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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
Most often, to screen for infections in women with the types of HPV that are associated with cervical cancer or to follow up on an abnormal Pap smear; sometimes to detect an HPV infection in men as there is a potential correlation between HPV infection and anal or penile cancer
When to Get Tested?
If you are a woman age 30 or older; if you are a woman 21 years or older and have an abnormal Pap smear; if you are a man at high risk for HPV infection
Sample Required?
In females, the test requires a sampling of cells from the cervical area. In males, the necessary sample involves anal swabs or brush specimens. Currently, there are no tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to detect HPV in males; however, some specialty labs have validated DNA tests for analyzing anal swabs from males.
Test Preparation Needed?
It is recommended that you do not douche or tub bathe before the test. Reschedule the test if you are menstruating. You may be asked to empty your bladder before the examination. Some doctors may request that you refrain from sex for 24 to 48 hours before the test.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of about 100 related viruses. Some types can cause skin warts while other types can cause genital warts (also called condylomata). Common in young women and men, most HPV infections that are spread through oral, anal or genital sex are short-lived and relatively benign. There are, however, several types of HPV (such as HPV-16, HPV-18, HPV-31, and HPV-45) that are considered high-risk. They do not usually cause visible warts, but persistent infections have been linked to cervical cancer as well as other less common cancers, such as of the vagina, mouth, throat, penis, and anus. The HPV DNA test detects the genetic material of the high-risk types of HPV associated with cancer. Some of the genetic tests detect the types that are low-risk and cause warts, but they are generally not recommended for that purpose.
Genital HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the world. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 million people in this country are infected with HPV and over 6 million become newly infected each year. At least 50% of sexually active women and men contract HPV at some point in their lives. HPV that cause genital warts can be diagnosed through visual inspection and therefore do not require testing. High-risk types that have been associated with cancer can be diagnosed with an HPV DNA test.
Persistent infections with certain types of HPV are now known to be the major risk factor for cervical cancer. HPV types 16 and 18 account for about 70% of cervical cancers in the U.S. Each year, more than 12,000 women in the U.S. develop cervical cancer and about 4,200 die from it. In addition, some studies have also shown that persistent oral infections with high-risk types of HPV are strongly associated with oral cancers, including cancer of the mouth and throat. Anal cancer has also been linked to HPV types 16 and 18.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A sampling of cells is taken from the cervical area in females during a pelvic examination using a type of wooden "spatula," swab, or brush. If HPV DNA testing is to be performed, the sample is placed into a special liquid preservative. HPV tests may also be ordered on male patients; an anal swab or brush specimen is used for testing.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
It is recommended that you do not douche or tub bathe before the test, and you should reschedule the test if you are menstruating. You may be asked to empty your bladder before the examination. Some doctors may request that you refrain from sex for 24 to 48 hours before the test.
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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
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Press release. FDA Approves New Indication for Gardasil to Prevent Genital Warts in Men and Boys. Available online at http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm187003.htm through http://www.fda.gov. Issued October 16, 2009. Accessd March 23, 2009.
National Cancer Institute. Fact Sheet. HPV and Cancer. Available online at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/HPV through http://www.cancer.gov. Accessed March 23, 2012.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cervical Cancer Rates by Race and Ethnicity. Availabe online at http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsCervicalCancer/ through http://www.cdc.gov. Updated January 26, 2011. Accessed April 23, 2012.
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Cervical Cancer. Release Date: March 2012. Available online at http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspscerv.htm. Accessed March 2012.
Moyer, VA on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Cervical Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, March 6, 2012, 156(5). Available online at http://www.annals.org/content/early/2012/03/14/0003-4819-156-12-201206190-00424.full through http://www.annals.org. Accessed March 2012.
American Cancer Society. New Screening Guidelines for Cervical Cancer. Article date: March 14, 2012. Available online at http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/news/News/new-screening-guidelines-for-cervical-cancer through http://www.cancer.org. Accessed March 2012.
Press release. FDA Approved First DNA Test for Two Types of Human Papillomavirus? Agency also approved second DNA test for wider range of HPV types. Food and Drug Administration. Available online through http://www.fda.gov. Issued March 13, 2009. Accessed April 23, 2012.
Cleveland Clinic. Understanding Cervical HPV. Available online at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3800/3808.asp?index=11901 through http://www.clevelandclinic.org. Last updated January 2012. Accessed April 23, 2012.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV): What is HPV. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/WhatIsHPV.html .Last updated March 22, 2012 through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed April 23, 2012.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Making Sense of Your Pap & HPV Test Results. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/pap/default.htm#sec5 through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed April 2012.
(March 22, 2012) American Cancer Society. HPV and Cancer. Available online through http://www.cancer.org. Accessed June 2012.
(January18, 2012) American Cancer Society. Cervical Cancer, Key Statistics. Available online at http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CervicalCancer/DetailedGuide/cervical-cancer-key-statistics through http://www.cancer.org. Accessed June 2012.
Reuters. Wait longer between Pap tests, doctors say. October 22, 2012. Available online at http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/22/health-cancer-papsmear-idUSL3E8LM84D20121022 through http://www.reuters.com. Accessed November 2012.
ACOG. Ob-Gyns Recommend Women Wait 3 to 5 Years Between Pap Tests. October 22, 2012. Available online at http://www.acog.org/About_ACOG/News_Room/News_Releases/2012/Ob-Gyns_Recommend_Women_Wait_3_to_5_Years_Between_Pap_Tests through http://www.acog.org. Accessed November 2012.
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Interview with Nadine Bartholoma, MS, MT (ASCP), SM. Virology Coordinator at University Hospital Pathology Laboratory, SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.
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Davis, A. J. 2009 May 28. Clinical usefulness of HPV DNA testing and genotyping. Journal Watch Women's Health.
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Descriptions of new FDA-approved HPV DNA tests (clinical update). American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. PDF available for download at http://www.asccp.org/pdfs/consensus/clinical_update_20090408.pdf through http://www.asccp.org. Accessed 11 Jun 2009.
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Noone in my local stockist knew anything about it , I cant wait
Thread: Pure Malt
I was talking to the Thierry Mugler rep at Nordstroms, and she told me that this should be available sometime around mid-May to early June. This is the fragrance with a "whisky note".
Has anyone else heard anything on this?
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Noone in my local stockist knew anything about it , I cant wait
I've heard the name, and that it will be an Eau de Parfum, and that's it. No more info than that... not even the local Clarins Fragrance Group rep knows much. Next time I'm at Macy's, I'll have to coax out as much detail as I can. After all, I'm a sucker for boozy frags (hello, Straight to Heaven...) as it's the closest I can get to booze without getting drunk.
