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Thursday, July 7, 2011
My Niece Louisa in the Sahara
This weekend turned out to be the most amazing weekend of my life. It was the Sahara Trip, which was organized by the school so about 30 students all went. We drove about 7 hours through the Moroccan country side which was amazing in itself. Our destination for the day was a luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. At this point in the program, everyone was hot, tired, and a little bit sick of their homestays. This hotel was absolutely amazing. It had two pools, a disco, and real showers. The food was amazing and we pretty much had the hotel to ourselves. After a night of drinking and swimming, we were able to sleep in and then the next morning we took off again for our second destination. We stopped at the Kasbah Tombocktu and swam while we waited for the sun to get lower in the sky.
Around 6 pm, we started loading onto the camels. Please take into account that camels are not the most beautiful animals and they also make odd sounds. Once I put one leg up onto my camel, it immediately stood up, which caused me to lurch forward to the top of its back. Finally I was settled and I tried to ignore the camel behind me which was slobbering on my leg. Camels are extremely uncomfortable to ride and they are roped together in groups of 3-5 with a Berber man walking in front.
The Sahara is amazing. The red and yellow sand in huge dunes around you for as far as you can see. There are snake and scorpion tracks in the sand and when we stopped to watch the sunset, we climbed one of the dunes and took in the beauty around us.
We reached the Berber Oasis shortly after sunset and were welcomed to rugs laid out on the sand with tents in a circle. The Berbers served us tea and a few of us climbed up the huge sand dune behind the camp in hopes of sand skiing. We ate dinner at ridiculously short tables and then listened to some of the Berbers drum and sing. Since we were in the middle of the desert, there were no lights except for the candles set up around the camp. This way, we could see thousands of stars. The entire Milky Way was visible and there was no moon, which made it especially dark. We started dancing to the Berber drums and I was extremely happy. After, a few of us sat down with some of the Berber guys and started to talk. I realized they all spoke Spanish so I was thrilled that I could communicate with them. I met Asou, who was 21 and lived in the larger town near the hotel. He has been leading camel treks for 10 years in the Sahara and knew about 5 languages just by listening to visitors in the desert.
My friend Gabrielle and I made our way out to the "bathroom" and on our way back, we ran into Asou and another Berber guy. They explained that they were about to climb the dune behind us which was about 600 meters and made completely of sand. Gabrielle and I looked at each other, shrugged, and followed these guys up the side of the mountain. At this time, it was pitch dark, none of us were wearing shoes, and the dune was just about as steep as possible. Every step you took, you slid down another step. After about an hour or an hour and a half, we reached the top. The view was absolutely breathtaking. Since this was the tallest dune for miles and miles, you could see everything. To the North, there was a small town with lights. To the South, hundreds of meters below us, was the camp, which was impossible to see because it was very late at night and all the lights were out. To the East, you could see the black mountains that made the Algerian border and to the West, you could see the dunes going on and on for hundreds of miles.
It was the most incredible experience being able to stand on the very tip of this dune, by ourselves and get caught up in the Sahara wind watching hundreds of shooting stars. We spent the entire night up there, walking on the ridges of the dunes and learning words in the Berber language. At 4:20am, the mosque in the town to the North announced the call to prayer. This consisted of a flashing light from the mosque and the call which you could faintly here through the wind. Around 4:30 am, the guys had to head down the mountain to start getting the camels ready because the sun was about to rise. We sat up there as other students from our camp slowly made their way up to where we were sitting. They were amazed and jealous that we had spent the night up here and watching the sunrise was incredible sitting there with all of our friends. After the sun rose, we quickly jumped and slid down the mountain so that we could get back before the heat set in. I was so tired on the camel ride back that I actually fell asleep at one point, which I thought was impossible. We arrived at the hotel, showered and ate, and then started the long drive back to Fes. As I am writing this, I am sore everywhere, dehydrated, and exhausted but I am extremely lucky to have had this experience and I will never experience my night on the top of the dune for as long as I live.
To see more photos from Louisa's trip and to read more about her experiences so far, please check out her blog, "On the Streets of Fes."
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Susie...thanks for sharing. What a fabulous experience. Also loved the photos.ReplyDelete
Are you still "here?" Hope all is well. If you get a minute, please email me with an update.
Wow, what an amazing experience. Oh to be young and riding a camel. ;)ReplyDelete
These fine photos are the past, still the present. Will they also be the future? IsReplyDelete
Sahara another word for "stabiity?"
I will look at her blog, Susie. I absolutely LOVED Morocco and Fez is the most amazing city!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJul 8, 2011, 10:12:00 AM
Have you ever considered adding more videos to your blog posts to keep the readers more entertained? I mean I just read through the entire article of yours and it was quite good but since Im more of a visual learner,I found that to be more helpful well let me know how it turns out! I love what you guys are always up too. Such clever work and reporting! Keep up the great works guys Ive added you guys to my blogroll. This is a great article thanks for sharing this informative information.. I will visit your blog regularly for some latest post.ReplyDelete
I enjoyed reading this blog and will check back to follow Louisa's experiences.ReplyDelete
Salam, MashALLAH, that made me miss home. Talking about the beauty of the sahara. En sha Allah I will go back 2 Libya soon. But untill then that is a blog I must follow, en sha Allah:) f the sahara. En sha Allah I will go back 2 Libya soon. But untill then that is a blog I must follow, en sha Allah:)ReplyDelete
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mexicans who move to the U.S. are significantly more likely to experience depression or anxiety than the people they leave behind, according to new study results.
The authors found that rates of depression or anxiety were more than 40 percent higher among immigrants to the U.S. than among people living in Mexico who are related to immigrants.
The findings aren't a huge surprise, study author Dr. Joshua Breslau of the University of California, Davis, told Reuters Health.
"Researchers had predicted that immigration would lead to mental health problems for some people, but this prediction had not been tested as directly as we have tested it here," he said.
And even though Mexican immigrants experience mental illness more often than those who stay behind, they still have lower rates of depression and anxiety than Americans overall, Breslau added.
"Since immigrants have better mental health than the US-born, many wondered why the mental health of immigrants was so good," he said.
