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Tuesday 16 July 2013
Elevated blood pressure increasing among children, adolescents
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The risk of elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents rose 27 percent during a 13-year period, according to new research. Higher body mass, larger waistlines and eating excess sodium may be the reasons for the elevated blood pressure readings, researchers said.
Monday 15 July 2013
How Meditation Helped Me get Through my Mom?s Cancer ? Huffington Post Canada
| How Meditation Helped Me get Through my Mom's Cancer Huffington Post Canada Meditation has now become a common part of the health care field because of evidence suggesting a positive connection between the practice and emotional and physical health. Examples of such benefits include: reduction in stress, anxiety, depression,?? |
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What's next for George Zimmerman?
Joe Burbank/Pool via Reuters
George Zimmerman, seen here being congratulated by his defense team after being found not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, still faces federal scrutiny and a possible civil suit.
By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News
Acquitted of second-degree murder by a Florida jury, George Zimmerman still faces federal scrutiny and a possible civil suit that could compel him to do something he avoided at his trial: testify.
The not-guilty verdict Saturday night spells the end of the riveting state criminal case against Zimmerman, who claimed self-defense in the death of Trayvon Martin, but his legal odyssey may be far from over.
"We clearly must move on to the next step in terms of the federal government and the civil courts," the Rev. Al Sharpton said on MSNBC after the verdict.
The Justice Department began looking into the case less than a month after the Feb. 26, 2012, shooting, and the NAACP launched a MoveOn.org petition Sunday calling for civil rights charges.
In April 2012, Attorney General Eric Holder said there would be a "high bar" to make it a federal case.
"For a federal hate crime?we have to prove the highest standard in the law. You know, something that was reckless,?that was negligent does not meet that standard. We have to show that there was specific intent to do the crime with the requisite state of mind," Holder said then.
Joe Burbank/Pool via Getty Images
The parents of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, have not said whether they will sue George Zimmerman.
NBC legal analyst Kendall Coffey said he would be surprised if the feds step in, though, especially since Florida prosecutors did not make race an issue in the criminal case.
"To my recollection, there was no evidence during the trial that would add to a hate-crime theme," Coffey said. "The record that this trial creates, as well as the outcome, do not hand authorities additional tools to invoke federal jurisdictions."
Rod Vereen, a lawyer who represents Martin friend and prosecution witness Rachel Jeantel, said that it would be unusual for the Justice Department to bring a civil-rights case against a private individual ? as opposed to law-enforcement personnel ? acquitted of murder.
"I know that there is a petition going around," Vereen said outside the church where the Martin family attended services Sunday. "I doubt very seriously that anything is going to come of it now."
More likely, experts said, is a wrongful-death suit by Martin's family against Zimmerman, either in Seminole County, where the teen was killed, or in Miami, where he lived.
Martin family lawyer Benjamin Crump did not say Sunday whether they will sue Zimmerman, though they did sue and settle with the homeowners association of the condo complex where Zimmerman lived and was a neighborhood watch volunteer.
"Right now they're just trying to make sense of this," he said. "They're trying to deal with the grief of losing their son and then not having his killer held accountable."
Defense lawyer Mark O'Mara expressed confidence that his client would be able to fend off a civil action.
"If someone believes that it's appropriate to sue George Zimmerman, then we will seek and we will get immunity in a civil hearing," O'Mara said in a post-verdict press conference.
"We'll see just how many civil lawsuits will spawn from this fiasco."
To seek immunity, Zimmerman would have to ask for a a hearing under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law. He chose not to pursue one before the criminal trial, but O'Mara had suggested he might go that route in the event of an acquittal.
TODAY's legal analyst Lisa Bloom talks to Lester Holt and Kate Snow about whether George Zimmerman could face a civil suit.
Coffey said that if Zimmerman is granted a hearing, he would have to testify. If he didn't convince the judge to grant him immunity, a civil suit could proceeds to trial, where he would likely have to testify again.
The burden of proof is different in criminal and civil cases, and there are well-known examples of defendants being acquitted of criminal charges but held liable for someone's death and ordered to pay damages in a civil proceeding ? including O.J. Simpson and actor Robert Blake.
Also, prosecutors could not compel Zimmerman to take the stand in the second-degree murder case, relying instead on other witnesses to highlight issues in statements he made to police.
In a civil case, it is "virtually inevitable" that Zimmerman would stake the stand, Coffey noted.
"And the best way to prove a witness is inconsistent and untruthful is you put them on the stand," he said.
A civil suit holds some risk for the Martin family, too, however. If Zimmerman were to win immunity in a "Stand Your Ground" hearing, they could be forced to pay his legal costs, Coffey said.
O'Mara said he will continue to seek sanctions against prosecutors for what he contends were violations in discovery procedures that require both sides to share evidence in a timely fashion.
"The state has been responsible for a lot of the costs that we've incurred to acquit George Zimmerman so we're going to have a hearing on that, as well,"O'Mara said.
Neither his client nor Martin's parents have spoken publicly since the verdict.
O'Mara said Zimmerman, who has been living in an undisclosed location, would be keeping a low profile for the immediate future, partly out of concern that someone angered by the acquittal might seek to harm him.
"I don't know where you go after 16 months of this," he said. "I think you go somewhere, relax and get your bearings back," he said.
George Zimmerman has sued NBC Universal for defamation. The company strongly denies the allegation.
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'Glee' star Cory Monteith dead at 31: Actor's body found in Canada hotel
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Jurors in Zimmerman murder trial resume deliberations in Florida
 George Zimmerman wipes perspiration from his face after arriving in the courtroom for his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford (POOL, REUTERS / July 12, 2013) |
9:35 a.m. EDT, July 13, 2013
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Saturday resumed deliberating the fate of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, a case that has attracted wide attention and triggered debate in the U.S. public for more than a year.The six-woman jury began deliberations inside the Seminole County courthouse in this town in central Florida on Friday but adjourned late in the day after about 3-1/2 hours. They resumed work at about 9 a.m. EDT.
They are to decide whether Zimmerman, who claims he shot Martin in self-defense in February last year, is guilty of second-degree murder or the lesser charge of manslaughter.
