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Can I fix my battery charger?
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The answer is "maybe." Some general incoherent ramblings on the subject.
First, your ohmeter test may not have meant much, because even a small load like a dome light(s) will be very low resistance. If the car has something like a solenoid operated clock that is trying to "fire", then ditto. Also, most cars have as many as 5, and as few as 3 capacitors (condensers) for radio noise suppression. If a system is completely dead, these caps will measure low resistance for a few seconds while they charge back up
If the battery was not LEFT DISCHARGED for any length of time, and if it wasn't frozen, you may be lucky. The battery may not be hurt
Now, can you post the brand name and maybe some pictures of your charger?
If it is NOT under warrantee, I'd go ahead and drill out the rivets. After all, you have nothing to lose
(However, I've always followed my lifelong philosophy, which is:
You cannot break it if it's broken, but...
You can fix it so it can't be fixed.
I HAVE fixed a few things so that they cannot be fixed)
There are several possibilities.
The fact that it still hums is a good sign.
Did it smoke or smell?
One possibility is that you've heated up the transformer, and it shorted a turn or two inside. If so, it's probably junk
Second, and more likely, is that the rectifier(s) is bad. This is pretty easy to troubleshoot.
First, pull it apart and find out if it has an internal regulator. Most of these type do NOT. Most have a switch, possibly a fuse or breaker, a transformer, and either two diodes or a rectifier "stack."
The easy way to tell if the rectifier is shorted is simply disconnect the two transformer wires feeding it.
Normally, there should be only three of the largest gauge wires coming from the transformer. One goes to one charge lead.
The other two normally go to the rectifier. Disconnect AT LEAST one of these, and make sure nothing else is shorted internally, like, maybe, a wire touching, or plastic sleeving burned off, etc, and see if it quiets down.
I would---WHILE WATCHING IT--run it at no load this way for a minute or two, then unplug and feel the transformer for heat. If you can run it this way for 10 min. or so, without the thing getting hot, the transformer is probably OK
You should be able to measure AC voltage from these heavy leads. The two going to the rectifier should read MORE THAN 24V AC, and EITHER of these should measure 1/2 voltage to the "center tap"--the one going directly to the battery charge lead.
Also, visit the Century site. It appears that they make chargers under a "whole bunch" of brand labels
Here's just a general, simplified circuit. The amperage switch will be on the left, activating different taps on the primary. This circuit shows a filter capacitor, which normal chargers do not have. If your charger is not regulated, and I doubt it, there isn't much in there other than this
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No smoke
There wasn't any smoke, and it still hums. I will have to try out some of your ideas. Since there was no smoke and it all seemed to happen almost instantaneously, I am thinking a electronic component must have blown, like a rectifier like you were saying. I will have to tear it apart and see what I can find.
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Post a pic when you get it opened up. I did a little searching, and cannot find a diagram. I would doubt that one is regulated, which makes things simpler.
That is NOT a very heavy charger. This nonsense of "70A boost" is a big lie. Notice on the label that it says something about "3 seconds on 400 sec off"
What they are telling you there, is that the boost function is VERY lightweight
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Looks like it is VERY basic indeed. I'm not a electronics expert, but this looks like a transformer and two rectifier diodes on a "cooling" plate. A switch, and a meter. I realized it was held together with simple bendable tabs, not riveted like I originally thought. The rivets hold the transformer in place.
I plugged it in again just to see what it would do. It draws a lot of current, hums very deep and loud compared to normal operation. No smoke. The current gauge does not move. I know it is drawing alot of current because my lights go a little dimmer and when I unplug it, there is alot of sparking at the plug.
I am confused at why it would be acting this way. It acts as though the transformer windings have melted, or there is a short somewhere? Everything looked "as new" inside.
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Where can you buy a Diode?
OK, 440roadrunner, I went back and read your original post - you are quite wise. I will go out and try disconnecting those leads to the diodes and some of the other things you suggested.
I'm sorry I can't get a better picture of the diodes, they are sort of hidden in there.
If it does turn out to be a diode, I have no idea where to buy a diode like that. Could I use any diode as long as it could handle the current and voltage?
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OK, I don't know where you're located or your skill level
You must be fairly mechanically inclined, can you perform electrical soldering?
Here's the approach I'd take.
First, review the diagram I found:
On the low voltage side of the transformer (the secondary) your's is very similar. The only real difference is that the "I don't know what's in here" is a circuit breaker. It would not cause the loud hum. Also, your charger will not have the capacitor that's shown as a filter (says 2200uf, 25v) That will simply not be there.
You have two possibilities for your trouble:
1: One or both of the diodes is shorted
2: The transformer is shorted.
You need to figure out how to get that diode plate/mess apart, and get AT LEAST one diode out of the circuit.
If your remove or disconnect one diode (does not matter which) and the hum goes away--the transformer runs quietly,--then obviously one of the diodes is shorted.
1: If the transformer is shorted, junk it
2: If a diode is shorted, here's the approach I'd take
Call Century from the webpage I posted, and see what the cost situation is on replacement diode/ rectifiers. It may be ridiculous
If that doesn't pan out, here's what I'd do:
Buy a Radio shack bridge--because that's the closest useable thing they have:
Part no. 276-1185
Now, you WILL NOT BE USING the bridge as designed. Here's a pic of the circuit.
The lead from the transformer to the meter is unchanged. What you want to do is
Disconnect and remove the old diodes from the plate
Unhook the transformer leads from the plate/mess/ diode assy
Crimp or solder extension leads to the transformer so you can hook up the new rectifier and hook to your breaker "(I don't know what's in here)" you said
You can use the old aluminum rectifier plate to mount the new bridge with a small screw. If you have some thermal compound like used for your computer processor, put a small amount between the bridge and the plate
Get the thing mounted, and just hook it up according to the diagram. Notice the layout of the "cut corner" of the bridge, and the markings around the outside edge. Two connections are AC (transformer) and two connections are plus/ minus. Leave the minus terminal on the bridge UNconnected
Leave the wiring hooked from the meter to the transformer unmolested, that is shown as the "center tap" in the diagram
These bridges are so cheap, you might by another for a spare!! Just use "quick connect" flat spade connectors--like used elsewhere in the charger to hook it up.
