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The nation’s critical physical
infrastructure is in a state of acute
disrepair, posing significant health and
safety risks, and requiring an investment
of $2.2 trillion over the next five years,
according to a new report by the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
The “Report Card for America’s
Infrastructure”, a study updated every
four years by the professional
association, evaluated 15 separate areas,
giving the US an overall grade of D. The
report was published two months ahead
of schedule in an effort to influence
Congressional debate over the
emergency economic stimulus package
proposed by the Obama administration.
infrastructure is in a state of acute
disrepair, posing significant health and
safety risks, and requiring an investment
of $2.2 trillion over the next five years,
according to a new report by the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
The “Report Card for America’s
Infrastructure”, a study updated every
four years by the professional
association, evaluated 15 separate areas,
giving the US an overall grade of D. The
report was published two months ahead
of schedule in an effort to influence
Congressional debate over the
emergency economic stimulus package
proposed by the Obama administration.
According to the report, the most
deficient areas of US infrastructure were
drinking water, sewage systems, roads,
and inland waterways, each of which
received a grade of D-. The best grades
were a C+ for solid waste systems and a
C for the nation’s bridges. Even with this
grade, the report found more than 25
percent of US bridges were rated
“structurally deficient” or “functionally
obsolete” by federal standards.
In a statement, ASCE president D.
Wayne Klotz said, “Crumbling
infrastructure has a direct impact on our
personal and economic health, and the
nation’s infrastructure crisis is
endangering our future prosperity.”
deficient areas of US infrastructure were
drinking water, sewage systems, roads,
and inland waterways, each of which
received a grade of D-. The best grades
were a C+ for solid waste systems and a
C for the nation’s bridges. Even with this
grade, the report found more than 25
percent of US bridges were rated
“structurally deficient” or “functionally
obsolete” by federal standards.
In a statement, ASCE president D.
Wayne Klotz said, “Crumbling
infrastructure has a direct impact on our
personal and economic health, and the
nation’s infrastructure crisis is
endangering our future prosperity.”
Stephen Flynn, a senior fellow at the
Council on Foreign Relations told
Scientific American magazine, “It’s
the kind of report card you would
have expected on the eve of the
collapse of the Roman Empire.”
ASCE researchers point out that only
about $90 billion of the proposed
$825 billion stimulus package
currently under consideration would
be spent directly on the kind of
infrastructure improvements the
report calls for.
The estimated total cost for repairs
of $2.2 trillion has risen by more than
70 percent since the last report card
was released in 2005. it's all true
Council on Foreign Relations told
Scientific American magazine, “It’s
the kind of report card you would
have expected on the eve of the
collapse of the Roman Empire.”
ASCE researchers point out that only
about $90 billion of the proposed
$825 billion stimulus package
currently under consideration would
be spent directly on the kind of
infrastructure improvements the
report calls for.
The estimated total cost for repairs
of $2.2 trillion has risen by more than
70 percent since the last report card
was released in 2005. it's all true
Nation's Decrepit Infrastructure a Crumbling Time Bomb
Chemical compounds commonly
used in a wide range of household
and cosmetic products may lead to
reproductive difficulties in women,
according to the results of a recent
study. Researchers found that
women with elevated levels of
perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
took significantly longer to get
pregnant. The chemicals are found in
clothing, upholstery, carpets, and
pesticides, as well as food packaging
and personal care products such as
nail polish and skin moisturizers.
The eight leading makers of the
compounds, known as PFCs, have
been voluntarily phasing them out at
the request of the EPA, and they are
scheduled to be totally banned by
2015. But research has shown that
traces of PFCs persist in humans for
decades.
3M Corporation, the only company
to manufacture PFC compounds in
the US, agreed in 2001 to phase out
the chemicals after studies confirmed
toxic effects of PFCs in their Scotch
Guard fabric treatment. it's all true
used in a wide range of household
and cosmetic products may lead to
reproductive difficulties in women,
according to the results of a recent
study. Researchers found that
women with elevated levels of
perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
took significantly longer to get
pregnant. The chemicals are found in
clothing, upholstery, carpets, and
pesticides, as well as food packaging
and personal care products such as
nail polish and skin moisturizers.
The eight leading makers of the
compounds, known as PFCs, have
been voluntarily phasing them out at
the request of the EPA, and they are
scheduled to be totally banned by
2015. But research has shown that
traces of PFCs persist in humans for
decades.
