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Children's Healthcare is a Legal Duty
|Child neglect
Key people
|Rita Swan, president; Ken Stringer, board chairman
Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD) is an American non-profit membership organization that works to stop child abuse and neglect based on religious beliefs, cultural traditions, and quackery. CHILD opposes religious exemptions from child health and safety laws. These exemptions have been used as a defense in criminal cases when parents have withheld lifesaving medical care on religious grounds. These exemptions also have discouraged reporting and investigation of religion-based medical neglect of children and spawned many outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease.[1][2] CHILD publicizes the ideological abuse and neglect of children, lobbies for equal protection laws for children, and files lawsuits and amicus curiae briefs in related cases.
CHILD was founded in 1983 by Rita and Douglas Swan after the death of their son, Matthew. The Swans were persuaded not to seek medical treatment for him by Christian Science practitioners, who claimed they were healing him. When the practitioner said Matthew might have a broken bone and that Christian Scientists were allowed to go to a doctor for setting broken bones, the Swans took their baby to a hospital, but it was too late to save him.[3]
According to the National Association of Counsel for Children, which gave an award to Rita Swan for her efforts, "Due in large part to CHILD's efforts, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Dakota, Hawaii, and Oregon have removed laws which provided exemptions from prosecution to parents who fail to provide medical care for their sick children based on religion."[4][5][6]
The mission of Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty is to end child abuse or neglect related to religion, cultural practices, or quackery through public education, research, and a limited amount of lobbying.[7]
CHILD supports
- Laws requiring medical care of children, including preventive and diagnostic measures, without exception for religious belief
- Reporting of child abuse and neglect without religious exemption
- Licensing of child care facilities, including those run by churches
- Ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child[7]
Rita and Douglas Swan founded CHILD as a legacy to their son, Matthew.[8] In 1977 he became ill with bacterial meningitis. The Swans, Christian Scientists at the time, were persuaded by Christian Scientist practitioners – the religion's name for its spiritual healers – not to seek medical treatment for their son. The Swans did take Matthew to the hospital after he had been ill for 12 days, but his illness had progressed too far, and he died.[9] Motivated by this tragedy, CHILD works to eliminate religious exemptions in child health and safety laws. Parents belonging to various religions, in particular Christian Science, have used these exemptions as legal defenses in criminal cases for failing to provide medical care for children who then died.[10]
The Swans left the Christian Science Church,[3] and CHILD and Rita Swan have worked "relentlessly" to publicize cases of religion-related child abuse and neglect.[11] In 1998, Seth Asser and Rita Swan published a benchmark study in Pediatrics analyzing 140 child deaths in which medical treatment was withheld. This study showed that 90% of these children would have survived with routine medical care.[12][13]
In 1996 Congress added to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act a provision that nothing in the act can "be construed as establishing a Federal requirement that a parent or legal guardian provide any medical service or treatment that is against the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian."[14] CHILD has opposed this provision on several fronts. CHILD's work has led to the repeal of some or all religious exemptions to child neglect laws in Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Dakota, Hawaii, Oregon, Minnesota, Ohio, and Rhode Island.[5][15] In 2009 CHILD lobbied successfully to remove provisions from the federal Affordable Care Act that would have provided government funding and mandated insurance company payment for faith healing that includes no medical care.[16][17]
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): 2012 President's Certificate for Outstanding Service awarded to Rita Swan, MA, PhD for efforts in children's rights to medical care and decades of work with the AAP on these issues.[18]
- Iowa Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action: 6 June 2010 Outstanding Social Justice Work Award.[19]
- Omicron Delta Kappa chapter at Morningside College: 27 April 2003 Honoris Causa Award.
- National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC): 2001 Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award received by Rita Swan, MA, PhD for working to protect children from religious-based medical neglect through policy advocacy and amicus curiae work.[5]
- Oregon Pediatric Society: 17 June 2000 Child Advocacy Service Award.
- Oregon Peace Officers Association Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Investigators: 2 November 1999 Award for Child Advocacy.
- The Giraffe Heroes Project: 12 January 1993 Award for Risk-Taking and Service.[20]
- Sioux City Human Rights Commission: 2 May 1991 Human Rights Service Award.
- South Dakota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics: 14 September 1990 Child Advocacy Service Award.[21]
- Publishing a newsletter[22]
- Filing lawsuits and amicus curiae briefs
- Supporting laws that protect children against medical neglect
- Providing emotional support for victims of religion-based medical neglect
- Providing speakers
- Collecting and disseminating information about court cases and state and federal laws[7]
Legal actions[edit]
The Swans filed a wrongful death suit against the Christian Science Church in 1980, but it was dismissed on First Amendment grounds, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear their case on appeal.[9][23] In 2000, CHILD sued the Director of the Health Care Financing Administration and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty, Inc. v. Min De Parle), over federal healthcare monies being directed to Christian Science facilities and others that provide no medical treatment. The suit, alleging a violation of the establishment clause, was dismissed with summary judgment; on appeal, the judgment was upheld, and the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal.[24][25] Other legal cases include CHILD Inc. and Brown v. Deters challenging Ohio's religious defense to child endangerment and manslaughter (ORC 2919.22a) and CHILD Inc. v. Vladeck against the federal government's use of Medicare and Medicaid funds for Christian Science nursing.[26][27]
Testimony before legislatures[edit]
- Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee, 26 April 2011[28]
- Oregon House Judiciary Committee, 21 February 2011[29]
- Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Children and Families, 17 March 2010
- Nebraska State Legislature, Health and Human Services Committee, 25 January 2007[30]
- Iowa House Education Subcommittee, January 2006
- Maine Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, May 2005
- Nebraska State Legislature, Education Committee, February 2005
- Rhode Island House Health, Education, and Welfare Committee, February 2004
- Missouri House Judiciary Committee, April 2003
- Colorado Senate Health, Environment, Children, and Families Committee, April 2001
- Maryland House Judiciary Committee, March 2001
- Colorado House Criminal Justice Committee, February 2001
- Oregon House Criminal Law Committee, March 1999
- South Dakota House and Senate Health and Human Services Committees, February 1998[31][32]
- Michigan House Judiciary Committee, February 1997
- U. S. Senate Labor and Human Resources staff briefing, June 1995
- Minnesota House Judiciary Committee, March 1994
- Minnesota House Judiciary Committee, December 1991
- Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee, March 1991
- South Dakota House State Affairs Committee, January 1990
- California Assembly Committee on Public Safety, October 1989
- Ohio House Children and Youth Committee, March 1989
- Ohio House Children and Youth Subcommittee, March 1985
- North Dakota House of Representatives, January 1979[21]
- Swan, Rita (Winter 2009–2010), "Matthew, you cannot be sick", The Dublin Review (Dublin, Ireland: Brendan Barrington), no. 37, pp. 43–69, ISSN 1393-998X
- Swan, Rita (2010). The Last Strawberry. Dublin: Hag's Head Press. ISBN 9780955126468.
