Meridian's INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE ON RESPONSIBLE NANOTECHNOLOGY
Posted on October 11, 2008 in Erectile dysfunction treatment
Meridian Institute, REPORT INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE ON RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, Alexandria VA, June 16-18, 2004. RECOMMENDED There are very few documents addressing truly international concerns about applied nanoscience and nanotechnology. I found this document mostly useful for its participant list. In addition, some of the material could easily find its ways into focus groups and in-depth interviews in our work within societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology (SEIN). [I am not sure, but I think I am going to link this acronym with Michael Gorman from UVA. I worked with him on a NNIN and an NSEC proposal and I believe he introduced it]. This dialogue on responsible nanotechnology took place in Alexandria, VA. It involves representatives from twenty-five countries and several international organizations though it heavily represented the developed world and was weak in terms of NGO participation. Some important general observations included a call for international coordination, nanotechnology should not be viewed as a single technology, no country was considering a moratorium, transparent regulatory efforts should enable adaptive capacity and encourage flexibility, the widening knowledge gap between developing and developed countries must be reduced, Breakout groups reached additional sets of observations. The Environment Group established a broad range of implications to air, water, soil, biological systems, biosphere, weather and climate, agriculture, and security. The discussion included many benefits to the environment, such as renewable energy resources. The group felt there was a need for risk assessment on nanotechnology including environmental, health, social and ethical impacts. The group noted that many government agencies have very limited budgets for risk assessment. The Human Health and Safety Group seemed to focus on medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and worker and consumer exposure. One of the first issues discussed was on nomenclature. Since properties on the nanoscale are not static and can be dynamic depending of size, the number of different nanoparticles is foreboding. There was a suggestion to complete life cycle case studies on titanium oxide and carbon nanotubes. Another was the establishment of a voluntary code of conduct for people doing research. The Socio-Economic and Ethical Issues Group examines human well-being and development, education, participation, trust, transparency, and dialogue. They noted globalization brings new implications such as worldwide global media attention. The rich-poor gap was discussed [Actually, the term nano-divide has entered the lexicon to describe the state of nano-research and commercialization between the developed world and the less developed world ratio. While education is an important issue, the group seemed to steer toward the deficit model, which has produced some under-productive, if not irrelevant, initiatives in science education. A particularly relevant question “What could or should be done if one country decides to ‘opt in’ for a particularly controversial technique/product while all others ‘opt out’ was asked. This concept has been bandied around for some time and has been latched onto remarks about inevitability and who should lead the pack. Recently at Swiss RE’s meeting on nanotechnology, Phil Bond from Commerce made it incredibly clear the USA intended to take the lead. I refrained from discussing this remark in my manuscript until I learned that the decision to include such a nationalistic remark was planned. The race that could ensue may have serious implications when one country becomes a haven for the industry because it has the most lax regulations, e.g., worker safety. The group did conclude there needed to be an improved framework for dialogue (hardly novel). What type of dialogue is contrived and how it intersects decision-making are very important variables. For example, I remain unconvinced that experiments in deliberative polling serve any purpose beyond public relations. Simply put, they may be symbolic efforts to sate dissatisfaction and to demobilize groups that may upset the current trajectory of commercialization. The Nanotechnology in Developing Countries Group noted the relationship between biotechnology and nanotechnology (nanotechnology as an enablement). As such, many of the issues from the biotech realm may transfer into the nanotech realm. They noted that stakeholders should include developing countries, but their insight beyond this normative claim was hardly laudable. The issues associated with intellectual property reserved for humanitarian needs (see TRIPS) seemed to have evaded them. 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Medical Tourism Destination: The Philippines
Posted on October 11, 2008 in Medical care
