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A controversial and well-publicized verdict in a case decided in Florida has sparked protest right here in Charles County.
On July 13, a jury found Sanford, Fla., resident George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February 2012. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman who maintains that the shooting occurred in self-defense, said he thought Martin was behaving suspiciously and so pursued him, even after a police dispatcher told him to wait for officers. The two fought, and Martin was shot dead in the struggle.
In the wake of the shooting last year, the Rev. Thirkel Freeman, pastor of True Gospel Church Ministry in Waldorf, organized a rally in memory of Martin that he said drew about 100 people. In the wake of this most recent development, Freeman said, the church is planning two prayer vigils to be held Friday at the church, along with a rally in the parking lot of St. Charles Towne Center on Saturday.
"We want to be the church visible in the community. We don't want to be just a Sunday church ... and that's why we're taking the lead on this," Freeman said.
Freeman is a native of Sanford. As such, and as the father of a young son, Freeman said he cannot help but feel a personal connection with Martin and his family.
"The slogan last year, 'I am Trayvon Martin,' that's indicative of a personal connection. You make yourself him," Freeman said. "It could've been anyone. I'm so passionate I cry about this. I never met Trayvon or his parents ... but it pulls at the heartstrings to know in ... America today, this has no business happening. We teach our kids to do everything right ... and he did it right and he lost his life. It touches me to know in 2013 we're dealing with an issue of this sort. It brings shame."
Freeman equated attending the rally, which will be held in conjunction with 100 others across the country through the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network, to casting one's vote.
"It's coming out to make your vote count in terms of the injustice you feel," Freeman said. "This is not a black thing or a white thing. It's a right thing. We are a community not oblivious to what's going on."
Anthony B. Covington, the state's attorney for Charles County and a speaker at last year's rally, said he sees the Martin case as "emblematic of the stereotypes that we still have."
"It's wrongheaded thinking. ... Quite frankly, it's an outrage," Covington (D) said. "This young man gets accosted by a self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman who ... instigated the contact they had, and to me, the young man responded however he did. However the fistfight began, [Zimmerman] took it to deadly force and took a child from this planet. The biggest outrage is he isn't being held criminally accountable. It's wrong, it's not fair, and in my personal opinion, it's just not justice."
Covington said he feels the aforementioned societal problems often go unaddressed.
"People want to blind themselves from it ... but we still have vestiges lingering from the past," Covington said. "That's the discussion we need to have, and we need to address these laws that make it easier and easier to do wrong and get away with it. That's what we need to fix."
Del. C.T. Wilson (D-Charles), another speaker at last year's rally, said he was not shocked at the verdict in the case, given the "stand your ground" and conceal and carry laws in Florida.
"But it's always a tragedy when someone loses a life. I hope they take the energy here and use it positively," Wilson said. "It's a shame he was shot for his appearance. But as I tell my daughters that a woman should be able to dress how she wants and not get harassed, that's not always the case. People get judged by how they dress, how they look. I want to see people go beyond just one rally here."
Wilson said that protesting the loss of life is not enough when tragedy can be found right here in the county and not just in Florida, citing the shooting death last March of a La Plata man, Martin Hawkins, 32, whose killer has not yet been identified.
"I hope that this is a chance, a reminder that a lot of people need help. Otherwise, it's a waste," Wilson said. "We talk for a minute and then we forget. They talk about it. ... But what are they going to do? Complain? That doesn't do anything. I don't want people to lose sight of the issues. I hope people take the time to do something different. I want our community to use this not to get angry, but to get busy."
Even if Zimmerman had been found guilty, Wilson said, nothing would have changed.
"A guilty verdict doesn't bring back a loved one. In my own time as a prosecutor, I've heard that all too many times from families after the verdict is read," Wilson said. "This is beyond anger, beyond pain, beyond disappointment. I hope this is the beginning of something new for our community ... the catalyst for a positive time."
Janice Wilson, president of the Charles County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said that when the verdict was announced, "I couldn't believe my ears."
"I just want to say what a tragedy it is for any parent to lose a child," Janice Wilson said, adding that her only son died six years ago of natural causes. "I know that sadness. To lose a child ... walking home from the store is totally shocking."
Janice Wilson said Martin's death is evidence that African-Americans are still widely discriminated against.
"It just seems that we are miles apart. Although I think we've made progress in race relations, we still have a long way to go and this trial brought that up," she said. "He was targeted, he was profiled. ... I have a real hard time trying to get my head around why, and I think profiling happens in our community, too."
Earlier this year, Janice Wilson said she learned during a meeting that African-American students in Charles County schools are three times more likely to get arrested in school than their white peers, an issue she said she worked with the Tri-County Youth Services Bureau to address.
"My concern is that African-Americans are seen as suspect everywhere they go from a young age all across society," Janice Wilson said. "I don't think African-Americans are seen as equal. I think we need a conversation on race in Charles County. We've got to do something. It's not good for society. Everyone has something good to offer, and we need to talk about the positive things more because people like to focus on the negative."
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True Gospel Church Ministry will hold two prayer vigils and a rally in memory of Trayvon Martin.
The prayer vigils will be noon-2 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Friday at the church, 132 Smallwood Village Center, Waldorf. The rally will be noon-2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of St. Charles Towne Center.
Call the Rev. Thirkel Freeman at 301-653-4404.


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Always good to hear what Barry Jackson has to say. He's my favorite Dolphins writer. If only they could all be this good.
