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We've all seen the kids in their skinny jeans and baggy plaids slouching their way to school, nearly collapsing from the weight of those insanely giant backpacks.
How many moms and dads on any given school day lift those jammed school bags and say, "What are you carrying around in there?"
Well, now I know.
Equipped with a bathroom scale and a reporter's snoopy — I mean inquisitive — attitude, I headed for Oak Park's Brooks Middle School to find out just how much poundage the students were carrying and to try and figure out if they really needed all that stuff. (See our photos of some of the kids here.)
I got there just in time to welcome the kids arriving early for band practice. Many carried separate, heavy instrument cases (not included in the weigh-in), and a few had gym bags and lunch bags (also not weighed), plus their bulging backpacks.
These are big loads, but especially for some of the younger, smaller kids. And when I learned that some of these kids walked blocks with their bulging loads to get there — phew.
Well aware of the problem, principal Tom Sindelar says students don't haul all this to class. Mini cinch sack backpacks are provided and the big packs aren't allowed in classrooms.
Here's some good news: "As far as we know, there's no link between heavy backpacks and permanent injury or damage to the spine," says Dr. Jeffrey Mjaanes, a pediatric and adult sports medicine specialist at Rush University Medical Center. However, "They do seem to cause shoulder pain and back pain."
Mjaanes says nobody has figured out how much is too much for kids to carry. But professional medical groups recommend a maximum of 10 to 20 percent of body weight. Mjaanes says he sees four or five teens for back pain every day and "carrying heavy loads" is a major factor.
More good news: Only three of 30 kids in my weigh-in had backpacks heavier than 20 percent of their body weight.
By the numbers30: Number of kids in the backpack weigh-in
13.7 pounds: Weight of average backpack
29.5 pounds: Heaviest backpack
5 pounds: Lightest backpack
13.1 percent: Average backpack weight as percentage of body weight
34.1 percent: Highest as percentage of body weight
4.5 percent: Lowest as percentage of body weight
How to lighten upAt the store:
Buy smallest possible bag that will hold your stuff
Choose fabric or paper lunch bag, not metal lunchbox
Shop for heavy padding on straps; waist straps, too, for heaviest days
Check empty weight before purchase; it will only get heavier
Buy folders instead of heavy binders
Back experts' advice:
Remove what you don't need every night before bed
Use online books at home; leave heavy texts at school or splurge on extra copies of heaviest books to keep at home
Use both shoulder straps, not just one
Ignore peer pressure and use backpacks with wheels
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Håken Nesser is a brilliant writer whos always at the top of his game.
Why hes not better known in the United States is a mystery in itself. Hes by far the best in the business and is widely known in his native Sweden, having won the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award three times. His new release, Münsters Case, is yet another compelling Nesser police procedural thats so tight, human and so easy to read that it feels as if endorphins waft up from the pages. Reading Nesser, you sometimes close the book and have this shocking realization that someone actually pounded the story out one keystroke at a time.
Nessers stories tell themselves; theres no sign of the author anywhere. The characters are real people with emotions real people feel, including humor, however black, and pride and bewilderment that humbles. No grandstanding, no bluster chastened men and women of law enforcement trying to do a job with an ability always being honed yet never nearly sharp enough.
After four retired pub chums chip in to buy a winning lottery ticket and get together to celebrate their modest windfall, one is found dead in bed, stabbed 28 times with a carving knife, and another goes missing before the sun rises. Nessers five other crime novels that have been translated into English have featured famously sagacious Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, who is on sabbatical preparing for well-earned retirement, tending his used bookstore and forgetting the ugliness of police work. In his stead, Inspector Münster, Van Veeterens protégé, has a puzzler for his first solo case. He haltingly plies his trade one dead end after another, trying always to think like the maestro, but always coming up short.
The murder seems to solve itself with the confession of the dead mans mousy wife of 40 years, who ungrudgingly walks into a jail cell with her knitting. Then another murder of another pensioner on the same shabby apartment block sends Münster to Van Veeteren for help.
It seemed unlikely in the first place that the dead mans wife so viciously murdered her husband, and now an unrelated homicide casts even more doubt and disorientation. After two weeks, Münster and his comely partner Ewa Moreno have no material clues and no clue about where to turn next. The interplay between Münster and his mentor is a priceless literary study in deeding authority and self-confidence.
Next, another dead man, the second of the quartet of lottery winners, the one who vanished, is found wedged between his houseboat and the dock. And still no clues, just more nowhere leads. Its a fascination to watch this story unfold, the process of finding the cur one hair at a time, the twists and switchbacks, tracks blown gone, walls where windows should be.
Münsters Case (titled The Unlucky Lottery in Britain) is not Nessers best story, certainly because Van Veeteren isnt the featured actor, but it is wonderfully done and a thoroughly fulfilling read that will have you searching for more Nesser.
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The fourth member of UCLA's ballyhooed recruiting class is miserable. While Shabazz Muhammad, Jordan Adams and Kyle Anderson have hit their stride and all have had starring roles in the Bruins' seven-game winning streak, center Tony Parker mostly sits and sulked.
Parker, a top-30 recruit in the Class of '12, is averaging a mere 7.2 minutes per game. He has scored 37 points total and grabbed 18 rebounds in 13 games.
His practice time and playing time have been limited by back spasms, a sprained ankle and migraine headaches. The once jovial big man with great promise is now the saddest guys on the roster.
"I've been hurt. I've been nicked up," Parker told ESPN this week. "I just have to get healthy so I can actually play and help my team. I haven't been able to show what I can do because I haven't been able to do it."
A native of Atlanta, he said he's so unhappy he has considered transferring. Still, he's sticking it out in the hopes that good health will someday soon bring good production and lift his spirits.
"There are a lot of expectations for all these freshmen," UCLA coach Ben Howland said. "It's tougher for Tony because all these other three freshmen are playing a lot more. You have to remember that there are a lot of outside influences on these kids. It's constant, including the media. But more so, it's friends and people that are in his ear.
"Just watch, he's going to be thrust into a major role in huge games coming up here. It's going to happen. The key is going to be how he is ready to handle that when he is thrust into those situations."


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The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), prepared a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Oil Shale and Tar Sands resources on lands administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. This Web site is the online center for public information and involvement in the PEIS process.
Other resources include a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and news updates.
In 2008, the BLM published a Final PEIS that amended 10 resource management plans (RMPs) in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming to make approximately 2 million acres of public lands potentially available for commercial oil shale leasing and development and 430,000 acres potentially available for tar sands leasing and development.
The 2008 PEIS summarized information on oil shale and tar sands technologies and their potential environmental and socio-economic impacts, along with potential mitigating measures that would be evaluated and applied when subsequent site-specific National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis is undertaken for lease issuance or project approval.
In the spring of 2011, the BLM initiated a new planning effort to reassess the appropriate mix of public lands to be made available for oil shale and tar sands leasing. The planning initiative provided the BLM an opportunity to consider what public lands might be best suited for this kind of development in light of the nascent character of oil shale and tar sands extraction technology development and in light of information not available in 2008.
