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Ball State's tradition of innovation and entrepreneurship is rooted in the late 19th century, when Muncie business leaders envisioned a local college to help boost the city's development. Among the visionaries were Frank C. Ball and his brothers, young New York industrialists who moved to Muncie looking to expand their glass container business. A small, private teacher training school opened 1899.
After the community's efforts to sustain the college failed, the Ball brothers purchased the land and buildings of the defunct institution and donated them to the State of Indiana. This gift became the Indiana State Normal School Eastern Division, which opened in 1918 to meet Indiana's need for more and better teachers.
In recognition of the Ball family's generosity, the Indiana General Assembly changed the school's name to Ball Teachers College in 1922 and then Ball State Teachers College in 1929. The winged statue Beneficence stands on the campus as a tribute to the family. This and other landmarks from Ball State's early years are featured in our historical walking tour of the Old Quadrangle.
By the 1960s, the regional teachers college had begun to attract faculty from outside the Midwest, and students sought majors in areas such as business, architecture, and other emerging disciplines. Enrollment and funding surged with national trends, and new facilities and degree offerings were added.
In 1965, the Indiana General Assembly renamed the college Ball State University, acknowledging its phenomenal growth in enrollment and facilities, the variety and quality of its educational programs and services, and the anticipation of the broader role it would play in the state's future.
Today, Ball State's entrepreneurial spirit continues to shine through numerous expansions and additions of degree offerings, technological resources, immersive learning opportunities, community outreach projects, and state-of-the-art facilities. These investments are preparing bright students to take advantage of current and emerging job opportunities, meet society's most pressing needs, and serve the communities in which they will live and work. Learn more about our vision and mission and our current strategic plan.


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ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Moussa Toure Zeguen, an aging militia leader and longtime backer of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, spends most of his time in exile online, drafting missive after missive to rewrite the history of his country's recent post-election violence.
A six-page "press statement" sent out by Zeguen last month shows just how much his take differs from the standard version of events. Whereas the international community saw now-President Alassane Ouattara as the undisputed winner of the November 2010 election, Zeguen's statement describes the campaign to install him in office - part of months of violence that claimed at least 3,000 lives - as a "military coup" led by colonial power France. Zeguen derides Ouattara as a foreigner, a "Western puppet" and a financier of rebellions.
In person, Zeguen's rhetoric is even more extreme. "We want Ouattara to die," said the 68-year-old, who is on a European Union sanctions list for his role in the conflict. "And if I get him in front of me I can cut his neck."
Nearly 1,000 Gbagbo supporters currently live in Accra, according to the Ghana Refugee Board. Known as "urban refugees" because they live outside refugee camps, they include ex-combatants like Zeguen, political leaders and former high-level government officials, most of whom fled to Ghana in the weeks after Gbagbo was arrested in April 2011.
Their anti-Ouattara vitriol - delivered in a steady stream of press statements, blog posts, tweets and newspaper articles - threaten Ivory Coast's reconciliation, say analysts.
"The exiles are working to prevent" national reconciliation with messages that "sustain doubts about Ouattara's legitimacy in the minds of all those who previously supported and may continue to view Laurent Gbagbo as Ivory Coast's rightful president," said Joseph Hellweg, an Ivory Coast expert at Florida State University.
In recent months, the Gbagbo loyalists have come under greater scrutiny, with Ouattara's administration accusing them of coordinating roughly 10 attacks on military positions within Ivory Coast since early August. Last month, a United Nations experts' report also accused them of coordinating the violence, claiming they had tried to recruit Islamist fighters in northern Mali, among others, to their cause.
The leaders of the urban refugees deny the allegations. In recent interviews, most exiles said their days were largely spent in front of their laptops, reading and responding to news from their home country while living off money sent from supporters overseas.
Ahoua Don Mello, a former Gbagbo spokesman who is under an international arrest warrant, said this online outreach helps the exiles in Accra maintain their standing as "the central leaders" of the former president's supporters - a feat made easier because what remains of Gbagbo's political party in Abidjan is very weak.
The role the exiles play in shaping public opinion is clear. Ever since Gbagbo was transferred to the International Criminal Court one year ago, his high-level allies have insisted that reconciliation can only happen if the court releases him immediately - something that is practically inconceivable.
Matt Wells, West Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch, said making reconciliation conditional upon Gbagbo's release shows the exiles' "refusal to acknowledge the grave crimes committed by pro-Gbagbo forces during the crisis." Nonetheless, this line has been adopted by many ordinary Gbagbo supporters in Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Zeguen, the aging ex-combatant, is widely regarded as the leader of the exiles' propaganda campaign. His lengthy diatribes routinely get picked up by pro-Gbagbo newspapers in Ivory Coast, which are owned and controlled by the former president's inner circle.
In its sanctions notice against him, the EU said Zeguen's writings reflected "a strong logic of conflict and armed revenge," noting that his blog often "violently calls for the mobilization of the Ivorian people against Ouattara."
However, there are some indications that the exiles are losing sway, even over those who share their politics. Some residents of the Ampain refugee camp, the largest camp for Ivorians in Ghana, accuse them of needlessly stoking animosity between the pro-Ouattara and pro-Gbagbo camps, thereby delaying the refugees' eventual return home.
"Those refugees who are living in Accra, they are free. But here, we are not free," said one refugee who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. "We don't have money. There are so many problems here. In Accra, they say they are refugees but they are free to do anything they want."
Hellweg at Florida State said this frustration would likely become more widespread over time, hurting the exiles' ability to influence the debate over reconciliation.
"The longer that Ouattara can maintain power, the harder it will be for the exiles to effect change, as their resources will eventually diminish and their authority among their Ivorian fellow travelers will diminish due to distance," Hellweg said. "Time, in other words, is on Ouattara's side."


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One of the best ways to experience a variety of Sierra Foothill wines is to attend an event which features them. The recent Passport to Dining, which benefits the North Tahoe Business Association and the Community House, focused on wines from nearby Placer County wineries.
