Sunday, September 30, 2012

Syrian fighting torches historic medieval market

In this image taken from video obtained from Shaam News Network (SNN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a fire rages at a medieval souk in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian rebels and residents of Aleppo struggled Saturday to contain a huge fire that destroyed parts of the city's medieval souks, or markets, following raging battles between government troops and opposition fighters there, activists said. Some described the overnight blaze as the worst blow yet to a historic district that helped make the heart of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial hub, a UNESCO world heritage site. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network SNN via AP video)

In this image taken from video obtained from Shaam News Network (SNN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a fire rages at a medieval souk in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian rebels and residents of Aleppo struggled Saturday to contain a huge fire that destroyed parts of the city's medieval souks, or markets, following raging battles between government troops and opposition fighters there, activists said. Some described the overnight blaze as the worst blow yet to a historic district that helped make the heart of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial hub, a UNESCO world heritage site. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network SNN via AP video)

In this image taken from video obtained from Ugarit news, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian rebels prepare to throw hand grenades at government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Sept. 28,2012. Syrian rebels and residents of Aleppo struggled Saturday to contain a huge fire that destroyed parts of the city's medieval souks, or markets, following raging battles between government troops and opposition fighters there, activists said. Some described the overnight blaze as the worst blow yet to a historic district that helped make the heart of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial hub, a UNESCO world heritage site. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

In this image taken from video obtained from Ugarit news, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian rebels gather as they engage government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Sept. 28,2012. Syrian rebels and residents of Aleppo struggled Saturday to contain a huge fire that destroyed parts of the city's medieval souks, or markets, following raging battles between government troops and opposition fighters there, activists said. Some described the overnight blaze as the worst blow yet to a historic district that helped make the heart of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial hub, a UNESCO world heritage site. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

In this image taken from video obtained from Shaam News Network (SNN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a fire rages at a medieval souk in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian rebels and residents of Aleppo struggled Saturday to contain a huge fire that destroyed parts of the city's medieval souks, or markets, following raging battles between government troops and opposition fighters there, activists said. Some described the overnight blaze as the worst blow yet to a historic district that helped make the heart of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial hub, a UNESCO world heritage site. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network SNN via AP video)

In this image taken from video obtained from Shaam News Network (SNN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a fire rages at a medieval souk in Aleppo, Syria. Syrian rebels and residents of Aleppo struggled Saturday to contain a huge fire that destroyed parts of the city's medieval souks, or markets, following raging battles between government troops and opposition fighters there, activists said. Some described the overnight blaze as the worst blow yet to a historic district that helped make the heart of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial hub, a UNESCO world heritage site. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network SNN via AP video)

BEIRUT (AP) ? A fire sparked by battles between Syrian President Bashar Assad's troops and rebel fighters tore through Aleppo's centuries-old covered market Saturday, burning wooden doors and scorching stone stalls and vaulted passageways. The souk is one of a half-dozen renowned cultural sites in the country that have become collateral damage in the civil war.

The damage to one of the best-preserved old souks in the Middle East was the worst yet to a UNESCO World Heritage site in Syria. Across the country, looters have broken into a historic castle, stolen artifacts from museums and damaged ruins in the ancient city of Palmyra, antiquities officials and Syrian experts say.

The Aleppo market, a major tourist attraction with its narrow stone alleys and stores selling perfume, fabrics and spices, had been the site of occasional gun battles and shelling for weeks. But amateur video posted Saturday showed wall-to-wall flames engulfing wooden doors as burning debris fell away from the storefronts. Activists said hundreds of shops were affected.

"It's a big loss and a tragedy that the old city has now been affected," Kishore Rao, director of UNESCO's World Heritage Center, told The Associated Press by telephone from Paris.

Most of the other sites recognized as heritage sites by UNESCO, the global cultural agency, are also believed to have suffered damage during the 18-month battle to oust Assad, Rao said. The ancient center of Aleppo ? Syria's largest city ? has been hit the hardest, he said.

"It is a very difficult and tragic situation there," said Ahmad al-Halabi, a local activist speaking by phone from the area. He said rebels and civilians were trying to control the blaze, but only had a few fire extinguishers.

The fire in the souk erupted late Friday and was still burning Saturday, following fierce fighting between regime troops and rebels trying to drive pro-Assad fighters out of the city of 3 million.

On Thursday, rebels launched what they said would be a "decisive battle" for the city, followed by days of heavy fighting, including shelling and street combat. Amateur video has shown rebels taking cover behind walls and makeshift barriers, attacking regime forces with grenades and assault rifles. Activists reported heavy shelling by pro-Assad troops.

Once considered a bastion of support for Assad, Aleppo has become the focus of the insurgency for the last two months, with rebels taking about half the city. Aleppo would be a major strategic prize: A rebel victory would give Syria's opposition a major stronghold near the Turrkish border, while a regime victory would give Assad some breathing space.

It's not clear what set off the fire in the old market, made of hundreds of stone stalls that line covered alleys with vaulted ceilings. Amateur footage posted online by activists showed flames engulfing the shops and rebels aiming a water hose at the fire. The shops' wooden doors, along with the clothes, fabrics and inside some of the businesses, helped fuel the blaze, activists said.

The market stalls lie beneath the city's towering 13th century citadel, where activists say regime troops and snipers have taken up positions.