BTW, the A*Men body products have gotten updated black packaging and the Intense Diffusion System found in the Angel women's products, along with a freshening of the product range. THe new line is now available in France, and should be Stateside soon.
Last edited by MFfan310; 15th April 2009 at 06:40 PM.
"It always seems impossible until it's done." -Nelson Mandela
My mission statement: "I am not afraid to keep on living - I am not afraid to walk this world alone."
Sounds like a great time to join the Thierry Mugler Circle.
Support your local Leonberger rescue.
Is it gonna be a boozy style of scent, or is it just a whiskey note among the coffee, tar, chocolate, etc. ??
Here is a picture of the new updated product:
I am not sure if the contain the new IDS system found in Angel----?
A-men with an Ovaltine note? The name sounds sort of dorky!
I'm interested for sure.
Today I wore a three shots of Pure Malt to the gym to check out it's durability and sillage.
Big Mistake! in this 80 degree weather
The scent is very rich and all I could get was dark bitter sweet chocolate with Johnnie Walker drizzled over it. It made me very sick and queasy -
I can not see why Mugler would launch this in the USA during the warmer weather and I find this one to be the same power strength as it's big brother A*Men unlike how last years Pure Coffee was a little lighter.
In conclusion it passed on it's durability and sillage -
Last edited by socalwoman; 11th March 2012 at 02:46 PM.
I LOVE boozy scents, I'm excited to try this!
Big boozy and chocolate ....sounds perfect really excited to try this
Did they keep the tar notes in there?
anyone want to send me a sample of this?
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Sounds perfect to me. I would have not expected anything different.
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Where can I find Pure Malt???
This scent's gonna be perfect for this fall and winter. Can't wait til I can fly to Paris to taste Pure Malt.
Note if you want to order from online do not sign into the Thierry Mugler Boutique otherwise you will get a white screen at checkout.
As there are only a few reviews of this ... how long before it dries down into the familiar base of A*Men?
cant say since every skin is different but you should probably wait a few hours
Here is the link to a very recent thread on Pure Malt.
Fine fragrance is alive; it breathes, unfolds and unravels with each passing hour....
Roja Dove
The topnotes (if you want to call them that) last almost as long as the entire fragrance. So, you get the peaty whiskey throughout the life on your skin. Despite the raves, I am not convinced. It's certainly nowhere near a favorite for me.
I tried almost all of Thierry Mugler's, except Men Coffe: I found A Men too sweet, B Men a twist in direction to woody-musk scents that is far from succesful in reducing A Men's original sweetness to an aceptable level and Ice Men odd and still sweet. IMHO, A Men Pure Malt is the only one worth buying.
I tried it the day before yesterday and found comon topnotes to the original, but the mid and base notes diverge. On a blotter I could clearly smell the whisy-like notes. In my skin, these were unperceptible. I ended up with the impression that A Men Pure Malt is a fine tuned version of the original and the flankers for those that find them cloying an femenine.
A pitty it only comes in 3.3 OZ bottles.
i dont mind the size at all
of course there should be choice for everyone, but i wouldnt mind to have a 5 oz bottle of this
I recall reading some press materials from Mugler that claim that A*Men Pure Malt was created by aging the original A*Men in oak casks. Is this just a little creative marketing or was that really done? I think it's an amazing scent but I remain slightly incredulous to that claim. It would way too easy to create the effect synthetically, if at all. It's damn good stuff either way.
i really dont know about that but pure malt is my favorite fragrance of all time!
Yep, I read that too. They have this long story on the box.
I am not sure however I believe that they actually age the fragrance in oak casks!
Nevertheless, like you said, it's a fantastic fragrance either way.
Used whiskey barrels used to be dirt cheap in the midwestern U.S. Everybody used them for planters and such. Not sure if they still are that cheap, but it's a nice gimmick and probably not that big of a cost relative to fragrance. Heck - Jack Daniels and Maker's Mark should come out with frags.
Very well could be true given how dark this juice is compared to regular A*Men and Pure Coffee.
This scent is one I don't want to like, but I'm starting to like it as much as Pure Coffee if not more. It has a certain character which seems to quiet and unsweeten the A*Men base.
Hi i am 17 would i be able to pull thierry mugler pure malt off? or would A*men or B*men be better for me. ?
If you like like it thats all that counts. Anyway I don't think pure malt is a "mature" frag, more like a winter fun scent to me (sweet).
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They're all sweet gourmands, so they're all suitable, Pure Malt being the most dignified.
I've heard from reviews that Pure Malt is a slightly lighter A*Men that's been smoothed out some more. You can totally pull it off at any age, IMO.
Yes, Pure Malt would be a great choice, I much prefer it over both A & B Men.
I'd definitely pickup Pure Malt, but i really don't see the point with winter weather ending in like a month, but that would be the best choice out of the the whole line
i prefer Pure Malt by a mile, AWESOME fragrance..
I personally think Thierry Mugler's Frags are subsidized greatly for their gourmand notes! I don't personally love the Mulger House though alot of people do! I say most...*Don't even consider the infamous Thierry Mugler Human Existence Frag...It's discontinued anyway* Thierry Mugler Frags are very gungho with the new crowd. Definitely have elements of fun in em'!
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I think Pure Malt and Pure Coffee are the best of the line. You should be able to pull of wearing whatever you like the best. If you can find Pure Malt anywhere I would get it because it is getting hard to find. I made sure I stocked up on Pure Malt this time and not make the same mistake I did with Pure Coffee.
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I don't think you would have any problem pulling any of them off.
All retail stores sold out months ago.
The last boxed-bottles of Pure Malt from discounters sold off last week, and the same eBay sellers are now unloading their testers of Pure malt for like $60shipped, there's like 10 of them left. After that, there may be a few bottles left at Bloomingdales and such, but not many.
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Does anyone else love this as much as I do? I sprayed my sampler on my wrist last night and I could not stop smelling myself. I must get a bottle of this! I can't smell it on my wrist this morning though. I thought this stuff had better longevity, hmmm.
It's pretty decent out of the bottle, I don't get quite the same longevity as I do with A*Men but it's still around 18-24 hours on my skin but it does get very close to the skin towards the end.
Snap a bottle up while you can...won't be long before you can't.
i love it, smells better than a men but i like a men because it lasts longer thankfully i got a bottle.
i love it, and have a bunch of bottles of it. My wife however loves it, but after a while it gives her a headache.
