for the State University of New York, wrote in response toquestions about the change orders. Liapis did notanswer a detailed list of follow-up questions.
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Sorce provided The Newswith a copy of anemail dated Feb. 22 in which a Construction Fund official acknowledged the delay.
"I came on last summer and am moving the issues as best we can. We have folks dedicated to this project alone and staff solely dedicated to reviewing and processing change orders," wrote Anne L. Garrity, regional director of design at the Construction Fund, in a Feb. 22 email that was copied to LPCiminelli Vice President William J. Mahoney. "The backlog, thanks to all involved in the process, has significantly reduced. We have changed some of our processes to enable field orders to move quicker. We will keep plugging away and ask for your continued patience."
The $375 million medical school, designed by architecture firm HOK, is slated to open later this year. The building will includestate-of-the-art research laboratories, classrooms and advanced simulation centers for patient care and surgical training.
Sorce has contacted LPCiminelli, the Construction Fund, the Empire State Development Corp. and state Sen. Catharine Young, R-Olean, who represents his district. His company has logged more than 6,000 emails on the entire project.
Young said the situation "gives the state a black eye."
"It is unfortunate when a subcontractor fails to get paid due to a dispute between the state and the main contractor," she said. "I am very concerned about Mr. Sorce's business and his employees, and we need a positive outcome."
Young on Wednesday said she had her staff reached out to the "proper entities" multiple times to rectify the matter. "We've just advocated that this guy needs to get paid. We don't want him to go out of business."
LPCiminelli and UB officials also declined to answer specific questionsabout delayed payments.
"As the State University Construction Fund continues its review, LPCiminelli has been working closely with state officials to ensure all appropriate documentation is in place and help move the project forward to completion," the company said in a prepared statement.
LPCiminelli has been at the center of controversy during the last year as three of its top executives resigned to fight charges in a federal corruptionprobe regarding its contract on an unrelated Buffalo Billion project to build the SolarCity plant in South Buffalo.
UB released a one-line prepared statement when contacted by The News. "We have contacted the State University Construction Fund about this issue and we understand that they are in the process of reviewing it," UB's statement said.
Sorce, whose firm did insulation and fireproofing work on the medical school construction site, said the lack of timely payment could cost him his 40-year-old business.
"I can't get supplies for other jobs because my line of credit is gone to buy supplies. That job ate it all up," Sorce said.
Sorce said a delay in starting construction on the medical school project drove up subcontractor costs, requiring some of the change orders.
Sorce has talked with Sam Hoyt, regional president of Empire State Development Corp., about the problem. "This is clearly a matter between the SUCF, the general contractor and the subcontractor. That said, when I heard from Mr. Sorce, I spoke with colleagues in Albany who immediately contacted the SUCF to encourage them to resolve this matter as soon as possible," Hoyt said.
The State University Construction Fund a public benefit corporation that addresses the construction and capital planning needs of the State University of New York and affiliated institutions is overseen by a three-person Board of Trustees, one selected by the SUNY Board of Trustees and the other two nominated by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate.
Sorce remains frustrated.
"I'm 66 years old and I don't need this," he said. "I wake at 2 a.m. because I cannot sleep. They wanted the job done quickly, and we worked long hours and overtime and did all this stuff for them to get the job done fast, so they can open the school on time. And now, they don't want to pay us quick."
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The School of Medicine and Health Sciences is getting $3.9 million this fiscal year to upgrade labs and classrooms in Ross Hall.
The medical school is getting $3.9 million in the coming fiscal year to step up its labs, classrooms and facilities.
The project will include upgrades to labs and classrooms in Ross Hall and the schools information technology infrastructure, Walter Harris, senior associate dean for administration and operations of the medical school, said. The renovations will allow the medical school to keep up with modern technology and stay competitive with other universities, faculty said.
The updates are standard and will simply enable work to continue and improve support for our faculty and students, Harris said in an email. These renovations enable our students, faculty and staff to continue the work they are doing in medical research and education.