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Below is a selected list of currently enrolling clinical trials gathered from various sources.
The federal government's AIDSinfo website includes a clinical trials section that features an introduction to HIV/AIDS research and study listings from the National Institutes of Health's ClinicalTrials.gov database. AIDSinfo also offers personalized advice about clinical trial participation via email (firstname.lastname@example.com), an interactive website (www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/live_help), and a toll-free telephone service (800-448-0440, international 301-315-2816).
TrialSearch, operated by the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA), is a searchable online database of clinical trials related to HIV/AIDS. CenterWatch is a commercial website that includes trial listings for all diseases, including HIV/AIDS and related conditions. Trials of new drugs sponsored by pharmaceutical companies are often listed on company websites as well as ClinicalTrials.gov.
Call the telephone numbers listed for each study or see the indicated websites for further information about specific trials. Protocol numbers, if available, are provided in parentheses at the end of each trial description.
ACRIA TrialSearch
HIV Prevention Trials Network
HIV Vaccine Trials Network
Microbicide Trials Network
The University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), in conjunction with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), is conducting a Phase III trial to assess whether the CCR5 antagonist maraviroc (Selzentry) has beneficial effects on inflammation and endothelial (blood vessel lining) function in people with HIV (for background, see "Inflammation, Immune Activation, and HIV"). Participants with persistently suppressed HIV viral load will be randomly assigned to add either 150 mg (with ritonavir) or 300 mg twice-daily maraviroc or placebo to their existing antiretroviral regimen for 24 weeks. Researchers will measure ability of the brachial (upper arm) artery to dilate, an indicator of endothelial function and subclinical atherosclerosis.
Eligible participants must be at least 18 years of age and have been on stable antiretroviral therapy with good adherence and consistently undetectable viral load for at least 12 months, with no plans to modify their regimen during the study. Exclusion criteria include current or prior use of any CCR5 inhibitors or integrase inhibitors, recent use of immune-modulating drugs, and active hepatitis B or C; women may not be pregnant and must agree to use contraception. The study will enroll 50 participants at UCSF (415-206-8257 or email@example.com). www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00844519 (HIVCADRFA).
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is conducting a Phase II study (ACTG A5258) to test whether chloroquine -- best known as a malaria treatment -- can reduce the level of immune activation in people with HIV, as determined by CD38 molecules on CD8 T-cells; researchers will also look at levels of bacterial DNA and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which trigger immune activation. In this crossover trial, participants will be randomly assigned to receive 250 mg once-daily chloroquine or placebo for 12 months, then will switch to the other assignment for an additional 12 months.
Eligible participants must be 18-65 years of age, have a viral load of at least 10,000 copies/mL, a current CD4 cell count of 400 cells/mm3 or higher, a nadir (lowestever) count not lower than 200 cells/mm3, and no history of AIDS-defining illness. They must have been off ART for at least six months, with no plans to start during the study. Exclusion criteria include certain medical conditions (including hearing loss) and use of certain drugs; women may not be pregnant or breastfeeding and must agree to use contraception.
The study will enroll 30 participants at more than ten sites, including Aurora (303-724-0712), Baltimore (410-614-2766), Birmingham (205-975-7925), Chicago (312-695-4994), Cincinnati (513-584-8373), Cleveland (216-778-5489), Los Angeles (310-557-3798), Nashville (615-467-0154 ext. 109), New York (212-746-7198), Philadelphia (215-349-8092), San Diego (619-543-8080), and Washington DC (202-687-7387). www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00819390 (ACTG A5258).
Tufts University, in conjunction with NHLBI, is sponsoring a Phase IV study of the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on vascular (blood vessel) function and carotid intima-media thickness, an indicator of atherosclerosis. In this randomized trial, HIV positive people with high triglyceride levels will receive either two twice-daily capsules of an FDA-approved omega-3 product (Lovaza) or placebo for 24 months.
Participants will undergo regular blood lipid monitoring and vascular assessments, including carotid (neck artery) intima-media thickness and brachial artery elasticity. Participants must be 18-70 years of age, be on a stable ART regimen for the prior two months with no plans to change, and have a fasting triglyceride level of between 150 and 2,500 mg/dL. They may already be taking lipid-lowering drugs if on a stable regimen for at least eight weeks with no plans to change. Women may not be pregnant or breastfeeding and must agree to use contraception. Exclusion criteria include certain medical conditions including inflammatory diseases and regular use of fish oil before the study (unless they stop for eight weeks and triglycerides remain elevated). This study will enroll 150 participants at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston (617-636-3636 or firstname.lastname@example.com). www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01041521 (LVZ112667, 1R01HL096585-01A1).
NIAID is conducting ACTG A5252, a Phase II trial to assess whether methadone (an opioid) and duloxetine (a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) reduce pain due to neuropathy in people with HIV. In this cross-over trial, all participants will receive duloxetine plus methadone placebo, duloxetine placebo plus methadone, both drugs together, and both placebos together, each for four weeks, but the order in which these regimens are taken will be randomly assigned. Participants will receive exams throughout the study and keep a pain diary.
Eligible participants must be at least 18 years of age and have an average pain intensity of 4 or more on an 11-point scale. Participants on ART must have been on a stable regimen for at least 30 days with no plans to change, and those not on ART should not plan to start during the study. Exclusion criteria include recent use of drugs that contribute to neuropathy, depression requiring medication, use of certain other medications, history of substance abuse or dependence, and various medical conditions; women may not be pregnant or breastfeeding.
The study will enroll 120 participants at sites in Atlanta (404-616-6313), Baltimore (410-614-2766), Boston (617-724-0072), Chicago (312-695-4994), Cleveland (216-778-5489), Houston (713-500-6751), Los Angeles (310-222-3848), and St. Louis (314-747-1098). www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00863057 (ACTG A5252).
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor telaprevir is the furthest along in development of the new oral drugs that directly target the HCV lifecycle. It has been extensively tested in people with hepatitis C alone and is now being studied in people with HIV/HCV coinfection. In this Phase IIa trial, sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, participants will be randomly assigned to receive 750 or 1,125 mg telaprevir or a matching placebo every eight hours in combination with once-weekly pegylated interferon alpha-2a (Pegasys) and 800 mg twice-daily ribavirin; telaprevir or placebo will be taken for 12 weeks, with pegylated interferon/ribavirin continued for 48 weeks.
Eligible participants must be 18-65 years of age and must be HIV positive (for more than six months) with HCV genotype 1 and a liver biopsy within the past year showing evidence of liver disease progression (inflammation and/or fibrosis). The first stage of the study will only enroll individuals who have not taken ART within the past year, but HIV treatment is permitted during the second stage. Exclusion criteria include prior use of interferon, ribavirin, or other investigational hepatitis C drugs.
The study will enroll 60 participants at about ten sites, including Baltimore, Beverly Hills, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, La Jolla, Miami, New York, Orlando, and San Francisco. For all sites, contact 877-634-VRTX or firstname.lastname@example.com. www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00983853 (VX08-950-110).
