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Though tragedies like this one make headlines, the real shock is what happens to the vast majority of mentally ill people. Most Americans with mental illness simply aren't treated. Of the 2 million who suffer from schizophrenia, for instance, more than half receive substandard care. Only a third of those with serious depression receive any treatment. Reformers have tried to call attention to these problems for years--former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has been an advocate since the '60s--but the mentally ill have a powerful new ally...
Then there's the question of whether rules against technology sharing are even effective. The tech industry, not surprisingly, argues they often aren't. Current law requires chipmakers to submit applications to sell powerful microprocessors to countries (such as China and the former Soviet Union states) that are subject to highly restrictive export controls. But Intel argues that it's impossible to prevent the chips it sells to friendly countries from ending up in less friendly ones. "We make microprocessors in the millions each month and ship them to thousands of distributors all over the world, who aren't prevented...
...years later, the site has registered some 17,000 names, including such flagrantly poached brand names as Rolex, Coke and Scientology. These aren't big numbers by Internet standards, but they aren't bad either--especially for a firm whose two employees spent about $3,000 to get things rolling and, because the entire operation is run automatically by computers, now have roughly zero overhead. "I collect the names and make sure the servers are running," says Lyons with a Cheshire-cat grin, "and spend the rest of the time fixing my boat...
Pilcher's success is being repeated all across the U.S. as a growing number of Americans discover that soybeans aren't just for livestock and vegetarians anymore. Doctors are studying its potential to lower cholesterol, fight cancer and build healthy bones. Grocers are stocking tasty new varieties. And sometime this summer or early fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to put soy on its short list of foods that may actually lower the risk of heart disease. (The others are fiber-containing fruits, vegetables, whole grains and psyllium seed husk...
Often, children think they have done something wrong and surgery is their punishment. So it's important to reassure them that you aren't angry with them and that they didn't do anything to "deserve" their treatment...