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MONDAY, April 23, 2012 (HealthDay News) — Studies that show a type of antidepressant eases autism symptoms are more likely to get published in medical journals than studies concluding the drugs don't improve common behaviors such as rocking and hand-flapping, new research says.
That "publication bias" may mean that physicians believe the medications — known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — are more effective than they really are for children with these behaviors. Indeed, when researchers combined the data from published studies and those that never made it into print, the new analysis showed that SSRIs don't help repetitive behaviors much at all.
"At least from what we have right now, we need more information to determine if SSRIs are useful in treating repetitive behavior," said study author Melisa Carrasco, of the neuroscience graduate program at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "I don't think we're trying to say they should not be used at all in autism. There is some compelling evidence toward their use in treating anxiety disorders in autism."
The study, in the May print issue of Pediatrics, appears online April 23.
The study also calls into question the effectiveness of current methods used to evaluate drugs, particularly pediatric drugs, in the United States. One expert said the findings have implications for countless other drug trials for other conditions.
It's long been recognized that drug trials that show the drug is effective are more likely to be published in peer-reviewed journals, where the results are widely read and disseminated to doctors, said Dr. Scott Denne, a professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, who wrote an accompanying editorial.
"Positive studies are exciting and potentially groundbreaking. Negative studies are not particularly exciting and at least in the estimation of both physicians and investigators, they don't really change anything, even though that isn't necessarily true," Denne said.
Current U.S. law requires that investigators submit a summary of the results of drug trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, a national registry of clinical studies. But often, researchers don't submit their results, and the information is never published on the government website, he said.
"A substantial number of trials are not having the results posted anywhere," Denne said. This deprives pediatric researchers and the public of valuable information, and may mean that trials are unnecessarily repeated.
Carrasco and her colleagues searched PubMed (a U.S. National Institutes of Health database) and ClinicalTrials.gov for randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (considered the gold standard of research) on using SSRIs to treat repetitive behavior in people with autism. Researchers identified five published trials and five unpublished trials marked as completed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
A meta-analysis (pooled analysis) of the published studies found a small but significant improvement in repetitive behaviors, including obsessions and compulsions, among autistic kids treated with SSRIs. When the unpublished studies were included, that benefit vanished.
About one in 88 U.S. children has autism, a neurodevelopment disorder characterized by problems with social interaction, communication and restricted interests and behaviors. That includes repetitive behaviors, such as arm-flapping or head-banging; having an obsessive interest in one topic; having a need to stick to a specific ritual or routine; and experiencing distress or agitation when that routine gets disrupted.


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UBS reports third quarter 2006 result of CHF 2,199 million
- Net profit attributable to UBS shareholders of CHF 2,199 million, down 21% from a year earlier. Net profit from continuing operations was down 15% - Financial businesses contributed CHF 2,114 million to attributable profit from continuing operations, down 16% from the same period a year earlier - Diluted EPS of CHF 1.07 in third quarter 2006, down 13%, or CHF 0.16 from CHF 1.23 a year earlier. Annualized ROE at 25.8% in first nine months of 2006, well above UBS's target of 20% minimum over the cycle - Overall net new money at very healthy CHF 41.9 billion in third quarter, with CHF 26.8 billion inflow from wealth management businesses worldwide - Financial businesses contributed CHF 8,194 million to attributable profit (from continuing operations) in nine months to September, up 20% from CHF 6,845 million a year earlier
UBS reports net profit attributable to its shareholders of CHF 2,199 million in third quarter 2006, down 21% from CHF 2,770 million in the same period a year earlier. Net profit from continuing operations was down 15%.
UBS's industrial holdings, which now comprise only the private equity portfolio, contributed CHF 81 million to third quarter attributable profit.
Financial businesses contributed CHF 2,114 million to attributable net profit from continuing operations. This is 30% lower than second quarter 2006 and 16% below the third quarter 2005 result. Operating income fell 13% from second quarter 2006, in the context of weaker markets and in the absence of disposal gains, which benefited results in second quarter.
"We felt the effects of the May and June market correction in the first part of this quarter as sentiment did not really improve until September -- which is why we were not able to match the very strong performance in the first half," said Clive Standish, Chief Financial Officer.
Compared to third quarter a year earlier, income was up 1%. Weaker revenues from trading activities, mainly in the equities and rates businesses in the Investment Bank, were offset by improvements in other areas, such as fee and commission income, which comprised 58% of overall operating income in third quarter 2006.
Asset-based fees increased in both wealth and asset management, reflecting strong net new money inflows and higher market levels. The Investment Bank generated strong revenues in its advisory and debt underwriting businesses. Debt capital markets recovered significantly from a year earlier. The mergers and acquisitions environment was vigorous.
Notable transactions included advising the world's leading iron ore miner, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), on its acquisition of Canadian-based nickel company Inco. In leveraged finance, where UBS was less strong in the past, it participated in a number of major capital market transactions, including the offering for Anadarko Petroleum in its acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corporation and Western Gas, and Blackstone's acquisition of Travelport.
Net income from interest margin products rose on higher margin lending volumes in the wealth management businesses and the continued growth of the Swiss mortgage business, as well as from wider spreads on client deposits.
Net income from trading activities was down 15% from a year ago. Equities trading income declined 25%, as markets in third quarter were relatively quiet in contrast to a year earlier - when they were exceptionally buoyant. Fixed income trading revenues decreased 15%, reflecting a fall in derivatives trading in the US and Europe, partly offset by resilient client-driven revenues in the rates business.
Total operating expenses were CHF 7,715 million in third quarter 2006, up 8% from a year earlier, due to higher general and administrative and personnel expenses, as UBS continued to expand its business and hire new people in key functions.
Personnel expenses rose on higher salary costs, with the continued hiring of new employees, partially offset by lower performance-related accruals. General and administrative expenses increased, as UBS recorded a provision of CHF 141 million related to a long-term lease on an office building in New Jersey. Professional fees rose from third quarter 2005. Costs for IT and outsourcing rose, reflecting both the expansion in business volumes compared with a year earlier, and the build-out of infrastructure. Increased levels of staff and business expansion led to higher spending on travel and entertainment, telecommunications and administration. Expenses for marketing and public relations were up as well.
The number of personnel in the financial businesses was 75,593 on 30 September 2006, up 6,024 from 69,569 on 31 December 2005, with staff levels increasing across all businesses. The international and Swiss wealth management business, continuing its growth strategy, added advisors and staff in most regions. The US wealth management business saw employee levels increase as a result of the integration of Piper Jaffray's branch network. The Swiss commercial and retail banking business saw a significant rise in personnel following the annual intake of apprentices. Staff levels at the Investment Bank rose in all businesses, with the majority of the increase in IT and finance functions and, to a lesser extent, in operations.
BIS Tier 1 ratio, risk-weighted assets
The BIS Tier 1 ratio was 12.3% on 30 September 2006, up marginally from 12.2% on 30 June 2006. Risk-weighted assets stood at CHF 331.7 billion on 30 September 2006, up CHF 15.8 billion from 30 June 2006, driven in particular by the appreciation of the US dollar against the Swiss franc.
Lending-related risk-weighted assets in Global Wealth Management & Business Banking grew as a result of the increase in collateralized lending and Swiss residential mortgages. The acquisition of ABN AMRO's futures and options business, drawdowns of credit facilities by Investment Bank clients and, to a lesser extent, higher lending to US mortgage originators also contributed to the increase. Risk-weighted assets driven by market risk were up, mostly related to the Investment Bank's US-based business. BIS Tier 1 capital on 30 September 2006 amounted to CHF 40.6 billion, up from CHF 38.4 billion on 30 June 2006, driven by the quarterly net profit and positive currency impacts.
A discernible pick-up in market activity in September has carried over into a good start to the fourth quarter. Equity indices have climbed to new records. Short-term expectations for economic growth are positive, industry deal pipelines and investor confidence intact. UBS's competitive strength will allow it to capture revenue opportunities around the world while it continues to execute strategy and invest in its areas of focus.
Developments in the world's financial markets - which remain an important driver in many of UBS's businesses - are never fully predictable. Thanks to the strong performance in the first half of 2006 and the resilience of UBS's revenues through a difficult summer, results for the first nine months are significantly stronger than in the same period a year ago. Financial businesses net profit attributable to shareholders (from continuing operations) in the nine months to 30 September 2006 was CHF 8,194 million, up 20% from CHF 6,845 million a year earlier.
"At this point, it looks as though we will remember 2006 as another record year for UBS - in terms of both financial results and strategic progress," said Clive Standish.