I think Ireland has coached Ross up perfectly in the art of smoke screens. Everyone knows the Dolphins need to address the wide receiver position, but the Dolphins are downplaying free agency not to look desperate. There is no doubt that Miami will take a run at the big name free agent receivers this offseason, buy if you say you will now, those players and agents can use that to drive the price up.
I know we need to get more explosive, but I am not going overboard for Wallace, Bowe and Jennings. I would like to get Hartline back and get an athletic TE in FA.
On draft day within the first three picks, you can find another explosive element.
I like the fact that Wallace is matchup nightmare, but I am not so sure he fits RT's skill set.
I like Jennings because he is a Philbin guy and what RT does best in better fashion, but I am not sure what Jennings will want at 30 years old.
Bowe...no thanks.
This offseason needs to be about building around the QB in smart fashion.
This regime and this franchise quite frankly don't have the luxury to pass on what the Mia fan base wants anymore.Ireland tried doing things his way, it hasn't worked, he's not bill bellichek where everything he does right or wrong Is praised because he has a winning record. Ireland is a loser, this franchise has been falling apart for quite some time, now, like it or not, this regime needs to get a WR in free agency. The possible contract well be handing out does scare me. Desperate teams I'm free agency rarely work out for the better. But I still want Wallace.
To be fair, Ross has started to make a commitment with the hiring of Philbin and drafting of RT. Now, he must take more steps.
Buddy Nix for the Bills has been going public since December that the Bills will draft a quarterback. Big mistake, now everyone knows for sure what the plan is and you could see a lot of draft day movement to try and swoop in and steal QB prospects from the Bills. The Dolphins played it perfectly last draft when they downplayed Tannehill leading up to the draft. As Ireland revealed after the draft, he had been scouting Tannehill for years and fell in love with him as a prospect years prior to the draft. Yet Ireland went out in front of the public and said they wouldn't be taking a quarterback just to take one. They also trotted Sherman out in front of the media and he downplayed the team's interest. Brilliant.
Any public statements from any Dolphins member whether it is Ross, Philbin, Ireland, Gaine, Sherman, etc. should be take with a grain of salt. It is all smoke screens and misinformation at this point. Remember prior to the 2008 draft when Ireland said that the first round pick would be a pillar of the defense for years to come? Brilliantly played.


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Small step to giant leap - RIP Neil Armstrong - 1930-2012
A great American hero and a hero for all mankind...
First man on moon Neil Armstrong dead at 82: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) August 25, 2012 - Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday.
Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month, just two days after his birthday on August 5, to relieve blocked coronary arteries.
As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. As he stepped on the moon's dusty surface, Armstrong said: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
The Apollo 11 moon mission turned out to be Armstrong's last space flight. The following year he was appointed to a desk job, being named NASA's deputy associate administrator for aeronautics in the office of advanced research and technology.
He left NASA a year later to become a professor of engineering at the University of Cincinnati.
The former astronaut lived in the Cincinnati, Ohio area with his wife, Carol.
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Because completing the Internship requirement rests upon the content of the Internship report, students should stress what they learned through the experience that they had not known before. The report should be written objectively with specific examples of new concepts or ideas. It should not be a personal account of your time or how you felt about the job. The report should offer observations on how the real world works. Meeting the Internship requirement is based on the report and how the experience broadens the student's perspective beyond the actual work performance. The report should demonstrate to the reader that something new and interesting was learned through specific examples. The student should expect requests for revisions from the committee. Examples of actual Internship reports are available in the Internship Office, and the Internship Report Guidelines can be found here.
A report on a ten-week experience that consists of less than five typed pages may be superficial, but one very much longer than that may need tightening up. The report becomes part of your permanent file in the Internship Office so attention must be paid to organization, grammar, spelling, and typing. Students are required to have a signature from the Writing Center verifying that the report has been reviewed and edited prior to its submission to the Internship Director.
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Washington is on edge over gun violence and possible new gun laws, which means there will be a lot of talk over the next few months about the business of selling and owning firearms, violent images in the media, the influence of the National Rifle Association, gun culture, hunting ducks--you name it.
In the swarm of verbiage that has already graced the newsprint and airwaves, a few concrete ideas have emerged about regulating guns: expanding background checks, banning assault weapons, and limiting high-capacity magazines.
Polling indicates that there is at least a slim majority of public support for each of those ideas. Since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., last month, the public is tilting toward tighter gun laws. A United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted last week showed 51 percent of respondents favor controlling gun ownership over protecting the rights of Americans to own guns. That's up from 47 percent in July, days after the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., and up from 45 percent last April.
Every lawmaker has a disclaimer when it comes to proposals like this—the devil is in the details. Here are four sticky issues that could bedevil Congress and the Obama administration as they delve into an effort to craft legislation:
"The List." Almost everyone is in favor of background checks, with polls showing anywhere from 85 percent to 95 percent of respondents saying would-be gun purchasers should undergo a background check before they can walk out of a store packing heat. But a check against what? Did the person commit a crime? Or is the seller checking to find out whether the buyer at one point sought medical treatment for substance abuse or has been accused of stalking by a former (perhaps crazy) spouse? Who gets included on "the list" of people who can't own a gun?
Checking a potential buyer for a past crime is a no-brainer. An oft-cited poll from of Republican pollster Frank Luntz, conducted on behalf of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, says that 74 percent of NRA members favor "criminal background checks." A CNN/Opinion Research Council poll in December found that 95 percent of the public favored "a background check on anyone attempting to purchase a gun in order to determine whether the prospective buyer has been convicted of a felony." Of course they agree. It's easy when you put it that way.