This is a point that's often lost in the immigration debate, study author Dr. William Vega of the University of Southern California told Reuters Health. People who are against immigration sometimes argue that immigrants will be a burden on the health system, but Mexicans who move to the U.S. are typically much healthier than Americans, with lower rates of heart disease and cancer, for instance, Vega explained.
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Indeed, previous research has found that Mexican immigrants to the United States are half as likely to suffer from psychiatric illness during their lifetime compared with native-born Mexican-Americans.
So the longer they stay in the country, the more their risks equalize to those of other Americans, Vega said. "The new groups coming in are like a barometer," showing us how health conditions in the U.S. compare to those in other countries.
Recently, the debate over immigration has been heating up. Last year, Arizona lawmakers grabbed headlines after Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed a controversial state immigration bill requiring state and local police to investigate the immigration status of anyone they suspected was in the country illegally.
Last month, the Oklahoma Senate approved a similar bill, which gives police the authority to verify the citizenship status of motorists during legal traffic stops.
Approximately 30 percent of all U.S. immigrants come from Mexico, the authors write in the Archives of General Psychiatry, representing 12 million people.
To investigate what effect migration may have on their mental health, the researchers surveyed 2,519 people living in Mexico with a family member living in the U.S., and 554 immigrants.
Overall, 12 percent of people who stayed in Mexico experienced any type of depression or anxiety, versus more than 17 percent of immigrants.
In contrast, the National Institute of Mental Health reports that more than 18 percent of the U.S. adult population has suffered from an anxiety disorder within the previous 12 months. Another 7 percent has experienced depression.
Of course, it's possible that people more at risk of mental illness are more likely to immigrate, the authors note. In one attempt to control for this possibility, Breslau explained, they took into account any pre-existing mental illness, "including disorders that started before people migrated to the
The increased risk of mental illness appeared largely driven by the youngest immigrants, the authors note. Specifically, those who were between the ages of 18 and 25 at the time of the study were around 4 times more likely to experience anxiety or depression, relative to people who stayed behind.
"This aspect of the findings is least understood," Breslau said by e-mail. It suggests that younger people may be more "vulnerable" to the elements of U.S. culture that raise Americans' risk of mental illness, Vega added, while adults who spend more of their adulthood in Mexico may be more protected.
Overall, the findings indicate that trying to "acculturate" immigrants to American values "might not be the best for immigrant groups," said Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola of the University of California, Davis, also a co-author.
In fact, it makes sense to investigate what elements protect Mexicans and other immigrant populations that Americans appear to lack, he added.
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Microrobots: Miniature auto differential helps tiny aerial robots stay aloft
Engineers at Harvard University have created a millionth-scale automobile differential to govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots that could someday be used to probe environmental hazards, forest fires, and other places too perilous for people.
Their new approach is the first to passively balance the aerodynamic forces encountered by these miniature flying devices, letting their wings flap asymmetrically in response to gusts of wind, wing damage, and other real-world impediments.
"The drivetrain for an aerial microrobot shares many characteristics with a two-wheel-drive automobile," says lead author Pratheev S. Sreetharan, a graduate student in Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "Both deliver power from a single source to a pair of wheels or wings. But our PARITy differential generates torques up to 10 million times smaller than in a car, is 5 millimeters long, and weighs about one-hundredth of a gram -- a millionth the mass of an automobile differential."
High-performance aerial microrobots, such as those the Harvard scientists describe in the Journal of Mechanical Design, could ultimately be used to investigate areas deemed too dangerous for people. Scientists at institutions including the University of California, Berkeley, University of Delaware, University of Tokyo, and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands are exploring aerial microrobots as cheap, disposable tools that might someday be deployed in search and rescue operations, agriculture, environmental monitoring, and exploration of hazardous environments.
To fly successfully through unpredictable environments, aerial microrobots -- like insects, nature's nimblest fliers -- have to negotiate conditions that change second-by-second. Insects usually accomplish this by flapping their wings in unison, a process whose kinematic and aerodynamic basis remains poorly understood.
Sreetharan and his co-author, Harvard engineering professor Robert J. Wood, recognized that an aerial microrobot based on an insect need not contain complex electronic feedback loops to precisely control wing position.
"We're not interested so much in the position of the wings as the torque they generate," says Wood, an associate professor of electrical engineering at Harvard. "Our design uses 'mechanical intelligence' to determine the correct wing speed and amplitude to balance the other forces affecting the robot. It can slow down or speed up automatically to correct imbalances."
Sreetharan and Wood found that even when a significant part of an aerial microrobot's wing was removed, the self-correction engendered by their PARITy (Passive Aeromechanical Regulation of Imbalanced Torques) drivetrain allowed the device to remain balanced in flight. Smaller wings simply flapped harder to keep up with the torque generated by an intact wing, reaching speeds of up to 6,600 beats per minute.
The Harvard engineers say their passive approach to regulating the forces generated in flight is preferable to a more active approach involving electronic sensors and computation, which would add weight and complexity to devices intended to remain as small as lightweight as possible. Current-generation aerial microrobots are about the size and weight of many insects, and even make a similar buzzing sound when flying.
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STAMFORD >> Residents who live near the woman shot to death in Washington, D.C. after a wild car chase Thursday were standing outside their homes in shock and bewilderment Thursday night, unable to believe what had happened to their "quiet" neighborhood.
Within an hour or two of Miriam Carey's death, her neighbors saw helicopters and flashing lights as local police, federal agents, a bomb squad and the media machine parachuted in.
Those who didn't mind talking to an endless stream of reporters kept saying: "What was she thinking?" and "How could she do that to her little girl?" (The child, who was in the car, survived.)Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia said the FBI was executing a search warrant at a Stamford address in connection with the investigation. Police officers had cordoned off a condominium building and the surrounding neighborhood in the shoreline city.
Condo resident Eric Bredow, a banker, said police told him the suspect in the car chase was one of his neighbors. "I see the door to my building open and the FBI bomb squad in front of it," said Bredow, who said helicopters were flying overhead when he first went home.Yellow crime scene tape was stretched across a wide expanse, surrounding the Woodside Green condominium complex where the 34-year-old dental hygienist had lived with her 1-year-old child.