The University of Colorado at Denver is conducting a Phase I trial to assess whether the emergency hormonal contraceptive Plan B (levonorgestrel) -- the "morning after" pill -- can be safely used with the NNRTI efavirenz (Sustiva). Researchers will measure pharmacokinetic parameters of levonorgestrel prior to and while using efavirenz; adverse events and liver function will be evaluated after three weeks.
This small non-randomized, open-label study will enroll healthy HIV negative women 18-45 years of age. They must be pre-menopausal, not using current hormonal contraception, and not pregnant or breastfeeding. Other exclusion criteria include obesity and hepatitis B or C. Study sites are the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver (720-848-0819) and the Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI (401-793-4632). www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00482963 (06-1178).
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On Monday, Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcomed 19-year-old up-and-coming LPGA star Jessica Korda to check out the 'Caps train at BC Place. Earlier this year Jessica won the Australian Open. This week she competes in the 2012 Canadian Women's Open at Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, BC.
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Source: Chef Jody Adams and the California Table Grape Commission
Sausages truly are a cross-cultural food, showing up in almost every cuisine. Polenta calls for Italian sausages, but this recipe is adaptable to other varieties as well. The sweet-acidity of the grapes and green tomatoes nicely balances the richness of this dish.
1 cup coarsely ground cornmeal
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves
4 spicy Italian pork sausages (1 lb.), preferably flavored with fennel
4 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 tbsp. finely chopped garlic
1 tbsp. finely chopped ginger
4 green tomatoes (about 1 1/2-lb.)
1 cup chicken or beef stock
1/2 lb. seedless red grapes, cut in half
1/2 lb. seedless green grapes, cut in half
2 tbsp. honey
1/4 tsp. hot red pepper flakes
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 small head radicchio, cut into 1/2-in. strips
- In heavy, med.-sized saucepan, bring 6 cups water to a boil over high heat. Season with salt. Whisk cornmeal into boiling water in a slow steady stream in order to avoid lumps.
- Bring mixture back to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cook until polenta is very thick and shiny, about 40 min., stirring constantly. Regulate heat as necessary so mixture doesn't boil over.
- When polenta is done, stir in cheese, butter and 1 tsp. thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into shallow baking dish, 12 in. in diameter.
- Preheat broiler. Cut tomatoes in half, remove stems and arrange halves close together, skin-side up, on a baking sheet. Set under broiler; broil until skin is charred, about 5 min. When cool enough to handle, remove skin and chop tomato, seeds and all, into 1/2-in. dice.
- With fork, prick sausages 4 times on each side so they don't burst while cooking. In large, heavy bottomed skillet, combine sausages and 1/4 cup water; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 min. Remove the cover. (At this point the water should have evaporated—if not, just continue heating another min. or two with the cover off until the skillet is dry. )
- Add 2 tbsp. olive oil to skillet; increase heat to med. and brown sausages, turning so they color all over, about 10 min. Transfer sausages to a plate.
- Add onions to same skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until onions start to brown around edges, about 6 min. Add garlic and ginger; cook until aromatic and tender, about 2 min.
- Add green tomatoes and stock; return sausages to skillet and cook 30 min., uncovered, turning sausages occasionally so they cook evenly. (Adjust heat as necessary; you want sausages to cook while the sauce thickens, but not so rapidly that the sauce finishes before the sausages cook through.)
- Set sausages on top of polenta. (Sauce should be fairly thick. If it isn't, return skillet to heat, increase heat to med.-high and cook until thick.) Pour sauce over the sausage and polenta.
- In small bowl, combine grapes with honey, red pepper flakes and remaining thyme; toss well. Wipe out skillet and add remaining olive oil; place over high heat. Add grapes and sear 1 min. Add radicchio; cook, tossing frequently, until radicchio wilts and grapes soften around edges, about 2 min.
- Add vinegar; give one last toss and distribute radicchio-grape mixture evenly over the sausages and polenta.
- For service, preheat broiler. Place skillet several inches from heat and cook until grapes are charred and everything is hot, about 5 min. Let rest 4 minutes and then serve.


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Grimes started 28 games for the Atlanta Falcons in 2010-11 but was hurt in the opener last year. He was undrafted and broke into the NFL with the Falcons in 2007.
Grimes, who has 13 career interceptions, will compete for a starting job with the Dolphins. They lost Sean Smith via free agency to the Kansas City Chiefs.


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Daniel Nisbet plans to be a member of the PGA Tour when the RBC Heritage begins in April.
Even if he's not, the 21-year-old Australian will compete in the professional even at Harbour Town Golf Links. Nisbet earned an exemption into next year's Heritage with a weather-shortened victory in the Players Amateur at Berkeley Hall.
"It's going to be exciting," Nisbet said. "I was looking at turning pro this year, and I've obviously got a little bit more on my plate now."
Nisbet was declared the winner after a weather delay during the final round Sunday. The final results were the players' 54-hole scores, and Nisbet led Bobby Wyatt by a stroke at 11-under par after the third round.
Before the delay, Nisbet had taken control by opening up a five-shot lead on Wyatt. The two players got through 10 holes Sunday in a group with third-place finisher Matthew Hebert of Auburn. At that point, Nisbet was 14 under for the tournament and 3 under for the round. Wyatt played the first 10 holes at 1-over par.
Nisbet's birdie chip-in on the par-4 eighth hole seemed to be the turning point. While Nisbet's second shot settled in the rough short of the green, Wyatt was in position with a make-able birdie putt. But Wyatt two-putted for par and Nisbet holed out for birdie and moved ahead by six strokes.
"It's never good to end like this, but it's always a possibility with this weather," Nisbet said. "It's a bit disappointing, but I was playing well today. I was about six ahead with eight (holes) to go."
Wyatt, a rising junior at Alabama, found a silver lining in his second-place finish lifting him to No. 1 in the Scratch Player World Amateur Ranking. He said he hoped to make a run at Nisbet on the back nine, but acknowledged he was being outplayed when they were pulled off the course.
"He was drumming me today," Wyatt said. "I was down by six, so I would have had to really kind of come up with something special. I wish I would have had that chance. Unfortunately, I didn't. I don't feel like I lost it today. I didn't play my best by any means, but he played really well."
Wyatt said he has no plans to turn professional and will return to Alabama next year. He has two years of eligibility remaining with the Crimson Tide, which finished second in the NCAA championship last season.
"I know I'm not turning pro anytime soon," he said. "I have a lot left to do in amateur golf. I'm really not even close."
Nisbet, meanwhile, is eyeing the PGA's Qualifying School, which begins in September and ends in December. This is the final year that Q-School will grant players access to the Tour, as the PGA approved changes to its qualifying system this year.
Nisbet said last week that the changes don't bother him, as he planned all along to turn pro after he completes a series of high-level amateur tournaments this year. He said he has already qualified for the United States Amateur and left Bluffton this week for the Southern Amateur in Arkansas.