The Syrian conflict has killed more than 30,000 people, according to activists. It has also wreaked widespread destruction, particularly in recent weeks as regime forces stepped up air strikes and shelling attacks, and rebels fired mortar shells and rocket-propelled grenades. Entire neighborhoods in Syria's three largest cities ? Aleppo, the capital Damascus and Homs ? have been devastated.

A majority of Syria's 23 million people live in a thin western sliver of the country; in this territory, rebels have established positions in rural areas, while Assad's forces are trying to hold on to the cities.

Aleppo's old center was added in 1986 to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites. Of the medieval souks in the Middle East, Aleppo's was among the best-preserved, offering visitors a range of architectural styles covering hundreds of years, said Rodrigo Martin, a Brussels expert on Syrian historical sites.

"It was a unique example of medieval commercial architecture," said Martin, a spokesman for a group of experts who monitor damage to Syrian historical sites and cooperate with the U.N. cultural agency.

Some of the other prized cultural attractions have also suffered damage.

Earlier this year, looters broke into Crac des Chevaliers, one of the world's best-preserved Crusader castles, a Syrian antiquities official said at the time. Shelling also damaged the site, said Martin, citing amateur video.

The ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra were damaged by fighting, Martin said, according to reports he received from Syria. He said he had seen video that showed sculptures being taken away from Palmyra in a small truck.

The other World Heritage sites on UNESCO's list are the old center of Damascus, one of the most ancient cities in the Middle East; the ancient city of Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia; and a group of some 40 villages of north-western Syria that date from the first to seventh centuries.

Rao, the World Heritage chief, said the U.N. agency has asked Syria's neighbors to be on the alert for attempts to smuggle looted objects out of the country. No incidents had been reported so far.

Lesser sites have also been affected in Syria. Regime shelling of neighborhoods where the opposition is holed up has smashed historic mosques, churches and souks in the central Homs province and elsewhere in the country. Looters have stolen artifacts from museums.

Martin said the Syrian regime bears the bulk of the responsibility for the destruction because it signed international agreements to protect cultural sites.

For at least two millennia, cultural sites have been threatened or destroyed by wars throughout the Mideast, Martin said.

"History continues, whatever we do," Martin said. "Mankind can just be really destructive."

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Associated Press writers Zeina Karam in Beirut and Lori Hinnant in Paris contributed to this report.

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

China takes islands dispute with Japan to pages of U.S. newspapers

(Reuters) - With world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, China has taken its dispute with Japan over the ownership of a chain of islands to the ad pages of major American newspapers.

China Daily, an organ of the Communist Party and the country's official English-language daily newspaper, took out full-page-spread advertisements on Friday in the New York Times and the Washington Post.

The ad's headline asserts "Diaoyu Islands Belong to China" over a color picture of the string of islands in the East China Sea. It says the islands "have been an inherent territory of China since ancient times."

Ownership of the islands has become a major flashpoint in deteriorating Sino-Japanese relations. The potentially gas-rich uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, have been claimed by China and Taiwan, where they are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

The festering dispute figured prominently at the General Assembly this week as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China and Japan on Thursday to let "cooler heads" prevail.

In September, Japan brought the chain - known to the Japanese as the Senkaku Islands - under state control through a "purchase" from a private owner.

A spokesperson for the Japanese consulate in New York defended Japan's ownership of the islands but would not comment on the Chinese ads.

(Editing by Mary Milliken and Ciro Scotti)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/china-takes-islands-dispute-japan-pages-u-newspapers-004558088.html

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Get Rid of Passion Project Guilt by Recording and Sharing Your AccomplishmentsIt's easy to lose track of your passion projects, and start feeling guilty because you're not working on them enough. However, as creativity site 99u points out, sometimes a project can take a long time to finish when it's not a top priority, and that's not a bad thing.

When you start focusing on a new project?whether it's writing a book, building a table, or anything else?it's not uncommon to find you've underestimated the amount of time required. In turn you progress through it slowly because you don't have a lot of time to dedicate to it. Then, after a couple months, you start feeling guilty about the whole thing because of your diminishing returns. To fix this this guilt, start logging your work more closely, and showing it off in small chunks. 99u explains:

Instead of getting discouraged, record what actions you do on a daily and weekly basis and celebrate what you did accomplish. Also, try to find ways to get a sense of completion faster, such as publishing an excerpt of your book as an article, exhibiting the first painting in something that will become a series, or giving a presentation on your findings so far.

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Learning to live on Mars: Fatigue management program for controlling space-age jetlag

ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2012) ? Since the beginning of August, NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, has been roaming all over the distant planet learning as much as it can about the Martian terrain. The mission control team back on Earth has also learned what it may be like on Mars by trying to live and work on a Martian day, which is about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day. This 'day' length causes havoc with the internal 24-hour body clock but researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have developed and tested a fatigue management program which is successful at controlling this space-age jetlag.

The results of the study will be published electronically on September 28, 2012 and will be published in the October print issue of SLEEP.

Mission controllers investigating the Martian landscape are required to communicate with the rover on Martian time. This unusual schedule poses a great challenge as our internal body clock has evolved to expect a 24-hour light-dark, not a 24.65 h 'day', making it difficult to sleep, wake and work. "Our study, which was conducted during the Phoenix Mars Lander mission, investigated the effectiveness of a pilot program to educate the mission personnel on how to reset their body clocks more quickly and how to improve their sleep, alertness and performance," explained Steven W. Lockley, PhD, neuroscientist at BWH, and senior investigator on this study.