You CAN of course use individual diodes. If you happen to have an old alternator laying about, it's possible that you could salvage a couple out of it. Many alternators would be difficult to use this way.
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have you tried using the charger on a different battery? you need to buy an ammeter and learn how to use it.
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what about the ammeter built into the charger?
I appreciate your suggestion to buy an ammeter and learn how to use it. I would think the ammeter in the charger would be sufficient.
The load hum this charger makes is clearly telling me it is shorting out and 440roadrunner has given me very good and clear instructions on how to troubleshoot and fix it.
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Good Instructions
Thank you 440roadrunner, I will tear it apart and see if I can isolate it to the diodes or the transformer. I bought a new "computer" battery charger. I thought I would like it, but it turns out to be pretty disposable junk. It has a computer fan to cool off the electronics inside and the fan bearings are already wearing out. I also miss the analog gauge my old century has. I'd really like to fix this.
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Good News! It's the Diode
I just now tore apart the charger, and in less than 1 minute, my Fluke 87 confirmed that one of the diodes is fried. As a 2nd confirmation, I plugged in the charger to check the transformer with the diodes disconnected. It sounds normal! So now I just need to find a diode or two that will work for this.
I don't have an old alternator, so I guess I can check out the resources listed above in 440roadrunner's post.
My next question would be how many amp diodes should I get?
P.S. I do know how to solder, no biggie. Thanks for your help 440roadrunner.
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Charger is fixed - used Radio Shack part as described!
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Battery charger died again - need bigger rectifier
OK, this battery charger worked good for a while, then it died again. I'm pretty sad about it. I guess I used the 70 Amp setting, I'm not sure how I did it. The Rectifier is rated at 25 amps. Does anyone out there know of a bigger rectifier or diode I can use that is somewhat inexpensive? I thought about finding an old alternator and using the diodes out of that, but I'm not sure if that would work.
I will probably disable the 70 amp start setting somehow to prevent future problems...
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Heminate, did you ever find a solution? I have the same battery charger with a shorted diode. You may try using 2 of the Radio Shack rectifiers and hooking them in parallel. I have had success in the past with other battery chargers using rectifiers from the Delco alternators with internal voltage regulators such as GM used in the 70's & 80"s. These were 6 amp chargers and they never burned out again, they have been going for 20 years or so.
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same symptoms - much simpler fix
(I found this post and it was very helpful so I thought I would add some notes about my fix.)
Symptoms -
12.x volts output - good
Ammeter never moved off of 0 and no sparks between POS and NEG clamps - BAD
Sometimes a buzz, sometimes no buzz.
(For names of the parts, I'm going to use the names above but I have no idea if they are correct.)
Problem turned out to be the electrical contact of the diodes to the aluminum plate of the solder coated circuit board.
I removed the aluminum plate by removing the nut that connected it to the circuit breaker.
I wiggled and pulled the 2 spade connectors away from the transformer.
I rotated the circuit board that has to the 2 spade connectors on it.
I pried out one of the diodes and could see that there had been some arcing and was some dirt.
I noted that the orange side of the diode was touching the aluminum plate.
I removed both diodes.
With a small file like a fingernail file, I filed the ends flat.
I filed the aluminum plate and the soldered surface of the circuit board material.
Put the diodes back in making sure the orange side was touching/facing the aluminum plate. (little bit of pressure on glass board when putting the final diode back in so it could be possible to break the board if not careful.)
Put the reassembled alum plate assembly back in and bolted it down to the circuit breaker.
Plugged it in to outlet and touched POS and NEG clamps together and lots of sparks!
Put the box cover back on and bent the tabs back over.
Put it on the awaiting discharged battery (12.33 volts) and it pegged the ammeter at about 16 or 17 amps at the start of the charge. Most I've seen in years!
Hope this helps. I'm not sure how those diodes could go bad. They looked so simple. I'm glad mine was just dirty/bad contact surfaces.
So, the little charger lives on. 25 years old and counting and it gets used at least once a month around here.
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Had the same problem with a Schumacher se 82 - 6
Tested the rectifier with a diode tester and
Also per the removal instructions of 440roadrunner
And confirmed which one had gone bad
I did dig up an old alternator and attempted
Removal of the diodes, but the one I tried
To extract them from had them held in place
Extremely well and I was unable to remove
One with out breakage of the diode
So I visited the local radio shack per 440roadrunners
Instructions and picked up the exact bridge
He describes above. It was simple because
Both the bridge and charger were able to be connected
With simple crimp on spade connectors. I could
Have soldered the connections, but there
Was no need to
Anyway, I put the cover back on the unit
And it is purring and charging like new
Just wanted to say thanks for the expert
Advice, it was a fun little project, and who
Can argue with a fix that only costs $3.69 plus
Tax. That's what the bridge cost, and I had
Spare wire and spade connectors at the house
Excluding the time I spent messing around
With trying to extract diodes from the alternator,
The entire project, including the drive to pick
Up the part was about an hour
Thanks again!
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I suppose I should have listed the symptoms
Of my battery charger, so anyone performing a search
May find this post
The battery charger was making a very loud
Humming sound and the transformer was
Getting really hot, almost to the point of
So if you have a battery charger that has
A loud hum and the transformer gets
Extremely hot. Maybe this quick fix will
Work for you as well
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So, I've quit the regimen and started using ProActiv again (it was the easiest thing to obtain, hoping it might calm my acne down some) and finally convinced my parents that I needed to go to the dermatologist. I've done a lot of research... and of course, I want to be hasty and skip straight to Accutane. I'm aware of the common side effects, hopefully I'd be able to handle them if they were to pose a problem with me. But from what I've read, my derm more than likely won't want to put me on Accutane...