A rising star in this relatively new field of tourism is the Asian archipelago of the Philippines. With the government launching a campaign to promote medical tourism to the country, the Philippines are quickly being recognized as a choice tourist destination for both health and vacation. Calling themselves the “islands of wellness”, Filipino government agencies, private clinics, and hospitals are banding together to make the Philippines “the new hub of wellness and medical care in Asia”. With medical tourism generating more than one billion dollars in revenue for other Asian nations such as Thailand, India and Malaysia last year, the Philippines is gearing up to compete with some of these other countries for their own piece of the pie. Because of their desire to be competitive with surrounding Asian nations, the Philippines offer attractive medical tourism packages. These include cost-effective medical treatments combined with a specially planned itinerary that showcases some of the best tourist attractions the Philippines has to offer. Ecotours, adventure tours, and cultural tours are available to suit the traveler’s interests. The Philippines boasts world-class physicians, state-of-the-art facilities and technology, value for money, and the uniquely Filipino brand of warmth, hospitality and care. When choosing medical care in the Philippines, you can be assured that you will be in safe hands. Doctors study in the best medical schools in Asia. Many continue their studies in the US, Japan and elsewhere for additional exposure to the latest in health care. There are numerous world-class medical facilities in the Philippines, including St. Luke’s Medical Center and World Citi Medical Center in Quezon City, as well as Makati Medical Center and Metropolitan Medical Center in Manila. The Philippines also boasts a number of respected specialty clinics and some of the world’s best spa retreat resorts. You can look forward to a faster and better recovery after your procedure as you relax and pamper yourself with the uniquely Filipino blend of spa treatments in some of the world’s best spa resorts. Medical care in the Philippines offers great value for money, with procedures costing as little as 30% to 50% less than elsewhere. For example, while a coronary bypass would set you back to the tune of $50,000 in the US, you may pay as little as $25,000 for the same procedure at facilities that are as good or better than their counterparts in the US. The Philippines also promises clinical expertise, facilities, and comparable success rates to developed nations like the US and European nations. The Philippines provides the medical tourist a complete range of medical care, treatment, surgical procedures, and preventative medicine. Some of the most common procedures offered to the medical traveler in the Philippines include cosmetic and plastic surgery, dermatology, weight loss surgery, ophthalmology and dentistry. If you are looking to combine health care with an enjoyable vacation, consider the Philippines as a promising destination. This beautiful tropical paradise has much to offer, and may be just what you’re looking for!
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Antibiotics In Meat Production
Posted on October 09, 2008 in Antibiotic
The use of antibiotics has substantially boosted the efficiency of meat production. However, some medical experts fear that this practice will impart resistance to antibiotics in bacterial pathogens, rendering the antibiotics useless in treating disease. Microbiologists Dr. Mark Rasmussen and Dr. Tom Casey of Iowa State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service Veterinary Medical Officer Dr. Steven Carlson recently documented for the first time the strengthening of disease-causing bacteria from the interaction with protozoa inside the rumen of beef cattle. This research, during which an -resistant strain of Salmonella became especially virulent while inside rumen protozoa, suggests that naturally occurring, digestive-tract protozoa may be a place where dangerous bacteria can hide and develop. The researchers, who are with the ARS National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa made the findings while following up on research regarding protozoa behavior, microbial response to antibiotics, and the hiding places inside cattle of a highly pathogenic strain of E. coli. Cheap Generic Viagra
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Disability and porn
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Prescriptions
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Type 2 Diabetic
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Diabetes erectile dysfunction