The research team studied 19 scientific and technical personnel supporting the Phoenix Lander mission for more than 11 weeks. The participants were assessed using a sleep/work diary, continuous wrist actigraphy, and regular performance tests. A subset of the study participants were also given portable blue-light light boxes to place at their workstations to help reset their internal body clocks and improve their performance. The researchers found that most of the participants were able to synchronize to a Martian day schedule.

"While adapting the human sleep-wake and performance cycle to a 24.65 hour day is a substantial challenge, our study has provided the foundation to develop comprehensive fatigue management programs for future missions, which may eventually include manned missions to Mars," explained Laura Barger, PhD, an associate physiologist at BWH and principal investigator of the study. "Such a program could decrease the risk of fatigue-related mistakes during these high profile and expensive missions."

Researchers suggest that these findings may also prove helpful to other groups that work on unusual 'day-lengths' such as submariners who have traditionally lived on an 18-hour day.

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Health care reform ? what do physicians think? ? Health ? Bangor ...

Physicians agree on ? maybe ? two things. First, they agree they don?t agree on anything. Actually, some probably disagree about that. Second, they usually agree that everyone who disagrees with them is wrong. It should therefore come as no surprise that physician opinions about health care reform cover more territory than a bad rash.

That is reflected in physician opinions about President Obama?s Affordable Care Act, or ACA, in particular. Talk to five physicians and you get five opinions that sometimes overlap, sometimes don?t, and are almost always strongly held. And as we know, opinions are like bacteria ? everyone has them and some of them are nasty. That?s why a Florida urologist who probably had a big prostate clouding his thinking put a sign on his office door telling Obama supporters to seek care elsewhere.

The difficulty understanding what physicians think about all of this is compounded by the fact there are few really good surveys of them on these issues, and results of them seem contradictory. One of those ? a survey of 2,694 physicians commissioned by the Jackson Healthcare System ? found 55 percent felt the ACA should be scrapped, but one-third of respondents felt the act did not go far enough and a single-payer health system was needed. That means some of those who felt the law should be scrapped did so because they thought it went too far, and others thought so because it did not go far enough.

On the other hand, a 2009 survey of 2,130 physicians found 62.9 percent supported universal insurance through public (government-sponsored) and commercial options. They differed on how to achieve that universal insurance, with 25 percent supporting commercial insurance as the only option, and less than 20 percent supported government-sponsored insurance as the only option.

Despite this diversity of opinion, general patterns of physician perspective have emerged. Perhaps two-thirds support some kind of insurance for all Americans, because most recognize that lack of insurance puts their patients in jeopardy. Just as there seems to be an emerging consensus among physicians, there is also one among their professional associations (such as the American Medical Association and the American Osteopathic Association) that all Americans need access to comprehensive, affordable health care, and that some kind of insurance is required to ensure that access. That evolution is part of what brought the AMA from its position in the 1960s opposing the formation of Medicare to its position in 2011 in support of the ACA.

In fact, the AMA?s website suggests continued advocacy on the issue; it has a banner running across its website policy page detailing some of the impact of the ACA since its implementation: 3.1 million Americans under age 26 insured under their parents? insurance plans, 54 million Americans who have had expanded coverage of preventive health care, 5.1 million Americans on Medicare who have paid less for prescriptions, etc.

This growing consensus among physicians that all Americans must have access to ongoing, affordable health care has probably been driven, I believe, by the tremendous suffering that lack of insurance causes our patients. We cannot escape seeing it every day. Our experience is reflected in a painful avalanche of studies that has now proved beyond a doubt that lack of insurance kills thousands of Americans each year ? friends, colleagues, family members, and other fellow Americans. You cannot watch this parade of preventable misery walk through your ER or office each day and not be moved to conclude that something must be done.

Despite the range of opinions among physicians, here?s my prediction: If most Americans are not insured in another five years, a large majority of physicians will support any means necessary to make that happen, even a single government insurance plan such as Medicare for all. We don?t agree on much, but most of us agree we cannot sit by and watch millions of our patients suffer, and thousands of them die each year, for lack of comprehensive, affordable care.

Erik Steele, a physician in Bangor, is chief medical officer of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems.

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China hits back at Japan PM's statement on islands

BEIJING (AP) ? China on Thursday attacked Japan's prime minister as obstinate and wrong for saying his nation won't compromise in their dispute over who owns tiny islands in the East China Sea.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said in New York a day earlier that the islands are clearly an "inherent part of our territory, in light of history and international law." He said that issues over the islands should be resolved peacefully and by the rule of law.

"China is strongly disappointed and sternly opposes the Japanese leader's obstinacy regarding his wrong position" on the matter, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement that repeated China's stance that Japan was ignoring historical facts and international laws.

"The country seriously challenges the post-war international order, but tries to take the rules of international law as a cover. This is self-deceiving," Qin said in a separate statement.

Senior diplomats from both countries have met this week in New York and Beijing in an attempt to mend ties frayed by the spat over the island group in the East China Sea known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.

The islands, held by Japan, are uninhabited but sit astride rich fishing waters and potentially large reserves of natural gas. They are also claimed by Taiwan.

Japan's purchase of some of the islands from their private Japanese owners two weeks ago sparked sometimes violent protests in China that targeted Japanese-owned stores and factories.

Noda defended the purchase as an attempt to ensure their "stable management," but conceded "it seems that China has yet to understand that."