It's also easy to agree with the notion that people with mental illnesses shouldn't be allowed to buy guns, as 80 percent of respondents told the Pew Research Center last week. But how do you identify them? Privacy and civil-rights questions pop up when lawmakers start discussing a national list of people who shouldn't own a firearm. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently upheld a lower court's decision barring a man permanently from buying a gun because he was fined $100 in 1968 for a misdemeanor assault in a street-gang scuffle. The man did no time for the incident, but because the state law didn't impose a time frame for the charge, he is on the list.
Defining Mental Illness. FBI guidelines on mental illness have yet to be updated and still refer to an "adjudicated mental defective" as a person who should be denied a gun purchase. The definitions of mental "defectiveness" are relatively narrow—involuntary commitment to a mental institution or being found not guilty in a criminal case by reason of insanity. That leaves out an array of people who probably shouldn't be sold a gun—suicide risks, for instance.
Lawmakers already are concerned that a shoring up the national database of people currently barred from owning a gun because of mental illness might run afoul of health care privacy laws. And that's with a narrow standard of involuntary commitment or being labeled by a judge as insane or incompetent to stand trial.
Lawmakers who are less friendly to the idea of new gun restrictions are asking why the current laws aren't first being fleshed out. "Before we look for political answer, let's find legal answers," said Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., who pointed out that the federal government does not prosecute most of the people who try to buy a gun and are turned away after a background check. Moreover, he said, the government hasn't used the few mechanisms it already has for easily finding out who is mentally incapable of owning a gun.
Defining the "Bad Guns." President Obama will include an assault-weapons ban on his list of To Do's for the Congress and the administration on guns. Gun owners like to point out that it's not entirely clear what an assault weapon is, other than that it looks scary.
"Good guns and bad guns. That's the problem with how we focus the issue. The appropriate question is, 'In whose hands are the guns?' " said Richard Feldman, president of the Independent Firearm Owners Association.


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From the exact same article that you are quoting. (The bolding is mine)
I'm not sure what your definition of controversial is, but I posted several articles from different authors who all used the word 'controversial' in regard to corn and celiac. In addition, the fact that the celiac.com website lists corn as acceptable, and the the authors I posted, as well as some of the people who posted on this forum, have problems with corn.
This is from 2011 from Livestrong. Again, all I'm saying is corn products may be controversial and, as such, it would be nice if these innuendos were mentioned when coming to this site. This site is a resource and should be intuitive, accurate and up-to-date:
Questionable Corn Products
While many corn products are naturally gluten-free, food producers sometimes add gluten from wheat, barley or rye during the manufacturing process. Before purchasing any questionable corn product, read the label carefully or contact the manufacturer directly to ensure it's gluten-free. Avoid ingredients that often contain gluten, such as cereal extract or binding, dextrin, modified food starch and cereal flours.
Read more: http://www.livestron.../#ixzz21J2jFexl
The term "gluten" refers to a group of protein particles in grains. In wheat plants, the gluten is known as gliadin, while the gluten in barley is hordein. Rye plants store protein as secalin, oats create a storage protein known as avenin, rice gluten is known as oryzenin and the gluten in corn is called zein. If you have celiac disease, your body can't safely digest gluten from wheat, rye and barley. However, the zein form of gluten in corn is safe for individuals with celiac disease.
I believe that part that you are referring to means that just because a product that by name (for example a corn tortilla) may lead you to believe it is safe because it has corn in its name is not necessarily so. You need to read the ingredient list of a processed food (anything that has more than one ingredient) to determine if anything else has been added. If you are highly sensitive, you may need to contact the manufacturer to investigate manufacturing processes (shared facility/equipment).


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By Jane Dreher, SANBAG
Travelers on Interstate 10 in Redlands will receive an early holiday gift with the opening of a new westbound lane between Ford Street and Orange Street this month.
San Bernardino Associated Governments and Caltrans expect to open the new lane by the weekend of December 8th - weather permitting. The new eastbound lane opened to motorists on November 15, in time for the Thanksgiving traffic rush.
"It's exciting to see how well the opening of the new eastbound lane is working," said San Bernardino County Supervisor Dennis Hansberger, a Redlands resident. Hansberger said the new lane has eased the bottleneck from the freeway interchange with Route 210 (the former Route 30) and saves him about 15 minutes each day on his commute.
Hansberger and other elected officials spoke about the benefits of the project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held November 29 in Redlands. The speakers agreed that the freeway widening would reduce traffic congestion for both commuters and freight movement.
"Interstate 10 is a trade corridor of national significance and the primary route for cargo headed from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Arizona, the Gulf Coast and all the way to the East Coast," stated Congressman Jerry Lewis, whom had just returned from Washington, D.C. and attended the ceremony.
Other elected officials speaking at the event included Senator Bob Dutton, Assemblyman Bill Emmerson, Caltrans District 8 Director Michael Perovich, SANBAG President and Mayor of Barstow Lawrence Dale, and Redlands Mayor Pro Tem Patricia Gilbreath .
Gilbreath praised the project as an excellent example of cooperative regional planning and support. The $46.5 million project was financed with $32 million in federal funds and $14.5 million in Measure I funds. Measure I is the voter-approved half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements in San Bernardino County. "This project demonstrates the support by local residents to tax themselves to fund necessary regional transportation improvements," Gilbreath said.
Before the westbound lane opens, construction crews will remove the concrete barriers that now line the roadway and will install sign structures. They will restripe the lanes, on-ramps and off-ramps within this 2.5-mile section of freeway.