The Caboolture, Queensland, native joins Aron Price as the only Australians to win the Players Amateur. Aussies usually make up a strong part of the tournament field, as the country's top players travel to the U.S. each summer for its top amateur events. Nisbet was one of 12 who made it to Berkeley Hall last week.
"It's good to put one on the board for the Aussies," he said.


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Storied NHL franchises will clash in front of an expected world-record crowd New Year's Day at 1 p.m. when NBC presents the 2014 NHL Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs from historic Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Emmy Award-winning play-by-play commentator Mike "Doc" Emrick, analyst Eddie Olczyk and Emmy Award-winning "Inside-the-Glass" analyst Pierre McGuire will have the Winter Classic call rink-side from Michigan Stadium, home of the University of Michigan Wolverines football team. It will be the first time a full broadcast team has called an NHL regular-season game at ice level in NBC Sports history.
"NHL Live" host Liam McHugh will be on-site at Michigan Stadium alongside former players and analysts Mike Milbury, Keith Jones and Jeremy Roenick to provide pre-game and post-game analysis, as well as commentary during intermissions. In addition, The Weather Channel on-camera meteorologist and storm tracker Jim Cantore will be on-site to provide weather updates and conduct interviews throughout the game, a role he has held at previous NHL Winter Classics.
The Red Wings will make their second appearance in the Winter Classic, having defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, 6-4, in 2009 at Wrigley Field, while the Maple Leafs become the first Canadian team to appear in the annual New Year's Day outdoor affair. The event will aim to set the Guinness World Record for highest attendance at a hockey game, which was set at Michigan Stadium in a college hockey game between Michigan and Michigan State in 2010 (104,073).


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Why don't we just wrap the entire solar system in aluminum foil so we can capture every bit of energy released by the sun, and use that power to rebuild Earth and even re-engineer our neighboring terrestrial planets?
That idea sounds almost as crazy today as it did half a century ago, when it was first proposed by one of the world's most creative thinkers. But in some ways, we're moving closer.
No one is talking about building the "Dyson Sphere" that astrophysicist Freeman Dyson conceptualized so long ago, but some thought is being given to far out ideas that could move us closer to taking control of our planet.
But are they feasible? Can we really figure out how to use orbiting solar power plants to deflate and redirect hurricanes? Can we build mini-volcanoes that will flood the upper atmosphere with tiny particles to help shield us from the sun and curb global warming? Can we eliminate major earthquakes?
Geo-Engineering: Has Its Time Come?
It's called geo-engineering, and for a long time it wasn't taken seriously. But some scientists have warned that our unintentional alteration of global climate means we can make a difference. If we can make Earth warmer without even trying to do so, we may be able to make it cooler. No possible solutions, they say, should be automatically taken off the table, even if they sound a bit nutty.
But the problems with each of these ideas begins at the most basic level. We don't understand enough about our planet and its atmosphere to try to re-engineer it without grave risks, according to testimony before the U.S. Congress. It took scientists decades just to realize we were changing Earth's climate by releasing greenhouse gasses.
"The growing evidence that human activities can affect the weather on scales ranging from local to global has added a new and important dimension to the place of weather modification in the field of atmospheric sciences," Michael Garstang, chairman of a research committee appointed by the National Academies of Science and Engineering, testified before a congressional committee in 2005. "There is a need, more urgent than ever, to understand the fundamental processes related to intentional and unintentional changes in the atmosphere."
Using Solar Energy to Redirect Hurricanes Away From the Coastline?
There have been many attempts to change the weather, but all of them, with the possible exception of cloud seeding to produce rain, have failed or been inconclusive. But maybe these early pioneers just weren't thinking on a grand enough scale.
Try this one on for size:
A series of large orbiting satellites could capture enough solar energy to redirect hurricanes away from coastlines, and possibly reduce the strength of the winds.
The idea is to pound parts of the atmosphere with microwaves, changing the thermal difference between the top and the bottom of the storm and thus weakening the eye. That theoretically should cause the most damaging winds to decrease. Some have suggested that a similar technique might be used to "side steer" a hurricane and keep it from making landfall.
Plans to Manipulate Hurricanes Fail to Appreciate Power of Tropical Cyclones
A small company in Manhattan Beach, Calif., called Solaren, has applied for a patent for its "invention" that company officials say could do just that. But a patent at this point is merely an effort to protect intellectual property rights, and it doesn't mean we can forget about hurricanes in the future.
Solaren gets some attention, though. It has signed a contract to produce the first orbiting solar power plant, with which it hopes to collect solar energy in space where the sun is always shining and beam it back to Earth.
Its partner in that effort is the northern California utility giant, PG&E.
Orbiting solar power plants may be a step toward manipulating hurricanes, but experts seriously doubt such a plan would work. The National Hurricane Center has received so many calls about this and similar plans to control hurricanes that it forwarded a canned statement from Chris Landsea, a scientist with the organization.
"As carefully reasoned as some of these suggestions are, they all share the same shortcoming: They fail to appreciate the size and power of tropical cyclones," Landsea said. He adds that the kinetic energy of the wind at any instant in a major hurricane is "equivalent to that released by a nuclear warhead."
Scientists Propose Mitigating Global Warming With Pollution
The federal government tried its own hand at modifying hurricanes 40 years ago, which helps explain its skepticism. Project Stormfury seeded clouds just outside the eyewall of four hurricanes from 1961 to 1971 to see if a secondary storm could draw energy away from the twister. It didn't work, partly because scientists didn't fully understand the dynamics of a hurricane.
So for now, hurricane manipulation is beyond our control, but what about global warming, a potentially greater long-term problem? Is it possible we could take control of the atmosphere that we've damaged so severely?
Here's an idea that Dyson should like. In 2006, Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen proposed shooting sulfur particles into the upper atmosphere to reflect some of the sun's energy away from Earth, thus mitigating global warming. Nature has already done that. Major volcanic eruptions pollute the sky so much that they can temporarily reduce global temperatures, so why not put a bunch more stuff up there and ignore the damage we've already caused?
Climate Control Plans Promise Easy Way Out
The University of East Anglia took a look at all the "schemes" that have been proposed to lessen global warming, and concluded that "stratospheric aerosol injections and sunshades in space have by far the greatest potential to cool the climate by 2050, but also carry the greatest risk."
Injecting sulfur or other manufactured particles into the stratosphere could bring the climate back to pre-industrial levels, but if for any reason the process was stopped, Earth would immediately turn into an oven, the researchers concluded.
Incidentally, Crutzen has since suggested that he didn't expect policymakers to take his idea seriously. He just wanted to "startle" them, he told a reporter during a climate conference in Kenya, and get them to think more seriously about geo-engineering.
Skeptics say the biggest problem with all these schemes is they promise an easy way out. Continue polluting the air as we have the past century, and put even more pollution up there to offset what we've already added, and maintain a steady course. Don't worry about cutting back on emissions.
Seismologist Hatched Plan to Prevent Earthquakes
So, maybe we can't do much about the weather, but how about earthquakes? Can we prevent them?