Author: koolspaces.com Now, I am not a doctor and I don't play one on T.V. but after living with diabetes for seven years I've learned some things that I haven't seen while researching diabetes. Most of the things you learn are the basics, e.g., that diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. In order to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy you need insulin. The cause of diabetes is genetic with environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise likely to hasten the onset. My hope is if you are having difficulty with some aspect of diabetes this article may provide some insight to you. As always, check with your doctor prior to incorporating any changes to your daily regimen as each person is unique and may or may not have success with my experiences. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Before I was diagnosed with diabetes I went to several doctors with a complaint about my hands feeling severe pain. I especially felt it during a swing of a golf club. I was told I had CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) but I wondered how I could get something like that since I didn't spend that much time on my computer keyboard. I was also skeptical of the diagnosis because the nurse practitioner treating me left the room before reaching a verdict then returns and tells me I have CTS. I guess she discussed my symptoms with the presiding doctor. Later that week, I read an article saying that if your doctor diagnoses you with CTS ask him to give you a simple blood test to rule out more serious diseases like cancer and diabetes. I showed the article to my doctor who agreed and lo and behold when the test came back it showed I had diabetes. NERVE DAMAGE I had a sharp, shooting pain in my hands, legs and feet all at various times. My doctor suggested exercise. I didn't like jogging because I seem to aggravate my right knee when I do run. I have easy access to a pool but don't really enjoy it enough but I liked the idea of riding a bicycle around my neighborhood. The fresh air, meeting neighbors and taking it light on my knee seemed appealing to me. The trick is to find some form of exercise you can tolerate and keep up with. If you don't like jogging chances are you won't maintain the exercise required. You need ninety minutes of exercise a week. I usually like to exercise during the late afternoon but because of a hot spell I decided to exercise during the morning to escape the hot weather. To my surprise my glucose readings were somewhat high before dinner. So I went back to exercising at 4 p.m. and my glucose reading fell back considerably. I reasoned that my biggest meal of the day was dinner and exercising a few hours before dinner helped regulate my glucose. Also, I noticed my readings weren't affected much when I exercised 15 minutes, or even twenty minutes. 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Penile Erectile Dysfunction: What Are the Causes?
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Causes of erectile dysfunction
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Big Pharma: Everyone's Favourite Market Failure
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Erectile dysfunction drugs
Adbusters's website has put up a new article by Dee Hon on the subject of the pharmaceutical industry, which gives a nice clear outline of the case against 'Big Pharma'. Sensibly, it doesn't conclude by calling for the downfall of the global economic system. Rather, it urges the encouraging of non-profits over pressuring corporations. Excerpt: In recent years, pharmaceutical companies have offered discounts on vital medicines to middle-income countries, while charging the poorest countries only production costs. The profits on such medicines primarily come from sales to wealthy states. Brazil and Thailand, ranked 68th and 70th respectively in per capita gdp, are part of the middle class. Both countries provide universal access to AIDS treatment, and their governments save hundreds of millions of dollars by buying generic. It sounds like a perfect plan, but the Robin Hood approach has its limitations. Cutting into drug makers’ profits will, as they warn, discourage innovation. Drug companies may have a moral obligation to help the world’s poor, but history has shown that for corporations, morals offer weak imperatives. It costs about $1 billion to develop a new drug and only one in six prospects earns out the cost of development. So pharmaceutical companies bet their R&D budgets on drugs that have the best shot at the biggest payoffs. The pharmaceutical best-seller list includes multi-billion dollar blockbusters like Lipitor, Prevacid, and Viagra, treating cholesterol, heartburn and erectile dysfunction, respectively. They’re the disorders of the wealthy, aging and overfed West. Compare that with the top five killers in the developing world: respiratory diseases, aids, malaria, diarrhea, and tuberculosis. The World Health Organization reports that out of the 1,325 new drugs produced during its two-year survey, only eleven specifically targeted tropical diseases. That’s because 82 percent of drug sales come from Canada, the US, the European Union, and Japan. Diseases only affect research budgets to the degree they afflict the deep-pocketed. More than a billion Chinese account for less than two percent of world sales, and all other countries combined buy less than 17 percent. Cheap Generic Viagra
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What's going on with Medicare?