The upcoming lane opening marks the near-end of the I-10 widening project, which started in November 2005. The project involved several stages of work:
- Rehabilitating the shoulders on both sides of the freeway
- Widening and strengthening 11 bridges
- Paving the new lanes and building a concrete median barrier
- Building walls to reduce sound for residents along the freeway corridor.
Landscaping work also is underway and will continue after the new lane opens to motorists. The landscaping plans call for Boston ivy, trumpet vines and a variety of other greenery to be planted to add color to the corridor and to deter graffiti.
This project is the second in a series of mobility improvements planned for San Bernardino County's East Valley. An eastbound truck-climbing lane between Redlands and Yucaipa was completed in mid-2005, and final design is underway now to add a westbound lane in this same area. Construction started in September to widen the Live Oak Canyon Road interchange in Yucaipa. In addition, preliminary engineering and environmental studies began this fall for the addition of carpool lanes on I-10 between Ontario and Redlands. SANBAG also is continuing environmental studies for the extension of passenger train service between San Bernardino and Redlands, with stations planned in downtown Redlands, the University of Redlands and other locations along the route.
"It is clear that SANBAG is continuing to deliver projects, and it's exciting to see how the I-10 widening project will help improve mobility for our residents and for the goods movement industry," said SANBAG Executive Director Deborah Barmack.
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From acupuncture to yoga, many different alternative treatments purport to relieve chronic back pain. Which are worth trying?
"As long as you've had your back pain problem checked out by a doctor to rule out a serious disease, it would be reasonable to try any of a number of alternative treatments," says Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD, a senior investigator at Group Health Research Institute in Seattle who has conducted research on alternative medical techniques for back pain.
Of course, experts say it's best to stick with the alternative treatments that are proven to be safe and potentially effective. Here are seven:
Acupuncture. Can inserting needles in your body really relieve lower back pain? Recent studies, including a randomized trial of acupuncture published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, suggest that it may. The only question seems to be why this ancient healing tradition works.
Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine maintain that the needles affect the flow of a "vital energy" known as qi (pronounced chee) within the body. Some scientists suggest that it works by triggering the release of natural painkillers known as endorphins.
Donald B. Levy, MD, medical director of Brigham and Women's Hospital's Osher Clinical Center for Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies in Chestnut Hill, Mass., says that how acupuncture works may not matter, at least from the patient's perspective. "I can't explain how my car works," says Levy, who is also an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "I just know that if I turn the key properly in the ignition, it starts."
Acupuncture needles typically stay in place for 20 to 30 minutes, and several sessions may be required.
Alexander technique. This type of physical therapy uses hands-on training to teach people to avoid specific postures and ways of moving that cause pain by placing undue strain on the musculoskeletal system. It pays particular attention to releasing tension in the neck, back, and spine. Its name comes from an Australian actor named F. M. Alexander, who developed the technique.
There isn't a lot of research on the Alexander technique, but one study published in the journal BMJ showed that people given one-on-one training in the technique reduced their back pain. "This is an effective technique to improve pain and function in the long term," one of the study's authors, Paul Little, PhD, professor of primary care research at the University of Southampton in England, told WebMD in an email. But "it's not a magic bullet. It requires time and application."
Biofeedback. This high-tech treatment can help you learn to loosen tight muscles by using your mind to control your body. To learn biofeedback, sensors are applied to your body that give continuous feedback about body functions such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, muscle tension, and brain wave activity. A biofeedback therapist teaches you relaxation techniques so you can see how to control a specific body function. As you become aware of the connection between the mind and the body, you may be able to reduce muscle tension and relieve pain.
Although there's no compelling evidence to show that biofeedback works specifically for chronic back pain, there is evidence that it can ease chronic pain generally. It's worth a try, Cherkin says.
Chiropractic. Chiropractic's signature treatment, spinal manipulation, may help relieve back pain. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine reports that spinal manipulation "appears to be as effective as conventional treatments."
"We don't know what's going on in the body [during spinal manipulation]," says William C. Meeker, DC, president of Palmer College of Chiropractic in San Jose, Calif. "But we know that it alleviates sensations of pain and soreness and increases joint mobility."
During your first visit, the chiropractor will usually take a medical history and do a physical exam that focuses closely on the spine. In subsequent visits, the chiropractor will use twisting, pulling, or pushing movements to adjust the bones and joints in your spine. The chiropractor may also use heat, electrical stimulation, or ultrasound to relax your muscles.
Physical therapists, osteopaths, and even some conventional medical doctors use spinal manipulation, too. Health insurance plans often cover the cost of chiropractic care.
Massage. It feels good to get a massage, and massage does ease the muscle tension that often accompanies back pain. Though few studies have looked at massage as a remedy for chronic back pain, Cherkin says all showed positive results. Cherkin's own study, the largest of its kind, showed that back pain sufferers treated with 10 weekly massage visits got long-lasting pain relief.
Meditation. A kind of meditation known as mindfulness may help ease chronic back pain, possibly by changing emotions that tend to make pain worse. "The emotional component of pain cannot be overestimated," says Natalia E. Morone, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
"Mindfulness helps people become aware of thoughts, emotions, and sensations without judging them," Morone says. She says that the overall pain-relieving effect of mindfulness appears small, though some people who participated in her studies experienced dramatic pain relief. Others said that, although they continued to have back pain, it didn't bother them as much.