- Swan, Rita (2010). "Prayer-fee mandates removed from federal health care bills". ICSA Today (International Cultic Studies Association) 1 (2): 18–21. ISSN 2154-820X.
- Swan, Rita (2011). "Chapter 63: Religion and Child Neglect". In Jenny, Carole. Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Evidence (1st ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 599–604. ISBN 978-1-4160-6393-3.
- Swan, Rita (2007). "Medical Neglect Related to Religion and Culture". In Jackson, Nicky Ali. Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. New York: Routledge Press. pp. 475–483. ISBN 9780203942215.
- Swan, Rita. "Religious Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment". Ibid. pp. 205–208.
- Swan, Rita (Nov–Dec 2000). "Religion-based neglect: Pervasive, deadly...and legal?". The Humanist (American Humanist Association): 11–16. ISSN 0018-7399.
- Swan, R. (1998), "On statutes depriving a class of children of rights to medical care: Can this discrimination be litigated?", Quinnipiac Health Law Journal (Quinnipiac University, School of Law) 2 (1): 73–95, OCLC 36163682
- Swan, R. (Winter 1998–1999). "Letting children die for the faith". Free Inquiry (Council for Secular Humanism) 19 (1): 6–7. ISSN 0272-0701. PMID 11657679.
- "Religion-based medical neglect and corporal punishment must not be tolerated". The APSAC Advisor (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children) 11: 2–3. Spring 1998. ISSN 1088-3819.
- Swan, R. (1997). "Children, medicine, religion, and the law". Advances in Pediatrics (Mosby: Elsevier) 44: 491–543. ISSN 0065-3101. PMID 9265980.
- "Discrimination de jure: Religious exemptions for medical neglect". The APSAC Advisor (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children) 7: 35–8. Winter 1994. ISSN 1088-3819.
- "Public policy: Religious exemptions". The Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter (John Wiley & Sons): 2–3. Jan 1993. ISSN 1058-1073.
- Swan, Rita (Spring 1987). "The law should protect all children". Journal of Christian Nursing (Wolters Kluwer: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins) 4 (2): 40. doi:10.1097/00005217-198704020-00016. ISSN 0743-2550. PMID 3644911.
- Swan, Rita (29 December 1983). "Faith healing, Christian Science, and the medical care of children". New England Journal of Medicine (Massachusetts Medical Society) 309 (26): 1639–41. doi:10.1056/NEJM198312293092610. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 6358892.
- "Persistence Counts." American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter Advocacy Summit, Schaumberg, IL, 16 March 2012
- "Oregon Reforms the Child Abuse Shield Law." Center for Inquiry / Council for Secular Humanism Conference, Orlando, FL, 2 March 2012
- Northwest Freethought Conference, Portland, OR, 26 March 2011
- Salem Humanists, Salem, OR, 22 February 2011
- Oregon State University Hundere Lecture in Religion and Culture, Corvallis, OR, 28 January 2010
- Iowa Society for Consumer Healthcare Advocacy, Iowa City, IA, 20 October 2006
- "When Religion Endangers Children." Morningside College Academic and Cultural Arts Series lecture, Sioux City, IA, 26 February 2003
- Florida's First Coast Conference on Child Maltreatment Jacksonville, FL, 19 April 2001
- Northern New England Conference on Child Maltreatment, Portland, ME, 18 September 2000
- National Association of Counsel for Children, Portland, OR, 10 October 1999
- American Family Foundation, Chicago, 14 November 1998
- American Atheists, Washington, DC, 13 June 1998
- "Religion-based Medical Neglect: Update on the Status of Children We Abandon."(general session lecture), San Diego Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment, San Diego, CA, 28 January 1998
- Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, Minneapolis, MN, 19 August 1997
- Council on Child Abuse for Southern Ohio, Cincinnati, OH, 10 June 1997
- Mayo Clinic Family Practice Residents Seminar, Rochester, MN, 6 June 1997
- Training conducted for Iowa child abuse investigators in Iowa City, Des Moines, and Newton, IA, March 1995 through May 1996
- "The Religious Exemption Issue in the 1995 CAPTA Hearings." National Child Abuse Coalition, Washington, DC, 13 December 1994
- "Medical Neglect of Children on Religious Grounds." Freedom from Religion Foundation conference, Madison, WI, 1 October 1994[33]
- Third Central Midwest Conference on Child Abuse, Moline, IL, 1 April 1993
- "Medical Neglect of Children on Religious Grounds." St. Luke's Child Protection Center conference, Cedar Rapids, IA, 1 October 1992
- "Religiously-based Medical Neglect: Legal Child Abuse?" (plenary lecture) and "Cultural Barriers to Medical Care of Children" (workshop), National Association of Counsel for Children Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 19 October 1992
- "Cultural Barriers to Medical Care of Children." (pediatric inservice), St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City, IA, 22 September 1992
- "Cultural Barriers to Medical Care of Children." Marian Health Center and Siouxland Council on Child Abuse and Neglect conference, Sioux City, IA, 29 April 1992
- "Equal Rights for Children under the Law." Iowa School Nurses Organization spring conference, Des Moines, IA, 11 April 1992
- "Medical Neglect in the Context of Religious Beliefs." Iowa Chapter of National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse spring conference, Des Moines, IA, 10 April 1992
- "Public Policy on Religiously-based Medical Neglect." U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect hearings, Los Angeles, CA, 3 April 1992
- "Medical Neglect and Religious Exemptions." (pediatric grand rounds), University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 21 January 1992
- "Medical Neglect in the Context of Religious Beliefs." (general session lecture), San Diego Conference on Responding to Child Maltreatment, San Diego, CA, 24 January 1992
- "The Christian Science Parent in a Health Care Crisis." 27th Annual Postgraduate Symposium on Medicine and Religion, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 16 October 1991
- Presentation on deaths of Christian Science children, Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, Los Angeles, CA, 11 July 1991
- "Ethical Issues: Withholding Medical Care on Religious Grounds" (grand rounds), Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, MN, 25 June 1991
- "Medical Neglect: Public Policy and Public Scrutiny." Regional Conference on Medical Neglect of Children, Council Bluffs, IA, 30 November 1990
- "Child Abuse and Medical Neglect." Cult Awareness Network Conference, Teaneck, NJ, 27 October 1989
- "Children's Rights to Medical Care." Symposium in Pediatric Medical Ethics, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL, 8 November 1988
- "Public Policy on Sectarian Medical Neglect." Cult Awareness Network Conference, Washington, DC, 19 March 1988
- "Religious Exemptions from Parental Duties of Care." Seventh National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Chicago, IL, November 1985
- "Paranormal Health Cures." Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, Buffalo, NY, 28 October 1983
- "Faith Healing Sects and Children's Rights to Medical Care." Fifth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Milwaukee, WI, April 1981[15][21][34]
Television appearances[edit]
- In Session. 18 May 2010. TruTv.