(Reporting by Ellen Wulfhorst; Editing by Tom Brown and sandra Maler)
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Sunday 14 July 2013
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Amnesty official in Russia plans to meet Snowden
MOSCOW (AP) ? Two prominent Russian human rights officials say they plan to meet on Friday with Edward Snowden, the leaker of U.S. National Security Agency secrets, after receiving an invitation calling them to Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport.
Snowden is believed to have been stuck in the airport's transit zone since arriving from Hong Kong on June 23, as he negotiates for asylum in another country.
Sergei Nikitin, head of Amnesty International's Russia office, told The Associated Press he will go to the meeting, but declined to give details. Tatiana Lokshina, deputy head of the Russian office of Human Rights Watch, was quoted by the news agency Interfax as saying she also would go.
On Facebook, Lokshina posted the text of an e-mail purportedly from Snowden that she received Thursday. The text says Snowden wants to make "a brief statement and discussion regarding the next steps forward in my situation."
It does not directly address the offers of asylum that Snowden has received from Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua, though it expresses gratitude for asylum offers and says "I hope to travel to each of them." It accuses the United States of "an unlawful campaign ... to deny my right to seek and enjoy this asylum."
Russian news reports said the invitation was also sent to local officials of Transparency International, an organization that tracks corruption in governments and industries, and the U.N. refugee agency. Those organizations could not immediately be reached for comment.
Genri Reznik, a prominent lawyer and head of the Moscow bar association, also said he was invited and would try to attend. He was quoted by Interfax as saying he expected Snowden called for the meeting in order to seek asylum in Russia.
Snowden made an earlier application for Russian asylum. But Russian President Vladimir Putin said asylum would be conditional on Snowden stopping leaking U.S. secrets; Snowden then withdrew his asylum bid, Russian officials said.
How much the human rights organizations could influence a Russian asylum bid or other aspects of Snowden's dilemma is unclear. Putin takes a dim view of non-governmental organizations involvement in political matters.
But an appeal by Snowden to internationally respected groups could boost his status and give Russia a pretext for reconsidering asylum.
Snowden has not been seen in public since arriving in Moscow from Hong Kong, where he had fled before his leaks about American Internet surveillance were made public. Russia has said it cannot extradite him because by remaining in the transit zone he is technically outside Russian territory.
Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia have said they would be willing to grant asylum to Snowden. But it is unclear if Snowden could fly from Moscow to any of those countries without passing through the airspace of the United States or allied countries.
There were no immediate indications of whether news media would have access to the proposed meeting. The invitation calls for the organization representatives to gather at one of the airport's terminals, then be escorted through security.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/amnesty-official-russia-plans-meet-snowden-071622456.html
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Saturday 13 July 2013
Stem cell clues uncovered
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Proper tissue function and regeneration is supported by stem cells, which reside in so-called niches. New work identifies an important component for regulating stem cell niches, with impacts on tissue building and function. The results could have implications for disease research.
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Government says no new contracts for Serco, G4S until after review
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said it would not be awarding outsourcing companies G4S and Serco any new contracts until they receive a clean bill of health from a government review into their public service provision.
"In-flight procurements involving these two companies will continue but they will not be awarded any business until the review is complete -- and they have a clean bill of health," said a spokeswoman at the government's Cabinet Office, which on Thursday launched a review of both companies' public sector contracts.
(Reporting by William James; editing by Rhys Jones)
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How Enormous Cosmic Dust Rings Form Over 100,000 Years
When it comes to planetary accessories, we've got our moon, but lovely as it is, it doesn't hold a candle to some of the flashier bits of flair out there. I'm talking about rings. Here's where they come from.
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Auction selling copyright with Monroe negatives
NEW YORK (AP) ? Fashion and celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene was only 26 years old when he photographed Marilyn Monroe for Look magazine. He went on to take thousands of photos of the Hollywood siren, capturing both her vulnerability and her sex-bomb persona.
Now, 3,700 unpublished black-and-white and color negatives and transparencies of Greene's Monroe archive are going on the auction block ? with copyright. They are but a fraction of 75,000 celebrity negatives and slides Greene shot in the 1950s and 1960s that are going on sale July 27 at Profiles in History in Los Angeles and online.
Copyrights are included with all the material, which is spread over 268 lots, meaning a potential buyer can print images from the negatives and transparencies, sell them and license the material.
"It's a big, big deal. It's like selling the recipe for Coca-Cola," said Joseph Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History, which auctions original Hollywood memorabilia and artifacts.
"It's nearly unheard of in a public venue, particularly for an entire archive," said Christopher Belport, the photography consultant for Profiles in History.
The archive also includes hundreds of production stills of Faye Dunaway during the filming of "Bonnie & Clyde" and Cary Grant and Doris Day in "That Touch of Mink." Among others are Sid Caesar, Jane Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Catherine Deneuve, Ava Gardner and Marlene Dietrich.
Most of the lots are expected to fetch between $1,000 and $15,000 depending on the number of negatives in each lot and the featured celebrity. But it's anyone's guess what they will bring. "It's unchartered territory," Maddalena said.
Peter Stern, an attorney specializing in arts-related matters, raised concern that unsigned prints made from the negatives could hurt the market. "It's not that hard to sign a photo," he said.
But Maddalena noted: "There are no vintage Milton Greene photographs. ... He was a work-for-hire photographer" shooting covers for Look, Life, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and other magazines.
Like his contemporaries, Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, Greene is credited with elevating fashion photography to fine art. But unlike them, Greene did not commercialize his work. "Only a handful was published," Maddalena said.
"The sudden opportunity to acquire a large number of camera artifacts from a historically significant photographer will likely amplify the value ... and provide fuller context to those that are sold in the future in auction or privately," Belport said.
The seller is an unidentified American photography collector who purchased the archive about 10 years ago.
The items came from the Greene estate "via a financial institute in Poland that had secured ownership from Greene in a business dealing" with the copyright, the auction house said in a statement.
The photographer's son, Joshua Greene, called it "a bad business deal."
He said that in the process of severing the partnership, he gave them the copyright, calling it "my mistake, which I regret to this day."
Greene operates Archives LLC , a Florence, Ore., company that sells digitally restored prints of historical collections and owns 110,000 negatives and transparencies that his father gave him before he died in 1985 at the age of 63.
Greene said Profiles has the residual of the total film archive of 280,000 items, but not all of it would be of interest to the public.
Archives' limited edition prints are all signed, stamped and authenticated by the estate of Milton Greene.
