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Summer in the cities
ISU students tell about their summer internships with Vogue, Scripps Howard, MTV, Metropolitan Opera Guild, U.S. Attorney General's Office and National Rural Electric.
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Residence hall reopens
After being closed for more than a year, Wallace Hall on the Iowa State University campus will once again welcome students this fall.
Student's "brotherly love" essay in Newsweek
ISU sophomore Andrew Krull's story of brotherly love appears in the current issue of Newsweek. The chemistry major from Sioux City originally wrote the essay for his first year Composition II class at Iowa State.
Food scientist is changing the way we look at pork
ISU food scientist Ken Prusa has identified a characteristic of pork that may be as significant to the industry as leanness.
ISU group to visit Uganda
An Iowa State University group is traveling to East Africa this week to learn more about how an Iowa State University center has improved the lives of rural Ugandans.
Iowa State is among Washington Monthly's top-ranked universities
For the second consecutive year, Iowa State University is ranked among the top U.S. universities by Washington Monthly magazine. Iowa State ranks 38th out of 245 national public and private universities. The ranking is based on three criteria: community service, research and commitment to educating lower-income students. Washington Monthly ranks Iowa State ahead of Northwestern, Princeton, Washington University, Michigan State, Purdue and many other notable private and public universities.
Iowa State awards economic development grants to 11 research projects
Iowa State has awarded $975,773 of state economic development dollars to 11 research projects that have potential to create or improve businesses, jobs, sales, products and technologies. The projects include development of a process to separate the two major proteins in soybeans, commercialization of gasifiers that convert biomass into a mixture of flammable gases, manufacture of hog feeders using plastics made from corn and soybean oil and treatment of fuel ethanol so it can be used by the beverage industry.
Geoffroys commit additional $100,000 to faculty fellowship
Iowa State University President Gregory L. Geoffroy and his wife, Kathy, have made an additional $100,000 commitment to the Gregory L. and Kathleen C. Geoffroy Faculty Fellowship Fund. The Geoffroys have contributed a total of $250,000 to the fund that provides annual support for teaching and research at Iowa State. They established the fund in 2001.
White Coat Ceremony marks special moment for first-year veterinary students
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Young fan gets a Cy tattoo.
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The ever-popular Cy tattoos are among many Iowa State attractions at the state fair.
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Video games numb players to violence
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Exposure to violent video games can numb players to real-life violence, ISU researchers Nicholas Carnagey and Craig Anderson have found.
Gasoline's fledgling rivals: The race to power your car
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Ethanol is leading the alternative-fuel contenders challenging gasoline at the pump, says ISU's Paul Gallagher, associate professor of agricultural economics.
Volleyball youth clinic
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Currently running a first generation Shimano 105 rear hub on my commuter. This is a 7speed, 126mm OLN, Uniglide only hub. Came with an 11-23 Uniglide cassette, looked around and found a 13-28 to help out with the hills.. Eventually this wore down after enough kms to cause chain slipping, so I flipped the cogs (good trick with the Uniglide is that they are symmetrical). Now it's come time to replace the cassette again, I want to convert the hub to be Hyperglide compatible. There wasn't a lot of detailed information out there, so I thought I might document this transplant. Basically all you need is a replacement freehub body, and an axle seal from a Hyperglide hub.
Picked up a few hubs from eBay to pull apart and see what's what. Only cost me $15 for these three. Lots of pitting in 2 of them, stuffed freehub in the other.
Top: Shimano 105 FH-1050 (Uniglide, 126mm)
Middle: Shimano 105SC FH-1055 (Uniglide/Hyperglide, 126mm)
Bottom: Shimano 105SC FH-1056 (Hyperglide, 130mm)
I bought a 7-spd Shimano STX-RC freehub body from Wiggle for ~$25. This is a replacement for 126mm hubs, Hyperglide compatible only.
Removing old Uniglide cassette, requires 2 chain whips as the last cog is the locknut.
Decided to use the FH-1056, 130mm hub as a donor. Removing cone locknuts from freewheel end first
Removing cone locknuts from NDS first on the FH-1050.
Clean bearing hub face on the FH-1050
Remove freehub body w/ 10mm allen key
Left: Shimano STX-RC (7 speed, Hyperglide)
Right: Shimano 105 (7 speed, Uniglide)
The part that is missing from the Shimano STX-RC replacement is the axle seal to the freehub body. This is taken from the donor FH-1056 axle. Remove the plastic circlips from the FH-1050 and replace with the rubber seal.
Top: Shimano 105 FH-1050 axle
Bottom: Shimano 105SC FH-1056 axle
STX-RC freehub body on 105 hub
Regreasing bearings
Relocking with new seals
Hyperglide 14-28 cassette
Hope this was helpful for anyone thinking of doing this!
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Thanks for that, this may come in very useful for me. Much appreciated.
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Its refreshing to see a detailed description of processes like this. It reminds one that things which seem straightforward to oneself may not necessarily be so for others. Bravo!
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Thanks for this, I am about to change one myself and this is exactly what I need.
Thanks for this, I am about to change one myself and this is exactly what I need.
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Postby Dan » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:03 pm
I might add don't forget to redish your wheel after shifting to 130 OLD...
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Postby ldrcycles » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:31 pm
OMGosh so THAT'S how you get those things off!! I've seen a couple of clusters like that and never had any idea what to do with them, i thought something had broken off. Thanks for that .
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Postby DJIntegr8 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:22 pm
Dan wrote:I might add don't forget to redish your wheel after shifting to 130 OLD...
The 7spd STX-RC freehub was the same width as the old 7spd 105 freehub, so it was a direct replacement for 126mm. You are right though, you could potentially transplant an 8/9/10spd freehub body onto the hub shell. Most Shimano freehub bodies are interchangeable. A longer axle would also have to be swapped from a 130mm hub. A cheap way of getting more gears on the bike, saves having to do a wheel rebuild as well.
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Re: Shimano Uniglide/Hyperglide hub transplant
Postby Dan » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:25 pm
Yes, you're right - still a 126 I've done this a number of times from 126 out to 130, replacing the axle as well as the freehub. In all honesty I didn't redish as the 2mm wasn't a concern for me - but may have strength implications for the wheel.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the world's most valuable publicly traded company, Apple's share price rises and falls - mostly rises - on its fat profits and big sales of newly introduced gadgets.
That is, except for the last few hours of trading on Fridays when the options market takes charge.
Apple Inc, which was worth $578 billion at Wednesday's close, is one of the market's most actively traded stocks. But its options are also among the most popular, too, so the closing price of the maker of the iPad and iPhone at the end of each week is often dictated by players in this market in a phenomenon known as "pinning."
That's due to the increasing interest in trading weekly options on individual shares, which have only existed since June 2010. These contracts, known as "weeklys," should be particularly active as Apple reports earnings after the market's close on Thursday.
Investors who buy options hope their bets end up "in the money," that is profitable, be it a call option (bets on a stock rising) or a put option (bets on a stock falling). If Apple is, say, at $605 a share, every call option below that level - from $600 down - makes money if the buyer decides to exercise that option.
For dealers - those who sell options - the equation is a bit different. They're generally trying to remain neutral - making money by collecting the cost, or premium, from buyers of options.
Where the rubber meets the road in this case - and where concern about manipulation comes in - is with option strikes that are very close to where a stock is trading on expiration approaches. For dealers and others selling options, as expiration approaches, their incentive is to try to have these positions expire worthless - so they're not caught having to deliver the shares and suffer losses as a result.
That's where "pinning" comes in. Dealers and others will try to "pin" the stock as close to that round number as possible - through buying and selling shares. Professional traders have noticed this trend and attempt to profit by riding the tendency of stocks to gravitate toward a round number. For instance, if a stock was trading just below a $600 strike, they would buy shares to push the price higher, assuming other buyers will jump in, thus giving the trader a quick profit.
When stocks end the week close to a strike price, it means investors with a position in that particular strike sees those calls or puts expire worthless. If an investor paid $2 on an Apple call option with a $620 strike, they're hoping it rises to more than $622. If it doesn't, the position is not profitable.
"This is a tail-wagging-the-dog phenomena that I think all investors should be aware of," said Ralph Edwards, director of derivatives strategy at Investment Technology Group, who closely watches expiration activity in Apple weeklys.
"Traders should get used to every Friday being expiration Friday," said Edwards.
Pinning has been around for years, especially in S&P 500 index options, but it is becoming more prevalent as options trading has grown in popularity. Traders do it to neutralize positions that could cost them a lot of money. Rising volume in weeklys has made pinning a Friday afternoon ritual.
The pinning phenomenon sparks some accusations of manipulation in share prices, but some say it is inevitable.
"There is this notion that weekly options are fishy and that pinning is some sort of a hoax, but it's not," said TD Ameritrade chief derivatives strategist J.J. Kinahan.
"They are not the bad guys, it's just the nature of hedging," Kinahan said.
Weeklys were first introduced by CBOE in October 2005 for index options. Weeklys for individual names started in June 2010, when Apple became one of the first four with such contracts. Now, about 130 individual stocks have weeklys.
Apple options are the most actively traded among single-stock names at the CBOE. Average daily volume in Apple weeklys was more than 90,000 contracts for the first nine months of 2012, compared with less than 30,000 in 2011.
Apple options contracts are listed in $5 intervals - $625, $630, and so on. Over time, Apple's closing price on Fridays has been drifting closer to the nearest strike as weekly options become more popular. Between October 2011 and October 2012, weekly expiration days saw Apple shares end, on average, $1.02 away from the nearest strike. In the prior year, it was $1.32.
"It is the growth of the use of weeklies that have driven the pinning," Edwards said.
Friday, Oct 12, was a notable example. Activity in Apple options soared, with around 150,000 contracts traded in the last hour, or about 15 percent of the day's volume, according to Interactive Brokers. The stock was as low as $625.30 but closed at $629.71, right near the most popular options strike of $630.
That meant anyone betting shares would fall substantially below $630 saw their bet expire worthless.
In July, weeklys accounted for about 18 percent of average daily CBOE options volume, up from 2 percent in 2010.
"It would take at least a couple of years for weeklys to top the volume of monthly options that have been around since the '70s, but the growth of these short-dated options is massive," said Randy Frederick, director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Democratic leaders in Congress are accusing the National Rifle Association of crossing a line with the group's new ad aimed at President Obama's gun control proposals.
The spot calls attention to the Secret Service protection guarding the President's daughters at their private school in Washington, D.C. The ad goes on to echo the group's proposal for armed police officers at schools nationwide.
"Are the president's kids more important than yours? Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their schools," the NRA spot asks.
Heading into a House hearing on new gun restrictions, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi accused the NRA of going too far.
"I thought it was completely inappropriate to involve the President's children because they have protection because of national security. It was really inappropriate," Pelosi told CNN.
Other House Democrats said the ad amounted to intimidation.
"Remember we are here dealing with people who aren't terribly stable. So I think that kind of ad is dangerous," Rep. George Miller, D-California said.
"It was irresponsible; this is not your grandfathers NRA," Rep. Rush Holt, D-New Jersey, added.
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09.28.07 Fast BreaksPosted by rtmsf on September 28th, 2007
Fourteen Days to go…
- JT3 gets himself a well-deserved raise (reportedly doubling his salary to $900k) and extension through 2013 at Georgetown, although he's still grossly underpaid. He'll have to start the 2007-08 season without backup PG Chris Wright, however, due to a broken foot. Wright is expected back later this season.
- Considerable speculation over Duke Crews' suspension ended when the Tennesseean reported that a bag of maryjane was found in his dorm room.
- JJ Redick don't play like dat, and his brother will let you know it…
- According to Six Pack Sports Report, Jim Calhoun hates kids with cancer b/c he won't play Holy Cross. Speaking of which, the Coaches v. Cancer 2007 regional schedules are out – the ripest upset possibility now that HC isn't allowed in? Oklahoma.
- Staying in the Big East, we talked about Melo's $3M gift the other day, but Storming the Floor reports that his charitable contributions for the year 2006 ranks #8 NATIONALLY among celebrities. Go, Melo.
- STF also gets their preseason primer started with the eight must-watch nonconference games this year. Marco, no UNC-UK (Dec. 1) or Pitt-Duke (Dec. 20) for a crisp ten?
- What's left unsaid in Demarcus Nelson being named captain at Duke? How about Greg Paulus' demotion – he was a tri-captain along with Nelson and McBob last year.
- Making the Dance takes a look at the last 25 and 10 years worth of NCAA F4 appearances by conference. Solid first post, if we're interpreting that correctly.
- NCAA Hoops Today evaluates the Nike Hoop Summit to prep us on the freshmen to watch this season.
- Mike DeCourcey asks ten questions that we should know the answers to this season.
- In MSM-world, Hoops Weiss informs us that John Beilein has a tough road ahead at Michigan; Jeff Goodman at foxsports.com lets us know that Gonzaga isn't going anywhere anytime soon; Seth Davis portrays Coach K as the energizer bunny that could; and Gary Parrish contends that the one-and-done "argument" has been settled for good. Oh, and Andy Katz tries to explain why NYC-area schools suck so badly.
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According to F1's 107 per cent qualifying rule, only 14 of the sport's 22 cars would have been quick enough to race had Nico Rosberg's best time in Bahrain last week actually been an official pole lap.
Formula one's next challenge will be putting together a full grid for the opening races of 2014.
As teams grapple with the technological revolution of the all-new V6 era amid severely tight testing restrictions, it emerged after the recent Bahrain test that many 2014 cars - notably the Red Bull of reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel - might struggle simply to qualify for grands prix.
Indeed, according to F1's 107 per cent qualifying rule, only 14 of the sport's 22 cars would have been quick enough to race had Nico Rosberg's best time in Bahrain last week actually been an official pole lap.
"There can be exceptions (to the rule), this is true as we have seen in past seasons," former F1 team owner and boss Gian Carlo Minardi told his website.
"But you must at least have done a time in practice within the 107 per cent. The reality today is that cars are struggling just to do a handful of laps consecutively," said the Italian.
The most stark problems are being suffered by Red Bull and Renault; the title-winning combination in the last four years of the now-historic V8 era.
"We are working day and night," Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko said in the German press this week. "We stand with Renault to solve the problems."
Former F1 driver Mika Salo tipped Renault to work it out.
"I believe an organisation of the size of Renault - a car and engine manufacturer - to sort this problem out very quickly," he told the Finnish broadcaster MTV3.
Red Bull designer Adrian Newey, however, must also take the blame, according to former technical director and now F1 media analyst Gary Anderson.
"They (Red Bull) haven't left any room for manoeuvre," he is quoted by the Telegraph, accusing Red Bull of being too extreme with the design of the troubled RB10.
But if the might of big-spending world champions Red Bull can ultimately emerge from the crisis, what of a similarly Renault-powered backmarker like Caterham?
Team driver Kamui Kobayashi is openly troubled.
"We are not able to race," the Japanese is quoted by Spain's El Confidencial. "But if we were, I think we should use a GP2 car, as we would be faster.
"At this point, if we were to race ... I don't think this is formula one," he added.