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I've tasted wines before from Wise Villa Winery, located in Lincoln, CA. Dr. Grover Lee, winemaker, has a philosophy that I appreciate: "We believe that great wines come from ultra-premium grapes, hand picked and crafted one barrel at a time. Our premium wines are aged in French oak barrels and enriched by the mineral, loam, soil of the Northern California Sierra Nevada Foothills in Lincoln, California."At the benefit, they poured a Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. I liked the 2011 Wisdom of Wise best of all. This wine is a blend of Merlot (54 percent), Cabernet Sauvignon (26 percent), and Cabernet Franc (18 percent). It's made in the Bordeaux style (think claret, etc). Taste is of bright fruit, a fair amount of spiciness, and it has a lovely medium body. 13.5 percent alcohol. $30/bottle. www.wisevillawinery.com
|Lori and Mark Bonitata
of Bonitata Boutique Wines
Bonitata Boutique Wines is located in Auburn in the original Bernhard Winery founded in 1874. This is part of the Bernhard Museum on Folsom Road in Auburn. Bonitata poured its 2009 Barbera, made from fruit sourced from the Boa Vista vineyards in El Dorado County. This Barbera is a classic one, made from those great El Dorado grapes. Rich, fruit, medium body. 14.5 percent alcohol, $24/bottle. www.bonitataboutiquewine.com
The North Tahoe Business Association was founded in 1979 and is a non-profit organization that strives to improve and enhance the economic vitality and quality of life in the communities of North lake Tahoe. www.NorthTahoeBusiness.org


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US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump explains his statements on being 'neutral' on the Middle East Boaz Bismuth of JNS.org, a partner-service of SA Jewish Report. In the Republicam debate last wek, Trump said of the conflict: "It's probably the toughest negotiation of anywhere in the world, of any kind, OK? But, it doesn't help if I start saying I'm very pro-Israel, very pro-Israel, more than anybody on this stage. It doesn't do any good to start demeaning the neighbours [of Israel]," Trump said during the debate. Read this fascinating interview… PIC: Gage Skidmore.
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Skip to comments.Harry Reid 'Embarrassed' About 2006 ('weakens the country') Opposition To Raising Debt Limit
Posted on 08/01/2011 7:13:58 AM PDT by Libloather
Harry Reid 'Embarrassed' About 2006 Opposition To Raising Debt Limit
April 14, 2011 12:43 PM
ABC News Matthew Jaffe reports:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today told ABC News that he feels embarrassed that four years ago he argued against raising the countrys debt limit.
Why is it right to increase our nation's dependence on foreign creditors? Reid said on March 16, 2006. Democrats won't be making an argument to support this legalization, which will weaken our country.
In an interview today on ABCs Top Line with Jonathan Karl and Amy Walter, Reid said those comments were a mistake.
I shouldnt have done that. Im kinda embarrassed I did. It was a political maneuver by we Democrats. The Republicans were in power there were more of them, Reid said. The president voted when he was in the Senate the same way. I heard him apologize for it. We all should take a look at how we handle these issues, but that doesnt take into consideration the numerous times, the numerous times I voted to raise the debt ceiling. The one time I tried to make a political issue of it, I wish I hadnt."
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
WH: Obama regrets vote against raising debt limit
Senator Reid Needs Your Help to Pass Moral Budget
Raising the debt ceiling is a sign of leadership failure
Reid: How can the Republican majority in this Congress explain to their constituents that trillions of dollars in new debt is good for our economy? How can they explain that they think its fair to force our children, our grandchildren, our great grandchildren to finance this debt through higher taxes. Thats what it will have to be. Why is it right to increase our nations dependence on foreign creditors?
Barbara Streisand
But, in fairness to President Clouseau, he admitted to Georgia Snuffleupagus that he was just "playing politics" back then.
Sayyyyyyyy.....wait a minute.....if Obamadinejad was playing politics then, why should we believe he's NOT playing politics now?
Americans need to work to cut the U.S. Government's politicians' dependence on foreign money. Vote them out!
Reid should only look into the mirror to be sorry about a lot.
I'm sorry his parents did not believe in abortion.
Wait, this is real? The second I read this: "It was a political maneuver by we Democrats." I coulda sworn this was satire!
>>>I shouldnt have done that. Im kinda embarrassed I did. It was a political maneuver by we Democrats.
that must explain it.
What is he embarrassed about? He's using a political technique that works. He says whatever he needs to say to attack Republicans at the time he is saying it. It doesn't matter how inconsistent it is because the MSM will cover that up. Its one of the tools in the Dem arsenal to keep the state expanding.
As leader of the RAT senate, I doubt that Harry Reid is even capable of embarrassment.
The TEA party wasn't playing politics...
...and that is what scare the poop out of the democrats and the base.
I wonder if he's also embarrassed by his statement when arguing against the surge in Iraq: "This war is LOST."
Democrats have a way of stating their opinions as if they are unassailable facts.
Reid has a LOT to be embarrassed about.
You see, when Reid/Obama said it was wrong to raise the debt ceiling in 2006, it was an attempt to divide Republicans.
It succeeded because the Dems took control of Congress that fall.
They know how to play our side against itself.
For Barry and Harry, it's ALWAYS politics, 24/7/365.
You are sorry that someone remembered them and was able to find video and audio copies of you speaking it.
If the 2008 - 2012 White House was inhabited by a Republican you wouldn't be back tracking, you would be expanding.
Proof positive that Harry Reid is a "Professional Politician" - one who does what is first good for him, then what is good for his party and finally, way down the list, what is good for the Republic.
Yep The 'rats know that taking away their ability to buy votes with taxpayer funded goodies will end the coalition of offended minority groups that is called the democrat party.
Conservative Tea Party - Holding America "Hostage"!