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Florida State Thespians provides competitions and training for students interested in performance and debate.

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Bayshore Thespian Troupe 0846, a new honors society and competitive Theatrical Arts troupe, has?arrived to claim its spot among the many extracurricular activities offered at Academy.

Bayshore Thespians will meet during Blue Club set on Wednesdays to rehearse their I.E.?s, or Individual Events. The?I.E.?s include Monologue and Duet Acting, Solo and Duet Musical Theatre, Small and Large Group Musicals, ?nearly every performance opportunity imaginable, which thespians can perform at Districts.

Additionally, those thespians who are not fawning over the idea of performing in front of crowds can participate ?in behind-the-scenes jobs, such as set design, costume design and construction, playwriting, and student directing. All events mentioned are available to every member of the Thespian Troupe.

Blue Club?and out-of school rehearsals?will lead to the Districts competition,which will be held at Wharton High School this year. Districts begins the season of Thespian competition, while States finishes it. The last main competition at States is??show time,? in which?all other high school troupes come perform, compete, and take workshops. The?long rehearsals and extra hours staying up to practice and perfecting their performance pays off here at States. That is, if they pass districts competition with an ?Excellent? or ?Superior? rating.

Both competitions have the same grading scales for performing acts and technical events.? The highest I.E. ratings a Thespian can receive are ?Superior,? the highest possible rating, and ?Excellent,? the second highest rating. ?Superior? and ?Excellent? ratings allow the competitors to proceed directly to the States Competition.

In contrast, the other ratings ? ?Good?, ?Fair?, and ?Poor? ? do not allow the competitors to compete for their troupe at States. Besides the ratings, there is also Critics? choice, which allows the judges to pick one piece from each group of performers or technical competitors?that they thought reigned supreme over all the rest.

After a successful first meeting, members are looking forward to this upcoming year. Hilda Delgado, a junior member of Thespians, said ?I think Thespians is going very well so far! It seems like a lot of fun and we seem to be right on task practicing for Districts and learning about all there is to know about theatre.?

Sophomore member Jacqueline Do added, ?I think Thespians is going to be great this year. I?m so excited! The people in the group are great as well. Everyone can just relax and be themselves and do what they love to do. That?s my favorite part about this club.?

Academy is sure to step up to the challenge of this season considering the talent of the Thespians and guidance from the enthusiastic moderator, Ms. Cox. Members?can now take part in this experience as a step to becoming a professional performer or part of the technical crew.?

Districts, watch out for this troupe, they will be fierce as JAGUARS!

To learn more about Thespians, lead your iPad?to this link http://www.flthespian.com/index.html?and immerse yourself in Florida theatre.

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After some of the most-visited Canadian Web sites gave away our personal information without asking us, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is choosing to help keep the offending firms? secret.

Apparently the privacy of a group of corporations ? potentially in violation of Canada?s privacy laws ? is more important than the public citizens they cater too, and the Privacy Commissioner?s office has a duty to protect. The revelation that data is being leaked to advertisers like water held in a strainer came after a summer study looking at 25 Web sites ? 11 of them had privacy problems.

Specifically what is happening is that popular Web sites that ask Canadians for information in order to create accounts or remember user preferences are taking that information and sharing it with advertisers and marketers. The businesses doing this didn?t ask for your permission to share this information and you certainly don?t know who these advertisers are. It?s a serious offence ? imagine how you?d feel if Elections Canada took the information you gave them so you could vote, but then shared it with political parties so they could send you fundraising requests.

At a time when many businesses are trying to build customer confidence in e-commerce among consumers, this sort of news is exactly what feeds into a general distrust of doing things on the Internet. It?s the reason that online banking was so slowly adopted (though now widely used) in Canada and the reason that many still won?t enter a credit card number into an online form. By not naming the Web sites that are violating Canadian?s privacy, the commissioner is feeding a general distrust of all Web sites on the Internet despite their efforts to protect personal information.

Jennifer Stoddart?s office that has in the past argued ? and rightfully so ? that it doesn?t have sharp enough teeth when it comes to punishing privacy violators. Yet it is refusing to use one of the rights it does have in this case, which is to publicly shame offenders by naming them. It should.

Naming the companies would bring light to the situation. Canadians would be better informed of whether they were likely victims of the data leaks. Also, online consumers could opt to not use ? or at least not provide information to ? the offending Web sites until they see that reparations have been made. It?s actually possible that these privacy leaks are continuing to happen despite the commissioner?s intervention.

Most importantly, online businesses need to be sent a message that user privacy is important. It?s not OK to leak data to advertisers and profit from doing so, then patch up those leaks when someone complains. Because it can be so easily violated, privacy has to be at the forefront of online consumer interactions ? built in from the ground up instead of repaired later as an afterthought.

It?s just about respect for consumers, for Canadians.

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Hundreds of thousands of active oil and gas wells go without government inspection in any given year, and fines for regulatory violations are too small to change drilling company behavior, according to an energy watchdog group's review of regulation and enforcement activities in six states.

The 124-page report, released Tuesday by the Oil & Gas Accountability Project at Earthworks, an environmental and public health advocacy group based in Washington, examined well inspection data, violations, enforcement actions and penalties in Colorado, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

The analysis suggested that state regulators are often understaffed, underfunded, or otherwise unable to keep pace with rapidly expanding oil and gas exploration and the attending risk of spills, leaks, contamination and accidents that might arise through negligence or deliberate shortcutting. The review lands amid a contentious presidential election that has been animated in part by starkly different views on energy development and the appropriate role of the federal government in ensuring that public health and the environment are protected from industrial activity.