- Diabetes Life. 16 August 2009. NBC. CNBC.
- "Faith Healing Court Cases". Religion & Ethics Newsweekly. 1 May 2009. PBS.
- "Prayer and Healing: Power or Placebo?". Investigative Reports. 17 December 2001. A+E Networks. A&E. Producer: Paulist Productions.
- Crier Today. 31 July 2000. TruTV.
- Fox National Evening News. 21 June 1999. Fox News.
- NBC Connecticut News. Hartford, CT. April 1999. NBC. WVIT.
- Leeza. November 1998. NBC.
- The Today Show. 23 October 1998. NBC.
- KATU Evening News. Portland, OR. April 1998. ABC. KATU.
- "Hurting or Healing". La Crosse, WI. February 1994. CBS. WKBT. Missing or empty
- The Shirley Show. 1 February 1994. CTV.
- AM Philadelphia. 19 February 1991. ABC. WPVI.
- Evening Magazine. August 1990.
- Inside Report. 16 July 1990.
- The Today Show. 6 July 1990. NBC.
- NBC Nightly News. 5 July 1990. NBC.
- People are Talking. San Francisco, CA. 11 September 1989. CBS. KPIX.
- This Evening. July 1989.
- "Town Meeting". Seattle, WA. 20 November 1988. ABC. KOMO. Missing or empty
- "God is my Doctor". Phoenix, AZ. 13–16 November 1998. NBC. KPNX. Missing or empty
- "In God's Hands". Denver, CO. 4 October 1988. NBC. KUSA. Missing or empty
- Good Morning Britain. United Kingdom. June 1988. TV-am.
- ABC News Nightline. 17 June 1988. ABC.
- Good Company. Seattle, WA. 1 June 1988. NBC. KING.
- The Phil Donahue Show. 17 May 1988.
- 20/20. 6 May 1998. ABC.
- NBC Nightly News. 26 April 1988. NBC.
- "When Faith is Fatal". Cleveland, OH. 8–14 November 1987. WJW. Missing or empty
- Midday Program. Columbus, OH. 28 January 1987. WTVN.
- Pittsburgh 2Day. Pittsburgh, PA. 8 January 1987. KDKA.
- Discover Columbus. Columbus, OH. 17 March. WTVN. Check date values in:
- All Things New. Toledo, OH. 27 January 1985. CBS. WTOL.
- Crossroads. 27 June 1984. CBS, CBS News.
- People are Talking. San Francisco, CA. 23 May 1984. CBS. KPIX.
- Town Hall. Portland, OR. 9 May 1984. KATU.
- Pittsburgh 2Day. Pittsburgh, PA. 17 January 1984. KDKA.
- Break Away. 24 February 1984.
- KITV News. Sioux City, IA. 29 December 1983. KTIV.
- KCAU News. Sioux City, IA. Six interviews since August 1983. KCAU. Check date values in:
- People are Talking. Philadelphia, PA. 1 November 1983. CBS. KYW.
- People are Talking. Boston, MA. 17 October 1983. CBS. WBZ.
- The Today Show. 20 September 1983. NBC.
- PBS Latenight. May 1982. PBS.
- Kelly & Company. Detroit, MI. May 1982. WXYZ.
- People are Talking. Baltimore, MD. May 1980. WJZ.
- People are Talking. Philadelphia, PA. May 1980. CBS. KYW.
- Pittsburgh 2Day. Pittsburgh, PA. May 1980. KDKA.
- Good Morning, Detroit. Detroit, MI. December 1979. WJBK.
- The Phil Donahue Show. November 1979.[15]
- ^ "Some Outbreaks of Vaccine-preventable Disease in Groups with Religious or Philosophical Exemptions to Vaccination", CHILD website (CHILD), retrieved 30 Apr 2013.
- ^ Tilkin, Dan (KATU News); Murad, Mike (KBOI News, Idaho) (20 May 2011). "Man speaks out about child deaths in NW faith-healing church" (TV news broadcast). Portland, OR: Fisher Communications, Inc. KATU. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ a b Bell, Bonnie (31 Mar 1980), "Their baby's death provokes Doug and Rita Swan to a holy war on Christian Science", People, ISSN 0093-7673
- ^ Castle, Marie Alena, "No legal protection for kids in faith-healing families: Why most states sanction religion-based child sacrifice", Atheists for Human Rights, retrieved 30 Jan 2013
- ^ a b c "Children's Law News" (PDF). The Guardian (National Association of Counsel for Children) 23 (3): 15. 2001. Retrieved 4 Apr 2013.
- ^ Munns, Roger (2 Jun 1996). "Mom fights prayer that excludes medicine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 Apr 2013.
- ^ a b c "CHILD About", CHILD website (CHILD), retrieved 4 Apr 2013
- ^ Fraser, Caroline (1999), God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church, New York: Henry Holt and Company, pp. 295–298, ISBN 0805044302, OCLC 473250863
- ^ a b Fraser, 1999, pp. 278–291.
- ^ Larabee, Mark (30 Nov 1998), "Parents turn grief into a mission: Change the laws", The Oregonian (Advance Publications), ISSN 8750-1317
- ^ Fraser, Caroline (Apr 1995), "Suffering children and the Christian Science Church", The Atlantic, ISSN 1072-7825, retrieved 18 Apr 2013
- ^ Asser, S.M.; Swan, R. (Apr 1998). "Child fatalities from religion-motivated medical neglect". Pediatrics (American Academy of Pediatrics) 101 (4 Pt 1): 625–9. doi:10.1542/peds.101.4.625. ISSN 0031-4005. PMID 9521945.
- ^ Gallegos, Alicia (19 Sep 2011). "Miracle vs. medicine: When faith puts care at risk". American Medical News (American Medical Association). ISSN 0098-7484. Retrieved 17 Apr 2013.
- ^ Title 42-The Public Health And Welfare, Chapter 67-Child Abuse Prevention And Treatment And Adoption Reform, Subchapter I-General Program, Sec. 5106i-Rule Of Construction 42 U.S.C. § 5106i
- ^ a b c "Policy & Legal". CHILD website. CHILD. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.L. 111–148
- ^ "Victory! Christian Science provision not in merged health care reform bill." (News Release), Freedom From Religion Foundation, 20 Nov 2009,
Faith-healing mandate nixed from Senate health care reform bill
- ^ "AAP President recognizes Dr. Swan for work on children's equal rights to health care", AAP News (American Academy of Pediatrics) 33 (5), May 2012
- ^ "2010 Social action award recipients" (PDF). Social Questions Bulletin. Iowa Chapter Methodist Federation for Social Action. Jun 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 17 Apr 2013.