Democrats - Just playing politics, sorry. Forgiven.
Reid Embarrassed - Not Possible!
You have to have morals to feel shame.
That Rubio speech on the Senate floor must have scared them far more than I thought...
He really does exhibit what is wrong with Washington and the sadistic powerful politicians. Beyond words really. We peons have to listen to Nancy tell us how she's going to drain the swamp. Vomit! Spit! Repeat!
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The Brazilian government's supply agency, Conab, released its initial estimates for 2012-2013. If they materialize, Brazil will pass the United States as the top soybean producer for the first time.
Brazilian soybean acreage is pegged at 67.5 million acres, up from 61.75 million last year, and production is expected to rise 25% from last year's level to 3.024 billion bushels. This compares with USDA's 2012 U.S. production estimate of 2.634 billion.
Corn production also is slated to rise in Brazil, according to Conab, which puts it at 2.88 billion bushels, up from 72.6 last year. Acreage is dropping from 37.5 million last year to 36.8 million but yields are expected to improve over last season's.
The wheat and cotton crops are expected to drop as well, with wheat down 12% at 5 mmt (183.7 million bushels) versus 5.7 mmt (209.4 mil. bu.) last year and cotton at 1.6 mmt (7.35 million bales), down from 1.9 mmt (8.73 million bales) last year.


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Devil (from the Greek word διαβολοξ (diábolos), which means "one who throws things around"[Citation Needed] in the sense of creating the chaos[Citation Needed], or "slanderer" in the sense of name-calling or "throwing" false accusations), is the name given to the unseen personification of evil.
always trust a man in a big white van!
By causing chaos, the devil leads people away from God and sometimes even to curse God.
During the Three Temptations of Christ, the devil explains how the world is his dominion. This amounts to Biblical scientific foreknowledge, as the world is fundamentally uncertain and chaotic according to quantum mechanics.
The term "devil" is often used synonymously with the term Derpacus or Satan, although Satan has the connotation of a personal evil while the devil is a common name for demons or evil spirits. the devil is a nice waffle who eats small childrenñ and is very gassey.
The word has its origins with the early Hebrews during the Exodus from Egypt. The local religions they encountered when they entered into Canaan included tales of the demon spirits (sa ir שעירים, "hairy ones" or "saytrs", Isaiah 13:21) of the desert, whose influence could be averted due to sacrifice. Despite being told to "...put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD," (Joshua 24:14) many had accepted this superstition and sacrificed goats on the Canaanite and other altars. From this came the Herew word ha-satan שָׂטָן, the root word of "Satan".
Other names for the devil
There are many pseudonyms used for the Devil, sometimes to clarify his nature and other times with the effect of obscuring his evil:
- Beelzebub (Hebrew: ba'al zevuv בעל זבוב; "Lord of the Flies")
- Baphomet, originally a Templar image, portrayed by a waffle covered with crap man
- Ba'al
- the Prince of Darkness
- Old Nick, from a character in The Devil and Tom Walker
- Pazuzu, ancient Sumerian and Babylonian demon-god, best known for its appearance in the film The Exorcist (1973).


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Bisexual Men Disproportionally at Risk for HIV and STDs, Says CDC
A new study now reveals that bisexual face unique sexual health challenges that may put them at disproportionally risk from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Gay Star News reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their findings in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine
William Jeffries, the author of the study, said that HIV is less common among bisexual men compared to gay and bisexual men, many who may be at risk avoid prevention services like HIV testing. "Biphobia," he said, is to blame."
"Biphobia can manifest in erroneous beliefs that MSMW are gay men who have not disclosed their sexual orientation and, particularly for black men, responsible for HIV transmission to women," said Jeffries. "Experiencing these sentiments can contribute to [their] social isolation and psychological distress, which in turn may promote HIV/STI risk through substance use, sexual risk behaviors and the avoidance of prevention services."
Although Jeffries estimates that only two percent of the population identify as bisexual men, more outreach is needed to understand their sexual health factors including unprotected sex, forced sexual encounters and an increased number of sexual partners.
These findings shed further light on the November 2013 results from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health that reports, which challenged the long-held popular assumption that bisexual men were predominantly responsible for transmitting HIV to female partners.
"Some observers have exaggerated the idea of viral 'bridging' -- where a bisexual man contracts HIV from another man and then transmits it to a female partner. But, at least in the U.S., the data supporting the extent of this is quite limited," says Dr. Mackey R. Friedman, of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and lead author of the study.
Researchers there analyzed more than 3,000 studies to gather data on HIV prevalence and the risks of HIV transmission between gay and bisexual men. They found that bisexual men were only 40 percent as likely to be infected with HIV as gay men. Friedman said that he believed men who were bisexual had a lower risk of HIV infection.


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NEW YORK – The Dow closed above 14,000 on Friday for the first time in more than five years.
It was just a number on a board, but it was enough to raise the hopes of some investors and cause others concern about an overheated market. And it brought reminders of a different era, back before the financial crisis rocked the world economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average, a stock market index that is traditionally considered a benchmark for how the entire market is faring, had been rising fairly steadily for about a month. On Friday, strong auto sales and optimism about U.S. job growth pushed it over the mark. The Dow is now just 155 points away from its record close.
"There's a newfound enthusiasm for the equity market," said Jim Russell, regional investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.
But market watchers were divided over what the Dow milestone really means. To some, it's an important booster to hearts and minds, making investors feel optimistic and thus more willing to bet on the market.
"The Dow touching 14,000, it matters psychologically," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York. "It attracts smaller investors."
To others, though, the Dow at 14,000 is nothing but a number, a sign more of how traders feel than of the economy.
And it's not even the best number on the board, some traders say. Professional investors usually pay more heed to the Standard & Poor's main index, which tracks 500 companies compared to the Dow's 30. The Dow garners attention, they say, because it's more familiar to the general public.