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Be prepared for the derm to recommend you some oral antibiotics and a prescription topical. That's what usually is the case if you've never been to a derm or been prescribed anything. Most derms will prescribe accutane as a last resort or if your skin is bad enough.. I went through multiple antibiotics (doxycycline, minocycline, spironolactone, orthotricyclen, yaz) and multiple topicals (differin, benzaclin, ziana)... I went to the derm this past Monday and got blood work done to begin my accutane process! so I am waiting a month to go back, getting blood work done, and then i'll be able to begin popping pills! i am super excited and praying that i don't have a bad reaction to accutane. Talk to your derm about it if its something you really have considered.. Do your research ahead of time and talk to your derm and he/she will know what's best.
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So I guess what I'm saying is that a dermatologist will experiment to see what can possibly be wrong with you and it will take time and money...
an aesthetician on the other hand will work hands on with your face starting on the first day and will be able to you a lot
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I'm with you, I don't want to wait to see if something works, but I've read alot of bad things about accutane, and then found out that 30-odd percent of people have the Acne come back within a year... after all the blood tests, and birth control needs, and side effects, just for it all to come back, I'm willing to really save it for a LAST RESORT.
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so far i am taking accutane and antibiotics, If u do start that though be prepared your skin WILL GET WORST before it gets better. it can carry on between 1 to 5 months. my face now looks a lot worst then before the meds but i am hoping to see results soon. Not the best look so far though.
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But, wish me luck! Only 1 more day until the derm (no, I'm normally NOT this excited about the doctor lol). I will keep you guys posted on how it goes & my progress!
Oh, and I uploaded pictures from before what I like to call the "breakout of all breakouts" and one from my face now (thank the Heavens for make up lol).
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I know there's the IB stage and it takes time to kick in, but my derm seemed so confident in my situation I think it will all be worth it in the end!!
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let us know what dossage he gives u.
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So it is no surprise, then, that Merida is beginning to attract the attention of some world-class chefs.
We reviewed our dinner at Nectar awhile back, relating how happy we were that it seemed to have regained it's status as one of Merida's finest restaurants. Apparently, the owner and chef, Robert Solis, has spent some of his culinary education traveling the world. And in the process, he has befriended a man, Rene Redzepi, who is the head chef at one of Copenhagen's leading restaurants, Noma, which was recently named the 15th best restaurant in the world on the S. Pellegrino list of World's Best Restaurants.
Señor Redzepi grew up in Denmark and summered in Macedonia. He has spent his formative culinary years working at world-class restaurants such as French Laundry (#4 in 2007) in Napa, California and El Bulli (#1 in 2007) in Spain. In his home country, he specializes in rediscovering and reintroducing traditional natural foods of the area into his cuisine. His menu includes delicacies like Turbot in Mead Sauce and Seared Lobster with Tapioca and Elderberries.
He has learned from the best and is apparently busy becoming one of them. Rene Redzepi is the winner of the 2006 Food and Fun Chef of the Year. He is an ambassador for his cuisine, which he calls The New Nordic Kitchen and stories about him have appeared in publications such as Optimum, L'officiel Voyage, Gambero Rosso, Madame Figaro, Vin & Bar, Eat, Gastro, Telegraph Magazine, Gourmet and Bon Appetit. Not only that, but in a city (Copenhagen) that has 8 Michelin-rated restaurants (each with one star), his is the only one with two Michelin stars, one awarded in 2005 and one just awarded in 2007.
You could say Señor Redzepi's star is definitely rising.
And now, he's coming to Merida to cook for a few of us. And not just cook. He hopes to engage in activities that will help promote a new philosophy of using natural ingredients, according to his press release. We don't think this is a new philosophy, but we heartily support the idea. He also hopes to motivate small food producers in the area to work with chefs, and to help invite a new generation of chefs to help turn Yucatan into a gastronomic destination.
On the 12th and 13th of May, Rene Redzepi and Roberto Solis will cook a nine-course tasting menu at Nectar, beginning at 9 PM. The meal can be purchased with wine ($2500 MN per person) or without ($1800 MN per person). The menu is being billed as La Nueva Cocina Yucateca (The New Yucatecan Kitchen). We look forward to seeing what he does with habanero chiles!
If you are interested in being one of the privileged few who will get to savor this unique food, you are encouraged to make a reservation (information below). But even if you won't be there, isn't it wonderful to know that the best chefs in the world are coming to your backyard to discover the very same food that you can enjoy every day?
Where: Nectar Restaurant
When: May 12 and 13th at 9 PM
Cost: $2500 MN (with wine), $1800 MN (without wine) per person
Reservations: Call Mariza Gonzalez at 999-178-7880
or email firstname.lastname@example.com
If you are interested, here are a few related websites…
Older Yucatan cuisine article in Food & Wine
Rick Bayless' Season Five, shot on location in the Yucatan
Recent LA Times article about cochinita
World's Best Restaurants List
Rene Redzepi's restaurant in Copenhagen, Noma


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Below is the poem entitled Gemstones which was written by poet
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Life creates many things,
from plants to animals but
many forget the most vital
creation that begun many
millennia ago; the birth
of planet Earth.
Only a cloud of debris existed
in the cosmos that swirled
under gravity; slowly clumps of
ordinary looking stone begun
to stick together after a
thunderous impact; heat generated
These mundane stones grew bigger;
their journey had suddenly begun.
Earth has many secrets hidden
beneath its outer shell but
sometimes it hints at the glory
of its power to create.
The earth we walk on is created
by magma so hot it glows in the
night; still the Earth has secrets;
gemstones are created by such
natural events.
Some are more cherished than others
then yet some are even eaten
without a single thought.
Some sparkle like stars, some
shine like gold while others
are dull and inert but have
such colours, like a rainbow,
they brighten up a smile when found.
However how a gemstone appears they
are still a creation of Earth;
powerful, resilient and beholder
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Alexandra is a musicologist specializing in the Italian Renaissance, especially the madrigal, Italian opera, Feminist criticism, Romantic piano music, and German Baroque choral music. She holds a laurea (BA/MA equivalent) in Slavic Studies and Philology from the University of Pisa (Italy) and both a Masters and a PhD in musicology from Harvard University. She has published and read papers on Renaissance, operatic, and gender related topics in several journals and conferences. She is now working on a book about the presentation and treatment of women in opera, as seen through a few settings of the Orpheus myth, tentatively titled Euridice: The Evolution of the Mythical and Musical Other. She has been, or is, on several committees of the American Musicological Society, and on several Boards of Directors such as the San Francisco Bach Choir, the Lycée Français de San Francisco, the Harvard Club of San Francisco, and others. She is a professional program annotator and pre-concert lecturer for many Bay Area organizations, including the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera, the San Francisco Bach Choir, and others.
