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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Sony HDR-CX210

The Sony HDR-PJ200?($439.99, 3 stars) is an entry-level consumer camcorder that distinguishes itself with a fun and easy-to-use built-in projector. Aside from that set-it-apart feature, the PJ200 lags behind competitors like the Canon Vixia HF R300 ($349.99, 4 stars) when it comes to video performance. The Sony HDR-CX210 ($369.99 direct) features the same lens, processor, and image sensor as the HDR-PJ200 , but it nixes the built-in projector in favor of 8GB of built-in storage. The CX210 delivers the same mediocre video performance, but at a reduced price. Even with the lower price, it's hard to recommend, especially when you consider that you can get an 8GB SD card for as little as $5 online. ?

Design and Features
The CX210 is slightly more compact and lighter than the PJ200, as the built-in projector adds a little weight. The CX210 measures 2.25 by 2.1 by 4.9 inches (HWD) and weighs 7.7 ounces, compared with the 2.25 by 2.4 by 4.5-inch and 8.9-ounce PJ200. All of the main controls lie in familiar spots along the HDR-CX210's ?body: The Record button rests comfortably under your thumb, while the zoom rocker is within reach of your index finger. Behind the zoom rocker are Photo and Mode buttons; the former is for capturing still images on the fly, while the latter switches between still image and video modes. There is no Power button; open the LCD and the camcorder powers on automatically. There's a built-in USB cable in the hand strap, and a small cover along the right side reveals the power port, A/V out port, and a single slot that accepts SD, SDHC, SDXC, and Memory Stick PRO Duo cards. As mentioned before, the CX210 comes with 8GB of built-in?storage. Inside the LCD recess is a Playback button, as well as mini HDMI and mini USB ports.

The 2.7-inch touch-screen LCD is functional. The touch controls are on par with the Canon Vixia camcorders, which is to say good, but not ideal for finer adjustments to exposure, focus, or white balance. The 230k-dot resolution is the same as found on the 3-inch Canon screens. The HDR-CX210's screen gets slightly brighter than that of the Vixias, but is still a bit too dim for bright outdoor lighting. I found colors on the screen tended towards a reddish hue, though that was not reflected in the actual video.

The HDR-CX210 uses a relatively small 1/5.8-inch Exmor R CMOS Sensor?the R300 uses a larger 1/4.85-inch CMOS sensor. Sony markets a 30x zoom factor, but in reality the CX210 features a 25x optical zoom and uses a combination of optical and digital to achieve the 30x. The 36-1,080mm (35mm equivalent) focal range and f/1.9-3.2 aperture are comparable to the R300's 38.5-1,232mm focal length (35mm equivalent) with an f/1.8-4.5 aperture. The CX210 has a very slight advantage on the wider end, while the R300 has a longer telephoto reach. The higher-end Canon Vixia HF M50 ($649.99, 3.5 stars) has the biggest sensor of the bunch, a 1/3-inch CMOS chip, but its 10x optical zoom lens with a 43.4-436mm focal length is less versatile.

Performance
As with most consumer-level camcorders, full HD here means 1,920-by-1,080-pixel resolution at 60 interlaced frames per second. It's not true 1080p, but you won't find that in camcorders in this price range. The CX210 can record at multiple quality settings, but uses only AVCHD format, as opposed to other models, like the Canon?Vixias, which can also save lower quality videos as MP4s.

For my tests, I used the highest video quality setting and stuck to full Auto mode. Performance was disappointing, with footage exhibiting noticeable compression that made it appear grainy even in good light. Everything just looked soft. This was particularly noticeable with movements, like brisk pans, where video details appeared smeared. Generally, in good light, video looked okay, and the CX210?was able to capture fine details with accurate color. But in some outdoor footage, with a bright sky and dark shadows, the camera exhibited signs of subpar dynamic range, with some overexposed hotspots or underexposed shadowy areas.?

Low-light performance was not as good as with the Vixia M50 or R300, but the camera still produced usable footage. Image noise was relatively low in my tests, but I found the ever-present grain bothersome. When the camera is held completely still, the grain is less noticeable, but with even slight movements you start to see jagged edges around objects. The video quality is not a huge issue on, say, a small LCD, but if you plan on large-screen HDTV video playback, the flaws will be readily apparent.?

Image stabilization was also less effective on the CX210?than on the Vixia R300, which has a similar telephoto reach. The CX210?uses Sony's Active SteadyShot technology, which works fine at its widest end, but when fully zoomed in, footage shot without a tripod is very shaky. Audio quality is okay, but the CX210?lacks a 3.5mm mic input or headphone jack for monitoring. Voices come through clear, but the CX210?also picks up a lot of ambient noise, including the sound of the lens zooming when all else is quiet.