"I was more sad than scared," said a woman who would only give her first name, Ann. "Because the kid doesn't have a mother now. Why did she have that kid in her car?"
One of the reporters had shown Ann a photo of Carey. "She looked familiar. A pretty girl. I probably know her from the laundry room."
Ann added, "I knew there was something going on when I saw the helicopters. I came out and an officer or somebody from the bomb squad told me to go back into my apartment. Then another officer told me to clear out, to go across the street."
Asked when she guessed she would be allowed to return to her apartment, Ann replied, "After the bomb squad leaves."
She added, "I'd like to go home."
Ann was standing next to her neighbor, Barbara, who also declined to provide her last name. Barbara was worried about her cat, Jazzy, who had been stuck in the apartment for more than an hour, not knowing what was happening or where her owner had gone.
"My poor kitty," Barbara said. "If she wasn't so heavy, I would've carried her out."
Another woman asked a police officer when she could get back to her home to be with her dog. There was no concise estimate. She walked off, too upset to speak with a reporter.Public records reveal that Carey had been sued by her condominium association for failure to pay fees.
The complaint filed in November by the association for the Stamford building said Miriam Carey had failed to pay her fees in full since August 2010 and owed the association $1,759 in addition to collection costs. The lawsuit was settled in February.
The suit by the Woodside Green Association indicates Carey took out a mortgage on her Stamford condo in the amount of $237,616 in September 2009. had been sued by her condominium association for failure to pay fees.According to the website of Advanced Periodontics in Hamden, Carey joined the staff in summer 2011, though it does not list her as a current staff member.
"We are excited to have Miriam! She not only brings a delightful bedside manner, but also has a degree in nutrition that we hope to utilize in educating our patients about how important there diet is to maintaining optimum oral health," the 2011 newsletter says.
James Porter, a retired bus driver who has lived in Stamford since 1960, stood on the corner in his Yankees hat, taking in the scene. "It's a sad day in Stamford, a sad day in the world. You don't know what's going on."
"It's a loving community, especially this area," Porter said. "Neighbors know each other. We get along good."
Porter said he didn't think he knew Carey, "but I'd probably recognize her if I see her picture."
Ray Pagliaruolo, wearing a veterans' hat, sat on the front steps of his small house, smoking a cigarette. "Just amazing," he said. "I've seen everything from helicopters to FBI to bomb squads."
"The only thing that bothers me," he said, "is that little kid in the back seat. The mother's an adult. She has a choice."
"It's a real good neighborhood, that's the thing," Pagliaruolo said. "Very quiet. No problems at all around here. Never."
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Okisuke (オキスケ, Okisuke) is a samurai from the Land of Iron and one of Mifune's right-hand-men alongside Urakaku.
Okisuke is a very solemn, and dutiful individual who will carry out his assigned tasks to the letter without hesitation. In the anime, he voiced distaste in teaming up with shinobi, believing that they were using the samurai as mere tools for the safety of the whole world. It was not until Mifune explained everything to him, telling them that they would be working alongside each other as equals, that this concern abated.[2]
He is a bald man with violet-coloured, pupiless eyes and a cross-shaped scar that extends across his forehead and descends downwards past his right eye, while a dragon tattoo is inscribed above his left. Due to the injury that he has sustained over his right eye, it remains permanently closed. His attire during the Kage Summit consisted of a simple purple kimono-like outfit, with a red scarf encircling his neck that obscures the lower half of his face and conceals a communicator as well.
In the anime when he was deployed with the Fifth Division, he wore the standard samurai attire and helmet with horns, to signify his rank.[3]
AbilitiesAs a samurai, Okisuke is skilled in kenjutsu, as seen in the anime when he was able to kill a White Zetsu Army clone with a single strike, even when the latter was wearing a samurai armour.[2] He also has great reflexes, seen when he already reached the grip of his sword before Zetsu even finished emerging out of the ground, while the present shinobi did not react at all.[4] In the anime, he was also shown to be able to channel chakra through his sword.[3] He is also Mifune's right-hand man, which further exemplifies his strength.
Part II
Five Kage Summit
When the Fourth Raikage requested that the Kage convene, the Land of Iron was selected as the site of the Summit, with Mifune chosen to act as the meeting's moderator. Assigned to the general's personal protection detail, Okisuke alongside Urakaku, watched over Mifune as he greeted the Kazekage and his delegation upon his arrival.[5]
As the assembly commenced their discussions, Okisuke assumed his position to the rear of his leader, where he remained for the entirety of the meeting despite the Raikage's various violent outbursts. However, when the meeting abruptly concluded due to White Zetsu's intrusion, Okisuke was ordered to inform the other samurai to locate the invading Sasuke Uchiha and make preparations for battle.[6] after he attempted to ascertain whether or not the intruder were truly dead, after White Zetsu's neck is broken by the Raikage, he performed a brief examination of the body.[7] It is from this position that he observed Sasuke's succeeding confrontation with the Kage, before becoming ensnared by one of Zetsu's clones, when Black Zetsu activated his Spore Technique. Later freed from these confines through Kankurō's intervention, Okisuke listened to Tobi's scheme and only upon the Allied Shinobi Forces' formation, departed.
Encountering a small platoon during his attempts to track down and secure the remaining members of Taka, Okisuke recognised that two of the samurai were actually Suigetsu Hōzuki and Jūgo in disguise and, drawing both his swords, forced them to reveal their helmets.[8]
Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown
Okisuke attended the second meeting called by the Fourth Raikage, alongside his leader Mifune.
Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation
In the anime, it was shown in Mifune's flashback, that he had a brief conversation with Okisuke before leaving for the battlefield. Later, it was revealed that Okisuke had also been deployed with the rest of the Fifth Division and came to Surprise Attack Division's aid before Mifune began to fight Hanzō and later confronted the reinforced Surprise Attack and Diversion Platoon. When Kankurō warned him about the poison mist, Okisuke told him that they were all right because their masks were specially designed to protect them against the poison. When Kimimaro approached the samurai, Okisuke tells them to get ready as the reincarnated shinobi clashed with them and used his chakra flow technique to try and cut through Kimimaro's dense bones.