A few years ago a distinguished seismologist, Clarence Allen of the California Institute of Technology, came up with a startling idea himself when he told an earthquake conference that it might be possible to release energy from fault zones one limited piece at a time instead of just waiting for the big one.
Faults need water to move. So, Allen suggested drilling three holes into a fault. Pump water into the middle hole, but suck it out of the two outer holes, thus lubricating a short section of the fault. The dry zones would, in theory, stop the quake from propagating further along the fault.
A nifty idea, but like so many of these ideas, it will never come to pass because of liability. What if one of the dry holes isn't dry enough and the quake just keeps on rumbling down the fault, destroying everything in its path?
Allen quipped that perhaps the idea could be tested in a country without any lawyers. Like so many great ideas, he said, it makes sense, but it's crazy.


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- TamTam includes four activities: miniTamTam, TamTamJam, TamTam Edit, and synthLab.
- Microphone recording fully functional in TamTamJam
- Do NOT suspend the XO while using TamTam. A very unpleasant sound will result when you resume. This problem will be fixed in Trial-3.
- Occasionally TamTam will not restart when you have just quit it. Allow up to 20 seconds between launches.
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- Do play around with the properties window. It allows to change individual sounds, full tracks or full pages.
- Do play with the Generation window. Its a little obscure presently but it can generate quite extraordinary music.
- Do try a lot of different instruments.
- Do experiment with synthLab. Its a little complicated for kids presently and needs to have complete sound design tutorials but an adult should be able to figure it out. The keyboard works the same way it does in miniTamTam.
- There is a quantizing sequence recorder in miniTamTam. Left-click on the record button will start recording on the next down beat and keep going until the drumloop has completed a full cycle. Right click allows you to record on top with another track. Note: the drum has to be playing for the sequencer to work.


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WELLESLEY, Mass. – Playing in its fifth straight NEWMAC Tournament semifinal game, the MIT field hockey team fell to No. 16 Mount Holyoke College, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Engineers ended their season with a ledger of 14-5.
The Lyons jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, connecting on a penalty corner just nine minutes into play. Freshman Charlotte Wagner (West Chester, Pa.) sent in the insertion and junior Kirsten Kilburn (North Branford, Conn.) laced a shot from the top of the circle. Senior Victoria Beja-Glasser (Chapel Hill, N.C.) then deflected the ball into the back of the cage for the score.
After the Mount Holyoke goal, MIT took over possession, recording seven shots and four penalty corners in a 20-minute stretch. The Engineers run included a great chance to get the equalizer in the 14th minute, but junior Caitlin Mackey's (San Diego, Calif.) attempt hit the post and bounced to the left and out of play.
Following MIT's offensive surge, Mount Holyoke regained possession, and with just under a minute left in the first half junior Diana Banmann (Hannover, Germany) pushed the lead to 2-0. She scored her 31st of the year, after carrying the ball to the top of the circle and bulleting a shot past sophomore goalie Evie Kyritsis (Mountain Lakes, N.J.).
Despite being down by two, it was MIT that held the edge in both shots and corners at the break. The Engineers out-shot the Lyons 8-3 and also had a 4-1 edge in corners, but Mount Holyoke's Liz DiCesare (Westford, Mass.) recorded four saves in the period, keeping MIT off the board.
The Engineers took over again in the second half, recording four out of the half's first five shots, and compiling a 9-4 shot advantage in the period. Mount Holyoke again withstood the pressure, as DiCesare tallied three saves in the first 13 minutes of the period.
The Engineers broke through with just over two minutes to play, as senior Michelle Teplensky (Somers, N.Y.) cut their deficit in half. She received a feed from Mackey and beat DiCesare to the left after a unleashing a hard shot from the top of the circle.
In the waning minutes, MIT had a chance to take over possession, but the Mount Holyoke back line regained control and sealed the victory for the Lyons.
MIT ended the game with a 17-7 advantage in shots and a 10-3 lead in penalty corners. Mount Holyoke's DiCesare picked up her 17th win of the season in goal for the Lyons, turning away eight shots, while Kyritsis posted three saves for the Engineers.
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Opinion: The GOP's Circular Firing Squad
Editorial board member Joe Rago on why GOP House leadership pulled a bill to help fix ObamaCare. Photos: Getty Images
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Thursday in choppy trade, as positive Chinese manufacturing data was eclipsed by North Korea threatening a nuclear test and on below-view results from Apple Inc .
"Markets see a global economic recovery trend but there is no consensus on the strength of growth, capping many markets. Equities have been clearly benefiting from accommodative monetary conditions," said Koichiro Kamei, managing director at financial research firm Market Strategy Institute.
China's HSBC flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.9 in January to a two-year high, signaling a rebound in manufacturing activity and confirming a recovery in the world's second largest economy was on track.
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The pan-Asia index's technology sector <.miapjit00pus> and the region's Apple suppliers fell after the world's largest technology company missed revenue forecast for the third straight quarter after iPhone sales undershot expectations, sending its shares down over 10 percent in after-hours trading.
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The dollar rose 0.8 percent to 89.33 yen while the euro also advanced 0.8 percent to 118.93 yen. The yen is still down 12 percent from its mid-November levels, when markets began pricing in strong monetary accommodation from the BOJ.
Many market players believe the yen's weakness will persist due to widespread expectations the BOJ will continue pursuing aggressive monetary easing policies to beat the country's stubborn deflation.
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Data on Thursday confirming a deteriorating Japanese trade balance also encouraged yen selling, traders said. Japan logged a record annual trade deficit in 2012.
Investors were aalso reminded of the challenges facing the global economy on Wednesday when the International Monetary Fund predicted that an unexpectedly stubborn euro zone recession and weakness in Japan will hurt world growth. A Reuters poll also showed Asian economies will see weaker growth this year despite expected policy easing by central banks.
U.S. crude rose 0.4 percent at $95.57 a barrel while Brent steadied at $112.78.
London copper was down 0.3 percent at $8.076 a tonne and spot gold fell 0.4 percent to $1,678.81 an ounce, slipping from a recent one-month high.
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Czechs grab commanding Davis Cup lead over Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan – Jan Hajek and Lukas Rosol were singles winners Friday, as the reigning champion Czech Republic opened a commanding 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan in their Davis Cup quarterfinal.
Hajek was first on the indoor clay court for the Czechs and he cruised to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Mikhail Kukushkin. Rosol followed with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) triumph over Andrey Golubev to put the Czechs within one more win of a trip to the semifinals.
The Czechs are playing this weekend without their top star, injured world No. 6 Tomas Berdych, who's out with a shoulder problem. Radek Stepanek is on the squad for the best-of-five tie, but he has been slowed by a back injury and was kept out of the singles action Friday.
Stepanek was not needed on Day 1, but he is scheduled to play in Saturday's doubles with Ivo Minar. The duo is set to take on Evgeny Korolev and Yuriy Schukin.
Sunday's reverse singles are currently slated to pit Rosol against Kukushkin and Hajek against Golubev.