"The fine art market is protected," Greene said, because any prints made from the film offered at the auction would be far less valuable without the seal of authenticity.
He plans to attend the sale.
"I hate to see Humpty Dumpty broken up into so many pieces ? 268 lots. I'd like to see it all come back home under one roof where it belongs," he said.
Negatives and transparencies fade and deteriorate and would need to be digitally re-mastered by anyone who bought them to preserve them forever ? a lengthy process that Greene said takes up to 20 hours per negative.
Milton Greene's 1953 assignment for Look was the start of a close friendship and business relationship with Monroe. He shot more than 5,000 images of her during more than 55 sittings over the next four years ? until she married Arthur Miller.
Greene was her confidante and mentor. Together they formed Marilyn Monroe Productions, which resulted in "Bus Stop" and "The Prince and the Showgirl."
The rarest other celebrity negatives in the sale are of porn star Linda Lovelace.
He shot 2,000 images of her between her filming of "Deep Throat I" and "Deep Throat II" for a project that was never realized, Maddalena said. "Not one has ever been seen before, and we have them all."
Mark Vieira, an author on the photographic history of Hollywood, said he was flabbergasted by the vastness of the collection.
"Usually this kind of material offers you a slice of history. The Greene collection is more like a chunk of history," Vieira said.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/auction-selling-copyright-monroe-negatives-171738817.html
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Friday 12 July 2013
Live from Orange Business Services' Analyst Event | IT Connection ...
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Day 2: Executives focused on Orange Business Services' customer benefits and roadmap items. These included company's Workspace as a Service, which encompasses the Business Together as a Service collaboration ...
Source: http://itcblogs.currentanalysis.com/2013/07/12/live-from-orange-business-services-analyst-event/
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Camera Source unveils new backup and front camera systems for Ford and Toyota vehicles
Backup camera kits for select Toyota vehicles and a front grille camera system for the Ford Super Duty pickup truck are now available through Camera Source?s online store.
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Online backup camera systems and accessories retailer Camera Source (http://www.camera-source.com) has introduced a front grille camera system for the Ford Super Duty pickup truck and two backup camera systems for select Toyota models, including the Toyota RAV 4 and Toyota Tacoma. The backup camera kits improve driver safety by providing coverage that rear-view mirrors cannot, as well as eliminating blind spots. The front grille camera system enables drivers to see over the hoods of their Ford Super Duty pickup trucks. Both the front and backup camera systems enhance visibility and improve driver safety, helping prevent accidents, expensive repairs, and insurance claims.
The Toyota Entune/Display Audio Backup Camera Kit is designed for Toyota vehicles with the Display Audio 6.1? non-navigation radio or Entune 6.1? or 7? navigation radio. This plug-and-play camera kit requires no cutting of factory wires. The front harness plugs into the factory radio and the full chassis runs back to the OE fit camera. Quick and simple to install, this camera system is compatible with the following Toyota vehicles:
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The camera turns on while a vehicle is in reverse and displays parking guidelines for added safety and convenience. Drivers may flip a switch on the harness to turn off the lines if they so wish.
Camera Source has also introduced a backup camera system for the 2013 Toyota Tacoma with Display Audio radio. This camera kit looks like a factory camera but outperforms it, offering both day and night vision. Mounted in a PL5300 locking tailgate handle, the camera allows drivers to see their rear bumper and trailer hitch for easy connection. The harness allows for the camera to be connected directly to the Display Audio system, so drivers can view the camera output on their radio while in reverse. The kit comes with wiring, connectors, and detailed installation instructions.
Camera Source?s Ford Super Duty Front Grille Camera System is compatible with the 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 F Series Super Duty with SYNC Jukebox navigation radio. Chrome-plated and embedded in the grille, the forward-looking camera is barely visible and gives drivers a 170-degree view. The camera?s super CMOS chip offers outstanding color, contrast, and clarity. The kit also includes a plug-and-play Freedom in Motion SYNC Lockpick, which fully enables all of the blocked functions of the factory navigation system. Professional installation of this kit is recommended.
About Camera Source
Camera Source is a leading retailer of automotive, agricultural, and commercial camera systems that aid visibility and improve the safety of our roads. Camera Source is committed to providing products of exceptional quality at the lowest prices possible through its online store. For more information about Camera Source?s front and backup camera systems and other automotive accessories, please visit http://www.camera-source.com.
Source: http://www.prurgent.com/2013-07-11/pressrelease306209.htm
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Director says Jackson's condition frightened him
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The director of Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts told a jury on Wednesday that he was frightened when Jackson was shivering and seemed lost at one of his final rehearsals.
The rehearsal occurred six days before Jackson died in June 2009, Kenny Ortega testified during a lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother.
"I saw a Michael that frightened me," Ortega said, calling Jackson's appearance "very, very troubling."
Jackson improved somewhat as the night went on but wasn't coherent when he arrived that day, Ortega said. The singer didn't rehearse that night.
The director-choreographer also said Jackson had missed numerous rehearsals for his planned "This Is It" concerts and appeared to be under the influence of a substance on at least four occasions when he did attend the sessions.
Jackson's state was "fairly obvious" to others involved in the production, he said.
Ortega later broke down while reading an email he sent to the CEO of concert promoter AEG Live LLC describing Jackson as a "lost boy." The singer's mother Katherine Jackson also appeared to cry during the court proceedings in which her son's final days were described.
Ortega testified in the negligent hiring lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother against AEG Live.
She claims the company missed warning signs about her son's health and failed to properly investigate the doctor later convicted of involuntary manslaughter after giving him an overdose of the anesthetic propofol.
AEG denies it hired Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray. The company also says there was no way it could have known the doctor was giving Jackson propofol as a sleep aid.
Ortega previously detailed his observations about the June 19, 2009, rehearsal during Murray's criminal trial.
He told the civil jury that he sent the email describing Jackson's poor condition to AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips to suggest that the singer needed professional help. He also said that based on Jackson's condition, he didn't believe the "This Is It" shows could go forward, but he hoped there would be a turnaround.
The director said he repeatedly called Murray that night, but his only concern was for Jackson's health. Ortega and Jackson worked on two previous concert tours and had been friends for years.
"I tried the doctor who I thought would be the most natural person" to help, Ortega said. "Then I reached out AEG, Michael's partners, to make sure they were aware of how I felt and what I saw."
