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Personal: Full name is Chris Jordan Evans and he was born on April 16, 1991. His parents are Theresa Evans and Stanley St. Victor. His siblings are Tashieka Evans, Stanasia St. Victor and Stanley St. Victor, Jr. Majoring in Sports Management. His favorite NBA team is the Los Angeles Lakers and his favorite NFL team is the New England Patriots. His favorite basketball player is Chris Evans. His favorite movie is Love & Basketball and his favorite TV show is Entourage. His favorite book is The Five People You Meet in Heaven. His hobbies include playing video games and taking long walks at Fairfield Beach. His favorite foods are buffalo wings and salads. He considers his mother to be his role model.


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The finalists for this year's Archibald Prize for portraiture, held annually at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, are now listed online. Amongst the mixed bag of contenders are a couple of standouts – Martin Bell and Vernon Ah Kee deserve a mention here – but the most striking work is a portrait of collector Michael Buxton by Melbourne painter Tim McMonagle (above).
Buxton is a property developer, passionate art collector and friend of the artist. He's the type of guy art dealers treat with kid gloves; so depicting him covered in raised, textured sores is a bold move indeed. It's also an approach that folds into McMonagle's interest in the painterly elements of his craft. The surfaces of his paintings are often scraped back then built up into densely layered patches – Buxton's glaring liver spots being a case in point. Formalism aside, there's no escaping the confronting, somewhat unflattering nature of the work. And what did Buxton think of it? He allegedly loved the painting so much he bought it on the spot.


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Clarkson University Chemical Engineering Senior Wins Poster Competition in Salt Lake City
Clarkson University senior Bradley M. Buchheit of Lebanon, Ore., won second place in the student poster competition at the national American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, this past fall. His poster won in the 'General Posters' session.
Buchheit's poster described his honors thesis, which investigates the effect of dissolved water and alcohols on the viscosity of room temperature ionic liquids. The title of his project was "The effect of water and light alcohols on the viscosity of Tetrafluoroborate containing Ionic Liquids." Buchheit's poster was a separate part of the AIChE conference. He was mentored by Prof. Ruth E. Baltus of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Buchheit, a chemical engineering major, is the son of Kevin and Lisa Buchheit of Lebanon. He first gained interest in chemical engineering after learning of the job opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry. His hobbies include reading, politics and outdoor activities. He is a member of the Clarkson Chem E Car team, Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon and Crew. Buchheit was awarded the Pablo Guttman Memorial Award for being the most conscientious junior chemical engineering student. After he graduates from Clarkson, he plans on attending medical school and going into pediatric oncology.
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.


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It stung when RuPaul, mother of mainstream drag, said he "probably" wouldn't allow cis or trans women to compete on upcoming seasons of his show
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I'm new to the world of drag. But in the eight months since I became a drag artist myself, I've experienced similarly problematic comments. I perform as a drag king, meaning I'm a woman who takes to the stage dressed as a man. My drag character, Dreamboy, does everything on 10: big moustache, big eye makeup and a whole lot of glitter. I don't put too much effort into making myself look hypermasculine: I'm 5'3" and have the twig arms of a weak 12-year-old. I will never be a hunk.
My handful of performances have mostly been well-received, but not by everyone. A few months back, during a drag king competition, a judge told me that my figure wasn't masculine enough. As someone who has becoming increasingly dysphoric about the femininity of my body in recent years, this was incredibly discouraging to hear—especially in a purportedly safe queer space. After all, drag is meant to deconstruct, disrupt and reject conventional ideas about gender. It's a way for performers to feel seen and empowered in all their differing beauty.
When drag becomes exclusionary, it fails to live up to the values it was founded upon. By arguing for a narrow definition of what makes a "legitimate" drag king or queen, cis gay men like RuPaul—or anyone within the community—reinforce sexist, heteronormative ideas about how men and women should look and behave. Their gatekeeping supports the patriarchy: barring cis and trans women from participating, or devaluing their work, is just another way of privileging male voices.
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It's a common problem all dog owners face: dog chewing. Dogs love to chew. It's a normal dog behavior and yet, we're always frustrated when we come home to discover that (insert very expensive item here) has been gnawed on or ripped to soggy shreds. What can we do to train our dogs to stop chewing?
Before you can figure out how to stop dog chewing problems, you need to find out what's causing it. Some of the most common causes for dog chewing are boredom, fear, separation anxiety and attention-seeking.
Exercise is necessary to keep your dog from getting bored and being destructive. Dogs are naturally active and long walks with your dog or a game of fetch can keep him from growing bored. If your dog is tired, he'll be too busy sleeping to chew! Not to mention the added health benefits for you and your dog. If you aren't able to dedicate as much time to physical activity, consider hiring a dog walker and try entertaining your dog with stimulating and interesting toys. Rotate the toys so your dog has something new to play with, without you having to go out and buy new dog toys. Teaching your dog basic commands and progressing to more difficult tricks can also provide your dog with mental stimulation and keep your dog from being bored.
If your dog is chewing as a coping mechanism for fear or separation anxiety, establish a place in your home that he is comfortable and likes to be in, like a dog crate. Many people have also found the Thundershirt to be helpful in calming anxious dogs. This might be worth looking into if you've tried other methods and have had no luck. Your first instinct may be to shower your dog with attention to reassure and calm him down, but be careful not to inadvertently spoil your dog, as he'll think he's being rewarded and that this behavior is acceptable to get attention. Which brings me to the next cause: attention-seeking.
Despite the stereotypes that dogs are simple-minded animals – any dog owner can attest that this isn't true and that dogs know how to manipulate us into getting what they want. Don't believe me? How many of you started out saying, "My dog will never be allowed on the furniture," and now your dog has a designated side of the bed? Mmmmhmmm, that's what we thought! If your dog is a diva and doing destructive chewing in hopes of getting your attention, make sure to discourage this behavior. If you catch him in the act, immediately remove the object from his mouth with a stern, "No," and continue with what you were doing. Provide your dog with positive attention and praise when he exhibits good dog behavior and ignore bad dog behavior to show that is not the right way to get attention.
Most importantly, don't set your dog up for failure. If you can, remove whatever it is that your dog is chewing. Before you go out, make sure to put any shoes or dangerous things your dogs may chew or eat out of their reach.


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LG is making some very pretty TVs these days, and the LM6700 line is a fine example. The bezel itself is less than an inch deep, and the depth of the entire TV is ony 1.3 inches (the back is a little thicker than the edges. The TV is framed by only a thin band of metal that's wrapped around three sides of the TV (the bottom of the bezel is a bit wider). It's bound to give interior designers some creative ideas. At 55 inches, this is the ideal screen size for most living rooms and smaller home theater setups. It's big, but it won't intrude on your room when wall mounted.
This is an edge-lit LED TV with local dimming and 120 Hz video processing.
While picture quality may be the first thing that comes to mind when shopping for a TV, the first thing you'll notice about this TV is the remote. Unlike a typical remote, this one, called the Magic Remote, includes only a few buttons and is shaped like a banana. It works like a Wii controller or a gyroscope mouse used for big-screen PowerPoint presentation. When you move it, the remote activates an arrow cursor on screen. Point the courser at whatever you want on the on-screen menu and click the select button. Hard buttons for Home, Volume, Channel, 3D, Apps and Power make the most common tasks more accessible, but for most other things you'll point the remote at what you want.