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Drink and drive a riding mower or tractor, and you could be charged with driving under the influence. But mo-ped drivers cannot be charged with DUI under the current law.
Drink and drive a riding mower or tractor, and you could be charged with driving under the influence. But mo-ped drivers cannot be charged with DUI under the current law.
Spartanburg County lawmakers will push to change that in the upcoming legislative session.
Rep. Derham Cole, R-Spartanburg, and Rep. Eddie Tallon, R-Spartanburg, have pre-filed a bill to amend the law to include mo-peds as motor vehicles.
Under the current definition, motor vehicles are: "Every vehicle which is self-propelled, except mopeds, and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, is a 'motor vehicle.'"
Seventh Circuit Solicitor Barry Barnette backs the bill.
"To me, it's a no brainer," he said.
Law enforcement officers can be placed in a "terrible position" when a mo-ped driver is under the influence, he said.
Capt. Regina Nowak with the Spartanburg Public Safety Department said officers look at incidents "case by case." She said impaired mo-ped drivers can be charged with public intoxication or other offenses depending on the situation.
Sgt. Kelley Hughes with the S.C. Highway Patrol said many scooters on the roads don't fall under the strict definition of mo-peds. That definition includes a motor "not more than 50 cubic centimeters which produces not to exceed two brake horsepower … " and cannot go faster than 30 miles per hour on "level ground," among other specifications.
Hughes said a vehicle is not a mo-ped if it fails to meet one of those requirements. And even if a mo-ped driver is drunk, they can still be charged with public drunkenness, he pointed out.
Yet there are challenges for prosecutors.
In March 2010, charges were quashed against a man who drove down a Cherokee County highway while under the influence of alcohol and failed to stop for an officer, because he was on a mo-ped.
Last October, a Una man pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and battery in connection to a scooter crash that injured a woman.
Clarence Ray Simmons, 52, was driving south on Stephens Grove Road in Una about 9 p.m. July 27, 2011 when he ran off the left side of the road. Simmons hit a ditch and overturned, ejecting him and a passenger from the scooter and causing the scooter to flip onto the passenger.
Barnette told Circuit Judge R. Ferrell Cothran at the plea hearing that Simmons was drinking prior to the accident. Simmons had been charged with felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury, but could not be prosecuted for that crime under the state law, Barnette said.
Simmons received a 7-year sentence, suspended to two years' probation and credit for time serve. He also was ordered to pay $3,180 in restitution for the victim's medical bills.
"We have to take any driver under the influence of alcohol and drugs off the road to protect the public from being injured or hurt," Barnette said.
Cole and Tallon first introduced the bill during the last legislative session. The bill made it through the State House, but died in the Senate, Tallon said.
Though mo-ped drivers travel at a slower rate of speed, Cole said they can be just as dangerous as someone driving a car while impaired.
Cole sees no reason for mo-peds to be excluded under the definition of motor vehicles and thinks all drivers should "have their faculties about them just" regardless of the mode of transportation.
Cole said the bill is a "common sense change to law" that will assist law enforcement in keeping people safe and assist in the prosecution of these cases.
"It does affect more than just the person driving the mo-ped," Tallon said.
He said a drunk driver on a mo-ped can hurt others and themselves, the later resulting in a cost to taxpayers who might foot the bill for their hospitalization and disability.
"There should not have been an exemption put in the law, and we're trying to rectify that problem. Hopefully, we'll get it passed this time," Tallon said.