3M Corporation, the only company
to manufacture PFC compounds in
the US, agreed in 2001 to phase out
the chemicals after studies confirmed
toxic effects of PFCs in their Scotch
Guard fabric treatment. it's all true
Toxic Mothers
Difficult to Conceive
Difficult to Conceive
A national survey of hospital emergency
room doctors has found that 97.8
percent reported that they had
personally managed cases in which they
suspected that their patients had been
the victims of excessive police force.
Almost two thirds of the physicians
surveyed (65.3 percent) said that they
treat at least two cases per year
involving excessive force, according to
the results of the study published in the
January issue of Emergency Medicine
Journal. The vast majority of the
incidents are never formally investigated;
unlike suspected cases of domestic
abuse, there are no US laws requiring
hospital staff to report police
misconduct.
Most of the injuries alleged or suspected
to have been caused by excessive force
by arresting officers were blunt force
traumas resulting from being punched or
kicked, according to H. Range Hutson,
assistant professor of emergency
medicine at Harvard, who was the lead
author of the study. More than 90
percent of the doctors surveyed
reported that they knew of no legal or
departmental regulations for cases in
which they suspected excessive force by
law enforcement officers. The
researchers conclude, “National
room doctors has found that 97.8
percent reported that they had
personally managed cases in which they
suspected that their patients had been
the victims of excessive police force.
Almost two thirds of the physicians
surveyed (65.3 percent) said that they
treat at least two cases per year
involving excessive force, according to
the results of the study published in the
January issue of Emergency Medicine
Journal. The vast majority of the
incidents are never formally investigated;
unlike suspected cases of domestic
abuse, there are no US laws requiring
hospital staff to report police
misconduct.
Most of the injuries alleged or suspected
to have been caused by excessive force
by arresting officers were blunt force
traumas resulting from being punched or
kicked, according to H. Range Hutson,
assistant professor of emergency
medicine at Harvard, who was the lead
author of the study. More than 90
percent of the doctors surveyed
reported that they knew of no legal or
departmental regulations for cases in
which they suspected excessive force by
law enforcement officers. The
researchers conclude, “National
emergency medicine organizations in the
USA should become involved, jointly
developing and advocating for guidelines
to manage this complex issue.”
Fraternal Order of Police executive
director Jim Pasco was sharply critical of
the report, telling USA Today that the
emergency room physicians “have no
way of knowing what amount of force
was required” in the incidents which led
to the injuries they treated. Other law
enforcement organizations were similarly
dismissive of the survey and its findings.
Federal prosecutions of state and
municipal police officers for physical
abuse of suspects remain relatively rare,
with US Attorneys initiating only 505
such cases since 1994.
In a related story, beleaguered
emergency room doctors in California
have filed a class action lawsuit against
the state, alleging that an intractable
funding crisis has left the state’s
emergency health care system in danger
of a total collapse. The state has among
the lowest Medicaid reimbursement
rates in the nation. California also ranks
last for access to emergency medical
facilities, with only seven per one million
residents, compared to a national
average of 20. it's all true
USA should become involved, jointly
developing and advocating for guidelines
to manage this complex issue.”
Fraternal Order of Police executive
director Jim Pasco was sharply critical of
the report, telling USA Today that the
emergency room physicians “have no
way of knowing what amount of force
was required” in the incidents which led
to the injuries they treated. Other law
enforcement organizations were similarly
dismissive of the survey and its findings.
Federal prosecutions of state and
municipal police officers for physical
abuse of suspects remain relatively rare,
with US Attorneys initiating only 505
such cases since 1994.
In a related story, beleaguered
emergency room doctors in California
have filed a class action lawsuit against
the state, alleging that an intractable
funding crisis has left the state’s
emergency health care system in danger
of a total collapse. The state has among
the lowest Medicaid reimbursement
rates in the nation. California also ranks
last for access to emergency medical
facilities, with only seven per one million
residents, compared to a national
average of 20. it's all true
American Police a Blunt Trauma Force
VERBATIM number 35.2
"Less measurable, but
no less profound, is a
sapping of confidence
across our land...
no less profound, is a
sapping of confidence
across our land...
...a nagging fear that America's
decline is inevitable, that the
next generation must lower its
sights."
Washington DC 01.20.09
decline is inevitable, that the
next generation must lower its
sights."
