Biotech crops cause big jump in pesticide use: report Nov 17, 2009
The report was released by nonprofits The Organic Center (TOC), the Union for Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Center for Food Safety (CFS). The groups said that while herbicide use has climbed, insecticide use has dropped because of biotech crops. (Scientific American)
Roundup Ready Alfalfa: Appeal Made to Supreme Court (2) Nov 15, 2009
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) hail the halting of Roundup Ready alfalfa as the first time in history a court ordered the halting of plantings of a new genetically engineered crop ... CFS defended its victory and, fortunately, in June 2009 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court decision, denying both of Monsanto s appeals, thus upholding the nationwide ban on the planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa ... Roundup Ready alfalfa isn t the only crop CFS is taking on. (Agri-View, WI)
Appalachian increases discharge from Leesville Dam Nov 13, 2009
As of 6:00 a.m. this morning, inflow to the Smith Mountain Project was 26,474 cfs and discharge from Leesville was 4,682 cfs ... The flow at the USGS gauge at Brookneal on the Staunton River was 15,000 cfs (18 ... 49') and at Altavista 15,200 CFS (15. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Back from the brink Nov 11, 2009
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Annette SampsonNovember 11, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Chronic Fatigue Patients No Longer Fakes? Oct 31, 2009
Virus Found in CFS Patients Might Explain Bone-Aching, Unrelenting Symptoms, Help Find Therapies ... But now, scientists have that may explain the cause of CFS -- a condition once sarcastically called the "yuppie flu." ... Between 1 million and 4 million Americans suffer from CFS, according to the. (ABC News)
Malibu dentist aims to ban mercury amalgam fillings (3) Oct 25, 2009
Patients suffering from CFS is another category with frequent metal allergy-mostly to nickel and mercury. Interested readers can go to www. (Malibu Times, CA)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Featured On Dr. Oz Show, Friday October 23 Oct 24, 2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- On today's Dr. Oz Show the topic was fatigue, including its most debilitating manifestation, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) ... (Avery Penguin Group) and Pain Free 1-2-3 (McGraw-Hill), suffered from CFS when he was in medical school and had to drop out for a year to recover ... "From that time, my medical career has been focused on finding effective treatment for CFS and its painful cousin fibromyalgia, which together afflict at least 12 million Americans,"... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Women's health problems doctors still miss Oct 20, 2009
At least 1 million Americans are believed to have CFS, though less than 20 percent have been diagnosed ... The fatigue usually worsens with physical or mental activity and doesn't improve with rest, so people with CFS often function at a substantially lower level than they did before getting sick. (CNN)
ME virus discovery raises hopes Oct 10, 2009
US scientists say they have made a potential breakthrough in understanding what causes the condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or ME. ... Tony Britton, of the ME Association said: "This is fascinating work - but it doesn't conclusively prove a link between the XMRV virus and chronic fatigue syndrome or ME. "Many people with ME/CFS say their illness started after a viral infection, and a number of enteroviruses and herpes viruses have also been implicated in the past ... "ME/CFS is... (BBC News -- Health)
Retrovirus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Could Aid in Diagnosis Oct 9, 2009
Now, the discovery of in many CFS patients could bring new energy to the field and fresh hope for more specific medical care ... The symptoms range from exhaustion to muscle , giving CFS a reputation among some as a "wastebasket diagnosis" ... Roughly 17 million people worldwide are thought to have CFS, but given current diagnosis methods, the true number could be much higher or lower. (Scientific American)
Who is at risk for CFS? Oct 3, 2009
Who is at risk for CFS ... Many questions remain, but there are some characteristics that ay help health care practitioners identify patients who are most at risk for CFS. The stereotype that CFS is an illness that primarily affects white, middle-class, well-educated, professional women is incorrect ... CFS occurs four times more frequently in women than in men, although people of both sexes can develop the disease. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Resource Board Allocates $2.6 Million to Agencies Sep 30, 2009
Catholic Family Services (CFS) will provide counselors one day a week at parochial elementary schools in the county and two days a week at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, $115,065. CFS will provide general counseling and therapy services, $91,490 ... CFS will offer psychiatric services, $51,894. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Hawaii nonprofits hit hard by funding cuts Jul 28, 2009
Five more CFS workers will be laid off this month because of Healthy Start cuts. And another 47 people have seen their hours reduced. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Oregon Recreation Report Jul 25, 2009