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Are you looking for a completely original present to make up for forgetting Mother's Day again this year? Well, this might not be the best choice actually, but it's still pretty cool. I was at Meltdown Comics in L.A. Sunday night, home of NerdMelt, to watch Matt Mira's Day Off, and I noticed these in an unassuming case near the role-playing area:
That's right, those are cels from Beavis and Butt-head, and they're available for you to buy, only at Meltdown Comics. When you come to a show at Nerdist Theater at Meltdown, have a glance around- you have no idea how much cool stuff is crammed into this store.


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The Wales Hawkins Memorial Collection
To Commemorate the Friendship of Wales Monroe Hawkins and Robert Frost
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The Wales Hawkins Memorial Collection was so named by its donor, Corinne Tennyson Davids of Manchester, VT, to commemorate the friendship of Robert Frost and Wales Monroe Hawkins, Frost's neighbor in South Shaftesbury, who was engaged to the donor before his death in 1928. After Hawkins's death the donor, then Corinne Tennyson, decided to build a permanent memorial to Hawkins in the form of a Robert Frost archive, the building of which would last for decades. With the encouragement of legendary professor of American Literature, Reginald L. "Doc" Cook, as well as from the poet himself, the collection found a home in Middlebury.
Discussions regarding the donation of Corinne Tennyson Davids' expansive Frost collection to the Julian W. Abernethy Collection of American Literature began as early as 1947-48. With Frost's active support, Mrs. Davids brought "Doc" Cook, Abernethy Curator Viola White, and College Treasurer Walter E. Brooker, into the negotiations. The first installment of the large and eclectic collection arrived in September 1952, and included inscribed first and later editions, other books by and about Frost, magazines and newspapers containing poetry, articles, and reviews by and about Frost, and any other material related to Frost's work, including pamphlets and brochures. Over the next decade, Mrs. Davids continued to collect and organize, and donate Frostiana to Middlebury. Added to the collection were unique items including the declaration of Robert Frost as Vermont's First Poet Laureate by Joint House Resolution 54 by the Vermont General Assembly in 1961, a program of the 1961 Presidential Inauguration signed by President John F. Kennedy, an autographed copy of Frost's Inaugural poem, Frost's annual Christmas cards containing original poems, and a copy of Leo Cherne's bust of Frost presented to the American Poetry Society. Among the most outstanding materials in the Wales Hawkins Collection, is a large collection of woodcuts by J.J. Lankes, acclaimed illustrator and friend of Frost, and correspondence between Mrs. Davids and Lankes.
The Reading Room of Special Collections serves, to a certain extent, as a permanent exhibit of representative materials from more than 4000 items of Frostiana in the Wales Hawkins Memorial Collection.


text: U.S. Senate Confronts Criminalization of People with Mental Illness Campaign For Mental Health Reform Commends Committee Members For Their Work Jul 30 2003 Alexandria, VA - Our nation is failing an inordinate number of Americans with mental disorders who too often come into contact with the justice system because of a lack of appropriate services in the community, according to testimony by the Campaign for Mental Health Reform to be heard by a Senate committee today. The Campaign will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on S. 1194, legislation introduced by Senator Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) to authorize funding for collaborative grant programs between mental health and justice systems aimed at avoiding incarceration of people with mental disorders. In its testimony, the collaboration of some of the nation's leading advocates for people with mental illnesses applauds the Committee and the sponsors of the legislation for highlighting the need to address the growing number of people with mental illnesses in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. "What the federal government can do – and what good legislation must do – is to provide support for a wide range of collaborative community programs to ensure that low-level offenders with mental illnesses avoid unnecessary detention and incarceration, and provide avenues for effective and appropriate treatment," according to testimony by Ron Honberg, Legal Director for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and the Campaign's representative at the hearing. Approximately five percent of adults in America have a serious mental illness that significantly interferes with their daily functioning. In striking contrast, about 16 percent of the population in American prisons or jails has a mental illness. And over the course of a year, out of the ten million people who enter U.S. jails, nearly 700,000 of them have a serious mental illness. Yet, criminal and juvenile systems are ill equipped to properly handle the needs of people with mental illness. Echoing recommendations offered in a report by the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health released last week, the Campaign voices its support for legislation to fund effective alternatives to incarcerating individuals with mental disorders who come in contact with the criminal or juvenile justice systems because of lack of community treatment programs. The Campaign also calls for the development of comprehensive programs to enable communities to provide appropriate services and supports at the earliest possible phase of the criminal process, preferably before booking or arraignment. The Campaign applauds efforts by law enforcement officers, judges, prosecutors, state and local corrections officials, and others in the criminal justice community to promote collaborative state- and community-based solutions to the problems associated with adults and children with mental disorders who inappropriately come into contact with the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. S. 1194 authorizes funding for collaboration grants that could be used to create or expand a broad range of programs, including diversion, court-based and re-entry programs that offer effective mental health services, as well as programs to fund specialized training to personnel in criminal, juvenile justice and mental health agencies.