Kazakhstan is playing in the World Group quarterfinals for the second time in three years after beating Austria in the first round back in February. The Kazakhs were swept by Argentina in the 2011 quarters after beating the Czechs in the first round that year to reach this stage for the first time.
The winner this weekend will meet the Argentina-France victor in the semifinals in September.
The Czechs, who beat Switzerland in the first round in February, toppled mighty Spain in last year's final in Prague.


text: Victor Farinelli: Ink Master Review (Episode 9) By Victor Farinelli This week's episode opens with Sarah bitching about the judges not giving her a good honest critic. I call bullshit. The judges have actually done a pretty good job of telling this motley crew what they did wrong and what they need to improve on. I have been in a lot of shops in my years and have observed a lot of apprentices on their road to Tattooville, and I have seen some who have been torn new assholes for the tattoos they have attempted to do... Oh, and Sarah "lives tattoos." That is so moving. Well it moves my bowels. You live tattoos? How can you live tattoos when you hardly have any?! Sarah, you are the epitome of a faux-tattooist: a person who thought that maybe tattooing might stroke the ego better than some other form of art, bought some factory "tattoo starter kit" (great for parties, weddings and bar mitzvahs) and set out to make a name for herself and become the next Kat Von D or some shit. I have respect for tattooists who have paid their dues and are now trying to pay some bills. We all gots to pay the bills. However, Sarah, you reek of false earnestness, and I have no respect for you. (Grrrrr... My spirit animal is an angry orangutan.) Anyway, off my soapbox and onto the show. This elimination challenge I will affectionately call the ultimate Hooters/Coyote Ugly challenge. The contestants had to demonstrate symmetry by burning images onto leather chaps worn by scantily clad "cowgirls." I am all for scantily clad, but I am sure there are some viewers who would rather see a scantily clad dude. I guess the producers are trying to appeal to their viewing demographic... or something. I was put off by the whole thing personally. I'm not a fan of leather and would rather not promote the leather industry. I guess I am not their demographic. Who knew? Anyway, good golly - leather here, leather there - boob, ass, boobs, and Jamie was the winner of the flash challenge. He was able to pick which client each contestant would tattoo. This week's elimination challenge was traditional Japanese. The guest judge for this episode was Mike Rubendall. Mike Rubendall tattoos at Kings Avenue and is known for his traditional Japanese tattoo work. He is an incredible artist. I would highly recommend going to their website and checking out his work. Two of the clients were Bellator fighters. If Mark was still in the competition, he would have shit his drawers. One of the clients was a big baby too. He kept moving around and making a big deal about the pain. Tattoos hurt you stupid fuck, get over it. MMA fighter indeed. The tattoo of the day went to Jesse. The detail in the horse's head and the fabric were incredible. Most of these tattooers on the show are just boilerplate tattooers. They would make a decent living and put out mediocre tattoos that the average person would be happy with. So when I see one that is pretty awesome, I am kinda taken aback. This is one of those tattoos. I dig the shit out of it. (By Jesse Smith) The bottom of the barrel this week were Tatu Baby, Steve, and my man Clint. Tatu Baby's tattoo was pretty sad and boring. After the last couple of weeks, I expected more. Steve's tattoo was all kinds of fucked up. The uniclaw just stuck to the side body, which is what a child would think of doing. Actually I have seen children draw better than that. (Left to Right: Tatu Baby and Steve Tefft) Clint's was just a big black mess. It is going to look like gangrene in a year or two. Alas, someone had to go home, and this week it was A.M.G. Clint. (Clint Cummings' POS) I feel like I need a video montage with some sappy music to give a wonderful recap of our quality time together with Angry Mohawk Guy. Well Clint, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. (Cause you had a bad day/You're taking one down/You sing a sad song... hmm, hmm hmm, hmmmm...) Victor is a blogger for Tattoo Artist Magazine and can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/victhortheviking. Tattoo Artist Magazine: The Ink Master Interview (VIDEO) Victor Farinelli: Ink Master Review (Episodes 1 & 2) Victor Farinelli: Ink Master Review (Episode 3) Victor Farinelli: Ink Master Review (Episode 4) Victor Farinelli: Ink Master Review (Episode 5) Victor Farinelli: Ink Master Review (Episode 6) Victor Farinelli: Ink Master Review (Episode 7) Read more from Victor: Victor Farinelli: 'Ink Master' Prologue Victor Farinelli: Dave Lum Artist Profile Related TAM Blogs: Ink Master Season 2 Sneak Peak Oliver Peck: Haters Gonna Hate Dan Henk: Ink Master


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The latest fglrx driver supports Radeon 9500+ and the X-series cards up to X1900.
- 1 Pre-Installation Checks
- 2 Installation
- 3 Post-Installation Checks
- 4 Ubuntu-specific Issues
- 5 See Also
Pre-Installation Checks
Enable "restricted" Repository
To do this in GNOME, go to your System Menu > Administration > Software Sources. Place a check next to "Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted)," click Close, click Reload, and let the application update the package list.
To do this in XFCE, go to your Applications > System > Software Sources. Place a check next to "Proprietary drivers for devices (restricted)," click Close, click Reload, and let the application update the package list.
If you use KDE, go to K > System > Adept Manager Manage Packages. Enter your password. Go to Adept > Manage Repositories. Right Click everything that starts with deb or deb-src and select enable. Select fetch updates and you are good to go!
Disable Composite Extension
In Ubuntu Edgy the Composite extension is enabled by default, however, fglrx does not yet support Composite with DRI. In order to disable Composite you have to edit the xorg.conf file:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and add these lines at the end of the file:
|File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Disable" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AIGLX" "off" EndSection
- Note: Xubuntu does not have gedit. The default text editor in Xubuntu is called mousepad.
- Note: Kubuntu does not have gedit. The default text editor in Kubuntu is called kate.
- Another option is to use nano (or vim).
Method 1: Install the 8.28.8 Driver the Ubuntu Way
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-$(uname -r) #Okay if it is already installed sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx
Continue to "Configure the Driver" below.
Method 2: Install the 8.34.8 Driver Manually
- Note: This is just an alternative installation method for the section above. It might help if you still get 'DRI missing' errors.
Download the ATI driver installer: ati-driver-installer-8.34.8-x86.x86_64.run(this installer is for 32bit and 64bit systems), taking care of which version needs for your device.
Change to the download directory. Make sure that you have the universe and multiverse repositories enabled in /etc/apt/sources.list before doing these steps.
Install necessary tools:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++5 linux-headers-$(uname -r)
Create .deb packages:
bash ati-driver-installer-8.34.8-x86.x86_64.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/edgy
Blacklist old fglrx module from linux-restricted-modules:
- Note: You only need to do this if you've installed the driver from Method 1 above.