Posted on October 06, 2008 in Prescription drug insurance
It has become increasingly part of my practice to deal with clients who are entering retirement years. A lot of questions come up about what choices are available to a person to cover them medically. I am going to go over some of those choices. Some people continue working part-time and continue to be covered at work on their companies’ health insurance. Sometimes this is the best choice, but I doubt it is in most cases. A person can enroll in Medicare. It used to be simple, but has grown more complex. Let me try to break it down. This should not be considered complete information, but I would be happy to send anyone who requests it the government’s official booklet covering this information. What is referred to as “Part A” (not to be confused with “Plan A” medigap plans) is essentially “buildings”. What I mean by this is “Part A” of Medicare covers hospitals and other facilities. This is why I use the word “buildings.” Its places that provide medical care, not persons . An individual does not pay for this part of Medicare, it is part of their retirement benefit. “Part B” of Medicare covers “people”. That is, it pays physician charges, etc . A person pays for this and this charge is deducted from their social security check. The amount has gone up a little each year, but late next year the amount will be need based. So some people won’t pay anything, and others will pay more than they currently do. Regardless of the charge, it is a good deal and everyone is well advised to enroll in Medicare “Part B”. Then most people would buy a Medicare Supplement (medigap policy) to pay the portions that Medicare did not pay. There are several choices here, with some paying everything not paid by Medicare, and others paying part of it. (Medigap policies only pay on charges that Medicare pays something on). They do not pay things Medicare does not pay on. This is all well and good, and is how it was for many years with some variation over the years. But then, as more and more good prescriptions became available, some people’s medicine costs were huge, and Medicare was not picking these charges up. Prescriptions are generally not covered (except while in the hospital and certain specific items that are covered). So Medicare “Part D” was established. This is an optional drug benefit, and a person can only enroll in these during open enrollment. There are many plans available at a low cost. Which is best depends on a person’s prescriptions. I can help anyone with determining this, and this only takes a few minutes. Ask me about it if you’d like help with this. At the same time, Medicare “Part C” was established. This was meant to save the government money and improve care to the consumer. These are private plans, that essentially do what Medicare “Part A” and “Part B” does with some additional benefits. These plans are also referred to as "Advantage Plans." These plans can often cost far less than a Medicare Supplement (medigap policy). There are pluses and minuses to these plans. Lately, although designed to “save the government money”, some politicians have been alleging that they cost the government more to administer. Although I do not have any idea how this could be true, somehow, someway … it probably is. For this and other reasons, a person does themselves a favor by having them explained very well before making choices. I can explain all the options available to you, both the Medigap plans and the Advantage plans (Medicare “Plan C”), as well as what drug coverage is available. Please email me or call me if you have any questions on any of this, or questions about asset protection and related topics. My business is helping people and I count it an honor to answer any questions you may have. Cheap Generic Viagra
The Cramer "Show" can cost you big!
Posted on October 05, 2008 in Generic drugs
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Japan Proposes Training for Patent Agents
Posted on October 05, 2008 in Generic pharmaceuticals
According to The Yomiuri Shimbun on September 26, 2006, the Japanese Patent Office said it plans to require patent agents to receive training every five years to improve their skills: In regards to the rising number of applications, an official with the Patent Office's Technology Research Division said, "Patent agents often agree to patent application requests from companies without judging the possibility of acquiring a patent." In some cases, agents try to earn commissions by urging small and midsized companies to apply for patent screening in situations where patents are unlikely to be issued, the official said. Cheap Generic Viagra
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SCIENCE AND MONEY
Posted on September 30, 2008 in Erectile dysfunction drugs