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After a few months of relative silence and vagueness, we're finally getting something tangible from Jolla, the promising mobile phone company which came forth from former Nokia employees. It's ambitious - they're not just going to create a mobile operating system, not just a mobile phone, but an entire ecosystem, including cloud services and data centres. At its heart? The beautiful city of Hong Kong. The prime target market? China.
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Tool of the week for journalists – Batchgeo, for mapping data
Tool of the week: Batchgeo
What is it? A free mapping tool. Simply paste data from a spreadsheet and see it plotted on a map.
How is it of use to journalists? Journalists who cannot code and have no technical knowledge have a wide range of tools available to them for plotting data and creating maps.
You can have a go yourself by copying and pasting data into Batchgeo. Here is a list of the most populous countries in 2100, based on United Nations predictions. (You can see the data displayed as a heat map and find out how to use Google Fusion Tables for mapping.)
Here is a regularly updated spreadsheet on Nato attacks in Libya.
Here is a list of Bristol City Council wifi hotspots.
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text: Jean Bousquet , who created the Cacharel brand in 1962, founded the company of the same name in 1964.Son of a sewing machine merchant, Jean Bousquet was immersed in the world of clothes making since his childhood days. After studying at a technical college where he trained to be a tailor, he worked for two years as a designer before returning to Paris. He sketched his first designs in a tiny studio and founded his fashion house in a garret in the Marais. The runaway success of his first collection inspired him to create his own brand named after a small bird from the Camargue, the ""Cacharel.""Femininity, lightness, sensitive delicate tones, noble fine materials, refinement down to the slightest detail, youth and authenticity define the harmonious alchemy seamless fusion of traditional and modern influences that have contribute contributed to the brand's success.The presentation in Paris of the first blouse collection charmed with its cheerful colours and the elimination of the famous ""pointed darts"". It represented a vision of a woman who is natural, feminine, elegant and active.Afterwards, things started happening quickly. The invention of the seersucker blouse, which became a reference for a generation of women, followed by the front cover of ELLE magazine in 1963, launched Cacharel onto the international stage.


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The leaders of Partners HealthCare System Inc. announced a $10 million initiative Thursday that will provide scholarships and mentoring programs at its hospitals for local college-bound students.
The scholarships are expected to serve more than 400 students over a 10-year period and will buttress youth achievement programs that include mentoring and internships at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. The students will receive scholarships up to $5,000 per year for four years.
The commitment is in part a response to Mayor Thomas M. Menino's Success Boston project, which aims to increase the number of city high school students who complete college.
Speaking before a crowd of teens and health care leaders at Boston City Hall, Partners chief executive Dr. Gary Gottlieb said the scholarship program is an investment in students who need help finishing college.
"As the workforce evolves, a high school diploma or a GED alone is not going to be sufficient credential for many people to . . . identify a career that's going to lead to economic self-sufficiency,'' he said.
Dr. Peter L. Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, said the initiative is important because it provides for both educational and financial aid. While "sometimes the scholarship may be the difference between [students] being able to go to college or not,'' it is the mentoring that gets them through, he said in an interview.
The initiative will help two Partners' achievement projects: the Student Success Jobs Program at Brigham and Women's and the MGH Youth Scholars at Massachusetts General.
Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel, president of Brigham and Women's, said in an interview that 37 percent of graduates of the jobs program return to work at the hospital and such initiatives are crucial to the students' successes.
"It means the difference between looking for a job after high school, and it means going to college where the world is open for you with enormous opportunities,'' she said.
Devine Williams, 19, has worked in a burn trauma and surgical critical care unit at Brigham and Women's as part of the program and said he expects it will give him an advantage when he reaches medical school.
"Specifically, it's given me a head start,'' said Williams, a Madison Park Technical Vocational High School student who will begin studying biology at Northeastern University in the fall.
Before the afternoon announcement of the Partners scholarship, Menino was in Charlestown to give $1,000 college scholarships to six students from grades 3 through 5 at Charlestown's Harvard-Kent Elementary School.Globe correspondent Johanna Kaiser contributed to this report. Zachary T. Sampson can be reached at zachary.sampson@ globe.com.


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A final tweet from the first pope to have his own Twitter account, (at)Pontifex, sent shortly before his departure from the Vatican: "Thank you for your love and support. May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives."
"Pope Live" follows the events of the final day of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy as seen by journalists from The Associated Press around the world. It will be updated throughout the day with breaking news and other items of interest. Follow AP reporters on Twitter where available.


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When Louis and Lillian Zabar opened a 22-foot-wide shop on Broadway in 1934, they laid the groundwork for an empire. Today, the original Zabar's—which celebrated 80 years on 80th and Broadway in 2014—nearly spans the entire block. The Zabar family oversees a bustling scene inside, where customers stock up on the store's smoked fish, caviar, cheese, baked goods, and specially roasted coffee, of which Zabar's sells more than 400,000 pounds per year.
But even customers who live outside New York can enjoy the shop's treasures, since it ships nationwide. Whether full of meats and cheeses or gift baskets, its packages are all shipped from the original Broadway store. Zabar's also puts together seasonal catalogs so customers can browse what's in stock without having to call the store or send in a spy.