Hate it. Synthetic and mildly nauseating. I hate to say it since I'm a huge fan of original A*Men but Pure Malt is stripped of the tarry note that balances out the sweetness of A*Men and dampens the synthetic feel. Pure Malt is just a turbosweet synth-boozy catastrophe to my nose.
I love Pure Malt, I tried a sample and I got really poor longevity with the sample so I didn't love it right away. But after I found out the longevity problem was just because of the sample I became more interested in it. Unfortunately it is a limited edition so I figured I would never be able to get a bottle until a fellow basenoter posted a site selling it. I instantly grabbed one and haven't regretted it since. I wish I had the money for a backup but the bottle I have now will last be a very long time I believe.
I guess this is aimed at a younger audience. I have no idea why any perfumer would conceive this in the first place. Why not A*Men Pure Fried Chicken (extra crispy)? Isn't this what Demeter is for? LOL.
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ELON — For all the anguish associated with Elon University's baseball season so far, the Phoenix managed to tie for second place in the Southern Conference.
Yet the team's overall record of 27-27 is strange.
"It has been rocky, to say the least," senior catcher Alex Swim said. "It's kind of disheartening. We've put together three or four games and then we'd have a week (that goes bad). It's unusual around here. In the past, we've seem to thrive when we've been in big situations."
The Phoenix takes the No. 3 seed into the Southern Conference Tournament, which begins Wednesday at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. Elon opens with sixth-place Furman at 5 p.m.
With an 18-11 mark in the conference, Elon ended up with its fewest league victories since a 15-12 mark in 2007.
"Our standards and in terms of where we want to be, it has been a tough year," coach Mike Kennedy said. "But a lot of teams in this league would like to be in our situation."
The Phoenix must win three games in the conference tournament to extend its streak of winning seasons to 14 and its string of 30-win seasons to 14.
Otherwise, it shakes out as the least-productive season since Elon has been a full-fledged Division I participant.
"We had to shuffle some things around and we really competed well within the league," Kennedy said. "Things didn't go great, but we're right there going into (the conference tournament). We competed in the top half of the league."
Elon has missed out on an NCAA Tournament bid in each of the past two seasons. In those cases, the Phoenix could have emerged on an NCAA bracket without winning the conference event — and the 2011 team's 0-2 league tournament showing, after it won the regular-season title, dropped it from a likely NCAA spot.
This time, it's clear that the only route to an NCAA regional is by winning the conference tournament. That's something that hasn't happened for Elon since 2008.
The last Elon team to reach the tournament's final day came in 2009, when the event was also held at Fluor Field.
The signs of struggles have been evident by results. For instance, the Phoenix hadn't been swept across two non-conference games with Wake Forest since 2005 until it happened again this year.
A 6-13 record in April was most damaging.
"We never really recovered from that," Kennedy said, referring a stretch that included a total of five games against national powers North Carolina and Louisville.
So by early May, notable victories from early in the season against teams with top-50 power ratings — North Carolina State, Virginia Tech, Kansas State and Coastal Carolina — had long faded from holding much meaning toward earning an NCAA at-large bid.
Elon's injury list grew almost out of control.
From the pitching side, there was the midseason loss of junior right-hander David Whitehead, who extended the team's 2012 season with a splendid outing in the Southern Conference Tournament and who began this season as a weekend starter. He underwent elbow surgery.
The staff ace appeared to be senior left-hander Dylan Clark, but he was out for the last couple of conference series with an arm ailment. Suddenly, the team was without half of its most-experienced and reliable pitching quartet.
Some members of the batting order didn't fare much better. Senior outfielder Niko Fraser, who had been a starter since his freshman season, encountered his second consecutive injury-interrupted season, this time falling victim to multiple hamstring problems that began in the season opener.
"That changed the dynamics on the field," Kennedy said. "We didn't have our lineup together. I could count on one hand the number of times we had our whole team healthy. We still finish third (seed), but we've got to play better."
Second baseman / center fielder Sebastian Gomez went down with an ankle injury that cost him a few games at a time when the Phoenix was struggling the most. That coincided with an illness that sidetracked third baseman Joey Tomko, who has been one of the team's steadiest batters at times.
Since the end of the regular season, Tomko suffered a knee injury in practice and he has been on crutches.
Clark might be back for limited duty in the tournament. The same holds true for Fraser. Kennedy said neither of the seniors would be able to fill the capacities he was pegged for at the start of the season.
Even senior right-hander Kyle Webb, who now might be considered the staff's ace, missed a crucial game against The Citadel when a family emergency arose on the eve of his scheduled start. Still, he made a team-high 13 regular-season starts, going 6-2 with a 3.28 earned run average.
The main stabilizer in the lineup has been junior first baseman / catcher Ryan Kinsella, whose 19 home runs are more than the rest of the team combined. His 70 runs batted in are twice as many as any other player — except for Swim — on the team.
On the positive side for the Phoenix, it defeated every team in the conference at least once. Elon won two out of three on the road against regular-season champion Western Carolina and fourth-place The Citadel.


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Consumer credit increased 0.6% to $2.768 trillion in November. The U.S. trade deficit increased 15.7% to $48.7 billion. The U.S. Treasury recorded a deficit of $0.3 billion in December. Initial jobless claims rose 4,000 to 371,000 for the week ended 1/5.
• Consumer credit increased $16 billion (0.6%) to $2.768 trillion in November. Revolving credit (i.e., credit cards) was up 0.4% while non-revolving credit (i.e., auto loans) increased 0.6%.
• The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened $6.6 billion (15.7%) to $48.7 billion in November. A 3.8% increase in imports (led by strong demand for a range of consumer items -- most notably smartphones) outpaced the 1.0% increase in exports.
• The U.S. Treasury recorded a deficit of $0.3 billion in December.
• Initial jobless claims increased 4,000 to a level of 371,000 for the week ended January 5th.


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The first day of candidate filing brought in Onslow County's incumbents, but was slower than election officials expected.
By the end of the day Friday, four area incumbents — three from Jacksonville and one from Holly Ridge — filed to retain their seats.
"We were hoping for a little more but because it's a long weekend the way it is with the holiday, we feel like it was a good turnout. The rest of them will probably come in next week and go ahead and file," said Rose Whitehurst, the director of the Onslow County Board of Elections.
Within the first hour of the filing period, Holly Ridge Councilman Gregory L. Hines and Jacksonville Councilmen Bob Warden and Randy Thomas filed to run for re-election.
Warden, who visited the Board of Elections with his campaign manager Tom Mahlum, said he was excited to be filing.
"I wanted to show my enthusiasm for the position," he said.
Warden is currently serving his first four-year term and holds an at-large seat.