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Monday, October 8, 2012
An Advance Directive for When Driving Becomes Unsafe
One of the tougher challenges in a busy clinical encounter is the older driver who is potentially unsafe. While clinicians may screen for unsafe driving using the tools previously reviewed here in GeriPal, the encounter involves a delicate dance between maintaining patient independence and protecting patient safety, as well as public safety. When a patient appears unsafe, a recommendation against driving should be made and at times a formal reporting to authorities of suspected unsafe driving is necessary.
But what happens after you make a formal recommendation of no driving? A recent New England Journal of Medicine article provides a pretty good look into the impact of a no driving recommendation.
The authors examined the impact of formal reporting of a no driving recommendation in Ontario where patients had easy access to medical services and a data reporting system that could link to emergency room records. Ontario's reporting system began paying providers for completing a warning report in 2006, thus leading to a rise in referrals. Patients who received a warning over a 4 year interval were included in the study. The incidence of emergency room visits for motor vehicle accidents in the year before referral was compared to the incidence after referral for each individual patient in a self-matched cross-over design. The result? They found a 45% reduction in the annual rate of crashes per 1000 patients after the warning (4.76 vs. 2.73). In other words, if you told 1000 patients they were unsafe to drive, you would prevent 2 accidents.
A warning to stop driving was also associated with some potential harms. Patients warned to stop driving had greater emergency room visits for depression and made fewer visits to the referring doctor than the year before. 10% of patients made no visits the following year despite having made at least 2 visits the year prior.
So here's the rub: You can reduce accidents with a recommendation to stop driving but you can cause harm. The key is maintaining a therapeutic relationship. Be sure to offer good alternatives to driving when public transportation is not an option. Work with family members to construct a list of responsibilities to help the patient overcome the no driving limitations.
So are you as a clinician, avoiding having these difficult conversations? Here's a novel idea for you: An advance directive for driving. I first heard about this concept on NPR's Morning Edition's segment titled "When Seniors Hang Up the Keys." Dr. Marian Betz an Emergency Room physician at the University Colorado proposed the concept. (audio here) The point is to designate a trusted individual to start the conversation about driving when driving becomes hazardous.
As part of your advanced care planning conversations consider asking, 'who would you trust to help you if you could no longer drive safely?'
by: Paul Tatum (@doctatum)
2 comments:
- Leslie Kernisan said...
Sounds like a great idea! The NPR story mentions that Dr. Betz has developed this driving advance directive tool. Does anyone know where one can get a copy, for clinical use?
- October 9, 2012 at 11:40 AM
- Paula Span, the New Old Age, nytimes.com said...
Our New York Times blog, the New Old Age, last year covered a voluntary stop-driving contract developed by a former Ohio state trooper, who had made one too many visits to homes to tell families that a loved one had been killed or injured in a crash. Often an older driver was involved. Form is downloadable. http://nyti.ms/W6JWdK
- October 11, 2012 at 7:55 AM
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At midnight the famous general set out from his camp to seize the strong position which he had examined six hours earlier, before the enemy could notice, weary as they were with fighting and marching. And so, when the three cohorts had been led around by a secret route, he was able to draw up his front line under the low rampart itself and give the signal to advance. The terrified enemy had never expected to see armed men in their rear, and fearing that they might be attacked on both sides at once, they threw down their arms: they knew not where to look for help and they would not have had any hope of safety if they had not used all speed and fled each to his own home.
Ille imperator, antequam hostes pugna itinereque fessi eum animadverterent, media nocte e castris profectus est ad castellum abhinc sex horas inspectum capessendum. itaque, tribus cohortibus occulta semita circumductis, cum primores sub ipsum demissum vallum instruendos curasset, signum intulit. numquam perterriti armatos conspectos in sua novissima expectarant hostes, qui cum timuerint ne possent simul utrimque oppugnari, deiecere arma: ignoravere enim quo auxilium peterent et nisi quisque quam citissime suae domui effugisset, desperasset salutem ullam.


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The Gerson therapy combines vigorous detoxification with nutrition aimed at restoring the body's natural immunity and healing power. Believing cancer to be a systemic rather than a localized disease, Gerson emphasized the rebalancing of the cancer patient's entire physiology. The therapy is thought to reverse the conditions necessary to sustain the growth of malignant cells. To rebuild the patient's healing mechanism, a twofold attack is mounted: a detoxification program helps the body eliminate toxins and waste materials that interfere with healing and metabolism; and a low-fat, salt-free diet floods the body's cells with easily assimilated nutrients that strengthen the natural immune defenses.
The diet, the core of the therapy, includes organically grown fresh fruits and vegetables and thirteen glasses of freshly squeezed juices daily, taken at hourly intervals. The emphasis on fresh fruits and vegetables means the patient receives high levels of vitamin C, beta-carotene, and other antioxidants that scavenge free radicals. Patients also receive supplements such as thyroid extract, potassium iodide, liver extract, pancreatic enzyme, and niacin. No meat is allowed. Animal protein is omitted for the first six to twelve weeks, then kept to a minimum. The diet is largely fat-free but includes some yogurt, pot cheese, cottage cheese, and churned buttermilk as well as linseed oil, a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids. Research shows that these fatty acids kill human cancer cells in tissue cultures without destroying normal cells in the same culture.
The key detoxification method is the coffee enema, which patients are taught to self-administer several times daily. Through his wore with cancer patients, Gerson came to the conclusion that many patients on a radical detoxification program died not of the cancer itself, but rather from the liver's inability to absorb the toxic breakdown products of the rapidly dissolving tumor mass. Coffee enemas, long a part of more orthodox medicine, seemed to him a logical component of a detoxification program. Caffeine taken rectally is believed to stimulate the action of the liver, increase bile flow, and open the bile ducts so that the liver can excrete the toxic products of tumor breakdown more easily.