Sony advertises 5.3-megapixel still image capture, but the camcorder simply upconverts from a lower resolution. Photo details are soft and have an unpleasant waxy quality to them, and in low light, noisy images are all but guaranteed. Also, you can't take still shots when recording at the highest video quality, which is the only setting I'd recommend.

Conclusions
With these two very similar Sony camcorders, at least the PJ200's built-in projector adds a fun way to share your images that masks many of the camera's video-quality flaws. With the CX210?you lose the projector, but gain 8GB of integrated storage for $70 less. But in the end, both cameras produce mediocre video quality. If you need the projector, the PJ200 is worth checking out, but it's tough to recommend the CX210 over the $350?Canon Vixia HF R300 .

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Voyager 1 to become first man-made object to leave solar system (+video)

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is now poised to become the first craft to enter interstellar space.

By Space.com Staff,?Space.com / June 18, 2012

Artist's concept of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 at the edge of the solar system.

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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has encountered a new environment more than 11 billion miles from Earth, suggesting that the venerable probe is on the cusp of leaving the solar system.

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The Voyager 1 probe has entered a region of space with a markedly higher flow of charged particles from beyond our solar system, researchers said. Mission scientists suspect this increased flow indicates that the spacecraft ? currently 11.1 billion miles (17.8 billion kilometers) from its home planet ? may be poised to cross the boundary into interstellar space.

"The laws of physics say that someday Voyager will become the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, but we still do not know exactly when that someday will be," said Ed Stone, Voyager project scientist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, in a statement.

"The latest data indicate that we are clearly in a new region where things are changing more quickly," Stone added. "It is very exciting. We are approaching the solar system's frontier." [Photos From NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 Probes]

Far-flung spacecraft

Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, launched in 1977, tasked chiefly with studying Saturn, Jupiter and the gas giants' moons. The two spacecraft made many interesting discoveries about these far-flung bodies, and then they just kept going, checking out Uranus and Neptune on their way toward interstellar space.

They're not quite out of the solar system yet, however. Both are still within a huge bubble called the heliosphere, which is made of solar plasma and solar magnetic fields. This gigantic structure is about three times wider than the orbit of Pluto, researchers have said.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Eurozone countries slowly reaching accord on tackling debt crisis, says George Osborne

"I think one thing we have learnt is: don't expect a single summit to solve the eurozone's problems, otherwise you are going to be disappointed," he said.

"I am not claiming that this summit has solved those problems but the eurozone is inching towards solutions."

No details of a possible scheme were available but it is thought that eurozone countries are considering using injections of funds through the European Central Bank or the single currency bailout mechanisms to shore up weaker countries like Greece and Spain.

Massive pressure has been placed on the EU members of the G20 in Los Cabos, particularly Germany, to take further action, after markets failed to respond to the recapitalisation of Spanish banks and the election of pro-bailout parties in Greece.

The resources would be designed to spread the risk of debt between the 17-nation euro bloc, and reduce the high interest rates on government bonds which have made it difficult for Athens, Madrid and Rome to service their debts.

A planned meeting between US President Barack Obama and the leaders of Germany, Italy, France and Spain, as well as Prime Minister David Cameron, was cancelled last night after the Americans decided enough progress was made in direct talks between Mr Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier in the day.

Mr Osborne said: "There is no doubt that the problems now are in the eurozone but what the G20 can do is put pressure on the eurozone to fix those problems, add to the pressure that was already there. And it can take measures to prevent these problems spilling over even more than they are into the rest of the world economy, for example by resisting protectionist measures which some countries want to introduce."

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Sandusky defense: Police gave details to accusers

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Sandusky is charged with 51 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a period of 15 years. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Dorothy Sandusky, wife of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Jerry Sandusky is charged with 51 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a period of 15 years. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) ? Defense attorneys in Jerry Sandusky's child sex-abuse trial suggested in their questioning Tuesday that investigators shared details among accusers that led to evolving accounts of abuse.

The defense also called more witnesses who lauded the former Penn State assistant football coach's reputation as an upstanding citizen, but defense attorney Joe Amendola had sharp questions for two state police investigators who interviewed alleged victims.

Amendola questioned the investigators about what details they shared during those interviews, in particular with the accuser known in court papers as Victim 4.