Creation and Conception
Kishimoto noted that with the scars and tattoo, he had created a fairly scary-looking character. He drew him keeping in mind that he was Mifune's faithful servant, giving the readers the impression that he would tacitly carry out orders along with Urakaku.
- Both Okisuke and his partner Urakaku have a scar on the right side of their face.
- In Naruto: Shippūden episode 280, Okisuke noted that the correct countersign to his statement "mountain" was "river". This may be an allusion to either the show: "'The Burning Mountain River" which famous samurai and Mifune's namesake Toshiro Mifune appeared, or to the Japanese saying which roughly translates to, "the country is in ruins, and there are still mountains and rivers".


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Pedro Duque's diary from space: The farewell
This is the last full day I will spend on the Station. There's still a lot to do, but the emphasis is now on finishing everything up and packing away the results of the experiments correctly.
There are a number of experiments that make the most of the flight right up to the last minute, squeezing in the hours of zero gravity to study fluids or materials. Others must be kept frozen or at a controlled temperature until just before the landing, to avoid losing data during the time they will spend in the capsule - we don't have fridges or heaters in there, so they will be kept in a thermos instead.
The atmosphere in the Station has changed. The outgoing crew have their minds more and more on the Earth. They have already passed the baton over to the new crew. Some little things have already changed, even though I suppose the newly arrived crew will still need some time to set everything up for their own convenience. Today I noticed that items had already changed place in the bathroom area. It also surprised me when the new crew wanted to know where I had left everything, so that they could keep working in it or put it away where they think it's best.
I don't have first hand knowledge of how it feels when you leave here after many, many days in orbit. I imagine that they must be ready to go back and eager to meet their families. They say the months they have spent in the Station have been very nice, and they don't regret their coming, but I can imagine that when they reach the ground happiness will be greater than nostalgia.
I have only met one colleague who, the very same day of the landing, just coming out of the plane bringing him from the Steppe, said: "I miss it, it was better in the Station". That was Valeri Polyakov in 1995, winner of the 'Principe de Asturias' award, after the longest stay so far of an astronaut in space: fourteen months. I don't know how Valeri feels about it now, I haven't thought about asking him, but maybe he would say it was just an impulse and that he changed his mind afterwards. But one has to recognise that it is a privilege to work here for any amount of time; the experience is unforgettable.
In my case, after just ten days, of course I could stay longer if the workload was reduced to equal that of my crewmates, my days would then be calmer and I could enjoy the advantages. I feel a bit like a tourist who has spent several days in a touristic centre and sees his last day approaching, the feeling that there are still so many things to do and enjoy. Over the last few days I've been stealing five minutes here and there to learn to move with ease, to look out of the window - the Earth by day, the Earth by night, the stars...
I've been fortunate today: I've been able to see the fires in California, an amazing sight. I decided to take a moment to enter a module located out of the way and switch the lights off to see the night. I have seen something we can often see from up here, an electric storm in which the flashes of lightning propagate through the clouds. And in the middle of the show I saw something small but very beautiful: a shooting star below us. A nice farewell.


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Oh for the snow and ice and frosty mornings like today, I want to add a Ural Patrol to the family. I think that would just freak peple out to show up to work on a snow day in MC gear.
Oh for the snow and ice and frosty mornings like today, I want to add a Ural Patrol to the family. I think that would just freak peple out to show up to work on a snow day in MC gear.
So the McTarnahans is a great place, of course I know this after one meal. For the sandwiches and burges was about ten bucks a pop. Seems to be plenty of parking, on street and lot and seating looks to be favorable for groups with lots of crap ie gear. So what does eveyone think? Maybe set up an evening weekday meet and great there? Tuesday night is pint night , but thinking might be busier than other nights. Gal tonight said most week nights pretty easy going, busy of course on Friday and Saturday nights.
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MacTarnahan's is the Pyramid Brewing down in the Industrial NW. I'll stop by on (thirsty) Thursday at about 6:00
Sounds like the start of a plan. So this next Thursday, the 29th, at 6pm. Who ever can and wants to show, please do. I will also send out a quick note on the BMWRO yahoo account. If people show up and seem interested, maybe this can be a regular thing, last Thurs of each month, just a meet, great and eat.
See ya at Pyramid. around 6
Will be there, depending on the weather when I leave for work, may be on bike. I will stand out very well then. If crapy out where I live, then will truck it. I'll look like the plains clothes cop backed into a corner.
Come on everyone else!! Stop by for a bite.
I'll try to make it. I'll be on the bike.
A big thank you and a nice to meet you to all who showed up last night. Four of us made it, better than I had expected for the first time. It was great meeting all of you.
For those that thought about coming and didn't, shame on you
We had a great time discussing a little bit of everything it seemed like and the food and drink were quite tasty. Before we left, it was agreed to that it was a good time and it should be done again. After a quick mental check of schedules, it was decided the third Wednesday of each month would be a good night for a monthly meet, greet and eat. I think for the time being we are going to leave it at the Taproom. The time might still be a bit in flux, some thought 7pm was good so folks could get home and then head on out to the Taproom. I kinda like abit earlier because I live too far out to get home and back. I am thinking let's split the difference, at least for the next time, and say 6:30pm-ish for next time.
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The goal of the JWT project is to develop a set of tools that help to develop, deploy and test workflows. JWT is not just another modeling tool and workflow engine, but provides an adaptable framework for different graphical representations and XML notations, as well as different workflow engines. The JWT project aims to provide both build-time and runtime generic tools for workflow engines. It will initially be composed of two tools, WE (Workflow Editor) and WAM (Workflow engine Administration and Monitoring tool). JWT also aims to provide generic APIs for defining and administrating business processes, in order to achieve said genericity.
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Canadian police: Four dead, including two officers, in New Brunswick shooting
Four people — including two cops — were killed Friday after police investigated a report of gunfire in a quiet residential section of Fredericton in Canada's New Brunswick province, police said.
The suspect was in custody and was being treated for serious injuries, police said. "Multiple victims" were being treated at a regional hospital, according to Horizon Health.
Police Chief Leanne Fitch identified the slain officers as Lawrence Robert Costello, 45, a father of four, and Sarah May Burns, 43, a two-year veteran of the force and a mother of three.