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Craig Renaud films an Arkansas National Guard soldier on his way from Kuwait to Camp Cooke near Baghdad.
Honest film with no political agenda
Filmmakers from Tribeca studio follow National Guard soldiers to Iraq
By Timothy Lavin
At the beginning of August 2003, Iraq was hardly a tame place, but Americans had reason for optimism. Three months before President Bush declared that major combat operations had ceased, the New York Times was running a series of articles called After the War, and if a recent spate of deadly bombings augured more sinister days ahead, the world could still cheer the timely deaths of Saddam Husseins piratical sons.
That same month, Craig Renaud learned that the Arkansas National Guard would soon be called to cross the Atlantic and join the war effort. He and his brother Brent, both documentary filmmakers originally from Little Rock, saw an unprecedented opportunity: they hoped to chronicle a full tour of duty for the 39th Infantry Brigade of their states National Guard, from the day they received their orders until the day they returned from combat. After some negotiationthe brothers agreed that the films would have no narration and no music except during the credits, among other concessionsthe military leadership agreed to embed them.
This resulted in a documentary series called Off to War, the third segment of which has just been released. The Renaud brothers have been helping produce documentaries like this for nearly 10 years at Downtown Community Television (DCTV), an organization that promotes public access to media equipment and training on Lafayette Street in Lower Manhattan. The series is being aired on the Discovery Times Channel, even as the two continue their work, splitting up to capture the lives of both the troops in Iraq and their families home in Arkansas as the war rages.
In the first segment, the brothers follow the lives of several characters from the rural town of Clarksville ranging in age from 18 to 40 or soas they receive notice in the mail that their brigade will be called into action.
These are men unused to the military lifestyle; the National Guard requires of its members one weekend a month and two weeks a year of duty and, in the early footage, this shows. The soldiers clearly have a good rapportmany of them have been in the Guard together for 20 or 30 yearsbut most of them struggle through the initial training regimens.
The National Guard in these areas is one of the best employers in town, Brent Renaud explained in a phone interview from Jordan, where he was awaiting re-entry to Iraq. Most of these guys, their fathers were National Guard, their grandfathers were National Guard, and none of them had been deployed since World War II. So they simply never expected, no more than probably you or I, that they would be over fighting in a war anywhere.
Most poignantly, the film explores what each of the main characters will be leaving behind: wives (one pregnant), children, livelihoods, church congregations, family farms, long-term dreams. Even so, as they prepare to leave, optimism and patriotism abound. The town holds a rally at the high school football stadium, complete with innumerable Arkansan and American flags, balloons and fireworks. In the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, a spokesman for the 39th Infantry Brigade proclaimed around the same time, This is really something that Arkansans should be proud of.
We want to try to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people, says Brigadier General Ron Chastain, the commander of the 39th, in the film. Well be involved in a full spectrum of operations, from combat to stability and operational support, and of course humanitarian assistance.
On the day of their departure, the soldiers ready their gear, spray-painting red castlesthe sign of the engineers, the unit the Clarksville men representon their equipment cases and loading them onto creaking old trucks. Awaiting their transport by bus to Fort Hood, Texas, some of the men gather in the parking lot to sing God Bless the USA. The buses roll down streets lined with flags, well-wishers and waving, tearful family members.
The second segment of Off to War follows the men through more intensive training in Fort Hood and Fort Polk, Louisiana. The gravity of their situation begins to set in, both for the soldiers and their families.
Whats going on over there right now I dont even understand really, says Matt Hertlein, a charismatic teenager who provides one of the films most vivid stories. Obviously the government has their reasons that they want us over there, but my wheels turning and I dont really see why.
Theres a prevailing sense among the Guardsmen that the invasion of Iraq will avenge the 9/11 attacksa sentiment that the filmmakers have caught some rebukes for portraying. In every screening we do, theres people who think we have a political agenda, said Craig Renaud in an interview from Arkansas, where he was filming families on Election Day. But from the beginning we have approached this really trying not to be political. Weve done our best to sort of be a mirror to them. Theyve learned and changed along with everyone else. But at the time, we were capturing how these guys felt.
Indeed, though the film sometimes suggests ignorance or anger among the troops, the sense is not of a partisan attack; rather it reflects honesty among a confused group of men, many quite young, who are terrified and perhaps feel unprepared for the war theyre about to enter.
Lack of preparation develops as an important theme in the second film, especially as the Guardsmen arrive in Kuwait. For the trek across the Iraqi desert to Camp Cooke, north of Baghdad, the troops ride in unprotected Vietnam-era trucks prone to breakdowns. They fabricate armor for the vehicles using scrap metal, sandbags and old bulletproof vests to protect them from the guns and rocket-propelled grenades of the insurgency.
The Renaud brothers were the first to document that a lot of our troops are using unarmored vehicles, said Jon Alpert, a veteran journalist who founded DCTV and is now its co-director. And it seemed to have entered into the public debate and I think that thats really importantthats a contribution of this film.
As their journey into the war continues, the Arkansans disorientation grows. The only thing I shoot on the turkey farm is skunks and stray dogs, said Sergeant Ronald Jackson, a thoughtful man who has been forced to leave his wife behind to run his farm. At home, as the families watch casualties mount and mundane duties hammer home every day how much husbands and sons are missed, they struggle to accept the inevitable. Matt Hertleins mother cant discuss the war without breaking into sobs. Jacksons wife discusses, pragmatically, the idea that she may have to sell her husbands farm; its too much for her and her young children to maintain alone.
The third segment, which was screened to much acclaim at DCTVs newly renovated headquarters last week, is the starkest to date. The Guardsmen find themselves captive, more or less, on their base. Theyre now required to wear armor at all times to protect them from daily mortar attacks launched over the bases walls. Several have been killed. Outside, as the insurgency burgeons, conditions grow nearly unmanageable. All hell has broken loose, remarks one soldier, and its right outside that gate.
Every mission they attemptwhether building a bridge or arresting suspected terrorists in the dark of nightinvolves considerable risk. They trust no one among the Iraqis and find themselves the targets of considerable derisionand also bullets and grenades. They can put their engineering skills to little use and find themselves forced into roles, such as guarding prisoners, for which they have no training. This paints a dire picture.
It would be great if there was good news coming out of Iraq, said Alpert, who trained both brothers at DCTV for many years. But there isnt a lot of good news coming out of Iraq. Thats the reality over there. Its really unpleasant.
Despite the best attempts of the audience at the screening, the Renaud brothers declined to elaborate on their political sympathies or their opinion of the war effort. In part, this reflected a fear that the army could revoke their permission to be embedded at any moment; part of the reason they were granted such unrestricted access in the first place was that the army leadership trusted that they had no political argument in mind for the film.
In part though, the brothers were probably being honest. As they said of the soldiers they were filming, Politics dont matter to a lot of these guys. They want to survive. One suspects something similar of the Renaudstheir interest in the war transcends politics to a certain extent; theyre interested in people. Both brothers are soft-spoken and self-assured. They are both in their early thirties and look younger. And both are possessed of an earnestness that immediately suggests they should be taken seriously. This demeanor, combined with their film experience and Arkansan background, has opened many doors in this project.
One of the films greatest strengths is the Renauds ability to capture the same events from two perspectives, in both Iraq and Arkansas. Theyre able, for instance, to record both ends of a phone conversationboth the soldier in the field and his family at home, juxtaposing their reactions (a shot of Hertlein rolling his eyes as his mom weeps during his Mothers Day call is particularly apt).
The families have been very receptive to having the Renauds follow them around, partially because the films have helped explain their predicament to outsiders. The troops have also appreciated the project. Hertlein and his best friend in the Guard, Tommy Erp, discovered while home on R and R that theyre now minor celebrities in Arkansas. We went to their high school for them to speak, said Brent Renaud. And it was like the Beatles were coming, with the girls yelling and everything.
The films suffer from a lack of historical contexteven just dates would help frame the actionbut the Renauds provide a deeply personal account of the costs of war, something clearly lacking in most coverage by embedded journalists. And by letting the soldiers tell their stories directlywithout interpretation or judgmentthe films tell an unrelentingly honest story. I really dont want to be here, I miss my family, says Sergeant Joe Betts, a minister from Clarksville, in the film. I dont guess you could ever get ready for this. But you gotta go.
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Deer & Deer Hunting contributors from across the country have been field-testing a new product this summer called "Grow the Bone," a deer nutrition supplement that appeals to the whitetail's sense of smell. Early reports indicate the product is not only effective in attracting deer, it seems to be helping with antler growth as well.
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NHIAA Roundup: BG girls' tennis team sweeps Pinkerton
May 22. 2013 11:27PM
The Bishop Guertin High School of Nashua girls' tennis team started its title defense strong with a clean sweep of Pinkerton Academy of Derry in the Division I quarterfinals on Wednesday in Nashua.
The top-seeded Cardinals, who are the three-time defending champs, won 9-0. They got 8-0 wins from Jen Dai, Lauren Hayward and Liz DiCesare in individual action as they cruised to victory. Pinkerton was the eighth seed and ends its season at 10-5. Bishop Guertin will take on No. 5 Exeter on Friday in Nashua.
Londonderry 7, Winnacunnet 2: In Londonderry in a Division I quarterfinal match, Cassie Burbine, Ana Milosavljevic, Amanda DePasquale, Kyleigh McMullen and Nicole Lamalua each won their singles' match for the 14-1 Lancers. Marissa Beaton won at No. 5 singles for Winnacunnet (11-4).
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Exeter 15, South 10: In Nashua, Galen Antolino, Donny Litzelman and Jimmy Young each scored four goals as the Blue Hawks (11-6) beat the Purple Panthers (6-9) in Division I play. Dan Auger scored five goals an added one assist for South.
Duxbury 12, Bishop Guertin 9: At Newton, Mass., the Cardinals received three goals from Dom St. Laurent but came up short in this non-league contest. John Miller and Colin Swanson each scored twice for BG.
John Stark 14, Lebanon 2: At Weare, Matt Richard collected four goals and three assists as John Stark ended the regular season on a three-game winning streak. Brody Fredricks and Colbey Decotis each added three goals for the Generals.
Souhegan 14, Central 9: In Manchester, Joe Nutting scored three goals to pace a balanced attack as the Sabers (9-6) beat the Little Green (4-12) on Wednesday. Marcus Sutton stopped 18 shots in net for Central.
West 8, Trinity 6: In Bedford, Ryan Askham scored four goals as the Blue Knights wrapped up their Div. III regular season with a win over the Pioneers on Wednesday.
John Child netted two for West (6-9), while Joe Clement, Jared Camire and Zach Ziemba all had one apiece. Tyler Tambouris scored four goals for Trinity (7-7) and Will Towner netted two.
Derryfield 17, Windham 6: In Windham, Art Krogman scored five goals and Matt Milne added four for the 16-0 Cougars. Anthony Gallo scored three times for the 8-9 Jaguars.
Bedford 15, Goffstown 5: In Goffstown, the Bulldogs remained perfect with a win over the Grizzlies on Wednesday.
Tyler Sullivan and David Phelps scored three goals and had two assists each for Bedford (18-0), which led 10-2 at halftime. Liam Moloney netted two goals for Goffstown (9-5).
Londonderry 19, Nashua North 8: At Londonderry, Rob Hart collected four goals and two assists to lead the Londonderry offense in this Division I victory. The Lancers, who used three goalkeepers, outscored North 6-1 in the second quarter.
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Bow 13, Keene 3: At Keene, Ellen Malloy scored two goals for Keene in its final regular-season game. Payton Wilhelm also scored for the Blackbirds, who received three saves from Courtney Laperierre.
Central 3, Salem 2: In Manchester, Zach Parker went the distance on the mound for the Little Green (4-13) and held the Blue Devils (6-13) to just five hits to pick up the win on Wednesday.
Parker struck out four and walked two while Nick Makers drove in two on offense for Central. Nick Shumski had two RBI for Salem.
Campbell 11, Farmington 1 (6 inns.): In Litchfield, Campbell completed a 12-4 regular season campaign behind winning pitcher Connor Sahlin. In six innings, he pitched a three-hitter and fanned six. He walked two on 92 pitches.
Sahlin hit a solo homer in the sixth inning and Cody Caron added a three-run triple. Farmington is 11-6.
Londonderry 11, Merrimack 6: At Londonderry, Brett Evangelista collected three hits, and Rob Del Signor, Mike Ryan and Colby Joncus each had two as the Lancers secured the No. 1 seed for the Division I tournament. Merrimack's Taylor Blac had two hits and an RBI.
Alvirne 4, Dover 3: At Dover, Dakota Williams drove in three runs to help Alvirne extend its Division I winning streak to five games. Alvirne's Mike Sirvydas entered the game in relief with two on and no one out in the sixth and didn't allow a run.
Monadnock 8, Hillsborough-Deering 1: In Hillsborough, winning pitcher Jeff Williams fanned eight batters over five innings. He helped his cause with three RBIs.
Pembroke 8, Plymouth 5: At Plymouth, Shane St. Onge pitched four innings to collect the win and also hit a home run in this contest, which was shortended to six innings by rain. Seth Gonya and Mike Barnum each had two hits for the Spartans.
Hanover 3, Windham 2: At Windham, Hanover's Joe Cravero struck out 14 and held Windham to three hits. Cravero, who collected his fifth win, has 101 strikeouts this season.
Exeter 3, Bedford 2: At Exeter, Ethan Joyce tossed a complete game and held Bedford to four hits as the Blue Hawks rebounded from Monday's 16-run loss to Londonderry.
Pinkerton 3, Winnacunnet 1: In Derry, Sam Hennequin was sharp on the mound for the Astros as they downed the Warriors on Wednesday.
Hennequin struck out nine, scattered four hits and walked none. Kinsey Manchester had two hits for Pinkerton (8-9) and Lauren Phillips drove in two runs. Kali Hume had two hits and an RBI for Winnacunnet (5-12).
Gilford 4, Franklin 1: Lisa Osborne and Abby Harris had three hits each for the Golden Eagles as they beat the Golden Tornadoes on Wednesday. Sydney Strout struck out 12 to set the school record with 620 career strike outs for Gilford (14-1). The previous record of 619 was held by Alyssa Crowell. Shelby Joyce had three hits for Franklin (12-4).
Campbell 10, Farmington 2: In Litchfield, Emily Paquin tossed a four-hiiter in the win for 13-1 Campbell.
Trinity 19, Hanover 2: In Norwich, Vt., Katie Pelton fanned six batters in five innings. Jenna Nalette led the offense with two doubles and three RBIs. Allie Bowe and Abbie Proulx each drove in three runs for Trinity (9-7).
Merrimack 8, Londonderry 3: In Merrimack, Renee LeClaire collected three hits for the 7-10 Tomahawks and Alexis Kapsambelis added two hits. Julie Hamilton of Londonderry (9-8) highlighted a three-run first inning rally with a two-run double.
Monadnock 17, Hillsborough-Deering 6: In Hillsborough, winning pitcher threw a six-hitter over five innings and Jordan Blake collected four hits. Jenna Beaulieu also had four hits for the Huskies.
Goffstown 3, Merrimack Valley 0: At Goffstown, Haeli Campbell struck out eight and Jen Cashin had two singles as Goffstown completed the Division II regular season with a 13-5 record. Campbell walked three and held Merrimack Valley to four hits.