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Condiments in Japan: So-su (Sauce)
When you just say "sauce" (pronounced so-su) in Japan, it usually means a thicker version of Worcestershire sauce. We recently discussed it here! It's an essential condiment in Japan. Without it, korokke (pictured) and tonkatsu will suffer. You can't make yakisoba and okonomiyaki. Some people even use it on sunny-side up egg or a bowl of rice. More


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The HST vote hit us like a direct democracy hurricane and now we're left, dazed and confused, to sort through the rubble in the aftermath.
I have to admit, the scariest thing about the vote was not the result, but all those pictures of smilin' Bill Vander Zalm looking like the eggplant that ate Vancouver. You have to wonder about anything that makes B.C.'s most notorious horticulturalist that happy, but I digress …
OK, the vote: 881,198 British Columbians can't be wrong, can they?
Adrian Dix, NDP leader and Vander Zalm's strange bedfellow, said Friday it was "a great day for democracy." I think he meant that the people rose up and stuck it to the man, or in this case the woman, Premier Christy Clark. Or else he means he can almost taste a victory for the NDP in the next election. Not sure.
I wish I could get all triumphant like Dix and smilin' Bill, but when you look at what we actually get, what's the big deal? The facts: In 19 months or so the government will replace the current 12 per cent HST with the old five per cent GST and seven per cent PST, which comes to 12 per cent.
Can't fool me.
Presumably, all the old exemptions and weird anomalies will apply, like the PST on red raincoats but not on yellow raincoats. Or is it the other way around?
If we'd left well enough alone, after two years, we'd have a 10 per cent HST.
A great victory, then, voting down a 10 per cent tax to restore a 12 per cent tax, one that's full of zany inconsistencies. Power to the people!
Premier Clark, for her part, seems eager to turn the page and get on with her agenda, whatever that is. But it's a mighty heavy page that's going to take 19 months to turn, even with all that help from the peanut, er, press gallery.
If the government tries to repair PST inconsistencies, what does that do to its solemn promise to restore the exemptions just the way they were? What's fair: A tax on all the colours of the raincoat or no tax on raincoats? The mind boggles.
And now that the people have tasted the triumph of direct democracy, will they start clamouring for more direct democracy, and then more? How long before we're like California, empowered and free … and dead broke – because California will fall into the ocean before its direct democrats ever vote in favour of a tax initiative.


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Organization Q for promotion and protection of culture, identities, and human rights of queer persons
Our first initiative for working on the issues of human rights of LGBTIQ persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina started in September 2002. During this period, we adopted the platform of our work as well as terminology. At that time, initiative was operating under the name ''Bosnia 14th of September'', an organization which was already registered in BiH. This initiative was started by two individuals, but through every day community-building, at the end of 2002 and the beginning of 2003, few more persons joined us, and more substantive steps were made in creation of the web-page as the first educational and informational portal about queer issues and human rights of the LGBTIQ persons in BiH.
In February 2004, Organization Q was registered as the first LGBTIQ organization in BiH. At the same time, Bosnia and Herzegovina was the last republic in the ex-Yugoslavia to have a registered LGBTIQ organization.
In September 2010, Organization Q finished its work on a longitudinal national project and in early 2011 we closed our office in Sarajevo, thus turning a new chapter. Officially, since then, the Organization Q stopped being active in BiH and the region. However, we still maintain our web site and mailing lists, and remain open and available for communication, consultations, support and certain types of cooperation.
Organization Q works on the promotion and protection of the culture, identity, human rights and support to the LGBTIQ persons; elimination of all forms of discrimination and inequality based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity, gender expression and intersexual characteristics.
Our vision is a society in which all persons live free from fear of themselves and of those who are different; a society which, through all of its segments, improves human rights and accepts and respects diversities of human sexuality.
Basic values and principles that guide us in our work and future activities are:
• Each person is unique
• Equality and Egality
• Non-discrimination on any basis
• Individual is the most important
• Responsibility
• Participation
• Transparency
• Dedication
• Openness
• Activist approach to the work
• Principles of trust and confidentiality
• Non - violence
• Professionalism
• Creativity
• Solidarity
Based on those values, Statement on Values as one of the fundamental, basic elements of the organization is:
The value that will always guide us is respecting the right of each individual to her/his/sie own uniqueness, self-identification, self-definition and right to non–discrimination on any basis.
• Institutional capacity building of the organization
• Promotion and protection of human rights of LGBTIQ persons
• Raising awareness and knowledge of LGBTIQ persons regarding their human rights, identity and culture
• Promotion of culture and identity of LGBTIQ persons
• Providing services to LGBTIQ persons
Organization Q's work and activities are based on the:
• standards and principles of human rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 16 Conventions which are a part of the BiH legislation), including human rights-based approach which takes into consideration and respects human rights, needs, and individual characteristics of LGBTIQ individuals as well as everybody else in BiH; and
• principles of peace, post-feminist and LGBTIQ movements.
Organization Q strives for the following rights:
• a right to one's own body, sex, gender and (inter)sexual characteristics;
• a right to self-definition and self-conception of sexual and/or gender identity and modification of the same;
• a right to self-identification, bodily integrity, choice, gender expression, and one's own sexuality and dignity;
• a right to a sexual orientation;
• a right to an expression of gender and sexual/gender identity (through language, as well) including a right to gender ambiguity and contradiction;
• a right to a life without sexual violence, maltreatment and torture of any kind; and
• a right to human rights and dimensions of equality and non-discrimination.