Performance against targets
UBS focuses on four key performance indicators, designed to ensure the delivery of continuously improving returns to shareholders. All are calculated based on results from continuing operations. The first two, return on equity and diluted earnings per share, are based on the results of the entire firm. The cost/income ratio and net new money indicators are limited to the financial businesses. On this basis, performance indicators in third quarter 2006 show:
annualized return on equity was 25.8% in the first nine months of 2006, down from 27.4% in the same period a year earlier, but well above our target of 20% minimum over the cycle. The decrease was driven by the growth in the average equity base, only partially offset by higher annualized profit.
diluted earnings per share of CHF 1.07, down 13% or CHF 0.16 from CHF 1.23 in the same quarter a year earlier, reflecting the decrease in net profit, partly offset by a 2% reduction in the average number of shares outstanding following continued share buybacks.
a cost/income ratio in the financial businesses of 73.8%, up from 68.9% in the same quarter last year. Revenues remained practically flat, while costs rose, mainly on higher general and administrative expenses related to the expansion of the business and investment in support of further growth. Costs were also up on higher salary expenses.
net new money of CHF 41.9 billion, down from a record high of CHF 51.2 billion a year earlier. Inflows remained strong worldwide. The wealth management units recorded inflows of CHF 26.8 billion this quarter, down from CHF 31.1 billion in third quarter 2005. Inflows in the international and Swiss wealth management business rose to CHF 23.4 billion, driven by inflows from Asia and the Americas. Within this, net new money in European Wealth Management was CHF 2.7 billion in third quarter 2006, down from CHF 5.6 billion in third quarter 2005, as asset gathering slowed in July and August. Strong inflows in Italy and the UK were partly offset by small outflows in other European markets. Inflows into the domestic wealth management business in the US were CHF 3.4 billion in third quarter, down sharply from the record of CHF 9.9 billion a year earlier. Global Asset Management inflows fell to CHF 15.5 billion, down from the strong CHF 19.9 billion result a year earlier. Of the total, CHF 8.8 billion was into money market funds, which tend to experience larger quarterly swings than other asset classes. Additionally, inflows were seen in alternative and quantitative investments, fixed income, real estate, and multi-asset mandates. The Swiss retail banking business recorded net new money outflows of CHF 0.4 billion.
The inflow of UBS net new money in the first nine months of 2006 totaled CHF 126.2 billion, equivalent to 5% of the underlying asset base at year-end 2005.
Invested assets
Invested assets totaled CHF 2,879 billion at the end of September, up 8% from 30 June 2006, benefiting from rising financial markets, the inclusion of the Piper Jaffray branch network and the rise in the US dollar against the Swiss franc.
Results from the Financial Businesses
Global Wealth Management & Business Banking
Global Wealth Management & Business Banking pre-tax profit fell 12% to CHF 1,837 million in third quarter 2006, from CHF 2,094 million in second quarter 2006.
Pre-tax profit for Wealth Management International & Switzerland, at CHF 1,226 million, was down 4% from the record second quarter 2006 result. Total operating income fell 4%, as non-recurring income declined on significantly lower client activity levels. Recurring income rose, benefiting from the higher asset base.
Operating expenses were down 4% from second quarter 2006. Personnel expenses fell, mainly reflecting lower performance-related compensation, which declined with revenues. General and administrative expenses were up from second quarter on higher marketing and public relations expenses, in support of continued business expansion.
Income in the European wealth management business fell 1% to CHF 250 million in third quarter 2006. The business was profitable for the third consecutive quarter. The net new money inflow in the first three quarters of 2006 totaled CHF 16.4 billion, reflecting an annualized net new money growth rate of 19% of the underlying asset base at year-end 2005, with positive contributions from all five target markets.
In third quarter 2006, Wealth Management US reported pre-tax profit of CHF 43 million, down 76% compared with second quarter 2006. The decline mainly reflected the New Jersey office lease provision and Piper Jaffray integration costs.
Total operating income in third quarter 2006 was up 3% from second quarter 2006. In US dollar terms, operating income rose 2% from the second quarter. A record recurring income result offset the decline in commissions, reflecting lower client trading activity.
In third quarter 2006, Business Banking Switzerland reported a pre-tax profit of CHF 568 million, 10% lower than second quarter 2006. Total operating income in third quarter 2006 was down 4% from second quarter 2006. Net interest income fell, mostly reflecting the higher rates clients receive for saving accounts. Non-interest income declined, mainly due to lower client activity levels.
The loan portfolio, at CHF 143.5 billion on 30 September 2006, was CHF 0.3 billion above its level on 30 June 2006. Increased demand for private client mortgages more than offset the continuing workout of the recovery portfolio.
Global Asset Management
Global Asset Management's pre-tax profit was CHF 284 million in third quarter 2006, down 15% from second quarter 2006. The decrease was related mainly to Dillon Read Capital Management (DRCM), which was included in the business group's results for the full quarter for the first time. It also reflected lower wholesale intermediary fees, a result of the decline in the average asset base during the quarter. This was partly offset by higher management and performance fees from alternative and quantitative investments.
Investment Bank
The Investment Bank's pre-tax profit was CHF 1,083 million in third quarter 2006, down 22% from the same period a year earlier. Lower revenues in equities and fixed income, rates and currencies were partly offset by a significant increase in investment banking revenues. Expenses primarily rose on investments in IT infrastructure and business expansion initiatives.
Total operating income in third quarter 2006 was down 4% from the same quarter a year earlier.
Equities business revenues fell 13% from the same period in 2005. Most businesses, except for prime brokerage and exchange traded derivatives, reported declines. Overall, cash equities revenues decreased due to increased facilitation requirements by clients in the US and Europe. These movements were partly offset by higher commissions following increased volumes in global markets. Revenues in the derivatives business decreased primarily due to fewer business opportunities in Asia Pacific. Prime brokerage services continued to grow, reflecting the increase in client numbers and customer balances. Proprietary revenues fell in comparison to third quarter 2005. Compared with second quarter 2006, equities revenues were down 24% as most businesses, except for proprietary trading, reported declines. This mainly reflected the gains on the sale of participations recorded in second quarter 2006 and overall portfolio performance.
Fixed income, rates and currencies revenues were down 7% from the same quarter a year ago. Client-driven revenues in the rates business were resilient although UBS experienced lower revenues from derivatives trading in the US and Europe. Revenues in mortgage-backed securities and energy trading were up. Compared with last year, the credit businesses delivered a solid result, especially in the area of leveraged finance and structured credit, reflecting a high number of deals completed in third quarter. Municipal securities revenues were down compared with a year earlier. Foreign exchange and cash and collateral trading revenues increased, positively impacting performance. The business also benefited from increased revenues in the metals business. Compared with second quarter 2006, fixed income, rates and currencies revenues were down 25%, with lower rates and foreign exchange revenues partially offset by increases in the securitized products and municipal securities businesses.
Investment banking revenues rose 35% from third quarter 2005 - the best third quarter performance in the last five years. All regions, especially Europe and Asia Pacific, benefited from the positive environment for mergers and acquisitions. Revenues from the advisory business increased as clients took advantage of strategic opportunities. The capital markets business saw solid growth in debt capital markets and leveraged finance. Compared with second quarter 2006, investment banking revenues were essentially unchanged.
Total operating expenses in third quarter 2006 were up 3% from the same period last year. Personnel expenses were down 6% from a year earlier, as the rise in salary and recruitment costs due to increasing staff levels were more than offset by lower bonus accruals and the transfer of DRCM personnel from the Investment Bank to Global Asset Management. General and administrative expenses increased by 29%. IT costs were up due to the continued build out of the IT platform in support of recent and expected future business growth. Professional fees rose, due to legal and advisory fees related in particular to the transfer of DRCM to Global Asset Management while administration costs, along with travel and entertainment expenses, increased as a result of business expansion.
Market risk for the Investment Bank, as measured by the average 10-day 99% confidence Value at Risk (VaR), increased to CHF 453 million in third quarter 2006 from CHF 408 million in second quarter. VaR was reduced towards the end of the quarter to CHF 398 million, only slightly higher than the previous quarter-end level of CHF 390 million.


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In the Disney animated film "Frozen," Jonathan Groff does the voice work for Kristoff, a rugged, slightly oafish outdoorsman. "It was so much fun playing that character," says Groff, 28. "The movie turned out really well and my fascination with Disney kind of just went full circle with 'Frozen.'" Groff, who's also known for his work on "Glee," has an extensive theater background and was nominated for a Tony Award for "Spring Awakening." Born in Lancaster, Pa., Groff currently resides in San Francisco and would like to point out that the people on Twitter claiming to be him most definitely aren't.