It's an intriguing process, and I like that LG is developing new ways to interact with TVs, but it might not appeal to everyone. The remote really shines for navigating LG's online features. Entering a Wi-Fi password or Google searches, for instance, is considerably easier with this remote than the standard hunt & peck method of a conventional remote. It was also fast and easy to cruise though the TV's various pages of apps by just pointing and clicking. Doing tasks like adjusting the TV's video settings was a little more tedious though because it can be hard to get the onscreen pointer to stay perfectly still while you move a number value up or down. If you happen to nudge the remote while you're watching a program, the cursor will pop on screen for a few seconds. This might be annoying to some people. With time I think anyone would get comfortable with the remote, but house guests would probably be easily confused (not that house guests have an easy time controlling my system anyway). One thing I'd like to see LG add is an Input button on the remote so you don't need to go into the input settings menu just to switch from HDMI 1 to HDMI 2.
Getting to any of the TV's operations is pretty easy. Press the Home button, and a bar at the bottom of the screen appears showing things like apps, settings, 3D and more. If you don't like the remote, you can download the free Android or iOS apps to control the TV from your smartphone.
For 2012 LG overhauled its smart TV offerings. The apps are divided into sections, and you can customize the options to an extent. The Premium selections include some of the necessary standards like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, but MOG is the only music app I found. That means no Pandora, Slacker or Spotify. If streaming music is what you crave, you'll still need a receiver, Blu-ray player or separate box that can access one of those services.
The other smart TV areas include 3D World, which is an assortment of free 3D content, mostly documentaries or shorts. Those are interesting, and the 3D is cool, but the video quality is overall poor on those selections, so you might not want to use them to show off to your friends.
The other section, LG Smart World, is populated with games and lots of oddball apps. They're mostly free, so you risk little trying them out.
When checking out the picture quality of the LG, most users should give the built-in picture wizard a try. Picture wizard is an interactive feature that uses images to help you properly adjust your picture, and it works well. In fact the results I obtained with the picture wizard were very close to what I got using the Digital Video Essentials Blu-ray disc.
The LG offers very strong colors and decent blacks. There is some light leakage from the LEDs around the edge of the TV. I noticed small bright spots on both lower corners during test patterns and the opening credits of some movies, but in most real-world viewing you'll rarely see it. On some bright and white scenes I noted video noise in the background, but it was easily ignorable. Black levels were considerably better than on the last Sharp and Toshiba sets I used, but not as good as any of the Panasonic or Samsung plasmas I've used recently. The LG includes ISF modes for professional calibration.
LG 3D LED TVs are all of the passive type. That means the 3D frame switching is happening on the screen rather than in your glasses, so you can use inexpensive passive 3D glasses such as you'll get in most 3D theaters. LG gives you six pairs with the TV, which is more generous than any other maker.
While the passive 3D process does have some technical limitations—it reduces the resolution each eye sees—all of the passive LG sets I've used do the job well. On this TV I saw a minimal amount of crosstalk on onscreen text, but none in any other picture material. Overall, the 3D image was pretty amazing. You can personalize the level of 3D to make it more or less pronounced, depending on your taste. This TV, like most other 3D TVs, includes 2D-to-3D conversion, though I can't understand why anyone would want that feature.
Overall, while this model doesn't have the best picture quality I've seen, it does an above-average job few people will have any reason to complain about. That, and the innovative remote, large online content mix and impressive industrial design make this a TV that has something for almost everyone.
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How To: Decorate with Unicorns
I have a unicorn in my living room. It is pretty much the first thing people notice when they walk in. Some of them don't say anything, but they notice. I can tell.
I've decided the unicorn's name is Louise, because my stand partner in orchestra in high school was named Louise, and she was really nice. Also, I think Louise is a good name for a unicorn. And if you're going to live with a unicorn, you might as well be on a first-name basis.
Louise the Unicorn.
Although my unicorn looks like a giant stuffed animal, there is actually a story behind it: it's a Halloween costume, originally intended for a small child (here it is on an adorable little girl), that I DIYed to fit me. Now that Halloween is over, I am not quite sure to what to do with Louise. I mean, you can't throw away a unicorn. So she has become a part of my decor, and I must say she adds a certain special touch to my living room.
You're probably wondering how you, too, can decorate with unicorns. They are magical beasts. Fortunately, Apartment Therapy has some ideas.
1. There is a long and proud tradition of decorating with unicorns. This tapestry, from a series called The Hunt of the Unicorn, dates to 1495. Image from Wikipedia.
2. Unicorn skull jewelry case, $85.00 from Cameo Nouveau.
3. Hang this diminutive little unicorn head any place in your house that needs a little extra whimsy. From Planet Fur.
4. Unicorn kitchen towel, $14.00 from Girls Can Tell.
5. Cardboard unicorn trophy head, $30.00 from Cardboard Safari.
6. There's a surprise waiting in your shower. Unicorn shower curtain, $57.99 from Cafe Press.
7. This brass unicorn figure is almost a foot tall. That's a lot of magic. Brass unicorn, $45.00 from A 2nd Life.
8. Vintage Unicorn lamp with lavender cord, $1,275.00 from Earth Sea Warrior.
9. These unicorn chopsticks will make your meal pure magic. Urban Outfitters, $12.00.
10. Unicorn toile is a thing. Unicorn toile iPhone cover, $16.00 from Urban Outfitters.
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Don't forget, the Gamers For Godlessness 24 Hour Gameathon fundraiser for Camp Quest and Women In Secularism starts tomorrow at 12 Noon EST! This link will take you there, though the link will only be live tomorrow at 10am EST.
Even Adam Baldwin and Morena Baccarin and liberal reuse of CGI giant snake models from other Syfy movies couldn't save this miserable pile of self-mockery. By the end of it I was really hoping for a better one-liner to finish off the bad guy. The fight scene with the cutout paintings was the crowning achievement of this movie, which should tell you something. That's all I have to say about that.
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2005 Press Releases
December 21, 2005
University of Chicago researchers license pharmacogenomics test for patients with colorectal cancer to Mayo Clinic
University of Chicago researchers have licensed a genetic test that determines which patients are likely to have a serious adverse reaction to irinotecan hydrochloride (Camptosar®), a key component of the standard first-line treatment for advanced cancers of the colon and rectum, to Mayo Clinic.
December 15, 2005
First U.S. trans-catheter replacement of a pulmonary valve performed at University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
On December 13, 2005, a team led by Ziyad Hijazi, MD, the George M. Eisenberg Professor of Pediatrics and chief of pediatric cardiology at the University of Chicago, performed the first trans-catheter pulmonary-valve replacement in the United States. The patient was Justin Reaves, a 16-year-old boy who urgently needed the procedure, but who was not a candidate for open-heart surgery and conventional heart valve replacement.
December 15, 2005
University of Chicago receives $1 million from Hughes Institute to support novel graduate program
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded a $1 million grant to the University of Chicago to support a graduate program in biophysical dynamics and self-organization, directed by Tobin Sosnick, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Institute of Biophysical Dynamics (IBD) at Chicago.
December 14, 2005
University of Chicago scientists find potential cause of breathing problems in Rett syndrome children
A multi-institutional team, led by University of Chicago researchers, has taken a crucial step toward understanding and treating Rett syndrome (RS), a rare and often misdiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder that affects one in 10,000 children--mostly females.
December 6, 2005
Rafael Viñoly and Cannon Design to design New Hospital Pavilion for the University of Chicago Hospitals
The University of Chicago Hospitals has engaged the architectural team of Rafael Viñoly Architects, of London and New York, and Cannon Design, of Grand Island, NY, to begin the process of conceptual design for a new hospital pavilion that will be devoted to complex specialty care, with a focus on cancer and advanced surgical programs.
December 1, 2005
Eugene Goldwasser to receive the 2005 Prince Mahidol Award
Eugene Goldwasser, PhD '50, the Alice Hogge and Arthur A. Baer professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Chicago, has been selected to receive the Prince Mahidol Award 2005, given for "outstanding performance and/or research in the field of medicine for the benefit of mankind."