Harris said the renovations and upgrades will be implemented throughout the coming fiscal year, which begins this summer. The renovation process will have minimal impacts on students and faculty, he said.
The renovations will be funded by the roughly $67 million capital budget, which the Board of Trustees approved last month.
Harris declined to say what the renovations will specifically entail and how classrooms and labs will be updated. Harris declined to provide a timeline of the renovations and how officials decided which improvements to make to the schools facilities.
In recent years, the medical school has sought funding to upgrade its facilities outside the capital budget, looking to collect $25 million for building renovations during the Universitys $1 billion capital fundraising campaign, which will officially end later this month.
Julia Cruz, a clinical instructor of medicine, said with the fast pace of technology in the medical field, frequent upgrades are necessary to prepare future doctors who will require high-grade equipment for their work.
I think even within a short period of time I think technology has changed so much, we do have to have those things to be able to share with students, Cruz said.
Cruz said that using the money to provide medical students with standardized patients, or actors who pretend to be patients with specified medical conditions, would be helpful for training students on how to conduct medical consultations.
I think that anytime that we can spend money using as close a model to a real patient as we can, and use the students to play the role that they are eventually going to play, that is money very well spent, Cruz said.
Daniel Ein, a clinical professor of medicine, said he has been lobbying to have an allergy fellowship funded for several years, which could allow for more specialized training for his students.
I would love to see a little tiny bit of that money go into helping us develop an allergy fellowship, he said. I think we provide a lot of value in terms of patient care.
He added that every other department in the medical school has this type of fellowship and that his department would benefit from such a program.
Patricia Berg, a professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine, said upgrading equipment in the medical school allows scientists and researchers to be competitive with their work. Advanced equipment will allow for innovative discoveries, she said.
If youre working on something and somebody else at another institution is working on the same question and they have modern equipment and you dont, you can forget it, Berg said. You wont get grants, you wont publish, you might as well just forget science so its crucial to keep up.
She added that putting money towards cores, or designated labs with common equipment to help with investigations, can make a university attractive to prospective scientists and researchers.
They do look to see what cores might be available if they were to come to that place, Berg said. This means they dont have to duplicate the equipment and pay for it and maintain it.
This article appeared in the June 12, 2017 issue of the Hatchet.
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The Storm stormed back against the Liberty on May 26 in Seattle, rallying from 10 points down late in the third quarter and scoring the final nine points in the fourth to rip the game away. The rematch came Sunday at the Garden, and this time the Liberty wouldnt let go.
Tied with 2 12 minutes left, it was anybodys game. Then the Liberty raised the heat on defense, forcing six turnovers. Sugar Rodgers made two steals and five free throws in the final 54.9 seconds.
Rodgers and Tina Charles contributed 21 points each, and the Liberty overcame productive games from Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart to win, 94-86.
We made all the right plays down the stretch defensive-wise, coach Bill Laimbeer said. It led to easy baskets on the offensive end. Were still a defensive team. But if we can consistently score, it makes us even more dangerous.
The Liberty (6-3) will play six of seven on the road after closing its five-game home stand with four straight victories, all after Epiphanny Prince and Kia Vaughn departed to prepare for the EuroBasket tournament.
Weve seen two different teams; Piph and Kia were on the team prior, Bird said before adding that when theyre gone, it kind of sets the table for other people to step up. Youve got to give the New York players credit.
The Storm (5-4) led 83-80 before Shavonte Zellous (16 points) hit the tying three-pointer. Bria Hartley made a steal and turned it into a go-ahead layup with 2:16 remaining. Kiah Stokes had a putback with 1:14 left to make it 87-84.
Rodgers stole a pass by Jewell Loyd (19 points) and fed Zellous for a layup. Rodgers stole the ball again on the next possession and made two free throws for a 91-84 advantage.
I was guarding one of the best guards in the league, Jewell Loyd, Sue Bird, whoever it is . . . just making sure they feel me when Im out there, Rodgers said.
She sank another free throw with 29.3 seconds left and hit two more at 15.9 to cap a game-closing 14-3 run. Sugar is just growing right before our eyes, just what she puts on herself to get stops, said Charles, who had 14 rebounds.