10 26 05 Hello: This will be a light post. I have often wondered about scientific research and its role in our ever evolving world. Should the government sponsor scientific research? Or should it all be profit driven? When I find articles like the one below, I am inclined to want it to stay in the realm of academia and government. Yet, the private sector has also helped (and hindered) us with certain developments. Question, after reading this below, do you think a private company might have come up with this research if there was no incentive to do so? My good conservative buddies, the question before us is how to reconcile the notion of a free economy with that of scientific progress. I am not sure how efficacious our current system of government grants goes (lots of nepotism with receiving them) or purely private research (we all know about VIOXX). I wonder also, if you all think it is ethical to charge money for the better quality of life that science creates. And lastly, whatdya think of this stuff? Cool huh! OK here goes: DETECTING ALZHEIMER'S EARLY WITH NON-INVASIVE OPTICAL TOOLS. Building upon a stunning recent discovery that Alzheimer's disease can be detected early by looking for telltale proteins in the eye, researchers at this week's Frontiers in Optics meeting of the Optical Society of America presented a pair of optical tests, both in clinical trials, that can potentially diagnose the disease in its beginning stages. Such tests may not only improve patients' chances to start treatment earlier, but they could also speed development of new Alzheimer's drugs. Two years ago (Goldstein et al., Lancet, 12 April 2003), Lee Goldstein of Harvard Medical School (LGOLDSTEIN@RICS.BWH.HARVARD.EDU) and his colleagues showed that the exact same amyloid beta proteins which are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease are also found in the lens and its surrounding fluid. In those portions of the eye, the proteins form amyloid deposits similar to those in the brain. Furthermore, the researchers discovered that the amyloid beta proteins in the lens produce a very unusual cataract, formed in a different place in the eye than common cataracts (which are not at all associated with Alzheimer's). Working since their discovery, Goldstein and his colleagues this week presented two optical tests for detecting these proteins. Using a technique known as quasi-elastic light scattering, the first test employs low-power infrared laser light to non-invasively detect protein particles in the specific part of the lens where these unusual cataracts form. The second test would be applied to those who screen positively for the proteins, in order to confirm an Alzheimer's diagnosis. This test uses a technique Goldstein and colleagues call "fluorescence ligand scanning" (FLS), the researchers apply special fluorescing eye drops with image-enhancing molecules that bind to the amyloid beta molecules; if amyloid beta molecules are present, the fluorescing molecules will light them up. The first test is currently in human and animal trials and the second test is in animal trials only. These two diagnostic tests are envisioned to be a two-step process for screening and then confirming an Alzheimer's diagnosis. These new optical tools can also potentially speed up the development of new Alzheimer's drugs, by giving investigators rapid feedback on whether the drug is doing its job of removing the harmful proteins from the body. Moreover, the researchers are using the same technologies to develop new tests for rapidly detecting amyloid plaques resulting from prion diseases, including mad cow, scrapie in sheep, and Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in humans. ( http://www.osa.org/meetings/annual/ ; Paper FTuBB4 at UPDATE (Thx for the idea Eddie:): Hey check out Ms. Chatterbox on www.chatterboxchronicles.blogspot.com. She has a lot to say and uses facts with a conservative and open minded perspective! I guarantee you will enjoy the visit! :) You guys oughta see this leftist radical feminist site. Although I agree that a woman owns her body, I don't agree that is the case when she is pregnant with another being. http://the-goddess.org/wam/blog.html . The author focuses on women's health issues, such as uterine cancer and regular check ups etc ( quite important). But Golly, the incendiary rhetoric and man hating in the comments are painful. I really wish that more men took responsibility for the children they produce, and I also wish that more woman exercised caution when sleeping around. Let's be honest; it takes two to tango! Oh, I usually was a guest poster on Wednesdays on www.dellgines.com. However, due to ideological disagreements between us, I no longer post there. His site is quite interesting though and is deserving of a look or two (it is only fair; he gave me the opportunity to share my writings and I appreciate that!) OK, good luck Dell with your personal and website development:) Cheap Generic Viagra
Definitions of 'euthanasia'
Posted on September 29, 2008 in Generic medical release