Yoga. For anyone with a bad back, learning yoga might sound like the ultimate bad dream. Why would anyone wracked with pain want to try poses (asanas) with names like "Cobra Posture" and "Supine Butterfly?" But research suggests that this ancient movement-and-meditation technique can ease chronic back pain. In one study, people with back pain who took 12 classes learning a gentle, easy-to-do form of yoga known as viniyoga had pain relief that lasted at least several months.
"Yoga was clearly better than self-care," says one of the study's authors, Karen J. Sherman, PhD, senior investigator at Group Health Research Institute. "It's certainly worth trying, but only if you're willing to practice." She recommends finding a yoga instructor who has experience working with people who have back pain, and cautions that physically demanding forms of yoga could actually make back pain worse.
SOURCES:American Chiropractic Association: "Back Pain Facts & Statistics."American Society for the Alexander Technique: "What Is the Alexander Technique?"Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback: "About Biofeedback."Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD, senior investigator, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle.Cherkin, D. Archives of Alternative Medicine. March 11, 2009; vol 169; pp 858-866.Cherkin, D. Archives of Internal Medicine. April 23, 2001; vol 161; pp 1081-1088.Donald B. Levy, MD, medical director, Osher Clinical Center for Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and assistant clinical professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston.Paul Little, PhD, professor of primary care research, University of Southampton, England.Little, P. British Medical Journal. Aug. 19, 2008; vol 337: pp 1-8 [BMJ online first]William C. Meeker, DC, president, Palmer College of Chiropractic, San Jose, California.Natalia E. Morone, MD, assistant professor of medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Morone, N. Pain. February 2008; vol 134; pp 310-319.National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: "Spinal Manipulation for Low-Back Pain."National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: "Acupuncture: An Introduction."Karen J. Sherman, PhD, senior investigator, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle.Sherman, K. Annals of Internal Medicine. Dec. 20, 2005; vol 143: pp 849-856.http://www.annals.org/content/143/12/849.full
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text: News from the Heights If you need more information, call Le Moyne's Office of Communications at 315-445-4555 or contact via email Joe Della Posta or Molly McCarthy. Read past issues of the magazine Le Moyne College Hosts Symposium on Latin America"We live next to the world's largest drug consumer, and all the world wants to sell them drugs through our door and our window. And we live next to the world's largest arms seller, which is supplying the criminals." -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon, 2010 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (For Immediate Release) … Le Moyne College will host a Latin American Symposium on Thursday, March 15, titled "Paying for America's Addiction: Mexican Society in the War on Drugs." The symposium begins with a roundtable discussion, "Caught in the Middle: The Mexican People in the War on Drugs," from 2:30 – 4 p.m. in the Reilley Room, located in Reilly Hall. The discussion will be moderated by Bruce A. Erickson, associate professor of history at Le Moyne. Discussion participants include Paul Gootenberg, professor of history, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Elaine Carey, associate professor of history, St. John's University; and Bruce A. Erikson. The keynote lecture will be delivered at 5 p.m. in the Panasci Family Chapel by Paul Gootenberg, professor of history at SUNY Stony Brook and author of "Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug." His talk is titled "The Pre-Colombian Era of Drug Trafficking in the Americas: The Origins of Illicit Cocaine, 1945-1973." The symposium is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Global Studies, history department, gender and women's studies program, Lectures Committee, Spanish Club and the department of foreign languages and literatures. For more information, call (315) 445-4294. #####posted on: 2/17/2012


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The Cubs have completed a couple of trades already and we'll have more on tha ttomorrow. For now, the Cubs are still talking with teams about Matt Garza and they'll continue to try to trade Ryan Dempster as well. MLBTR has collected the most recent info for Garza.
Rosenthal says the Reds and Cubs are talking about a Matt Garza trade while Danny Knobler of CBS Sports says a deal with the Reds is unlikely. The Blue Jays are still interested and Jayson Stark says there's a "very high chance" he'll be traded. Along with the Blue Jays, Bruce Levine says the Rangers are interested.


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Pros: Cudos to crutchfield for taking it back Cons: I am not going to use two remotes, and at age 62 this was an awful experience. 8 out of 17 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Boston Acoustics TVee Model 26 Written By Anonymous, The Dalles OR on Thursday, January 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) good value and performance 6 out of 11 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No TVee Model 26 Written By Richard, NY on Friday, December 14, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Sounds good. Looks good with LG TV. Pros: Connection & set up easier than I anticipated Cons: Woofer volume control on the unit. If it is hidden away it may be hard to get to. But once set up one does not have to adjust. 12 out of 13 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Not Going To Use Two Remotes Written By Jeff D, Austin, TX on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I couldn't program this to work with my DirecTV remote, and am not going to have two remotes laying around, so back she goes! Kudos to Crutchfield for waiving the fee to return. Pros: Easy to set up. Cons: Couldn't program to work with DirecTV remote. 10 out of 20 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Very Good but not great, yet Written By James H., Austin Texas on Monday, November 05, 2012 This sound bar is very good compared to to others that i have tried from Vizio, Samsung , Sony and LG. The sub is the difference maker to me. This sub gives strong and dynamic punch to movies and music. Hook up to my cable box was very easy and pairing to the sub was a breeze. Pros: Sound. This sound bar rocks with movies and 2ch music. gets loud and the bass will shake the pictures on the walls (with a dolby digital source) Cons: The remote. U cant control the bass through the remote (the sub has a knob on the back) and the remotes range pretty much sucks. Im glad i have a logitech programable remote :) The virtual sound is basically useless.. The bar sounds great with and without it. 20 out of 20 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Great Product Written By JimP, Virginia Beach on Sunday, October 21, 2012 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) The TVee Model 26 was as advertised. It was extremely easy to hook up and produced excellent sound quality. The wireless subwoofer is an