Up to date projects and activities:
• Project of Public Visibility: Strengthening awareness regarding LGBTIQ issues in BiH community (SHC)
• Feasibility study: LGBTIQ community in BiH: Position, projects and development (HIVOS)
• Project about LGBTIQ sexual health and education (with a special focus on HIV/AIDS) - Promente / UNICEF
• Photo exhibition - Christoph Burtscher (Heart and Hand Fund / Goethe Institute)
• Q Network of BiH - creating and developing LGBTIQ Network in BiH (HIVOS)
• Campaign for Human Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities (SHC)
• Study regarding health issues of LGBTIQ population in BiH (ILGA-Europe / OSI)
• Arts for Rights (Heart and Hand Fund and Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice)
• In and Out (SHC)
• Seminar about Activism and Human Rights of LGBTIQ Persons (Embassy of Switzerland in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Pride Activities 2007
• Seminars about Activism and Human Rights of LGBTIQ Persons (Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Scale up IEC/BCC in Population with Increased risk for HIV/AIDS, Objective 2, Coordinated National Response to HIV/AIDS in a War-torn and Highly Stigmatized Setting (UNDP / The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria)
• Queer Parties :)
• Public Petitions/reactions
• Queer gatherings
• Queer Sarajevo Festival 2008 (Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in BiH, Embassy of Switzerland in BiH, Embassy of Canada in BiH, Global Fund for Women, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Urgent Action Fund, COC/HIVOS, Offstream, and Heart and Hand Fund)
• Closer Look at Education in BiH: What is in school textbooks about LGBTIQ issues? (SHC)
• Create Open Minds (Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice)
LGBTIQ vježbanka: O spolu, rodu, seksualnoj orijentaciji i seksualnosti, Jelena Poštić, Svetlana Đurković i Amir Hodžić, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2010. (E-verzija)
Spomenar - kao i svaki drugi, ur. Alma Selimović, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2010.
1 + 1 = 0: Analiza srednjoškolskih udžbenika o LGBTIQ pojmovima u Bosni i Hercegovini, Svetlana Đurković, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2010.
The Invisible Q? Human Rights Issues and Concerns of LGBTIQ persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Svetlana Đurković, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2008.
Aktivizam kroz riječi: Javne ličnosti o LGBTIQ temama u Bosni i Hercegovini, ur. Udruženje Q, 2007.
Nevidljivo Q? Pitanje ljudskih prava i potreba LGBTIQ osoba u Bosni i Hercegovini, Svetlana Đurković, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2007.
Na-strani: Zbornik radova o seksualnosti, ur. Slobodanka Dekić, Tamara Šmidling i Svetlana Đurković, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2007.
LGBTTIQ i zdravlje: Istraživanje specifičnih potreba LGBTTIQ populacije u Bosni Hercegovini, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2006.
Analiza terminologije koja se odnosi na LGBTIQ populaciju u štampanim medijima u Bosni i Hercegovini, Taida Horozović, Svetlana Đurković i Slobodanka Dekić, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2006.
Prava i slobode LGBTIQ osoba u Bosni i Hercegovini: Analiza relevantnih pravnih akata, Damir Banović i Svetlana Đurković, Udruženje Q, Sarajevo, 2006.
Collaborations and joint activities:
• 16 Days of Activism Against Violence on the Basis of Gender/Sex, Foundation CURE, Sarajevo, 2004, 2005, 2006.
• Conference on Transgressing Gender: Two is not Enough for Gender (E)quality, Zagreb, October, 2005 (Transgressing Gender: Two is not Enough for Gender (E)quality - The Conference Collection, Women's Room and CESI, Zagreb, 2005)
• Training for News-reporters: "Media and Reporting about LGBTIQ population", Media Center, Sarajevo, October 10-12, 2005
• Internacionala Pride Zagreb 2006, Zagreb, June 22-24, 2006
• Creation of Sex? Gender?, Ženska soba, Zagreb, 2006
• Political Parties in BiH on sex/gender equality issues, Fondacija CURE, Aug.-Sept., 2006
• Recommendations for the media on treating gender issues and usage of gender sensitive language in B&H media, Press Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, 2006
• The Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Shadow Report, Global Rights & International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, 2006
• Drafting of the Antidiscrimination Law, BiH
• Kreacija Spol? Roda?, drugo izdanje, Ženska soba, Zagreb, 2008.
• Creation of Sex? Gender?, Women's Room, Zagreb, 2008.
• Workshops about sex, gender and sexual and reproductive health for SOS mothers in Sarajevo and Gračanica, with Italian Cooperation, 2008.
• Training about LGBTIQ issues and human rights, for Youth Group, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in BiH, Sarajevo, 2008.
• QSF digital stories (workshop), owpsee Fondation, Sarajevo, 2009.
• O spolu, rodu i seksualnom i reproduktivnom zdravlju: Radionice SOS Kinderdorf, with Italian Cooperation for Development in BiH, 2009.
Organization Q is a member of SEE Q Network, Youth Network of BiH, ILGA, IGLYO, IGLCN.


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Session Q28: Focus Session: Carbon Nanotubes and Related Materials: Devices II
11:15 AM–2:15 PM, Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Room: C156
Sponsoring Unit: DMP
Chair: David Tomanek, Michigan State University
Abstract ID: BAPS.2011.MAR.Q28.7
Abstract: Q28.00007 : Carbon nanotubes for interconnects in integrated circuits
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Jean Dijon
Carbon nanotubes are one of the materials that may be used for advanced interconnects beyond the 16nm node thanks to there extreme resistance to electro migration and to bottom up approach which allow to grow them in tiny holes with very high aspect ratio. The resistance of a via with area A and height h filled with CNT is expressed by $R_{via} =\frac{rq+rsh+rc}{Ad_t }$ where rq, rs, rc are respectively the 6.5k$\Omega $ quantum resistance, the scattering resistance and the contact resistances of one tube. To be competitive with copper via resistance, a large density d$_{t}$ of carbon walls have to be paralleled. Following ITRS needs a density of 2 or 3 10$^{13 }$cm$^{-2}$ conducting CNT walls have to be obtained. This optimum wall density requests the growth of highly packed few nanometre diameter CNTs. Such density has been the main bottleneck for the development of CNT interconnects. Recently ultra high density integration scheme have been demonstrated and for the first time wall density close to the requested one have been integrated in devices. Such density comes from the development on conductive substrates of a CNT growth mode normally used to obtain forests of small tube diameter on insulating substrate like alumina. With this mode, CNTs are grown with base growth mode which is the mode requested for SWCNT or DWCNT thus by continuity it will be possible to increase the density still further by increasing the density of catalyst particles. Our bottom metal of choice is AlCu with iron as catalyst. With this system tube contact resistance between 10$^{4}$ to 10$^{6}$ Ohm have been measured on blanket AlCu substrates. This resistance must be decreased by one or two order of magnitude while increasing further CNT density. In this paper we will present our last integration developments and the role of plasma pre-treatment of the iron aluminium interface in order to decrease the contact resistance. We will show that the bottom profile of via has a major impact on the quality of CNT growing in the holes and discuss future evolutions of this technology.