Q. Your "Frozen" character, Kristoff, is a mountain man. Are you an outdoorsman as well?
A. My mom's a gym teacher and she and my dad were both athletes. So we were always an active family. Ever since we were little, we did long bike rides. I'm a runner and I hike and I love being outdoors and doing all that kind of stuff. But I've never been on a proper camping trip. I camped outdoors in our backyard! (Laughs) I'd love to take a week off and camp in Yellowstone. Maybe I could be a hardcore camper. But not the kind who doesn't need an actual bathroom. So scratch the hardcore part. (Laughs)
Q. Do you like cold-weather destinations?
A. I do! Last year I went to Park City, Utah, with my family and we skied and stayed in a lodge. That was fun. I hadn't skied in a while. My mom took me skiing when I was little. I was maybe in the fourth grade. A snowboarder hit me from behind! He was a grown man, so it hurt.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. It was to Disney World when I was five years old. My mom did a 50-day countdown. Every day before the trip, she would videotape us and we could talk about our upcoming trip or sing a song from Disney. We were so excited. The trip lived up to our expectations 100 percent! I didn't even mind waiting in the lines to go on the Peter Pan ride and everything. I have to say, I actually love waiting in lines at amusement parks with people who you like. It's fun. I had a friend who came to visit me from London last year and we went to Disneyland. Anyhow, now here I am in a Disney movie.
Q. Are you recognized when you travel?
A. When I was on "Glee," a lot of people recognized my character from the show. But I don't really get recognized. I have that generic white boy look.
Q. Where is the most romantic destination?
A. I've honestly never had a romantic vacation. I need to change that right away!
Q. What are your top five cities?
A. I lived in Chicago shooting "Boss" for three months and it was gorgeous. But if I was going to place the cities in my favorite order, it'd be New York for sure. It's my absolute favorite! Then Lancaster, Pa., Rome, San Francisco and Chicago.
Q. What makes a memorable vacation?
A. Being able to travel by yourself and feeling at home. I went to Rome by myself and just had the most incredible experience there. I went in the summer and it was so sexy and the food was great. I love sitting outside and people-watching. The vibe in the city was amazing. And then to visit the Sistine Chapel was mind blowing. I have to say that when I was in Rome, I ate my face off!
Q. Do you work out on the road?
A. Yeah. I work out like crazy. I run, lift weights and swim. I have to every day, because I gain weight really quickly and like I just said, I like to eat a lot! When I'm filming, I can only stuff my face in certain moments.
Q. Where have you traveled to that most reminded you of home?
A. I spent some time in Portland, Ore., and the mountains there reminded me of the mountains in Pennsylvania. It was so pretty with the leaves changing.
Q. When you go away, what are some of your must-have items?
A. Definitely an iPod, my phone charger, my Superman baseball hat and that's it.
Q. What is your guilty pleasure when you're on the road?
A. I just drink myself into oblivion with Diet Coke. I like the caffeine-free kind. I went off Diet Coke for 1-1/2 years and now I'm back on it. I try to do sparkling water but there's nothing like Diet Coke. They didn't pay me to say that. (Laughs)
Q. What is your best and/or worst vacation memory?
A. I remember going to the beach in Wildwood, N.J., every summer. One time, my grandmother was driving and she went the wrong way down a one-way street and almost got into an accident. We didn't make contact and no one got hurt, so it was actually hilarious at the time. Later, she got Alzheimer's so it was sad. But that's certainly one memory that stands out.
(Jae-Ha Kim is a New York Times bestselling author and travel writer. You can respond to this column by visiting her website at www.jaehakim.com. You may also follow @GoAwayWithJae where Jae-Ha Kim welcomes your questions and comments.)


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As you may recall, when it came to picking a dining room table for my open concept kitchen/ dining area I chose to design my own table with the amazing team at Huston & Company in Kennebunkport, Maine. Since then they have added the Gates table to their repertoire (and website) and since then have made quite a few for clients all over the country! Each one is custom and unique to the style and needs of each client (the real beauty of handmade, custom furniture) and this collection of images shows all the variations they've gone in size, shape and stain color! I'm working on a new design- a desk- that plays off this style mixed with some campaign influence that we will release in the coming months! I'm so excited!
Here's the original that sits in my own house:
Wellesley, MA- rectangle table (no leaves) 80″ x 55″ in white oak with dark walnut stain (and check out that light fixture too!)
Wellesley, MA- oval table 75″ x 48″ in red oak with dark walnut stain. (This happens to be a client of mine)
New York, NY- 48″ x 36″ rectangle in white oak with custom wenge stain.
Glencoe, IL- 64″ round in white oak, custom whitewash stain (just like mine).
Newtonville, MA- 73″ diameter round in ash with custom oak stain and removable lazy susan.
Cutchogue, NY- A rectangle version 64″ x 44″ with to 13″ leaves and inlay detail.
(in process in the shop with one leaf)
It's so fun for me to see how all these different people customized my design. I love, love, loved working with these guys and if you have any custom furniture needs contact them for more information!


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OH.MY.GOD. Hands down the best chili I have ever had. Dreena has done it again with this amazing recipe. Cocoa Coconut Chili is from Eat, Drink & Be Vegan. This is quickly becoming my favorite cookbook. 2nd recipe this week from it that is outstanding. And, it is naturally gluten-free!
I did modify the recipe slightly. I used mushroom instead of onions (I can't eat them). I also left out the agave because the coconut milk is sweet enough (there is a note in the book that suggests this). I also added diced avocado to the top of my chili. I served with a large salad & half of a Trader Joe's gluten-free French roll.
Sorry for the picture quality…it was rainy & dreary out today. I made this full recipe and I think I am the only one in the family who will eat it. That is fine by me, though, I froze a couple containers of this so that I will have this yummy goodness to pull out when I feel like a bowl of love. 😉 I see myself making this recipe a lot.
Hope you are all having a nice Friday night! I am about to head to bed & watch Flash Forward that I DVR'd last night. I have to get my sleep…9 miles on the agenda for the AM!
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Scores of recorded phone calls show that four Somali immigrants conspired in 2008 to raise money and send it to their homeland to assist the terrorist group al-Shabaab, a federal prosecutor said at the opening Wednesday of a terrorism trial in San Diego.
But defense lawyers for the four men countered that those phone calls, as well as other evidence, has been misconstrued and taken out of context by prosecutors, and that the funds sent were for humanitarian — not terrorist — purposes.
The trial, expected to last three weeks, covers events from January to August 2008, when about $8,500 of cash was sent from San Diego to Somalia. The four defendants are charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and to a foreign terrorist organization — in this instance, the Somali-based group al-Shabaab. They are also charged with money laundering.
The U.S. government designated Al-Shabaab a terrorist organization in 2008. Its members have been connected to bombings, assassinations, and attacks on civilians, officials with various governments in the unstable country, and peacekeeping forces. It's also been linked to al-Qaeda.
The defendants come from widely different backgrounds. Basally Saeed Moalin was a cabdriver in San Diego before his arrest in 2010. Assistant U.S. Attorney Caroline Han told jurors he was the main connection with the fighters in Somalia and orchestrated the fundraising in San Diego.
Mohamed Mohamed Mohamud was the popular imam of the al-Ansar mosque in City Heights, in the heart of the San Diego's immigrant Somali community. Issa Doreh worked at the Shidaal Express, a hawala, or money-transfer business. The fourth defendant, Ahmed Nasir Taalil Mohamud, was a cabdriver in Anaheim who met Moalin when both drove taxis in St. Louis.
The prosecution has been closely followed by San Diego's Somali immigrants. At every hearing in the run-up to the trial, dozens of supporters from the Somali community have filled the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller.
In a rare move Wednesday, the court opened an adjacent courtroom for the overflow crowd, piping in an audio feed of the proceedings. Several supporters donned orange ribbons on their jackets and robes in a show of support for the men when they filed into the courtroom for the start of the trial, but they were told to remove them.
"People are following it a lot and are very interested in what is going to happen," said Hussein Nuur, director of economic development for the Horn of Africa community group in City Heights.
Nuur said much of the talk focuses on Mohamud, the imam and spiritual leader for the mosque. Skepticism of the government's case runs high, he said.
"To be honest, a lot of people believe they are innocent," Nuur said. "They want to see what kind of evidence the government is going to present."
That evidence is largely comprised of hundreds of secretly recorded wiretaps on the phone calls made by Moalin and others.
Han said they show how Moalin interacted with a Somali fighter named Aden Hashi Ayrow, a militia commander who was a "rock star" in the al-Shabaab group in Somalia, to raise funds in San Diego for the fighters. The money was transferred via Shidaal Express, where Doreh worked.
She said they used fake names on phone numbers on the money transfers and used code words in phone conversations.
"They knew what al-Shabaab was doing, and what they were doing," Han said.
But Joshua Dratel, the lawyer for Moalin, said the government took snippets of conversations out of context and misinterpreted the meaning. He said the man on the other end of many of the conversations is not Ayrow, but another Somali man who was actually opposed to al-Shabaab.