Jurors hearing the case have heard about Jackson's inability to rehearse from other witnesses, but Ortega was the highest-ranking tour worker to testify at the civil trial and had the most direct contact with AEG executives and Jackson.
He told the jury he had to work directly with Murray to coordinate Jackson's rehearsal schedule and that Phillips was also involved.
Ortega said it's the only concert he's ever worked on where he's had to coordinate a rehearsal schedule with a performer's doctor and concert promoter.
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Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/director-says-jacksons-condition-frightened-him-193618129.html
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Thursday 11 July 2013
Football recruiting: The first Class of 2014 Big Board rankings
By Jeff Greer and Matt Porter
Spring football?s long over and fall practice is fast approaching. What better time to lay out our first rankings of the Class of 2014 football prospects?
Cardinal Newman receiver Travis Rudolph has wowed scouts in the offseason.
The PBGametime recruiting Big Board is compiled by staff writers Jeff Greer and Matt Porter. The rankings are determined using game film, interviews with coaches, scouting services? reports and notes collected from the football season, spring practices and camp circuit.This year?s class is particularly strong, with several nationally known prospects representing Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. Palm Beach Central?s Kc McDermott, a hulking tackle, is the unanimous No. 1 prospect from the area, but Dwyer receiver Johnnie Dixon isn?t far behind.
Get used to seeing receivers on this list: There are 12 of them in our top 50. But they?ll have some talented guys covering them, with nine defensive backs in the top 50. What can you take from this? Well, Palm Beach County has speed this year. What else is new?
When the Post season preview comes out on Thursday, August 29, we?ll rank each position. We?ll expand the Big Board as the season progresses. Without further ado, here?s our first attempt at ranking the best Class of 2014 prospects in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
1. Kc McDermott, OT, Palm Beach Central, 6-6, 290
Committed to Miami
2. Johnnie Dixon, WR, Dwyer, 5-11, 192
Miami, Ohio State leading, with other offers from Florida, N.C. State, WVU, Oregon, Alabama, Notre Dame
3. Travis Rudolph, WR, Cardinal Newman, 6-0, 188
Favorites: include Florida, Auburn, Georgia, Miami, Ohio State, Oregon, Vanderbilt
4. Sharieff Rhaheed, LB, Fort Pierce Central, 6-2, 202
Favorites: Louisville, Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Arkansas
5. Marques Gayot, S, Park Vista, 6-2, 195
Committed to Louisville
6. Darrell Langham, WR, Santaluces, 6-5, 190
Committed to Miami
7. Shawn Boone, S, Dwyer, 5-10, 185
Favorites: Ohio State, N.C. State, Tennessee, WVU, FSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Arkansas
8. Rashawn Shaw, DE, Fort Pierce Central, 6-2, 228
Committed to Louisville
9. Adly Enoicy, WR, Atlantic, 6-5, 205
Offers include Auburn, FSU, Miami, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin
10. Clint Stephens, WR, Dwyer, 5-10, 175
Favorites: Miami, West Virginia, Tennessee, Wisconsin, NC State
11. Rashaun Croney, ATH, Pahokee, 6-0, 170
South Carolina, Marshall offers
12. Mark Kelly, DE, Dwyer, 6-0, 230
FIU, Marshall, James Madison offers
13. Xavier Preston, LB, Jensen Beach, 6-2, 220
Offers include Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Rutgers, Iowa State, Louisville, Illinois, UCF, USF
14. Kevin Bronson, DE, Village Academy, 6-4, 240
Favorites: Rutgers, Miami, Arkansas, UCF
15. Tre?Quan Smith, WR, Village Academy, 6-3, 180
Committed to UCF
16. Sean Bowens, LB, Treasure Coast, 6-2, 215
Committed to N.C. State
17. Ezra Saffold, WR, Dwyer, 5-7, 165
Iowa State, NC State, NIU, Western Michigan offers
18. Tommy McDonald, RB, Palm Beach Central, 5-10, 190
No offers yet
19. Ronquavion Tarver, WR, Glades Central, 6-3, 175
Appalacian State, FAU, Marshall, USF offers
20. J.P. Caruso, QB, Palm Beach Gardens, 6-1, 200
Offers include Akron, Air Force, FAU, Lafayette, Wyoming
21. Stephen Louis, WR, Palm Beach Lakes, 6-1, 190
N.C. State, FAU offers
22. Jimmy Moreland, CB, Royal Palm Beach, 5-10, 180
Appalachian State, Bowling Green, Iowa State, Marshall, UMass offers
23. Renard Cheren, DB, Park Vista, 6-1, 195
Committed to FIU
24. Alon Sims, LB, Royal Palm Beach, 6-2, 175
FAU offer
25. Will Jeanlys, ATH, Pope John Paul II, 6-2, 180
Tulane, SMU offers (note: will miss senior season due to injury)
26. Emmanuel Smith, RB, Park Vista, 5-7, 165
Tennessee State offer
27. E.J. Elien, RB, Seminole Ridge, 5-10, 200
No offers yet
28. Gerald Ferguson, ILB, West Boca Raton, 6-3, 215
Marshall offer
29. Mike Perceval, DB, Fort Pierce Central, 5-9, 160
No offers yet
30. Trint Hanson, CB, Palm Beach Central, 5-10, 170
No offers yet
31. Rudolph St. Germain, WR, Palm Beach Central, 6-2, 185
No offers yet
32. Shawun Lurry, ATH, Dwyer, 5-9, 170
No offers yet
33. Alex Ogle, QB, Jensen Beach, 6-3, 190
FIU, FAU offers
34. Daikwon Fuse, DL, Dwyer, 6-3, 260
No offers yet
35. Arrian Parham, S, Cardinal Newman, 6-0, 190
No offers yet
36. Darrian Josey, WR, Boynton Beach, 5-11, 160
Akron, FIU, FAU, Holy Cross, Marshall, WKU offers
37. Derry Brown, ATH, Pahokee, 5-11, 180
No offers yet
38. Qwad Martin, ATH, Park Vista, 5-10, 190
No offers yet
39. Jerrad Ward, LB, Dwyer, 6-0, 190
No offers yet
40. Alonso Smith, RB, Dwyer, 5-11, 190
No offers yet
41. Bernard Willingham, CB, Glades Central, 5-9, 160
Committed to Akron
42. Bernard Eberhardt, CB, Santaluces
No offers yet
43. Caleb Perez, TE, Palm Beach Gardens, 6-1, 215
No offers yet
44. Jerry Jones, WR, Glades Central, 5-10, 175
Committed to FAU
45. Tim Jackson, DL, Dwyer, 6-0, 250
No offers yet
46. Jhanard Dorsett, DB, Palm Beach Central, 5-9, 175
No offers yet
47. Kaian Duverger, WR, John I. Leonard, 6-5, 170
Michigan State, FIU offers
48. James Holland, RB, King?s Academy, 5-7, 190
No offers yet
49. Hayden Brockwell, OT, American Heritage, 6-5, 300
No offers yet
50. Zeke Edmonds, ATH, Royal Palm Beach, 6-0, 195
FAU offer
Tags: Adly Enoicy, Clint Stephens, Darrell Langham, Johnnie Dixon, KC McDermott, Marques Gayot, PBGametime Big Board, Rashawn Shaw, Sharieff Rhaheed, Shawn Boone, Travis Rudolph
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Report Sees New Hostility to Religion in U.S. Military Policy
WASHINGTON ? The Family Research Council has said that there is a ?growing hostility? to religion in the U.S. armed forces, including ?concerted efforts to scrub the military of religious expression.?