- ^ "The Giraffe Heroes Database: Swan, Rita". The Giraffe Heroes Project. Retrieved 17 Apr 2013.
- ^ a b c "Rita Swan, PhD Fellow Board of Directors", Institute for Science in Medicine website (Institute for Science in Medicine), retrieved 23 April 2013
- ^ "CHILD newsletter archive", CHILD website (CHILD), retrieved 6 May 2013
- ^ Brown v. Laitner, 435 N.W.2d 1, 432 Mich. 861 (1989).
- ^ CHILD Inc. v. Min De Parle 212 F.3d 1084 (8th Cir. 2000); No. 98-3521 U. S. Court Of Appeals for the 8th Circuit Submitted: 18 Oct 1999. Filed: 1 May 2000. Retrieved from Public.Resource.Org 17 Apr 2013.
- ^ Harris, B. (2010). "Veiled in textual neutrality: Is that enough? A candid reexamination of the constitutionality of section 4454 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997" (PDF). Alabama Law Review 61 (2): 401–402. Retrieved 4 Apr 2013.
- ^ CHILD Inc. and Brown v. Deters 92 F.3d 1412. No. 95-3850. U. S. Court Of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Argued 4 Mar 1996. Decided 5 Aug 1996. Rehearing And Suggestion For Rehearing En Banc Denied 20 Sep 1996. Retrieved from Public.Resource.Org 17 Apr 2013.
- ^ CHILD Inc. v. Vladeck 938 F.Supp. 1466 (1996) No. 3-96-63. U. S. Dist. Court, D. MN, 3rd Div. 7 Aug 1996. Retrieved from Google Scholar 17 Apr 2013.
- ^ Oregon Senate Committee on the Judiciary Minutes 26 Apr 2011. 2. Retrieved 18 Apr 2013
- ^ Oregon House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes 21 Feb 2011. 2. Retrieved 18 Apr 2013
- ^ Nebraska State Legislature, Health and Human Services Committee 25 Jan 2007 transcript. 11-13. Retrieved 18 Apr 2013
- ^ Legislative Research Council, South Dakota Legislature. "Minutes 13 February 1998, Senate Health and Human Services Committee". Retrieved 22 Apr 2013
- ^ Legislative Research Council, South Dakota Legislature. "Minutes 6 February 1998, House Health and Human Services Committee". Retrieved 22 Apr 2013
- ^ Swan, Rita (Nov 1994). "Medical neglect of children on religious grounds". Freethought Today (Freedom From Religion Foundation) 11 (9). ISSN 0882-8512. Retrieved 23 Apr 2013.
- ^ Swan, R.; Houy, M.; Carnes, R.M. (1981), "Healing sects and children's rights to medical care.", Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Milwaukee, WI: Wisconsin University, pp. 174–180 Missing or empty
Further reading[edit]
- Stamm, Dan (22 April 2013). "Second child death for convicted faith-healing couple". NBC10 Television News Website (NBCUniversal Media, LLC.).
- Anderson, Madeline (25 March 2013). "Marathon Co. faith healing case: 5 years after Kara Neumann's death". WSAW TV 7 News website (Gray Television, Inc.).
- "Rita Swan and protecting children from religious exemptions" (blog). Free Thinking. Center for Inquiry. 9 March 2012.
- Atwood, Kimball (16 October 2009). "Health care bills: More mischief in Washington" (blog). Science Based Medicine.
- Vanegeren, Jessica (17 November 2009). "Dueling bills take aim at religious exemption". The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin).
- Margolick, David (6 August 1990). "In child deaths, a test for Christian Science". The New York Times.


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There is a significant gap between the internal and external efficiencies of conventional GaNlight-emitting diodes(LEDs). The reason for this shortfall is the narrow escape cone for light in high refractive index semiconductors. In this letter, the -side-up LEDs with surface textured indium tin oxide (ITO) widow layers were investigated using natural lithography with polystyrene spheres as the etching mask. Under optimum etching conditions, the surface roughness of the ITO film can reach 140 nm while the polystyrene sphere on the textured ITO surface is maintained at about 250–300 nm in diameter. The output power of the LED with and without surface texturing is 10.9, and 8.5 mW at 20 mA, respectively. The LEDs fabricated using the surface-textured ITO produced an output power that exceeded that of the planar-surface LED by about 28% at 20 mA.
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We report the microfabrication and characterization of ridge waveguides.films are very attractive for optical integrated systems as they present a high transparency in the visible and infrared wavelength range as well as a relatively high refractive index. In this work, films were grown by means of a reactive pulsed-laser-deposition technique and patterned using UV photolithography and high-density plasma etching. Propagation and loss characteristics at the telecommunication wavelength of were investigated using top-view scattering and Fabry-Perot resonance methods. For specific ridge widths, we obtained single-mode propagation with relatively low losses , thereby demonstrating the strong potential of films for guided-wave components for advanced optical integrated systems.
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Using a terahertz line source from a near dispersion-free parallel plate waveguide, we demonstrate broad bandwidth imaging at terahertz frequencies with subwavelength image resolution. Terahertz radiation is coupled into a parallel plate waveguide with a plate spacing, which serves as the imaging aperture. The image data are collected as projections and the final image is reconstructed using the filtered back-projection algorithm, similar to that in x-ray computed tomography. Images taken using a waveguide-based line source demonstrate higher resolution than can be achieved using a confocal cylindrical lens setup.
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The charge flowing through the junction of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs) under reverse-bias gives rise to electroluminescence(EL) when breakdown conditions are satisfied. We collected the reverse-bias EL of VCSEL devices that had been subjected to accelerated stress. We observed distinctly different spatial distributions of the reverse-bias EL: for survivor (nondegraded) devices the breakdown current appears to be confined to one well-defined filament while for dark (degraded) VCSELs the reverse-bias EL pattern is a disordered network of filaments. We show that the line dislocation network that renders the VCSELs dark is directly imaged as the spatial distribution of the reverse-bias EL.
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Multicomponent phospho-tellurite glasses containing heavy metal oxides and alkaline earth oxides have been fabricated. These glasses have thermal stabilities as high as 224 °C, which make them suitable for various fiber devices applications. The Raman intensities and cross sections of these glasses are compared relative to silica. These glasses show superior relative Raman cross sections than silica and conventional tellurite glasses. The presence of heavy metal oxides and alkaline earth oxides makes the Raman bands due to and continuous and one such glass has continuous Raman bandwidths exceeding . Thus, these glasses could be potential candidates for ultrawide band fiber Raman amplifiers.