December 1, 2005
Second annual American Girl Holiday Brunch honors 6-year-old celebrity
The second annual American Girl Holiday Brunch, to benefit the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2005, at American Girl Place, 111 E. Chicago Avenue. This year's event will honor Baylie Owen, 6, with the 2005 Comer American Girl Award.
November 29, 2005
University of Chicago lecture series to highlight breast cancer
The University of Chicago will add to the public's growing knowledge of breast cancer by explaining the genetics behind it during the annual Charles B. Huggins Lectures, which will be held from 11 a.m. to noon every Saturday beginning January 14, 2006.
November 15, 2005
University of Chicago adds leading lung transplant team
One of the leading lung transplant teams in the United States is moving to the University of Chicago Hospitals this fall and will begin performing lung transplants as soon as February 2006.
November 8, 2005
South Side Health Collaborative holds forum to help residents find primary care 'home'
Anyone from the South Side of Chicago who is concerned about access to healthcare is invited to attend a forum to be held at the DuSable Museum of African American History on Tuesday, November 15, 2005, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
November 7, 2005
Brainstem blocks pain to protect key behaviors
Certain behaviors, such as eating, drinking, and urinating, are so crucial to survival that the brains of all vertebrates contain clusters of nerve cells that can suppress pain long enough to allow the animal to eat, drink--or pee--in peace.
November 7, 2005
Unrelated adults in the home associated with child-abuse deaths
Young children who live in households with one or more unrelated adults are nearly 50 times as likely to die from an inflicted injury, usually being shaken or struck, as children living with two biologic parents, report researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of Chicago in the November 2005 issue of the journal Pediatrics.
October 28, 2005
Conference examines role of chromosome changes in cancer
The University of Chicago will present a conference on "Chromosomes and Cancer: From Translocations to Targeted Therapies," on Monday, November 7, 2005, at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street, in Chicago.
October 26, 2005
17th annual medical ethics conference to focus on global and personal issues
The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago will host its 17th annual conference on clinical medical ethics and patient care on November 11 to 12, 2005.
October 25, 2005
University of Chicago opens new center to focus on complex reproductive issues
On October 25, 2005, the University of Chicago moved its reproductive endocrinology and infertility services to a new state-of-the-art facility, the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Fertility, located at 333 S. Desplaines Street, in Chicago's West Loop area.
October 21, 2005
Conference examines social perspectives on health disparities
The Chicago Center of Excellence in Health Promotion Economics (CCEHPE) will present a conference on "Respecting Differences/Reducing Disparities: Social Science Perspectives on Health Disparities," on Friday, October 28, 2005, at the University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago.
October 18, 2005
Genetic testing for breast cancer could benefit minorities but is underused
Ten years after the identification of the first breast cancer susceptibility genes, so few high-risk minority women have received genetic counseling or testing that the standard methods of calculating risk have not been validated in these groups, and the results of genetic testing can still produce surprises.
October 18, 2005
Weight-loss surgery increasing, except for the poor
There will be nearly 10 times as many operations performed for weight loss in 2005 as there were in 1998, report researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of California at Irvine in the October 19, 2005, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, but the groups that need surgery the most are not the ones driving the increase.
October 17, 2005
University of Chicago breaks ground for 10-story medical research facility
At 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 17, 2005, the University of Chicago will break ground for a 330,760-square-foot, 10-story, blue-green, glass-walled, $162.5 million building that will provide a state-of-the-art home for translational research programs in children's health, cancer, pulmonary edema, and other medical specialties. It is scheduled to open in 2008.
October 17, 2005
University of Chicago to host conference on evolutionary developmental biology
The University of Chicago will sponsor the fourth biennial conference on evolutionary developmental biology, bringing together some of the biggest names in the field. The four-day symposium, "Developmental Basis of Evolutionary Change," will be held at various locations on the university campus October 20 to 23, 2005.
October 15, 2005
University of Chicago Hospitals offers screening for celiac disease
From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2005, representatives of the celiac disease center at the University of Chicago Hospitals expect to screen nearly 500 people for this common--but little known and under-diagnosed--disease.
September 30, 2005
University of Chicago partners with HHMI to offer unique graduate bioscience program
University of Chicago is partnering with Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to jointly train graduate students at Chicago and HHMI's new $500 million Janelia Farm Research Campus near Ashburn, Virginia.
September 23, 2005
Author Atul Gawande to speak at symposium honoring Ralph Muller, former CEO of the University of Chicago Hospitals
Physician and author Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, assistant professor of surgery and health policy and management at Harvard University, and journalist, will be the keynote speaker at a symposium honoring Ralph Muller, the former president and CEO of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System.
September 22, 2005
Troubling trends converge: Drug-resistant bacteria gaining genes for virulence
In a Brief Report in the September 22, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of Chicago describe three cases of rapidly progressive and ultimately fatal Staphylococcus aureus infections in small children.
September 20, 2005
University of Chicago cancer specialist receives 2005 MacArthur Foundation "genius grant"
Olufunmilayo Falusi Olopade, MD, a professor in the departments of medicine and human genetics at the University of Chicago and director of the Cancer Risk Clinic at the University of Chicago Hospitals, has been named a MacArthur Fellow for 2005. She will receive $500,000 in "no-strings-attached" support over the next five years under terms of the award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
September 13, 2005
Cardiology researcher Richard Jones, MD, 1918-2005
Richard J. Jones, physician, medical researcher, and educator at the University of Chicago and later at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, died from lung cancer on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at Montgomery Place retirement home on the South Side of Chicago. He was age 87.
September 8, 2005
University of Chicago researchers find human brain still evolving
Human evolution, University of Chicago researchers report, is still under way in what has become our most important organ: the brain. In two related papers, published in the September 9, 2005, issue of Science, they show that two genes linked to brain size are rapidly evolving in humans.
August 15, 2005
Gradient guides nerve growth down spinal cord
The same family of chemical signals that attracts developing sensory nerves up the spinal cord toward the brain serves to repel motor nerves, sending them in the opposite direction, down the cord and away from the brain, report researchers at the University of Chicago in the September 2005 issue of Nature Neuroscience (available online August 14, 2005). The finding may help physicians restore function to people with paralyzing spinal cord injuries.
August 3, 2005
Nuclear medicine pioneer Paul Harper, 1915-2005
A pioneer in the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of radiation and the development and testing of radiotracers in the early days of nuclear medicine, Paul V. Harper, MD, professor emeritus in the departments of surgery and radiology at the University of Chicago, died at the Palliative Care Center and Hospice of the North Shore, in Evanston, Illinois, on July 15, 2005, from pneumonia after suffering complications of diabetes. He was 89.
August 3, 2005
Young patient pounds pavement to help families facing celiac disease
Leah Steans-Gail has had an unusually busy summer. The 8-year-old Chicago native camped, swam, and chased fireflies at night like other children her age. But Leah is no ordinary 8-year-old. She's ran in five 5K races this year. On August 7, 2005, she'll run in the Chicago Distance Classic 5K to raise funds for a cause that is close to her heart.
July 28, 2005
RPE meets EPR
Two studies from an unusual research partnership at the University of Chicago appear to have resolved a long-standing dispute about the role of melanin in the eye. The studies, one published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" (PNAS) and one early online in the "Journal of the American Chemical Society" (JACS), also suggest a new way to prevent a common cause of blindness.
July 28, 2005
Studies reveal how plague disables immune system, and how to exploit the process to make a vaccine
Two studies by researchers at the University of Chicago show how the bacteria that cause the plague manage to outsmart the immune system and how, by slightly altering one of the microbe's tools, the researchers produced what may be the first safe and effective vaccine.