?The climate of intimidation that began in the Air Force is bleeding over into every branch ? leading even military chaplains to wonder about their security in referencing the Bible,? Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said July 9.
The D.C.-based Christian advocacy organization?s report, ?A Clear and Present Danger: The Threat to Religious Liberty in the Military,? documents what Perkins called a ?wave of hostility toward religious expression in the military.?
The report said that pressures to impose ?a secular, anti-religious culture? on the U.S. military have ?intensified tremendously? under President Barack Obama, noting numerous incidents of policy restricting Christian expression.
In January 2012, when the controversy over the HHS contraception and sterilization mandate first began, the archbishop of the Military Services archdiocese sent a letter to Catholic chaplains, asking them to read it to parishioners to encourage opposition to the mandate. The Secretary of the Army intervened, allowing the letter to be distributed but not read publicly, and only after a sentence was omitted.
In 2011, the Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., initially barred visitors from giving or using religious items during their visits. The policy was ended after objections from Congress.
A 20-year-old ethics course for nuclear missile officers led by a chaplain at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was pulled for review in 2011 because of its use of Christian materials. These materials included texts from the Bible and texts related to Saint Augustine?s just war theory.
Christian prayers have been barred from some military funerals at the Houston National Cemetery. In July 2011, U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, said that he witnessed some volunteer Veterans of Foreign Wars honor guards being prohibited from referring to God.
A September 2011 memo from Gen. Norton Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, told officers to avoid actual or apparent use of their position to promote their own religious beliefs, including open support of chaplain-run events.
Several prominent religious leaders have been disinvited from speaking events. In February 2010, Perkins was disinvited from addressing the National Prayer Luncheon at Andrews Air Force Base after he opposed the ban on open homosexuals serving in the military. Franklin Graham, son of the prominent Protestant minister Billy Graham, was disinvited from the Pentagon?s National Day of Prayer in May 2010 after criticizing Islam.
An Army Reserve training presentation given in Pennsylvania labeled Catholicism and evangelical Christianity as examples of religious extremism, alongside terrorist groups and the Ku Klux Klan.
The Family Research Council report said that such examples have a ?chilling effect? and cause fears of ?punishment and potential career destruction? among service members.
The report said that current Air Force policy has been significantly influenced by Mikey Weinstein, founder of the New Mexico-based Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Weinstein has charged that there was a ?lusty and thriving religious intolerance? at the Air Force Academy, including senior officials who were indifferent to what Weinstein said is ?bias? in favor of evangelical Christianity.
Though the Air Force initially countered his complaints and lawsuits, by 2009 Air Force leadership had become more sympathetic to his cause. Weinstein in 2010 said he had instant access to the Air Force Academy superintendent, Mike Gould. He has continued to meet with military leadership, contending that ?proselytism? is an ongoing problem and ?a national security threat,? Washington Post columnist Sally Quinn reports.
The Family Research Council?s report pointed instead to the positive place of religion in military life.
?The soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and Coast Guardsmen who have been injured, wounded, and killed in defense of our country often have been very committed to their faith in God.?
?Should it be surprising that those who face serious injury and death so regularly might focus more consciously on matters of eternity?? the report asked.
?It seems only natural that the gravity of military life should lead to serious consideration of spiritual matters.?
Source: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/report-sees-new-hostility-to-religion-in-u.s.-military-policy
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Dan D'Addona: MIAA exhibit at NCAA Hall of Champions a must
Living in Holland, Hope College is not something the community takes for granted.
But it is easy to overlook the fact that Hope's athletic conference ? the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association ? is the oldest in the nation.
It is a fact we have all heard at Hope games for years, but have we really listened?
The MIAA celebrated its 125th anniversary this past school year. Have we let that number really resonate? That's back to 1888.
Think about it, 125 years is nothing short of incredible.
The NCAA has deservedly given the MIAA an exhibit at the NCAA Hall of Champions in Indianapolis, which will run until Sept. 30, to commemorate the special anniversary.
It isn't just tucked away, either.
The MIAA exhibit is front and center as you come up the stairs into the main gallery at the Hall of Champions, nestled in downtown Indianapolis along a beautiful canal and river walk.
There is a large section on each school ? Adrian College, Albion College, Alma College, Calvin College, Hope College, Kalamazoo College, Olivet College, Saint Mary?s (Ind.) College and Trine (Ind.) University ? making it a must for all Division III sports fans.
The MIAA display includes reference to key athletics officials who attended schools within the conference, a timeline dedicated to the addition of women?s sports, historic photographs, articles and awards dating back to 1937-38, along with general facts about the league and how it has developed into one of the most successful and notable conferences in NCAA Division III.
But Holland sports fans will find it particularly exciting.
The Hope display contains a history of the school and top sports moments ? and, of course, wooden shoes ? as well as a picture and section on Holland native Kyle Kreps.
Kreps, son of Hope football coach Dean Kreps, was the recipient of the MIAA's Allen B. Stowe Sportsmanship Award after helping the men's tennis team to a share of the league title.