Police said the officers had responded to reports of gunfire Friday morning at an apartment building where they engaged the suspect and shots were fired, Deputy Chief Martin Gaudet told reporters.
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Last fall, I wrote a TechRepublic series on Microsoft's network access protection (NAP or MS-NAP) implementation with the coming release of Windows Server 2008. The Vista client natively supports the MS-NAP implementation while Windows XP needed SP3 to advance to participation status. Windows XP service pack 3 is in the release candidate 2 phase currently. Like most modern Microsoft updates, SP3 includes new functionality to XP. This is a welcome advance given the current adoption level of Windows Vista in enterprise computing environments.
The MS-NAP implementation measures system health on Windows XP clients by interacting with an enforcement policy that is controlled by the network policy server or NPS in your Active Directory environment. The Windows XP health checks are not as in depth as those available to Windows Vista clients; anti-spyware awareness is only available on Vista for example. The NPS has the following System Health Validators for XP that become aware on Windows XP SP3:
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- I hope that this execution is the last act of the tragedy of the Second World War, and that the lesson taken from this world war will be that peace and understanding should exist between peoples. I believe in Germany.
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- To G.M. Gilbert, about receiving the death sentence. Quoted in "Nuremberg Diary" by G. M. Gilbert - History - 1995
- The National Socialist Party in Austria never tried to hide its inclination for a greater Germany. That Austria would one day return to the Reich was a matter of course for all National Socialists and for true Germans in Austria.
- Speech in Berlin, April 7, 1938. Quoted in "The Trial of the Germans" - by Eugene Davidson - History - 1997
- The Jews are the enemy of National Socialism. From the time of their emancipation their methods were directed to the annihilation of the folkish and moral worth of the German people and to replace a national and responsible ideology with international nihilism. It was really they who stabbed the Army in the back which broke the resistance of the Germans in the First World War. The Jews are the enemy with whom no armistice or peace can be made. We will smite the Jews where we meet them and whoever goes along with them must take the consequences.
- Speech in Amsterdam, March 12, 1941. Quoted in "The Trial of the Germans" - Page 468 - by Eugene Davidson - History - 1997
- The Fuehrer declared that the Jews have played their final act in Europe, and therefore they have played their final act.
- Speech in Amsterdam, March 12, 1941. Quoted in "The Scourge of the Swastika: A Short History of Nazi War Crimes" - Page 248 - World War, 1939-1945 - 1954
- Bedell Smith: Well, in any case, you are going to be shot.
Seyss-Inquart: That leaves me cold.
Bedell Smith: It will.
- During surrender negotiations in Achterveld. Quoted in "United States Amy in World War II: Civil affairs: soldiers become governors" - Page 831 - by Harry L. Coles and Albert K. Weinberg
About Seyss-Inquart[edit]
- Seyss-Inquart, spearhead of the Austrian fifth column, took over the government of his own country only to make a present of it to Hitler, and then, moving north, brought terror and oppression to the Netherlands and pillaged its economy for the benefit of the German juggernaut.
- Robert H. Jackson
- Soon after taking over in Austria, Klausner, Globocnik, and I flew to Berlin to report to Hitler's deputy, Hess, about the events which led to our taking over the government. We did this because we had the impression that the general opinion, perhaps also Hitler's own, was that the liberation depended more on Austrian matters of state rather than the Party. To be more exact, Hitler especially mentioned Dr. Seyss-Inquart alone; and public opinion gave him alone credit for the change and thus believed him to have played the sole leading role.
- Dr.Friedrich Reinhard, report to Reich Commissar Gauleiter Josef Buerckel, 6 July 1939


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I'm talking about the state legislators having voted this week to give the mayor a four-month extension, until March 31, to make up his mind as to which schools he'll be closing next year.
As if he hadn't made up his mind months ago.
For the record, the mayor swears up and down that he's undecided about which schools to close. And he promises he'll really listen hard to what's said by the little people who either go to the schools or send their kids to the schools he might close.
But you know how it goes with mayoral promises . . .
Our mayor is often a little—oh, how to delicately put this?—nimble when it comes to making good on promises or telling the truth.
For instance, he recently asked us to fall to our knees in gratitude to United Airlines for having willingly given back the $5.6 million TIF handout we gave them in 2007. Then it turns out that they had to give the money back anyway.
His administration also told several aldermen not to worry—he wouldn't fire the 34 water call center employees, whose jobs he's outsourcing to a company based in Japan. Alas, the employees got their layoff notices a few days before Thanksgiving. Enjoy your turkey, people.
Now, it's another round of school closings. Apparently, the mayor loves closing schools almost as much as he loves firing city workers cause it makes him look all bossy and shit—like he's the man in charge who's not afraid to make the tough decisions.
He promises to invoke a five-year moratorium on closings after he closes an undisclosed number of underutilized schools this year.
Technically, it was Barbara Byrd Bennett—CEO of the Chicago Public Schools—who announced the moratorium in a speech she delivered on Monday at a City Club gathering.
But within a heartbeat, Mayor Rahm had sent out a press release basically making it clear that he told her what to do, not the other way around. "After this year, I have directed CPS to implement a moratorium on CPS facility closures," the mayor said.
Just in case anyone had any doubt.
You watch, when this school-closing thing blows up—and you know that it will—the mayor's people will blame it all on Byrd-Bennett. Or B-3, as Mayor Rahm calls her.
Just like they blamed everything wrong on the last CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard. Or J.C., as the mayor called him.
You got to figure that somewhere J.C.'s watching this and laughing.
Actually, Mayor Rahm broke his moratorium promise about a day after he made it, which has to be some kind of record. Under the category of clarification, his publicists said while he would not close schools for being underutilized, he reserves the right to close them for underperforming.
So he's got a five-year moratorium on closing schools, except for the schools he closes. Got it?
Here's another mayoral promise. He says he has no list of schools he intends to close.
OK, everybody, let's have a show of hands. How many of you actually believe him?
Look, he's been mayor since May of 2011. They've been studying school closings for months. We already went through one round of this months ago. Remember the paid protesters? They're the people the mayor bused in to cheer on the school closings.
And he wonders why no one trusts him.