Linda Moreno, Mohamud's lawyer, said her client is heard in only 11 phone conversations out of more than 2,000 recorded. She said the money raised in San Diego was not intended for fighters but sent to support charitable activities.
Defense lawyers also said a potential government witness is the former owner of Shidaal Express, who pleaded guilty in a separate case to running a huge Ponzi scheme that victimized Somalis. His testimony is an effort to lessen his sentence, said Doreh's lawyer, Ahmed Ghappour.
The case reflects the kinds of terrorism prosecutions that the
In 2011, the material support charge was filed in 87 percent of all terrorism cases filed by federal prosecutors, according to a study of all cases complied by the Center for Law and Security at the
Under the law, material support can mean everything from providing money, weapons or personnel to a terrorist group. It carries a potential sentence of 15 years to life in prison.


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The European Southern Observatory (ESO) was created in 1962. In this gallery, we look at some of the most spectacular deep space images captured by ESO's telescopes in northern Chile. These include the New Technology Telescope (NTT), the Very Large Telescope (VLT), the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) and the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).
This broad panorama of the Carina Nebula, a region of massive star formation in the southern skies, was taken in infrared light using the HAWK-I camera on ESO's Very Large Telescope. Many previously hidden features, scattered across a spectacular celestial landscape of gas, dust and young stars, have emerged.Picture: ESO/T. Preibisch / Rex Features


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As a toddler of 2 or 3, Steve Stocking dug a trench in his grandmother's yard, picked some flowers and covered them with the sandy dirt.
As a toddler of 2 or 3, Steve Stocking dug a trench in his grandmother's yard, picked some flowers and covered them with the sandy dirt.
They never grew, his first experience in botany an utter failure.
He wasn't deterred though, making botany and biology his career, as had his father. He got so much better with flowers that the fourth edition of "Wildflowers of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks," co-written with Jack. A. Rockwell, is out in time for today's opening of spring. Also available is the recently released second edition of Stocking's other book, "The Giant Sequoias of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks."
Although the books are specific to the joint parks east of Fresno, the information is relevant to visitors of Calaveras Big Trees State Park, where Stocking, the retired San Joaquin Delta College biology/botany instructor who now lives in San Andreas, volunteers.
The wild flowers of Sequoia and Kings Canyon that grow in the middle elevation range are the same, or similar to those that grow at Big Trees, where the elevation is 4,800 feet.
"The trees at Big Trees are same as at Sequoias and Giant Sequoias," Stocking said. "(Big Trees grove) is the farthest north and the first one probably found (by white settlers). They spread down through the Sierra. There's a tiny grove by Lake Tahoe and they run all the way down to Tulare County. Some have been cut down, and some are protected in the parks. I'll tell all about it in my talk."
That would be his June 7 talk at the Big Trees Visitor Center, where Stocking is a volunteer, and where he leads tours.
Stocking, 75, may have given up his day job of 30 years at Delta, where he fought to keep field trips to Big Trees for his classes, but his devotion to the trees and plants and birds found there has not waned. He talks to various groups and writes on the subjects for the local Audubon Society, Native Plant Society and Sierra club publications.
Stocking's love of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks dates to his childhood when his dad, Kenneth, a teacher whose postings included Stockton College, would take the family there during summer visits to a nearby family cabin.
"Most of what we did was typical stuff what kids might do on vacation in the mountains: go swimming at the nearby lake, go on little hikes, go fishing, play on rocks, make forts," Stocking said. "It probably was ingrained into me that that's a nice place to do these things."
There wasn't a singular moment that veered Stocking onto the path blazed by his father, a biology teacher and active member of the Audubon Society.
"It got to the point somehow I wanted to know about things, particularly things I'd been exposed to by my father, out of doors in the mountains on those field trips," he said.
It led Stocking to study biology at University of the Pacific, where he earned his bachelors degree, and to pursue a masters degree at San Francisco State University.
It was while working on that advanced degree that he first was offered summer work as an interpretive ranger at Sequoia National Park.
"My job was to take people out on walks and give them programs at the amphitheatre in the evening around the campfire and to answer questions at the visitor center," Stocking said.
The questions from visitors prompted him to team with Rockwell, a full-time ranger, to write "Wildflowers of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks" in 1969.
"They had books about wildflowers, but they didn't have one about wildflowers of Sequoia and Kings except an older one, which was more of traditional thing that had keys and you made choices (of what plants might be)," Stocking said.
He did most of the colored photographs that accompany each plant identified. The book is organized by the color of flowers, because that's how other flower books are organized, Stocking said. Each plant's common and scientific names are included along with the elevation where they can be found.
The absence of a book about the giant trees of Sequoia and Kings Canyon - "We were selling one on Sequoias of Yosemite National Park and they weren't selling all that well," - led to Stocking's 2006 publication of "The Giant Sequoias of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks."
By the time that book was published, Stocking had long stopped working summers in the park, but he continued to visit, had, with his wife, Linda, introduced his own two daughters and six grandchildren to it and was on the board of the Sequoia Natural History Association.
His book, which sells for $5, proved a popular souvenir, hence the printing of a second edition.
The only significant change from the first edition is the placing of the President's Tree as the second largest in the park. The previous second-largest tree was accidentally destroyed in a control burn, thus elevating the President's Tree.
In addition to information about trees specific to Sequoia and Kings Canyon parks, the book contains universal information about the majestic Sequoias found in the state, including at Big Trees.
The trees still hold sway over him as they did when he was a kid and was sharing his father's joy in nature, and when he taught, and tried to pass that sense of wonder along to his students.
"The great thing about taking students from Stockton to the mountains, in many cases, it was the first time they'd been to these places," Stocking said. "They'd say things like 'I'm going to bring my family back,' and sometimes they did. That was great. You could see your goal to get them out in the world and appreciate it."
Stocking's books are available online at sequoiahistory.org/parkstore. "The Giants Sequoias" is $4.95 plus tax and shipping. "Wildflowers" is $9.95 plus tax and shipping.
Contact reporter Lori Gilbert at (209) 546-8284 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @lorigrecord.


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Sunday, 22 April 2007
Going Green
A glance at supermarket dips these days will quickly alert you to the fact we have moved firmly beyond the standard basil and pinenut pesto. In all honestly I'm rather attached to the original but for something a little more sharp and peppery, try this. It certainly beats those overpriced tubs that last all of five minutes. You'll have plenty left to toss through pasta, add to toasted pides or serve with grilled meats. I'm also a huge believer in the magic of pesto and eggs as served above with a side of smoked salmon.
Rocket, Parmesan and Cashew Pesto
1 1/4 cups firmly packed basil leaves
3/4 cup rocket
1 clove garlic chopped
3/4 cup grated parmesan
1/2 cup cashews
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Blitz in the processor until smooth but still a little chunky. Baby puree consistency is not desirable. Season to taste and serve immediately or pour over enough olive oil to cover and refrigerate covered for up to 1 week.
Makes about 1.5 cups
This is wonderful with grilled meat but also makes a great starter spread over slices of (grilled) crusty bread, topped with fresh mozzarella and drizzled with olive oil and a good smattering of sea salt and pepper.
1 cup almonds
1 cup walnuts
2 garlic cloves
1 bunch parsley
1 bunch basil
3/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup verjuice
Roast the nuts at 200° C/390° F) oven for about 15 minutes. Rub the walnuts between tea towels to remove the bitter skins. In a mortar and pestle pound the nuts then add the herbs and garlic. When roughly chopped slowly add the oil and then verjuice. If you'd rather be spared a workout in a food processor blend the nuts, garlic and herbs together until roughly chopped. Leave the motor on and slowly add the oil in a thin stream then repeat with the verjuice. Season to taste.
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This looks great! Just the other day I was thinking I wanted to make some pesto and now I have a new recipe to try. :)
Ari (Baking and Books)
- 22 April 2007 at 10:15 am
- Freya and Paul said...
I do find regular pesto to be a little bit rich so this sharper version could be just want I need! It looks lovely!
- 22 April 2007 at 12:59 pm
- Truffle said...
Thanks Ari and thanks for reading :)
I agree Freya and Paul. If you want something sharper I strongly recommend the agresto. The verjuice gives it a nice zing that lightens it up well.
- 23 April 2007 at 3:52 am
- knitphomaniac said...
Ah, can never have too much pesto!
I'm finding myself giddy that my garden has finally waken up from the long winter... My rhubarb is making it's way up and can't wait to start a new batch of rhubarb-themed pestos this year!
Thanks so much for this recipe, I'll be sure to try it!
- 23 April 2007 at 7:00 am
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Truffle, I'm willing to try the rocket pesto - I love it's peppery taste.