Tunable electrochromic photonic crystals86(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1929079View Description Hide Description
Photonic crystals based on the electrochromic phenomenon have been fabricated and proposed for band gap tuning. Electrochromic tungsten trioxide inverse opals have been fabricated by polystyrene colloidal crystal templating. The matrix was obtained through a dip-infiltrating sol-gel process, with subsequent removal of the polymer microspheres by calcination. Scanning electron micrographs confirm the ordering of the hexagonal macroporous structure. The reflection spectra show two pronounced Bragg diffraction peaks. By inserting lithium into the crystals, the first reflection peak shifts gradually toward shorter wavelength for 36 nm, while the second reflection peak shifts toward longer wavelength for about 28 nm. This should be of great interest for photonicdevice applications.
Thermo-optic photonic crystal light modulator86(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1944212View Description Hide Description
A device concept is proposed for modulating light in silicon-based photonic crystal devices by using highly localized high-temperature modulation of a compact device to vary the position of the cutoff frequency in a photonic crystal waveguide and modulate light. The position of the cutoff frequency can be varied by up to at the telecommunication wavelength of by locally increasing the temperature of the device.Modulators of a few to several micrometers in width can be designed that can modulate light with extinction ratios up to and low insertion loss.


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Evidently, I have to repost again, because you didn't read it the first time, or you are mentally challenged.So hitler killing all those Jews who he dubbed Christ killers was a good thing because of it's role in the reformation of Israel?
No atheist would say God may exercise his power to make something good happen out of a tragedy because atheists don't believe in any gods! Second of all you half wit if this god exercises his power to do such a thing that completely shatters your example of free will! If your god can exercise his power to help create that powder keg in the Middle East known as Israel why not exercise his power to save millions of Jews lives?
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Typical ignorance.
Christianity 101. All that is evil can only exist by an act of free will. This does not negate the power God may exercise to make something good emerge from a tragedy.
Just as family members who might lose a loved one to cancer, to make something good turn out of it by starting a new cancer-aware program.
A logical atheists would know this, and would not make this error. A rational atheists takes the time to learn the theology, before making such foolish remarks.


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Marginally Meaningful Cubs Baseball is Still Being Played
The Cubs have won 8 of 10, and 7 of their last 8 to get within 5.5 of the wild card and 8 of the Cardinals. At the very least, it makes the games bearable to watch for the time being. The Cubs have 19 games left and play a few more games than their current competitors, so they're actually just 4 back in the loss column to the Rockies and tied with the Marlins and Braves in that category. They trail the Giants by 2 in the loss column but play them next week. So they'll need some help from teams to beat the Rockies, but in a round-about way, they still control most of their own destiny for the rest of the season.
As for the sort-of-big weekend series versus the Cardinals, it's already guaranteed that the Cardinals won't be able to clinch anything this weekend. That's not going to stop them from trying to bury the Cubs though. They'll send out John Smoltz, Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright for the series against Ted Lilly, Ryan Dempster and Carlos Zambrano.
Lineups for tonight:
|Lopez 2b
|Theriot SS
|Hart RF
|Fukudome CF
|Braun LF
|Lee 1B
|Fielder 1B
|Ramirez 3B
|McGehee 3B
|Soto C
|Cameron CF
|Bradley RF
|Kendall C
|Fontenot 2B
|Escobar SS
|Scales LF
|Looper P
|Harden P
I wouldn't be suprised if things get a little chippy tonight. The teams have become almost as intense rivals as the Cubs and Cardinals and there were 3 HBP's last night and a few almost HBP's, following Braun getting hit by Dempster the night before.
In the hot 'n cold department, Soto's found his groove with a 1.252 OPS in September and 7 XBH's in 7 games played. Derrek Lee has a 1.333 OPS since August 25th with 9 HR's in 19 games. Then there's Milton Bradley, who hasn't walked since August 30th and has a .447 OPS in that time. Bobby Scales keeps getting playing time in LF despite a .617 OPS in September and some boneheaded defense and baserunning, while Micah Hoffpauir has a 1.122 OPS since being recalled. Godenot has returned as well for the final month with a 1.071 OPS in 8 games (6/14 at the plate).
Parachat actually had a small crowd last night, so stop on by.
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I've been wondering about Papelbon. I wasn't even sure he was still with the organization. Did he have a decent year? Can we trade him for his brother?
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Harden pitching badly. 5-0 Brewers in the top of the third.
Under any rosy scenario, we would likely be talking about the Cubs losing 3-4 games the rest of the season to get in the playoffs. Looks like one will be tonight.
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On the other hand if they come back and win it maybe they won't lose any more at all.
Now, where is that crack pipe I was looking for earlier?
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So much for a strong finishing kick by Harden to up that salary drive. More like a kick to the ding-dong.
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One of life's most baffling mysteries is David Weathers continuing to be a fairly effective major league pitcher. He's fat, with nothing on his pitches. Well done, David, however the hell you do it.
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boneheads? per Trib/Sullivan
Milton Bradley and Geovany Soto weren't into the game either. Soto violated Rule 7.05 by using his mask to try to pick up a ball that got away from him, allowing a baserunner to advance.
"I don't think Soto knew the rule," Piniella said with a laugh. "I'll be honest with you. We told him he couldn't use his helmet either, just to make sure."
Later in the inning, Soto tagged out a runner at home on a bases-loaded grounder instead of just stepping on the plate for a force.
Bradley looked so disinterested during his second-inning strikeout that Piniella yanked him after the third. Piniella downplayed it afterward, saying it was only a double-switch.
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Soto has done this at least a couple of times, but I believe that this is the first time he has been caught.
As for Bradley, that is a pretty silly comment from Sullivan.
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So is the Bradley hot streak over? A little less than a week is all we get? Damn what a bummer.
Despite all of Bradleys walks and his relative health he is gonna struggle to out perform Soriano who played on one knee most of the year and will be on the DL to finish out the last month.
I will use PA for Rob....
Bradley 470 PA, .256 BA, 61 runs, 17 2b, 12 HR, 40 RBI
Soriano 522 PA, .241 BA, 64 runs, 25 2b, 20 HR, 55 RBI
Bradley should finish near Soriano in PA, but i don't think he has a shot in hell of beating out the one legged gimp in extra base hits or RBI.
Soriano has had a shitty season, but please tell me what kind of season is worse than shitty when your under performing a guy on the DL and who played on one leg when you were considered healthy most of the year?
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OBP is conspicuously missing you knucklehead! You're such a douchebag.
The worst thing you can do is make an out and Bradley finds ways to get on base. Bradley is one of the most valuable players on the team! Get with the program.
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Also, just kidding.
I wouldn't mind paying half of Bradley's salary to see the Milton Bradley Circus moved to another city, to be honest.
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more Paul Sullivan/Trib douchbaggery...after hasseling Z about the no trade he's apparently backing off because it was about stoopid "sources" (probably wrongway phil rogers):
A day after falling apart on the mound and leaving a postgame news conference in a huff, Zambrano was able to sit back and laugh about his situation. He knows he has the hammer with a full no-trade clause in his contract, and sources indicated Wednesday he has no intention on waiving it this off-season.