"I was surprised at how uniformly inadequate things were," said Bruce Baizel, a staff attorney with Earthworks. "If you compare this to building a house -- you have to have multiple inspections during the home-building process. Why is that not the case here, with oil and gas drilling? It should be. But you can get a permit to drill a well and never see a single inspection. The regulators don't like for that to happen, but it does happen."

Oil and gas industry representatives, as well as state regulators, quickly dismissed the report as both flawed and biased.

"As could be expected from Earthworks, this is not a scientific study or even a sincere attempt to fix any supposed problems with state regulation," said Lee Fuller, vice president of government relations for the Independent Petroleum Association of America, an industry lobby group. "Its key recommendation is to shift the burden of proof away from those making accusations about impacts and onto the industry, which naturally would give Earthworks more power to shut down oil and gas development with even less evidence."

Among other things, the new analysis, which took two years to complete and was partially funded with a grant from the Heinz Endowments, a philanthropy based in southwestern Pennsylvania, found that only a fraction of active wells in any of the six states examined are actually inspected by state regulators to ensure that they comply with state rules and regulations.

Texas had the best record on that front, with 47 percent of active wells receiving some inspection in 2010. In Pennsylvania, which has seen an unprecedented boom in natural gas drilling over the last decade, only 9 percent of active wells -- or only about 8,000 of the state's roughly 90,000 active wells -- were inspected.

In some states, requirements for frequency of inspection are non-existent, the analysis showed. In others, recommended guidelines have been developed, but often go unmet. Pennsylvania's guidelines, for example, call for at least five inspections of each well during the drilling and preparation stages -- the period when most problems typically occur -- and at least one inspection per year after completed wells begin producing, according to the Earthworks analysis.

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In an email message, Katherine Gresh, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, argued that the Earthworks report created a skewed picture by conflating data on tens of thousands of older and safely operating conventional wells, and newer sites that are plumbed using horizontal, hydraulic fracturing.

"DEP focuses its inspection efforts on wells during the site development and drilling phases, which is when environmental issues are expected to arise, to ensure the environment and public health and safety are protected," Gresh said. "Once a well is in production, which the tens of thousands of conventional wells noted in the Earthworks report are, it is essentially a static operation. Wells typically operate without issue for decades. By failing to differentiate between conventional and unconventional wells in terms of inspections, and combining newly drilled wells with wells that were drilled decades ago, the Earthworks report is comparing apples to oranges and misleading the public."

Gresh added that in 2011, the department conducted inspections at 3,837 of the 4,894 unconventional wells in Pennsylvania -- a rate of 78 percent. "To inspect every active well in Pennsylvania, the commonwealth would need to employ thousands of DEP inspectors who would spend considerable time inspecting sites where no environmental issues are expected," Gresh said. "Instead, we focus our resources and efforts on the active well construction and drilling phases, which is where the focus obviously should be."

The Earthworks analysis also argued that while penalties have been increasing in many states, the sums pale in comparison with profit being reaped by drilling companies. The total amount of fines collected from 2009 to 2011 ranged from a high of $4 million (collected in Pennsylvania in 2010) to a low of $14,000 (collected the same year in New Mexico), according to the analysis. By comparison, the market value of a single gas well in Pennsylvania, the report found, was estimated to be about $2.9 million, suggesting that companies are able to simply absorb penalties as a cost of doing business, rather than alter behavior.

"In preparing to do this research, we did an initial round of discussions with former regulators and ex-industry inspectors," Baizel said. "They pretty much cut to the chase and said money matters. They told us you'll only get the industry's attention if you hurt their pocketbook, and that anything less is really just the cost of doing business to them.

"You have to have economic consequences in enforcement," Baizel added. "That was the bottom line."

Oversight of energy development has become a central issue in the 2012 presidential campaign, with the administration of President Barack Obama coming under withering attack from Republican challenger Mitt Romney for what he describes as stifling and onerous regulation of oil and gas producers. Fossil fuel producers have also redoubled advertising and lobbying efforts to unseat Obama in November.

In an energy policy white paper released last month, Romney argued that "President Obama has intentionally sought to shut down oil, gas, and coal production in pursuit of his own alternative energy agenda," and that "states have crafted highly efficient and effective permitting and regulatory programs that address state- specific needs.

"[F]rom oil and gas and coal to wind and solar and biofuels," the Republican candidate continued, "states are far better able to develop, adopt, and enforce regulations based on their unique resources, geology, and local concerns."

Baizel said the review of state policies suggests that is not the case.

"Romney needs to read the data in this report, because it doesn't support what he's suggesting," Baizel said. "The states are not able to enforce the rules as they are, so piling more on their plate is not going to get a better result." Baizel added that proper oversight needs increased cooperation among local, state and federal agencies.

In response to an email query, an aide with the Romney campaign noted that under the candidate's proposed plan to shift more regulatory responsibility to the states, federal agencies would "certify state processes as adequate" before control is transferred.

Carlton Carroll, a spokesman for the American Petroleum Institute, the largest national trade group representing oil and gas companies, said the industry was already among the most heavily regulated in the country -- both at the state and federal levels.

