White House cancels tours, citing sequester

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By Shawna Thomas and Kristen Welker, NBC News

The White House is canceling tours of the president's famous abode starting next week, saying the budget cuts that went into effect last week are to blame.?

A phone recording on the call line for White House visitors informs callers that White House tours will be canceled, starting this weekend.?

"Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House tours will be canceled effective Saturday March 9th, 2013 until further notice," the recording says. "Unfortunately, we will not be able to reschedule affected tours. ?We very much regret having to take this action particularly during the popular spring touring season."?

The reason for the cancellations, an official with the Secret Service told NBC News, is?because?the Uniformed Division Officers normally tasked with securing the tours will be reassigned to other security posts at the White House. The move will reduce overtime costs and may reduce the number of furloughs the Secret Service could potentially face, according to the official.?

It is unclear how many Uniform Division Officers will be impacted by the sequester. The Office of Management and Budget calculated that the Secret Service may need to cut as much as $84 million from its budget due to the cuts.

Though the White House made the ultimate decision to suspend tours, their conclusion was based on staffing decisions the Secret Service?has been?forced to make, according to a White House official.

The move, which Republicans paint as a publicity stunt, prompted at least one proposed legislative fix from a GOP congressman Tuesday.?

In an amendment to a GOP stopgap budget bill headed to the floor later this week, Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, suggested that no funds from the bill be used "to transport the President to or from a golf course until public tours of the White House resume."

House Administration Committee Chair Candice Miller, R-Mich., said in a statement that the canceled tours are "wrong" and invited tourists to Washington D.C. to tour the Capitol instead.?

"I believe closing the doors of the White House to the American people is wrong," she wrote. "I want to let those Americans planning a trip to Washington, D.C. know that the Capitol will remain open and encourage those wishing to visit to contact their member of Congress or the Capitol Visitors Center to schedule a tour."

As required by law, President Barack Obama ordered the automatic cuts into effect last Friday night. The broad budget reductions came after Congress and the administration failed to reach an agreement to avert the sequester.?

NBC's Carrie Dann contributed?

This story was originally published on Tue Mar 5, 2013 3:25 PM EST

Source: http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/05/17197602-white-house-cancels-tours-citing-sequester?lite

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Arkansas lawmakers approve toughest abortion limits in nation

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Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is interviewed at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Monday, March 4, 2013, after vetoing legislation that would have banned abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy.

By Miranda Leitsinger, Staff Writer, NBC News

Arkansas' House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected the governor's veto of a controversial bill that would make most abortions illegal after 12 weeks of pregnancy, thus setting up the most restrictive ban on the procedure nationwide.

The House vote of 56-33 followed Senate approval on Tuesday to override Gov. Mike Beebe?s veto of SB 134, or the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act, which enforces a ban on abortion earlier in pregnancy than any other state now does.

Moments before the vote, Rep. Ann V. Clemmer, who said she was pro-life, told fellow representatives they should give the right to be born to babies in Arkansas and that life was ?to be protected not only by a third party but from the mother herself.?

The state already has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. after the Republican-led Legislature last week overrode Beebe's veto of a similar bill that set the legal abortion threshold at 20 weeks' gestation ? two to four weeks earlier than most states.

That law took effect immediately but the new measure won't until 90 days after the Legislature adjourns in mid-May.

The American Civil Liberties Union said the new law imposed the most severe ban in the country and the strictest limit on the procedure since the U.S. territory of Guam tried to ban all abortions in 1990. The group ?will challenge this dangerous and unconstitutional law in court,??the group?s executive director, Anthony D. Romero, said in a statement.

Talcott Camp, deputy director of the ACLU?s Reproductive Freedom Project, said before the vote that it was an ?unconstitutional and grotesque invasion? into private medical decisions.

?It?s a power grab by politicians. They are just looking to intrude on and take away a decision that is really for a woman and her family and her doctor, and that is true as a constitutional matter. It?s also true as a moral matter and as a matter of public health and just what?s right,? she said. ?This is not a decision for politicians to make.?

The Supreme Court has said viability of a fetus has to be left up to doctors, Camp said, adding that it was unconstitutional for state legislatures to set a number of weeks for when abortion could be banned.