It sure didnt help Seattle when Stewart (23 points, 10 rebounds) fouled out with 4:27 remaining. It was so frustrating, she said.
Stewart and Bird (21 points, 10 assists) totaled three three-pointers to power a 13-4 burst that cut a 12-point deficit to 43-40 at the break. But the Liberty ended up making it a very happy homestand.
Its huge, Charles said. You dont want to play catch-up in this league.
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For three innings Thursday, Liberty's lineup battled Philadelphia Public League Independence Division MVP Nick Herrera.
When Herrera failed to throw strikes, as he did during Jared Burcin's first at-bat, the Hurricanes took pitches. When Herrera left a pitch where a player liked it, as he did during Jake Wagner's second-inning plate appearance, Liberty did enough damage to build a 2-0 lead.
Liberty's patience and plate discipline through the first three innings paid dividends in the fourth. The Hurricanes knocked Herrera out with a six-run, five-hit frame that propelled them to an 8-0 win over Frankford and their first PIAA baseball semifinal since 2002.
"When pitchers get tired, sometimes the ball goes up a little bit," Liberty coach Andy Pitsilos said. "They start missing their spots. That's why that six-run inning happened. We kind of worked him a little bit, and he had to come out.
"It's a testament to our kids and the discipline they show at the plate. And when it's over the plate, they rip."
The Hurricanes want to rip for two more games. They first need to win Monday when they face District 1 champion Pennsbury in a PIAA 6A semifinal (12 p.m., Bears Stadium in Boyertown).
The Falcons have excelled at holding teams in check this season. They have limited foes to 2.5 runs per game and surrendered just one run over 18 innings in two state tournament wins.
Pitsilos will make sure his players respect what Pennsbury has done to reach this point. He also knows he can count on his senior-filled lineup to execute Liberty's plan.
The Hurricanes head into the semifinals with a .445 team on-base percentage. Left fielder Ben Piripavel (.561), Burcin (.505), and leadoff hitter Kyle Hlavaty (.504) have spent all season troubling opposing pitchers with their on-base skills.
Liberty has walked more times (152) than it has struck out (139). The Hurricanes have also been plunked 28 times.
"It's just all we practice and having fun with it," Burcin said. "If it's not our pitch, don't swing at it."
Added Wagner: "We kind of just wait for our time to shine, and then we just capitalize on it."
Patience could be crucial against Pennsbury. Senior Billy Bethel is expected to start for the Falcons. He has a 1.31 ERA and hasn't allowed an earned run since April 24.
Bethel held Parkland to four hits and one unearned run while striking out six over six innings in Pennsbury's state opener. He also fired a three-hit shutout in a District 1 semifinal win over Neshaminy.
Liberty has faced and defeated quality pitching before. The Hurricanes love to bunt and run to pressure their foes.
Their approach won't change.
"If you get the ball in play, good things are going to happen," Pitsilos said. "We definitely want to walk more than we strike out. These kids have phenomenal numbers this year as far as that goes. They also have good hitting numbers.
"Then sometimes the running game leads to a little more fastballs, and then the hitting goes up. Let's just hope it can continue."
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PIAA BASEBALL SEMIFINALS
CLASS 6A
District 11 champion Liberty (25-3) vs. District 1 champion Pennsbury (20-6)
When/where: 12 p.m. Monday, Bears Stadium in Boyertown.
At stake: A berth in the PIAA 6A final against District 3 champion Dallastown or District 6 champion State College. The title game is schedule for 3:30 p.m. Friday at Penn State's Lubrano Park.
LIBERTY
Coach: Andy Pitsilos.
About the Hurricanes: Reached the semifinals with a 5-4 win over District 3 runner-up Governor Mifflin and an 8-0 victory against District 12 champion Frankford. Average 7.3 runs per game and allow 2.4. Won five straight games and 17 of their last 18 games. Their only loss during that stretch came to Parkland 6-3 in the EPC final. This is the first time they have made the state semifinals since 2002, when they reached the state final. Senior right-hander Alex Super will likely start. He is 5-0 with a 1.12 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 10 games (8 starts) covering 50 innings.