Hines, who said he has served the town in a variety of elected positions on and off since 1974, told The Daily News that with the decision to run made, he didn't see any reason to wait.
"You don't ever know where you might be," he said, joking that traffic may have kept him from filing another day. "… I knew I was going to run so why prolong it?"
Hines said that he was running again to see work that is already underway completed.
Thomas, who arrived to file with his wife Kathy shortly after Hines and Warden left, has been serving as a Jacksonville councilman since 2007.
"I just knew I was going to do it so I decided to get the job done and let people know I was out here and willing to serve another term," said Thomas, who holds one of the at-large seats.
Like Hines, Thomas is running for re-election in order to see projects completed, including the construction of the Department of Public Safety and Jacksonville Landing, a boat ramp slated for downtown Jacksonville, he said.
Jerry Bittner, who currently serves on the Jacksonville City Council as the Ward 2 representative, arrived later in the afternoon to file for re-election.
Bittner said the council is working together effectively and he enjoys being a part of that process.
With that in mind, he said he went to the Board of Elections Friday "to stake out my interest that I'm interested in serving the residents again."
The deadline to file is noon July 19.
To file, go to the county Board of Elections office — located at 4024 Richlands Highway in Onslow County — fill out the required paperwork and pay the filing fee.
In Onslow County, filing fees are $5 for Holy Ridge, North Topsail Beach, Richlands and Swansboro seats and $15 for Jacksonville seats, according to information from the Board of Elections.
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Happy Saturday!
Aren't you glad you don't live up north of here, where the snow is going to be up to my waist, if the weather persons are correct?
Yep, I'll take
But some things I don't take so easily, and one is … advice.
That may be a negative on my part, but somehow or another, when someone gives me advice, I always think, hmmm, they think they're smarter than I am.
So mostly I just grin and bear it and perhaps nod my head as though in agreement.
And everybody has their medical advice, and they're happy to pass it on.
I remember having this conversation with my teacher-sister several years ago. I mentioned that I had a fever blister on my lip.
"Do you have them often?" she asked.
"Well, no. Not really and when I do, it usually goes away in two or three days.
She interrupted. "One of my students had a fever blister and before it was over, she had missed four weeks of school."
"How can that be? I mean out of school four weeks with a fever blister?"
"Well, she got something over the counter to start with, and it didn't get better. So she went to the doctor and he gave her a shot. She had some kind of allergic reaction and the whole inside of her mouth sort of blistered."
"Well, Dr. Sis. What would you suggest I do?"
"I read somewhere that you should put Vaseline on the blister and throw out your old toothbrush. Why don't you try it?"
So I followed her suggestion and sure enough in three days, the fever blister was gone.
Truth to tell, I suspect it would have been gone if I had just left it alone. But be that as it may.
The best things in life are said to be free. And that's got a lot of truth to it. But advice flows so freely, you have to watch your step.
Some advice, though, is fairly easy to follow, and it's free from yours truly.
Drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water every single day. If night comes and you've only had two glasses, stand at the sink and drink six more.
And then spend most of your sleepless night in the bathroom.
Don't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.
I just had to throw that in. My mother used to say that all the time.
Another one that she came up with from who knows where: "Don't chew gum. It will weaken your eyes."
She was a firm believer in mustard plasters, too. I've never understood mustard plasters.
If you can't sleep, try counting sheep. Or you could do like YKW used to do. He'd count in Roman Numerals.
I suspect the song says it best though: count your blessings.
A cure for the hiccoughs? Everybody has one, but I'll just suggest we go back up a-ways, and drink six glasses of water. The hiccoughs will likely go away, or else you'll forget about them in the flood of water and its aftermath.
Got warts? There used to be someone in every neighborhood who could "talk them off." Check around.
I've had a terrible cold this week. Most advice I've had involved either chicken soup or Alka-Seltzer Plus or strong drink.
OK, a lot of stuff you hear on the TV might as well go in one ear and out the other. But I heard this on the TV while out sick this week. It tells us how to eat sensibly.
Eat breakfast like a king;
Eat lunch like a queen;
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Next generation of reactors will be built at Sellafield and Heysham, the Government announced today as it pushes ahead with plans for new nuclear power plants.
In the first major announcement on the future of nuclear in the UK since the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the Government outlined the locations deemed suitable for new power stations by 2025, all of which are adjacent to existing nuclear sites.
The eight sites are: Bradwell, Essex; Hartlepool; Heysham, Lancashire; Hinkley Point, Somerset; Oldbury, South Gloucestershire; Sellafield, Cumbria; Sizewell, Suffolk; and Wylfa, Anglesey.
The plans for new nuclear power plants are part of a series of national policy statements on energy which were published today, following a public consultation.
They will be debated and voted on in Parliament, but ministers are hopeful that, with a pro-nuclear majority in the Commons, they will win the argument.
Nuclear power is one of the issues that divided Conservatives and Liberal Democrats when they entered Government together, with the coalition deal allowing a Lib Dem spokesman to speak out against any new nuclear plants, while Lib Dem MPs could abstain on the issue.
Lib Dem Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has since given his backing to new reactors, insisting they would not be subsidised by the taxpayer - although MPs have warned that reform of the electricity market could favour nuclear power and amount to a hidden subsidy.
The Government is planning the new suite of reactors to maintain electricity supplies and cut greenhouse gas emissions as an old generation of power stations is shut down.
The future of nuclear as a power source for countries around the world was called into question earlier this year after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami rocked the reactors at Fukushima, leaving radioactivity leaking from the plant.
Mr Huhne signalled last month that plans for new reactors in the UK were on track after an initial report on Fukushima from nuclear chief inspector Mike Weightman ruled out the need to curtail the operation of nuclear power stations in the UK in light of the situation in Japan.
The energy policy statements aim to provide a framework for making planning decisions so projects do not face "unnecessary hold-ups".
They set out the need for billions of pounds of investment in new energy sources, including 33 gigawatts of renewable power - the equivalent of thousands of offshore wind turbines - to meet the UK's future needs.
Energy minister Charles Hendry said: "Around a quarter of the UK's generating capacity is due to close by the end of this decade. We need to replace this with secure, low carbon, affordable energy.
"This will require over £100 billion worth of investment in electricity generation alone.
"This means twice as much investment in energy infrastructure in this decade as was achieved in the last decade.
"Industry needs as much certainty as possible to make such big investments.
"These plans set out our energy need to help guide the planning process, so that if acceptable proposals come forward in appropriate places, they will not face unnecessary hold-ups."
He said the coalition Government was determined to make the UK attractive to investors to ensure that the country had secure, affordable, low-carbon energy.