July 28, 2005
Immune system's distress signal tells bacteria when to strike back
The human opportunistic pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, has broken the immune system's code, report researchers from the University of Chicago, enabling the bacteria to recognize when its host is most vulnerable and to launch an attack before the weakened host can muster its defenses.
July 26, 2005
Psychiatry professor wins prestigious international prize
Elliot S. Gershon, MD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago, has been awarded the Anna-Monika Prize for his research on the role of genetics in bipolar disorder.
July 15, 2005
Six-year-old is helping others learn about Chiari in a creative way
Baylie Owen is a generous entrepreneur. This 6-year-old from Houston is in the jewelry-making business to raise money for and bring awareness to a rare brain condition called Chiari malformation.
July 13, 2005
$15 million grant extends study of how genes affect cancer chemotherapy
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the National Cancer Institute have renewed funding for a research project based at the University of Chicago to investigate how a person's genes influence his or her response to anti-cancer drugs.
July 8, 2005
National survey again names University of Chicago Hospitals to the Honor Roll of the best US hospitals
The University of Chicago Hospitals have been selected as one of the best hospitals in the United States by U.S.News & World Report in its annual survey of America's 6,007 hospitals.
July 7, 2005
Inhaled nitric oxide protects the brains of high-risk premature infants
Researchers from the University of Chicago report that adding tiny amounts of nitric oxide to the oxygen given to premature infants on a mechanical ventilator in the first week of hospitalization reduced by nearly half the number of children with abnormal mental development at age 2.
July 5, 2005
Steiner symposium brings together leading diabetes experts
On Friday, July 15, 2005, 28 of the world's leading diabetes researchers will gather at the at the University of Chicago's Biological Sciences Learning Center, 924 E. 57th Street, to discuss their latest research and to celebrate the 75th birthday of Donald F. Steiner, MD, the A.N. Pritzker Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a member of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Chicago.
June 22, 2005
Survey shows that physicians are more religious than expected
The first study of physician religious beliefs has found that 76 percent of doctors believe in God and 59 percent believe in some sort of afterlife. The survey, performed by researchers at the University of Chicago and published (early online) in the July 2005 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that 90 percent of doctors in the United States attend religious services at least occasionally, compared to 81 percent of all adults. Fifty-five percent of doctors say their religious beliefs influence how they practice medicine.
June 22, 2005
University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital launches March of Dimes support project for families of premature infants
The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital is the first pediatric facility in Illinois chosen by the March of Dimes to begin its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Family Support Project. The three-year program addresses the needs of families of premature or critically ill newborns throughout their hospital stay, during the transition from NICU to home, and in the event of a child's death.
June 6, 2005
University of Chicago study overturns conventional theory in evolution
A study by University of Chicago researchers contradicts conventional theory by showing that the percentage of mutations accepted in evolution is also strongly swayed by the speed at which new mutations arrive at a gene.
May 31, 2005
Senator Barack Obama and Meredith Baxter to speak at University of Chicago Hospitals cancer survivors celebration
United States Senator Barack Obama and actress, singer, and breast cancer survivor Meredith Baxter will anchor an all-star cast at the University of Chicago Hospitals' 15th annual Cancer Survivors Day celebration on Sunday, June 5, 2005.
May 23, 2005
Chicago's Wei-Jen Tang receives one of first federal Bioshield awards
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Wei-Jen Tang, PhD, associate professor in the Ben May Institute for Cancer Research at the University of Chicago, more than $440,000 for his efforts to develop therapies to block the action of anthrax edema factor, a toxin that produces severe swelling, tissue damage, and death in human cells.
May 23, 2005
University of Chicago student-athlete wins cycling championship
To win the 2005 Collegiate Road Cycling National Championship on May 13, Todd Yezefski, a first-year PhD candidate in the cancer biology program at the University of Chicago, had to overcome fierce competition from his fellow riders--and foul weather.
May 19, 2005
As morphine turns 200, drug that blocks its side effects reveals new secrets
On May 21, 2005, the world of medicine will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the crystallization of morphine in Einbeck, Germany. Despite many side effects, morphine remains the standard for postoperative pain relief. The University of Chicago's Jonathan Moss will speak at a commemorative conference in Einbeck on how methylnaltrexone, developed at the University to block morphine's troubling side effects, enables scientists to distinguish between morphine's desired central analgesic effects and its undesireable peripheral effects.
May 17, 2005
Higher mesalamine dose more effective in moderately active ulcerative colitis
Two recent studies have found that for patients with moderately active ulcerative colitis, beginning treatment with twice the standard dose of mesalamine--4.8 grams per day rather than 2.4 grams--was more effective with no increase in side effects.
May 13, 2005
University of Chicago researchers reveal secrets of snake flight
On the cover of the May 15, 2005, issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology, University of Chicago researchers described the effects of size and behavior of flying snakes, and found that the smaller animals were better gliders.
May 12, 2005
Tamoxifen-like drug suggests new ways to selectively block estrogen
The ability of an experimental drug known as GW5638 to change the shape of the estrogen receptor is helping researchers understand why drugs like tamoxifen and raloxifene behave the way they do, simulating the effects of estrogen in some tissues and blocking it in others.
May 9, 2005
Michelle Obama appointed vice president for community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals
Michelle Obama has been appointed vice president for community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Obama, who was previously the executive director for community affairs at the Hospitals, will be responsible for all programs and initiatives that involve the relationship between the Hospitals and the community.
May 5, 2005
Candle-lighting ceremony honors nurses at the University of Chicago Hospitals who served in the military
As part of a week-long celebration of nursing, three nurses from the armed forces will talk about their experience in war-torn countries.
May 1, 2005
Joe G.N. Garcia appointed chairman of medicine at the University of Chicago
Joe G.N. "Skip" Garcia, MD--a leading authority on lung biology and disease; the genetics, prevention, and treatment of pulmonary edema; and the molecular biology of blood vessels--has been appointed the Lowell T. Coggeshell Professor and chairman of the department of medicine.
April 22, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Denis Savard, team mascot Tommy Hawk to visit pediatric patients
Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Denis Savard and team mascot Tommy Blackhawk will visit patients and families at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital.
April 19, 2005
Alcohol-impaired driving on the increase, study shows
A national survey has found that after a long, slow downward trend alcohol-impaired driving has recently increased significantly.
April 18, 2005
Study reveals dramatic difference between breast cancers in Caucasian and African women
A study comparing, for the first time, breast cancers from Nigeria, Senegal and North America has found that women of African ancestry are more likely to be diagnosed with a more virulent form of the disease than women of European ancestry.
April 18, 2005
Jorge A. Solis elected to University of Chicago Hospitals Board
Jorge A. Solis was elected to the University of Chicago Hospitals board of trustees at their winter meeting.
April 7, 2005
Protein tags regulate key ion channel
Researchers at the University of Chicago found that a recently discovered biological process known as sumoylation--until now thought to be active only in the nucleus--also occurs near the cell's surface, where it regulates at least one (possibly many) kinds of proteins and provides a novel target for the development of new drugs.
April 1, 2005
Infectious disease specialist Paul Arnow, 1946-2005
An authority on hospital-acquired infections, prevention of infections in transplant and ICU patients, and Legionnaires' disease, Paul M. Arnow, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago from 1979 to 2002, died on March 28.
April 1, 2005
New generation of multi-channel CT scanners brings diagnostic power and speed
The second 64-slice computed tomography scanner ever produced by Philips Medical Imaging, and the first to reach the United States, has been installed and is now in clinical use at the University of Chicago Hospitals.
March 23, 2005
Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris, mascot Staley will visit patients in Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris and the team's mascot Staley will pay a special visit to pediatric patients at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital to kick off the new Bears Hugs program that was developed by the Chicago Bears.