As ubuntu's linux-restricted-modules package includes the fglrx module from an old driver version (8.28.8), we have to blacklist this module to make sure the new kernel module which is needed by the new driver will be used instead.
sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
Add "fglrx" to the line "DISABLED_MODULES"
|File: /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
Install .deb packages:
sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.34.8-1*.deb sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.34.8-1*.deb sudo dpkg -i fglrx-control_8.34.8-1*.deb
Remove any old fglrx debs from /usr/src/:
sudo rm /usr/src/fglrx-kernel*.deb
Fix broken dependencies
- Note: You only need to do this if you have installed previous versions of these drivers using this method before.
sudo apt-get -f install
Compile the kernel module:
sudo module-assistant prepare sudo module-assistant update sudo module-assistant build fglrx sudo module-assistant install fglrx sudo depmod -a
IMPORTANT: You have to recompile the kernel module after each kernel update! NOTE: the fglrx source code requires Linux 2.6.19 or lower. It is not yet prepared for 2.6.20.
Configure the Driver
sudo aticonfig --initial
- Note: An alternative to the aticonfig --initial command is to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and replace the string "ati" with "fglrx" in the "Device" section. This way you won't lose your old "Screen" and "Monitor" settings. Afterwards you can use aticonfig for setting overlay etc.
sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv
Finish the Installation
Now save any open document and reboot your system:
sudo shutdown -r now
- Note: An alternative to rebooting is to restart the X Server by pressing your CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE keys. If you do not reboot, you must remove any old kernel modules such as "drm" "radeon" or "fglrx" using the "rmmod" command. Example:
rmmod fglrx
If this sounds difficult, or you don't know which modules are "Modules such as..." then stick to rebooting ;)
Post-Installation Checks
Run the following command to check its output to ensure the fglrx driver is installed properly:
$fglrxinfo display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY RADEON 9700 OpenGL version string: 2.0.6334 (8.34.8)
If you do not see ATI as your vendor, then there are ways to troubleshoot installation.
Additional configure with aticonfig tool
You can even more configure the driver with the aticonfig tool, more information can be found at Configuring.
For example:
- use powerplay option to switch power state for battery friendly or performance mode
- use dual head or one big desktop mode
- turn second monitor on/off on the fly
Ubuntu-specific Issues
Revert to Xorg driver
If (for any reason) the fglrx install fails, you can revert to the Xorg driver by executing
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
and selecting the "ati" driver, or simply restoring the previous /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, if you made a backup.
You also need to remove the xorg-driver-fglrx or your manually installed drivers to get the 3D acceleration back, since it is provided by file /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 which belongs to libgl1-mesa package and which is moved to backup and replaced at the installation of xorg-driver-fglrx (or the manually built) package. In case the removal of the fglrx drivers fails to restore the file from libgl1-mesa, you have to reinstall the package by running:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa
If suspend and hibernate not working
If after fglrx installation suspend and hibernate stop working. I mean it suspends and hibernates but does not start and just gives black screen. Then put POST_VIDEO to false:
|File: /etc/default/acpi-support
# Should we attempt to warm-boot the video hardware on resume? POST_VIDEO=false
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THERE'S COAL IN THEM THE'R HILLS - A bed of coal was found near Marion in Twiggs County in the late spring of 1828. The layer of coal was four to five feet thick and possessed the quality of coal which is common in England. The coal was found by a well digger about four miles south of Marion. It ignited readily. The extent of the bed was unknown but beds were usually found in large quantities. The discovery was hailed as being more valuable than gold or silver. Macon Telegraph, June 9, 1828 The New Hampshire Gazette, July 1, 1828; Connecticut Mirror, July 14, 1828.
WHO TURNED OUT THE SUN? - A total eclipse of the sun occurred on November 30, 1834. The center of the eclipse ran along a line from West Point in Troup County, through Dublin and to the mouth of Ebenezer Creek in Effingham County. Total darkness occurred for two minutes. The Augusta Constitutionalist said "It will be a phenomenon more sublime than all the wonders of nature or art, to see the great concern that will appear in all kinds of animals, birds, beasts and fishes, upon the extinction of the sun; and it is even said that some astronomers cannot behold a total eclipse of the sun, without some sense of horror. Very few astronomers have had the good fortune to witness the sublimity of such an eclipse; as there has been one such in Europe for two centuries and only in the same space of time in any part of this continent. The Baltimore Gazette, November 27, 1834.
DOCTOR, DOCTOR, WHERE ARE YOU? - William Parramore took out an ad offering a reward for the capture of a runaway slave, which he ironically named "Liberty." The slave, missing some of his front teeth, was described as five feet six inches tall with a yellow complexion and very large eyes. Parramore described the man as a "cunning and artful fellow" who may have been passing for a doctor for he had been pretending to be a doctor among the Negroes in his home, located five miles north of Dublin. The Georgia Journal, June 19, 1816.
CAN WE HAVE A PAINTER, PLEASE? - The Laurens County Board of Commissioners knew that the courthouse needed a good coating of paint, inside and out. After all, the nearly twenty five year old government house hadn't had a thorough whitewashing in many years. In the summer of 1918 when the "War to End All Wars" was raging in Europe, painters were busy atop the handsome structure putting paint on every piece of exposed woodwork. All of sudden, a swinging scaffolding snapped, sending two of its terrified occupants plummeting to their deaths on the ground forty feet below. Fearing that the building was jinxed, no one would step forward to finish the job. For more than half a year, the commissioners tried and miserably failed to get someone, anyone to come forward to complete the project. Finally, the work was finished in the winter of 1919. Macon Telegraph, January 20, 1919.
WELL, AT LEAST WE GOT A TROPHY - Several of Dublin's finest policeman were out on patrol near Northview Cemetery one Sunday afternoon. The participants in a card game of skin noticed the boys in blue and skedaddled as fast as a rabbit running from a pack of beagles. It was then that two of the pursuers hurdled a big rattlesnake, coiled and ready to strike. A third man missed in his hurried attempts to kill the venomous serpent. Officer Meade turned and fired a point blank and bull's eye shot in the triangular head of the ten-rattle rattler. With no prisoners to be found anywhere, the men brought back their trophy which the hung on the wall of the fire department. Macon Telegraph, August 20, 1919.
HERE A STILL, THERE A STILL, EVERYWHERE A STILL - Folks in Dublin and Laurens County loved their liquor. They followed the Apostle Paul's command in his letter to Timothy, "Still do not drink water, but a little wine each day for thy stomach's sake and they frequent infirmities." In an effort to confound revenue agents and unsympathetic deputies and policeman, liquor lovers put their stills in all sorts of places where they couldn't be found, or so they thought.
D.N. Leonard believed that if he put his still right under the nose of law enforcement officials he would be safe. Leonard kept a big beer barrel in his house and put his liquor still out in the back yard as if no one would notice. But, Deputy Federal Collector E.C. Pierce and City Court Sheriff Tindol did. They found the booze and mash maker within five blocks of the court, confiscated it, and threw the perplexed prisoner in the hoosegow.
When officers Pierce and Tindol were hot on the trail of more suspected hootch, they discovered the trail ended on the edge of a pond surrounded by trees. They jumped aboard a bateau they found on the banks. They found that a a clever crew of moonshiners, headed by Monroe Hall, concocted a more devious plan than ol' Mr. Leonard. The men constructed a platform in the middle of a large pond filled with cypress trees. The shiners cut off tops of several of the water loving trees and placed three large stills. Also sitting on
the deck were 200 gallons of beer, ready for some thirsty throats. Macon Telegraph, August 1, 1919, October 7, 1919.