THOUSANDS of punters flocked to Cartmel Races for the course's biggest meeting of the year, spread over three days.
The traditional Bank Holiday Monday event attracted a crowd of 16,000 to watch the seven races.
Jonathan Garratt, Cartmel Racecourse managing director, said the bookies did not fare too badly.
"I think it has been mixed; they have had some favourites going in but I'm sure they have had ups and downs."
Punters successfully backed legendary racer Tony McCoy, who appeared on Monday.
Yesterday, too, proved a rare highlight for racegoers as three Cheltenham Festival horses went on parade for Veterans Day.
Chief Dan George, who is trained just a mile from Cartmel by Jimmy Moffatt, was joined by Mister McGoldrick and Hussard Collonges.
"We have had a lot of people who are on half-term holiday but it's also the day when racing enthusiasts from all over the country come and have their day at Cartmel because the course is slightly less overcrowded," said Mr Garratt.
Meanwhile, a racing steward became the first person to join an exclusive Cartmel 'club'.
Officiating at Saturday's races signalled a landmark for Colin Vickers — it meant he had visited every racecourse in Britain.
Cartmel Racecourse chairman Lord Cavendish presented Mr Vickers with a souvenir badge, which coincided with the launch of an I've Saved The Best Until Last club.
Anyone completing a visit to all Britain's racecourses with a trip to Cartmel will now receive one of the specially-commissioned badges.
Mr Garratt said: "When I came here I was amazed how many people said they had been to every other racecourse before they tasted the unique delights of Cartmel.
"I realised that they were saving the best until last."


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Women's Swimming Score First Win over Catawba in 12 Years with Big Afternoon; Men Finish Second to Nearby Rivals
January 12, 2013
MISENHEIMER, N.C. - For the first time in 12 years, the Pfeiffer Lady Falcons defeated Catawba College 135-127 in the Merner Pool on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Falcons remain unbeaten in dual meets for the year at 5-0-1 while the Indians just squeaked out a victory on the men's side 155-103.
The ladies got things started off quickly with a victory in the first event consisting of the 200-yard medley relay. Yukina Onoda, Mary Rudolph, Daliya Spasova and Haley Carter scored the win by more than a second and a half. Hannah Finkernagel and Kate Galichenko kept the wins piling up for Pfeiffer in the 1,000 and 200 freestyle. Finkernagel won by more than 32 seconds while Galichenko clocked in at 2:01.34, more than three seconds better than Catawba.
Spasova and Jessica Burgess went 1-2 in the 100 backstroke before Catawba started to make a small comeback. Finkernagel got the Lady Falcons back on top after a 10-second victory in the 500 freestyle while Spasova and Galichenko followed suit in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley.
On the men's side, Nick Insley picked up the Falcons lone individual victory of the day in the 100 backstroke with a 54.51 second swim. Pfeiffer would stay with Catawba all afternoon despite just the one first place finish concluding nine other events in the second place position while two events consisted of finishes in second, third and fourth.
Pfeiffer has one more dual meet in the 2012-2013 regular season heading to Mars Hill in two weeks. The Falcons will then prepare and participate in the annual Bluegrass Mountain Conference Meet in Charlotte February 13-16.


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The response by gun advocates and religious fanatics to the murder of children in a Connecticut school is by itself another tragedy. Forget the search for motives, the arguments assigning blame, and the inevitable ŌĆ£God moves in mysterious waysŌĆØ and begin legislation to ban assault weapons and high capacity ammunition. Require background checks and ID from gun owners. If we donŌĆÖt find a solution weŌĆÖre going to lose our humanity.
It is a foolŌĆÖs errand to search for the cause of extremes in deviant behavior of Americans. Under the best of conditions, human behavior has more variables than any other problem faced by science. The best of conditions have come and gone, never to return. In the past century Americans, in the pursuit of wealth, have subjected themselves and their children to so many man-made toxins and mutagens that it is not possible to determine if bizarre and self destructive behavior is a result of nature or nurture.
If it werenŌĆÖt for the fact that Americans can be distinguished from all 33 other civilized societies in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development by their proclivity for violent behavior, the three most ambiguous words written into our history would be ŌĆ£We the PeopleŌĆØ.
Who the hell are we? What are we?
Children ages 5 to 14 in America are 13 times as likely to be murdered with guns as children in other industrialized countries, according to David Hemenway, author of a book on gun violence.
All of the children killed by the gunman in the atrocity in Connecticut were shot multiple times, according to the stateŌĆÖs chief medical examiner, who said that it was the worst scene he had witnessed in three decades examining crime scenes.
ŌĆ£The tragedy isnŌĆÖt one school shooting, itŌĆÖs the unceasing toll across our country. More Americans die in gun homicides and suicides in six months than have died in the last 25 years in every terrorist attack and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.ŌĆØ
Where did AmericanŌĆÖs unique love for guns come from? None of the common folklore about our violent breakaway from Britain, our fighting ŌĆ£savageŌĆØ native Americans, our settling the Wild West or the too numerous to count excuses invoking the Second Amendment for protection of home against other hostile gun owners holds up to scrutiny.
Mother Jones staff set out to track mass shootings in the United States over the last 30 years. They identified and analyzed 61 of them. In not a single case was the killing stopped by a civilian using a gun. ŌĆ£Moreover, we found that the rate of mass shootings has increased in recent yearsŌĆöat a time when America has been flooded with millions of additional firearms and a barrage of new laws has made it easier than ever to carry them in public. And in recent rampages in which armed civilians attempted to intervene, they not only failed to stop the shooter but also were gravely wounded or killed.ŌĆØ
We are the only barbarian ŌĆ£civilizationŌĆØ that is going to have, along with millions of ŌĆ£Peace on EarthŌĆØ signs, buttons, magnets bumper stickers and lawn lights, more guns than people by Christmas of 2022.
The responses to the disaster in Connecticut by gun advocates, religious fanatics, and supporters of NRA, has added further evidence that too many Americans are outliers on the curve of sanity.