Although coffee enemas may sound bizarre, and are distasteful to some, many cancer patients taking them report increased energy, improved appetite, relief from nausea, and a marked decrease in pain. Coffee enemas have been used by a number of other metabolic and immunotherapeutic practitioners, notably William Kelley (Chapter 18).
As a further aid in detoxification, some patients take castor oil orally and by enema every other day.
Max Gerson, a refugee from Nazi Germany with impeccable scientific credentials, was an eminent if controversial figure in Europe because he successfully treated tuberculosis, migraines, arthritis, and cancer by means of his salt-free vegetarian diet. One of Gerson's patients was Albert Schweitzer, the Nobel Prize-winning doctor-missionary. Through a prescribed nutritional program, Gerson enabled Schweitzer, at the age of seventy-five, to control his diabetes so well that he stopped taking insulin. Gerson also cured Schweitzer's wife of apparently terminal tuberculosis. Schweitzer wrote of the nutritional healer: "I see in him one of the most eminent medical geniuses in the history of medicine..
But in the United States, where he emigrated in 1936, Gerson was persecuted and harassed by the medical establishment. Because of his unorthodox cancer therapy, Gerson was expelled from the New York Medical Society and deprived of his hospital affiliations. His therapy was prominently featured on the American Cancer Society's Unproven Methods blacklist, where it remains today, even though his anticancer diet is quite similar to the preventive diet now endorsed by the ACS, the NCI, and the American Heart Association.
Over the years, the Gerson therapy has yielded an impressive number of long-term cancer survivors, all of whom had well-documented illnesses. A current brochure gives the mini-case histories of thirty-six cancer patients, reportedly termed "incurable" by their orthodox physicians, who achieved long-term remission using the Gerson regimen. The names, ages, and photographs of these "cured incurables" are given, along with the details of their illnesses and treatments. Several of these patients are featured in Max Gerson's 1958 book, A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases (see Resources), and are still alive and well-and cancer-free- over thirty years later.
Among the thirty-six cases profiled are seven survivors of cancer metastasized to the lung, which usually kills patients quickly, and three survivors of "hopeless" spreading melanoma who have lived thirty-six to forty-four years free of cancer after diagnosis. Other recovered patients include two survivors of metastasized pancreatic cancer and a fifteen-year survivor of advanced liver cancer who was given three to five weeks to live by her conventional doctor. These two forms of the disease are incurable by chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery. Also profiled in the brochure are long-term survivors of inoperable brain cancer, uterine cancer spread into the pelvis, metastasized breast cancer, prostate cancer, recurring bone cancer, and colon cancer.
Dora Sherken, now in her late eighties, was brought unconscious by ambulance to Dr. Gerson at Gotham Hospital, New York City, in March 1944. Doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital had diagnosed her in June 1943 with an exceptionally large tumor of the pituitary gland that left her blind in the right eye, with the left optic nerve and surrounding bones partially destroyed. Dora, who lived in Brooklyn at the time, had noticed a progressive loss of vision in both eyes during 1941 and 1942. At Mount Sinai, she had been given X-ray treatments, which were ineffective. Told by many doctors that she had six months to live and would shortly go totally blind, Dora was advised to have surgery to remove the large tumor mass pressing on the optic nerve. She refused, having seen the adverse aftereffects in other hospitalized patients who underwent neurological operations.
Under Dr. Gerson's care, Dora remained unconscious during the first week of treatment, which began immediately. Teaspoon by teaspoon, day and night, she was induced to take fruit and vegetable juices. She was also given many enemas. After one week, she regained full consciousness. At the end of two months, she was feeling fine, was able to do housework, and had improved visual acuity. At the end of eight months, she resumed her part-time job as a secretary to her husband. Tests taken in 1945 indicated that her cancer was in remission. Dr. Gerson's treatment had saved her life and also saved the remaining vision in her left eye, allowing her to resume her active schedule.
Dora followed a strict Gerson regimen for seven years. Her husband assisted with the food preparation and gave Dora her liver-extract and vitamin injections as required. "My mother has a tremendous will to live, and once she decided to go on the Gerson diet, she never once cheated or went off it," recalls Diane Rosen, Dora's daughter. After seven years of strict adherence to the protocol, Dora gradually did go off it and has remained in good health. Two CAT scans in 1980 showed her brain, bones, and pituitary completely cancer-free.
Gregory Grover, at age fifty-six, was diagnosed by X-rays in October 1966 with an advanced, aggressive tumor in the bladder. The tumor, rated Stage III to IV, was removed, but doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles advised him to have his bladder removed also. They told him that even if the operation went well, he had only a 50 percent chance of survival, and that if the bladder was not removed, he had a 5 percent chance of survival.
Refusing further surgery, Grover started the Gerson therapy in January 1967. "I followed it 100 percent, by the book, with no deviations through the end of 1968." After he had been on the program one year, he had a cystoscopy performed at UCLA. According to Grover, the urologist was amazed to discover that his patient was completely cancer-free. "'How do we account for this?' the assisting physician whispered to the urologist as he did the cystoscopy," recalls Grover, who is now in his eighties, still in remission, and quite active.
Almost all types of cancer are said to respond to the treatment. The types that respond particularly well, according to personnel at the Gerson Institute, are melanoma and lymphoma. The Gerson therapy has not been effective in leukemia, in the opinion of various alternative therapists. Chemotherapy gives at least a 50 percent five-year survival rate with leukemia.
During his lifetime, Max Gerson claimed a 30 percent rate of remission in his terminal patients. The current patient literature states that "the Gerson Therapy is able to achieve almost routine recoveries in early to intermediate cancers. Even when the disease is advanced and incurable by conventional standards (i.e., involves the liver or pancreas or multiple internal sites) excellent results are possible." The patient literature also claims that for cancer patients with additional afflictions (for example, arthritis, heart disease, or diabetes), the treatment "usually heals the body of all diseases simultaneously." Norman Fritz, vice president of the Gerson Institute, stated in "Cancer? Think Curable! The Gerson Therapy," by S. J. Haught (see Resources), that the Gerson treatment "can save about 50 percent or more of advanced 'hopeless' cancer patients" and that "the percentage who recover can exceed 90 percent for early cancers and some 'early terminal' cancers."