Beebe, a Democrat, said in his veto letter on Monday that the ?adoption of blatantly unconstitutional laws can be very costly to the taxpayers of our state,? and that Arkansas? ?interest in protecting fetal life is simply not strong enough at such point to trump the constitutional rights of the mother.?

Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Beebe, said Wednesday after the vote: "The governor made his case very plainly in his veto letter, laid out the reasons why we feel the bill?s unconstitutional, and now it looks like it will be up to the courts to make the final decision.?

Women who want to end a pregnancy face a growing number of roadblocks in many parts of the country 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many state restrictions on abortion with Roe v. Wade.

Last year, 19 states enacted a total of 43 provisions limiting access to abortion, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit that aims to advance reproductive health and abortion rights. While that was half the number that went into effect the previous year, it was the second-highest number since 1985.

Related:
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NBC News? Tracy Connor contributed to this report.

Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/06/17212230-arkansas-lawmakers-approve-toughest-abortion-limits-in-nation?lite

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Suitable Ulcerative Colitis Diet - Ayushveda.com

Ulcerative Colitis is one of the inflammatory bowel diseases during which the colon or the large intestine is affected with inflammation. The condition is categorized with Crohn?s Diseases where the problem exists for long. The condition causes open sores and flare-ups at the rectal point.

Ulcerative colitis is a painful situation accompanied with the other problems like diarrhoea with bleeding problem, ulcer, cramps and bloating. Reason behind the condition may be different from the dietary factors but particular food item can trigger the condition.

It is always advised to avoid the foods which exacerbate the condition of Ulcerative colitis and reason flare-ups. Here is the most advised diet plan which helps to relax the painful condition of Ulcerative colitis.

Diet Tips For?Ulcerative Colitis

Moderation in Fiber Intake

Fiber rich diets are meant to be the best for digestion but with Ulcerative colitis, high fiber diet can cause flare-ups, constipation and diarrhoea.

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So, it is advised to take fiber in limited ways. Instead of raw fruits and vegetables intake it is better to have them boiled or steamed. It is also applied with the legumes and whole grains ingestion.

Reduce Dairy Products Intake

The milk sugar presented in the dairy products normally aggravates the condition of Ulcerative colitis. Most of patients with the condition get intolerance from lactose which causes fear of inflammation and flare-ups with increased gastric problems.

But it is quite unacceptable to fully eliminate the dairy products from daily diet as it is the best way to add calcium and protein. To avoid the worst result, it is suggested to add enzyme products helpful in breaking down lactose for better condition.

Increased Intake of Fluid

Drinking plenty of water can relax the ulcerative colitis condition. Adequate amount of fluid intake lessens the chance of constipation and indigestion. Whole body gets detoxified with the help of water.

Fresh juices with no harmful effects on the condition are also suggested for relaxed situation. Carbonated beverages and other hard drinks should be avoided as the very drinks exacerbate the ulcerative colitis condition by flare-ups and constipation.

Ingestion of Multi-Vitamins Supplements

Due to limited sources of nutritional diet during Ulcerative colitis, the body gets weak. With little nutrition and interrupted ability of body parts, the function of nutrition absorption is also slowed down.

It is advised to consult a renowned dietician or doctor to know about the best multi-vitamins supplements along with useful minerals suitable for the condition to provide a better balance of nutrition in body in spite of limited diet ingestion.

Reduction of Caffeine Intake

Caffeinated drinks such as tea and coffee can increase the bowel movement and hence cause inflammation and painful flare-ups. In Ulcerative colitis condition, it is advised to limit or eliminate the intake of these beverages for relaxed sores and inflammation around rectum.

Here are some specific diet ideas to get a stable condition of Ulcerative colitis. With a slight moderation in diet and eliminating problem foods from daily routine can miraculously show enhanced healthy position even in the very inflammatory bowel disease.

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Need some help,

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Calif. woman dies after nurse refuses to do CPR

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) ? Police on Monday were investigating whether there was any criminal wrongdoing in the handling of a health emergency at an independent living facility where a woman died after a nurse refused to provide CPR.

The facility, Glenwood Gardens, defended its nurse, saying she had followed policy in dealing with the 87-year-old woman who fainted in a dining room.

A police dispatcher who fielded the 911 call was told the woman had a heart problem and was barely breathing.