Amendola asked retired Cpl. Joseph Leiter if, in the course of investigating Sandusky, whether they told interviewees about others who had stepped forward and asked if they had been abused by Sandusky.

"In some of our interviews ... we did tell them," he said.

Asked why, Leiter said it was to let possible victims know they were not alone.

"Each of these accusers was very, very seriously injured, and very concerned, and we had told them ? especially prior to going to the grand jury ? that they wouldn't be alone, that there were others," Leiter said.

Leiter said that did not include sharing individual accusers' recollections of abuse, such as specific sex acts.

"We never told them what anyone else had ever told us," he said.

But Amendola later read Leiter portions of an interview transcript in which the investigator told the victim others had reported abuse that progressed to oral sex.

Meanwhile, another witness told jurors she knew Victim 4 through her brother and that he had a reputation for "dishonesty and embellished stories." The woman, who said her brother was the alleged victim's best friend, is an Iraq war veteran who suffered a brain injury before she was discharged.

The defense also called former New York Jets linebacker Lance Mehl, who played for the Nittany Lions in the 1970s.

"We all looked up to him as a class act," Mehl said when Amendola asked him about Sandusky's reputation.

Earlier Tuesday, Amendola told reporters to "stay tuned" to find out if Sandusky would take the stand himself, comparing the case to a soap opera. Asked which soap opera, defense attorney Joe Amendola initially said "General Hospital," then "All My Children."

Sandusky is charged with 51 criminal counts related to 10 alleged victims over a 15-year span. He's accused of engaging in illegal sexual contact ranging from fondling to forced oral and anal sex.

Prosecutors rested their case Monday after presenting 21 witnesses, including eight who said they had been assaulted by Sandusky. The identities of two other alleged victims are unknown to investigators.

Remaining possible defense witnesses include Sandusky's wife, Dottie, and an expert who could discuss whether Sandusky has "histrionic personality disorder," which experts have called a personality disorder characterized by inappropriate sexual behavior and erratic emotions.

The list of potential witnesses also includes a physician who spoke with key prosecution witness Mike McQueary the night he said he saw Sandusky attack a child in a football team shower in 2001, and members of former football coach Joe Paterno's family, although it was unclear how they might fit into the defense case or whether they will be called.

Attorneys retained by the accusers say they've also received subpoenas to testify.

Sandusky's arrest led the university trustees to fire Paterno as coach in November, saying his response to the 2001 report from McQueary showed a lack of leadership. Paterno died of cancer in January.

Associated Press

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Quantum bar magnets in a transparent salt

Friday, June 15, 2012

Scientists have managed to switch on and off the magnetism of a new material using quantum mechanics, making the material a test bed for future quantum devices.

The international team of researchers led from the Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM) in Switzerland and the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN), found that the material, a transparent salt, did not suffer from the usual complications of other real magnets, and exploited the fact that its quantum spins ? which are like tiny atomic magnets - interact according to the rules of large bar magnets. The study is published in Science.

Anybody who has played with toy bar magnets at school will remember that opposite poles attract, lining up parallel to each other when they are placed end to end, and anti-parallel when placed adjacent to each other. As conventional bar magnets are simply too large to reveal any quantum mechanical nature, and most materials are too complex for the spins to interact like true bar magnets, the transparent salt is the perfect material to see what's going on at the quantum level for a dense collection of tiny bar magnets.

The team were able to image all the spins in the special salt, finding that the spins are parallel within pairs of layers, while for adjacent layer pairs, they are antiparallel, as large bar magnets placed adjacent to each other would be. The spin arrangement is called "antiferromagnetic". In contrast, for ferromagnets such as iron, all spins are parallel.

By warming the material to only 0.4 degrees Celsius above the absolute "zero" of temperature where all classical (non-quantum) motion ceases, the team found that the spins lose their order and point in random directions, as iron does when it loses its ferromagnetism when heated to 870 Celsius, much higher than room temperature because of the strong and complex interactions between electron spins in this very common solid.

The team also found that they could achieve the same loss of order by turning on quantum mechanics with an electromagnet containing the salt. Thus, physicists now have a new toy, a collection of tiny bar magnets, which naturally assume an antiferromagnetic configuration and for which they can dial in quantum mechanics at will.

"Understanding and manipulating magnetic properties of more traditional materials such as iron have of course long been key to many familiar technologies, from electric motors to hard drives in digital computers," said Professor Gabriel Aeppli, UCL Director of the LCN.

"While this may seem esoteric, there are deep connections between what has been achieved here and new types of computers, which also rely on the ability to tune quantum mechanics to solve hard problems, like pattern recognition in images."