These claims should be taken with great skepticism, as should all such claims in the alternative cancer field. (A figure of 80 percent or greater for five-year survival seems to be a favorite among alternative practitioners.) The reality appears to be that remission remains the exception rather than the rule with Gerson patients, according to Michael Lerner in his study Varieties of Integral Cancer Therapy.1 Lerner cites a resident of a Gerson halfway house in the San Diego area who reported that during her stay of several months, she observed one of the approximately twenty patients in residence make a significant recovery. This story, of course, is anecdotal, but even if roughly accurate, the 5 percent recovery rate is a far cry from the claims made by the Gerson clinic.
Another evaluation of the Gerson treatment's efficacy comes from Steve Austin, a naturopathic physician who recently completed a survey tracking twenty-one Gerson cancer patients over a five-year period.2 Austin, who teaches nutrition at Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon, visited the Gerson clinic in Mexico in 1983 and, at random, asked approximately thirty cancer patients for permission to follow their progress. He was able to track twenty-one of these patients over a five-year period, or until death, from 1983 to 1988, through annual letters or phone calls. At the end of the five years, only one of the twenty-one patients was still alive. All the rest had succumbed to their cancers. This also suggests a recovery rate of around 5 percent.
Austin, who plans to publish his study, comments, "The patients tracked had a wide variety of cancers. Many appeared to do well when they were at the Gerson clinic, but when they went home they died 'on schedule.' I was favorably predisposed, even prejudicially so, toward the Gerson therapy, because you hear so many remarkable stories about recovered Gerson patients in alternative cancer circles. But the reality turned out to be different. The Gerson staff may be out of touch with the ultimate results of the therapy. They see patients doing well while they're at the clinic, something I observed myself. When these people go back home, however, most of them go downhill. The data admittedly are based on a very small sample, but they suggest that the therapy does not work as well as its advocates claim."


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Now that Universal Orlando has shared some details about its Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion at Universal Studios, how about a little love for under-construction area across the lagoon?
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Chace Crawford arrives at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Friday.
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Film Premiere: Something Necessary, Jan. 24 2013 @ Century Cinemax – the Junction Date: January 24, 2013
January 22, 2013 at 4:12 pm Njathika 2 comments
Venue: Century Cinemax – The Junction
Tickets: Kshs 450 [limited tickets]
Time: 18:45
For more information: Facebook event page
Something Necessary is an intimate moment in the life on Anna, who is struggling to rebuild her life after the 2007 civil unrest of the Elections that claimed the life of her husband. Her sons' health and the reality of been left in her home on an isolated farm in the Kenyan countryside in shattered pieces and ruins.
Ann, once a nurse, with a solid career, united one big happy loving family, she now has nothing to hold on to but her resolutions to rebuild her life. Joseph, a troubled young man and also a gang member, he participated in the 2007 violence that was countrywide is attracted and further drawn to Anne and her farm.
Astoundingly this is only seemingly in search of REDEMPTION.
Joseph and Anne need something that only the other can give to allow them to shed the painful memories of their past and move on. Both need each other – but will either of them find it?
Based on true life in KENYA
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News release from the Georgia Secretary of State:
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp offers advice to individuals planning to donate to charitable organizations during times of national crisis. Secretary Kemp serves as Georgia's charities regulator.
Secretary Kemp said, "In light of the recent tragedies in Boston, Massachusetts and West, Texas, let's make the most of our contributions to individuals and families in need. Many wish to give back to those affected by tragedies through charitable organizations and I ask that donors familiarize themselves with an organization before giving to ensure legitimacy, so their gifts may be used properly."
Secretary Kemp issued the following tips for charitable giving:
- Research charities before you contribute. The percentage of your contribution that a charity spends on fundraising activities, employee salaries, or expenses which do not directly support the charity's stated mission varies greatly by organization.
- A number of online resources can help you research charities. The Better Business Bureau (give.org) and GuideStar (guidestar.org) provide detailed information about nonprofit organizations. Also, take time to review the organization's own website.
- Be wary of telephone solicitors asking for contributions. If you are solicited by phone, ask that the individual put their request in writing and provide complete information about the charitable program. Also, ask if the person conducting the solicitation is a volunteer or a paid solicitor.
- NEVER give your credit card, debit card or bank account information to a telephone solicitor. Also, be particularly cautious of couriers willing to rush out to your home or business to pick up your contribution.
- If a tax deduction is important to you, make sure the organization has a tax deductible status with the Internal Revenue Service. "Tax exempt," "non-profit" and "tax deductible" mean different things. Just because a solicitor says their organization is non-profit or tax-exempt, that doesn't mean you can legally deduct your contribution. Only "tax deductible" means your contribution is deductible on your income tax return. Make sure you get a receipt which shows the amount of your contribution and states that the contribution is tax deductible. The IRS website (irs.gov/charities) has a searchable database of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions.
- Many charitable solicitors ask for contributions of clothing, other household items and vehicles. IRS rules concerning valuations and receipts have changed significantly in recent years; be sure you understand them completely (irs.gov/charities/contributors).
- Not all organizations with charitable sounding names are actually charities. Many organizations adopt names confusingly similar to well-known charities. Be sure you know exactly who is asking for your contribution.
- Watch out for organizations that use questionable techniques such as sending unordered merchandise or invoices after you have turned them down for a donation. You are under no obligation to pay for or return items received under these circumstances.
- Most police and fire departments are funded by tax dollars. However, their unions and social organizations may solicit you for contributions. These groups typically use paid fund-raisers to solicit donations. If you are solicited by an organization using the words "police" or "firefighter," call your local police or fire department to verify that the group is actually supporting the department, and to find out how much of their contributions actually are used for their programs.