March 21, 2005
Howard Hughes Medical Institute commits support to two University of Chicago scientists
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute today announced the selection of two University of Chicago scientists as new HHMI investigators. Albert Bendelac, Professor in Pathology, and Milan Mrksich, Professor in Chemistry, are among 43 investigators nationwide chosen by HHMI in a national competition.
March 18, 2005
Nuclear medicine pioneer Katherine Austin Lathrop, 1915-2005
A pioneer in the study of the biological effects of radiation, the development and testing of radiotracers in the early days of nuclear medicine and a member of the Manhattan Project, Katherine A. Lathrop, professor emerita in the department of radiology at the University of Chicago, died at a nursing home in Las Cruses, New Mexico, on March 10, 2005, from natural causes. She was 89.
March 15, 2005
Match Day sets course for future physicians March 17
On March 17, 109 University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine students will participate in Match Day--an annual rite of spring when medical students across the country simultaneously discover where they will do their residency training next year.
March 14, 2005
Hospitals open "Wellness Room" to help patients cope with the emotional side of cancer
Generous gifts from Lori and Bruce Ovitz equip room for make-up lessons, patient massage
March 11, 2005
Enriched environment delays onset of Alzheimer's in mice
A research group based at the University of Chicago has found that an enriched environment--in this case more chances to exercise, explore and interact with others--can dramatically reduce the biological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in mice that are genetically predisposed to the disorder.
February 28, 2005
University of Chicago symposium focuses on technologies and clinical investigations of cancer genetics
A two-day conference at the University of Chicago will explore the roles of genes and their functions when applied to cancer biology and the novel technologies used in investigating cancer at a genetic level.
February 15, 2005
Patients to move into new University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital on Saturday, Feb. 19
After months of planning and two practice moves, University of Chicago Hospitals employees and volunteers will take on the challenge of moving pediatric patients, including children in the neonatology and pediatric intensive care units, into the brand new University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital.
February 11, 2005
Prehistoric jawbone reveals evolution repeating itself
A 115-million-year-old fossil of a tiny egg-laying mammal thought to be related to the platypus provides compelling evidence of multiple origins of acute hearing in humans and other mammals.
February 8, 2005
Physicians recommend screening for toxoplasmosis for all pregnant women, newborns become standard medical practice
Physicians found that signs, symptoms, and identifiable risk factors are absent in more than half of the mothers of infants with congenital toxoplasmosis in a national study of children with this disease.
January 28, 2005
Introducing the new University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
A special ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, to celebrate the upcoming opening of the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, the newest pediatric hospital in the city.
January 24, 2005
Study shows drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex were widely over-used long before recent problems
In the January 25, 2005, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of Chicago and Stanford University School of Medicine use data from the National Center for Health Statistics to show that most of the growth in COX-2 use between 1999 and 2002 occurred in patients at little risk for side effects from the drugs COX-2s were developed to replace.
January 18, 2005
Study of CPR quality reveals frequent deviation from guidelines
New technology has allowed researchers from the University of Chicago to measure, for the first time, how closely well-trained hospital staff comply with established guidelines for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The results reveal room for improvement.
January 11, 2005
Physician response to conflicts between faith and medicine
How do doctors interpret and respond to conflicts between their best medical advice and a patient's religious concerns? A study in the January 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that such conflicts are not uncommon.
January 10, 2005
Searle grant stimulates new collaborative initiative among Chicago-area universities
To help position Chicago as a leader in the emerging field of proteomics, the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust have awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) for the Proteomics/Bioinformatics Demonstration Project.


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We have long believed that it is almost certainly true that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Niger. We explained why here. Briefly, Iraq sent one of its biggest advocates of nuclear weaponry on a trade mission to Niger. Niger exports virtually nothing except uranium; its second biggest export is animal hides. But the ridiculous Joseph Wilson and his wife Valerie Plame have obscured what seems to be a rather obvious inference, and the Bush administration, beating a retreat as usual, has apologized for referring to the African connection in Bush's 2003 State of the Union speech.
Now the Financial Times is resurrecting the story, pointing out that that the famous forged documents are more or less irrelevant, and there has been solid intellligence, for several years, supporting the theory that Niger conspired to export uranium to Iraq and other rogue states:
The FT has now learnt that three European intelligence services were aware of possible illicit trade in uranium from Niger between 1999 and 2001. Human intelligence gathered in Italy and Africa more than three years before the Iraq war had shown Niger officials referring to possible illicit uranium deals with at least five countries, including Iraq.
This intelligence provided clues about plans by Libya and Iran to develop their undeclared nuclear programmes. Niger officials were also discussing sales to North Korea and China of uranium ore or the "yellow cake" refined from it: the raw materials that can be progressively enriched to make nuclear bombs.
The raw intelligence on the negotiations included indications that Libya was investing in Niger's uranium industry to prop it up at a time when demand had fallen, and that sales to Iraq were just a part of the clandestine export plan. These secret exports would allow countries with undeclared nuclear programmes to build up uranium stockpiles.
The Bush administration has known this all along. So why did it withdraw the Niger claim, rather than defending it? Who knows. It's too late now, in any event. If the administration thinks it can pull this chestnut out of the fire at this late date, it is mistaken. What Bush said was true, but the facts ceased being important long ago.


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday his administration never gave special treatment to a dietary supplement company that is under a federal securities investigation, despite more than $100,000 in political contributions from its chief executive and thousands of dollars more in gifts to McDonnell's family.
McDonnell said on WTOP radio he and first lady Maureen McDonnell have been friends with Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams for four or five years. He acknowledged receiving gifts from Williams, including a $15,000 check to his daughter to help her pay for her June 2011 wedding.
Williams' gifts to McDonnell and to state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, both Republicans, have come under growing scrutiny in the past two months. It intensified after the Executive Mansion chef was charged with stealing food from the mansion and alleged that his prosecution by Cuccinelli was politically motivated.
Cuccinelli is running for governor this year; McDonnell, elected in 2009, can't run because Virginia is the only state that doesn't allow its governor to serve consecutive terms.
The FBI is looking at the relationship between McDonnell and Williams, according to two people who spoke on condition of anonymity because their roles preclude them from talking publicly. Neither is charged with wrongdoing.
Federal authorities began questioning people close to the McDonnells as an outgrowth of the securities probe, the two people said. FBI agents have asked about gifts the McDonnells received and whether the Republican governor or his administration aided the company in return.
McDonnell said he appeared at an event promoting Star Scientific at the Executive Mansion in August 2011, but said the company has received no state economic development incentives from his administration.
"During my time as governor, neither Jonnie Williams nor Star Scientific or any other person or any other company that's come before our administration for something regarding the budget or legislation or anything else has been given any special treatment," McDonnell said on his monthly call-in radio show.
News of the FBI probe was first reported Monday by The Washington Post. A day later, Circuit Judge Margaret Spencer barred attorneys from discussing the case.
The investigation was revealed after the former chef at the Executive Mansion alleged in court papers that he gave FBI and state police investigators evidence a year ago of wrongdoing by McDonnell and his family. It included documents showing Williams paid Schneider's private catering company $15,000 for McDonnell's daughter Cailin's wedding reception, court records showed.
McDonnell did not disclose the gift on his January 2012 statement of economic interests, saying state law does not require the disclosure of gifts to family members.
"I made the determination — and I believe it was correct — that it was a gift to my daughter, and therefore under the current laws it did not need to be disclosed. I think obviously from the attention it has gotten, it has certainly now been disclosed," he said.
McDonnell has acknowledged signing the catering contract. Court documents filed by Schneider claim he paid a deposit for the services and Maureen McDonnell received a $3,500 check for overpayment of catering expenses.