added feature. Pros: Easy installation. Cons: None 12 out of 13 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Amazing sound Written By Pmason718, NYC on Wednesday, October 03, 2012 I have this product installed in a 15x15 living room (apartment) with th sub firing down in the corner on carpet. I haven't been to turn the sound bar up like I would want to (I respect my neighbors) plus I installed it at 10pm but at the level I did hear the sound at I'm more than satisfied with this system. My intentions were too buy them from Crutchfield but when I was in a different companies electronic store comparing it to the Polk 3000 I just I just had to have it right then and there, lol. Keep in mind that in a store which is so open the speakers may sound good or just ok but once you get them in a more enclosed environment this is where you will be amazed. Pros: Nothing to setup, sound bar and sub come paired from the factory, pretty much plug n play. Includes mounting template if u plan to mount on the wall, sub hits nicely w/o being turned up to the max, no lights to interfere when viewing the tv if mounted right under, you can program an existing remote, nice finish and shape, comes with digital audio Cable Cons: No cons unless you wanna consider the fact that it doesn't have Bluetooth so no streaming music wirelessly but that kills your battery on your device faster but at least it does come with a Aux cable and Aux to RCA 43 out of 43 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual Soundbar Wireless powered subwoofer AC Power adapter (with attached 57" DC output cord) 6' AC power cord Remote control CR2025 3V lithium battery 58" Optical digital cable 40" Stereo minijack cable 5" Minijack-to-RCA adapter Owner's Manual/Safety Instructions/Compliance Information booklet Connection Guide/Template Features and Specs General Enclosure Bass Reflex Pieces in System 2 Color Black Tweeter None Midrange 2" x5" Cone (2) Woofer None Separate Subwoofer Yes Subwoofer Driver 6.5" Cone Bluetooth Connectivity No Wall-mountable Yes Mounting Bracket Included No Surface Mount Stand Included No Speaker Parts Warranty 1 Year Speaker Labor Warranty 1 Year Amplifier Parts Warranty 1 Year Amplifier Labor Warranty 1 Year Specifications System Frequency Response 45-20k Hz Powered System Yes Sound Bar RMS Power 150 W (total system) Subwoofer RMS Power 150 W (total system) Audio Inputs Mini Stereo Audio Inputs 1 RCA Stereo Audio Inputs 1 Optical Digital Audio Inputs 1 Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs None HDMI Audio Video Connections HDMI Inputs None HDMI Outputs None Dimensions Sound Bar (inches) 3-1/4H x 31-9/16W x 3-1/8D Sound Bar Weight 4.8 lbs Subwoofer (inches) 9-5/16H x 10-1/2W x 12-7/16D Subwoofer Weight 6.6 lbs Product Research Features Overview: The Boston Acoustics TVee 26 is a two-piece home theater entertainment system that consists of a soundbar speaker and wireless subwoofer with virtual surround sound. The TVee 26 offers dramatically better sound quality than your flat-panel TV's built-in speakers. The soundbar & wireless subwoofer system brings powerful and dynamic audio to your movies, music, and games. There is only one cable which connects the system to your television and you can control it with your TV's remote. 150 Watt (RMS) System Power: The soundbar and wireless subwoofer are self-powered and each are equipped with its own built-in amplifier. The TVee 26 features a total system power of 150 watts to drive both the soundbar and wireless subwoofer. With a total system power of 150 watts, the TVee 26 virtual surround sound speaker system envelops you in rich, room-filling audio. Soundbar Speaker: The TVee 26's soundbar achieves its stunning audio performance through the use of Boston's low-distortion, wide-bandwidth HHRT (Hyperbolic High Rigidity Transducer) driver technology. The Boston Acoustics TVee 26 soundbar is equipped with dual 2" x 5" HHRT (Hyperbolic High-Rigidity Transducer) drivers inside a bass-reflex enclosure made of ABS plastic. The soundbar can be placed above or below your flat-panel TV. It should be centered with your television. There are two large keyhole slots (22.75" apart) to facilitate mounting it on a wall (mounting template supplied). Wireless Subwoofer: The wireless-powered subwoofer is equipped with a down-firing 6.5" woofer inside a bass-reflex enclosure with a down-firing 2.25" (diameter) port. The wireless subwoofer's enclosure is made of ABS and has been internally braced with MDF to eliminate resonance. The TVee 26 system's 6.5" down-firing wireless subwoofer delivers deep and powerful bass. The TVee 26's powered subwoofer gets its signal from the system's soundbar wirelessly (2.4 GHz), so it can be placed virtually anywhere in the room (up to 25'). Digital Optimized Virtual Surround (DOVS): The TVee 26 features Boston's Digitally Optimized Virtual Surround (DOVS) processing for pinpoint, theater-like, surround sound. Digitally Optimized Virtual Surround (DOVS) technology from Boston Acoustics uses sophisticated digital processing to create a fully immersive, cinema-quality sound experience, whether you're listening to music, watching a movie, or playing a game. DOVS decodes the full, Dolby Digital 5.1 channel audio signal from the source material and applies a proprietary process to derive the ideal 2.1-channel version of the original surround sound mix. You can indicate whether you have table-top or wall-mounted the soundbar speaker for better imaging. The soundbar's exclusive Boston DSP control switch maximizes performance for movies and music. Movie Mode: In the Movie Mode, Boston's Digitally Optimized Virtual Surround delivers clear movie dialogue and music along with cinematic surround audio effects. Music Mode: The Music Mode provides enhanced digital stereo music reproduction. BassTrac Circuitry: The powered subwoofer utilizes BassTrac circuitry for tight, distortion-free bass at all output levels. ` One Wire TV Connection: The TVee 26's soundbar speaker connects to your television with either a single stereo RCA cable or optical digital cable (also requires AC power). You can get this signal from your TV's audio output, or from your satellite/cable box. The powered subwoofer gets its signal wirelessly (2.4 GHz) from the soundbar; it only requires plugging into an AC outlet. Analog Stereo: The soundbar speaker features two analog stereo minijack (3.5mm) inputs to connect your TV, sat/cable box, or other audio/video component. Digital Optical: The soundbar speaker also features an optical digital input for Dolby Digital decoding from your connected TV or sat/cable box. Volume Controls: The soundbar speaker is equipped with front-mounted volume controls and comes with an IR remote control. You can also program your television's or satellite/cable box's remote control to operate the soundbar's volume. The wireless subwoofer features a rear-panel independent volume control (min-max). Trim Level Switch: The soundbar's trim-level switch changes the input sensitivity (1-3) of the TV 26 to match the output level of your TV or satellite/cable box. Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Sorry, the Boston Acoustics TVee Model 26 is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? Shop all Sound Bars Or, you can still... 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Amanda Bynes's parents are determined to help her. And their first step is to get control of her life.