Also highlighted are women's basketball 1990 championship hero Dina Disney and President Jim Bultman, who has been a champion of Division III athletics for decades.
The Calvin section also highlights a Holland native, paying tribute to Carissa Verkaik ? the top female basketball player in the area's history.
Verkaik won the Jostens Trophy in March, awarded to the top basketball player who excels on the floor, in the classroom and in the community.
Verkaik, a Holland Christian graduate, also has been named the National Player of the Year and is a three-time All-American.
The photo is fittingly Verkaik posting up against Hope's Meredith Kussmaul in one of the best individual battles in The Rivalry's history.
And if you are looking for a Holland bonus, the Hall of Champions' theater includes a 10-foot canvas poster of Wayne State diver Paige Kortman's appearance on the cover of the NCAA Champions magazine. Kortman is a former Holland High School diver who won an NCAA Division II national championship this season.
So if you are looking for a weekend getaway idea with a little Holland flavor, head to Indianapolis and the Hall of Champions.
? Contact Sports Editor Dan D'Addona at Dan.D'Addona@hollandsentinel.com or (616) 546-4276. Follow him on Twitter @DanDAddona and on Facebook at Holland Sentinel Sports.
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How to Start Investing Your Money
Posted on July 09 2013
Small, consistent amounts of money
When beginning to invest, try starting by investing small amounts of money on a set, consistent schedule. This will help you to get into the routine of investing your money. With time, you can start to invest larger amounts of money, as your budget allows. However, carry on investing the minimum amount in order to continue your investing routine.
Automatic contributions
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Dollar cost averaging
Dollar cost averaging refers to investing a set amount of money in a particular investment or portfolio for a set amount of time. Fewer shares are purchased when prices are high and more shares are purchased when prices are low. This averages out to a lower cost per share in your investment plan.
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Wednesday 10 July 2013
Wedding Snap Rebrands, Launches Group Photo & Video Sharing Service Eversnap
Wedding?Snap, a 500 Startups-backed online and mobile photo sharing startup is today expanding beyond its original focus - weddings, obviously - in order to target a wider user base who want to privately share photos and videos for other?occasions?like parties, conferences, events, reunions, trips, and more. Though Wedding Snap is still live, it will now slowly be transitioned under the new branding: Eversnap.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gSNch2QGyYc/
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?Umami? Was Coined by the Inventor of MSG to Describe Its Taste
In 1908, Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda isolated and patented monosodium glutamate, more commonly known to English-speakers of the 21st century as the often-maligned MSG. Ikeda thought that his discovery was so special that the taste deserved to be described with a brand new word, a word that a century later has become quite popular among food critics and even graces the signs of a burger chain here in Southern California. Ikeda's word was umami.
Umami ? inspired by a commonly used Japanese word meaning "tasty" ? was the taste of the future. With its seemingly magical (and all-natural) properties that allowed it to enhance the flavor of any dish, MSG was the epitome of modern dining. Umami was that meaty, savory, hard-to-describe flavor that needed a new word for a new age. By 1909, MSG was being marketed in Japan under the brand name Ajinomoto, and quickly spread to China and the United States in the following decades.
In a 2005 paper titled, "A Short History of MSG," Jordan Sand explains the scientific and futuristic context from which MSG emerged:
Ajinomoto began building its domestic market in the ?nal years of the Meiji era (1868?1912), when Japan was rapidly developing its industries to join the club of the Western powers. Educated Japanese of the era invested great faith in the bene?ts of modern science. As business historian Louisa Rubin?en has noted, Ajinomoto offered ?predictability, ef?ciency, convenience, and scienti?c guarantees of hygiene and nutrition?attributes consonant with the Meiji-period goals of ?civilization and enlightenment.'"
American food companies started using MSG in the 1930s as an inexpensive taste-enhancer, and after World War II it was in a large number of food products in the United States. According to historian Ian Mosby, in 1969 there were about 58 million pounds of MSG being produced per year in the U.S., and it showed up in products as diverse as "breakfast cereal, TV dinners, frozen vegetables, condiments, baby food and canned soup." It was especially popular as a vegetarian option for adding meaty flavor to meatless dishes.
But it wasn't until mainstream America became acquainted with Chinese restaurants in the late 1960s that anybody took issue with MSG and started reporting ill effects. The "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome," as it came to be known, was identified by wildly diverse symptoms, including everything from headaches and heart palpitations. The "syndrome" was first studied seriously in 1969, and the press quickly pounced on MSG as a stomach-crippling foreign invader. Needless to say, most of the aversion to MSG could be chalked up to simple unfamiliarity with a cuisine that was new to many Americans ? along with a dose of simple old-fashioned racism. However, some of the most liberal estimates gleaned from reputable studies find that about 1-2% of the population could have an MSG sensitivity.
MSG manufacturers lobbied intensely during the 1980s to get umami recognized as a fifth taste quality, along with sweet, bitter, salty and sour. Today, some research has identified it as its own distinct taste, though it's not universally accepted.
Which brings us back to that restaurant chain, Umami Burger. It's a great joint and I can't recommend it highly enough, but I can't help but laugh when I see their signs around town. Despite the overwhelming evidence that MSG has been unfairly maligned, like gluten (which is fine for the vast majority of the population that's not allergic to it), I'm not sure many Americans would line up to eat at a place called MSG Burger.
Image: 1920s ad in a Chinese magazine for Ajinomoto via "A Short History of MSG" by Jordan Sand
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Tuesday 9 July 2013
135-year-old meteorite mystery solved? Chondrules may have formed from high-pressure collisions in early solar system
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A normally staid scientist has stunned many of his colleagues with his radical solution to a 135-year-old mystery in cosmochemistry. At issue is how numerous small, glassy spherules had become embedded within specimens of the largest class of meteorites?the chondrites.
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Thomas George Paculis extortion try: Vultures circling over Paula Deen?s crisis?
Former Food Network star Paula Deen is fighting for her culinary empire after admitting to using the N-word. The FBI caught one alleged blackmailer on Friday who demanded $250,000.
Celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News' "Today" show, with host Matt Lauer, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in New York.
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According to an FBI affidavit, Thomas George Paculis, a former restaurant owner in Ms. Deen?s hometown of Savannah, Ga., schemed to extort $250,000 from the silver-haired Southern icon in exchange for keeping mum about other potentially damaging allegations against her. Mr. Paculis, the FBI alleges, approached Ms. Deen?s lawyers five days after Deen?s use of the ?N-word? became public.