This time around I figure he'll hold a few dog-and-pony hearings. Let everybody yell. Then he'll make a really big deal about the few schools he keeps open, while closing most of the schools he intended to close all along.
And all the while, he'll be farming out the goodies to the charters.
Like I said, the mayor loves closing schools. It's all a part of his mission to position himself on the national scene as the tough-guy Democrat who waged war with the teachers' union, closed schools in black neighborhoods, and fired a bunch of city hall workers. Apparently, he's concluded that's how to win the swing vote in Virginia.
Meanwhile, he doles out TIF money to rich guys, endorses tax breaks for millionaires and backs off from a fight with the parking meter barons.
Well, as any schoolyard bully can tell you, it's easy to look tough when you're picking on the weakest kids on the playground.
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Surprise! Here's the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox scheduled to make its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Bet you didn't expect to see this on a Sunday morning did you?
The all-new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox builds on the the previous model with more of what segment buyers are looking for across pretty much every aspect. Better interior, better styling, better engines, better transmissions and smarter features. You can bet GM will be trumpeting from the heavens the new Equinox's 30 MPG highway rating when optioned with the direct injection 2.4 liter four cylinder and standard six speed transmission, but we've seen the little SUV in the sheetmetal and we're happy to say the Equinox isn't just a fuel economy figure.
The new Equinox takes styling inspiration mainly from the Chevy Malibu, but there are hints of other cars in the lineup as well. Outside we see the Equinox gets the new Chevy face, first seen on the Malibu, with a bit more curvaceousness in the headlights and a bit of extra chrome around the fog lamps. The sides get a heaping helping of styling with big fender flares over your choice of 16, 17 or 18 inch wheels, and a strong shoulder line runs front to back to link everything together. We think the Hofmeister kink at the back of the rear door glass is both amusing and cool looking. The design of the doors has been changed so they extend all the way though the rocker panel, virtually eliminating stepover height. The rear... looks like an SUV.
From a mechanical standpoint, the Equinox will come with a duo of engines, both sporting fancy direct injection technology and fuel sipping credentials for their size — there's even an "Eco" button on the center console which changes the fuel mapping and shift points to give you an extra mile per gallon or two. You get your pick of a 2.4 liter inline four with 185 HP and a 3.0 liter V6 with 255 HP. The I4 puts down 21 city, 30 mpg highway, while the V6 is a bit more thirsty at 18 mpg city, 25 mpg highway. Both of those engines get backed with their own standard six speed transmissions with front wheel drive standard, all wheel drive optional.
Nobody buying in this segment cares about those greasy bits though. The interior, on the other hand, is something that will demand consumer attentions. Again, the Equinox takes inspiration from the Malibu inside, with a similar dashboard layout, contrasting materials and stitching, and handsome details.. Amusingly though, it also takes its gauges from the perennially just around the corner 2010 Camaro. GM is also pretty excited about the ambient lighting peppering the interior, though lighting never really has rung our bell. What is bell-ringing are the seats, the gadgets the storage and the legroom.
Those seats are supportive and comfortable, with excellent leather and plenty of adjustability to get everyone where they want to be, obviously we can't make a call on how good they are after four hours of drive time. Between those front seats is a cavernous storage bin deep enough for a couple of full size laptops and houses the USB port and a 12 volt power port. Front and back passengers get huge amounts of legroom, and with the second row keeping the sliding and reclining 60/40 split bench it's practically limo-like in the rear. Order the optional independent dual rear flip-up DVD players and you'll never hear a peep from the back. Even with the rear seats pushed all the way back, cargo room is downright generous. And getting to that cargo area gets clever as the power lift gate is now programmable. Silly until you think about it — you can program the maximum opening height so it doesn't smash into your low clearance garage door.
Overall first impression without having driven it or lived with it for a while is positive. The styling will leave some wanting more but the mileage figures are impressive for this segment and the interior is, dare we say it, actually pretty nice. We're looking forward to seeing how this new crop of direct injection engines and their six speed transmissions perform out on the road. Look for the debut in January at the Detroit Auto Show and until then, enjoy the complete details below.
All-new crossover delivers expected segment-best highway fuel economy
DETROIT – Chevrolet unveiled the all-new 2010 Equinox, a compact crossover that blends distinctive design with outstanding efficiency. A new, 2.4L direct injection engine helps the Equinox deliver expected best-in-segment estimated highway fuel economy of 30 mpg (EPA certification pending) – a 25-percent improvement over the previous model. Chevrolet expects nearly two-thirds of customers will choose the efficient, 2.4L engine.
The new Equinox draws its exterior design inspiration from the Chevrolet Malibu sedan and Traverse crossover; and like those vehicles, the new Equinox complements its styling with attention to detail and unexpected features, according to Ed Peper, GM North America vice president, Chevrolet.
The Equinox makes its world debut at the North American Auto Show in Detroit next month.
"At a time when customers are so concerned about the fuel efficiency of their vehicle, the Equinox delivers," said Peper. "It offers the roominess and capability of a crossover with great fuel economy. Equinox will provide customers a vehicle filled with refinement, comfort and great value."
The 2010 Equinox goes on sale in mid-2009. It is available in LS, LT and LTZ trim, with available all-wheel-drive. Two new engines are offered, each with fuel-saving direct injection and variable valve timing technology. Vehicle highlights include:
New 2.4L Ecotec direct injected I-4 engine estimated at 182 horsepower (135 kW), which delivers an estimated 30 mpg highway, 21 mpg city (EPA certification pending)
New 3.0L DOHC direct injected V-6 engine estimated at 255 horsepower (190 kW), which delivers an estimated 25 mpg highway, 18 mpg city (EPA certification pending)
Driving range of more than 500 miles (800 km) with both engines, for less-frequent fill-ups
Six standard air bags: dual frontal air bags; head curtain side air bags and pelvic/thorax seat-mounted side air bags
Standard four-wheel disc brakes with StabiliTrak electronic stability control and traction control
Standard OnStar and XM Satellite Radio
"Smart" remote starting system that also activates the HVAC system and optional heated seats depending on the outside temperature
"With the 2010 Equinox, we focused on appealing to the senses – from the overall design to the feel of the interior," said Peper.