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I'm no sabermetrics guru but I thought I could pretend like I understand these things...
Since Bradley was brought in to balance our righty hitters in the 3/4/5 spot (DLee-ARam), he's obviously failed miserably. So with this initial premise I thought I'd just look at BA/RISP. With his higher walk rate batting 2nd made sense until the last fall off the table slump. Now all we can hope for is a reset of his 2010.
using hardball times data, looks like Bradley is having a slightly worse and very miserable season (compared to Soriano's also miserable season). I realize RISP is probably enhanced if your top of the order guys are getting on and the hitter is in the 3/4/5 slot. Soriano in 2008 was probably helped by the bottom of the order getting on leading to his career high in this stat.
I don't know what their "clutch" stat is but on a scale of -10 to +15 it's interesting to see how it correlates with BA/RISP. So I added some comps.
if you compare BA/RISP. ARam is having a career year on that stat...too bad it's a diminished sample size.
2009 BA/RISP .205 (career season high .297, 2006 w Oak)
Clutch -5.5 (career low -7.5, 2004 w Dodgers)
2009 BA/RISP .216 (career season high .276, 2008)
Clutch 0.7 (career low -6.8, 2005 w Texas)
2009 BA/RISP .423 (career high)
Clutch +7.0 (career high)
2009 BA/RISP .313 (career high .364, 2007)
Clutch -3.0 (career low -3.8, 2005 and high +4.8, 2007)
2009 BA/RISP .364 (career high .397, 2006
Clutch 0.2 (career low -2.5, 2007 and career high 13.7, 2006)
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Wow. Lee's career low in "clutch" was the 2005 season.
I guess that goes to show that some great all around performances can make up for not overperforming in those RISP situations. If that makes any sense at all.
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Or is just shows that clutch stats are worthless.
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Care to elaborate on that one? How could clutch stats be worthless? They seem to be the exact opposite of that.
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They are worthless because they tend to tell us very little about a player's ability. They almost invariably have HUGE variation from year to year, and due to small sample sizes a small amount of random noise can make a fairly significant difference in the numbers.
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So what you mean to say is that one year's clutch stats aren't always indicative of a player's ability to perform in clutch situations? That's a lot different from saying that they're worthless.
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Yes, I think the first part of what you said is true.
But I also think that they are worthless overall, and tell us very little if anything due to small sample sizes. A small amount of noise (which is impacted by luck, quality of pitcher, quality of defense, etc.) can have a big impact on such small sample sizes.
They do tell us how Player X performed in "clutch" situations, but because those situations have so many factors that go into it, the relatively small sample sizes make it pretty worthless.
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Does this mean we have to start fully articulating unironic stances on issues essential to the game of baseball now?
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I think the clutch stat shows how well they use their left foot while driving (the ball)
ta da boom...
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clutch stats carrying unnecessary baggage?
as in Clutch Cargo?
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I have a lot of faith in Baez that he's going to turn into a more consistent, solid player. It looks like it took him about a half season or so of futility at the plate to figure out he was not talented enough to get away with the crazy approach he had. I think his running game will eventually have a more measured aggression.
I hope the D and bullpen show up. Cubs haven't had much luck against Davies, and he's been going well lately. A little uncomfortable with the Cards only 6.5 back--feels like they're right on our tails compared to the 11 game lead I've grown accustomed to.
Cardinals, stop that. Right now.
In a year or two, a lot of fans are going to point at trading him as a mistake. He'll probably be slashing something like 280/400/480 for Seattle at the time. Of course, by WAR, he'll still be worth less than 3, since we're talking zero defensive value.
vogelbomb debut for tacoma (AAA SEA)... 3-3, 1bb, 1 HR, 1 double...DH'd.
while he mostly played 1st considerably more than DH for AAA CHC, DJ Peterson is probably going to see most of the time at 1st for AAA SEA.
Carl Jr.! Very nice!
Baez with another "WTF?" play trying a delayed steal with a runner on 3rd and one out.. Remarkable talent, needs to make better decisions.
m.montgomery up in the pen with a man on 2nd, 2 out, and rondon 20 pitches into the inning.
...and rondon ends it 22 pitches in with a popout to RF.
I gotta say with the crappy defense the Brewers have displayed outside of Fowler I'm pretty disappointed the offense hasn't shown more and Rizzo seems to be very swing happy lately. That said my god am I happy Madden has finally given Carl Edwards a chance after multiple times up with nothing. I don't think he could handle a starting role with his body frame but his stuff plays so well in a relief role and he seems to be able to handle high stress situations very well.
2nd at bat. Fowler is good for the Cubs run differential.
welcome back fowler.
More slow news...
Did Davey Martinez have to bring the shotgun?
glad to see almora going to AAA to get work.
.265/.291/.422 through 86PA...2hr, 7 doubles.
i don't expect too much of an improvement when he's taking over CF next year, but the team doesn't really need him right now as much as they need him to get regular work (imo).
CHITOWNMVP01: The Cubs MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) has had one slot open since 7/6 (when RHRP Joel Peralta was Designated for Assignment).
The problem with the September roster is all of the pitching changes. They should find a way to limit pitchers to twelve except for extra inning games. More pinch hitters or pinch runners do little to slow the game down and are more fun than endless calls to the bullpen. I also think the fans get cheated when they use position players to pitch because employed a half dozen pitchers with righty-lefty switches. Having as few as four positions players on the bench to start a game also leads to some pretty ugly defensive substitutions.
CHITOWNMVP01: Joe Nathan's 30-day Article XIX-C minor league rehab assignment expires tomorrow, but he doesn't have to be reinstated from the 60-day DL tomorrow.
Also, I think 40 man roster should be full, not at 39, unless I counted wrong. I'm in a hurry to leave the house.


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I really felt moved by taking a moment that history was made. I refer you to check out this item at NPR – it has a good overview of women in pursuit of the American presidency. I realized that this could even go back to when Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, to "remember the ladies." It took awhile and we're still not there yet (like with all the other "isms"); it's good to be reminded of history (or even "herstory").
But, then comes the cold, unpleasant reality: this is a hard slog of a long, long campaign season that has made the process so exhausting and more cynical than ever and will continue to be so. In past triscribe posts, I followed the past presidential campaigns with interest, as history in the making. But, this one has been really something – almost something else. I credit Bernie Sanders for taking it as long and hard as he could, and reminding Hillary and others of issues that might otherwise be forgotten. I really appreciated Bernie and Hillary for making the Democratic debates look like a show with adults.
But, the Republicans… their presumptive nominee leaves so much to be desired, in my honest opinion. I had to turn away from the headlines of the rhetoric from him and his supporters.