- 23 April 2007 at 7:26 am
- Truffle said...
Hope you like it Knitphomaniac. I am envious hearing about your garden. I really must start making an effort with mine so I can avoid all that overpriced produce.
Patricia- my mother is the same way about rocket. Actually it's practically the only salad green she will eat since she loves that peppery hit so much! Thanks for stopping by :)
- 23 April 2007 at 9:08 pm
- Little Foodie said...
You have a delicious blog. I could try everything on it.
- 27 April 2007 at 6:29 am
- Cynthia said...
Your pesto is so fresh and green, makes me want to dip a hunk of bread into it :)
- 18 June 2007 at 6:32 pm
- Truffle said...
Little Foodie- that's so sweet. Thank you!
Cynthia- what a lovely thing to say! Thanks very much :)
- 18 June 2007 at 11:03 pm
- bee said...
what a unique and beautiful dish!!! i'm adding you to my blogroll, if you don't mind.
- 5 September 2007 at 11:39 am
- Truffle said...
Thanks so much Bee! That's very kind of you. I've added you to mine :)
- 5 September 2007 at 2:38 pm


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A VNC client running on a microcontroller – a proof-of-concept demonstration of inexpensive remote display units used in the home
A wall-mounted device with touch screen LCD interface. Allows visitors to an office door to view the occupants schedule and leave voice messages.
A controller for the Sharp LM4k101 640×480 LCD panel, with a simple command based interface to draw shapes and text
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/backup.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/media --exclude=/sys --exclude=/home/coredump /
tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C /
i use the tar ball way and it works fine, there are programs out there that do backups, i can't remember the names, either way you have to use a "rescue, or live cd" to restore.make sure if you use the tar way to exclude the dir's you don't want to backup (like mounts, media, etc..)Here is the commands i use:to backup with tarCode: [Select]tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/backup.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/media --exclude=/sys --exclude=/home/coredump /to restore with tarCode: [Select]tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C /Richard
Hey MGrab a copy of something like Acronis or Norton Ghost and make a bootable DVD then boot of it and plug in a USB stick or USB HDD and make a backup of the whole HDD this is assuming you have a seperate HDD's for LinuxMCE and your data and it will do all the partitions etc when you do the restore to your LinuxMCE HDD, I have a separate 80Gb HDD for the core and then my software RAID. If I stuff my system I can go downstairs plug in the HDD and boot off the DVD (I use Acronis) am I am back up and running in 6 mins saves so much stuffing around, the advantage is when I finally get a working image then I will just make another backup image and name it accordingly.............no downloading just nice and easy, you would only need to do updates & upgrades. The only one thing I am not sure of is if there would be an issue with dist-upgrades as I have not done one since my original image I made in Feb last year but it sure makes it easy to recover if you stuff things like I have on a few occasions trying to test new ideas........this way it keeps the wife & 3 yr old happyRegardsBeeker
On the Advanced|Confiuration menu you have a Backups page. I've done it a few times and it produces a .tar.gz file which you can place on a stick or where you like it.I'm not sure exactly what's backed up, but I supposed it's all LMCE configuration data and no MP3s or other stuff you add yourself.Another option, including full ghosting of you harddisk can be found in the live-CD Trinity Resque Disk. I has saved me a couple of times for both Windows and Linux systems. To be found at http://trinityhome.org//Joakim


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Last summer, we sang the praises of Maryland Rep. John K. Delaney's proposal to create a $750 billion fund to rebuild and expand America's neglected public infrastructure. Turns out the freshman Democrat's measure continues to build on its bipartisan support — now with a companion bill introduced in the U.S. Senate.
What makes the 6th District Democrat's Partnership to Build America Act so appealing is that it hits two birds with one stone. The fund would be financed by borrowing money privately — allowing private companies to repatriate foreign profits by purchasing $50 billion in 50-year bonds that will pay for the badly-needed road, transit, water, sewer, energy and other projects.
Mr. Delaney's background in finance has obviously come in handy. Most in Congress understand that the nation has an enormous infrastructure backlog — estimated at $3.6 trillion by the American Society of Civil Engineers — and many probably also recognize that the billions of dollars in profits American-based multinational companies have parked off-shore pose a challenge, too.
That's because those foreign profits can accumulate for years without paying a dime in federal taxes, which can be deferred indefinitely. The infrastructure proposal would at least put the money to work. Companies like Apple could participate in a "reverse Dutch auction" in which they'd bid to buy the bonds by offering the lowest "multiplier." For each dollar in bonds the winning bidder purchases, it will be allowed to repatriate a certain amount in foreign profits.
Under Mr. Delaney's example, a winning bid of a 1-to-4 would mean that for every dollar of bonds a company purchases, it would be allowed to repatriate $4 to spend as it likes. Thanks to the magic of borrowing, the $50 billion in bonds can then be leveraged into $750 billion of infrastructure loans or guarantees.
Obviously, this won't "fix" the nation's enormous infrastructure needs by itself, and some may argue that it would be better for the U.S. to reform the tax code to end unlimited deferrals or perhaps even lower the corporate tax rate. But no proposal involving enormous new spending or tax reform is likely to make it out of a highly partisan Congress, particularly in an election year.
The Maryland congressman's proposal is appealing in large part it appears do-able. The House bill has 25 Democrats and 25 Republican backing it while the Senate bill was introduced last week by Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado and has already attracted a handful of Senate co-sponsors.
Meanwhile, suggestions that the federal gasoline tax be raised (after 20 years of stagnation) and indexed to keep up with inflation have fallen on deaf ears on Capitol Hill. The inability of the U.S. to keep up with its transportation needs is, unfortunately, only going to worsen as vehicles become more energy efficient.
States are also capable of creative ideas, of course. Last week, the Maryland House travel plaza on Interstate 95 reopened as a P3 — a public-private partnership. Redesigned, rebuilt and operated by a private company, the rest stop is still a money-maker for the state, but its operations and upkeep are the responsibility of Areas USA.
And the General Assembly proved willing to raise Maryland's gas tax last year — to finance an estimated $4.4 billion in new transportation spending over the next half-decade. But even that may not prove sufficient given the uncertainty of federal transportation spending and the rising cost of road and transit projects — not to mention the desire of local governments to get a bigger share of the tax revenue pie.
Some in Montgomery County, for instance, would like to see tolls on the Intercounty Connector rolled back to encourage greater use of the highway. Others want more of those transportation dollars to go into fixing local roads, restoring what is known as "highway user revenue." And in Baltimore County, officials even want to shrink the state's transportation financing pie by exempting county-owned vehicles from the gas tax.
This much is clear. The old days of financing transportation and other forms of public infrastructure are gone. What's left is going to have to be an "all-of-the-above" patchwork of partnerships, tolls, taxes, grants and fees. Given that reality, creative ideas like Mr. Delaney's are exceedingly valuable.
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By Janice Youngwith
Algonquin resident Wayne Kirkpatrick's 24 years as an Army counterterrorism expert, Department of Defense and state department consultant didn't slow him down. Neither did his 2003 prostate cancer diagnosis at age 56.
"At the time, I'd never been in the hospital for anything other than bullet wounds," recalls the 61-year-old motorcycle enthusiast, triathlete and distance runner, who says fitness has always been an important part of his life.
After doctors discovered a suspicious lump at his annual physical exam, Kirkpatrick was referred to an oncologist. He was shocked to learn he had prostate cancer.
"My initial response was that I simply didn't have time for this," says Kirkpatrick, the father of three and grandfather of five. "A friend who had battled prostate cancer told me about the American Cancer Society's booklet describing my options, and I learned I had a decision to make."
Like many facing prostate cancer, Kirkpatrick looked at a variety of treatment options, including radiation therapy, seed implants and more. His choice? Surgery.
"I guess I was more concerned about life itself than worrying about quality of life," Kirkpatrick says. "Concerns about possible side effects seemed trivial in comparison."
Hitting the open road
Kirkpatrick opted for a June 2003 radical prostatectomy at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. Doctors performed the procedure though an incision just below his belly button. Two days later, he was home from the hospital, playing with his dog Thunder and riding his motorcycle around the block.
Just days later, he hit the open road for a 5,400-mile, 21/2-week cross-country motorcycle trek, destined for points from Alaska to southern California, Key West, New England and more.
"Surgery went well, and I'm convinced recovery would have taken longer had I remained sedentary," says Kirkpatrick, whose passion for motorcycles includes restoring a prized collection of 17 antique and classic cycles. "After just two days in the hospital, I could already feel my muscles beginning to atrophy."
Kirkpatrick says he was extremely cautious, riding gently and taking special care mounting and dismounting his motorcycle.
"I later learned that my tumor was much more aggressive than doctors initially thought, and that surgery most likely saved my life," he says. "It's been five years and I'm convinced I did the right thing."