Asked if he'd allow his daughter to accept the gift again, McDonnell struggled with the reply.
"That's hard to say in retrospect. Obviously there's been a lot of attention to that. It's caused a fair amount of pain for me personally I'm a governor but I'm a dad and I love my daughter very much," he said.
Williams has given McDonnell's political action committee nearly $80,000 and gave his 2009 campaign for governor $28,584, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonprofit group that tracks of money in Virginia politics. McDonnell received personal gifts totaling $7,382 from the company in 2012, according to the group.
Based just outside of Richmond, Star Scientific started as a cigarette company in 1990, focused on ways to remove harmful compounds from tobacco. The company incurred annual losses for most of that time, including a $22.9 million loss last year.
In November, Williams, who has been CEO since 1999, announced he was cutting his salary from $1 million a year to $1 a month until the company becomes profitable. A month later, the company, which has 23 full-time employees, said it would shift its focus to its anti-inflammatory supplement, Anatabloc.
Schneider headed the mansion kitchen operations from 2010, when McDonnell moved in, until last year, when he was dismissed during a state police probe. He was later charged with four counts of taking state property worth $200 or more.
Schneider's motion said he told federal and state investigators that the mansion staff and other state employees had witnessed him being instructed to take state-purchased food as payment for personal services, and that they saw others "openly taking cases of food and other supplies from the governor's mansion."
The motions said the charges against him should be dismissed on the grounds that Cuccinelli had a conflict of interest because he had also accepted thousands of dollars in gifts from Williams and Star Scientific.
Cuccinelli filed a motion last week to recuse his office from prosecuting Schneider. A hearing was scheduled Thursday.
Political and official aides to Cuccinelli dismissed the motion by Schneider's attorney, Steven D. Benjamin, as a further effort to politicize and sensationalize a criminal trial. Brian Gottstein, a spokesman for the Virginia attorney general's office, said the case "will be tried in court and not in the media."
Just before Schneider's indictment in March, defense lawyers said Cuccinelli's office ignored Schneider's information "concerning the use of the mansion by Williams, the promotion of Williams' food supplement by the governor and first lady," according to the motion.
Benjamin said Cuccinelli sold 1,500 shares of Star Scientific stock last summer at a profit of $7,000. He also noted Cuccinelli's free use of Williams' Smith Mountain Lake vacation lodge for a summer 2012 vacation worth $3,000 and another stay there for Thanksgiving in 2010, complete with a catered holiday dinner worth $1,500.
Cuccinelli did not disclose the gifts until last week.


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Former Foe Henry Finds Home With Crunch
Jordan Henry is no stranger to Syracuse.
The 27-year-old defenseman spent parts of six seasons in the American Hockey League, including three with the Crunch's rival, the Rochester Americans. For Henry, the Onondaga County War Memorial has been the site of plenty of fight-filled rivalry games.
"We played a million games here it seems like," Henry said, then motioning to the opposing team's entrance. "I played a lot of games from that side and coming out that door."
But now, Syracuse is Henry's home. The 6-2 Alberta native, who played two games on a tryout deal with the Crunch in November, was signed to a standard players contract Jan. 8.
With 10 different teams on his resume since 2010, Henry was glad to have some stability through the end of the season.
"Obviously you want that security to know you're going to be able to get in some games, make some progress and work your way into being a solid part of the lineup throughout the year," said Henry, who registered 14 points and 27 penalty minutes with the ECHL's Florida Everblades this season. "With a PTO, they can get rid of you at any time. You tend to think maybe one game can be the end of you."
Last season, Henry spent time with Sodetalje SK in Sweden, HPK Hameenlinna in Finland, the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL and the Oklahoma City Thunder of the AHL. He settled in Florida to begin this season, where he was used in all situations.
"It helped my confidence a lot early in the year to get there and play well on a great team, and to be looked upon as a leader and get those minutes," Henry said. "It did a lot for my game, and now I'm trying to do the same thing here; take that confidence I got down there and bring it up here and try to take my game to the next level."
Henry gives Crunch coach Rob Zettler quality depth in case of injury or call-ups, and can be plugged in to provide energy to the Syracuse lineup. In six games with the Crunch, Henry has an even plus-minus and six penalty minutes.
"He can play in all situations," Zettler said. "So if someone is having an off night, he can help out a little bit. Or if we need a pop here or there, he can help us."
Henry also brings a veteran presence, which is rare for guys plucked out of the ECHL midseason.
"We've been young back there pretty much all year with three rookies on defense," Zettler said. "It's nice to have a little bit of experience to go to, in the dressing room and the ice."
"I'm just trying to do whatever I can, whatever they need me to do right now," Henry said.
Although being sent back to the Everblades is still a possibility, Henry is enjoying a little security with the Crunch.
"That contract really helps put my mind at ease," Henry said, "and lets me focus on going out there every day and getting better."
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You can't beat a system you can't understand
A couple of years ago I swore that no matter how tempting I would never address the following subject. However, it has gone way out of control and I must concede to temptation before a simple observance turns into a rant. I didn't want to write about this subject because I do not believe singling out those who are sanity-challenged, brain dead, just plain stupid, or really dangerous psychotics is in good taste. Columns written for shall we say, bathroom reading, should be used to talk about things that are amusing, entertaining, and sometimes thought provoking - but not annoying, lest they defeat the purpose of their intended function.
The unspeakable subject, I am sure you have guessed by now is - the blog. Unfortunately, "blog" is a real live 21st century word. Merriam-Webster declared that based on lookups in their online dictionary, the "#1 Word of the Year for 2004" and still holding strong was (drumroll and eye roll) . . . "blog."
Blog is a noun coined in 1999 that is short for Web log]: a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer. They forgot to add: "as if anybody cares."
Blogs give anyone with access to the Internet the opportunity to pretend they are real writers with messages the world cannot wait to hear by allowing them to electronically publish their, and I use the term loosely, "thoughts" - at first, a frightening concept. They fill Web pages with seemingly endless monotonous drivel that people with a life cannot possibly consider wasting time reading.
Personal blogs allow the blogger (person who writes a blog) to write any kind of inane personal information, opinion, or insane rambling for all to view. After creating said Web site, bloggers have a history of writing to everybody they know with an e-mail address to give them the hyperlink to their blog so it can be visited on a daily, or at least a weekly, basis. Then they call the unfortunate people they have written and check to see if said person has been following their blog. I cannot think of anything more annoying. Why, you ask? Because personal blogs contain material like the following that posted while I was writing the above paragraphs. I omitted the name of the blogger to assure that some sane person who knows him doesn't read this and become a willing assassin:
"Question: How do you mark the beginning of a three week summer vacation, in such a manner that you know it will be unequalled forever?
"Answer: You eat a cluster of taco's, drink ice-cold Coke and watch 'Roadhouse.' That, my friends, is how."
I swear - I did not make this up. That is the way the blogger wrote it, including bad grammar and incorrect punctuation. An alleged human being published those sentences in a blog and attached his name to it. He should be presented with a presidential citation for courage as well as equal recognition for stupidity and ignorance.
Now, not all blogs are bad. I would be an irresponsible journalist if I made such an implication. Some blogs, created by talented, knowledgeable writers, publish readers' opinions and comments concerning topical subject matter. The creators of these blogs select the best from submitted material and post the writers' comments on a Web site. These blogs are informative and often thought provoking about pertinent issues. However, publishing public opinion is an old and successful journalistic technique that has apparently been renamed as a blog in the 21st century.
The blogs that cause me pause have names like, "Hermie the hamster - my best friend," and "Surviving the perils of life as a soccer mom." And I would be remiss to omit the insufferable, "Owning any kind of gun you want is an American right," from that list.