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Teen set on fire: 'I felt like I was going to die'

For the first time since he was set on fire more than two years ago, Michael Brewer, 17, took the stand Thursday to testify against Matthew Bent, the teen accused of instigating the attack. NBC's Thanh Truong reports.

By Edward B. Colby and Brian Hamacher, NBCMiami.com

Michael Brewer testified Thursday that he thought he would die when he was pulled from a pool after he was set on fire at a Deerfield Beach, Fla.,?apartment complex in 2009.

Brewer recalled a cold liquid going down his back before the burning sensation started during the attack on Oct. 12, 2009.

?I started running towards the pool and then I jumped a fence and dove toward the swimming pool,? he said.

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Brewer said he remembered a woman and someone else pulling him from the pool and seeing skin hanging down from his arms.

"I felt like I was going to die,"?he said.

They put him in a lawn chair and told him everything was going to be OK as he started feeling very cold, Brewer said.

?I was in tons of pain,? he said, his right wrist shaking as he spoke.

Brewer took the stand Thursday afternoon in the trial of Matthew Bent, 17, one of the teens charged in the infamous burning of his classmate, who was 15 at the time of the attack.

Bent is charged with attempted second-degree murder. He faces 30 years behind bars.

Prosecutors say Bent was the ringleader of the attack, persuading two other teens to pour alcohol on Brewer and set him on fire after a dispute over money Bent claimed Brewer owed him.

Under cross-examination, Brewer admitted that he lied in a deposition about the cause of a dispute between him and Bent. He acknowledged that he previously said their dispute was over a video game, and did not suggest anything about drugs as the cause.

But on Thursday he said they had been having a dispute over money because Bent had tried to sell him a bowl, in which one can smoke marijuana or tobacco, but he did not want it.

Brewer told defense attorney Johnnie McCray that he was not hurt and just stood there after Denver Jarvis poured the liquid on him, and he was only hurt when Jesus Mendez set him on fire. Mendez pulled out a lighter and sparked the blaze that set him on fire, according to prosecutors.

Jarvis and Mendez have both pleaded no contest to charges related to the attack.

Brewer said that he did not hear anyone say they were going to set him on fire.

Evidently frustrated with one question about what happened right before the attack, he covered his face with his hands.

Brewer said that he knew Bent from the neighborhood and school and that they chilled sometimes. But later he interrupted McCray's question by saying, "Not chill ? associate. He was not my friend, he was my associate."

On his birthday on Oct. 11, 2009, Bent came to his front porch and asked him if he had his money, Brewer said.

?Then he goes, 'Well, I?m going to take the bike instead'? of the money, Brewer said.

"He sits on it and he starts backing the bike up and then I yell inside for my sister,"?Brewer added. She came outside, and Bent ended up leaving without the bike, though he came back later with Jarvis, he said.

Brewer took some deep breaths early in his testimony, telling a prosecutor that he was nervous. He wore a blue dress shirt and a striped tie.

He said he didn't remember talking to the police on his birthday, but did remember going to his birthday party. He said he didn't go to school the next day, on Monday, Oct. 12, "because I thought Matthew Bent was going to hurt me because I got him arrested."

'I was scared'
He said he was headed to his friend's home at the Lime Tree apartments when he was surrounded by a group of boys that included Bent. He jumped a wall to go to his friend's house.

?I started walking fast because I was scared and nervous and stuff. And then I see Matthew coming around the corner," Brewer said.

?He said, 'Mike come here, nothing?s going to happen to you, nobody?s going to do anything to you,'? Brewer said. He added that he stood there as Bent, on a bike, came closer and closer as he presumably tried to distract him.

?I just remember a cold liquid going down my back and then I started walking and then I started feeling burning. And then I started running,? he said.

Brewer was burned on over 60 percent of his body and spent months in the hospital recovering from his injuries.

Brewer said he pretended to be sick sometimes so he wouldn?t have to go to school because he was bullied about the length of his hair and called girly.

He also said that he teased some people at Deerfield Beach Middle School.

Brewer was on the stand for 67 minutes. The trial stopped for the day right after he stepped down, and will resume Friday at 1:30 p.m.

Three law enforcement officials testified earlier on Thursday, including a forensics expert from the state fire marshal's office.

During the second day of testimony Wednesday, several teens were called to the stand to testify, including Jarvis and Jesus Mendez.

Jarvis, 17, testified that Bent was offering kids $5 or $10 to hurt Brewer the day of the attack, including pouring the alcohol, which they had found by chance, on top of him.