Police immediately routed the call to the Bakersfield Fire Department, where a dispatcher pleaded with a nurse at the facility to perform CPR on the woman.

The nurse refused, saying one of the home's policies prevented her from doing CPR, according to an audio recording of the call.

Michaela Beard, a spokeswoman for Bakersfield police, said she couldn't provide any further information because the investigation was ongoing.

An unidentified woman made the Feb. 26 call, and asked for paramedics to be sent to help the woman. Later, a woman who identified herself as a nurse got on the phone and told dispatcher Tracey Halvorson she was not permitted to do CPR on the woman.

Halvorson urged the nurse to start CPR, warning the consequences could be dire if no one tried to revive the woman, who had been laid out on the floor on her instructions.

"I understand if your boss is telling you, you can't do it," the dispatcher said. "But ... as a human being ... you know, is there anybody that's willing to help this lady and not let her die?"

"Not at this time," the nurse answered.

During the 7-minute, 16-second call, Halvorson assured the nurse that Glenwood couldn't be sued if anything went wrong in attempts to resuscitate the resident, saying the local emergency medical system "takes the liability for this call," the transcript states.

Later in the call, Halvorson asks, "Is there a gardener? Any staff, anyone who doesn't work for you? Anywhere? Can we flag someone down in the street and get them to help this lady? Can we flag a stranger down? I bet a stranger would help her."

Halvorson is an experienced dispatcher and has worked for the county center for at least a decade, Kern County Fire Department Deputy Chief Michael Miller said.

She followed procedures until she ran out of options when the caller refused to perform CPR or identify anyone else who could, Miller said.

"It's not uncommon to have someone refuse to provide CPR if they physically can't do it, or they're so upset they just can't function," Miller said. "What made this one unique was the way the conversation on the phone went. It was just very frustrating to anyone listening to it, like, why wasn't anyone helping this poor woman, since CPR today is much simpler than it was in the past?"

Firefighters and ambulance personnel arrived at the facility seven minutes after the call came in, Miller said. The county does not know who made the call, he added.

The woman had no pulse and wasn't breathing when fire crews reached her, fire Battalion Chief Anthony Galagaza said.

They started CPR and loaded her onto a gurney, and the woman was later declared dead at Mercy Southwest Hospital.

The executive director of Glenwood Gardens, Jeffrey Toomer, defended the nurse, saying she follow the facility's policy.

"In the event of a health emergency at this independent living community our practice is to immediately call emergency medical personnel for assistance and to wait with the individual needing attention until such personnel arrives," Toomer said in a written statement. "That is the protocol we followed."

Toomer offered condolences to the woman's family and said a thorough internal review of the incident would be conducted.

He told KGET-TV that residents of the facility are informed of the policy and agree to it when they move in. He said the policy does not apply at the adjacent assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.

A call to the facility by The Associated Press seeking more information was not immediately returned.

Annette Pellens, a registered nurse who owns an assisted living facility across the street from Glenwood, said such an incident puts caregivers in a difficult ethical position.

"In that situation, you summon EMS and you do what's the right thing to do," Pellens said.

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Burke reported from San Francisco.

Associated Press

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Human Y chromosome much older than previously thought

Mar. 4, 2013 ? The discovery and UA analysis of an extremely rare African American Y chromosome pushes back the time of the most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage tree to 338,000 years ago. This time predates the age of the oldest known anatomically modern human fossils.

UA geneticists have discovered the oldest known genetic branch of the human Y chromosome -- the hereditary factor determining male sex.

The new divergent lineage, which was found in an individual who submitted his DNA to Family Tree DNA, a company specializing in DNA analysis to trace family roots, branched from the Y chromosome tree before the first appearance of anatomically modern humans in the fossil record.

The results are published in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

"Our analysis indicates this lineage diverged from previously known Y chromosomes about 338,000 ago, a time when anatomically modern humans had not yet evolved," said Michael Hammer, an associate professor in the University of Arizona's department of ecology and evolutionary biology and a research scientist at the UA's Arizona Research Labs. "This pushes back the time the last common Y chromosome ancestor lived by almost 70 percent."