However, I do see a glint of purpose for mindless blogs. They clearly identify those who should be avoided in social situations, offer concrete evidence of mental instability, and possibly provide information useful to law enforcement. They also allow real nut cases to vent, which could avoid their pursuits of more dangerous methods of recognition. Additionally, blogs give those who are literarily challenged an opportunity to publish their work so they don't inundate real publishers with bad material, making it more difficult for those with actual writing skills to have their work read.
I don't know why bloggers believe that because they can talk, they can write. That just isn't true. The ideology gives strong support to Abraham Lincoln's famous quote: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt." Most blogs and bloggers are just part of that system we can't understand.


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Harold Hamm -- Richest Oilman in U.S. -- To Visit UND Friday, Dec. 3
Posted on 12/1/2010
Harold Hamm, cited by Forbes as the richest oilman in the United States and listed by Forbes.com as 136th on the list of world's billionaires, will visit the University of North Dakota Friday, Dec. 3. Hamm, founder and chief executive of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, owns more oil and gas than any other American -- including oil in the Bakken, which covers much of western North Dakota. Estimates of reserves in the Bakken have more than doubled to more than 8 billion barrels.
While at UND, Hamm, who is hosted by UND President Robert Kelley, will visit with area legislators, lunch with area business and government leaders at the UND Energy & Environmental Research Center, will tour the UND School of Engineering and Mines, 1-1:50 p.m., and host a "Conversation with Harold Hamm" with students (particularly engineering, business and entrepreneurship students, although all students are welcome), 2-3 p.m. in Gamble Hall, Room 7.
Hamm is interested in UND because the University -- home to the world-renowned Energy & Environmental Research Center and the School of Engineering and Mines -- is developing an even greater energy and environmental emphasis to strengthen UND's already strong service to the state of North Dakota, particularly the energy industry, said UND President Robert Kelley. He cited the addition of a new Bachelor in Petroleum Engineering, a new Master of Science in Energy Engineering -- the nation's first graduate degree in Sustainable Energy Engineering), and a new customizable Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, which join an already existing Ph.D. in Engineering with an energy track.
Kelley also cited the new UND Petroleum Research, Education and Entrepreneurship Center in the School of Engineering and Mines. The center is designed to help improve the understanding of petroleum geology, geophysics, and engineering of the Williston Basin, develop enhanced recovery techniques for the Bakken Formation, develop techniques for carbon sequestration (an internationally recognized area of expertise at the EERC) in the Williston Basin, and more.
Another example: the creation of the UND Institute for Energy Studies, which was approved earlier this year by the North Dakota Board of Higher Education.
"We believe that this Institute will address several of the 'Grand Challenges' identified by the National Academy of Engineering as major areas of concern to the nation," said Hesham El-Rewini, professor and dean of the UND School of Engineering and Mines. "When I came to UND, I quickly realized that UND has been a pioneer in energy-related research and education for more than 50 years. I proposed this Institute as an umbrella organization to coordinate, enable, facilitate and support interdisciplinary educational and research programs in energy related fields."
"In addition to offering interdisciplinary degree programs and certificates, the Institute aims to encourage students to get involved in research directly as part of their education," El-Rewini said. "We would like this Institute to contribute to energy-related policy-making and regulations. We will also pay great attention on outreach and public awareness; we would like to contribute to educate the public about energy issues and also change people's habits as far as energy is concerned.
"This isn't just about engineering," he said. "This is a campus-wide effort, involving all colleges and other campus units. When we said this is a UND Institute-that's what we mean. Examples: with the oil boom in the western part of the state, social problems have emerged that are not technical or engineering problems. These are issues that need to be studied by social scientists. When it comes to regulations and policies, we need lawyers and public policy experts. We can't do technology while neglecting social issues and policies."
The Institute will help the University teaching and research community focus on the big challenges, El-Rewini said.
Harold Hamm
According to Forbes, Hamm, the youngest of 13 children and the son of sharecroppers, grew up in a one-bedroom Oklahoma house. Today he still lives in Oklahoma, but now is one of the state's richest residents, overseeing oil & gas exploration and production company Continental Resources and helping to cure diabetes through the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center.
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From Continental Resources http://www.contres.com/index.cfm?id=22
Harold G. Hamm has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director since our inception in 1967 and currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors. He also serves as Chairman of the board of directors of the general partner of Hiland Partners LP and as Chairman of the board of directors of the general partner of Hiland Holdings GP, LP ("Hiland Holdings"), also publicly traded on NASDAQ. Hiland Holdings owns the general partner interest and units in Hiland Partners LP. He also serves as a director of Complete Production Services, Inc., a NYSE publicly traded oil and gas service company. Harold is past chairman of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and served as a founding board member of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board. He was President of the National Stripper Well Association and founder and Chairman of Save Domestic Oil, Inc. He recently co-founded the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance to preserve the oil and gas markets for oil and gas produced in the United States.
From the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center http://hhodc.ouhsc.edu/newsroom/harold-hamm-biography/
In 2007, Harold Hamm and his wife Sue Ann, through their charitable foundation, committed $7 million in support of the Oklahoma Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and later gave an additional $3 million to help acquire the building that is now the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center.
The earlier gift to OU from the Harold and Sue Ann Hamm Foundation endowed three faculty chairs - one in adult diabetes, one in clinical diabetes research and one in adult diabetes clinical care or research. Additionally, $2 million was directed to the new Oklahoma Diabetes Center facility, and $1.4 million was used as bridge funding to support research and clinical activities as the endowments are established.
In Tulsa, an approximately 22,000 sq. foot, two-story building addition will house the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center and OU Cancer Institute Satellite Facility on the OU - Tulsa campus.
Mr. Hamm is founder, chairman and CEO of Continental Resources Inc., one of the largest privately owned oil and gas exploration and production companies in the country. He serves as chairman of Hiland Partners, LP, a publicly owned natural gas processing and gathering company, and as chairman of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, the nation's largest and most influential statewide oil and gas association.
Mrs. Hamm is a partner in both her husband's philanthropic and business ventures. In addition to her duties as manager of marketing at Continental Resources, she serves as secretary on the executive board of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, promoting education of future oil industry employees. She is past chairman of the Crude Oil Committee for the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association.
The Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center was established by an act of the state Legislature in July of 2006. In addition to a state appropriation of $10.5 million, the Center has received more than $16 million in private gifts and pledges, including the founding gifts by Sue Ann and Harold Hamm.
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We have been informed that Bob Arum is not interested in pursuing a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao at this time. I am sick and tired of Bob Arum twisting the truth. It's another case of 'yesterday I was lying, today I'm telling the truth,The truth of the matter is that we received this afternoon an email from retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein, who has informed us that Top Rank is pursuing a rematch with Marquez and, therefore, is not interested in immediate talks for a possible Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. This is obviously as clear as it can be that they have no intentions of making a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Therefore, Floyd Mayweather will have no other choice than to move on and identify and lock in another opponent for his ring return on May 5.
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New Online Tutorials From Syngenta Shed Light on Corn Rootworm and Management Recommendations
Source: Syngenta Crop Protection-US Press Release. www.syngentacropprotection.com
Minnetonka, Minnesota (December 17, 2013)--Adding to its portfolio of online educational tools, Syngenta, the leader in corn insect control, has launched two new training modules that provide information about corn rootworm and recommendations on how to manage this destructive pest. In the United States, annual combined yield losses and funds spent on control measures for the adaptable and invasive corn rootworm exceed $1 billion. Syngenta aims to lower this figure by providing farmers with the tools and recommendations they need to protect their crop.