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In addition to homeopathy's popularity in France, England, Scotland, and Germany, it is also very popular in The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Greece.
Homeopathy Goes Mainstream in India
Despite homeopathy's impressive popularity in Europe, it is even more popular in India. Presently, there are over 100,000 homeopathic doctors and over 100 four- and five-year homeopathic medical colleges in this country. Considering how many more trained homeopaths there are in India compared with the U.S., perhaps one day India will send a Peace Corps team of homeopathic physicians to America.
Homeopathy has achieved such respect that in 1987 the government established homeopathic drug detox clinics in six different police stations in New Delhi. A recent conference in India which described impressive results in the homeopathic treatment of drug addiction received accolades from India's Minister of Health and Family Welfare, the Finance Minister, and the Chief Justice.12 In addition to the Indian government's support of homeopathic drug detox clinics, they have also supported various research projects and homeopathic hospitals and clinics.
Even Mother Teresa, who for many decades has served India's poorest citizens with medical care, has added homeopathic care to the services offered at her missions. Mother Teresa has a special interest in homeopathic medicine because of its effectiveness and low cost.
At present, four charitable homeopathic dispensories are run under the guidance of the Mother's Missionaries of Charity. One of these dispensories primarily provides homeopathic medicines to poor and sick children in Calcutta, while the other three provide homeopathic medicines to anyone who needs them. Considering the serious health problems that poor people in India experience, it is truly miraculous that homeopathic medicines are so effective as the primary method of treatment for many children and many adults.
Mother Teresa opened her first charitable homeopathic dispensory in Calcutta in 1950. She is known to prescribe homeopathic medicines herself sometimes.
Dr. (Sister) M. Gomes, a physician who has worked at the Mother's Mission in Calcutta since 1945, notes that one of the obstacles to the spread of homeopathy in the Mother's work is inadequate funding for homeopathic hospitals.
Homeopathic Peristroika in the Soviet Union 13
Homeopathy is even relatively popular in the Soviet Union. Although there are only about 500 homeopathic physicians, they are popular enough that most of them charge for their services. Since most Russians receive free conventional medical care, it is indeed a tribute to homeopathy that a growing number of Russian citizens are paying for homeopathic care.
Because Russian homeopaths charge for their services, they have become part of the new entrepreneurial "peristroika" that is presently occurring.
Even Izvestia recently published a series of articles on homeopathy in which they reported that a homeopathic clinic established for factory workers in 1984 resulted in a 10.1% decrease in days lost due to sickness. The series of articles concluded with an editorial that advocated further support for it from the Ministry of Health.
As a further sign of homeopathy's growing acceptance, President Gorbachev awarded a medal to Dr. Demyan Popov for his work in popularizing homeopathy in the USSR.


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BiographyProfessor Pedro Prieto is the Director of the Excellence Center for Novel Materials in Colombia, as well as the Director of the Thin Films Group in the Department of Physics at the Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. He holds a Physicist degree, in 1974 and a Magister Scientiae degree in Physics from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 1978, working on Silicon Oxide Thin films. He received the "Doktor der Naturwissenschaften" Dr.rer.nat from Rheinische Westfaliche Hochschule RWTH-Aachen Germany in 1982 for the doctoral thesis: ¨Neutronenkleinwinkelstreuung an Guinier - Preston - Zonen in Aluminium - Kupfer - Legierungen¨ (Small Angle Neutron Scattering on Guinier-Preston Zones in AlCu Alloys). He joined the Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia, in 1974 and became Full Professor in the Physics Department in 1986. Presently, he leads the Thin Films Research Group, which he established in 1978. Most of Prieto's career has been devoted to R & D of materials science and electronic devices, particularly amorphous semiconductors, solar cells, High Temperature Superconductor materials, HTC Electronic Devices and Hard Coating Materials. The Thin Film laboratory began with the study of amorphous metallic alloys and through a COLCIECIAS research project (1983-1987) with Hydrogenated Amorphous-Si thin films. Since 1989, he has been working on the development of high-temperature superconductor devices based on superconducting thin films, in Magnetic materials in PZT - ferroelectric thin films and in Hard Coating Materials. Prof. Prieto has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific publications. He is an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (1988), Guggenheim Fellow (1998) and American Physical Society Fellow (2000) "For forefront research in the Josephson Junction effect in high temperature superconductors and outstanding contribution to the development of physics in Latin America."


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The odds are ever in Francis Lawrence's favor.
Lionsgate announced Thursday that "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" filmmaker will also direct "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part One" and "Part Two." Lawrence previously directed the Will Smith post-apocalyptic thriller "I Am Legend" and stepped in to direct "The Hunger Games" sequel "Catching Fire" after director Gary Ross departed the franchise.
"The Hunger Games" films star Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson as child tributes that battle to the death in a dystopian future. The movies are based on the novels by Suzanne Collins.
The original "Hunger Games" film was released earlier this year. "Catching Fire" is scheduled to debut Nov. 22, 2013, followed by "Mockingjay — Part 1" on Nov. 21, 2014, and "Mockingjay — Part 2" on Nov. 20, 2015.