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Date: 9/27/2014
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 3:15 PM
Pie Off! is a baking contest open to bakers of all skill levels on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Main Library. Bakers and their pies should arrive by 1 pm for judging. Doors open to the public at 2:30 pm for a tasting of the entries while slices last. Judges will rate each pie on taste, appearance, and creativity, and prizes will be awarded for Best Taste, Best Appearance, and Best Overall. Registration for bakers starts Monday, August 25.Library: Oak Park Public Library Main Branch
Location: Second Floor - Veterans Room
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'Let's Get Back to Ecology': A New Interview with Peter Kareiva
Nature Conservancy Chief Scientist Peter Kareiva recently gave an interview to Biodiverse Perspectives, a blog written by more than 100 graduate students in biodiversity science around the world. It's an excellent Q&A, with one of the best distillations yet of Kareiva's thinking on conservation's focus on biodiversity versus the benefits of a broader focus on ecology.
Read the full interview here. But here's a quote to whet your appetite:
"I have what some think is a heretical view of biodiversity. Look — I do want to prevent extinctions. But I think what should be a reasonable concern for biodiversity has turned into a numerological and narrow counting of species, and has led to an over-emphasis on research aimed at rationalizing why biodiversity should matter to the general public. Ecology matters to the general public because ecology is about water, pests and pestilence, recreation, food, resilience and so forth. Perturbations to ecosystems in the form of massive pollution, land conversion, harvest, species loss can all distort ecology. But focusing so narrowly on producing graphs that on the horizontal axis display number of species and on the vertical axis report some dependent ecological function (that is distantly related to human well-being) strikes me as not worth so much research. Let's get back to ecology — understanding how systems work, what controls dynamics, the role of particular species as opposed to the number of species, to what extent do ecosystems compensate for species losses, what factors contribute to resilience, whether there really are thresholds — all those are terrific research questions. Counting species, and trying to produce what is, as far as I can tell, usually very weak evidence for the relationship between biodiversity per se and ecological function is off-track.
"Early on in my job at TNC I presented to business leaders some of the empirical data plots from classic biodiversity and ecological function studies. These are studies we all interpret as strong evidence for the importance of biodiversity. I can tell you unequivocally when they saw the actual data they were totally unimpressed and unconvinced. It caused me to look more objectively at the data."
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Saturday, 3rd January 1920: Serious explosion of gas meters at Queensbury
Monday, 5th January 1920: Ratepayers meeting turned down proposal for trams to run on Southgate, Halifax
Saturday, 10th January 1920: Proposals for extension of Halifax Borough boundaries dropped
Sunday, 11th January 1920: Coley Parish Church war memorial unveiled
Tuesday, 20th January 1920: Sale of the Greetland explosives factory
Wednesday, 21st January 1920: Firm fined £50 in Halifax for the employment of women contrary to the Restoration of Pre-War Practices Act
Tuesday, 27th January 1920: Death of John Mackintosh. His funeral was held on January 30
Tuesday, 10th February 1920: Flood havoc in the Calder Valley. Roads closed and furniture washed out of houses
Thursday, 19th February 1920: Part of William Edleston's mill, Sowerby Bridge, gutted by fire
Tuesday, 24th February 1920: Freedom of Todmorden conferred on Alderman R. Jackson and Mrs Jackson, the Mayor and Mayoress for eight years
Monday, 1st March 1920: Explosion at Brighouse & Lightcliffe Steam Laundry. The proprietor, Mr Kendall, killed
Friday, 5th March 1920: Crow Wood military hospital, Sowerby Bridge, closed
Friday, 5th March 1920: Mrs Kathleen Nuttall received an award from the Carnegie Hero Trust for bravery in a Holmfield fire
Sunday, 14th March 1920: The Rev J. Wesley Hall preached on "The grave dangers of Commercial Street"
Monday, 15th March 1920: Triplets born to Mrs Haley of Thomas Street, Halifax
Tuesday, 30th March 1920: Publication of T. W. Hanson's The Story of Old Halifax
Friday, 30th April 1920: Halifax & District Farmers' Association decided that the price of milk in Halifax should be 10d a quart
Saturday, 1st May 1920: The Rt Hon J. H. Whitley MP offered Spring Hall mansion as a guest house for young men
Sunday, 9th May 1920: Demonstration at Savile Park against the price of milk supplied by the Farmers' Association
Saturday, 15th May 1920: Dispute of the works of the Campbell Gas Engine Company
Saturday, 15th May 1920: Unveiling of wayside war memorial at Triangle
Monday, 17th May 1920: Citizens Committee of Farmers' Association meeting at the Saddle Hotel, Halifax, to discuss the price of milk
Tuesday, 18th May 1920: Her Royal Highness Princess Helena Victoria opened the Boys' Red Triangle Hut, Commercial Street, Halifax
Thursday, 3rd June 1920: End of strike by employees of Halifax Industrial Society over union recognition. A similar dispute at Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society was settled on June 13
Thursday, 24th June 1920: Halifax Parish Church celebrated its eighth century
Friday, 2nd July 1920: Rents of new council homes fixed at 12s a week, exclusive of rates
Saturday, 17th July 1920: War cross unveiled at Norland
Saturday, 31st July 1920: Opening of the Smith orphan homes at Brighouse
Wednesday, 4th August 1920: Council agrees to lease the Shay estate to Halifax Town AFC
Saturday, 11th September 1920: Meeting of Irish Self-Determination League attended by 2,000 people
Monday, 20th September 1920: Private Marshall Whitehead of Hope Street, Halifax, shot by Sinn Fein in Dublin
Saturday, 25th September 1920: Elland Congregational Church centenary
Thursday, 7th October 1920: Serious fire at Booth Wood Paper Mills, Ryburn Valley
Thursday, 7th October 1920: Opening of Southowram branch library
Tuesday, 12th October 1920: Bishop Frodsham of Gloucester Cathedral to be Vicar of Halifax
Wednesday, 13th October 1920: New Roman Catholic church at Pye Nest dedicated
Wednesday, 20th October 1920: As a result of the coal strike it was decided to suspend the Sunday tram service
Saturday, 30th October 1920: Five killed and four seriously injured in a charabanc accident at Cockhill
Monday, 1st November 1920: Member of Sinn Fein hanged in Dublin for the murder of Private Whitehead of Halifax
Tuesday, 9th November 1920: First Labour mayors elected at Brighouse and Todmorden
Friday, 3rd December 1920: Two trams blown over at Queensbury
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Lauri Dalla Valle gets another chance to impress at reserve team level when he lines up for John McMahon's side against Wigan Athletic in the semi-final of the Lancashire Senior Cup at the Robin Park Sports Arena this afternoon (2pm).