PENNSBURY
Coach: Joe Pesci.
About the Falcons: Advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1, 11-inning win over District 11 runner-up Parkland and a 3-0 win over District 1 No. 4 seed Perkiomen Valley. Average 4.7 runs per game and allow 2.5. Have won their last 11 games. Won the Suburban One League National Conference with a 10-2 league record. It was their second SOL National title in three years. Beat North Penn 5-3 in the District 1 6A final June 1. This is their second state tournament appearance in three years. They fell to North Penn in the state quarterfinals in 2015. Senior ace Billy Bethel (8-2, 1.31 ERA, 63.2 innings) will likely start. He hasn't allowed an earned run since April 24.
CLASS 5A
District 11 champion Whitehall (12-12) vs. District 2 champion Wallenpaupack (18-2)
When/where: 4 p.m. Monday, Marywood University in Scranton.
At stake: A spot in the PIAA 5A championship game against District 1 runner-up Springfield-Delco or District 7 champion Greater Latrobe. The title game is schedule for 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Penn State's Lubrano Park.
WHITEHALL
Coach: Shaun O'Boyle.
About the Zephyrs: Reached the semifinals with a 7-0 win over District 3 runner-up Daniel Boone in the first round and a 5-2 win over District 1 No. 3 seed Upper Moreland in the quarterfinals. Average 5.3 runs per game and allow 3.5. Have won five straight games to return to .500 after a 7-12 start to their season. Averaging 7.4 runs per game during their winning streak after averaging 4.7 runs over their first 19 games. Alex Bruneio (3-4, 1.92 ERA) will likely start. He has allowed 52 hits and struck out 75 over 54 2/3 innings. Zach Hamscher and Matt Dobeck have combined to steal 33 bases without getting caught.
WALLENPAUPACK
Coach: Todd Schmalzle.
About the Buckhorns: Reached the semifinals with a 3-1 win over District 1 No. 4 seed Upper Merion and a 2-0 win over District 1 champion Marple Newtown. Average 5.3 runs per game and allow 2.2 runs per game. Enter the state semifinals with a nine-game winning streak. Have allowed one or no runs seven times in their last eight games. Aaron Husson, a UMBC recruit, should start. He is 5-0 with a 2.27 ERA. He has allowed 36 hits, walked 15 and struck out 61 in 46 1/3 innings. ... Have four players with at least 15 hits: Derrick Vosburg (21), Tyler Kirsten (21), Morgan Theobald (17) and Max Alessi (15). They have just 13 extra-base hits as a team.
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Human liberty is a frightening concept to people who have only known bondage.
We read in the Holy Scripture that no sooner had the Israelites actually realized that their freedom from Egyptian slavery was at hand, but that they might have to fight to keep it, they began to clamor to return to their chains.
Then they said to Moses, Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness. Exodus 14:11-12 (NASB)
The majority of American people are no different from the Israelites of old. Most dont even realize it. Some sense that something is wrong but arent sure what it is. And there are those who see it for what it is and embrace it. They wont admit it, even to themselves, but they are slaves and are engaged in self-sacrifice to their detriment and the detriment of their children.
We have described government as an organism of power designed by the ruling elite which uses politics and political parties to confuse and disorient the public mind about human liberty. Politics is the system used as a subterfuge to cause people to imagine freedom and liberty even as they are enslaved.
Over time the system has evolved as a doctrine of life. It provides comfort and security for the group. Truth and inquiry beyond the system creates guilt, fear, hostility, and distrust. Society has parameters of thought that imprisons the population so that they respond only to suggestions of authority.
The essential thrust of psychological warfare is to build group consciousness that supports the system against individualism and creative survival.
Political power is built upon group consciousness, not individualism. Politicians appeal to the individual and human liberty, but their careers are built upon helping more and more power flow to the state.