"Corn rootworm populations are rising, and their behaviors are changing as they evolve to protect themselves against current technologies designed to eliminate them," said Bruce Battles, solutions development manager for North America corn and Syngenta Bug Squad member. "Growers must also adapt and use a variety of methods to manage their presence. These online tutorials are an exciting new resource for growers who are concerned about corn rootworm populations devastating their yields."
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that he was open to allowing transgender people to serve in the military if the armed forces could resolve "issues" that he believed made the question more complicated than the decision to lift restrictions on gay and lesbian servicemembers.
"The issue of transgender is a bit more complicated because it has a medical component to it. These issues require medical attention. Austere locations where we put our men and women in many cases don't always provide that kind of opportunity," he told Martha Raddatz on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."


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Red Lentil Kofte / Mercimek Köftesi
This vegetarian kofte is one of the most popular appetizers of Turkish cuisine.
1 cup red lentil
1/2 cup fine bulgur
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cups of water
1 medium onion, very finely chopped
1 tsp cumin
1 tbsp tomato paste + 1 tbsp red pepper paste (if you cannot find red pepper paste you can use 2 tbsp tomato paste)
~1 tsp salt
juice of half or 1 lemon (depends on how you like it: sour or not so sour)
1/3 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1/2 bunch green onion, finely chopped
curly leaf lettuce
-Wash lentils and boil them in 2 cups of water until the water is almost gone.
-Once you turn it off, add bulgur and salt. Mix once and cover to let the bulgur expand. Let it cool off.
-Heat oil in a pan and add the onion (not the green one!) and cook until soft.
-Add tomato paste and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
-Add cumin and stir once you turn it off.
-Add this to the lentils which should be cool by now.
-Add lemon juice and half of finely chopped parsley and green onion (we're saving the rest of parsley and green onions to garnish) to the lentils. Mix all well.
-Take walnut size pieces and give them kofte shape in your hands. Keep a little bowl of water close by to wet your hand frequently during this process since the kofte mixture will get stuck on your hands.
-You can either place lettuce leaves on a serving plate and put koftes on top as in the picture, or serve koftes and lettuce leaves separately, or skip lettuce leaves completely; however, they reallly go well together.
74 comments:
I really like the sound of these appies Burcu...so flavourful too.ReplyDelete
These sound and look delicious. It is quite impressive how many nice vegetarian dishes Mediterranean cultures have, so one doesn't need resort to tofu and "fake" meat!ReplyDeleteReplies
You make a good point because I am vegan and Mediterranean cuisine is wonderful. In some respects it is surprising that there are so many Turkish dishes I can eat. This recipe is great I have just made it and as you put it I didn't have to resort to tofu or fake meat. This recipe is very easy to follow too.Delete
I made a lamb kofta a while back and still haven't posted on it. But I'd actually rather have your veggie version.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to try this dish in Istambul next month. We have a similar dish in Lebanon, probably influenced by the OttomansReplyDelete
Can't wait to finally try this recipe!ReplyDelete
By the way, last time I was in Istanbul I bought some sahlep in the Bazaar; do you know if sahlep is getting rarer?
These are super, but are much better if you add dill. I recommend it!! :DReplyDelete
I had the same question as Angie...what was used to top them off...the little red flaky things...it just doesn't look like red pepper flakes...ReplyDelete
Thanks...the recipe looks awesome...
They are actually red pepper flakes; I got them from a Turkish store, they are darker in color than most pepper flakes.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:49 PM
so when do you add the cumin and the lemon juice? and what do you do with the rest of parsley and green onionReplyDelete
today i also tired, mine wasn't as delicious as my mum's :)) but it was ok.ReplyDelete
also thanks for your recipe..
Awesome... I just made these and they were amazing! I added some minced red bell pepper and a clove of garlic with the onions as well as a small dash of cayenne with the spices. The taste of each flavor was distinct and yet blended in a really great way. It called for way too much oil so I only used a tablespoon or two, just enough to cook the onion mixture. I will definitely recommend it to others! This is now my new favorite lentil recipe.ReplyDelete
I just arrived here through google, I was looking for turkish recipies and, well, your blog seems full of inspiration for me, thanks a lot!! :)ReplyDelete
- MommaGPZ9:36 PM
Love love love... just got back from the store ready to start making these. My stepdad is turkish and when i was in turkey my aunt made these and they were amazing. ive looked everywhere for how to make them and freakin finally!!!! as soon as i saw the pic i was like OMG THATS IT!!!! love it thanx sooo much! Will b passing along to one of my vegan friends as well!!!ReplyDelete
simdi yapmak. cok sagol cnm!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:32 AM
Thanks for the wonderful recipe and easy to follow step-by-step instructions!ReplyDelete
These mercimek kofte are outstanding. I loved them, and so did my children, who eagerly wrapped them in lettuce, but then decided to smash them on bread and make them into little sandwiches. Why not? Almost Turkish! Or Turkish-American synthesis.
They taste exactly like the version I ate in Turkey and have eaten at Turkish friends' homes here in the US. . .now I know their secret!
Hint: for children, omit the green onions!
I soaked big green lentils overnight. I wanted to make a salad with them but I remember this recipe. Do you think I can use the soaked lentils for this recipe? In Mexico is difficult to get the red lentils...ReplyDelete
could you give an idea of how many this serves?ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, it depends on how you serve them. These are never served as main course dish in Turkey, but rather as part of a tea party, etc., so this recipe would serve 8-10 people 3-4 koftes per person. But, if you serve this to fill people, as a main course dish, then I think it'd be 4-6.Delete
- Anonymous2:36 PM
Just made these and they were delicious. Thank you for the recipe! If I may add one suggestion: to make the recipe clearer, maybe you should change the part about adding the parsley, lemon etc to: "Add the green onion, lemon juice and half of finely chopped parsley to the lentils." As it is now, one might read it as having to add only half the onions and half of the juice.ReplyDelete
That is a lovely dish. I am going to try this saturday.ReplyDelete
Hello - I'm saving this recipe .. it looks delicious. I was wondering if you'd allow me to republish this on my blog and in a travel guide I'm writing about Gumusluk in Bodrum Turkey. My guide is aimed at self catering visitors, and I'd like to add easy Turkish recipes into the guide. I'd credit you as the source, and include a short bio and web link back to your side.... please let me know if you are ok with this. thanks, Jay www.bodrumpeninsulatravelguide.co.ukReplyDelete
- Duygu4:38 PM
Hi Burcu,ReplyDelete
Another Turk in the US here. Mine come out pretty runny/soft that I could not shape them. So I heated the whole mix in a non-stick pan to dry out the water. Now it is cooling and I think it'll be fine. I am wondering what I did wrong because nobody else seems to have a problem with the consistency. It tastes perfect though, just the consistency was not as I wanted. Thanks for the wonderful recipe.
- Anonymous11:16 AM
Does soak the water mean until the water is gone? and where it says one Tbsp tomato +red pepper paste, does it mean a Tbsp of each and is the first ingredient a tomato or tomato paste? Thank you!ReplyDelete
What a lovely recipe!ReplyDelete
I just made these tonight and they turned out superb!ReplyDelete
I love turkish food, the spices are so similar to the Indian food. Very flavourful and so healthy! I might be making these this week.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:15 AM
I'm so excited to be trying out this recipe! One question though - how many died it serve? I'm hosting a Turkish meal for 14 friends and would like to make it as a starter. I would be most grateful!ReplyDelete
Is there any way to substitute something for the olive oil to make it less high in fat?ReplyDelete
Reading the steps of the recipe, we do not cook bulgur at all? Are we adding raw bulgur into near waterless lentils?ReplyDelete
Thanks for this..! Keep up the good work.. Awesome!ReplyDelete
I really want to eat itReplyDelete