The Finnish striker netted his first goal for the second-string in the Liverpool Senior Cup semi-final against Tranmere Rovers last week and he will be looking to help the Reds reach another final today.
"Lauri is a natural finisher and that is a priceless asset to have at this level," McMahon told Liverpoolfc.tv.
"I was pleased to see him get his goal against Tranmere. He still has a lot of work to do on his movement and the runs he should be making, but when he gets a chance more often than not it ends up in the back of the net.
"He has done well and will be involved in the team against Wigan. He has this knack of being in the right place at the right time and he tends to finish more than he misses.
"In this week leading up to the game his finishing has been excellent in training. He needs to keep working hard and listen to what we are telling him. He is a lad that does take things on board and he is a decent prospect.
"His next stage in his progression for me is to stay with our squad in the reserves, score goals and show he deserves to start every game."
The Reds are aiming for a possible treble this season with the league title in their sights, a place in the final of the Liverpool Senior Cup and a chance today to reach the Lancashire County Cup final.
Since the opening day 3-2 defeat at Blackburn McMahon's side have gone 12 games unbeaten with 11 wins in the process.
McMahon's side also meet the Latics in the league next Thursday but first they have the chance to reach their second cup final in the space of a week.
"We are looking forward to it and we just need the games now to get our sharpness back after the amount of postponed games we have had," he added.
"I have seen Wigan three or four times this season and they are very competitive and very aggressive. They play with a lot of pace so we are expecting a really tough game.
"Dave Watson and Graham Barrow have their team well organised and they will work hard and we know with Dave being a Blue they will want to get one over on us, so we have to be ready.
"Our performance against Tranmere last week, for me was not up to the level that we expect and I'm looking for an improvement today.
"I don't want to make any excuses but the fact we haven't played that much and just train means you do lose a sharpness and an edge to your game. You can't replicate in training the competitive edge you get in games so it has been difficult for the lads.
"We are on a good run of unbeaten games but we've had this massive gap in between when we have not been able to play so I hope we can get our momentum going again.
"The lads have applied themselves well and they have listened to what we as staff have been telling them. They are taking things on board and improving.
"Results come with performances and I know we stress this all of the time but we are looking for development and improvement and then hopefully some of these lads can play for the first team."
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Potsdam— Every year a few lucky students interested in the film business, get a once in a lifetime opportunity to go to the Oscars.
"My friend said, 'I saw this commercial where students get a chance to compete to go to the Oscars, you should try.' So, I have never won anything in my life and decided to just go for it," said aspiring filmmaker and theatre major at SUNY Potsdam, ChaRon Brabham. Brabham and the other contest winners had to enter a 30 second video answering the question, "How will you contribute to the future of movies?"
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Let's Play Four
The Quinnipiac University volleyball team plays four matches in Chicago this weekend, taking part in the Chicago State Invitational, followed by a Sunday match-up at Illinois-Chicago. The Bobcats are coming off one of their most successful weekends, earning a sweep of Coppin State and taking Hartford to five sets.
Live Stats Available For Illinois-Chicago Match
Live stats will be available for Illinois-Chicago match on Sunday. A link to the live stats is available on the volleyball schedule at quinnipiacbobcats.com.
Day and Night
After falling to NJIT, 3-0, in their first match of the Quinnipiac Bobcat Invitational, the Bobats bounced back with a sweep of Coppin State in the nightcap. The convincing win (25-19, 25-6, 25-15) snapped a 14-match losing streak.
Spreading the Wealth
Six different Quinnipiac players had at least 10 kills in the three-match Quinnipiac Bobcat Invitational, Sept. 27-28, with the constant being freshman setter Kayla Lawler (Richmond, Ind.). Lawler totaled 77 assists and even added 11 kills of her own. Kelby Carey (Surfside Colony, Calif.) had a team-high 23 kills, while Stephanie Biediger (Houston, Texas) (21), Jenna Benigno (Milford, Conn.) (20), Alyssa Naylor (San Diego, Calif.) (16) and Shelagh Dolan (Westford, Mass.) (10) also had strong weekends.
Scouting The Chicago State Cougars
Chicago State enters the weekend at 0-16 and has yet to win a set this season. Junior Shamara Clark leads the Cougars with 79 kills, while sophomore Hanya Minta has a team-best 156 assists. Junior Chy Chrichton has a team-high 118 digs, while freshman Mazvita Maziveyi's 14 blocks are tops on the team.
Scouting The Providence Friars
The Friars are 8-9 this season, including a 3-0 win against Quinnipiac at the Maine Invitational, Sept. 6. Senior Elizabeth Flynn's 189 kills lead the Friars, while senior Kelly Krahenbuhl's 206 digs are a team best. Senior Sara Sheehan has run the offense efficiently with 468 assists, while senior Jeannette Toney has been effective at the net with 51 blocks.