The Less You Know The More You Explain-Touting and Spouting
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, on Cavuto's show on Fox, first touted the NRA's talking points that there aren't any laws that could be passed to prevent something like this from happening, then spouted-
HUCKABEE: ŌĆ£Ultimately, you can take away every gun in America and somebody will use a bomb. When somebody has an intent to do incredible damage, theyŌĆÖre going to find a way to do itŌĆ" People will want to pass new laws, but unless you change peopleŌĆÖs hearts, theyŌĆÖre our transition to the pastor side. This is a heart issue, itŌĆÖs not something, laws donŌĆÖt change this kind of thing. ŌĆ".Should we be so surprised that schools would become a place of carnage? Because we've made it a place where we don't want to talk about eternity, life, what responsibility means, accountability -- that we're not just going to have be accountable to the police if they catch us, but one day we stand before, you know, a holy God in judgment.ŌĆØ
Explain This You Dumb Bastard
March 12, 2005. A Living Church of God meeting was gunned down by 44-year-old church member Terry Michael Ratzmann at a Sheraton hotel in Brookfield, WI. Ratzmann was thought to have had religious motivations, and killed himself after executing the pastor, the pastorŌĆÖs 16-year-old son, and 7 others. Four were wounded.
September 15, 1999. Larry Gene Ashbrook opened fire on a Christian rock concert and teen prayer rally at Wedgewood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX. He killed 7 people and wounded 7 others, almost all teenagers. Ashbrook committed suicide.
August 5, 2012. Six Sikh temple members were killed when 40-year-old US Army veteran and ŌĆ£White ChristianŌĆØ Wade Michael Page opened fire in a Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Page killed himself.
April 2, 2012. A former student, 43-year-old One L. Goh killed 7 people at Oikos University, a Korean Christian college in Oakland, CA.
On July 27, 2008, a politically motivated fatal shooting took place at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Gunman Jim David Adkisson fired a shotgun at members of the congregation during a youth performance of a musical, killing two people and wounding seven others. Adkisson stated that he had targeted the church because of its liberal teachings and his belief that all liberals should be killed because they were ruining the country.
Motives and Misinformation-Guns and Depression
On Sunday Dec.16, at 11.50 AM, 3 days after the school killings, Connecticut State police in an interview with TV media, said ŌĆ£At this time, most of the information given by the media to the public is misinformationŌĆØ.
Dave Cullen, in his analysis of the massacre at Columbine writes
ŌĆ£My big surprise was that most of what we "know" about Columbine was wrong. It wasn't about the jocks, goths or the Trenchcoat Mafia. The killers didn't even see themselves as school shooters: their primary focus was the bombs.
ŌĆ£Teen depression is the great unlearned lesson of Columbine. Six percent of U.S. adolescents suffer clinical depression. ThatŌĆÖs 2 million kids. We keep getting wake-up calls, but it's time to act. Readers tell me they don't know where to begin, so I created Teen Depression 101 to share what I've learned and help get you started. It includes warning signs, resources, discussion-starters, etc.ŌĆØ
Overall, about 8.7 million people in this country received treatment for depression. Three groups of people accounted for much of this increase: older Americans, African Americans, and males.
According to a report published by the Associated Press, nearly two million teens in America are depressed and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is calling for doctors to routinely screen all teenagers for depression. The government-appointed task force findings, reported in the April issue ofPediatrics journal, state that 6% of teens are clinically depressed.
In a recent anonymous posting ŌĆ£ŌĆśI Am Adam Lanza's Mother' - Let's Talk About Mental IllnessŌĆØ, the author writes,
ŌĆ£I am sharing this story because I am Adam LanzaŌĆÖs mother. I am Dylan KleboldŌĆÖs and Eric HarrisŌĆÖs mother. I am Jason HolmesŌĆÖs mother. I am Jared LoughnerŌĆÖs mother. I am Seung-Hui ChoŌĆÖs mother. And these boysŌĆöand their mothersŌĆöneed help. In the wake of another horrific national tragedy, itŌĆÖs easy to talk about guns. But itŌĆÖs time to talk about mental illness.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£When I asked my sonŌĆÖs social worker about my options, he said that the only thing I could do was to get Michael charged with a crime. ŌĆ£If heŌĆÖs back in the system, theyŌĆÖll create a paper trail,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£ThatŌĆÖs the only way youŌĆÖre ever going to get anything done. No one will pay attention to you unless youŌĆÖve got charges.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£I donŌĆÖt believe my son belongs in jail. The chaotic environment exacerbates MichaelŌĆÖs sensitivity to sensory stimuli and doesnŌĆÖt deal with the underlying pathology. But it seems like the United States is using prison as the solution of choice for mentally ill people. According to Human Rights Watch, the number of mentally ill inmates in U.S. prisons quadrupled from 2000 to 2006, and it continues to riseŌĆöin fact, the rate of inmate mental illness is five times greater (56 percent) than in the non-incarcerated population.
With state-run treatment centers and hospitals shuttered, prison is now the last resort for the mentally illŌĆöRikers Island, the LA County Jail and Cook County Jail in Illinois housed the nationŌĆÖs largest treatment centers in 2011.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£Gone Boy: A Father's Search for the Truth in His Son's MurderŌĆØ
ŌĆ£On December 14, 1992, Gregory GibsonŌĆÖs eighteen-year-old son Galen was murdered, shot in the doorway of his college library by a fellow student gone berserk. The killer was jailed for life, but for Gibson the tragedy was still unfolding. The morning of the shooting, he learned, college officials had intercepted but not stopped a box of ammunition addressed to the murderer. They were also anonymously warned of the intended killing but failed to call the police. After years of frustrated attempts to find peace, Gibson woke one morning to a terrible vision of his own rage and helplessness. He knew he had to do something before he destroyed himself, and he resolved to discover and document the forces that led to GalenŌĆÖs death.ŌĆØ
At 2:40 PM on Dec.16, three days after the Sandy Hook massacre Huff PoŌĆÖs headline was
GUNS IN AMERICA: Indiana Man Arrested With 47 Guns After Threatening Local School... Gunman Kills 3 In Alabama... Shooter Opens Fire In California Mall Parking Lot... HOTEL HORROR: Murder-Suicide On Vegas Strip... Man Accidentally Shoots Himself While Playing With Gun... Chicago Man Shot Dead... North Carolina Man Fatally Shoots Wife, Elderly Mother-In-Law...
Obama's Justice Department Shelved Ideas To Improve Background Checks
There were 52,447 deliberate and 23,237 accidental non-fatal gunshot injuries in the United States during 2000. The majority of gun-related deaths in the United States are suicides with 17,352 (55.6%) of the total 31,224 firearm-related deaths in 2007 due to suicide, while 12,632 (40.5%) were homicide deaths.
In 2009, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 60% of all homicides in the United States were perpetrated using a firearm.
The number of gun purchases in America are continuously increasing while the number of gun owners are continuously decreasing. How many guns do advocates need to satisfy ŌĆ£the guns in the homeŌĆØ allowance of the Second Amendment?
Most Americans disagree with the NRA and want gun control, while most politicians refuse to support gun control legislation.