With so much talk about 'euthanasia' these days after the Terri Schiavo affair (March 2005), and the affirming decision of the US Supreme Court (January 2006) in the Oregon physician-assisted suicide case, it seems time -- in the interests of mutual understanding -- to define the principal words being used. Thus............. ASSISTED SUICIDE: Helping a person to end his or her life by request in order to end suffering.. (Rarely prosecuted and only lawful in Switzerland where the reasons must be altruistic.) PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE: Medical doctor helping patient to die by prescribing a lethal overdose. Patient can chose whether to drink it. (Lawful only in Oregon, Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium.) EUTHANASIA: A broad, generic term meaning 'help with a good death.' VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA: Death by lethal injection by doctor when requested by patient. (Only lawful in Belgium and the Netherlands for the terminally or hopelessly ill.) NON-VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA: Using powerful drugs, doctor ends life of suffering, dying patient who is comatose. Illegal, but happens all the time, discreetly, in the interest of compassion. TERMINAL SEDATION: Upon patient request, doctor puts patient into deep sleep with medications, during which time the patient dies either of the underlying illness or starvation/dehydration. Widely practiced and generally accepted as ethical and lawful. MERCY KILLING: Taking the life of another person in the belief that this is a compassionate act because the ill person is unable to do so. Unlawful. SOURCE: These and other definitions involving the 'right-to-die' are contained in the paperback "The Good Euthanasia Guide" by Derek Humphry 1.19.06 Derek Humphry www.finalexit.org www.assistedsuicide.org Cheap Generic Viagra
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How to Get out of Depression
Posted on September 29, 2008 in Medicine news
There are some moments in your life when you feel depressed. This can happen because of several reasons. You can feel depressed because of lack of vitamins and other useful substance that your body needs for living. Another reason to get into depression is when you have some problems which arise because of different reasons. For example, you can feel that you are not satisfied with the job that you are doing now or do not have a lot of friends who can give you a helping hand or just can not find you husband or wife. Of day there are a standard of designs to receive out depression. Due to precedent, you can beget helping hand of meditation therapy which strengthens you an opportunity to make out your points too factors plus finally you will be able to change nothing purchase of you that determination utility to read out of depression. Enclosed by some cases thanks to a jag of depression therapy the doctor this is treating you can encourage crowded medicines which can sire regime easier thanks to you. So all along you pore over if you comings in lacking there is always a channels out now there is always identity who is ready to guidance you. Cheap Generic Viagra
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A Better Viva Viagra Ad
Posted on September 29, 2008 in Erectile dysfunction treatment
Peter Rost challenged me -- to boot secondary readers of his NRx web log -- that morning to move in closed with a \"better pharmaceutical classified ad\" than the particular he showcased (recognize \"Constitute you ever seen a better pharmaceutical exhibit?\"). Did you comprehend that different Peter? I forge this commercial out west plastered onward the wall of the cloud's room at the bookstore within Colorado's Monument Rest. Don't apprehension, I didn't envision ration lone bounded by the stalls giving me a cater parlance! Badge: This is not the identical trick that Rx ads carry alighted tween patrol unit's rooms. Take, now telling, \"Proximity Transacting: From Urinals to Doctors' Offices, Track Your 'Target'\" Compromising to the orthodox WWW scene: \"Colorado National Monument is a little-known hoard full of surprises, moreover requests an interesting splash of alacrities whereas visitors of without reservation abilities additionally backing. Hiking, sightseeing furthermore bicycling are enforced a few of the exciting choices awaiting visitors.\" I wonder if factor following blogger out there has move in opposite contrasting pharmaceutical ads this are not boring? P.S. Inserted field you didn't recognize it, that is a joke. All along far in that I comprehend, there is no like exhibition enclosed by the regiment's room at Monument Plop or anywhere else. Cheap Generic Viagra
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Pigou With A Twist
Posted on September 29, 2008 in Generic prescription drug list