- Be skeptical of organizations which list only post office boxes, "PMB" addresses or mail drop suite numbers.
Citizens can file complaints against a charitable organization on the Secretary of State's Professional Licensing Boards Division website: http://www.sos.ga.gov/plb. If you have additional questions, please call the Georgia Secretary of State's Professional Licensing Boards Division, which oversees charitable organizations, at 478-207-2440.
Brian Kemp has been Secretary of State since January 2010. Among the office's wide-ranging responsibilities, the Secretary of State is charged with conducting efficient and secure elections, the registration of corporations, and the regulation of securities and professional licenses.


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TUSCALOOSA | Author Tom Kelly once joked about a man's turkey calling prowess saying that he was so proficient he could call the frozen ones from the store right out of the deep freeze. While Kelly was using hyperbole as a literary device, with the weather this year, some turkey hunters feel like that's what they've been doing.
TUSCALOOSA | Author Tom Kelly once joked about a man's turkey calling prowess saying that he was so proficient he could call the frozen ones from the store right out of the deep freeze. While Kelly was using hyperbole as a literary device, with the weather this year, some turkey hunters feel like that's what they've been doing.
"They say we're 8 to 10 degrees colder than normal," said Ronnie Willingham of Demopolis, an avid turkey hunter and owner of Willingham Sports Inc.
Earlier this week, he and a friend hunted on a morning with frost. There was ice in a small bucket that had collected water.
"It didn't bother the turkeys," he said. "They still gobbled."
But the cold weather makes for fairly slow hunting.
"It's been kind of sporadic," Willingham said." The weather is 90 percent of the problem. Last year, we had an early spring and by this time everything was green. Right now, there's not very much green out there. It's hard to hide and it's hard to move."
In addition to the cooler temperatures, it's also been a wet year so far. Rain made for difficult hunting conditions last weekend. Losing weekend days when people don't have to work cuts down on the harvest.
Standing water and some flooding also make for difficult hunting conditions.
"Water is a problem," Willingham said. "Dollarhide is covered in water. Shady Grove is covered in water. We've got water everywhere."
So far, about 15 turkeys have been registered for the turkey contest at Woods and Water in Tuscaloosa, said assistant manager Tyler Haynes. The biggest bird brought in weighed 22 pounds, Haynes said. Beards average 10.5 to 11 inches and spurs are averaging about one inch.
The cooler weather seems preferable to last year's unseasonably warm conditions. Overall, it's an average start to the year.
"This time last year, it was so hot people were saying turkey season was over with before it started," Haynes said.
Turkey hunter Dan Garnand of Eutaw agrees.
"This year is a better representation of what an Alabama turkey season is supposed to be like," Garnand said.
Garnand uses a cycle of blooming plants about six to eight weeks long, starting with the flowering of a yulan tree to determine to what stage the season has progressed. The cycle is currently still in its early stages, he said.
He observed two groups of 20-plus hens with only a couple of gobblers.
"They're still in winter mode," he said. "It's early and they're still flocked up."
But a slow start is generally what's expected for turkey season, Garnand said.
"Most of them are gobbling up in the trees but they quit once they get on the ground," Garnand said. "On a case by case deal, you can get one that will really get going."
Hunters have reported the same to Haynes and Willingham.
"It seems like there was a really good hatch last year," Willingham said. "Everybody is seeing plenty of turkeys. They're not gobbling much after they hit the ground.
Willingham has been getting reports from hunters ranging from south Marengo County to north Greene County and from western Sumter County into Perry County. Most are reporting the same thing – lots of turkeys that aren't gobbling a whole lot. No one is reporting seeing turkey hens sitting on their nests.
Both Garnand and Willingham are optimistic about the prospects for later in the season.
"I think this year, the last couple of weeks are going to be as good as you can ask for," Willingham said. "Once the hens go to sitting, that's when you'll get those big boys."
Garnand agrees.
"I've had a few reports of snakes, mostly king snakes and black racers," he said. "I haven't seen any turkeys on the nest. I think the best is yet to come."
Robert DeWitt is outdoors writer for The Tuscaloosa News. Readers can email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Bread and Beyond: 7 Whole Wheat Treats
Baking is fun for some, cathartic for others and downright terrifying for a few. No matter what your skill level, here are a few whole wheat kitchen creations that are sure to please your entire family. Even if you've never made bread before, we promise you can handle any of these healthy recipes!
Are you looking for a delicious recipe to help you incorporate whole wheat into your daily toast routine? Check out these Kitchn favorites that are sure to please any hungry face!
1. Basic Whole Wheat Bread
2. Quick, Easy and Moist Whole Wheat Muffins
3. Whole Wheat Sandwich Loaf with Oats and Pecans
4. Fluffy, Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins
5. Cinnamon-Raisin Whole Wheat Bagels
6. No-Knead Bread Recipe: Multi-Grain Peasant Bread
7. Whole Wheat Raisin English Muffins
Related: Beyond Whole Wheat Flour: 3 Delicious Whole Grain Flours You Should Try Now
(Images: Emma Christensen, Faith Durand, Aimée Herring/John Wiley & Sons, Elizabeth Passarella, Mark Luinenburg, Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan)


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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi has requested a postponement of his Aug. 16 sentencing date for more than a half dozen corruption charges accusing him of using his office for personal financial gain and looting a family insurance business to help pay for his 2002 campaign.
Lawyers for the former congressman say in court records that they need more time to prepare for sentencing.
Earlier this month, jurors found Renzi guilty on 17 of the 32 counts against him, including wire fraud, conspiracy, extortion, racketeering, money laundering and making false statements to insurance regulators.
Renzi represented Arizona's sprawling 1st Congressional District from early 2003 until early 2009.
He chose not to run for re-election in 2008 while facing the federal indictment.