Ending the silence
Kirkpatrick, who credits his doctors' skill along with his smooth and active recovery, says he doesn't understand the silence surrounding prostate cancer.
"Why are men dying and afraid to even have testing done?" he asks. "When I learn of friends with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) results, I tell them not to be afraid and to have confidence in their doctors and the treatments out there."
That's the consensus of a number of Northwest suburban men, all cancer survivors and members of a special American Cancer Society (ACS) Men's Health Task Force.
"Cancer in particular is a subject typically off-limits to men," says Kirkpatrick. "It's something we just don't talk about. Men seem to have a sense of invulnerability."
ACS experts say it's all too easy for men to pretend a problem doesn't exist. It's even easier to ignore a problem that may have no early warning signs.
Sharing a message of hope
Kirkpatrick and other prostate cancer survivors say they are on a mission to share a message of hope. He is one of several cancer survivors featured on a special 10-minute video, " "Cancer: Real Men, Real Stories, Real Hope," urging men to take care of themselves by adopting healthy lifestyles and getting screened for the disease.
Introduced by WMAQ-TV news anchor and cancer survivor Warner Saunders and narrated by TV's Dr. Michael Breen, the video features vignettes of task force members who are cancer survivors. They share their stories, offering hope to other men and urging them to be more proactive in taking control of their health.
Community groups and health care personnel interested in obtaining a copy of the DVD can contact Charlene Padovani, American Cancer Society health initiatives manager, at (847) 368-1166 or email@example.com.


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He actually seems to have some political sense, though, unlike the hotel chain magnate we're stuck with in the oval office, recognizing how bad things looked and trying to avoid a paper trail documenting the shakedown.
and also said that firing Comey had relieved great pressure at him, actually had another damning aspect which is only now coming to light. The fact that this remained secret for two years even in the face of the other revelations is pretty telling as to how serious it is.
"President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscows interference in the U.S. election because the United States did the same in other countries, an assertion that prompted alarmed White House officials to limit access to the remarks to an unusually small number of people, according to three former officials with knowledge of the matter.
The comments, which have not been previously reported, were part of a now-infamous meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, in which Trump revealed highly classified information that exposed a source of intelligence on the Islamic State. He also said during the meeting that firing FBI Director James B. Comey the day before had relieved great pressure on him.
A memorandum summarizing the meeting was limited to all but a few officials with the highest security clearances in an attempt to keep the presidents comments from being disclosed publicly, according to the former officials, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters."
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Who do you think deserves the land of Kashmir?
Who do you think should/will win if the war gets to that point...?
Kashmir belongs to India
Pakistan should get Kashmir
I don't know and i don't care
Please let there be no war...
Who do you think deserves the land of Kashmir?
Who do you think should/will win if the war gets to that point...?
I am the Alpha and the Omega!!!
where did the last poll disapear to i wonder ?? someone not liking the result or something ?
i say, referendum, let the Kashmir people decide.
there should have been a referendum in 1947.
have a UN monitored ballot and that will be the end of it.
Indian people on here seem to think Kasmmiri's want to be Indian, Pakistani's on here think they want to be Pakistani.
I read in the newspapers they probably would choose independance.
It would be interesting to know the truth.
Who would win a war?
Conventional war - India, probably quite easily.
Nuclear war - nobody wins, both sides lose. also neighbouring countries suffer, depending on the prevailing winds at the time.
the biggest humanitarian disaster since the second world war will ensue. madness.
Last edited by stevey; 06-05-2002 at 08:02 AM.
well where has the other poll gone.. Well it was astarted by him.. Pakistani and it got deleted because many votes supported India there.. So what does this show.. Pakistanis will respect voting only if it is to their favour or else they just make it disappear...
I exactly favour what Stevey said. Let's face it, India is a big country with a huge population. Hence, we also have more indians on the board then Pakistanis.
The rightful path is that of referendum. Let the people of Kashmir decide what they want. Who are we to decide their fate.
>Let the people of Kashmir decide what they want.
I totally agree with that.
I'll try and state exactly what I said in the deleted thread, (not deleted by the moderators by the way).
India will never accept Pakistani rule. Pakistan will never accept Indian rule, and an independent Kashmir is not viable.
This conflict is draining valuable resources from two really rather poor countries. I wish the governments/NGO's/parasites would all realise this and sort it out. It makes me sick.
Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity unto the dream.
"and an independent Kashmir is not viable. "
And you know this...... how?
I'm still wondering why there is no "Give The Land To The Kashmiris"
>>> no "Give The Land To The Kashmiris"
There was on yesterdays poll.
>>> And you know this...... how?
Of course I don't know. That is my opinion. Consider, a state with few natural resources, a semi hostile state on every border, everybody, rightly on wrongly, assuming that all the "local" terrorism stems from there, and most of the outside world not giving a damn?
Believe me, I would love things to be fair, but tell me how an independent Kashmir could possibly survive without being another drain on "peacekeeping" resources, "development" grants and every other kind of corruption?
Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity unto the dream.
>>tell me how an independent Kashmir could possibly survive without being another drain on "peacekeeping" resources, "development" grants and every other kind of corruption?
Thats what the united nations is there for ,its there job to offer protection to the not so powerful states(at least in theory) And so i don't see why it should be a drain on their resources.
Also i believe there is a UN resolution (am not 100% sure about this)that states that the fate of kashmir should be desided by the kasmiris themselves.
I think its about time that the people that are most suffering from this should have their voices heard.I agree with stevey that it looks both pakistanis and indians want a piece of kashmir without even considering the kashmir's views.
Well, if India agreed to a referendum and they voted for independace, India wouldn't suddenly invade, and since Pakistan is backing independance i don't see them invading either.
Whether or nothey are economically viable..... i'm not even sure what that actually means, so heh I can't really form a conclusion .
However there are certain resources within Kashmir, I believe (could be wrong, it might be part of Pakistan)there is a large hydro-electric dam there.
There should be another poll option: "Kashmir? Isn't that a song by Led Zeppelin?"
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Shouldn't there be a spot for Kasmir being declared an independant state?
Havent we all had this before? and , at least this vote has a ' Who cares option' as this is getting tedious...as i have said before...who owns gibraltar? We at least will give the people of gibraltar the choice, but in Kashmir it will never work..Whoever wins the referendum, the other side will be unhappy and BOOM...
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"I am extremely excited to join the Philadelphia Union family as it is a first-class organization from top to bottom with a passionate fan base," said Eskandarian. "Not only are the Union dedicated to being one of the top clubs in MLS today, they have placed a strong emphasis on building for the future. The foundation for a world-class youth academy is already in place, and I look forward to using my experience to help take it to the next level."
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After leaving the Black and Red in 2006, Eskandarian represented four other MLS teams (Toronto FC, 2007; Real Salt Lake, 2007; Chivas USA, 2008-09; and LA Galaxy, 2009) before being forced to retire due to concussions. The two-time MLS All-Star logged a total of 136 MLS matches, scoring 36 goals and adding 13 assists. Eskandarian earned his first and only cap with the senior U.S. Men's National Team on May 27, 2003 against Wales.


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Politically charged play is passionate and involving, but tone strays at times
In Josefina Lopez's play "Detained in the Desert," the setting is haunted by ghosts composed of bone.
At La Jolla Playhouse, Teatro Máscara Magica's production of the 2010 work is at times vexed by men (and women) made of straw.
Lopez, the Chicana playwright and screenwriter perhaps best known for "Real Women Have Curves," confronts the issue of illegal immigration with rhetorical fists flying. "Detained" spins a story of lives colliding in the Arizona desert, spurred on by prejudice, revenge and the corrosive effects of draconian immigration laws.
Teatro Máscara Magica, the Playhouse's latest resident theater company (and a venerable San Diego institution), musters a 17-member cast and an involving sense of atmosphere for the production: John Iacovelli's urban-meets-badlands set and Dave Rivas' layered, radio-centric sound design are especially effective.
And the show, directed by longtime Teatro artistic chief William Virchis, is clearly driven by deep feeling all around. After Thursday's opening-night performance, Lopez — who had one of her first scripts produced by San Diego's Playwrights Project as a teen-ager — told of writing "Detained" in a burst of inspiration after working with the volunteer group Border Angels and visiting the desert graves of would-be immigrants.
Not all of that passion translates successfully into the play, and one reason is that some characters are either conceived or portrayed a little too cartoonishly to be convincing.
That feels particularly true of the central figure Lou Becker (Charles Maze), an unctuous, immigrant-baiting radio host who defends prejudice in the name of patriotism.
There's no doubt that commentators who spread equally repugnant viewpoints are on the air right now. And yet when such polarizing figures show up in a play (as with the Old Globe's revival of "Inherit the Wind" last year), they're sometimes sketched as too-obvious windbags.