Design details
The design features Chevy's signature global face – the two-tier grille and prominent gold Bowtie insignia. Strong fender shapes, a distinctive premium roofline, wraparound headlamps and dual round taillamps are additional elements that define Equinox as a true Chevrolet, Peper said.
"The new Equinox blends function and style into a very sporty, yet upscale compact crossover," said Ed Welburn, vice president of GM Global Design. "Both the exterior and interior surprise and delight with careful attention to detail."
Additional design features include:
A multi-dimensional hood and wraparound rear side glass and a wheels-at-the-corners stance
Improved aerodynamic performance through a number of carefully designed exterior features, including moving the base of the windshield forward approximately three inches (75 mm) for a sleeker profile
Equinox's rocker panels are integrated into the doors to make it easier to get in and out of the vehicle. They narrow the area over which a passenger must step, offering protection for pant legs that could brush against dirty rockers. Also, the select use of chrome trim and flush-fitting "exposed-edge" windshield and rear glass reinforce Equinox's build quality and reduce wind noise.
Dimensionally, the Equinox rides on the same 112.5-inch wheelbase (2,857 mm), but is about one inch (25 mm) shorter in length and an inch wider. It also has a wider front track that enhances the ride and handling.
Interior amenities, storage and flexibility
Inside, the Equinox features attention to detail – including a number of storage bins, such as an oversized glove box; a closed storage bin in the instrument panel above the center stack; and closed storage under the center armrest large enough for a laptop computer.
A "floating" center stack houses a multitude of ergonomic comfort and convenience controls. Contemporary, ice-blue ambient lighting – featured within and surrounding the center stack, encircling the center-console cupholders and within the door pull cups – accentuates the cabin. The front and rear seats, which include cloth and uplevel, perforated leather-trimmed offerings, were developed to help deliver best-in-class comfort.
The new Equinox retains its MultiFlex rear seat capability, which allows the seat to be moved fore or aft nearly eight inches (203 mm), for the best rear legroom in its class. With the 60/40-split-back rear seat moved all the way forward, the cargo area offers 31.4 cubic feet (889 liters) of storage.
The Equinox's cabin is notable for its quietness. Noise-absorbing elements are built into the chassis, engine compartment and interior.
Convenience, infotainment and connectivity
A variety of technologies are integrated in the Equinox, such as an available seven-inch touch-screen navigation system. Additional features also include:
Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity
USB audio connectivity
DVD-based rear-seat entertainment system with two independent screens to enable DVD viewing on one and gaming on the other
Internal memory/hard drive on uplevel radios for storing audio selections
Power, programmable rear liftgate
Rear-vision camera system, with display in the rearview mirror or in the navigation screen
Range of premium-feature audio systems with up to eight speakers and 250 watts of output
Chassis and suspension
The 2010 Equinox is built on a body-integral structure with single-piece body side stampings and targeted applications of high-strength steel. Those elements form the foundation of a solid, quiet driving experience, according to Peper. The strong structure enabled engineers to tune the four-wheel-independent suspension system for greater control and driver feedback.
Standard and available features include:
Available all wheel drive
Family of 17-, 18- and 19-inch alloy wheels
Fuel-saving electric power steering system
The rack-mounted electric power steering system provides greater fuel efficiency of on 2.4L-equipped models that saves nearly 11 miles per tank of gas, or about 572 miles per year (assuming one fill-up per week). With the Equinox's estimated 30 mpg on the highway, the electric power steering system saves the equivalent of approximately one tank of gas each year.
"With the outstanding interior execution and comfort, the stunning exterior design, numerous chassis improvements, and the connectivity to the outside world, the new Equinox is the favorite ride among our engineers," said Tim Herrick, chief engineer. "I have to pull the keys out of their hands in order to take it for a spin myself."
Chevrolet is one of America's best-known and best-selling automotive brands. With the largest dealer network in the United States, Chevrolet delivers more-than-expected value in every vehicle category, offering cars and trucks priced from $12,120 to $103,300. Chevy delivers expressive design, spirited performance and great value with standard features usually found only on more expensive vehicles. More information on Chevrolet can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
New technologies and vehicle enhancements will enable GM's 2009 domestic car and light truck lineups to save 700 million gallons of fuel over vehicle life as compared to the 2008 GM fleet
Chevy Equinox four-cylinder model to offer class-leading highway fuel economy
PONTIAC, Mich. – Owners of the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox crossover will hit the streets next summer in a vehicle equipped with a highly efficient, all-new engine that will help save both fuel and money.
The 2010 Equinox will be offered with a choice of two new direct injected (DI) engines that use less fuel yet make more power – a 2.4L four-cylinder and a 3.0L V-6. The 2.4L engine delivers an estimated 30 mpg in highway driving (EPA certification pending), placing the Equinox at the top of its segment in highway mileage. Consumers who drive the 2.4L-equipped Equinox 15,000 miles per year will save 134 gallons of fuel or about $270 to $400 annually (assuming gas prices of $2 or $3 per gallon as compared to 2008MY Equinox).
The Equinox will join a growing roster of direct injected vehicles from GM, including the all-new 2010 Cadillac SRX crossover and 2010 Buick LaCrosse sedan, which, along with the Equinox, debut in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. In fact, for the 2010 model year, GM will offer more DI models in North America than any other manufacturer.
"We first introduced direct injection in North America in the 2007 Saturn Sky Red Line and the Pontiac Solstice GXP," said Tom Stephens, executive vice president, GM Global Powertrain and Global Quality. "We've been rolling out the technology across our portfolio as quickly as we can so that our customers will have additional fuel savings options. Direct injection is a state-of-the art engineering solution because it enables improved fuel economy and lower emissions without sacrificing power."
In the 2009 model year, GM offers six engines in 18 models globally with direct injection. By 2010, GM will have eight direct injected engines in 38 vehicle models, covering 10 percent of its global volume. In North America alone, GM will offer 18 models with direct injection.
GM's fuel-saving lineup
GM's direct injection push is part of a larger effort to implement multiple fuel-saving technologies across its 2009 portfolio. The all-new 2009 Chevy Traverse crossover, for example, enjoys best-in-class highway fuel economy (24 mpg for FWD models) of any eight-passenger SUV, thanks in part to its 3.6L direct injected V-6 engine with variable valve timing. In 2009, GM expects to sell 500,000 vehicles with gasoline direct injection.