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I am not generally a fan of competition shows, but an exception would be "America's Got Talent," because it gives the weirdos somewhere to go.
I'll say right off that I am not a fan of competition shows, with their rosy-cheeked overachieving would-be Mariahs and dysfunctional judges panels. But that's not to say there haven't been exceptions -- one would be "The Sing Off," because I'm a sucker for cheesy a capella groups covering classic pop hits, and I like hearing Ben Folds talk about music -- it sounds like another language to me, but a soothing one, like Norwegian.
And the other would be "America's Got Talent," because it gives the weirdos somewhere to go. In just the first two episodes of this latest season, I've already come across:
1) A small child who turns playing cards into deadly weapons, like Bullseye in the old Daredevil comics;
2) Two nerdy white guys pretending to do martial arts, one wearing what looks like a Mexican wrestler's mask;
3) A 90-plus-year-old man who could pull a car -- filled with his elderly friends! -- with his teeth;
4) Motorcycles that I'm convinced must have been suspended from wires, because, I mean, come on.
5) A magician who made the missing card appear in his anal cavity -- his anal cavity! -- before being summarily dismissed by the judges, who didn't want to find out what the next card was coming out of;
6) Howard Stern. (He's on every week, but still.)
Monsters and Critics collects some of the best videos if you want to check more out (first week here, second week here), and I'm sure there are a lot more that I missed. "America's Got Talent" is one of those shows where you can leave the room to do the dishes or switch back and forth to the ballgame and come back to without feeling like you really missed much of anything -- it will be the same honking weirdness that was going on before, just with a different weirdo.
And then as things move along, some quality performers do seep in, notably talented singers who seem entirely out of place, like they just wandered in from Simon Cowell's seaside patio. If I were the producers I'd eliminate the singers and make it a requirement that every act feature either an animal, a robot, the potential for bodily harm or humans that can do things usually only done in comic books.
And if "American Idol" were smart, it would do the same thing. I'm talking to you, Kellie Pickler.
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If you are a UFV student who has met the criteria to graduate from one of our many programs, CONGRATULATIONS on your achievement! It has taken arduous study and dedication to make it to this stage.
UFV has developed this site to provide some important information about the process involved in order for you to graduate. Please review this information to ensure a successful graduation and convocation.
UFV has developed this site to provide some important information about the process involved in order for you to graduate. Please review this information to ensure a successful graduation and convocation.
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all program requirements are met. This should be done by regular program review and/or consultation with the appropriate department.
UFV recognizes a student's graduation by awarding a degree, diploma, or certificate. Students must apply for graduation by completing a Graduation Request form form, available at the Office of the Registrar or online.
Please note that the Office of the Registrar manages academic issues related to graduation and is responsible for maintaining the academic records for all students at UFV. The University Relations department coordinates the convocation event.
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Every candidate for graduation needs to submit a Graduation Request (pdf) form. This formal application for graduation needs to be submitted to any Office of the Registrar.
Graduation requests can be submitted anytime during the semester in which you will complete your program requirements. Requests submitted by April 1 (or the next business day following April 1) are $25. All program requirements must be completed by the Winter semester grade deadline.Please note, if you are completing your requirements in the summer semester, your application will NOT be processed until after June and you will NOT be eligible to attend this year's convocation ceremony.Your up-to-date mailing address, telephone number and email address should be on your student record. This is important in order for us to contact you regarding any problems or questions which affect your graduation eligibility. Also, the University Relations department will be mailing information to all graduation candidates in May, regarding upcoming convocation information. You can check your contact information on myUFV.
The April 1 (or the next business day following April 1) deadline graduation fee is $25.The following students are excluded from the graduation fee:
If you are NOT eligible to graduate, your graduation fee cannot be refunded or rolled forward to a future convocation. Therefore, you are encouraged to consult with your program advisor(s) before submitting your Graduation Request form.Note: Students attending convocation are required to pay a regalia fee. Regalia should be ordered online prior to the ceremony; see convocation for details.
Parchments are not awarded to students who have outstanding debts to the University. If you have an unpaid student bill, please contact the Office of the Registrar or the library to arrange the required payment(s).
Upon receiving your Graduation Request form, the Office of the Registrar will send a graduation approval form to the department responsible for checking that you meet graduation requirements. Once this is done, the Office of the Registrar will submit your name to the UFV senate for approval. The senate considers these requests at any of its meetings, which are held monthly between mid-September and the beginning of May.
Academic records are updated when the senate has given its approval.
If you are uncertain of your graduation status, access myUFV and view your statement of student record.
All grades MUST be submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the Winter semester grade deadline.
If you are assigned a failing grade in a required course and are expecting a grade change, you must ensure that your instructor submits this grade change immediately, otherwise you will be considered ineligible to graduate.
Students who plan to use credit from other institutions to meet the requirements for a UFV credential must apply for transfer credit at least three months before applying to graduate and have the transfer credit sent to UFV by Winter semester grade deadline.
UFV awards a parchment — an official certificate confirming your degree, associate degree, diploma, or certificate — to every graduate. Students can request to have their parchment mailed. or presented to them at the convocation ceremony (Note: after February 1, due to time constraints, parchments may not be mailed but instead are prepared for the convocation ceremony). Parchments not picked up at the ceremonies will be available for pick up at the Abbotsford Office of the Registrar after the ceremony in June. If you have not received your parchment, please contact a records and graduation officer at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Note: UFV only prints majors on degree parchments.
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Note: Replacement parchments take approximately six weeks to process. If you require proof of graduation immediately, you can request a transcript (pdf) or have the requester contact Auradata for graduation verification at www.auradata.com.
The Office of the Registrar issues official transcripts to current and former students. All official transcripts carry the signature of the registrar as well as the seal of the school, and are enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing an official signature.
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Students with exceptional scholastic records are given special recognition when their names are added to the Dean's List of Distinguished Students. This list is prepared for each semester.
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