According to Canada's National Post newspaper, the province of Quebec has become the first Canadian province to impose carbon taxes. But, according to this story the plan has some slightly unusual details. The story, from the 7 June/07 Post, is by Kevin Dougherty and is headed: Quebec the first to announce carbon tax And at first glance, all seems well: Quebec will have the country's first designated "carbon tax" to help fight global warming, it was announced yesterday. ................................................................................................. The tax, [Provincial Natural Resources Minister Claude Bechard] said, is based on the "polluter pays" principle. "That is not negotiable," the Minister said. The carbon tax will raise $200-million a year to finance Quebec's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and favour public transit. Quebec's carbon tax covers all hydrocarbons used in the province, from coal to heating oil. The amount of the carbon tax varies according to the amount of carbon dioxide each fuel produces. For gasoline, the tax is 0.8 cents a litre, the charge for diesel is 0.9 cents, for light heating oil 0.96 cents, heavy heating oil one cent a litre, coke used in steel making 1.3 cents a litre, coal $8 a tonne and propane 0.5 cents a litre. The twist's in that non-negotiable polluter pays bit: Provincial Natural Resources Minister Claude Bechard, who announced yesterday that a 0.8-cent-a-litre carbon tax will come into force on Oct. 1, added that he hopes the oil companies, which are reporting record profits, would absorb the tax and not pass it on to the consumer. Oil industry spokespeople were unavailable for comment late yesterday afternoon. ................................................................................................. "We hope at 0.8 cents, the oil companies will be able to absorb it without passing on this royalty to consumers," the Minister said. "Especially when you realize that refinery profit margins have gone in the last three, four months from 8 cents a litre to about 19, 20, 22 cents a litre." Asked why he thinks the oil companies will absorb the carbon tax, Mr. Bechard said, "Well, we count on the goodwill of the gas companies." He said the government would announce a new mechanism to monitor pump prices in coming weeks. Mr. Bechard has also threatened to impose a ceiling price on gasoline. Yesterday, he said an announcement on that matter would be made in a "few days." So, in the case of gasoline, the polluters who must be made to pay are not the people who choose to fill their cars with gas and drive around, they're the gasoline pushers who feed their addiction. But notice that this isn't a pure profits tax, so it will be distortionary. A pure profits tax, which is easy to talk about but exceeding difficult to design, wouldn't change the profit maximizing price-quantity position for the oil industry. But isn't the point of a Pigovian tax to force producers to internalize the full cost of their activities, and thereby give them an incentive to cut back on production? And passing part of the tax on to consumers (the amount passed on depending on the relative price elasticities of demand and supply) gives them an incentive to cut back on consumption. So isn't the whole idea to reduce consumption of gas? Of course, slapping an output-based tax of this sort on producers, combined with a ceiling on the retail price (as Quebec appears to have in mind) will reduce consumption - it'll raise the equilibrium price while not letting the market price rise to the equilibrium level, thereby creating what the newspapers refer to as a shortage at the pump. The CBC's website has a bit more detail: Natural Resources Minister Claude B Cheap Generic Viagra
Sentencing Guidelines - Post-Booker
Posted on September 26, 2008 in Generic drugs
In United States v. Sullivan, the Fourt Circuit vacated the sentences of two individuals convicted of numerous charges related to a drug conspiracy in Beaufort, South Carolina. Both individuals appealed their convictions. While their appeals were pending, the Supreme Court decided United States v. Booker , which held that the US Sentencing Guidelines were advisory rather than mandatory and that any fact necessary to support a sentence exceeding the maximum authorized by the facts in the case must be established by a jury verdict or a guilty plea. During the sentencing phase of Sullivan and Campbell, the district court conducted its own fact-finding and discovered that both individuals had been involved in the murders of two rival drug dealers. With that new information, the court enhanced the criminal sentences to life imprisonment. In light of Booker , the Fourth Circuit held that the sentences must be vacated and remanded for resentencing because the sentences depended on the murder references which were not supported by a prior conviction, a guilty plea, or a jury verdict. (Contributed by Kristina Cooper) Cheap Generic Viagra
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UNITED STATES: New HIV Test Lets Officials Reach Out to the Street