Tuesday readings for the Clackamas showed flows down slightly to 1,090 cfs (11 ... Monday flow readings on the Sandy River continued the downward trend at 678 cfs (8 ... Hydro readings at Willamette Falls on Monday showed flows decreasing to 6,400 cfs, the temperature up from last week to 72 and visibility very good at 6. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Water decision leaves metro Atlanta high and dry Jul 19, 2009
Thus, the required off-peak flow will be 600 cfs and only Gainesville and Buford will be allowed to withdraw water from the lake. The Court recognizes that this is a draconian result. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Devils Lake Outlet to bring some relief to basin flooding ... Local teens prepare for mission trip to New Orleans ... City water source - Phase Two: A treatment plant ... Pop bottle geysers, water balloon games?:It must be KidsFest at Grahams Island ... Concern over corn crop rising as July continues ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Friday, July 17, 2009 There are several places around Devils Lake where roads have high water on both sides. Wave action damaging the shoreline is a concern for authorities. Here a segment of Highway 57 is pounded by wind and waves this week. Many areas along all of Highway 57 are badly eroded from the heavy waves experienced earlier this week. Devils Lake Outlet to bring some relief to basin flooding Jul 18, 2009
The Devils Lake Outlet is running at 100 cfs this week for the first time since it was built thanks to the efforts being made to alleviate flooding in and around Devils Lake. David Glatt, chief of the state s Environmental Health Section of the N.D. Department of Health announced Thursday that the outlet is open and running. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Dysautonomia in Chronic Fatigue Syn... Jul 17, 2009
CFS and the Involuntary Nervous System ... People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) have been found in research studies, to be experiencing imbalances in their involuntary nervous systems (INS) or "autonomic failure" ... While strong association between dysfunction of the INS in patients with CFS has been clearly established, there is still no definitive explanation as to why this connection exists or as to whether the problems with the INS are a cause of CFS or a result of it. (Suite101.com)
N.D. Devils Lake outlet to pump saltier water Jun 6, 2009
The state Water Commission endorsed the idea Friday, and approved spending $50,000 to explore whether it would be practical to increase the outlet channel's maximum flow from 100 cubic feet per second to 250 cfs. The 14-mile outlet is intended to siphon Devils Lake floodwaters into the Sheyenne, which flows south through Valley City before turning east and north. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Engineers look at Devils Lake outlet May 31, 2009
The outlet has been running at about 50 cfs since it was started earlier this month. Frink said state officials are looking at both short-term and long-term ways to move more water off the flooded lake. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
'Shorthand' sometimes confusing May 14, 2009
CFS - Cubic feet per second, as in how much water was released from the Garrison Dam. Health. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Column: Personal reactions follow guardian story Apr 15, 2009
My problem is the way you presented the information about Chuck being barred from any communications with CFS makes it appear as though all of the Nagle family behave childishly. That is soooooooo far from the truth. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Free-flowing for real: Demolition of gravel dam at Milltown marks historic step in watershed transformation Mar 28, 2009
If all goes as planned, about 500 cubic feet of water per second will run through there by early Saturday, out of a total 2,500 cfs currently in the river. That will change radically when spring runoff hits. (Missoulian, MT)
The 4 Steps of BSM Success Mar 28, 2009
The IT product offerings that consumers interact with are customer facing services (CFS). Consumers are aware of CFS and know they are using them when they interact with them ... Plain old telephone service and email are good examples of a CFS. A CFS is composed of RFS's and an RFS is the IT systems that combine to create a CFS. Service consumers are unaware of RFS, and do not interact with them. (CIO Information Network)
Blockage causes wastewater overflow Sunday Feb 18, 2009
At the time of the overflow, Sonoma Creek was running at approximately 1,150 cfs (cubic feet a second) according to the USGS gauge near Agua Caliente. Water was flowing from the culvert, but work crews did not observe sewage or a sewage odor in the vicinity of the culvert or in the creek. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Childhood Abuse Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Feb 7, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research confirms that emotional and sexual abuse in childhood are important risk factors for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Individuals who reported moderate to severe levels of sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and emotional abuse in childhood were nearly six times as likely to have CFS compared to people who didn't experience maltreatment in early life, researchers report in the January issue of the Archives of General Psychology ... Dr. Christine Heim of Emory... (MEDLINEplus)