Lynn and Rick Bynes arrived at Ventura County Superior Court in Oxnard, California, Friday at 8:30 a.m. to request a conservatorship over their 27-year-old daughter. Lawyer Tamar Arminak joined them to help plead their case before the judge.
However, Judge Glen M. Reiser refused to make any ruling today because Amanda was not present in court.
Bynes's parents were granted a request Thursday to extend Amanda's temporary psych hold for up to an additional two weeks. Reiser postponed the hearing until August 9, the date of that extension and when she can report to court.
[Related: Where Have Amanda Bynes's Parents Been During Her Unraveling?]
In their conservator petition, obtained by "omg! Insider," Lynn and Rick state: "We are deeply concerned that Amanda poses a substantial risk to herself, to others and to property based on recent events in her life.
"Amanda has profound issues with her body image and is obsessed with the idea that she (and others) are ugly ... She talks incessantly about cosmetic surgeries that she wants completed. She also encourages her mother to have plastic surgeries. We are concerned that the surgeries she wants to have are dangerous and detrimental to her health.
"Prior to moving to New York, Amanda was extremely paranoid about being 'watched,' including at our residence," her parents continue. "She would cover smoke alarms with towels, tape windows shut, and cover her car's dashboard with cardboard and tape out of fear that cameras were watching her from inside these places."
Amanda Bynes heads to court in NYC, July 9 (Splash News)
The petition reveals that Amanda's parents have no idea how she traveled from NYC to California last week. "Up until approximately July 20, 2013, Amanda was living in New York City. Sometime around July 20, 2013, we were informed that she was back in California. When we asked her about how she arrived (since she has no driver's license or other identification) she said she 'cabbed it.' We do not know how she actually traveled from New York to California. We also do not know where she had been staying prior to her psychiatric hold as she has no residence in California. We believe she is essentially homeless."
The Byneses go on to say that they are concerned about how the former Nickelodeon star is spending large amounts of her savings. The petition estimates the value of Amanda's estate at $3.4 million, with $2.5 million in real property.
"Based upon a review of banking information which we can access, she has written approximately $63,000 in checks from one of her bank accounts between the period of May 3, 2013 and July 19, 2013," it continues. "Several of these checks are made out to 'cash,' including checks for $9,200, $2,500, and $6,744." The court docs also indicate that Amanda wrote checks amounting to $15,000 to a "Mustafa Lo," and made withdrawals of $100,000 both on June 4, 2013, and on July 2, 2013.
"Amanda had amassed approximately $4,000,000 in savings, but she has spent approximately $1,200,000 of that money in a short amount of time. She has a modest amount of rental income coming in from two properties that she owns, but she has no other source of income at this time."
Amanda, who is being held at a Los Angeles-area hospital, was represented by a new court-appointed attorney, Mary Shea.
Reiser said that he hopes Amanda appears in court on August 9 and told her parents that if she were to get out early, it would be their attorney's responsibility to let the court know so that they could get the hearing moved up.
[Related: Amanda Bynes vs. the World— A Guide to Everyone She's Feuding With]
"I need to have a dialogue with [the actress] to gauge the propriety of a conservatorship to move forward," Reiser said. "There are issues of liberty and property."
Bynes was originally taken into a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold on Monday after allegedly trying to set a fire in the driveway of a 73-year-old woman in an L.A. suburb.
It's not the former actress's first psychiatric evaluation. On May 23, she was taken into Roosevelt Hospital in New York City after allegedly throwing a bong out the window of her 36th floor apartment when police came to investigate whether or not she was smoking pot in her building.
That is one of two criminal cases pending against Bynes, who will not be charged in the fire-setting. She also still faces a DUI-related count in Los Angeles.
Check out our slideshow timeline of Amanda's troubles ... below!
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There are RSS feeds for friends' Posts, Notes, and Statuses, but there doesn't appear to be one available for Photos/Albums. Does Facebook provide one, or is there another way to get an RSS feed for this?
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There is no publicly available RSS feed. Tweetdeck uses the Graph API to gather all photos from the user and updates the client based on new one received which aren't already in their database.