That kind of characterization can make playgoers feel good about detesting them. But arguably the real danger in life (and real drama in theater) stems from demagogues who are complex and sophisticated enough to conceal their zealotry in some semblance of seeming reasonableness.
If the approach in "Detained" is meant as over-the-top satire, it's not necessarily clear from the production's overall tone, or from the acting, which spans a range of styles. One of the most affecting performances, in fact, is also one of the most low-key and natural, by Rivas as the compassionate volunteer Enrique (based on the real-life founder of the Border Angels).
Still, Maze turns in a committed (and very physical) performance as Becker, who finds himself — like the people he had once condemned — suddenly struggling to survive. So does the young, principled Latina Sandra Sanchez (a fiery and affecting Alix Mendoza), whose path leads to an unlikely meeting with Becker in the desert.
Lopez's characters often are not exactly who they seem (even to themselves), a fact that does inject some needed complexity. The show's use of magical-realist elements, including skeletons who skulk silently and spookily, also brings a sense of mood and mystery. Their presence is fitting for a play that is like an emotional X-ray of a very volatile subject.
"Detained in the Desert"
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, plus 2 p.m. Saturdays. Through Sept. 15.
Where: La Jolla Playhouse's Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive (
Tickets: $25 (discounts available),
Phone: (800) 838-3006
Online: teatromascaramagica.org


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What is this page?
This is a collection guide. It is a description of archival material held in the Special Collections Division,
J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. The materials described here are physically available in our
reading room. To see what's been digitized in this collection, click on the thumbnail at the top right of this page
or look for hyperlinks in the container list and/or the preliminary inventory.
For a detailed Mills family history see the genealogy section of this collection.
Pre-Civil War correspondence primarily consists of letters describing conditions in Concord, Salisbury, and Lincolnton, N.C. There are references to Methodist revivals and camp meetings in Cabarrus, Rowan, and Iredell counties. Letters from Salisbury describe the construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad, the poor condition of the plank road to Granite Hill, tearing down the old courthouse, and a rash of fires. Other correspondence suggests treatments for breast cancer and the cough and mentions the abundance of counterfeit money in Burke County.
Antebellum correspondence also includes instructions from Charles Frederick Fisher, president of the North Carolina Railroad, to Richard W. Mills, his personal secretary. The letters primarily deal with railroad financial matters, but they also mention a slave woman for sale or hire (1859) and Fisher's opinion of several members of the N.C.R.R. executive committee, including Jonathan Worth who is described as a "miserable rascal."
Civil War correspondence is voluminous. Letters (1861) from a volunteer in the Iredell Blues describe the difficulties of adjusting to military discipline at Camp Hill near Garysburg, and life in the camp of the 4th N.C. Infantry Regiment near Manassas Junction after the Battle of First Manassas. He mentions the rigorous drills conducted by Colonel (later Brigadier General) George Burgwyn Anderson, sickness in camp, skirmishes along the Potomac, and movements of Confederate troops in the area. The 4th N.C. was unattached, serving as the bodyguard regiment of General P. G. T. Beauregard, whose appearance is described in a letter. Other correspondence of 1861 concerns the movements of enemy steamers along the North Carolina coast near Carolina City and Swansboro, the fall of Forts Hatteras and Clark, and prices of food and goods in South Carolina.
Correspondence (1862) contains descriptions of the battles of Malvern Hill and Fredericksburg, the latter by soldiers of the 46th N.C. Regiment and the 2nd N.C. Cavalry. A letter written by a doctor in Richmond a few days after the Seven Days Battle mentions the terrible number of casualties, the awful conditions in the hospitals, and the numerous deserters and prisoners in the city. Other correspondence relating to the Virginia theatre mentions fighting near Yorktown, the fear of many for the safety of Richmond, the rumor that President Jefferson Davis was removing his family and belongings, and the pursuit of Burnsides' army by portions of the 4th N.C. Cavalry after Fredericksburg.
There are several letters from Charles F. Mills, who was posted at Camp Graham near Newport prior to the fall of New Bern. He mentions the approach of General Ambrose E. Burnsides' fleet, enemy steamers running aground near Cedar Point, skirmishes near Newport, and the confidence of the Confederate defenders on the eve of battle. Mills bewails the loss of Fort Donaldson and the lack of real women in the Newport area, where only "sandhill girls" are to be found.
Correspondence (1863) tracks the movements of Lee's army, and includes a description of the battle of Gettysburg by a soldier in the 32nd N.C. Regiment of General Junius Daniels' brigade. Several letters are from a disgruntled soldier in Stonewall Jackson's corps requesting a transfer. He mentions a humorous sermon by a South Carolina preacher concerning Jackson's "foot cavalry," the shooting of deserters in the Stonewall Brigade, evasion of the conscript act by paying $130 for a substitute, enemy balloons along the Rappahannock, picket duty on quarter rations, and trading Confederate tobacco for Union coffee across the lines. There are also letters from two Mills brothers in the same Richmond hospital, one describing the poor hospital fare, bounties and monthly wages, and selling his one-eyed horse to the army, while the other mentions camp rumors of Lee resigning from the dispirited army following Gettysburg and Richmond speculators paying $7 Confederate for $1 greenback. Correspondence concerning North Carolina includes a letter from a soldier of the 32nd N.C. Regiment on picket duty between Greenville and Washington, and an offer of the use of a man's slaves without charge, the only requirement being to feed them.
Correspondence (1864) includes an account of the skirmishing around Harpers' Ferry during General Jubal Early's advance on Washington and of the battle of Winchester. Letters also mention the order granting a thirty-day furlough to any Confederate soldier who brought in a recruit, the reaction of a rebel private to Grant's arrival in Virginia, and skirmishes around Orange Courthouse. Correspondence concerning the western North Carolina homefront relates to impressment of corn by Confederate artillery men and the fear of the citizens of marauding cavalrymen. A letter (1865) by Henry M. Mills mentions his duties as collector of the tax-in-kind and the excitement generated in western North Carolina by the approach of Sherman's army.
Post-war correspondence reflects the economic hard times that existed in North Carolina and the resulting migration of people from the state. Letters from Henry Mills and friends in Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Florida describe the opportunities in these states and urge those at home to come and join them. A letter (1870) from Orlando, Florida, relates the rapid settlement taking place, the cheapness of land under the Homestead Act, and the products of the tropical environment.
After the war, Henry M. Mills re-established his mercantile business in Catawba County, and the correspondence reflects his efforts to obtain supplies and credit and provides information on prices of dry goods and foodstuffs. A letter (1867) describes his trip to New York City where he found business dull but his pre-war creditors still in operation, and where he heard a sermon by Henry Ward Beecher. Other correspondence noting post-war financial conditions mention land available in eastern North Carolina for a dollar per acre, freight rates on the North Carolina Railroad, prices on houses for rent, dry goods, crops, building materials, an Iredell County school teacher's contract, and prices of cotton yarn and sheeting at Concord textile mills.
There are several letters (1874-1879) from James L. Mills, who migrated to Hillsboro, Illinois, after the war. He was initially impressed with the beauty of the country, the bounteousness of the soil, the abundance of work available, and the prompt payment of debts by the surprisingly friendly "Abolitionists." Soon, however, hard times set in as money became scarce and crop prices fell. His correspondence describes the coldest winter in thirty-five years (1875), revivals and camp meetings, a lecture on creation and the Bible by a Deist (1879), troubles at the free schools attended by both races (1878), the anger of Illinois Democrats over the outcome of the disputed presidential election of 1876, and the lengthy sessions of the county court. Conditions temporarily improved in 1877; but continuing scarcity of money caused the closure of a Hillsboro bank; and Mills decided to pull up stakes and return to North Carolina, settling his debts by barter and work.
Correspondence from Tom Mills reflects his travels in Virginia, N.C., S.C., and Georgia as an employee of the Southern Express Company. His correspondence (1876-1882) mentions the lively cotton market in Charlotte (1876); his dissatisfaction with the editor of the Statesville
Landmark (1879); the beautiful scenery of Lynchburg; the confidence of Danville Democrats of winning the 1877 gubernatorial election; the sociable people of Greenville and Spartanburg, S.C.; and a trip to Chick Springs, a sulphur springs near Greenville, S.C.
Other correspondence concerns an incident (1868) in Newton, N.C., in which an unreconstructed rebel was arrested by Federal troops for lowering the U.S. flag from the courthouse; the 1870 Davidson College commencement, which featured an address by Zebulon B. Vance; a conservative trend in Davidson County politics (1870); appearances in western N.C. by Bishop Thomas Atkinson (1870); the financial difficulties of a Statesville bootlegger who was harassed by revenue agents (1877); business dealings of Mecklenburg Iron Works (1877); and speculation by a minister that Statesville preaching services would not generate sufficient offertory for expenses (1879).