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Dover police convince local man to go to hospital for evaluationBy JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent
March 11. 2014 4:33PM
DOVER — After receiving word that a man could be a danger to himself or others, police took extra measures to help a resident at Cricket Brook Apartments Tuesday afternoon, according to Police Capt. Bill Breault.
Area police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded around 1:30 p.m. to the apartment complex at 93 Henry Law Ave. to escort a man in his 40s to a court-ordered psychological evaluation at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
While his identity was not released, Breault stressed that the man, who is well-known to the department, was not charged with a crime and does not have a criminal history in the city. Nonetheless, Breault said police decided to be cautious, especially since the man possessed firearms.
Members of the Strafford County Regional Tactical Team responded to help local police as a department negotiator called the man on the phone, Breault said.
"He was able to negotiate a peaceful surrender," Breault said, adding it took about 30 minutes overall.
Breault said the man was taken to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, where he will be under guard as he undergoes the evaluation.
As a precaution, Breault said police secured the firearms, which will be held until the results of the evaluation are completed.
"He will have to petition the court to get them back," Breault said, who added that police can make their case if they feel the man remains a danger.


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I served khichdi (Indian masoor dal rice) this evening for dinner. Instead of using the usual Indian yogurt sauce called raita, I made peanut sesame chutney, called "til chutney" in Urdu. It's a little time consuming but it pairs perfectly with the coral-colored lentils and rice. To make the sauce, peanuts and sesame seeds are ground into a fine powder. They provide richness to the sauce that is complemented by the sweet-acid flavor of tamarind and the kick of raw onions. Baghar is the finishing touch in this dish, as it is in a lot of Indian dishes.
This dish was passed down to me from my husband Lulu's late grandmother. Everyone referred to her as Baji. She taught me several Indian recipes from the region of Hyderabad, and I have an entire notebook of her recipes that I have to get translated. I'll post them here as I try them out, so stay tuned!
Idlis (also spelled idly or iddly) are South Indian savory steamed rice cakes, very similar to the Vietnamese equivalent called bánh bò. The sponge cakes are made with urad dal, rice and water. The idli batter is fermented and steamed, which creates mini air bubbles. I usually serve them with sambar (a toor dal vegetable soup) and coconut chutney.
In India, this traditional dish is usually served for breakfast or as a snack. I think they also make perfect appetizers when we have dinner parties. I love that they're bite-size, which means they won't interrupt conversation too much. I usually serve them in Chinese porcelain soup spoons that I place in a circle around a large serving bowl of sambar with several chutneys on the side. It's a great way to start a party!
Hari chutney (green) is a spicy preparation served as a condiment to pakora (Indian-style savory fritters) and vadai (fried urad dal). The preparation is very basic: a blend of green chiles, cilantro, mint, garlic and some sweetener to balance the flavors.
The result is a very intense, refreshing dipping sauce that contrasts extremely well with the heaviness of fried food. If you have extra spicy green chutney leftover, it makes a great companion to steamed fish. Once you try it, I'm sure you'll come up with your own uses for this truly versatile chutney.
Spicy garlic chutney is meant to knock your socks off. I used Anaheim peppers which are mildly hot; you can decide on the level of spiciness by using hotter peppers such as Serrano peppers. If you're really masochistic, habanero or scotch bonnets would work as well. On the other hand, if you're like me and can't handle spicy food, you could use green bell peppers instead.
This Indian chutney is a great condiment for subtly flavored dishes such as fish en papillote, meat, Indian potato cutlets, basmati rice and dahl or even a piece of toast. It's also very healthy for you due to the large quantity of fresh garlic. We make this chutney very often, as it stores well in the refrigerator. The only no-no would be to serve it during a romantic dinner !!
Shami kebabs are made with an abundance of fabulous spices, meat (beef, goat, lamb or chicken) and chana dal (dried garbanzo beans). The spices vary depending on whether they're from India (Lucknow or Hyderabad) or Pakistan. My husband Lulu's family is from Hyderabad. They're all meat-eaters, with the exception of my husband and father-in-law. So we often make this dish when we have family over for dinner.
These are not your average kebabs. The meat is cubed and cooked in a pressure cooker with chana dal, and once cooked, it's ground in a food processor with yogurt. The resulting mixture is formed into "hamburger" patties that can be frozen or seared, depending on when you plan on eating them.
I learned this recipe from Baji, Lulu's late grandmother. She was an excellent cook. When Lulu and I first got married, she was already giving us hints.
"Jackie, I'm going to teach you a meat specialty from my hometown. They're called Shami Kebabs; they're spiced hamburger patties. This recipe is a must-have when you two have little children. It's nutritious and easy for little ones to eat. Speaking of which, when are you going to give me great grand-children so I can feed these kebabs to them?"
I would always smile, nod and pretend I didn't hear the part about having kids. Don't get me wrong, we'd love to start a family, but the pressure was a little overwhelming. Lulu's grandmother isn't with us anymore, but I promise that I'll make this for my kids when I have them, assuming they don't become vegetarians like Lulu (fingers crossed).


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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The remains of a Korean War soldier who died in battle in 1950 have been returned home to upstate New York.
The 80-year-old sister of Cpl. Elmer Kidd welcomed her brother's flag-draped casket at Hancock Airport in Syracuse on Tuesday.
Kidd was 26 when he died in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. His remains were among those in 208 boxes turned over to the U.S. by North Korea in 1993 but they were only recently identified through DNA tests.
A funeral will be held Friday and Kidd will be buried at the Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus in Seneca Falls.
Kidd was from the town of Seneca Falls in the Finger Lakes.


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Posted on August 9, 2010
Here are some of the questions I have heard roughly one billion seven hundred and twenty-nine times in the past two weeks, give or take a billion.
What happens to all the leftover books?
Waddya mean, ALL the leftover books? We sold about 80% of what we put out, by the most pessimistic computation.
Okay okay, what happens to the leftover books?
Some approved charities come in to take what they can use. The rest have been presold to someone who will take them and see what luck they have selling them. We do NOT, as some people tell the story, give them all to the Salvation Army (that was 20 years ago), the Christian industrial League (15 years ago), or offer them as a lump on eBay (3 years ago.) We DO set some of the collectibles aside for next year.
So, you're going on vacation now, right? There's nothing for you to do, since you've sold it all and no one's going to bring in any books in August, right?
No, blueberry chutney, no. First of all, we had people donating books during the sale. Some brought them in the front door and left them with the greeters. Anyway, August is my time to get the ball rolling for next year. For a brief space of days, I can arrange things and brace myself for the next person who calls and says, "My Aunt Booney died and she had a house full of books…."
How in the name of all that's pretty did you make so much money this year?
People bought more stuff.
Can you be more specific?
Not specially. We had good books, good weather, good publicity (it took only 25 years for the media to find us), good customers, and good volunteers.
What will you do next year if: a) you don't make as much money b) you make more money c) people don't come d) even more people come e) it rains f) it's over 100 degrees g) Aaaaaaah!
We will sell books, chocolate croquette. It's what we do: sell books. When people stop buying books, maybe we'll organize toe-counting contests. But I'm not designing the trophies for that at this point.