"Our companies comply with numerous federal statutes including the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, and Occupational Health and Safety Act," Carroll said in an email. "Our companies also comply with numerous state regulations and stringent industry standards. We maintain our commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. The future of our industry and fueling America's future depends on it."

Still, the Earthworks report, titled "Breaking All the Rules," suggested that in many states, regulators are pressured to by industry representatives to rush permitting at the expense of careful oversight.

"During oil and gas booms, state agencies typically come under pressure from the oil and gas industry (as well as some elected officials) to expedite permits for drilling and other oil and gas development processes," the report noted. "By reducing the time spent on reviewing permits, agencies are less likely to consider site-specific permit conditions, which could ultimately impede enforcement actions.

"This report shows that states across the nation are betraying one of the basic agreements between government and the governed: to enforce the law," the report concluded. "That betrayal feeds into the growing lack of confidence that government should be about equal treatment and not about financial or political clout."

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Re-emerge with Recovery ? Holistic DIVA

By Beth Terrence

September is National Recovery Month, which is now in it?s 23rd year.? Recovery Month(www.recoverymonth.gov) is a national observance that educates Americans on the fact that addiction treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life.? The intention of Recovery Month is tospread the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover.

September is also the beginning of the Autumn, which can be viewed as a season of letting go.? We can observe nature beginning to let go as the leaves turn and begin to fall to earth.? According to Chinese Medicine, we enter into the time of the Metal element; Lung and Large Intestine are the organs associated with this element.? The Lung cleanses and eliminates through the breath; the Large Intestine by processing and removing waste from the body.? This is a natural time to let go emotions such as grief, limiting patterns or beliefs and toxins or waste in our bodies.? It can be a good time to look at our lives and explore if there are any addictions or compulsive patterns, which may be inhibiting our well-being and experience of wholeness in life.

When we consider addiction, we often think of things like drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. However, addiction can also include behaviors such as sex, gambling, exercise or any compulsive pattern.? Addictions may vary based on type such as substance or behavioral and patterns of use, such as overuse, abuse or dependence.

For awareness purposes, I?d like to share the clinical definition of substance abuse and dependence from the DSM IV (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).? This is the basic criterion used in assessing addictions in therapy and treatment programs.

Substance Abuse: A maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by one (or more) of the following, occurring within a 12-month period:

  • ? Recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home (e.g., repeated absences or poor work performance related to substance use; substance-related absences, suspensions, or expulsions from school; neglect of children or household)
  • ? Recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (e.g., driving an automobile or operating a machine when impaired by substance use)
  • ? Recurrent substance-related legal problems (e.g., arrests for substance-related disorderly conduct)
  • ? Continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused by or exacerbated by the effects of the substance (e.g., arguments with spouse about consequences of intoxication, physical fights)

Substance Dependence: A maladaptive pattern of substance use, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by three (or more) of the following, occurring at any time in the same 12-month period:

  • ? Tolerance, as defined by either of the following:
  • ? A need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or desired effect
  • ? Markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance
  • ? Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following:
  • ? The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for the substance (refer to Criteria A and B of the criteria sets for Withdrawal from the specific substances; this can include insomnia, nausea or vomiting, anxiety, tremors, sweating, hallucinations, etc.)
  • ? The same (or closely related, substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms
  • ? The substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period of time than was intended
  • ? There is persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use
  • ? A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance (e.g., visiting multiple doctors or driving long distances), use the substance (e.g., chain-smoking), or recovering from its effects
  • ? Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of substance use
  • ? The substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent of recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance (e.g., current cocaine use despite recognition of cocaine-induce depression, or continued drinking despite recognition that an ulcer was made worse by alcohol consumption)

When dependence is present, addiction is viewed as a chronic disorder that occurs with the repetitive use of substances and/or behaviors.? It is thought to be a complex condition that includes both physical and psychological symptoms.? It affects the addicted individual, but also his or her family, work and social environment.? Addiction can occur due to a number of factors, such as genetics, social environment and biological or pharmacological behaviors.? In 2011, ASAM (American Society of Addictions Medicine) redefined addiction as a chronic brain disorder, not solely a behavioral problem.? This reflects the emerging understanding of the neurobiological aspects of addiction, which continues to evolve.

Historically, addiction was primarily viewed as a behavioral issue and one that was often considered a moral or personal defect of character.? It is clear at this time that there are many layers to addictions, which can exist in different ways and in various intensities.? The chronic disease definition supports those who will need long term support in dealing with addiction.? It also helps ease the shame that can arise with addiction as it is considered a disease, such as diabetes or heart disease, rather than a personal defect. ? This view is a positive change that has occurred in our society over the last few years.

The term addiction can also be used to refer to compulsions that are not substance-related, such as compulsive shopping, sex addiction/compulsive sex, overeating, problem gambling, exercise/sport and internet addiction. ? This can even include procrastination, an avoidance of doing rather than actually doing or using.? In these behavioral types of patterns, individuals engage in some specific compulsive activity, despite harmful consequences on health, family, social life, etc.? Again, there may be biological and psychological factors contributing to these addictions.