There IS a nice solution for Facebook Groups implemented using Yahoo Pipes (which seems to be old and no longer works). Possibly it can be modified to work with users. http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=055b7fbcb01605dbd34e5287b8eee8cd
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10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Family Matters'
Sure, you ate Urkel-O's and can do a fairly spot-on "Did I do thaaaat??" But how well do you really know 'Family Matters'? We've culled together some not-so-common knowledge on the show to see if you're a genuine nerd, or just a Stefan in disguise


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A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life, and they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.
104 minutes; PG; Hindi with English subtitles
Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $9; $7 for Modern members; $6 for Reel People. The Sunday noon show time is half price. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.


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We are sharing excerpts from our chat with Virginia Willis, talented writer, chef, food stylist, television producer, cooking teacher and author of Bon Appetit, Y'all.
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Situated in the center of the Liverpool ONE retail and leisure complex, this Liverpool hotel's location provides easy access to transport links and cultural attractions from contemporary accommodations featuring film and live entertainment at its restaurant and bar.
Built on the site of the Old Customs House, Hilton Liverpool has a curved design that represents the meandering River Mersey.
Stay seven miles from Liverpool John Lennon Airport and less than one mile from Lime Street Station. The hotel, directly opposite Albert Dock and the UNESCO World Heritage Site, is within walking distance of ACC Liverpool, Echo Arena, and the Beatles Museum. Other nearby attractions include Tate Gallery, the Liverpool Wheel, Cavern Club, O2 Academy, famous cathedrals and lively football stadiums.
Admire a view of the city or the river through floor-to-ceiling windows from large, stylish guest rooms furnished with a spacious desk, a comfortable chair and an LCD TV. Consider a suite, or choose an Executive Room for exclusive Executive Lounge benefits such as complimentary continental breakfast, snacks and refreshments with a view of Chavasse Park.
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Goals: Helios 1 was to make pioneering measurements of the interplanetary medium from the vicinity of Earth's orbit to about 0.3 AU from the Sun.
Accomplishments: As it looped around the Sun in an orbit that took it from Earth's orbit (1 AU from the Sun) to about 0.3 AU from the Sun and back again, Helios 1 studied the solar wind, magnetic and electric fields, cosmic rays, and dust in interplanetary space. It flew within 47 million km of the Sun at a speed of 238,000 km per hour, the closest any human-made object had been. Its data indicated the presence of 15 times more micrometeorites close to the Sun than there are near Earth.


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On October 19-23, 2011, IMLS hosted a seminar of the topic, Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture, in partnership with the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria. The seminar convened 58 international leaders in libraries and museums to explore and debate the changing roles and responsibilities of libraries and museums in society.
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From October 28 – November 1, 2009, guardians of the world's cultural treasures met in Salzburg, Austria, to explore global themes related to conservation and preservation and develop recommendations for protecting collections around the world. The invitation-only seminar, "Connecting to the World's Collections: Making the Case for Conservation and Preservation of our Cultural Heritage," was co-hosted by IMLS and the Salzburg Global Seminar.
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Report from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Salzburg Global Seminar convening of 58 library, museum and cultural heritage leaders from 31 countries to explore the changing nature of "community," "access," "public value" and "participation writ large" in a digital world.
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Henry Miller's 11 Commandments of Writing and Daily Creative Routineby Maria Popova
"When you can't create you can work."
After David Ogilvy's wildly popular 10 tips on writing and a selection of advice from modernity's greatest writers, here comes some from iconic writer and painter Henry Miller.
In 1932-1933, while working on what would become his first published novel, Tropic of Cancer, Miller devised and adhered to a stringent daily routine to propel his writing. Among it was this list of eleven commandments, found in Henry Miller on Writing — a fine addition to these 9 essential books on reading and writing, part of this year's resolution to read more and write better.
- Work on one thing at a time until finished.
- Start no more new books, add no more new material to 'Black Spring.'
- Don't be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.
- Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time!
- When you can't create you can work.
- Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers.
- Keep human! See people, go places, drink if you feel like it.
- Don't be a draught-horse! Work with pleasure only.
- Discard the Program when you feel like it—but go back to it next day. Concentrate. Narrow down. Exclude.
- Forget the books you want to write. Think only of the book you are writing.
- Write first and always. Painting, music, friends, cinema, all these come afterwards.
Under a part titled Daily Program, his routine also featured the following wonderful blueprint for productivity, inspiration, and mental health:
If groggy, type notes and allocate, as stimulus.
If in fine fettle, write.
Work of section in hand, following plan of section scrupulously. No intrusions, no diversions. Write to finish one section at a time, for good and all.
See friends. Read in cafés.
Explore unfamiliar sections — on foot if wet, on bicycle if dry.
Write, if in mood, but only on Minor program.
Paint if empty or tired.
Make Notes. Make Charts, Plans. Make corrections of MS.
Note: Allow sufficient time during daylight to make an occasional visit to museums or an occasional sketch or an occasional bike ride. Sketch in cafés and trains and streets. Cut the movies! Library for references once a week.
For more of Miller's obsessive recipes for creative rigor, dig into Henry Miller on Writing.
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I want to split a line haveing zigzag(different angles) but bthere are many vertics. I have an option in Arc GIS 10 to split from vertics but i need to split only where the angle or dimension is changed
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Here are a few steps that might help accomplish your task-
"Simplify Line" or "Smooth line" - to remove in-line vertices.
"Feature Vertices To Points" - covert vertices to Point features.
optional - snap points to the original line if they moved during Simplify line. (Arc 10.0, editing tools, snap)
"Split Line at Point" - break the original line.