When the American politicians talk about human liberty, they certainly are not talking about our or your personal and individual liberty. Human liberty is a code word for groupism (the crowd). Politicians and bureaucrats never remotely consider personal or individual liberty.
Government under any name or label is all about making and passing laws for the people. Where there are many laws, there is no individual freedom. Where there is no individual freedom, there is no freedom at all.
Politicians and bureaucrats have so skillfully imposed the word democracy that the crowd has total confusion of groupism and individual liberty. Democracy by all definitions is mob rule or groupism. It is anathema to individual liberty. Democracy does not equal human liberty. Democracy precisely means the manipulated mob. Mobs are never spontaneous.
Watch that word democracy. It is the charade for criminal politics. Its hard to believe how writers who pretend to oppose big government endear this most deceptive word. They are either a part of the system or victims of the systems brainwash. In any case, they are perpetuating the deception.
When you see or hear anyone use the word democracy implying human liberty, you should suspect treason whether the use is intentional or otherwise.
The word and modern usage of democracy is the focus of world propaganda. We absolutely must be alert to this or risk continued deception. It is all important to recognize code words and phrasesthat are used by bureaucrats and politicians to manipulate the public mind. I am speaking now to the American conservative. Todays conservative claims to believe in limited government, the Constitution and individual responsibility even individual liberty. In the abstract, any mention of rolling back government to its Constitutional parameters is greeted by conservatives with great enthusiasm. But when the rubber meets the road the hedging and waffling starts.
One of the great myths of our time is that the U.S. is a free market capitalist system. In reality, there is no free market in America and has not been for more than 150 years. A market with regulations and licensing and taxation and incentives and cronyism and restrictions on whom a business may or may not serve is in no way a free market.
Most of todays conservatives would agree that the market is overregulated. But they are few and far between who would agree that all federal regulations should be removed and Americas system should be laissez-faire.
Or try to get the conservative to agree to end Social Security, all gun laws, the Federal Reserve, all welfare programs, the income tax, the FDA, farm subsidies, regulations on the auto industry, antitrust laws, the FCC, the EPA and energy regulations. You cant take away all regulations, the conservative will say. Some of them are necessary. We dont want the seniors to be broke, kids to go hungry, to have the wild west or unregulated banks, etc., etc., and government and only government must prevent that.
This is nothing less than socialism and corporatism, or a watered-down version of the national socialism of Nazi Germany. Oh, the jackboots are not present, but midnight knocks on the door may be if you deign to bring an unapproved plant or seed into your home.
Thanks to years of propaganda that begins with the mass media assault on young minds (childrens programming) and extends throughout the public (non)education system and higher education system, people assume without inquiry their relationship to government. They are programmed to believe the government is a benevolent agent for mass good and it establishes public policy in order to provide for the public welfare and freedom.
Because the true nature of government is concealed beneath an aura of benevolency and imagined political freedom does not change reality, it changes only our perception of reality.
It is in the supreme interest of government that the people be systematically and gradually dumbed down. People who still have the mental capacity to question public policy do not think in the public interest. Public policy and the public interest are establishment concepts of conformity. Public policy and the public interest refers to the interest of the state, not the interest of the people.
The suppression of human liberty is always created upon or out of distorted reality. Any political system built upon self-sacrifice (and all are) is an illusion and can only maintain authority at your expense. Distorted reality is any ploy that seeks to persuade you to share what you have with nonproducers or to seek guidance from external authority. Politics is such an ingrained system that few realize that politics is a system of reliance on external authority which perpetuates itself on illusions and distortions.
There are only two influences or authorities in our lives. One is external authority and the other is internal authority or personal guidance from our own brain. It is our reliance upon external authority that has led us into socialism and turned the American dream into the American nightmare. Our dependence on the external authority of government and the politicians is a program for ruin. Look at us!
Relying on the external authority feels safe because it is the status quo. It feels like freedom because we have endured mass brainwash telling us our slavery is freedom and democracy.
But freedom and happiness is only restored through self-reliance and acting on our own judgment. Self-sufficiency and self-worth produces ultimate happiness and human liberty.
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