In science, when you donŌĆÖt know, or canŌĆÖt control, all the variables involved in solving a problem, you invoke OccamŌĆÖs Razor which states that ŌĆ£among competing hypotheses, the one that makes the fewest assumptions accounting for the observations is most likely to be correct.ŌĆØ
Access to guns, the lack of background checks, depression, and insanity are four inarguable variables contributing to murder-suicide in America. Evidence shows America cannot control depression or insanity effectively. As of this writing Obama put the kibosh on background checks.
OccamŌĆÖs Razor demands removing access to guns. If we canŌĆÖt develop legislation to remove or reduce it, we are going to be blackballed from humanity.


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On Saturday, May 11, 2013, in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, diverse community organizations and partners come together to present their respective role models who will be recognized for their contributions and achievements to the community. Cultural presentations will add to the festivities.
For the first time, the Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, the Friends of Thailand International Network, Hong Kong Association of Southern California, National Association of Asian American Professionals, the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County and the Asian Business Association of Orange County have combined efforts to organize their first Diversity Visionary Awards, a highly anticipated event within the Asian American Community.
The Diversity Visionary Awards event will celebrate business, culture, music and dance. A selective group of 300+ business professionals, corporate executives and dignitaries will be in attendance, and South Coast Plaza, an international destination, is this year's title sponsor and host for this event. We want to extend the opportunity for you to reach out to the Asian American community by being supporters of community outreach and diversity.
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Young Man Lee, CEO of East West, Inc.
Thang Hoang, Founder and CEO of BTouch Marketing Solutions
Darnai Ngawjeenanand, Owner of Thai Pan Cuisine
Raymond Cheng, AIA, Associate Director of Facilities Planning, Design and Construction of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Werner Escher, Executive Director of Domestic and International Markets of South Coast Plaza
Toyota Financial Services, for their Community Partnership
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Costa Mesa, CA, Wedneday, May 1, 2013: In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month which is dedicated in the month of May, diverse organizations will recognize and present role models for their achievements and contributions to the community. This will be a first for the collaboration with the theme of the "Diversity Visionary Awards."
This event has already captured an overwhelming response from the Asian American community, business leaders, dignitaries and government representatives, professionals and many students. In an effort to accommodate many of those who have RSVP'd, it is encouraged to arrive as early as 10:00am for registration and networking opportunities.
The following organizations and community partners have joined forces to create this affair: the Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, the Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, the Friends of Thailand International Network, the Hong Kong Association of Southern California, the National Association of Asian American Professionals (OC), Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, and the Asian Business Association of Orange County.
To date the following role models have been identified as honorees: Young Man Lee, CEO of East-West, Inc., Thang Hoang, Founder and CEO of Btouch Marketing Solutions, Darnai Ngawjeenanand, Owner of Thai Pan Cuisine, Raymond Cheng, AIA, Associate Director of Facilities Planning, Design and Construction of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Ron Chu is the Executive Champion for TAASiA, the Asian/ Pacific American Business Partnering Group and VP of Accounting and Tax of Toyota Financial Services, and Werner Escher of South Coast Plaza.
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"The collaboration of diverse Asian community organizations in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a welcomed opportunity for South Coast Plaza to honor its commitment to recognizing achievement and the contributions of organizations and individuals. This being our fourth year of having been provided the opportunity to assume a sponsorship role, is all the more important because of this first presentation of the Diversity Visionary Awards in Orange County, " said South Coast Plaza's Werner Escher, Executive Director of Domestic and International Markets. "Congratulations to Chairman J.J. Kim, Event Chair, Ngoc Tinh Nguyen, and Co-Chair, Dr. Joseph Kim," he added.
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About the Korean American Chamber of Orange County (KACCOC)
The mission of the KACCOC is to promote and support the developments and growth of Korean American businesses in Orange County as well as its surrounding counties. The KACCOC's is able to carry out its mission through their participation with other chambers and organizations that share in many of the same values and goals through networking, special events and through other education and training seminars, business workshops, as well as cultural events they are able to partner in. The KACCOC seeks to embrace and bring all diverse communities together for the common goal of joining forces for the betterment and unity of the Asian community. For more information on the KACCOC, please call 714-638-1440. Other inquiries and information may also be sent via email to email@example.com. Visit www.kaccoc.org for more information.
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Candidate forums
The Free Press and TACC-9 are giving voters an opportunity to meet all 11 candidates in the Kinston City Council and mayor's race. On Monday, the eight city council candidates will participate in a forum that will be broadcast live on TACC-9 beginning at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, the three mayoral candidates will take part in a forum that will also be broadcast live on TACC-9. Residents who'd like to be in the studio audience need to be at TACC-9's studios, 136 N. Queen St., by 6:45 p.m.
With eight candidates trying to fill two open city council seats, each person is doing something different in an attempt to sit on the board.
John Nix and Wynn Whittington are the only two candidates who have received and spent more than $1,000 in campaigning for the Nov. 5 election.
During the 35-business day reporting period from July 29 to Sept. 24, Nix led all candidates, receiving $5,465 and spending $4,904.85
Nix attributed the amount received to residents believing in his ability to govern.
"I think my message has been consistent; I want good things for Kinston and I guess people believe I can do a good job," Nix said. "They're willing to put money behind me. Campaigns are expensive, and having the backing of others is a factor."
Nix, who unsuccessfully ran for city council in 2011, hasn't put as much merit in signs, mostly using the ones from his campaign two years ago and placing them in places with a lot of travel.
"Signs don't win elections," Nix said. "What does is face-to-face interactions, meeting the person where they are and talking to them on their own terms and own neighborhoods."
Whittington has received $4,935.13 and spent $2,363.39. He said he has been immersing himself into the future of Kinston and ways to improve the city.
"I've been coming to events to see the long-range plans for downtown and talking to the public, asking what they needed in the community," Whittington said. "I've also had conversations with city manager Tony Sears, where we talked about the vision of Kinston and how myself and others could bring it to reality."
Robbie Swinson, the lone incumbent candidate, said he didn't want to bother citizens about contributing to his campaign; instead, he's using leftover signs from his previous campaign and making himself available in the city.
"I have some signs from the last campaign I didn't use," said Swinson, who is seeking his third term. "I know how people are about spending money, and I didn't want to ask for donations. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be.
"I'm just trying to make myself visible; hustling and bustling, making church appearances and events. I never want to take anything for granted, just because people know me as a councilman already. I'm working smarter, not harder."
Carol Tokarski hasn't attempted to ask for any money for her campaign, saying she doesn't believe in it.