Here are additional fuel-saving facts about GM vehicles:
Twenty models in GM's 2009 lineup deliver EPA-rated highway fuel economy of 30 mpg or more – more than any other automaker. GM's non-hybrid models rank first in highway fuel economy in both the midsize sedan and subcompact segments. (Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura with 33 highway mpg; and Chevrolet Colbalt XFE and Pontiac G5 XFE at 37 highway mpg.)
GM's 2009 domestic car and light truck lineups will use 700 million fewer gallons of fuel than the 2008 lineup, during the life of the vehicles, saving $1.4 to $2.1 billion in fuel costs, assuming gas prices of $2 to $3 per gallon. It's estimated that GM's 2010 lineup will add another 1.1 billion gallons of fuel savings and $2.2 to $3.3 billion, relative to the 2008 lineup.
GM's advanced engine technologies are already saving fuel today in vehicles on the road or expected to be sold in 2009. They include:
More than 3.7 million vehicles with variable valve timing (VVT)
700,000 vehicles with direct injection
600,000 vehicles with Active Fuel Management cylinder deactivation technology, which automatically lets the engine run on half of its cylinders when full power is not needed
200,000 vehicles with turbocharged gas engines
42,000 vehicles with both direct injection and turbocharging
More than 2 million vehicles with fuel-saving six-speed transmissions
2.4L DI details
The new 2.4L DI engine delivers an estimated 180 horsepower (134 kW) @ 6700 rpm and 172 lb.-ft. of torque (232 Nm) @4900 rpm. It uses technology based on GM's other four-cylinder direct injection applications, but with unique features designed for its specific application. This includes an 11.4:1 compression ratio that helps build power, slightly dished pistons that increase combustion efficiency and injectors with an application-specific flow rate.
GM benchmarked the best fuel system and noise attenuation products to provide customers with quiet operation.
3.0L DI details
The new 3.0L DI engine is a variant of GM's family of high-feature DOHC V-6 engines that also includes GM's 3.6L DI engine in the Cadillac CTS – an engine named to Ward's AutoWorld's 2009 "Ten Best Engines" list for North America, for the second consecutive year.
The 3.0L is rated at an estimated 255 horsepower (187 kW) and 214 lb.-ft. of torque (290 Nm), for an impressive power-to-displacement ratio of 85 hp per liter. (Output will vary by model.) The 3.0L DI features an isolated fuel injector system that reduces the direct injection high-pressure fuel system pulses for quieter operation. Rubber isolators are used with the fuel rail to eliminate metal-to-metal contact that would otherwise transmit noise and vibration from the high-pressure fuel system.
Along with direct injection technology, both the 3.0L DI and 2.4L DI engines use variable valve timing to optimize power and fuel efficiency across the rpm band, as well as reduce emissions.
How DI works
In a conventionally port fuel injected engine, air and fuel are mixed before they enter the combustion chamber. With GM's DI engines, fuel is sprayed directly into the cylinder where it is mixed with air. As the piston approaches top-dead center, the mixture is ignited by the spark plug; and when the fuel vaporizes in the cylinder, the air and fuel mixture is cooled. This enables the use of a higher compression ratio in the combustion chamber, which improves the engine's power and efficiency.
On cold starts, direct injection can be controlled to create a richer air/fuel mixture around the spark plug, making it easier to ignite in a cold engine. This results in a smoother operation of the engine and lower emissions during the cold start and warm-up, when most harmful tailpipe emissions are typically created. GM's direct injected engines reduce cold-start vehicle emissions by 25 percent.
Because the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber, direct injection uses higher fuel pressure than conventional fuel injected engines. This is enabled by a special high pressure pump driven by one of the engine's camshafts.


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Hackers Bring Holiday Headaches to Amazon, Wal-Mart
Bah, humbug! Hackers spent part of Wednesday attacking Neustar, the DNS provider that helps link some of the Web's biggest Web sites to consumers, and ended up disrupting big retailers like Amazon (AMZN) and Wal-Mart (WMT) for more an hour.
In addition to the obvious pain this brings to last-minute Christmas shoppers and the e-commerce sites that rely on them, the attack had a larger effect: Many Web 2.0 companies that rely on Amazon's cloud computing services to power their sites were also disrupted during the attack.
That said, the incident seems resolved now, and assuming we don't see any catastrophes in the last few hours before Christmas, e-commerce companies are going to end up doing pretty well during this holiday season. ComScore (SCOR) estimates that sales are up four percent this year.


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ATLANTA – If your mother or sister had four or more alcoholic drinks at the New Year's Eve party, and imbibes that much or more at every social gathering, she might be a binge drinker.
Binge drinking continues to be a worrisome, underrecognized health problem among women and girls, according to a Centers for Disease Control report issued Tuesday. Nearly 14 million women binge drink about three times a month, and consume an average of six drinks per binge, the CDC report said.
"It is alarming to see that binge drinking is so common among women and girls, and that women and girls are drinking so much when they do," said Robert Brewer, of the CDC's Alcohol Program. Binge drinking for women is defined as consuming four or more alcohol drinks, such as beer, liquor or wine, on an occasion.
According to the report, which is based on results of a 2011 phone poll of about 278,000 women and 7,500 high school girls:
• About 1 in 8 women and 1 in 5 high school girls report binge drinking.
• Women who binge drink do so frequently — about three times a month — and have about six drinks per episode.
• Binge drinking was most common among white and Hispanic women, and among women with household incomes of $75,000 or more.
• Half of all high school girls who drink alcohol report binge drinking. Girls are quickly catching up to boys when it comes to binge drinking.
• Binge drinking results in about 23,000 deaths in women and girls each year.
Binge drinking puts women at a higher risk for many health problems, such as breast cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, heart disease and unintended pregnancy, said CDC Director Thomas Friedan.
Brewer said effective ways exist to curb binge drinking among women and girls. "The same scientifically proven strategies for communities and clinical settings that we know can prevent binge drinking in the overall population can also work to prevent binge drinking among women and girls," he said.
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