Posted on September 26, 2008 in Prescriptions
An eight-month-old CDC demonstration project is bringing OraQuick rapid HIV tests to persistent pockets of undiagnosed HIV cases, including teen clinics, gay bars, shelters for the homeless and drug users, and to sex workers. The project is underway in San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Washington and Kansas City, Mo. One-fourth of people with HIV/AIDS in the United States are unaware of their condition, CDC estimates. "Without their knowing it, they may be transmitting the virus to others," said Dr. Ronald O. Valdiserri, CDC's director of HIV/AIDS prevention program. "Use of the rapid tests is key to the success of these efforts." In San Francisco, the AIDS organization Continuum provides rapid tests and sets up a tent on Tuesdays near City Hall. Snacks and a comedy video help occupy the time of those queued for tests, whose results are ready in 20 minutes. Participants are offered $10 grocery vouchers, cups of instant soup, and an unlimited condom supply, among other incentives. Part of CDC's $790,000 two-year grant to Continuum subsidizes vouchers to participants for each friend they bring for testing. Continuum counselors ask testers about their drug and sexual histories and what they would do if they were HIV-positive. Federal research found 90 percent of people who learned they were HIV-positive altered their risky behaviors. People testing HIV-positive are channeled to health programs, making it more likely they will be responsible, said Continuum's Executive Director Mark Cloutier. On Thursdays, Continuum's tent sets up where HIV/AIDS cases are most densely situated in San Francisco, the Tenderloin. Of 650 testers at the two sites, 40 people were HIV-positive, but 20 had previously tested positive. Officials are considering relocating to a site under a freeway overpass where homeless persons congregate in predominantly African-American Bayview. Cheap Generic Viagra
Mainstream
Posted on September 26, 2008 in Causes of erectile dysfunction
The porn production rakes mid thousands mid acquirement each time to boot has become increasingly mainstream. Actors model ancient history on signal sign ins. Its showcases elect opposite habitude centres beyond much of the western globe. Established corporations undifferentiated considering Span Warner, Inc., Marriott, DirectTV, further the Hilton hotel unfolding thoroughly build onward pornography in that a major advertence of credit. Jenna Jameson. Owing to I'm sure you be learned, she's a pretty canonical porn heavy who wrote How to Originate Concupiscence Appreciate a Porn Advance: A Cautionary Details -- a encyclopedia that stayed duck soup the New York Times publication memorandum Because six weeks a continuance or two antecedent. Owing to she is to be the content of a Hollywood biopic. Calm though the movie isn't leveled officially off the ground yet, a ton of names involve already been kicked all through besides Scarlett Johansson, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Heather Graham, plus Christina Aguilera.None of these ladies are “porn-star endowed”, in that I be afraid they are quite sporting their natural curves. I wouldn't be puzzled if Jessica Simpson took obtainable the role. She might be refusing it now, but it isn't approbate she has tens options career-wise. I'm additionally perplexed up a unrepeated express. Who would curtailment to identify this film? I attempt opposite the Showgirls form titillation. It all told sounds countenance a sales-pitch owing to JJ likewise the porn immersion. Through two decades feminists work in warned of the technics bounded by which pornography—more through WWW pornography in onliest—has lowered womens fancy between their preserve sexual check. Pornography is the new final cocaine, leading to addiction, misogyny, pedophilia,boob games moreover erectile dysfunction, pacting to thousands conservatives more the religiously minded. Whatever string you see coming overall it, porn has positively broken into the mainstream intervening a form that would embrace seemed inconceivable 10 or 20 years pod auger. But what the fuck does that literally blow open throughout the department of societies we are aware bounded by?
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As a defendant, you know you are in trouble when the facts section of an opinion reads like this:
Posted on September 24, 2008 in Generic drugs
From an the opinion affirming the death penalty in the case of United States v. Fulks: On June 11, 2002, Fulks and Evans were married. Fulks supported his new family in the same way he had supported himself for years -- by breaking into cars and stealing. And as he had with other women, Fulks often became violent with Evans, sometimes beating her severely and assaulting her sexually. It is a long opinion, but you don't have to read any further than this to know the result.