Unlike the other human chromosomes, the majority of the Y chromosome does not exchange genetic material with other chromosomes, which makes it simpler to trace ancestral relationships among contemporary lineages. If two Y chromosomes carry the same mutation, it is because they share a common paternal ancestor at some point in the past. The more mutations that differ between two Y chromosomes the farther back in time the common ancestor lived.

Originally, a DNA sample obtained from an African American living in South Carolina was submitted to the National Geographic Genographic Project. When none of the genetic markers used to assign lineages to known Y chromosome groupings were found, the DNA sample was sent to Family Tree DNA for sequencing. Fernando Mendez, a postdoctoral researcher in Hammer's lab, led the effort to analyze the DNA sequence, which included more than 240,000 base pairs of the Y chromosome.

Hammer said "the most striking feature of this research is that a consumer genetic testing company identified a lineage that didn't fit anywhere on the existing Y chromosome tree, even though the tree had been constructed based on perhaps a half-million individuals or more. Nobody expected to find anything like this."

About 300,000 years ago, the time the Neanderthals are believed to have split from the ancestral human lineage. It was not until more than 100,000 years later that anatomically modern humans appear in the fossil record. They differ from the more archaic forms by a more lightly built skeleton, a smaller face tucked under a high forehead, the absence of a cranial ridge and smaller chins.

Hammer said the newly discovered Y chromosome variation is extremely rare. Through large database searches, his team eventually was able to find a similar chromosome in the Mbo, a population living in a tiny area of western Cameroon in sub-Saharan Africa.

"This was surprising because previously the most diverged branches of the Y chromosome were found in traditional hunter-gatherer populations such as Pygmies and the click-speaking KhoeSan, who are considered to be the most diverged human populations living today."

"Instead, the sample matched the Y chromosome DNA of 11 men, who all came from a very small region of western Cameroon," Hammer said. "And the sequences of those individuals are variable, so it's not like they all descended from the same grandfather."

Hammer cautions against popular concepts of "mitochondrial Eve" or "Y chromosome Adam" that suggest all of humankind descended from exactly one pair of humans that lived at a certain point in human evolution.

"There has been too much emphasis on this in the past," he said. "It is a misconception that the genealogy of a single genetic region reflects population divergence. Instead, our results suggest that there are pockets of genetically isolated communities that together preserve a great deal of human diversity."

Still, Hammer said, "It is likely that other divergent lineages will be found, whether in Africa or among African-Americans in the U.S. and that some of these may further increase the age of the Y chromosome tree."

He added: "There has been a lot of hype with people trying to trace their Y chromosome to different tribes, but this individual from South Carolina can say he did it."

The study came about by combined efforts of a private business, Family Tree DNA, the efforts of a citizen scientist, Bonnie Schrack, and the research capabilities at the UA.

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Twelve pro-army militiamen killed in Yemen - commander

ADEN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 12 members of a pro-government militia that helped the Yemeni army to drive al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants out of southern strongholds in a U.S.-backed campaign last year, a commander said on Monday.

Nizar Jaafar said 15 other people had been wounded in the attack on an office of the Popular Committees in the town of Lawdar in the southern province of Abyan.

Residents said the force of the blast shook the center of Lawdar. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia has previously said it carried out similar bombings, often in reprisal for the tribal fighters' role in driving the militants out of their strongholds.

Yemen has been grappling with multiple challenges since a popular uprising forced President Ali Abdullah Saleh out of office in 2011 and brought Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in his place.

Apart from the Islamist militant insurgency, the U.S.-allied country which is next door to the world's top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, is fighting a separatist movement seeking to revive the Socialist state that merged with North Yemen in 1990, as well as a potential challenge from Shi'ite Muslim rebels known as Houthis in the north.

Ansar al-Sharia has carried out a campaign of suicide attacks against the Yemeni army and its militia allies after they were forced to quit cities they captured in 2011, during the turmoil that accompanied the popular protests against Saleh.

In a separate incident, a local official said that four suspected militants have escaped from a prison in Lawdar on Monday. The official gave no further details.

The United States has used unmanned drones to target the al Qaeda group in Yemen, which has planned attacks on international targets including airliners and is described by Washington as the movement's most dangerous wing.

(Reporting by Mohammed Mukhashaf; Writing by Sami Aboudi; Editing by Stephen Powell)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/twelve-pro-army-militiamen-killed-yemen-commander-171608245.html

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