He wrote that ?the statements are true and damning enough ?, [but] as always ? there is a price for such confirmation.?
For now, the extortion attempt may be the least of Deen?s concerns.
Nine sponsors have bailed on Deen, who has tearfully apologized, while also criticizing people telling ?hurtful lies? about her character.?
?I am so distressed that people I?ve never heard of are all of a sudden experts on who I am,? she told NBC?s Matt Lauer on June 26. "I is what I is, and I?m not changing,? she added, before asking viewers without sin to ?please pick up that stone and throw it so hard at my head that it kills me.?
A national publisher also pulled the release of her new cookbook after the Food Network dropped her contract.
Maintaining she had only used the controversial word in the distant past, Deen also defended in the deposition a suggestion she made while planning a wedding in 2007, where she imagined a plantation-style affair complete with an all-black wait staff, acknowledging at the time that such a soiree would probably get her in trouble with the press.
The civil lawsuit in question alleges that Deen?s brother and business partner, Bubba Hiers, sexually harassed employees at Uncle Bubba?s Seafood and Oyster House, and that Deen, a co-owner, did nothing to stop it. The lawsuit is still ongoing, and no finding of guilt has been made.
To be sure, many of Deen?s fans flocked to her side, saying critics were wrong to paint her as a bigot and racist. But others said that Deen undermined herself by playing up the charms of Southern culture while failing to leave behind the uglier legacies of the former Confederacy.
In a defense of Deen, USA Today?s Rod Dreher suggests that the 60-something Deen ?holds to a moonlight-and-magnolia romanticism that is common among white Southerners of her generation,? while admitting that, ?Yes, it?s now in questionable taste, and, yes, it reveals an impoverished moral imagination.?
Deen?s own attempts at explaining her attitudes on race relations in the South have been at times awkward, but also suggest a more intellectual approach to how she views the legacy of racism and prejudice in the Deep South that shaped her.
In the fall of 2012, she told the New York Times? Kim Severson that she believes race relations in the South are ?pretty good,? but that ?it will take a long time for [prejudice] to completely be gone ? if it?ll ever be gone.? Then she added, ?We?re all prejudiced against one thing or another. I think that black people feel the same prejudice that white people feel.?
Such statements have apparently invited more than public admonition, the blackmail arrest suggests.
In a letter to the plaintiff?s lawyer in the workplace harassment lawsuit, Paculis, according to the affidavit, tried to double up his hush money potential.
"I have pushed the opposing firm to [give] me an amount of money, in cash to never been heard of again and to never utter Paula Deen's name in public or private ever again. Now the burning question is: do you want in??
Paculis is set to be arraigned in Savannah on July 16.
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Eavesdropping on lithium ions
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Capturing an atom's-eye view of the hidden forces inside lithium-ion batteries
Lithium ion batteries are at the energetic heart of almost all things tech, from cell phones to tablets to electric vehicles. That's because they are a proven technology, light, long-lasting and powerful. But they aren't perfect.
"You might get seven or eight hours out of your iPhone on one charge, maybe a day," says Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University. "This is not enough for many of us. A fully electric car, like the Nissan Leaf, can go up to 100 miles on a single charge. To appeal to a mass market, it should be about 300 miles. We want to increase the power of these systems."
To wring more power out of lithium ion batteries, scientists are experimenting with different materials and designs. However, the important action in a battery occurs at the atomic level, and it's been virtually impossible to find out exactly what's happening at such a scale. Now, Yassar has developed a device that allows researchers to eavesdrop on individual lithium ionsand potentially develop the next generation of batteries.
Batteries are pretty simple. They have three major components: an anode, a cathode and electrolyte between the two. In lithium batteries, lithium ions travel back and forth between the anode and cathode as the battery discharges and is charged up again. The anodes of lithium-ion batteries are usually made of graphite, but scientists are testing other materials to see if they can last longer.
"As soon as lithium moves into an electrode, it stresses the material, eventually resulting in failure," said Yassar. "That's why many of these materials may be able to hold lots of lithium, but they end up breaking down quickly.
"If we were able to observe these changes in the host electrode, particularly at the very early stage of charging, we could come up with strategies to fix that problem."
Ten years ago, observing light elements such as lithium or hydrogen at the atomic level would have been out of the question. Now, however, it's possible to see light atoms with an aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (AC-STEM). Yassar's team was able to use one courtesy of the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he is a visiting associate professor.
To determine how the host electrode changes as lithium ions enter it, the team built a nano-battery within the AC-STEM microscope using a promising new electrode material, tin oxide, or SnO2. Then, they watched it charge.
"We wanted to monitor the changes in the tin oxide at the very frontier of lithium-ion movement within the SnO2 electrode, and we did," Yassar said. "We were able to observe how the individual lithium ions enter the electrode."
The lithium ions moved along specific channels as they flowed into the tin oxide crystals instead of randomly walking into the host atoms. Based on that data, the researchers were able to calculate the strain the ions were placing on the electrodes.
The discovery has prompted inquiries from industries and national labs interested in using his atomic-resolution capability in their own battery-development work.
"It's very exciting," Yassar said. "There are so many options for electrodes, and now we have this new tool that can tell us exactly what's happening with them. Before, we couldn't see what was going on; we were just guessing."
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Their work was supported by the National Science Foundation and the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund.
An article on the research, "Atomic Scale Observation of Lithiation Reaction Front in Nanoscale SnO2 Materials," was published online June 3 in ACS Nano. In addition to Yassar, the coauthors are mechanical engineering graduate student Hasti Asayesh-Ardakani and research associate Anmin Nie of Michigan Tech; Li-Yong Gan, Yingchun Cheng and Udo Schwingeschlogl of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia; Qianquin Li, Cezhou Dong and Tao Wang of Zhejiang University, China; and Farzad Mashayek and Robert Klie of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Capturing an atom's-eye view of the hidden forces inside lithium-ion batteries
Lithium ion batteries are at the energetic heart of almost all things tech, from cell phones to tablets to electric vehicles. That's because they are a proven technology, light, long-lasting and powerful. But they aren't perfect.