Correspondence for the 1880s and early 1890s reflects the travels of family members in Texas, Florida, and Asheville, N.C., where they moved after the family brick-making business failed to provide sufficient income. Letters from North Carolinians in Oregon (1888-1891) and Texas (1889) discuss employment conditions and economic possibilities not only in Texas and Oregon but the Arizona Territory and Spokane Falls, Washington (1887) as well.
Correspondence between Ann Mills and her family expresses an intimate portrait of women in the late nineteenth century. They reflect the role of the rural wife and mother, social life and customs, food canning and preserving, courtship and marriage, health and medicine, clothing styles, household expenses, and home industries which provided money for daily expenses of running a home. The correspondence of Nannie Mills (1891-1896) includes a description of college life for women (1896) and life for an unmarried working woman (1891, 1895). Included here is a debate with her brother, Forney, over the intelligence and dignity of the female sex (1898) and some thoughts on marriage from a young woman about to be married (1894).
As the Mills family was active in church affairs there is correspondence concerning the hiring of new ministers (1882-1886), the balance of pay due a former minister, costs incurred by a minister moving to and establishing himself in Washington, D.C. (1886), several successful camp meetings (1890), and controversy concerning the activities of a Yankee Baptist minister who was not recognized as a minister (1889).
The Mills family, particularly J. Forney, was active in local politics; and North Carolina and Statesville politics are often subjects of correspondence. Topics of discussion include the local national guard, "The Iredell Blues" (1891); political contests; William Jennings Bryan's appearance in Hickory in 1896; and the free silver issue. Also of interest is the observation by Hugh Harrison Mills, then eighteen years old, that the Republican Party was becoming the white man's party in the South (1896). Comments on President McKinley are also included in several letters.
In 1894 Hugh Harrison Mills, then sixteen years old, left Statesville for a position with the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad. He worked first in Port Tampa and later moved to Ocala. His letters (1894-1899) contain descriptions of the area, social customs, living costs, other North Carolinians in Florida, state legislative elections and business opportunities. He also described an incident (1897) of violence on the docks perpetrated by "red hat members." In April 1899 he described a bill he drafted for the Florida state legislature to protect the oyster beds and create a board of fisheries.
The Mills family was involved in a variety of business ventures. Following several years in dry goods the family began a brick-making business which ended in 1893 with the sale of their equipment. The family had been consistently involved in agriculture and much of the correspondence is concerned with prices offered or received for agricultural products and livestock. Ann Mills was a school teacher who continued to work after her marriage. In addition to the sons employed by Southern Express and the railroads, J. Forney Mills became involved in the growing of exotic flowers for sale in New York (1896). In May, 1898, he joined the volunteers to fight in the Spanish-American War and in June a similar company of blacks was formed in Statesville. The correspondence of this period describes camp life and conditions in Camp Cuba Libre, Florida, impressions of General Fitzhugh Lee, effects of the war on transportation and the Plant Hotel system's domination of Florida's economy and land development. J. Forney at this time served as the correspondent for the Statesville
Landmark and his descriptions tend to be very literary. In December, 1898, the N.C. volunteers were sent to Cuba as part of the army of occupation. While in Cuba J. F. Mills was court-martialed and an account he wrote and published of the event appears in his correspondence (1899).
In 1896, Tom Mills moved his family to New York City. Correspondence reflects visits by daughters with him in Richmond and New York, and a trip to the Chicago World's Fair (1893) and the Atlanta Exposition (1895). Letters from Hugh Harrison Mills and J. Forney Mills recount their work for the railroad in Texas and describe a tour J. Forney Mills made of Texas and Mexico, including San Antonio, the Alamo, and Monterey and Juarez, Mexico. While in Juarez he attended the theatre and described in detail the social behavior of the Mexicans. A letter of 1908 discusses the effects of the Panic of 1907 on the railroads. The economic slowdown coupled with floods in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Louisiana had all but stopped oil production and shipping.
The majority of correspondence (1912-1918) is written by or about Quincy Mills, the son of Tom Mills. Quincy was a political reporter for the
New York Evening Sun and while his letters tend to be personal and apolitical he was an advocate of preparedness for World War I. An incident is recorded (1914) of the ship on which he was a passenger returning to New York from Florida, the SS
COMUS, being stopped but not boarded by a British warship. In August 1918 Quincy Mills was reported missing and then confirmed dead in France, In 1931 his mother traveled to Europe at government expense as a "Gold Star Mother" to visit grave sites with other Gold Star mothers and wives. In 1926, Tom Mills wrote of having to retire from American Railway Express due to a mandatory retirement program at age seventy resulting from federal legislation. From 1930 to 1932 he wrote of New York City politics, social conditions in the city, and the effects of the Depression.
The final series of correspondence (1968) is written by Lt. Hugh Mills, Jr., serving as signal and security officer at Qui Nhon, Vietnam. Lt. Mills' letters reflect the boredom and lack of reality of the Vietnam conflict.
Financial records of the Mills family include subscription lists for teachers and ministers, dry goods business accounts from a buying trip to New York City (April 1860) as well as attempts to collect on these debts by the New York firms after the war (1868). In addition there are lists of delegates to the Prat Convention in Charlotte (1860), promissory notes, tax records, tobacco prices reflected in credit slips (1860-1861), partnership agreements, land tenant agreements, bankruptcy proceedings records, insurance records, land deeds, chattel mortgages, pay slips, and a ground and front elevation for a house. Included in the business records are assorted price lists and advertisements and a collection of pocket ledgers, including the 1862 post office ledger from Granite Hill, N.C., personal expenses (1854-1871, intermittent), a membership book (1881) for the International Order of Good Templars, and a general store ledger book (1841-1842) from Mount Ulla in Rowan County, N.C., possibly for J. Cowan & Co.
The oversize folder contains newspapers from Charlotte (1885), Statesville (1869, 1880s, 1890s, early 1900s), Raleigh (1869-1870), and Catawba Co., (1905), N.C.; Philadelphia (1871); New York City (1869, 1870s), and Columbia, S.C. (1882).
The Mills family of Iredell County, N.C., has been involved in public life in this state for almost two hundred years. Charles Nathaniel Mills, a physician and druggist, migrated to western North Carolina from Maryland in 1794. He settled in Iredell County where he practiced medicine and farmed. Subsequent generations have been involved in medicine, railroading, brick-making, mercantile activities, and farming.
March 21, 1978, ca. 1650 items; Iredell County, N.C. family papers (1841-1951) containing correspondence, legal papers, accounts, receipts, broadsides, pamphlets, and miscellaneous. Deposited by Mrs. Hugh Harrison Mills, Greenville, N.C.
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Contest will send tiny student experiment to Mars
March 25, 1999
By CNN Interactive Space Editor Randal Jackson
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- What can you do with an experiment that's the size of an aspirin, no heavier than a penny, and is millions of miles from Earth?
Plenty, says Bill Nye, "the science guy." Acting as spokesman for the Planetary Society, Nye announced on Wednesday the first opportunity for a student-designed experiment to be performed on another world.
"Human beings should be able to come up with something cool to do with this 'huge' space," Nye said Wednesday, using a pair of tweezers to hold a tiny metal tube that will house the experiment.
Nye, host of the television series "Disney Presents Bill Nye the Science Guy," said NASA will offer exactly 1 centimeter by 1 centimeter of space to some ingenious student, or group of students, aboard the Mars Surveyor Lander mission when it rockets toward the red planet on April 10, 2001.
The challenge is considerable. Besides being tiny, the experiment must fit within other strict parameters: Its total mass cannot exceed 3 grams. It must be self-contained. Its results must be visible to the lander's onboard camera. And absolutely no critters.
"We can't send living things to another planet. That might screw it up," Nye said.
The Planetary Society, in cooperation with NASA and a consortium of private groups, is sponsoring the contest to select the experiment. The contest advances the Society's goal of involving "all of humankind in planetary exploration," Nye said.
Entrants must be pre-college students who were 18 years or younger as of March 1, 1999.
To enter, students must design and build a prototype experiment and submit it, along with a written summary.
The winning proposal will be selected by a panel of Planetary Society members, scientists and engineers. The Society will fund the building and testing of an actual flight unit based on the winning proposal.
The contest deadline is July 31, 1999. Entry forms and complete guidelines are available from the Planetary Society at 65 North Catalina Avenue, Pasadena, California, or on the Society's Web site at http://planetary.org
The Planetary Society is the largest space interest group in the world. It was founded by the late scientist and author Carl Sagan and others in 1980 to advance the exploration of the solar system and to continue the search for extraterrestrial life.
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