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When you start a new kingdom in Desktop Dungeons, there's some quiet music playing in the background on the kingdom screen. I recently completed the main storyline, and I noticed that the background music changed to some more intrusive happy music. That's fine for telling me I've 'won', but the change seems to be permanent: whenever I go back to the kingdom, the happy music is playing instead of the original background music. How do I change it back?
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Big Ten M5: 03.12.13 EditionPosted by KTrahan on March 12th, 2013
- As if the end of Sunday's Indiana-Michigan game wasn't crazy enough, Tom Crean made it even more interesting when he approached Michigan assistant Jeff Meyer to confront him about his time as an assistant at IU. Crean told Meyer that he "helped wreck the program." Meyer was a Hoosiers assistant under Kelvin Sampson and was partially responsible for some of the NCAA sanctions leveled against the program in the late 2000s. Crean said he later called to apologize and that his actions were inappropriate, but Michigan coach John Beilein wasn't happy. "We're never going to use victory or defeat as a platform for any frustrations we're going to have," he told MLive. I'm really proud of the way Jeff showed great poise and handled himself in the aftermath of the disappointment in that loss.
- It's hard to dispute that the Big Ten is the best conference in college basketball right now, but what does that mean for the conference when it comes to the NCAA Tournament? Some would argue that it helps the Big Ten teams, because they've been tested so much during the season, but others would argue that it may have worn some teams down. Tom Izzo claims it's the former. He says it gives him and his players confidence heading into the Big Dance knowing that there's nothing they haven't seen. He also said the upcoming Big Ten Tournament has the potential to be "maybe one of the great conference tournaments of all-time."
- Wisconsin has lived and died by the three at times this season, and it barely stayed afloat thanks to a buzzer-beating three by Traevon Jackson to guide the Badgers past Penn State. Threes have led to late-game heroics for the Badgers a few times this season, but Wisconsin must do a better job of finding scoring options inside if it is going to make a run in the NCAA Tournament, or even the Big Ten Tournament. UW can't afford to keep banking on the long ball, because for every game that the shots are falling, there is going to be a game when they aren't. It's going to be hard to win four games in four days if the three is Wisconsin's only offensive weapon.
- As the season comes to a close, Bill Carmody's seat has gotten even hotter, despite the injuries Northwestern has had to deal with this season. NU will miss the NCAA Tournament once again, and that's enough for many fans to call for Carmody's job, even considering all the team's injuries. However, with or without Carmody, the NU program has some problems. There's no reason to believe things will get easier for a new coach if the basketball facilities don't receive an upgrade and the stringent academic requirements aren't loosened.
- Iowa has a very young frontcourt this season, with freshman Adam Woodbury and center Gabe Olaseni splitting time at center; and while they've had their ups and downs, they're playing their best basketball of the year right now. Woodbury scored 20 points combined in Iowa's final two games, while Olaseni has shown improvement on both ends of the floor. He had seven blocks against Illinois and was also a force on the offensive end against the Illini and Nebraska, thanks to his athleticism in the post. Woodbury and Olaseni both should be much improved next season, but they still have a chance to make some noise in the Big Ten Tournament.


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I know this thread started somwhere else before but since I cant find it, I guess I'll start this new one
I am a BIG old school gamer. I have been collecting Videogames for the last 15 years and my hoard is quite big.
I own.....
Atari 2600 (Jr. Model) with 156 games
Atari 5200 with 14 games
Nintendo (Classic, Top Loader and Generation NEX) with 150 games + 11 import games
Sega Master System with 27 games
Game boy with 10 games
Sega Game Gear wtih 17 games
TurbografX 16 with 8 games
Sega Genesis (Models 1, 2, and 3) with 168 games
Super NIntendo (both versions) with 85 Games
Sega CDX with 7 games
Virtual Boy with 3 games
Playstation 1 and One (with screen) with 108 games + 16 import games
Sega Saturn with 93 games
Nintendo 64 with 18 games
Neo Geo Pocket Color with 8 games
Gamboy Advance (SP) with 20 games
Dreamcast (white and black) with 39 games + 92 copied games
Playstation 2 (orginal and Slim) with 68 games
Gamecube with 23 games
Nintendo DS with 29 games
Sony PSP with 23 games and 21 videos
I dont own any of the newer consoles. I cant afford them yet. (although if I stop buying old games I probably could save up for them). I'll probably buy one when i get my tax return next year.
If You want to see some of my collection, go to my profile and see some pics
What do you own?????
updated on 2/1
keeping it baka since 1982!
i got the
Gameboy color
......thats about it
i have played most of the old systems as well ...my cousins had em
gotta say the ps2 was the best though ....
on the playground is were i spent most of my days
In no order:
SNES (VERY yellowed, got it from a friend)
Xbox (hueg edition, softmodded)
Dreamcast X2 (white, translucent blue)
PS1 X2 (both original grey)
PS2 slim
Game Gear
DMG Gameboy
Gameboy Color X2 (translucent purple, yellow)
Game Boy Advance (translucent purple)
N64 (black)
DS Lite (black)
Famicom (1 real [ don't know if it works], 2 green bootlegs)
Genesis (first edition)
You, guys, are monsters
I had Sega but it got broken after years of gaming of course.
Jesusonabike, logged in after all those months/years/what was it.
It's not our fault that we have hobbies.
someone173 wrote:
It's not our fault that we have hobbies.
What? No, I meant you are really into gaming and have an impressive collection. That was I meant by "monsters". Why should I offend anyone for keeping a bunch of games? I was collecting games for some time but never got a lot like you!
Jesusonabike, logged in after all those months/years/what was it.
yeah your probably right but when you live near two fleamarkets you become a videogame hunter. heh
keeping it baka since 1982!
I would be so happy to get a R.O.B.
Xbox 360 Elite ( 37 Games )
Nintendo Wii ( 5 Games )
Playstation 3 ( New, 3 Games )
Gameboy Advance SP x2 ( Black/White and Red, 5 Games )
Original PSP ( 5 or 6 Games )
Nintendo DS ( 1 Game (Don't really like DS >.>))
The Slorecia Family's Mist Guardian~Sora
I don't consider myself a pack rat, more of a "Collector" - over the years I've owned everything but sold off most of what I had to pay bills lol.
Right now I ownly own a Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, xbox360, Nintendo DS, and a Neo Geo Pocket Color - I'm hoping someday to complete a full genesis collection - viva la classics!
Kore wa non desuka? KORE WA SUGOI!
HOLY SHIT! thats a rediculous amount !! O_O
k heres what i own.
NES : idk where the games went for that one, i belive i have two zeldas for it, or maybe one... and a mario one, i think i may have had duck hunt.. or maybe thats for super nindendo.
Super Nintendo : mario kart racing, super mario, .... idk what else.
Nintendo 64: zelda ocarina of time, zelda majoras mask, mario kart, banjo kazooie, idk what else.
Nintendo Gamecube: mario kart double dash, I HAD mario party 4 but i lost it T_T some of the best mini games were on that, zelda wind waker, sims, harvest moon. and i think theres another one. but who knows.
Play Station 2: kingdom hearts, kingdom hearts 2, final fantasy x2, and thats it my friends XD
Wii: all i have is harvest moon for that one ! XD
AND ! im going to get a ps3 by christmas! OMG I CANT WAIT TO HAVE IT!!! ITS GONNA BE MY BEHBEH!
R.I.P hun, youll always be remembered <3
X-Box 360: 18
Wii: 6 carefully selected games that I really enjoy and wont get bored of.
Nintendo DS: 4
Not to mention the ones I've rented, in my X-Box 360 dashboard it says I've played 22 games
♥♥♫♥Its so good gal turn me on♥♥♫♪
bakabeener wrote:
yeah your probably right but when you live near two fleamarkets you become a videogame hunter. heh
Yes, I got it. I live near a huge bookstore so since I'm into reading I have no bloody living space coz books are already falling out of shelves right on my head (note to myself: I need a new room or, better, house). Plus I was getting a couple of dvd's per week since I also live near a multimedia megastore but now I'm saving money so I mostly download movies which is good coz I have the same trouble with dvd's as with books.
I'd like to buy a bunch of old games because I've lost some or discs got broken but sadly they don't have them here. I'll try ebay/amazon when I have enough money to spend on games. Those morons just won't sell old gold like Curse of Monkey Island or ancient Tomb Raider games. I found two first broken Sword games by accident and glad as hell. Wonder how am I gonna run them on my new laptop (damn you Win7!)
Jesusonabike, logged in after all those months/years/what was it.
10 Game Boy
12 Game Boy Advance
47 Nintendo 64
9 Sega
I will not force you to make any decisions, I'll only judge you afterwards.
Dude that's awesome... I always wanted to have SMS and TGX! (And someday Wonderswan and Neo Geo Pocket...) You got me beat on almost every count... Well at least I can claim to have more VB games than you (and that number is 5)!