"I poured the liquid on him and he just standing there, and I put down the container and I seen Bent coming into the apartment, and I walk over to him," Jarvis said.

Bent rode up to him on a bike, Jarvis said.

"He go to reach into his pocket to get the money and then I see everybody running. So I look back to see why everybody's running, and I see Brewer on fire," Jarvis said.

Witness Joel Mendez, Jesus Mendez's brother, testified that Bent offered everyone $5 to hit Brewer, and confirmed that Bent told Jarvis to pour the alcohol on Brewer.

The defense claims that Bent was not the ringleader, pointing to Jarvis' recorded statements taken the day after the attack.

Bent's attorney Perry Thurston pressed Jarvis in court about saying then that nothing would have happened if he had just not picked up the container.

"No, all that on the tape happened in 2009. Since the incident of that day I try to forget as hard as I can about this whole situation," Jarvis said.

Jarvis was sentenced to 8 years in prison with a probation term of 22 years. Jesus Mendez, now 18, was sentenced to 11 years in prison, followed by 19 years of probation.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

New open-access journal fills niche for addictions research

Public release date: 14-Jun-2012
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CAMH-supported publication provides forum for cross-cultural research; advances quality research from low- and middle-income countries

June 14, 2012 Toronto A new open-access journal dedicated to international perspectives on substance use and addictions research was launched at the annual meeting of the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol.

The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research (IJADR) (http://ijadr.org), the Society's official peer-reviewed publication, was created with support from Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and funding from the U. S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Although there are other addictions journals, this publication serves several important new functions, notes CAMH Scientist and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Kathryn Graham.

"Access to many journals is often limited for researchers in low-and middle-income countries, as most have costs either for readers or authors," says Dr. Graham. "This journal is free for both readers and researchers, and will increase access to papers of the highest scientific standard on cross-cultural research on substance use."

In a joint editorial with Co-Editor-in-Chief Dr. John C. Clapp of San Diego University, she also notes, "We are particularly interested in papers that examine drug use from an international perspective and that explore how issues related to drug use and the social and health-related consequences of such use impact nations, regions and cultures."

The first issue is based on research presented at a thematic meeting of the Kettil Bruun Society in Uganda. Papers include:

Global perspectives on alcohol research: Facilitating interdisciplinary and international collaborations to address prevailing challenges.
Alcohol and the process of economic development: Contributions from ethnographic research
Socio-economic determinants for alcohol consumption in a Ugandan student population.
Community-based prevention of alcohol-related injuries: Possibilities and experiences.
Distress and drinking: Cross-cultural connections and contexts.

The journal's editorial team includes researchers from countries such as South Africa, Uganda, Sweden, the United States, as well as several CAMH scientists. Dr. Jrgen Rehm, Director of CAMH's Social and Epidemiological Research Department, chairs the journal's advisory board.

Another unique feature of the journal is its mentoring and copy editing program to help non-native English researchers refine promising studies deemed to be interesting and relevant.

"The international focus of the International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, especially on low- and middle-income countries, is consistent with the mission of CAMH, in which health equity is a corporate value that applies to research as well as clinical and educational services," notes Dr. Graham.

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Upcoming special issues, with guest editors, are planned on the topics of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), substance-impaired driving, and substance-related factors and the global burden of disease. Calls for papers for each of these special issues can be found at www.ijadr.org/index.php/ijadr/announcement.

The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research (IJADR) is the official journal of the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol (KBS). It is an online, open-access journal that is free-of-charge to both authors and readers. It is available at http://ijadr.org.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental health. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.

CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

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New open-access journal fills niche for addictions research

Public release date: 14-Jun-2012
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CAMH-supported publication provides forum for cross-cultural research; advances quality research from low- and middle-income countries

Although there are other addictions journals, this publication serves several important new functions, notes CAMH Scientist and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Kathryn Graham.

The first issue is based on research presented at a thematic meeting of the Kettil Bruun Society in Uganda. Papers include:

Global perspectives on alcohol research: Facilitating interdisciplinary and international collaborations to address prevailing challenges.
Alcohol and the process of economic development: Contributions from ethnographic research
Socio-economic determinants for alcohol consumption in a Ugandan student population.
Community-based prevention of alcohol-related injuries: Possibilities and experiences.
Distress and drinking: Cross-cultural connections and contexts.

Another unique feature of the journal is its mentoring and copy editing program to help non-native English researchers refine promising studies deemed to be interesting and relevant.

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CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

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