GERONIMO! ! - During the Civil War the use of lighter than air balloons was a new way to observe the movements and positions of infantry, artillery and cavalry. A half century later, once again the hot air balloons were used by the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. James Crowder, of Dublin, was assigned to a company of balloonists. His experiences, to say the least were exciting, dangerous and on one occasion nearly deadly. Often the balloonists could only remain in the air for just a few minutes before they were forced to land because of incoming German fighter planes.
It was during the offensive to take control of the Argonne Forest that Crowder and his company were sitting 1800 feet above the battle field attempting to gaze through the smoke to ascertain the position of the German army. German gunners fired phosphorous coated incendiary bullets at the balloons. Several rounds hit Crowder's balloon setting it on fire. There was no choice but to bail out. With the balloon on fire, the men put on their parachutes and jumped from their basket to safety. Macon Telegraph, May 24, 1919.


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Rather than weaken America's resolve, bombs will spur efforts to keep us safe
It remains a dangerous world.
Not routinely dangerous in the sense that we risk our lives every time we venture outside, but insofar as individuals with grievances can exact a terrible penalty on strangers, especially in nations that place a high value on liberty. It is simply not possible to prevent every criminal, every terrorist, every nut from acting on his sociopathic instincts every time.
If we had forgotten that lesson over the past 11-1/2 years, we were given the chance to learn it again on Monday, and in an acutely painful way. The bombs that exploded in Boston on Patriots Day, at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killed at least three people, including an 8-year-old boy. Many of the dozens who were wounded are said to have sustained gruesome, life-altering injuries. President Obama on Tuesday said the attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
It is critical that the country does what Obama vowed in the aftermath of the bombings: that it bring to bear the "full weight of justice" on those responsible. The deaths and suffering of innocents demand it. Equally important, it is hard enough to interdict every effort to commit mass murder; it will only encourage more such attacks if those bent on harm ever got the message that the nation's response would be less than full bore.
It is also important to review the security procedures that Boston undertook leading up to the marathon. Such events are easy and obvious targets for terrorists, and since the terror attacks of 2001, cities have learned how to prepare for them. Were all appropriate steps taken this time? If not, Boston – and all cities – need to review their processes. If so, there may be new lessons to learn about weaknesses that can be exploited.
Or maybe not. There hasn't been a successful terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, but that hasn't been for lack of trying. Richard Reid, the would-be shoe bomber, was foiled on a trans-Atlantic flight only months after 9/11. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the would-be underwear bomber, tried to bring down a plane near Detroit. In September 2009, police thwarted an effort to explode bombs in the New York City subway system. In 2010, police found a car bomb in the city's Theater District. It didn't explode.
Through some combination of good police work and good luck, the country remained unscarred between those attacks and Monday's in Boston, if you don't include mass shootings such as the one carried out by Maj. Nidal M. Hassan at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
But, as has been observed many times and in various contexts, countries trying to prevent attacks have to get it right every time; terrorists have to get it right only once. Sometimes, they will.
It has become more difficult for terrorists to attack targets that have been hardened since 9/11, airplanes and government buildings among them. Large events like the Boston Marathon offer softer targets that are more difficult to secure. Even there, police have developed strategies to diminish the chance of attack, but the odds are against stopping every plot, every time.
This is a terrible moment for Boston and, indeed, for the country. For the victims, including the injured and those who lost loved ones, the trauma can't be less than overwhelming. All will need support in the weeks ahead.
Boston will recover, as New York City did. Its citizens aren't famous for giving any quarter to those intent on tyrannizing them. In that regard, we hope that planning for next year's marathon proceeds as usual, with more thought given to security, but mainly focusing on the democratic right to gather for any peaceable reason.
Meanwhile, law enforcement from Boston to Washington needs to make this case a top priority and keep it there until Americans are able to look on the face of the kind of person who takes pleasure in the indiscriminate killing of strangers.


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Gadgets You Should & Shouldn't Take When Traveling
It's nearing the end of July, but a lot of us are either traveling or readying ourselves to go traveling. When deciding what tech to take with you on vacation, you need to be sensible. Some things are necessary, while others can just be forgotten at home. Here is a list of what things we'd absolutely take with us, including some that we'd rather forget, but might have to take with us.
Needed But Non-Essential
While laptops and cellphones might seem essential, they can also be seen as electronic leashes. You always tend to check your email or your voicemail at the wrong moment. It's very liberating leaving these behind and not checking your email at all. The same applies to not being reachable by phone. When these distractions are absent, people relax a lot more.
1. Laptop
There are no two ways about it. Laptops have become an integral part of our lives. It's hard to go without them, even if you don't always have access to the Internet. While it's necessary for some travels, we still think that for some shorter vacations, laptops should be left at home.
2. Cellphone
It's true that you should never take your work phone with you on vacation, having a pay-as-you-go mobile is convenient for emergencies. If you're traveling internationally, it's another matter. Depending on what kind of work you do, if you know that you're covered during your vacation and you don't need to be reachable, it makes a lot of sense just leaving the phone at home.
If there's one gadget that I'd never leave behind, it's my DSLR. No matter how big or cumbersome it might get, I always lug it around when I go on trips, even if they are only day trips. In fact, for a year, I carried my DSLR everywhere I went to get used to the weight. Now, it just seems an afterthought to put it in my bag.
3. Camera
No matter if you're an amateur or a semi-professional, you should always take your camera with you. The bigger ones are harder to lug around, but the memories that you can capture with them outweigh the hassle.
4. Memory Cards
You can always back up your photos on a laptop, but I've found that carrying a few spare memory cards can save you problems in the long run. There's nothing easier than just swapping out a memory card for another instead of uploading photos to your computer. With the bigger ones, you can just carry a few and not fill them up on your travels.
5. Plenty of Chargers
We've forgotten chargers for our tech and it ended being a problem. It's a good idea to double check if you've packed all of the right chargers for your tech since they can be hard to find while you are traveling, although most hotels will offer some kind of solution, albeit at a price.
[all photos by Range, gallery photos: Hong Kong, Ayutthaya (Thailand), Taipei (Taiwan)]


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ABSTRACT: Re-entering the practice of obstetrics and gynecology after a period of inactivity can pose a number of obstacles for a physician. Preparing for the leave of absence may help reduce the difficulties physicians may face upon re-entering practice.
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ABSTRACT: The physician-patient relationship is damaged when there is either confusion regarding professional roles and behavior or clear lack of integrity that allows sexual exploitation and harm. Sexual contact or a romantic relationship between a physician and a current patient is always unethical, and sexual contact or a romantic relationship between a physician and a former patient also may be unethical. The request by either a patient or a physician to have a chaperone present during a physical examination should be accommodated regardless of the physician's sex. If a chaperone is prese...
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