Washington DC 01.20.09
The US Attorney’s office in Los
Angeles has initiated a grand jury
investigation into one of the
highest-ranking Catholic officials
in California related to his
handling of complaints that priests
under his authority sexually
abused children. The US
Attorney is exploring the actions
that Cardinal Roger M. Mahony
and other Catholic Church
leaders may have taken to cover-
up allegations of child abuse.
Authorities allege that Mahony
and others who manage the
affairs of the church schemed to
“deprive (Catholic parishioners) of
the intangible right of honest
services” when they responded to
allegations of abuse by
transferring priests to positions
where they still had contact with
children. The federal statute that
is being applied is usually used to
prosecute public officials for
corruption.
Mahony was criticized for his lack
of cooperation with authorities as
they investigated complaints of
priest child abuse earlier this
decade. Mahony, who contended
that internal church records were
confidential, was eventually
ordered by the courts to turn
over documents to investigators.
The Los Angeles County District
Attorney said that church officials
engaged in a “pattern of
obstruction” during the
investigation. Although the
church has not responded
specifically to the grand jury
investigation, church officials said
that “enormous strides have been
made” in its handling of abusive
priests. it's all true
Angeles has initiated a grand jury
investigation into one of the
highest-ranking Catholic officials
in California related to his
handling of complaints that priests
under his authority sexually
abused children. The US
Attorney is exploring the actions
that Cardinal Roger M. Mahony
and other Catholic Church
leaders may have taken to cover-
up allegations of child abuse.
Authorities allege that Mahony
and others who manage the
affairs of the church schemed to
“deprive (Catholic parishioners) of
the intangible right of honest
services” when they responded to
allegations of abuse by
transferring priests to positions
where they still had contact with
children. The federal statute that
is being applied is usually used to
prosecute public officials for
corruption.
Mahony was criticized for his lack
of cooperation with authorities as
they investigated complaints of
priest child abuse earlier this
decade. Mahony, who contended
that internal church records were
confidential, was eventually
ordered by the courts to turn
over documents to investigators.
The Los Angeles County District
Attorney said that church officials
engaged in a “pattern of
obstruction” during the
investigation. Although the
church has not responded
specifically to the grand jury
investigation, church officials said
that “enormous strides have been
made” in its handling of abusive
priests. it's all true
A sobering report on the long term
effects of global warming warns that,
even if humans completely stopped
producing carbon dioxide, drastic
changes in climate caused by warming
are “largely irreversible” and will effect
the planet for hundreds of years into
the future.
The study, published in the Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences,
found that because of the interaction
between the atmosphere and the oceans
and the way that carbon dioxide
accumulates in the atmosphere, when
carbon dioxide is at peak levels patterns
develop that can lead to widespread
drought conditions and “inexorable sea
level rise” that will persist for at least a
thousand years.
The study describes what will happen
effects of global warming warns that,
even if humans completely stopped
producing carbon dioxide, drastic
changes in climate caused by warming
are “largely irreversible” and will effect
the planet for hundreds of years into
the future.
The study, published in the Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences,
found that because of the interaction
between the atmosphere and the oceans
and the way that carbon dioxide
accumulates in the atmosphere, when
carbon dioxide is at peak levels patterns
develop that can lead to widespread
drought conditions and “inexorable sea
level rise” that will persist for at least a
thousand years.
The study describes what will happen
when carbon dioxide levels reach 450
and 600 parts per million. Current levels
of carbon dioxide stand at 385 ppm and
scientists agree that given existing
conditions, rates are expected to soon
rise to 450 ppm and reach 600ppm by
2050. Carbon dioxide levels at the
beginning of the industrial revolution
averaged 280 ppm.
Researchers report that at 450 ppm,
costal areas will be threatened by rising
sea levels and areas in the Southwestern
US, around the Mediterranean and
North Africa, and in Western Australia
will see a 10 percent reduction in
precipitation. Should carbon dioxide
levels rise to 600 ppm the report says
that “many costal and island features
would ultimately become submerged,”
and droughts would cause expanded
desertification, reduced water and food
and 600 parts per million. Current levels
of carbon dioxide stand at 385 ppm and
scientists agree that given existing
conditions, rates are expected to soon
rise to 450 ppm and reach 600ppm by
2050. Carbon dioxide levels at the
beginning of the industrial revolution
averaged 280 ppm.