"You might get seven or eight hours out of your iPhone on one charge, maybe a day," says Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University. "This is not enough for many of us. A fully electric car, like the Nissan Leaf, can go up to 100 miles on a single charge. To appeal to a mass market, it should be about 300 miles. We want to increase the power of these systems."
To wring more power out of lithium ion batteries, scientists are experimenting with different materials and designs. However, the important action in a battery occurs at the atomic level, and it's been virtually impossible to find out exactly what's happening at such a scale. Now, Yassar has developed a device that allows researchers to eavesdrop on individual lithium ionsand potentially develop the next generation of batteries.
Batteries are pretty simple. They have three major components: an anode, a cathode and electrolyte between the two. In lithium batteries, lithium ions travel back and forth between the anode and cathode as the battery discharges and is charged up again. The anodes of lithium-ion batteries are usually made of graphite, but scientists are testing other materials to see if they can last longer.
"As soon as lithium moves into an electrode, it stresses the material, eventually resulting in failure," said Yassar. "That's why many of these materials may be able to hold lots of lithium, but they end up breaking down quickly.
"If we were able to observe these changes in the host electrode, particularly at the very early stage of charging, we could come up with strategies to fix that problem."
Ten years ago, observing light elements such as lithium or hydrogen at the atomic level would have been out of the question. Now, however, it's possible to see light atoms with an aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (AC-STEM). Yassar's team was able to use one courtesy of the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he is a visiting associate professor.
To determine how the host electrode changes as lithium ions enter it, the team built a nano-battery within the AC-STEM microscope using a promising new electrode material, tin oxide, or SnO2. Then, they watched it charge.
"We wanted to monitor the changes in the tin oxide at the very frontier of lithium-ion movement within the SnO2 electrode, and we did," Yassar said. "We were able to observe how the individual lithium ions enter the electrode."
The lithium ions moved along specific channels as they flowed into the tin oxide crystals instead of randomly walking into the host atoms. Based on that data, the researchers were able to calculate the strain the ions were placing on the electrodes.
The discovery has prompted inquiries from industries and national labs interested in using his atomic-resolution capability in their own battery-development work.
"It's very exciting," Yassar said. "There are so many options for electrodes, and now we have this new tool that can tell us exactly what's happening with them. Before, we couldn't see what was going on; we were just guessing."
###
Their work was supported by the National Science Foundation and the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund.
An article on the research, "Atomic Scale Observation of Lithiation Reaction Front in Nanoscale SnO2 Materials," was published online June 3 in ACS Nano. In addition to Yassar, the coauthors are mechanical engineering graduate student Hasti Asayesh-Ardakani and research associate Anmin Nie of Michigan Tech; Li-Yong Gan, Yingchun Cheng and Udo Schwingeschlogl of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia; Qianquin Li, Cezhou Dong and Tao Wang of Zhejiang University, China; and Farzad Mashayek and Robert Klie of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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California prisons sterilized female inmates without permission
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Prison doctors in California sterilized nearly 150 female inmates during the course of four years without ever obtaining proper approval from the state, a new investigation reveals.
According to The Center for Investigative Reporting, at least 148 women at a pair of state penitentiaries received tubal litigations during the period of 2006 through 2010, yet officials in charge of authorizing those surgeries neglected to sign off in approval.
Since 1994, the sterilization surgery has required the signature of a medical official from the state capital for each and every instance. According to documents obtained by journalists, however, no such records exist.
Dr. Ricki Barnett, the physician who tracks medical services and costs for the California Prison Health Care Receivership Corp, told the Center that the health care committee responsible for authorizing those surgeries have not seen a single request.
The papers obtained by the investigators suggest something much to the contrary, though, with records indicating that physicians contracted by the state earned $147,460 in local funds to perform those surgeries between 1997 and 2010.
Dr. Daun Martin, the top medical manager in charge of Chowchilla, California?s Valley State Prison from 2005 through 2008, added that she never authorized a single tubal litigation during her tenure at the penitentiary. State contracts suggest at least 60 of those surgeries were performed during that span, though, with state procedures apparently sidestepped in order to sterilize women without the proper paperwork ever being filed at both Valley State and the California Institution for Women in Corona.
Martin said she and OB-GYN Dr. James Heinrich began looking for ways around the restrictions after researching state procedures, and often relied on recommending inmates go under the knife by way of citing the surgery a ?medical emergency.? According to both doctors, they believed that the restrictions that kept inmates from undergoing tubal litigation procedures were unfair, and that finding a way around was at the best interest of the inmates.
?I?m sure that on a couple of occasions, (Heinrich) brought an issue to me saying, ?Mary Smith is having a medical emergency? kind of thing, ?and we ought to have a tubal ligation. She?s got six kids. Can we do it??? Martin said. ?And I said, ?Well, if you document it as a medical emergency, perhaps.? ?
Corey G. Johnson, a journalist with The Center for Investigative Reporting, notes in the report that ?since 1994 the procedure has required approval from top medical officials in Sacramento on a case-by-case basis.? Records obtained by Johnson show that the California Prison Health Care Receivership Corp was aware of the sterilizations, although they were not authorized.
?Everybody was operating on the fact that this was a perfectly reasonable thing to do,? added the CPHCRC?s Barnett.
In addition to the 148 inmates identified by the journalists, ?perhaps 100 more? may have received tubal litigations since the late 90s without prison officials and contracted doctors following the proper procedures.
Christina Cordero, a 34-year-old former inmate who spent two years in prison for auto robbery, told investigators that the OB-GYN at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, CA pressured her several times to have her tubes tied.
?As soon as he found out that I had five kids, he suggested that I look into getting it done. The closer I got to my due date, the more he talked about it,? she told the center. ?He made me feel like a bad mother if I didn?t do it.?
Other witnesses say the prison seemed to single out women who have experienced multiple pregnancies.
?I was like, ?Oh my God, that?s not right,?? fellow former Valley State inmate Crystal Nguyen, 28, told investigators. ?Do they think they?re animals, and they don?t want them to breed anymore??
Heinrich, the former Valley State OB-GYN, told The Center for Investigative Journalism that the state likely saved money in the long run by recommending the surgeries, and disputes claims that doctors ever coerced inmates into getting the procedure.
?Over a 10-year period, that isn?t a huge amount of money,? Heinrich said, ?compared to what you save in welfare paying for these unwanted children ? as they procreated more.?
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