Then, over the weekend, the news of the terrible assault at the gay nightclub in Orlando – I've almost become desensitized by the mass shooting events. I'm all for thoughts and prayers, but I really wonder when we will do something effective?
So, in the interest of trying to point to some reasoned analysis of how much that presumptive nominee for the Republicans and how he's irrational and saying things that don't make a lot of sense: see Slate's William Saletan (pointing to the danger of what Trump says), Slate's Dahlia Lithwick (pointing to the mockery of words from Trump), Slate's Fred Kaplan (pointing to Trump's lies and absurdities in his anti-terror speech), and Slate's Jamelle Bouie (further pointing to the lies and absurdities of Trump's speech). I went Slate-heavy there, but let's be real; it outrages me that the presumptive Republican nominee – that Trump – can go this far and could become president, undermining even thoughts and prayers for Orlando, where terror and hate have combined to tragic proportions.
Sunday night's Tony Awards telecast was a strange relief, moving and enjoyable. James Corden was a major fun host (not biting as Neil Patrick Harris, but with this odd sincerity and, hey, he already has his own Tony). I liked the Gothamist's overview of the Tony Awards, and also liked Glen Weldon's post on the Tony Awards over at NPR.org. And i guess I ought to end this post with words of hope and thoughts and prayers anyway. The creative minds and talents of the Tony Awards at least said so.
I found some words that will mean more to you than a list of names. When something bad happens we have three choices: we let it define us, we let it destroy us, or we let it strengthen us. Today in Orlando we had a hideous dose of reality, and I urge you Orlando to remain strong… We will be with you every step of the way.
– Frank Langella, forgoing the usual thanks in his winning the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
[….] When senseless acts of tragedy remind us/That nothing here is promised, not one day/This show is proof that history remembers/We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger/We rise and fall and light from dying embers/Remembrances that hope and love last longer/And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love/Cannot be killed or swept aside/I sing Vanessa's symphony, Eliza tells her story/Now fill the world with music, love and pride
Thank you so much for this.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda, accepting the Tony Award for the Best Score for Hamilton.]]>
I've also come to the conclusion that I should try to stay away from news headlines, as this has been one of the strangest presidential campaigns.
Anyway, APA Heritage Month is about to close, but APA issues – American issues – don't go away. See below for APIAVote's latest PSA for this year's presidential election (and fits for every election). As Angry Asian Man notes, listen to the Sulus! (and all the other folks who are getting out the vote). (h/t Angry Asian Man's Facebook page post; Angry Asian Man log post).
And between the #StarringJohnCho campaign and the #StarringConstanceWu campaign, I'm just hoping that we keep the dialog going past May about increasing APAs on screen. I appreciate Amanda Hess' article in the NY Times on APA actors and actresses' expressing their concerns of continued invisibility/pursuit for visibility on screen.
Oh, don't forget behind the screen! I really hope that the Star Trek movie will be at least ok, if not good, if only so that director Justin Lin can keep his own reputation intact. I loved that this Wired article about Lin reminded me that he directed that infamous paintball episode on "Community" (which, if you haven't seen it, you should; it's hilarious). With Star Trek about to be a tv show again (well, a streaming one, anyway), Lin ought to get this almost 50 year old franchise going again. And, hey, he and John Cho reunited for the new Star Trek movie; so this has to be good for something!
(disclaimer: I still haven't seen Lin's movie "Better Luck Tomorrow," which has John Cho; go figure).
(and as Angry Asian Man noted, at least with the new Star Trek movie, there's a movie poster where you don't have to Photoshop John Cho on it).
Last, but not least, I note that I walked through the Brooklyn War Memorial over at Cadman Plaza Park on Sunday, the day before Memorial Day. I was really moved by the inscription:
Food for thought, during our interesting times. I wish the pursuit for peace was really happening… keep hope alive.]]>


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Digging for some "leftover" pictures on my hard drive, while thinking for tonight's presentation of my work (typefaces) @ Stalker & Friends 2013 exhibition, I suddenly realized - I always taught that type-making is more a logic, skill and engineering driven process, than a form of art (as most people believe), but now I realized - it must be art, i has to be... because no other power can transform the project you see on the left (2010) into the fluid and gorgeous form on the right (2012)... it has to be art... and i was so very wrong :)
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Malaysia urged Myanmar on Sunday to take stronger action to prevent persecution of Muslims and bring the perpetrators to justice, the latest sign that the inter communal violence is straining ties in Southeast Asia.
Thousands of ethnic Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar to escape the violence and worsening living conditions, many of them making their way by boat or overland to Muslim-majority Malaysia.
Anti-Muslim violence in Buddhist-dominated Myanmar erupted in western Rakhine State last year and has spread into the central heartlands and areas near the old capital, Yangon.
"Myanmar has to address the problem," Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman told reporters at a meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministers in Brunei, making a rare intervention in another member's internal affairs.
"I know it's complex but they have to address the problem in a transparent manner so that we can see what actions had been taken ... I think the perpetrators have to be brought to justice and so that it does not occur again."
Anifah said he had been satisfied by his Myanmar counterpart's response that the government was taking the issue seriously.
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Thanks to Philipp Lenssen and Nacho Hernandez for alerting us to few new uses of Google Maps and other mapped info. Track your packages, see how people are searching across the world in light and what people think about national stereotypes, all mapped.
+ PackageMapper.com. This is not your run of the mill package traking service but actually allows you to see the routing of your FedEx, UPS, or USPS package. Cool!
+ Google is offering a map that highlights various users of the Google Mini around the United States and Canada. You can view users by industry or all users. Click and you'll receive a pop-up with the name of the company, info on how the mini is used and a testimonial from a person at that company. An impressive use of Google Maps as a marketing tool.
+ The Prejudice Map is a service that Philipp Lenssen has created that combines Google Web Search with a Google Map. What does the map show? For each country, Lenssen has run the Google search, "xxx are known for *" (Examples, "Australians are known for *", "Canadians are known for *", and many other countries and then placed some of the terms he found on the map. No one can ever claim that Philipp doesn't find interesting uses for Google search results.
+ Finally, GB points to this fascinating animated visualization (via Information Aesthetics) that animates daily Google search query distribution across world in 2003." The data comes from Google Labs. I would love to see how this would compare with query distribution last year.
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Was JFK a meth addict? Outlandish claims that doctor's secret 'vitamin formula' given to President was in fact methamphetamine
In a twist the characters of 'Breaking Bad' would even find sensational, according to a forthcoming book one of America's greatest presidents was apparently addicted to meth.
Authors Richard Lertzman and William Birnes, in their book 'Dr. Feelgood,' allege that John F. Kennedy became addicted to the drug through a German-born doctor who also pedaled his medical formula to Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Mantle (among others).
Dr. Max Jacobson, originally from Berlin, created a medical concoction that was a source of energy and a pain-killer that made him a popular physician for the rich and powerful.