Researchers report that at 450 ppm,
costal areas will be threatened by rising
sea levels and areas in the Southwestern
US, around the Mediterranean and
North Africa, and in Western Australia
will see a 10 percent reduction in
precipitation. Should carbon dioxide
levels rise to 600 ppm the report says
that “many costal and island features
would ultimately become submerged,”
and droughts would cause expanded
desertification, reduced water and food
supplies and overall ecosystem
change.
The study said that the planet's
oceans would rise between 1.5 and 3
feet by the year 3000 if carbon
dioxide levels rise to 600 ppm, and if
levels rise to 1000 ppm ocean levels
will rise by 3 to six feet, submerging
the world's coastal cities.
The study’s author, Dr. Susan
Solomon of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s
Earth System Research Laboratory,
said that increased rates of carbon
dioxide will lead to permanent
changes and, “there is no going
back.” Dr. Solomon said, “It’s
essentially an irreversible change that
will last for more than a thousand
years.” it's all true
change.
The study said that the planet's
oceans would rise between 1.5 and 3
feet by the year 3000 if carbon
dioxide levels rise to 600 ppm, and if
levels rise to 1000 ppm ocean levels
will rise by 3 to six feet, submerging
the world's coastal cities.
The study’s author, Dr. Susan
Solomon of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s
Earth System Research Laboratory,
said that increased rates of carbon
dioxide will lead to permanent
changes and, “there is no going
back.” Dr. Solomon said, “It’s
essentially an irreversible change that
will last for more than a thousand
years.” it's all true
A study of an initiative by the Texas
Border Sheriffs Coalition to broadcast
images from video cameras placed on
the border between the US and Mexico
live on the Internet so members of the
public can monitor illegal entries in to
the country and report them to police
has found that the program has resulted
in 3 arrests since its inception.
The El Paso Times reviewed the
program that was conceived of by Texas
Governor Rick Perry and funded by a $2
million grant from the federal
government. Perry announced his
intention to place hundreds of cameras
along the Texas/Mexico border,
approximately one every six miles, and
seek the assistance of citizen vigilantes
to monitor the border and report illegal
activities to authorities. Perry
envisioned “leveraging advanced video
Border Sheriffs Coalition to broadcast
images from video cameras placed on
the border between the US and Mexico
live on the Internet so members of the
public can monitor illegal entries in to
the country and report them to police
has found that the program has resulted
in 3 arrests since its inception.
The El Paso Times reviewed the
program that was conceived of by Texas
Governor Rick Perry and funded by a $2
million grant from the federal
government. Perry announced his
intention to place hundreds of cameras
along the Texas/Mexico border,
approximately one every six miles, and
seek the assistance of citizen vigilantes
to monitor the border and report illegal
activities to authorities. Perry
envisioned “leveraging advanced video
technology and the power of the World
Wide Web (to) make our border stronger
and our nation safer.”
The Times reviewed documents that it
received through freedom of
information requests to find that the
Sheriffs Coalition has so far spent $625,
000 to install 13 cameras. Although the
website operated by the Coalition has
received millions of hits, in the first six
months that the program has been
operational, only 3 arrests have been
made. Supporters of the program had
envisioned that the law enforcement/
public citizen surveillance system would
lead to the apprehension of thousands of
migrants as they enter the US. The
Coalition expected to receive 4500
reports of suspected illegal activity from
vigilante video monitors every year that
would result in 1200 arrests. it's all true
Wide Web (to) make our border stronger
and our nation safer.”
The Times reviewed documents that it
received through freedom of
information requests to find that the
Sheriffs Coalition has so far spent $625,
000 to install 13 cameras. Although the
website operated by the Coalition has
received millions of hits, in the first six
months that the program has been
operational, only 3 arrests have been
made. Supporters of the program had
envisioned that the law enforcement/
public citizen surveillance system would
lead to the apprehension of thousands of
migrants as they enter the US. The
Coalition expected to receive 4500
reports of suspected illegal activity from
vigilante video monitors every year that
would result in 1200 arrests. it's all true
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us
| united kingdom |
| canada |
| sweden |
| france |
| norway |
| spain |
Cardinal Flies Against
Criminal Investigation
Criminal Investigation
Virtual Border is Found to be Virtually Useless
Catastrophic Global Climate Change Just Getting Warmed Up