In conjunction with Recovery Month and Autumn, the season of letting go, take some time to consider your own life and if there are any addictions or compulsive patterns you may want to address.? Here is a list of things to consider:

Alcohol

Caffeine

Drugs

Prescription Medication

Sex

Exercise/Sports

Internet

TV/Video Games

Relationships

Cigarettes

Sugar

Food

Procrastination

One of the major obstacles that occurs as people work to resolve addictions or let go of compulsive patterns is, as they begin to give up or abstain from what they are addicted to, they are left without what is often their primary coping mechanism.? They may begin to experience biochemical changes, emotional imbalances and extreme loss.? This is really a letting go of a way of life and it leaves a big void.? There is a process of developing new skills, building a support system and adjusting to a completely different way of living.? Although there is awareness that change it beneficial, often hope in that change or the ability to maintain a different way of life is limited, maybe even non-existent.

Incorporating a holistic approach to addictions can create a strong foundation for wholeness and for the embodied experience of well-being.? It can foster a positive attitude based on the experience of natural state changes and a deeper awareness of self.? Additionally, holistic resources offer a variety of tools, which address body, mind, emotion and spirit and the overall integration of self.? Programs can be tailored to meet individual areas of focus and needs.

My journey in bringing holistic resources to recovery began when I volunteered to teach meditation at a residential treatment program.? After the one of the groups a man came up to me and shared that he felt the best he had ever felt in his life during this practice.? He had been struggling through detox and early recovery, but he said that after our group he had hope that he could feel good again without drugs.? In fact, he shared that during our meditation he felt a better ?high? than he had with any drug use.? At this moment, I experienced the value that holistic resources can bring to recovery first hand and felt led me to expand my work in this area.

Recovery is a reclaiming of the self.? A holistic approach to recovery offers the following benefits:

  • ? Provides knowledge and awareness of the ?whole? self ? body, mind, emotion & spirit;
  • ? Helps to explore each aspect of self and how it affects overall health and well-being;
  • ? Addresses patterns, behaviors, emotions and beliefs that perpetuate addiction;
  • ? Supports becoming more present in the moment and developing greater self-awareness;
  • ? Integrates change and healing through experiential and somatic work;
  • ? Teaches how to facilitate one?s own healing process;
  • ? Offers tools which support the path through recovery, from active addition to sobriety and beyond;
  • ? Facilitates a natural altered state of consciousness
  • ? Helps to rebalance brain chemistry such as opioid and serotonergic neurotransmitters
  • ? Empowers hope and belief in the possibility of change on an experiential level.

One of the major ways that holistic resources support the recovery process is through experiential work.? Whether it is a hands-on modality such as Massage Therapy or Zero Balancing or a guided practice such as Meditation or Shamanic Journeywork, having an embodied experience of change is a powerful catalyst to any process of transformation.? These types of experiences help to integrate the knowledge and awareness of the ?bigger? picture of one?s self.? Additionally, cultivating a more balanced energy field supports being able to stay centered and to follow any program of change and recovery.

The following are some of the holistic modalities that can be beneficial in creating transformation of addictions and compulsive patterns:

Shamanic Healing

In Shamanic Healing, the focus is on reconnecting the client with aspects of themselves, soul parts, which have been cut off or shut down in response to life experiences, when proper coping mechanisms or support were not present.? It is often these ?lost? or repressed parts that can drive addictions or compulsive patterns.? By recovering these parts, there is an opening to live a more conscious and joyful life.? Through a process of soul retrieval, shamanic journey and inner child work, clients are able to learn how to connect with themselves on a deep level and how to ?re-parent? themselves in a nurturing and loving way. ? This work can also provide a powerful self-facilitating support, which can help to cope with emotional material that has not been addressed and may be a factor in behavioral patterns.? Shamanic Healing can also foster the development of connection, serenity and inner strength.

Bach Flower Remedies

Created by Dr. Edward Bach, a British doctor who recognized the importance of treating the whole person and addressing emotional/mental issues as much as physical symptoms or conditions, the 38 Bach Flower Remedies offer an alternative method for healing.? Each remedy corresponds with an emotional state or mental pattern and can help in transmuting those states in a gentle and subtle way.? The remedies provide tremendous support through periods of transition and can also help in initiating change from long held patterns.? By strengthening one?s system and creating a more stable energy field that is less disrupted by outside influences, it is easier to hold center and move through transitions.? The Bach Flowers can be particularly helpful in dealing with addictions or compulsive patterns as they provide support for change, help clients to deal with difficult emotions and increase one?s confidence in the ability to transform.

Zero Balancing

Zero Balancing? is a simple and powerful hands-on method of balancing body energy with body structure.? Developed by Dr. Fritz Smith, an Osteopathic doctor and Acupuncturist, Zero Balancing integrates a Western anatomical view of structure with Eastern concepts of energy.? The focus of ZB is to integrate a client?s body energy with their body structure.? This creates clearer, stronger fields of energy in the body/mind and balances energy in the densest tissues of the body, the bone and skeletal system.? The desired outcome of a Zero Balancing session is to help relieve physical and mental symptoms, to improve the ability to deal with life stresses and to organize the vibratory fields thereby promoting the sense of wholeness and overall well being.? Zero Balancing is helpful for clients in recovery as it provides a gentle, nurturing space for the body and mind to rest, it assists in the movement of emotions and mental patterns and creates a sense of deep stillness which may not have been previously experienced and is necessary for change to occur.

Reflexology

Reflexology is a therapeutic method of bodywork, which holds that every part of the body has a direct line of communication to a reference point on the foot, hand and ear.? By massaging these reflex points, practitioners are helping the corresponding body parts to heal through improved circulation, elimination of toxins and overall reduction of stress.? The overall effect is better functioning of the nervous system, organs and systems of the body.? Reflexology can benefit clients recovering from addictions by providing deep relaxation, targeting specific points affected by addiction, aiding in detoxification and integrating the overall healing process.