Scouting The So. Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars
The Cougars enter the weekend 2-7 with wins against Tennessee-Martin and Eastern Illinois. Sophomore Sydney Winslow has a team-high 103 kills, while senior Mallory Clements' 294 assists lead the Cougars. Sophomore Diane Schmidlin and senior Emily Rahn have 112 and 107 digs, respectively. Senior Samantha Schulte has a team-best 28 blocks.
Scouting The Illinois-Chicago Flames
Illinois-Chicago is 5-8 this season, including wins against DePaul, North Dakota State, Chicago State, Youngstown State and Central Michigan. Sophomore Casie Sullivan's 110 kills lead a balanced offensive attack, while the Flames feature two talented setters in sophomore Dana Van Syckle (243 assists) and sophomore Jessica Dalke (203 assists). Junior Katerina Hanackova has a team-high 148 digs, while sophomore Epiphany Davis' 35 blocks lead the team.
Set and Spike
Lawler and Naylor lead the Bobcats in assists and kills, respectively, to create a young, dynamic duo. Lawler has contributed 428 assists, while Naylor has a team-high 128 kills, including a 2.10 kills per set clip. Naylor has hit .321 for the season, while also leading Quinnipiac in blocks with 38.
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Naylor has made the all-tournament team in four of the five tournaments the Bobcats have played this season. She earned the same recognition at the Quinnipiac Invitational after compiling 36 kills, a .336 hitting percentage and five blocks in four matches. Naylor was then named all-tournament at the Maine Invitational with 27 kills, a .442 hitting percentage and seven blocks in three matches. She also earned a spot on the Brown Invitational All-Tournament Team, hitting .400 with 21 kills and seven blocks. Most recently, she took Quinnipiac Bobcat Invitational All-Tournament Team recognition after helping QU to a 3-0 win against Coppin State, Sept. 27.
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The Bobcats return to action, Wednesday, Oct. 8, when they play host to future NEC opponent Bryant. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Burt Kahn Court.


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What are the keys to the Orioles making the playoffs?
The Orioles invited 21 players to spring training who were not on their major league roster. A few were promising young players like Kevin Gausman, Eduardo Rodriguez or Mike Wright who didn't need to be on the 40-man roster then.
Most of the others had major league experience, some of them like Mark Hendrickson and Conor Jackson had impressive resumes. In all, five of the 21 have played for the Orioles this season: Gausman, Travis Ishikawa, Jair Jurrjens, Steve Pearce and Chris Dickerson.
Gausman obviously has tremendous promise, but none of the others is currently with the team. Ishikawa was with the team briefly only because he had a strong two months at Norfolk. The Orioles tried, in vain, to keep him away from the Yankees, but he was with New York for two days last week before being jettisoned when Derek Jeter was temporarily activated.
Ishikawa is now with the White Sox organization.
Jurrjens is now a free agent after refusing an outright assignment to Norfolk. Pearce, who had a decent start after a fabulous spring training and an injury to Wilson Betemit in the last week of camp, is now on the disabled list with wrist tendinitis.
Then, there's Dickerson. The Orioles surprisingly designated Dickerson for assignment on Friday to make room for Henry Urrutia.
Dickerson was one of the final cuts in spring training, and he took his time before he accepted an assignment to Norfolk.
Barely a week into the season, Dickerson was added to the team.
He was a useful occasional outfielder and designated hitter. He marked his thrilling game-winning three-run home run off Detroit's Jose Valverde by riding his bicycle home unrecognized through the streets of Federal Hill while smirking at the fans celebrating the win.
Dickerson often warmed up for games wearing a soccer jersey and kicking a ball and talked about his efforts to spur recycling. Just last week, Dickerson announced plans for an E-waste event in August. Positive that he would still be around, Dickerson enlisted Adam Jones, Brian Matusz, Jim Johnson and Nolan Reimold, whose season was essentially declared over on Friday, in his cause.
The Orioles will probably find a taker for the 31-year-outfielder, who's also played for Cincinnati, Milwaukee and the Yankees. He's a skilled player with some speed, perhaps a good fourth outfielder. His problem this year was a poor strikeout to walk ratio. He struck out 36 times while walking only four.
There's another of the 21 non-roster invitees who has a chance to play for the Orioles, perhaps in September. Jason Pridie, a 29-year-old outfielder, who's played 121 games for Minnesota, Philadelphia and the Mets, made the Triple-A All-Star team and is batting .294 with 12 home runs and 44 RBIs with Norfolk. If there's an injury to an outfielder, the left-handed hitter could get a call.
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The 23-year-old is believed to have been shortlisted by QPR manager Harry Redknapp as a replacement for striker Loic Remy after the Frenchman completed a £10.5million move to Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Italy striker Borini spent last term on loan with Sunderland, notching seven goals in a productive spell and leaving Poyet keen to secure the 23-year-old's services on a repeat temporary deal.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) - DonTrell Moore ran for two touchdowns and Billy Strother returned a blocked punt for a score to lead New Mexico to a 30-7 win over San Diego State on Saturday night.
The Lobos (4-3, 1-1 Mountain West Conference) used three San Diego State miscues to account for 17 points, including Strother's 14-yard return of a blocked punt by Hank Baskett to give New Mexico a 14-0 lead in the second quarter.
San Diego State (3-5, 0-3 MWC) gained only 39 yards rushing and could not overcome four interceptions thrown by Adam Hall, including two at the New Mexico goal line.
Moore, who gained 89 yards on 15 carries, scored on runs of 2 and 3 yards. The latter touchdown put New Mexico ahead 24-7 early in the third quarter.
The Lobos also got three field goals - 48, 32 and 21 yards - from Wes Zunker.
Brandon Ratcliff returned Hall's first interception 14 yards to the San Diego State 19-yard line. That set-up Moore's 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, putting New Mexico in front 7-0.
Nick Speegle intercepted Hall in the third quarter and returned it 23 yards to the Aztecs' 20, which led to Zucker's 32-yard field goal.
Hall finished 25-of-48 for 291 yards.
Lynell Hamilton scored San Diego State's only touchdown on a 1-yard run in the second quarter that cut the Lobos' lead to 14-7.


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