In their forthcoming book 'Dr. Feelgood,' authors Richard Lertzman and William Birnes allege that Kennedy received his first medical treatment from Dr. Jacobson before his first debate with Richard Nixon
Screen sirens: Marilyn Monroe and Ingrid Bergman were allegedly a part of Jacobson's influential circle of Hollywood clients
According to the Amazon description for 'Dr. Feelgood,' authors Lertzman and Birnes interviewed George Clooney, Jerry Lewis, Yogi Berra and others to get more insight about the infamous doctor
The formula that Jacobson, who was dubbed 'Dr. Feelgood' by the Secret Service, provided was actually methamphetamine, according to the authors.
The book details that at one point during Kennedy's presidency he actually began 'peeling off' his clothes and danced around a hotel room at the swanky Carlyle Hotel after receiving a dose of Jacobson's formula.
Kennedy quite famously did face a number of physical ailments throughout his presidency, including crippling back pain.
The authors contend that Jacobson's treatment of Kennedy held a huge influence. He apparently received his first dosage before his first debate with Richard Nixon.
If the outlandish claims are true than Jacobson, working from a New York practice on East 72nd Street, served not only Hollywood clients (like Cecil B. DeMille and Ingrid Bergman) but city kingmakers like Nelson Rockefeller.
Fans of the cult classic 'The Twilight Zone' might be amused that Lertzman and Birnes include an anecdote that creator Rod Serling was heavily influenced by Jacobson's medication as he penned the show.
Before his death singer Eddie FIsher spoke quite publicly about how his involvement with 'Dr. Feelgood' resulted in major drug withdrawal and lifelong health problems.
Jacobson consulted with Carl Jung, a Swiss psychotherapist who was the founder of analytical psychology
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He consulted with famed psychotherapist Carl Jung, who introduced him to 'psychotropic' drugs.
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Jacobson has said his medical concoction was provided to Nazi soldiers. He also claimed that Adolf Hitler became an addict to his medicinal formula.
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Charming apartment Cannes centre near beachFranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurCannes
About this listing
Spacious, light, well appointed, comfortable 2 room apartment ,in quiet position just 2 minutes walk away from seafront, beaches, cafes, restaurants and shops of Croisette and rue d'Antibes. Sunny balcony with roof top and seaview .Parking .
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
The Space
1 bedroom roof top apartment in the heart of Cannes just 100 metres away from the famous Croisette and sandy beaches close to the Carlton Hotel. On 7th floor - with lift - of a typically French bourgeois building-It benefits from a fantastic location, in a quiet street yet within a 2 minute walk of all the restaurants, cafes and brasseries of the Croisette and rue d'Antibes.
The apartment is very light and spacious - It is composed of an entrance hall ; main bedroom is equipped with 2 beds that can be joined as a double bed, a fireplace, TV DVD.
The bathroom benefits from natural light, it is spacious with bath and shower and has recently been completely renovated.
Sitting room /lounge (which can be used as second bedroom) with double sofa bed, opens onto south facing balcony with bistro table and chairs -
Parquet flooring throughout.
Car parking space in private, secured car park 5 minute walk away from the residence.
cable TV WIFI - library
There is a separate kitchen which is fully equipped. It is currently being completely refurbished and will be functional from 18 November.
New appliances include, large fridge/freezer,integrated electric and microwave ovens,. 4 ring halogen hob, dishwasher.
the kitchen also has a dining area with table and 3 chairs.
New photos available end november !
The bathroom has been recently completely refurbished-it is spacious and light with bath tub and shower.
This location is ideal for business people as the apartment is just a 10 minute walk away from the Palais des Festivals .
Holiday makers will enjoy the fantastic variety of places to visit in and around Cannes : The old town with the lovely fresh fish and vegetable Forville Market, arts and crafts shops, art galleries and designer shops . From the old port, boats trips can be taken to nearby Lerins islands and St Tropez. Local trains can be taken to Nice, or sea resort of St Raphael. Monaco, The Italian Riviera, San Remo are easily reached by train and are merely an hour away.
Every year in July and August, Cannes organizes fantastic firework displays which can be admired , away from the crowds , from the balcony, in the privacy and comfort of the apartment. It is a fabulous show and the view is truly breathtaking !
Guest Access
Guests have access to library ,DVD player and collection terrestrial and satellite TV - WIFI.
Sandy beaches are within a 5 minute walk- water sports - windsurfing, sailing etc.. are available at Palm Beach
Interaction with Guests
We make sure that all guests get clear instructions on how to get to the apartment and we liaise with our guests before their arrival to arrange for a specific appointment time to hand over keys, show the apartment and give any information, about sightseeing or restaurants in the vicinity, that guests wish to have . We are a team and either I or one of my colleagues meet guests upon arrival and are available during guests stay. Name and contact number is confirmed prior to arrival. Private transfer from and to the airport can be arranged on request.
The Neighborhood
Fantastic location in a quiet street just a few minutes walk to Croisette beaches, all cafes, and brasseries- Next to the pedestrian precinct of Carre d'or with all the designer shops. Choice of a multitude of restaurants for all budgets and tastes in nearby streets within a 5- 10 minute walk. Also close food open air market and supermarket
CHRISTMAS&NEW YEAR : a great time to visit Cannes, there is a fabulous firework display on New Year's eve that you can watch from the balcony whilst sipping your champagne !
Restaurants and seafront hotels offer special gastronomic menus and Palm Beach Casino offer packages including meals, cabaret entertainment and disco.
We can provide you with list of good, reputable restaurants .
Getting Around
The apartment is so well situated that one can walk to the beach, shops , restaurants and cafes. there are buses along the sea front to access the Palm Beach, the old town and other areas of Cannes.Festival hall and the main line TGV station are just 10minute walk away.
Other Things to Note
Secure parking is available in underground carpark of nearby building- It can be reserved at the time of booking.
In low season, arrival and departures days are flexible- In high season, (july, august) bookings of a minimum of 1 week are taken - from saturday to saturday.
For congresses, Film festival, bookings are taken for the congress period. THIS APPLIES TO FILM FESTIVAL: ONLY BOOKINGS FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF FIF ARE ACCEPTED.
Smoking is not permitted inside the apartment but smokers can use the balcony!
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NB security deposit of 650 euros can be varied depending on length of stay and number of guests.
please also note that during july and August, the minimum stay is 7 nights
Your Host
I share my time between London and Cannes and I love it ! Cannes is a lovely city with the most spectacular coastine, beautiful beaches , great for swimming or jogging,best enjoyed in the early morning sun. Food markets are fantastic with lovely fresh fish, fruit and vegetable and if you do not feel like cooking , there is a profusion of good cafes and restaurants for all budgets within a 2 minute walk from the apartment.


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