Energy Centered Bodywork & Massage Therapy

Utilizing a combination of Energy Centered Bodywork and Massage Therapy modalities, such as Swedish Massage, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Reiki, Craniosacral Therapy and Aromatherapy, can be beneficial in the process of transformation and healing.? Through an integrative approach, clients are supported in bringing desired change and balance to their whole being ? body, mind, emotion and spirit. ? Bodywork and massage supports the detoxification process, helps clients to become comfortable in their bodies and facilitates an experience of deep relaxation.? It also supports the experience of a natural state change.

Meditation & Mindfulness Training

Developing a Meditation/Mindfulness practice helps to address obstacles that may arise throughout the change and recovery process.? As clients find a practice which resonates with them and their current phase of evolution, it becomes easier to maintain an ongoing practice which can help support increased peace and well-being. ? In the process of treating additions or compulsive patterns, developing a meditation and mindfulness practice is an invaluable tool. ? Bringing meditation/mindfulness into one?s life supports moving into a new way of being based on conscious awareness and facilitates developing a strong spiritual foundation, a key component in recovery. ? These practices provided a structure for developing greater self-awareness, creating an experience of stillness, and exploring one?s relationship with a higher power or spiritual source.? It can also help to deepen into 12 Step Work, one of the foundations for addictions treatment and recovery.

Self-care is another important aspect of the recovery process.? Cultivating a holistic approach to self-care helps develop greater awareness of the ?whole? self ? body, mind, emotion and spirit.? Learning to know and care for the various aspects of self helps in developing a toolbox for transformation and recovery.? Throughout the recovery process, there are times when one aspect may need greater attention, such as the body during detoxification or the emotions during post-acute withdrawal. ? Having a relationship with the different aspects of oneself supports really learning one?s own inner language and becoming able to respond to the needs of self on a holistic level.

A Holistic Approach: Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual

Whether you are feeling the need to work on an addiction, a compulsive pattern or to cultivate a more healthy, balanced life, taking a holistic approach to self-care and wellness can be beneficial.? Take a few moments to answer these questions.? The intention of looking at each of the four levels of existence is to see how you are experiencing these aspects in your life at this time.? Notice any areas that may need attention and notice those areas that feel developed and balanced.? Also, be open to noticing and exploring any resistance that may come up about any of the levels.? Write down any ideas you have about how you can create more balance in any specific area or overall.

Physical:? Are you physically healthy and active?? Do you feel comfortable in your body?? Do you like your body? ? Do you eat a healthy, balanced diet?? Are you comfortable in the material world?? Are you practical and down to earth?? Are you financially stable?? Do you enjoy your sexuality?

Emotional:? Are you in touch with your feelings and able to express them appropriately?? Do you allow yourself to experience a full range of emotions or do you find you shut down certain emotions if they arise? (E.g. fear, sadness, anger, joy, love)? Are you able to set appropriate boundaries with others? ? Are you able to be open and honest with others and your self about your feelings?? Can you relate to others in a close, intimate way?

Mental:? Are you satisfied with your intellect?? Can you think and express yourself clearly? ? Do you have a belief system that supports you and works for you?? Are you open to new ideas without being overly impressionable?? Do you have clarity?? Are you able to stay focused?

Spiritual:? Do you feel a sense of connection to your spiritual source?? Do you have a relationship with your own inner wisdom or intuitive guidance?? Do you feel you are a part of a greater whole?? Do you spend time alone just ?being?? Do you have a spiritual practice, which supports your being?

Knowing oneself is perhaps one of the most important components in transformation and healing.? Using a holistic framework supports all transitions but can be extremely beneficial in addressing addictions and compulsive patterns in a practical way as it supports knowing oneself on all levels.? Adopting a holistic approach is a powerful adjunct to therapy, addictions treatment or any lifestyle restructuring process as it supports the major changes and ultimately, the ongoing development of health and wellness.

Recovery Resources:

12 Step Programs such as AA, NA, GA, SA

SAMSHA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) http://www.samhsa.gov/

NIDA (National Institute On Drug Abuse) http://www.drugabuse.gov/

The Addiction Recovery Guide http://www.addictionrecoveryguide.org

To learn about Beth?s work with Holistic Resources For Recovery including presentations on Shamanic Healing and Zero Balancing as tools for addictions treatment and recovery, visit http://www.bethterrence.com/Recovery-Resources.html.

Beth Terrence, LMT, CHP is a Shaman, Facilitator and Holistic Practitioner.? She has been working in the field of holistic healing and facilitation for over sixteen years.? She offers Integrative Transformational Sessions in person in Annapolis, MD and by phone.? These customized sessions incorporate Shamanic Healing, Bach Flower Remedies, Zero Balancing, Meditation & Mindfulness Training and other holistic modalities.? Beth facilitates classes and workshops on transformation and healing including meditation, shamanic healing, holistic self-care and energy awareness practices.? The focus of her work is to facilitate deep transformational healing, assisting her clients in living a more heart-centered and joyful life and discovering the healer within.? Additionally, she provides transformational resources for organizations focusing on organizational change, communication, peacemaking and work culture development.? Beth offers online transformational resources through her blog,?The Heart of Awakening: Searching for a New Paradigm
To learn more visit?www.bethterrence.com.

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