"With so many 501 (c4)s, I don't believe in funding any candidate, and the political arena has sucked a lot of money for good things in the community," Tokarski said. "The payout isn't there and I don't like it. I feel there should be limits on campaigns and there's too much gerrymandering. I don't have it in my heart to solicit $1. There are too many good causes the money could be going to, like religious services, fighting hunger, the non-profit art center and trying to preserve the town. I just want the community to improve."
Teddra Hussey-Smith is looking to see more importance in the individuals of the city, rather than financial gains.
"You hear about diversity and profit, but the people need to be invested in," Hussey-Smith said. "The business people aren't diverse, because there is little representation of African-Americans and Latinos. Kinston isn't a business, it's a community and we need to invest in that."
Hussey-Smith hasn't posted many signs, but said she has been visible in the city.
"I've been appearing at different affairs and churches," Hussey-Smith said. "I take my mom out every week and meet people at the grocery store."
Marc McKnight said he threw his hat into the political ring because he wanted to make a difference in areas which seem to lack attention in the city.
"Carey Road has probably been paved 10 times in the past 10 years, but you see the state of Adkin, Caswell and Bright Street," McKnight said.
McKnight has been working on making himself more known and educating potential voters in Kinston's first election without political representation.
"It's a nonpartisan election, so it's not about parties," McKnight said. "I've been meeting people, shaking hands and answering questions. Signs show names, but not the actual character. I'm here to represent all people of Kinston, not just a certain section. They're all taxpayers and should have representation."
Lennie Peterson has been using yard signs and word of mouth as a way to spread his message. He also believes his work ethic makes him a good choice for city council.
"I've been working since I was 13 or 14 and currently work at a warehouse in Wilson," Peterson said. "There are workers in their 20s there, and I'm 50, doing the same job they're doing."
Peterson's biggest focus is having more employment for younger residents of Kinston.
"We need to find a way of keeping young people here with job opportunities," Peterson said. "Most of my classmates moved away from here for work and we should do better to have opportunities for those coming out of high school now."
Adrien Meadows, who is the youngest candidate running in the election at 25, has mostly relied on word of mouth to garner votes over using conventional methods.
"Of course, I can visit churches, schools and such, but that's putting on a façade for the people, like I'm only doing these things to get a vote," Meadows said. "Typical campaigning. Yeah, I should put together a team, but I (would) rather speak for myself instead of having someone representing me."
Meadows believes his honesty and concern for all citizens make him a good candidate for Kinston City Council.
"The only thing I can say is that I'm the next poor sap trying to inform the people of the powers that be and their hidden agenda," Meadows said. "I do not care what people say or think about me; I stand by the truth. I may not be bound to win, but I am bound to the truth."
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GREENVILLE — Former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque wore a smile of relief on Tuesday after hearing he would receive a retrial on all remaining 10 counts against him.
In June, LaRoque was convicted on 12 counts of illegally taking money from his economic development nonprofit — East Carolina Development Company — using that money, concealing the theft, knowingly lying to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and committing tax fraud by not properly reporting the money.
But in August, two of the convictions were set aside after it was discovered one of the jurors had performed improper Internet research during the trial.
A hearing was originally scheduled for Sept. 12 to determine whether LaRoque would get a retrial or be sentenced. The hearing was moved several times, with Tuesday's hearing being the sixth attempt.
In the federal courtroom in Greenville, LaRoque's wife Susan gave him a hug after Senior U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard said the prosecution had failed to rule out jury misconduct when Juror No. 3 researched information on the Internet after court adjourned.
"Outside information may have been relevant in counts one through 10," the judge said at the hearing. "... The defendent is now entitled to a new trial on all counts."
In fact, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Duffy agreed the judge had been explicit in stating instructions to the jury and Juror No. 3, Jerry Miller of Jones County, had violated those federal regulations. But the prosecutor brought out the juror had provided statements on different occasions that were contradictory and problematic.
"Here we are seven months later and we find we're in dangerous territory," Duffy told the judge.
He brought out portions of a story published Aug. 14 in The Free Press relating comments from the "disgruntled juror" after the June 6 conviction that were contradictory to statements Miller made 13 days after the trial ended.
Duffy said the juror's early statements concerning what he looked at on the Internet would have been "fresh in mind," but his statements made in a newspaper could result in exploitation of the juror.
The prosecutor said the court should look at what Juror No. 3 looked at and decide how a reasonable juror would be impacted by what was researched on the Internet — not specifically how Juror No. 3 may have been impacted — and how it would impact a reasonable jury.
"The only issue of juror No. 3 is what he looked at," Duffy said.
The defense said the impact on the one juror is important.
"We know the guy changed his vote," Defense attorney Elliot Abrams said. "He wouldn't have looked up the information and changed his vote if it didn't matter."
Howard asked Duffy why he hadn't brought the juror into the courtroom for testimony in order to find out exactly what information on the Internet the juror researched so the judge could make an informed decision.
Duffy said he didn't want to bring the juror into the courtroom because his story has changed and it's been several months since the juror did the research.
"Frankly, your honor," he said, "I think his position is getting more difficult as time goes on."
He added, "(The prosecution) is trying to poke holes in our testimony."
At one point, Howard, getting up from his bench, rubbed his forehead as he thought.
"I have no idea whether he's spent 10 minutes or 10 hours (on the Internet)," the judge said about the juror. "... If he changed his vote, then Stephen LaRoque needs a retrial."
The prosecution has 30 days in which it can appeal, and the burden of proof lies with the prosecution.
If they appeal, a hearing will be held at the 4th Circuit Court in Richmond, Va. If the apellate court determines the judge made the right decision, the retrial will proceed in Greenville. If not, sentencing will take place in Greenville.
A hearing is set at 10 a.m. on Tuesday for the defense to request a lien on LaRoque's family farm be removed in order for new council to step in and be assured of being paid. LaRoque's new council includes Chris Rogerson of Kinston and Keith Williams of Greenville, replacing Abrams and Joseph Cheshire.
LaRoque said he could not comment on the pending case.
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or firstname.lastname@example.com . Follow her on Twitter @MargaretFishr.


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Birthplace: Garden City, New York
Hunky yet wholesome, Tesh has had a successful career in sports broadcasting, hosting TV shows such as Entertainment Tonight (cohost, 1986–96), and performing his new age musical compositions in concert and recording studio. He has released nine albums on his own label, including Monterey Nights (1993), and has also written musical themes for sports programming, such as NBC's NFL Live and the Tour de France. The collections Sax on the Beach and Sax by the Fire, produced by the John Tesh Project, feature endearingly corny arrangements of pop songs. He is married to actress Connie Sellecca.
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